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  • Reacting to Boycott Brahmastra campaigns, Priyanka Chaturvedi asks Bollywood to talk up: ‘In case you’ll proceed to be mute spectators to hate…’

    Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has commented on Bollywood’s silence within the face of hate, and stated that ‘photograph ops’ equivalent to the only through which main movie business personalities interacted with Top Minister Narendra Modi ‘won’t lend a hand’. Her feedback got here after individuals of Hindu teams Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal protested in Ujjain in opposition to actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, combating them from getting into the Mahakaleshwar Temple.

    The protests have been reportedly staged in opposition to Ranbir’s not too long ago resurfaced 2011 feedback about playing red meat. In a chain of tweets, the Shiv Sena chief wrote, “None of this photograph op will lend a hand should you’ll proceed to be mute spectators to hate and consider its now not your online business to speak politics. They are going to come after you anyway. Mahakaleshwar temple protests in Ujjain is a living proof. Disgrace that political prejudice is resulting in such ugliness.”

    She persevered, “This selective protest earlier than each film unencumber has change into an business& a foyer, if now not jointly driven again we’re speedy heading into an abyss of hate, worry & silence. The leisure business is an employment generator, lakhs rely on it. Discuss up.”

    This selective protest earlier than each film unencumber has change into an business& a foyer, if now not jointly driven again we’re speedy heading into an abyss of hate,worry& silence. The leisure business is an employment generator, lakhs rely on it. Discuss up. https://t.co/tLpybJ7JjF

    — Priyanka Chaturvedi?? (@priyankac19) September 7, 2022

     

    Movie stars within the nation — particularly in Bollywood — have regularly been accused of being apolitical in public, for worry in their paintings being affected. Other folks like Naseeruddin Shah and Javed Akhtar, who’ve been vocal about their politics, have reasoned that gigantic stars have so much to lose. Ranbir and Alia have been part of the Bollywood team that travelled to New Delhi to satisfy the Top Minister in 2019. The crowd additionally incorporated Karan Johar, Vicky Kaushal, Sidharth Malhotra, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Sonam Kapoor and others.

    Ranbir and Alia’s new movie, Brahmastra, has been on the centre of a sustained boycott marketing campaign, similar to a number of different Hindi motion pictures this 12 months. Up to now, Aamir’s Laal Singh Chaddha used to be additionally attacked by means of a undeniable phase of social media.

  • ‘MLAs had been misled; We will be able to rebuild the get together’

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    Priyanka Chaturvedi is Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha member and the get together’s nationwide spokesperson. She alleges many Sena MLAs are being “scanned” through quite a lot of investigating companies. She claims the get together had finished the entirety to deal with the worries of Eknath Sinde. She sees just a narrow likelihood of a patch-up now, even if CM Uddhav Thackeray will take the general name. Excerpts from an interview with Sudhir Suryawanshi:

    Why the sort of large migration from Shiv Sena?
    For those who have a look at the listing of the Shiv Sena’s insurrection MLAs — Eknath Shinde, Yamini Jadhav, Pratap Sarnaik and others — it could be transparent that the majority of them are beneath the scanner of Central investigating companies. They’ve been informed to both sign up for the insurrection staff or be able to visit prison. Given the choice of give up or survival, they’ve most well-liked the latter. Some MLAs had been misled and brought to Thane and Guwahati. They didn’t perceive the prison problems and put their profession at stake.

    There are allegations that Uddhav was once inaccessible to MLAs…
    When the Maha Vikas Aghadi formed up, everybody understood that within the three-party govt, there could be problems. We even chalked out the minimal time table to steer clear of any warfare. Then the pandemic struck. The state govt labored exhausting and earned admiration. After the pandemic, the CM went for a spinal surgical treatment. It was once our task to toughen him. Eknarth Shinde was once given the city construction division this is usually stored with the CM.

    Any likelihood of a patch up?
    That decision shall be taken through Uddhav Thackeray. Then again, I don’t see any patch-up with Eknath Shinde as a result of he has misled our MLAs. There are some authentic MLAs trapped in Guwahati. They need to go back. We’re getting telephone calls. A minimum of 3 rebels are involved with the get together management.

