2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

[darshhan]

Amit shah tweet :-
https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/132 ... 03970?s=20

Congress and its allies have shamed democracy once again.

Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar of democracy.

It reminds us of the Emergency. This attack on free press must be and WILL BE OPPOSED.

Okay

[Philip]

Arnab issue ,his personality aside, TV channels" match-fixing" viewer ratings unjustly earning collossal ad revenue is the issue,not Arnab's political leanings which in a democracy as his to expound.
One can look at the blatant slant of some channels openly owned by political parties especially in TN,like Sun TV,Jaya TV,etc. I am quite convinced that there may be other channels apart from Rep.TV who must also be examined.Unfortunately the cut- throat attitude of news channels sensationalising issues,turning molehills into mountains like cheap C- grade soap-opera, has cheapened the quality of Indian TV.One fondly remembers Doordarshan of yore,perhaps a tad dull,but thete was genuine news. Nowadays we get v.little all-India news or global news which needs to be imparted other than disasters,terrorism, deaths,etc.

[chetak]

Arnab issue ,his personality aside, TV channels" match-fixing" viewer ratings unjustly earning collossal ad revenue is the issue,not Arnab's political leanings which in a democracy as his to expound.
One can look at the blatant slant of some channels openly owned by political parties especially in TN,like Sun TV,Jaya TV,etc. I am quite convinced that there may be other channels apart from Rep.TV who must also be examined.Unfortunately the cut- throat attitude of news channels sensationalising issues,turning molehills into mountains like cheap C- grade soap-opera, has cheapened the quality of Indian TV.One fondly remembers Doordarshan of yore,perhaps a tad dull,but thete was genuine news. Nowadays we get v.little all-India news or global news which needs to be imparted other than disasters,terrorism, deaths,etc.

arnab's political leanings are the problem.

when no media in the country has ever dared or even now dares to talk about the eyetalian and the sugar mafias, this guy does.

It's about loss of control over media owners and the nonapplication of arbitrary filters.

arnab is unique in the sense that he has two very powerful channels, english and Hindi at his sole control and he is the owner as well as the editor-in-chief of both these channels/media houses.

so who do you influence or control in this case. hence the blatant use of state power to set an example for others not to step out of line.

people in dilli are still playing politics when they are not openly naming the mafias because they still need one mafia's help to replace the current MAH govt.

that mafia is bargaining hard to be made the president of India and as an entitled bonus, is also demanding absolute control over the agriculture ministry for a duffer family member.

Nothing stops the MOH from immediately providing 24X7 central forces security cover for arnab. If they provided such cover for kangana, arnab is certainly a more deserving case.

It's high time to knock the political stuffing out of these two long established mafias and also to sideline the SS completely by consigning it to political wilderness/cold storage. Covid is complicating things on the ground.

the center can no longer afford to ride two horses at the same time

[chetak]

this sort of sums up the sentiments and names all the prominent players in the subversion of democracy game in which the constitution has been reduced to a mere roll of paper that is normally used when there is no water. A couple of handles are responsible for the protection of the rights enshrined in the constitution.

our wake up only at midnight bleeding heart suo moto wallahs, for whom helping commies/naxals and parliament attacking seditious traitors is de rigueur, are conspicuously silent if not outrightly somnolent.

Some senior journalists are justifying Arnab’s mafia-like arrest because they think his journalism is bad. If that was the criterion to arrest journalists, many journos celebrating Arnab’s arrest today should face arrest themselves for their often biased & mediocre journalism via @MinhazMerchant

Rahul Shivshankar@RShivshankar · 2h

Agree with him or disagree with him but Arnab Goswami's arrest crosses a line. Many are asking who next? I recall at least 2 occasions when cops showed up to arrest me on motivated charges. FOE is supreme. Introspect. | @PMOIndia @BJP4India @INCIndia @cpimspeak @NCPspeaks

[AshishA]

^^^ Why is he tagging cpimspeak lol? Has commies ever respected FOE?

[greatde]

India so called secularism is about serving their own. Offering veto power to certain groups. Whereas, Arnab isnt one of their own, so he has to discarded and caught.

