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  • On Quit India day, we pledge to make BJP quit Delhi: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

    By PTI

    JHARGRAM: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said tribals in ethnic strife-hit Manipur are facing a crisis and there is none to listen to their plight.

    Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the anniversary of the Quit India movement, the chief minister said, “We pledge to make BJP quit Delhi.”

    Banerjee, who is on a three-day administrative tour of Jhargram, blamed the BJP-led central government for failing to address the situation in the northeastern state and urged people across the globe to pray for them.

    “The tribals in Manipur are facing a crisis. There is none to listen to their plight. Dalits are tortured in India and the Centre is unmoved, unfazed. They have no right to be in power as they have tortured Dalits. People are being killed in encounters. They are planning to break the country into pieces through planned communal riots,” Banerjee said.

    She was speaking at an administrative programme in Jhargram, mostly inhabited by tribals, to celebrate the ‘International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples’.

    “We had told the British to quit India. Today, we want the BJP-led government at the Centre to quit Delhi. On Quit India Day, let us pledge today to teach BJP a lesson after their betrayal as the Central government. Removing the BJP from the Centre is my only goal for the welfare of the people,” she said.

    In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s using Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Quit India’ slogan and attacking the opposition bloc INDIA, Banerjee said, “We don’t need to quit.We belong to this country.”

    The Trinamool Congress supremo criticised the PM, claiming he failed to fulfil the promises he had made to the people of the country before the elections.

    Denouncing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Banerjee said, “There are various castes and practices among different communities and religions. Suddenly, they (the BJP) have started talking about the need to introduce UCC. Why should someone follow their set of rules while getting married? We won’t accept the UCC,” she said.

    People should have the freedom to observe their customs and religious practices according to their wishes, Banerjee stressed.

    The TMC chief accused the CPI(M), Congress and the BJP of having an ‘understanding’ in West Bengal.

    “It is extremely unfortunate that on the national front, CPI(M)-Congress are with INDIA but it seems they are with the BJP here. If they continue this, our fight in Bengal will be against CPI(M) and Congress, along with our fight against BJP,” she said.

    JHARGRAM: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said tribals in ethnic strife-hit Manipur are facing a crisis and there is none to listen to their plight.

    Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the anniversary of the Quit India movement, the chief minister said, “We pledge to make BJP quit Delhi.”

    Banerjee, who is on a three-day administrative tour of Jhargram, blamed the BJP-led central government for failing to address the situation in the northeastern state and urged people across the globe to pray for them.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “The tribals in Manipur are facing a crisis. There is none to listen to their plight. Dalits are tortured in India and the Centre is unmoved, unfazed. They have no right to be in power as they have tortured Dalits. People are being killed in encounters. They are planning to break the country into pieces through planned communal riots,” Banerjee said.

    She was speaking at an administrative programme in Jhargram, mostly inhabited by tribals, to celebrate the ‘International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples’.

    “We had told the British to quit India. Today, we want the BJP-led government at the Centre to quit Delhi. On Quit India Day, let us pledge today to teach BJP a lesson after their betrayal as the Central government. Removing the BJP from the Centre is my only goal for the welfare of the people,” she said.

    In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s using Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Quit India’ slogan and attacking the opposition bloc INDIA, Banerjee said, “We don’t need to quit.We belong to this country.”

    The Trinamool Congress supremo criticised the PM, claiming he failed to fulfil the promises he had made to the people of the country before the elections.

    Denouncing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Banerjee said, “There are various castes and practices among different communities and religions. Suddenly, they (the BJP) have started talking about the need to introduce UCC. Why should someone follow their set of rules while getting married? We won’t accept the UCC,” she said.

    People should have the freedom to observe their customs and religious practices according to their wishes, Banerjee stressed.

    The TMC chief accused the CPI(M), Congress and the BJP of having an ‘understanding’ in West Bengal.

    “It is extremely unfortunate that on the national front, CPI(M)-Congress are with INDIA but it seems they are with the BJP here. If they continue this, our fight in Bengal will be against CPI(M) and Congress, along with our fight against BJP,” she said.

