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  • Wrestlers protest enters day eight, Robert Vadra, Bhim Army chief amongst latest company

    Express News Service

    New Delhi: The protest by India’s excessive wrestlers in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on the enduring Jantar Mantar entered the eighth day on Sunday with ever-rising assist of politicians.

    The latest company on the protest web site had been Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad and Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi vadra’s husband Robert Vadra.

    “If someone is fighting for his rights then lakhs of people will come out in support. We want justice for them. This is not a fight of regions, castes, or religion, this is a fight for justice,” Aazad acknowledged whereas addressing the people from Jantar Mantar.

    Vadra whereas chatting with the reporters acknowledged he obtained right here to extend his assist to all the protesting athletes. “All of us are with them. We will extend all help they need,” Vadra acknowledged.

    Notably, from April 23, India’s excessive wrestlers, along with Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and double World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar throughout the nationwide capital, initially demanding the registration of an FIR in opposition to WFI chief for sexually harassing women wrestlers.

    Businessman Robert Vadra with wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangita Phogat and Sakshi Malik all through their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

    The Delhi police on April 28 registered an FIR throughout the matter, just about each week after India’s excessive grapplers resumed their protests and even approached the Supreme Court on this regard.

    ALSO READ| Wrestlers protest: Stir to proceed till WFI chief is arrested, say India’s excessive grapplers

    However, even after the registration of two FIRs, the wrestlers refuse to call off their protest, saying their fight will proceed until and till they do not get justice for the sufferer women wrestlers.

    “Our fight is to punish people like Brij Bhushan Singh who should be behind bars and removed from his portfolio,” the wrestlers acknowledged.

    As per the latest development, sources throughout the Delhi Police instructed The New Indian Express that it’s going to current security to all the seven-woman complainants, along with one minor woman. “We are also going to record their statements soon,” the provision acknowledged.

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    IOA president Usha says protest tarnishing the image of India, wrestlers bemused

    All occasions welcome: Protesting wrestlers demand movement in opposition to WFI chief

    New Delhi: The protest by India’s excessive wrestlers in opposition to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on the enduring Jantar Mantar entered the eighth day on Sunday with ever-rising assist of politicians.

    The latest company on the protest web site had been Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad and Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi vadra’s husband Robert Vadra.

    “If someone is fighting for his rights then lakhs of people will come out in support. We want justice for them. This is not a fight of regions, castes, or religion, this is a fight for justice,” Aazad acknowledged whereas addressing the people from Jantar Mantar.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Vadra whereas chatting with the reporters acknowledged he obtained right here to extend his assist to all the protesting athletes. “All of us are with them. We will extend all help they need,” Vadra acknowledged.

    Notably, from April 23, India’s excessive wrestlers, along with Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik and double World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, have been protesting on the Jantar Mantar throughout the nationwide capital, initially demanding the registration of an FIR in opposition to WFI chief for sexually harassing women wrestlers.

    Businessman Robert Vadra with wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sangita Phogat and Sakshi Malik all through their protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

    The Delhi police on April 28 registered an FIR throughout the matter, just about each week after India’s excessive grapplers resumed their protests and even approached the Supreme Court on this regard.

    ALSO READ| Wrestlers protest: Stir to proceed till WFI chief is arrested, say India’s excessive grapplers

    However, even after the registration of two FIRs, the wrestlers refuse to call off their protest, saying their fight will proceed until and till they do not get justice for the sufferer women wrestlers.

    “Our fight is to punish people like Brij Bhushan Singh who should be behind bars and removed from his portfolio,” the wrestlers acknowledged.

    As per the latest development, sources throughout the Delhi Police instructed The New Indian Express that it’s going to current security to all the seven-woman complainants, along with one minor woman. “We are also going to record their statements soon,” the provision acknowledged.

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    IOA president Usha says protest tarnishing the image of India, wrestlers bemused

    All occasions welcome: Protesting wrestlers demand movement in opposition to WFI chief

  • Vinesh outrage prompts stars to lend their voice: Pained, hope for justice

    A DAY after World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat questioned the scarcity of help from totally different sportspersons, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and a lot of different totally different prime sportspersons on Friday lent their help to the wrestlers protesting in direction of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

    The nation’s first-ever monitor and topic Olympic gold medalist, Chopra acknowledged he was hurt to see athletes having to demand justice by protesting on the streets.