And also see the silence by the courts, freedom activists, human rights groups, and common people. Its bad implication.

[chetak]

^^^ Why is he tagging cpimspeak lol? Has commies ever respected FOE?

the same reason that the congis and the NCP have been tagged

cpimspeak has always respected FOE, just as long as they are the only ones speaking.

[chetak]

India so called secularism is about serving their own. Offering veto power to certain groups. Whereas, Arnab isnt one of their own, so he has to discarded and caught.

And also see the silence by the courts, freedom activists, human rights groups, and common people. Its bad implication.

In a #democracy there are 2 categories of people: 1) Public servants (politicians, police, bureaucrats, etc); and 2) Citizens.

Citizens are supreme. Public servants exist to serve them. The sooner our politicians get that the better. via @MinhazMerchant

[darshhan]

India so called secularism is about serving their own. Offering veto power to certain groups. Whereas, Arnab isnt one of their own, so he has to discarded and caught.

And also see the silence by the courts, freedom activists, human rights groups, and common people. Its bad implication.

People are not questioning the above. Their stand is already well known. Rather they are asking why BJP after getting 303 seats is unable to do anything about it? Arnab is the medium, BJP is the target.

[darshan]

More and more voters are now going to be pegging state level BJP's performance to Sonia Sena's. For example, 20 years of voting in BJP in GJ and there's no dara hua congressi in GJ. Why has BJP failed to dismantle congress in GJ and put many in jail or out of business so far? Pawarful show that has been put on by Sonia Sena will leave many voters in GJ wondering about why under performance so far by their state govt.

Meanwhile (one has to wonder if even this will have happened if not for hot borders and need for French support),

7 including a Congress Councillor of AMC booked after French President’s posters pasted on road in Juhapura
https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/11/04/ ... n-protest/
Amidst the protests by Muslims against France over Macron government’s strong stand to fight radical Islam after the latest incident of ‘blasphemy’ beheading in France, some people from Muslim community in Juhapura area of Ahmedabad pasted French President Emmanuel Macron’s posters on public road to be trampled upon on November 1. Vejalpur Police has now booked 7 persons including Congress Councillor of Amdavad Municipal Corporation, Hajibhai allegedly responsible for this.
...

[darshan]

suo moto has gone missing.

If one were to believe what's coming out of their mouth and after Sameer Thakkar episode,

Mumbai Police marks 1.5 lakh Twitter accounts for posting ‘defamatory content’ against state govt, initiates legal action
https://www.opindia.com/2020/11/mumbai- ... al-action/
...
Many of these accounts are being operated from outside India from countries like China, Panama, Hong Kong, Nepal, and others. They are using Proxy Server to hide their identity. The experts have found few accounts that were operated within India. They were also using Proxy Servers.
...

[Aditya_V]

I think posters here forget that the main muscle behind BIF is international Networks and right now for Defence, Energy, Industry and Technology. Many of these International networks have deep tenterhooks in the Indian Beau acracy, politics, NGO, Film, Entertainment Industries. Cannot be dismantled without sustained 25-30 year efforts.

[sajo]

I have stopped posting using a non-descript handle on Twitter on issues criticizing the Sonia Sena and the Best CM. I live in MH and dont want my butt dragged into a COVID filled cell with common criminals in the middle of the night, with my politically "unconnected" family is left to fend for themselves.

[darshan]

Meanwhile, destruction of the govt property continues without any fear.

Indian Railways Suffers Loss Of Over Rs 1,200 Crore Due To Track Blockages As Farmers Protest In Punjab, Haryana

https://swarajyamag.com/insta/indian-ra ... ab-haryana

[darshan]

pretentious amazon already has delusions of grandeur as a player in the Indian market thinking that it can dictate terms to the govt and the markets.

is this what the amerikis mean by "liberalization"

Not only delusion but also showcases and confirms his easy access to and/or funding of BIF inner circles to harbor such delusions. However, GoI has also failed to cut Amazon down after Amazon didn't start showing country of origin and referred to Indian places as chinese.

