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Supreme Court of India takes a tough stand on bulldozer action, what did the Supreme Court say?

Monday, 2 September 2024

The Supreme Court of India on Monday, 2 September 2024 made a strong comment on the matter of alleged bulldozer action against the property of the accused in many states of India.

A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Vishwanath of the Supreme Court said that how can someone's house be demolished just because he is an accused.

A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Vishwanath has said that the Supreme Court will set guidelines on the basis of which whenever demolition action is needed, it will be done on that basis.

Justice BR Gavai asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing the government of the state of Uttar Pradesh, "How can someone's house be demolished only on the basis that he is an accused in a case?"

Justice Gavai further said, "Even if a person is guilty, his house cannot be demolished without following the due process of law."

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government, said that the action of demolishing any building has not been taken because that person was accused of any crime.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that 'We have shown through affidavit that the notice was sent long ago.'

Tushar Mehta, while explaining in detail, said that the demolition process is an independent matter which has no connection with any crime.

On the other hand, the petitioners' lawyers Dushyant Dave and CU Singh replied that the houses were demolished because they are accused in a case.

The bench, meanwhile, verbally said that there are laws to demolish any building, but it has been seen to be 'violated more often'.

The Supreme Court bench has also clearly said that, "We will set guidelines for the whole country, but this does not mean that we will protect any unauthorized construction.''

The bench has asked both the parties to come to it with suggestions to set guidelines in this matter and the next hearing of this case has been fixed on 17 September 2024.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has given his opinion on the proceedings of the Supreme Court on Monday, 2 September 2024.

Rahul Gandhi posted on the social media site X, "The Supreme Court's comment on the BJP's unconstitutional and unjust bulldozer policy is welcome. The anti-constitutional face of the BJP, which has crushed humanity and justice under the bulldozer, has now been exposed in front of the country."

Rahul Gandhi said that it is often the households of the Bahujans and the poor who fall under the wheels of the bulldozer, which is being run with the intention of establishing the 'rule of fear' under the guise of 'instant justice'.

Rahul Gandhi expressed hope that the Supreme Court will issue clear guidelines on this very sensitive issue.

Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan has also commented on this matter.

Prashant Bhushan wrote on X, "The Supreme Court should be praised for finally understanding this threat to the rule of law. Bulldozers are being used to demolish justice."

Former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has posted on the social media website X.

Akhilesh Yadav has written - 'The scales of justice' are bigger than the 'bulldozer of injustice'.

Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj has also given his statement on this matter.

Udit Raj said that whether there is an accused or the allegation is proved, when the bulldozer action has started, then what is the need of the court and the constitution.

Udit Raj told news agency IANS, "This reminds of the barbaric era that there is dictatorship in the country and there is no constitution. The court should decide whether the house should be demolished or not, whether to go to jail or not, whether to impose a fine or not."

Udit Raj said, "If the officials start taking decisions at the behest of the leaders or the government, then what is the need of the constitution, courts and law books?"

After opposition's protest, Modi government requested UPSC to cancel lateral entry

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

After talking to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Minister of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Jitendra Singh has written a letter to the UPSC Chairman.

It has been requested to cancel the advertisement for recruitment through lateral entry.

It is written in the letter that the PM believes that the process of lateral entry should be based on the ideals of equality and social justice enshrined in our Constitution, especially regarding the provisions of reservation.

It is written in it that the Prime Minister believes that reservation in government jobs is the cornerstone of our social justice framework, which aims to promote inclusiveness.

UPSC recently issued advertisements for appointments to 45 posts of senior officers.

These posts are of Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretary level. Those opposing such appointments say that due to the lack of reservation in these, the rights of the backward, Dalits and tribals will be taken away.

What did the Congress say?

The Congress has posted on its official X account. It reacted to this letter requesting to cancel the lateral entry.

The Congress wrote in the post, "The Constitution has won. The Modi government was conspiring to recruit without reservation in lateral entry, but now this decision has to be withdrawn. Once again the Modi government has had to bow before the Constitution.''

The post further reads, "This anti-reservation decision was openly opposed by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA alliance. Due to this, the Modi government has had to withdraw this decision. This is the victory of Baba Saheb's Constitution. This is the victory of every Dalit, exploited and backward.''

What did the Supreme Court say on the Kolkata rape-murder case?

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The Supreme Court heard the Kolkata rape-murder case in India on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter.

This hearing was conducted by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.

According to news agency PTI, the Supreme Court said, "It seems that the crime was detected in the early hours. The principal of the medical college tried to call it a suicide.''

