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Saket Gokhale Profile picture
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Sep 21, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Update on Sambit Patra's illegal MP accommodation:

A latest update from the Rajya Sabha indicates that Sambit Patra has most likely been kicked out/evicted from his illegal MP accommodation.

While the details remain to be confirmed (which I will), here's what happened:

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Patra is alleged to be illegally occupying an MP accommodation at 211, North Avenue.

In an RTI response on 27th July, I was told that 211, North Avenue was allotted to BJP MP Anil Baluni (who heads the party's media cell) for his guest Avinash Rai Khanna (former BJP MP).

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Now, as the RTI shows, Avinash Rai Khanna took over the "guest accommodation" in July 2018 (2 years ago). It is alleged that he had allowed Patra to stay in that house.

Therefore, on 13th August, I wrote to the Rajya Sabha demanding a physical inspection of the house.

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And now, today, Rajya Sabha sends me a letter saying that Avinash Rai Khanna has suddenly vacated the "guest accommodation" after 2 years (mind you: the house was occupied until last month).

The letter also states that absolutely no one else is allowed to reside there.

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In short: Sambit Patra who was sublet the house by the "guest" Avinash Rai Khanna has been politely evicted from his illegal Lutyens MP accommodation. 😀

This is subject to verification which I'll do now. If he's not evicted yet, I'll ensure that he immediately is.

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Mar 13
Big exposé

How BJP is using proxy pages to run political ads worth CRORES targeting the Opposition & Facebook & ECI are openly allowing them.

Political advertising on social media has strict rules. However, this is how BJP is bypassing these rules using proxies 👇

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ECI rules require political parties to disclose expenditure on political ads. Also FB has rules around political ads & requires "transparency" on the sponsor.

But BJP is funding several proxy pages to run ads targeting the Opposition & spending CRORES

Here's examples...

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1. Meme Xpress

This is an FB page with ONLY 1700 followers

But, in JUST last 7 days, this page has spent 18 lacs on running pro-BJP filthy ads targeting the Opposition

The ads target TMC, INC, AAP, DMK, Shiv Sena & others & have been published with regional targeting

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Feb 14
The SHOCKING facts of PM Modi & BJP's LIES on "free Covid vaccines":

BJP have constantly said in election campaigns that "Modi gave free Covid vaccines to Indians".

But that is a LIE.

For Covid 19, Modi Govt borrowed a WHOPPING ₹73,384 crores from foreign banks.

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Modi Govt borrowed a total of ₹73,384 crores from foreign banks & institutions between 2020-21 (in JUST 1 year) ONLY for Covid-19.

This includes:

ADB: ₹22,248 cr
AIB: ₹16,678 cr
IBRD: ₹11,748 cr
IDA: ₹7,938 cr
NDB: ₹14,772 cr

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This comes to a total of ₹73,384 crores borrowed from foreign banks by Modi Govt in JUST 1 YEAR for Covid-19.

What does this mean?

This means that EVERY INDIAN CITIZEN today carries a debt just for Covid-19 loans.

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The HALF-TRUTH about Adani's so-called "make-in-India" drone that was acquired by Indian Navy yesterday.

These Adani drones called "Drishti 10 Starliner" are basically a REBRANDING of the Hermes 900 drone made by Israel's Elbit Systems.

Here's the fishy puzzling part 👇

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Adani has an agreement with Israel's Elbit to "manufacture" the Hermes 900 in Hyderabad.

What does Adani actually "manufacture"?

THE COMPOSITE FRAME OF THE UAV!

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Now Adani claims these Hermes 900 drones (rebranded as Drishti 10 Starliner) are "Make-In-India" with 70-80% "indigenous components".

Truth is that Adani is calculating the basic "frame" of the drone as being 70%. The engines & other components are Israeli imported.

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Nov 23, 2023
Why is Modi Govt compromising national security by favoring banned Chinese-govt-owned company?

Despite an alleged "ban", Modi Govt continues to give out tenders for equipment from Hikvision - a Chinese govt-owned firm.

And some of these tenders are for SENSITIVE PROJECTS

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First a background:

Hikvision is a company owned by the Chinese Govt that has been under the scanner & banned by several countries globally out of concerns of Chinese surveillance.

US, UK, Australia - all have banned CCTV equipment from Hikvision.

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Hikvision is also accused of being used for several human-rights-violating purposes such as by the Chinese govt for surveillance of Uyghur students and by the Israeli Govt for monitoring Palestinians.

Interestingly, India allegedly BANNED Hikvision in 2020

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Modi Govt SHOCKINGLY gives data of crores of Indians to 2 pvt cos for BJP's election campaigning

On Tue, it was reported that personal data of 81.5 crore Indians was leaked

But here's what: Modi Govt, violating all laws, gives out confidential data for BJP's use 👇

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BJP has routinely hired 2 firms: Jarvis Consulting & ABM (Association of a Billion Minds) for their election campaigning.

Of these ABM is literally like an in-house team.

These 2 companies target beneficiaries of govt schemes & use them for campaigning for BJP.

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How do Jarvis & ABM know where to find these beneficiaries?

Personal data of govt beneficiaries is confidential. These beneficiaries receive govt scheme benefits from PUBLIC MONEY & NOT BJP FUNDS.

Yet, Modi Govt shares crores of data points with pvt cos hired by BJP

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Oct 23, 2023
How PM Modi fradulently uses a govt website for his "non-govt" PM CARES Fund

All RTI queries about PM CARES Fund are rejected.

When questioned in Delhi HC, PMO claims that PM CARES is "not a govt fund".

But its website is a website.

Details 👇

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In response to my RTI, National Informatics Centre told me that PM CARES Fund has been allotted a govt website under "Guidelines for allocating website under the 3rd level"

NIC also said that the govt website domain was allotted on request of PMO

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Guidelines cited by NIC say that:

"Eligibility under third level of allocation of govt domains includes apex officer like Prime Minister of India"

Ergo, PM CARES was given a website as it belongs to PMO.

How is PM CARES a "non govt fund" then?

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