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IN SP STRONGHOLD, YOGI REMINDS OF THE ‘RIOTS’ UNDER AKHILESH
Lucknow/ Badaun: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asked people to remember that freeing terrorists involved in attacking Sri Ram Janmab- hoomi in Ayodhya were among the first acts of the Samajwadi Party
government in 2012. Adityanath made the allegations while addressing a rally in Badaun, one of the strongholds of the Sa- majwadi Party.
“Try to remember
what was the first thing done by the Samajwadi Party when it came to power in 2012. First, riots took place in Kosi- kalan, then in Bareilly and then in Muzaffar- nagar and Lucknow
and Kanpur. There was no district in the state where riots did not take place,” said the chief minister.
“The previous government used to withdraw cases against terrorists and rioters and invite them to the CM’s residence to honour them. But our government sent terrorists to their ‘Lok’ (world). There is no leniency with terrorists nor any compromise with rioters,” he said. —PTI
CM Yogi Adityanath speaking in Badaun on Tuesday.
BADAUN BATTLEFIELD
Says ‘the previous government used to withdraw cases against rioters and invite them to the CM’s residence’
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CORONA CATASTROPHE
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Rohit Sharma has been named India’s new T20I captain as the BCCI on Tuesday announced a 16-member squad that will play three T20Is against New Zealand starting later this month. However, the team will be without the likes of stars Virat
Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been rested for the T20Is.KL Rahul has been appointed as vice-captain of the team, which also marks maiden international call-ups for IPL sensations
Venkatesh Iyer and Harshal Patel. Iyer represented Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2021, scoring 370 runs at an average of 41.11 with four half-centuries and grabbing three wickets, playing a crucial role in the two-time champions reaching the final.
HITMAN: INDIA’S NEW T20I CAPTAIN
CRUCIAL READ POST VOLATILE TRADING SESSION, SENSEX ENDS 112 PTS LOWER Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped by 112 points on Tuesday. After a volatile trading session, the 30-share index ended 112.16 points at 60,433.45. Simi- larly, the NSE Nifty fell 24.30 points to 18,044.25. —PTI
FIRST ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ PATIENT! A doctor in Canada’s British Columbia province has di- agnosed a patient who came in with breathing trouble as suffering from “climate change”, possibly the first such case recorded till date. The patient was struggling to breathe after the recent wildfires in Kootenays wors- ened her asthma, reported Canada’s Times Colonist newspaper.
Mamata Banerjee rejigs Cabinet, retains Amit Mitra as adviser Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday announced a cabinet re- shuffle and changed major portfolios.
While addressing the media after a cabinet meeting, State Industry Minister Partha Chatter- jee said, “After the de- mise of Subrata Mukher- jee, Pulak Roy has been appointed as the new Panchayat and Rural De- velopment Minister.” Roy is now in charge of the Public Health Engi- neering department.
Last Monday, the six- month tenure of State Finance Minister Amit
Mitra also came to an end. Since he did not contest the bypoll, his department automati- cally went under the CM’s control. On Tues- day, the CM made Chan- drima Bhattacharya the Minister of State of the Finance department and urged Mitra to stay in the govt.
Channi bows down to Sidhu, removes AG
Chandigarh: Punjab CM Charanjit Channi on Tuesday said he had accepted APS Deol’s resignation as the state’s Advocate-Gener- al, in a move that meets sulking Congress leader Navjot Sidhu’s demand and signals a truce between the ruling party’s top two leaders in the state.
The former cricketer had demanded APS Deol
be fired for representing two accused cops in the 2015 sacrilege and police firing case. Last week Sidhu indicated he would take back his resignation as the Con- gress’ Punjab chief – but only if the state government removed APS Deol from office.
Deol had been made the Punjab government’s top lawyer by Chief Minister Channi.
UK to add India’s Covaxin to approved list from Nov 22 London: The UK government has said that India’s Covaxin will be added to its list of approved COVID-19 vac- cines for international travellers from Novem- ber 22, meaning that those inoculated with the Bharat Biotech- manufactured jab will not have to self-isolate after arrival in England.
The move follows the World Health Organisa- tion’s (WHO) Emergen- cy Use Listing for Cov- axin, which is the second most used formula- tion in India. The changes will come into effect at 4 am on Novem- ber 22.
Justice Bhandari to head to Madras High Court New Delhi: The Su- preme Court Collegi- um has recommended the transfer of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari from the Allahabad High Court to the Madras High Court. The resolution to this effect was passed pursuant to a Collegium meeting held on September 16. Justice Bhandari is the second senior- most judge at the Al- lahabad High Court. He served as its Act- ing Chief Justice
from June 26 to Octo- ber 10, after the retire- ment of Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav. He was appointed as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court on July 5, 2007. He was then transferred to the Alla- habad High Court and took oath as a judge on March 15, 2019.
Def capability devp a nat’l need due to border issues: Naravane Gandhinagar: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane on Tuesday said capability development of the armed forces remains a national imperative given the country’s active and disputed borders with two neighbours and observed that dis- ruptive technologies are fast transforming the character of the modern world. “We have seen the decisive impact of these technologies in recent conflicts around the world,” General Naravane said. Ad- dressing MoUs signing between Rashtriya Rak- sha University (RRU) and BISAG-N.
MLC POLL ON DEC 10 Bengaluru: The election to legislative council seats was announced by the Election Commis- sion on Tuesday. The biennial election to the council will be held on December 10 and results will be announced on December 14.
LAKHIMPUR KHERI VIOLENCE
Bullets fired from Ashish Mishra’s gun: FSL Lakhimpur: The Foren- sic report in the Lakhim- pur case has added new prob-lems for the Union
Home Min- ister for State Ajay M i s h r a
Teni. The report has belied
the claims of the minister who claims that no gunshots were fired by his son and
aides in Lakhimpur. The report of the FSL has confirmed that bullets were fired from the licensed guns of the minister’s son Ajay Mishra and his aide An- kit Das. Though there has been no official con- firmation about the outcome of the report.
Additional Superin- tendent of Police (ASP), Lakhimpur said that it would directly be pro- duced in the court. Ac- cording to sources, the FSL report has confirmed that Ashish Mishra and his aide An- kit were present on the spot where farmers were first crushed and later on bullets were fired. Notably, MoS Ajay Mishra had been claim-
ing that his son was not present on the spot instead, only the vehicle owned by him was there.
Few eyewitnesses had claimed that the minister’s son was present in the vehicle that
crushed farmers and he even fired bullets. The licensed repeater gun and pistol of Ankit Das also have firing marks on them. The police had seized all these weapons.
CHINA DELIVERS LARGEST, ‘MOST ADVANCED’ WARSHIP TO PAKISTAN China has delivered its largest and most advanced warship to Pakistan as it seeks to beef up the navy of its all-weather ally in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, where it has increased its own naval presence in recent years. Designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the frigate was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in a commissioning ceremony in Shanghai.
SAFFRON ‘POLITICAL SURGICAL STRIKE’ ON OPPONENTS!
Kartikey Dev Singh
New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday accused the previous Congress-led Unit- ed Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of ir- regularities in the Rafale fighter jets deal, citing a French online journal’s report, and triggered a fresh war of words between the governing and the opposition party. Me- diapart, the journal, on Sunday published alleged fake invoices for payments between 2004- 2013 claiming they ena- bled French aircraft mak- er Dassault Aviation to pay at least 7.5 million in kickbacks to a middleman to help it secure the deal. The UPA was in power then and the deal referred to is the original one signed by the previous government with Dassault.
“The documents say Dassault, which was been described as D, paid `7.5 million or `65 crore as a commission to a middleman for 36 Rafale aircraft,” said BJP’s Sambit Patra.
Fadnavis exposes Malik’s ‘deal’ with Dawood’s men Mumbai: Keeping his promise of “a post- Diwali blast”, BJP leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday made a shocking expose of how Nationalist Con- gress Party Minister Nawab Malik allegedly entered into a “land deal” at throwaway prices with two hench- men of fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. Releasing documents of the 16-year-
old deal before the media, Fadnavis said that a company con- nected with Malik, Solidus Investments Pvt. Ltd. (SIPL), completed the land trans- action in Kurla with M. Salim Ishaq Patel and Sardar Shahvali Khan, both close aides of Dawood and the lat- ter a convict sen- tenced to life impris- onment in the March 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday demanded that the centre should investigate claims made by a French portal that Rafale makers paid 7.5 million Euros to middlemen between 2007 and 2012. His remarks come after a French portal claimed that Rafale makers had paid 7.5 million Euros to middlemen. “A lot of news regarding Rafale has been coming in the French media. I think the way the news is coming the government should investigate the matter. We demand an investiga- tion by the government,” said Malik.
I Need Commission! BJP slams Cong over Rafale deal, says kickbacks received
during UPA’s tenure NCP’s NAWAB MALIK DEMANDS PROBE
I will drop a hydrogen bomb tomor-
row in connection with Fadnavis. I will expose his underworld links
—NAWAB MALIK claiming he would expose leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis’ underworld connections
on Wednesday morning.