  • India asking corruption, dynasty, appeasement to quit India: PM Modi’s swipe at Opposition

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Recalling the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is now speaking in one voice against corruption, dynasticism, and appeasement.

    Modi’s apparent swipe at the Opposition came as the ruling BJP organises events across the country on Wednesday on these lines.

    Tributes to the greats who took part in the Quit India Movement. Under the leadership of Gandhi Ji, this Movement played a major role in freeing India from colonial rule. Today, India is saying in one voice:Corruption Quit India.Dynasty Quit India.Appeasement Quit India. pic.twitter.com/w6acXBoNq1
    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 9, 2023
    “Tributes to the greats who took part in the Quit India Movement. Under the leadership of Gandhi Ji, this Movement played a major role in freeing India from colonial rule,” he said in a tweet.

    He added, “Today, India is saying in one voice: Corruption Quit India. Dynasty Quit India. Appeasement Quit India.”

    Modi has repeatedly accused opposition parties of pursuing the politics of corruption, dynasty and appeasement, calling upon people to shun them.

    NEW DELHI: Recalling the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is now speaking in one voice against corruption, dynasticism, and appeasement.

    Modi’s apparent swipe at the Opposition came as the ruling BJP organises events across the country on Wednesday on these lines.

    Tributes to the greats who took part in the Quit India Movement. Under the leadership of Gandhi Ji, this Movement played a major role in freeing India from colonial rule. Today, India is saying in one voice:
    Corruption Quit India.
    Dynasty Quit India.
    Appeasement Quit India. pic.twitter.com/w6acXBoNq1googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 9, 2023
    “Tributes to the greats who took part in the Quit India Movement. Under the leadership of Gandhi Ji, this Movement played a major role in freeing India from colonial rule,” he said in a tweet.

    He added, “Today, India is saying in one voice: Corruption Quit India. Dynasty Quit India. Appeasement Quit India.”

    Modi has repeatedly accused opposition parties of pursuing the politics of corruption, dynasty and appeasement, calling upon people to shun them.

  • For last 10 years, you’ve only done negative politics, now uttering bitter words for INDIA: Kharge slams PM Modi 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘quit India’ jibe at the opposition, saying it is ‘our victory’ that those who did not remember the ‘Quit India Movement’ for 75 years are doing so now.

    Kharge’s attack on Modi came hours after the prime minister, while addressing an event to lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations, accused the opposition of playing ‘negative politics’ and said now the entire country is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to ‘quit India’.

    Hitting back at Modi, Kharge said, “Prime Minister Modi, For the last 10 years, you have only done negative politics of divisiveness.

    You are now uttering bitter words for INDIA as well.”

     “You have not been able to control Manipur violence in the last three months. Your divisive politics has pitted communities against each other, leading to a civil war-like situation. More than 150 people have been killed so far,” Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.

    प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी,पिछले 10 सालों से आपने केवल तोड़ने की नकारात्मक राजनीति की है। आपकी वाणी से अब INDIA के लिए भी कटु शब्द निकल रहें हैं।1️⃣ पिछले 3 महीने से मणिपुर हिंसा को आप क़ाबू नहीं कर पाए हैं। आपकी विभाजनकारी राजनीति ने समुदायों को आपस में ऐसे लड़वाया है कि वहाँ गृह…
    — Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 6, 2023
    The Congress chief said the whole country is watching what is happening in Haryana.

    “Where there have been no riots for decades, your government and your ‘Sangh Parivar’ people are making a brother fight with his brother. Radical criminals are enemies of the society, irrespective of which religion they belong to,” Kharge said.

    The Congress president alleged that in the last 10 years, Modi has only given this country unemployment, inflation, economic inequality, poverty, insecurity for women, Dalit oppression and social injustice.

    “All this needs to end. It seems impossible for your government. There is disappointment in the public.

    Instead of solving the problems, the Prime Minister finds a new inauguration programme for himself every day. He does politics during government events – attacks the opposition,” Kharge said.

    “Your political forefathers pitted Indians against Indians, supported British rule, served as informers for them and strongly opposed Quit India (movement). Had a suspect role in the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. Opposed the tricolour. They did not hoist it till 52 years of independence. Sardar Patel had to warn them for boycotting the tricolour,” Kharge said.

