BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill has slammed Air India over poor service, broken seats, and inadequate customer support, echoing similar complaints from Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. With growing criticism, the Tata-owned airline faces mounting pressure to improve service quality and customer satisfaction.
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00:00I have news coming in from the Air India Airlines.
00:04Heat could be building on now the Indian Airlines, the Air India,
00:08which was expected to revamp.
00:11Remember, just about a few days ago,
00:14Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Union Minister,
00:16had said he had to come on a broken seat.
00:21Now, BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill has also hit out.
00:24Jaiveer Shergill says, I quote him,
00:26Air India should get an Oscar for the worst airlines.
00:29Weeks after Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan slammed Air India,
00:33now Jaiveer says, broken seats, worst staff, poor customer support.
00:37He took to a social media site and I put him here.
00:39If there was an Oscar equivalent for the worst airlines,
00:42it will be Air India hands down.
00:44Broken seats, worst staff, pathetic on-ground support staff,
00:47two hoots attitude about customer service.
00:49It's not a pleasant experience at all. This is not looking good.
00:52Remember, Air India in many ways appears to be the pride,
00:55or at least aims to become the pride of India.
00:58Aishwarya Palewal is joining me for the latest on that.
01:01Aishwarya, what do you make of these public figures,
01:05leaders, politicians, ministers who are going after Air India?
01:09What are they so upset about?
01:28And we have someone from the BJP who is now pointing fingers.
01:31You just scroll through Twitter and you will see how
01:34passengers have been complaining about it.
01:36The one thing that people were expecting once the Tata takeover took place
01:40was that if not swift, in a phased manner,
01:42we will see some changes taking place.
01:44Unfortunately, those changes have not taken place.
01:47When we speak about the kind of services that Air India now has been given,
01:51the expectations were a lot.
01:53But unfortunately, Tata has not been able to do that turnaround.
01:57The BJP also, time and again, has been pushing for Air India
02:00to be better at what they are doing.
02:02But unfortunately, Pooja, that turnaround is something.
02:05It's the passengers, and in fact, the aviation industry is still awaiting.
02:08Tell me this, Aishwarya, I'm in double mind over this,
02:11because I understand that a member of the public
02:14criticizing Air India is because out of desperation and frustration.
02:18But when a minister, when a ruling party leader says,
02:22I want to know if there is anything more happening on that front,
02:26do you think the government will be in talks with Air India
02:29to amp up its facilities?
02:31Because it was, after all, Tata's dream
02:33to take Air India back, which they did.
02:35But it doesn't look like anything is happening on the ground.
02:39Unfortunately, yes, Pooja, what you are saying is true,
02:42that we did see how it was not just the government, the Tatas also,
02:45and the entire aviation sector
02:47was very closely looking at the turnaround story of Air India.
02:51We had seen how, over the past many years,
02:53and, you know, it became very political also.
02:55Because we did see how the present government,
02:58the BJP government was pointing fingers at the Congress regime
03:00and saying that because of corruption, massive corruption,
03:03Air India was brought down to its knees.
03:05And then people were hoping that with Tata,
03:07with such a big name, we will see that turnaround happening,
03:10because it was a dream project of Ratan Tata,
03:12wanted the airlines back in their fold.
03:14That happened, but it's been quite,
03:16almost three to four years have passed since that took place.
03:20But unfortunately, that turnaround has not happened.
03:22And with someone like a BJP leader,
03:24Jeremy Shegel also pointing towards purposes that he's got,
03:28it clearly indicates that there is a bigger problem.
03:30Final question, Aishwarya, any word on this?
03:33Because I remember for Shivraj Singh Chauhan,
03:36plus he's also the Minister for Agriculture,
03:38there was an immediate apology,
03:40a detailed clarification had come in.
03:42Any word yet from the airlines?
03:46No word yet from the airlines, Pooja.
03:48Unfortunately, what we are seeing
03:50is a hope that most of the people have from the airlines.