SHAH IN BANARAS ON FRIDAY
Prayagraj: BJP leader Ajay Sharma was critically injured after some miscreants allegedly fired at him inside his house. The incident took place late on Monday night near the Phaphamau police station area. The police said that Sharma was shot five times and the bullets hit him on his shoulder and stomach.
New Delhi: On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Varanasi to meet with BJP workers and leaders to discuss the party’s strategy for the upcoming elections. “We are preparing to host a meeting of 650 leaders where the Union Minister, state in-charge Dharmen- dra Pradhan will take part,” BJP leader said.
Army Chief General MM Naravane (L) shakes hand with Nepal Army Chief General PR Sharma in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
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NO ENEMY CAN RAISE AN EYE ON INDIA: YOGI CM was in Shahjahanpur to lay foundation stones of 232 developmental projects First India Bureau
Tuesday: Chief Minis- ter Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said under the able leadership of Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi no enemy has the courage to raise an eye on India and if they do so, the country has enough potential to give them back, that’s the power of Trans- forming India.
“Earlier, whenever rival countries en- croached India, no- body raised a voice. They always ignored it silently for want of maintaining friendly relations with the neighbouring countries, “ he lamented adding ‘Naya Bharat ab dushman agar aankh dikhata hai toh uski aankh hatheli par rakhne ka kaam karta hai’.
The CM was in Shah- jahanpur to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 232 develop-
ment projects worth Rs 500 crores. The CM also unveiled the statue of Seth Bishanchandra in Shahjahanpur.
Attacking the previous government on the law and order situation, the CM commented, “Earlier, there used to be a new riot every third day, now there is peace everywhere.The previous government
withdrew the cases of terrorists who attacked the Shri Ram Janmab- hoomi.”
Taking a dig at the Samajwadi Party government, he said that they used to be so afraid of going to Ayo- dhya. Earlier, big events were held only in Saifai. ‘Saifai mein naach gaana hota tha’. Deepotsav is held in
Ayodhya today which clearly shows how UP has changed in these four and a half years.
Speaking about farmers, the CM said that 2017 onwards, farmers’ crops are being purchased directly without any middlemen.
“This time more pad- dy purchasing centers will be set up in the
state ensuring maxi- mum purchase. If there will be any complaints in the procurement, the responsibility will be fixed,” he added.
The CM also accused the previous governments for crim- inalisation of politics and also warned the mafiasos ‘shaanti se raho aur shaanti se rehna seekho’.
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: The political pot in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh is all set to boil with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading BJP’s campaign blitz- kreig criss-crossing the State from Jhansi to Lucknow inaugurating a slew of projects at least seven times in the next couple of months.
The PM had laid the foundation stone for this expressway in 2018.
PM Modi will start off
the campaign by inaugurating Purvanchal Expressway on Novem- ber 16. Here it is perti- nent to mention that the Expressway has been realligned so that it cov- ers Ayodhya. On No- vember 19, the PM is expected to be in Jhansi on the birth anniversary of Rani Laxmibai. During this visit, he will be visiting the Jhansi Fort and announcing several schemes like the Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal scheme and the Jhansi node of
the Uttar Pradesh de- fence corridor.
From Jhansi, the
Prime Minister may head directly to Luc- know. There he may be
a part of the party conference on November 20 which will also be at-
tended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other top brass of
the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Prime Minis- ter will be travelling to Greater Noida on No- vember 25 to lay the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport. The airport project is a prestigious one for Uttar Pradesh.
“With the elections coming up, PM Modi will be visiting the state more often, says a BJP leader adding that he may be travelling too often to the state in December too to unveil multi-crore pro-
jects. These include the laying of the foundation stone of the Ganga Ex- pressway from Meerut to Prayagraj and the unveil- ing of the new All India Institute of Medical Sci- ences in Gorakhpur. An- other project to be unveiled in December could be inaugurating the Kashi-Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi. The projects are likely to be announced prior to the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct in the state.
Modi’s spl appearance in UP potboiler with 7 visits in 2 months POLL HEAT
AAA FOUR VISITS IN NOV, THREE IN DEC
PM Modi addresses the public during his recent visit to Siddharth Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
CM fetes environmentalist Padm Bhushan Anil Prakash Joshi at Uttrakhand Mahotsav at Govind Vallabh Pant Sanskratik Sthal in Lucknow on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
OFFS ON CHHATH, KARTIK PURNIMA
Govt took steps to eradicate COW SMUGGLING First India Bureau
Badayun: Addressing a rally in UP’s Badaun, Yogi Adityanath lashed out at the previous SP government for pro- moting illegal slaughterhouses and cattle smuggling, the CM re- marked, “Cow smuggling has always been a major issue in Uttar Pradesh as ‘gau-taskari aur avaidh buchad- khane toh picchli sarka- ro ki pehchan thi’ ( Cat- tle smuggling and illegal slaughterhouses were hallmarks of previous govts). We closed illegal slaughterhouses to restrict cattle smuggling completely.”
Criticising the law and order situation in the state during the previous government, the CM commented that there used to be frequent riots during
the festivals, curfew used to be imposed and people could not cele- brate festivals.
Now, no riots took place in UP in the last four and a half years. The situation has changed. Be it Diwali, Dhanteras, Govardhan Puja or Bhaiya Dooj, it was celebrated in every district of the state in a
peaceful manner and with gaiety, said the CM in his address.
Before 2017, even though there was no corona, there was curfew, ‘aastha par kuthara- ghat hota tha’. And at the same time, if some- one raised his voice against these rioters, false cases were filed against him, he added
CM Yogi was in Badayun to launch a slew of developmental projects. He also distributed keys to benefi ciaries of PMAY-U on the occasion.
CM TO FLAG OFF KANPUR METRO TRIAL RUN TODAY First India Bureau
Kanpur: Chief Minis- ter Yogi Adityanath will start the trial run of ‘Kanpur Metro’ on November 10 in Kan- pur. The trial run of ‘Kanpur Metro’ was scheduled in mid-No- vember but has been preponed adding a new chapter in the urban transport of the state. CM Yogi will press the button to begin the trials of the Metro train which will not only help in establishing seamless connectivity and will ease vehicular congestion across the city but will also give a major boost to the development of the region. In addition, the Metro services will aid in improving the facilities and will end the day-to-day struggles of the common man. During the event of the trial run, the Chief Minister will also have a look at the Kanpur Metro and will inspect the facilities available in the metro coaches as well as the arrangements for the platforms. The construc- tion work of the Kan- pur Metro Rail Project was initiated by the
Yogi-led government on November 15, 2019. In a record itself, despite the covid-19 out- break, the construc- tion of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project has been completed in less than a span of two years.
In the first phase, Metro will run on the nine-kilometre priority corridor.
Nine Metro stations have been constructed so far. The second phase of Metro work would be carried out between Motijheel and Trans- port Nagar for which underground stations will be constructed.
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CS reviews developmental projects in UP First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Sec- retary of Uttar Pradesh, Rajendra Ku- mar Tiwari on Tuesday chaired a meeting of Project Monitoring Group to review the updated status of implementation of MoUs signed during the In- vestors Summit, Devel- opment of Auraiya Plastic City, Delhi- Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Amritsar- Delhi-Kolkata Indus-
trial Corridor, Sainik School Gorakhpur and Atal Residential Schools.
In the meeting the Chief Secretary was informed that in the month of October, com-
mercial productions have begun for those who invested in the state.
ON CLEAN GANGA
Yogi Yogi SpeaksSpeaks
CM Yogi has extended warm greetings to
the people of the state on the occasion of Chhath festival. He has appealed to follow the protocol of Covid-19 in all the rituals of Chhath festival.
CM Yogi has congrat- ulated all Padma Shri
and Padma Bhushan awardees from UP and said that their contribu- tion in their respective fi elds would inspire others to excel.
CM Yogi has extended his best wishes to all
the people of Uttara- khand on the foundation day of Uttarakhand.
The trials would be carried out under the strict supervision of the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO). On becoming fully operational, six Metro trains will run on the priority corridor between IIT and Moti- jheel and two trains will remain parked in the depot as reserve. Six more trains will arrive in the city by the time the commercial operations are launched.
6 MORE METRO TRAINS TO COME TO KNP
UP 112 to strengthen security of commercial establishments First India Bureau
Lucknow: Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Kumar Awasthi said that act- ing on the instruction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the help of UP 112 is being taken to further strengthen the security system of commercial establishments of the state.
He added that a link project has been started in UP 112 through which the help of police, medical, fire service etc. will be provided to the commercial establishments of the state in emergency sit-
uations at the earliest. He said that UP 112 was started in July 2020 as a pilot project with five agencies and now In- structions have been given by the government to expand the
scheme to other districts too. He added that a total of 684 regis- trations have been received in the scheme through the option “Link 112 Registration” provided by UP 112.
