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sivavakkiyar · 3 months ago

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Mayurkola has been in the news since July 28. Speaking to reporters that day, Asha Lakra, a Bharatiya Janata Party politician and member of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, listed it as one of the nine panchayats in Sahibganj where a total of ten Adivasi women elected representatives were married to “Bangladeshi infiltrators, Rohingya Muslims”.

While Lakra did not name any of the women, she did mention the posts they held – eight mukhiyas, including of Mayurkola, one panchayat samiti member and a zilla parishad chairperson.

Lakra was echoing what her party colleague and member of parliament, Nishikant Dubey, had said on the floor of the Lok Sabha. In his speech on July 25, Dubey had alleged that “Bangladeshi infiltrators” were marrying Adivasi women to grab their land and property, and to use them as proxies to gain power in the Santhal Pargana, the northeastern region of Jharkhand, traditionally home to the Santal Adivasi community. Dubey had claimed, without evidence, that 100 Adivasi women mukhiyas were married to Muslims.

His claims, meanwhile, echoed what Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said at a meeting of the BJP’s Jharkhand unit on July 20. Shah alleged that “thousands of infiltrators” were marrying Adivasi women to “obtain certificates and buy land”. Labelling this as “love jihad and land jihad”, the home minister claimed this was leading to changes in the demographic of the state.

Scroll travelled to Sahibganj to investigate the claims emanating from the highest rungs of India’s ruling party. Since Lakra was the only BJP leader who had cited specific evidence in support of her contentions, we used her list of nine panchayats as a starting point.

Scroll found that in four of the 10 cases, Lakra’s claims of Adivasi women being married to Muslim men were outright false. Three of the women had Adivasi husbands. The fourth, Kapra Tudu, had married outside the Adivasi community, but her husband, Nitin Saha, is Hindu, not Muslim.

In six cases, where Adivasi women panchayat leaders were indeed married to Muslims, all of them told us they had married out of choice. “The Indian constitution gives us the freedom to marry whom we please,” one of them said.

Lakra’s claim that the men who married these women had done so to take over their land rings hollow in light of the fact that none of the women had inherited any familial land.

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mariacallous · 6 months ago

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In 2017, Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair cofounded the fact-checking website AltNews in India. Almost immediately, the pair were targeted with persistent and vicious attacks from the far-right news website OpIndia. Many of the attacks claimed that Zubair was a Rohingya Muslim who illegally migrated to India and that his cousin was a rapist. In several headlines, the site described Zubair as an “Islamist” spreading fake news.

This wasn’t far off from OpIndia’s other coverage: In addition to routinely attacking journalists and news sites critical of the government, OpIndia spreads conspiracies and, at times, outright disinformation, particularly about the country’s minority Muslim population. Founded in 2014, OpIndia is regularly name-checked by leading lawmakers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the site admits it is funded in part by ads run by the BJP. As hundreds of millions of Indians vote in elections across the country, critics fear that OpIndia’s election-related disinformation and overt support of the Modi government could further undermine trust in the democratic process. Already, the website has echoed Modi’s widely criticized description of the Muslim vote as “vote jihad.”

Yet despite this, US tech companies, which have rules against hate speech and disinformation, continue to platform OpIndia and, in some cases, allow it to continue to make money through advertising. OpIndia has a robust presence on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Additionally, a new report, shared exclusively with WIRED, has found that Google’s ad platform is being used to partially fund OpIndia’s operation.

“In an increasingly polarized space, they create a vicious narrative against you,” Sinha tells WIRED. “All of this is narrative building. Their job is to defame anyone who's critical of the government, and that's what they do.”

Despite repeated efforts by activists to defund the site—and the fact that publications that have partnered with a Google-supported election fact-checking initiative, Shakti, have fact-checked OpIndia’s articles and found it routinely publishes fake news—OpIndia continues to operate thanks in part to ads that Google’s ad exchange platform places next to its content. In 2019, Poynter’s International Fact Checking Network, which accredits publications as trustworthy arbiters of information, rejected OpIndia’s application.

