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“Outrageous... naked effort to take away democratic rights of American citizens... Republic TVEditor-in-Chief ArnabGoswami afterhis arrest, we have legal teams at Alibaug in Raigad on Wednesday. NarendraVaskar standing by... they will prevail —JOE BIDEN Police barge into DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Anote leftbehindonthe podium by US President Donald Trumpreads “Won Texas”after he reacted to early results, in theEast Goswami’s home, Room of theWhite House in WashingtononWednesday. Reuters arrest him in case Bideninches aheadbut Trumpdigs BUSINESSASUSUAL Inside aPennsylvania closed last year heelsinonnarrowerpathto2nd term BY UNNY bar, watching the states thatcouldpropel him to

ED battle —and waiting Senttojudicial custodyinabetment MARKLANDLER& the critical threshold of 270elec- MICHAELCOOPER Thelarger toralvotes. to suicide case; bail hearing today NEWYORK,NOVEMBER4 PLAIN E Trump’s pathtowinninga ident-hopeful had spent the first ● message EX second term appeared narrower, half of the daywaving at fans and AS VOTE-COUNTINGcontinued and dependedonhis ability to speaking to hishometown con- SAGARRAJPUT& THEEDITORIALPAGE in an election with record-break- THE VOTES arestill to be carry more of the undecided RACE FOR nections—roughly15Scranton MOHAMEDTHAVER REPUBLICOFPOLICE ingturnout wheremostballots counted andthe juryis states, including severalbattle- THE WHITE locals sawthe evening turn to MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 were castbeforeElection Day still out on the presi- ground Great Lakesstatesthat HOUSE night at Morganz Pub &Eatery StormingofTVanchor’s but manycould notbecounted dency.But thereare two he wonin2016whereBiden was as theysat in front of four televi- THE RAIGAD POLICE housebypolicethreatensall until afterward, the US presi- clear messages —the re- showing signs of strength. EXPRESS sion screens that gave them lit- WednesdayarrestedRepublic media,sanervoicesinstate dency continued to hang in the jection of Trumpthat With millions of votes yetto tle informationabout who their TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab governmentmuststandup balance lateWednesdaymorn- manyexpected hasn't be counted across sevenkey EXPLAINED INTHEU.S. next president would be. Goswami (47) and twoothers in PAGE 8 ing, with the hopes of former happened; and, the states —thereisareason that With lawyers on both sides connection with an abetment to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. United States remains a news organizations and other EXPERT EXPLAINS of the political aisle on standby, suicide case registered against and President Donald Trump nation deeplydivided, usuallyimpatient actors were KARISHMAMEHROTRA on Tuesday, millions of MAHARASHTRA LOOKINGBACKAND them in May2018. resting in ahandful of keystates. mostnot moving from CONTINUEDONPAGE2 AHEAD:POLLS, SCRANTON(PENNSYLVANIA), Americansvoted in schools, po- An Alibaug courtsent all FOR NAIK’SFAMILY, By lateWednesdaymorning, positions whenTrump NOVEMBER4 lice stations and churches. Here three to 14 days judicial custody Biden’sprospectshad bright- entered theWhiteHouse COURTS,TRANSITION in Pennsylvania, electionofficials lateWednesdayevening after ARRESTS ‘FIRST enedabit amid signs that he in 2016. FULLCOVERAGE PAGE 7 AROUND THE cornerfromJoe begantoopenupthe 2.5 million hearing them and the Raigad STEP IN BATTLE held narrowleads in several PAGE 11 Biden’s home —wherethe pres- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Police foroversix hours.Besides FOR JUSTICE’ abail plea in the Alibaug court, Goswami has alsomoved the BJP’S UNION BombayHigh Courtseeking to MINISTERS, CMs quash the FIR and criminalpro- SLAM ARREST J&K: Polls for AN EXPRESSINVESTIGATION PART FIVE ceedings againsthim in the abet- PAGES 5, 10 ment to suicide case. newly created The HC is likelytotakeupthe Scholarship scam spreads to Bihar, plea on Thursday. TRP scam with Goswami as one dist councils On Wednesdaymorning, a of theaccused—stormedinto team from Raigad crime branch Goswami’s Worliresidence to from Nov 28 accompaniedbyAPI Sachin Vaze take himto theAlibaugpolicesta- ropes in school from Punjab too from Mumbai police—which is tionwheretheFIRwasregistered. THEATRES,POOLS, separatelyinvestigatinganalleged CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ARUNSHARMA did nothaveahostel. MULTIPLEXESTO JAMMU,NOVEMBER4 THE “There are150 studentsin the school but onlyseven from REOPENTODAY THE FIRST-EVER electionstothe SCHOLARSHIP minority communities.Ihave Chanda Kochhar case: newlyconceivedDistrict SCAM neververified anyscholarship CINEMA HALLS, Development Councils (DDCs) in application. Someone had called theatres, multiplexes, the Union TerritoryofJammu last year,askingmetofill the swimming pools and ‘5 trunks’ of documents and Kashmir will be held over ABHISHEKANGAD forms forastudent scholarship. yoga institutes will eight phases beginning GAYA,SAHARSA(BIHAR), Idid notagree. We have been reopen in Maharashtra November 28. The setting-up of NOVEMBER4 cheated," Kumar said. from Thursdayafter the in ED chargesheet 14 territorial constituencies or About 20 km away,atBinda UddhavThackeray DDCs in eachdistrict wasfacili- THE SCHOLARSHIP scam, in villageinBarachatti Block, The government allowed tatedbyanamendment to the whichmoneymeant forpoor Indian Express trackeddowntwo resumption of indoor KHUSHBOONARAYAN Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati minority students is siphoned of these beneficiaries, listedin activities outside &SADAFMODAK RajAct, 1989, by the Central gov- off, is notlimited to Jharkhand, records as Class 7studentswho containment zones. As MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 ernment on October 17. but has crossedstate borders. receivedRs5,700 eachfor 2019- partofthe government's Themembersof theDDCswill Investigating entries, district Manu IndianPublic SchoolinGaya's BankeBazaarhas 128 20. One of them is Mohammad ‘Mission Begin Again’ THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate beelecteddirectlybyvotersinthe by district, on the National hostelbeneficiaries.But it doesnot have ahostel. Abhishek Angad Arshad Ansari, 20, an apprentice initiative,cinemas, (ED) filedachargesheet, along UnionTerritory. AlongwithDDCs, Scholarship Portal (NSP) and barber at alocal salon. The other multiplexesand theatres with “fivetrunks” of supporting TANGLE OF bypollsfor the vacant seatsinex- matchingthem with beneficiary is his neighbour Shaiyma will be allowedto documents, before aspecialcourt TRANSACTIONS istingurbanandlocalbodieshave bank accountsinthe Public the scaminJharkhand,records But TheIndianExpress visited Parveen, 16,who is aClass10 stu- operatewith 50 per cent seating capacity,an in Mumbai on Tuesdayinthe case ICICIBank-Videocon-DeepakKochhar alsobeenscheduled.Electionsfor Finance Management System showthat Manu Indian Public the school to find apartially dentinalocalgovernment school. of alleged moneylaundering DDCs and urban local bodies will (PFMS), TheIndian Express has School in Gaya's BankeBazaar painted two-storeystructureina “I neverstudiedinManu order issuedbythe chief againstthe former managing di- be heldonparty basis. found severalcases of the pre- Blockhas as manyas134 benefi- deserted field —itwas locked. Indian Public School, and Idon't secretarysaid. rector and chief executive officer Venugopal Dhoot, among others. In the firstset of elections to Matric scholarship being illegally ciaries, including 128who stay About 2kmaway, schoolowner know who this scholarship is for. of ICICI Bank,Chanda Kochhar, “It is informedthat the be held in J&Ksince the erst- diverted by middlemen in Bihar in ahosteltherebybeingeligible RajivKumar scrolledthrough the Icleared Class10fromagovern- FULLREPORT her husbandDeepak Kochhar, chargesheetispending for while statewas split intotwo as well. forthe highestscholarship slab listofbeneficiaries andsaid all ment school twoyears ago. Igot PAGE 4 and Videocon Group chief CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 In aremarkable parallel with of Rs 10,700 peryear. were “fake”, and that the school CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Te jashwi challenge: Voters look Nitishhopeshis ‘silent’ EBC, for‘Kejriwal-type’cleanslate women voters areanswer

