- 6/20/2025
A political storm has erupted in Andhra Pradesh after Jagan Mohan Reddy appeared to endorse a violent remark by a YSRCP supporter, who likened political rivals to sacrificial animals using a dialogue from the film Pushpa. The phrase "Rappa Rappa" has since become the focal point of a heated clash between the YSRCP and TDP. Former CM Chandrababu Naidu strongly condemned the rhetoric, questioning its appropriateness in political discourse.
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00:00Now, we're beginning this hour with breaking news that's coming in from down south, in fact, specifically from the state of Andhra Pradesh, wherein Jagan Mohan Reddy endorses violent Pushpa dialogue, and that has now sparked a massive roar.
00:15His defended supporters' provocative remark, the YSRCP supporter invoked popular scene from Pushpa 2. The scene, in fact, let's tell you, refers to animal beheadings as a tradition, as a part of a ritual.
00:30Now, the YSRCP supporter likens TDP to sacrificial animals. That is what has been said, or rather, what's been implied in his provocative remarks.
00:41Andhra CM, Chandrababu Naidu lambasts Jagan Mohan Reddy for the provocation. The chief minister now has even questioned normalizing cinematic violence in the state.
00:53This is the roar, the big, massive roar that's been sparked over a provocative remark.
01:00Based on or rather referenced from Pushpa 2. And this is the latest that's taken place. Remember, the remark has been made by a YSRCP supporter.
01:11It's a provocative remark. But it is Jagan Mohan Reddy, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, who's come out to endorse it, who's come out to even defend it, which is why we see this massive roar.
01:23Now, we do have some reactions that are coming in so far into this entire matter, which we will slip into shortly.
01:31But let us once again reiterate what has been exactly said in the provocative remark.
01:37The provocative remark is a reference from a scene from Pushpa 2.
01:41It's a violent scene, which is with regards to sacrificial animals.
01:47And in the remarks, TDP has likened, TDP has been likened to these sacrificial animals in the very movie.
01:55Now, let's take a look at these reactions that are coming in.
01:58So, let's take a look at the clip of this clip.
02:16...
02:23...
02:35I don't know.
02:42I'm not sure.
02:44Are you watching the cinema?
02:46Are you watching the cinema?
02:48Are you watching the film?
02:50Are you going to tell me?
02:52I'm not sure.
02:54If you haven't seen the film,
02:57you haven't seen the film,
03:00you haven't seen the film,
03:02you haven't seen the film.
03:05I've seen the film.
03:07I've seen the film and turned it out.
03:10I've seen the film and said,
03:12that's why I'm watching the film.
03:14It's about violence.
03:16It's about the violence.
03:18That's their art or their intentions.
03:22When I'm a criminal,
03:24I'm a criminal brain.
03:27Now we have Professor Jyotsna, TDP spokesperson, joining us on India Today to in fact put forward their party's stance on this entire matter.
03:53Jyotsna, very good morning and thank you for speaking to us at India Today.
03:57We have already heard what the Chief Minister had to say regarding this matter.
04:00But yes, we would also want to hear from you how the party is looking at these very comments
04:05and what exactly is being done in terms of response to the remarks and the defence that has been put on for these remarks.
04:14Good morning, Shreya.
04:16It's actually quite unfortunate that a person who has worked as the Chief Minister for the state for five years
04:22and he is leading the party is encouraging such kind of remarks.
04:26That's actually very unfortunate.
04:28I think Jyotan Mohandadi should be ashamed of himself for supporting such kind of statements by anyone.
04:33So, see, I'll tell you one thing, Shreya.
04:35Here, when we are in politics, what we have to do is we have to at least try and, you know, help people to be in the right path, especially the youngsters.
04:46See, yesterday when such situation happened, immediately police took action saying that, see, this is nothing but provoking violence and all that.
04:54So, we took action.
04:56But Mr. Jyotan Mohandadi, the leader of their party and the ex-Chief Minister for the state, sits in the press conference and, you know,
05:05Besharmi ke faat, he supports this, which is quite unfortunate.
05:08And, but again, we cannot expect anything more from a person like Jyotan Mohandadi who has supported an MLC
05:13who actually killed some, killed a, you know, a person and door delivered the dead body.
05:20If you remember, MLC Anant Babu killed a person and then door delivered that body and Jyotan is still supporting him.
