On Wednesday, 20th November, massive outrage was witnessed in Jammu city as around 12 shops belonging to displaced Kashmiri Pandits were razed to the ground by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) without prior notice. The shops that were taken down were located on the land of the JDA in the city. This action enraged the shop owners who protested against the authorities and demanded action against them.
According to officials, the shops, which were being removed as a part of the demolition drive, were constructed by displaced Kashmiri Pandits on the JDA land adjacent to the Muthi camp about three decades earlier. “The old shops were located on land belonging to the JDA, which had given a deadline to the Kashmiri Pandits to remove their arrangements on their own within three months, failing which encroachments would be removed,” the officials were quoted as saying.
However, the Kashmiri Pandits who were settled in the locality three decades ago demanded action against the authorities saying that no prior notice was issued regarding the demolition of the properties. JDA Vice President Pankaj Sharma claimed that notices to the concerned parties were sent on 20th January and that they had ‘promised’ to vacate the shops. “After that due to elections, no action could be initiated from our side,” he said.
As per Sharma, there were 25 kanals of land in the Muthi area, where Kashmiri Pandit refugees were initially settled in one-room domed dwellings, followed by two-room apartment allocations in Purkhu and Jagti. “Since residences are to be built here for 208 underprivileged people, a tender has also been advertised. In such cases, we must evacuate the land. Despite this, the state has assured to set up ten shops for these people,” he said.
While this happened, several political parties like the BJP, PDP, and Apni Party expressed dissatisfaction over the action and demanded resettlement of the concerned Kashmiri Pandits.
“Heartbreaking scenes emerge as Kashmiri Pandit shopkeepers stand helplessly by the rubble of their demolished shops, reportedly brought down by the JDA without prior notice. This comes as yet another blow to a community that has endured unimaginable hardships for decades,” Mehbooba Mufti of PDP said.
“What began as targeted demolitions of assets of tribal community has now been extended to Kashmiri Pandits, further deepening their sense of alienation and loss. We urge CM Omar Abdullah to step in and address this grave injustice with compassion and urgency,” she added indicating that the shops were demolished without issuing prior notices.
She also shared a video of an old victim crying over the demolition of his shop saying, “We have lost everything. Where shall we go now?”
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J&K Apni Party founder chief Altaf Bukhari said, “Jammu Development Authority (JDA) should not have demolished the temporary shops belonging to Kashmiri Pandit refugees at Muthi Camp, Jammu. These small establishments have been the primary source of livelihood for these poor migrants for over past three decades. If demolition was necessary, the administration should have first arranged alternatives to protect their livelihoods.”
“Such actions are disappointing, especially under an elected government that is expected to prioritize the welfare of its citizens. I urge the administration to ensure justice for the affected shop owners by either permitting them to rebuild their shops or providing them with suitable alternatives to sustain their livelihoods,” he added.
Jammu Development Authority (JDA) should not have demolished the temporary shops belonging to Kashmiri Pandit refugees at Muthi Camp, Jammu. These small establishments have been the primary source of livelihood for these poor migrants for over past three decades. If demolition…
BJP spokesperson GL Raina meanwhile called the demolition an ‘act of revenge’ by the NC-Congress coalition government. He demanded to provide immediate alternative arrangements to the affected families.
JDA meanwhile reiterated that the said land of Muthi Camp has now been allotted for the construction of 208 flats for the economically weaker sections. However, Relief Commissioner Arvind Karwani assured that new shops would be built soon for the affected shopkeepers. 10 shops are almost ready for these people, which are in Camp-2.
Regarding this incident, the BJP further directly targeted the NC-Congress coalition government. It is believed that after the change of government, such action on the Kashmiri Pandit community could be a part of a political vendetta.
Notably, in October this year, the NC-Congress alliance formed a government in the Union Territory designating Omar Abdullah as the CM. Now, all the parties like the BJP, PDP, and Apni Party are requesting the CM to provide immediate alternative arrangements to the affected displaced Kashmiri families.
