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Cong get together like ‘rusted iron’ which promoted corruption, poverty and appeasement politics: PM Modi
PM Modi mentioned if given a chance, Congress will again out on this invoice that seeks to supply 33 per cent reservation to ladies in Parliament and state legislatures.
BHOPAL: With a watch on the Madhya Pradesh meeting elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tore into Congress equating the get together with “rusted iron” which he mentioned would push MP again into the BIMARU class if given a chance once more.
Addressing an enormous gathering of BJP employees ‘Karyakarta Mahakumb’, the prime minister mentioned the Congress and its allies within the “Ghamandia” bloc supported the Women’s Reservation Bill out of compulsion and hesitation as they understood the facility of “nari shakti”.
He mentioned if given a chance, Congress will again out on this invoice that seeks to supply 33 per cent reservation to ladies in Parliament and state legislatures.
The ‘Karyakarta Mahakumbh’ was organised on the beginning anniversary of Jana Sangh co-founder Deendayal Upadhyaya to mark the formal fruits of the BJP’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatras’ that crisscrossed the size and breadth of the state.
“Congress and allies backed the women’s reservation bill out of compulsion. Its passage was possible as ‘Modi hai to Mumkin hai’. Modi means the guarantee of fulfilling guarantees,” Modi mentioned and slammed Congress and its allies for not permitting the passage of this invoice once they have been in energy.
“Congress is a parivarwadi party with a history of crores of corruption and vote-bank appeasement. It’s like rusted iron that will be finished if kept in the rain,” Modi mentioned.
He additionally focused Rahul Gandhi with out taking his title, saying for Congress leaders born with a silver spoon, “the life of poor people is like an adventure tourism and picnic and the poor person’s agri field is a place for video shooting and photo session”.
Modi mentioned first-time voters in MP are lucky that they’ve seen solely the BJP rule within the state, which is the important thing centre of India’s improvement imaginative and prescient. For a developed India, MP too must be developed, he added. Modi mentioned Congress wished folks to stay poor in its personal curiosity.
“During its erstwhile rule, Congress had pushed MP, which has rich resources, into a BIMARU (laggard) state”. He mentioned greater than 13. 5 crore folks got here out of poverty beneath the BJP rule within the final 5 years within the nation.
“The Congress had turned MP into BIMARU state during its long rule after Independence. It will make MP BIMARU again if it gets an opportunity,” Modi added. He slammed Congress for criticising the BJP over the development of the brand new Parliament constructing, high quality roads and trendy stations.
“Congress spreads negativity. They don’t like the achievements of the nation. They want to take the country back to the 20th Century,” Modi mentioned, including the Congress destroyed the states dominated by it with crores of corruption.
After Modi reached the stage on the venue, a bunch of BJP’s ladies wing members honoured him with an enormous garland for the passage of the Women Reservation Bill.
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India-US strategic partnership by no means been extra dynamic, says Blinken days after G20
The strategic relationship between India and the US has by no means been so dynamic as they workforce up on every little thing from superior semiconductors to defence cooperation, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated.
Speaking days after India efficiently hosted the G20 Summit and President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks in New Delhi, Blinken stated that each India and the US will profit from a number of collaborations they’ve entered into.
“The US-India strategic partnership has by no means been extra dynamic, as we workforce up on every little thing from superior semiconductors to defence cooperation,” Blinken said on Wednesday in his remarks on “Power and Purpose of American Diplomacy in a New Era” at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) here.
Blinken said the Biden administration has elevated the Quad partnership with India, Japan, and Australia to deliver for the countries and the world on everything from manufacturing vaccines to strengthening maritime security to addressing climate challenges.
In November 2017, the four nations gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the “Quad” to develop a brand new technique to preserve the important sea routes within the Indo-Pacific freed from any affect.
“And just this past week at the G20, President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi announced another ambitious transportation, energy, and technology corridor that will connect the ports of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy, and the EU will team up with the US and India to turbocharge clean energy production, and digital connectivity, and strengthen critical supply chains across the region,” Blinken stated.
