Justice Yashwant Varma is set to appear before a panel as part of an ongoing probe. Experts have analysed evidence collected from his residence, which he will now face during questioning. Leading legal experts, including Senior Advocate Siddharth Agarwal and Arunati Raju, are preparing his defence. The investigation is being fast-tracked, with the panel staying in Delhi to complete the enquiry and examine all witnesses.
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00:00:00The top story we are following here on India Today is coming in against the probe that is taking place against Justice Verma inside Scoop.
00:00:08Now sources have told India Today that Justice Verma is all set to appear before a panel very soon.
00:00:13Evidence has been gathered and that evidence has now been examined by experts.
00:00:17Justice Verma to be confronted with the evidence that was found in his house.
00:00:21Top legal eagles are all set to defend Justice Verma in this case.
00:00:26Probe against Justice Verma is to be expedited.
00:00:30Justice Verma's personal secretary also at the moment is in the dock.
00:00:34Cash Hall site has been compromised.
00:00:36Delhi Police is looking at all the scanner and is also looking at all the lapses that took place while the investigation was going on.
00:00:47My colleague Nalini Sharma is now joining me on the story.
00:00:50Nalini this is crucial evidence that India Today has now got from what we understand.
00:00:54The evidence has been gathered, it's been examined by experts and he will be confronted with all the evidence that has been gathered so far.
00:01:24In fact I was telling you Justice Verma is also getting up to appear before the committee.
00:01:28We just don't expect him to come before them to answer their questions.
00:01:33Regarding what happened on the night of March 14th as well as regarding the recovery of the cash.
00:01:39And for that Justice Verma has also consulted several top defence lawyers in Delhi.
00:01:46Including Senior Advocate Siddharth Agarwal and Arunati Kajju.
00:01:51So it remains to be seen how early we see Justice Verma appearing before the committee.
00:01:56And also now that the entire inquiry has been expedited.
00:02:00How soon can we expect the reports to be filed before the Chief Justice of India.
00:02:04It's going to be interesting to watch also.
00:02:08Thank you Nalini for giving us those details.
00:02:10How it plays out in front of the court is something that everyone very keenly is looking at.
00:02:14Top legal eagles are all set to defend Justice Verma in this case.
00:02:18Probe against Justice Verma will be expedited.
00:02:31There has been a big breakthrough in the Rania gold smuggling case.
00:02:35The DRI officials have now arrested a key accused Sahil Jain.
00:02:39Jain abetting the smuggling of close to 15 kgs of gold.
00:02:44He is the person who pushed Rania to travel so much.
00:02:47Not just to Dubai, to UAE but even to UK and the United States of America.
00:02:51The DRI officials have now arrested a key accused Sahil Jain.
00:02:55His name had come up when the investigations in this case were going on.
00:02:59The gold seized is close to 12 crore rupees in value.
00:03:02Jain assisted Rania in smuggling gold.
00:03:05Sahil also planned to sell gold which was seized from Rania Rao.
00:03:09He is in custody till the 29th of March.
00:03:14My colleague Sagai Raj is now joining me on the story.
00:03:17Sagai, this is a big breakthrough which has now come in this Rania Rao's gold smuggling case.
00:03:21We understand that he was the person who was the mastermind.
00:03:24Sahil Jain who has now been arrested by the DRI.
00:03:44He has disposed the gold whenever she has brought to Bengaluru.
00:03:48Last time when she brought gold to Bengaluru, say around January month.
00:03:54He is the person who bought the gold and he is the person who disposed the gold.
00:03:58So the DRI as well as the police are investigating further to understand what is this role?
00:04:04What is the next step?
00:04:06And on which syndicate these people are working?
00:04:09Who are the other people who are behind this particular gold smuggling racket?
00:04:17Thank you Sagai for giving us those details.
00:04:19Other people who are involved in this gold smuggling racket are at the moment being investigated.
00:04:24A key accused whose name came while the investigations were going on.
00:04:28Sahil Jain has now been arrested and he is in the DRI custody till the 29th of March.
00:04:34It's the Karnataka gold smuggling case which is getting murkier with each passing day.
00:04:39The DRI in court has now said Rania Rao has confessed to the Hawala Link.
00:04:44Now this is opening more doors for investigation to take place.
00:04:47Take a look at this detailed report.
00:04:56The Rania Rao gold smuggling scandal continues to unravel.
00:05:04An investigation report accessed exclusively by India Today
00:05:09has revealed that airport security protocols were broken for the starlet.
00:05:17And it was her father DGP Ramachandra Rao at whose behest
00:05:22VVIP privileges and a safe passage were accorded to Rania at the airport.
00:05:33In another stunning twist, the anti-smuggling agency has told the court that Rania has confessed.
00:05:40Confessed to transferring funds via Hawala for purchasing gold.
00:05:49DRI claims that Rania's confession came days after it alleged
00:05:53that it had evidence of the actor and her friend Karun Raju making 26 trips to Dubai.
00:06:02Rania allegedly handed Hawala transactions to actor Karun Raju.
00:06:08Karun then transferred the money to Dubai.
00:06:11This money was sent to Rania through Hawala channels.
00:06:15Rania then smuggled gold into India via Bengaluru airport.
00:06:21The money was transferred to Rania's accounts.
00:06:26And allegedly that Hawala money was sent to unidentified accounts.
00:06:36Rania Rao was arrested on March 3rd at the Bengaluru airport after a thorough personal search.
00:06:43She was found with gold bars wrapped around her waist and calves
00:06:49which was concealed with bandages and tissues.
00:06:53Additionally, more gold bars and cut pieces were found in her shoes and front pockets.
00:07:14Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Muhammad Yunus.
00:07:18He has greeted Yunus on Bangladesh's National Day.
00:07:21Prime Minister has reminded Bangladesh of India's role in the creation of the country.
00:07:26Prime Minister's big message of peace, stability and prosperity.
00:07:30Prime Minister Modi has emphasised that India is committed to
00:07:34strengthening the bilateral partnership between India and Bangladesh.
00:07:37My colleague Shivani Sharma is now joining me on the story.
00:07:40Shivani, a very crucial letter being written by Prime Minister Modi.
00:07:44He has greeted Muhammad Yunus on Bangladesh's National Day
00:07:47and also reminded Bangladesh of India's role in its creation.