03:53You know, whether they go abroad,
03:56or whether they are travelling in India,
03:58unfortunately, the story is the same.
04:00People who have travelled to Air India...
04:02This doesn't look good at all, isn't it, Aishwarya?
04:04This was after all supposed to be our pride.
04:06We were comparing it to the top airlines of other nations,
04:09which become synonymous with that country.
04:12But this is not the Air India we were expecting.
04:14Let's hope there can be an overhaul soon.
04:16And remember, these are not simply members of the public,
04:19as much as they are.
04:20These are known representatives, known leaders,
04:23and could that actually push the Air India for an overhaul?
04:26This must be embarrassing, and it should be.
04:28Poor customer service, broken seats,
04:32staff that pays two hoots if you complain to them,
04:36poor customer support, not listening,
04:39basically ground support not listening,
04:41two hoots about customer service, broken seats.
04:43People have complained about food and meals as well.
04:46So we'll be tracking more on what precisely is this controversy about.
05:16There was a suspicious movement across the international border line,
05:19and this was in Pathankot border area.
05:22Observed a crossing.
05:24He was challenged by the alert cops and the alert troops,
05:27I correct myself, who paid no heed, kept on moving.
05:30That's when he was sensed as a threat and neutralized.
05:33Identification is currently on.
05:36Vigilant BSF troops have thwarted this attempt.
05:38Remember, for the international border, for the viewer who may not know,
05:41the IB basically has a very close border with Pakistan.
05:46Unlike the line of control, which still has a certain parameter and distance,
05:50IB can literally have fences and borders,
05:54and on the other side is Pakistan.
05:56And therefore, the vigilance is very significant.
05:59The border security force are always deployed.
06:01In the VERs, there appears to have been an infiltration bid
06:05foiled by the border security force.
06:08India Today's Mir Fareed,
06:10joining me for the latest on that.
06:11Fareed, good morning.
06:12Tell us more about this infiltration bid, 26th February.
06:14What exactly happened?
06:16And it's still a reminder, that means, of the tensions at the border.
06:22Well, yes, Pooja.
06:23In fact, if you look at what has happened in the last 2-3 months,
06:27international border has been active.
06:30And all along with Jammu international border,
06:33there have been instances, mostly related to narcotics,
06:37but as the J&K police and Jammu police, in fact Punjab police,
06:41had a meeting, if you remember, some months ago.
06:44It was pertaining to terror-related activities
06:47from the Punjab border or the international border near Pathankot.
06:51And today it seems that the BSF, which is alert,
06:55considering all the inputs that are coming in of attempts of infiltration,
07:00challenged the person who tried to cross in near the Pathankot border
07:05on the international border.
07:06And he was challenged, he did not stop.
07:08And according to the BSF, they had to fire.
07:10He was neutralized.
07:11Further investigations are on the body.
07:14In fact, the belongings and everything will be checked and his identity.
07:19And then we could know further what his motive was.
07:22But definitely, the security forces, the army, BSF are on high alert.
07:28And considering, as I said, there have been instances
07:32on the international border, as you rightly said,
07:34because of its very close proximity to the hinterland.
07:37It's not like the LOC where you have kilometers of distance in Jammu border
07:43and the hinterland is very close.
07:45So, activities are on, but forces and troops are on.
07:48That's a very important point that Fareed is making,
07:51what I was mentioning earlier as well.
07:52Remember, it's at the IB, where the proximity, the distances,
07:56it's literally a fence which divides, basically, the borders between two countries.
08:01And therefore, vigilance is extremely important.
08:03And a reminder here on, to those listening,
08:06that while many of us go to sleep, take our rest,
08:09it's a border security force personnel on the ground, staying alert.
08:13Thank you, Fareed, for the latest.
08:24Vijay's TVK, celebrating first anniversary already.
08:27It's been a year since this political outfit was founded.
08:31And, interestingly, accompanying him is Jan Saraj Chief Prashant Kishore,
08:36attending the event.
08:37These are the live visuals coming on his screen.