    “They have worked hard to represent our great nation and make us proud. As a nation, we are responsible for safeguarding the integrity and dignity of every individual, athlete or not,” he tweeted.

    Vinesh, who’s on the forefront  of the protests, had suggested The Indian Express all through an Idea Exchange programme that she anticipated her fellow athletes to “at least put up a neutral message and say there should be justice for whichever party. This is what pains me… Be it cricketers, badminton players, athletics, boxing…”

    Soon after Chopra’s current of help, former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh, world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen, former hockey captain Rani Rampal and a lot of Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza had been amongst people who extended solidarity to the wrestlers, who’ve been on a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi since Sunday.

    Harbhajan, an AAP Rajya Sabha MP, acknowledged it hurts him to see the satisfaction of India coming out to protest on the streets. “Sakshi, Vinesh are India’s pride. I am pained as a sportsperson to find the pride of our country coming out to protest on the streets. I pray that they get justice. #IStandWithWrestlers,” he wrote on Twitter.

    Later throughout the evening, AAP minister Atishi met the wrestlers and promised them help. With Phogat insisting that they could proceed the protest until Singh was arrested, AAP has promised to supply meals, water and electrical vitality for the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar.

    Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu acknowledged he’ll probably be changing into a member of the wrestlers’ ‘satyagraha’ on Monday. In a tweet, the Congress chief often known as the delay in submitting of the FIR a “tear on the cheek of time in Indian history”.

    Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen wrote on Twitter: “It breaks my heart to see our Olympic & World medallists in this state. Sportspeople also serve the nation by bringing glory & laurels… I sincerely hope & pray that the law takes its own course and justice is served at the earliest.”

    Much sooner than this wave of help, India’s two sporting greats – former cricketer Kapil Dev and Olympic gold worthwhile shooter Abhinav Bindra – had thrown their weight behind the wrestlers.

    On Thursday, Kapil Dev posted a picture of Vinesh, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, with a caption: “Will they ever get justice?”

    Bindra’s publish acknowledged: “My heart goes out to all those who have been affected. We must ensure that this issue is handled properly with athletes’ concerns heard and addressed fairly and independently.”

  • WATCH: Bajrang Punia accuses Delhi Police of lowering electrical vitality at Jantar Mantar, wrestlers requested to complete protest following 2 FIRs filed in the direction of WFI chief

    In an Instagram video, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia has accused the Delhi Police of lowering electrical vitality and ration offers on the wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

    Speaking to his followers, Punia claimed that the Delhi Police have cut back off electrical vitality, barricaded the protest site and isn’t not allowing meals and water and have requested the wrestlers to complete their protest after Delhi Police registered two FIRs in the direction of Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment and jail intimidation by seven girls wrestlers.

    “I’ve spoken to the ACP, he said, ‘Do whatever you can, we won’t let water or food in’,” Bajrang said. “You can see the pressure that is being put on us. When the entire country is in support of us, this is what the police are doing.”

    The allegations come minutes after it was confirmed that the Delhi Police have filed two FIR’s in the direction of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

    The first FIR is regarding allegations levelled by a minor sufferer, registered beneath POCSO Act (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) along with associated IPC sections relating to outraging of modesty. Meanwhile, the second FIR has been registered to analysis the complaints tendered by totally different wrestlers, who’re grownup complainants beneath associated sections pertaining to outraging of modesty.

    Earlier in the midst of the day, at a press conference from Jantar Mantar, the protesting wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik had revealed that they’re going to proceed their protests at until the WFI chief is arrested.

    “This is our first step towards victory, but the protests will continue,” Sakshi Malik said.

    “This fight is not just about getting an FIR filed. This fight is about getting justice, to punish him, send him behind bars and get him removed from all the positions he holds,” Vinesh Phogat added.

    “There’s an entire list of FIRs against him,” Bajrang Punia had said, pointing to the life-size poster of the numerous cases in the direction of Brijbhushan held on the protest site. “He’s got a lot of cases against him but is roaming free. Until he is behind bars, this protest will continue.”

  • NEET PG aspirants protest at Jantar Mantar demanding postponement of examination by a few weeks

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: The NEET PG aspirants underneath the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the postponement of the postgraduate medical entrance take a look at, scheduled for March 5.

    The outcomes for the NEET PG 2023 can be declared round March 31, and the counselling course of will begin in July 2023.

