#BoycottKapilSharmaShow goes trending as Kapil Sharma supports Navjot Singh Sidhu
BJP spokesperson on twitter calls for Boycotting Kapil Sharma Show
Much is being talked about Congress leader, Navjot Singh Sidhu ever since his comments on initiating dialogues with Pakistan, post Pulwama attacks.
His comments called for unwarranted controversy and eventually led to his sacking from popular comedy show, ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ where he was replaced by actress Archana Puran Singh.
His sacking from the show came after netizens called for boycotting the show, unless they sack the Congress leader for his comments.
"Wherever wars are fought and such things (Pulwama-type attack) happen, dialogue also continues simultaneously. There is a need to find a permanent solution (to issues between India and Pakistan). Such people (terrorists) have no religion, no country and no caste,” Sidhu had said after Pulwama attacks.
However, on Monday, Kapil Sharma addressed the media over the controversy and termed the whole episode as ‘Deviation from the real issue’.
Sharma went on to say that by using these as the weapons, the minds of youths are being diverted from the real and core issues.
He said “If by sacking Sidhuji, the issue will be resolved, then I believe Sidhuji himself will step down. These are the attempts of diverting the minds of youth from the real issues. We should focus on what the real issues are”.
Many have also supported the statement by the comedian and have lauded him for taking a stand on the issue.
Nevertheless, the statement from Sharma has also resulted in backlash, against him with people (mostly right wing) now calling for boycotting of his show for supporting Sidhu.
#BoycottKapilSharma was the top trend this morning with Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi, asking people to unsubscribe Sony TV.
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Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire, accusing Hezbollah of breaching truce
Beirut, Nov 28: The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel's aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon. Israel said they were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded.
The back-to-back incidents stirred unease about the agreement, brokered by the United States and France, which includes an initial two-month ceasefire in which Hezbollah members are to withdraw north of the Litani River and Israeli forces are to return to their side of the border. The buffer zone would be patrolled by Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers.
On Thursday, the second day of a ceasefire after more than a year of bloody conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's state news agency reported that Israeli fire targeted civilians in Markaba, close to the border, without providing further details. Israel said it fired artillery in three other locations near the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
An Associated Press reporter in northern Israel near the border heard Israeli drones buzzing overhead and the sound of artillery strikes from the Lebanese side.
The Israeli military said in a statement that “several suspects were identified arriving with vehicles to a number of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the conditions of the ceasefire.” It said troops “opened fire toward them” and would “actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”
Israeli officials have said forces will be withdrawn gradually as it ensures that the agreement is being enforced. Israel has warned people not to return to areas where troops are deployed, and says it reserves the right to strike Hezbollah if it violates the terms of the truce.
A Lebanese military official said Lebanese troops would gradually deploy in the south as Israeli troops withdraw. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began a day after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza, when the Lebanese Hezbollah group began firing rockets, drones and missiles in solidarity.
Israel retaliated with airstrikes, and the conflict steadily intensified for nearly a year before boiling over into all-out war in mid-September. The war in Gaza is still raging with no end in sight.
More than 3,760 people were killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon during the conflict, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The fighting killed more than 70 people in Israel — over half of them civilians — as well as dozens of Israeli soldiers fighting in southern Lebanon.
Some 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon, and thousands began streaming back to their homes on Wednesday despite warnings from the Lebanese military and the Israeli army to stay out of certain areas. Some 50,000 people were displaced on the Israeli side, but few have returned and the communities near the northern border are still largely deserted.
In Menara, an Israeli community on the border with views into Lebanon, around three quarters of homes are damaged, some with collapsed roofs and burnt-out interiors. A few residents could be seen gathering their belongings on Thursday before leaving again.
