New Delhi: US Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a string of senior Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi to condemn the deplorable condition of immigration detention centres. Here she calls out right wing-defenders in her own inimitable way.
I have absolutely zero patience for completely certified, card-carrying and flag-waving racists. None. ?
They can take their little tiki torches somewhere else.
We don’t give them an inch, a second, a sliver of sunlight nor the time of day. And neither should you.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 23, 2019
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah expressed perfectly the reaction of Formula One fans to the French Grand Prix, Sunday, which saw the winner Lewis Hamilton win by 18 seconds after leading from start to finish.
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— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) June 23, 2019
Congress general secretary (UP east) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is giving Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare, a keen challenge when it comes to flagging women-centric issues on Twitter. Your turn, minister.
ललिता के परिवार को इलाज की पूरी मदद मिलनी चाहिए। पैसे की वजह से किसी का इलाज रूके और उसे इच्छामृत्यु माँगनी पड़े ये हमारे समाज के लिए शर्मनाक है। उप्र सरकार से अपील है कि दुखी परिवार की मदद तुरंत मदद की जाए।https://t.co/JF53R4p5YS
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) June 23, 2019
In translation: Lalita’s family should get all the help for treatment. It is embarrassing for our society to stop the treatment of someone due to money and for them to ask for euthanasia. The Deputy Government is appealed to help the unhappy family with immediate help.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the women’s hockey team on their FIH series win Sunday, but someone forgot to alert him to another historic win by the Indian women’s rugby team. However, Congress leader Milind Deora was quick to send out his message of congratulations to them.
Exceptional game, excellent outcome!
Congratulations to our team for winning the Women's FIH Series Finals hockey tournament.
This stupendous victory will further popularise hockey and also inspire many young girls to excel in the sport.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2019
Congratulations to the Indian women's rugby team for scripting history by registering their first ever international 15s victory, by beating Singapore in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 ? pic.twitter.com/R45JAgynfx
— Milind Deora मिलिंद देवरा (@milinddeora) June 22, 2019
Public interest lawyer and Swaraj India’s Prashant Bhushan is rightly incensed by the mob violence incident in Jharkhand where the victim succumbed to his wounds. Definitely not the country we want, sir.
Man made to chant Jai Shri Ram & beaten for hours by mob in front of Jharkhand police, dies of his injuries. Is this is the New India that the govt tomtoms? Mobs given free rein by police to torture & kill at will? No accountability or rule of law? https://t.co/tsiETkOL88
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) June 24, 2019
AIPWA secretary and CPI(M) politbureau member Kavita Krishnan didn’t expect to hear from the Prime Minister on the lynching of the man in Jharkhand, but she was surprised by the Opposition’s silence — in particular Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and Tejashwi Yadav. Odd that the “mahagathbandhan” seem to be on the same page on such a terrible crime.
PM of India & CM of Jharkhand are predictably silent on the horrific lynching of a Muslim man, beaten for hours and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram. But "Opposition" leaders – @RahulGandhi @yadavtejashwi @Mayawati @yadavakhilesh & ors – your silence now means you are NO Opposition.
— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) June 24, 2019
Speaking of mahagathbandhan, BSP supremo Mayawati announced her party’s split from the Samajwadi Party. So much for a historic alliance which lasted a mere five months.
परन्तु लोकसभा आमचुनाव के बाद सपा का व्यवहार बीएसपी को यह सोचने पर मजबूर करता है कि क्या ऐसा करके बीजेपी को आगे हरा पाना संभव होगा? जो संभव नहीं है। अतः पार्टी व मूवमेन्ट के हित में अब बीएसपी आगे होने वाले सभी छोटे-बड़े चुनाव अकेले अपने बूते पर ही लड़ेगी।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) June 24, 2019
In translation: But after the Lok Sabha election, the SP’s behavior forces the BSP to think that by doing so will it be possible to beat the BJP further? Which is not possible. Therefore, in the interest of the party and movements, the BSP will now fight all the small and big elections going forward alone on its own.
What was good about Congress national spokesperson Sanjay Jha’s presence at celebrations of #Pride2019 in Toronto, was that he was there. What was bad is that he was dressed all in black. Somebody needs to explain the concept of the pride march to Mr. Jha
In Toronto at the extraordinary #Pride2019 parade in support of the #LGBT community. PM Justin Trudeau led the proceedings. pic.twitter.com/sB9sixnBnI
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) June 24, 2019
From one spokesperson to another… While one is celebrating #pride, the other is preoccupied with his image. BJP spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain shared a “smiley” picture of himself on Twitter. Looking good, sir.
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/p4OXGNK3km
— Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) June 23, 2019
The self proclaimed “common man of Madhya Pradesh” and former chief minister of the state, Shivraj Singh Chouhan posed an extremely important question for the present CM, Kamal Nath: Where did he acquire a third hand in a recent photograph? Wasn’t there any other issue you could lay your hands on to attack the CM, sir?
कमलनाथ जी, ये तीसरा हाथ किसका है? 🙂 https://t.co/bwrixuADl4
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 23, 2019
With inputs from Revathi Krishnan