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  • Election Commission completely compromised: Aaditya Thackeray

    Election Commission completely compromised: Aaditya Thackeray

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    Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday alleged the Election Commission is “completely compromised” and said its decision to recognise the faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde as the Shiv Sena and allot it the bow and arrow symbol was dangerous for democracy.

    He said the acronym “CM” of Maharashtra currently stands for a “corrupt man”, and that the “illegal and unconstitutional chief minister will surely go”.

    Addressing a meeting of the party workers in North Mumbai, Thackeray said the flaming torch (Mashaal) symbol allotted to Shiv Sena (UBT) is the only light that will brighten the darkness caused by the betrayal and back-stabbing.

    He said the rebel MLAs led by Shinde had done the “dirty work” of toppling a government which had done good work of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating hardships of farmers affected by the cyclone and unseasonably rains when in power.

    “The Maha Vikas Aghadi government was leading Maharashtra to a golden period. An investment of Rs 6.5 lakh crore was made during the MVA rule of 2.5 years and 93 per cent of the investment proposals had been implemented,” the former minister said.

    Thackeray said the Bharatiya Janata Party must be wondering whether the happening (the pulling down of the government) was right or wrong.

    He said the most important work of the MVA government was granting a loan waiver to farmers.

    “Maharashtra didn’t like betrayals and this is the reason the local body elections, which are overdue, are not being held,” the Worli MLA said.

    He said the investments attracted by Maharashtra during the MVA rule were shifted to Gujarat (under the Eknath Shinde-BJP dispensation).

    He exuded confidence that Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) will win the Mumbai civic polls whenever they are held.

    “You need to have a clean heart and strength to carry the bow and arrow. Merely getting the bow and arrow (symbol) is not enough,” he said.

    Thackeray said none of the 40 MLAs who defected to the Shinde camp has categorically stated that they haven’t taken money to do so.

    The Thackeray camp has alleged the exchange of money in rebel MLAs switching their loyalties to the Shinde camp and often taunts them with “50 khoke” (boxes) jibe.

    “The 40 MLAs betrayed Uddhav Thackeray. How can they remain true to the people and the state?” he asked.

    Thackeray said their Hindutva is “inclusive and everyone’s blood is red”.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • House members, staff personal data compromised in health insurer breach

    House members, staff personal data compromised in health insurer breach

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    A spokesperson for DC Health Link confirmed the breach, and said in a statement that “data for some DC Health Link customers has been exposed on a public forum,” and that the organization is working with forensic investigators and law enforcement to investigate the breach. In addition, DC Health Link is currently in the process of notifying impacted customers, and plans to provide credit monitoring services for all customers regardless of whether their information was compromised.

    “We are taking action to ensure the security and privacy of our users’ personal information,” the spokesperson said.

    The breach will likely raise concerns on Capitol Hill even higher around threats from cyberattacks, an issue that has come to the forefront due to high-profile ransomware attacks in recent years and a ramp-up of Russian cyber threats due to the war in Ukraine.

    The House Office of the Chief Administrative Officer sent a separate letter to House offices on Wednesday further detailing the breach. A spokesperson for the CAO said in a statement that “we are deeply concerned about DC Health Link’s data breach and the impact on our Members and staff. We will continue to communicate any updates we receive from law enforcement to impacted Members and staff.”

    The House Administration Committee, which has jurisdiction over the internal procedures of the House, is also stepping in to investigate. House Administration Committee Republicans tweeted Wednesday that committee Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) “is aware of the breach and is working with the CAO to ensure the vendor takes necessary steps to protect the (personal identifiable information) of any impacted member, staff, and their families.”

    House Administration Committee ranking member Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), said in a statement that the breach was “extraordinarily large,” and that the FBI is still working to gather information on the cause and scope of the incident.

    In a statement, the FBI said it was “aware of this incident and is assisting. As this is an ongoing investigation, we do not have any additional information to provide at this time.”



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    ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )