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TMC removes Shantanu Sen as party spokesperson, had exposed corruption and racket at RG Kar hospital where junior doctor was raped and murdered

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TMC removes Shantanu Sen as party spokesperson, had exposed corruption and racket at RG Kar hospital where junior doctor was raped and murdered

A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shantanu Sen spoke out against anti-social activity at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, he was removed from the position of party spokesperson.

The ex-Rajya Sabha MP had stood by the protestors seeking justice for the junior doctor, who was raped and murdered at the seminar room of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Sen had reportedly drawn the ire of the TMC high command after his critical comments about the functioning of the healthcare institution, which also happens to be his alma mater.

He had said, “There is a racket that runs in the college and if you don’t oil them then you get targeted and if you oil them you can do whatever you want. I don’t want to name any particular professors but if you are in their good books then you can even cheat in the examination but if you are targeted no matter how good you are your Hons. Will get cancelled.”

The TMC leader had informed, “A day before Saraswati puja my daughter was going to college for pre-puja celebrations. But just because my daughter didn’t get into the racket that’s why she was not allowed to participate. No one talks to her or studies with her.“

His wife Kakali had also joined the doctors of the healthcare institution in protests. Shantanu Sen’s daughter also studies at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Shantanu Sen had openly lambasted Sandip Ghosh, the ex-Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital who is believed to be close to the ruling TMC government.

“For the last three years, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been deprived because of the principal,” he did not mince any words before holding Ghosh responsible for the college’s deterioration.

And now, it has come to light that the TMC leader has been removed as party spokesperson. State Vice-President Jayaprakash Majumdar has however dismissed accusations of Sen’s sacking, following his comments about the hospital administration.

Majumdar claimed that the decision to remove Sen as TMC spokesperson was taken at the start of the RG Kar Hospital incident and has nothing to do with his recent comments.

“I am with you; we will fight out,” says West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to protesting Doctors on visiting RG Kar medical college

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“I am with you; we will fight out,” says West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to protesting Doctors on visiting RG Kar medical college

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday visited the emergency department in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after a mob vandalised parts of the hospital campus where a protest was going on by doctors and students over the rape & murder of a female trainee doctor.

While speaking to the students He said “You will get justice, I have come here to listen to you personally. I am with you; we will fight out. we shall overcome.”

“We will not allow these ghastly things to be done with our sisters anymore in the state. We are all with you. We will fight it out everywhere” the West Bengal governor added.

Assuring fast action in the case, Governor Bose said “We will work together, I will devote myself to your service, This Bengal society, should be made a society where a woman could live happily.”

When students asked him about the actions of the mob that vandalised the medical college premises he said “Let me go to the police and take stock of the situation, I will discuss it with you and get your opinion and then only we will take action”.

Earlier, on Thursday Kolkata Police clarified that the crime scene of the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College in the city had not been disturbed during the mob vandalism that broke out late on the night of August 14.

In a post on ‘X’, the Kolkata Police said, “The crime scene is the seminar room and it has not been touched. Don’t spread unverified news. We will initiate legal action for spreading rumours.”

A final year MBBS student from Kolkata, Anupam Roy had on Thursday accused the mob of indulging in deliberate vandalisation and sought the support of the public for extending support to ensure a secure environment for doctors.

On Wednesday night, a mob entered the RG Kar hospital campus vandalised the site of the protest and attacked vehicles and public property, forcing security officials to disperse the mob.

On August 9, a post-graduate trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The victim’s family has alleged that she was raped and murdered. This incident has triggered a nationwide protest by doctors and medical fraternities.

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

23 years ago, a death in RG Kar Medical College was termed suicide, but Court ordered a murder probe for exposing porn ring, including sex with dead bodies: Details

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23 years ago, a death in RG Kar Medical College was termed suicide, but Court ordered a murder probe for exposing porn ring, including sex with dead bodies: Details

The incident rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata has sparked nationwide protest and also dragged a mountain of mess on the RG Kar Medical College. Notably, the hospital administration had first claimed that it was a suicide case, but the probe revealed that it was a case of brutal rape and murder. While the CBI has taken over the case and is investigating every minute aspect related to the case of the victim’s doctor, this is not the first such to have happened at the hospital.

