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Kumar Vishwas to launch ‘Version 2’ of Aam Aadmi Party

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New Delhi: Poet turned politician Kumar Vishwas recently hold meeting with workers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after which he disclosed that he will launch ‘Version 2’ of party along with bringing back Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.

The AAP leader Vishwas on Sunday called for creating a “Version-2” of the party by reuniting with those who had left the outfit, and reiterated that it was moving away from its core values.

He said after addressing a gathering of party workers that AAP should work towards that version where all those who had left the party should come together and start working on the core values set five years ago.

 

 

The poet turned politician, who has been at loggerheads with the party’s top leadership, said he would travel across the country and meet oldest volunteers for the purpose.

He said after the meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi, “I wish to get all those who were part of the anti-corruption movement and left us due to various reasons back in the party.”

No other senior leader of the party attended the event.

 

 

 

He claimed to have met 36 groups drawn from assembly constituencies of Delhi and other states in the meeting that started at 12 noon amid heavy security, comprising police and paramilitary forces.

Elaborating on his proposed new version for the party, Vishwas, one of the founders of the AAP, said the party desperately needed an ‘anti-virus’ to again emerge as a strong political alternative to challenge the BJP and the Congress.

He said he has been raising the concern of party deviating from its core values within the party platforms for the past six months and has now realised that he should meet people more frequently.

 

 

“Over five lakh people would attend our anti-corruption rallies in 2011-12. And there were not even 5000 people in the national convention held recently. This is where we need to introspect,” he said, referring to the party’s convention on November 26 where he had attacked the party for ‘drifting away’ from its vision.

“The Centre is hatching conspiracies against the party which is doing so well in Delhi. We have to come together and face all the challenges,” said Vishwas suggesting estranged leaders such as Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav should be approached to join the party again.

“Anyone sacked legally can be brought back after following proper procedure. If someone has not joined or floated a political party we can bring them back. There is a long list. Anjali Damania, Mayank Gandhi, Prashan Bhushan…” he said.

 

Kumar Vishwas to bring back Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav with ‘Version 2’ of AAP:

 

Vishwas, the Rajasthan in-charge of the party, has been at odds with the top leadership after suspended MLA Amanatullah Khan was reinstated in the party in October this year.

Khan, the Okhla MLA was suspended over his tirade against Vishwas in May this year.

“A communal MLA made allegations against me. He was sacked and reinstated overnight. This is not how a party works,” he said.

 

 

Vishwas said that party’s national convenor and his ‘friend’ Arvind Kejriwal will support his suggestions.

“He is my leader and I know he has supported me when I raised the issue at the national convention,” he said.

When asked about why no other party leader was present at the Sunday’s event, Vishwas said, “Every leader has his own responsibility.”

 

 

An AAP spokesperson commenting on Vishwas’s move said, “Any leader was well within his/her right to meet people.”

“It is always good for party leaders to meet workers. It strengthens the party. We have been introspecting on a daily basis,” said AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj.

Vishwas, meanwhile, apologised for using ‘un-parliamentary’ language in an audio clip circulated on social media in which he was heard lashing out at party leadership for allegedly sidelining him.

 

 

“Yes, I was angry and I vented out my frustration. I apologise for the language and if it has hurt anyone,” Vishwas said, acknowledging that it was his voice in the 25-second audio clip leaked on Wednesday.

In the clip he was heard complaining that he was not given any post despite being the founder member of the party along with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.

He was further heard saying that three leaders made the party. Of them one became chief minister another deputy chief minister while the third (referring to himself) was left with nothing.

 

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Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists

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The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index

Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.

The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports

Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.

All for the Tourists

The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.

“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.

To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.

Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market

With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.

Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.

Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.

Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting

Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.

Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.

The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.

If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.

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