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No religious flags in Udaipur for 2 months: As Rajasthan govt passes diktat, BJP asks if Taliban flag should be put up if saffron not allowed

The Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief, CP Joshi, has accused the state government of deliberately targeting temples and religious festivals. Speaking to ANI, Joshi expressed his outrage, stating, “Udaipur is the land of brave Shiromani Maharana Pratap who defeated the Mughals. Now, if the saffron flag can’t be put up there, should it be put up in the Taliban?

Joshi’s comments come in the wake of recent incidents in Rajasthan where the state government has put a ban on the display of saffron flags, which are considered symbolic of Hinduism, in Udaipur. The saffron flag is often associated with Hinduism and is widely used by the BJP and its supporters.

Joshi further accused the state government of trying to please ‘certain groups’ by targeting temples and religious festivals. “The intentional obstruction of saffron flags in Udaipur is an insult to the spirit of Maharana Pratap and the people of Rajasthan,” he stated. “It is a blatant attempt to please certain sections of society and appease them for political gains.”

Notably, in Udaipur, for the next 2 months, there will be a ban on putting religious flags and symbols in public places in the entire district. Religious flags will not be allowed to be hoisted in any public place including public buildings or electric poles, for this permission will have to be taken from the District Collector.

Commenting on the alleged suppression of Hindu symbols of identities in the state Joshi said “I think they are trying to run the government like Taliban, you can’t play music on Hanuman Jayanti, you can’t take out religious processions on Rama Navami, you can’t chant slogans of Lord Rama, I am astonished by this and wonder what the Rajasthan government is trying to achieve. It is sad that the Rajasthan government is taking decisions like these back to back. If the government doesn’t change its track, the public of Rajasthan won’t sit quietly.”

Donald Trump, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, the Congress-Left ecosystem and the corrupt media: Why we have only ourselves to blame for the deceit

We do not need reminders about the power of control over the narrative. It is shoved right into our faces so often, we are immune to it. This happens to residents living near a polluted river that emits foul smell – after a while, the nose and the brain just tune it out. In the political arena, we have similarly tuned out the leftist cabal’s control over narratives and “facts” to such an extent that we take their blatant propaganda as truth or news.

It needs no repetition that Stalinist Indian left controls narratives in India, in partnership with fascist, casteist and corrupt looter dynasties. This helps them keep the focus away from their rapes, mass murders and crimes against humanity both in India and by their handlers in Beijing or Moscow when it was still in business. The global woke liberal left controls it in the English-speaking Western world. Their hands may not be bloodied with communist crimes but they have enough of their own in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere to need more blood.

Recent events have driven home the control in ways we must recognise, learn and understand. 

An ex-President has been “indicted”. For what? For supposedly paying hush money to some porn star. Remember Clinton and his numerous affairs? Do you want to believe that none were paid off or compensated? Senator Edwards who often spoke of “two Americas” did the same. 

Joe Rogan raised these questions. Far from questioning the powerful, AP does a “fact check” on such allegations and tells us Clinton paying Paula Jones was “different and legal”. This is the job of the press, you see. Speaking truth to power is only for some. For the rest, it is something else I would rather not say in print. Reminds you of Indian “liberal” media, and its “fact-checkers” that rush to the aid of corrupt dynasts whenever needed.

When the Clinton scandal was raging, we were told to “move on” and focus on his politics and not his personal failures. In fact, the liberal website moveon.org was launched exactly to tell us this! But Trump is being hunted by the entire liberal-controlled “justice” system in the US and we are told to focus on his crimes. Amazing that after nearly ten years of non-stop propaganda in liberal media about Russia etc, this is all they could lay their hands on, that too after squeezing the relevant parts of an ex-aide who will likely tell anything to get away light, given the way plea “bargaining” works in the USA. Even this may end up as a damp squib once it moves up the judicial process.

As if that were not enough, Matt Taibbi, one of the journalists that participated in Elon Musk’s expose of Twitter and its arbitrary censorship and purges under the woke left Gestapo regime of Gadde & Parag has been “visited” by IRS. You know, like Tom Hagen paying a nice friendly visit over dinner on film producer Woltz. Perhaps a severed horse’s head will show up too. The warning is clear and chilling. Don’t take on the woke deep state. 

But do you recall seeing any “democracy in danger” Op-Eds? Any concerns expressed by diplomats in Germany or France? Any drop in the V-Dem index? Any debates in UK Parliament? The $2-a-word media servants that outrage often are silent. 

Now let us turn to the case of our fascist Shehzade Tuqlaq who made a nasty remark insulting an entire class of backward people. Imagine if someone from BJP had said this off, not the Modi clan, but the Khans. Can you imagine the outrage in global media? 

When he was taken to court in proper legal ways, under laws made by his own family and his own party and punished by a lower court, with more than adequate recourse to higher levels of judiciary available, where in all likelihood, enlightened liberal lordships will throw it out pronto, it became a “democracy in danger” event! 

The entire corrupt media ecosystem that was happily living off-the-table scrap in the looting era, sings a different tune this time – focus NOT on what Rahul said or how defaming and insulting it is. But on the fact that Modi is killing the opposition! Let me repeat – if you ever doubt the bigoted venom of Rahul’s arrogant statement, just replace “Modi” with “Khan”. And see how the Ranaas and Sabas as well as the NYTs of the world will react.

Leftist propaganda mouthpiece The Hindu, in its Editorial, is more worried about Trump “extracting every ounce of political capital” than the witch hunt – something they will never say of Rahul Gandhi of course! And Hindu doesn’t even want to say it is a blatant misuse of power out of its own mouth – that is left for Trump to say and quoted indirectly, only where convenient, and garnished with such narrative serving comments.

Mind you, unlike Taibbi, Rahul is no ordinary citizen. A battalion of high-priced lawyers, who we ordinary Indians can’t even afford to pay in lakhs for 1 hour of billing, are ready to rush to his rescue. His family ruled us for half a century and still controls several states and he himself wants to be our PM. As Lee Kuan Yew once said, he might indeed become one, as he is young and voters tend to vote out incumbents at some point. 

If ever there was a case of holding the powerful to be accountable for what they say and do, this is a good case. But he wants to be above all law and a corrupt ecosystem built on our looted wealth sings along with him! 

Mind you, despite such venomous attack on a backward caste group, all he had to do was simply apologise. His family has enough experience in that – just check what Motilalji did to get our Bharat Ratna Jawaharlal out of Nabha prison! Or perhaps Jairam Ramesh should have coached him – he has been there and done it too!

Let us blame ourselves

But I am not blaming Rahul or the media. I am blaming ourselves. 

We have “tuned out” the stench of CONLEFT media setting narratives. We have forgotten the simple truth – when you read or watch mainstream media and its high priests, you are basically watching paid propaganda. Most of them are corrupt, more elite, more nepotist, and more undeserving princelings than the fascist clown Prince they bat for.

For too long, we swallowed anything these brown noses put out assuming it to be true news and unbiased opinion. We have allowed a bunch of apparatchiks that espouse ideologies of rapist savagery and mass murders and worship demons like Mao, Pol Pot, Stalin and Kim Jong to tell us what is “liberal”. Remember you can’t donate to a pro-India politician in the US. He will go to jail if he accepts your money. But Soros can spend as he wishes to unseat Modi and questioning him is fascism. 

We have gotten “fact-checking” completely wrong and have led ourselves to a situation where Palazzo or Politburo tells us what facts are.

We have drawn an imaginary circle around the servant quarters of 10JP and assumed that anyone outside that circle is not a journalist or a “fact checker”. They are the liberal equivalent of “wajib ul qatl” a concept borrowed from their all-weather allies. Pretty much anything can be done to them or threatened, and that’s perfectly acceptable and Editors Guild etc can stay silent. 

We are in awe of the rewards and awards they grant to each other – by assuming those are for good work. Yes, they are, but then the “good work” is serving the CONLEFT cause.

Once we let the scales drop from our eyes, we can see the truth for what it is.

And see why we are told that Trump or Taibbi are criminals, but Rahul Gandhi is a martyr for democracy.

As rumours of surrender surface yet again, reports emerge that Amritpal Singh had undergone plastic surgery to look like Bhindranwale: Details

According to reports, there are rumours that extremist Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh requested a gathering of the Sikhs later this month and may surrender. The Jathedar of the ‘Akal Takhth,’ Giani Harpreet Singh has scheduled a three-day annual gathering at Takht Damdama Sahib on Thursday to commemorate the Baisakhi festival.

The fugitive released a video and urged the leaders of the main Sikh organisation, Akal Takht, to call the ‘Sarbat Khalsa’ in Punjab’s Bathinda on April 14 to celebrate Baisakhi. “There is a marked difference in the annual congregation and ‘Sarbat Khalsa.’ This is a gathering to mark Baisakhi,” an official clarified indicating that the Sikh religious outfit is not in agreement with the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief’s desire to convene the ‘Sarbat Khalsa.’

He has been eluding arrest ever since his followers overran a police station over the arrest of one of his close aides. His surrender before Baisakhi at Golden Temple or any shrine is also highly speculated.

According to the media, in a communication to the personnel, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav reportedly informed, “The leaves of all gazetted and non-gazetted officers have been cancelled.” All previously approved leaves are now void, and the heads have been instructed to hold off on approving any fresh ones until April 14.

However, the police has denied these reports.

Amritpal surrender was not officially confirmed, however, the Punjab Police had earlier remarked that there was an adequate arrangement in public places. While new rumours about potential surrender started to circulate on Friday, the police declared that they were unfounded.

The Khalistan proponent claimed that he would have given in if the Punjab police had come to his residence to arrest him in his messages to his supporters rather than making any hints at surrender. He alleged that the Punjab police chased him and arrested several Sikh youths instead.

Amritpal Singh Went To Georgia For Cosmetic Surgery

Amritpal Singh reportedly travelled to Georgia last year for cosmetic surgery to make him resemble Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale before returning to India in August 2022. This information was revealed during questioning by intelligence officers of his close associates, who are presently incarcerated in Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Prison. Authorities are investigating the claims of his alleged two-month stay in Georgia for the procedure.

Eight of Amritpal’s close acquaintances, including his uncle Harjit Singh and advisor/financer Daljit Singh Kalsi, have been arrested and transported to Assam Prison as a result of the crackdown on the Khalistan supporter and his group on March 18. Furthermore, police have brought National Security Act (NSA) against them.

A team of intelligence officers visited the Assam prison and interrogated them. They are inquiring how he landed in India soon after the death of actor-turned-separatist Deep Sidhu and took over his outfit that he flouted on September 30, 2021, just before the Punjab Assembly elections.

Terrorist Paramjit Singh Pamma and Jaswant Singh Rode, brother of Khalistani operative Lakhbir Singh Rode were apparently in touch with Amritpal when he was in Dubai. The group was discovered to have received money from Pakistan, which, was also used to settle personal obligations.

Amritpal Singh has been on the run since March 18, when he gave the police the runaround in Jalandhar by switching automobiles and altering his appearance. In February, the extremist preacher and his weapons-wielding followers stormed the Ajnala police station in February to secure the release of his close aid, Lovepreet Singh alias Toofan, which resulted in the injuries of six police officers.

Update: This report has been updated with Punjab Police’s denial about personnel leaves being cancelled till April 14th, as was reported by the media earlier.

Potential to tamper with evidence and enough proof that he controlled money laundering operation: 8 key observations by Delhi HC about Satyendar Jain

On Thursday (April 6), the Delhi High Court turned down the bail application of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Satyendar Jain, who has been arrested in connection to a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

It must be mentioned that the Enforcement Directorate had earlier attached properties worth ₹4.81 crores, belonging to five companies – Akinchan Developers, Indo Metal Impex, Mangalayatan Projects, Paryas Infosolutions, and J.J. Ideal Estate Pvt Ltd.

The matter came up for hearing before a single Judge Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. In its 45-page verdict [pdf], the Delhi High Court made 8 scathing observations about the AAP leader.

  1. Justice Sharma noted that Satyendar Jain was at the helm of the operations in the above-mentioned companies.

The testimony of Mr Pankul Aggarwal shows the total control of Satyendar Kumar Jain on J.J.Ideal Estate Pvt. Ltd. Similarly, the testimony of Rajender Bansal, Jivendra Mishra, Ashish Chokhani and J.P.Mohta shows that Satyendar Kumar Jain is the conceptualizer, visualizer and executor of the entire operation and his being aided and abated by Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain.

2. The Delhi High Court stated that there was enough evidence to suggest that the AAP leader maintained indirect control in the alleged money laundering operation.

“…Broad probabilities indicate that M/s Akinchan Developer Pvt. Ltd., M/s Mangalayatan Projects Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Prayas Infosolution Pvt. Ltd. are controlled and managed by Satyendar Kumar Jain.

The constant changing pattern of the shareholding in the companies clearly indicates that Sh. Satyendar Kumar Jain was indirectly controlling the affairs of the companies. The evidence on record though speaks in volumes but has not been discussed or examined in detail so as to not cause prejudice to the petitioner.

3. The court rejected the defence of Satyendar Jain that he did not have physical possession of the attached properties.

The ED has emphatically stated and placed material on record to substantiate that the documents were antedated to make Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain as Directors in the companies for the purpose of making declaration of income belonging to Satyendar Kumar Jain. The fact that Satyendar Kumar Jain wrote a letter to income tax authorities to adjust his demand of tax against the tax deposited by Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain shows their close complicity.

The plea of Satyendar Kumar Jain that he was not found in physical possession of any property needs to be rejected out-rightly as for the offence of money
laundering the physical possession of proceeds of crime is not necessary.

4. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma pointed out that co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain had taken the responsibility for the laundered money.

As submitted, it is not disputed that Rs. 4.81 Crores was received in these four companies M/s Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd., M/s Prayas Infosolution Pvt. Ltd., M/s Mangalayatan Projects Pvt. Ltd. and M/s J.J.Ideal Estate Pvt. Ltd. It is also not disputed that these transactions have been carried out through Kolkata based entry operators. Accused Satyendar Kumar Jain in his statement under Section 50 of PMLA abandoned his responsibilities by saying that he has nothing to do with the same. Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain have stated that it was their money.

5. The Delhi High Court noted that the special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) took cognisance of the usage of Kolkata-based hawala operators by Satyendar Jain and his accomplice.

The Ld. Special Judge prima facie opined that the applicant/accused Satyendar Kumar Jain was involved in concealing proceeds of crime by giving cash to Kolkata-based entry operators and thereafter, bringing the cash into the companies namely, M/s.Manglayatan Developers/Projects Pvt.Ltd., M/s. Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd. and M/s.Paryas Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. against sale of shares to project that the income of these three companies was untainted.

It was held by the Ld. Special Court, PMLA that apart from that, accused Satyendar Kumar Jain has also used the same modus operandi to convert his proceeds of crime of Rs.15,00,000/- by receiving accommodation entries from Kolkata-based entry operators in his company M/s.J.J.Ideal Estate Pvt. Ltd.

It was held that the applicant/accused Satyendar Kumar Jain had knowingly done such an activity to mask tracing of the source of the ill-gotten money and accordingly such proceeds of crime were layered through Kolkata-based entry operators. It was further held that as and when during the check period, cash was paid by applicant/accused Satyendar Kumar Jain to the Kolkata-based entry operators, the proceeds of crime stood generated.

6. The court observed that Satyendar Jain wanted to use ₹16.50 crores from attached companies to purchase agricultural land and develop township.

Accused Vaibhav Jain in his statement recorded on 27.02.2018 stated that cash amount of totaling to 16.50 crores approx. was paid by him, Sunil Kumar Jain, Ankush Jain and Satyendar Kumar Jain for taking accommodation entries Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd., Paryas lnfosolution Pvt. Ltd., Indo Metalimpex Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Mangalayatan Projects Pvt. Ltd. through Calcutta based entry operators. Vaibhav Jain has stated that this idea was mooted by Satyendar Kumar Jain to use it for purchasing of agricultural land and to develop township.

7. Justice Sharma stated that the AAP leader could use his influence to tamper with the evidence.

The petitioner Satyendar Kumar Jain is an influential person and has a potential to tamper with the evidence as indicated by his conduct during the custody

8. The Delhi High Court took note of the special treatment provided to Satyendar Jain in Tihar Jail.

The special treatment extended by the prison authorities to Satyender Kumar Jain shows that the ED’s apprehension throughout was correct that being a former Minister of Prisons and Health he is receiving favourable treatment from the prison officials including the prison doctors.

The trial court denied bail to Satyendra Jain in November 2022

On November 17 last year, Special Judge Vikas Dhull of the Rouse Avenue Court dismissed Jain’s request for bail in the case involving money laundering. Satyendra Jain requested bail in connection with his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on May 31, 2022, for a money laundering offence.

The central agency had launched an inquiry based on an FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jain and others under pertinent sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The AAP leader is accused of using the Hawala network to receive up to Rs. 4.81 crores from shell companies while he was a public servant through companies he owned and controlled.

On the question of former judges being part of ‘anti-India gang’, Kiran Rijiju says that ‘Centre receives complaints against judges from time to time

On Thursday, April 6, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha that the Department of Justice receives complaints against sitting and retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, however, the Department is concerned only about the appointment and services of sitting Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts. 

Minister Rijiju stated this in a written reply to a query by Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan and Janata Dal-United (JDU) MP Ram Nath Thakur on “whether as per the Union minister for Law and Justice, a few former judges of the Supreme Court are part of an anti-India gang.”

Additionally, they demanded information about the source of information and if the government had informed the CJI and the Union Home Ministry in view of national security. It further sought details about the action taken by the Chief Justice in this regard, if any.

This comes after Minister Rijiju’s assertion during a television interview that some retired judges were part of the “anti-India gang” that was attacking the Narendra Modi government.

Though not mentioned in the English version, in the Hindi translation, Minister Rijiju replied in negative as he said “ji nahin” (‘No’) to the sub-questions from A to D.

“From time to time, complaints are received in the Department of Justice (in the law ministry) against sitting as well as retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts. Department of Justice is concerned only with the appointment and service conditions of the sitting judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts,” the Law Minister stated. 

Furthermore, Rijiju detailed that the accountability in higher judiciary is maintained through an “in-house mechanism” adding that the complaints regarding retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are not handled by the Department of Justice. 

He recalled that on May 7, 1997, the Supreme Court’s full court meeting had adopted two resolutions: one dealing with a restatement of the values of judicial life and the other with an internal procedure for taking appropriate remedial action against judges who do not uphold these values.

It was further stated that the Chief Justice of India is authorized to receive complaints about the conduct of Supreme Court justices and chief justices of the high courts under the established “in-house mechanism” for the higher judiciary. In a similar vein, high court chief justices are qualified to hear complaints about the conduct of high court judges.

“The complaints/representations received by the Department of Justice are forwarded to the Chief Justice of India or to the chief justice of the concerned high courts, as the case may be, for appropriate action,” Rijiju said.

Perversion in the name of education: UK show has adults stripping naked before children to ‘educate’ them on body positivity

A Channel 4 TV show in the UK named ‘Naked Education’ has sparked controversy in the UK for showing adults posing nude in front of minors. As per reports, the show claims to promote ‘body positivity’ for teenagers by showing the bodies of various adults fully naked.

Anna Richardson, the host of the controversial TV show had earlier worked in a show named ‘Naked Attraction’, which was a dating show. She has described her show as ‘educational, emotional and joyous’, as per reports.

