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In Varanasi, Arvind Kejriwal taunts Narendra Modi, says Gujarat CM will vanish after polls

April 20, 2014

Gujarat_CM_will_vanishVaranasi, Apr 20: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal taunted his BJP rival and party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday saying if he hadn't been seen before the polls, people of Varanasi would not see him after.

Kejriwal was speaking at a public rally in Ramnagar city in the district. The sarcasm may have hurt BJP supporters since Modi has not been to the city even once after his candidature was announced.

"If he hasn't come before the election, you won't see him after," Kejriwal said. Throwing questions at the audience he asked if anyone among the "Modi bakhts" had met or talked to Modi. The response was a resounding no.

Kejriwal was speaking in Ramnagar, a city known as the residence of Kashi Naresh or King of Varanasi, on his third day of campaigning. "I've been campaigning for three days now. Modi is definitely losing," he said.

The AAP leader's speeches in Varanasi have been predominantly peppered with attacks against Modi's and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's allegedly close ties with industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani. In sharp contrast, Modi has only spoken once indirectly referring to Kejriwal as a "Pakistani agent" and "AK-49" alluding to AAP's 49-day government in Delhi.

Continuing his attack on the media, Kejriwal said media was spreading lies like opium. "Don't come under its (media's) influence. You must be aware when you vote," he said.

Kejriwal plans to camp in Varanasi for the next one month till polling day. He also promised a manifesto for Benaras. Inviting suggestions he said, "We plan to bring a manifesto for Benaras that will tackle the problems of the weavers, the dirty Ganga, traffic and power."

The former Delhi CM dwelt at length with his 49 day stint in power. Despite that he has been asked why he quit government in several public meetings.

The AAP meetings in Varanasi have none of the bravado that the party enjoys in Delhi. In the capital its confidence has been based on the over 40,000 volunteers and 28 MLAs. In Varanasi where it has skeletal operations, the party is more nimble-footed unlike BJP or Samajwadi Party.

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February 1,2020

New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised to make India a higher education destination, as she unveiled the government’s plan to invest in the education sector in her Budget speech.

“We propose Rs 99,300 crore for education sector in 2020-21 and Rs 3,000 crore for skill development,” said Sitharaman. While there is an increase of 4.6 per cent in the education spending than last year, the budget for skill development remains almost unchanged. Sitharaman also announced holding IND-SAT exam in African and Asian countries, for foreign candidates who wish to study in India.

The Finance Minister had listed three themes of the Union Budget 2020 while presenting the financial statement of the government in Parliament: Aspirational India to boost the standard of living, economic development for all, and building a humane and compassionate society. The spend under education is being done under aspirational India, “which focusses on focussed on skills, education, and agriculture” said Sitharaman.

“A degree-level full-fledged online education programme will be offered by institutes in top 100 in National Institutional Ranking Framework,” said Sitharaman, adding that Centre will announce a new education policy soon. “The government has received over 2 lakh suggestions on it.”

Further giving boost to India’s import of skilled human capital, Sitharaman said, “I propose special bridge course for nurses and medical professional for labour export to countries who open their door for such jobs.”

“Steps will be be taken to attract external commercial borrowing and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the education sector,” the finance minister added.

She further said the government plans to start a programme for urban local bodies to provide opportunities for internship to young engineers.

The Finance Minister also said National Police University and National Forensic University are being proposed.

The government has also proposed to attach medical colleges with district hospitals on PPP model to deal with shortage of doctors, Sitharaman added.

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February 1,2020

New Delhi, Feb 1: India on Friday banned the export of personal protection equipment such as masks and clothing amid a global coronavirus outbreak.

It did not give a reason for the ban but it reported its first case of the new coronavirus on Thursday, a woman in Kerala who was a student of Wuhan University in China.

The central Chinese city of Wuhan is the epicentre of the outbreak, and the virus has since spread to more than 9,800 people globally and killed 213 people in China.

Several Indian citizens living in Wuhan will arrive in India by plane on Saturday and be taken to a quarantine centre on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi.

India, the world’s second most heavily populated country after China, has taken measures to ensure that all people arriving from China report to health authorities.

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February 21,2020

Nagpur, Feb 21: Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday condemned AIMIM leader Waris Pathan's reported remarks that 15 crore Muslims are more than a match for the country's 100 crore Hindus, and asked the latter not to mistake the majority community's tolerance for weakness.

Pathan has been widely condemned for reportedly stating that "15 crore hain lekin 100 crore pe bhari hain".

He purportedly made these comments while addressing an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act rally in Kalaburagi in north Karnataka on February 16. The AIMIM leader has claimed he was quoted out of context.

Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Fadnavis demanded an apology from Pathan and asked the Uddhav Thackeray government to take action.

"We condemn the statement made by Waris Pathan and demand an apology. In case he does not apologise, the state government must take action against him," he said.

Fadnavis said Pathan should understand that minorities were safe and enjoyed full freedom in India because 100 crore Hindus live in the country.

He said no one would dare utter such a statement in a Muslim-majority nation, adding that the "Hindu community is tolerant but its tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness".

"Pathan should apologise to the nation and the Hindu community," he said.

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