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Shatrughan Sinha slams PM Modi for ‘dictatorial’ decisions

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September 24, 2018

Nagpur, Sept 24: In a scathing attack on BJP government over its economic policies, the BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha termed demonetisation and GST ‘dictatorial' decision of the government.

Speaking during 'Yuva Sansad' programme organised by local BJP Mla Ashish Deshmukh at Katol Festival on Saturday, Mr Sinha said the decision on demonetisation and GST were not taken by the cabinet or BJP.

Mr Sinha alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the decision without taking finance minister into confidence and this was a dictatorial decision to make black money white.

Mr Sinha while criticising BJP policies said that allegation were made against him of anti-party activities, but I speak in the interest of the country and the party. If I say demonetisation was wrong, what is wrong with that. People suffered a lot during demonetisations due to an individual’s decision. I want to state very responsibly that it was not a party’s or a cabinet’s decision.

To a question, Mr Sinha said he advised MLA Deshmukh, who too criticises the BJP frequently, that he should not resign as he was showing the mirror to the party and guiding it in the right way.

Though I won by the biggest margin, I am threatened that I would not get a ticket, he said and claimed that the government had taken away right to speak the truth. He also said there was democracy in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s regime but now dictatorship is being witnessed.

When asked why don’t you quit the party, he said when I am disciplined one why I should quit, the actor-turned-politician said.

Mr Sinha further praised the work done by the AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi while claiming that in the Narendra Modi-led dispensation at the Centre, most work is done by the prime minister’s office (PMO), and not by the ministers.

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June 13,2020

New Delhi, June 13: A quarantine notice pasted outside former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s 3, Motilal Nehru Place residence has raised speculations among media and political circles.

According to reports, the daughter of a domestic help who works at Singh’s residence has tested positive. She and her family, who live in the servant quarters, have been quarantined.

Singh, who has not been keeping well for some time, is slowly getting active. Congress leaders said the former Prime Minister attended a meeting of the party’s consultative committee on Thursday through video conference.

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February 16,2020

Varanasi, Feb 16: Amidst continuing protests against the amended citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government stood by the decision despite all pressure.

"Be it the decision on Article 370 or the Citizenship Amendment Act, it was necessary in the interest of the country. Despite pressure, we stand by our decision and will remain so," he said.

Modi was addressing a public meeting in his Lok Sabha constituency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also asserted that the trust set up for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will work "rapidly".

"A trust has been formed for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. This trust will work rapidly," he said at a public meeting during his day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency.

The government had recently set up the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra on the Supreme Court's directive to the Union government to form a trust that can look into the construction and management of the temple.

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April 25,2020

New Delhi, Apr 25: With 1,429 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 24,506, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

Out of these, 18,668 patients are active cases and 5063 cases have been cured, discharged, or migrated.

The death toll stands at 775, with as many as 57 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the morning update by the ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit State with 6,817 cases of which 840 patients have recovered and 301 patients have died.

Gujarat now stands in the second spot with 2,815 cases, of which 265 have recovered and 127 people have died. Meanwhile, Delhi's count stands at 2,514 of which 857 patients have recovered, while 53 patients have lost their lives.

Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 figure stands at 1,755 with 866 patients recovered and 22 fatalities. Rajasthan has reported 2,034 cases of which 230 have recovered and 27 patients are dead.

Madhya Pradesh has reported 1,852 positive cases so far of which 210 patients have recovered and 92 patients have lost their lives due to the virus. In Uttar Pradesh, as many as 1,621 people have confirmed COVID-19, of which 247 recovered and 25 people have succumbed to it.

In Kerala, which reported the country's first COVID-19 case, 450 people have been detected positive for coronavirus.

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