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Gujarat Deputy CM controversy refuses to dies down (Lead)
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) The newly sworn-in Vijay Rupani government has hardly has it begun its tenure but already become embroiled in a controversy with Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday remaining closeted in his home sulking over portfolios allocated to him.
For two days ever since he has been stripped of the Finance, Urban Development and Petrochemicals ministries, which he held in the previous government, in the new Rupani cabinet, Patel has not taken charge and remains indoors at his Ahmedabad residence.
While the Finance and Petrochemicals portfolios have this time been allotted to Saurabh Patel, who was dropped by Rupani when he took over the reins last year, the Urban Development portfolio has been retained by Rupani himself.
Ever since late Friday night till Saturday evening, scores of BJP and RSS leaders as well as party workers and Nitin Patel’s supporters gathered there. Many of them were there to express their solidarity and others to persuade him to calm down.
Patel, who has been with the BJP since 1977, conveyed his displeasure to party high command though he had swallowed his hurt last year when he was not made the Chief Minister after Anandiben Patel had to quit over the Patel agitation. When Rupani was made Chief Minister and he his deputy, Patel was conveyed this decision just minutes before the announcement.
On Saturday, he told reporters: “I have expressed my feelings before the party leaders. It is not the question about power or portfolios, but about my self-respect, and I have full faith in the leadership.”
He rejected all possibilities and speculations that he would quit the ministry or resign from the party. “I have devoted 40 years of my life to the BJP, there is no question of quitting,” Patel said.
Demands have meanwhile emerged from the Patidar sections of the BJP that Patel is senior to Rupani and a veteran Patel leader who deserved to be the chief minister.
Besides Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convenor Hardik Patel, senior Congress leader, Virji Thummar, who was elected to the assembly from Amreli, went to the extent of offering Congress support from outside if Nitin Patel was prepared to break away from the BJP with his supporters and form a ministry in the state.
Hardik Patel made a similar offer. “If Nitinbhai is ready to quit the BJP, I will talk to the Congress leaders to ensure that he gets a better post than the Deputy Chief Ministership given by the BJP,” he said in Botad, near Bhavnagar, where he was participating in a “chintan Shibir” of the PAAS to prepare the future course of action. “Let him resign along with ten MLAs,” the Patidar leader said.
The Deputy Chief Minister had a long afternoon meeting with pro-reservation leader Laljibhai Patel of the Sardar Patel Group, who had also been backing Hardik Patel’s movement. After the meeting, Laljibhai Patel told reporters: “Not only the Patidar community, but others too wanted Nitinbhai as the CM. If he does not get justice, the Mehsana town would observe a bandh besides all other Patidar towns would express solidarity.”
Several other Patel leaders, including former minister Narottam Patel, BJP state treasurer Surendra Patel, and others also called on Nitin Patel to try to pacify him. Narottam Patel told reporters that the party had done “injustice” to Nitin and had not been rewarded for his contributions for the party’s victory in the Assembly elections.
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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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