Prez, PM condole Mulayam Singh Yadav’s demise

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Prez, PM condole Mulayam Singh Yadav’s demise

Sympathy is made-up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu Union Road Transport Minister Nitin, Behalf of the death of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.

On Twitter, President Droupadi Murmu said about the Yadav in Hindi top-level leader who worked as CM for Uttar Pradesh and came from a poor background. She next explained about the former defense minister who has excellent capabilities and with the loss of his soul, the nation had missed a good leader

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said I have wound his heart with Yadav’s death and he remember of relationship with the leader.

“He did many meetings with Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji while I was serving as Chief Ministers for our states. The very nearest relationship we have at that time. I was always seeing his views. His death shocked me. Condolences to Yadav’s family,” Modi tweeted.

“He was widely admired as a humble and grounded leader who was sensitive to people’s problems. He served people diligently and devoted his life towards popularising the ideals of Loknayak JP and Dr. Lohia,” the Prime Minister tweeted further.

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari offered his condolences to Yadav’s family and recalled that he personally received lots of affection from the departed leader.

Gadkari said that he got Yadav’s full support for his policy initiatives on regularising e-rickshaws in the country.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh described Mulayam Singh Yadav as a stalwart Lohiaite, who had admirers across the political spectrum.

“Mulayam Singh Yadav was a stalwart Lohiaite but had admirers across the political spectrum. His tenures as CM of UP were very consequential. He played a key national role on 2 occasions: Deve Gowda & Gujral govts as Defence Min,& in 2002 when he proposed APJ Abdul Kalam for President,” Ramesh tweeted.

Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at 82

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Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away at 82

Veteran Samajwadi leader and MP, Mulayam Singh Yadav, died here on Monday after a prolonged illness.

His son and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav tweeted about his demise.

Mulayam Singh Yadav was 82 and had been on a life support system for the past one week. He was admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on August 22.

According to hospital sources, he breathed his last at 8.15 a.m. on Monday.

The 82-year-old Samajwadi Party patriarch was facing difficulty in breathing and was under the supervision of an internal medicine expert at the Medanta Hospital, as per sources. Singh was suffering from a urinary infection as well, hospital sources had said.

On Sunday, Medanta Hospital put out a health bulletin stating that the veteran leader’s condition was quite critical and that he was on life-saving drugs.

I believe in tapasya, says Rahul Gandhi

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I believe in tapasya, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, leading the 150-day Bharat Jodo yatra, said on Saturday that he believes in ‘Tapasya’ and that he wants an element of suffering while interacting with the people.

Addressing mediapersons in Turuvekere town on the sidelines of the march, Rahul Gandhi stated that not just he, but his entire family believes in the concept of ‘Tapasya’.

He was responding to questions on how the rally has changed him as a person. “Along this padyatra, communication with people, I wanted an element of suffering for myself.

“I didn’t want the march to be easy. I was wanting to do something which would make me suffer. While I am talking to my people, I can share my sufferings. That was the idea.

“So, I find that to be a very powerful experience. When you are walking on the road and speaking to your people, after suffering, communication is better.

“For me, it’s been a learning experience. It began 31 days ago but for me, the learning has not yet begun. I can already see the advantages of this type of communication,” Rahul Gandhi explained.

“Also, the interaction with people is the most beautiful part of the journey. But unfortunately, things I say get distorted. When I am speaking in front of cameras, those behind them distort my words.

“There is tremendous wisdom among our people but it gets wasted by the kind of politics we are running. They have a lot to say but are unable because of the political system. I am also getting a huge amount of support, I don’t mean by numbers but from individuals whom I interact with,” he added.

Bharat jodo yatra to take a break on Oct 17 for Congress prez poll

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Bharat jodo yatra to take a break on Oct 17 for Congress prez poll

The break may be taken on October 17 in the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is currently in Karnataka due to Congress presidential poll.

For the around 40 Pradesh Congress Committee delegates participating in the march, polling booths will be set up at the campsite itself where all eligibles, including Rahul Gandhi, will cast their votes, officials said.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has clearly stated that the voters only need an ID card for exercising their franchise.

