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‘Politics of convenience’: Sibal slams PM Modi’s ‘dynasty’ remarks in Telangana

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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the BJP of indulging in “politics of convenience”, as he hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on dynasty in Telangana and cited past instances of the party aligning with dynastic political families in various states.
Addressing a public meeting in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Modi took a swipe at Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and urged the state government to not allow any hindrance in the works related to the development.
In a tweet, Sibal said, “PM Takes swipe at KCR: Says corruption and dynasty go hand in hand. Why did BJP join: 1) Punjab (Akalis) 2) Andhra (Jagan) 3) Haryana (Chautalas) 4) J&K (Muftis) 5) Maharashtra (Thackerays)…Not dynasties when BJP joined them!”

“It’s called politics of convenience!” the former Union minister said.
In another tweet, Sibal said, “PM: Takes a swipe at KCR, says dynasty and corruption go hand in hand. BJP makes allegations of corruption against AAP.
No dynasty there. Need not be dynasty to allege corruption.”
“You say BJP not dynasty. Is BJP corrupt?” he said.
In his remarks in Telangana, Modi said his government has attacked the real root of corruption of dynastic forces who want to keep their control over every system.
“Should we fight against corruption or not? Should we fight against the corrupt or not? Should the country be liberated from corruption or not? Should legal steps be taken against the corrupt however big or not. Should the law be allowed to work against the corrupt or not,” he asked the gathering.

That’s why “these people” are upset and they are doing anything out of anger, Modi said.
Modi, who said corruption and ‘parivarvaad’ (dynasty) are not different from each other, maintained that every type of corruption begins to grow where there is ‘parivarvaad’.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 9, 2023
PM Modi’s Telangana visit was highly disappointing: Uttam

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Hyderabad: Congress MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed his disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana on Saturday, as the Prime Minister did not announce any significant projects for the state.
Uttam Kumar Reddy pointed out that most projects inaugurated by PM Modi had already been announced years ago and were significantly delayed. Instead of acknowledging these delays, Modi treated them as if they were new initiatives. For example, the AIIMS Bibinagar project, approved four years ago, has faced delays due to the negligence of Modi’s government. Rather than apologizing for the delay, PM Modi ceremoniously laid the foundation stone again without providing a completion deadline.
He highlighted that AIIMS Bibinagar was approved by the Union Cabinet on December 17, 2018, with Rs. 1,028 crores allocated for the project. Only Rs. 31.71 crore has been released so far. The project’s original completion deadline of September 2022 has been extended multiple times, most recently to January 2025. However, the Centre has remained silent on the current deadline.

The delay in constructing AIIMS Bibinagar has been raised numerous times between November 2019 and December 2021. Despite the Centre acknowledging the delays and providing updated deadlines, Uttam Kumar Reddy noted that only a small fraction of the allocated funds have been spent on the project.
Furthermore, Reddy stated that the BJP government has not taken steps to fill sanctioned positions within AIIMS Bibinagar, leaving many faculty and non-faculty posts vacant.
The Congress MP also accused the BJP government of deliberate discrimination against Telangana. While the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act mandated the establishment of an AIIMS in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Centre has released more than 50% of allocated funds for 14 out of 16 AIIMS across the country, but only a fraction of the funds for Telangana’s AIIMS.
“PM Modi recently pledged to spend Rs. 1,366 crores on AIIMS Bibinagar’s construction but did not provide an explanation for the project’s delays. Additionally, he did not address other unfulfilled promises such as the Railway Coach Factory at Qazipet, the Steel Plant at Bayyaram, and other assurances given to Telangana in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014,” he said.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 9, 2023
KCR’s absence during PM Modi’s Hyderabad visit is a shame: BJP

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Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party state president and parliament member Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said the absence of chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana is shameful.
PM Modi was in Hyderabad to flag off the Vande Bharat Express train, inaugurate the doubling and electrification of the Secunderabad – Mahabubnagar project and lay the foundation stones of the National Highway projects and AIIMS Bibinagar.
Speaking to the media at Parade Grounds, Bandi said, “The chief minister seems very busy. The prime minister comes to the state to launch development projects worth Rs 11,360 crore and the CM refused to show his face. KCR is an inhibitor of development.”

