Hindus are in trouble as Modi has become PM: Kanhaiya Kumar
Freedom of expression convention
Bengaluru, September 5: “RSS and BJP have been playing with the basic objectives of our culture, history of the country and the intention of the Constitution. You might be the great sportsmen. You should not forget that the people of the county have been watching your games seriously like umpires”, said JNU Students Union former president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Speaking at the valedictory of the ‘Dissent India’ at the Freedom of Expression convention here on Wednesday, he said that the copies of the Constitution were being burnt near Jantar Mantar in Delhi and shouting slogans against Dr BR Ambedkar. For the last four and half years, the Constitution has been facing threat inside the country. “One year was passed after the murder of Gauri Lankesh. A few days ago, my friend Umar Khalid was attacked. We believed in science. How much they try to suppress us, we will bounce back in the same pace”, he added.
“Even if you attack on us, put us in jails, brand us as urban naxals and traitors and anti-Hindus, we will not go back from our objective. If we speak on unemployment, farmers, labourers, dalits, tribals and minorities, those who claim that they have brought Hindu administration, would say that Hindus are in trouble. You are telling the half truth to the people. Hindus are in trouble because, Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister of the country”, he said.
In the name of naxalism, the common people were being kept away from their real problems. Though they have clarified that they would not support any act which is anti-Constitutional, the government has put the writers behind bars branding them as urban naxals. The central government has no answers to their questions. Ever since Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister, 12,000 farmers have committed suicide. But the insurance companies have made Rs 10,000 crore profit in the name of crop insurance schemes, he said.
Saffron colour is a symbol of courage. The colour of the clothes of Basavanna, Sambhaji Maharaj, Sahu Maharaj, Buddha, Swami Agnivesh was saffron. But you people wear saffron colour clothes and kill innocent Muslims. It was not a courageous work. It was coward work, he said.
Gujarat MLA and dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said that there was undeclared emergency in the country. Narendra Modi-led BJP government has been putting the writers and activists behind bars branding them as urban naxals. So he would fight for defeating the BJP. When the Assembly election was held in the state, there were not even a single code violation cases against the leaders of Congress, JDS and BJP. But the government had booked three cases against him and thus tried to curb the fight, he said.
“Five years have gone after killing Dabholkar in Maharashtra. Soon after the SIT traced the foot-prints of Sanatan Sanstha members in the Gauri Lankesh murder, the Maharashtra police arrested the Sanatan Sanstha members in a hurry. If the Karnataka police arrested them and brought to Karnataka, Modi and Amit Shah could not do anything here”.
-Kanhaiya Kumar, JNU students leader
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