Headed by the senior party leader Madhusudan Mistry, the Central Election Authority will oversee the poll process, notification of which was issued on September 22.

The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and results are scheduled to be declared on October 19.

Voting will take place only if two candidates compete. In case only one of the candidates remains after the nomination withdrawal date, he will be elected unopposed.

KTR plays down sister Kavitha’s absence at crucial TRS meeting

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KTR plays down sister Kavitha’s absence at crucial TRS meeting

TRS working president K T. Rama Rao on Friday played down the absence of his sister K. Kavitha from a crucial meeting of the party which decided to convert itself into a national party BRS.

Dismissing reports of any rift in the family, he alleged that it is an attempt to make fringe issues the main issues.

“These are silly and trivial issues,” he said in an informal chat with the reporters.

The general body meeting of the TRS on Wednesday passed a resolution changing the party’s name to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

The meeting was presided over by the TRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, popularly known as KCR.

However, the absence of KCR’s daughter at the meeting set off speculations of a rift in the family.

Kavitha, who is a member of the State Legislative Council, is said to be unhappy with her father for not consulting her before taking the decision to launch the national party.

A former MP from Nizamabad, she has not come out with any clarification about her absence.

She has also issued a statement welcoming the party’s decision to go national.

When asked about Kavitha’s absence, her brother Rama Rao tried to play it down.

“Do you think anybody opposing KCR’s decision and leadership will remain in the party,” he asked and found fault with the media for its reports.

“Ranjith Reddy also did not come. Does this mean he is differing with the party decision,” he asked, referring to the MP from Chevella.

KTR, as the TRS working president and cabinet minister, is popularly known, pointed out that the general body has a strength of 283.

“I think 279 attended the meeting. This is more than 99 percent. The meeting unanimously supported the resolution,” he said.

“We are part of the same family,” KTR remarked but did not elaborate further.

The general body meeting was attended by TRS MPs, MLAs, and MLCs, besides presidents of district units of the party, heads of affiliated organizations, and other elected representatives.

Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, president of VMK and Chidambaram MP Thirumavalavan, and some farmer leaders were also present at the meeting.

Kavitha’s absence, however, baffled the political circles as she had traveled to the national capital on multiple occasions in the past as part of the preparations to launch the national party.

She is reported to be unhappy over the way KCR ignored her in the entire process.

KCR had reportedly involved son KTR, nephew and finance and health minister T. Harish Rao and another nephew and MP J. Santosh Kumar in the consultation process before taking the decision to change the party’s name and amend its Constitution.

Reports of a rift in the KCR family were also doing rounds earlier when KCR had appointed KTR as the working president of the party in 2019, just before the Lok Sabha polls.

Harish Rao was reportedly unhappy with the KCR for promoting his son as his successor.

Kavitha, who lost the Lok Sabha elections in Nizamabad, was made a member of the upper house of the state legislature early this year.

K’taka BJP retaliates to Cong’s charges, says it upholds individual freedom, equality

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K’taka BJP retaliates to Cong’s charges, says it upholds individual freedom, equality

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the BJP upholds individual freedom and equality in its governance in the state.

The statement follows the charges by the Congress leaders that BJP divides people and does not respect individual freedom.

Addressing the party leaders at the State Executive Committee meeting in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Bommai stated that individual freedom and equality are enshrined in the constitution. BJP not only preaches it but ensures these aspects in the governance, he added.

“Our day-to-day organization work reflects that the party is marching ahead ensuring individual liberty and equality. This is indeed the hallmark of the party,” Chief Minister Bommai stated.

He further stated, “we have a big responsibility. People have not imposed their faith and trust on other political parties. They have seen the stunts of other political factions. They have seen how other parties have ruled the country for 70 years. People have lost faith in other political parties and regional parties of our state as well as other states.”