“I like to make shows that are controversial, that break taboos and that make a difference, and with every single show that I’ve done you can tick one of those boxes, she told media defending the show.

She added that the show is for teenagers who are curious about their body and their life’s journey.

Channel 4 has called the show a groundbreaking new series. “Being naked is not a bad thing at all. (The show is) normalising all bodies”, it shared with a video of a short trailer.

“Naked Education is a body-positive, educational series that is basically aiming to normalize all body types and champion everybody’s differences so that we can accept that with our clothes off we’re all normal”, Anna added.

Adults stripping naked before minors

The show was met with a lot of outrage and objection from concerned parents, politicians and activists. They stated that such shows are trying to ‘normalise’ child abuse and gender identity politics that manipulate children.

One Andrew Lawrence called the show Channel 4’s ‘job creating scheme for nonces’. Nonce is British slang for sex offenders. He added that such attempts by so-called ‘progressives’ is nothing but the normalisation of child abuse and paedophilia.

“In my day it was called ‘flashing’ and was frowned upon. Now exposing yourself in front of kids is put on national TV”, a Twitter user wrote.

There is a growing trend in Western nations to expose children to the idea of transgender identities, sexuality and homosexuality from a very young age. In recent times, schools in the USA are even allowing children to witness drag shows.

Earlier, Netflix’s controversial French movie ‘Cuties’ had triggered outrage for showing 11-year-old girls doing vulgar twerking. The Far-left’s propaganda to normalise the sexualisation of children even goes to the extent of some ‘progressives’ claiming that paedophilia is not a crime because paedophiles are just ‘minor-attacted people’.

Willam Whitworth, a man who claims to identify as a woman, arrested for planning a mass shooting at Colorado Middle School: Details

A former student of Colorado Springs Timberview Middle School, a biological man who ‘identifies’ himself as a woman was arrested by the police for plotting a large-scale shooting at the school. According to reports, the accused who has been identified as William Whitworth, but who identifies himself as ‘Lily’, was arrested on March 31 by deputies from the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office.

The arrest was made on the suspicion of attempted first-degree murder including other offences. The accused has also been charged with criminal mischief, menacing, and interference with staff, faculty or students of educational institutions. Last week was the district’s one-week spring break, thus no students attended the schools in Academy School District 20. The probe got underway after the Sheriff’s office was summoned to the scene due to some disturbance on March 31.

The investigators discovered homemade bomb-making instructions and a whiteboard with a floor layout of Timberview Middle School in the bedroom of a former student who has been suspected of plotting a large-scale shooting at the Colorado Springs school.

Whitworth attended the district’s schools from 2014 to 2016. The police report revealed that Whitworth intended to target Timberview Middle School in District 20 for “no specific reason.” On March 31, during the investigation, a person at the door told deputies that the accused inside was “very upset and punched holes inside the walls.” The residence was not, however, readily accessible to deputies.

Upon entering, deputies discovered evidence that the accused had been cutting doors off their hinges and poking holes in the walls. Whitworth’s sister, according to reports, was the one who reported the disturbance. Whitworth replied that his objective was to injure individuals at a school when deputies questioned him if he had any plans to harm them.

Deputies noticed that Whitworth seemed inebriated and made suicide remarks. The accused further manifested to target the churches and preparation for this had been going on for a month. Whitworth admitted to police that he had found instructions for building a detonation device on YouTube.

A list of school people and shooters was included in Whitworth’s manifesto, along with the following notes: 

Eric and Dylan: Losers
Adam Lanza: To smart
Isreal Keyes: Degenerate
Lauren Southern: Pathetic
Vaush: Terrorist
Donald J. Trump: Con-mam
Bad cops: Useless garbage
Stockholm, Name: Liam K.

The manifesto crafted by the accused also mentioned a list of weapons and information about 3D printing them, detailed listings of many identified people who were slain, together with their indented injury versus casualty rates, a description of how to make improvised explosive devices, and the selection of Timberview Middle School, Prairie Hills Elementary School, and Pine Creek High School as the final target locations.

