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  • ‘Agnipath’ will not be roiling Bihar anymore however JDU-BJP ties stay at the rocks

    Via PTI

    PATNA: Violent protests in opposition to ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment within the militia will have fizzled out in Bihar inside every week of eruption however the discord those brought about between Leader Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and best friend BJP turns out to have solid a protracted shadow at the coalition.

    The JD(U), which has taken as an affront to its chief the complaint of the BJP of the management’s dealing with of remaining week’s depredations, is now insistent on reviving the ‘coordination committee’ that existed throughout the Atal Bihari Vajpayee technology and served as a platform the place variations amongst allies have been ironed out.

    “The NDA coordination committee, again then, was once chaired via our chief George Fernandes. It used to fulfill each and every month. Now, within the absence of this kind of platform, folks generally tend to voice their variations of opinion ahead of the media as an alternative of ahead of every different,” JD(U) leader nationwide basic secretary Okay C Tyagi instructed PTI.

    Tyagi additionally took sturdy exception to “second-rung BJP leaders in Bihar belittling our chief once in a while”, announcing that “no one within the JD(U) has ever been disrespectful against Top Minister Narendra Modi”.

    “The 2 events have distinct ideologies. However steadily leaders of the BJP categorical their ideological place in some way that turns out to cock a snook at us and our chief”, Tyagi mentioned, mentioning the examples of inhabitants regulate invoice, uniform civil code and a national NRC.

    The veteran JD(U) chief additionally appears to be miffed with the swagger many BJP leaders generally tend to show whilst flaunting their standing as a “numerically awesome” alliance spouse.

    He seeks to remind the BJP that “announcement of Kumar as the executive ministerial candidate within the thick of meeting elections in November 2005, had helped the NDA clinch a decisive victory and unseat the apparently invincible Lalu Prasad”.

    He additionally items to a couple BJP leaders’ rivalry that Kumar, who had allied with Prasad a couple of years in the past, used to be an unreliable best friend, mentioning “in 2010 meeting polls, we had gained 115 seats, handiest seven in need of a complete majority. We may have junked the BJP in an try to undercut it and nonetheless controlled to shape a central authority. However we didn’t accomplish that”.

    The break-up got here 3 years later, with the ascendance of Narendra Modi, then the executive minister of Gujarat, who used to be deemed too debatable for his alleged position in post-Godhra riots, for allies like Kumar who’ve studiously cultivated a “secular” symbol.

    “The BJP leaders in Bihar must additionally know Nitish Kumar didn’t wish to turn into the CM for the fourth consecutive time period. They needs to be mindful that he agreed handiest after being pressed to proceed via their birthday celebration’s most sensible management in Delhi”, mentioned Tyagi, who’s himself based totally within the nationwide capital.

    He additionally referred to the “conspiracy, hatched with the assistance of Chirag Paswan” that led to the JD(U) to lose its standing of the senior coalition spouse after the 2020 meeting elections.

    Even if Tyagi didn’t say it in as many phrases, it’s been an overriding sentiment within the JD(U) rank and document that Chirag had introduced his rise up in opposition to the Bihar CM with the tacit approval of the BJP.

    The son of LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan and president of the birthday celebration till its break up remaining 12 months, Chirag have been a self-proclaimed loyalist of Top Minister Narendra Modi whom he used to liken to Lord Ram whilst evaluating himself to “Hanuman” relating to devotion.

    By the way, now left within the lurch via the BJP, which has embraced his renegade uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras and made him a Union minister, Chirag has since fallen aside with the BJP and used to be additionally sharply crucial of ‘Agnipath’ scheme.

    The BJP, which dreads the opportunity of shedding out Kumar to the opposition camp in a state the place it’s but to come back in its personal, appears to be in a temper to fix fences.

    “The whole thing is ok. Now there are not any issues. All our grievances had been addressed”, mentioned state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal whose area used to be remaining week attacked via protesting mobs following which he accused the management of being complicit.

    JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan flew off the care for in reaction, accusing Jaiswal of getting “misplaced his psychological stability” and seeking to “advise a seasoned administrator like Nitish Kumar”.

