PM Modi unhappy with Telangana BJP MPs, says party falling behind Owaisi
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly expressed displeasure over the functioning of Telangana BJP MPs, especially their weak digital presence compared to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, The Siasat Daily reported.
According to the reports, Modi shared these concerns during an informal breakfast meeting with MPs from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands at Parliament House on Thursday morning. He reviewed the political situation in these regions and advised MPs on how they should conduct themselves both inside and outside Parliament. Sources said the Prime Minister spent nearly half an hour interacting with the group.
Focusing on Telangana, Modi reportedly pointed out that the BJP was “lagging behind” Owaisi and his party in terms of online reach and digital influence. Eenadu reported that Modi even pulled up the MPs for “not fulfilling their role as a strong opposition force in the state.”
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He is said to have questioned why the party had not built an effective communication and digital network capable of countering both the ruling party and opposition groups. Modi reportedly expressed disappointment that the party had not made use of the political opportunities available in Telangana “despite the potential for the BJP to grow in the state,” The Siasat Daily said.
The Prime Minister also advised MPs from Telugu-speaking states to stay more visible on national issues and travel widely to convey the central government's development work and policies to the public.
Mahbubnagar MP D. K. Aruna later said that Modi urged BJP parliamentarians to work collectively, take the party’s message to the people and strengthen its presence at the grassroots level in Telangana.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
