VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html People get shocked when I tell them about OPT: Florida senator moves to end pathway to H-1B Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: On the eve of its second Jantar Mantar demonstration, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday urged protesters to bring a “thali” (plate) and “chammach” (spoon) to the protest.The youth-led movement has been demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak and related issues.Also Read | ‘This is like closing a road because there are potholes’: CJP founder’s dig at Centre after Telegram banIn a video shared by the organisation on social media, Dipke said: “All the cockroaches joining tomorrow’s protest at 1 pm at Jantar Mantar should carry a ‘thali’ and a ‘chammach’ with you. You know the rest of the story.”This appeared to be a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s March 2020 appeal for citizens to clap and bang utensils from their balconies to express gratitude to frontline workers during the Covid-19 outbreak.Since then, banging utensils has emerged as a popular form of protest.Earlier, CJP announced that it had received permission from the Delhi Police for the protest, which will take place two weeks after its first demonstration at the same venue.The NEET (UG) re-exam will be held on Sunday. Over 22 lakh students appeared for the exam on May 3, but it was cancelled days later after the paper leak came to light.Also Read | NTA to conduct nationwide mock drill on June 20 ahead of NEET-UG re-examinationThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the case.CJP was launched as an online satirical platform last month, days after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s “cockroach” remarks during a hearing. However, the Chief Justice later clarified that he had been misquoted and that his comments were specifically directed at people entering professions using “fake and bogus degrees.”Also Read | ‘Misquoted my oral observations’: CJI Surya Kant clarifies ‘cockroach’ remarks on unemployed youthDipke, who was based in Boston at the time, flew to Delhi on the morning of its first protest. Since then, the group has been holding demonstrations in various cities, demanding the resignation of Pradhan or seeking his removal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. 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I am saying it is a tip of the iceberg,” Upadhyay said, while seeking an investigation into the alleged nexus among borrowers, banks and ARCs.The bench also remarked that the functioning of ARCs required closer scrutiny and scheduled the matter for further hearing after four weeks.The petition, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, seeks an investigation into alleged banking irregularities involving public sector banks, ARCs and a Noida-based infrastructure company.Among other reliefs, the plea has sought directions to the Centre “to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee including officers of the RBI, SEBI, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), ED and the CBI to investigate the corporate and banking fraud facilitated by the asset reconstruction companies (ARCs)”.According to the petition, the infrastructure firm secured loans amounting to nearly Rs 912 crore from a consortium of seven banks led by the State Bank of India between 2012 and 2015.It further alleged that a forensic audit carried out in 2018 uncovered evidence indicating that more than Rs 902 crore had been diverted through shell entities, fictitious vendors, undisclosed bank accounts and other suspected fraudulent transactions.The plea, filed by Muzaffarnagar resident Prateeksha and two others, seeks a detailed probe into the alleged banking fraud and the role of ARCs in facilitating it.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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I submitted the disqualification petitions that I showed you. Around 20 such petitions have been submitted. All our prayers are included in these petitions, and all relevant judgments have been cited. Each petition is 21 pages long. We have also attached all the media reports that came to our notice and submitted them along with the petitions”, he told news agency PTI after the meeting. Expressing hope that Lok Sabha Om Birla would “act in accordance with the Constitution,” Banerjee said: “The Lok Sabha Speaker is the custodian of the House, not the protector of the government of the day. Every citizen, especially elected representatives, must work within the ambit of the law. Therefore, one has to function according to the provisions laid down in the Constitution.”In a dramatic development, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs informed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that their group has merged with NCPI, which is registered in West Bengal’s Howrah and had contested a few seats in the 2023 Tripura assembly elections, and that they will be backing the BJP-led NDA.Incidentally, “to save your rights, reject political turncoats” was one of the slogans of NCPI. The merger will make the little-known party the second-biggest bloc (20 Lok Sabha members) in the governing alliance, after BJP (240), and ahead of TDP (16) and JDU (12). The rebels asked Birla to allot them seats with the treasury benches, as they were seated with opposition parties in Parliament till now as members of TMC.Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who as a sixth-term MP is the most experienced member of the breakaway bloc, also left open the possibility of going to Election Commission to stake claim as “real TMC”.After the meeting with Speaker Om Birla, Sudip Bandyopadhyay said the merger was guided by demands of the anti-defection law (Tenth Schedule of Constitution).The law does not recognise a split, a point stressed by Supreme Court in its 2022 judgment in the case of division in Shiv Sena as well, but makes an exception for merger of two-thirds of members of one party with another party. With 20 MPs, the TMC dissidents have one MP more than the required two-thirds figure as TMC has 28 members in Lok Sabha.NCPI is a registered unrecognised party with EC, one of 2,049 that have not been able to cross the threshold of poll performance needed to get recognised.The rebel MPs earlier met at the residence of Union minister Bhupender Yadav and were joined by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who played a crucial role in breaking TMC.Sources said 19 MPs were physically present while one member has pledged her support, indicating that more TMC Rajya Sabha members may resign in the coming days. Three have quit so far.Get the latest India news and live updates. Download the TOI App.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. 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