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Days after AAP wins in Punjab, around 100 party workers in Gujarat leave the party alleging high-handedness of leadership

Days after the Aam Aadmi Party won in the Punjab assembly elections, hundreds of the party members in Gujarat are leaving the party. A group of about 150 party members from the Anand district in Gujarat has resigned from the primary membership of the party on Saturday 12th March 2022.

These members have alleged the state-level party leadership of high-handedness. According to a report by the Times of India, they have also threatened that they will now appeal to all the AAP members in the state to leave the party. Interestingly, the resignation letters of all these members are addressed to the AAP president Arvind Kejriwal.

Ravi Patel, the state-level head of the farmers’ wing of the party in Gujarat, has said, “Six months ago, when we resigned from our posts en masse, we had urged the party leadership to intervene. However, since the party leadership has not taken any steps in that direction, we are submitting our resignations from the primary membership of the party.”

Ravi Patel further said that the Gujarat state leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party had dissolved the farmers’ wing without taking the local unit into confidence. Patel also alleged that the party leadership has misbehaved with Dipavali Upadhyaya, the head of the Anand district unit of the party.

Talking about his next plans, Ravi Patel said, “We will run a campaign for another 12 months urging all those who have joined AAP to resign from the party’s primary membership as the state unit is not taking local units into confidence. We will be exposing all the misdeeds of those leaders who are at the helm of the state unit.”

It is notable that after Delhi, Punjab has become the second state where AAP is going to make its government. AAP is eyeing Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in order to become a pan-India substitute to the Congress party. Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assemblies complete their five-year tenure in December 2022. Efforts were also made in Goa where the self-proclaimed clean party with a self-proclaimed cute leader has managed to win 2 seats. But, AAP is not even able to retain its existing members who are leaving the party in large numbers at a time. Earlier, many corporators of AAP in the Surat Municipal Corporation have left the party and joined the BJP.

American journalist Brent Renaud shot dead in Ukraine, here is what we know

Brent Renaud, an American video journalist covering the Ukraine war, has been confirmed dead by the head of Kyiv police department. As per the police, Russian troops opened fire on a car with foreign journalists inside, and shot dead 51 yrs old Renaud in Irpin, around 40 KMs North-West of capital Kyiv.

Head of Kyiv Police department, Andriy Nebytov said ,”A 51-year-old world-renowned media correspondent was shot in Irpen today,”

“Another journalist is injured. Now they are trying to remove the victim from the war zone. Of course, the profession of a journalist is a risk, but US citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight the aggressor’s ingenuity, cruelty and ruthlessness”, he added.

In the immediate aftermath of his death, there were reports that he was covering the war for New York Times. However, they have issued a statement denying it. Even though he had previously contributed to The New York Times, he was not covering Ukraine war for them. The confusion occurred because he was carrying his old New York Times card.

Brent Renaud was a Peabody and DuPont Award winning filmmaker, and used to produce films and television programs with his brother Craig Renaud from various regions around the world. He had reported from various conflict regions, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Mexico and Egypt.

Reporting from conflict zones has always been a risky assignment for the journalists. Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was working for Reuters at the time, was shot dead by Taliban last year while reporting on the conflict in Afghanistan.

Bareilly: Coaching centre operator Azhar alias Aurangazeb molests student, gets dragged to police station by girl’s family

A coaching center operator named Azhar alias Aurangzeb was arrested in the Faridpur police station of Bareilly on 13th March 2022 for molesting one of his students. The family members of the girl beat him up, and dragged him to the police station. A video of the incident has appeared on Twitter.

Accused Azahar alias Aurangzeb runs a coaching center in Faridpur town of the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. He has been accused of molesting one of his female students there. As the family members of the girl came to know about this horrifying incident, they reached the coaching center and took him to the police station. A video of this incident has appeared on Twitter in which the accused is being dragged by the family members towards the police station.

Bharat Ek Soch News tweeted the video saying, “A teacher turned beast, thrashed for his indecent behavior act with his student. Paraded on the streets up to the Faridpur police station and beaten throughout the walk. Video of this street parade has gone viral on social media. He used to molest an Inter student.”

The official Twitter handle of the zonal ADG of the Bareilly Police took cognizance of the crime, and instructed the Bareilly police to see the matter. ADG Bareilly police tweeted, “Bareilly police, kindly take a look.”

Responding to this, the Bareilly police have shared from their Twitter handle the updates on the action taken in this matter. Their official Twitter handle posted, “A case has been registered at Police Station Faridpur, Bareilly. The accused has been arrested and sent to jail and the critical proceedings are going on.”

