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Sanjay Raut and Robert Vadra questions the detention of Priyanka Gandhi

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priyanka gandhi arrested, sanjay raut, priyanka gandhi, priyanka gandhi vadra, robert vadra, priyanka, lakhimpur kheri, lakhimpurShiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut questioned whether Uttar Pradesh is Pakistan as Indians are stopped from entering the state, adding that the administration is imposing Section 144 in the Lakhimpur Kheri but detaining opposition leaders in Lucknow.

“Section 144 of CrPC is imposed in Lakhimpur Kheri and you (the government) are arresting (the opposition leaders) in Lucknow. What kind of law is this? Is UP in Pakistan where the Indians are stopped from going? There is a restriction of movement from one state to another. Is this a new lockdown?” Shiv Sena leader Raut while speaking to ANI on Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

He further said, “The administration is like a caged parrot of the ruling party and it follows whatever the instruction is given by the government. There is evidence of a vehicle running over the farmers…” Mr Raut added, “Priyanka Gandhi has been arrested, Rahul Gandhi is being stopped (from boarding a flight), a state CM is also stopped. What crime have they committed? Is there a new constitution in the country?” Mr Raut also said that all the opposition parties will discuss whether a delegation should be sent to Lakhimpur Kheri.

In the meantime, Rahul Gandhi, asked about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s controversial arrest in Uttar Pradesh on Monday on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri, said he was “not bothered” by the alleged manhandling of his sister as they both are “trained” to face such attacks.

“Whether it is Priyanka or me – we are not bothered by manhandling. You can hit us, attack us…It is our training from years ago…that our family gives us,” said Rahul Gandhi.

Priyanka Gandhi was seen in a huge confrontation with the police as she demanded to see a warrant for her arrest. A video showed her lashing out at the cops as Mr Hooda was physically pushed. “Try touching me…,” she was heard saying. “If you will put me in that car I will charge you with kidnapping. And the charge will not be against the police but you,” she told the police.

Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra said he had been stopped from going to Lucknow to “check on my wife (Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) and make sure she is fine and well”.

Vadra also expressed his shock that his wife had still not been allowed to meet her legal counsel. “I have been stopped (from going) to Lucknow, UP, to check on my wife and make sure she is fine and well. I am shocked beyond belief… how Priyanka has been arrested under Section 151 of the Indian Penal Code. I spoke with her yesterday and she informed me she has not been served with any order or notice,” Mr Vadra wrote on Facebook.

“… not been produced before a judicial officer, not allowed to meet her legal counsel. I am really worried for her… packed my bag to go to Lucknow when I was informed, I won’t be allowed to step out of the airport,” he said.

 

‘Dictatorship’ in India; farmers being ‘systematically attacked’: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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Addressing a press conference, Gandhi said he along with two Congress Chief Ministers — Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Charanjit Singh Channi (Punjab) — will try to visit Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families hit by the violence.

Lucknow Police Commissioner D K Thakur told PTI that the Uttar Pradesh government has not given permission for Gandhi’s visit, and he will not be allowed to go to Sitapur or Lakhimpur.

Gandhi charged that farmers are being mowed down and the name of a union minister and his son is coming up, but no action is being taken.

Farmers of the country are being “systematically attacked”, he alleged.

“There used to be a democracy, there is a dictatorship in India now. Politicians cannot go to Uttar Pradesh. We are being told since yesterday that we cannot go to Uttar Pradesh,” Gandhi said.

Four of the eight dead in Sunday’s violence in Lakhimpur Kheri were farmers, allegedly knocked down by vehicles driven by BJP workers travelling to welcome Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to an event in the area. The others including BJP workers and their driver were allegedly pulled out of the vehicles and lynched by the protesters.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has lodged a case against Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish but no arrest has been made so far.

