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BJP’s Smrti Irani slams George Soros over his Adani remarks, says ‘designated economic war criminal intends to weaken Indian democracy’: What she said

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BJP’s Smrti Irani slams George Soros over his Adani remarks, says ‘designated economic war criminal intends to weaken Indian democracy’: What she said

On Friday, Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani slammed controversial financier George Soros for claiming that the Adani Group dispute would significantly weaken Modi’s grip on India’s federal government.

Holding a press conference on February 17, the leader said, “The man who broke the bank of England, a man who is designated as an economic war criminal has now pronounced his desire to break the Indian democracy. George Soros, who hedges bets against many countries has now declared his ill intentions in the democratic processes of India.”

“George Soros wants a government that is pliable to his needs for making his nefarious plans successful. It is evident from his statements that he has pronounced funding over one billion dollars particularly to target leaders like PM Modi is significant,” she said.

Smriti Irani continued by saying that the imperialist intentions of the businessman who seeks to demonise our democracy have come to the fore at a time when India has risen to become the fifth-largest economy in the world and when India receives gratitude from global leaders like the Presidents of the USA and France, and the PM of England for enabling employment not only in India but also in these three nations.

“Today, as a citizen, I call upon every individual, organisation, and society to denounce the intention of this individual who is seeking to weaken our democratic interests for his personal gains,” she added.

Smriti Irani further stated that those whom Soros considers pliable need to be aware that India has already thwarted imperialistic plans and will do so again. “In India, democracy has and will continue to triumph.  These attempts to weaken Indian democracy will be addressed with the might of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” she stated. 

The Minister called Soros’ remark a declaration to destroy India’s democratic processes and reiterated that war was being mounted against India and PM Modi. On February 16, Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros accused PM, Modi of crony capitalism, after claiming that the latter has a good relationship with Indian businessman Gautam Adani.

“Modi and business tycoon Adani are close allies. Their fate is intertwined,” Soros said. He made the contentious remarks at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany ahead of the Munich Security Conference. “Adani Enterprises tried to raise funds in the stock market, but he failed. Adani is accused of stock manipulation and his stock collapsed like a house of cards,” the American billionaire alleged.

Soros further accused the Indian Prime Minister of being complicit in the supposed ‘misdealings’ of the Adani Group. He also claimed that the ‘shakedown’ caused to the Indian markets due to the Hindenburg Research report will result in ‘much needed institutional reforms’ and ‘democratic revival’. Soros also alleged that so-called anti-Muslim violence in India has spearheaded the ‘meteoric rise’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This is after US-based investment research firm Hindenburg Research published a 32,000-word report, accusing the Adani Group of stock manipulation and use of tax havens.

The Adani Group trashed the Hindenburg Research report as a “malicious combination of selective misinformation and stale, baseless and discredited allegations”. On January 29, the Indian conglomerate slammed Hindenburg Research with a 413-page report, dismissing allegations levelled by the latter.

George Soros is the world’s 253rd wealthiest person and has a net worth of $8.5 billion. Through his Open Society Foundation, Soros has made great strides in creating disorder within India. By actively supporting anti-Indian groups working inside India, Soros’ left-wing international organisation has started to extend its roots across the nation under the guise of doing charitable works.

In the last few decades, George Soros has time and again has shown his desperation to wage war against the nationalist government in India through various networks funded by him comprising of NGOs, media, intelligentsia, etc.

In January 2020, he also committed $1 billion to start a global university to ‘fight nationalists’ and climate change, calling them twin challenges that threaten the survival of our civilization. While speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros pledged to fund a university project to battle the erosion of civil society in a world increasingly ruled by ‘would-be and actual dictators’ and climate change.

Soros also claimed back then that the ‘biggest and most frightening setback’ was in India, as he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of creating a Hindu nationalist state.

Tamil Nadu government is set to break the 89-year-old tradition of the Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam Temple: All you need to know

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Tamil Nadu government is set to break the 89-year-old tradition of the Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam Temple: All you need to know

In Nagercoil city of Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district, Hindu devotees have been protesting against a ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government on gathering at the Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam Temple. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Shakthi. 

For more than 80 years, a religious conference is organized by the Haindava Seva Sangham (HSS)  at the temple during the famous Masi Kodai festival held annually on. Starting on March 5, this festival will last for ten days. This time, however, the Hindu Religious and Charity Endowment (HRCE) Board has decreed that “private” religious gatherings and conferences would not be permitted, effectively outlawing the religious conference hosted by the Haindava Seva Sangham.

