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Congress leader in India Supriya Shrinate has retaliated on the statement of BJP leader and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

On the morning of Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Narendra Modi called the opposition gathering in Bengaluru a convention of corrupt people.

Supriya Shrinate tweeted, "PM Modi's language and statements are proof of his fear. After being in power for 9 years, Modi ji doesn't have the guts to ask for votes for his work."

"Even today, they are spewing venom against the opposition and making unwarranted allegations. How dare the Prime Minister, under whose nose the country's biggest Adani scam has happened, open his mouth on corruption?"

“The Prime Minister who, after drinking water, curses some leaders of the opposition on corruption and then breaks the party and includes them in his government after a few hours, is a living proof of double standards.”

"Your vendetta-motivated cases are also as fake and baseless as your words, and Modi ji will definitely tell you one thing, thumping his chest, he used to shout 'Ek Akela Ek Akela', so now why is there a need for 38 others?"

What did Modi say?

At the inauguration of the new terminal of Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, PM Modi said, "Some people responsible for India's plight have opened their shops and sat down."

PM Modi said, "It is very fitting for the political parties to be 26 for 2024 that these people are singing something, condition is something, label is something and the goods are something... Two things are guaranteed at their shop. They sell the poison of casteism at their shop and do other unlimited corruption. These days these people are busy in Bengaluru."

He said, "When these people come in a frame in front of the camera, the first thought that comes to the mind of the people of the country is corruption worth lakhs of crores of rupees. That's why the people of the country are saying that this is a hardcore corruption conference."

Modi said, "Another special feature of this meeting is that if someone is out on bail in a multi-crore scam, he is looked upon with great respect. If the entire family is out on bail, it is more for him."

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 is the second day of the opposition meeting in Bengaluru. 26 political parties participated in this meeting.

On the other hand, a meeting of NDA alliance is also being held in Delhi, in which 38 political parties are involved.

The meeting of opposition parties continued for the second day on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.

During this, the leaders of the opposition parties gave their reactions.

Akhilesh Yadav, former CM of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and head of the Samajwadi Party, said that it is necessary to save the country and the people.

Akhilesh said, "Two-thirds of the people of the country are against the BJP, so this time all are united to wipe out the BJP."

Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy CM of the Indian state of Bihar, said, "We have come together to save the country's democracy, constitution, brotherhood, diversity."

He said, "Constitutional institutions are being misused. The country's property is being sold. Important issues are not being talked about, poison is being talked about."

The opposition meeting was also attended by Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from Jammu and Kashmir.

Mehbooba Mufti, former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, said, “What is the condition of the country at this time, which is playing with the constitution. The strength and diversity of Gandhi's country is being mixed with the soil. The idea of India has to be saved.''

Lalu Yadav said, Narendra Modi has to bid farewell

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 is the second day of the meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru.

Prominent leaders of opposition parties continue to reach Bengaluru on this occasion. During this, Lalu Prasad Yadav also reached Bangalore.

When Lalu Prasad Yadav was going for the meeting, the journalists asked him about his reaction.

Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "Now Narendra Modi has to bid farewell."

What did Sharad Pawar say after the opposition meeting in Bengaluru?

Opposition parties are meeting in Bengaluru.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has also reached this meeting. This is the first time after Ajit Pawar's meeting with the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in Maharashtra, that Sharad Pawar is attending such a big meeting of opposition parties.

During the meeting, Sharad Pawar's official Twitter handle has been tweeted.

Sharad Pawar said, “Today I attended the meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru. Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mamta Banerjee, Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Sitaram Yechury, Akhilesh Yadav attended this meeting. On this occasion, all the present leaders have decided that they will fight together and win together.''

Congress President in India Mallikarjun Kharge said that the opposition alliance will be called 'India' and all the parties involved in the meeting have agreed on this.

The alliance of opposition parties has been named 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India)'. The next meeting of the opposition will be held in Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.

Mallikarjun Kharge said that a secretariat will be formed for campaign management and other committees will be formed in Delhi on other specific issues.