“Google’s own publisher policies prohibit the monetization of content that incites hatred, incitement of racism, promoting discrimination of an individual or group,” says Sarah Kay Wiley, director of policy and partnerships at Check My Ads, a nonprofit digital advertising watchdog organization and author of the new report. “Google also says that they don't monetize or work with publishers that make claims that are false and could significantly undermine trust in an election or democratic process.”

Ad exchanges allow publishers to sell ad space and advertisers to buy it through an entirely automated process that happens in the split seconds before a website loads. Ad sellers and buyers set limits for price and spending, with Google taking a cut of all transactions. Because of the automated nature of the process, advertisers likely don’t realize that their products are showing up next to hateful and misleading content.

Other ad exchanges such as Magnite have discontinued working with OpIndia. If Google were to stop working with OpIndia, says Wiley, that “would definitely have a material impact.”

On Facebook, OpIndia runs pages in English and Hindi, with 310,000 followers and 431,000 followers in each language, respectively. Both pages list their administrator as Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Private Limited, which owns OpIndia.

On its Hindi page, OpIndia has shared stories promoting the “love jihad” conspiracy theory, which asserts that Muslim men are trying to marry, seduce, or kidnap Hindus in order to force them to convert and create a demographic shift in Hindu-majority India, and has promoted false claims, including that a new inheritance law would reallocate wealth from Hindus to Muslims. Meta spokesperson Erin McPike did not comment on whether this content violated Meta’s policies, nor on whether Meta takes into account the violations of the Hindi page when assessing the English page.

These narratives then get picked up and spread on other platforms, like X and Telegram, says Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, an analyst with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. “In some of these places there’s even more explicit calls for violence against Muslims or for the removal of Muslims,” he says. The site has international appeal as well: WIRED was able to find OpIndia articles shared in non-Indian, right-wing channels on Telegram, including a pro-Kremlin channel with over 1.3 million subscribers and numerous conspiracy channels with hundreds of thousands of followers.

The site is also highly active on the social media platform X with the official OpIndia account, which has 688,000 subscribers. OpIndia appears to pay for X Premium, giving it a blue checkmark, but did not respond to whether it subscribes to the service. WIRED has identified at least half a dozen OpIndia writers, columnists, and editors, including editor in chief Nupur Sharma, who has more than 680,000 followers, who appear to be subscribed to X Premium.

Sharma did not respond to a question about OpIndia monetizing its content via X Premium, and the company itself also failed to respond.

“It’s a hyper-partisan, right-wing outlet that set themselves up by saying that mainstream news media in India have a liberal bias, very similar to what American right-wing outlets say about professional journalism in America,” says Kalyani Chadha, an associate professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University who published an in-depth report in 2020 on India’s right-wing media ecosystem that included OpIndia. “They bill themselves as a news outlet, but there's not a lot of original reporting. A lot of it is commentary and opinion.”

In addition to Sinha and Zubair, OpIndia has regularly targeted journalists and outlets it sees as “far left.” In one piece, the site’s staff listed the Indian journalists and publications supposedly associated with billionaire George Soros, who has long been the target of conspiracies from the global far right. In another, they attacked veteran journalist Ravish Kumar, falsely accusing him of harboring sympathies for the perpetrators of a 2019 rape case. OpIndia has also spent years attacking Raqib Hameed Naik, an Indian journalist and the founder of India Hate Lab, which documents instances of hate speech and conspiracies that target India’s minority communities. This, he says, was made all the harder by government officials sharing the articles.

“The goal is to amplify this disinformation, and you have BJP leaders sharing this, so people think it’s authentic,” says Naik. “In the long term, this kind of builds the case against a critic, a journalist, that this person is bad, because there is reporting against them.”

When WIRED contacted OpIndia for comment, Sharma responded to our emailed questions by posting her responses on X.

When asked about hate speech and disinformation on her site, Sharma wrote: “Our critics are mostly Islamists, Jihadis, Terrorists, Leftists and their sympathizers—like yourself. We don't particularly care about any of them.” She then added that “Islamophobia does not exist” and pointed to an OpIndia article that outlines her position. Sharma added that it was “none of your concern” when asked if OpIndia was funded by the BJP. Sharma’s post also tagged one of the authors of this story, who then faced a torrent of abuse from Sharma’s followers.

