AAP Ke News #E523

1. Four policemen stationed at Kangpokpi Police Station were abducted along NH 2 at Koirengei in Imphal East in Manipur and brutally assaultedFour policemen stationed at Kangpokpi Police Station were abducted along NH 2 at Koirengei in Imphal East in Manipur and brutally assaulted.
   https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2024/05/12/manipur-police-personnel-assaulted-tribal-body-declares-shutdown/

2. Manipur: Heavy exchange of gunfire between banned militant outfits underway along Indo-Myanmar border, 2 deadManipur: Heavy exchange of gunfire between banned militant outfits underway along Indo-Myanmar border, 2 dead.
    https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-heavy-exchange-of-gunfire-between-banned-militant-outfits-underway-along-indo-myanmar-border-2-dead-1004629-2024-05-12

3. BJP candidate justifies betraying the last independent Nawab of Bengal and of joining Mir Zafar, Jagat Seth, and Omi Chand in colluding with Robert Clive to ensure the East India Company’s victory in the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757.
    https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-bjp-at-unease-as-its-rani-ma-justifies-1757-plassey-betrayal-3018926

4. TMC files complaint with EC against NCW chief for 'conspiring' in Sandeshkhali incidents
   
   Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/tmc-files-complaint-with-ec-against-ncw-chief-for-conspiring-sandeshkhali-incidents-3019334

5. China largest trading partner of India in FY24 with USD 118.4 bn; US second with USD 118.3 bn

6. Only the RSS-backed trade union is involved by the labour ministry. This is another replica of the farm laws and the RSS-backed farmers union.

   

7. The effect of "Abki baar, 400 paar".

   

8. Where is this uncertainty over election results coming from? What is its basis?

   

9. Has Partha Banerjee written a book too?

   

10. The curious case of commission.

    

11. Sustained violence can erase a culture. Perhaps more than anything, it can rob a person of a sense of home. But who is to do the looking? The Prime Minister has still not found time to visit Manipur.

    

12. Amit Shah essentially says that Mr Modi is above all rules. The 75-year limit doesn't apply to him.

    

13. The destruction of everything that was once good about Uttarakhand.

    

14. This email interview gives an impression that even the questions were supplied by those who wrote the answers. No cross-questions, no sharp probing. This is how journalism should NOT be done.

    

15. Not in consonance with the ethos of being a cadre-based party.

    

16. Why hasn't the Modi govt acknowledged these numbers and that it pulled the soldiers out before the May 10 deadline set by Maldives?

    

17. Too much democracy. Too much normalcy. #Kashmir

    

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19. Fear and feudalism in Hassan: How politics and the state let down sexual assault victims. Between an uncaring judiciary, a suspicious town and an ugly political slugfest over a crime whose magnitude has few parallels in Karnataka’s history, the women of Hassan district—and particularly those survivors who have been outed—have nowhere to go.
    https://caravanmagazine.in/crime/prajwal-revanna-jds-bjp-hassan-holenarsipur

20. Defence's Approach In Trying To Justify Narendra Dabholkar's Murder By Labelling Him As Anti-Hindu Is Condemnable: Pune Court
    https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/defence-tried-to-justify-narendra-dabholkars-murder-by-labelling-him-as-anti-hindu-pune-court-257672

21. India has added five Hindus for every Muslim since 1950.
    @Banjotkaur

    shows that the Hindu population has grown from 304 million to 966 million, as Muslim population has reached 172 million.
    https://thewire.in/health/fact-check-old-data-new-spin-in-pm-eac-report-on-indias-population

22. In a letter to the Chief Election Commission, the journalist bodies made two demands — • Hold press conference after voting in each phase • Release entire poll data, including “absolute number” of votes polled in each phase and percentage of voting by next day.

    @ECISVEEP

    

23. free and fair kashmir edition.

