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PATNA: The ordeal of a 22-year-old sexual harassment survivor from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh is but to return to an finish. At present staying underneath the safety of a non-profit in Patna, she shudders when listening to the identify of the previous ‘shelter house’ she was lodged in. 

On the government-run Aftercare Residence for Females at Gaighat within the Bihar capital, the younger lady was allegedly drugged and compelled into immoral sexual acts for over 10 months. “This occurs to each younger lady and woman staying there,” she mentioned. 

The lady made failed makes an attempt to take her personal life whereas being there. “Life had turn out to be hell for me. I didn’t need to stay anymore,” she recalled.

On Friday, the traumatised lady met the director of social welfare division Raj Kumar at his workplace to relate her ordeal. She was accompanied by functionaries of Mahila Vikas Manch, who got here to her rescue after being deserted by her husband.

The director listened to her story of horrors. Earlier, counsellors of the social welfare division had additionally sat with the girl. “We have now recorded the girl’s assertion,” one other senior officer mentioned, requesting anonymity. He, nevertheless, refused to make any touch upon the plea that the matter is pending earlier than the excessive courtroom. The excessive courtroom, which took a suo motu cognisance on Wednesday, has requested for an action-taken report from the social welfare division earlier than February 7.

The younger lady out of the blue turned a cynosure of all eye within the state capital after a video vent viral on social media on February 1 wherein she accused the superintendent of Gaighat-based Uttar Raksha Grih, Vandana Gupta, of forcing inmates into immoral acts. She had landed on the facility after being deserted by her husband Vivek Paswan on a operating prepare in April 2021. 

The Ghazipur lady’s ordeal began on the age of 18. She was crushed up by her step mom at house in Ghazipur. Fed up with day-to-day torture she left house and boarded a prepare for New Delhi. “I used to be sexually assaulted in lieu of meals supplied to me in New Delhi,” she referred to as.

After staying in an orphanage for a while, she landed in Rescue Basis at Kanjiwada the place she spent a few years and learnt abilities for her livelihood. She stepped out about three years in the past. As she was about to start out a brand new life she met with an accident close to Badarpur border close to Faridabad and needed to be admitted to a hospital the place she met Vivek Paswan who she later married. 

When she got here to her in-laws home in Darbhanga, she gave start to a boy however was quickly separated from her youngster. Her husband deserted her within the operating prepare on option to Delhi from Darbhanga in April 2021 and disappeared from the place she reached ‘Uttar Raksha Grih’.

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AGRA: Samajwadi Celebration (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took a swipe on the ruling BJP asking if anybody noticed criminals fleeing the state because the celebration has been claiming. He stated that the SP will guarantee a historic defeat to BJP and can ship Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath again to Uttarakhand.

“Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar gave us the Structure on which the nation is run and this election can also be about safeguarding the Structure. This is the reason Samajwadi Celebration is taking alongside individuals from all teams. This election is about brotherhood versus BJP,” the SP chief stated, addressing a joint press convention along with his alliance accomplice Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary.

“The individuals of the state will vote on points and ship the chief minister again to Uttarakhand,” Akhilesh stated referring to Yogi Adityanath’s ancestral roots in Uttarakhand.

Requested concerning the assault on AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Meerut on Thursday, the SP president stated such incidents shouldn’t happen in a democratic nation. “Persons are saying that the criminals have left Uttar Pradesh. Did anybody see these criminals after they had been leaving the state? Violence isn’t acceptable in democracy and it raises questions on the legislation and order state of affairs within the state,” Akhilesh stated.

On farmers, the SP president stated that the BJP made a false promise of doubling the revenue of farmers by 2022. “The federal government is standing with industrialists. The potato farmers of the area are going through a whole lot of bother. A number of the farmers even dumped their potato harvest exterior the residence of the Chief Minister. The federal government then introduced it’s going to purchase potatoes from farmers, however didn’t. On coming to energy, we are going to make preparations in order that the produce of farmers within the area isn’t wasted,” he stated.

Akhilesh additionally ridiculed the not too long ago introduced price range saying if this was “amrit” (elixir) price range, had been the earlier ones “zeher” (Poison)? Addressing the youthful voters, Akhilesh stated that the BJP authorities has humiliated those that demanded jobs and employment. “The youth of this state will use the facility of his vote to offer a historic defeat to BJP within the state,” he warned the federal government.

He criticised it additionally for its COVID administration and requested if anybody might neglect the occasions “when individuals had been operating from pillar to submit to get beds in hospitals, oxygen and medicines”. “How can one neglect the images of the migration? Everybody nonetheless remembers the image of a mom pulling her little one on a suitcase,” he stated.

