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  • Tweet claiming assaults on migrant workers in TN: Petitioner must be further accountable, says SC

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said on Thursday a lawyer accused of spreading false particulars about assaults on migrant labourers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu must be “more responsible” and requested him to tender an apology.

    A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Pankaj Mithal was listening to 2 separate pleas filed by advocate Prashant Kumar Umrao, whose verified Twitter take care of says he is a spokesperson for Uttar Pradesh BJP, along with the one tough a scenario imposed on him by the Madras High Court whereas granting anticipatory bail inside the case.

    The apex courtroom docket modified the scenario imposed by the extreme courtroom docket which said that Umrao shall report sooner than the police daily at 10.30 am and 5.30 pm for a interval of 15 days and, thereafter, as and when required for interrogation.

    The excessive courtroom docket directed that the petitioner shall appear sooner than the investigating officer on April 10 and after that as and when the IO requires his presence.

    “What is his standing at the bar?” the bench requested senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, who was displaying for the petitioner.

    When Luthra said seven years, the bench seen, “He (petitioner) should be more responsible”.

    “Before the next date, you tender an apology,” the bench said.

    The apex courtroom docket moreover handed an ad-interim order saying the anticipatory bail granted to him by the extreme courtroom docket might be related in one other FIRs registered in Tamil Nadu with regard to the tweet.

    Luthra said the petitioner has filed two petitions along with one in opposition to the scenario imposed by the extreme courtroom docket whereas granting anticipatory bail and the other looking for clubbing of FIRs lodged in opposition to him at completely completely different police stations over the tweet, which he later deleted.

    Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, displaying for the state, said there was no completely different FIR whereby Umrao has been named.

    An FIR was lodged in opposition to Umrao beneath quite a few sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), along with these for provocation with intent to set off a riot, promoting enmity and hatred, scary breach of peace and assertion leading to public mischief, the police had said.

    Earlier on March 7, the Delhi High Court had granted transit anticipatory bail to Umrao till March 20 to technique a Chennai courtroom docket in reference to an FIR lodged by the Tamil Nadu Police for allegedly giving false information claiming assaults on migrant workers inside the state.

    Later, he approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court looking for anticipatory bail.

    In its March 21 order, the extreme courtroom docket had well-known that the prosecution’s case is that the petitioner had uploaded false content material materials on his Twitter internet web page claiming 15 Bihar natives had been hanged in a room in Tamil Nadu on account of they’d been speaking in Hindi and 12 of them died.

    Umrao’s counsel had argued sooner than the extreme courtroom docket that the alleged tweet was initially exhibited in private info channels and he had merely re-tweeted it.

    His counsel moreover said Umrao had deleted the tweet and that he would not assist any discrimination on the thought of religion, race, fatherland or language During the listening to sooner than the apex courtroom docket on Thursday, Luthra suggested the bench that quite a lot of FIRs have been lodged in opposition to Umrao at completely completely different police stations of Tamil Nadu over the tweet.

    “They are lodging multiple FIRs at the behest of some political workers and individuals and harassing this young person (Umrao),” he said.

    Luthra said the petitioner had solely re-tweeted info which was already shared by some media organisations.

    Rohatgi contended it isn’t anticipated {{that a}} accountable member of the bar would make such a tweet.

    “He got the anticipatory bail. His SLP (special leave petition) is against the condition of bail. What is wrong in the condition?” he said.

    Rohatgi argued the petitioner has neither appeared sooner than police nor has he filed an affidavit as directed by the extreme courtroom docket which said he shall file an endeavor to not tweet or forward any message that promotes enmity between completely completely different groups on grounds of religion, race, fatherland, residence, language and lots of others.

    The bench suggested Luthra that the petitioner should go and appear sooner than the police.

    Luthra said since there are a variety of FIRs in opposition to Umrao, police may arrest him.

    The bench, after listening to the submissions, handed the order and likewise issued uncover to the state on his plea.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said on Thursday a lawyer accused of spreading false particulars about assaults on migrant labourers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu must be “more responsible” and requested him to tender an apology.

    A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Pankaj Mithal was listening to 2 separate pleas filed by advocate Prashant Kumar Umrao, whose verified Twitter take care of says he is a spokesperson for Uttar Pradesh BJP, along with the one tough a scenario imposed on him by the Madras High Court whereas granting anticipatory bail inside the case.

    The apex courtroom docket modified the scenario imposed by the extreme courtroom docket which said that Umrao shall report sooner than the police daily at 10.30 am and 5.30 pm for a interval of 15 days and, thereafter, as and when required for interrogation.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The excessive courtroom docket directed that the petitioner shall appear sooner than the investigating officer on April 10 and after that as and when the IO requires his presence.

    “What is his standing at the bar?” the bench requested senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, who was displaying for the petitioner.

    When Luthra said seven years, the bench seen, “He (petitioner) should be more responsible”.

    “Before the next date, you tender an apology,” the bench said.

    The apex courtroom docket moreover handed an ad-interim order saying the anticipatory bail granted to him by the extreme courtroom docket might be related in one other FIRs registered in Tamil Nadu with regard to the tweet.

    Luthra said the petitioner has filed two petitions along with one in opposition to the scenario imposed by the extreme courtroom docket whereas granting anticipatory bail and the other looking for clubbing of FIRs lodged in opposition to him at completely completely different police stations over the tweet, which he later deleted.

    Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, displaying for the state, said there was no completely different FIR whereby Umrao has been named.

    An FIR was lodged in opposition to Umrao beneath quite a few sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), along with these for provocation with intent to set off a riot, promoting enmity and hatred, scary breach of peace and assertion leading to public mischief, the police had said.

