Today the birth anniversary of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar is being celebrated. All the leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Home Minister Amit Shah have paid tribute to him. On this occasion, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Goyal demanded that Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport be renamed after Veer Savarkar.

The PM tweeted and said, Respect tribute to Veer Savarkar, the hardworking son of Mother Bharati, on his birth anniversary. Modi has also shared a picture album on Savarkar with messages (voiceover) from him and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, talking about the qualities and contributions of the leading Hindutva ideologue.

Veer Savarkar was born in Maharashtra in 1883. He was a strong ideologue of Hindutva. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Goyal has demanded that Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport should be named after Veer Savarkar. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said in his message, 'Freedom fighter, social activist and a scholar, Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was one of the prominent thinkers of Hindutva. On the occasion of his birth anniversary, the esteemed PM shared a clip of him describing various qualities of Savarkar.

Many respects: Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah bowed to him on Savarkar Jayanti. He tweeted, 'Many tributes to the symbol of nationalism, freedom Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary. Savarkar Jim's life is a classic example of how one can live for the country by burning sesame seeds and patriotism in every particle of the body. His sacrificing life will continue to give us inspiration and strength. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted remembering him. He wrote, 'Veer Savarkar was the epitome of courage, determination, and sacrifice.'

Dedicated life for nationalism: Yogi
Remembering Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted, 'The entire life of Swatantraveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Ji was devoted to the worship of Mother Bharati and the spread of nationalism.'

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant engineer posted in the Najafgarh Zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (Delhi MCD) for demanding a bribe of Rs 3 lakh along with his associate. It is alleged that these people were demanding bribes from the complainant in exchange for putting up the roof of the house being built by him. The arrested accused was produced before the special CBI court in Delhi from where he has been sent on a 2-day CBI remand for interrogation.

According to CBI spokesperson RC Joshi, those arrested include Assistant Engineer MS Meena posted in Najafgarh Zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and his assistant Beldar Prakash. According to the CBI, the complainant had complained to the Anti-Corruption Branch that he was building his house in Najafgarh. During this, when he started putting the lens on his house, he was contacted by Beldar Prakash posted in the Najafgarh zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and told him that he would have to pay a bribe of Rs 3 lakh instead of inserting the lens. This bribe will be taken by Assistant Engineer Meena.

What are the charges against the arrested engineer?
It is also alleged that the complainant was threatened that if he did not pay the bribe amount, he would not be allowed to insert the lens and even if he did, it would be broken as illegal. On the basis of the complaint, the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted a preliminary inquiry into the matter and after finding important facts during this investigation, a case was registered in this regard under criminal sections, after which the accused officers were recovering an installment of ₹ 1 lakh from the complainant. was arrested red-handed.

According to the CBI, immediately after the arrest, raids were conducted on their premises, from where many incriminating documents including some property documents have also been recovered. The work of assessing the recovered documents is going on. The accused was produced before the special CBI court in Delhi, from where he has been sent on CBI remand for two days' interrogation, the investigation of the case is going on.