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DMK supporter uses casteist slurs to attack singer Sivasri Skandaprasad over her old video where she promotes Indian clothing

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DMK supporter uses casteist slurs to attack singer Sivasri Skandaprasad over her old video where she promotes Indian clothing

It’s common knowledge that the Dravidian movement is based on hate and anti-Brahmin rhetoric. This racial hatred towards Brahmins was on display once again on Thursday, November 9 when Dr Aravind Raja, a Dravidianist and a die-hard supporter of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party in Tamil Nadu, took to X to target singer Sivasri Skandaprasad, the daughter of well-known Mridangam artist Skandaprasad.

Dr Aravind Raja, who describes himself as a CEO and brain specialist, shared pictures of Sivasri in Western clothing along with one of her old videos where she is heard advocating Indian traditional clothing and attacked her by captioning his post, “That Paapaara (casteist slur for Brahmins)… Sorry Sorry.. Bharathiya Traditional Maami (a sexist and derogatory reference to Tamil Brahmin women)“. Along with that, he shared a one-year-old clip of a speech of the Carnatic singer in which she emphasized the importance of wearing Indian clothes over Western clothes.

Notably, the video clip that Raja shared was of Sivasri Skandaprasad’s old speech clip in which the Carnatic singer emphasized the importance of wearing Indian clothes over Western clothes and advocated Bharatiyas to wear traditional clothing because it will be a symbol of decoloniality, a symbol of freedom from the colonial mindset.

This clip was first shared by a Dravidianist ‘social media influencer’ named Kovai Harish on November 7. He had also mocked the singer-dancer for advocating traditional Indian clothes while she herself likes to wear Western clothes.

Sivasri Skandaprasad is a Tamil Nadu-based artist who is a Carnatic musician, Bharatanatyam artiste, painter, and Bhagavatha. She is the granddaughter of Kalaimamani late Seerkazhi R. Jayaraman, who was an established musician. Sivasri, who identifies herself as a proud Hindu, had last year ripped into an anti-Hindu Dravidianist who had said that singing bhajans at Tamil festivals is akin to indirectly proselytising people into Brahminism.

Calling herself a devout Hindu, the singer wrote, “How did people just assume everybody who sings god’s name in #Margazhi are Brahmins? We all are Hindus. And the group consists of all Hindus, we don’t care about their caste. No Caste business happening here, please. Don’t Caste-ise Music.”

Meanwhile, following Raja’s post where he was caught spewing venom against the Hindu dancer and singer, many internet users including Tamil actor Kasturi voiced their support for Sivasri. Kasturi, however, received similar casteist abuses and was named “prostitute” by Dr Aravind Raja.

Dravidianists and several DMK leaders and supporters have time and again targeted Tamil Brahmin women and spewed casteist and sexist venom against them. They have, in fact, openly called for the genocide of Tamil Brahmins.

In June last year, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party in Tamil Nadu courted controversy after its official spokesperson R. Rajiv Gandhi claimed that Tamil Brahmins should have been killed as per the directions of Dravidian icon Periyar.

Dravidian icon Periyar and his hatred towards Hindus and Hinduism

In 1953, the Dravidian icon Periyar organized agitations for the desecration of Ganesha idols. He elaborated extensively on the motivations behind the breaking of the idols. Thousands of idols were broken on the chosen day of the agitation, which also happened to be Gautama Buddha’s birthday. A case was filed against him which was later dismissed by the Courts.

In August 1956, he was poised to lead his followers to the Marina in burning pictures of Shri Rama. In his mind, the Ramayana was a tale of war between Aryans and Dravidians where the less worthy Aryans prevailed over the righteous Dravidians. Quite obviously, Periyar’s interpretation of events had no real basis in reality.

On the day of the protest, Periyar was arrested by the Police but his followers proceeded with the madness at the Marina. Most people went home after the Police brandished their lathis.

Approximately 890 people were arrested either before or during the event. Periyar was released after two and a half hours but he declined to continue the protest following his release.

