AAP Ke News #E485

AAP Ke News #E485

1. The use of passive voice in the headline is a clear giveaway. Attacked by a swarm of bees?

   

2. A partial ECI means that the elections are not fair, even if they are broadly free - "free and unfair".

   

3. Interesting that BJP is struggling to find a candidate against Deepinder Hooda in Rohtak. They even offered the seat to JJP, as Dushyant Chautala revealed, but he refused.

   

4. The man who wants one nation one election, as part of the Kovind panel, doesn't want the same for India's largest union territory.

   

5. Aside: Green clearances come from the union government.

   

6. Maldives has really gotten its way on this one. Modi govt has simply folded, and is withdrawing all Indian military personnel from the archipelago.

   

7. What's the point of this 3-month headline, when the BJP received Rs 3917.52 crore between March 2018 and May 22, 2019. This is as per fresh data, and over and above what it has gotten since 2019 and was disclosed two days ago.

   

8. The total bond money BJP has received since 2018 is Rs 8251.8 crore, nearly half of the total funds given via bonds. There is just too much data floating around but this @livemint chart seems to make sense.

   

9. Ajaz Ashraf: Data disclosure reinforces suspicion that State coercion fuelled donations from businesses in what is arguably the biggest scam in the history of independent India.

   

10. All-time high dependency on imported crude, now reaching 88% of total consumption.

    

11. This is BS page 1 lead. Seriously, a dipstick survey of 10 unnamed CEOs. What a fall for this paper, not unlike a few others.

    

12. Those who want to hold one nation, one election are holding the longest election in 72 years. For 44 days. Going by ECI logic, the security forces deployment warrants it - so in the last 10 years, security has worsened to such an extent.

    

13. The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind.

    

14. Look at Chart 2 and Chart 4. On real wages and wealth inequality. Tells a tale.

    

15. The Supreme Court needs to get a simple and easily understandable data from SBI. If the SBI is incapable of providing this data clearly, which is of national importance in a democracy, it can't be considered fit to of take deposits and run a bank.

    

16. Uttarakhand, not the first such case.

    

17. Poshan survey data shows 13.7% lower prevalence of malnutrition in children than the NFHS survey data.

    

18. Share of the richest 20% in total all-India household income went down from 50.2% in 1994 to 44.9% in 2015-16, went to 56.3% in 2020-21. That of the poorest 20% went up from 5.9% in 1994 to 7% in 2015-16, and then down to 3.33% in 2020-21. If this is not K-shaped, then what is?

    
    

19. "If the upcoming elections tell us anything at all about the news media, it is that it has become largely inconsequential during elections.... About the only use that the Narendra Modi government demonstrates for the mainstream media is as a platform for advertising."

    

20. Forget any chance of a follow up to the whatever external affairs minister dishes out, the questions from ET can put Akshay Kumar (in that Modi interview) to shame.

    

21. Indian Authorities Revoke Visa Privileges/OCI of Diaspora Critics, says Human Rights Watch, documents cases of journalists, academics, activists denied entry or forced to leave the country.
    https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/17/india-authorities-revoke-visa-privileges-diaspora-critics

22. #Indian expatriates in the #UAE, alongside individuals from various nationalities including Emiratis, Britons, and Pakistanis, were surprised to receive a #WhatsApp message originating from an Indian number over the weekend.

    

23. As Punjab braces itself for the Lok Sabha elections in the seventh and final phase on June 1, the political landscape is ablaze with anticipation and activity. The ruling AAP, buoyed by triumph in the 2022 state assembly elections.

    

24. No more Electoral Bonds...now onwards direct collection.

    

25. Now pollution testing on all petrol pumps in Delhi - Tender issued after successful pilot project on 25 petrol pumps.

    

26. "He (Satyendar Jain) is a hero for all Dilli wallas. He made arrangements for providing 24x7 electricity, free electricity, good govt hospitals and mohalla clinics. Feel extremely sad for him and his family. God bless him.": Arvind Kejriwal.

    

27. What we know and what we don’t

    

28. ED should look into the account to find out the BJP's income details: Atishi

    

29. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR DELHI IN 10 YEARS? AAP ASKS THE BJP MPs.

