New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been arrested in the so-called leaker policy scam by the Delhi government, but Arvind Kejriwal is believed to be the target of the Modi government. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari hinted that Sisodia has been arrested but the mastermind of the scam is yet to be arrested. Manoj Tiwari has not clarified who he considers to be the mastermind but is believed to be pointing towards Kejriwal. CBI or ED have not yet said anything about Kejriwal's involvement in this case, but now there is a possibility that Kejriwal's name will come up and a new bubble will burst. The CBI interrogated Sisodia for eight hours before arresting him. The arrest is believed to have been made after an IAS officer of the Excise Department mentioned Sisodia's name during interrogation. The official has stated that Sisodia had created such a liquor policy that the government would not profit but the liquor traders would benefit greatly.

Controversy over Christian leaders' anti-BJP appeal

Ahead of Monday's polls for assembly elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya, Christian leaders appealed to communal elements not to vote, sparking controversy. It is being alleged that Christian leaders are indirectly opposing BJP and mixing religion in politics.

Issues such as vandalism of churches, arrest of foreign Christian preachers, demand for expulsion of Christians from Scheduled Tribes have been covered in Meghalaya. This is why Christian leaders are against BJP.

This time in Meghalaya, BJP has the upper hand in the multi-party contest. BJP, which won only two seats in 2018, is hoping for a big success this time, so Christian religious leaders have entered the fray to stop it. These two states have 60-60 assembly seats each. Among these, polling has been canceled due to the death of a candidate in Meghalaya, while BJP candidate Kajheti Kinmi has been elected unopposed in Akuluto seat in Nagaland. Counting of votes in both the states will be conducted on March 2.

BJP Mahila Morcho in the field to win the Lok Sabha

BJP has launched a selfie campaign to attract women to win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Under the selfie campaign started by BJP from February 27, 1 crore selfies will be taken across the country. Under this campaign, selfies of the beneficiaries of Ujjwala and Ayushman India from every district of the country will be uploaded on the app. This selfie campaign was launched by Narendra Modi.

The 'Selfie with Beneficiary' campaign has been spearheaded by the party's women's wing. BJP women workers will request Ujjwala Yojana or Ayushman Card Yojana beneficiaries of each district to take a selfie and upload their details in the Namo app. Virtual training has also been given to women workers of BJP.

The BJP high command has given a specific target by assigning the responsibility of starting this campaign by allocating districts to the MPs and ministers in each state. A target has been set to involve at least 500 women beneficiaries in each programme.

Rahul's journey will begin after the Karnataka elections

After Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, now the Congress is planning to start the second phase of the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat. Sources claim that this yatra is being planned to start from April and end in Porbandar on Gandhi Jyanti on October 2.

On the last day of the ongoing Congress session in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, Jairam Ramesh admitted that the second phase of the Join India journey is being considered. Karnataka assembly election dates are likely to be announced next month. As the Karnataka assembly election is very important for the Congress, the second leg of Rahul's journey will be arranged in such a way that this election is not affected.

Sonia Gandhi herself has indicated her retirement from active politics after the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Congress sources claim that when the Gandhi Jyanti ends in Porbandar on October 2, Sonia may announce that she will not contest again.

The actor will build a Modi temple in every state of the country

Little known film actor Phool Singh has announced to build a Narendra Modi temple in every state of the country. Phool Singh claims that he will start building a Modi temple from Mumbai and then build a Modi temple in other states including Bihar. Phulsingh is the BJP president of Bihar branch in Maharashtra.

Phul Singh, who arrived in Bihar to participate in Amit Shah's rally, claimed that Modi is not just a human being but an ideological name. He has a special power which has changed the shape of temples in the country including Kashi Vishwanath. Phool Singh is originally from Begusarai in Bihar. He said that Bihar is my birthplace and Maharashtra is my karmabhoomi so first of all I will build a temple in both these places.

BJP sources believe that Phulsingh has made this announcement because he is interested in getting a foothold in Bihar politics. No one knows Phulsingh so there is little chance that his efforts will bear fruit.

The killing of two gangsters in jail angered Mann Sarkar

The Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab has been in trouble after the killing of two gangsters accused in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case in a gang war in jail. In a violent encounter at the Goundwal Jail in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, two gangsters named Mandeep Singh Toofan and Manmohan Singh Mohana were killed while another accused Keshav is in critical condition. The police said that the three gangsters were injured in the head with a sharp weapon.