    Earlier on March 7, the Delhi High Court had granted transit anticipatory bail to Umrao till March 20 to technique a Chennai courtroom docket in reference to an FIR lodged by the Tamil Nadu Police for allegedly giving false information claiming assaults on migrant workers inside the state.

    Later, he approached the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court looking for anticipatory bail.

    In its March 21 order, the extreme courtroom docket had well-known that the prosecution’s case is that the petitioner had uploaded false content material materials on his Twitter internet web page claiming 15 Bihar natives had been hanged in a room in Tamil Nadu on account of they’d been speaking in Hindi and 12 of them died.

    Umrao’s counsel had argued sooner than the extreme courtroom docket that the alleged tweet was initially exhibited in private info channels and he had merely re-tweeted it.

    His counsel moreover said Umrao had deleted the tweet and that he would not assist any discrimination on the thought of religion, race, fatherland or language During the listening to sooner than the apex courtroom docket on Thursday, Luthra suggested the bench that quite a lot of FIRs have been lodged in opposition to Umrao at completely completely different police stations of Tamil Nadu over the tweet.

    “They are lodging multiple FIRs at the behest of some political workers and individuals and harassing this young person (Umrao),” he said.

    Luthra said the petitioner had solely re-tweeted info which was already shared by some media organisations.

    Rohatgi contended it isn’t anticipated {{that a}} accountable member of the bar would make such a tweet.

    “He got the anticipatory bail. His SLP (special leave petition) is against the condition of bail. What is wrong in the condition?” he said.

    Rohatgi argued the petitioner has neither appeared sooner than police nor has he filed an affidavit as directed by the extreme courtroom docket which said he shall file an endeavor to not tweet or forward any message that promotes enmity between completely completely different groups on grounds of religion, race, fatherland, residence, language and lots of others.

    The bench suggested Luthra that the petitioner should go and appear sooner than the police.

    Luthra said since there are a variety of FIRs in opposition to Umrao, police may arrest him.

    The bench, after listening to the submissions, handed the order and likewise issued uncover to the state on his plea.

  • Bihar youth arrested for spreading rumours about migrant’s dying in Tamil Nadu

    By Express News Service

    PATNA: A youth was arrested from Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Friday allegedly for spreading rumours in regards to the dying of a migrant employee in Tamil Nadu.

    The accused Umesh Mahto was arrested after he uploaded a pretend video on social media in regards to the dying of a employee Ravindra Mahto within the southern state.

    Gopalganj superintendent of police (SP) Swarna Prabhat stated the accused confessed to the crime and stated that he had circulated a pretend video in regards to the alleged homicide of Ravindra Mahto in Tamil Nadu. Ravindra was a resident of Madhopur village within the Gopalganj district.

    According to police, Ravindra Mahto died after being run over by a prepare close to Bengaluru in Karnataka on March 7. Police had acquired a tip-off about Ravindra Mahto’s physique mendacity on the observe between Chansandra and Yalhanka railway stations in Karnataka. The deceased’s relations informed police that Ravindra had gone to Karnataka seeking a job early this yr.

    As migrant staff had been agitated over reviews of beating of their colleagues in Tamil Nadu, the incident gained alarming proportions. Migrant staff from Bihar’s Gopalganj and Siwan districts began protests over the incident.

    SP Prabhat stated that Ravindra Mahto’s household was shocked over his homicide and demanded a good investigation. “We contacted our counterparts in Karnataka who revealed that Ravindra died after being hit by a train. It has nothing to do with the incident in Tamil Nadu,” he added. 

    “We registered a case against Umesh Mahto under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act and arrested him,” SP Prabhat stated.

    ALSO READ | BJP unfold rumours about assaults on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu: JD(U)

    Earlier, one other youth recognized as Aman Kumar was arrested from Jamui on the fees of spreading rumours in regards to the thrashing of Bihar’s migrant staff in Tamil Nadu. He was arrested by the anti-terrorism squad of state police on March 7.

    Meanwhile, further director normal of police (ADGP) J S Gangwar stated that 4 FIRs have been lodged in opposition to individuals for spreading rumours and importing pretend movies associated to the Tamil Nadu incident on social media platforms.

    In a associated growth, a four-member workforce of officers, who had gone to Tamil Nadu to evaluate the state of affairs, returned to Patna on Friday. Talking to media individuals, one of many members of the workforce D. Balaji Murugan stated that state of affairs in Tamil Nadu was fairly regular. “All the videos circulated on social media were fake. The fact came to light after holding several rounds of discussions with officials of the Tamil Nadu government and also migrant workers from Bihar,” he added.

    The authorities has already arrange a helpline to offer info associated to migrant staff staying within the southern state. On March 4, altogether 740 calls had been acquired on the helpline quantity launched by the federal government.

    The members of the visiting workforce additionally submitted a report back to chief minister Nitish Kumar, who had earlier ordered an inquiry into the matter on the request of a delegation of BJP leaders. The authorities has already made it clear that stern motion might be initiated in opposition to offenders.

    PATNA: A youth was arrested from Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Friday allegedly for spreading rumours in regards to the dying of a migrant employee in Tamil Nadu.

    The accused Umesh Mahto was arrested after he uploaded a pretend video on social media in regards to the dying of a employee Ravindra Mahto within the southern state.

    Gopalganj superintendent of police (SP) Swarna Prabhat stated the accused confessed to the crime and stated that he had circulated a pretend video in regards to the alleged homicide of Ravindra Mahto in Tamil Nadu. Ravindra was a resident of Madhopur village within the Gopalganj district.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    According to police, Ravindra Mahto died after being run over by a prepare close to Bengaluru in Karnataka on March 7. Police had acquired a tip-off about Ravindra Mahto’s physique mendacity on the observe between Chansandra and Yalhanka railway stations in Karnataka. The deceased’s relations informed police that Ravindra had gone to Karnataka seeking a job early this yr.

