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Chennai: Drunk man makes hoax bomb threat, Indigo’s Dubai-bound flight carrying 180 passengers delayed, arrested

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Chennai: Drunk man makes hoax bomb threat, Indigo’s Dubai-bound flight carrying 180 passengers delayed, arrested

On Saturday, the Chennai Police arrested a man who made a fake call to the city police station to inform us that there was a bomb planted in the Indigo flight flying to Dubai. The man was in an inebriated state when he made the hoax bomb threat.

According to the reports, the incident is said to have happened on Saturday morning when the Indigo flight was scheduled to depart at 7:20 am. The city resident who called the police wanted to prevent two of his family members who were travelling to Dubai.

Following the threat call, the security agencies at the airport were alerted and conducted a severe check-in and around the flight to ascertain if any explosive items were planted in the flight. However, no such explosive items were found on the aircraft, with security officials and others heaving a sigh of relief.

There were around 180 passengers on the flight who have been provided accommodation in the city. The airport authorities confirmed the incident and reported that the flight will be proceeding toward its destination later in the day.

Meanwhile, the Chennai police officials tried to trace the caller who wanted to stop his relatives from flying to Dubai. He was promptly picked up by the police and was interrogated. He confessed that the call that he made was fake and that he wanted his family members to stop leaving Chennai.

A similar incident was reported from Karnataka’s Bengaluru district on August 9 when a threat note was found in the airplane’s lavatory. The note read, “Land na karna, is flight mein bomb hai (Don’t land, this flight has a bomb)”. Later the threat was declared a hoax after a bomb squad, canine squad, and personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) probed and gave the clearance.

In the current case, the Police have arrested the individual and are investigating the case further. The flight that has been delayed due to the incident will be proceeding towards its destination later in the day.

What is wrong with being a ‘chaprasi’: As Congress leader Manish Tewari uses the term derogatorily, can Rahul Gandhi explain why Congress leaders keep mocking the poor

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What is wrong with being a ‘chaprasi’: As Congress leader Manish Tewari uses the term derogatorily, can Rahul Gandhi explain why Congress leaders keep mocking the poor

A day after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad left Congress after sending a scathing letter to the top brass of Congress, another senior Congress leader Manish Tewari gave his input on Ghulam Nabi Azad’s exit. While refusing to go into the merits of the letter Azad’s letter, he did make an interesting point- that ‘chaprasis’ of Congress leaders giving gyaan about the congress party is laughable.

This disdain towards ‘chaprasis’ or peons just betrays the Congress’ attitude towards the people who make this country run. This is not even the first time that Congress is demeaning the ‘lower class’ of India. Afterall. who can forget the “chai wala” jibe from senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar.

After that, there was the ‘pakoda wala‘ jibe from Congress once PM Narendra Modi said that even a pakoda wala generates employment. Selling pakodas was turned into a joke by the Indian opposition even though lakhs of people do it across India and feed their families through selling pakodas.

However, the Indian opposition latched on to that pakoda comment and mocked that comment, thereby mocking the average poor stall owner who sold such stuff.

As India’s main opposition party, mocking everyone who makes a living out of “lower jobs” like being a peon, selling tea, and selling pakodas, is not the most ideal thing to do. These street hawkers and peons make up most of the Indian voting population, but Congress leaders keep offending them at every available opportunity.

Interestingly, Rahul Gandhi, who aspires to be the leader of the Indians, has never addressed these issues and has let his subordinates mock the poor workers of India.

What Manish Tewari said about “chaprasis” is what is deeply ingrained in Congress DNA, that there are inferior people to them and now they are having an equal say as people like Tewari.

While people like Manish Tewari deal with this new reality, it will serve Congress well if they recognise the dignity of labour and actually acknowledge what real Indians think about Congress, including ‘Chaprasis’.

Congress leader Siddaramiah invited to Chinese event to oppose ‘US imperialism’, claims he had ‘refused to attend’ after outrage

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Congress leader Siddaramiah invited to Chinese event to oppose ‘US imperialism’, claims he had ‘refused to attend’ after outrage

Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah recently courted controversy after he was invited as a Chief Guest by the India-China Friendship Association (ICFA).

The invite comes at a time when China is increasing its hostilities at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Siddaramiah was invited to attend the event, where the primary topic of discussion was the alleged ‘Interference of US Imperialists in the Internal Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.’

A copy of the invite was shared on social media by journalist Rajgopal. Social media users were aghast at the idea of a former State CM, attending an event supporting the Chinese narrative of US imperialism.

