"इवेंट मैनेजमेंट कानून से नहीं बचा सकता'' : बीजेपी ने 'आप' के आरोप पर किया पलटवार

दिल्ली शराब नीति मामले में मनीष सिसोदिया को सीबीआई ने रविवार की शाम को गिरफ्तार कर लिया. दिल्ली के डिप्टी सीएम मनीष सिसोदिया पूछताछ के लिए सीबीआई के सामने सुबह 11 बजे पेश हुए थे. पूछताछ केस बाद शाम को उनको गिरफ्तार कर लिया. वहीं, आम आदमी पार्टी के केंद्र सरकार पर एजेंसियों के दुरुपयोग के आरोप पर बीजेपी नेता संबित पात्रा ने पलटवार किया.

दिल्ली के उप मुख्यमंत्री मनीष सिसोदिया की गिरफ्तारी के बाद दिल्ली की सत्तारूढ़ आम आदमी पार्टी ने केंद्र पर केंद्रीय जांच ब्यूरो का दुरुपयोग करने का आरोप लगाया. इस पर भाजपा ने आम आदमी पार्टी पर निशाना साधा. भाजपा के प्रवक्ता संबित पात्रा ने कहा, "इवेंट मैनेजमेंट आप को कानून से नहीं बचा सकता है."

संबित पात्रा ने आज शाम को संवाददाता सम्मेलन में कहा, "मनीष सिसोदिया, 'आप' के अन्य नेताओं ने कभी नहीं बताया कि भ्रष्टाचार का मामला सामने आने के बाद उन्होंने आबकारी नीति क्यों वापस ले ली... दिल्ली की आबकारी नीति को मंत्रियों के समूह को भेजे जाने से पहले 'आप' द्वारा शराब-ठेकेदार 'दोस्तों' को लीक कर दी गई थी." उन्होंने कहा पत्रकारों से कहा, "आप ने दिल्ली में शराब संस्कृति फैलाई और चुनाव प्रचार में शराब के पैसे गंवाए."

उन्होंने कहा कि सवाल यह है कि, मनीष सिसोदिया ने शराब घोटाला किया या नहीं किया. आम आदमी पार्टी और मनीष सिसोदिया ने अपने कमीशन के चक्कर में होलसेलर का कमीशन जो दो प्रतिशत था, उसे बढ़ाकर 12 प्रतिशत कर दिया. यह इसलिए किया गया ताकि मोटा फायदा आम आदमी पार्टी बैक डोर से कमा सके. दिल्ली में नशे में कमीशनखोरी की बदबू थी. 

उन्होंने कहा कि कमीशन के लिए पूरा षड्यंत्र किया गया कि कैसे ज्यादा से ज्यादा शराब की दुकानें खोली जा सकें. हमने आबकारी मंत्री मनीष सिसोदिया से कुछ सवाल पूछे थे. अरविंद केजरीवाल खुद एक ब्यूरोक्रेट रहे हैं. उन्हें टेक्निकल प्रश्नों के उत्तर देना भलीभांति आता है. लेकिन एक साल गुजर गया क्या अरविंद केजरीवाल या उनकी टीम से किसी व्यक्ति ने एक्साइज पॉलिसी को लेकर कोई टेक्निकल प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस की?       

संबित पार्टी ने बीजेपी मुख्यालय में हुए संवाददाता सम्मेलन में तंज कसते हुए कहा कि सिसोदिया दुनिया के एकमात्र शिक्षा मंत्री हैं, जो शराब घोटाले में शामिल होंगे और यह पूरा प्रकरण आंख खोलने वाला और चौंकाने वाला है. उन्होंने कहा कि मनी लॉन्ड्रिंग केस में प्रवर्तन निदेशालय (ED) द्वारा गिरफ्तार किए गए दिल्ली के मंत्री सत्येंद्र जैन की जमानत खारिज कर दी गई है, क्योंकि उनके निर्दोष होने के आप के दावे के बावजूद उनके खिलाफ मामले में दम है उन्होंने कहा, ‘‘इसी तरह, भाजपा का मानना है कि सिसोदिया के खिलाफ भी मामले में दम है.''

संबित पात्रा ने गिरफ्तारी के पीछे राजनीति के आरोप को खारिज करते हुए कहा कि जांच एजेंसी और पार्टी दो अलग-अलग संस्थाएं हैं. उन्होंने आरोप लगाया कि मामले के आरोपियों ने 45 मोबाइल फोन और अन्य सबूत नष्ट कर दिए.