00:07:51A very good morning to you, Aishwarya, to all our viewers too.
00:07:55And yes, you are right, this is a very crucial letter.
00:07:58And India's neighbourhood first policy and a mark of tradition
00:08:02is very evident in this letter when Prime Minister Narendra Modi
00:08:06has written to Bangladesh's chief advisor, Muhammad Yunus, on Bangladesh's National Day.
00:08:11He has not only extended his greetings, but yes, he has reminded Bangladesh
00:08:15of India's and Bangladesh's shared history and how India had helped Bangladesh getting liberated.
00:08:22So that's very important out here to understand, Aishwarya,
00:08:24whatever is going on in Bangladesh, the political turmoil.
00:08:28Bangladesh has to remember the kind of relationship it has been sharing with India.
00:08:34Because, you know, in this letter, Prime Minister has said that
00:08:38this National Day stands as a testament to our shared history
00:08:42and sacrifices that have laid foundation of our bilateral partnership.
00:08:46And I must mention here, Aishwarya, that on 3rd and 4th of April,
00:08:50Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus will be in Thailand for the BIMSTEC Summit.
00:08:55And there are chances of their meeting out there because, you know,
00:08:59Bangladesh has requested a bilateral with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
00:09:03though it has not been cleared whether they will be meeting in the bilateral meeting.
00:09:07But yes, they have to be together in that summit.
00:09:10Right. Thank you, Shivani, giving us those details.
00:09:12Very soon we will see. Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting in Thailand.
00:09:17A request has come in from Bangladesh for a bilateral with India.
00:09:20Nothing has been confirmed yet. Nothing firm at the moment.
00:09:23But Prime Minister Modi in his letter has now greeted Muhammad Yunus on Bangladesh's National Day.
00:09:31It's the speaker versus the leader of the opposition that's playing out in the Lakh Lok Sabha.
00:09:36And this is something which is all set to escalate.
00:09:39The BJP has launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi after Rahul Gandhi claimed
00:09:44that he was not allowed to speak in the parliament.
00:09:46BJP said Rahul Gandhi is not present in the parliament and does not even speak on most of the bills.
00:09:52But the BJP also said that no one can stop an MP from speaking on the floor of the house.
00:09:57All this after Rahul Gandhi alleged that he had requested the speaker to let him speak.
00:10:02But Om Birla made very unsubstantial remarks against him and ran away.
00:10:06These were the claims being made by Rahul Gandhi.
00:10:08Rahul Gandhi is accusing the centre of giving no place to the opposition in the parliament
00:10:13and functioning in a very non-democratic way.
00:10:32What we want to say, we are not allowed to say.
00:10:36Lok Sabha is either made urgent or is not allowed to speak.
00:10:42And after that, some unnecessary comments are made to confuse things.
00:10:49The leader of the opposition, if you don't let him speak, then how can democracy be protected?
00:10:57It has become his habit to defame the seats of the parliament.
00:11:04If Rahul Gandhi has the knowledge of democracy and is misguiding the country,
00:11:08then no one can stop anyone from speaking in this parliament.
00:11:12Rahul Gandhi does not even sit in the parliament.
00:11:15If he wants, he can speak on any bill of his party.
00:11:19But he does not speak on any bill, on any constitution, on any proposal.
00:11:24So now he himself does not come, he himself has no interest in democracy.
00:11:29And after this, where is he going?
00:11:32There is no government in the parliament.
00:11:34You run the speakers, the speaker is a custodian of the house.
00:11:38After all, the opposition speaks every day.
00:11:40If the members of Congress can speak, why can't they speak?
00:11:43Always, no member can stand and speak at any time.
00:11:47At any time, he cannot make a point of order.
00:11:51To say everything, if a leader wants to speak, then he has all the topics.
00:11:57If he wants to speak on any bill, then he can speak.
00:12:01He can speak for zero hours, he can speak in a special mansion.
00:12:04There is a unique opportunity.
00:12:07I think this accusation is false, and there is a lack of information.
00:12:27I was informed about the Raipur house search, unauthorized entry by CBI officials in my house.
00:12:32The CBI entered my house when I was absent.
00:12:35Now these are the scathing claims which are being made by the former chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Magel.
00:12:41The BJP is hatching a conspiracy and it's trying to do so through the CBI.
00:12:46Big statements coming in from Bhupesh Magel who said that the CBI officials had entered his house when he was not present in the house
00:12:53and also saying that their entry was not authorized.
00:12:56My colleague Sumi is now joining me on the story.
00:12:59Sumi, we are seeing it's the CBI versus Bhupesh Magel.
00:13:02Something that has been playing out over the past many months.
00:13:05Now big statements coming in from Bhupesh Magel's side.
00:13:11Yes, absolutely.
00:13:13Yesterday what happened on 14th March, he also made a very serious allegation that he went over at 4 pm itself
00:13:22and the CBI officials stayed there for too long to build a narrative against him.
00:13:27All of this was a media hype.
00:13:29And certainly when he came out at 10.30 to make a statement to the media,
00:13:33he clearly said that he was serving notice for the raid at the good residence but not at the right of official residence.
00:13:43And which is why he was not present there at the right of residence
00:13:46and the CBI officials in an unauthorized way entered his house when there was no staff
00:13:51and in fact it was left empty with only the CBI officials.
00:13:55And which is why he said,
00:14:00as I was absent there when the raids took place.
00:14:03So certainly this is a major allegation that is coming from Bhupesh Magel.
00:14:07And he also said that BJP is trying to detain him
00:14:10and in fact he said that all the documents belonging to his properties were taken by the CBI officials.
00:14:15The ED had taken the photographs and the Xerox copies of all those documents belonging to the properties of Bhupesh Magel.
00:14:22However, the CBI officials took the original copy and left nothing for the next purpose raided by the ID.
00:14:30He said that every agency will definitely come knocking at my door
00:14:33because now that I have become Punjab in charge that is somewhere down the line not going down,
00:14:38not going very well with the BJP and which is why every agency will come knocking at my door.
00:14:44Thank you Sumit giving us those details.
00:14:46My colleague also pointing out that because he's become in charge of Punjab,
00:14:49Bhupesh Magel says that this is just the beginning.