The fact that the BJP is ruling in 18 states of the country stands as a testimony to the fact. For a democracy to succeed, there should be a strong federal structure. The Indian federation has to be strengthened and it is one of the ideals of the Indian Constitution. Democracy and federalism both are very important, he maintained.

Chief Minister Bommai stated that people have not forgotten the misrule of the earlier Congress government. There was no social harmony, there was a collapse of law and order, BJP workers were killed, and scandals rolled out one after the other. During Congress, government corruption thrived in all departments.

In police recruitment, the Congress government did not give consent to inquire about DIG rank officers. “I gave the consent for inquiry against the officer,” CM Bommai said.

Karnataka has been attracting the highest FDI in the country. The state is getting 38 percent of FDI, while Maharashtra is attracting 22 percent and Noida is in the third position with 18 percent, CM Bommai explained.

The government is organizing the Global Investors’ Meet and Tech Summits in the coming days, he added.

CM Bommai stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming down to Karnataka on November 10 for the inauguration of the second terminal at the Bengaluru KempeGowda International airport. He will also inaugurate a huge statue of Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda on the premises of the airport, he added.

Former Gujarat Cong MLA Ribadiya joins BJP

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Former Gujarat Cong MLA Ribadiya joins BJP

Former Congress MLA from Visavadar constituency of Gujarat’s Junagadh district Harshad Ribadiya on Thursday joined the BJP in presence of party general secretary Pradipsinh Vaghela.

Ribadiya refuted allegations that he joined the BJP as he was offered Rs 40 crores.

Gujarat Congress working president Ambarish Der has alleged that in one conversation with Ribadiya, the latter had told him that the BJP has offered him Rs 40 crore.

Ribadiya, while refuting the allegations made by Der, claimed that during the 2017 Rajya Sabha elections, when party stalwart Ahmed Patel was contesting the election, two Congress leaders had approached him and offered him Rs 40 crore in lieu of resigning as MLA. He alleged that the two leaders wanted that the party’s MLAs’ strength comes down, and Patel to lose the election.

The former Congress MLA said that the Congress party “lacks policy, vision, and leadership which is why workers are quitting the party”.

Along with Ribadiya, several of his supporters also joined the saffron party on the day.

Sonia joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in K’taka

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Sonia joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in K’taka

One more leader, who is President of Congress Sonia Gandhi, has added to Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra near the Mandya district of Karnataka.

Senior party leaders and workers are looking for high-level leaders’ involvement to get party growth in the states in India. after two days of rest for the Dussehra festival,  Bharat Jodo Yatra restarted again from the Mandya district of Karnataka.

Mallikarjun Kharge who was the opposition leader of Rajyasabha may also add to Bharat Jodi Yatra.  Sonia Gandhi will be participating in the meeting held between Pandavapura and Nagamangala. On Monday, She came to Mysuru and now staying in a hotel near the backwaters of Kabini.

Massive response to the Yatra in Karnataka has come from the people, Because of that response the ruling BJP party also concentrated on the party meetings and playing for yantras and tours around the states against the Bharat Jodi Yatra.

Yatra began today morning at Pandavapura and it will close at Chowdenahalli Gate in the Mandya district. Based on the entry of day seven, Yatra will be planned for 21 days, around 511 kilometers may cover during the session. After the

After wrapping up Chamarajanagar, and Mysuru districts, the yatra started in the Mandya district.

Arunachal Governor Mishra takes additional charge of Meghalaya

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Arunachal Governor Mishra takes additional charge of Meghalaya

Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Dr) B.D. Mishra (retd) on Tuesday took oath as the Governor of Meghalaya in addition to his current responsibility.

Meghalaya High Court’s seniormost judge Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew administered the oath of office to Mishra at a function at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Shillong.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, ministers, and senior civil and security officials were present at the function.

Sangma, after the swearing-in-ceremony, tweeted: “Congratulations and best wishes to Brig. Mishra Ji as he takes charge as the Governor of Meghalaya. Look forward to his counsel and support as we further Meghalaya’s development. We welcome him to our beautiful State!”