 

Ambulance sirens to go musical on Indian streets

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Vaidehi Taman
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Those panic and heart-wrenching ambulance sirens would be now modified to traditional sounds of the flute, the harmonium, the tabla, and the conch shell will replace the all-too-familiar screech of ambulance sounds, which was at an all-time high during the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

The pleasant sounds of musical instruments will ring out on the roads announced union road transport minister, Nitin Gadkari. His new vision for the infrastructure in the city includes the planting of crore trees at the sides of a new expressway to help combat pollution, and the removal of pedestrian and animal use of the road to enable a faster route.

The new road in the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Gadkari described as a future “icon of New India” that will open endless opportunities for millions of people. The minister also said that local crafts and produce would be able to be showcased in the area, once the expressway is complete.

With instances of ambulance misuse on the rise, the Motor Vehicles Department is set to introduce a multi-level mechanism aimed at regulating inappropriate practices and preventing accidents. Cashing in on the COVID-19 situation, many drivers have reportedly been misusing the privilege to navigate heavy traffic. As per statistics, ambulances fall into the top four categories of vehicles that cause accidents.

Now the government is planning to implement regulatory measures. For anyone who has travelled the world, excessive automobile horn use in India will be an irritating factor. Noise pollution has become an integral part of city life. Be it noise from industries, construction sites, music systems, and loudspeakers everything contributes towards noise pollution.

The excessive usage of pressure horns in vehicles further adds to the woes. Noise from pressure horns has a severe impact on human health not only physically but psychologically as well. Frequent exposure to pressure horns can cause hearing disabilities or permanent damage to the tympanic membrane (eardrum). It is liable for stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, and hypertension. It is a cause of irritation and restlessness, especially for senior citizens and patients.

People lack patience; irritated drivers sound horns and keep honking. Youngsters drive rashly and use horns outside schools and colleges. It even causes a lot of disturbance to students, especially during exams. The excessive honking at traffic signals, railway crossings, markets, and traffic jams is unbearable. It increases the palpitation levels in many. The signboard declaring a horn-free zone is often ignored and there is no check on violators.

Government cannot take strict action against all those who are honking. Finally, the government has come up with a solution to have musical horns and sirens so that the stress levels during traffic can come down. When this will be implemented and how people can respond to such innovation only time will tell but so far the union minister has at least given a thought to make city roads stress-free. To lower the pollution level, we should begin by taking small steps. Horns cause pollution and often lead to fatal accidents. There should be some restrictions on the usage of horns. Instead of horns, dippers should be used. Traffic lights should function well. A policeman should be present in all major bazaars or areas. The police all should provide proper guidance. Only people having licenses should be allowed to drive and others must be punished.

Noise is not merely a nuisance, but a serious environmental problem and a health hazard. It needs to be controlled as it leads to fatal accidents. Guidance, counseling sessions, and advice alone cannot serve the purpose unless and until stringent action and penalty is imposed on defaulters. Government should not allow the usage of pressure horns except during an emergency.

Blaring horns are the norm on roads and add severely to the stress levels and noise pollution of the city. We are impatient and always in such a hurry that we fail to respect the rights of other road users. Knowingly or unknowingly, everyone contributes to noise pollution. Often neglected, noise pollution adversely affects human beings leading to irritation, loss of concentration. Everybody is in a hurry and is longing to reach their destination without any concern or social responsibility towards fellow travelers. Let’s hope all this will change in the coming time and we all will have pleasant musical experiences.

 

Sirens of ambulances and police vehicles to be replaced with pleasant tunes

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Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari is planning to bring a law under which only the sound of Indian musical instruments can be used as a horn for vehicles.

Looking at the noise pollution and constant honking during traffic the union minister has come up with a new announcement to bring a law under which only the sound of Indian musical instruments can be used as a horn for vehicles.

Speaking at a highway inauguration ceremony, Gadkari said he was also studying the sirens used by ambulances and police vehicles and replacing them with a more pleasant tune played on the All-India Radio.