Bandi informed that he had personally requested the CM to attend the launch of the development projects and had reserved a seat for KCR. “I also brought a shawl to felicitate the CM. But why didn’t he come? What matters are more important than the PM coming to the state?” he said.
He demanded an answer from KCR as to why he did not turn up even though the PM, Governor and union ministers attended the meeting. He also demanded that the chief minister apologises to the people of Telangana for this.
The prime minister made it clear that politics are only limited to the elections after which the priority should be developmental works. A large amount of money is being spent on Telangana irrespective of politics.
“People of Telangana came to the Parade Grounds to witness the launch of development works, many are watching this on TV and they are also observing the absence of KTR. At the right time, they will teach KCR a lesson,” said the BJP president.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 8, 2023
AAP again raises question on genuineness of Prime Minister Modi’s degrees

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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday raised questions on the genuineness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degrees and claimed that they would turn out to be fake if a probe is conducted.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party have launched a fresh attack on the issue since the Gujarat High Court on Friday quashed a seven-year-old order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that had asked the Gujarat University to provide information on Modi’s degree to Kejriwal and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the AAP chief.
AAP had raised the issue in 2016 also and the then BJP chief Amit Shah and the then finance minister Arun Jaitley had displayed Modi’s degrees during a press conference to debunk its allegations and demanded an apology from the Delhi chief minister for trying to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On Sunday, AAP Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sanjay Singh asked the prime minister to reveal the truth before the nation, saying if his degrees turn out to be fake, he would lose his Lok Sabha membership and also become ineligible to contest elections for submitting wrong information to the Election Commission.
“Entire BJP is rattled since the issue of the prime minister’s degree came to the fore. All the ministers and spokesperson of the BJP have scrambled to prove that the prime minister’s degree is not fake,” the AAP leader told a press conference here.
“If a probe is conducted the prime minister’s degrees would turn out to be fake and his (Lok Sabha) membership will be cancelled,” he claimed, referring to the Election Commission’s rules.
“He will neither remain an MP nor remain eligible to contest elections because the prime minister has committed a big fraud,” he alleged.
The BJP has, however, alleged that Kejriwal was attacking Prime Minister Modi as probe agencies have been unearthing “proof” of corruption of the AAP government including in the Delhi excise policy scam.

Addressing a separate press conference, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said the question is not about Prime Minister Modi’s academic qualification but “moral turpitude” if he has made a false claim about his qualification and obtained a fake degree.
“Should a person, who is morally so narrow-minded and has even procured a fake degree, be a prime minister, chief minister, minister, deputy chief minister, MLA or MP?” Bharadwaj said.
The answer to this question is no, he added.
According to the Election Commission’s rules, Singh said, candidates contesting elections have to submit details about their assets and properties as well as academic qualifications.
And the Election Commission rules say that if you submit wrong information about your degree or property, your membership can be cancelled, Singh added.
At the press conference, the AAP leader showed a purported copy of Modi’s degree issued by Gujarat University and highlighted the alleged wrong spelling of the word University in the document in a bid to substantiate his claim that it is fake.
“The degree of the prime minister which has been made public and once shown by home minister Amit Shah at a press conference raises many questions,” he said
“Here spelling of the word university has been written as unibersity This is the degree which Home Minister Amit Shah had shown at a press conference, saying Modi did MA from Gujarat University,” the AAP leader said, pointing to the purported document.
He also claimed that the font used to print ‘Master of Arts’ in his degree was introduced in 1992 while the prime minister said that he had done his MA from the varsity in 1983.
“He has come after studying entire political science from Unibercity,” the AAP leader said while taking a dig at this.
Singh also ran a purported video of Modi where he could be heard saying that he did not continue his studies after school education in his village and asked if prime minister Modi got his bachelor’s degree in 1979 from Delhi University and he did MA from Gujarat University in 1983 why did he make such a statement after becoming Gujarat chief minister in 2005-06.
The AAP leader also termed as “shocking and ironical” the Gujarat High Court’s verdict on the prime minister’s degree issue.
“Gujarat High Court verdict was ironical and shocking as the CIC had ordered Gujarat University to show Modi’s degree and the varsity filed an appeal against this order.”
“But, Gujarat High Court imposed a fine on Arvind Kejriwal who had nothing to do with it. He had not even gone to file the appeal, the AAP leader told reporters.
Kejriwal had filed the RTI application in the matter.
“I have only one question today. Whether in the 21st century, India’s prime minister should be educated or not. Does India need an educated PM,” the AAP chief had said on Saturday, adding if there is a valid degree of Modi, why is Gujarat University not showing it.
Gujarat University is unwilling to part with the information on Modi’s degree either due to his arrogance or his degree is fake, Kejriwal charged, firing a fresh salvo at the prime minister.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 2, 2023
Gujarat HC’s order on PM Modi’s degree raises more suspicion: Kejriwal

