AAP continues to remain aloof from Opposition with unclear ideology
The Hindu
Although it confronts BJP on selective issues, other parties are unsure of party’s stand
On Monday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s official Twitter account listed out the Muslim-majority countries to which India-made vaccines had been sent by the Narendra Modi government as part of the ‘Vaccine Maitri’ programme. Pakistan was top on the list and the party said Prime Minister Modi sought votes from Indians but sent vaccines abroad. Two hours later, seeing the adverse reaction, an additional list of countries was posted. Pakistan is not among the 95 countries listed on the Ministry of External Affairs website that received India-made vaccines. Pakistan got the vaccines through COVAX — an initiative aimed at equitable access to the COVID vaccines. AAP national spokesperson Raghav Chaddha was sent a set of questions including on the reasons for the said tweet, but there has been no reply.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.