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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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‘This is Kejriwal’s shining Delhi’, Rahul ridicules AAP over hollow promises

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New Delhi, Jan 14: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday derided and taunted Kejriwal’s model of governance in the capital while launching a campaign to ‘expose’ its empty and hollow promises of transforming Delhi into a world-class city.

The Congress MP visited Delhi’s Rithala area on Tuesday to showcase the glaring gaps between the AAP government’s promises and reality on the ground. Undertaking the survey of a stinking area, marked with open drains and littered with filth, the Congress leader made a series of taunts at the AAP dispensation.

“Dekho, dilli dekho, yeh hai chamkati hui dilli. Paris jaisi dilli… sab jagah yahi haal hai” (See the city, this is Delhi, this is shining Delhi, the Delhi which looks like Paris), he was heard saying on camera.

In the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections, broken roads, open sewers and stinking drainage systems have turned out to be major poll planks and all parties are raising this issue to the hilt.

Congress party also posted on X, “Arvind Kejriwal had promised to make Delhi shine like Paris. But, all his claims turned out to be hollow. Today, the people of Delhi are forced to live in clogged sewers, overflowing drains and immense filth.”

Rahul’s fresh pitch on the city’s poor and dilapidated roads and open sewers is a tactful drive to expose the AAP government on its broken promises and also recall the historic development drive undertaken during the Congress government, under the then CM Sheila Dikshit.

“Congress party’s promise is – we will return clean and beloved Delhi to the people of Delhi. We did it, we will do it again,” the party said in X post.

The verbal duel between AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Congress brass got a fresh twist after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the campaign trail, with his first political rally in the Seelampuri area on February 13.

Rahul hit out at the AAP dispensation over issues like inflation, and ignorance of Dalit and minority communities and accused it of making false promises and spreading false propaganda.

In a quick retort, Kejriwal said that he won’t comment on Rahul’s remarks despite abuses.

“His fight is to save the Congress party, my fight is to save the country,” he posted on X.

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Death of Indian national in Russia: India calls for early discharge of remaining Indians from conflict zone

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New Delhi, Jan 14: Reacting strongly to reports of the death of an Indian national in Russia, India on Tuesday reiterated its demand for the early discharge of the remaining Indians currently serving the Russian Army in the conflict zones.

“We have learnt of the unfortunate death of an Indian national from Kerala who had apparently been recruited to serve in the Russian Army. Another Indian national from Kerala, who was similarly recruited, has been injured and is receiving treatment in a hospital in Moscow,” said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

Offering condolences to the family of the deceased, the senior diplomat stated that the Indian Embassy in Moscow is in touch with the families, and all possible assistance is being rendered.

“We are working with the Russian authorities for early transportation of the mortal remains to India. We have also sought the early discharge and repatriation to India of the injured person. The matter has been strongly taken up with the Russian authorities in Moscow as well as with the Russian Embassy in New Delhi today. We have also reiterated our demand for the early discharge of the remaining Indian nationals,” he added.

The plight of Indians fighting for Russia in the Ukraine war is a key concern for New Delhi.

India has maintained that the recruitment of Indian nationals into the Russian army in a conflict situation is not in consonance with the India-Russia diplomatic partnership, and has asked for the early release and return of all such Indian nationals.

Last year, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to Moscow, Russia had decided to release and facilitate the return of all Indians fighting for the Russian army against Ukraine.

The breakthrough was achieved when PM Modi raised the matter at a private dinner hosted by Putin.

Over the last few years, over two dozen Indians were believed to have been forced into fighting the war against Ukraine after being tricked by agents into going to the country on the pretext of getting high-paying jobs.

Strong action has been initiated against agents and unscrupulous elements who recruited them on false pretexts and promises, the authorities had confirmed, last year.

“As a result of concerted efforts by Government, most of the Indian nationals in the Russian armed forces have been discharged and several have been repatriated to India. According to available information, currently only 19 Indian nationals remain in the Russian armed forces. Government has requested the Russian authorities concerned to provide an update on the whereabouts of the remaining Indian nationals in the Russian armed forces and also ensure their safety, wellbeing and early discharge,” Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh told Parliament, last month.

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BMC must disclose white paper on its Fixed Deposits and liabilities, demands SP MLA Rais Shaikh

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Mumbai: Ahead of the BMC’s budget for the next year, Samajwadi Party’s (SP) MLA Rais Shaikh has demanded a white paper on civic body’s fixed deposits (FDs), including amount of FDs broken and current FDs, and on committed liabilities running into over Rs 2 lakh crores.

Shaikh, in his letter to BMC, said that the BMC’s financial liability has soared to over Rs 2 lakh crore, which is unprecedented in the history of the BMC. “The civic body has been dipping into its Fixed Deposits (FDs) to fund various projects. This has created a sense of fear among the Mumbaikars about the status of the civic coffers,” said Rais Shaikh, SP MLA.

Shaikh said that the BMC must present a white paper on its Fixed Deposits (FDs). “The white paper should include details of the total FDs as of March 31, 2024, and as of December 31, 2024. The BMC must also provide information on the number of FDs liquidated, along with the dates, amounts liquidated, and the purposes for which they were liquidated. The BMC should provide a statement of FDs for the entire current financial year,” demanded Shaikh.

“The BMC must fully disclose the committed liabilities, the amount in its fixed deposits, internal loans in the last two years, its plan to repay the liabilities, and overall financial management for the future,” added Shaikh.

He further said that the BMC, known for being the richest civic body in Asia, must come clean on the status of its liabilities to allay the fears among Mumbaikars. “If adequate measures are not taken right now, the BMC may be headed for a financial debt trap,” said Shaikh.

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