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A key meeting is set to take place between Pakistan Minister Ishaq Dar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, just weeks after the U.S. designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. The move draws attention due to Dar's past defence of the TRF at the UN and in Pakistan’s Parliament, prompting scrutiny over the U.S.'s evolving stance on terrorism and regional diplomacy.
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00:00Pakistan Mantri to meet U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio.
00:04And this comes in weeks after the U.S. labelled TRF as terror organisation.
00:10The U.S. State Secretary is to meet Pakistani Mantri Shakhtar.
00:14Pakistan minister who defended the TRF in the United Nations is to meet Rubio.
00:20This is a big development that is to take place later in the day that we're keeping a close track of.
00:25Remember, only days ago it was the United States which had come out to declare and announce the TRF as a terrorist organisation, a foreign terrorist organisation for that matter.
00:37And post that we see this meeting being scheduled between Shakhtar who had, we remember, not only spoken in defence of the TRF,
00:48but yes, this comes in as a bit of a contradiction in terms of the big announcement that had been made by the United States.
00:56Which side and what message does the United States want to send out?
01:01That is what we are looking at.
01:02Remember, it was a big diplomatic win.
01:04It was a big win as we spoke for India when the TRF got designated as a foreign terrorist organisation by the United States.
01:11But with this development, how are things to proceed from here?
01:15What message does it send for U.S. stance on terrorism?
01:20Well, all of that awaits at this giving point.
01:22As Pranay Upadhyay joins me on the broadcast to put things into perspective at this point.
01:26Pranay, let's understand, you know, when we were trying to decode the U.S. in fact declaring TRF as a foreign terrorist organisation,
01:37I remember there were certain experts who had come out to say that while this is a diplomatic victory for India,
01:42one has to keep a close watch as to what the U.S. does next.
01:46Because in the last couple of months, especially since President Trump has taken a presidentship in the United States of America,
01:56things have been always quite topsy-turvy.
01:59It doesn't go the way one expects.
02:01You're absolutely right, Shreya.
02:05Indeed, we have to see that, you know, what happens, what exactly transpires in this big meeting of Ishak Dar,
02:11Pakistani foreign minister who is on U.S. soil.
02:13And he chaired the United Nations Security Council meeting as Pakistan is chair of United Nations Security Council.
02:19And therein, he again misused the UN forum to bring up the Kashmir issue.
02:25What are the agenda, what indications we are getting from the Pakistani side that they are desperately trying to influence U.S. administration,
02:34especially the Secretary Marco Rubio, to have some kind of a U.S. role in mediation on Kashmir issue,
02:43which is certainly a no-go area.
02:44That's a red line and post-operation Sindhul.
02:47Certainly, India has already made the red line on terrorism very clear before the world.
02:52And if you see, Shreya, that the Pakistan is, Pakistan diplomacy is in full steam for a big outreach right now.
03:01In terms of, on one side, you have Ishak Dar visiting United States.
03:05He's slated to meet Secretary Marco Rubio.
03:07On the other side, Pakistani army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who was in Beijing yesterday.
03:12He had a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi.
03:15So, this clearly shows out that Pakistan is trying to make a difficult balancing between the United States and China.
03:23How things transpired?
03:24We do not know that whether U.S. would want to give any statement, especially on this mediation issue,
03:32because, you know, in the past, whenever U.S. tried to hint about any mediation role,
03:39India has categorically said that there is no space or scope for any mediation.
03:43You would recall, Shreya, that a similar kind of a statement came from the U.S. President Donald Trump
03:49when he was in his previous tenure in 2018 after meeting with Imran Khandi, then Pakistani prime minister.
03:57Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when he met U.S. President in Biarrat, France, on the sidelines of the G7 summit,
04:03prime minister simply said, Mr. President, no, thank you.
04:07Because that is India's stand.
04:08We do not want any third-party mediation.
04:11Besides that, on the terrorism issue, you rightly mentioned that after the designation of TRF
04:17as a foreign terrorist organization, as the specially designated global terrorist outfit,
04:24this is the first meeting between the Pakistani political leadership and the U.S. State Department.
