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Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has proposed banning Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities in government and educational institutions in his state, sparking a fierce debate.
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00:00Hello and welcome. Good evening. You're watching Super 6 here on India Today.
00:05I'm Akshita Nanthi Gopal. Over the next one hour, we'll be getting you a roundup of all the top stories that we're tracking this evening.
00:11But let's begin with a glimpse of what to expect over the next 60 minutes.
00:15As we focus on what's happening in the southern states, the big talking point is the showdown in Karnataka over Priyank Karge's letter
00:23seeking a ban on RS's events in government institutions and in educational institutions.
00:29Chief Minister Sidra Mayas confirmed they're looking into it. Perhaps restrictions like what we've seen in Tamil Nadu.
00:35But there's a political firestorm over the same in Karnataka.
00:38We'll be getting you both sides of this debate of the BJP and the Congress and what they have to say about this debate surrounding the sun in Karnataka.
00:48Not the first time we've seen it happen.
00:49But also coming up on the show at 6.30 this evening, we're going to be talking about the game-changer investment that's come Andhra Pradesh's way.
00:57You've got Vizag getting the flashy new AI Hub tag with Google committing a massive investment.
01:05Is this now the first step towards a massive transformation for Andhra Pradesh?
01:11We'll be getting you more details on that and how Chandrumpabh Unaidu has a clear vision for Andhra Pradesh.
01:17I'm Akshita Nanda Gopal. Let's begin with the top 10 stories that we're tracking today.
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02:57It's also taken a political turn. We'll tell you all about that.
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03:22rebuking the Biocon chief for flagging bad infrastructure,
03:26asking her to take up some work under corporate social responsibility instead of raising these issues.
03:34Priyank Karge's RSS ban call has snowballed into a big political controversy.
03:39Priyank claimed he's been receiving threats and abuses.
03:42The Congress leader has however asserted that he will not back down
03:45and has questioned why children of BJP leaders are not joining RSS's shakhas.
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04:04in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency
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04:09So therefore, the vote-show recharge the Congress has been levelling.
04:13KTR has levelled the same at the Congress now.
04:20The video of a young KBC contestant's behaviour sparked a heated debate on social media.
04:25Young Isid Bhat's conduct on KBC 17 has received sharp reactions online,
04:31some criticising his overconfidence, others questioning his parenting.
04:35Pakistan's sick offensive on full display.
04:41The Pakistan Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif,
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04:47calling him a man of peace and even backing him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
04:51Shahbaz has also credited Trump for stopping war between India and Pakistan.
04:56The war of words between cricketer Mohamed Shami and Ajit Agarkar escalates.
05:04The Indian pacer Mohamed Shami takes a sharp dig at the Indian team management
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05:12for the upcoming tour of Australia.
05:14So Karnataka Minister Priyank Karge sparked a controversy after he shot off a letter
05:28to Chief Minister Sidra Maya, seeking essentially a ban on RS's activities,
05:33RS's events at government institutes and educational institutions.
05:37And since then, he claims he's been receiving threatening calls and abusive messages.
05:42Now, there's been a huge debate over what Karge Jr. has pitched for.
05:46He's in that letter alleged that the RSS is spreading divisive ideas among youth
05:51through its shakas.
05:53Now, Sidra Maya, the Karnataka Chief Minister,
05:56is actually considering doing something about this.
05:58Remember that there are some restrictions in Tamil Nadu
06:01over RSS events in schools, say, in these kind of public locations
06:06or in government institutions.
06:08Karnataka could just follow suit and bring in similar restrictions.
06:12And that's what sparked now a massive political controversy.
06:15Let's run you through exactly what Minister Priyank Karge said
06:18that's led to huge, sharp reactions from the BJP.
06:22A political controversy has unfolded in Karnataka centered on State Minister Priyank Karge's call
06:32for a ban on RSS activities in government institutions.
06:36Following his letter to the Chief Minister, Priyank Karge now alleges he is receiving threats.
07:02He took a jibe at the BJP and the RSS, asking why children of BJP leaders are not joining RSS shakas.
07:09What I should eat, what I should wear, my parents will teach me at home.
07:14In schools, they're supposed to learn.
07:16They come there for education so that they can get out of poverty.
07:19If this ideology is so good, why BJP's children are not in RSS shakas?
07:24Why are they not becoming Gaurakshaks?
07:25Why are they not becoming Dharmakshaks?
07:27Why are they not drinking Gaurakshaks?
07:29Why are they not in shakas?
07:31Earlier, Karge alleged that RSS shakas brainwashed children, spreading hate and violating constitutional
07:39values, all without police permission.
07:42It's quite natural that they have to defend the RSS because BJP by itself does not have
07:49any strength.
07:50We are very clear that if RSS is a registered organization or the world's largest NGO as
07:55the Honorable Prime Minister says, why is it not registered?
07:57The BJP has condemned Priyank Khadge's remarks.
08:27Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the Congress leader's comments on
08:31RSS a publicity stunt.
08:34They just need to make sure that they need to do everything for the publicity.
08:40Who is the person who is pushing for the publicity?
08:41They have to push Indira Ji and they have to push Indira Ji and they have to get rid of
08:44the power.
08:44They don't have to answer such people.
08:45They don't have to answer such people.
08:46They don't have to ask any questions.
08:47They don't have to ask any questions.
08:49BJP workers took out protests against Karge.
08:52In Mandia, BJP workers protested holding banners that read, I love RSS.
08:57I love RSS.