On Thursday, 21st November, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPIM declared the Adani Group industrialist Gautam Adani guilty of bribery and accused the Modi-led government of protecting the businessman. This is a day after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charged prominent Indian executives including the Chairman of the Adani Group Gautam Adani by linking them to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme. Notably, the US Court levelled mere allegations against Adani, however, the CPIM declared the industrialist guilty of corruption as it demanded a probe into the case.
As the US Department of Justice stated, ‘the charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.’ However, the CPIM, in its statement, already declared the industrialist guilty after it indicated that the ‘large-scale bribery charges by Adani had to be exposed in the United States.’
“It is shameful that such large-scale bribery and suborning of government officials by the Adanis had to be exposed not in India but in the United States through their criminal justice system. Gautam Adani and his business empire have had full protection from the Modi government in executing his unlawful and criminal activities,” the official press statement by the CPIM read.
The statement also accused Prime Minister Modi of allegedly protecting the industrialist from investigation and inquiry. “PM Modi himself had shielded Adani from any enquiry or prosecution on the charges emanating from the Hindenburg expose,” it added.
“The Modi government cannot hide behind any smokescreen now. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) must be directed to immediately file a case based on the material provided by the prosecution in the United States. Bribery of public servants comes under the Prevention of Corruption Act, under the CBI’s remit. A full-fledged investigation by an independent agency is required to unearth all other wrongdoings by the Adani group of companies,” the party demanded.
The Adani group meanwhile has denied all the allegations of alleged bribery levelled by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. “The allegations made by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission against the directors of Adani Green are baseless and denied,” the Directors of Adani Group stated. The Indian conglomerate further noted that all legal recourse is being sought.
On the other hand, CPIM party leader Brinda Karat while talking to the news agency targeted the BJP over the incident and stated that the BJP was protecting the interest of the Adani Groups. “We have demanded to book Adani on corruption charges and proceed against him, including arrest. We have also demanded that an independent investigation into all the other allegations should be conducted. Even in the Hindenburg revelations, he was defended. It is directly Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government led by him who have extended protection and defended Adani personally… It is a shame for our country that it is the United States of America’s Justice Department which has collected all this information because it believes that US Companies were misled,” Karat was quoted as saying.
“They are protecting the interests of their companies from this fraud by Adani. Whereas the government of India, led by PM Modi is protecting him and his companies and giving him permission, license, and patronage to loot India and India’s resources… What are you saying about India to the rest of the world? That this government is protecting the most corrupt entities? This is a time when it is in India’s interest that this man be booked immediately under corruption charges. And along with that, an independent investigative agency to look into all the other issues,” she added.
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Commenting on the issue, BJP leader Sambit Patra then said that the company would defend itself and the law would take its course. “Today, since morning, we have been seeing in the media an issue regarding a company. There is a case against that company in the US. There are allegations and counter-allegations. We believe that as far as the company and the case against it are concerned, the company will issue a statement and defend itself on its own. The law will take its course,” Patra said while addressing a press conference.
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He also slammed Congress President Rahul Gandhi for sensationalizing the issue unnecessarily. This was after Gandhi targeted Adani and the BJP government and demanded the industrialist’s arrest based on the allegations by an American probe agency.
“Today, Rahul Gandhi again showed the same behaviour and presented the topic as he used to present. This isn’t new. He has used the same names and the same ways through which he tried to put a new allegation on PM Modi. He always tries to sensationalize things and describe them in a way that how big the matter is. He did the same before 2019 when he raised the issue of Rafael fighter planes, he claimed that a big revelation would be made, this topic has geared momentum in the whole world, ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’, etc… During the COVID 19, he used to do press conferences in the same way, but at the end, he had to go to the Supreme Court and apologize… It’s his way to attack the structure of India and the people who save it,” Patra said slamming Gandhi over the issue.
It is however, crucial to note that the Adani Group has strongly refuted bribery allegations made by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission against directors of the Adani Green. “As stated by the US Department of Justice, ‘the charges in the indictment are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.’ All possible legal recourse will be sought,” the statement by Adani stated.
In what would be the first use of such a potent nuclear-capable weapon in the more than 1,000-day war Ukraine Air Force claimed on Thursday (21st November) that Russia had fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, responded to the Ukrainian Air Force’s allegations by saying that Russia launched a hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile attack on a Ukrainian military installation, demonstrating Moscow’s capacity to target any nation whose armed forces were used against Russia.
