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DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Sunday, 4 July, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Show PM Image, Lotus Symbol Rahul used as 'pawn' by rival BJP Tells State Units On firms, BJP alleges as Congress Free Ration Scheme attacks govt on Rafale deal New Delhi: The BJP-ruled states have been asked by the party to use banners New Delhi: The BJP alleged on Saturday (July 4) that website Mediapart reported that a French judge has carrying Prime Minister Narendra Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is being used as a been appointed to lead a "highly sensitive" judicial Modi and the state Chief Minister's "pawn" by rival defence companies and claimed that investigation into alleged "corruption and pictures at centres where free ration is he and his party keep raking up allegations of favouritism" in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale fighter jet being distributed under Pradhan corruption in the Rafale deal in an attempt to deal with India. Mantri Garib Kalyan AnnaYojana.The "weaken" India. At a press conference, BJP Patra cited a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) ration bags too should display lotus - spokesperson Sambit Patra also played down the report and a Supreme Court (SC) verdict, both of the BJP symbol - said the instructions. appointment of a judge in France to lead a judicial which had found nothing wrong in the defence deal investigation into the alleged corruption and The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan favouritism in the Rs 59,000 crore deal, Yojana was reintroduced for two saying the development was outcome of a months till June this year in order to complaint by an NGO and should not be seen minimise the economic hardships as a matter of corruption. being faced by the poor during the second wave of the COVID-19 This is akin to a competent authority in India pandemic. Five-kilo foodgrain per writing down in a file that "please act person per month is provided free of accordingly" when a matter is brought before cost under the scheme to over 80 crore him, Patra said and accused the Congress of beneficiaries covered under National spreading lies and misconceptions over the Food Security Act (NFSA). The started carrying pictures of their chief symbol. issue. The Congress has become scheme has been extended till ministers on the vaccine certificates. In non-BJP states too the ration bags synonymous with spreading lies and November-end. The design of the banner to be displayed should carry the lotus symbol, says the misconceptions, he said. In a letter sent to all its state units, BJP at the ration shops has been chalked out letter. In such states, the banners should "The way Rahul Gandhi is behaving, it will not general secretary Arun Singh has by the BJP Delhi office and replace the chief minister's photo with be an exaggeration to say that he is being underlined that the food scheme must instructions passed on to the state those of public representatives, used as a pawn by competing companies. He between the Indian and French governments, to reject be publicised with great vigour.A set of branches. Ration bags in which the lawmakers. has been lying right from the beginning on the issue. allegations of the Congress. The government won a instructions too have been relayed to food will be given should display the The move, said the party, should be Probably, he is acting as an agent or some member of judicial verdict as well as an electoral verdict, he said the units. lotus symbol, say the instructions. amplified on social media. Party Gandhi family has been for a competing company," in reference to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in which the Currently, Covid vaccine certificates State unit chiefs have been asked to leaders have also been asked to meet Patra alleged.The Congress has demanded a Joint BJP notched up a massive victory with the Congress carry the Prime Minister's picture, the ensure that the instructions are the beneficiaries. Ration bags should Parliamentary Committee probe into the Rafale deal, making the alleged corruption in the Rafale deal as a move has been decried by the followed without fail. MLAs, MPs and be plastic-free, it added. It must be saying it is the only way forward to find the truth key plank of its campaign against the Modi opposition-ruled states. In protest, other office bearers have been asked to clear that Covid protocols are to be about "corruption" in the purchase of the fighter jets. government. states like Chhattisgarh, West Bengal ensure that the bags do carry the lotus followed in full, it added. The Congress' demand came after French investigative Big Step Towards Transparency": Nitish became CM by 'passing exam in 3rd division': Lalu Minister's Praise For Facebook, Google Congress workers should Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delhi: Removal of "offensive posts" by work on strengthening Patna. Taking a jibe at Nitish Kumar, RJD Prasad. "He somehow won the election social media giants like Google, Facebook chief Lalu Prasad said the JD-U leader with the third division after using and Instagram after the government's new IT organization: Priyanka "passed examination with a third division" bureaucracy and money power. There is rules came into effect is a "big step towards and went on to become the chief minister of not a question of good and bad transparency", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Gandhi ahead of UP polls Bihar. The remark was a reference to the government. I believe that there is no seats won by the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) government in Bihar," Lalu Prasad Prasad said this afternoon. New Delhi. Congress General Secretary and in the 2020 BiharAssembly election. tweeted while sharing the video Facebook took action against more than 30 party's Incharge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Nitish Kumar-led JD-U managed to bag only statement of Madan Sahani. Sahani has million posts while photo-sharing app Gandhi Vadra on Friday said the most 40 seats in the last year's Assembly levelled serious allegations on Atul Instagram, also owned by Facebook, acted important task for the party leaders and election, and finished with a third position. Prasad, the principal secretary of the against about two million posts between May workers should be strengthening up the The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) got 75 social welfare department. He said that 15 and June 15, news agency PTI reported, organization in the state. Addressing a when Nitish Kumar is facing criticism that the top bureaucrat is ignoring his suggestion citing Facebook's first compliance report. seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) officialdom is ruling in the government and training session of Congress workers from secured 74 seats. "Nitish became chief to run the department. The dispute between Search engine Google removed 59,350 links Prayagraj and Sultanpur districts through public representatives are ignored. He was Sahani and Prasad happened during transfer from its products, including YouTube. minister of Bihar after putting morality and referring to Madan Sahani, the social video conferencing, Vadra said, "There mandate aside... its result is now coming in posting of CDPOs and other officials of the In its report, homegrown social media app Koo should be a public movement against the welfare minister in the Nitish Kumar-led department. Sahani wanted transfer-posting said it has acted on 1,253 of the 5,502 the form of their own legislators and government, who offered to resign from the rising inflation and the issues faced by the ministers levelling corruption charges on of officials according to his choice. As per complaints."Nice to see significant social farmers of the state. Strengthening the post, and also levelled serious allegations on the norms, reshuffle of officers can be media platforms like Google, Facebook and the government," Lalu Prasad said in a his department's principal secretary Atul organization is the most important thing, the tweet. Lalu's statement has come at a time possible only after an officer. Instagram following the new IT Rules. First party workers and leaders should work on compliance report on voluntary removal of it." offensive posts published by them as per IT According to sources, Uttar Pradesh Congress Rules is a big step towards transparency," is organising zone-wise training camps of Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted today.New IT block president, district-city president and Gauri Lankesh murder: Decide bail plea of rules make social media websites, which have state officials to prepare the cadre for over 50 lakh users, more accountable for the Assembly polls to be held early next year. third-party content for the first time. Brainstorming sessions will take place in the training camps to discuss strengthen These firms now have to publish monthly organization, booth construction as well as accused uninfluenced by HC order, says SC reports with the details of complaints received social media campaigns. These training New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked government and others while seeking their leave petition," the bench also comprising and action taken. Taking action could include sessions will be conducted in every district the Karnataka High Court to decide the bail response on the appeal filed by Lankesh's Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and removing a piece of content or covering of the state till July 10. Priyanka Gandhi will plea of one of the accused in the murder of sister Kavitha Lankesh against the high Annirudhha Bose said.