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Sharad Yadav to float new party after Gujarat polls
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) A new party led by former Union Minister Sharad Yadav will be formally floated after the December Gujarat assembly elections and its name and symbol announced within a week, a JD-U leader owing allegiance to Yadav said on Monday.
“The Janata Dal-United’s faction led by Yadav will contest seven of the 182 seats in Gujarat in alliance with the Congress and under the banner of a newly formed regional outfit called Rashtriya Tribal Party,” party General Secretary Arun Kumar Srivastava told reporters here.
“All seven candidates will contest on ‘auto-rickshaw’ poll symbol,” Srivastava said after a National Executive meeting, attended by Sharad Yadav and party Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar.
He said Sharad Yadav, a former President of the JD-U, will campaign for these seven candidates from December 4 in Gujarat, which goes to the polls on December 9 and 14.
The announcement marks a formal parting of ways between Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Sharad Yadav and his supporters broke away from the Nitish Kumar faction after the latter joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in July.
Taking a dig at Nitish Kumar, who is also the JD-U President, Srivastava said: “He has become a ‘B’ team of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He said the Sharad Yadav faction called a National Executive meeting in view of the Election Commission recognising the faction led by Nitish Kumar as the real JD-U on November 17 and allotting the poll symbol of “arrow” to it.
“After the Election Commission order, Gujarat’s Chagadia MLA Chhotubhai A. Vasava resigned from the party’s primary membership. The Sharad Yadav faction has since appointed Tamil Nadu leader K. Rajasekhran as party acting President and M.P. Nagagauda as Vice President,” he said.
Earlier, addressing his supporters at the meeting, Sharad Yadav asked them to carry on with politics through the proposed party even as the faction will contest the EC decision in a court of law.
He accused Nitish Kumar of betraying the faith of over 11 crore people in Bihar who had voted for the Grand Alliance, formed in 2015 and comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal, JD-U and the Congress.
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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.