Leftist propaganda portal The Wire has been propagating lies and negativity in a bid to create fear among the people over the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Headed by an American citizen Siddharth Varadarajan, the portal acts as propaganda machinery peddling lies and demonizing the Modi government.
Ever since the government of India repealed draconian Article 370, which granted separate status to J&K, The Wire has been toeing Pakistan line by publishing agenda based stories to show the Central government’s decision in bad light. It has been caught lying and pushing its agenda with ferocious intensity.
Today once again, it published a story on Kashmir that suggested a shortage of life-saving drugs. In the article titled “Kashmir Running Short of Life Saving Drugs as Clampdown Continues,” it suggested that local drug shops have run short of supplies in Srinagar district.
The article talks about the depleting medicine stocks, how the pharmacists in the valley have not been able to restock their supplies from Jammu as airliners and transporters are refusing to lift consignments for Kashmir.
However, Shahid Choudhary, District Magistrate of Srinagar, quoted The Wire’s story and tweeted, “All concerns and worries are deeply appreciated but we were not low on medical stocks even for a single day. No interruption in supplies. Still open to help individual cases, if any.”
All concerns and worries are deeply appreciated but we were not low on medical stocks even for a single day. No interruption in supplies. Still open to help individual cases, if any. https://t.co/MZDlX8bDNC
The DM had stressed that there was never any shortage of medicine in the state for even a day, and said that the administration is ready to help any individual case of difficulty in procuring medicines.
This one tweet from valley’s bureaucrat demolishes the lies of the propaganda portal, which leaves no opportunity to peddle it’s agenda of fear-mongering over the present situation in Kashmir.
As many as 1166 medical shops are open. Cash machines have disbursed Rs 243.44Cr in last 4 days. All sorts of stocks being replenished as demanded. Agree, some people are still facing difficulties. We are trying to address every single problem flagged. Trust. #Srinagar.
Last week also, Shahid Choudhary had denied reports of wide-scale unavailability of medicines in Kashmir, informing that as many as 1166 medicine shops are open. He had informed that stocks were being replenished as demanded, and although some people were facing some difficulties, the administration was addressing every single problem brought to their notice.
In a major embarrassment for Pakistan, which has been running from pillar to post to gather support against India’s decision to abrogate Article 370, the United Kingdom (UK) today categorically washed its hands off. The UK, issued a formal statement on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Kashmir move by China and Pakistan and denied lending support to call a special session or issue a formal public statement on the issue.
The UK refused to mediate between India and Pakistan, leaving Pakistan red faced.
#BREAKING: UK issues formal statement on #UNSC Kashmir move of China and Pakistan, says it did not support the move to call the session or support any formal public statement request. UK refuses to mediate between India and Pakistan. Massive embarrassment for Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/XyPA2eSjBL
Ever since Home Minister Amit Shah announced the bold decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, Pakistan has been trying hard to sum up international support claiming India has suppressed the voice of Kashmiris in the state. Pakistan has been pushing its propaganda about Indian Army committing atrocities on the people of J&K, however to its misfortune, it is finding no takers except China.
Earlier today, both Pakistan and China were criticised at the United Nations meet on safety of religious minorities for suppressing religious freedom of minorities. The UK, the United States and Canada were highly concerned about the extensive restrictions imposed by these countries on religious minorities. The UN underlined the partisanship that China exercises on Uyghur Muslims and Pakistan imposes on Christians, Hindus, and Ahmadis among others.
In fact, even Maldives has snubbed Pakistan over Kashmir stating that repealing Article 370 is an internal matter of India. This was conveyed to Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quereshi by his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid over a telephonic conversation.
#BREAKING: Unexpected setback to Pakistan from Maldives. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called Maldives FM @abdulla_shahid desperately seeking support on Kashmir. Maldives tells Pak outrightly that Article 370 abrogation from J&K is an internal matter of India. pic.twitter.com/42MLVKdCSk
Pakistan, in a bid to demolish India on global platforms, is now left alone to fend support on Kashmir. Its move to shame India by internationalising Kashmir issue has backfired massively as the global community stands firm in support of India over Kashmir and Article 370.
