Sudhir Chaudhary’s 2012 tweet blaming govt for train accident resurfaces, gets slammed by netizens
New Delhi: In a tweet from May 22, 2012, which resurfaced on Saturday, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary was seen expressing his sadness over train accident in Karnataka then and the apparent lack of government response.
Social media users used the tweet to highlight Chaudhary's silence following the tragic train accident in Odisha that claimed the lives of nearly 300 people. Users pointed out that as a journalist, Chaudhary should have been questioning the government and holding them accountable for the incident.
Chaudhary's tweet from 2012, made after the Hampi Express accident that resulted in 25 fatalities, resurfaced as a reminder of his previous concerns about train accidents and the political environment within the railway ministry. Users questioned his silence in the wake of the recent tragedy and criticized him for not asking tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Social media users referred to Chaudhary as part of the "Godi media," a term often used to criticize journalists who are perceived as being overly supportive or aligned with the government. They argued that as a journalist, Chaudhary should have been using his platform to demand accountability and raise questions about the government's response to the train accident.
Chaudhary's silence on the Odisha train accident, as pointed out by social media users, has reignited discussions about the role of media in ensuring transparency and accountability in governance, particularly during incidents of national importance.
Its so sad train accidents don't shake the govt anymore.They hv become routine affairs and rly ministry the biggest hub of politics#hampiexp
— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) May 22, 2012
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No endeavour to build Ayodhya mosque, reclaim land given for it: BJP leader to Adityanath
Ayodhya (UP) (PTI): A BJP leader here has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, asking him to reclaim the land allotted for the construction of a mosque here and claiming that no substantial endeavour has been undertaken to build it.
On November 9, 2019, settling a fractious issue that went back more than a century, a five-judge bench headed by the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi paved the way for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, at the site where the 16th century Babri Masjid once stood. It also ruled that an alternative five-acre plot would be found for a mosque in the holy town.
The Sunni Central Waqf Board later formed the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation to build a new mosque on the land allotted by the state government in the Dhannipur area of the district.
BJP leader Rajneesh Singh, in his letter to the chief minister on December 10, said that since the apex court's verdict, "no substantial endeavour has been undertaken by the Muslim community to construct the mosque".
Their "intention was never to establish a mosque there but to perpetuate the discord under the pretext of a mosque", he alleged.
"In compliance with the Supreme Court's order, the land allocated to Sunni Central Waqf Board in Ayodhya is being used by the mosque's responsible persons for other purposes. The Muslim community's intention was never to construct the mosque but rather to keep the disturbance and disorder alive under the guise of a mosque. However, this has not been possible due to your leadership," Singh said in the letter to Adityanath.
Asserting that "a mosque is not necessary for offering prayers anyway," he appealed to the chief minister to "issue strict instructions to the officials of the Ayodhya mosque trust to use the land in compliance with the Supreme Court orders".
In case of being unable to do so, issue directives to return the land to the government to prevent its misuse, Singh said.
In a conversation with PTI, he said, "The Muslim community merely wishes to preserve Babar's legacy through this mosque and aims to manipulate Hindu sentiments in the name of Babri Masjid."
When PTI contacted Athar Husain, the secretary of the Ayodhya Masjid Trust, for his reaction to the issue, he refused to comment.
In 2022, Singh petitioned the Allahabad High Court, claiming that the Taj Mahal mausoleum is an ancient temple dedicated to the deity Lord Shiva and is known as the "Tejo Mahalaya".