Despite relentless bombings and firings, war zones in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza have better air quality than Delhi – An analysis

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Despite relentless bombings and firings, war zones in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza have better air quality than Delhi – An analysis

Delhi is choking, and the people, especially children, the elderly and patients, are dying a slow death. The air of Delhi is polluted to the level that even a non-smoker inhales smoke worth at least 50 cigarettes daily. With this pace, Delhi is not far from making a record of the highest number of chronic patients per 1,000 residents.

OpIndia decided to compare the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi to locations that should have the worst AQI, such as war zones. Virtually, Delhi is, in fact, a war zone in terms of health crisis.

As has been the trend for several years, the courts and several governments have already imposed restrictions on firecrackers during Diwali in the name of curbing pollution. However, data show that the air quality in Delhi is much worse than in actual war zones, where real bombs go off in rapid succession.

We analysed three war zones that fall in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamar War. Furthermore, We looked for the air quality of the three most recent wildfires and three most recent volcanic eruptions to see how AQI stands in such locations. We used IQAIR for the data.

Effect of wars on AQI

First of all, let’s talk about the Russia-Ukraine war. Throughout 2022, the majority of the cities in war-hit Ukraine remained within the limits prescribed by the World Health Organisation. There was a marginal increase in several cities during February and March 2022 when the Russian attack hit those cities. However, the current situation in Ukraine is fairly normal.

Source: iqair

In the case of the Israel-Hamas war, The AQI went beyond 100 several times in the last month in Tel Aviv, Israel, but it still hasn’t crossed the 150 mark. It is interesting to see most of the stations recording AQI in Israel showed a minimal spike in the AQI index.

Source: iqair

Effect of volcano eruption on AQI

In December 2022, Sumeru Volcano erupted in East Java, Indonesia. The country already has one of the worst AQIs in the world, but surprisingly, December 2022 was less polluted than January, February, April, June, September and November 2022.

Source: iqair

Effect of wildfire on AQI

There is an ongoing wildfire in Waynesville, North Carolina, USA, but that, too, hasn’t drastically changed the AQI of the region. Currently, it is close to 100.

Source: iqair

Delhi is worse than a war zone, with volcano eruptions and wildfires

If we look at the one-month graph of Delhi, From 10th October, the AQI started at 168, which is unhealthy. For the last five days, the AQI average of Delhi is 483 on 459 on 5th November, 335 on 6th November, 380 on 7th November, 351 on 8th November and 459 on 9th November. Speaking about the worst AQI, Sonia Vihar today has 615 AQI as of 9th November.

Source: IQAir

Wars, volcanic eruptions, and wildfires could not create the gas chamber that the stubble burning and other factors have created in Delhi NCR. Interestingly, courts, intellectuals, activists, celebrities and governments blame the Hindu festival Diwali for the pollution every year. However, Diwali is yet to be celebrated this year, and all the regions have already become gas chambers. While Delhi’s ruling party, Aam Aadmi Party, is busy finding faults in neighbouring states except for Punjab, the farmers of Punjab have caused 2,000 new fire incidents in the state, adding more to the pollution for the coming days. AAP rules both Delhi and Punjab. Before gaining power in Punjab, AAP kept blaming the Congress government in Punjab for the pollution in Delhi.

Now, they have entirely whitewashed Punjab’s role and started blaming Haryana and the central government for the pollution. Even after the directions of the Supreme Court, Punjab has failed to stop the farmers from burning stubble. Last year, CM Bhagwant Mann promised his government would completely stop stubble burning by 2023, but he failed miserably, and the people of Delhi are paying the price.

Maybe the people of Delhi should consider moving to someplace which is in a war zone, or faces wildfires and volcanic eruptions. At least they will breathe fresher air…

India files appeal against the death penalty for 8 former navy officers in Qatar, MEA says the court verdict is confidential

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India files appeal against the death penalty for 8 former navy officers in Qatar, MEA says the court verdict is confidential

On 9 November, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed that India an appeal had been filed against the death penalty imposed on eight former personnel of the Indian Navy in Qatar and provided a copy of the ruling from the Qatari court to the legal team. India has also been able to gain second consular access to the convicts. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated that the judgement sentencing the death penalty on the eight Indian nationals is confidential, and appealed to not make speculations over the issue.

