In sympathy with Ukraine, a private clinic in Munich, Germany has allegedly denied treatment to Russian and Belarusian patients. The Iatros Klinik is a private clinic based in Munich, Germany. They wrote a letter to convey their support for Ukraine in the middle of the continuing conflict.
The clinic in a letter dated March 4 said, “We strongly oppose the invasion of the Russian army with the cooperation of the Belarusian government. As a result, we will not serve Russian and Belarusian citizens from now on and until future notice,” it added. (Machine translated from German)
This action of the clinic received heavy criticism after the letter gained attention. Social media users condemned the decision of the clinic for such hard action. A Twitter user Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) wrote, “This is insane. A hospital in Munich, Germany sent this letter where they announce that “from now on and until further notice, we will not treat Russian and Belarusian citizens.” Source is RTL (one of Germany’s largest media)”
This is insane. A hospital in Munich, Germany sent this letter where they announce that “from now on and until further notice, we will not treat Russian and Belarusian citizens.”
The statement drew widespread condemnation, with some relating it to the medical oath and others seeing it as a declaration of racism and prejudice.
After receiving harsh criticism, the clinic released a statement referring to the letter in which they stated, “the reaction to our letter affected us greatly and made us think. Our intention was to show sympathy for the Ukrainian people and, like other companies have done, to sever business ties with Russia and send a show of support. At that point in time, this thought had not been thought through to the end.”
The latest statement as issued on the website of the clinic.
“The way we write has been rightly criticized by a number of people. We fully accept this criticism. We apologize for giving this impression,” it added.
However, they appear to have apologized for their actions and acknowledged the criticism, but it is unclear whether they have altered their decision or will continue to do so.
A day after Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party won a massive victory in the Punjab assembly elections, banned Khalistani organisation Sikhs for Justice has made sensational claims. In a letter, the SFJ claimed that the AAP used pro-Kkhalistani votes and pro-Khalistani funds, including funds from foreign nations provided by pro-Khalistani elements to secure AAP victory in Punjab.
Letter by SFJ
However, the letter contains another explosive claim. The letter says that, on February 17, AAP had circulated a fake letter in their name to falsely claim that the SFJ is supporting AAP in the Punjab elections. The letter was disowned by SFJ’s Pannu in a video released on social media.
The current letter says that on February 18, soon after they denounced the fake letter, a person identifying himself as AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha had called the SFJ, and asked them to own the fake letter. The same person, identifying himself as Raghav Chadha, also offered them money for it and promised that when the AAP comes to power, they will pass a resolution in the Punjab assembly in support of the Khalistan Referendum, claims the letter.
SFJ is an anti-India secessionist group headed by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. The organisation is banned in India for its pro-Khalistani separatist activities. The organisation’s stated goal is to hold a ‘Khalistan Referendum’ in Punjab and secede Punjab from India.
The Congress party is on the brink of losing national relevance after being wiped out in all five states in the recently concluded 2022 Assembly elections. While Rahul Gandhi is still considering this embarrassing defeat as a ‘learning experience’, the party loyalists and allies are visibly upset with Congress’ disastrous performance in the assembly elections in five states including Punjab where the party had been in power.
According to a report by The New Indian Express, disgruntled by Congress’ poll debacle, the Muslim League and Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (RSP), parties that are an integral part of the Congress-led-United Democratic Front (UDF) are contemplating switching to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) camp.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the state of Kerala. It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala, since 2016. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala, the other being Congress-led UDF, each of which has been in power alternately for the last four decades.
Furthermore, senior members of the party are convinced that the party requires organisational leadership reform in order to remain relevant. ‘Change or it will be the endgame,’ was the common refrain from many party bigwigs after Congress’ Thursday’s nightmare.
The discontent among leaders and workers was reflected in the response of Congress senior leader and MP Shashi Tharoor, also a member of the G-23, a group of dissident Congress leaders who have been advocating a tectonic shift in the leadership for the last two years.
After Congress’ crushing defeat in all 5 states, Tharoor Tweeted on Thursday, “One thing is clear — change is unavoidable if we need to succeed.” In a series of two Tweets, the Congress MP gave a piece of important advice after the grand old party’s free fall.