Gadkari said he put an end to red beacons. Now I want to put an end to these sirens as well. Now I am studying the sirens (used by) ambulances and police. An artist composed a tune of Akashwani (All Indian Radio) and it was played early in the morning. I am thinking of using that tune for ambulances so that people feel pleasant. It is so irritating, especially after ministers pass by, the sirens are used at full volume. This also harms the ears.

I am studying this and soon planning to make a law that the horns of all vehicles should be in Indian musical instruments so that it is pleasant to hear. Flute, tabla, violin, mouth organ, harmonium, Gadkari said.

The union minister said the new Mumbai-Delhi highway worth Rs 1 lakh crore is already under construction, but it goes through Bhiwandi and reaches the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust periphery of Mumbai.

Gadkari said the ministry is already building a highway on the Vasai creek. He said as the then PWD minister of Maharashtra, he could not link Bandra-Worli to Vasai-Virar. I plan to build a bridge in the sea and link it to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and then it should take 12 hours (to cover the distance between) Nariman Point to Delhi. This will decongest the Western Express Highway, Gadkari said.

He said 5 lakh accidents take place in India every year claiming the lives of 1.5 lakh people and lakhs are injured. We lose 3 per cent of our GDP due to accidents, he added. Accidents on the Mumbai-Pune highway have come down by 50 per cent. The Tamil Nadu government has brought down accidents and deaths by 50 per cent, but in Maharashtra, similar success could not be achieved, he said.

Maharashtra has a high rate of people dying due to accidents, the union minister said. Gadkari also said he had made six airbags compulsory for vehicles.

 

Lakhimpur Kheri tragedy: ‘Why is Priyanka Gandhi in jail, while the minister roaming free?’ Sanjay Raut asks UP govt

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sanjay-raut-shiv-sena-Aurangabad-SambhajinagarSlamming the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh government for the detention of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the if the law was equal for everyone then why should Priyanka Gandhi be in jail while the “minister” roamed about free. Raut had met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi earlier today as Congress leaders Priyanka Vadra and Deepender Hooda remain in preventive detention at Sitapur guesthouse near Lakhimpur Kheri.

The Shiv Sena MP said there was a need for a joint opposition against the oppression meted out by the government in Uttar Pradesh. Prior to the meeting, the Shiv Sena leader told reporters: “Priyanka Gandhi is arrested so it’s necessary to meet Rahul Gandhi. If the law is equal for everyone then why is Priyanka Gandhi is in jail and the minister is roaming free.”

Earlier taking to Twitter, Raut had posted “#LakhimpurKheriViolence has shaken the nation,@priyankagandhi has been arrested UP govt, opposition leaders are being restricted from meeting farmers. There is need for joint opposition action against oppression by Government in UP. Meeting @RahulGandhi at 4.15 pm today”.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Harish Rawat also arrived at the residence of party leader Rahul Gandhi.

Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Varda and 11 others for “disturbing the peace” in the state. According to Hargaon Police station SHO Brijesh Tripathi, a case was filed against 11 persons including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Deepender Hooda and Ajay Kumar Lallu under Section 107/16 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Earlier in the day, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had claimed that she has been detained for the last 28 hours without any order or FIR.

As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) had on Sunday issued a statement regarding the incident claiming the death of four farmers and alleged that one of the four farmers was shot dead by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni’s son, while the others have been allegedly run over by the vehicles of his convoy.

Meanwhile, refuting SKM’s allegations, MoS Teni said that his son was not present at the spot, adding that some miscreants merged with protesting farmers and pelted the stones on the car which lead to the ‘unfortunate incident’.

 

India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue at UN, calls it world’s biggest destabilising force

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Strongly hitting out at Pakistan for again raking up the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has said a constructive contribution cannot be expected from a country that has an established practice of hosting terrorists and is the “epicenter” of global terrorism, and the biggest destabilizing force in the world.

Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, A Amarnath, said on Monday that India does not need advice from a nation with a proven track record of illicit export of nuclear material and technology.

“Pakistan’s desperate attempts to peddle falsehoods and habit of abusing the sanctity of multilateral forums deserves our collective contempt,” he said.

“Pakistan has made several futile and unsubstantiated allegations against India, including about the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. These do not merit a response, as they pertain to matters internal to India,” Amarnath said.

India exercised its Right to Reply after Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Munir Akram raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the meeting of the General Assembly’s First Committee that deals with disarmament and international security issues.

Amarnath reiterated that the entire union territory of Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.

“This includes the areas that are under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation,” he said in the Right of Reply.

“Given its established State practice of hosting, aiding, and actively supporting terrorists, how could one expect any constructive contribution from Pakistan to the First Committee, that deals with important matters of international peace and security,” Amarnath said.

With the Pakistani envoy also referring to India’s defense arsenal, New Delhi hit back saying that as a “responsible State, India strictly abides by its obligations under international treaties and needs no advice from a country, which has a proven track record of illicit export of nuclear material and technology.” “India’s security concerns are not confined to a region and, therefore, India has always approached these issues in a global context,” he said.

He said that in contrast to India’s constructive approach on disarmament matters, Pakistan has only been “disruptive”.

Amarnath said it is 25 years now that the world is paying the price of Pakistan’s obstructionist tactics in the CD (Conference on Disarmament) that have not allowed the conference to adopt a Programme of Work.

Pakistan has the dubious distinction of having single-handedly blocked the negotiations on Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT), including in 2009, when the Conference on Disarmament adopted a consensus Programme of Work, he said.

“Having joined the consensus on the Programme of Work, Pakistan revealed its true character by soon taking a complete U-turn and blocking any work by the CD,” Amarnath said.

Pakistan, as the “epicenter” of global terrorism, is the biggest destabilizing force in the world and has repeatedly indulged in cross-border terrorism, Amarnath said.

“They have no regard for UN principles. While Pakistan’s Permanent Representative speaks about peace and security here, his Prime Minister glorifies global terrorists like Osama bin Ladin as ‘martyrs’. What more could be a better proof of the utter duplicity that this country is infamous for?” he asked.

Amarnath asserted that the General Assembly’s First Committee is “not the forum” to address bilateral or regional issues as it has a vast agenda dealing with global issues relating to disarmament and international security.

“We wish to reiterate that regional security issues have no place in the First Committee’s considerations,” he said.

He said the Committee should not only categorically reject Pakistan’s “nefarious and vicious designs” but collectively condemn Pakistan for its repeated efforts to politicize its work and hijack its mandate.

Amarnath said in the Right of Reply that India expects nothing new from Pakistan that harbors a “deep sense of insecurity and orchestrated hatred” for India and “our secular credentials and the values that my country stands for.

“However, despite its hopeless efforts, the world can see through its deceit and double-speak. It is time to hold Pakistan to account and not let them abuse UN platforms for spreading disinformation, hate, and incite violence,” he said.

Amarnath said Pakistan’s baseless accusations against India are “indeed rich, coming from a nation that is encouraging sectarian violence against Muslims and suppresses the rights of minorities.” “Going by its past practice and compulsive obsession with India, Pakistan may exercise its Right of Reply and continue its malicious false propaganda against my country. But I shall refrain from responding to it, out of respect for the work of the First Committee,” he said.

 

Lakhimpur Kheri Tragedy – Politicians across India stood in solidarity with farmers

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lakhimpur kheri, tragedy, lakhimpur, uttar pradesh, up bjp, up deputy chief ministerThe Lakhimpur killing happened at Tikonia-Banbirpur road when the farmers were protesting against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in Banbirpur village. A local police official said that the farmers got enraged after two SUVs reportedly belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers hit them and injured many farmers. Massive chaos and arson broke out soon after and police rushed to the spot.

