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ABVP rout continues: Dalit-tribal-minority alliance wins Hyderabad varsity polls

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]RSS-backed students’ organisation recently lost students’ union elections in JNU, DU, Rajasthan University, Panjab University and Gauhati University

In a seeming endorsement of the Opposition’s claim that the BJP is gradually losing its charm among the youth, the ruling party’s student wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has lost the University of Hyderabad (UoH) students’ union polls.

This is the sixth consecutive defeat for the ABVP in the past month. Earlier this month, the right-wing body had lost students’ union polls in the Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi University, Panjab University, Rajasthan University and Gauhati University.

The UoH students’ union polls were held on Friday morning and the results were declared late in the night the same day.

What is significant about the results is that the UoH was where research scholar Rohith Vemula had committed suicide last year alleging harassment by the University administration at the behest of ABVP activists. Amid allegations that Vemula faced persecution on account of being a Dalit, the Justice Roopanwal Commission had been set up to determine the circumstances that led him to end his life. However, the Commission’s final report attributed Vemula’s suicide to personal reasons and declared that he wasn’t a Dalit – claims that led triggered a resurgence of protests against the University administration, ABVP and BJP by students at the varsity.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]It was largely in this backdrop that the Students Federation of India (SFI), Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) and other panels representing Dalits, minorities and tribals formed the ‘Alliance for Social Justice’ (ASJ) to take on the ABVP in the Hyderabad University Students Union polls.

Three Dalits, two Muslims and one Adivasi candidate won the elections for the top posts of president, vice president, general secretary, joint secretary, cultural secretary and sports secretary.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Sreerag Poickadan of ASA was elected as the new president after he defeated his nearest rival Karan Palsania of the ABVP by a margin of 170 votes. For the post of vice-president, Lunavath Naresh from the Tribal Students’ Forum defeated ABVP candidate Apoorva by a margin of 261 votes. However, the results for this post were withheld by the election grievance committee as the winner had some attendance related issues.

Arif Ahamed from the SFI trounced ABVP’s Kiran Kumar by a margin of 409 votes for the post of general secretary while Muhammed Ashique of the Muslim Students’ Federation won the post of joint secretary by defeating ABVP candidate Rani by a margin of 281. Similarly, the representatives of the Dalit Students Union won the posts of cultural and sports secretary.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]An interesting facet of the results of students’ union polls in various prominent universities across the country over the past month has been that while the ABVP has been the common loser everywhere, the winners aren’t the traditional opponents – representatives of the Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) or in the case of the JNU standalone nominees various Left Front panels like the SFI, AISA or DSF. While the NSUI has registered significant victories and comebacks in the DU, Panjab University and Rajasthan University, the Left-backed students’ wings had formed a coalition to defeat the ABVP in JNU, while the All Assam Students Union took on the right-wing group in Gauhati University.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]In effect, in each of these universities, it appears that the youth of different political ideologies have come together to successfully trounce the ABVP, which is seen as the army of foot soldiers who share the same Hindutva and allegedly anti-minority agenda of their parent organisations – the BJP and RSS.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Tihar jail extortion case: MHA sanctions CBI inquiry against AAP leader Satyendar Jain

Satyendar Jain and former Tihar Jail DG Sandeep Goel were accused of running an extortion racket from Tihar and demanding protection money from high profile inmates

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In another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Ministry of Home Affairs accorded sanction for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry against Satyendar Jain, jailed AAP leader, for allegedly extorting Rs 10 crore from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as protection money. 

Satyendar Jain and former Tihar Jail DG Sandeep Goel were accused of running an extortion racket from Tihar and demanding protection money from high profile inmates allegedly. The development follows as Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal is in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam.

Earlier, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena sanctioned the CBI inquiry into extortion charges against Satyendar Jain. In a letter seeking the LG’s nod to probe the extortion charges, the CBI in November last year wrote that Satyendar Jain was accused of running a high-profile extortion racket from Tihar Jail and demanding Rs 10 crore as protection money from Sukesh Chandrashekhar to enable him to live peacefully and comfortably in jail.