08:39Remember, Prashant Kishore earlier met the Tamil Nadu Vetri Karagam,
08:43the TVK founder Vijay, at the residence.
08:45And there was speculation.
08:46Is it about meeting a strategist, a head of Tamil Nadu assembly election strategy?
08:52Tamil Nadu is expecting its assembly elections next year, 2026.
08:56So, TVK meeting with Prashant Kishore,
08:58who's been a strategist for many of the political parties.
09:02Now there, look at that.
09:04Vijay sitting with his top party leaders.
09:07Strategist, who's now also himself a political outfit leader,
09:12Prashant Kishore, who's heading the Jan Saraj.
09:18Anagha Keshav joins me for the latest on that.
09:21Anagha, how do you think this one year has been for Vijay?
09:25He hasn't made a lot of noise,
09:27but he's definitely tried to make waves into political circles.
09:30Tell us more about the first anniversary.
09:49And try to get your communication line back on in just a short while.
09:53I understand you're there at the event.
09:56So, look at that.
09:57A full-on support base has come.
09:59You can see, at least from the gathering,
10:01that actor-turned-neta Vijay has his share of support.
10:05He has found people unlike, so to say, as much Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth.
10:11You can see Vijay making an entry into politics.
10:14It wasn't just a promise.
10:15He's made the outfit.
10:17He's going ahead with it for a long time.
10:19It's been a year.
10:20He's done his share of meetings.
10:22He's had different designations appointed as well.
10:25So, that's the first anniversary that also is being celebrated.
10:28I remember the day the party, the TVK, was founded.
10:33That also was a big event that he had with full fanfare,
10:37like a blockbuster premiere was organized.
10:41And he understands what this means.
10:43He understands the cameras, the publicity of it all that's needed.
10:48And now, the question is why is Prashant Kishore not just attending the event,
10:52walking alongside, on the stage, sitting with him?
10:56There is definitely a messaging here.
10:59What is Vijay then trying to show?
11:02Is there could be a certain friendship?
11:06Is there a political alliance that we could be looking at?
11:10How will Prashant Kishore possibly push TVK to heights
11:14with regard to his political ventures?
11:25And for those who may not know, just in case,
11:27Vijay is one of the superstars of Tamil film industry.
11:32So, it's not that he's just being one of those actors,
11:35while the Tamil film industry have seen, of course, many top stars
11:39who eventually took to politics,
11:43leading, of course, with Jai Jai Lalita.
11:45But now, how will Vijay perform specially?
11:48Will it make any difference?
11:50Will Prashant Kishore by his side?
11:53How do you feel about Shivaratri?
11:57It's a great festival for the country.
11:59It's a great festival for the country.
12:23BJP government in Delhi, led by now Chief Minister Rekha Gupta,
12:26tabled the CAG report on the excise policy, the liquor policy case
12:29that literally led to some of the top leaders being thrown in jail.
12:33Now, the report according to BJP government is only one of 14 pending
12:38CAG reports on the previous Aamadhi Party government's performance.
12:41So, now we are told, according to the report tabled,
12:43that the audit report observed several discrepancies
12:46in the way the excise department monitored,
12:49regulated the supply of alcohol in the national capital,
12:52leading to losses of more than 2,000 crore rupees.
12:56Remember that the AAP has defended the policy,
12:59the new policy that also was then taken back amid the controversy.
13:03But AAP leaders are claiming CAG report reiterates ARPSC losses
13:07about the older excise policy, the policy that existed
13:10prior to their changes that they had made.
13:13Stepping up the attack, however,
13:14saffron parties accusing Arvind Kejriwal of scamming people of Delhi over liquor,
13:18demanding his arrest again in the Liquorgate controversy.
13:48In a way, in the era of corona, when people in Delhi needed medicines,
13:51needed treatment, needed oxygen,
13:53then Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Shishodia opened liquor shops,
13:57changed the policy of alcohol,
13:59and in a way, made a cartel of their people
14:01and committed a scam of 2,000 crore rupees.
