New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is soliciting ideas for his radio-TV broadcast, ‘Mann Ki Baat’. What about the Chennai water crisis, floods in Assam and Bihar and the building collapse in Mumbai, sir?
Your programme, your voice…
Dial 1800-11-7800 to record your message for #MannKiBaat. These messages are treasures of insightful thoughts and ideas, reflecting the spirit of positivity among 130 crore Indians.
Do also contribute on the MyGov Open Forum. https://t.co/vJKTWGNBmD— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2019
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded answers from the Uttar Pradesh government after an NSUI leader was suspended for protesting against the dissolution of the Allahabad University Student Union. Guess the student leader’s name? Akhilesh Yadav. Could it be he was named after the Samajwadi Party president?
इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय छात्रसंघ को भंग करने के खिलाफ आवाज उठाने पर @nsui से छात्रसंघ उपाध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव को प्रशासन ने निलंबित करके ब्लैक लिस्टेड कर दिया है।
भाजपा सरकार तो खुद चुनकर आयी है। मगर छात्रों के चुनाव और उनकी आवाज से इतना डरती क्यों है? यह तानाशाही नहीं तो क्या है?
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 16, 2019
We noticed that the Gandhi siblings have a tendency of tweeting in sync. So here’s Rahul Gandhi expressing concern for floods in Assam just two hours after Priyanka.
असम, बिहार, उतर प्रदेश, त्रिपुरा और मिजोरम में बाढ़ से हालात बेकाबू हो गए है। जन-जीवन बुरी तरह प्रभावित हो गया है।
मैं इन सभी राज्यों के कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं से अपील करता हूं वे आम लोगों के राहत और बचाव कार्य में तत्काल जुटे।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 16, 2019
Home Minister Amit Shah and Hyderabad AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi got into a heated argument on the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill the former introduced in Parliament, Monday, which gives the agency more powers. Of course, ‘anti nationals’ entered the discussion…
मोदी सरकार राष्ट्रीय अन्वेषण अभिकरण (संशोधन) विधेयक 2019 का कभी दुरुपयोग नहीं होने देगी।
इस कानून का शुद्ध रूप से उपयोग देश से आतंकवाद को खत्म करने के लिए ही किया जाएगा।
और आतंकवाद को खत्म करते वक़्त हम यह भी नहीं देखेंगे कि यह किस धर्म के व्यक्ति ने किया है। pic.twitter.com/upghrckyuj
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 15, 2019
Whoever doesn't support @BJP4India's decisions, they threaten and call them anti-nationals. @AmitShah should remember that he is just a Home Minister, not God. We are not going to be intimidated by his unparliamentary stunts. @asadowaisi pic.twitter.com/IeHCTOLD5V
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) July 15, 2019
BJP’s bills introduced in Parliament seem to have angered Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien, who scolded parliamentarians for their poor scrutiny of the bills. Well said, sir.
এখন সংসদে খুব সাংঘাতিক একটা জিনিস হচ্ছে। ২০০৪-৯: ৬০%, ২০০৯-১৪: ৭০%,২০১৪-১৯: মাত্র ২৬% বিল স্ক্রুটিনি হয়েছে। বিগত ২০ দিনে কোন বিল স্ক্রুটিনি হয়নি, অথচ ৭টি বিল পাস হয়ে গেছে। তৃণমূল এই ঘটনার তীব্র বিরোধিতা করছে, আমাদের দাবি সংসদে সব বিল স্ক্রুটিনি হওয়ার পর পাস হোক pic.twitter.com/oyakvzLziJ
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) July 16, 2019
Congratulations to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for finally managing to complete the Rao Tula Ram Marg flyover and opening it to the public Tuesday. The flyover has been five years in the making.
Congratulations Delhiites
Overcoming all hurdles your govt finally succeeds in opening the RTR flyover from today. No more traffic jams on your way to the airport.— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 16, 2019
Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has a habit of speaking out of turn. His latest is an interpretation of the freedom struggle and Indian history that concludes that no Muslim participated in the freedom struggle.
Aruna Asaf Ali was born Aruna Ganguly. To the best of my knowledge she never converted to Islam.
Maulana Shaukat Ali and his brother were leaders in the obscurantist Khilafat movement. Although Gandhiji tried to befriend them,they hated Hindus. He later joined the Muslim League— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) July 15, 2019
Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti agreed with Hurriyat’s Syed Geelani that Kashmiri Pandits, who fled the Valley in 1990s, should return to Kashmir. BJP has plans to relocate Pandits in Kashmir, so it looks like after a very long time, Mehbooba and BJP are on the same page.
Welcome Geelani Sahabs statement. Its a sentiment shared by Kashmiri Muslims who want their Pandit brethren to come back home. The vacuum created by their exodus can’t be filled unless they return with honour & dignity https://t.co/7e7mD27U7s
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 16, 2019
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy accused the ruling party of helping politicians, including former BJP minister C.P Yogeshwar, escape from a probe in the IMA fraud case. The Karnataka unit of the saffron party hit back with a few choice words about his crumbling coalition government.
There seems to be no end in sight to this Congress-BJP war in Karnataka.
BJP's Yogeshwar was present at the time there.Its a shame that @BJP4Karnataka is helping a former minister escape, who is facing a probe in the #IMA case. This clearly shows #BJP' s direct involvement in destabilizing the govt through horse trading.2/2@INCIndia @INCKarnataka
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) July 16, 2019
CM @hd_kumaraswamy is using the state machinery to save his govt now. Mr. Roshan Baig was given time till 19th July to appear before SIT. This shows how the state Govt is blackmailing and treating their own MLAs’ using the institutions. pic.twitter.com/m3u09OFRkD
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) July 15, 2019
US President Donald Trump’s recent tweet telling Congresswomen of colour to go back to their countries of their origin has annoyed Californian Rep. Eric Swalwell who reassured the women in an unusual tweet message. New York City Senator Chuck Schumer questioned the Republicans silence.
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CC: @IlhanMN @AOC @RashidaTlaib @AyannaPressley— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) July 14, 2019
Is the Republican silence over President @realDonaldTrump’s racism agreement or embarrassment?
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 15, 2019
West Bengal TMC MP Mahua Moitra has initiated defamation proceedings against Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary for alleging that her much applauded speech in Parliament was plagiarised. Your move, Mr. Chaudhury.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) July 15, 2019
With inputs from Pia Krishnankutty