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‘Wrestlers plotting to trap WFI chief for politics,’ alleges uncle of ‘minor’ girl who is claimed to have been sexually harassed by Brij Bhushan Singh

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‘Wrestlers plotting to trap WFI chief for politics,’ alleges uncle of ‘minor’ girl who is claimed to have been sexually harassed by Brij Bhushan Singh

Over the past several days, wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan, accusing him of sexual harassment. The wrestlers have also charged Singh under section 10 of the POCSO Act claiming that he has committed sexual offence against a minor girl.

However, a video of the girl’s relative has come to the fore, which claims to expose the strategy of the wrestlers to trap Singh in false legal cases. In a video that has been shared by UP Tak, the uncle of the girl revealed that the protesting wrestlers have been making a strategy to trap the Wrestling Federation of India chief in the false legal case.

“Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Mallik and Bajrang Punia have together built this strategy and we had no slight idea about it. If I would have known this earlier, I would not have spared them. If you have problems, speak only about them. Don’t involve us. These people took around three months to built the strategy. Don’t misuse the law. Why are you playing with someone’s life? We have families. Leave us out out of this,” the relative of the girl said. The wrestlers in the complaint against Singh have mentioned that the girl was minor when she was sexually abused and have charged Singh under POCSO Act.

The girl’s uncle added that the wrestlers have influenced the girl, who is 20 now. “The case says the incident happened when she was 16. We would have known then. They want to target Singh anyhow they can. They are trying to do politics by filing false case against Singh,” he added.

The relative also added saying that the case wrongly shows that the girl is dead. “Why are these people playing with lives of people. The girl is alive. How could they say that the girl is dead when she’s alive? How could they show her age as 16 when she’s 20? How could they speak this massive lie?” the uncle pondered.

To note, after numerous unsuccessful attempts by wrestlers to file a complaint against Brij Bhushan Singh, the Delhi Police filed two complaints against Singh. The first complaint was filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and involved allegations of sexual harassment made by a minor wrestler. The second complaint concerned outraging modesty.

The sections included in the FIRs are section 354 (Assault or criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) of the IPC and section 10 (Punishment for aggravated sexual assault) of the POCSO Act. There is a persistent call for Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s arrest due to the fact that three of the violations are “serious” ones that cannot be expunged with bail.

Earlier, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh had denied the allegations and had said that the law is being misused against him.

Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, as well as Vinesh Phogat and other prominent wrestlers, are protesting against Brij Bhushan Singh, a BJP MP from Kaiserganj, for allegedly engaging in long-term sexual harassment of female wrestlers. These wrestlershave been protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi since April 23, demanding the arrest of the WFI president.

The wrestlers recently also launched a protest at the Jantar Mantar and were detained by the Delhi Police while they violated the law. The protesters walked towards the new parliament building on Sunday and demanded strict action agains the BJP leader. “Yesterday, protesters violated the law despite all requests made to them. That is why, the ongoing sit-in protest has been made to conclude. If the wrestlers give an application for sit-in protest again in future, they will be permitted for the same at a suitable place other than Jantar Mantar,” said Delhi Police.

FIR has been filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147, 149, 186, 188, 332, 353, Section 3 of the PDPP Act, Delhi Police added.

It is to be noted that several derogatory slogans have been raised in the midst of the wrestlers protests which has been ongoing for months now. It was reported that slogans like ‘Modi Teri Kabar Khudegi’ and also anti-India ‘Azadi’ slogans were raised during the protests.

It is notable that similar slogans were raised by protestors in many protests in the past. Anti-CAA protests, Shaheen Bagh protests, farmers’ protests, and various other protests in JNU are known for these Azadi slogans. Now, these sloganeers have also joined the wrestlers’ protests.

‘This India is different from what it was in 2013’: Morgan Stanley lists 10 big changes in India in the last 10 years

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‘This India is different from what it was in 2013’: Morgan Stanley lists 10 big changes in India in the last 10 years

In a short span of 10 years, India has gained positions in the world order with significant positive consequences for the macro and market outlook, Morgan Stanley Research has said in a report.

The report, India Equity Strategy and Economics: How India Has Transformed in Less than a Decade, highlights the 10 big changes, mostly because of India’s policy choices, and their implications for its economy and market. “This India is different from what it was in 2013. In a short span of 10 years, India has gained positions in the world order with significant positive consequences for the macro and market outlook. We present a snapshot of these changes and their implications,” the report said.

It added, “We run into significant skepticism about India, particularly with overseas investors, who say that India has not delivered its potential (despite its being the second-fastest-growing economy and among the top-performing stock markets over the past 25 years) and that equity valuations are too rich.” It added, “However, such a view ignores the significant changes that have taken place in India, especially since 2014.”