Arindam Bagchi stated, “As we had informed earlier, the court of first instance of Qatar passed a judgment on October 26 in the case involving 8 Indian employees, the judgment is confidential and has only been shared with the legal team. They are now pursuing further legal steps. An appeal has already been filed. ”

He added, “We will also remain engaged with the Qatari authorities in this matter. On November 7, our embassy in Doha received another consular access to the detainees. We are in touch with their family members too. We will continue to extend all legal and consular support, and I would urge everyone not to engage in speculation considering the sensitive nature of the case.”

Indian authorities have communicated with the family members of the convicted Indians and Minister of External Affairs Dr S. Jaishankar also met with their families. According to the EAM, the government is going to work closely with the families in this regard and accords the case with the “highest importance.”

On 26 October, the court sentenced the Indian citizens to death on unspecified charges. They were all employees of the Dahra Global company, situated in Doha, and were apprehended in August 2022 on charges of espionage. India expressed its disbelief at the verdict and used all available diplomatic avenues to reach out to Qatar about the matter.

A report revealed that the eight former officers were taken into custody when the Qatari authorities became suspicious of their amicable exchange with an Indian diplomat stationed in Doha in August of last year. They were suspected by the Qatari authorities of sharing “secret” information with the Indian diplomat. It read, “The ex-Navy men had interacted with a diplomat who they were acquainted with because of a previous professional relationship. It was purely friendly banter and nothing more. But it got the Qatar authorities suspicious.”

The arrested Indians were identified as Captain Navtej Singh Gill, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta and Sailor Ragesh. India was granted consular access to the eight Navy veterans in Qatar last year, two months after their incarceration.

“We are deeply shocked by the verdict of the death penalty and are awaiting the detailed judgement. We are in touch with the family members and the legal team, and we are exploring all legal options. We attach high importance to this case and have been following it closely. We will continue to extend all consular and legal assistance. We will also take up the verdict with Qatari authorities. Due to the confidential nature of proceedings of this case, it would not be appropriate to make any further comment at this juncture,” the ministry proclaimed in its initial response after the verdict.

‘Henry is back home’: Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai shares video of his beloved dog, had alleged ‘Mahua Moitra kidnapped him’

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‘Henry is back home’: Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai shares video of his beloved dog, had alleged ‘Mahua Moitra kidnapped him’

On Thursday (9th November), Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai announced that his beloved dog named ‘Henry’ who was supposedly stolen by TMC MP Mahua Moitra has returned to him. Dehadrai shared a video on Twitter (X) and expressed his happiness over welcoming ‘Henry’, a Rottweiler.

“Welcome back Henry! Thank you for all the support, prayers, and wishes. Henry is thrilled to be back home,” the advocate captioned the video. He could be seen in the video loving the pet and fondly talking to him.

The feud between TMC MP Mahua Moitra and her ‘jilted ex’ advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai had gotten murkier with the duo fighting over the custody of a dog. Earlier, Dehadrai had written to the Delhi police commissioner accusing Mahua Moitra of stealing and hiding his pet dog Henry.

In an emotional letter penned to the Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on October 19th (Thursday), Jai Anant Dehadrai alleged that Moitra deliberately kidnapped and hid his Rottweiler dog, Henry, with the intention to harass and blackmail him to avenge the complaint he had filed against her with the CBI, accusing Moitra of taking cash and gifts to ask specific questions in the Parliament.

In his written complaint, the emotional dog parent Jai Dehadrai provided documents to prove his legal ownership of Henry, which he purchased in January 2021 from a private shop in Delhi’s Janakpuri area. Dehadrai also included proof of purchase documentation for the Rottweiler breed dog. These documents comprised a payment receipt, a litter’s registration certificate, and details on the litter’s microchip.

