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नहाए-खाए…. चार दिनों की छठ पूजा का पहले दिन का अनुष्ठान। इस पवित्र भोजन का पूरे साल इंतज़ार रहता है। इस भोजन के बाद कठोर तपस्या शुरु होगी।तीन दिवसीय। उपवास, उपवास… #ChhathPuja #NahayeKhaye

Jai Maharashtra, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the toxic social media ecosystem it nurtures are currently making desperate attempts to incite conflict in Mumbai, Maharashtra, by exploiting the issue of 'Chhath Puja'. To this end, they are circulating reels on social media depicting the rituals and what they frame as a ‘cultural invasion’ stemming from them. As if that weren't enough, they even attempted to play Bhojpuri music at certain railway stations in Mumbai, which was promptly shut down by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) anyway. Yet, the BJP remains frustrated because the conflict they so desire has failed to materialize. All this frantic maneuvering is being orchestrated with an eye on the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh. It appears that the BJP’s ‘think tank’ has suffered a decline in its intellectual capacity. The ‘divide and rule’ tactic which they have relied upon for years to win elections is no longer effective. Whenever Lok Sabha elections approach, they stoke Hindu-Muslim tensions; they parade women wearing burqas through public grounds and parks, aiming to frighten the public by suggesting that 'the other' has now encroached upon their own spaces. The social media is rife with videos, often staged, featuring individuals, including men, dressed in burqas to manufacture fear. When state-level elections draw near, they sow the seeds of caste-based hatred. Last year, in a bid to win the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, they manufactured ‘Gujarati versus Marathi’ conflict, centered around the issue of feeding pigeons (kabutarkhana). I have often stated in my speeches that the BJP cannot win elections based on their actual performance; instead, they engineer conflicts between groups and secure victories on the back of the blood spilled in those clashes. Of course, this is largely a superficial spectacle, as the real work is done by the Election Commission. But it provides them with a convenient narrative to explain how they achieved their 'victory'. Spurred by the 'Gen Z' movement, the journey toward the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ouster from power, both at the Centre and in the states, has begun. It is bound to happen soon! This has left the BJP and its mentors completely rattled. They fear that once out of power, the ghosts of everything they have done over the last 12 to 14 years will come back to haunt them. Regardless, whatever is destined to happen to them, will happen! I urge the Marathi people: there is no need for us to fight on the battlefield of their choosing. That is not the ‘Maharashtra way.’ They may have forgotten Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s guerrilla warfare tactics, but we must remember it. We shall decide how and when to respond using these tactics. We must not fall into the traps they have laid for their own selfish ends. The BJP has ruined the nation, destroying the social harmony and tolerance that once existed. The same is happening in Maharashtra. Acting on directives from the Centre, they are effectively selling off Maharashtra piece by piece, to a single industrialist and his cronies, stripping the state bare from every direction. They have even begun to hollow out the Sahyadri mountain range. The very land where our Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his loyal warriors once lived. Forests are being handed over, lands are being signed away; whatever that industrialist sets his eyes upon in Maharashtra is being gifted to him. Yet we remain seemingly indifferent. I have often said that I have never encountered a society as unvigilant as the Marathi community. A people who wake up to an incident, only to fall back into a slumber and forget everything within a day or two. The Marathi people must not forget what is unfolding all around them. We must express our anger at the right moment; only then do we earn the right to invoke the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj!

भाईयों पूजा हो गया?

When you dont respect the sun god.

Bombay High Court declines to grant immediate relief to the Mithila Chhath Puja Sangh, which sought permission to hold Chhath Puja celebrations at Girgaon Chowpatty on November 15-16, 2026. "Undoubtedly, there is a freedom of conscience, and free profession, practice and propagation of religion. However, the same is subject to public order, morality and health, as provided in the constitutional provision. In other words, there are checks and balances which are provided and required to be followed, under such constitutional mandate." The association approached the Court after the DB Marg Police Station rejected its application on September 17.

Bihar CM suspends 15 officers of the state with immediate effect for dereliction of duty.

#ExpressInvestigation | Bihar has been dry for nearly a decade, but its drug problem is growing. An investigation by The Indian Express looks at the changing narcotics market, the rise in drug cases and what it means for a state already under pressure from addiction and limited treatment facilities. Read: indianexpress.com/article/ex… Written by: Himanshu Harsh

🚨 Does @ShekharGupta channalise his inner Godse though the pseudonym of @IbnKhaldunIndic? 🚨 Benjamin Franklin is often referred to as one of the foremost of the American Founding Fathers, the man who's liberal ideas helped draft the historical US Declaration of Independence 🚨 But Benjamin had a less glorious side too... he was an absolute master of media manipulation, using alter egos & fake letters to build his printing empire, attack competitors and entertain the public. 🚨 For all his 'liberal' ideas, Franklin knew that scandal, controversy and humour drove newspaper circulation. So he crafted highly detailed fictional personas (complete with intricate backstories) to safely comment on controversial issues, poke fun at others & sabotage his business rivals. 🚨 Shekhar Gupta seems have been inspired to try something similar with the creation of Ibn Khaldun Bharati - a faceless/anonymous 'student of Islam who looks at Islamic history from an Indian perspective' (except that the Bharati's only raison d'etre seems to be furthering RSS talking points - dressed in good English) 🚨 Also of particular interest is Bharati's twitter account - that has been in existence since 2022 - but has tweeted nothing but links to articles written for @ThePrintIndia - talk about a dedicated columnist!! :) 🚨 The Print used to have some great reportage and an editorial line that used to money-balance - but now writing under a pseudonym to generate controversy / outrage / traffic is just sad. 🚨 Shekhar Ji please come out of the closet now .... there is a huge audience that would love the Brown Shirt version of you. Or do bring this student / employee - Ibn Khaldun Bharati into the open :)

Jai Bhagwati 🙏

Bimarus aur Bihari is and they are poison and it should be kicked out.... Nobody needs you in any state just go back to your state and build Bihar