    The medical doctors’ physique sought the examination to be postponed by two or three weeks to cut back the hole between the declaration of the outcome and the counselling course of.

    “At present with the exam date on March 5 and the eligibility bar for interns on June 30, there is a large gap between the counselling and the examination date, this time could be utilised by the students to study for the examination and pursue their dream subject,” stated medical doctors’ affiliation FAIMA.

    ALSO READ | Last date for NEET PG ends, medical grads lose one tutorial 12 months

    “We also want to convey that this is the year where we are adjusting to the delays of Covid Pandemic in which the healthcare sector played a major role. Henceforth, we request the government to postpone NEET PG 2023 with immediate effect and allow maximum interns to take part in the examination system,” Manish Jangra, chief advisor of FAIMA, stated.

    The representatives of FAIMA from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) joined the protest.

    NEW DELHI: The NEET PG aspirants underneath the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the postponement of the postgraduate medical entrance take a look at, scheduled for March 5.

    The outcomes for the NEET PG 2023 can be declared round March 31, and the counselling course of will begin in July 2023.

    The medical doctors’ physique sought the examination to be postponed by two or three weeks to cut back the hole between the declaration of the outcome and the counselling course of.

    “At present with the exam date on March 5 and the eligibility bar for interns on June 30, there is a large gap between the counselling and the examination date, this time could be utilised by the students to study for the examination and pursue their dream subject,” stated medical doctors’ affiliation FAIMA.

    ALSO READ | Last date for NEET PG ends, medical grads lose one tutorial 12 months

    “We also want to convey that this is the year where we are adjusting to the delays of Covid Pandemic in which the healthcare sector played a major role. Henceforth, we request the government to postpone NEET PG 2023 with immediate effect and allow maximum interns to take part in the examination system,” Manish Jangra, chief advisor of FAIMA, stated.

    The representatives of FAIMA from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) joined the protest.

  • Farmers stage protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demand authorized assure for MSP

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Scores of farmers affiliated with the All India Kisan Congress gathered on the Jantar Mantar right here on Friday, demanding authorized assure for MSP and compensation for the kin of farmers killed in final 12 months’s agitation towards the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines.

    Thousands of farmers, significantly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, protested on the borders of the nationwide capital for over a 12 months, demanding the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced repealing the three legal guidelines in November.

    The Congress’ unit for farmers on Friday accused the BJP-led central authorities of not cooperating with the farmers and reneging on its guarantees made to them following which, the year-long stir at Delhi borders was suspended.

    Addressing a sea of protestors amid heavy safety, Senior Congress chief Randeep Surjewala criticised the Modi authorities for failing to fulfil the guarantees it has made to the farmers final 12 months. He known as the Narendra Modi-led authorities “anti-farmer”.

    “It is because of the anti-farmer approach of the Modi government. This is one of the reasons why they find it difficult to implement MSP,” he stated.

    “This protest should not be limited to Jantar Mantar. We should take it forward and fight for the rights of farmers, who feed the nation,” he added.

    “Even though Congress has lost the election it has not lost the courage to fight. Modi government has failed to deliver on the promise of implementing a MSP law,” celebration chief Alka Lamba stated.

    Speaking to PTI, Hargobind Singh, joint coordinator of the AIKC, stated, “Central government is neither cooperating with the farmers nor addressing their issues. It has been over a year since the anti-farm laws protest ended, but the government’s promise of ensuring MSP to farmers has not been fulfilled yet.”

    “The centre should immediately release the compensation for the families of farmers who sacrificed their lives while fighting for their rights. It is unfortunate that the Centre does not even have the list of those who lost their lives during the protest. How will they even release the compensation?” he requested.

    “The Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme must be implemented soon. The country still does not have a proper law for farmers which can directly benefit them,” he added.

    Holding the Congress celebration’s flag and elevating slogans of “jai jawan, jai kisan”, farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and a few southern states gathered on the 18th-century observatory. The farmers stated they’re protesting towards the BJP authorities’s “anti-farmers policies”.

    Dileep Singh, who hails from Punjab, asserted that the farmers ought to get their due rights.

    “We have come here to protest against the Modi government and its anti-farmers policies. Farmers are being suppressed under this regime. We have gathered here for our rights. We believe that farmers should get their due rights.”

