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We do not do thesis till 50: Watch Sambit Patra showing Kanhaiya Kumar his place when quizzed about educational qualification

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We do not do thesis till 50: Watch Sambit Patra showing Kanhaiya Kumar his place when quizzed about educational qualification

On Friday (December 3), BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra lashed out at newly inducted Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar over the latter’s inquiry about his educational qualifications.

During the debate hosted by News Tak, Kanhaiya Kumar took potshots at Patra over his recent appointment as the Part-Time Non-Executive Director & Chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). However, when the BJP spokesperson was about to respond to his personal remark, Kumar intensified his verbal attacks and prevented him from speaking.

At 4 minutes into the debate, a visibly miffed Sambit Patra responded, “Let us portray our educational qualification here through our behaviour. There is no need for this shouting match. I am not here for a cock-fight.” Even then, Kanhaiya Kumar continued to obstruct the BJP spokesperson from speaking. “Yes, I have been appointed as the ITDC Chairman. Shankersinh Vaghela was the previous Chairman. I am more educated than him.”

Sambit Patra then went on to list out his educational qualifications. “I have completed my MBBS, MS and MRCS from London. I then qualified for UPSC with an all India rank of 19. If this is not enough to be classified as educated, then, what is the qualification of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi… How long will you keep mocking doctors like this?”

He pointed out that he was asked on Twitter whether he had studied in a private medical college. “No. I have qualified for the All India medical entrance (for pursuing MBBS). Only a handful of people qualify for this…I have stated my qualifications clearly. I was a rank holder in the UPSC exam in 2000. It was a UPA govt then. BJP did not appoint me.”

Sambit Patra then went on to lambast Kanhaiya Kumar for leeching off public money in the garb of pursuing a PhD degree. “Those who do thesis till the age of 50, live off taxpayer’s money will now ask UPSC qualified people about their qualification?”

Kanhaiya Kumar’s PhD thesis appeared in a predatory journal 

In August 2018, a research paper by Kanhaiya Kumar titled ‘The Process of Decolonisation and Social Transformation in South Africa’ appeared in a journal named ‘International Research Journal of Humanities, Engineering & Pharmaceutical Sciences’ (IJHEPS). It was classified as a ‘predatory journal’ (those that accept money for the publication of a research article bypassing peer review) by the globally trusted Beall’s List.

IJHEPS, after being blacklisted, in order to avoid the disfigurement, started operating under a different name. It added ‘research’ to its name and now operates as International Research Journal of Humanities, Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences. My Nation unearthed the gimmick by identifying that both the organizations have the same digital footprint as well as registration numbers. The old version of the journal, as listed in both Beall’s List and Iran’s blacklist, and the new share the same International Standard Serial Number (ISSN 2249-2569).

Dera Sacha Sauda follower shot dead in Punjab, was booked for ‘sacrilege’ in 2018: Details

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Dera Sacha Sauda follower shot dead in Punjab, was booked for ‘sacrilege’ in 2018: Details

A follower of Dera Sacha Sauda sect was shot dead on Friday evening (December 3) at his grocery shop at Bhundar village in Muktsar district of Punjab. The 40-year-old deceased identified as Charandas was accused of the sacrilege incident in 2018. On bail, he was running a grocery shop in his village.

On getting information about the murder, Muktsar SSP Sarabjit Singh reached the spot.

Gidderbaha DSP Narinder Singh confirmed the incident and said that matter was being investigated by the police. Police did not confirm whether this murder case was linked with the 2018 sacrilege case. But the DSP added that same will be investigated whether his murder was a fallout of a three-year-old incident.   

Police officials at Bhundar during investigation of the murder of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Charandas in Muktsar district of Punjab.

Police informed that his shop is situated on the outskirt of the village. The incident took place at around 8 PM. He was sitting at his shop along with many other family members including his mother. Two youths on a bike came and stopped in front of his shop.

There was a power cut in the village at that time. One of them got down and reached the shop. He was wearing a white kurta-pyjama and had a beard. Posing as a customer, the assailant asked for tea leaves and sugar. As Charandas started pouring the sugar, the assailant pulled out a pistol and fired a bullet in his head point-blank.

Due to the darkness, his family members could neither see the face of the killer nor note down registration number of the bike.

