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‘Never gave clean chit to Anil Deshmukh, govt didn’t provide enough evidence ‘: Justice Chandiwal who headed commission to probe monthly ₹100 crore extortion case

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‘Never gave clean chit to Anil Deshmukh, govt didn’t provide enough evidence ‘: Justice Chandiwal who headed commission to probe monthly ₹100 crore extortion case

On Wednesday, 13th November, Justice Kailash Chandiwal made several explosive revelations regarding the investigation of the ‘2021 Rs 100 crore Vasooli case’ involving former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, API Sachin Vaze, and IPS Parambir Singh. In an exclusive interview with ABP Maza, he clarified that no clean chit was granted to the former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, refuting any claims of exoneration. He stated that while authorities had access to substantial evidence, they failed to present it before the Commission, otherwise, the outcome might have been different.

Former Police Commissioner Parambir Singh had accused then-Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of orchestrating a Rs 100 crore extortion scheme. Justice Chandiwal stated that several attempts to implicate BJP’s Devendra Fadanvis were also made by Sachin Vaze and Anil Deshmukh, but the Commission did not take these allegations on record, recognizing them as publicity-driven moves. 

He emphasized that certain individuals appeared to be seeking fame by dragging prominent political figures into the matter, but he did not allow this tactic to influence the investigation. He said that during the inquiry Sachin Vaze had shown a message by Salil Deshmukh, son of Anil Deshmukh mentioning Rs 40 lakh. “Vaze had a lot of material. But he often disregarded his lawyers’ guidance and displayed a calculated, clever demeanor,” he said.

Several media reports in the year 2022 reported that the Justice KU Chandiwal Commission had given a clean chit to former home minister Anil Deshmukh in a report submitted to the then-CM Uddhav Thackeray. The reports then mentioned that the Commission had called the Indian Police Services (IPS) officer, Parambir Singh’s allegation of corruption and extortion false.

However, Justice Chandiwal said that his report nowhere made the mention of clean chit and indicated that a different outcome might have been possible had the evidence been produced.

The retired Bombay High Court judge was appointed on March 30, 2021, to lead a single-member inquiry after Parambir Singh wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, and other authorities alleging that the then-Home Minister Anil Deshmukh operated an extortion scheme. He said that Deshmukh directed police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly from bars, restaurants, and other establishments.

The Chandiwal Commission was tasked with investigating three key issues which involved whether Singh provided any evidence in his March 20, 2021 letter to substantiate claims of misconduct or offenses by Deshmukh or his office; whether Singh’s allegations, which referenced messages from Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjay Patil and Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze, held any truth; and whether these claims warranted an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau or any other agency.

The Commission examined several individuals, including Deshmukh, Singh, NCP leader Nawab Malik, and Vaze, one of the officers allegedly involved in Deshmukh’s alleged scheme, as per Singh’s claims. More details regarding the case can be read here.

‘He used to call me dwarf, I called him black. What’s wrong with that’: Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer after racist “Kaalia” slur against HD Kumaraswamy

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‘He used to call me dwarf, I called him black. What’s wrong with that’: Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer after racist “Kaalia” slur against HD Kumaraswamy

Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday tendered his apology for referring to JD(S) leader and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy as “Kaalia”, but justified it by saying there is nothing wrong with it. “If I had called him such a word for the first time, I would have apologized. Out of affection, he used to call me ‘Kulla’ (dwarf), and I used to call him ‘K*riyanna’ (black brother). If he or anyone else is pained by it, I apologize. What’s wrong with that,” is how the Congress leader tendered his ‘apology’ on 12th November for referring to JD(S) leader and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy as “K*alia” which the opposition NDA has termed “racist.”

He added, “I have been calling him like that from the beginning, not just today. He used to call me ‘Kullanna,’ and I used to call him ‘K*riyanna’ (referring to his complexion). It’s not an issue on which I need to resign. My statement has been interpreted differently. My statement will not affect the election.” DK Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka, also supported Khan, calling his comment a friendly joke and accusing the BJP of attempting to stir up trouble for no reason. “Kumaraswamy and Zameer Ahmed are the closest of friends. Has Kumaraswamy made any statement about this? The BJP is only trying to create controversy. Zameer has always been a key ally of Kumaraswamy,” he claimed.

Speaking at a campaign gathering in Karnataka’s Channapatna on 10th November Khan alleged, “K*aliya Kumaraswamy is more dangerous than the BJP,” which prompted sharp criticism from opposition leaders. “Due to some differences in our Congress party, CP Yogeshwar contested as an Independent. He had no option but to join the BJP. He was not ready to join the JD(S) because ‘K*aliya Kumaraswamy’ was more dangerous than the BJP. Now he (Yogeshwar) has come back home,” he conveyed at the event.

