On Saturday, Udupi BJP MLA K Raghupathi Bhat said that he has been receiving life-threatening calls from unidentified persons amid the Karnataka hijab row. He added that most of the calls received by him were internet calls from foreign countries.
According to the reports, the Udupi MLA has also received calls from local numbers issuing threats to his life and has informed the state Home Minister about the development. He said that he has faced many such threats in the past and is not at all scared about such calls.
This is a day after Bhat, who is the president of the development committee of the pre-university college for women in Udupi, revealed the role of Campus Front of India (CFI) in the hijab controversy and stated that the girls were innocent but under their influence and control. He has also demanded an NIA probe into the case.
#WATCH Karnataka | “CFI (Campus Front of India) wants political gain. Our 6 girls are innocent but in their control. They had special training in a hidden place: K Raghupathi Bhat, BJP’s Udupi MLA & president of college development committee at Women’s Govt PU College#HijabRowpic.twitter.com/PDHNrTVhQD
Reports mention that Muslims in Udupi and the Qazis in the district have extended their support to the legislator on the issue. Earlier today, the Udupi MLA wrote to the state CM seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency into the hijab controversy.
On the entire hijab episode, the Udupi MLA has constantly been of the opinion that the pro-hijab girls and their parents are innocent but unfortunately under their (CFI) control. “The social media accounts of the students also reveal the Islamic agenda. All the posts against Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, rebuilding Babri Masjid have been forwarded and posted. The girls have undergone a special training conducted by them”, he said.
He added that the girls are lying about wearing hijab for years at school and that they had suddenly started the hijab issue. The hijab controversy gained ground earlier this month when eight hijab-wearing Muslim girls refused to follow the school uniform regulations. They approached the Karnataka High Court seeking permission to attend the classes with hijab, as it is their fundamental right, they said.
The High Court so far has declared that no one should be allowed to wear their religious attire inside the educational institutions until the matter is pending in the Court. After this stay order, the students had approached the Supreme Court against it, however, the Supreme Court refused to interfere in the matter till the High Court disposes of it.
The Congress, which is battling alone on 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, is suffering frequent setbacks as it strives to achieve success. In yet another blow for the Congress and its leader Priyanka Gandhi, Pallavi Singh, the poster girl of the ‘Ladki hun lad Sakti hun’ campaign, has now joined the BJP as the state assembly elections commence. Women leaders are departing Congress despite the fact that 40 percent of the Congress’s 403 seats, i.e., around 180 seats have women as contestants.
On Saturday, the Congress poster girl for ‘Ladki hun lad Sakti hun’ campaign launched by Priyanka Gandhi, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state headquarters in Lucknow. Pallavi Singh is the third Congress Party poster girl to join the BJP. Dr. Laxmikant Bajpai, the BJP’s former state president and head of the joining committee, gave Singh party membership.
Ladki hun lad Sakti hun poster
Congress leaders Vandana Singh and Dr. Priyanka Maurya, showcased in posters of ‘Ladki hun lad Sakti hun’ campaign by the Congress party, had already joined the Bharatiya Janata Party before Pallavi Singh. Both had also accused the party’s senior leadership of ignoring them. Vandana stated had that she left Congress owing to the “negligible involvement of the high command” in things concerning the 2022 elections. Similarly, Priyanka Maurya claimed that Congress fudged the distribution of tickets ahead of the Assembly election.
Priyanka Gandhi’s “Ladki hun lad Sakti hun” campaign has failed to deliver results in the state. During a marathon organized by the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh as part of its election campaign, Dr. Priyanka Maurya stated how the ladies were mistreated and misbehaved with. Several social media users are sharing posts mocking how three of the four poster-girls of Congress have joined the BJP.
Specifically, in order to win the 2018 UP Assembly elections, Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi focused her campaign on women’s concerns and devised the slogan “Ladki hun lad Sakti hun” for her UP campaign. She had previously declared in Lucknow that the party will allocate 40% of the seats in the Uttar Pradesh elections to women candidates.
The elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases: February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 3, and March 7. The ballots will be counted on March 10.
Ahead of the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls in Uttarakhand, State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has vowed to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the hilly State.
While speaking about the matter on Saturday (February 12), he said, “Implementing Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand at the earliest will boost equal rights for everyone in the state. It’ll enhance social harmony, boost gender justice, strengthen women empowerment & help protect the extraordinary cultural-spiritual identity & environment of the state.”
