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BJP worker shot by TMC goons, widow accuses West Bengal police of ‘stealing his body’

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BJP worker shot by TMC goons, widow accuses West Bengal police of ‘stealing his body’

The widow of a BJP worker who was allegedly shot by TMC goons last Friday has accused West Bengal police of ‘stealing’ the deceased’s body to prevent her from taking it to the party’s headquarters in deference to his last wish.

The BJP cadre was allegedly shot by West Bengal’s ruling party supporters in Birbhum district on September 6 (Friday). Swarup Gorai succumbed to his injuries on September 8 (Sunday) night. His body was later taken to NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for post mortem.


On September 10 (Tuesday), his widow China Gorai lodged complaints against hospital authorities and West Bengal police for taking the body to Birbhum while keeping her in the dark.

BJP state leaders also decided to move court on Wednesday, alleging the police took the body only to prevent them from taking it to the state BJP office.

The day after Swarup Gorai passed away, his wife wanted to take the deceased’s body from the hospital to the BJP office before proceeding to their village. However, the WB police were so apprehensive about the law and order situation that they insisted that the body be taken directly to Birbhum. With neither China nor the BJP agreeing to the suggestion, the police allegedly asked them to collect the body in the morning.

After Gorai’s family members and BJP leaders left the hospital, the police allegedly took the body to Birbhum district that night. They kept it at Bolpur sub-divisional hospital and informed the deceased’s family members to take possession of it.

The police apparently stuck an appeal on the BJP worker’s house in Birbhum urging the family member’s to take the body for cremation. However, after Gorai’s family members tore up the paper the police pasted the appeal at several prominent spots in the area including the local bus stand.

On Tuesday morning when Gorai’s wife along with few BJP worker’s reached NRS hospital to take possession of the body, the hospital authorities informed them that the body was taken to Birbhum district the previous night.

China Gorai and BJP worker’s then lodged a complaint with the hospital’s deputy superintendent Dwaipayan Biswas who acknowledged the complaint.

“I was supposed to take the body at 7 am. They told me last evening that I should come to take it this morning. But when I came here I was told that the body has been taken to Nanoor. But I was not informed. How was the body handed over to the police without my consent? They (the police) stole my husband’s body,” said China Gorai.

Meanwhile, the head of BJP Yuva Morcha in the state, Debjit Sarkar said: “The wife of the deceased has said that her husband’s body would be handed over at 7 am on Tuesday. But when she came here, the body was not there.”

From the hospital, the deceased’s wife along with BJP workers namely, former Lok Sabha MP Anupam Hazra, state unit vice-president Biswapriya Roy Chowdhury and BJP Yuva Morcha chief Debjit Sarkar went to Entally police station to lodge a police complaint.

The BJP workers claimed that the police were initially reluctant to lodge a complaint but eventually agreed after being pressurized by their lawyers. “Initially the police were reluctant to accept the complaint but when insisted by our lawyers present there, they accepted it. We will move Calcutta High Court on Wednesday or Thursday against the role of the police,” said Roy Chowdhury.

“How could the hospital authorities hand over the body to the police? The police actually stole the body,” said Roy Chowdhury.

Political violence continues to rock West Bengal with BJP cadres facing the ire of the ruling party under the behest of party chief Mamata Banerjee. BJP has claimed that with Swarup Gorai, being the latest target, the total number of BJP workers in the state who have buckled under Mamata’s pressure has gone up to 78.

NGOs and assorted ‘liberals’ protesting against Mumbai Metro are wrong: Here are the facts of Aarey Colony Metro Shed

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NGOs and assorted ‘liberals’ protesting against Mumbai Metro are wrong: Here are the facts of Aarey Colony Metro Shed

We are a country where we get astonished if a project is completed on schedule. We all have read and heard and even experienced multiple projects around us that are delayed beyond reasonable time limit and due to utter callousness of the agencies. There was a tremendous change in this attitude post-2014 where fresh energy and enthusiasm was injected into the system by the then-new Narendra Modi government followed by the Maharashtra state government led by Devendra Fadnavis.

A wave of transparency and accountability seems to have crept in. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that, today the people expect the government to perform and deliver. They are holding them accountable at every step. There is no chance for the state government to falter and they are on their toes to deliver on their promises. Yet we see a lot of projects getting stuck for some or the other reason. This time though it’s not the attitude of the authorities or the politicians but the age-old NGO/Civil Society/Activist network which are rushing to the courts to obtain stay orders. One such case is the Mumbai Aarey Colony Metro Shed.

Quick and Verifiable Facts Regarding Mumbai Metro 3

Mumbai Metro is an ambitious infrastructure project which attempts to connect every nook and corner of the city. A city clogged with traffic and people this comes as a mode of quick, safe and cheap transit. The state government aided by the Central government has undertaken this ambitious project as if they are in a war. The war is for providing a better lifestyle to the hardworking Mumbaikars. Facts mention that at least 10 commuters die daily on the railway tracks having fallen off the local trains. Mumbai locals are working on thrice their actual capacity and are massively clogged as of now. This city deserves a better infrastructure. Mumbai Metro solves this problem. By reducing vehicular traffic the metro de-clogs the roads and an independent UNFCC study points to the fact that it shall reduce CO2emission by 2.6 lakh metric tons every year.

Extremely important to note that Sanjay Gandhi Nation Park is spread over 11,687 Hectare whereas Aarey Colony in 1287 Hectare. Out of the 1287 hectare, the metro car shed will be only built on 30 Hectare of Aarey land and even within that 5 Hectare has been kept intact for greenery. So in a nutshell, only 2% area of the entire Aarey Colony will be utilized for the proposed metro car shed.

Not just that this metro line 3 shall reduce 6.65 lakh vehicular trips per day and an overall reduction in fuel consumption by 3.54 lakh litres per day! The current status of the project is pretty impressive too. While 61% of tunnelling being already completed the station work has achieved 40% of completion status. The Government has already incurred 11,198 cr of expenditure on this project while awarding 10 contracts to specialised systems agencies.

Present Protests and their background

The current agitation being led by Bollywood actors, activists, NGO’s and few citizens is primarily with the shed being constructed under the Metro 3 project. I am convinced that a lot of protesters are not aware of the actual facts and are being misled by the NGO brigade with half trusts and complete lies and this article is to share the reality with them. I would like to address them because while engaging in debates some of the people have mentioned that they are not “opposed” to the idea of Mumbai metro but only to the construction of the metro shed 3 at the “Aarey Forest” which are the “lungs” of Mumbai etc.

The Protestors argue that the present government is killing the lungs of the city and destroying forests and that the move is anti-environment. So let me break it to you, this same government has planted 33 crore trees in the last 5 years and that should make one question why would they be so hell-bent on “destroying” a forest but why should one let facts come between a good emotional story?

The amusing part is that “Aarey” is not even a forest, it is grazing land. I am not saying this the Bombay High Court has passed a judgment to that effect. Further, the notification with regards to reservation of the car shed area in Aarey Milk Colony is also legally tenable and well settled at the HC. Protesters first need to refer to the judgment passed by the Hon’ble HC in a petition filed by Amrita Bhattacharjee & others in Writ Petition no. 2766 of 2017.

So this kind of blatant misinformation campaign needs a point by point rebuttal.

The Truth V/s Hype

Hype No. 1:

Adivasis & Leopards will be displaced. Car shed is located on the catchment area of mithai river and concentration of this area will increase flooding in this area. It will affect the water table as car shed area won’t allowing soaking of the rainwater which it does now.

Truth:

There are no leopards in this Car shed area. There are absolutely no adivasis in this area. I don’t know where these people are able to spot leopards in an area which has 3 arterial roads surrounding it which carry 1 lakh vehicles per day. This is so amusing. The depot site is unpaved in 75% of its area I.e. 22.5 hectares which won’t stop the rainwater to directly seep into the ground. All waterways are channelised within the depot towards the Mithi river and the same is as per the approved plans. people are being made to believe that 7.5HA of the paved area will lead to flooding. If this isn’t classic fear-mongering then what is?

Hype No. 2:

The expert committee which recommended this site for car shed was provided with fake data on the alternate sites

Truth:

The idea of having an alternate site was decided by none other than the Supreme Court in IA No. 33819 of 2019 and SLP No. 31178 of 2018. Do these protesters now not even trust the highest courts in the country? Should the people trust these people holding placards and not constitutional bodies?