04:30So, this issue is also likely to figure that how to take things forward, how much U.S. can influence.
04:37That remains a question.
04:38Because we have seen a kind of double speak on part of U.S.
04:42On one side, we see the list of designations, list of these organizations being designated by the United States
04:47and the sanctioning against these organizations.
04:50But on the other side, we see that how conveniently these organizations keep changing their names in Pakistan,
04:57how they remain active on Pakistani soil and how people like Hafiz Saeed, Masood, Azhar, Zakir Rahman,
05:04Lakhi, Syed Salaudin and the list is very long.
05:08They remain free in Pakistan.
05:11Right, Pranay.
05:14Pranay, do stay with us at this point because let us also take our viewers through what exactly had been said by Ishak Dar.
05:20Ishak Dar is the Pakistan mansri who had come out to defend the TRF in the United Nations
05:25and had boasted about it in the Pakistani parliament as well.
05:29And here's a proof that we're bringing to you at India today of his defense.
05:33Let's listen in to what was said by him.
06:34Pranay, here I want to explore another angle to this story.
07:04which is the fact that we've seen just a timeline of events that's taken place.
07:10First, we've seen Trump claiming that he was the one who came out to sort of mediate between India and Pakistan
07:18when Operation Sindur had been launched.
07:21Post that, we've seen him meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
07:24Then he's also met Asim Munir.
07:26Post that, we see the declaration of TRF being called a terrorist organization.
07:30And now it is Ishak Dar that Marco Rubio is meeting.
07:34Would you say these series of events, what Trump administration is trying to do is still press on that point that at the end of the day, no matter what, who says,
07:44it is the United States that's ended up acting as the mediator between these two countries, they're not losing the plot with either nations at this point.
07:54Definitely, Shreya, U.S. want to keep engaging both India and Pakistan, especially post-Operation Sindur.
08:02We have seen the kind of engagements and the kind of conversations which are going on.
08:07So, this clearly shows that U.S. would want to be seen or to want to engage with both the countries with a third party or a kind of a mediation role in it.
08:17Because you see, we have categorically rejected any nuance or any indication of any possible mediation.
08:26And also, any kind of a U.S. role in brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
08:31Because the fact remained that the ceasefire agreed on 10th of May post-Operation Sindur was actually agreed between India and Pakistan.
08:40And that too on the three calls, you know, frenetic calls by the Pakistani DGMO.
08:46So, that remained between India and Pakistan and not beyond, like, you know, any level, beyond the level of DGMOs.
08:55So, certainly that remains a fact.
08:56But on the other side, you see that persistently and consistently, U.S. President Donald Trump has been mentioning at various forums,
09:03even like, you know, a few days ago, U.S. mentioned this fact, you know, this thing on the forum of United Nations as well.
09:12So, certainly U.S. would want to have to explore some, you know, some kind of a role in it.
09:17But it also remains a fact, Shreya, that any part of a mediation is only possible if both parties agree to it.
09:25So, we have seen that as per Shimla's agreement, Pakistan has agreed that any bilateral issue between India and Pakistan will remain bilateral.
09:34There cannot be role of any third party, be it any other country or be it any other organization, maybe, you know, even for the United Nations.
09:45So, we do not accept any third party mediation on any bilateral issue with Pakistan.
09:50And that is also a solemn commitment which we got from Pakistan on the table of Shimla agreement.
09:55So, Pakistan is going back on its commitment.
09:59As far as the U.S. is concerned, U.S. State Department, if you see, like, you know, a few days ago, the same question was asked, you know, the State Department.
10:06And they also said that we are yet to see what can be done in this case.
10:11So, there wasn't any clear indication at this given point is what we are trying to see or rather what we are trying to decode at this point when we speak of the United States.
10:19And Pakistan continues to keep going back on their word as they have for years now.
10:24With that, viewers, that's all that we are picking up at this point on this very story.