The Supreme Court said, "Most young doctors work for 36 hours. We should develop a national protocol to ensure a safe working environment.''

The Supreme Court said that if women are not able to go to work and are not safe at the workplace, then by doing so we are depriving them of the right to equality.

The Supreme Court also expressed concern that the name of the victim has been printed everywhere in the media.

The Supreme Court asked how the principal of RG Kar Hospital was immediately appointed to another college when his conduct was under investigation.

The Supreme Court also raised questions on the Kolkata Police. The Supreme Court said how a crowd of thousands entered the RG Kar Medical College.

The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal for delaying the registration of FIR in the case. The Supreme Court asked what the hospital administration was doing.

The Supreme Court has constituted a 10-member task force to prepare a national protocol. Its job will be to ensure the safety and facilities of doctors.

The Supreme Court has asked the CBI to give a status report of the investigation in the rape-murder case and the West Bengal government to give a status report on the investigation of the mob attack on RG Kar Hospital. Its date has been set as 22 August 2024.

The Supreme Court said that the West Bengal government was expected to maintain law and order and keep the incident site safe. But it is not understood why the state could not do so.

The Supreme Court said that the government should ensure that the miscreants who attacked RG Kar Hospital are arrested and an FIR is registered against them.

Many plans are being made from India to crush the revolution in Bangladesh: Bangladesh Nationalist Party

International Criminal Tribunal decided to investigate nine people including Sheikh Hasina

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Bangladesh's main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party has criticized India for giving asylum to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir has said that by giving asylum to Sheikh Hasina, India has backtracked on its promise of commitment to democracy.

Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir said, "Many plans are being made from India to crush the revolution in Bangladesh."

Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir said that it will take some time to repair the devastation caused by the Awami League in the country. His party will give enough time to the interim government for this.

Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post and fled to India on 5 August 2024 amid student agitation and violence against reservation in Bangladesh and has been in India since then.

Meanwhile, the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) has decided to investigate nine people, including Sheikh Hasina, in cases related to the anti-reservation movement in Bangladesh.

All have been accused of murder, genocide and torture. The father of a student during the anti-reservation movement filed this petition on Wednesday, 14 August 2024.

Professor Asif Nazrul, Advisor on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to the Interim Government, on Wednesday, 14 August 2024 Said that a trial will be initiated against the accused in the International Criminal Tribunal.

Emergency declared in another area of ​​Russia amid Ukrainian attacks

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The governor of Belgorod, Russia has announced an emergency in this area. Belgorod is the second region of Russia to impose an emergency within the last 10 days.

On August 6, 2024, Ukraine suddenly intensified attacks on Russian areas and has claimed that it has entered 1000 square kilometers inside the Kursk region of Russia's border.

In view of the ongoing action of Ukraine, the governor of Belgorod has declared an emergency.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Air Force has said that it has shot down 17 out of 23 drones fired by Russia overnight. Ukraine has said that the Russian army also fired two guided missiles.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, these drones have been shot down in Kiev, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Myoclav, Sumy, Zaporizhia, Zhytomyr areas.

Some buildings have been damaged by these drones but there is no information about more damage than this.

The Governor of Belgorod has said that due to the daily bombing by Ukraine, houses are being destroyed and common people are losing their lives.

Ukraine claims that it has captured 74 towns and villages of Russia.

Zelensky claims - Ukrainian army is advancing from several directions in Kursk, Russia

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his country's army is advancing from several directions in the Kursk region of Russia.

Zelensky wrote in a post on the social media platform X, "Our army has advanced one to two kilometers in Kursk from several directions."

However, the BBC has not been able to confirm this independently. It is not yet known how much land of Russian territory the Ukrainian army has captured.

In the picture shared by Zelensky on X, he is seen talking to Ukraine's top commander Alexander Sirsky.

In this video, Alexander Sirsky is telling that the Ukrainian army has arrested 100 Russian soldiers during the attack on Kursk. This will speed up the withdrawal of our people.

Two days ago, Russia admitted that the Ukrainian army had entered its Kursk province. The Ukrainian army has taken control of many residential areas of Russia.

Indian Embassy issues advisory after Ukrainian attack on Kursk, Russia

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

After the Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region of Russia, the Indian Embassy in Russia has asked Indians living in Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk to be cautious and temporarily move out of there.

The Indian Embassy has said that it is fully prepared to help any Indian. For this, it has issued an e-mail address - edu1.moscow@mea.gov.in. Apart from this, a helpline telephone number +7 9652773414 has also been issued.

Two days ago, Russia admitted that the Ukrainian army had entered its Kursk province. The Ukrainian army has taken control of many residential areas of Russia.