00:14:51Other agencies will also come knocking on his doors very soon.
00:15:00The political storm continues to intensify over comedian Kunal Kamra.
00:15:04It's the Deputy Chief Minister of the State of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde,
00:15:08who is up the ante against Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray
00:15:12over the controversial comments being made by comedian Kunal Kamra.
00:15:15While speaking inside the Maharashtra Assembly, Eknath Shinde claimed
00:15:19few Shikhandis are plotting and using Pakhandis to defame him.
00:15:23Without naming Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde claimed that people know who the real traitor is
00:15:28and the smear campaign against him will not work.
00:15:31BJP MLC has also now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:15:37over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:15:58BJP MLC has now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:16:03over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:16:07BJP MLC has now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:16:12over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:16:16BJP MLC has now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:16:21over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:16:25BJP MLC has now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:16:30over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:16:34BJP MLC has now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:16:39over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:16:43BJP MLC has now moved a breach of privilege motion against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
00:16:48over his parody song targeting the Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde.
00:16:52If he thinks that he is a learned man, he is wrong.
00:16:57Because every person living in the country has the right to freedom of expression.
00:17:03But how far can freedom of expression be used in the future?
00:17:15News that's coming in at the moment,
00:17:17it's US President Donald Trump who has slapped 25% duties on car imported to the United States of America.
00:17:24Car tariffs are all set to come into effect after midnight on the 3rd of April.
00:17:30Canada says that this is a direct attack with regards to the 25% tariff that the United States is all set to levy.
00:17:37We'll defend our companies and even defend our workers.
00:17:41Canada is now planning to impose retaliatory tariff on the United States of America.
00:17:46This is a tariff war that we are seeing playing in front of our eyes.
00:17:50With regards to the United States of America, Donald Trump has now decided
00:17:54that US will now slap 25% duties on cars imported to the United States of America
00:18:01and this will come into effect from midnight on the 3rd of April.
00:18:05What do you think will be the consequences of this?
00:18:09I think ultimately we could probably, anywhere from $600 billion to a trillion dollars
00:18:16will be taken in over the relatively short term period, meaning a year from now.
00:18:24We're going to have very strong policing and it's pretty easy to do.
00:18:29If parts are made in America and a car isn't, those parts are not going to be taxed or tariffed
00:18:35and we'll have very strong policing as far as that's concerned.
00:18:38For the most part, I think it's going to lead cars to be made in one location.
00:18:42Right now, a car would be made here, sent to Canada, sent to Mexico, sent all over the place. It's ridiculous.
00:18:49You just heard US President Donald Trump who's now saying that the administration is all set to impose
00:18:58a 25% duty on cars which are imported to the United States of America.
00:19:03We could probably, anywhere from $600 billion to a trillion dollars
00:19:11will be taken in over the relatively short term period, meaning a year from now.
00:19:19We're going to have very strong policing.
00:19:22This is a direct attack, to be clear, a direct attack on the very workers that I stood in front of,
00:19:29Unifor workers, I stood in front of at the Ambassador Bridge.
00:19:33A bridge that is a symbol and a reality up until now of the tight ties between our two countries,
00:19:41ties of kinship, ties of commerce, ties that are in the process of being broken.
00:19:48We will defend our workers, we'll defend our companies, we'll defend our country and we'll defend it together.
00:19:58My colleague Shivani Sharma is now joining me on the story.
00:20:01Shivani, we are seeing a big war being played in front of our eyes.
00:20:04The United States on one side, Canada on the other side.
00:20:07Canada believes that this is a direct attack which is being done by the United States of America.
00:20:14President Trump is looking at these tariffs as a tool to revive the economy of the United States
00:20:21that has been long declining and that's what we are seeing here in terms of the increased tariffs
00:20:27and certainly now when he has announced this 25% on all automobile imports, this would be a big war.
00:20:36We can think, we can see that how Canada is also planning to levy these reciprocal tariffs on the United States too.
00:20:47And this is going to start on April 2nd, that's what has been announced by President Trump.
00:20:52He says that all these new tariffs on imports will be levied with effect to April 2.
00:20:58And he has also mentioned several times, Aishwarya,
00:21:01that the countries that have been levying tariffs on the United States will be in return taxed heavily
00:21:07and that's what we are seeing.
00:21:09So here President Trump is acting more like a businessman and he wants to revive the economy of the United States
00:21:15and he has been using these tariffs as a big tool to revive the long declining US economy.
00:21:22Right, thank you Shivani, giving us those details.
00:21:24As my colleague was also pointing out, many experts are saying that at the moment
00:21:28US President Donald Trump is behaving like a businessman
00:21:30and that's the reason why we are seeing the US now imposing many levies on many products.
00:21:44A controversy with regards to the signal chat leak in the United States of America.
00:21:49US intelligence chief says that it was a mistake.
00:21:52Tulsi Gabbard says journalist was added to the signal chat by mistake.
00:21:57This is a big controversy which is now breaking in in the United States of America over the signal chat.
00:22:02US intelligence chief says it was a mistake.
00:22:05Tulsi Gabbard in a statement has said that the journalist was added to signal chat by mistake.
00:22:19US Defense Secretary Pete in fact texted the start time of the planned killing of a Yohuti militant in Yemen
00:22:26on the 15th of March along with the details of the further airstrikes
00:22:30that would normally be a very closely guarded secret.
00:22:33Now as was revealed in the follow-up report of The Atlantic which was published on Wednesday,
00:22:38the screenshots of the chat released by The Atlantic bear the hard proof of what exactly went down.
00:22:44While the Trump administration continues to attack the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic
00:22:48and they continue to downplay the security breach.
00:22:55The Atlantic published a follow-up report.
00:22:57It is more damning than the previous one.
00:23:00This time The Atlantic editor-in-chief posted parts of the chat detailing the Yemen attack in the signal group.
00:23:07It detailed the F-18 launch and drone strikes.
00:23:11The report released the entire signal chat among Trump's senior national security officials on Wednesday.
00:23:17This comes a day after the US President's National Security Advisor Michael Walz
00:23:23in a television interview accepted responsibility for the group chat.
00:23:42We know these operations. We're going to get to the bottom of it.
00:23:45I just talked to Elon on the way here. We've got the best technical minds looking at how this happened.