Winners who took part in the Rashtriya Ekta Samaroh marking the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on October 31 were feted by ACS (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi at Lok Bhawan on Tuesday. CMS founder Jagdish Gandhi was also present.
KNP to get Metro gift by December 31: Mahana Sumit Awasthi
Lucknow: The politi Industrial Development Minister Satish Maha- na in an exclusive interview with First India expressed his satisfac- tion about the metro project after reviewing it. He said, “Kanpur will receive the gift of Metro by December 31st and the CMwill flag off the trial run of Metro services in the city”.
He added that the Kan- pur metro project is one of the first project of the
country to be completed in such a short period of time. He informed that Kanpur’s Metro is equipped with technolo- gy, upgraded system and that security system which suit the geographi- cal conditions of Kanpur.
CS RK Tiwari presides over a meet of Project Monitoring Group to review updated status of implementation of MoUS signed during investors summit.
Satish Mahana
UPCC launches ‘Become the Voice of UP’ campaign Spokespersons & media coordinators to be selected at dist-level via written test First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP Con- gress is going to launch a new programme to mobilise youth during 2022 assembly election. The Congress has called upon the youth to be part of “become the voice of UP” campaign under which party spokesmen and media coordinators would be selected at the district level.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday the UPCC media department chairman and former minister Nasimuddin Sid- dique said that AICC general secretary Pri- yanka Gandhi had become voice of downtrod- den and poor people in the state. Siddiquie said Priyanka Gandhi has been fighting against undemocratic and un- constitutional activities of the BJP government
He said the UP government had been giving protection to illegal
activities. Asserting that Pri-
yanka Gandhi had taken to streets to ensure justice to the people in the state and shaken over her role the government had even arrested her also. Siddiqui said the youth of the state were attracted towards campaign of Priyanka Gan-
dhi and for this the UPCC has decided to launch “become the voice of UP” campaign under which the party would appoint experi- ence Congressmen and youth as spokesman and media coordinators at the district level. He said the selection would be on the basis on com-
petence and ability. Siddiqui said the se-
lection process would include written test and interview. Siddique said the BJP had been trying to weaken democracy and constitution and had also hatched con- spiracy to destroy unity, equality and brother- hood. The BJP govern-
ment at the centre and in state had pushed hard-earned money of poor people in the pockets of rich and industri- alists. He said those who want to become part of the fight of Rahul Gan- dhi and Priyanka Gan- dhi against the prevailing situation should join the campaign.
YOUTH POWER
Congress leader Nasimuddin Siddiqui along with other leaders launching the campaign at a press meet in Lucknow on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
187-km ultra-marathon on 100-yrs of Rajput Regiment
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Ra- jput Regimental Cen- tre is celebrating 100 years of raising at Fatehgarh Canton- ment. In the run up to the Centenary and in remembrance of it’s War Heroes, an Ultra- Marathon rally was organised onTuesday from Lucknow (UP) to Rajput Regiment Cen- tre Fatehgarh (UP) covering a distance of 187 Kms.
The Ultra-Marathon aims at commemorat- ing 100 glorious years and simultaneously initiate an awareness drive to promote im-
portance of fitness and good health as a paramount requirement for all citizens and simultaneous spread awareness about health, hygiene and pay tribute to martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice for our safety and honour.
The event was flagged off from Luc- know Cantt and tra- versed through the Regiment catchment areas of Kannauj-Tal- gram-Kamalganj before terminating at Fatehgarh Canton- ment. The event also aims to create awareness showcasing the supreme sacrifice by
our freedom fighters becoming a part of the Celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Ma- hotsav’ as well as to commemorate the val- our of war heroes of the 1971 operations as part of ‘Swarnim Vi- jay Varsh: 50 Years of the 1971 War.’
The participants of ultra-marathon in- cluded 02 Officers, 10 JCOs and 50 ORs of The Rajput Regimen- tal Centre. The rally culminated at the Ra- jput War Memorial, where it ended with a deafening welcome by NCC students, School students and the Ra- jput Soldiers.
Rajput Regimental Centre offi cers, JCOs and ORs participating in the ultra-marathon.
AWARDING TALENT
CM Yogi Adityanath along with Minister for Law and Justice Brajesh Pathak, Minister for Urban Development Ashutosh Tandon, CMS founders, Dr Jagdish Gandhi and Dr Bharti Gandhi and Principal of CMS Kanpur Road Campus, Dr Vineeta Kamran at the felicitation event of student Kumari Nancy for winning the inter-school essay competition.
CRUCIAL READ AMU MGMT WRITES TO MUNICIPALITY OVER RISING STRAY DOG MENACE IN LOCALITY
Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University authorities wrote to the municipal corporation on Tuesday over the growing stray dog menace in nearby areas, a day after a video clip of a four-year-old girl being attacked by a pack of stray dogs went viral on social media. The clip captures the attack on the child, who in all probability would have suffered serious injuries if a passerby would not have rushed to her rescue and saved her on Monday.
ACS AWASTHI CHAIRS MEET ON MOUNI BABA MELA
Lucknow: ACS, Home Awanish Awasthi on Tuesday chaired a high- level meeting organised by the Charitable Affairs Department to review the preparation for the “Pourounik Mouni Baba Mela” to be held at Banda in the coming month from December 15 to 17.
BJP LEADER SHOT, RECEIVES SIX BULLET INJURIES
Prayagraj: Armed assailants opened fi re on BJP leader Ajay Sharma near Lehra village under Phaphamau police station area. Police said unidentifi ed assailants opened fi re on Sharma when he was heading home. He received six bullet injuries and was rushed to the hospital.
First India Bureau
Varanasi/Lucknow: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a cruise on the Ganges in Kashi on the last Dev Deepawali, he had taken a vow to rid the Gan- ges from the toxic smoke and noise of diesel-powered boats. With the reins of Uttar Pradesh in the hands of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, work on this ambitious project was hence just a matter
of time and took off immediately.
UP government has taken up a target to run about 500 CNG motor- boats in the Ganges till Dev Deepawali on No- vember 19. In the coming time, there is a plan to run 100 per cent boats in Ganga on CNG. With this, the holy Mok- shadayini Ganga will be the first river in the world, where CNG based boats will run on such a large scale.
Tourists visit the re-
ligious city of Kashi, do boating in the Ganges, see the buildings, tem-
ple-monasteries standing for centuries on the banks of the crescent-
shaped ghats. Now the tourists coming here are going to get free-
dom from the poison- ous smoke and loud sound of the boat while
enjoying boat rides in the Ganges.
A plan for a floating CNG station in Ganga is also on the anvil. With this, CNG can also be filled in the middle of the Ganges during boating. Smart City GM, D Vasudevam said about 1,700 small and big boats plied in the Ganges. Of these, about 500 boats were going to run on diesel engines.
About 177 boats have been fitted with CNG engines. The target is to
run the remaining mo- torboats with CNG engines till Dev Deepawa- li. This work is being done by GAIL India under Corporate Social Re- sponsibility. CNG engines are being installed in 1,700 small and big boats with a budget of about Rs 29 crore.
A free CNG kit is being installed in the boats. Suman Kumar Rai, Project Manager of Smart City said diesel engines will be with- drawn from boats.
Come Dev Deepawali, and Ganga will be freed of diesel pollution GREEN VOYAGE
POLLUTION-FREE, LESS NOISE, CNG A WIN-WIN FOR ALL Sailors say that they are covering twice the distance with a CNG engine at half the cost. Tourists are also feeling good due to no smoke and loud noise. The CNG-based engine reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 7 to 11 per cent compared to diesel and petrol engines. The loud noise of diesel engine has a bad effect on humans as well as aquatic animals. Along with this, the historical heritage standing on the banks of the Ghat for thousands of years was also getting damaged.
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Lko reports 16 new dengue cases
First outlet of Green Gold Ecostore for bamboo products opens in Lko
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With 16 more dengue cases de- tected in Lucknow on Tuesday, the tally for this year inches close to 1,500 mark here.
Similarly, 18 cases were reported from Sitapur while 24 from Meerut.
The requirement for platelet has also gone with surge in everyday- patient count here. An official while speaking
to First India said that due to change in weather conditions the vector borne diseases are
on the rise and there’s continuous fogging being done by the Nagar Nigam.
In Lucknow, among those tested with dengue, 10 were ad- mitted to various hospitals of the city following depletion of platelets below 25,000, while others were recuperating at home, hospital sources said while speaking to First India.
Similar situation is prevailing in almost all districts of the state where vector-driven diseases are on the rise.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The first outlet of Green Gold Ecos- tore of Shri Yogeshwar Divine Life Herbals San- sthan was opened on Tuesday at Naveen Kha- di Bhawan, Dalibagh.
The showroom officers attractive designer mo- bile stand, table, chair, sofa, bottle, file cover etc. which will surely appeal to the buyers.
The initiative of Shri Yogeshwar Divine Life
Herbals Sansthan was launched by CEO of Khadi Board ACS Infor- mation Navneet Sehgal. He said bamboo prod-
ucts will not only help making homes beautiful and unique but also help in reducing plastic products from our lives.