05:27Jyotan has actually, you know, not even taken action on him.
05:30That's one thing.
05:30And Jyotan Mohandadi, you know, he's known for this kind of facts.
05:33He's the one who has, you know, killed his own uncle.
05:37There's no doubt about it.
05:38So, every now and then, they try to portray their original nature.
05:45That is the cruel nature.
05:46Jyotan Mohandadi, you know, you are a person.
05:55Do you really support such kind of treatment?
05:57We are going to kill somebody in like a, we are going to sacrifice somebody.
06:02See, these are all, we are living in a civilized society.
06:04We are not living in something like, you know, what nonsense is this?
06:12And the person who has worked as the chief minister for the state supporting this kind of treatment?
06:16And, you know, again, as I said, you cannot expect anything better from Jyotan Mohandadi.
06:20He's the person who encourages the ganja back.
06:22He's the person who encourages the murderers.
06:24He's the person who encourages the rapists.
06:26He's the person who actually encourages all kind of unlawful acts, I would say.
06:33And he's the person who actually, you know, supports anti-social elements in the society.
06:38So, nothing better could have been expected from Jyotan Mohandadi.
06:41But such things are harmful to the society.
06:44I would say, yeah, such things and such kind of people are harmful to the society.
06:48They're anti-social elements and they have no right to live in the society, I believe.
06:52They should be probably, you know, earlier,
06:54such kind of people were, you know, thrown out of the villages, thrown out of the cities.
07:01I think something like this should be done to such kind of people who are encouraging violence,
07:05who are encouraging, you know, criminal acts, cruel acts.
07:09They should be literally been thrown out of the society.
07:11That brings me to my next question, Jyotana.
07:15At this point, has the party officially decided on demanding an apology
07:20or any further action against Jagan or the supporter who's made these comments?
07:26As I earlier quoted Shriyar, immediately police have taken action on that person.
07:30His name is, I think, Rari Teja.
07:32He's been taken into custody and he's been questioned on to why he has, you know,
07:36put such kind of placard and who has encouraged him
07:39and why is he doing all these things?
07:41He's already been questioned. He's in custody.
07:43And yes, even Jagan Mohand, I believe, Jagan Mohandadi should also come out and apologize.
07:49But again, Shriyar, we give that demand because we are sensible people
07:53and we demand some sensibility from him.
07:55But, you know, we cannot expect that from him
07:57because just around a week, 10 days back,
08:01very, very unparliamentary remarks, I would say.
08:04Very, very filthy kind of remarks were made against the women of Amaravati
08:07and the women of Andhra Pradesh.
08:09By his own channel, by the people in his own channel.
08:13But he, again, on the same day also, he was, you know,
08:16he came out and he never apologized.
08:18Even after people demanding apology from him,
08:21he simply, you know, had his goons attack those people
08:23who were demanding apology from him.
08:25So I think expecting an apology from Jagan
08:29is something far, far, far beyond our sight.
08:32But I believe law would take its own course of action.
08:35Right, Professor Josna, thank you so much for joining us on India Today
08:39and putting out your party stance there.
08:41But we are also being joined by Apoorva at this point
08:43to bring us more context into what exactly are the recent updates
08:47and the fallout that's taken place over these very remarks.
08:51Apoorva, very good morning to you.
08:53Tell us what you're picking up at this point,
08:54especially with the war of words that's already begun.
08:56Well, definitely, Shreya, because this has become a kind of a situation
09:01wherein not only are we looking at the kind of, you know,
09:06comments that are coming in.
09:07Remember, we saw the kind of film that Pushpatu was
09:10and the kind of, you know, dialogue that had made a complete impact
09:15on the people.
09:16And that's the same reality that you can see out here
09:18when we're seeing either, you know,
09:20the former Chief Minister of Angus today,
09:22Governor Mohamedi, stating this,
09:24or even the current Chief Minister, Shreya Prabhu, Nairu,
09:27saying the same.
09:27But one of the things that we have promoted is
09:29in what context were these words,
09:33especially, and yesterday,
09:35in the, you know, press conference
09:36that the former Chief Minister there,
09:38Vaishar Mohamedi, had stated
09:40while addressing the media reporters there,
09:43he had talked about how there had been atrocities
09:46that had been in Angus today
09:47and that in one of these illegal arrests that he says,
09:51and he claims that this said person was also,
09:54you know, arrested.