The new financial hall, which many see as an alternative choice to China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was collectively introduced final week by the leaders of the US, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi.
BRI, an formidable venture launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping, has additionally drawn criticism about its debt sustainability, particularly from smaller international locations.
Xi unveiled the BRI in 2013 with an goal to hyperlink China, the worldwide manufacturing large, with Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Gulf area, Africa and Europe with a community of land and sea routes.
Edited By:
Manisha Pandey
Published On:
Sep 14, 2023
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‘I pay tribute to Modi’s leadership’: Rishi Sunak hails PM forward of G20 Summit
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s management over the past 12 months and stated “India is the right country at the right time to hold the G20 presidency”.
Sunak, the primary Indian-origin prime minister of Britain, stated the connection between the UK and India will outline the way forward for the 2 international locations, much more than it’s defining the current.
“This country’s scale, diversity and its extraordinary successes means India is the right country at the right time to hold the G20 presidency. I pay tribute to Prime Minister Modi’s leadership over the last year and it’s wonderful to see India showing such global leadership,” Sunak advised information company PTI in an interview days forward of the G20 summit in Delhi on September 9-10.
In the interview, the British Prime Minister additionally stated that each the international locations will work intently by India’s presidency of the G20 to handle the largest challenges the world is going through, from stabilising the worldwide economic system to coping with local weather change.
“2023 is a huge year for India, from all the different G20 meetings taking place all over the country to the Cricket World Cup next month — India is definitely home to the biggest global geopolitical events of the year!,” he stated.
The British premier, PM Modi, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and different G20 leaders are set to deliberate extensively on urgent world points together with penalties of the Ukraine struggle on the G20 summit.
India faces the uphill job of constructing a consensus on the textual content to check with the Ukraine disaster within the G20 leaders’ declaration.
Both Russia and China had agreed to the 2 paragraphs on the Ukraine battle in final 12 months’s Bali declaration, however they backtracked from it this 12 months, creating difficulties for India.
“India has taken on the presidency of the G20 at a time when the world is facing multiple challenges,” Sunak stated.
“In the last twelve months we’ve seen sharp rise in inflation and economic instability, we’ve witnessed the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, military coups in Niger and Gabon, and the ongoing repression of human rights in Afghanistan and elsewhere,” the 43-year-old chief of the Conservative Party added.
Sunak stated he’s wanting ahead to assembly Prime Minister Modi and deliberating on how collaboration between India and the UK helps in coping with varied world challenges.
“When I meet Prime Minister Modi again this week it will be an opportunity to speak about some of the global challenges we face, and the huge role that the UK and India have to play in addressing them,” he stated.
On the attainable final result of the G20 summit, Sunak stated, “We will have to wait and see what the summit outcomes will be. The UK certainly is here to support India’s efforts in achieving a successful summit.”
Sunak additionally talked in regards to the varied features of India-UK ties, together with cultural and people-to-people hyperlinks.
He stated what makes the UK-India relationship “truly unique” is the “Living Bridge” between the international locations which features a 1.6 million-strong Indian diaspora within the UK, and which connects “our people across culture, education, food, sport and more.”
“Recognising the close links and aligned interests of our countries, two years ago we agreed to the ‘2030 Roadmap’ which was an historic commitment to bring our countries, economies and people closer together.”
At the summit between Prime Minister Modi after which British PM Boris Johnson, the 2 sides had adopted a 10-year roadmap to increase ties in the important thing areas of commerce and economic system, defence and safety, local weather change and people-to-people connections, amongst others.
The India-UK relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the course of the bilateral digital summit in May 2021.
“We have already achieved so much under this roadmap, including the mutual recognition of higher education qualifications, new visa routes for young professionals, and billions in new investment deals including British firms like Tesco, Deliveroo and Revolut establishing or expanding their presence in India, creating thousands of new jobs,” Sunak stated.