    

24. There is every likelihood that the present dispensation would, therefore, try to do everything to steal this election: @parakala
    https://thewire.in/government/civil-society-emerges-as-quiet-but-formidable-challenger-to-the-modi-govt-in-the-2024-elections

25. The ECI's emphasis on Form 17C in its ill-tempered reply to the Congress party suggests that it does not consider ordinary citizens to be a participant in the electoral process.
    https://thewire.in/politics/eci-letter-mallikarjun-kharge

26. No, the Muslim population share hasn’t grown 43% since 1950

    India has added 5 Hindus for every Muslim since 1950

    Hindu population has tripled from 320 million in last seven decades Samreen Wani of ‘Business Standard’ teaches

    @PMOIndia

    economic advisors how to read data.

    @bsindia

    @ShadowzAndDust

    

27. The Telegraph notes that Ambani-Adani go missing from Modi's speeches.

    

28. Expect the Supreme Court to either not hear the case or delay the case or pass the buck to the Election Commission itself.

    

29. Has India become the third largest economy under Modi?? At constant prices, India’s GDP has been the third largest since 2011, points out R Ramakumar. Myth-busting, propaganda-bursting 90 minutes from

    @ramakumarr

    

30. Go, Goa, Gone.

    

31. The BJP MP's one son is a BJP MLA, and another one is now contesting on a BJP ticket to become a MP. The reality of Mr Modi's Beti Bachao and Nari Shakti.

    

32. "Promoting hatred between two sections of people on the ground of religion, cast or community is an evil practice. The Constitution puts a lot of powers in the hands of the ECI. These powers are meant to be exercised when the need arises."

    

33. Justice Oka insisting upon the BJP govt in UP to prosecute the case where a young Muslim kid was asked by the teacher to be slapped by all the other students for his religion.

    

34. India has saved around $13 billion or more than Rs 1 lakh crore over the past two years from the Russian discounts on crude. Those are reducing now, already halved.

    

35. Subsidy gone; sales gone. As simple as that.

    

36. This is despite the numerous barriers being erected by the Indian government. Tells you of how big an advantage the Chinese firms have.

    

37. Everyone knows that except the BJP and the PM-EAC.

    

38. If one goes by Indian media reports, these integrated theatre commands must have been launched 56 times since 2019. Believe it when you see it happen.

    

39. The CBI and the Pune Police did not do their job in nailing the masterminds of Dabholkar murder.

    

40. The key is his total silence about the border crisis, placing it, as the Chinese call it, in its "appropriate place" in the overall relations.

    

41. Maldives gave a deadline for "India Out". The Modi government complied. All Indian military personnel are out before May 10.

    

42. Even Amit Shah's visit to his residence did not deter Radadia from withdrawing his nomination against Gota. Radadiya bagged 113 votes, compared to Gota's 64. Gota is a close aide of Amit Shah.

    

43. This MK Raina memoir certainly sounds interesting and worth a read.

    

44. Too much democracy in Kashmir. Or is it too much normalcy?

    

45. CNN: While Modi’s speech about the billionaires made headlines in India, do not expect his comments to trigger detailed scrutiny by local media or an official investigation.
    https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/09/business/india-elections-ambani-adani-modi-speech-intl-hnk/index.html

46. Adani-Ambani go missing from Modi's speeches today
    https://thewire.in/politics/adani-ambani-go-missing-from-modis-speeches

47. Do NOT militarise the universities. Please.
    https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-india-confers-honorary-colonel-rank-on-19-vice-chancellors-to-boost-strategic-culture-university-collaboration-3475524/

48. In the past few days,

    @thewirehindi

    has done some fantastic reporting from the Army's prime recruiting areas on how they are responding to the short-term contractual recruitment scheme of the Modi govt - Agnipath.
    https://thewirehindi.com/272859/agnipath-scheme-youth-indian-army/

49. And this one by

    @deepakgoswami_9

    from Madhya Pradesh, where young men are choosing menial jobs over serving only for four years.
    https://thewirehindi.com/273700/agneepath-yojana-why-are-the-youth-of-gwalior-chambal-getting-disillusioned-with-the-army/

50. Then comes this depressing tale from Uttar Pradesh where the attitude and thinking of a whole village, which has sent hundreds of men in the army over generations, has been destroyed.
    https://thewirehindi.com/273822/uttar-pradesh-indian-army-agnipath-scheme-ghazipur-gahmar-youth/

51. Travesty of justice in Narendra Dabholkar murder case. Pune court has convicted two shooters but acquitted the others. Basically, the prosecution couldn't prove the involvement of anyone except the ones who actually shot Dabholkar. Nobody masterminded the plot.