08:58I love RSS.
09:00Bharat Mahathaki.
09:01Hey.
09:03In Kalaburgi, they pasted posters that read, whoever loves India loves RSS.
09:08Bharat Mahathaki.
09:10Hey.
09:11Despite alleged threats against him and his family, Kharge vowed to continue his efforts,
09:16stating his work is based on the principles of Buddha, Basava and Babasaheb Ambedkar.
09:21Days after Minister Priyank Karge's letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Sidramaya to ban
09:26RSS activity at government premises, now he claims that he and his family members are
09:33getting threatening and abusive calls.
09:35And he says that it is no surprise that he is getting these kind of calls from an organization
09:40like RSS, whereas the BJP claimed that he is trying to do political stunt and public stunt
09:47to ensure that he becomes the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
09:52With your channel, this is Madhu Sagaraj reporting for India Today, Bengaluru.
09:55So, let's break down for you exactly what's led to this heated political debate in Karnataka.
10:03Joining us on this broadcast on Super 6 is Shatabhi Shivanna, Deputy Spokesperson of the
10:09Karnataka Congress.
10:10We also have Narendra Rangappa, Spokesperson of the Karnataka BJP.
10:13Namaskara to both of you.
10:14Thank you very much for joining us.
10:16I'd like to begin with you, Shivanna, on what really has led to this pitch to go ahead
10:21and restrict RSS's events in Karnataka.
10:24No, firstly, there is this huge uproar that the government intends on banning the RSS.
10:31This is what happens if we limit our analytical thinking to WhatsApp forwards.
10:36What has the minister said?
10:37Let's suspend the activities of the RSS in government and government-aided institutions.
10:42No, but that's what I said, Shivanna, to restrict the RSS's events.
10:46I firmly believe that there is no harm, no controversy in what he is requesting for.
10:52Why should it, what business does any political party or any organization that is remotely associated
10:59to politics, have in a government institution, have in an educational institution?
11:04Our children deserve education, not indoctrination.
11:08You preach ideology in your shakhas, not in schools.
11:11And secondly, even after 100 years, why are you not registered?
11:16Why don't you subject yourself to any legal or constitutional regulatory framework?
11:21However, this is a simple question.
11:23There might be, there's a strong possibility that unlawful activities or preaching of ideology
11:30is being conducted and this is left unchecked because they are not registered, because they
11:35don't subject themselves to any legal.
11:36No, but what's the trigger now, Shivanna?
11:37Shivanna, first of all, let's be very clear that my question to you was about restricting
11:41RSS's events, not on a ban on the sunk.
11:43But having said that, what's the trigger?
11:45Why now is there this demand that comes forth saying, don't allow this, limit the venues
11:50or locations where the RSS can hold these events?
11:53No, I don't understand what business do they have in an educational institution in the first
11:58place.
11:58The question must be posed to them.
12:00If you want to carry out your activities, you are politically inclined.
12:04You carry it out in private spaces.
12:07You carry it out in the farmhouse of the state BJP president.
12:10No one is stopping you.
12:11But why do you want to indoctrinate or politically indoctrinate students?
12:16And if the same thing is being done by any other political party, will you not object it?
12:21Let's get in the BJP on this.
12:24Narendra Rangappa, what's your response to that?
12:26The Congress is saying, what's the need for the sunk to be allowed in a school and an educational
12:31institution which should be kept away from any political outfit?
12:34Let me ask a few questions to Mr. Priyank Karge before I answer that.
12:44Mr. Priyank Karge, why don't you write a letter to the CM asking about the status of pro-Pakistani
12:50slogans that were sorted in Midrana, Sauda, Badradi and Sumaga?
12:54What is the status of the PFI and SDPI cases that have been withdrawn?
12:58Why don't you write a letter to the CM and ask them to visit law?
13:02Why don't you pass a resolution to ban namahs on public roads, streets, aeroplanes and trains?
13:09Why don't you ban the unlawful law speakers that are on the masks that deny the Supreme Court's verdict?
13:15Why don't you take action against the people who's pelted storms and the Pundal bombs?
13:21Point taken, point taken, Mr. Rangappa, point taken, point taken.
13:25It's Mr. Karge's prerogative at the end of the day on which issue he chooses to speak up on.
13:29But what's your response to the Congress saying, what's wrong with this?
13:34What is wrong with this?
13:36See, basically, the idea of Congress ideology is to divide people.
13:43It is not only by blaming the RSS, but by also dividing the society on their caste.
13:48Lingaits and Veera Shaiva, then Muslim Christians, then Indian Christians, then Muslim Lingaits, Indian Lingaits.
13:55This is their basic intent to divide the society and to please their masters in the Delhi High Court.
14:03I'm in the Delhi Ruling Court of Jennifer.
14:06This is what Mr. Karge's son is trying to do.
14:09Is he trying to get a good favor from the High Command by trying to please them?
14:13No, but Mr. Rangappa, the specific question is by...
14:16The specific question raised by the Congress is,
14:20what's wrong with stopping an RSS event from happening in an educational institution, sir?
14:27Madam, when there is a requirement for a place,
14:31and when there is some peaceful activity happening,
14:33when there is a nationalistic activity happening,
14:36when we are training a few kids to be nationalistic,
14:39when we are treating them as our future,
14:42and trying to doctrinate them into being a good citizen,
14:47loving their nation,
14:48Bharat Mata as their mother,
14:50what is wrong with it?
14:52We are inducting a good culture.
