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AAP Ke News #E477
Phanivikranth Kaja
February 19, 2024
AAP Ke News #E477
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has greenlit Phase-IV of the Delhi Metro, a significant step towards improving public transportation in the national Capital.
- Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, Delhi Aerocity to Tughlakabad Station, and Majlis Park to Maujpur, covering a total of 65.20 kilometres with 45 stations.
A court here acquitted four men charged with the murder of two persons during the 2020 violence in north-east Delhi, noting that the prosecution could not even provide evidence that the accused were part of the riotous mob.
In two different orders issued on February 16, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala announced the acquittal of Ashok Kumar, Ajay Singh, Subham Singh, and Jitender Kumar, who were accused of killing Ashfaq Hussain and Jakir in Brijpuri on February 25, 2020.
https://www.thehindu.com/incoming/2020-riots-evidence-lacking-four-men-accused-of-murder-acquitted/article67863710.eceDelhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi has directed officials to install CCTV cameras in women-only 'pink parks' operational across zones of the MDC to ensure the safety and security of women visiting these parks.
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/delhi-mayor-gives-instructions-to-install-cctv-cameras-in-women-only-parks-mcd-2900905#:~:text=New%20Delhi%3A%20Delhi%20Mayor%20Shelly,an%20official%20said%20on%20MondayThe Delhi Government will bring a discussion proposal in the Legislative Assembly regarding marshals.
The funny procedure is that the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi should write letters to the elected Govt of Delhi about the poor functioning of the departments under his (LG's) full control.
AAP to protest against stopping the One-Time Settlement Scheme — The BJP, with the backing of the LG and the Central govt, has halted the initiative through bureaucratic manoeuvres, depriving Delhiites of much-needed relief.
In a proactive measure aimed at bolstering child safety, the Delhi government plans to conduct a thorough audit of roads near schools to assess safety standards and formulate a comprehensive plan to create safer environments for children.
https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/delhi-government-to-conduct-audit-of-roads-near-schools-to-assess-safety-552814Telangana‘s water crisis deepens as average groundwater levels plummet to 7.72 metres below ground level (mbgl) in January this year, the lowest in half a decade.
A serious constitutional crisis is emerging in the national capital, as officers are refusing to work because they are being threatened and coerced by the BJP: Arvind Kejriwal
16% increase in stamp sale and registration revenue within a month: Minister Jimpa.
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=179404&headline=16%-increase-in-stamp-sale-and-registration-revenue-within-a-month:-Minister-JimpaChandigarh people will soon get justice from Supreme Court: Dr. Ahluwalia ‘BJP Councillors should be held equally accountable’.
Bengaluru : Aam Aadmi Party workers stage a protest against Central Government at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.
Chandigarh mayoral polls: Deeply concerned about horse-trading, says Supreme Court.
https://scroll.in/latest/1063963/chandigarh-mayoral-polls-deeply-concerned-about-horse-trading-says-supreme-courtFor true electoral reforms to take place, it is unlikely to happen with the current politicians in power. It is up to the people to hold those who switch parties accountable and demand that they resign from their positions as representatives of the people in their respective panchayats, municipalities, assemblies, and parliamentary constituencies.
The Bench dictates the order in the matter of the Chandigarh Mayor election. CJI : The process of horsetrading which is going on is a serious matter.
The mayor's resignation makes it clear that there was manipulation in the election. If the election is not won, our councilors are being purchased and broken," Mr Kejriwal
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/as-chandigarh-mayor-resigns-amid-rigging-probe-arvind-kejriwal-quip-5086373In the past 5 years, 65 leaders left the grand old party, but a political career of only 7 survived.
Shambhu Border: On farmers' protest, Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher says, "...Our decision to go to Delhi is on standby.
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=179366&headline=Shambhu-Border:-On-farmers%27-protest,-Farmer-leader-Sarwan-Singh-Pandher-says,-BJP is known for threatening and poaching opposition leaders-AAP leader Sunny Ahluwalia on party's councillors joining BJP.
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=179376"Threatened or bought" says Chandigarh AAP President after AAP councillors join BJP.