Yogeshwar switched affiliation from the BJP to the Congress before the Channapatna by-poll, which came about after Kumaraswamy resigned as the constituency’s MLA to join the Union. The JD(S) was enraged and objected to Khan’s statements, demanding that the Congress immediately remove the minister from the Karnataka Cabinet for his racist slur.

The party also demanded the state Home Minister G Parameshwara and Ramnagar district police to immediately take appropriate legal action against minister Jameer Ahmed for “racial abuse, racism and trying to disturb peace in the society.”

(With inputs from ANI)

ECI checked bags of Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari too, but Uddhav Thackeray chose to create fuss, misbehave with ECI officials for checking his bags

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ECI checked bags of Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari too, but Uddhav Thackeray chose to create fuss, misbehave with ECI officials for checking his bags

On Tuesday, November 12th, 2024, the BJP Maharashtra posted a video on social media showing that the bags of former state CM Devendra Fadnavis were also checked by the ECI officials during his campaign rally at Kolhapur and Yavatmal ahead of the scheduled polls. The BJP stated that the video was from November 5th, when Devendra Fadnavis was in Kolhapur for poll campaigns.

This is after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray created a ruckus on Monday, 11th November alleging the ECI officials of conducting ‘partial’ checking and targeting only opposition leaders. He stated that the ECI was only checking the bags of the opposition leaders but no bags of Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, Modi, or Amit Shah were ever checked.

“Some leaders have a habit of showing off! Watch this video. On 7th November in the Yavatmal district, bags of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis were also checked. But, neither did he make any video nor did he misbehave with any government official. Earlier, on November 5th also at the Kolhapur airport, Fadnavis’s bags were checked. (This is the video of November 5). The love for the Constitution is not just to show, but the constitutional arrangements have to be followed as well. We only request that everyone should be aware of the Constitution,” the party said.

Notably, not only Devendra Fadnavis’ bag but also Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari’s helicopter was checked by election officials in Maharashtra’s Latur on Tuesday, 12th November when he arrived for a campaign ahead of the polls. The video of the incident went viral over the internet in which the ECI officials could be seen checking the chopper of the Union Minister.

On 11th November, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray slammed the Election Commission officials for checking his bags at the Wani helipad in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district. He released a video in which he could be seen identifying the government ids of the officials and expressing anger over checking his bags. He alleged that the ECI officials had been checking only the bags of the opposition party members and not that of the Mahayuti alliance members.

“Why are only our bags checked? Have you checked Modi’s, Amit Shah’s, Devendra Fadnavis, or Eknath Shinde’s bags?” he asked. To this, the ECI officials stated that the said leaders had not come to the district yet for campaigning. The officials also assured them that their bags would also be checked if they came here.

Further Thackeray expressed anger saying, “Will see. I am releasing this video. But then you’ll have to also send me a video of the bag-checking of the leaders I mentioned. You can check my bags. I’ll cooperate. Also, check my urine pot. See if you can find anything. I’ll later expose you then.”

With the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in place, poll workers often conduct surprise checks to prevent the transfer of gifts and cash to entice voters. Earlier, bags of NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Dr Amol Kolhe were also checked. Not only this, bags of CM Eknath Shinde were also checked during the Lok Sabha elections in May this year at Nashik. The video of the incident had gone viral over the internet in which the ECI officials could be seen checking his two bags full of clothes. Shinde meanwhile could be seen co-operating with the ECI checking.

This is notable after the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut alleged that Shinde was carrying bags filled with cash to Nashik to gain support for the then-candidate Hemant Godse. Shinde then slammed Raut and said that unlike other people he didn’t have a habit of working secretly. ‘Some people work secretly. Eknath Shinde works openly,” he said.

In the given case, the video posted by the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray portrayed sheer arrogance towards the ECI officials who were just performing their duty. He alleged the ECI officials of ‘partial’ behavior and almost threatened them saying that he would expose them soon.

Meanwhile, former CM Devendra Fadnavis also took cognizance of the event and said on Tuesday, 12th November that Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was trying to divert the public attention from the real issues by unnecessarily protesting against the checking of his bags by election officials. “What is wrong with getting the bags checked? We had our bags checked during the campaigning too. There was no need of this level of frustration,” he said adding that the NVA candidates were trying to seek the votes by whining.

As per the final seat-sharing formula of the Mahayuti this time, the BJP is fighting on 148 seats, the Sena on 80, and the NCP on 53 seats. On the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) side, Congress is fighting on 101 seats, Sena (UBT) on 94 seats, and NCP (SP) on 88 seats. The 288 legislative assembly seats will go to the polls in a single phase on November 20th while the counting of votes will take place on November 23rd.

