New Delhi: The BJP is considering implementing the 75-year age limit rule in selecting candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. BJP sources claim that the policy of not giving tickets to most of the leaders who have crossed the age limit of 75 years will be adopted in all the states.
Apart from this, the MPs who stay away from the general public and party workers will also be cut off. MPs who have defeated opposition stalwarts in 2019 but have spoiled the image of the party due to controversies will also be cut off.
However, the BJP leader admits that strict implementation of such rules is not possible. Such rules are enforced to remove leaders who are not liked by the high command, while no rules apply to MPs who are liked by the high command. In case of age limit of 75 years, given that many relaxations have been given, do not expect strict implementation.
BJP showed areas of India as China-Pakistan
An animated video posted by the BJP on its official social media account, showing parts of India as part of Pakistan and China, has sparked outrage. Most of the BJP leaders have deleted the video following the public outcry, but the Congress has raised the issue. The Congress says that the BJP should apologise, as it has insulted India's sovereignty.
The Congress says that the BJP Government itself has amended the law to provide a fine of Rs 100 crore to those who misrepresent the map of India. BJP should pay this penalty and publicly admit its mistake.
BJP leaders are not talking about this matter. No BJP leader says anything in public but inwardly admits that a mistake has been made. He claims that the mistake was made by an agency believed to be a top leader.
Shiv Sena upset with Ajith getting finance ministry
The MLAs of Eknath Shide's Shiv Sena are upset that Ajit Pawar, who broke the NCP, was finally given the Finance Ministry. MLAs from the Shinde group have long been pressing the BJP to get the finance ministry but the BJP did not budge. Now the Shiv Sena Mlas are angry as the BJP rains down on Pawar.
According to Shiv Sena MLAs, Ajit Pawar was also at the root of the resentment of Shiv Sena MLAs against Uddhav Thackeray. Ajit Pawar was the finance minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government and did not provide funds to Shiv Sena MLAs. Due to this, the development works of Shiv Sena MLAs were stopped and there was a rebellion against Uddhav.
When Ajit Pawar joined the government, this is why it was proposed that Pawar would not be given the finance ministry in the Shinde government. The Shiv Sena is upset that the BJP has listened to the demands of the Shinde group MLAs and dismissed them from the other.
Dear-Dawla policy in old pension scheme
The employee unions are upset that the government has adopted a dear-and-dawla policy in providing the benefits of the old pension scheme. The central government has decided to give a one-time option to IAS, IPS and IFOS officers to avail the old pension scheme. The officers who were appointed before the implementation of National Pension System (NPS) from December 22, 2003 will get the benefit of the old pension scheme. The unions say that the government is playing this game to benefit the officials.
The Department of Personnel and Training of the Central Government has informed this by sending a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories on July 13. These officers will have only one chance to join the old pension scheme. Officers who do not apply till 30 November 2023 will continue to get NPS benefits as before.
Team in Bihar-Bengal, silence on Manipur violence
BJP president J.P. to investigate the death of a BJP worker in police lathicharge in Bihar. After Nadda handed over the investigation to a four-member team, the BJP is being bashed on social media. Earlier, the BJP had announced to send a fact-finding team to investigate the violence in the local Swaraj elections in West Bengal.
People are questioning that more than 100 people have died in Manipur but BJP has not sent any team while in Bihar the death of one worker has made BJP low. BJP plays politics on dead bodies too.
The committee formed by Nadda included former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das, MP Manoj Tiwari, MP B.D. Ram and MP Sunita Duggal.
Union Minister Nithyananda Rai compared Nitish Kumar to General Dyer in a press conference. Rai said that the lathicharge on teachers, women, farmers and students shows the despotic mentality of the state government.
Azam's family's full security was withdrawn
The Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh has withdrawn the Y-category security of top Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, sparking political recriminations. SP alleges that the Yogi government is inviting anti-social elements to attack Azam's family.
On the other hand, the government says that in a state level security committee meeting held on November 8 last year to review the security of VVIPs, the committee said that it is not necessary to provide Y category security to Azam Khan. Based on this report, the Home Secretary on Wednesday directed Rampur SP Ashok Kumar Shukla to withdraw security, and the gunner living with Azam and the guard stationed at the residence have been recalled to the police line.
Now no policeman or any other government agency is deployed to protect Azam Khan and any member of his family.
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A true Muslim does not accept any form of extremism
The main points of the speech delivered by the Secretary General of the Muslim World League Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Isa in the capital's Jama Masjid, who is visiting India, are as follows: High moral values are woven into the nature of a true Muslim, which is reflected in his practice. People ignorant of the importance of Islam associate Islam with immoral practices. A true Muslim lives with every human being with love and devotion. It rejects all forms of extremism and violence. Adherence to moral values increases the glory of Islam. Adhering to these rugs is an essential point of a Muslim's correct behavior, and it becomes necessary under any circumstances, Al-Isa explained.
IAS Officer's Touching Note: Goodbye...
In 2015, IAS officer Tina Dabhi, who became the first Dalit student to top the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) examination, served as the District Collector and Magistrate of Jaisalmer. Last year he became an IAS fellow-friend Dr. Married to Pradeep Gawande. He has 'shared' a series of photos on Instagram of various projects undertaken by him as the Collector of Jaisalmer. Before leaving for her vacation, Tina hand-wrote a touching note thanking the people of Jaisalmer: Goodbye...Depressed after her lover killed her father on her wedding day, the girl got married at the Varkala Shivagiri temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on Friday. Srilakshmi tied the knot with her fiance Vinu in the presence of close friends and family.
Delhi floods spark political storm over Haryana dam
The Yamuna's flow is regulated through the Hathinikund Barrage on the Haryana-UP border. This barrage is not a dam. There is no reservoir or overflow channel here. The Upper Yamuna River Board regulates the water through Hatnikund Barrage. The board has representation from each of the riparian states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, which lay claim to the river's waters. These states receive water supply as per the agreement reached on May 12, 1994. This agreement was reached under the auspices of the then Ministry of Water Resources (now Ministry of Water Resources), which resolved the long-standing Yamuna water dispute between various parties. Now, due to the floods in Delhi, the focus is on the Hathinikund barrage. The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday alleged that the barrage had been deliberately created to cause chaos in Delhi with the aim of causing flood waters to recede.
BJP's campaign theme in Rajasthan: Crime and corruption
It seems that the BJP has prepared the outline for the campaign for the assembly elections to be held in Rajasthan after five months. It will focus on crime and corruption. After the Prime Minister who came to Bikaner last week, tomorrow on July 16, BJP President J.P. Nadda will come here and launch the party's 'Nahi Sahega Rajasthan' campaign. The BJP seems to have recovered from the setback in Karnataka, where corruption allegations leveled against it led the Congress to victory. Also, the Kesario party will emphasize the law and order situation in Rajasthan as well as in Uttar Pradesh. BJP will hold FIR camps on the land of Rajasthani villages. Jansunwai will organize courts. The thali bajao program will be held by the women while a bike rally will be held for the unemployed youth.
- Inder Sahni