18 cases were reported from Sitapur while 24 were from
Meerut. Platelet demand is also surging rapidly
ACS Home Navneet Sehgal at the launch of the store on Tuesday
10th All-India police archery tourney begins Greater Noida: The 10th All-India police archery championship was inaugurated at an ITBP camp here on Tues- day. The five-day event will witness participation from 20 Central and state police forces.
“More than 350 men and women archers from these police teams will be competing in various categories,” an Indo-Tibetan Border Po-
lice (ITBP) spokesper- son said. The event was inaugurated by special secretary (internal security) in the Union home ministry V S K Kaumudi in the presence of ITBP director general Sanjay Arora.
ITBP Inspector Gen- eral (training) IS Duhan said the force is organis- ing the national police archery meet for the second time after 2014. —PTI
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On World Legal Services Day, let us pledge to make sure the availability of free services to the weaker section of the society and make them conscious
about their rights.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
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all we ask or imagine, according to his power that
is at work within us. —Bible
IN-DEPTH
HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD
here is an aphorism that all budding en- trepreneurs and griz- zled veterans alike come to intimately
understand: the market never lies. Americans have among the lowest life expectancy of high- income countries — 77.3 years versus Switzerland, for exam- ple, at 83.2 years. The adult chronic disease burden stands at 24.6% of the population, compared to an average of 18% across these same countries. Obesity defined as a BMI of 30 or more is at a staggering 40% in the United States, compared to an average of 21% in the group.
Yet over a million people travel to the US every year for their medical care, including heads of state, the wealthy and elite, who presum- ably could have received care in their home country or anywhere else in the world. The numbers cited above do not even include the millions who are cared for by the international satellite campuses of the Mayo Clinic, Cornell, Har- vard and Johns Hopkins systems, to name just a few, that have been established to bring American health care to the rest of the world.
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ustralia may be leading the world in measures to protect public in- terest journalism
from the threats arising from media restructuring and news aggregators such as Google and Facebook, but it has yet to properly address the related need for firm pro- fessional standards.
At the moment the Austral- ian Press Council deals with complaints about the print and online content of the newspapers, magazines and journals that fund it.
Among those publishers are the two biggest: Nine and News Corp. Other big publishers are not or cannot be members, among them Guardian Australia, The
Conversation and the ABC.
THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO LIFT STANDARDS The government’s Finkelstein Review recommended a government-funded statutory body take over the role and functions of the Australian Press Council and the news-related functions
of the Communications and Media Authority.
THE GOVERNMENT IS INCHING TOWARDS MORE The government has raised the possibility of trying again, its green paper last year on broadcasting promising to “implement a staged program of reform towards ‘platform neutral’ media regulation”.
HERE’S HOW BETTER REGULATION COULD WORK The Council has its critics, whether related to slowness in handling complaints (a le- gitimate concern) or seeming insufficiently independent or insufficiently (or overly) crit- ical of the work it examines. But its work is important. SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Australian journalism needs better standards
One thing that could be done in Australia is
for digital platforms and publishers to
voluntarily adopt an improved version of the Digital Industry
Group’s code
POST BYPOLL, TMC EMERGES STRONGER, CONG DECIMATED, LEFT… LEFT ASIDE
he bypolls are over and even as it is a known fact that the ruling party makes the best out of the bypoll results… a close look at how the ruling party fared in these bypolls would certainly paint an ex- tremely dismal picture of the Opposition in West Bengal.
TMC on November 2 made a clean sweep in the Assem- bly bypolls after it won in all the four seats.
Even as TMC secured landslide victories in these elections, one constant factor that needs to be acknowledged is that the BJP remained as the main Opposition even as the saffron party saw how they “dropped” the Shantipur and Dinhata catches.
POINTS TO BE NOTED TMC is growing stronger by the day: Despite the fact that the BJP had pressed into service all its stalwarts for the Assembly polls earlier this year… the May 2, 2021 outcome script went horribly awry for the saffron party while Mamata Banerjee had the last laugh. After the massive win against the BJP, it
was evident that TMC would shift its focus pan-India. However, this did not mean that the TMC would loosen its connect over West Bengal and take the bypolls lightly.
In the state Assembly polls held in March-April this year, the TMC received 48 per cent vote share. In the Bha- wanipore Assembly bypoll on September 30, Mamata garnered 71.9 per cent votes and the party bagged a total 60.2 per cent votes in the election at Samserganj and Jan- gipur seats held on the very same day.
In the November 2 victory in all the four bypolls, the TMC logged in a major 75 per cent combined vote share. With this, the party now has a strength of 217 MLAs in the House.
Moreover, the party en- joyed straight drive wins with record differences. Udayan Guha won the Din- hata seat in Cooch Behar district by 1,64,089 votes. In Go- saba, Subrata Mondal of the TMC was triumphant by a winning margin of 1,43,051 votes. In Khardah, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay won by a margin of 93,832 votes. It may be noted that Sovandeb had given up his Bhawanipore seat for Mamata. TMC nominee from Shantipur, Braja Kishor Goswami managed to win by a margin of 64,675 votes. BJP not getting the grasp?: Even as the BJP has come up
to become the main Opposi- tion to the TMC in the earlier held crucial Assembly polls… the saffron party has, it seems, lost quite a bit of steam. Even as it failed to win any of the four (Assem- bly) seats, the party lost both Dinhata and Santipur seats. Moreover, to add to their woes… BJP party candidates even lost their deposits in Dinhata, Gosaba and even in Khardah constituencies.
During the Assembly polls earlier this year, BJP’s vote share was pegged at 38 per cent. In Bhawanipore bypoll, the BJP’s vote share dipped to 22.3 per cent. In Samser- ganj and Jangipur Assembly elections, the combined vote share of BJP was 14.2 per cent. However, in the bypolls, the party’s combined vote share stood at 14.5 per cent.
It may be noted that the
party lost five of its “sulking” MLAs to the TMC since the Assembly polls were over. BJP MLAs who are now in the TMC are Tanmoy Ghosh, Mukul Roy, Biswajit Das, Krishna Kalyani and Soumen Roy. They have not yet re- signed from their posts and the unofficial tally of the BJP in the House is now 70, down from 77. Going by the trend and with the current election scenario… grapevine has it that more defections are likely. Congress ‘deleted’, Left is out of focus but in frame: Although the party contested only one seat out of the four, the Congress candidate in Shantipur managed to get just a meagre 1.41 per cent votes and was slightly better that 0.92 per cent that is what the NOTA got. Poll panel data reveals that the Congress ended up doing worse than NOTA. While it clocked only 0.37 per cent votes, NOTA bagged 1.07 per cent.
This will give the TMC an upper hand in case the Grand Old Party has a poll alliance with TMC in the larger con- text for Lok Sabha, it won’t be difficult for the TMC to garm- er a lion’s share. However, let’s look at the Left... LF did better and logged in 8.5 per cent votes, up from the 4.7 % it received during the state Assem- bly polls earlier this year.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
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During the Assembly polls earlier this year, BJP’s vote share was pegged at 38 per
cent. In Bhawanipore bypoll, the BJP’s vote share dipped to 22.3 per cent. In Samserganj and Jangipur
Assembly elections, the combined vote share of BJP was 14.2 per cent. However,
in the bypolls, the party’s combined vote share stood
at 14.5 per cent
Even as TMC secured landslide victories in these elections, one
constant factor that needs to be acknowledged is
that the BJP remained as the main Opposition
even as the saffron party saw how they “dropped”
the Shantipur and Dinhata catches
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POST BYPOLL VICTORIES, CAN CONGRESS PRESENT ONE-ON-ONE CHALLENGE TO BJP? Anita Hada
New Delhi: With the results of by- elections to three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly seats in t h i r t e e n states and union territo- ries falling large- ly in Congress' fa- vour, grand old party has witnessed a huge change in momentum towards itself. Earlier in face-to-face battles, Bharatiya Ja- nata Party has often won, but this time Con- gress has won and that too with a huge margin. Barring one state - As- sam - Congress has won by a huge margin and where it has lost, there has been a tough fight.
Even though during the seven years of Nar- endra Modi's rule, the opposition parties have
been winning in the by- elections, but this time the Congress is consid- ering its victory 'spe-
cial' and showing the strength of a one-on- one fight with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Keep in mind that earlier the Congress used to lose in one-on- one battles while BJP
considered it its strength that it
had to fight the C o n g r e s s .
But this time in the b y - e l e c - tion, the Cong ress has defeat-
ed the B h a r a t i y a
Janata Party- by a big margin
or has lost by a very small margin in a one- on-one fight. It is being told that there is a lot of enthusiasm in the Con- gress high command about this.
Congress leaders have presented this report in front of the party, after which both Ra- hul Gandhi and Priyan- ka Gandhi Vadra have tightened their stance against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
RAJASTHAN MADHYA PRADESH Congress won both the seats in Rajasthan, where Congress got
37.51 percent votes and BJP 18.80 percent. In this way, the
BJP’s voting was half that of the Congress party.
