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Mahua Moitra’s Parliament login used in Dubai when she was in India: What BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said

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Mahua Moitra’s Parliament login used in Dubai when she was in India: What BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said

On 21st October (Saturday), BJP Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey launched a fresh offensive against TMC MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the ‘cash for query scam’ in which the latter is an accused. Taking to X, he alleged that the TMC leader mortgaged the national security for her monetary benefits. However, he didn’t explicitly name her in the post. 

As per Nishikant Dubey, the TMC leader’s parliamentary ID was used in Dubai when she was present in India. He also noted that the entire government functionaries including the Prime Minister are present on the National Informatics Centre (NIC) portal which was allegedly being operated from Dubai at the behest of the TMC leader. According to him, these revelations have been disclosed by the NIC and they have also shared the information with probe agencies.

In his post on X written in Hindi, Dubey said, “An MP mortgaged the country’s security for some money. Parliament IDs were opened from Dubai, at that time the MP was in India. The entire Indian government, the Prime Minister of the country, the Finance Department, and the central agencies are on this NIC (portal). Do Trinamool Congress and the opposition still want to do politics? People will make a decision. NIC has given this information to the investigating agency.”

Notably, the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha is overseeing Dubey’s complaint and has asked him to appear before it on 26th October to record “oral evidence”.

Earlier on 19th October, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra issued a two-page ‘statement’ hours after Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of Hiranandani Group submitted an affidavit before the Ethics Committee of Parliament. 

Moitra called the letter a ‘joke’ and alleged that “a gun was put to Hiranandani’s head” to ‘force’ him to sign a white piece of paper with no letterhead. Interestingly, while she argued that there was no way a wealthy businessman like Darshan Hiranandani who has access to PMO and ministers would be compelled by a first-time MP like her, she did not deny taking gifts from the businessman. 

Moreover, she did not refute the most controversial accusation pertaining to the alleged “cash-for-query” scam, which is sharing her parliament login credentials with Hiranandani to target Gautam Adani.

In an attempt to divert attention from the serious allegations levelled against her, in her 2-page ‘statement’, she mentioned words like, “Samdhi” and “jilted-ex”.

Earlier it was widely reported that the co-accused in the Mahuagate, Darshan Hiranandani confirmed the allegations that he colluded with TMC MP Moitra to target the Adani group. Turning an approver in the case, he added that Mahua Moitra gave him parliamentary login credentials and took luxury gifts for asking questions that were  targeted against Adani. 

ABES College suspends the professors who threw a student off stage for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Director of the institute issues statement

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ABES College suspends the professors who threw a student off stage for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Director of the institute issues statement

On Saturday, 21st October, the management of ABES College in Ghaziabad suspended two professors, Mamta Gautam and Shweta Sharma, for opposing ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan by a student and getting him off stage. Director of ABES, Sanjay Kumar Singh, confirmed this suspension.

The director of ABES College Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh shared this information via the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of the institute. In the 59-second video, he introduced himself and said, “A video came to my notice yesterday. Based on that video, we formed a high-level inquiry committee. The college administration had directed this committee to submit a report within 24 hours. On the basis of the recommendation given by the committee, 2 faculty are suspended for behaving irresponsibly.”

Mamta Gautam, an associate professor in the chemistry department at ABES College, and Shweta Sharma, an assistant professor in the same department, are the two professors suspended by the college. Mamta Gautam has 16 years of teaching experience, while Shweta Sharma has 12 years of experience in the field.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, the ABES College website was hacked, and the hacker depicted professor Mamta Gautam as Shurpanakha and displayed ‘Jai Shri Ram’ prominently on the homepage. However, by the afternoon, the website was restored to its original state.

Notably, just before the website hacking incident, Mamta Gautam had posted a video where she warned of legal consequences for those criticising her. In the video, she identified herself as a devout Hindu and highlighted various alleged mistakes of the victim student.

During a cultural event at ABES College in Ghaziabad on 20th October, a student, while addressing the audience from the stage, greeted them with “Jai Shri Ram.” In response, associate professor Mamta Gautam, who was present there, admonished the student and took him off stage.