Hindu devotees protesting against TN government (Image via JanamTV)

This move by the HRCE department of the Tamil Nadu government has been widely criticized by the local Hindus who have been peacefully protesting in various parts of Kanyakumari. On Wednesday (February 15), several Hindu devotees including women blocked the roads at multiple locations in Kanyakumari including Melpurum, Marthandam, Nagercoil, and Towala. The protesting Hindus said that they will not allow the government to succeed in stopping activities related to Hindu Dharma.

Haindava Seva Sangham

In its report, Swarajya highlighted the persistent efforts of the Haindava Seva Sangham in the service of Hindu dharma. For over the last 89 years, Haindava Seva Sangham has been organizing Hindu religious conferences at the Mandaikadu. During the British colonial rule, HSS posed a significant resistance to the evangelist forces which were well-funded and backed by the British administration. HSS did the Herculean task of uniting Hindus against the conversion missionaries. 

Prominent festivals of Hindus were frequently the targets of Christian missionaries’ conversion campaigns. In the precise place where Hindus had gathered to worship, they would build a platform and denigrate the Hindu devi-devtas. Since there was no proper organization of the Hindus, there was hardly any opposition to the activities of the Christian missionaries.  Even at the Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Amman Temple, which is also known as the ‘Sabrimala of women’ as women devotees here carry ‘Irumudi Kattu’ to the temple, and follow rituals similar to those performed by Hindu men at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

The Church deliberately intimidated Hindus by positioning speakers towards the temple during this shrine’s festival. This was opposed by the HSS. 

1982 Mandaikadu riots

In March 1982, when MGR, the popular actor-turned-politician was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, under the influence of the Christian priest, several Christian locals barred Hindu women from accessing the sacred bath and molested them. This resulted in violent clashes. Six persons died and 21 others were severely injured on March 1 when police opened fire upon Christian fishermen who reportedly stopped Hindu women from taking the ceremonial bath. 

Following this, Venugopal Commission was constituted by the then CM MGR-led government to examine the circumstances that led to the communal riots and also sought suggestions in order to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. The commission led by Justice P Venugopal made several recommendations including the implementation of a common civil code in line with the guidelines stated in Article 44 of the Indian constitution, curbing of foreign funds by amending the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act as most of these foreign funds sent for educational purposes of the Christian institutions were diverted to fund conversion activities on Indian soil. Moreover, the commission also recommended enacting an anti-conversion law.

Swarajya report has pointed out the change in the strategy adopted by the ‘church’ as now they have claimed that Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam is a sister of Mary. To back this claim, “the inputs from Folklore study Departments of Catholic controlled autonomous universities around are used.”

Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam Temple – ‘Sabrimala of women’

The Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple is dedicated to Goddess Shakthi. A 15-foot-tall anthill is revered as the Goddess in this location. It is believed that the anthill, which has five heads, is constantly growing. It is believed that it is the same place where Adi Shankaracharya once offered pooja to a Sri Chakra. There is also a Sri Chakra sanctum sanctorum. 

The name “Women’s Sabarimala” was derived from the large number of women who fast for 41 days, especially those from Kerala, and who thereafter travel to the Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple while carrying the “Irumudi Kettu” on their heads. The temple’s design is reminiscent of Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple in Kerala.

Every year during the Maasi Kodai Festival, which takes place in February, women in Kerala fast for 41 days and visit Mandaikadu Temple, much as men fast for 41 days to pray at Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple.

‘Those who want to make India a Hindu nation want to destroy the country’, says Nitish Kumar

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‘Those who want to make India a Hindu nation want to destroy the country’, says Nitish Kumar

On 17th February 2023, Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar said that those who want to make India a Hindu nation want to destroy the country. His statement has come two days after Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that India was, is, and will be a Hindu nation.

The Janata Dal (United) leader said, “People of every religion and sect live here. If one wants to do this (make India ‘Hindu-Rashtra’) then one wants to destroy the country. We should only adhere to what the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi said. He was killed eventually. We are following the path of Gandhiji.”

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also criticized the BJP over the action taken by the IT service at the BBC office. He said, “If action is taken, it will be clear what the Modi government wants. This shows that if someone speaks against them (Modi government), they will have to face the consequences.”

He added, “Those who want to speak and write against us can do so. Ultimately, the people will decide. When we were in Parliament, we were heard. Even when we were in government, former Prime Minister Atalji used to listen to the opposition. If the Modi government rejects the Adani dispute, it should be an internal matter.”

Nitish Kumar further said, “Our job is to serve the people and for that, we work day and night. This government has worked in the interest of farmers. If someone speaks against me, he will not become the leader of the people, he will become the leader of some party.”

Recently, while speaking at a summit organized by ABP News, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that India was, is, and will always be a Hindu nation.

