Yogi's masterstroke for Lok Sabha elections so far

NEW DELHI: The killing of mafia politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Mohammad Ashraf in Prayagraj on Saturday night has shocked the entire country, while making Yogi a hero. BJP believes that Yogi has already hit a masterstroke for the Lok Sabha elections.

After this incident, Yogi Adityanath has called a high-level meeting and ordered the formation of a three-member judicial inquiry committee. Also 17 policemen have been suspended but all these are administrative measures to avoid court investigation. It is clear from the way the UP police acted in this murder, that Atiq and Ashraf have been acquitted by the above instructions.

Police were taking Atiq Ahmad and his brother Mohammad Ashraf to the hospital for medical tests when reporters were questioning Atiq. At that time, three young men who came as journalists killed Atiq and Ashraf.

Outrage over the killing of a farmer leader by breaking into the BJP office

BJP workers are outraged over the failure of the police to nab the killer of BJP leader Surendra Matiala in Delhi. Nazafgarh BJP Kisan Morcha president Surendra Matiala was shot dead in Matiala near Delhi. Surandra Matiala was sitting in the BJP office when he was attacked by bike-borne assailants. The assailants fled after the murder.

Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu's gang has claimed responsibility for the murder. It has been claimed in a post on Instagram that Patiala property dealer Manjit was a relative of Mahal and was aiding and abetting illegal occupation of flats along with Mahal. Those who work with Mahal will be worse off than this.

Surendra Matiala was a former councillor. After this incident DCP of Dwarka district M Harshvardhan said that two suspects have been detained but after that the police has not done any other work.

Siddaramaiah doesn't get the collar, DK shows Vat

The Congress announced the third list of 43 candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections, in which Siddaramaiah was not given the Kolar seat and D.K. Shivakumar has proved his supremacy. Congress has given ticket to Kothur G Manjunath on the collar seat. On the other hand, former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Sawadi, who joined the Congress a day ago by rebelling against the BJP, has got a ticket from the Atha seat.

Siddaramaiah was not willing to contest from the Varun seat but the high command gave him the Varun seat. Siddaramaiah expressed his desire to contest from Kolar seat besides Varun seat. Shivakumar opposed it, but the high command accepted Shivakumar's words.

Congress has announced a total of 209 candidates out of 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly. Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivkumar Kanakpura while Priyank Khadge, son of Congress president Mallikarjun Khadge, has been fielded from the Chittapur (SC) seat in Kalburgi constituency.

The legendary trio went home but Shettar refused

Former Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar has rebelled and defeated the BJP as it seemed unlikely to get a ticket in the Karnataka assembly elections. The trio of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, In-charge Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi went to Shettar's house to convince him but Shettar refused.

Shettar, who has been elected six times as an MLA from the Hubli-Dharwad seat, has announced to contest the election, refusing to accept the party high command's decision not to contest. The high command assured Shettar to contest the Lok Sabha elections but Shettar refused.

Shettar announced that, I have been humiliated so I will contest the elections. Shettar gave an ultimatum to the BJP high command to declare the final list on Saturday but when the BJP did not declare the list, Shettar resigned from the post of MLA leaving the BJP in shambles.

Instead of joining the Congress or any other party like Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Sawadi, Shettar is going to contest as an independent.

Violent protest if Kejriwal is arrested

Before Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared at the CBI office for questioning in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy case on Sunday, the Aam Aadmi Party asked its workers to be ready. In this case, it was feared that the CBI may arrest Kejriwal when former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is in jail. According to your sources, if Kejriwal is arrested, thousands of people gathered outside the CBI office and prepared to stage a fierce protest. CBI did not arrest Kejriwal but this preparation came to light.

The CBI issued a notice on April 14 and asked Kejriwal to appear. Kejriwal held a press-conference on Saturday afternoon ahead of the CBI questioning, claiming that this is a conspiracy to forcefully implicate me. If I am dishonest, then there is no honest person in the world. Kejriwal claimed that Sisodia and Satyendra Jain failed to strangle me by arresting him and now attacked me directly.

UP is the encounter region : Mayawati

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and chief of Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati, responding to the murder of gangsters Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf who were in police custody in Prayagraj, said that the killing of two gangsters raises serious questions about the law and order situation in UP. Now, instead of saying 'rule of law and rule of law' in Uttar Pradesh, how appropriate would it be to say that Uttar Pradesh has become an encounter region? This is something to think about. It would be great if the Supreme Court takes notice of this very serious and alarming incident. This question is being discussed across the country.

Heaven's Judgment of Sin and Virtue: Minister of U.P

While opposition leaders termed the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf as a failure to maintain law and order in the state, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna of the BJP government in UP termed the incident as 'divine justice'. His fellow-minister and former state BJP president Swatandardev Singh tweeted that the reckoning of sins and virtues takes place in this birth. Former Deputy Chief Minister of the state Dinesh Sharma has demanded an inquiry into the incident.

Governor not invited to Ambedkar's programme

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan said that Dr. B.R. He was not invited to the unveiling ceremony of Ambedkar's huge statue in Hyderabad. Although Ambedkarji gave lectures on women's empowerment, the women-governor was not invited to his program. I would have attended the event if I had been invited, Tamilisai added.

Varun filed a defamation case against father Sanjay

BJP leader and MP from Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh) Varun Gandhi his father late. A Varanasi resident has filed a case in a local court for making defamatory comments about Sanjay Gandhi on Twitter. Varun came to the court at around 3 am along with three lawmakers and filed a defamation case in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (2) Abhinav Tiwari. He said that Vivek Pandey, a resident of Bhojubir in Varanasi district, died on March 29, 2023. Has made defamatory comments on social media about Sanjay Gandhi. The court has recorded the statement of Varun and scheduled the hearing of the case on April 25.

Teacher Recruitment Scam: Accused

Expensive properties nearby

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been raiding Trinamool Congress MLA Jeevan Krishna Saha's residence since Friday afternoon in connection with the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal, has seized properties worth several crores owned by Saha and his family members. A surprising fact for the CBI is that the properties of Saha and his family are located in Birbhum district of Bihar, while he is an MLA from Burwan assembly constituency in his native district of Murshidabad. Last but not least, Saha's possible involvement in the cattle smuggling case has been questioned.

Rape in Afghanistan, the case is going on in Delhi!

A Delhi court has ruled that the case against an army major who committed bigamy and rape crimes in Afghanistan can be tried in Indian courts. Metropolitan Magistrate Sonika of the Karkar-Duma district court cited the Delhi High Court's order saying that in such cases, Indian courts can take up the case. He cited the judgment of the CBI case against Lalita Laxman. The court observed the above in a case filed by an Afghan woman against an army officer. The woman accused the army officer that he converted to Islam and married her in 2006. At that time the posting of the officer was in Afghanistan. However, he did not tell the woman that he was married earlier.

"From Malik's changing statements

Doubts on Credibility''

Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik has made allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Pulwama attack incident. In-charge of BJP's IT cell, Amit Malviya, in response to Malik's dealings, tweeted that Malik's frequently changing statements raise serious questions about his credibility. In support of his response, Malviya cited three examples in which Malik's statements were admitted to be false or differed from the statements he made in his interview with The Wire.

- Inder Sahni