As soon as the video of this incident went viral on social media, Hindu organisations started protesting. The college faculties Mamta Gautam and Shweta Sharma are now suspended.

Punjab: Locals begin patrolling in Bhatinda to stop drug smuggling alleging police inaction, police warns action saying it is illegal

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Punjab: Locals begin patrolling in Bhatinda to stop drug smuggling alleging police inaction, police warns action saying it is illegal

Common people and police have now come face to face in Bhatinda on the issue of drug smuggling in the district. Groups of local residents have been seen patrolling the area at night to stop the drug supply, however, police have said that it is against the law as it is their work to conduct investigation.

In rural areas, along with men, women and children were also forced to patrol the streets late at night to catch drug smugglers. In Bathinda, women are keeping a night vigil.

“Drug smuggling is taking place secretly. There is a lot of cheating going on. This is the work of the government, if they want, can shut down this smuggling in a minute but they are not doing so. Drug smugglers supply drugs at night. Police do not take any action, hence the villagers have started a campaign of blockade and patrolling at night,” a woman from the Bhatinda said.

However, Bhatinda Range ADGP, Surinderpal Singh Parmar has said that nobody has the right to take the law in their hand. It is the Police’s duty to investigate anyone.

“Nobody is allowed to take the law in their hands. If you are fond of stopping and searching people by creating blockades, then join the police. Action will be taken against unnecessarily stopping and searching people at night,” he said.

He further said that people being searched unnecessarily, is wrong. “This is the job of the police, it is the job of the people to inform the police and not to take the law into their own hands.”

However, the locals say this effort is needed to keep a check on rampant drug smuggling.

“People from outside villages come here and smuggle drugs, which gives a bad name. To stop them, we have formed a committee so that people can be shown the right direction. We only interrogate, only those on whom we have complete suspicion are searched” a local resident of Bhatinda said.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Akhilesh Yadav again attacks I.N.D.I. Alliance partner Congress, says party talking about caste census only for its own political benefit

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Akhilesh Yadav again attacks I.N.D.I. Alliance partner Congress, says party talking about caste census only for its own political benefit

A day after accusing his I.N.D.I. alliance partner Congress of ‘betrayal’, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a fresh attack on the grand old party. Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the his alliance partner for asking nation-wide caste census asserting that it was being done for political benefit. While participating in the Lok Jagran Abhiyan program in Hardoi, he asserted that it is a ‘miracle’ that Congress is ‘now’ asking for caste census. 

Former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh also emphasised that Congress has now realised that voters in backward communities don’t support their party. He highlighted that it was the same Congress party which didn’t disclose numbers of the caste census while it was in power at the Centre. He added that his I.N.D.I. alliance partner is now supporting the demand for caste census only because “they won’t succeed” without the support of backward castes.

Akhilesh said, “…It’s the same Congress party that didn’t give the numbers of the caste census. It is a ‘miracle’ because now everyone knows that until and unless you don’t have the support of the backward castes you won’t succeed… It’s a miracle that now the Congress party wants a caste census. Congress party is now aware that the vote they were searching for is not with them anymore.”

Miffed with the Congress party over the denial of seats in Madhya Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav argued that it should have conveyed to him their decision beforehand. He added that if Congress continues to behave like this, nobody would be able to trust them. 

He added, “If Congress didn’t want to give seats (in MP), then they should have said it before. Today, SP is fighting only on seats where it has its own organisation. Now after Madhya Pradesh, I know that the I.N.D.I. alliance is for the (parliamentary) elections on a national level. If Congress continues to behave like this, then who will trust them? If we fight with confusion in mind against the BJP, then we won’t succeed.”

The discord between I.N.D.I. alliance partners Congress and SP came to the fore when Congress party ignored Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav ahead of the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.

Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to take place next month. Let alone giving the six seats that were promised, Congress did not allocate even a single seat to the Samajwadi Party that has left Akhilesh belittled and furious.

Following the development, the Samajwadi Party supremo declared that he would not have attended any meetings if he had known that there was no state-level alliance. 

