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India Gazette
5 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"People of Bihar are innocent, not stupid": RJD slams PM Modi over Bihar visit, claims schemes not being implemented
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 31 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar, saying that the projects which were inaugurated by the PM are not being implemented properly. Jha further claimed that many of the schemes announced were previously introduced but never executed. 'Today, you (PM Modi) have laid the foundation stone again for the same schemes which you have done twenty times, I can count each one. It does not suit the post of Prime Minister. We had said that Bihar should not be a state for labour supply. Capital is in Gujarat, and the concentration of money is there, but we did not say that the sweat and blood of workers should be supplied with Shramik trains,' Jha said at a press conference in Patna. Several leaders from the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), allied with the RJD for the upcoming Bihar elections, were also present at the briefing. Jha raised key issues such as the demand for special status for Bihar, the need to transform the state's economic image, and the lack of visible progress. 'Honourable Prime Minister came on a two-day tour. What shall I say? 'tere aane aur tene jaane mein sadiyon ka faasla hai (there is a gap of many years with your comings and goings)....yesterday, the people of Mahagathbandan party had raised some questions, and they were about rocket science, they were about the employment of Bihar's land, progress and its special state status,' Jha remarked. 'I had said that like in 2015, do not ignore Bihar. Bihar does not like that attitude and that tossed money, thrown away in which there is no reality, we don't like that but you didn't agree,' he added. Regarding reservations, Jha reiterated the demand to raise the cap to 65 per cent. He mentioned that this proposal had been made when RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav was in alliance with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. 'When Tejashwi (Yadav) was with Nitish Kumar in the Mahagathbandhan, then we had talked about sixty-five per cent reservation by increasing the quantum. We know who got the proxy done in the court, but we told the Prime Minister that you removed this from the court and put it in the Ninth Schedule so it would remain safe,' he said. Jha also emphasised Bihar's repeated demand for special status and alleged that the Centre has ignored multiple letters sent by opposition leaders. 'We had written letters to PM Modi regarding special status, Leader of Opposition, the whole Mahagathbandhan wrote letters, but PM did not listen. But looking at the schemes which were inaugurated, there has just been an announcement, but it is not going up from the ground. So you are simply just cutting the same chicken again and again. Bihar is innocent, but not stupid,' he said. Hitting out at PM Modi, he said that he initially did not expect him to talk about social justice but hoped he would change his mind and listen to the opposition. 'We did not expect talk of social justice from someone who is inspired by Gowalkar's 'Bunch of Thoughts', but we thought that maybe PM has changed, and might listen to us,' he said. On Friday, PM Modi hit out at the opposition (RJD and Congress) over the issue of social justice, saying that the people who cheated Bihar the most are now talking about 'social justice' for the sake of power. PM Modi said that during the opposition's tenure, poor and deprived sections of the society had to leave Bihar, and for decades, the Dalits and tribals of the state did not have toilets. He stated that their entry into banks was also not allowed. 'Those who cheated Bihar the most, during whose tenure the poor and deprived sections of Bihar had to leave Bihar, are today the same people telling the lie of social justice to gain power. For decades, the Dalits, backward classes and tribals of Bihar did not even have toilets,' PM Modi said. PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of multiple development projects worth over Rs 48,520 crore on Friday in Karakat district. (ANI)
India Gazette
9 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Ab andar ghus ke marega...": Sanjay Kumar Jha reiterates India's 'new approach' to cross-border terrorism
Jakarta (Indonesia), May 30 (ANI): JD (U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, who is leading an all-party delegation in Indonesia, reiterated on Friday India's new approach in combating cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. 'The new India will not just share information and data. If anything happens to the country, 'India ab andar ghus ke marega'...PM Modi said very clearly that this is the new normal. Our nation is progressing, and there is peace,' said Jha while addressing the Indian diaspora in Jakarta. He emphasised that terrorists' attempts to spread communal disharmony have failed, showcasing India's maturity in handling such incidents. 'The way terrorists targeted a particular community, their purpose was to spread communal disharmony in our country, but we are a mature nation. Even a small incident did not erupt...' Jha said while addressing the diaspora. He further stated that India's war against Pakistan was not over, and added that India would treat activities by Pakistan accordingly. 'Many people say that it is over, but it is not. India has cleared that any activity by Pakistan will be considered as an act of war against India and be treated accordingly... 140 billion Indians are one...' Jha said, addressing the Indian diaspora. He further stated that the Pahalgam attack shook the entire world, a result of which India destroyed nine terror camps. 'The Pahalgam terror attack shook the entire world. We thought Pakistan would take action against it, but it didn't. So on May 7, India destroyed nine of their terror infrastructure... Pakistan tried to attack India on May 9; they attacked civilians in Poonch. In retaliation, India destroyed the Noor Khan air base and many other places... After which, their DGMO reached our DGMO and requested a ceasefire, to which we agreed...' he further added. Salman Khurshid, a delegation member, stated that India was not greedy for Pakistan's territory and only had a vision for the future. Khurshid further stated that India had bigger roles in the world. 