Charandas was rushed to Giddarbaha Civil Hospital where the doctors referred him to Bathinda. But he died before reaching Bathinda.

Deceased was booked for sacrilege

In April 2018 the victim was booked for sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. It is said that following a domestic dispute, he visited the Gurudwara of his village and lifted Sri Guru Granth Sahib to raise the oath. He was bareheaded at that time. After this, he was named after registering a case of sacrilege.

Another report says that Das and his sister-in-law, Sapna Rani were accused of trying to take the sarup of Guru Granth Sahib to the village gurdwara.  

‘Against our religion’: AIMIM MLA refuses to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ in Bihar Assembly, cites the Constitution to justify his action

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‘Against our religion’: AIMIM MLA refuses to sing ‘Vande Mataram’ in Bihar Assembly, cites the Constitution to justify his action

AIMIM MLA Akhtarul Iman, who had raised objection to ‘Hindustan’ written in his affidavit during the oath-taking ceremony of the 17th state assembly of Bihar, has once again courted controversy after he raised an objection to India’s national song ‘Vande Mataram’. Reportedly Iman, who is also the Bihar State president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party, on Friday refused to sing the National song ‘Vande Mataram’ during the last day of the Bihar assembly winter session, calling it ‘against his faith and religion’.

As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, a new tradition was started during the current winter session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The national anthem (Jana Gana Mana) was sung by all the legislators at the beginning of the winter session and today the national song (Vande Mataram) was sung during the concluding day.

Speaking to the media, the AIMIM Bihar president questioned why it was important to sing the national song and said that while he had nothing against singing the national song, saying ‘Vande Mataram’ was against his religion.

“Every individual person has his own likes and dislikes. I cannot be forced to say Vande Mataram”, said Iman. Iman sought to know the reason for reciting the national song or national anthem on every occasion. “Who said it is necessary”, Iman questioned reporters outside the Bihar Assembly.

“It is not necessary to sing the national song without any reason. Nothing like this is said in the constitution. I have a problem in singing the national song i.e. Vande Mataram. It is related to our faith. Some are veg some are non-veg. You will run the same stick on everyone. This doesn’t happen. I don’t sing Vande Mataram and will not,” he added.

The Asaduddin Owaisi’s party MLA said that the Speaker of the Bihar Assembly is forcibly imposing this tradition. He added that he has faith in the constitution of India but have objections over reciting ‘Vande Mataram’.

When a reporter asked Iman if not singing the national song was ‘anti-national’ (desh-droh), he replied: “Who said this? Who said this jumla? Will you say anything from the top of your head? Who has given you the right to say this? The nation does not run based on your claims. We follow our Constitution. Those who drafted the Constitution were far more intelligent than us. They have given us the full right to spread love and follow our religion.”

The AIMIM MLA’s reaction against the National song has attracted sharp criticism from the other MLAs, who opined that a person who has objection to the National song is anti-national and does not deserve to stay in the country.

“It is a matter of pride for all Indians to sing the National Song. Such people live here, eat and drink here but have problems with the country National Song. These people have a Jihadist mindset who want to divide India,” said BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur (Bachol), adding that the speaker should take action against the AIMIM MLA.

BJP senior leader Sanjay Singh opined that the statement of the AIMIM MLA clearly shows his intention. “It’s a matter of concern that lawmakers are refusing to recite the national song or national anthem. That means they have scant respect and honour for the nation’s democratic set-up,” Singh added.

AIMIM MLA refuses to say ‘Hindustan’ during the oath-taking ceremony

It may be recalled that Akhtarul Iman is the same AIMIM MLA who had triggered a controversy last year when he announced that he objects to the word ‘Hindustan’ written in his affidavit.

“I had raised no objections. I had simply made a point that whenever we read the Preamble of the Constitution, in whichever language, it mentions the word ‘Bharat’ and not ‘Hindustan’. In the light of this fact I felt that since we are taking oath in the name of the Constitution, it would be proper if use the same term for the name of our country,” Akhtarul Iman claimed.

His comments did not go down well with many other MLAs. BJP leader Pramod Kumar had rebuked the AIMIM leader by saying that those who have a problem with the word ‘Hindustan’, can go to Pakistan.