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New Delhi: People, who have the right to know about the academic qualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are “stunned” by the Gujarat High Court’s verdict, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
The Gujarat High Court on Friday quashed a seven-year-old order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) which had asked the Gujarat University to provide information on Modi’s degree to Kejriwal.
Allowing the Gujarat University’s appeal against the CIC order, Justice Biren Vaishnav also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Kejriwal and asked him to deposit the amount within four weeks to the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA).
“Entire country is stunned by the High Court’s order because there should be a freedom of seeking information and asking questions in a democracy,” Kejriwal said at a press conference here.
“The High court’s order has increased the suspicion over the prime minister’s education,” he charged.
If the prime minister had studied from Gujarat University or Delhi University, they should have been celebrating it, instead they are hiding the information, the Delhi chief minister said.
“If there is a valid degree of Modi, why Gujarat University is not showing it,” he asked.
There can only be two reasons why Gujarat university is not ready to give information on the prime minister’s academic qualification it’s either due to Modi’s arrogance, or, his degree is fake, Kejriwal said.

He, however, went on to add that being illiterate is not “a crime or sin” as there is so much poverty in the country. “Many of us are not in a position to get formal education due to financial conditions in the families.”
Such rank poverty continues to afflict the nation even after 75 years of independence, he added.
Kejriwal pressed on with his question on Modi’s education, saying the question becomes imperative since being the “top manager” of the country, Modi has to take so many important decisions every day, including those pertaining to science and economy.
“If the prime minister is not educated then the officers and various types of people will come and get his signature anywhere, get passed from him anything, like the note ban (demonetisation) due to which the country had to suffer a lot,” he charged.
“If the prime minister modi was educated he would not have implemented the note ban,” the CM added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 1, 2023
Karnataka: Security breach during PM Modi’s roadshow; one held

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Bengaluru: An incident of the security breach was reported during the roadshow of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Davanagere district of Karnataka on Saturday.
#WATCH | Karnataka: Security breach during PM Modi’s roadshow in Davanagere, earlier today, when a man tried to run towards his convoy. He was later detained by police.
(Visuals confirmed by police) pic.twitter.com/nibVxzgekz
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2023
The incident happened when PM Modi took part in a roadshow in an open vehicle after landing at the helipad.
According to police, PM Modi’s vehicle was passing towards the venue of a public rally behind GMIT campus from the helipad.
All of a sudden, a youth jumped over the fence and started running towards the vehicle of PM Modi.
However, the police and security personnel rushed towards the youth and stopped him. Later, he was detained.
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March 25, 2023
13 exam paper leaks in Gujarat in last 8 yrs, will Bandi ask for Modi’s resignation?: KTR