14:04And this is not a political accusation.
14:06This is CAG's report speaking.
14:08It is written in the papers, it is written in the files.
14:11And I think that the people of Delhi need to know this truth.
14:16There are 14 such reports of CAG.
14:18This is the first report.
14:19Every corruption, every scam of Arvind Kejriwal
14:22will come in front of the people of Delhi.
14:24Sitting on the pile of corpses,
14:26how a representative of the people can be bribed
14:32for thousands of crores of rupees, hundreds of crores of rupees,
14:36I am very surprised.
14:38It is not our job to investigate, it is the job of the investigation agencies.
14:41As a representative of the people,
14:43we will discuss these reports.
14:45We will expose those who have looted.
14:47And Narendra Modi's declaration is that
14:49those who have looted the people of this country
14:51will have to be returned.
14:53So they will have to be returned if they have looted.
14:55This was the first government in the country
14:57that made such a big scam in the liquor scam.
15:00The kind of summaries that have been made in CAG's report,
15:03now it is definitely decided that
15:05Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Shishodia
15:07have been in the jail.
15:09Now it is definitely decided
15:11that Arvind Kejriwal and his other people
15:13are already facing a lot of cases in the Supreme Court.
15:15They are going to be in jail.
15:17Today CAG's report on the exercise scams came out.
15:19It is clearly stated in the CAG report
15:21that Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Shishodia
15:23have looted, looted, looted,
15:25looted, looted, looted,
15:27committed bribery,
15:29committed bribery,
15:31committed bribery,
15:33committed bribery,
15:35This is the first of Arvind Kejriwal's illegal activities and in the future, Arvind Kejriwal, Manishya Sodhiya and Sanjay Singh should be held accountable for this theft.
15:50The leaders of the AAP are well aware of the CAG act and their junior leaders are not aware of how grave a crime it is.
16:07Nobody knows the CAG report better than Delhi because Arvind Kejriwal first removed Sheila Dixit from power on the basis of this CAG report.
16:19Why did Arvind Kejriwal have to hide the CAG report today?
16:49The AAP leadership could be further mounting as well because we have inside details as to how, you know, what is going to happen next.
16:57After this CAG report has been tabled, the Delhi Assembly will be forming the PAC committee which is the committee for public accounts and there will be 12 members in this particular PAC committee including members from the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party.
17:11Obviously, the representation will be based on the preference of the Delhi Assembly Speaker and proportionate ratio is the ideal aspect which is often looked at.
17:21But what will happen once that PAC is formed?
17:23The CAG report will be taken up by the PAC.
17:26They will actually, you know, if need be, they will issue summons to the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the group of ministers who were behind formulation of the excise policy and any other official or private individual if it is required during that probe investigation or the grilling if we may call it.
17:48And after this process is done, Pooja, what awaits next is a compilation of a report by the PAC committee and recommendations that will be sent to the Delhi Assembly Speaker in the house and it will be up to the house to decide as to what action is needed in this particular case.
18:04So, clearly, the legal trouble for the Aam Aadmi Party leadership and specifically those who were part of Arvind Kejriwal's government, part of his cabinet, for them, the legal trouble is yet from over and there is an aspect as well that nobody can deny that aspect that the CAG report and the PAC report as and when it is prepared, that could be also sent to the CBI or the Enforcement Directorate or the agencies could also approach the Delhi Assembly to get hold of those details.
18:33So, clearly, that will create again at least optics-wise, you know, not a very favourable situation for the Aam Aadmi Party and the erstwhile Arvind Kejriwal government.
18:44But on the other side, the Aam Aadmi Party believes that as far as the CAG report is concerned, it in fact vindicates their plank as to why the new excise policy was needed.
18:56You know, the AAP insiders are saying that, look, if you go by CAG report details, it clearly mentions in the old policy, there were several loopholes as to how nearly 28% of the liquor was illegally being sold in the national capital.