Delhi court refuses relief to Ansal brothers who have been awarded 7 years jail term for tampering evidence of Uphaar Cinema fire case

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Delhi court refuses relief to Ansal brothers who have been awarded 7 years jail term for tampering evidence of Uphaar Cinema fire case

The court of Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil of Delhi on December 3 rejected the petition of real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal brothers and others seeking suspension of their seven-year jail term for tampering with evidence in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy case.

The fire had broken out during the screening of the Hindi film ‘Border’ on June 13, 1997, claiming 59 lives.

They are in jail after Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM), Patiala House Court Dr. Pankaj Sharma on November 8 awarded a seven-year jail term and a fine of Rs 2.25 crore each on the two in this matter. The court also convicted former court staff Dinesh Chand Sharma besides P P Batra and Anoop Singh.

“After thinking over nights and nights, I have come to the conclusion that they deserve punishment,” the judge Dr. Pankaj Sharma had said while awarding punishment to Ansal brothers. The court had held them guilty under sections 409, 201, 120B of IPC.

The court had passed a scathing verdict and slammed the Ansal brothers for attacking the very purity and sanctity of the justice system and said their regrets over the incident were hollow.

This is for the second time when Ansal brothers were convicted by the court. In 2015, the Supreme Court sentenced them to two years of imprisonment for criminal negligence since they not only owned Uphaar cinema, they were also directly managing day to day affairs. But after spending about five months in jail, the apex court in August released them on the payment of a fine of Rs 30 Crore each for the construction of a trauma centre in Delhi.

Ansal brothers tempering with evidence

Later on, it was found that the Ansal brothers in conspiracy with HS Panwar and others destroyed the most vital piece of evidence collected by the CBI against them. This evidence was capable of proving their complicity in the main case. The court said they deserve punishment for making the justice dispensation system the victim.

High alert in Gurdaspur in Punjab after hand grenades, tiffin bomb recovered on Kartarpur corridor road

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High alert in Gurdaspur in Punjab after hand grenades, tiffin bomb recovered on Kartarpur corridor road

Poll-bound Punjab continues to worry security agencies owing to regular recovery of explosives and weapons as Punjab police recovered four hand grenades and one tiffin bomb from Gurdaspur. In the last couple of months, Punjab has witnessed the frequent recovery of tiffin bombs, hand grenades and weapons, and the security agencies have indicated the involvement of Pakistan.

In the latest such incident, tiffin bombs and hand grenades were recovered from Salempur locality on Thursday night (December 2) barely 5 km from the city, on the Gurdaspur-Kartarpur Corridor road. The police said that Sadar police SHO Jatinder Pal Singh heading the patrolling team had spotted a yellow bag on the Gurdaspur-Kartarpur Corridor road, and found 4 hand grenades and a tiffin bomb in it.

A view of the tiffin bomb recovered from Gurdaspur-Kartarpur Corridor road

What has left police worried is the fact that these ammunitions were found from a stretch connected to the Gurdaspur-Kartarpur corridor road. Police are investigating whether these were smuggled from across the border. From the security point of view, Dinanagar is a sensitive location since it shares the border with Pakistan and the locality has often witnessed suspected drones. On July 27, 2015, three Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists had entered the Dinanagar police station.

Second major recovery in the 48 hours

Earlier On Monday (November 29), Gurdaspur police had arrested one Sukhwinder Singh from a check-post in Dinanagar.

A native of Kakkar village under the Lopoke police station of Amritsar, he was arrested following his suspicious activities. After sustained interrogation, he informed about a consignment of one kg RDX and three detonators near India Pakistan international border. Gurdaspur SSP Nanak Singh said that accused had links with Pakistani agencies.

At the same time, police in Gurdaspur arrested two suspects Raju Singh and Jasmeet Singh. Police recovered two hand grenades on their disclosure from Bhaini Miyan Khan locality. A third accused Sonu was arrested on their identification.

Hand grenades and tiffin bombs cause concern

On the night of November 22, two motorcycle-borne terrorists had hurled a Pakistan-made low-intensity hand grenade towards an army camp in Pathankot. The attack occurred barely 500 yards from the outer wall of the high-security Air Force station. Notably,  on January 2, 2016, four terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad had laid siege to the airbase. 

