BJP leader Navneet Rana was booked by Telangana Police for her alleged comments that, "a vote for Congress is a vote for Pakistan", under sections related to poll code violations. According to the registered FIR, Rana made the comments at a corner meeting held at Shadnagar on May 8. Navneet Kaur Rana, who is the Member of Parliament from Amravati, was booked under Sections 171-C read with 171-F, 171-G (undue influence and electoral rights) and 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). A police official said the complaint was lodged by the Flying Squad Team (FST) of the Election Commission on May 9. In an attack on All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbaruddin, Navneet Rana had said that if the police were removed from duty for "15 seconds, the brothers would not know from where they came and where they went." Rana's comments drew criticism from Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi. On Thursday, AIMIM leader Waris Pathan demanded 'strict action' against Navneet Rana Reacting to BJP leader Navneet Rana's "15 seconds lagenge" remark, AIMIM leader Waris Pathan questioned why the police and the Election Commission have not taken any "action" against her and claimed that if he had said something like this, he would have been "jailed." In a self-made video, the AIMIM leader said that Rana was making such remarks because she understood that she is badly losing from Amravati seat this time, reported ANI. Meanwhile, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said that the BJP is working in the direction of PM Modi to spread "hatred" in the country, reported ANI. To the AIMIM leader's statement that they would take them all of '15 minutes' to balance out the "Hindu-Muslim ratio" in the country, Navneet, who seeking a fresh term in the Lok Sabha from Amravati, on a BJP ticket this time; hit back at the Owaisi brothers, saying "it would take us 15 seconds if the police were removed or made to stand down", reported ANI.
10 May,2024 11:00 PM IST | Hyderabad | mid-day online correspondentFrom March 16 to May 9, 2024, the UP police department seized 536 licenced firearms from criminals in adherence to the Election Commission's directive. Further, 4,705 firearm licences have been revoked and deposited, reported news agency ANI. As per reports, the authorities have issued notices under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to restrict the movements of 27,20,387 individuals, with 24,48,726 individuals complying with the ban. Theses efforts are being made to proactively preventing potential disturbances amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. Moreover, the police department has confiscated 9,059 unlicensed firearms, 9,149 cartridges, 3019.32 kilograms of explosives, and 522 bombs. Raids were conducted on 4016 centres manufacturing illegal firearms by the police, and 173 centres were seized. The state's Chief Electoral Officer, Navdeep Rinwa, said that along with the announcement of the election dates for the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 the Model Code of Conduct is effectively implemented throughout the state to ensure free, fair, peaceful, fear-free, impartial, inclusive, and safe voting. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on March 16, 2024 that the country will go to polls in seven phases for the Lok Sabha elections, starting from April 19 and ending o June 1; the results will be announced on June 4. With this, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect effectively. In compliance with the instructions of the ECI, action is being taken by Police, Income Tax, Excise, Narcotics and other departments. For thorough scrutiny, 464 interstate check posts and 1728 intrastate check posts are operational. In addition, on May 9, 2024, the police department revoked and deposited the license of one firearm belonging to a criminal. Taking preventive action under CrPC, 32,124 people were banned. Furthermore, 63 unlicensed firearms, 65 cartridges, and 8 bombs were seized. Police raided 38 centres manufacturing illegal firearms and seized one centre. Uttar Pradesh, the political heartland of the country, has the the largest number of constituencies contributing 80 seats to the Lok Sabha. The state will continue to go to polls till the last phase on June 1. The next and 5th phase will be held on 20th May and 14 seats from the state will be up for polling.
