New Delhi: Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey took VRS (voluntary retirement scheme) Wednesday and while he made it clear that his retirement had nothing to do with the Sushant Singh Rajput probe, it was the talk of the town on Twitter.
A month ago, Pandey himself rejected ‘false news’ that he was going to retire. Wonder what changed since then.
अभी बिहार के एक पोर्टल न्यूज़ ने मेरे नौकरी से इस्तीफ़ा देने के बारे में एक झूठी खबर चला कर सनसनी फैला दी है.इसको किस स्तर की पत्रकारिता कहेंगे आप ?
— IPS Gupteshwar Pandey (@ips_gupteshwar) August 23, 2020
However, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi pulls no punches in her criticism of the former Bihar DGP and his alleged ‘political ambitions’.
राजनीति करनी है तो जम्म के करो, चुनाव लड़ना है तो साहस और सत्य पर लड़ो। पर इस ‘गुप्त’ तरीक़े से, किसी की दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण मौत से अपने campaign की शुरुआत करना वो बहुत दुखदाई भी है और दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण भी।
भगवान आपको सफलता से पहले सदबुद्धि दे, यही मनोकामना है।
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) September 23, 2020
Moving on, here’s Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury’s take on what India has that China does not.
China's economy is stronger than India, China's army is also stronger than India, China's area is also larger than us, but on another count India is stronger than China, that is, we have DEMOCRACY, that China does not have
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— Adhir Chowdhury (@adhirrcinc) September 22, 2020
Fellow MP Jairam Ramesh doesn’t mince words while criticising the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill that was passed by the Parliament Wednesday.
The amendments to FCRA that will be rubber-stamped in the RS today means the death of hundreds of NGOs & civil society organisations who are doing very valuable work in different areas. Another nail on the coffin of Indian democracy. The country & its people will suffer hugely.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 23, 2020
And Bollywood continues to reel under the Narcotics Control Bureau’s drug probe and the sexual assault allegations against director Anurag Kashyap.
Read Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi’s statement on being dragged into the sexual assault allegations against Kashyap by actor Payal Ghosh.
— Huma S Qureshi (@humasqureshi) September 22, 2020
Actor Dia Mirza speaks out against rumours about her allegedly procuring drugs.
1) I would like to strongly refute and categorically deny this news as being false, baseless and with mala fide intentions. – Continued
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 22, 2020
2) Such frivolous reporting has a direct impact on my reputation being besmirched and is causing damage to my career which I have painstakingly built with years of hard work. – Continued
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 22, 2020
3) I have never procured or consumed any narcotic or contraband substances of any form in my life. I intend to pursue the full extent of legal remedies available to me as a law abiding citizen of India. Thanks to my supporters for standing by me.
Dia Mirza
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 22, 2020
But Raveena Tandon takes a strong stance against the alleged ‘drug nexus’ in the industry.
Twas high time for clean up to happen.Very welcome!Will help our young/future generations.Start from here,surely,proceed to all sectors.Uproot it from its core.Punish th Guilty,users,the dealers/suppliers.The profiting Big Guys on the take,who give it a blind eye and ruin people.
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) September 22, 2020
And AAP worker Aarti also has an opinion on the Bollywood drug scandal.
Problem with #Bollywood is that they ain't United & Spineless except some ..
The industry is paying the price of Collective Cowardness !
— Aarti (@aartic02) September 22, 2020
In the season of media trials and bullying, here’s boss lady Richa Chadha winning Twitterati’s respect with her perfect response to a journalist.
A thousand apologies Chaiti for denying a last minute request from you on a Sunday. I realise I must always be available at the beck and call of journalists, or else why should I exist? Also, please accept my public apology because your approval is like oxygen to me. ???? https://t.co/usyC1TDpiM
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) September 22, 2020
Cricketer-turned-BJP MP Gautam Gambhir and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor marvel at Rajasthan Royal batsman Sanju Samson’s cricketing abilities.
No argument from me @GautamGambhir ! I have known him since he was a kid. At 14 I told him he would be the next @msdhoni. He has the ability & is developing the self-belief. All he needs is the breaks! https://t.co/NmgX0wOIhs
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 23, 2020
Check out West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s IPL fever.
‘Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo’ has already been India’s spirit in 2020, fighting crises without breaking a sweat. Another set of champions hit the field today, trying to bring joy to every home.
My best wishes to @KKRiders & dearest @iamsrk as they begin their IPL campaign.#KKRHaiTaiyaar
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 23, 2020
A Twitter user highlights exactly what’s wrong with the automobile industry in India.
What does this tell us about the automobile industry in India, or is it just #ToyotaUrbanCruiser?
15 viewers for a LIVE event that is promoted… pic.twitter.com/8mlB15sir4
— CC (@chiraghcherian) September 23, 2020
And with the Presidential elections only a few months away, US President Donald Trump gives it his all.
With your VOTE, we are going to lift our nation to extraordinary new heights – we are going to turn the page forever on the failed political class – and we are going to Defend our Jobs, our Families, our Borders, and our treasured way of Life! https://t.co/WwzdPhlJcp pic.twitter.com/kyNuebdLcT
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2020