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OpIndia investigates: How true is Congress claim that no planes are available for charter because BJP booked them all

Nupur J Sharma
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OpIndia investigates: How true is Congress claim that no planes are available for charter because BJP booked them all

The election season is upon us. Just a few months away from the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the litany of lies and misrepresentations have just about started. Recently, the Congress party claimed that 2019 was a fight of the unequal. It claimed that BJP had booked all available chartered planes for 2019 and that Congress was not struggling.

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“The BJP has booked all the chartered planes for their Lok Sabha poll campaign. We are not getting any and we are struggling to get some planes,” Anand Sharma, senior Congress leader told reporters.

He then floated wild theories about how the BJP is funding its election campaign through Public Sector Banks. He said, “But still we would defeat them (BJP) with the love and support of people of the country”.

Clearly, the Congress is using the trope as a ploy to seem like the underdog. However, the mighty Congress party not having access to charter planes was a claim a little too tough to swallow.

We decided to get to the bottom of the issue by trying to hire a chartered plane ourselves. Of course, we wouldn’t really have the funds to go through with it, but we did attempt to take a quotation for the same.

We called up several companies that help people hire planes. However, most of these companies refused to come on record since the industry is rather small (with limited players) and they are often tightlipped about their operations.

We then posed as clients and tried to extract a quotation for a chartered flight. We said we wanted to fly from Mumbai to Nanded and back Mumbai.

We have masked the name of the company and details of the company because the aim here is to prove that chartered flights are available, and not to force a company to come on record.

The first quote we got was for a Learjet 45 Jet. The flight date was 8th Feb. The roundtrip cost of the chartered flight from Mumbai to Nanded and back to Mumbai was quoted as Rs. 8,14,200.

Proforma Invoice 1

The next invoice we got was for a Legacy Jet. For the round trip of Mumbai-Nanded-Mumbai was Rs. 11,30,833.

Proforma Invoice 2

For the same trip, we managed to get a quotation for two separate kinds of aircraft for the same trip scheduled on 8th February.

As evident, chartered aircrafts are available and any claim to the contrary is certainly either a figment of the imagination or a bold lie.

It stands to reason that if unknown journalists could pose as customers and get a quote of two separate aircrafts for a round trip as early as 8th February, Congress claims that BJP has booked all chartered flights and left nothing for the Congress are lies to garner sympathy.

It is entirely possible that Congress is floating this theory to paint itself as the underdog with far lesser means and resources to fight the 2019 elections. Playing the underdog may as well help the Congress party considering, the truth about the Congress’ party’s resources and funds did not bode well for them in the 2014 elections.

However, for Congress to claim that BJP has booked all chartered airplanes for all days leading up to the elections for all flying hours seems outlandish even for the Congress party that recently organised an EVM “hacking” event where the hackers themselves admitted that they can’t prove their assertions.

‘Treating the notorious with notoriety is the call of these times’: Yogi at UP Foundation Day event

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‘Treating the notorious with notoriety is the call of these times’: Yogi at UP Foundation Day event

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, attended an event at Santacruz, Mumbai on Thursday to celebrate his state’s Foundation Day. The event was attended by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and UP Governor Ram Naik as well.

Yogi’s speech focused greatly on history and culture. Speaking on the Kumbh Mela, Yogi said, “All sorts of research were taken into account to make the Ganga’s water pure, pious and clean and make arrangements hassle-free.” “So far, 3.5 crore devotees have taken a holy dip in the Kumbh Mela and by the end of congregation, we expect over 15 crore devotees will have taken a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers,” he said.
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Yogi Adityanath also highlighted his government’s decision to open up the Akshay Vat, which has been inaccessible to devotees for centuries, to the public. He said, “After 450 years, the devotees will have the good fortune of gaining darshan of the Akshay Vat. During Mughal rule, attempts were made to destroy the Akshay Vat but it was the Akshay Vat, it could never be destroyed. In fact, those who attempted to destroy the Akshay Vat have been destroyed themselves.” The Mahant of Gorakhnath Temple also mentioned the decision of his government to open up the Saraswati Koop for the devotees.

During his speech, he referred to Maharashtra as the ‘Land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Hindavi Swaraj’. He also asserted that it was in Maharashtra the Legendary King conceptualized his vision of Hindavi Swaraj. He also lamented the consequences of the Battle of Panipat. He said, “If there wasn’t a treachery in the Third Battle of Panipat, then the British wouldn’t have been able to rule India. And the descendants of Shivaji Maharaj would have helped us experience independence a great many years ago. If India hadn’t been subjugated, India wouldn’t have suffered a partition as well.”

