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  • ‘Is This Even Legal?’ Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Claims She Was Offered Bribe of INR 3,000 To Vote For Maha Vikas Aghadi Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | 🎥 Morning Tidings

    ‘Is This Even Legal?’ Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Claims She Was Offered Bribe of INR 3,000 To Vote For Maha Vikas Aghadi Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | 🎥 Morning Tidings

    Bollywood actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi caused a stir on Friday (November 15) when she publicly alleged that she had received a phone call offering a bribe in exchange for her vote in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections. In her post on X, she revealed that the call was a recorded message offering her INR 3,000 to cast her vote in favour of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Expressing her shock and disapproval, she questioned the legality of such an act. “I got a phone call with a recorded voice offering 3k to vote for #MahaVikasAghadi. Is this even legal?” she wrote. FYI, the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 are set to take place on November 20 across all 288 constituencies. Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi Says Maha Vikas Aghadi To Take Historic Steps for Farmers by Fixing INR 7,000 per Quintal Plus Bonus for Soyabean.

    Suchitra Krishnamoorthi Says She Was Offered INR 3,000 to Vote

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  • Assam Assembly Election | During the election campaign in Assam, Rahul and Priyanka escape from West Bengal carefully.

    Assam Assembly Election | During the election campaign in Assam, Rahul and Priyanka escape from West Bengal carefully.

    Party insiders say that it is likely to campaign for the Left Front-Congress alliance in Bengal only after the Kerala MP Mr. Gandhi has finished voting in Kerala.

    With the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Vadra making a strong pitch for the Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Devavrata Saikia in Nazira on Sunday, the Gandhi siblings focused on the state for the third consecutive day.

    Former chief Rahul Gandhi ended his two-day visit on Saturday with the release of the manifesto in Guwahati, while Ms. Vadra would spend another day in Assam and visit the birthplace of 15th-century Vaishnava saint Srimanta Sankardev. It was once a Congress stronghold.

    But the party’s top campaigners have avoided campaigning in the neighboring state of West Bengal. Party insiders say that Mr. Gandhi, a Lok Sabha member from Kerala, is likely to campaign for the Left Front-Congress alliance in Kerala, as the CPI (M) -led Left Democratic Front (LDF) -led Left Front in Kerala on April 6. Polls are ending. Congress is the main rival in Kerala.

    A source told this correspondent that if Gandeev campaign with Left party leaders in Bengal before voting in Kerala, it would send “confusing signals” to activists and voters.

    Campaign in Kerala

    In Kerala, where the Congress has its own assessment of a close fight, it does not want to see any “soft spot” for the Left and Gandhi would welcome some additional attacks from the siblings.

    On Monday, Mr. Gandhi has a series of programs in Kochi and Alappuzha districts.

    In Bengal, where the high-level battle focuses on the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP, the Left Front-Congress alliance is fighting for its political relevance.

    A senior Congress leader told Hindu The best possible scenario would be for a hung assembly alliance in Bengal as it could play the role of kingmaker.

    In Assam, where internal party surveys have shown a gap between the ruling BJP and Congress, the party is pushing Ms. Vadra and Mr. Gandhi apart from banking on the strength of Badruddin Ajmal’s alliance with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) . And Bodo People’s Front.

    Although the emergence of regional parties such as the Asom Indian Council and the Raizor Dal threatened to make the Anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) movement a three-cos fight, the Congress carried on the campaign to build it. A bi-polar contest on most seats.

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  • Top news of the day: Sharad Pawar says that the claims of the former head of the Mumbi police need to be thoroughly investigated; After the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, COVID-19 warns of ‘Apasarga’, and more

    Top news of the day: Sharad Pawar says that the claims of the former head of the Mumbi police need to be thoroughly investigated; After the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, COVID-19 warns of ‘Apasarga’, and more

    Headlines of the major news day, and more.

    Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar said the allegations against senior NCP leader and Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh are ‘serious’ and any decision about them will be taken by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

    A team from the Ministry of Health has reported that about 10-20 pilgrims and 10-20 local residents are being reported positive every day at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. In cases of such a rate, it had the ability to rapidly change to ‘prefix’.

