Just finished twelve TV interviews on the trot about Union Budget. One of the least appreciated things about policy making is the importance of lower back strength. No one tells you about this - but needed for surviving meetings, report writing, and major announcement day media interactions.
Gujarat court delivered a rarest-of-rare judgment with unprecedented speed, sentencing 30-year-old Remsinh Dudwa to death for the barbaric sexual assault of a minor girl in Atkot’s Kanpar village.
https://t.co/J7cnYsIHQG
The moment to be noted
PM @narendramodi received a ceremonial salute from a female officer leading the contingents of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Parade.
#NationalUnityDay
Prime Minister @narendramodi witnesses the 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' parade on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Guard of Honour presented to the Prime Minister is being led by Gujarat Cadre IPS Officer Simran Bhardwaj.
#SardarPatel150 #RunForUnity #EktaDiwas #EktaDiwas2025 #Sardar150 #SardarPatel #RashtriyaEktaDiwas @EktaDiwasBharat
#WATCH | Ekta Nagar, Gujarat | On National Unity Day parade, ASP Dhoraji Simran Bhardwaj, who will present the Guard of Honour to PM Modi, said, "... This is the first time that the parade is happening on such a large scale. There are sixteen contingents and nine bands accompanied by mounted contingents. This is the first time that any national parade has been led by all-women contingents... I am very excited that I'll get to lead the salute which will be given to the Prime Minister. We're practising really hard for this..." (29.10)
Got conviction in my first case as Investigating Officer.
But this is far more important for 02 reasons:
1. Sexual assault/harassment is hardly thought of something to report unless it is aggravated/penetrative as defined in POCSO.
In just one year, the otherwise overwhelming Indian criminal justice system was able to prove its worth to one 14 year old who wants to be a flight attendant.
And through just one case and one brave family we were able to prove a habitual offender guilty.
Most of the carry on luggage at Ahmedabad Airport is farsan and papad.
And I had left mine behind thinking it would be too funny to carry them to security check.
Lesson learnt.