‘Low-level politics’ because I belong to a lower caste: Modi responds to Priyanka

May 6, 2014

New Delhi, May 6: The war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who slammed him for what she described as "low-level politics" after his rally in Amethi, continued on Tuesday.

Modi_to_Priyanka Modi on Monday had taken the poll battle to Gandhi family's power seat and declared he would begin building India from what he called UP's "worst-performing district", once in power.

He had also responded to Priyanka Gandhi's barb of "Smriti, who?" by saying "They ask who is Smriti Irani. I want to say Smriti Irani is my younger sister...Look at their arrogance."

In response, she had said each polling booth in Amethi will exact revenge for his "neech rajniti (low-level politics)".

"I belong to the lower caste of society that's why they think my politics is low-level politics," Modi tweeted on Tuesday.

"Some people can't see the fact that the sacrifice and hard work of the people from the lower castes has helped the country reach great heights," he posted.

"This low-level politics will rescue our country from 60 years of misrule and vote-bank politics, and wipe the tears of millions."

Modi has consistently attacked Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in his election rallies by addressing them as "shehzada" and madam and their family as the "raj parivar".

He has also alleged that Priyanka's husband, Robert Vadra, amassed a huge fortune through illegal land deals.

Priyanka’s counter-attack on Modi had come within hours of the Gujarat chief minister's rally in Amethi saying its people would give him and the BJP a befitting reply for insulting her father late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

"Inhone Amethi ki dharti pe mere shaheed pitaa ka apmaan kiya hai, Amethi ki janta is harkat ko kabhi maaf nahi karegi. Inki neech rajniti ka jawaab mere booth ke karyakartaa denge… Amethi ke ek ek booth se jawaab aayega… (He has insulted my martyred father on Amethi’s soil. The people of Amethi will never forgive him for it. My booth-level workers in Amethi will reply to his low-level politics. There will be a reply from each and every booth of Amethi),” she had said.

The war of words between Priyanka and Modi has come as an effort on her part to lift the Congress' sagging political image and dominated the last stages of this Lok Sabha election.

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8 patients dead after fire breaks out in Ahmedabad Covid-19 hospital

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August 6,2020

Ahmedabad, Aug 6: In a major incident, a fire broke out in a Covid-designated hospital in Ahmedabad killing eight coronavirus patients. The mishap occurred in the wee hours of Thursday.

All the victims were in the ICU ward, where the fire is said to have started. Officials said that they all died on the spot while 41 other patients were shifted to other hospitals following a rescue operation. One paramedic staff of the hospital who tried to douse the fire sustained burn injuries.

Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who is also the health minister, said that primary information has revealed that fire was caused by the short circuit in the ICU ward where eight patients were under treatment.

He said that 41 other patients were shifted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel hospital. The incident happened at Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura which is one of the Covid-19 designated hospitals. Over 300 patients have recovered at the hospital in the last two months.

Among the victims were five men and three women. They have been identified as Arif Mansuri, Narendra Shah, Manu Rami, Leelvati Shah, Navneet Shah, Jyoti Sindhi, Manu Rami and Ayesha Tirmizi

Following the incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Saddened by the tragic hospital fire in Ahmedabad. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Spoke to CM @vijayrupanibjp Ji and Mayor
@ibijalpatel Ji regarding the situation. Administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected."

Soon after the tweet, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ordered a probe into the matter to be conducted by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home, Sangeeta Singh and ACS (Urban Development) Mukesh Puri.

They have been asked to submit a report in three days. Meanwhile, the hospital building has been sealed for further investigation.

The chief minister has ordered a report within three days.

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Defectors should be banned from holding public office for 5 years, fighting next poll: Kapil Sibal

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July 19,2020

New Delhi, Jul 19: Amid the political firestorm in Rajasthan following Sachin Pilot's rebellion, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday called for amending the anti-defection law to ban all defectors from holding public office for five years and fighting the next election.

Sibal also said that the "antibodies" against the "virus of corrupt means" to topple elected governments lie in amending the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law).

His attack comes in the wake of Pilot's open rebellion against the Ashok Gehlot government, which has been on shaky ground since, with at least 18 legislators backing the rebel leader.

Pilot was sacked as deputy chief minister and the state Congress chief earlier this week.

The Congress has accused the BJP of making efforts to topple the Gehlot government by indulging in horse-trading.

"Need for Vaccine: Virus of 'corrupt means' to topple elected governments has spread through a 'Wuhan like facility' in Delhi," Sibal tweeted, in an apparent swipe at the BJP.

"Its 'antibodies' lie in amending the Tenth Schedule. Ban all defectors from: Holding public office for five years, fighting the next election," he said.

Taking a swipe at Pilot over his claim that he is not joining the BJP, Sibal on Thursday had asked what happens to his "ghar wapsi" and whether Rajasthan's dissident legislators are vacationing in Haryana under the "watchful eye" of the saffron party.

In the house of 200, the Congress has 107 MLAs, including the 19 dissidents who have been issued notices of disqualification by the speaker and they have challenged them in the high court.

The Congress has maintained the claim that the Gehlot government has the support of 109 MLAs, including the two BTP MLAs.

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I FULLY AGREE WITH MR. KAPIL SIBAL. IN FACT, IT IS NEED OF THE HOUR TO SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY.

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Dr Kafeel Khan, who was arrested for after his speech against hatred, gets bail finally

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February 11,2020

Aligarh, Feb 11: Paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan, who was arrested from Mumbai on January 29 after he delivered a speech at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against communalism and politics of hate, will be released from jail on Tuesday after he was granted bail by an Aligarh court.

Khan will be released from Mathura jail on Tuesday after legal formalities are completed.

Chief judicial magistrate Karuna Singh granted bail to Khan on Monday on a bail bond of Rs 60,000. Two surety bonds of Rs 60,000 each would also be furnished by the guarantors.

Dr Khan's lawyer, Mohammad Irfan Gazi, told reporters, "The court was told that Khan was falsely implicated by police under political pressure. After hearing the arguments, the court granted him bail."

The suspended doctor was arrested by special task force (STF) of the UP police from Mumbai on January 29, when he reached the city to attend a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

He was arrested in connection with a case registered against him in Aligarh under section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion) of the Indian Penal Code at Civil Lines police station on December 13

The case was filed after his speech at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

According to the FIR, while addressing students, without naming anyone, Dr Kafeel Khan said that 'Mota Bhai' is teaching everyone to become Hindu or Muslim but not a human being. "This is a fight for our existence. We have to fight."

The FIR also said that Dr Kafeel Khan made an attempt to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere and disturb the communal harmony with his speech.

Dr Khan was in the news in 2017 when he was named as one of the nine accused in a case involving deaths of several children due to alleged disruption in supply of oxygen at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. Though he was granted clean chit in a departmental inquiry, his suspension has not yet been revoked.

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