Why is AAP defending the costly renovation of CM Arvind Kejriwal’s house?

The 6th BRICS international meet was held on 15-16 July 2014 in Brazil which was PM Modi’s first BRICS summit as PM. Before this he had a foreign trip to neighboring country Bhutan. But the BRICS international trip was long trip as there are no direct flight to Brasil from India even for VVIP planes. PM Modi made a stopover to Germany and also returned back to India via Europe transit. He was flying on an Air India Jumbo 747 which is exclusively used by his predecessor PM Dr. Manmohan Singh. VVIP like PM, VP and President generally travel abroad on this Air India Jumbo and use IAF transport plane for domestic travel. On 17 July 2014, PM Modi’s Air India Jumbo flew over Ukraine while returning back to India and reached back home safely. Just five hours after PM Modi flew over Ukraine, A Malaysian civil airlines plane Boeing 777 was hit by a Buk ground launched missile which killed all 298 people and which was fired by rebels in eastern Ukraine. The plane wreckage was found in Donetsk province. The Russian speaking rebels fighting separation from Ukraine claimed responsibility. The plane was carrying large number of Europeans and Australians and hence Russia’s relation with west and Australia detoriated badly after this incident.

What is the learning from this Malaysia airline shot down incident? Most civilian planes don’t have any protection for this king of land based missile. Also PM Modi narrowly missed a critical air accident. India had lost many great leaders due to air accident like Subhash Chandra Bose, Madhavrao Scindia, AP CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy, CDS Bipin Rawat etc. So, Indian government need to take critical protection for its top leaders like PM, VP and President with a specialized VVIP plane which has protection from hostile air attack on the similar lines of USA President’s planed called ‘Air Force One.’ This was the motive by Modi government to buy two special VVIP plane which will secure VVIP air travel. These two aircraft VIP-1 and VIP-2 are fitted with encrypted satellite communication facilities and advanced navigation aids, an advanced missile warning system, a missile deflecting shield and electronic countermeasures so as to provide protection from any ground-based or airborne threats and flares and glares for misleading the missile.The planes are not private property of Modi but for exclusive use of PM, President and VP to use for official trips within or outside India for extra safety. USA is a mature society and they made all arrangements for their President’s security after learning lessons from John F Kennedy tragic assassination but Indians are always casual despite few PMs were assassinated.

IAF transport plane and specially modified Air India jumbo 747 used for VVIP air transport

Since Air India Jumbo were used in the past, Indian leaders often took large freeloaders journalists who enjoyed free foreign travel with free boarding lodging, free liquors and sightseeing. These media group often called as ‘Khan Market gang’ and were extremely loyal to congress and projected UPA government positively. UPA government also generously gave then Padma awards. But this win-win free rides were stopped by PM Modi and hence these journalists became anti-BJP or anti-Modi. PM Modi’s foreign trips were tight scheduled, sleeping on long distance flights to save hotel costs, no alcohol and no private journalists and only couple of Doordarshan journalists. Private media journalists who covered PM foreign visits had to make their own arrangements. This irked left librandµ Khan Market gang journalists badly and they started criticizing PM Modi’s frequent foreign trips as ‘useless’. They made a narrative that PM Modi goes abroad for joyride.

One of the reason for financial bankruptcy of Air India was presence of large ‘darbari’ journalists on PM foreign visits

Air Force One is used by USA President and has large number of safety features and is a flying fortress

India followed USA type Air Force One for better security of PM, President and VP. It is not a personal property

Responding to reports claiming Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal spent around 45 crore on the beautification of his official residence, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that PM Narendra Modi bought a plane worth Rs 8,400 Crore during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the AAP style of counter attack on BJP realising they cannot defend the Rs 45 Crore bungalow renovation with luxury items as Kejriwal always promised ‘common man lefestyle’. But Sanjay Singh’s comparison is hollow because Delhi CM Kejriwal’s bungalow is not the official CM residence. Before Kejriwal, ex-CM Sheila Dikshit used other bungalow which was given to Manish Sisodia. So, the huge Rs 45 Crore renovation of Kejriwal’s official bungalow may be a waste of tax payers money and future CM may not select this bungalow. When Kejriwal became CM for 49 days in 2013, he lived in a smaller 5 room duplex flat. In 2015, Kejriwal took long time to finalise the bungalow which means individual CM may pick and choose his residence based on his wishes in absence of any official CM house.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh press conference - Chor machay shor

Dy. CM Manish Sisodia was allocated ex-CM Sheila Dikshit’s bungalow immediately after 2015 assebly election win. It is highly unlikely that the bungalow Kejriwal selected in 2015 after a prolong search was in highly dilapidated state as claimed by AAP leader Sanjay Singh. Why would Kejriwal select a dilapidated bungalow? Sanjay Singh said the roof of room collapsed where Kejriwal’s parents lived and it was repaired. Then roof of Kejriwal’s room collapsed which was repaired. Later meeting room roof collapsed which was repaired. Incidentally, these roof collapse stories were never made public before. All this ‘cock and bull story’ indicate that Kejriwal smartly spent Rs 45 Crore in five batches of less than Rs 10 Crore to avoid mandatory LG approval. The way Kejriwal corruptions are tumbling out from the cupboard, it may be possible that curtains or carpets costing Rs 4000 was purchased at inflated price of Rs four lakhs. Kejriwal is the biggest fraud in Indian politics in recent years.