14:54We are inducting good nationalism in them.
14:56We are not teaching them how to manufacture explosives,
15:01how to attack,
15:03how to detonate,
15:05and all that has to do with the Madrasas.
15:06Who is doing that?
15:07What are you suggesting, Mr. Rangappa?
15:08Who is doing that?
15:09As I said, it is that certain particular training centres
15:15that have been found in and around Kassarwood and Mangalore,
15:18very clearly says,
15:20there are training schools for people who indulge in terror activities.
15:25For example, the cooker blast in Mangalore.
15:27It is a very classical case.
15:30Okay, okay.
15:31Shivanna, your response?
15:32Your response to what Mr. Rangappa says,
15:34that this is nationalism being taught.
15:36What's wrong with that?
15:37No, see, Mr. Rangappa has exposed their ideology.
15:41When we are questioning why RSS must be allowed
15:43to carry out activities in government institutions,
15:46they say, why don't you ban Madrasas?
15:49So, please, sir, don't equate RSS to Madrasas.
15:52Firstly, that is my suggestion to you.
15:54Now, secondly, why are you not registered?
15:56Where is the money coming from?
15:58Who oversees it?
15:59Why should the RSS be an exception to transparency?
16:03If you fear registration,
16:05don't preach nationalism,
16:07operating in the shadows
16:09while claiming a moral high ground.
16:12That's not patriotism, sir.
16:13That is evasion.
16:15It is deeply concerning
16:16that activities cloaked as cultural or educational
16:20may in fact be politically motivated
16:23or even unlawful.
16:25This is our concern.
16:26No, but how unlawful?
16:28Shivanna, how is this unlawful?
16:30See, is it politically motivated or not?
16:33Is the RSS the foundation of the ideology of the Bharatiya Janda Party?
16:38Should we spread political...
16:39There you can answer our question.
16:41How is it?
16:42Tendous explanation?
16:43No, Shivanna...
16:43I did not disturb you.
16:44I did not disturb you.
16:45One at a time.
16:46One at a time, Lee.
16:47Shivanna, then your suggestion...
16:48Your suggestion is that anyone remotely to do with the RSS
16:52has a BJP ideology
16:54and everyone then would point fingers back at the Congress
16:56at the fact that you had Mr. D.K. Shiv Kumar
16:58just last month triggering a controversy
17:00when he sang the RSS anthem in the Assembly
17:04of that matter pictures that the BJP has been releasing
17:06of Mr. Malikarjun Karge
17:08from many years ago at an RSS event as well.
17:11See, even when you take Malikarjun Karge into concern,
17:15he had attended a meeting asking the RSS
17:18to confine to the constitutional and legal frameworks.
17:22He didn't participate in the organization.
17:24Secondly, insofar as D.K. Shiv Kumar is concerned...
17:28What about Parmeshwar?
17:29One second, sir.
17:30One second.
17:31It shows that he knows who his enemies are.
17:34He knows what kind of domination happens by the RSS
17:37in schools and shakas.
17:40He is aware of all of this.
17:41That doesn't mean that you cannot link him to the RSS.
17:46Mr. Rangappa, your response.
17:49See, he has to answer two questions here.
17:52One, when Mr. Karge was the Home Minister in 2002,
17:56he was at the Samarasat camp
17:58and he has made a very clear cut statement
18:02that RSS is doing good work.
18:04Number one.
18:05Number two, Mr. Parmeshwar recently attended
18:08a Sankarivar meeting
18:09where he offered floorings to the Bhagavata Jha
18:15and offered his namans.
18:17Number three.
18:18When the RSS was invited by Pandit Nehru
18:21to participate in the Republic Day Parade
18:23in the full uniform,
18:25the lattes that they were carrying in the parade
18:28didn't look like talmas to them.
18:30Are they denying the thought process of Nehru?
18:33Indira Gandhi who had a good price for RSS
18:36that they are doing good work.
18:38RSS has been always in the forefront
18:40when there is a national disaster
18:43or when there is a national necessity
18:45that volunteers are needed.
18:47Where are the Sevadal people?
18:49Okay, there have been multiple instances.
18:51Essentially, the BJP's contention here.
18:52Okay, Mr. Rangappa, let's give the Congress
18:56a chance to respond.
18:57Mr. Srivanna, the BJP's contention
18:59is that there have been multiple instances
19:01of your own leaders
19:02praising the Sankar,
19:04talking about what the RSS stands for.
19:07Very well.
19:07What's the problem?
19:09I just...
19:10I want to extend my...
19:11But you're the one questioning...
19:11You're the one currently questioning
19:12what the RSS is teaching,
19:14what does the RSS do
19:15in these educational institutions
19:17and their political affiliation?
19:20I am congratulating them.
19:21They have completed 100 years.
19:23It is no small feat.
19:25But why do you want to carry out
19:26your activities in a government
19:28or government-aided institution?
19:30Why are you compelling us
19:31to carry out these activities?
19:32You conduct your activities, sir.
19:34You preach your ideology,
19:35whatever it may be,
19:37in a private institution.
19:39Are you...
19:39Why are you insisting that I want to...
19:42Are you going to say this?
19:42I want to...
19:44No, see, I don't like this interruption.
19:45One at a time, please.
19:46One at a time.
19:46Mr. Rangappa, I'll give you a chance to respond.
19:48Shivana, go ahead.
19:49See, you do it wherever you want, externally.
19:53Why is it that you want to do it
19:55in educational institutions, number one?
