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We never said ‘Chowkidar chor hai’, SC sends notice to Rahul Gandhi for inventing facts

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We never said ‘Chowkidar chor hai’, SC sends notice to Rahul Gandhi for inventing facts

A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday issued a notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi and sought an explanation from him for his comments after the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale, reports Live Law.

Rahul Gandhi had distorted the SC order while talking to the media, and said that Supreme Court has accepted that there is some form of corruption in Rafale deal and that “chowkidaar ne chori karwayi hai”. The Supreme Court observed that it had on “no occasion” made any comments as attributed by Gandhi and that the judgment was solely on the legal question of admissibility of documents produced by review petitioners. The top court has asked Rahul Gandhi to reply by April 22.

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt petition against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi over his ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ remarks against PM Modi after the Supreme Court order on Rafale.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi, submitted before the apex court that Congress president had made a remark that the “Supreme Court has said, chowkidaar chor hai” in the verdict in Rafale review delivered on April 10.

The BJP had slammed the Congress President after he claimed that the top court has made it “clear” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “committed a theft”. Rahul Gandhi made the comments referring to the SC nod on the admissibility of “leaked documents” in the  Rafale case.

Last Wednesday the apex court allowed the admissibility of three documents as evidence in re-examining the review petitions concerning the Rafale deal. Court had dismissed the union government’s objections on the maintainability of the documents. The documents related to the Rafale deal are from the defence ministry, and the government says that they were illegally obtained by the petitioners and the newspapers that had published them. The Supreme Court had earlier given a clean chit to PM Modi in the Rafale deal, and it is hearing the review petitions on the issue.

The Supreme Court was hearing five Rafale review petitions, mainly on the issues of the admissibility of “stolen” Rafale documents as evidence and the claim of privilege raised on them by the government.

Congress leaders seen openly demanding tickets for Muslims because their population is growing

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Congress leaders seen openly demanding tickets for Muslims because their population is growing

In a shocking video which has surfaced, four Congress leaders are seen ‘strategising’ and demanding a ticket for Muslim candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections because of the growing Muslim population in the national capital.


In the above video, four senior Muslim leaders of Congress can be heard discussing the total Muslim population in Delhi and how much of the votes Muslims could contribute. Mentioning that since the figure of Muslim vote could be at around 20-22 lakhs, the Congress leaders add that at least one Muslim candidate should be fielded for the Lok Sabha elections by Congress.

Matin Ahmed: “Muslim vote hai kitna?” (How much is Muslim vote?)

Hasan Ahmed: “Muslim vote mere khayal se 18-20% hoga” (Muslim vote must be 18-20%)

Shoaib Iqbal: “Total jo hai, main aapko bataunga. Muslim population 40 lakh hai. Vote 20 lakh hoga.” (I’ll tell you total population. Total Muslim population is 40 lakh, of which 20 lakh must be voters.)

Hasan Ahmed: “20-22 lakh kam thodi hi hai? Ek seat to aise hi ho gayi. Baat yeh hai ki pehle outer Delhi mein Musalman vote nahin tha. Ek constituency aisi nahin hai jisme Muslim vote nahin hai. Aap outer Delhi mein bhi jaa ke dekhiye, beshumar Musalman kahan kahan se aa ke base hai. Pata hi nahin laga. (20-22 lakh is not less. We should get at least one seat. Earlier there were hardly any Muslims in outer Delhi. Now you go and see. So many Muslims have come and settled there.)

They even wrote a letter to the party president Rahul Gandhi in which they demand at least one ticket be given to them because of the support from Muslim voters.

Congress leaders write to Rahul Gandhi demanding at least one seat for them to contest on.

In the letter addressed to Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Shoaib Iqbal, Matin Ahmed, Haroon Yusuf, Hasan Ahmed and Asif Mohammed Khan, all former MLAs, write that “keeping in view large numbers of Muslim voters and the contribution of these 5 senior Muslim leaders and their trackrecord of winning elections” at least one ticket must be given to either of the five mentioned above.

The Wire journalist defends Azam Khan’s misogynist attack on Jaya Prada, deletes tweet after getting called out

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The Wire journalist defends Azam Khan’s misogynist attack on Jaya Prada, deletes tweet after getting called out

Controversial ‘journalist’ Arfa Khanum Sherwani, who often resorts to fake news and propaganda just like her employers The Wire, has now come to the rescue of uncouth Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, who had earlier made deplorable sexist comments against actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada.

In a hurry to contain the damage that was inflicted on ‘Mahagathbandhan’ after Azam Khan’s sexist anti-women comment, Arfa Khanum Sherwani jumped into the rescue of Samajwadi Party leader claiming that his statements were not targetted at Jaya Pradha but were against former SP leader Amar Singh.