The Meghalaya Governor’s post fell vacant after Satya Pal Malik’s tenure ended on Monday.

Malik, who was critical of the now-repealed three central farm laws, had served as the Governor of Bihar from September 2017 and he was transferred to Jammu and Kashmir in August 2018 and Goa in October 2019 before being moved to Meghalaya in August 2020.

TRS leader distributes live chicken, liquor to celebrate launch of national party

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TRS leader distributes live chicken, liquor to celebrate launch of national party

A live chicken and a liquor bottle for everyone! This is what a TRS leader distributed among some locals in Warangal on Tuesday ahead of the launch of the national party by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

Standing under huge cut-outs of KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, and his son K.T. Rama Rao, a local leader of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Rajanala Srihari was seen personally distributing chicken and liquor bottles to people in Warangal.

Several people, mostly daily-wage workers, queued up to receive the gifts from Srihari, who is celebrating the proposed launch of Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by KCR.

Srihari said he wants to see KCR as the Prime Minister and KTR as the Chief Minister.

After the video of the distribution of gifts went viral on social media, political rivals took a dig at TRS while many netizens also decried the act by the TRS leader.

Terming BRS as ‘Bottles Rashtra Samithi’, Telangana Congress said the election symbol of BRS should not be ‘car’ but ‘quarter’.

“Dear India, see this, this is what Desh ka Neta will also do at a national scale if he comes… My goodness,” tweeted Vijay Gopal, an anti-corruption activist.

The TRS is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting of its legislators and other top leaders on Wednesday, where KCR is likely to announce the decision to convert TRS into BRS.

Meanwhile, several leaders of TRS in different parts of the state offered prayers for the success of the proposed national party.

Adopted four-fold strategy to make roads safer: Odisha CM

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Adopted four-fold strategy to make roads safer: Odisha CM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that road safety is a high priority area for his government and the state has adopted a four-fold strategy to make the roads safer — by enforcement, education improvement in road engineering, and emergency care.

He said this at the SAFE convention organized by ‘The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) here. The Chief Minister has inaugurated an exhibition of new safe technologies for automobiles.

Highlighting the state’s performance in road safety initiatives, he said that Odisha has scored 66 percent and is categorized as a ‘high performer’ in implementing road safety measures during an audit conducted by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety.

“The Supreme Court Committee has also rated some of our initiatives as best practices and suggested recommendations to neighboring states. Our government has started a Reward scheme for the people who help road accident victims. I am happy to share that more and more people are coming forward to help the road accident victims,” Patnaik said.

He thanked the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers for organizing this event in collaboration with the state transport department. The convention will be a great occasion to address issues of road safety, environmental concerns, and sharing solutions, he added.

Focussing on safety technologies, he said, with changing trends in the mobility sector, new technologies are being introduced for better and safer driving experiences. “It would be indeed a great experience here to know about new technologies behind safer and high-performing vehicles.”

Stating that road accidents are a serious cause of concern for all, Patnaik said many people lose their lives in road accidents across the country, including Odisha, every year. “This has a serious impact on families and the state’s economy,” he pointed out.

He expressed hope that the automobile manufacturers would continue to partner in state initiatives to make the roads safer and better.

Speaking on the occasion, transport minister Tukuni Sahu said that 7 lakh new vehicles are being registered in the state every year. “They are contributing immensely to the state’s economy. But, for increasing accidents, the growth is undermined,” she said.

She expressed hope that automobile manufacturers will bring in new and safe technology to help make the roads safer for people.

KCR’s national politics to take wing on TRS aircraft

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KCR’s national politics to take wing on TRS aircraft

Ahead of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s imminent entry into national politics, the ruling TRS party has decided to purchase an aircraft so that he can jet across the country, sources said.

The decision was taken on Thursday, to buy a small aircraft with a capacity of 6 – 8-seats, at around Rs 80 crore, the sources explained.

According to the sources, the order for the aircraft will be placed on the auspicious Vijaya Dasami, October 5, soon after the formal announcement of the national party by KCR.

