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Rajiv Shukla about Pakistan Zindabad Slogans

Pakistan Zindabad Slogans In Bharat Jodo Yatra A False Claim: Shukla

By LokMarg

Congress leader Rajiv Shukla on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s claim that the slogan of “Pakistan Zindabad” was raised during Bharat Jodo Yatra was “false”.

“BJP is nervous. The allegation is false. No slogan of Pakistan Zindabad was raised during the yatra,” Shukla said.
Congress leader Rajeev Shukla and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel reached Indore airport today to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Talking about the Yatra, Shukla said that the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra would be successful like other yatras of the past.

“Such yatras have never failed, be it Shankaracharya ji’s yatra, Gandhi’s Dandi March, Chandrashekhar ji’s yatra, YS Rajasekhar’s yatra, all have been successful,” Shukla further said.

A case has been registered in Chhattisgarh against Lokendra Parashar, BJP media in charge of Madhya Pradesh, who posted a video on his Twitter handle alleging that the slogan of Pakistan Zindabad was raised during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Shukla said that the BJP always does “fraud” and that is why they face FIR cases.

BJP leaders alleged participants in Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra shouted slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh.

Earlier on Friday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also claimed that “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans were raised and said that he has ordered a probe into the incident.

‘Pakistan Zinabad’ slogans were openly raised in the Bharat Jodo yatra. It’s shameful, I’ve given orders to probe the incident. Divisive forces are brought into yatra,” CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.

A controversy erupted after BJP state president VD Sharma and other party leaders posted a purported video of the yatra on social media claiming that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised at the rally.

However, Congress Party denied the claims, calling it a conspiracy by the BJP to defame Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo entered Madhya Pradesh on its 77th day of the Padyatra on Wednesday.

Bharat Jodo Yatra, which began on September 7 from Kanyakumari, will cover a further distance of 2,355 km in its 3,570-km march. It will end in Kashmir next year. It is the longest march on foot by any Indian politician in the history of India, the Congress claimed earlier in a statement. Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting support from various political parties and social organizations across the country and the response is increasing day by day. (ANI)

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mp Cong Spokesperson Saluja Joins BJP

MP Cong Spokesperson Saluja Joins BJP

By LokMarg

Madhya Pradesh Congress Spokesperson Narendra Saluja on Friday joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the state capital Bhopal.

Welcoming Saluja into the BJP family, Chouhan said his arrival will strengthen the party. “He is a leader who put his point on the basis of facts and logic. Now, he will be with Bhartiya Janata Party. I congratulate him. He should work hard for the party and contribute to the nation-building,” Chouhan said.
Saluja said, “I am grateful that the party has given me a place to serve. I have been working with Kamal Nath for the last five years. Many people have said that Kamal Nath was accused in the 1984 Sikh riots but I thought they have been speaking because of political differences.”

“But on November 8, when I accompanied him for a visit to Khalsa College, Indore on the occasion of Gurunanak Jayanti, the truth came to the fore and it disturbed me a lot. It has opened my eyes. I cannot work with a person accused of killing people of my religion. I cannot work with such an organization,” Saluja said.

Saluja further said, “Since November 8, I have neither shared any post related to Congress on social media nor attended any program. Even I neither meet Kamal Nath nor wished him on his birthday. After that incident, I decided that I can not work with the party and joined the BJP. Whatever responsibility will be given by the party, I will work for it wholeheartedly.”

Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Congress Media cell KK Mishra, however, said that Saluja was expelled from the party on November 13. He was also suspended from the party in the past. Mishra alleged that he had proof that Saluja was working for the BJP while being in the Congress party. (ANI)

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Student For Raising 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' Slogan In School

MP: Student Punished For Raising ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ Slogan In School

By LokMarg

A teacher allegedly punished a student for raising a slogan of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ after the school assembly at Christ Senior Secondary School in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.

The incident occurred on Wednesday. It, however, came to light on Thursday after the family members and a few social organizations staged a protest in front of the school campus.
The victim student, Shivansh Jain said, “After the national anthem I raised a slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, in the meantime, Justin sir came, he asked me to come out of the line and said, “what are you saying, go to the Father”. After that, my Hindi teacher came and said to meet the class teacher. When I met the class teacher, she said that I should raise it at home”.