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi said that his condition is stable and he has been admitted to the hospital on 20 March.

    Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh had 77.7% of new cases in the 24 hours ending at 8 am on March 21. Maharashtra reported 27,126 cases, followed by 2,578 and Kerala 2,078.

    His son Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP in December 2020, and is contesting against Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram.

    The Prime Minister has said this in the context of the “Five Guarantees” that Congress has promised in pre-election Assam. The guarantee, including the Citizenship Amendment (Amendment) Act and ensuring 5 lakh government jobs, was included in the Congress manifesto that was released by party leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 March.

    Responding to the allegations of DMK supremo MK Stalin, the CM listed the programs implemented by his government in the agricultural sector.

    “Aadhaar in Jeevan Pramaan is on a voluntary basis and user organizations will provide alternative means of presenting Jeevan certificate. NIC will periodically comply with the provisions of the Aadhaar Act 2016, Aadhaar Regulation 2016 and OMID (Official Memorandum), circulars and guidelines issued from time to time by UIDAI, ”a notification by the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.

    According to a study released on March 21 by defense website Military Direct, China has the world’s strongest military power, while India is at number four. “The United States, despite its huge military budget, comes in 2nd place with 74 points, followed by Russia with 69, India at 61, and then France with 58. The UK just makes it to the top 10, Comes in 9th place with a score of 43, ”the study said.

    The shells landed in the hospital entrance and courtyard in Atreb, a town in rural western Aleppo.

    The coronavirus virus epidemic caused major declines in global energy markets.

    Injured Archer dropped England’s name for the three-match ODI series.

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  • Assam Assembly Election | Rahul made holes in Modi’s ‘Make in India’ pitch

    Assam Assembly Election | Rahul made holes in Modi’s ‘Make in India’ pitch

    Congress leader said, PM destroyed small, medium businesses through demonetisation, GST

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Narendra Modi government for “destroying” small and medium businesses and raising the unemployment rate across the country.

    He also selected the evidence of the Prime Minister of ‘Make in India’, taking into account the performance and flawed implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the economic slowdown in the country.

    “PM Modi said about Make in India”. Has it happened? The PM uses a phone with ‘Made in China’ written on the back. The reason for this is that they have sabotaged the country’s economic base through sabotage and wrong GST, ”Mr. Gandhi told a crowd at Gohpur in Assam at a Congress rally.

    He said that ‘Make in India’ applies only to unemployment, increasing in every state.

    Mr. Gandhi promised that if voted to power in Assam, the Congress would provide five lakh jobs by filling vacant posts in various government departments. He also committed that the Congress would help small and medium businesses and industries.

    “The BJP makes long promises wherever it goes. I am not here to lie to you. I made some commitments before the elections in Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. I said that the debt of the farmers will be forgiven. The debts were waived in six hours after the Congress won the elections in Chhattisgarh.

    “If the Chief Minister of the Congress Party is appointed in Assam, I promise to the tea workers. 365 will get a daily salary. You will also get electricity for up to 200 units for free and women will get a monthly income of ₹ 2,000.

    He also emphasized his party’s commitment to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Assam.

    He said, ‘They tried to implement the CAA, but the Congress stood against it in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. Let me tell you that CAA will not come to Assam. We will not allow them to move even an inch with the CAA, ”Mr. Gandhi said.

    He promised that the Congress would protect the culture, language, tradition and history of Assam – “the most complex and unique state in the country” – and it was not allowed to run by Nagpur, a coalition of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

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  • Assam Assembly Election | Rahul made holes in Modi’s ‘Make in India’ pitch

    Assam Assembly Election | Rahul Gandhi promises to end hatred, bring peace

    Attacking the ruling BJP in Assam, he said that the entire state was being handed over to “outsiders”.

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of attacking Assam’s culture, language, history and brotherhood, and promised to end hatred and bring peace if his party is in power in the state.