Faridpur is a town in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh govt declares ‘The Kashmir Files’ tax-free, BJP leaders book theatres for free shows of the movie

Madhya Pradesh has joined Haryana and Gujarat as the third state to declare the movie The Kashmir Files as tax-free. Third da into its release, the movie has become a blockbuster hit, and theatres across the country as reporting that their shows are fully booked.

The tax-free status will reduce the price of tickets for the movie, as the states are waiving the entertainment GST applicable for it. The current GST rate on entertainment is 18%, and when the state GST is subtracted from ticket prices, they would drop by 9%.

Alongside this, several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have joined to booked theatres for people to come and watch the movie. The movie has received an overwhelming response from the public. Despite only having a limited release in India, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files has become a smashing success.

Umesh Sharma, a BJP Spokesperson in Indore, reserved one full theatre to show The Kashmir Files to the public. People holding saffron flags and shouting patriotic slogans gathered to see the film. A Twitter user shared a video writing, “Video is supposed to be from Indore, MP. people are going to watch The Kashmir Files with chanting Jai Shree Ram.”

A significant number of people came and joined in Indore on Friday to see the film The Kashmir Files, which was released on 11 March. Umesh Sharma had booked the entire theatre for them. A big crowd gathered at the Regal Tiraha with saffron flags in their hands, then marched towards the Inox Theatre in the Central Mall, chanting nationalistic slogans.

The Congress Party has protested to the BJP holding such an event to screen the film. Rakesh Singh Yadav, state secretary of the Congress, stated that the BJP is overjoyed with its victories in four states. Through the film, they hope to foster religious fervour, he alleged.

Another user on Twitter mentioned that a BJP MLA from Vijaypur, Bsavangowda Patil has announced free shows of the film for 10 days in his constituency. He wrote on Twitter, “BJP MLA from Vijaypur Bsavangowda Patil announces 10 days free show of The Kashmir Files in his constituency. We need more such Leaders”

The Kashmir Files is a movie directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri. It is based on the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus and documents some real stories when in 1990, turmoil in Kashmir erupted as a result of rising Islamic Jihad, forcing the great majority of Hindus to flee the valley. Performers such as Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Joshi play pivotal roles.

People from all across the world have shown their support for the film. People from many walks of life have come out to offer their support for the film and have pushed others to see it so that they, too, may learn the heretofore unrecognized truth.

Vivek Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files, recently spoke with OpIndia CEO Rahul Raushan about the film’s production, the challenges his team faced, and how he assured the film’s theatrical run. In addition to states making the movie tax-free and political leaders joining in, numerous social media users have offered to fund movie tickets so that more people can see the film.

Bengali actress Rupa Dutta arrested for pickpocketing, had earlier mocked Mamata Banerjee after TMC didn’t win single seat in Goa

On Saturday (March 12), popular Bengali actress Rupa Dutta was arrested for pickpocketing during the 45th International Kolkata Book Fair. She has starred in the Hindi movie ‘Saathi‘ and worked in the Bengali film industry.

As per a report in Asianet News Bangla, she was apprehended while trying to evade after dumping a money bag in a dustbin. Her act raised suspicions in the minds of the police officials deployed at the Book Fair.

On being asked about the bag, the actress failed to provide a convincing reply. The cops then escorted her to the Bidhannagar North police station.

During interrogation, the actress broke down into tears. A probe has been initiated into the matter.

On Sunday (March 13), Zee24 Ghanta journalist Piyali Mitra informed that multiple purses and an amount of ₹65,760 were seized by the police.

“According to police sources, she failed to produce any reason for having many purses with her. She will be produced before the BDN court today,” tweeted Mitra.

Dutta had on Friday mocked Mamata Banerjee after TMC could not win a single seat in the recently concluded Goa elections.

Reportedly, she had earlier accused director Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment.

“There is no respect for any woman in the eyes of Anurag Kashyap. Which I came to know after knowing him. That’s why Payel Ghosh’s allegation is absolutely correct. Anurag Kashyap should get the harshest punishment. And he also takes drugs. Also supplies artist NCB please investigate,” she had tweeted. However, the allegations against Kashyap were incorrect as she mistook some other Anurag for the filmmaker.

Assam: Man kills 5-year-old kid playing in his compound, angry mob burns him to death

On Saturday, a man was lynched to death by a mob after he reportedly killed a 5-year-old kid in Assam. A mob of enraged tea garden workers burned a mentally unstable man to death after he killed a kid at Dholajan Tea Estate in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district’s Rohmoria police outpost.