The Telangana chief minister and TRS supremo have been visiting different opposition-ruled states in his efforts to create a national alternative to the BJP at the center. He had used chartered aircraft to visit states like Maharashtra, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu during his recent visits there.

BJP fighting family-based parties, Odisha needs double-engine govt: Nadda

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BJP fighting family-based parties, Odisha needs double-engine govt: Nadda

BJP national President Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Thursday that the saffron party is fighting family-based parties in various parts of the country, including in Odisha.

Addressing booth-level workers at the Janata Maidan here, Nadda said BJP is the biggest political party in the world with a strength of 18 crores.

“There is no party in the world with such strength. We are an ideology-based national party. For us, it is always nation first, but keeping in mind the regional aspirations,” he said.

“This is a cadre-based party with a mass following. After the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, we formed government in Bihar, Assam, and Puducherry for the first time… So, we are a national party with the government in maximum states,” Nadda said.

“Today we are fighting against the Indian National Congress, but the party no longer remains national nor Indian as it has become a party of brother and sister,” he said.

“We are also fighting against dynasty-based parties. Abdullahs and Muftis in Jammu & Kashmir, Chautalas in Haryana, Badals in Punjab, Akhilesh in UP, Yadav in Bihar, and Soren in Jharkhanda. In Odisha it is one man party… We are fighting parties run by families,” he added.

“Dynasty politics is also prevalent in Odisha with the presence of Biju Patnaik’s party. BJP is the only party that is not family-based and is driven by ideology,” said the BJP chief.

Nadda also informed the party workers about the steps taken by the Narendra Modi government for providing safe drinking water, power supply, pucca houses, toilets, etc. for the people of Odisha.

Institutions like AIIMS, IIM, NISER, and many medical colleges have been set up by the Modi government in Odisha, he said.

“The first tribal President of India, Droupadi Murmu, is from Odisha and more than 15 persons from the state have been conferred with Padma awards. This was never the case during the UPA rule and shows PM Modi’s immense love for the state,” he added.

Taking a dig at the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha, Nadda said, “This government puts labels on Central schemes. The PM Awas Yojana is being branded as Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana. While 50 crore people have been included under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, 60 lakh people in Odisha are deprived of it.”

The Centre has allocated Rs 15,490 crore to Odisha under MGNREGA but fake bills are being made here, he said.

“Similarly, crores of rupees are being spent under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Yet tribal women in Odisha are going to ponds and wells to fetch drinking water. It shows that the Naveen Patnaik-led government is riddled with corruption,” the BJP chief said.

Claiming that protectors have become perpetrators of crime in Odisha, Nadda said, “The state of governance in Odisha can be gauged from the fact that three ministers are accused of murder.”

Nadda added that even the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ of Lord Jagannath is not safe in Odisha.

“Ratna Bhandar’s key was missing and later a duplicate key was found. Uproot this type of duplicate government and bring BJP to power in Odisha,” he said.

“The BJD has been ruling Odisha for 20 years, yet it has failed to ensure ambulance service for pregnant women in the remote areas,” the BJP leader claimed.

It’s time to uproot this government and bring a double-engine ‘sarkar’ for development, Nadda told the party workers.

The BJP President is on a two-day visit to the state. This is Canada’s first visit to Odisha after being appointed as BJP chief.

YouTuber held for creating memes of Mamata Banerjee

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YouTuber held for creating memes of Mamata Banerjee

The police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for creating memes targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The arrested person has been identified as Tuhin Mondal (30), whose mobile phone has also been confiscated by the police. The arrest was made based on a complaint filed by a person named Sagar Das.

It is learned that Mondal is a resident of Bapuji Nagar area in Taherpur in the Nadia district. Recently, the Chief Minister, while suggesting ways of alternative employment at a public event, had advised unemployed youth that if they sell ‘jhalmuri’ (spicy puffed rice) during Durga Puja, it can fetch them lucrative profit.

Banerjee also said that this small business can be the first step to becoming a millionaire in the coming days.

