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Rahul Gandhi as Ravan and PM Modi as ‘Biggest Liar’: Congress, BJP engage in poster war on social media platforms

A combination of posters shows PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah as ‘Jumla Boy’ (L) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as ‘Ravan’. | Photo Credit: PTI

Objecting to the BJP’s official X handle sharing an image of Rahul Gandhi, in which he is depicted as a new-age Ravan, the Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of trying to incite violence against Mr. Gandhi.

Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal accused the BJP of trying to “murder” Mr. Gandhi while his party colleague and communication chief Jairam Ramesh called it “outright dangerous”.

“No words are enough to condemn the shameful graphic on the BJP handle comparing Sh. @RahulGandhi ji to Ravana. Their nefarious intentions are clear, they want to murder him,” Mr. Venugopal said in a post.

The Congress leader said the government first withdrew Mr. Gandhi’s SPG [special protection group] to score petty political points and haven’t allocated another house that he has requested for.

“All this points to a well-planned conspiracy of the BJP to eliminate their fiercest critic, someone who attacks the very core of their hate-filled ideology,” Mr Venugopal added.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a post on X, asked if the Prime Minister and BJP chief J.P. Nadda approved of the “provocative and inciteful post”.

The BJP’s poster comes a day after the Congress posted on X a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the caption “The Biggest Liar”. Another post called Mr. Modi a “Jumla Boy,” who was “Going to hit the election rally soon”.

Hitting back, the BJP on its official handle on X shared a poster of Mr. Gandhi with several heads with the title “Bharat Khatre Mein Hai [India is in danger] – A Congress party production. Directed by George Soros”.

“The new age Ravan is here. He is Evil. Anti Dharma. Anti Ram. His aim is to destroy Bharat,” the BJP said on X.

“What is the real intent of an atrocious graphic portraying Rahul Gandhi as Ravan by the BJP’s official handle? It is clearly intended to incite and provoke violence against a Congress MP and a former President of the party, whose father and grandmother were assassinated by forces that want to divide India,” Mr. Ramesh said in a post on X.

“It is one thing for the PM to give evidence daily of being a pathological liar and of suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder. But for him to get his party to produce something this obnoxious is not just completely unacceptable, but is downright dangerous,” he added.

Senior leader Anand Sharma said, “BJP is rattled by Rahul Gandhi’s rising popularity and their own falling graph”.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-and-bjp-engage-in-poster-war-on-social-media-platforms-rahul-gandhi-depicted-as-ravan-pm-modi-as-biggest-liar/article67384716.ece

Ajay Maken appointed Congress’s new treasurer, replaces Pawan Kumar Bansal

Pawan Kumar Bansal was appointed as interim treasurer after the demise of Ahmed Patel.

Congress president has appointed Ajay Maken as the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee. (File photo)

The Congress on Sunday appointed its senior leader Ajay Maken as the new treasurer, replacing Pawan Kumar Bansal, who was appointed as interim treasurer after the demise of Ahmed Patel.

“Congress president has appointed Ajay Maken as the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee, with immediate effect,” party general secretary KC Venugopal said in a statement.

“The party appreciates the contribution of the outgoing treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal,” the statement further said.

Taking to microblogging website X (formerly Twitter), Maken said, “I am currently in Raipur attending the screening committee meeting. I have been informed of my appointment as the treasurer of Congress.”

“This is indeed a significant responsibility,” he added.

He further extended his gratitude to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and KC Vengugopal for “for placing their trust” in him.

“I assure both my leaders and the workers of our party that as a custodian of their contributions, I will work with the utmost diligence, honesty, and dedication,” Maken added.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajay-maken-appointed-congress-new-treasurer-replaces-pawan-kumar-bansal-2443092-2023-10-01

Auction Notice To Sunny Deol’s Bungalow Withdrawn, Congress Has Questions

Mr Deol’s property was put on the block on Sunday by Bank of Baroda to recover ₹ 56 crore through an e-auction to be held on August 25.

Mumbai: The auction notice for actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol’s bungalow in Mumbai’s Juhu has been withdrawn, the state-owned Bank of Baroda said in a statement today.
Mr Deol’s property was put on the block on Sunday by Bank of Baroda to recover ₹ 56 crore through an e-auction to be held on August 25. The Gurdaspur MP has been in default on a ₹ 55.99 crore loan from Bank of Baroda since December 2022.

