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‘People of J&K will pick up different flag instead of tricolour’, Mehbooba Mufti warns against scrapping Article 35A

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‘People of J&K will pick up different flag instead of tricolour’, Mehbooba Mufti warns against scrapping Article 35A

Ahead of the likely hearing in the Supreme Court the petition challenging the validity of Article 35A of the constitution this week from February 26-28th, PDP leader and former CM of Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti in a strongly worded statement expressed her resentment for the same.

Mufti warned the Central government not to fiddle with the Article 35A as she said doing so would mean that the government would “play with fire”. She threatened that India will see the worst times since 1947 if at all the Article 35A is tampered with. Furious with the decision, Mufti warned that if the Article is attacked then “I don’t know which flag people of J&K will be forced to pick up instead of the tricolour.”


Asserting that the valley is rife with speculation about the status of Article 35A, Mufti took to Twitter yesterday to warn that considering that “tampering with Article 370 and Article 35A will render the Treaty of Accession null and void”, the government before taking a decision, “must consider that J&K was the only Muslim-majority state that chose a secular India over Pakistan during Partition,” she said.


She also sent out a warning in the aftermath of any ruling that goes against the interest of the people of Kashmir saying that “no one should blame Kashmiris for the developments that will follow such a hare-brained decision”.


Adding fuel to the fire, Congress leader Saifuddin Soz made a controversial statement asserting that he will join hands with Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and even separatist Geelani to protest if Article 35A is scrapped or altered.

In the aftermath of the dastardly Pulwama attack, determined to avenge the lost lives of its soldiers, India has taken several harsh and prompt decisions. With attempts being made to isolate Pakistan globally, the Army has also been given a free hand to avenge the lives of the 44 CRPF soldiers who died in the Pulwama carnage.

Subsequently, there have been reports that Centre was considering the option of promulgating an ordinance to scrap the provisions under Article 35A which give J&K government the rights to confer special privileges to those whom it defines as “permanent residents” of the state. Among other things, the statute prevents outsiders from acquiring any immovable property in J&K and denies property rights to women if they marry people from outside the state.

Speculations have been rife in the state as well after the Central government has organized a massive crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami and arrested numerous leaders of the separatist outfit.

‘Remembering martyrs was not profitable, hence they didn’t build it’, PM Modi while inaugurating the National War Memorial

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‘Remembering martyrs was not profitable, hence they didn’t build it’, PM Modi while inaugurating the National War Memorial

The prime minister Narendra Modi fulfilled one of the poll promises made by BJP before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, by dedicating the National War Memorial. For more than 70 years after independence, India didn’t have a memorial to honour the soldiers martyred while fighting for the nation, and it was a long-standing demand of the armed forces.

Addressing a gathering of ex-servicemen after inaugurating the National War Memorial, the prime minister paid his tribute to brave soldiers who lost their lives in Pulwama and all those bravehearts who sacrifice themselves for protection of India. He said that the demand for a National War Memorial has been there for many decades. In the last decade, one or two attempts were made but no concrete steps were taken. “With the help of your blessing we started the process in 2014”, he added.

He said that the government is continuously working towards making the Army self-reliant, the decisions which were thought to be impossible earlier have now been made possible. Modi said that contribution from all parts of society is necessary for the security of the nation. And due to this ideology, women are getting the opportunity to become fighter pilots for the first time. Decisions are being taken to strengthen the participation of daughters in the forces, Modi added.

He said that the government has started to change the entire ecosystem of defence production. From licensing to export, the government is bringing transparency to the entire system.

Talking about various scams in defence deals during the past Congress regimes, the prime minister said that from Bofors to VVIP Helicopter deal, all the investigations are pointing to one family, it says a lot. Now these people are putting all the efforts to make sure that Rafale aircraft don’t arrive in the country, he added referring to Rahul Gandhi’s relentless effort to derail the Rafale deal. When the first Rafale of the country will fly in the sky of India, it will expose the conspiracies of these people, he added.

Modi said that people had made armed forces and defence the means of income for themselves. Perhaps remembering the martyrs was not profitable for them, hence they preferred to forget them, he said targeting the previous regimes for not building the war memorial.

People who think themselves to be the lords of the nation didn’t leave anything to compromise the national security. He said that the armed forces had demanded 1,86,000 bullet‑proof jackets in 2009, but they had to face the enemies without them as their demand was ignored. In last 4.5 years this government has procured over 2,30,000 bullet‑proof jackets, Modi informed.

Talking about the recent decision of the government to order 72,000 Sig Sauer, the prime minister said that the process of buying modern rifles and making them in India has been started by his government. He said that his government has bought ammunition worth ₹25 thousand crore in mission mode.