Her comments on this count attracted strong criticism from the opposition parties and within days lakhs of memes were circulated on social media ridiculing the Chief Minister’s comments.

Das filed the complaint at the Taratala police station in Kolkata accusing Mondal of circulating certain memes on social media which were ‘objectionable’, ‘contemptuous’, and had elements of spreading violence in society.

A team of Kolkata Police tracked the IP address from where the memes were posted to trace Mondal. On Tuesday, a team of Kolkata Police reached Taherpur and arrested Mondal, who is employed with a private bank.

President Murmu lauds HAL-ISRO partnership

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President Murmu lauds HAL-ISRO partnership

Inaugurating HAL’s Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) on Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu said it is not only a historic moment for HAL and ISRO but for the whole of India.

“India is the sixth country in the world to have cryogenic engine manufacturing capabilities. The glorious past of HAL and ISRO gives us an assurance that they will play a crucial role in the future,” she said.

ICMF will cater to the entire rocket manufacturing and assembly under one roof for ISRO. The facility will boost self-reliance in the manufacturing of high-thrust rocket engines.

The facility is set up in an area of 4,500 sq mt housing over 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic engines (SE2000) of Indian space launch vehicles.

In 2013, an MOU was signed with ISRO for establishing the facility for manufacturing cryogenic engine modules at HAL. The MOU for the cryogenic engine facility was subsequently amended in 2016 with an investment of Rs 208 crore towards the setting up of the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF).

S. Somanath, Secretary, Department of Space, said India can emerge as a superpower in rocket technology only with the help of HAL, which has shown the ability to absorb complicated space technology with perfection.

Cryogenic engines are the most widely used engines the world over in space launch vehicles. Due to the complex nature of the cryogenic engine, to date, only a few countries — the US, France, Japan, China, and Russia — have mastered the cryogenic technology.

On January 5, 2014, India successfully flew GSLV-D5 with a cryogenic engine (made by ISRO through private industries) and became the sixth country in developing cryogenic engines. Space exploration in the future is mostly dependent upon cryogenic technology.

Amit Shah was instrumental in removing Article 370: BJP leader

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Amit Shah was instrumental in removing Article 370: BJP leader

At a time when the leaders of the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar are training their guns at Union Home Minister Amit Shah following his visit to Seemanchal on Friday, Nikhil Anand, state BJP spokesperson and national general secretary of the party’s OBC wing, lauded Shah for playing an instrumental role in removing Articles 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir.

“After Amit Shah’s visit to Seemanchal, many of the grand alliance leaders are having headache and stomach ache. After seeing the way scores of people turned out for his rally in Purnea, the leaders of the Mahagathbandhan are feeling uneasy due to the popularity of Amit Shah,” Anand said.

Reacting to the statement of RJD’s Lalan Singh, who had said that when he was involved in the JP movement in 1974, Amit Shah was just 10 years old, Anand said: “Amit Shah is the young generation leader of the country and his fame is acknowledged across the world ever since he removed Articles 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of J&K.

“Similarly, during the JP movement, some small stature leaders were following the big leaders and entertaining them. At present, some of the self-declared ‘Chutbhaiye Netas’ (small time leaders) are claiming to be JP commanders.”

“It is unfortunate that the real heroes of the JP movement are deprived of the JP pension scheme and the self-declared fake leaders of the movement are enjoying power being part of the government. The soul of Jay Prakash Narayan must be in deep pain after seeing the selfishness of the leaders of the ruling government,” Anand said.

Telangana’s 16 municipalities bag Swachh Survekshan-2022 awards

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Telangana’s 16 municipalities bag Swachh Survekshan-2022 awards

Telangana has once again bagged a huge number of Swachh Survekshan awards.

This year, 16 Urban Local Bodies (ULB), in the state have bagged Swachh Survekshan awards 2022 which will be presented in Delhi on October 1.

Selection for the awards was conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs which gave star ratings for the resolution of issues related to sanitation, and a garbage-free city, for the period July 2021 to January 2022.

