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AAP ‘frustrated’ with defeat in Delhi Haj Committee election: BJP

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New Delhi: Delhi BJP has said that the AAP is “frustrated” after its defeat in Delhi Haj Committee election.
“It is strange that the Delhi Haj Committee was constituted by the Lt. Governor of Delhi on January 6 and Ms Atishi has today – after 40 days – reacted on it, calling the constitution of the Committee illegal,” Delhi BJP spokesperson Syed Yaseer Jilani said.
“The problem with AAP is that it can never digest defeat, and that too at the hands of a woman,” he added.
The BJP spokesperson further said that Arvind Kejriwal “does not believe in giving any position of authority to women, and he and his party are shocked to see that the BJP has given an opportunity to a woman to serve at Delhi Haj Committee”.
Jilani asserted that there is widespread “joy” amongst Muslim community especially the youth after the election of young Kausar Jahan as Chairperson of Delhi Haj Committee and “this is bothering AAP leaders”.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 17, 2023
BJP govt can also abolish Article 371A: Cong’s Jairam Ramesh in Nagaland

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Kohima: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said the signing of the framework agreement for a solution to the Naga Political Issue was an outcome of years of painstaking negotiations led by governments of his party but the details of it are known by no one.
Addressing a press conference here, he appealed to the people of the state to show the door to those who have made hollow promises and talk of “double-engine” government that does not have any tracks.
“On August 3, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the signing of the framework agreement for the resolution of the Naga Issue, and this was welcomed as everybody, and the Congress particularly, wants peace, social harmony and development in Nagaland. But eight years have gone by and we are still waiting for the details of what the agreement was,” said Ramesh.
“Based on the years of political contact made by the Congress (with leaders of Naga groups) since the mid-1990s, finally in 2015, the framework agreement was signed,” he said.
The priority of the successive Congress governments was to bring peace back to Nagaland without which neither the administration nor economic activity would be successful, he said.
Maintaining that the BJP-led government at the Centre abolished Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Ramesh said a government that can do away with Article 370 can also abolish Article 371A, which provides for certain special provisions for Nagaland.
Congress created Nagaland and introduced Article 371A in Constitution to protect, preserve and promote the interest of the people of the state, he said.
“This is a very important election in the history of Nagaland and an opportunity to reject the forces which made false promises in 2018, and an opportunity to put trust and confidence in a party that respects and celebrates India’s many diversities,” Ramesh said.

Development has come to a complete halt in the last five years in the state, while corruption has increased astronomically, he alleged.
Asked about the prospects of the Congress’s 23 candidates contesting the February 27 election to the 60-member assembly, Ramesh said he was hopeful of a government in which the Congress will have a very important role to play.
Congress does not have any members in the present assembly.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 16, 2023
Hyderabad: Situation tense in Old City as BJP stages protest against AIMIM

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Hyderabad: Tension gripped Kalapather in the Old City here on Thursday after Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a dharna demanding action against an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator for preventing them from holding a meeting. Following a complaint, the Kalapather police booked a case against AIMIM corporator under various sections.
The BJP’s local unit was holding a street corner meeting at Mochi Colony under the Kalapather police station limits. On coming to know about it, Ramnaspura corporator Mohd Qader, who is from the AIMIM, along with workers allegedly came and stopped the programme.
Hyderabad: BJP workers staged dharna against AIMIM corporator at Kalapather Police station
Hyderabad: BJP workers staged dharna against AIMIM corporator at Kalapather Police station
The police dispersed both the groups at Mochi colony. BJP party workers later came to the Kalapather police station and sat on a protest demanding police take action against AIMIM workers. They reportedly picked up an argument with the police officials.
As the situation got tense, senior police officials came to the spot with additional forces.
Police pickets are deployed in Kalapather Mochi colony, ITI and surrounding localities as a precautionary measure.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 16, 2023
Odisha: BJD, BJP stage rival dharna on LoP’s misbehaviour’ , worsening’ law and order