    As migrant staff had been agitated over reviews of beating of their colleagues in Tamil Nadu, the incident gained alarming proportions. Migrant staff from Bihar’s Gopalganj and Siwan districts began protests over the incident.

    SP Prabhat stated that Ravindra Mahto’s household was shocked over his homicide and demanded a good investigation. “We contacted our counterparts in Karnataka who revealed that Ravindra died after being hit by a train. It has nothing to do with the incident in Tamil Nadu,” he added. 

    “We registered a case against Umesh Mahto under relevant sections of the IPC and IT Act and arrested him,” SP Prabhat stated.

    ALSO READ | BJP unfold rumours about assaults on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu: JD(U)

    Earlier, one other youth recognized as Aman Kumar was arrested from Jamui on the fees of spreading rumours in regards to the thrashing of Bihar’s migrant staff in Tamil Nadu. He was arrested by the anti-terrorism squad of state police on March 7.

    Meanwhile, further director normal of police (ADGP) J S Gangwar stated that 4 FIRs have been lodged in opposition to individuals for spreading rumours and importing pretend movies associated to the Tamil Nadu incident on social media platforms.

    In a associated growth, a four-member workforce of officers, who had gone to Tamil Nadu to evaluate the state of affairs, returned to Patna on Friday. Talking to media individuals, one of many members of the workforce D. Balaji Murugan stated that state of affairs in Tamil Nadu was fairly regular. “All the videos circulated on social media were fake. The fact came to light after holding several rounds of discussions with officials of the Tamil Nadu government and also migrant workers from Bihar,” he added.

    The authorities has already arrange a helpline to offer info associated to migrant staff staying within the southern state. On March 4, altogether 740 calls had been acquired on the helpline quantity launched by the federal government.

    The members of the visiting workforce additionally submitted a report back to chief minister Nitish Kumar, who had earlier ordered an inquiry into the matter on the request of a delegation of BJP leaders. The authorities has already made it clear that stern motion might be initiated in opposition to offenders.

  • BJP unfold rumours about assaults on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu: JD(U)

    By PTI

    PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Thursday charged the BJP with spreading “rumours” of assaults on migrant employees in Tamil Nadu with a watch on “electoral gains.”

    JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan additionally mentioned that although his celebration didn’t favour criticising the nation on overseas soil, it felt that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was nicely inside his rights to specific his anxieties about “threats to democracy in India” throughout his Cambridge tour.

    “It has turned out that nothing had happened in Tamil Nadu. And just look at the people who have been booked and arrested for spreading rumours,” mentioned the JD(U) chief, referring to instances being lodged in opposition to quite a lot of BJP leaders by the DMK authorities within the southern state.

    “So, this is the character of the BJP. Rumour-mongering, and coercion of parties opposed to it, all for electoral gains. But it is making a mistake. People of the country are now conscious enough to see through their designs,” mentioned the JD(U) president, whose celebration snapped ties with the saffron celebration lower than a 12 months in the past.

    ALSO READ | Bihar officers glad with migrants’ security in Tamil Nadu

    Asked concerning the controversy triggered by Rahul Gandhi’s remarks overseas, Lalan, whose celebration is now aligned with the Congress, mentioned “we believe the problems in the country are best discussed on the home soil, which offers a very large stage. We do not think one’s own country should be criticised on foreign soil,” mentioned the JD(U) nationwide president, nevertheless, hastened so as to add “we also hold that Rahul Gandhi is well within his rights to express his anxieties about the threats to democracy in India. And the threats are, indeed, real. This is a fact borne out by the Supreme Court’s recent judgement on the appointment of Election Commissioners.”

    He additionally sought to make gentle of speculations that Chirag Paswan, a recognized detractor of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha, who just lately rebelled in opposition to the JD(U) supreme chief and give up the celebration, have been prone to be a part of the BJP-led NDA.

    “Just recall the 2015 assembly polls when these people were very much with the BJP. They performed dismally,” Lalan mentioned referring to the high-decibel elections which noticed the NDA being trounced by the ‘Mahagathbandhan'(Grand Alliance) that had come into being with Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and the Congress becoming a member of palms.

    He additionally mentioned that the BJP’s ‘jod tod’ (makes an attempt to separate different events) was at work in Nagaland the place the lone JD(U) MLA ended up providing assist to the newly shaped authorities of which the saffron celebration was an element.

    “Since we hold that we can have no relationship with the BJP, we held the Nagaland unit guilty of gross indiscipline and decided to dissolve it. The BJP had earlier broken away our MLAs in Arunachal, too. In Bihar, they wanted to do to us what they had succeeded in doing in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. But we got wind of their plans in time”, alleged Lalan, referring to final 12 months’s upheaval.

    “The BJP has no scruples. Its sole concern is power. Just look at Meghalaya where they had been accusing the government of being the most corrupt. Now the same dispensation has returned to power and the BJP’s top leaders flew down to attend the oath-taking ceremony,” mentioned the JD(U) chief.

    “The BJP has had no achievement to showcase despite having been in power at the Centre for so many years. Everywhere it keeps talking about the Ujjwala Yojana, which has been a failure as expensive gas cylinders make it impossible for beneficiaries to go in for a refill. Another scheme they rave about is the Ayushman Bharat. They should release data of how many people have benefited from the promise of Rs five lakh health insurance cover,” demanded the JD(U) president.

    The BJP can be attempting to shrink back from the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into allegations in opposition to the Adani group which is being accused of the most important company fraud in historical past, the JD(U) chief mentioned.

