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2 Tripura BJP MLAs who quit party join Congress, claim more coming

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Dissident Tripura MLAs of the ruling BJP — Sudip Roy Barman and Ashis Kumar Saha, who resigned from the Assembly and the party on Monday, Joined the Congress in New Delhi on Tuesday. AICC in-charge for Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim, Ajoy Kumar in his tweets said that Roy Barman and Saha joined the Congress in presence of party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Tripura Pradesh Congress President Birajit Sinha and former state President Gopal Roy and other leaders including Ajoy Kumar were also present when the two leaders joined Congress at the residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.

Both Sinha and Roy Barman while separately talking to IANS over phone, claimed that more than five BJP MLAs would join the Congress after March. “The BJP MLAs who are intended to join would have to complete certain organisational and technical matters before joining the Congress. Besides the BJP MLAs, a large number of saffron party leaders and workers would also join the Congress as everyone is disillusioned with the party (BJP),” Sinha, a former minister, said.

Roy Barman, a former Minister, and Saha had told the media in Agartala before leaving for Delhi that they have also sent their resignation letters to the BJP’s state President Manik Saha. Roy Barman said: “The BJP government led by Deb utterly failed to deliver. An autocratic rule has been prevailing in the state. People are in serious distress. We want to work for the people as we are unable to do this while remaining in the BJP.”

Roy Barman and Saha were earlier in Congress before joining Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2016 and then to BJP next year (2017).

Earlier, BJP MLA Ashish Das after openly criticising the saffron party and its leadership including Chief Minister, joined the TMC on October 31, 2021 following which he was disqualified from Tripura Assembly by Speaker Ratan Chakraborty on January 5 (this year).

Two other BJP MLAs — Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl and Burba Mohan Tripura – also went to Delhi on Monday along with Roy Barman and Saha but their political positions have not yet officially been announced. BJP, on the other hand, downplayed the resignations of Roy Barman and Saha and said that their quitting from the Assembly membership would not create any constitutional crisis in the state.

State BJP spokesman Nabendu Bhattacharjee said that it was expected that Roy Barman and Saha would leave BJP. “They have been openly criticising the Chief Minister and other party leaders. Their resignation from the Assembly and the party has no importance to BJP,” Bhattacharjee told the media.

Roy Barman, Saha and three other BJP MLAs — Ashish Das, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl and Burba Mohan Tripura — in August last year held a big gathering in Agartala which was attended by many local BJP leaders and workers. They had also met BJP’s National President J.P. Nadda and other central leaders and Ministers and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and apprised them about the “misgovernance in Tripura and Chief Minister’s authoritarian style of work”.

To curb the rebellion in the party and to set the governance right, several central party leaders led by BJP’s North East Zonal Secretary (Organisation), Ajay Jamwal, had visited the state several times. In the presence of the central party leaders, three BJP MLAs — Ram Prasad Paul, Sushanta Chowdhury, Bhagaban Chandra Das — were on August 31 last year inducted into the Tripura cabinet in its first cabinet expansion after the BJP-IPFT (Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura) alliance assumed charge in March 2018.

The open dissent and internal dispute in the ruling BJP began after Roy Barman, who was holding the Health and Information Technology departments, was sacked in May 2019 following differences with Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.

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‘Gau Mata Should Be Removed From Animal Category,’ Demands Jyotirmath’s Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand

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Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): Jyotirmath’s Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj said that Cows should be removed from the animal category and given a special status.

“Cow is not a mere animal. We all worship Gau Mata. It’s our mother,” said Saraswati Maharaj justified, urging the government to grant them a special status.

Speaking to the media he said, “When we say ‘Gau Mata,’ we already confirm that a cow is not just an animal but our mother. The central and state governments have included the cows in the list of animals. Therefore, we want them to show respect towards them and declare them as our mothers. ”

Maharaj will tour to bring attention to demands

He also reiterated his demand for strict laws for the protection of ‘Gau Mata’ in the country. 

Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Maharaj appealed to both the central and state governments to take strong steps to ensure the safety of cows. The Shankaracharya also demanded that criminal cases be filed against those involved in cow slaughter and or any misconduct with them.

To bring more attention to the issue, Maharaj announced a nationwide tour dedicated to the cause of cow protection. The tour will begin from Ayodhya, where he will raise awareness about the importance of cows in every state. During this journey, he will call for cows to be declared the “Mother of the Nation.”

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Shivdeep Lande: Bihar’s Singham IPS Shivdeep Lande resigns from police service, because in bouquet, what to do next?

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Patna: Marathmole IPS officer Shivdeep Lande popularly known as Singham of Bihar has resigned from the police service. Shivdeep Lande gave information about this by sharing a post on social media. In this post, Shivdeep Lande said, “My dear Bihar, I am now resigning from my post after 18 years of service through government posts. Throughout my tenure, I have considered the state of Bihar above myself and above my family. I am sorry if I have missed anything during my service. I have resigned from Indian Police Service. However, I will stay in Bihar. Shivdeep Lande has mentioned in his Facebook post that Bihar will be my Karmabhoomi from now on.

Shivdeep Lande, a 2006 batch IPS officer, was currently a Superintendent in the Bihar Special Task Force. He is well known in Bihar for his fearless work style. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also expressed regret when Shivdeep Lande was transferred to Maharashtra for some time. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not want to release Lande. However, Singham Shivdeep Lande was allowed to return to Swagrihi i.e. Maharashtra.

Who is Shivdeep Lande?
Shivdeep Lande, 40, is a 2006 batch IPS officer. Shivdeep has graduated in Electrical Engineering. Shivdeep was born on 29 August 1976 at Badsingi in Buldana district. The house situation is very bad. Shivdeep has an elder sister and a younger brother. Shivdeep’s primary education was done in Zilla Parishad School. He then graduated from Amravati University through government quota in Electronic Engineering. After this, Shivdeep directly reached Mumbai for his job. He worked as a lecturer in engineering college in many colleges in Mumbai. But the desire to do something for the society did not allow him to sit still. So he prepared for UPSC. Shivdeep Lande, who passed UPSC, wanted to become a collector. But due to not getting rank, he had to accept IPS.

First posting
Shivdeep Lande was posted as Superintendent of Police in Jamalpur near Munger, Bihar. This area was known as Naxal infested. This area was known as the area of ​​Naxalites who were firing on the police. It is here that Superintendent of Police Surendra Babu was killed by Naxalites in 2005. So the police were afraid to go to this place. But in the very first appointment, Shivdeep made an impression on his work and won the trust of the locals. Every week they visit the area and meet the locals. So he got the support of the locals. It resulted in a reduction in crime. Shivdeep ended crime in Bihar by carrying out many striking operations. Political pressure was put on them to stop the strike action. He was also transferred. However, Bihari people had come to the streets against Shivdeep’s transfer.

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Tripura: Police Seize 44 Kg Of Drugs Worth Rs 2.52 Lakh At Agartala Railway Station

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Agartala (Tripura): Agartala Government Railway (GRP) Police seized 44 kg of drugs worth Rs 2.52 lakhs at Agartala Railway Station, railway police said on Tuesday.

About The Seizure

Acting on a tip-off, police on Tuesday conducted a search near the 13th rail track on the Agartala to Jirania route, near Agartala Railway Station. During the operation, authorities recovered 44 kg of dried cannabis from bushes alongside the tracks. The narcotics were allegedly being smuggled out of the state via train.

According to the police, the seized cannabis has an estimated market value of approximately Rs 2.52 lakhs. The Agartala GRP (Government Railway Police) station has launched an investigation to identify the individuals responsible for this illegal consignment. Further action will be taken based on the findings of the investigation.

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