19:57Okay.
19:57Number two,
19:58why are you not a registered body?
20:00Answer the simple question.
20:01Every day, the nation is asking the one...
20:04Asking one question.
20:06Where is your money coming from?
20:07Who are you accountable to?
20:09Because even unregistered power
20:11must answer to the constitution.
20:13Okay, two pointed questions
20:15from Shivana there.
20:15Go ahead.
20:16Mr. Rangappa, first,
20:17on why RSS should be allowed
20:19in educational institutions.
20:20Second, the point that Shivana raises
20:22about why it's unregistered.
20:25We are not conducting any criminal activity
20:28or anti-social activity.
20:31There is no case...
20:32or criminal case pending against the RSS.
20:35When we need some accommodation,
20:37when accommodation is available,
20:39why should we not use it?
20:42No, but why an educational institution?
20:44Sir, why an educational institution?
20:46Why is that considered a need for the RSS?
20:49It is a need of space for good utility.
20:54Need of space for good utility.
20:56Many states like Kerala,
20:58they hire it out for so many other cultural activities.
21:02So why not a nation-building activity?
21:04And will you say the same for the PFI and SDPI?
21:10Will you ban Namaj in the train, aeroplane?
21:12We say the same for PFI and SDPI.
21:15We say it for them also.
21:16No, Mr. Rangappa is drawing a parallel
21:19between the RSS and the PFI.
21:20We will not permit...
21:21See, he's exposing the ideology.
21:24Mr. Rangappa, are you drawing a parallel
21:26between the RSS and the PFI here?
21:28It is not a question of parallality.
21:31It is a question of priority.
21:32Let Mr. Rangappa respond.
21:34Shivana, hold on.
21:34It is a question of priority and intent.
21:37The intent of Congress is to appease...
21:41appeasement.
21:42Please, one section.
21:44Please, the right command.
21:45We don't have any such intentions.
21:47Our intention is only nation-building,
21:50bringing a good citizen to the nation in the future.
21:53Okay, all right.
21:54I'm wrapping this up.
21:55Thank you very much, Mr. Rangappa and Mr. Shivana,
21:57for your time, for joining us here on India Today.
21:59You've heard from both the BJP and the Congress on this.
22:02Remember that in states like Tamil Nadu,
22:04while the RSS, of course, is free to go ahead and hold events,
22:08there are restrictions.
22:09If they are going to be holding their event
22:11at, let's say, an educational institution
22:14or in some sort of public ground,
22:16they need permission.
22:17Very often, it's been an issue that's gone up to the courts
22:20because very often the Tamil Nadu police
22:22doesn't provide that there's very special permission
22:24that's required for an RSS event.
22:26And then there are a number of restrictions
22:28that are put in place.
22:29You could see that happening next in Karnataka, too,
22:32because the Chief Minister, Sidramaya,
22:33has referred particularly to the Tamil Nadu example
22:36while saying we could be looking at doing something like that
22:38in Karnataka, too.
22:40So we'll have to see what really happens.
22:41Will there be restrictions on sung events in Karnataka going forward?
22:46But let's talk about the other big focus
22:48that's come in from Karnataka today,
22:50which is, again, on the infrastructure mess in Bengaluru,
22:54one of the biggest talking points, of course, in the city.
22:56And this time, you had the prominent Bengalurian Biocon founder,
22:59Kira Mazumdar Shaw, once again highlighting the poor state
23:03of Bengaluru's infrastructure.
23:05And this because she cited what an overseas business visitor told her
23:08and reportedly had expressed shock
23:10at the city's roads and open garbage.
23:12Now, after this comment,
23:14she'd put this out, by the way, on social media,
23:16where she'd shared the entire experience
23:18tagging key Karnataka leaders,
23:20suggesting that the government needed to act with greater urgency.
23:23You've had a campaign of sorts
23:25being run by the Karnataka government
23:27against Kira Mazumdar Shaw.
23:30The likes of D.K. Shriv Kumar, M.B. Patil,
23:32all of them are now speaking out, saying,
23:35let's not resort to pinning and defaming Bengaluru.
23:39D.K. Shriv Kumar has criticised Kira Mazumdar Shaw,
23:42not naming her, but saying,
23:43Bengaluru gave opportunities, identity and success to millions.
23:47It deserves collective effort, not constant criticism.
23:50So the message that seems to be coming in right now
23:52is from the political leadership,
23:54at least from the government to Kira Mazumdar Shaw,
23:57is why don't you do your bit
23:58instead of complaining on social media.
24:01Now, this comes after, of course,
24:03Kira Mazumdar Shaw had questioned
24:04why there's a political lack of will
24:06to ensure that there is a transformation in Bengaluru.
24:10So all of this, of course,
24:11building heat on the government.
24:13But at this point,
24:14it looks like the Karnataka government
24:15has decided to respond
24:16by saying that we're doing everything we can.
24:19These Bengalurians should not be speaking out
24:22and defaming Bengaluru,
24:24instead doing whatever they can to help too.
24:26Occasionally, she will treat.
24:32We will accept.
24:34Not only Kira Mazumdar,
24:36even a common people also then comment,
24:39they can suggest.
24:40We have to do that.
24:42But Mohan, that's why often and often he will do.
24:45But he never commented on BJP's government at that time.
24:49Only in Congress government he is commenting.
24:52Anyhow, he commented,
24:54we will take positively.
