16-29 February 2020 The Asian Independent

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NEWS
16-02-2020 to 29-02-2020
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Akhilesh claims threat from BJP leader
Kanpur : Samajwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav has claimed he has
received a threat call and a message
from a BJP leader after a youth shouted
'Jai Shri Ram' at one of the gatherings
he was addressing. The former
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister made the
disclosure while addressing a function
at his party office in Kannauj on
Saturday.
"There is a threat to my life from a
BJP leader. I have received a threat
call and a message from him. I have
saved the message in my phone and
will address the media in this regard in
Lucknow in a day or two," he said.
Akhilesh Yadav was addressing party
workers on the rising inflation in the
country, when a youth from the crowd
interrupted him and asked him what he
planned to do about it if he returned to
power.
Akhilesh asked the youth to come
closer as he was not audible to him. At
this, the youth shouted 'Jai Shri Ram'
and Akhilesh questioned him whether
he has any association with the
Bharatiya Janata Party. He also said
that he revered all--Ram, Krishna,
Vishnu and Shiva.
The SP chief told Taalgram
Inspector Raja Dinesh Singh: "How
did he manage to sneak in the security
ring and chant Jai Shri Ram? I want
you to bring him to me along with all
the details about that person including
his village, his father's name. Also the
police should check the belongings
particularly the bag which the man
was carrying to the venue."
Following this incident, Akhilesh
Yadav claimed that there was a threat
to his life from a BJP leader.
"Just two days ago, a BJP leader
has threatened me and now today, this
man was trying to jump inside the
security cordon. He would have taken
my life. What action will you initiate
against him and under which act you
will book him," said Yadav.
Sadar Kotwali Inspector Vinod
Mishra, said, "The man has been identified
as Govind Shukla of Gugrapur
village. He will be booked for disrupting
peace. He is a graduate and pursuing
LLB in Kanpur."
AMU medics
seek Kafeel
Khan's release
Aligarh : The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of the
Border wall in MEXICO
turns into 'mural of love'
Mexico : Dozens of red hearts were
painted on the metal barrier that separates
the Mexican city of Tijuana from San
Diego in the US as part of a recurring project
by independent artist Enrique Chiu to
spread a message of love and brotherhood.
Children, adolescents, and adults
arrived at the venue on Mexico's border
frontage with paintbrushes and full of
enthusiasm to take part in the project called
"Muro de Hermandad" (Mural of
Brotherhood) that began three years, Efe
news reported.
The Mexican artist, who spent more
than a decade in the US before settling in
Tijuana, said it was not a political movement
and did not seek funds, but was based
on love and efforts of common citizens.
Chiu invited people on social media to
take part in the event aimed at filling the
metal bars with hearts to mark February,
the month of love. The painter said he was
happy with the three-year-long project,
which has become popular over time, with
new paintings being created every month.
Many celebrities have joined the activities.
Those include Mexican actor Eliza
Gonzalez, who has been to Tijuana at least
four times to paint messages or drawings
on the border barrier close to the Tijuana
beach.
Chiu said dozens of other artists had
also participated in the extended mural,
and he expected other big names such as
singer Alejandro Fernandez and Luis
Fernando Pena to join shortly.
The artist had sought permission for the
project from the US government before
starting it and was allowed to proceed on
the condition that the paintings should be
carried out only on the Mexican side.
Each mass painting event is accompanied
by live music, food and attended by
families. University students and people
from other public and private institutions
also take part on occasions.
Chiu said he had spent around $9,000 on
the project so far but was happy to see the
results and the unity among people, who do
not want more walls to divide them. The
US-Mexico border has witnessed heightened
tensions in recent years due to
President Donald Trump's administration
hardening its policies against immigrants
and releasing funds to build a massive border
wall, one of his major campaign promises.
Apart from writing their names or
messages, the participants were also
allowed to use colours of their choice to
paint their hearts as they feel. For example,
black to signify sadness, blue to represent
autism, orange for the fight against cancer
or the classic red, the colour of love.
See India as important player against climate change: Norway
Gandhinagar : Norway on
Sunday said that it saw India as an
important player against climate
change and that both countries
could play leading role in tackling
the global issues of environment
and climate change. Union
Minister for Environment, Forests
and Climate Change Prakash
Javadekar and Norwegian
Minister of Climate and
Environment Sveinung Rotevatn
met at the Mahatma Mandir here
to discuss bilateral and global
issues on climate and environment.
A Conference Of Parties to the
Convention on Migratory Species
will be held at the venue from
Monday to Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
will inaugurate the event via
videoconferencing. It is for the
first time that the triennial event
medical college in
Aligarh Muslim
University (AMU)
staged a protest march
demanding the release
of Gorakhpur pediatrician,
Kafeel Khan, who
has been booked under
National Security Act
(NSA) by Aligarh
police.
The resident doctors
have demanded revocation
of NSA charges
against Khan. The
medicos said raising
one's voice against
injustice is not a crime
and Khan should be
released immediately.
Shouting slogans
against Uttar Pradesh
police and the state government, the medicos also demanded
withdrawal of Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
President of RDA, Hamza Malik, speaking about Kafeel said
that a doctor, who has organized several free health camps to
save people from encephalitis and floods, could not be a threat
to the nation. Shahnawaz Iqbali, vice-president of RDA, said the
government's move of slapping NSA on Khan was nothing more
than a blatant attempt to suppress his voice.
would be held in the country.
On Sunday, both countries
stressed the need to strengthen
bilateral cooperation on environment
and climate change, particularly
marine pollution.
"We, particularly Norway, see
India as an important player in
action against climate change
problems. We are impressed by
India's efforts in curbing plastic
waste handling, especially
through the drive launched by the
Indian Prime Minister, through
'Say No to Plastic'," said
Rotevatn.
India has banned the use of single-use
plastic in the country.
"Year 2020 will be the Super
Year for Environment. India is
rich in biodiversity and we expect
that both countries help each other
through technology and research,
so that more work can be carried
out for environmental conservation,"
Javadekar said.
The Minister said that India
had initiated an ocean dialogue
with Norway to address marine
plastic litter. Both the countries
have formed joint working groups
on blue economy with sustainable
development. Both Ministers
recognised that the Kigali
Amendment to the Montreal
Protocol for phasing out use of
hydroflourocarbons (HFCs)could
prevent up to 0.4 degrees Celsius
of warming by the end of the century.
It was agreed to continue the
projects supported by Norway on
issues related to HFCs.
Both the countries agreed on
the importance of delivering concrete,
scalable solutions for ocean
health and wealth at the UN
Ocean Conference in Lisbon in
June 2020.