“Congress and China are brothers,” wrote one user, while altering the infamous slogan of ‘Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai.’

“Basically, this is proof that KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) is funded by the Chinese,” another user claimed.

One user inquired, “Is it Indira Congress or China Congress?”

Following social media outrage, the former Karnataka CM was forced to issue a clarification. He claimed that he had denied the invite but somehow was mysteriously invited, despite his disapproval.

“I had declined the invitation of the India-China Friendship Association to participate in their event which will be held tomorrow. It is surprising to see my name despite declining it. I declined to participate as my party’s & my position are against the agenda of the program,” he tweeted on Saturday (August 26).

Interestingly, Congress leaders have been regular invitees to the events conducted by India-China Friendship Association. As early as 2004, UPA-I Minister MV Rajasekharan participated in an event conducted to mark the 50th anniversary of Panchsheel.

The MoU between Congress and CCP

During UPA-I in 2008, the Congress party and the Communist Party of China (CPC) signed a deal in Beijing for exchanging high-level information and cooperation between them. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) also provided the two parties with the “opportunity to consult each other on important bilateral, regional and international developments”.

Interestingly, the MoU was signed by the then Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and on the Chinese side, it was signed by none other than Xi Jinping himself, who was then the Chinese vice-president and standing committee member of the CPC’s politburo. The MoU was signed in the presence of his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi.

Before the signing of the MoU, the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi had held a long meeting with Xi and other senior leaders of the Communist Party of China to discuss issues of mutual interest.

Later, it also became public knowledge that China had donated Rs 1 crore over three years to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation which had top Congress functionaries on its Board including Sonia Gandhi, Raul Gandhi and others.

Sonali Phogat murder: Two more arrested, Goa club owner and a drug peddler, police say she was drugged before the murder

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Sonali Phogat murder: Two more arrested, Goa club owner and a drug peddler, police say she was drugged before the murder

On Friday, the Goa Police detained two additional persons in connection with the killing of Haryana BJP politician Sonali Phogat, including the owner of Curlies Club and a drug dealer. The officers also found drugs in the club’s restroom. “The owner was arrested because drugs have been recovered from the club. He was arrested after questioning. The nature of the drugs seized is yet to be confirmed,” the Goa Police said.

The Goa Police on Friday confirmed that Sonali Phogat was forcefully drugged at a party by the two people suspected of her murder. The Police said that the arrested accused Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh also confessed that they had drugged the woman by mixing the substance with a drink and then making her consume it.

Police said that drugs were found at the shack of the arrested drug dealer. Goa DGP Jaspal Singh said that multiple teams are working on the case and a team will be sent to Haryana to probe the allegations made by Phogat’s family members. “We’ll send one team to Haryana to verify some allegations & suspicions levelled by the family because those doubts would also have bearing on the investigation. As per the briefing by the Investigating Officer, Goa Police’s investigation is going in the correct direction,” the DGP said.

In the meanwhile, the two prime accused Sudhir Sangwan and his aide Sukhvinder Singh have been sent to police custody for ten days by a court.

On Monday, Phogat was pronounced dead at a hospital in North Goa. The authorities first said that woman looked to have had a heart attack. However, on Wednesday Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka claimed that she was murdered. He accused her personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and his aide Sukhvinder Singh of killing the BJP leader. Phogat’s family members meanwhile also claimed that the deceased was brutally raped by the duo before being murdered.

According to the reports, Dhaka said he had noticed blue marks on his sister’s body. He also claimed that not a single BJP leader aided them. “We will get the post-mortem done again in AIIMS Delhi. We are not being heard here. My sister was committed to the BJP but not a single BJP leader came here to help us. We want justice”, he had said.

He also alleged that Sangwan mixed up his sister’s meal with illicit substances and sexually abused her. He claimed she told her brother-in-law that Sangwan committed theft in her home three years ago and that she planned to report him to the law enforcement agencies on August 23.

Rinku reported to the police that Sangwan had her phones, property records, ATM cards, and house keys. She also said Sangwan had given her food laced with some intoxicants, raped her and made a video, and was threatening to make the video viral on social media.

The Goa Police on August 25 arrested Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Vasi who had accompanied Sonali Phogat to Goa on August 22. The Police registered an FIR in the case and added murder charges to the case after her autopsy report arrived. The autopsy report revealed that ‘multiple blunt force injury marks’ were found on the body.

So far, 4 arrests including Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder have been made in the case. Police also have recovered drugs from the restroom of the Curlies Club.

