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40 MPs detained by police at Vijay Chowk released

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New Delhi: A total of 40 MPs from the Congress and four other parties, who were earlier detained by the Delhi Police in connection with the protest march from Parliament House on Friday, have been released, a police official said.
According to the senior police official, 40 MPs and four others from opposition parties had to be detained for violation of prohibitory orders.
“They were detained and taken in a bus to New Police Line in Kingsw ay Camp in GTB Nagar. Hours later, they were released,” said the official.
According to opposition, the leaders and MPs, including K. C. Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, K. Suresh, Manickam Tagore, Imran Pratapgarhi, Rajmohan Unnithan, and Mohammad Jawaid were among others detained by police and taken to nearby police station marching towards Vijay Chowk from Parliament reiterating their demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue.
“Under the Modi Raj, even protesting outside Parliament is a crime. Delhi Police have detained opposition MPs, as we took a march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to reiterate our demand for a JPC on the Adani Mega Scam. They will not succeed in shaking our resolve,” Venugopal wrote on Twitter while sharing video and photo of leaders and MPs in the police bus.
Earlier addressing the media at Vijay Chowk, several leaders, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, also raised the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a Surat court and alleged that the government was targeting the opposition with cases to suppress their voices.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 24, 2023
Hyderabad: ‘Save Waqf Board properties’, ALMMO protests at Dharna Chowk

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Hyderabad: All India Muslim Minority organization (ALMMO) staged a protest at Dharna Chowk on Friday demanding judicial powers for Waqf Board.
Members of various Muslim organisations, social activists, and several citizens participated in the protest.
Protestors accused chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao of not abiding by his statements given in the Assembly nine years ago.

They held that the dharna was to remind the CM of the promises made in his manifesto nine years ago.
Saving the Waqf properties is the motive behind the protest, a protestor said.
They further added that the Muslim minorities have been betrayed in terms of their rights and that the state government should hand over the waqf properties to underprivileged Muslims only.
Chairman of Deccan Waqf Protection Society, Osman Hajiri said that the state government had earlier promised the judicial powers to be given to Waqf Board. “However, the promise remains unfilled,” he added.
He said that Waqf land encroachments have been going on for ages, but prime properties of the Waqf like that of the Hussain sha wali Dargah, which is worth around one lakh crore, have been lost though it was under the favor of the board after an argument in Telangana High Court.

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February 4, 2023
If J&K situation good, Amit Shah should walk from Jammu to Lal Chowk: Rahul

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Srinagar: Throwing a challenge to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that if the situation is so good in J&K, then he should walk to Srinagar’s Lal Chowk from Jammu.
Responding to questions on the BJP’s claims that there is peace in J&K, he said: “There are targeted killings in the state, bomb blasts happening, what security personnel are talking indicates that the situation is not good… if the BJP thinks so, why doesn’t Amit Shah walk to Lal Chowk from Jammu.”
Gandhi said people are in pain in the state and the Congress is of the view that restoration of statehood and democratic process is the first step.
He said his ancestors moved from Kashmir to Allahabad and he was moving towards Kashmir with love and affection.
Gandhi said that he looking forward with an open mind, and asserted that on Article 370, he stands by the Congress Working Committee resolution.
The Congress leader, along with many fellow marchers started the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari on September 7 and hoisted the national flag at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Sunday after completing a 3,970 km walk.
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January 29, 2023
Rahul Gandhi unfurls national flag at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk

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Srinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday unfurled the national flag at the historic clock tower of Lal Chowk here as part of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, amid stringent security measures usually reserved for a prime ministerial visit.
Taking a 30-minute break from the Kanyakumari to Kashmir foot march at Sonawar, Gandhi drove to the Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters on Maulana Azad Road before heading to the clock tower, locally known as ‘Ghanta Ghar’, to unfurl the tricolour.
Gandhi was accompanied by his sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party leaders from Jammu and Kashmir for the flag hoisting.
The security for the 10-minute event was at its peak as all roads leading to Lal Chowk had been sealed off from Saturday night and no vehicular movement was allowed.
Shops, business establishments and the weekly flea market were closed as part of the security drill for the flag unfurling by the former Congress president.
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January 29, 2023
Rahul Gandhi Unfurls Tricolour in Lal Chowk