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53. This confirms what

    @thewire_in

    reports have shown. Army has lost its attractiveness as a career in its traditional recruiting areas. In a country, where people are willing to go to Israel & Russia to work for a year, you will get aspirants for Agnipath too. But of what quality?

    

54. They are not being misreported. That is why that so-called paper was written, as a job application in case Modi returns to power.

    

55. This is what the Modi govt wants. Friends with the Taliban. Friends with the military junta in Myanmar. Friends with Bibi Netanyahu. Friends with Putin.

    

56. It is this attack by Modi on Adani and Ambani that seems to have spooked the share market and foreign investors. BJP's minions usually parrot Modi's allegations non-stop on Godi media but surprisingly, have not had the courage to repeat this one against the two Gujarati seths.

    

57. As chief minister, he remained the quintessential outsider, even sitting on dharna against the Delhi Police. He took the decision of supplying electricity and water to Delhi’s residents at extraordinarily cheap rates. He dared to file an FIR against the Ambanis...
    https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/spider-man-arvind-kejriwal-23348848

58. Kejriwal: PM Modi hasn't said anything about retiring after turning 75
    https://thefederal.com/category/elections-2024//kejriwal-pm-modi-hasnt-said-anything-about-retiring-after-turning-75-122059

59. Kejriwal's interim bail can change the entire election script

    

60. Phase IV - Voting today for 96 LS seats in 10 states and UTs - 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh

    

61. Punjab prepares for early paddy harvesting, implements new zone division — This adjustment reflects a proactive approach to agricultural management, aiming to optimise resource utilisation nd crop yield

    

62. Low turnout has left the BJP worried and its top leaders furious.

    

63. "मैं दोबारा जेल चला गया तो भाजपा वाले फ्री बिजली-ोानी और इलाज रोक देंगे "

    

64. The Ten Guarantees of Arvind Kejriwal.
    

    
    
    

65. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of CM Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018.

    

66. Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi has written to the MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti demanding action against illegal parking plaguing the city

    

    
    https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/mayor-asks-mcd-commissioner-to-act-on-illegal-parking-in-delhi-563550?infinitescroll=1

67. Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with AAP councillors on Monday(today)
    https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/kejriwal-to-meet-aap-councillors-on-may-13-563555?infinitescroll=1

68. Congress' North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and discussed the strategy of the INDIA bloc for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the national capital.
    https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/kanhaiya-meets-cm-kejriwal-discusses-india-blocs-strategy-563556

69. The top 12 non-performing corporate accounts defaulted loans worth ₹3.62 lakh crore as of December 2020 — enough to fund healthcare budget for 3 years.

    

70. 2 Delhi hospitals receive bomb threat; search operations underwayBurari Government Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Hospital received the threats.
    https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/05/12/2-delhi-hospitals-receive-bomb-threat-search-operations-underway.html

    

71. Kejriwal to campaign for INDIA candidates in UP, Jharkhand, Maha next week.
    https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/kejriwal-to-campaign-for-india-candidates-in-up-jharkhand-maha-next-week-124051200490_1.html

72. Important news for farmers, Punjab government issued these instructions on — - direct sowing of paddy from May 15 to May 31 - supply of canal water - supply of electricity 8 hrs daily
    https://punjab.punjabkesari.in/punjab/news/important-news-for-farmers-punjab-government-issued-these-instructions-1979036