After this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his country's army is advancing from several directions in the Kursk region of Russia.

"Our troops have advanced one to two kilometres in Kursk from several directions," Zelensky wrote in a post on the social media platform X.

Address to the Nation by President of India Draupadi Murmu

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

President of India Draupadi Murmu has addressed the nation on the eve of Independence Day.

President Draupadi Murmu has specifically mentioned the progress of India's economy in her address.

President Draupadi Murmu said, "By achieving an average annual growth rate of 8 percent between the year 2021 and the year 2024, India is among the fastest growing large economies. This has not only brought more money in the hands of the countrymen, but the number of people living below the poverty line has also decreased substantially.''

"All efforts are being made to help those who are still suffering from poverty as well as to bring them out of poverty. For example, under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, launched in the early stages of COVID-19, free ration is being provided to about 80 crore people.''

President Draupadi Murmu said, "It is a matter of pride for all of us that India has become the fifth largest economy of the world, and we are set to soon be among the top three economies of the world. This success has been possible only due to the tireless hard work of farmers and workers, far-sightedness of policy-makers and entrepreneurs and the visionary leadership of the country.''

Calcutta High Court handed over the investigation of the rape and murder case of a female doctor to the CBI

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

The Calcutta High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into the rape and murder case of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The Calcutta High Court has ordered the police investigating the incident to hand over all the documents to the CBI by 10 am on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

This verdict was given by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranyamay Bhattacharya.

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Shubhendu Adhikari had filed a petition in this matter.

Lawyers Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and Kaustubh Bagchi were pleading the case.

On Friday, August 9, 2024, the body of a female doctor studying at RG Kar Medical College was found in the seminar hall. The doctor had fallen asleep in the seminar hall after eating food.

According to the police, this incident of rape and murder took place between three in the night and six in the morning.

What did Hindenburg say on Madhabi Puri Buch's clarification?

Monday, August 12, 2024

Hindenburg has once again raised questions on market regulator SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch on the night of Sunday, August 11, 2024.

Hindenburg also made some claims while posting a post with documents on its official X account.

Hindenburg retweeted ANI's tweet containing Madhabi Puri Buch's statement and wrote, "SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch's response to our report accepts many important things. And many new important questions have also arisen."

Hindenburg said that Madhabi Puri Buch's response confirms that she had investments in Bermuda/Mauritius funds. Whose money was used by Vinod Adani. She (Madhabi Puri Buch) has confirmed that these funds were run by her husband's childhood friend, who was then a director of Adani.

What else did Hindenburg say on Madhabi Puri Buch's response?

- SEBI was given the responsibility of investigating the investment funds related to Adani. This included funds with personal investments of Madhabi Puri Buch.

- It has also been claimed in Madhabi Puri Buch's statement that she had met both the consulting companies in 2017 with SEBI. She stepped down as soon as she was appointed. But the share holding of March 31, 2024 shows that Madhabi Puri Buch has a 99 percent stake in Agora Advisory (India), not her husband. She is still active and earning in the company.

- According to Singapore records, Madhabi Puri Buch had a 100 percent stake in Agora Partners Singapore as of March 2016, 2022. That means while being a full-time member of SEBI. Madhabi Puri Buch transferred her shares to her husband's name two weeks after becoming the chairperson of SEBI.

- Agora Advisory earned a revenue of Rs 2.3 crore in the financial year (2022, 2023 and 2024). While Madhabi Puri Buch is also the chairperson of SEBI during this period.

Madhabi Puri Buch conducted business using her husband's name from her personal email ID while being a full-time member of SEBI.

According to whistleblower documents, a few weeks before Madhabi Puri Buch's appointment as a full-time member of SEBI in 2017, Madhabi Puri Buch ensured that accounts linked to Adani were "registered only in the name of her husband Dhaval Buch."

Hindenburg Report: What did Rahul Gandhi and SEBI say?

Hindenburg Report: Rahul Gandhi raised three big questions

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has reacted to the Hindenburg and SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch case.

Rahul Gandhi released a 2 minute 19 second video on social media and said that in recent times more and more people are investing their money in the Indian stock market, and as the leader of the opposition, it is my responsibility to tell them about the risk of investing in it.

Rahul Gandhi said, "This is because allegations are being made against SEBI, the Indian institution that regulates the stock market."

Rahul Gandhi said, "The savings of millions of people are at risk, so this matter should be investigated."

According to Rahul Gandhi, "This raises three big questions. First, why did Madhabi Puri not resign even after the allegations?"

