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‘Farmers’ protest leaked audio: Protestor admits of camping at Ghazipur border for money and free liquor

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‘Farmers’ protest leaked audio: Protestor admits of camping at Ghazipur border for money and free liquor

A telephonic conversation between a so-called farmer and his friend has been doing the rounds on social media, where the former confides that the ‘farmers’ protest is sponsored. He admits of being paid and provided free booze to encamp at the Ghazipur border.

The audio recording was shared by BJP Delhi spokesperson Neetu Dabas.

Throughout the conversation, the ‘farmer’ appears quite delighted with the arrangements made for them at the border area, where they have been camping for over two months now. He tells his friend that it has been more of a party for them, as during the daytime, they are paid anything between Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 per day, and at night they are provided with free alcohol bottles.

“Hum toh aa gaye the ghumne. Maza aa raha hain pura. Yahin khaana, yahin peena, yahin rehna hain” (We are here on a holiday. We are having a fun time. We have to eat, drink, live here only), the ‘farmer’ tells his friend, as he confirms that almost 20 tractors have come from his village, alone, to join the protest. In what appears from the conversation, that these people have been incentivised to dedicate their free time to the protests. 

When his friend asks him, whether there are chances of violence at the Ghazipur border, similar to Faridabad, the ‘farmer’ concurs.

The ‘farmer’ is further heard eulogising Modi government’s new-farm laws. He says that the government is doing the right thing and there is nothing wrong with the new agricultural laws, against which the farmers have expressed a steely determination to continue their protest until they are repealed. “The BJP government has been phenomenal, but these morons are not understanding”, the ‘farmer’ tells his friend during the 2-minute conversation that has gone viral on social media.

On Republic Day, hundreds of rioters broke barricade at the Delhi border ahead of the scheduled time for Tractor rally and reached the Red Fort, all the time unleashing violence on the Delhi Police. The rioting mob then sieged the Red Fort and unfurled the Khalsa Nishan on the historical monument.

Soon afterwards, videos surfaced showing a trolley stockpiled with locally-sourced and international alcoholic beverages. It was reported that several protestors drove under influence and attempted to mow down police officials when they tried to stop them. 

The life and times of Rajdeep Sardesai: Multiple apologies, repeated ‘mistakes’ and dedicated propaganda, from Sohrabuddin to Coronavirus

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The life and times of Rajdeep Sardesai: Multiple apologies, repeated ‘mistakes’ and dedicated propaganda, from Sohrabuddin to Coronavirus

Speculations are rife that ‘Eminent journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai has resigned from India Today after he was taken off air for spreading fake news regarding an extremely sensitive matter during the Republic Day insurrection. It was not the first time that the propagandist-in-chief lied about a critical event but the one on Republic Day appears to have proved to be one too many.

Rajdeep Sardesai had claimed that a protester was shot by the Police when, in reality, he died after meeting with an accident and no shots had been fired at him. Unsurprisingly, he has been facing major flak on social media and elsewhere regarding the same.

Public memory is short, therefore, it is perhaps a good time to remind people of the dedicated agenda that he has peddled during his career. And intriguingly perhaps, but not really, all such lies always are engineered to harm only one political party.

Thus, if the lies were a consequence of incompetence alone, one would have expected Rajdeep Sardesai to spread lies that hurt the electoral prospects of ‘secular’ parties as well but that, somehow, never appears to have happened.

In this report, we revisit some of the major propaganda efforts that Rajdeep Sardesai has made over the years.

The Sohrabuddin Encounter Case

Rajdeep Sardesai offered an unconditional apology in November 2019 for spreading lies about IPS Officer Rajiv Trivedi 12 years earlier. Rajdeep Sardesai had to apologise to Rajiv Trivedi for a program that aired on 13 May 2007. In the program, it was claimed that Hyderabad Special Investigation Unit SP Rajiv Trivedi had helped Gujarat police in nabbing Sohrabuddin. Rajdeep Sardesai had claimed that the IPS Officer had provided cars with fake number plates which were used to transport Sohrabuddin to Ahmedabad.

After the report, a Criminal Complaint was filed against Rajdeep Sardesai and others involved in the news report. Accordingly, Hyderabad police had initiated criminal proceedings against the ‘journalist’.

Rajdeep Sardesai provides platform to Pakistan Minister

Pakistani Minister Fawad Chaudhry had announced in their parliament that the Pulwama Attack was a great victory for Pakistan. He said that Pakistan had entered India and carried out the Pulwama Attack.

“Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India in their home). Our success in Pulwama, is a success of the people under the leadership of Imran Khan. You and us are all part of that success,” Fawad Chaudhry said in the national assembly.

Immediately afterwards, Rajdeep Sardesai invited Fawad on his show to ‘clarify’ his stand. Instead of confronting him over the matter, the propagandist-in-chief permitted him to attack Indian media instead.

Rajdeep Sardesai insinuates Sushant Singh Rajput was suffering from ‘bipolar disorder’

The propagandist’s conduct regarding the Sushant Singh Rajput case has also been rather questionable. He had asserted that Sushant’s family should “mourn in peace” and raised objections when a police investigation was initiated. However, when he was told by IPS officers that it is the law to investigate every unnatural death, he had deflected his assertions.

Furthermore, he insinuated that Sushant Singh Rajput was suffering from bipolar disorder despite evidence to the contrary.

The propaganda regarding CAA

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was another polarized issue that incited violent riots. Thus, it will not surprise anyone that he spread lies regarding the matter as well. He claimed that “debates were invited after bringing in Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)”.

Debates on the matter have been ongoing since ages as evidenced by the past stance of the Congress party and other opposition parties which had earlier demanded provisions consistent with the CAA.

The Sachin Pilot Rebellion

In the aftermath of Sachin Pilot’s rebellion against the Congress party in Rajasthan, Rajdeep Sardesai insinuated during an interview with the Congress leader that the revolt was sponsored by the BJP. He was instantly shut off by Pilot who said they had paid for the travel and lodging expenses themselves.

Sachin Pilot said, “No, It is very easy to allege. I know the numbers better than you do Rajdeep. I have worked to make those numbers. I know each and every MLA in our party and otherwise.”

During the saga, he had cast aspersions on a verdict passed by the Supreme Court, perceived to be detrimental to the Congress party, saying that it was delivered by Justice Arun Mishra who had called Prime Minister Modi a “versatile genius”. He deleted the tweet later.

The Coronavirus crisis

Rajdeep Sardesai did not stop peddling his agenda even during the Coronavirus crisis. A Medical College in Devanagere, Karnataka had not paid the stipends of its students for 16 months. The propagandist-in-chief proceeded to target Prime Minister Modi’s drive to hail Corona Warriors.

Later, it was discovered that the Medical College in question was owned by a Congress leader and the BJP Government had asked the authorities to pay the students. He had also at one point discussed whether the success of the ‘Bengaluru model’ in combatting the Coronavirus was due to luck, hinting that the BJP Government in the state did not deserve credit for its initiatives.

Rajdeep Sardesai had also claimed that a man had died of starvation at Banda in Bundelkand, Uttar Pradesh. The DM of Banda had to fact-check the propagandist and reveal that the family had received food grains under various schemes free of cost and that the man had died to other reasons.

He had also claimed that Punjab had received only Rs. 71 crore from the central government to fight Covid-19 when, in reality, the state had received hundreds of crores in funding.

Rajdeep Sardesai lies about the Statue-of-Unity

Rajdeep Sardesai trolled Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh based innovator and education reformist, after the latter made the call to boycott Chinese products in the wake of the clash at Galwan Valley. He claimed that the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat was in fact ‘Made in China’ and not built in India.

“The entire statue itself is being built in India at the site and only the bronze cladding in the form of bronze plates is being sourced from China, which constitutes a negligible amount of less than 9 per cent of the total value of the project,” the engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), which constructed the statue, had stated as early as 2015.

Rajdeep Sardesai and 2001 Parliament attack

Rajdeep Sardesai, in a viral video, had said how the 2001 terror attack on Indian Parliament was a ‘great day’. During an interview in 2018, the ‘ace’ reporter had admitted that when the Parliament was being attacked in 2001, he was ‘excited’ and that journalists are like vultures. Rajdeep Sardesai stated, “It was a great day. We are like vultures. We feed on these moments.”

Rajdeep Sardesai and ‘fake sting operation’

In June 2018, a doctor named Ajay Agarwal levelled serious allegations against television journalist Rajdeep Sardesai (With India Today group) and others of ruining his life and reputation by airing a ‘fake sting operation’ in 2006 on news channels IBN7 and CNN-IBN (both channels have now been re-branded as News18 and CNN-News18 respectively). For 12 long years, Dr. Agarwal fought to salvage his life and reputation but none of the journalists including Rajdeep apologised him despite numerous probes finding him not guilty.