Russia launched a new experimental ballistic missile with multiple warheads, hitting a major Ukrainian city. Putin said the unprecedented attack was in response to U.S. and British missiles used against its forces. @IanPannell has details. https://t.co/wjzwJcHX65pic.twitter.com/ayaiHrMwDM
President Putin said, “In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, on November 21 of this year, the Russian armed forces launched a combined strike on one of the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine. In combat conditions, one of the newest Russian medium-range missile systems was tested, among other things. In this case, with a ballistic missile in a nuclear-free hypersonic equipment.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the use of the new missile “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and demanded strong global condemnation. According to one US official quoted by Reuters, Russia warned Washington right before the strike, while another said the US had briefed Kyiv and allies on the possibility of using such a weapon.
Ukraine first suggested that Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon designed for long-range nuclear strikes that had never been used in warfare. However, US authorities and NATO confirmed Putin’s classification of the weapon as an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a lesser range of 3,000-5,500 kilometres (1,860-3,415 miles).
Earlier this week, Ukraine fired 6 missiles into Russian territory. As per the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region. It was followed by British Storm Shadow missiles. The Ministry further stated that the Russian military shot down five Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, and damaged one more. This came after US President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to fire American-made missiles supplied to the East European country into Russia. Russia had said that Ukraine’s use of the ATACMS, the longest-range missiles supplied by Washington, was a clear indication that the West intended to intensify the conflict.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, reacting to the development, said that the United States is “throwing oil on the fire” with the decision. Accusing outgoing President Joe Biden of increasing tensions with this decision, Peskov said, “If such a decision has been taken, it means a whole new spiral of tension and a whole new situation with regard to US involvement in this conflict”. Peskov also said that such a decision by the Biden administration signals NATO’s direct involvement in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Hypersonic missile strike on Dnipro: What it means
The Russia-Ukraine war has been creating concerns of a potential nuclear escalation since the day it started. The outgoing US President allowing Ukraine to fire American-supplied long-range missiles into Russian territory, barely weeks before he has to vacate his office for a new President, had effectively taken the war closer to becoming a nuclear conflict. Russia responded soon after with a major change in its nuclear doctrine, including a clause that would allow it to attack non-nuclear nations with nuclear weapons.
Visuals of the recent hypersonic missile attack on Dnipro show multiple hits and blasts. As per Putin’s press briefing, it was the latest Oreshnik missile system that Russia used for ‘combat testing’ on Ukraine, displaying that they are capable of hitting anywhere in Ukraine with nuclear weapons and they have a missile system that can evade the defence systems deployed in Ukraine. They are not officially NATO defence systems, but they have been supplied by NATO nations. Plainly speaking, Putin meant that the Oreshnik did not contain a nuclear warhead this time, but it could have. This was Russia demonstrating that they are capable of hitting Ukraine, or any other European capital, with nuclear warheads.
Ukrainian media claim that it took less than five minutes for the Russian ballistic missile to fly 790 kilometres and hit Yuzhmash plant in the city of Dnipro.
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Videos of the blast on Dnipro showed multiple strikes. Reuters quoted Oslo-based missile tech expert Fabian Hoffman saying that the multiple strikes mean the missile was carrying MIRVed(Multiple Independently targetable Re-entry Vehicle) payload. The payload is exclusively associated with nuclear missiles. Ukrainian airforce has reported that the missile originated from Astrakhan in Russia, 700 km away from Dnipro.
The recent escalations, triggered by the Biden administration, also mean that when Donald Trump assumes office, he will have a difficult time to fulfill his promise of stopping the war. Trump has vocally criticised the relentless spending of US taxpayers’ dollars for sending military aid to Ukraine and fuelling a war.
At least 38 people were killed and 11 others were injured in a gun attack on passenger vans in the Ochat area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Lower Kurram district on Thursday, the Dawn reported, citing the police. Latest reports from the area are saying that the death toll has risen to 44 after many injured persons eventually succumbed.
Station House Officer of Ahmady Shama, Kaleem Shah, confirmed the death toll and the number of people who got injured, which included three women, the Dawn reported.