On defence and strategic ties, he stated the UK Navy, Army and Air Force have all carried out workout routines with their Indian counterparts, growing “our ability to work together to tackle shared threats.” In the areas of science and expertise, Sunak stated, each side are making important progress.
“As science and technology superpowers, shared UK-India expertise is pushing the boundaries of innovation for global good,” he stated.
“Together, we delivered a Covid-19 vaccine; researched at Oxford University with UK Government financial support, developed by AstraZeneca, and manufactured at scale by India’s Serum Institute,” he stated.
“From preventing pandemics to unravelling the human genome the UK and India are working together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow, today,” he added.
Sunak additionally talked about the India-UK commerce engagement and cooperation within the Indo-Pacific.
“India is already on track to be the third largest economy in the world within ten years. That is why India is such an important partner in this region and more generally,” he stated.
“I absolutely see more for the UK and India to do together in the Indo-Pacific, building on the impressive cooperation that has already taken place across trade, defence and security under the 2030 Roadmap,” the British prime minister stated.
Sunak additionally talked about Britain’s 2021 overseas coverage technique, which underlined the strategic significance of the Indo-Pacific to the UK and the world.
“That’s something we have confirmed this year when we published a refreshed version of the policy – our commitment to the Indo-Pacific isn’t going anywhere, just as this region isn’t going anywhere,” he stated.
With inputs from PTI
Edited By:
Manisha Pandey
Published On:
Sep 7, 2023
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For final 10 years, you have solely finished unfavourable politics, now uttering bitter phrases for INDIA: Kharge slams PM Modi
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit again at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘stop India’ jibe on the opposition, saying it’s ‘our victory’ that those that didn’t bear in mind the ‘Quit India Movement’ for 75 years are doing so now.
Kharge’s assault on Modi got here hours after the prime minister, whereas addressing an occasion to put the muse stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations, accused the opposition of enjoying ‘unfavourable politics’ and mentioned now your complete nation is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to ‘stop India’.
Hitting again at Modi, Kharge mentioned, “Prime Minister Modi, For the final 10 years, you’ve solely finished unfavourable politics of divisiveness.
You at the moment are uttering bitter phrases for INDIA as nicely.”
“You have not been able to control Manipur violence in the last three months. Your divisive politics has pitted communities against each other, leading to a civil war-like situation. More than 150 people have been killed so far,” Kharge mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी,
पिछले 10 सालों से आपने केवल तोड़ने की नकारात्मक राजनीति की है। आपकी वाणी से अब INDIA के लिए भी कटु शब्द निकल रहें हैं।
1️⃣ पिछले 3 महीने से मणिपुर हिंसा को आप क़ाबू नहीं कर पाए हैं। आपकी विभाजनकारी राजनीति ने समुदायों को आपस में ऐसे लड़वाया है कि वहाँ गृह…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 6, 2023
The Congress chief mentioned the entire nation is watching what is occurring in Haryana.
“Where there have been no riots for decades, your government and your ‘Sangh Parivar’ people are making a brother fight with his brother. Radical criminals are enemies of the society, irrespective of which religion they belong to,” Kharge mentioned.
The Congress president alleged that within the final 10 years, Modi has solely given this nation unemployment, inflation, financial inequality, poverty, insecurity for ladies, Dalit oppression and social injustice.
“All this wants to finish. It appears unimaginable on your authorities. There is disappointment within the public.
Instead of fixing the issues, the Prime Minister finds a brand new inauguration programme for himself day by day. He does politics throughout authorities occasions – assaults the opposition,” Kharge mentioned.
“Your political forefathers pitted Indians against Indians, supported British rule, served as informers for them and strongly opposed Quit India (movement). Had a suspect role in the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. Opposed the tricolour. They did not hoist it till 52 years of independence. Sardar Patel had to warn them for boycotting the tricolour,” Kharge mentioned.
The Quit India Movement which was not remembered for 75 years, is now being remembered by them, Kharge mentioned including that “this is our victory”.