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=179381
Arvind Kejriwal to skip sixth ED summons today The issue of validity of the ED summons now lies with the court and the agency should wait for the court's decision: AAP
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/arvind-kejriwal-to-skip-sixth-ed-summon-today-2900302The Socio-Economic Caste Census website, which contains household-level data on deprivation and assets collected in 2011-12, has been defunct for the last two months...with the website defunct, the data was inaccessible to the public. "It is possible that the government does not want people to access the old (SECC) data and undertake studies to ascertain the economic changes in their areas. This (defunct website) could have been done intentionally,"
"The discussions went on for five hours. I talked about the benefits for Punjab. We had asked for an MSP guarantee on the purchase of pulses, which was discussed today"
"First, a guarantee will have to be given, which will be possible only if NAFED,NCCF & Cotton Corporation get a guarantee of 5 years. In which there are 6 to 7 decisions, this proposal has been given in which the farmers will take the decision and then they will go and discuss."
We had asked for MSP guarantee on purchase of pulses: Bhagwant Mann
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses media after 4th round of talks.
https://www.business-standard.com/politics/we-had-asked-for-msp-guarantee-on-purchase-of-pulses-bhagwant-mann-124021900030_1.htmlDJB: Efforts underway to alleviate water logging issue in Adarsh Nagar.
https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/djb-efforts-underway-to-alleviate-water-logging-issue-in-adarsh-nagar-552672
A lot of X accounts critical of BJP Govt have either been suspended or withheld in India. Many influential X accounts of ground reporters/influencers/prominent farm unionists covering Farmers Protest in India are suspended too. Sharing a few accounts. But there are many more X accounts which were suspended or withheld in India.
Why are so many big countries, who are supposedly friendly to India, making it a visa-free entry for Maldives but not for Indians?
Darkness in Kashmir courts. The metaphor becomes real.
https://thewire.in/government/pathetic-unbelievable-j-and-k-high-court-power-failure-cold-rainy-day"Thus, the oversight by Indian authorities presents a picture where the actions of the government are arbitrary in nature, carrying out oversight based only on accusations without detailed evidence."
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/curbing-foreign-voices-continues-india-s-election-loomsIsrael’s economy shrinks at 20% rate since outbreak of war
https://www.ft.com/content/763bb384-a974-4222-996f-8aecfbc32074Funny. If the Centre is right, why is it asking for the withdrawal of the case? Kerala can't be an exception, the rule ought to apply to all states.
https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-centre-kerala-deadlock-borrowing-curbs-249910PM Modi to visit Jammu on February 20 where he will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore.
The difference between tractors blocking roads to Paris and govt bulldozers trying to keep marchers out of the Indian capital is scale: About 44% of the country’s workforce is in agriculture, compared with 3% in high-income countries.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-02-18/india-s-angry-farmers-need-a-better-deal-from-modi
The average monthly income of a farmer HOUSEHOLD is Rs 10218 ! Divide that by 4-5 family members on average. #FarmerProtest has a reason.
https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/Report_587m_0.pdfThe Mystery Ghost Hospital under BJP GOVT.
Location: टिहरी के प्रतापनगर के चोण्ड! –Witness the Uttarakhand pathetic health system. –As per report this is Tehri govt Hospital, where no doctor, no staff is their attend a pateints. –A women is crying for pain at midnight for hours, but Zero Emergency service's. –This state has in approx 13Yrs of BJP rule since it formed, out of which 8yrs of Double engine Govt. –People here are highly mindwashed towards religion and Nationalism. –What they get is struggling and painful life. The patient has to be taken to Another Hospital at Jolly grant after many hrs drive.
Big : शंभू बॉर्डर पर बैठे किसानों ने केंद्र सरकार का प्रस्ताव खारिज किया। सरकार को कल तक का अल्टीमेटम दिया, परसो से दिल्ली कूच की तैयारी। किसान 6 दिन से पंजाब के शंभू और हरियाणा खनौरी बॉर्डर पर बैठे हैं।
Big: Farmers sitting at Shambhu border rejected the proposal of the central government. Gave ultimatum to the government till tomorrow, preparations to march to Delhi from day after tomorrow. Farmers have been sitting on the Shambhu border of Punjab and Khanauri border of Haryana for 6 days.UP: Jama Masjid metro station in Agra was renamed as Mankameshwar metro station. PM can inaugurate Agra Metro this month.