The government has promised to pay a compensation of Rs 45 lakh to the families of those who died. The injured will receive a compensation of Rs 10 lakh.

Meanwhile, political leaders across parties have condemned the incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight people, including four farmers protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws, were killed.

The weeklong farmer protests in Lakhimpur began over a comment by Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni on September 25 and took a violent turn on Sunday, ending with the death of eight persons, including three BJP workers and a driver who were allegedly lynched.

Rakesh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson in a video message on Twitter claimed that the violence broke out after the farmers, who were on their way back home following protests against the farm laws, were attacked with a vehicle. He further alleged that fire was opened at them.

Union minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra Teni told news agency ANI that the car lost balance after and ended up killing two people after “miscreants from the agitating farmers” began pelting stones at the vehicle.

  • Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that the incident in Lakhimpur Kheri is “unfortunate” and that actions will be taken against whoever is responsible for the same.
  • “Violence or provocation of violence is no solution to any problem,” former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said.
  • Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi condemned the incident and shared his condolences with the “bereaved families in this hour of grief.”
  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted that the “sacrifice” of those involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident “will not go in vain”.
  • Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav termed the incident as “inhuman and cruel.”
  • Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel also took to Twitter as well to raise his voice against the “brutal treatment meted out to farmers,” saying that the incident is “unforgivable.” “I am a farmer. I understand the pain of the farmers. I will go to Lakhimpur tomorrow morning to stand by them in these difficult circumstances,” he tweeted.
  • Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav termed the incident as “inhuman and cruel.” “UP will not bear the oppression of arrogant BJP people anymore,” his tweet in Hindi read.

A murder case has been filed against Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra, who, the farmers alleged, was driving the vehicle and mowed down the protesters, which triggered the violence in Uttar Pradesh. The protesters were trying to stop the visit of the union minister and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.

Ajay Mishra, the junior home minister, has denied that his son was present on the spot. “There were miscreants who attacked workers with sticks and swords,” he said, alleging that the farmers died when the car turned over.

 

Farm laws have been stayed, what are you protesting against: Supreme Court to farmers’ body

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A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar said where is the question of going on protest once a party has already approached the court challenging the validity of the laws.

When Attorney General K K Venugopal referred to the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in which eight people were killed on Sunday, the bench said nobody takes responsibility when such incidents happen.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that once the matter is before the highest Constitutional court, nobody can be on the streets on the same issue. The top court was hearing a plea filed by a farmers’ body protesting against the three new farm laws and seeking directions to authorities to allow it to stage ‘satyagrah’ at Jantar Mantar here.

‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’, the farmers and agriculturists body, and its president have also sought directions to the concerned authorities to provide space to at least 200 farmers or protestors of the body at the Jantar Mantar for organizing peaceful and non-violent ‘Satyagrah’.

The bench, which posted the matter for hearing on October 21, transferred to itself the plea, which was filed by the farmers’ body before the Rajasthan High Court challenging the validity of the three farm laws. Several farmer organizations are protesting against the passage of three laws — The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.

Initially, the protests started from Punjab in November last year and later spread mainly to Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

 

Why the selective attack on Aryan Khan? Party drugs are embedded in Mumbai’s youth culture

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After Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, there were constant attacks on Bollywood, at some point media got tired and dwindled a bit. But today they got a new reason to condemn Khans. Sharukh Khan’s son Ayan Khan is detained in the drug case. He was part of some event, named Cray’Ark, which was organized by FashionTV India with Namascray onboard the Cordelia, an Indian cruise liner.

It was a three-day cruise journey. The cruise was supposed to depart at 2 pm from Mumbai and return at 10 am on October 4 after sailing in the Arabian Sea.

Based on unambiguous information, the officials of NCB, Mumbai, conducted a raid on the Cordelia cruise that was bound from Mumbai to Goa on October 2.

