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Islamists and leftists get triggered after PM Modi shares video of people singing Bhajan on train to Somnath to attend Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

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Islamists and leftists get triggered after PM Modi shares video of people singing Bhajan on train to Somnath to attend Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

On Saturday, April 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to post a video of some individuals singing bhajans and playing the manjira (hand cymbal) on board a special train to Somnath in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. The people who started their journey from Madurai in Tamil Nadu are on their way to attend the two-week-long ‘Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam’ event, which begins on April 17.

While re-sharing the video, initially posted by ST Sangamam, the PM praised the vibrancy and the festive mood around the journey to the Sangamam. “Lovely! The enthusiasm towards #STSangamam is clearly building,” tweeted PM Modi.

PM Modi’s words of appreciation infuriated numerous Muslim Twitter users, who landed on his timeline almost immediately to play the victim card.

Islamists declared that Modi harbours prejudices towards Muslims in the country and would have reacted differently if they had offered Namaz in the same way.

“But a Muslim can’t perform Namaz #peacefully,” bemoaned Mohammed Shakir.

Several other Islamists also towed a similar line, jibing perfectly well with the hackneyed liberal propaganda of portraying the Modi government as the enemy of the Muslims.

Some left-leaning ‘liberals’ joined the Islamists to spew hatred by conjecturing that the Muslims would have landed up in jail if they dared to do something like this in Modi’s India.

“Hey Modi, if this act was done by Muslims they would have been end in the jail,” tweeted one @chethankyt.

“Hope your ಚೇಲಾs appreciate same when Muslim do rather than going in hunting mode modi ಅವರೆ,” tweeted user @PNagarika.

Gujarat is hosting the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam event from April 17 to 26 under the central government’s Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat initiative which aims to celebrate ancient relations between Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu. The programme will not only look at cultural programmes, but it will also link people through art, food, artisans, education, literature, and sports, to name a few.

Special trains will operate to get people from Tamil Nadu to the state of Gujarat for the event.

Notably, earlier in the day, PM Modi had taken to Twitter to praise the flagging off of the special train from Madurai in Tamil Nadu carrying the first batch of ST Sangamam to Gujarat. The Prime Minister tweeted, “On the special occasion of Puthandu, a special journey commenced from Madurai to Veraval. The #STSangamam is one of the most anticipated events and has created a very positive atmosphere.”

As part of the Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam initiative to celebrate ancient relations between Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu, a sports festival will be organised in Gujarat under the Olympic associations of the two states. According to an official release from the state government, the sports festival, the Sports Challengers Trophy, will include competitions in tennis, table tennis, kabaddi, swimming and volleyball.

The 10-day event, which will see the Ministry of Education and Culture collaborate with the Government of Gujarat, is expecting invitees between 3000 to 5000.

Constable recruitment exams for CAPFs will be held in 13 Indian languages apart from Hindi and English, announces MHA

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Constable recruitment exams for CAPFs will be held in 13 Indian languages apart from Hindi and English, announces MHA

In a landmark decision, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday announced to conduct Constable (General Duty) examination for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English.

The examination in 13 regional languages in addition to Hindi and English will be conducted from January 1, 2024 onwards, mentioned an MHA statement. In addition to Hindi and English, the question paper will be set in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, Manipuri and Konkani.

The decision will result in lakhs of aspirants taking part in the examination in their mother tongue and regional language and improve their selection prospects.

The historic decision has been taken at the initiative of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give impetus to the participation of local youth in the CAPF and encourage regional languages.

Constable GD is one of the flagship examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission attracting lakhs of candidates from across the country.

States and Union Territory governments are expected to launch wide campaign encouraging local youths to use this opportunity of taking the examination in their mother tongue and participate in huge numbers to make a career serving the country, said the MHA.

“The Ministry of Home Affairs under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guidance of Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah is fully committed to encourage use and development of regional languages,” added the MHA statement.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Young man who threw a bomb at the Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in Wakayama detained, PM evacuated safely

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Young man who threw a bomb at the Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in Wakayama detained, PM evacuated safely

On Saturday, the Japanese Police detained a young man who has been charged with throwing an explosive towards Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a political event in the city of Wakayama in Japan. The name of the suspect has not yet been revealed publicly, but several uniformed and plain-clothed police officers held him down before being hauled to the side, as reported by the local media channels.

