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BJP regime akin to East-India company, bulldozing Jammu and Kashmir like Afghanistan: Mehbooba Mufti on anti-encroachment drive
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lashed out at the BJP over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the Union Territory, comparing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led regime to the East-India Company who wants to reduce the erstwhile state to rubble like war-torn Afghanistan.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lashed out at the BJP over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the Union Territory, comparing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led regime to the East-India Company who wants to reduce the erstwhile state to rubble like war-torn Afghanistan.
In a statement, the People’s Democratic Party chief (PDP) chief claimed that the situation in Kashmir is worse than Palestine where the conditions are “better”. She alleged that earlier it was suspected that BJP had taken a cue from Israel’s treatment of Palestine but now the saffron party wants to turn Jammu and Kashmir into Afghanistan.
Commenting on J&K administration’s anti-encroachment drive Mufti claimed that Palestine was in a better situation as people can at least talk about their woes, whereas Kashmir is “worse” where people’s homes are being razed by bulldozers.
Mufti compared the BJP government with the East-India Company for it’s alleged suppression of dissent and free speech, alleging that the PM Modi regime has “weaponized” its majority to “bulldoze” the Constitution, while referring to the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
The PDP chief alleged that the BJP was also weaponized media to “crush the voice of dissent and judiciary.”
Mufti claimed that the BJP government has Kashmir has turned into Afghanistan as you can find bulldozers at every corner, ready to demolish homes of those the government doesn’t agree with.
She said that the BJP has outsourced jobs and resources out of the Union Territory while probe agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) are being used to silence dissenting journalist and politicians across the country.
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Mufti added that “crooks and conmen” are being given 45,000-hectare land while the people of Kashmir are being driven out of their land on the pretext of anti-encroachment drive.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has launched an anti-encroachment drive to recover state land illegally occupied by “influential persons” across the erstwhile state.
The authorities have reiterated that the main target of the drive is to bring down high-profile land grabbers, however, many from weaker sections claim to have borne the brunt of the eviction drive.
According to reports, 23,000 hectares of state and ‘kacharai’ land were retrieved during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in different districts of the Jammu division recently.
Officials said that 13,793 hectares of land was retrieved from encroachers in Rajouri, 6,100 hectares in Poonch, over 2,300 in Kishtwar, 15.9 hectares in Udhampur and some parcels in Kathua and Samba districts so far.
Last month, authorities in Kashmir demolished an outer wall of senior National Conference (NC) leader Ali Mohammad Sagar’s house near the Srinagar Airport on January 25.
A team of revenue department led a demolition drive to reclaim state land from encroachers and razed the outer wall, the main gate as well as the entry of the guard room of the NC general secretary’s residence in Humhama, near the airport, as part of the administration’s demolition drive against land grabbers.
Police in Jammu arrested five persons and detained four others for allegedly pelting stones during a protest against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the city last week.
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Shiromani Akali Dal offers legal assistance to those arrested during Amritpal Singh clampdown
Recently the Akali Dal Chief also put out a series of tweets that stressed on the unity and integrity of India and further condemned the divisive outfits for polarising the communal harmony in Punjab.

Day after Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed the AAP government over the law and order situation by dubbed the hunt of pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his aids as a conspiracy to defame the Sikh community for communal polarisation and electoral benefits. Akali Dal on Wednesday swung in to offer legal assistance to those arrested during the clampdown.
As per the reports, Sukhbir Singh Badal took to Twitter for the second consecutive day to talk about the Amritpal Singh crackdown and wrote that his party has agreed to offer complete legal assistance to all Sikh youth arrested in the ongoing extra-constitutional crackdown in Punjab.
The tweet by Badal also read that they are offering legal aid in order to safeguard the rights of the youth from being violated by the AAP Government in Punjab. The tweet also put out the contacts of the legal aid that the families of the arrested can approach to access.
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Recently the Akali Dal Chief also put out a series of tweets that stressed on the unity and integrity of India and further condemned the divisive outfits for polarising the communal harmony in Punjab. The tweet also read that the Sikh community has always been at the forefront of making sacrifices for the nation.
In another tweet, Badal wrote and claimed that attempts are being made to malign the Sikh community for electoral benefits. He further wrote and affirmed to the Punjabi community that Akali Dal will fight for every community including all minorities. Another tweet also slammed the arrest of the innocent youth and dubbed it to be a bid done under the garb of the crackdown of Amritpal Singh.
He further urged the authorities to stop the arrest to clear the Punjabis from feeling insecure in the state. As per the reports, so far the Punjab Police have arrested more that 100 associates of Amritpal Singh and held them for questioning. The prime accused Amritpal Singh, who spoke in favour of Khalitan, continues to be at large as the man hunt continues.
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Delhi Police crackdown on anti-Modi posters, police arrest 4 including owner of printing press, 44 cases registered
According to the reports, the posters were slapped on several walls and poles of the National Capital. The reports said that over 2000 posters were removed and 2,000 more seized after a van was intercepted by the Police authorities.