10:27Thank you, Pranay, for setting it into context for our viewers.
10:30We now move on to more news that we are getting at this point.
10:49Now, Prime Minister Modi on his way to Maldives, but before he even lands there, this is what a Maldivian minister has to say.
11:01He has lauded India right ahead of the Prime Minister's visit there.
11:05He said, and I quote, India has been the first responder.
11:08Despite crisis, we wanted to mend ties.
11:11This is what has been said and we already see the focus, the diplomatic focus already being set of this very visit of the Prime Minister to reset the ties between these two nations.
11:25That seems to be the key point and at the very top of their agenda as far as bilateral ties goes.
11:32And this is what has been said by a Maldivian minister right ahead of Prime Minister who is only a short while now from landing in Maldives.
11:40Let's listen to what the minister exactly has said before we proceed.
12:10They have a huge heart.
12:14They are always ready to assist the Maldives in the neighbourhood.
12:21They are most generous.
12:23Number two, India is so close to the Maldives.
12:27Geographically, we are next door to each other.
12:31And whenever anything of urgency and distrustful happens in the Maldives, India has never let us down.
12:42And that is how it is.
12:44The increase in aid by the Indian government shows generosity and maturity.
12:51Despite the diplomatic tension, India decided that the relationship is always between people to people and governments change, political parties in power change.
13:07But the relationship that exists between our two peoples, they are on a solid foundation and it has never changed.
13:17Well, the stage definitely seems to be set at this point.
13:24And let's take you through the details of the very visit that is to take place by our Prime Minister.
13:28Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the Maldives from the United Kingdom.
13:33Now, the significance of this Maldives trip on July 25th and 26th cannot be ignored since it marks a major turnaround.
13:40Turnaround how?
13:41Well, Prime Minister Modi will be the first head of government to be hosted by President Mohamed Muizu.
13:46That too, as the guest of honour at the 60th Maldivian Independence Day celebrations.
13:51Modi will be holding extensive talks with President Mohamed Muizu and inaugurates several India-assisted development projects in the island nation.
14:00The Prime Minister's visit to the Maldives is seen as important as it marks a significant reset of bilateral ties
14:06that had come under severe strain after Muizu, known for his pro-China leanings, became president in November 2023.
14:14With that, we have Pranav Bhadir back with us on the broadcast.
14:17Pranav, as we have been discussing how significant this meet is,
14:21let's also take into account how the Maldivian Ministry is already coming out in applause
14:29as well as in appreciation of the Indian government and of how India has always been by their side in the time of crisis.
14:38And that is why they definitely wanted to mend ties even when there was a tricky situation panning out between these two nations.
14:48Indeed, Shreya, if you see how India stood by Maldives in the difficult times,
14:53be it the currency swap arrangement, be it the tourism issue, even during the COVID times,
14:59not only the supply of the COVID vaccines, but also keeping the tourism or the flow of people to Maldives was ensured by India
15:10because many countries wanted to have a third country verification or third country validation of the COVID vaccination process.
15:17India ensured that the Maldivian hotels and Maldivian tourism industry keep thriving at that point of time.
15:24So from those times, we have seen how India stood by Maldives and helped Maldivian economy to sustain the difficult times.
15:32But we have seen that how President Mohamed Moizu, when he came to power in 2023,
15:37and thereafter, the kind of campaign he led, that actually brought tension in the bilateral ties between India and Maldives.
15:45We have seen what Maldives have suffered because of these tensions,
15:50because the Indian tourist footfall has drastically dropped in Maldives,
15:55and Maldives' economy has suffered because of those losses,
15:58because India is the biggest, you know, the tourism source for Maldives.
16:03And that's why I think the realization got set in Maldives.
16:08And after that, we have seen in December 2023,
16:11when the Maldivian President Mohamed Moizu had his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
16:17on the sidelines of the COP meeting in Dubai thereafter.
16:20And in the last 20 months, if you see, this would be the fourth time both Prime Minister Modi
16:25and President Mohamed Moizu would be meeting.
