Tejasvi Surya’s office deny reports of him apologizing to BBMP war room workers; says its fake news
Editor of 'The News Minute' says they have audio evidence
Bengaluru: MP Tejasvi Surya’s office on Friday denied reports of him apologizing to the members of the COVID war room of BBMP for naming them in the alleged bed distribution scam.
A report published in The News Minute had earlier reported MP Tejasvi Surya visited the war room and added that he just read out the list given to him and apologized. Reacting to the news on Twitter, the official Twitter handle of Tejasvi Surya said it was fake news. “When one has no news, they create fake news.” The tweet read.
Reacting to the development, The News Minute Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran, in a thread of tweets added they have 15-min audio based on which the report was made.
“Tejasvi told the war room that his number too was leaked, even his parents are being abused. All sides need to stop this. Focus on the pandemic. We will update the copy with all the quotes. After that, no more tweets from me on this. I got other work to do” Dhanya Rajendran posted in one of the tweets.
“Hello! What is fake news here? You went there. Said sorry that numbers leaked, people harassed and said you will find who leaked numbers. You said you read a list which was given to you. You said 'being shown as a conspiracy against Muslims' How do I know? I have the audio” she wrote in another.
Here’s Dhanya Rajendran’s series of tweets:
Hello! What is fake news here?
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
You went there.
Said sorry that numbers leaked, people harassed and said you will find who leaked numbers.
You said you read a list which was given to you.
You said 'being shown as a conspiracy against Muslims'
How do I know? I have the audio. https://t.co/kDLzSB6S8N
There is only one issue with the TNM story. We said Tejasvi Surya said he isn't 'communal or casteist'. In the 15 min audio, it is not there. Maybe it was there in a part of the speech we missed. However, if you didn't say that, sorry for attributing it.
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
Your office told my reporter that he never spoke or apologised to the 16 Muslims (see line below headline). That's exactly what we said too. Thanks. (Surprise over) pic.twitter.com/S6HZYwcrHD
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
Tejasvi told the war room that his number too was leaked, even his parents are being abused. All sides need to stop this. Focus on the pandemic. We will update copy with all the quotes. After that, no more tweets from me on this. I got other work to do.
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
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Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to mount loudspeaker on mosque
Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.
The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".
At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.
The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.