tive with aclean slate. versusEveryone—Modi At rallies,the JD(U) leader groups, with acombinedmem- VANDITAMISHRA Tejashwi, the candi- plusNitishplusYogiplus SANTOSHSINGH talksabout the incentivesbyhis bership of one crore. SASARAM,MUZAFFARPUR, datewithapast, will Fadnavisplusanarray of PATNA,NOVEMBER4 government to girl students, in- Rukmini Devi of Kochas in DARBHANGA,NOVEMBER4 needtoovercomethe Centralministers and cludingthe much-laudedbicycle Rohtas says they areloyal NDA hesitationsof thisvoterto BJP star campaigners. AS THE Mahagathbandhan takes scheme, the Rs 55,000grant and voters. "The UjjwalaYojana of ONE OF the RJD’s manyModi- talk to him, and listento “Whatever the re- heartfromthe crowds flocking to other benefitstill graduation, and NarendraModi has made our stylecampaign posters carries a him, outside of the RJD’s DECISION sult, he has madethe RJD leader TejashwiYadav's ral- the 50% reservationtowomen at liveseasier,Nitish has also done pictureofTejashwi Yadavand this Muslim-Yadavbase. 2020 BJP sweat,” says an RJD lies, Chief MinisterNitish Kumar the panchayat leveland the 35% alot forus. My daughter got abi- appeal: “Mujhse kahiye…main From Sasaram in the BIHAR strategist in Lalu’s resi- is banking on his"silentvoters" quotafor them in government cycle in school." sunoonga, main karoonga (Talkto south to Darbhangain denceinPatna, where —women and EBCs. The Nitish jobs. "The fertility rate among ed- At theBanka Assemblyseg- me… Iwill listen, Iwill act)”. the north, thereare visi- MORE the picturesque veran- government has assiduously ucatedgirls has comedownover ment, anganwadi worker Munni But travel in Bihar and it blesignsof consolidation REPORTS dah in whichLalu pre- courtedboth, and believe that the pastfew years," Nitish Kumari, however, says many of seems the voterwho is looking in the RJD’s coreM-Y PAGE 6 ferred to holdinformal though notasvocal or visible as pointedout at arecent rally. them have notvotedfor theNDA forchange is searching foran base. Among Yadavs, and imperious courtlies Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Kumar (top) and RJD leader the others and hence notregis- The 15 yearsofNitishgovern- this time as theyare angry over “Arvind Kejriwal-type” option, a manypointto thearrestingimage forlorn, abland office complex Tejashwi Yadavduringthe last leg of the campaign. PTI tering in the various pollanaly- ment also sawthe setting up of their meagre salaries. Tejashwi's “teesri vikalp”—a(third) alterna- of this contest: Alone Tejashwi CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ses,theycontinue to stand by it. over 10 lakh women self-help CONTINUEDONPAGE2 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020

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Nitish tion schedule -DDCs, Urban and Only 6,000 were cleared from thereisnot enough evidence RuralLocal Bodies-State my side. If some cases have es- againstanaccusedfor the police promise of an increaseinhono- Election Commissioner KK capedscrutiny, it is alarming.” to submitachargesheetagainst rarium has been abig draw, Sharma and Chief Electoral In Saharsa, Shamshad Khan, him/her. Thecase can, however, splitting some of the votes down Officer HrideshKumarsaid sep- America Counts On... the District WelfareOfficerin be takenupagain with permis- caste lines. Munni Kumar calls aratenotifications forthe first 2019 whenthe verification sion from acourtpermission if Nitish paying them only25% ex- phase of elections and by-elec- waiting to declarevictors — Thesource of Biden’sre- expressedhopes that his early near draw in electoral votes, process wasconducted at the further evidence is found. traafter promising ahikeof50% tions will be issuedon Bidenwas clinging to narrow siliencelies in the natureofthe Pennsylvania leadcould with- eachshy of the 270neededto local level, declinedtocom- In Maythis year, over Rs 4,500per month as a November 5, followedby leads in Arizona, Nevada, votes still to be counted.Many stand an influx of mail-in bal- capturethe presidency. ment saying that he has retired MaharashtraHome Minister "betrayal". November 7, 11,13, 16,19, 21 and Michigan and Wisconsin. aremail-inballots, which favor lots forBiden. Then, if Trump Trumpprematurelyde- from service. Anil Deshmukh had tweeted Jaya Devi, asocial activistat November 21. If he is able to hold all those him because the Democratic were able to retake the lead in clared victoryand said he Under the scheme, launched that the probewas handedover the Jamalpur Assemblysegment Similarly,the polling forthe states, the formervice presi- Partyspent months promoting Arizonaorflip Nevada, which would petition the Supreme by the UPAGovernment in to thestate CID since Naik's fam- of Munger,says,"Therehas been firstphase will be held on dent could win the election the messageofsubmitting hasgoneDemocratic in recent Courttodemand ahalt to the 2008, studentsfromClass 1to5 ilymembers had alleged the adefinitedent in the women November 28, followedby even without Pennsylvania, votes in advance, whileTrump elections, he would have apath counting.Biden urgedhis sup- receive Rs 1,000 per year,and case wascloseddue to political votebase of Nitish. My village December 1, 4, 7, 10,13, 16 and whichhas long been viewedas encouraged his voters to turn to asecond term. porters --and by implication, studentsofClass 6to10receive pressure. Sources, however, said Saradhi has about 350women 19.While counting of votes for amust-have battleground out on ElectionDay. And Trumphas threatened Trump–to show patienceand Rs 5,700 ayear if theyare day handing over the case to CID was voters. Of them, 200would have panchs and sarpanchs willbeon state. In some states, like to use the courts to trytoinval- allowthe process to play out. scholars or Rs 10,700if theyare nottenablesince it amountedto normallygone to Nitish.While the same day, that forDDCs and “Wefeelgood aboutwhere Michigan and Pennsylvania, idateballots receivedafter The president’sstatement, in ahostel. ‘reinvestigating the same case’. SC and EBC women arestill with urban body by-elections will be we are,”Biden told rattledsup- manyofthe uncounted votes November 3, which wouldup- deliveredinthe WhiteHouse, During amonth-long inves- Hence it wasdecided that Nitish, thereisnot as much ex- held on December 22. porters early Wednesday arefrompopulous urban and end the votecount. amounted to areckless attack tigation in Jharkhand, The Raigad police, whichhad inves- citement among them forhim morning. “I’m heretotell you suburban areas likeWayne It is impossible to knowun- on the democratic process dur- Indian Express tracked15 tigated thefirstcomplaint, as wasduring the 2010 and 2015 Tejashwi tonight we believe we’reon County,home of Detroit, or tilallthevotesarecountedifthe ing atime of deepanxiety and schools in six districtstofind should onlyinvestigatefurther Assemblypolls." behind it the newhub of activ- tracktowin this election. I’m AlleghenyCounty,home of arithmetic worksfor Biden. division in the country. Biden, thatmiddlemen withthe help the case. In their remand report The twopolling phases are ity. optimistic about this outcome.” Pittsburgh. These areas also Biden’sposition looked lessse- speaking from aflag-draped of banking correspondents,and Wednesday, the Raigad police believedtohaveseen adip in In Muslim localities, youhear Even before theWisconsin tend to vote heavilyfor cureinNorth Carolina, where stageinWilmington, Del., ap- in severalcases school staff, said theyhad madeanapplica- women's voting percentage Nitishdescribed,bitterly,as race wascalledfor either can- Democrats. Trumpseemedontrack. pealedfor calm and triedtore- stole IDs and passwordstoac- tion forreopening the case on compared to the lastAssembly “Paltu Ram”, the leader who didate,the Trumpcampaign Even in Pennsylvania, ForBiden to be clinging to a assuresupporters. cess the NSP and dupe gullible October 15 under CrPC Section polls, but this could also be due switched back to the Modi-BJP. said thatwould requestare- whereTrumphad run up a cliff edge is, by itself, areversalof “It’s notmyplace or Donald students, and createfakebene- 173(8) as “newevidence” had to Covidfears. The periodbe- In Mohalla Bagh Bhai Khan, count. Under Wisconsin law, a daunting lead of roughly10 fortune. On the eveofthe elec- Trump’s place to declarewho ficiaries,topocket achunkofthe come up. tween the 2005 and 2015 whichhad become asitefor an recount can be requestedifthe percentagepointsasof tion,pollsters predictedthat he has wonthis election,” Biden scholarship money. In astatement,Republic TV Assemblypolls had seen anti-CAA dharna in Sasaram margin between the toptwo Wednesdaymorning, Biden would easilyrecapturethe said, to achorus of honking car The Centre had allottedRs61 described the arrest as a“part of women voters' participation in- early this year,Sadar Alam says, candidates is less than 1per- had aplausible shotofcatch- “blue wall” of northern