उन्होंने जोर देर कहा कि भाजपा भ्रष्टाचार को कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं करती है और इसके खिलाफ उसकी लड़ाई हमेशा जारी रहेगी.

सीबीआई अधिकारियों ने कहा कि करीब आठ घंटे की पूछताछ के बाद सिसोदिया को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया, क्योंकि उनके जवाब संतोषजनक नहीं थे.

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AAP Approaches Supreme Court To Summon Budget Session Of Punjab

The Punjab government has been "forced" to move the Supreme Court over the issue of summoning the budget session of the state assembly as the governor is not responding to the cabinet's decision in this regard, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha said on Sunday.

The AAP leader said the matter will be mentioned in the apex court on Monday morning.

The standoff between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and the AAP government led by Bhagwant Mann had intensified on Thursday with Purohit indicating he is in no hurry to summon the session and reminding the chief minister about his "derogatory" response to a letter from Raj Bhavan.

Mr Purohit's letter to Chief Minister Mann had come two days after the Punjab Cabinet decided to call the assembly session from March 3 and requested the governor to summon the House.

"Settled law that Governor has to summon assembly as per the advice of Cabinet .... We have been forced to move Supreme Court on something as basic as summoning budget session of Punjab Assembly. Matter will be mentioned tomorrow morning in SC," Mr Chadha said on Twitter.

"On 22nd Feb 2023, the Punjab Cabinet asks the Punjab Governor to summon the budget session of the assembly from 3rd March 2023.

"On 23rd Feb 2023, Punjab Governor says he needs to take legal advice on that. Till date Governor not reverted on this issue," the Rajya Sabha MP tweeted. 

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Border Police Officer's Son Among 4 Arrested For Illegal Weapons In Jammu

Four alleged criminals, including the son of an ITBP officer, were arrested along with a country-made pistol and several sharp-edged weapons in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

An investigation into a recent case related to criminal intimidation and weapon brandishing by a gang at Nathwal in Vijaypur led to the arrests, a police spokesperson said.

He identified the arrested accused as Rohit, son of an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer, and his associates Sunil Sharma alias "Kadu", Rajveer Gill and Ankush Sharma alias "Jallu" -- all residents of Vijaypur.

"Rohit is the kingpin of the gang and is a notorious hooligan. He has previously been jailed for his involvement in various crimes, including attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and brandishing illegal weapons," the spokesperson said.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Benam Tosh said with the arrest of the four accused, the weapon brandishing case of Nathwal, Vijaypur has been solved and illegal weapons have been seized.

"Further interrogation of the arrested persons is going on," he said.

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संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में यूक्रेन को लेकर लाए गए प्रस्ताव के दौरान अनुपस्थित रहा बांग्लादेश, रूस ने कहा- थैंक्यू

रूस ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में यूक्रेन युद्ध को लेकर आए प्रस्ताव पर हुए मतदान के दौरान बांग्लादेश के अनुपस्थित रहने के लिए शनिवार को धन्यवाद ज्ञापित किया. संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा के प्रस्ताव में ‘विस्तृत और स्थायी शांति' कायम करने की जरूरत को रेखांकित किया गया था. उल्लेखनीय है कि कुछ दिनों पहले ही पश्चिमी प्रतिबंधों की वजह से बांग्लादेश ने रूसी पोत को अपने बंदरगाह पर लंगर डालने की अनुमति नहीं दी थी जिसपर रूस ने आपत्ति जताई थी.

‘संयुक्त राष्ट्र के घोषणापत्र के सिद्धांत' नाम के प्रस्ताव में यूक्रेन में विस्तृत और स्थायी शांति की जरूरत को रेखांकित किया गया था. इस प्रस्ताव को यूक्रेन और उसके समर्थक देश लेकर आए थे. महासभा के 193 सदस्य देशों में से बांग्लादेश और भारत सहित 32 देशों ने प्रस्ताव पर हुए मतदान में हिस्सा नहीं लिया. गैर बाध्यकारी इस प्रस्ताव का 141 देशों ने समर्थन किया जबकि सात ने खिलाफ में मतदान किया.

संयुक्त राष्ट्र में रूस के स्थायी प्रतिनिधि वैसली नेबेंजिया ने कहा‘‘ संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा का गैर बाध्यकारी ‘रूस विरोधी' प्रस्ताव यूक्रेन संघर्ष को खत्म करने के लिए दुनिया को एक साथ लेकर नहीं आएगा. '' संयुक्त राष्ट्र में प्रस्ताव पारित होने के एक दिन बाद ढाका स्थित रूसी दूतावास ने शुक्रवार को ट्वीट किया,‘‘ धन्यवाद बांग्लादेश, मतदान में अनुपस्थित रहने के लिए.''

