Today is the birth anniversary of the man who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre – Udham Singh. He was an Indian revolutionary and Freedom fighter who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. 1/10 #UddhamSingh
Michael Francis O'Dwyer was an Irish ICS officer and later the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, British India, between 1913 and 1919. He is often confused with Reginald Dyer — British officer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. However, O’Dwyer shares the blame too! 2/10
It must be noted that the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened during his O’Dwyer’s administration. Infact, his order to arrest Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal was what led to the crowd gathering in Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh. 3/10
The brutal massacre even drew condemnation from Winston Churchill (then Secretary of State for War) and British PM H.H. Asquith. Churchill termed it as ‘unutterably monstrous’ but O’Dwyer had endorsed Reginald Dyer's action at Jallianwala Bagh! 4/10
Udham Singh, an eyewitness to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was deeply affected by it. The incident filled him with a deep hatred of ‘British Imperialism’ and an eternal thirst for revenge. 5/10
He escaped India and British surveillance via Kashmir, making it to Germany and reached London in 1934. On 13 March 1940, Michael O'Dwyer was scheduled to speak at Caxton Hall. Udham Singh hid a revolver inside a book, which had pages cut in the shape of a revolver. 6/10
As the meeting concluded, he shot O'Dwyer twice as he moved towards the speaking platform. One of these bullets passed through O'Dwyer's heart and right lung, instantly killing him. 7/10
The aftermath of O’dwyer’s assassination saw nationwide and even international support for Uddham Singh but the Indian political elite including M.K. Gandhi and Nehru criticised him. Gandhi termed it ‘an act of insanity’. 8/10
While in the trial when he was asked about his motivation he said, “I did it because I had a grudge against him. He deserved it. He was the real culprit. He wanted to crush the spirit of my people, so I have crushed him…” 9/10
Udham Singh was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On 31 July 1940, Singh was hanged at Pentonville Prison. In 1974, his remains were exhumed and repatriated to India. 10/10
A few days back as Congress was releasing its manifesto for Haryana polls, one individual was conspicuous by her absence. Yes, we are talking of Haryana’s tallest Dalit leader Kumari Shelja. And if that was not enough, the Sirsa MP Shelja is still out of action from the electoral scene and the party think tank admits that her prolonged absence from the campaign was a cause of worry.
With Hooda father & son duo now calling the shots in Haryana Congress, Kumari Shelja has been feeling sidelined for quite some time. Her first outburst against state Congress leadership was revealed during the exit of Kiran Choudhry & her daughter Shruti Choudhry from Congress some time back. Shelja had then openly acknowledged that justice was not done to Shruti Choudhry. Shruti was a claimant to the Congress ticket for Bhiwani Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seat during recent general elections, which was denied to her at the behest of Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who gave the ticket to one of his loyalists instead. Kiran & Shruti, who come from Late CM Bansi Lal’s clan though later joined BJP.
Even Kumari Shelja’s supporters are irked with Congress leadership in the state. The recent incident where an individual at a meeting in Narnaund Assembly segment used the casteist slur on Kumari Shelja has infuriated her supporters. Though Bhupinder Hooda strongly condemned the remarks and Hansi police registered a case against the individual under sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the damage has already been done.
क्या आप जानते हैं, दिल्ली की नई मुख्यमंत्री Atishi Marlena के माता-पिता राष्ट्र-विरोधी छवि वाले हैं?
@AtishiAAP के माता-पिता ने आतंकी अफजल गुरु और याकूब मेमन के लिए दया याचिका पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं और कई वर्षों तक इन आतंकियों की खुलेआम वकालत की है।
अफ़ज़ल गुरु के लिए दया याचिका
आतिशी मार्लेना की मां 'तृप्ता वाही' उस समिति की संयोजक थीं जो अफ़ज़ल गुरु को आरोपों से मुक्त कराना चाहती थी। उनके पिता विजय सिंह भी समिति के सदस्य थे। इस याचिका में अफ़ज़ल गुरु को दी गई सज़ा को रद्द करने की प्रार्थना की गई है।
याचिका में कहा गया है, "हम सत्र न्यायालय के इस फैसले पर कड़ी आपत्ति जताते हैं कि संसद हमले में आरोपी मो. अफजल को 20 अक्टूबर, 2006 को फांसी दी जानी है। फांसी न केवल न्याय का मजाक होगी, बल्कि देश की शांति, धर्मनिरपेक्षता और आतंकवाद की भयावह समस्या को सुलझाने की क्षमता पर इसके दूरगामी परिणाम होंगे।"
Congratulations Atishi Marlena, as you’re all set to become the new CM of Delhi – as a gift, The Pamphlet will be giving a background detail on your family.
@AtishiAAP's family — Tripta Wahi (mother) & Vijay Singh (Father) have grave anti-national credentials.
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Mercy petition for Afzal Guru: Tripta Wahi was the convener of the committee that wanted Afzal Guru to be free of charges & Vijay Singh was a member too. Alongwith many liberals, they signed this mercy petition to President of India which seeked to set aside the punishment given to terrorist Afzal Guru.
In the attached video you can see Tripta Wahi giving a statement in favour of Afzal Guru.
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Condemned the Judiciary after the Hanging of Afzal Guru: A year after the hanging of Afzal Guru, Tripta Wahi in a public meeting said that “Even the judiciary failed us on which we always believed. Every democratic institution failed us. After the attack, suddenly the Indian nationalism and Hindu Nationalism got together and made impossible for any human rights’ voices to be heard.”
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ADR is doing a “consistent mala fide campaign” to raise “suspicion and doubt” about conduct of elections “by creating false narratives”
Election Commission had said this about ADR in an affidavit to Supreme Court
It's high time ADR should be exposed! 🚨👇
#Thread #ADR
Earlier, it was ADR's petition against Electoral Bonds in SC, which led to this 'legal process of donation to political parties' being rendered unconstitutional by the judiciary
Now, it's trying to undermine India's electoral process
But do you know who funds ADR?
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ADR has received funds from👇
1. Ford Foundation 2. Omidyar Network India Advisors Private Ltd. 3. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust 4. Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives 5. Vikram Sarabhai Foundation 6. Thakur Family Foundation, Inc
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Mamata Banerjee has been ruling West Bengal for 13 years. In the 13 years of Mamata rule, Hindus have been targeted by both TMC, local Muslims & Bangladeshi infiltrators.
The Pamphlet has documented 41 cases of violence against Hindus since 2016
#Thread 👇
1) Name of victim: Multiple incidents
Religion: Hindu
Date: 02 May 2021
Incident: Houses burnt, plundered, women and minors raped and molested
Place: Gosaba and Basanti in South 24 parganas district
Perpetrators: TMC cadre
Category of Violence: Violence against BJP workers, Sexual harassment of women
2) Name of victim: Multiple women victims
Religion: Hindu
Date: 02 May 2021
Incident: Women threatened with Rape
Place: Sandeshkhali, Hingalganj, Minakha blocks, Basirhat subdivision, in North 24 Parganas
Perpetrators: TMC Goons
Category of Violence: Sexual Exploitation
Have you ever pondered about the reason for Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s Anti-India reporting?
Could it be due to her mysterious husband Azim Khan?
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Arfa Khanum Sherwani is married to someone who has served as a ‘political analyst’ for the CIA and a facilitator for Ford Foundation as revealed by OSINTवा
How Arfa kept this a mystery until today is beyond imagination
Azim has been listed as director of SIT’s International Honors Program in human rights and co-chair of the MA in Global Health at School for International Training on SIT’s website
Sophia Howlett is the current president of SIT 2/n