“Bharat judega, INDIA jeetega,” Kharge mentioned.
After laying the muse stone for the redevelopment of the railway stations through video conferencing, Modi on Sunday morning alleged {that a} part of the opposition is pushed by the precept of neither working nor letting others work.
“Unfortunately, in our country, there is a section of the opposition who even today won’t do anything themselves and won’t allow others to do anything either. They are stuck with this attitude,” he mentioned.
Referring to the Quit India Movement anniversary on August 9, the prime minister mentioned it was a historic day that created new power in India’s battle for Independence.
Today the entire nation is roaring ‘Quit India’ for each evil, corruption, dynasty and appeasement, he mentioned.
“Inspired by the Quit India Movement, the entire country is now roaring Quit India for every evil, saying ‘corruption, quit India’, ‘dynasty, quit India’, ‘appeasement, quit India’,” Modi mentioned.
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit again at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘stop India’ jibe on the opposition, saying it’s ‘our victory’ that those that didn’t bear in mind the ‘Quit India Movement’ for 75 years are doing so now.
Kharge’s assault on Modi got here hours after the prime minister, whereas addressing an occasion to put the muse stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations, accused the opposition of enjoying ‘unfavourable politics’ and mentioned now your complete nation is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to ‘stop India’.
Hitting again at Modi, Kharge mentioned, “Prime Minister Modi, For the final 10 years, you’ve solely finished unfavourable politics of divisiveness.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
You at the moment are uttering bitter phrases for INDIA as nicely.”
“You have not been able to control Manipur violence in the last three months. Your divisive politics has pitted communities against each other, leading to a civil war-like situation. More than 150 people have been killed so far,” Kharge mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी,
पिछले 10 सालों से आपने केवल तोड़ने की नकारात्मक राजनीति की है। आपकी वाणी से अब INDIA के लिए भी कटु शब्द निकल रहें हैं।
1️⃣ पिछले 3 महीने से मणिपुर हिंसा को आप क़ाबू नहीं कर पाए हैं। आपकी विभाजनकारी राजनीति ने समुदायों को आपस में ऐसे लड़वाया है कि वहाँ गृह…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 6, 2023
The Congress chief mentioned the entire nation is watching what is occurring in Haryana.“Where there have been no riots for decades, your government and your ‘Sangh Parivar’ people are making a brother fight with his brother. Radical criminals are enemies of the society, irrespective of which religion they belong to,” Kharge mentioned.
The Congress president alleged that within the final 10 years, Modi has solely given this nation unemployment, inflation, financial inequality, poverty, insecurity for ladies, Dalit oppression and social injustice.
“All this wants to finish. It appears unimaginable on your authorities. There is disappointment within the public.
Instead of fixing the issues, the Prime Minister finds a brand new inauguration programme for himself day by day. He does politics throughout authorities occasions – assaults the opposition,” Kharge mentioned.
“Your political forefathers pitted Indians against Indians, supported British rule, served as informers for them and strongly opposed Quit India (movement). Had a suspect role in the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. Opposed the tricolour. They did not hoist it till 52 years of independence. Sardar Patel had to warn them for boycotting the tricolour,” Kharge mentioned.
The Quit India Movement which was not remembered for 75 years, is now being remembered by them, Kharge mentioned including that “this is our victory”.
“Bharat judega, INDIA jeetega,” Kharge mentioned.
After laying the muse stone for the redevelopment of the railway stations through video conferencing, Modi on Sunday morning alleged {that a} part of the opposition is pushed by the precept of neither working nor letting others work.
“Unfortunately, in our country, there is a section of the opposition who even today won’t do anything themselves and won’t allow others to do anything either. They are stuck with this attitude,” he mentioned.
Referring to the Quit India Movement anniversary on August 9, the prime minister mentioned it was a historic day that created new power in India’s battle for Independence.
Today the entire nation is roaring ‘Quit India’ for each evil, corruption, dynasty and appeasement, he mentioned.