indus- horns at adrive-in rally. “That’s croretoJharkhand forthe schol- alargervindictive exercise crease from 42.51% to over 60%. morewistfullythan bitterly, cent. Whoeverrequests the re- ing up. Pennsylvania’s secre- trialstatesthat HillaryClinton the decision of the American arship in 2019-20. And the find- againstanindependent journal- The EBCs, comprising amas- “Inki udaanthi,abModi ji ki jholi count is required to payfor it tary of statesaidtherewere losttoTrumpin2016and pick people.” ings of the investigation, pub- istand an independent news or- sive 25% chunk,are aconglom- mein (Nitish has cut shorthis unlessthe margin is lessthan morethan 1.4millionmail-in offtraditional Republican Trump, however, derided lishedbyThe Indian Express in ganisation.” “Goswami's arrest erateofover100castesand sub- ownflight,landedinthe Modi one-quarterofone percent. ballots still to be counted,and strongholds likeTexas and the vote-counting as “a major aseries of reportsoverthe last in amockedupsuicide case is castes. One of the NDA's allies, fold)”. Bill Stepien, Trump’s cam- those votes areexpected to Arizona. Only Arizona fell into fraudonour nation. We want four days,promptedthe an attempt to regurgitatea who joined at the lastminute, But if the RJD is again avivid paign manager,said in astate- heavilyfavor Biden. his column,and his lead there the lawtobeusedinaproper Jharkhand government and the closedcase in amotivated,mal- Mukesh Sahani's Vikassheel presence in itsM-Y base, the de- ment that “the President is But Trumpwas showing is notbulletproof. manner,” he said. “We’ll be go- Centretoannounce probes. ice-riddenand vindictive at- Insaan Partycommands signifi- sirefor changeinthe non-Yadav well withinthe threshold to re- signs of strength with leads in Afteralong election night ing to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Wednesday, RajivArun tempttopunishRepublic Media cant supportamong the and non-Muslim voter,must questarecount and we will states including NorthCarolina rifewith dramatic twists, We want all voting to stop.” Ekka, Principal Secretaryto Networkfor speaking truth to Mallahs, particularly in the Kosi contend withsomething more immediatelydoso.” and Georgia, and his campaign Trumpand Biden battledtoa THENEWYORKTIMES Jharkhand Chief Minister power,”itsaid. region. powerful —voter fear of an ear- Hemant Soren, wrotealetterto The remand reportmen- Says atop BJPleader:"The lier RJD regime. the state's Secretary, Welfare tionedthe police were awaiting EBCs aremoreorless commit- It is notenough herethat Inside aPennsylvaniabar, watching and waiting Department,toprepareall files forensic analysis of the 2.11 lakh tedtothe NDA... Theyare not Tejashwi is striking anew pose. related to the scam forthe files found on Naik's computer; comfortable with the domi- Thatfor the firsttime, the RJD is early mail ballotenvelopesto- sarcastically, “It’s over!Wegot Trump. To herleftand right are though,” says Tom, who voted Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB), his mobile phone toohad been nance of OBC Yadavs... Even if making aserious effort to recast day, withtheir predicted tally Vermont! Shut it down!”. The Trumpsupporters, one of foraDemocrat once —Obama whichwilltakecharge of the sent to FSL since theycould not thereisamorethan 25% shift itself —tobecomethe “A to Z”, to come outonlybyFriday. table of five men, who work at whichisher husband Tom. in 2008. “JustlikeTrump, I investigation. access itscontent. It mentioned among them towardsthe notjust“M-Y” party by distrib- Barring the sporadic events nearbycolleges, areall Biden “The same people who did- liked him because he wasdif- Meanwhile,the BJP,which the police would also be check- Mahagathbandhan,wewill still uting ticketstomanymorecaste of online misinformation, supporters, some with close n’t knowwho Trumpwas four ferent. He felt likeanoutsider.” wasinpowerinJharkhand till ing work orders between the ac- manage. If the slide is more, we groups. Or that itsslogans prom- technical difficulties, and local ties to his family. Moststate re- years agovotedhim in,” says Backatthe Biden table, The December lastyear,claimedthat cused companiesand the de- areintrouble." ise acaste-neutral “economic skirmishes,the onlyeventful sultsonTuesday night, like Billy Bordentown. The 42-year- Indian Express askedthe group itsstate government had con- ceased. The policesaid theyhave The NDAbelievesthat in the justice.” Or that Tejashwi has news of the nightfor thoseat Vermont, were predictable old financial manager at howoptimistic they felt. “I feel ducted “various checksin differ- issuednotices to nearly 28 per- second phase of voting, held pledged to sign in “10lakh jobs” the local bar is that their state outcomes, leavingthemwith General Motors says hiswifeis optimistic that the sun will ent parts”ofthe stateafter the sonstojointhe investigation Tuesday, thealliancedid well with the firstflourishofpen as would probablybeaspivotal little to chew on. also switching from Trumpto come up tomorrow.”Saidan- then Chief Secretaryreceiveda with 17 witnesses having al- and would have an equallyim- chief minister. this week as all the channels “I neverpaid attention to Biden. “I getit. Idon’t agreewith other:“Ifeel optimistic that I letter from the Union Ministry ready appeared. pressive tallyinthe final round Among the uppercastes, had told them. politicsuntil four yearsago.I the wayhetalksand treatspeo- have to go to work tomorrow.” of Minority Affairs warning of The newevidence, according duetothe supportofEBCs. vivid spectres of “jungle raj” still “I keep asking Tom(her voted him (Trump) in because ple and all that. But financially, All of them leftMorganz “repeated attemptstosubvert” to the remand report, wasarep- AJD(U) leader admitssome abound —PMModi invokes husband),why do all these can- Iwanted this countryto the countryisbetteroff than it Pub &Eateryatmidnight with the NSP. resentation made by Naik's wife worry. "The party leavingthe them in his speeches and so didateskeepcoming here? It’s change,” Scott says,overthe wasfour years ago. Obviously, no moreorless optimismthan “The beneficiaryschools AkshataonOctober 12 to the NDAand joining the Grand does Nitish Kumar.Theyplay such asmall town. Whydowe noise of the men behind her.“I leave COVID outofit. That was that. Muchlikethe rest of were reducedfrom41,000 to Superintendent of Police, Alliance in the 2015 Assembly on memoriesand stories of the matter so much?” KristenScott said, ‘let’s messthings up.’ Now outofhis hands.” America, theywent to bed on 3,100lastyear.The Raghubar Raigad. This lists 35 pointswhy pollserodedits votebase among kidnapping industry, the flee- says,listing astring of political all Iwant is to turn on the TV “If theyjusttookTwitter time to gettoworkthe next Das government acted swiftly. the investigation should re- upper caste Rajputs. Later,when ing of professionalsfromBihar, heavyweightswho hadvisited and hear sanity.” away from him, it would be morning, surrendering to the The Soren government is play- sume. Mostpointsrelatetothe Nitish leftthe Grand Alliance the reluctance to step out after Scrantonthiselection season. She had voted forBarack fine,”headds. fact that the next daywould ing politics and has done noth- Investigating Officer Suresh and joinedthe NDAback, the darkortocome backhome Behind her,aman screams Obama twice before voting “His Twitter is kinda funny, bring no final answers. ing curb corruption,” BJP Varade notfollowing basic pro- EBCs were angry. Thereisalso from the stationafter arriving spokesperson PratulShahdeo ceduresafter reaching the scene anger over the prohibition law, on anight train. said. of crime and continuing to in- under whichmostofthe people But it is the persisting fears Howcan we forget?IfTejashwi Tejashwi mustpersuade an- and that these loans became of the amount. My son worksas vestigatethe matter even after arrested were EBCs and SCs." of areturn to “Lalu raj” at the wins, the Yadavs willsay,this is othervoterwho doesnot want non-performing assets (NPA) for atailorand passedClass 10 afew Goswami being transferredtothe traffic Both the JD(U) and RJD have lowerend of the caste spectrum my government… Our homes, anydialling backtothe past. ICICI Bank in June 2017. years ago.” The records do not Goswami, FerozShaikh (42) department from Alibaug police. fieldednearly equal number of —aNitish bastion that seems our land, nothing will be safe…” “Jhijhak tootahai (I am hesi- Deepak Kochhar,who was listthe school's name. and Niteish Sarda (25) are Talking to reporters earlier in EBC candidates--25and 24,re- morebreachable in this election