“Corrigendum to e-auction notice with regards to sale auction notice in respect of Mr Ajay Singh Deol alias Mr Sunny Deol stands withdrawn due to technical reasons,” the Bank of Baroda said in a statement today.

The bank had said on Sunday that the auction of the Juhu property known as Sunny Villa would commence at ₹ 51.43 crore. The minimum bid amount was set at ₹ 5.14 crore.

Additionally, the 599.44 square metre property, which houses Sunny Villa and Sunny Sounds, was also set to be auctioned off. Sunny Sounds is a company owned by the Deols, and it is the corporate guarantor for the loan. Dharmendra, Sunny Deol’s actor-politician father, is the personal guarantor.

The notice on Sunday stated that the Deols can still settle their outstanding debt with the bank to prevent the auction from being held under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act of 2002.

Reacting to the bank’s notice, Congress today asked who triggered the “technical reasons” for the withdrawal.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bank-of-baroda-withdraws-e-auction-notice-for-actor-sunny-deols-juhu-bungalow-cites-technical-reasons-4314570

J&K Situation, Corruption, No-confidence Motion: Amit Shah Tears Into Cong in Lok Sabha | Top Quotes

Shah highlighted that there was no bandh and curfew or blockade for any day during the last six years of the BJP government in Manipur. (Photo: YouTube/Sansad TV)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition is “politically motivated” and seeks to create confusion among people while underlining that the Parliament and the citizens have trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking during the discussion on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Shah said the Modi government has taken more than 50 landmark decisions in the last nine years.

“There is no question of the minority. There is also belief in the people. 60 crore poor people got new energy in their lives because of the Narendra Modi government. NDA was elected twice with the majority. After 30 years, a majority and stable government was formed,” he said.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi moved the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

  • Shah said Narendra Modi is the most popular prime minister in India since independence. “Without taking any leave, if there is any PM who works for 17 hours in a day, that is Narendra Modi,” he added.
  • The Home Minister said PM Modi has dismantled corruption, dynasty politics and appeasement and gave importance to the politics of performance.
  • Shah said Rs 25 lakh crore was sent to bank accounts of poor people without any commission while slamming Congress over corruption.
  • In a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, Shah said there is one member in this House who has been launched 13 times in politics. “This member failed all 13 times. I have seen one launching when he went to meet a poor lady from Bundelkhand named Kalavati. But what did you do for her?  House, ration, and electricity were provided to her by the Modi government,” he said.
  • Shah said PM Modi received the highest honours of 14 nations and added it is respect of 130 crore people of India.
  • Shah said India conducted surgical strikes in 2016 and air strikes in 2019 across the border. Earlier terrorists used to kill Indian soldiers during the UPA tenure, he said.
  • The Home Minister said the road connectivity is now till the last village of India.
  • He said that the Modi-led government saved 130 crore people from Coronavirus by administering both doses of vaccines free of cost.
  • Shah said that PM Modi abrogated Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. He said stone-pelting incidents have stopped. He said 1.80 lakh tourists visited Kashmir last year and pointed out theatres opened in the valley after 33 years.
  • Shah ruled out any dialogue with Pakistan as well as the Hurriyat Conference but said the government can hold talks with the youth of the Kashmir valley.
  • He said that the Centre banned PFI in the country and conducted raids at over 90 locations in the country.
  • Shah said that 152 people were killed in Manipur violence and 14,898 people were arrested, and 1,106 FIRs were registered.

Source: https://www.news18.com/politics/amit-shah-lok-sabha-no-confidence-motion-india-opposition-congress-parliament-narendra-modi-8529874.html

“You Define Corruption In India”: Smriti Irani Hits Out At Congress

The Union Minister said the Congress should remember what was said to the British: Quit India.

No-Trust Debate in parliament: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the debate on Thursday.

New Delhi: After a flip-flop on when he would speak, Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering attack on the BJP during the no-confidence debate today and said the party had killed Bharat Mata in Manipur. His attack was countered by Union Minister Smriti Irani.

