Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi slammed TMC govt. over corruption charges against Partha Chatterjee

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July 29, 2022

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Meenakashi Lekhi on Thursday slammed Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal over the corruption charges against former state minister Partha Chatterjee claiming that who used to chant “Maa, Maati, Manush” now only cared for “money, money and money” and questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s silence on the issue.

At a press conference, the BJP leader claimed that Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with the teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal, owned a luxury flat in Kolkata where he just kept his dogs.

“I want to remind the people that those who used to raise the slogan of ‘Maa, Maati, Manush’ in Bengal, today they only care about ‘Maya Maaya, Maya’ that is ‘money, money, money’. See the documents of Partha Chatterjee or statements of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of the former West Bengal Minister, everything is becoming clear from this. See the countless assets of Arpita, see the documents, about 50 crores cash have been found, besides that 9 kg of gold. Apart from this, their minister’s truth is coming to the fore,” Lekhi said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered approximately Rs 50 crore in cash, besides a huge amount of gold jewellery from residences linked to Chatterjee’s aide Arpita Mukherjee.

“The name of Monalisa Das, another acquaintance of Partha Chatterjee, is coming to the fore. (She) was admitted to a university in 2014, is today a professor there and the head of the department of Bengali. She has 10 flats in her name. One of them is a super luxury flat where Partha Chatterjee only keeps his pet dogs. Mamata Banerjee, who is the Chief Minister of the state is silent over the scam,” said Lekhi.

Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the School Service Commission (SSC) scam in West Bengal on July 23.

The arrest of Partha Chatterjee followed Rs 21 crore in cash and jewellery worth above Rs 1 crore being recovered from the Kolkata residence of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of the former education minister.

“Two of Arpita Mukherjee’s statements have come. She said Partha Chatterjee turned her house into an ATM and the money was being distributed from top to bottom. It is understood who is the lower one, but who is the upper one. This should also be investigated. Arpita Mukherjee’s statement is also very important,” the BJP leader added.

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended Chatterjee from the party leaving it to him to defend himself in the Enforcement Directorate probe into the teacher recruitment scam.

Mamata Banerjee also removed Chatterjee as a minister in the state government. Chatterjee was considered one of the most trusted lieutenants of the Chief Minister, a “go-to” man and was regarded third in the party hierarchy after the chief minister and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.

“There will be zero tolerance for corruption. Investigating agency must complete the probe within the time limit. Even in Sarada’s case nothing happened, it’s just lingering. There should be a time-bound investigation,” Abhishek Banerjee said.

Lekhi also took a dig at Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, who is also in ED custody in connection with the money laundering case. “Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, from whom Rs 4.5 crores were recovered and some properties have been found a month before the arrest, the ED also attached one of his properties,” she said.

She also cited the order of the Delhi High Court in the Satyendar Jain case and said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is still silent even after the Delhi High Court’s guidance to the Chief Ministers to control corruption.

The Union Minister said, “On July 27, the Division Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad of Delhi High Court said the Council of Ministers has a collective responsibility to sustain and uphold the integrity of the Constitution of India, and it is for the chief minister to act in the best interest of the state and consider whether a person who has a criminal background or has been charged with offences involving moral turpitude should be appointed and should be allowed to continue as a minister or not.”

Referring to the court’s observation, Lekhi said the court pointed out that Dr BR Ambedkar when he was writing the constitution, said that good governance is only in the hands of good people. Even though the Court cannot sit in judgment of what is good or bad, it certainly can remind constitutional functionaries to preserve, protect and promote the ethos of the Constitution. There is a presumption that the Chief Minister would be well advised and guided by such constitutional principles, she said.

PM Modi will be awarding gold medals and certificates to the students of Anna University in TN

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July 29, 2022

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the 42nd convocation of Anna University in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin felicitated the Prime Minister at the 42nd convocation of Anna University.

During the programme, PM Modi will award gold medals and certificates to 69 gold medalists.

The Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion. Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister, K Ponmudy said that the state ranks number one in higher education studies.

“You should not only get a job but also give the job to others. Engineers should become entrepreneurs. Tamil Nadu is first in higher education studies. 56.5 percent of women get convocation today. The entrance exam was scrapped and abolished by late Chief Minister Karunanidhi so that the intake of 25,000 students per year should increase to 77,0000 engineering students per year in Tamil Nadu colleges,” said Ponmudy.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi was also present at the event.

Anna University was established on September 4, 1978. It is named after CN Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

It has 13 Constituent Colleges, 494 Affiliated Colleges spread over Tamil Nadu, and 3 Regional Campuses – Tirunelveli, Madurai, and Coimbatore.

DC motor owner Dilip Chhabria booked in money laundering case

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July 29, 2022

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted raids at several premises linked to the owner of DC Motors Dilip Chhabria. The agency raided six premises linked to the car designer in Mumbai and Pune on Thursday.