    “On the other hand, it keeps harassing its opponents through vindictive use of agencies like CBI, ED and Income Tax department,” he alleged.

    PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Thursday charged the BJP with spreading “rumours” of assaults on migrant employees in Tamil Nadu with a watch on “electoral gains.”

    JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan additionally mentioned that although his celebration didn’t favour criticising the nation on overseas soil, it felt that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was nicely inside his rights to specific his anxieties about “threats to democracy in India” throughout his Cambridge tour.

    “It has turned out that nothing had happened in Tamil Nadu. And just look at the people who have been booked and arrested for spreading rumours,” mentioned the JD(U) chief, referring to instances being lodged in opposition to quite a lot of BJP leaders by the DMK authorities within the southern state.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “So, this is the character of the BJP. Rumour-mongering, and coercion of parties opposed to it, all for electoral gains. But it is making a mistake. People of the country are now conscious enough to see through their designs,” mentioned the JD(U) president, whose celebration snapped ties with the saffron celebration lower than a 12 months in the past.

    ALSO READ | Bihar officers glad with migrants’ security in Tamil Nadu

    Asked concerning the controversy triggered by Rahul Gandhi’s remarks overseas, Lalan, whose celebration is now aligned with the Congress, mentioned “we believe the problems in the country are best discussed on the home soil, which offers a very large stage. We do not think one’s own country should be criticised on foreign soil,” mentioned the JD(U) nationwide president, nevertheless, hastened so as to add “we also hold that Rahul Gandhi is well within his rights to express his anxieties about the threats to democracy in India. And the threats are, indeed, real. This is a fact borne out by the Supreme Court’s recent judgement on the appointment of Election Commissioners.”

    He additionally sought to make gentle of speculations that Chirag Paswan, a recognized detractor of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha, who just lately rebelled in opposition to the JD(U) supreme chief and give up the celebration, have been prone to be a part of the BJP-led NDA.

    “Just recall the 2015 assembly polls when these people were very much with the BJP. They performed dismally,” Lalan mentioned referring to the high-decibel elections which noticed the NDA being trounced by the ‘Mahagathbandhan'(Grand Alliance) that had come into being with Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and the Congress becoming a member of palms.

    He additionally mentioned that the BJP’s ‘jod tod’ (makes an attempt to separate different events) was at work in Nagaland the place the lone JD(U) MLA ended up providing assist to the newly shaped authorities of which the saffron celebration was an element.

    “Since we hold that we can have no relationship with the BJP, we held the Nagaland unit guilty of gross indiscipline and decided to dissolve it. The BJP had earlier broken away our MLAs in Arunachal, too. In Bihar, they wanted to do to us what they had succeeded in doing in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. But we got wind of their plans in time”, alleged Lalan, referring to final 12 months’s upheaval.

    “The BJP has no scruples. Its sole concern is power. Just look at Meghalaya where they had been accusing the government of being the most corrupt. Now the same dispensation has returned to power and the BJP’s top leaders flew down to attend the oath-taking ceremony,” mentioned the JD(U) chief.

    “The BJP has had no achievement to showcase despite having been in power at the Centre for so many years. Everywhere it keeps talking about the Ujjwala Yojana, which has been a failure as expensive gas cylinders make it impossible for beneficiaries to go in for a refill. Another scheme they rave about is the Ayushman Bharat. They should release data of how many people have benefited from the promise of Rs five lakh health insurance cover,” demanded the JD(U) president.

    The BJP can be attempting to shrink back from the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into allegations in opposition to the Adani group which is being accused of the most important company fraud in historical past, the JD(U) chief mentioned.

    “On the other hand, it keeps harassing its opponents through vindictive use of agencies like CBI, ED and Income Tax department,” he alleged.

  • Tiruppur cyber crime police arrest Bihari for spreading pretend movies of migrant assaults

    Express News Service

    A workforce of cybercrime specialists from Tiruppur district have arrested have Rupesh Kumar a local of Bihar, who has unfold pretend movies of assaults on Bihar migrant employees in Tiruppur and different components of Tamilnadu. 

    According to a police supply, Rupesh Kumar a resident of Bihar has created false movies of migrant labourers from Bihar being attacked in garment services within the Tiruppur district.

    As a end result, cybercrime police registered a case and despatched a request to get the movies eliminated. But Kumar continued to unfold extra movies. As a end result, the crime wing issued a critical warning and determined to arrest him.

    ALSO READ| Migrant employees assault row: Bihar’s anti-terrorism squad makes first arrest in pretend movies case

    Hearing in regards to the police workforce, Rupesh Kumar escaped from Bihar and moved away a day in the past. Later he moved to a secluded location in Telangana.

    But police utilizing cellular monitoring expertise zeroed the placement he was hiding. After discovering him hiding in a home, the police workforce arrested him, and they’re on the way in which to Tamilnadu.

    A workforce of cybercrime specialists from Tiruppur district have arrested have Rupesh Kumar a local of Bihar, who has unfold pretend movies of assaults on Bihar migrant employees in Tiruppur and different components of Tamilnadu. 

    According to a police supply, Rupesh Kumar a resident of Bihar has created false movies of migrant labourers from Bihar being attacked in garment services within the Tiruppur district.

    As a end result, cybercrime police registered a case and despatched a request to get the movies eliminated. But Kumar continued to unfold extra movies. As a end result, the crime wing issued a critical warning and determined to arrest him.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    ALSO READ| Migrant employees assault row: Bihar’s anti-terrorism squad makes first arrest in pretend movies case

    Hearing in regards to the police workforce, Rupesh Kumar escaped from Bihar and moved away a day in the past. Later he moved to a secluded location in Telangana.