00:23:51But I can tell you, I can tell you for 100% I don't know this guy.
00:23:56I know him by his horrible reputation.
00:23:59White House continued to slam The Atlantic editor-in-chief
00:24:03questioning his credibility and downplaying the security breach.
00:24:07White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt posted Atlantic's follow-up report on X calling it a hoax.
00:24:15US Vice President J.D. Vance in his X post said that Jeffrey Goldberg oversold the report.
00:24:22Mike Walz invited The Atlantic editor-in-chief to the signal group
00:24:26and while all guns are trained at him,
00:24:28the US National Security Advisor continues to enjoy full support from the President.
00:24:34Well, I think it's a question I've been asked now and I've given a few answers and they've all been the same.
00:24:42We have an amazing group. Our national security now is stronger than it's ever been.
00:24:47We have had a very, very successful numerous attacks on that area.
00:24:52These are people that shoot down ships, not only our ships, ships all over the world.
00:24:56They're shooting down right out of the water and damaging them badly or they're going down.
00:25:01They're also shooting anything that happens to be flying in the area.
00:25:05We hit them very, very hard.
00:25:07There was no classified information as I understand it.
00:25:11They used a app, if you want to call it an app, that a lot of people use,
00:25:18a lot of people in government use, a lot of people in the media use.
00:25:21And I think I'll ask Mike. Mike is here. Do you want to respond to that, please?
00:25:26Yes, Mr. President. You asked about lessons.
00:25:28I think there's a lot of lessons. There's a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves,
00:25:34making up lies about this president, whether it's the Russia hoax or making up lies about gold star families.
00:25:41And this one in particular, I've never met, don't know, never communicated with.
00:25:46And we are looking into him, reviewing how the heck he got into this room.
00:25:51But I'll tell you what, the world owes President Trump a favor.
00:25:55The signal gate of Yemen attack has triggered Senate members to call for resignation of the top security officials.
00:26:02But the Trump administration continues to downplay the security breach of the leak of attack plans on legal and technical grounds.
00:26:11Bureau report, India Today.
00:26:13News that's coming in at the moment, it's the WAF bill, which will likely be discussed in the Tamil Nadu assembly today.
00:26:27Sources have told India Today, M.K.Stalin all set to bring a resolution against the WAF bill.
00:26:32This is the state of Tamil Nadu in the assembly where we will see a possible discussion on the WAF bill taking place today.
00:26:39Sources have said M.K.Stalin, the chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, all set to bring a resolution against the WAF bill.
00:26:46The government is looking at bringing in the WAF bill in the next week.
00:26:50Next week will be the last week of the monsoon of the parliament in the national capital.
00:26:56And before that, it's the Tamil Nadu assembly, which is now looking at bringing in the WAF bill and discussion will take place.
00:27:05Chief Minister?
00:27:07My colleague Pramod Madhav is now joining me on the story.
00:27:10Pramod, we are seeing M.K.Stalin made up his mind to discuss the WAF bill.
00:27:14From what we understand in the Tamil Nadu assembly, there will be a discussion, a likely discussion on the WAF bill.
00:27:20Already the DMK government has very clearly mentioned that they are going to oppose the WAF bill.
00:27:25And even during the recent iftar, the chief minister M.K.Stalin has made sure that he is with the minorities and also took a dig at the opposition party AIDMK,
00:27:34claiming that it actually supported the CAA and had not, the former AIDMK government had not supported the bill, it would not have been passed.
00:27:43But however, he also made it very clear that Tamil Nadu government will oppose under DMK rule the WAF bill.
00:27:48And that's the reason we've been informed that a resolution will be brought by the chief minister M.K.Stalin in today's assembly session, Aishwarya.
00:27:57Pramod, if you can also tell us what, you know, will it be the chief minister who will be bringing it in?
00:28:02And around what time can we expect the discussion to take place in the Tamil Nadu assembly?
00:28:07Aishwarya, the regular motion is in such a way that like around 10.30 to 11, the normal question now will be there.
00:28:12And post which will be about the special bill, the special resolution will be moved by the chief minister.
00:28:18And the discussion will happen on it as well.
00:28:20Other party leaders will speak on the matter for at least 45 minutes and post which a vote will be taken by the speaker, Appavu.
00:28:27And if the vote goes in favor of the chief minister's resolution, it will be passed also.
00:28:32It is being expected that there could be a possibility that except BJP, every other party in the state can go ahead
00:28:37and will go ahead and support the chief minister's resolution, Aishwarya.
00:28:42Thank you, Pramod, giving us those details.
00:28:44In the Tamil Nadu assembly today, we will see a discussion taking place on the WAF bill.
00:28:49After the discussion, we will see voting also taking place.
00:28:52Chief Minister M.K.Stalin, in all likelihood, all set to bring in a resolution against the WAF bill.
00:29:02Now, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has organized an anti-WAF protest.
00:29:11Now, this protest saw the presence of leaders across party lines, including the former Bihar chief minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav.
00:29:22Muslim organizations are hitting the streets to protest against the proposed WAF amendment bill.
00:29:28The All India Muslim Personal Law Board held a protest at Gardhani Bagh in Patna on Wednesday.
00:29:33The event was attended by Bihar's opposition leaders.
00:29:58The WAF is a major issue in Bihar, the only major state going to polls this year.
00:30:13Joint Parliamentary Committee chief urged protesters to wait for the bill to be tabled.
00:30:28The BJP slammed the opposition over its stand.
00:30:58It is unfortunate that Bihar's people are being divided on a religious basis.
00:31:07With the government expected to table the WAF amendment bill in this session of Parliament, many Muslim bodies are planning protests.
00:31:14AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had joined a protest in Delhi recently.
00:31:20The WAF amendment bill will set new rules for management of properties dedicated exclusively for religious or charitable purposes under Islamic law.
00:31:29WAF boards control 8.7 lakh properties spanning 9.4 lakh acres across India with an estimated value of 1.2 lakh crore rupees.
00:31:40There are 32 WAF boards including two Shia WAF boards in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
00:31:46With Rohit Singh in Patna, Bureau Report, India Today.
00:31:57After the Lok Sabha speaker schooled LOP Rahul Gandhi in Parliament, the BJP has now released a video of Rahul Gandhi in the Assembly.