16:29So this comes with a lot of significance with the Mahasakar vision of India,
16:34and also in terms of the bilateral relation and investment in Maldives.
16:38Right, Pranay. Thank you for bringing us all those details.
16:41And with that, viewers, let's also take you through this comprehensive report on this very visit.
16:47Remember, the Prime Minister has concluded his UK visit,
16:50and now he is scheduled to visit the island archipelago of Maldives.
16:54And it's another significant visit that highlights how India's diplomacy and real politic,
17:00as we have been speaking of, has managed to turn around what was still recently
17:04a rather frosty bilateral relationship.
17:06Here's a report on the same. Take a look.
17:14It all started with just one picture,
17:18followed by a call to action, echoed by a 1.4 billion people.
17:24And an entire country's economy took a hit, bringing it to its needs.
17:36Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lakshadeep photos did not just trend.
17:40It triggered a tourism earthquake in Maldives.
17:44On January 4th, 2024,
17:47Prime Minister Modi posted serene pictures from Lakshadeep
17:50with an open invite to all adventure lovers.
17:55Add Lakshadeep to your list.
17:58The unsaid message was clear.
18:00Travel local, a direct attack on Maldives tourism.
18:03The post worked like magic,
18:05from topping the charts of Maldives tourists in 2022,
18:09as well as in 2023.
18:12India skid to the 6th place in 2025,
18:15behind China, Russia, UK, Italy and Germany.
18:19It all stemmed from January 2024,
18:23when ministers from Maldives openly posted objectionable comments
18:28against Prime Minister Modi,
18:30triggering a diplomatic chill.
18:32But India did not retaliate.
18:34Instead, it acted with tact,
18:36given that the world knows who was backing Maldives.
18:40The current president of Maldives,
18:45Mohamed Mizu,
18:46is considered a supporter of China.
18:48It has a $1 billion loan from China.
18:52China also funded major projects in the island country,
18:55including Mali's airport.
18:56In 2016, Maldives leased an island for 50 years
19:01to China for $4 million for $4 billion.
19:05And Maldives backs China's One Belt, One Road initiative.
19:09Maldives is a strategic hotspot in the Indian Ocean,
19:13with oil routes passing nearby,
19:16and China expanding its naval reach.
19:18India has been working to keep Beijing's influence in check.
19:24In fact, India is playing a long game.
19:26When Modi was sworn in for a third term in 2024,
19:30President Mizu was invited despite prior tensions.
19:34What followed was a diplomatic thaw.
19:36Relations began to warm.
19:38And now, Modi is visiting Maldives as the chief guest
19:44on its 60th Independence Day,
19:46his third visit to the island nation,
19:49and the first by any foreign head during Mizu's tenure.
19:53From tourism to diplomacy,
19:55India's quite calculated moves have not just reversed a crisis,
20:00it has rewritten the regional power equation.
20:03Bureau Report, India Today.
20:06At the very top of this segment,
20:08we, in fact, are beginning on a rather unfortunate note.
20:12There's breaking news that we are bringing to you from Jalawar,
20:14wherein a big accident has been flagged off from,
20:18where a roof of a government higher primary school building
20:21collapsed in Pepe Lodi of Manohar Polar Station area of Jalawar District.
20:26And a large number of school students
20:29seem to have gotten buried under the same.
20:32This is, remember, in Rajasthan,
20:34that we are bringing to you the story of.
20:37It's a primary school whose roof just came crashing down,
20:42burying a large number of school students
20:45underneath that very collapse.
20:47These are preliminary visuals
20:48that we are bringing to you of Jalawar.
20:50And these are the details that we are also picking up at this very point.
20:56It's too early to even understand the extent of casualties at this point.
21:03But yes, it is a rather unfortunate and horrifying incident,
21:08that accident that's come to take place in Rajasthan in a primary school.
21:12Students were, again, in the very school as classes had started since morning.