Morgan Stanley’s Research had taken these 10 big changes namely, supply-side policy reforms, formalisation of the economy, Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, digitalizing social transfers, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, flexible inflation targeting, focus on FDI, India’s 401(k) moment, government support for corporate profits and MNC sentiment at multiyear high, while filing the report.

While drawing the data for supply-side policy reforms, the research has gathered the figures related to India’s corporate tax at par with peers and infrastructure.

In 10 years, India’s base corporate tax rate has stayed below 25 per cent while for new companies with operations commencing before March 24, it has stayed at 15 per cent.

In terms of infrastructure development, the research has taken factors like national highways, broadband subscriber base, renewable energy and railway route electrified.

In the formalisation of the economy, Morgan Stanley had taken GST collections, which were showing upward trends over the years, and digital transactions which grew 76 per cent of the GDP.

On May 18, Morgan Stanley said India is poised to grow at 6.2 per cent in the current financial year 2023-24 with improving macro stability indicating that the monetary policy will not have to turn restrictive.

In a report titled “Asia Economics: The Viewpoint: Addressing the Pushback to Our Constructive View”, authored by Chetan Ahya, Derrick Y Kam, Qiusha Peng, and Jonathan Cheung, Morgan Stanley said India enjoys tailwinds — both cyclical and structurally.

“We see healthy balance sheets sustaining the robust trends in domestic demand. Improving macro stability means the monetary policy will not have to turn restrictive, allowing the economic expansion to continue,” the report said.

TOI journalist lies about Parbhani lynching: From ‘victims not Sikhs’ to ‘alarm about thieves not coming from a mosque’. What victim’s relative told OpIndia

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TOI journalist lies about Parbhani lynching: From ‘victims not Sikhs’ to ‘alarm about thieves not coming from a mosque’. What victim’s relative told OpIndia

A day after the dreadful incident of a Sikh minor being killed in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra was reported, the left-liberal Islamist community attempted to whitewash the incident and made insidious claims about the victims denying them their religious identity.

Mohammed Akhef, a Times of India journalist and several other Islamists and Leftists claimed that the victims were not Sikhs and that they belonged to the other community. The Islamist cabal also attempted to justify the murder and said that an alarm about thieves entering the village was raised from a ‘religious place’ which was not a mosque.

“This is not a communal incident, two of the accused are from other faiths. Victims are ‘Sikkalkari’, a tribal community n not Sikhs, as is being claimed. Alarm about thieves entering village was raised from religious place. And it was not a Mosque,” tweeted Mohammed Akhef, a ‘journalist’ working for Times of India.

Screenshot from Twitter

The said tweet was also retweeted by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who later seemed to have deleted the retweet.

Screenshot from Twitter

The incident happened on May 27 at 3 am in the morning when three Sikkalkari Sikh minors had gone to look for a pig in the Ukhalad village of Parbhani district. On their return, they were blocked by accused Akram Patel and 4-5 others who mistook them as thieves. The accused then brutally thrashed the boys and hit on their heads with iron rods leading to the death of one of them.

In the FIR copy, obtained by OpIndia, it was mentioned that the incident happened in the area near the Idgah. “They poured spicy chutney into our eyes. They also broke our left arm and left leg. Later, one of them asked Akram regarding action to be taken against us. Akram then ordered saying ‘Maro salon ko (kill them)’,” one of the victims said in the FIR.

The FIR has been filed under sections 302, 307, 341, 143, 147, 148, and 149 of the Indian Penal Code and section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.

Victim confirms incident happened in Muslim dominated area, near Idgah

Team OpIndia talked to the victim’s relative to confirm that the incident happened in the area near the Idgah as mentioned in the FIR. The relative also said that the area is Muslim-dominated and that the accused mistook the minors as thieves and attacked them with rods.

“The area was Muslim dominated area and all the accused were also Muslims. They accused the minor boys of being thieves and attacked them with sharp weapons. The incident happened near the Idgah and no alarm was raised when the boys were there,” the relative confirmed.

one of the victims lodged at the hospital (Image obtained by OpIndia)

The relative of the victim also said that the Muslim accused made an announcement from a speaker and gathered the crowd before assaulting the minors. They (Muslims) made an announcement claiming that the minors were thieves. “Chor aye chor aye,” someone from the speaker yelled. Further he also said that the announcement was made from the speaker from atop the Masjid or some play ground and no other religious place as claimed by the TOI journalist.

Yesterday, he said that two of the minor boys are serious and are undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Parbhani. “Our children did nothing. We keep animals and nurture them. That day, these three went looking for the pigs but didn’t find any. On their way back, they were accused of theft by some people and were brutally beaten. One of them has died. The other two are serious at the hospital,” Gorasingh’s relative was quoted as saying by OpIndia.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) confirms victims were Sikhs

The Islamist left-liberal cabal is also claiming that the victims identified as Arunsingh, Gorasing and Kripalsingh are Sikkalkari tribals and not Sikhs. However, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president, Harjinder Singh Dhami has confirmed that the minors belonged to the Sikh community. Dhami has also demanded strict action in the case against the accused.