09:55In fact, he goes on to say,
09:57earlier on, this person who was an accused,
09:59he had been a TDP follower,
10:01but then he had shifted,
10:02jumped ship to Vaishar CP
10:03because he was sad,
10:05saddened by the lack of promises
10:07to each of the people by Chandramanayu.
10:09And in that anger, in that angst,
10:11he had said this,
10:12that is Raffa Raffa Nairu Kestam,
10:14that is the dialogue that is coming in from Pushpatu
10:16that we can see.
10:17And that's the same dialogue where he says,
10:19you know,
10:20Chandraman Priti says,
10:21if he wants to say that,
10:22let him say it's Sankosha,
10:23which is, you know,
10:25happy, conflict.
10:26That's the comment that is coming in from Chandraman Priti.
10:29At the same time,
10:30facing Chief Minister Nairu Red,
10:32who is, you know,
10:34claiming this sort of violence,
10:36not only that,
10:37he's also going on and claiming
10:39how the case of violence
10:41has been rising in Andhra Pradesh
10:43for quite some time.
10:44And in fact,
10:45he questions,
10:46you know,
10:47the former Chief Minister,
10:48the gentleman already,
10:48wherein he said,
10:49how can you be a political party leader,
10:52a former Chief Minister,
10:53you know,
10:54give a kind of representation,
10:56give a kind of support.
10:57Very true.
10:58Apoorva,
10:58I absolutely agree with all that you have said
11:00and thank you for bringing us
11:01all the latest details
11:02into this very story.
11:04With that, viewers,
11:04before we move on,
11:05let us quickly take you through
11:07what exactly has been said
11:08by Jaganan Mounredi
11:10as well as how the reaction has come in
11:12from the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
11:15We'll see you next time in
11:42I am a manabhima, but I am a manabhima.
11:44Next TDP is a manabhima.
11:49What is the name of the Gangamma?
11:51I am a manabhima.
11:53It's a manabhima.
11:54Is there a film in the cinema?
11:56Is there a film in the human?
11:58Is there a film in the cinema?
12:00Is there a film in Japan?
12:02I think the question is.
12:04What is the film you have done?
12:06No.
12:08No.
12:10Do not try it?
12:12Do not try it.
12:13Do not try it.
12:14Where are we going?
12:16What is this film you say?
12:20Do not try it.
12:22Do not try it.
12:24They want to put it in the public attention.
12:26That is their art or their intentions.
12:32Everyone has to do some criminal brains.
12:38Yo I'm like, who are you?
12:42I'm going to rehear
12:46Orupa Rafa
12:49Rafa Rafa
12:50I'm not going to coaches
12:53at home
13:08Shifting focus viewers, we're now bringing you breaking news
13:20in the aftermath of the tragic crash, the devastating crash that had taken place in Ahmedabad.
13:25Now, the parliamentary panel has questioned the Accident Bureau's low budget in this scenario.
13:32The parliamentary committee red-flagged the lesser funds to aircraft accident investigations and security.
13:38The discrepancy in funding raises important questions about the prioritization of regulatory compliance
13:45over security infrastructure and accident investigation capabilities.
13:50This is what the report has flagged.
13:52Now, amidst the Air India 171 crash and the investigations being carried out by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,
13:59they've brought the focus back on the Department-related Parliament Standing Committee on Tourism,
14:05Transport and Cultural Report presented to Rajasabha on 25th March 2025.
14:11In fact, India Today has accessed this report in which the discrepancy in funding of the AAIB
14:17and the BCAS was flagged by the Parliamentary Committee as well.
14:22To bring us more context and details into the story, we're being joined by Ahmed Bhattwaj.
14:27Ahmed, a very good morning to you.
14:29You know, in the aftermath of this devastating crash, we see several sectors and their negligence being highlighted and flagged.
14:37And now, the particular negligence that we're looking at, or rather the lapse that we're looking at,
14:44is at a low fund being allocated to accident management,
14:49or rather to managing situations of these sorts, emergencies of these sorts,
14:55just a mere meagre 20 crore budget, which is rather low.
