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‘Bad script, cringe scenes’: Vijay Deverakonda-Ananya Pandey starrer Liger gets trashed by critics

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‘Bad script, cringe scenes’: Vijay Deverakonda-Ananya Pandey starrer Liger gets trashed by critics

The much-anticipated sports action film Liger, starring Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday, is now in theatres but it seems to have failed at striking a chord with the audience and critics. Since its release, the film, directed by Puri Jagannadh and also produced by him alongside Charmme Kaur and Karan Johar’s Dharma Production, has been garnering negative reviews with film critics and fans writing it off as a ‘flop’ movie.

Many people on Twitter have expressed their disappointment at the film’s ‘weak script’ and ‘screenplay’ and called out Puri Jaganaddh’s ‘lazy direction’.

A movie reviewer @urstruelyPeter called out Ananya Panday’s ‘dud’ acting and the ‘too many cringe scenes’ in the movie.

Some have called the film a ‘wasted opportunity.’

Prashanth Rangaswamy mentioned how Vijay’s stammering in the film is annoying.

A film critic going by the Twitter handle @venkyreviews rated the movie 2.5 on 5 and said that Liger is a “movie that had potential to be decent is wasted by senseless writing and cringe-worthy scenes!”

“Puri’s biggest strength is the hero characterization and dialogues but in this movie, he went completely over the top and it goes into the cringe zone. Tyson’s character is ridiculous. This is not a movie for VD to enter the Pan India market. Bad Choice #Liger,” Venky Reviews added.

Film critic and reviewer Kamal R Khan (KRK) posted a series of Tweets wherein he too reviewed the movie by using the hashtag #LLagGayeLigerKe. In his latest Tweet, KRK predicted the losses the producers of the movie Liger are set to incur. “Finally I got official budget of #Liger and it’s ₹160Cr! @karanjohar released it in Hindi on Commission. While distributor Mr Warangal Srinu bought all south languages theatrical rights for ₹67Cr! He will lose min ₹30Cr. While Karan will lose ₹50Cr! #LLagGayeLigerKe

KRK shared reviews of Telugu movie critics, who too have written off the Dharma Productions-Puri film Liger. Some have criticised the director for his ‘senseless writing’ and rushed proceedings’, while some have called him out for the ‘ridiculous plot’ and ‘lazy direction’.

He opined that the South critics have called #Liger an ‘unbearable headache.’

KRK in another Tweet shared a YouTube video wherein fans have reviewed the movie Liger. He captioned his Tweet, “Liger Public Review directly from Tamilnadu. People are abusing ⁦@karanjohar⁩ ⁦@ananyapandayy⁩ and ⁦@TheDeverakonda⁩ | Liger Public Talk – YouTube.”

Besides, any other movie critics have taken to Twitter to express their disappointment with Vijay Deverakonda starrer Liger.

“Other than VD’s physical transformation, film has no plus. Horrible perf from Ananya. No villain character (Puri is d villain). 1st half s atleast Bearable, 2nd half is total crap. Forced Mike Tyson Climax sticks out. Full of Outdated scenes. WORST!”, wrote Film reviewer CK Reviews.

All in all the Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda and Bollywood actress Ananya Panday’s pan-India film Liger has failed to impress cine-goers.

Directed by Puri Jagannadh, the sports-action film features Vijay as the titular MMA fighter boxer along with Ananya. Besides Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday, former world heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson is seen making a cameo in the film.

The Dharma Productions-Puri Jagannadh film has been in the making for three years and faced many delays due to the pandemic.

According to the trailer, Liger is the story of a youth born and raised on the streets of Mumbai who goes on to become a world champion in kickboxing.

The film hits theatres today in all languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. The Hindi version of Liger, meanwhile, will premiere only night shows today (August 25) and will have regular shows from Friday (August 26) onward. For all other languages, the film’s theatrical release date is August 25.