“A Sikh minor named Kirpalsingh (14) died in the attack, while two other Sikhs, were left seriously injured. The Maharashtra Police should identify and nab the perpetrators. The heinous attack is a blot on humanity,” Dhami said as he condemned the incident.

History of Sikkalkari Sikhs in Maharashtra

Notably, Sikkalkari Sikhs are the Sikh artisans who migrated from Punjab to Nanded in the state of Maharashtra during the period of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. These artisans constituted various persons including potters, carpenters etc. The major section of the Sikkalkaris were iron smiths who were famous for making weapons like Kirpan, Swords, and bodies of vehicles for Guru Ji and his followers (Khalsa).

After the death of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, people from this community are believed to have settled in Nanded and nearby areas. At present, many Sikkalkari settlements reside in small huts in several towns in the Marathwada region of the state. They are significantly seen in Nanded, Beed, Parbhani, and Hingoli districts.

Hindu activist Prasad Chikshe who is also a senior official of Maharashtra’s well-known NGO Dnyan Prabodhini, says that these people work on daily wages at construction sites or are mostly seen working at brick manufacturing outlets. “They live like tribals and keep moving from one place to another in search of jobs,” adds he who is also engaged in the upliftment of the lives of such people.

Parbhani SP says four taken into custody who hit minors assuming them as thieves

Team OpIndia further has obtained Parbhani SP Ragsudha’s say in this matter. She confirms that a total of 8 persons have been booked in the case and out of them 4 have been taken into custody.

“We were informed at around 3:15 am on May 27 that three ‘thieves’ were caught by locals in the Ukhalad village of Parbhani district. We reached the spot to see that the three Sikkalkari minors were beaten and had sustained severe injuries. The Police admitted the victims to the government hospital where the doctors declared one of them dead. The other two are injured and serious. They are being treated,” SP said.

Parbhani SP Ragsudha R conforming police action in Parbhani lynching case from OpIndia Videos on Vimeo.

The SP also added that 8 accused have been identified in the case and 4 of them have been taken into custody. “We’ll check the CCTV footage of the incident and identify people who actually beat the minors assuming them as thieves. The case has been filed. Investigations are underway,” she stated.

The FIR has been filed under sections 302, 307, 341, 143, 147, 148, and 149 of the Indian Penal Code and section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. Further investigations into the case are underway.

Assertions by the Times of India journalist and lies by the cabal

The Times of India journalist made three assertions about the case which were, in turn, furthered by AltNews’ Mohammad Zubair. The most egregious assertion that was made is that the victims were not Sikhs at all but belonged to a tribal community. First and foremost, the lynching would not be less serious if the victims were not Sikh and belonged to some other religion. Islamists and Leftists choose to deny them their Sikh identity because they want to further the separatist and Khalistani agenda that Sikhs and Muslims are under attack in India and therefore, there is a Muslim and Sikh alliance to be forged. For that purpose, they would deny victims of Islamist violence their identity simply to further that trope.

This is, of course, a lie. As explained, Sikkalkaris are also Sikhs. If the historical perspective was not enough, SGPC also owned the victims as Sikhs. Therefore, this assertion by the Times of India journalist is a flat-out lie and an attempt to further a separatist agenda.

The second assertion that the announcement to lynch the Sikh youths was made from a religious place other than a Mosque is also a lie. OpIndia spoke to the relative of the victim who was lynched. The relative categorically said that the announcement was made from the side of the Dargah. They suspect the announcement came from a mosque over the mic.

The third assertion of the lynching having no religious angle, can of course, not be outrightly rejected. It is indeed true that those accused of lynching belong to all faiths and are not only Muslims. It is entirely possible that the people who lynched the Sikh youths had no religious motive, though, lynchings in such Muslim-dominated areas often do have a religious angle to it and therefore, the suspicion is not beyond the realm of possibility. However, it is also true that the family of the victim did say that the children were lynched by a mob led by one Akram. Therefore, to make that assertion without mentioning the accused who led the mob and vital details only points towards the whitewashing of the heinous crime.

‘This is pure shirk’: Sara Ali Khan visits Shiva temple with co-star Vicky Kaushal, gets targetted yet again by Islamists

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‘This is pure shirk’: Sara Ali Khan visits Shiva temple with co-star Vicky Kaushal, gets targetted yet again by Islamists

Sara Ali Khan and Vicky Kaushal are presently occupied with the promotion of their forthcoming movie Zara Bachke Zara Hatke. Both the actors took time to visit a Shiva temple in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Sara took to her Instagram to post a picture with her co-actor where the duo were seen praying inside the temple.