The kid, Ujjal Mura, was playing with other kids in the compound of Sunit Tanti, who was said to be mentally unstable by neighbours. Suddenly, Sunit Tanti killed Ujjal Mura by slitting his neck with a knife. After that, locals apprehended Tanti and set him on fire after hearing about the incident. While he had tried to flee after killing the kid, the locals chased him for half a kilometer, caught him, and beaten him. After that, they set him on fire.

“The minor boy, along with other small kids, was playing in the compound of Sunit on Saturday. Suddenly, he became angry and killed the boy by slitting his throat. We have sent both the bodies for post-mortem,” Shwetank Mishra, the superintendent of police of Dibrugarh, stated. “The situation was under control. The person was mentally unstable. We have started our investigation,” he further said.

According to Mishra, police have launched an investigation into the incident, but no arrests have been made as of now. The situation in the area is now under control.

In a recent instance from the northeastern region, a 40-year-old woman allegedly killed her husband in his sleep around 2 am with a takkal, a native Tripuri machete weapon. The lady was apprehended at her home in Indira Colony in Tripura’s Kowai district for beheading her 50-year-old husband.

Tickets for 480 shows sold out in seven major cities, over 550 shows will be house-full soon: ‘The Kashmir Files’ becomes a blockbuster hit

Despite releasing on a limited screen across India, The Kashmir Files by Vivek Agnihotri has become a blockbuster hit within just two days of its release. The Kashmir Files, which brings the brutally honest account of the Kashmiri Pandit genocide to the big screen, has received an unprecedented response from the audience.

Tickets to more than 480 shows across seven major cities – Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Pune, are sold out, making it hard for the audience to easily get tickets for the movie. Thousands are marching towards the film theatres to watch the heart-wrenching story of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, directed by national-award-winning director Vivek Agnihotri.

In addition, more than 500 shows scheduled on Sunday evenings and late-night shows are fast-filling in major cities, indicating that the movie has become the biggest craze in the box office in recent times.

In Bengaluru, till noon 02:00 PM on Sunday, more than 50 shows were housefull, and at least 80 evening and late-night shows were fast-filling. Tickets to The Kashmir Files are available only for the late-night shows.

The Kashmir Files in Bengaluru theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

Similarly, in Mumbai, the Vivek Agnihotri-directed movie is a blockbuster hit. The fans are struggling to find tickets to watch the film based on true events in Kashmir in 1990. Tickets for more than 100 shows are sold out, while another 150 shows in the city will achieve full house before the screening.

The Kashmir Files in Mumbai theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

The story is the same in the national capital. Over 100 shows are full, and at least 150 other shows will be full before the screening in the National Capital Region, according to ticket-booking site Bookmyshow.com.

The Kashmir Files in NCR theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

In the southern city of Hyderabad, 40 shows are Housefull, and another 20 shows are fast-filling. The language barrier in the southern states is not stopping the people from watching the movie that has inspired and touched millions of hearts and audiences.

The Kashmir Files in Hyderabad theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

In Tamil-speaking Chennai, too, the Hindi movie is a super hit. Movie-goers are struggling to get tickets for the Kashmir Files as there is an increasing demand for the tickets. Sources in Chennai, people are buying tickets in the black market to witness the historic movie that narrates the story of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits.

At least 15 shows screening in Chennai multiplexes are housefull, while another ten will be full in the next few hours.

The Kashmir Files in Chennai theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

In Maharashtra’s Pune, the craze for the movie is even strong. More than 45 shows till noon are housefull, and another 60 shows in various theatres will be housefull before the show starts.

The Kashmir Files in Pune theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

In Ahmedabad, 35 shows went sold out, while tickets to another 50 shows in the evening are in high demand.

The Kashmir Files in Ahmedabad theatres/ Image Source: Bookmyshow.com/ Black indicates: Housefull, Orange: Fast-filling and Green: Available

Overall, the movie has received an enormous response, not just from the common audience but also from the movie critics and critically-acclaimed filmmakers. The box office registered 139.44% growth and is considered as the highest ever growth in the Bollywood industry in two days since 2020. The current total of the movie stands at Rs 12.05 crore.

The success of the movie is unprecedented, because it is not a typical Bollywood movie that becomes becomes blockbuster. Moreover, as box office analyst Taran Adarsh pointed out, the movie had faced several odds. The movie had limited promotions compared to major releases from Bollywood and southern states, it was not released during holidays, and it was released on limited number of screens. The film also had competition form big budget movie Radhe Shyam by Prabhas. Despite so many odds, the movie has become a blockbuster, while Radhe Shyam has been declared flop. Consequently, The Kashmir Files is now being shown on more screens, and Adarsh informed that the screens showing the movie increased to 2000 on Sunday from 630 on opening Friday.