On 25 August in 2001, a fourth-year medical student at RG Kar Medical College was found hanging in his hostel room, and it was claimed by the authorities that it was a suicide case, just like the current case. But when the family of victim Soumitra Biswas disagreed and demanded a probe, the Calcutta High Court ordered a CID investigation into the case.

Even though Auromita Das, a female student of the medical college, was arrested in connection with the case, the West Bengal Police CID could not make much progress in the case, and it remains unresolved. The police had questioned several members of SFI, the student wing of CPM, but could not find any clue.

Soumitra’s mother had alleged that her son’s friends at the medical college were responsible for his death, as he allegedly discovered indecent activities on the campus. Notably, several students at the medical college had blamed an alleged porn ring in the RG Kar Medical College for the death of Soumitra Biswas.

Talking to the media, students from R.G. Kar Medical College at that time accused pornography, prostitution networks, and shady dealings with women for the ‘murder’ of an innocent. The students claimed that Soumitra was ‘murdered’ and it was all organized and masterminded by state doctors and staged directly within the hostel of one of the city’s best medical institutions. According to his colleagues, Soumitra paid the price for exposing the nasty work of shooting pornographic photos and videos in one or more hostel rooms.

Soumitra was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room at Lalit Memorial Hostel, next to the medical college.

“Soumitra, like all of us, knew about it but neither he nor any one of us had the courage to challenge it. But when a close friend of Soumitra, a batchmate, was victimised by the coterie who superimposed her face on another woman’s nude body, he could not control himself,” said an inmate in the hostel.

According to them, the shooting was done primarily on weekends by inviting sex workers into the hostel. “During the crisis, when they couldn’t find a prostitute, they even used dead bodies from the hospital used for dissection. It is a massive racket being supported by a political leader. Then they would superimpose models’ faces over naked photos of dead bodies,” claimed another fourth-year student.

The student had said that shootings of porn videos took place in hospital classrooms, seminar rooms and hostel rooms. They said that authorities knew everything but they didn’t do anything. The miscreants allegedly used photos of faces of female students at the medical college to superimpose on the videos made with prostitutes.

They claimed that when Soumitra’s girlfriend’s photo was also used in this manner, he protested against the gang, and this ultimately led to his death. Reportedly, Soumitra had told his batchmate Auromita Das about the mischief committed by some of the males who, he claimed, had pasted her face from images taken at a birthday celebration onto nude bodies and shared the unpleasant photographs. She then found out that it was done by someone whose advances she had rejected in the past.

She also claimed to have approached the young men and ticked them off, confiding in the heat of the moment that Soumitra had informed her of the existence of the morphed images. Soumitra’s ‘betrayal’, protests, and possible threat to expose the scam, according to a substantial portion of the students, may have contributed to his death.

The allegations were supported by the fact that tripods and reflectors were found in a hostel room, allegedly used to shoot porn videos. While students verified that the room was frequently utilized for shooting, the police did not even bother to search the room during the investigation, even though the tripods and reflectors were still present after the dead body of Soumitra Biswas was discovered in the adjacent room, indicating that shooting by a group continued even after Biswas’ death. 

However, no action was taken against the hostel or college administrators for willful negligence. Ironically, there were enough early indicators of foul play. When Biswas’s dead body was discovered, a handkerchief was found shoved in his throat, according to the OC of Chitpur Police Station. Dr. Apurba Bose of the R.G. Kar Medical College also informed the media that the door at the back of the room had been oddly wrenched open. The physicians were equally startled to observe the youngster hanging from the ceiling fan with a very short nylon string. The youth couldn’t have tied the noose around his own neck and then reached for the ceiling fan because the length was too short, they said.