It is notable here that Puri Jaganandh is one of the most successful filmmakes in the Telugu industry and has delivered superhits like Pokiri (remade as ‘Wanted’ starring Salman Khan in Hindi), Ye Maaya Chesave among many others. Vijay Devakonda starred in the movie ‘Arjun Reddy’ which was later made into Hindi as ‘Kabir Singh’.

Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday starrer Liger faces boycott calls for its association with Karan Johar

Notably, prior to its release, Liger had also faced tremendous boycott calls by Netizens. The internet community had called for the Telugu movie “Liger” to be boycotted for a number of reasons, but mostly because Karan Johar is involved with it. The trend started after Vijay supported actor Aamir Khan and his latest box office failure, Laal Singh Chaddha.

In an interview with India Today, Vijay stated, “When you decide to boycott a film, you are not only affecting Aamir Khan, you are affecting thousands of families who lose work and livelihoods. Aamir Sir is someone who pulls the crowd to the theatres. I am not sure why this boycott call is happening, but for whatever misunderstanding, this is happening, please realise you are not affecting Aamir Khan alone but the economy.”

Owaisi proudly informs how he got ‘sar tan se juda’ chanting goons released after giving soundbytes to media that he doesn’t ‘support such slogans’

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Owaisi proudly informs how he got ‘sar tan se juda’ chanting goons released after giving soundbytes to media that he doesn’t ‘support such slogans’

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi very late on Wednesday took to Twitter to boast how his intervention led to release of 90 odd Islamist rioters who chanted the murderous ‘sar tan se juda’ beheading slogans.

He said that on his representation to the DCP South, about 90 odd Islamists were released. He claimed that his MLAs and corporators have been ‘working all night’ to de-escalate the situation. This comes at a time when reports have suggested that fresh chants calling for beheading were made on Wednesday by an Islamist mob which even included two AIMIM corporators.

Owaisi then informed the Islamists were released at 1:30 am. He then accused the police of using ‘disproportionate force’ and barged into someone’s home and detained five youths. He then blamed the violence and hateful beheading calls on ex-BJP leader Raja Singh’s ‘hate speech’, which was a satirical skit in response to ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui’s comedy skits where he had mocked Hindu gods and goddesses. Singh, in his viral video, had not taken name of any divine figures of Islam.

Owaisi had earlier ‘condemned‘ the ‘sar tan se juda’ comments. The Hyderabad MP had asked people to not take law into their hands and called for FSL for getting voice of Raja Singh tested with the audio in the viral video.

This is not the first time a mainstream politician has normalised ‘sar tan se juda’ hateful slogans calling for beheading of ‘blasphemer’. Few months prior, NCP leaders like Imtiaz Jaleel had provoked a mob to hang ex-BJP leader Nupur Sharma on crossroads for her allegedly blasphemous statements on Prophet Muhammad. Similarly, Congress leader had threatened of violence and turning Singh’s constituency into ‘ashes’ over his viral video. All these politicians are normalising violence and beheading calls.

In fact, not just normalising and justifying, none of these have ever condemned that beheading or murder should not be punishment for ‘blasphemy’. Celebrity Muslim journalists like Rana Ayyub, Arfa Khanum Sherwani and even ‘fact-checkers’ like Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair – none of them have said it in as many words that no one should be killed over ‘blasphemy’.

Karnataka: BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa gets threat letter warning to ‘cut his tongue’ for calling Tipu Sultan a ‘Muslim Gunda’, files complaint

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Karnataka: BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa gets threat letter warning to ‘cut his tongue’ for calling Tipu Sultan a ‘Muslim Gunda’, files complaint

On Tuesday, the Karnataka BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa registered a complaint at the police station after he received a threat letter warning that his ‘tongue will be cut’ if he continues to call the 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu sultan a ‘Muslim Goonda’.

According to the reports, the threat letter was sent to Eshwarappa at his residence on Wednesday. “Some cowards have sent an anonymous threat letter that I have called Tipu Sultan as a Muslim gunda and warned me that they will cut off my tongue,” Eshwarappa stated.

