There are reports that there may be no #census. Under the dynamic & able leadership of Narendra, India is so week that it cannot count its population anymore. Indians managed a census without fail EVERY DECADE, despite higher poverty, instability, external threats than today 1/n
Why doesn’t the govt want to do census before 2024? Maybe because it will be able to avoid caste census. If caste census figures come out, we’ll know exactly how few Upper Castes have cornered most of India’s wealth & left nothing for the vast majority of Indians 2/n
Beneficiaries under Food Security Act are based on 2011 census. Govt has not added new beneficiaries. Experts estimate that at least 10cr have been excluded.
Govt says it’ll wait for new census to increase beneficiaries. If there’s no census, then what happens to the hungry? 3/n
Census is a constitutional necessity for delimitation, SC/ST reserved seats, etc. Even if delimitation is frozen till 2031 census, 2021 census would have helped us understand which states will gain disproportionate number of LS & RS seats at the cost of less populous states 4/n
Census literally means HEADCOUNT of entire country. It can’t be replaced with shady guesstimates based on AADHAAR data. Reports suggest that vax data may be used instead of census. It’s laughable. How can vax data tell us about religious, socio-economic & caste data? 5/n
Like 2011 Census, 2021 Census would have busted the propaganda of “population explosion” or fears of large Muslim population taking over India. If data is likely to be inconvenient, Modi simply stops counting 6/n
Census data is essential because it collects data on languages spoken by various Indians. Rights of linguistic & religious minorities under Articles 29 & 30 depend on their total numbers, not carrying out census harms peoples’ right to exercise their fundamental rights 7/n
Please don’t be triggered by the word “minority”, it includes Hindus who speak minority languages also. We also need to know the status of languages that are endangered or at risk of disappearing. This is only possible with the census 8/n
Census would have helped in designing better policies for disabled (beyond just “renaming” them). It’d have helped upgrade number of poor elderly & women under govt schemes. It is in govt’s interest to keep these numbers low, it’s in national interest to have correct numbers 9/n
Census also helps in tracking inter-state migrants & their economic status. For Prime Ministers with compassion, this data would be essential to prevent disasters like short notice lockdowns that forced thousands to walk back home. But for Modi “no data” is the best excuse 10/n
Most importantly, it’s not only pandemic that’s to blame. Modi’s hair brained idea of linking NPR/NRC with census caused justified suspicion amongst masses. NPR is an illegal exercise that collects identifiable private information, census only collates aggregated data 11/n
Govt has already told parliamentary panel that it can wrap up most census work by 2023-24. Let’s reduce the workload of census enumerators further by not carrying out NPR. With additional govt support & reduced workload...12/n
...I am sure that our census officers can wrap up the exercise before 2024 elections

Let data clearly show how much poverty and joblessness has increased in Modi’s two terms n/n

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By exchanging sweets at areas where Chinese soldiers have come in and occupied our territory in Ladakh, what is the message Modiji trying to send to Xi Jinping? In contrast, China is putting out belligerent videos from Galwan
Our government is scared to take China’s name. My questions in Parliament were all denied. And now we have this shameful spectacle of total capitulation to China in Ladakh. Why are we endorsing Chinese aggression in our territory?
Officially acknowledging that the Chinese are sitting well inside our territory at Depsang, Demchok and in Hot Springs is the new normal of Modi’s New India but what are his 56 inch plans to throw the Chinese out from Indian soil?
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27 Dec 21
इनकी तारीफ़ करने से पहले एक बार ये थ्रेड ज़रूर पढ़ें।

1. रायपुर के #नरसंहारी_सम्मेलन में कालीचरण ने गांधी जी को गाली दी और गोडसे की तारीफ़ की। इस बात पर आपत्ति जताते हुए राम सुंदर रूठ कर सम्मेलन से चले गए।
2. राम सुंदर छत्तीसगढ़ गौ-सेवा आयोग के अध्यक्ष हैं और इनका कैबिनेट रैंक है। ये धर्मसंसद के मुख्य संरक्षक थे।सम्मेलन कांग्रेस के बिना मुमकिन ही नहीं था। राम सुंदर के संरक्षण में ना सिर्फ़ गांधी जी को गाली दी बल्कि ये भी कहा कि इस्लाम का मक़सद राष्ट्र पर क़ब्ज़ा करना है
3. कालीचरण ने कहा कि सांसद, विधायक, मंत्री-प्रधानमंत्री ऐसा होना चाहिए जो *कट्टर हिंदुत्ववादी हो* लोगों के वोट न देने की वजह से “देश में इस्लाम हावी होगा”। लोगों को ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा वोट देना चाहिए और ऐसा राजा चुनना चाहिए जो कट्टर हिंदुत्ववादी हो, चाहे राजनीतिक दल कोई भी हो।
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24 Dec 21
In order to distract from #HaridwarGenocidalMeet, a clipped 1 min video is being circulated from 45 min speech I gave in Kanpur. I’ll set the record straight:

1. I did not incite violence or give threats. I talked about POLICE ATROCITIES Here’s the full video in TWO PARTS [Cont]
2. As you can see in the above video & the one here, I was talking about POLICE ATROCITIES in Kanpur & addressing such cops who think they have immunity to violate people’s liberties because of Modi-Yogi

3. I said do not confuse our silence for acquiescence. 2/n
4. It’s an essential part of my faith to believe that Allah does not allow injustice. He punishes oppressors. We are taught the lesson of Firaun, the lesson of Namrud, the lesson of Yazid. Assuring people of Allah’s justice gives hope. We remember that Allah is with oppressed 3/n
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23 Dec 21
I’ve instructed AIMIM #Uttarakhand Pres @DrNayyerkazmi1 to file a police complaint against #HaridwarHateAssembly. It’s a clear case of incitement to genocide. Our team has attempted to file it today but officers in Roorkee were unavailable due to other engagements 1/n
If strict action isn’t taken, then we’ll launch a state-wide agitation demanding arrest & exemplary punishment

The calls for genocide & ethnic cleansing against Muslims are culmination of 60yrs of dehumanising speech by Sangh Parivar against Muslims & Christians 2/n
Most speakers at the event are repeat offenders & enjoy close relationships with powers that be. BJP govts at Centre & state are complicit in this call for genocide

This is why there have been no arrests, no condemnation from govt & not even a whisper from moderate Hindus 3/n
Read 4 tweets
22 Dec 21
The satellite images from the China border speak louder than the silence of PM Modi and his ministers. The truth is visible to all. China in inside the territory that was controlled by us. So called Disengagement is to our disadvantage.
PLA is keeping us under pressure by building more permanent infrastructure and deploying more troops on the border.

When I asked questions about the situation on the border in the Lok Sabha, all of them were illegally denied by a scared government.
Imagine the whole world knows the truth, including private analysts with access to satellite imagery, but Modi Ji keeps our own people in the dark.
Dealing with China needs a whole of nation strategy, where the whole country is taken into confidence.
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20 Dec 21
Opposed the linking of AADHAAR & electoral rolls while government passed it in the din of the house. The law was passed as a farce. I wasn’t even allowed any time to raise my objections, while the Chair allowed the Minister to make a detailed statement 1/n
I had submitted in writing demanding a division of votes so that we could register our protest against this unconstitutional law but that was also not allowed. If I were allowed to speak, I’d have raised the following points: 2/n
1. The Minister said that linking AADHAAR & voter rolls is essential to prevent bogus voting. If bogus voting is widespread then govt is not only casting aspersions on ECI but also doubting the legitimacy of its own 300+ MPs & BJP’s electoral success in various states 3/n
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