‘Crores of people are dying’: Despite SC orders against fearmongering, Baba Ramdev compares modern medicine to British rule and Islamic invasion

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‘Crores of people are dying’: Despite SC orders against fearmongering, Baba Ramdev compares modern medicine to British rule and Islamic invasion

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has accused allopathic medicines of killing crores of people as he advocated for Ayurvedic forms of medication while talking to the media on the occasion of 15th August, Independence Day. He claimed, “The aspiration of dependence on only indigenous (Ayurvedic) medicine remains unfulfilled, as the toxic medications of allopathy cause millions of deaths annually. According to the history we have studied, the British killed over ten crore people to gain their dominance over the world.”

The spiritual leader added, “In a similar vein, millions of people have been slaughtered under the name of Islam and numerous fatalities and casualties were recorded during purported revolutions in the name of Lenin, Marx and Mao. However, toxic synthetic medications end the lives of crores of individuals every year. We will intensify our efforts in the fight for autonomous and indigenous medicine.”

Notably, in a major relief for Baba Ramdev, the Supreme Court on 13th August closed a contempt case against him and Patanjali Ayurveda MD Acharya Balkrishna in a misleading advertisements case. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) had filed a plea alleging a smear campaign against modern medicine and the COVID-19 vaccination program, which prompted the proceedings. The verdict was announced by a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah. The court accepted the parties’ offered apologies and declared the matter to be closed. The bench did, however, issue a warning, instructing them to abide by all court decisions going forward and not to do what had transpired earlier.

“We accept the apology tendered by the party. However, we expressly and strictly warn them that they will not do anything in violation of the court orders, as happened earlier in this case. We have come down heavily, and we warn you that this should not be done in the future. The affidavits tendered before this court should be done with full truth. We close the contempt proceedings initiated against the party with the warning of adhering to the orders passed by this court in this case. The notice issued to the present contemnor also stands discharge and closed,” the bench declared.

Baba Ramdev has apologised before the Supreme Court multiple times for misleading advertisements and fearmongering against modern medicines. Despite repeated warnings, the Yoga guru turned wellness entrepreneur has not stopped from public claims against modern medicines to promote Ayurvedic products.

Laws that divide country based on religion should have no place in society: PM Modi bats for Uniform Civil Code in Independence Day speech

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Laws that divide country based on religion should have no place in society: PM Modi bats for Uniform Civil Code in Independence Day speech

On 15th August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong case for a “Uniform Civil Code” (UCC) and called for the abolishment of outdated and discriminatory laws. Addressing the country on the 78th Independence Day from the iconic Red Fort, he referred to the UCC as the “need of the hour” and declared that communal and divisive laws should have no place in society.

“There should be discussions on the Uniform Civil Code. The present civil code appears to be communal. India needs a secular civil code. It is need of hour to have a secular civil code and do away with discriminatory communal civil code,” PM Modi stated in his first Independence Day speech after he returned to power for a historic third term.

He also brought up the Supreme Court for its support of UCC and conveyed, “The Supreme Court has repeatedly held discussions on uniform civil code, given orders several times. A large section of the country feels, and rightly so, that the current civil code is a communal civil code, a discriminatory civil code. The Constitution tells us, the Supreme Court tells us to and it was the dream of the Constitution makers. So it is our duty to fulfil it. There must be widespread discussions, everyone should come forward with their opinions and laws that divide the country on religious lines must be done away with. They have no place in a modern society. Time demands a secular civil code and then we will be free of religious discrimination.”

“The laws that divide the country on the basis of religion, the laws that become the reason for the discrimination, such laws should have no place in society,” he emphasised and added, “I would say that it is the need of the hour that there be a secular civil code in the country. We have spent 75 years in the communal civil code. Now, we will have to move towards the secular code. Only then would we be free of discrimination based on religion.” The nationwide implementation of the UCC has been an integral part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s agenda as reflected by its multiple manifestos and has already been rolled out in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand.