Why is the cover of Sai Deepak’s new book ‘India, Bharat and Pakistan’ green? Here is what the author said

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Why is the cover of Sai Deepak’s new book ‘India, Bharat and Pakistan’ green? Here is what the author said

J Sai Deepak, a Supreme Court advocate and acclaimed author, launched the second book in the Bharat Trilogy on Tuesday at an event in Delhi. Historian Meenakshi Jain and Author-Scientist Dr Anand Ranganathan released the book “India, Bharat, and Pakistan.” The book is the second in a series of books written by Sai Deepak in order to comprehend India’s history from a decolonial perspective.

During the event, Sai Deepak answered a question on the colour of his most recent book. Discussing about the colour of the book, Sai said, “When the Tiranga was being conceived of, if you ask the Mathadhipathis of Hindu Mathas, their entire position was, green represents Durga, White represents knowledge and therefore it is Saraswati and I think the Saffron represents Laxmi. Therefore I wanted to bust a myth that a particular colour belongs to a particular community and if at all belongs to a community then it belongs to us as we are the oldest. That is one.”

Further elaborating his point, he said, “I don’t know how many people have paid attention to the representation of Tripurasundari Maa, she’s always in a green Saari, typically in a green Saari. So that’s where the color comes from. While I have not explicitly mentioned in the book, the last 3 or 4 lines in the acknowledgement make it abundantly clear. Secondly, the colour green represents fertility, growth and abundance. Therefore, allow me to use the leftist parlance, the only way to counter utterly toxic patriarchal masculinity is to surrender to the divine feminine.”

“So the entire point was to say that any identity that choses to establish itself by crushing the divine feminine under its foot, fears being defeated by the divine feminine. There is a deep seated insecurity which I think needs to be exploited and used. No wonder why ISIS was running scared of the Peshmerga, primarily women,” Sai Deepak said implying that the cover of the book has nothing to do with any particular community rather it is the representation of the divine feminine aand the attributes of fertility and abundance.

About India, Bharat and Pakistan

The second book in the Bharat Trilogy, India, Bharat, and Pakistan, continues the subject begun in the first book, India That Is Bharat. It investigates the combined impact of European and Middle Eastern coloniality on Bharat as the successor state to Indian culture, as well as the roots of the Indian Constitution.

Through that purpose, the book follows the intellectual continuity of Middle Eastern coloniality from the development of Islamic Revivalism in the 1740s after the collapse of the Mughal Empire, which foreshadowed the concept of Pakistan, to the conclusion of the Khilafat Movement in 1924, which solidified the route to Pakistan.

The book also exposes the convenient partnership that developed between supporters of Middle Eastern coloniality and the British colonial administration, which led to the destruction of Indian civilisation. This book’s objective is to help the reader see parallels between today’s problems and the challenges encountered by the Indic civilization from 1740 to 1924. The book’s overarching objective remains the same as the first: to inspire Bharatiyas to pursue a critical decolonial study of Bharat’s history, particularly in the context of the Constitution, so that religious adherence to the constitution is counterbalanced by a sense of proportion, perspective, and purpose.

About J Sai Deepak

J. Sai Deepak is a former engineer who now works as an arguing counsel, particularly before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi. Sai, a mechanical engineer from Anna University, earned a bachelor’s degree in law from IIT Kharagpur’s Law School in 2009 and has positioned himself as a civil, commercial, and constitutional attorney.

Sai has been involved in numerous important cases, including those involving the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the Basmati Geographical Indications, and the Indian Penal Code’s Marital Rape Exception. Sai received the Young Alumni Achiever’s Award from his home institution, IIT Kharagpur, in 2019. In addition to giving lectures on constitutional matters, he produces plenty of material for prestigious newspapers and periodicals.

West Bengal SSC Scam: Relative of Partha Chatterjee arrested, once a house painter, Prasanna Kumar Roy now owns hotels in Dubai, Puri and Uttarakhand

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West Bengal SSC Scam: Relative of Partha Chatterjee arrested, once a house painter, Prasanna Kumar Roy now owns hotels in Dubai, Puri and Uttarakhand

On Friday, 26th August 2022, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Prasanna Kumar Roy, the second middleman in the SSC scam case. He was taken into custody from the New Town area in Kolkata. Prasanna Kumar Roy is a close relative of Partha Chatterjee. He owns hotels in Dubai, Darjeeling, Uttarakhand, and Puri, and he also owns a farmhouse. Interestingly, he once used to be a house painter before his meteoric rise.

