Copy of Constitution shown by Rahul Gandhi fake, claims Amit Shah at Jharkhand rally
Palamu/Ranchi, Nov 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of making a mockery of the Constitution of the country by showing a "fake" copy of it.
The veteran BJP leader was referring to the alleged distribution of copies of the Constitution with inside pages blank at a recent rally in Nagpur.
Shah also claimed that the BJP will never allow the Congress to implement reservations for minorities.
“Rahul Gandhi was exposed two days back. Someone got a copy of the Constitution he has shown. The Constitution of India was written on the cover of that copy but the pages were blank. Don’t make a mockery of the Constitution. By waving a fake copy of the Constitution, you have insulted B R Ambedkar and the Constituent Assembly,” Shah alleged while addressing a BJP rally in Palamu.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to observe November 26 as Constitution Day.
Shah alleged that Congress was hell-bent on snatching reservations from OBCs, tribals and Dalits and "planned to give it to minorities".
"The Congress is against OBC quota, it promised 10 pc reservation to minorities when a delegation of Ulemas met Congress leaders in Maharashtra. Under PM Modi's leadership, the BJP will never allow religion-based reservations,” Shah said.
He also attacked the Congress for its alleged attempts to restore Article 370 in Kashmir.
“Kashmir is an integral part of India. I warn Rahul Gandhi that even your fourth generation cannot bring back Article 370," he claimed.
The union home minister alleged that the Congress made Kashmir the hub of terrorism.
"Its leaders used to be afraid to go to Lal Chowk, but now I ask them to fearlessly visit Lal Chowk with their grandchildren,” he said.
Lal Chowk is a key location in Srinagar known for its historical importance, marketplaces and a clock tower.
Shah also hit out at the JMM-led dispensation in Jharkhand, terming it the "most corrupt government" in the country.
Training his guns on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, he said: “The CM says infiltration is the BJP’s political agenda. I say it is CM's vote bank... Corrupt leaders will be hanged upside down".
In Hazaribag, Shah equated the JMM-led government with a “burnt transformer” that "failed" to relay the power of prosperity sent through the "high tension line" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre.
He also appealed to the people to vote for the BJP for peaceful Ram Navami celebrations, promising that he would participate in such festival in Hazaribag if the BJP government was voted to power.
“Narendra Modi's government is like an HT (high tension) power line. An HT line cannot supply electricity directly to your homes; a transformer is needed. The Hemant Soren government (Jharkhand CM) is like a burnt transformer.
"The Centre sends lakhs of crores of rupees through its HT line for development, but it is not transmitted to you. The time has come to change this burnt transformer,” Shah claimed.
Shah alleged that the JMM-led regime was involved in multiple scams, including Rs 1,000 crore in MGNREGA, Rs 600 crore in land deals, Rs 1,000 crore in mining, and liquor.
He further accused the state's ruling JMM-Congress-RJD coalition of "devouring" the free ration sent by PM Modi.
“The JMM-led alliance in Jharkhand allowed Maoists to prosper, but PM Modi uprooted them in 10 years,” he claimed.
In East Singhbhum, he accused the Hemant Soren government of according a red-carpet welcome to Bangladeshi infiltrators.
He also charged the Congress and JMM of spreading lies that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will claim tribal rights making it clear that the saffron party will put tribals out of its ambit.
“The JMM-led coalition has laid out red carpet for Bangladeshi infiltrators, who settle in Jharkhand and grab tribal land, employment of youths and indulge in anti-national activities. Let the BJP regime form. They will be deported and not a bird will be allowed to cross the border,” Shah said at an election rally at Potka.
He asserted that the saffron party will put corrupt Congress and JMM leaders behind bars, and realise every paisa of poor people they looted.
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BharatPe fraud case: Delhi HC quashes lookout circular against Ashneer Grover, wife
New Delhi, Nov 12: The Delhi High Court has ordered cancellation of a lookout circular (LOC) issued against Ashneer Grover, the former MD of payment app BharatPe, and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover, noting that the FIR lodged against them over allegations of cheating and forgery has already been quashed.
Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order on Monday after the court was informed that another bench of the high court quashed the FIR on the same day.
The FIR was quashed by Justice Chandra Dhari Singh after considering a plea moved by the Grovers stating that they have arrived at a settlement with the fintech company.
In his order, Justice Narula said, "Although the copy of the order (quashing the FIR) is not available as of now, the aforenoted fact is not disputed by the counsel for the parties.
"In light of the fact that the underlying FIR has been quashed, the LOC issued by respondent No. 3 (Bureau of Immigration), in the opinion of the court, will not survive."
The LOC was issued by the Bureau of Immigration at the instance of Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in view of the investigation against the Grovers in the cheating and forgery FIR.
The court was hearing a plea moved by Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover seeking quashing of the LOC issued against them in connection with the investigation into the cheating and forgery case.
"Accordingly, the present petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to cancel the LOC against the petitioners in their records," the court noted.
Earlier, the Grovers claimed that they were informed about the LOC for the first time when they were detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on November 16, 2023, while they were scheduled to travel to the US.
After being detained, they were informed that the LOC was operational from November 6, 2023.
In May last year, the EOW filed an FIR against Grover, his wife Madhuri, and others under eight sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating and dishonesty), 467 and 468 (forgery), and 471 (using forged documents as genuine) for an alleged Rs 81 crore fraud after a complaint was lodged by BhartPe, the fintech unicorn.
In its complaint, BharatPe alleged that Grover and his family caused damages to the tune of Rs 81.3 crore through illegitimate payments to bogus human resource consultants, inflated and undue payments through pass-through vendors connected to the accused, sham transactions in input tax credit and payment of penalty to GST authorities, illegal payment to travel agencies, forged invoices by Madhuri, and destruction of evidence.
Madhuri was the head of controls at BharatPe before she was fired in 2022 after a forensic audit revealed several irregularities.
Subsequently, Grover resigned as the chief executive officer of the fintech firm in March 2022.