Canada: Brampton Triveni Mandir cancels consular camp after Peel Police conveyed its incompetence to protect against Khalistanis, had allegedly demanded ‘protection money’

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Canada: Brampton Triveni Mandir cancels consular camp after Peel Police conveyed its incompetence to protect against Khalistanis, had allegedly demanded ‘protection money’

In continuance of its streak of monumental failures at protecting the Hindu community from Khalistani threats, the Peel Police shirked its responsibility leading to a Hindu temple in Brampton, Canada cancelling its consular event. In a statement dated 11th November, the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre informed about cancelling the Life Certificate Event scheduled to take place on 17th November, as Peel Police said that there is a threat of violent protests. Instead of protecting the Hindu temple from Khalistani terrorists, Peel Police urged Hindus to cancel the event altogether. It has been alleged that Peel Police also sent quotations to the temple authorities to provide police protection.

“Please be advised that the Life Certificate Event scheduled at Brampton Triveni Mandir by the Indian Consulate on November 17, 2024, has been cancelled. This is due to official intelligence from Peel Regional Police, stating that there is an Extremely High and Imminent Threat Level of violent protests. On the advice of Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah, we must decide to cancel to ensure the safety of Brampton Triveni Mandir devotees, community visitors, and the general public. We apologize to all community members who were depending on the event,” the statement issued by Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre reads.

Lamenting that the situation has become such that Canadians are feeling unsafe to visit Hindu temples, the Triveni Mandir authorities called on Peel Police to address the violent threats and provide security to the Canadian Hindus.

“We are deeply saddened that Canadians now feel unsafe coming to Hindu Temples in Canada. We call on Peel Police to address the threats being circulated against Brampton Triveni Mandir and provide security guarantees to the Canadian Hindu Community and the general public,” the Board of Directors at the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre added.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Police with the Peel Regional Police, Nishan Duraiappah wrote to the Brampton Triveni Mandir authorities and asked to consider rescheduling the Consular camp event saying that “a temporary postponement could contribute meaningfully to de-escalating the present tensions and safeguarding the wellbeing of those attending your location.”

On 12th November, Peel Police issued a statement saying that they have not received any direct threats against any place of worship and that they have heightened police presence around places of worship in the region. While Peel Police claimed to be committed to de-escalating tensions and addressing safety concerns raised by Hindus, it exposed its own incompetence by suggesting that it managed to make the Hindu temples postpone the consular camps. How does cancelling or postponing the event prevent Khalistanis from attacking Hindu temples, will Khalistanis have a change of heart and stop hating Hindus? What is the guarantee that if the same event is held a few days or weeks later will not face a Khalistani threat?

“Peel Regional Police is aware of community concerns, particularly at places of worship, regarding demonstrations and perceived threats. Peel Regional Police wish to clarify that we have not received any direct threats against any place of worship in the Region of Peel. Peel Regional Police has increased our presence around places of worship to reassure the public. Additionally, we have been actively engaging with community leaders, organizations, and local stakeholders to address safety concerns and de-escalate tensions. As part of these efforts, Peel Regional Police has been in contact with the Consul General of India, as well as places of worship and community centres to work collaboratively to mitigate risks for the community. Given the current tensions in the community and a shared interest in maintaining public safety, the organizers agreed that Consular Camps be postponed to a later date to allow for tensions to ease and limit any negative impact on the community. Peel Regional Police’s responsibility is the safety and security of everyone in our region,” the Peel Regional Police said.

Peel Police sought ‘protection money’ from Brampton Triveni Mandir?

In a statement condemning Peel Police’s failure to protect the civil rights of Canadian Hindus, the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), said that in addition to the Brampton Triveni Mandir, Peel Regional Police is pressuring several Hindu temples to cancel their scheduled events.

“Brampton’s Triveni Mandir had to cancel a consular camp that was to be held on its premises on November 17, following PRP’s advice, citing an “extremely high and imminent threat level of violent protests.” According to Hindu community leaders, PRP is reportedly pressuring other temples to follow suit and cancel similar events. Such measures not only compromise the constitutional rights of Canadian Hindus but also send a message that their safety is conditional, thus deepening the divide and mistrust between the community and those sworn to protect them,” CoHNA stated.

The Coalition further stated that Peel Police allegedly sent Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre a quotation of how much providing police protection against Khalistani threats would cost. It said that Peel Police proposed charging between CAD 50,000 and CAD 100,000 to provide police protection.

