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‘They had asked students to attend August 15 event’: Pakistan-sponsored terror org takes responsibility for killing 2 non-Muslim teachers in Srinagar school

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‘They had asked students to attend August 15 event’: Pakistan-sponsored terror org takes responsibility for killing 2 non-Muslim teachers in Srinagar school

Pakistan’s new terror outfit ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) has released a statement on October 7, in which they have taken the responsibility for the killing of school teachers of the Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Idgah, Sangam in Srinagar.

“Shaheed Gazi Squad (TRF) carried out today’s target attack in Srinagar”, read the statement. It further claimed that the teachers were targeted because they had urged students to attend the August 15th Independence Day function held in the school.

Statement released by ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF)’ taking responsibility for the killing of school teachers in Srinagar today (source: Twitter user @Shivanibazaz)

Calling it a “filthy function”, the Pakistan terror outfit said that despite their warning and threat, these teachers had “harassed and warned the parents with dire consequences if any student didn’t attend the occupier regime’s 15th August filthy function at their school”.

In the statement, TRF threatened residents in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that no one would be spared if they chose to become “a pawn of occupier’s dictates or implement occupier’s dirty commands only to placate the occupier.”

They claimed that the killings had nothing to do with religion and warned those elements who try to give this a religious angle. “Our fight is to safeguard our Freedom”, wrote the terror outfit, adding that the “domicile holders, stooges, and collaborators”, regardless of religion, are enemies of the Kashmir struggle and will not be spared.

The Resistance Front also warned people against installing CCTV cameras at shops and residences, “otherwise, our wrath will have no limit so shun these”, read the statement.

‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) is the same Pakistani terrorist organisation that had, last year in the month of June, threatened to kill all Indian civilians who are not from Kashmir and plan to settle in the valley.

Terrorists shoot dead teachers in a Srinagar school after separating Muslim from non-Muslims

Earlier in the day, we reported how terrorists had shot Principal Satinder Kaur and teacher Deepak Chand at point-blank range at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Idgah, Sangam in Srinagar. They were rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Kaur belonged to the minority Sikh community, while Chand belonged to the minority community of Kashmiri Pandits. According to Journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar has confirmed the incident.

According to a report of Times Now, 4-5 teachers were having a meeting in the Principal’s office in the school when two terrorists entered the premises. They reportedly first checked phones and ID cards and then separated the Muslim teachers.

The terrorists dragged the two non-Muslim (Sikh and Hindu) teachers out and opened fire at them at point-blank range and fled from the spot.

Prior to this, Islamist terrorists had shot dead three civilians in three separate incidents in Srinagar on Tuesday, October 5.

J&K: Slain Srinagar teachers were segregated, targeted on basis of religion, DGP says ‘civilians targeted to create communal disharmony’

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J&K: Slain Srinagar teachers were segregated, targeted on basis of religion, DGP says ‘civilians targeted to create communal disharmony’

After Kashmiri Pandit Makhan Lal Bindroo was shot dead by Islamic terrorists on Wednesday, two more civilians were gunned down in Srinagar today. Principal Satinder Kaur and teacher Deepak Chand died after they were shot dead at point-blank range at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Idgah, Sangam in Srinagar. They were rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

As per journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, the terrorists had lined up all the teachers of the Srinagar school. They were all asked to produce their identity cards, mobile phones and interrogated by the terrorists. 

While most, presumably Muslims, were let go, Kaur and Chand were shot dead in targeted killing. It is being reported that the teachers were segregated basis their religion before being killed. 

According to a Times Now report, four to five teachers of the school were conducting a meeting in the Principal’s office when two terrorists entered the premises. 

They reportedly separated the Muslim teachers and dragged the two non-Muslim (Sikh and Hindu) teachers out of the school premises. Then they opened fire at them at point-blank range and fled from the spot.

‘Civilians targeted to create communal disharmony’

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh in a statement to the media said that the civilians are being targeted with an agenda. 