As the Central Bureau of Investigation continues the custodial investigation of P Chidambaram after a court had granted four days custody yesterday, the agency has now asked 5 foreign nations asking for information about funds parked in those countries by the Congress leader. According to reports, the CBI has sent Letters Rogatory to five different countries, where P Chidambaram and his son are accused of parking money using several shell companies.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sources: Letters of Rogatory (LRs) have been sent to the United Kingdom, Mauritius, Bermuda, Switzerland, and Singapore in connection with INX media case. pic.twitter.com/0aAfUNuV8q
The Letters Rogatory has been sent to UK, Switzerland, Bermuda, Singapore and Mauritius in connection with the INX Media case. Letter Rogatory means letters of request, which is used by countries to officially request for documents from a foreign country or foreign court.
According to the charges made against P Chidambaram by CBI and ED, he had granted illegal FIPB approval to six companies in return for kickbacks. And those kickback amounts were invested in movable and immovable properties in India and foreign countries. The agencies have identified several shell companies of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, P Chidambaram’s son, formed both in India and outside India. The agencies have found that although the shell companies are registered under the names of different persons, the Chidambarams are actual beneficial owners of them.
A statement issued by CBI and ED had said that one such shell company is located at the British Virgin Islands and this company also features in Panama papers. The statement says that money parked in the shell companies have used for the personal expenditure of the Chidambaram family, opening more than 2 dozen foreign bank accounts and depositing money in them, purchasing several immovable properties in different countries like Malaysia, UK, Spain etc.
The politics around the installation of Veer Savarkar’s bust in the Delhi University had reached a despicable low when the state chief of Congress’ students’ wing blackened the face of the great revolutionary and freedom fighter Swatantryaveer Savarkar and shamelessly put a garland of shoes around it. The incident had happened after busts of Veer Savarkar, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh had been put up at the North Campus of Delhi University on Tuesday.
Today, Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray has come out with a statement condemning the depraved act saying that those who do not believe in the ideology of Veer Savarkar should be ‘beaten’ in public. Thackeray said public thrashing of those insulting Savarkar, a revered figure in Maharashtra, will make them understand the value of freedom.
“Those who do not respect Savarkar should be once thrashed publicly, in chowks (square). Till then they will not realise who had toiled to what extent to attain freedom for the country,” Thackeray told reporters here.
“These people, who insulted Savarkar – whom Rahul Gandhi too had insulted – will not understand the value of freedom till then,” he added.
Unlike the Congress, who have on several occasions attempted to malign Veer Savarkar’s contributions to India’s freedom by branding him as a “loyal colonialist”, Shiv Sena has from the beginning been extremely sensitive and emotive towards Savarkar.
In fact, in 2004 when the then Petroleum Minister and Congress leader, Mani Shankar Aiyer has dared to insult the freedom fighter and the Congress government had removed plaques containing Savarkar’s statements from Andaman’s Cellular jail, the then Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray had laucnhed a ‘Joote maro Abhiyan’ (hitting with shoes campaign).
As a part of this protest, Shiv Sena members had used their shoes and slippers to attack Congress’ Mani Shankar’s effigy. Criticising the Congress leader, Bal Thackeray had then expressed melancholy over Aiyer’s ignorance over Savarkar’s contribution to the freedom struggle.
A Twitter user by the handle @iMac_too, took to Twitter to reminisce the same.
2004: Deriding Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Friday kickstarted the party’s “jode maara” campaign for insulting Savarkarhttps://t.co/KLbdpHLred
On Tuesday, a pillar with busts of Veer Savarkar, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh has been put up at the North Campus of Delhi University. The pillar was installed by the ABVP-led Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU). ABVP is the RSS’ students’ wing.
The NSUI and the Left-backed All India Students’ Association had criticised the move, saying Savarkar cannot be kept on the same pedestal as that of Bose and Singh. NSUI goons had vandalised the installation, by blackening the face and putting a garland of shoes around it. They had seen the installation of Savarkar’s bust as a prelude to the installation of Nathuram Godse’s bust.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference today on the state of the economy amidst concerns of a slowdown. She attributed the slowdown to global factors and asserted that despite the bleak climate, the Indian economy is continuing to perform better than the rest.
She said, “Global GDP growth rate is currently 3.2% and is expected to be revised downwards. As a result of the US-China trade war and currency devaluation, very volatile situation has developed in global trade. India’s growth rate is higher in comparison with many countries.”
The Finance Minister also emphasized on the reforms being carried out by the Modi government. She said that the government has taken several steps to address issues of ease of doing business and ease of living. Continuously efforts have been made right from labour reform to tax relaxation to make the functioning easy, she said.