    A several-term MP who was the state president 3 years in the past, Jaiswal has been adopting a stance on problems like Bihar’s inhabitants expansion and its deficient building indices as highlighted via Niti Aayog, which galvanize the JD(U), making its leaders suspect that the best friend used to be out to berate its chief.

    Veteran BJP chief Sushil Kumar Modi, who has served as Kumar’s deputy for greater than a decade, and stays the one chief within the birthday celebration whom the CM is claimed to have depended on absolutely, expresses vexation over the present scenario.

    “This confrontation should come to an finish on all sides. I would not have an iota of doubt that this coalition will remaining its complete five-year time period. However the spat sends out improper alerts,” he mentioned.

    Particularly, the opposition RJD has of past due been somewhat softer than previous against Kumar, in what’s observed as an evident try to fish within the NDA’s stricken waters.

  • We’re exploring chance of presidency formation in Maharashtra: Former BJP minister

    Talking at the situation of anonymity, the previous BJP minister stated that 'their precedence is for the sleek transition of energy'.

  • ‘Stunned, extremely joyful’: NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu content material over nomination

    Through PTI

    RAIRANGPUR: The ruling NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday stated she was once constructive of having the give a boost to of all of the MLAs and MPs from Odisha reducing throughout celebration strains because the daughter of the soil.

    A tribal leader-turned Governor who has labored her technique to the highest, Murmu stated she was once each shocked and extremely joyful on studying on tv that she were nominated for the highest task by way of the NDA. “I’m shocked in addition to extremely joyful. As a tribal girl from far flung Mayurbhanj district, I had now not thought of changing into the candidate for the highest submit,” Murmu informed newshounds at her Rairangpur place of dwelling.

    She stated that the NDA govt has now confirmed BJP’s slogan of ‘Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka Biswas’, by way of settling on a tribal girl for the highest submit.

    Requested whether or not she will be able to get the give a boost to of BJD which holds over 2.8 according to cent of votes within the electoral school for the drawing close Presidential Elections, Murmu stated: “I’m constructive of give a boost to from all participants of the Odisha Legislative Meeting and MPs.”

    ALSO READ| I’m assured Droupadi Murmu shall be a super President: PM Narendra Modi

    She added, “I’m daughter of the soil. I’ve the rights to request all participants to give a boost to me as an Odia.”

    Born within the Santhal group, Murmu started her political occupation as a councillor in Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997 and rose during the ranks to turn out to be a minister within the BJD-BJP alliance govt in 2000 and later the Governor of Jharkhand in 2015.

    A two-term former MLA from Rairangpur, Murmu held directly to her meeting seat in 2009 when the BJD had snapped ties with the BJP weeks forward of the state elections which have been swept by way of Leader Minister Naveen Patnaik’s celebration.

    She stated, “I used to be now not anticipating this chance. I used to be now not attending any political programmes for greater than six years after changing into the governor of the neighboring Jharkhand. I am hoping all will give a boost to me.” As information broke of Droupadi’s candidature for the Presidential submit, there was once birthday party around the state and particularly in Mayurbhanj district, the place she lives.

    Other people in huge numbers, reducing throughout celebration strains, got here to congratulate her. Many Santhalese supporters amassed out of doors her space with their conventional musical tools and sang and danced.

    BJP MP from Bargarh, Suresh Pujari stated, “We’re all crushed over the celebration’s choice to make a tribal girl from right here the presidential candidate. That is the primary time {that a} daughter of the soil gets the coveted submit.”

    Union Tribal Affairs Minister Bisheeswar Tudu stated: “I’m particularly satisfied as Murmu belongs to my Lok Sabha constituency and could also be of my tribal group.” Indications are that the BJP had consulted Leader Minister Naveen Patnaik sooner than the celebration named Murmu for the highest task and his BJD can be supporting her within the drawing close election.

