Talking about Delhi: Pilot offer, make CM, bring MLAs
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political upheaval in the Rajasthan Congress, Sachin Pilot has offered the Congress high command that once he is installed as the chief minister, he will bring the support of the necessary MLAs. Congress sources say that the high command has given notice to the three ministers of the Gehlot group only after the assurance of the pilot.
Pilot also said in public that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has always called him useless but he has always considered Gehlot as his father and accepted him as his leader. Pilot also wished Gehlot a successful run as the national president of the Congress.
Pilot met Priyanka Gandhi and assured that if she is made the Chief Minister, she will fulfill the responsibility of bringing the MLAs in her favor well.
Congress sources believe that the pilot's talk is true. Once in power in politics, MLAs do not find it difficult to turn to themselves. If the Congress High Command behaves strictly and installs Pilot as Chief Minister, the MLAs will automatically fall in line.
Gehlot was chased by his own stake
Ashok Gehlot threw up his hands after the MLAs of the Gehlot group in Rajasthan pretended to resign by raising their arms against the Congress high command. Gehlot claimed that he had nothing to do with the drama. The Congress high command has also tried Gehlot's bet and suppressed the Gehlot faction MLAs. The high command has issued notices to two ministers and a chairman of the Gehlot government for misbehavior by warning them not to attend the assembly party meeting. By issuing this notice, the high command has worsened Gehlot's condition as Gehlot cannot defend ministers Shanti Dhariwal, Dandak Mahesh Joshi and RTDC chairman Dharmendra Singh Rathore for boycotting the Congress assembly meeting.
The high command did not take any action against Ashok Gehlot using manipulation. He has been given a clincher by admitting that he believed what Gehlot had said to be true.
The high command has accused the three leaders of indiscipline and demanded a reply within 10 days. Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Khadge's report indicted these leaders.
Ankita murder case investigation pressured
There is talk in BJP circles in Delhi that there is pressure on the Pushkar Singh Dhami government not to delve too deeply into the Ankita Bhandari murder case in Uttarakhand. BJP leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit has been arrested for Ankita's murder. Big heads are believed to be involved in the murder of Ankita Bhandari, a lady receptionist of Vanatara Resort in Shikesh, Pulkit.
A former lady employee of the resort who had worked with Ankita alleged that Pulkit Arya and his partner Ankit Gupta used to bring girls to satisfy the body hunger of VVIPOs. Many people used to come to the resort and the game of havas was going on.
There is a discussion in BJP circles that many top leaders of all political parties are worried that their pot will not explode as they have enjoyed Pulkit's hospitality. These big heads are pressuring the government to close the investigation but they are not giving a damn. Dhami has handed over the investigation of the case to the SIT. Dhami has also assured that no one will be spared in this case.
Photo of Mahakal Maharaj at Cabinet meeting
A controversy has arisen due to a photo of 'Mahakal' being placed on a chair in a cabinet meeting in Madhya Pradesh. Hindu supporters are criticizing that Shivraj Singh Chauhan is misusing the name of Lord Shiva for political gain. Shivraj did not do right by crossing the name of Lord Shiva in trivial matters like cabinet meeting.
In this meeting, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that this is the government of Mahakal Maharaj. Mahakal Maharaj is the king here. All his servants have come to sit on the earth of Mahakal Maharaj.
There is also criticism that Shivraj Singh has done this play to please Modi. Modi will inaugurate the first phase of Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Project in Ujjain on October 11 at a cost of 750 crores. Around 200 idols and murals related to Shiva, Shakti and other religious entities will be created in the 900 meter corridor. In the first phase of this project, work worth Rs 351 crore has already been completed. The Cabinet has announced that October 11 will be a local public holiday in Ujjain.
Arrest of Sisodia after Nair-Mahendru?
Liquor baron Sameer Mahendru has been arrested by the ED in the case of alleged corruption in Arvind Kejriwal government's Delhi excise policy. This is the second arrest in the case. Earlier, Vijay Nair, former CEO of event management company Only Much Louder, was arrested. In this case, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia was raided there. The ED will now ask Sisodia whether such a question is being asked after Mehend's arrest.
ED had interrogated Kendriya Sameer Mahendru several times before arresting him. After that, Sameer Mahend was arrested.
Manish Sisodia brought in a new policy in 2021-22, setting aside the old liquor policy of the Delhi government. The investigating agency has made serious allegations of corruption in it. The investigation agency claims that the new policy has increased the retail margin of liquor sellers by nearly one thousand percent. Apart from Manish Sisodia, top officials of Excise have also been suspected to have taken bribes worth crores of rupees.