    The Quit India Movement which was not remembered for 75 years, is now being remembered by them, Kharge said adding that “this is our victory”.

    “Bharat judega, INDIA jeetega,” Kharge said.

    After laying the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the railway stations via video conferencing, Modi on Sunday morning alleged that a section of the opposition is driven by the principle of neither working nor letting others work.

    “Unfortunately, in our country, there is a section of the opposition who even today won’t do anything themselves and won’t allow others to do anything either. They are stuck with this attitude,” he said.

    Referring to the Quit India Movement anniversary on August 9, the prime minister said it was a historic day that created new energy in India’s struggle for Independence.

    Today the whole country is roaring ‘Quit India’ for every evil, corruption, dynasty and appeasement, he said.

    “Inspired by the Quit India Movement, the entire country is now roaring Quit India for every evil, saying ‘corruption, quit India’, ‘dynasty, quit India’, ‘appeasement, quit India’,” Modi said.

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘quit India’ jibe at the opposition, saying it is ‘our victory’ that those who did not remember the ‘Quit India Movement’ for 75 years are doing so now.

    Kharge’s attack on Modi came hours after the prime minister, while addressing an event to lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations, accused the opposition of playing ‘negative politics’ and said now the entire country is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to ‘quit India’.

    Hitting back at Modi, Kharge said, “Prime Minister Modi, For the last 10 years, you have only done negative politics of divisiveness.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    You are now uttering bitter words for INDIA as well.”

     “You have not been able to control Manipur violence in the last three months. Your divisive politics has pitted communities against each other, leading to a civil war-like situation. More than 150 people have been killed so far,” Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.

    प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी,
    पिछले 10 सालों से आपने केवल तोड़ने की नकारात्मक राजनीति की है। आपकी वाणी से अब INDIA के लिए भी कटु शब्द निकल रहें हैं।
    1️⃣ पिछले 3 महीने से मणिपुर हिंसा को आप क़ाबू नहीं कर पाए हैं। आपकी विभाजनकारी राजनीति ने समुदायों को आपस में ऐसे लड़वाया है कि वहाँ गृह…
    — Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 6, 2023
    The Congress chief said the whole country is watching what is happening in Haryana.

    “Where there have been no riots for decades, your government and your ‘Sangh Parivar’ people are making a brother fight with his brother. Radical criminals are enemies of the society, irrespective of which religion they belong to,” Kharge said.

    The Congress president alleged that in the last 10 years, Modi has only given this country unemployment, inflation, economic inequality, poverty, insecurity for women, Dalit oppression and social injustice.

    “All this needs to end. It seems impossible for your government. There is disappointment in the public.

    Instead of solving the problems, the Prime Minister finds a new inauguration programme for himself every day. He does politics during government events – attacks the opposition,” Kharge said.

    “Your political forefathers pitted Indians against Indians, supported British rule, served as informers for them and strongly opposed Quit India (movement). Had a suspect role in the conspiracy to assassinate Gandhi. Opposed the tricolour. They did not hoist it till 52 years of independence. Sardar Patel had to warn them for boycotting the tricolour,” Kharge said.

    The Quit India Movement which was not remembered for 75 years, is now being remembered by them, Kharge said adding that “this is our victory”.

    “Bharat judega, INDIA jeetega,” Kharge said.

    After laying the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the railway stations via video conferencing, Modi on Sunday morning alleged that a section of the opposition is driven by the principle of neither working nor letting others work.

    “Unfortunately, in our country, there is a section of the opposition who even today won’t do anything themselves and won’t allow others to do anything either. They are stuck with this attitude,” he said.

    Referring to the Quit India Movement anniversary on August 9, the prime minister said it was a historic day that created new energy in India’s struggle for Independence.

    Today the whole country is roaring ‘Quit India’ for every evil, corruption, dynasty and appeasement, he said.

    “Inspired by the Quit India Movement, the entire country is now roaring Quit India for every evil, saying ‘corruption, quit India’, ‘dynasty, quit India’, ‘appeasement, quit India’,” Modi said.