He said, “All of us who believe in @INCIndia are hurting from the results of the recent assembly elections. It is time to reaffirm the idea of India that the Congress has stood for and the positive agenda it offers the nation — and to reform our organisational leadership in a manner that will reignite those ideas and inspire the people. One thing is clear – Change is unavoidable if we need to succeed.”
1/2 All of us who believe in @INCIndia are hurting from the results of the recent assembly elections.
It is time to reaffirm the idea of India that the Congress has stood for and the positive agenda it offers the nation — and (contd)
According to the Economic Times, a G-23 meeting will be held soon, where the strategy of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be questioned, including the fielding of some controversial candidates in Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress had its worst showing ever despite a high-pitch campaign led by her.
Having taken charge of a drowning Congress in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has firmly sunk the party. Congress’ family bastions Amethi and Rae Bareli, where the party had some hope of attracting votes in the name of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, have also completely slipped out of the Gandhi family’s hands under her leadership. The party drew a big fat zero in both Amethi and Rae Bareli in the 2022 UP Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, TNIE also quoted Lok Sabha member Benny Behanan as telling reporters in Kochi that the party leadership should introspect and initiate corrective measures in a time-bound manner.
According to sources, AICC former president Rahul Gandhi, who has been in Wayanad for the last three days, has expressed confidence in winning Goa and Uttarakhand, as well as putting up a strong showing in Uttar Pradesh. His calculations and expectations, however, fell flat.
The grand old party, which had been a dominant force in Indian politics for decades, continued its free fall, losing Punjab to the AAP and finishing with only two seats out of 403 in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. The party also suffered a crushing defeat in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
A day after Aam Aadmi Party’s massive victory in Punjab assembly elections, the pro-Khalistan secessionist group “Sikhs For Justice” (SFJ) has sent a letter to Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann saying that AAP clearly won the elections by deceptively bagging the votes of pro- Khalistan Sikhs in Punjab who support SFJ’s secessionist referendum for the independence of Punjab from India.
In a letter released by the SFJ, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of the anti-India outfit, made a sensational allegation that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP treacherously used Khalistan votes and funds to win Punjab.
The letter by SFJ
Khalistani terrorist Pannun said that it is an open secret that AAP has been heavily funded and supported by pro-Khalistan Sikhs from the USA, Canada, the UK, the EU and Australia.
SFJ General Counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun stated that since the people of Punjab have decisively defeated anti-Khalistan leaders Badal-Captain Amarinder, now with AAP in power, Khalistan referendum voting should sail smoothly in Punjab.
The letter also says that after the previous fake letter was denounced by them, a person claiming to be Raghav Chadha had called them and offered money to declare the letter real, and in turn promised that if AAP wins, they will pass an assembly resolution supporting the Khalistan Referendum.
In the video, Khalistani terrorist Pannun threatened the CM-designate Bhagwant Mann by saying that former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, who used bullets to stop the Khalistan movement, met with physical death, while Badal and Amarinder Singh, who tried to stop the Khalistan movement through sedition, faced political death.
“Bhagwant Mann, learn from the fate of your predecessors that Khalistan is an issue between Sikhs and India, and hence we advise that AAP should not become a party to this conflict and let the people of Punjab vote in the Khalistan referendum decide the association of Punjab with India,” Pannun said.
In a video, Pannun mentioned a letter that was circulated before the Punjab Assembly Elections on February 17, alleging that AAP had circulated a fake letter from the pro-Khalistan group stating that Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) had supported the Aam Admi Party in the Punjab elections.
The Khalistani group said that Punjab Assembly Election results clearly showed that AAP had used a fake letter of support from SFJ and funding from overseas pro-Khalistan Sikhs to secure victory in Punjab, especially from rural constituencies, which account for almost 70% of the assembly seats.
Calling AAP as “Haraam Aadmi Party”, Pannun alleged that AAP duped pro-Khalistan voters in Punjab by claiming that they had received support from the SFJ.