“It appears that the PRP is neglecting to perform its basic duty, which is to ensure peace and security for all residents, regardless of faith, ethnicity, or background. Even more troubling, PRP has reportedly proposed charging between CAD 50,000 and CAD 100,000 to provide police protection—a financial burden that is both shocking and unjust. The Hindu community, like all Canadians, pays taxes, and to effectively put a price on their safety undermines the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right to religious expression without fear of violence or harassment,”  CoHNA said.

In addition to CoHNA, Vishwa Jain Sangathan has also condemned Peel Police’s alleged ‘protection money’ proposal and said: “Is @ChiefNishn of @PeelPolice running extortion racket working in cahoots with extremists group in a  @JustinTrudeau’s “country rule of law”? ..failed to apply CC176.  What is your share in this @PierrePoilievre through your  @TimUppal @jasrajshallan? Shame.”

Kali Bari Temple also cancelled its consular camp program

Meanwhile, another Hindu temple has cancelled its consular camp program amidst Khalistani violence threats. The Kali Bari Temple in the Greater Toronto Area was set to host a consular event on 16th November, however, it has cancelled the event. This comes as Khalistani terrorist outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) released an online notice identifying the Brampton Triveni Mandir and the GTA Kali Bari Temple as the two temples were sent to host the consular camps. These consular camps are organised to provide life certificates to pensioners. It was intended to provide a free and convenient service for elderly people at a place close to their homes.

Notably, India’s consulate in Toronto had on 7th November announced that it will be cancelling some of the consular camps in view of the Khalistani threats since the Canadian security agencies expressed an inability to provide minimum security protection to the community camp organisers. “In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security protection to the community camp organizers, Consulate has decided to cancel some of the scheduled consular camps,”  the Indian consulate in Toronto said.

Khalistan threats against Hindu temples and Peel Police’s incompetence

It must be recalled that on the 3rd of November, a large group of Khalistanis attacked the Hindu Sabha temple in Gore Road, Brampton, Ontario, Canada where a consular camp was underway. The incident highlighted the continued threat of Khalistani violence against Hindu Indians in Canada and the failure of the authorities in Canada to ensure law and order. A Peel Police officer Haridner Singh Sohi was seen participating in the Khalistani rally that ended up attacking the temple. He was suspended later.

On one hand, Khalistani elements appear to have infiltrated Peel Police, on the other, Peel Police, an entity funded by public taxes and entrusted with the responsibility of protecting all the communities including Hindus, is allegedly demanding ‘protection money’ raises concerns if it is catering to the whims of the anti-Hindu Khalistani terrorists. While it is widely known that the ruling Trudeau government has turned Canada into a safe haven for Khalistani terrorists and regularly indulges in their appeasement for votes even as it costs straining ties with India and putting the Canadian Hindus under threat, the Police calling on the victims to not hold their events instead of crushing the perpetrators exposes the sheer bias and incompetence of those entrusted with the job to protect people against criminals and religious fanatics. This incompetence, however, seems deliberate given arresting the anti-Hindu and anti-India Khalistani extremists would not be good optics and displease the Khalistani vote bank of the Liberal Party, especially when the federal elections are just months away.

Controversial Twitter historian who regularly lies about Hindus now says she is getting threats from Muslims for talking about Hijab, may not talk about religion other than Hinduism again

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Controversial Twitter historian who regularly lies about Hindus now says she is getting threats from Muslims for talking about Hijab, may not talk about religion other than Hinduism again

On 12th November, The Print published an article in support of self-proclaimed historian and YouTuber Dr Ruchika Sharma, who claims to have a PhD in history from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), after she faced backlash from pro-hijabi individuals on social media as she criticised hijab. Interestingly, while speaking to The Print, Ruchika claimed that “none of her peers came to her rescue.” Furthermore, she declared that she would “think twice” before talking about any other religion. She said, “What’s happened to me speaks volumes. After the threats, I’m afraid. Next time, I’ll think twice before discussing other religions, perhaps, other than Hinduism.”

How it all started

It all began on 3rd November when Ruchika quoted Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist on a mission against compulsory hijab in Islamic nations. In a post, Masih had shared a video of an Iranian student who was harassed by her university’s morality police over her “improper” hijab. In protest, the student stripped down to her underwear. The video went viral, and reports emerged that the student was later arrested and labelled as “troubled”.

Source: X

Quoting Masih, Ruchika wrote, “I’m so proud of this woman. This is your daily reminder that the hijab is a symbol of oppression. From its origins being both classist and misogynistic to it being used as a weapon to oppress scores of women today.” Her post garnered over 500,000 impressions on social media, with hundreds of comments and reposts, most of them hateful towards her.