    Addressing an election rally at Mariani in Jorhat district, Mr. Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi works for the two-three richest industrialists in the country and not for the common people.

    Gandhi said at the rally, “BJP is attacking Assam’s culture, language, history and brotherhood … We will protect you and your culture and identity, eliminate hatred and bring peace. It is your state and it Cannot run from Nagpur. “

    Attacking the ruling BJP in Assam, he said that the entire state was being handed over to “outsiders”.

    “The government has given ₹ 2,000 crore of your money to modernize the Guwahati airport. Now it has been taken away from you and given to Adani. In this way everything in the country is given to him (Modi’s) two-three. The richest man is giving. Friends, “Mr. Gandhi said.

    He alleged that the BJP makes different promises at different places but does not fulfill them.

    “I never lie. What I said before the elections in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Punjab. I said that the debts of the farmers would be forgiven. Within six hours of forming the government in Chhattisgarh, it was done.” Like, the promise is fulfilled in every other state, ”he said.

    He was campaigning in Mariani, going into the first phase of elections on March 27, including three-time heavyweight Congress MLA Roopjyoti Kurmi, who will have a direct contest with BJP candidate Ramani Jayanti.

    Mr. Gandhi said that if the Congress forms the government in the state, a law will be introduced to repeal the CAA, five lakh government jobs will be given, 200 units of electricity will be free for all, housewives will get the 2,000 every month and The minimum wage of tea garden workers will be increased to garden 365.

    He said, “You are watching the condition of the country. The BJP demonetised it saying that it is a fight against black money. However, it snatched money from you and gave it to two or three big industrialists.”

    “Then came the GST, a promise of simple taxes and benefits for all. Modi brought it in with five different taxes and the highest rate is 28% … These two decisions have resulted in thousands of industries being shut down. He says something , But does something else, ”the former Congress president said.

    Raising the issue of price rise, he said that the BJP government is working “We do, we do (Hum Do, Hamare Do) ”While farmers, small traders, workers and others are suffering due to high inflation.

    “He (Modi) waived the taxes and debts of two-three industrialists, but he did nothing for you. He also attacked the farmers by bringing all three agricultural laws. That’s why we have brought five guarantees for you,” Mr. . . Gandhi said, referring to the party’s election promises.

    He said that the Congress government, if voted to power, would encourage small and medium-sized businesses to generate employment in the private sector as well.

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  • Morning Digest – March 20, 2021

    Morning Digest – March 20, 2021

    The Supreme Court on Friday found prima facie no harm in state legislatures, such as in Kerala and West Bengal, passing resolutions against central laws such as the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or the controversial new agricultural laws.

    Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that there should be no doubt about the efficacy and safety of the two vaccines to be administered in India and informed the Lok Sabha that the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be carried forward in the coming times . day.

    According to an analysis by the Pew Research Center, India’s middle class may shrink by a third due to the 2020 pandemic-induced recession, while the number of poor people – less than 150 – per day – is earning more than double. In comparison, Chinese incomes remained relatively low, with the middle class population declining by just 2%.

    The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, to determine whether chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, a religious hymn, and the yoga of pranayama The practice of COD can improve COVID-19 in a subset of patients, as well as aid in the quality of recovery.

    A rapid exchange between top US and Chinese officials in Alaska on Friday, which played out in the eyes of the media as a whole, marked the beginning of a new phase in US-China relations – one that was new to India. There are challenges.

    Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala on Friday questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report in the Rajya Sabha, which ranked India 94th (out of 107 countries) in 2020.

    The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Center to respond to a petition challenging the new information technology rules, which seeks to regulate the digital news media. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh has asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to give their response to the petition by April 16, the next date of hearing.

    The Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act) through voice vote, in which Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the amendments will create jobs and provide advanced technology to private players. Will allow you to join. Mining area.

    Upset over the increase in incidents of crimes against women passengers, the Indian Railways has launched a detailed security scheme to ensure the safety of women in its premises. Of the 23 million passengers who travel in trains on the railway network every day, about 4.6 million are female passengers. Most of the complaints related to molestation, eve, harassment, and unauthorized entry of male passengers into the coach are reserved for women.