In November, security agencies had seized tiffin bomb at Ali ke village on Indo-pak border in Ferozepur district. The recovery was made following interrogation of Ranjeet Singh alias Gora and his associates who are accused of Jalalabad blast case.

In September, Punjab Police busted another terrorist module backed by Khalistan Tiger Force and arrested 3 accused from Bhagwanpur of Tarn Taran. They had recovered six tiffin bombs, two hand grenades and three pistols from their possession.

According to the reports, in the past couple of months, Punjab has witnessed a large number of recovery of tiffin bombs from various parts namely Amritsar Rural, Kapurthala, Fazilka and Tarn Taran and others. These have a clear Pakistani and Khalistani signature. Security agencies are aware of Pakistan trying to revive the separatist movement.

Similarly, ahead of Independence Day, a tiffin carrying IED explosive was found at Daleke village of Amritsar. Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta had said that the explosive was could have been delivered via a drone from Pakistan. Five hand grenades were also found in a bag that contained the tiffin box.

The Congress ruling Punjab has been accused of ignoring national security concerns emerging in Punjab. When the tiffin bomb was recovered from Ferozepur, former Congress chief minister Amarinder Singh had accused Punjab home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa of being in denial mode on the security issue.

TMC Mouthpiece Jago Bangla says ‘Congress is in deep freezer’, claims opposition parties have chosen Mamata Banerjee as opposition leader

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TMC Mouthpiece Jago Bangla says ‘Congress is in deep freezer’, claims opposition parties have chosen Mamata Banerjee as opposition leader

After TMC chief Mamata Banerjee denied the existence of UPA during her Maharashtra visit, TMC has launched a scathing attack on Congress in an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Jago Bangla’. The Trinamool published an editorial article titled ‘Congress in Deep Freezer’ where it backed TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee to be the face of opposition. ‘Jago Bangla’ had previously slammed Congress for being “incapable and incompetent” party and stated that Mamata Banerjee has emerged as the face of opposition.

Having already inducted a number of Congress members into its fold, TMC has claimed that the Congress party is a spent force crippled by infighting. In the article published in ‘Jago Bangla’, it said, “The TMC has been saying this for a long time that the Congress is a spent force. They don’t have the zeal to fight the BJP. The party is so bogged down by infighting that it hardly has time or energy to build an opposition. The UPA does not exist.” It further added, “The country currently needs an alternative front and opposition parties have given that responsibility to Mamata Banerjee. They are looking up to her to fill the vacuum. She is presently the most popular opposition face in the country,” The ‘Congress in Deep Freezer’ article has further claimed that the opposition parties are looking up to Mamata Banerjee to fill the void.

Screenshot of the editorial

The editorial also referred to comments by Prashant Kishor, where he had attacked Rahul Gandhi for repeated failures in elections. Yesterday he had tweeted that the Congress leadership is not the divine right of an individual, especially when the party has lost more than 90% elections in last 10 years. “Let opposition leadership be decided Democratically,” he had demanded, rejecting the notion that someone from the Nehru-Gandhi will be the automatic leader of the opposition.

Just a week ago, ‘Jago Bangla’ had said that Mamata Banerjee is the face of the opposition parties, not Sonia Gandhi. The party mouthpiece had called the Congress  ‘incompetent and ‘incapable’ of keeping its flock together.  TMC has been attacking the Congress and termed it a party indulged in armchair politics having no interest to hit the street against the BJP. It further said that the Congress party has limited itself to Twitter space and was not bothered about building strong opposition alliances.

Earlier, TMC MP Derek O Brien had reiterated Mamata Banerjee’s claims that there exists ‘No UPA’ by giving a glimpse about the history of UPA. He had said, “It is totally factual, we are not here to defend that. She (Banerjee) made a statement … If you look at the history of the UPA, 13 May, 2004 were the election results. 16th or 17th of May the United Progressive Alliance was formed for governance. On 22nd May, Dr Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister. There was a clear purpose to set up the UPA post elections and that was for better governance. This continued till 2014”. O’ Brien further added that there has been no UPA for the past 10 years and highlighted that the political dynamics have changed over the years saying, “The Congress had nearly 150 MPs back then, now they have 50. The Left Front had 62 seats back then and now, they have six. The RJD had 25 seats, now they have zero — the dynamics have changed. The AITC (All India Trinamool Congress) has only one focus, which is to uproot the BJP from the states and the Centre.”

