The Norwegian journalist who questioned PM Narendra Modi over press freedom has had her visa to India cancelled, ahead of a Congress-organised summit she was due to speak at.
Helle Lyng says May’s confrontation in Oslo has a lot to do with it.
Today the Association of Norwegian Editors and the Norwegian Press Association have sent an open letter to the Embassy of India in Oslo, Norway.
"We are concerned about what this case means for the ability of Norwegian and other foreign journalists to cover India and to question how the country is governed in the future. Dagsavisen has asked for the reasons for the decision, and we support this. We also ask the Embassy to confirm that Norwegian journalists will not be refused entry to India because of questions they have asked or stories they have written or wish to write."
Read the full letter attached. Online publication: https://t.co/J2ydQKzNDv
Thankful to have strong press institutions that demands answers.
DAY 3 OF HOUSE ARREST
Is this really house arrest !?
My Experiment with law & disorder...! Our lawyers from Supreme Court asked us if it's is really a house arrest of 60 days as I had claimed or just 'an advice to stay at his residence' as the DGP Ladakh tweeted. Since the order from the magistrate is vague so we went for a videographed experiment... Here is the result!
What's your opinion! Should a good government in the world's largest democracy twist laws to suit their whims...!
@rashtrapatibhvn@narendramodi@AmitShah@RahulGandhi
Looks like this government is going to put everyone under house arrest, detain or arrest them, or restrict their social media handles before 2029.
In solidarity with @Wangchuk66, who put his own life on the line to awaken the nation against this very autocracy during the Jantar Mantar protest.
I AM UNDER HOUSE ARREST
Dozens of armed guards surround my house while the government version says 'I have been advised to stay at home'. All for asking uncomfortable questions like... why is the Judicial Enquiry Commission Report (of last year's killings in Leh) is delayed & a phoney Council election is foisted on people with rocket speed in mid winter.
Whole of Ladakh is in protest.
My X, Instagram & YouTube reach have been drastically suppressed in the world's largest democracy. Please help share this message...
Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, who works for the Oslo-based daily newspaper Dagsavisen, has said that she has been stopped from coming to India despite having a valid visa.
✍️@serish
https://t.co/EJsaLfN4f9
#ECIFactCheck : MISLEADING SOCIAL MEDIA POST CLAIMING
INCONSISTENCIES IN VOTES POLLED AND VOTES COUNTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE LOK SABHA, 2024 AND GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES OF STATES HELD IN 2024.
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Karnataka government’s tests of fuel samples from filling stations- conducted at NABL-accredited and ISO-certified laboratories- reportedly found ethanol blending exceeding 30% in samples from IOCL and HPCL outlets.
This would be a serious deviation from the official E20 standard and raises significant concerns.The larger question is why the government is moving toward E30 (and has notified standards for blends up to 30%) when large numbers of vehicles on Indian roads are not even confirmed to be fully E20-compatible. Most pre-2023 vehicles were designed for lower blends (E10 or below), and real-world reports of mileage drops and component wear continue.
Consumers are estimated to be absorbing losses running into lakhs of crores through lower fuel efficiency and higher maintenance, while oil marketing companies and automobile manufacturers stand to gain. Is this approach aligned with the interests of the people who elected the government?
Injured UP Constable Dies After Ambulance Stuck in BJP Rally Traffic
A 22-year-old Uttar Pradesh Police constable, Pranshu Sachan, sustained critical injuries in a road accident in Fatehpur and was being taken by ambulance to Hallett Hospital in neighbouring Kanpur. According to his family, the ambulance was stuck for more than an hour and a half in severe traffic congestion linked to the BJP’s “Loktantra Bachao” rally. He succumbed to his injuries before reaching the hospital.
It is time that we speak CLEARLY about the failure of the judiciary in holding the govt accountable.
We lost the election in Bengal to the Supreme Court. Not BJP.
Finally, here’s someone speaking the HARD TRUTH about the state of our judicial system.
