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पीएम के भाषण में का बा | PM speaks in the parliament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylxd6uOPKN8 Ravish Kumar Official  Aug 11, 2023
अपने विद्यार्थी जीवन में ऐसे कई छात्रों को देखा है, जो परीक्षा में जवाब नहीं आने पर भी पूरा पन्ना भर कर आ जाते थे। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सवा दो घंटे से अधिक समय तक भाषण दिया है। इस भाषण में मणिपुर कितना था, जो था, वो कितना सही था, विपक्ष को घेरने के लिए जिन तथ्यों और घटनाओं का उल्लेख किया गया, उनमें कितनी बातें सही हैं, कितनी झूठ हैं और कितनी आधी-अधूरी हैं ये जानने के लिए आवश्यकता है ऐसे युवाओं की जो प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के भाषण से सही और ग़लत का पता लगा सकें। कभी वे 60 के दशक में जाते हैं तो कभी 80 के दशक में, अपने कार्यकाल के दशक में नहीं जाते हैं कि उनके रहते मणिपुर की हालत क्यों हुई? सवा दो घंटे के भाषण में प्रधानमंत्री मणिपुर पर क़रीब चार मिनट बोले हैं। आप उनके बाक़ी के भाषण को संसद की वेबसाइट पर देख-पढ़ कर ख़ुद फैसला करें।

Manoj Jha ने PM Modi के भाषण पर कसा तंज, बोले- Manipur को ये उम्मीद ना थी | वनइंडिया हिंदी https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMKt8PkOemc  Aug 11, 2023  No Confidence Motion: लोकसभा (Lok Sabha) में विपक्ष द्वारा लाए गए अविश्वास प्रस्ताव पर तीसरे दिन भी जोरदार चर्चा हुई. सदन को संबोधित करते हुए पीएम मोदी (PM Modi) ने जमकर विपक्ष (INDIA) पर निशाना साधा. प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के भाषण पर आरजेडी (RJD) सांसद मनोज झा (Manoj Jha) ने हमला बोला है. उन्होंने कहा कि मणिपुर (Manipur) पर प्रधानमंत्री ने सिर्फ ढाई मिनट बोला.

Rahul Gandhi steps up attack: ‘As Manipur burns… Modi joked, laughed in House… A PM not a petty politician’  https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/manipur-burning-pm-modi-cracked-jokes-lok-sabha-rahul-gandhi-8887890/ “This is not about Rahul Gandhi, Congress or Oppn. It is about India... A state stands decimated... A PM should speak with the weight of country behind him... Tragic to watch Narendra Modi”

ED Seizes New Delhi flat linked to NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha https://www.thestatesman.com/india/ed-seizes-new-delhi-flat-linked-to-newsclick-editor-prabir-purkayastha-1503209846.html August 9, 2023  Back in September 2021, the federal agency conducted a raid at Purkayastha’s premises. The ED’s search operation extended to the offices of Newsclick Studio and its affiliated entities, along with their Directors and shareholders (totaling ten entities) located in Delhi NCR. This action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). ...The recent move comes as part of the ED’s ongoing money laundering investigation into the news portal. The agency is preparing to file a charge sheet in relation to this matter. ..During the course of the investigation, it emerged that Prabir Purkayastha, who holds the position of Director at Newsclick, had known Neville Roy Singham from Worldwide Media Holdings LLC since 2017. When questioned, Prabir allegedly claimed to have no knowledge of Navielle’s company.

The ED’s inquiry also revealed a lack of clarity surrounding the receipt of Rs. 28.46 crore from foreign sources by NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha and Newsclick Studio employees. In response, Newsclick has refuted the allegations.

The ED previously attached Purkayastha’s fixed deposits amounting to ₹41 lakh. The agency has also pointed out that the company paid a salary of ₹17.08 lakh to incarcerated activist Gautam Navlakha, along with additional remittances made to certain journalists.

Amchi Mumbai Amchi BEST has the following demands
1. BMC must run BEST as part of the BMC Budget
2. Restore a fully BEST-owned fleet
3. Resume all discontinued routes.
4. Double the fleet to 6,000 buses for today’s Mumbai.
5. Give BEST buses priority lanes on arterial [or: main] roads
6. Stop privatization of BEST depots

We are demanding that the BEST revert to a publicly owned and operated fleet.

- JD on WA: I agree with all the demands.. But then at least someone should expose the fact that there is a way of wet leasing, while still maintaining standards and working conditions. Chahal is getting away by saying that they cannot dictate terms of hire and quality and working conditions of drivers..
- Hussein in WA The main argument for wet-leasing, if at all, is that the operations will cost less than a publicly operated fleet. The BMC initially introduced wet-leasing as a way of cutting down BEST's 'losses'. If such cost-savings can be done, wet-leasing might perhaps be a good thing. The problem is that the costs are reduced by (a) paying workers less and making them work more as compared to the regular BEST staff, and (b) cutting corners on maintainence and service quality. The first hurts the workers, the second hurts commuters.
So far there is no evidence that wet-leasing is cheaper to operate (with equal pay and equivalent or better services) than the BEST's own operations. In fact, the BEST and BMC have stopped talking about 'losses' entirely. So far, there is no proof that wet-leasing can work better.
In any case, even the 'reducing losses' argument is hollow at best. The BMC will spend 16,000 crore on the South Coastal Road, and is now planning to spend another 16,000 crore on the North Coastal Road. That is 32,000 crores for car-owners. The BEST's deficit is at 4,000 crores approximately. The BMC can simply write off this deficit, and make BEST operations a part of its yearly municipal budget.
For the Government and the BMC, wet-leasing policy is an ideological choice, not a practical one.
- Agreed.. but we also need to convince the average mumbaikar.. that the privatisation model compromises safety as well as quality of service.. and that wetleasing is not economic magic!!
- An alternative system could be what George Fernandes did to the Bombay Taxi Union. Organised the direct financing of Taxi's to the driver-owner. BEST could wet lease from individual drivers or two driver coops. who buy buses using bank loans and Union arrangements with Bus manufacturers. The Unions could also run mechanic/maintenance cooperative workshops through out the city.