The prime minister informed that files for the National War Memorial had started moving around two and a half decades ago, and this process was expedited for a brief period during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. But after the fall of the ABV government, the process had stalled.

PM Modi said, “today every soldier, every citizen is asking why the martyrs were treated like this? Why the heroes who gave their lives fore the nation were ill-treated like this? What were the reasons that nobody focused on the memorial for the martyrs?” He answered the questions by saying that the difference between India First and Family First is the reason behind it.

The prime minister said that the armed forces have been demanding a super speciality hospital for them, and today he announced that not one, but three such super speciality hospitals are being made.

Not just Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, Congress also believes in magic mushrooms that can make you fair

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Not just Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, Congress also believes in magic mushrooms that can make you fair

Opposition leaders have found faults with just about anything associated with PM Modi. They have attacked his humble beginnings, his family, his mother, his education, choice of words and now, even his skin tone.

So far, only Yami Gautam has been at the receiving end of all fairness jokes. But with recent political developments, it seems fair skin is not just a joke, Congress takes fairness very, very seriously.

Before the Gujarat elections, Congress leader Alpesh Thakore had made a statement that PM Modi was earlier dark like him. But he had begun eating a magic mushroom that costs Rs 80,000 per piece and he eats 5 of them a day. And that is how he has become fair.

Twitter users had gone berserk after the mushroom theory. Everyone was talking about the magic mushrooms that can make people fair.

More than a year later, it seems that the Mushroom theory has not been dismissed by Congress leaders. Today, Congress leaders Pawan Khera made similar remarks.


Fairness seems to be a real obsession for Congress leaders. We all have been under the impression that it is because of their devotion to Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi that the Congress leaders have been loyal to their descendants. Maybe it was not the name, it was the skin colour. The milky white glory of the skins of Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi is probably the magic-spell that keeps Congress leaders loyal. It also explains why Varun and Maneka Gandhi never managed to become their favourites.

With Khera’s remarks, it seems clear that PM Modi’s skin tone is a cause of worry for Congress leaders. Is it one of the commandments in the Congress doctrine? Thou shalt not be fairer than your master? Why else can be PM Modi’s skin colour be a topic for contention for Congress leaders then?

Khera’s remarks also have added another dimension to Thakore’s theory. Diamond facials. We are now waiting for Rahul Gandhi to take it further and accuse PM Modi of being in cohorts with diamond merchants Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi to ensure the daily supply of diamond dust that would make his facial worth Rs 8 lakhs.

Twitter users are having a field day over the hypothesis.


Considering that PM Modi began using the diamond facials after he assumed office, the total cost of facials for the entire term should be Rs 146 billion. Wonder how many Rafales could that have bought.

There are diamond facial kits available on e-commerce sites for Rs 200 to Rs 500. Now that Congress accuses PM Modi of using a facial that costs Rs 8 lakhs per day, it seems the facial must have real diamonds, with tears of unicorns mixed with clay from the moon surface. Whatever means the Congress uses to justify the costs, the one person who will find this revelation most hurtful is Yogi Shri Ramdev. Why, Modi Ji, Patanjali is offering facial products way cheaper than that, and they are also Made in India.

Till now, we had the misconception that it is only Indian mothers and aunties who are obsessed with fair skin tone. But like always, it is Congress, who is bringing us the revolutionary new ideas. Alice ate a mushroom in the wonderland that made her bigger or smaller in a blink. However, our geniuses in Congress have discovered a mushroom that makes a person dark or fair. There are some wild theories being heard that Rahul baba goes to secret vacations to sample some of these mushrooms, but let us leave it at that.

Kashmiri youths arrested by UP ATS confess to their links with Pulwama attack mastermind

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Kashmiri youths arrested by UP ATS confess to their links with Pulwama attack mastermind

The two youths arrested by Uttar Pradesh ATS on February 23 from a private hostel in Deoband town of Saharanpur, have confessed to their links with Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish‑e‑Mohammad who have been instrumental in carrying out the ghastly Pulwama attack. They were possibly planning another terror attack.

Earlier also security forces were put on high alert as there were intel inputs that Jaish‑e‑Mohammad is preparing to strike again.

Meanwhile, the two alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, Shahnawaz Ahmad Teli from Kulgam and Aquib Ahmad Malik from Pulwama, also admitted having been in touch with Pulwama terror attack mastermind Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, who was neutralised by the security forces four days after the killing of 40 CRPF jawans.

The team of the Uttar Pradesh ATS investigating the case have also claimed of receiving voice messages from the cellphone of one of the two youths, were he is being heard talking about some “bada kaam” (something big) and “samaan” (goods).

