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‘Namaste Bihar’: Meet IPS Vikas Vaibhav who is striving to bring social change through his NGO ‘Let’s Inspire Bihar’

More than fifty thousand people gathered in Begusarai at the call of Inspector General of Police Vikas Vaibhav. The event ‘Namaste Bihar’ organized by IPS Vaibhav is being massively talked about as he started a campaign in Bihar to raise social consciousness, and hundreds of programs have been planned under the said campaign. 

During the “Namaste Bihar” program held at GD College in Begusarai, IPS officer Vikas Vaibhav stated that a man becomes great when his thinking is big. In Bihar, there are about 9 crore youths under 30 years of age. Bihar must become a developed state if India is to become a developed nation, he said. 

IPS officer Vikas Vaibhav has established a ‘Let’s Inspire Bihar’ NGO to continue the social campaign and lead the development of the state of Bihar. Speaking at the ‘Namaste Bihar’ program, he said that there are those who wish for caste strife to persist forever. This needs to end for us. He said that if people want to work for the government, they should go ahead and do so, but should not practice corruption within the system. “It is crucial that we carry out our duties honestly in order to achieve our collective goal of development. More than 50 thousand people are being claimed to have participated in this program.

IPS Vikas Vaibhav said that if Bihar has to be made a developed state, then people there will first have to improve the business and industry sectors. People should participate in profit-making and contribute to the state economy, he said. People associated with Bihar from all over the country participated in the said event which is widely being discussed on social media.

Senior journalist Vikas Bhadauria wrote on Twitter, “IPS Vikas Vaibhav has started a campaign named Let’s Inspire Bihar, a big rally of this campaign was held in Begusarai. This crowd attracted attention though it was not a political or religious program, thousands of members associated with this campaign have so far done many programs in the country and abroad.

“Today, when these people gathered, there was a demand that people should be freed from caste-sect, sectarianism, rise up, and together build the brightest and golden future of Bihar. Moreover, the target has also been set to restore Bihar’s development by the year 2047, where there would be no migration, no lack of education or employment, however, such movements are the lifeblood of a dynamic Indian and it is important that they continue to be spread,” Bhadauria tweeted.

The unique aspect of this event is that this massive assembly of thousands of people was organized without the support of any political power. Nor was there going to be any benefit to the people, yet such a huge gathering took place only with the intention to restore and bring back the development of Bihar. The attendees even pledged saying, “I will transform Bihar and honor the land of my ancestors. We’re embracing resolutions.” 

What is ‘Let’s Inspire Bihar’?

‘Let’s Inspire Bihar’ is an NGO, which runs social awareness and public awareness campaigns. It was founded by IPS Vikas Vaibhav. The goal of the people associated with this NGO is to build a developed and better Bihar state. Through this NGO, Biharis living outside Bihar are also connected and are ready to provide all kinds of support. According to IPS Vikas Vaibhav, social rather than political change is necessary for Bihar’s redevelopment. He is campaigning nonstop to bring about this transformation.

What does IPS Vaibhav think about Bihar politics?

Vikas Vaibhav, posted in Bihar as an IPS officer, has never said publicly about his involvement in politics, but he always says that the right people have to come into politics. If honest people come into politics, change in society will also arrive rapidly.

According to IPS Vikas Vaibhav, decent, altruistic, and truthful people ought to enter politics. In the meantime, speculation about his desire to go into politics has begun. However, Vikas Vaibhav stated in a media interview that he is currently occupied with rebuilding Bihar through his NGO.

“I am busy making people aware. Instead of being with my family every Saturday and Sunday, I try to be with the entire Bihar, so that I can bring social change in Bihar,” he said. He added that he will not stop here, but a similar big program will be organized in Arrah on 20th December.

First-time MLA and four-time state General Secretary Bhajan Lal Sharma: BJP signals organisational importance in choosing new CM for Rajasthan

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), contrary to the media speculations, announced Bhajan Lal Sharma as the CM-designate of Rajasthan. Further, his appointment is seen as a major deviation from the general political trend. Usually, seniority and political growth had been adjudged by the number of times a leader has been elected to the state assembly or Lok Sabha. 56-year-old Bhajan Lal Sharma is a first-time MLA. He completed his MA (politics) from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, in 1993.

He is the elected MLA from Sanganer Assembly constituency. In the recently concluded 2023 Rajasthan assembly elections, he defeated Pushpendra Bhardwaj of Congress by 48,081 votes. The BJP had fielded him after denying a ticket to the sitting MLA Ashok Lahoti. 

