"जो मंदिरों में घंटी बजाते थे ...": योगी आदित्यनाथ पर बिहार के मंत्री का कटाक्ष

रामचरितमानस पर बिहार के शिक्षा मंत्री की टिप्पणी पर विवाद अभी थमा नहीं है और वहीं के एक और मंत्री आलोक मेहता ने शनिवार को ब्राह्मणों और उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के खिलाफ व्यंग्यात्मक टिप्पणी करते हुए कहा कि जो मंदिरों में घंटियां बजाने वाले थे... अब राज्य पर शासन कर रहे.

बिहार के भागलपुर जिले में एक जनसभा में राज्य के राजस्व मंत्री आलोक मेहता ने शनिवार को कहा, "जो लोग मंदिरों में घंटी बजाते थे, वे अब शक्तिशाली पदों पर आसीन हैं. उदाहरण के लिए उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ को ही लें."

इसके अलावा उच्च जाति समुदायों को निशाना बनाते हुए मंत्री ने कहा कि, देश की 10 प्रतिशत आबादी, जो ब्रिटिश राज की एजेंट हुआ करती थी, अब शेष 90 प्रतिशत वंचित और पिछड़े समुदायों पर अपना अधिकार चला रही है.

मेहता ने दावा किया, "हमारी आबादी का नब्बे प्रतिशत, जिसका प्रतिनिधित्व (बिहार के पूर्व उप मुख्यमंत्री) जगदेव बाबू करते थे, का पहले ब्रिटिश राज ने और फिर उनके एजेंटों ने शोषण किया था. यह वे लोग थे जिन्हें जिन्हें जगदेव बाबू 10 प्रतिशत कहते थे."

इस बयान को लेकर सोशल मीडिया पर तीखी प्रतिक्रिया सामने आई तो मंत्री ने सफाई दी.,

एक व्यक्तिगत वीडियो में मेहता ने कहा कि, जगदेव बाबू ने जिन 10 प्रतिशत के बारे में बात की, वे किसी विशेष जाति के लोग नहीं हैं, बल्कि एक ऐसे वर्ग का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं, जो पिछड़े वर्गों का शोषण करता रहा है और यह प्रथा आज भी जारी है.

इससे पहले बिहार के शिक्षा मंत्री चंद्रशेखर ने अपने बयान में रामायण पर आधारित तुलसीदास रचित महाकाव्य रामचरितमानस को विभाजनकारी और समाज में नफरत फैलाने वाला बताकर विवाद खड़ा कर दिया था.

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Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence

Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.

Sanjoy K Roy, the organiser of the festival said that the leaders have the right to have opinions though the event has nothing to do with politics.

"It is their opinion. In Hollywood 'Mughal' word is used to look at a certain lifestyle and not to denominate any religion or people. We have nothing to do with politics. It was named 16 years ago and will continue the same," Mr Roy said while talking to the media on Saturday.

The BJP has objected to the organisers of the JLF naming one of its venues Mughal Tent, saying that the name had hurt the sentiments of a lot of people in the country.

Rajasthan BJP MLA from Chomu, Ram Lal Sharma said in a video, "The organisers of JLF are not aware that it is our duty to name elements at the festival based on Rajasthan's culture. Maharana Pratap and Mirabai are all from here, but organisers have named the domes differently. One of the domes is named Mughal Tent. By doing so, what mentality are they trying to promote? Organisers should at least have considered the historical culture of this land."

Responding to the BJP leader's remark, Mr Roy said that Ram Lal Sharma was entitled to hs opinion.

"We have the right to what we call each of our venues. Those who say 'why did you name it after Mughals' forget that 'Mughal' represents a completely different world," he added.

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Opposition Leaders Tweet Link Of BBC Series On PM, Slam "Censorship"

1. Asked about the government's move to block access to the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question", Congress's Gaurav Vallabh told reporters: "There is a scheme of the government of India called 'Block in India', like 'Make in India', 'Startup India'. The government does not want difficult questions to be asked. If the BBC headquarters were in Delhi, the ED (Enforcement Directorate) might have been on their doorstep by now."
2. Trinamool Congress's Derek O'Brien and Mahua Moitra both tweeted video links to the documentary. Calling it "censorship", Mr O'Brien said Twitter had taken down his earlier post which had received "lakhs of views". Today, he said another of his tweets has survived "for almost 3 days. WATCH".
3. Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, known for her strong speeches in parliament, declared that the government is "insecure". "Shame that the emperor & courtiers of the world's largest democracy are so insecure (sic)," she tweeted. "Sorry, Haven't been elected to represent world's largest democracy to accept censorship. Here's the link. Watch it while you can," read a second tweet.
4. "In the age of VPN, how impactful are these bans under emergency clauses cited by the I&B Ministry to ban a BBC documentary. The more they pour scorn on it, write protest letters, the more people would be curious to watch," tweeted Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi.
5. Union law minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted saying "Some people in India still haven't gotten over the colonial intoxication". "They consider BBC above the Supreme Court of India and lower the country's dignity and image to any extent to please their moral masters," read a rough translation of his Hindi tweet.
6. "Minorities, or for that matter every community in India is moving ahead positively. India's image cannot be disgraced by malicious campaigns launched inside or outside India," he added in another tweet.
7. Sources said the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has asked Twitter and YouTube to block the first episode of the BBC docu-series, which claims to have investigated certain aspects of the 2002 Gujarat riots when PM Modi was the state's Chief Minister. The Centre had slammed the series, calling it a "propaganda piece that lacks objectivity and reflects a colonial mindset".
8. "We think this is a propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative. The bias and lack of objectivity and frankly continuing colonial mindset are blatantly visible," the foreign ministry has said.
9. Over 300 former judges, bureaucrats, and prominent citizens  have slammed the BBC, saying it is the archetype of past British imperialism in India "setting itself up as both judge and jury to resurrect Hindu-Muslim tensions". Prominent Indian-origin UK citizens have condemned the series. Prominent UK Citizen Lord Rami Ranger said the "BBC caused a great deal of hurt to over a billion Indians."
10. Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the series. In a snub to Pakistan-origin MP Imran Hussain, who raised the matter, he told the UK parliament that he "doesn't agree with the characterisation" of his Indian counterpart.