19:10Liquor would come illegally from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and because of the policy, it enabled, you know, it gave benefit to the retailers or the vendors to sell illegal liquor.
19:22So, in our new policy, we fixed it, we brought transparency and it ended catalyzation.
19:28These are the arguments of the Aam Aadmi Party and they are actually using those details from the CAG report that was tabled in the Delhi Assembly on the floor of the house yesterday.
19:38So, it will be interesting to see, remember, this three-day session, what does the strategy of the Aam Aadmi Party will be because the BJP is very clear, the BJP intends to send Arvind Kejriwal to jail.
19:47Literally, that's what has been said by the top leaders and our ministers in the government.
19:52So, this liquor gate controversy has now reignited.
19:54Remember, on one side was the renovation done, but one of the first reports that they tabled, the BJP decided it will be the liquor excise policy case.
20:03And what exactly then does the report findings say?
20:06Here are details for you.
20:17The Delhi liquor gate policy war reignites.
20:22The CAG report on the contentious liquor policy was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday by the newly minted BJP government.
20:46I present to you the reports on the Sadan Patal.
20:55India Today accessed exclusive details of the CAG report which shows alleged loopholes in the Kejriwal era excise policy.
21:03As per the report, the control of licenses was held by only few members and the excise policy risked monopoly and creation of curtains.
21:12The report says policy decisions were taken without the competent authorities' nod and permissions were not obtained for any license exemptions.
21:22The new policy not only violated norms by granting licenses to private entities, but also removed the role of Delhi government corporations.
21:31The CAG report says the new policy led to a loss of over 2000 crore rupees to the state exchequer and claims expert panel findings were changed to tweak the policy.
21:43The Delhi government did not take the matter seriously.
21:47Even after coming to court, the government refused to keep the report to itself.
21:57The CAG report also explains how the massive losses were incurred.
22:02The total loss to exchequer from the implementation of excise policy was over 2000 crore rupees.
22:09Of this, a loss of 941 crore rupees was due to zonal license exemptions and another 890 crore rupees loss due to non-tendering of retail licenses.
22:39The AAP claims no proof yet has been found to back the claims.
23:09The government did not send the report to the Vidhan Sabha. Our government sent it to be tabled.
23:39Bureau report, India Today.
24:09Expressing disapproval over the proposed delimitation exercise, Tamil Nadu CM went on to claim it will stifle the southern state and the voice of whole of southern India because of this policy.
24:20He has called for an all party meeting on the 5th of March, warning that the state could lose 8 members of parliament due to the delimitation based on population control policies.
24:30BJP has hit back on this, accusing Stalin of spreading imaginary fear among people of the state, trying to shift focus from earlier a language issue then to a delimitation issue for the state.
25:00Some trends in Tamil Nadu are doing politics, but suddenly, Government of India is committed to implement NEP and there are certain conditions with NEP.
25:30Tamil Nadu's voice is being crushed because of this.
26:01So, that will affect the number of constituencies in the state. Already we have lost 2 constituencies. Earlier we had 41. In 1971's delimitation, we had lost 2 constituencies.
26:13Now, we may have to lose more constituencies, then our representation will be less in the parliament.
26:20The CM wants to distract the people's attention from some real issues which are facing the state.
26:27Just like how they are talking about Hindi imposition, which is nowhere there.
26:31The delimitation process has been going on from 1952 when the Congress was in power.
26:36The process of census is very important. It has to be taken to make sure that we are able to understand the composition of the people, so reservation can be brought about.
26:45So, is the CM against reservation? Can we take it that way?
26:50My colleague Pramod Madhav is joining me for the latest on that.
26:54Pramod, tell us exactly, because the BJP and other parties are saying that this is constant shifting old posts.
27:01What has made Stalin Government and the CM specifically so agitated against Government of the Centre?
27:10Well, it's like two things have been lining up very badly in the state of Tamil Nadu, Pooja.
27:13One thing is the issue against national education policy.
27:17But for the past two weeks, the CM has been constantly claiming that national education policy is a way to impose Hindi and then Sanskrit.