Speaking about companies within the Taj metropolis, the chief accused the federal government of forcing a number of companies to close down with its insurance policies. The Samajwadi  Celebration chief stated regardless that his celebration didn’t get any seats from Agra in earlier elections, he has all the time labored for the event of the area, and elaborated on the works achieved within the Chambal space.

RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary stated, “Earlier over 1 crore vacationers used to go to Agra yearly however this has lowered to only a quarter in the previous couple of years. This has occurred due to the shortage of assist from the federal government.”

He stated that tourism in Agra will probably be restored to its earlier ranges when the alliance involves energy.

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LUCKNOW: Somewhat identified political occasion believes that males space a harassed lot and says it is going to arrange a ministry for his or her welfare, if voted to energy. The occasion — ‘Mera Adhikar Rashtriya Dal’ (MARD) — which was registered in 2018, had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow and Varanasi.

‘Mard’ means man in Hindi. For the continued Uttar Pradesh polls, it has declared candidates for the 4 meeting constituencies– Bareilly, Lucknow North, Handia in Prayagraj and Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur. It could announce extra candidates later.

“If voted to power- Ministry of Males’s Welfare and Nationwide Fee for Males shall be constituted, in order that males’s aspect may be deliberated upon whereas forming any coverage and regulation,” occasion’s nationwide president Kapil Mohan Chaudhary instructed PTI.

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Stating different salient factors of the occasion’s manifesto, he mentioned,” Insurance policies regarding the properly being, safety and dignity of males shall be made accordingly. Efforts shall be made to carry the Males’s Safety Invoice.”

He mentioned {that a} “Males’s Helpline” will even be launched to concentrate to the ordeal confronted by them given “some biased ladies’s legal guidelines”. Mentioning the explanation for coming into the ballot fray, Chaudhary mentioned, “It’s to empathise and sympathise with half of the inhabitants. We’re not towards the empowerment of ladies. However, when within the title of ladies empowerment, harassment of males begins, we take exception to it. We’re undoubtedly in favour of constructive empowerment of ladies corresponding to schooling.”

“Provision shall be made to make upkeep quantity tax-free,” Chaudhary mentioned and added that alimony (upkeep) is a authorized obligation on an individual to supply monetary assist to their partner throughout or after marital separation or divorce underneath divorce upkeep guidelines in India.

Chaudhary was essential of the Congress slogan ‘Ladki Hoon Ladh Sakti Hoon’ however was all reward for the Modi authorities’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ marketing campaign. Within the title of appeasement of ladies, anti-male propaganda shall be stopped, he mentioned.

The occasion has additionally declared that as an alternative of homework being given to kids, ‘Dada-Dadi’ Pathshala shall be made on the village/colony stage, wherein kids will have the ability to study from the experiences of their grandparents.

“It will assist the grandparents to beat their loneliness, and also will facilitate in making kids transfer away from the world of cellphones. It will strengthen the social construction,” he mentioned. The MARD chief additionally mentioned that efforts can be made to strengthen the joint household custom.

When requested to touch upon Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s ‘Ladhki Hoon, Ladh Sakti Hoon’ slogan, Chaudhary mentioned, “What’s the level in utilizing the phrase ‘ladhai” (combat). It may be ‘padhai’ (schooling). It is best to educate the women. On this context, we are able to perceive the nice theme of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (marketing campaign).”

Claiming that the occasion additionally enjoys ladies’s assist, Ashutosh Pandey, who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, mentioned, “All of my proposers (in the course of the submitting of nomination papers) have been ladies.”

“We’re additionally making folks conscious in regards to the frequent misuse of the Part 498A of the Indian Penal Code,” Pandey mentioned In a lighter vein he mentioned, “I bought 498 basic votes and 1 postal poll. In different phrases, I bought ‘498A’ votes” within the 2019 elections.”

“The occasion has declared Javed Hasan from Bareilly, Brijesh Awasthi (Lucknow North), Vinay Kumar Singh (Handia in Prayagraj) and Sonu Rai (Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur) for the continued UP polls. It could announce extra candidates,” the occasion chief mentioned.

Meeting polls in Uttar Pradesh shall be held in seven phases between February 10 and March 7 and the outcomes shall be introduced on March 10.

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LUCKNOW:  Former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who left BJP for SP with two different ministers and round half-a-dozen BJP MLAs final month, has been given a ticket from Fazilnagar as an alternative of  his stronghold of Padrauna in Kushinagar. Fazilnagar adjoins Padrauna, which Maurya has been representing.

After becoming a member of BJP, defecting from BSP in 2016, Maurya had contested from Padrauna and is the sitting MLA from the seat. In Fazilnagar, Maurya shall be dealing with BJP’s Surendra Kushwaha, son of incumbent MLA Ganga Singh Kushwaha. 