00:32:05Rahul Gandhi can be seen affectionately cupping the cheeks of his sister Priyanka Gandhi Wadhwa.
00:32:10It's the BJP which is now saying it's disgraceful that the speaker had to remind Rahul Gandhi about the decorum of the Parliament.
00:32:17Lok Sabha speaker had asked Rahul Gandhi to maintain decorum and to conduct himself with line with the rules of the Parliament.
00:32:25This is the BJP that has now released a video.
00:32:28The BJP has released a video of Rahul Gandhi on the floor of the Parliament where Rahul Gandhi could be affectionately seen cupping the cheeks of his sister Priyanka Gandhi Wadhwa.
00:32:37The BJP says this is disgraceful that it's the speaker who had to remind Rahul Gandhi to behave in an appropriate manner.
00:32:45This has led to a huge war of words between the Congress and the BJP.
00:32:54The Congress on one side is saying that all that Rahul Gandhi wanted to do was that he wanted to speak on the floor of the Parliament.
00:33:00But the speaker Om Birla did not allow that to happen.
00:33:04My colleague Piyush is now joining me on the story.
00:33:06Piyush we will see this escalating even today on the floor of the Parliament.
00:33:10The BJP is now saying it was Rahul Gandhi who was not behaving appropriately.
00:33:14And that's the reason why the Lok Sabha speaker had to school him.
00:33:40The BJP has requested the LOP to behave in a proper manner and go by the rules in the books.
00:33:47Remember that after this entire controversy the BJP has also tweeted out a video in which you can clearly see how Rahul Gandhi is seen cupping the cheeks of Priyanka Gandhi.
00:33:56And I think that itself Om Birla said that there have been multiple instances where inappropriate behaviour has been seen in the house.
00:34:06And it is the responsibility of leaders and MPs to behave in a proper manner.
00:34:15Thank you Piyush for giving us those details.
00:34:17The BJP and speaker Om Birla are now pointing fingers at the Congress and saying that there is a certain decorum that needs to be maintained.
00:34:23Something that Rahul Gandhi must learn.
00:34:26It's the speaker versus the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and this is a fight which is all set to escalate.
00:34:32The BJP has launched a scathing attack at Rahul Gandhi after he claimed that he was not being allowed to speak in the Parliament.
00:34:39The BJP said Rahul Gandhi is not present in the Parliament on most days and does not even speak on any bill.
00:34:46Also the BJP says no one can stop an MP from speaking in the house.
00:34:51Now all this after Rahul Gandhi alleged that he had requested the speaker to let him speak but Om Birla made unsubstantial remarks against him and later ran away.
00:35:00Rahul Gandhi is accusing the centre for giving no place to the opposition in Parliament and functioning in a very non-democratic manner.
00:35:20I don't know how this house is functioning.
00:35:23They don't let us say what we want to say.
00:35:27Lok Sabha is either adjourned or they are not given a chance to speak.
00:35:34And after that some unnecessary comments are made to confuse things.
00:35:40If you don't let the leader of the opposition speak, how will you protect democracy?
00:35:49It has become their habit to defame the seats of the Parliament.
00:35:55If Rahul Gandhi is being misled by the knowledge of the Parliament that no one can stop anyone from speaking in the Parliament.
00:36:03Rahul Gandhi does not even sit in the Parliament.
00:36:06If a member of his party wants to speak on any bill, he can.
00:36:10But he does not speak on any bill, on any constitution, on any proposal.
00:36:15He does not even come to the Parliament.
00:36:18He does not have any interest in the constitution.
00:36:21And after that, where is he going?
00:36:23This is not a government.
00:36:25This is a Parliament.
00:36:26The Speaker runs it.
00:36:27The Speaker is a custodian of the House.
00:36:29After all, the opposition speaks every day.
00:36:31If the members of Congress can speak, why can't they speak?
00:36:34No member of Congress can stand up and speak at any time.
00:36:38No member of Congress can give a point of order at any time.
00:36:42To speak on everything, if a member of Congress wants to speak, he has all the topics.
00:36:48He can speak on any bill.
00:36:52He can speak for zero hours.
00:36:54He can speak in a special mansion.
00:36:56There is a unique opportunity.
00:36:59This accusation is a false accusation.
00:37:02And there is a lack of information.
00:37:04It's a big political storm which continues to intensify over comedian Kunal Kamra.
00:37:10It's the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde,
00:37:13who has upped the ante against Sena UBT Chief, Uddhav Thackeray,
00:37:16over the controversial comments made by comedian Kunal Kamra.
00:37:20While speaking inside the Maharashtra Assembly,
00:37:22Iqnat Shinde claimed very few Shikhandis are now plotting and using Bakhandis to defame him.
00:37:28Without naming Uddhav Thackeray, Iqnat Shinde claimed that the people know who the real traitor is
00:37:32and the smear campaign against him will not work.
00:37:35BJP MLC on the other side has now moved to breach of privilege motion
00:37:39against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:37:42which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:05BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:38:08against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:38:11which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:14BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:38:17against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:38:20which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:23BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:38:26against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:38:29which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:32BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:38:35against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:38:38which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:41BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:38:44against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:38:47which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:50BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:38:53against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:38:56which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:38:59BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:39:02against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:39:05which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:39:08BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:39:11against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:39:14which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:39:17BJP MLC on the other side has moved to breach of privilege motion
00:39:20against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his parody song
00:39:23which targeted the Deputy Chief Minister, Iqnat Shinde.
00:39:26It is a very bad idea, I condemn this
00:39:29It is a very bad idea, I condemn this
00:39:32Although the Maharaja has a low hand,
00:39:35but when people make low hand orders like these,
00:39:37that is very bad idea, I condemn this.
00:39:39Today when he vandalized and ransacked this,
00:39:42now nobody will appreciate that.
00:39:45This party Janta party that has expelled MLA Basangora Patel from the party
00:39:50Yatnal has been expelled from the party with immediate effect
00:39:53immediate effect for the next six years for his statements against the party and the former
00:39:57Chief Minister V.S. Reddy Upa. According to the letter by the Central Disciplinary Committee,
00:40:02the party took very serious note of his repeated violations of the discipline despite previous
00:40:07assurance that he will be on good behaviour. A few weeks ago, he had trained his guns at
00:40:12Reddy Upa, urging the former Chief Minister to abandon his infatuation with his son B.Y.