During the operation, all suspects, as per the information, were searched and various drugs like MDMA/ecstasy, cocaine, MD (mephedrone), and charas were recovered. A total of 8 persons, including 2 females, have been apprehended and their role is being investigated in relation to the said recovery. NCB has registered crime no. Cr 94/21 in this matter. Further investigations are underway. Meanwhile, some NCB officials clicked pictures with detained Aryans and posted them on social media, and that is how the attack on the Khan family and Bollywood took a new episode.

So far there is no arrest, just detention. The formalities for serving these arrest memos have been initiated. NCB officials have sent all eight individuals, who have been detained for questioning, for their medical examinations. The reports are awaited. The formalities, including recording of statements of all individuals and medical examinations, might take some hours to conclude.

If you followed the press coverage in the days following the police raid, you could conclude that the event was a pure extraction of all the evil of Bollywood and their children that could possibly live on drugs and they should be banned permanently. Viewers were free to imagine their favourite Bollywood evil involving cocaine, MDMA, and parties. There is half-truth and half-baked stories. Uncontrolled coverage based on assumptions and imaginations. In subsequent days, “police sources” made all sorts of insinuations — mainly about the star kid — while speaking to the press.

The NCB had launched a probe into the alleged drug use in Bollywood after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June on the basis of WhatsApp chats involving drugs. The central agency had earlier arrested Rajput’s friend, actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, some employees of the late Bollywood actor, and a few others under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Rhea Chakraborty and some other accused are currently out on bail. But social media attacks have not stopped here.

We must know, Drugs are not new to the city. If one has to really control this maniac then there is no point in being selective. Lack of parental control, easy availability of drugs, the new culture of being cool and chilling out — whatever that might cause, throwaway income and cut-throat competition at the work, unstable relations, life challenges, divided families, and over individuality have contributed to “dope parties”, held mostly on the city’s outskirts at temporarily isolated venues, open fields, seashores or vacant buildings or boats.

The raid on a rave party is not new; there are hundreds of raids and again hundreds of such events too. The Rave party culture of Mumbai is in the heart of Mumbai’s young minds. Each one of them is in search of solace. Such “rave bashes” are gaining popularity, particularly among teenagers and young adults who are hard on drugs. The peddlers are hand in gloves with cops; the tippers are also the peddlers, one against another. These Youngers undergo a lot of humiliation, rejection, and dishonour.

Most youngsters who are a part of such gangs say that it’s their way to “distress”. Once you enter the rave chain, such parties are passed on through word-of-mouth or SMSs’, an advertising professional who regularly attends rave parties.

Many people get their spouses or partners along and are in it for the music and the high. These parties are points of getting paid, earning perks, and extra income for some cops.

The rich people pay handsome amounts to cops, similarly, in Aryan khan’s case he is just detained but so far there is no arrest. No guilt is proven, he was not high on drugs, and he was not detained alone. What we need is balance in reporting. No drug peddlers arrested, there is hardly any news about the event managers and cruise owners. Just a star kid and 24/7 coverage on him, what are we trying to prove? Why there is selective outrage? Why media is not equally vocal on all such raids and seizures?

 

Netizens question the intent of NCB official’s selfie with Aryan Khan

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Soon after the detention of the eight people named Munmun Dhamecha, Nupur Sarika, Ismeet Singh, Mohak Jaswal, Vikrant Chhoker, Gomit Chopra, Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant. The NCB officials selectively clicked a selfie with Aryan Khan alone and consciously leaked it to media.

Netizens gave mixed reactions to the selfie but most of them questioned the intent of the officer. Overnight Wankhede grabbed a lot of limelight and news space. The officer’s name was trending on Twitter for the whole day. Social media users were not amused by the selfie but many of them expressed their disappointment.