“These recent incidents of targeting civilians are to create an atmosphere of fear, communal disharmony here. This is a conspiracy to target the local ethos & values and defame local Kashmiri Muslims,” he said.

“This is being done on instructions from agencies in Pakistan,” Singh added further. 

A total of five civilians have been killed in the valley in the last three days by terrorists. On Tuesday night, Pakistan sponsored terrorists killed pharmacist Makhan Lal Bindroo, at his pharmacy at Iqbal Park in Srinagar in Kashmir. He had refused to bow down to the terrorists even in the 1990s at the peak of militancy and ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus.

Along with him, two other civilians, Virendra Paswan, a native of Bhagalpur district of Bihar who was residing in Alamgari Bazar Zadibal was also killed. He was a street vendor by profession who used to sell bhelpuri at the Hawal area of Srinagar. The third victim was Mohd Shafi Lone, a resident of Naidkhai who was murdered by terrorists in the Shahgund area of Bandipore in North Kashmir. Lone was the president of the local taxi stand.

Income Tax Dept conducts raids at the homes of sisters of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

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Income Tax Dept conducts raids at the homes of sisters of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

The Income Tax Department on Thursday launched search operations and raids at multiple locations including those DF. As per reports, premises linked to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar were also searched. 

Ajit Pawar informed that the homes of his sisters were searched by the IT officers. “Raids were carried out on my sisters’ houses. Jarandeshwar sugar factory directors have been raided. This is very low-level politics. Just because they are related to me, they are being harassed. Sharad Pawar was also troubled in a similar manner. I don’t know why these raids are being conducted,” he said.

Ajit Pawar further added, “my only grief is that they conducted raids on the premises related to my three sisters. One of them stays in Kolhapur and the other two in Pune.” 

As part of the operation, raids were conducted at the premises of some real estate developers and homes of directors of sugar mills in Maharashtra. These include Daund Sugar, Jarandeshwar Sugar, Pushpadanteshwar Sugar, Ambalika Sugar in the Pune district. 

Additionally, the premises of a builder linked to the minister in Goa and Mumbai is also being searched along with some entry operators. 

ED attaches Sugar Mill properties linked to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in July had attached assets worth over Rs 65 crores belonging to Jarandeshwar Sahkari Sugar Karkhana (SSK), a Koregaon, Satara-based sugar cooperative factory linked to Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

According to the reports, the ED provisionally attached the land, machinery and buildings of the company under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case related to the fraud at Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB).

As per ED, the funds used to purchase the Jarandeshwar SSK were routed through another sugar mill, which is in turn funded by Sparkling Soil Private Limited, a company linked to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his wife Sunetra Pawar. 

During an investigation, the ED had found that MSCB sold Jarandeshwar SSK in 2010 in an auction at a lower price than fair value.

Prior to this, the Income-tax department had concluded raids of builders having close links to Congress leader Ashok Chavan. 

The USA should look in the rearview mirror, evaluate their own sins and stop tarnishing Hindus

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The USA should look in the rearview mirror, evaluate their own sins and stop tarnishing Hindus

By far the most peaceful religion in the world is Hinduism. Some may therefore label Hindus as being soft, over accommodating, liberal, tolerant, tending to be timid and meek. That is a fact and is the start point for any discussion on the subject. Hindu dharma has never believed in conversion and coercion and has never beheaded anyone. No Hindu has taken a truckload of explosives and blasted a building killing 300 innocent people in a suicide mission nor taken a planeload of passengers ramming into a tower killing thousands.

Let us look at the dictionary meaning of the word phobia. It is ‘an exaggerated, usually inexplicable without any rationale and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation ‘

Yes – illogical. 

This implies that phobia can be created, fabricated and insinuated. You instil fear by telling someone about a haunted house and ghosts within. He will never enter that house at night again. 

You can also create a smoke screen to do something nefarious behind it. Or worst – an imaginary Hornet’s nest.