She stated further, “Labour law has been enforced, web-based jurisdiction, scrutiny, compounding of offences, self-certification are in place. Faster and quicker approval has been given for acquisitions and mergers. We are moving with a more human approach than the penalty.”
In a significant announcement, Sitharaman announced that from the 1st of October, income tax orders will be issued from a centralized computer system. She said, “Issue of income tax orders, summons notices from 1 October, will be issued through a centralised computer system. What this means is if there is a notice being issued at a ground level, without a central approval, cannot happen.”
Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement on Friday.
She added, “There will be faceless scrutiny from Vijay Dashmi this year, which will mean that there shall not be even, that one odd over-enthusiastic officer who might go and sit & talk about things, which may be construed as harassment.” “That will not happen because the whole process is going to be faceless and randomized,” she said.
Addressing another recent concern of the business community, Sitharaman said that CSR violations will not be treated as a criminal matter, it will only be considered as a civil offense.
FM @nsitharaman ‘CSR violations will not be treated as a criminal offence but as civil matter. No intention of the Govt to go on the prosecution route’ @CNBCTV18Live@CNBCTV18News
One of the most significant announcements in the press conference was the withdrawal of surcharges on long-term and short-term capital gains. These surcharges were introduced in this year’s budget.
Mega tax reform announced by Finance Minister @Nsitharaman: Surcharge withdrawn on FPIs. No Surcharge on long-term/short-term capital gain. pic.twitter.com/DgqDEK5Tng
The finance minister said, “In order to encourage investment in the capital market, it is decided to withdraw enhance surcharge levied by the Finance No. 2 Act 2019. In simple words, the enhance surcharge on FPI goes, the surcharge on domestic investors in equity goes. The pre-budget position is restored.”
Measures to boost the economy announced by Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday.
In another major relief, Angel Tax has also been lifted for registered start-ups. She also announced other measures for start-ups. She stated, “To mitigate genuine difficulties of startup and their investors, it has been decided that section 56(2)(vii b) of the income -tax act shall not be applicable to a start-up registered with DPIIT. It has also been decided to set up a dedicated cell under member of CBDT for addressing the problems of startups. A startup having income tax issues can approach the cell for quick resolution of the same.”
Measures to boost the economy announced by Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday.
Public sector banks will receive Rs. 70,000 crores in recapitalization immediately. She said, “We are releasing 70,000 crores upfront. Additional lending and liquidity to the tune of Rs 5 lakh crores can be made available by providing this capital for the PSBs.”
Sitharaman announced that home loans and other retail loans will get cheaper henceforth. She said, “The banks have now decided to pass on any rate cut through MCLR reduction to benefit all borrowers. This will result in reduced EMIs for housing loans, vehicles, and other retail loans, by directly linking repo rates to the interest rates.”
Measures to improve loan settlements were also announced. All documents will be returned to the customers within 15 days of loan repayment. OTS settlement (One-time loan settlement) will be improved by banks as well which will help MSMEs.
As a boost to the auto sector, the ban on government bodies from replacing old bodies has been lifted. “Go and replace all your old vehicles,” the finance minister told government bodies, adding that charity begins at home. Moreover, Sitharaman clarified that BS-IV vehicles purchased till the 31st of March 2020 can be used until registration lasts. There were rumours that BS-IV vehicles will become invalid after 2020.
Measures announced for the auto sector
The Finance Minister further clarified that although the government will continue to promote the electric vehicle sector, the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles will continue. There would not be any ban on registration of internal combustion engine vehicles.
Furthermore, it was announced that the government will clear all pending GST refunds to MSMEs within 60 days. UK Sinha Committee recommendations such as ease of credit, marketing, technology, delayed payments among others will be taken up within 30 days, it was announced.
In another significant announcement, it was announced that 100 trillion rupees would be spent over the next 5 years for the development of infrastructure. She said, “An inter-ministerial task force has been formed by the dept. of economic affairs to finalize the pipeline for spending Rs 100 trillion for developing modern infrastructure over 5 years.”
Nirmala Sitharaman said that there will be another set of announcements next week. She said that there may be two more media briefings in the recent future.