In MP, BJP won one Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats and Congress won one assembly seat. There the BJP got 47.58 percent of the votes and the Congress got 45.55 percent.
MAHARASHTRA HIMACHAL PRADESH When the Congress won the only assembly seat in Maharashtra, it
got 57.03 percent votes, while the BJP got 35.06 percent. That is, the differ-
ence there was 22 percent of the vote.
In HP, the party won one LS & all three assembly seats. In these four seats, Congress got 48.90 percent of the votes, while BJP got only 28.05 percent. There was a difference of 20 percent votes.
According to sources, the recent strategy of Congress is to remain
aggressive against BJP and present itself as a better alternative to saffron party. It is also being said that Con-
gress is toying with the idea of going ahead alone for the time being. As per highly placed sources in Cong, party’s strategy has been changed after by-polls. The results of by-polls
in states like WB, AP, Bihar, Telan- gana etc. have worried Congress, after which efforts will be made to improve coordination with allies or find new allies in these states.
CONGRESS PLANS MASSIVE RESTRUCTURING...
HOCKEY COACH MOVES DELHI HC OVER BEING IGNORED FOR DRONACHARYA AWARD
ED ATTACHES ASSETS WORTH RS 61.38 CR IN BHUSHAN STEEL, BEL CASE
SCSP: PLEA SEEKS DIRECTION TO UTILISE FUNDS New Delhi: The Delhi HC on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking directions from Delhi Govt to spend the entire amount allocated for SCSP under the Budget Outlays for the financial year 2021-22 and future financial years for the welfare of SC. The petition further sought direction to Delhi Government, department for the welfare of SC/ ST/OBC, DSFDC and Planning Department to ensure that the unspent funds that have been diverted in the last three years are reverted to the SCSP and are used for special schemes set up for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes. Court fixed matter for January 11, 2022, for hearing.
New Delhi: Hockey coach Sandeep Sangwan on Tues- day moved the Delhi High Court seeking an order for the government to consider him for the Dronacharya Award (Regular Category) for the year 2021 for his performance as a coach. Justice Rekha Palli asked the Centre to take instructions and listed the matter for further hearing on No- vember 12. Sangwan, who claims to be a renowned hockey coach, said he was ignored by the Centre from being considered for the Dronacharya Award despite being found meritorious by the Selection Committee for Sports Award 2021. The Centre was represented by Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma and standing counsel Anil Soni.
Mumbai: The ED has provisionally attached assets of about Rs 61.38 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), in relation to its probe on Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL), Bhushan Energy Limited (BEL) and a few others. BSL and its former promoters are accused of siphoning off public funds. The agency in a statement said the
attached assets consist of “agricultural land in Raigad, Maharashtra, warehouses in enti- ties under the control of erstwhile promoters of BSL”. ED initiated a money laundering probe into Bhushan Steel and Bhushan Energy on the basis of a complaint filed by SFIO in 2019, under various provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and IPC, 1860.
COURT TO HEAR PLEA OVER BAR ON MARRIED PEOPLE JOINING ARMY’S LEGAL WING
COURT SENDS NCB WITNESS KIRAN GOSAVI TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY IN CHEATING CASE
New Delhi: The Delhi HC on Tuesday said it will hear on January 11 a plea challenging the restriction on married individuals being considered for JAG department, the legal arm of the army. A bench of CJ DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh allowed an early hearing application by petitioner Kush Kalra and permitted the Centre to file any additional affidavit on it. “List for hearing on January 11, 2022. If the respondent wants to file any affidavit, the same is permitted to be filed. No purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending for a long period,” said the bench.
Pune: NCB independent witness in the Mumbai cruise raid case Kiran Gosavi has been sent to Judicial custody by a Pune court on Tuesday in a cheating case registered against him at Faraskhana police station. Gosavi, till now, was in police custody. On Oc- tober 28, Gosavi, a key witness in the Mumbai cruise drugs case in which Bollywood actor SRK’s son Aryan Khan was arrested, was held by Pune City Police in connection with a cheating case of Rs 18 lakh in the year 2018.
IN THE COURTYARD BAIL OF EX-FORTIS PROMOTER ON HOLD New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned bail plea of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh, accused of misappropriating about Rs 2,400 crore of Relig- are Finvest Ltd funds, for November 11. The court kept decision on hold.
Kavita Pant
New Delhi: Five years have passed since demonetisation. On No- vember 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation at eight o’clock in the night, said that the notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 will cease to be legal ten- der. After that, for several months, PM him- self and his ministers kept explaining to the country that this has been done to eliminate black money.
When there was no sign of ending black money, it was said that
this masterstroke was done by the PM to make a cashless economy. Since then, it is being publicized that how digital transactions have taken over the role in India. There is no doubt that digital transactions have increased
but at the same time people’s dependence on cash has become more than ever.
Five years after demonetisation in India, cash has become about 60 percent more than before demonetisation. According to the defini-
tion of RBI, having cash in the hands of the public means that if we sort out the cash of the banks from the curren- cy in circulation minus cash in banks i.e. total liquidity, then what is left is the cash in the hands of the people and
it is Rs 28 lakh crore. It is believed that the corona virus has also increased people’s confi- dence in cash. However, the amount of cash to GDP ratio in India was always 10 to 12 per cent, which is now going to increase to 14 per cent.
5 YEARS SINCE DEMONETISATION, MORE CASH AVAILABLE TO INDIANS THAN EVER!
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: After in- creasing it nine times in three years, the central government has reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel once. And within hours of the Central government’s move, leaders of BJP started pressuriz- ing the opposition-ruled states to reduce their VAT or local tax. In Del- hi, BJP leaders also demonstrated in front of CM Arvind Kejri-
wal’s house. Opposition leaders
do not want central govt and the BJP to get all the credit for the reduc- tion in the price of petrol and diesel and that is why they have with- held the decision in
their respective states. An opposition leader says that now if they reduce VAT, the price of petrol and diesel will come down further but the credit will go to the BJP. That’s why the opposition parties are
waiting for the matter to cool down, after which they will cut down VAT and take full credit. The state govts of BJP and its allies have no such need, so they have reduced their local taxes immediately. Rest of states will wait for a while and reduce their local taxes. Keep in mind that the biggest source of revenue with the state govts is the tax on petroleum products, so they are not in a position to give much relief.
States with opposition rule will also reduce VAT, but no major relief expected!
VAT has been reduced in many places even in the states ruled by the opposition, but there are about a
dozen states that have not reduced VAT and it is said that in the coming days, VAT will also be
reduced in these states.
In report of RBI, total cash in India as on Oct 5, 2021 is `28.30 lakh cr, which was `17.97 crore 5
years ago on Nov 8, 2016. Cash use has grown by 57% in 5 years. People have more cash of `10.33
lakh crore than before. Over `2.5 lakh crore cash has come into circulation every year. 2 months after
demonetisation, in Jan 2017, people had only `7,80,000 cr of cash left, today it is `28.30 lakh
Mumbai police detain 1 person in Antilia case Mumbai: The Mumbai police have identified one person among the two who asked about the location of Antilia, residence of RIL Chair- man Mukesh Ambani, but nothing suspicious has been found so far. “1 person identified; he is a taxi driver from Guja- rat. Nothing suspicious recovered from him so far,” said Mumbai Po- lice. Cops have initiated inquiry as taxi driver alerted police. —ANI
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: The Un- ion Government on Tuesday appointed Sheel Vardhan Singh, a 1986 batch IPS officer of Bihar Cadre, to the post of Director General of CISF; a post that fell vacant after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal was appointed as CBI Director.
Presently, Singh is working as Special Di- rector in IB. Report- edly, he will take
charge on Wednesday. Further, Atul Karwal, 1988 batch Gujarat Cadre IPS officer, was appointed as Director General, NDRF. Cur- rently, Karwal is heading the Sardar Vallab- hbhai Patel National Police Academy. On taking over at NDRF headquarters Karwal will join his wife in New Delhi where she is serving as Union Secretary in the De- partment of School Education.
SINGH & KARWAL APPOINTED AS DG IN CISF & NDRF RESP NEW POSTINGS!
NARANG WILL BE NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD New Delhi: The Pub- lic Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on Tues- day recommended that Rajneesh Narang be considered for appointment as Director (Finance) of state-run oil refiner Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
Narang was picked out of nine candidates who were inter- viewed on Mon- day.
Currently, Na- rang is working as HPCL Executive Direc- tor (Corporate Fi-
nance). He has also been functioning as the company’s Chief Fi- nancial Officer (CFO) since July 01, 2021.
If the PESB recom- mendation is approved by the Union Government, Narang will step in the shoe of R Kesavan who retired this year.
New Delhi: CJ NV Ra- mana Tuesday said the legal profession is not about profit maximisa- tion but for service to the society.