In her tweet, Arfa Khanum claimed that Azam Khan’s lewd statements were not directed at BJP Rampur candidate Jaya Prada, rather it was a ‘propaganda war’ directed at Amar Singh. However, she deleted the tweet soon as her hypocrisy was pointed out.

Deleted tweet of Arfa which absolved SP leader Azam Khan

Azam Khan, senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, and MLA from Rampur constituency had stooped lower than his usual low self by making utterly outrageous comments against BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Rampur, Jyada Prada. In his speech, Azam Khan had used utterly disgraceful statements against Jaya Prada, claiming that she wore Khaki underwears.

Addressing the people of Rampur, he said that they could not recognise her (Prada’s) reality in 17 years while it only took him 17 days. “Uski asliayat samajhne me apko 17 baras lagey. Main 17 din me pehchan gaya ke inke niche ka jo underwear hai woh khaki rang ka hai (It took 17 years for you to recognise her reality. But it took me only 17 days to recognise that the colour of her underwear is Khaki)”, commented Khan trying to suggest that Prada had links with the RSS and the allegations against him were an RSS conspiracy. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was also present when this remark was made.

Azam Khan and his party leaders have used misogynist and sexist statements against Jaya Prada earlier too. Jaya Prada has also alleged that Khan has attempted an acid attack on her in the past and had circulated her morphed, lewd pictures to harass her.

It is not surprising to see journalists belonging to the Leftist propaganda website, The Wire, being exposed for their selective outrage and hypocrisy. The Wire is known to peddle half-truths and whole lies as a force of habit with a long list to their credit. The Wire, which is being sued for defamation often publish articles that read like Hurriyat press statements. Their article has in the past incited violence. They were recently slammed by the CBEC for peddling fake news.

Uber driver Usman refuses to switch on AC, tells lady passenger to ‘ask Modi to send a cab’

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Uber driver Usman refuses to switch on AC, tells lady passenger to ‘ask Modi to send a cab’

In a shocking incident, in this hot and sultry weather, an Uber driver in Mumbai, Maharastra refused to switch on the cab’s air conditioner for his lady passenger and her toddler. On being questioned he told the lady to ask ‘Modi to send the cab’ for her.

A lady with Twitter handle @Sona2905, took to Twitter to narrate her ordeal. She booked an Uber to the Glomax Mall in Mumbai and was accompanied by her young kid. In this scorching heat, her Uber driver, Usman, refused to switch on the AC of the cab saying that it would put unnecessary pressure on the engine of his car.


On being asked by the lady passenger, as to why, then, did he take out his car in this heat, he replied in a rude tone that, “AC nahi chalega, jana hai to jao nahi to utar jao”. (AC will not be switched on, whether you choose to ride or get down).

While the lady passenger kept speaking in a polite tone the driver was allegedly uncouth in his approach. She politely asked him whether this was the way he behaved with all his passengers, to which he replied, “Mai kaise baat karega meri marzi, tum mat sikhao aur utaro” ( I will speak the way I want to, don’t teach me and get down).

However, she waited until she got another taxi. While getting down, the taxi driver, who seems to have observed the Prime Minister’s picture on the back cover of the lady’s mobile, said, “why don’t you ask Modi to send you a cab”.


That’s when the lady, who was a Modi supporter, realised that the driver had seen Modi’s picture on her phone while she was on a call when she took the cab. His dislike for Modi was probably the reason for his discourtesy.

Reminding all the so-called liberals, about the brouhaha created last year, for allegedly inciting communal sentiments, when a man cancelled an Ola booking because the driver was a Muslim, she said she wanted to see how many, liberals come up this time to raise their voices against the bigotry she faced.

4th murder of BJP-RSS men in a week, now BJP mandal president shot dead in Odisha

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4th murder of BJP-RSS men in a week, now BJP mandal president shot dead in Odisha

In a shocking incident, a local BJP leader, Manguli Jena was shot dead by unknown assailants last night at Khurda, 25 km away from Bhubaneswar. As per reports, Jena was shot last night near the party office in Khurda.

Late on Sunday night, Jena was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants near the BJP office at Nabina Bag. Three rounds of bullets were fired when Jena was speaking to another party worker near the road. Jena, 52, was killed on the spot.

Kalu Khandayatra, the Khudra BJP’s MLA candidate, who is an eyewitness to the incident, has stated that one of the bullets was also fired at him but he escaped unhurt while Jena was killed. He has stated that the attacker had come in a scooter wearing a helmet and his face was not identifiable.

It is notable here that Khurda assembly comes under the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency which will go to polls on 23 April. Protesting the incident, Khurda BJP has called for a 6-hour bandh from 8 am to 2 pm in the town.


Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has condemned the incident stating elections are about ballots, not bullets. He has also appealed BJP workers to maintain peace. The police have stated that Manguli was taken to hospital but he was declared brought dead. Search for the attackers is on.

Local news reports have stated that Manguli was earlier in BJD and had joined BJP in 2017. There was some enmity between him and some local political leaders.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, who also holds the home ministry in the state, has also condemned the incident. In a Tweet, the CM has stated that he has asked the police DG for strong and swift action over the incident.

It is notable here that in recent days, there have been numerous murders and attacks on BJP and RSS leaders. In Jammu and Kashmir, RSS leader Chandrakant Sharma was killed inside a hospital last week by Islamist terrorists. In Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi was killed by Naxals in a powerful IED blast. On Saturday, a 75-year old BJP supporter was also killed by DMK-Congress workers in Tamil Nadu.

A year after banning Ram Navami rallies, TMC leaders take armed rallies to observe the ‘Hindu’ festival

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A year after banning Ram Navami rallies, TMC leaders take armed rallies to observe the ‘Hindu’ festival

With the BJP making inroads into the Bengal, Mamata Banerjee is resorting to all sorts of political messaging to woo voters, especially Hindus as she has now decided to celebrate ‘Ram Navami’ festivals years after arresting people for observing the Hindu festival in the state.

Reportedly, a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders participated in Ram Navami rallies, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and activists have also begun to display their ‘soft’ Hindutva by participating in Ram Navami rallies across West Bengal. In North-Bengal, TMC party workers participated in armed rallies to celebrate Ram Navami.

Several top TMC leaders, including few candidates and ministers, were seen in these rallies. Kanhaiyalal Agarwal, a TMC candidate from North Bengal’s Raiganj, was seen at a rally along with party workers carrying arms. However, Agarwal said it was not his responsibility to monitor the rally. “If anything is wrong in the rally, it is the job of the administration to initiate appropriate action,” he said.

TMC ministers Arup Roy, Ashish Banerjee and Gautam Deb were all present at these rallies. Deb claimed that they were “not doing any politics” connecting the elections with the rallies, adding, “TMC does not need to do that to win elections”.

After facing backlash for indulging in minority appeasement and the alleged killing of Hindus in the state, Mamata Banerjee had resorted to indulging in soft-Hindutva to appease Hindus. In 2017, Mamata Banerjee who was at a peak in her Muslim appeasement politics had arrested Hindutva organisations for observing Ram Navami in the state. Last year, the armed Ram Navami rallies were banned in the state. Interestingly, just two days back she had even criticised the Ram Navami rallies carried out by the BJP in the state.

With the rise of saffron organizations in the state and worried about its image as a minority appeasing party, Trinamool Congress, like Rahul Gandhi, is catering to Hindu sentiments to maintain her hold on power.

The recent upsurge of popularity of the BJP in West Bengal with the party making inroads in the rural Bengal has surely unnerved Mamata Banerjee, which could seriously affect her political ambitions of being Prime Minister of the country in the future. The anxiety of Mamata Banerjee has been manifested lately as she has often resorted to personal attacks against the BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

J&K: Raped by father for several years, girl commits suicide in Bandipora, horrific details emerge

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J&K: Raped by father for several years, girl commits suicide in Bandipora, horrific details emerge

In a horrific incident from the valley, a girl took her life on Saturday after allegedly being raped by her own father, Valayat Qureshi, for several years. The victim’s sister in a police complaint has alleged that the girl was raped for several years by her own father but she didn’t say anything out of fear of retaliation.

The victim’s sister also claimed that her uncle also raped his own daughter. She claimed that her father got to know of what her uncle used to do to his own daughter and her father also started doing the same with his daughter. She claims she informed her grandfather. However, the grandfather asked her not to tell anyone as it would ‘tarnish’ family reputation.

As per reports, the girl had previously tried to commit suicide by jumping off a building, but was saved by her neighbours. She had even tried to file a complaint in a police station two days prior to her suicide, but the report was not filed. Following it, she consumed poison.

The victim’s sister has claimed that her father tried to rape her as well but she escaped. The victim reportedly consumed poison and was rushed to the hospital but she died. A case has been registered and further investigation is on. While police claim that the accused is in custody, the neighbours insist that he is absconding.

75-year-old Narendra Modi fan killed by Congress-DMK supporter in Tamil Nadu

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75-year-old Narendra Modi fan killed by Congress-DMK supporter in Tamil Nadu

A 75-year-old person was killed in Tamil Nadu for being a supporter of Narendra Modi. According to reports, the elderly man was campaigning for PM Modi for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Identified as Govindarajan, he was wearing photos of Modi and Jayalalithaa on his shirt while roaming around campaigning for the elections.