Rajdeep Sardesai and politics over dead bodies

Few years back, Rajdeep Sardesai exposed his own hypocrisy when he asked others to stop politics over dead bodies. It is a bit rich coming from someone who rose to prominence in the journalism arena by politicising charred dead bodies of innocent people in a train burning incident in Godhra in 2002 and the ensuing communal-riots. Rajdeep had also written a moving piece when journalist Shujaat Bukhari was brutally murdered. What is interesting, is that when Hindu Activist Prashant Poojari was murdered, Rajdeep had written a piece trying to whitewash the crime and assert that his murder had a “political context”. 

Rajdeep Sardesai and caste bias

The great visionary Mr. Sardesai is also known for his progressive, futuristic views. So much so that he has gone to the extent of pointing out ‘caste bias‘ in the selection of the Indian cricket team. Yes, a caste-based selection process is exactly what Indian sports needs right now, as his argument suggested. He stated that the French won the world cup because they have ‘democratised’ their team selection and there have not been many Dalit Indian cricket players. 

The multiple apologies of the Propagandist-in-Chief

Rajdeep Sardesai had claimed in 2017 that the VC of BHU had attended Narendra Modi’s rally in Varanasi. However, soon he was forced to issue an apology after admitting that it was a case of ‘mistaken identity’.

Another apology was related to a manipulated interview of Sri Sri Ravishankar. After a viewer registered a complaint regarding the same, the ‘journalist’ replied to the viewer expressing his regrets and said that an apology was issued on air and to Sri Sri in person as well. In addition he said that the channel had “put in place systems to ensure that pre recorded interviews do not run in live discussions at any stage”.

Rajdeep Sardesai and complicated relationship with facts

Soon after Delhi riots, Rajdeep Sardesai tried to blame BJP leader Kapil Mishra for the violence. The locals shut him up. Prior to that, during Delhi assembly elections, Rajdeep Sardesai shared fake news on Amit Shah’s rally. He deleted tweet twice after people pointed reality out to him. During anti-CAA riots, Sardesai called Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan a ‘BJP agent’. He shut him up and how. When Islamic mob ran riots and set buses on fire to oppose CAA, Sardesai painted them all as peaceful and patriotic.

After Narendra Modi led NDA alliance won the 2019 elections, Sardesai said PM Modi should thank terrorist Masood Azhar and others for BJP’s victory. He had also shamelessly twisted PM Modi’s comment on Congress’ “Hindu terror” bogey. In October 2018 he was found lying about the Amritsar train tragedy. Oh and to top it all in March 2017, India Today issued a wrong corrigendum for a lie he had spread.

Rashtrapati Bhavan pulls up Rajdeep Sardesai, India Today for Netaji portrait blunder, to review further engagements with media house

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Rashtrapati Bhavan pulls up Rajdeep Sardesai, India Today for Netaji portrait blunder, to review further engagements with media house

President of India’s office, in a strongly worded letter to India Today group, has condemned the unsavoury controversy surrounding the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose portrait that was unveiled by President Ramnath Kovind earlier this week.

Letter to India Today

In the letter, written by the Press Secretary of the President, Ajay Kumar Singh, on behalf of the Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the motives behind dragging the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the controversy by some of the journalists associated with the India Today group are not clear.

Addressing Aroon Purie, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the India Today Group, the letter said how a section of journalists associated with the group alleged that the portrait was not of Netaji but of an actor named Prosenjit, who played role of Bose in a movie ‘Gumnami’.

On January 23, 2021, the President of India unveiled a portrait of Netaji on his 125th birth anniversary. However, Sardesai, along with other prominent ‘journalists’ had asserted the portrait was of Prosenjit and not of Netaji.

Rajdeep Sardesai’s now deleted tweet

In a now-deleted tweet, Sardesai had said that the Rashtrapati Bhavan could have found a ‘nice original’ portrait for the occasion.

He later, instead of apologising for the needless controversy, had put the burden of clarification on the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

He had tweeted that the government ‘insists’ that the Netaji portrait is an original portrait and not from movie, thereby insinuating that he still believes the portrait was of Prosenjit and not of Netaji.

