RSS workers gather outside Saket Gokhale's house, chant "Jai Shri Ram"; Gokhale shares video
Thane, Maharashtra: Journalist and Activist Saket Gokhale on Friday evening shared a video on his Twitter account claiming that RSS workers had gathered outside his house chanting “Jai Shri Ram”.
Gokhale shared a video with the tweet wherein people outside the building can be heard chanting “Jai Shri Ram”. He tagged the Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh seeking assistance.
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Gokhale also said that the RSS workers had also threatened his mother. He also tagged the official twitter handle of Thane Rural Police in the tweet.
Earlier in the day, claims made by Gokhale had taken the political circles by storm. Gokhale in a tweet had claimed that Maharashtra Election Commission had hired a firm reportedly linked to the BJP IT cell for its social media promotions in the run-up to the assembly elections held last year.
On Friday, Allahabad High Court had also dismissed Gokhale's plea to restrain Ram Mandir's Bhoomi Pujan. In his plea, Gokhale had said that 300 people have been invited on August 5 for the event and that may cause violation of the social distancing regulations to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
URGENT:
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) July 24, 2020
RSS WORKERS ARE OUTSIDE MY HOUSE CHANTING JAI SHRI RAM.
THEY JUST THREATENED MY MOTHER.
Request urgent assistance @AnilDeshmukhNCP ji. @Thane_R_Police pic.twitter.com/PQZ85RpQCg
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Flight services between Kolkata, Dubai resume partially
Kolkata (PTI): Flight services between Kolkata and Dubai resumed partially on Thursday, after a four-day suspension due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, officials said.
A flydubai aircraft from Dubai landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here at 2:40 am with 130 passengers on board, marking the first arrival from the Middle East after services were halted for over 113 hours, they said.
The Boeing 737 Max aircraft was scheduled to arrive at 12:25 am, Kolkata airport officials said.
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The same aircraft departed for Dubai at 3:59 am with 55 passengers, they said.
The last flight to depart for the Middle East from Kolkata before the suspension was an Emirates aircraft to Dubai on February 28, the officials said.
International services between Kolkata and cities such as Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi were disrupted, after airlines temporarily suspended operations amid escalating tensions and airspace restrictions in parts of the Middle East, due to the conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran.
There is no clear indication about when all the Middle East routes will fully reopen, they said.