    But police utilizing cellular monitoring expertise zeroed the placement he was hiding. After discovering him hiding in a home, the police workforce arrested him, and they’re on the way in which to Tamilnadu.

  • Migrant staff ‘assaults’: LJP chief Chirag Paswan calls for probe, hits out at Nitish Kumar

    By PTI

    CHENNAI: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Monday demanded a radical probe concerning the alleged assault on Bihar migrant staff and convey the culprits to e book, and guarantee a hospitable ambiance for the workforce in Tamil Nadu.

    The current disaster wouldn’t have occurred had Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar labored for the betterment and improvement of the state. People wouldn’t have gone out of Bihar searching for employment, he claimed.

    Meanwhile, the four-member official delegation from Bihar that visited Tirupur on Sunday travelled to neighbouring Coimbatore, which too has a sizeable variety of migrant employee inhabitants.

    Meanwhile, D Balamurugan, Bihar Rural Development Secretary, mentioned the alleged pretend movies of assaults on migrant staff had created panic among the many labourers.

    In Chennai, Paswan mentioned, “I am not here to politicise the issue or blame anyone. If the videos on the attack on the Bihari guest workers are untrue, then who has spread the rumours and trying to divide the people and the country on lingual basis? Those responsible for the attacks, if they had happened, or those spreading the rumours should be put behind bars,” Paswan instructed reporters right here.

    The Lok Sabha MP from Jamui mentioned his go to to Tamil Nadu was particularly to precise solidarity with the visitor staff.

    He later submitted a memorandum on the problem to State Governor R N Ravi.

    “I am hearing about the atrocities on Bihar workers, been receiving phone calls and messages, too, saying they are being targeted in Coimbatore and other parts of Tamil Nadu. The truth on this should be exposed,” Paswan added.

    India didn’t have an idea of twin citizenship and other people had been free to work wherever within the nation, the MP mentioned.

    “If the attack is mere rumours, then who is spreading it and what’s their intention? They should be identified and punished,” he demanded.

    ALSO READ | Migrant staff assault row: Officials from Bihar go to Tiruppur, say clips launched by vested teams

    Both he and his father, late Ram Vilas Paswan, have been visiting the state on a number of events and had fond recollections however this kind of alleged assaults by some vested curiosity who wish to divide the folks within the identify of language and geography, was disturbing, the LJP chief mentioned.

    “That’s why I insist that this issue should be probed thoroughly. I am willing to give names and phone numbers of all those who called me and conveyed their apprehensions,” Paswan added.

    “The present crisis being faced by my people is because my Chief Minister Nitish Kumar failed to work for the betterment and development of the State. People had to migrate due to lack of employment opportunities in Bihar,” he mentioned.

    The Bihar Chief Minister gave a clear chit after which despatched a workforce of officers to Tamil Nadu to determine the incidents of assaults. “My belief is that the people of my State are disturbed,” the MP mentioned earlier than his assembly with the Governor.

    He interacted with the Bihar migrant staff residing in Tamil Nadu.

    In Coimbatore, the Bihar delegation visited the locations the place migrant staff had been staying and interacted with them.

    The workforce managed to persuade the labourers that the movies of the alleged assault had been pretend and there was no must panic, Balamurugan mentioned.

    The staff had given some recommendations and opinions, which had been handed on to the district officers, he mentioned.

    Meanwhile, a workforce of officers from Jharkhand visited Tirupur.

    The delegation went to a few spinning mills positioned within the district to know concerning the standing of the migrant staff and later held discussions with the District Collector.

    CHENNAI: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Monday demanded a radical probe concerning the alleged assault on Bihar migrant staff and convey the culprits to e book, and guarantee a hospitable ambiance for the workforce in Tamil Nadu.

    The current disaster wouldn’t have occurred had Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar labored for the betterment and improvement of the state. People wouldn’t have gone out of Bihar searching for employment, he claimed.

    Meanwhile, the four-member official delegation from Bihar that visited Tirupur on Sunday travelled to neighbouring Coimbatore, which too has a sizeable variety of migrant employee inhabitants.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Meanwhile, D Balamurugan, Bihar Rural Development Secretary, mentioned the alleged pretend movies of assaults on migrant staff had created panic among the many labourers.

    In Chennai, Paswan mentioned, “I am not here to politicise the issue or blame anyone. If the videos on the attack on the Bihari guest workers are untrue, then who has spread the rumours and trying to divide the people and the country on lingual basis? Those responsible for the attacks, if they had happened, or those spreading the rumours should be put behind bars,” Paswan instructed reporters right here.

    The Lok Sabha MP from Jamui mentioned his go to to Tamil Nadu was particularly to precise solidarity with the visitor staff.

    He later submitted a memorandum on the problem to State Governor R N Ravi.

    “I am hearing about the atrocities on Bihar workers, been receiving phone calls and messages, too, saying they are being targeted in Coimbatore and other parts of Tamil Nadu. The truth on this should be exposed,” Paswan added.

    India didn’t have an idea of twin citizenship and other people had been free to work wherever within the nation, the MP mentioned.

    “If the attack is mere rumours, then who is spreading it and what’s their intention? They should be identified and punished,” he demanded.

    ALSO READ | Migrant staff assault row: Officials from Bihar go to Tiruppur, say clips launched by vested teams

    Both he and his father, late Ram Vilas Paswan, have been visiting the state on a number of events and had fond recollections however this kind of alleged assaults by some vested curiosity who wish to divide the folks within the identify of language and geography, was disturbing, the LJP chief mentioned.

    “That’s why I insist that this issue should be probed thoroughly. I am willing to give names and phone numbers of all those who called me and conveyed their apprehensions,” Paswan added.