America putting its hand into the beehives as a habit

The western world, especially the Americans are great at creating an imaginary hornet’s nest on a high tree for themselves. They rig up a scenario so convincing that oftentimes they fool themselves too. Then they climb that tree without a safety net and fall down when the branch breaks, breaking a couple of their bones. The best part is, they convince a few more friends to climb the same tree and also make them fall and break their bones. In the meantime due to this noise and commotion, the actual beehive on the adjacent tree falls with a thud on the ground with thousands of bees stinging them, who now can’t run for cover because of the broken bones.

Collateral damage is for the friends who had joined them in this misadventure and they get bitten and run for cover. Don’t forget these bees don’t leave you so easily and chase you for quite some time as you are running for cover and screaming.

This is exactly what happened when George W Bush told Americans that Saddam Hussein was responsible for planning the 9/11 attack with Al Qaida (who had admitted to the crime). To top it all he said with a straight face that Iraq has WMD (Weapons of Mass destruction – Nuclear, Biological and chemical weapons) and Americans would get into his hornet’s nest and destroy him. All along the top guys in US administration including the secretary of state knew that it was a lie, yet they all sucked up to their POTUS and not only convinced the Americans but more than two dozen other fully sane nations. Go climb the tree and break your bones. And they happily did that. God bless America. Blessed Americans lost more than 4000 soldiers though casualties of British forces were far lesser. Not one WMD was found. This is for the credibility of their white house and the entire top administration lock stock and barrel.

This was the WMD phobia for the world. Can you trust these guys even one bit? Nah! This is just the beginning.

The Americans almost at the same time entered Afghanistan (2001) and thought they would get a foothold near Russia and looked at it as a golden opportunity. They also allegedly armed and trained the Taliban, a terrorist organization. Americans believed that mastermind of the 9/11 attack, Osama Bin Laden, was hiding in Afghanistan. They went in for sure but made a mess of it.

Americans deployed their troops for almost 20 years in Afghanistan and trained and armed Afghan Army to protect Afghanistan from terrorist organization. They planted yet another bogey report for the world about investing more than two trillion dollars to save Afghan people! In fact a handful of US companies back home earned more than that in terms of supplying arms, logistics and services in Afghanistan. So dollars went from one pocket of Uncle Sam to the other pocket and made a sucker out of the world especially Afghan people and left the entire region as an open wound. But they left 85 billion dollar weapon bounty for the Afghans as they decided to withdraw.

So much for the credibility, intelligence, common sense and intention of the American establishment. 

America’s Hinduphobia: A smokescreen putting Hindus at risk

Americans have barely got out of the mess of Afghanistan and they are again at their old tricks.

This time it may not be directly the White house but some top universities in the US that are creating yet another hornet’s nest for themselves, targeting Hindus with fancy (but unremarkable) conferences like “Dismantling Global Hindutva”. While American Universities focussed on painting a target on every Hindu’s back, it cannot be ruled out that certain religious organisations like the Church and political interests in India who wants the Modi govt ousted were involved in the malicious campaign against Hindus.

The western press like Washington Post, BBC and New York Times are highly biased against India and would be too happy to join this bogey. By the way, Indian masses don’t read these papers and Dainik Jagran a popular daily is several times more in daily circulation than even the Times of India claiming to be the largest English newspaper. Indian masses love to read their own language, and they matter. There is an orchestrated effort to create smoke without fire. It is rather evident that integrity is a bribable commodity and people with fistful of dollars can buy it across the table. 

As mentioned earlier not one Hindu American citizen or a student was seen participating in any act of terrorism, then what is this noise about? Yes it is a phobia to the tee, as there is no valid reason for this make-belief fear. 

On the contrary, Hindus who peacefully co-exist in all the western countries are attacked by the whites for just no reason. Just for the western friends let us do a quick check on the terror contours that has been hammering them all the while. How many terrorists with names like Sharma, Khanna, Kamala, Mehta, Subramaniam, Nair, Iyer, Sen Gupta, Patel, Kapoor or Chatterjee can you identify as terrorists? Now you have a list of the names of the guys who rammed your own planes into the twin towers and the Pentagon on 9/11. Please try to match the lists.