JDU, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar's party also mentioned 'India' in a tweet - I-Indian, N-National, D-Developmental, I-Inclusive, A-Alliance.

Who will be the face of the alliance?

During the press conference, when the question was asked that who would be the face of 'India'?

Responding to this, Kharge said, "Look, the question you asked is who will lead it and who will take it forward. That is why I said that we are forming a coordination committee of 11 people. It will be decided in the meeting of those 11 people who will be the convenors. It's a small issue, we'll sort it out.''

What did Rahul Gandhi say?

Addressing the press conference after the meeting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "This is our second meeting. A lot of productive work has been done today. The fight is against BJP's ideology and their thinking."

"They are invading the country. Unemployment is spreading. All the wealth of the country is going into the hands of the selected people and so when we were talking we asked ourselves the question, between whom is the fight Is?"

"This fight is not between the opposition and the BJP. The voice of the country is being suppressed and crushed. It is a fight for the voice of the country and hence the name was chosen, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. It means India."

"This fight is between NDA and India. It is between Narendra Modi ji and India. It is between his ideology and India. You know who wins whenever someone stands in front of India. This Needless to say.''

"Now we will prepare an action plan, where together we will talk about our ideology in the country and what we are going to do for the country."

What did Arvind Kejriwal say?

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "9 years ago today the people of this country had given a huge majority to Narendra Modi ji. In these years he had the opportunity to do a lot for the country, but in these 9 years he did a Even in the sector, we have not done such a thing in which we can say that there has been progress.''

"Leaved no stone unturned to destroy every sector. It is best if you travel by taking a second class railway ticket, then you will come to know that four to five years ago, the railways used to run fine, but today it has ruined.''

"They ruined the economy, ruined the railways, sold all the airports, sold the ships, sold the sky, the earth, the underworld to their people."

"Today every man in the country is sad. Youth, farmers, laborers, businessmen, housewives are all sad. Today 26 parties have not gathered for themselves. We have to save ourselves from the way hatred is being spread in the country and on the other side a We have come together with the dream of New India.''

What did Uddhav Thackeray say?

Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Uddhav Thackeray said that the second meeting was successful and this fight is not for our family but the country is our family.

What did Mamta Banerjee say?

Mamta Banerjee said that India has to be saved, the country has to be saved. BJP is negotiating to sell the country and negotiating to buy democracy.

So far 288 people have died in the train accident that took place on the evening of Friday, June 2, 2023, in Balasore district of the Indian state of Odisha. About 1000 people have been injured in the accident. The condition of many of the injured is critical.

The accident occurred when the Shalimar-Madras Coromandel Express hit a goods train parked at Bahanga station from behind. At the time of the accident, the Shalimar-Madras Coromandel Express was running at a speed of around 128 kmph, while the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express was running at around 125 kmph. The speed of trains on this route was increased to 130 km per hour 15 days back.

In the technical language of railways, it is called head on collision. Such accidents are usually seen very rarely.

In this accident, 12 coaches of the Shalimar-Madras Coromandel Express derailed. Some of these coaches moved to another track. Yesvantpur-Howrah Express coming from Bengaluru was passing on the other track at the same time.

After the derailment, the coaches of the Shalimar-Madras Coromandel Express, which had crossed the other track, collided with the passing Yesvantpur-Howrah Express. Along with this, this horrific accident happened.

The accident took place on the broad gauge network in the Kharagpur division of the South Eastern Zone of the Railways.

What happened during this accident on the night of Friday, June 2, 2023?

Train No. 12841 Shalimar - Madras Coromandel Express departed at its scheduled time from Shalimar Railway Station near Howrah on Friday, 2 June 2023.

This train of 23 coaches was to reach Chennai via Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada on the up line.

This train started its journey at 3.20 pm and it first halted at Santragachi railway station and then reached Kharagpur station with a delay of just 3 minutes.

The train started running from Kharagpur station at 5.05 pm. The train was moving towards Bahanaga Bazar railway station near Balasore at 7 pm.