    Do you imagine BJP is at the back of this?
    With out BJP’s toughen, no person will dare to go away Shiv Sena. The BJP has orchestrated this through facilitating assets. In Surat, BJP leaders had been observed with Sena MLAs. The lodge preparations in Surat had been made through BJP. They (BJP) organized a personal jet to take the MLAs to Guwahati, and the Assam CM met them. 

    What’s the means out now?
    Shiv Sena has confronted such revolts. Our grassroots cadre is with us. They’re charged up, as they really feel cheated. Ultimate time, in spite of a large riot, we got here into energy two times. As Uddhav Thackeray says, we need to rebuild the get together.

  • In spite of political variations, Priyanka Chaturvedi supported executive stand on oil buying from Russia

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    NEW DELHI: In spite of political variations, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi got here out in strengthen of India’s Exterior Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar’s statement at the factor of oil buying from Russia given all through the two+2 ministerial talks at Washington.

    Jaishankar had categorically mentioned, “If you’re having a look at (India’s) power purchases from Russia, I might counsel your consideration must be on Europe. We purchase some power important for our power safety. However I believe, having a look at figures, acquire for the month could be lower than what Europe does in a day.”

    Sharing those traces of Jaishankar’s statement thru her Twitter care for, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi described the statement as ‘excellent’ from Exterior Affair Minister placing an emoji of applause.

    Jaishankar’s remarks got here at a time when many nations together with the United States, have imposed a couple of sanctions on Russia for being in a struggle in opposition to Ukraine.

    Chatting with this newspaper, Chaturvedi on past due Tuesday night time mentioned, “Birthday party (Shiv Sena) stands via India at global boards. Nation’s hobby comes first for us in politics.” Giving thumbs-up to EAM for his sensible remarks, she additional mentioned that the opposition has come in combination in this factor. “Take into account, the opposition has come in combination in this factor as was once obtrusive within the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha discussions at the Ukraine disaster,” she added.

    She additionally mentioned, “Our variations have been on the subject of the evacuation of the scholars stranded in war-hit Ukraine, however so far as the coverage for power safety is wanted, we’re all aligned at the factor.”

  • Have ‘Kashmiri Pandits’ develop into ‘Kashmiri Migrant Workers’? Centre thinks so

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    NEW DELHI:  Have Kashmiri Pandits develop into ‘Kashmiri Migrant Workers’ within the eyes of the Govt of India?  At a time when there’s a rising sentiment at the plight Kashmiri Pandits fuelled by way of Bollywood movie ‘The Kashmir Recordsdata’, the Ministry of House Affairs has referred to as them ‘Kashmiri Migrant Workers’. 

    In a written respond to a zero-hour query raised by way of Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi at the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits on February 4, Nityanand Rai-the minister of state for House Affairs referred to as “Kashmiri Migrant Workers”.

    The Shiv Sena MP, reacting to Kashmiri Pandits being referred to as ‘Kashmiri Migrant Workers’ mentioned: “The letter speaks of Kashmiri Migrant Workers. Kashmiri Pandits don’t seem to be migrants sir, Kashmir is their house and so they proceed to attend to go back with dignity and honour”.

    In line with the written reaction won by way of Chaturvedi, out of 6,000 Transit Lodging (TAs) authorized by way of the federal government to deal with Kashmiri Migrant Workers in Kashmir valley, only one,025 devices had been finished whilst 1,488 devices are in several phases of entirety.

    “Within the preliminary section the non-public land was once to be received for development of those transit lodging. Alternatively, because of value escalation and time overrun in land acquisition procedure, Government of J&Ok in 2019 to obtain state land with the purpose to hurry up the development works,” the ministry famous within the written answer.

    “It’s anticipated that development might be finished by way of 2023,” it mentioned. 

    Class ‘Y’ quilt for the kashmir recordsdata maker

    Movie director in the back of The Kashmir Recordsdata Vivek Agnihotri has been given ‘Y’ class safety with CRPF commando quilt in gentle of the threats to his safety following the discharge of the movie.

  • Shiv Sena MP urges Sitharaman to mend particular rates of interest for senior electorate

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    NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena chief Priyanka Chaturvedi has advised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to offer a unique rate of interest on financial institution mounted deposits for senior electorate and take away the cap on investments in postal financial savings scheme and public provident fund.

