Modi Government is on Track to Bring the Black Money Home: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena has said that the process of bringing the black money home has just begun, and the Modi government is on its track to fulfil the promise to do the same.  

"The process towards bringing back black money has started and this is the first step towards fulfilling the promise made by the Prime Minister," Shiv Sena leaderSanjay Raut told the media.

The black money bill, which was passed in the lower chamber of the parliament Lok Sabha, has a provision for penalty and tax up to 120% along with criminal prosecution for the offenders. It also provides for a rigorous imprisonment of up to 10 for those who have stashed black money abroad.

Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley moved the bill on the floor of Lok Sabha. He urged the opposition to not to develop 'cold feet' in supporting the bill, and rejected the opposition's demand of sending the bill to the Standing Committee. 

The FM was of the opinion that any delay now on enacting the legislation would give the offenders a chance to move their black wealth to unknown territories.

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Reunion of Janata Parivar will Not Affect BJP's Performance in Bihar: Sushil Modi

Senoir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former CM of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi has siad that the reunion of the Janata Parivar is not going to affect the performance of his party in the coming assembly elections.

"Even if there is merger of Janata Parivar, it won't affect us (BJP) in any way. We are ready to fight with them in every form, whether they fight in merger or not," he said.



He was of the opinion that the people of the state do not want the 'jungle raj' - a term often associated with the era when Lalu Yadav ruled the state- to come back at any cost.

Meanwhile, the general secretary of Samajwadi Party Ram Gopal Yadav has told the media that the merger of the Janata Parivar is not going to happen before the Bihar elections due to technical reasons.

According to him, the best possible way for Lalu and Nitesh is to contest the Bihar elections on seat sharing basis. He said that the parties would lose their flags and symbols if they merge now and that would confuse the voters ahead the elections.

The merger of the Janata Parivar was announced last month and  the Samajwadi Party chief  Mulayam Singh Yadav was declared the President of the prospective party.

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Lobbying Gets You Padma Awards: Baba Ramdev

His controversial statements have once again brought yoga guru and political activist Baba Ramdev in news; this time he has targetted the Padma awards.

He is of the opinion that those who have influence in the political circles often end up winning the Padma awards.



Ramdev siad that there are good poeple as well, but there are a number of people who do massive lobbying for it also.

According to the saffron crusader,  lobbying  for the awards are a well known fact in the country.

The BJP politely refuted the accusation and stated that the Padma Awards should not be politicize as it represent the country.

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The BJP Lambasts Hafiz Saeed for Calling Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Innocent

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has today severely censured the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed for his statement in which Saeed said that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is innocent and hence remain free. The saffron party says that this confirms that the Lashkar-e-Taiba ( LeT ) chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attack.

GVL Narasimha Rao, spokesperson of the BJP said that the innocence certificate given by one terrorist to another is quite amateurish and strange.  

He told the media, "Hafiz Saeed is himself among the dreaded terrorist that the world has already notified. And his clean certificate to Lakhvi, who was the real mastermind behind the 26/11 terror attacks, I think shows the connection and the extensive network of terrorist that pervades Pakistan as a country." "I think Hafiz Saeed has absolutely no locus standi, his certificate only goes confirms that Lakhvi is the mastermind of 26/11. If anybody had any doubt in mind, here is the proof," he added further.

The JuD supremo yesterday said that the Indian government is trying to put pressure on Pakistan through United Nations and the US to get Lakhvi behind bars. He stated that Lakhvi was entirely innocent and there is no concrete evidence to prove his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

India has raised the issue of Lakhvi's release with the UN and said that his release is the violation of the norms of the global body.

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After Hazare, Congress Too Lambasts The Government Over The Land Acquisition Ordinance; Planning a Protest From Wednesday

Senior Congress Leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said today that the Land Acquisition Ordinance passed by the BJP-led government at the center is completely against the farmers of the country.

"This is not only a movement of Anna Hazare but everyone is angry. We [Congress] brought the Act [Land Acquisition] for the betterment of the farmers of this country that too with the support of the BJP," he told the media.  Aiyar further said that the common man of the country knows that how has he been robbed of his rights.

The diplomat-turned-politician said that Congress would take out a protest on Wednesday to register their opposition to the ordinance.

In another development in the national capital, social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has begun his dharna protest at the Jantar Mantar against the amendments in the Land Acquisition Bill.   

When asked by the media about the protest, Hazare said that the BJP duped the country with its slogan of 'achche din' and came to power to do good to the corporate world. He also mentioned that there is a need to create awareness among the citizens of the country as there are a number of people who are unaware of the changes that the BJP has made to the original Bill.

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Bihar Political Crisis: Jitan Ram Manjhi Resigns Before The Trust Vote, Alleges Receiving Death Threats

Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi has resigned from his post today, just a few hours before trust vote on the floor of the assembly. Manjhi submitted his papers to the Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi. The Principal Secretary to the Governor has confirmed the CM's resignation, and said that the resignation letter was a one line statement. 

Manjhi surprised everyone by visiting the Raj Bhawan at 10 this morning. He returned back to his One Anne Marg residence after a 15-minute meeting with the Governor.

Manjhi's sudden decision to quit is seen in the light of his unsuccessful attempt to get the numbers in the house.

After he decided to rebel against his mentor and ex-CM Nitish Kumar, he was expelled from the JDU. He was to prove his majority in the house today. The BJP had announced yesterday that it will support Manjhi; but even with the support the BJP, Manjhi did not have the numbers to prove his majority.

Earlier the Nitish Kumar camp, comprising of JDU, RJD, Congress, CPI MLAs and one Independent legislator had taken a decision to boycott the Governor's speech prior to the joint session of the Bihar Legislature. 

JDU Chief Whip Shrawan Kumar said that the decision to boycott the Governor's speech was JDU effort to register protest against the decision to give Manjhi a 14 days' time - in which he tried his utmost to Horse trade the MLAs- to prove his majority.

Addressing a press conference, Jitan Manjhi said that he resigned because there were 'death threats' and bribe offers to his MLAs, and the speaker did not allow secret ballot for sake of the security of the MLAs.  

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