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Christian Michel has been caught and extradited to India and is now in CBI custody. That has ominous portends for Congress, specifically the Gandhis. So, who is representing this fugitive from Italy? A lawyer named Aljo K Joseph. He also happens to be the national in-charge for Youth Congress’s legal department.
So, the vigilant twitterati asked the obvious question – Why is a Congress attorney defending Michel? Why is Congress so interested in defending this fugitive?
To this, Joseph gave a seemingly interesting reply.
“I’m an actively practising advocate. I appeared for him (Michel) in my professional capacity. If somebody asks me to appear on behalf of a client, I’ve only discharged my duty as a lawyer. It has nothing to do with Congress,” he said.
Which, incidentally Hindustan Times says came – “after right wing activists highlighted his Congress links on social media”. Interesting way for this so-called media house to discredit others for doing the job that Hindustan TImes should have done in the first place. The problem with journalists in India is that they are so busy carrying the water for their political masters – most Modi-hating parties and organizations – and doing “hit jobs” that they are not even asking the obvious questions. Which the people are asking on Social Media now. So what do these journalists do then? They discredit those who now do the job of being the Fourth pillar that media had to be doing! Look at this picture for instance:
Or this tweet, where he is welcomed as the lawyer by the Youth Congress.
Welcome Shri. Adv Aljo Joseph to the IYC family as the National In-charge of the Legal Department. We are certain that you will work with zeal and passion to fulfill Congress President Shri @RahulGandhi's vision and to strengthen IYC's legal team across India. pic.twitter.com/Y49ecjstYE
For, what was found out via post by ANI is that this “in my personal capacity” lawyer from Congress was discussing stuff with theCongress general secretary Deepak Babaria at their HQ in Delhi right after he had represented Michel in front of the CBI. A video that this advocate did not want to be filmed or shared!
Now, irrespective of these rather hackneyed denials by such political representatives acting as professional lawyers or the hit job by media like Hindustan Times, the real question IS as to why is Congress backing and representing Christian Michel?
Why would a party which is fighting elections to be electing the next Prime Minister so hell bent on saving a fugitive who took huge bribes from Indian tax payer’s money? Is Congress for or against India?
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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