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‘Take Immediate Steps To Protect Hindus In Strife-Torn Bangladesh,’ Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Urges Centre

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'Take Immediate Steps To Protect Hindus In Strife-Torn Bangladesh,' Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Urges Centre

New Delhi: Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) President, Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take immediate measures to protect Hindus in violence-ravaged Bangladesh.

Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray On The Situation In Bangladesh

Speaking to media persons in the national Capital, Uddhav Thackeray – flanked by MP Sanjay Raut and MLA Aditya Thackeray – said that the Indian government has given refuge to the former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Wazed, currently in New Delhi. Accordingly, it is also India’s responsibility to ensure the safety of all the Hindus who may be targeted in the neighbouring country, rocked by political strife since the past three days after the Bangladesh ex-PM Wazed was forced to flee from Dhaka on August 5.

“The Bangladesh situation is akin to the problems in Kashmir and Manipur. If Modi and Shah cannot go to Manipur, show courage and at least go to Bangladesh now to ensure the well-being of our Hindus there and stop the violence in that country,” said Thackeray.

The SS(UBT) chief said that the violent mass uprising in Bangladesh “should serve as a lesson to all rulers that the peoples’ power is supreme in a democracy”, and the world has witnessed upheavals like this in Israel and Sri Lanka in the recent past.

“The common masses have a limit of tolerance to their sufferings… Then they will deliver their verdict… It happened in Bangladesh. Such things can happen anywhere, anytime… Hence, the people in power must take serious note of this and not consider themselves as above god,” said Thackeray.

Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray On Reservation Issue

To a query on the simmering reservations issue in Maharashtra, Thackeray reiterated that action on such sensitive matters should be taken in time and must be done by Parliament itself. He even drew parallels to the scenario in Bangladesh – rocked by a quota row – with the farmers’ protests in India and how the protestors were labelled as anti-nationals and terrorists.

Thackeray said that late PM Indira Gandhi had secured Independence for Bangladesh from the (undivided) Pakistan in 1971, so now it’s also the duty of PM Modi to safeguard the interests of our Hindus there in the current milieu.

At present on a three-day tour to New Delhi, the SS (UBT) chief said that this was his first visit to the national Capital after the Lok Sabha elections to meet the INDIA bloc leaders.

“There has been no INDIA bloc meeting post-LS polls, so I have come to meet all their leaders who are here for the Parliament session. We are in regular contact with each other on the telephone and the Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders also meet frequently in Mumbai,” said Thackeray.

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Confusion over NCP’s strategy for municipal elections: Contradictory statements by Walse Patil and Praful Patel

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Mumbai: Before the start of the two-day Chintan Shivir of the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) in Shirdi, senior party leaders Dilip Walse Patil and Praful Patel made contradictory statements regarding the municipal elections. These statements have raised questions on the party’s strategy.

Speaking to the media, Dilip Walse Patil said, “If there is an alliance, it is fine, otherwise NCP is fully prepared to contest the elections alone.” His statement made it clear that the party is not completely dependent on the alliance.

On the other hand, Praful Patel, showing inclination towards the alliance, said, “Wherever possible, we are ready to contest the elections as a grand alliance.” Patel’s statement has created confusion about the party’s election strategy.

These contradictory statements indicate differences in the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP regarding the election strategy. This has created an atmosphere of confusion among the workers.

The idea of ​​a grand alliance for the municipal elections has not taken a concrete shape yet. It will be interesting to see whether the NCP goes with the alliance in the upcoming elections or on its own strength. Discussions have intensified in political circles on this stance of the party.

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Bhaskar Jadhav’s shock to Thackeray’s faction? Speculations intensify about joining Shinde faction

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Mumbai: Speculation has intensified that Bhaskar Jadhav, the aggressive leader of the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction and the only MLA from Konkan, will leave the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction and join the Shinde faction. After the failure of the Mahavikas Aghadi in the assembly elections, Bhaskar Jadhav indirectly expressed his displeasure over the leadership of the Thackeray faction.

Recently, Jadhav had said, “Shiv Sena Thackeray faction has now almost become Congress,” and through this statement he had given a sharp message to Uddhav Thackeray. After his statement, discontent within the Thackeray faction has emerged further. There is a discussion in political circles that the Thackeray faction in the Konkan region may suffer a major setback due to Bhaskar Jadhav.

Shinde faction claims: Big entry will happen soon

Shinde faction leader and minister Uday Samant gave a big statement in this context and said, “There will be a big entry from the Thackeray faction to the Shinde faction in the next 8 days.” Samant also said, “The political equations will change by January 24. The position of the Thackeray faction in Ratnagiri has become as weak as that of the Congress, and now their leaders are joining the Shinde faction.”

Will Bhaskar Jadhav join the Shinde faction?

When asked about Bhaskar Jadhav, Uday Samant said, “Jadhav himself described the Thackeray faction as similar to the Congress. If he joins the Shinde faction, it will strengthen the legacy of Bala Saheb Thackeray’s ideas. His guidance will be very beneficial for us.” This statement of Samant has brought Bhaskar Jadhav’s political activities into further discussion.

Discussion intensifies in political circles

Bhaskar Jadhav’s recent activities indicate that he is dissatisfied with the Thackeray faction. Dissatisfaction with the leadership is also being seen among other leaders of the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction. If Jadhav joins the Shinde faction, it can have a big impact on the politics of the Konkan region and the organizational structure of the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction.

Bhaskar Jadhav’s next move can create new equations in Maharashtra politics, and the whole state is keeping an eye on it.

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RG Kar verdict: Tight security in Kolkata court; parents appeal to people not to end stir for justice

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Kolkata, Jan 18: With just a few hours left for a special court in Kolkata to deliver its verdict on the rape and murder of a woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August last year, the entire court premises have been wrapped under a blanket of security since early Saturday morning, even as her parents issued a last-moment appeal to the public not to end the fight for justice.

The cops of Kolkata Police have raised layers of barricades within the entire court premises apprehending that there will be a major gathering of common people, representatives of the civil society as well the state’s medical fraternity.

On Saturday morning, the mother of the victim issued a last-minute appeal through social media to the common people not to end the movement with the verdict being pronounced later in the day by the special court.

“If the dreams of our deceased daughter do not get justice, her life-long achievements would become fruitless. We pray that no girl faces such pain which my daughter faced. All those who are responsible should not be spared at any cost. They should be punished so that no other daughter faces the same pain like ours,” the appeal from the victim’s mother read.

According to them, Saturday’s verdict will be the first step in this direction.

“The real justice will be achieved only when all the masterminds behind the crime are brought within the ambit of the investigation and punished. We all should raise the demand not for just the sake of my daughter but for the sake of security of all the daughters,” her appeal read.

“As a mother all I can say is that I have lost everything. But I will continue my fight for other daughters till justice is achieved,” her appeal concluded.

On Friday evening, the parents of the victim expressed apprehension that their quest for justice for their daughter would be limited to conviction and sentencing of the “sole prime accused” in the case Sanjay Ray, an erstwhile civic volunteer attached to Kolkata Police, thus allowing the “suspected” conspirators involved in “tampering” and “altering” with the evidences in the matter, of remaining behind the curtains forever.

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