The pro-Khalistan leader also said that the AAP had tried to win the confidence of the pro-Khalistan votes by falsely claiming that the 2022 elections are significant for Punjab as well as for SFJ because if the AAP comes to power in Punjab, the pro-Khalistanis will get a new hope to strengthen and accomplish our mission.
The letter had gone viral on February 17, two days before the assembly elections in Punjab. Several posts had emerged on social media platforms where AAP supporters thanked SFJ for the support.
Fake letter written by SFJ extending support to AAP ahead of Punjab elections
However, a day later, SFJ had claimed that the letter was fake and had announced that it was not supporting any political party.
Calling the letter fake, Pannu had said, “The letter being circulated in the name of SFJ is fake. It is circulated by Bhagwant Mann and AAP. SFJ does not believe in the Indian Constitution or any political party. SFJ’s only goal is separating Punjab from India, and for that, we will do referendum voting soon. Stay away from liar AAP. I am warning Mann and Kejriwal, anyone who comes from Delhi, be it Indira, Modi or Kejriwal, they will be opposed. I urge everyone to raise the Khalistan flag from every booth on election day.”
The video had come in the backdrop of a stunning disclose by former-AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, who had alleged that AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had once told him that he would either become CM of Punjab or first PM of free Khalistan.
As the results of the assembly elections of 5 states have come out, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), targeting the Congress has stated that they have failed miserably in their national campaign against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). TMC leaders went on to suggest that Congress should join the TMC and that its leaders should band together under Mamata Banerjee’s leadership since she is the only one capable of resisting the BJP.
Firhad Hakim, Kolkata mayor, and State Transport and Urban Development Minister of West Bengal said “I do not understand why such an old party like the Congress is disappearing. We were also part of this party.”
Firhad Hakim with Mamata Banerjee.
“The Congress should merge with the TMC. This is the right time. Then nationally on the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose we can fight against the principles of Godse,” he added.
Another TMC leader and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh also stated “we have said for a long time that the Congress cannot fight against a force like the BJP. To fight against the BJP, we need a leader like Mamata Banerjee. The Congress should understand this.”
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, president of the Bengal Congress, strongly objected to the TMC’s offer, stating, “The TMC is the biggest agent of the BJP. If they are serious about fighting against the BJP, they should merge with the Congress.”
Taking a jib at TMC, BJP state president Sukanta Majumder said, “In the next Lok Sabha elections (in 2024), Narendra Modi will be our Prime Ministerial face. From Thursday’s Assembly election results, it is clear that there is no TMC outside West Bengal.”
It should be emphasized that the TMC lost woefully in Goa, failing to secure even a single seat. Interestingly, in a severe setback for the TMC, its electoral ally, the Maharashtra Gomantak Party (MGP), won two seats and declared their support for the BJP.
On Wednesday, South African comedian Trevor Noah posted a tweet saying he would host Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev to discuss the “Save Soil movement”, the latest campaign launched by the spiritual leader to prevent soil degradation and desertification.
In a tweet, Trevor Noah said, “TONIGHT: @SadhguruJV is here to discuss the Save Soil movement”. In the show, Sadhguru and Trevor Noah discussed the “Save Soil movement” and the need for combatting desertification, thus preserving the organic value of the soil.
Tweet by TheDailyShow
In the show, Sadhguru mentioned that in the last 50 to 100 years, due to industrialised farming, the organic content in the soil has depleted, as there is no replenishment.
“To replenish the soil, we either need leaves or vegetative matter, or animal waste. Both of these have disappeared from the farms because we thought we could do everything with the machines – they can plough, and they can do the work that animals and human beings used to do. However, organic content cannot come from the machine… If you take away organic content from the soil, it becomes sand. So, right now, desertification is one of the major problems,” Sadhguru noted in his interview.
The “Save Soil movement” was flagged off by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev at the Isha Yoga Center at Coimbatore. The spiritual leader has embarked on his solo 100-day long motorcycle ride journey to spread awareness about his movement. During this journey, Sadhguru will talk to leaders, citizens and stakeholders of 27 nations to urge them to draft urgent and doable policies to save the soil.
