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BJP to strengthen organisational network in 96,100 Maha poll booths for Assembly elections

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BJP to strengthen organisational network in 96,100 Maha poll booths for Assembly elections

Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) The BJP, in the wake of its dismal performance in the General Elections, has launched a massive exercise to strengthen its organisational network in 96,100 polling booths across Maharashtra as part of its strategy for the Assembly polls.

The party’s 30-member core committee in the presence of state incharge Bhupendra Yadav and co-incharge Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday and Friday decided to step up its efforts even at the level of Shakti kendras and mandals, for not only the victory of BJP nominees but also of its allies Shiv Sena and NCP in the Assembly polls.

State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that the proposed exercise in 91,600 booths is planned considering the Assembly elections as well as polls to the panchayat samitis, zilla parishads, gram panchayats and municipal corporations due since long.

He stressed that the Mahayuti would fight these elections together and retain power in Maharashtra after the Assembly polls.

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“The core committee discussed the political situation in 150 Assembly seats on Thursday and remaining 138 Assembly constituencies on Friday. The BJP poll network will focus on the victory of its own candidates and also of Shiv Sena and NCP,’’ said Bawankule.

He denied media reports that some core committee members expressed displeasure over lack of cooperation by Shiv Sena and NCP with BJP nominees in the Lok Sabha elections.

He further clarified that the core committee did not discuss the seat sharing arrangement among the Mahayuti partners as reported by the media.

‘’The core committee did not even make a mention of Shiv Sena, NCP or of Eknath Shinde or Ajit Pawar. There is no truth in the media reports. The core committee, as I said, discussed the present and upcoming scenario in all 288 Assembly constituencies with the sole objective of Mahayuti retaining power in the state,’’ he said.

Bawankule urged the print and TV media to stop doing speculative stories about party meetings.

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“The party shares the information about its meetings. So report what has been discussed. The media in the state has a special stature and culture and therefore they should avoid doing sourced-based stories, but report what has actually happened in the party meetings,” he opined.

Bawankule said the core committee unanimously decided to increase outreach with voters by taking up a slew of development and welfare schemes announced by the Mahayuti during the budget and also various schemes proposed by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.

“The party will flag off the benefits of these schemes announced by the double engine government, in the state,” he added.

Bawankule alleged that the Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) and the Congress, was not keen on the state’s development but doing politics.

“If MVA comes to power it will cancel all development and welfare schemes announced by the Mahayuti government,” he claimed.

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Bawankule said that nearly 5,300 party functionaries will attend its convention on Sunday at Pune, adding that Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will address the first session while the concluding session will be by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

“These 5,300 party functionaries are expected to reach up to 91,600 booths, Shakti kendras and mandals, taking up the party’s programme and Mahayuti’s schemes in the run up to the Assembly election,” he added.

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Defence Ministry: Year 2025 will be year of reforms

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On Wednesday, the Defence Ministry announced that 2025 will be designated as the “Year of Reforms,” with a primary focus on establishing integrated theatre commands to enhance collaboration among the three branches of the military.

These reforms are aimed at transforming the armed forces into a technologically advanced, combat-ready force capable of executing multi-domain integrated operations, the ministry stated.

The initiative will emphasize emerging domains such as cyber and space, alongside cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, hypersonics, and robotics.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described the “Year of Reforms” as a pivotal milestone in the modernization of the armed forces.

“It will set the stage for significant advancements in the nation’s defense capabilities, ensuring the security and sovereignty of India in the face of 21st-century challenges,” he said.

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A 3.2 magnitude tremor struck Gujarat’s Kutch district on Wednesday morning, according to the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR).

The district administration reported no casualties or property damage following the quake.

The tremor occurred at 10:24 am, with its epicenter located 23 kilometers north-northeast (NNE) of Bhachau, as per the Gandhinagar-based ISR.

Last month, the region experienced four seismic events exceeding a magnitude of 3, including a 3.2 magnitude tremor just three days ago, with its epicenter also near Bhachau.