His letter to Delhi CP read, “This is with reference to the theft and illegal retention of my three-year-old pet dog named Henry (Rottweiler breed) by Ms. Mahua Moitra, M.P., Lok Sabha, Resident of 9-B, Telegraph Lane, New Delhi – 110001,” under the subject line — “Complaint against Ms. Mahua Moitra, M.P., for Theft and Illegal Retention of my pet dog named Henry.”

Dehadrai also wrote, “My bond with my dog Henry is that of a parent and a child. I have looked after him since he was 40 days old, and I understand his every need and concern.”

Accusing Moitra of hiding his pet in retribution for his CBI complaint, Dehadrai added “Ms. Moitra has deliberately kidnapped and hidden Henry away from me since 10.10.2023, with the intent to harass, and blackmail me in response to the CBI Complaint dated 14.10.2023, which I have filed against her,” he wrote.

He then asked the police to safeguard his life and freedom as well as reunite him and his dog, Henry.

On October 16, OpIndia reported that the TMC MP had sent a legal notice to the BJP Lok Sabha MP and advocate and her formal personal friend Jai Anant Dehadrai and a host of media organisations for allegedly ‘defaming’ her.

The notice to the advocate and her former personal friend Jai Anant Dehadrai stated that they were once close friends but after a falling out, Dehadrai allegedly repeatedly threatened Moitra with several vile, malicious and vulgar messages, trespassed on her official residence, and stole personal belongings, including Moitra’s dog.

Immature and does not reflect good taste in public life: Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal’s review plea seeking PM Modi’s degree, says he tried to ‘abuse RTI machinery’

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Immature and does not reflect good taste in public life: Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal’s review plea seeking PM Modi’s degree, says he tried to ‘abuse RTI machinery’

On 9th November, the Gujarat High Court rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s review petition seeking information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree. Kejriwal had sought reconsideration of the High Court’s earlier decision to quash a Central Information Commission (CIC) order. Notably, CIC had directed the Gujarat University to provide information regarding PM Modi’s degree. In his judgment, Justice Biren Viashnav agreed with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s assertion that Kejriwal continued to pursue the matter to keep the “pot boiling”.

The court also said that Arvind Kejriwal contemptuously and irresponsibly continued his false narration doubting the validity of the degree conferred on PM Modi by Gujarat University.

While representing Gujarat University, SG Mehta said that Kejriwal had lost his legal remedy when the court allowed the University’s petition in March. He added that Kejriwal “continues to harp upon his pursuit in following a cause by proceeding in this review application in a manner which does not reflect good taste in public life”.

The court maintained that though seeking a review was Kejriwal’s legal remedy, he failed to suggest a genuine pursuit of the matter. In March 2023, the court allowed Gujarat University’s petition against Kejriwal and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 against Delhi’s Chief Minister. The recent dismissal means he has to pay the earlier penalty. However, no new cost has been imposed by the court.

Justice Vaishnav said, “The court is conscious that seeking a review is and could be a remedy available in law, but looking to the grounds and the arguments raised before this court in the review application, it cannot be said that the applicant (Kejriwal) has sought to invoke this remedy purely with a view to seeking legal recourse.” The court justified the cost, stating Kejriwal attempted to politicise the matter.

In the judgement, the court said, “Even after disposal of the writ petition by this Hon’ble Court vide judgement and order dated 31.03.2023 (after hearing extensive arguments on behalf of the review – applicant) the review applicant and contemptuously and irresponsibly continued his false narration doubting the degree validly conferred by the answering respondent. Apart from the utterances being immature and does not reflect good taste in public life which talking about the highest functionary in the executive wing under the Constitution, the review applicant has not even bothered to inform anyone (while making such irresponsible utterances) that his legal remedy in which the very degree was the subject matter is rejected against him by the highest constitutional court of India.”

Justifying the imposition of the cost, the court stated that “the applicant tried to deflect the entire proceedings to politicise the issue as is evident from the letter. This clearly was an abuse of the process of the RTI machinery. Costs, therefore, are justified.”

