79-yr-old social activist Swami Agnivesh brutally attacked by saffron extremists

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July 17, 2018

Pakur, Jul 17: A group of self-proclaimed saviors of Hindutva have brutally attacked prominent social activist and progressive seer Swami Agnivesh in Pakur district of Jharkhand.

The attack took place when Agnivesh visited Littipara of Pakur district to take part in an event. According to the victim, the assailants were the activists of BJP Yuva Morcha and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

“As soon as I came out of the venue, BJYM and ABVP activists attacked me without any provocation. They alleged that I was speaking against Hindus,” said.

“I thought Jharkhand was a peaceful state, but my views have changed after this incident,” he added.

The alleged BJP workers had shown black flags and raised slogans against him. The activist had offered a dialogue, but got abuses in return. He was kicked and pushed to the ground. The assailants were chanting "Jai Sri Ram" as they thrashed the 79-year-old activist.

A video of the alleged attack with a large crowd thrashing the social activist and his supporters is doing the rounds on social media.

Chief Minister Raghubar Das has asked the police to thoroughly investigate the incident.

"I am against any sort of violence. I am known as a peace-loving person. I don't know why I was attacked," Agnivesh said. He said there were no policemen around even though the protesters had gathered outside his hotel.

"I had offered to hold a dialogue with them. But nobody came to speak to me. I was going to a sammelan (seminar) with my tribal friends when they launched an attack. They were carrying black flags and without any warning pounced on me. They punched, kicked and dragged me on the ground. They also used cuss words," he said.

The activist likened the attack to mob lynchings that have been reported in several states in the past one year. In all the cases, the blood-hungry mobs had consumed rumours on social media, especially WhatsApp, about cow smuggling and presence of child kidnappers in their area.

"I pleaded with them with folded hands... But they didn't think it was necessary to tell me why they were raining blows on me. They just went on and on," Swami Agnivesh said.

Swami Agnivesh was rushed to hospital where doctors are running tests on him. He says that the stone that missed his head landed on his ribs and he is in immense pain.

The attack appears to be pre-meditated, police said. They have detained 20 men and are sifting through the CCTV footage before making further arrests.

 However, Jharkhand BJP spokesperson P Shahdeo said, “They weren’t workers of our party. We condemn this but his track record is such that this reaction doesn’t come as surprise. Pakur has recently been in news for religious conversion.”

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Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018

It is CLEAR that many HINDUS never read the VEDAS and their Scriptures... The one who know VEDAS are speaking against the attrocites of the Bajrang dal and other such cheddi groups. Cos God doesnt like Violence... I think most of the ignorant HINDUS who doesnt know the VEDAS are SILENT but they want to call themsleves HINDUS and patriot... Shame on such hindus who doesnt recognize the TRUE HINDU teachings and join hands with the Decievers of true hindu religion. READ and know your Enemy B4 they control U (one case is by demonitisation)

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March 19,2024

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Mangaluru: The Mangalore International Airport (MIA) will connect to a new domestic destination with the introduction of a non-stop flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. 

The non-stop service, once-a-week, will operate on Wednesday (from TIA) and Thursday (from MIA), starting April 3. Air India Express will operate the flight.

The flight is expected to help those taking up a pilgrimage to Vailankani shrine.

Sources from the AIE said that the airline carrier decided to fly non-stop between the two southern Indian cities as a flight to Jeddah, which will start from April 3, arrives from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. 

“It is a ferry or positional flight from TIA to MIA. Instead of flying empty, the management has decided to run it as a commercial flight. This will help both passengers and the airline. The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a 186-seater all-economy configuration on this route. 

The same flight, after landing in MIA, will further fly to Jeddah,” a source said. 

The flight IX 1498 will depart every Thursday at 5am from MIA to TIA. The TIA-MIA flight IX 1499 departs at 12.50pm. It is a one-hour nonstop flight. The same flights will also operate nonstop between Jeddah and MIA. 

The non-stop flight IX 499 will depart MIA at 2.50pm and reach King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 6.25pm. The IX498, will depart from Jeddah at 7.25pm and reach MIA early at 3.40am.

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March 19,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 19: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the Congress will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

"Due to internal squabbles, the state government will not last long," the BJP leader said.

Talking to reporters on Monday, he said the sitting MP from the Gadag-Haveri constituency, Shivakumar Udasi, has done a lot of development work and implemented the Central government's schemes effectively.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely become the PM for the third time. The overall response has been good in the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency," the former Karnataka chief minister said.

Asked if he was contesting the election in a half-hearted manner in the Gadag-Haveri seat, Bommai said "such a question does not arise when the party's high command gives instructions".

He said he would respect his opponent and not take anyone lightly. 

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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