    “The present crisis being faced by my people is because my Chief Minister Nitish Kumar failed to work for the betterment and development of the State. People had to migrate due to lack of employment opportunities in Bihar,” he mentioned.

    The Bihar Chief Minister gave a clear chit after which despatched a workforce of officers to Tamil Nadu to determine the incidents of assaults. “My belief is that the people of my State are disturbed,” the MP mentioned earlier than his assembly with the Governor.

    He interacted with the Bihar migrant staff residing in Tamil Nadu.

    In Coimbatore, the Bihar delegation visited the locations the place migrant staff had been staying and interacted with them.

    The workforce managed to persuade the labourers that the movies of the alleged assault had been pretend and there was no must panic, Balamurugan mentioned.

    The staff had given some recommendations and opinions, which had been handed on to the district officers, he mentioned.

    Meanwhile, a workforce of officers from Jharkhand visited Tirupur.

    The delegation went to a few spinning mills positioned within the district to know concerning the standing of the migrant staff and later held discussions with the District Collector.

  • Bihar group glad with TN govt on security measures for staff in Tirupur

    By PTI

    COIMBATORE:  A day after holding talks with Tamil Nadu authorities authorities over the brewing migrant staff subject in Chennai, the official delegation from Bihar visited knitwear hub Tirupur on Sunday to examine on the protection of staff from the northern state after faux movies claiming assaults on the workforce had led to panic amongst them.

    Led by Bihar Rural Development Secretary D Balamurugan, the four-member group expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by Tamil Nadu authorities and the Tirupur district administration to make sure security and safety of the employees.

    They mentioned the difficulty with the officers together with District Collector S Vineeth and Police Commissioner Praveen Kumar, representatives of textile business and contractors who usher in staff from different states, Balamurugan stated.

    The delegation additionally interacted with the employees and advised them to not imagine in rumours and pretend movies, after which they regained their confidence, as lots of them thought of the knowledge coming from them to be true, the senior officer stated.

    “We are satisfied by the steps taken by Tamil Nadu government and the district administration in ensuring safety of the workers to allay the fears from their minds,” he stated.

    These confidence constructing measures have introduced the state of affairs to normalcy, the delegation stated.

    More than 1.7 lakh migrant staff are employed in Tirupur in readymade garment manufacturing and allied industries, district officers stated.

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin on Saturday had reassured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that every one migrant staff are protected and the police of the southern state registered instances in opposition to two journalists, together with the editor of a Hindi each day for spreading rumours.

    The subject of faux claims on assaults in Tamil Nadu on migrant workforce snowballed right into a political slugfest between the ruling DMK and the BJP.

    The saffron celebration focused the Nitish Kumar-led regime in Bihar, which dispatched an official group for truth discovering.

    COIMBATORE:  A day after holding talks with Tamil Nadu authorities authorities over the brewing migrant staff subject in Chennai, the official delegation from Bihar visited knitwear hub Tirupur on Sunday to examine on the protection of staff from the northern state after faux movies claiming assaults on the workforce had led to panic amongst them.

    Led by Bihar Rural Development Secretary D Balamurugan, the four-member group expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by Tamil Nadu authorities and the Tirupur district administration to make sure security and safety of the employees.

    They mentioned the difficulty with the officers together with District Collector S Vineeth and Police Commissioner Praveen Kumar, representatives of textile business and contractors who usher in staff from different states, Balamurugan stated.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The delegation additionally interacted with the employees and advised them to not imagine in rumours and pretend movies, after which they regained their confidence, as lots of them thought of the knowledge coming from them to be true, the senior officer stated.

    “We are satisfied by the steps taken by Tamil Nadu government and the district administration in ensuring safety of the workers to allay the fears from their minds,” he stated.

    These confidence constructing measures have introduced the state of affairs to normalcy, the delegation stated.

    More than 1.7 lakh migrant staff are employed in Tirupur in readymade garment manufacturing and allied industries, district officers stated.

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin on Saturday had reassured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that every one migrant staff are protected and the police of the southern state registered instances in opposition to two journalists, together with the editor of a Hindi each day for spreading rumours.

    The subject of faux claims on assaults in Tamil Nadu on migrant workforce snowballed right into a political slugfest between the ruling DMK and the BJP.

    The saffron celebration focused the Nitish Kumar-led regime in Bihar, which dispatched an official group for truth discovering.

  • Disinformation marketing campaign: Special group fashioned by Nitish Kumar leaves for Tamil Nadu to take inventory 

    Express News Service

    PATNA: Amid stories of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Okay Stalin’s dialog together with his counterpart Nitish Kumar in Bihar, a four-member particular group left for DMK-ruled state to help these Bihar’s migrant employees who wished to return to their house city within the wake of alleged assault on them. The Tamil Nadu police chief, nevertheless, denied any such assault in that state.

    Highly positioned sources within the state secretariat mentioned that Tamil Nadu chief minister had a telephonic dialog with Nitish over the state of affairs arising out of the alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees. What transpired between the 2 leaders couldn’t be instantly identified however it’s anticipated that the 2 had mentioned in regards to the stories of assaults on Bihar’s migrant employees.

    On Friday, Nitish constituted a four-member committee that can journey to Tamil Nadu to take inventory of the state of affairs.

    “As soon as I got to know through newspapers, I directed the officials to look into the matter. They talked with the Tamil Nadu government and reported that a special team should be sent from here,” Nitish mentioned, including that the visiting group may also look into the matter totally.

    D Balamurugan, secretary, rural improvement division, Shree Alok, particular secretary of labour assets division, and two IPS officers P Kannan and Santosh Kumar are a part of the visiting group who will submit the report back to the chief minister on their return. It is learnt that Balamurugam and Kannan are from Tamil Nadu.