Ruchika argued in a reply to her own post that she had written about the “oppressive origins of hijab” long ago and shared a screenshot of her article from Firstpost published in 2019.

In another reply to a person who claimed only one in a million women say hijab is oppressive, while millions of others wear it willingly as a badge of modesty, Ruchika wrote, “Hijab is oppressive. There’s history to show that. That said, even now, it’s utterly oppressive. And just because the other million women don’t say it out loud doesn’t mean they aren’t oppressed. Even if a single woman is forced to wear it, it’s oppressive!”

Over the next ten days, she was hounded by Islamists for her comments, and at one point, she called God an “invisible burger in the sky,” which was linked to the ongoing controversy she had sparked and was interpreted as “blasphemy” for referring to Allah. Screenshots of her reply to an X user, Mufasa, where she said, “Decency, shamelessness — your invisible burger in the sky won’t decide that. Sit down, kid. Every woman can decide her morality for herself. The illusion here is that wearing hijab somehow protects you, makes you better in the eyes of some invisible burger in the sky,” went viral on social media.

Those who felt she insulted Allah, demanded scrict action against her and trended hashtag #ArrestRuchikaSharma.

How Ruchika Sharma distorted history and mocked Hinduism

This particular incident was not the first time Ruchika came face-to-face with the reality of how speaking against a religion can make someone’s life difficult. While she spoke against Hinduism conveniently without much drama or online abuse, speaking against Islam has been a completely different story for her. Over the past few years, she had made headlines for all the wrong reasons as she attempted to present a mockery in the name of history revolving around Sanatan Dharma.

Ruchika Sharma has a strong penchant for presenting her views as history to her gullible audience. However she has repeatedly come under fire for it, sometimes even from her followers which consist of radical Muslims and leftists. Her Muslim supporters even lambasted her for calling the Muslim veil’s origins “classist and sexist,” threatening to stop her from speaking out against the hijab if she wanted to continue earning their support.

The former student at JNU, who runs the “Eyeshadow & Etihaas with Dr Ruchika Sharma” YouTube channel saw one of her articles taken down by Scroll for presenting false claims. In 2017, the website published an article titled, “History lesson: Padmavati was driven to immolation by a Rajput prince, not Ala-ud-din Khalji” penned by her. The article, was later taken down as it presented wrong facts about history.

It stated that Rani Padmini dreaded being raped by Devapala of Kumbhalner after he defeated and killed her husband, Rawal Ratan Sen and hence performed Jauhar (the Hindu Rajput tradition of mass self-immolation to elude capture, captivity and rape by Turko-Persian Islamic invaders). Unsurprisingly, the piece had to be taken down because it was ridden with glaring inaccuracies and the media portal was denounced for spreading misinformation.

Ruchika Sharma is also an ardent cheerleader of Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan and even praises them for their alleged ‘generosity’ in her tweets and interviews to media outlets that share her ideology. Notably, there is no empirical data on their noble deeds except the manufactured claims of leftists and liberals.

However, there is an abundance of evidence demonstrating how these two oppressors murdered, maimed and plundered Hindus as well as their temples and religious places. She regularly glorifies and humanities evil Muslim rulers who are remembered for their large-scale massacres, imposing jizya and their cruelty and hatred for Hindus. She regularly glorifies and humanises evil and atrocious Muslim rulers who are remembered for their large-scale massacres, imposition of jizya (tax on non-Muslims) and their animosity for Hindus.

The so-called boldness in criticising religion finally bows down to Islamists

In conclusion, Ruchika Sharma’s so-called “boldness” has clearly met its match. It’s easy for her to criticise Hinduism without facing much trouble, but when she dared to comment on Islam, she quickly realised it wasn’t the same game. From twisting facts about Hindu history to praising tyrants like Aurangzeb, her version of being a “historian” has backfired in the most royal way possible, drawing the kind of backlash she probably did not expect.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Donald Trump administration

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Donald Trump administration

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and ‘X’ along with India-origin Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”),” Trump said in an official statement on Tuesday.

“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the “Save America” Movement. This will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!,” he added.
The DOGE will partner with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget to drive large-scale structural reform and create an entrepreneurial approach to government.

Donald Trump’s official statement

“It will become, potentially, “The Manhattan Project” of our time. Republican politicians have dreamed about the objectives of “DOGE” for a very long time. To drive this kind of drastic change, the Department of Government Efficiency will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government and will partner with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to drive large-scale structural reform and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.” he said.

