Friends, sometime I wonder why some people are having so much negativity against PM Modi. What has happened at Nizamuddin area in Delhi is classical case of some section of Muslim group flouting the directions of Govt. It seems that about 2000 Islamic scholar, belonging to Tablighi Jannat met in Nizamuddin area earlier this month for Tablighi congregation, including 250 foreign delegates. After that these scholors visited different parts of India, and yesterday they were about 800 to 1000 present in one place at Nizamuddin. All this was against the flouting of norms declared by Delhi state and central govt for combating Corona Virus Covid 19. As per report all the 1000 persons who were there yesterday have been sent to various hospitals in Delhi and are being tested for this virus. As per the latest report 334 of them have been sent to Hospital and 700 of them are sent to quarantine centres. It has been also reported that nine Indians who attended this congregation have died ( 6 in Telengana, and one each from Tamilnadu, Karnataka and J & K) One person from Philipines have also died and 19 delegates of this Islamic congregation have been tested positive for Covid 19 virus, across the country so far. This type of behaviour by members of this group have put many more lives in danger. Presently Nizamuddin area has been sealed by the authorities.
Then there are some elite people who are well connected in media and Lutyen gang of so called pseudo seculars, have been spreading fake news to dis credit India in the eyes of the world for their self interest. These people are expert in spreading fake news and negativity regarding NDA govt. I am giving below some of the fake news which have been circulating on social media :
- NDTV gave the news quoting the John Haffkine university that in the next three months more than 40 Cr Indian will be affected by Corona virus, which indirectly meant that more than 30% of Indians will be down with this virus, and this will be happening across all cities/town/villages of India. They started attacking Modi govt and started saying why lockdown was delayed so much. Even Rahul Gandhi quoting this news attacked the govt. But in reality all these people who were connected with spreading this fake news went into shock when the spokeperson of Jofn Haffkine university went on air denied that they have issued no such statement.
- The Quint, which is owned by Raghav Behl, who has been under investigations for tax frauds, spread a fake news by quoting one doctor that India has reached 3rd stage of Corona virus, which means this has reached at community level and now crore of Indian will be infected by Corona. When the reality came out that the said Dr Girdhar Gyani is actually an Electrical engineer and has done a Phd on Quality Control. The reporter of Raghav Behl went on emphasising that Girdhar Gyani is a medical doctor.
- Barkha Dutt, who was earlier with NDTV group, in an interview which was on you tube , while interviewing one Dr R Laxminarayanan where the said doctor said that in India more than 30 cr Indian should be tested for corona , he also predicted that 1 to 2 cr Indian will be infected with corona and by July more than 20 lakhs Indian will die because of this. This Dr later appeared on CNN, IBN and India today as expert. Later the truth about this Doctor came into open, and this Doctor was not connected with medical field and he was doctorate in economics.
- Few days back there was news with a photo that Dalit children due to lockdown are forced to eat grass in Varanasi (Parliamentary constituency of PM Modi). There was big hue and cry and District Magistrate was asked to enquire about the incidence. On enquiry was it was found out that that it was not a grass but leaves of Akhadi Dal, like Sarson Ka Saag or Methi etc etc, and these Akhadi leaves are eaten in eastern part of UP. When CM Yogi came to know about this report, he immediately ordered to find out the reporter who had filed this report. As per latest news, now this reporter after posting his apology on the false report has gone into hiding to avoid arrest.
- Shekhar Gupta who was earlier with Indian Express, and who is very close friend of P Chidambaram. He was earlier instrumental in spreading fake news about Army is ready to topple Manmohan Singh govt. Now he has come out with the news on his web site that the lockdown which is for 3 weeks will be extended, because of problems of Migrant labour at Delhi/UP border. Prasar Bharati and other govt agencies immediately became active and Cabinet secretary issued a statement that there is no such plan for extending the lockdown at this stage.
Now why this Lutyen gang is doing all these- one is to degrade Modi govt in world market and secondly to favour their friends who will get some benefit because of the fake news. As you all are aware that China has come out of this Virus and the productions has started in their industries, and most of them are involved with making some thing or other which is being used for corona virus. The said doctor Gyani(mentioned above) is Director General of Healthcare Provider Association of India, and other Economist doctor who was interviewed by Barkha Dutt is actually director of two health care provider companies. So if you say on air that so many crore people will have to be tested and so many crore people will be infected with virus, so naturally govt will need all the health care things which these healthcare companies will provide and make huge profits. So by spreading fake news about corona virus they are doing two things first putting Govt in negative light and secondly they are indirectly marketing for their friends.
So friends, in the end I request you all that not to forward any news which is on social media unless you get it verified from other sources, because govt has recently arrested a person who started the fake news of Army is being called in Mumbai, and they have been asked to use first rubber bullets as warning shots. Please think before forwarding any such political news.
Waiting for your comments/feed backs/views.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
31st March 2020.
R. N. Mungale.
Fake news is a menace.