The Kashmir Files’ film is based on the genocide of the Kashmiri Hindus by the fanatic Islamists in Kashmir in 1990 and the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus following that. The film stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, and Mrinal Kulkarni are in lead roles.

The film was opposed by many Islamists before its release. A petition was also filed in the Bombay high court after the trailer of the film was published on YouTube. The petition sought a ban on the release of the film, citing that it could potentially hurt the sentiments of the Muslims in the country.

‘Indian Army raped 11,250 women, 22,942 widowed’: Yasin Malik’s Pakistani wife spreads lies against India, says think tank

The reality of Mushaal Hussein Malik, the Pakistani wife of Kashmiri separatist and terrorist Yasin Malik, who is working to promote Pakistan’s agenda against India, has once again come to the fore. A fact-checking institute in New Delhi has revealed how Yasin Malik’s wife tries to demean India and Indian administration at every level and leaves no stone unturned to defame India.

According to the Digital Forensic Research and Analytics Center, the accounts of many eminent persons from Pakistan are used to defame the Indian system. The only thing all these accounts talk about is that atrocities are committed against the Indian minorities i.e. Muslims in India. In this way, all these accounts not only incite Pakistani Muslims against India but also try to turn the Muslims of India against the country.

Mushaal Hussein Malik

Yasin Malik’s wife, who has 80,000 followers, is only trying to convince people through her account that Muslims are being massacred in India. She has been tweeting that the Kashmiri Muslims are being harassed and being persecuted here and that the women are raped.

She calls herself the Proud Wife of Yasin Malik on her Twitter account and calls Kashmiri separatists heroes. Not only this, but Mushaal also raises her voice in tweets for the bail of her husband and other terrorists. She has used the pictures of women in Kashmir to claim that the Indian Army is oppressing them, while the reality is that these pictures have nothing to do with the Indian Army and the so-called oppressions.

Tweets by Mushaal Hussein Malik on Women’s Day

In the tweets she has shared, she continued to blame India for the persecution of Kashmiri Muslims and kept tagging the organizations affiliated to the UN to express her so-called grievances. She aims to defame India at the international level. In a tweet, she has claimed that since 1989, the Indian Army has raped 11,250 women in Kashmir, while more than 22,000 women have become widows due to the army.

This comes at a time when Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Kashmir Files which talks about the genocide of Hindus in Kashmir valley in the 1990s pioneered by Islamic terrorists including Mushaal’s husband Yasin Malik, has received phenomenal reception with the audience.

Yasin Malik and his wife Mushaal Hussein Malik

Yasin Malik, a separatist leader and the former president of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, is accused of terror funding in 2017. He has been arrested in this case. Besides, he has been booked for kidnapping former Chief Minister and later Home Minister Mufti Sayeed’s daughter Rubia Sayeed and killing of Air Force personnel. He has also been one of the primary figures who led the Kashmiri Hindu genocide in the 1990s.

In 2019, when Yasin Malik was lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, his wife Mushaal Malik had participated in Pakistan’s Independence Day event. Mushaal Malik had also recited a poem at the event held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The so-called atrocities being committed by India in Kashmir were described in that poem. This is the same Mushaal Malik, who had called a press conference and had pretended to cry after her husband Yasin Malik was arrested.

Punjab govt allocates Rs 61 lakh for road show by Arvind Kejriwal, swearing in ceremony of Bhagwant Mann cabinet to cost Rs 2 crore

Soon after the Aam Admi Party recorded a victory over a majority of seats in Punjab, the party announced a mega road show in Amritsar, which will be attended by AAP National convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. As Kejriwal, along with other AAP leaders like Manish Sisodia and Raghav Chadha arrived at Amritsar Airport for the roadshow, Congress leader Alka Lamba alleged that a total of Rs. 2 crore 61 lakh are being spent for the roadshow from government quarters.