73. The Delhi government informed the court that fees payable to lawyers who appeared for the government in past cases were stuck pending clearance from LG office.
    The Supreme Court on Friday told the Centre to clear the outstanding bills for legal services and lawyers’ fees claimed by the Delhi government at the earliest and “not make it an issue of prestige”.
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/clear-delhi-govt-s-legal-costs-at-the-earliest-sc-tells-centre-101715366714613.html

74. Bengaluru: AAP protests handover of Indiranagar BDA complex to the private group ... condemns this decision by the BDA, calling this a “land grab by land mafia”.
    https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/aap-protests-handover-of-indiranagar-bda-complex-to-private-group-3018893

75. Tensions escalated at the Shambhu border of Punjab and Haryana as the farmer organisations intensified their protest against the BJP leaders and LS candidates of Sri Anandpur Sahib.

    

76. The atmosphere in Jalalabad turned tense as the declared BJP candidate from the Ferozepur LS constituency arrived to hold a roadshow

    

77. The Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate for the Mumbai Northwest LS constituency, Ravindra Waikar, joins Shinde to escape ED clutches

    

78. If SC grants him bail, Kejriwal will campaign for MVA in Mumbai, says AAP
    https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/if-sc-grants-him-bail-kejriwal-will-campaign-for-mva-in-mumbai-says-aap-23348407

79. Look Who All the PM Echoes: Hardline Extremists, Spurious YouTubers, Hindutva Popstars
    https://thewire.in/communalism/look-who-all-the-pm-echoes-hardline-extremists-spurious-youtubers-hindutva-popstars

80. Dabholkar Case: Court Pulls up Maharashtra Police, CBI for Shoddy Investigation
    https://thewire.in/law/dabholkar-case-court-pulls-up-maharashtra-police-cbi-for-shoddy-investigation

81. TN varsity VC accused of fabricating documents, giving false information to secure post. NS Santhosh Kumar, vice chancellor of Dr Ambedkar Law University, has denied the allegations in detail. His full rebuttal has been included
    https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/tn-varsity-vc-accused-of-fabricating-documents-giving-false-information-to-secure-post

82. Son stroke to IPS official in UAV case Ministry of Home Affairs has granted permission to prosecute former AP intelligence head AB Venkateswara Rao under Prevention of Corruption Act ACB booked a criminal case under Prevention of corruption act. ACB alleged that A. B. Venkateswara Rao, IPS without following the Rules/Regulations/guidelines framed for procurement of equipment, clandestinely pushed for the procurement of surveillance equipment i.e. UAV (unmanned vehicle) and Aerostat for an amount of Rs.25.50crores in the guise of modernisation of Police Force and thereby attempted cause loss to the Government exchequer and wrongful gain to M/s RT Inflatables, Israel through which his son is benefitted.

    

83. Remember KS James, senior population studies researcher who was sacked by BJP govt over embarassing NFHS data? James says the controversial report on Hindu Muslim population is being overblown. Read why.
    https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/same-data-new-spin-the-noise-over-the-study-on-hindu-muslim-population-explained

84. Fake Signatures, Intimidating Calls: How Indore Lok Sabha Candidates Were Pushed to Leave the Fray
    https://thewire.in/politics/fake-signatures-intimidating-calls-how-indore-lok-sabha-candidates-left-poll-fray

85. Sunday Surprise: Literacy rate in India is rapidly declining. In the last 12 years the growth rate of literacy has declined the fastest. This has dire consequences for the country’s ‘demographic dividend’. Growth Trend 1991-2022 1991-2001 12.6%

    
    

     
    2001-2011 8.1% 2011-2022 4.8%

86. The Mumbai North West District candidate of the Mahajhoothi alliance, Ravindra Waikarji, exposes the gaddars. Hence voters, vote wisely. There are those like Waikar ji, who compromised for fear of ED, and then there is

    @ShivSenaUBT_

    ’s candidate

    @AmolGKirtikar

    ji

    

87. #Delhi: Sant Nanakdas Maharaj, who cheated Rs 2 crore in the name of becoming a Rajya Sabha MP, is a resident of Nagaur district in Rajasthan. He wanted to contest the MLA election from BJP in the assembly elections, but did not get the ticket.

