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Shiv Sena plea to ECI: Ban & probe BJP’s ‘illegal, unethical Rozgar Melas’

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A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide ‘Rozgar Melas’ to hand over appointment letters to some 75,000 youth, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has registered a strong protest with the Election Commission of India (ECI), here on Friday.

The Sena (UBT) National Spokesperson Kishore Tiwari has filed a petition with the ECI, seeking for an urgent ban and a probe into the entire “planted” Rozgar Melas which he said are “illegal and unethical as they violate the All India Services (Conduct) Rules and other regulations”.

The petition contends that the Rozgar Melas were grant events organised for sheer political gains by the BJP at the Centre and contrary to all he civil services, army rules, BJP banks and other public sector undertakings which took part in the jamboree organised simultaneously all over India, sponsored by government funds.

In Maharashtra, the Rozgar Melas were spearheaded by Union Ministers Piyush Goyal (Mumbai), Narayan Rane (Pune) and Ramdas Athawale (Nagpur) in the presence of various party leaders on October 22, when 800 youth were given their job letters amid much fanfare.

At that time, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders like Congress’ Atul Londhe, NCP’s Mahesh Tapase and Sena (UBT)’s Tiwari had slammed the BJP for giving only 75,000 jobs against Modi’s promise in 2014 to create two crore jobs every year.

Tiwari pointed out that the service rules of all these organisations “do not recognise” or allow such events for political mileage, that too, only for the ruling BJP as no representatives of any other political parties were present.

Besides violating the services rules and regulations which prohibit such appointment letters being distributed at the hands of a political party member, he said it was even “unethical” as the ECI has already set in motion the poll process for Himachal Pradesh and other states will follow suit soon.

“Any such event with eyes to benefit the ruling party politically is not only illegal but also contrary to several judgements of the Supreme Court and the ECI’s own guidelines and Model Code of Conduct for free and fair polls without any inducements to benefit only the ruling party without giving equal opportunity to other recognises/registered parties,” Tiwari said.

His petition cites apex court rulings under Article 32, the ECI’s directions/orders, and how all Central/state government departments and other public sector undertakings are duty-bound to follow.

Despite this, Tiwari said all government organisations were compelled to organise the Rozgar Melas spending public funds and violating all rules, regulations, norms and SC orders.

In the petition, Tiwari urged the ECI to immediately ban all future Rozgar Melas, adhere to the SC orders, and probe who actually authorised such programs at public expense for the politically-motivated job fairs intended to give an edge to the BJP.

The Sena (UBT) leader added that the manner in which the job events were carried out conveyed an impression that the candidates were getting government jobs not on their own merits, but courtesy the BJP.

“This is ridiculous, illegal and immoral� What kind of loyalty will these future public servants display toward their official duties or the common people? They might only do the bidding of the BJP leaders who allegedly did a ‘favour’ by giving them government jobs, that too, after the recruitment processes were completed at least one-two years ago,” declared Tiwari.

Earlier, he had said that at the rate of 75,000 jobs, it will take over a century for the BJP to give its promised 2 crore jobs per year in the past almost 9 years and termed the pre-election Rozgar Melas as “hoax and hogwash” for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, while seeking a priority hearing from the ECI for his petition.

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‘Welfare Of Police Personnel Is Top Priority For Home Department,’ Says Minister Yogesh Kadam

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Mumbai: While responding to a question in the Maharashtra Legislative Council regarding the deaths of on-duty police personnel, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Yogesh Kadam, emphasized that “the welfare of police officers and staff is a key responsibility of the Home Department.”

He informed the House that the causes of death among police personnel in the state vary and include illness and suicide. To address these concerns and safeguard the health of police personnel, the government has undertaken several initiatives.

🔹 Free Treatment for 40 Diseases at 270 Hospitals

Police personnel and their families can avail free treatment for 40 different diseases across 270 hospitals. In Mumbai alone, these services are available at 34 hospitals.

🔹 Special Cancer Screening Camps

Special camps for cancer screening are being organized with support from Tata Hospital and other medical institutions.

🔹 Mental Health Initiatives

To strengthen mental well-being, yoga camps and gym facilities have been launched at various police stations.

🔹 Record Recruitment During Current Tenure

The state government has filled over 85% of vacant posts in the police force, marking the highest recruitment under this administration.

🔹 Compassionate Appointments Without Conditions

In the unfortunate event of an in-service death, a family member of the deceased police personnel is offered a government job on compassionate grounds, without any conditions.

Minister Kadam reiterated the Home Department’s commitment to ensuring the social, mental, and medical welfare of all police personnel and their families.

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Maharashtra Urdu Academy should be formed, funds and staff should be appointed for the promotion of Urdu language Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Mumbai Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member Abu Asim Azmi has demanded the immediate formation of Urdu Academy to promote Urdu. He said that academies of other languages ​​including Gujarati and Marathi are active, but the condition of Urdu Academy is pathetic. Earlier there were 25 employees in this academy, but now only the superintendent is left. The remaining 24 have retired. The government needs to pay attention to the plight of Urdu.

The formation of this academy will promote Urdu. Azmi demanded that the Urdu Academy is facing difficulties due to the provision of funds. He said that the government allocates Rs 1 crore on paper, but this fund is not provided. Abu Asim Azmi said that Urdu is the language of our country. Whenever the Chief Minister or any other minister speaks in the House, they resort to Urdu poetry. But when it comes to the establishment of Urdu Academy and the development of Urdu language, the government is doing injustice

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On the third day of Maharashtra Assembly, the opposition protested against the corruption of Rs 3000 crore.

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Mumbai: On the third day of Maharashtra Assembly in Mumbai, the opposition accused the ruling party of corruption and protested on the stairs of Vidhan Bhavan, accusing the government of giving contracts to every company of its choice. The state’s construction and development department has given a contract of Rs 3000 crore to Mahagathbandhan government’s Megha Engineering Company. Many shortcomings have been found in the work of this company, but despite this it is dear to the government. Therefore, slogans were raised on the stairs of Vidhan Bhavan that giving contract to this company is condemnable. Opposition members were also holding banner posters of contractor Megha Engineering, in which the picture of the owner of Megha Company was also visible. The opposition has intensified its protest against corruption in the Mahagathbandhan government. Shiv Sena opposition leader Ambadas Danve, Congress members and all parties including Congress protested loudly on the stairs of Vidhan Bhavan and drew the attention of the government towards this.

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