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Not in favour of midterm Bihar Assembly polls: Tejashwi
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Bihar Assembly elections will be held as scheduled in 2020, opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said his party was also not in favour of midterm polls.
“Our Rashtriya Janata Dal is not in favour of midterm Assembly polls because Bihar has witnessed four government in four years and the state is not ready for fifth,” Tejashwi told the media here.
Tejashwi, a former Deputy Chief Minister, said holding the Assembly polls time and again put extra burden on people and the RJD did not want any such thing to happen for now.
But, Tejashwi said, the RJD is ready for Assembly polls any time. “The RJD is ready to uproot a government that has betrayed its mandate.”
He said Nitish Kumar’s politics is full of contradictions. “Nitish Kumar has been taking U-turns repeatedly; he is a typical Paltu Ram.”
“Till recently, Nitish Kumar and his JD-U have repeatedly said that they were in favour of holding Assembly polls along with the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. But now, Nitish Kumar is saying that the Assembly polls will be held in 2020 and that he is not in favour of Assembly polls with Lok Sabha polls,” the RJD leader said.
Sensing revolt by Janata Dal-United legislators, the Chief Minister on Sunday assured them that the Assembly polls will be held on time in 2020 in Bihar.
“Let there be no confusion. The mandate (for us) is for five years. The term of the Lok Sabha ends in 2019, while the Assembly will complete its term in 2020. Polls will be held on time,” the Chief Minister said.
Nitish Kumar said his party supported the idea of simultaneous polls in principle, but modalities have to be worked out first.
–IANS
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
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.