Iran’s foreign minister cancels India visit, upset over inclusion of Iran anti-Hijab protest visuals in Raisina Dialogue promo

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Iran’s foreign minister cancels India visit, upset over inclusion of Iran anti-Hijab protest visuals in Raisina Dialogue promo

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, who was scheduled to visit India next month to attend the Raisina Dialogue, has cancelled his visit. The reason was visuals of anti-Hijab protests in Iran shown in a promotional video of the event.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was due to travel to India to attend the Raisina dialogue scheduled for March 3 and 4. The Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosts its signature think tank event.

A month ago, a promotional film for the Raisina Dialogue was released by the organisers, introducing the event’s 2023 iteration. Just under two minutes into the video, a two-second photo of Iranian ladies protesting by cutting their hair was shown. Next to that image, a picture of Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati, commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi, was also displayed.

This enraged Tehran and the Iranian embassy, who contacted the ORF and the MEA to express their displeasure with the footage and request that it be removed. But, the organizers refused to comply. The Iranian embassy took issue with the juxtaposition of the demonstrators and their president in the same frame.

Miffed by the refusal of the organisers to remove the visuals, the Iranian government has since notified the event’s organizers that the foreign minister will not be able to attend the Raisina Dialogue.

Iran was rocked by protests in September 2022 after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in police custody. Amini was detained on the allegation of disregarding the state’s rigorous clothing rule for women by improperly donning the head scarf. It has been alleged that she died due to torture in custody, after which a massive protest by women erupted, opposing the stringent hijab laws. But the protest died down after several weeks after the govt used excessive force to control it, where several protesters, including minors, were killed, and thousands were arrested.

Notably, New Delhi has kept silent about the protests since they started. In November of last year, India voted against a resolution that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed to establish a fact-finding mission into suspected state-authorized abuses of human rights against protesters in Iran.

India and Iran have a long history of diplomatic ups and downs, and because of Afghanistan in recent years, their connections have taken on a strategic significance. In response to the possibility of sanctions under the Trump administration, India ceased importing oil from Iran, and imports have not yet resumed at their pre-sanctions levels. Despite the fact that both countries are concerned about Afghanistan being ruled by the Taliban, India has been working on the Chabahar port project to facilitate connection to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

In the ORF video, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heard saying, “This isn’t an era of war,” in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Samarkand conference. Also, it includes a video of US President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and India’s Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

The G-20 Foreign Ministers’ conference on March 1 and 2 is likely to draw more than 20 foreign ministers. Several are anticipated to stay back and participate in the Raisina dialogue this year, because the event is scheduled just after the conference. Several foreign ministers who are not from G-20 nations are travelling specifically for the event.

Income Tax survey at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai ends, officials to likely issue a public statement today

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Income Tax survey at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai ends, officials to likely issue a public statement today

The 60-hour-long Income Tax Department survey operation at the Delhi and Mumbai headquarters of the BBC media was brought to an end on Thursday night. The three-day-long investigation concerned international taxation and the suspected transfer of BBC revenues. The Income Tax office is expected to provide a thorough public statement by today. 

According to the reports, the Income Tax officials left the BBC office premises on Thursday night after they studied the digital data and interrogated a few of its employees. Some of the officers were also stationed on the fifth floor of the BBC offices where the editorial staff works.

The BBC issued a statement this morning saying that they would cooperate with the authorities and continue to report without fear. “We are supporting staff- some of whom have faced lengthy questioning or been required to tay overnight- and their welfare is our priority. Our output is back to normal and we remain committed to serving our audiences in India and beyond,” the statement by BBC read.

The Income Tax department on February 14 launched raids at the BBC premises in Delhi and Mumbai. The survey was conducted as a result of BBC’s willful disregard for the Transfer Pricing Rules and its massive profit-diversion practices. Amid the survey, the liberals and opposition parties alleged that the Center had directed the raids after the media house published a documentary regarding PM Modi and the Gujarat riots 2002.

During the raids, the agency advised employees of BBC India to refrain from deleting any files from their digital devices until the survey is finished. Reports mention that the officers only copied the digital data and none of the journalists phones were taken away. However, senior BBC staffers’ mobile phones were copied during the operation, which also involved scanning a number of computers and laptops. Afterwards, the computers and phones were returned to the authorities.

Until further notice, all BBC staffers were instructed to Work From Home, with the exception of the senior employees who requested to stay in the office. The raids ended on Thursday and the media organization has said that it would begin its regular operations immediately.

Notably, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju slammed the political parties who criticized the raids and said that the latter trusted the foreign news outlet but not the Indian investigative agencies.