Update: ? Death toll in #Kurram attacks has risen to 44 (40 Shias and 4 Sunnis). Victims include women & children.
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Local reports say that most of the passengers in the convoy were Shia Muslims from Parchinar, and the convoy, despite being under the protection of police and the Army, was attacked by some Sunni militant groups as it entered Sunni-majority villages. Some independent reports stated that the death toll could be much higher. Viral videos on social media are displaying badly damaged vans with injured and deceased persons lying scattered.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, while speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court, also confirmed the same figures, describing the attack as part of a troubling series of incidents in recent days.
“This past week has been difficult and upsetting; now 38 people have been martyred in Kurram,” Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said. He assured that authorities were in close contact with provincial officials, emphasising that the government would support Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in any way possible, the Dawn reported.
“We see a new incident every day now and are in constant contact with the KP authorities, the KP inspector general of police, and the chief minister. They need help,” Naqvi said.
“They are one of our provinces, a part of our country, and we will not leave them behind…We are going to help however we can,” he added.
According to KP government spokesperson Barrister Saif, the attack began with an assault on police personnel before targeting the passenger convoy from both sides. The convoy reportedly consisted of around 200 vehicles, Saif said. He said that the area was attended by district officials, senior police officers, and emergency responders, and an investigation is currently underway, the Dawn reported.
Speaking to Dawn, Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud suggested that while sectarian violence had occurred in the region before, the targeting of civilians in this attack raised the possibility of terrorism.
Earlier, the medical superintendent at Alizai Hospital, Dr Muhammad Ishaq, reported 33 fatalities and 30 injuries, with many of the injured being referred to hospitals in the district and others transferred to Peshawar.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari described the assault on innocent passengers as a “cowardly and inhumane” act and called for swift punishment of those responsible.
“Attacking innocent passengers is a cowardly and inhumane act,” he quoted in a post on X by Pakistan Peoples Party’s media cell.
“The President stressed on the need to provide timely medical aid to the injured and take action against those responsible,” the post further read.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also condemned the attack, stressing the importance of providing the best medical care to the injured and promising to identify and punish the perpetrators.
“The enemies of the peace of the country attacked the convoy of innocent citizens, which is tantamount to brutality. All attempts of anti-national elements to destroy the peace of the beloved country will be thwarted…The evil elements involved in the incident will be identified and punished accordingly. Saboteurs cannot demoralise the brave Pakistani nation by such cowardly actions,” Sharif said, as reported by Dawn.
KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur also condemned the attack and dispatched a delegation to Kurram to assess the situation.
Last month, two terrorists were killed in an operation in North Waziristan, and 12 security personnel were killed in a checkpost attack in Bannu.
On Thursday (21st November), the Consulate General of India in Toronto informed that it had to cancel some consular camps after Canadian security agencies, at the behest of the Trudeau government, denied it ‘minimum security’.
In a statement, the Indian consulate stated, “Due to continued inability conveyed by security agencies to provide minimum security against heightened threats, Consulate has had to cancel some more consular camps. Most of them were not at any places of worship, including one at a Police facility.”
“Consulate is fully sensitive to the difficulties faced by close to 4,000 elderly members of the diaspora in the Greater Toronto Area- both Indian and Canadian nationals- who have been deprived of an essential consular service,” it further emphasised.
UPDATE ON CONSULAR CAMPS: Due to continued inability conveyed by security agencies to provide minimum security against heightened threats, Consulate has had to cancel some more consular camps. Most of them were not at any places of worship, including one at a Police facility.… pic.twitter.com/a3c9gQMaBd
The development comes amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada, caused by unfounded allegations of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against Indian diplomats of aiding in extra-territorial killings on Canadian soil.
This was not the first time that the Indian consulate was forced to cancel camps, owing to the failure of the Trudeau government to provide ‘minimum security.’
“In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security protection to the community camp organizers, Consulate has decided to cancel some of the scheduled consular camps,” the Consulate General in Toronto tweeted on 7th November this year.
On Wednesday, 20th November, the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an individual identified as Mohammed Zahid for forcing a Hindu minor student into marriage and conversion. The accused is a teacher at a college and it is believed that he molested a minor girl forcing her to convert her religion to Islam.