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Bhubaneswar: The women’s wing of the ruling BJD in Odisha staged a dharna here on Thursday demanding removal of Jaynarayan Mishra from the post of the Leader of Opposition for allegedly misbehaving with a woman police officer in Sambalpur.
Mishra on Wednesday stirred controversy by allegedly pushing the woman police officer during a BJP protest in Sambalpur. The incident took place in front of the district collector’s office during the party’s statewide stir on “worsening” law and order in the coastal state.
The saffron party too staged a dharna near Raj Bhavan, claiming that there was a bid to eliminate Mishra, also the BJP MLA from Sambalpur, for criticising the state government in connection with the assassination of ex-minister Naba Kishore Das.
Members of the BJD and BJP also burnt effigies of the Leader of Opposition and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik respectively.
Holding placards and banners, the BJD activists who were on a dharna on MG Road, accused Mishra of pushing and assaulting the woman police officer.
The protesters also demanded an apology from Mishra.
BJD spokesperson Shreemayee Mishra claimed Jaynarayan Mishra was a “habitual offender”, with 14 cases, including murder, registered against him.
Meanwhile, members of the saffron party demanded the chief minister’s resignation for allegedly failing to maintain law and order in the state.

The BJP for the last two days was holding demonstration across the state over the “worsening” law and order following the assassination of Naba Kishore Das last month allegedly by a former policeman.
Based on the complaint of Dhanupali Police Station Inspector in-charge Anita Pradhan, the law enforcers in Sambalpur had on Wednesday booked Mishra under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Meanwhile, Sambalpur Mahila BJP also lodged a complaint against Anita Pradhan, alleging that she had pushed and misbehaved with the Leader of Opposition.
A video (not verified by PTI) that went viral showed Mishra assaulting the woman police officer in the western Odisha city.
The BJP rank and file, including its senior leaders, came down heavily on the state government alleging that Mishra was being framed by the BJD after he launched a scathing attack on the state government following Naba Kishore Das murder case.
“It is a plot created by the BJD to fix Mishra as he was attacking the government on its weak points. The woman police officer instead misbehaved with the Leader of Opposition, who is considered as second to the chief minister in the Assembly,” said BJP state in-charge D Purendeswari.
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the incident was “pre-planned” and “sponsored” by the government to “cover up its inefficiency and wrongdoings”.
“Jaynarayan Mishra was not appointed the Leader of Opposition as a charity from Naveen Patnaik. He was appointed by the Parliamentary Board of the BJP The law and order situation is fast deteriorating in the state.
“Such pre-planned and state-sponsored acts do not last long in a democracy,” Pradhan told reporters.
IG, North Range, Deepak Kumar said the police has registered a case against Mishra on the basis of a complaint by the woman police officer.
The BJP’s complaint against the police officer has been registered as a station diary, Kumar said.
The complaint by the saffron party will be probed while investigating the allegations made by the woman police officer, Kumar said.
Meanwhile, BJP’s Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi said, “We know an incident has taken place and the law will take its own course. The incident is worrisome both for the party and Mishra”.
Meanwhile, Mishra alleged that a group of BJD goons Thursday reached the circuit house at Sambalpur where he was staying.
“The BJD goons had come to eliminate me,” Mishra told reporters in Sambalpur.
The BJP MLA from Sambalpur also accused the Dhanupali Police Station Inspector in-charge Anita Pradhan of pushing him.
“The IIC, who was involved in corrupt practices, had intentionally shoved me. She stamped on my feet and pushed me twice,” Mishra told reporters.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 16, 2023
Congress Fully Capable To Fight Against Anti-People Policies Of BJP: Vikar Rasool Wani

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress (JKPCC) President Vikar Rasool Wani Thursday reiterated Party’s commitment to continue its fight against wrong and oppressive policies of BJP.
Wani also demanded full compensation to people affected during eviction drives in J&K and asked the Govt to stop demolishing houses and business establishments, terming anti-encroachment drives another oppressive measure on the part of BJP Govt towards people.
JKPCC President was addressing Party workers at Srinagar Party Office. On this occasion prominent leaders from AAP and BJP joined Congress Party and expressed full faith under its (Congress)programmes and pro people policies.
Those who joined INC included Gh.Mohd Dar District President Bandipora AAP, Nasir Ahmad District Vice President Srinagar NC, Farooq Rather Sarpanch Sopore Distt Vice President BJP, Mohd Shafi Khan BJP along with their dozens of supporters.
JKPCC President lashed out at both Centre and State Govt for disappointing people on various counts while terming the eviction drive in J&K a well-planned conspiracy to terrorize people which is not only unfortunate, but highly condemnable and said such anti-people measures will not be tolerated.
People are feeling suffocated under the present dispensation at Centre and yearning for change, which is going to happen in 2024, when BJP will be thrown out of power for adopting anti people policies, Wani added.
JKPCC President emphasized the Party workers and new entrants to work for the betterment of the people, who have great expectations from the Congress Party given its sacrifices and selfless services.
JKPCC President also urged Party Cadres in J&K to ensure successful Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyaan, which another Nationwide programme of Congress Party launched to reach out to people at village level across the country, he said.