Elon Musk shuts 2 of 3 Twitter offices in India, asks staff from Mumbai and Delhi office to work from home

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Elon Musk shuts 2 of 3 Twitter offices in India, asks staff from Mumbai and Delhi office to work from home

Underscoring Elon Musk’s ambition to cut expenses and turn around the ailing social media site in the black, Twitter Inc. has closed two of its three India offices and instructed its workers to work from home.

According to the reports, Twitter closed its operations in the financial powerhouse of Mumbai and the political capital of New Delhi after terminating more than 90% of its 200-plus employees in India. The business still maintains a location in Bengaluru, a southern IT hotspot, where it mostly employs engineers. 

In a drive to stabilise Twitter’s finances by late 2023, billionaire Chief Executive Officer Musk has sacked employees and closed offices throughout the globe. Even so, India is seen as a significant growth area for American IT behemoths like Meta Platforms Inc. and Google, both of which are placing long-term investments in the fastest-growing internet market in the world. According to Musk’s most recent actions, the market is less important to him right now.

In recent years, Twitter has developed into one of India’s most significant public forums, housing vehement political debate and the 865 million followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nevertheless, Musk’s firm makes less money here and it also has to deal with stringent content laws and a cutthroat local rivalry, Bloomberg reported.

After Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, there has been a mass departure of employees, many of whom were dismissed, raising questions about Twitter’s ability to continue operating and control content. This week, Musk stated that it may take him till the end of the year to balance the business and ensure its financial soundness.

Following the $44 billion acquisition, Twitter has been sued by several contractors for unpaid services, has not paid millions of dollars in rent for its San Francisco headquarters and London locations, and has auctioned off everything from bird statues to espresso makers to earn money.

Musk has also publicly discussed going bankrupt, citing a “massive drop” in income as a result of sponsors leaving because of uncertainty about Twitter’s capacity to screen out objectionable content. He has also been working recently on increasing revenue for the microblogging site. He has launched a subscription model that requires users to pay $8 per month for verification and other benefits.

Kanpur Dehat: Video shows Dixit family pleading to DM for help a month before the tragedy, survivor says nobody heard their pleas

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Kanpur Dehat: Video shows Dixit family pleading to DM for help a month before the tragedy, survivor says nobody heard their pleas

On Monday, February 13, reports emerged that 45-year-old Pramila Dikshit and her 20-year-old daughter Neha were burnt alive during the demolition drive in the village Madauli under the Rura Police Station area, district Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Initially, it was said that the women immolated themselves. The deceased’s family, however, has stated that the duo did not set themselves on fire, but rather the SDM directed Lekhpal to set fire to their house, in which the duo got trapped and was charred to death.

As per a report in Aaj Tak, another video has surfaced wherein Pramila Dikshit’s husband Krishna Gopal Dixit has accused DM Neha Jain of negligence and apathy, resulting in the February 13 tragedy. The video is said to be from January 14, 2023. The disgruntled Krishna Gopal Dixit alleged that if the DM had addressed their plea in January, the February 13 tragedy may have been averted.

It may be recalled that it was on January 14 that SDM Janeshwar Prasad, Lekhpal Ashok Singh, Tehsildar, 12-15 police officers, and a JCB had for the first time arrived at Krishna Gopal Dixit’s pucca house, where the family had been living for the past many years, on the basis of a complaint filed by one Ashok Dixit that the house was built on encroached land. The officials had allegedly arrived without a copy of the official order authorising the demolition. Shivam, the son of Pramila Dixit, had said that his family had not received any prior information from the authorities warning them of the situation.

Shivam’s family contested the authorities’ arbitrary action against their pucca house. Facing protests, the authorities could only remove some construction. They returned warning Shivam and his family to vacate the area in the next 3-5 days.

The next day, Krishna Gopal Dixit said he along with his wife, daughter and two sons, visited DM Neha Jain’s office pleading for justice.

District Magistrate Neha Jain, on the other hand, did not meet with the victim’s family. The victim’s family spent the entire night outside the DM’s office, in the hope to meet Jain, but to no avail. The next morning, SDM Janeshwar Prasad showed up at the scene, summoned the police, and began hauling them to the police station.

SDM accuses victim’s family of creating a nuisance

When the SDM took the family inside the police station, Pramila pleaded with him, claiming that their house had been wrecked and that they had nowhere to stay. She sought justice from SDM. SDM Janeshwar Prasad, however, showed no compassion to the family and instead filed an FIR against them, falsely accusing them of creating a ruckus.