Zahid also offered her Rs 1 lakh and threatened to fail her in the college exams for not cooperating with him. The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the law and has been arrested by the Police.
According to media reports, Mohammed Zahid taught mathematics at National Inter College in Mandi Dhanaura area of Amroha district. He expressed his ‘love’ for one of his Hindu minor students and tried to force her to marry him. Zahid also asked her to convert her religion and molested her for refusing to accept his proposal. The girl, notably, was a class 9 student.
The matter came to light after the Hindu student complained about the teacher at her home. She said that she was molested and was forced to marry and convert her religion to Islam. Following this, the family members initially informed the college principal about the teacher but no action was initiated. Zahid, however, continued with his misbehavior.
He again did obscene acts with the minor student inside the class. He then offered her Rs 1 lakh and continued to pressure her to marry him. He also threatened her that she would be failed in the college exams if she failed to accept his proposal.
After this, the family members of the Hindu girl contacted the police. They also organised massive protests in the college demanding strict punishment for Zahid. He, meanwhile, attempted to flee from the spot but the police apprehended the accused at the right time.
A case has been registered against Zahid under several sections including POCSO. The college management has also suspended him. Further investigations are underway.
Some Indira Canteens in the state have ceased serving food since the employees’ salaries have not been paid for six months in Congress ruled Karnataka. Some of the Indira canteens that cater to the poor have even closed.
The supply of breakfast, lunch and dinner in several Indira Canteens has been suspended since 20th November. The canteens that feed the hungry are unable to provide meals. As a result, many are returning without food. Due to six months of unpaid salaries, the canteen employees are not on duty which has resulted in this development.
Indira Canteens at Malleshwaram, Nandinilayout in the West Zone are not giving out food. Hundreds of staff employed there have not received their salaries. Chef Talk Food and Hospitality Services is the company that supplies food to Indira Canteens in Bengaluru. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) did not make payment to the company which resulted in the present situation. The staff are also distressed as they are not getting their salaries.
The canteens at Mantri Mall Road, Subhash Nagar, Near Majestic Metro Station, Gandhinagar, Palace Nagar, Circle Maramma Temple Yeshwanthpur Road, and Malleshwaram have been shut.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shanthi Kumar also slammed the ruling Congress government and wrote, “Indira Canteens are shutting down, with 11 closed in July over Rs 47 crore unpaid bills and many shut for 6 months due to unpaid salaries. This is the result of Congress’ obsession with freebie politics while essential services are left to rot.”
Due to the local civic body’s failure to pay contractor fees in July, at least 11 Indira Canteens in Bengaluru discontinued. The company Chef Talk, which had a one-year contract to provide meals to the canteens, charged that the BBMP had not paid bills totaling around Rs 65 crore. According to Chef Talk, lunch services were suspended since the BBMP failed to fulfill the invoices in spite of repeated demands. The affected canteens were located in Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagar, Bhairasandra, VV Puram, Siddapura, Hombegowda Nagar, Jayanagar, Vidyapeetha, Ejipura and Adugodi wards.
Indira Canteen is a food subsidisation programme run by the Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer affairs, Government of Karnataka. The program is inspired from the Amma Unavagam of Tamil Nadu. It is named after former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi.
Gautam Adani and seven other individuals have been charged by the United States authorities for bribing Indian officials to secure solar power contracts with state electricity distribution businesses. The lawsuit involves allegations that the chairperson of the Adani Group, his nephew Sagar Adani, and six other individuals paid bribes to Indian government officials totaling Rs 2,029 crore ($265 million) between 2020 to 2024.
The others who have been accused are Adani Group’s executive Vineet Jain, Azure employees Ranjit Gupta and Rupesh Agarwal, along with ex-employees of a Canadian institutional investor (CDPQ) Cyril Cabanes, Saurabh Agarwal, and Deepak Malhotra.
The Adani Group was also accused of not disclosing these details to the US banks and investors from whom it raised billions for its solar power project. The Indian multinational conglomerate reportedly aimed at raking in $2 billion in profits by securing the energy contracts.
