Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar joins BJP, expelled later
While Gujjar was being taken away by the police after the shooting, he had shouted, “Jai Shri Ram” and “Only Hindus will rule in our country, no one else.”
By Hanie Abdul Razak| Published: 30th December 2020 9:30 pm IST Shooter Kapil Gujjar being taken away by Police after firing at protestors at Shaheen Bagh (Twitter)
Kapil Gujjar, the Shaheen Bagh shooter, hours after joining the BJP has been subsequently expelled from the party on Wednesday, reported NDTV.
Gujjar had fired two to three shots in the air earlier this year while at a protest site in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh locality, where protestors had gathered to oppose the Centre’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Registrar for Citizens (NRC).
Hours after welcoming him, BJP shows Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar the door
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Kapil Gujjar allegedly fired shots in the air in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh in February against the nationwide anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests.
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Police take away Kapil Gujjar after a firing incident in the Shaheen Bagh area of New Delhi on February 1, 2020. | Photo Credit: PTI
Kapil Gujjar allegedly fired shots in the air in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh in February against the nationwide anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests.
In a dramatic turn of events, Kapil Gujjar, who allegedly fired shots in the air in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh in February 2020 to oppose the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest, joined the BJP on Wednesday at the party’s Ghaziabad office. However, hours later his membership was revoked.
Cabinet approves scheme for increasing ethanol production
The government has been pushing for ethanol production with surplus sugar production depressing sugar prices and consequently increasing the dues of sugarcane farmers
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a modified scheme for extending interest subvention for those setting up grain-based along with molasses-based ethanol distilleries.
The total outlay of the scheme is ₹8,460 crore for increasing India’s ethanol production capacity, with the scheme extended to those setting up distilleries using grain, molasses, dual feed, sugar beet, sweet sorghum, and cereals as a feedstock.