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Meet Bhushan Shriwas: One of Nagpur’s youngest contenders for NMC elections

January 21, 2017, 1:17 AM

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

At 27, hes one of the youngest candidates who jumped in the fray for the upcoming Nagpur Municipal Elections on February 21, 2017. As per reports, Bhushan Shriwas, a nominee from Kendriya Jan Vikas Party (KJVP), will fight the poll battle against heavyweights Vikas Thakre or Praful Gudadhe Patil (Congress) and Vijay Raut (BJP), from ward 38 (Subhash Nagar to Hingna including Jaitala and Shivangaon).

Shriwas who is an MBA from GH Raisoni School of Business Management hails from a family with good academic background. While his father Omprakash Shriwas is an advocate, his mother Kalpana Shriwas is a doctor. Shriwas, who happens to be the youth president of his party (KJVP), has also brought laurels to the country as an international chess player. I’ll surely win and make a difference amongst people’s lives. Today, people need youngsters, with a radical mindset and approach, said Shriwas, who’s done his schooling from St. Xaviers School, Nagpur.

Described as a bright and hardworking student by his teachers, Shriwas says that he has always been inclined towards politics. On being asked about the reason for contesting the upcoming local body elections, he said, No concrete development has ever happened in Nagpur. I want to be the change people want to see. Since decades, various political parties have been just giving false hopes to the common man. Nagpur, despite being home to political bigwigs, still remains underdeveloped at large.

When asked about his agenda for Nagpur’s betterment, he said that Nagpur’s traffic situation, which has worsened, primarily needs improvement. This is possible only if systematic and adequate parking lots are created. But, despite assurances, our leaders have failed to demarcate any suitable place for parking. Due to the concerned authorities’ slackness, new commercial buildings continue to be raised without leaving ample parking space. Also, the rise in the number of vehicles is worsening the situation. I want to curb traffic and resolve parking issues first.

Speaking about the condition of roads and the perennial problem of potholes in Nagpur to Nation Next, Shriwas, a resident of Hingna, had a ready retort, I’ve seen people losing their lives in accidents due to potholes and poor roads. The quality of material used in making roads must be thoroughly inspected. Shriwas further commenting on sanitation and the garbage that is littered all around, said, Despite the garbage collection system being revamped, garbage is still littered everywhere. Various playgrounds have become a dumping ground for waste. Sewers are not cleaned regularly. At many places, illegal constructions have been done on drains, thus making cleaning difficult. Also, public toilets too are in a shoddy situation. A separate storm water system is a major demand which leaders have ignored big time, given its high cost. I want to make sure I resolve all these issues for the common man. I want to be available for the people 24*7.

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Chinese attack in Galwan was pre-planned; govt. was fast asleep: Rahul Gandhi

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5 years ago

June 20, 2020

Sneha Shah | Delhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the PM Modi-led government in June 19 saying that the government was fast-asleep even as tension increased on the Indo-Chinese border. Gandhi claimed that the Chinese attack in Galwan valley in Ladakh was ?pre-planned and that soldiers paid the price of government’s mistake.

Gandhi took to twitter to question the Government’s alertness on the standoff at the border. Gandhi cited an ANI report, which quoted Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Shripad Naik as saying that the violent face off, which killed around 20 Indian soldiers was ?pre-planned by China? and that the Indian forces will give a ?befitting reply.

Gandhi’s tweet read:

It’s now crystal clear that:

The Chinese attack in Galwan was pre-planned.
GOI was fast asleep and denied the problem.
The price was paid by our martyred Jawans.

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Gandhi’s attack on the government comes before an all-party meeting, which will be convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 19 evening to discuss the India-China border situation.

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COVID-19 positive Congress MLA votes in PPE kit for Rajya Sabha polls

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5 years ago

June 19, 2020

Radhika Dhawad | Madhya Pradesh

COVID-19 positive Congress MLA votes in PPE kit for Rajya Sabha polls…

COVID-19 positive Congress MLA Kunal Chaudhary arrived in a PPE kit to cast his vote for the 24-seat Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. — Congress MLA in PPE kit

Congress MLA Kunal Chaudhary, who is a COVID-19 patient, arrived in a PPE kit to cast his vote for the 24-seat Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

The MLA, who was the last one to vote, was tested for COVID-19 on June 12. Chaudhary told NDTV, “I reached Vidhan Sabha around 12.45 pm in an ambulance, with full precaution wearing a PPE kit, the officials were also wearing PPE kit, though I felt they were a bit scared, which is natural. I voted for my party candidate and came back. To ensure virus doesn’t get spread from respiratory droplets, people around him ensured strict social distancing.

In Madhya Pradesh, a candidate needs 52 votes for winning a seat in the Rajya Sabha elections.

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Ramdas Athawale calls for ban on restaurants selling Chinese food, asks citizens to stop eating it

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5 years ago

June 19, 2020

Sneha Shah | Mumbai

RPI President and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that the controversy surrounding Dalits should now come to and end. — Union Minister Ramdas Athawale (File photo/Nation Next)

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, President of Republican Party of India (RPI-A), on June 18, called for a ban on restaurants and hotels serving Chinese cuisine and also asked the citizens to stop eating Chinese food.

Athawale, who coined the famous Go Corona, Go Corona? chant in February, made the statement against the backdrop of clash between Indian and Chinese armed forces in the Galwan valley area of Ladakh on June 15. The clash led to deaths of around 20 Indian Army personnel including a Colonel rank officer.

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Athawale said, Restaurants selling Chinese food should be banned. Restaurants should be closed by the order of the state government. I appeal people who consume Chinese food to boycott it.

The Chinese literature should also be banned. Its products should be banned and it’s companies too should not be given business here. We should develop such companies in India, which can manufacture the same products here, the Union Minister added.

Athawale warned China to reconsider its actions and stop its criminal activities on the border. You took Buddha from us but we don’t want yuddha (war) with you. A war will prove to be costly for both countries, economically and loss of lives will also occur. If we (Indians) are not crossing the border, then why are you doing so?? he added.