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  • Kejriwal says Padmavati should have compromised, blasts Rajputs against movie

    Kejriwal says Padmavati should have compromised, blasts Rajputs against movie

    NEW DELHI : Delhi Chief Minister and leading film critic Arvind Kejriwal has finally broken his silence over the ongoing controversy around Padmavati – the upcoming movie about a Rajput queen, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Kejriwal has come out in full support of Bhansali and criticized all the protesting Rajputs.

    “Delaying a movie release can’t be tolerated in any situation,” Kejriwal told in an exclusive interview to JKR founder-editor Mr. Javed.

    AAP supremo said that he was mentally prepared and ready to review the movie later next month, but now his work schedule is all screwed up because of Rajput leaders who protested against the movie, which allegedly led to movie release date being postponed.

    “Modi doesn’t allow me to work and Rajputs don’t allow me to watch movies,” Kejriwal shared his frustration.

    Responding to criticisms that Mahipal Singh Makrana, the person who threatened to cut the nose of Deepika Padukone – who plays the role of Queen Padmavati in the movie – was close to him and his party, Kejriwal said that past associations can’t be used to defame him.

    “We needed his support when that farmer committed suicide, but we don’t need his support now,” Kejriwal clarified, “But if he thinks he can cut nose of Deepika, he will have to first defeat me in a sword battle.”

    Kejriwal supports Deepika
    Left (Kejriwal with Makrana). Right (Kejriwal challenging Makrana for a fight over Deepika)

    Not just Makrana, Kejriwal blasted all Rajput leaders and activists protesting against the movie, and warned that once AAP makes government in Rajasthan in 2018 and then at center in 2019, all these leaders will be jailed.

    When JKR founder-editor Mr. Javed asked Arvind Kejriwal his views on ‘jauhar’, where Hindu women committed suicide by burning themselves alive in order to escape confronting Muslim invaders, Delhi Chief Minister said that his solution to women in such problem remains the same – compromise kar lo.

    “They should have given Shri Alauddin Khalji a chance,” Kejriwal said.

  • Colonel Sehrawat’s feud with his father not a family matter, clarifies AAP

    Colonel Sehrawat’s feud with his father not a family matter, clarifies AAP

    NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party has clarified that the feud between Colonel Devinder Kumar Sehrawat, who is party MLA from Bijwasan constituency in Delhi assembly, and his father over some property is not a family matter and that the Colonel deserves strictest of punishment for having a dispute with his dad.

    “We are shocked that Modi’s police is not doing anything to arrest Devinder Sehrawat, who has been accused by his father of trying to hurt him,” AAP spokesman Ashutosh said in a press conference, “There is a deal with Narendar (Modi) and Devinder (Sehrawat) to attack Kejriwal.”

    AAP was responding to allegations that the party was making an issue of Sehrawat’s feud with his father, but was dismissing charges against its MLAs like Amanatullah Khan and Somnath Bharti as “family matter”.

    “You have to be a low IQ person to compare these cases,” Ashutosh said, “In both Amanatullah’s and Somnath’s case, it was a question of a man and woman, here it is a father and a son. This is like comparing apples with oranges.”

    “Trying to grab a property is a serious charge, this can’t be compared with family matters like trying to grab a woman,” the AAP spokesperson further said, “Anyone doing this is comparing women with property and this is an insult to women!”

    It should be noted that Colonel Sehrawat had recently claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party was not safe for women as many of its leaders had been exploiting women under pretext of politics and social service.

    On Twitter, he even hinted that even Arvind Kejriwal was not above the mark:

    The accusations by Sehrawat were denied by AAP and it presented proof that Sehrawat was a bad man who was not taking care of his father. In fact, his father had complained to the Delhi Chief Minister more than six months back, but Narendra Modi government did nothing in the case.

    When a biased reporter from Zee News asked how could Narendra Modi government be blamed if Colonel’s father had complained to the Delhi Chief Minister, Ashutosh asked him to leave the press conference and reminded everyone that L-G of Delhi was a Modi agent.

    “L-G checks all our files. Why did he not check the file against Sehrawat? This is a clear conspiracy of BJP against Arvind Kejriwal,” the former journalist argued.

  • Hafiz Saeed apologizes for leaving out Kejriwal while praising Barkha and Congress

    Hafiz Saeed apologizes for leaving out Kejriwal while praising Barkha and Congress

    ISLAMABAD: Hafiz Saeed, the spiritual leader of Pakistan and head of news agency Jamat-ul-Dawa, has apologized for not praising AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a TV interview, where he had praised NDTV journalist Barkha Dutt and leaders of the Congress party of India.