Among the Yadavs,thereis tant no more), 50 per cent arrested by the ED in In Saharsa district,scholar- owners of companies that had the day, Anvay's wifeAkshata spectively.The VIP has three EBC than the upper castes—that adismissal of these spectres. In arakashan mila hai (women September 2019 in connection ship records showabeneficiary allegedly notcleared dues of and daughter Adnyasaid, “Their candidatesinthe 11 seatsitis mayturn out to be Tejashwi’s Ara’s Sakkadi village, Santosh have got50per cent reservation with the case, is currentlyinju- from St Mathews SSS in Rs 5.38 crorefor work carried arrest is the firststepinthe fight contesting from. main stumbling block. KumarRai, ashopkeeper, says: in jobs and in panchayats)”, says dicial custody. Purhiran. But thereisacatch-- out by Concorde Designs, an in- to bring to bookthose responsi- SeniorJD(U) leader Here, among the non-Yadav “Just as alot has been invested Sushma Kumari in village On March 31,2018, The Purhiran is in Punjab's terior design firm. In his suicide ble forthe death of twomem- UdaykantChoudhary, former OBCs, EBCs and Mahadalits, Lalu in painting Rahul Gandhi as Narauli, in Muzaffarpur. Indian Express had firstreported Hoshiarpur.The beneficaryis note,Anvay Naik,Managing bers of their family.”Theyal- chairman of the Bihar EBC is atwo-facedfigure —the mes- ‘pappu’, thereisaninvestment Sushma’s husband, aschool howinDecember 2008, Dhoot identifiedasAtul Singha, who Director,Concorde Designs, leged thepolice were nottaking Commission, asserts,"WhatI siah who gave them a“voice”, in defaming Lalu… Does the teacher,isdetermined to vote setupNuPower Renewables Pvt has been shown as aMuslim held the three responsible for theircomplaintsseriouslyand have gathered from field visits taught them to speakand to vote Opposition alonedowrong, againstNitish this time. That’s Ltd (NRPL) with Deepak and the son of “Rahman”. his death and that of his theywerehence dissuadedfrom and inputsisthat thereisnot forthemselves, but also the whyistherenever anyraid on notgoing to changeher vote, she Kochhar and twoofChanda William Tell, owner of St mother Kumud Naik.Kumud, a pursuing the case. mucherosion of our EBC votes, leader who ended up presiding anyone who supports the BJP?” says.And laughs: “Nitish ji ghar Kochhar’s relatives, and then Mathews SSS in Purhiran, told director on the boardof In asignednote ahead of though whereverotherparties over Yadavunruliness. Tejashwi is young, he says,and todne ka kaamkar rahe hain”. gave aRs64-croreloan to this The Indian Express over phone Concorde Designs, wasalso suicide, Naik had written, “We have fieldedEBC candidates, “Jungle raj” maybeanup- has timetomakeand undo companythrough afullyowned that the schoolhas no branch found dead at the Alibaug bun- arecommitting suicide due to some maydriftaway... Nitish per caste label, but in the EBC mistakes. Chanda Kochhar entity before he transferredthe outside Punjab. “I can't under- galowthe same dayasher following –our (concorde de- Kumar has giventhem 20% and Mahadalit bastis and tolas, And in Muzaffarpur,RJD scrutinyoffivetrunksoforiginal latter’s ownership to atrust stand howPurhiran figures in son's suicide on May5. signs pvt ltd) we both directors reservation in panchayatand talk of “zyaadti (excesses)”, statespokesperson, Iqbal documents.The intimation (of headedbyDeepak Kochhar for Saharsa.Also,there is no student In astatement, Republic TV Mr AnvayMNaikand Kumar M local bodies, 21%injudiciary “dhaandhli (rigging)” and MohammadSami asks: “How it being filed) is takenonrecord," justRs9lakh. named Atul Singha in our school. said, “At7.45 am, Republic Naik moneyisstuck&follow- and opened100-bed hostels for “gundai (hooliganism)” of an manytimes willtheysay ‘jungle the courtsaid. The case has been We did notfill anyscholarship Media Network’s Editor-in- ing owners of respected com- EBC students in 33 of 38 Bihar earlier time hasn’t yetfaded raj’? People have already pun- adjourned to November 11. Scam spreads form for2019or2020. Thisis Chief Arnab Goswami’s house paniesare notpaying our legit- districts." away. ishedusfor that, it is aspent Sources told The Indian the moneythis year afterthe clearly abig scam," Tell said. wasencircled,his home was imatedues. 1) Mr Arnab “Aatank ka rajhojaatahai (it card”. In the RJD warroom in Express that at leasteight other form wasfilled by alocal per- The scholarships aremeant bargedinto, cameras forcefully Goswami –ARG outlier of J&K polls becomes areign of fear), Yadav Patna, the hope is: “Agarpyaar entities, including Nu Power sononmybehalf. Some of my forminority studentsfromfam- turnedoff,hewas physicallyas- Republic TVnotpaid 83 lacs for ki zabardasti (Yadavright of nahin tohnafrat bhi nahi Renewables Ltd, Videocon neighboursalso filledthe ilies with an annual income of saulted and dragged outofhis BombayDyeing studio project UTs, anybody ordinarily residing way)”, says Lakshmi Sahani, a karte(theymay notlovehim, but International Electronics Ltd forms, but theyhavenot re- less than Rs 1lakh and who home in apolice van.”The 2) FerozSheikh –Icastx/skime- in the Union TerritoryofJ&K for farmer who belongs to the theydon't hateTejashwi)”. (VIEL), Videocon IndustriesLtd ceivedany money," scored at least50per cent in statement quoted Arnab as say- dia notpaid our 400Lacs in the pastsix months will be eli- Mallah (EBC) group, in Salaha Brand Tejashwi mustover- and Supreme Energy Pvt Ltd, MohammadAnsari said. He their class exams. Applications ing,“Theyhit me. Theyphysi- Laxmi, 3rdand 4thfloor Idea gible to vote,evenirrespective of village, district Muzaffarpur.“FIR come fear of another kind in the have been namedinthe claimedthat he did notpay any needtobeverifiedfirstbydesig- callyassaulted me.” Squareproject in Andheri.3) the person’sdomicilestatus. hogahinahin, youcould not poorestDalit and EBC clusters. chargesheetor“prosecution moneytothe middleman. nated nodal heads in schools Following acomplaint later Mr Niteish Sarda –owner of “Yes outsiders ordinarilyre- even registeracrime.Abhi kam Here, manywho have been complaint”. Parveen showedher ID card who areregisteredwith district by theRaigad Police, the NM smartworks –Majarpatta& siding in Jammu and Kashmir se kam kanoonkaraj hai(at least touchedbysubsidies and gov- The ED's case againstthe from IndiraKanya Ucha welfareofficers. Theyare Joshi MargPolice Station in banner project (55 lakhs pend- forthe pastsix months areeligi- nowthereisrule of law)”. Sahani ernment schemes, barely, but for Kochhar familypertains to the Vidyalaya,agovernment school checkedbythe districtand state Mumbai also registeredanFIR ing). Kindlycollect moneyfrom ble to vote provided they get is willingtoconsider the possi- the firsttime, fear that theymay alleged illegal sanctioning of nearby. “I receivedRs5,700 this nodalofficers before beingsent againstGoswami, his wifeand them &hold them responsible themselvesregisteredasvoters bility that the son is different become invisible again. loans of Rs 1,875crore by ICICI year.Ateacher came to our to theUnion Ministryof son, and twostaff members for forour death &pay to before the lastdateofnotifica- from the father.But, he says,the “Nitish has already reached Bank,during the tenureof school and took down our Minority Affairs,whichverifies obstructing apublic servant in creditors.” tion issued forthe concerned Yadavs next door haven't us, Tejashwi will take time to Chanda Kochhar,toVideocon names. That is howIgot the and uploadsthem on the NSP discharginghis duty. TheRaigad In videos of the arrest that phase,” said Chief Electoral changed.“Theywill feel em- reacheverywhere”, says Vinesh Group. money,”she said. before disbursal through Direct Police said appeared on social media, Officer Hridesh Kumar at apress boldened”, he says. Manjhi in villageNarauli Dih in Accordingtothe ED, it found PMFS recordsshowthat a Benefit Transfer (DBT). The Raigad police had regis- Goswami has alleged being briefing on Wednesday.The In villageJamunapur in Patna Muzaffarpur.Thereisadiffer- that loans were refinancedand thirdbeneficiaryinthe village, When contacted,Jitendra teredanFIR soon afterthe sui- manhandledbythe police. Election Commission has no district, Ashok Paswan says: ence, says Vipin Kumar,between newloans adding up to Rs 1,730 Manuar Ansari, receivedRs Kumar,Minority WelfareOfficer, cide in May2018, but filedaclo- Denying this, the police on their provision of identifying voters “Dalit jitayatha Lalu ji ko (It was “Jo pahuncha hua hai aurjo croreweresanctionedto 10,700this year.Speakingonhis Gaya,said: "Lastyear,52,000ap- surereportinApril 2019 partalleged the arrest warrant on the basis of domicile, he said. the Dalit who poweredthe Lalu pahunchne wala hai”. Videocon Industries Limited behalf, his fatherImteyaz Ansari plications had come and we classifying it as 'A summary'. An wastorn by Goswami's family Earlier,announcing the elec- victory), but he wasoppressed. Lastbut notleast, Candidate (VIL)and itsgroup companies, said: “The middleman took half weeded outseveral fake ones. 'A summary' reportisfiledwhen members. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020 3 THE CITY Sushant’ssisterstell HC:AllegationsbyRhea baseless&scurrilous

