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India rejects UN’s judicial harassment allegations on Rana Ayyub, tweeple say waiting for ban on Rana Ayyub, The Wire, Washington Post, NYT

Amid the demand to ban Rana Ayyub, a user demanded to ban on Rana Ayyub, The Wire, Washington Post, NYT. Another user also slammed UN for exceeding its jurisdiction and undermining India’s judiciary.

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India on Tuesday slammed the United Nations allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, calling them baseless and unwarranted.

The Indian Mission in Geneva on Monday tweeted that the allegations about Indian journalist Rana Ayyub are nothing more than a misleading narrative. India upholds the rule of law, but is equally clear that no one is above the law. Advancing a misleading narrative only tarnishes United Nations’ reputation, the Indian Mission in Geneva also said.

The statement came after the UN called for an investigation into relentless misogynistic and sectarian attacks online against journalist Rana Ayyub and an end to her judicial harassment.

The United Nations Special Rapporteurs claimed that journalist Rana Ayyub has been subjected to judicial harassment.

The UN Human Rights body said the journalist was being attacked for reporting on issues affecting Muslims in the country and the government’s criticism for handling the pandemic.

The United Nations interference in an ongoing internal investigation in India has triggered social media outrage and the twitter was abuzz with reactions.

Amid the demand to ban Rana Ayyub, a fierce critic of PM Modi, who has been the target of a relentless campaign of online abuse including death and rape threats, a user demanded to ban on Rana Ayyub, The Wire, Washington Post, NYT in his post. Another user also slammed the United Nations for exceeding its jurisdiction and undermining India’s judiciary.

Hundreds of twitter users slammed the United Nations for giving importance to Rana Ayyub instead of solving the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Rana Ayyub is more important to UN than the Emergency in Canada, a user tweeted.

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Emergency in Canada, Martial Law in Ukraine, Putin creating new countries whenever he wants, meanwhile United Nations- Why is India investigating financial frauds of Rana Ayyub, another twitter user wrote.

Listing various incidents, a twitter user wrote that United Nations kept silence on Hindu Genocide in Kashmir, Minorities Genocide in Pakistan, Sikh Genocide in 1984 but woke up in the middle of night to defend a propagandist like Rana Ayyub. UN agencies are full of people like Rana Ayyub who live on people’s money, the user said.

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Jharkhand Election Phase 1: 64.86% voter turnout till 5pm

Former Chief Minister and  BJP candidate Champai Soren is contesting against JMM rival Ganesh Mahali in the Seraikela seat

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Jharkhand Election Phase 1: 64.86% voter turnout till 5pm

As the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly election for 43 seats concluded on Wednesday, the voter turnout stood at 64.86 per cent till 5 pm. The BJP-led NDA is looking to oust the JMM-led coalition in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that infiltration remains the biggest issue in Jharkhand.

The 43 seats where election is being held, are primarily located in the tribal-dominated South Chotanagpur, northern Palamu and Kolhan regions. Among the seats voting today, 20 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and six for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Furthermore, Two of the seats, namely,  Chatra and Simaria are located in the state’s most backward district, also called Chatra. 

The BJP has offered 25 promises as part of its Sankalp Patra, addressing a range of issues such as infiltration, Uniform Civil Code, and the INDIA bloc has underlined seven guarantees in the fields of education, domicile policy, social justice, food, Maiyya Samman Yojna, jobs, and farmers welfare, replicating its model in Karnataka and Telangana.

While the BJP assured that the tribal identity will be fully preserved even though the party plans to implement the UCC in the state, the INDIA bloc has relied on the social justice plank, promising 28% reservation for tribals; 12% for Dalits and 27% for OBCs, alongside protection of the interests of the minorities in the state.

Meanwhile, in one of the major contests, former chief minister and  BJP candidate Champai Soren is contesting against JMM rival Ganesh Mahali in the Seraikela seat. Champai Soren’s son Babulal Soren has been fielded by the saffron party in Ghatsila, against JMM candidate and Jharkhand Cabinet minister Ram Das Soren. Former Congress CM Madhu Koda’s wife, former MP Geeta Koda, will be contesting on a BJP ticket against sitting Congress MLA Sona Ram Sinku in Jaganathpur. Former BJP CM and ex-Union minister Arjun Munda’s wife Meera Munda is in the fray against sitting MLA Sanjib Sardar in Potka.

The second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly Election will take place on November 20. The results for the election will be declared on November 23.

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Delhi Pollution: BJP demands closure of schools in national capital, says AAP government utterly failed

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that both private and government schools should be shut down for the safety of children, given the alarming level of air pollution in the national capital and its adjoining regions.

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Delhi Pollution: BJP demands closure of schools in national capital, says AAP government utterly failed

As Delhi continues to choke with hazardous air pollution, the BJP on Wednesday demanded the AAP government to urgently close all schools up to Class 5. They also slammed the Delhi government for allowing the city to devolve into a gas chamber.

In a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that both private and government schools should be shut down for the safety of children, given the alarming level of air pollution in the national capital and its adjoining regions.

He added that children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution. He also pointed out the lack of government clinics providing essential treatments to mitigate these dangers.

The Delhi BJP President emphasised that the AAP government has utterly failed to manage pollution levels in the national capital, mentioning that PM 2.5 concentrations have soared beyond 400 and PM 10 levels exceeded 1,000. Virendra Sachdeva said that Delhi is now a gas chamber where people are choking and suffering from respiratory issues.

Delhi saw its first dense fog of the season on Wednesday, with air quality recorded as very poor. As per the real-time data from the Central Pollution Board (CPCB), the air quality index has surged to 366. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that the pollution had reduced visibility to 100 metres (328 feet) in some places by around 8 a.m. It said the city’s temperature dropped to 17 degrees Celsius (63 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday morning from 17.9 C on Tuesday and may fall further as sunlight remains cut off due to the smog.

Notably, the second stage of Graded Response Action Plan remains in force in the national capital, which entails mechanical sweeping and water sprinkling on identified roads, and implementation of dust control measures at construction and demolition sites.

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Election Commission officials check CM Eknath Shinde’s bag amid Uddhav Thackeray’s allegation

The Chief Minister’s bags were checked after his helicopter landed at the Palghar Police ground helipad.

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Election Commission officials check CM Eknath Shinde’s bag amid Uddhav Thackeray’s allegation

The Election Commission on Wednesday checked Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s bag amid Uddhav Thackeray’s allegation.

The Chief Minister’s bags were checked after his helicopter landed at the Palghar Police ground helipad. The action followed after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray questioned the election panel after his bags were checked by officials. The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief said his bags had been inspected by the election authorities after he arrived in Latur and Yavatmal districts over the last two days.

He asked the Election Commission officials if the same action will be taken against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Addressing a public meeting in Wani, Uddhav Thackeray said that he is not angry with the ECI officials as they were doing their duty, and questioned whether they check the bags of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis.

Reacting to the allegations, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that Uddhav Thackeray was trying to divert the attention by needlessly protesting against the checking of his bags by poll officials and was seeking votes by whining.

The Deputy Chief Minister questioned what is wrong in checking bags, adding that their bags were also checked during campaigning, and that there was no need for this level of frustration. He mentioned that the Election Commission officials followed the same procedure with his campaign team too.

Earlier in the day, bags of deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar were also checked by EC officials in Baramati. The Maharashtra BJP had also posted a video on X showing officials checking Devendra Fadnavis’ bags.

The Maharashtra Assembly Election will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 13.  

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