This train was supposed to go straight ahead without stopping at Bahanga station, but instead of the main line at the station, it went to the loop line. At this station, a goods train was standing on the loop line and the speeding Coromandel Express hit the goods train from behind.

According to the BBC, Shiv Gopal Mishra, General Secretary of the All India Railway Men's Federation, said that due to some technical fault, the green signal was given to the Coromandel Express or due to a technical glitch, the train left the main line and went on the loop line, due to which the accident occurred. Has happened.

The Coromandel Express hit the goods train from behind, due to which 12 coaches of the train got derailed. Some of its coaches fell and reached the down line on the other side and collided with the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express coming on it.

At the same time, 12864 Yesvantpur Howrah Express train coming from Yesvantpur towards Howrah was crossing the accident spot. This train of 22 coaches was running late by about 4 hours and most of the train had passed beyond the accident site.

That's when the Coromandel Express train met with an accident and some of its coaches, rolling after falling, collided with the rear of the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express. Due to this collision, 3 coaches of Yesvantpur-Howrah Express also got derailed.

Amitabh Sharma, spokesperson of the Ministry of Railways of India, said in a statement on the night of Friday, June 2, 2023, that the incident took place on Friday, June 2, 2023, at around seven o'clock in the evening, and a total of 15 coaches of both the trains were derailed in the incident. .

According to the BBC, Sriprakash, former member (traffic) of the Railway Board, said that the kind of information coming in, it seems that this accident happened due to huge human error.

According to Sriprakash, "If a train is standing on a track, the points are reversed to prevent another train from coming on that track so that the train stays on the other track. If this is not possible due to some technical fault, then red light signal is given immediately so that whatever train is coming, it stops."

According to Shiv Gopal Mishra, the speed of trains on this route was increased about 15 days ago to the maximum speed of 130 kilometers per hour.

According to him, the speed of the Coromandel Express at the time of the accident was around 128 km per hour, while the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express was also running at a speed of around 125 km per hour.

Because of this speed, the Coromandel Express suffered more damage. On the other hand, due to speed, most part of the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express train had crossed the accident site and only its rear part was the victim of the accident.

The special thing is that both the trains that were victims of the accident were of LHB coaches. 'Linke Hoffmann Busch' coaches are German designed coaches and are considered safer in terms of accidents.

Unlike the old ICF design coaches of the Railways, LHB coaches do not roll over each other in an accident, thus reducing the risk of any coach being trapped and reducing the risk of loss of lives to passengers.

Images from the Odisha accident show that the engine of the Coromandel Express train ran over the goods train. While several coaches behind the engine were buried after colliding with each other.

South Eastern Railway has issued several helpline numbers to help the people affected by the accident.

Also, on Saturday, June 3, 2023, South Eastern Railway is running a special train from Howrah to Balasore through which relatives can reach the accident site.

This train will stop at Santragachi, Uluberia, Bagnan, Mecheda, Panskura, Balichak, Kharagpur, Hijli, Belda and Jaleshwar.

The BJP government in the Indian state of Karnataka, just before the announcement of the assembly elections, canceled the 4% reservation for Muslims and divided it 2-2% between the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities of Karnataka.

BJP says that giving reservation on the basis of religion is against the constitution, so this reservation was removed.

In March 2023, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said after this decision, "There is no provision for religious reservation in the Constitution. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar himself had said that reservation should be decided on the basis of caste."

In Karnataka, in 1994, under the recommendations of the Mandal Commission, certain castes of Muslims were included as a sub-category in the category of Other Backward Castes (OBCs).

Under this, it was talked about giving four percent reservation to Muslims on the basis of 'social and educational backwardness'.

The Chinappa Reddy Commission was constituted by the Government of Karnataka in the year 1986. This commission was given the task to prepare a list of castes and communities eligible for reservation in the state.

It was on the advice of the Chinappa Reddy Commission that it was decided to give four percent reservation to Muslims out of the 32 percent quota for OBCs.