    Kailash Yadav, who has come from Jaipur, stated, “We are here to strengthen the farmers’ movement. We are here in solidarity with our farmers who have been facing many problems under the present government.”

    “We are not getting proper MSP and we were told that our salary would double but nothing of this sort has happened,” he added.

    NEW DELHI: Scores of farmers affiliated with the All India Kisan Congress gathered on the Jantar Mantar right here on Friday, demanding authorized assure for MSP and compensation for the kin of farmers killed in final 12 months’s agitation towards the Centre’s three farm legal guidelines.

    Thousands of farmers, significantly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, protested on the borders of the nationwide capital for over a 12 months, demanding the repeal of the three farm legal guidelines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced repealing the three legal guidelines in November.

    The Congress’ unit for farmers on Friday accused the BJP-led central authorities of not cooperating with the farmers and reneging on its guarantees made to them following which, the year-long stir at Delhi borders was suspended.

    Addressing a sea of protestors amid heavy safety, Senior Congress chief Randeep Surjewala criticised the Modi authorities for failing to fulfil the guarantees it has made to the farmers final 12 months. He known as the Narendra Modi-led authorities “anti-farmer”.

    “It is because of the anti-farmer approach of the Modi government. This is one of the reasons why they find it difficult to implement MSP,” he stated.

    “This protest should not be limited to Jantar Mantar. We should take it forward and fight for the rights of farmers, who feed the nation,” he added.

    “Even though Congress has lost the election it has not lost the courage to fight. Modi government has failed to deliver on the promise of implementing a MSP law,” celebration chief Alka Lamba stated.

    Speaking to PTI, Hargobind Singh, joint coordinator of the AIKC, stated, “Central government is neither cooperating with the farmers nor addressing their issues. It has been over a year since the anti-farm laws protest ended, but the government’s promise of ensuring MSP to farmers has not been fulfilled yet.”

    “The centre should immediately release the compensation for the families of farmers who sacrificed their lives while fighting for their rights. It is unfortunate that the Centre does not even have the list of those who lost their lives during the protest. How will they even release the compensation?” he requested.

    “The Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme must be implemented soon. The country still does not have a proper law for farmers which can directly benefit them,” he added.

    Holding the Congress celebration’s flag and elevating slogans of “jai jawan, jai kisan”, farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and a few southern states gathered on the 18th-century observatory. The farmers stated they’re protesting towards the BJP authorities’s “anti-farmers policies”.

    Dileep Singh, who hails from Punjab, asserted that the farmers ought to get their due rights.

    “We have come here to protest against the Modi government and its anti-farmers policies. Farmers are being suppressed under this regime. We have gathered here for our rights. We believe that farmers should get their due rights.”

    Kailash Yadav, who has come from Jaipur, stated, “We are here to strengthen the farmers’ movement. We are here in solidarity with our farmers who have been facing many problems under the present government.”

    “We are not getting proper MSP and we were told that our salary would double but nothing of this sort has happened,” he added.

  • Jantar Mantar protest: Farmers allure the lot with conventional apparel, emotional join 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Among the a whole bunch of farmers who started their demonstration on the Jantar Mantar over a slew of points, 64-year-old Sriaj Kodyuriv from Kerala garnered probably the most consideration along with his ‘Adivasi’ apparel Kodyuriv reached Delhi on Monday after masking a three-day prepare journey from Kerala.

    For a number of hours, he stood at Jantar Mantar holding placards that learn Implement MSP, Save farmer’.

    “Farmers are closest to nature. If they abandon their farm equipment, we won’t be getting any food. I am here for this,” Kodyuriv stated.

    Asked why he selected the ‘Adivasi’ apparel, he stated: “This is to ship a message that the farmers and tribal individuals deserve their rights.

    “Jantar Mantar buzzed with voices of dissent on Monday as farmers from all around the nation gathered right here demanding a legislation making certain minimal help worth for crops, farm mortgage waiver, and sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.

    Ajay Mishra is the daddy of Ashish Mishra, an accused in a case associated to mowing down 4 farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh throughout a farmer protest final October.

    Farmers, a whole bunch in quantity, launched their protest amid heavy safety preparations in a ‘mahapanchayat’ referred to as by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) at Jantar Mantar.

    They waved flags, wore caps with the identify of their farm organisations inscribed on them, and raised slogans for farmer unity and in opposition to the Centre accusing it of not coming good on its guarantees.