[Ambar]

So it looks like Arnab Goswami was assaulted by Mumbai police with batons and belts. If this isnt a murder of democracy and freedom of speech then i don't know what else is. My only question is the center so impotent ? Doesnt the IPS come under the purview of the home ministry ? Isnt the passport control under the home ministry ? After all this if Arnab and Republic TV survives, he must open a second studio in Gujarat, because i dont think he'll survive for long in Mumbai.

[darshan]

People like him are better off being mobile and having multiple centers. Congress networks have not been dismantled in GJ to think that there will be safety there. Looking at the missionary activity in tribal areas and red flags in industrial zones, there's no concrete evidence of long term safety in GJ. Hired peacefuls still possess ability to kill and disappear from GJ within hours. Courts in GJ still excuse RaGaXi from appearances.

[Zynda]

Looks like no time wasted for NDTV. Nidhi has already flow to US and is currently on NDTV website; I guess they are showing a live stream of Vishnu Som interviewing "Associate Prof., Harvard Univ" Nidhi...dunno what they are talking as I did not click on the link.

To me, this looks like a preview of things to come. Expect more folks like Nidhi to act as an Indian mouthpiece of US admin/Univ perspective (as if current ones were not enough)...

Luckily, the current MEA S Jaishankar seems be a straight shooter and hopefully, he will know how to show US its place diplomatically when US officials try to meddle in Indian internal affairs.

[darshan]

MAD CPU is already operating at full capacity with insurmountable amount of work that needs to be done. Constant interruptions will introduce inefficiency. BJP needs to bring in more competent people at various positions to compensate for this.

[vijayk]

what are the options legally for BJP and Arnab? This is all because of SC which dropped the ball by sending him to Mumbai HC?

[arshyam]

https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1323863582027603970

Amit Shah @AmitShah
Congress and its allies have shamed democracy once again.

Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar of democracy.

It reminds us of the Emergency. This attack on free press must be and WILL BE OPPOSED.

(Emphasis in the tweet itself, which makes it interesting)

I wonder how AS going to oppose this attack? He has come out quite unambiguously in Arnab's support, I hope something concrete happens. It should not have been allowed to go to this extent either, though legally, I am not sure what the centre could have done (opinions welcome on this).

[darshan]

The same SC that has no issue interfering in many pedestrian issues. The ecosystem is clearly taunting BJP and asking the same. What will BJP do if anything about broken institutions? If public isn't worked up, then will ruling party still do anything?

[greatde]

Hope BJP is paying close attention to US results, the voter turnout matters. Trump retained his base, yet Biden winning as turnout is higher. BJP needs to motivate it's voter base on election day, and also bring new laws for NRIs, or even mail. Bihar isn't encouraging, and thus, it's tough ongoing battle.

[darshan]

Small time honest journalist stands no chance of ever reporting the truth. This is in MH. One can only imagine what will be happening to regional journalists in backward states.

Mumbai police files FIR against Arnab Goswami’s wife, son and two others for allegedly assaulting cops who came to arrest him
https://www.opindia.com/2020/11/mumbai- ... is-arrest/

[chetak]

@BhagwaanUvacha · 14h

Bhai i can rant and complain, even cheerleaders can do it. But to see BJP leaders do it is super lame. Arre ab tak bhagwan Krishna bhi Draupadi ke liye aa gaye thhe. Dont be limp wristed.

[Ambar]

Mark my words they will go after OpIndia next. Its a tragedy that in a nation of 1.34 billion people, the number of pro-national, pro-hindu media portals, TV networks can be counted on one hand. If Kejriwal had Delhi LEO under him Ajeet Bharati, Nupur Sharma and the handful of OpIndia motley crew would already be behind bars.

[darshan]

If there's no shot that's fired back, then for sure people would start getting ideas about going after opindia and swarajya. And, many YouTubers.

[Pathik]

This is not UT going after arnab its mafia Queen completing her revenge. She has a long memory as they say. Let's hope Centre intervenes and shows her her place. If Arnab leaves Mumbai the penguin duo will be on cloud nine. Hope he doesn't

[chetak]

imran ahmed khan niazi

AC/DC, charasi, and several illegitimate children: quite the all-rounder.