24:56The question at this point of time
24:59making a statement is not desirable
25:02because already government has given thousand crores
25:05and Kiran Mazumdar Shawji,
25:08she also knows,
25:09the entire state knows,
25:11the Bengal people knows
25:12and the work of filling up the potholes is going on
25:16and when before drawing an attention is different,
25:21when the work is going on,
25:22when the work has been attended,
25:24when going on a full swing,
25:26there is no need of a tweet like this.
25:29And two weeks ago,
25:31Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shrifkumar
25:33joined India today in a reality check
25:35across Bengaluru
25:37where we put the spotlight
25:38on potholes in the city
25:40and he promised that his government
25:42is looking at ensuring
25:44that by October 30th,
25:46all potholes are filled in the city.
25:50Sir, in fact,
25:51this road,
25:52you have completely asphalted.
25:53If I can ask my camera person
25:55to show this complete road,
25:56it's completely asphalted.
25:58But...
25:58No, no.
25:58Sometimes you have to
26:00not look at only the potholes
26:02because there will be
26:03small, small stretches and all.
26:04So that is why
26:05my officers have taken vision.
26:07We are left to them.
26:08We will see
26:09this is about
26:09one kilometer stretch.
26:11Yes.
26:11They have completely
26:12done the full asphal.
26:13This road used to be notorious.
26:14You see the height of that road.
26:17Yes.
26:18See, that is a concrete road.
26:20Yes.
26:20That road and this road,
26:21you see.
26:22This is on top.
26:22This is on the top.
26:23Almost one feet.
26:25Correct.
26:25That is the difference.
26:26That is how
26:27we have just completed it.
26:28We have doubled it.
26:30Sir, but what happens usually
26:31is you would have
26:31asphalted today.
26:33Your other departments,
26:34BWSSB,
26:35BESCOM will start digging up.
26:36Oh, no.
26:36Allow this.
26:37Is there a lack of coordination?
26:38In this road,
26:39we will not allow that.
26:40Sir, in case
26:41if this gets peeled off,
26:43will the contractor
26:44himself will invest
26:46and again try to...
26:47There is a
26:48defect liability period.
26:50Okay.
26:51Three years.
26:51Three years.
26:52Three years.
26:53DLP.
26:54DLP period, three years.
26:56Three years.
26:56Defect liability period
26:58is three years.
26:58Okay.
26:59In that three years,
27:00anything happen,
27:01it is the contractor
27:01has to do it.
27:02But who will be
27:04responsible to monitor all the...
27:05My officers will be responsible.
27:07They will issue them license.
27:0910% has been kept now.
27:10Decurity deposit,
27:115% it will...
27:125% will be kept.
27:14After 5%,
27:15we will see that
27:17all these things
27:17will be re-looked
27:18and then only we will...
27:19Sir, the other
27:20talking point
27:20is the coordination
27:21between departments,
27:23BESCOM, BWSSB
27:24and BBM,
27:25GBA now.
27:26So in new GBA,
27:27there will be better coordination?
27:28Of course.
27:28That is why we have made.
27:30It is a split
27:30and Mr. Mayeshwaro
27:32is the senior officer.
27:34Yeah.
27:35He will coordinate
27:35and he is the administrator also.
27:37He will coordinate
27:38on all these things.
27:39Every day you get a count
27:40of how many quarters,
27:41HD sales
27:42and how it has been...
27:43In Bangalore,
27:44Central,
27:45how much has been done?
27:47In the last 5 days,
27:48sir,
27:48820,
27:49then you see.
27:50In Novenly,
27:50Central,
27:51last 5 days,
27:52820 portals
27:54they have done,
27:54number one.
27:55And four roads,
27:56they have done
27:57refacing like full roads.
27:59Full roads.
28:00How about IT corridor, sir?
28:01How we are looking
28:01at IT corridor?
28:02That's when you get
28:03more complaints,
28:04that's when you get
28:05more posts on social media.
28:06As they can show you,
28:09even there also
28:09we are doing good.
28:11No one will live in Bangalore,
28:12don't worry.
28:13It is all...
28:14No one will live in Bangalore.
28:15I have seen Vijay Goda.
28:17I have gone to pray
28:18in Lard.
28:20Andhra Pradesh
28:22has backed its biggest project yet
28:24with Google's first ever
28:27AI hub being set up
28:28in Vizag,
28:29in Vishakapatnam.
28:30And this is a game-changer deal
28:32for Andhra Pradesh
28:33because the Memorandum of Understanding
28:35is to establish
28:36a massive AI-powered data center
28:38in Vizag
28:39with an investment
28:40of 87,520 crores.
28:44So why is this a big deal
28:45besides that number,
28:46of course?
28:47Well,
28:47this gets the wheels turning
28:48for Vizag
28:49to become a global
28:50connectivity hub.
28:52And now,
28:53this is the biggest turning point
28:54in the Andhra story.
28:55This right here
28:56is a defining moment
28:57in Andhra's
28:58post-bifurcation revival.
29:01At the helm
29:01of this transformation
29:02is, of course,
29:03Chandra Babu Naidu,
29:04whose legacy we all know
29:04is building Hyderabad
29:05Hyderabad as a global
29:07IT destination.
29:09It was two decades ago,
29:10almost,
29:11that Naidu was the architect
29:12of Cyberabad,
29:13turning a rather sleepy part
29:15of Hyderabad
29:16into a thriving tech corridor
29:18that attracted Microsoft,
29:20Oracle, Infosys,
29:21and that list is very, very long.
