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nadda flags off

‘parivartan yatra’ in Bengal

haratiya Janata Party president JP Nadda flagged off ‘Pari-
vartan Yatra’ from Nabadwip in this district on Saturday
Band said people have decided to change the government
of ‘pisi-bhaipo’ (aunt-nephew).
Addressing the gathering here, Nadda accused the Trinamool
Congress government of failing to fulfill its promises. “Parivartan Ya-
tra begins here. It is for changing not just the government but also
thinking. Mamata di formed the government 10 years back by swear-
ing on ‘Maa Mati Manush’. In 10 years, ‘Maa’ (mother) was looted,
‘Mati’ (soil) was disrespected and ‘Manush’ (people) were not pro-
tected,” he alleged. India and Uzbekistan finalise joint Army exercise for enhancing
He also accused the Trinamool Congress government of “ block- military cooperation & inter-operability in India named Dustlik II
ing” central welfare schemes. in 1st half of March. (ANI)
“Modiji has tried to give Bengal everything. But Mamata di says
‘chai na, hobe na’ (I do not want, I will not let it happen) for every-
thing. Why? Everything will happen after the month of May,” Nadda Health Mission (NHM) managing Directors (MDs) of states and Union
Territories (UTs), through video conference (VC) today. One of the
said. largest such exercise globally, the countrywide COVID19 vaccination
Terming Trinamool Congress (TMC) government as “tyrant”,
Nadda said around 130 BJP workers have been killed and over 300 programme was launched three weeks back on January 16.
people have been attacked in West Bengal. At the outset, the Union Health Secretary appreciated the cred-
“When they can attack even us, I can understand the condition of itworthy performance of all States and Union Territories (UTs) on
the common people in Bengal. Enough is enough. No more injustice,” COVID-19 vaccination. Elaborating on the global landmarks crossed
by India, he underlined that India is the fastest country to reach the 5
he said. million mark in COVID-19 vaccination in just 21 days. “Several other
“People have decided to change the government of ‘Pisi-Bhaipo’ countries which have had a head start, some as much as 60 days, have
(aunt-nephew),” he added. taken a longer time to reach this target,” he said.
Speaking to ANI after the event, Nadda said, the “huge crowd at
the rally today shows that people of West Bengal have given permis- Meanwhile, Haryana Police on Saturday cautioned citizens against
sion to us (for holding yatras)”. fraudsters who could dupe them on the pretext of registration for the
COVID-19 vaccine.
A PIL has been filed in the Calcutta High Court against the yatra cit- Issuing an advisory, Additional Director General of Police (Law and
ing concerns over COVID-19 and law and order situation in the state. Order) Haryana, Navdeep Singh Virk said that cybercriminals may de-

Centre urges fraud citizens through phone calls, emails and social media applica-
tions and steal personal details in the pretext of vaccine registration.
Referring to the modus operandi of fraudsters, he said, “Scammers are
states to increase COVid-19 making phone calls to people offering to register their names for re-
vaccination ceiving vaccines and collecting sensitive personal information such as
Aadhaar number and email.

hile there are 12 States/UTs that have achieved 60 per Chief of Lashkar-e-mustafa
cent or more vaccination coverage of healthcare work-
Wers, the central government has advised them to improve arrested in Jammu
the percentage coverage of vaccinated beneficiaries and directed
that they must schedule all healthcare workers for vaccination at idayatullah Malik, chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa terror or-
least once before February 20. ganisation, has been arrested, said Jammu and Kashmir
“States/ UTs were advised to ensure regular review meetings of the HPolice on Saturday.
State, District and Block Task Force to assess the emerging challeng- Malik was arrested from Jammu in a joint operation by Jammu
es, understand the ground issues and promptly address them at the and Anantnag police, said Jammu and Kashmir Police. “Hidayat-
appropriate levels,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. ullah Malik, a categorised terrorist, has been arrested near Kun-
“Similarly, all frontline workers must be scheduled for vaccination at jwani in Jammu. A pistol and a grenade have been recovered from
least once before March 6, 2021 and immediately thereafter organize his possession. When we went to arrest him, he attacked the police
mop-up rounds for them. The failure of potential beneficiaries to get party,” Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shridhar
vaccinated in the mop-up round would automatically push them to the Patil told media.
age-appropriate vaccination category. The second dose of the vaccine Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said that Malik is a
is also scheduled to start from February 13, 2021 for people who were categorised terrorist from Shopian district

vaccinated on January 16, 2021,” it added. “The said terrorist is the Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, an off-
Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, reviewed the status and shoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kashmir in Kashmir valley,” it said.
progress of COVID vaccination with Health Secretaries and National (with ANI reports)

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