He added that he was not at all scared by such threat letters and called the anonymous coercers ‘cowards’. “I have never been scared nor will I be. But as a member of the assembly, I have approached law enforcement authorities, and given a complaint to investigate and find this coward who wrote this letter. I am confident that they will take action,” he added on August 25.

Tensions in the state of Karnataka erupted after Independence Day over the posters and banners featuring Tipu Sultan and Veer Savarkar. In Shivamogga, at Amir Ahmad Circle, one of the groups wanted to place a picture of Veer Savarkar on a high mast light pole while the other group had planned to install a picture of Tipu Sultan.

Reportedly, the other group who wanted to tie the picture of Tipu Sultan instead of Veer Savarkar made several attempts to replace or damage the picture of the latter. The Police then resorted to a mild lathi charge to bring the situation under control and disperse the crowd.

BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa meanwhile had made alleged remarks saying that Hindus in Karnataka’s Shivamogga were being deliberately targeted by Muslim goons and jihadis. Clarifying his earlier statements, Eshwarappa on August 25 said that not all the Muslims were goondas. “I want to tell elders of the Muslim community, I’m not saying all Muslims are goondas. Elders of the Muslim community have made efforts for peace in the past, I want to tell them to advise the youngsters who are indulging in goondaism, if not the government will act and they should be ready to face it”, he said.

Earlier in February also, the Karnataka BJP MLA had reacted first to the brutal murder of Bajarang Dal worker, Harsha Jingade and had called the attackers ‘Muslim Goondas’. He also led the funeral procession despite objections from the Shivamogga district administration which resulted in escalated tensions in the area.

To note, on August 16, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) was also questioned by some Islamists and opposition politicians for displaying the poster of Veer Savarkar at Kempegowda Metro Station in Majestic. The poster went unnoticed for days, however, a passenger amid the current controversy questioned the BMRCL’s decision to celebrate Savarkar.

In the current case, Eshwarappa who received the threat letter on Wednesday has said that he has never called all Muslims ‘Goondas’, and he’s not scared of such threats. The BJP MLA hopes for the law enforcement authorities to take proper action in the case.

Telangana: NCPCR takes cognizance of children being made to raise ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans, writes to Commissioner of Police to register FIR

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Telangana: NCPCR takes cognizance of children being made to raise ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans, writes to Commissioner of Police to register FIR

On August 24, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) took cognizance of a viral video from Telangana where children were seen raising ‘sar tan se juda’ slogans during protests in Hyderabad against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ‘s suspended MLA T Raja Singh.

In a letter to the Hyderabad Police Commissioner, NCPCR has directed the Police to register an FIR in the matter and produce the children seen in the video before the Child Welfare Committee. The commission has further directed the commissioner to take action within seven days and submit an action taken report.

Source: NCPCR

The letter read, “As per reports and videos which have surfaced on social media, a shocking revelation shows a video wherein several children in Hyderabad are seen raising slogans of ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ and demanding that Shri T. Raja Singh, a BJP MLA be hanged. It seems that the children have been influenced and used in the protests as political tools.”

Source: NCPCR

It further added, “ln view of the above, the Commission deems it appropriate to take suo-moto cognizance U/s l3l (l) O of CPCR Act, 2005 since there is a prima-facie violation of relevant provisions under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 20l5and relevant provisions of Laws.”

T Raja Singh Controversy

The controversy around suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh erupted after he uploaded a video criticizing controversial comedian Munawar Faruqui who has a show scheduled in Hyderabad. He had threatened that if the show happened, he would set the venue on fire. In the video, he allegedly made some derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad that led to widespread protests demanding his arrest. During those protests, calls for his beheading were made as well. Following the controversy, BJP suspended him and asked him to submit a reply in 10 days.

T Raja was subsequently arrested in the matter and was later released on bail. After release, T Raja said he would upload part two of the video soon. He said though he would remain a loyal foot soldier for PM Modi, protecting Dharma is more important for him than the party.