Ever since India abolished Article 370 from its constitution, Pakistani politicians including Pakistan PM Imran Khan are having a hard time digesting the fact that India has decidedly altered the status quo in Jammu and Kashmir. As a result, most of them are suffering from an extended mental collapse that is evident on their social media pages.
One such Pakistani leader who is exhibiting acute cognitive failure through his ramblings on Twitter is former Interior minister of Pakistan ‘Senator Rehman Malik’. In the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370, Malik has been quite active on the social media website whipping up frenzy against India.
This clip shows how both ur joker leaders are entertaining public in front of camera .I am glad that I all alone have shaken 1.4 billion Indians and suggesting them the right path instead of following these two jokers / RSS terrorists .PM Modi will disintegrate India via RSS. https://t.co/VnQbDVzUQu
A delirious Malik has been sharing fake videos and news through his own Twitter handle and his PR Twitter accounts about the imaginary deterioration of law and order in Jammu and Kashmir to draw International attention.
He shares on Twitter his daydreams where he fantasizes about ‘Taking Modi to UN’, ‘Taking Modi to ICJ’ ‘Modi’s trial as a war criminal’ and himself being the person who has ‘shaken 1.4 billion Indians’.
Former Pakistani minister’s Twitter meltdownFormer Pakistani minister’s Twitter meltdown
The overdose of fake news peddling and constant violent rants have resulted in Twitter suspending his PR and media accounts. Of late, Twitter has been cracking a whip on the accounts that are accused of disseminating fake news and content to incite violence and riots.
Rehman Malik’s PR and media Twitter account has been projecting a false image about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir by sharing old videos, raising false alarms and trying to foment public unrest in the Indian state. Rehman Malik’s own Twitter timeline is also replete with exaggerated claims and hyperbolic misgivings.
After his office account got suspended, Malik continued ranting on Twitter through his own account, pinning the blame of the suspension on PM Modi.
https://t.co/jluiTHq7lm
The twitter account of Director PR of Senator Rehman Malik was suspended on the complaint of PM Modi govt .Director PR only retweets my statements including that Modi will be tried as war criminal for the brutalities being committed in IHK.#Expose Modi
Earlier today, in a bizarre ranting spree, Senator Rehman Malik claimed that P Chidambaram was arrested by CBI for opposing the abrogation of Article 370. In what appeared as megalomaniac disorder, the senator from Pakistan claimed that he shall be arguing the case against PM Narendra Modi himself and apparently, “Modi knows that he cannot face him”.
The Delhi High Court had last month asked the Centre to file their affidavit on a PIL seeking implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), moved an application in Delhi HC today, seeking it to be impleaded as a party in a PIL seeking implementation of the Uniform Civil Code.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves an application in Delhi HC seeking it to be impleaded as party in a PIL seeking implementation of uniform civil code. Delhi HC had earlier asked Centre&Law commission to file affidavit on PIL regarding implementation of Uniform Civil Code pic.twitter.com/VX8gAxQIgf
The Uniform Civil Code, which means having one set of identical personal laws applicable to all citizens of India irrespective of caste /creed/community dealing with the right to property; personal matters like marriage, maintenance, adoption, inheritance and divorce has been Modi government’s long-pending agenda. BJP and The Modi government has been pushing for a uniform civil code to be enforced which would end the reach of different religious laws in civil issues.
Senior Advocate and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Ashwini Upadhyay, who has been waging a battle in the Courts for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code had filed a PIL seeking a direction to the Central Government to draft a UCC in the spirit of the Constitution.
The petition sought direction and instruction to the government to secure for the citizen’s justice (social, economic, and political), liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, equality of status and to promote fraternity, assuring the dignity of the individual and unity and integrity of the nation.
The plea sought the framing of UCC in the spirit of Articles 14, 15 and 44 of the Constitution of India. It also sought setting up of a Judicial Commission to make a Uniform Civil Code.
So far, Goa is the only state that has a common civil code since 1965, which is applicable to all of its residents.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, which had defended the practice of triple talaq among the Muslims had earlier voiced its disapproval against UCC as well. Calling it not feasible, the Muslim Personal Law Board had blamed the law commission of not acting independently but at the behest of the Centre and called for boycotting the UCC.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a memorial for the victims of the two Air India plane crashes in Saint Gervais, near the French Alps via video conference on Friday.
According to the reports, PM Narendra Modi remotely unveiled the Memorial for Air India crash victims in two separate aeroplane crashes in 1950 and 1966 at Saint Gervais at a community event in Paris.