Land at Kanjurmarg is owned by private landowners and have obtained stay since 1996. So this was land was never available for the proposed Car Shed. Furthermore, it is 10 Kms away from SEEPZ which makes alignment 45kms. There were other sites like Backbay, MPT, Sariput Nagar were considered but these land pieces were not at either end of alignment also there were lots of technical and environmental issues.

Hype No. 3:

The Metro Car shed requires only 9 to 12 Ha land and not 30 Ha. This can be made available anywhere across the City.

Truth:

An 8 coach line given its frequency and capacity requirement needs about 21 Ha of land. It cannot be fitted into 9 to 12 Ha of land as is being claimed by the activists. Have they come up with their own design to substantiate their claims? The government has hired independent third parties to get these designs made which are not only utilitarian but also specially optimised. The government has retained 5 Ha of extra land for the green cover buffer and 4 Ha. Of land will be used for the mainline function and train station.

Hype No. 4:

Mumbai Metro Line 1 has not had any impact on congestion and traffic and nowhere across the country has a metro help reduce car traffic.

Truth:

4 lakh people travel by Mumbai Metro Line 1 daily. Does this count as a reduction in the number of vehicles on the road? Shouldn’t the activist’s ask the people travelling between Andheri and Ghatkopar if their travel time and car usage has reduced or not? I feel opposition needs little weight in their arguments at least. This line reduces travel time to 17 minutes for a journey that takes 70 minutes by car. Now imagine the impact when the entire city gets connected.

Hype No. 5:

We don’t oppose the metro but the car shed must not come up at Aarey

Truth:

Metro is not just about pillars railways and metro cars and stations. There is a whole lot of other infrastructure that goes into it. A metro line cannot function without a car shed. In fact this car shed must be built in advance so that the bare shell cars can be worked upon and they can be fitted with required electrical and electronics to make them functional. The cars then are then tested at the car shed and then introduced into the mainline for usage. As the project is an integrated one any delay in the car shed work delays the project and also any opposition to this particular infrastructure is nothing but opposition to the very idea of the metro.

Conclusion

There are 3691 trees in Metro 3 depot land out of which 461 trees are to be transplanted and 2185 trees are to be cut and 13110 trees will be planted. It is important to note that these 3691 trees occupy approximately 17% of the total land that the Metro 3 project will be built upon(30 Ha.).

Per day of protests by these people is causing us

  • 685 metric tonnes of vehicular CO2 emissions per day
  • INR 4.2 cr increase in cost per day
  • loss of 2 lakh project man-hours
  • 5 lakh worth vehicle road space loss
  • 5 lakh hours of time loss for the citizens which means 30 minutes of extra travel per commuter.

Whereas the Metro will achieve

  • 197 trips of the metro will compensate for the rise of 63,953 kg/yr rise in CO2 due to loss of impacted trees. This is equivalent to 4 days of peak hour trips in a year.
  • Lifetime CO2 increase due to impacted trees will be compensated by 3948 metro trips in about 80 days!

It is now a fight between the New India and the old cabal, its truth v/s hype, its facts v/s fiction and its ultimately between the dreams and aspirations of the Mumbaikars and fight for status quo by the old establishment. The choice is yours.

Andhra Pradesh: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu tries to defy house arrest, police locks main gate of residence

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Andhra Pradesh: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu tries to defy house arrest, police locks main gate of residence

The Andhra Pradesh police have locked the main gates of TDP chief and former CM Chandrababu Naidu’s residence at Undavalli in capital Amaravati after he tried to thwart the house arrest he has been put under by Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government. Naidu was attempting to leave for Atmakur to participate in the party’s ‘Chalo Atmakur’ rally despite being put under preventive custody by the police.

As Naidu’s car proceeded towards the main exit, the police secured the main gate using ropes.


Clarifying that the preventive custody was not because Naidu opposed the ruling government the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police Damodar Goutam Sawang said: “Opposition leader of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu is being taken into preventive custody as his actions are increasing tensions and creating disturbance to law and order in the Palnadu region of Guntur district.”

Chandrababu Naidu on not being allowed to move out of his residence lashed out on the ruling government in Andhra Pradesh. He said: “This government is violating human rights & fundamental rights. I am warning the government. I am warning the police also. You cannot play this type of politics. You cannot control us by arresting. Whenever they allow me, I’ll continue ‘Chalo Atmakur'”.