This is an outright propaganda against a perfectly decent civilization.

It is pertinent to note that America is originally a country of native Americans popularly referred to as ‘Red Indians’ was systematically conquered by the European whites now called the white Americans.

From the 16th through the 19th centuries, the population of Native Americans sharply declined. Epidemic disease was the overwhelming cause of the population decline of the Native Americans because of their lack of immunity to new diseases brought from Europe. In 1634, Andrew White had established a mission in what is now the state of Maryland, and the purpose of the mission, stated through an interpreter to the chief of an Indian tribe there, was “to extend civilization and instruction to his ignorant race, and show them the way to heaven”.

It is alleged that there are a number of documented cases where diseases were deliberately spread among Native Americans as a form of biological warfare. The most well-known example occurred in 1763, when Sir Jeffery Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces of the British Army, wrote praising the use of smallpox-infected blankets to “extirpate” the Indian race. Blankets infected with smallpox were given to Native Americans. Can you believe this?

The world should be scared of you and not the other way round

Proponents of this white man religio-academic-politico-rich propaganda called ‘Dismantling Hindutva’, which is essentially their deep-rooted Hinduphobia, must cross their heart and ask ‘How many of your Churches have been demolished by Hindus to construct a temple?’ The answer will be a big ‘Zero’. Now take stock of the entire situation. 

America created a fire in the oil-rich areas for their own greed and look how they are hounding them. Their acts have given birth to a new way of warfare called ‘terrorism’. The blame squarely lands on the USA’s door. They wanted the cold war to go on and on to settle scores with Russia and see what they have done to their own people? The USA has hoodwinked its own people and their honest and patriotic Military. Today their soldiers are throwing away medals and the whole world hates them. They have killed innocent people as if their lives don’t matter? They have created thousands of terrorists due to these indiscriminate killings- and they will get them.

The USA is helping those who are not fully united to get united. Thank you

The USA’s foot is still stuck in the hornet’s nest they had created in the oil-rich nations and it is now a reality. They are in any case paying for it but the world is paying for their sins too. Why do they need to stoke another civilization? Hindus are peace-loving people and have contributed a lot to world peace. They mind their own business and don’t ask for special privileges or special laws. Then what is bothering the USA?

The USA has a dark past and the country should perhaps look in the rearview mirror before pointing fingers.

Pakistani court charges actors Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed of desecrating Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore by shooting a song

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Pakistani court charges actors Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed of desecrating Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore by shooting a song

On October 6, Wednesday, a Pakistan court indicted actress Saba Qamar and her co-star and singer Bilal Saeed in a case registered against them in August last year. A case had been registered against the ‘Hindi Medium’ actress in Pakistan pertaining to the shooting of a music video in the historic Wazir Khan mosque located in the old city of Lahore.

The two were charged with desecration of the mosque by Pakistani judicial magistrate Javeria Bhatti. The court has scheduled the next hearing in the case on October 14 and directed the prosecution to present its witnesses on that day.

Meanwhile, both the actress and the singer have pleaded before the court ‘not guilty’. They said they would contest the trial.

Speaking on the issue, the actress asserted that she was booked under “baseless facts”. “No dance or music took place at the mosque. I am falsely implicated in this case,” she pleaded before the court.

The controversy surrounding a video shot by actress Saba Qamar in Wazir Khan mosque in Pakistan

A huge controversy had erupted after the Pakistani actress had announced the release of her song Qubool last year on August 11.

Soon after the announcement, a clip of them dancing in the mosque started to circulate on social media, triggering a controversy. Pakistan’s Akbari Gate police registered a case against Saba and Bilal on the complaint of lawyer Farhat Manzoor. As per the Islamic law that Pakistan follows, it is strictly prohibited to sing or play music in a mosque.

On court’s orders, FIR had been registered against the actors and the team under sections including “offences relating to religion, injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class, and deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting Its religion or religious beliefs.”