    “The team has already left for Tamil Nadu on CM’s directive,” Bihar chief secretary Amir Subhani mentioned.

    A day earlier, a delegation of BJP leaders led by chief of Opposition in Bihar meeting Vijay Kumar Sinha had referred to as on Nitish and sought his intervention into alleged atrocities towards Bihar’s migrant employees in Tamil Nadu. Nitish had assured the delegation that motion could be initiated by authorities to make sure security and safety to Bihar’s migrant employees staying in Tamil Nadu.

    On the opposite hand, Tamil Nadu DGP Sylendra Babu claimed that the movies circulated on social media have been pretend.

    The DGP had additionally warned of stern motion towards these concerned in circulating pretend and doctored movies on social media to unfold hatred within the society and create confusion between the 2 state governments. 

    Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had gone to Tamil Nadu to attend a operate held on the event of birthday of chief minister M Okay Stalin. Tejashwi, nevertheless, attacked by Opposition BJP for collaborating in birthday celebration of Stalin and never paying heed to grievances of migrant employees of the state.

    Meanwhile, Bihar police headquarters has launched a helpline quantity for migrant employees caught in Tamil Nadu.

    Complaint towards Stalin, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

    A criticism petition has been filed in a courtroom towards Tamil Nadu’s chief minister M Okay Stalin and deputy chief minister of Bihar Tejashwi Prasad Yadav in reference to alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees up to now couple of days, leaving the latter’s members of the family in a state of shock. 

    The petition has been filed within the courtroom of chief judicial Justice of the Peace, Muzaffarpur by advocate Manoj Kumar Singh on behalf of Ved Prakash, district chief of Jan Adhikar Party. The petitioner alleged that a number of employees have been brutally thrashed, resulting in loss of life of two and accidents to many others. 

    The courtroom has mounted March 18 because the date of the listening to. 

    PATNA: Amid stories of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Okay Stalin’s dialog together with his counterpart Nitish Kumar in Bihar, a four-member particular group left for DMK-ruled state to help these Bihar’s migrant employees who wished to return to their house city within the wake of alleged assault on them. The Tamil Nadu police chief, nevertheless, denied any such assault in that state.

    Highly positioned sources within the state secretariat mentioned that Tamil Nadu chief minister had a telephonic dialog with Nitish over the state of affairs arising out of the alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees. What transpired between the 2 leaders couldn’t be instantly identified however it’s anticipated that the 2 had mentioned in regards to the stories of assaults on Bihar’s migrant employees.

    On Friday, Nitish constituted a four-member committee that can journey to Tamil Nadu to take inventory of the state of affairs.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “As soon as I got to know through newspapers, I directed the officials to look into the matter. They talked with the Tamil Nadu government and reported that a special team should be sent from here,” Nitish mentioned, including that the visiting group may also look into the matter totally.

    D Balamurugan, secretary, rural improvement division, Shree Alok, particular secretary of labour assets division, and two IPS officers P Kannan and Santosh Kumar are a part of the visiting group who will submit the report back to the chief minister on their return. It is learnt that Balamurugam and Kannan are from Tamil Nadu.

    “The team has already left for Tamil Nadu on CM’s directive,” Bihar chief secretary Amir Subhani mentioned.

    A day earlier, a delegation of BJP leaders led by chief of Opposition in Bihar meeting Vijay Kumar Sinha had referred to as on Nitish and sought his intervention into alleged atrocities towards Bihar’s migrant employees in Tamil Nadu. Nitish had assured the delegation that motion could be initiated by authorities to make sure security and safety to Bihar’s migrant employees staying in Tamil Nadu.

    On the opposite hand, Tamil Nadu DGP Sylendra Babu claimed that the movies circulated on social media have been pretend.

    The DGP had additionally warned of stern motion towards these concerned in circulating pretend and doctored movies on social media to unfold hatred within the society and create confusion between the 2 state governments. 

    Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had gone to Tamil Nadu to attend a operate held on the event of birthday of chief minister M Okay Stalin. Tejashwi, nevertheless, attacked by Opposition BJP for collaborating in birthday celebration of Stalin and never paying heed to grievances of migrant employees of the state.

    Meanwhile, Bihar police headquarters has launched a helpline quantity for migrant employees caught in Tamil Nadu.

    Complaint towards Stalin, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

    A criticism petition has been filed in a courtroom towards Tamil Nadu’s chief minister M Okay Stalin and deputy chief minister of Bihar Tejashwi Prasad Yadav in reference to alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees up to now couple of days, leaving the latter’s members of the family in a state of shock. 

    The petition has been filed within the courtroom of chief judicial Justice of the Peace, Muzaffarpur by advocate Manoj Kumar Singh on behalf of Ved Prakash, district chief of Jan Adhikar Party. The petitioner alleged that a number of employees have been brutally thrashed, resulting in loss of life of two and accidents to many others. 

    The courtroom has mounted March 18 because the date of the listening to. 

  • ‘Labourers in J&K shouldn’t exit at evening’

    Express News Service

    SRINAGAR:  In view of the continued focused assaults by militants on migrant staff within the Valley, police on Friday, have suggested them to not exit in weak localities at evening. 

    For added safety, the police have additionally requested the landlords to put in CCTVs at their work and residential locations. Srinagar police on its official Twitter account said that the migrant staff have been suggested to not roam at evening in weak localities. 

    It additional mentioned that the landlords, the place the migrant labourers work and keep, have additionally been suggested to put in CCTVs. In the sequence of focused assaults on migrant staff this yr, 9 labourers together with seven from Bihar and two from Uttar Pradesh have been killed. 13 migrant staff have additionally been injured in these focused assaults by militants. 