Naidu’s son too attacked the government calling the house arrest unprecedented. He accused the police of being hand in glove with the YSR Congress Party. Lokesh claimed, “This is a dictatorship, we are being stopped in an undemocratic way. TDP leaders and workers are being harassed. YSRCP MLAs are openly threatening us, saying police is with them,” he said

Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh have been placed under house arrest after the party called for a protest march. TDP is protesting against increasing attacks on its workers allegedly at the behest of the ruling YSR Congress Party.

Section 144 has been imposed in Narasaraopeta, Sattenapalle, Palnadu and Gurajala. With the TDP cadre not being allowed to protest, Naidu has called for a 12-hour hunger strike across the state.

Tension prevails around Naidu’s house as TDP leaders coming to meet him were being prevented from entering the house.

From withdrawing security cover to demolition orders, the Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has gone full throttle against his predecessor Chandrababu Naidu since he has taken AP’s reigns in his hands.

Responding to TDP’s claims of attacks on its workers, YSRCP has called it propaganda and stated that they will now divulge the ‘terror tales’ from the time of TDP reign where thousands of political opponents were attacked and threatened.

The police have stated that no rallies or meetings can be allowed in Palnadu region as section 144 of CRPC and section 30 of the Police Act are in place.

Kolkata Police nabs Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist accused in 2018 Gaya blasts from Chennai

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Kolkata Police nabs Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist accused in 2018 Gaya blasts from Chennai

Acting on a tip-off, the Kolkata Police yesterday arrested a 35-year-old Asadullah Sk alias Raja from the southern metropolis of Chennai. He is suspected to be a member of proscribed terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which has been quite active in India lately.

The Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police arrested Asadullah from a rented house in Canalpuram’s AA Nagar. Asadullah hails from Nityanandapur village in Burdwan, West Bengal and is believed to be involved in the 2018 Bodh Gaya blast. He is suspected to be a mastermind behind many other terror attacks as well. The police will produce Asadullah in court for transit remand and he will be subsequently brought to West Bengal for further interrogation.

In another incident, a week back, Kolkata police had arrested another JMB operative Mohammad Abdul Kashem alias Kashem from Canal East Road in north Kolkata. According to an IPS officer involved in the case, Kashem was directed by his handlers to meet other JMB operatives in the city to finalise their strategies. The court ordered remand custody of Kashem till September 16.

In a massive crackdown against JMB in July this year, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) had arrested 3 terrorists belonging to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) module in Karnataka. Live Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs), hand grenades and other incriminating materials were recovered from the terror module. A plan to bomb several places in Karnataka was foiled by the investigating agencies.

In July 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) had issued a notice, raising concerns that the madarsas in West Bengal were used as fertile ground by the operatives of JMB to radicalise youth and recruit them in their armed militia.

Earlier this year, after the government placed a ban on JMB for its terror activities, the terror outfit joined hands with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba to set up camps along the border and coordinate terror attacks in India.

Fearing defeat, AAP student wing CYSS didn’t even contest DUSU elections: BJP leader Kapil Mishra

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Fearing defeat, AAP student wing CYSS didn’t even contest DUSU elections: BJP leader Kapil Mishra

BJP leader Kapil Mishra has targeted the AAP for boycotting and running away from the student body elections in the Delhi University. The student wing of the AAP- Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) has boycotted the Delhi University Election (DUSU Election).

Taking a dig at Aam Aadmi Party, BJP leader Kapil Mishra said that CYSS has fled from the elections fearing a humiliating defeat. He added that Aam Aadmi Party, which had contested in the past DUSU elections in the name of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, ran away from contesting this time.

“The youth of Delhi are very angry with Arvind Kejriwal. Due to the fear of getting defeated, the AAP has decided to withdraw from the election. Before the assembly elections, fear of big defeat is scaring Kejriwal,” said former Karawal Nagar MLA Mishra.


Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) student unit had claimed that they would boycott DUSU elections as their demand to conduct elections through ballot paper was rejected. The AAP had demanded that DUSU elections should be held through ballot papers. Even some of the members of the CYSS had sat on a hunger strike demanding the same.

AAP has stated that while CYSS members will contest elections in college level, they have been directed to focus on the upcoming assembly elections. The DUSU elections will now be a contest between NSUI and ABVP.