However, Sharma, a resident of Bharatpur, is said to have a strong hold on organisational politics. Before plunging into electoral politics, he had been working in the organisation for a long time. Bhajan Lal Sharma has been playing an important part in BJP’s organisational structure in Rajasthan. He has served as the state general secretary for the Bharatiya Janata Party four times. Previously, he had been associated with RSS and ABVP. For this reason, he is considered close to the party’s ideological mentor RSS, and party chief JP Nadda.

The three major announcements on three consecutive days have signalled that the organisational importance played a major role in these major selections. A key similarity in these decisions has been the history of these leaders in serving various organisational roles and strengthening the party’s cadre in these states. 

Apart from Sharma, Dr. Mohan Yadav, the new CM-designate of Madhya Pradesh had held several organisational posts in BJP and its ideological mentor RSS. Yadav, who started student politics at Madhav Science College, and held many positions in the party. 

In 1982, he was the co-secretary of the Madhava Vigyan Mahavidyalaya Students’ Union and in 1984, he was the President of the Madhava Vigyan Mahavidyalaya Students’ Union.

Mohan Yadav assumed the responsibility of Municipal Minister of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (Ujjain) in the year 1984 and Department Head in 1986. In the year 1988, Yadav was the state co-secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (Madhya Pradesh) and a member of the national executive. He was the State Minister of the State Unit of the Council in 1989-90 and the National Minister of the Council in the year 1991-92. In 1993-95, he served as the functionary (Sangh Karyavah) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Ujjain Nagar. 

Additionally, his appointment was also seen as a major signal of political empowerment for the Yadav community, a dominant political force in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, however, have lacked proper proportional representation owing to the family-oriented politics of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD). 

Similarly, Vishnu Deo Sai, the next CM-designate of Chhattisgarh held the top organisational post in BJP’s Chhattisgarh unit. He served as Chhattisgarh BJP President from 2006 to 2013. His appointment also signalled a strong empowerment for the tribal community which was earlier witnessed when BJP-led NDA picked Droupadi Murmu for the Presidential post.   

With all these new appointments, BJP signals that its motto ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’ (inclusivity) will be counter to the opposition’s push for caste census and proportional representation. 

Center redefines terrorism in new criminal code, includes actions that threaten India’s economic security: Report 

On 12th December (Tuesday), the Union government revamped the legal definition of “a terrorist act”. Any action threatening India’s economic security will be treated as a ‘terrorist act’ under the new criminal code. The definition now includes threats to the economic and monetary security of the country through actions like using counterfeit currency or kidnapping, injuring, or causing the death of a public functionary, as reported by NDTV.

According to Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, those who threaten, or are likely to threaten, the country by causing “damage to the monetary stability of India, by way of production or smuggling or circulation of counterfeit Indian paper currency…” commit a terrorist act.

Notably, on 11th December, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had notified Lok Sabha that the three criminal law bills would be withdrawn. He added that the bills would be replaced with three new bills to incorporate the recommendations proposed by a parliamentary committee. Pertinent to note that the revised versions of all three were tabled in the Lok Sabha this evening (12th December).

A Statement from the office of the Home Minister had said, “The bill (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) was referred to Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on August 18 for consideration. The Committee held several rounds of discussion with the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, domain experts, and various stakeholders and submitted its reports along with recommendations on November 10.”

Apart from revamping the definition of terrorist act, the government has added two new sections to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. It is one of three bills that is now slated to replace current criminal laws, including the Code of Criminal Procedure. 

As per media reports, the first addition is the inclusion of Section 86. This newly added section includes harming a woman’s mental health in its definition of “cruelty”. 

Section 85 provided a three-year jail term for a husband, or members of his family, found guilty of subjecting his wife to cruel treatment in the previous version of the bill. However, the previous version didn’t define “cruel treatment” which has now been included, and the definition, significantly, extends to harming the woman’s mental health as well as her physical well-being. 

The second section prescribes a two-year imprisonment for disclosing the identity of a sexual assault victim from court proceedings without their consent.

Uttar Pradesh: Nawab stabs ‘friend’ 12 times over ₹3000 dispute in Bulandshahr, absconds after making viral video

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On Monday (11th December) evening, a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death by his ‘friend’ Nawab over a minor dispute of ₹3000. The incident took place in Khurja city in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.

As per reports, the victim was identified as Sameer. Nawab and Sameer had a fight in the Tarinan locality on Sunday (10th December) over a sum of ₹3000. However, a compromise was reached between the two following the intervention of locals into the matter.

A day later, the victim went to the market along with his brother Hanif. Nawab confronted him and attacked Sameer with a knife. The accused slit the victim’s throat and stabbed 12 times in his neck and stomach.