She was in a white salwar kameez as she folded her palms and looked ahead. Vicky opted for a brown t-shirt and black pants and joined her to offer prayers ahead of the release of their film on June 2. She posted the picture with a simple caption that read “Jai Bholenath” with three folded hands emoticons.

Her Muslim audience, however, was outraged by this action yet again and did not hold back from condemning the actress for engaging in idolatry. Zoha Ansari remarked, “May Allah guide those who like such posts.”

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

One netizen asked whether Lord Shiv is even a true God.

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

A user wrote that if one identifies as a Muslim, this is pure shirk (idolatry) and tagged the Bollywood Star in her comment.

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

Another questioned Sara if she was a Muslim.

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

Shunruz Ahamed Ahsan told the celebrity to change her name.

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

Someone prayed, “May Allah grant you the right wisdom.”

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

An angry user stated, “Shame on your life.”

Source: Sara Ali Khan’s Instagram account

Interestingly, the hateful opposition from the Muslims has not stopped Sara from visiting temples and she was most recently spotted praying at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

The actress also participated in the sacred Bhasam Aarti (performed with ashes). She chose a magenta-pink saree in accordance with the temple’s custom. Women are required to wear sarees during the Bhasma Aarti per temple committee regulations.

Notably, Muslims have long targeted Sara Ali Khan because she frequents temples and participates in Hindu ceremonies. They have also attacked other famous people for the same reason, including actors and cricketers, regardless of their faith. Mohammad Kaif, Zaheer Khan, Dipika Kakar Ibrahim and Neil Nitin Mukesh are some of the names who have come under fire from Muslim zealots for partaking in activities they view as incompatible with Islam.

Sakshi murder case: Not just Sakshi, Sahil Khan had a kill list of five people, murder seems to be premeditated, according to police

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Sakshi murder case: Not just Sakshi, Sahil Khan had a kill list of five people, murder seems to be premeditated, according to police

In the horrific Sakshi murder case, according to a recent update, the accused, Sahil Khan had planned to murder five more people along with the deceased victim. According to the CCTV footage, Sahil had been preparing to murder the victim since the morning of May 28.

Reportedly, the investigation has started to reveal that it was not a ‘crime of passion,’ rather it was a premeditated murder. He had been strolling across the street where he murdered the victim since the morning. In addition to Sakshi, the accused planned to murder her ex-boyfriend Praveen and two to three other youths. Before murdering Sakshi, the accused had consumed alcohol.

In another CCTV footage recovered by the police, Sahil was seen talking to a person minutes before the crime. During the questioning, Sahil Sarfaraz Khan confessed to the horrific murder and claimed that victim Sakshi and her friends had on Thursday (May 25) threatened to thrash him if persisted in pressuring Sakshi to patch up with him. The two were in a relationship since June 2021, however, they had frequent arguments and finally, the victim told Sahil that she wanted to break up with him.

According to the police, accused Sahil met the victim on Thursday, forcing her to resume their relationship, however, when the victim refused, he hurled abuses at her in front of her three friends. Following this, the victim’s friends threatened to beat him. One of the friends of the victim, Neetu, reportedly, used her husband’s name, who is lodged in Tihar Jail to threaten Sahil. After the alleged insult, Sahil decided to murder Sakshi.

Reportedly, Sahil claimed to the police that Sakshi had started meeting her ex-boyfriend Praveen with whom she was in a relationship three-four years ago. The two remained friends despite their break up. He claimed that the victim grew close to her ex-boyfriend as he doing better financially adding that this led to problems in their relationship.

According to police, the accused bought the knife used in the crime from Haridwar 15 days before the murder. Following the murder, he claimed to have thrown the knife in the bushes near Gupta Colony as he headed towards Rithala metro station while escaping to his aunt’s home in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. 

Meanwhile, police will be questioning Praveen who is currently residing in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, the police will be checking the mobile phone and social media accounts of the accused Sahil Khan. Interestingly, OpIndia reported that on his Instagram profile, Sahil had uploaded a story saying fearing any God other than Allah is considered ‘Shirk’. On top of that, Sakshi’s friend has claimed that Sakshi knew Sahil as a Hindu and therefore, the police will also be probing the Love Jihad angle in the case.

On Sunday (May 28, 2023), Sakshi was going to attend the birthday of her friend Neetu’s son. Neetu was one of her close friends and she used to often stay at her place as Neetu’s husband is in jail. Neetu informed the media after the murder that Sahil and Sakshi knew each other for 3-4 years. “For the past few days, they had been fighting over some issues and Sakishi didn’t want to talk to Sahil. She had gone out to buy some stuff for my son’s birthday but she never returned,” Neetu said.

Neetu said that Sakshi was approached by Sahil while she was waiting for one of their friends named Aarti. As per Neetu, the duo happened to engage in a fight and then Sahil, who had already come with the intention to murder, stabbed her around 20 times. He also crushed the victim’s head with a concrete block leading to her instant death.