“Inspired by the Quit India Movement, the entire country is now roaring Quit India for every evil, saying ‘corruption, quit India’, ‘dynasty, quit India’, ‘appeasement, quit India’,” Modi mentioned.
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The return of Lalu
Jail, sickness and the pandemic could have stored the septuagenarian RJD chief off the political stage, however he’s again, energising his get together’s cadre in addition to the nationwide Opposition alliance
ISSUE DATE: Aug 14, 2023 | UPDATED: Aug 4, 2023 16:23 IST
Illustration by Siddhant Jumde
“Didn’t study to be afraid, didn’t study to bow out. Have fought, will struggle, gained’t be afraid of jail, and can come out a winner ultimately.” These have been the phrases that accompanied the Instagram reel that Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav posted of his father, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, enjoying badminton on the indoor court docket of the Patna Secretariat on July 28. Wearing a loose-fitting polo shirt, sweatpants and slippers, the 75-year-old politician regarded happy as he first served, then adopted it up with a fragile return, within the video.
Published By:
Arindam Mukherjee
Published On:
Aug 4, 2023
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Showdown time as Birla admits no-trust movement
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Wednesday set the stage for a showdown within the Lok Sabha with Speaker Om Birla admitting a no-confidence movement towards the Centre moved by Congress member from Guwahati Gaurav Gogoi.
The Opposition is means in need of numbers to inflict any injury on the ruling coalition nevertheless it hopes to get the optics proper forward of the Lok Sabha elections by coaxing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk on the Manipur state of affairs.
Birla mentioned the date for the dialogue and voting on the movement will likely be determined after holding talks with leaders of all political events. As per conference, as soon as admitted the dialogue on the movement must be held inside 10 days.
However, sources mentioned the federal government could take up the movement solely towards the fag finish of the session as it’s trying to push by means of a clutch of legislations first. It has already managed to cross essential legislations, such because the Multi-State Cooperatives Societies Bill, the Biological Diversity Bill and the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill within the Lok Sabha. The session will conclude on August 11.
But leaders of the 26-party Opposition alliance, INDIA, demanded that the Speaker instantly take up the movement for dialogue after suspending all different enterprise. “The tradition is that once the motion is accepted by the Speaker, all other business is suspended and discussion is initiated immediately,” Congress member Manish Tewari mentioned, including that if 100 or extra MPs assist the movement, then will probably be inappropriate to hold out some other enterprise in Parliament.
In all, there have been two no-trust motions, one by the Congress and the opposite by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which although isn’t a part of the Opposition alliance. This is the second no-confidence movement for the reason that Modi authorities got here to energy in 2014. The first one was in 2018 by the Telugu Desam Party and backed by a number of different Opposition events. The NDA defeated it 325-126.
Congress whip within the Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore, mentioned the Opposition was pressured to maneuver the movement as a last-ditch try, as the federal government had stonewalled their demand for an announcement from the PM on Manipur. Another chief mentioned that although the Opposition doesn’t have the numbers, they may win the battle of ‘perception and morality’.
The NDA had 331 on its facet with the BJP alone contributing 303 to the tally within the Lok Sabha. The Opposition bloc has 144 and the BRS 9. Fence-sitters such because the YSRCP and BJD have 22 and 12 members, respectively.
Shocked and horrified: U.S.
The US on Wednesday mentioned it’s “shocked and horrified” by the strip-parade video of two ladies in Manipur and helps the Indian authorities’s efforts to hunt justice for them. “We encourage a peaceful and inclusive resolution to the violence in Manipur,” Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department mentionedAbandoned homes torched
Mobs set ablaze 30 deserted homes and two buses in two separate incidents in Manipur. A mob of round 2,000 individuals torched the homes within the India-Myanmar border city of Moreh on Wednesday morning. Four others have been additionally broken. The homes belonged to Meiteis who left the place after violence broke out on May 3NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Wednesday set the stage for a showdown within the Lok Sabha with Speaker Om Birla admitting a no-confidence movement towards the Centre moved by Congress member from Guwahati Gaurav Gogoi.
