The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday hit back at Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli for his statement on Ayodhya, saying that there is only one Ayodhya and that is in India. This assertion came closely on the heels of Oli’s controversial claim that “real” Ayodhya is in Nepal. The VHP also hinted at “pressure” from foreign powers as the reason behind this statement that has created a row. VHP’s Working President Alok Kumar said on Tuesday: “The present Ayodhya is the only birthplace of Bhagwan Shri Ram. Shri Ram Baraat proceeds to Janakpuri from Ayodhya every year. It’s…
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Wazirabad road (number 59), which separates Hindu-majority Yamuna Vihar and Muslim-majority Chand Bagh, became a major hotspot of violence during the Delhi riots of 24-25 February. Death of Head Constable Ratan Lal was caused by Muslim mob that gheraoed and lynched by Islamist mobs. The chargesheet filed by Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police in the murder of Ratan Lal and deadly attacks by rioters on IPS Amit Sharma and IPS Anuj Kumar mentions at least 17 accused. There are about 4 to 5 key conspirators in the entire case, which includes Salim Khan, Salim Munna and Shadab. The police…
BJP’s Jyotiraditya Scindia has criticised the Congress party over removal of Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan’s Deputy Chief Minister and state party chief. “In present circumstances, there is no place for ability in the Congress party. This can be seen in every state,” said Jyotiraditya Scindia, according to news agency ANI. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1283019307694227458?s=20 Scindia, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March this year, had earlier also commented on Pilot being ‘sidelined and persecuted’ by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He had further said that it shows that “talent and capability find little credence” in the Congress party. “Sad to see…
Congress on Tuesday sacked Sachin Pilot from the posts of Rajasthan’s deputy chief minister and therefore the party’s state unit chief. Cracking the whip on the rebel party leader, the party also removed his loyalists Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena from the state cabinet. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Governor Kalraj Mishra immediately after the Congress Legislature Party meeting where the choice to get rid of the three ministers was taken. Sources said Gehlot briefed the Governor on recent developments within the state, caught within the grip of an influence struggle between him and Pilot. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said…
Activists from the Hindu Community in Nepal protested outside the Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu against the atrocities committed against Pakistani Hindus. The protesters carried placards and burnt an effigy of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. They demanded the construction of the Shri Krishna temple in Islamabad, which was halted after its boundary walls were demolished by rabid Islamic fanatics. https://twitter.com/htTweets/status/1282976512266788865?s=20 Vinay Yadav, the lead demonstrator of Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan, said, “We condemn the Pakistan government’s actions as it is violating the basic human rights of a citizen. By holing this protest, we demand Pakistan allow the continuation of the construction…
India and China will engage in the fourth round of troop disengagement talks today. The 14 Corps Commander, Lt Gen Harinder Singh, will start talks with South Xinjiang Military District Commander Maj Gen Liu Lin at Chushul (on the Indian side of the LAC) from 11.30 am today (14 July). The talks will focus on the Depsang-Daulat Beg Oldie sector, but India will also insist on a Chinese pullback from the Pangong Tso and Hot Springs areas. The two commanders will review the disengagement agreed on at their last meeting on 30 June. Negotiations are expected to be harder this…
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been unwell lately. Recently, when news of his impending resignation was rife, he was admitted to a hospital for treatment. He escalated diplomatic tensions with India by updating the map of Nepal claiming Indian territories for the country. Now, after allegations of encroachment of land, KP Sharma Oli has taken to claiming that India has engaged in ‘cultural encroachment’. During a recent event to commemorate Bhanubhakta’s birth anniversary, the Nepalese Prime Minister claimed that India had created a ‘fake Ayodhya’ in India when, according to him, it is a village in Birgunj in…
JP workers have launched a protest against the death of Bengal BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy who was found hanging at a shop near his home on Monday. In North Bengal, protesters were seen vandalising buses as police dragged them away. Markets remain shut as locals remain indoors due to the bandh. BJP workers have started demonstrations on roads in parts of North Bengal as the party called for a 12-hour bandh in the region over the death of the party MLA. In North Dinajpur, markets were closed while private vehicles were off the roads. BJP workers were seen squatting…
Sachin Pilot whose rebellion threatens the Ashok Gehlot government, the Congress has called for another meeting of its MLAs, who have been holed up at a resort near Jaipur, at 10 am. The first meeting was skipped by Sachin Pilot and his loyalist MLAs. The second legislative meeting comes as one of the several attempts by the Congress leaders to save the government from collapsing, just months after it lost Madhya Pradesh in similar developments. The attempts have, so far, fell flat as Sachin Pilot remains defiant, claming the Ashok Gehlot government is in minority. Ashok Gehlot, however, claims to…
Social media has been extensively used by many radical Islamists to victimise Hindu women in the past. In another such incident, one other Hindu girl here has been trolled and given rape threats after she, in her social media post, voiced her opinion of Azaan. https://twitter.com/DeepikaBhardwaj/status/1282370901757968384?s=20 The Hindu girl has alleged that one Muslim youth named, Fardeen Modal, attacked her after she posted her picture on social media, where she held a placard and appealed to Muslims to recite Azaan but to keep the volume low. Reacting to her post, Fardeen Modal, threatened rape on the Hindu girl in a…