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BJP team to visit Tripura to study situation: Assam Minister
Agartala, Nov 2 (IANS) A BJP parliamentary team will visit Tripura on November 10 to get a feedback on the situation in the Left-ruled state, Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
“The team will gather feedback on the situation prevailing in Tripura and raised the matter in Parliament’s winter session,” Sarma told the media here.
“There is lawlessness in Tripura. CPI-M cadres are attacking BJP leaders and workers almost every day and police remain inactive on the government directions,” the BJP leader claimed.
He said the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted a CBI probe into the murder of Tripura’s television journalist Shantanu Bhowmik on September 20 but the government had set up a Special Investigation Team which he claimed was a ‘B’ team of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist.
Sarma, convener of the BJP-led anti-Congress North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said BJP President Amit Shah will visit Tripura in December to boost the party’s campaign ahead of assembly elections in February 2018.
He said over 60,000 posts were lying vacant in Tripura government departments while lakhs of unemployed educated youths were seeking jobs.
He said the six erstwhile Trinamool Congress MLAs who joined the BJP on August 7 would act as BJP MLAs in the assembly session beginning November 13 and that veteran tribal leader Diba Chandra Hrangkhwal had been chosen the party leader in the assembly.
The Minister said the BJP had formulated a strategy to avoid splitting anti-Left votes to ensure the defeat of the Left Front in Tripura in Assembly polls.
“Many problems, including the demand for a separate state by tribals, will be resolved automatically if the BJP came to power in Tripura as we demonstrated in Manipur,” Sarma said.
The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura has been demanding the new state which it wants to be carved out of areas falling under Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
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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.