Some time later, he again tweeted Netaji’s photograph on which the artist Paresh Maity made the portrait.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan rebuked India Today group for gleefully ridiculing the high Constitutional Office while not only discrediting their professional ethics but also cast a shadow on the office of the President of India. “You will agree that such irresponsible behaviour compromises the dignity of the Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the letter said.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan stated that this behaviour was not a momentary lapse of judgement or a forgivable slip of pen as most of these journalists associated with India Today group merely deleted their tweet and did not own up to their blunder.

The President’s office further stated that this whole episode has caused deep distress at Rashtrapati Bhavan and are forced to review their engagement with the India Today Group.

Banned for ‘blasphemy’ and accused to leading people to deviate from Islam, “Zindagi Tamasha” will represent Pakistan at Oscars

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Banned for ‘blasphemy’ and accused to leading people to deviate from Islam, “Zindagi Tamasha” will represent Pakistan at Oscars

A Pakistani film that was banned by the government for its alleged blasphemous content is the country’s official entry for the Oscars 2021.

Zindagi Tamasha(Circle of Life), produced by Sarmad Khoosat, was banned last year after the hardline Islamist political party Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) workers vowed to hold a countrywide protest against its screening. However, the movie which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival last year is now Pakistan’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

The film had passed the censor board certifications but, it ran afoul with the fundamentalist groups, including Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), which objected to the film on account of its blasphemous nature. The far-right extremist group alleged that the movie would lead people to deviate from the teachings of Islam and the Prophet.

Zindagi Tamasha continues to remain banned in Pakistan

The movie, Zindagi Tamasha, revolves around a patriarch(Arif Hassan) whose single act of self-expression causes cataclysmic damage on the lives of his immediate family. Sarmad Khoosat, one of the two producers of the movie revealed that the inspiration for the film came from a real-life incident where the prevalent political discourse regulate and control one’s private passions.

The trailer of the movie shows a Muslim man, who writes hymns extolling the Prophet, being banished from society and subjected to humiliation after a video of him dancing to a popular song becomes viral. After his video of dancing goes viral, he is condemned by society. People stop inviting him to sing naats. They even spit at him or stop him for selfies after the video leak. The story is inspired by the story of a real-life man whose video of dancing to Punjabi song was leaked after which he was forced to submit an apology.

Set to release in January 2020, the movie’s trailer triggered an angry reaction from fundamentalists and the release date of the movie kept getting delayed amidst a series of protests, open letters and multiple reviews by the Pakistani censor boards. In July 2020, Pakistan’s Senate Committee for Human Rights approved the release of the film, but the decision got stuck in a legal battle. The movie continues to remain banned in Pakistan and the creators of the movie have expressed disappointment that the movie remains unavailable for the local audience, for which the movie was made.

Makers of the movie receive death threats for making a ‘blasphemous’ movie

Khoosat, one of the producers of Zindagi Tamasha, has been a toast of Pakistan’s entertainment industry. He directed popular TV Drama Humsafar with actor Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan in the lead. He has also acted in dramas and films in Pakistan. In 2018, he delivered a 24-hour-long live act, ‘No Time To Sleep’, performing the last 24 hours of a death row prisoner’s life, a rendition which earned him critical appreciation.

However, despite his soaring popularity, Mr Khoosat received a barrage of threat for venturing to make a movie on what was deemed as blasphemous according to the fundamentalists. Mr Khoosat’s phone number was leaked, he faced death threats and photos of decapitated heads on his phone. One religious leader even went on to say that the film would be released over his dead body.

Another maker of the movie, Kanwal Khoosat, is not cowed down by the threats he has been receiving. On the contrary, it has only emboldened his faith in the power of the arts. “All the heartache that Zindagi Tamasha gave me has somehow restored my faith in the power of art too: the sheer, almost physical power of art to make life imitate it. This announcement, for me, is a very bright light shining at the end of this dark tunnel of a year,” Kanwal Khoosat, co-producer of the film, was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper.

California: Law enforcement initiates investigation into vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statue by Khalistanis, Indian Embassy seeks action

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California: Law enforcement initiates investigation into vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statue by Khalistanis, Indian Embassy seeks action

India has, in strong words, condemned the “malicious and despicable act” of vandalisation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi placed in Davis, California. Taking up the issue with the US state department, the Indian embassy in Washington on Saturday sought “appropriate action” against those responsible for the act.