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India aims to replace the personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community with a common set of rules governing every citizen. Its objective is to uphold equal rights and prohibit discrimination by guaranteeing that all citizens are subject to the same laws with regard to issues like adoption, divorce, inheritance, maintenance and marriage.

The UCC is envisioned as a component of the Directive Principles of State Policy under Article 44 of the Constitution. It motivates the government to work toward ensuring that every citizen has access to a consistent set of laws governing personal affairs. Supreme Court and high courts of different states have regularly emphasized the necessity of a UCC on multiple occasions, pointing to its potential to foster equality and national cohesion. Notably, PM Modi’s comments now demonstrate that the government intends to take steps in its present term to address this critical subject on a pan-India basis.

“Bengal government directly responsible for public order collapse,” says Indian Medical Association on vandalism by unidentified mob

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“Bengal government directly responsible for public order collapse,” says Indian Medical Association on vandalism by unidentified mob

After an unidentified mob vandalised the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) issued a statement condemning the violence.

The IMA has stated that such vandalism with impunity points to anarchy. The IMA lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government saying that the state government is directly responsible for this collapse of public order.

“RG Kar Medical College which is at the centre of national attention for the past week due to the rape and murder of the Chest medicine PG student has been vandalised by hooligans. The protesting young medical students have been targeted. The authorities who by their negligence had allowed such a heinous crime to happen have once again failed to maintain law and order when the all-important CBI investigations are going on,” the IMA stated.

“Such vandalism with impunity points to anarchy and the breaking down of law and order. The state Government is directly responsible for this collapse of public order. IMA condemns this mindless violence and is apprehensive of the loss of crucial evidence. IMA has called for an emergency consultation meeting with all its state branches today to chart out further action,” the IMA added further.

Meanwhile, the newly appointed principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Suhrita Pal said that she doesn’t know anything about the people who initiated vandalism at the hospital.

“If you know anything, please tell me. I don’t know anything about them,” she said.

The nurses working in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital demanded security after Wednesday’s mob violence during a protest over the rape & murder of a woman doctor. They say, “We need security, we don’t want to hamper patient care.”

A hospital staff, while speaking to ANI broke down. He said, “Some people came and broke everything and went away. A protest was going on and despite the police, those people broke everything. This is a very bad incident. When I came at 4:00 am, I saw that they had broken everything and left. This is my workplace and I feel like crying when I see this. Many poor people come here and I feel very bad for them.”

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

Union Government amends electricity export guidelines, allows power to be rerouted to domestic grid in case of non-payment by foreign customer

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Union Government amends electricity export guidelines, allows power to be rerouted to domestic grid in case of non-payment by foreign customer

On 12th August, the Ministry of Power, Government of India, announced notable amendments to the Guidelines for Import/Export (Cross Border) of Electricity, 2018. The updated guidelines aimed at enhancing the strategic leverage in cross-border electricity trade, particularly with countries like Bangladesh, while safeguarding the energy security of India.

Key Provisions of the amendment

As per the announcement by the Ministry of Power, Indian generating and distribution companies can now export electricity generated from coal, renewable energy or hydropower plants to the neighbouring countries. These trades can be done directly or via trading licenses after getting approval from the designated authority.

However, the government has imposed specific conditions on the export of electricity generated using coal and gas-based plants. The export of electricity generated from coal-based plants will be allowed if the coal is imported, obtained through spot e-auctions or sourced from commercial mining. In the same way, electricity generated from gas-based plants can be exported only if the gas used in the plants is imported or it was sourced from government-approved suppliers.

Dedicated transmission lines and grid connectivity

One of the most notable aspects of the amendments announced by the government is the provision to allow Indian generating stations that supply electricity exclusively to neighbouring countries to construct dedicated transmission lines that connect to those country’s grids. The construction of the lines is subject to approval under the Electricity Act, of 2003. The aim is to support the seamless transfer of electricity.

