Centre supporting terrorist organizations: Umar Khalid
Bengaluru, September 6: JNU students leader Umar Khalid said that the central government has been directly supporting various terrorists groups working across the country in different names.
Speaking at a symposium on ‘Save Democracy’ organized by the Welfare Party of India here on Thursday, he said that some forces have been imposing the ideology of nationalism coined by the RSS by defying the very intention of the Constitution in the country. But the country would require the real nationalism. Those who are at the helm of affairs at the centre have been trying to destabilize the democracy. When the youth and farmers question the centre to fulfill their demands, the government has been diverting their attention by bringing cow issue and misleading entire debate, he alleged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not raising his concerns over the problems of farmers, women, youth, labourers and students. Now, the rupee value in the international market is decreasing against the dollar. GDP has come down. Prices of petroleum products have increased considerably. But they have been creating illusion among people that the country is developing by bring trivial issues to the fore, he alleged.
By giving false assurances to the voters, Modi has been supporting the corporate companies, Adani and Ambani. BJP national president Amit Shah and his relatives have been witnessing the growth. But they were preaching about nationalism. If the Prime Minister has concerns and respect towards the people and the country, let him respond to the problems, he said.
In Uttar Pradesh where BJP is ruling, thousands of candidates have applied for just 60 assistants posts. Interestingly, those who have completed PhD degree and higher education were in great number and this was the instance of development. On the other side, harassment and exploitation against dalits, backward classes and minorities were increasing in BJP ruling states. They were the real faces of the BJP and its governments, he said.
The forthcoming Lok Sabha election should be the fight between RSS, BJP and Modi, and farmers, farm labourers, students and youth. Otherwise, once again the communal forces would get the power. So, the people should be educated on present issues and Modi’s false promises, he said.
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani said that there was an undeclared emergency in the country. The Modi led NDA government has been conspiring to wipe out the democracy and trying to exhibit Manusmriti as the national epic. They have been trying to destroy the Constitution. Dalits, backward classes and minorities should work together to defeat BJP in the next Lok Sabha election. A systematic strategy should be prepared to defeat the BJP to protect the democracy, he said.
“When we want justice, we go before the court. But now, the situation was created that judges would come before the people. Then how the democracy would survive? Such an incident was happened in India for the first time in the history”.
- Jignesh Mevani, Gujarat MLA
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BJP claims Kejriwal spent Rs 31 lakh monthly on maintenance of CM's bungalow from 2015 to 2022
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI): The BJP lashed out at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday citing an RTI reply that revealed Rs 3.69 crore was spent annually between 2015 and 2022 for the regular maintenance of the former chief minister's bungalow at 6, Flagstaff Road.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, quoting the RTI reply, said a total of Rs 29.56 crore was spent between March 31, 2015, and December 27, 2022, on general repairs, sewage, electricity and structural works of the bungalow that was occupied by Kejriwal when he was the chief minister.
While the BJP leader asked Kejriwal to "come forward and explain what exactly was lacking in his bungalow that required Rs 31 lakh to be spent every month on its maintenance", the AAP sought to know what the ruling party would achieve by abusing Kejriwal.
The opposition party pointed out that the bungalow was a government accommodation, not Kejriwal's private property.
Sachdeva said details obtained through a Right To Information (RTI) query have shown that Rs 3,69,54,384 was spent annually on regular maintenance of the bungalow.
Kejriwal, who came to power with promises of leading a government for the common man, was exposed by his "luxurious lifestyle" at the "Sheesh Mahal" constructed "secretively at a cost of Rs 52 crore", Sachdeva claimed.
The BJP has been targeting the AAP and Kejriwal over the reconstruction works at the bungalow, describing it as a "Sheesh Mahal" for its "expensive" interiors and household goods.
"We are presenting more evidence of Kejriwal's five-star lifestyle and corruption, and we demand an immediate response from him," Sachdeva said at a press conference here.
The Delhi BJP chief said a person from Maharashtra had filed the RTI query, seeking details of the maintenance expenses on the bungalow and added that the figures revealed Kejriwal's "extravagant lifestyle" and "corruption" in government works.
"In Delhi, where one can build a decent 250-300 square yard house spending Rs 3 to 4 crore, the cost of maintenance of Kejriwal's bungalow at Rs 3.69 crore annually is astonishing," he said.
The BJP leader said that Kejriwal has been avoiding answering the questions for a long time. The people of Delhi expect him to come forward and clarify what exactly was so deficient in his bungalow that Rs 31 lakh per month was needed for its maintenance, he added.
AAP hit back, saying the BJP "betrayed" Delhi and did not provide Rs 2,500 for women and free cylinders on Holi which proved that their poll promises were just gimmick.
While Delhi is suffering due to power cuts and arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, the BJP president is busy hurling abuses at Kejriwal, the opposition party alleged.