Nawab managed to flee the crime scene and soon after released a video on social media. The accused claimed that Sameer took money from him (₹1500 on two occasions) but did not return it for the past 15 months.

In the video, Nawab was heard saying that he was in love with the sister of the victim. He claimed that Sameer’s family was planning to marry her somewhere else and was soliciting money from him.

According to the accused, the family of the victim were also threatening to implicate him in a false rape case. “I am ready to face the consequences of the law,” Nawab was heard saying.

Police launches investigation into the matter

In the meantime, Sameer was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival. On receiving information about the matter, the Station-in-charge of Khurja reached the crime spot with his team. They recovered a blood-stained knife from the scene.

As per reports, some family members of the victim fainted after seeing his mutilated body. According to the Sameer’s brother Hanif, Nawab had threatened to kill the other members of the family as well.

A probe has been initiated into the matter and efforts are underway to nab the accused, who is currently on the run from the law enforcement authorities.

Sanjay Raut booked for writing an objectionable article against PM Modi in ‘Saamna’, defends saying ‘we have democracy’: Details

Sanjay Raut, a member of the Shiv Sena (UBT), has been charged with sedition and other offences by the Yavatmal police for penning an offensive article against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the party’s mouthpiece, Saamana.

The complaint against Raut, the executive editor of Saamana and member of the Rajya Sabha, was made by Nitin Bhutada, the district coordinator for the Bharatiya Janata Party, according to the official.

Bhutada stated in the complaint that on 10th December, Raut penned an offensive piece against Prime Minister Modi.

According to the official, the case against Raut was lodged on Monday (11th December) at the Umarkhed police station in Yavatmal under the IPC sections 124 (A) (sedition), 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.), and 505 (2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred, or ill-will between classes).

“We have registered the case as per the complaint and will conduct a probe into it,” the police said. Raut meanwhile commented on the issue and said, “We have respect for PM Narendra Modi. Amit Shah made remarks on Former PM Jawaharlal Nehru a few days earlier, will a case get registered against him? We have democracy in this country and many politicians give statements. If people would register cases against it, then they don’t have the right to say that they fought against emergency.”

According to the local reports, Raut in the party mouthpiece Saamna made objectionable comments against BJP and PM Modi while speaking about the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections. He said that the prime objective of PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was not to defeat the Congress but to politically finish Shivraj Singh Chouhan on his home turf. “The Bharatiya Janata Party high command used every opportunity to insult former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,” the article read.

He also said that Congressman Kamal Nath had a big role to play in the BJP’s success in the recent Madhya Pradesh election. “Nath left his home for campaigning around 10 a.m. and would be back by noon after holding a rally at some nearby place. In contrast, Shivraj Singh held no less than 15 election rallies a day, thus creating an enthusiastic atmosphere for BJP voters,” said Raut.

The leader of the Sena (UBT) claimed that Kamal Nath was to blame for the cancellation of the INDIA bloc’s first meeting in Bhopal. “The Congress needs to eliminate these sardars,” Raut said, referring to Kamal Nath, before the 2024 elections.

He also voiced his doubts regarding the impact of electronic voting machines (EVMS) on the outcomes in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh states where the Bharatiya Janata Party secured decisive wins.

He stated that the Congress had an advantage in 199 seats in Madhya Pradesh during the counting of ballot papers (postal ballots), but that the outcome was different when the votes from electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tallied.

Big Boss fame Manisha Rani’s video goes viral, netizens say nothing wrong with how she earns money

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Big Boss fame Manisha Rani, who was seen in the second season of the OTT, is trending once again, this time for a video she unknowingly uploaded on social media platform Instagram. A part of the video which was apparently not intended to be recorded has prompted reactions across the internet. Manisha was seen alongside Elvish Yadav in Big Boss.

Manisha Rani has more than 1 crore followers on Instagram. During a live appearance on this Instagram, Manisha was responding to her fans. After interacting with the fans, she ended the live by giving a flying kiss and pressed the end live button on the phone.

However, the live stream did not end. She then turned away from her phone and started talking to someone else.

She called out to a person named Vishal and asked if she can share the live stream that she has ended or not. She said that the same live stream was uploaded by the “Justin” on Youtube and a lot of money had come from that.

After this, a man’s voice is heard at the back. All this while, the live stream is very much on. The man is heard saying that Abhishek had come to add his video.

The man then appears to ask someone whether to share the live or not. This clip of Manisha Rani is now viral on social media.

Her fans and another Bigg Boss contestant Abhishek Malhan are fighting among themselves over the same. Looking at the video, Abhishek Malhan’s fans have alleged that Manisha is using him for money.