00:40:18Vijendra and focus on the party instead. He also accused B.Y. Vijendra of maintaining
00:40:23close ties with Karnataka Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivkumar.
00:40:28BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as
00:40:33it's a very unfortunate development. He also added he was never disturbed by the past incidents
00:40:38and senior party leaders have the authority to correct and to guide him.
00:41:09BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as
00:41:18it's a very unfortunate development. He added he was never disturbed by the past incidents
00:41:23and senior party leaders have the authority to correct and to guide him. BJP Karnataka
00:41:28President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very
00:41:33unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice
00:41:40the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has
00:41:45stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:41:50Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's
00:41:55a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:42:01cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:42:07has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:42:14Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's
00:42:19a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:42:25cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:42:31has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:42:36Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's
00:42:41a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:42:46cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:42:51has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:42:56Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's
00:43:01a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:43:06cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:43:11has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:43:16Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's
00:43:21a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:43:26cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:43:31has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:43:36Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's
00:43:41a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:43:46cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:43:51has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:43:56Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a
00:44:01very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:44:06cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
00:44:11has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP
00:44:16Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he cannot rejoice the moment as it's a
00:44:21very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra has stated that he
00:44:26cannot rejoice the moment as it's a very unfortunate development. BJP Karnataka President B.Y. Vijendra
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00:51:43On trade we had a very open discussion.
00:51:46And the result of that discussion was that the Prime Minister and the President agreed
00:51:54that we would conclude, you rightly said, not a free trade agreement but a bilateral trade agreement
00:52:02by fall this year.
00:52:04And that is what is currently under discussion.
00:52:10We have a team here. By the way, it is not that they are kicking off the discussion.
00:52:15My colleague, the Trade Minister, the Commerce Minister was in the US last month.
00:52:22And since then actually we have been working the trade account through virtual means.
00:52:28So there is a very active and intense trade discussion going on at this point of time.
00:52:36My colleague Shivani Sharma joining me on the story.
00:52:39Shivani, a very important statement coming in from the External Affairs Minister.
00:52:43And he also very rightly pointed out that two countries can have differences
00:52:47but those differences should not get converted into massive disputes.
00:52:53Aishwarya, the essence of the old talk of Dr. S.J.Aishankar was that world must know the value of India.
00:52:59And the evolving relationships of India with the United States, with China
00:53:04and a combination of India's growing strength, its self-reliance
00:53:09and how it has been now dealing strongly with these nations including the United States
00:53:15about which Dr. S.J.Aishankar said that India is engaging with the US on the trade agreement.
00:53:22The Commerce Minister is also working with them.
00:53:24And he also was talking on a number of different issues, Aishwarya, in this talk.
00:53:29He said that the government policies are now filled with pride and ownership.
00:53:34And that's the way the change has come to India and the world is now seeing India
00:53:40and looking at India as an evolving, relevant country that believes in self-reliance
00:53:44and that value of India is passing on to the world.
00:53:50Thank you, Shivani, giving us those details.
00:53:52Important statement coming in from the External Affairs Minister
00:53:55saying that the Galwan clashes had hurt the ties and now over the past many months
00:54:00there has been an effort being made from both the sides, India as well as China
00:54:03to repair and mend the broken relationship.
00:54:16News coming in from Chhattisgarh now.
00:54:17After the CBI raided Bhupesh Bhagir's residence,
00:54:20former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister is saying that there is a conspiracy
00:54:24which is being hatched against him.
00:54:26Bhagir said he was not informed about the Raipur house search.
00:54:29Unauthorised entry was done by CBI officials.
00:54:32CBI entered my house when I was not present
00:54:35and it's the BJP that is hatching a conspiracy through CBI.
00:54:39These are the allegations being made by the former Chief Minister of the state of Chhattisgarh,
00:54:43Bhupesh Bhagir, who is now saying that the BJP is hatching a conspiracy through the CBI.
00:54:48The CBI entered my house when I was not present
00:54:52and this was unauthorised entry which was being done by the CBI officials.
00:54:56Bhupesh Bhagir also pointing fingers at the BJP and saying
00:54:59that the Central Investigative Agency is only conducting these searches at the behest of the BJP.
00:55:11There is no investigation on the accused.
00:55:15This is a purely political investigation.
00:55:21The Chief Minister is coming on the 30th
00:55:25and this has been published to create content for his speech.
00:55:3015 days ago, the ED people searched the entire house.
00:55:35What else will they find?
00:55:37They also raided my mother-in-law's residence in Raipur.
00:55:43I was here.
00:55:45I was only given a notice by the ED people.
00:55:52I did not get any notice of my mother-in-law's residence.
00:55:55It was also published there.
00:55:58And when it was my residence, they stopped me here.
00:56:03They searched there.
00:56:06Who will take responsibility for that?
00:56:08I was not present.
00:56:10They searched my mother-in-law's residence.
00:56:13This is their conspiracy.
00:56:40The Republican who said that the British reporter needs to go back to the United Kingdom.
00:56:45Signal group chat on Yemen strikes has now been leaked.
00:56:49The messaging app was used to discuss the airstrikes
00:56:52and this has led to a big controversy across the United States of America.
00:57:11You have a major migrant problem.
00:57:14You should care about your own borders.
00:57:17Do you care about people from your country?
00:57:21What about all the women that are raped by migrants?
00:57:24Do you care about American lives being put at risk?
00:57:29I don't care about your fake news.
00:57:33Do you have a relevant question?
00:57:35This is an American journalist.
00:57:38I'm an American and I'd like to hear your answer to what she's asking.
00:57:42I'm not answering her question because I don't care about her network.
00:57:45If you would like to ask, I can answer.
00:57:50That was a very public spot that has been captured on camera.
00:57:53Republican Marjorie versus a British reporter.
00:57:56Now this spot happened because the British reporter had specifically asked questions
00:58:00with regards to the signal chat leak.
00:58:03This has become a big controversy in the United States of America.
00:58:06The questions were being asked about the signal group chat leak
00:58:10with regards to the Yemen airstrikes that have now been leaked.
00:58:13The message app was being used to discuss the airstrikes
00:58:16and the precise time of that has now been published
00:58:20along with the screenshot of the entire chat which has now come out.