A money laundering case has been registered on the basis of cases registered against Chhabria by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) and Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police, as per sources.

Chhabria was arrested in December 2020 by the CIU team of Mumbai Police after his firm Dilip Chhabria (DC) Designs was found to have allegedly availed loans from some non-banking financial companies (NBFC) by posing as customers looking to buy some DC sports vehicles. The company had defaulted on repayment.

Chhabria is reportedly facing three cases registered against him, two by the Crime Intelligence Unit and one by the Economic Offence Wing of Mumbai Police.

In 1993, he set up Dilip Chhabria Design with the sole aim of offering design and prototyping services to the Indian automobile industry as well as customized solutions to individual buyers. He has been a pioneering personality in the field of automotive design. His DC Avanti, considered to be India’s first sports car was launched in the year 2016.

J-K: Bomb Disposal Squad defuses anti-tank mine

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July 29, 2022

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The security forces detected an anti-tank mine near the Bandh Tip area of the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

The anti-tank mine, which was found buried in the field was later defused by Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS).

In May, the Punjab Police recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) equipped with RDX packed in a metallic black coloured box weighing approximately 2.5 Kg from Naushehra Pannuan village in the Tarn Taran district and arrested two persons.

Earlier in January, the security forces recovered and destroyed more than 200 detonators in the Shindra area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. The operation was carried out by a joint team of the Indian Army and Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS) of the Army and police.

A suspected bag was found hidden alongside a route by the patrol of the Army in the village Shindra area of Poonch. Thereafter, BDS teams of Army and Police, from DPL Poonch, reached the spot, recovered the bags and destroyed more than 200 detonators on the spot.

A major incident has been averted by the alert teams of the Army in recovering these detonators which could have been planned to disrupt NH-144 and long-lived peace in the region of Poonch by the inimical elements.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police earlier this month spotted yet another drone flying near the Samba International Border in Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier on July 4, the villagers in the Rajpura area along the Indo-Pakistan international border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir are said to have spotted a Pakistani drone.

Earlier this year in May, security forces shot down a Pakistani drone carrying seven sticky or magnetic bombs and seven UBGLs (Under Barrel Grenade Launchers) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.

The incident took place May 29, 2022, near Rajbagh police station in Kathua district, in the border area of Talli Haria Chak. Seven UGCL grenades and seven magnetic and sticky bombs were discovered in the aftermath of the drone’s crash.

9,000 crores of the budget already given to Indian defense industries for ammunition

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July 28, 2022

Emphasising the need for self-reliance and sufficiency in critical defence requirements, the Chief of the Indian Army staff, General Manoj Pande, on Thursday, said that a budget of 9,000 crores has already been given to Indian Defence industries for ammunitions.

According to the Army Chief, our forces need a large quantity of ammunition as we are one of the largest armies with live borders, for which “Four of the categories that are under trial and 9,000 crores of the budget has already been given to the Indian Defence industries for ammunitions. Although, there are challenges that need to be addressed and processes that need to be simplified,” he said.

“Our external dependence on armaments and ammunitions have been a matter of concern and the reversing of this trend which we are witnessing is quite encouraging,” he said addressing a special session of the second conference on Military Ammunition Ammo India 2022′ on its second day.

Highlighting the potential for domestic and foreign players in the Indian defence production, he stated, “Atmanirbharta does not mean isolating from the world, but it is self-sustaining and self-generating capability to promote efficiency, quality and resilience.”

“It has been unequivocally stated that collaboration with foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) is intrinsic to Atmanirbhar Bharat and we have moved from a relationship of buyer-seller to a co-development and co-production with our foreign partners,” he said, adding that the situation on the Northern borders has taught us to be self-reliant.

Speaking on the ongoing world affairs, he mentioned that external dependence on other countries for weapons should be reversed. “Russia-Ukraine conflict, the uncertainty in our neighbourhood has taught us that our armed forces should be able to handle the wide spectrum of tasks,” he said.

He further emphasised that the futuristic approach in defence production is important for strengthening the national interest.

Research and Development and technological advancements are also important for strong self-reliant capabilities, and the capabilities to forecast the impact using Artificial Intelligence is also important, he added.

He termed the ongoing reforms in the defence sector as an ‘opportunity’ for the foreign OEMs to partner with Indian companies and work for shared objectives.

There is a huge potential for exports which can also contribute to the vision of our honourable Prime Minister’s vision of a $5 trillion economy.

“Therefore, the vision of achieving Atmanirbharta in ammunition requires a synergised approach from all stakeholders. Together with the need to turn the initiative into another success story and a win-win situation for all,” he said while underscoring the potential in exports to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a USD 5 trillion economy.

Self-reliance is among the key factors for the military capability of any nation, he said that a holistic, all-encompassing, well-calibrated, multi-pronged and futuristic approach in defence production is fundamental to ensure safeguarding the national interest.

