February 2023 - Page 9 of 50 - Lokmarg

Atishi, Saurabh To Take Oath As Delhi Ministers On March 9

BJP Should Accept Defeat, Says AAP Leader On Ruckus At MCD House

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Friday alleged that the newly elected mayor Shelly Oberoi was physically assaulted by a BJP male member in the Civic Centre.

She urged the BJP to stop the “goondaism” in the Civic centre and said that BJP should accept its defeat.
While talking to ANI, Atishi said, “Today BJP showed goondaism in the Civic centre. A standing committee election was going on. When counting started BJP realised they were losing & they created a ruckus. The mayor was attacked & physically assaulted by a BJP male member.”

She further stated, “What behaviour is this? This is shameful and condemnable. The country is seeing this. BJP should accept their defeat. I request BJP to stop their goondaism. Those who have attacked the Mayor will be sent behind bars.”

Meanwhile, Aam Admi Party (AAP) Councillor Ashok Kumar Maanu collapsed at Delhi Civic Centre minutes back and alleged that the ruckus had been caused by the BJP goons.

While talking to ANI, Maanu said, “They are so shameless that they attacked even women and the Mayor. BJP goons did this.”

On the other hand, BJP leader Harish Khurana blamed Aam Admi Party behind the ruckus. He said, “Election officers declare the election and say that votes declared invalid by Mayor are valid and three candidates each of AAP and BJP have won. But AAP does hooliganism here as instructed by Kejriwal. We won’t tolerate this goondaism & approach the Court.”

On Friday, Maanu collapsed at Delhi Civic Centre as clashes broke out here between AAP and BJP councillors.

Ruckus broke out at Delhi Civic Centre once again as AAP and BJP Councillors jostled, manhandled and rained blows on each other.

This is the third day of commotion in the House.

On Friday, amid political slugfest, the voting process to elect six members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) took place at the Civic Center in the national capital

Ahead of the election of six members of the MCD Standing Committee, Delhi MCD House witnessed sloganeering by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors.

In a jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party two days after it won the polls for the mayor and deputy mayor in the MCD, Bawana councillor Pawan Sehrawat joined the BJP on Friday.

The switchover happened shortly before the polling to elect members of the MCD’s Standing Committee on Friday.

Earlier, on Thursday, the House was adjourned for the 13th time since it convened post the MCD polls in December 4, last year, after councillors of the ruling AAP and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party came to blows over polling to elect members of the Standing Committee. (ANI)

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Medical Seats Doubled In Last Few Years: Modi

Country Is Saying ‘Tera Kamal Khilega’: Modi Lambasts Over ‘Kabar Khudegi’ Slogan

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

Coming down heavily on Congress for raising slogan ‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’ (Modi, your grave would be dug), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the country and people are saying “Modi Tera Kamal Khilega” (Modi, your lotus will bloom).

Retorting to the Congress’ remarks, the Prime Minister said that the country will give a “befitting reply” to the people with offensive thinking and language.
“I can see BJP all around in Meghalaya. Be it hills or plains, village or town, I can see the lotus bloom. Those who have been rejected by the country, who the country is no more ready to accept, are now chanting ‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’. But the country is saying ‘Modi tera kamal khilega’,” PM Modi said while addressing an election rally here on Friday.

PM Modi went on saying, “The people of the country will give a befitting reply to the people having such offensive thinking and language. The people of Meghalaya and Nagaland will also give a reply.”

Congress leaders allegedly raised ‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’ slogan after the party leader Pawan Khera was stopped from boarding a flight to Chhattisgarh’s Raipur at the Delhi airport on Thursday.

A video of the same was also circulated on social media platforms.

The Prime Minister further said that Meghalaya needs a “People’s first” government instead of a “family first” government.

“Today, Meghalaya wants a government with People First instead of Family First, so today ‘lotus flower’ has become synonymous with strength, peace and stability of Meghalaya. When I think of Meghalaya, I think of talented people, and vibrant traditions. I am here with a message of hope and development. India is scaling new heights of success and Meghalaya is making a strong contribution to it. We want to build it further and work for the state,” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister said that the support for the BJP is a result of “selfish act” by a few families.