In fact, earlier too, a separate complaint was filed against the victim’s family. Lekhpal Ashok Singh filed a complaint against Krishna Gopal Dixit and his son Shivam on January 13, when the victim’s family’s house in Madauli village was being demolished. Lekhapl had also written to the SDM against Krishna Gopal Dixit and his son.

In the letter to the SDM, Lekhpal Ashok Singh wrote, “On January 13, when the administration arrived to evacuate the illegal encroachment, Krishna Gopal and his sons Shivam and Ansh abused the officials and started fighting. They instigated the villagers to attack the government employees. They told the officials, ‘Run away from here, or the Bikru episode would be repeated.'”

Shivam files a complaint with Kanpur SP but to no avail

Shivam had filed a report with the Superintendent of Police about the death of his mother and sister. Shivam accused SDM Janeshwar Prasad, Kanungo, Lekhpal Ashok Singh, three other Lekhpals, and Rura police station in-charge Dinesh Gautam, as well as 12-15 men and women, of being responsible for his mother and sister’s murder.

According to Shivam’s FIR, on January 14, the SDM Janeshwar Prasad, Lekhpal Ashok Singh, Tehsildar, 12-15 police officers, and a JCB arrived at Krishna Gopal Dixit’s pucca house, where the family had been living for decades, on the basis of a complaint filed by one Ashok Dixit that the house was built on encroached land. Shivam went on to say that he had not received any prior information from the authorities advising him of the situation.

Shivam’s family contested the authorities’ arbitrary action against their pucca house. Facing protests, the authorities could only remove some construction. They returned warning Shivam and his family to vacate the area in the next 3-5 days.

Shivam stated that he went to the District Magistrate (DM) and Additional District Magistrate (ADM) offices on the same day to file a complaint, but no one listened to his request. Instead, the following day, authorities charged eight members of the Dixit family, including Pramila and Shivam, with rioting. The cops drove them away by threatening to imprison them if they did not withdraw their complaint.

Since they were now rendered homeless, Shivam and his father constructed a temporary shelter with mud and straw in the Madauli village and started living there. The family alleged that Lekhpal Ashok Singh once again approached them and demanded Rs 5,000. When the family refused to pay, the Lekhpal along with Maitha SDM Janeshwar Prasad and Rura police station SHO Dinesh Kumar Gautam reached their hut on February 13 at 3 pm with a JCB to demolish it. Ashok Dikshit, Anil Dikshit, and Nirmal Dikshit were also present at the scene.

Shivam went on to say that he and his family were resting inside the house and that 22 goats were also tied inside when the authorities proceeded to run a bulldozer over it without alerting them. He added that the enraged SDM demanded that Lekhpal set fire to their hut and the Lekhpal warned them that no one would be spared.

Police thrashed Shivam after he survived the fire

Shivam added that after he somehow managed to escape the blazing hut, SHO Dinesh Gautam and the police constables severely beat him up.

He added that his father Krishna Gopal Dixit also managed to escape the fire but got multiple burn injuries all over his body. 

Meanwhile, Shivam’s mother Pramila, and sister Neha got trapped beneath the roof that fell over them as a result of the fire.

Yogi Govt constitutes SIT to investigate the matter

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by the Kanpur divisional commissioner and assistant director general, Kanpur Zone, to investigate the murders of the mother-daughter duo during an eviction drive in Kanpur Dehat on February 13.

The DGP has constituted a five-person team led by Hardoi SP Rajesh Dwivedi. Together with him, members include CO Vikas Jaiswal, City Kotwal Sanjay Pandey, Crime Branch’s Ramesh Chandra, and Women’s Police Station in-charge Ramsukhari. In a week, the SIT will provide an interim report.

The state government has declared a Rs 10 lakh compensation and protection for the victim’s family.

“For the proper treatment of the injured sons, an assistance of Rs 5 lakh each (total Rs 10 lakh) has been provided to the family by the government,” an official spokesman said.

District Magistrate Neha Jain is not new to controversies

DM Neha Jain, who has been accused of ineptness by the family of deceased Pramila Dikshit and her 20-year-old daughter Neha, is no stranger to controversy. Devendra Singh Bhole, a BJP MP, had fiercely opposed Neha Jain’s conduct in the case where a businessman named Balwant Singh died in police custody on December 12, 2022. According to the MP, Neha Jain has no control over the administrative system.

Following the aforementioned incident, Jain was chastised when billboards placed throughout the city for the Kanpur Dehat Mahotsav lacked images of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pratibha Shukla, the Minister of State at the time, criticised Neha Jain for her laxity.

Pratibha Shukla has also castigated DM Neha Jain claiming that, despite being a woman, she is incapable of delivering justice to another woman.