‘We did not understand the nature of this Khalistan event’: Sydney Masonic Centre cancels SFJ’s Khalistan Referendum voting event. Read details

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‘We did not understand the nature of this Khalistan event’: Sydney Masonic Centre cancels SFJ’s Khalistan Referendum voting event. Read details

On May 31, Sydney Masonic Centre confirmed to OpIndia that it has cancelled to booking done by the Khalistan terrorist organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) for Referendum 2020 voting scheduled for June 4, 2023. The step was taken after the Indian community in Australia submitted hundreds of complaints informing the centre about the threats posed by the scheduled event. Furthermore, The Australia Today reported that security agencies also advised not to allow the event.

Speaking to The Australia Today, a Masonic Centre spokesperson said, “We did not understand the nature of this Khalistan event at the time of booking, However after lots of deliberations decision was taken that Sydney Masonic Centre does not want to be part of any event which can potentially bring harm to the community.”

Australian Hindu Media confirmed the development. They tweeted, “Another blow to Sikhs for Justice and Australian Khalistanis. The Khalistan Referendum planned for Sydney Masonic Centre on 4 June 2023 has been cancelled”. There were many people congratulating Amendra K Singh, President of the Australian Hindu Association, who campaigned to ensure that the event was cancelled.

Australian Hindu Association (AHA) played a vital role in getting the event cancelled. On May 27 (local time), AHA wrote to Sydney Masonic Centre informing them about the terror-linked Khalistan Movement for Khalistan Referendum event that was scheduled for June 4. 

AHA noted that an Australian group “Australians Against Terror” was planning to hold a protest outside the centre against the event. Furthermore, AHA also pointed out that a similar event was cancelled by Blacktown City Council on May 12, 2023, after Riverstone and Blacktown Police advised for the same as there was a high risk of violence. AHA noted that the organisers had misrepresented the information while booking the Blacktown Leisure Centre in Stanhope for the same event to be held on June 4. The organisers mentioned it as a community event without informing the real intent. 

AHA added the information about the violence that took place on January 29 during a similar event in Melbourne and about the attacks on Hindu temples in Australia by pro-Khalistani elements. They also informed the centre that SFJ was banned by the Government of India under UAPA in January 2022.

One of the members of the Hindu community who submitted a complaint about the event, Dharmendra Yadav from Parramatta, Sydney, told Australia Today that for five days he was seeing huge banners praising terrorists. Those posters also had anti-India slogans, Yadav said. He added that the sales team of the centre was possibly tricked by the Khalistani supporters into the booking.

Notably, India has raised concerns over the increasing number of Khalistani supporters in Australia. During a recent visit to Australia, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the issue. PM Albanese assured PM Modi that his government would continue to take strong steps against such elements.

Similar concerns were raised by PM Modi during PM Albanese’s visit to India. The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, has also raised concerns in the past before and after pro-Khalistani events. Notably, in January 2022, a Referendum 2020 voting event organised by the terrorist organisation SFJ turned violent in Australia and members of the Hindu community opposing the propaganda event were attacked with batons and swords.

Earlier, a similar event scheduled in Sydney was cancelled by Blacktown City Council. In a statement to Australia Today, the council’s spokesperson said, “Council has, this morning, cancelled this booking as it conflicts with adopted Council policy and due to risks to Council staff, Council assets and members of the public which cannot be practicably mitigated.”

An investigation into Sikhs For Justice Pty Ltd which was registered in Victoria has been initiated by the agencies. An unnamed official was quoted by Australia Today saying, “A connection to unaccounted money trail is what we are looking into.”

Attacks on Hindu Temples in Australia

There have been several attacks on Hindu temples in Australia especially after SFJ started organising Referendum 2020 events. So far, there have been six such attacks. On May 5, Khalistani supporters attacked a Hindu temple in Western Sydney’s Rosehill suburb of Australia. The supporters vandalized the BAPS Swaminarayan temple and wrote “Declare Modi Terrorist (BBC)” on the temple walls. Meanwhile, a Khalistan flag could also be seen hanging on the gate of the said temple.

Previously, Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane’s Burbank suburb was vandalised with anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti defacing its walls on March 4.

A Kali Mata temple received a warning against holding a Bhajan program. A woman priest of a Kali Mata temple in the northern suburbs of Melbourne in Australia received threats from Khalistani terrorists for organizing a Bhajan program of Indian singer Kanhiya Mittal on February 16.

The walls of Hare Krishna Temple located at Albert Park in Melbourne city of Australia defaced with anti-India slogans of ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ and ‘Hindustan Murdabad.’ The miscreants had also hailed slain Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as a martyr on January 23.

Walls of the historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs were defaced with graffiti of ‘Target Modi’, ‘Modi Hitler’, and ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ on January 17.