Earlier tremors in the area included a 3.7 magnitude earthquake on December 23 and a 3.2 magnitude event on December 7, according to ISR reports.

Kutch was also jolted by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake on November 18, 2024. On November 15, a 4.2 magnitude quake hit Patan in north Gujarat, based on ISR data.

Gujarat is considered a high-risk earthquake zone, having experienced nine major earthquakes over the past 200 years, according to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA). The 2001 earthquake in Kutch, which occurred on January 26, was the third-largest and second-most destructive in India in the last two centuries, according to the GSDMA.

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Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh’s much-anticipated New Year’s Eve concert in Ludhiana faced legal hurdles after a complaint was filed by Punditrao Dharenavar, an assistant professor from Chandigarh.

Following the complaint, the Deputy Director of the Women and Child Department, Government of Punjab, issued a formal notice to Ludhiana’s District Commissioner, urging them to prohibit Dosanjh from performing specific songs during his live show on December 31, 2024.

The notice specifically targets songs accused of promoting alcohol, including Patiala Peg, 5 Tara Theke, and Case (Jeeb Vicho Feem Labbiya), even if the lyrics are slightly modified. The complaint points to previous warnings issued to Dosanjh by various commissions advising against performing these controversial tracks.

Despite these warnings, the singer allegedly continues to perform the songs with minor alterations. Dharenavar raised serious concerns about the influence of such music on young audiences, especially when minors are present at live events.

Adding to the controversy, Dharenavar referenced a 2019 Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling, which directed law enforcement to ensure that songs promoting alcohol, drugs, or violence are not played at public events, including concerts. This ruling underscores the legal basis for the complaint and has further intensified the scrutiny surrounding the event.

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Five people sustained injuries when a vehicle in the convoy of Uttar Pradesh Minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad overturned into a ditch near Januan village in the Khejuri Police Station area of Ballia district late last night.

Sanjay Nishad shared details of the incident, stating that the accident injured five party workers, including four women.

“I was traveling with the convoy to participate in the Constitutional Rights Yatra organized by the party on Tuesday night. Near Januan village in the Khejuri area, one of the vehicles following the convoy lost control while trying to avoid an animal and overturned into a ditch,” Nishad explained.

The injured individuals have been identified as Rakesh Nishad, Ramrati, Usha, Geeta, and Iravati Nishad.

Senior police and administrative officials quickly arrived at the scene following the incident to oversee the situation.

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The mother of Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher found dead after accusing the company of copyright violations, has alleged that her son was “murdered” and called for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe.

Poornima Rao, Suchir’s mother, claimed her son’s death was a “cold-blooded murder” that authorities wrongly ruled as suicide. She further disclosed that a private autopsy report conflicted with the findings of the initial police investigation.

Rao alleged that her son’s apartment had been “ransacked” and cited evidence of a struggle in the bathroom, including bloodstains that suggested he had been assaulted.

“We hired a private investigator and conducted a second autopsy to uncover the truth. The private autopsy does not confirm the cause of death stated by the police. Suchir’s apartment was ransacked, there were signs of a struggle in the bathroom, and it appears he was hit based on blood spots. This is a cold-blooded murder being misclassified as a suicide. Lobbying in San Francisco won’t deter us from seeking justice. We demand an FBI investigation,” Rao wrote on X.

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Elon Musk reacted to Rao’s post, commenting, “This doesn’t seem like a suicide.”

Balaji was discovered dead in his San Francisco apartment months after accusing OpenAI of violating copyright laws during the development of ChatGPT, as reported by Fox News. Despite these claims, the San Francisco Police Department found no evidence of foul play and ruled the death a suicide.

On October 24, shortly before his death, Balaji voiced doubts about the “fair use” defense in generative artificial intelligence. “I recently participated in a NYT story about fair use and generative AI, and why I’m skeptical ‘fair use’ would be a plausible defense for a lot of generative AI products,” he wrote on X.

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