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Tripura: Six axed TMC MLAs seek recognition as BJP legislators
Agartala, Nov 8 (IANS) Three months after six axed Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Tripura Assembly Speaker to recognise them as BJP legislators.
Tripura Assembly Speaker Ramendra Chandra Debnath, however, refused to “officially” recognise them as BJP MLAs due to “lack of time before the November 13 assembly session”.
“I have received a letter signed by six MLAs requesting me to recognise them as BJP legislators in the House. I have told them that due to lack of time before the next assembly session (beginning on November 13), it is not possible to complete the formalities to officially recognise them as BJP MLAs,” Debnath told IANS.
He said the six MLAs also requested that Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, one of the six members of the Legislative Assembly, be recognised as leader of the BJP legislator group.
“The ensuing session is likely to be two- or three-day session and it would probably be the last session of the outgoing assembly before the February (2018) assembly elections,” the Speaker added.
“Earlier on September 20, I got a letter from state BJP President Biplab Kumar Deb to recognise the six MLAs as BJP legislators in the House. In response, I wrote a letter to him asking him to submit letter by the six legislators individually or collectively, saying that they have shifted their allegiance from TMC to BJP,” the Speaker added.
Led by Sudip Roy Barman, five lawmakers — Ashish Kumar Saha, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, Biswa Bandhu Sen, Pranjit Singh Roy and Dilip Sarkar — accompanied by hundreds of former Trinamool Congress leaders and workers joined the BJP on August 7.
The six legislators, according to the Speaker, are still recognised as legislators of the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC.
Veteran tribal leader Hrangkhawl said that after being accorded recognition by the Speaker, the BJP would be the main opposition group in the 60-member assembly.
The CPI-M-led Left Front has 51 members and the Congress only three members in the House.
“We believe that the Speaker would complete the formalities very soon,” said Hrangkhawl, former Tripura Congress President.
After the recognition of the six legislators as BJP members, the Tripura Assembly will get its first BJP members since the northeastern state got a legislative body — a 32-member Territorial Council 60 years ago in 1957.
After the princely state Tripura’s merger into the Indian Union on October 15, 1949, the ‘C’ category state under the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 — along with Manipur and Meghalaya — on January 21, 1972 became a full-fledged state with a 60-member assembly.
The six TMC legislators had in June last year resigned from the Congress and joined the TMC to protest the Congress’s electoral alliance with the Left for the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections.
They, along with rebel Congress legislator Ratanlal Nath, voted for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind in the presidential election on July 17.
A BJP leader said Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congress Minister who joined the BJP before Assam elections and is now Convenor of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance, facilitated the TMC legislators’ entry into the party.
“Ratanlal Nath will also join the BJP soon,” a BJP leader told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
The Congress has already served notice to Nath for anti-party activities and meeting BJP leaders, including party chief Amit Shah. According to party sources, he is likely to be expelled soon.
However, Nath has been evading queries about joining the BJP though he has met many of its state and central leaders in recent months.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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