Police said they have arrested a man who appears to have thrown a bomb at Prime Minister Kishida Fumio when he was about to give a speech.

The explosion that occurred on Saturday in Wakayama at a rally of the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, did not result in any injuries. At around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, a loud explosion was heard accompanied by white smoke at Saikazaki Port in Wakayama City. The PM was immediately surrounded by security personnel, evacuated and safely transported to an unknown location by Japanese officials. 

A number of witnesses say they saw someone throw a silver, cylindrical object and that it must have exploded.

After the blast, the Japanese PM took to Twitter to affirm that he will continue to stand on the stage of street speeches. “We are now holding elections, the most important part of democracy for our country. I have to ask each and every one of you, who are the main players in this country, to clearly show your thoughts. With that thought in mind, I continue to stand on the stage of street speeches. I am determined to carry this important election through to the end, working together with the people,” he said in his first tweet since Saturday’s explosion.

As reported earlier, there was the sound of an explosion at the location. Kishida reportedly sought sanctuary at the venue and escaped unharmed.

The video footage of the incident was made public by the Japanese media in which several police officers could be seen protecting the Prime Minister while others who had gathered at the scene for the speech could be seen fleeing for safe shelter.

The event occurred a few months after Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan, was tragically assassinated in July 2022 while giving a campaign speech before the Upper House election.

Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to be booked under UAPA after ISI and Lashkar connection emerges

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Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to be booked under UAPA after ISI and Lashkar connection emerges

Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, who are accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, will be booked under the Unlawful Activities Preventions Act (UAPA). The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has gathered clues regarding Atiq Ahmed’s connection with Pakistan’s ISI, and the Islamist terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which led to the UAPA charge.

This comes after Atiq Ahmed confessed in a statement given to the Uttar Pradesh Police that he has direct connections with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and terror outfit LeT. 

In his statement included in the police chargesheet, Atiq Ahmed said, “I have no dearth of weapons because I have direct connections with Pakistan’s ISI and the terror organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. Weapons from Pakistan are dropped on the Punjab border with the help of drones and local connection collects them. Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir get weapons from this consignment. If you take me with you, I can help you recover the money, arms, and ammunition used in the incident.”

Ahmed has also revealed that he had informed his wife Shaista Parveen, who is a co-accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, about the plan to murder Umesh Pal, including how the weapons will be procured and kept. Atiq’s wife Shaista Parveen is currently absconding.

Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were brought to Dhoomanganj Police Station in Prayagraj last night.

Reportedly, Asad Kalia, a close aide of Atiq, and his brother Faizan were also arrested from Umri village. According to reports, Asad Kalia was wanted in a number of cases and had a Rs 25,000 bounty declared on his head.

In addition to this, disclosures regarding the cash that was retrieved from Atiq Ahmed’s office have been made by the UP police and STF. Atiq Ahmed’s office was searched on March 21 and ten illegal firearms and cash worth Rs 74 lakh 62 thousand were found.  

According to the investigation, Atiq’s son Asad, who was gunned down in an encounter, received 80 lakh rupees from a Lucknow builder by the name of Mohammad Muslim. Two days prior to the encounter, Asad received the cash. The money was supposed to be distributed among the accused who shot down Umesh Pal.

Umesh Pal murder case

Umesh Pal, a key eyewitness in the 2005 murder of the then BSP MLA Raju Pal, was shot dead at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on February 24. He was taken to a hospital immediately, but he passed away while receiving treatment. After reviewing the CCTV video from the crime scene, the Prayagraj Police identified the criminals. Based on the complaint by Umesh Pal’s wife Jaya Pal, police booked Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, his wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and nine others.

It is notable that on April 13, 2023, Asad Ahmed, the third son of Atiq Ahmed was gunned down by the UP Police STF in an encounter at Jhansi. Along with Asad, his associate Ghulam Muhammad, son of Maksudan, a gunman who assisted Asad in killing Umesh Pal and 2 other police personnel, was also killed.

Delhi: BJP Kisan Morcha leader Surender Matiala shot dead in his Bindapur office in Dwarka

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Delhi: BJP Kisan Morcha leader Surender Matiala shot dead in his Bindapur office in Dwarka

Surender Matiala (60), a Kisan Morcha leader of the Delhi BJP, was shot dead on April 14. He was seated in his office when at around 7:30 pm two armed strangers burst in and started shooting at him. His office is located under the Bindapur police station area of Dwarka, Delhi.