“Be it youth, women, traders, or government servants, everyone is asking for a BJP government. The sentiment in support of BJP in Meghalaya, as well as North East, is a result of the selfish act by a few families. Meghalaya’s interests were never given priority… You were divided on small issues. This politics has done you a lot of harm… It has done a lot of harm to the youth here,” he said.

Earlier today, the Prime Minister held a roadshow in Shillong ahead of the rally.

Thanking the people for showing love on him, PM Modi said that it will be repaid by bringing development to Meghalaya.

“I have been blessed to be here and I thank everyone for the love showered on me during the roadshow. This love and blessings from the people of Meghalaya will be repaid by bringing development to Meghalaya,” he said.

Meghalaya will go to Assembly polls on February 27 along with Nagaland. The counting of votes will take place on March 2. (ANI)

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Shruti Haasan Thankful To ‘Salaar’ Team After Wrap Up

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

Actor Shruti Haasan penned a gratitude note as she finished shooting for her upcoming movie ‘Salaar’.

On Thursday, taking to Instagram, Shruti dropped a picture with the team along with a gratitude note.
The note read, AND it’s a wrap on SALAAR for me. Thankyou Prashant sir for making me your aadya.. you are exceptional.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpAT6jbhh9X/

She thanked her co-star Prabhas for being so kind and being him.

“Thankyou @actorprabhas for being beyond wonderful the absolute darling and @bhuvanphotography for just being so kind and being you .. @hombalefilms it was lovely working on this special film with ALL of the team that was filled with positivity and truly felt like family by the end of it . so grateful,” she added.

With Shruti Haasan in the female lead, the movie will be released Pan-India in 5 languages.

Apart from Prabhas and Shruti Haasan, South superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran is also a part of the film.

Prithviraj’s character – Vardharaja will be on par with Prabhas’ (according to makers), and fans are now excited to see the great drama between the two actors, which might turn out to be the movie’s standout moment for the audience!

Directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the Hombale Films banner. The official release date of the film is still awaited.

On the work front, Shruti was recently seen in the Telugu action comedy film ‘Waltair Veerayya’ alongside actors Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja and Prakash Raj.

Helmed by Bobby Kolli, the film received a decent response from the fans.

Prabhas, on the other hand, will be next seen in Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’. He will also be seen in ‘Project K’, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Prabhas, will hit the theatres on January 12,2024.

Helmed by Nag Ashwin, Project K is a bilingual film shot simultaneously in two languages i.e Hindi and Telugu across various locations. The film will also mark Deepika’s debut in the Telugu film market. (ANI)

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BJP To Court OBCs, Minorities Ahead Of 2024 Elections

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) OBC Morcha will kickstart a mass outreach programme in view of the Lok Sabha polls next year, aiming to cover the OBC community and minorities across the country, a party leader said on Friday.

Through the programme which the party has named ‘Gaon Gaon Chalo, Ghar Ghar Chalo Abhiyan’, the party will kick it off on April 6 till 14.

The campaign will be led by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’s OBC Morcha President K Laxman.

According to sources, he can start this campaign from Telangana. This campaign will be run in 30 states, in which Laxman will run this campaign in nine to ten states as the National President of OBC Morcha.

Speaking to ANI, Laxman said that this campaign will be done according to the order of BJP national President JP Nadda.

“This campaign will be run across the country from April 6 to 14 for the development and welfare of the poor. There is OBC population of 70 to 72 crore across the country and this campaign will play a big role in the upcoming elections,” he said.

“Our resolution is to connect Pasmanda Muslims with the mainstream, in which we will run this campaign in 900 villages of Pasmanda,” he added.

OBC Morcha President said that the Assembly elections are to be held in many states in 2023 and keeping in view the Lok Sabha, this campaign will be run across the country.

“Under this campaign, efforts will be made to connect OBC society with the main ideology of BJP,” he added.

“BJP’s foundation day is on April 6, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s birth anniversary is on April 14 and in view of this, from April 6 to 14, for a total of nine days we will run the campaign Gaon Gaon Chalo, Ghar Ghar Chalo Abhiyan’,” said the BJP leader.

He further said that he will communicate with the public about the achievements of the government in the nine-day-long campaign.