Yogi Adityanath also boasted about his government’s crackdown on criminals well. He said, “We all know who the rioters are. And we also know how to answer them in their own language. And this is the reason why, while we are Worshippers of Peace, we do not hesitate to act for people’s welfare as well.”

The saffron-clad Chief Minister also asserted that the greatest enemies of the country were those who sought to divide people on the basis of Caste, Class, Region and Language. He said that such ‘isms’ weakened the country and it is only mere fantasy that we could be safe when our nation is threatened.

Invoking Prabhu Shri Ram, he said, “Why did Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram suffer 14 years of Vanavas? He suffered it so that the Rishis and Munis did not have to suffer the mischief of the Rakshasas. They were threatening the safety of Bharat. They were threatening the security of Aryavrata. And that is why Prabhu performed his Leela so that He could wipe out the Rakshasas and establish Dharma across the country.”

Yogi Adityanath also attacked the Congress party for forgetting the legacy of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He said, “The Congress party which is feeding off the contributions of the freedom fighters, that party has forgotten Lokmanya Tilak himself.”

The trend of changing names, which has come under great criticism from liberal quarters, was flaunted by Yogi as well. He said, “We feel great pride in saying that Maryada Purushottam Bhagwan Shri Ram was born at Ayodhya. Bhagwan Shri Krishna’s Janambhoomi is Mathura, Bhagwan Vishwanath’s sacred land is Uttar Pradesh. Along with a great many traditions, Shaktipeeth, the Holy Sangam of Ganga and Yamuna, the Holy Sangam of Saraswati, the Holy Land of Prayagraj and Kumbh is Uttar Pradesh. And that is why we have started rectifying the names as well. Allahabad has been restored to Prayagraj, Faizabad to Ayodhya, we are carrying all these programs forward.”

One particular portion of his speech that has gained a lot of traction on social media was his opinions on the recent arrests of an ISIS module by the Maharashtra ATS. The 9 arrested were allegedly plotting to wreak havoc at the ongoing Kumbh Mela. Complimenting CM Fadnavis, he said, “Your ATS did a great job by arresting the terrorists who were plotting sinister moves at the Kumbh,” before adding in humour, ‘However, had they entered Uttar Pradesh, we would have taken care of them at the Border itself.’


He went on to add, “We have no hesitation in doing that. Those who play havoc with national security, those who play havoc with the security of our citizens, treating the notorious with notoriety is the call of these times and we would have definitely done that.”

Yogi Adityanath’s strict attitude towards crimes is well known. It was reported earlier that a total of 78 criminals have been gunned down and over 838 criminals have sustained injuries in over 3000 encounters carried out during the first 16 months of his government.

Kejriwal announces salary hike for Muslim clerics, says will go to any extent to defeat Modi-Shah

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Kejriwal announces salary hike for Muslim clerics, says will go to any extent to defeat Modi-Shah

In a bid to appease the Muslim community of Delhi, CM of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has announced salary hike for Imams of Delhi mosque, from Rs 10,000 to Rs 18,000. The salary of the helpers would be increased from Rs 9,000 per month to Rs 16,000 per month. The amount will be received by the recipient clergies in their respective bank accounts.

At the event organized by the Delhi Waqf Board, Chief Miniter was accompanied by MLA and waqf board chief Amanatullah Khan. The event was attended by all the imams and muezzins of the national capital.

The decision will benefit Imams and Muajjins of around 185 mosques, controlled by the waqf board. The AAP supremo also announced that mosques outside the ambit of Waqf board will also get salaries like recognised mosques. The imams of such mosques will get paid Rs 14,000, while the helpers will get the sum of Rs 12,000. This would be the first time that mosques outside Waqf board, will be entitled to such reimbursements.

During the event, Kejriwal reportedly announced that he will go to any extent to defeat PM Modi and Amit Shah.

At the event, CM Kejriwal and MLA Khan, both appealed to Muslim communities to extend their support to Aam Aadmi Party, in the upcoming general elections.

“People are saying they will vote for the Congress because the next prime minister will be from that party. If that is indeed so, we will also extend support to the Congress, but in Delhi, only the AAP can defeat the BJP, not the Congress.” MLA Amanatullah Khan was quoted at the event. CM Kejriwal, extending the election pitch said that in Delhi, the fight is only between BJP and AAP, so voters should not waste their votes on Congress.

