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Even lord Ram cannot prevent rape, says BJP leader who had defended rapist MLA

Agencies
July 8, 2018

Varanasi, Jul 8: A senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh has has stoked controversy by saying that even Lord Ram would not have been able to stop the rising incidents of rape and crimes against women.

"Main daawe ke sath kah sakta hun ki Bhagwan Ram bhi aa jayenge to yeh ghatna (rape) par niyantran kar pana sambhav nahi hai. Yeh samaj ka swabhavik pradushan hai, (I can say with surety that such incidents (rapes) cannot be checked even if Lord Ram comes (to Earth). Such incidents are natural pollution of the society)," Surendra Singh, BJP MLA from Bairia in Ballia district, told reporters when asked to comment on the recent incident of molestation in Unnao, the video of which went viral on social media.

"Such incidents could be controlled only by inculcating ' sanskar' (good character) among men, women and children, and not through ' Samvidhan' (Constitution)," he said.

Singh added: "Dreaded criminals are being eliminated in police encounters, but ' jism lootne wale' (rapists) could not be treated in a similar manner... such people are sent behind bars."

Known for making contentious comments, Singh had earlier called West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee "Surpanakha", the sister of demon king Ravana, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a reincarnation of Lord Ram.

Recently, he had supported another BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is in Sitapur jail over the Unnao rape case.

Singh had said that no one can rape a mother of three children.

“I am speaking from psychological point of view; no one can rape a mother of three children. It is not possible, this is a conspiracy against him (Kuldeep Singh Sengar),” he told ANI, adding, “Yes, maybe her father was thrashed by some people, but I refuse to believe rape charge.”

The CBI on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the five accused in the death case of the father of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped last year in Unnao.

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January 28,2020

Kolkata, Jan 28: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she is ready for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of Citizenship Amendment Act but the Centre has to first withdraw the contentious law.

Banerjee said protesting against the decisions of the centre doesn't make opposition parties anti-national and iterated that she will not implement CAA, NRC or NPR in the state.

"It is good that the prime minister is ready for talks but the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) must be revoked first. They (Centre) did not call an all-party meeting before taking a decision on Kashmir and CAA.

"We are ready for talks but first withdraw this Citizenship Amendment Act," Banerjee, a staunch critic of the BJP, said addressing a protest programme against CAA through paintings.

The West Bengal assembly had on Monday passed a resolution against the CAA to become the fourth state after Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan, to do so. The state assembly had on September 6, 2019, passed a resolution against the NRC.

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Agencies
February 6,2020

Mumbai, Feb 6: The Reserve Bank of India, for the second straight time, on Thursday kept its key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent, maintaining its accommodative policy stance as long as it was necessary to revive growth.

The central bank retained GDP growth at 5 per cent for 2019-20 and pegged it at 6 per cent for the next fiscal.

"Economic activity remains subdued and the few indicators that have moved up recently are yet to gain traction in a more broad-based manner. Given the evolving growth-inflation dynamics, the MPC felt it appropriate to maintain status quo,” the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said.

The six-member committee voted unanimously to hold rates, but also said that there is “policy space available for further action”.

Between February and October 2019, the RBI had reduced repo rate by 135 basis points.

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February 27,2020

New Delhi, Feb 27: The death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law reached 32 on Thursday, senior officials said.

It was at 27 till Wednesday night.

"Five more deaths recorded at GTB Hospital, so death toll at that hospital has gone up to 30, taking total toll to 32," a senior Delhi Health Department official told news agency.

The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital had reported two fatalities on Wednesday.

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