Congress leader and Delhi MLA Alka Lamba took to Twitter to expose AAP’s use of Government machinery for furthering party interests soon after winning the state of Punjab in the recent assembly elections. While sharing a screenshot of an administrative order, she wrote, “So AAP came to change politics? The loot of public money started by AAP – Rs 15 lakh being spent on Arvind Kejriwal’s roadshows (in Amritsar) and Rs 46 lakh has been ordered from the government treasury for roadshows in other districts. Congratulations to Punjab and Punjabis,”

A notice directed by the Chief Secretary to government officials in Punjab including Principal Secretaries, Commissioners, Divisional Commissioners and SPs appointed in various districts of Punjab to make necessary arrangements for Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann and elected MLAs’ visit to Amritsar on March 13. The notice alerted the officers to make necessary traffic and security arrangements for the proposed roadshow and planned visits to religious centres like Harmandir Sahib, Durgiana Temple and Ram Tirath.

The notice further asked the Special Secretary for Revenue and Rehabilitation for asking the Finance department to allocate Rs. 15 lakhs to Amritsar’s Deputy Commissioner and Rs. 2 lakh each for all 23 districts of Punjab ‘for making adequate arrangements including transportation for the function’. Accordingly, the Punjab state transport was asked to provide a required number of state-run buses for the program. Thus, a total of ₹61 lakh will be spent from the public exchequer for the AAP roadshow in Punjab.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira called it gross misuse of public exchequer at a time when Punjab is in deep debt. He said, “This is gross misuse of public exchequer for politically motivated party promotion which is totally unacceptable at a time when we’re burdened with a colossal debt of over 3 lac crores.” He also asked Arvind Kejriwal to deposit the money back in treasury.

Apart from that, the administration is also spending ₹2 crore for the swearing in ceremony on the Bhagwant Mann govt. Alka Lamba shared the govt order for this also, which showed that the Revenue and Rehabilitation department has been asked to allocate ₹2 crore to the DC of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar for making arrangements for the mega ceremony. The ceremony on 16th March is expected to be attended by around 1 lakh people.

Therefore, a total of Rs. 2 crores 61 lakhs is been spent for the roadshow of Kejriwal and the swearing in ceremony of AAP govt, whcih has been slammed by the Congress party.

Case registered against BJP leaders Nitesh Rane and Nilesh Rane for saying that ‘Sharad Pawar is Dawood’s man in Maharashtra’

Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane has slammed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government after a case was registered on Sunday 13th March 2022 against him and his brother Nilesh Rane for making a sensational statement that they suspect Sharad Pawar to be Dawood Ibrahim’s man. The Marine Drive police registered a case late on Saturday night against the two Rane brothers after BJP leader Nilesh Rane had made a statement against NCP president Sharad Pawar and his brother and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane had also made similar statements.

The case was registered against the Rane brothers on the basis of a complaint lodged by NCP leader Suraj Chavan at Azad Maidan police station for linking Sharad Pawar with Dawood Ibrahim.

After the case was registered, Nitesh Rane said, “A case has been filed against me & my brother over the statement I made. If MVA & Pawar Ji, have so much love for Dawood Ibrahim, then they should remove Gandhi Ji’s photo from their cabin & put up Dawood’s photo. Cases are being filed against us as we exposed MVA government.”

Politics in the state has been heating up following the ED’s action against NCP spokesperson and minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. The BJP has been demanding the resignation of Nawab Malik while the Maha Vikas Aghadi is saying that Malik will not resign.

What had Nitesh Rane said

Nilesh Rane had directly linked Sharad Pawar to the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. In a statement, he had said, “I suspect that It is Sharad Pawar who is Dawood’s man in Maharashtra. There’s really suspicion. The person who has transacted and given money to Dawood’s sister and Dawood’s men and has given money to the men who bombed. What did Anil Deshmukh do? How quickly he had resigned? Was there any second thought in his case? So who is Nawab Malik? The one who has dealt with Dawood. Is there a fear that if Nawab Malik speaks the truth, the information about Sharad Pawar will come out? Is there such a thing?”

The Nawab Malik’s case

Nawab Malik has been sent to Arthur Road jail. He will remain in the custody there till 21st March 2022. In February 2022, ED had conducted raids in South Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. Close to nine places in Mumbai and one in Thane were raided by the ED including the residences of Dawood Ibrahim’s late sister Haseena Parkar and brother Iqbal Kaskar. The agency also took into custody Iqbal Kaskar who is imprisoned in Thane in an extortion case and presented him before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.

Nawab Malik’s name appeared in the process of investigation after the intelligence inputs directed the agency to look into the hawala transaction while probing a money laundering case against Ibrahim, Iqbal Mirchi, Chhota Shakeel, Parkar, and Javed Chikna. The agency traced several hawala transactions linked to money illegally obtained through extortion, drug trafficking, sale of real estate in Nagpada and Bhendi Bazaar area of Mumbai, and other unlawful activities.