The judgment also cleated the path for the Gujarat University to proceed with the criminal defamation case against Kejriwal and AAP MP Sanjay Singh. The university said the defamatory statements made against the educational institute after the verdict passed by the court in March. In his review petition, Kejriwal challenged the imposed cost and claimed that Modi’s degree was unavailable on the University’s website. He contended that the judgment suffered from an apparent error, leading to a failure of justice.

Opposing the review, Kejriwal argued that his remedy should not have been a review but an appeal. He further insisted on imposing costs for review filing, but the court denied the request in the judgment.

Kejriwal’s 66 MLAs in Delhi and Punjab are not graduates

Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party have been accusing PM Modi of being uneducated, though he has an MA degree. Interestingly, 66 out of 154 AAP MLAs in Delhi and Punjab are not even graduates, including former education minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia. Detailed information on the education qualifications of AAP’s MLAs in Delhi and Punjab can be checked here and here.

Nitish Kumar insults former Bihar CM and Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi in Bihar Assembly, says this guy knows nothing

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Nitish Kumar insults former Bihar CM and Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi in Bihar Assembly, says this guy knows nothing

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who has been facing severe criticism for his vulgar remark on population control, has yet again courted controversy after he openly humiliated former Bihar CM and Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi in the Bihar assembly. In a video that went viral on Thursday (November 9) Nitish Kumar, in a fit of rage, hit out at Jitan Ram Manjhi saying that he became the CM due to his stupidity otherwise he knows nothing.

According to reports, while delivering his address on the Reservation Amendment Bill Majhi raised apprehensions on the caste census done in Bihar. This is when Nitish Kumar lost his cool and interrupted him mid-way and said, “He keeps saying he too has been a chief minister. He became a chief minister because of my stupidity. Does he have any sense (ye bolta hai ki hum Mukhyamantri the. Meri moorkhta ki vajah se mukhyamantri bana. Isko koi sense hai)”, Nitish Kumar yelled, causing a commotion in the House.

At this point, Nitish Kumar’s cabinet colleagues tried to calm him down and get him to sit down by pulling at his kurta, however, the Bihar CM did not relent. He continued saying, “journalists should also know the complete facts. They keep giving a lot of publicity to this man”.

Kumar further went on to scream at the BJP leaders who stood up to protest against the Bihar CM’s unparliamentary behaviour. “This man has always been wanting to remain in your company. When I dumped you a year ago, I had asked him to stay put, but he insisted that he wanted to come with me. Now he has run away. He wants to become a governor. Please oblige him,” he was heard yelling at the BJP leaders.

The chief minister who kept fuming, only took his seat after Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary told him, “After all, he had become the chief minister only because of your benediction (kripa)”.

For the uninitiated, Jitan Ram Majhi served as minister for scheduled castes and scheduled tribe’s welfare in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet. Between 2014 and 2015, he was the Bihar CM for around 10 months. However, less than a year later, Manjhi stepped down, faced with accusations of trying to engineer a split in the JD(U), which led to Kumar’s return as the chief minister. He broke ties with the JD(U) and formed his party Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and is now with the opposition BJP-led NDA.

Soon after the video went viral, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed Kumar and accused him of insulting the Dalits. Sharing the video on X, the Bihar unit of BJP wrote, “Did the deranged Paltu Kumar today in the House toss the Dalit community’s turban into the air? The elderly Jitan Ram Manjhi, a distinguished former Bihar Chief Minister and prominent Dalit leader received a reprimand from Nitish Kumar. The dignity of the entire Dalit community has been tarnished. When Paltu ji made a comeback in 2013, it was apparent that he used trickery to become the CM. His hatred towards the Dalit community came out openly, Bihar BJP wrote on X in Hindi.