‘Imran Khan mere samne cocaine ka nasha karta tha’: Former Pakistan cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz’s shocking revelation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQay9QQWbbA


Imran Khan Meray Samnay Cocaine Ka Nasha Karta Raha Hai : Sarfraz Nawaz | Googly News TV

Revelations made during an interview
Nawaz made the revelation during a recent interview. The interviewer asked him about his views on allegations made by a viewer that Imran Khan consumes drugs, and a dope test should be conducted on him. Nawaz replied that he had seen him doing drugs. He narrated the experience when during a match between England and Pakistan in 1987, where Khan did not perform well, he had come to Nawaz’s house in Islamabad. He consumed charas after a meal and was reportedly seen snorting cocaine as well. Nawaz alleged that Salim Malik, Abdul Qadir, and Mohsin Khan were also present at his house.

‘He also snorted cocaine’ – said Nawaz
Nawaz stated that Khan used to do drugs in London and also had drugs when he visited him at his house in Islamabad. He also snorted something white, something they call cocaine. “In London, he would roll something and snort it,” Nawaz further added. He alleged that Khan would not be able to deny it in front of him. “I am not the lone eyewitness, there are many in London,” he added.

Allegation of drug abuse
This is not the first time Khan has been accused of doing drugs. In July 2018, his ex-wife Reham Khan alleged that she had seen him consuming drugs several times. Rehman and Khan were married for ten months. She claimed that not only is he a drug addict but also has several illegitimate children. She claimed to know at least five of them, the eldest allegedly to be 35+. She had also claimed that he is a homosexual and had relationships with Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf worker Murad Saeed..

[chetak]

Alibaug Court rejects Mumbai Police plea seeking custody of Arnab Goswami, grants judicial custody and asks to keep bail papers ready

per reports, these keystone cops seem to have acted illegally in breaking into arnab's house, dragging him out and arresting him

The senior journalist was arrested after Mumbai police reopened a 2018 case which was earlier closed after police found no evidence against Arnab Goswami. Most importantly, the judge also observed that the closed case was re-opened by police without consent from court.

Alibaug Court rejects Mumbai Police plea seeking custody of Arnab Goswami, grants judicial custody and asks to keep bail papers ready


After a marathon hearing of more than 6 hours, the court rejected the demand of police custody, and send him to judicial custody of 14 days.

5 November, 2020
OpIndia Staff

A Mumbai court rejected the Mumbai police plea seeking 14 days of police custody of Arnab Goswami, who was arrested today morning in an old closed case. After a hearing that went into the midnight, the Alibaug Court granted 14 days of judicial custody for the Republic TV editor-in-chief, which means the Mumbai police won’t be able to interrogate him in its custody.

#IndiaWithArnab | Arnab Goswami remanded to 14 days judicial custody, asked to keep bail papers ready https://t.co/kQnSovtGra

— Republic (@republic) November 4, 2020


Arnab Goswami was arrested on Wednesday morning by a large team of police wielding AK-47 Assault rifles. After he was initially presented before the court, the court had ordered his medical examination as he was injured in the assault by the police. After the medical exam, he was presented before the court again at around 4.45 PM by the Mumbai police, which sought police remand for 14 days.

The senior journalist was arrested after Mumbai police reopened a 2018 case which was earlier closed after police found no evidence against Arnab Goswami. In that case, one Anvay Naik had committed suicide in 2018, and had left a suicide note saying that Arnab Goswami and two other persons owed him money which they were refusing to pay, and due to resultant financial crisis, he is ending his life. But Republic had rejected the claim, saying that it has made the payments as per the contract.

The Mumbai police had claimed that they have obtained fresh evidence in the case which was closed by a court in 2018, and had argued that they need Arnab Goswami’s custody to further probe the case.

But after a marathon hearing of more than 6 hours, the court rejected the demand of police custody, and send him to judicial custody of 14 days.