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Election Staff Cross Rivers, Trek For Hours To Reach Meghalaya Poll Booths

Election officials started reaching the booths across Meghalaya on Saturday, trekking steep mountainous paths, crossing muddy rivers and walking for hours as the state prepares for the February 27 polls.

A total of 3,419 polling teams have been deployed for the elections to the 59 assembly seats, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor told PTI.

"Total 974 teams left for their polling booths on Saturday. Till 9.30 pm, braving unfriendly terrains and water bodies, 893 polling teams reported that they reached their destinations," he said.

The polling teams are trekking steep mountain paths, crossing muddy rivers, transcending difficult terrains -- in some areas through ropeways, to reach their destinations, he said.

Election officials had to row a boat to reach the Amlarem constituency's Kamsing polling station which has only 35 voters, Kharkongor said.

Some teams even used traditional Khasi basket 'khoh' to carry the EVMs and other polling materials to ensure that "no voter is left behind", he said.

The election officials sent to the Rongcheng polling station in Rongara Siju constituency in South Garo Hills had to trek for eight hours to reach. Some other teams also trekked for around four hours to reach their destination, he said.

The remaining 2,445 polling teams will be leaving for their booths on Sunday, a day before the voting, he added.

The Meghalaya assembly has 60 seats, but polling for the Sohiong constituency in East Khasi Hills district was adjourned due to the death of UDP candidate HDR Lyngdoh.

Of the total 3,419 booths, 640 have been identified as vulnerable. A total of 323 booths have been identified as critical while 84 booths are both critical and vulnerable.

A total of 369 candidates are contesting the elections, the votes for which will be counted on March 2.

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Ground Report: At Village Of Separatist Leader Who Challenged Punjab Government

Punjab's radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who was at the centre of a massive protest against the arrest of his key aide, has blamed the Punjab Police for the violence in Amritsar on Thursday.

Often escorted by armed supporters, the radical preacher and Khalistan sympathiser has been active for some time in Punjab.

Mr Singh heads "Waris Punjab De", a radical organisation started by actor and activist Deep Sidhu, who died in a road accident in February last year.

He alleged the police filed a "false case" against his aide Lovepreet Singh aka Toofan Singh, so he and hundreds of "Waris Punjab De" supporters went to meet the police at Amritsar's Ajnala, where Lovepreet Singh was kept.

"The media is misrepresenting the whole issue. A false FIR (first information report) was filed against Lovepreet Singh. The police stopped our vehicles before they launched a lathi-charge," Mr Singh told NDTV. "The violence wouldn't have happened if the police had not lathi-charged people," he added.

Supporters of "Waris Punjab De" clash with Punjab Police on Thursday

He denied allegations that he took refuge from police action using the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.

"Wherever we go, the palanquin of Guru Granth Sahib moves ahead," Mr Singh said.

"I went inside the police station and told them to arrest me. A wrong FIR was filed against us. I had requested them to close the FIR within a week, after which I went to the police station," Mr Singh said.

On the Punjab Police's planned action against them, Mr Singh said the cycle of protest will repeat if the cops move in. He denied he's giving a threat. "Remember, we are talking about a fake FIR," Mr Singh said, adding the year-long protest by farmers against the now scrapped farm laws is a case in point.

His aide and kidnapping accused Lovepreet Singh walked out of a jail yesterday, following the protests by Waris Punjab De supporters.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today slammed Mr Singh over taking the holy book to the police station, saying the radical preacher's argument makes no sense. "Those who take the Guru Granth Sahib to a police station as a shield cannot be called waris (heir) of Punjab and Punjabiyat in any way," Mr Mann tweeted in Punjabi.

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Man Stabs Woman To Death In Front Of Her Mother Over Property: Cops

A 35-year-old woman was stabbed to death in front of her mother allegedly by her neighbour in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place in Rambagh area and may be the fallout of a property dispute, the Imambada police station official said.

"The victim, identified as Aarti Nicholas, and the 25-year-old accused are neighbours. She used to live separately from her husband and two children. The accused was building a house and wanted Nicholas to give up her land," he said.

During an argument, he stabbed Nicholas, who died in a nearby hospital, after which the man was arrested, the official said.

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