A 'Don't Care Fund'.

"A growing number of Gujaratis are seeking asylum in the US, citing political and community-based persecution as their primary grounds. This surprise revelation has come to light during an ongoing investigation by the CID (Crime), Gujarat's premier police agency." Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in charge of security, both hail from the state of Gujarat. If such is the situation in their home state, one can imagine what citizens of other states must be suffering. "A case in point is a recent video showing a US security officer talking to nine Indians who were caught trying to smuggle themselves into the US," and "When asked about their occupation they claimed to be workers affiliated with the Congress Party." Naturally, "Authorities insisted that such claims of political persecution are largely false and cooked up." Indeed. "From the initial interrogation of agents we have arrested, they charge $70,000-$75,000 (Rs 5.74-Rs 6.15 million) for each individual. The agents usually map the road to the US via Canada or through the Turkey-Mexico route," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Chaitanya Mandalik. These are large sums of money in India so these people are not escaping poverty. Could they really be escaping persecution? "The Gujarat High Court...ruled that the Prime Minister's Office need not furnish the degree and post-graduate degree certificate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi." HT. Indeed, the court imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for daring to ask for proof. The PM CARES Fund has received Rs 535.44 crore (Rs 5.3544 billion) in foreign donations in the last three years. The Wire. But there cannot be any public audit of the Fund. Vinesh Phogat, a female wrestler protesting about sexual harassment by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, told Modi about the mental (but not sexual) harassment and torture our female wrestlers were facing. BBC. No reaction at all from Modi. "But here's the surprising thing: why hasn't Prime Minister Modi intervened? After all, Modi spends a lot of time talking about his commitment to women," wrote Vir Sanghvi. Because, not giving in to demands for justice makes him a strong leader in the eyes of his supporters. Sadly, India has descended to this level of imbecility. Instead, Mr Modi cracked a joke about spelling mistakes in a suicide note by the daughter of a professor. TN. Who cares? The violence in Manipur, where at least 58 people have died and tens of thousands made homeless, has been reported by CNN from the United States. Both Modi and Shah were busy campaigning for the assembly election in the southern state of Karnataka. The Wire. Perhaps, the US should collect donations to a 'Don't Care Fund' for Indians. That may reduce the number of migrants.