10 May,2024 10:51 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondentSenior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the opposition party of taking money from "Adani and Ambani". Speaking at a rally in Telangana on Wednesday, PM Modi accused the Congress of having a "deal" with Ambani and Adani, and asked if the party has received "tempo loads of black money" from the two businessmen for its leader Rahul Gandhi to stop "abusing" them. "I want to ask from Telangana soil, let the 'shehzada' announce, how much has been lifted from Ambani-Adani. Has tempo loads of money reached the Congress? What deal has been arrived at that abusing Ambani-Adani has stopped overnight?" the PM said while addressing an election rally at Vemulawada in Telangana. Hitting back, Singh, addressing a rally in Ratlam, said, "Modiji said Ambani and Adani have sent money to Congress. Then were the Enforcement Directorate, CBI napping? We are ashamed of calling him our PM. He is not true even to Adani and Ambani." Modi promised to bring back black money stashed abroad but instead it was going overseas, Singh further alleged. Some 100 families own all the capital in India and the country's economy would collapse if they move out, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP further claimed. "The note ban rendered three crore people jobless. The Modi government has not waived loans of farmers in the last 10 years. Our (UPA) government had written off farm loans totalling Rs 72,000 crore," Singh said. Asserting that several leaders were on big posts even though they have not managed to win from their own booths, Singh said "we should take a resolve to ensure Congress wins at each booth". The Congress has fielded former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria against BJP's Anita Chauhan, wife of Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Nagar Singh Chauhan, from Ratlam, where Lok Sabha polls will be held on May 13. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
10 May,2024 09:34 PM IST | Ratlam | PTIBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday evening held an organisational meeting at the party state headquarters and discussed the strategy for the remaining four phases of Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the state. After the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya told reporters, "We all have the same mantra, to increase the margin of victory." In response to the question about position of the INDIA bloc after three phases, Maurya said, "India Alliance is missing from Uttar Pradesh. There will be no trace of that alliance on June 4. It will vanish." According to a party source, during the review, Nadda asked party office bearers to reach out to the maximum number of people and urge them to vote for the party in the election to ensure victory. Nadda asked that every voter should be contacted at least three-four times before polling, the source said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
10 May,2024 09:29 PM IST | Lucknow | PTICongress leader Rahul Gandhi and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy travelled in a state-owned Road Transport Corporation bus and explained to the passengers about various schemes included in the party's Manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Rahul and CM Reddy boarded the RTC bus at Dil Sukh Nagar in the city. Rahul inquired about the free bus travel facility for women on the RTC buses. Rahul Gandhi explained to the passengers about Yuva Nyay, Kisan Nyay, Nari Nyay, and Shramik Nyay as included in the Congress Manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Meanwhile, in a public rally in Medak, Telangana, on Thursday, the Congress leader vowed to fill 30 lakh government jobs once the opposition coalition, INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre. Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment woes in the country. He alleged that PM Modi "made crores of youth" unemployed. "Narendra Modi made crores of youth of the country unemployed. But the Congress party has come up with the scheme of 'first job is permanent'. In this scheme, we will give every educated youth the right to an apprenticeship of Rs 1 lakh. Then as soon as the INDIA government is formed on June 4, we will start the work of filling 30 lakh government jobs," Gandhi said while addressing the gathering in Medak. Gandhi alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party had claimed to "destroy the Constitution" while calling the ongoing general elections an "election between two ideologies." "Our Constitution protects the poor, tribal and backward people in the country. Before the Constitution was formed, the poor people in India did not have any rights. The book of the Constitution is the voice of your heart, which has been achieved by the Congress Party and crores of the people of India after decades-long struggle. But the people of BJP have clearly said that they will destroy the Constitution," he said. "This election is between two ideologies. On one side is the Congress Party and the INDIA alliance, which are engaged in saving the Constitution. On the other side are Narendra Modi, BJP and RSS, who are trying to destroy the Constitution. We will protect the Constitution. No power can destroy the Constitution of India," Gandhi added. The Congress leader further alleged that PM Modi has "worked for people like Adani" while promising to make "crores of people millionaires." "Narendra Modi has worked for people like Adani. Today, 22 people in the country have as much wealth as 70 crore people. Now the Congress party will make crores of people millionaires. One woman will be selected from every poor family in the country and the Congress Party will send Rs 1 lakh per year to her account," he said. Gandhi also vowed to conduct a caste census in the country after coming to power. "In India, the population of backward, tribal, Dalit, poor general and minority classes is around 90 per cent. But they do not get to participate in the country. Therefore, we have decided that a caste census will be conducted all over India. So that people of every section can know what is their population is and participation in the country," he said. Voting for all 17 seats in Telangana will take place on May 13 in the fourth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