The memorial is built in the form of a cairn with a stack of stones. According to the officials, the monument is symbolic of “perfectly aligned thoughts” and ties of the two countries.
The memorial is also built as a tribute to India’s greatest nuclear physicist and father of the Indian nuclear programme, Homi Jehangir Bhabha who was killed in an air crash along with other 117 people on board at the Mont Blanc Massif on January 24, 1966.
“Air India flight AI 245, “MALABAR PRINCESS” and AI 101 “KANCHENJUNGA” met with air crashes in Mont Blanc Massif on 3rd November 1950 and 24th January 1966 respectively. Hundreds of Indians lives were lost in these unfortunate incidents. Renowned nuclear scientist of India Dr HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA passed away in the accident on 24th January 1966, On behalf of India and France” read the tribute plank at the memorial.
The Malabar Princess, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft which was travelling from Bombay to London had crashed at the Mont Blanc Massif, killing all 48 people on board.
Sixteen years later, on January 24, 1966, another Air India flight AI 101 Kanchenjunga travelling from Bombay to London had crashed virtually at the same spot, killing all 117 people on board including renowned nuclear physicist Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha. It was a Boeing 707–437 aircraft.
During his visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also addressed the Indian community at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. PM Modi on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron during which the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests to further boost the comprehensive strategic partnership.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emplaned for Paris for the first leg of his three-nation visit to France, the UAE and Bahrain from August 22 to 26.
Prime Minister reached France on Thursday. In his departure statement, the Prime Minister said his visit to France reflects the strong strategic partnership which the two countries deeply value and share.
On August 22 and 23, he will have bilateral meetings in France, including a summit interaction with President Emmanuel Macron and a meeting with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
Next, PM Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Friday where he would receive the ‘Order of Zayed’, the highest civilian decoration conferred by the UAE government. He is also scheduled to hold talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and also formally launch RuPay card to expand the network of cashless transactions abroad.
Modi will then visit Bahrain where he will hold talks with King Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and also witness the formal beginning of the re-development of the temple of Shreenathji – the oldest in the Gulf region before returning to France on Sunday to attend the G7 Summit meetings.
A criminal is sanitized if his presence is a threat to society. A terrorist is neutralized if he has common people in his gun’s range. Individuals or groups who are hazards are brought to book by those who have the assigned role to protect society or a nation.
Thus we are looking at two ends of the spectrum. One end has the authority which has a job to keep the nation safe. At the other end are the suckers who won’t let it happen. At one end is the welfare of the millions. At the other end is the good of the few. It’s a no-brainer that individuals have constitutional rights only till they start imperilling a society.
Two such individuals are presently in public eye: One, a high-profile politician; the other a fringe player. Both face serious allegations. Both are under probe. Both claim vendetta. Both are relying on hidden support from within society.
Let’s presume that both P. Chidambaram and Shehla Rashid are not guilty. One has been named “kingpin” in massive financial scandals by no less than judiciary. The other has been refuted by the Indian army and hauled to court for inciting communal discord. The next logical corollary is: Who would decide they are innocents? When a criminal has ever admitted to his crimes?
That’s why society sets a mechanism which can arbitrate, punish or pronounce not-guilty. This mechanism could be judiciary or law-enforcing agencies such as police, CBI or ED. Irrespective of how one or thousands or millions feel, it’s this mechanism which we have entrusted to carry out justice. Everything else is gasbag—including you or me.
But try telling this to our politicians and media. Both feed on each other. When it’s convenient, they hail judiciary as they did on pronouncements on Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha elections or favouring HD Kumaraswamy in Karnataka’s unholy tie-up. When it doesn’t suit them, they don’ t bat an eyelid in trying to impeach even the chief justice. CBI is “caged parrot” when it pursues cases against Mamata Banerjee or P. Chidambaram. But when the agency was in hot pursuit of Amit Shah, for instance, it was hailed for setting high standards of probity.