The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office confirmed to the Gazette that the accused was a biological men and is in the process of transitoning into a woman. The accused named William Whitworth identifies himself as Lily.

‘The Other Media’ NGO that organised protests against Vedanta Sterlite plant under scanner: Home Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

On Wednesday, April 5, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha that it was examining complaints against an NGO named The Other Media for misusing foreign funds to organize protests around the Vedanta Sterlite copper plant in Thoohtukudi district of Tamil Nadu. 

Congress MP Naranbhai J Rathwa had inquired “whether the Home Ministry has received any complaints against The Other Media for misusing foreign funds for organizing protests and demonstrations around Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.” In addition to this, the details and status of the case against the NGO were also sought. The Congress MP also inquired about the details of the funds received and utilized by The Other Media and violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). 

Moreover, it was also inquired if the government is considering imposing a ban on this NGO and if not, then what reasons it would give.

Responding to the Congress MP’s query, Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai in a written reply to Rathwa informed that the ministry has received “representations/complaints alleging violation of the FCRA, 2010 by the association of ‘The Other Media, New Delhi’.”

Minister Rai also stated that the ministry has also received inputs of the field agency and that a standard questionnaire was issued to the NGO in question and a reply has also been received. 

“Accordingly, Standard questionnaire was issued to the association and a reply has been received,” the reply stated. 

The Minister further stated that in case the provisions of the FCRA, 2010, are found to have been violated by The Other Media, its certificate may be cancelled.

In case violations of provisions of the FCRA, 2010 are found, the certificate of FCRA registration of the association may be cancelled under Section 14 of the Act,” the reply stated.

The association utilized 2.79 crores of the 3.54 crore in foreign contributions it received over the last three fiscal years—2019–20, 2020–21, and 2021–22.

Notably, The Other Media (TOM) is an FCRA-NGO with the registration number DL 231660085, and its chairperson or chief functionary is Nityanand Jayaraman, a self-identified environmental activist.

Reportedly, TOM has received funding from dubious organizations like the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (CORDAID) of the Netherlands, the World Association for Christian Communication in Canada, the Christian Conference of Asia, and Trócaire, the official international aid organization of the Irish Catholic Church.

Bread for the World (BfW), a “globally active development and relief agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany,” has also donated money to TOM.

All of TOM’s donations have been listed under “Activities other than those mentioned,” despite the fact that their account statements (Form FC-6) state that their association is “educational and social in nature.”

Notably, in 2021, Vedanta Group got permission to reopen the plant to provide medical oxygen during the Covid pandemic. TN government had appealed to the apex court that the plant should provide oxygen only to the state but the court rejected it. It operated for three months and then the premises were again shut once the second wave was subsidized. In December 2021, there were reports that the locals had claimed they were cheated in the name of the protests and wanted it to reopen.

CNG and PNG rates likely to fall as Modi government approves Kirit Parikh Committee’s recommendations on domestic natural gas prices

The central government has approved the recommendations of the Kirit Parikh Committee on domestic natural gas prices. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the new formula for fixing the price of domestic natural gas.

With this government decision, the pricing of fuels like PNG (piped natural gas) and CNG (compressed natural gas) is likely to decrease. The two domestic natural gas prices are reviewed by the government each year. However, there was no modification in gas prices on April 1, 2023, since the government was still to make a decision about the Parikh Committee’s recommendations.

The Kirit Parikh Committee has recommended that the government should reduce excise duty on CNG until a decision is taken to bring natural gas under GST.

The Kirit Parikh Committee has also advised the government to impose GST on natural gas. The company proposes that it should be with the states’ permission. In this case, the states must pay the Center for any losses incurred over a period of five years in order to execute it.

Abolishing the three-year petrol price ceiling is another recommendation made by the Kirit Parikh Committee. The Committee has also suggested that the pricing range for natural gas generated from the country’s old gas reserves be set at $ 4 to $ 6.5 per unit.