    In a letter to Sitharaman, Chaturvedi stated decrease rates of interest on financial savings schemes have left senior electorate with decrease retirement budget and put a serious pressure on their wallet, specifically right through the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “The Union Finances gives the federal government this chance to get to the bottom of those issues and supply reduction to the folk of our nation,” Chaturvedi, a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, stated.

    “Lately, rates of interest are extraordinarily low bearing in mind the prime inflation. Rates of interest in mounted deposits over time has come down from 12 in line with cent to 5 in line with cent, publish workplaces financial savings have come right down to round seven in line with cent with a cap of Rs 15 lakh on investments,” she stated.

    “In case of PPF, it has a cap of Rs 1.5 lakh simplest once a year. Additional, all of those barring the PPF are taxable,” she stated, including reducing of rates of interest has made it tough for senior electorate and retired staff to have enough source of revenue to run their families.

    Chaturvedi requested Sitharaman to offer a unique interest rate on financial institution mounted deposits retaining the troubles of senior electorate and retired individuals.

    She additionally asked the finance minister to take away the cap on publish workplace financial savings scheme and PPF to permit a gradual supply of safe source of revenue to senior electorate retaining in thoughts the emerging price of dwelling.

    The Rajya Sabha member stated the problem of decline in rates of interest on small financial savings schemes reminiscent of PPF, senior electorate financial savings scheme, nationwide financial savings certificates and publish workplace financial savings scheme had been dropped at her realize via senior electorate, non-government retired staff and their associations.

  • Scribe recordsdata grievance after her doctored image uploaded on web page to insult Muslim ladies

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    NEW DELHI:  Hours after the stunning incident during which images of masses of Muslim ladies have been uploaded on a web page, a feminine journalist on Saturday filed a grievance with the Delhi Police towards unknown individuals difficult motion towards the folk in the back of the shameless deed.

    The grievance used to be lodged towards unknown individuals for allegedly importing her doctored image on a web page “with the intent of embarrassing and insulting Muslim ladies”.

    Pictures of reportedly masses of Muslim ladies have been uploaded through an unidentified crew at the app named ‘Bulli bai’ the usage of GitHub. This comes months after photos of a number of Muslim ladies have been uploaded with out their consent on an app known as “Sulli Offers” to indicate that those ladies have been “up on the market”. ‘Sulli’ or ‘Sulla’ is a derogatory slang used to consult with Muslims.

    The journalist shared a duplicate of the grievance, submitted on-line at south Delhi’s CR Park police station, on her Twitter care for.

    The lady, who works with an internet information portal, sought fast registration of an FIR and investigation towards the unknown set of people who find themselves “searching for to bother and insult Muslim ladies” on social media and the web.

    “I used to be stunned to determine this morning {that a} web page/portal (since deleted) had a doctored image of me in an unsuitable, unacceptable and obviously lewd context. This wishes fast motion, as the similar is obviously designed to bother me and different in a similar way located impartial ladies and reporters,” the grievance said.

    “I enclose snapshots of the stated tweet directed at me herein in addition to of different tweets. The time period ‘Bulli bai’ itself turns out disrespectful and the content material of this web page/portal (bullibai.github.io) is obviously aimed toward insulting Muslim ladies because the derogatory time period ‘Bulli’ is used completely for Muslim ladies and all the web page turns out to were designed with the intent of embarrassing and insulting Muslim ladies,” she stated.

    The Delhi Police has replied on Twitter and stated that the subject has been taken cognisance of.

    “Involved officers were directed to take suitable motion,” the police stated within the tweet.

    Previous in July, a case used to be registered through the Cyber Mobile of the Delhi Police after it won a grievance about an unidentified crew importing pictures of Muslim ladies on an app.

    Delhi Police PRO, Chinmoy Biswal, had stated, “Performing on a grievance won at the Nationwide Cybercrime Reporting Portal referring to ‘Sulli Offers’ cellular utility, a case beneath segment 354-A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered on Wednesday and investigation taken up.

    Priyanka Chaturvedi, an MP from Maharashtra’s ruling Shiv Sena, stated a probe had additionally been introduced in Mumbai.

    (With PTI inputs.)