This is @abhishekaitc saying what’s on the mind of every democracy-loving India. Take a few mins and watch this. 👇
चलिए, अडानी जी के NDTV पर ही बहस कर लेते हैं, मोदी जी।
मंच आपका, जज भी आपका - अडानी जी हों या मोहन भागवत जी।
मैं गारंटी देता हूँ - सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में साबित कर दूँगा कि नरेंद्र मोदी देशद्रोही हैं।
24 घंटे हो गए मोदी जी। मैंने आपको चैलेंज दिया है।
आप कहते हो कि opposition देशद्रोही है। किसी भी स्टेज पे आप जगह चुनिए, डिबेट कीजिए मेरे साथ।
देशद्रोही कौन है? विदेशी फोर्सेस का कनेक्शन किसका है? और किस प्रकार का कनेक्शन है? जल्दी से जल्दी कीजिए, डरिए मत।
दोनों मिलेंगे, मीडिया होगी, देश के युवा होंगे, टेबल होगी, एक साइड आप बैठोगे, एक साइड मैं बैठूंगा। जिसको आप जज बनाना चाहते हो, बना दो। मोहन भागवत जी को बिठा दो, चलो। और फिर डिबेट करते हैं।
सवाल उठेंगे फाइनेंशियल सिस्टम पर, फाइनेंशियल स्ट्रक्चर पर, US डील कैसे हुई, क्यों हुई, इतनी जल्दी क्यों हुई, सिर्फ आपने क्यों की, कैबिनेट को क्यों नहीं बताया, अडानी का केस बंद क्यों हुआ, Epstein - ऐसी बहुत सारी चीजें हैं जिसपे खुलकर डिस्कशन होगा।
आ जाइए, डरिए मत।
दूध का दूध, पानी का पानी कीजिए।
आप एलिगेशन लगाते हैं ना मेरे ऊपर, आ जाइए, सब साफ हो जाएगा।
बाकी चीजों पे आपने defamation केस लगा रखा है, शायद 45 defamation केस मेरे ऊपर हैं।
मगर इस डिबेट मामले पे, foreign कनेक्शन पे आप defamation नहीं लगा रहे हो। लगाइए ना, वहाँ भी डिस्कस करेंगे, खुल के। ये सब डिस्कस करते हैं, आइए।
हैप्पी दिवाली, मोदी जी।
It’s been 24 hours since I challenged you, Modi ji.
You say the Opposition is anti-national. Choose any stage, any venue, and debate me on this - Who is anti-national? Who has connections with foreign forces? And what is the nature of those connections?
Let’s do this as soon as possible. Daro mat!
We’ll both be there. The media will be there. The youth of this country will be there. There will be a table. You’ll sit on one side, I’ll sit on the other. You can appoint whoever you want as the judge. You can even make Mohan Bhagwat ji the judge.
There will be questions about the financial system, the financial structure, how the US deal happened, why it happened and why so quickly, why you made the deal alone and didn’t inform the Cabinet, why the Adani case was closed, Epstein - and many other issues. We’ll discuss all of them openly.
Let the truth come out. Let everything be crystal clear.
You make allegations against me, don’t you? Come forward. Everything will become clear.
You’ve filed defamation cases against me over other matters. I think there are around 45 defamation cases against me.
But on this issue of the debate, on the question of foreign connections, you haven’t filed a defamation case. Go ahead, file one. We’ll discuss that openly too.
Happy Diwali, Modi ji.
Here are some questions submitted to the BJP President:
1. Who are the 3 crore infiltrators you spoke about yesterday? Has the central government and the state governments identified them?
2. You said the people of Haryana know who the infiltrators are. If the people know, the government of Haryana must also know. Why doesn't the state government publish their names and take action against them?
3. No one is protecting the infiltrators; please identify the infiltrators and take action against them according to law
4. If there are 3 crore infiltrators, why did you delete 13,30,00,000 names (except the dead)?
5. What about the persons (91-93%), among the deleted, who won their Appeals in West Bengal? Are they infiltrators too?
@Nitin Nabin, President, BJP
While Amit Shah is busy holding "Loktantra Bachao" rally in Hyderabad, here are the visuals of booth capturing and electoral rigging in the neighbouring Andhra.
@ncbn and Co are setting new benchmarsks of electoral autocracy.
@VijayMallangi
निन्यानवे बार नपुंसकता क्यों? 🤔
दिल्ली पुलिस के ACP मानस्वी वशिष्ठ ने कहा — “हम सौ में से निन्यानवे बार नपुंसकता चुनते हैं, एक बार पौरुष चुन लिया तो दिक्कत हो गई।”
तो ACP साहब, सवाल सीधा है… वर्दी मिली थी हर बार पौरुष चुनने को, संविधान की शपथ मिली थी अन्याय से लड़ने को!
हमें सौ में एक बार बहादुरी नहीं चाहिए — हर बार कानून के साथ खड़े अधिकारी चाहिए।
न सत्ता का डर, न कुर्सी का मोह — हर वर्दी में ज़िंदा ज़मीर चाहिए ,,,