It is unfortunate that some people think we have gone back to 16th century as soon as they hear ‘Om’ or ‘cow’: PM Modi in Mathura

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It is unfortunate that some people think we have gone back to 16th century as soon as they hear ‘Om’ or ‘cow’: PM Modi in Mathura

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching a mega farmer welfare scheme from Mathura, expressed anguish at those who think that discussing cows and Hinduism is regressive. He added that it is unfortunate for the country that some people get agitated whenever they heard the words ‘Om’ or ‘cow’ and think that we have gone back to the 16th century. Those who have destroyed the country have not left any stone unturned to destroy the country, he added.

Speaking on the propagandists, PM Modi said how Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath played a crucial role in trying to eradicate Encephalitis when he was the Member of Parliament, but a certain section of society with vested interest blamed his government for the unfortunate death of the children due to the disease.

PM Modi was in Mathura today to launch National Animal Disease Control programme for eradicating Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis in livestock as well as the National Artificial Insemination Programme.


PM Narendra Modi, who is on a mission to completely eradicate single-use plastic waste from the country, was seen segregating plastic from garbage piles along with the women at the ‘Swacchata Hi Seva’ programme in Mathura. “We need to make efforts to rid our homes, offices, and workplaces of single-use plastic by 2nd October, 2019. I appeal to self help groups, civil society, individuals and others to join this mission,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also simultaneously launched nationwide workshops in Krishi Vigyan Kendras in all 687 Districts of India on vaccination, disease management, artificial insemination and productivity. The launch of the National Animal Disease Control Programme will herald the nation into a mission mode to save and nurture livestock, Indian farmers most valuable source of additional income.

With 100 Percent funding from the Central Government of Rs.12,652 Crores for a period of five years till 2024, the programme aims at vaccinating over 500 Million Livestock against the Foot and Mouth Disease. The programme also aims at vaccinating 36 Million Female Bovine Calves annually. in its fight against the Bruce-llosis disease. The Programme has two components – to control the diseases by 2025 and their eradication by 2030.

9/11 1893 and 2001: Here is why Swami Vivekananda must be read by followers of all religions, especially Islam

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9/11 1893 and 2001: Here is why Swami Vivekananda must be read by followers of all religions, especially Islam

On this very day in 1893, Swami Vivekananda in a trumpet voice said “Sisters and Brothers of America….”, and applause didn’t stop for the entire two minutes. Called as the best speech in the Parliament of Religion, Chicago, it restored the dwindling faith of millions of Hindus, who were made to feel ashamed not only of their faith but their religious identity.

I will not hesitate to call the speech a modern-day Gita. In the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Krishna said – In order To deliver The pious and To Annihilate The Miscreants and To Fully establish Righteousness I advent Myself Millennium after Millennium. Swami Vivekananda did no less. With time, Swami Vivekananda’s speech became one to be commemorated once a year. However, with the current scenario where several religions like Islam are trying to establish their religious supremacy globally, Swami Vivekananda’s speech becomes more relevant today than ever.

While in 1893, Swami Vivekananda went to Chicago with a rousing speech of peace, harmony and pride, on 11th September 2001, terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States killed more than 3000 people and injured over 6000 people.

The date 9/11 became a paradox for good.

The three major religions of the world today are Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. I put Hinduism third merely in terms of the number of adherents the three religions have. While Hinduism is more connected with the concepts of Dharma and does not follow anyone codified book, Christianity and Islam have always been expansionist in nature. While the peaceful followers of any religion would want to realise the divine through spiritual endeavours, the basic nature of Islam and Christianity is rooted in expansionism. While Christianity says that non-believers will burn in hell-fire, Islam terms non-Muslims as Kafirs and have, since the inception of the religion, functioned by converting non-Muslims into ‘believers’ by the sword. Non-Muslims have been looked down upon and made to pay Jizya, while the crusades to convert by the sword, rape or coercion has been a common occurrence in history.

History has borne witness to the fact that the spread of terrorism in the world has been because of the expansionist nature of monotheistic religions. The book that is followed itself teaches that the religion itself is a tool to establish the word of THEIR God in the world. The expansion of Ummah, so to speak. The endeavour to be one with divinity through spiritual endeavours has been lost, to a large extent, owing to the Islamists who choose to follow the parts of the book that preach the expansion of their religion by the sword.