    In the interview, Saeed had attacked the government of India led by Narendra Modi and people like Arnab Goswami, who keep blaming Pakistan for terrorism and violence in India. Hafiz Saeed said that some Congress leaders and Barkha Dutt were doing good work as they understood the Pakistani point of view.

    However, there was huge outrage in Pakistan over this statement, and protests were carried out against Hafiz Saeed for the first time in the largely peaceful country. People were angry that Saeed had not bothered to praise someone like Arvind Kejriwal, who was doing better work than Barkha Dutt or Congress leaders.

    “Our main enemy is Modi, and Modi is scared of Arvind Kejriwal. This proves that our main friend is Arvind Kejriwal. It’s a shame that someone as educated and senior like Hafiz Saeed failed to recognize this simple fact,” Amanatullah Khan, one of the protestors from Karachi told Junta Ka Reporter.

    “Yes, Barkha and congress leaders are doing good work, but the best work is being done by Arvind Kejriwal. He is exposing Modi for everything. Disappointed that Hafiz sahib didn’t mention him in his interview,” another Pakistani fan and supporter of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said.

    Protests were held in many cities across Pakistan, where people demanded Hafiz Saeed to come clean on his intentions and explain why he left out Arvind Kejriwal from the list of people doing good work in India.

    Sources confirm that not only ordinary Pakistanis, many defense experts, army officials, and ISI operatives too condemned Hafiz Saeed for failing to praise Kejriwal, who has been leading a relentless and honest fight against a violent and communal Narendra Modi.

    Following this widespread criticism, Hafiz Saeed finally issued a statement this afternoon where he apologized for this error of judgment.

    “I am sorry. I didn’t mean to belittle what Kejriwal Janaab is doing. He is doing very good work. Proud of you Arvind!” Hafiz Saeed tweeted, after which protestors withdrew from the streets.

  • Why target Bhagwant Mann for small clip when Lok Sabha channel shows hours of live video?

    Why target Bhagwant Mann for small clip when Lok Sabha channel shows hours of live video?

    NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has taken a strong objection to criticism of its MP Bhagwant Mann, who had put a video of Parliament of India on social media, where one could see security check-posts and places inside the main building.

    Calling it cheap politics, the party has hit back asking what was so irresponsible in what Mann had done.

    “Showing visuals inside the parliament compromises national security? What kind of a joke is that?” party spokesman Ashutosh retorted when some journalists asked him if the party was going to take action against Mann for the act.

    “If putting just two minutes of video of parliament can compromise and jeopardize national security, then both Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV should be immediately closed down. Both of them show video of places inside the parliament for hours!” the former journalist argued.

    Ashutosh said that when he was a journalist, he had visited parliament many times and he showed TV news reports of those visits.

    “Nobody called me or my videos a security threat. Now what has changed? The government! These are signs of undeclared emergency!” he said.

    Many other party leaders have also supported Bhagwant Mann and lauded him for bringing transparency into public life. Many experts too agree that what Mann did was not any threat to national security.

    “People can watch roads leading to the parliament on Google Maps and Lok Sabha TV shows visuals from inside the parliament. So what’s the big deal? This is sensationalism at its worst and the media should avoid targeting Mann,” neutral analyst Abhay Kumar Dubey told Junta Ka Reporter.

    AAP founder Arvind Kejriwal too has come out in support of his MP and claimed that perhaps Modi was scared that the video of Mann could have recorded video of him and Sonia Gandhi talking secretly inside the parliament.

    “First he banned me from keeping my mobile phone while meeting him as he feared that I will make a sting video, and now he is angry with Mann. Modi is coward, aur sab mile huye hain,” he later tweeted.

  • Narendra Modi refused to promote Irrfan Khan’s movie because of his religion?

    Narendra Modi refused to promote Irrfan Khan’s movie because of his religion?

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan these days is busy promoting his upcoming film Madaari. As part of the promotions, he had met some political leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav earlier. Later on Twitter, he asked Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi, and Narendra Modi to meet him and help him in promoting his movie.

    But while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi agreed to meet him and promote his movie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was non-committal. Both Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi asked Irrfan Khan to meet them in person, while the office of the Prime Minister asked the actor to send a letter.

    The Prime Minister’s Office claimed that Narendra Modi was busy with the upcoming monsoon session so an immediate meeting was not possible. This was in stark contrast with request for a meeting being accepted immediately by the Delhi Chief Minister.

    Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) immediately pointed out this difference and claimed that this was a case of religious discrimination by the Prime Minister.