Is AltNews founder Pratik Sinha using ‘fact-checking’ as an excuse for doxxing

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Is AltNews founder Pratik Sinha using ‘fact-checking’ as an excuse for doxxing

Indian laws relating to cybercrime are vague, to say the least, especially when it comes to online harassment and stalking. One such form of online harassment is doxxing. Doxxing means to search and publish private or identifying information on the individual over the internet, usually with malicious intent. Idea is to embarrass them or draw criticism towards them but it is also often used to ruin someone’s reputation online or cause someone physical harm. This form of ‘revenge’ is far harmful as the gratification is instant but it could have far-reaching consequences.

Earlier today, AltNews co-founder Pratik Sinha revealed personal information, names of private individuals who choose to remain anonymous over the Internet just because he could.


The people he has doxxed above run a satire and viral content website, hmpnews and thefauxy. They have given out adequate disclosures on their websites that their content is satirical in nature.

TheFauxy disclaimer that it is a satire portal
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Sinha then went on to doxx yet another humour and parody account, SquintNeon.


All the people mentioned above have kept their identity anonymous, but Sinha, who is not really any law enforcement personnel and was neither working with or authorised by any law enforcement agency to stalk someone online and find out their identities, not only put them up on the Internet for public consumption, but also led an online mob against them.

The Wire journalist Rohini Singh was also too excited about finding out information about private individuals and was found wondering if Sinha could dig out the photograph of that individual as well.


For a moment, sit back and wonder if the people who were doxxed like above were women. Unleashing an army of online trolls against someone where champions of privacy and crusaders against stalking are demanding their pictures next. You don’t have to look too far to see what if it were a woman whose identity was revealed.


What would have happened if Sinha had put out information of the person who is getting death and rape threats? And is it really okay if they are men whose identities are revealed?

One of the person’s whose identity was revealed by Sinha earlier today comes from a volatile state. Sinha’s revelation just made him a marked man.


Who will take responsibility should something untoward happen to any of the people whose identities are revealed above? They hold no public office and hence their personal identity should not be anyone’s business.

What is worse is that Sinha is using ‘fact-checking’ as a shield to out anonymous accounts. He outed the identities as he was ‘fact-checking’ a ‘misinformation’ which was viral. Except that he himself admits that it was satire. So essentially, a bunch of guys wrote a satire, it went viral, the satire perhaps appeared so real people mistook it for real, and knight with a shining keyboard, Pratik Sinha swooped in playing poor man’s ACP Pradyuman and carried out ‘investigation’. Sinha ended up finding and outing real identities of private individuals only because they have a sense of humour. All under the garb of ‘fact-checking’.

This is not the first time Sinha has indulged in revealing an individual’s personal identity. Earlier, a Twitter user had filed a case against Sinha for breach of privacy and claimed Rs 5 crore in damages. Earlier he had displayed his stalker tendencies (the ones which could morph into even dangerous crimes if not controlled) against Rahul Roushan by targeting his wife and his newborn 2-month-old daughter.

Sinha is not the only one who has displayed such criminal tendencies. Troll Swati Chaturvedi, wrote a book doxxing private individuals and labelling them as ‘trolls’ just because most supported Prime Minister Modi. She, too, had doxxed OpIndia co-founder and gone after his personal life. Another journalist with BuzzFeed, Pranav Dixit had also stalked a lady online after she disagreed with him, found her LinkedIn profile and wrote an email to her employers asking them if they are aware that their employee who just happened to disagree with him. And these are all champions of privacy.

As if journalists doxxing people who disagree with them was not enough, Derek O’Brien, a Trinamool Congress MP, took advantage of his parliamentary privilege and used that platform to name and shame Twitter users who disagree with him.

In absence of law and clear legal framework when it comes to cybercrimes, it becomes easy for people to get away scotfree for crimes such as online stalking and harassment especially when they get the patronage from a certain section. Using data as a weapon, criminals could cause far more damage to individuals where information is available with just a few clicks.

Two JeM terrorists arrested for planning attacks in Delhi ahead of Republic day celebrations

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Two JeM terrorists arrested for planning attacks in Delhi ahead of Republic day celebrations

Delhi police have arrested two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), terrorists who were planning to target three crowded markets, two important tourist destinations, a religious structure and a gas pipeline in Delhi with grenades during the Republic Day celebrations in the National capital.

The markets that the terrorists were allegedly planning to target are Lajpat Nagar, Palika Bazar and Jama Masjid, police confirmed. The other places on their hit list were India Gate and Rajpath and the gas pipeline that passes through north Delhi’s Wazirabad, police said.