    Farmers protested on the Gazipur border in New Delhi.
    Express video | @parveennegi1. pic.twitter.com/3WRQltgFuQ

    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 22, 2022

    Magha Nibori, a farmer from Punjab with one acre of farmland which he cultivates with seasonal crops, stated he got here right here absolutely ready to remain put, if required.

    Many travelled hundreds of kilometres to participate within the mahapanchayat.

    “I am here from Cochin. Around 250 people have come from Kerala and nearby states to urge PM Modi to agree to our demands regarding MSP law, and other issues. We want India to withdraw from the WTO. Ajay Mishra should resign,” stated Paulsen, a 50-year-old farmer from Cochin, Kerala.

    Many farmers registered their protests in their very own distinctive methods.

    One of them got here carrying a garland of garlic, whereas one other, a girl, wore a saree with tricolours.

    “The government made a promise but now they are not doing anything. There is no concrete action taken by the government. If we can raise a person to power. We can also bring him down. The government should understand this,” Kavita, clad in tricolour print saree, stated.

    As farmers related to completely different unions reached Delhi, police obstructed their approach to the protest web site erecting deep layers of barricades throughout entry factors of the town, and checked each automobile getting into the nationwide capital, inflicting large site visitors jams.

    Besides the borders, Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri, key stretches on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, the Palam flyover, Aurobindo Marg, Ring Road (close to Indraprastha Park), the Ghaziabad-Wazirabad street, and the Munirka street, and several other different stretches, witnessed site visitors snarls.

    Other than north India, farmers from states equivalent to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Kerala arrived in Delhi to participate within the ‘mahapanchayat.’

    NEW DELHI: Among the a whole bunch of farmers who started their demonstration on the Jantar Mantar over a slew of points, 64-year-old Sriaj Kodyuriv from Kerala garnered probably the most consideration along with his ‘Adivasi’ apparel Kodyuriv reached Delhi on Monday after masking a three-day prepare journey from Kerala.

    For a number of hours, he stood at Jantar Mantar holding placards that learn Implement MSP, Save farmer’.

    “Farmers are closest to nature. If they abandon their farm equipment, we won’t be getting any food. I am here for this,” Kodyuriv stated.

    Asked why he selected the ‘Adivasi’ apparel, he stated: “This is to ship a message that the farmers and tribal individuals deserve their rights.

    “Jantar Mantar buzzed with voices of dissent on Monday as farmers from all around the nation gathered right here demanding a legislation making certain minimal help worth for crops, farm mortgage waiver, and sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.

    Ajay Mishra is the daddy of Ashish Mishra, an accused in a case associated to mowing down 4 farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh throughout a farmer protest final October.

    Farmers, a whole bunch in quantity, launched their protest amid heavy safety preparations in a ‘mahapanchayat’ referred to as by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) at Jantar Mantar.

    They waved flags, wore caps with the identify of their farm organisations inscribed on them, and raised slogans for farmer unity and in opposition to the Centre accusing it of not coming good on its guarantees.

    Farmers protested on the Gazipur border in New Delhi.
    Express video | @parveennegi1. pic.twitter.com/3WRQltgFuQ
    — The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) August 22, 2022
    Magha Nibori, a farmer from Punjab with one acre of farmland which he cultivates with seasonal crops, stated he got here right here absolutely ready to remain put, if required.

    Many travelled hundreds of kilometres to participate within the mahapanchayat.

    “I am here from Cochin. Around 250 people have come from Kerala and nearby states to urge PM Modi to agree to our demands regarding MSP law, and other issues. We want India to withdraw from the WTO. Ajay Mishra should resign,” stated Paulsen, a 50-year-old farmer from Cochin, Kerala.

    Many farmers registered their protests in their very own distinctive methods.

    One of them got here carrying a garland of garlic, whereas one other, a girl, wore a saree with tricolours.

    “The government made a promise but now they are not doing anything. There is no concrete action taken by the government. If we can raise a person to power. We can also bring him down. The government should understand this,” Kavita, clad in tricolour print saree, stated.

    As farmers related to completely different unions reached Delhi, police obstructed their approach to the protest web site erecting deep layers of barricades throughout entry factors of the town, and checked each automobile getting into the nationwide capital, inflicting large site visitors jams.