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Civilian Injured In Grenade Attack In Srinagar; Suspects Questioned

A civilian was injured Sunday after terrorists hurled a grenade at security forces in Eidgah locality here, police said.

The police said after the incident, few suspects have been picked up.

The terror attack came at a time when the authorities are on high alert in view of the coming Republic Day celebrations.

"One grenade was lobbed by terrorists in Eidgah area which caused minor splinter injury to one person namely Ajaz Ahmed Deva, 32, son of Abdul Rasheed Deva and resident of Sangam, Srinagar," Srinagar police said on Twitter.

One grenade was lobbed by terrorists in Eidgah area which caused minor splinter injury to one person namely Ajaz Ahmed Deva S/o Abdul Rasheed Deva aged 32 years R/o Sangam, Srinagar. Person has been taken to hospital & is out of danger. Operation launched to catch the culprit(s)

— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) January 22, 2023

Police said the injured person has been taken to hospital and is out of danger.

An operation has been launched to catch the culprit(s), they added.

In another tweet, the police said the injured civilian has been discharged after first aid in SKIMS hospital Soura.

"Further, some suspects have been picked up for examination," the police added.

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Woman Dies After Bandage Left Inside Stomach During Surgery: UP Police

A case has been registered after a doctor allegedly left a bandage inside the stomach of a woman during operation in a hospital in Amroha, which led to her death.

After the incident, the local people gathered to protest outside the hospital and demanded the immediate arrest of the doctor who was involved in the operation.

The husband of the woman alleged that his wife died after treatment due to the negligence of a doctor.

Circle Officer Vijay Rana said a case has been registered against the doctor and further investigation is going on.

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2 More Bodies Of Indian Nationals Identified From Nepal Plane Crash

Nepal's health officials on Sunday identified two more bodies of the Indian nationals who died in a plane crash in Pokhara and assured the victims' relatives that they will be handed over all four bodies on Monday.

Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed in the January 14 crash of a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people on board.

Fifty-three Nepalese passengers and 15 foreign nationals, including 5 Indians, and four crew members were on board the aircraft when it crashed in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara.

The five Indians, all reportedly from Uttar Pradesh, have been identified as Abhisekh Kushwaha, 25, Bishal Sharma, 22, Anil Kumar Rajbhar, 27, Sonu Jaiswal, 35, and Sanjaya Jaiswal.

The doctors at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital have completed postmortem of all the bodies they received. Barring 12 bodies, the rest have been identified by the doctors.

The doctors on Sunday identified two more dead bodies of the Indian nationals.

They identified the bodies of Anil Kumar Rajbhar and Abhisehk Kushwaha on the basis of evidence provided by the relatives of the victims, according to hospital sources.

Earlier, on Saturday the body of Sharma was identified. On Friday, the body of Sanjaya Jaiswal was handed over to his family who took it back to India.

The only remaining body yet to be identified is that of Sonu.

Vijaya Jaishwal, elder brother of Sonu, and Rajendra Prasad Jaiswal, Sonu's father, waited at the hospital on Sunday to receive the body.

Other relatives present at the hospital were Ramdras Rajbhar, father of Anil, Abhinesh Kushwaha, younger brother of Abhisekh and Vishwojit Sharma, younger brother of Bishal.

The relatives of four Indian nationals have been waiting for four days to receive the dead bodies of their relatives.

One of the relatives said on Saturday they want to take back all four bodies of the Indians in a single consignment.

The doctors at the hospital on Sunday assured the families of the Indian victims that they were trying to verify the body of Sonu with the signs provided by the family and will most probably hand over all four bodies to relatives on Monday, one of the relatives told PTI.

Meanwhile, the Nepal Army said on Sunday it continued its search operation at the Seti River gorge and the surrounding areas to find the remaining one body and will resume it on Monday.

So far, only 71 dead bodies have been recovered.

According to Nepal's civil aviation body, 914 people have died in air crashes in the country since the first disaster was recorded in August 1955.

The Yeti Airlines tragedy in Pokhara on January 14 was the 104th crash in Nepali skies and the third biggest in terms of casualties.

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Rs 3 Crore Seized From Package At Delhi Airport

Cash worth more than Rs 3 crore was seized by the Delhi Police while scanning a package at the cargo terminal of the IGI Airport, informed the police on Sunday.

The Delhi Police told ANI that counting the seized cash is still continuing and further probe is on.

"Cash worth more than Rs 3 crore seized during scanning a package at the cargo terminal of IGI Airport in Delhi. Counting of the cash seized is still underway. CISF and Delhi Police are conducting further probe," Delhi Police said.

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