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INVISIBLE, FORGOTTEN, SUFFERERS: PLIGHT OF WIDOWS AROUND THE WORLD
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THE DISADVANTAGED WIDOWS IN INDIA
PM CALLS GENERAL ELECTION For more information, visit WWW.theloombafoundation.org or Contact, Safdar Shah at safdar@theloombafoundation.org
Announcement surprises diaspora and political parties Rupanjana Dutta
Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement of a snap general election on Thursday 8 June, has piqued world interest. On Tuesday morning, as we went to press, the Prime Minister announced that Britain needed clarity, stability and strong leadership following the EU Referendum. For a while, she declined the possibility of a general election before 2020, but her sudden change of mind, has been related to her hard Brexit mandate. But more importantly it has been related to her effort to prove her leadership as an 'elected' Prime Minister, against the losing popularity of the Labour party, that has been opposing the government's Brexit decisions. This announcement has also been seen to be Mrs May's fulfilment of her greatest promise- to
establish Britain's supremacy as a stronger economic giant, forging individual relationships, discussing mutually benefitting terms, especially after the Brexit. Recently, a poll suggested that the Conservative party is 21 points ahead of the Labours. The poll, conducted by ComRes for The Independent, has put Tories at 46% of the vote share, 25% for Labour, 11% for Tim Farron’s pro-EU Liberal Democrats and 9% for the embattled Ukip under Paul Nuttall’s leadership. According to historic data on the
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UK Polling Report, it is the highest lead for any party since May 2009, when three polls gave David Cameron a 22-point lead. It is also the party's greatest lead while in government since 1983, shortly before Margaret Thatcher’s second victory at the ballot box. While the party has gained its momentum among Asians, especially Hindus (who ensured the clear majority win in 2015), this however has not been the feeling within the Palace of Westminster, where the party's alleged internal turmoil (for various reasons) and that caused by the other parties, especially Labour party opposing a hard Brexit, have been
affecting its normal function. This was clear in her statement on Tuesday morning, when she explained her decision and said: "The country is coming together but Westminster is not." BBC reported that Mrs May said: "I have concluded the only way to guarantee certainty and security for years ahead is to hold this election." She accused Britain's other political parties of "game playing", adding that this risks "our ability to make a success of Brexit and it will cause damaging uncertainty and instability to the country". Continued on page 16
Vijay Mallya arrested, freed Absconding Indian businessman and loan defaulter Vijay Mallya was arrested in London on Tuesday, by the Scotland Yard, only to be let off on bail within three hours. British authorities had informed that the former liquor baron will be produced before the Westminster Magistrates' Court later in the day, and that
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India's Central Bureau of Investigation was notified of the arrest. Sources close to the tycoon asserted that it was a voluntary arrest. They revealed that he was granted conditional bail pending a deposit of 650,000 pounds. Confirming the arrest, the Scotland Yard released a statement saying, “Vijay Mallya was arrested on behalf of the Indian Continued on page 17
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