00:58:24This is a big controversy which is brewing in the United States of America.
00:58:35It's the US defense secretary also who in fact had texted the start time
00:58:40and then the planning that was being done to kill the Yohuti militant.
00:58:44My colleague Shivani Sharma is joining me.
00:58:46Shivani, it's not just in the United States but we are seeing the world
00:58:50sitting up and taking notice of this leaked signal chat.
00:58:53Very embarrassing situation for the US administration.
00:59:23They sent off this journalist in a group where they were sharing
00:59:27some important messages from the signal chat.
00:59:30And we must tell our viewers that the US administration
00:59:33has also spammed yesterday.
00:59:35And it was a mistake that the editor of the Atlantic,
00:59:38he was added in the signal message chat discussing the existence of the warplanes.
00:59:43They also claimed that there were no major plans that were being shared
00:59:48when this particular journalist was added.
00:59:50Thanks a lot.
00:59:52Thank you Shivani for giving us details.
00:59:53It's not just the United States of America which is now at the moment
00:59:56the administration feeling the heat of it.
00:59:58Everyone is now sitting up and taking notice of this leaked chat.
01:00:05It's the US defense secretary now, Pete,
01:00:07who texted the start time of the planned killing of a Yohuti militant in Yemen.
01:00:12These chats are from the 15th of March along with details of further US airstrikes.
01:00:17Now this normally would be a very closely guarded secret.
01:00:20But this was revealed in the follow-up report which was done by the Atlantic,
01:00:24which was published on Wednesday.
01:00:26Screenshots of the chat released by the Atlantic
01:00:28bear very hard proof of what exactly went down.
01:00:31The Trump administration still continues to attack the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic
01:00:36and they are downplaying the security breach.
01:00:42The Atlantic published a follow-up report.
01:00:45It is more damning than the previous one.
01:00:48This time the Atlantic editor-in-chief posted parts of the chat
01:00:52detailing the Yemen attack in the Signal group.
01:00:55It detailed the F-18 launch and drone strikes.
01:00:58The report released the entire Signal chat
01:01:01among Trump's senior national security officials on Wednesday.
01:01:05This comes a day after the US president's national security advisor,
01:01:09Michael Walz, in a television interview,
01:01:11accepted responsibility for the group chat.
01:01:15I take responsibility. I built the group.
01:01:19But look, that's the part that we have to figure out.
01:01:23And that's the part that we... Embarrassing? Yes.
01:01:26But Pete and I are veterans. We know these operations.
01:01:30We're going to get to the bottom of it.
01:01:32We have... I just talked to Elon on the way here.
01:01:35We've got the best technical minds looking at how this happened.
01:01:38But I can tell you, I can tell you for 100%,
01:01:42I don't know this guy. I know him by his horrible reputation.
01:01:47White House continued to slam the Atlantic editor-in-chief,
01:01:50questioning his credibility and downplaying the security breach.
01:01:54White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt
01:01:57posted Atlantic's follow-up report on X, calling it a hoax.
01:02:02US Vice President J.D. Vance in his X post said
01:02:06that Jeffrey Goldberg oversold the report.
01:02:09Mike Walsh invited the Atlantic editor-in-chief to the Signal Group
01:02:13and while all guns are trained at him,
01:02:15the US National Security Advisor continues to enjoy full support from the President.
01:02:22Well, I think it's a question I've been asked now
01:02:26and I've given a few answers and they've all been the same.
01:02:29We have an amazing group.
01:02:31Our national security now is stronger than it's ever been.
01:02:35We have had a very, very successful numerous attacks on that area.
01:02:40These are people that shoot down ships, not only our ships,
01:02:43ships all over the world.
01:02:44They're shooting down right out of the water and damaging them badly
01:02:48or they're going down.
01:02:49They're also shooting anything that happens to be flying in the area.
01:02:52We hit them very, very hard.
01:02:55There was no classified information as I understand it.
01:02:59They used an app, if you want to call it an app,
01:03:04that a lot of people use, a lot of people in government use,
01:03:07a lot of people in the media use.
01:03:09And I think I'll ask Mike.
01:03:11Mike is here. Do you want to respond to that, please?
01:03:13Yes, Mr. President. You asked about lessons.
01:03:15I think there's a lot of lessons.
01:03:17There's a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves
01:03:21making up lies about this President,
01:03:24whether it's the Russia hoax or making up lies about Gold Star families.
01:03:28And this one in particular, I've never met, don't know, never communicated with.
01:03:33And we are looking into and reviewing how the heck he got into this room.
01:03:38But I'll tell you what, the world owes President Trump a favor.
01:03:42The Signal Gate of Yemen attack has triggered Senate members
01:03:46to call for resignation of the top security officials.
01:03:49But the Trump administration continues to downplay the security breach
01:03:54of the leak of attack plans on legal and technical grounds.
01:03:58Bureau Report, India Today.
01:04:09Amit, the global war that is taking place with regards to the trade tariffs,
01:04:13it's the External Affairs Minister, S.J. Shankar,
01:04:15who has spoken about the US-India trade talks.
01:04:18Active, intensive trade discussions are ongoing.
01:04:21India-US are discussing the bilateral trade very extensively.
01:04:25This is a statement which has come in from the External Affairs Minister, S.J. Shankar.
01:04:29And this comes amidst the global war over the trade tariffs
01:04:32that the United States has now started.
01:04:35External Affairs Minister says that the trade talks are on track.
01:04:38Active and intense trade discussions are ongoing
01:04:41between India and the United States of America.
01:04:43India and US are discussing the trade talks intensively.
01:04:49Now we have seen how there is a trade war that has now started taking place
01:04:54between the United States and many parts of the world.
01:04:58It's Canada which is facing the heat.
01:05:00India also on certain exports is at the moment feeling the heat of it.
01:05:04Let's listen into what the External Affairs Minister, S.J. Shankar, said.
01:05:10On trade, we had a very open discussion.
01:05:14And the result of that discussion was that the Prime Minister and the President agreed
01:05:21that we would conclude, you rightly said, not a free trade agreement
01:05:27but a bilateral trade agreement by fall this year.
01:05:31And that is what is currently under discussion.
01:05:36We have a team here.
01:05:38By the way, it's not that they are kicking off the discussion.
