Ram Jethmalani comes under attack from BJP, Congress for calling Ram 'bad husband'

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November 10, 2012

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New Delhi, November 10: BJP's Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalanicame under attack from his party leaders as well as from the Congress after his controversial statement that Lord Ram was a "bad husband".

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh took the lead in attacking the veteran lawyer, asking what Jethmalani thought about his party colleague and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

In reaction to Modi's recent "50 crore girlfriend" jibe at Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and his wife, the Congress leader had last week hit back at the BJP's poster boy with a counter personal attack, questioning Modi on the whereabouts of his wife Yashoda Ben.

Now, taking on Jethmalani, Digvijaya said, "Ram Jethmalani does not like Ram as he left his wife. Would Advaniji please respond... Ram Jethmalani does not like Ram as he was not a good husband. What does he have to say about Modi?"

Earlier, Jethmalani's statement came as an embarrassment to the BJP, which has spearheaded the Ram Temple movement and Hindutva agenda, which helped it come to power at the Centre and in several states.

Congress spokesman Rashid Alvi said, "He is one who plays with the feelings of a common man. Such comments by the senior member of BJP reveals their real face. The one who has been campaigning on the name of Sri Ram is using such words. He should be sorry in front of the entire nation. Jethmalani sahab has said... I condemn it. It is a religious country and has religious sentiments. These kinds of comments are not acceptable by the people of our country."

'Ram Jethmalani's name should be Sita Ram'

Reacting to Jethmalani's remark, BJP leader Vinay Katiyar said, "It was his situation in which he had to take such steps. When Sita got kidnapped, he was also in pain. But when he became the king of his kingdom, to retain the dignity of his position he had to take that step. When he was in power, he could not have done injustice to the subjects. That is why he was called Maryada Purshottam."

"It is true that he sent her into exile. Many people do not call it appropriate... Ram Jethmalani's name should be Sita Ram... He (Ram) kept the dignity of his position. There are different view points on this issue. Even I would say that while Sita was pregnant, she should not have been sent to exile," Katiyar added.


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February 20,2020

Kanpur, Feb 20: Inspector general, Kanpur range, has ordered a probe into a woman's allegation that the cops misbehaved with her at Raipurwa police station when she went there with her father to lodge a complaint of harassment and eve-teasing.

The woman posted her complaint on the Twitter handle of Kanpur police.

The woman, 21, alleged that instead of listening to her complaint, Raipurwa cops asked her, "Zyada padh gayi ho, itna advance kisne bana dia hai, tumhare Papa ne?" (You are too educated. Who made you so advanced - your father?)

She further said that instead of taking necessary action on her complaint, the police forced her father to compromise with the accused, the son of her landlord, who harassed her on Monday.

The woman also stated that there were no female cops at the police station and she had to wait for several hours.

"Throughout my presence at the police station, I had to interact with male cops," she tweeted.

Inspector, Raipurwa, Sunil Kumar, however, has denied allegations.

"Her allegations are not true. Both the parties settled the dispute on their own," he said.

IG Range, Mohit Agarwal, meanwhile, said, "I have asked the SSP to initiate a probe in this regard and take action against guilty cops."

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July 24,2020

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RIL's market capitalisation stood at Rs 14.16 lakh crore (USD 189.3 billion) at market close on Friday. ExxonMobil's current market value is USD 184.77 billion.

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June 24,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 24: Kerala on Tuesday was among those honoured for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic when the United Nations celebrated the Public Service Day.

The function, held on a virtual platform, saw the participation of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and other top UN dignitaries who applauded all the leaders which included state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja for effectively tackling Covid-19.

Speaking on the occasion, Shailaja noted that the experiences of tackling Nipah virus and the two floods - 2018 and 2019 - where the health sector played a crucial role, all helped in tackling Covid-19 timely.

"Right from the time when Covid cases got reported in Wuhan, Kerala got into the track of the WHO and followed every standard operating protocols and international norms and hence, we have been able to keep the contact spread rate to below 12.5 per cent and the mortality rate to 0.6 per cent," she said.

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