'We are not greedy for their territory. Our vision is on our see, here is mini India. It is complete hogwash if somebody says we call them. DGMO Pakistan called us. We showed restraint. We are not Pakistan; we are much larger than Pakistan. We have a bigger role in the world...' he added. Member of the delegation Abhishek Banerjee stated that India's engagement with Pakistan would be on reclaiming PoK, further stating that terror and talks could not go together. 'This time, when we engage with Pakistan, we should engage with them on reclaiming PoK.... Terror and talks cannot go together. We have been engaging in Pakistan for the last 50 years...' he stated. He further stated that while India was not alone in its fight against terrorism and had its diaspora, there was also enough proof in the world that Pakistan was promoting terrorism. 'In this war against terrorism, India in its fight is not alone, has its is not an issue of India's security. Cross border terrorism has become an imperative of entire is enough proof in the public about Pakistan promoting terrorism,' Banerjee said. The delegation to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Singapore is led by JD-U MP Sanjay Kumar Jha and includes Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), Abhishek Banerjee (Trinamool Congress), Brij Lal (BJP), John Brittas (CPI-M), Pradan Baruah (BJP), Hemang Joshi (BJP), Salman Khurshid and Mohan Kumar. (ANI)
India Gazette
9 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Ab andar ghus ke marega": Sanjay Kumar Jha reiterates India's "new pproach" to terror in Jakarta
Jakarta (Indonesia), May 30 (ANI): All party delegation led by JD (U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Friday while addressing the Indian diaspora in Jakarta reiterated India's new approach in combating cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. 'The new India will not just share information and data. If anything happens to the country, 'India ab andar ghus ke marega'...PM Modi said very clearly that this is the new normal. Our nation is progressing, and there is peace,' said Jha. He emphasised that terrorists' attempts to spread communal disharmony have failed, showcasing India's maturity in handling such incidents. 'The way terrorists targeted a particular community, their purpose was to spread communal disharmony in our country, but we are a mature nation. Even a small incident did not erupt... ,' Jha said while addressing the diaspora. He further stated that India's war against Pakistan was not over, and added that India would treat activities by Pakistan accordingly. 'Many people say that it is over, but it is not. India has cleared that any activity by Pakistan will be considered as an act of war against India and be treated accordingly... 140 billion Indians are one...' Jha said, addressing the Indian diaspora. He further stated that the Pahalgam attack shook the entire world, a result of which India destroyed nine terror camps. 'The Pahalgam terror attack shook the entire world. We thought Pakistan would take action against it, but it didn't. So on May 7, India destroyed nine of their terror infrastructure... Pakistan tried to attack India on May 9; they attacked civilians in Poonch. In retaliation, India destroyed the Noor Khan air base and many other places... After which, their DGMO reached our DGMO and requested a ceasefire, to which we agreed...' he further added. Member of the delegation, Salman Khurshid, stated that India was not greedy for Pakistan's territory and only had a vision on the future. Khurshid further stated that India had bigger roles in the world. 'We are not greedy for their territory. Our vision is on our see, here is mini India. It is complete hogwash if somebody says we call them. DGMO Pakistan called us. We showed restraint. We are not Pakistan, we are much larger than Pakistan. We have a bigger role in the world...' he added. Member of the delegation Abhishek Banerjee stated that India's engagement with Pakistan would be on reclaiming PoK, further stating that terror and talks could not go together. 'This time when we engage with Pakistan we should engage with them on reclaiming PoK.... Terror and talks cannot go together. We have been engaging in Pakistan from last 50 years...' he stated. He further stated that while India was not alone in it's fight against terrorism and had it's own diaspora, there was also enough proof in the world that Pakistan was promoting terrorism. 'In this war against terrorism, India in its fight is not alone, has its is not a issue of India's security. Cross border terrorism has become an imperative of entire is enough proof in the public about Pakistan promoting terrorism,' Banerjee said. The delegation to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Singapore is led by JD-U MP Sanjay Kumar Jha and includes Aparajita Sarangi (BJP), Abhishek Banerjee (Trinamool Congress), Brij Lal (BJP), John Brittas (CPI-M), Pradan Baruah (BJP), Hemang Joshi (BJP), Salman Khurshid and Mohan Kumar. (ANI)
United News of India
15 hours ago
- Politics
- United News of India
PM's address devoid of burning issues: GA
