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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

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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.

IAF to participate in a multilateral international exercise in France, Rafale to lead the Indian contingent instead of Sukhoi Su-30MKI

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IAF to participate in a multilateral international exercise in France, Rafale to lead the Indian contingent instead of Sukhoi Su-30MKI

On 13th April 2023, the Ministry of Defence published a press release to announce that the Indian Air Force will participate in Exercise Orion at Mont-de-Marsan, an Air Force base of the French Air and Space Force (FASF). The ministry said that the Indian contingent led by Rafale fighter jets will leave on 14th April 2023. This is the first time that newly inducted Rafale jets will participate in a military exercise abroad, taking the place generally taken by Sukhoi jets.

The exercise will be conducted from 17 April to 05 May 2023, with the IAF Contingent comprising four Rafale, two Boeing C-17 Globemaster heavy cargo aircraft and two Russian Ilyushin IL-78 midair refuelers and 165 air warriors.

This will be the first time in the last 15 years that the Sukhoi Su-30MKI of the Indian Air Force will not be participating in a military exercise, indicating that the Rafale jets are ready to replace the Russian jets in a battle. Indian Air Force has around 260 Sukhoi Su-30MKI jets stations across the country, including air bases near the Chinese border in the North East. Some of the jets are made by HAL under licence in India, while others are imported from Russia.

Besides the IAF and the FASF, Air Forces from Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United States of America would also be flying in this multilateral exercise. Participation in this exercise would further enrich the employment philosophy of the Indian Air Force, by imbibing the best practices from other Air Forces, said the ministry.

IAF’s spokesperson Wing Commander Ashish Moghe said, “This would be the first overseas exercise for the IAF’s Rafale aircraft. Participation in this exercise would further enrich the employment philosophy of the Indian Air Force by imbibing the best practices from other air forces.”

Orion 2023 is France’s largest drill, in which allied nations, like India, take part in addition to NATO partners. Over 12,000 NATO forces are taking part in the subsequent phase of the exercise. Its main objective would be defence activities on land, in the air, at sea, and in cyberspace.

Orion 2023 is based on a NATO scenario intended to understand the various stages of modern war and will be on a scale unseen in recent decades. Its goal is to refocus the French military services along with their numerous branches and administrative levels on a combined, multi-domain (MDO) exercise in a challenging environment within an international joint forces framework.

India bought 36 of the 4.5-generation fighters from France in 2016 for around $8 billion. In October 2019, India received its first batch of Rafales at the airforce base in Ambala, Haryana. In September 2020, the aircraft was assigned to an IAF squadron.

Dassault Aviation of France completed the delivery of all 36 Rafale fighter planes to the IAF in 2022, with the other unit based at Hashimara, West Bengal. The Ambala squadron safeguards Indian airspace in northern borders, while the Hashimara squadron covers the northeast region.

Apart from Dassault Rafale and Sukhoi Su-20MKI, other fighter jets operated by IAF are MiG 21, Mig-29, Dassault Mirage 2000, Jaguar, and HAL Tejas. The Sukhoi is the main fighter of the IAF with the largest number of aircraft.

‘If you are destined to die, you will die’: Javed Miandad’s remark on India’s security concerns over touring Pakistan leaves netizens in splits

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‘If you are destined to die, you will die’: Javed Miandad’s remark on India’s security concerns over touring Pakistan leaves netizens in splits

Amidst the ongoing tussle between India and Pakistan over their respective cricketing teams touring each other for the upcoming Asia Cup and ODI World Cup later this year, former Pakistan player Javed Miandad has weighed in on the row, suggesting that it was high time for India to visit Pakistan, even if it meant facing death.

During a podcast hosted by Nadir Ali, Javed Miandad expressed his belief that security concerns should be disregarded, and if it is the fate for someone to die, then they will. He stated that life and death are in the hands of the Almighty. “If you are destined to die, you will die. Life and death are in the hands of the Almighty,” Miandad exclaimed when asked about India’s refusal to tour Pakistan for the forthcoming Asia Cup hosted by PCB.

Miandad also emphasized that if India were to extend an invitation to Pakistan, they would accept it, but they also expect India to reciprocate the gesture. Miandad recalled that Pakistan had previously visited India, but India has not returned the visit, so it is now India’s turn to do so.