Hindus attacked during the Khalistan Referendum event

On January 29, Hindus opposing Khalistan Referendum were attacked at Federation Square, Melbourne. The group of Hindus were attacked by Khalistani supporters with swords and batons. Videos of the attack went viral on social media. Following intense criticism by the Indian government, the Australian government initiated an investigation into the matter. Several arrests were made in connection to the attack. Further investigation is underway.

51 rallies at 500 places, 600 press cons in 500 LS, 4,000 Assembly constituencies planned by BJP: ‘Maha Jansampark’ to be launched by PM Modi today

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51 rallies at 500 places, 600 press cons in 500 LS, 4,000 Assembly constituencies planned by BJP: ‘Maha Jansampark’ to be launched by PM Modi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in poll-bound Rajasthan’s Ajmer district and will offer prayers at the Brahma temple in Pushkar today. 
The rally comes as a celebration of the completion of 9 years by the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre. After reaching Rajasthan PM Modi will offer prayers at the Prajapati Brahma Temple, visit the ghats and later he will address a public meeting in Ajmer’s Kayad, according to party leaders. 

Rajasthan is slated to go to Assembly polls this year, BJP’s focus will be on 45 assembly seats in 8 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state. This is the sixth program of PM Modi in Rajasthan in the last eight months. 

According to Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, lakhs of people and workers will gather in this meeting from 45 assembly seats in eight Lok Sabha constituencies including Ajmer and Jaipur. 

This BJP event comes soon after the Congress held discussions with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in the national capital on Monday night ahead of the assembly polls later this year. 

PM Modi will launch “Maha Jansampark” by addressing a public meeting in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Under this Maha Jan Sampark, scheduled to be held from May 31 (today) to June 30, extensive public programmes will be done across the country after the completion of 9 yrs at the Centre. 

Over 51 huge rallies, public meetings at more than 500 places, and over 600 press conferences in over 500 Lok Sabha and 4000 Vidhan Sabha constituencies will be conducted along with over 5 lakh distinguished families will be contacted. 

Sharing details of the programme, which is the largest outreach in BJP’s history, party national general secretary Tarun Chugh, coordinator for the programme, said, “A total of 288 top BJP leaders and 16 lakh party workers will interact with voters at ten lakh booths and 144 clusters covering all Lok Sabha seats to deliver the message of achievements in nine years of the party’s rule at the Centre.” 

“As part of the campaign, party leaders will meet 1,000 eminent families per Lok Sabha segment, and conduct 51 mega rallies across India, along with seminars with teachers, social media influencers and other distinguished citizens,” Tarun Chugh said while addressing a press briefing. 

Enlightened Conference will be organized in all Lok Sabha with intellectuals. This program will also be organized on June 25, the anniversary of Emergency Day, in which a documentary will be shown on how Congress destroyed democracy. 

Door-to-door public meetings will be undertaken from June 20 to June 30, in which all the leaders, office bearers and workers including Union ministers and national office bearers will participate. 

As part of the campaign, a two-wheeler tour, spanning eight days, in the assemblies across the country will also be conducted. During the 8-day district-level two-wheeler Yuva Yatra in more than 4,000 Vidhan Sabhas, programs like Nukkad Sabhas, sports competitions, and felicitation of young achievers will be organized at the main places of the city, villages and mohallas. 

PM Kisan Nidhi Beneficiaries will be contacted and meetings will be held with the presidents of various farmer producer organizations. Village Chaupal will be organized at mandis with SPO village head sarpanch under Gram Chaupal Gram Sabha will be organized with unorganized labourers. 

A Tribal Gaurav Yatra Morcha is also on the cards, which will contact the beneficiaries of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes across the country. Tribal Gaurav Yatra will be taken out at the district level, and programs will be organized under the program of the day including Lord Birsa Munda, which will be organized with the representatives of Scheduled Tribes. 

Beneficiaries of the backward class will be contacted at the booth level. In this program, direct contact will be made on all the 10 lakh booths of the country, and 10 crore people of India will be connected with this program. 

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

AltNews’ Zubair and his lackey share cropped video to claim BJP TN Chief Annamalai claimed credit for CSK’s IPL win when he was countering DMK doing the same

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AltNews’ Zubair and his lackey share cropped video to claim BJP TN Chief Annamalai claimed credit for CSK’s IPL win when he was countering DMK doing the same

On May 30, propagandist posing as ‘fact-checker’ and co-founder of AltNews Mohammed Zubair yet again shared a cropped video of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai, to satisfy his vested interests. Sharing a tweet by AltNews ‘journalist’ Abhishek in which he had claimed that Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai said BJP worker Jadeja helped CSK win, Zubair supported the false claims. In the 9-second video shared by Abhishek, only one line said by Annamalai was there without any context or background of the entire conversation.

In the 9 second cropped video, K Annamalai is heard saying that “Who made CSK win is a BJP Karyakarta. Jadeja is a BJP Karyakarta, his wife is a BJP MLA and he is from Gujarat”.