Speaking at event organised by NALSA to observe ‘Legal Services Day’, Ramana said students, educated in law, are empowered to be the voices of vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society.
Ramana said he was very happy to see Union Law Minister Kiren Ri- jiju’s personal inclina-
tion towards progress of legal services. Rijiju expressed concern over unpalatable remarks made on SM against judges. —ANI
LEGAL SERVICES DAY
Your decision to join legal aid movement
will pave path for a great career. This will help you inculcate empathy, under- standing and a sense of selflessness.
—NV Ramana, CJI
INDIA LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Prez Ram Nath Kovind presents award to Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat. She is one of the founders of Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad.
President presents award to Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) for Public Affairs. His son Chirag Paswan receives the award.
Ram Nath Kovind gives award to Prof Ram Yatna Shukla. He is the President of Kashi Vidwat Parishad and called “Abhinav Panini”.
President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan Award to Sumitra Mahajan for Public Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday.
President Ram Nath Kovind presents award to Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous). His wife Dolly Gogoi receives the award.
PADMA AWARDS
PRESIDENT CONFERS TOP HONOURS
resident Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday presented Padma awards, the most prestigious awards in the country, to the recipients at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
As a part of it, a total of 119 awards was presented in a ceremony conducted on November 8 and 9, out of which seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri awards will be conferred to the recipients.
PADMA AWARDEES ARE... While the Padma Vibhushan awardees include Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam, Dr Belle Monappa Hegde, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Narinder Singh Kapany, BB Lal and Sudarshan Sahoo. The list of Padma Bhushan Awards include ministers like Tarun Gogoi, Chandrashekhar Kam- bara, Sumitra Mahajan, Ram Vilas Paswan and Tarlochan Singh among others. Meanwhile, 29 of the awardees include women, 16 Posthumous awardees and one transgender awardee.
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BRAHMINS & BANIYAS ARE IN MY POCKET, SAYS MP BJP IN-CHARGE
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Ja- nata Party (BJP) in- charge Muralidhar Rao said that people belong- ing to Brahmin and Baniya communities are in his pockets.
He made the remarks while responding to the allegations that BJP is seeking caste-based votes. “Brahmins and Baniyas are in my two pockets....when there were brahmin workers
it was called Brahmins’ party. When Baniya workers were there it was called a party for ‘baniyas’...BJP will be for everyone,” Rao said during a press conference here.
In a series of tweets, Congress party leader Kamal Nath slammed Rao for his remarks and said that the BJP leader has insulted the ‘Brahmin’ and ‘Baniya’ communities. —ANI
...over allegations that his party seeks caste-based vote
Kamal Nath @ OfficeOfKNath Very sad information has been received about the death of four innocent people in the incident of
fire in the children’s ward of Kamala Nehru Hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Condolences to the families of the victims. The government should make arrangements for proper treatment of other injured children.
SHIVRAJ ORDERS PROBE INTO HOSP FIRE Bhopal: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that a probe has been or- dered into the incident in Bhopal’s Kamla Nehru Hospital where four children died
after a children’s ward caught fire. ‘This is a case of criminal neg-
ligence. Stringent action will be taken against those found guilty,’ tweeted Chouhan.
Low age of victims in rape, murder not sufficient to impose death penalty: SC New Delhi: Low age of victims in rape-and-murder cases has not been considered as the “only or sufficient factor by this court” for imposing the death penalty, the Su- preme Court has said referring to its verdict that had analysed 67 similar cases dealt by it in last 40 years.
The apex court’s crucial observation came on an appeal of Irappa Sid- dappa who was convicted and given the death penalty by a trial court. The Karnataka High Court confirmed the trial court’s decision on March 6, 2017.
He was convicted for kidnapping, rape and murder of a five-year old-girl in the village of Khanapur in Karnataka in 2010 and post the incident, he had put the body of victim in a bag and thrown it into a stream, named Bennihalla. —ANI
Mahapanchayat in Lucknow on Nov 22 will be historic: Tikait New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday warned the centre of intensifying the farmers’ agitation in the Purvanchal region in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, adding that the upcoming Kisan Ma- hapanchayat in Luc- know will prove to be the “last nail in the coffin for the three black laws”.
Earlier, he had said that farmers will strengthen the agitation from November 27 by reaching Delhi borders on tractors. —ANI
The Kisan Mahapanchayat in Lucknow on
November 22 will be historic. It will prove to be the last nail in the coffin for the anti-farmer government and the three black laws. Now, the farmers’ movement will also intensify in Purvanchal. —RAKESH TIKAIT,
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader
CLP Leader, Shri Ibobi; PCC President Shri N.
Loken and Shri @ Gaikhangam2 along with other delegates of CLP - Shri @meghachandra_k, Km. @MirabaiAkoijam and Md. @fajur_rahim
met Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi to
discuss political scenario of Manipur at New Delhi.
New Delhi: Ahead of the 2022 assembly elections, a meeting of Ma- nipur Congress leaders with party interim President Sonia Gandhi is underway at her residence in the national capital on Tuesday, informed sources.
AICC Manipur in- charge Bhakta Charan Das, senior observer
Jairam Ramesh along with other party leaders met Sonia Gandhi. Former Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh and Gaikhangam Gangmei are also present in the meeting.
The meeting is crucial as elections are due in early next year and Ma- nipur is an important state in the north east region. Manipur has 60 assembly seats wherein BJP is in power. —ANI
AHEAD OF 2022 POLLS SONIA GANDHI, MANIPUR LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL SITUATION
A delegation from Manipur under the leadership of CLP leader O Ibobi Singh met with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday.
K’taka BJP in-charge Arun Singh to strategise for local body polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP in-charge Arun Singh will convene a core committee meeting on Tuesday with state party leaders to
plan strategies for the upcoming local body polls. The elections will be held for the BBMP, Vidhana Parishat (legislative council), zilla
and taluk panchayat. After the BJP’s defeat in the Hangal bypolls in Haveri, the home district of CM Basavaraj Bommai, the party is
serious about local body polls, wants to iron out differences. Opposition split by a factional fight between Shivakumar, & Siddaramaiah. —ANI
YEDIYURAPPA’S STATEWIDE TOUR
Yediyurappa has announced a statewide tour and declared that it is his mission to bring BJP to
power again in the state Assembly elections. The core committee will also discuss awarding cabinet berths to Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra.
Singh’s big challenge is to bring in coordination between former CM BS Yediyurappa and other top party leaders who are opposing him
CRUCIAL READ
GOVERNMENT TO APPOINT NEW UGC
CHIEF SOON New Delhi: The Union Education Ministry is expected to appoint a new UGC chairperson
within next one month. The names of any of-
ficials of the Central or state Govt will not be
considered for the post. The tenure of DP Singh,
the current chairman of the UGC, is ending
in the first week of De- cember. In view of this,
UGC may get a new chairman by the end of December. Some new standards have been set for appointment.
PMGKAY: OPPN TARGETS CENTRE ON DISCONTINUATION New Delhi: Opposition on Tuesday attacked Union govt over “discontinuation” of PMG- KAY, saying scheme should at least continue till March 2022 as the country ranked 101 in the 2021 Global Hunger Index and was facing unemployment issues. Opposition’s criticism came after Food Secy Pandey’s Nov 5 statement that as of now, Centre has no proposal to extend distribution of free ration under PMG- KAY beyond Nov 30.
PRESIDENT, VP, PM MODI GREET PEOPLE OF UTTARAKHAND ON THEIR FOUNDATION DAY New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice Prez M Venkaiah Naidu, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the people of Uttarakhand on their foundation day. ‘The people of U’khand are known for their simple lifestyle, honestly and humility, through their hard work they have brought the state an important place,’ Kovind tweeted. VP Naidu also took to Twitter, Known as ‘Devbhoomi’, U’khand is renowned for its rich spiritual heritage, spectacular natural beauty. PM Modi wrote, “Warm greetings to all my brothers and sisters of Devbhoomi on foundation day of U’khand.”
NO PRIOR NOTICE: SUVENDU ADHIKARI SKIPS MEETING FOR APPOINTMENT OF BENGAL IC Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari skipped a meeting regarding the appointment of State Informa- tion Commissioners in WB, and accused TMC govt
in the state of not giving ‘prior notice’ regarding the official engagement. Taking to Twitter, Adhika- ri wrote, “Won’t be able to attend meeting regarding the appointment
of State Information Commissioners as I have been intimated about it only few hours back. I hope next time prior notice is served at least 7 days earlier.”