‘Kaat dalo saalon ko’: Islamists in Telangana raise slogans to murder RSS Swayamsevaks, one Kaleem Uddin arrested

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‘Kaat dalo saalon ko’: Islamists in Telangana raise slogans to murder RSS Swayamsevaks, one Kaleem Uddin arrested

On August 24, Telangana Police arrested an Islamist identified as Kaleem Uddin for raising slogans calling for the murder of RSS Swayamsevaks during a rally against suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MLA T Raja Singh. Nalgonda Superintendent of Police (SP) Rema Rajeshwari said he was booked under Sections 153, 295(A), and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A video of Kaleem Uddin had gone viral on social media platforms where a group of Islamists was holding a protest march against T Raja Singh for the alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad. In the video, the accused was seen raising the slogan “Kaat Daalo Saalon Ko,” to which the crowd said, “RSS Walon Ko” (the slogan translates to “cut RSS members into pieces”).

Another slogan that was raised during the protest rally that was heard in the video was “Bolo Bolo Kya Chahiye, Gustakh-e-Nabi Ka Sar Chahiye” (it translates to “what do we want? The head of the blasphemer”).

Thakur Raja Singh controversy

Raja was recently arrested by Hyderabad Police for alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, following which he was also suspended from the party and asked to submit a reply within ten days on why strict action should not be taken against him.

He had published a video criticising certain practices, which was deemed ‘blasphemous’ by Islamists. Former IT cell head of AIMIM and social media influencer Syed Abdahu Kashaf had led a protest against him and raised ‘sar tan se juda’ (call to behead) against T Raja. Following the backlash, the video was removed from social media platforms. However, now T Raja has threatened that he would publish the second part of the video purportedly with similar remarks.

Multiple cases were registered against T Raja at Dabeerpura and Mangalhat. In a statement, the Police said, “We have been receiving complaints against him at various police stations across the city. All cases will be clubbed.”

Though the Police had asked for his remand, the court had ordered his immediate release. Later, T Raja said though he would remain a loyal foot soldier for PM Modi, protecting Dharma was more important for him than the party.

T Raja Singh case: Over 90 Islamists who chanted ‘Sar tan se juda’ chants released on Owaisi’s instructions, reports say

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T Raja Singh case: Over 90 Islamists who chanted ‘Sar tan se juda’ chants released on Owaisi’s instructions, reports say

Over 90 Islamists who raised murderous ‘Sar tan se juda’ beheading chants over T Raja Singh’s comments on Munawar Faruqui’s ‘comedy show’ where he had once mocked Hindu gods and goddesses, have now been released by Hyderabad Police. A report by Times Now states that the police has released over 90 Islamists who ‘protested’ overnight for two nights calling for beheading have now been released.

A report by Times Now Navbharat says that the Islamists have been released on directions of AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi.

Men, women and even children were involved in stone pelting as well as chanting the murderous chants calling for T Raja Singh’s beheading. The report says that AIMIM leader met the DCP South Zone and got these ‘protestors’ released.

As of today, section 144 has been imposed in Hyderabad. While on one hand, these 90 Islamists have been released, some reports suggest police has started crackdown on rioters and amid heavy chanting of Nara-e-Takbeer, Allahu Akbar, police deployment has been strengthened. Meanwhile, the Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand finally visited the old city where the violence broke out after Islamists took to protest. Reports suggest the top cop was not involved in tackling law and order situation in the city that escalated over past few days and got on ground only late on Wednesday when things seem to have gone out of hand.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a large mob of over 50 people along with AIMIM leaders called for beheading of T Raja Singh near City College. They were taken into preventive custody and shops were shut. The afternoon prayers at the masjid were also done under strict police bandobast.

Aamir Khan starrer ‘Mogul’ shelved indefinitely after Laal Singh Chaddha’s box office failure: Report

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Aamir Khan starrer ‘Mogul’ shelved indefinitely after Laal Singh Chaddha’s box office failure: Report

T-Series, India’s largest music company, has reportedly shelved its upcoming project ‘Mogul’—Gulshan Kumar biopic starring Aamir Khan. Khan was going to play the character of Gulshan Kumar in the film but after the failure of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ at the box office, ‘Mogul’ director Subhash Kapoor decided to shelve the movie and move on to his next film ‘Jolly LLB 3’.