Meanwhile, SP also fielded its candidates on 31 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. The strife between both the parties escalated, particularly after Congress’ UP President Ajay Rai requested SP to withdraw from Madhya Pradesh as it “did not have a base” there.

“The (Congress’) state chief has no authority. He was not there in the meetings held at Patna, Mumbai. What does he know about the INDIA alliance,” the SP supremo asked.

Akhilesh Yadav further observed, “These people from Congress are involved with the BJP. If I had known that the alliance is not on the state level then I would not have sent SP leaders to Digvijaya Singh. I would not have trusted them if I had known that people from Congress would betray us. Congress should not get statements made by their small-time leaders about our party.”

According to political experts, if the strife escalates further, SP could devise plan to play spoil sport for its I.N.D.I. alliance partner, Congress, in two key Lok Sabha seats, Rae Bareli and Amethi, jeopardising Congress’ prospects in these constituencies which were once considered its bastion. 

Chhattisgarh: BJP worker shot dead in Naxal-affected region, party says killed for worshipping Durga

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Chhattisgarh: BJP worker shot dead in Naxal-affected region, party says killed for worshipping Durga

Unidentified assailants shot and killed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in the Maoist-affected town of Ambagarh Chowki, situated in the Mohla-Manpur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday.

Police reported that Birju Taram, a resident of Sarkheda village, was fatally shot by a group of unidentified individuals while he was walking outside his home on Friday evening.

Taram, the former Manpur division general secretary, currently held the position of deputy president in the BJP’s farmers unit. Ravindra Singh, the secretary of BJP’s Rajnandgaon district, mentioned, “Sarkheda is a village plagued by Naxal activity. Sarju Tekam, a tribal leader, openly threatened to harm BJP leaders during a public speech in the presence of a Congress MLA.

Several months ago, unidentified individuals desecrated a Durga idol in Sarkheda. We suspect that our party worker Taram was murdered due to his association with the worship of the Durga idol.”

Following the revelation of the murder, senior BJP leaders swiftly turned to social media. They drew parallels between Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, emphasizing the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and characterizing the murder as a deliberate and targeted killing.

Raman Singh, the former three-time Chief Minister and a vice president of the BJP, expressed, “The law and order situation in Chhattisgarh has deteriorated to a level reminiscent of West Bengal. As the election process has commenced, BJP workers are facing significant pressure.”

“Today, near Aundhi, our senior party worker, Birjhu Taram, who warmly welcomed me on stage and was part of our rally, was brutally murdered. His only ‘crime’ is being a BJP worker who supports the worship of the Durga idol. Some individuals had issued threats, and it appears that this incident is a result of those threats. The government has failed in providing security to BJP workers. I hold the government and local administration responsible for this incident because they failed to take action against the individual who made the threat. Timely action could have prevented this tragedy,” he said.

Arun Sao, overseeing the BJP party in Chhattisgarh, stated, “Yet another BJP worker has been tragically lost. This is a deliberate act, similar to what occurred earlier this year. Their intent is to instill fear in the hearts of our workers, but we will not be intimidated. The sacrifices made will not be in vain. We are determined to triumph over the Congress party in the upcoming election and restore law and order in Chhattisgarh.” Earlier this year, four BJP leaders and functionaries fell victim to Maoist attacks.

Israel-Hamas war: First convoy of trucks carrying aid materials enter Gaza as Rafah Crossing with Egypt opens, foreigners expected to leave soon

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Israel-Hamas war: First convoy of trucks carrying aid materials enter Gaza as Rafah Crossing with Egypt opens, foreigners expected to leave soon

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the first convoy of trucks carrying relief materials entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt today. 20 trucks have entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing. The crossing was opened for the first after it was closed following the Hamas terror attack on Israel on 7 October.

“The relief aid convoy that is supposed to enter today includes 20 trucks that carry medicine, medical supplies, and a limited amount of food supplies (canned goods),” a statement from Hamas’s media office said on Saturday.

Over 200 trucks are waiting near the border for several days waiting to enter Gaza with around 3000 tons of food, water, medicine and other essential items. While aid agencies and other nations were urging Israel to let the aid material enter Gaza, Israel was insisting that Hamas must release the hostages first. However, the Rafah crossing was opened without Hamas meeting the Israeli condition.