Muralidhar Rao
PREPARATION FOR KARTIK PURNIMA FAIR DELAYED
With less than 10 days left for the famous Kartik Purnima
fair, the Rae Bareilly administration is yet to wake from its sleep as the preparations for the mega fair that hosts lakhs of devotees haven’t started yet. Despite the fair having been accorded the state title, the administration continues to neglect the required arrangements. In a meeting that took place more than a month ago, a blueprint was asked to be prepared by the Nagar Nigam & administrative offi cials but nothing has been submitted
yet. One of the major issues that need attention is that of the drinking water facility for pilgrims. About 30 hand pumps installed within the Mela region lie defunct,
also the sewage hasn’t been taken care of. The irony is that offi cials at the level of district magistrate and SDMs have been taking several rounds of meetings but
their juniors don’t seem to be complying. —Vishal Srivastav
VISIT TO ASTROLOGER FOR TRANSFER ORDER
The 2022 assembly elections in the state have heightened the
desire for transfer among the offi cials of the state. A district-level offi cer in Kanpur is expectantly waiting for his transfer as those around him have already been transferred but he is a few of those
who haven’t received any transfer order. The delay in transfer order made him visit an astrologer in hopes of knowing when he will get transferred as the issue of transfer is causing disharmony in his family. The astrologer suggested to the offi cer that if he wants the desire for transfer to be fulfi lled, then he will have to
feed monkeys and cows and then only, his wish for the transfer will come true. The offi cer desperately wishing for transfer was seen feeding monkeys hoping that he will get transferred soon and now, whenever people ask him about his transfer, he says that he will get the transfer order soon.
—Sumit Awasthi
NOW BJP MAKING HECTIC EFFORTS TO RETAIN GROUND IN WEST UP
RE-CONSOLIDATING CASTE-COMBINATION
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With on-going farmers agitation all eyes are now fixed in vast western UP where Jat community which is in a politically dominant position. The region is likely to witness tough electoral battle in 2022 assembly election. With farmers on the warpath against central government’s farm laws for the last one year and communal harmony being restored, there appears to be a churning in the Jat-dominated politics in west UP.
However, the BJP has been trying to retain ground by re-consolidating caste combination. It may be recalled that after the break- down of MAJGAR (Muslim, Ahir, Jat, Guj- jar and Rajput) under the onslaught of Ram Temple movement in 1991, the Jat community had started gravitat- ing towards the BJP.
Former prime minister Chaudhury Charan Singh, who was of Jat ancestry, taking inspi- ration from pre-inde-
pendence Jat leader Sir Chotu Ram (1881-1945) of Haryana, had formu- lated AJGAR (Ahir-Ya- dav, Jat and Rajput) to widen his political base. Later he added Muslims to make it MAJGAR and thereafter the Chaudhury’s family ruled the roost for many years. However, rise of Hindutav forces with Ram temple movement in 1991 uprooted this caste alliance with Jat community switching sides among various po-
litical parties including Rashtriya Lok Dal, SP, BSP and BJP over the years. The RLD chief Chaudhury Ajit Singh’s experiment of Jat-Mus- lim combination also collapsed after the worst communal riots riot of Muzaffarnagar in 2013. During the last three years (2014, 2017, 2019) the BJP has been on winning spree in west UP. It swept west UP with more than 50 per cent vote in 2017.
Again in 2019 when
the grand alliance of SP-RLD-BSP failed to evoke response from the Jat community the BJP bagged 91 per cent vote of the community. In all the three previous elections hatred and animosity of Jats against Muslims after 2013 riots played key role in the decisive victory of BJP.
In Western UP Jat population is around 17% and they are spread over in 120 assembly seg- ments in the region including parts of Barielly and Agra divisions. Their role is quite sig- nificant on at least 50 seats. There are 14 Jat MLAs in UP assembly and except one all of them are from BJP. The BJP has thus been trying to avoid any trouble in 2022 assembly elections and also continue hold for 2024 parliamentary elections. Of the total 71 assembly seats in three divisions- Meerut, Saharanpur and Moradabad- the BJP had won 51 seats and eight MLCs. It has seven Lok Sabha members and four in Rajya Sabha.
Kisan Mahapanchayat in Lko on Nov 22: Tikait
Ghaziabad: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said the protest against the Centre’s 3 farm laws will be intensified in the Purvanchal region, which comprises parts of eastern UP & western Bihar. He said a ‘Kisan Mahapanchay- at’ will be held in Luc- know on November 22, four days ahead of the anti-farm law protest at Delhi borders complet- ing one year.
The BKU is part of the farmers collective Samyukta Kisan Mor- cha (SKM), which is spearheading the cam-
paign, particularly the demonstrations at Del- hi’s three border points of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur since Novem- ber 2020.
“The Kisan Ma- hapanchayat on No- vember 22 to be held in Lucknow will be historic. This Mahapan- chayat of the SKM will prove to be the last nail in the coffin of the anti- farmer government and the 3 black laws. Now the movement of ‘Annadata’ (food pro- viders) will intensify even in Purvanchal,” Tikait, national spokes- person of the BKU, tweeted in Hindi. —PTI
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RE-ENERGISING JAT-MUSLIM COMBO The RLD-SP alliance has been making efforts to re-energise Jat-Muslim combination to gain lost ground in the region. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) under the leadership of Rakesh Tikait and Naresh Tikait, which has come closer to RLD during the last few months has so far adopted hostile attitude towards the BJP. Tikait is closely working with Jats in Haryana.
Scent of Socialism: Akhilesh launches Samajwadi perfume
Lucknow: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh As- sembly elections, Sa- majwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a specially made “Sama- jwadi perfume”, hoping to spread the “scent of socialism” in the state. The perfume, a mix of 22 natural “at- tars” (fragrances), has been prepared in Kan- nauj. Kannauj is called the “Attar Nagri” and has been the stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, represented by Dimple Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav in the Lok Sabha in the past. Kannauj MLC Pushraj Jain said the perfume packed in a red-green bottle and its box hav-
ing a picture of the party president was prepared by two scien- tists in four months.
DEFAMATION CASE
First India Bureau
Baghpat: A dead body of an unidentified woman was found in the jungle area near Mubarikpur village under Chandinagar area. According to police information, the dead body of a woman was recovered on Tuesday evening following which a police team was rushed to the spot and initiated the inves- tigations. Initial, it was revealed that the wom-
an was killed some- where else & the dead body was dumped in the jungle, police said adding that attempts to ascertain her identity are underway & nearby police stations have been informed. Police have interrogated some villagers in nearby area but her identity was not revealed.
Further investiga- tions are underway and identity of the de- ceased will be revealed soon, police said.
Three surveyors terminated after corruption in PM housing scheme
Agra police bust gang of thieves
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: Three surveyors involved in Prime Minister Hous- ing scheme fraud were terminated while two others were shifted from Pipiganj office. Also, three-member committee headed by additional district magistrate administration was formed to probe the case after
videos related to corruption were viral on social media. In video Rakesh Ku- mar, resident of Pipi- ganj area alleged that
Rs 10,000 were demanded for benefit of PM Housing scheme and when he denied his in- stalments were stalled. He said that he paid Rs 5000 bribe for first two instillments of the benefit from the scheme. Other beneficiaries have also alleged that bribe was demanded and Lekhpal along with councillor were involved in corruption.
First India Bureau
Agra: A gang of thieves was busted by the police in Agra. Po- lice have arrested three miscreants of this gang which was active in the city for a long time and recently carried out 2 theft incidents in Et- maddaula area. Dis- closing two incidents of theft in Etmaddaula area, SP City Vikas Ku- mar said that the vi- cious Vipin son Balkis-
han, Uday’s son Vishal and Sachin’s son Dev- endra had carried out both the incidents of
theft in Etmaddaula. Police have recovered 2 lakh 39 thousand cash from the posses- sion of these miscreants. Apart from this, three pistols and two mobiles have also been recovered which were bought with the stolen money. At present, the police has sent the three miscreants to the jail and the police is now search- ing many more of their associates.
Taj Mahal disappears behind thick veil of smoky haze First India Bureau
Agra: For the fifth consecutive day, the pollution level in Agra has been above the danger mark. The PPM level was recorded at 481 on Tuesday afternoon. While the
general public is suf- focating due to in- creasing pollution, its effect is now also being seen on the historical heritage as well.
The pollution levels were such that the Taj Mahal was covered in a blanket of thick
smog, and it was reported that the bright- ness of white marble is fading due to pollution. Although, the efforts are being made continuously to save the historical monu- ment but every efforts seem to be failing. Re-
cently, a thick layer of smog has accumulated around the Taj Mahal, due to which tourists were disappointed to see the discolored marble. Now, Mud pack will be used to save Taj Mahal from pollution.
Busted gang in police custody.
Akhilesh Yadav launches the Samajwadi perfume on Tuesday in Lucknow. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
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PARTIES INVADE EACH OTHERS’ DEN TO GAUGE VOTER SENTIMENTS CM attacks SP at its bastion in Etawah, while Priyanka plays Hindudtva card in Varanasi
Akhilesh is set to kickstart Samajwadi Vijay Yatra from Yogi’s home town Gorakhpur
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: The electoral battle of Uttar Pradesh has started getting fierce, political warriors are now challenging each other by registering presence in their strongholds. On November 6, Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- nath reached Etawah, the bastion of the Sam- ajwadi Party. While addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of the district jail, the CM targeted the SP, referring to the firing on the kar sevaks in Ayod- hya, took a jibe at Akh- ilesh, he said, “Babua, ye Twitter hi vote bhi de dega (This twitter will give you votes).” Targeting Akhilesh Ya- dav indirectly, Yogi said that some people of this Etawah had opposed the corona vaccine.