Here are the top 10 updates on this big story

  1. “I went to Manipur a few days ago. Our Prime Minister didn’t go yet, because, for him, Manipur is not part of India. I am saying Manipur, but the truth today is that there is no Manipur. You have divided Manipur, broken it up. I spoke to women and children in relief camps, which our Prime Minister hasn’t done till date,” Rahul Gandhi said.  “Like I said at the beginning of my speech,  Bharat is the voice of the people, the voice of their hearts. You have killed that voice in Manipur. That means you have killed Bharat Mata in Manipur. You are anti-national, you are not patriots. You are not the protectors of Bharat Mata, you are her killers,” he added.
  2. Hitting out at the Congress, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, “You define corruption in India, you define incompetence in India. You are not India, for India is not corrupt. India believes in merit, and not dynasty. Today, of all days, people like you should remember what was told to the British: Quit India. Corruption quit India, dynasty quit India. Merit now finds place in India.”
  3. Other Union Ministers – Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and Jyotiraditya Scindia are expected to speak in Lok Sabha today. Kiren Rijiju, who participated in the debate yesterday, said the Opposition will regret bringing the No-Confidence Motion because it comes at the “wrong time and the wrong manner”, given India’s current stature in the world.
  4. The Prime Minister will reply to the debate on Thursday. He chaired the BJP’s Parliamentary Party meeting yesterday ahead of the big vote. Taking a swipe at the INDIA alliance, the Prime Minister reportedly said that this is not a vote to express distrust in the government, but to see who can trust whom in the opposition. “It’s a test of their own internal trust,” he reportedly said.
  5. In recent weeks, PM Modi has frequently attacked the opposition bloc for calling itself INDIA, accusing the parties, particularly the Congress, of attempting a rebranding to whitewash their past record as the former UPA or United Progressive Alliance.
  6. Gaurav Gogoi said ‘INDIA’ was forced to bring the No-Confidence Motion against the government to break Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vow of silence” on Manipur. He alleged that a government which talks about “one India” has created “two Manipurs — one living in the hills and the other in the valley”.
  7. Home Minister Amit Shah, during a discussion on the Delhi Services bill on Monday, accused the Opposition of running away from a debate on Manipur. “The question is Manipur situation and what steps the government is taking there, not a show of strength by voting. If you want voting, I dare you to make this bill fall through voting,” Mr Shah said.
  8. The session, which started on July 20, has been continually disrupted by Opposition protests. The opposition contends that in view of the 170-plus deaths, injuries and displacements of thousands of people since the ethnic violence broke out in May, there is nothing more urgent that can demand the Prime Minister’s attention.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-trust-motion-lok-sabha-bjp-congress-india-narendra-modi-rahul-gandhi-manipur-violence-no-confidence-debate-to-resume-in-parliament-today-10-points-4281677

Congress’s Jagdish Tytler charged with murder by CBI in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Earlier, a Delhi court on Saturday accepted a bail bond furnished by Jagdish Tytler in a case connected with the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Jagdish Tytler
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Congress leader Jagdish Tytler instigated the mob to kill Sikhs near Gurudwara Pul Bangash in Delhi, says the Central Bureau of Investigation’s chargesheet against him, filed on May 20. Tytler has been charged with murder in the 39-year-old anti-Sikh riots case, reports ndtv.com.

According to the ndtv.com report, the CBI said, “Tytler provoked the mob to kill the Sikhs which resulted in Gurudwara Pul Bangash being set on fire by the mob and killing of three persons belonging to Sikh community on 1.11.1984,” adding that he incited the mob, which burnt Gurudwara Pul Bangash and killed Thakur Singh and Badal Singh.

Earlier, a Delhi court on Saturday accepted a bail bond furnished by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case connected with the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, reports PTI.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand, who had on July 26 summoned Tytler on Saturday in connection with the case, noted that the accused has already been granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court.

The court further directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to provide a copy of the chargesheet to Tytler.

The Congress leader appeared before the court amid high security.

“Bail bond furnished. Accepted, subject to conditions imposed on bail order,” the magistrate said.

Tytler’s wife, Jennifer Tytler, stood security for him in the case.

Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/congresss-jagdish-tytler-charged-with-murder-by-cbi-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-case/cid/1956975

Congress chief dials Kejriwal after CBI summons AAP leader, calls for Oppn unity

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge called Arvind Kejriwal and emphasize the need for opposition unity after CBI issued summons to Delhi CM.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been called for questioning as a witness on Sunday by CBI (Twitter/@AamAadmiParty)(HT_PRINT)

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge telephoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, a day after the AAP convenor was summoned by the CBI, and stressed the need for opposition parties to unite against the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, sources said.