Implementing Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand at the earliest will boost equal rights for everyone in state. It’ll enhance social harmony, boost gender justice, strengthen women empowerment&help protect the extraordinary cultural-spiritual identity & environment of the state: CM pic.twitter.com/uK8YhFbwtu
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been a long-standing demand of the BJP. UCC overrides personal laws and calls for a similar set of rules for adherents of different religions in civil matters including marriage, divorce, adoption, succession and maintenance. UCC was even recommended even by the Supreme Court of India during the infamous Shah Bano case of 1985.
Currently, the Hindu Personal law applies to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists while the non-codified Muslim personal laws are based on the Shariat Law of 1937. Similarly, marriages and divorces in the Christian community are governed by the Indian Divorce Act of 1869 and the Indian Christian Marriages Act of 1872. Zoroastrians are governed by the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936.
The provision to set up Uniform Civil Code has been laid down in Article 44 (Part IV) of the Indian Constitution. UCC has been included in the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) and can be implemented by the State governments. They are not enforceable by courts. The Western State of Goa is the only State that has implemented the Uniform Civil Code.
UCC in the State of Goa
Following the annexation of Goa, India retained the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867 that applied to all residents of the State, irrespective of their religion. As such, all marriages in the State are registered under the Goan Civil Code. It also provides provision for a prenuptial agreement for asset distribution.
Under the Goa succession, special notaries and inventory proceeding Act of 2012, no distinction is made in the right of male and female heirs in the inheritance of properties. The application of the Special Marriage Act of 1954, which allows for inter-faith marriage without the necessity to change one’s religion, is also different in Goa. Unlike other States, Muslim men are barred from practising polygamy.
In March 2021, the then Chief Justice of India SA Bobde had remarked, “Goa has what Constitutional framers envisaged for India – a Uniform Civil Code. And I have had the great privilege of administering justice under that Code. It applies in marriage and succession, governing all Goans irrespective of religious affiliation.”
He further added, “I have heard a lot of academic talk about the Uniform Civil Code. I would request all those intellectuals to simply come here and watch the administration of justice to know what it turns out to be.”
Advantages and Challenges surrounding Uniform Civil Code
UCC was envisioned by the founding fathers of the Indian Constitution as a law that will govern the entirety of the country. Gender justice and equality are the key concepts behind the idea of UCC, aimed at eliminating prejudiced and discriminatory personal laws of certain religions.
Uniform Civil Code embodies the idea of secularism by separating religion from civil subjects such as adoption, marriage and succession. It will also help in further simplification of laws and smooth functioning of the Judiciary. It is also believed that uniformity in personal laws will help foster a feeling of national integration and prevent overlapping of different laws.
“Under a uniform civil code, all the citizens are treated equally. Under the present personal laws, matters relating to marriages, adoption are treated differently under the respective personal laws, this is inconsistent with Article 14 which ensures equality before the law…The implementation of UCC will ensure that more women get liberty and equality. It will no longer bind them to religious and cultural beliefs,” wrote Pooja Arora in iPleaders.
It must be mentioned that certain provisions in the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867, however, do not apply uniformly to all religions. For instance, the civil jurisdiction of courts in matters of separation and divorce do not apply to Catholics. High Courts can only convey the decrees of Canonical courts to Civil Registrars for annulment of marriage.
Unlike the rest of India, Hindu men are allowed to practice bigamy in accordance with the Codes of Usages and Customs of Gentile Hindus of Goa, 1880. They can have 2 wives at the same time, provided the first wife fails to deliver a child (by 25 years of age) or a male child (by 30 years of age).
Hindus can also adopt children while other communities are barred from adoption. Moreover, the Church has the authority and the power to not just solemnise marriages but also to dissolve them at the insistence of one of the parties.
In one of the biggest bank fraud case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency has charged ABG Shipyard Ltd, its then Chairman and Managing Director Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal, and others with defrauding a consortium of banks led by ICICI bank of over Rs 22,842 crore.
CBI also named the former Executive Director Santhanam Muthaswamy, Directors Ashwini Kumar, Sushil Kumar Agarwal, and Ravi Vimal Nevetia, as well as another company ABG International Pvt Ltd, for alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and abuse of official position under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Mumbai headquartered ABG Shipyard is part of ABG Group and is in the business of building ships. The company has shipbuilding facilities in Dahej and Surat in Gujrat, and operates a ship maintenance facility in Goa.
According to reports, among the 22-bank consortium, State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, and IDBI Bank had the lion’s share of exposure, in excess of 50 per cent in the shipping company. SBI was the first to classify the account as ‘fraud’, followed by ICICI Bank and then IDBI Bank. The bank-wise breakup of the exact exposure has been made available by journalist Arvind Gunasekar on Twitter.