Police, would nothavebeen in a Sushant's brother-in-lawOP EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE rush to makeout afalse case Singh –anIPS officer who is MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 againstthem, apreliminaryin- marriedtoMeetu –wanted to quirywould have been con- smear his imageand described PRIYANKA SINGH and Meetu ducted andthe FIR againstthem the same as “unfounded”, “scur- Singh,sistersof late actorSushant would nothavebeen registered. rilous” and “baseless”. SinghRajput, on Tuesdaydenied “The FIR has been lodgedma- Theyalso refuted allegations allegations made by actor Rhea liciously withanulterior motive that medicines prescribed ap- Chakraborty in her complaint forwreakingvengeance and pearinlistofpsychotropicsub- againstthem before theBombay with aviewtospiteand harass stances as per the NDPSAct. High Courtwhile seeking quash- the petitioners due to private and “Thereisnot even asingle allega- ingof theFIRlodgedagainstthem. personal grudgeand as such, the tion in complaint or replyby Facing probebycentralagen- instant FIR is an abuse of process Rhea that anysuchallegeddrug cies in connection with Sushant's of law,”the rejoinder stated. wasactually administeredto 28-year-old man held for death on June 14,Rhea had on It added, “Respondent Rhea, Sushant Singh Rajput.Further, September 7filedacomplaint at in an attempt to harass the peti- the drugsthathavesought to be murder of elder brother Bandrapolicestationagainst tioners has concoctedafalse, in- allegedly givenbyDrTarun Priyanka, Meetu and adoctor accurateand malicious com- Kumar arenot banneddrugs, in struckAjayonthe head with a from Delhi’s RamManohar Lohia plaintbased on unsubstantiated fact anotificationwas issued in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE heavy floor tile, police said. hospital, accusingthem of get- factspertaining to June 8, 2020, April, this year,whichclearly per- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 Bleeding profusely, Ajay col- ting the lateactor psychiatric which is contrary to the facts mitsthe prescription of such lapsed but later managed to drugs without consultation and placedbeforethe Supreme Court medicine through telemedicine." A28-YEAR-OLD man wasar- stand up and drovetoBhabha by usingaforgedprescription. by herself,press statementsre- While adivision benchof rested on chargesofmurder af- Hospital in his ownautorick- The sisters, in their rejoinder leasedearlier andinterviews Justice SSShindeand Justice MS terhis elder brother diedinKurla shaw, police said. filedthrough advocateMadhav giventoseveral news channels.” Karnikwastohearthesisters'plea on Tuesday, policesaid. Afterreturning home on Thorat, said that if the stategov- The sisters further objected on Wednesday, thesamecould According to police, a Tuesday, Ajay's health deterio- ernment, through the Mumbai to Rhea’s allegation that notbedonedueto paucityof time. fight brokeout between ratedand his familyrushedhim ActorDeepika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash, who is being investigated in adrugs the brothers Ajay(30) and to KEM Hospital, wherehe case,arrives at NCBheadquarters on Wednesday. Ganesh Shirsekar Prateek Gupta at achawl in Kurla passedawayat4.30 pm while West lateMondaynight, after being treated forhis head injury. Sushant death: 30-year-old man granted the former harassedtheir Acase of murder was mother when she refusedtogive registeredatKurla police station bail, repents for sharing false content him moneytobuy liquor,police afterthe father,Premshankar Kshitij Prasad arrested in 2nd drug case said. Gupta,filedacomplaint, police special court. notknowwhat theycontained. ing the reputation of anyperson, ilar commentsabout the deaths. During the fight, Prateek said. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Special Public Prosecutor Atul Theagencytold the court that EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE by watchingthechannels,“hewas The prosecutionopposedthe MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 Sarpande,representing NCB, on basedonthis revelation, Prasad's MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 madeto believe”thatSushantand bail plea stating that thereisrea- Wednesdaysought from the spe- custody wasrequired to probe his formermanager Disha Salian sonable apprehension about INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY (University under Section-3 of UGC Act 1956) THE NARCOTICSControl Bureau cial courtPrasad’s custody for his involvementinthe case. WHILEGRANTING bailto aDelhi- were murdered within days of Anand tampering with evidence. (formerly UDCT/ UICT,Mumbai) (Elite Status &Centre of (NCB) on Wednesdayarrested twodaysinthe second case, be- SpecialJudgeGBGurao, basedman booked forallegedly eachother. However, thecourtsaid: “It is Excellence –Govt. of Maharashtra) Matunga, Mumbai –400019, KshitijPrasad,anexecutive pro- ginning November 5. while allowing the plea, directed sharingfalsecontentrelatedto the Saraogialso submitted that undisputedthatthepostscontain Tel: 022-3361-1111/2222,Fax: 022-3361-1020Website: www.ictmumbai.edu.in ducer of Dharmatic The agency told the court the superintendent of Taloja jail death of actor Sushant Singh Anand is ready to publishasepa- defamatoryarticles. However, in • MUMBAI • IOC BHUBANESWAR • MARATHWADAJALNA Entertainment,asisterconcern that aman namedUka Emeka to hand over Prasad’scustody to Rajput, asessions court on rate postonsocial media and ten- viewofthestatementmadeby the NOTICE of Karan Johar's Dharma wasarrestednear Prasad'sresi- the NCBtill November 7. The Mondaytook intoconsideration der an apology.The courthas advocatefortheapplicant(Anand) Applications are invited for admission to Integrated M.Tech. Productions, in asecond drug dence in Andheri lastmonth and courthas also directed the NCB hissubmissionthathewasrepent- added this as onethe conditions that he is repenting forthe act, (5 years) in Chemical Engineering (Major) (after HSSC or Equivalent case. He wassent to two-day four grams of awhite-coloured to re-admithim to the jail once ing the act. forbail, directing thatthe postbe whichhehasallegedly committed Degree), M.Tech. (2 Years Degree) in (Pharmaceutical Chemistry and NCBcustody till Saturday. substance, purported to be co- his remand wasover. Appearing forVibhorAnand put up within sevendays of and the punishment prescribed Prasad, who wasarrested caine, wasfound on him. Following his arrest,Prasad (30),hislawyerAshokSaraogitold Anand’s release. fortheoffenceinmy view...would Technology,Polymer Engineering and Technology,Petrochemical on September 26 in connection The NCBclaimedthatErneka, had on twooccasions told the the court that his client had Thelawyersfurthersaidthatif be justtoexercise discretion in Engineering and Food Engineering and Technology) for ICT -Marathwada with another drugs case lodged during interrogation, revealed courtthat he wascoercedby watchedseveral TV channelsre- Anand is found to be posting any favour of the applicant.” Jalna Campus and ICT -IOC- Bhubaneswar Campus. For more following the death of actor thathehad suppliedcocaine NCBofficers to falselyimplicate portingonSushant'sdeath,partic- defamatoryposts,his bail can be WhileAnandwasgrantedbail, details visit www.ictmumbai.edu.in REGISTRAR Sushant Singh Rajput, is cur- multiple times to aman. It added Johar and others at Dharma ularly Republic Bharat, wherehe cancelled. It wasalso submitted the courtstayedittillFriday after rentlylodged in Taloja Central that this man has claimedthat he Productions as well as three ac- hadheardtheanchorspeakabout that no action wastaken against the prosecution submitted that Jail. His bail application in the receivedthe parcels from Erneka tors. The agency had denied the the incident. He addedthatwhile BJPleadersNarayanRaneandson theybegiven an opportunity to firstcase is pending before a at the instance of Prasad, but did charges. Anandhadnointentionof defam- Nitesh Rane, who had made sim- appealagainstit. Man gets 10-year 2held for forging BMC identity