10 May,2024 09:22 PM IST | Telangana | ANIDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday evening walked out of Tihar Jail, hours after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail till June 1. Arvind Kejriwal after walking out of the Tihar Jail said, "It's because of Lord Hanuman that I've come out; will visit Hanuman temple on Saturday." 50 दिनों के बाद तिहाड़ जेल से बाहर आए CM @ArvindKejriwal | LIVE #SatyamevJayte #ModiCantStopKejriwal https://t.co/uhSbsQIeph — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 10, 2024 AAP workers and leaders had gathered outside the Tihar Jail in large numbers to welcome him. Arvind Kejriwal left from Tihar in his convoy. He was accompanied by his wife Sunita Kejriwal, his daughter Harshita and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak. In a major relief to the AAP national convenor, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024. Arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, Kejriwal will have to surrender and go back to prison on June 2. June 1 is the last day of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election. Votes will be counted on June 4. Meanwhile, clad in yellow T-shirts, AAP supporters danced to dhol beats and fed each other sweets at the party office in Delhi on Friday as they celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to grant Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail in a money laundering case. Slogans like "Jail ke taale toot gaye, Kejriwal ji choot gaye", "Modi ji ja rahe hain, Kejriwal ji aa rahe hain," and "Dekho dekho kon aaya, sher aaya sher aaya" rent the air at the AAP office, reported the PTI. Many supporters carried posters with slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi written on them. In a major relief to Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP, the Supreme Court earlier on Friday granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in the money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2. Describing the interim bail as a blessing of Lord Hanuman to his devotee Kejriwal, AAP leaders said his release from the judicial custody will pave the way for "big changes" in the country. At a joint press conference at the party office, senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "Kejriwal being granted interim bail after 40 days is no less than a miracle. There is also a divine hint that the prevailing conditions are going to change in the country. His release will pave the way for big changes in the country." In posts on X, several other AAP leaders including Gopal Rai, Sanjay Singh, Atishi as well as Sunita Kejriwal, the chief minister's wife, welcomed the development. (with PTI inputs)
10 May,2024 07:11 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday slammed former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his 'election stunt' remarks on the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. Channi said on Sunday that the Poonch militant attack, in which an IAF corporal was killed and four personnel were injured, was an "election stunt" to benefit the BJP. His remarks drew outrage from the BJP, which accused Congress of being disrespectful to soldiers and demanded an apology to the nation. Addressing an intellectual meet in Lucknow, Singh said," A former Chief Minister of Punjab called a terror attack on Air Force personnel an election stunt as it happened during the election. We have such people in our country." He further said that the BJP has cleaned up terrorism in the country. "There might still be a few terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Before the BJP government, there were terror attacks in most of the states," he said. Recalling the Mumbai attack in 2008, Singh said after the attack that the then Home Minister said that these kinds of small terror attacks keep happening. "In 2008, when I was the party president, the Mumbai attack happened and several people lost their lives. The then home minister said such small terror attacks keep happening," he said. "If someone tries to carry out any nefarious act, India can eliminate them on this side of the border, and if necessary, on the other side as well. We are no longer buying defence equipment from other countries. We have made ourselves self-reliant in the defence sector," Singh added. He further said that the BJP does politics for nation-building. "We want to develop a prosperous Bharat that is not only financially capable but could also lead in the fields of knowledge, spirituality and science," Singh said. He said that India, which ranked 11th in the GDP rankings, is currently the 5th largest economy in the world, adding that in the coming years, the country will become the third largest economy. "India's economy was in 11th position from 2004 till 2014. After this, PM Modi took over the charge and under his leadership, within eight years, India's economy jumped from 11th position to fifth position. And there is a prediction that India will be among the top three economies in the world if it continues at the same pace," the Defence Minister said. Assuring people that Indian borders are completely safe and secure, Singh said, "I request to opposition parties say whatever they want to say but stop questioning the valour and bravery of Indian soldiers. On the issue of national security and border security, all political parties, despite their political differences, should stand together, irrespective of who is in power." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
10 May,2024 05:57 PM IST | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | ANIThe Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has said that a person following Islam does not have the right to be in a live-in relationship while his wife is alive. The court also said that Islam does not allow a Muslim to be in a live-in relationship with another woman while he is married to another woman. The bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice Ajay Kumar Srivastava of Allahabad High Court gave this order while hearing the petition of petitioner Hindu girl Sneha Devi and married Muslim man Muhammad Shadab Khan. While rejecting the petition, the court said that Article 21 of the Constitution does not recognize the right to such a relationship and it is completely illegal. The petitioner's lawyer Dhananjay Kumar Tripathi said that the Honorable High Court has given a clear order to the society that if people of different religions are already married, they should stay in their family life, do not encroach, stay in the social system, if someone is married, he should not live in a live-in relationship with another woman, this will harm the culture of India. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