Since Maurya left BJP, there have been speculations that the ruling celebration would area a robust candidate to nook him. In the interim, senior Congress chief and the scion of Kushinagar royal household, RPN Singh joined BJP. Singh gained from Padrauna in 1996, 2002 and 2007.

Political circles had been abuzz with hypothesis that RPN will contest from Padrauna on a BJP ticket. Within the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he had defeated Maurya from the Kushinagar seat. Political rivalry between Maurya and Singh has been happening for a very long time.

Sources stated Maurya needed to shift from Padrauna to Fazilnagar sensing anti-incumbency towards him. Maurya stated Fazilnagar can be a problem and the stronger the problem was, the higher he felt. “My staff settle for my recognition in every single place. I welcome no matter has been determined for me by the celebration’s nationwide president,” stated Maurya. He refused to acknowledge the Singh issue. “There’ll maybe be no candidate weaker than RPN Singh if BJP fields him.”

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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday launched its seventh record of 27 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections.

The record has 11 ladies, together with 4 changing candidates beforehand introduced.

The occasion has changed its Lucknow East candidate, nominating Manoj Tiwari instead of Pankaj Tiwari.

The Congress is contesting the state polls with ladies in focus and has additionally launched a separate manifesto for youth, assuring them of employment alternatives and have laid down a roadmap of present jobs, if elected to energy.

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MATHURA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath right here on Wednesday warned criminals that they might face the “bulldozer” as soon as the elections outcomes are out.

Adityanath was addressing a public rally in Tarauli village of Chhatta meeting constituency. “Bulldozer will transfer in opposition to unsocial parts and mafia after March 10,” Adityanath stated, apparently referring to the elevating of illegally-constructed buildings by criminals.

He stated they are going to be despatched “notices” for his or her involvement in felony actions. He additionally assured that the killers of Ramveer – a village Pradhan who was shot lifeless final week – is not going to be spared.

The CM referred to riots in Kosi Kalan in Mathura and Muzaffarnagar that broke out below the Samajwadi Social gathering authorities. He alleged Hindus have been killed in these riots and property of merchants was devastated incited by activists of Samajwadi Social gathering.

Adityanath stated through the SP regime folks have been implicated in false circumstances and large firing was achieved on “Ram Bhakts”.

He stated the color of the cap of SP has been stained with their blood. “How astonishing is it that regardless of such acts, they’re shamelessly asking folks to assist them,” he stated in his marketing campaign speech in assist of UP minister Laxmi Narain Chaudhary.

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The CM additionally addressed public conferences in Goverdhan, campaigning for BJP candidate Megh Shyam, and in Mathura the place he campaigned for cupboard minister Srikant Sharma. Adityanath additionally claimed that the third wave of Covid shall be over inside every week.

He complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his dealing with of the pandemic and held accountable large vaccination for the stemming of the third wave. He stated through the peak of Covid he and his fellow social gathering members labored to assist folks, whereas “not one of the leaders or activists of SP, BSP, or Congress got here out of the 4 partitions of their home.”

He stated the UP authorities is distributing tablets and smartphones amongst youths to pave the way in which for his or her correct on-line research.

Adityanath introduced that the Chhatta Sugar mill has been green-lighted and funds to that finish have additionally been launched. Moreover the sugar mill, the farmers of the world will now even be benefited from the acquisition of 1 lakh metric ton potato by PepsiCo, the Chief Minister stated.

He stated factories through the SP regime weren’t established within the space owing to poor regulation and order as even folks have been unsafe then.

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LUCKNOW: The BJP on Tuesday introduced an inventory of 17 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh polls and didn’t embody Meeting Speaker Hriday Narain Dikshit and minister Swati Singh in it whereas Brijesh Pathak’s seat was modified.

The names introduced on Tuesday included candidates for all of the 9 Meeting seats in Lucknow.

Ashutosh Shukla has been fielded from Bhagwantnagar in Unnao district the place Hriday Narain Dikshit is the outgoing MLA.

Rajrejeshwar Singh, who has taken voluntary retirement after being deputed to the Enforcement Directorate from the Uttar Pradesh police, has been fielded from Sarojini Nagar, the seat of outgoing minister Swati Singh.

Each Swati Singh and her husband Daya Shankar Singh had been vying for the Sarojini Nagar seat.

Incumbent Lucknow (central) MLA and minister Brijesh Pathak has been fielded from Lucknow Cantonment, burying speculations of the brand new entrant within the BJP Aparna Yadav, the daughter-in-law of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, being fielded from there.

Aparna Yadav had contested from the seat within the earlier elections however had confronted defeat. Based on the BJP’s record, state minister Ashutosh Tandon will contest from his Lucknow east seat.