cards to jail for stabbing wife, roommate help people illegally travel in local trains were allowedtotravelinthe the police wrotetothe BMC ask- Mumbai: A32-year-old man was EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE suburbanrailway network.BMC ing whether the persons who sentencedWednesdaytoten MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 employeeswereamong those usedthe cards were civic em- years in jailfor stabbinghis wife, exempted organisations. ployees. apolice constable, and her TWOMEN were arrested in Virar Jain is alleged to have told the The BMC wrotebacktothe roommateinCharkopin2016. on Mondayfor allegedly forging policethat afriendnamed police lastSaturday, sayingthat The accused, Ahirekar,was and sellingidentity cardsofBMC NamdevSavlanisuppliedhim therewas no recordofthe nine Vma: Telegram:"BHAVISHYANIDHI" XÿaÜdZr/Tele :(022) 27812022 found guilty under sections 307 to help people illegally travel in the forged documents, whichhe people being civic employees. B©-‘ob: E-mail:[email protected] ’¡ ³g Fax :(022) 27812811 (attempt to murder) and 324 local trains. would then sell forRs1,000each. Following this, Jain and deZpkjh Hkfo”; fuf/k laxBu (voluntarily causing hurt by a In September,officers at Virar Asearch of Savlani's home re- Savlani were booked on charges ¼Je ,oa jkstxkj ea=ky;] Hkkjr ljdkj½ dangerous weapon) of the IPC. police stationhad questioned vealedthathehad been creating of committing cheating and for- Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Ahirekar marriedSangeeta in Rajesh Jain,who runsageneral the forged ID cards on his com- gery under the Indian Penal (Ministry of Labour &Employment, Govt. of India) 2015,but she startedlivingsepa- storeinVirar East,after receiv- puter and printer. code. (joÌr¶ Hm¶m©b¶ dmer)/ Regional Office,Vashi ratelywiththreeotherroommates inginformationthat forged BMC “He confessedtohaving “Weare also questioning the Qm°da Z§. 6,nm§Mdr ‘§Orb, dmer aoëdo ñQoeZ Hm°åßbo³g, dmer, Zdr ‘w§~B© 400703 due to domestic abuse, sources identity (ID) cards were being madeatleast 40 suchforgedID people who purchasedthe Tower No. 6, 5Fth loor,Vashi Rly -Station Complex, Vashi, New Mumbai- 400703 said. On October 18,2016, the ac- sold at his shop. cards,” said Suresh Varade, forged ID cards from the ac- cused entered her house while At that time, onlyemployees Senior Inspector of Virar police cused. If we find that theydid H‘©Mmar ^{dî¶ {Z{Y g§JRZ, joÌr¶ Hm¶m©b¶, dmer ‘| dH sbm| Ho AZw~§Y hoVw {Z{dXm Sangeeta’sroommateswere pres- working in exempted central station. travel usingthose documents, H‘M© mar ^{dî¶ {Z{Y gJ§RZ, Omo l‘ Ed§amOoJma ‘̧mb¶,^maV gaH ma Ho AV§JV© ent and attackedhis wifeand one and stategovernment organisa- Afterseizing nine forged ID we willbook them as well,” said Hm¶a©Vgd§Y¡m{ZH gñ§Wmh,¡ AnZo Ho ÝÐr¶ ~mSo ©HsVa’ go {d^mJ ‘| dH sbm|HonZ¡ bhVo w{Z{dXm roommatewith aknife. ENS tions and certain private services cards from Savlani's home, Varade. Am‘{§ ÌV HaVm h,¡Omo ‘mZZr¶ Cƒ ݶm¶mb¶~må°~,o amÁ¶ Cn^mºo m’mao‘,{d{^Þ {Obm Cn^mºo m ’mao ‘, am{ï´¶H§nZr HmZZyݶm¶m{YH aU (NCLT), H| ÐgaH ma Ho AmÚ¡ m{oJHݶm¶m{YH aU Mangrove Foundationwrites to govt, says ensure (CGIT)EdjÌo r¶ Hm¶mb© ¶, dmer Ho AV§JV© AmZo dmbo g^r {Obm| ‘| Mb aho [d{^Þ Ý¶m¶mb¶m| ‘| Mb aho dmX Ho {bE {d^mJHsVa’ go nj aIJ| .o Bggo gå~pÝYVg^r OmZH m[a¶m H‘M© mar BMC complies with CRZ clearance conditions ^{dî¶ {Z{Y gJ§RZHod~o gmBQ epndia.gov.in na OmHa Miscellaneous erfH© Ho AV§JV© Link -- epndia.gov.in/site-en/Tender-Auctions CnerfH©HoAYrZ fixeddeposits as per the foun- CnbãY h.¡g^r BÀNµ wH AmdXo ZH Vm© {ZYm[©aVàmê n‘|^ao hEþAmdXo Zg^r dm{§ NV gb§¾HmoHo SANJANABHALERAO dation’s mandate. The interest gmW {XZmH§ 13/11/2020 VH Hm¶mb© ¶‘|O‘m HagH Vo h.¡ MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 earnedthereon is utilisedfor (aO§ ZHw‘ma gmh)ÿ improving coastaland marine jÌor¶^{dî¶ {Z{Y Am¶ºw - I THE STATE-RUN Mangrove biodiversity of Mumbai and jÌor¶Hm¶mb© ¶, dmer. Foundation has written to the Thaneregion and to build environment department to en- awareness amongcitizens...,” surethat BMC, whichisexecut- the letter said. B©-‘ob: E-mail:[email protected] XÿaÜdZr/Tele :(022) 27812255 ing the coastalroad project in An officialsaid,“There is no Mumbai, complies with condi- mention of payment to be made deZpkjh Hkfo”; fuf/k laxBu tionspertainingtothe Coastal in installmentsinthe CRZ clear- ¼Je ,oa jkstxkj ea=ky;] Hkkjr ljdkj½ RegulatoryZone(CRZ) clearance ance. BMC wassupposedtode- Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour &Employment, Govt. of India) it had receivedbeforeits pro- posit the moneyonorbeforethe posalsfor additional reclama- commencement of the project.” (joÌr¶ Hm¶m©b¶ dmer)/ Regional Office,Vashi tion is cleared. In ameeting with MCZMA Qm°da Z§. 6,nm§Mdr ‘§Orb, dmer aoëdo ñQoeZ Hm°åßbo³g, dmer, Zdr ‘w§~B© 400703 According to the conditions officials, the BMC had said that Tower No. 6, 5Fth loor,Vashi Rly -Station Complex, Vashi, New Mumbai- 400703 of the CRZ clearance, BMC had to the length of the coastalroad is Attention EPS-1995 Pensioners for submission of pay2percent (Rs 254 crore) of At the coastal road construction site. File settoincrease from 9.98kmto Jeevan Praman Patra (JPP) the total costofthe project (Rs 10.58 km and the changeisdue 1. Jeevan Praman Patra can be updated round the year and is 12,721 crore) to the Mangrove to consideration of curvatures valid for one year from date of last Jeevan Praman Patra; Foundation on or before the tion 12 of the clearance givento giveninreference no. 1(pay- and minor differences in ramp 2. Such Pensioners, who have submitted Jeevan Praman Patra commencement of work in the project. Moreover, BMC has ment of Rs 227.42 crore) shall be positions. It had addedthat the after Jan 2020, need not get it done again till one year is over. December 2018.However, the already approachedthe ensured before considering the total area of the road falling un- 3. Pensioners, Who have been issued PPO’sin2020, need not civic body has onlypaid the Maharashtra CoastalZone newamendment to the project.” der the CRZ will also increase get it updated before completion of one year. foundation Rs 25 croretill date. Management Authority The move comes afterBMC from 117.05 hectareto134.42 4. More than 3Lakh CSC centers are authorized to do Jeevan In alettertoPrincipal (MCZMA under the environ- and MangroveFoundation offi- hectare. Praman Patra, which are closure to pensioners’ home and Secretary(Environment) ment department) forthe clear- cialsgot intoaverbal spat over Whilethe totalreclamation Jeevan Praman Patra may be done there. Nearest Common Manisha Mhaiskar,dated ance of additional reclamation thenon-paymentinameeting required forthe project as per Service Centers can be located through the URL – https:// October 29, the foundation has workstobecarriedout forthe heldinthe lastweek of October. the BMChas gone up from 90 locator.csccloud.in/ highlighted thenon-compliance coastalroadthe project,” stated Those present in the meeting hectareto111 hectare, till date, 5. Digital Jeevan Praman Patra is being done by pension by BMC. the letter by VirendraTiwari, said that BMC at one point also the civic body has reclaimed disbursing Bank branches as was done earlier. “It is brought to your kind Additional Principal Chief inquired about howthe Rs 25 around 65 hectarefor theroad. 6. Even thoughEPFO is committed to facilitate submission of consideration that the project ConservatorofForest croreithad paid to the founda- The coastalroad is being con- JeevanPraman Patra, the visit to EPFO ofce for updating proponent [BMC] is yettode- (MangroveCell). tion is being utilised. structed from Princess Street Jeevan Praman Patra is notmandatory. posit Rs 227.42 croretothe It added: “I requestyou to “...Rs 25 crorehas been FlyoveratMarine Drive to (Ankesh Srivastav) MangroveFoundation,whichis kindlyensurethat the compli- addedtothe Mangrove Worliorsouth end of the Regional P.F. Commissioner -II abreachofthe specific condi- anceofthe specificcondition Foundation’s corpus and kept in Bandra-WorliSea Link. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 MAHARASHTRA THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020

OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES Admission to HRD course: Cinemas,multiplexes,dramatheatrestoreopentoday HC seeks clarification In the lastmonth, the state Rathi, afilm exhibitor,wel-