21:20And that is when this unfortunate tragedy struck upon them
21:24with the roof coming, crashing down.
21:27What remains now is ruins and rubble,
21:29but also several children trapped under the debris of the same.
21:34These are the very first visuals, viewers,
21:37that we are bringing to you.
21:38You can hear the panic and the cries in the background.
21:42And the parents at this given point cannot even fathom
21:46what exactly has gone down.
21:48Rescue teams will be reaching the spot.
21:51They've already begun the rescue operations.
21:53And as we can see, locals already stepping in to help
21:56and remove whatever debris that they can.
22:00But this is the first visual that we have accessed from Jalavar in Rajasthan,
22:07where this primary school building,
22:09the roof of this primary school building has come crashing down.
22:20The building collapsed in Peplodi of Manohar Police Station.
22:25There's a big accident that we are, in fact, learning of from there.
22:30What led to the very collapse?
22:33Again, those are questions that one needs to look at later.
22:36But right now, all focus, all resources shall be put into
22:42bringing out whoever is alive at this given point
22:47underneath that very debris.
22:48Because as we are getting details and the horrifying details at that,
22:53there are children who have gotten trapped under the debris
22:57of this collapsed roof.
22:58And each minute at this given point counts as
23:03as we see how things, in fact, proceed with the rescue operations,
23:11locals already being the first responders.
23:14Sharath Kumar joining us at this point on the broadcast
23:17to bring us more details.
23:18Sharath, a very good morning to you.
23:19This is a very good situation.
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27:47PANCH casualty کی لیکن ابھی تک collecter SC موقع پر پہنچے نہیں ہیں
27:51وہاں سے گورنمنٹ کے طرف سے کوئی نمبر جاری نہیں ہوا ہے
27:55جن سے ہماری باتچیت ہوئی جی رسکی operation میں ان سے ہی باتچیت ہوئی ہے
27:59اس لیے اس آنکھرے کو ہم کنفرم نہیں ماند رہے ہیں
28:02مگر وہ بچا ان کے حوالے CHR PANCH casualty کی بات کی جا رہی ہے
28:07جہاں پر کل اسکول میں ساتھ بچے تھے
28:09پچیس پروبابیت ہوئے چھتیتنے سے
28:12جس میں سے بتا جا رہا ہے
28:14The number of people who are in the past has been taken to the CHC and PSC,
28:21and the number of people who are in the past has been taken to the past.
28:25We are also hoping that we are looking forward to how many people are in the past.
28:28But in the past, the number of people who are in the past is going to be in the past.
28:31We are looking forward to seeing all these things.
28:35Well viewers, this is indeed heart-wrenching at this given point.
28:39What has gone down, the visuals that we are also being able to access.
28:43The numbers aren't yet official as my colleague also mentioned.
28:47But yes, there are casualties that we are looking at.
28:51And children had already come into school for their classes this morning.
28:56And not in their worst of nightmares would they have imagined a situation of this befalling upon them.
29:13With that viewers, we are now shifting our focus to another big story that is now coming into focus.
29:18Big socialist and secular in preamble debate yet again revives.
29:23Now the government has come out to say, will not remove socialist and secular from the preamble.
29:29This was a big debate.
29:30Remember, only a few weeks ago we had seen how war of words had erupted and heated debates had erupted on this entire matter.
29:37Law Mantri, Ajundram Meghwal has come out to say and reply rather in the parliament.
29:42And he has replied and confirmed that there is no current plan or intention to reconsider or remove socialism, secularism, these two words from the preamble.
29:52This is a written reply that has been submitted by the Union Law Minister in the parliament on this very matter.
29:59This is what we are bringing to you at this given point.
30:02But let's also take a look at how things had panned out when we speak of this debate.
30:06Firstly, RSS's Dattatreya Hussaple had also mentioned about removing socialist and secular from the preamble.
30:12Let's also take you through what exactly had been said by him.
30:17We all know of secularism and socialism.
30:30It was not in the preamble before.
30:38Piyush, big statement coming in from the law minister himself.