“After that, I reached the classroom. One of my classmates has been chosen as vice-captain of the red house on which my class teacher, Jasmeena Khatun said that one boy is making the class proud and I am tarnishing the class’s name. After that, ma’am made me sit on the ground for the next four periods,” he added.

Shivansh’s mother said, “He came back home and locked himself in a room. He did not eat food and started crying. After that, he narrated the entire story, following which I told the entire incident to his father.”

On the other hand, the principal of the school, Father Thomas said that the boy has not raised it for patriotism, he has raised it as fun. A disciplinary committee meeting will be arranged and then the matter will be decided upon.

Nevertheless, the school management has issued a circular and has declared that such incidents will not be repeated in the future. ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ will be pronounced after the national anthem.

Guna ADM Virendra Singh Baghel said that a few social organizations and a few parents protested in front of Christ Senior Secondary School alleging that the student was punished for raising the ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogan. On their complaint, a probe is underway and an FIR would be registered soon. (ANI)

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Conditions For Liquor Ban Will Shake Up Admin: Uma Bharti

By LokMarg

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Uma Bharti said that she will create such conditions regarding the liquor ban within the next six months to a year that all the officials and the administration will be afraid.

She made the remark while talking to the media persons in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Bharti said, “Bhay Bin Preet Na Hoye (No love without fear). It may happen next time that if I came, the liquor shops will get closed.”

“I don’t want shops to close on my arrival and open after my departure. I want a decision or policy to be made that these shops are shut permanently. It is not mean that I consider myself a Tees Maar Khan (someone who considers him/herself to be the smartest and most cunning person). I actually wanted to be a 60 Maar Khan (double one),” she added.

Besides, Bharti also said that those who consume alcohol themselves want to leave it. They were not consuming it by the choice, they are forced to drink due to addiction, she said.

She said the government is helping people quit drinking in rural areas. She said, “The government is running a drug de-addiction campaign. The MLAs have been instructed. The Chief Minister is talking about it in his speeches and he is administering oath to the people for the same,” she said. (ANI)

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vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue

Gandhi Ji’s Statue Vandalised In Khandwa, MP

By LokMarg

A case of vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue has come to light in the village Rangoon under the Jawar police station area of Khandwa district. This incident was reported late on Friday night. The statue was installed in the year 2000 by the Gram Panchayat in Jhanda Chowk located in Rana Mohalla of the village.

Village sarpanch Kunwarji said that last night some mischievous elements broke the head of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The case was brought to the notice of the local police. After which Jawar police station in-charge Shivram Jat also reached the spot and started investigating the matter. In the matter, on the complaint of the Gram Panchayat, a case has been registered against the unknown accused under sections 3 and 427 at the Jawar police station. (ANI)

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5-yr-old ‘Molested’ In Madhya Pradesh Madrasa

By LokMarg

A Muslim cleric was sent to judicial custody after being arrested for allegedly molesting a 5-year-old girl inside a madrasa in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa, according to an official on Friday.

The accused was identified as Maulvi Abdul Samad of Emanual Madrasa in the district located in Zakaria Masjid of Khanshawali, Khandwa.
According to the police, the matter came to light when the 5-year-old complained of chest pain to her parents, following which they registered a complaint at the Moghat police station.

The police arrested the accused and produced him before the court.

“A case has been registered upon the complaint of the victim’s mother. The accused Maulvi Abdul Samad was arrested and produced before the court,” the police said.

The court sent the accused to jail.

There is tremendous anger among the Muslim people regarding this matter that they have demanded strict punishment by sending such clerics to jail. People have also demanded the closure of such mosques. (ANI)

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MP: Fire Breaks Out In Fuel Tanker; 2 Dead, 20 Injured

By LokMarg

A massive fire broke out in a fuel tanker in which two persons died and over 20 persons sustained injuries near Anjangaon village under Bistan police station limits on Wednesday, an official said.

The incident occurred around 6 am and the tanker was heading toward Khargone from Indore.
It got uncontrolled at a turning point near Anjangaon village and overturned.

Khargone SDM Om Narayan Singh said, “As the fuel tanker overturned near the village, the nearby villagers gathered at the spot to collect the fuel from it. During this the tanker burst.”