“Will talk to the public about the achievements like increasing the respect of the OBC society, giving constitutional status to backward classes and giving reservations in exams like NEET etc. Under this campaign, our target is to reach one lakh villages and 9 to 10 lakh houses. We will set up a chaupal and will compare the opposition parties with the BJP and try to connect them. Our focus will be on more than 100 Lok Sabha constituencies,” said the BJP leader.

He said that there are a total of 12,000 mandal committees in the whole country and one mandal will go to 10 villages and run this campaign in full swing adding that the efforts will be made to connect every religion OBC with BJP.

Further, talking about the Telangana elections, which is likely to be held at the end of the year, Laxman said, “BJP will have a majority government in the coming elections in Telangana because the opponents have only ruined Telangana, while the BJP and the Modi government are providing free rations to the public and many more. It is providing facilities and developing the country.” (ANI)

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Is Pakistan A Country Or A Joke: MQM Chief Altaf Hussain

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supremo Altaf Hussain has said that Pakistan is a country of 230 million slaves. The so-called democrats and politicians are time-servants and are the facilitators to their masters in the establishment which consists of corrupt brasses in the military, top bureaucrats, top slots in higher and apex judiciary, feudal lords and real estate tycoons.

In his recent tweet, Altaf Hussain said that “Pakistan has been made a joke. Military brasses are solely responsible for Pakistan’s bankruptcy, enslaved judiciary, ruined economy and terrorism.”

He said that he has been struggling for the reversal of slavery and true freedom of the enslaved 230 million people and hence he is facing the wrath of the ghoulish military top brasses. “In addition, the military in alliance with its puppet governments carried genocide of Mohajirs which resulted in above 30,000 deaths,” he said.

He slammed the rulers of Pakistan saying that the sly cabal of the establishment decides the fate of the population of 230 million. The country’s draconian and ghoulish establishment decides or even imposes the engineered governments through rigged elections and thus the governments formed to serve their true masters. They mint billions of dollars through kickbacks, rob the national exchequer and impose heavy taxes on the hunger-and-poverty-driven enslaved masses.

He accused the military generals and the military’s secret services of corruption and said that they dictate the country’s domestic, economic and foreign policies. They are the military generals who decide who is a patriot and who is a traitor. Raising questions about the country’s military’s political engineering, loot and plunder and genocide of people of oppressed Mohajirs and other nations has been made the most unpardonable crime and those who raise such questions are declared as traitors as they have done to the MQM supremo Altaf Hussain.

Hussain said that the judges of lower, higher and apex courts have acquired the status of the whole constitution. They say that they are the constitution and the law of the country and the big chiefs, feudal lords, and capitalists also equally claim that they are the constitution and law of the country. Then come the military generals who not only claim but act as sole authorities. They say in a shrill voice that what they say, what they write and what they do is the real constitution and laws of the country.

He questioned where the enslaved 230 million people stand. He asked the leaders of the constitution and the law to answer with one voice that the 230 million people are slaves, peasants, farmers, labourers and farmers.

Therefore, the helpless 230 million people, including women and children, who are being killed and subjected to brutal cruelty, do not raise a lot of noise and fuss over all kinds of injustices against them. Otherwise, emergency or martial law will be imposed in the country, commented the MQM supremo.

“You always showed us light to guide us in the dark. Now the darkness is everywhere so You must descend to tear apart the darkness,” he prayed to Allah. (ANI)

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Gujarat Budget 2023-24: ₹5L Cr For Infra, ₹5,950 Cr For Narmada Project

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

The Gujarat Budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 was presented in the state Assembly by Finance Minister Kanu Desai on Friday, giving a big push to infrastructure facilities.
The Finance Minister, in his third consecutive budget, announced to spend approximately Rs 5 lakh crore in the next five years for creating world-class infrastructure facilities in the state.

Desai stated that better infrastructure will attract new business and investment leading to an increase in productivity and competitiveness and will ultimately lead to a better standard of living.

With this the FM announced the provision of Rs 5,950 crore for the Narmada Project, which he said has proved to be a boon for the people and economy of Gujarat as through the project, water has become available for agriculture, two hydro-power stations with the capacity of 1,450 MW, which generated 6,000 crore units of power in the current year.

Provision of Rs 2,500 crore has been made for strengthening the rural infrastructure, Rs 1,391 crore under MNREGA, Rs 932 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and Rs 220 crore for Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana – Watershed Development Component.