According reports, to the Delhi police special cell has informed that the interrogation of two terrorists namely, Abdul Latif Ganai, alias Umair alias Dilawar, who was arrested late night on January 20 and Hilal revealed their plans to attack the Lajpat Nagar market and the gas pipeline in East Delhi amongst other places and had already done the recce of the areas, confirmed the police.

As per Deputy Commissioner of Police (special cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha, “an input was received from a very reliable source that a terrorist of JeM who masterminded a spree of recent grenade attacks in Srinagar was planning similar terror strikes in heavy footfall areas in Delhi during the Republic day celebrations”.

Pramod Singh confirmed that Abdul Latif was arrested from Rajghat late Sunday, “he was staying at a house in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar,” said the DCP, adding that a semi-automatic pistol, 26 cartridges and three “rubber stamps” with names of the some top JeM terrorists were allegedly recovered from him.

Ganai was previously arrested in two cases of stone pelting in J&K. “His father was a surrendered terrorist who later helped security forces,” said Kushwah.

Ganai’s interrogation led the police to the other suspect, 26-year-old Hilal Ahmad Bhat, who was arrested from Bandipora on Wednesday. A search of Bhat’s house allegedly led to the recovery of two hand grenades.

Police said the arrested men had procured more than a dozen grenades and improvised explosives from Ganai’s Pakistani handler Abu Mauz alias Abu Bakar.

Mauz had allegedly ordered Ganai to throw grenades on armed and police forces in Jammu and Kashmir and at “vital places” in Delhi to “disrupt” the Republic Day celebrations.

With less than 24 hours remaining for the Republic day celebrations to commence, a multi-level security ring will be in place around Central Delhi and the Rajpath area.

As per a report in the Hindustan Times, around 5,500 personnel from Delhi police, National Security Guards and paramilitary forces will safeguard the Central and New Delhi areas on Friday and Saturday.

High-resolution face-recognising night-vision cameras and communication jammers will be deployed. Spotters and snipers will also be positioned on the roofs of high rises in these areas. Busy markets, shopping malls, monuments and important government buildings in Delhi will be patrolled by Delhi police’s NSG-trained Parakram teams.

Indian Air Force radars will also keep watch on the aerial activities in and around Delhi during the R-Day celebrations. Police said all low-flying objects which go undetected by radars would also be scrutinised closely.

Along with additional deployment of commandos at Metro stations and increased number of anti-sabotage drills by the dog squad and bomb detection teams, plainclothes armed men have also been deployed inside airport terminals.

Services of Delhi Metro trains would be curtailed following Republic day celebrations in the Capital. The highrises in and around the area of parade would be evacuated and sealed after 12 pm on January 25.

Meanwhile, security has also been increased in Jammu and Kashmir, especially on Jammu-Srinagar highway.

Last year, during the same time of the year, Kashganj in Uttar Pradesh was marred with communal violence as members of a particular community had disrupted the Republic day celebrations and a youth named Chandan Gupta succumbed to his injuries after the ‘Tiranga Yatra’ carried out by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) volunteers, the students wing of the RSS had turned coercive.

Noida Metro’s Aqua Line inaugurated by UP CM Yogi Adityanath

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Noida Metro’s Aqua Line inaugurated by UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Yogi Aditiynath inaugurated the much-awaited Aqua Line of the Noida Metro today. The metro rail connects the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida. The corridor is 29.7-km long and consists of 21 stations, of which 15 are in Noida and six in Greater Noida. It will provide convenience to passengers commuting between the twin cities.


The line will be maintained and run by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for one year, and later will get handed over to Noida Metro Rail Corporation.

The trains on the line are designed to run at a maximum speed of 80 kmph, with an average speed of 37.5 kmph. The Aqua  Line will cover 21 stations: Noida sector 76, 101,81, NSEZ, Noida Sector 83, 137,142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park II, Pari Pari Chowk, Alpha 1, Delta 1, GNIDA Office and Depot metro station. 16 of these stations will be equipped with parking facilities. The stations of the Noida Metro will be powered by solar electricity.

However, the Aqua line will not be directly connected to DMRC Lines. A commuter, say, travelling from Noida to Delhi or Gurugram will have to deboard at Noida Sector 51 and take a cab or public transport up to Noida City Center to catch the DMRC’s blue line. Also, the DMRC metro cards or tokens will not work on the Aqua Line, as it is operated by Noida Metro Rail Corporation.