In the OBC category itself, provision was made to give 4% and 5% reservation to Vokkaligas and Lingayats respectively. Vokkaligas and Lingayats are very influential communities in Karnataka.

Now in the changed system of reservation in Karnataka, the 4% reservation given to Muslims has ended. However, till May 9, 2023, the Supreme Court of India has restored the status quo.

BJP is raising the issue of Muslim reservation loudly in Karnataka assembly elections to polarize Hindu votes. How successful the BJP is in this will be known only after the results of the Karnataka assembly elections are out!

Reporters Without Borders has placed India at number 161 and Afghanistan at number 152 on the Press Freedom Index in the year 2023.

In the year 2022, India was at 150th position in this list. India has fallen 11 places in a year.

According to the Press Freedom Index, now India has fallen behind even Pakistan. Pakistan has reached the 150th position.

The index is based on five categories, in which the performance of a country is assessed, such as political system, economic conditions, legal framework, socio-cultural standards and protection of journalists.

The report published on 3 May 2023 states that the freedom of the press is in danger in India, the world's largest democracy.

Speaking on the foreign policy of the Modi government in Mysore, Karnataka, India, India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar criticized the press, saying that the press in India is the most uncontrolled.

S Jaishankar was asked about India's poor ranking in the Press Freedom Index, to which he replied, "Can you imagine that Afghanistan is more free than us?"

He described the Press Freedom Index as a mind game. S Jaishankar said that these are ways of playing mind games which is like reducing the rank of the country which you do not like.

Amritpal Singh, the head of the 'Waris Punjab De' organization and a Khalistan supporter, who is absconding since March 18, 2023, has been arrested by the Punjab Police.

After his arrest, the Punjab Police took Amritpal Singh to the Air Force Station in Bathinda, from where he was sent to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam.

Addressing a press conference, Inspector General of Punjab Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said, "Amritpal Singh has been arrested from Rode village in Moga district of Punjab."

Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was also a resident of Rode village. Amritpal Singh was made the head of the 'Waris Punjab De' organization in this village.

Before the arrest, Amritpal Singh took five kakars (hair, saber, comb, kada and briefs) from the Granthi of the Gurdwara and addressed the people.

In his address, Amritpal Singh said that false cases were registered against him. A video of this has also been posted on social media.

After the completion of his address, the Punjab Police arrested him from outside the Gurdwara.

Jasbir Singh Rode, former Jathedar of Akal Takht and nephew of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, has spoken to BBC after the arrest of Amritpal Singh. Jasbir Singh Rode said that on the night of Saturday, April 22, 2023, the police informed him that Khalistan sympathizer Amritpal Singh Rode wanted to be arrested from the village.

Jasbir Singh Rode told that for this reason he himself had reached Rode village.

Regarding the arrest of Amritpal Singh, Jasbir Singh Rode said, "Amritpal Singh first recited 'Nitnem'. After that, briefly addressed the gathering and then went outside the Gurdwara Sahib, where he was arrested.''

Jasbir Singh also claimed that Amritpal Singh was not in touch with him earlier.

On March 18, 2023, the police tried to arrest Amritpal Singh and his associates on the Shahkot-Malsian road in Jalandhar in connection with the 'Gherao of Ajnala police station', but they escaped by breaking the naka.

Punjab Police has told that Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday, 23 April 2023 at around 6.45 am.

In a press conference, Inspector General of Punjab Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said that Amritpal Singh has been sent to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam.

He told that the police had completely cordoned off Rode village, when Amritpal Singh was inside the Gurdwara Sahib.

Sukhchain Singh Gill said, "The respect of Gurdwara Sahib is above all and by maintaining it, a message was sent to them that they are surrounded from all sides and now they have no way to escape."

According to Sukhchain Singh Gill, all warrants issued under NSA against Amritpal Singh were executed on the morning of Sunday, 23 April 2023.

According to Sukhchain Singh Gill, it was a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Intelligence Branch of the Punjab Police.

IG Sukhchain Singh Gill has thanked the people of the state for maintaining peace in Punjab during this period and has also warned those who vitiate the atmosphere of Punjab.