The court said that there is no justifiable ground to ask for police custody in the case. The court observed that there is no chain showing nexus between the suicide and the role of Arnab Goswami. Most importantly, the judge also observed that the closed case was re-opened by police without consent from court.

After the midnight verdict by the court, Arnab Goswami said, ‘The Police has lost’.

#LIVE on #IndiaWithArnab | 'The Police has lost': Arnab says after Magistrate rejects police custody plea of Maharashtra Police

Tune in for updates here – https://t.co/rGQJsiKgt2%20pic.twitter.com/jA1mTxqdXv

— Republic (@republic) November 4, 2020

According to Republic TV reports, the court also asked the lawyer of Arnab Goswami to keep his bail papers ready tomorrow. The Alibaug Court will hear his bail plea tomorrow morning.

In the meanwhile, the Bombay High Court will hear a petition of Arnab Goswami seeking to quash the case in the 2018 abetment of suicide case. The court will also hear the petition or Republic TV against Mumbai police trying to implicate in the TRP manipulation case by shielding the India Today channel, which was originally named in the complaint and the FIR in the TRP case.

[chetak]

some one should tell aunty merkel about the horse and the barn door.

after all she is the one who screwed europe by tipping the scales and helping out her islamic pals. She personally led the effort to import millions of military age men from some of the most dangerous hell holes on earth into europe.

she has redefined the very phrase "trojan horse"

Germany's Merkel: "Islamist terror our common enemy."

via Disclose.tv @disclosetv·Nov 3

[vijayk]

Alibaug Court rejects Mumbai Police plea seeking custody of Arnab Goswami, grants judicial custody and asks to keep bail papers ready

per reports, these keystone cops seem to have acted illegally in breaking into arnab's house, dragging him out and arresting him

The senior journalist was arrested after Mumbai police reopened a 2018 case which was earlier closed after police found no evidence against Arnab Goswami. Most importantly, the judge also observed that the closed case was re-opened by police without consent from court.

Alibaug Court rejects Mumbai Police plea seeking custody of Arnab Goswami, grants judicial custody and asks to keep bail papers ready


After a marathon hearing of more than 6 hours, the court rejected the demand of police custody, and send him to judicial custody of 14 days.

5 November, 2020
OpIndia Staff

A Mumbai court rejected the Mumbai police plea seeking 14 days of police custody of Arnab Goswami, who was arrested today morning in an old closed case. After a hearing that went into the midnight, the Alibaug Court granted 14 days of judicial custody for the Republic TV editor-in-chief, which means the Mumbai police won’t be able to interrogate him in its custody.

#IndiaWithArnab | Arnab Goswami remanded to 14 days judicial custody, asked to keep bail papers ready https://t.co/kQnSovtGra

— Republic (@republic) November 4, 2020


Arnab Goswami was arrested on Wednesday morning by a large team of police wielding AK-47 Assault rifles. After he was initially presented before the court, the court had ordered his medical examination as he was injured in the assault by the police. After the medical exam, he was presented before the court again at around 4.45 PM by the Mumbai police, which sought police remand for 14 days.

The senior journalist was arrested after Mumbai police reopened a 2018 case which was earlier closed after police found no evidence against Arnab Goswami. In that case, one Anvay Naik had committed suicide in 2018, and had left a suicide note saying that Arnab Goswami and two other persons owed him money which they were refusing to pay, and due to resultant financial crisis, he is ending his life. But Republic had rejected the claim, saying that it has made the payments as per the contract.

The Mumbai police had claimed that they have obtained fresh evidence in the case which was closed by a court in 2018, and had argued that they need Arnab Goswami’s custody to further probe the case.

But after a marathon hearing of more than 6 hours, the court rejected the demand of police custody, and send him to judicial custody of 14 days.

The court said that there is no justifiable ground to ask for police custody in the case. The court observed that there is no chain showing nexus between the suicide and the role of Arnab Goswami. Most importantly, the judge also observed that the closed case was re-opened by police without consent from court.

After the midnight verdict by the court, Arnab Goswami said, ‘The Police has lost’.

