Bulldozing does not pay dividends as BJP realizes on meat ban in Maharashtra

#BJP #MeatBan #Paryushan #DevendraFadnavis BJP is realizing that bulldozing does not always pay dividends as the Shiv Sena, MNS, Congress and NCP slam the decision of the BMC to a four-day shutdown of the Deonar abattoir during Paryushan – this is a week long period of penance for the Jain community. BJP finds itself isolated on the issue.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 8 September 2015.

Political observers feels this is a method of appeasing the Jain community for political reasons and, MNS chief Raj Thackeray has urged the party not to "play politics" on the veg-non veg issue. In his opinion, no community should be appeased on the question of dietary preferences.
The BJP had made fresh attempts to extend the abattoir ban to four extra days to cover the entire stretch of Paryushan but it was opposed by the other parties.
Mumbai Regional Congress Committee chief Sanjay Nirupam has termed this action of determining the dietary preferences of citizens as impolite and that the BJP has encroached on the citizens' personal space.
However, the decision to shut the Deonar abattoir for four days (September 10, 13, 17 and 180 had been taken by the civic administration and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had nothing to do with the decision. This clarification has been given by the local BJP leaders.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned again on issue of religious conversion – opposition wants Modi to speak

#BolModiBol Yes, the opposition wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the issue of conversions but that is not happening and the speaker had to adjourn the House once again. Bol Modi Bol is the cry.
Incidentally, this was the third day in a row that, a united opposition led by the Congress party continued its demand for a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on recent forced religious conversions.
The Congress along with the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Janata Dal (United), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Trinamool Congress have been demanding the presence of Modi in the Rajya Sabha to inform the members of the House on the steps that the government is taking over such conversions.
It may be recalled that BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has justified such programs terming the conversions are an ongoing process that will continue to happen. In his words, this 'ghar-wapsi' programme has been happening for ages.
Since the BJP is not having the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, the opposition is a force to reckon with.
The BJP government is in a minority in the Rajya Sabha with just 57 MPs while the opposition of the six parties have a total of 126 members of parliament in the 245 member house.
Since there ae several important bills in the House waiting for approval, such disruption in proceedings are proving costly because there are only three days left in this session. It remains to be seen whether Modi will take heed of the Bol Modi Bol demand.

Trinamool Congress feels the heat as BJP, CPM and Congress gang up

In order to ensure that information about the trouble in Parui in Birbhum district of West Bengal does not reach the outside world, the ruling party of Trinamool Congress are taking every conceivable measure ibnlive.in.com. It may be recalled that three persons were killed and as many injured when Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters fought a gun battle at Makra when Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 CrPC was clamped in the area.
The latest round of clashes between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress workers in Birbhum has become a hotbed of unrest and a political arena. And, after the BJP and the Left, a Congress delegation on Saturday had gone to Birbhum to visit the affected villages but was stopped by the police.
The Congress party was demanding that the police lift Section 144 imposed in the area citing the difficulties which has resulted in the villagers having to face lockdown and associated problems.
Reports indicate that the State Pradesh Congress President Adhir Chowdhury had reached Parui but was stopped by the police on grounds that section 144 was in place in the region. There followed hectic negotiations with the police top brass, and Adhir Chowdhury had to retreat after being assured that the prohibitive section would be lifted in the next 2-4 days.
Of course, Adhir Choudhury has indicated that in case the police do not keep their promise, his Congress party would return after a week with a much larger force and break all the police barriers and violate all laws. Obviously, with the gradual emergence of the BJP as a party that can turn the tables on the TMC, the political equation in West Bengal is likely to change – whether for better or for worse is anybody’s guess.