For years, activists and researchers have tried to highlight the problematic content published by OpIndia. A 2020 campaign from UK-based advocacy group Stop Funding Hate led to a number of advertisers removing their ads from the site. Google, however, says the content published on the site does not appear to breach its own rules.

"All sites in our network, including Opindia, must adhere to our publisher policies, which explicitly prohibit ads from appearing alongside content promoting hate speech, violence, or demonstrably false claims that could undermine trust or participation in an election,” Google spokesperson Michael Aciman says. “Publishers are also subject to regular reviews, and we actively block or remove ads from any violating content."

Despite this, users can find ads for Temu or the Palm Beach Post next to many OpIndia articles promoting conspiracies and Islamophobia, placed with the help of ad-exchange platforms like Google’s Ad Manager, which is the market leader.

Facebook, meanwhile, says Wiley, is more of a “walled garden.” Once a publisher meets the company’s criteria for monetization, including having more than 1,000 followers, it can earn money from ads that run on the page.

While researchers that spoke to WIRED were unable to tell exactly how much the site has made from Google Ads and Facebook monetization, they said it’s likely that OpIndia is not solely reliant on the ad exchange for its revenue. It appears that, as with many news outlets in India, part of that funding comes in the form of more traditional advertising from a major client: the government.

“A large section of India's mainstream press depends on the government ads for their survival,” says Prashanth Bhat, professor of media studies at the University of Houston. “That revenue is critical for the mainstream media survival in a hypercompetitive media environment like in India. We have about 400 round-the-clock television news channels in India in different languages, and we have over 10,000 registered newspapers. For them to survive, they definitely need government patronage.”

Sharma confirmed that OpIndia is reliant in part on ads from the government. “Literally every media house gets advertising from various political parties,” said Sharma. “In fact, a part of your salary could also be funded by such parties and/or their sympathizers. Do get down from your high horse.”

The BJP has, however, also sought to help OpIndia in other ways. In 2019, the BJP reached out to Meta directly, asking the company to allow OpIndia to monetize on Facebook. Meta spokesperson McPike told WIRED that OpIndia’s English page is still able to monetize but that monetization on its Hindi page is currently not allowed “due to violations of our policies.”

“In order to monetize on Facebook, Pages must comply with our community standards, our partner monetization policies, and our content monetization policies,” McPike says.

Google did not respond to questions from WIRED about whether it had ever received a similar request from the Indian government. Google’s Aciman says, “As we do with all publishers, we’ve taken prior page-level enforcement action on this site when we’ve found policy violations. We will of course continue to enforce our policies on violating content across our publisher network.”

X did not respond to questions about whether OpIndia and its staff are able to monetize through X Premium or whether the company has ever received requests from the government to restore content from OpIndia or its staff. The company has complied with several takedown requests from the Indian government to ban accounts or tweets critical of the government.

But Wiley says that without transparency on the part of tech companies as to how they’re deciding which organizations are able to earn money through ads—and how much—outlets like OpIndia will continue to fall through the cracks.

“The business model of the internet at the end of the day is advertising, and what we're seeing over and over again is, that business model is broken,” she says. “Advertisers don't know where their money is going. And the biggest issue is that a lot of that is being funneled to mis- and disinformation online.”

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news-venue · 3 months ago

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"When We Were Dragged On Roads…": Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia Join Congress

Shaking up the political landscape in Haryana weeks ahead of the Assembly elections in the state, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have joined the Congress.

Both Olympians, who had been at the forefront of last year's protests against the alleged sexual assault and intimidation by former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, had met senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday.

On Friday, Ms Phogat and Mr Punia, who are both 30 years old, met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence before formally joining the party at its headquarters in New Delhi.

"Chak de India, Chak de Haryana! Met our talented champions Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who have made India proud in the world, at 10, Rajaji Marg. We are proud of both of you," Mr Kharge posted in Hindi on X.

