PM not adhering to unity, 'sabka saath' talk: Digvijaya on alleged atrocities against minorities
New Delhi, Nov 9: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday alleged atrocities against minorities in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement his words on unity in society in true letter and spirit.
Addressing a press conference here, the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister accused the state authorities of meting out step-motherly treatment and harassing minorities in the state and demanded justice for them.
In a letter to Prime Minister Modi, Singh alleged that crimes against a particular community are on the rise and he must act to stop them.
He cited several incidents of atrocities and violence against people of the Muslim community in Madhya Pradesh and said the actions of the authorities in BJP-ruled states like Madhya Pradesh are not only dangerous for national unity, but are against the Constitution that grants equal rights to all.
"I hope that to maintain communal harmony and national unity, you will implement the guidelines of the Supreme Court and the Home Ministry in true letter and spirit.
"I also hope that you will act to protect the constitutional rights of all people and will sincerely adhere and implement your slogan of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas and sabka prayas'," Singh said in his letter.
He also wrote the letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said he hoped that action will be taken, failing which he along with social organisations would protest outside the Madhya Pradesh chief minister's residence and would take to the streets and would even knock the doors of the courts.
The Congress leader cited cases of violence against minorities in Ratlam and Shahpur in Madhya Pradesh, in which a youth Amjad Khan lost his life. He alleged that while the perpetrators of the crime were roaming freely and those demanding justice were put behind bars.
The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said the minorities are being targeted in Madhya Pradesh and those perpetrating crimes against them are being protected by the authorities. He was also critical of the police officials in Ratlam and Shajapur, and demanded strict action against them for being partisan.
Several social organisations and children and families of the victims of such crimes were also present on the occasion, demanding justice for them.
Singh also demanded adequate compensation and job for the lone victim of violence in Shajapur in September this year and medical treatment of the injured.
He alleged that incidents of crimes against minorities in several BJP-ruled states and north eastern states like Manipur are on the rise in the last 10 years and the prime minister should implement what he speaks in public.
Lauding Prime Minister Modi for urging people to stay united during the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat on October 31, Singh said the PM talks of unity among communities but does not practice the same.
"I agree to what the PM said but he should also practice the same. He should talk to his CM and ask him what he is doing," Singh told reporters while recalling Modi's "ek hain to safe hain" remark made at a poll rally in Maharashtra on Saturday.
"There is too much difference between the PM's words and actions and the public distrust towards him is now rising," he claimed.
On the demand raised by Ulema Muslims for reservation, Singh said, "There could be a demand from the Ulema Muslims for reservation. But there is no provision for any reservation on the basis of religion in the Indian Constitution."
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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.
