New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is on a relentless crusade against crony capitalism and corruption. Here, he calls out Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on allegations that he offered land to yoga guru Baba Ramdev at throwaway prices.
Favouring cronies, making land and other public goods available for a song to select ‘friends’ as the rest of India loses livelihoods and lives. Another textbook case of corruption and crony capitalism pic.twitter.com/N5PZxz6jsA
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) July 16, 2019
Looks like Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is in high spirits after joining the #SareeTwitter bandwagon and posting a picture of herself in a saree. She also playfully asked her husband Robert Vadra to take her out to dinner. Trying out the personal with the political, ma’am?
Morning puja on the day of my wedding (22 years ago!) #SareeTwitter pic.twitter.com/EdwzGAP3Wt
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 17, 2019
(@irobertvadra, you can still take me out for dinner!?)
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 17, 2019
Not to be left out, All India Mahila Congress posted its own take on the trending hashtag #SareeTwitter.
We were feeling left out of the #SareeTwitter trend.
So here is our favorite picture, spanning 1976 to 2019.
Indira ji and @priyankagandhi crossing barricades in a saree!! pic.twitter.com/wBBcF9UEvb
— All India Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) July 17, 2019
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati is back in form and is taking on the BJP. Read on.
बीजेपी व इनकी केन्द्र सरकार अपनी हर कमी, गलती व जनविरोधी नीतियों आदि को सही ठहराने के लिए पिछली सरकारों की गलतियों का जो सहारा लेती रहती है क्या यह उचित है? क्या इनके ऐसे रवैये से गरीबी, महंगाई, बेरोजगारी, सत्ता का दुरूपयोग आदि समस्याओं से देश को मुक्ति मिल पाएगी?
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) July 17, 2019
New York City Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did what she does best: tweet. She leapt down US President Donald Trump’s throat after he defended his stream of controversial tweets, saying he doesn’t have “a racial bone” in his body.
You’re right, Mr. President – you don’t have a racist bone in your body.
You have a racist mind in your head, and a racist heart in your chest.
That’s why you violate the rights of children and tell the Congresswoman who represents your home borough, to “go back to my country.” https://t.co/adlCUO7r0v
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 16, 2019
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal is quite the rhymester now — here he is sharing a video of how the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has helped India “reform”, “perform” and “transform”. Learning from the Prime Minister, sir?
People of India have recognised the power of GST and reform. It's only when we reform and only when we perform that we can transform the Indian economy and the lives of people. pic.twitter.com/AmYfD9FPe5
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) July 17, 2019
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan seems to think that planting trees will solve the problem of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya. Now, if only it was that simple, sir.
हमें हर जगह अधिक से अधिक वृक्ष लगाने चाहिए ताकि हमारा पर्यावरण स्वच्छ रहे और जीवन स्वस्थ बना रहे । डेंगू, मलेरिया व चिकनगुनिया के खिलाफ दिल्ली में जन अभियान का शुभारंभ मैंने वृक्षारोपण से किया । @BJP4Delhi @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA @moefcc pic.twitter.com/JuHgmxWhQ7
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) July 17, 2019
Don’t know if Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan would be pleased with this one. Raju Narisetti, a former journalist, mixed up two cross-border PTIs — Pakistan’s political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf for India’s news agency Press Trust of India. After Twitter users, including National Conference’s Omar Abdullah, pointed out his error, he graciously accepted his mistake.
https://twitter.com/raju/status/1151378665994936320?s=20
While everyone is digesting the fact that Pakistan has arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed — for the umpteenth time — Congress leader Salman Nizami had an interesting point to make.
Those celebrating Hafiz Saeed's arrest in Pakistan should be ashamed for supporting Pragya Singh Thakur. Pakistan had rejected Hafiz, his party & India has voted Pragya, her party. Sad!
— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) July 17, 2019
Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs and former president of the BCCI Anurag Thakur was greeted by the specially-abled Indian Cricket team before the World Series in England. Maybe we can hope for a World Cup after all!
The specially-abled Indian Cricket Team called on MoS Sh @ianuragthakur (Fmr President BCCI). Sh Thakur interacted with the team members and wished them success on the pitch at the Cricket World Series in England. pic.twitter.com/Fmgc1NvyI0
— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) July 17, 2019
With inputs from Pia Krishnankutty