“I look forward to Elon and Vivek making changes to the Federal Bureaucracy with an eye on efficiency and, at the same time, making life better for all Americans. Importantly, we will drive out the massive waste and fraud which exists throughout our annual USD 6.5 Trillion Dollars of Government Spending. They will work together to liberate our Economy, and make the U.S. Government accountable to “WE THE PEOPLE.” Their work will conclude no later than July 4, 2026 – A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th Anniversary of The Declaration of Independence. I am confident they will succeed!,” he added.

In response to Trump’s announcement, Musk shared a post on X and wrote, “Department of Government Efficiency The merch will be fire”

Ramaswamy, who had also been a presidential candidate before halting his candidacy in January this year to back Trump also shared a post on X, tagging Musk and wrote, “We will not go gently, @elonmusk.”

Ramaswamy separately responded on X with a slogan he often used during his presidential campaign to call for the elimination of federal agencies, writing: “SHUT IT DOWN.”

“Americans gave President Trump a decisive mandate to end illegal immigration. He’s going to do it” he said.

Further, he said that he is withdrawing himself from consideration of the pending Senate appointment in Ohio. ” And yes, this means I’m withdrawing myself from consideration for the pending Senate appointment in Ohio. Whoever Governor DeWine appoints to JD’s seat has some big shoes to fill. I will help them however I can,” he posted on X.

Earlier in the day, Trump made some major announcements as well, including the nomination of former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Joseph McGinley as White House Counsel, Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protective Agency (EPA), and Pete Hegseth as the Secretary of Defense.

Following his victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump is moving swiftly with finalizing his foreign policy and national security team ahead of his formal inauguration in January 2025. 

Firoz kidnapped tribal girl from Kondagaon in Chhattisgarh, took her to Dharavi and raped her for over a year, burnt her private part with chemical, arrested

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Firoz kidnapped tribal girl from Kondagaon in Chhattisgarh, took her to Dharavi and raped her for over a year, burnt her private part with chemical, arrested

A Muslim youth named Firoz kidnapped a 22-year-old tribal girl from Kondagaon in Chhattisgarh. From Kondagaon, the accused took the girl to Mumbai’s Dharavi and raped her for nearly one and a half years. The accused Firoz not only kept the victim tied up in a dark room but also burnt her genitals by pouring chemicals. Firoz has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh.

The matter pertains to a village in the Makdi police station area, Kondagaon district, Bastar division. The 22-year-old tribal girl said that in 2023, as her health deteriorated, she went to Kondagaon Hospital for treatment, there, Firoz broke a bottle and placed it around her neck before kidnapping her. The perpetrator kidnapped the victim, seized her phone, and held her captive in Dharavi, Mumbai.

The victim further said that around 2022-23, she received a call from an unknown number on her phone. She would frequently disconnect and block the unknown number, but Firoz continued to follow her. He would ask the victim to meet him, but she would decline. When the victim’s health deteriorated, she traveled to Kondagaon for treatment. Somehow, accused Firoz learnt about this and followed the victim.

In a secluded area, Firoz stopped the girl and placed a broken glass bottle around her neck before kidnapping her and taking her to Mumbai. Firoz also seized the victim’s phone and sent a message to her family. He wrote, “I am safe. I am in love with a boy and intend to marry him. You people don’t worry about me.”

Another report says that Firoz and the victim met on Facebook in 2023 and Firoz lured the girl during the conservation. Regarding the kidnapping, the police said that the accused is a native of Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh and had come to Kondagaon to meet the girl. On the 7th of June 2023, both of them went to Mumbai. They stayed there for more than a year, and the victim returned to Kondagaon in November 2024.

The girl said that Firoz works in a factory in Mumbai. He kept her in a small room in the Dharavi slum which did not even have a window.  The girl added that when Firoz used to go to the factory for work in the morning, he would tie her hands and legs with a cloth. Moreover, he used to pull her hair and brutally thrash her. She further stated that the accused deprived her of food and other essentials. The victim claimed that since she did not know anyone in Dharavi, she endured Firoz’s brutalities for months.

In addition, the victim said that for over 1.5 years, Firoz raped her multiple times and upon refusing, he would mercilessly beat her. Three months ago, when the victim stopped Firoz from raping her again, the accused allegedly poured chemicals into her private part and burnt it.

Detailing how she managed to escape Firoz’s captivity, the victim said that one day, Firoz forgot his mobile at his home. The victim checked his phone and found the number of the owner of the factory where the accused worked. The victim dialled the number and revealed her ordeal. The factory-owner helped the victim escape and she reached the railway station. From there, the victim reached her native village in Kondagaon and informed her family about Firoz’s crimes. Subsequently, the victim lodged an FIR against the accused.