The spiritual leader also highlighted that as a consequence of this desertification, in 50 years, there will be no soil to cultivate. He also added that a more terrifying future prediction is that by 2035 or 2040, we will grow 40 per cent less food as compared to what we are growing now, and our population will be over 9 billion.
“That’s not a world where you would want to live or leave your children behind,” he said.
Noah’s show with Sadhguru received appreciation worldwide, with people praising the spiritual leader for launching a timely initiative to preserve soil.
However, some within India had a problem with Sadhguru’s interview with Trevor Noah. As Noah tweeted that he would be speaking to Sadhguru on his latest initiative, the left-liberals and Islamists jumped on his timeline, attacking the comedian and asking him not to invite him for his show.
Alishan Jafri, an Islamic troll, attacked the show host Noah asking him to hire a good researcher. Peddling false propaganda against Sadhguru, Jafri claimed that the spiritual leader is a big enabler of Islamophobia in India.
Sharing propaganda articles from dubious sources, Jafri misinformed the public that Sadhguru rationalised the anti-Muslim policies of this regime like the Citizenship Amendment Act. Jafri ended up not only lying about Sadhguru, but also about CAA, which is not anti-Muslim, but pro-minority from Islamic nations who are being persecuted.
Tweet by trolls
Kunal Kamra, a far-left troll who is now accused in contempt of court cases, hurled abuses at Sadhguru by claiming that the spiritual leader was an excuse of a human being. Kamra lamented that he was a fan of Noah’s work, but he was curious about decisions that led to having “this billboard” on the show.
Tweet by trolls
Another user said she would cry as a regular watcher of Noah’s show due to the decision to host Sadhguru, who, according to her, did not fully embody the morality and spirituality he espoused. The far-left ‘journalist’ also shared a list of dubious hit job articles written by shady websites to target the world-renowned spiritual leader.
Tweet by trolls
Another troll attacked and abused Trevor Noah, saying that he wondered how western liberal folk like Noah fall for “oriental bullshittery”. Making wild allegations against Sadhguru, he claimed that the spiritual leader was a fraud, who had illegally occupied protected forest land, supported a fascist regime and promoted all kinds of pseudoscience.
“Do better, man! Seriously,” the troll advised Trevor Noah.
Tweet by trolls
Well, the left-liberals and Islamists’ hatred towards Sadhguru is understandable as the spiritual leader has been vocal about cultural nationalism and often supported the Narendra Modi-led government and its policies several times in the past.
However, the latest heartburn for the liberals is that one of their own – Trevor Noah provided a platform to Sadhguru, who is demonised and hated across the left-liberal and Islamist circles for his views. The left-liberals are shell shocked how can a left-liberal Trevor Noah can host a Hindu Sadhguru and promote his new initiative, “Save soil movement”.
On Thursday, March 10, the Pakistani Army claimed that a ‘missile’ from India was launched from Hisar, violated the Pakistani airspace and fell in Mian Channu city in Khanewal district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The incident allegedly took place on Wednesday (March 9) evening.
As per the Pakistani army’s DGISPR, the missile was without a warhead and had come close to civilian airlines, and had come over 124 km inside Pakistan. General Major Babar Iftikhar stated “It was a supersonic flying object, most probably a missile, but it was certainly unarmed. When it fell, it damaged civilian properties.”
DG ISPR alleged that the ‘flying object’ travelled 124 km from Sirsa in India to land in Mian Channu city of Pakistan. Genera Babar, however, made it clear that the flying object was not shot down and that it fell on its own.
This claim has come while the Imran Khan government in Pakistan is facing massive protests inside Pakistan. On March 10, militias under the Jamat Ul Islami-Fazl had entered the Parliament lodges to ‘provide security’ to opposition leaders of the Parliament under the orders of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The police arrested several people, including parliamentarians Salahuddin Ayubi and Maulana Jamaluddin.
#BREAKING: Major clashes have erupted inside Pakistan Parliament lodges after security forces enter to remove Ansar ul Islam, militia of JUI-F. Militia had entered Parliament Lodges for security of Opposition members on orders of Maulana Fazlur Rehman.pic.twitter.com/G8SJ1Fdrg7
Fazlur Rehman has given widespread calls to all Pakistanis to march towards Islamabad, in protest against Imran Khan’s government.