A total of 90 topics were considered in the selection of the awards.

The awards have been announced in the categories of solid Waste Management, community level composting, public toilets, liquid waste management, awareness levels among people, management of community toilets, citizen engagement, innovation, and others.

Adibatla, Badangpet, Boothpur, Chandur, Chitral, Gajwel, Ghatkesar, Husnabad, Kompally, AKoratla, Kothapalli, Neredcherla, Sircilla, Turkayamjal and Vemulawada municipalities, and Secunderabad Cantonment have bagged the awards.

Minister for municipal administration and urban development, K.T. Rama Rao has congratulated all officials and employees of the ULBs.

He said that several programs were taken up for the improvement of cities under the direction of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

Rama Rao said the achievement was possible because of CM KCR’s vision for the all-around development of urban local bodies in the state.

A lot of development is witnessed in towns and cities because of the state government’s pioneering Pattana Pragathi program and the new Municipal Act.

KTR said that the awards bagged over consecutive years are a testament to Telangana’s commitment to the all-around development of cities.

He claimed that the state is already a role model to the country with its pioneering policies and programs.

He added that the nationwide recognition, the Swachh Survekshan Awards, shows that Telangana is certainly a role model in urban development and administration too.

Cong, various groups slams Manipur govt order for prior approval on book publication

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Cong, various groups slams Manipur govt order for prior approval on book publication

Manipur’s opposition Congress on Thursday vehemently criticized the BJP-led state government’s decision for prior approval of all the books on the state’s history, culture, tradition, and geography by a government committee before their publications.

Various civil society organizations and writers also criticised the state government’s decision.

Manipur Pradesh Congress Vice-President Hareshwar Goshwami said that they are not surprised by such acts of BJP and “it is simply a clear manifestation of their true fascist nature”.

“Their message is loud and clear. Think, what I think, or face the consequence. The new system is to shut our mouths before we speak. To stop our pens before we write. It completely violates the right to freedom and expression granted by our Constitution,” said Goshwami, also a renowned author.

“How can I share my hard-earned data and materials with others before I publish my book? I am a writer and I will definitely defy this order and face any consequence,” he added.

State Congress spokesperson Ningombam Bupenda Meitei said that the decision is “deeply disturbing and of serious concern to the future of intellectual freedom and academic rigor among the intellectual community and authors, readers and thinkers of Manipur”.

“It is cannot be accepted that the BJP government would decide what book to be published and what matters are to be read and thought about,” Meitei said.

Congress’ Rajya Sabha member and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh tweeted: “This is Modi’s India where a BJP state govt appointed committee will decide which book can be published and which cannot. This is worse than censorship if such a thing exists! Outrageous !”

Announcing a 15-member committee, headed by Manipur Education Minister, the state’s Higher and Technical Education Department, on September 15, issued an order, stating: “Any person or group desirous of publication of books on the history, culture, tradition, and geography of the state may submit an application to the Director, University and Higher Education, Manipur along with a copy of the manuscript of the book who shall place the matter before the Committee for its approval. The Committee shall convene its meeting as and when required.”

“Any publication of a book in violation shall be liable to be punished under the relevant law,” the order read.

The order said that it has come to the knowledge of the state government that some books published on the history, culture, tradition, and geography of the state contain material that may either distort facts or disturb the peaceful co-existence amongst the various communities in the state or both.

“In order to ensure that books on the history, culture, tradition, and geography of the state are published with accurate information, the Governor of Manipur do hereby constitute the committee … to accord approval for publication of books,” it said.

Various Manipuri civil society organizations, authors, and experts have also criticised the decision.

Union Minister Murugan to meet Puducherry CM to resolve dispute between BJP, AINRC

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Union Minister Murugan to meet Puducherry CM to resolve dispute between BJP, AINRC

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries L. Murugan is slated to meet Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Friday to solve the vexed issue between the saffron party and the All India NR Congress(AINRC).