Senior Congress Leaders Mohd Anwar Bhat also spoke on the occasion and urged the Party workers to connect with the people at grass roots and seek their support for the Party, which is the only viable and strong political force which can fight for them whether in power or out of power.
Congress Leaders Abdul Gani Khan, Umer Jaan, Altaf Malik, Shameema Iqbal, B.A Khan, Dr.Fayaz Khan, Waseem Shalla, Basharat Bin Qadir, Asif Beigh Corporators, Shameema Iqbal, Firdous Wani and various other leaders and works were present on this occasion.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 16, 2023
BJP will lose Telangana Assembly polls 2023, says Owaisi

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Hyderabad: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government is running the administration with a bulldozer and not Constitution.
While talking to ANI, Owaisi said, ” Those doing ‘bulldozer politics’ in UP have taken the lives of a mother-daughter. They want to run the govt with a bulldozer, not Constitution. They will not gain anything politically by doing all this.”
On being asked about Telangana BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay’s Taj Mahal remark, he stated, “the BJP will fail in the Telangana Assembly polls in 2023.”
On February 16, Bandi said, “Owaisi says he is so happy as the Secretariat looks like the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is a tomb which means the Secretariat looks like a tomb to Owaisi. KCR is building Secretariat like the Taj Mahal to see the happiness in the eyes of Owaisi.”
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February 16, 2023
Mission Karnataka: BJP to launch mega election campaign on March 1

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New Delhi: With the mission to win the Assembly elections in Karnataka scheduled this year with 150-plus seats, the BJP is going to launch its mega election campaign in the southern state on March 1.
BJP national General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh informed that the party has planned to take out four separate Yatras in Karnataka from March 1 which will continue for the next 20 days.
Singh said that during this campaign called ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’, the party will communicate with the people through roadshows, public meetings and public relations exercises.
The four Yatras will start from different parts of Karnataka and after 20 days, they will culminate at one place. The BJP also plans to hold a big rally on the occasion of the closing.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President J.P. Nadda and former Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa along with many other national and state leaders of the BJP will join the mega campaign to reach out to the voters of the state.
The BJP is preparing election strategy with the aim of winning more than 150 seats in the state. To achieve this goal, the BJP had earlier launched two big campaigns in Karnataka – ‘Booth Vijay Abhiyan’ and ‘Vijay Sankalp Abhiyan’.
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February 16, 2023
ED gets 5-day custody of Sivasankar; Cong, BJP slam Kerala govt seeking CM’s reply

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Kochi: A special court here on Wednesday sent M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, to five-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulations) Act in the Life Mission, a flagship housing project of the state government.
Sivasankar was taken into custody on Tuesday night by the central agency which has been questioning the former IAS officer for the past three days. His arrest was recorded earlier in the day.
The PMLA court here today granted till February 20 custody of Sivasankar to ED and issued a direction to produce him before it on that date.
The ED was directed to provide relaxation time to Sivasankar during interrogation and also medical assistance if needed, court sources said.
Meanwhile, his arrest triggered sharp political reactions in Kerala as opposition parties slammed the Left government and urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to break his silence on the development.
The opposition Congress, which had earlier raised several corruption charges in connection with the Life Mission project, today said truth would come out one day even if it is covered by a golden vessel and the arrest of Sivasankar is the latest proof for this.
Leader of Opposition in the assembly, V D Satheesan said the person, who had been in a key position in the Chief Minister’s office, was earlier arrested in the gold smuggling case and now in the bribery case.
With his arrest, the scandals that were covered up during the period of the first Vijayan government would come out one by one, he told reporters in Kochi.

