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Revanth Reddy took oath as CM, other 11 MLAs also took oath as ministers

Revanth Reddy Oath Ceremony: Anumula Revanth Reddy, the head of the Telangana Congress Legislature Party (CLP), has been sworn in as the state’s second chief minister. In addition to Revanth Reddy, eleven MLAs were sworn in as ministers.

President Sonia Gandhi of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP), President Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress, President Rahul Gandhi of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of Karnataka, and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar K attended the swearing-in ceremony. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by almost a lakh people.

#WATCH | Congress leader Revanth Reddy takes oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana at Hyderabad's LB stadium; Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administers him the oath of office. pic.twitter.com/TBtZRE0YQD
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2023

Revanth Reddy will take oath as the CM of Telangana today, Sonia – Rahul Gandhi has reached Hyderabad

Revanth Reddy Oath: Today, Revanth Reddy will be sworn in as Telangana‘s chief minister. The state’s assembly elections were won by Congress. Revanth Reddy was named Telangana’s next chief minister on Wednesday, according to a statement made by party general secretary KC Venugopal.

In Telangana, eight MLAs, one Deputy Chief Minister, and the Chief Minister will all take the oath of office as ministers. Revanth Reddy visited Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi earlier on Wednesday. Upon his return from Delhi, he was greeted by Congress workers.

Revanth Reddy, the 56-year-old president of the Telangana Congress, will be sworn in Thursday afternoon at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium.

To attend Reddy’s swearing-in ceremony, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and President Sonia Gandhi of the Congress Parliamentary Party reached Hyderabad. Revanth Reddy had arrived at the airport to greet the party’s upper echelons.

#WATCH | Telangana | Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party MP Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrive at a hotel in Hyderabad.

They are here in the city for the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Revanth Reddy. pic.twitter.com/InXy1sM4yI
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2023

Petrol pump strike in Rajasthan on 13-14 Sep, in protest against high VAT

In Rajasthan, petrol station workers have called a statewide strike beginning this morning, September 13, in protest of the state’s higher VAT rate on diesel and petrol than its surrounding states.

On September 13 and 14, petrol pump workers will strike from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in order to alert the state government. Even after this, starting on September 15, they will embark on an indefinite strike if the government does not take their demands into account.

During the strike, there won’t be any petrol or diesel available at the pumps. Pump employees won’t buy any fuel goods either. This strike will not apply to emergency service vehicles, such as ambulances and fire engines.

Rajendra Singh Bhati, president of the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association, stated that the association’s major demands are for the state of Rajasthan to lower the VAT rate on petrol and diesel and to raise the dealer commission. These are the demands the association set forward when it went on strike. Over 6000 petrol pumps will be shut down throughout the state at this time.

VIDEO | People queue up at petrol pumps in Jaipur ahead of the statewide strike called by petrol pump operators in Rajasthan on September 13-14 against high VAT on fuel.

READ: https://t.co/0sBxdZdb1h pic.twitter.com/P3em7Cty7f
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 12, 2023

Manipur-like case surfaced in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh, tribal woman paraded naked, video went viral

In Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, a scandalous incident comparable to that in Manipur has surfaced. The tribal woman was paraded throughout this village naked. He was beaten. After the humiliating incident’s video became viral on social media, the police got involved.

Umesh Mishra, the director general of police, acted on Friday night at the request of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. To Pratapgarh, he dispatched the Additional Director General of Police (Crime), Dinesh MN. Three suspects have been taken into custody in this matter, according to the most recent information, which was acquired on Saturday morning.

The incident involving the 21-year-old lady happened on Thursday, according to Peshawar Khan, the in-charge of the Dhariyavad police station. Her ex-husband Kana and other family members performed terrible conduct on the woman in the hills village near the police station. The victim was abused. He was paraded through the village while unclothed.

In this incident, BJP state president CP Joshi stated, “Today Rajasthan is again ashamed. Why Rajasthan ranks first in rape and atrocities against women is explained by the fact that the administration is unaware of the event of atrocities against women in the Lower Kota of Pahada Gram Panchayat of Dhariyavad tehsil of Pratapgarh district.