In Punjab, due to the violence committed by the supporters of Khalistanist Amritpal Singh, the Hon'ble government is in a frenzy. An impression is being created that the Mann government is proving to be weak in maintaining law and order.

Sources say that Lawrence Bishnoi gang has hatched a conspiracy and attacked. From the fact that the jail authorities could not stop the attack, it is clear that they are also involved.

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RSS foothold in Prasar Bharati

India's state broadcaster Prasar Bharti will now rely entirely on RSS-backed news agency 'Hindustan Samachar' for its daily news supply. Prasar Bharti, operator of Akashvani and Doordarshan, has signed a further contract with Hindustan Samachar on February 14, 2023. The contract with Hindustan Samachar came into effect two years after Prasar Bharti completed its contract with Press Trust of India (PTI), the country's largest and oldest professional news agency. Since 2017, Hindustan Samachar has been providing its wire services to Prasar Bharti for free on an evaluation basis. According to the formal agreement between the two parties, Prasar Bharti will pay Hindustan Samachar around Rs 7.7 crore over a period of two years till March, 2025, in return for which Hindustan Samachar will supply Prasar Bharti with 100 news stories daily. These stories will include at least 10 national news stories, while 40 will be local stories in regional languages.

Governor seeking action report from state

Governor of West Bengal C.V. Anand Bose has lambasted the state administration for the attack on Union Minister Nishith Pramanik's convoy in Cooch Behar on Saturday. By doing so, Bose has given the first stern response to the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Also, the dignitary sitting on the highest constitutional post of the state has also given a signal not to be taken lightly. The Governor has immediately demanded action taken report (ATR) from the responsible authorities of the state. The government will take swift action against the criminals and ensure that the rule of law is maintained, said the Raj Bhavan list.

Dalits will lose their voting rights due to BJP-Jan complaints?

Following the controversial complaint filed by BJP workers against hundreds of Muslim and Dalit voters in Bengaluru's Shivajinagar constituency, there is a possibility that they may lose their franchise as the Election Commission starts taking action against them. According to the complaint filed last October, 26,000 fake voters from the said constituencies have either migrated or died, which the opposition has termed as ill-intentioned. As the final list of voters is being prepared, the Election Commission started taking action against the above voters this January. The commission issued notices to 9159 voters, which is being termed as violation of SOP (Standard Operating Procedures). The term of the Karnataka Assembly ends in the last week of May next.

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, the new government Muslim?

Hardline Muslims address their liberal voting fraternity with the pitiful nickname of government Muslims. Shahid Siddiqui Najeeb Jung, SY Qureshi, Javed Akhtar and Naseeruddin Shah are laughed at with such nicknames. It is instructive that Zamir Uddin Shah, who had an exemplary military career, has titled his autobiography 'The Government Muslim'. Hence, it is surprising that Jamaat-e-Islami Hind should interact with RSS. The fact that there was some mysterious element in it made the whole thing more interesting. Other Muslim organizations in Kerala are questioning who gave authority to Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to negotiate with RSS on contentious issues like Kashi and Mathura temples?

Internet-service cut by Haryana Govt

A cow vigilante group associated with Bajrang Dal leader Monu Manesar burnt Junaid and Nasir, suspecting them to be cow smugglers from Haryana. The Haryana government on Sunday suspended mobile internet, SMS service and all dongle mobile internet services in Nuh district of the state with the aim of maintaining law and order situation in Ferozepur Zirka area demanding justice for the two deceased.

A women-friendly police station

The first women and child friendly police station of the state has been established in Jahangirabad near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Newly designed keeping in mind the facilities of crime victims and visitors, this police station has a waiting room, a reception room, a room with breastfeeding facilities for newborn babies and a play area for children in the garden created here.

World's youngest yoga instructor

Pranvi Gupta, a grade two student of James Wellington International School, Dubai, was recently certified as the world's youngest yoga instructor by the Guinness Book of World Records. Certified yoga trainer Pranvi wants to share the benefits of a positive approach to everyone, young and old. Indian native Reyansh Surani (9 years, 220 days) living in Dubai has set the Guinness World Record for becoming the world's youngest certified yoga instructor in February, 2022.

- Inder Sahni