  • I’m assured Droupadi Murmu will probably be an excellent President: PM Narendra Modi

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Quickly after Droupadi Murmu was once named because the BJP-led NDA’s presidential candidate, Top Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mentioned the previous Jharkhand governor has faithful her lifestyles to serving society and expressed self assurance that she will probably be a “nice President”.

    Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji has faithful her lifestyles to serving society and empowering the deficient, downtrodden in addition to the marginalised. She has wealthy administrative revel in and had an excellent gubernatorial tenure. I’m assured she will probably be an excellent President of our country.

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 21, 2022

    The BJP parliamentary board on Tuesday named Murmu, a tribal chief of the celebration from Odisha, because the ruling NDA’s candidate for the presidential election. “Droupadi Murmu Ji has faithful her lifestyles to serving society and empowering the deficient, downtrodden in addition to the marginalised,” Modi mentioned on Twitter.

    She has wealthy administrative revel in and had an excellent gubernatorial tenure, he mentioned. “I’m assured she will probably be an excellent President of our country,” Modi mentioned.

    The high minister mentioned that tens of millions of other people, particularly those that have skilled poverty and confronted hardships, derive nice energy from the lifetime of Droupadi Murmu. “Her working out of coverage issues and compassionate nature will very much get advantages our nation,” Modi mentioned.

  • ‘3 birthday party MLAs cross-voted in Maharashtra MLC polls’, claims BJP chief Mohit Kamboj

    Via PTI

    MUMBAI: Even because the BJP received all 5 seats it contested within the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections on Monday, Mohit Kamboj, its chief from Mumbai, claimed that 3 MLAs of the birthday party indulged in “cross-voting”.

    In a WhatsApp message that went viral, Kamboj, who has labored because the BJP’s Mumbai unit functionary, stated, “We were given 134 votes whilst one vote used to be wasted. 3 BJP MLAs cross-voted. 3 MLAs of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi didn’t vote for us.”

    The BJP had fielded 5 applicants – Pravin Darekar, Ram Shinde, Uma Khapre, Shrikant Bharatiya and Prasad Lad – of which the primary 4 bagged the minimal quota of votes required to win the ballot within the first spherical of counting.

    Lad received in the second one spherical, whilst Congress’ Chandrakant Handore misplaced. Kamboj is understood for his proximity to senior BJP chief and previous leader minister Devendra Fadnavis.

    Previous, reacting to the birthday party’s victory, Fadnavis had stated, “There’s a large number of hypothesis about cross-voting, and many others, however I by myself know who voted for which candidate. I thank the entire unbiased MLAs and small events for his or her toughen.”

    Kamboj used to be now not to be had for feedback over his WhasApp publish.

  • Maharashtra MLC polls: Two applicants each and every of Shiv Sena and NCP, 4 of BJP win seats

    Via PTI

    MUMBAI: Two applicants each and every of the ruling coalition allies NCP and the Shiv Sena and 4 nominees of the opposition BJP on Monday nigh gained elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC), mentioned an respectable.

    The entire 8 applicants secured the minimal quota of 26 votes each and every to make it to the Higher Area of the state legislature, mentioned the respectable.

    Chairman of Legislative Council and NCP candidate Ramraje Nimbalkar, Chief of Opposition within the Higher Area Pravin Darekar of the BJP and previous BJP minister and now NCP nominee Eknath Khadse simply bagged enough selection of first desire votes to publish wins.

    The general vote tally shall be introduced when the entire rounds of counting is over, the respectable mentioned.

    Each the applicants of the Shiv Sena — Sachin Ahir and Aamshya Padavi – additionally gained the election, whilst the 2 nominees of the Congress, which is a part of the ruling coalition MVA, did not protected the minimal quota of the primary desire vote.

    The BJP had fielded 5 applicants – Darekar, Ram Shinde, Uma Khapre, Shrikant Bharatiya and Prasad Lad – of which the primary 4 have already bagged the minimal quota of votes required to win the ballot.

    BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar mentioned, “Darekar secured 29 votes of first desire, whilst Ram Shinde and Bharatiya secured 30 votes of first desire each and every. It manner, our extra votes of best 3 applicants at the record shall be transferred to our 5th candidate Prasad Lad.”