Muslim man poses as American Jew secret agent to marry a Jew woman from Brooklyn, being probed by FBI after three passports found

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Muslim man poses as American Jew secret agent to marry a Jew woman from Brooklyn, being probed by FBI after three passports found

In an alleged case of grooming jihad, a Muslim man posed as an orthodox Jew to lure and marry a Jewish girl in the USA. The FBI is probing a Lebanese-born Muslim man, who posed as a Hasidic Jew and lied his way into marrying Sally, a Jewish woman of Syrian descent living in Brooklyn, New York. To hide his lie, he pretended to be a US secret agent. Eliyah Hawila, whose real identity is Ali Hassan Hawila, told his wife that he worked for the National Security Agency (NSA) when she stumbled upon his Lebanese passport and caught him lying. Sally’s parents intervened and contacted the FBI, who discovered three passports on him and initiated an investigation.

According to reports, Hawila met Sally at College Station, Texas, where he was living at the time. They started dating each other over the internet. According to The Times of Israel, Hawila and Sally eventually married in a ceremony in New York that was attended by no one from the groom’s family. Sally discovered his Lebanese passport a few weeks into their marriage and got suspicious about his past.

Upon being confronted about his Muslim identity, Hawila concocted an elaborate backstory about his non-existent Jewish roots. He even studied Hebrew so that he could recite Jewish prayers, and he joined a local Chabad community centre at Texas A & M University in College Station, where he studied the Torah (the first five books of the Jewish Bible).

According to sources, two weeks into the wedding, someone told the bride’s father that he needs to look into the groom. The bride’s father discovered Hawila’s real identity — Ali Hassan Hawila, a member of a Shiite family from southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the terror group Hezbollah.

“Her father began Googling my last name until he reaches my father, who tells him stuff about me, that: ‘No, he’s not Jewish, he’s not this, he’s not that,’” Hawila admitted during an interview with Kan TV.

When the woman’s brothers arrived at the couple’s home to know more, he discovered three passports, each with a different name and photograph of the man. Other photographs showed the man surrounded by people, most likely his relatives. The local Jews then quickly got the bride out of the house and relocated her to a safe house.

The FBI was informed and the Israeli Consulate General was also updated on the case.

The FBI is currently investigating the matter and Hawila’s claims that he worked for the NSA, since he reportedly also submitted a ‘fake letter’ purporting to be from NSA coworkers to confirm his employment with the US spy agency. The US Department of Homeland Security along with the Israeli consulate in New York is also looking into whether Hwalia entered the country illegally. However, no suggestion of him being involved in any kind of terror-related activities has come to the fore so far.

According to the Times of Israel, Hawila has claimed that he has always felt a strong affinity for the Jewish culture. So much so that he began referring to himself as Jewish, which was not approved by the people of his country. When Hawila and his parents relocated to the United States, he also looked for synagogues in the area in the hopes of converting. “When I got rejected I started just saying I’m Jewish,” he said.

‘I could have been lynched’: Mob calling themselves farmers attack the convoy of Kangana Ranaut in Punjab

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‘I could have been lynched’: Mob calling themselves farmers attack the convoy of Kangana Ranaut in Punjab

On Friday (December 3), Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut had a narrow escape after she was gheraoed by a mob of alleged farmers in the State of Punjab. Her car was stopped and surrounded by protesting farmers in Kiratpur Sahib town on Friday, reportedly demanding an apology from her for comments against the women farmers.

The actress took to Instagram to narrate her ordeal. She informed that her convoy was ambushed by a mob of farmer protestors on reaching Punjab from her home State of Himachal Pradesh. “I have been surrounded by a mob. They are calling themselves farmers. They are attacking me, hurling abuses and threatening to kill me,” the actress lamented. She expressed fear and concern about how the lack of security would have resulted in the mob inflicting physical harm on her.”

The Padma Shri awardee actress said, “I have left from Himachal and arrived in Punjab because my flight was cancelled. My car has been surrounded by a mob who are calling themselves farmers and are attacking me. They are hurling abuses at me and threatening to kill me.”