10 May,2024 05:56 PM IST | Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) | ANIA Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case by female wrestlers. The court framed charges against BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh in the case of sexual harassment of five female wrestlers, the ANI reported on Friday. Brij Bhushan Singh has also reportedly been charged with the offence of outraging the modesty of woman. The court has found sufficient material to frame charges against Brij Bhushan, as per the ANI. According to the news agency, the court said, "Charges were framed against Brij Bhushan under sections 354 and 354A in respect of each victim." The court acquitted Brij Bhushan of the charges leveled by the sixth wrestler, the court said. Delhi court frames charges against BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh in the case of sexual harassment of five female wrestlers. He has also been charged with the offence of outraging the modesty of woman. The court has found sufficient material to frame charges against Brij Bhushan.… pic.twitter.com/5hHtUlCDyj — ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2024 Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot also discharged Singh in a complaint filed by one of the six women wrestlers, the PTI reported. The court ordered framing of charge for criminal intimidation against Singh. It will formally frame the charges on May 21. It also ordered framing of charges against co-accused and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the case. The Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet in the case against Singh, a six-time MP, on June 15 under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. Recently the court had dismissed an application moved by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, seeking further investigation and placing of a Call Detail Record of a coach. Brij Bhushan had sought a direction to place on record the CDR of coach Vijender concerning an alleged incident at the WFI office in New Delhi. Singh claimed that he was not in Delhi on the said date. He was in Serbia on September 7, 2022. (with ANI and PTI inputs)
10 May,2024 05:48 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday that any arrest under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act should not be on mere suspicion but has to be based on cogent material and adherence to proper procedure. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, M M Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi said the material upon which an arrest is made should be verifiable by a magistrate. "An arrest under the Act cannot be on mere suspicion but after proper inquiry and adherence to the procedure laid down under the law. It should be based on material that should be verifiable by the magistrate and certified by the commissioner," the bench told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, who appeared in the court on behalf of the Centre. The ASG replied, "Yes, any arrest made is based on proper material. We do not arrest anybody in the air." The court is hearing a batch of 281 petitions that have challenged various provisions of the Customs Act, the GST Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act amid allegations of misuse of penal provisions. Dealing with the Customs Act, Raju said the right to arrest is not taken away from a customs official and a special legislation overrides any other law in force. "For investigating and arrest, the only condition required is approval of the commissioner," he submitted. The bench said it will pronounce its verdict on the legal principle and deal with individual cases separately. "There are too many petitions and it will be impossible to include all the facts in a judgment. Therefore, we will deal with individual cases separately after pronouncing the verdict on the legal principles in question," the bench said. The hearing remained inconclusive and would continue on May 14, when Raju will make submissions on GST provisions. On Tuesday, the top court directed the Centre not to use "threat and coercion" during search-and-seizure operations against traders for the recovery of the GST and said they should be persuaded to clear the dues voluntarily. Examining various sections of the GST Act, the bench said there is no provision under the law that empowers authorities to exert force for the payment of outstanding dues. On May 2, the top court had asked the Centre to furnish details about the issuance of notices and arrests effected under the provisions of the GST Act, saying it may interpret the law and lay down appropriate guidelines to avoid harassment of citizens by depriving them of their liberty. It voiced concern over the ambiguity in section 69 of the GST Act that deals with the powers of arrest. The top court had said it would interpret the law to "strengthen" the concept of liberty, if need be, but not allow citizens to be harassed. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
10 May,2024 04:45 PM IST | New Delhi | PTIA three-year-old leopardess in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district was killed by village locals with sticks and sharp-edged agriculture tools after it attacked them while they were working in their agricultural fields, a forest official said. Three people suffered injuries in the attack by the feline, forest officials said. The incident took place in Rampur village. An autopsy conducted by veterinary officers, Deepak Verma and Suresh Chandar, said the cause of death was due to severe brain haemorrhage and excessive blood loss due to deep cuts on the feline's head and elbow. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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