A dispute between two Dixit families lead to the mother and daughter’s death in Kanpur

It is being said that land was a cause of dispute between Krishna Gopal Dixit’s family and a second Dixit family, who is now accused in the case. Vishal Dixit, Gaurav Dixit and Ashok Dixit are the accused in the case.

The victim’s family owns two plots in the village. For decades, the victim’s family had been cultivating it. Two decades ago Pramila and her husband Krishna Gopal Dixit built a house and started living there.

Ashok Dixit had got a lease about ten years ago on the government land under his sister’s name by conniving with the government official responsible for arranging land deeds. The issue began when Ashok wanted to start construction on the land. Gopal Krishna Dixit’s family was in possession of a part of this government land for a long time. Now Ashok Dixit wanted to capture it.

As per the law, people who have a pucca house cannot live on the land of the village society. Ashok’s family used this to raise a complaint against Krishna Gopal’s family. They complained to the administration that Gopal Krishna’s family were illegally occupying the government land. Ashok’s family asked the authorities to remove Gopal Krishna’s family so they could make use of the entire area of the land they leased.

Palamu violence: 13 arrested, hundreds of known and unknown people named in 2 FIRs, only 5 Hindus and 4 Muslims allowed for Mahashivaratri and Namaaz

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Palamu violence: 13 arrested, hundreds of known and unknown people named in 2 FIRs, only 5 Hindus and 4 Muslims allowed for Mahashivaratri and Namaaz

In the Palamu incident where Muslims indulged in violence over the installation of ‘toran dwar’ (welcome gates) by the Hindus ahead of Mahashivratri, the Jharkhand police have registered 2 separate FIRs naming 147 named people and around 500 unknown people. Police have so far arrested 13 of them. The situation is becoming normal before the festival, the Police said. On Wednesday, violence erupted over the issue which stones were pelted and houses were burnt.

The arrested persons include Nehal Ansari, Mobin Ansari, Mehboob Alam, Shahzad Alam, Zahid Ansari, Karan Kumar Singh, Roshan Kumar, Sumit Singh, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Ritesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjay Kumar Bhuiyan, Madan Ram, and Rajiullah Ansari. Among them, Nehal is a former head of Panki Paschim Panchayat.

Police conducted a flag march in the area to maintain law and order. Markets and schools closed remained closed. Around 1000 personnel of district police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in the area.

According to the reports, a meeting was held with a peace committee by IG Rajkumar Lakra, Deputy Commissioner A Dode and SP Chandan Sinha, to which people from both communities were invited. The police instructed the Mulsim community and said that only 4 persons would attend the Friday prayers at the mosque in Panki Bazar amid the imposition of sec 144 in the region.

On the other hand, the government told the Hindu side’s representatives that just five individuals, including the priest, would attend Mahashivratri rituals at the Nearby Pir Pahadi temple. Hindu participants in the peace committee discussions also urged that some stores be opened in honour of the Mahashivratri festival, but the administration instructed both groups to abide by section 144.

“Positive discussions were held with both groups. There was a good response from them. We are controlling the situation in a balanced manner. The situation will become normal in the next 1-2 days. 2 FIRs were filed while 11 have been arrested. 30-40 have been named,” confirmed Rajkumar Lakra, IG, Palamu.

“Section 144 will remain in force for a few days now. Internet service will also remain closed for 2 days,” he added. This is a day after the paamilitary forces staged a flag march in riot affected area to ensure safety and instill confidence in the minds of the people ahead of the Hindu festival.

The police said that both the communities during the peace committee agreed to abide by section 144. “Soon the situation will become normal and shops will also open. The Home Department has directed internet service to be suspended in the area till 10.30 am on February 19,” the police announced at the peace committee meeting.

Several people were injured in the violence after a Muslim mob attacked Hindus opposing decorations put up for the Mahashivaratri tomorrow. About 1 dozen people, including police officers, were injured during this altercation. The incident took place in the Panki Bazar area close to a mosque.

Local Hindus were building welcome gates at Bhagat Singh Chowk for Mahashivratri to be celebrated on February 18. The people of the Muslim community there opposed the construction of this gate, as per reports. At first, there was an argument between the two sides, which later turned into a clash and stone-pelting. On seeing this, people from both sides came to fight. An additional police force has also been deployed to control the situation. Locals have said that the attack on Hindus were directed from the nearby mosque.

Notably, Peace Committees are formed after communal violence in sensitive areas to resolve disputes within the communities. The goal of these committees is to provide a permanent, relevant framework that members of the community, the government, and others can relate to in times of conflict. When a Peace Committee is formed, it identifies itself as a body that will assist in mediating conflicts within the society.