“The situation here is unbelievable. My vehicle is stopped despite such a large police presence here. Am I a politician? Do I run a party? What is this behaviour? Many people are doing politics in my name. The mob ambush is the direct consequence of that political ploy. As you can see, I am surrounded from all sides by the mob. If there were no cops, then, I would have been lynched. Shame on these people,” the actress reiterated.

The Bollywood actress was seen interacting with some people inthe mob that had forcibly stopped her car. She later managed to escape the mob and left the place, after which she thanked Punjab Police and CRPF for their support. “I am completely safe. Thanks to all of those who helped me to get out of that sticky situation,” she said.

In an Instagram story, Kangana Ranaut emphasised, “No one asked me for an apology and I never apologised. Why should I apologise, for what? For genuine love and concern for the people of Punjab? No, I will never do that…The entire conversation with the women in the mob is in the story and even on all media platforms… Don’t spread rumours, please. I always supported farmers and therefore spoke in favour of farmers bill and I will continue to do so.”

Meet Sidhu Moosewala – A gun donning, Khalistani sympathiser rapper from Punjab who has joined the Congress party

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Meet Sidhu Moosewala – A gun donning, Khalistani sympathiser rapper from Punjab who has joined the Congress party

On November 3, rapper and singer Sidhu Moosewala joined the Congress party in the presence of Congress leader (for now) Navjot Singh Sidhu and the current Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi. Moosewala said he joined the party to “raise the voice of Punjabis”. Sidhu Moosewala is a well-known name in Punjab and has gained immense popularity among the youth with his music. But alongside the fame, millions of fans and songs with over 2 billion views in total on YouTube, Moosewala is also a controversy magnet.

 Moosewala praised Bhindranwale in his songs

Though the majority of the Punjabi singers who sympathise with the Khalistani narrative do not speak in the open about it, Moosewala is one of such singers who have gained fame to a level that his fans prefer to ignore the narrative he injects in some of his songs. During the farmer protests, he came up with a song titled ‘Panjab’ in which he openly praised Khalistani leader Bharpur Singh Balbir. The song started with his visuals in 1982 in the presence of Bhindranwale. The speech that was used by Moosewala talks openly about separatism. ‘Raj di gal Kyun na kariye. Assi maala phad ke Hindustan de kisi math de pujaari ni banna chauhnde’ (Why not talk of self-rule? We don’t wish to just hold prayer beads and become priests in some math in Hindustan) is one of the excerpts from the song.

In the course of the song, Bhindranwale appears several times. Once in the video, he appears with an arrow in his hand while the lyrics said, ‘Oh Santa de Hathan Vich Fadeya Teer De Warga Ni, Dhake Naal Jihnu Dab Loge Kashmir De Warga Ni’ play (This is not like the arrow in the hand of saints. It is not like Kashmir that you can suppress it by force).

In the song, Moosewala also threatened “Delhi”. The lyrics said, ‘Mud Toh Bade Khilaaf Tu Ditte Order Dilli’ae Ni, Oh Bhulli Na Mainu Vi Lagde Border Dilli’ae Ni’ (You have given orders against me from the beginning, oh Delhi. Don’t forget I am a border-State).

This is not the only song by Moosewala that caused controversy. He has been accused of promoting gun culture in his songs and social media posts. There was a song titled ‘Jatti Jeone Morh Wargi’ that stirred controversy as he compared the girl she was talking about in the song with the Sikh Warrior Mai Bhago, also known as Mata bhag Kaur, who led the Sikh soldiers against Mughals in 1705. He had to apologise in front of Akal Takht in Amritsar and remove the portion from the song. In the same song, the lead actress was seen donning guns.

In ‘Me and My Girlfriend’, Moosewala ‘proudly’ carried an assault rifle and called it his girlfriend. He has been charged multiple times for promoting gun culture, but the law failed to stop him from promoting guns in his songs. Above all, five Police personnel themselves were booked after a video of him surfaced shooting in the presence of them at a shooting range amidst lockdown in May last year.

Sidhu used cases against himself in songs and ‘proudly’ showed guns repeatedly. In one of the songs, the lyrics compared his case to the case against actor Sanjay Dutt who was booked and jailed under similar charges.