Movie halls to operate at 50% seating capacity; swimming ED Massive governmentallowedresump- comedthe decision and from JBIMS pools forprofessional athletes, yoga schoolstoalsoopen 16.98 lakh relieffor tion of the Mumbai Metroina tweeted, "Eight months with over objections TOTALPOSITIVECASES PLAIN E gradedmanner while also al- no income and heavy expenses ● exhibitors lowedtooperatewith 50 per with physical distancing and INMAHARASHTRA EX lowing gymnasiums and fit- have leftcinemas crippled. The to merit list EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE cent seating capacityinareas sanitation measures with effect ness centres to reopenfrom statewill needtocloselywork MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 outside containment zones. No from November 5," the order Active Cases 1,12,912 AS THEATRES openedin Dussehra. with the sector to formulate the eatables will be allowedinside, further stated. New Cases 5,505 other states from October Theatreand multiplexown- policies that allowittorein- OMKARGOKHALE CINEMA HALLS, drama the- said the order,adding that a These establishmentswere TotalDeaths 44,548 15,the shutdown of cin- ers aregearing up to reopen stateits relevance in MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 atres, multiplexes, swimming separatestandard operating shut since March due to lock- ema halls in Maharashtra cinema halls in the state. "We Maharashtra." pools and yoga instituteswill procedure(SOP) will be issued down imposedtocontain the New Deaths 125 wasamatter of concern startedpreparing afterthe cen- Exhibitors had said closure THE BOMBAY High Courton reopen from November 5after by the cultural affairs depart- spread of Covid-19.The state Quarantined13.46 lakh forexhibitors since no tral government announced of cinema halls in Maharashtra WednesdaydirectedJamnalal the UddhavThackeray-ledstate ment and local authorities. government made the decision Tested 91.85lakh majorHindi film would the reopening of theatres in could impact newreleases and BajajInstituteofManagement government allowedresump- The order also said swim- to allowcinema halls and the- arrive without Mumbai other states. Our booking soft- business if it continues beyond Studies (JBIMS) to clear itsstand tion of indoor activities outside ming pools usedbystate,na- atres to reopen twoweeks af- zones open. With over ware is modified, following 50 Diwali. Lastmonth, single about the plea on the objections containment zonesonly, and by tional and international level terChief MinisterUddhav 2,60,840 600cinema halls in per cent occupancyrule, sani- screen and multiplexowners raisedagainst the meritlistfor observing Covid-19safety sportspersons fortraining and Thackeray heldameeting with TOTALPOSITIVE Maharashtra--more tisation procedures arealso in also requestedThackeraytore- admissions to the masters in hu- guidelines. yoga institutes will also be al- owners. CASESINMUMBAI than 200inMumbai place. However, we arewaiting open theatres. On an average, man resource development Chief SecretarySanjay lowedtooperateoutside con- On October 29,the stategov- New Cases 983 alone -- the region is a forthe SOPs before opening the Maharashtra's contribution to (HRD) course. As manyas191 Kumar issued an order as part tainment zones. ernment issuedanorder ex- key market forthe Indian theatres tomorrow,"atheatre the boxoffice is around 30 per students, who were notshort- of 'Mission Begin Again' stating "All indoor sports likebad- tending lockdown till November TotalDeaths 10,352 film industry, particularly owner said. cent, with Nagpur and Mumbai listedfor admissions, have filed that cinema halls, multiplexes minton, tennis, squash, indoor 30, without allowing anynew New Deaths 29 Bollywood. Afterthe stategovern- as twobig Hindi movie their objections claiming that and drama theatres will be al- shootingranges will be allowed activity in the latestorder. ment's guidelines, Akshaye markets. theywereunabletoappear for the aptitudetestdue to techni- cal issues, and that even though BMC STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING theyraisedgrievances with the IIT-B announces online semester institute, it publishedamerit list. Shiv Sena nod to award Deonar plant contract to lowest The studentsalso said despite pendency of grievances, on bidderwhom it accused of corruption in January for first-year UG students August4,the instituteissueda notice stating that those who again before the Standing chair Yashvant Jadhavsaid, "We posedthe move and alleged that Orientation on November 11, classes start five days later cleared theentrancetesthad EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Committee with the administra- had demandedthat the contract the changeincontract will put fi- qualifiedinthe personal inter- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 tion denying "malpractices". The should be giventothe second- nancial burden on the civic body. viewand statement of purpose proposalwaspassedtoaward the lowest bidder.But nowthe civic Samajwadi Partyleader Rais ABHAGORADIA round.The institutehas denied AFTER ALLEGINGcorruption and Rs1,020-crorecontractto thelow- body has filedareplytoour Shaikh has alleged that the Sena MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 GOVERNORFELICITATESRDNATIONAL all allegations. manipulationinawarding acon- estbidder,Chennai MSWPvt Ltd, queries. Their answer is satisfac- has clearedthe proposal without COLLEGEFORITSCOVID-19MEASURES The plea has sought forthe tractforthewastetoenergyplant whichhadearlierbaggedthecon- tory,sowedecided to passthe allowing him to speak about it. "I IIT-BOMBAY ANNOUNCED an shortlisttobequashedand the inDeonar,therulingShivSenahas tract. proposal. Also, awarding acon- wantedto speakabouttheimpact online semesterfor first-year NEHA JAGTIANI,principal by the college. The college online aptitude test to be con- changed itsstand andcleared a The contract is to generate 25 tract to thesecond-lowest bidder of thisprojectonthehealthof res- undergraduatestudents, on of RD National College,and also donated an Android ducted again, along with the for- proposalto awardacontractto the to 30megawattsofenergybypro- will costthe civic body an addi- identsand the environment. Wednesday. Theorientation trustees of Hyderabad Sind television to agovernment mation of acommittee to look same contractor. cessing 3,000 metric tonne of tional amount. And with the cur- Other members also wanted to programme forthe newbatch National Collegiate Board school in Raigad district's intothe conduct of the institute. In January,the Senadirected wastedailyatDeonar dumping rentfinancialsituationoftheBMC, speakaboutthisproposal,butthe will startonNovember 11,while (HSNCB), were felicitated Pansai village, whichhas The court questionedthe in- theBMCadministrationtoaward ground. it will put additional burden on chairman did notallowusand classes will begin from on Wednesdayby been adoptedbythe stituteabout over 190com- acontracttothe second-lowest Sena has nowsaid in the last the civic administration." clearedtheproposal,"Shaikhsaid. November 16. GovernorBhagat Singh collegeunder National plaintsinaday regarding exam- bidder,alleging that the lowest fewmonths,thecivicadministra- Deonar wastetoenergy plant Jadhav said, "I gave enough The firstweekofinstruction Koshyari forhelping out Service Scheme. During ination and admission process, bidderwasawardedacontractby tion has filedtwo detailedreplies project had becomeapolitical is- time to memberstospeak but will be a"zero" week,where amid the Covid-19 the lockdown, the NSS and also said the merit list manipulating norms. On to justifytheawardingof thecon- sue.AftertheSenatoldtheadmin- theydid not. Later, afterthe pro- students will be guidedonhow pandemic. The college, (National Service Scheme) would be subject to the out- Wednesday, however, during the tract, whichthe party has found istrationto awardacontractto the posalwaspassed,theydemanded to attend lectures and exams with the help of itsalumni, team of the collegecreated comeofthe petition. meeting,the proposal wastabled satisfactory. StandingCommittee second-lowest bidder,theBJPop- to speak." online, said director Dr providedemployment to avirtuallaboratoryfor Adivision benchofJustice K Subhasis Chaudhuri in apost 100rural women in science research and KTated and Justice GSKulkarni on social media. Karnataka by roping them experimentsby on Wednesdaywas hearing pe- "Our student mentors will in to makekhadi masks, collaborating with IIT-B. tition made by 12 students, filed Corporators rejectBMC proposal to appoint be reaching out to youbefore- whichwerethenmarketed ENS through advocates Harpreet hand and help youtoget prop- Singh Horaand Amritpal Singh erly orientedsothat your on- Khalsa, whichstatedthatthe in- third party auditors to review civic works boarding becomes asmooth