On the other hand, Khargone MLA Ravi Joshi said that around 15 seriously injured persons were referred to Indore while around 10 injured were undergoing treatment at Khargone district hospital. He demanded the state government to provide relief funds to the injured and to the family of the deceased.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the incident. He wrote on Twitter, “Sad news received about a taker going from Indore to Khargone overturned near Anjangaon under Bistan police station in which many persons were injured and died. I pray to God for peace to the departed soul and speedy recovery of the injured”.

“Appropriate arrangements have been made by the administration for the treatment of injured in the accident. District Collector and SP and other senior officers are present on the spot. I am constantly in touch with the divisional commissioner and collector,” CM further wrote on Twitter. (ANI)

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Kharge Officially Takes Charge As Cong Prez

By LokMarg

Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday officially took charge as the party president at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in the national capital.

Congress Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry handed over the certificate of election to the top post.
“I hope other parties draw a lesson from the Congress and hold polls for the presidency by secret ballot,” said Mistry.

Former party president Sonia Gandhi, MP Rahul Gandhi, and the party’s General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with other senior leaders and MPs were present at the occasion.

Ahead of the event at the Congress headquarters today, Kharge met former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his home yesterday. This morning, he paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial, Rajghat. He also visited memorials of former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi, besides former deputy PM Jagjivan Ram.

Kharge, who was elected the first Congress chief outside the Nehru-Gandhi family in 24 years, has his task cut out as the party faces several electoral and organizational challenges.

A man of vast organizational and administrative experience, Kharge entered the electoral fray for the party’s top post after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot opted against contesting.

Kharge, 80, was seen as the “establishment’s candidate” against Shashi Tharoor and polled 7,897 votes against 1072 received by his rival.

A leader who has risen from the grassroots, Kharge belongs to the Dalit community and will be the second leader from Karnataka to hold the top party post after S Nijalingappa became the Congress president in 1968.

In over five decades of experience in active politics, Kharge has been a union minister, and Congress leader in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and has held several portfolios in Karnataka where he was MLA nine times.

A combative, articulate, and accessible politician who is comfortable both in Hindi and English, Kharge has been a strong critic of the BJP-led government.

He faces major challenges to work out strategies in terms of Congress revival in the Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as also in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The Congress has seen an erosion in its base in some other states including in the northeast. AAP is also seeking to emerge as a challenger in some states.

While Kharge’s immediate challenges are the assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat which will go the polls later this year, several other states including his home state Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan will go the polls next year before the crucial battle in the 2024 general election.

Many senior party leaders have left Congress in recent months and years and the Congress debacle in Punjab and Uttarakhand assembly polls earlier this year has been blamed on the choices party leadership made in these states.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on Bharat Jodo Yatra, indicated that Kharge will decide his role.

Kharge will take over as party chief from Sonia Gandhi, who was serving as interim chief after Rahul Gandhi stepped down following the party’s debacle in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Sonia Gandhi had earlier steered the party for 19 years and played a pivotal role in the formation of two UPA governments.

A former union minister of Labour and Railways, Kharge resigned as Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha to contest the presidential polls in accordance with the one person, one post norm.

Born on July 21, 1942, Kharge was active in student politics and was general secretary 1964-65 of the Students Union in Government Arts and Science College in Gulbarga.

He was vice president of the Students Union Law College, Gulbarga, in 1966-67 and became president of the Gulbarga City Congress Committee in 1969.

Kharge served as MLA in Karnataka nine times between 1972 and 2009 and held several portfolios as minister including education, revenue, rural development, and large and medium industry, transport, and water resources.

He was president of the Karnataka Congress from 2005 to 2008 and also served as Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly from 1996-99 and from 2008-09.

He was elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014 and elected to Rajya Sabha in 2020. As Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, he raised various issues vociferously.

Kharge was seen as a top contender for the CM post in Karnataka several times but never got the role. Kharge did not protest and continued to work as a disciplined party worker.

Congress leaders said Kharge will be the second Dalit president in the party’s long history.

Kharge is credited with several initiatives in his ministerial tenures. As Union Minister, he revamped the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, extended insurance and benefits for workers in both organized and unorganized sectors, and ESIC hospitals throughout the country were modernized.