On Saturday evening, he was encountered by a person named Gopinath at Orathanadu, who is a supporter of the DMK-Congress alliance. Their political differences led to an argument between them. The argument heated up, and in a fit of rage, Gopinath attacked Govindarajan. The elderly man collapsed after being brutally beaten by the DMK supporter, and later succumbed to his injuries.

Gopinath was arrested by police on Sunday morning and produced before a court. The court has remanded him to judicial custody, according to reports. Police confirmed that Gopinath is a DMK-Congress supporter.

NCW writes to EC to take action against Azam Khan against his sexist comment against Jaya Prada

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NCW writes to EC to take action against Azam Khan against his sexist comment against Jaya Prada

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognisance of the sexist remark made by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and sent a notice to him.

Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and MLA from Rampur constituency Azam Khan stooped even lower than his usual low self by making utterly outrageous comments against BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Rampur, Jyada Prada. Khan in his speech while speaking at a public rally outrightly denied the allegations levelled by Jaya Prada against him. He even swore on his late mother saying that none of the allegations were true. But the next moment he proved himself wrong by making a highly derogatory remark against Prada.

Watch the video for Azam Khan’s shameful statement on Jaya Prada:

Full video of Azam Khan’s speech at Rampur:

Addressing the people of Rampur he said that they could not recognise her (Prada’s) reality in 17 years while it only took him 17 days. “Uski asliayat samajhne me apko 17 baras lagey. Main 17 din me pehchan gaya ke inke niche ka jo underwear hai woh khaki rang ka hai (It took 17 years for you to recognise her reality. But it took me only 17 days to recognise that the colour of her underwear is Khaki)”, commented Khan trying to suggest that Prada had links with the RSS and the allegations against him were an RSS conspiracy.

SP President and former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav was also present on the stage when Khan made such insulting remarks against Prada. Khan said that he had introduced Prada to Rampur holding her fingers and made sure that no one even got closer to her or said something bad about her. “Kisi ka Kandha nahi lagne diya uske shareer se, chhoone nahi diya, gandi baat nhi karne di”, he said.

Jaya Prada has been on the receiving end of sexist and misogynist remarks since she joined the BJP. Last month, Azam Khan‘s close aide named Firoz Khan had used similar language for Prada saying that the residents of Rampur would remain entertained and their evenings would be ‘colourful’ because Jyada Prada would be visiting the district frequently for campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections.

Jaya Prada who was earlier in SP, had alleged that Azam Khan had attempted an acid attack on her and she was not certain whether she would be alive the next day. Prada, while speaking at a rally yesterday, said that she had complained to SP patriarch Mulayam Singh that Azam Khan was spreading her morphed pictures in Rampur but no one came out in her support.

NCW chairperson said that Khan always says dirty things about women and in this election this is his second statement he has given against women politician. The NCW has taken a suo moto against him and has even written to the Election Commission to take strict action against him.

NDTV journalist tries to downplay violence against Modi supporters, draws flak

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NDTV journalist tries to downplay violence against Modi supporters, draws flak

NDTV journalist Sreenivasan Jain had to face criticism on Twitter for equating a Facebook post with real and physical assault by goons of a political party. Reacting to a video which show a person being assaulted and abused by a mob at his home, Jain tweeted that “Thuggery cannot be answer to thuggery”. By tweeting this, the NDTV journalist was suggesting that what the mob was doing is equivalent and comparable with the ‘crime’ of the person they are attacking.


But the tweet he is responding to itself mentioned that the person, identified as ‘Mumbai resident Modi-bhakt’, was being assaulted for his comments on Facebook. According to the tweet, he had criticised Raj Thackeray on Facebook after a rally by the MNS chief, and also had said that Raj Thackeray is anti-national. The person only made some comments on Facebook criticising a public leader, and didn’t say anything that is against the law, like threating violence.

But his comments against Raj Thackeray angered his supporters so much that they reached his home and started physically hurting him. It is seen that the person was offering his apology for his comments, but the mob was still attacking him. What the Raj supporters did can be sure called thuggery, but by saying that what the victim did also was thuggery, Sreenivasan Jain once against exposed himself on social media.

By equating both the incidents, Jain is implying that what the victim did is equal to what the mob did with him. The mob was thrashing a ‘Modi bhakt’, and no doubt Sreenivasan Jain was feeling gleeful about that fact.

Social media users were quick to point out that Jain was indulging in monkey balancing by equating a harmless social media post with physical attack by a violent mob.


Instead of unconditionally condemning violent for a Facebook post, the self-styled liberal virtually celebrated the violence, just because the victim was a ‘Modi bhakt’. Of course, this was not the first time Jain was caught downplaying violence against people from right wing ideology. Earlier, referring the plot of LeT terrorists including Ishrat Jahan to kill Narendra Modi, he had said that the terrorists wanted to do only ‘chota mota blast’.

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