Just follow the headlines and editorials in our newspapers on P. Chidambaram. Indian Express in its editorial finds it revolting that P. Chidambaram was pursued in the manner he was done by the investigating agencies. It doesn’t question Chidambaram once on his reprehensible conduct is not submitting himself to law and thus subverting the course of justice. No newspaper has given a headline that Chidambaram was deemed “kingpin” of grave financial misdeeds. Just look at this headline in Hindustan Times: “Please sit, the judge asked Chidambaram…He declines.” (As standing is a conduct of a morally upright person!). Be it media or politicians, both are aghast that Chidambaram was not given urgent hearing by the Supreme Court. We even have a letter from a group of Supreme Court lawyers protesting against the denial of urgent hearing to Chidambaram. Pray, god, when a matter is presented on Wednesday and the hearing is fixed on Friday, is it not urgent hearing?
Shehla Rashid has been hauled to court in a criminal complaint against her claim that torture and excessive force is being applied by Indian forces on Kashmiris. Indian Army was quick to make a strong rebuttal: “Allegations levelled by Shehla Rashid are baseless and rejected. Such unverified and fake news is spread by inimical elements and organizations to incite the unsuspecting population.”
Did you find anyone in Lutyens Media question Rashid to either provide evidence or apologise? up. When she was cornered by journalists in an Opposition protest drama in the Capital on Thursday, she, instead of offering evidence, threatened to call the police.
Has Lutyens Media questioned Shehla Rashid on fake allegations? Has it questioned the politicians of CPI or CPM, SP or BSP, Congress or TMC etc on what a fake news peddler who spreads lies on our Indian Army was doing on their platform of protest? Are we wrong to presume that these politicians, political activists and Lutyens Media have no regard for institutions and integrity of the nation and instead, could be hand in gloves?
This of course is not the first instance of transgressions by Shehla Rashid. She posts old videos and pass them off as recent; an FIR was filed against her for spreading rumours after the Pulwama attack; she had once tweeted that Nitin Gadkari was plotting to assassinate PM Modi on which the former had threatened her with legal action; despite a video evidence of abusing the police, she termed Jignesh Mewani as victim; Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet against her in the infamous JNU sedition case; She wanted United Nations to intervene on EVM issue as Modi seemed set to return to power in 2019 polls; and she termed Modi a “mass murderer” after his first win in 2014 polls.
All of Rashid’s allegations of course are unsubstantiated. She is encouraged into vomiting more of such diatribe as Lutyens Media lends a helping hand and investigating agencies dither in view of the entrenched break-India forces within the system. As Chidambaram was encouraged to be allegedly more corrupt even as his bête noire Dr Subramanian Swamy asserted that former’s crimes are fit for a 500-year-long sentence. Why, Indian Express reserves the top of his editorial page for Chidambaram every Sunday. Like Times of India is nonchalant about allegations of paid write-ups from across the border against one of its’ regulars, Shobhaa De.
All of this of course is unlikely to stop. Faced with an existential threat, these forces inimical to India’s interest would continue to spew venom in a concerted manner. You would have letters from films, legal and writers’ corners tearing into Modi government for its violations of “democratic” principles. We, the stunned citizenry, must take note of these virulent rats which are a plague to India’s sovereignty.
The UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France erupted with chants of ‘Modi, Modi,’ during Prime Minister Modi’s address to the Indian community.
#WATCH ‘Modi…Modi,’ chants during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Indian community at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. pic.twitter.com/jzydmUkMwk
These chants were followed by “Modi hai to mumkin hai (If Modi is there, it is possible)”. Addressing the Indian community in France, he said, that with the mandate his government has got, India is not only running a government but also building a new India. “In new India, the way in which action is being taken against corruption, nepotism, loot of people’s money, terrorism, this has never happened before. Within 75 days of the new government coming to power we took many strong decisions,” he said.
Speaking on strengthening the ties between India and France, he said that in the 21st century, everyone is speaking of ‘INFRA’. “I would like to say that for me it is IN+FRA, which means the alliance between India and France. From Solar infra to social infra, from technical infra to space infra, from digital infra to defence infra, India and France’s alliance is going stronger by the day,” PM Modi said. Speaking on the climate change and measures to control it, he said that he has spoken to President Macron regarding the solar alliance.
Adding that the friendship between India and France is based on strong ideals, PM Modi said, “Both the countries are built on values of liberty, equality and fraternity. If India and France have come together to fight the dangers of the world, it is because of these values. India and France have fought for each other and lived for each other. Both countries have fought terrorism shoulder-to-shoulder.
Last night, in a joint statement issued by both the leaders, France said that India and France shall continue their fight against terror. It was also announced that the first Rafale jet will be delivered to India next month.