The charges were presented against them by Breon Stacey Peace, who is the 48th United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. An arrest warrant has reportedly been issued against Gautam Adani in the case.
The Adani group was initially subjected to the fraudulent allegations by Hindenburg Research, followed by Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) hitjob, and now the latest trial. Adani has been accused for the third time of adopting unethical methods to further its business interests and notably, the billionaire and self-proclaimed philanthropist George Soros has cast a large shadow in each of the three events.
The Hungarian-American jew and his Open Society Foundations have frequently been associated with regime changes. He is often regarded as an agent of chaos and disruption because of his disregard for democratic processes and imposing his will on people by dubious means.
Now, in the latest incident Breon Peace who claimed, “As alleged, the defendants orchestrated an elaborate scheme to bribe Indian government officials to secure contracts worth billions of dollars and Gautam S. Adani, Sagar R. Adani and Vineet S. Jain lied about the bribery scheme as they sought to raise capital from U.S. and international investors,” while accusing the Adani Group and others has also been discovered to have a connection with George Soros, hinting at a larger conspiracy to yet again damage the Indian industrialist’s reputation and business.
What is the link between George Soros and Breon Peace
Breon Peace’s spouse Jacqueline Jones-Peace is the Director of Development & Senior Attorney at Equal Justice Initiative, which is based in Montgomery, Alabama. The non-profit and human rights organisation was founded by Bryan Stevenson who also serves as its Executive Director. However, the interesting part is that he is also a member of the Open Society Foundations US Programs board, which establishes an evident relationship between the Peace couple and George Soros. It undoubtedly indicates that there is something sinister going on behind the scenes to target the Adani Group through their nefarious alliance.
Majority Leader of the United States Senate Chuck Schumer, who had longstanding ties to George Soros and his family, publicly supported Breon Peace’s judicial appointment and played a key part in it in 2021. Chuck Schumer supports a number of Soros family initiatives. Left-wing billionaires, including George Soros, had contributed significantly to a super political action committee (PAC) supporting Chuck Schumer in order to help the attempts made by the Democratic Party to maintain Senate control ahead of the 2024 election.
On 22nd June, Soros-primarily funded Democracy PAC II. He contributed $2.5 million to Senate Majority PAC on 22nd June, bringing its total donations to $6 million over the past three years, following $3.5 million in 2022 and $2.5 million in 2021. He donated 16 million to PAC in 2024.
George Soros and his attempts to bring down The Adani Group
George Soros, his organizations, and their ecosystem have attempted to hurt the Indian firm in the past as well in an attempt to undermine the Indian economy and, consequently, the Modi government. On 16th February 2023, George Soros launched a vicious attack on the Indian government by exploiting the Adani-Hindenburg controversy. “Modi and business tycoon Adani are close allies. Their fate is intertwined. Adani Enterprises tried to raise funds in the stock market, but it failed. Adani is accused of stock manipulation and his stock collapsed like a house of cards.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was charged by him with engaging in crony capitalism. “Modi is silent on the subject, but he will have to answer questions from foreign investors and in parliament,” he declared. The Hindenburg Research report’s “shakedown” of the Indian markets, according to the billionaire, will lead to “much needed institutional reforms” and a “democratic revival” in India.
Moreover, the Bharatiya Janata Party also mentioned that George Soros is the primary investor in the US short-seller Hindenburg while slamming the Congress party including Rahul Gandhi for plotting to sow chaos and instability in the nation. “Whose investment is there in Hindenburg? Do you know this gentleman George Soros who regularly runs propaganda against India? He is the main investor there. In their pathological hatred against Narendra Modi, the Congress Party today has developed hatred against India itself,” charged Ravi Shankar Prasad on 12th August.
The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) which released a report last year targetting the Adani Group has Open Society Foundations among its major supporters. It provided the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project with a minimum grant of $8,00,000 (Rs 6.61 crores) in order to “strengthen” the organization’s cross-border reporting and expand its reach. This is consistent with the standard strategy used by George Soros and his Open Society Foundations to sway civil society and “distort” public opinion in many countries. He has repeatedly attempted to damage India’s reputation internationally via the organizations he funds including Freedom House and the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute.