Besides this, a provision of Rs 1,066 crore has been made to achieve the target of providing houses to approximately 1 lakh people during the next year under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Shehri.

Rs 905 crore has been allocated for metro projects in Ahmedabad and Surat.

A provision of Rs 200 crore to cover equity contribution for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project was also announced in the state budget.

Further, the Finance Minister announced that 2,000 new GSRTC buses will be put in place to augment the facilities for the passengers and to reduce traffic and thereby pollution. 7 bus ports on the PPP model will be made operational to provide facilities similar to the airports at these bus stations.

Further adding, Desai stated that a provision of Rs 150 crore has been made for Sabarmati riverfront near Gandhinagar, GIFT City and Rs 103 crore will be allotted under the scheme to construct check-dams, barrages, weirs on the rivers in the tribal belt of south Gujarat.

The Finance Minister ended his speech by announcing that no change in the tax has been proposed in the Budget 2033-24 and that of reduction of 10 per cent in VAT on PNG (Piped Natural Gas) and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). (ANI)

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Cong Treated Northeastern States As ATMs: Modi

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Congress and similar parties used to loot Northeastern states and treated them as ATMs, while the BJP considers the Northeast as the growth engine of the country’s development.

Addressing an election rally in Meghalaya’s Tura, the Prime Minister said, “Congress used to remember Meghalaya only during elections. Congress and similar parties used to loot Northeastern states and treated them as ATMs… ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas’ is secularism for us. For BJP the country and its citizens come first.”
PM Modi said that the people of Meghalaya have decided to have a BJP government both in the state and at the Centre.

He further said that Meghalaya will soon host a G20 meeting adding that people from many developed nations will visit Meghalaya which will boost the state’s image.

“We have changed the old thinking and approach for the development of the entire North-East including Meghalaya. Congress governments had considered this part as the last part of the country while BJP considers North-East as the growth engine of the country’s development,” he said.

The Prime Minister said that the central government has increased the budget of the Northeast in the last 9 years but the people here tell that neither roads, schools or colleges nor hospitals have been built.

“The youth here are telling that there is corruption in the recruitment… there is nepotism. Seeing all this, Meghalaya has decided that there should be a BJP government in both Delhi and Shillong,” he added.

“Tribal villages in interior areas of Meghalaya got electricity for the first time, since independence, in the last nine years. We have also allocated a surplus budget for road construction of villages and spent more than Rs 5,000 crore on constructing National Highways,” he said adding that the Congress governments have always ignored these areas, but BJP considers the northeast as the growth engine of the country.

Talking about the development of Assam, PM Modi said that under the BJP government, neighbouring states of Meghalaya have achieved fast-paced development.

“People were only aware of Japanese Cherry blossoms but after I spoke about cherry blossoms from Meghalaya, people understood the potential of Meghalaya,” he said.

PM Modi said that he is confident in the love and blessings that “Meghalaya Maange BJP Sarkar” (Meghalaya asks for BJP government).

He further said that the BJP government for Meghalaya means fast paced development, the end of blockade and violence, pucca houses for all and employment opportunities for youth.

“We have also strengthened air connectivity for Meghalaya and are installing hundreds of 4G towers in tribal villages of Meghalaya,” he said.

Sharing anecdotes from the past, when the BJP government helped Indian nationals who were stuck in other countries, PM Modi said, “The family of Father Prem Kumar had lost all hope when the Christian priest got stuck in Afghanistan. I had promised his family and Christian religious heads his safe return to the country, and I am glad that I was able to fulfil my promise.”

He further said that the nation and countrymen come before everything for BJP.

“Over 50 nurses from Kerala who had studied in Christian institutions and were working in Iraq were rescued by the efforts of the central government and brought home safely. We do not see religion while helping our own,” he added.

The Prime Minister said that he was blessed to be showered with love by people in large numbers.

Taking a dig at the Meghalaya government for denying permission for holding a rally in Tura, the PM said that he does not need any ground to connect with the people of Tura and Meghalaya.

“But this love and affection towards BJP aren’t getting digested by a few, and they are losing sleep over this. They tried hard that this rally could not happen but Modi does not need any ground for connecting with the people of Tura because people here have accepted me in their hearts. The gesture of love and acceptance shown towards me by the people of Shillong and Tura is proof that Meghalaya wants a BJP government,” he added.