While Imran Khan faces massive protests and unrest in his own country, the claims of the so-called -supersonic missile’ travelling inside Pakistan has brought out some wild conspiracy theories from Pakistan.
One Pakistani ‘expert’ Zaid Hamid, who keeps on issuing threats against Hindus and spreads fake news against India, had claimed that the so-called supersonic missile was nuclear-capable, and it was an ‘attack by India’.
Taking his rant to top-notch battle game level, Hamid claimed that the ‘nuclear missile’ was launched by India in preparation for war and invasion of Pakistan’.
Images via @mango_sheikh on Twitter
Hamid claimed that the nuclear missile launch was India’s plan to test and evaluate Pakistan’s entire nuclear doctrine and validate their response.
images via @mango_sheikh on Twitter
Hamid further claimed that India’s “nuclear attack” was successful and next time, India will launch a cruise missile with a real warhead. He added that India is now ready to ‘invade’ Pakistan while Pakistan’s government is busy handling internal protests and unrest. Hamid’s inference was that India will soon start firing real supersonic cruise missiles on Pakistan and the March 9 was just a warning shot.
Nuclear attack to Yogi celebrating UP win
After spinning a whole war scenario, Hamid then stated that he has been told by some of his friends that the ‘nuclear missile launch’ was done to celebrate CM Yogi Adityanath’s victory in the UP elections. He even added that he believes that.
Missile gone stupid
Another Pakistani ‘expert’ has claimed that there is absolutely nothing to worry about an Indian missile coming 124 km deep inside Pakistan. Because the Pakistani Army has not indicated any ‘hostile intent’ from that missile. He even added that Pakistan is capable of launching an appropriate response if needed. He concluded that the incident must have been a ‘missile gone stupid’.
Image via Twitter
While India has not issued an official response to the wild claims made by Pakistan yet, there are many observers commenting that Pakistan is making false claims to divert its citizen’s attention from the political turmoil the Imran Khan government is facing, and they are probably trying to take advantage of the media attention and public anxiety over the Russia Ukraine war.
Pakistan has summoned the Indian envoy for an explanation over the alleged missile firing.
Interestingly, the claims made by the Pakistani military of an Indian missile ‘intruding’ into the country’s airspace comes two days after the Opposition parties had submitted a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against the ‘selected’ government of Imran Khan.
Monica Cannon-Grant, the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization Violence in Boston, as well as a prominent Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist in Boston, is being investigated by federal agencies for allegedly embezzling funds from her multimillion-dollar foundation.
Boston #BLM leader Monica Cannon-Grant is under federal investigation for alleged fraudulent use of donations to her multi-million dollar nonprofit @ViolenceNBoston. In October her husband was arrested for unemployment fraud & their family home was raided.https://t.co/LzTs24MOss
Monica rose to prominence in Boston BLM movements after the death of George Floyd in May 2020. When the two were on the Boston City Council, she allegedly formed a tight working connection with Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
Monica also supported former Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy III during his failed Senate campaign in 2020.
She acknowledged in a talk that she has been under inquiry since October. In October 2021, federal officials detained and raided her husband Clark Grant’s house after he was accused of COVID-19 unemployment fraud and mortgage fraud.
Clark Grant is now accused of illegally identifying Violence in Boston’s bank account as his own personal property while filing for a $402,573 mortgage in May 2021, according to the lawsuit.
Federal prosecutors are looking into whether any of the donations made to Monica’s organization were used to cover her personal expenditures.
In February this year, the national BLM organization got admonitions of legal action by authorities from California and Washington for failing to declare its 2020 financials. The BLM Global Network Foundation knowingly and willingly ceased fundraising after a Washington Examiner investigation discovered that the group has had no known leader in charge of the tens of millions of dollars it raised in 2020 since May.