Fans say that Manisha wants to earn money by uploading Abhishek’s video clip on YouTube. They claim that the chemistry between the duo Abhishek and Manisha will gather heat and could bring more views.

However, Manisha’s supporters say that there is nothing wrong in this because everyone earns money from content. They are arguing that if Manisha is also earning money then no one should have any problem with this.

Many other clips of Manisha Rani are also going viral on so bcial media, in one of which she is seen celebrating on top of a car.

Meanwhile, the Big Boss fame actor has reportedly bought her first luxury car and has been posing with it with the images of the same going viral.

Another BJP surprise in Rajasthan: Bhajanlal Sharma to be next CM, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa to be the Deputy CMs

On 12th December (Tuesday), the Bhartiya Janata Party appointed first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma as the CM-designate for Rajasthan. His name was unanimously accepted in the meeting of BJP’s newly elected MLAs. He is the MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency. Additionally, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa will be the Deputy Chief Ministers.

Addressing the media persons, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Sharma’s name was proposed by Former state CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia which was seconded by many senior MLAs including Kirodi Lal Meena.

Earlier today, Rajnath Singh and other party observers Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey held a meeting in which Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Rajasthan BJP Election in-charge Pralhad Joshi was also present.

Rajnath Singh, Vinod Tavde and Saroj Pandey have been appointed as party observers for Rajasthan.

The election results in four states, especially the losses in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, came as a huge blow to the Congress’s hopes for 2024 as it is now out of power across a vast swathe of the Hindi heartland.

Rajasthan polls were conducted on 199 seats out of 200 assembly seats on November 25, as elections in the Karanpur constituency were adjourned due to the passing of the Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.

In the recent Rajasthan assembly polls, the BJP secured 115 seats out of 199, leading to the ousting of the incumbent Ashok Gehlot government, while the Congress won 69 seats.

In 2018, the Congress won 99 seats, while the BJP won 73. Gehlot assumed the CM position with the support of BSP MLAs and independents.

(With inputs from ANI)

K Annamalai slams temple management and HR&CE over attack on Sabarimala devotees at Tamil Nadu’s Srirangam temple

On 12th December (Tuesday), temple management staff and police allegedly manhandled and assaulted devotees in the Trichy Srirangam Temple premises, in Tamil Nadu. The injured Ayyappa devotees have been admitted to Srirangam Government Hospital for treatment. 

Notably, the Vaikuntha Ekadasi festival in Srirangam began today with the Tirunedum Thandakam festival and thousands of devotees visited Ranganatha in the morning. As per reports, an argument that turned violent broke out between Ayyappa devotees from Karnataka and Andhra and the temporary staff appointed by the temple administration.

Several devotees, including Andhra Ayyappa Bakhtar Chenna Rao, were assaulted. Following this, Ayyappa devotees filed a police complaint against three temporary employees Selvam, Vignesh, and Bharat who are accused of assaulting the devotees as well as against the temple administration. 

As per reports, it is alleged that the police deployed in the temple premises, instead of supporting the assaulted Ayyappa devotees, supported the accused temple staff. They reportedly pushed the injured devotees out of the temple and tried to cover up the attack. 

Subsequently, more than a hundred Ayyappa devotees protested at places like Karthikai Gopuram and Flagpole against the assault on devotees and mismanagement. However, the police reportedly stopped Ayyappa devotees who were protesting. 

A video footage of the incident is going viral on social media which has created a stir among the devotees. Sharing the video of an injured Ayyappa devotee, BJP state president K Annamalai condemned the incident. He also launched a scathing attack on temple management authorities including Tamil Nadu’s Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department (HR & CE). 

Annamalai asserted that a government that doesn’t believe in Hindu dharma has no business to oversee or control the management of Hindu temples. 

Taking to X, he wrote, “A government which has no faith in Hindu Dharma has no business to be in Hindu Temples. The Iyyappa devotees who have had 42 days of Vrath, with all devotion, wanted to pray to Ranganatha Swamy after their return from Sabarimala. The Iyyappa devotees questioned the long wait in the queue and special treatment to a select few who were assaulted near the sanctum sanctorum & which resulted in bloodshed inside the Temple premises.”  

Annamalai added that the Trichy district unit will stage a protest against these assaults on devotees demanding strict action against the accused. 

The post added, “This arrogance of the HR&CE department is one of the many reasons why the Tamil Nadu BJP has been wanting them out of Temple administration. Tamil Nadu BJP’s Trichy district unit will today hold a protest outside the Srirangam Ranganatha Swamy Temple against the TN HR&CE department, demanding the strictest action against those spoiling the sanctity of the Temple.” 