Furthermore, Anand Mangnale, the South Asian (Regional) Editor of OCCRP, worked as a partnerships and strategy consultant for NewsClick, a controversial left-wing propaganda website funded by China. The official website stated, “Anand has worked on several investigations exposing corporate and government corruption, abuse of power, and government misinformation and fake news campaigns,” and added, “Anand was a partnerships and strategy consultant with online news platform Newsclick.in, focusing on exposing corporate fraud and corruption.”
George Soros’ brazen effort to influence US presidential election
George Soros bought a massive stake in the second-largest radio company, “Audacy”, which owned more than 220 stations nationwide and had 165 million listeners monthly, only few weeks before elections in the United States, alarming many lawmakers and officials including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner who was appointed by Donald Trump.
“Under existing FCC rules, foreign company ownership of US radio stations is not supposed to exceed 25%. George Soros used foreign investment to make his bid and then made a filing asking the commission to make an exception to the usual review process, according to public documents. The FCC decision to fast-track his deal is the first time in modern history such a deal has been approved by the full Commission without first running the national security review process, a process that could take up to a year or more,” according to reports.
The FCC’s suspicious handling of George Soros’ moves was raised by Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas back in April. He pointed to a communications law that prohibited companies with over 25% foreign ownership from holding a radio license, significantly hampering the latter’s intention to acquire the radio network. His disclosures came a few months after the businessman had already invested almost $400 million in Audacy.
Chip Roy stated, “But instead of going through the usual petition for declaratory ruling process, which would enable the FCC to review and assess those foreign ownership interests as part of its transaction review, the Soros group has asked the FCC to waive that process and put it off until sometime down the road,” in his letter to the FCC “indicating that those foreign stakeholders will be given special warrants in the meantime.”
George Soros backed attorney behind Donald Trump’s indictment
Former President Donald Trump had invoked George Soros’ name following his indictment along with other prominent Republicans, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, by a Manhattan grand jury in March of last year. The inquiry into the former’s alleged 2016 hush money transactions to adult film star Stormy Daniels by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg prompted the development. Unsurprisingly, George Soros gave $1 million to the US racial rights advocacy group “Color of Change PAC” in May 2021, which subsequently extensively funded the attorney’s campaign.
Moreover, the business magnate’s son Jonathan Soros and daughter Jennifer Allan Soros actively contributed to Alvin Bragg’s campaign. On 26th April 2021, Jonathan Soros contributed $10,000 cheque to the district attorney, according to state documents. Three days later, on 29th April, Jennifer Allan Soros provided $10,000 to his campaign. Despite the fact that other individuals made more direct cash contributions, the two were reportedly among the top donors to his committee.
Donal Trump took to Truth Social and blasted the probe. He said, “Why won’t Bragg drop this case? Everybody says there is no crime here. I did nothing wrong. It was all made up by a convicted nut job with zero credibility, (apparently referring to Michael Dean Cohen) who has been disputed by highly respected professionals at every turn. Bragg refuses to stop despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. He is a Soros-backed animal who just doesn’t care about right or wrong no matter how many people are hurt.”
He accused that the legal system doesn’t exist and added that “this is the Gestapo, this is Russia and China, but worse. Disgraceful!”. Donald Trump then expressed that the attorney is aware of his innocence in another post and stated, “But he doesn’t care. He is just carrying out the plans of the radical left lunatics. Our country is being destroyed, as they tell us to be peaceful.”
Likewise, in a fundraising email to his supporters, Donald Trump highlighted, “They’re coming for me” and clarified that “they” were “district attorneys hand-picked and personally funded by George Soros.” It is pertinent to remember that Donald Trump won with an overwhelming majority in the recently concluded elections in the United States and will become the president for the second time.
George Soros’ unbridled hatred towards nationalist leaders including PM Modi
George Soros vowed to support an initiative to combat the decline of civil society in a world increasingly dominated by “would-be and actual dictators” and climate change while speaking at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos. Attacking world leaders, he lamented that the world’s most powerful nations, the US, China, and Russia under President Vladimir Putin, were in the hands of real or potential tyrants and claimed that the number of authoritarian leaders constantly increased.