As per reports, Bhushan Kumar, son of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar, was keen on bringing his father’s inspiring story of becoming a music mogul to the silver screen. Director Subhash Kapoor wrote the script for the movie, and actor Akshay Kumar was initially approached to play the role of Gulshan Kumar. The first poster of the film was released on March 15, 2017.

However, Akshay walked out of the movie because of differences in the script. Aamir Khan, who was initially also attached to the project as a producer, agreed to play the role after Varun Dhawan and Kapil Sharma reportedly turned down the offer.

Aamir’s team said the actor was about to start working on ‘Mogul’ after finishing the work on ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. However, T-Series, the chief producer of the movie shelved the project indefinitely.

The decision to stall ‘Mogul’ comes in the wake of Laal Singh Chaddha’s failure at the box office. Aamir Khan starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha landed in soup after it faced boycott calls on social media platforms over the actor’s indiscreet comments made in the past. Khan had said that he and his wife were mulling over migrating outside India over “rising intolerance”, a comment that did not go down well with the audience, who chose to stay away from his latest film.

Users also called for the boycott of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ over Aamir Khan’s movie PK, wherein the actor had mocked Hindu Gods and beliefs. Consequently, LSC became Aamir Khan’s lowest opener in 13 years. Several theatres across the country cancelled the shows of Laal Singh Chaddha due to low occupancy.

Russia asks Indian companies to provide parts and services to their defence equipment customers amid Ukraine crisis and sanctions: Report

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Russia asks Indian companies to provide parts and services to their defence equipment customers amid Ukraine crisis and sanctions: Report

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has affected Russian defence export earnings as well as the country’s own military assets. Moreover, Russian defence firms are unable to fulfil the service commitment they have made to their overseas customers. Because of the distribution network crisis, the Russian defence industry has turned to the Indian arms industry to source spares and human capital for their clients as specified in their agreements.

According to a report by the Indian Defense News, ROSTEC, the Russian defence conglomerate in charge of Moscow’s weapons industry, is said to have contacted an unspecified number of Indian firms about supplying them with artillery, tanks, air-defence systems, and other exported equipment. There is also a demand for Indian engineers with technical knowledge of these mechanisms, as India has extensive experience in using, manufacturing and servicing Russian equipment.

According to open-source intelligence (OSINT), ROSTEC contacted the following Indian companies: Armoured Vehicles Nigam, Advanced Weapons & Equipment India, and Yantra India, all of which are indigenous public-owned enterprises with production lines throughout the country. However, Yantra India, Armoured Vehicles Nigam, or Advanced Weapons & Equipment India did not comment on this issue.

Over the last few decades, these companies have been known to manufacture Russian military material under licence from Russian companies. The Indian companies have supposedly been asked to assist Russian industries in honouring contract terms with their clientele as well as supplying the Russian military equipment in the ongoing military confrontation. The war has hindered ROSTEC’s supply network, with sources to their armed services and export equipment claiming a significant toll, particularly in Southeast Asia.

In addition, because of the sanctions levied by the United States and the European Union, South Asian and African clients appear reluctant to sign contracts with Russian industries. Regulations appear to have discouraged South Asian and African clients from entering into contracts, particularly those involving the maintenance of components that have already been supplied, as they panic about becoming barred from Western capital market segments. As a result, these countries also are turning towards India for spare parts and servicing of Russian military equipment.

Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has specifically asked Indian companies, Krasny Defence Technologies (formerly known as Krasny Marine Services) and Crown Group, to provide the qualified expertise to both maintain and operate Russian arms and warships in multiple Southeast Asian countries. The Indian Defense News has reported that Lieutenant Commander Suresh Nanda (Retired), the son of a former Indian Navy Chief, Admiral S.M Nanda, heads Crown Group and has reportedly had connections with USC in India for many years.