With the dichotomy of 9/11, one must look towards Swami Vivekananda and especially his Chicago speech to not only understand why the 9/11 terror attack happened but also the root of what is missing in monotheistic religions that enables the spread of terror.

Swami Vivekananda was of the strong opinion that “Man is to become divine by realising the divine. Idols or temples or churches or books are only the supports, the help, of his spiritual childhood: but on and on he must progress.”

Swami Vivekananda’s guru, Ramkrishna Paramhansa once asked Vivekananda to pick up a book, it was a book that contained a forecast of the rainfall during the year. He then asked Vivekananda to read, Vivekananda read out how much rainfall is expected this year, he further asked Vivekandna to squeeze the book and started laughing. “Why not a drop of water came out? Until the water comes out it is all book?” So “Until your religion makes you realise God it’s useless”.

Monotheistic cultures, especially Islam and its adherents have often ridiculed Hindus have often been ridiculed for idol worshipping and for many ceremonial celebrations. In fact, Idol worship is a part of the hate that is harboured for Hindus. While Christians often term it as Pagans worshipping the Satan or false Gods, in Islam, idolatry itself is a crime and hence, the Kafir must be annihilated or converted.

However, when one reads Vivekananda, one realises the ease with which the Swami ji had explained the foundation of idol worship. As Vivekananda said “We can no more think about anything without a mental image than we can live without breathing. By the law of association, the material image calls up the mental idea and vice versa. This is why the Hindu uses an external symbol when he worships”. Even while praying and receiving responses to the prayer it comes from our own nature, it means waking up the infinite power which is coiled up within us.

In his Chicago speech, Swami Vivekananda had eloquently described the epidemic of expansionism of religions.

He said (emphasis mine):

Much has been said of the common ground of religious unity. I am not going just now to venture my own theory. But if any one here hopes that this unity will come by the triumph of any one of the religions and the destruction of the others, to him I say, “Brother, yours is an impossible hope.” Do I wish that the Christian would become Hindu? God forbid. Do I wish that the Hindu or Buddhist would become Christian? God forbid.

The seed is put in the ground, and earth and air and water are placed around it. Does the seed become the earth, or the air, or the water? No. It becomes a plant. It develops after the law of its own growth, assimilates the air, the earth, and the water, converts them into plant substance, and grows into a plant.

Similar is the case with religion. The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve his individuality and grow according to his own law of growth.

If the Parliament of Religions has shown anything to the world, it is this: It has proved to the world that holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character. In the face of this evidence, if anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of the others, I pity him from the bottom of my heart, and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written in spite of resistance: “Help and not fight,” “Assimilation and not Destruction,” “Harmony and Peace and not Dissension.”

The words that are to me most revered in today’s day and age are when Swami Vivekananda says that if any religion dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of the others, he pities them. He dreamt that one day, despite resistance from the extremists, the banner of every religion would read ‘Help and not fight’, ‘assimilation and not destruction’, ‘harmony and peace and not dissension’.

While many religions are fighting to establish their supremacy over the world, through terrorism and conversion, Hindus are not only admitting the faults in their religion but also showing the maturity to get rid of these faults. Hinduism has been an ever-evolving religion. It has shed several practices that have become redundant with time and modern sensibilities. While Hindus have the luxury of evolving seamlessly due to the absence of a codified religion, others have been slow to follow suit.

While the world battles with extremists, it would bode well for everyone, regardless of their religion to read the wise words of Swami Vivekananda.

Kejriwal government lies about number of Dengue cases in 2018 in Delhi

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Kejriwal government lies about number of Dengue cases in 2018 in Delhi

BJP leader and a medical professional Dr. Nandini Sharma today posted a tweet exposing the Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi for publishing lies in their advertisements and misleading the people of the National Capital. AAP had published an advertisement with a reduced number of Dengue cases than the actual number that came up in Delhi in 2018.


In an advertisement, AAP asserts that the Dengue cases in Delhi have dramatically come down from 15,867 cases in 2015 to 2,798 cases in 2018. However, Dr. Nandini Sharma contested the claim made by AAP in the advertisement citing the report by National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme(NVBDCP) that states that there were 7,136 cases of Dengue in the Union Territory of Delhi.