The whole incident was captured on the CCTV camera in which two assailants can be seen entering his office and shooting him in the presence of others. The assailants arrived on a two-wheeler and wearing helmets, ensuring their faces are not captured by cameras.

The accused fled the spot after shooting at Surender Matiala and the politician was rushed to a neighbouring hospital where he was pronounced ‘brought dead.’ He was shot six times, which resulted in injuries to his chest and stomach.

He had run for councillor and was a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Matiala in the 2020 assembly elections. He was currently the incumbent president of BJP Kisan Morcha of Najafgarh district.

Surendra Matiala was shot multiple times, as per the preliminary investigation, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) M Harshavardhan of the Dwarka district. “The probe is ongoing. If any new information surfaces, immediate action will be undertaken,” he remarked.

The official informed, “Several police teams are working on the case. The crime branch has been called for an inquiry. The police are looking for the motive behind his murder. Police are looking into everything. The cops are currently in charge of the dead body and it is being sent for postmortem.”

The police have sealed the place of the incident and are exploring CCTV evidence. Police stated that statements of people who were present at the scene at the time of the incident are being recorded, and conveyed that his family has not so far raised any suspicions against anyone.

Authorities added that a murder case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and sections of the Arms Act have also been invoked.

The deceased cousin Ram Singh noted, “Around 7:30 pm, two unidentified miscreants entered the office with helmets in hand and suddenly they started firing indiscriminately, the miscreants fired several rounds, out of which 4-5 bullets hit Surendra. After committing the crime, the miscreants fled from the spot. The people present inside the office helped admit Surendra to the hospital where the doctor declared him brought dead.”

“A total of 4 people were present inside the office when the miscreants carried out the incident in which I and two other people were sitting and talking while Surendra Matiala was watching TV. By the time I could understand anything, Surendra Matiala had already been shot,” he continued.

The BJP leader enjoyed a positive reputation, “The image of Surendra Matiala was very good in the area and some people of the area cannot digest that so someone decided to shoot and kill him,” a local asserted. The incident has created panic in the area.

Kenya: Four people starve to death after a pastor told them it will get them to heaven quickly

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Kenya: Four people starve to death after a pastor told them it will get them to heaven quickly

In Kenya’s Kilifi County, four individuals are believed to have died from severe fasting (starvation) while 11 others were rescued on Thursday, April 13, after police stormed a home in Shakahola village. The four people who passed away, three men and a woman, were members of the contentious Good News International Church of Pastor Paul Mackenzie. 

According to reports, Pastor Makenzie Nthenge is believed to have advised his followers in Kilifi’s coastal region to starve themselves in order to enter heaven more quickly and meet Jesus. Police prepared the raid for the next day after receiving a tip about the purported prayer session.

The Police officers investigating the case stated that 15 people were recovered in a very bad state during the raids however, only 11 could make it to the hospital. “We can confirm that four of them died while others are being treated at Malindi Referral Hospital,” said a security source involved in the operation.

The Police also revealed that the accused pastor, identified as Makenzie Nthenge, had brainwashed the victims and had asked them to starve to death in order to meet Jesus.

Since the majority of the deceased lacked both identifying cards and cell phones, their fingerprints were collected for identification. However, those admitted to the hospital have been identified as Allan Obiero (17), Wycliffe Waimoi (43), Mercy Aoko (35) from Kisumu, Paul Karisa from Kilifi and Jane Nyambura (38) and Alfred Shitemi (32) from Vihiga, Felix Wandera (37) from Busia, David Abuhaya (49) from Vihiga, Collins Kabaye (22) from Busia, Monica Masika (36) from Kakamega and an unknown adult female.

This is not the first time individuals have been persuaded to join risky, unmonitored churches or cults in Kenya, a country with a strong religious tradition.

More than ten residents of Kilifi’s Shakahola and Msimba villages suffered significant injuries earlier this month as a result of attacks by neighbours who identified them to be members of the controversial church.

Meanwhile, two weeks after a Malindi court ordered it, the remains of two children who were reportedly starved to death by their parents have still not been unearthed. Reports mention that the absence of a government pathologist is what has caused the delay.

