New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha member Jagat Prakash Nadda remembered M.S. Golwalkar, the second chief of the RSS, on his birth anniversary in glowing terms normally reserved for the gods.
हे युगदृष्टा हे महायती पद वंदन,
हे माधव तुमको कोटि-कोटि अभिनंदन ।
राष्ट्र सेवा में अपना जीवन समर्पित करने वाले, राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के द्वितीय सरसंघचालक परम पूजनीय माधवराव सदाशिवराव गोलवलकर (श्रीगुरुजी) की पुण्य तिथि पर शत् – शत् नमन। pic.twitter.com/2IToPQVsBh
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) June 5, 2019
Translation: Congratulations to you, O great lord, great honor, O great lord. Shamshat Naman, who dedicated his life to the nation service, the second Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the supreme worshiper Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar (Sri Guruji)
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh greeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his happy birthday and praised his good governance. Tell us about it, Raksha Mantriji.
उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री, योगी आदित्यनाथ जी को जन्मदिवस की ढेरों शुभकामनाएँ। योगीजी के नेतृत्व में उत्तर प्रदेश विकास एवं सुशासन के पथ पर तेज़ी से अग्रसर है।
मैं उनके उत्तम स्वास्थ्य की एवं दीर्घायु होने की प्रभु से कामना करता हूँ। @myogiadityanath
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 5, 2019
Translation: Happy Birthday to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath ji. Under the leadership of Yogi, Uttar Pradesh is moving forward on the path of development and good governance. I wish him perfect health and longevity.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor waxed poetic as only he can while wishing everybody Eid Mubarak. Your words of encouragement apply to your own party, sir.
"हौंसलों में फिर नई उम्मीद होनी चाहिए
हो गए रोज़े मुकम्मल, अब ईद होनी चाहिए" — [lines by VijayDhillon]#EIdMubarak! pic.twitter.com/CA58PedT9U
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 3, 2019
Translation: There should be hope in courage, the day is perfect, now the Eid must be — [lines by VijayDhillon] #EIdMubarak
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah tweeted a very long thread on the delimitation process in India. He said, “When delimitation takes place in the rest of the country the BJP is welcome to apply it to J&K, until then we in the @JKNC_ will oppose, tooth & nail…” any such attempts. We hope Home Minister Amit Shah follows you, Mr Abdullah.
When delimitation takes place in the rest of the country the BJP is welcome to apply it to J&K until then we in the @JKNC_ will oppose, tooth & nail, any attempt to make changes without a mandate from the people of the state.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) June 4, 2019
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has come up with an innovative way to battle environmental woes — a #SelfiewithSapling on World Environment Day. Wethinks it will take slightly more than a selfie to solve clilmate change. Oops, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju planted a sapling without the selfie…
पर्यावरण की सुरक्षा करना और सुधार एक प्रमुख मुद्दा है, जो पूरी दुनिया में लोगों की भलाई और आर्थिक विकास को प्रभावित करता है । #WorldEnvironmentDay @moefcc
@UNEnvironment@MIB_India@PIB_India @UNinIndia#BeatAirPollution#SelfiewithSapling pic.twitter.com/bPphTuNLtN
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 5, 2019
Let's encourage everyone to plant at least 8-10 saplings on#WorldEnvironmentDay Today I joined the Secy Youth Affairs & Sports, DG @Media_SAI , players and planted Saplings at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/tho7fybsUv
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) June 5, 2019
Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala is also the official troubleshooter of the party. On Tuesday evening, he went after the media for not fully reporting Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s comment about his son’s defeat this Lok Sabha election in Rajasthan. Surely you’ve heard the saying, Mr Surjewala, that there is no smoke without fire?
श्री अशोक गहलोत ने हार की सामूहिक ज़िम्मेवारी की स्पष्ट बात अपने साक्षात्कार में कही, यानी सरकार व संगठन दोनों की।
लगता है मीडिया का एक हिस्सा इतना अंधभक्त बन चुका है कि उसे सोते जागते भाजपा के स्तुतिगान व कांग्रेस की आलोचना के सिवाय कुछ नहीं सूझता।
साक्षात्कार देखें ⤵️ https://t.co/By97hlEiYH
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 4, 2019
Translation:Shri Ashok Gehlot said in his interview that the collective responsibility of the defeat was in his interview, i.e. both the government and the organization. It seems that a part of the media has become so blindfolded that it does not understand anything except the singing BJP’s praise and criticism of the Congress. See the interview..
While Delhi’s AAP government is being lauded and lambasted in equal measure for its ambitious proposal to make public transport free for women, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia spoke to women about the move. Maybe, he ought to have a word with men, too?
I spoke with more than 50 women & many men in DTC buses to understand what they feel about #FreeMetroForWomen ― Not even one citizen said that it's a bad idea
On the contrary, everybody said public transport is more secure for women & it would save them 2-3K rupees per month. pic.twitter.com/lxltV9tQYj
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) June 4, 2019
The Shiv Sena communications team is clearly unhappy with Mumbai Mirror after it published an article about alleged trouble between the party and its ally BJP over the seat-sharing agreement for the assembly polls later this year. Next there will be an editorial in their official mouthpiece, Saamana.
We appreciate the art of storytelling but please add a disclaimer that this is based on your imagination and not the truth.@MumbaiMirror https://t.co/uqqODmxE5k via @mumbaimirror
— Shivsena Communication (@ShivsenaComms) June 5, 2019
Delhi Mahila Congress president Sharmistha Mukherjee carries on bravely. You will recall she was called out for commending the PM on his victory. Now, she’s complaining about being trolled by her own party colleagues. Well, trolling is Twitter’s way of paying a compliment, so you should be quite pleased, Ms Mukherjee.
Being trolled by my own party ‘worker’ for a photograph! Is it the same Congress of Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Nehru, or even @RahulGandhi? Am I wrong, or is it that as a political party, somewhere we are failing to disseminate values of Congress to some of our own people?? pic.twitter.com/nyQ6iCPHyq
— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) June 4, 2019
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted about cuts in the defence expenditure for the next financial year, despite there being security concerns. Well, that’s not going to get your troubled economy out of the woods, Mr Prime Minister.
I appreciate Pak Mil's unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts in their defence expenditures for next FY bec of our critical financial situation, despite multiple security challenges. My govt will spend this money saved on dev of merged tribal areas & Balochistan.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 4, 2019
With inputs from Rachel John
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