    

30. Bond Chor : Narendra Modi.

    

31. Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds Drug regulation is just one area where the pharmaceutical industry seeks concessions from governments, say experts.
    https://scroll.in/article/1065318/seven-firms-that-failed-drug-quality-test-gave-money-to-political-parties-through-electoral-bonds#:~:text=Hetero%20Labs%20and%20Hetero%20Healthcare,based%20company%20for%20substandard%20drugs

32. “Dr Aggarwala, apart from being a senior advocate, you are the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. You have written a letter to me asking me to invoke my suo motu jurisdiction. You have no locus. These are all publicity-oriented. We will not permit it. "Please keep it at that, otherwise I will have to say something distasteful”: CJI
    https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-electoral-bonds-bar-association-adish-aggarwala-letter-publicity-oriented-252639

33. Saurabh Bharadwaj posed seven questions to the BJP MPs, all but one of whom have been replaced for the coming fray.
    https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/03/18/des33-dl-aap-bjp.html

34. SC dismisses plea by CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM against disclosure of unique codes of electoral bonds The court told the associations of major industries that its judgement in the case has been delivered and that it can do nothing in the matter.
    https://scroll.in/latest/1065376/cii-ficci-assocham-move-sc-against-disclosure-of-unique-codes-of-electoral-bonds

35. Choronology.
    

    
    

36. CBI opposes bail for AAP leader Manish Sisodia, claiming probe into conspiracy is ongoing
    https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/some-high-profile-person-may-be-arrested-soon-cbi-on-manish-sisodias-bail-plea-2516417-2024-03-18

37. New Delhi: BJP Yuva Morcha leaders join the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Delhi Minister Gopal Rai
    https://www.socialnews.xyz/2024/03/18/new-delhi-bjp-yuva-morcha-leaders-join-the-aam-aadmi-party-in-the-presence-of-delhi-minister-gopal-rai-gallery/

38. Supreme Court refuses to stay disqualification of 6 Congress MLAs from Himachal Assembly
    https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=181010

39. Lucknow (UP): On dharna (demanding justice for victims of an alleged reservation scam in the UP ATRE conducted on 6 Jan 2019.) for over 600 days for justice, youths tearfully vacate the protest ground as the Model Code of Conduct kicks in.
    https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=181001&headline=On-dharna-for-over-600-days-for-justice,-youths-tearfully-vacate-protest-ground-as-Model-Code-of-Conduct-kicks-in

40. "Don't go by their (BJP leaders) statements. They are sitting idle and keep giving statements. Virendra Sachdeva and Manjinder Sirsa should tell what work they have done for the people of Delhi..."
    https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=181005&headline=

41. "Pressure being put on ED, CBI to send summons...": AAP leader Gopal Rai slams BJP

42. SC pulls up SBI over Electoral Bonds, asks to file affidavit stating it has not suppressed any information
    https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/supreme-court-pulls-up-sbi-over-electoral-bonds-asks-it-to-file-affidavit-has-not-suppressed-any-information-electoral-bond-numbers-cji-harish-salve-2024-03-18-922014

43. Delhi Court allows jailed AAP leader Sanjay Singh to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was arrested in October 2023 in connection with the Delhi excise policy case and denied summons to take oath after his re-election as a Rajya Sabha MP.
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-court-allows-jailed-aap-leader-sanjay-singh-to-take-oath-as-rajya-sabha-mp-9220153/

44. The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) declined to grant bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case, asking him to surrender forthwith. Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal
    https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-aam-aadmi-party-satyendar-jain-bail-money-laundering-case-252602

45. नोएडा कोर्ट के वकील आज हड़ताल पर हैं। इसलिए आज L विष यादव की जमानत अर्जी पर सुनवाई मुश्किल है।

    

46. This story talks about more girls being adopted than boys under Hindu law. But, what it doesn’t say is whether there were more girls in the #adoption pool than boys, which would then explain that the male bias is not gone afterall and more girls are abandoned or surrendered.

    

47. How Hindutva Forces Communalised Syncretic Kanobha Dargah in Ahmadnagar.
    https://thewire.in/communalism/maharashtra-how-hindutva-forces-communalised-syncretic-kanobha-dargah-in-ahmadnagar

48. Nitish Kumar's JD(U) Got Electoral Bonds From Airtel and Shree Cements During #Bihar Polls
    https://thewire.in/politics/jdu-electoral-bonds-strategic-timing

49. How The Finance Ministry Broke Official Rule To Allow BJP To Redeem Expired Electoral Bonds.
    Notably, these bonds were bought during an “extra” window for the sale of #ElectoralBonds which the PMO had asked for – even though no such extra window is allowed for in the regulations notified by the Centre.
    https://thewire.in/politics/how-the-finance-ministry-broke-official-rule-to-allow-bjp-to-redeem-expired-bonds

50. #Sikkim Party Got Bonds Worth Rs 50 Lakh From Gujarat-Based Pharma Company Apart from the SDF, the SKM is the only other north-eastern political party to have got funds via the now “unconstitutional” #ElectoralBonds.
    https://t.co/CSTL3O07Pq