Meanwhile, the victim has been admitted to the district hospital of Kondagaon, where she is undergoing treatment. Dr RC Thakur, Civil Surgeon at Kondagaon District Hospital, stated that on the 5th of November, the victim arrived at the hospital complaining of vomiting, weakness, and stomach pain. It has been found that there is a long-standing infection in the private part.

The civil surgeon says that there were no burns or injuries on the girl’s body. Meanwhile, accused Firoz has been arrested by Kondagaon police in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He has been brought to Kondagaon. Additional Superintendent of Police Kaushalendra Dev Patel said that the police of the Makdi police station area are interrogating the accused.

Maharashtra: Siraj Ahmed booked for misusing 12 people’s bank accounts and making illegal transactions worth Rs 90 crores. Read FIR details

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Maharashtra: Siraj Ahmed booked for misusing 12 people’s bank accounts and making illegal transactions worth Rs 90 crores. Read FIR details

Last week, the Malegaon police charged a ‘businessman’ identified as Siraj Ahmed Harun Meman with misusing 12 people’s bank accounts and conducting transactions worth Rs 90 crore. According to the police, the trader informed the interested parties that he intended to start a corn trading company through the Malegaon agriculture market committee and required various bank accounts.

As per the reports, the accused further assured the villagers that he would help them get the jobs if he was helped with the bank accounts to establish the business. Around 12 bank account holders identified as Rahul Kale, Manoj Misal, Pratik Jadhav, Pavan Jadhav, Lalit More, Rajendra Giri, Dhanraj Bacchav, Bhavesh Ghumre, Divakar Ghumre, and Dattatray Kailas were alarmed when they discovered the large sums of money transacted through their accounts.

This led them to promptly file a complaint against the trader at the Chhavani police station, where an FIR was lodged under sections 3(5), 316(5), 318 (4)(cheating), 336(3), 340(2) and 338 (forgery) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Inspector Deepak Jadhav of the Chhavani police station stated, “We are investigating the details of the transactions made through the accounts of these 12 individuals. No arrests have been made so far.”

According to Jadhav, the trader, who runs an agency dealing in tea and cold drinks in Malegaon, had informed his vehicle driver that he needed to open bank accounts in other people’s names to facilitate payments to farmers, as he was planning to enter the corn trading business at the market committee. The trader had also promised him a job in the market committee in return for his assistance in opening the accounts.

The driver subsequently arranged for 11 others, who provided their documents to open accounts in a co-operative bank in Malegaon, hoping to secure jobs as well. These accounts were opened on September 27th. As per the FIR copy obtained by OpIndia, one of the account holders then checked his account and discovered that crores of rupees had been transacted through his account.

Upon contacting the others, they all visited the bank and learned that transactions totalling Rs 90 crore had been made across the 12 accounts. Concerned that their accounts were being exploited for illegal activities, they filed a complaint of cheating against the trader.

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya meanwhile took cognizance of the incident and wrote to the Election Commission saying that money was being used to practice ‘Vote Jihad’. “It seems hundreds of crore rupees benami transactions have taken place in October 2024. Some money would have been used for the elections, Vote Jihad,” he said.

“In all 17 bank accounts were used to receive money and transfer the same to various more than 2 dozen bank accounts in various parts of Maharashtra. Some details about Rs 25 crore hawala transactions are traced to Mumbai. It seems that more than Rs 50 crore have been transferred to a couple of accounts in
Mumbai/Ahmedabad. Siraj Ahmed and his colleague Naim Khan have anonymously used Rs 125 crores. This Rs 125 crore has been withdrawn and transferred to various benami entities,” he added.

Somaiya also noted that Malegaon was a place where a very aggressive Vote Jihad movement was going on. During Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the BJP candidate got only 100 votes against the Congress candidate who got 194000 votes, he said.

He also demanded the strictest punishment against the accused and his associate.

‘Be grateful to Muslims, or else Pakistan would have extended not just to Lahore but to Lucknow’: Ex-MP Mohammad Adeeb’s comment sparks a row

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‘Be grateful to Muslims, or else Pakistan would have extended not just to Lahore but to Lucknow’: Ex-MP Mohammad Adeeb’s comment sparks a row

Many controversies have arisen as a result of the comments uttered during the Muslim conference protesting the Waqf Amendment Bill that was held at Talkatora Stadium in the national capital, Delhi. The government was even asked to express gratitude to the Muslim community at the gathering of Muslim scholars and others from different parts of the nation, which included the head and other officials of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

According to former Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb, it was a favour by the Muslim community that the border of Pakistan only limited to Lahore otherwise it would have been expanded as far as Lucknow. He also referred to the bill as the greatest assault on Waqf. Mohammad Adeeb, referring to having completed nearly eighty years of his life and moving around in political circles for more than fifty years, claimed, “Today we are living like criminals in our area. Now, we have even become traitors. We have seen such people who were with us and then left us to fate to build their lives in politics. We were blamed for those who went to Pakistan.”