Netizens react to Javed Miandad’s bizarre remark dismissing India’s security concerns over touring Pakistan

However, Miandad’s comment left social media in splits, with netizens expressing their amusement and sharing funny comments and memes to mock the former Pakistan cricketer’s justification over security concerns raised by India.

cricBC, a popular Twitter account that shares profound insights about cricket, reacted to Javed Miandad’s perplexing statement. “Funniest jokes are unintentional,” it said.

Another Twitter user expressed amusement wondering who invites other countries for playing cricket saying death is certain.

A Twitter user shared an image of a Talibani terrorist with the caption: “Third umpire in Asia Cup.”

Yet another Twitter user amusingly asked if it is an invitation or a warning.

There are tentative plans for the 50-over Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan in September, followed by the 50-over World Cup in India in October. According to reports, Pakistan is open to playing its World Cup matches in either Kolkata or Chennai. However, the BCCI has refused to tour Pakistan citing security concerns. Reportedly, the PCB is mulling over shifting India’s matches to neutral venues, with UAE, England, and Sri Lanka under consideration.

The last time India and Pakistan played a bilateral series was back in 2012. Since then, the two countries have not toured each other but have played matches at neutral venues in ICC tournaments. The last encounter between the two sides which took place on 23 October 2022 in the Asia Cup resulted in a nail-biting victory for India, thanks to the late over flourish by prolific Indian batsman Virat Kohli, who took Pakistan’s ace bowler Haris Rauf to the cleaners and paved the way for a thrilling last-over victory.

‘I will show you when I come out’: Atiq Ahmed threatens police officers who gunned down his son Asad Ahmed in retaliatory firing in Jhansi

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‘I will show you when I come out’: Atiq Ahmed threatens police officers who gunned down his son Asad Ahmed in retaliatory firing in Jhansi

A day after Atiq Ahmed’s sob Asad Ahmed was killed in retaliatory fire by UP Police STF, his jailed father Atiq Ahmed Friday threatened the officers who gunned down his son Asad along with his accomplice Ghulam Mohammad in Jhansi.

According to Times Now, the gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed reportedly said, “Jis police officer ne maara hai mere bete ko, mujhe nikalne do, phir batata hu (Allow me to get out of jail, and I will show the officer who killed my son).”

According to reports, jailed Atiq Ahmed will not be permitted to attend his son Asad’s last rites. Asad’s body will be received by his maternal family as at present, there’s no one in Atiq’s family to claim the body. Atiq, his brother Ashraf and sons Ali and Umar are all in jail while his wife Shaista Parveen is on the run.

Asad’s body would be handed over to his maternal family after postmortem and will be taken to a family graveyard at Kasari Masari in Prayagraj where he will be buried next to the resting place of his grandfather today.

Meanwhile, Khushnuda – the mother of Mohammed Ghulam killed in an encounter in Jhansi on April 13 along with Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad gave her reaction to the encounter. She said that she and her family cannot call the encounter wrong and denied accepting the dead body of the sharpshooter killed in retaliatory fire by the police.

Khushnuda said, “All those who do bad work, will remember this for their lifetime. According to us, they (UP Police) have not done anything wrong. If you kill someone, you are doing wrong. Now, if it comes to you, should we say that it is wrong? No, it is correct.”

Mohammed Ghulam and Asad Ahmed were killed in an encounter in Jhansi on 13th April 2023. Both of them were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case. There was a reward of Rs. 5 lakhs each on their heads. Umesh Pal was a witness in the Raju Pal murder case of 2005. BSP MLA Raju Pal was killed in 2005 by the mafia Atik Ahmed’s gang. Umesh Pal was killed in Prayagraj on 24th February 2023, by Asad Ahmed and six other members of Atiq Ahmed’s gang. Asad Ahmed was the third son of Atiq Ahmed.

‘Targeted for being Dalit, summoned on pious day of Baisakhi, Ambedkar’s birth anniversary’: former Punjab CM Channi slams AAP govt over Vigilance Bureau summon

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‘Targeted for being Dalit, summoned on pious day of Baisakhi, Ambedkar’s birth anniversary’: former Punjab CM Channi slams AAP govt over Vigilance Bureau summon

Charanjit Singh Channi, the former chief minister of Punjab, appeared before the Vigilance Bureau on Friday in relation to a case involving disproportionate assets. He criticised the state’s Aam Aadmi Party government for moving up his date of appearance and claimed that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s administration was engaging in ‘vendetta politics’ before visiting the bureau’s Mohali office at 11.10 a.m.

