Dinesh Gundurao lashes at Centre, says “Country’s situation should be changed not name”
Bengaluru: Amidst ongoing controversy surrounding the renaming of India to ‘Bharat’, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundurao on Tuesday lashing out at the center stated that, "Both 'India' and 'Bharat' hold special places in our hearts, there is no difference between both. Renaming it 'Bharat' with good intentions is not objectionable. It is an act of stupidity to rename the country’s name to ‘Bharat’ in the context of opposition parties uniting to form an alliance under the name I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance).
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Dinesh stated, “The central government is planning to rename the country as 'Bharat' instead of 'INDIA' because of the opposition alliance's adoption of the name 'I.N.D.I.A. Is BJP so afraid of INDIA alliance? What is the motive behind renaming the country apart from the reason of fear of opposition alliance 'INDIA',” he asked, posing this question to PM Modi.
He further added that, “If the name INDIA is changed to 'Bharat' will the country change? Dear Modi, what needs to be changed is not the name of the country, but the situation of the country. Instead of changing the name, change the standard of living of the people. Change the minds of your devotees who are disturbing the peace of society through hatred. Make this country a garden of peace for all religions.”
The row came to light after reports claiming that an invite for a G20 dinner was sent by the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sept 9th in the name of 'President of Bharat' instead of the usual ‘President of India. A photo of the same also went viral over the internet, sparking debate across the country.
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EC-TMC meet ends on bitter note; CEC asks TMC delegation to 'get lost', MP accused of 'shouting'
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New Delhi (PTI): The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting".
After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and also apprised him of specific instances of poll officials having links with the BJP.
"Then he said, 'Get lost'. We have done eight to nine meetings with the Election Commission. Apart from the CEC, none of the other election commissioners spoke," O'Brien said.
"While we were walking out, one of my colleagues congratulated Gyanesh Kumar for being the only CEC to have notices moved in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for his removal," O'Brien MP said.
Meanwhile, sources in the Election Commission said the poll panel chief gave a "straight talk" to TMC leaders.
They accused O'Brien of shouting at the election commissioners and alleged that he asked the CEC not to speak.
The EC sources further said the elections in West Bengal would be "fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, and inducement-free."
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