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Speeches of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel created fear: Delhi police to HC in 2020 riots’ case | Latest News India

Speeches of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel created fear: Delhi police to HC in 2020 riots’ case | Latest News India

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New Delhi, Speeches by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others created a sense of fear after a common reference to CAA-NRC, Babri mosque, triple talaq and Kashmir, police argued before the Delhi High Court on Thursday. Speeches of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel created fear: Delhi police to HC in 2020 riots’ case Opposing their bail pleas before Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur, police made its submissions in the UA case related to the violence which took place in northeast Delhi in February 2020. “Speeches by Meeran , Sharjeel Imam, Khalid Saifi and Umar Khalid show a common pattern.. All are on identical lines. They create a sense of fear in the people hearing them.. CAA-NRC, Babri, triple talaq and Kashmir,” said special public prosecutor Amit Prasad. He said aside from the speeches, Umar Khalid gave an “objectionable speech in Amravati” which was made “viral” at the relevant time. He accused Umar Khalid of deliberately travelling outside Delhi at the time when violence erupted in the capital to evade any responsibility. “There was a concerted plan …

Transfer non-Hindus, ban political speeches, get better ghee, TTD takes list of decisions – India TV

Transfer non-Hindus, ban political speeches, get better ghee, TTD takes list of decisions – India TV

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Image Source : INDIA TV The TTD also decided to move all its deposits from private banks to nationalised banks. The newly-formed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) held its first meeting on Monday and passed a resolution requiring non-Hindus employed by the board to either take voluntary retirement or opt for a transfer to other government departments in Andhra Pradesh. Notably, the TTD is an independent government trust that manages Tirumala Venkateswara temple in Tirupati – the world’s richest Hindu shrine. The major decisions taken by the TTD include setting up a panel of experts to suggest an action plan to reduce darshan time at Tirumala’s Lord Venkateswara temple to two-three hours, a ban on making political statements there, procurement of superior quality ghee for laddoo preparation and and transferring non-Hindus. These key decisions were taken at the meeting of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) under its new chairman B R Naidu.  During the meeting, the TTD also decided to write to the state government to “take an appropriate decision about non-Hindus working in Tirumala” and …

EC seeks responses from Nadda and Kharge on speeches of Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi – India TV

EC seeks responses from Nadda and Kharge on speeches of Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP President JP Nadda. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday sent separate letters to BJP president JP Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, each asking them to respond to the complaint filed by the other party. The ECI sought their formal reply by 1 pm on Monday and recalled an earlier advisory for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to the two leaders directing them to abide by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) to ensure its campaign ethics. Congress alleges election ads violation in Maharashtra The Congress has filed a complaint against the ECI for strategically placing advertisements on Marathi language television channels to promote the Mahayuthi campaign. Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant said a television channel was airing the advertisements, which displayed the Shiv Sena campaign slogan apart from a few features. Stating that similar advertisements have also appeared on other Marathi channels, Sawant called for action against the advertisers. BJP accuses Muslim bodies of vitiating poll atmosphere Meanwhile, the BJP …

Modi and Shah making divisive speeches, Congress complains to EC | India News

Modi and Shah making divisive speeches, Congress complains to EC | India News

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The Congress Thursday lodged complaints with the EC against PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly making “false” and “divisive” speeches during the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly polls. In the case of the PM, Congress alleged that he had made “false, malicious and slanderous statements” targeting the party and its allies during a speech in Nashik on November 8. Congress said the PM levelled allegations former PMs late Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and that Congress leaders were opposed to the SCs, STs and OBCs. “The tone and tenor of the entire speech is further evidence of the speaker’s intention to create and spread religious and caste-based animosity,” the Congress said. Similarly, the Congress complained against Shah for alleging that Congress was against SCs, STs and OBCs, and was promoting terrorism, citing his speech in Dhanbad on November 12. “… Mr. Amit Shah has also accused the INC of planning to take away reservations from members of the ST, SC and OBC communities and granting them to members of …

CPI(M) accuses PM Modi, Amit Shah of ‘communal’ speeches, urges EC to take action | India News

CPI(M) accuses PM Modi, Amit Shah of ‘communal’ speeches, urges EC to take action | India News

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The CPI(M) on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of making “communal” remarks in poll-bound Jharkhand and asked the Election Commission (EC) to take action against them for “violating the Model Code of Conduct”. In a statement issued after a three-day meeting of its central committee concluded in New Delhi, the party alleged that PM Modi had directly vilified members of the Muslim community by calling them “ghuspethias (infiltrators)”. Calling it “a clear attempt” to drive a wedge between communities to garner votes, it said, “It is condemnable that the EC has not taken suo motu notice of such speeches. It is as if the Prime Minister and (Union) Home Minister, who has made similar speeches, are above the law.” “We demand that notice be issued to the Prime Minister, the Home Minister as well as other BJP leaders making communal speeches. These include the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Minister Shiv Raj Chauhan,” the party said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the …

