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It said he has developed vision-related problems due to poor nutrition, suffered a significant loss of strength and stamina, and experienced weakened immunity, making him more vulnerable to infections.VanDyke has requested permission to use cooking items including an induction stove, pots, bowls and a plastic chopper. He has also sought access to food items such as lentils, chicken, red meat, fish, uncooked noodles and pasta, rice, potatoes, onions, beans, bread, butter, olive oil, toned milk, soya milk, bottled water and vegetables. He also requested lemon pepper seasoning. The application said his family is willing to bear the cost of these items.VanDyke was arrested by the NIA in March along with six Ukrainian nationals in connection with the alleged Myanmar terror training case.The agency has accused the group of illegally crossing into Myanmar and providing drone warfare and combat training to armed groups. 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Watch TMC Power Battle Escalates As Ritabrata Faction Takes Over Party HQ, Stakes Claim To SymbolSpeaking to reporters, Banerjee said his faction had already consulted lawyers and would challenge the high court&#8217;s interim order in the Supreme Court.&#8221;We are going to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP). We have consulted with lawyers and are moving the Supreme Court. When the case was originally filed in the Kolkata high court, the ED was not involved. 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On the ground, there are no funds to fight legal cases for party workers, yet this &#8216;new Natwarlal&#8217; is spending Rs 160 crore to acquire aircraft and then paying rent to the very entity involved in the purchase. The money for the purchase comes from the party&#8217;s account, and the rental payments also come from the party&#8217;s account. This is clearly a case of money laundering,&#8221; Banerjee alleged.He added that he would travel to Delhi to submit a complaint to the Enforcement Directorate (ED).&#8221;Yes, I will go to Delhi. It is not just this issue; there are two or three other matters as well. I will write to the ED stating that this matter needs to be investigated,&#8221; he said.The controversy relates to three TMC bank accounts that were frozen after a complaint by Ritabrata&#8217;s rival faction. 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They will now contest the bypolls to the Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant following their resignations.The BJP said the three former parliamentarians would strengthen the party&#8217;s presence in West Bengal with their political experience.Their induction and immediate nomination come at a time when the TMC is facing one of its biggest internal crises following its defeat in the West Bengal assembly elections.The political turmoil began after a large group of MLAs broke away under the leadership of expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee. Several MPs later backed the rival faction, with rebel lawmakers seeking separate seating arrangements in Parliament and holding meetings with senior BJP leaders, fuelling speculation of more defections.Sushmita Dev had earlier said she left the TMC for both political and personal reasons.&#8221;It is a long story why I left TMC. I don&#8217;t want to be in a situation where I am in two boats at the same time. 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The party also raised questions over alleged irregularities in land purchases and construction linked to the temple.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, alleged that attempts were being made to shield those responsible by targeting lower-level employees.“After the theft of offerings at the Lord Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya came to light, several major irregularities related to land purchase and construction have also surfaced.Despite all this, Prime Minister Modi remains silent, and the entire BJP-RSS apparatus is attempting to protect the big crocodiles by taking action against a few small employees.Ramesh said his party colleague, Surendra Rajput, had made several fresh allegations regarding the alleged large-scale loot in Ayodhya during a press conference at the Congress headquarters.Addressing the press conference, Congress leader Surinder Rajput alleged that the prime minister could not distance himself from what he described as the Ram temple &#8220;donation-theft case&#8221;, saying it was PM Modi who had constituted the trust overseeing the shrine&#8217;s management.He also questioned the composition of the trust and the involvement of individuals linked to a particular ideology.“In the donation-embezzlement issue, a few small fish are being used as bait to protect the big fish. In this entire matter, the needle of suspicion also points towards the RSS and the VHP, and we demand answers from them,” Rajput said.Referring to the prime minister&#8217;s role in the temple project, Rajput said Modi had laid the foundation stone and later performed the &#8216;Pran Pratishtha&#8217; ceremony.“When a big sin of stealing the offerings has been committed, Prime Minister Modi should clarify. The Ram temple is a matter of faith for crores of people and the prime minister, the RSS and the VHP cannot escape responsibility,” he said, according to news agency PTI.Rajput further questioned why the temple trust had been kept outside the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.“If the trust is entirely religious, why were only people connected to the BJP-RSS placed in it? The prime minister will have to answer these questions,” he said.The Congress&#8217; remarks come amid allegations of financial irregularities linked to the Ram temple trust. 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