Additionally, the government has safeguarded the interests of Indian generating stations by providing provisions to connect to Indian grids in case the buying country in the neighbourhood, such as Bangladesh, fails to schedule power or default on payment obligations under the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The generation stations can connect, in that case, to inter-state or intra-state grids to sell power domestically.

Strategic implications for India

The move is designed to mitigate financial risks for Indian companies and to ensure the optimal use of generating capacity. The amendment, as of now, will benefit companies like Adani Power which has an exclusive agreement to supply electricity to Bangladesh from its 800 MW Godda power plant located in the state of Jharkhand.

Due to the political turmoil and fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, Bangladesh is facing economic challenges and it has led to concerns about potential payment defaults. The amendment came at the right time and provided strategic importance to India and Indian companies.

Pressure on Bangladesh

The amended guidelines have the potential to put pressure on Bangladesh as it allows Indian power companies to reroute electricity back to the Indian grid in case Bangladesh fails to meet its obligations under PPA. It ensures that Bangladesh remains compliant with the decided terms and conditions of the agreement. It also adds a layer of accountability on the buyers’ side.

The amendments send a clear signal to Bangladesh that India is prepared to prioritise its energy security and financial interests over bilateral arrangements if any are in place. It puts the neighbouring country in a position where it has to fulfil the commitments or risk losing access to electricity that it imports from India. Any such event may lead to significant implications on the economic stability and political landscape of Bangladesh, especially in current times.

Congress criticises the move

Interestingly, Congress has issued a statement criticising the government’s decision. It has accused the government of using regulatory changes to put pressure on Bangladesh. The Congress party has claimed that the amendments have been brought to help Adani as Adani Power is the only company that has exclusive rights to supply electricity to neighbouring countries. The amendments came at a time when India is visibly increasing its focus on securing the energy needs of the country and expanding its influence in the Indian sub-continent region. The strategic implications of the amendments may not be visible at first but it will show results in coming months as India will be navigating its relationship with the new government in Bangladesh.

Cow slaughter a hate crime: Gujarat court sends Asif to 10 years in prison. Read what the court said in landmark judgement

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Cow slaughter a hate crime: Gujarat court sends Asif to 10 years in prison. Read what the court said in landmark judgement

The Amreli Sessions Court has sentenced a Muslim man to ten years in prison and fined him Rs 2 lakh for deliberately slaughtering a cow and allowing the blood to flow into a municipal drain. The accused has been identified as Asif Alarakh Tarkavadia. The case dates back to 2021, with verdict delivered on August 13, 2024.

The case was filed on November 6, 2021, at the Amreli City Police Station against Asif under several sections of the Gujarat Animal Protection Act, the IPC, and the Gujarat Police Act. However, a few days later, the court granted him conditional bail. Earlier, the case was ongoing in the Civil Court, from where it was later transferred to the Sessions Court in March 2023. 

According to additional information in the case, on the day the case was registered, the police raided Asif’s home based on a tip-off. From there, 50 kg of beef and animal cutting instruments were recovered. Following that, he was arrested and a case was filed at the Amreli City Police Station. According to the FIR, despite knowing that cows are regarded as sacred symbols of Hinduism, Asif slaughtered the cow and spilled blood and other vile waste in the municipality’s open drains to achieve financial gain by deliberately offending Hindus.

The case was initially brought in civil court, where the police presented a charge sheet on September 17, 2022. However, in March 2023, the case was referred to the Sessions Court where the hearing was held. After hearing all of the arguments, the court filed charges against the accused on August 2, and reserved judgment on August 8. Finally, on August 13, the verdict was announced, and the accused was found guilty.