“Atmanirbharta in defence production does mean limited to production but it should also encompass evolving homegrown capabilities and technologies. For a holistic and self-reliant strategy, it is imperative that ammunition life cycle management capabilities are concurrently established,” he asserted while mentioning that a significant investment was also needed in establishing Research and Development infrastructure, testing and evaluation capabilities to meet our ammunition needs.

He further stated that a pragmatic and actionable indigenous defence production strategy is needed to ensure a secure and sustained supply of ammunition and armaments as per our national security needs.

“There is also a need to share the experiences and technical knowledge of DRDO, OFBs and other PSU units with the industry to build new capabilities. We need to have a more collaborative and cooperative framework in which all stakeholders would work together to reduce the import dependence and provide the required impetus to the domestic capabilities,” Army Chief added.

The title song of “Atal Samman” produced by Aryan Mishra launched by Chief Guest Soma Ghosh,Aartii Naagpal and many others

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July 28, 2022

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The title song of “Atal Samman 2022” produced by Aryan Mishra and presented by Aryan M Film Productions was launched in a grand manner at Studio One, Mumbai on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26th July. The Chief Guest of the event was Padmashree Soma Ghosh while the Special Guest was BN Tiwari (Chairman FWICE).

Celebrity guests were Aartti Naagpal, Arun Bakshi. The music composer of this song Dilip Sen, lyricist Lata Haya and singer Satyam Upadhyay were also present here. Satyam’s mother Dr Savita Upadhyay was also present on the occasion.

Let us tell you that Aryan Mishra is going to organize the award ceremony Atal Samman Shunya se shikhar Tak 2022 next month.

Earlier he has organized Shri Nari Shakti Samman.

VK Mishra Aryan told that for the first time in Mumbai we did the Shree Nari Shakti Samman Award show which was very successful. Now we are going to organize Atal Samman 2022 in August, its title song is beautifully composed by Dilip Sen while Lata Haya has written it with feelings. Satyam Upadhyay has sung this song with great enthusiasm.

The title song of Atal Samman was well received by all. B N Tiwari also extended best wishes to Aryan Mishra and described the song as very inspirational. Padma Shri awardee Soma Ghosh said on the occasion of the launch of this beautiful song that Aryan Mishra has produced and directed this title song of Atal Samman with a very beautiful concept. Composer Dilip Sen has beautifully composed the music, Lata Haya’s writing looks amazing and Satyam Upadhyay has sung unmatched at this young age.

B N Tiwari told that it is the good fortune of Aryan Mishra that Soma Ghosh ji came here today. It is a big achievement that the song has been launched with her blessings.

Celebrity guest actress Aartii Naagpal praised the song and saluted the spirit of Aryan Mishra. He said that this is a very encouraging song of patriotism which will be played on the occasion of 15th August and 26th January also.

Arun Bakshi also appreciated this song of Aryan Mishra and liked the voice of Satyam Upadhyay.

Dilip Sen thanked Aryan Mishra and said that this song is very special which has been effectively written by Lata Haya. Satyam Upadhyay has sung this challenging song very well.

Atal Samman shunya Se Shikhar Tak 2022 is going to be organized next month.

”budget of 9,000 CR has already been given to Defence industries for ammunitions”: General Manoj Pandey

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July 28, 2022

Emphasising the need for self-reliance and sufficiency in critical defence requirements, the Chief of the Indian Army staff, General Manoj Pande, on Thursday, said that a budget of 9,000 crore has already been given to Indian Defence industries for ammunitions.

According to the Army Chief, our forces need a large quantity of ammunition as we are one of the largest armies with live borders, for which “Four of the categories that are under trial and 9,000 crore of the budget has already been given to the Indian Defence industries for ammunitions. Although, there are challenges that need to be addressed and processes that need to be simplified,” he said.

“Our external dependence on armaments and ammunitions have been a matter of concern and the reversing of this trend which we are witnessing is quite encouraging,” he said addressing a special session of the second conference on Military Ammunition ‘Ammo India 2022’ on its second day.

Highlighting the potential for domestic and foreign players in the Indian defence production, he stated, “Atmanirbharta does not mean isolating from the world, but it is self-sustaining and self-generating capability to promote efficiency, quality and resilience.”

“It has been unequivocally stated that collaboration with foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) is intrinsic to Atmanirbhar Bharat and we have moved from a relationship of buyer-seller to a co-development and co-production with our foreign partners,” he said, adding that the situation on the Northern borders has taught us to be self-reliant.

Speaking on the ongoing world affairs, he mentioned that external dependence on other countries for weapons should be reversed.

“Russia-Ukraine conflict, the uncertainty in our neighbourhood has taught us that our armed forces should be able to handle the wide spectrum of tasks,” he said.