The entry of the wrestlers into the Congress is expected to give it a boost as Ms Phogat is seen to enjoy support among farmers, who make up a significant voting bloc in Haryana. The Congress is hoping that the farmers' anger against the BJP will help it dislodge the party from a state it has ruled since 2014.

The Congress will also hope that Mr Punia and Ms Phogat joining the party will give it an upper hand in its negotiations with INDIA ally AAP in seat-sharing for the 90 constituencies in the state. While an in-principle agreement regarding an alliance had been announced on Wednesday, there appears to be a stalemate between the two parties with the AAP seeking 10 seats and the Congress willing to give up only five to seven.

Upbeat after winning five out of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana this year after the BJP's clean sweep in 2019, the state unit of the Congress was reluctant to part with any Assembly constituencies but the push for a tie-up has reportedly come from Rahul Gandhi, who has maintained that it will ensure there is no division of votes and give the party its best possible chance to defeat the BJP.

Differences within the Congress have reportedly delayed its first list of candidates and the BJP has been facing pushback and a rebellion since it did so on Wednesday, with Energy Minister Ranjit Chautala and MLA Lakshman Napa quitting the party after being denied tickets. Mr Chautala has said he will contest as an Independent and Mr Napa has announced that he will be joining the Congress.

Mr Chautala is the son of Chaudhary Devi Lal Chaudhary, one of Haryana's tallest leaders, who served as chief minister twice and was also a deputy prime minister.

#assemblyelection2024 #Vinesh Phogat #Bajrang Punia

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werindialive · 3 months ago

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BJP Announces First List of 44 Candidates for J&K Elections

In a significant development ahead of the much-anticipated Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 44 candidates. This marks the beginning of the party's campaign in the region, which has been under the spotlight ever since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. The list includes a mix of seasoned politicians and fresh faces, reflecting the party's strategy to balance experience with new energy.

The BJP's announcement is seen as a strategic move to gain an early advantage in the electoral contest. The candidates have been carefully chosen to represent various regions and communities across J&K, highlighting the party's efforts to appeal to a broad demographic base. The selection process is reported to have been rigorous, with the party leadership emphasising loyalty, grassroots connection, and the ability to deliver on the ground as key criteria.

Among the prominent names in the list are Ravinder Raina, the current J&K BJP President, and Kavinder Gupta, a former Deputy Chief Minister of J&K. Their inclusion underscores the party's intent to rely on experienced leaders to steer the campaign. In addition to these well-known figures, the list features several new entrants, including young leaders and professionals, signalling the BJP's focus on bringing fresh perspectives into its fold.

The announcement of the candidates also comes at a time when the political climate in J&K is heating up, with various parties gearing up for what is expected to be a highly contested election. The BJP, which has been working to expand its footprint in the region, is likely to face stiff competition from local parties such as the National Conference (NC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP), as well as the newly formed Apni Party.

The BJP's campaign is expected to revolve around the themes of development, security, and national integration, areas where the party believes it has a strong record. The abrogation of Article 370 and the subsequent reorganisation of J&K into two Union Territories will likely be central to the party's messaging, with leaders expected to highlight these moves as steps towards greater integration of the region with the rest of India.

As the election date approaches, the BJP will be keen to maintain momentum and consolidate its position in J&K. The release of the first list of candidates is just the beginning of what promises to be an intense and closely watched political battle in the region. For more politics news in Hindi, subscribe to our newsletter.

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trandingpost1 · 7 months ago

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Congress Names Jay Narayan Patnaik as New Candidate for Puri Lok Sabha Seat in Odisha

