BJP slams Congress as Medha Patkar joins Bharat Jodo Yatra

Rahul Gandhi, senior chief of the Congress, got here beneath fireplace from the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday for collaborating in his Bharat Jodo Yatra with “activist” Medha Patkar. On November 17, Medha Patkar joined Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s “Bharat Jodo Yatra” in Maharashtra. 

Medha Patkar was portrayed as being eager about ‘social welfare’ by the Congress celebration’s ‘Bharat Jodo’ Twitter deal with. It tweeted, “When you do something for the society, people involved in social welfare themselves join you… Social activist Medha Patkar participated in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra.’” Interestingly, Rahul Gandhi determined to indulge Medha Patkar weeks earlier than the Gujarat election.

जब आप समाज के लिए कुछ करते हैं, तो समाज कल्याण में लगे लोग खुद ही आपसे जुड़ते हैं … ‘भारत जोड़ो यात्रा’ में सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता मेधा पाटकर ने की शिरकत।#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/zkUsab9R8x

— Bharat Jodo (@bharatjodo) November 17, 2022

Bhupendra Patel, the chief minister of Gujarat, accused Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of harbouring hostility towards Gujarat and Gujaratis by apparently giving Medha Patkar a outstanding spot on the continued “Bharat Jodo Yatra.”

In a tweet, he wrote, “Congress and Rahul Gandhi have time and again shown their animosity towards Gujarat and Gujaratis. By giving Medha Patkar a central place in his Yatra, Rahul Gandhi shows that he stands with those elements who denied water to Gujaratis for decades. Gujarat will not tolerate this.”

Congress and Rahul Gandhi have again and again proven their animosity in direction of Gujarat and Gujaratis. By giving Medha Patkar a central place in his Yatra, Rahul Gandhi reveals that he stands with these components who denied water to Gujaratis for many years. Gujarat won’t tolerate this. https://t.co/94jJBz4spP

— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) November 18, 2022

BJP chief and IT cell head of the nationwide celebration, Amit Malviya stated, “Medha Patkar, who spearheaded the campaign against Gujarat’s ambitious Sardar Sarovar Project, did everything to stall the progress of Narmada Yojana, including blocking funds, joins Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Congress has always been anti-Gujarat and it continues…”

Medha Patkar, who spearheaded the marketing campaign in opposition to Gujarat’s bold Sardar Sarovar Project, did every little thing to stall the progress of Narmada Yojana, together with blocking funds, joins Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.

The Congress has all the time been anti-Gujarat and it continues… pic.twitter.com/oTiiqnwkGI

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 18, 2022

Medha Patkar is extensively thought of to be a infamous foreign-funded NGO operator who launched the marketing campaign in opposition to Gujarat’s lifeline Sardar Sarovar Project, blocking the funding for the Sardar Sarovar dam and delaying the progress of the critically necessary Narmada Yojana for years.

In July of this 12 months, a proper grievance was filed in Madhya Pradesh in opposition to ‘activist’ Medha Patkar, who rose to prominence as a consequence of the “Narmada Bachao Andolan,” in a dishonest case. Medha Patkar and others have been charged with misappropriating funds within the guise of instructing tribal children.

According to the FIR, Medha Patkar raised greater than Rs 13 crore by way of the ‘Narmada Navnirman Abhiyan’ basis. She has been accused of inciting anti-government sentiment by soliciting donations for training.

Who is Medha Patkar?

Medha Patkar is finest recognized for her ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ in opposition to the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river. The protest contributed to the years-long postponement of the Sardar Sarovar Dam challenge on the Narmada River. So-called social activists and environmentalists like Medha Patkar expressed concern as quickly as the development of the challenge began. When Medha Patkar visited the challenge website in 1985, she accused that the dam had fallen wanting the social and environmental necessities set forth by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

For suspected cash laundering in the course of the “Narmada Bachao Andolan,” the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed an FIR in opposition to activist Medha Patkar on April 5 this 12 months. In addition to the ED, investigations into Patkar’s shady dealings have additionally been initiated by the Department of Revenue Intelligence and the Income Tax Department.

According to a Pioneer report, Patkar’s NGO obtained a donation of roughly Rs 1.2 crores inside a 12 months of its basis in 2004 however managed to elude authorities for nearly 17 years.

The investigation raised quite a few considerations concerning the funds. According to information obtained by Pioneer, the NGO obtained the funds on June 18, 2005, from 20 totally different sources in a single day. Surprisingly, the quantity of all 20 donations was the identical, which was Rs 5,96,294. Pallavi Prabhaar Bhalekar, one of many donors, was a minor on the time the donations have been transferred.