The insinuation of the video shared by the AltNews team, including Zubair, was that Annamalai, a BJP leader, was crediting a sporting win to BJP saying that cricketer Jadeja was a BJP karyakarta, his wife is a BJP MLA and that he was from Gujarat. To anyone listening, it would appear that Annamalai unilaterally credited a political party for a sporting victory. However, the truth was far from it, which is often the case when it comes to Mohammad Zubair and his cabal. The video used to mock Annamalai, who is a rising star in Tamil Nadu against the ruling party, DMK, which liberals support, was a clipped and edited one which did not show the true picture.

The truth behind the video

In a longer version shared by Netizens, it gets clearer that Annamalai was not claiming credit for the cricketing win of CSK. Annamalai was discussing Chennai Super Kings’ win at the Indian Premium League on News18 with its anchor Devapriyan R. During the discussion the anchor asked him about DMK’s claims that CSK’s win was a ‘victory of Dravidian model against Gujarat model’ that was a clear attempt of the Tamil Nadu’s ruling party to make the match a topic of politics. Several DMK supporters had used a similar line of thought on social media to attack BJP.

Responding to the comments, Annamalai pointed out that the winning runs in the match were scored by Jadeja whose wife is a BJP MLA from Gujarat and the player himself is a BJP Karyakarta. He said, “The man who scored the winning runs for CSK is a BJP Karyakarta, his wife is a BJP MLA from Gujarat. There were more Tamils in Gujarat Titans than in CSK. But we are proud of CSK for Dhoni. So tell your DMK ministers just like Jadeja, BJP Karyakartas will win 2024 TN as well”.

It is clear from the longer video that K Annamalai was not claiming credit for the CSK win in cricket. He was, in fact, countering the DMK’s assertions about claiming credit for the cricketing victory. Therefore, Zubair and his gang at AltNews essentially blamed K Annamalai for what DMK was claiming, thereby shifting the blame for the arrogance of DMK to BJP leader Annamalai.

“Fact-checker” Abhishek ‘laughed’ at rebuttals

Interestingly, when netizens repeatedly called out Abhishek for spreading misinformation and sharing cropped videos, he did not delete the tweet. Instead, he laughed at the rebuttals and called them “BJP’s footsoldiers”. He wrote, “Even IT cell footsoldiers can’t deny that he said so. Come better prepared next time.”

Furthermore, he shared a tweet by Tamil Nadu BJP where what Annamalai said as a response to the journalist was used as a quote. However, it is pertinent to note that here the case is not what Tamil Nadu BJP is using as a quote but what AltNews and its journalists are doing. They are using a cropped video without context to defame BJP’s top Tamil Nadu leader Annamalai who is gaining popularity in the state putting a dent on DMK’s hold in politics. The fact is that it was the journalist who asked a question about DMK claiming credit, that Annamalai responded by saying that these people are BJP, but ‘we celebrate some team even though there are no Tamils, and we celebrate because of Dhoni etc’.

Interestingly, AltNews is not the only one spreading misinformation about Annamalai. News portal The News Minute also published a misleading headline on the matter. In a report titled “‘BJP karyakarta helped CSK win’: Annamalai on Jadeja’s heroics in IPL final” while the portal has complete details of what made Annamalai say so, the headline told exactly similar to what Alt News journalist had said.

Source: Twitter

The same goes for The Indian Express, Financial Express, The Lallantop and others. All these portals have the same misleading headlines with a clear explanation of what happened during the interview.

Source: The Indian Express, Financial Express, Lallantop.

Alt News’ Zubair shared a cropped video of Nupur Sharma

Alt News, especially Mohammed Zubair, has a history of sharing cropped and edited videos to spread anti-BJP and anti-Hindu propaganda. In May 2022, Zubair shared a cropped video of then-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma where she was replying to Tasleem Ahmed Rehmani’s derogatory comments on Bhagwan Shiv. Zubair used the cropped video to attack Sharma and made it look as if Sharma insulted Prophet Mohammed.

His video led to nationwide violence and Sharma was eventually suspended from BJP. Hindus including Kanhaiya Lal from Rajasthan and Umesh Kohle from Maharashtra were killed for supporting Sharma. She is still living under threat to his life while Rehmani, who instigated Sharma during the debate, is roaming free without any burden on his conscious.

Phulwarisharif case: NIA raids 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar against PFI

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Phulwarisharif case: NIA raids 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar against PFI

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at about 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar in the Popular Front of India (PFI) Phulwarisharif case. 

The raids were still underway at the premises of suspects linked to the conspiracy which pertains to the involvement of PFI and its leaders and cadres in violent and unlawful activities, who had assembled for that purpose in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna. Earlier, six persons were arrested and several incriminating articles and documents related to PFI were seized in the instant case which was initially registered on July 12 last year at Phulwarisharif police station in Bihar’s Patna district and re-registered by the NIA on July 22 last year. 

