Twitter users mock CM Adityanath as he ‘runs behind’ Modi’s car after PM's convoy leaves him behind
Lucknow (UP): Twitter users on Tuesday had a field day after a viral video of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath sent the internet into a split as he was left behind by PM Modi’s convoy. Adityanath had to walk behind Modi’s car to get to PM.
The incident took place when PM Modi arrived in Sultanpur to inaugurate the 341-KM long Purvanchal Highway. UP CM Adityanath had arrived to welcome the PM. “He had to run behind his car to get him,” Arrow News’ official handle captioned the video.
The video soon went viral across social media platforms and users took it to their advantage to have a field day. While a few users mocked Adityanath over the video and his state in the party, others claimed that he was purposefully sidelined by the Prime Minister.
Some of the users also opined that nobody can stand in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he has always sidelined people who pose threat to his stature.
While most of the tweets were funny and the video was used in light humor, former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav took a sly dig at the CM adding that PM Modi had stripped off Modi of the power before the people of the country could do so.
Akhilesh used lines from Hindi poetry to take a dig at the UP CM.
तुमने हमारी आवभगत का अच्छा सिला दिया
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) November 16, 2021
जनता से पहले तुमने ही हमें ‘पैदल’ कर दिया
बड़े बेआबरू होकर इन सड़कों से हम गुजरे… pic.twitter.com/iVpp447Bwn
अपने बराबर किसी को कुर्सी पर भी ना बैठाने वाला आज गाड़ी के पीछे बेबस सा दौड़ता नजर आया।
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🚜🏹 (@RoflGandhi_) November 16, 2021
UP CM Yogi Adityanath arrives to welcome PM Modi in Sultanpur. He had to run behind his car to get him. pic.twitter.com/Y7dhUAm7rq
— Arrow News (@ArrowBulletin) November 16, 2021
Baba ek dam ye wali feeling de rahe the pic.twitter.com/910K22kDZa
— Gold Flake 🚬🚬 (@jon_snow_T) November 16, 2021
"ऐसा कोई करता है मोदी जी
— Mehul Maru (@MehulMaroo) November 16, 2021
एक #मुख्यमंत्री के साथ ऐसा व्यवहार" pic.twitter.com/vthAK2ngJx
ये तस्वीर मुझे पसंद है, इसका किसी से कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। pic.twitter.com/yj9GOTFTa9
— Rizwan Bagwan💎🇮🇳 (@RizwanB28318907) November 16, 2021
‘अकेले अकेले कहाँ जा रहे हो
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) November 16, 2021
हमें साथ ले लो जहाँ जा रहे हो’ 🤣 pic.twitter.com/DnbkHGfdw7
This is awful Yogi Adityanath represents UP how can he walk around at random when other politicians have cool rides? https://t.co/KoqsXueJ3T
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) November 16, 2021
बड़े साहब गाड़ी से आगे आगे चल रहे हैं..
— Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) November 16, 2021
और हमारे गोरखनाथ मठ के पीठाधीश्वर एवं राजनीतिक दृष्टिकोण से भारत के सबसे बड़े एवं शक्तिशाली प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री सुरक्षाकर्मियों के साथ पैदल चल रहे हैं।
ये प्रदेश का व समस्त संत समाज का घोर अपमान है।
हम इसकी निंदा और भर्त्सना करते हैं। pic.twitter.com/yxMKcUHNuH
Gujju lobby showing Yogi his place. A CM made to run after the car ? pic.twitter.com/7ihTdNlElb
— Dr Luttapi (@DrLuttapi) November 16, 2021
Is yogi not of that category that he can't sit in #Car along with PM. pic.twitter.com/qkXffg9xSC
— GEET SETHI Advocate (@IncGeetSethi) November 16, 2021
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US SEC summons Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar in bribery case
New York (PTI): Adani group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar have been summoned to explain their stand on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegation of paying USD 265 million (Rs 2,200 crore) in bribes to secure lucrative solar power contracts.
Summons have been sent to Adani's Shantivan Farm residence in Ahmedabad and his nephew Sagar's Bodakdev residence in the same city for a reply to SEC within 21 days.
"Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it)...you must serve on the plaintiff (SEC) an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," said a November 21 notice sent through the New York Eastern District Court.
"If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court," it added.
Gautam Adani, 62, and seven other defendants, including his nephew Sagar, who is a director at the group's renewable energy unit Adani Green Energy Ltd, allegedly agreed to pay about USD 265 million in bribes to Indian government officials between approximately 2020 and 2024 to obtain lucrative solar energy supply contracts on terms that expected to yield USD 2 billion of profit over 20 years, according to an indictment unsealed in a New York court on Wednesday.
Separate from the indictment brought by the US Department of Justice, the US SEC has also charged the two and Cyril Cabanes, an executive of Azure Power Global, for "conduct arising out of a massive bribery scheme".
The ports-to-energy conglomerate has denied the allegations and said it will seek all possible legal resources.
"The Adani Group has always upheld and is steadfastly committed to maintaining the highest standards of governance, transparency and regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions of its operations. We assure our stakeholders, partners and employees that we are a law-abiding organisation fully compliant with all laws."
An indictment in the US is basically a formal written allegation originating with a prosecutor and issued by a grand jury against a party charged with a crime. A person indicted is given formal notice to reply.
That person or persons can then hire a defence lawyer to defend.
Prosecutors said the investigation started in 2022 and found the inquiry obstructed.
They also allege that the Adani Group raised USD 2 billion in loans and bonds, including from US firms, on the backs of false and misleading statements related to the firm's anti-bribery practices and policies, as well as reports of the bribery probe.
"As alleged, the defendants orchestrated an elaborate scheme to bribe Indian government officials to secure contracts worth billions of dollars and... lied about the bribery scheme as they sought to raise capital from U.S. and international investors," US Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement announcing the charges on Wednesday.
"My office is committed to rooting out corruption in the international marketplace and protecting investors from those who seek to enrich themselves at the expense of the integrity of our financial markets."