“The Chief Minister has a moral responsibility to answer the questions raised by the Opposition and the people of the state.”
“If neither the government nor the CM is involved in corruption, why are they afraid of the CBI investigation? If there is nothing to hide, they should be ready to withdraw their petition in the apex court against the CBI probe in the case,” he said.
Lawyers have been appointed by spending crores of rupees from the people’s tax money and the CM should give an answer to all these questions, the LoP added.
Senior Congress leader and former home minister, Ramesh Chennithala also wanted Vijayan to break his silence on the matter.
It is time for those who had said that the charges we raised against the Life Mission project were just politically motivated to give a reply, he said.
“The Chief Minister is the chairman of the Life Mission. All the present developments are pointing fingers at the CM. So, he should break his silence and react,” he said.
Noting that the present probe by the central agency was going in the right direction, Chennithala expressed hope that big sharks would be caught in the case soon if there was no political interference.
“The truth will come out one day even if it is covered by a golden vessel.”
Both Chennithala and Satheesan also claimed that the ED probe in the Life Mission case was slowed down for some time due to the settlement between the CPI(M) in Kerala and the BJP’s national leadership.
However, senior BJP leader and union minister V Muraleedharan rejected the “settlement” charge raised by the Congress and said the retired IAS officer’s arrest is an eye-opener for those who alleged a BJP-CPI(M) understanding.
“It’s a tight slap on @pinarayivijayan, who is the Chairman of Life Mission Project – who even tried to seize files to stall the investigation. Shame!” he tweeted.
The union minister also alleged that Sivasankar’s arrest exposed the culture of kickbacks and corruption in the system run by the Vijayan government.
“The arrest of M Shivshankar, Ex Principal Secretary at @CMOKerala exposed the culture of Kickbacks, Corruption & Rot in the system run by @pinarayivijayan & his cronies,” he said.
Sivasankar, who retired on January 31, was earlier arrested in a related gold smuggling case involving diplomatic baggage to UAE consulate.
The CBI had in 2020 filed an FIR in a Kochi court under section 120 B of the IPC and section 35 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 on a complaint by the then Wadakancherry Congress MLA, Anil Akkara, listing Santosh Eappen, Managing Director of Unitac Builder, Kochi as the first accused and Sane Ventures as the second accused.
The alleged FCRA violation and corruption in the project had snowballed into a major political issue at that time with opposition parties charging that Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the gold smuggling case, had admitted before an NIA court that she had received Rs 1 crore as commission from the project.
She had reportedly claimed that the money was for Sivasankar.
However, Life Mission CEO had submitted before the court that Unitac and Sane Ventures had undertaken the construction based on the agreement entered into with them by Red Crescent and had directly accepted foreign contributions from Red Crescent, which is a foreign agency.
It also said the companies which signed an agreement with the Red Crescent do not come under the categories of persons prohibited from receiving any foreign contribution as per Section 3 of the FCRA.
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February 15, 2023
MP: BJP man injured while trying to catch ball hit by Scindia at newly-built stadium

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Rewa: A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary suffered injuries to the head on Wednesday while trying to catch a ball hit by Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia during a casual game in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district.
He was taken to hospital and his condition was said to be stable.
The incident took place at the newly-constructed Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association stadium at Itaura, said Dheeraj Dwivedi, another local BJP functionary.
The game was being played after the stadium was inaugurated earlier in the day, he said.
Vikas Mishra tried to catch a ball hit by the minister. But he missed the catch and the ball hit him in the forehead.
The game was stopped, and he was rushed to the Sanjay Gandhi Medical College Hospital. Scindia, along with former minister Rajendra Shukla and Rewa MP Janardhan Mishra, visited him in the hospital later.
“His condition is stable,” said Dwivedi.

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February 15, 2023
BJP inflating tenders to raise money for Karnataka polls

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka unit Congress leaders on Wednesday accused the BJP-led state government of inflating and finalising tenders to raise money for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka unit Congress president D.K. Shivakumar said “the term of the BJP government in the state is just one month”.
“The ruling BJP is hastening the tender process in public works department, irrigation, micro irrigation, power, rural development and other departments.
“The tender value is inflated. Suppose, if the tender estimated value is Rs 500 crore, it is being inflated to Rs 1,000 crore. We are ready to provide all evidence in this regard,” Shivakumar stated.
The code of conduct is going to be implemented by March 7 or 10 after the Budget Session.
Some major tenders are given after tabling them in the cabinet. While, others are given without discussing in the cabinet. The tenders are given in 7 days of time, Shivakumar said.
The legislators are giving offers to contractors on streets and telling them that if they want to get this tender, they will have to give a certain amount of money before elections, he said.
Shivakumar further said that BJP MLA Gulihatti Shekar had also written a letter to the government in this regard. The party is giving the task to BJP legislators and for those who have not got ministerial berths.

“For any work to be taken up in Bengaluru, the deals are finalised in the CM’s office. The government has stated that it had released Rs 7,100 crore for filling up of potholes. The state has been made the capital of corruption.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 15, 2023