01:05:42My colleague, the Trade Minister, the Commerce Minister was in the US last month.
01:05:49And since then actually we have been working the trade account through virtual means.
01:05:55So there is a very active and intense trade discussion going on at this point of time.
01:06:04My colleague Shivani Sharma joining me on the story.
01:06:06Shivani, even as we are speaking we know that a delegation from the United States of America is in India.
01:06:11And there are active trade discussions that are ongoing between India and the United States of America.
01:06:18As we were hearing Dr. S.J. Shankar, he was saying that how India is working together with the United States for a trade agreement.
01:06:26And we also see the development since President Trump has taken over.
01:06:30He has been changing dimensions in terms of increasing tariffs.
01:06:34And India is working with America to improve the trade ties with the United States.
01:06:40Not only this, but India is also working on a multi-domain platform with the other nations.
01:06:46To hear when we were listening to Dr. S.J. Shankar, he was mentioning that his counterpart on commerce, the Commerce Minister,
01:06:53he had already visited the United States where he had a number of meetings with the officials out there.
01:06:59And the team of the United States is in India to work on the trade agreement.
01:07:03So India is working together to improve the ties in the trade domain with the United States.
01:07:09And he also mentioned about China, how the chemistry between India and China has changed.
01:07:14Because India has been transforming on the defense platform, the diplomatic forum.
01:07:18And now the world is looking at India in a different way.
01:07:23Thank you Shivani, giving us those details.
01:07:25The world is looking now at India with regards to what trades and how the tariffs will play out.
01:07:30The External Affairs Minister making it very clear that both US and India are indulging in active and intensive trade discussions.
01:07:40From Sambhal to Bhairaich, in Uttar Pradesh there is a big storm over the fairs celebrating the legacy of
01:07:47Saeed Salar Masood Ghazni, who was the nephew of the invader Mohammed Ghazni.
01:07:52Now this continues to rage on. There is a controversy also that has erupted over his Mazar in Bhairaich.
01:07:58Now this is a place where the Hindu groups are claiming that there is a Suryakund that exists.
01:08:03My colleague Samar Shivastav has filed this report.
01:08:09After the ban on the Neja Mela in Sambhal, the spotlight has now shifted to Bhairaich in UP.
01:08:24Where the annual Jeth Mela at the Dargah of Salar Ghazi is under scrutiny.
01:08:33Nephew of Mahmood Ghaznavi, Saeed Salar Masood Ghazi.
01:08:40The controversy around this name and the Magbara is high in the state of Uttar Pradesh and obviously in the country.
01:08:50Where actually the place where he died and what actually the controversy is.
01:08:56To find out, India Today TV has reached Bhairaich to understand the ground reality behind this particular position,
01:09:06situation and also at a time when there are clouds looming over the suspension of this Mela in Bhairaich just like Sambhal.
01:09:19Hindu outfits have demanded an excavation at the site claiming the existence of an ancient Suryakund and temple.
01:09:31The entire Hindu community and our Sanatani organization is adamant that this Mela should be shut down.
01:09:45Muhammad Ghori has looted 17 times and he has been with us since childhood.
01:09:50I am saying this with conviction, dig up the history and learn how our uncle is looting.
01:09:56He has done the 17th and 18th attacks on India and he has looted the whole of India.
01:10:04Hindu organizations have also submitted a memorandum demanding the excavation of Salar's Mazar.
01:10:11After the death of Syed Salar Masood during the war of 1033 A.D. by Maharaja Sohail Dev,
01:10:18after the death of Masood, after 200 years, by Feroz Shah Tughlaq, the Surya Mandir was demolished and the Suryakund was demolished and a Dargah was built.
01:10:28For this reason, the Mela should be shut down in an unconstitutional manner.
01:10:33He has said that the Mela should be shut down.
01:10:36At the same time, Hindu organizations have also claimed that the Suryakund is not the Mazar where Salar's Mazar was built,
01:10:42but it was demolished by Feroz Shah Tughlaq and the Surya Mandir was established there.
01:10:47And the miracles that happen there in the name of Ghazi Baba are the miracles of Suryakund.
01:10:52This is actually Suryakund.
01:10:55And all the kings of Ayodhya, who used to sit in the Surya Vansh, used to come here to worship their deity.
01:11:05The Surya Mandir was very huge here.
01:11:07Maharaj Sohail Dev ji, where Ghazi Mian committed atrocities and demolished our temple,
01:11:19so our aim is that we should get back our old temples, our Suryakund, our Sanatan Dharma.
01:11:31This is the place where the annual fair is held.
01:11:35A notice outside the committee office has now been put up,
01:11:39that states, due to unforeseen reasons, the event has been halted.
01:11:45The exact place where Salar Ghazi died is, though it has been converted into a proper Mazar,
01:11:52and there is yearly Mela, which happens in the month of May.
01:11:57Though both communities, be it Hindus or Muslims, both come here in this particular Mela,
01:12:03but these pictures from inside clearly tell you the story about the scenario.
01:12:08The Mela, the Neja Mela in Sambal has been cancelled by the administration.
01:12:12No official word has come for the Behraish Mela, which is called the Jeth Mela,
01:12:16which is, which happens in the memory of Sayyed Salar Ghazi.
01:12:20With the help of the administration and everyone, we want the Mela to be held here.
01:12:25There is a lot of commotion here.
01:12:27A lot of people have a lot of commotion here.
01:12:29There is nothing to worry about.
01:12:32We want the Mela to be held the way it has been held for centuries.
01:12:37And what that party is saying is wrong.
01:12:43Salar Masood Ghazi was the nephew of Mahmood Ghaznavi,
01:12:47born during his uncle's campaign against Kannauj in 1015 AD,
01:12:53and allegedly played a role in looting Somnath Temple in Gujarat in the 11th century.
01:13:01Every citizen should have the right to respect and respect the great men of India.
01:13:08No aggression should be tolerated.
01:13:17Aggression should not be tolerated,
01:13:21because it is against the principles of patriotism.
01:13:26And independent India cannot accept such a traitor.
01:13:34The controversy is not just about a dargah or a fair.
01:13:39It's a debate over history, faith and identity.
01:13:44With Samarth Srivastava in Bhairaj, UP, Bureau Report, India Today.