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Ambani’s statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) upon deposition, they said.
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said on Monday.
They said Ambani was asked to depose at the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai on Monday as his group companies are among the big entities whose loans went bad after borrowing from the crisis-hit bank.
The officials said Ambani, 60, has sought exemption from appearance on some personal grounds and he may be issued a new date.
Ambani’s group companies are stated to have taken loans of about Rs 12,800 crore from the bank that turned NPAs.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said in a March 6 press conference that the Anil Ambani Group, Essel, ILFS, DHFL and Vodafone were among the stressed corporates Yes Bank had exposure to.
Officials said promoters of all the big companies who had taken large loans from the beleaguered bank which later turned bad are being summoned for questioning in the case to take investigation forward.
Ambani’s statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) upon deposition, they said.
Kapoor, 62, is at present in ED custody after he was arrested by the central probe agency early this month. The ED has accused Kapoor, his family members and others of laundering “proceeds of crime” worth Rs 4,300 crore by receiving alleged kickbacks in lieu of extending big loans through their bank that later turned NPA.
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However, the baby was saved by her neighbour, Rekha, who offered to adopt the baby.
A woman has been booked for allegedly selling her seven-day-old daughter for Rs 10,000 to a neighbour at Kathghar area of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.
The matter came to light when the woman herself went to the SSP office to lodge a complaint against her neighbour, saying that she wanted her daughter back.
On being questioned, she admitted that she had sold her daughter to the neighbour two months back.
The SSP directed the station house officer (SHO) of Kathghar police station to detain the woman and register an FIR against her.
The police later told reporters that the woman was married nearly three years ago and separated from her husband after she gave birth to a baby girl on January 4. Since she was living alone and her daughter had a medical condition, she allegedly threw the newborn on a railway track.
However, the baby was saved by her neighbour, Rekha, who offered to adopt the baby.
As part of the deal, an ‘agreement of adoption’ was prepared on a stamp paper and baby’s mother was reportedly given Rs 10,000 for her ‘consent’.
Two months after giving up her baby, the woman apparently had a change of heart and approached Rekha and asked to return her daughter, but the latter refused.
Rekha is unmarried and lives in the same locality as the child’s biological mother. She said, “I adopted the girl on January 8. Her medical condition was critical. A proper agreement was made but at that time, I was not aware that a baby cannot be adopted in such a manner.”
Additional SP Deepak Bhuker said, “Rekha had adopted the girl when she was on the verge of dying. We have booked the baby’s mother for showing cruelty against her daughter. Decision on adoption will be taken up by child welfare committee.”
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that nationalised banks and post offices were being “used” by the Centre in her state to collect data in order to “manipulate” the CAA-NRC-NPR
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that nationalised banks and post offices were being “used” by the Centre in her state to collect data in order to “manipulate” the CAA-NRC-NPR.
Banerjee made the accusation while addressing an administrative meeting here, and said such survey by central government undertakings must “stop immediately”, without elaborating where and when such an exercise happened,officials said.
Banerjee said surveys are being done without the state government’s permission.
“The banks and post offices are doing this without taking the name of BJP…they are visiting houses to conduct the survey. They cannot do this without the state government’s permission… do not give any information to anyone.
“We will not allow this. We have to strongly handle this,” she told top state officials at the meeting.
She also cited the incident of a group of BJP workers visiting a jewellery shop in Habra in North 24 Parganas district and asking for documents allegedly connected to the CAA and NRC, and asked people to drive away any such people.
“Today, I saw news on television that a group of around 15 BJP people went to a jewellery shop in Habra and demanded that they show papers required for CAA and NRC. Who has given them the authority to do this?
“Just drive away such people….don’t believe if they tell you they are from the government,” she said.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered with Habra police station in connection with the alleged incident.
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The district administration in Sambhal has issued notices to 11 persons, participating in anti-CAA protests, asking them to sign a personal bond of ₹50 lakh each with an undertaking that they would not indulge in any disruptive activities.
The notices have been sent under Section 111 of CrPC (magistrate order against any person who is likely to commit a breach of peace) on the basis of a police report.
Nakhasa Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajesh Kumar said: “The 11 persons have been told in the notices that police suspect that they may get involved in violence and therefore a personal bond of Rs 50 lakh and two sureties for the same amount should be taken from each of them.”
He added that the notices would be sent to 24 other people soon.
According to the police, around 500 women are staging a protest round-the-clock at a farm near Hussaina Bagh in Nakhasa police station area since last month.
Station House Officer (SHO) Nakhasa police station, Devendra Singh Dhama said that the police have also registered an FIR against unidentified persons under IPC sections 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 505 (statement conducing public mischief) but no arrests have been made in the case yet.