Notably, Nitish Kumar has changed political allegiance so many times that opponents call him a ‘turncoat’ or ‘Paltu’ in Hindi

He has lost his mental stability: Manjhi reacts to the remark made by Nitish Kumar

Meanwhile, talking to reporters outside the House later, Manjhi retorted strongly to the open humiliation he faced at the hands of Nitish Kumar in the state Assembly. He asserted that the CM has lost his mental stability and is not fit to remain in the post.

“I will complain against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to the governor and Union home minister. I will demand his dismissal and clamping of the President’s Rule in the state. Only a couple of days ago he had brought shame to the state through his remarks about women. His repeated misconduct shows he is no more in a sound state of mind and cannot be entrusted to hold such an important post,” Manjhi told the media.

Later, he also took to X to express his dismay. “Nitish Kumar, if you think that you made me the Chief Minister, it is your misconception. When JDU MLAs started kicking, you left your chair and ran away out of fear. To hide your powerlessness, you can attack only a Dalit. If you have the courage, show it by speaking against Lalan Singh who has launched an operation against you,” read the roughly translated post of Manjhi on ‘X’.

In the aftermath of the ruckus that ensued due to Niash Kumar’s remarks, the House was adjourned for the day. However, before the adjournment, the Bihar Assembly passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65%. The bill that raises the reservation quota beyond the 50% limit set by the Supreme Court was unanimously passed by the Bihar Assembly.

It has to now be signed off by Governor Rajendra Arlekar before it can become a law. The proposed reservation would increase to 75% when coupled with the Center’s 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Sections.

Nitish Kumar’s comments on population control in Bihar assembly stir a row

On 7th November (Tuesday), Bihar CM Nitish Kumar courted a new controversy while speaking on population control in the state legislative assembly. While underscoring the importance of women’s education in controlling the population, Nitish Kumar’s descriptive remarks created an uproar in the assembly. The comments drew smiles, including from Nitish Kumar’s deputy Tejashwi Yadav, seated behind him, while several women MLAs appeared uncomfortable.

During the discussion, CM Nitish said that the literacy of women has increased in Bihar. He said that if the girl child remains educated then the population will be controlled.

To lay emphasis on this, Nitish Kumar said, “Agar ladki padh legi… aur jab shaadi hoga ladka-ladki mein… aur woh jo purush hai, roz raat mein jab shaadiya hota hai, uske saath karta hai na… to usi mein aur paida ho jata hai… aur ladki padh leti hai… ki humko maloom tha ki woh karega theek hai… lekin ant mein usko bheetar mat ghusao… usko bahar kar do… aur karta to hai… to usi mein… aap samajh lijiye ki sankhya ghat rahi hai”, as reported by Jansatta Hindi.(If a girl receives an education… and when the marriage happens between a boy and a girl… and the man, every night after marriage, engages in that activity with her, right? So, in that, further births occur… and if the girl gets an education… she will know that he would do it, alright… but in the end, don’t let it inside… pull it out… and if it happens… in that… you understand that the numbers are decreasing).”

Chhattisgarh: Independent candidate and former Congress MLA accuses party leaders of selling assembly election tickets for Rs 4 crore

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Chhattisgarh: Independent candidate and former Congress MLA accuses party leaders of selling assembly election tickets for Rs 4 crore

On 8th November, an independent candidate from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, Arun Tiwari, held a press conference and accused Congress of selling tickets in exchange for cash for the upcoming Assembly Elections. During the press conference, Tiwari presented an audio recording alleging it was a telephonic conversation with Mayor Ramsharan Yadav. The state Congress committee has issued a notice to Yadav seeking an explanation for the accusations.

Tiwari has alleged that the Congress ticket for the Assembly elections was sold for Rs 4 crores. The allegations caused turmoil in the political arena of the poll-bound state. Replying to the allegations, Yadav claimed he has a good relationship with Tiwari and dismissed the allegations as baseless.

In a letter to Yadav seeking an explanation, Congress party’s organisational in-charge, Mahamandaleshwar Malkit Singh Gaidu, said the audio clip discussing the ticket distribution has gone viral on social media. The content of the conversation raised concerns of indiscipline that led to instructions by PCC chief Deepak Baij to issue a notice. Yadav has been asked to respond to the notice within 24 hours.