India has already expressed interest in assisting Russian customers in South East Asia and Africa. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has expressed interest in maintaining and servicing the Malaysian Su-30 MKM fighter jets. HAL, as one of the leading manufacturers of Russian-origin Su-30 aircraft, recently claimed it could provide the RMAF with the appropriate help for the Su-30 MKM battle group, which is currently experiencing low maintainability due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. HAL signed a contract on August 18 to establish a facility in Kuala Lumpur.

Uganda in Africa also has signed a contract for the servicing and technical assistance of its Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter jets with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India. According to the Ugandan news website The Independent, the MOU was executed on March 4, 2022, by Charles Lutaaya, commander of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, and the Indian High Commission in Uganda.

Up till now, servicing has been handled by United Aircraft Corporation of Russia, more notably the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant. Ugandan jets were refurbished at the facility after accidents in 2012 and 2016. Regarding the justification for the switch from Russian to Indian maintenance support, neither the Ugandan military nor HAL have made any statements. Six Su-30s were initially owned by the Ugandan Air Force, however one crashed in 2020, killing both pilots.

Girish Linganna, an Indian Defence Analyst, said, “India is one of the largest users of former Soviet and Russian equipment outside Russia and has immense expertise in maintaining Russian equipment. It has been building the Russian Su-30s in its Nashik plant. Coincidently, 11 Base Repair Depot (11 BRD) of Air Force Station at Ojhar, also in Nasik, has been overhauling the Mig-29s for a long and has accumulated a lot of indigenized parts for the aircraft. HAL manufactures RD-33 Series-3 Engine for the IAF Mig-29s. India can offer its services for the maintenance of Russian Su-30 and Mig-29 aircraft to operators in Asia and elsewhere. The Indian Air Force is also retiring its MiG-21s by 2025. India can offer spare parts and repair services to interested users around the globe.”

In the midst of the continuing geopolitical unrest, India is treading a fine line in its relations with Kremlin, as well as with the latter’s military and energy industries, while retaining its status as America’s key ally in Southeast Asia.

‘When I was on honeymoon, there was a lookout notice against me’: Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav in assembly

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‘When I was on honeymoon, there was a lookout notice against me’: Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav in assembly

On Wednesday, 24th August 2022, Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav alleged that he was targetted by the central government using various agencies even at the time of his honeymoon. Tejashwi Yadav said that when he was on honeymoon, a lookout notice was put up for him. He also said that when Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya left the country after executing a big scam, there was no lookout notice for them.

Tejashwi Yadav was addressing the Bihar assembly house on the occasion of the confidence vote of the newly-formed RJD-JDU government led by chief minister Nitish Kumar in which the young RJD leader became the deputy chief minister. The RJD-JDU alliance won the confidence vote by voice voting. BJP MLAs walked out of the house during this voting.

Attacking the BJP accusing the party of misusing central investigation agencies against the opposition, Tejashwi Yadav said, “When we went on a honeymoon abroad, there was a lookout notice against us. But there was no lookout notice on Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, or Vijay Mallya when they escaped executing a fraud of lakhs of crores. Do you mean to say that Tejashwi Yadav is the only thief and dishonest in the country?”

He further said, “Everyone knows that I, my family, my father, my brother, my sister got the punishment for creating equality, brotherhood, harmony in the society. But you should try to understand one thing, we are socialists. We are part of and lineage of socialist politics. We are not cowards. People sitting in Delhi do not understand Bihar. Bihari is not going to be scared.”

Tejashwi Yadav also spoke on the CBI raid at the under-construction Urban Cubes Mall in Gurugram’s Sector 71. According to reports, this mall belongs to Tejashwi Yadav, but he refuted it saying he does not own it. He said, “Raid a lot, don’t move from the mall. Unfortunately, this is how the country’s largest investigating agency is investigating. The mall does not belong to me. But they are unnecessarily naming me in this case. The name of the mall is Urban Cubes. On getting the details, it was found that the director of this company is Krishna Kumar. He hails from Bhiwani, Haryana. We have come to the assembly with the entire company’s documents. This mall has been inaugurated by a BJP MP.”