27:24Even today, the letter he has written to his caterers and the letter he wrote yesterday,
27:27he very clearly is mentioning that BJP is trying to bring in national education policy as a way to implement Hindi and then Sanskrit.
27:33But yesterday, there was a sudden cabinet meeting where the CM and other ministers held it,
27:37post which he held a press conference where he very clearly mentioned that delimitation is nothing but a swerve
27:43that is dangling over the head of Tamil Nadu.
27:46And he assured that if delimitation is implemented the way it's been done so far with census of population,
27:54Tamil Nadu will lose eight constituencies, MP constituencies, bringing down the number from 39 to 31.
28:01This is where Annamalai claims that this is false and there has been no words of such kind of things anywhere.
28:06But the CM very clearly mentioned that this is a clear and present danger.
28:09And that's why he has called for the all party meeting on 5th of March, Pooja.
28:14Alright, so 5th of March, there could be an all party meeting.
28:17Is Stalin in many ways leading?
28:19What he says is a language imposition issue and discrimination against southern states.
28:23We'll be tracking that, Pramod. Thank you very much for now.
28:26So this all party meeting, 5th of March, one issue will be delimitation.
28:30Can Tamil Nadu or southern states be on the receiving end of it?
28:34Will they be discriminated if delimitation is done for the country?
28:37Here's a report on that.
28:40MK Stalin reignites the North-South debate.
28:45Stalin has called a meeting of the 40 Tamil Nadu parties registered with the election commission next month
28:51to discuss the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies based on this year's census.
28:57If the constituencies are divided,
29:028 constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be eliminated.
29:11That means there won't be 39 MPs in Tamil Nadu.
29:14There will only be 31 MPs.
29:16The states with more MPs will get more votes.
29:20That's why Tamil Nadu's voice is being crushed.
29:23Stalin's call for meet on delimitation comes just days after his face-off
29:29with the Narendra Modi government over the National Education Policy.
29:33The DMK's opposing implementation of the NEP,
29:37which makes three-language policy mandatory, claiming it is imposition of Hindi.
29:42The face-off escalated after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made it clear
29:47that funds under the Samagra Shiksha scheme will not be disbursed
29:52till the Tamil Nadu government implements the NEP.
29:56What is wrong if a student in Tamil Nadu will learn multilingual,
30:01come to the multilingual aspect in his study?
30:04It can be Tamil, it can be English, it can be other Indian languages.
30:09There is no imposition of any Hindi or any language on them.
30:13Some friends in Tamil Nadu are doing politics,
30:15but suddenly the Government of India is committed to implement NEP
30:20and there are certain conditions with NEP.
30:45The BJP is accusing the DMK of playing politics first on NEP and now on delimitation.
30:52Political parties are unnecessarily making controversy.
30:56I don't think people of Tamil Nadu are accepting the DMK or any other political party viewpoint.
31:01It's just a matter of time before even the DMK would be forced to accept it
31:04because the people's reaction says all.
31:06Meanwhile, DMK workers have been running campaigns this week,
31:10defacing Hindi signboards at government establishments.
31:15Chief Minister Stalin has called for an all-party meeting on March 5
31:20to discuss how indeed if the delimitation exercise is implemented,
31:25it could reduce Tamil Nadu's representation in the Lok Sabha.
31:29It's 39 seats at the moment and if indeed this is implemented,
31:34it could bring down Tamil Nadu's representation to 31 seats, says Stalin.
31:40Pandits feel Stalin may be preparing the ground for the crucial polls by invoking Tamil Nadu pride.
31:46With Anagha Keshav, Bureau Report, India Today.
32:10And interestingly, ahead of Bihar elections,
32:14Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary reached the Chief Minister's house to meet the Chief Minister.
32:18We are told there could be a certain BJP quota
32:21and the ministers can then take oath in the cabinet expansion.
32:24Dilip Jaiswal has reached the CM residence
32:28and it remains to be seen how this really progresses
32:32because remember it's a lot about calculations in Bihar.