Source: Bhaskar

Tiwari is a former MLA and former Congress leader of Chhattisgarh. He accused a prominent female leader, Kumari Selja, of the Congress party of accepting money in the ticket distribution. The money exchange occurred in Rohtak, and the person who gave the money circulated the audio clip himself. It was alleged that money was paid to her via her father.

While Yadav deemed Tiwari’s actions as fearmongering, Tiwari challenged him to respond within the legal framework if he felt defamed. Tiwari further claimed that money is often exchanged for a ticket in the Congress party.

In the conversation shared by Tiwari, he talked to Yadav, which lasted around 20 minutes. The conversation started with the information exchange on money paid through Hawala that amounted to Rs 4 crores. In the discussion, they talked about political deals, the distribution of tickets and the influence of external leaders in state politics. They also discussed survey results and allocation of resources in different regions, along with the challenges faced by the party.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023

The first phase of Assembly Elections 2023 in Chhattisgarh was done on 7th November. The second phase is scheduled for 17th November. The results will be announced on 3rd December. Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh is making headlines for different scams. Recently, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel’s name came up in the Mahadev Betting App scam. The owner of the app alleged he paid over Rs 500 crores to CM Baghel. Earlier, his name mushroomed in the liquor scam that was worth multi-thousand crores.

Surat: Beautician Shahrukh molests a minor Hindu girl at Javed Habib salon, booked under POCSO Act

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Surat: Beautician Shahrukh molests a minor Hindu girl at Javed Habib salon, booked under POCSO Act

A 17-year-old Hindu girl in Surat was allegedly molested by a 24-year-old male beautician named Shahrukh Shah at the Javed Habib salon at Shiv Kartik Enclave, VIP road. According to the police, on 5th November, the victim visited the salon with her mother.

The girl got a haircut and then decided to get a facial treatment done. Shahrukh took the girl to another cabin and during the facial, he began to touch her inappropriately.

When the victim objected, the accused pretended to pass it as a mistake only to repeat it again. The accused again touched the girl inappropriately. At this point, the minor girl barged out of the cabin and informed her mother. The mother and daughter left the salon.

“The incident took place on Sunday (5th November) when the girl went to the salon with her mother. After hair-cutting, she wanted to go for facial treatment. The male beautician took her to a different cabin. During facial, he started touching her inappropriately and when she objected, he said sorry,” Times of India quoted the Vesu police inspector RY Raval.

Later, the family decided to file an FIR with the Vesu police, which acted promptly and arrested three male beauticians of the salon. The girl identified the accused Shahrukh before the executive magistrate. It was revealed that Shahrukh’s real name is Mohammad Riyaz Hasamtullah Shah.

He is a resident of Rajipurkala village in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. He had been working at the Javed Habib Salon for the past few months. He was employed with a salary of Rs 35,000 a month to handle and manage the salon’s operations.

The accused has been booked and arrested under Section 354A (1)(1) of the IPC and relevant sections of the Pocso Act.

Latur: Maulana Ismail Sheikh, Faim Sayyed arrested for molesting a 21-year-old woman, making her derogatory video viral

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Latur: Maulana Ismail Sheikh, Faim Sayyed arrested for molesting a 21-year-old woman, making her derogatory video viral

On Tuesday (7th November), a Maulana from the Latur district of Maharashtra was arrested by the Police for molesting a 21-year-old woman under the guise of providing her with religious education. The accused person has been identified as Maulana Ismail Karim Sheikh, resident of Madani Chowk, Latur, and has been booked under sections 376, 377, and 67A of the Indian Penal Code.

According to the reports, the incident came to the fore after the victim woman complained about the Maulana to her husband. She said that she was repeatedly being molested by the accused at his place, at her home in Latur, and also inside the vehicles. She said that the accused threatened her and usually drove her around in a car and raped her inside the car.