He then added, “We believe that those who went to Pakistan made their lives, but we shared our blood, we refused and rejected Jinnah. We did not believe in Liaquat Ali Khan, we believed in Nehru, Gandhi and Maulana Azad. We Muslims did not go with Jinnah, the government should accept this favour of ours. Otherwise, Pakistan would not have been made till Lahore but till Lucknow.”

He alleged that Pakistan remained small because of Muslims yet the current government has been punishing and oppressing them. “Of all the attacks on us so far, the biggest attack is on our status. We endured riots and bulldozers were run on our houses, but we (some of us) did not speak because our homes were safe and we lived for ourselves,” he remarked.

Mohammad Adeeb invoked the old days and remarked, “Today we have nothing left. You people are our strength. The biggest problem we have faced is that we no longer have any status. When we were studying in Aligarh, the political parties used to say that the miyan (Muslims) might get angry,” indicating how the political class of the time was in constant fear of losing the Muslim vote bank and hence never took any action which could upset them.

All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) President Khalid Saifullah Rahmani and General Secretary Maulana Mohammed Fazlurrahim Mujaddidi, Secretary Muhammad Umrain Mahfuz Rahmani were also present on the stage along with Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi, Samajwadi Party leader and MP from Rampur Maulana Mohibbullah Nadvi and Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka Syed Naseer Hussain.

On 28th July, the central government proposed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. However, it was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) due to the objection from the opposition parties. Waqf boards now have the jurisdiction to declare any property “waqf property.” The law seeks to limit their authority. It also recommends including Muslim women and non-Muslims to state Waqf Boards and the Central Waqf Council.

Muslim cleric allegedly spits into water bottles held by his followers, video goes viral: Read about the significance of spitting in Islam and how it can ‘ward off Satan’

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Muslim cleric allegedly spits into water bottles held by his followers, video goes viral: Read about the significance of spitting in Islam and how it can ‘ward off Satan’

An undated video of a Muslim cleric allegedly spitting after allegedly reciting a surah, or Muslim prayers, in water bottles held by his zealous followers has been going viral on the internet. Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen shared the video of a presumably Bangladeshi Muslim cleric who could be seen spitting as scores of his Muslim followers jostled to hold their water bottles to him for him to spit into them.

“A mullah is reciting a surah and then spitting or blowing on the water, giving it to people who believe that this water is holy, and by drinking it, they will be free from diseases and troubles. the mullah is clever, and the disciples are fools,” Nasreen tweeted along with the video. 

The significance of spitting in Islam: How it can ‘ward off Satan’

Food hygiene has recently gained prominence on social media, particularly due to viral videos showing people contaminating food with urine, saliva, and other substances, and for those who regard personal hygiene and cleanliness as something that is uncompromisable but that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Muslim devotees seen in the above video, who eagerly line up to get their water spat into by a Muslim cleric, possibly driven by the belief that his spit would cure them of their illness and enrich their religious pursuits. As such, in Islam, spitting carries a special meaning, especially, to ward off the ‘evil spirit’ or ‘Satan’.

According to various Hadiths, spitting in a particular manner can ward off bad dreams and even the interference of Satan (Shaitaan) himself. According to Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 513, spitting to your left is a way to be safe from bad dreams. It says that the Prophet of Islam said: “A good dream is from Allah, and a bad or evil dream is from Satan; so if any of you has a bad dream of which he gets afraid, he should spit on his left side and should seek Refuge with Allah from its evil, for then it will not harm him.”

This also gets credence in Sahih Muslim, Book 026, Number 5463 which says that spitting to your left three times stops the interference of Satan.

Uthman b. Abu al-‘As reported that he came to Allah’s Messenger and said: “Allah’s Messenger, Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and my reciting of the Qur’an and he confounds me. Thereupon Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: That is (the doing of Satan) who is known as Khinzab, and when you perceive its effect, seek refuge with Allah from it and spit three times to your left. I did that and Allah dispelled that from me.”

Though Muslims not only have no qualms with their religious leaders spitting in their food and water as clearly evident in the above video, they also tend to link it to divinity, the Uttar Pradesh government under Yogi Adityanath had been mulling over enforcing strict laws to ensure food is not contaminated with spitting, urine, or other unsanitary items. A report published last month said the Yogi Adityanath administration was all set to bring a new law that would grant every consumer the “right to know essential information” about food and beverage sellers and service providers.

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