On February 4-5 this year, the NIA also searched eight locations in Bihar’s Motihari and arrested two people who had arranged weapons and ammunition to carry out the killing. Those arrested were identified as Tanveer Raza alias Barkati and Md Abid alias Aryan. 

The NIA then said that recce had already been conducted to execute a target and that the arms and ammunition had been handed over to a PFI Trainer, Yakoob, who had been conducting Training Sessions for PFI cadres. 

A few days back, Yakoob, the PFI trainer, had posted a derogatory and inflammatory Facebook video post, which was aimed at disturbing peace and communal harmony, the agency said. 

“Other users of Facebook had commented and trolled this post abusively. The absconding accused Yakoob and two arrested accused had identified some of them and had conspired to execute the killing of the targeted person,” the NIA had said earlier. 

With the earlier arrests, the NIA had said a PFI module planning targeted killing and disrupting communal harmony has been unearthed and busted.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

ED arrests Abhishek Banerjee’s close aide Sujoy Krishna Bhadra in teacher’s recruitment scam, Banerjee’s mother is a Director in Bhadra’s firm: Details

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ED arrests Abhishek Banerjee’s close aide Sujoy Krishna Bhadra in teacher’s recruitment scam, Banerjee’s mother is a Director in Bhadra’s firm: Details

On Tuesday, May 31, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sujoy Krishna Bhadra, a Kolkata-based businessman and a close aide of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee (nephew of Mamata Banerjee), following a 12-hour-long questioning in connection with the teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal.

According to ED authorities, Bhadra, who is popularly known as ‘Kalighat-er Kaku’ (Kalighat’s uncle) was arrested because he refused to cooperate with investigating officials and dodged their questions.

“He did not cooperate with our officers during today’s questioning. We tried a lot to get answers to some relevant questions connected to the jobs scam,” an ED official said.

ED has claimed to have uncovered his connections to three companies and suspected these organisations were used to launder crores of money. Moreover, during earlier raids on his home, ED authorities recovered documents. His residence in Behala was raided by ED on May 20.

He had testified before the CBI on March 15 regarding his alleged participation in wrongful appointments made in several state-run and state-aided institutions in the state.

According to an Indian Express report, “Abhishek Banerjee’s mother, Lata Banerjee is a director in a firm run in the name of Bhadra, who claims to be an employee in Banerjee’s office.”

Abhishek Banerjee is said to be a partner in the company Leaps & Bounds Private Limited, which manufactures packaged mineral drinking water.

Taking to Twitter BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal state assembly reacted to Sujoy Krishna Bhadra’s arrest saying that “No one will be spared. The high and mighty will go to jail. Time is ticking.”

“The long arm of law is finally reaching towards the masterminds & the biggest beneficiaries. No one will be spared. The high and mighty will go to jail. Time is ticking,” Adhikari tweeted. He also shared images claiming Bhadra’s alleged links with TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee.

The Trinamool Congress did not respond to the arrest but speculated that it was done to shift attention away from the only Congress MLA, Bayron Biswas joining the TMC.

“Only one Congress MLA, Bayron Biswas, joined the TMC yesterday.” The news shocked the opposition coalition of the BJP, CPI(M), and Congress. “Perhaps this arrest was made to divert attention from that narrative,” said TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh.

“This is so funny that they are finding a link between Bayron Biswas and the ED probe,” claimed Lok Sabha MP and West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The TMC is a corrupt party. Biswas is technically still a Congress MLA.”

Sujan Chakraborty, leader of the CPI(M), remarked, “I am surprised that if an employee of (Banerjee) can own three companies and have crores of rupees, I wonder how much property and money his employers have.”

So far, the ED has arrested West Bengal’s former education minister Partha Chatterjee, and several others for their suspected role in the multi-crore scam.

In relation to the investigation, the CBI has also arrested TMC MLAs Jiban Krishna Saha and former West Bengal Board of Primary Education president Manik Bhattacharya.

What is the Bengal Teacher SSC recruitment scam?

The West Bengal Teacher’s recruitment scam, more commonly referred to as the SSC scam, looks into the recruitment process conducted through the State Level Selection Test (SLT) conducted by SSC from 2014 to 2016.

The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) announced in 2014 that teachers would be hired at state-run schools in West Bengal through the State Level Selection Test (SLST), which is when the alleged scam first surfaced. In 2016, the hiring process got underway. At that time, Partha Chatterjee was the Minister-in-Charge of the West Bengal Department of Higher Education and School Education. Nevertheless, a number of complaints were submitted to the Calcutta High Court citing irregularities in the hiring procedure.

The petitioners alleged that many examinees who got lesser marks ranked high on the merit list. Several claims also surfaced regarding the receipt of appointment letters by some applicants who weren’t even on the merit list.

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