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Hyderabad: BRS working president and IT & Industries Minister KT Rama Rao has slammed BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay over the TSPSC paper leak issue, saying that the former made ‘unfounded accusations’ against the state government without knowing that TSPSC is a constitutional body and the state has a limited role to play.
“This demonstrates the level of his ignorance,” KTR remarked.
KTR delivered a press statement here on Friday warning that Sanjay would soon be prosecuted for his ‘political plots’. He admonished the BJP leaders to refrain from ‘politicking’ the situation for their own personal advantage.
The BRS working president stated that by attributing one person’s error to the entire TSPSC, the BJP was attempting to incite ‘unrest’ among the youth who were out of jobs. Rama Rao recalled that Bandi Sanjay had made an appeal to the youth to quit their employment and cease studying for exams in order to campaign for the BJP.
The minister added that the saffron party lacked ‘moral standing’ to cast doubt on the BRS government’s resolve to help the unemployed and that there had been countless instances of paper leaks in numerous BJP-ruled states.
“In Gujarat, the state of Narendra Modi, 13 exam papers have been stolen during the past eight years. Does Bandi Sanjay have the guts to ask for Modi’s resignation?” he asked.
“How the government responds to an issue when it emerges is essential,” Rama Rao remarked, recalling how, as soon as the paper leak issue surfaced, the state government acted quickly, formed an SIT, and detained all the offenders.
“Although the occurrence was regrettable, the TSPSC has decided to cancel the Group-1 preliminary examinations in order to uphold justice and consider the future of all qualified candidates,” he said.

He reassured Telangana’s youth and students were reassured that they didn’t need to be concerned about the recruitment process.
He added that the BRS government had already demonstrated its commitment to the unemployed youth by filling up vacant positions and that the state government would take all necessary steps to achieve justice for each and every unemployed youth in the state.
“The State government established a new zonal system, unique to the rest of the nation, with the aspirational goal of delivering 95% of the jobs for Telangana’s youth as evidence of its dedication to their welfare,” he said.
He stated that Bandi Sanjay has previously used a similar style of irrational personal accusation in relation to the Intermediate exams without possessing even a basic understanding of how the government functions.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 18, 2023
Debate on Modi’s India: Varun Gandhi says no to Oxford Union invite

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New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi has turned down the Oxford Union’s invite to speak at a debate on whether India is on the right path under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he sees no merit or integrity in voicing domestic challenges at an international forum and that such a step will be a “dishonourable act”.
A source said Gandhi, who has been at times critical of the government’s policies, took the decision as the noted debating society based at Oxford in England wanted him to speak against the motion that “This House Believes Modi’s India Is On The Right Path”.
The development comes incidentally at a time of a raging debate over his cousin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s comments in London which have been described by the ruling party as “demeaning” to Indian democracy, more so as they were made from the foreign soil.
The invitation for the debate, scheduled between April and June, was extended to the BJP lawmaker on behalf of the union’s president Matthew Dick.
Declining the invite, he said in his reply to the union that citizens like him regularly have the opportunity to discuss topics like this with ease in India, raising criticism of government policies in the public square and the august Parliament.
However, such criticism must be made within India to policy-makers and raising them outside the country would be inimical to its interest and a “dishonourable act”, he said.
Politicians like him may have their differences on individual policies at the central and state levels, however, they are all together on the same path for India’s rise, he said.
The union’s invite to Gandhi said Prime Minister Modi’s rule has catapulted India to greater prominence on the global stage, with many equating his policy agendas to robust economic growth, tackling corruption, and putting “India first”.