The investigative agency is conducting raids at various sites related to the RJD leader as it is probing an alleged scam that dates back to Lalu Yadav’s time as the UPA-I government’s minister of railways. On May 18, 2022, CBI filed a case against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and his daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav. The CBI also named 12 others in this case who were given jobs in the railway zones of Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur.

Lalu Prasad’s family paid the sellers in cash for lands measuring 1,05,292 square feet in Patna. These lands allegedly belong to job seekers’ families and were transferred or purchased in exchange for group-D jobs on the railways. According to the FIR, the people were appointed based on forged documents without any advertisement or public notice. Tejashwi Yadav denied these allegations in his today’s speech in the state assembly.

West Bengal: Pregnant woman kicked in the stomach for refusing to hand over land to a builder, victim’s family names TMC leaders for the assault

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West Bengal: Pregnant woman kicked in the stomach for refusing to hand over land to a builder, victim’s family names TMC leaders for the assault

In a shocking incident in West Bengal, goons allegedly linked with the Trinamool Congress Party kicked an eight-month pregnant woman in the stomach. This incident took place in north Kolkata’s Narkeldanga area on Sunday, 21st August 2022. The victim’s family had a dispute with a builder over a plot.

The injured woman is admitted to a hospital and undergoing treatment. The police have arrested eight people in this case but the victim’s family has alleged that the suspected key instigators including Beleghata MLA Paresh Paul and former councilor Swapan Sammadar are not yet arrested.

Shibshankar Das, the father-in-law of the aggrieved woman, said that a group of TMC supporters allegedly broke into their house in the Narkeldanga area of north Kolkata and assaulted him and his son Dipak. Shibshankar Das admitted that his family had a dispute with a builder over a plot. The family rushed to a nearby police station to seek help but instead of getting help, they were arrested.

The matter relates to a plot that is owned by four persons, including Shibshankar Das. One builder has come forward to build a multi-story building at the site, for which the other three owners have agreed but Das is refusing. The family said that they are facing harassment for refusing the consent, and they were attached for the same reason.

Shibshankar Das said, “When we returned home after securing bail from a court, we found that my daughter-in-law was badly beaten up by the goons. Others at home were also assaulted.” According to reports, MLA Paresh Pal, councilor Papia Ghosh, and former councilor Swapan Samaddar have been named in the incident. The woman has accused the people of the neighborhood of beating her. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mahila Morcha protested at Narkeldanga police station in protest against the incident.

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar visited the pregnant woman who is undergoing treatment at the hospital. He said, “I don’t know if the Hon’ble Chief Minister is ashamed or not, but I am ashamed. A pregnant woman was kicked in the stomach. Why are the police there? The ‘Gunda Raj’ is going on in Kolkata. Forceful intimidation and brandishing a firearm have become normal. The police and administration are working as a syndicate with the political goons.”

West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said that the TMC is a savage outfit and members of the party have lost all ethics. He said, “Those TMC leaders, who have been named in the case, were also accused of post-poll violence. The TMC has turned into a savage political outfit. They have lost all moral values and ethics which are followed in politics.”

Local TMC leader Swapan Sammadar said that the TMC had nothing to do with the incident. He said, “None of our party activists were involved in the assault. The allegations against us are baseless and politically motivated.” He also claimed that the arrest of eight people, including TMC supporters, exemplified police suppressing TMC workers. He said, “Some police officials are behaving in a way as if the TMC is no longer in power. as if they have become a law unto themselves.”

BJP’s Mahila Morcha protested outside the Narkeldanga police station and demanded a neutral investigation by the police in this case. The protestors said that their main complaint is against Paresh Paul and Papia Ghosh. The BJP members asked who should be held responsible for this foeticide. Meanwhile, the police have registered a case in this matter under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. So far, eight people are arrested in connection with this incident.

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