English हिन्दी
Connect with us

India News

Jairam Ramesh says the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam is facing more problems than the first one, passing through BJP-ruled states

Ramesh said the amount of difficulties the Congress has faced in Assam in these two days, they had not faced anywhere else. He pointed out that the first Yatra had crossed then BJP-ruled states Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and the Congress had criticized the chief ministers and governments there.

Published

on

Congress General secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the party’s first Bharat Jodo Yatra from south to north had not faced as many problems while passing through BJP ruled states as the second one is encountering in Assam. He wondered why Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is afraid of the Congress.

He added no power can prevent the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from, proceeding with its scheduled itinerary in Assam. Ramesh said the first Bharat Jodo Yatra did not face so many difficulties even when passing through BJP-ruled states. The first Bharat Jodo Yatra was taken out in 2022-23 from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leading the yatra.

The ongoing Yatra, again being held by Gandhi, began from Manipur on January 14 and will end in Mumbai on March 20. Ramesh said the amount of difficulties the Congress has faced in Assam in these two days, they had not faced anywhere else. He pointed out that the first Yatra had crossed then BJP-ruled states Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and the Congress had criticized the chief ministers and governments there.

Ramesh said it is for the first time that within 24 hours, the CM has been rattled. He said the Congress has been threatened with FIR and imprisonment. He added people are being prevented from joining the Yatra. An FIR has been lodged in Jorhat on Thursday against the Yatra and its chief organizer KB Byju for the entourage allegedly deviating from permitted routes in Jorhat town.

The chief minister has also warned of arresting two bad elements participating in the rally after the Lok Sabha Elections if it reaches the state’s largest city Guwahati without permission. He, however did not divulge the identity of his targets. Ramesh said that no power can prevent the Yatra from completing its next six days of scheduled programmes in Assam, with the journey to continue through the state till January 25.

India News

In Haryana, Congress chief Kharge slams PM Modi, says promises made by BJP never fulfilled

Invoking Lal Bahadur Shastri’s “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” slogan, he said the BJP doesn’t “know about jawans or kisans”.

Published

on

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he is an expert in telling lies and asked not to fall for BJP’s election promises as it never fulfilled commitments made to voters earlier.

Addressing a poll rally at Badhra in Charkhi Dadri, Kharge hit out at BJP over several issues, including demands for debt waiver and legal guarantee on MSP from farmers, and claimed people have made up their minds to bring the Congress to power in the state.

“Modi ji toh bharosa todne walo ka bhi sardar hai (Modi is the leader of those who break trust.) His numerous lies, promises, you know about them,” he said in the presence of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik.

Referring to Congress’ election promises in Haryana, Kharge said the party has given seven guarantees in its manifesto including Rs 2,000 per month for women and told Hooda, who was standing behind him, “You will have to keep my honour”.

“It is Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary today. Mahatma Gandhi taught us truth and non-violence. I don’t want to say this – how much truth and how much lies those in power speak,” he said.

The Congress chief said: “Under the Congress government, Haryana was number one in the country in per capita income, per capita investment, law and order, employment generation and sportspersons. But BJP made it number one in unemployment and inflation. The cost of farmers increased manifold but their income did not increase. In 10 years, BJP benefited the capitalists but exploited the farmers, small businessmen, labourers and youth.”

The grand old party has not named its chief ministerial candidate, but Hooda is a frontrunner for the post. The state will go for polls on Saturday.

Invoking Lal Bahadur Shastri’s “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” slogan, he said the BJP doesn’t “know about jawans or kisans”.

“They only know the RSS’ agenda. No one is a farmer in the RSS or BJP. This is why they don’t understand the pain of the farmers. They help people like Adani-Ambani and not farmers. They don’t give MSP guarantee, but Modi waives Rs 16 lakh crore debt of the rich,” he said and also criticised the Agnipath military recruitment scheme.

Continue Reading

India News

IAF chopper on flood relief duty make emergency landing in Bihar

The helicopter made an emergency landing in a water-logged area in Aurai block.

Published

on

IAF chopper on flood relief duty make emergency landing in Bihar

An Indian Air Force Advanced Light Helicopter on Wednesday made a precautionary landing during flood relief operations in Bihar’s Sitamarhi sector. The authorities said that four personnel, including two pilots, were on board, and all are safe.

Taking to X, the IAF has informed that all crew are reported to be safe, with no damage to civilian life or property. Rakesh Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police said that the helicopter was returning from Darbhanga after air-dropping relief supplies. He added that the helicopter made an emergency landing in a water-logged area in Aurai block. He said that all the occupants were IAF personnel and they were pulled out by locals by the time officials reached the spot.

Subrat Kumar Sen, District magistrate said that all four occupants appear safe and unharmed. Nonetheless, as a precaution, all the four personnel, including two pilots are being taken to a local hospital for check-up and treatment, if required. Furthermore, the Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry to get further details on the landing. 

Several videos of the incident have gone viral on social media, showing the helicopter resting in shoulder-deep water. Locals hurried to the spot to assist in the rescue. Reportedly, large areas of land are underwater near the Nepal border owing to the water released from a barrage on the border. Several districts of Bihar got flooded along the rivers Gandak and Kosi in the past few days. 

The disaster management authority has informed that the flood has affected 368 panchayats in 78 blocks of 16 districts and nearly 11.8 lakh people are facing hardship because of the flood. It further asserted that the Indian Air Force helicopters are actively helping people in Sitamarhi and Darbhanga districts. Reports stated that helicopters have air dropped food packets and other relief materials, benefiting more than 200,000 people.  

Continue Reading

India News

Prashant Kishor floats Jan Suraaj Party, promises to remove liquor ban in Bihar

The Jan Suraaj Party founder said that Rs 5 lakh crore will be required over the next decade to achieve a world-class education system in the state.

Published

on

Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced the launch of his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party, a much-anticipated move by which he hopes to take the political landscape in Bihar by storm and promised to remove the liquor ban if elected to power in the state.

The party was launched at Veterinary College Ground in the state capital in the presence of many renowned figures, including former Union Minister Devendra Prasad Yadav, diplomat-turned-politician Pavan Varma and ex-MP Monazir Hassan.

“Today, all of you have come to discuss about the launch of a new party, about the prospects of a new future for your children from this land of knowledge and democracy. Be patient, listen to the speakers and spread the motto of this party everywhere,” Kishor said.

The party was floated exactly two years after Kishor had embarked on a more than 3,000-km-long ‘padayatra’ of the state, from Champaran where Mahatma Gandhi had launched the first Satyagraha in the country, in a bid to mobilise the people for a “new political alternative” that could cure Bihar of its chronic backwardness.

Speaking on the occasion, Kishor said the party has been active for the past two or three years and recently received approval from the Election Commission of India.

Attacking the previous government, the I-pac founder said that earlier governments had not given proper importance to the education system in the state, adding that he called for a significant overhaul education system.  

The Jan Suraaj Party founder said that Rs 5 lakh crore will be required over the next decade to achieve a world-class education system in the state.

Emphasising the liquor ban in the state, Kishor said, “When the liquor ban will be removed, that money won’t go into the budget and will not be used for the security of leaders, nor it will be used for roads, water and electricity. That will be used only for building a new education system in Bihar. Every year, Bihar is facing a loss of Rs 20,000 crore due to the liquor ban. He suggested that this could be directed toward educational reform.”

Continue Reading

Trending

© Copyright 2022 APNLIVE.com