The investigators correlated the ‘bada kaam’ to a major operation that the two were planning and the “samaan” was used for weapons and explosives they would need to carry out the attack.

The Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police O P Singh, confirmed that in the four-hour long interrogation the two youths agreed to their links with the terrorist organisation. “They have confessed to their links with JeM in front of me and have given specific information based on which we are hopeful of some more recoveries in the near future,” Singh was quoted by Times of India as saying.

The inspector general of police, ATS, Asim Arun asserted that Shahnawaz had been in touch with terror outfits for 18 months while Aqib came into the scene six months ago.

Moreover, the National Investigation agency who have claimed of being close to solving the Pulwama case, says that they have enough evidence to prove that JeM had orchestrated the Pulwama attack with the support of the Pakistan army.

NIA officials claimed that they have strong evidence regarding Adil Ahmad Dar’s (the suicide bomber who perpetrated the car bombing) allegiance with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) since the time he ran away from his home.

Pakistan backed Jaish-e-Mohammad, which had been dormant in the valley for quite some time was instrumental in executing the horrific Pulwama attack which consumed the lives of 44 CRPF soldiers leaving several critically injured. India has been making several attempts ever since to avenge the dastardly attack.

Court refuses to stay Robert Vadra’s interrogation, directs him to appear before ED tomorrow

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Court refuses to stay Robert Vadra’s interrogation, directs him to appear before ED tomorrow

A special CBI court today refused to stay Robert Vadra’s interrogation and asked him to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the ongoing money laundering probe. During the hearing, Vadra’s lawyer alleged that the agency wants to expedite the investigation since the elections are approaching.

Vadra had filed an anticipatory bail application in the case where allegations of money laundering were levelled against him in the purchase of a London-based benami property at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million pounds. The property is allegedly owned by him. On 16th February, his interim bail was extended up to 2nd March.

Earlier this month, Robert Vadra had appeared at the ED office for questioning, after he had ignored several summons issued by the agency. He was accompanied to the ED office for questioning by Congress General Secretary and his wife, Priyanka Gandhi.

Earlier this month, the ED had attached Robert Vadra’s company, M/s Sky Light Hospitality (P) Ltd worth Rs 4.62 crore. In April last year, ED had attached the properties of Vadra’ aide Jaiprakash Bagarwa in connection with the Bikaner Land Scam case. In the Bikaner Land Scam case, land was allegedly allotted in the name of non-existent individuals by the State government officials in collusion with some fraudulent individuals including some real estate developers.

Read also: Robert Vadra hints at joining politics, posters come up urging him to contest from Moradabad, UP

Vadra also has a criminal case registered against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for Vadra owned Sky Light Hospitality had allegedly bought a piece of land in Kolayat and Bikaner for cheap and sold the same at an extremely high premium through illegal transactions.

As Kejriwal rants against ‘actress’ Kirron Kher, Gul Panag comes out in her support

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As Kejriwal rants against ‘actress’ Kirron Kher, Gul Panag comes out in her support

Addressing a rally at Chandigarh, Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday attacked BJP MP from the city, Kirron Kher, over her profession. He said, “How often have you seen Kirron Kher in Chandigarh? She is an actress and does not have any concern with the people of the city. She is a busy actress and lives in Mumbai. Can you list even a single development work done by her?”

Kher slammed the Aam Aadmi Party supremo for his words and accused him of being a habitual liar. She said, “Kejriwal should have done his homework before making any statement. I have the highest presence in Parliament. I am always present in Chandigarh every other day. Kejriwal is used to telling lies. In Delhi, there is hardly any authority, with which he hasn’t come into confrontation. Why have so many senior AAP leaders left the party? It’s only because of him. He was a product of the Anna Hazare movement and he also left him. Chandigarh will reject AAP and Kejriwal this time as well.”

Gul Panag, who has long been associated with AAP and contested the Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh in 2014, expressed her disagreement over Kejriwal’s statements as well. She said on Twitter, “Denigrating someone for their profession is not in good taste. The electoral discourse needs to rise above this kind of talk. It needs to about real issues. Not personal attacks and whataboutery.”


The Chandigarh MP appreciated Panag’s support.

Worryingly for Kejriwal, hardly anyone had turned up for the rally. Although the party had expected 10,000 people to attend the rally, they were greeted with lots of empty chairs on Sunday. The Delhi CM was, in fact, forced to delay his speech by over an hour due to the poor attendance. When did begin, he ended his speech quickly due to the poor turn out citing other commitments.