#LIVE on #IndiaWithArnab | 'The Police has lost': Arnab says after Magistrate rejects police custody plea of Maharashtra Police

Tune in for updates here – https://t.co/rGQJsiKgt2%20pic.twitter.com/jA1mTxqdXv

— Republic (@republic) November 4, 2020

According to Republic TV reports, the court also asked the lawyer of Arnab Goswami to keep his bail papers ready tomorrow. The Alibaug Court will hear his bail plea tomorrow morning.

In the meanwhile, the Bombay High Court will hear a petition of Arnab Goswami seeking to quash the case in the 2018 abetment of suicide case. The court will also hear the petition or Republic TV against Mumbai police trying to implicate in the TRP manipulation case by shielding the India Today channel, which was originally named in the complaint and the FIR in the TRP case.

They need to suspend some of these scums including that filthy Mumbai Police Chief

[darshan]

Suspend?
This goons are used to all that. What's needed is taking possession of all their assets and being thrown in jail for life without parole. That too in a jail outside their political master's jurisdiction. At the very least, all their passports need to be invalidated. This should also include all their family members. They hide all their money overseas and GoI needs to make all that stashed money useless for them.

[chetak]

Suspend?
This goons are used to all that. What's needed is taking possession of all their assets and being thrown in jail for life without parole. That too in a jail outside their political master's jurisdiction. At the very least, all their passports need to be invalidated. This should also include all their family members. They hide all their money overseas and GoI needs to make all that stashed money useless for them.

they should wait until he retires to properly go after him for tortures of col purohit and sadhvi pragya.

It requires then no permissions.

in the meanwhile, go through his records forensically to see what can be found

meanwhile, dornob has said that he is going to go after his wife and her corporate dealings. there is whisperings galore to be investigated


BTW, an off working hours "duty magistrate" will not usually conduct such detailed hearings for over six hours and finally reject the police's demand for custody. He will simply only take a few minutes to postpone the hearing to the next morning for the senior magistrate to take the call.

That he has not done so and also not given police custody as demanded may mean that the center is quietly pulling strings from behind the scenes.

if bail is granted in the morning, the fix may well be in and many small time satraps will be made aware of it

[Hari Seldon]

What are the odds MHA and IB have zero files on the netas and their kith and kin in every party in the MVA?

NIA and ED can always be pressed into action sans requirement of any 'sanction to prosecute'. Once baby netas etc end up in ED custody, watch the squealing. Open a new front if the one they have opened is to our disadvantage, only.

But that might require showing decisive action that goes contrary to the soft SSSV image being cultivated right now, who knows?

[Hari Seldon]

they should wait until he retires to properly go after him for tortures of col purohit and sadhvi pragya.

It requires then no permissions.

in the meanwhile, go through his records forensically to see what can be found

saar, if thee and me know this then what are the odds the likes of param beer singh don't, hain ji?

I'm betting these turds will escape the country way before any such happens. Ravinder Singh was smuggled out of India by unkil for his gyan on desi RAW secrets.

Imagine how much more a param Beer knows about the testimonials of our venal netas? Any number of P5 countries will be happy to grant asylum and witness protection to such 'ass_ets', for sure.

Only.

[chetak]

the sly chinese hand is behind this move as they coordinate to begin the process of jointly increasing pressures on India.

there may be a trade off that may well be proposed quietly by the pakis via their lootyens contacts pushing the canard of "aman ki tamasha" in terms of increased access to Indian products like farm produce, medicines, vaccines and cross border trade in cashmere as well to revert to status quo ante.

the paki awam is on the verge of erupting due to high prices and scarcity of everyday items like vegetables and other food items

amarinder is playing a dirty double game as indeed are the congis.


Imran Khan snatches control of Kartarpur Sahib from Sikh body for the first time, hands it over to govt body headed by Muhammad Tariq Khan

Imran Khan snatches control of Kartarpur Sahib from Sikh body for the first time, hands it over to govt body headed by Muhammad Tariq Khan

This is for the first time that Pakistan’s Sikh Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee has lost management rights of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib

5 November, 2020
OpIndia Staff

Pakistan's spy arrested in Gurdaspur, was sending photos and vital information on Kartarpur corridor

Merely one year into the opening of the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has officially taken over full control of it by snatching the rights of management from Pakistan’s Sikh Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee (PSGPC) and giving it to a Muslim body.