    Six tigers – four adults and two sub-adults, have been unaccounted for since March 2020 at the Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary in Rajasthan. However, the state’s forest officials are not ready to label them “missing” and have denied reports that they may go hunting.

    According to its spokesperson and Jaffna MLA MA Sumantiran, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) “has high expectations” that India will vote in Sri Lanka next week on a UN resolution to promote reconciliation, accountability and human rights.

    India is in a mood to experiment in this series against England, in an effort to get the team structure ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup later this year. New players like Ishaan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rahul Chahar have got a chance, while experienced men including Rohit Sharma have taken some rest.

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  • Unplanned lockdown disaster bothers the nation: Rahul Gandhi

    Unplanned lockdown disaster bothers the nation: Rahul Gandhi

    Mr. Gandhi cited a media report citing a UNICEF study that due to COVID-19, India is likely to see the highest increase in child mortality and maternal deaths among the six most populous South Asian countries.

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that lakhs of families have been in pain due to the government’s “incompetence and myopia” as unplanned lockouts continue in the country.

    To prevent the spread of coronaviruses, the government imposed a nationwide lockout on March 24 last year.

    Mr. Gandhi has been attacking the government for the lockout, saying that the poor and the migrants have suffered.

    “The unplanned lockdown disaster continues to haunt the country,” he said on Twitter.

    “Condolences to lakhs of families are being punished by the inefficiency of the Government of India and indescribable suffering for myopia,” he said.

    Mr. Gandhi cited a media report citing a UNICEF study that due to COVID-19, India is likely to see the highest increase in child mortality and maternal deaths among the six most populous South Asian countries.

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  • Morning Digest – March 19, 2021

    Morning Digest – March 19, 2021

    India will implement a GPS-based toll collection system and do away with all toll booths within a year, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. He also shared the details of the vehicle scouring policy, which was first announced in the Union Budget for 2021-22, according to which the automobile industry in India will generate a turnover of ₹ 4.5 lakh crore to ₹ 10 lakh crore.

    Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde on Thursday agreed with advocate Prashant Bhushan to hear a plea by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms to ban the sale of a new electoral bond on April 1 ahead of assembly elections in important states of the West. Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

    Top US and Chinese officials offered different views of the world on 18 March as the two sides were face to face after President Joe Biden took office for the first time. In remarks unusually pointed to a tainted diplomatic meeting, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Chinese Communist Party’s head of foreign affairs Yang Jiechi took note of each other’s policies at the start of two days of talks in Alaska.

    The EU drug watchdog said on 18 March that it was still convinced of the benefits of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of an investigation into blood disorders at risk that made more than a dozen countries suspect its use Inspired to do.

    The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021, which allowed the maximum foreign investment in an insurance company to be increased from 49% to 74% amid criticism from opposition parties over a clause enabling “control and ownership” by foreign investors. is.

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday prohibited judges from making sexual remarks such as “good women are sexually weak”, women who drink and smoke, “ask” for sex and assume that That a sexually active woman agrees to rape in a sexual offense case.

    Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday that the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi was based on law and order and is under judicial process. He said that the House should “misuse social media internationally to discredit some people to promote separatism”.

    A few days after the exit of noted columnist and political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta, former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian resigned from Ashoka University on Thursday. Dr. Subramanian said in his resignation letter that he was “devastated” two days ago by including “resignation of Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta”.

    In a major embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), two candidates announced by the party on Thursday for assembly elections from Kolkata refused to contest on a party ticket.

    The Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited the administration of COVID-19 vaccine from prosecuting before the Delhi High Court and transferred the case itself. Chief Justice of India Sharad A. A bench headed by Bobde said a similar case was already pending in the Supreme Court in connection with the vaccination campaign, and the Delhi High Court case could be heard along with it.