The Opposition is means in need of numbers to inflict any injury on the ruling coalition nevertheless it hopes to get the optics proper forward of the Lok Sabha elections by coaxing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk on the Manipur state of affairs.
Birla mentioned the date for the dialogue and voting on the movement will likely be determined after holding talks with leaders of all political events. As per conference, as soon as admitted the dialogue on the movement must be held inside 10 days. googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
However, sources mentioned the federal government could take up the movement solely towards the fag finish of the session as it’s trying to push by means of a clutch of legislations first. It has already managed to cross essential legislations, such because the Multi-State Cooperatives Societies Bill, the Biological Diversity Bill and the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill within the Lok Sabha. The session will conclude on August 11.
But leaders of the 26-party Opposition alliance, INDIA, demanded that the Speaker instantly take up the movement for dialogue after suspending all different enterprise. “The tradition is that once the motion is accepted by the Speaker, all other business is suspended and discussion is initiated immediately,” Congress member Manish Tewari mentioned, including that if 100 or extra MPs assist the movement, then will probably be inappropriate to hold out some other enterprise in Parliament.
In all, there have been two no-trust motions, one by the Congress and the opposite by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which although isn’t a part of the Opposition alliance. This is the second no-confidence movement for the reason that Modi authorities got here to energy in 2014. The first one was in 2018 by the Telugu Desam Party and backed by a number of different Opposition events. The NDA defeated it 325-126.
Congress whip within the Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore, mentioned the Opposition was pressured to maneuver the movement as a last-ditch try, as the federal government had stonewalled their demand for an announcement from the PM on Manipur. Another chief mentioned that although the Opposition doesn’t have the numbers, they may win the battle of ‘perception and morality’.
The NDA had 331 on its facet with the BJP alone contributing 303 to the tally within the Lok Sabha. The Opposition bloc has 144 and the BRS 9. Fence-sitters such because the YSRCP and BJD have 22 and 12 members, respectively.
Shocked and horrified: U.S.
The US on Wednesday mentioned it’s “shocked and horrified” by the strip-parade video of two ladies in Manipur and helps the Indian authorities’s efforts to hunt justice for them. “We encourage a peaceful and inclusive resolution to the violence in Manipur,” Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department mentionedAbandoned homes torched
Mobs set ablaze 30 deserted homes and two buses in two separate incidents in Manipur. A mob of round 2,000 individuals torched the homes within the India-Myanmar border city of Moreh on Wednesday morning. Four others have been additionally broken. The homes belonged to Meiteis who left the place after violence broke out on May 3 -
PM ought to make assertion on Manipur state of affairs, MPs have legitimate demand: Former J-Ok guv Malik
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Monday mentioned the opposition MPs’ demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion in Parliament on the Manipur state of affairs was “valid” and requested why was the chief minister of the state not eliminated.
“I don’t know why is he shying away from it,” Malik advised reporters on the Press Club of India right here.
Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned for the day on Monday amid unrelenting protests by opposition members for Prime Minister Modi’s assertion on the Manipur state of affairs at the same time as Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the House that the federal government will focus on the difficulty.
Rajya Sabha proceedings too have been adjourned for the day following an uproar over the Manipur challenge and the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh from the House for the rest of the Monsoon session.
“MPs have a valid demand that the Hon’ble prime minister should come and give his statement and a discussion be held,” mentioned Malik who has these days been vocal in his criticism of Prime Minister Modi.
The prime minister spoke outdoors Parliament after the chief justice of India “warned” that the apex court docket will take motion if nothing occurs on the bottom, Malik mentioned.
Later, when requested concerning the Manipur state of affairs, he advised PTI Video, “Even after the May 4 incident, they are removing the (Manipur) chief minister…more than two months have passed and no action has been taken. It is a matter of shame for the entire country,” The Manipur violence rocked the proceedings in each Houses of Parliament on the primary two days of the Monsoon session on Thursday and Friday, with the opposition demanding a press release from the prime minister and a dialogue on the state of affairs within the strife-torn northeastern state.
