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Freedom fighters pics in Udaipur showcase Congress’ revamped strategy

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 As part of the Congress’s revamped strategy, images of freedom fighters – in addition to party stalwarts – figure in posters flanking the streets of Udaipur where its three-day conclave ‘Chintan Shivir’ is underway and are catching the attention.

Besides the Gandhi family, leaders, and party presidents, pictures of freedom fighters like Subhash Chandra Bose, Sarojini Naidu among others can also be seen in the posters.

Earlier, posters of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi family members besides CM or party presidents would dominate the camps and conventions. However, this time, the freedom fighters have been given equal importance, sources said.

According to them, the change follows BJP’s criticism that Congress only remembers select leaders and ignores the contributions made by leaders like P.V Narasimha Rao, Subhash Chandra Bose, Lala Lajpat Rai and other freedom fighters.

So, this time, the grand-old party has given a befitting reply, though silently, to the allegations of nepotism through these posters, said a political analyst.

At several places, posters of Narasimha Rao can be seen with Manmohan Singh, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar with Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Lal Bahadur Shastri with Dr Rajendra Prasad, Bhagat Singh with Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi with Lala Lajpat Rai, Subhash Chandra Bose with Rabindra Nath Tagore and Sarojini Naidu have been displayed.

Meanwhile, Ajay Maken, State in-charge said: “The party has always recognised and remembered the freedom fighters. BJP and RSS was never seen far and wide in the freedom struggle.”

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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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