"Second, God forbid, if something goes wrong in the market and investors have to lose their money, then who will take responsibility for it, SEBI Chief, Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Adani."

"Third, this matter is already in the Supreme Court, now after serious allegations, will the Supreme Court take suo motu cognizance in this matter as well?"

Rahul Gandhi said, "Now it is becoming clear why PM Modi is afraid of getting this entire matter investigated by a joint parliamentary committee."

What did SEBI say about Hindenburg and Adani?

Sunday, 11 August 2024

SEBI has expressed its response to the Hindenburg Research report on August 10, 2024.

SEBI has said that investors should maintain calm and properly assess the information before reacting to such reports.

According to SEBI, "Investors should be aware that the Hindenburg Research report includes a disclaimer stating that the company may hold short positions in the bonds discussed."

SEBI has said that in the case of Adani Group, SEBI has completed 23 out of 24 investigations and the last investigation is also about to be completed.

According to SEBI, it has issued more than 100 summons, about 1,100 letters and emails to the Adani Group. Apart from this, SEBI has interacted with domestic and foreign regulators more than 300 times. SEBI has also reviewed 12,000 pages of documents.

What did Adani Group, Pawan Khera, Madhabi Puri and Subramanian Swamy say on Hindenburg's new report?

What did Adani Group say on Hindenburg's new report?

Sunday, August 11, 2024

In a report, American research firm Hindenburg has accused SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch of financial irregularities. The report raises questions on the business activities of Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhawal Buch.

Adani Group has issued a statement on this report of Hindenburg.

Adani Group has said in the statement that the latest allegation made by Hindenburg has selected publicly available information in a malicious and mischievous manner. So that a predetermined conclusion can be reached for personal gain. This is a complete violation of facts and laws.

The statement said, "We completely reject the allegations leveled against the Adani Group. This allegation is a re-cycling of baseless claims that have been fully investigated. These allegations have already been dismissed by the Supreme Court in January 2024.''

Hindenburg's latest report: Congress leader Pawan Khera demands a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the matter thoroughly

Sunday, August 11, 2024

After Hindenburg's latest report, Congress leader Pawan Khera has demanded a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Late in the evening of Saturday, August 10, 2024, Hindenburg released a report accusing SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband, after which Pawan Khera said that 'milk has come out on its own'.

Pawan Khera said, "Hindenburg itself released another report in which all the deeds of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhawal Buch came to light. Their investment in the offshore company came to light."

Pawan Khera alleged, "This is the company in which Gautam Adani's brother Vinod Adani also has an investment. So when everything is out in the open, the question arises that when Madhabi Puri Buch was made the head of SEBI, did the Government of India not know this?''

Taking a direct dig at the Prime Minister of India Modi in this whole matter, Pawan Khera said, "If the government was not aware of the matter, then it is a big failure and mistake. If it was aware, then the Prime Minister himself is a part of this conspiracy. That is why what Rahul Gandhi had said at that time Chowkidar... that has been proved.''

Congress leader Pawan Khera has demanded the formation of a joint parliamentary committee to investigate this whole matter.

What new statement did Madhabi Puri and her husband give on Hindenburg's claims?

Sunday, 11 August 2024

American organization Hindenburg Research claimed in a report that SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhawal Buch have had a stake in the offshore funds used in the 'Adani Money Siphoning Scam'.

On this claim of Hindenburg, SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch have issued another statement.

According to the statement of Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch, "The investment in the fund mentioned in the Hindenburg report was made in 2015, Madhabi and Dhaval were living in Singapore. This investment is two years before Madhabi became a member of SEBI."

According to the statement, "The decision to invest in this fund was taken because the Chief Investment Officer of the fund, Anil Ahuja, is a childhood friend of Dhaval and both of them know each other since school and IIT Delhi days. When Ahuja left that fund house in 2018, we also redeemed our investment.''

The statement said that Ahuja had confirmed that at no time the fund house had invested in any bonds, equities or derivatives of any Adani Group company.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy demands removal of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch

Sunday, August 11, 2024

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has demanded the removal of SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch.

Subramanian Swamy has expressed his reaction on the latest report of Hindenburg and the entire matter of allegations leveled against SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch.

In a post on social media X, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said, "The case of conflict of interest against the SEBI chairman has come up for the second time. To save India's image among global investors, he should be replaced by an honest person."

"One of my PILs is listed in the first bench of the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on Monday, 12 August 2024. I have already filed an affidavit regarding conflict of interest."

American organization Hindenburg Research has claimed in a report that the SEBI chairperson and her husband have had a stake in the offshore funds used in the 'Adani money siphoning scam'.