Prasanna Kumar Roy is the owner of numerous plots of land and farmhouses in the New Town-Rajarhat region, according to CBI sources. However, according to local reports, he was once a house painter. After that, Prasanna started his own painting business. He currently owns a hotel in Dubai along with several places in India. Additionally, he owns at least five properties near New Town.

Roy, Partha Chatterjee’s relative, owns hotels not only in Dubai but also in Darjeeling, Uttarakhand, and Puri. CBI discovered several bighas of land in his name in North Bengal. CBI is also checking if the illegal SSC recruitment scam funds were used to purchase all these properties.

According to CBI officials, Roy is being taken along by their investigators as they perform raids and search activities in several locations. Prasanna Roy will reportedly be produced in front of a CBI special court in Kolkata on Saturday 27th August 2022.

The West Bengal Teacher’s recruitment scam, more commonly referred to as the SSC scam, looks into the recruitment process conducted through the State Level Selection Test (SLT) conducted by SSC from 2014 to 2016. Candidates who appeared for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) exam had alleged that many candidates who secured fewer marks ended up with higher ranks on the merit list. They further stated that the candidates who were not on the merit list were also sent appointment letters.

Former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, and his ‘close friend’ Arpita Mukherjee have been making headlines for their involvement in the multi-crore SSC recruitment scam case. During the ED raids, it has been found that Partha Chatterjee owns a large number of flats, many of which he has gifted to his ‘close aides’ including Arpita Mukherjee and Monalisa Das. Earlier, Arpita had told the ED that Partha Chatterjee used her flat as a ‘mini bank’.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man and his wife from Lucknow, who reconverted to Hinduism, get death threats in the name of Mukhtar Ansari

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Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man and his wife from Lucknow, who reconverted to Hinduism, get death threats in the name of Mukhtar Ansari

A Muslim family in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, which reconverted to Hinduism and became Hindu is being threatened with death. The family said that threats are being issued in the name of Mafia Mukhtar Ansari and UP government minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi.

Mohammad Salim Haider, now identified as Rajveer Singh after reconverting to Hinduism, resides at Spring Green Apartment on Faizabad Road in Lucknow with his family. Rajveer Singh alleges that his brother Wasim has threatened him and his family. At the same time, his wife and daughter are constantly threatened with rape because they decided to abandon Islam and reconvert to Hinduism.

Rajveer’s wife, Samia Siddiqui, who changed her name to Poonam Singh, stated that previously she was a Hindu. She married Mohammad Salim in love marriage, after which Salim’s family converted her and gave her the name Samia Siddiqui.

She stated that her husband’s family thought that if a Muslim man marries a Hindu female or has a sexual relationship, he will receive the glory of Hajj. “When my husband objected to this, we attempted to return to Hinduism, but we are now facing death threats,” she said.

Rajveer stated that he had also been kidnapped. A pistol was also placed on his head, and he was threatened that if he converted to Hinduism, he would be killed and his wife and daughter would be forced to work as prostitutes. Poonam stated that the family is so terrified that they are reluctant to leave the house and are yet to complain. Poonam has asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to protect the family and to take strong action against those responsible.

The couple stated that their worry had subsided after the arrival of the current government, but Wasim had returned to trouble the family. Poonam and Rajveer have a 12-year-old daughter, and the entire family is stressed. They are terrified that the family will be put to death at any moment.

Jaipur: Municipal officers fear being implicated in fake bribery and molestation cases for conducting anti-encroachment drives

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Jaipur: Municipal officers fear being implicated in fake bribery and molestation cases for conducting anti-encroachment drives

Since Jaipur Development Authority Enforcement officials increased their crackdown on illegal colonies and encroachments in the state capital, a threat from powerful builders and encroachers has loomed over them. They fear that the influential illegal builders in the city may implicate them in false bribery and molestation cases or use the stringent SC/ST Act against them, reports the Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar.

Owing to the potential threat, the Jaipur Municipal Executive Officer has issued a warning to his department executives and employees asking them to be alert and vigilant. Besides, he has also directed that every questionable individual that enters the municipality be watched and that CCTV cameras be installed throughout the office.

Actually, the Jaipur municipality has just launched a drive to seal and remove unlawful constructions and encroachments in the Municipality area of Chaumu in the Jaipur district. Owing to this, the Nagar Palika EO Devendra Jindal had already faced multiple threats. Following these threats, the EO issued an order on Friday, August 26, expressing his concern that illegal builders are planning to sabotage the anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the department. He instructed all employees and officers to remain vigilant in this regard.