Umesh Pal Murder: Crucial details of the murder plan found in register seized from Atiq Ahmed’s home, old video of gunfire celebration emerges

On Tuesday, Prayagraj Police made a crucial breakthrough in Umesh Pal’s murder investigation, seizing an iPhone, a register, and two Aadhaar cards from the Kasari Masari residence of convicted gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. According to reports, the police recovered the items based on the testimony of Atiq’s accountant, Rakesh Lala, who was arrested with Atiq.

The old register confiscated from Atiq’s house contained the names of some former Atiq Ahmed associates. As many as 12 iPhones were used by Atiq and his aides to plan the murder of Umesh Pal, the IDs and the passwords of which were also mentioned in the register seized by the police. The phones were provided to Atiq’a aides by his wife Shaista Parveen.

According to reports, Atiq Ahmed and his shooters had made their iPhone IDs under various code names and communicated with each other under these aliases to execute Umesh Pal’s murder.

According to the details available in the register, Atiq Ahmed was given the code name ‘Bade Miyan’ and his brother Ashraf was named ‘Chotte Miyan.’ Atiq Ahmed’s key shooter Guddu Muslim, a co-accused in the murder case of Umesh Pal, was given the code name ‘Murgi,’ since he owned a chicken shop. Similarly, Atiq Ahmed Shooter Mohammad Ghulamand, who had fired from the shop, was named ‘Ullu’. Ghulam is among the five accused on whom the Uttar Pradesh Police has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh. 

Reportedly, since Atiq’s son Asad is a big fan of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, he chose the code-name ‘Radhe’, inspired by the actor’s 2021 movie, where Salman Khan essayed the role of an undercover officer named Radhe.

According to the authorities, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, and his aides communicated over the iPhone’s FaceTime application and only used the code names provided to them.

The register also included critical information concerning property sales involving multiple property sellers and Atiq and his accomplices.

As per reports, during the interrogation, Rakesh Lala told the police about the iPhone and the register where all the transactions were done.

The police suspect that the seized iPhone was used in Umesha Pal’s murder case and it will be sent to the forensic lab for examination.

Rakesh Lala and Cash Ahmed told the police that the money and weapons found in Atiq’s office were provided to them by the gangster’s wife, Shaista Parveen.

Atiq Ahmed’s son and family members open fire at a marriage ceremony, old video goes viral

Meanwhile, an old video of Atiq Ahmed’s family members opening fire in the air at a marriage ceremony has been going viral on social media. The video is said to be seven years old from Atiq Ahmed’s brother-in-law’s wedding in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

In the video, Atiq’s family members including his sons Ali, who is currently in Prayagraj’s Naini jail on charges of extortion, threatening and assaulting and the gangster’s younger son, Asad, who is accused in the Umesh Pal case son, are seen holding a pistol in his hand and happily firing several rounds. It is being reported that at least 150 rounds were fired in two and a half minutes.

In the video, Ashraf Ahmed can be seen sitting on a chair where the firing is taking place. Then, in the midst of the firing, Atiq Ahmed’s son Ali Ahmed approaches his uncle Ashraf and requests him to give his a pistol (Ali was reportedly a minor when the incident took place). Ashraf then loads his personal pistol and hands over it to Ali.

Ali then attempts to shoot in the air for the first time but fails. Then Ashraf reloads the pistol and passes it to Ali, who executes a furious faring in gangster style this time. When Ali succeeds in firing in the second instance, the guests and family members sitting around applaud and pat him on the back.

It may be recalled that earlier it was revealed that Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were in touch with each other through iPhone’s FaceTime application. The Police also revealed that the gangster planned the murder from within the jail and also made all the preparations to save his son Asad Ahmed from the case and showcase his presence in Lucknow.

Last month, an MP-MLA court in Prayagraj sentenced mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed to rigorous life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal abduction case. Ahmed is also the main accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, and his two security personnel were shot dead in Prayagraj on February 24 this year.

Atiq Ahmed, who has over 100 cases registered against him, was brought by Uttar Pradesh police from Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Jail to Prayagraj’s Naini jail on March 27 after an over 24-hour long drive from Gujarat.