Gujarat Samachar creates panic by spreading lies about Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance

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Gujarat Samachar creates panic by spreading lies about Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance

Gujarat Samachar, widely read Gujarati daily, was caught lying about the new norms about Unregulated Deposits. The government had issued the ‘The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019’ last week. The ordinance was issued as the bill could not be passed in Rajya Sabha. It contains a clause which bans deposit takers from promoting, operating, issuing advertisements or accepting deposits in any unregulated deposit scheme.

In an article in Gujarati titled “Aniyantrit deposit leva upar pratibandh thi vepario-udyogo ni haalat kharab (following the restriction on unregulated deposits, traders face tough time)”, author Vivek Mehta claims that after February 21, traders and small businessmen are facing problems after a ban on taking the deposit from private investors. However, the owner or promoter or any relative of the partner could advance such loans to the businesses. Other than relatives, all private deposits are prohibited.

The article claims that when companies take an advance against the supply of goods and if such goods are not delivered, then such advance taken would be considered unregulated deposit and the same will be considered ultra vires the law. The report further states that a separate authority will be created to monitor those businesses which carry business by taking such deposits which will collect periodic information with respect to such deposits. The list will then be checked by the competent authority who will then decide whether the deposit is an authorised one or unregulated. Those found flouting the norms can face imprisonment from 1 to 7 years. Over and above this, the defaulter may be fined Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

However, the truth of the matter is, the law prohibits only schemes or arrangements of money deposit and loans and not the isolated cases of loans or deposits from friends or acquaintances. Any law or any section is never to be read and interpreted in isolation but harmoniously. A careful reading of the section reveals that the ordinance only bars “schemes or arrangements” of unregulated loans/deposits. Reference is drawn to section 2(17), section 3, Section 21, Section 33 to substantiate.

Section 2(17) of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019
Section 3 of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019
Section 21 of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019
Section 33 of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019

The Ordinance makes it clear it is applicable only to schemes of deposits, an isolated transaction of the advance turned into deposit due to non-delivery of goods without any scheme or arrangement can’t attract the Ordinance.

Reacting to misinformation being spread about the ordinance, today the government clarified that it has brought to control the menace of Ponzi schemes. The department of financial services clarified on Twitter that Individual, Firm, Companies & LLP etc are exempt from the ordinance for taking loans for their businesses.


The ordinance states that if a business takes an advance against supply of goods, and such supplies are not made hence the amount becomes refundable, it will be considered as deposits if the amount is not returned fifteen days after it becomes due to be refunded. The ordinance does not say such deposits are prohibited, but only says that advances against delivery of goods will be considered as deposits if such delivery is not made.

The government also clarified that Chit fund is regulated by Chit Fund Act, 1982 and it is treated as Regulated Deposit as per Schedule 1 of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Ordinance, 2019. Which means, Chit funds are not banned, but they are treated as regulated deposits.

Ravish Kumar warns of attempts at ‘sowing religious discord’ within Army, praises Caravan which divided Pulwama martyrs along caste lines

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Ravish Kumar warns of attempts at ‘sowing religious discord’ within Army, praises Caravan which divided Pulwama martyrs along caste lines

In a recently organized event by Leftist Propaganda outlet, The Wire, ‘Eminent Intellectual’ Ravish Kumar spouted numerous inanities that only goes on to highlight the extent to which ‘liberals’ have a delusional sense of their own selves.

The Wire Dialogues was a manifestation of the cocoon that the Liberal intelligentsia has engulfed itself in. Journalists appear to believe that they ought to be accorded special rights by virtue of the profession they are in.


Without going into the veracity of the allegations or whether the UPA regime used to indulge in similar tactics or not, journalists need to realize that they are subject to the same laws that govern everyone else. If an ordinary citizen can be sued for defamation, then it’s not clear why journalists should not be.

The sheer entitlement of Ravish Kumar reeks of petulance and a deluded sense of grandeur. People have their own priorities, they have their own lives to deal with. Why should they be bothered if some politician takes the legal action against some journalist? Moreover, it is a right that is granted to politicians, just like any other citizen, by the Indian Constitution. Why is Ravish so threatened by an Indian citizen exercising his constitutional right?

In a bitter case of irony, Ravish goes on to praise The Wire, Scroll and Caravan, outlets who have time and again epitomized everything that is wrong with modern-day journalism.

In the same breath, Ravish also warns the Army that ‘news anchors’ are attempting to divide them on the basis of their religion.


It’s hard to find any news anchor who has attempted to divide the Army on the basis of religion. But Ravish praises The Caravan right after it committed the most atrocious sin of dividing martyrs on the basis of caste. Thus, it appears, according to Ravish, dividing the Army on the basis of religion is wrong but asking the families of martyrs “Kaun Jaat Ho?” while they are grieving is an example of path-breaking journalism. One runs out of words to describe the depth of moral depravity such people have sunk to.