No one should enter the chamber without permission: Jaipur municipal EO instructs his employees

Jindal has instructed all workers not to enter his chamber while he is out. Also, if someone tries to enter their chamber, they should be barred and information about it should be provided to him promptly. He was concerned that any stranger may enter their chamber and participate in suspicious behaviour. Not only that, but he has ordered that anyone who is seen strolling about the municipality premises without a reason be reported.

Aside from that, he has warned the drivers of the municipality’s cars to be cautious. They have been told that if an outsider offers them something to keep in the car, they must not take it or allow it to be kept in the vehicle.

Fearing being trapped in fake cases

EO Jindal has directed all workers and officials to be alert as he fears that in order to put an end to their efforts, the influential builders and encroachers could implicate them in a bogus case. He said that they might try and trap them in false bribery and molestation cases or use the stringent SC/ST Act against them.

Arvind Kejriwal refuses to answer how many new schools his govt opened in Delhi, ignores offer from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Assam schools

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Arvind Kejriwal refuses to answer how many new schools his govt opened in Delhi, ignores offer from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Assam schools

On Saturday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal engaged in a war of words with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to defend the education model of Delhi. A Twitter spat is ongoing between both the Chief Ministers, which broke out after the Assam government decided to merge 34 schools with other schools over their poor results.

“When will you invite me to see the schools in Assam? You invite and I’ll be there”, Kejriwal said in a tweet on August 27.

This came after the Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that schools and colleges in Assam were 1000 times better than those in Delhi. Sarma also invited Kejriwal and offered to show the medical colleges in the state along with the schools. Kejriwal in his response to the Assam CM seemingly assumed that the latter was not interested in actually showing the Assam schools and was just teasing.

Ignoring the seriousness of the ongoing conversation, Kejriwal hid behind a proverb and claimed that Sarma doesn’t want him to visit Assam. “If someone asks ‘when shall I come’ and you say ‘come anytime’, it simply means you don’t want the person to visit you. Similarly, when I asked you ‘when should I come to see your government school’ you didn’t even respond. Tell me when shall I come, I’ll be there”, he tweeted.

Notably, the way in which Delhi CM responded to Assam CM’s offer, it appeared as if the former himself is not interested in going to Assam and visiting the schools there. This comes after Sarma slammed Kejriwal for blatantly comparing the education system of both the states and said that he need not worry about the education system in Assam. He also said that Kejriwal need not worry about the country’s development as PM Modi was already working on it.

The saga began on August 25 when Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal criticized the Assam govt for the decision to merge 34 schools with other schools following their poor performance in board exams. Quoting a report saying that the Assam govt has ordered to close 34 schools after not a single student was able to pass the 10th exam from those schools, Kejriwal tweeted that closing schools is not the solution. “We need to open many new schools all over the country. Instead of closing the school, improve the school and make education right”, he had added.

Responding to this, Sarma stated that Assam had opened 8610 new government schools which included 8391 private schools taken over by the government in the state. “How many new schools Delhi Government has started in the last 7 yrs?”, he had pondered.

While the Assam CM and everyone else were waiting for Kejriwal to respond with the corresponding numbers for Delhi, he decided to dodge the question completely. Instead, he claimed that he was not criticizing the education system in Assam, and instead, everyone should learn from each other to make the country number one. Then he offered to visit Assam to see the Assam government’s work in education, and invited Sarma to Delhi so that he can show his government’s work in the sector.

However, Himanta Biswa Sarma lambasted Kejriwal for his attempt to compare the education sector in both states. Pointing out how the scale of the challenge in Assam is vastly different from what Kejriwal faces in Delhi, he tweeted, “Your ignorance is painful. Let me help you. Assam is 50 times bigger than Delhi! Our 44521 govt schools teach 65 lakh students- against your 1000+ odd schools. Our army of dedicated teachers numbers 2+ lakh; Midday meal workers 1.18 lakh. Fathom it?”

He added that, unlike Delhi, Assam has to manage the fury of floods, deal with militancy, negotiate hilly & tough terrains – and yet deliver high-quality education. Pointing out further differences between the two states, Assam CM said, “We impart education in six mediums including 14 different tribal languages. Our diversity is something that we’re proud of, cherish, & ensure to thrive through our unique education system. And yes, we do not have resources like that in Delhi. We’re proud of what we’ve and do!”