    “If you happen to rely the entire votes of first desire to the BJP applicants, we now have gained 133 votes. It manner, we now have gained extra votes than we secured within the Rajya Sabha elections (hung on June 10),” he mentioned. The BJP has 106 MLAs within the Maharashtra Legislative Meeting, whilst last votes for its applicants have both come from impartial MLAs, or the ones from small events or from different events.

    Balloting for the elections to ten vacant MLC seats used to be held between 9 am and four pm on the Legislature Advanced in south Mumbai. In all, 11 applicants – 5 of the BJP and two each and every of the Sena, the NCP and the Congress have been within the fray.

    The counting of votes started after a two-hour extend at round 7 pm.

  • BJP rift widens as leaders scuffle at Rajasthan meet

    Categorical Information Carrier

    JAIPUR:  The infighting throughout the Rajasthan BJP refuses to impede in spite of best management’s repeated pleas for team spirit. In the newest episode, the rift resurfaced on Wednesday at a state operating committee assembly in Kota the place many supporters of ex-CM Vasundhara Raje weren’t allowed throughout the venue. That ended in a scuffle amongst BJP leaders. Raje needed to go away the assembly, assets mentioned.

    The 2-day assembly used to be intended to chalk out a technique for the meeting elections. Many senior leaders reminiscent of Bhavani Singh Rajawat and previous birthday party vp Prahlad Panwar together with the previous CM Vasundhara Raje have been to wait it. Then again, with the exception of Raje, everybody else used to be stopped on the gate. This angered the leaders, resulting in a conflict. Movies of the scuffle have long gone viral.

    Raje used to be to talk for roughly 25 mins on topics like BJP’s victory in 4 states, High Minister Modi’s announcement of using 10 lakh formative years and the Agneepath Sainik Scheme. Then again, Raje left a lot sooner than the assembly ended.State BJP leader Satish Poonia refused to take questions from the media.

    Later, chief of the Opposition Gulabchand Kataria mentioned, “Raje had left sooner than the assembly used to be over. Why she left with out addressing a consultation, handiest she will be able to inform.” Raje it appears went to RSS place of work the place she spoke with officers for a couple of hours. Assets mentioned she had ready her speech at the Modi govt’s achievements, however she used to be requested to talk on a brand new matter.

  • BJP allies in Bihar call for withdrawal of ‘Agniapth’s scheme amid protests in state

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    PATNA: BJP allies in Bihar have demanded speedy withdrawal of ‘Agnipath’ or ‘Agniveer’ scheme introduced by way of the central executive for temporary recruitment of Military workforce around the nation.

    Reacting to violent protest by way of process aspirants around the state over ‘Agnipath’ scheme, JD-U parliamentary board chairperson and previous union minister Upendra Kushwaha mentioned on Thursday that the union executive will have to do a reconsider at the scheme.

    Kushwaha additional mentioned, “The proposed adjustments in recruitment coverage of Indian Military, Army and Airforce will have to be reconsidered. The in style protest now not best in Bihar however in different portions of the rustic displays process aspirants’ angst in opposition to the scheme.”

    Previous, JD-U minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav had additionally demanded the withdrawal of the proposed scheme. 

    “The scholars are protesting in opposition to ‘Agnipath’ scheme. On this case, the centre will have to communicate to youths and their unions. The central executive will have to additionally search ideas from other folks at the factor,” Yadav had mentioned.

    HAM’s patron and previous leader minister Jitan Ram Manjhi additionally corroborated the commentary of JD-U leaders. Manjhi mentioned, “Agnipath scheme may be very unhealthy for the rustic. It will have to be withdrawn right away. I attraction from PM Narendra Modi to withdraw the proposed scheme and repair the previous coverage of recruitment within the Indian Military.”

    Then again, RJD’s younger wing has threatened to burn effigies of PM Narendra Modi and Defence minister Rajnath Singh over the ‘Agnipath’ scheme within the state on Friday. Bihar witnessed in style protest in opposition to the scheme for the final two days.

