For a change: News18 Anchor Amish Devgan trolls BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla during live debate
New Delhi: In an unexpected turn of events during a live debate on News18 India, anchor Amish Devgan, who is often perceived as a supporter of the BJP, took a humorous dig at BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla. The exchange occurred during a discussion about Ashok Tanwar’s last-minute entry into the Congress, just hours after he had campaigned for the BJP during the Haryana elections.
While defending the BJP, Shehzad Poonawalla accused the Congress of trying to win elections by inducting BJP leaders into their party. He claimed that the Congress was relying on BJP leaders to secure electoral success.
In a surprising move, Devgan, who is typically seen as favorable to the BJP and PM Modi’s government, challenged Poonawalla with a series of pointed questions. In a light-hearted yet sharp manner, Devgan questioned Poonawalla’s credibility on the matter by reminding him that several BJP leaders, including Ashok Chavan and Jitin Prasada, had previously been in the Congress before switching sides.
Devgan further pressed Poonawalla by asking him which party he had originally belonged to before joining the BJP, referencing Poonawalla’s own history as a former Congress member.
BREAKING 🚨
— Amock (@y0geshtweets) October 6, 2024
Amish Devgan schooled BJP spokesperson on his face about Ashok Tanwar joining INC just before election.
Look at Shehzad Poonawalla’s face; he miserably failed to defend his party.
This is just the beginning; many more will come after October 8😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/glqbUZOxu2
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'Rear-guard action': BJP over Mamata accepting sports minister's resignation after Messi event
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week.
BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor governance of Banerjee, her ministers and the state bureaucracy.
Banerjee on Tuesday accepted Biswas' resignation as the sports minister in the wake of the controversy over the mismanagement of football icon Messi's event last week, a senior leader of the ruling TMC said.
Biswas, who had written to the chief minister seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities as sports minister, will continue as a cabinet minister, retaining charge of the power department.
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Reacting to the development, Malviya said in a post on X, "TMC Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns after the Messi fiasco and Mamata Banerjee accepts it in record time."
"Do not mistake this for accountability; this is nothing but a rear-guard action to douse public anger. anger! This is not 'Raj Dharma'," he added.
The BJP leader alleged that the incident was the outcome of "loot" of common people which is "so synonymous" with the TMC.
The incident was also the outcome of the "shameless VIP culture that TMC thrives on and deep-rooted cronyism promoted by Banerjee," he charged.
Malviya further alleged that Biswas' resignation exposes a "collective failure of Mamata Banerjee, her partisan bureaucracy, and her crony cabinet".
"This is a symbolic sacrifice, a political hoax, soon to be buried under layers of bureaucracy, with no justice, no accountability, and no remorse," the BJP leader said, adding, "No resignation will bring back the time lost, the money wasted, or the stolen chance for football lovers to witness Messi in Kolkata."