Despite issuing a clarification-cum-apology for shooting a song sequence in the historic Wazir Khan Mosque located in the old city of Lahore, arrest warrants were issued against actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed in connection with a case in the month of September.

According to a report in Geo News, the warrants were issued by a judicial magistrate for their failure to appear before the court.

Besides, Pakistan’s Punjab government had also removed two senior officers who allowed the shooting of the song sequence in the mosque.

Saba is also known for the biopic she did on the social media sensation Qandeel Baloch who was murdered by her brother in 2016. She also made headlines when she expressed her grief over checking she had to face while visiting countries like the US and the UK for being a Pakistani.

‘Own it. Own everything you experience… keep calm’: Hrithik Roshan has timely advice for Aryan Khan, currently in NCB custody in drug case

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‘Own it. Own everything you experience… keep calm’: Hrithik Roshan has timely advice for Aryan Khan, currently in NCB custody in drug case

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan on Thursday wrote a heartfelt note to Aryan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan’s son, who is currently in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody in the luxury cruise drug bust case.

Taking to Instagram, Hrithik Roshan gave some timely advice to the star kid who is currently under nationwide scrutiny after NCB raided a drug party on a luxury cruise liner on 2nd October in middle of a raging pandemic. He talked about the confusion and anger he might be experiencing currently and the pressure. However, he asked Aryan to keep calm and that such testing times will only make him stronger.

Here is the full text of what Hrithik Roshan wrote:

My dear Aryan .
Life is a strange ride . It’s great because it’s uncertain. It’s great cause it throws you curve balls, but god is kind. He gives only the toughest ones the toughest balls to play. You know you are chosen when amidst the chaos you can feel the pressure to hold your own. And I know you must feel it now. The anger, the confusion, the helplessness. Aaah , the very ingredients that are needed to burn the hero out from inside you. But be wary , those same ingredients could burn away the good stuff… the kindness, the compassion, the love. Allow yourself to burn, but just enough.. Mistakes , failings , victories , success… they’r all the same if you know which parts to keep with you and which parts to throw away from the experience. But know that you can grow better with them all. I’v known you as a kid and i’v known you as a man. Own it. Own everything you experience. They’r your gifts. Trust me. In time when you connect the dots… I promise you , It’s gonna make sense. Only if you have stared the devil in his eyes and kept your calm. Keep calm . Observe. These moments are the makers of your Tom. And Tom is going to have a brilliant sun shining. But for it , you must go thru the dark. Calm , still , owning your own. And trusting the light. Within. It’s always there .
Love you man .

Oct 7, 2021

Kashmir: Terrorists shoot dead principal and teacher in a Srinagar school after separating Muslim and non-Muslim teachers

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Kashmir: Terrorists shoot dead principal and teacher in a Srinagar school after separating Muslim and non-Muslim teachers

On October 7, terrorists killed two more civilians in a school in Srinagar. Principal Satinder Kaur and teacher Deepak Chand died after they were shot dead at point-blank range at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Idgah, Sangam in Srinagar. They were rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Including these two, a total of five civilians have been killed in the valley in the last three days by terrorists.

Kaur belonged to the minority Sikh community, while Chand belonged to the minority community of Kashmiri Pandits. According to Journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar has confirmed the incident. Security forces have been rushed to the spot.

According to a report of Times Now, 4-5 teachers were having a meeting in the Principal’s office in the school when two terrorists entered the premises. They reportedly separated the Muslim teachers and dragged the two non-Muslim (Sikh and Hindu) teachers out of the school premises. Then they opened fire at them at point-blank range and fled from the spot.