The menace of Dengue during the monsoons have been one of the primary issues grappling the national capital for sometime now. With state assembly elections just months away, Kejriwal has zeroed in on the Dengue issue to solicit votes from the residents of Delhi. To this end, campaigns are being designed to portray that Kejriwal-led AAP government has been instrumental in reducing the number of Dengue cases in the city. Numbers are therefore allegedly fiddled with to give a rosy picture of AAP’s work in reducing the water-borne disease.

It is also pertinent to note that, Arvind Kejriwal, who is using reduction in Dengue cases in Delhi as one of the planks for his re-election bid, had in 2012 likened himself to a Dengue mosquito saying that his sting could trouble both Congress and the BJP.

‘I love my country and stand for nation’s interest’: Diljit Dosanjh postpones USA show after FWICE says show is promoted by Pakistani national

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‘I love my country and stand for nation’s interest’: Diljit Dosanjh postpones USA show after FWICE says show is promoted by Pakistani national

Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh has decided to postpone his US tour after Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) wrote to him asking him not to perform at a show promoted by a Pakistani national.

Dosanjh posted a message on Twitter informing his decision, although he denied any link between the show and any Pakistani national. He also said that he was not aware of any intimation by the federation to not take part in shows promoted by Pakistanis. He said that his contract is only with “Shri Balaji Entertainment”, all his dealings are with this organisation and nobody else is mentioned in the contract, as alleged in the letter sent by the Federation.


But responding to the letter of FWICE, he has decided to postpone his Houston show at this time, he informed. He ended the message with “I love my country and will always stand for the greater interest of the nation”.

On September 3 the Federation of Western India Cine Employees had sent a letter to the Minister of External Affairs asking them to cancel the visa of Dilip Dosanjh, who was scheduled to visit the US to perform in a show on 21st September. The federation wrote that the show is being promoted by Rehan Siddiqi, a Pakistani national. The FWICE had said that Dosanjh is a thorough gentleman and a superb singer/actor, but he has been allured by Siddiqi.

FWICE letter to MEA

On the light of this situation, the federation had requested the minister to cancel the visa granted of Diljit Dosanjh and his troupe, or reject the application for visa. FWICE said that this step will act as a deterrent to those who have forgotten their moral responsibility and voice of their conscience.

FWICE also a letter Dosanjh also on 6th September, asking him to cancel the show in USA, as it will be befitting in the current time.

FWICE letter to Diljit Dosanjh

The federation said that there is an unbridled race of artists/ singers/ dancers/ anchors/performers to perform in shows promoted by Pakistani national Rehan Siddiqi, despite strict warnings issued to them. They said that they are deeply concerned and anguished by various artists as they are ‘knowingly’ performing in India despite the film bodies strict warnings.

In a press release issued on 31st August, they had said that actor Saif Ali Khan and singer Shreya Ghoshal are performing in the USA at the behest of Sddiqi, who is the promoter of the shows.

FWICE press release

“We have taken a serious note of it, as FWICE has zero tolerance for such performers and condemn it as antinational and unpatriotic bordering to treason with your own country”, the said. The FWICE asked the artists not to give priority to monetary considerations and refrain from being part of any project involving Pakistani nationals and performers anywhere in the world.

Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) is a film industry worker’s union based in Mumbai. It has over 5,00,000 members, and it is the mother body of over 20 organisations related to various crafts of TV and cinema.

Hindu family in Meerut accuses Muslim man of kidnapping their daughter, police registers case

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Hindu family in Meerut accuses Muslim man of kidnapping their daughter, police registers case

In Meerut’s Prahladnagar, communal tensions prevail after a girl went ‘missing’ after one Jameel allegedly kidnapped her. As reported by Amar Ujala, Jameel used to work at cement trader’s office since some time. He has a father to three children. On Tuesday, the girl went ‘missing’ and her family members alleged Jameel kidnapped her.

Since the accused was of different community than the girl, it led to communal tension. Soon enough, the police arrived on spot and started investigating the case. The calmed down the people started searching for the missing girl. However, they could not find clues.

The police reportedly even went to the accused’s village and detained three people who are currently being questioned. “We have registered a case and search for the girl is on. However, there is no communal tension,” Amar Ujala quotes Circle Officer Dinesh Shukla saying.

This is not the first time Prahladnagar has has communal tension brewing. In June this year, two boys, who were riding a two-wheeler fired shots in the air from a toy gun near a temple and escaped. The minor boys had allegedly fired the toy guns outside a temple with an intention to spread fear.

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