Kharge is learnt to have expressed solidarity with Kejriwal, who will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the Delhi excise policy case on Sunday, they said.

The CBI on Friday summoned Kejriwal to answer queries of the investigating team as a witness in the excise policy case. His former deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested in the case last month.

Kharge’s outreach is part of the Congress’ efforts to bring several like-minded parties together on a common platform in their fight against the BJP.

The Congress president will be hosting a meeting of senior leaders of various parties in the next few days to chalk out a common programme. Kharge has already spoken to a number of opposition leaders.

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-chief-dials-kejriwal-after-cbi-summons-aap-leader-calls-for-oppn-unity-101681572764601.html

Digvijaya Singh, five others get one-year imprisonment in 2011 assault case

Former MP CM Digvijaya Singh and five others, who were awarded one-year imprisonment, were later granted bail on surety of Rs 25,000 each.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. (File photo)
A special court in Indore on Saturday sentenced six accused, including former Madhya Pradesh CM and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, to one-year imprisonment in a case related to a clash with protesting workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in 2011.

The court later granted bail to all the convicts, including Ujjain MP Premchand Guddu, on a surety of Rs 25,000 each.

Three accused were acquitted by the court due to lack of evidence.

Government advocate Vimal Kumar Mishra said that because the sentence awarded to all the accused was less than three years, they were released on bail.

Meanwhile, Digvijaya Singh and former MP Premchand Guddu said that they do not want to comment on the decision of the court but they will appeal against the said sentence in the High Court.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-mp-cm-5-others-get-one-year-imprisonment-in-2011-assault-case-1929943-2022-03-26?utm_source=washare&utm_medium=socialicons&utm_campaign=shareurltracking

Sonia Gandhi asks Congress chiefs in 5 states to resign after poll drubbing

Gandhi’s decision came two days after the CWC meet and is aimed at facilitating ‘reorganisation’ of the state units.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi during the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi, on 13 March 2022 | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi Tuesday asked the party’s state unit chiefs in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand to tender their resignations in order to enable reorganisation of the party.

Earlier in the day, the Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar had resigned from his post after claiming responsibility for the party’s loss.

The Congress lost the recently concluded assembly elections in all five states. In a major setback for the party, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stormed to power in Punjab with a landslide 92 seats in the 117-member state assembly.

To ‘facilitate reorganisation’

“Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi has asked the PCC Presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa & Manipur to put in their resignations in order to facilitate reorganisation of PCC,” said Randeep Surjewala, general secretary in-charge of communication for the party.

The party, however, is yet to take a decision on the senior leaders who were made in-charges for the poll-going states, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was the in-charge for Uttar Pradesh. Vadra Tuesday held an organisational meet with leaders of the UP Congress to introspect on the reasons for the party’s defeat in the state.

Ajay Lallu, president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, had finished third in the seat (Tamukhi Raj ) he was contesting from.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, who leads Congress’ Punjab unit, had lost his Amritsar East seat. Sidhu has also been blamed as one of the reasons for the party’s loss in Punjab. Factionalism within the party is another reason that is said to have hurt the Congress’ prospects in Punjab.

Source: https://theprint.in/politics/sonia-gandhi-asks-congress-chiefs-in-5-states-to-resign-after-poll-drubbing/874997/

Gandhis’ Accessibility, AAP’s Rise: Congress Key Meet Addresses Elephant in the Room After Poll Rout

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Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at the CWC meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. (Image: News18)

The four-hour Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting concluded on Sunday with senior members requesting party president Sonia Gandhi to continue to lead from the front. The meeting was held to introspect the Congress’s crushing defeat in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur – leading to renewed demands from several quarters for a change in the party’s leadership.

One of the demands made at the meeting was more accessibility of Congress leaders, especially Rahul Gandhi, which has been one of the major complaints of party members. Another demand raised by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was fixing responsibilities. Azad, however, also made it clear that neither he nor any of the dissenting G-23 members are against the Gandhis.

According to sources, Sonia Gandhi, while addressing the meeting, said Gandhis are ready to step down and take responsibility for the election defeat. “I am often told that some of you feel we three are responsible for the state of affairs. If that is how you feel, then we three (Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka) are willing to sacrifice and step down,” she was quoted by sources as saying at the meeting.

Source: https://www.news18.com/news/politics/gandhis-accessibility-aaps-rise-congress-key-meet-addresses-elephant-in-the-room-after-poll-rout-4871234.html

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