The session commenced a day after a video clip purportedly shot on May 4 and displaying two ladies being paraded bare by a mob in a Manipur village went viral, triggering a nationwide outrage.
The Manipur Police has arrested a number of accused who have been seen within the video.
The police mentioned a case of abduction, gang rape and homicide has been registered on the Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district in opposition to unidentified armed miscreants.
At the Press Club of India, Malik first addressed a press convention held by the Sanyukt Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and recalled the farmers’ motion of 2020-21 which made the federal government repeal the three “black” farm legal guidelines.
Farmers know methods to combat for his or her rights and “I am hopeful that they will get MSP implemented also”, the previous Jammu and Kashmir governor mentioned.
NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Monday mentioned the opposition MPs’ demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion in Parliament on the Manipur state of affairs was “valid” and requested why was the chief minister of the state not eliminated.
“I don’t know why is he shying away from it,” Malik advised reporters on the Press Club of India right here.
Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned for the day on Monday amid unrelenting protests by opposition members for Prime Minister Modi’s assertion on the Manipur state of affairs at the same time as Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the House that the federal government will focus on the difficulty.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );
Rajya Sabha proceedings too have been adjourned for the day following an uproar over the Manipur challenge and the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh from the House for the rest of the Monsoon session.
“MPs have a valid demand that the Hon’ble prime minister should come and give his statement and a discussion be held,” mentioned Malik who has these days been vocal in his criticism of Prime Minister Modi.
The prime minister spoke outdoors Parliament after the chief justice of India “warned” that the apex court docket will take motion if nothing occurs on the bottom, Malik mentioned.
Later, when requested concerning the Manipur state of affairs, he advised PTI Video, “Even after the May 4 incident, they are removing the (Manipur) chief minister…more than two months have passed and no action has been taken. It is a matter of shame for the entire country,” The Manipur violence rocked the proceedings in each Houses of Parliament on the primary two days of the Monsoon session on Thursday and Friday, with the opposition demanding a press release from the prime minister and a dialogue on the state of affairs within the strife-torn northeastern state.
The session commenced a day after a video clip purportedly shot on May 4 and displaying two ladies being paraded bare by a mob in a Manipur village went viral, triggering a nationwide outrage.
The Manipur Police has arrested a number of accused who have been seen within the video.
The police mentioned a case of abduction, gang rape and homicide has been registered on the Nongpok Sekmai police station in Thoubal district in opposition to unidentified armed miscreants.
At the Press Club of India, Malik first addressed a press convention held by the Sanyukt Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and recalled the farmers’ motion of 2020-21 which made the federal government repeal the three “black” farm legal guidelines.
Farmers know methods to combat for his or her rights and “I am hopeful that they will get MSP implemented also”, the previous Jammu and Kashmir governor mentioned.
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US returns 105 antiquities to India days after PM Modi’s go to
By Press Trust of India: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the US, a complete of 105 antiquities, spanning a interval from 2nd-Third Century CE to 18th-Nineteenth Century CE, are being repatriated to India by American authorities.
Some of the dear Indian antiquities have been handed over by the US at a particular repatriation ceremony held on the Consulate General of India in New York within the presence of India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Consul General Randhir Jaiswal and officers from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
Addressing the ceremony, Sandhu stated the 100 antiquities being repatriated to India are “not just art but part of our heritage, culture and religion.”
Sandhu said when this lost heritage returns home, it is received with a lot of emotion. The antiquities will soon be transported to India.
The 105 artifacts represent a wide geographical spread in terms of their origin in India – with 47 from Eastern India, 27 from Southern India, 22 from Central India, 6 from Northern India, 3 from Western India, an official release said.
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“Spanning a interval from 2nd-Third Century CE to 18th-Nineteenth Century CE, the artifacts are fabricated from terracotta, stone, steel and wooden. Around 50 artifacts relate to non secular topics [Hinduism, Jainism and Islam] and the remaining are of cultural significance,” it said.