    The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to an urgent hearing on a plea to release and protect 150 Rohingya refugees allegedly “in custody” in Jammu. Chief Justice of India SA Bobde agreed to hear the application submitted by advocate Prashant Bhushan and Cheryl D’Souza by Mohammed Salimullah, a member of the Rohingya community, on 25 April (Thursday). Mr. Bhushan made oral mention before the CJI for the preliminary hearing.

    The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a supplementary demand for grants (second batch for 2020-21), but not before the government’s disinvestment and asset monetization schemes and significant concerns raised by opposition leaders over rising fuel prices.

    If Ishan Kishan was unfortunate to be ruled out of the fourth T20I due to injury, Lady Luck had a smile on her fate Suryakumar Yadav. The Mumbai cricketer, after not facing a single ball off his first ball in the second T20I, fell for the last outing, caught the opportunity and counted it.

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  • Rahul Gandhi said that G-23 is not present in any party except Congress

    Rahul Gandhi said that G-23 is not present in any party except Congress

    The Congress leader reiterated that the new party chief should be elected through the election route.

    New Delhi While making his first public comment on the group of 23 dissidents (G-23), former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that such a group cannot exist in any other political party except the Congress.

    In a virtual conversation with faculty and students of Brown University of America, run by Professor Ashutosh Varshney, Mr. Gandhi spoke on a range of issues, including the time for the Gandhi family to step aside from leadership positions. .

    Also Read: Congress Overhaul: G23 Letter Writers Retain Positions and Achieve More

    Talking about the inclusive nature of the Congress that allows dialogue and negotiation, Mr. Gandhi said, “For example, there are 20 people, a group of 23 people, who have a different view on the Congress. Do you think he can be present in BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party], Bsp [Bahujan Samaj Party], Trinamool Congress?

    “No, they cannot exist in any other party. The Congress says ‘See we do not agree with you but cannot stop the conversation’. It has to go ahead and it is the nature of the Congress, ”he said in response to a question from Leela Gandhi, a faculty member.

    Also read: Rift in Congress due to caustic G-23 meeting in Jammu

    Mr Gandhi’s remarks came only a few weeks after the G-23 showed strength in Jammu on 27 February as a sign of his contempt. Although the party did not comment on their Jammu meeting, it indicated this by not including most of the key G-23 members in the party’s star campaigners list for the upcoming elections.

    In response to another observation about the absence of a strong opposition from the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and if the Gandhi family should allow the new leadership to flourish with the Congress, Mr. Gandhi said that no one in his family has been Prime Minister since 1989 Used to be.

    Also Read: Congress Overhaul: G23 Letter Writers Retain Positions and Achieve More

    “I have a role in the Congress party. I defend a particular ideological stream in the Congress Party and I firmly believe in that. I’m certainly not going to say, ‘Okay thanks a lot! Now I will not defend this ideological position in Congress just because someone says that I can be like this and therefore son, ”said the former Congress chief. He said that he is the only leader who takes on Mr. Modi every day.

    The Congress leader reiterated that the new party chief should be elected through the election route.

    In the one-and-a-half-hour conversation, Mr. Gandhi spoke of changing political discourse in India since 2014, the loss of democratic institutions and the control of political narratives by controlling social media giants like BJP’s Facebook and WhatsApp. Attacking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he compared the organization with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

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  • Bank Strike: Privatization of Center, Nationalization of Losses, Rahul Gandhi Says

    Bank Strike: Privatization of Center, Nationalization of Losses, Rahul Gandhi Says

    Expressing solidarity with the protesting bank employees who were on a two-day strike against the alleged privatization of public sector banks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that selling public sector banks in “cronies” compromises the country’s financial security. Will do.

    He also accused the government of “privatizing profits” and “nationalizing losses”. “The Government of India (GOI) is privatizing profits and nationalizing losses.” Selling PSBs to Modicronies severely compromises India’s financial security, ”Mr. Gandhi tweeted.

    “I stand in solidarity with the striking bank employees,” he said on Twitter.

    The bank’s strike, led by nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) in the country, continued for day-two on Tuesday.

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