There is one more controversy linked to one of his songs titled ‘Power’. In the song, the lyrics he says, “I don’t keep ‘tumbi tambi’, I keep 3.15. I am Sidhu Moose wala and not Chamkila. The word Chamkila in the lyrics has a lower volume compared to the rest of the song.

Tumbi is a one-wired musical instrument famous in Punjab. Dhanni Ram alias Amar Singh ‘Chamkila’ was a popular Punjabi singer who was famous for his political satire-based songs. Chamkila was often seen playing Tumbi while singing. He was killed along with his wife Amarjot in 1988. His death remains unsolved to date. As per one of the theories around his death, he was killed by Khalistani terrorists who were not pleased with the lyrics of his songs. Other theories suggest it was honour killing or that he was killed by a rival.

There are some speculations about the word Chamkila in the song as at most of the places, the word is shown as Cham**. Some listeners have speculated that the word is not Chamkila but Chamar, and Moosewala were allegedly demeaning the Dalit community.

Moosewala’s Instagram is filled with photos with guns

On his Instagram account, there are at least 15 posts where he can be seen carrying guns. Despite numerous cases against him and strict laws against guns in India, he could be seen holding pistols, assault rifles, shotguns and other weapons in Instagram posts. They are real or not is another matter. Being a popular singer among the youth, his promoting guns is a serious red flag that needs the attention of the authorities. But now, as Punjab CM himself has accepted him in the Congress party, it would be more difficult for the law enforcement agencies to take any action against him.

Some of Moosewala’s photographs on his verified Instagram account where he can be seen holding guns (Source: sidhu_moosewala/Instagram)

Who is Sidhu Moosewala

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala hails from Village Mossa, district Mansa, Punjab. Born in a Sikh family, Moosewala completed a degree in Electrical Engineering in 2016. Moosewala started promoting his short singing videos that slowly gained fame on social media platforms, after which he slowly gained popularity as a rapper and singer in Punjabi Music Industry.

West Bengal BJP demands early implementation of CAA in the state, set to meet PM Modi

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West Bengal BJP demands early implementation of CAA in the state, set to meet PM Modi

The West Bengal unit of the BJP has raised the demand for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the state and a delegation of the party leaders is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 3.

This is the first meeting of BJP’s Bengal MPs and leaders with Modi after the Bengal state assembly poll which witnessed large-scale violence including rape, murder, and torture of the BJP workers allegedly by the workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress. However, earlier Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal had met Modi.

The delegation comprising West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, party vice president Dilip Ghosh, BJP MP Saumitra Khan and others are also expected to raise many other issues related to Bengal. BJP MP Saumitra Khan said, “We will make the demand that CAA should be implemented soon. We will also apprise the Prime Minister about the issues of West Bengal.”

Informing about the issues the state unit is expected to raise before the Prime Minister, Ghosh said that they will demand implementation of the CAA in Bengal so that the bona fide citizen get citizenship. Saumitra Khan also said that they would request PM to implement CAA in Bengal.

Besides, the delegation will also draw the attention of the Prime Minister about the budget announced for the development of Bengal which is still pending. A sum of Rs 25,000 Crore was announced for the development of the North-South corridor in 2021-22 union. Dilip Ghosh said, “Today we are going to meet the Prime Minister. The budget that was announced for the development of West Bengal is still pending. Rs 25,000 crore was announced for the North-south corridor and the development of tea gardens. The budget should be implemented. We will raise this matter before the Prime Minister. We also want that the CAA to be implemented in West Bengal soon. Those who are our citizens should get citizenship.”

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed the upgradation of a 675 km long stretch of National Highway 34 that connects Kolkata and Siliguri. The Centre had also proposed Rs 1000 Crore for the development of tea garden and welfare of tea garden workers in Bengal and Assam.

The issue of political violence in Bengal is also set to be raised by MPs. The BJP has alleged that despite the CBI taking over the investigation of the poll-related violence, BJP workers are still facing prosecution.

Thus the delegation will broadly raise three issues during the meeting of PM namely implementation of CAA, poor law and order situation and prosecution of BJP workers and development of Bengal.

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