    “Such behavior by the Prime Minister is shameful and raises questions on his commitment to secularism,” AAP leader Ashutosh said. “When a very busy and hard working man like Arvind Kejriwal can take time out to meet a Muslim actor, why is Modi not doing the same?”

    Lalu Yadav and Irrfan Khan
    Lalu Yadav, who is known for his secularism and for his friendship with Arvind Kejriwal, was among the first one who had agreed to promote Irrfan Khan’s movie.

    When asked if it was the job of a Chief Minister to promote a movie, Ashutosh said that the job of a Chief Minister was to take care of everyone, which included taking care of actors and movie goers.

    “Questioning the judgment and wisdom of Arvind Kejriwal is like questioning the beauty of Taj Mahal,” Ashutosh said. “Arvind Kejriwal is an expert on arts, and he understands movies, unlike Modi who can’t understand any art form.”

    Many experts too agree that the response by the Prime Minister’s Office was not helpful in maintaining the secular fabric of India.

    “When there are communal tensions in the country due to killings of innocent Muslims in Kashmir, Narendra Modi shouldn’t have rejected the request of a Muslim. It will negatively impact communal harmony in the country,” neutral analyst Abhay Kumar Dubey said.

    BJP refused to react when Junta Ka Reporter asked its leaders if Narendra Modi’s refusal to meet Irrfan Khan was due to the Bollywood actor’s religion. Their silence has only given strength to such rumors and it seems that the ruling party has not dropped its communal agenda from governance.

  • Kejriwal wave: TalkToAK beats Pokémon Go to get maximum active users

    Kejriwal wave: TalkToAK beats Pokémon Go to get maximum active users

    NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal’s brave experiment of talking live to the common man through a cutting edge website TalkToAK.com has proved to be path breaking and record breaking.

    On one hand it has shown how technology can be used innovatively for good governance, while on other hand it has created new records of traffic and user engagement for a digital product.

    According to data released by web and mobile traffic tracking companies like ComScore and Alexa, TalkToAK.com saw huge traffic and user engagement that was never witnessed before for a website or any mobile app.

    The website created for Arvind Kejriwal’s answers to questions by the common people broke records of Cricinfo.com when it saw maximum traffic to a single page on the day Sachin Tendulkar scored a double century. Not only that, it also broke record of recently launched mobile game Pokémon Go.

    It should be noted that Pokémon Go had already broken records by having more active users than Twitter, but now TalkToAK.com has surpassed the number of active users attracted by the mobile game. Not only that, TalkToAK.com was on its way of overtaking Facebook in number of users when reports last came in.

    “This is unprecedented. I have never seen so much traffic for a single event. I think even if there was internet in day of Mahatma Gandhi, even he couldn’t have attracted so many users,” a web traffic analyst told Junta Ka Reporter.

    The traffic data shows that the users who visited TalkToAK.com were from all over the world, and not just Delhi, which is ruled by Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

    According to sources, millions of users from Goa, Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and other Indian states were glued on to the website when Arvind Kejriwal listed his achievements as Chief Minister and answered tough questions put by the public.

    “Questions were very very tough and even BJP couldn’t have asked tougher questions. I think this sets a new standard for transparency and integrity in public life. If only someone like Narendra Modi can match it,” neutral analyst Abhay Kumar Dubey said.

    Due to the high quality of questions and answers, TalkToAK.com attracted users even from outside India. Sources say that even users from countries like Turkey and Iraq were watching the digicast on the website, which could explain why there were no new terror attacks or coup attempts in those countries today.

  • Modi govt denying visa to US citizens wanting to visit Mohalla Clinics of AAP govt

    Modi govt denying visa to US citizens wanting to visit Mohalla Clinics of AAP govt

    NEW DELHI: In yet another example of vindictive politics being played by the Modi government to deny the state government of Delhi led by Arvind Kejriwal credit for its good deeds, it has now come to light that the center has been denying visa to those US citizens who wanted to visit Delhi for Mohalla Clinics.

    Mohalla Clinics were launched by the AAP government of Delhi to provide affordable and world class medical facilities to people, for free. The initiative has won laurels and praise all across the world and has inspired by many foreigners to come to Delhi for medical tourism.

    However, sources in the Indian embassy in the United States of America tell Junta Ka Reporter that the Indian government has been denying visa to all those US citizens who mention “medical treatment at world class Mohalla Clinic” as the purpose of visit in their visa application.

