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Politics over Iftar parties in Bihar, Tej Pratap invites Amit Shah also

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Iftar parties have become an issue of politics these days in Bihar as leaders of different political parties are trying to score points over each other.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is organising an Iftar party on Friday at 10, Circular Road residence of former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, where Tej Pratap Yadav has invited Union Home Minister Amit Shah also.

Tej Pratap Yadav posted an invitation card on his Twitter handle and invited Shah.

“In the month of the precious Ramzan month, we welcome our Union Home Minister Janab Amit Shah on the soil of Patliputra for the celebration of Dawat-e-Iftar in the 10 circular road residence of Rabri Devi,” Tej Pratap Yadav posted in Hindi on his Twitter wall. He also put up a couplet along with the invite.

Amit Shah is coming to Bihar to take part in Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti on April 23. He will go to Jagdishpur in Bhojpur district, 65 km away from the state capital, Patna. Such an event is organised to honour freedom fighters of the country under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

Amit Shah will also participate in other events also.

Besides the tweet, posters were put at several places in Patna, which have Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, Misa Bharti and Tej Pratap Yadav seated in chairs and the pictures of party’s other leaders — Jagadanand Singh, Shivanand Tiwari, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Shyam Rajak, Uday Narayan Chaudhary, Bhai Virendra, Sunil Kumar Singh and newly elected MLC Ajay Singh are also there. The poster has a caption of ‘A to Z family’.

The RJD has also invited LJP (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan and VIP president Mukesh Sahani to the Iftar party. These two leaders have had sour relations with the BJP. They were part of NDA and now are looking for other opportunities.

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AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Accuses BJP-RSS Of Targeting Sambhal To Push Hindutva Agenda After Panel Cites Demographic Shifts

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Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed that the Sambhal city in Uttar Pradesh is a “target” for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for implementing their Hindutva agenda, just a day after a panel in its report stated that “demographic changes” have happened in the area.

“Sambhal is on the BJP-RSS target. The fight for justice is being fought. We have hopes with the Court. We have no hopes for justice from the BJP, Yogi and Narendra Modi because whatever is happening in Sambhal, with many people being killed during police firing, it is clear and known what kind of report will come out.

Earlier, on August 28, a three-member panel appointed to investigate the Sambhal violence case submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The 450-page report consists of details about the November 2024 violence, which took place, and also mentions key details about the demographic changes in Sambhal, where, at one point, the Hindu community members comprised 45 per cent, but their number has since decreased to 20 per cent.

“What is there in the report? You are just looking to implement the agenda of Hindutva in Sambhal. I have full faith that the people will not let this happen,” Owaisi added.

According to the report, during independence, 55 per cent of the population was Muslim and 45 per cent Hindu in the Sambhal Nagar Palika area; however, at the present time, the Hindu population has decreased to 15 per cent, whereas the Muslim community has increased to 85 per cent.

Earlier on Thursday, a three-member panel appointed to investigate the Sambhal violence case submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The 450-page report consists of details about the November 2024 Sambhal violence and also touches on the previous riots which took place in the city.

The report also mentions key details about the demographic changes in Sambhal, where, at one point, the Hindu community members comprised 45 per cent, but their number has since decreased to 20 per cent.

According to the report, during independence, 55% of the population was Muslim and 45% Hindu in the Sambhal Nagar Palika area; however, at the present time, the Hindu population has decreased to 15%, whereas the Muslim community has increased to 85%.

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Bombay HC Disposes Lavasa Corporation Pleas Against MoEFCC Orders, PILs Alleging Irregularities Still Pending

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Mumbai: Even as public interest litigations (PILs) alleging irregularities in the Lavasa township project remain pending, the Bombay High Court has disposed of three petitions filed by Lavasa Corporation Ltd. (LCL) challenging orders issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

In 2011, the MoEFCC had passed an order accusing LCL of serious environmental violations. However, during the proceedings, the Ministry acknowledged the scale of investment, job creation, and third-party interests linked to the project. It agreed to reconsider environmental clearance, subject to strict conditions.