UP: Amroha District Police has arrested YouTube teacher Lalit Pathak. Police say that Guruji spread rumors about leaking of UP Police recruitment paper, whereas there was nothing like that.
(The government has formed an inquiry committee today itself on the apprehensions of paper leak. Amroha Police should have waited for the inquiry report.)
The leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union praised the role of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in resolving the issues of farmers.
TN: Huge Vacancies, Poor Infrastructure Affecting Anganwadi Work
UP: Amid Farmers’ Stir, Yogi Govt Invokes ESMA, Imposes 6-Month Ban on Strikes, Protests
Manipur: We are Seeing Deaths, Hearing Gunshots Every Day, Say Kuki Groups
Bihar: No Donor After 1.5 Years, Health of Dalit Woman Whose Kidneys Were Removed Worsens
LIC Employees’ Union Rejects 14% Wage Hike Offer; Demands at least 25%
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a jibe at the Supreme Court by citing an example from Hindu mythology. PM Modi said a public interest litigation (PIL) would have been filed at the Supreme Court if Lord Krishna gave rice to Sudama in today's times. The remarks came days after the Supreme Court scrapped the electoral bond scheme calling it “unconstitutional."
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-modi-takes-sharp-dig-at-supreme-court-in-todays-era-lord-krishna-would-be-charged-with-11708347830236.htmlFarmer leaders reject Centre’s MSP proposal, to resume 'Dilli Chalo' march from Wednesday
Sandeshkhali: NCW chief says she got 2 rape complaints; TV journalist held
Next step for farmers: Fruits and vegetables can be a gamechanger
As farmers direct heat at the Centre, AAP’s Punjab govt catches a break
https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/farmers-centre-aap-punjab-govt-9167328/Delhi’s Jan Suvidha Complex Workers Remain Unpaid, Overworked
Data: Quantum of Passengers Affected by Airline Delays & Cancellations Back to Pre-COVID Levels
https://factly.in/data-quantum-of-passengers-affected-by-airline-delays-cancellations-back-to-pre-covid-levels/Review: Law Commission Recommends Complete Overhaul of Archaic Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
https://factly.in/review-law-commission-recommends-complete-overhaul-of-archaic-epidemic-diseases-act-1897/While caste discrimination does not exist among Misings, concepts of “pure” and “impure” have crept in. The enforcement of such practices among the ST communities is the direct outcome of the Hinduisation of these communities.
https://caravanmagazine.in/commentary/assam-delisting-converted-tribals-rss-coopting-tribals-hinduismNot only were laws passed to ban beef and make inter-religious marriages difficult, but on the ground policemen and vigilantes often patrolled together, the latter being deeply entrenched in the social fabric of the Sangh Parivar.
https://caravanmagazine.in/excerpt/deeper-state-vigilantism-modi-gujarat-christophe-jaffrelotIn the relatively unregulated Wild West of Hindi YouTube, these dozen odd channels, all based around Delhi, have built small empires on the back of meticulously scheduled vox-pop videos and triumphant coverage of Hindu extremist meetings.
https://caravanmagazine.in/media/youtube-facebook-right-wing-hate-speech-ecosystem-yogi-adityanath-yati-narsinghanandHours after shutting down government offices in Kuki-dominated #Churachandpur district in #Manipur, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF), a forum of #Kuki organisations, on Monday decided to lift its further plan of shutdown.
Deterioration of the quality of work between 2018-19 and 2022-23, the brunt of which has been borne more by the religious minorities.
What a misleading headline for a piece that strongly argues for an MSP going beyond the cost-benefit analysis.
No surprise, Sherlock.
Oho.
The spirit is alive.
So much for the "premiumization" of the economy. Plus the suppression of budgeted expenditure. And this is when additional barriers have been erected to reduce MGNREGS enrolment.
An extraordinary feat — Punjab's Sadak Suraksha Force (SSF) service is setting new standards in emergency response — Within a mere 7.21 minutes, SSF units have reached accident sites surpassing the global standard of 10 minutes.