14:59So, yes, the focus has now been brought back to the Parliamentary Committee
15:03and the issues that have been flagged by the AAIB and the BCAS while investigating this very crash.
15:11Because remember, viewers, when we speak of this very security budget,
15:16which is, again, a meagre 15 crore, not even just 20 crore,
15:19but, yes, security sector has been just allocated 15 crore rupees.
15:24That's what we're looking at.
15:26And the Parliamentary Panel had red flag meagre 20 crore rupee budget.
15:31So, yes, we are looking at that very focused.
15:33Amit, we have you with us.
15:36So, yes, when we speak of the investigation that is continuing,
15:39several lapses are coming to the fore.
15:41It's not just one sector or just the aviation sector that is being looked at,
15:45but we're also looking at lapses of these kinds.
15:48Low funds being allocated to security checks and to all these emergency response.
15:54Yes, you know, if we go by the documented word of the Parliamentary Committee,
16:05this is the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture,
16:10which had, in fact, red flagged the budgetary allocations that being made to the Aircraft Accident Investigations Bureau,
16:17which now we understand as to why this AAIB is extremely important to India's air safety infrastructure
16:25and precisely in terms of investigations that might happen in tragic incidents like the crash of AI-171.
16:34And, in fact, they had also red flagged as to how the budgetary allocation to the Bcash,
16:40which is responsible for the security of the airport, that is also disproportionate.
16:46So, the Parliamentary Standing Committee had, you know, flagged these issues.
16:51And, in fact, they had also gone on to point out as to how the number of airports in India
16:56has grown from 74 in 2014 to multifold, as we speak, in 2025.
17:03So, in this particular perspective, when your number of airports are going on, are increasing,
17:10it eventually means that number of crafts in the air, that's also increasing.
17:14And so is the passenger inflow into the India civil aviation industry is growing.
17:20In fact, India happens to be one of the fastest growing civil aviation industry in the world.
17:25So, given that situation, it was natural for the government or the ministry to fund,
17:31give more funds to Investigation Bureau, you know, the agency which is responsible for probing accidents,
17:37aircraft accidents, as well as the agency responsible for security of the airports.
17:43So, this particular issue was, in fact, flagged by the Department-related Parliamentary Committee
17:48in its report that was presented to the Rajya Sabah on March 25, 2025.
17:54India Today has accessed that particular report.
17:57And it clearly points out as to how the fund that has been given to AAIB is around Rs. 20 crore.
18:04And for BCAS, it is Rs. 15 crore.
18:06And they had, in fact, suggested, observed, that more funds need to be given to these two agencies.
18:12Back to you.
18:13Right, Ahmed.
18:14Absolutely.
18:15We are looking at this negligence as well and now raising questions as to why the funds were not increased
18:20despite their, in fact, recommendations coming in from this very Parliamentary Committee.
18:26But with that, viewers, let's also take you through all the latest updates into this very story,
18:31into the very fatal Ahmedabad plane crash.
18:35The probe has only intensified with each passing day.
18:38Air India now faces heat as probe in the deadly plane crash that shook the nation dives deeper.
18:44Air India CEO, Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson, confirmed that Boeing crash on June 12th
18:51was well-maintained and with its last major inspection only being held in June 2023.
18:58He further clarified that the left engine showed no technical snag before.
19:02Meanwhile, the Aviation Accident Bureau will take the final call if the recovered black box,
19:08which is a crucial piece of evidence, will be sent abroad for further examination or not.
19:14That decision is still pending.
19:17Civil Aviation Minister, on the other hand, Ramohan Naidu, too,
19:19held a meeting with the airport directors across the nation
19:22and reviewed the ground-level preparedness at the airports.
19:25With that, we are now shifting our focus to another story from down south.
19:33This is from the state of Karnataka.
19:35BJP and the Congress are at loggerheads yet again.
19:39And this time, it is over the housing quota for Muslims.
19:43A bitter war of words between the two parties began after the Karnataka cabinet accepted a proposal
19:48to increase the reservation for the Muslim community under its housing schemes.
19:53Now, this move, let us tell you, will apply to all housing schemes
19:57implemented by the urban and the rural development departments across the state.
20:02And with this proposal, the state government will now be raising the reservation for minority communities
20:07from the current 10% to a 15%.
20:11Defending this move, the Sidramaya government has come out to say
20:14that it is committed to equitable housing.