The terror group yesterday released two American women, Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter Natalie, but continues to keep over 200 people hostage, including children and elderly people.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had said, “these trucks are not just trucks – they are a lifeline, they are the difference between life and death to many people in Gaza,” urging the border crossing to be opened for humanitarian aid. The crossing was opened after several rounds of negotiations with Israel. The Israeli govt has demanded a mechanism to inspect the aid, and a measure to ensure it does not reach Hamas terrorists.

The aid that reached Gaza today is only a small faction of what is needed. Before the current conflict, around 450 trucks carrying aide materials used to enter Gaza daily from Egypt. U.N. officials say at least 100 trucks daily are needed to cover urgent needs and that any aid operation must be sustainable at scale. Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people depend on aid send by international agencies and foreign countries, mostly the Middle Eastern nations.

Rafah is the only border crossing with Gaza that does not border Israel. Earlier, the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel was also used to deliver aids, but now Israel has said that it will not open the crossing until Hamas releases all the hostages it abducted during the 7 October attack.

While trucks have started to move into Gaza, foreign nationals are expected to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing soon. A large number of foreigners are waiting near the border to leave the territory as soon as possible. Earlier, the U embassy in Jerusalem had said that it had received information that the border crossing will be opened at 10 am.

However, the embassy had warned about a “potentially chaotic and disorderly environment on both sides of the crossing,” asking people to assess the situation before heading towards the crossing. “If the border is opened, we do not know how long it will remain open for foreign citizens to depart Gaza,” the US Embassy had added.

Vivek Agnihotri to make 3-part film ‘Parva: An Epic Tale of Dharma’ inspired by Mahabharata

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Vivek Agnihotri to make 3-part film ‘Parva: An Epic Tale of Dharma’ inspired by Mahabharata

On Saturday (21st October), film director Vivek Agnihotri announced from his X handle that he is making a 3-part film on the great Indian epic Mahabharata. The film will be based on Padma Bhushan Dr SL Bhyrappa’s modern classic ‘Parva – An Epic Tale of Dharma’.

Vivek Agnihotri posted, “BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Is Mahabharat HISTORY or MYTHOLOGY? We, at I AM BUDDHA, are grateful to the almighty to be presenting Padma Bhushan Dr SL Bhyrappa’s ‘modern classic’: PARVA – AN EPIC TALE OF DHARMA. There is a reason why PARVA is called ‘Masterpiece of masterpieces’.”

In the next post, Vivek Agnihotri shared a video explaining his motive behind taking up this topic for his next film. Vivek Agnihotri said in this video, “It is said that there is no story whose original inspiration is not found in Mahabharata. Is Mahabharata just an epic or is it the consciousness of Bharat? However, a question has been asked for centuries. Is Mahabharata history or mythology? Dr SL Bhyrappa is honoured with many awards in literature and art. After researching for 17 years, Padma Bhushan Dr SL Bhyrappa wrote a modern classic titled ‘Parva’. There is a reason why PARVA is called ‘Masterpiece of masterpieces’.”

Agnihotri added, “‘Parva’ has been translated into many Indian languages, as well as other foreign languages like English, Russian, and Mandarin. It has also been translated into Sanskrit. It turned out to be a best-seller in every language. We feel very happy and proud that Dr SL Bhyarappa trusted us with the responsibility of bringing this to the silver screen. The film ‘Parva – An Epic Tale of Dharma’ will be made in three parts. The work for the same has been started.”

In this video, Vivek Agnihotri is seen touching the feet of the senior Kannada author, seeking his blessings. Vivek Agnihotri and Prakash Belawadi will collaborate on the script of this film. Prakash Belawadi, a seasoned journalist, has also been seen in several films as an actor. The film will be produced under the banner of Vivek Agnihotri’s production house ‘I am Buddha‘. Pallavi Joshi will be the producer of the film.

It is notable that SL Bhyrappa is seen as a towering figure of Kannada literature. Honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023, the Padma Shri in 2016, and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2015 by the Indian government, he is celebrated for his seminal work, ‘Parva’, considered a timeless creation.