    In the meantime, BJP Rajya Sabha member and previous deputy leader minister Sushil Kumar Modi prompt the Bihar executive to undertake the central executive’s ‘Agnipath’ coverage within the recruitment procedure within the state. He appealed to protesting scholars to not delight in harmful executive belongings.

    He additionally condemned the assault on BJP MLA Aruna Devi in Nawada, at the area of any other chief C N Gupta in Saran and vandalising of the workplaces of BJP in Nawada and Madhubani districts. 

    “The anti-socials have joined the protest. The government involved will have to take motion in opposition to them,” junior Modi asserted.

  • Prophet remarks row: Safety beefed up throughout Jharkhand, Assam forward of Friday prayers

    By means of PTI

    RANCHI: Safety was once beefed up in Jharkhand capital town and delicate spaces of the state on Thursday forward of Friday prayers and about 5000 further forces supplied with anti-riot gears and water cannons have been deployed at strategic wallet and spiritual puts to forestall any untoward incident, police stated.

    Some strategic places within the capital Ranchi had been barricaded so as to regulate any violence or communal flare up and peace conferences have been held through the police and management, who appealed to the minority neighborhood to not dangle congregational prayers on roads, officers stated.

    The additional precautions had been taken in view of the Friday prayers as violence had erupted in Ranchi on June 10 after the normal congregational prayers, Jharkhand Police spokesperson and IG(operations) Amol V Homkar instructed PTI.

    Two individuals have been killed and greater than 24 other folks seriously injured in protests and clashes within the town over the debatable remarks on Prophet Mohammad through suspended BJP leaders on June 10.

    Police needed to interfere to regulate the location at Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Jamshedpur.

    “Police forces are at the alert throughout Jharkhand and further deployments of forces supplied with anti-riot gears and water cannons had been made in any respect strategic wallet and delicate spaces. About 5,000 police body of workers had been deputed at strategic places within the state together with over 3,500 in Ranchi,” Homkar stated.

    Homkar stated police is preserving a strict vigil on all social media platforms and warned of strict motion if provocative subject matter is posted on it.

    In Ranchi, the safety forces have been deployed with magistrates.

    “We’re keeping an eye on updates. Forces had been deployed for Friday. The location is commonplace,” Deputy Inspector Normal of Police, Ranchi, Anish Gupta stated.

    As a measure of preparedness, a ridicule drill of the forces was once performed all through the day but even so review of water canons and different gears, officers stated.

    Prohibitory orders below Phase 144 of CrPC clamped on June 10 to regulate the location remained in power within the six police station spaces of town – Kotwali, Decrease Bazar, Chutia, Day by day Marketplace, Doranda and Hindipiri, they stated.

    Ranchi Deputy Commissioner, Chhavi Ranjan appealed to other folks to cooperate in keeping up peace and order within the town and warned of strict motion in opposition to the ones indulging in actions that might flare up communal rigidity.

    He requested other folks to desist from exchanging provocative social media posts and cautioned them that strict motion can be taken in opposition to the ones discovered to blame of it.

    Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais had summoned state director basic of police Neeraj Sinha and different senior officers to the Raj Bhavan on Monday and had sought to grasp why preventive measures or motion to disperse the gang weren’t taken all through the agitation on June 10.

    He had additionally requested why police body of workers despatched out to regulate the location on that day didn’t put on anti-riot tools.

    The government on Thursday imposed prohibitory orders below Phase 144 of the CrPC in all of the Sonitpur district to forestall any untoward incident amid violent protests over debatable feedback on Prophet Mohammad around the nation.

    That is the 5th district of the state the place the orders have been clamped after Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Kamrup.

    Sonitpur District Justice of the Peace Deba Kumar Mishra has promulgated the prohibitory orders with quick impact.

    Accordingly, meeting of 5 or extra other folks in public puts, wearing of guns, maintaining of conferences, demonstrations, processions and sloganeering, and use of loudspeakers had been prohibited.

    “It’s reported that rumours on social media have resulted in communal rigidity in more than a few portions of the rustic,” he stated within the order.