31:08On this very debate, and what more are we picking up at this point?
31:14It was a very big statement coming in from the government amidst the debate over the word of the world like, you know...
31:24Well, we'll try and get that line connected again.
31:31But yes, viewers, as my colleague was also mentioning, there is no denying that this statement that has come in is indeed quite a big one.
31:41Because remember, it was the opposition that had upped their ante against the India government with regards to how the constitution was under threat.
31:51Especially the fact that how they were probably trying to take away the very essence of the constitution by altering the preamble.
31:58And taking away two very significant words from the preamble.
32:02One being secularism and the other being socialist.
32:05I think we have Piyush back with us on the broadcast again.
32:07Piyush, if you can hear me at this point, let's also just continue with your thought on that as to what we are picking up at this point.
32:15Well, Shriya, what we are now learning is that the Ministry of Law and Justice, Arjuna or Meghwan, has made it very clear that the government is not considering any such thing.
32:25And the Indian government has not formally initiated any legal or constitutional process to remove the words socialist and secular from the preamble of the constitution.
32:33While there may be some discussions or debates in certain public or political circles.
32:37But there is no formal decision or proposal which has been announced by the government regarding the amendments to these terms.
32:45Remember that the question was asked by the Samadhi Party MP Ramji Dal Suman where he asked that whether the government is moving forward to reconsider the use of words to socialism and secularism in the preamble of the constitution.
32:55To which the government has responded to this and has made it very clear that there is no formal proposal which has been initiated for any legal or constitutional process to remove these words from the preamble of constitution.
33:11Right, Piyush.
33:12And at this given point, you know, let's also take a look at or rather I would say let's try and understand how the opposition might in fact be reacting to this.
33:22Is there any comment that we see coming in from the opposition given that they had really got all guns blazing at the government over this very matter saying that the constitution is under threat?
33:34Well certainly as of now the opposition political parties have not responded to this and like you actually mentioned that yes opposition has been attacking the government over this saying that not only the BJP government but also RSS they all are helmeted in attacking constitution.
33:48And this entire debate stirred after the RSS leader you know said that these two words would never be part of a constitution and they were amended by the congress government during the days of emergency and after which we also saw how congress party and other bloc of other members of India bloc they started questioning government and RSS on this.
34:08As of now when the government has now made its intention very clear as of now there is no comment coming in from opposition political parties but in few minutes from now when parliament resumes again we can expect a bit of reasons of opposition political parties to come out and speak.
34:24Right Piyush thank you for bringing us all those details on this very story yes it is a big comment that we are looking at that's coming from the law minister but that is all that we are picking up at this given point remember as my colleague has also said the parliament session for the day is yet to begin and things might get heated up within the session on this very matter.
34:45With that we are now shifting our focus to another story and this is breaking news that we are picking up.
34:58Rewanth Reddy the chief minister of Telangana equates Sonia's praise to Nobel Oscar in Gandhi family eulogy.
35:06Chief minister Rewanth Reddy has praised the Gandhi family calling Sonia Gandhi's appreciation for the BC cast census a lifetime honour.
35:15Now he has credited Rahul Gandhi for the initiative and urged congress to push for 42% of backward classes reservation at the national level.
35:23This is the big story that we are picking up from down south at this point.
35:27Let's listen in to what has been said by Rewanth Reddy exactly before we proceed with more details.
35:31This is for me lifetime achievement.
35:38This is for me Oscar award.
35:42This is for me Nobel prize.
35:46Shreemath Sonia Gandhi ji mujhe appreciate karte vayi e khat lika hai.
35:54For me lifetime achievement.
35:56So this is the comment that we see that's coming in from Rewanth Reddy at this given point where he's appreciated Sonia Gandhi and also the Gandhi family all together.
36:27He's praised the Gandhi family calling Sonia Gandhi's appreciation for the backward classes caste census a lifetime honour.
36:35What are we speaking of here?
36:36What is it linked to rather?