Three civilians including a Kashmiri Pandit were killed on Tuesday

On Tuesday, Islamist terrorists shot dead three civilians in three separate incidents in Srinagar. The first victim was 68 years old man Makhan Lal Bindroo who was shot at his pharmacy at Iqbal Park in Srinagar in Kashmir. Notably, he had refused to leave the valley during the height of militancy in Jammu & Kashmir during the 1990s, when Islamic terrorists had launched an ethnic cleansing drive against Hindus and Kashmiri Pandits. Another deceased was identified as Virendra Paswan, a native of Bhagalpur district of Bihar who was residing in Alamgari Bazar Zadibal. He was a street vendor by profession who used to sell bhelpuri at the Hawal area of Srinagar. The third victim was Mohd Shafi Lone, a resident of Naidkhai. He was killed by terrorists in the Shahgund area of Bandipore in North Kashmir.

While Jharkhand youths, including police personnel, protest against state govt, Congress leaders rush to Lakhimpur Kheri for political tourism

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While Jharkhand youths, including police personnel, protest against state govt, Congress leaders rush to Lakhimpur Kheri for political tourism

Congress’ ministers and leaders from Jharkhand have rushed to Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh to join the farmers’ agitation at a time when their own backyard is on fire.

The Morabadi ground in Ranchi situated barely 2.7 km from the Congress office and about 2 km from official residence of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren has been reverberating with sloganeering of youths and job aspirants. Belonging to different groups, in less than two years this government has left them disillusioned and say that they realised that Hemant Soren and the UPA alliance fooled them on the name of providing 5 lakh jobs.

Among the youths protesting, 2,500 are assistant police personnel who have been fighting for their regularisation and better salary.

Congress, with four ministers, is part of the Hemant Soren led JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand. However, none of the Congress leaders have ever visited these youths at Morabadi ground. However, they decided to travel to Lakhimpur Kheri located over 872 km from Ranchi.

Except, now it seems, they are returning to Ranchi after they were stopped near Wyndhamganj by the Uttar Pradesh police. Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur along with ministers Banna Gupta and Badal, MLAs Bandhu Tirkey and Mamata Devi, presidents of five districts and a couple of others were part of the team for Lakhimpur Kheri excursion.

When asked, a senior party functionary said they were instructed by state party in-charge RPN Singh to join the party agitation after Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The leader further charged the Yogi Adityanath government for illegally preventing political leaders and workers from visiting Lakhimpur Kheri. That senior functionary ducked when asked what prevented them from visiting these agitating youths at Morabadi ground.

Roads leading to Morabadi ground were barricaded because protesters often drift to the Chief Minister’s residence on Kanke road for demonstration.

“You can’t count how many men and women are agitating and for what reasons. Even mothers with their kids are protesting. There are at least a dozen different groups of job aspirants: assistant police personnel, panchayat secretary, ITI and many others. It looks like a rally is taking place. This is the ground of unrest that the ruling class of Jharkhand now fears to venture,” said Ranchi resident Vimal Krishnan.

Morabadi ground has a majestic statue of Mahatma Gandhi which is often visited by people and politicians to pray tribute. “But it happened for the first time in the history of Jharkhand when no tribute was paid to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary this year because of the barricading and youths on peaceful demonstration,” said Deepak Lohia, another resident of Ranchi.

Who are these assistant police personnel protesting in Jharkhand

In 2017, the then Raghubar Das government had hired 2500 youths on contractual basis for their deployment in 12 naxal hit districts of Jharkhand. They discharge duties at par with police personnel and get monthly honorarium of Rs 10,000. The Raghubar Das government had made a provision that in future recruitment in the police force they will be given preference. Also if their performance is assessed satisfactory they will be absorbed in the district police in next four to five years.

Meanwhile, Raghubar Das and the BJP lost the 2019 assembly election and the Hemant Soren led alliance rose to power.

“Nothing happened after that. We demand regularization of our job but the government asks us to stay happy with Rs 10,000. The only thing changed all these years is that those who were in the opposition are in power. They used to visit Morabadi ground to support us when they were in the opposition. Now they are running away. They can visit Uttar Pradesh but they will not take care of their own brothers are sisters who are dying,” said a protester.