In a significant move, the Congress party has swiftly responded to the withdrawal of Sucharita Mohanty's candidacy for the Puri parliamentary constituency in Odisha by announcing Jay Narayan Patnaik as her replacement. This development underscores the party's commitment to fielding a strong contender for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The decision to nominate Jay Narayan Patnaik was confirmed by Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, following approval from party president Mallikarjun Kharge. This strategic move aims to bolster the party's position in Puri, a crucial constituency in Odisha's political landscape. Sucharita Mohanty's decision to return the Congress ticket due to funding issues sheds light on the challenges faced by candidates in electoral campaigns. Her candid admission reflects the financial constraints that often impede political participation, highlighting the need for robust financial support structures within political parties. Furthermore, Mohanty's concerns regarding the selection of candidates in certain Assembly segments within the Puri Lok Sabha constituency underscore the importance of strategic candidate placement. The perceived strength of candidates can significantly influence voter sentiment and ultimately determine electoral outcomes. The simultaneous conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha adds another layer of complexity to the electoral landscape. With the deadline for filing nominations fast approaching, parties must swiftly finalize their candidate lists and mobilize resources for an effective campaign. Puri emerges as a high-profile battleground, with the BJP nominating its national spokesperson, Sambit Patra, to contest against Arup Patnaik, the former Mumbai Police Commissioner, representing the BJD. This electoral contest promises to be fiercely contested, with each candidate vying for supremacy in a constituency of considerable significance. Jay Narayan Patnaik's entry into the electoral fray injects fresh momentum into the Congress campaign in Puri. As a seasoned politician with a track record of service to the people of Odisha, Patnaik brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the table. His candidacy signals the party's intent to present a formidable challenge to its opponents and offer voters a credible alternative. The Congress party's swift response to the vacancy created by Sucharita Mohanty's withdrawal demonstrates its agility and readiness to adapt to changing circumstances. By promptly nominating Jay Narayan Patnaik, the party aims to consolidate its position and rally support in a crucial electoral contest. In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, all eyes are on Puri as political parties intensify their campaigning efforts. The issues at stake are manifold, ranging from development and governance to socio-economic welfare. Each candidate must articulate a compelling vision for the constituency and connect with voters on issues that resonate with their aspirations and concerns. As the electoral landscape in Odisha takes shape, the contest for the Puri Lok Sabha seat emerges as a microcosm of larger political dynamics at play. The outcome of this contest will not only shape the representation of the people of Puri but also influence the broader political narrative in the state. In conclusion, the Congress party's nomination of Jay Narayan Patnaik as its candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha seat reflects its commitment to electoral competitiveness and effective representation. As the electoral battle heats up, all stakeholders must engage in a spirited yet principled contest, with the interests of the electorate at the forefront. Read the full article

#Puri #Jay Narayan #Congress

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expo-newz · 8 months ago

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BJP’s Electoral Shuffle: Dropping a Quarter of Sitting MPs for Fresh Faces

In a bold move for its third bid for power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is shaking up its roster by opting to replace a significant portion of its sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Out with the Old, In with the New:

The BJP has unveiled six lists of candidates for just over 400 seats, and notably, approximately a fourth of its sitting MPs, totaling around 100 individuals, have been denied tickets for re-election. This trend echoes the party’s strategy from the 2019 elections when 99 sitting MPs were not fielded. This time, with candidates announced for 405 seats already, it’s anticipated that the number of ousted sitting MPs may surpass previous records as more may find themselves without tickets.

The Modi Factor:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy appears to be centered on mitigating anti-incumbency sentiments by introducing fresh faces. Modi has stressed the importance of the party symbol, the lotus, over individual candidates, emphasizing that no one has the entitlement to demand tickets. Instead, the campaign focuses on Modi’s leadership, his welfare schemes, and the party’s claimed achievements in foreign and economic policies.

New Faces, New Strategies:

Under Modi’s leadership, the BJP is tapping into a diverse pool of candidates. This includes former Chief Ministers and Rajya Sabha MPs, such as Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav, and Rajeev Chandrashekhar, who are now vying for Lok Sabha seats. Additionally, past Chief Ministers like Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Manohar Lal Khattar have been fielded, leveraging their established stature in state politics.

Crossing Party Lines:

A notable feature of the BJP’s strategy is the inclusion of defectors from other parties. Individuals like Naveen Jindal and Ashok Tanwar, who recently joined the BJP from the Congress, have swiftly secured candidacies. This trend extends to prominent figures like Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jitin Prasada, who switched sides in recent years, further diversifying the BJP’s candidate pool.