    On June 11, Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had stated that the federal government is preserving a detailed watch at the legislation and order scenario in Assam following violence in different states over the debatable remarks in opposition to Prophet Mohammad.

    Protests erupted in different portions of the rustic over debatable remarks through suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled chief Naveen Jindal on Prophet Mohammad.

    The Congress, Assam Jatiya Parishad and AIUDF leaders have filed separate police lawsuits within the state in opposition to Sharma and Jindal for his or her remarks.

  • Protest over Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme turns violent in Bihar, educate products and services disrupted

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    PATNA: Protest over the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for momentary recruitment of Military workforce unfold to different districts of Bihar on Thursday. Braving sizzling solar, masses of Military aspirants publish street blockades, burnt tyres and disrupted motion of trains in Jehanabad, Nawada and Saharsa districts in early hours of Thursday.

    Reviews stated the process seekers publish a street blockade and held demonstration close to Prajatantra Chowk in Nawada the town. They later proceeded against railway station, squatted on tracks and disrupted motion of trains. Because of this, a number of trains, together with Howrah-Gaya Specific and Gaya-Kiul passenger remained stranded at Warsaliganj and Tilaiya railway stations, respectively. Nawada sub-divisional Umesh Kumar Bharti together with different officers rushed to the spot and attempted to take away the protestors, who weren’t in a temper to relent.

    Sub-divisional police officer Upendra Prasad stated efforts had been directly to pacify the protestors and repair visitors at the course. “We’ve sought further forces to maintain the placement,” he stated.

    #WATCH | Bihar: Early life exhibit in Chhapra, burn tyres and vandalise a bus in protest in opposition to the not too long ago introduced #AgnipathRecruitmentScheme %.twitter.com/Ik0pYK26KY

    — ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2022

    Equivalent protests via process aspirants had been held in Saharsa and Jehanabad districts. The district government deployed armed police forces to deliver the placement beneath keep an eye on. Alarmed over protest spreading to different districts, the state police headquarters alerted the entire SPs and requested them to initiative preventive steps accordingly.

    Previous on Wednesday, hhundreds of process aspirants took to the streets and blocked Nationwide Freeway 28 in Muzaffarpur via burning tons of tyres and hoardings. In addition they squatted on railway tracks at Buxar railway station on Howrah-New Delhi line. The protesting process aspirants claimed that their profession could be jeopardised if Agnipath scheme was once carried out as best as much as 25 according to cent of the recruits or Agniveers might get common fee.

    Common recruitment rallies had been stopped round two years in the past after the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. After two years of looking ahead to the common recruitment, the federal government has introduced them the momentary recruitment scheme, which can best create uncertainties of their lives, process aspirants had been heard shouting in protest around the state.

    ALSO READ | Protests in opposition to Agnipath scheme, Gurugram-Jaipur freeway blocked

    “Bharti do ya arthi do’ (recruit us or kill us) was once some of the slogans because the protesting jobseekers burnt tyres and hoardings in tons on NH-28 in Muzaffarpur, which connects Bihar’s Barauni with Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. In Muzaffarpur, masses of folks laced with picket sticks took to the streets and registered their protest outdoor the Military recruitment place of job. Later, they blocked a street in Maripur via burning tyres. In addition they insisted that an Military officer will have to come to the spot and concentrate to their grievances.

    In Buxar, demonstrators squatted close to parcel godown of Buxar railway station, disrupting the motion of a educate for a minimum of one hour. Later, they cleared the tracks following intervention via the RPF, GRP and district police workforce. A protester stated, “The Military will have to lift the age bar as youths have misplaced two years because of the pandemic.”

    “The federal government is enjoying a recreation with us like PUBG,” quipped a protester. Any other protester in Buxar stated, “What are we able to do in those simply 4 years as even MPs and MLAs get five-year time period.”

    In Begusarai too, NCC cadets and teenagers getting ready for Military jobs put a street blockade at Har Har Mahadev roundabout. In addition they carried placards tough rollback of the Agnipath scheme and revival of the outdated recruitment procedure.