The minimum fare to travel on the line is Rs 9 and the maximum is Rs 50. Commuters can buy QR-based coded paper tickets or use NMRC’s smart cards to travel.

The inauguration of the metro was earlier slated to be on 25th December. However, it got delayed due to technical reasons. The constriction of the project was started in May 2015.

Hooda raids: Congress now threatens govt officials with ‘consequences’ after they come back to power

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Hooda raids: Congress now threatens govt officials with ‘consequences’ after they come back to power

Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted raids at Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda’s residence, in connection with irregularities in land allotments in Gurugram. Hooda, was reportedly present at the scene when CBI started raids at around 8:30 in the morning.

The former CM Hooda is named in a major land deal scam. During the tenure of the Hooda led Congress government in Haryana it was alleged that he and the other accused had acquired over 900 acres of land in Manesar and nearby areas. The land acquisition scam is believed to have caused the farmers a loss of around 1500 crores.

As the news of raids became viral, Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma resorted to issuing threats to investigative agencies.

“We are warning and cautioning all concerned (Agencies). They should not exceed the brief or take any action outside the ambit of the law of land, in furtherance of the government’s  sinister agenda.” Anand Sharma said in the press conference. He added that all officers should be aware of the fact that governments are never permanent and there are only a few weeks left for the general elections. He then labelled the raids as a result of a decision taken by a “rattled prime minister” who is heading towards an “imminent defeat”.

Sharma said that the new government in 2019 will ‘decide’ for officials who have ‘misused power on Modi and Shah’s behalf’.

The Congress leaders words seem a mere extension, of the culture of Congress party that on many past occasions have issued threats to individuals who do not subscribe to their agenda.

In November last year, the central government had appointed Journalist Arnab Goswami as a member of the coveted Nehru Memorial Museum and Library society, the powerful body which controls the Teen Murti Estate. This had led Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha to issue a threat against Goswami and had warned that when his party will be back to power, they will sack him.

“When we win in 2019, this religious bigot, who regularly spews hatred, spreads fake news and polarises society, an RSS–BJP mole masquerading as a TV anchor will be sacked. It is a promise, Arnab Goswami.” Jha had tweeted. Similarly, Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma was also caught live on camera threatening a Zee News journalist that in 2019 (if Congress comes to power) he won’t be able to count how many people will be jailed.

Not only this, in the run-up to Madhya Pradesh assembly elections Congress leader (Now CM of Madhya Pradesh) Kamalnath was seen threatening the government officials of dire consequences if they support BJP. He was seen stating in a rally that when Congress comes to power after the December 11 results, the government staffers would have to face his wrath.

Gomti riverfront project scam: ED conducts raids in UP, Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana

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Gomti riverfront project scam: ED conducts raids in UP, Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multiple raids at 10 locations across Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana in connection with the money laundering investigation into the Rs 1,500-crore Gomti riverfront development project sanctioned under previous Akhilesh Yadav government.

According to reports, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials assisted by the local police carried out raids across various premises of the accused and their associates in Delhi, UP (Lucknow and Noida), Rajasthan and Haryana. The ED officials reportedly raided these premises in search of documents and evidence, they added.

The ED had filed a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in March last year after taking cognizance of a CBI FIR. Six months after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had registered a case to investigate alleged irregularities in the Gomti riverfront development project, the ED had summoned six companies who were involved in the mega project at Lucknow, which was sanctioned by Akhilesh Yadav while he was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Also read: All you need to know about the Gomti Riverfront Project scam

Reportedly, the CBI had taken over the probe after an inquiry into the beautification project was ordered by the present Yogi Adityanath-led government. Yogi government had asked for an investigation into the irregularities committed with a ‘criminal intent’ in the implementation of the Gomti river channelisation project and the Gomti riverfront development by the state irrigation department.

Initially, the state government had constituted a committee under retired Allahabad High Court judge Alok Kumar Singh, which had indicated prima facie irregularities in the project in its report. The Uttar Pradesh Police had then registered a case the basis of this report before state government handing over the case to CBI in July 2017.

Gomti riverfront development is an Rs.1,990 crore project commissioned in the year 2015 by the then UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to develop the riverfront along the Gomti river, which flows through the city of Lucknow. The government had sanctioned Rs.747.4 crore in February 2015 but was then the amount was scaled to Rs.1990 crore by the Samajwadi government in 2016, a year before the state assembly elections.