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 - Wikipedia

Airliner shot down by Russian-controlled forces in 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 ( MH17/MAS17 ) [a] was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-controlled forces [4] on 17 July 2014, while flying over eastern Ukraine . All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. [5] Contact with the aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER , was lost when it was about 50 km (31 mi) from the Ukraine–Russia border , and wreckage from the aircraft fell near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast , Ukraine, 40 km (25 mi) from the border. [6] The shoot-down occurred during the war in Donbas over territory controlled by Russian separatist forces . [7] The responsibility for investigation was delegated to the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) and the Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT), who in 2016 reported that the airliner had been downed by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine. [3] [8] The JIT found that the Buk originated from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Russian Federation [9] [10] and had been transported from Russia on the day of the crash, fired from a field in a rebel-controlled area and the launch system returned to Russia afterwards. [1] [2] [9] The findings by the DSB and JIT were consistent with the earlier claims by American and German intelligence sources [11] [12] and claims by the Ukrainian government. [13] On the basis of the JIT's conclusions, the governments of the Netherlands and Australia held Russia responsible for the deployment of the Buk installation and began pursuing legal remedies in May 2018. [14] [15] The Russian government denied involvement in the shooting down of the airplane, [10] [16] [17] and its account of how the aircraft was shot down has varied over time. [18] Coverage in Russian media has also differed from that in other countries. [19] [20] On 17 November 2022, following a trial in absentia in the Netherlands, two Russians and a Ukrainian separatist were found guilty of murdering all 298 people on board flight MH17. The Dutch court also ruled that Russia was in control of the separatist forces fighting in eastern Ukraine at the time. [4] This was Malaysia Airlines ' second aircraft loss during 2014, after the disappearance of Flight 370 four months prior on 8 March, [21] and is the deadliest airliner shoot-down incident to date. [22] Aircraft Flight 17, which was also marketed as KLM Flight 4103 ( KL4103 ) through a codeshare agreement , [23] was operated with a Boeing 777-2H6ER , [b] serial number 28411, registration 9M-MRD. [3] : 30 The 84th Boeing 777 produced, it first flew on 17 July 1997, exactly 17 years before the incident, and was delivered new to Malaysia Airlines on 29 July 1997. [24] Powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines and carrying 280 seats (33 business and 247 economy ), the aircraft had recorded more than 76,300 hours in 11,430 cycles before the crash. [3] : 30 The aircraft was in an airworthy condition

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6th BRICS summit in Brazil: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement | India News - Times of India

India News: After a stopover in Berlin on Sunday night, he will leave for Fortaleza, the northeastern coastal city of Brazil, on Monday for the summit.

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Air India One - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Air Traffic Control call sign of the Aircraft carrying the Prime Minister or the President of India Air India One (also referred to as AI1 [1] AIC1 or INDIA 1 ) is the air traffic control call sign of any Special Extra Section Flight (SESF) operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the President of India , Vice President of India or Prime Minister of India . The IAF's Air Headquarters Communication Squadron , based at Air Force Station Palam, New Delhi is the unit responsible for coordinating the missions. [2] History [ edit ] Initially, the Air India One was an Air India Boeing 747-400 which used to ferry the President, Vice President and the Prime Minister. In 2016, the Boeing 777-300ER was selected as SESF (VVIP transport). [3] The new aircraft, with specially-designed liveries, entered service in October 2020, replacing the Boeing 747-400s operated for the missions by Air India . Unlike the 747s which were commercial aircraft, the newly inducted aircraft are military vessels formally owned and operated by the Indian Air Force . They bear no Air India markings and have no commercial dual-use. However, under a special contract, they will be maintained by Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), which has experience maintaining the Boeing 777 series aircraft for Air India's commercial fleet. The aircraft are fitted with encrypted satellite communication facilities and advanced navigation aids, an advanced missile warning system, a missile deflecting shield and electronic countermeasures so as to provide protection from any ground-based or airborne threats and flares and glares for misleading the missile. They are capable of long-range travel removing the need for air-to-air refueling (which is a feature on the VC-25As though they have not been used at all in their service) . The 777-300ER's onboard electronics include about 238 miles of wiring (twice the amount found in a normal 777). The heavy shielding is crucial to protect the wiring and crucial electronics from the electromagnetic pulse associated with a nuclear blast. [4] Indian Air Force BBJ 737 which is used as Air India One for domestic and short distance travels At a Boeing facility in Fort Worth , Texas, two ex- Air India aircraft (VT-ALV and VT-ALW, now registered as K7066 and K7067 respectively) were specially outfitted with missile defense and countermeasures dispensing systems, including large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) self-protection suites (SPS). On Air India One flights, the President is designated as VIP-1 , the Vice President as VIP-2 , and the Prime Minister as VIP-3 . The BBJs have a four class configuration. For VIPs 1, 2 and 3, an executive enclosure in the aircraft includes an office and a bedroom. All other passengers aboard Air India One are required to wear colour-coded identity cards at all times. Members of the official delegation (at the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India and above) are t

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