    Besides the borders, Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri, key stretches on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, the Palam flyover, Aurobindo Marg, Ring Road (close to Indraprastha Park), the Ghaziabad-Wazirabad street, and the Munirka street, and several other different stretches, witnessed site visitors snarls.

    Other than north India, farmers from states equivalent to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Kerala arrived in Delhi to participate within the ‘mahapanchayat.’

  • Congress holds ‘Satyagraha’ at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in help of Agnipath protests

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress MPs and leaders sat on a ‘Satyagraha’ at Jantar Mantar right here on Sunday in solidarity with the youths protesting the Centre’s newly introduced Agnipath scheme for recruitment within the armed forces.

    Congress leaders and supporters criticised the BJP-led central authorities and mentioned that the Agnipath scheme will not be useful for the nation’s youth and in addition jeopardises nationwide safety.

    Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and occasion leaders Jai Ram Ramesh, Rajiv Shukla, Sachin Pilot, Salman Khurshid and Alka Lamba took half within the ‘Satyagraha’.

    “The scheme should be rolled back,” Pilot advised PTI on the sidelines of the ‘Satyagraha’. Appealing to the protesting youths to not resort to violence, he mentioned, “Protesting the scheme is their right but it should be done in a peaceful way. There should be no violence.”

    Delhi | Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and different occasion leaders protest towards the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme pic.twitter.com/6EnpkPm0HG

    — ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2022

    Youths in a number of elements of the nation have been protesting towards the contentious defence recruitment scheme. Over the previous few days, incidents of protesters vandalising railway stations, setting trains on fireplace and blocking roads and railway tracks have been reported from completely different cities and cities. Heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces was seen on the protest website. The entry and exit factors to Jantar Mantar have been blocked.

    The Agnipath scheme, introduced on June 14, supplies for the recruitment of youths within the age bracket of 17-and-half to 21 years for under 4 years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 extra years.

    Later, the federal government prolonged the higher age restrict to 23 years for recruitment in 2022. The personnel to be recruited underneath the brand new scheme shall be generally known as Agniveers. A significant goal of the scheme is to carry down the common age of army personnel and lower ballooning wage and pension payments.

  • Jaipur’s monuments, museums now out there for marriage ceremony shoots, for a price

    The Rajasthan authorities is now permitting pre- and post-wedding shoots at historic monuments and museums in Jaipur. According to a brand new coverage, events also can get unique entry to the pink metropolis’s monuments for the aim of marriage ceremony shoots by paying a set sum of money.
    According to senior officers on the Art, Literature, Culture and Archaeology Department, a notification for this was issued on February 1, whereas the order for a similar was issued on February 2 by the division.
    “The issue of such shoots were earlier embedded in the ticketing system and was not institutionalised. We have observed that people want to be a part of pre- and post-wedding shoots and that they want to shoot exclusive pictures without the crowd because it’s a special moment for them. It also adds to experiential tourism for the public as it becomes a moment of their life which they will never forget and may also come back to mark anniversaries of the event,” Mugdha Sinha, Secretary, Art, Literature, Culture and Archaeology Department, advised The Indian Express.
    She added that this new coverage will for now be applied in Jaipur, the town that has probably the most demand for such shoots in Rajasthan.
    “As per the new rules, if somebody wants to shoot pre and post wedding shoots at such historical monuments/ museums, then they will have to pay Rs 5,000 for every two hours if the shoot is during office hours. For shoots before or after office hours, they will have to pay Rs 15,000 per hour,” stated Prakash Chandra Sharma, director, Archaeology and Museum Department, Jaipur.
    He added that though such shoots came about earlier as nicely, there have been no correct pointers in that regard.
    The locations in Jaipur the place pre- and post-wedding shoots could be executed embody the Amber Palace, Albert Hall, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Nahargarh, Vidhyadhar ka Bagh, Sisodia Rani ka Bagh and Isarlat.
    “The people who don’t mind getting the shoot done with the crowd around can do that within the official hours and for that we are charging a nominal amount. For others who want more privacy and may be VIP individuals they will be allowed a little exclusive privilege and we have given them a leeway of doing it one hour before or after the opening or closing of the monument. The charges will be comparatively higher for that,” stated Secretary Mugdha Sinha.
    The situations for approval talked about within the division notification are that the events must comply with all the rules and likewise guarantee that no antiques are broken. They are additionally suggested to not interact in acts or shoot such movies which “may hurt the sentiments of the public, be it their religious sentiments.”