32:35Let's listen in first to the BJP chief in Bihar.
32:40Today, I know that I am going to resign as the Chief Minister.
32:46One person, one position is the principle of the BJP.
32:50And I consider myself fortunate
32:54that the central leadership has faith in me and the responsibility of the entire BJP.
33:01That is why I am resigning as the Chief Minister.
33:04The expansion of the ministerial system
33:08is the Chief Minister's special right
33:12and that is where we will find out.
33:35Rohit Singh joins me for the latest on this from Patna.
33:38Rohit, tell us more about the cabinet expansion happening now.
33:42What could be the reasons behind it?
33:44What are you expecting?
33:46Will it have possibly more from the BJP than the JDU?
33:51Pooja, what we are learning is that the cabinet expansion
33:55is likely to take place maybe today evening also
33:58or maybe as early as tomorrow
34:00because the budget session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha
34:02is beginning on 28th of February
34:05and the speculations began regarding cabinet expansion
34:09soon after BJP National President J.P. Nadda
34:13who was in Patna yesterday.
34:15He met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
34:17and what we are learning from sources is that
34:19there has been an agreement that has been reached
34:21between both the leaders that a final cabinet expansion
34:24will take place just before the assembly elections
34:29which are due to be held in Bihar in October-November.
34:32And what we are learning is also that
34:34there are presently 30 ministers out of 36
34:38that is the maximum number of ministers
34:40who can be there in Bihar government.
34:42So there are 6 seats which are vacant
34:44and what we are also learning from sources is that
34:474 ministers from the BJP quota
34:50and 2 ministers from the JDU quota
34:52could be inducted in the cabinet expansion
34:55and also few ministers who have more than
34:571 or 2 or 3 portfolios
34:59some portfolios can be taken away from them
35:02because of the workload that they are carrying.
35:04So as early as today evening
35:06or maybe also tomorrow morning
35:08what we are learning that the cabinet expansion
35:10of Bihar government is likely to take place.
35:13Alright, Rohit keep tracking the latest on that
35:15could there be interesting names,
35:17what sort of calculation has been done on this
35:19we will be tracking that.
35:29Sharing with our viewers
35:42the best wishes for Mahashivratri
35:44that members of the Hindu community
35:46and across India and the world are celebrating today.
35:48But that also means that at the Grand Kumbh Mela
35:50which is set to conclude in Prayagraj
35:52the last snan
35:54already witnessing a huge rush
35:56at the Triveni Sangam.
35:57People are flocking to take their final dip
35:59for the snan and of course
36:01because it's such an auspicious moment
36:03of Mahashivratri.
36:05According to official estimate
36:07over 60 crore people have so far
36:09attended the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela.
36:11On this special occasion that means
36:13there are of course more arrangements
36:15that have been put in place.
36:17It's been a 6 week long Mela in the Kumbh
36:19and concluding today on Mahashivratri
36:21with the special snan.
36:23UBCM Yogi Adityanath is monitoring the crowd
36:25for the dip from the control room
36:27of the Gorakhnath temple.
36:29From Kashi Vishwanath and Ram temple
36:31in Ayodhya as well.
36:33From Nashik in Maharashtra.
36:35Remember this is a festival
36:37that's being celebrated across India
36:39across the temples right now
36:41and of course beyond Kumbh as well
36:43this is a mega festival today.
36:58Kumbh is being completed.
37:00Kumbh is being completed
37:02on the occasion of Shivratri.
37:04Lakhs and lakhs of Sanyasis
37:06have come here today.
37:08We want to congratulate the people of India.
37:10We are united in our cultural faith
37:12and we are showing our unity.
37:14The whole world has seen
37:16our social strength and unity.
37:18I would like to congratulate
37:20the Prime Minister, Mr. Yogi
37:22and the people of India.
37:24Kumbh has been completed.
37:25We would like to invite you all
37:27in large numbers.