According to the Pakistan Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Gurudwara will now be managed by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB). The ETPB is a statutory board of the Government of Pakistan, headed by Muhammad Tariq Khan which manages religious properties and shrines of Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan.

This is for the first time that Pakistan’s Sikh Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee has lost management rights of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. The move comes just ahead of PSGPC planning to organise the first anniversary of the Kartarpur Gurudwara opening on November 9.

According to a notification issued on November 3: “Consequent upon the approval of Project Management Unit (PMU) Kartarpur Corridor by ECC of the Cabinet, and ratified by the Cabinet (conveyed by MoRA…dated 23.10.2020), the competent authority has been pleased to establish Project Management Unit (PMU), a self-financing body, for Management and Maintenance of Gurdwara Dardar Sahib Kartarpur (GADSK) under the administrative control of ETPB.”

“All officers/ official…are relieved from their duties with immediate effect with directions to join their new place of posting forthwith.”


On behalf of the global Sikh community, Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa strongly condemned the move. “It’s unfortunate that Pakistan cabinet has handed over Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur’s management to an ISI organisation ETPB from Pakistan Gurudwara Committee, which is a Sikh organisation. A non-Sikh body will control historic Gurudwara”, ANI quoted Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa as saying. Sirsa has demanded that the right of sewa be given back to the Sikh committee.

It’s unfortunate that Pakistan cabinet has handed over Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur’s management to an ISI organisation ETPB from Pakistan Gurudwara Committee, which is a Sikh organisation. A non-Sikh body will control historic Gurudwara: DSGMC President Manjinder Singh Sirsa pic.twitter.com/P1mjLc9e1d

— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2020

Former union cabinet minister and Akali Dal member, Harsimrat Kaur Badal called Pakistan’s decision “outrageous” and “unacceptable” and urged PM Modi to take up the matter with Imran Khan to ensure Sikh body’s right to manage the shrine be restored at the earliest.

Unacceptable, outrageous! Sikhs are aghast that @GovtofPakistan has handed over control of gurdwara Sri KartarpurSahib to Islamic body ETBP. We urge PM @narendramodi to take up matter with @ImranKhanPTI to ensure Sikh body’s right to manage the shrine be restored at the earliest. pic.twitter.com/aCNBwBo77i

— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) November 5, 2020

Last year, Pakistan had insisted on charging a service fee for allowing pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, which India had strongly opposed. However, the two sides did agree on visa-free travel for pilgrims and allowing Indians holding the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib through the corridor. This was during the second meeting on the Kartarpur Corridor issue between the two countries after the abrogation of Article 370. Amidst tensions between the two countries, it was reported earlier that the Pakistani establishment wants to revive Khalistani terrorism through the corridor.

[chetak]

looking for governor's post

all it took was an onion thrown at him during a rally to realize that he had no mojo left and he can't fool all the people all the time.



Nitish Kumar makes big announcement on last day of campaign, says "It's my last election"

via Republic @republic

[Neela]

Keeping quiet about karyakarta deaths, about Arnab's handling, about cases against Gandee family, even Pappu's nationality etc etc while at the same time bringin Gogoi brought into RS, talks of police standards and central training, constant warnings to IAS .....something is being planned ( or so I desperately hope). It could be administrative and Judicial reforms. After Art 370 scrap surprise shock, I am thinking this is possible. bear in mind that Namo has borne the brunt of babu intransigence. So all the silence MUST have a reason.
Hope. I cling to it in desperation .

[Pratyush]

Meanwhile, destruction of the govt property continues without any fear.

Indian Railways Suffers Loss Of Over Rs 1,200 Crore Due To Track Blockages As Farmers Protest In Punjab, Haryana

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And Kaptan was planning to sit on dharna about the power situation in Punjab.