29:23Today,
29:24with the Google AI hub
29:25in Vizag,
29:26this is a massive scoop
29:27for Andhra,
29:28a turning point
29:29for the state
29:30that's been grappling
29:31with that loss
29:31of Hyderabad for years now.
29:33And this investment
29:34is a matter of pride, yes,
29:35but also of hope
29:37for the talent pool
29:38in Andhra Pradesh
29:39and particularly
29:40the amazing city of Vizag,
29:42portraying it
29:43as a future AI
29:44and innovation hub.
29:48We're very pleased
29:49to announce
29:50a new gigawatt-scale AI hub
29:53in Vishak Patna.
30:01It's the largest
30:02AI hub
30:04that we are going
30:06to be investing
30:07in anywhere in the world
30:08outside of the U.S.
30:11It represents
30:13a capital investment
30:14over the next five years
30:15of $15 billion.
30:23And
30:24will scale
30:25to multiple gigawatts.
30:28Google has announced
30:28a $15 billion investment today.
30:31It's a data center
30:33and AI hub
30:34which will be located
30:35in Vishakapatnam.
30:36Many new opportunities
30:37are coming.
30:38AI services
30:39is coming
30:39as a totally new segment
30:41in the digital economy.
30:43With good digital infra,
30:45we should be able
30:46to prepare our youth,
30:48reskill our youth,
30:49upskill our youth,
30:51make sure
30:51that they are ready
30:52for the AI opportunities
30:53which are coming
30:54in the world today.
30:55And this data center
30:56will be part
30:57of the AI mission.
30:59It will be
31:00augmenting
31:01the AI infra
31:02which is needed
31:03for making sure
31:05that our youth
31:06get the facilities,
31:08the startups
31:08get the facilities
31:09which are required
31:10for their products
31:12and their services.
31:14You are all aware
31:15from the beginning
31:17as a politician
31:19always I am promoting
31:20technology.
31:22That is the proof
31:23of concept
31:24in Hyderabad.
31:24This is a very good momentum.
31:28I have seen
31:28so many changes
31:30in India.
31:31Indians are all
31:32well known
31:33for information technology.
31:36You take
31:36any global company
31:37Indian origin
31:39are the CEOs.
31:42That is our strength.
31:44Either Google
31:44or Microsoft
31:45or any other company.
31:48Now with that strength
31:49AI is a reality
31:51in future.
31:53But we have to use
31:54effectively
31:55artificial intelligence.
31:57Data center
31:58is a reality.
32:00Data
32:01is a new oil
32:02for growth.
32:04With all
32:04this parameter
32:05I am thankful
32:07to the government
32:07of India
32:08too.
32:09They give me
32:10opportunity
32:10to launch
32:11this project
32:12in Andhra Pradesh.
32:13This is Agapattna.
32:14As a state
32:15Andhra Pradesh
32:16has always embraced
32:17the use of technology
32:18from day one
32:19under the chief
32:20minister's leadership
32:21we have always been
32:22ahead of the curve
32:23and I believe
32:24we are doing it
32:24all over again.
32:25So I am really excited
32:26about this journey
32:27and I am sure
32:28what we have achieved
32:29in 13 months
32:30next time around
32:31we will do it
32:31in 12 months
32:32and this is a
32:34historical moment
32:35not only for
32:36Andhra and Google
32:37but I think it is
32:38a historical moment
32:38for Bharat.
32:40It is not just
32:41about the data center
32:42it is about
32:42the kind of services
32:43the kind of
32:44economic empowerment
32:45we can do
32:46at the grassroot level.
32:48So we are really
32:48excited as Andhra Pradesh
32:49to lead it from the front.
32:50Okay let me bring in
32:53Chetan Bhutani
32:54associate editor
32:55of Business Today TV
32:56with us on this broadcast
32:57Chetan good evening.
32:59Break down for our viewers
33:00Chetan
33:00why this is such
33:01a big deal
33:02not just for Andhra Pradesh
33:03I would say for the country.
33:05Well you know
33:05there are three to four
33:06key aspects
33:07to this development
33:08and let me break it down
33:09for the viewers
33:09out there
33:10remember
33:11it is not just
33:12Andhra Pradesh
33:12that you are pointing out
33:13it is much about
33:14national and strategic
33:15importance.
33:16This would actually
33:17boost India's AI
33:18cloud and data
33:18sovereignty
33:19because all the data
33:20now would be served
33:21in India
33:21with less dependence
33:23on foreign infrastructure.
33:24Regional development
33:25is the second big point
33:26because Vishaka Bhattnam
33:27WISAC will eventually
33:28move on to become
33:29India's largest
33:30data centers.
33:31Employment of course
33:32the third big part
33:33because we will see
33:34loads of southern
33:35India led hiring
33:36which would be
33:37eventually moving on
33:38for you know
33:39regional development
33:40of the area
33:40for data capabilities
33:42and artificial intelligence.
33:43Fourth big point
33:44which actually
33:45one of the biggest
33:45is of course
33:46new transmission lines
33:47energy storage
33:48will not just be
33:49serving the data center
33:50but it will also
33:51serve the national grid
33:52too.
33:53So of course
33:53connected to the main
33:54grid is what really
33:55India wants
33:55with the data center
33:56and artificial intelligence
33:58as well.