ABG Shipyard owes 22,842 crore to 28 banks, the biggest bank fraud booked by CBI ??
Meanwhile, CBI alleged in its FIR that, “the Forensic Audit report dated 18.01.2019 submitted by M/s. Ernst & Young LP for the period April 2012 to July 2017 revealed that the accused have colluded together and committed illegal activities including diversion of funds, misappropriation, and criminal breach of trust and for purposes other than for the purpose for which the funds are released by the Bank.”
“Global crisis has impacted the shipping industry due to fall in commodity demand & prices and subsequent fall in cargo demand. The cancellation of contracts for a few ships/vessels resulted in piling up of inventory. This has resulted in a paucity of working capital and caused a significant increase in the operating cycle, thereby aggravating the liquidity problem & financial problem. There was no demand for commercial vessels as the industry was going through a downturn even in 2015. Further, there were no fresh defence orders released in 2015. The company was finding it very difficult to achieve milestones as envisaged in CDR. Thus, the company was unable to service the interest and instalments on the due date,” the CBI FIR added.
On November 8, 2019, the bank filed a complaint, and on March 12, 2020, the CBI requested an explanation.
In August of that year, the bank lodged a new complaint. The CBI acted on the complaint on February 7, 2022, after “scrutinising” it for almost a year and a half and opening an FIR.
They stated the company received credit from 28 banks and commercial institutions, with the SBI having a Rs 2468.51 crore exposure.
According to the forensic audit, between 2012 and 2017, the accused conspired and committed illicit actions such as money laundering, misappropriation, and criminal breach of trust.
It may be noted that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had classified AGB Shipyard among the ‘dirty dozen’ to be taken up under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC). OpIndia had reported how 11 NPA cases which were referred to by the RBI contain a total of 25% of India’s bad loans. All these 11 cases comprise of the companies which owe the banks more than Rs 5000 crore. These 11 cases belong to Bhushan Power & Steel, Essar Steel, Jaypee Infratech, Lanco Infratech, Monnet Ispat & Energy, Jyoti Structures, Electrosteel Steels, Amtek Auto, Era Infra Engineering, Alok Industries and ABG Shipyard, who owe the banks about Rs 1.75 lakh crore.
Earlier this week, YouTuber Ajit Anjum offered an apology after being rebuked by an Ambedkarite who took offence at his use of casteist slurs while talking to people of poll-bound Uttar Pradesh in one of his uploaded videos.
Source: Twitter
In the video that is now going viral on the internet, Anjum uttered “chori-chamari” while conversing with locals in Sivalkhas, Meerut. But this did not sit well with self-described Ambedkarite Suraj Bauddh, who objected to Anjum’s casteist slurs and asked him to not use them under the pretext of proverbs.
Before long, Anjum apologised for the remarks, saying that he uttered those words by mistake and had intended to speak “chori-chakari”, not “chori chamari”.
“I’m sorry @SurajKrBauddh, I wanted to speak “chori-chakari” but I do not know how it was said. I sincerely apologize. I hope you all will forgive me. I am neither like this nor think so I am also among the few journalists who may have gone among Dalits many times in the last 6 months,” Anjum tweeted.
While Anjum apologised for his mistake, it is worth examining how such casteist slurs made it into the lexicon and who was responsible for it. Unfortunately, for the left-liberal intelligentsia, Brahmins and other upper castes are perennially to be blamed for racial inequities. Their facile analysis and existing prejudice inevitably leads them to place the burden of caste discrimination on the feet of Brahmins and upper caste.
Since passing off opinions and conjectures as conviction is easier than taking efforts to dispassionately examine history and objectively arriving at the causes responsible for the perpetuation of caste discrimination, left-liberals prefer reinforcing their ‘confirmation bias’ that Brahmins are responsible for all the casteist inequities wracking the society.
A cursory glance into country’s history links most of the evils bedevilling the country today to the colonialism it endured at the hands of her British rulers. Yet, the liberals, who believe that they are the brown sahibs and the legitimate inheritors of their British masters, try to airbrush atrocities committed by them.
Historical records into brutalities perpetrated by the British lays bare the colonial treachery of changing statuses of some of groups that were avarnas and came to be known as “criminal tribes”. For instance, it was after several intervention from the British, the community of Chamars and Mahars were grouped under the category of “criminal tribes”.
