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congress: Congress insulted motherland, shouldn’t get single vote: Smriti Irani in Karnataka

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Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks in the United Kingdom, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said the Wayanad MP defamed the nation on foreign soil.

Addressing the BJP‘s Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra at Hubli in poll-bound Karnataka, Irani said the Congress leader insulted his motherland and the people of this Assembly constituency won’t give a single vote to his party.

“On one hand we have our PM and on the other is that person from the Gandhi family who was defeated by the people of Amethi. He defamed the nation on foreign soil. Today, the BJP is taking a pledge that the Congress, which insulted our motherland, will not get a single vote from this constituency,” she said.

She added that the leaders, who bring infamy to their homeland on foreign soil, should be exposed and opposed.

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“The election represents a fight to uphold the country’s honour in the eyes of the world. While we in the BJP believe see our country as our mother, some leaders in the Opposition are leaving no stone unturned to abuse and insult our motherland on foreign soil. We should oppose such people,” said Irani.

Rahul Gandhi hit the headlines during his recent UK trip, claiming that India’s democracy was “under attack” during a lecture at the prestigious Cambridge University.

“Everybody knows and it’s been in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. I am an Opposition leader in India, we are navigating that (Opposition) space,” Rahul said.”The institutional framework which is required for a democratic Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around all are getting constrained. So, we are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy,” he added.

The remarks by the Congress MP gave fresh ammunition to have a go at him in the ongoing second part of the Budget session of Parliament.

The saffron party has been disrupting sessions in both Houses of Parliament demanding that Rahul tender an apology over his remark.

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Hitting out at Rahul over his remark, senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference in Delhi that the Congress leader was misleading the country and must apologise for his disrespectful remarks about India.

Prasad said that Rahul Gandhi has a habit of “criticising” and “demeaning” Indian democracy.

“Rahul has made it a habit to defame Indian democracy, criticise it and demean it. He has insulted Indian democracy and must apologise for his remarks,” Prasad said.

“How long will Rahul Gandhi continue to mislead the country and our 140 crore people?” the BJP leader said.

“Rahul Gandhi has not expressed any regret about what he had said. BJP keeps its sound stand that he must apologise. If Congress doesn’t get votes, it’s because of its inability & misdeeds. It doesn’t give their party leaders the right to shout against India and disrespect India,” Prasad said further.

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Tension mounts as TD leader taken into preventive custody

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VIJAYAWADA: Tension mounted as the police took Telugu Desam leader Chadalavada Aravinda Babu into preventive custody at Narasaraopet in Guntur district on Wednesday.

Babu had given a call to the ruling party MLA from Narasaraopet, Gopireddy Srinivasa Reddy, to come for discussion on the allegations of corruption against him and to take an oath at the Lord Trikoteswara temple in Kotappakonda.

Babu, who is the TD Narasaraopeta in-charge, had  alleged that Srinivasa Reddy was involved in corruption and several irregularities pertaining to sand, soil, ganja, land encroachment etc and developing illegal layouts.

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The TD leader also alleged that the ruling party legislator was involved in the recent murder of TD’s Rompicherla mandal president, Balakoti Reddy.

This apart, he had given a call to the local TD leaders to meet at the party office to head for Kotappakonda on the eve of Ugadi festival, on Wednesday, to “expose the misdeeds” of the local MLA.

Srinivasa Reddy said he was ready to accept the challenge from the TD leader but wanted some time, as the AP legislature session was under way and the Ugadi festival was being celebrated on Wednesday.

Before the TD leader and his supporters set off for Kotappakonda, the police intervened and took him into preventive custody. Police said the action under section 151 of CrPC was to avoid a law and order problem. Later in the day, he was released.

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Bengal CM Mamata in Odisha, Visits Jagannath Temple, Avoids Questions on ‘New Front’

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Reported By: Akshay Mishra

Edited By: Oindrila Mukherjee

Last Updated: March 22, 2023, 23:51 IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banarjee during a visit to Puri on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

West Bengal CM Mamata Banarjee during a visit to Puri on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is set to meet her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik on Thursday, where she is likely to discuss a number of important issues with him

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday visited the proposed site for the construction of the Bengali Guest House in Puri, and was all praise for the Odisha government for providing the land for the project. But she did not mention the ‘New Front’ even once though her meeting with her counterpart Naveen Patnaik is scheduled for Thursday, where she is likely to discuss a number of important issues with him.

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“Puri is my first home and mahaprabhu (Jagannath) is my thakur (god),” Banerjee said, while visiting the famous temple dedicated to Jagannath where she offered special prayers.

Parental servitor Ramakrishna Dasamahapatra offered her khandua patta near Singhdwar and took her inside the temple. The chief minister was inside the temple for an hour. “I offered puja for Maa, Maati, Manush. I got emotional seeing the changing of Patitapaban Bana on Srimandira,” she said.

Banerjee further said Puri was her hometown and she was proud that 90 percent Bengalis came to the state for the yatra. “The relationship between Odia and Bengali is very good,” said the temple’s chief servitor Jagannath Swain Mohapatra.

Earlier, Mamata had visited land identified for the Bengali Guest House near Giral at Sipasarubali Mouza. After visiting the land, Banerjee compared Odisha and West Bengal as two sisters. She said this guest house could be useful for the tourists from West Bengal who visited Puri during the world-famous Ratha Yatra, Snana Yatra and during other festivals and holidays. Construction will start after necessary procedures are completed.

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“Lakhs of tourists from West Bengal come here round the year to visit the Jagannath temple and its famous festival. I will meet Naveen ji and have detailed discussions with him,” Banerjee said.

Chief secretary Pradeep Jena said, “She has liked the land identified for the Bengali guest house. We will provide all cooperation for it.”

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