Changing Tides:

Some sitting MPs may find themselves replaced due to waning popularity or statements that have embarrassed the party. Notable names like Meenakshi Lekhi, Ramesh Bidhuri, and Varun Gandhi are among those facing potential ousting, signaling a shift towards candidates more aligned with the party’s current objectives.

As the BJP reshapes its electoral strategy, it’s evident that the party is prioritizing adaptability and diversity in its candidate selection process. With fresh faces and new strategies, the BJP aims to secure victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

#BJP #Lok Sabha elections #Narendra Modi #Anti-incumbency #Political strategy

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shiv100 · 1 year ago

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MP Ladli Behna Awas Yojana List 2023: Check Your Eligibility

For women who applied for the state government's housing scheme, Ladli Behna Awas Yojana, Madhya Pradesh has seen positive developments. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared a special Diwali gift for the qualified women, wherein money will be given to those on the Ladli Behna Awas Yojana list for the construction of new homes. “MP Ladli Behna Awas Yojana List” This post offers comprehensive instructions on how candidates can verify their names on the Ladli Behna Awas Yojana List 2023 and take advantage of the related benefits.

Procedure for Submission and List Publication:

Applying until October 5, 2023, the Ladli Behna Awas Yojana attracted a lot of interest from women who wanted to help build homes.”MP Ladli Behna Awas Yojana” The names of those who are officially listed as beneficiaries of the scheme are women eligible for receiving funds for building their homes.

Benefits of the Ladli Behna Awas Yojana: The Ladli Behna Awas Yojana offers free housing benefits to women who are economically disadvantaged and have lower incomes. Financial aid will be directly deposited into the bank accounts of individuals who do not have access to appropriate housing or a permanent place to live through debit cards.”MP Ladli Behna Awas Yojana List” The program offers eligible beneficiaries the opportunity to receive up to ₹2,00,000 in assistance towards building their permanent homes.

Number of Recipients: The Ladli Behna Awas Yojana is anticipated to assist about 4.75 lakh women in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The purpose of this program is to assist women who are currently living in temporary shelters due to their ineligibility for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and lack of a permanent place to live.

Money Disbursement:

The results of the next elections will determine how money is distributed under the Ladli Behna Awas Yojana. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has promised to deposit ₹2,00,000 into the bank accounts of qualified women should the BJP government continue to hold power. “MP Ladli Behna Awas Yojana” Women might not get the money under this program, though, if the Congress party wins power in Madhya Pradesh.

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neethypaksham · 1 year ago

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MP Assembly Elections: Cong Manifesto Promises to Buy Cow Manure, Farm Loan Waiver, IPL Team | NewsClick

MP Assembly Elections: Cong Manifesto Promises to Buy Cow Manure, Farm Loan Waiver, IPL Team

The party launched its Vachan Patra on Tuesday at Bhopal; the 106-page long manifesto has 59 promises, including unemployment allowance for youth

Bhopal: Cow manure at Rs 2/kilo, health insurance cover up to Rs 25 lakh, paddy Minimum Support Price (MSP) at Rs 2,500 per quintal and wheat at Rs 2,600 per quintal, an Indian Premier League (IPL) team of the state, are some of the promises the Congress has made in its manifesto 'Vachan Patra'.

The Congress party launched its Vachan Patra on Tuesday at Bhopal's Ravindra Bhawan ahead of the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh due on November 17 this year. The votes will be counted on December 3.

"We tried to cater to the needs of all sections of society in the manifesto," said Kamal Nath, launching Vachan Patra. "It was prepared after long hours of meetings, and we will fulfil the promises."

The cow manure scheme was adopted from Chhattisgarh, and health insurance up to Rs 25 lakh from Rajasthan.

In the media briefing, Congress reiterated its previous promises, including implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), caste census, farm loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh, farmers' power bill waiver, 27% reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), financial assistance of Rs 1,500 a month to women, subsidies electricity, financial assistance of Rs 500 to 1,500 to school students, LPG at Rs 500, fill two lakh vacant posts including backlogs and others.

The 106-page manifesto has 59 promises, including unemployment allowance for youth ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 per month for two years, Rs 1.1 lakh to girls under Beti Vivah Yojana, Rs 25,000 remuneration to journalists and others. Loans for women entrepreneurs, housing for rural homeless women, and free transportation on metropolitan bus services.