The aforesaid allegations were made by the conman who said Satyendar Jain extorted money in various tranches during 2018-21, either personally or through his accomplices to enable Chandrashekar to live comfortably in different jails of Delhi namely Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli.

AAP leader Satyendar Jain was arrested in May 2022 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Jain’s last bail plea was dismissed by the Supreme Court on March 18 this year and the top court asked him to surrender in connection with the money laundering case. The AAP leader was given an interim medical bail on May 26, 2023 after he fell in the jail bathroom. Jain underwent a spinal operation during his bail period.

Beside Satyendar Jain, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair are also in Tihar Jail.

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Rahul Gandhi warns ED, CBI of strong action whenever government changes

The Congress leader’s statement follows after the Income Tax department’s fresh notices asking the party to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore.

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Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused central agencies of working at the behest of the BJP-led government at the Centre and warned them that strict action will be taken against these institutions when the government changes.

The senior Congress leader asserted that if the institutions had done their jobs properly there would have been no problem. He added that these agencies should think that some day the BJP government will change and after that there will be action. He further said that it is his guarantee that the action will be so strong that no institution will dare to do such things again.

Taking to social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi wrote that when the government changes, action will definitely be taken against those who destroyed the democracy. Mentioning that it is his guarantee, Rahul Gandhi said that such actions will be taken that no one will dare to do all this again.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement follows after the income tax department’s fresh notices asking the party to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore. The party has accused the ruling BJP of indulging in tax terrorism to financially cripple the opposition party ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

While addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters along with Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, party treasurer Ajay Maken alleged that the BJP is in serious violation of income-tax laws. He said the I-T department should raise a demand of Rs 4,617.58 crore from the saffron party for such violations.

Ajay Maken said that the income-tax returns filed by Congress for eight years have been reopened on baseless and manufactured grounds to levy illegal I-T demand orders totalling thousands of crores of rupees. He stated that the timing of the I-T department’s action in February and March, days before and even days after the Lok Sabha election were announced on March 16, speaks for itself about the mala-fide nature of these actions.

Furthermore, the opposition party will hold nationwide protests over the weekend against fresh income tax demand of over Rs 1,800 crore, which it has described as an egregious attack on democracy and imposition of tax terrorism amid the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Jammu and Kashmir: 10 killed as taxi rolls into gorge at Ramban, PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh

Ramban deputy magistrate said that it was pitch dark and raining heavily when the accident occurred near Battery Chashma around 1.15am.

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In an unfortunate incident, ten passengers were killed when a taxi veered off the road amid heavy rain and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway early on Friday.

Baseer-ul-haq, Ramban deputy magistrate said that it was pitch dark and raining heavily when the accident occurred near Battery Chashma around 1.15am. He added that while the vehicle, believed to be a Chevrolet Tavera, has not been traced yet, 10 bodies have been recovered from the steep slope from where it went down 500 metres.

Police along with quick reaction teams, the local tehsildar, assistant commissioner, revenue, and other officials were at the spot supervising rescue work. Reports said that two identity cards were recovered from two bodies. 

The bodies were identified as taxi driver Balwan Singh, 47, of Amb Gharota in Jammu district, and Vipin Mukhiya, of Bhairagang in West Champaran district of Bihar. The identified bodies were taken to Ramban district hospital. Police asserted the taxi was on its way to Kashmir from Jammu.

Expressing grief over the accident in Ramban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF, which would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. Furthermore, the injured would be given Rs 50,000.  PM Narendra Modi also extended condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for a quick recovery of the injured. 

Taking to social media platform X, President Droupadi Murmu said that the news of many people getting killed after a vehicle fell into a ditch in Ramban area on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is very sad. She also offered condolences to the bereaved families.

Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir police shared on social media platform that a passenger taxi rolled down a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Battery Chashma in Ramban area. It added that Police, SDRF and civil QRT Ramban reached on spot, rescue operation is going on.

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