Patna, May 30 (UNI) Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not focusing the burning issues like corruption, unemployment, law and order, reservation, martyrs status to the soldiers and special package or special status to Bihar during his two day state visit, the Grand Alliance (GA) alleged that the PM's addressed was on the tune of his script writers. In a joint press conference of the GA, the RJD chief spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha said here on Friday that the road show of the prime minister in the state capital was devoid of any show due to poor turnout. He alleged that instead of replying to the important issues raised by the RJD, the speech of the Prime Minister contained nothing new and was far from reality. The RJD leader alleged that the investments were being made in Gujarat, whereas Bihar was being used only as a political battleground. Speaking about reservation, Jha said that the Prime Minister did not utter even a single word for incorporating the 65 percent reservation facility provision of which was made by the previous GA government of Bihar, in the 9th schedule of the constitution. The Prime Minister also did not speak even a single word on the issue of either giving special status or a special package to Bihar, he quipped. Jha further alleged that the Prime Minister, who has raised fingers several times on corruption, did not disclose why the ED had raided and the charge sheet was filed against an officer under the double-engine government of the NDA in Bihar. The RJD leader said that the valour of Indian soldiers was being widely discussed, but the Prime Minister neither met the family members of any of the martyrs nor spoke even a single word to them. He said that the leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, had demanded to give kartut status to the soldiers sacrificing their lives during operations Sindhur but this too could not get a place in the speech of the PM during his Bihar visit. On this occasion CPIML leader K.D Yadav alleged that the Prime Minister was not paying attention to the demands for central university status to the most prestigious Patna University of Bihar. The NDA government was also not working in the interest of the farmers and rural women, he alleged. CPIM Central committee member Awdhesh Kumar, outlining the plights of the farmers asked the Prime Minister to tell the time frame by which the Swaminathan Commission report would be implemented in the interest of the farmers. Vikassheel Insan Party ( VIP) National vice president V K Singh said that the Prime Minister should explain why he did not go to Kashmir from Delhi and send the message that he would take revenge for Pahalgam. CPI leader Nivedita Jha said that the entire nation was aggrieved by the Pahalgam incident, but the Prime Minister was taking political mileage out of it. She said that the issue of distributing vermilion was being raised by the BJP, while everybody knows that it is sacred for Indian women who put it in the name of their spouse to honour them. UNI RS BD
Entrepreneur
16 hours ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
VCs to Bet on Deep Innovation and Real World Impact With Maturing Investment Climate
Investors now are becoming more discerning, not about backing fewer companies but about backing smarter, deeper, and more mission-critical ventures. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. The funding ecosystem in India is undergoing a strategic reset, leading venture capitalists to move away from hype-driven plays and aligning capital with ideas focused on infrastructure, sustainability, and global competitiveness. Investors now are becoming more discerning, not about backing fewer companies but about backing smarter, deeper, and more mission-critical ventures. "The investment landscape today is more disciplined and thoughtful. While capital continues to flow, especially at the early stages, there's far greater emphasis on quality, sound business models, operational discipline, and domain expertise," says Kedia. "Investors are leaning into founders who have a deep understanding of the problem space and can navigate the messy middle, not just the fundraising narrative." Capital A recently announced the launch of its Fund II with a corpus of INR 400 crore and plans to invest in close to 20 companies, which are poised to receive initial cheques between USD 750,000 to USD 1.5 million. The startups will also receive a lifecycle commitment of USD 2-3 million per startup. The firm's MaXcel accelerator program is surfacing promising founders from lesser-known places. "We are seeing strong ideas coming from Tier 2 cities… from places like Tripura, Coimbatore, and Jammu & Kashmir, who are working on industrial automation, smart sensors, and robotics. These are grounded, real-world solutions," said Kedia. According to Kedia, India is transforming from an assembly hub to an innovation powerhouse. "Deeptech will be key to import substitution and global competitiveness," Kedia said. VC firms across the globe are now adapting to a tighter, more value-driven market. Expert DOJO, a California-based fund, recently announced its early-stage India focus with a USD 15 million allocation from its global USD 100 million pool. Each startup is set to receive USD 100,000 and mentorship on international growth. "Even though some funds are narrowing their focus, we continue to support early-stage companies with substantial global potential across various industries," says Ashutosh Kumar Jha, General Partner at Expert DOJO. According to Jha, while the firm doesn't box itself into specific sectors, it sees resilience and growth in EVs, B2B SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and AI. The key differentiator, however, is no longer sector, but execution. "The founder's knowledge of business principles, product-market fit, revenue trajectory, and international expansion strategy is more important to us than the industry. Instead of looking for short-term hype, we are looking for Indian startups that can create globally significant solutions," said Jha. While funds are doubling down on scale and inclusion, Bluehill VC is betting on India's semiconductor awakening. "The next big area of interest for us is in the semiconductor space," says Manu Iyer, General Partner and Co-founder at Bluehill VC. "We are excited about the opportunities that are being opened up here in spaces like chip design, material science, metrology, IP development, EDA tools, foundry, and fabless." According to Iyer, the firm is exploring opportunities across the chipmaking value chain, including chip design, metrology, and EDA tools for fabless startups and IP development. Strong developments in policymaking, like the India Semiconductor Mission and PLI/DLI programs, are giving investors and startups the momentum they need. "The support for the ecosystem… will go a long way in helping startups build in this space," Iyer said.
