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May 11 • 8 tweets • 9 min read
#CommonGround: Tracking the scam in #Assam reveals that it began with a rush to add beneficiaries at a breakneck speed ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The untold story of India’s Rs 3,000-crore farmer scheme scam scroll.in/a/1023605

by @datelinedelhi, @snigdhapoonam
This week in #CommonGround

#Assam saw the highest amount being siphoned off under Modi government’s PM-Kisan scheme.

An investigation from the state by @datelinedelhi, @snigdhapoonam reveals how the scam worked.

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This story is part of #CommonGround, our in-depth and investigative reporting project.

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By @datelinedelhi, @snigdhapoonam

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In Assam, a barrage of irregularities had come to light in PM-Kisan, involving scores of unauthorised usernames and thousands of unintended beneficiaries.

31 lakh individuals who had received the cash transfer, 15 lakh were not eligible for it. scroll.in/a/1023605
#CommonGround: According to the Union agriculture minister’s statement in Parliament, #Assam must recover the highest amount, of Rs 500 crore paid to 8.3 lakh ineligible beneficiaries [of PM-Kisan].

It is followed by Punjab, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. scroll.in/a/1023605
So far, anomalies [in Modi's PM-Kisan scheme] have been reported as isolated, though widespread, incidents.

But investigation by @snigdhapoonam and @datelinedelhi suggests that they occurred in a systematic way.

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Today's #CommonGround story is about a scam.

Specifically, a Rs 3,000-cr scam unfolded across India from Feb 2019 onwards, after PM Modi launched the PM-Kisan farmers' welfare scheme, six weeks ahead of the LS election. scroll.in/a/1023605

By @snigdhapoonam, @datelinedelhi
#CommonGround: @datelinedelhi and @snigdhapoonam tracked the scam in Assam, the state that saw the largest amount being siphoned off.

31 lakh people who had received the cash transfer, 15 lakh were ineligible, as per a govt enquiry report they accessed. scroll.in/a/102360

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May 12
Plea to open #TajMahal’s rooms to check for Hindu idols dismissed by Allahabad High Court

The judges asked the petitioner, a BJP leader, not to make a mockery of the public interest litigation system.

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The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today dismissed a plea seeking directions to open 20 rooms of the #TajMahal in Agra to check for the possible presence of Hindu idols or scriptures, Bar and Bench reported. scroll.in/a/1023775
“Tomorrow you will come & ask us to go to chambers of honourable judges,” the two-judge bench of Justices DK Upadhyay & Subhash Vidyarthi rebuked the petitioner. “Please, do not make a mockery of the PIL system.” scroll.in/a/1023775

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May 12
#DemolitionDrive starts in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar amid protests

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan, who rushed to the site to oppose the razing, has been detained by the Delhi police. scroll.in/a/1023760
#Delhi #DemolitionDrive | Bulldozers were seen trying to demolish a six-storey building in the area.

Labourers were seen breaking the building’s walls from the inside. scroll.in/a/1023760 Image
#DemolitionDrive | The police warned protestors of strict action to stop demonstrations, NDTV reported. They were seen baton-charging the protestors as well. scroll.in/a/1023760 Image
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May 12
#Rupee tumbles to a record low of 77.63 against US dollar

The currency hit an all-time low for the second time this week. scroll.in/a/1023752

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#RupeeVsDollar | On Wednesday, rupee had settled at 77.24.

After today's development, the rupee fell to a record low for the second time this week. scroll.in/a/1023752
“For Indian markets, inflation and Reserve Bank of India’s unexpected rate increase have created some kind of nervousness,” said Kranthi Bathini, director of equities strategy at WealthMills Securities, Reuters reported. scroll.in/a/1023752
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May 12
#CommonGround: Tracking the [#PMKisan] scam in Assam reveals that it began with a rush to add beneficiaries at a breakneck speed ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

But once initiated, the scam spiralled out of control
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By @snigdhapoonam, @datelinedelhi
#CommonGround: A data entry operator in Assam's Darrang district recounted that a banking correspondent made around 1,000 accounts in villagers' names, which he used to siphon off money from the [#PMKisan] scheme. scroll.in/a/1023605 Image
“They took money and added names"

Since identify proof documents were not being scrutinised carefully, and bank accounts served as unique IDs for each beneficiary, many took the opportunity to draw up their own lists.

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May 12
#Opinion: India’s #bulldozer raj is as far as we can get from nation building

Nations forged in devastation resemble petty mafias of muscle and flex. Neither a new politics, nor a vibrant economy can flourish in this morass.
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#Opinion: Emboldened by the ricocheting Bulldozer Raj, BJP leaders are on record, urging state authorities to identify and demolish the illegal properties of “rioters” and “Bangladeshis and Rohingyas”. scroll.in/a/1023626

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While there is palpable confusion and a lack of direction in the economic sphere, there is more clarity in politics. India is being moulded into a Hindu majoritarian state, writes @professor_sud scroll.in/a/1023626
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May 12
Plotting a Hindu Rashtra: Inside the hate-filled world of India’s Trads

Even the BJP and the RSS are held in contempt for not pursuing the goal of Hindu supremacy seriously enough. scroll.in/a/1023250

By @iyersaishwarya
Trads were also believed to be behind a similar “auction” held last year on another app called “Sulli Deals”.

Days after the first arrest, the audio discussion on Twitter offered a glimpse of the Trad worldview. scroll.in/a/1023250

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It [Trads] isn’t just fascist Italy from which they seek inspiration. They also draw upon the world of the American Alt-Right to give expression to their violent fantasies of subjugating Muslims, Dalits, women and sexual minorities. scroll.in/a/1023250

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