While BJP is an alliance partner of AINRC in Puducherry, ever since Rangasamy became Chief Minister of the territorial government, there have been differences between the two coalition partners. BJP Puducherry unit president Saminathan told IANS that they are expecting a good meeting between the two leaders.

Sources in the BJP told in an interview that if the meeting fails to give a positive result, then the BJP unit is planning to complain to the national leadership.

The Puducherry Unit of the BJP is sore that Rangasamy has not been considering them for any new postings and that the Chief Minister was deliberately not filling the posts of Chairman in Public Sector Undertakings, including corporations. The BJP is of the opinion that the Chief Minister was deliberately not filling the posts to avoid the claims of the BJP leadership.

It is to be noted that the Puducherry unit president of the BJP, Saminathan, and Home Minister and senior BJP leader A. Namassivayam had recently met the Chief Minister and urged him to fill the vacant posts of Chairmen and other allied posts. However, the Chief Minister did not agree to their demands and said that the corporations and mills were bleeding and that it was not viable to open it for the sake of opening. The Chief Minister, it is learned, has told the leaders that it was not possible to appoint a new chairman in PSUs that were loss-making entities.

Rangasamy, according to BJP sources, has informed the leaders that he won’t have any problem in appointing a new chairman for the PSU given the possibility that the central government is providing extra funds to these corporations.

During the last Assembly session, BJP MLA Kalyanasundaram lashed out at the state government and especially Chief Minister and pointed out that there were irregularities in sanctioning new distilleries. This was seen as a direct fight the BJP had taken to the doorsteps of the Chief Minister.

However, sources in the party told IANS that the ice may break with the arrival of Murugan, who was the state president of the BJP in neighboring Tamil Nadu and has an excellent personal rapport with Chief Minister Rangasamy.

Burden of promise weighing heavily on ruling BJP as leaders who came aboard unhappy

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Burden of promise weighing heavily on ruling BJP as leaders who came aboard unhappy

The ruling BJP in Karnataka is a worried lot as those who switched over to its fold from other parties have expressed their unhappiness over the treatment meted out to them in the state party.

BJP leaders had made tall promises to these leaders while they quit their respective Congress and JD (S) parties. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, the promises made have not been fulfilled leading to certain detrimental developments in the party ahead of Assembly elections.

The latest victim is BJP MLC Basavaraja Horatti, say BJP insiders.

According to sources, he was made the offer of continuing in his position as the Chairman of the Legislative Council.

Horatti, former JD (S) leader and close to former PM H.D. Deve Gowda held the position before joining the BJP. However, now, the BJP is having second thoughts about providing him with what was promised.

Sources said that Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai, Union Minister for Mining, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi wants to anoint him to the position, but the National General Secretary (Organisation)B.L Santhosh is objecting to it. Though a decision was taken in the cabinet to hold the election to the post on Monday, it wasn’t scheduled.

This has made Basavaraj Horatti very sad and the senior leader is miffed with the development, the sources said. Horatti has already met CM Bommai and asked him to speak to the party’s high command.

He has also expressed displeasure that, though he is capable of winning from any political party, he has not been accorded the proper treatment within the BJP.

Meanwhile, former minister Ramesh Jarakiholi is also unhappy that even after cleaning chit in the alleged sex CD scandal, he is being kept at a distance. Jarakiholi played a major role in installing the BJP government in the state by leading the rebellion against Congress-JD (S) coalition.

BJP MLC H Vishwanath, who quit the position of JD (S) president to join the BJP is also yet to be accommodated. BJP MLA Srimanth Patil, who joined with rebels, also lost his ministerial post. Independent MLA R. Shankar has also not been given a minister’s post.

Another rebel who left his cabinet post while joining BJP, Pratap Gouda Patil has not even been given an MLC post after losing the elections.

On the other hand, former minister K.S. Eshwarappa is also keeping away from party affairs as even after a clean chit in the contractor’s suicide case, the party has not accommodated him in the cabinet.

However, the ruling BJP has a tough challenge before Assembly elections in assuaging the feelings of its own partymen. The burden of promises could make things for the party difficult, sources opine.

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