The statue in the city of Davis in California state, which was gifted by the Indian government in 2016, was vandalised by “unknown persons” on January 28, the external affairs ministry said, adding: “The government of India strongly condemns this malicious and despicable act against a universally respected icon of peace and justice”.

California authorities initiate an investigation into the vandalisation of Mamata Gandhi statue

India’s consulate in San Francisco in California state separately took up the matter with the city of Davis and local law enforcement authorities, who initiated an investigation in the matter. Deeply regretting the incident the mayor of Davis said local authorities have initiated an investigation. Meanwhile, local Indian community organisations have also condemned the act of vandalism.

Khalistanis celebrate Republic Day riots by distributing sweets and desecrating the statue of Mahatma Gandhi

Videos and pictures had emerged showing Khalistani elements in California distributing sweets to celebrate the hoisting of the Nishan Sahib, the holy symbol of the Sikhs, by the rioting mob on the Red Fort on Republic Day. These anti-India forces had also vandalised the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Davis on January 28.

Second such incident in the US in little more than a month

This is, however, the second such incident in the US in little more than a month. On December 13, 2020, some Khalistani elements in the US under the guise of protesting against the farm laws in India defaced and vandalised a statue of MK Gandhi in Washington DC. The Pro-Khalistani elements desecrated Gandhi’s statue by putting up Khalistani flags on his bust that is located in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington.

The Khalistani sympathisers also abused Gandhi by referring to him as a rapist and the one who was complacent to slavery. One of the protestors even went on to suggest that MK Gandhi was less than a decent human being.

‘Sita used to cook beef for Parshuram, will go to High Court to ban Jai Shri Ram’: Trinamool leader goes on a wild rant, links Sita to NRC

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‘Sita used to cook beef for Parshuram, will go to High Court to ban Jai Shri Ram’: Trinamool leader goes on a wild rant, links Sita to NRC

Senior Trinamool Congress leader, Madan Mitra, made disgusting comments against Bhagwan Parshuram during a live television debate. During the debate, he said that Parshuram would not eat food without beef and Sita Mata herself cooked it for him.

Such comments do not have any basis in objective fact but are clearly the concoction of a mind corrupted by Hinduphobia. The comments were made during a debate on the 28th of January at about 9.30 pm.

BJYM registers complaint

The BJYM has registered a complaint against the remarks at the South Port police station. “Such derogatory remarks are highly shameful and grossly unacceptable for any Hindu who believes in Ramayana, Dashavatar of Lord Vishnu and Cow-worship.” The BJYM said that the comments are punishable under sections 295A and IPC 153A and requested the police to initiate legal action.

Madan Mitra also said that he would approach the High Court to have the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan banned. “Jai Shri Ram, we have to ban this slogan. I am going to the High Court. This is Bharatvarsha. Why are you saying Jai Shri Ram? You are excluding Sita. Can there be Ramayana without Sita? It means you have been trying to implement the NRC from the beginning.”

BJP’s Arjun Singh, who participated in the same debate, said after the Trinamool leader’s disgusting comments on Sita Mata and Ravan, ‘We cannot expect better from Madan Mitra. The culture he is a part of cannot distinguish between mother and wife. He belongs to Mamata Banerjee. That is why she in such a situation.’

Clean Ganga Mission: Yogi Govt set to launch Ganga Aarti at 1100 places from Bijnor culminating in Ballia on a daily basis

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Clean Ganga Mission: Yogi Govt set to launch Ganga Aarti at 1100 places from Bijnor culminating in Ballia on a daily basis

The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to launch the holy Ganga Aarti on an ambitiously larger scale. According to a press release, the preparations are in full swing as the Yogi Government has declared that the Ganga Aarti would be conducted in 1100 places in Uttar Pradesh including Kashi, Prayagraj on daily basis.

The grand Ganga Aarti would be performed in almost every town and village from Ballia to Bijnor and to pull off the ambitious plan, the Yogi government is preparing to build 1038 new Aarti ‘chabutaras’ (platforms).

According to the government, the department of Namami Gange has selected 1038 villages within a 5 km radius on both sides of the river Ganga as the new Aarti Sthal. The department of Namami Gange led by the Jal Shakti Ministry would carry through the process of construction of these Aarti Sthals jointly with the state’s tourist department.

In a bid to boost tourism in the state, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, in a meeting with the Jal Shakti Ministry along with other department officials, in December last year, instructed that all the ancient and historical religious places in these villages should be revamped.