The “biggest and most frightening setback,” according to him, occurred in India, where he charged PM Modi with “creating a Hindu nationalist state.”
“Nationalism, far from being reversed, made further headway. The biggest and most frightening setback occurred in India where a democratically elected Narendra Modi is creating a Hindu nationalist state, imposing punitive measures on Kashmir, a semi-autonomous Muslim region, and threatening to deprive millions of Muslims of their citizenship,” he barked while making bogus claims. To his credit, George Soros never hesitated to publicly express his opposition to India.
George Soros’ sinister designs
George Soros regularly labels conservative governments “authoritarian ” and pledges to “fight nationalists” and these governments around the world. If there is one thing he has detested the most in his life, it is India and PM Modi’s nationalist administration. He made significant progress in causing chaos in India through his Open Society Foundation, which began operations in 1999 by providing fellowships and scholarships for students to pursue research and study at Indian universities.
The left-wing international organization headed by him has started to spread its tentacles throughout the nation under the guise of charity endeavors by actively supporting anti-Indian groups that operate within India. George Soros has repeatedly demonstrated in recent decades the willingness to wage war against the Indian nationalist government through a variety of networks that he has supported, including the media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intellectuals, among others.
His persistent attacks on Indian companies, particularly the Adani Group, show that he has uncovered a new avenue to harm India’s economy. Now, he and his cronies have focused on smear campaigns against Indian firms in an effort to destroy their wealth and thus, the fiscal health of the nation. The recent hit job on the Adani Group is another multifaceted assault against the nation, its nationalist government, and its thriving economy. George Soros wants India’s growth story to become its doom in order to overthrow the current administration and replace it with one that he fancies.
On Monday (18th November), a minor Hindu girl was forced to convert to Islam and marry an elderly Muslim man (thrice her age) in the Sanghar district in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
The victim is said to be 15 years old while her new ‘husband’ is a 50-year-old Muslim man named Muhammad Bagh Ali. Following her forced conversion, the underage Hindu girl assumed the Islamic name of ‘Saima.’
It must be mentioned that the Sindh province in Pakistan is notorious for the persecution of Hindus and the forced conversion of minor Hindu girls to Islam.
Pakistan: In Sanghar, Sindh, the distressing trend continues as a 15-year-old #Hindu girl named Parthi was forcibly converted to Islam and subsequently married to 50-year-old Bagh Ali Jalbani, highlighting the ongoing issue of forced conversions and marriages of minor Hindu girls… pic.twitter.com/lvQYoSeH3Y
OpIndia has accessed the conversion certificate and court affidavit, alleging the victim’s free will of marriage, which were prepared on Monday (18th November).
It is a common tactic employed by radical Maulvis to legitimise the forced marriage of a minor girl as a decision taken by a consenting adult out of her own free will.
The forced conversion and marriage in this particular case was facilitated by one Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Mengal.
Court Affidavit alleging marriage out of free will
“I have neither been enticed, nor abducted nor pressurised by anyone to leave my parents’ house and now I accept the religion of Islam according to Shariat-e-Muhammad P.B.U.H. with my wish and will due to I am very impress from religion of Islam therefore I accept the Religion of Islam with my own will and consent and I accept Islam through in the hand of Molana Abdul Ghafoor Mengal…” the affidavit claimed.
In a dramatic turn of events, US talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres has reportedly left the United States and shifted to England with her wife Portia de Rossi. According to TMZ, the celebrity couple felt “very disillusioned” with Donald Trump’s historic victory in the US presidential election and wanted to leave USA.
The report said that Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi have relocated to the Cotswolds, a region in South West England. The duo had purchased a house there before the US presidential elections. It is being said that the couple will not return to the United States.
It is interesting to note that DeGeneres earlier endorsed Kamala Harris, expressing her enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy for president. In August, DeGeneres officially supported Harris on Instagram. “There’s nothing more powerful than a woman whose time has come!! I can’t wait for @KamalaHarris to be our next president,” DeGeneres said.
Following Trump’s victory, Ellen and Portia put their Montecito mansion up for sale and want to list another California property. Ellen DeGeneres received flak and was asked to leave the entertainment industry in 2022 after allegations of toxic behaviour at her workplace surfaced.