On the other hand, his administration has been criticised for mishandling a growing discontent within the agricultural sector, “instigating” conflict between religious groups, and failing to revitalise the health and education sectors, it added.
“Against the backdrop of ever-strong popularity among voters, it is imperative to discuss whether the BJP’s direction under Modi has been more polarising than unifying. The question then becomes: what (or who) is the right path for India as it forges ahead into the future?” the invite to him read.
When PTI in London sought a comment from the Oxford Union over the weekly debates planned between April 27 and June 15, a spokesperson said: “We have nothing to say on this.”
While thanking for the “great honour”, Gandhi replied that he believed the topic at hand is one with a “predefined conclusion” and declined the invitation.
He said, “As an elected representative, I see it as my job to strengthen our system by studying and evaluating policy initiatives and offering feedback; by taking up issues of national interest and suggesting possible solutions; by engaging with the public to raise and showcase legitimate concerns. It is a priority to participate in the national debate both within Parliament and through other fora in a constant and constructive manner.”
The Pilibhit MP added, “However, such comment must be offered within India to Indian policy-makers. I see no merit or integrity in vocalising internal challenges in an international forum.”
India is on the right path for development and inclusiveness, a path that has been laid out and pursued by governments of varied political affiliations over the past seven decades since Independence with a push for robust economic growth, revitalising agriculture, education and healthcare, and putting India’s interests first, he said.
Every vibrant democracy offers its citizens the freedom and opportunity to engage with issues, he noted.
As an author, public policy commentator and Member of Parliament, participation in such an event is a meaningful contribution towards enabling discourse and dialogue to address and resolve public concerns, he said while underlining his discomfort with the chosen topic as it is not one that offers much scope for debate or dispute.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 16, 2023
TMC MP alleges censorship of opposition protests in RS during PM Modi’s speech

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New Delhi: TMC MP Derek O’ Brien on Thursday hit out at the government alleging censorship of the opposition protests in the Rajya Sabha during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the House.
Amid sloganeering by opposition members, Modi spoke for about 90 minutes in reply to a debate on a motion thanking the President for her address to a joint sitting of Parliament, and listed various achievements of his government.
“CENSORSHIP IN #Parliament When PM @narendramodi spoke, no MP from the opposition @AITCofficial @INCIndia @AamAadmiParty @BRSparty @cpimspeak and others were shown exercising their democratic right inside Rajya Sabha. SHAME @sansad_tv Worse than any Emergency of 5 decades ago,” tweeted O’Brien, the leader of the House for TMC in the Rajya Sabha.
As Modi gave his nearly 90-minute speech on the motion of thanks on President’s address, MPs belonging to the opposition parties raised slogans demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue.
There were noisy scenes in the Rajya Sabha as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar tried to bring it in order to start general discussions on the Union Budget for 2023-24.
“There is a need of immediate enquiry into the world’s biggest scan. We want to get to the bottom of this. You can survive a Parliament session by avoiding answering key questions…but they (questions) won’t go away,” O’Brien said later.
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February 9, 2023
BRS’s Kavitha describes PM Modi’s speech as disappointing, repetitive

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Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech addressed in Lok Sabha on Wednesday as disappointing and repetitive.
Speaking to reporters, she said that the speech has been heard almost 100 times in the Parliament.
“It was a very rhetorical speech that he has given 100 times. It had no mention of Adani, no mention of the money lost of middle-class people, common people,” she said.
Kavitha remarked that the national Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) copies schemes from Telangana.
“Rythu Bandhu is a vision and flagship scheme of the KCR government. Today when the PM spoke about PM Kisan Yojna, he openly lied about the figures of beneficiaries of the scheme. If you believe you can lie and still come back to power people will see the arrogance,” Kavitha said.
She spoke about Modi’s silence on the Adani expose by Hindenburg at the Parliament. “If PM Modi wants to conveniently give ornate speech to hide behind the national flag to protect his friend Adani then only time will decide the fate of this government.”
“Adani or Pradhani it’s all the same now, it’s entwined. Every single person knows that they are two sides of the same coin,” Kavitha added.
Kavitha further said that BRS has questions for PM Modi that should be answered..

“What is the current status of the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, and the LIC? And has the government chalked out a plan to bail them?” she asked.
Lastly, she said that PM Modi acts like a ‘traffic police’ by diverting criticism towards Opposition parties.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 8, 2023