Stop the drama Anurag Thakur – your theatrics don’t conceal the fact that PM Modi is scared to face Parliament

Let him come make a statement – followed by a detailed discussion. We will collectively assure Manipur

Is he willing?

PS: That sham of a 36 seconder doesn’t count. https://t.co/EuqMFkrEQg

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) July 23, 2023

On Monday, Parliament will convene, and the opposition parties have planned a protest demanding a statement from Prime Minister Modi. In his address prior to the Monsoon Session, PM Modi expressed his disgust and fury over the Manipur video depicting two women parading naked and vowed that the perpetrators would not be spared. As he also mentioned the Congress-controlled states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the Congress condemned his speech and accused the BJP of evasion.

Manipur viral video, Parliament debate: 10 points

1. The video of two women paraded naked in Manipur surfaced on July 19 uniting the opposition parties seeking an answer from the BJP government.

2. The Monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20. PM Modi said he was pained and angry and urged the chief ministers of all states to put in place stringent laws.

3. The sessions witnessed disruptions over the Manipur issue with the BJP accusing the opposition of derailing Parliament procedures.

4. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said by making a statement outside Parliament, PM Modi disregarded the privilege of Parliament and acted against Parliamentary conventions.

5. Trinamool MP Derek O’ Brien wrote a letter to Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after some of his remarks on Manipur were expunged. Derek said he was only “duly and rightfully” questioning the Prime Minister about the law and order situation in Manipur which was anything but “unparliamentary”.

Union minister Jitendra Singh said there should be no politics over Manipur after PM Modi’s statement.

7. Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar made reference to Parliament disruptions in his speech at the convocation of the Jamia Milia Islamia. Democracy is about dialogue, discussion, deliberation and debate to secure the public good. Surely, Democracy cannot be disturbance and disruption,” Dhankhar said.

“I am pained and anguished to indicate to you that disruption and disturbance have been weaponised as strategic means to taint the temples of Democracy,” Dhankhar added.

8. The BJP raised questions over Congress’s silence in “similar incidents” in Rajasthan and West Bengal intensifying the political slugfest over the Manipur issue.

9. As demands for Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh’s resignation grew louder, Union minister Anurag Thakur asked whether Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot will tender his resignation for cases of atrocities on women. “We are neither running away from fulfilling our responsibility nor from participating in the debate. But (the opposition) should stop playing politics at least on crime against women,” he said.

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10.Amid outrage over Manipur horror, Meitei community people living in neighbouring Mizoram have started fleeing the state.

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Anurag Thakur asserted, “After suffering repeated electoral defeats, the frustration of Congress leaders is evident in such remarks.” He stated, “Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and the current party leader, use unparliamentary language against the Prime Minister on a regular basis. Recently, they were overheard discussing excavating a grave for the prime minister. Are they attempting to hatch a strategy against the prime minister of India? “The Congress should apologize for the remarks, or else the voters of Karnataka will lose their safety,” he said.

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He stated that the Congress appointed Mallikarjun Kharge as party president, and that Kharge made a statement worse than Sonia Gandhi’s. “Congress leaders are also conspiring against the Indian democracy abroad in connection with foreign forces,” he said.

In addition, he ridiculed the Congress for challenging the federal government’s ban on state water taxation. “The move will discourage investment in the state,” he explained.

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“New models of congressional malfeasance are emerging. Now, the FATF has published a case study demonstrating how a former Union minister in the UPA government coerced an individual into purchasing an average painting by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for Rs 2 crore “Anurag Thakur said in a statement.Anurag Thakur was alluding to allegations made by the co-founder of Yes Bank, Rana Kapoor, that he was coerced into purchasing a painting by MF Husain for Rs 2 crore from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. In March 2020, the Enforcement Directorate initiated an investigation into the matter.

कांग्रेस राज में पद्मभूषण भी बिकते थे।

यस बैंक के पूर्व CEO राणा कपूर पर दबाव बना कर 2 करोड़ में प्रियंका गांधी की पेंटिंग ख़रीदने में/उस पैसे का उपयोग करने में कौन लोग शामिल हैं?

इस ख़रीद फ़रोख़्त में “R” कौन है?

FATF की रिपोर्ट पर चुप क्यों है गांधी परिवार? pic.twitter.com/VcLtavGuDJ

— Anurag Thakur (मोदी का परिवार) (@ianuragthakur) March 13, 2023

A report by the FATF in 2023 mentions a prominent Indian financier who purchased overpriced art from a dealer “”close relative of a member of the governing political party at the time.”The FATF report entitled “Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Arts and Antiques Market” does not identify the financier or the politician, instead referring to the accused as “Mr. A.”

Anurag Thakur stated that Priyanka Gandhi must disclose the identity of “Mr. A” mentioned in the FATF report.In its report, the FATF cited Mr. A, the managing director and chief executive officer of an Indian bank, who abused his position during his tenure.”Mr. A paid $264000 for a work of art from a close relative of a member of the ruling political party at the time. The investigation, however, revealed that this was an overvaluation,” the report stated.

It went on to say that Mr. A’s payment for the painting was a bribe to influence the bestowing of India’s third-highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, to himself.Thakur criticised the opposition party, stating, “Was the Padma Bhushan awarded in exchange for cash and a painting? Is this the Congress’s model of corruption? How many additional national distinctions have you sold for cash?”

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According to an indictment filed by the ED last year, Rana Kapoor paid Rs 2 crore by check for the MF Husain painting. According to the ED, Congress leader Milind Deora persuaded Rana Kapoor to purchase the artwork. Milind Deora subsequently informed Kapoor that the sale’s proceeds were used to pay for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s medical care.Rana Kapoor was detained in relation to a Rs 466 billion money laundering case. Currently, he is in judicial custody.

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Anurag Thakur, speaking to the media today, stated that the massive increase of general entertainment channels on Doordarshan’s Free Dish had helped draw billions of people.

“I’ve made a fresh start in my department. If your television has an integrated satellite tuner, you will not need a separate set-top box. One can access more than 200 channels by using the remote control “While answering to a query, he stated.

However, the minister made it plain that a decision has not yet been made in this case.Free-to-air channels will continue to be transmitted via digital satellite transmission as Doordarshan phases out analogue transmission.

In December of last year, Thakur wrote to the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting that television manufacturers accept the Bureau of Industrial Specifications’ standards for built-in satellite tuners.

Currently, viewers must purchase a set-top box in order to access multiple paid and free channels.Even for the reception of Doordarshan’s non-encrypted, over-the-air (non-pay) channels, a set-top box is necessary.

Since 2015, the number of households with Doordarshan Free Dish has more than doubled.In 2015, KPMG estimated that Free Dish subscribers numbered 20 million. In 2021, the number had climbed to 43 million.

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Thakur stated that, under the instruction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, SWAYAM Prabha channels for classes 1 through 12 were launched in record time during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to ensure that the poor and rural residents had access to education.

“There are currently approximately 55 such channels, and state governments are launching their own networks independently. Free Dish has seen a phenomenal development of general entertainment channels in addition to news channels “he noted.

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