Hightened the govt's dedication — Mann govt is working on mission and not commission: Harbhajan ETO Gurmeet Hayer and Harbhajan Singh ETO marked a milestone by laying the foundation stone for a 66 KV power grid in Farwahi village (Barnala)
The battle against TB in Punjab is abt to receive a significant boost with the introduction of state-of-the-art hand-held X-ray machines. — Instead of requiring individuals to visit hospitals, the State Health dept personnel will now take X-ray machines directly to all districts.
The leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union praised the role of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in resolving the issues of farmers.
Manohar govt took the entire Haryana hostage by using the farmers' movement as an excuse. From 15th to 19th February, the government knew that farmers would not march to Delhi, despite this the govt shut down the internet in 7 districts and sealed the borders: Anurag Dhanda.
Post general elections,
wants the new government to explore ways to rebuild normal relations with China. It'd be interesting to see how much China is willing to concede for this, or if major concessions will only have to be made by India.
Thank God that the SC did not entertain the comparison with Manipur. The situation in Manipur for the past nine months has been the worst that has been in any part of India for many decades, despite the huge increase in India's state security capacity.
After five years of Pulwama suicide car bombing, the CAPFs are struggling with lack of charter flights. Completely wrong to assume that the lack of a state carrier is the reason, it is the MHA's willingness to pay to private airlines for this facility for the troopers.
So the Modi govt can't hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir because of security reasons. And they claim to have improved the security situation the erstwhile state by bringing it direct Delhi rule.
This is good, even if in the short-term till the Modi govt frames rules.
Higher education and low caste, a deadly combination in the eyes of some folks.
PM Modi to inaugurate six AIIMS in next six days
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-6-aiims-in-next-six-days/article67864343.eceAhead of polls, FCI plans to deliver foodgrains in bags with PM Modi’s photo
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ahead-of-election-fci-starts-process-to-procure-bags-with-photos-of-pm-modi-for-foodgrain-distribution/article67853977.eceIndia tops list for highest number of passengers at Dubai airport with 11.9 million arrivals
The govt has no problem as long it is done by the army through "internal savings" of manpower and resources. Was the UB Area already redundant? If yes, why was it still existing? If no, why is it being converted to a corps now?
India's private universities, one worse than the other. When asked to bend, they crawl to smother their own.
The Amit Shah run ministry is agreeing to talk because it wants to buy time so that the BJP does not lose Ladakh seat in the Lok Sabha elections. [Although it'd be quite funny if Ladakh becomes a state and J&K still remains a union territory.]
Ladakh civil society groups have called off an indefinite hunger strike scheduled from Tuesday after a meeting with MHA officials. Centre agrees to discuss their demands-Statehood for Ladakh, granting the region tribal status through inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution in a meeting on Feb 24.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Ladakh, Thupstan Chhewang (76), and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk had announced an indefinite hunger strike from Tuesday to demand constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory.
A source said that at the meeting, MHA officials did not want to commit to a discussion on the issue of Statehood and constitutional safeguards, and instead proposed to enhance the financial powers of hill councils of Leh and Kargil. However, the members were unanimous in demanding time-bound assurance to discuss their demands.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ladakh-leaders-call-off-hunger-strike-as-mha-agrees-to-discuss-statehood-constitutional-safeguards/article67864124.eceHow RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/19/how-rss-textbooks-are-reshaping-indian-history-and-science-under-modiThe Hasdeo Bachao Movement: How Adivasis are Challenging Paradigms of ‘Vikas’
https://thewire.in/rights/the-hasdeo-bachao-movement-adivasis-vikasDespite prescient warnings by BJP leader RK Singh and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union gov’t went ahead with flawed coal auctions.
https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/coal-scam-letters‘Trinamool Can Exist Only By Mixing Politics & Unregulated Profit From Businesses Of Local Leaders’
https://www.article-14.com/post/-trinamool-can-exist-only-by-mixing-politics-unregulated-profit-from-businesses-of-local-leaders--65cfd372430b1What has litigation to do with the money the Centre has to give to the Kerala state govt? Take 11k crore. OK we will make it 48K crore if no case. If litigation, then nothing. This is cooperative federalism Modi-style which will be hailed by some newspapers as aggressive politics.