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter is a dispersed political and social movement that claims to raise awareness of racism, discrimination, and injustice faced by black people. On May 25, 2020, a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, murdered a 46-year-old black man, George Floyd, by kneeling on the former’s neck for more than 8 minutes until his body lost consciousness. Floyd was reported to the cops by a shopkeeper for allegedly attempting to pass a ‘possible counterfeit bill.’ He was declared dead upon arrival at the Hennepin County Medical Center.
The event sparked major demonstrations and rioting across the United States of America, led by the Black Lives Matter movement. Unmanned storefront windows were shattered. The violent protesters looted and damaged several businesses and boutiques around the country.
On Thursday (March 10), the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DGISPR) claimed that a surface-to-surface supersonic Indian missile fell in Mian Channu city in Khanewal district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The incident, according to him, took place on Wednesday ( March 9) evening.
While briefing the media, General Major Babar Iftikhar claimed that a ‘high-speed flying object’, allegedly launched from India, changed its trajectory and entered Pakistan’s air space on Wednesday at 6:50 pm. He said, “It was a supersonic flying object, most probably a missile, but it was certainly unarmed. When it fell, it damaged civilian properties”
DG ISPR alleged that the ‘flying object’ travelled 124 km from Sirsa in India to land in Mian Channu city of Pakistan. Genera Babar, however, made it clear that the flying object was not shot down and that it fell on its own.
He further claimed that the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) continuously monitored the path of the object and that it endangered civilian lives and aviation safety. ISPR said that the ‘missile’ passed close to airliners from Saudi Arabia, Qatar in Indian airspace and 3 flight courses in Pakistani airspace.
“Whatever caused this incident to happen, it is for the Indians to explain. It, nevertheless, shows their disregard for aviation safety and reflects very poorly on their technological prowess and procedural efficiency,” General Babr Iftikhar claimed. While calling it a ‘fragrant violation’, he went on to threaten India against the recurrence of any such event.
Pakistani trainer aircraft crashes in Mian Channu city
On the same night of March 9, during which an alleged Indian missile landed in the Pakistani territory, a private trainer aircraft crashed on cold storage at Chak 115 in Mian Channu city in Khanewal district in Punjab province of Pakistan.
I think it is J-10C. PAF just lost one of its newly acquired J-10Cs.
The pilot operating the aircraft reportedly ejected in time, thereby causing no loss of life. The trainer jet crashed in an open field. The cops cordoned off the area and waited for the army officials to collect samples from the crash site.
No-confidence motion against Imran Khan and the outbreak of internal conflict
Interestingly, the claims made by the Pakistani military of an Indian missile ‘intruding’ into the country’s airspace comes two days after the Opposition parties had submitted a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against the ‘selected’ government of Imran Khan.
A total of 100 Parliamentarians, belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz, had submitted the motion before the Secretariat of the National Assembly on Tuesday (March 8). Backed by the Pakistani army, Imran Khan had come to power in August 2018.
The protests to remove the former cricketer as the Premier of Pakistan as identified when Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman joined the Opposition against the ‘selected government’. The Islamic cleric has called upon his cadre to hit the streets of Islamabad or block the streets/ hold demonstrations where they are and bring the country to a standstill.
This is a direct threat to State and the citizens of Pakistan by Fazlu. Whoever sides with him is on the wrong path pic.twitter.com/k2WxxdGFxh
Meanwhile, the Pakistani Opposition parties had sought protection from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)’s private militia group called Ansarul Islam. In a video that has now surfaced on social media, JUI-F workers were seen surrounding an army vehicle and chasing it away amidst the growing sentiment against the ‘selected’ Imran Khan government.
“We will drag Imran Khan by the throat and get him out of Bani Gala (residential area in Islamabad). All the workers have reached Islamabad,” JUI-F leader Rashid Soomro was heard issuing threats to the incumbent Pakistani government.
ہم عمران خان کو گلے سے گھسیٹ کر بنی گالہ سے نکالیں گے تمام کارکنان اسلام آباد پہنچیں۔ راشد سومرو یہ ریاست کے غلاف کھلی غداری نہیں تو کیا ہے؟ ریاست ایسے مجرمان کو تاحیات جیل میں ڈالے۔ pic.twitter.com/7Spt1SQghv
A ‘rattled’ Imran Khan deployed police commandoes, Counter-Terrorism Department and Anti-Terrorism Force to evict them from the Parliament Lodges. The government also sought to ban the outfit on Thursday (March 9).