Jalja Sitaram, a former cop said, “Drug peddlers should be handled with an iron hand. But in this case, no drug dealers or suppliers are nabbed but some celebrity kids were thrown in front of the media. Aryan Khan’s name went viral just because he is Sharukh Khan’s son and was one of the eight people being questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau. Meanwhile, the investigating officer clicking the picture with celebrity kid and making it viral is shameful.”

The event, named Cray’Ark, was organised by FashionTV India with Namascray onboard the Cordelia, an Indian cruise liner. Interestingly, a document called the Crayark Bible that was circulated by the event managers of the cruise had “no drugs or illegal substances” as part of the party. Then from where and how the drugs got in the cruise is a big question.”

Actor Suniel Shetty told Afternoon Voice, “There are hundreds of raids across the city and many are taken for investigations. But Bollywood is the media’s prime target. Let us assume that Aryan has consumed something, or this child has done that. The investigation is ongoing. We should give some right to privacy to that young boy. Media should give the child an opportunity, let the real reports come out, till then, he’s a child, taking care of him is our accountability.”

Naiyar Imam SiddiquiNaiyar Imam Siddiqui, a professor said, “Members of the NCB Mumbai branch entered the cruise as passengers. It means they had confirmed information regarding drugs and rave parties on the cruise which was going from Mumbai to Goa. Reportedly NCB has seized some banned drugs from the cruise and questioned eight persons who are detained and their medical test will be done. Among the eight persons who are detained, one of them is Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan who is a famous figure and at the time of Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide case Bollywood and nepotism with drugs were much discussed so when the media get this “breaking news” they are talking more about Aryan, SRK and drugs links since then, without these names they can’t get TRP rating which they are dreaming and they are not talking about the other seven names because those names won’t help the greedy media for hyped TRP nexus.”

Nitin Rane (name changed) who works as a Coffee House Manager with Regal Caribbean Cruise said, “For such kind of parties, usually the whole cruise is booked, it is a millionaire’s deal. It happens in every part of the world. Drug pedallers and druggists are present on the cruise. We have witnessed such throw parties.”

He further said, “In our country it is illegal and crime whereas in some other countries it is legally permissible. The arrangement is mutually done under the supervision of the organizers and the cruise management.”

Tejas ShahTejas Shah said, “It is not TRP, news or publicity, it is money. Normal gradual’s parents (if available) won’t spend crores to save their brats… while here money in the backdoor channel will be flowing. Till now no case is filed against junior Khan some negotiations must be in proceedings. Cops are happy clicking pictures and posing with Aryan.”

Anand VeeralAnand Veeral said, “I have visited the Leopold Cafe in Mumbai only once and as I came out and lurked around outside for some time waiting for my friend, I was approached by at least 3 drug peddlers offering anything from marijuana to LSD, and this in the centre of a bustling public place. How can peddlers work with such impunity without the collusion of police?”

In a statement, NCB said drugs like ecstasy, cocaine, mephedrone and charas were recovered from the cruise and a case had been registered. A team of the NCB has been sent to nab the drug peddler who supplied drugs to the cruise ship party. The name of a drug peddler came to light during the interrogation of those who were detained. The NCB is also looking for a person named Gopal Anand. Gopal Anand had a major role in organising the party on the ship.

Twitter user @Lost_human19 tweets “NCB officials taking selfie with SRK’s son. Ho chuka fair investigation fir to”

Another tweeter user @theprayagtiwari tweets the picture and says Scenes from the NCB office.

“@SRKsFARHA_: Ye Narcotics officer ke to bhagya khul gaye jaise.. Look at the glow on his face after a selfie whith #AryanKhan”

The Director-General (DG) of NCB said, “Detailed information on the incident would be sent to the Shipping Corporation of India and the shipping ministry. He said the NCB had received information about the rave party about 15 days ago.”

“We had received very confidential information 15 days ago about the drugs party on the ship after which we carried out this operation. We have got evidence against those who have been detained. People who organised this party on the ship will have to face an inquiry, they cannot escape the investigation,” the DG NCB further added.

 

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