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Congress holds protest, demands Kejriwal’s resignation
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress on Monday staged a protest outside the Delhi Secretariat demanding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation over the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs in the office-of-profit case.
The Congress also accused Kejriwal of being an agent of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).
Hundreds of Delhi Congress workers gathered here and raised slogans like ‘Bhrasth Kejriwal gaddi chodo, sacchai se muh na modo (corrupt Kejriwal resign, don’t turn your face from the truth), ‘Bhrashtachar ki ati machai, Vidhan Sabha ki sadasyata gawai (they crossed all limits of corruption and lost their MLAs).
Delhi Congress unit chief Ajay Maken told reporters: “Kejriwal had said that his MLAs will serve the people like ordinary workers and will fight against corruption.
“But they did the opposite as the AAP government got fully enmeshed in corruption soon after coming to power,” the Congress leader said.
“Kejriwal must resign.”
The Congress leader’s remarks came a day after President Ram Nath Kovind approved the recommendations of the Election Commission to disqualify the 20 AAP MLAs for holding office-of-profit as Parliamentary Secretaries.
The EC gave its opinion to the President on a complaint by advocate Prashant Patel, a member of the Hindu Legal Cell, in June 2015, who petitioned then President Pranab Mukherjee alleging illegality in the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries.
The application by Patel said 21 AAP MLAs, including Jarnail Singh (Rajouri Garden) who resigned to contest the Punjab Assembly polls last year, were appointed Parliamentary Secretaries to Ministers in the Delhi government in violation of the Constitution.
Maken also said that the people of Delhi were not happy with either the Aam Aadmi Party government or with the BJP-led Central government.
“In the name of sealing drive, money was being extorted from traders, street vendors were being driven out, and the poor, labourers and the middle class were fed up with the rampant corruption of the Kejriwal government,” he said.
Hitting out at the EC for delaying the disqualification of the MLAs, Maken said: “We want to ask the BJP-appointed Election Commission that why it did not recommend the disqualification of the 20 AAP MLAs to the President before December 22, 2017?
The poll panel had announced the dates for polls to three Rajya Sabha seats on December 22.
He also alleged that it was apparently done to help the AAP get its three Rajya Sabha candidates elected smoothly at the behest of the BJP.
Accusing Kejriwal of being an agent of the BJP, Maken said: “Kejriwal is a BJP agent because he had fielded AAP candidates in the assembly elections in those states where the fight was directly between the Congress and the BJP.
He did that to create a wedge in the Congress vote bank to help the BJP candidates win.
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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.