    J&Ok Police Chief Dilbagh Singh lately mentioned militants are concentrating on individuals who come to earn livelihood in Kashmir. “It is our responsibility to keep them safe and secure,” he mentioned. Wherever these acts have taken place, police have taken severe motion in opposition to the perpetrators. 

    SRINAGAR:  In view of the continued focused assaults by militants on migrant staff within the Valley, police on Friday, have suggested them to not exit in weak localities at evening. 

    For added safety, the police have additionally requested the landlords to put in CCTVs at their work and residential locations. Srinagar police on its official Twitter account said that the migrant staff have been suggested to not roam at evening in weak localities. 

    It additional mentioned that the landlords, the place the migrant labourers work and keep, have additionally been suggested to put in CCTVs. In the sequence of focused assaults on migrant staff this yr, 9 labourers together with seven from Bihar and two from Uttar Pradesh have been killed. 13 migrant staff have additionally been injured in these focused assaults by militants. 

    J&Ok Police Chief Dilbagh Singh lately mentioned militants are concentrating on individuals who come to earn livelihood in Kashmir. “It is our responsibility to keep them safe and secure,” he mentioned. Wherever these acts have taken place, police have taken severe motion in opposition to the perpetrators. 

  • In 8 years, migrant staff will equal one-sixth of Kerala’s inhabitants

    Express News Service

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A latest projection by the state planning board says Kerala shall be residence to just about 60 lakh migrant staff by 2030. Estimating that state’s native inhabitants shall be 3.6 crore by that point, the migrant labour group within the state would equal one-sixth of the inhabitants.

    A research on ‘In-migration, Informal Employment and Urbanisation in Kerala’, sponsored by State Planning Board (Evaluation Division) and launched in August this 12 months, has discovered that the state, which had an estimated 31.4 lakh migrants from different states throughout 2017-18, may have a migrant inhabitants between 45.7 lakh and 47.9 lakh by 2025 and 55.9 lakh and 59.7 lakh by 2030 as per the present charge of immigration. It signifies that the migrant workforce will outnumber the youthful inhabitants within the villages throughout the state by 2030.

    The latest violence at Kizhakkambalam triggered by migrant staff raises issues whether or not Kerala would witness conflicts between immigrants and ethnic inhabitants which occur often in Assam.According to specialists, steps needs to be taken to combine the migrant group into the native inhabitants as this would cut back the friction between them.

    A research on ‘Demographic Changes in Kerala and the Emerging Challenges: An Assessment’, by the Centre for Socio-economic and Environmental Studies (CSES), has additionally discovered that the share of younger workforce (20-34 years) has come all the way down to 36.3% of the entire working age inhabitants within the state in 2021 and the census-based projection signifies that it’s anticipated to return down additional to 33.2% by 2036. 

    ‘Need to integrate migrants into local population’

    The share was 50.3% of the entire working age inhabitants within the state in 1991. Further, the state has been witnessing below-replacementlevel fertility over the previous three many years. The state has been witnessing a pointy decline in whole fertility charge (TFR) over time. If the TFR was 4.1 youngsters per girl in 1971, it has been within the vary of 1.7-1.9 youngsters per girl for during the last three many years in Kerala, whereas the TFR in India is 2.2 youngsters per girl.

    All these point out that the state should face the prospects of migrants rising because the dominant workforce and outnumbering the youthful era within the state within the coming many years. Benoy Peter, govt director, Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development, which works for the welfare of migrants, stated, “It is true that Kerala is prone to face a scenario during which migrants outnumber the local people in main pockets within the state.

    There can be an opportunity for friction between the local people and migrants. But it doesn’t imply that an ethnic battle as being witnessed in Assam could be repeated right here. At the identical time, now we have to take steps to combine the migrant group into the native inhabitants as this would cut back the friction between them.” George Mathew, coordinator of Progressive Workers’ Association, stated, “In Assam, there are quite a lot of different components which contributed to the escalating violence between ethnic Assamese and immigrants together with political pursuits.

    Here, such ethnic conflicts are unlikely contemplating the social behaviour of the state. At the identical time, you will need to make sure the cultural integration of those two communities. A scenario of not permitting the migrant group to combine into the local people as occurred at Kizhakkambalam can’t be entertained right here,” he stated.

  • Odisha authorities proclaims job loans for migrants

    By Express News Service
    BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to retain the migrant employees who’ve began returning to their workplaces in different states after Covid circumstances began declining, the Odisha authorities has determined to supply them job loans. Minister for Labour and Rural Development Sushant Singh informed media individuals on Wednesday that job loans shall be supplied to migrant employees who returned to their native locations in the course of the second wave of the pandemic in order that they’ll begin small companies to earn their livelihood.

    The Minister stated that as per official information, solely about 43,000 migrant employees had returned this time when Covid circumstances surged in states in April and May the place they labored. He stated {that a} choice has been taken to steer the migrant employees to remain again by creating livelihood alternatives for them within the State. He stated that particulars of the job mortgage scheme for the migrant employees shall be labored out by the federal government quickly. He added that the State authorities may also present loans to ladies migrant employees and interact them in Self-Help Groups (SHGs).

    Besides, monetary help of Rs 1,500 per thirty days shall be supplied to every of the 30 lakh development employees for the lockdown interval, he added. Migrant employees who had returned to their native locations within the State in the course of the second wave three months again, have began to return to their workplaces in states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka due to lack of livelihood alternatives in Odisha. 

    A majority of migrant employees from Odisha work within the textile mills and the diamond business in Surat and Ahmedabad and the fish processing items in Chennai and Mumbai. Sources maintained that in contrast to the primary wave, migrant employees usually are not going through difficulties in returning this time.