He was initially summoned by the vigilance office to appear for questioning on April 12. He did, however, seek a different time to join the probe, and the bureau granted his request, asking him to show up on April 20. But the date was later moved ahead to April 14 by the agency.

He had earlier demanded that CM Bhagwant Mann provide evidence that he owned real estate worth Rs 170 crore and had 250 acres of land.

He turned emotional while being accompanied by senior leaders at the Punjab Congress Bhavan in Chandigarh and declared that the AAP government was anti-Dalit because he had been called for questioning on the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar and on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi.

He was joined by Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Partap Singh Bajwa, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Chaudhary and Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, the party’s candidate for the Jalandhar by-elections.

The former CM remarked that he believed he could even get thrown in jail since the AAP government wanted to prevent him from campaigning in Jalandhar.

Polling for the Jalandhar parliamentary seat will take place along with Karnataka assembly elections which are on May 10 and the result will be declared on 13 May.

“The AAP government may even eliminate me, but I won’t be cowed down. I will continue to speak the truth. The AAP falsely painted me as corrupt to win the 2022 Assembly election. I dare the CM to hold a press conference to give details of my property,” he challenged with tears in his eyes.

“Am I being harassed by the Centre through income tax and ED and by the state through vigilance only because I remained the CM for three months,” he asked the incumbent Punjab administration.

The Congressman asserted that the truth was that his financial situation was precarious and that a judge had ordered the attachment of his ancestral home. “I had to get a stay from the court,” he added.

Arvind Kejriwal says people who are sending AAP leaders to jail for corruption are enemies of country, AAP alleges PM Modi has conspired to arrest Kejriwal

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Arvind Kejriwal says people who are sending AAP leaders to jail for corruption are enemies of country, AAP alleges PM Modi has conspired to arrest Kejriwal

After the CBI summoned Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the Delhi excise policy scam, Kejriwal claimed that people who are sending AAP leaders to jail over corruption cases are enemies of the nation.

Arvind Kejriwal made the comments while addressing a program organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. In his speech at this program, he said, “There are so many anti-national forces in the country. They are stopping this country from going ahead. Who can think that poor students in this country shall not get a good education? Who can think that the Dalit students in this country shall not get a good education? If these students go ahead, they will take the country ahead and progress will happen. Who are those people who think that country should not progress? Who are those people who think that poor kids should not get a better education? All of them came together and put Manish Sisodia in jail. All those people who think that the kids of poor and Dalits shall not get a better education came together and put Manish Sisodia in jail. They are enemies of the country. Those who sent him to jail are enemies of the country. Aren’t they? They are enemies of the country. They don’t want the country to progress. Even history tells us that whenever a person tried to educate people, an autocratic ruler put that person in jail.”

AAP MP Sanjay Singh also held a press conference on 14th April 2023 after Arvind Kejriwal was summoned by CBI in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. Sanjay Singh levelled allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that Arvind Kejriwal is being summoned because he said in the Delhi assembly that PM Modi has put his money of corruption in Adani’s company. He also alleged that Narendra Modi is using his financial powers to save his political powers.

Sanjay Singh said, “The day Arvind Kejriwal said in the Delhi assembly that PM Modi’s black money worth lakhs and crores is invested in his friend’s company, I had told him that the next turn is yours. These people will leave no stone unturned to suppress the corruption of the Prime Minister. This is because Arvind Kejriwal has exposed every layer of corruption and explained it to the people of this country as he spoke in the Delhi assembly that all the black money worth lakhs and crores which is invested in Modi’s friend’s company actually belongs to PM Modi and that Modi has earned it through corruption.”

He further said, “PM Modi started conspiring against Arvind Kejriwal from that day. Today Kejriwal received a summons. They are summoning Arvind Kejriwal. I would like to tell you mister Prime Minister, your government and you are completely involved in corruption and a summons cannot stop Arvind Kejriwal’s fight against corruption. Arvind Kejriwal has started in the Delhi assembly the task of exposing in front of the nation the bad activities you commit and it will continue as a campaign in the nation. You conspired to arrest Arvind Kejriwal on 16th April. This action cannot suppress the voice of Arvind Kejriwal. It will reach every household, village, and colony in the country that you put in money worth lakhs and crores in your friend’s company.”