The Congress has also promised to make laws ensuring nine guaranteed rights, including Right to water, right to health, right to electricity, right to education, right to fertilisers, right to home, right to income, right to employment and right to social justice.

When asked what is new in the 2023 Manifesto, the manifesto committee head, Rajendra Singh, said, "Health insurance scheme, fixed MSP on wheat and paddy, monthly stipend to school students between 1 to 12, formation of probe panel to look into the corruption cases of recruitment."

When asked whether these schemes are financially feasible when the state has a debt of over Rs 4 lakh crore, he replied, "When we announced farm loan waiver, the then finance minister Jayant Malaiya had said that the government coffer is empty, how they would do it. But the 15-month of Congress government waived off farm loan of 27 lakh farmers. We have only announced those schemes which are financially feasible and taken help from experts."

When asked whether the Congress government would review the last six months' announcements of the present government, Congress national spokesperson Abhay Dubey said, "Every government reviews the last six months of functioning and announcements when came to power. We would do the same if voted to power."

Commenting on the manifesto, political expert Arun Dixit said that with populist announcements, the Congress has tried to make everyone happy. "From cow, religion, farmer, women, youth, old age, the Congress is trying to pamper every section of the society."

"The Kamal Nath government is said to have proposed the formation of Vidhan Parishad in the first cabinet," he said, adding that the kind of announcements the Congress has made would be difficult for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to counter.

The Congress has released a list of 144 candidates, and the incumbent BJP has released a list of 136 candidates.

In a media briefing, an hour after Congress launched its manifesto, BJP's state president, VD Sharma, said, "It's a bundle of lies. Instead of offering anything that they have promised in the manifesto, they would wrest the money poor."

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “Kamal Nath made 900 promises five years back but did not implement even nine of them. People do not trust Congress and know the BJP fulfils its promises. The Congress will not be able to mislead people.”

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram are going to polls between November 7 and 30, while the results will be declared on December 3. This is the last major electoral exercise ahead of the 2024 national elections.

With 29 Lok Sabha and 11 Rajya Sabha seats, the Congress hopes to return to power in Madhya Pradesh. The party has set a target of winning 150 of the 230 seats in the state. The Congress, which came to power after 15 years of BJP rule in 2018, lost power to the BJP in March 2020 after 22 legislators defected to BJP with Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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organic-homegrown-boyfriend · 10 months ago

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I very nearly fell off my chair laughing when I had a look at your "long reblog with actual cases" and you mentioned only three cases. Now let's tear down your false narrative, shall we? Let's have a look at how minorities are facing atrocities by this Hindutva extremists:

Muslim Teen Lost Home For 'Spitting' On Hindu Rally, Now Witness' Flip-Flop. After five months behind bars, the teenager is out on bail because the complainant, also the prime witness, refused to identify him.

Muslim man tied up to a pole with saffron bands and beaten for hours (until death) at a busy crossroad in Delhi – all for eating a banana from a pandal.

‘All Skull Cap Wearers Are Terrorists’: 12-year-old Madrassa Student Allegedly Assaulted by Police in Jharkhand

Halal Ban: A Look At Growing Polarising Food Politics In Uttar Pradesh (Outlook)

Muslim man lynched, day later Hindutva groups disrupt protest for Babri in West Bengal (Sabrang)

West Bengal: Muslim Man Beaten To Death Over Suspected Theft In Chandannagar

Rajasthan: Junaid-Nasir Were Killed 9 Months Ago, Their Families Remain In Dread.