“In pursuance of approval of the federal government in terms of Article 146(1) of the Constitution and after obtaining the consent from the provincial governments”, the federal government through the interior ministry “entrusts the provincial governments the power to take appropriate actions under Section 2 of the Private Military Organisations (Abolition and Prohibition) Act 1974 against Ansarul Islam which shall, inter alia, include the power to ban/abolish the said organisation,” the notification read.
Imran Khan facing a strong no confidence motion,had locked the opposition & kept his army at vigil
He needs magic to survive this coup d’etat
Whats better than blame India for “firing a projectile” to calm the situation & survive this
Given the deteriorating internal situation in Pakistan, the timing of allegations levelled by the Pakistani army against India is being questioned. Possibly, these allegations are being levelled so Imran Khan can either play victim to his own people or try and market a fictitious threat from India to save himself domestically. Some have accused the army to deviate attention to geopolitical issues and ‘unify’ the government and the Opposition at a time when the political momentum is against Imran Khan.
In the 2022 Assembly elections that concluded with the results yesterday on the 10th of March 2022, BJP won 4 states with AAP sweeping Punjab. The 4 states where BJP marched to victory were Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh. In Goa, BJP scored 20 seats, 32 in Manipur, 47 in Uttarakhand and 255 in Uttar Pradesh. In 4 out of these 5 states, BJP increased their vote share significantly, cementing their march towards political dominance.
Increase in vote share of BJP in Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, BJP secured 255 seats with the majority mark being 202. In the last Assembly Elections, BJP had scored a 312 seats.
While the seats of BJP have declined, there is an increase in BJP’s vote share in the state from 2017 to 2022.
In 2017, according to the Election Commission data, BJP secured 39.67% vote share in the state with 3,44,03,299 votes in total.
Election Commission data
In 2022, according to Election Commission data, BJP’s vote share went up significantly.
Election Commission data
From 39.67%, BJP increased its vote share to 41.3% in Uttar Pradesh.
Increase in vote share of BJP in Manipur
In 2022, BJP secured 32 seats in Manipur. In 2017, BJP had won 21 seats. In Manipur, BJP not only increased its voteshare but also its seats.
In 2017, BJP had secured 36.28% vote share in Manipur according to EC data.
Election Commission data
In 2022, however, according to EC data, the vote share went from 36.28% to 37.8%.
Election Commission data
Increase of vote share of BJP in Goa
In 2022, BJP won 20 seats in Goa whereas in 2017, BJP had secured 13 seats. In Goa, BJP not only increased its seats but also its vote share.
In 2017, BJP had won 32.48% of the vote share in Goa.
Election Commission data
In 2022, BJP increased its vote share in Goa.
Election Commission data
According to the EC website, BJP increased its vote share from 32.48% in 2017 to 33.3% in 2022.
Increase of vote share of BJP in Punjab
In 2017, BJP won 3 seats in Punjab by itself and that tally went down to 2 in 2022. However, BJP managed to increase its vote share in the state.
In 2017, according to the EC website, BJP on its own secured 5.39% of the vote share.
Election Commission data
In 2022, BJP managed to lose one seat but increase its vote share.
Election Commission data
From 5.39% in 2017, BJP increased its vote share in Punjab in 2022 to 6.60%.
The only state where BJP could not manage to increase its vote share was in Uttarakhand. BJP had in 2017 won 57 seats. That tally came down to 47 seats in 2022. In terms of vote share as well, BJP seems to have lost ground. In 2017, BJP had secured 46.51% vote share, however, in 2022, that vote share came down to 44.33%.
It is interesting to note that even after the raging farmer’s protest that turned violent and saw the involvement of Leftist and Khalistani elements, BJP has increased its vote share in Punjab.
With increasing vote share across the board, it would seem like BJP’s march towards political dominance is almost complete with regional parties withering away except in Punjab and partly in Uttar Pradesh and the only national party, Congress, delivering its worst performance ever.