37:29Healthy India,
37:31prosperous India,
37:33united India,
37:35prosperous India,
37:37independent India,
37:39healthy India.
37:41What is the significance
37:43of today's dip?
37:45Where are you all going?
37:47We are going to visit Vishwanath
37:49and take a dip
37:51and seek blessings
37:53from Lord Shiva
37:55and then go to the place
37:57where the dip is.
37:59Kumbh has been completed.
38:01Kumbh is being completed
38:03in Kashi.
38:05Naga has come here today.
38:07What is special about today?
38:09Shivratri is here
38:11and Shiva is the Lord of Naga.
38:13Shiva is the Lord of Shiva.
38:15Today is Shivratri.
38:17We have come here
38:19as a wedding procession
38:21to see the wedding procession
38:23and we are very happy.
38:25Kumbh has been completed.
38:27Kumbh has been completed.
38:29The situation is good.
38:31The crowd is being
38:33controlled
38:35in a controlled manner.
38:37You can see
38:39that the crowd is under
38:41a lot of pressure
38:43but it is being
38:45circulated well.
38:47The crowd is not being
38:49suppressed anywhere.
38:51It is being circulated
38:53and the police
38:55are on duty
38:57to distribute
38:59the crowd
39:01in different zones
39:03so that the crowd
39:05is not concentrated
39:07in one place.
39:09There is a lot of
39:11crowd here.
39:13What are the parameters
39:15that you are
39:17calculating?
39:19We are measuring
39:21the crowd density
39:22and how many people
39:24are present in one square metre.
39:26If it increases,
39:28we send an evacuation team
39:30and divert the crowd.
39:32The density increases
39:34but we divert
39:36the crowd
39:38and manage it.
39:40We keep sending people
39:42to Nagwad,
39:44Bharadwaj,
39:46Kali Ghat,
39:48Ram Ghat
39:50and there are
39:52many other Ghats
39:54like Rawat Ghat,
39:56Old GT Ghat,
39:58Hristian Ghat.
40:00The crowd is
40:02distributed and
40:04controlled.
40:06This is an amazing
40:08experience for sure,
40:10unforgettable
40:12for us.
40:14We came from
40:16far away from here
40:18and we are very
40:20excited to show
40:22this to the world.
40:24We came from
40:26a long, long way
40:28to be here
40:30with the people
40:32who we know
40:34are the biggest
40:36human concentrates
40:38in history.
40:40It is very important
40:42for us.
40:44The emotion
40:46is so high.
40:48We are Shivakibhakti
40:50so this is a miracle
40:52that the Prayag Raj
40:53constantly tracking
40:54all the latest on that.
40:55Santosh,
40:56tell us,
40:57how is the mood like
40:58the Prayag Raj
40:59Mahakumbh
41:00ending
41:01and of course
41:02such a grand
41:03auspicious note
41:04of Mahashivratri?
41:08The crowd management
41:09is going on
41:10with the
41:11Prayag Raj administration
41:12and right now
41:13I am on the
41:16crowd
41:17that is going back
41:18after taking
41:19a holy dip
41:20in Sangam
41:21and you can see
41:22through the visuals
41:23that the
41:24broad streets
41:25have been
41:26identified
41:27have been
41:28dedicated to
41:29all those
41:30devotees
41:31those who
41:32want to go
41:33back
41:34to their
41:35residence
41:36to their
41:37cities
41:38and this time
41:39the administration
41:40has taken
41:41some major
41:42steps
41:43that the
41:44safe and
41:45maximum
41:46exit of
41:47the devotees
41:48is very
41:49first formula
41:50to be stuck
41:51at the one
41:52point
41:53the crowd
41:54should be
41:55get the
41:56space
41:57that the
41:58mobilize of
41:59the crowd
42:00is very
42:01to
42:02is the basic
42:03thing
42:04to avoid
42:05any
42:06unhappening
42:07and that's
42:08the reason
42:09from the
42:10last 10 to
42:1115 days
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42:13than 1
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