33:58However there are
33:59two to three key risk areas
34:01where you know
34:01the government
34:02and the companies
34:02have to be insured
34:03because implementing
34:04such projects
34:05on a scale
34:06by 2030
34:07would actually
34:08take a lot of
34:09cost overruns
34:09if land acquisitions
34:10and permissions
34:11are not given on time
34:12and of course
34:13regulatory framework
34:14and execution risk
34:15always pertains.
34:15But yes
34:16if all goes well
34:17India could probably
34:18see one of the largest
34:19data centers
34:20set up by Google
34:20in partnership
34:21with Adani and Airtel
34:23as well.
34:23Amazing, amazing news
34:24for the country.
34:25Thanks very much
34:26Chetan for joining us
34:27with those details.
34:28The hijab controversy
34:37is back from Karnataka
34:38this time in Kerala
34:40where there was
34:40a controversy
34:41at a Catholic school
34:42over a student
34:43attempting to enter
34:44the school premises
34:45wearing the hijab.
34:46Now we understand
34:47and this is a confirmation
34:48coming in
34:49that the hijab issue
34:51there was a deadlock
34:52of sorts
34:52has been resolved
34:53in a meeting
34:54that was held
34:54under the leadership
34:55of Congress MP
34:56Hewi Eden
34:57he's the MP
34:58from Irnakulam
34:59so this happened
35:00in his constituency.
35:02The parents
35:02have been informed
35:03that they will have
35:04to follow the rules
35:05of the school
35:06and the student
35:07will be visiting
35:07going back to school
35:09from tomorrow
35:09and very clearly
35:11the school's rules
35:12are that she cannot
35:13wear the hijab.
35:15The families agreed
35:15that she will go to school
35:17without wearing
35:18the hijab.
35:19Listen in to exactly
35:20what the student
35:21had said
35:22about what happened
35:23when she had gone
35:24to her school
35:24wearing the hijab.
35:26She stands guilty
35:28when the husband
35:29went to school
35:30to at home
35:31who lived
35:31to him
35:33who lived
35:34from these
35:36des clases
35:36who lived
35:38into school
35:39and went to school
35:40for the primary
35:40school
35:42to girls
35:42the oversight
35:44to kill
35:45by
35:46seeing
35:47knowing
35:48as
35:50he
35:52Okay, I'll bring in Shibimul for more details on this.
36:04She's joining us live from Tiruvannanthapuram.
36:05Shibimul, finally, you're seeing, of course,
36:08the deadlock ending with the family, we understand,
36:11very clearly saying that they will follow the rules,
36:13and the rules are that the school will not allow anyone
36:17to turn up in any form, away from the uniform,
36:20so even a hijab not allowed.
36:22oh well exactly actually that's what we're understanding that's what the congress mp
36:29from hernagla may be hidden is confirmed that you know the issue has been resolved he had spoken
36:33with the school authorities the sisters as well as the parent and of course that was the parents
36:38who should have first agreed to it and he says that the child's parent anus has come forward
36:42and said that they will abide by the rules of the institution and the child will be starting school
36:48from tomorrow without wearing a hijab now the school's rule clearly says that hijabs are not
36:52permitted it's not part of the school uniform so from tomorrow onwards she will be going to school
36:57without wearing the hijab is what we're understanding what the sisters have also agreed to you know not
37:03raise this issue again and like you know leave it there and there is what then and there is what
37:07the congress mp has informed the au as well as du were also holding meetings today in the school
37:13because from both the governments and as well as as far as you know since we had the political
37:17parties interfering from both the con from congress also we saw a lot of interference taking place
37:22uh as uh you know to solve this amicably to solve this without any further issues because
37:27the school has been shut since the last two days we've not heard such things happening in a school
37:31like a school in kerala you know where a school is shut because a student protested for not being
37:36allowed to wear a hijab so they wanted to resolve this as soon as possible and that's what we saw
37:40today uh from tomorrow the school will be functioning is what we have been told as the exams are also going
37:45to take place from starting from tomorrow so for now the issue stands resolved the state government
37:49the education department has also interfered so we'll have to know if there's a report that will
37:53be submitted by the deo after today's meeting that was held with the school management and the child's
37:57parents okay so all the issues are ironed out uh considering that this was taking a political turn
38:02now the student and her family have said that yes she will go to school without the hijab and follow
38:08the rules of the school which is to wear the uniform thanks very much shibi for joining us with those details
38:13there are two videos that are going viral that i want to talk about because it holds an important
38:21lesson that's very very relevant today i'll start with one of superstar rajin khan that's an old one
38:27and you may have figured that out from the fact that he's wearing a face mask but i want to highlight a
38:32moment here at the airport when he was greeted by fans one fan who seems to be working at the airport
38:38also gathers there rajini immediately schools the fans tells him go back to work that's the moment you
38:44see them now here's another video of tala ajid in barcelona where fans gather to catch a glimpse of him
38:51this is from a couple of days ago and when one of them rather inappropriately whistles ajid immediately
38:57wants him a clear message to not resort to such acts now why am i showing you these two videos of
39:03rajini khan and ajid because i want to highlight that superstars must show the way on how their fans
39:10must behave why am i talking about it can you believe that it's been 17 days since the karo stampede
39:19and a whole 17 days since vijay has been mia missing in action he's issued a video statement he's made video
39:25calls basically done everything but visit karo but meet with these families now i ask you is this
39:32leading by example is this sending the right message to the crores of fans who not just worship him
39:37but then emulate him being a superstar has yes pros and cons and let's not mince words here vijay