36:38He's credited Rahul Gandhi for the initiative and urged congress to push for a 42% backward class reservation at the national level.
36:45That is what we are learning at this given point.
36:47That is the chief minister's comments on the very backward classes reservation that we are referring to here.
36:52This is the Telangana chief minister coming in all praises of Sonia Gandhi and also Rahul Gandhi the Gandhi family together with regards to their contribution in terms of reservations and determining reservations and has also requested to push for a 42% backward classes reservations at the national level.
37:12So with that Rewanth Reddy as to what exactly I said we'll play it out again for you as to how he has come out appreciating Sonia Gandhi.
37:20This is for me lifetime achievement.
37:29This is for me Oscar award.
37:30This is for me Nobel prize.
37:33For me this is lifetime achievement.
38:01Abdul Bashir joins us on the broadcast to in fact bring us more details and set it into context for us.
38:08Abdul help us understand you know it really sounds like how or rather we can make out how ecstatic the chief minister of Telangana is with that very letter that he is holding.
38:18But also let's understand what is he speaking about here.
38:23He is speaking of appreciating the Gandhi family for their reservation and how they have pushed for reservation in Telangana specifically at this point and also pushing for a 42% reservation for the backward classes in this state.
38:37Well this letter that we are talking about is about chief minister of Telangana Rewanth Reddy who is right now in Delhi meeting all the stakeholders and the politicians including the Congress party senior leaders explaining how the Telangana model, model of methodology of the Telangana socio-economic educational employment political and cash survey.
39:06That was done in 2024 the cash survey that was done by the Telangana government on the line.
39:14The model is said to be explained to the country to the nation to the other leaders of the state is what the intent of Revanth Reddy was and for that particular you know explanation or a presentation Revanth Reddy had invited Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi including Malikarjun Kharge the chief of Congress party as well.
39:36In Delhi to explain as to how this particular census was done a vision of Rahul Gandhi was being implemented in Telangana.
39:46Now here the letter that Sonia Gandhi had written to Revanth Reddy was that she would be unable to attend this particular event and she has expressed her warmest greetings and best wishes for the participants for this successful event is what the letter stated.
40:03But now this letter had become a centre of discussion when the chief minister Revanth Reddy had projected this letter as a letter of appreciation wherein any Nobel prize or lifetime achievement award or any other award for a purpose.
40:26So this is what Chief Minister Revanth Reddy did.
40:29Now here the BRS has criticized this particular statement of Revanth Reddy stating that this is a letter which says that Sonia Gandhi would not be able to attend this event.
40:39But Revanth Reddy is expressing it as a letter of appreciation so there is a difference between the message that is being conveyed through the letter is what is being said.
40:47So there is a bit of a misinterpretation of the message is what we are looking at or at least that is what the implications seem to be at this given point.
40:55But with that viewers that's all that we are picking up on this very story at this point.
40:59We will keep a track of all the updates that come in.
41:03Now a full-blown war has erupted between the Congress party and the Election Commission.
41:08Hours after the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that the poll panel allowed cheating in Karnataka during the Lok Sabha polls.
41:15His party leaders are now echoing the same sentiment.
41:19Now Karnataka Chief Minister Sidramaya and D.K. Shivkumar, the Deputy Chief Minister, have both backed the Congress MP.
41:26While Karnataka Chief Minister has alleged that the Congress party is said back in the recent Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka was the result of illegal manipulation of electoral process by the BJP.
41:35Not just that, Sidramaya has also accused the BJP of misusing the Election Commission.
41:39Meanwhile, his deputy, D.K. Shivkumar, has claimed that he has conducted a thorough probe into the Bangalore rural Lok Sabha constituency and found proof of significant irregularities.
41:50However, the Election Commission has hit back at Rahul Gandhi's claims, calling them baseless.
41:54The poll panel has also alleged that Rahul threatened a constitutional body.
41:58It has also stated that electoral rules are prepared transparently and that copies are shared with recognised political parties.
42:04And the Election Commission has also emphasised that Rahul and his party are free to appeal against any changes if required.