In an interview, Pastor Mackenzie had claimed to have had visions of “Jesus” and that he thought he possesses spiritual prophetic abilities. This, according to him who is the father of seven, is the foundation of his version of Christianity, but he claimed to have ceased preaching in 2019.

Former J & K Governor Satyapal Malik admits he made up Amit Shah’s statement on PM Modi, withdraws his comment after 15 months

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Former J & K Governor Satyapal Malik admits he made up Amit Shah’s statement on PM Modi, withdraws his comment after 15 months

In an interview with Karan Thapar from the leftist propaganda portal The Wire, the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik confessed that he made up the statement about Union Home Minister Amit Shah last year. The interview was shared by The Wire on Friday, April 14.

Satyapal Malik had said last year that Amit Shah told him that Prime Minister Modi has ‘lost his mind’ and asked Malik to keep meeting him.

As Karan Thapar quoted Malik’s controversial statement from last year wherein he said while talking about the farmers’ protest, “Maine kaha aapke liye toh mare the, aap raja bane huai ho unki wajah se. Khair, jhagda ho gaya mera. Unhone kaha tum Amit Shah se milo. Mai Amit Shah se mila, usne kaha ‘Satya Pal, iski akal maar rakhi hai logon ne. Tum befikar raho, milte raho ye kisi na kisi din samajh mein ajaye’ (I told him you are king because of them. I also had an argument with him (PM Modi). He told me to meet Amit Shah and I did. He said ‘Satya Pal, he has been misguided by some people. You don’t worry about it, you keep meeting. This will be understood one day).”

To this, Satyapal Malik not only admitted that he made up the statement but also withdrew it. He said, “I absolutely lied about Amit Shah related statement. He never said anything to me. I take this back, he never said anything.”

Satyapal Malik further said that what he said about Amit Shah’s words against Modi, was ‘galat’ (wrong), when Karan Thapar asked the same question again. 

Malik made the controversial comments against PM Modi in January last year while addressing a public event in Haryana’s Dadri. Malik had claimed that during a meeting with the PM, he had raised the issue of farmers’ death and the PM had responded ‘arrogantly’. Malik claimed that his discussion became an argument within 5 minutes and when he said that over 500 farmers have died, (in the protests), the PM became angry and asked “Did they die because of me?”

These statements by Malik had sparked a political war of words at the time. However, a year later it turns out that Satyapal Malik’s words can not be relied upon.

During the interview with Thapar, Malik also blamed ‘laparavahi’ (negligence) on the part of the central government for the deadly Pulwama suicide bombing attack by 22-year-old Adil Ahmad Dar. The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist from Kakapora in Jammu and Kashmir, had rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a bus carrying the CRPF personnel. 40 of our jawans were martyred in the attack.

Malik also alleged that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had denied granting aircraft to the CRPF for the movement of the soldiers. In February 2019, some media reports had also made similar claims, however, MHA had back then refuted the claims that the ministry denied the air-transit facility for CRPF personnel. 

In a statement, MHA had stated, “In Jammu and Kashmir sector, air courier service for transportation of Jawans have been in operation for quite some time. This included initially the Jammu-Srinagar-Jammu Sector. In addition, air support is provided by IAF as and when required. Several sorties were run for CRPF in January 2019.”

Both Karan Thapar and Satyapal Malik expressed an apparent admiration for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the interview asserting that his popularity has skyrocketed after the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

By the end of the interview, Satyapal Malik also made unsubstantiated claims about the Indian President. Malik claimed that the President of India Droupadi Murmu is not free to meet whom she wants, adding that the appointment list is sent to the Prime Minister’s office and cleared by the PMO and then the President meets people. 

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida evacuated after explosion at speech venue

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida evacuated after explosion at speech venue

On Saturday, April 15, a huge explosion was heard right before the Japanese Prime Minister began a campaign address in the city of Wakayama in Japan. The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was safely evacuated as reported by the local media reports. It appeared from the video that a smoke or pipe bomb was hurled at the Japanese leader.

According to the reports, there was the sound of an explosion at the location. Kishida reportedly sought sanctuary at the venue and escaped unharmed.

The video footage of the incident was made public by the Japanese media in which several police officers could be seen protecting the Prime Minister while others who had gathered at the scene for the speech could be seen fleeing for safe shelter.

