'Are you a coward or nationalist' Comedian Kunal Kamra questions Arnab Goswami on flight
Lucknow: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday shared a video on his official Twitter handle adding which shows him trying to ask Republic TV’s Journalist Arnab Goswami “questions about his journalism” on an Indigo Flight on Tuesday to Lucknow. In the video, Arnab is seen ignoring Kamra and his questions while the latter parodies Goswami’s own style saying “Views today want to know if Arnab is coward of a nationalist”.
Kamra said he was questions Goswami his journalism “for Rohit”, referring to Rohit Vemula who he said was his “hero”.
Kamra at one point sounded emotional while questioning Arnab for his friend Rohith Vemula’s mother, Radhika "whose caste you were discussing on your fucking show". He added: "I know this is not allowed, its fine...I'll go to jail for this." He directed Goswami to read Rohith's suicide note to have "some emotion or some heart".
Kamra can be heard in the video, saying: "I am part of the tukde-tukde narrative. You should deflate me. Enemies of the state down...Arnab, you should have a reply. Are you a coward or are you a journalist or a nationalist? Who are you, Arnab?"
Soon after, Kamra put up a statement, saying he did "exactly what Republic TV journalists do to people in their private/public spaces". Saying he doesn't regret what he does, Kamra concluded that he wanted to apologise to "every passenger except one".
I did this for my hero...
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) January 28, 2020
I did it for Rohit pic.twitter.com/aMSdiTanHo
*My Statement* pic.twitter.com/cxFcSCq0Jf
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) January 28, 2020
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