In MP, bulldozer injustice: Muslim lives erased

VHP organises Muslim-free ‘mehendi camps’ in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

UP: Muslim man dies after being attacked by Hindu mob celebrating Dussehra

41 Incidents In 9 months: Urged On By BJP Leaders, Maharashtra Has Emerged As India’s Communal Tinderbox

Over 100 Muslim Homes, Between 50 & 60 Years Old, Razed For Rail Project In UP’s Mathura, Hindu Houses Intact

Rajasthan:18-Year-Old Mohammad Iqbal Beaten To Death By Mob In Jaipur

Indore: Hindu mob assaults Muslim women over Eid-e-Milad Un Nabi decorations

‘Shattered’: Muslim engineer killed by mob at mosque in India’s Maharashtra

SP, Uttarkashi Provides Investigation Report on Forced Exodus of Muslims in June

Three Dargahs bulldozed, smashed by Hindutva group amid Jai Shri Ram war-cry in Rishikesh

Posters appear asking Muslims to ‘leave Gurugram or face the heat’ prior to VHP’s ‘Shobha yatra’

Teacher orders classmates to beat up Muslim student after he forgot his multiplication tables. SC raps UP government for not taking up the case seriously.

Muslim man beaten to death by goons in Karnataka after Hindutva hate speech.

Bihar: Muslim man allegedly lynched by cow vigilantes.

Uttar Pradesh: Hindutva goons force Muslim man to shut shop named after Sai Baba

Rajasthan: Right-wing extremists attack Muslim man and non-Muslim woman for travelling together

Assam: Bajrang Dal assaults Muslim family publicly

UP: Right-wing group vandalises vegetarian food cart run by Muslim vendor

Karnataka: Muslim man beaten up for travelling with Hindu woman in autorickshaw

Madhya Pradesh: Disabled senior citizen ‘suspected of being Muslim’ thrashed, found dead

UP: Cops electrocute Muslim youth, insert stick in his rectum, violate judicial precedents on torture

UP: House of activist Afreen Fatima demolished

Mathura: Cow vigilantes target Muslim family

UP: SI subjects Muslim man to 3rd-degree torture in cow-slaughter case

Madhya Pradesh: Muslim family brutally assaulted

Karnataka: a Muslim shopkeeper murdered as an alleged hate crime driven by ‘moral policing’ by Hindutva outfits

Karnataka: Hindutva leader performed a “purification” ceremony at Ladle Mashak Dargah

Madhya Pradesh: 50-year-old Muslim dargah vandalised, painted saffron

Karnataka: Mob shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram, forcibly enters heritage madrasa on Dussehra, performs puja

Chhattisgarh: Hindutva groups urge people to boycott Muslims

UP CM Adityanath targeted minorities in his speech again

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh gives anti-Muslim hate speech at election meetings

Hate Offender Swami Jitendranand calls for lynching of pregnant women

This is barely scratching the surface of all the news (this entire list of 40 or so cases is hardly within the last two years... there are hundreds of such cases) I hear on an almost daily basis about the activities of Hindutva goons and elected BJP leaders, either threatening or lynching or making hate speeches against Muslims.

And if you want to talk about the dictatorial efforts of the current government, look no further than the weaponization of the Enforcement Directorate and CBI, the threats against twitter and banning of documentaries critical of the current government, the suspension of MPs and MLAs, internet shutdowns and media suppression, the deliberate inaction of police against people accused of crimes and hate speeches against minorities (which even the SC has rapped), the filing of anti terrorism cases and arrest and abuse of people over minor cases or even mere criticism, the usage of governers to block the functioning of the state assembly bills, the clashes with SC, usage of ordinances to override state rights, the democratic backsliding, human right violations and communal violence that has been condemned internationally by human rights groups, the threats against the SC judges by cabinet ministers, the Pegasus case etc.

And shamefully enough, the way this government has been using the full state machinery to promote and propagandize the inaugaration of a temple, even going to the extent of declaring a national holiday for government employees just goes to show how far they will go to trample on the foundational values as highlighted in the constitution.

Despite knowing all of these, if you still support the current government, BJP and its actions, its obvious you are a Hindu supremacist bootlicker going against all the foundational constitutional values of this nation and would rather see this country devolve into a Hindu supremacist North Korea and treat minorities as second class citizens.

Seeing the shit people say about Jews in the wake of the Israel-Palestine conflict when you’re Hindu is really just coming to the realisation that:

#the numbering got messed up #also for anyone who is not aware of the current events happening in India #be very careful of these people who try to weaponize sj language to further right wing hindu extremism #India #hindutva

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