Chamars were people belonging to the leather industry, one of the most polluting industries in the world owing to the toxic waste like Chromium, Lead and Arsenic used in the tanning process. In addition to this, there are close to 15 steps involved in the entire leather-making process, which leads to emission of contaminants that pollute land, water, air in the surrounding. As a consequence, those into the business of making leather goods often suffered from serious ailments.
And with the entry of the British colonisers, the monopoly over the leather-making shifted from indigenous natives to foreign rulers. In their bid to meet the exponential demands of the European markets, the British exploited the Chamars, often forcing them to work for longer durations with lower wages.
Similarly, the Mahars, the caste that gave us one of the most foremost intellectuals of his time, Dr BR Ambedkar, were once a well-integrated community within the Maharashtra society. With the advent of the British, fissures started appearing in the society which was once close-knit and all-encompassing.
British rulers passed “Criminal Tribes Act” to criminalise entire communities as habitual offenders
As conditions deteriorated and crimes proliferated, the Britishers passed various pieces of controversial legislations in 1870s, collectively called as the Criminal Tribes Act, which criminalised entire communities as habitual offenders. Under provisions of these legislations, communities were defined as “addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences” that included thefts, and were registered by the government. Adult male population of such groups were to mandated to report weekly to local police and restrictions were imposed on their movements.
By the dint of legislations, several communities, including Chamars, Lodhis, wandering tribes, vagrants, itinerants, nomads, gypsies and several tribes were categorised as “criminal tribes” and their subsequent generations were labelled a “law and order problem” for the state. Those belonging to aforementioned communities were considered “thieves”, “thugs” and “bandits” by the virtue of their birth under the contentious legislation. The British treachery could be gauged by the fact that even India won its independence in 1947, close to 127 communities were grouped as “criminal tribes”.
This played a big part in sowing seeds of discord within the society and the marginalisation of the communities already facing severe economic pressure. Gradually, the division and stigma seeped through the rest of the society, who come to associate them with the oppressive categorisation that the British actuated through the agency of the Criminal Tribes Act.
For generations, their progenies had to suffer the indignity and stigma of being grouped into “Criminal Tribes Act” for not fault of theirs or their ancestors but purely because the Britishers presumed that they were involved in robberies and other petty crimes and deserved to be pigeonholed into a iniquitous group. Those belonging to the aforementioned communities were painted as criminals and treated with disrespect, often being scornfully called “thieves” by others. This, over time, unfortunately led to the mainstreaming of racial slur “chor chamars”.
How liberals airbrush British culpability and hold Brahmins responsible for atrocities meted out on lower caste people
Yet, it is almost always the upper castes and Brahmins who are vilified for the historical wrongs committed against them. The British rulers, who are probably more responsible for sowing discord within the Indian society and dividing it into various sects, often escape the culpability since the left-leaning liberal continue to harp on blaming on the Brahmins and faulting the caste system for all the misery suffered by the downtrodden and lower castes.
The liberals, by blaming Brahmins and upper castes are simply perpetuating the British policy of ‘divide and rule’ through which they can carry on with their mission of preventing unification of the larger Hindu society lest it brings an end to their Islamist designs and objectives. As a part of this aim, they have even tried to put up the untenable construct of Muslim-Dalit unit, billed as Jai Meem-Jai Bhim, so as to keep the Dalits away from their religious brethren in Hindus.
It is for these self-serving reasons and not altruistic concerns for the welfare of lower castes and the disadvantaged that the liberals hold Brahmins responsible for every historical wrong committed against the lower and marginalised castes while sweeping under the rug caste atrocities perpetrated by the British.
On Saturday, amid the massive build-up of Russian troops near the Ukraine border, Russia has announced to reduce it’s diplomatic staff in Ukraine. At the same time, the United States has decided to vacate the embassy in Kyiv with the warning that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time.
This is a day after US President had asked all the American citizens to leave Ukraine immediately. He also stressed that the US won’t send its troops to Ukraine on any terms as Americans and Russians shooting at one another will be a ‘World War’.
“We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. It’s a very different situation and things could go crazy quickly”, he said. The White House reiterated that the American citizens must leave now, as invasions could start with aerial bombing that would make departures difficult and endanger civilians.
According to the reports, the US statement also suggested the other countries around the world to make their citizens in Ukraine leave as soon as possible. The statement by White House reportedly came as Russia on Friday practiced naval drills in Crimea, blocking the access to the sea as accused by Ukraine. Also 10 days of military exercises continued in Belarus to the north of Ukraine.