The Delhi Police has taken cognizance of the cases of the posters that slammed Prime Minister Modi and in a bid to curtail such incidents, the police have rained down on the several accused. So far, the Delhi Police has registered 44 FIRs in the matter and arrested 4 people including two owners of a printing press.
The clampdown by the police comes after a reported operation on Tuesday as the Delhi Police nearly 2,000 posters from various parts of Delhi. As per the reports, the posters that were removed by the Delhi police had promoted the idea of unseating Prime Minister Narendra as the posters read Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao.
According to the reports, the posters were slapped on several walls and poles of the National Capital. The reports said that over 2000 posters were removed and 2,000 more seized after a van was intercepted by the Police authorities.
The Special Commissioner of Police (North), Dependra Pathak, who informed the media about the police intercepting the van, also told the media that the police traced and nabbed down the van at IP Estate and also added that the van was coming from AAP headquarters on DDU Marg.
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It was reported the man driving the van was arrested by the police and upon being questioned, he told the authorities that his employer instructed him to deliver the posters to AAP’s headquarters and also added that he made a delivery day before as well.
Pathak also informed that 2 other men have also been arrested in the case and two printing press firms were given an order for making 50,000 more anti-modi posters. It was also reported that the workers of the company also pasted posters from late Sunday night to Monday morning. The police have arrested the owners of the printing press for reportedly not publishing the names of their company on the posters. The police are investigating further about the face behind who placed the order.
The AAP government has yet to make a statement on the matter after being accused of being linked to the poster pasting that goes against PM Modi.
BJP MLA tears kurta in protest over Ram Navami restrictions, says Jharkhand ruled by Taliban
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BJP MLA tears kurta in protest over Ram Navami restrictions, says Jharkhand ruled by Taliban
BJP MLA Manish Jaiswal, Tuesday, protested against the ban on restrictions imposed on Ram Navami procession in Jharkhand.

BJP MLA Manish Jaiswal, Tuesday, protested against the ban on restrictions imposed on Ram Navami procession in Jharkhand.
Speaking during the Question Hour in Jharkhand Assembly, Jaiswal created a commotion with his animated protest as he tore his kurta (shirt) while demanding that a DJ music system be allowed in the Ram Navami procession in his constituency Hazaribag.
The BJP legislator asked if Jharkhand was being ruled by the Taliban and claimed that police had lodged FIRs against innocent people while five persons are staging a fast unto death protest in Hazaribag to push their demand for allowing a DJ in the Ram Navami procession. He also alleged that “deliberate attempts” were being made to destroy the 104-year-old tradition of Ram Navami procession in Hazaribagh.
A massive ruckus was witnessed in the Jharkhand Assembly as BJP MLA protested against the restrictions while raising ‘Jai Hanuman’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans in the House.
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Jharkhand Minister Mithilesh Thakur claimed that those staging protests in Hazaribag are BJP workers. He said that the state government is only complying with orders given by the Supreme Court and the high court with regards to decibel limit… “We are real devotees of Shri Ram because we respect all religions – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian.”
Recently, a protest rally was staged in Hazaribag against the district administration ban on playing recorded music and carrying traditional weapons including lathis during Ram Navami processions in the area, which are held for a longer period of time here as compared to other parts of Jharkhand.
Congress MLA Deepika Pandey Singh hit back at the BJP claiming that the saffron party had “insulted” her by calling her a ‘Nagarvadhu’ (bride of the city).
The Congress legislator reached the well of the house and lashed out at the BJP saying that they (BJP) only act in the name of Hindus but aren’t real Hindus as they only want a city bride, not Gods and Goddesses… “I am a mother. I am a sister. They (BJP) don’t want Goddesses and Gods. They want a city bride. They are not Hindus, they act in the name of Hindus.”
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