51. GDP, Employment, Income: How India Likes to Play with Numbers How is the game played? That’s simple. By using the same numbers to arrive at completely opposite conclusions.
    https://t.co/WdJoc8kQaR

52. Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, Media Summits Are Busy Ego-Massaging PM Modi And His Ministers At this week's event, hosted by CNN-News18, all the politicians invited are from the BJP. No one from any opposition party is listed as a speaker.
    https://t.co/cOYRlLbBT9

53. Data Mismatch: Poshan Estimates Lower Prevalence of Undernutrition Compared To NFHS 'The Poshan Tracker data showed that 18% children were underweight which was 13.7% lower than NFHS data.'
    https://t.co/wrvC1ESWR1

54. Bajaj Finserv and Cyrus Poonawalla Were Top Donors to NCP Ahead of 2019 General Election According to the list of donors made available by NCP, it has received a total of Rs 37.75 crore between January 2019 and May 2019.
    https://t.co/of1rzXD9Rp

55. Modi Govt Extending Its Repression of Activists to Diaspora Critics: Human Rights Watch.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi often attends mass gatherings of diaspora party supporters abroad to celebrate Indian democracy, while his government has targeted people it claims are “tarnishing the image” of the country.
    https://t.co/OA4Dn1q6IE

56. Failing Resolutions, Faltering Recovery: Unchecked Vikas of Corporate Defaulters The gap between the IBC's intended purpose and its real-world uses raises worries about the overall economic impact.
    https://t.co/yhtJNApNwO

57. SC Denies Bail to AAP Leader Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case, Asks for Immediate Surrender The AAP leader was arrested by the ED in May 2022 and is accused of laundering money through three companies during 2010-12 and 2015-16.
    https://t.co/pTexQQ9KXs

58. Political Ad Spends Soar to Rs 100 Crore in March, Nine Times Higher Than March 2023: Report The BJP is the largest advertiser, having spent Rs 30.9 crore so far in March. The Indian National Congress spent Rs 18.8 lakh during the same period.
    https://t.co/iqvW5KaZ54

59. Telangana Governor Resigns, May Contest Elections From #TamilNadu Tamilisai Soundararajan's term as #Telangana governor was marked by a running feud with former CM K. Chandrashekar Rao.
    https://t.co/mIusTJkfjh

60. BJP-TDP Alliance Partner Jana Sena Party Is The Only Unrecognised Party To Receive Electoral Bonds Only Jana Sena received Rs 2 crore in 2022, another Rs 2 crore in 2023 and the uptick in 2024 took its total to Rs 21 crore.
    https://t.co/CnhcsZbjvu

61. Adani Entity Under Investigation in the US: Report Bloomberg reports that an Adani entity, “or people linked to the company including Gautam Adani are being investigated” if they may have bribed Indian officials.
    https://t.co/XiXwQlQxwi

62. CAG's 2017 Report Flagged Serious Irregularities by Future Gaming, Top Purchaser of EBs The decision to audit was made by the Union home ministry in 2015 following complaints of corruption and violations in lotteries.
    https://thewire.in/government/cags-2017-report-flagged-serious-irregularities-by-future-gaming-top-purchaser-of-electoral-bonds

63. #Telangana-based Megha Was Top Donor to JD(S), Maximum Bonds Came for 2023 Karnataka Polls.
    JD(S) has declared donations from Infosys, Embassy Group of Companies, Aditya Birla Group, Bicon Ltd, JSW Steel, Amar Raj Group, Shankaranarayana Constructions (P), Health Care Global Enterprises Pvt Ltd, and Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd.
    https://t.co/JchlfhOtoS

64. Elgar Parishad Case: After Opposing Bail for Years, NIA Now Says it Doesn't Need Custody of Shoma Sen.
    65-year-old Sen, who suffers with hypertension and arthritis among other ailments, has moved bail applications before the trial court and the apex court on several occasions. Her bail application, however, came to be rejected each time.
    https://thewire.in/law/elgar-parishad-case-after-opposing-bail-for-years-nia-now-says-it-doesnt-need-custody-of-shoma-sen

65. How Much Money Did the BJP Really Get From Electoral Bonds? Rs 8,251.8 crore. That's out of the total electoral bonds sold worth about Rs 16,518 crore. This means the BJP redeemed just short of 50% of all bonds sold.
    https://t.co/LtussvsdRW

66. ‘Just an Experiment, Time Will Tell How Beneficial They Are’: RSS Gen Sec Defends EBs "Whenever a change is introduced, questions are raised. Questions were also raised when the EVMs were introduced," RSS general secretary said.
    https://t.co/Kgcgi9QY3P