It’s been one and a half months since the possibility of war between Russia and Ukraine is looming large. While Russia has amassed lakhs of its military with missiles and weapons at the Ukraine borders, the United States had stepped up in support of Ukraine. It had approved military assistance of $200 million as part of American efforts to help Ukraine protect itself. Committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the official had said that the US would continue to provide Ukraine with the support it needs.
Amid the diplomatic talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine, Russia has demanded in writing from the West to cease expansion of NATO. It has demanded that Ukraine should never be allowed to join NATO. The US and the West have reportedly ruled this out. NATO has also issued warnings and said that Russian deployment of missiles were a dangerous moment for Europe, decades after the Soviet collapse.
As the Karnataka High Court is hearing petitions by Muslim students demanding the right to wear hijab in educational institutions instead of uniforms, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding dress code in educational institutions in the country.
Nikhil Upadhyay, son of advocate Ashvini Kumar Upadhyay, has filed a public interest litigation petition in the supreme court seeking directions to the Central and State governments to implement a common dress code in all registered and State recognized educational institutions across the country. It is notable that the Karnataka High Court has ordered students not to wear Hijab in colleges till the matter is being heard, and the Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the matter when the pro-Hijab students had approached the apex court against the interim order of the high court.
The petition filed by Upadhyay puts forth that in order to secure social equality, assure dignity and promote fraternity, unity, and national integration, a uniform dress code in educational institutions is very essential.
The plea says “Common Dress Code is not only necessary to enhance the values of equality, social justice, democracy and to create a just and humane society but also essential to curtail the biggest menace of casteism, communalism, classism, radicalism, separatism, and fundamentalism.”
Quoting the examples of various countries like the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, and China, this plea claims that, the educational campuses of these countries adhere to a common dress code despite frequent challenges to the constitutionality of dress guidelines.
In this petition, it is further said, “Petitioner submits that according to a survey, around 2,50,000 guns were brought in schools and colleges in 2018. So, having a Common Dress Code that requires a student’s beltline exposed reduces the fear of a concealed weapon.”
The petitioner has also said that the common dress code reduces violence and promotes a more positive educational environment. In the petition, it is said, “It reduces other forms of violence that occur due to socio-economic differences. It ensures that every student looks relatively same which reduces the chances of bullying in schools.”
Amidst the raging hijab controversy in Karnataka, a video has been doing the rounds on Twitter with claims that a group of Muslim youths have brutally beaten up a youth named Nagaraj. The incident has reportedly taken place during the Hijab protests in the Harihar First Grade College campus in Davanagere district, Karnataka. Six people have reportedly been arrested after the incident.
Two seperate incidents of violence was reported frm Davangere over the #HijabRow
Video from Harihara: A group of Muslim boys brutally beat up a youth named Nagaraj during the #Hijab protests at harihara 1st grade college , reason for attack is under investigation. 6 arrested. pic.twitter.com/iSjblEW7XK
In the video, being shared online, a group of stick welding youths can be seen attacking a youth, who has been identified by social media users as one Nagaraj.
Nagaraj, who sits in one corner of the street, is mercilessly beaten and kicked by the enraged bunch of youths. The youths can then be heard shouting in their local language before fleeing the scene, leaving Nagaraj injured on the street.
Karnataka: Reportedly a group of M boys have brutally beaten up a youth Nagaraj during the #HijabRow Protests in harihara 1st grade college pic.twitter.com/ugdlzbRzFD
It may be noted that the district administration has clamped prohibitory orders in Davanagere and Harihar till midnight on Friday after many incidents of violence have been reported from the twin cities amid the ongoing hijab row in the state.
Davangere town in Karnataka marred with violence over hijab controversy
On February 11, OpIndia reported another incidence of violence in the Malebennur town of Davangere district wherein a Muslim mob attacked a person and stabbed him for allegedly uploading a post against hijab on his WhatsApp status.
According to the reports, Dileep Malagimane, who runs a store near Gigali circle in Malebennur town, was attacked by a mob of 300 persons from the Muslim community, who dragged him out of the store and brutally attacked him over a post he had uploaded on WhatsApp wherein supported the ban on hijab.
The enraged mob assaulted the police officials, who had rushed to the spot to rescue the victim.
A few policemen, who rushed to Dileep’s rescue, were also manhandled. The police have now registered cases against the mob and have arrested a few of them.
In a similar incident in Nallur village of Davangere district, another mob of Muslims have attacked a person and his 60-year-old mother for their alleged posts on social media on the hijab controversy. The 25-year-old Naveen and his 60-year-old mother Sarojamma were assaulted by the mob, who ransacked their house.