It is a traditional liberal trope. They continuously express their desire for Hindus and Muslims to live peacefully, which we all want, but simultaneously, they do everything in their power to divide Hindus along the lines of caste. They won’t even spare the Army in their efforts to keep Hindus divided.

Another liberal trope is that they accuse their adversaries of the crimes they are guilty of themselves.


Was the ‘idea of information’ not compromised when liberal media ran a fictional narrative of rising intolerance based on the biased perception of Darbaris? Was it not compromised when liberal media ran a fictional narrative of ‘minorities under attack‘? If we are to believe Ravish, then of course not, because according to him, liberals have a monopoly over truth. Whatever they say and perceive must be regarded as objective truth. If you don’t take their word for it, then it’s only because you are morally inferior to them.


Hasn’t the media which publishes more lies than people on social media can counter legitimized falsehood? Hasn’t the entire Indian media which blamed ‘nationalism’ for Fake News on the basis of the Fake BBC research legitimized falsehood? The irony of it all was the fact that Ravish was accusing the Prime Minister of legitimizing falsehood at the event of a media outlet that is widely known to peddle the worst kind of Fake News.

As I have said before, in the world of liberalism, respect and credibility are not earned by hard work, honest research and an objective quest for truth. It’s earned by toeing the ‘party line’. It doesn’t matter if your conclusions are wildly off target and spread misinformation, if you toe the liberal line, liberals will fall at your feet and sing paeans to your credibility

The EU asks Pakistan to take stern action against the terrorists

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The EU asks Pakistan to take stern action against the terrorists

The European Union has asked Pakistan to take ‘clear and sustained’ action to rein in the terrorists operating from its land. The statement comes on the heels of the ghastly attack in Pulwama on February 14 that claimed 40 lives of Indian soldiers. The terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad, which is based out of Pakistan, took the responsibility of the attack.

The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the EU Commission, Federica Mogherini has urged Pakistan and India to urgently “de-escalate” the saber-rattling that is on the rise after the attack in Pulwama. Stressing the need to “continue addressing terrorism including clear and sustained actions” Federica urged Pakistan to target not only all United Nations-listed transnational terrorist groups but also individuals carrying out such attacks.

In the wake of the attack, India had launched an all-encompassing diplomatic offense to corner Pakistan and isolate it internationally. PM Modi has also granted full freedom to the forces to avenge the attack as per their choice of time, place and format. India has also stripped Pakistan of the MFN status and levied 200% customs duty on the imported goods from Pakistan.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had also announced that the 3 rivers of water assigned to India as per IWT, whose water hitherto was generously allowed to flow to Pakistan, will be diverted to be used for developmental projects in the Yamuna. A few days back, FATF condemned the Pulwama attack and continued to keep Pakistan in the ‘Grey list’ for failing to stop terror financing.

Madhya Pradesh: Digvijay Singh says ‘Murdabad’ for his own party workers in a constituency where Congress lost

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Madhya Pradesh: Digvijay Singh says ‘Murdabad’ for his own party workers in a constituency where Congress lost

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has again found himself in controversy as another video has now surfaced where he has been caught on camera saying ‘Murdabad’ to his own party’s workers who did not support their Bairagarh candidate in the recently concluded Madhya Pradesh elections, reported Republic TV.

According to the reports, Digvijaya Singh, a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh was addressing his party workers at an event at Bairagarh, where he vented out his anger against those Congress party workers who did not support Naresh Gyanchandani, the Congress’ candidate from the Bairagarh constituency in the 2018 state elections.

“I would like to thank all those who worked for Naresh during the elections and ‘Murdabad’ to those Congress workers who did not support,” said Digvijaya Singh. Digvijaya Singh further welcomed people who had quit BJP to join Congress.

Congress candidate Naresh Gyanchandani had lost the Bairagarh constituency to the BJP’s Rameshwar Sharma. Rameshwar Sharma had secured 1,05,000 votes while Naresh Gyanchandani got just over 91,000 votes.

The Congress party has recently come back to power after 15 years of BJP rule under the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan. It had secured 114 seats while BJP won in 109 seats out of 230 constituencies. Falling one seat short of a majority, Congress had to obtain the support of Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and few independents to form the government.

Digvijaya Singh had also caused controversy during the Madhya Pradesh state elections after a video featuring him had gone viral where he was seen claiming that Congress will lose votes in the upcoming election if he campaigns or gives any speeches. In the past, he had also been in the limelight for spreading fake news.

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