A week back one of the assistant police personnel, Pushpa Kullu from Gumla district died after her condition deteriorated during demonstration. The death left them deeply hurt. They have composed a song in Nagpuri that translates how Hemant Soren forgot them. Their morning starts with that song.

NCB responds to Nawab Malik’s allegations, says raid on cruise ship, Aryan’s arrest all done as per due process of law

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NCB responds to Nawab Malik’s allegations, says raid on cruise ship, Aryan’s arrest all done as per due process of law

Amidst the ongoing drug case involving Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, NCB Mumbai Director Sameer Wankhede has responded to the allegation meted out by Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik. Malik had alleged that the raid on a luxury cruise liner was fake and was done to target Shah Rukh Khan.

Wankhede said on Thursday, September 7, that “all action has been taken within the ambit of the law.”

While speaking to India Today, the NCB chief said that the panchnamas (seizure memos) were drawn as per the provisions established by the law.

The agency hit out at the NCP leader saying that his allegations seemed to be motivated by prejudice and malice.

“We have already held a press conference, yet let us tell you that we have given 9 names who did the panchnama as witnesses in the case. All action has been taken within the ambit of the law,” Wankhade said.

The NCB had also said in its statement that two persons, namely, Manish Bhanushali and Kiran Gosavi were among more than half a dozen of its ‘independent witnesses’ during the October 2 rave party raid. NCB slammed the Nationalist Congress Party for levelling allegations against the agency.

“We are all government servants and doing our duty. NCB is a professional organisation and whoever is found violating the NDPS rule, we are taking action against them and will continue to take action. In the last one year in Mumbai and Maharashtra, we have tried to create a drug-free environment and have the statistics prove this,” Wankhade said.

He added that in a year, NCB has arrested 320 people, raided 2 big drug factories and busted many big drug syndicates and gangs.

“You know the names of a lot of people, so the statistics are testimonials to what we do. In 1 year, drugs more than 100 crores have been caught. We will continue to do the same thing in the future,” Wankhede added.

Speaking on the arrest of Aryan Khan, the NCB Mumbai chief asserted that the agency had submitted all the evidence in court and will continue to do so. Wankhede asserted that Khan was not the only person to be arrested. So far the department has arrested 16 people in the case and had seized many different types of drugs.

NCB leader Nawab Malik calls raid on cruise in which Aryan Khan was caught ‘fake’

Sameer Wankhede was responding to NCB leader and Maharashtra Minority Affairs and Skill Development Minister Nawab Malik’s allegations that the raid conducted on the luxury cruise liner on October 2 was ‘fake’ and the department found no drugs during the raid. Nawab Malik claimed that BJP has misused the central agency to frame Aryan Khan.

He had also asserted that a BJP person was accompanying the NCB team during the raid. Nawab Malik had levelled these allegations on Wednesday, October 6.

“Aryan Khan’s arrest is a forgery. For the last one month, information was being circulated to crime reporters that the next target is actor Shah Rukh Khan,” said Malik.

Nawab Malik’s son-in-law arrested in drug case

It may be recalled that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had on July 10, submitted a 1,000-page charge sheet against Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan for procuring, purchasing, transporting, and distributing drugs. Sameer Khan was arrested for possession of drugs on January 13th this year.

Nearly nine months after he was arrested in connection with a drugs case, a special court had granted bail to Sameer Khan on September 27.

Amidst all the brouhaha around the arrest of Bollywood megastar Shahrukh Khan’s son in the drug case, the NCB is likely to seek an extension in the custody of Aryan Khan, media reports suggest.

According to a report by Times Now, the NCB’s decision follows the arrest of a foreign national from Bandra by the NCB late Wednesday night. He was found with a commercial quantity of mephedrone (MD), according to reports.

Aryan Khan drug case

On Sunday, October 3, Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and many other people were detained from a luxury cruise liner where a rave party was going on. As per reports, cocaine MD, charas and MDMA pills were found on Khan and others with him.

Khan has been remanded to NCB custody till the 7th of October. Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha have also been sent to NCB custody along with Aryan. 