20:17In fact, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shiv Kumar has asserted
20:20that several houses are vacant and that they are glad
20:24that at least the minorities are willing to occupy these buildings.
20:27Meanwhile, the BJP has amped up their attack
20:30and they have called the move unconstitutional.
20:32It has also accused the Congress government of violating the Supreme Court ruling
20:36and resorting to appeasement politics.
20:39The Saffron Party has also asserted that Karnataka deserves governance,
20:43not divisive experiments.
20:45Earlier, the Karnataka government passed a bill
20:47providing 4% reservation for Muslims in the public contracts.
20:51Let's take a look at some of the reactions that have come in so far into the story.
20:54There are no minorities.
20:59All the minorities have been in the urban section.
21:03Some reaching 25%, some where 30%, some where 12%.
21:07So in all the lapses, there were a lot of lapses of 10%.
21:12We did not have 10% of the requirements or the applications
21:19to be given in the rural places.
21:23That is why my minister has proposed it.
21:26He brought it to the cabinet, connected even to the Sacha report.
21:30So instead of giving as only the rural section,
21:35we have made a unit as a talok level,
21:38which includes the town.
21:40We know as representatives of people who are more in number in communities
21:48as regards housing is concerned,
21:53where are people who are houseless,
21:56we are aware.
21:58In view of the representations made,
22:01in view of the local situations,
22:07the government has taken a view
22:10that houseless people should get more houses.
22:14And that's why the reservation.
22:16Religious based reservation
22:20Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Ji
22:22has been given to us.
22:23We are not.
22:25Ambedkar Ji has given to us.
22:27What is it doing in Karnatak?
22:29Karnatak is
22:30Religious based reservation
22:35to hosting scheme
22:36in 15% of the housing scheme.
22:38It's a 15%.
22:39It's a 15%.
22:39It's a 15%.
22:40It's a 15%.
22:41It's a 15%.
22:42I think it's a 15%.
22:44I think it's a 15%.
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23:15And in the general category of people who are poor, they get low.
23:22In the mind of the people, only the people who are poor, only the people who are poor.
23:29The housing construction department was increased by 10% to 15% of the reservation.
23:41I ask the question, why do they do not raise their reservation for Hindu, OBC, and SCST?
23:48Only the Muslims and Muslim people do this again and again?
23:57However, SCST's money is used to pay for the people.
24:03Therefore, the British Party has got the administration policy.
24:09We will be able to do this.
24:11Now we're being joined by Nagarjun Dworkanath on the broadcast to bring us more details into this very story.
24:17Nagarjun, we see a full-blown war of words at this given point on this very reservation increase.
24:22But to help us understand that this is not the first time the Congress government in Karnataka has come out with such a policy.
24:30Even in the budget session we had seen a couple of months back, we had seen similar backlash coming in from the BJP
24:36with regards to reservation increases that were allocations that were done during that time.
24:40So how are we looking at this entire situation at this point?
24:45It's a political fight in Karnataka when Congress any time brings out a policy which is supporting the minorities,
24:52not just the Muslims but also Christians as well.
24:54And this time around it is the housing quota that is increased from 10% to 15%.
24:59The difference that the Congress government is giving that it's based on the central government SACHA report
25:03asking the states to increase the housing quota from 10% to 15%
25:08because the number of population of minorities have increased over the period of time.
25:12And in Karnataka, the unofficial number is there are 12% to 14% of minorities.
25:16And the government is also backing the statement that it's not just Muslim but Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, Christians, Sikhs,
25:23all of them would be benefited under the housing scheme.
25:26Allocation of the increase of the quota is what government is saying.
25:29However, BJP has latched on to this point that every single time, every three months, every four months,
25:34there's a policy which is trying to only benefit the Muslim community
25:37and always taking a share or a bite out of SESD and the OVC Hindu quota.
25:42And today it's most likely going to court also is what we are told.
25:45Many private advocates might approach the court.
25:48But however, it is just a cabinet decision that has happened.
25:50We'll have to wait and watch.
25:52What will the government do tomorrow?
25:53Would they go back on it or would they fight it politically?
25:57Right, Nagarjan.
25:58Thank you so much for putting it into perspective for our viewers.
26:01We're keeping a close track of how things pan out in Karnataka,
26:04especially in the light of the current situation.