Tejashwi Yadav plays Narendra Modi’s old speeches in bluetooth speaker | Watch | Latest News India

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Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav took a veiled jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by playing an audio clip of the latter’s old speeches where he was heard making promises during public meetings in the past in Bihar. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav(X/ @yadavtejashwi) Also Read: HT interview: JD(U) losing ground, BJP has lost identity, says Tejashwi Yadav HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! The former state deputy chief minister played the recording from a portable Bluetooth speaker during an election rally in Madhubani on Tuesday and asserted that a leader like a PM should betray the public and fulfil the promises which he had made in the past. While sharing the clip on X on Wednesday, Yadav said, “Yesterday in the election meeting a friend brought a portable speaker to me. What was in it? You should also listen to it and make others listen to it.” Yadav further claimed that the PM never does what he speaks as there is a huge difference between …

EC notice on star campaigners’ speeches: BJP, Congress seek more time | Elections News

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Both BJP and Congress have asked for additional time, seven and 14 days respectively, to reply to the Election Commission’s notices to them regarding speeches by their star campaigners Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi respectively, sources said Monday. The EC had issued notices to BJP president J P Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on April 25 with reference to the Model Code of Conduct complaints against the Prime Minister and the Congress MP respectively. Both party presidents had been asked to respond by 11 am on Monday. As per EC sources, BJP replied to the EC before the deadline, seeking one week’s time to respond. The Congress on Monday morning first asked the EC till 5 pm to respond, and later sought 14 days time, sources said. The EC is yet to take a decision on the requests by parties for additional time and could do so on Tuesday, sources said. In a departure from its own practice so far, the EC decided to issue notices to the party presidents …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Notices to Nadda and Kharge over divisive speeches

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Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation complaint against a prime minister, the EC issued a notice to BJP president J P Nadda on Opposition charge that PM Narendra Modi gave a divisive speech in Rajasthan. Separately, the poll panel also issued a notice to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, asking him to respond to the complaints filed by the BJP against him Rahul Gandhi regarding their remarks. In the notice sent to Nadda, the EC sought his response by Monday to the complaints filed by the Congress, CPI, CPI (ML) and civil society groups regarding the remarks made by Modi. These complaints had referred to Modi’s allegations that the Congress wanted to redistribute the wealth of the people to Muslims and that the opposition party won’t even spare the ‘mangalsutra’ of women. Congress accuses watchdog of bias towards Modi The Election Commission is “super, super cautious” when it comes to complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress said on Thursday after the poll watchdog asked the BJP to respond to …

PM Modi`s speeches project him as PM of BJP, not country, says Sharad Pawar

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The prime minister belongs to the country and has the responsibility to lead the nation but Narendra Modi`s speeches suggest he is “BJP`s PM” and not India, claimed NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. PM Modi should tell the people what he and his party will do for the country instead of attacking the opposition, said the 83-year-old NCP founder at a campaign rally in Maharashtra`s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Pawar was in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to canvass for opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidates Chandrakant Khaire, who is contesting from the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency on a Sena (UBT) ticket, and Congress` Kalyan Kale from Jalna. The central Maharashtra constituencies, located in the state`s Marathwada region, will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13. Pawar said, “I was listening to Narendra Modi`s speech before I came here (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar). The prime minister belongs to the entire country. If we listen to Modi`s speeches, it seems he is the prime minister of BJP and not the country,” reported PTI. The …

Do not fall for words used by PM Modi in his speeches, vote for change: Priyanka Gandhi in Uttarakhand | Elections News

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked people on Saturday not to get carried away by the words used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speeches and to vote for change in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a poll rally in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar, she said elections should be fought on real issues and not on the basis of empty rhetoric. “Don’t get carried away by the words used by Modiji in his election speeches. Before casting your vote, you should honestly ask yourself whether 10 years of the Modi government have really brought about a positive change in your lives,” the Congress general secretary said. Ever-growing unemployment, uncontrolled inflation and paper-leak scams are the truths of people’s lives and the BJP-led government is responsible for these as it has been in power for the last 10 years, she said. LIVE: देवभूमि उत्तराखंड के रामनगर में विशाल न्याय संकल्प सभा https://t.co/lVc6QBvHGn — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 13, 2024 Gandhi also said people should ask Modi who is protecting the killers of resort receptionist Ankita …