The PM’s address was an important part of the official campaigning for the Wakayama No. 1 district’s lower house by-election. However, the incident has forced the cancellation of Kishida’s address.

The event occurred a few months after Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan, was tragically assassinated in July 2022 while giving a campaign speech before the upper house election.

6 more Aam Aadmi Party corporators join BJP in Surat

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6 more Aam Aadmi Party corporators join BJP in Surat

A total of six corporators of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) joined BJP in the presence of Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday.

“Swati Kyada, Nirali Patel, Dharmendra Vavliya, Ashok Dhami, Kiran Khokhani and Ghanshyam Makwana took the membership of BJP,” the party official said. 

Earlier, four Aam Aadmi Party councillors Rita Khaini, Jyoti Lathia, Bhavna Solanki and Vipul Movaliya joined the BJP.

In the 2021 Gujarat civic polls, AAP registered a victory over 27 seats in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). There are a total of 120 seats in SMC. BJP won 93 of them. Congress failed to register a victory on any seats.

Now BJP’s strength has increased to 103 after the joining of 10 corporators from the Aam Admi party. 

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

‘Babaji ka Raj Ba’: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s sarcastic tweet on Umesh Pal’s murder gets a befitting reply from netizens after Asad Ahmed’s encounter

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‘Babaji ka Raj Ba’: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s sarcastic tweet on Umesh Pal’s murder gets a befitting reply from netizens after Asad Ahmed’s encounter

On 24th February 2023, when Umesh Pal was murdered by 7 members of Atiq Ahmed’s gang led by his son Asad Ahmed, Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair tweeted the CCTV footage of the crime and wrote a sarcastic tweet that read “Prayagraj Me Ka Ba?”. On 13th April 2023, Asad Ahmed was killed in an encounter by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh police. Following that, netizens remembered the sarcastic tweet from the cofounder of the propaganda-peddling website Alt News.

In his tweet, Mohammed Zubair essentially cast aspersions on the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh under chief minister Yogi Adityanath. He shared the CCTV footage of the brutal murder of Umesh Pal by the henchmen of Atiq Ahmed’s gang.

As the news of Asad Ahmed getting killed in an encounter appeared, Twitter flooded with netizens slamming Mohammed Zubair for mocking the law and order situation in UP. They reminded him of what he had posted as the people underlined the zero-tolerance policy against crime of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh.

Satyendra Tiwari posted, “Everyone tag LKFC, and remind him on his historic tweet from 24th February. LFKC has gone into hiding since the news of the encounter came.”

Kiran Jain wrote, “UP Me Babaji Ka Raj Ba” which means UP is ruled by Yogi Adityanath.

Another Twitter user Suresh tweeted, “The Nation should thank Mohammed Zubair for helping the law enforcement agencies and general public identify the assailant. But for him, it would have been tougher to know who was the killer.”

Dr Kim Bahuna posted, “Zubair is single-handedly responsible for putting a spotlight on Asad Ahmed. I Hope Atiq Ahmed doesn’t find out. Thank You Zubair should not trend.”

Radharaman Das posted, “These thugs were so happy when these terrorists attacked the prime witness & eliminated him. Today his gang is crying beating their chest for these terrorists killed by the UP Police. What kind of people they are?”

Abhay Pratap Singh tweeted, “Mohammad Zubair was celebrating when Atiq’s son killed Umesh Pal. See Mohammed Zubair. You had asked what is there in Prayagraj. The answer must have been found that the Baba had an encounter in Prayagraj.”

Asad Ahmed encounter

On Thursday, April 13, Asad Ahmed, the son of gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police Special Task Force.

The encounter took place on the same day when Atiq Ahmed – who was taken to Prayagraj by road from Gujarat’s Sabarmati jail – and his brother Ashraf both were produced before the chief judicial magistrate’s court in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case. After Umesh Pal’s murder, Asad and Ghulam were on the run. Several teams of STF were deployed to nab the two.

According to the police officials, on Thursday, when an STF team stopped Asad and Ghulam, who were trying to escape on a motorcycle in Jhansi, both the miscreants opened fire on the STF team. Asad and Ghulam were killed in the STF’s retaliatory action. Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the murder case of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal in 2005, and Umesh Pal’s two security guards were shot dead in Prayagraj on February 24, 2023.

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