A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne on August 25 disposed of the petitions noting they had become infructuous after the MoEFCC granted environmental clearance to Lavasa on November 9, 2011.

The original MoEFCC order, dated January 17, 2011, alleged violations of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notifications of 1994, 2004, and 2006. It was based on a site inspection that found the Lavasa hill station project had caused significant environmental harm and lacked proper authorisation.

While halting construction at the time, the Ministry gave LCL a chance to regularise the project by meeting several conditions, including a penalty, setting up an Environmental Restoration Fund (ERF), and submitting detailed project documentation and a time-bound environmental management plan.

The court observed that LCL later submitted a fresh proposal that complied with these requirements, leading to the environmental clearance.

“In light of the environmental clearance now granted, the challenge to the January 17, 2011 order becomes infructuous,” the bench stated. The court has scheduled the next hearing for related PILs on September 12.

The Lavasa case has been under legal and environmental scrutiny for over a decade, and this ruling marks a significant development in the ongoing dispute.

A PIL has been filed by activist Nanasaheb Jadhav seeking an inquiry by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities committed by Pawar, his daughter Supriya Sule and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had then filed an application seeking permission to intervene in the PIL stating that several allegations were made against him with regard to the development of Lavasa hill station.

Jadhav had earlier filed a PIL seeking to declare the special permission granted by Development Commissioner (Industries) to develop Lavasa as void, arbitrary, unreasonable, undue political favouritism, breach of trust and bad in law.

The PIL sought quashing the special permission granted to the Lake City Corporation to purchase lands for private hill station Lavasa. The HC, on February 26, 2022, disposed of the PIL observing that there seemed exertion of “influence and clout” of the Pawar family in the development of Lavasa as a hill station, however, it refused to interfere with the same due to “gross delay” in the filing of the plea and considering that “third party rights have been created”.

Jadhav has filed an appeal before the apex court against this order, which is pending.

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Maratha Quota Stir: Police Extend Protest Permission Till Aug 30; Mumbai Traffic At Standstill

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has extended permission for the Maratha quota agitation led by Manoj Jarange-Patil at Azad Maidan for one more day (Saturday, August 30).

Maratha agitators have gathered on the road in front of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since morning. As a result, traffic on the roads leading from this area to Fort, Girgaum, the General Post Office, Mantralaya, and J. J. Flyover has come to a complete standstill. Long queues of vehicles have formed on all the roads around the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Since there are three hospitals in this area, the agitators are making way for ambulances.

Jarange has called for a protest at Azad Maidan on Friday, declaring that he will not leave Mumbai without securing a reservation. A large number of Maratha agitators have arrived in the city from across the state for this protest. The agitators have taken an aggressive stance, alleging that the government is ignoring them. With hotels and stalls in the area closed, the protesters began cooking breakfast and meals by lighting grills on the Mumbai Municipal Corporation road.

Due to the large gathering, traffic heading to and from Fort, Girgaum, the General Post Office, Mantralaya, and J. J. Flyover has come to a standstill. Traffic towards J. J. Flyover has stretched back as far as Byculla. BEST buses and many private cars are stuck at several points along this route. Senior police officers are appealing to the protesters to shift to Azad Maidan instead of blocking the roads. However, the police are facing difficulties as the agitators are refusing to move.

Since it is Saturday, many government offices are closed. Although employees going to government offices in the morning were not affected, those working in private offices have faced major disruptions. Many citizens had to wade through the crowd of protesters to reach their workplaces, and many vehicles were delayed due to the gridlock.

Maratha protesters have continued with their aggressive stance, leading to a massive gathering around the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Police are attempting to ease the traffic congestion, but as the agitators are not cooperating, two teams of the Rapid Action Force have been kept on standby.

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