67. Bajaj Group Emerges as Top Donor to AAP as Party Discloses #ElectoralBond Donors for 2018-2019 While AAP has received a total of Rs 65.45 crores between April 18, 2019 and July 26, 2023, it has only disclosed donors for 2018-2019.
    https://t.co/cWln0D3PCz

68. DMK Got at Least Rs 504 Crore From Future Gaming Group in #ElectoralBonds EC Data Reveals Another company, Mega Infrastructure Developers Private Limited, donated a total of Rs 105 Cr between April 2019 and 2022 to the DMK.
    https://t.co/FXPagdQodf

69. Foreign Students Assaulted by Mob in #Gujarat University During Namaz Police said an FIR was registered against 20-25 people and they will be arrested soon.
    https://t.co/AZ8GVcFMiU

70. BJP Got Approx Rs 3962 Crore in #ElectoralBonds Before 2019 Polls: Sealed Cover Data Unveiled by EC This is the amount it had available to spend on the last general election, exactly five years ago, in addition to funding from other sources.
    https://t.co/iPNnru0Ulv

71. New firms bought crores of electoral bonds within months of formation

72. ED and IT had conducted searches on many firms which purchased electoral bonds

73. NCP’s largest single-day encashment of electoral bonds came while in power

74. While poverty is declining globally, number of poor people rise in Sub-Saharan Africa: Data

75. 15 prominent individuals from corporate world bought electoral bonds — Rs 2 crore to Rs 35 crore

76. UP wanted its officer retained but EC stood its ground

77. ‘Cheap maal’ and ‘feel of Europe’: How accused sold the Russia dream

78. ‘Namaz not the only trigger for violence; foreign students need to be sensitised’: Gujarat University V-C\

79. Ram temple fillip: Bihar acquires 50 acres in Sitamarhi for Sita temple

80. AAP has a tough time finding suitable candidates for 4 seats in Punjab

81. Kavitha conspired with Kejriwal: ED; ‘high-profile’ arrests likely, CBI tells court

82. Gangster who killed constable in Hoshiarpur shot dead: Police

83. 1 Step Forward, Many Steps Back In Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code

84. Explained: The Fine-Print In Modi Govt’s Rooftop Solar/Free Electricity Scheme

85. How MGNREGS Continues To Falter In Bihar

86. Data: Complaints to Ombudsman about Electronic Banking Increase While Those Related To ATM/Debit Cards Decrease

87. Review: As Share of Elderly Population Increases, NITI Aayog Calls for Comprehensive Reforms

88. Data: Southern States Lead Both in Number of Subscribers & Amount Deposited Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

89. Data: Huge Discrepancy of Data in IAS IPR Filing Portal; Standing Committee Recommends Extensive Purification

90. Data: What Does NFHS Data Say About Women Empowerment Related Indicators?

91. India can’t achieve China’s past 8-10% growth, Morgan Stanley says

92. Supporters of the party which is communal will abuse him now saying that his call is against them.

    

93. Admiral

    @arunp2810

    on Admiral L Ramdas. The Malabar exercise bit is significant. Equally important for our times is his anguish to seek a meeting with the PM after Babri mosque demolition.

    

94. How to run a friendly neighbourhood policy? By publicly insulting by telling Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives that they are India's backyard, and then expect that they will love India and shun China.

    

95. First the Modi govt, then the SBI, then the SCBA chair, and now FICCI-ASSOCHAM, all lining up to somehow block and still the information from becoming public. Kuch toh gadbad hai, Daya.

    

96. There is an inconsistency in Supreme Court's orders which now say that full details from March 2018 and April 2019 need not be made public. Beyond the legal argument of SC's own orders here, why should data about an "unconstitutional scheme" (as per SC) be kept secret?

    

97. 84% just before the 2019 polls to the BJP.

    

98. By merely branding some place as Dev Bhumi, the place doesn't become virtuous or full of basic human values like empathy and tolerance.

    

99. Punjab Govt's Zero Tolerance Policy — CM Bhagwant Mann's swift action: Gangsters in Hoshiarpur eliminated in 24 hours Strong leadership showcased by Mann's proactive approach exemplifies effective leadership in combatting crime.

    

100. AAP campaigned vigorously for Lok Sabha elections: Harchand Singh Barsat AAP's work of providing 600 units of free electricity and employment to 42 thousand dsyouth will be delivered to every home.

     

101. AAP does not bet again on 'lost horses' in Lok Sabha election race. Party excited as vote share increased from 7.38 to 42 per cent

     

102. Stampede like situation at 'laddu mar" Holi celebration in Barsana, Mathura

103. Teachers out in protest against murder of one of their own