    “We have got confirmed reports that officials in the Indian embassy have been asked to reject visa of those wanting to visit Delhi for Mohalla Clinics. Modi government is worried that if a lot of US citizens visit the clinics, Arvind Kejriwal’s government will become even more popular and the chances of AAP winning 2019 general elections will become even stronger,” an embassy employee told us on conditions of anonymity.

    A quick search on Twitter, Facebook and Quora confirms that a huge number of US citizens are interested in knowing more about Mohalla Clinics and visiting them to cure their ailments, all of which happens absolutely for free at Mohalla Clinics.

    “I pray to god that I get a chance to visit India and get treated at Mohalla Clinic. This sounds better than Obamacare,” Robert Vincent, a citizen of New York had tweeted in May last year.

    “Can I register for treatment at Mohalla Clinic in New Delhi while residing at New Jersey?” was a Quora question put up by Sean Sanders, who is suffering from blood cancer and sees AAP government’s initiative as only hope.

    All these tweets, status updates, and questions are at least 10 months old and the subsequent posts by the users show that these people in need are yet to visit Delhi for treatment. It proves that none of them have been granted visa by the government of India.

    This step by the government has been criticized by activists and experts. “More than hurting Kejriwal, this gives bad name to India. What is Modi government smoking?” neutral commentator Abhay Kumar Dubey said.

    After Junta Ka Reporter broke the news, Aam Aadmi Party has condemned this inhuman and cheap behavior by the Modi government. “Entire Modi government is coward and psychopath,” Delhi’s Heath Minister Satyendar Jain said.

    Mr. Jain revealed that because of such behavior by the central government, he has appointed his daughter to head the Molalla Clinic initiative so that no person in need is denied good health.

    “My daughter is an expert of Twitter, Facebook and Quora, and she can track all such requests and help people. It will also help Mohalla Clinics to go international. If the central government doesn’t give visa, Kejriwal government will issue,” the Health Minister announced.

  • Arvind Kejriwal’s image magically appears on wall of Gujarati farmer’s house

    Arvind Kejriwal’s image magically appears on wall of Gujarati farmer’s house

    MEHSANA: In a strange incident that has caught the imagination of entire Gujarat, a farmer in Bakarpur village in Visnagar here today claimed that an image of AAP founder Arvind Kejriwal had magically appeared on his house wall this morning.

    The farmer, 53 years old Bharanjibhai Patel, woke up at 6 AM in the morning today and went outside his house to feed his cows. He saw that all his three cows were looking at the same spot and not mooing. He followed the line of sight of his cows and was surprised to see a sketch of Kejriwal on the outside wall of his house.

    “I thought that maybe my neighbor Ritardbhai Unjhawala, who is a diehard supporter of Arvind Kejriwal, had drawn the sketch, but when I confronted him, he denied it. No one in the village had seen anyone drawing anything on my wall, so slowly I realized that this was a magical appearance,” Bharanjibhai Patel said.

    The fact that the cows were also looking at the image of Arvind Kejriwal has convinced the villagers that this was a divine sign and not any prank by anyone in the village.

    After the news spread in the afternoon, people from nearby villages and other parts of Gujarat started flocking Bakarpur village, and the house of Bharanjibhai became a virtual tourist place. Some people were seen praying to the image while some youngsters were seen clicking selfies with Kejriwal’s image.

    A team of scientists from ISRO in Ahmedabad had left for Visnagar to investigate the incident, but local villagers are convinced that it was a miracle.

    “Kejriwal is the future. Our entire village will definitely vote for AAP,” a resident of Bakarpur told Junta Ka Reporter. Bharanjibhai Patel, who is reported to have voted BJP in the last elections, also says that now he will be voting for AAP in the next year’s assembly elections.

    It should be noted that Visnagar is the taluka where BJP leader Narendra Modi was born and had grown up. Analysts believe that it was not a coincidence that Arvind Kejriwal’s image appeared at a village in Visnagar.

    “This confirms that Modi is all set to lose at his home state. Kejriwal is all set to replace Modi,” neutral analyst Abhay Kumar Dubey said.

    Abhay Kumar Dubey also pointed out that Arvind Kejriwal’s image had appeared on the wall outside the house and not inside; it proved that Kejriwal respected privacy of people and was a responsible leader.

    While neutral analysts and local villagers insist that the image had appeared miraculously, local BJP is insisting that it was a scam and a stunt carried out by Ritardbhai Unjhawala.

    BJP supporters are reportedly pressuring Bharanjibhai Patel to file a police case against Ritardbhai Unjhawala for defacement of private property, but a changed Bharanjibhai, now an AAP supporter, has refused to do so.