26:07With that, viewers, all eyes on the poll-bound state of Bihar.
26:24And with that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to embark on a three-state visit.
26:30Prime Minister Modi will be visiting Bihar, Urusha and Andhra Pradesh in his two-day tour.
26:35As his first stock poll-bound Bihar will be seeing a vikas push.
26:40Now, during the visit, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the new 400 crore rupees Vaishali Deoria train route
26:47and inaugurate a Vande Bharat Express between Patliputra and Gorakhpur.
26:52He will also be flagging off the first export-oriented locomotive and unveil six sewage treatment plants.
26:59The Prime Minister will be releasing the first installment of housing assistance to more than 53,600 beneficiaries under the PMAY urban scheme.
27:11After Bihar, Prime Minister Modi will in fact be visiting Bhubaneshwar to mark one year of Urusha's first BJP government
27:18and then proceed to Andhra Pradesh on the 21st of June.
27:23While Bihar, remember, is set to see a boost in railways and urban development ahead of elections,
27:28Modi's Urusha visit will focus on ports and power.
27:33And in Andhra Pradesh, the focus will be on industrial and coastal growth.
27:37Bihar, Prime Minister Modi will also be on industrial and urban development.
28:07This is the way that the Bihar has become the purpose of making my Pradhan Mantri so much, and when Pradhan Mantri Ji Bihar has come, we have thousands of crores of thousands of crores of people who have come.
28:26If you have a choice, you may have a choice of the President or some of the members of the RSS, A, B, C team, you may have a choice of Bihar.
28:40If you have a choice, you may have a choice of Bihar.
28:43But when Bihar has a choice of Bihar, there is no one can see in Bihar.
28:49It's about Bihar and the package.
28:53The diesel locomotive plant is a dream project.
28:58We had a supply of Indian railway system.
29:02Now, since there is a lot of burden on it, we have a lot of people to export.
29:08It's a good order of the Gini Ghandraja.
29:11There was a standard gauge locomotive.
29:14The standard gauge locomotive was modified by the standard gauge locomotive.
29:20There will be 50 locomotives in the next three years.
29:23There will be a lot of iron ore.
29:25There will be a lot of burden on it.
29:27There will be a lot of burden on it.
29:29With that, we are being joined by our colleague Rohit Singh on the broadcast.
29:34Rohit, a very good morning to you.
29:36It is an important day in Bihar as we see the Prime Minister only a few hours away from now
29:41who will be visiting the very state, the poll-bound state.
29:44Do take us through the preparations that are currently underway in the state
29:48as well as the big infra push that we are, in fact, looking at with the Prime Minister's visit to the state.
29:55Hello.
29:58Well, yes, good morning.
30:00And let me tell you, as elections are nearing, things are hotting up in Bihar.
30:05And today is the fourth visit of Prime Minister Modi this year.
30:09And he will be in Siwaan in another two and a half hours.
30:12Twelve o'clock is when the Prime Minister will be arriving at Siwaan.
30:16And basically this is an area, Siwaan, Chhapra, Gopalgan,
30:20these are adjoining districts which are basically dominated by the Mahagatibandhan.
30:24So very important to see what the Prime Minister is going to speak here.
30:29And as far as the infrastructure boost is concerned,
30:32and obviously like other visits also,
30:35almost projects worth 10,000 crore rupees,
30:39many will be inaugurated.
30:40And some will be also ground-making ceremony will take place.
30:46Shilaniyas will take place.
30:48So a big infrastructure boost also for this region of Bihar,
30:53but as far as the agendas are concerned,
30:57remember when the Prime Minister comes,
30:58he obviously speaks on core issues.
31:01And just before this time his visit to Bihar,
31:04a lot of issues have been raised,
31:06like the house son-in-laws of several ministers,
31:11top leaders of BJP or maybe the JDU,
31:14they have been accommodated in various commissions.
31:17That issue has been raised vociferously by Tejasvi Adav in the last few days.
31:22And he has also called NDA as the National Damad IO.
31:26So he has been hitting out at the centre, at the BJP,
31:30at the Nitish government,
31:31for how they are accommodating son-in-laws,
31:33the Damads in the various commissions.
31:36And Tejasvi Adav also seeking answers from the Prime Minister.