42:11The Election Commission is not functioning as the Election Commission of India.
42:23Today they have made some statement.
42:25This is complete nonsense.
42:28The fact of the matter is that the Election Commission is not doing its job.
42:31Now we have concrete, 100% proof of Election Commission allowing cheating in a seat in Karnataka.
42:40Not 90%, not 90%.
42:42When we decide to show it to you, it is 100% proof.
42:47Okay?
42:48And we just looked at one constituency and we found this.
42:52And I am absolutely convinced that constituency after constituency, this is the drama that is taking place.
42:59Okay?
43:01Thousands and thousands of new voters.
43:04New voters.
43:05How old are they?
43:0650, 45, 60, 65.
43:10New voters.
43:11Thousands and thousands and thousands of one constituency.
43:13In Karnataka, he just called a constituency.
43:14Yes.
43:14And this is one thing.
43:16Right?
43:16Voter deletion.
43:17Voter addition.
43:19New voters who are way above 18.
43:24So we have caught them.
43:25Okay?
43:25And I want to send a message to the Election Commission.
43:27Yes, sir.
43:28If you think you are going to get away with this.
43:30If your officers think you are going to get away with this.
43:32You are mistaken.
43:33You are not going to get away with it.
43:34Because we are going to come for you.
43:37I also agree with Rahul Gandhi.
43:42Even I also have a very thorough this one.
43:46I also have made a very detailed investigation on even my Bengaluru rural constituency also.
43:53A lot of goal months have been done.
43:56I don't want to discuss much.
43:58I will come back later on this issue.
44:03Moving on.
44:04Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have exploded into violence after a long-standing border dispute.
44:10Clashes since May have killed soldiers and civilians on both sides.
44:14Thousands have been evacuated.
44:16Peace still remains elusive.
44:19Here is a report on the same.
44:21Let's take a look.
44:21The fragile peace along the border of long-time rivals Thailand and Cambodia is broken.
44:32The two nations exchanged fire on Thursday, both accusing the other of starting the gunfight.
44:40Gunshots were first heard near Prasad Thamun Thom, an ancient temple claimed by Thailand and Cambodia.
44:51Bangkok claims over 10 people, including a soldier, died in the latest clashes.
45:01The Thai army claims Cambodia fired rockets into civilian areas.
45:12Thailand retaliated by sending F-16 fighter jets to bomb targets in Cambodia.
45:18On Wednesday, a Thai soldier lost his legs in a landmine explosion near the border, sparking a diplomatic standoff.
45:30Thailand is now evacuating hundreds of civilians from the border area.
45:36I want it to the end.
45:38Fighting on will affect both sides and our emotions.
45:41But if we don't retaliate at all, they will think we are weak or don't have anything.
45:46The territorial dispute between Thailand and Cambodia dates back to 1907.
45:54The conflict centers on an 800-kilometer stretcher border along which lies the Prasad Thamun Thom temple.
46:02Tensions ratcheted up in May after a Cambodian soldier was allegedly killed during a scuffle with Thai troops.
46:08In June, Thailand deployed F-16 jets targeting Cambodian military bases.
46:14After this phase-off, both nations increased diplomatic pressure, recalling envoys and shutting borders.
46:21Matters came to a head in July after five Thai soldiers suffered critical injuries in a landmine blast that Thailand blamed on Cambodia.
46:30Cambodia called the claims baseless, asserting that the mines were remnants of past wars.
46:39Despite repeated calls from ASEAN and the international community, the territorial dispute remains unresolved.
46:46Thailand and Cambodia are both friendly neighbors of China and important members of ASEAN.
46:52Good neighborliness and friendship and proper handling of differences are in the fundamental and long-term interest of both the sides.
47:01As tensions simmer, the hope for lasting peace is diminishing.
47:06With the latest clashes, Thai-Kambodia ties are at its worst in decades.
47:34Bureau Report, India Today.
47:40That's all in this edition of The Burning Questions.
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