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From Targeting PM Modi To Demanding Luxury Items: 10 Explosive Claims By Darshan Hiranandani About Mahua Moitra

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In a startling development, Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of the Hiranandani Group, has made a series of explosive statements in a signed affidavit, alleging his involvement in aiding TMC MP Mahua Moitra in her efforts to attack the Adani Group in Parliament. The controversial revelations have sent shockwaves through the political and business communities, raising questions about the extent of influence and collaboration between business leaders and political figures.

Here are the ten explosive statements made by Darshan Hiranandani in his signed affidavit:

– Hiranandani disclosed a long-standing personal friendship with Mahua Moitra, which began when they met at the Bengal Global Business Summit in 2017.

– He believed that their friendship was based on their differing political ideologies, which added depth to their relationship.

– The two friends maintained close ties through regular in-person meetings, telephone conversations, and social gatherings, both in India and abroad.

– Hiranandani described Mahua Moitra as a dominating and assertive personality, who would insist on immediate assistance when requesting help.

– After her election as a Lok Sabha MP in 2019, Moitra’s ambition to establish herself on the national stage prompted her to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi by attacking Gautam Adani and his business group, as both hailed from Gujarat.

– Moitra leveraged existing resentment and jealousy within certain sections of the business, political, and media communities against Gautam Adani to support her efforts in tarnishing the Prime Minister’s image.

– She formulated questions meant to discredit the Adani Group and the government, using information provided by Hiranandani. He admitted to actively participating in this.

– Hiranandani went on to disclose that he had access to Moitra’s parliamentary account and was responsible for posting the questions she raised in Parliament, thereby contributing to her campaign.

– Moitra received support and unverified information from individuals such as Sucheta Dalal, Shardul Shroff, and Pallavi Shroff, who allegedly provided her with information to attack Gautam Adani and his companies. She also interacted with Congress leaders and international journalists from Financial Times, the New York Times, the BBC, etc.

– Hiranandani acknowledged that he fulfilled various personal requests from Moitra, including gifting expensive luxury items, contributing to the renovation of her official residence, covering travel expenses, and providing logistical support for her travels.

Birla refers matter to Parliament’s Ethics Committee

However, Mahua Moitra vehemently denied these allegations, calling the document shared by Hiranandani fake and the allegations baseless. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred the matter to Parliament’s Ethics Committee for further investigation, and Hiranandani has deleted his social media account following the publication of his affidavit.

Mahua Moitra’s hits back at Darshan Hiranandani

In her reply, she asks Hiranandani why he did not release the letter officially if he had “confessed” to the claims.

“If indeed he was to witness all of my corruption, why was he with me during the time and why did he wait till now to make it public? Also if he wrote to the CBI and the LS speaker, why out of the 543 MPs would he forward the letter to Nishikant Dubey, whom I have repeatedly exposed in the parliament and the outside and against whom, I have filed pending privilege motions?”

In response to Moitra’s comments, Darshan Hiranandani has not yet provided an official response, and the authenticity of the affidavit remains a subject of controversy.

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Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare, who was posted in the Port Zone, passed away in a road accident on Saturday.

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Pathare had visited Hyderabad for training. He was on his way to visit a temple with a relative when the accident occurred. Both Pathare and his relative lost their lives in the crash.

Mumbai Police have been informed about the incident.

More details are awaited.

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Order to demolish the tomb of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Baba in Mira Bhayander

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Mumbai: The state government has issued an order to demolish the four hundred year old dargah of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Peer Rahmatullah Alaih located in Mira Bhayander. Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has sent a letter to the collector declaring this dargah illegal and ordered action against it. As the dargah is located on forest land, communalists had started demanding the demolition of the dargah. In the House, Darranjan Daukhre had also demanded action against the dargah, after which now the state government has ordered to run a bulldozer on the dargah. An order has also been issued to remove and demolish the dargah by May.

Dargah trustee Amjad Sheikh said that this dargah is ancient and this order is illegal in itself. In this case, communal forces had launched a campaign against the dargah, after which this order was issued.

There is a dargah on the beach and citing the threat of terrorist and illegal activities and the presence of terrorists here, there was a demand to demolish the dargah. The dargah is close to the sea and in such a situation, the threat of a terrorist attack on Mumbai from the sea has been expressed, while the dargah administration has clearly denied this and said that communal organizations are running their agenda against the dargah and there is no such threat. Muslims have opposed this decision of the government and Muslims have also expressed their displeasure and anger over it.

The trustee says that this dargah is ancient and earlier the collector and the municipal corporation had given a notice, after which the illegal shed and other premises were demolished here and the dargah administration has taken this action at its own level. Now an order has been issued to demolish the dargah itself.

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Congress MP Imran Masood calls for banning liquor during Navratri

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Saharanpur, March 29: Congress lawmaker Imran Masood said on Saturday that not just meat shops, liquor establishments should be shut during the nine-day festival of Navratri and called for embracing and promoting the spirit of brotherhood and communal harmony.

“Everybody is demanding a ban on meat shops during Navratri. Why is no one asking for a ban on liquor shops? Why is there no outpouring on the free flow of liquor during Navratri? Will this not spoil the purity and sanctity of the festival?” Saharanpur MP said in a special interaction with media.

The Congress Parliamentarian said that peaceful celebration supersedes everything, and it is incumbent upon all communities to maintain decorum during festivities and also make certain sacrifices, be it Eid or Navratri.

Notably, Eid-ul-Fitr and Navratri are coinciding on the same day this year. Both festivals are set to fall on Monday, with little possibility of change in the Eid schedule on account of moon sighting.

Days ago, the Congress MP also extended support to the demands of a meat ban during Navratri celebrations. In an apparent message to the Muslim community, he said that nothing would change if one did not eat meat for ten days.

“What matters above everything is the peaceful co-existence of communities. At no point in time, the differences over food preferences lead to communal strife,” Masood told newspersons.

Congress MP, when asked questions on the party’s strategy for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, said that the Opposition is fully prepared to take on the Centre on “partisan legislation”.

“We opposed the amendments in the JPC meeting, tooth and nail. We will strongly voice our dissent in Parliament too,” he said.

Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the Waqf Bill will not be delayed any further and will be reintroduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.

Only four working days of the Budget Session are left, as it concludes on April 4.

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