Faux Hindus emerge ahead of UP elections: Congress wants the media to let people know that Priyanka Gandhi is ‘fasting’ for Navratri

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Faux Hindus emerge ahead of UP elections: Congress wants the media to let people know that Priyanka Gandhi is ‘fasting’ for Navratri

On Thursday, an ABP journalist took to Twitter to inform the public that Congress has informed journalists about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra fasting for Navratri this year.

Journalist Pankaj Jha said that the Congress party has sent out information to journalists that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would be fasting for Navratri.

It is interesting that something as usual as fasting for Navratri has been broadcast as a press statement to journalists. With the Uttar Pradesh Elections coming up, it would appear that the Congress party is attempting to turn into seasonal Hindus again right ahead of assembly elections.

The festival of Navratri is a 9-day festival where devotees pray to Maa Durga. The festival marks the advent of Goddess Durga on Earth, and during these 9 days, devotees worship and offer prayers along with special foods to the nine avatars of Goddess Durga.

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi: Seasonal Hindus right before elections

The Gandhis, especially Rahul Gandhi-Priyanka Gandhi Vadra duo have a penchant for turning into Hindus right before elections to garner Hindu votes. Ahead of the 2019 elections. Rahul Gandhi had suddenly declared that he was a “Janeu Dhari Hindu”. At that time, incidentally, an old video of Rahul Gandhi had also gone viral where Rahul was seen doing Ganga puja and being nonchalant about it.

In the video, Rahul Gandhi is offering puja, in a crisp white Kurta, the hallmark of every serious Indian politician. Later, the friendly NDTV journalist asks him what he was praying for. In a nonchalant tone that has become synonymous with Rahul Gandhi, he said, “I don’t know, they asked me to be here, so I am here”. In the background, one could hear loud chants of ‘Rahul bhaiya zindabad”.

Rahul Gandhi in this clip dons the role of the quintessential Bharatiya, with the tilak on his head and arms folded, closes his eyes and performs puja in the backdrop of the soothing mantras. He tries extremely hard to ensure that the country, which is still a Hindu majority country despite the best attempts of his family, sees him as his own.

However, his uncaring attitude while the puja was being offered gives him away as someone who is only pretending to be a pious Hindu for the sake of votes and public image.

Before that, in 2017, Rahul Gandhi had gone on a temple run right ahead of Gujarat State Elections. However, soon he got into trouble after social media erupted with reports of him declaring himself a non-Hindu before taking the Darshan of the famous Somnath Temple. Later Congress decided to clarify this ‘gaffe’ by causing extra confusion and later took things to the next level by calling Rahul a “Janeu dhaari Hindu”. This assertion by Congress was questioned by social media users who hinted towards a possible catholic origin of the politician.

Congress’ latest attempt to send a ‘press note’ about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra observing a fast for Navratri seems to be the party’s latest attempt to protect themselves as faux Hindus ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Elections.

While the Congress is sporting their faux Hindu credentials, interestingly, only recently, the Congress was distributing their manifesto in Mosques on Fridays. The minority cell of UP Congress had decided to distribute its Sankalp Patra among Muslims in front of 8432 mosques in UP on Fridays.

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee’s (UPCC) minority department has started the process of distributing a 16-point manifesto in front of mosques containing promises to be made to the minorities in the upcoming 2022 UP assembly election.

Some of the important features mentioned in the manifesto include a promise to open tanneries shut down during the Samajwadi Party rule, a judicial investigation into the riots that happened when Akhilesh Yadav was the Chief Minister and also the setting up of Mathur Commission if anyone is found guilty.

This initiative of distributing manifesto outside mosques by the minority department of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee is consistent with Congress Party’s preferential policy towards the Muslims as highlighted by the former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh when he had said that Muslims must have the first claim on resources.

During the 52nd meeting of the National Development Council, Manmohan Singh had said “We will have to devise innovative plans to ensure that minorities, particularly the Muslim minority, are empowered to share equitably the fruits of development. These must have the first claim on resources,”

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