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Congress questions Gadkari on aide’s firm, BJP rejects allegations (Second Lead)
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Congress on Friday alleged that a company owned by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s personal secretary Vaibhav Dange has been getting funds from his own ministry and other PSUs and demanded he come clean on it. The BJP rejected the charges as “baseless”.
The Congress also alleged that this “scam” was linked to other alleged irregularities by BJP leaders, including its president Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah and conflict of interest in (National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s son) Shaurya Doval’s India Foundation.
It also targeted Union Ministers Gadkari and Suresh Prabhu, accusing them of conflict of interest for allegedly being part of the national executive committee of the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE), owned by Gadkari’s aide.
The Congress asked how Gadkari had permitted the Shipping Ministry as well as PSUs to participate in and financially contribute to IFGE, partly owned by Dange, who floated it on October 9, 2014, and owns a 50 per cent stake in it.
It also questioned how a company, which started in October 2014 with a capital of Rs 1 lakh only and zero cash and zero corpus, has built up a corpus of Rs 1.33 crore.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked: “The IFGE organises conclaves and programmes in tandem with PSUs and ministries under Gadkari’s control and receives financial contributions. The firm also receives contributions from private individuals, corporate entities sponsoring these events and those who deal directly with ministries under Gadkari.
“This becomes even more serious as Dange deals directly with all ministries and public sector undertakings related issues as also private entities in his capacity as private secretary to the Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister.
“Even today (November 24) IFGE is organizing a conference on ‘Ethanol As a Transport Fuel’ in partnership with Centre Institute of Road Transport under Ministry of Transport at Pune.
Noting that even earlier similar conferences were organized in league with the Transport and other ministries, Ramesgh asked whether this was not a “conflict of interest” and if Dange had not violated the Central Civil Service Conduct Rules, which prohibit a public servant from accepting contributions and associating with raising of any funds or collections or cash.
BJP spokesperson G. V. L. Narasimha Rao rejected the allegations, saying that Congress was “rattled by the ever-rising popularity” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and “has been repeatedly trying to malign the government’s image by making baseless allegations”.
Terming these allegations “one such futile attempt”, he said Dange himself has refuted these allegations in a detailed written statement “rejecting imagined conflict of interest formulation of the Congress”.
Terming the Congress’ repeated attempts in making allegations “in the hope that something would stick” a sign of its desperation, he said the only effect would be the erosion of the opposition party’s credibility.
–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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