Although 8 people of Amritpal Singh are still lodged in Dibrugarh Jail in Assam. NSA has been imposed on these people. Amritpal Singh also has 16 cases registered against him including NSA.

Cases have been registered against Amritpal Singh and his associates for creating enmity in the society, attempt to murder, assault on policemen and obstructing the work of government employees.

While absconding, pictures and videos of Amritpal Singh roaming around several cities allegedly in disguise had come to the fore through the media.

However, the police never officially confirmed these videos or photographs.

A few days ago, Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh spoke about the creation of a Hindu nation.

This statement was being discussed on social media.

Dhirendra Shastri had said, "You support us, we will make a Hindu nation."

Now in the program of a private news channel, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath has given his reaction to this statement.

Yogi has said that India was, is and will continue to be a Hindu nation.

Yogi Adityanath said, ''The first thing is what do we mean by Hindu nation. Hindu is not a creed, religion, sect. This is a cultural vocabulary, which fits every citizen of India.''

Yogi Adityanath said, ''If a person from India is going to perform Haj, no one there knows him as Haji, no one considers him as Islam… there he is addressed by the name of Hindu. Then no one would have trouble there.''

Yogi Adityanath said that if seen in that perspective then India is a Hindu nation because every citizen of India is a Hindu. This is not a caste indicator, vote indicator word.

Yogi Adityanath said that it is our cultural unity that the people born within the vast territory from the Himalayas to the sea are called Hindus in themselves. If we take it in that form, then no one should be afraid of the Hindu nation.

Yogi Adityanath said that if you are associating it with faith, sect or religion, it means, then we are making a mistake in understanding Hindu.

According to the report of Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), BJP has received maximum donations in 2021-22.

The ADR report says that in 2021-22, BJP has received Rs 614 crore and Congress has received Rs 95 crore in donations.

BJP and Congress themselves have told about this.

BJP told that it got this amount from 4957 donations. On the other hand, the Congress told that it got this amount from 1255 donations.

According to the news agency PTI, ADR has told in its report that the donations received by BJP are three times more than the donations received by Congress, NCP, CPI, CPI(M), NPEP and AITC.

Mayawati's BSP told that in 2021-22 it has not received more than 20 thousand rupees donation.

Donation received by national parties has increased by 31% to reach 187 crores in 2021-22.

The President of India Draupadi Murmu addressed the nation on the eve of the Republic Day of India. This was the first address of President Murmu on the occasion of Republic Day.

Key points of the address:

- We are all one, and we are all Indians. So many creeds and so many languages have not divided us but united us. That's why we have succeeded as a democratic republic. This is the essence of India.

- We can feel proud of our achievements in the field of science and technology. In the field of space technology, India has been one of the few leading countries.

India has moved from being a poor and illiterate nation to a confident nation on the world stage. This progress would not have been possible without the guidance from the collective wisdom of the framers of the Constitution.

Last year India became the fifth largest economy in the world. This achievement has been achieved against a global backdrop of economic uncertainty. With the help of able leadership and effective struggle, we soon came out of the recession, and resumed our journey of development.

Women empowerment and equality between men and women are no more mere slogans. I have no doubt in my mind that women will make the maximum contribution in shaping the India of tomorrow.

People from tribal communities can teach in many areas, from protecting the environment to making society more cohesive.

This year India is presiding over the group of G-20 countries. In line with our ideal of universal brotherhood, we stand for peace and prosperity for all. The chairmanship of the G-20 gives India a very important role in contributing to building a better world.

I appreciate the roles of farmers, labourers, scientists and engineers whose collective strength enables our country to move forward in the spirit of "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan".

I appreciate each and every citizen who has contributed towards the progress of the country.

I especially appreciate the brave soldiers who guard our borders and are always ready for any sacrifice and sacrifice. I also appreciate the brave soldiers of all the para-military forces and police forces who provide internal security to the countrymen.

I heartily bless all the lovely children for their bright future.