During Prime Minister Modi’s State Visit to the US last month, the Indian leader had thanked President Joe Biden for helping the return of these cultural properties.
Sandhu voiced gratitude to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Homeland Security officials and other agencies for their commitment and efforts in helping getting many sick artifacts back to India.
“To stop unlawful commerce of cultural property, India and the US have agreed to work in direction of a Cultural Property Agreement. This will additional strengthen the collaboration between our companies and it’ll make it tougher for the smugglers to evade legal guidelines.”
Sandhu added that the return of cultural heritage is a clear expression of goodwill of our friends and partners in the US.
Jordan Stockdale, the Chief of Staff from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said that for more than a decade the agency along with Homeland Security has investigated trafficker Subhash Kapoor and his coconspirators for illegally looting and selling artifacts from across the world.
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Stockdale said last year the US had repatriated more than 300 antiquities to India. “Yet we nonetheless have greater than 1400 recovered objects that now we have but to formally repatriate.”
“We are deeply appreciative to Prime Minister Modi’s variety phrases the opposite week on the White House and so they mirror the shut collaboration which has led to profitable restoration of 1000s of Indian antiquities. We is not going to permit egocentric traffickers like Kapoor to rob nations of their valuable cultural heritage,” Stockdale stated.
India has been making concerted efforts to carry again stolen Indian antiquities, the residing symbols of wealthy Indian heritage and tradition, from overseas.
In current years, there was shut cooperation on restitution of antiquities between India and the US, the discharge stated.
During Prime Minister Modi’s 2016 go to to the US, 16 antiques have been handed over by the US aspect. Similarly, in 2021, the US authorities handed over 157 artifacts which returned to India following the go to of the Prime Minister to the US in September 2021. With these 105 antiquities, the US aspect has handed over a complete of 278 cultural artifacts to India since 2016, it added.
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‘Every Indian sees you as a real good friend’: PM Modi meets UAE president in Abu Dhabi
By India Today News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday and introduced the initiation of commerce settlement between India and the UAE of their respective currencies. He additionally instructed the UAE president that each Indian sees him as a “true friend”.
“The agreement signed on Saturday for trade settlement in the currencies of both countries signifies the strong economic cooperation and mutual trust between India and the UAE,” the prime minister mentioned, including that the settlement can even enhance bilateral commerce and investments.
“I am happy to be in Abu Dhabi and to meet you. I thank you for the warm welcome… Every Indian sees you as a true friend,” the prime minister instructed the UAE president.
PM Modi, who’s on an official go to to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), additionally highlighted that India-UAE commerce has grown by 20% for the reason that signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement final 12 months.
It is all the time gladdening to satisfy HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His power and imaginative and prescient for improvement are admirable. We mentioned the total vary of India-UAE ties together with methods to spice up cultural and financial ties. @MohamedBinZayed pic.twitter.com/XCBWW8cP38
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“Our bilateral trade has grown by 20%. For the first time, we have achieved $85 billion trade and soon we will achieve the target of $100 billion. If we decide, we can cross this milestone before the G20,” he mentioned.
PM Modi additionally clarified his intention to take part within the forthcoming COP-28 convention, which is being organized below the management of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The Prime Minister assured full assist for the UAE’s COP-28 presidency and highlighted India’s efforts and initiatives to deal with local weather change.
Expressing gratitude, PM Modi conveyed his appreciation for the nice and cozy brotherhood he obtained from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, acknowledging the numerous contribution of the UAE President in increasing the ties between the 2 nations.
He additionally highlighted the rising friendship between India and the UAE, stating that each particular person in India views Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as a real good friend.
Taking to Twitter to mark his talks, PM Modi wrote, “It is always gladdening to meet HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His energy and vision for development are admirable. We discussed the full range of India-UAE ties including ways to boost cultural and economic ties.”
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