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Tripura polls outcome to push anti-BJP politics: Yechury
Agartala, Jan 31 (IANS) The result of Tripura’s February 18 assembly polls would boost “anti-BJP” national politics, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday.
“The outcome of the assembly elections in Tripura would further push the anti-BJP national politics ahead of the next year’s general elections,” he said at a public meeting at Kalyanpur in western Tripura, adding that the countdown for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government has begun and it would be ousted in 2019.
“Depriving poor, farmers, unemployed people, the BJP government at the centre is directly helping the millionaires to loot the country’s wealth. One per cent of Indians are holding country’s 90 per cent assets,” he said.
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as pro-corporate and anti-farmer, Yechury said that he had made huge number of tall promises but did not execute one of them in four years’ rule so far.
“What about his declaration on unearthing black money and bringing back huge amounts of money stashed abroad by big industrialists?” he asked.
The CPI-M leader said that during 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi and other BJP leaders had promised that their government would give two crore jobs every year to the unemployed, but in reality lakhs of youths are losing jobs due to the government’s wrong policies.
“The Narendra Modi-led BJP government by its deliberate policies is making the wealthy people richer and poor people poorer. Unless this government is removed from the Centre in the next election, the country will be in a dire state,” he maintained.
Yechury also deliberated the problems of unemployment, farmers’ suicides and oppression of Dalits in the country and expressed grave concern over efforts to divide people along religious lines.
“BJP leaders and ministers, both at the centre and different states, are dictating how people would lead their life, what they would eat, what they will speak and what would be their lifestyle. This is very dangerous.”
He said that Tripura is a number one state in India in achieving development in every sphere and sectors. “In providing title deeds to the tribals under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, Tripura’s success is 98 per cent – highest in the country.”
Yechury also expressed confidence that in February’s election, the people of Tripura “would give a befitting reply to BJP, RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), Modi and (BJP President) Amit Shah. Their defeat would start from Tripura.”
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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.