Dhama added that a few days ago, a report mentioning names of 36 people was sent to the district administration, requesting that these persons should be told to sign a bond to ensure that peace would be maintained under section 107/116 of CrPC.
“Among these are women protesters and men helping them. We prepared a list on the basis of a preliminary inquiry,” said Dhama.
Two persons died and several were injured in a protest against the new citizenship law in Sambhal on December 19 and 20 last year. As many as 12 FIRs were registered in connection with the violence and 43 people were arrested. Some of the accused have been released on bail.
Earlier, on Monday, the Aligarh administration forfeited the security of Rs 1 lakh each of four students of Aligarh Muslim University who had earlier signed similar bonds.
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Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a heated exchange of words between treasury benches and the members of Congress. Congress MP Viplove Thakur was speaking on the motion of thanks on the President’s address in Rajya Sabha. The Congress MP is known for her fiery and erudite speeches. Her address in the Rajya Sabha will be remembered for her candid and open jibe at the prime minister and the functioning of the government. She reminded of the old women of Shaheen Bagh when she courageously asked those who interrupted her to be quiet and listen to her.
Congress MP Viplove Thakur while addressing the Rajya Sabha said “Vajpayee used to speak against Pandit Nehru in the Lok Sabha, he was not called a traitor. Today anybody who speaks against your Prime Minister, your home minister, their policies, they become traitors.”
“Today you are sitting here, travel by aircraft, who gave all this? Who made these? The schools, colleges and universities that are there today, who built these? Who made the IITs? Who made the IIMs? Today, you are seen in them, but what have you done in six years? You have only tried to break India, tried to divide India, you have done nothing else, said Thakur.
“I want to ask, you have a lot of knowledge of history, you tell us who called Mohammed Ghori? Who asked him to attack Delhi? Who was Jaichand? When Maharana Pratap was fighting in Haldighati, which king helped him to battle against Akbar? Only the Bhils stood with Maharana Pratap.”
“Today I want to ask the definition of a traitor. What is the definition of a traitor? Who is called a traitor? I remember when the Communist Party did not accept India’s Independence, it was banned for four years, but Nehru did not call them traitors, the government did not call them traitors. Vajpayee used to speak against Pandit Nehru in the Lok Sabha, he was not called a traitor. Today anybody who speaks against your Prime Minister, your home minister, their policies, they become traitors. Put them in jail, catch them. You are not even sparing 6-year-old children. What will you do?,” said the Rajya Sabha MP
“We did not name Pakistan as many times in 70 years as they are doing in six years. Our mahanayika (Indira Gandhi) had split Pakistan into two parts, divided it. They are today scaring in the name of Pakistan and otherwise say, ‘We are very strong’. For everything Pakistan, for everything Pakistan. Why? What is it? Is it related to you? Yes, you did go to Lahore to have biryani (referring to Modi’s surprise Lahore trip on Nawaz Sharif’s birthday). Congress doesn’t feed it. You went without invitation and are now talking.”
“You say that the European Union has no right to speak, to bring a resolution, then why did you bring their MPs here, why did you take them to Kashmir? You yourself invited them. You yourself internationalised it. You yourself called them and others to interfere, others did not call them. As long as our governments were there, nobody dared to even cast a harmful eye on our country. All these, you people have done. To hide your misdeeds….,” said Thakur
“I say to you, don’t divide this country, keep this country’s unity intact. The people that are there in this country are here for ages, they have not come today. Pakistan and Bangladesh, those are Islamic countries, what is there to say about them? We are secular, we believe in dharma. Which dharma are you talking about? Which Ram are you talking about? The one who to keep his maryada had listened to the people? Heeding the people, he sent Sita into exile and you don’t even want to talk (to the people protesting on the streets). What Ram Rajya are you talking about? Who do you worship? Build a temple, definitely build it, but also follow his ideals. Also follow what he said. Just talking will not do, making lofty speeches will not do.”
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BJP MP Gautam Gambhir won his debut election from East Delhi last year
BJP tried its best but “could not convince people”: Gautam Gambhir
“We accept Delhi election results, congratulate Arvind Kejriwal,” he said
New Delhi: BJP leader Gautam Gambhir this afternoon said that his party has conceded defeat in Delhi where Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party is headed for a massive win as counting of votes proceeds for high-stakes assembly elections. The BJP tried its best but “could not convince people” of the national capital, the cricketer-turned politician, who won his debut election from east Delhi last year, said and congratulated Mr Kejriwal.
“We accept Delhi election results and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and the people of Delhi,” the 38-year-old BJP MP told news agency ANI
“We tried our best but, probably, we could not convince the people of the state. I hope Delhi develops under the chief ministership of Arvind Kejriwal,” Mr Gambhir said.
The remark by Mr Gambhir – who had defeated AAP’s Atishi Marlena last year in Lok Sabha elections in east Delhi – came hours after Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had said that his party would come to power after winning “up to 55 seats” in the 70-member assembly.