By linking Ganga Aarti with these villages and towns, the Yogi government wants to make the Ganga Swachhta Abhiyan (Clean Ganga Mission) the biggest mass campaign. It aims at generating a sense of euphoria over the holy river and promote cultural awakening among the younger generations.

In its efforts to achieve the aims and objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mission to clean river Ganga (Namami Gange mission), the state government confirmed that 62 new STPs (sewage treatment plants) with a treatment capacity of 1522.16 MLD are under construction and would soon be connected to boost sewage treatment capacity in 14 new districts in the state.

As soon as these new sewage treatment plants become operational, a total number of 41 districts in the state would become STP-equipped. At present, 104 STPs are being operated in Uttar Pradesh with a cumulative treatment capacity of 3298.84 MLD. After getting these new STPs, the Jal Shakti ministry would be able to stop a large quantity of chemical and human waste from entering the river.

From calling PM Modi ‘prostitute’ to threats to shoot cops with AK 47: Shocking video from Republic Day riots emerges

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From calling PM Modi ‘prostitute’ to threats to shoot cops with AK 47: Shocking video from Republic Day riots emerges

Days after a violent mob of anti-farm law protestors desecrated the Indian flag at the Red Fort on Republic Day, a video has now surfaced on social media that showcases the unfolding of the unfortunate events.

In a video uploaded by a Facebook page named, ‘The Saffron Sword’, a ‘farmer’ protestor can be seen hurling expletives at PM Modi at the very onset. He then goes near the gate of the Red Fort and says, “The time for peace is over. It’s revolution time now… If they (cops) don’t open the gates (of Red Fort), then, we will take up arms.”

The video, which is over an hour long, was live on a Facebook page called “akaalsahaitv”. However, the video has now been taken down by the page. The Saffron Sword had downloaded the entire video and edited relevant portions which showed the shocking side of the violence.

The ‘protestor’ was then seen threatening a police official with violence, if he did not open the gates. This is despite the fact that the cop kept on pleading that he did not have the permission to do such a thing. “Danda taiyaar rakh lo (Keep your batons ready)… Laaton ke bhoot baton se nahi maante,” the man provoked the mob.

“We will pee in Modi’s mouth. We will make him eat sh*t. We will feed him cow dung,” the man was heard as saying. He further warned, “We will shoot the cops down with AK47. Explain it peacefully to the police officers.” Amidst loud cheer and sloganeering, a few protestors were seen climbing up the gate. Meanwhile, the man recording the video, yelled, “Jump the gate, my lions. Break the barrier… Modi R*nda (Modi is a prostitute).”

The police officials, deployed at the Red Fort, were clearly outnumbered by the mob. “We have maintained peace here. Get lost before we do something. Then, you will complain that we thrashed you”, the man threatened a police officer. After a protestor climbed a pole to unfurl the Khalsa Nishan, the man exclaimed, “This is the sacrifice of Sikhs…Raj Karega Khalsa (Only the Khalsa will rule).” The video ends with a glimpse of ‘protestors’ urinating on the walls, with the cameraman asking them to pee in Modi’s mouth.

Protesters resort to violence, vandalism, and destruction amidst tractor rally

Thousands of farmers breached barricades and proceeded towards Delhi amid huge police presence as they kicked off their tractor rally on Republic Day. Chaos was unleashed on the streets leading to the national capital as farmers flouted the designated route and marched towards the Parliament and Red Fort.

The participants of the tractor rally also resorted to vandalism as they ran amok on the highways, attacking the trucks and breaking the barricades that were put up by the Delhi police to control their route. The protestors were seen trying to run their tractors over police personnel. In another video, the mob was seen beating and pushing police personnel off a high rise wall in the Red Fort. Hundreds of police personnel have received injuries in the incident.

The upheaval was primarily caused after the protesters who were allowed to hold the “Kisaan Parade” between 12 to 5 PM, started the march much before the allotted time and veered away from the agreed-upon routes. The security personnel had tried in vain to convince the farmers to stick to the plan of holding the tractor parade after the conclusion of the Republic Day parade at Rajpath. But, their requests fell on deaf ears as the protesters ran riot, breaking barricades and vandalising vehicles on their way.



Congress troll triggers Hindu Terror bogey, insinuates RSS hand behind blast near Israel Embassy

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Congress troll triggers Hindu Terror bogey, insinuates RSS hand behind blast near Israel Embassy

Congress troll Saket Gokhale has come up with his own conspiracy theories regarding the motivations behind the blast near the Israel Embassy. He says that the possibility that the blast was orchestrated by the RSS “cannot be ignored” and proceeded to say it “most definitely” will be covered up.

