No Impact Of INDIA Bloc, BJP Will Win Both Seats Of Goa: Shripad Naik

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

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Claiming that the situation for the BJP is favorable and the INDIA bloc does not have any impact, Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik on Saturday said that his party will win both the seats of Goa in the Lok Sabha polls.

Panaji, March 2: Claiming that the situation for the BJP is favorable and the INDIA bloc does not have any impact, Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik on Saturday said that his party will win both the seats of Goa in the Lok Sabha polls.

According to him, BJP has 28 MLAs and support of two MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and three Independents, which would help them to win the seats easily.

"We could not win the South Goa seat last time as there was no support of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP). This time MGP is with us and we have 33 MLAs, hence we will win both the seats. We have good response everywhere," Naik, senior leader of BJP, said.

MGP's MLA Sudin Dhavalikar was dropped from cabinet in the last term (2017 to 2022) of the BJP government after his two MLAs split from the regional party and joined the saffron party then.

This forced senior politician Sudin Dhavalikar to support Congress in 2019 Lok Sabha election, which helped grand old party's candidate Francisco Sardinha to win from South Goa by defeating BJP's then sitting Member of parliament Narendra Sawaikar.

After the results of 2022 assembly elections, even as the BJP enjoyed majority, MGP MLA Sudin Dhavalikar was accommodated in Pramod Sawant's cabinet.

Shripad Naik further said that development will be the main agenda of campaigning. "Issues like employment and others will be discussed at the government level," he said.

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"INDIA bloc is dispersing in pace. It will not impact us. People have witnessed the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. People are with us and our workers are committed," Shripad Naik said.

(IANS)

PM Modi Has Already Scored A Century In First Two Phases Of LS Polls: Amit Shah

by Hemanta Pande

Mainpuri, Apr 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already scored a century of seats in the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls.

Polling in the first two of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections was held on April 19 and April 26.

Addressing a rally in Mainpuri, HM Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.

"The accounts of both the princes have not been opened. It is a choice to develop and prosper the country. Ram Mandir was constructed in five years. The Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party delayed Ram temple," he said.

HM Shah said that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav did not go to Ram temple due to fear of the vote bank.

"This election is between those who opened fire on Ram devotees and those who built Ram temple," the Union Minister said.

"Article 370 was removed from Jammu and Kashmir even though the Congress said that it would not allow Article 370 to be removed. We gave a befitting reply to Pakistan with a surgical strike," HM Shah, addressing the rally, said.

"Tell me whether Kashmir is a part of India or not. When we removed Article 370, 'Rahul Baba' said that rivers of blood would flow but not even a pebble was moved during PM Modi's rule. Earlier there used to be terrorist attacks. PM Modi gave a befitting reply by carrying out surgical and air strikes."

The Home Minister said that "we are in support of reservation, and no one can remove reservation".

"We will not allow anyone to remove the reservation. The Opposition has opened a factory of lies. There was migration during the Samajwadi Party rule. PM Modi ended nepotism. Also, the 80 crore people of this country will continue to get free ration," HM Shah said while appealing to the people to defeat nepotism and make PM Modi win.

The former BJP president also said that PM Modi has brought 25 crore people out of the poverty line.

"They talk about backward people but when Kalyan Singh died, these people did not go to pay him respects. But they drove to Mukhtar Ansari's house. Will they respect the people of backward communities?" HM Shah wondered.(IANS)

BSF Seizes Heroin Close To Pak Border In Punjab

by Hemanta Pande

Chandigarh, Apr 28:The Border Security Force (BSF) seized heroin near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar district on Sunday.

“A QRT-based extensive search operation with meticulous planning backed by input regarding the presence of a suspected packet in the border area of Amritsar district was carried out,” the BSF said in a statement.

“During the search, the troops recovered one packet of suspected heroin of 440 grams. The narcotics were wrapped with yellow adhesive tape and a small LED light was attached to it. This recovery took place from a harvested crop field adjacent to Rajatal village in Amritsar (rural) district,” it said.

“A reliable input and swift response of BSF troops once again successfully foiled a smuggling attempt of narcotics from across the border,” the BSF added.

The BSF, responsible for safeguarding the 553-km long tough and challenging India-Pakistan border in Punjab, had said in 2023 that it detected and shot down 107 drones and seized 442.395 kg of heroin so far. (IANS)

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Actor Sahil Khan, Detained In Mahadev Betting App Case, Brought To Mumbai From Chhattisgarh

by Hemanta Pande

Mumbai, Apr 28: Actor Sahil Khan was brought to Mumbai from Chhattisgarh on Sunday after being detained by the Mumbai Crime Branch's Special Investigative Team (SIT) in connection with the Mahadev Betting app case.

“I believe in the judiciary of the country," Khan told reporters as he was escorted by security officials.

He was presented before a court today, which has sent him to police custody till May 1.

Mumbai Police has also seized actor Sahil Khan's passport as part of ongoing legal proceedings.
Khan was apprehended on Saturday from Chhattisgarh, where he had reportedly been evading authorities for nearly 40 hours. His attempts to secure a pre-arrest bail failed as the Bombay High Court rejected his plea.

Khan had fled Mumbai, constantly changing his location to evade authorities.

The actor stands accused of running a betting site and promoting illegal betting activities. His name surfaced during the investigation of the Mehadev betting app case by the Matunga Police in Mumbai.

The Bombay High Court had granted him anticipatory bail on the condition of cooperation with police interrogation, which Khan failed to comply with, leading to this development.

The Mumbai Crime Branch's Special Investigation Team (SIT) tracked down Sahil Khan in Chhattisgarh, where he was subsequently apprehended.

Officials from the Mumbai Crime Branch revealed that Sahil Khan was not cooperating with the interrogation process.

The case, initially registered at Mumbai's Matunga Police Station, involves over 38 individuals, including Khan, embroiled in a betting scandal. The alleged size of the scam is estimated to be around Rs 15,000 crore, as per the first information report (FIR) filed in the case.

Among those implicated in the FIR are names like Mustakim, brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Upal, Shubham Soni, and several others.

Notably, chief accused, Ravi Uppal, was detained in Dubai last year by local authorities. According to the sources, the arrest was made by Dubai police based on a red corner notice issued by Interpol at the behest of ED.

Sahil Khan, known for his roles in films like 'Style' and 'Excuse Me', has transitioned into the fitness industry in recent years.

Initially handled by the local police, the matter was later transferred to the Crime Branch's cyber cell for further investigation, eventually leading to the formation of the SIT. (ANI)

No Impact Of INDIA Bloc, BJP Will Win Both Seats Of Goa: Shripad Naik

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