Last month, Con- gress general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of PM Narendra Modi. While addressing a rally she invoked God- dess Durga and started her speech with a stuti (prayer). Obviously, the Congress leader was
seen adopting the style of soft Hindutva to challenge the Saffron party in its stronghold.
Recently, Priyanka has visited Gorakhpur, CM Yogi Adityanath’s home town, to attend ‘Pratigya Rally’ of Con- gress party. While ad-
dressing the rally she hits out at the ruling party. She accused the CM of running the government contrary to the beliefs and teach- ings of Guru Gora- khnath.
According to political analyst Vikrant
Dubey, reaching the strongholds of opposition leaders is a deftly planned election strategy of political leaders. It creates pressure on the opposition and boosts the morale of the cadre of their own party. However, Akh- ilesh Yadav will kick off the third phase of ‘Samajwadi Vijay Ya- tra’ on November 13 from Gorakhpur, the stronghold of CM Yogi Adityanath. This Rath Yatra will go from Gor- akhpur to Kushinagar. During this, Akhilesh is sure to make a scath- ing attack on the BJP and the Yogi govern-
ment. Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah will likely be present in Azamgarh, the parliamentary constituency of Akhilesh Yadav, on November 13. Here he will lay the foundation stone of a university as well as blow the bugle of BJP’s election campaign. It is believed that during this visit, the SP camp will be especially on target in Shah’s address. According to sources, preparations are being made to orga- nize a big election rally of BJP soon in Rae Bareli, the only stronghold of Congress.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: With Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022 inching closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minis- ter Amit Shah will be BJP’s star campaigners for the polls. The saffron party has decided that the PM will be holding 4 mega rallies to influ- ence the voters. Not only the political rallies, but PM Modi is also set to either launch or inaugu-
rate state and Central projects worth over Rs 1-lakh crore in Novem- ber. Home Minister Amit Shah will visit the poll-bound state five times in the month of November.
The PM will inaugurate Jewar Internation- al Airport in Noida on November 25 which is likely to be commis- sioned by 2024. A trip by PM Modi to Jhansi is also on the cards on No- vember 19, on the occa-
sion of the 193rd birth anniversary of Rani Lakshmi Bai, which will
be a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programme celebrating
75 years of India’s inde- pendence. PM is also scheduled to unveil a
number of development projects and attend a public meeting at Jhan- si fort. PM may attend the annual DGPs/IGPs conference along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 20 or 21 for organised by the Intelligence Bureau. Shah will be visiting PM Modi’s turf Varanasi on November 12-13. He will also visit Azamgarh, Jaunpur and Basti to address rallies and meet the voters.
PM Modi-Shah to take charge of BJP campaign in Nov MISSION 2022
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently visited CM Yogi’s home town Gorakhpur —FILE PHOTO
In UP, Varanasi is PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency, while Gorakhpur is considered to be the bastion of CM Yogi, while Etawah-Mainpuri belt and Azamgarh are among the strongholds of the Samajwadi Party. Rae Bareli and Amethi were once considered a strong fortress of Congress, but now BJP has occupied Amethi parliamentary seat.
POLITICAL TERRITORY
Won’t do ‘chunavi samjhauta’ with any party, says Maya First India Bureau
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday made it clear that her party will not stitch a poll alliance or do a “chunavi samjhauta” with any party and contest the UP assembly election slated to be held in 2022 on its own.
“We’re entering into agreement with people of all sections of society to bring them together — this alliance is perma- nent. Don’t intend to enter into alliance with any party,” said Mayawati while addressing a press conference in Lucknow.
The BSP chief then took a swipe at the Congress and the Sa- majwadi Party, saying people will not trust several poll promises made by two parties.
“Had Congress ful- filled even 50% of their poll promises they wouldn’t have
been out of power at the Centre, UP & in most of the states of the nation,” Mayawa- ti said, intensifying her attack against the Congress.
Ahead of the upcoming UP polls, the rival parties and the BJP have begun their “drama” to “lure” people of the state, Mayawati claimed. “The truth is that BJP govt’s, at the Centre & state, an- nouncement of projects & inauguration of incomplete works in last 1.5-2 months will continue until polls,” she said.
The BSP chief said SP and BJP both parties rely on ‘Hin- du-Muslim’ politics to get votes.
‘SP will sit on dharna against EC’ First India Bureau
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said his party may go on a sit- in against the Election Commission if it does not provide them the draft voters list before the final publication ahead of the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
The final electoral roll will be published on January 5 next year by the poll body and the SP
wants the draft list to be given immediately. “In the electoral rolls, 21,56,262 names were added and 16,42,756
names were removed. The EC used to issue a list of voters after addition and deletion of names. We don’t know
under whose pressure the EC is not providing the list this time around. As a political party, we want to know whose
name is added or deleted but we have not got any information,” he said.
“We have made a complaint regarding this. Our senior leaders had given a memorandum to the EC. If needed, SP will sit on dharna against the EC,” he added. “Till 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the electoral roll was provided to political parties. Why is it not given this time? Why are we not provided the updated list of voters?” he said.
PM’S SCHEDULE
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav celebrates the fi fi th birthday of Khajanchi, who was born when his mother stood in a line during the 2016 demonetisation, at party offi ce in Lucknow on Tuesday.
BJP’s 5-point armour to tackle 3 major issues Vishal Srivastava
Lucknow: A common feedback, from the five poll-bound states to the BJP senior cadre in New Delhi has been conveyed. The key threat to the party in power in most states remain the three common factors vis in- flation, employment & covid-19 related issues.
However, the state BJP unit is all geared up to take on these issues with a five-point strategy. Firstly, the party has asked all its MPs and MLAs to devote more time in their constituencies. The ministers of the state where BJP is at the helm have also been asked to focus on their assembly constituencies, a BJP source said.
Secondly, the party has made plans to focus more on youth and women. The BJP in UP has plans to majorly focus on women’s issues and their participation in order to counter Priyanka Gand- hi-led Congress in the state who will field 40%
women candidates. Thirdly, the party is all
prepared to deal heavy blow to the opposition by catching them off guard on various fronts including controversies sur- rounding them. For this the party has formed a team of those who can decode various state- ments of the opposition.
Further, the party, in order to boost its strength at the booth level, has started the work of having more than 3 crore ‘Panna Pramukhs’ whose work will be to create a voter list of 30 voters at least. Lastly, the party will work closely with the Sangh. The Sangh also provides a strong base and blueprint for the BJP owing to its strong grip at the grassroots level.
Slain poet Madhumita Shukla’s sis to contest polls to seek justice First India Bureau
Lucknow:Nidhi Shuk- la, sister of slain poetess Madhumita Shukla, is all set to contest the upcoming Assembly elections from Mohammadi in Lakhimpur Kheri. She has applied for a ticket from Congress.
“I fought single-hand- edly for justice for my sister and yet the political system has been fa- vouring the accused. The accused Amar Mani and his wife were given life sentence but have spent most of their time in a Gorakhpur hospital instead of the jail. I have proof to show that they face no restrictions in the hospital and move around freely, meeting people every day,” Nidhi said,
She said her life has been destroyed because of this case and she has not been able to make a career. “I know that my battle has not ended and now I want to contest elections and become an MLA so that I
can take up the matter in inside the Assembly,” she added.
Nidhi Shukla’s sister Madhumita Shukla was shot dead in May 2003 in Lucknow at the behest of the then UP minister Amar Mani Tripathi. A post-mortem report had revealed that Madhumi- ta was pregnant at the time of her death. The murder case had hit the headlines as Amar Mani was a powerful and influential political leader in the state. The sensational murder case was investigated by the CBI that nailed Amar Mani Tripathi, his wife Madhu Mani Tripathi and nephew Rohit Chaturvedi.
The three were award- ed life sentence by the special court in Dehra- dun in 2007 and the Nainital High Court up- held the verdict in 2012. Amar Mani and his wife were subsequently transferred to Gorakh- pur jail on request where they are serving their life term. Recently, Mani moved an application, seeking parole on the ground that he had already served more than a decade in jail.
Incidentally, Amar Mani Tripathi’s’ son Aman Mani Tripathi is also an independent MLA from Nautanwa and is also accused of killing his wife Sara Singh in 2015.
Nishad stirs row with remark on Lord Ram, apologises Fatehpur/ Prayagraj: Nishad Party chief San- jay Nishad on Tuesday apologised for a remark on Lord Ram that had triggered a row and also put ally BJP in a spot.
In a statement on Sun- day in Prayagraj, he said Shringi Rishi Ni- shad and not king Dashrath was the father of Lord Ram, prompting
the opposition to demand a reaction from the ruling BJP.
He said Lord Ram is a revered by the Nishad community. If any wrong words have been spo

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