Saket Gokhale spreads conspiracy theories
Saket Gokhale spreads conspiracy theories

Saket Gokhale appears to have channeled the hatred fueled conspiracy mongering that led the Congress party to invent the ‘Saffron Terror’ bogey. And now after years have passed, with not a shred of evidence to back the ‘Saffron Terror’ narrative, a Congress troll wishes to trigger the same again, and this time too, with no evidence at all.

He said, “The possibility of the involvement of BJP/RSS goons cannot be ignored though we know that it most definitely will be covered up.”

Saket Gokhale spreads conspiracy theories
Saket Gokhale spreads conspiracy theories

Saket Gokhale has a history of spreading misinformation. In July 2020, he claimed, without any evidence, that RSS karyakartas were protesting outside his house. The RSS rubbished it as one of his publicity stunts.

On another occasion, he claimed that he has been granted permission by the Delhi Police to hold a rally chanting “desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko.” The Delhi Police rubbished it as well and said that the letter that was being circulated was actually his request for permission which had not been granted.

The Congress troll has a history of making things up in order to peddle the political agenda of the Congress party. It is no surprise, then, he has decided to breathe life into the ‘Saffron Terror’ bogey long since buried.

Rakesh Tikait was thrashed by Khalistanis minutes before the press conference in which broke into tears: Report

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Rakesh Tikait was thrashed by Khalistanis minutes before the press conference in which broke into tears: Report

In a stunning revelation, a report published on Kreately states that Bharatiya Kisan Union(BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait was beaten to the pulp by some hardline Sikhs and Khalistani proponents before his press conference on the evening of January 28, wherein he broke into tears and alleged that farmers are being cheated, and a conspiracy is being hatched to kill them.

The report claims that the real reason for Tikait’s crying was not his concern for the farmers but it was something else. A few minutes before the press conference, the Kreately report says, a team of Khalistanis who were bankrolling the movement sought a meeting with Tikait. The team was reportedly angry with Tikait.

As per eyewitness account cited in the report, one of the members of the Khalistani team hustled Tikait inside a room while hurling expletives and abuses at him. Tikait was not only slapped inside but one of the Khalistani supporters even kicked Tikait that led him to collapse on the ground.

The report goes on to claim that the members of the Khalistani group threatened Tikait with returning their money. According to the sources cited by the Kreately report, this was the real reason why Tikait sobbed in front of the camera during the press conference, not his concern for the farmers which is being bandied about in the media. Reportedly, the threats issued by Khalistanis caused Tikait’s BP to shoot up that night and which was allegedly brought under control by a team of doctors sent by the Police.

As of now, there has not been a refutal of the assertions made in the article by any authoritative source.

However, there have been several reports which claim that Khalistanis have indeed been financing the ongoing ‘farmers’ protest. Just a few days back, banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice(SFJ) had announced a reward of $ 350,000 for laying siege to the Indian Parliament and raising Khalistani flags there.

Rakesh Tikiat has an emotional breakdown during a press conference after the Republic Day violence

Two days after tractor rally protesters ran riot on the streets of Delhi, indulging in violence and vandalism, and laying siege to the Red Fort, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait addressed a press conference to ward off an imminent attempt by the government to vacate the Ghazipur Protest site.

On January 28, Rakesh Tikait addressed a press conference where he broke into tears claiming that the protests will go on and kept insisting that the laws must be repealed. He also threatened to commit suicide and also said that there was a conspiracy underway to murder farmers.

Rakesh Tikait doubles down on his efforts to sustain the ‘farmers’ protests

Following the Republic Day violence, the credibility of the ‘farmers’ agitation has taken a hit. Rakesh Tikait’s emotional breakdown has been seen by many as a last-ditch attempt by the leader to ward off a forthcoming police action against the protesters. In fact, after he cried on the national television to garner sympathy, Tikait has doubled down on his efforts to intensify the ongoing protests.

The protests that started as a farmer rally has now turned into a caste showdown as farmer leaders are now trying to mobilize protestors on caste lines. In what seems to be the last push, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, accused of instigating the Republic Day violence, has now farmers from Western UP to reach Ghazipur site to support his protests against the government.

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