He added, “Arvind Kejriwal has given an education model to this country. He gave free water and electricity to people. He toiled day and night for the people of Delhi. He quit his job as an income tax commissioner to serve the people of India. He fasted for 13 days to fight against corruption. Your notice cannot end this fight. It has now become necessary to tell the people of this country about the corruption and scam you committed with your friend. This story should reach every village, colony, and household in the country. All I want to tell is that this attempt of threatening with a summons and conspiracy of arrest after the speech in the Delhi assembly, will not affect the courage of any AAP worker. We did never fear you. We will never fear you. there have been so many actions against Kejriwal. They arrested MLAs and ministers. But he did not quit his fight against corruption.”

He said, “Arvind Kejriwal will go and answer the notice on 16th April. But no one can stop our fight against the corruption committed by the PM and the money of lakhs and crores he put into his friend’s company. I had told Arvind Kejriwal that they cannot digest the truth you said in the Delhi assembly. Narendra Modi is using his financial power to save his political power. That is all.”

The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to question him in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy scam case. According to the news agency ANI, the AAP convenor has been asked to appear before the CBI on 16 April, Sunday.

Senior AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia have already been arrested in connection with the case. The AAP govt is accused of changing its excise policy to benefit select business houses.

JDU shares a distorted map of India in a post wishing Ambedkar Jayanti, deletes it after social media backlash

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JDU shares a distorted map of India in a post wishing Ambedkar Jayanti, deletes it after social media backlash

On Friday, April 14, a tweet was posted from the official handle of Janata Dal-United (JDU) wishing the people on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti. In this tweet, a distorted map of India was shown, with areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir excluded from it.

A distorted map of India landed the party in controversy. The now-deleted tweet read, “Tribute to Bharat Ratna #बाबा_साहेब Dr. #भीमराव_अंबेडकर ji on his birth anniversary, who fought a long battle for justice and equality for every oppressed and deprived section of the society.”

However, as soon as the people slammed Nitish Kumar’s party for the distorted map, the contentious tweet was deleted. Hours later, the same tweet and image were posted again, this time however, with a correct map. 

The JDU’s ‘broken India’ tweet comes at a time when Nitish Kumar is once again eyeing for a greater role in the national politics, hobnobbing with opposition leaders in an attempt to stitch an elusive alliance ahead of the general elections scheduled in 2024.

CM Nitish Kumar also attended an Iftar party where the Red Fort was shown amidst the attacks on Ram Navami processions in Bihar. After using this to deliver a political message, he headed to Delhi where he met Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. He discussed uniting the opposition against the BJP before the general elections scheduled to be held in 2024.

Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that the JDU shared the image of a distorted map of India in a bid to please the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).

The official Twitter handle of the Bihar unit of the BJP slammed the JDU over the said tweet and wrote, “On Babasaheb ji’s birth anniversary itself, the @Jduonline supporters have tarnished the constitution by showing a divided India. After all, this is all they have to do to please their PFI bosses and newfound friends! But listen with your ears open, Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and will always be an integral part of India!”

Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, and Lalan Singh, the president of the JDU, have been criticized by Manan Krishna, the Bihar BJP’s social media coordinator.

“With his picture on the birth anniversary of Baba Saheb Ambedkar is @Jduonline insulting them by putting a ‘fragmented map’ of India or do these people not consider Ladakh as a part of India like China, Pakistan, and #PFI? Tell @NitishKumar, @LalanSingh_1 g,” Manan Krishna tweeted.

In another tweet, the Bihar BJP’s social media convenor alleged that the use of a distorted map of India demonstrates the extent to which the supporters of PFI and Tukde Tukde gang dominate JDU.

“The use of a distorted map of India shows how strongly #PFI and Tukde Tukde gang supporters have dominated this party. This indecent behavior done on the day of Babasaheb’s birth anniversary is an insult not only to his supporters but also to every citizen of the country. Let’s see what action @bihar_police takes on it,” BJP’s Manan Krishna tweeted.

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