The CCTV image has captured the incident that shows how angry Muslims carrying weapons were marching towards the residence of Naveen.
On Tuesday, February 8, the police fired teargas shells and carried out a baton charge to quell the violent mob in the Harihar First Grade College campus in Davanagere district. According to eyewitnesses, several policemen and students were injured in the violent incident. Many two-wheelers have been damaged and a tense situation prevails in the Davanagere town. Police have been deployed at all sensitive places.
On Monday night, the town was also rocked by protests in response to an offensive social media post. The incident turned communal when ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans were raised. However, the situation was quickly brought under control by the police.
Hindi news outlet Dainik Bhaskar stooped to a new low on Saturday after they compared former Congress leader Aditi Singh, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, to a prostitute.
On Saturday, the Dainik Bhaskar group took to Twitter to put out an infographic ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Elections. Dainik Bhaskar tweeted a crass poster in which BJP leader Aditi Singh was depicted as “Gangubhai Kathiawadi” – a fictional character of the upcoming Bollywood movie.
Gangubhai Kathiawadi is an upcoming movie that is based on the character of Gangubai Kothewali – a sex worker and madam of a brothel n the Kamathipura area of Mumbai.
Dainik Bhaskar put out a photoshopped image of the movie poster, in which they morphed the face of the lead actress of the film – Alia Bhat, to fix Aditi Singh’s image.
Dainik Bhaskar’s crass tweet was posted along with an interview of senior Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma. In the interview, Sharma had claimed that Aditi Singh would return to another party if the BJP fails to form the government. The Congress leader claimed that political ideology did not matter to Aditi Singh as she treated politics as business.
The original movie poster
Aditi Singh, a former Member of the Legislative assembly from Raebareli, had recently tendered resignation from her post as an MLA and as a member of the Indian National Congress and joined the BJP. The 34-year-old BJP leader, as a then Congress MLA, was famous for her criticism of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the party leadership and had often praised the BJP over policy issues.
Netizens slam Dainik Bhaskar for vile tweet
The vile sexist tweet put out by Dainik Bhaskar has created a massive outrage on social media platforms. Netizens slammed the news outlet for outraging the modesty of a woman by comparing her to a prostitute. Several social media users took to Twitter to hit out at Dainik Bhaskar for targeting a female politician.
Levina, a social media user, slammed Dainik Bhaskar, saying how low one can stoop after the media group compared Aditi Singh to Gangubhai, a movie based on a prost*tute-turned-politician.
How low can you stoop??
Have they compared an MLA, Aditi Singh, to Gangubai, a movie based on prostit*te turned politician?
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala today shared a clipped video from the speech of PM Narendra Modi to make misleading claims. The clip was taken from a speech by Modi given in an election campaign rally at Almora in Uttarakhand. In this clipped video, PM Narendra Modi is saying “Sab me daalo foot, Mil kar karo loot” which means “divide them all and loot them collectively”.
Sharing the clip, Surhewala wrote that the learnings from the British are still being utilised, referring to the infamous ‘divide and rule’ policy of the British empire. However, PM Modi used those words to describe the policy of the Congress party, but Randeep Singh Surjewala clipped the video to remove the mention of the Congress party.
In his tweet, Surjewala had added the caption “Learnings from the British rulers is used (by BJP) till date. But the people have now understood that BJP will lose.”
The netizens responded to Surjewala to expose him within minutes sharing the complete sentence along with the context PM Modi was referring to while he said those lines.
A Twitter user Naweed has replied to Randeep Singh Surjewala posting the full video of what Modi had actually said in his speech. Naweed has said in his tweet “Here is the full video Surjewala ji. Earlier, people like you would temper the heritage of this nation. Then the people of this country showed you your proper place. Now you are good for nothing except tempering with videos such as this one.”
पूरा वीडियो ये रहा सुरजेवाला जी, पहले आप लोग ऐसे देश के धरोहर से छेड़खानी किया करते थे फिर जनता ने आपको आपकी जगह बता दी, और आज आप सिर्फ वीडियो से छेड़खानी करने के ही लायक बचे हैं pic.twitter.com/1WalFnGXYi
In this complete video, Modi is saying “The only formula our opponents have is that ‘ divide them all and loot them collectively’. This has been the policy of the Congress party not only in Uttarakhand but in the whole nation. On the national spectrum Congress divides the people of the country on the basis of caste, religion, language and state; while within a state, it divides people of the state on the basis of the two sections in a state.”
