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“Felt Won’t Be Able To Add Much”, Explains Prashant Kishor On What Went Downhill For Congress

New Delhi: Prashant Kishor,political strategist, said on Thursday that his main disagreement with the Congress was that he did not want to be a part of the Congress’s powerful action group, which would work under an executive order from the president. “I had assumed that a group like this lacked the potential to effect significant change. I couldn’t possibly have contributed anything to Congress “Prashant Kishor explained why he spurned the Grand Old Party’s invitation to join.

“Congress showed absolute seriousness over the assessment of the party’s present situation. The party set up committees. The top leadership met a few times. They were in complete agreement with what I thought and what I told them,” Prashant Kishor said.

“There were thorough discussions on the ways required for the betterment of the party. There was agreement on that also,” Prashant Kishor added.

“There was a lot of talk about the steps that needed to be taken to improve the party. There was also unanimity on that “Prashant Kishor added his two cents.”They wanted me as a member of a powered action group. Powered action group will be formed with an executive order of the Congress president. Now a group formed by an executive order won’t have that power and sanction to bring in complete and long-term changes. Because the party has a constitution. An outside group like this which may not have the sanction by the party’s constitution will face some problems going ahead. There might be some opposition which will become counterproductive,” Prashant Kishor said.

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Journalist Pawan Jaiswal Who Exposed ‘Salt-Roti’ Mid-Day Meal Story Passes Away

Ashmita Chhabria

Lucknow: Freelance journalist Pawan Jaiswal has passed away. Pawan Jaiswal is the journalist who exposed that only salt and chapati was being served to children as mid-day meal in a UP school.

Earlier last month, he had took to Twitter and had appealed to the Yogi Adityanath government in the state to help him with his cancer treatment. Pawan Jaiswal, who has two children, is a freelance journalist from Mirzapur-Vindhyachal and had been struggling to provide for his treatment.

Tagging Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi, the journalist tweeted, “In life, we have done journalism with honesty, we disclosed that salt roti was being fed to children. But now I am losing hope. At this time I need money for treatment. I am battling the problem of cancer. . help please @myogiadityanath @yadavakhilesh @priyankagandhi.”

As per norms under the mid-day meal scheme, pulses, rice, rotis, vegetables with fruits, and milk on certain days are to be served to school-going children to ensure necessary nutrition to them. The mid-day meal is designated to provide a minimum of 450 calories per child per day, and the meal should include at least 12 grams of proteins. These meals should be served to each child at least 200 days a year.

In 2019 Jaiswal was given clean chit after he was booked for allegedly maligning the image of the state government after he shot a video showing just salt and rotis being served to students of a primary school in Mirzapur. The video, shot by Jaiswal, of Shiur Primary School under Aharaura police station, had gone viral on August 22. That video had led to sparking an Opposition backlash against the BJP government in the state. Two teachers were suspended by the state government. A case was registered against Jaiswal, a journalist with a Hindi daily, and the representative of Hinauta village head Rajkumar Pal for allegedly maligning the image of the state government.

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