31:40But I think what the core issue will be here today,
31:43the controversy of how RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav
31:48allegedly insulted a picture of Baba Sahab Ambedkar on his birthday.
31:54That issue has been raging for the last one week in Bihar politics.
31:58And notices have also been served to Lalu Prasad by the State Scheduled Cast Commission
32:02as well as the National Scheduled Cast Commission,
32:05where the Bihar government has also been asked to leave a report.
32:08So I think that the Prime Minister will be raising this issue
32:11of how Dalits are being humiliated by RJD, by Lalu Prasad.
32:16And I think this will be the core issue.
32:18Apart from that, infrastructure boost for the State will remain the top focus.
32:23And all eyes will also be on whether or not what the Prime Minister will have to say
32:28on the Operation Sindhu because wherever he has been going in the last few weeks,
32:32he has been making references to Operation Sindhu.
32:34Very true, very true.
32:35We have seen that.
32:36Very true in all the addresses that he has given in the recent past,
32:41especially since Operation Sindhu.
32:42That has also seen a big mention in his addresses.
32:46But yes, Rohit, thank you so much for bringing us all those details.
32:49With that, we are now moving forward in the bulletin.
32:53With that, we have more breaking news coming in.
33:02And this is also with regards to the poor-bound state of Bihar.
33:06Now, politics has begun over PM's Bihar visit, right ahead of the visiting pact.
33:13There is a fresh flashpoint, viewers.
33:15It's coming into, at this point, into focus.
33:1865% caste quota in Bihar.
33:22Well, Congress has come out with this demand that makes 65% caste quota a reality.
33:29And Congress has also said that the Nitish government has given up on caste quota.
33:34Prime Minister Modi is in fact to sound poll bugle in Bihar today.
33:38This is the big breaking that we are bringing to you.
33:41And we are being joined by Moshmi Singh on the broadcast to bring us more details.
33:46Moshmi, a very good morning to you.
33:48Do help us understand.
33:49We are given to understand the comments or rather the remarks that is coming in from Congress.
33:54They are amping up their attacks against the BJP in Bihar at this point.
33:59Or rather the ND Alliance in Bihar at this point.
34:02And now their fresh flashpoint that's coming is they want 65% caste quota to become a reality.
34:08And caste quota has always remained at the center of politics when we speak of the state of Bihar.
34:14So clearly, you know, the elections are around the corner, Shaya, and you would know that how the Bihar government, the Mahagadbandan government had got the caste survey done.
34:31And on the basis of that, Jairam Ramech is now raising these demands saying that now it is the NDA government in power in Bihar.
34:39And according to the caste survey, the government had proposed 65% quota for the OVCs and the EVCs and the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes.
34:49And therefore, that matters in court.
34:52But what the government can do since the center, at the center also there's NDA government, the double engine ki sarkar,
35:00can amend the ninth schedule of the constitution like it was done way back in 1994 for Tamil Nadu,
35:07and thereby give that provision that Bihar can have 65% reservation for the backward community.
35:16But the intentions of the government are not in place.
35:19And that is why they are trying to skirt that issue and do away with the entire survey.
35:24So clearly, you know, raking up the caste census and the census issue which has been in the middle of the entire election custody.
35:34Right, Mahshmi, thank you so much for bringing us all those details into this very story.
35:39Yes, it is a rather important point, especially rather crucial flashpoint, especially when we speak of Bihar,
35:45because yes, caste quota has always taken center stage, especially when we speak of politics in the state.
35:52And now we see the Congress s fresh demand of a 65% quota becoming or rather being made a reality in Bihar.
36:01And this call comes in right, this demand comes in right ahead of the polls and more importantly,
36:07right ahead of Prime Minister Modi s visit to poll-bound Bihar.
36:12Very Iran-Israel escalation, but this time from closer home.
36:16Because what we are hearing is that tensions near U.S. Consulate in Gachi Bali during a protest against Israel has erupted.
36:25The tensions prevail near the U.S. Consulate in Gachi Bali as leaders and activists from left parties staged a protest,
36:32condemning Israel's recent attack on Iran and demanding justice for Palestine.
36:38Now, the demonstrators raised slogans denouncing Israeli aggression and called for the urgent international intervention to end the violence.
