Madarihat by-election campaign heats up
As the Madarihat by-election approaches on 13 November, the stalled road over bridge (ROB) at a railway crossing in Birpara has emerged as a key campaign issue.
A day after social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked in Jharkhand by a group of people, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the government on Wednesday as he posted a ‘pop quiz’ asking people to identify the “perpetrator of hatred and fear”.
Gandhi, in his ‘riddle’, hinted that the person, who is to be identified, uses hatred and fear to maintain the hierarchy of power.
“Pop Quiz
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I bow to the most powerful in the line. A person’s strength & power are all that are important to me.
I use hatred & fear to maintain the hierarchy of power. I seek out the weakest & crush them.
I rank all living beings based on their usefulness to me.
Who am I?” Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
Pop Quiz
I bow to the most powerful in the line. A person’s strength & power are all that are important to me.
I use hatred & fear to maintain the hierarchy of power. I seek out the weakest & crush them.
I rank all living beings based on their usefulness to me.
Who am I? pic.twitter.com/y7jw49Hei7
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 18, 2018
He also attached a video of Agnivesh being attacked in Jharkhand’s Pakur to his tweet.
On Tuesday, the 78-year-old activist was assaulted by suspected Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members who were reportedly heard shouting “Jai Shri Ram” slogans.
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The incident occurred when the group pounced on Agnivesh as he stepped out of a hotel to get into a car to take part in the 195th Damin Mahotsav at Littpara.
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