Pakistan’s PM Anwaar ul Haq Kakar lectures about Gaza at a university at Urumqi in Xinjiang where Muslims are oppressed by China

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Pakistan’s PM Anwaar ul Haq Kakar lectures about Gaza at a university at Urumqi in Xinjiang where Muslims are oppressed by China

On Friday (20th October), Pakistan’s Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar visited the Xinjiang University at Urumqi in the Xinjiang province of China. During his address to the students of Xinjiang University, he lectured about Gaza and the so-called atrocities against Palestinians. Pakistani Prime Minister also bragged it as if he was raising the voice of the voiceless, comfortably ignoring that Muslims in Xinjiang province are perpetually subjected to Chinese oppression.

Anwaar ul Haq Kakar posted from his X handle, “While concluding my address to the students of Xinjiang University in Urumqi today, I raised my voice to speak for the voiceless people of Gaza under Israel’s ruthless aggression.”

In his speech, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar said, “I am saddened in an environment where the situation in the Middle East, particularly with reference to Gaza has saddened a million and millions of peace-loving people across the globe coming from diversifying ethnic groups, religious groups. This act of barbarism has appalled everyone including Pakistani nation, Chinese nation, and other nations around the globe. We appeal and we will play our role to stop this barbaric act against the innocent Palestinian civilians.”

It is notable that China has oppressed the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province for a long time. Muslims are kept in ‘re-education’ camps, where they are motivated to leave Islam. China has also banned the display of Islamic religious signs, demolished a large number of mosques, and changed the facade of others to make them not look like mosques.

However, in order to portray that all is well for the Muslims in Xinjiang, Pakistan’s PM Anwaar ul Haq Kakar also visited a mosque in Xinjiang. He also posted a short video clip of the visit from his X handle. In the caption of the video, he wrote, “Had the opportunity to offer Friday prayers today at the historic mosque in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, China.”

The flagrant display of hypocrisy by Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar during his address at Xinjiang University is not only prominently noticed but also glaringly contradictory. While fervently advocating for the rights of Palestinians during his address in a province marred by Chinese oppression, he conveniently chose to turn a blind eye to the plight of the Uyghur Muslims, who face systematic discrimination and human rights violations under the same government that Pakistan is indebted to.

This paradoxical stance echoes the insincerity of Pakistan’s moral compass, raising pertinent questions about the selective nature of its purported advocacy for oppressed communities. It is notable that Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, and other religious minorities in Pakistan itself face dire discrimination and violence on religious lines. With this move, Prime Minister Kakar has showcased not only the hollowness of his solidarity but also the inherent contradictions and sheer imprudence of his political rhetoric.

France: Interior Minister Gerald Daramanin says footballer Karim Benzema has links with banned Islamist group ‘Muslim Brotherhood’

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France: Interior Minister Gerald Daramanin says footballer Karim Benzema has links with banned Islamist group ‘Muslim Brotherhood’

French footballer Karim Benzema has denied the accusations by Interior Minister Gerald Daramanin that the former Real Madrid star has links with the Islamic terrorist group Muslim Brotherhood. Benzema, who currently plays in the Saudi league, has issued a denial through his lawyer.

While speaking to “conservative” news channel CNews on Monday (16th October), French Interior Minister Daramanin alleged that footballer Karim Benzema has “a notorious connection, as we all know, with the Muslim Brotherhood.”

“We are fighting the hydra that is the Muslim Brotherhood because it creates an atmosphere of jihadism,” Daramanin added.

On Thursday (19th October) Daramanin, in an interview with BFMTV, slammed the former French striker for not expressing sympathies for the 1400 Israelis killed by Hamas even though Benzema expressed solidarity with the Gaza residents.

“Benzema still hasn’t made a tweet for the murder of this teacher in Arras … for the beheaded babies …. for the raped women, for the 1,300 massacred by Islamist terrorism in Israel,” Darmanin said.

