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Wait, What! Mysterious tunnel connecting Delhi assembly to Red Fort found; here’s all you need to know

Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, while speaking to news agency ANI, said that this mysterious tunnel made in the British era connects the legislative assembly to Red Fort and was used by the British to avoid reprisal while moving freedom fighters.

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An unusual discovery took place recently as a mysterious tunnel-like structure that connects Delhi Legislative Assembly to the Red Fort in Chandni Chowk was discovered on Thursday.

When was this tunnel made?

This tunnel was made in the British era. Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, while speaking to news agency ANI, said that the tunnel connects the legislative assembly to Red Fort and was used by the British to avoid reprisal while moving freedom fighters.

He further said that when he became an MLA in 1993, there was hearsay about a tunnel present that goes till Red Fort and that he tried to search for its history, however, he failed to get clarity over it. All the paths of the tunnel have been destroyed due to metro projects and sewer installations, hence, authorities would not dig it further. They plan to refurbish it and make it open to the public, he added.

Guel further said that the Delhi Legislative Assembly, which was used as the Central Legislative Assembly after shifting of capital from Kolkata to Delhi in 1912, was turned into a court in 1926 and Britishers used this tunnel to bring freedom fighters to the court.

Will this tunnel be open for tourists?

Goel said that considering the historical significance of the tunnel, the administration would refurbish it and make it available for the public soon. The assembly speaker said that the gallows room in the Delhi assembly will most probably be opened for tourists by the next Independence Day and that the work has already commenced on the project.

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In which year Delhi Legislative Assembly was built?

The Delhi Legislative Assembly building was constructed in 1912 during British rule. The Red Fort was build during the Mughal era and was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1638, the fifth Mughal emperor. The distance between Delhi Legislative Assembly and the Red Fort is about 5 kms.

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Jharkhand election: Congress releases manifesto, promises caste survey, 250 units of free electricity

The manifesto focused on seven promises including the 1932 Khatiyan-based domicile policy and implementation of Sarna religious code of the tribals. 

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Jharkhand election: Congress releases manifesto, promises caste survey, 250 units of free electricity

A day before the first phase of assembly election, the Congress released its manifesto for Jharkhand. The manifesto promised caste based survey, 250 units of free electricity every month and filling up of all vacant government posts within a year.

The Congress manifesto was unveiled by the party’s manifesto committee chairman Bandhu Tirkey. The manifesto focused on the seven promises including the 1932 Khatiyan-based domicile policy and implementation of Sarna religious code of the tribals. 

Bandhu Tirkey said that the manifesto promises free electricity up to 250 units to the poor as against 200 units at present. He added that they will fill up all vacant government posts in a year. He further mentioned that the manifesto was formulated keeping in mind the issues being faced by people in the state. He alleged that efforts were made to destabilize the state government.

He continued that there has been no lack of job opportunities, and that the state government has appointed more people than the previous governments. He affirmed that all the job appointments are in the pipeline, and all of these will be completed after the formation of this government again. He asserted that the Manifesto Committee held a Chaupal in every district and interacted with the public. 

Meanwhile, reacting to Congress releasing their manifesto during the silent period, K Ravi Kumar, Chief Election Officer of Jharkhand, said that no-election related matters can be done during the silent period.

He stated that according to the legal provisions, no election-related matters can occur during the silent period, a matter clearly stated in the law, and the Commission has also issued instructions regarding this.

The first phase of assembly election will be held on November 13 for 43 of the total 81 seats of the state. The second phase will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will be held on November 23.

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Jharkhand election: Amit Shah says people who looted money will be hanged upside down

He added that the money the parties have looted from the poor tribals, backward classes and youth of Jharkhand, every penny of it will be recovered from them and deposited in the treasury of Jharkhand.

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Jharkhand election: Amit Shah says people who looted money will be hanged upside down

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday issued a stern warning to the JMM-Congress alliance, asserting that those who looted money in Jharkhand will be hanged upside down.

Addressing an election rally in Dhanbad, the Union HOme Minister said that in Jharkhand crores of rupees have been seized from Congress and JMM leaders, and all this money belongs to the youth, mothers and sisters of Jharia and Dhanbad. Asking the voters to form the BJP government, Amit Shah said that they will straighten out the looters of these crores of rupees by hanging them upside down. 

He added that the money the parties have looted from the poor tribals, backward classes and youth of Jharkhand, every penny of it will be recovered from them and deposited in the treasury of Jharkhand. He also accused Congress stalwart Rahul Gandhi of not fulfilling his election promises.

Amit Shah claimed that Rahul Gandhi makes many announcements which are not fulfilled. Mentioning that Rahul Gandhi’s party President Mallikarjun Kharge is also saying that nothing is going to be fulfilled, the Union MInister said that PM Modi’s guarantee is written in stone and will fulfil every guarantee.

Amit Shah said that on the coming 20th, all the people have to vote and that their votes will decide the future of Jharkhand. He added that one vote will decide whether the people of the state want JMM, which makes itself a millionaire-billionaire, or they want Narendra Modi’s government, which makes poor mothers Lakhpati Didi.

Earlier, Home Minister Amit Shah promised that if the BJP wins the Jharkhand assembly election, it will form a panel to identify and drive out infiltrators from the state. Furthermore, he also vowed that foreign infiltrators would not be allowed to usurp land by marrying tribal women.

The Assembly Election in Jharkhand will take place on NOvember 13 and 20, and the results will be declared on November 23.

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PM Modi accuses MVA of corruption, calls them detrimental to Maharashtra’s growth

The Prime Minister asserted that the people of Chandrapur have been demanding rail connectivity for years, but Congress and Aghadi did not let that happen.

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PM Modi accuses MVA of corruption, calls them detrimental to Maharashtra’s growth

Launching a scathing attack on the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused them of being the biggest player of corruption and stalling progress in the state. 

PM Modi was addressing an election rally in Chimur, a town in the Chandrapur district. The Prime Minister further said that the MVA, a coalition of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Party (NCP), and the Congress is detrimental to Maharashtra’s growth.

He added that the people of Chandrapur have been demanding rail connectivity for years, but Congress and Aghadi did not let that happen. He continued that the rapid development in the state is beyond the reach of Aghadi. 

PM Modi further stated that the Opposition have only done a PhD in putting a brake on development works, and Congress is a double PhD in it. He claimed that Aghadi means the biggest players of corruption.

PM Modi also assured the people that the BJP’s poll manifesto will become a Vikas Ki Guarantee (development guarantee) for Maharashtra in the next five years. He said that the NDA government at the Centre along with ruling Mahayuti, means double speed of development.

In the rally, the Prime Minister also slammed the Congress and the Gandhi family, which he claimed has a history of elitism and exclusion. He added that it has always been the mentality of Congress and Gandhi family that it was born to rule the country.

He also alleged that after Independence, Congress had stymied the progress of marginalised communities. He claimed that the grand old party never allowed Dalits, backward classes, and Adivasis to progress.

Referring to an old Congress advertisement from when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister, PM Modi argued that it reflected the party’s anti-reservation attitude.

Maharashtra will vote in a single-phase election on November 20 for the 288-seat Assembly. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

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