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Modi slams Oppn; lists govt's achievements in Parliament
The Prime Minister spoke about a series of initiatives the government has started to provide even the poorest section of the society a respectable life. "The people who have been living in palaces since generations, never understand what it means for a poor when he owns a house, which costs lakhs of rupees. Through PM Awas Yojana, we are making them 'lakhpati' (millionaire)," Modi said, taking a dig at the Opposition, and lauding the success of his government.
No data on bodies dumped in Ganga during second Covid wave: Govt
Responding to another question on water-born disease, Tudu told the house that total 59,07,572 cases of acute diarrhoeal diseases have been reported in 2021 against total 89,34,341 cases in 2020. Viral Hepatitis A cases have also been reduced to 4,077 cases in 2021, against 5,303 cases in 2020. Only 1,359 cases of Hepatitis E have been reported in 2021, against 2,362 in 2020, he said.
CBI gets sanction to prosecute former envoy, MEA official
A source told IANS that the agency got the prosecution sanction last week. This was furnished before the Rouse Avenue Court. This is a case pertaining to inflated bills and hiring private persons, using private vehicles, and taking an office on rent to misappropriate government funds. Everything was allegedly hired for a higher price than the market price in Sudan to gain personal profit, as per the charges.
Our youths making Unicorns but Congress making fun of them: PM
"Oppose us, but don't oppose the nation, our youths, their innovation. Stop making fun of them by giving statements like start-ups will not work. Don't discourage them. don't create a false narrative on the economic front by using your so-called intellectuals through various international forums and reports," he said in his response to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address.
The 10 main issues on which Modi lambasted Congress in Parliament
The first jibe that Modi took at the Congress was how state after state has been deserting the Congress and listed all the states that have not voted Congress for more than 25 years. "If you have had feet on the ground, then you would have seen the work done by my government. But most of you are stuck in 2014. You are facing the result. You give a lot of advice but forget that you too have had the opportunity to sit here (on the treasury benches) for 50 years," Modi said.
'Nobody will remove you in this session', PM's jibe on Adhir
The Prime Minister said, "You have done your work and it has been registered by those who matter and nobody will remove you from the post in this session, take it from me." (Har ek ko apna CR sudharne chahaiye aur main samajhta hu jitna apne kiya apka CR theek ho gaya hai). This brought huge laughter in the House.
India implementing largest Immunization program in the world: Mandaviya
The Mission will have three rounds and will be conducted in 416 districts which will include 75 districts identified for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav across 33 States/UTs in the country. In the first round from Feb-April 2022, 11 states - Assam, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura and Chhattisgarh will conduct IMI 4.0.
PM Modi's all out attack on Rahul Gandhi, Congress
"If you had feet on the ground, then you would have seen it. But most of you are stuck in 2014. You are facing the result. You give a lot of advice but forget that you too have had the opportunity to sit here (on the treasury benches) for 50 years," Modi said and went on to list the states that have not voted for Congress for the last 25 years onwards.
Battle for UP: SP fields Subhawati Shukla against Yogi
Subhawati Shukla's husband was known to be against Yogi Adityanath and had lost the 2018 by-election after Yogi Adityanath resigned from the seat after he became chief minister. By fielding Subhawati Shukla, the SP is clearly aiming at making a dent in BJP votes since Upendra Dutt Shukla was party vice president and had a good following among party cadres.
Ahead of Punjab polls, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim gets furlough
Ram Rahim Singh, is lodged in Haryana's Sunaria jail since 2017 after being convicted in rape and murder cases. He has a large number of followers in Punjab, which is going to the polls on February 20. Justifying the decision, Haryana Jail Minister Ranjit Chautala told reporters, "Ram Rahim was granted parole as per the jail manual. The state government has nothing to do with granting parole or furlough to a jail inmate."
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