Such committees have been formed earlier several times after the Jahangirpuri violence in April last year, after the anti-Hindu Khargone violence in Madhya Pradesh, after Shaheen bagh violence and also after the anti-CAA protests in 2019 at Jamia Milia Islamia in Delhi.

In the year 2008, the then Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta had written to the Chief Secretary conveying guidelines issued to the states based on the government order released in the year 1997. At that time, the Janata Dal-led government was at the centre under Inder Kumar Gujarat as Prime Minister, with Congress’s support from the outside.

The letter suggested that every town identified as communally sensitive should have a Peace Committee consisting of prominent citizens of all communities, representatives of political parties, public representative, office bearers of prominent associations/union.

Communal forces and anti-social elements should not be included in the Committee. At the time of apprehension of communal tension, meetings of the Peace Committee should always be called to discuss all matters relating to the communal tension. Efforts should be made to enlist the support of the members of the Committee for persuading the members of different communities to find an amicable settlement of the cause of tension and to defuse the situation,” the letter written by Gupta read.

The rules clearly stated that communal forces and anti-social elements need not attend such gatherings. The guidelines further suggested, “Women are the most affected group in communal tensions or riots. They can be effective in helping to defuse the communal tension and to prevent riots. As such, they should get fair representation in the membership of the Peace Committees/Integration Committee/Tripartite Committees.”

Just when Opposition in India was bracing to attack Modi over Adani issue, George Soros, the regime change Voldemort, thought declaring himself was a good idea

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Just when Opposition in India was bracing to attack Modi over Adani issue, George Soros, the regime change Voldemort, thought declaring himself was a good idea

The Opposition in India, combined with its retinue of Leftist media, political wannabes and general Andolanjeevis, who were just beginning to hope that they will score big this time around and will manage to ‘defeat Modi’ with the Adani-Hindenberg issue, have just been left confused, again.

George Soros, the face of the global regime change machinery, has thought it prudent to gloat over the idea out in the open. A video of Soros saying the Adani issue will harm Modi politically is now viral and we cannot stop laughing.

For nearly 2 weeks now, the Indian Opposition parties tried to harp on the Adani issue, baselessly declaring that just because Adani has got richer and richer, and has developed a large (and successful) business empire in the last few years, there must be something fishy and wrong and as usual, “Let’s attack Modi” was there knee jerk response.

Congress has been crying hoarse saying “Adani Bad, Modi Bad” for years now, without realising that the whole country sees that their state governments have eagerly welcomed the same Adani for business in their respective states and that the new generation of Indians does not buy the idea of vilification of job creators.

Let me summarise the Congress line of thinking. They are upset because Adani became rich, Modi won the elections, and Congress lost. For them, that means Adani becoming rich and Congress losing must be connected, and since it is Modi who is winning, and as per Congress Modi should never win, Adani and Modi must be helping each other to make Congress lose, which is very bad again. So to counter Modi, Adani should be besmirched too.

Sounds utterly moronic and non-sensical? Well, that is Congress’ politics for you. They are never going to believe that their own blunders are dragging them down. They are never going to question their own leadership, they are just going to assume that Rahul Gandhi deserves the PM’s post by default and that anyone else winning elections is ‘bad behaviour’ of the unwashed masses.

Other Opposition leaders, like the screeching, foul-mouthed, China-made version of AOC that we have to endure every parliament season, have been hoping that the Hindenburg report will harm Adani, and somehow it will dent Modi’s armour. If they haven’t learned by now, even after a dozen similar attempts, it only shows why it is Modi who wins, and not them.

In his enthusiasm, the BRS chief even blurted out that he has been lobbying for Pfizer, and it was Modi who stood between India and a very powerful global pharma giant that is now accused of manipulating data, twisting government policies and hiding results to sell its dubious vaccines.

The global Left-Liberal cabal nurtures a very wide range of mediocre charlatans who write long op-eds, running smear campaigns against elected governments and powerful nations, telling brown Indians that what they think of as democracy is not actual democracy, because it does not serve the White masters of the West. The same cabal has been harping on about the Hindenburg issue too, wondering why is it that the economy of India hasn’t collapsed yet.

We have seen similar desperate efforts earlier. The outrage over the Rafale deal, the Pegasus issue, the farmer protests, the foreign policy muscle flexing and many more. One would think that the Opposition leaders in India should have figured out by now that each time they highlight, “Look, even foreign powers are criticising Modi”, they hand over a few million more votes to Modi.

