Congress worried about Modi appreciated in State Assembly

Congress versus Narendra Modi is taking a bizarre turn every time the PM is praised anywhere in the world. Leaving no stone unturned to blame PM Modi for the growing intolerance in the country, Congress is hell bent on slowing down the juggernaut that he seems to be riding on. The Hindi News Online took notice of how opposition is uncomfortable with Modi’s growing popularity, especially when the Bihar Election results are yet to be announced.

Recently, Modi was congratulated in the Madhya Pradesh Legilstaive Assembly for his dramatic entry into the Forbes list of World’s most powerful persons in the world. When the whole assembly, dominated by BJP leaders, congratulated the PM for his achievement, the Congress raised question on the need to praise him.

Why Modi was congratulated in MP Assembly-

Narendra Modi is the PM of the country and belongs to the same party that rules in Madhya Pradesh. As per the recently announced list by Forbes, he ranked 9th in the list of Most powerful Political leaders in the World. He ranked 15th last year in the same list.

The political news in Hindi was buzzing with this latest development of Modi’s comparison with global leaders in 2015. MP Kailash Vijayvarigya announced in the Assembly that “Modi is the crowning glory in the country of 1.25 billion people.” It is an achievement for every Indian and Modi is the leader of the country. When Congress raised questioned the need to congratulate him in the Assembly, the House Speaker said that it is the tradition of the House. The Speaker said, “There is no violation of any rule. We only congratulated the PM of the country!” What could be bizarre than this where Opposition fails to acknowledge the authentic list released by a prominent business-political journal.

Why congress is quoting it as squalid propaganda-

Congress is evidently disappointed with the international development and the kind of attention showered on Modi. The last PM from Congress, Manmouah Singh was hardly an international figure to reckon with. More so, he had a rather sordid tenure in the UPA II, tarnished by corruption charges, sycophancy and poor economic strategy.  Modi has done a good job so far as a PM.

Congress MP Bala Bachan raised eyebrows in the Assembly and asked on what grounds is Modi praised in the house! It is certain that the Congress thinks that the BJP is resorting to cheap publicity ahead of the Bihar poll results to influence voters. Political experts say there is nothing wrong with the appreciation on the floor of a State house.

Brushing shoulder with the Powerful-

He is sharing prominence with leading names in the world. In the 2015 Forbes list, Russian President Vladimir Putin is Number One followed by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. US President slipped a spot behind to end the year at Number 3. Biggies like Chinese Premier XI Jinping and UK Prime Minister James Cameron also lost significant places in the list. Pope Francis is 4th while Bill Gates is ranked at 6th. It is a remarkable list to share names with. PM Modi is definitely in the right list!

SRK stirs controversy with is “Intolerance” comment; security beefed up

Bollywood Badshaah stirred a political controversy on his birthday. This is definitely the week’s fiery Bollywood news in Hindi. SRK remarked how “extreme intolerance” in the country is a stigma that fellow countrymen are not happy with. His political secular comment did not go down well with the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, who immediately labelled SRK as a “pariah”. Amidst ignited emotions and flaring comments coming from political corners, the Mumbai Police has beefed up security outside his home- Mannat.

The Bollywood fraternity has always been a divided segment when it comes to supporting or raising concerns over the political intolerance in the country. Be it the banning of the Pakistani artists from entering Mumbai or letting them perform in concerts in India, Bollywood news in Hindi are rife with such debates. In the wake of the latest development regarding SRK’s comments and the retaliation from BJP’s state leaders, the Deputy Commissioner of the Mumbai Police, Satya Narayan Chaudhury briefed the media. “We have increased the security of the actor and it will continue till further orders”, he said. Vehicular check posts have been erected on all roads leading to Mannat, through Band Stand and Sea Link. Two police vans and satellite bikes are doing round-up trips since the Bollywood news in Hindi featured the comments.

 

Who said what against SRK?

Retorting to SRK’s “intolerance” remark, BJP’s volatile leader from Indore, Kailash Vijayvargiya, triggered a chain reaction of comments when he posted a rather controversial tweet on SRK. He tweeted that SRK’s “soul” lies in Pakistan, but lives in India.

BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and VHP leader, Sadhvi Prachi went a step ahead and tagged SRK alongside India’s most wanted terrorist from Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed. Haifz Saeed is wanted for his role in master-minding the 26/11 Mumbai attack. He also advised King Khan to leave the country and make his residence in Pakistan. Baba Ramdev also advised SRK to return money to PM’s Relief Fund to prove his loyalty to the country.

The party later disapproved the comments made by the two BJP MPs. They backed SRK as an honest and law abiding citizen of country. It is worth noting that SRK is one of the top tax payers in the industry. He can’t be placed in the same league as some as notorious and merciless as Hafiz. 

Support for SRK flows in

The biggest support for SRK against BJP’s fury came from the same party members themselves. Their ally in Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena openly supported SRK’s remark on growing intolerance in the country. Bollywood News Hindi featured last month how Shiv Sena supporters threw ink on an event organizer for backing Pakistani Ghazal singer, Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai and then book launch of former Pakistani minister.

SRK himself seemed surprised and remarked that his comments stand justified following the controversy it has stirred in the political scenario. He enlightened the press how his father participated in the freedom movement and how his grandparents have served the Indian government at significant roles.

Sanjay Raut, Nalin Kohli, Digvijaya Singh and Salman Khan all stood by SRK on social media sites.