39:45while having enjoyed this fanfare for decades has now in the biggest test failed to be a responsible
39:52superstar
39:52let's get you a news break coming in on the bengal rape horror in durgapur remember the there was a case
40:06of a student being allegedly gang raped but here's the twist the police now has ruled out the gang rape
40:14charges that uh in fact bengal top cop has confirmed at this point uh that based on the physical evidence
40:21based on the statement given by the survivor it's been established that only one person was involved
40:26in the sexual assault so they're now confirming that this wasn't a gang rape that it was only one
40:32accused involved in the rape of the medical student remember that multiple people have been taken
40:38into custody at this point the forensic examination continues to further confirm that this was a case
40:45of rape rajesh saha is joining us with more details on this rajesh uh the police now saying uh that this
40:51wasn't a case of gang rape as they had initially confirmed
40:55exactly akashita now uh the police commissioner of asan sul durgapur police commissioner mr sunil
41:05kuma chaudhuri has confirmed and ruled out the gang rape charges and he has confirmed that it was it was
41:11rape not gang rape because as per the uh physical evidences and other evidences what uh police could
41:18gather so far and based on the uh statement given by the victim herself it has been established into their
41:24investigation that it was a rape because only one person was involved into the sexual assault
41:29and she was raped by only one person not uh not by five men so police is ruling out the gang rape charges
41:36but just confirm this for us rajesh there were multiple people taken into custody there were at least
41:40five people taken into custody if i'm not wrong
41:42uh akshita uh it was because the father of the victim had come has alleged that five unknown persons
41:53were involved into the sexual assault case but uh you would remember uh uh we were the first media
41:59india today exclusively accessed the uh the statement given by the victim uh lady and uh we uh we have
42:06showed the uh statement copy to the to our viewers also that the victim uh made the statement uh let's
42:13play that out rajesh thanks for that update also on what the police investigation has thrown up so far
42:19rajesh is referring to the statement of the survivor in this particular case let's play out for you
42:25exactly what the statement says and also what the father of the survivor told us
42:30we noticed that they were leaving their vehicle and coming towards us we started running towards
42:38the forest then those three people came running after us caught me and dragged me into the forest
42:44then they grabbed me from behind took my phone and told me to call my friend and then they took it
42:50when my friend didn't come they grabbed me and took me inside jungle they then forced me to lay down
42:56and put hand on me one of the three men opened my pant and started penetrating when i started screaming
43:04they told me that if i scream they will call more men and they would do it too so just let me do it
43:10sir sir sir first of all you want to ask what you want to ask what you want to ask what you want to ask
43:17It's a little stable. It's not so clear. It's a little stable.
43:22Now it's a hospital.
43:24Now it's a hospital.
43:26Have you talked with the doctor?
43:28Yes, he talked with the doctor. He improved.
43:31He said it will gradually.
43:33With this, you're going to be in Bengal.
43:37He's doing politics.
43:40He's doing politics.
43:41Mahmoud Abhanar Ji is saying,
43:43I wrote a girl at 12 o'clock.
43:45Is it your girl or is it not?
43:47If it happens, we don't have questions.
43:49I called my 10 o'clock at home.
43:51Your girl was raped.
43:53Who said it?
43:54No one said it.
43:55No one said it.
43:56No one said it.
43:57No one said it.
43:58His friend said it.
43:59How did he go to 12 o'clock?
44:01I called my 10 o'clock at 12 o'clock.
44:06Your son was raped.
44:09You came from the doctor.
44:11Who called?
44:12His friend.
44:13Who called?
44:14How did he call you?
44:15Approximately 10 o'clock.
44:18What happened to your son?
44:20What happened to your son?
44:21He was crying.
44:22What would he say to my father?
44:23He said, come to my position.
44:25What would he say to me?
44:27He said, what would he say to me?
44:28He said, what would he say to me?
44:29He said, security or anything.
44:32He said, what would he say to me?
44:33I have already paid 80 lakhs.
44:34Why not?
44:35But he's not giving proper security.
44:4380 lakhs but you have not how why not but he's not given proper security
44:48college me proper security arrangement
44:54No, no, no.
44:55Now I know how security is going.
44:58Now I know how security is going.
45:01They're saying, don't forget to go,
45:03where will they go, boys?
45:04They won't do anything.
45:07This is what I have heard from the government.
45:09We can hear you speaking to the government.
45:10Let's go in the Uriza,
45:11go in the Uriza,
45:12go in the Uriza,
45:13go in the Uriza,
45:14go in the Uriza,
45:15go in the Uriza,
45:16go in the Uriza.
45:17When they encounter this time,
45:18they go to the Uriza.
45:20If they tell us what their daughter has given us,
45:24and it's that time of the year again where delhiites are choking the air quality started
45:35declining and so you've got now restrictive measures being put in place in the national
45:41capital region what's referred to as a grab one in a four-stage plan the first stage has already
45:47been implemented to ensure that prohibitory steps are taken preventive measures to ensure
45:52the pollution levels don't go up but seeing what's happened in the last many years we're not really
45:59hoping for the best here we know what's going to happen at this point the measures that have been
46:03put in places that construction companies will implement strict dust control measures open
46:07burning of waste will also be banned steps perhaps that many would think should have been implemented
46:13much earlier as well but the pollution levels have gone back up today in the national capital region
46:19it reached the poor levels and that's what's led to now steps being taken
46:23for the grab action plan to be brought in to effect immediately
46:28all right that's all we have time for in this edition of super six thanks very much for tuning in
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