The six mediums that schools in Assam impart education are Assamese, English, Hindi, Bodo, Bengali, and Nepali. He then invited Arvind Kejriwal to visit Assam and said that after he sees the challenges faced by Assam, he will stop lecturing. “We’re amazing hosts. Please come; spend 2 nights in our riverine area and hill districts. See the challenges we face. You’ll stop lecturing,” Sarma tweeted. The Assam CM also offered to show the medical colleges in Assam, saying they are 1000 times better than Kejriwal’s Mohalla clinics.

Meanwhile, Assam CM also pointed out the vast difference between Delhi and Assam. “Delhi is basically a municipality, and it has been the capital of India for a long time, on the other hand, Assam is a remote state with several challenges”, he said.

“They run 1200 schools where 15-16 lakh children study, and we run schools in areas like North Kachar Hills, Karbi Anglong Hills, Riverine areas where even today there is no electricity. We deal with almost a crore of students in 50,000-60,000 schools. There can’t be a comparison between a municipality and a state”, he noted reiterating that talking about the Delhi model of education is meaningless.

After Ghulam Nabi Azad quits, Manish Tewari says ‘Chaprasis of Congress leaders are giving gyaan’: Here are speculations on who the ‘chaprasi’ might be

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After Ghulam Nabi Azad quits, Manish Tewari says ‘Chaprasis of Congress leaders are giving gyaan’: Here are speculations on who the ‘chaprasi’ might be

A day after veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad severed ties with the Congress, party leader Manish Tewari slammed those mouthing platitudes about winning elections and criticising Azad.

While speaking to news agency ANI, Tewari remarked, “I don’t want to go into merits of Mr Azad’s letter. He would be in the best position to explain the letter and its context. The letter is in the public space. It speaks for itself.”

The former Information and Broadcasting Minister then went on to shut down party subordinates, who now hold positions of power within the Congress and are giving ‘gyaan’ to senior party leaders.”

“Suffice to say, at times, it it strange that people who don’t have the capacity to even fight or win an ward election, served as chaprasis of Congress leaders are giving “gyaan” about the Congress party. It is laughable for the lack of a better word,” he emphasised.

Manish Tewari concluded, “We are in a serious situation. We have been in a serious situation. I believe what happened is regrettable, unfortunate and perhaps in my estimation, avoidable.”

Soon after, social media users began speculating as to who the Congress ‘chaprasi’ might be in the eyes of the former I&B Minister. Popular Twitter user Ankur Singh hinted that the junior Congress worker, who carried messages for the party’s high command, could be Pawan Khera.

Activist Shefali Vaidya inquired whether Tewari was hinting at RS Surjewal, Jairam Ramesh or Pawan Khera.

Another user stated, “Ajay Maken would be perfect to fit in this position. He has lost all elections from Vidhan Sabha, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.”

Another user tagged Youth Congress leader Srinivas BV and suggested that could be the ‘chaprasi’ being talked about.

The reaction of Congress leaders after the resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad

In a tweet on Friday (August 26), Pawan Khera claimed that the Congress party had been suffering because of leaders such as Ghulam Nabi Azad.

“When he was taking all the decisions, he proudly belonged to the core group. Now, when others are taking decisions, he labels them as sycophants. The challenges faced by the Congress today are because of leaders like him,” he had tweeted.

Another Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that the resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad had in fact strengthened the Congres party’s resolve.

“If Mr. Azad and his remote control think his resignation will destabilise the Congress party’s Mehangai Rally on Sept 4th and the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Sept 7th, they are grossly mistaken. The resignation has further strengthened our resolve!” he said in a tweet.

Party spokesperson RS Surjewala had also questioned the motives of Ghulam Nabi Azad. “This is the hallmark of a person’s character. When in power, everything is fine. When out of power, everything seems bad,” he wrote.

On Friday (August 26), veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the Congress, after being associated with the party since the mid-1970s.

In his letter, Azad slammed the Congress high command for sidelining senior party leaders and giving in to the whims and fancies of ‘inexperienced sycophants.’ He pulled up a ‘non-serious’ Rahul Gandhi for infamously tearing a copy of the ordinance, approved by the UPA Cabinet.

The veteran Congress leader suggested that the decisions of the grand old party are now being made by the personal assistants and security guards of Rahul Gandhi. He informed how the senior party leaders were insulted by the Congress scion in a special Congress Working Committee meeting.

Azad had also lambasted the party’s high command for not holding transparent elections at any level within the organisation.

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