The court held that the act was done to hurt the sentiments of Hindus

After hearing all of the arguments and examining the evidence and facts on record, the Court concluded that the accused had slaughtered the cattle. So he is found guilty under Section 429 of the IPC. Furthermore, the court stated that the accused slaughtered the cow despite knowing it was considered sacred in Hinduism and that under IPC 295, insulting any religion with malice is criminal. In addition, the court convicted him under Section 119 of the Gujarat Police Act, which allows for the punishment of severely binding and beating an animal.

In the final ruling, the court found Asif guilty of violating Sections 295 and 429 of the IPC, as well as Sections 5(1-C) and 6(b) of the Gujarat Animal Protection Act. The court sentenced him to two years in prison and a fine of Rs 2000 under IPC section 295, three years in prison and a fine of Rs 3000 under IPC 429, ten years in prison, and a fine of Rs 2,00,000 under sections of the Gujarat Animal Protection Act, and two months in prison under GPA section 119. He will have to deal with all of the implications. A copy of the court order is accessible with OpIndia.

Gujarat: Congress leaders booked for asking students to remove Saffron T-shirts with images of Veer Savarkar and Netaji Subhash Bose

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Gujarat: Congress leaders booked for asking students to remove Saffron T-shirts with images of Veer Savarkar and Netaji Subhash Bose

Ahead of the 78th Independence Day celebrations on 15th August, Tiranga Yatras are being organised across the country. However, a controversy erupted in one such Tiranga Yatra in the Sangani village of Gujarat’s Surendranagar district. The incident unfolded when Congress leaders stopped the participating students and raised objections over their saffron colour T-shirts. As per reports, they also asked the students to remove the T-shirts alleging that it was promoting an ‘RSS leader’, Veer Savarkar. 

The Congress leaders also made disparaging remarks and repeated the false allegations against Savarkar, including the allegations of involvement in the MK Gandhi murder case, which have been repeatedly busted. 

Following the incident, MoS Home affairs in Gujarat government, Harsh Sanghvi informed that the Congress leaders who were part of the incident have been booked for insulting freedom fighters. He added that the Congress leaders seen in the video were not worthy to certify the patriotism of Veer Savarkar Ji & Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 

According to reports, on Wednesday, the local unit of the Congress party was taking out Nyay Yatra and as it reached near the students’ Tiranga Yatra, they created a ruckus and stopped the students. The Congress leaders alleged that school uniforms were being suppressed and the T-shirts were promoting VD Savarkar whom they labelled as an ‘RSS guy‘ and repeated the baseless tropes of him being involved in the MK Gandhi Murder case. 

They also raised objects to the T-shirts alleging that the students were forgetting and overlooking MK Gandhi and Sardar Patel in their own home state. However, it is pertinent to note that the saffron T-shirts have images of two prominent freedom fighters, Veer Savarkar and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 

Meanwhile, the video of the incident is now doing rounds on social media.

In the viral video, some Congress leaders could be seen stopping the students from taking out the Tiranga Yatra and raising objections on their T-shirts. 

In the video, one person can be heard saying, “School dress is being suppressed and they are walking around with images of RSS’ Savarkar, that’s not right.”  

He then addresses the children and says, “You decide whether we will go out wearing pictures of Gandhi Bapu or of Savarkar.” In response to which the children could be heard replying ‘Gandhi Bapu’.

A party leader could also be heard harassing the teachers and principal of Sangani school for allowing students to wear T-shirts with images of Veer Savarkar alleging that he was involved in MK Gandhi’s murder. 

Later, the Congress leaders ask the students to remove the t-shirts, and the children comply. 

During the incident, National President (Chief Organiser) of Congress Sevadal, Lalji Desai asked, “Tomorrow, if they provide you with a T-shirt of Godse or Dawood, will you make them wear that?”

The Congress leaders also lamented that Gandhi and Sardar are being forgotten and Savarkar is being given a place. However, in the video, several Congress leaders could be seen wearing T-shirts featuring ‘Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra’ and had not given place to either Gandhi or Sardar Patel. Meanwhile, some police officers could also be seen in the video. 