Fact-check: Rahul Gandhi lies yet again, this time about MGNREGA

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Fact-check: Rahul Gandhi lies yet again, this time about MGNREGA

On the occasion of addressing a Congress rally in Odisha, Congress President Rahul Gandhi made a series of unfounded allegations to mount his attack on the Modi government. In one of the allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi, he claimed that the Modi government is destroying NREGA. But contrary to what Rahul Gandhi would have us believe, Modi government has, in fact, strengthened the MGNREGA scheme.


It appears that Rahul Gandhi is unaware of the Modi government’s decision of empowering NREGA by augmenting its budget by about Rs 6,000 crores. This is the highest ever allocation in a single year by any government since the inception of the NREGA scheme. The funds allocated to MGNREGA has progressively increased under the BJP government. In 2014-2015, around Rs 37000 crore was allocated for MGNREGA scheme which has increased to Rs 61000 crore in the current fiscal year.

The Union Rural Development Ministry released a statement saying, “The government has allocated an additional Rs 6,084 crore to MGNREGA. This brings the total allocation to the scheme to Rs 61,084 crore in 2018-19, making it the highest ever allocation.”

The Modi government also brought about structural reforms in the MGNREGA scheme and transformed it into a resource to provide sustainable livelihood to the poor. When Modi assumed power in 2014, 29.44 lakh works were completed in 2014-15 which has now increased to 61.9 lakh completed works under MGNREGA scheme. In 2014-2015, 26.85% of the beneficiaries received wages within 15 days, but in the current fiscal, almost 91.82% of the beneficiaries have received the wages within 15 days of the completion of their work.

This is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has disregarded the truth. In the Rafale Deal, Rahul Gandhi lied several times over, often concocting uncorroborated stories from unknown officials confiding in him about the Rafale scam, conjuring up different pricing figures of the Rafale fighter aircraft. Even after the Supreme Court declared that there has been no wrongdoing in the Rafale Deal, Rahul Gandhi and his allies are indulging in gobbledygook to confuse the citizens vis-a-vis the Rafale Deal.

In fact, the instances of Rahul Gandhi lying are so profound that it is not humanly possible to talk about them in a single article. Here’s a list of instances when Rahul Gandhi has lied to the country.

In continuing with his tradition of unrepentantly lying about the Modi government’s policies without bothering to ascertain the truth, Rahul Gandhi believes that his lies and spin-offs will not be exposed. He is confident that the way contrived scam about the Rafale Deal was lapped up by the media, similarly his lies about the Modi government’s other decisions will not be investigated upon by the pliant media amidst the cacophony created by his unfounded allegations. Far from destroying the MGNREGA scheme, the Modi government has empowered it by augmenting its budgetary allocation.

CBI seeks custodial interrogation of P Chidambaram in INX Media case, opposes anticipatory bail plea

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CBI seeks custodial interrogation of P Chidambaram in INX Media case, opposes anticipatory bail plea

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought the custody of former union minister P Chidambaram in the INX media, according to reports. The CBI told the Delhi High Court today that it needs custodial interrogation of the Congress leader in its probe into the case, and opposed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Chidambaram.


CBI made this request during the hearing of anticipatory bail plea by P Chidambaram in the Delhi High Court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the High Court that custodial interrogation of P Chidambaram is necessary as he was not cooperating in the probe and had given false information during his questioning by the agency.

The High Court reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea.

Both CBI and ED are investigating P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media scam. Karti was arrested by CBI in February last in connection with the case, who was released on bail later.

It is alleged that INX Media received FDI in excess of what was allowed and when a probe was launched against the illegal investment, it was manipulated to save the company. P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister in the UPA government at that time. The chargesheet filed by CBI in the case said that while the company was granted clearance to receive foreign investment of only ₹4.62 crore, the company violated the norms and raised ₹305 crores as FDI. On the other hand, INX Media had made payments to Advantage Strategic Consultancy Pvt Ltd, a company owned by Karti Chidambaram through his close associates.

It is alleged that Karti had received ₹3.5 crore from INX Media and used his influence to manipulate the investigation against the company.

INX Media was later known as NewsX, it was owned by Peter and Indrani Mukherjea of the sensational Sheena Bora murder case. Indrani had also alleged that P Chidambaram had asked her to pay a bribe of $1 million to Karti Chidambaram.

CBI had sought custodial interrogation of P Chidambaram in the case earlier also, but it was not granted. The agency has got the government’s permission to prosecute the former union minister in the Aircel-Maxis case also.

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