#WATCH | Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan: On the Pratapgarh incident, BJP state president CP Joshi says, "The incidents that took place in Rajasthan for last 4.5 years are shameful. But the Pratapgarh incident is shameful for everyone… Weak law and order, and administration are the… pic.twitter.com/7HdGTwQHG2
— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2023

Salasar Balaji: In Rajasthan, the idol of Ram’s court was demolished in the dark of night, video went viral

Near Salasar Balaji in Churu district, Ram Darbar’s grand entrance was demolished in the middle of the night on the Sujangarh-Salasar main road. Social media is flooded with videos of idols of Ram Darbar being destroyed by JCBs and bulldozers in this entry.

BJP and Hindu organizations have expressed outrage in the wake of the virality of the video. In response, Churu MLA Rajendra Rathod, leader of the opposition, has called for action against all responsible officials and issued a warning to agitate. Satish Poonia, the state BJP president, tweets taunt the Gehlot government. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, deputy Union Minister, also tweets taunts.

This congress govt will fall like this gate @ashokgehlot51 saab in his fiefdom has forgot the power and revenge of prabhu #SalasarBalaji dham

Will await eagerly for the day https://t.co/J7BYdlN8bX
— Corporate-Nomad 🇮🇳 (@man_and_mind) March 20, 2022

In fact, the road needs to be widened to make Salasar-Sujangarh four-lane. Ram’s court was lined with stone idols on this route. PWD’s contractor demolished this entrance using JCBs on Tuesday night, 15th March. In this case, neither the idols were removed nor Hindu organizations were notified. A contractor directly demolishes this grand gate by demolishing it. Hindu organizations also demonstrated by blocking the road on March 16, when they learned of this.

PWD officials said idols would be returned

Following that, the PWD AEN Babulal Verma and the JEN Nandlal Muwal apologized, saying that as soon as the road is constructed, the idols of Ramdarbar will be replaced. Due to Holi being a festival, the dharna was postponed once. However, after his video went viral, Hindutva organizations and the general public were outraged. With this, the matter has begun to gain momentum.

The video was first tweeted by Rajasthan BJP and later by the state president

BJP Rajasthan’s Twitter handle tweeted the video after it became viral. In this tweet, it stated “The “nocturnal act” of the Gehlot government in Sujangarh!”. The Congress government bulldozed the idols of Lord Ram and his court in the dark night. “Gehlot ji, we will never forget…”.

The state BJP president Satish Poonia also tweeted this video from the BJP Twitter account and wrote, “The policy and intentions of Congress and Ashok Gehlot ji are opposing…the first builds the Shri Ram temple, the latter takes it anywhere. It should be ruthlessly destroyed …that which is not of Shri Ram…that is of no use to anyone.”

कांग्रेस और अशोक गहलोत जी की नीति और नीयत…एक वो है जो श्री राम मंदिर बनाते हैं दूसरे वो हैं जो उसे कहीं भी निष्ठुरता से तोड़ते है… जो श्री राम का नहीं..वो किसी के काम का नहीं… https://t.co/aGsTMCsjwa
— Satish Poonia (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSatishPoonia) March 19, 2022

Pratap Singh Khachariawas, a Cabinet minister in the Gehlot government, said that Lord Ram should have been moved to another location before the gate was removed.

Rajasthan government gifts iPhone to 200 MLAs; BJP preparing to return

After the state budget presentation for 2022-23, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday gifted Apple iPhone 13s to all 200 legislators in the House. In keeping with a gift-giving culture, the Ashok Gehlot-led government handed over the new iPhone 13s to all the MLAs alongside a copy of the budget. Later, the state BJP announced that it would return the mobile phones given by the Congress government.

Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday presented the budget for the year 2022-23 by the Rajasthan BJP as disappointing. The opposition party said they did not present any concrete plans to get the state’s “shaky” economy back on track. According to Satish Poonia, state BJP chief, the party will return the iPhone gifted by the Congress, which is valued between Rs 75,000-1,000,000.

The BJP, which has 71 members in the 200-member House, said it would return the gifts rather than burden the state with the expense. He tweeted, “After discussion with Gulab Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, and other MLAs, it was decided that considering the financial burden on the state government, all BJP MLAs in Rajasthan will be given iPhones by the Congress government and will return it.”

Congress awards iPhones to 200 legislators

In a statement, the state BJP chief also attacked Chief Minister Gehlot for his budget presentation and said he was good at making announcements but had a difference between words and actions. Rajasthan’s 200 legislators receive iPhone 13s from Congress. A gift like this would have cost the state about Rs 1.5 crore. The majority of MLAs were happy with the Chief Minister’s gift, except for the BJP, which will now return them. There has been more than one time when Congress has gifted all MLAs with iPads along with copies of the budget in the past.