The Cutout of Lokmat newspaper who happened to cover the incident

She said the videos of the incidents were also recorded by the accused. The husband of the victim woman after learning about the molestation attempted to gather evidence against the Maulana. He believed that nobly would trust the woman given the powerful position of the accused within the community.

The next time the Maulana arrived at the home of the victim to assault her, the latter recorded the video of the accused and used it to file a police complaint against him. The couple gathered the evidence on November 1. The victim and her husband then sought the help of one Faim Sayyed whom the husband knew from the community. Sayyed deceptively grabbed the clip from the victim and said that he would help the duo attain justice.

However, Sayyed uploaded the video on the social media platform and made it viral. An FIR has been filed against the Maulana and the Faim Sayyed for molesting a woman and spreading her derogatory video on social media respectively.

The primary accused in the case, Maulana Ismail Karim Sheikh has been arrested by the Police. FIR has been filed under sections 376, 377, and 67A of the Indian Penal Code at the Vivekanand Police Station. Further investigations are underway.

Bihar assembly passes bill to increase reservation for SCs, STs and backward classes to 65%, beyond Supreme Court’s 50% cap

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Bihar assembly passes bill to increase reservation for SCs, STs and backward classes to 65%, beyond Supreme Court’s 50% cap

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. The bill that raises the reservation quota beyond the 50% limit set by the Supreme Court was unanimously passed by the Bihar Assembly.

It has to now be signed off by Governor Rajendra Arlekar before it can become a law. The proposed reservation would increase to 75% when coupled with the Center’s 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Sections. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

The development came hours after the government presented the complete report of the controversial state-wide caste survey, according to which 27.1% of Bihar’s 13.1 crore residents are from the Backward Classes and 36% are from EBCs. The remaining population is made up of 1.7% Scheduled Tribes and 19.7% Scheduled Castes and 15.5% of people fall into the General Category. This implied that OBCs and EBCs make up more than 60% of the population of Bihar.

The SC applicants are now entitled to 20 per cent reservation under the amended quotas while candidates from OBCs and EBCs would receive 18 and 25 per cent, respectively. This is a major rise from the previous (combined) 30 per cent. A two per cent reservation has been suggested for candidates from the ST at state jobs and educational institutions in the state.

At present, there is a reservation of 18% for EBCs, 12% for Backward Classes, 16% for Scheduled Tribes, and 16% for Scheduled Castes. There won’t be a three per cent reservation for women from lower socioeconomic strata anymore.

The Bharatiya Janata Party brought up the subject of EWS being left out of the bill’s reservation breakdown in the state assembly. “There is no confusion in this. It is clear from the name of the bill that it is regarding amendment in reservation for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes,” claimed Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Cabinet Minister for Finance, Commercial Taxes and Parliamentary Affairs.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar‘s recommendation to increase the caste-based quota was made two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah charged that the Bihar administration had fabricated figures for the number of Yadavs and Muslims in the caste census. However, last week the Minister of Home Affairs remarked that the BJP is still in favour of a nationwide caste census as long as adequate analysis is undertaken.

With 14.27% of the category, the Yadav community is the largest sub-group and would benefit from an 18% reservation for OBC groups. According to the survey, 42% of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe families reside in poverty, and 34% of all families in the state make ends meet with less than ₹ 6,000 a month.

Less than 6% of people from Scheduled Castes had completed their education, meaning they had passed Class 11 and Class 12, according to the data as well. The opposition was accused by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “trying to divide the country in the name of caste” following the report’s initial criticism.

The amendments were enacted amid protests both within and outside the Bihar Assembly over CM Nitish Kumar’s remarks this week regarding women’s education and population control. He stirred up controversy on 7 November when he addressed population control in the state legislature. His evocative comments incited a commotion in the assembly while highlighting the significance of women’s education in population control.

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar’s deputy, smiled at the remarks as did other lawmakers while female MLAs seemed embarrassed. The Janata Dal (United) leader later apologised for his statements and stated, “If what I said was wrong, I apologise for it. I take back my words.”

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