  • US congress invites Arvind Kejriwal for a guest lecture, L-G blocks invite

    US congress invites Arvind Kejriwal for a guest lecture, L-G blocks invite

    WASHINGTON: The US congress, which is like the parliament of India, has decided to invite anti-corruption crusader and founder of Aam Aadmi Paty (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal to address a joint session of the house and the senate.

    Sources say that the US congressmen were not too happy with the speech delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month and wanted someone “more knowledgeable” and someone with more liberal credentials to address them.

    “Those clapping and standing ovation after Modi’s speech that you witnessed on TV were all fake and staged. Many congressmen later conceded in private that the speech was not good and they wanted a better Indian leader to come over,” a source in US revealed to Junta Ka Reporter.

    Sources confirm that a formal invite to this effect has been prepared and the US ambassador to India is expected to deliver it to the Delhi secretariat next week.

    However, sources say that the Lieutenant-General (L-G) of Delhi, Najeeb Jung could block this invite on technical grounds and stop Arvind Kejriwal from addressing the US congress.

    “L-G could raise issues like the post of a Chief Minister is not fit to indulge in acts that are reserved for national heads of governments. This could be flagged as violation of international protocol,” an officer working in the L-G’s office revealed on conditions of anonymity.

    “Kejriwal addressing US congress and getting better reviews than Modi would have been big blow to Modi, so L-G has been asked to block this,” the officer claimed.

    This news has come close to the expose by Junta Ka Reporter where Narendra Modi was reported to have blocked Nobel Peace Prize for Arvind Kejriwal. Analysts claim that these incidents prove that Narendra Modi is worried about his falling popularity and considers Arvind Kejriwal as his main challenger.

    “Kejriwal might miss a few prizes and opportunities to address international gatherings, but he will benefit immensely at the domestic level,” neutral analyst and commentator Abhay Kumar Dubey said, “Frankly Kejriwal has nothing to worry as he will receive these prizes and address such gatherings once he wins the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Till then, such petty politics from Modi is expected to continue.”

    While AAP has not yet reacted to the development, the news has once again raised concerns if the L-G of Delhi is acting as an agent of the BJP and Narendra Modi.

  • Missing Kerala youths suspected of joining ISIS found, had actually joined AAP

    Missing Kerala youths suspected of joining ISIS found, had actually joined AAP

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 17 young men who had gone missing and whose families suspected that they had joined the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq & Syria) have been traced. The young men are doing well and are in India, not in Iraq or Syria as was suspected earlier.

    But the most satisfying and reassuring fact is that the men had not joined the terror organization ISIS, but instead they had joined the anti-corruption political organization AAP (Aam Aadmi Party). The local police confirmed this.

    “We are relived. There is no security risk, thus we are closing the case,” sub inspector Keerthinath Suresh from Pallakad police station announced in a press conference. “We have asked the men to contact their families soon so that they stop worrying. Rest of the nation also doesn’t need to worry.”

    Police has not disclosed the names of the youth as they could be targeted by BJP supporters for joining AAP. However, the police allowed the journalists to talk to a few of them anonymously. The young men confirmed that they were in India and had joined AAP, not ISIS.

    “We were so busy fighting for AAP on Facebook and Twitter that we could not get in touch with our families. For weeks we were online continuously trending hashtags to remove corruption and to defeat the communal conspiracies of BJP. We were ignoring messages of our own family members as we were very busy, and that’s why our families started worrying and thought we had left India and joined ISIS,” one of the young man said on speakerphone.

    The young men confirmed that they were devout Muslims and wanted to have Islamic rule in India, but they said that they wanted to do that within the constitutional framework by joining AAP, and not by joining a terror organization like ISIS.

    “We don’t blame our families as we indeed had praised the concept of Islamic State earlier, but after listening to speeches of Arvind Kejriwal, we realized that Islamic State can be formed in India through anti-corruption movement. Kejriwal Sir had earlier called Batla encounter fake and he also supported Mujahidins of JNU. We don’t need to support ISIS,” another man argued.

    The press conferred was called off after the young men went back to supporting AAP online by exposing the crimes of 2002 riots as Arvind Kejriwal was in Gujarat.

    The incident has been welcomed by neutral experts who believe that AAP could help defeat ISIS in India, but the BJP has attacked AAP for being soft on Islamic fundamentalism.

    “BJP should stop indulging in politics on matters of national security. They should be congratulating Arvind Kejriwal who is stopping Indian youths from joining ISIS,” political analyst Abhay Kumar Dubey said.