Kerala government being accused of Sabotaging Sabarimala pilgrimage

Meanwhile, Ayyappa devotees and opposition parties have been accusing the state governments of sabotaging the Sabarimala pilgrimage. Apart from Tamil Nadu, in Kerala, the opposition leaders have alleged that the Kerala Police have been diverted to ensure the statewide trip of CM Pinnrayi Vijayan rather than providing adequate police security for management and crowd control at Sabarimala pilgrimage. The devotees have been waiting for more than 20 hours in long queues. 

Several videos are doing rounds on the internet in which devotees have highlighted mismanagement for this year’s Sabarimala pilgrimage. In many cases, the police and temple management authorities have manhandled devotees for highlighting these issues. Reportedly, the devotees are facing an acute shortage of basic amenities like clean water and food, and one 11-year-old girl child died.  

State BJP president K. Surendran accused the LDF government of sabotaging the Sabarimala pilgrimage. He stated that the Vijayan government has ignored the Sabarimala pilgrimage for its own vested interests as the pilgrims are having a very tough time with facilities appallingly poor.

He said, “The scene is such that the Vijayan government is only interested in the huge revenue being generated from the temple town and leaving the pilgrims in disarray. Another feature is the pilgrims from other states coming under duress from the police force. The Vijayan government is now showing its anger towards the believers for their combined efforts to ensure all the religious protocols in place in Sabarimala are intact, which they got from the court. Vijayan government has to change its attitude and ensure all facilities are there for the pilgrims.” 

“Even God will not save us, forgive us,” says Gujarat HC on seeing images of carcasses of butchered cows in Nadiad

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Shocking images of carcasses of butchered cows in an open parcel of land in Kheda’s Nadiad prompted a strong response from the Gujarat High Court. A devision bench of Justices AJ Shastri and Hemant Prachchhak was hearing a contempt petition regarding cattle nuisance and road conditions.

The petitioner submitted an affidavit on behalf of a Nadiad resident drawing attention to the carcasses of butchered cows that were left in the open. The images of the carcasses were also attached.

The HC bench expressed shock at the incident and directed authorities to examine the issue and submit a report.

Remarking the incident to be “shocking, very shocking”, Justice Shastri said, “We feel, under the guise of regulating and implementing policy, these innocent animals cannot be sacrificed…if this is happening, even God will not save all of us, forgive us. These innocent animals cannot be done away like this…Not a single innocent animal is to be sacrificed on account of public comfort. It is an urgent situation that has erupted.”

The Advocate General has reportedly promised action and informed that court that such acts are “at the behest of some miscreants”. He said that authorities will find out “who the miscreants are”.

Meanwhile the matter has been kept for 13th December. Authorities are expected to present details on the condition of cattle pounds’ and action taken concerning the Nadiad incident.

No need for fictional ‘Money Heist’, we have the Congress party: PM Modi takes a dig at decades of corruption under Congress governments

On 12th December (Tuesday), Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party accusing it of pulling heists for more than seven decades. Taking to X, PM Modi argued that India doesn’t need fictional series like ‘Money Heist’ as it has the Congress party doing ‘legendary’ heists for 70 years and counting. 

PM Modi said, “In India, who needs ‘Money Heist’ fiction, when you have the Congress Party, whose heists are legendary for 70 years and counting!”

PM Modi made the above remarks while quoting a tweet shared by the official Twitter handle of the BJP. The quoted tweet had a video embedded in it. 

The video highlighted the recent IT raids on Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu. Notably, the counting of seized money from these raids on premises linked with the Congress leader is still ongoing on the 7th day. As per reports, it could breach the Rs 500 crore mark.   

BJP’s tweet caption read, “Congress presents the ????? ?????!”. In the background, the video had the famous title track of the popular Spanish series ‘La Casa De Papel’ whose English spin-off ‘Money Heist’ has been among the most-watched series on OTT platforms. Incidentally, the series revolves around robbing banks. 

Cornering the Congress party and its leader Rahul Gandhi for their alleged closeness and support to party MP Dhiraj Sahu, the video shows the latter’s picture with Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge. BJP has been lambasting the grand old party for indulging in rampant corruption and asserting that it can’t run away from accountability for the recent disclosures of huge piles of unaccounted cash from the properties of its Rajya Sabha MP.  

Notably, following the IT raids which unearthed hundreds of crores of cash from Sahu’s properties, Congress claimed that it had nothing to do with his businesses and only the accused could explain the source of such a huge pile of cash.

Earlier, PM Modi had slammed the Congress party while referring to the reports of Income Tax raids on Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu. In a tweet that went viral, PM Modi had asserted that every penny looted from the public will be recovered.