“If Mr. Benzema is able to show in front of 20 million people who follow him, including those who follow him because he now lives in Saudi Arabia and because he is eminently French, that he also mourns the death of this teacher, I will withdraw my comments,” Daramanin continued.

Daramanin went on to say that Karim Benzema has made the” extremely selective choice” to use the same discourse as the Muslim Brotherhood.

Meanwhile, Benzema’s lawyer Hugues Vigier has denied the allegations levelled against the footballer claiming that Benzema has never had any connection with the Muslim Brotherhood. He added that Benzema’s X post about the people of Gaza was just an expression of “natural compassion with what many today describe as war crimes being committed in Gaza, but which does not detract from the horror of the terrorist acts of October 7, something not open to discussion”. Vigier added that his team is considering to sue Minister Daramanin over his allegations against the footballer.

Notably, after Daramanin’s comments regarding Karim Benzema’s alleged links with the terrorist group Muslim Brotherhood, French Senator Valerie Boyer, vice-president of the conservative Les Républicains Party, called to strip Benzema of his French citizenship and Ballan d’Or award.

In a press conference on Wednesday (18th October), Boyer said, “If the remarks of the Minister of the Interior are proven, consider a symbolic sanction by withdrawing the Ballon d’Or” from Karim Benzema. We cannot accept that an internationally known French dual national could dishonour and even betray our country in this way.”

ABES college website hacked after student was thrown off stage for chanting Jai Shree Ram: Jai Shree Ram message and teacher Mamata as Surpanakha

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ABES college website hacked after student was thrown off stage for chanting Jai Shree Ram: Jai Shree Ram message and teacher Mamata as Surpanakha

The official website of ABES College appeared to be hacked on the 21st of October. On the website, the message of Jai Shree Ram was displayed along with a morphed image of Professor Mamata Gautam, showing her as Surpanakha.

ABES college website hacked

On the hacked website, an image of Lord Ram was displayed along with an image of teacher Mamata Sharma as Surpanakha. Along with these images, a message was displayed on the website which read, “Jai Shree Ram. Only demons have a problem with the name of Lord Ram”.

The website seems to have been hacked after videos of a cultural fest at ABES College went viral on social media. On the 20th of October, a student from ABES College of Engineering in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, found themselves reprimanded by an assistant professor during a college cultural festival and student induction program. The professor, identified as Mamata Gautam by social media users, scolded the student for greeting the audience with a courteous “Jai Shri Ram.”

The incident came to the fore after the video of a professor yelling at the student went viral over the internet. The teacher scolded the student saying, “Why did you raise the slogan of Jai Shri Ram? Do you come to the college for this? This is a cultural program. This cannot be allowed. Out. Get Out.” Meanwhile, the student said that he was just responding to the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ calls from the audience.

Per reports, when the student on the stage and the audience chanted Jai Shree Ram, he was stopped and reprimanded by Professor Shweta Sharma. Thereafter, Mamata Gautam also took to the stage to reprimand and humiliate the students for chanting Jai Shree Ram.

Mamata Gautam has now issued a statement in her defence.

Mamata Gautam said that she has no problem with the slogans of Jai Shri Ram and that she herself observes nine days fast during the Navratri festival. Gautam apparently made the video while sitting in a room with idols of Hindu gods behind her. The ABES Engineering College teacher claimed that the student who raised Jai Shri Ram slogan was arguing with her colleague and thus she stopped him from arguing. 

“There was nothing like this. Me, my colleagues and my college people have no problem with the Jai Shri Ram slogan. Neither we have, nor we ever will have an issue with the slogan. That student (Lakshay Sharma) was arguing with my colleague and I went there and told him that he said this (Jai Shri Ram). And as a discipline and cultural coordinator, I told him that you only said this,” Professor Gautam said. “I am a Sanatani Brahmin and I am from Brij and as you all know Shardiye Navratri is going on. During the Navratris, we observe fast for nine days and perform the Pooja-path. We don’t have any problem and will never have with slogans of Jai Shri Ram,” Gautam said.

Update: After the news went viral, the website now seems to be restored to its original state. However, the college authorities are yet to issue any statement in this regard. The report will be updated in case they issue a statement.

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