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Varun should use mind instead of heart: Maneka Gandhi

April 3, 2014

Maneka_GandhiPilibhit (UP), Apr 3: As Varun Gandhi courted controversy by ''praising'' estranged cousin Rahul Gandhi, his mother and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi today said her son's remark on Amethi's development was ''not correct'' and advised him to use his mind instead of heart while making statements.

The BJP MP also said that development work has not taken place in Amethi in the last 45 years.

Defending her son's statement, Maneka said he was innocent and his heart was clean.

"He is an innocent person...his heart is clean...He would have asked about the work done in Amethi on which he would have said whatever happened there is good", she said.

Maneka said that she had spoken to Varun in this regard as whatever he said on development in Amethi was "not correct".

When asked whether she would advice Varun to use his mind in place of heart while making statements, Maneka said, "Yes... this is true".

"In Amethi expected works have not taken place in past 45 years..", she said.

Varun yesterday praised his estranged cousin Rahul Gandhi and the Congress leader quickly lapped up the praise, leaving the BJP embarrassed after which he changed tack and said it should not be seen as an endorsement of any political party or candidate.

Varun, who is the BJP's youth face in Uttar Pradesh, had created a flutter when he had said that Rahul is doing good work through his self-help groups for ameliorating the status of women in his parliamentary constituency Amethi and added that he would like to do the same in Sultanpur district.

He had also stated that there was a need to work like Rahul through self-help groups for amelioration of women.

Varun's appreciation of Rahul came while he was addressing a group of teachers in Sultanpur on Tuesday night. He is the BJP candidate from Sultanpur for the Lok Sabha poll.

Asked about Varun's praise, Rahul said, "Varun sahi kah rahe hain" (What Varun is saying is right).

"We have been working continuously in Amethi according to a strategy... we have laid foundation of education hub.. done work for farmers... got a food park... what Varun is saying is right," he had said.

Caught in a piquant situation, Varun later took to Twitter to issue a clarification to say his comments should not be seen as an endorsement of any political party or candidate.

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Bloomberg
July 27,2020

New Delhi, Jul 27: India’s coronavirus epidemic is now growing at the fastest in the world, increasing 20% over the last week to more than 14 lakh confirmed cases, according to Bloomberg’s Coronavirus Tracker.

Infections in the South Asian nation of 130 crore people have reached 14.3 lakh, including 32,771 deaths, India’s health ministry said, with daily cases close to a record 50,000 on Monday. India is only trailing the US and Brazil now in the number of confirmed infections, but its growth in new cases is the fastest.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are among the states where the maximum number of daily cares are being reported. The world’s second-most populous country has been ramping up testing, with 515,472 samples taken on Sunday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Still, India and Brazil have some of the world’s lowest testing rates, with 11.8 tests and 11.93 tests per 1,000 people respectively, compared to the US with 152.98 tests per 1,000 and Russia with 184.34, according to Our World in Data, a project based at the University of Oxford in the UK.

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March 30,2020

Kochi, Mar 30: Kerala High Court on Monday granted interim bail to the under-trial prisoners and remanded accused in the state till April 30 in view of the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The court said that the accused should report to the local police station immediately after getting bail. Those released on bail must strictly follow the lockdown instructions, the High Court said.

"Those who have been convicted of imprisonment for less than seven years will get bail. Prison Superintendents will release the prisoners who are eligible. But regular offenders are not entitled to get bail," the court said.

After the bail period, the accused should appear in the respective trial courts, where a decision will be taken on their bail by the respective trial courts.

The Supreme Court had last week asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less than seven years imprisonment, to reduce overcrowding of jails amid the ongoing coronavirus scare.

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The country is under a 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has claimed the lives of 29 people and infected a total of 1071 people as on Monday morning.

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February 11,2020

New Delhi, Feb 11: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said the party will review why it failed to meet its own expectations in the Assembly polls and saw a moral victory in the fact that the party's vote share has increased since 2015.

"Delhi must have given mandate after careful thinking. Our vote percentage has increased from 32 per cent to around 38 per cent. Delhi did not reject us and the increase (in vote share) is a good sign for us," he told reporters.

He said the BJP hopes that there would be less blame game and more work in the national capital and congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on his party's victory in the polls.

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