The same is going to happen in the Adani-Hindenburg issue. Now that the regime change Voldemort has indirectly declared that (he hopes) Modi will have to answer on the Adani issue in the parliament and that will somehow weaken his political prospects, every Indian with an iota of reasoning will see that there is a foreign power trying to meddle in Indian politics, telling India that the leader they have elected is ‘not correct’ and they will have to elect another one get a ‘good job, brown people’ nod from the West, Modi has just gained a few million more votes.

If there are some intelligent people left in the opposition camp, they will be seeing it clearly that Soros has just made the Indian Opposition look like a bunch of foreign-funded puppets. But sadly, considering the absolute state of the Indian Opposition parties, they are just busy being clueless, headless, perpetually whining outrage seekers who have made it very easy for the BJP to continue winning.

As some people have already pointed out on social media, maybe Soros could not help himself. He became so impatient over his incompetent minions not delivering results fast enough that he had to just come out and declare his intent. Or maybe he is believing the same unrealistic op-eds written by self-proclaimed experts that his NGO network has spawned, that Modi is ‘bad democracy’ and only a Soros-approved, NATO-stamped, rainbow flag-waving puppet will be the ideal leader for the Indian people.

Soros’ statements have just validated the theories that the attack on Adani may have been a part of a larger plan to attack India’s economic and strategic prospects.

Soros, and the general Western Left-liberal ‘intelligentsia’, along with their army of useful native idiots, have been trying to convince Indians that they should vote as told by foreign forces, not as per their own choices.

See, that is not how a democracy works. Indians have voted Modi to power, twice, with an overwhelming mandate and Indians are not going to take orders from the West, not anymore. It is the same India that looks the West in the face and says “No, we will not take your orders. We will buy Russian oil because it suits our interests”. It is the same India that does not bow down to Pfizer’s lobby. It is the same India that welcomes business and growth but says no to blind warmongering. The more Soros and his swarm of rainbow-tinted wokes try to tell Indians that they are not ‘democratic’ enough, the more votes the ‘Nationalists’ are going to get.

Because the West’s moral and strategic hollowness is now more visible than ever before. The war in Ukraine, the chaos in the US elections, and the abject misery in each country where the Western war machine has tried to ‘bring democracy’ are for all to see. So basically, it is Modi 1 and Soros 0.

Samajwadi Party suspends two women leaders who had opposed the burning of Ramcharitmanas, earlier, the duo was abused by SP leaders

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Samajwadi Party suspends two women leaders who had opposed the burning of Ramcharitmanas, earlier, the duo was abused by SP leaders

On Thursday (February 16) night, the Samajwadi party suspended two women leaders on account of opposing the desecration and burning of the sacred Hindu text ‘Ramcharitmanas.’

In a tweet, the caste-based party said, “Smt. Roli Tiwari Mishra and Smt. Richa Singh are being suspended from the Samajwadi Party.”

While reacting to the development, former Samajwadi Party leader Dr Richa Singh wrote, “They will visit the office of DGP in support of miscreants using misogynist language but would remove women from the party who support Ramcharitmanas. All hail Samajwad (socialism).”

Dr Roli Tiwari Mishra, who was also suspended from the Samajwadi Party, took to Twitter to express her angst.

“Thanks for the gift for 16 years of dedication to the party, Akhilesh Yadav. I will keep raising my voice against traitors of the nation, Dharma and Lord Ram like I used to do before,” she said.

Dr Roli Tiwari Mishra emphasised, “I embrace 1000 such suspensions for upholding the dignity and reverence of Sanatan Dharma, Lord Ram and Ramcharitmanas.”

The Background of the Controversy

Last month, Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya and nine others were booked for instigating people to burn the pages of the Ramcharitmanas written by poet and saint Tulsidas in the Vrindavan Yojana of the PGI Kotwali area of Lucknow. 

Maurya, while speaking to a news channel on January 22 claimed that certain portions of the Ramcharitmanas “insult” a large section of society on the basis of caste and demanded that these be “banned”.

He said that the book was written by Tulsidas for his own pleasure and that it promoted social discrimination and hatred. Later on January 27, he also called Hindu seers ‘Aatanki’, ‘Mahashaitan’, and ‘Jallad’.

On January 29, Akhil Bharatiya OBC Mahasabha burnt the copies of Ramcharitmanas written by poet and saint Tulsidas in the Vrindavan Yojana of the PGI Kotwali area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

The OBC Mahasabha members announced their support to Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya who stirred controversy by saying that the Ramcharitmanas should be banned.

Dr Roli Tiwari Mishra and Dr Richa Singh had openly raised their voices against party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya for instigating people burn the pages of Hindu scripture. However, the duo was abused by SP leaders before being formally ousted from the party.

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