“We will win 48-plus seats. I will not be surprised even if we win 55,” Manoj Tiwari told reporters this morning, rejecting exit poll predictions of AAP winning a third straight term. The BJP was believed to have banked on a last-minute surge in voting, which, the party felt, would have worked in its favour.
As counting of votes proceeded and the AAP headed for a two-thirds majority, Mr Tiwari later urged his party workers to “not be disheartened”.
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“We Tried Our Best, But….”: BJP’s Gautam Gambhir On Delhi Result
Delhi Election 2020: Delhi saw a bitter election campaign revolving around the Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law.
Delhi Edited by Swati Bhasin (with inputs from ANI)
Updated: February 11, 2020 02:21 pm IST
BJP MP Gautam Gambhi won his debut election from east Delhi last year.
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BJP MP Gautam Gambhir won his debut election from East Delhi last year
BJP tried its best but “could not convince people”: Gautam Gambhir
“We accept Delhi election results, congratulate Arvind Kejriwal,” he said
New Delhi: BJP leader Gautam Gambhir this afternoon said that his party has conceded defeat in Delhi where Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party is headed for a massive win as counting of votes proceeds for high-stakes assembly elections. The BJP tried its best but “could not convince people” of the national capital, the cricketer-turned politician, who won his debut election from east Delhi last year, said and congratulated Mr Kejriwal.
“We accept Delhi election results and congratulate Arvind Kejriwal and the people of Delhi,” the 38-year-old BJP MP told news agency ANI.
“We tried our best but, probably, we could not convince the people of the state. I hope Delhi develops under the chief ministership of Arvind Kejriwal,” Mr Gambhir said.
The remark by Mr Gambhir – who had defeated AAP’s Atishi Marlena last year in Lok Sabha elections in east Delhi – came hours after Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari had said that his party would come to power after winning “up to 55 seats” in the 70-member assembly.
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“We will win 48-plus seats. I will not be surprised even if we win 55,” Manoj Tiwari told reporters this morning, rejecting exit poll predictions of AAP winning a third straight term. The BJP was believed to have banked on a last-minute surge in voting, which, the party felt, would have worked in its favour.
As counting of votes proceeded and the AAP headed for a two-thirds majority, Mr Tiwari later urged his party workers to “not be disheartened”.
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BJP leader Parvesh Varma, pulled for delivering hate speeches during poll campaign, also conceded defeat. “I accept the result. We will work hard and give a better performance in the next elections,” he told ANI.
Delhi saw a bitter election campaign revolving around the Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law as the BJP tried to make a comeback in the national capital after two decades and the AAP sought a third consecutive term.
(With inputs from ANI)
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Spirits were high at the AAP HQ after the party swept the Delhi elections. We find out why the supporters think the party won and what do they think AAP should focus on next.
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New Delhi: Even as thousands came out to vote in the Delhi elections, the Karnataka unit of the BJP today tweeted out a video clip of a long queue of Muslim women voters along with a suggestion that they keep their identification cards “safe” for the impending National Population Register exercise.
“Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge Hum!!” the tweet said tauntingly. “Keep the documents safe, you will need to show them again during NPR exercise.”
The Hindi portion of the tweet is a reference to a popular slogan of defiance raised by those opposed to the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Population Register, which many believe will lead up to the implementation of a nationwide National Register of Citizens.
Critics believe that the Citizenship Amendment Act, when implemented in tandem with the National Register of Citizens, may put millions of genuine Muslim residents at risk of persecution. Although the centre now claims that there is no immediate plan to implement the national register on a countrywide scale, critics have cited speeches made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the Lok Sabha elections to claim that such an exercise may actually be in the offing.
Several states, including West Bengal and Kerala, have already stalled the National Population Register process in their territories in protest against the new methodology adopted by the central government. The ruling party, however, insists that the additional responses and documents in question have to be provided only on a voluntary basis.
“No document is to be collected during the updation of NPR,” Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai had said recently.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the National Population Register, which is otherwise a “normal administrative process”, is being demonised for vote bank politics. “Those who carried out the NPR are now spreading misinformation. Biometric data was collected in 2010, we came in 2014…We have all the records. Why are you lying? Why are you fooling people,” he remarked in the Rajya Sabha recently.
Critics, however, are far from convinced. The slogan “Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge”, which translates to “we will not show our documents”, comes from a poem written by comedian-lyricist Varun Grover that has found wide circulation on the Internet ever since protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens first broke out. The poem, which condemns police action against protesters across the country, has been translated into Bengali to “Kagaz Dekhabo Na” too.
The NPR exercise will be carried out across the country along with the house listing phase of the Census 2021 from April 1 to September 30, 2020.
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