Congress leader writes a letter to District Collector seeking a ban on T-shirts with images of Veer Savarkar

Former MLA and President of the Surendranagar District Congress Committee, Naushad Solanki also wrote a letter to the District Collector asking for a ban on T-shirts having Savarkar image on it. 

“This is to inform you that as part of a conspiracy to erase the names of Gandhi and Sardar Patel from Gujarat of Gandhi and Sardar, saffron-colored t-shirts with Savarkar’s picture are being distributed to school children in Surendranagar district on the occasion of Independence Day. Gujarat is the birthplace and workplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. Despite this, t-shirts with Savarkar’s photo, instead of Gandhi and Sardar Patel, are being distributed as part of a conspiracy. This has hurt the sentiments of the people of Gujarat. Therefore, we request an immediate ban on such t-shirts and ask that t-shirts with pictures of Gandhi and Sardar Patel be provided instead,” the Congress leader was quoted saying in DeshGujarat. 

However, it is important to note that a Mumbai based organised ‘Shrimati Indumati Vasantlal Shah Charitable Trust’, distributed stationery items to the young students in the Chotila Taluka region. Incidentally, the Trust also gave them Saffron colour T-shirts having images of Veer Savarkar and Netaji on it. 

Divya Bhaskar also peddles the agenda of ‘Gandhi-Sardar being forgotten’

While the Congressmen made disparaging remarks against Veer Savarkar, Gujarati media outlet, Divya Bhaskar also furthered the trope that ‘Gandhi-Sardar’ are being forgotten in their native state. The title of the Divya Bhaskar report reads – Gandhi-Sardar forgotten in Gujarat: Tirangayatra started from Chotila in T-shirts of Savarkar and Subhash Chandra Bose, Congress said- ‘now tomorrow they will wear T-shirts of Godse or Dawood’. 

It is pertinent to note that the students only wore T-shirts of prominent freedom fighters, Veer Savarkar and Netaji Bose, that were given to them but no disrespect was meted out to any other freedom fighters including MK Gandhi and Sardar Patel during the Tiranga Yatra. 

Nonetheless, Mos Home Affairs, Harsh Sanghvi has shared that the Congress leaders have been booked under sections 126(2), 189(3), 221, 197(C)(D), 352, and 353 of the Indian Penal Code for insulting Veer Savarkar and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 

Pakistan: 28-year-old Belgian woman raped for 5 days, thrown on streets of Islamabad, one accused Tamizuddin arrested

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Pakistan: 28-year-old Belgian woman raped for 5 days, thrown on streets of Islamabad, one accused Tamizuddin arrested

In a terrifying episode, a Belgian woman was reportedly dumped after being sexually assaulted for days in the Islamabad district of Pakistan. The woman was found in Islamabad’s G-6 district with her wrists and legs tied with rope after being raped for days and abandoned by a few unidentified persons. A resident observed the woman abandoned and notified the police, who responded to the scene and rescued her.

The incident occured on 14th August, the day when Pakistan celebrates its ‘independence’.

Silvie Stina (28) was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation after she complained that she had been sexually assaulted for more than five days by some unidentified people. The police have opened a case, launched an investigation, and arrested one of the accused for sexually attacking a foreign woman. 

The police have begun an investigation into the case and arrested one of the accused identified as Tamizuddin. He is currently in the police custody. The police will be questioning him as the inquiry into the crime proceeds. The victim meanwhile has confirmed that Tamizuddin was involved in the crime.

Tamizuddin was arrested by Aabpara Police at his home and transferred to the hospital for a further medical examination. He was taken to the same hospital as the victim for medical assessment.

However, Tamizuddin dismissed the woman’s claims and alleged that she was mentally ill. Immediately after refuting the claims, he identified the woman and stated that she did not have identification and had been to Pakistan without valid documentation. The police have launched a search operation at Tamizuddin’s apartment to locate the victim’s documents. Further investigations in the case are underway.

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