    There is also an ashram of Saint Nanakdas Maharaj. Many personalities including Ramnath Kovind, Baba Ramdev, Minister Arjunram Meghwal have come here. He has also been a member of the Central Tea Board from BJP quota.

    Sant Nanak Das himself tricked Delhi businessman Narendra Singh into becoming a Rajya Sabha member and introduced his friend Naveen Singh by making him the protocol officer of the President. Together they extorted Rs 2 crore from Narendra. At present both are in the custody of Delhi Police.
    https://x.com/SachinGuptaUP/status/1789729100443042114

88. Complaints of SP in the ongoing elections on Kannauj Lok Sabha seat –

    – EVM broken at booth number 93 of Vidhuna Assembly.

    – EVM and VVPAT are not matching at booth number 98 in Rasoolabad.

    – EVM number at booth number 84 85 of sector number 10 is wrong.

    – Information about EVM malfunction at booth number 103 Sakrava. Mock polling has not been done yet.

    – In Rasoolabad, voters are being stopped from voting at booth number 178, 179.

    Booth number 372 in Tirwa, Sarsai is not being allowed to become an agent by the presiding officer citing non-match of signatures.

    – At booth number 227 in Bidhuna, the presiding officer is not allowing votes to be cast from the slips in the Samajwadi Party bag.
    https://x.com/SachinGuptaUP/status/1789840563694457298

89. Lok Sabha Election live: ‘Press NOTA in Indore,’ urges Cong after candidate exit

90. Integrated commands structure plan looks at Vice CDS, Dy CDS with clear roles
    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/integrated-commands-structure-plan-looks-at-vice-cds-dy-cds-with-clear-roles-9324441/

91. Modi government has improved the performance of state-owned companies
    https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-path-back-from-the-brink-narendra-modi-privatisation-bpcl-ntpc-coal-india-9324423/

92. Washed-away bridge over Choe takes centre stage in Sanour Assembly segment this election
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/washed-away-bridge-choe-sanour-assembly-segment-election-9324705/

93. Data: While ECI Announced Record Seizures, Data Published by Poll Body About Seizures is Incomplete & Inconsistent
    https://factly.in/data-while-eci-announced-record-seizures-data-published-by-poll-body-about-seizures-is-incomplete-inconsistent/

94. Review: The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections are Estimated to Involve 12 million Personnel and 3400 Companies of CAPF
    https://factly.in/review-the-2024-lok-sabha-elections-are-estimated-to-involve-12-million-personnel-and-3400-companies-of-capf/

95. The Hidden Cost of India’s Tiger Reserves: Loss of Tribal Rights
    https://www.indiaspend.com/forest-rights/the-hidden-cost-of-indias-tiger-reserves-loss-of-tribal-rights-907471

96. Unequal Watch: ECI Issued 16 Notices Over MCC Violations. BJP Received Just 3. In the same period, Congress and its leaders received six such notices while one MCC violation was flagged to Congress ruled #Karnataka government.
    https://thewire.in/government/unequal-watch-eci-issued-16-notices-over-mcc-violations-bjp-received-just-3

97. The CAG Report Shows the National Social Assistance Programme Is 'Central' Only in Name The NSAP is a lifeline for crores of vulnerable people. A revision of coverage and pension amount is urgently required.
    https://thewire.in/government/national-social-assistance-programme-nsap-central-scheme

98. 'Name District Capitals': Will PM Modi's Sudden Attacks on Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Work? At a rally, Modi asked #Odisha people to ask Patnaik to 'spell out the names of districts & their capitals without the aid of a written paper.'
    https://thewire.in/politics/modi-naveen-patnaik-odisha-district-capital

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100. Mayor asks MCD commissioner to act on illegal parking in Delhi
     https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/mayor-asks-mcd-commissioner-to-act-on-illegal-parking-in-delhi-563550?infinitescroll=1

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