Election effect, DA increased by one percent
The Modi government has decided to increase the dearness allowance by 4 percent by giving gifts to central employees before Diwali. Earlier, the government had increased the dearness allowance by 3 percent in March and this dearness allowance was implemented from January 1, 2022. This time the government increased the dearness allowance from 31 percent to 34 percent. Now by increasing the dearness allowance by 4 percent, it has increased to 38 percent. 50 lakh employees and 65 lakh pension holders of the country will benefit if the government increases the dearness allowance.
Important states for the BJP like Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have elections at the end of the year, so the government has already taken a decision to benefit the BJP.
BJP sources say that there is pressure on the Modi government due to rising inflation. People are also dissatisfied. This time the dearness allowance has been increased to four per cent instead of three per cent to show that the government is sensitive towards the employees.
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Unleash the war of words over PFI ban
A fierce war of words has erupted following the five-year ban on activist outfit PFI (Popular Front of India) and its eight affiliates under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act). Prime Minister Modi is cleaning India, ban the RSS group, that means the demand is being made vigorously. Congress demanded ban on RSS like PFI. Congress leader Kamal Nath asked why the center woke up so late? While the Samajwadi Party termed the event anti-Islam, PFI's wing SDPI (Social Democratic Party of India) said the organization was banned because it spoke against the BJP. Although AIMIM chief Owaisi himself does not agree with the approach of PFI, he has termed the ban on it as a drastic step. Muslims must have freedom of speech, he added.
Even after six months, UP students remain book-deprived
Six months after the start of book-distribution work to students in Uttar Pradesh, students are still deprived of two crore books. This means that a large number of students of government schools in the state are attending classes without books or they are working from last year's used books. The fact is that the state government has given 11.5 lakh books to the concerned authorities in April itself for distribution to children. About 1.92 crore students study in 1.33 lakh schools in the state. Commenting on the situation, an official said that 95 percent of the books have been delivered by the printers to the Basic Education Officers. There is a delay in distribution at the district level. Efforts are being made to reduce it.
Third front imaginary, no fear for Modi: Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manoharlal Khattar said that no third front has the strength to stand against the Narendra Modi government. Speaking to reporters after attending a special show of Swaraj : Bharat Ke Swatantrya Sangramaki at Panchkula, he said that the opposition has been talking about a third front for a long time but where is that front? I think that front is only in the imagination of the opposition. Former Chief Minister of Haryana and grandfather of Bharatiya Rashtriya Lok Dal O.P. Chautala recently claimed the formation of a third front to challenge the BJP in the 2024 general elections.
Congress has made politics a family business: BJP leader
According to BJP Himachal Pradesh unit president Suresh Kumar Kashyap, since the Congress party has made politics a family business, developing new leadership in the party is becoming very difficult. Kashyap quoted former Congress leader Vijay Singh Mankotia's statement, adding that the Congress is a party ruled by the elected families of his constituency. Kangra district is governed by Congress families living in 11 out of 15 constituencies, he added. The Congress state president and his MLA-son run the party like their fiefdoms. Their own leaders show indifference towards the people. Most of the Congress leaders are out on bail, added Suresh Kumar Kashyap.
Crimes were registered against 286 people in UP
Nikhil Kumar, a Dalit student studying at Adarsh Inter College in Uttar Pradesh's Uraiyya district, was beaten up by his teacher for a mistake he made in an exam earlier this month. Also, Nikhilkumar rioted and prevented the officials from doing their work. Because of that, his teacher beat him. A student injured in a teacher's beating had to be admitted to a hospital for treatment, where he unfortunately died on Monday, sparking widespread riots in Nikhilkumar's Achalda village. Protesters set up roadblocks and burnt two police jeeps and pelted stones at the policemen. Hence, the police have registered cases against 286 people including Nikhilkumar's father on Tuesday.
Growing drug trade by sea: NCB
About 70 percent of the total amount of drugs smuggled into India is smuggled through the Arabian Sea or the Bay of Bengal. This fact poses a major challenge to law enforcement agencies, said the last annual report of the NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau). The use of sea routes by international drug syndicates based in Pakistan and Afghanistan is only expected to increase. "Especially in the western part of India, cases of drug smuggling by sea are increasing. The bulk of the drug is shipped from ports in Afghanistan and Iran, which are diverted to states along India's coast or countries like Sri Lanka and the Maldives,' the above-mentioned annual report added.
- Inder Sahni
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