36:47And as the protest gathered momentum, Gachi Bali police intervened as can be seen in the visuals and has even detained several agitators to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.
37:01Security in the area has immediately been tightened as we are given to understand.
37:06The situation was brought under control swiftly and the authorities confirmed that the area continues to be under close watch to maintain law and order situations as tensions are still brewing within that area.
37:21These are the visuals of the police taking action against the protesters who had gathered.
37:26It had in fact turned out to be quite a large protest near the U.S. Consulate in Gachi Bali in Telangana.
37:33With that, we are being joined by Abdul Bashir to bring us more details into this very protest that erupted in this area.
37:45Abdul, a very good morning to you. These are the visuals that we are getting. These are the reports that we are getting.
37:51What are you picking up from the ground on the current situation?
37:54Well, what we are learning is that police have detained IPSC and BDS Indian activists at left parties which were protesting late evening yesterday in front of the U.S. Consulate.
38:07Now here, the protesters have been demanding that the aggression against Gaza or attacks in Gaza, Osai, Israel must stop and there must be these talks that the protesters have been demanding.
38:21Now here, when the protesters intensified, the police had to intervene and then they have detained several of the protesters to control this situation.
38:33Now here, what the protesters are saying is that since October 7, 2023, Israel has escalated this attack with unprecedented brutality.
38:43Now here, they have demanded that the killing of 60,000 palestines including children and women and bombing hospitals is deliberate and this has to stop is what the protesters have demanded.
38:55However, the police have taken control of the situation and now are monitoring the situation outside the U.S. Consulate in Pakistan, Rangaradi district of Pakistan.
39:06Right, Abdul, so what we also hear from the preliminary reports is most of these protesters were from left parties.
39:15So do help us understand at this given point with the police also having made some detentions, is there any specific law and order sanctions we are seeing or sections that are being imposed here like we know about curfews?
39:29Has the situation reached that stage yet?
39:34Well, it was just a protest that was called by the left party where a group of people have gathered protesting.
39:40The police immediately detained these protesters and took control of the situation.
39:44Now there is no, you know, curfew or any kind of stringent measure that we see.
39:49But yes, the police is deployed outside the premises of the U.S. Consulate and are monitoring the situation so that no further potential escalate in this particular area.
40:01Right, Abdul, thank you for bringing us those details. Yes, these are the very latest reports coming in from Gachi Bauli with the protest having in fact erupted over Israel's attack on Iran.
40:16These protesters were agitating against that very protest.
40:20And now this is the current situation with the police keeping a close watch and tightening security in the area.
40:31But while we look at how things are developing in India also at this given point, this is how consequences have been or rather the fallouts we've been seeing across the globe from this Israel-Iran war.
40:42Let's also tell you what is exactly happening on the war front itself.
40:46Because the Israel-Iran war shows no signs of slowing down.
40:49Israel-Iran enters its eighth day of war with both nations showing no signs of de-escalation.
40:54And Iran has in fact fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since Friday in retaliation.
41:02Iran unleashed a new wave of attacks on central and southern Israel targeting civilian residential areas and hospitals, one of which includes the Soroka Hospital.
41:11The situation in Iran too is spiraling as Israeli forces attacked Iran's Arak heavy water reactor as well as the police headquarters in that region.
41:21There are some reactions to the story that we have received.
41:25Let's listen in to what exactly has been said so far.
41:27They're targeting civilians because they're a criminal regime.
41:33They're the arch terrorists of the world.
41:35They want to have nuclear terrorism, which will put the entire world under nuclear blackmail.
41:40And they would use these weapons.
41:41That's what the Aitola Khamenei says that he would do.
41:44He would use these weapons to wipe Israel off the map.
41:47Well, he's not going to.
41:48We're not going to let him.
41:49And we're in the process of achieving a tremendous victory.
41:52And our victory is aimed at those two goals.
41:54People ask me, are we targeting the downfall of the regime?
41:58That may be a result.
42:00But it's up to the Iranian people to rise for their freedom.
42:03Freedom is never cheap.
42:05It's never free.
42:06Freedom requires these subjugated people to rise up.
42:12And it's up to them.
42:13But we may create conditions that will help them do it.
42:17Our goal is twofold.
42:19Nuclear, ballistic missile, we're going to remove them.
42:22We are in the process of completing the removing this threat.
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