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SRINAGAR: Amid tight security arrangements, the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) reached Srinagar’s centre, Lal Chowk and unfurled the tricolour. This marks the conclusion of the BJY that started from Kanyakumarai in September 2022.
The yatra entered Srinagar city on its last leg Sunday morning and will culminate in the Jammu and Kashmir office of the Congress Party. It started from Pantha Chowk in the morning and will soon reach the Congress office.
Authorities said they have been adequate security arrangements and in in anticipation of the yatra, they have issued a detailed route shift programme. “We have asked the Sunday market t to function today,” one senior official said. “This has helped in issues of movement of the yatra and its security.”
The national hoisting by Rahul Gandhi was witnessed by a good crowd of BJY members and a number of Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi. The senior leaders wore white dresses and sang – Janda Ouncha Rahay Hamara. They later sung the national anthem aloud as well.
In anticipation of the brief flag hoisting event, the city centre remained in a tight guard of the security grid. Every inch of the spot was scanned by metal detectors and dog squad was deployed.

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January 29, 2023
Rahul Gandhi hoists national flag at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk

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Srinagar, Jan 29: Senior Congress leader and Member Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hoisted the national flag at Ganta Ghar in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar after Bharat Jodo Yatra reached in the city centre.
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Rahul Gandhi hoisted the flag in presence of a large gathering.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi resumed the Yatra from Pantha Chowk area towards Lal Chowk along with his sister and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and hundreds of people.
The Yatra reached Pantha Chowk on Saturday after it resumed from Awantipora area of Pulwama district.
Meanwhile, an official told KNO that adequate security arrangements have been put in place in and around the commercial hub Lal Chowk for the Yatra—(KNO)
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January 29, 2023
Beating Retreat: Vijay Chowk to resonate with classical ragas, 3,500 drones to illuminate the sky

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Delhi: Indian tunes based on Indian Classical Ragas will be the flavour of the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony this year which will be graced by President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu at Vijay Chowk in the national capital on January 29.
According to the Ministry of Defence, 29 captivating and foot-tapping Indian tunes will be played by the music bands of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the State Police and the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also be present in the ceremony. The event will witness the country’s biggest Drone Show, comprising of 3,500 indigenous drones.
The drone show will light up the evening sky over the Raisina hills, weaving myriad forms of national figures/events through smooth synchronisation. It will depict the success of the startup ecosystem, technological prowess of the country’s youth and pave the way for future path-breaking trends. The drone show will be organised by Botlabs Dynamics.
For the first time, a 3D anamorphic projection will be organised during Beating Retreat Ceremony on the facade of the North and South Block.
The ceremony will begin with the massed band’s ‘Agniveer’ tune which will be followed by enthralling tunes like ‘Almora’, ‘Kedar Nath, ‘Sangam Dur’, ‘Queen of Satpura’, ‘Bhagirathi’, ‘Konkan Sundari’ by Pipes and Drums band, said the Defence Ministry statement.
Indian Air Force’s band will play ‘Aprajey Arjun’, ‘Charkha’, ‘Vayu Shakti’, ‘Swadeshi’, while ‘Ekla Cholo Re’, ‘Hum Taiyyar Hai’, and ‘Jai Bharati’ will be played by the band of Indian Navy.
The Indian Army’s band will play ‘Shankhnaad’, ‘Sher-e-Jawan’, ‘Bhupal’, ‘Agranee Bharat’, ‘Young India’, ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’, ‘Drummers Call’, and ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’.

The event will come to a close with the ever-popular tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha’.
The principal conductor of the ceremony will be Flight Lieutenant Leimapokpam Rupachandra Singh. While the Army Band will be led by Sub Maj Diggar Singh, the Naval and Air Force band commanders will be M Anthoni Raj and Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar.
The conductor of the State Police and CAPF bands will be Asstt Sub Inspector Prem Singh, said the official statement.
The Buglers will perform under the leadership of Naib Subedar Santosh Kumar Pandey, and pipes and drums band will play under the instructions of Subedar Major Baswaraj Vagge.
The ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony at the Vijay Chowk on January 29 every year marks the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations. It has emerged as an event of national pride when the Colours and Standards are paraded.
The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands.
It marks a centuries-old military tradition when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sound of the Retreat. Colours and Standards are cased and flags are lowered. The ceremony creates nostalgia for the times gone by.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 28, 2023