As Railway Minister, he gave emphasis on funding projects in the northeastern states in the railway budget and initiated reforms such as the creation of the Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority.

With Kharge’s election as the new party chief, the Congress will seek to blunt the BJP’s attack on it over “family-oriented politics”. (ANI)

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free Country From Revdi Culture

Population Has Resolved To Free Country From Revdi Culture: Modi

By LokMarg

In a reference to freebie politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that a large section of the population has “resolved to free the country from revdi culture”.

The Prime Minister’s remarks came while participating in the ‘Griha Pravesh’ of more than 4.5 lakh beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) in Madhya Pradesh via video conference.
PM Modi highlighted the government’s investment of the tax-payers money into the welfare schemes such as the PMAY-G scheme and said that the tax-payers would be delighted to see their money being spent on the poor.

“When I am giving 4 lakh houses, every tax-payer would think that some poor person from Madhya Pradesh is also celebrating Diwali besides me because of the new house. But when the same tax-payer sees that free revdis (freebies) are being distributed with the money collected from him, he becomes disappointed. A lot of taxpayers are writing letters to me today. I am glad that a big section of the country has resolved to free the country from revdi culture,” PM Modi said.

He has highlighted the revdi culture numerous times in the past stating that it is “very dangerous” for the development of the country.

The Prime Minister further stressed that the new houses that were allotted to the beneficiaries will not let the poverty increase and also remove the little poverty left.

“The house that you have got is not only a place to live, eat and sleep, but it is a fort that won’t let poverty penetrate and will also remove remaining poverty,” he said.

Underlining the difference between the previous governments and the present administration, the Prime Minister said that earlier the poor were made to visit the offices repeatedly, but now the government is reaching out to the poor.

“There is a difference between the earlier and present governments. The previous governments used to pester people. The poor were made to visit the offices repeatedly. Our government is reaching out to the poor. The government is carrying out a campaign so that the poor benefit from every scheme. Today we are talking about saturation,” PM Modi said.

He said that the slogan to eradicate poverty remained only the political promise, while the Centre is providing basic facilities to every citizen of the country.

“Why are we in such a hurry? There is a lesson in the past. The basic facilities (gas cylinder, health facilities, toilet, internet connectivity, etc) were kept in abeyance in the past decades. A large chunk of the population struggled for these basic facilities. Promises to eradicate poverty were only political promises. We decided to connect every citizen of the country with the basic facilities to overcome poverty. Today, the poor, after getting the facilities, are making efforts to reduce their poverty,” PM Modi said.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, about 38 lakh houses have been sanctioned so far in Madhya Pradesh and construction of about 29 lakh houses has been completed at a cost of more than Rs 35,000 crore. (ANI)

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Shivraj's Diwali

Shivraj’s Diwali With Covid Orphans

By LokMarg

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that he would celebrate Diwali at his house with children who lost their parents during the Covid-19 pandemic on October 23.

“Today is Dhanteras and from today onwards the Diwali festival begins. Tomorrow, on the occasion of Chaturdashi, October 23, I will celebrate the festival of Deepawali with my sons, daughters, nephew, and niece who have lost their parents due to COVID,” CM Chouhan told ANI.
“I feel happy to celebrate the festival with them and to share happiness with them. Those children who are from Bhopal and nearby areas will celebrate Diwali here in Bhopal. For children who are from far-flung, we are instructing the collector to organize a program, present their gifts and share happiness with them. Happy Diwali to all my sons and daughters. Don’t worry, Mama is with them,” Chouhan added.

He also said, “Today is a very big day for all of us as on the day of Dhanteras, Madhya Pradesh is getting the blessings of the Prime Minister. Today 4.5 Lakh people will enter the houses built under the Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme. Rangoli is being made, lamps will be lit and the ‘Grih Parvesh’ will be done with the breaking of coconut.”

“I am moving to Satna to join the program and the Prime Minister will virtually join the program. Wherever the houses are built, the program of ‘Grih Pravesh’ will be done in every village with joy, all the public representatives, and ministers are participating at different places. The Diwali festival begins today and on this auspicious day, people will enter their homes. Best wishes to all the people,” CM Chouhan added. (ANI)

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