Earlier, the National People’s Party (NPP) government in poll-bound Meghalaya had denied permission for holding a rally of Prime in Tura.

Notably, Tura, part of Garo Hills, is considered the bastion of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and a majority of his legislators elected from this region.

Voting for the 60-seat Meghalaya Legislative Assembly will be held in a single phase on February 27. The counting of votes will be done on March 2. (ANI)

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Principal Sacked For Locking Up Students In Chamber In Kerala’s Kasaragod

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

The principal of Government College in Kasaragod was removed from her post after she locked up students in her chamber.

Kerala’s Higher Education Minister R Bindu said in a statement that the principal, M Rema has been removed on the basis of the complaint filed by students.
The incident took place on February 20 and according to the students, the principal locked up the student representatives for protesting and raising a complaint against the bad quality of drinking water on the campus.

The students started protesting outside her chamber after that. They also alleged that the principal spoke rudely when she was informed that the drinking water was contaminated.

The students started a strike under the leadership of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) demanding her resignation and sent a complaint to the higher education department and the minister after which action was taken in the matter.

Dr AN Ananthapadmanabha, senior faculty under the geology department was appointed with powers of the principal, including those related to financial matters, the Higher Education Minister’s statement also stated. (ANI)

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Lied About Not Letting Body Shaming Affect Me: Selena

Selena Quits Social Media After Becoming Most Followed Female On Instagram

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

Selena Gomez is the most-followed female celebrity on Instagram now!

The singer has beaten Kylie Jenner with her Instagram game! At the time of writing this article, Selena’s followers are 382 million while Kylie’s are 380 million.
Kylie was the most followed female on Instagram earlier.

However, amid all this Selena announced that she is taking a break from Instagram.

Page Six reported that on Thursday, Selena went live on TikTok saying, “I’m very happy, I’m so blessed. I have the best friends and the best fans in the whole world and I just couldn’t be happier.”

“I’m good, I love the way I am, I don’t care,” she added.

“And yeah, I’m gonna be taking a second from social media ’cause this is a little silly and I’m 30. I’m too old for this,” she said further, adding, “I love you guys so much and I will see you guys sooner than later. I just have to take a break from everything.”

This is not the first time that she would be taking a break from social media.

The singer has, in the past, on many occasions, taken a break from social media citing her mental health.

In 2014, she entered a mental health facility shortly after being diagnosed with lupus and later revealed she had also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. (ANI)

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Meet Amarjeet Jaikar: Singer Who Became Overnight Sensation

By LokMarg 24th February 2023

In today’s world, social media works like a magic wand, especially for those who are talented and lack the means to access a platform to showcase their talent.

A young man from Bihar’s Samastipur, Amarjeet Jaikar, recently became an overnight star after his video went viral on many social media platforms.
Amarjeet recently uploaded a video of himself singing a soulful rendition of the famous song ‘Dil De Diya Hai’ and it has won many hearts on the internet, including some Bollywood celebrities.

Even Sonu Sood shared his video. Actress Nitu Chandra shared the video on Twitter and even enquired about his whereabouts. She wrote, “Who is this guy? Fabulous. Please send his contact no. Thanks”

Amarjeet frequently posts videos of himself singing along to different Bollywood songs. He hails from Shahpur Patori Bhabhua village, which is about 35 kilometres from Samastipur.

Speaking to ANI, Amarjeet expressed gratitude after his video got viral. He also revealed that Neetu Chandra even called him and promised to call him to Mumbai.

He said, “Neetu Chandra mam ka call bhi aaya tha, unhone bola hai ki Mumbai bulaungi!”

When asked about his family background, he revealed that he is currently pursuing his studies and does stage shows in his village. His father has a small salon.

His mother further expressed how proud she was to hear about his son’s fame on social media. She revealed that many called him mad because he would sing so much, and wanted to pursue it however, now all of them are quite happy with him becoming an overnight star!

She also revealed that Amarjeet used to work with caterers for weddings earlier, however, after some time, he started doing stage shows at weddings to earn some money.

Well, clearly, he has gained mass popularity over the past few days, thanks to social media! Hopefully, he will continue to shine and get some work due to it in the future. (ANI)

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