December and JanuarytoJune. online education. stituteheld the firstround of ad- one. Therewill be an orienta- Due to the Covid-19pandemic, When contacted,Chaudhari mission in theformofanonline civic workslikeroadrepair,con- The BJP voted forthe pro- Engineering(SPCE), CollegeOf tion forparentsorguardians the autumn and spring semes- told TheIndian Express,"There entrance test on July 27.Over600 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE structionofschool buildings and posal saying it will improvequal- Engineering Pune (COEP) and alsoastheyneedtohelp you ters forincoming undergradu- is no changeinthe overall cur- studentsweretoappearfor the MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 hospitals and waterprojects. ity of worksinthe city, while cor- Certification Engineers study from home," Chaudhuri atebatches will be held from riculum or subject syllabi. We exam; however, due to technical The ShivSena-ledBMC said porators from Sena, Congress, International Limited (CEIL) said. November to March andfrom have just deferredlabsand glitches, close to 190students CITYCORPORATORS on conducting quality checks is the NCPand Samajwadi Partyvoted were to be ropedintoconduct Semesters have been March to July, stated the offer workshop forsubsequentse- could notappear and, therefore, Wednesdayrejected aproposal vigilancedepartment's work and againstthe proposal. audits. plannedinamanner that stu- letter giventostudents. mesterasadditionalload." raisedgrievances withthe insti- by the Brihanmumbai Municipal the civicbody'sengineers areca- According to the proposal, BJPcorporator Bhalchandra dents cancompletethe entire The institutewill notpro- So far, the institutehas al- tuteonthe same day. Corporation (BMC) to appoint pable of monitoring works, while four government-runinstitu- Shirsat said, "Mumbai needs academicyear by theend of videhostelaccommodation lowedaselect number of PhD The courtfurther sought a thirdparty auditors to supervise appointing newagencies will in- tions were to be hired forfive good and sound roads. So, third June. Studentswill receive one due to paucity of available studentstoreturn to campus to clarification through an addi- and perform quality checks on cur additional expenditure. years and the BMC wasex- party audit of road worksisa month of summer vacation rooms and Covid-19restric- complete theirresearch andpost- tional affidavit from theinstitute pected to payatleastRs8-9 must. Earlier,thirdparty road next year,following whichse- tions, the letter read. graduatestudentsunabletoavail on itsstand on the demand seek- croreannually to these agen- auditsweredone by private mesterdates will be synchro- Studentshavebeen asked to online education from home. ingappointment of acommittee cies. The proposal tabledinthe companiesbut the resultswere nous with the rest of the be fullyequippedwith basic fa- Accordingtoguidelines by to look intothe conduct of the committee meeting said insti- poor. But VJTI, CEIL and SPCEare batches,headded. cilities to attend online sessions, the institute's campus reboot- exam and the procedureifthe tutes likeVeermataJijabai renownedinstitutions. Their au- The academicyear at IIT whereas the institutealso plans ingcommittee,one room can entrance exam is to beconducted Technical Institute(VJTI), ditswill give good roads to Bombayusuallyruns in the se- to identify and supportstudents onlybeoccupiedbyone stu- again. The courtpostedfurther Sardar PatelCollegeof Mumbai." mestermode from Augustto who do nothaveresources for dent in the hostel. hearing to November 26.

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YES BANK MONEYLAUNDERINGCASE ARNAB GOSWAMI ARRESTED HC rejects bail pleas of Wadhawan brothers: ForNaik’sfamily,arrests‘firststepinbattleforjustice’ founddeadinthebungalowalong partwas that theywerenot even ple who do notknowabout our ‘Offences committed for MOHAMEDTHAVER with him, wasonthe boardofdi- awareofthe Raigad police filing a struggle can makesuchstate- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 rectors of the firm. closurereportinthecaseforwant ments.” “What has happenedto Inasuicidenote leftbehindby of evidence.“Itwasonlyinastate- us has nothappened to the fami- personal gain, depositors & FORTHE daughter and wifeof Anvay, hehadsaid thatheandhis ment issued by Republic TV this lies of the politicians alleging po- AnvayNaik,who diedbysuicide mother were takingthe extreme year that we came to knowthat litical vendetta,”Adnya added. shareholders real victims’ in May2018attheirAlibaug bun- step on account of payments due thecasehasbeenclosed.We then “Wedonot want to makethis galowalong with his mother,the to them from three persons — asked our lawyers to getthe nec- political. It is about afamilyseek- chargesheetdid notprovide suf- arrest of threepersonswhom he Goswami of Republic TV,Feroz essarypaperwork.Earlier,ithad ingjusticefortwo of itsmembers. OMKARGOKHALE ficientevidence to proveall al- hadnamedinthesuicidenote,in- Shaikh of IcastX/Skimedia and takenuseight months to getthe Even now, when we see the MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 leged offences. cluding Republic TV editor-in- Niteish Sarda of Smartworks.All suicide note.” emails written by my father to Additional Solicitor General chief Arnab Goswami,“is the first three were arrested on Sheaddedthattheyalsofaced Arnab asking him to return dues THE BOMBAY HighCourt on Anil Singh, representing the CBI, step in the battle forjustice” that Wednesday. threats, especiallyafter her of Rs 83 lakh, we startcrying. He Wednesdayrejected thebail opposedthe pleas stating that all has been ongoingfor twoyears. Adnyaand her mother Akshataand AdnyaNaik,wifeand daughter of lateAnvay motherstartedpostingvideoson- had mailedhim acouple of times pleas of former DHFL promoters, procedures and compliances AdnyaNaik,Anvay’sdaughter, Akshatasaid theyhavedone Naik,address the media on WednesdayinMumbai. PTI line.“We had filedfour non-cog- the monthbeforehis suicide and Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan, were followed. told The IndianExpress on everything from starting a nizable complaints—two each calledit‘amatterof lifeanddeath’ accusedinthe multicrore Yes Justice Kotwal, whoauthored Wednesday, “Goswami has been YouTubechannel, writing to the with Dadar and Murbad police. in the mail, but therewas no re- Bank moneylaundering case. the 63-pageorder,“completely doing shows about the suicide of Prime Minister’ Office to ap- SureshVaradeintheAlibaugtraf- Range) againstVarade, currently Afteruploading videos on social sponse,” Adnyasaid. The courtobserved that the of- disagreed”with Singhvi’ssub- SushantSinghRajputandaggres- proachingGoswami himself, in ficpolice station. “He spoketous postedasthe senior inspector at media, we receivedthreatening RepublicTVsaidithasalready fences committed were pur- missions. He concurredwith the sively seekingarrestseventhough order to getjustice. nicelyandaskedusto signastate- Virarpolicestation, for“wilfully phonecalls... In Murbad, abike- settlednearly 90 per cent of the suant to “conspiracy among ac- CBI's submissions, saying, “The nosuicidenote wasleftbehind.In “Rightfromthedayofthesui- ment that said we we wanted to omitting facts” during investiga- borne persontold me that he dues. It added: “Despitemultiple cused” for“personalgain” and offence wascommitted pur- the caseofmyfather and grand- cide, therehas been pressureon take thecomplaintback.We were tion.Whencontacted,Vardesaid, knewwherewewerestaying,” emails, messages to Mrs Akshata depositors and shareholders of suant to the conspiracy among mother,theyleftbehind asuicide usto notget anFIRlodged.Thepo- shocked. When we triedtakinga “I do notwant to comment. Iwill said Adnya. Naik and Ms AdnyaNaik regard- YesBank were “real victims”. all the accused. The real victims note specificallynaming lice then told us that powerful photograph of the statement, he face the inquiry.” Followingthefourcomplaints, ingwillingnessto ensureafulland Asinglejudge benchofJustice were the depositors andshare- Goswami and twoothers but no peoplewereinvolvedand we pushedusand tore it,” she said. WhileParaskaralsorefusedto the policehad issued anoticeto final settlement, no concretere- Sarang VKotwalpassedthe holders,particularly of YesBank. actionwastakenagainstthemfor should notget an FIR registered. “WespoketoRaigad SP Anil comment,anofficersaidthefam- Goswami to signabond of good sponse has been received. Mrs order on the pleas made by the That amount wasnot utilisedfor nearly twoyears.” However, when we insisted, an Paraskaraboutitthe nextdaybut ilyhadcomplainedtotheSPabout behaviour.Onallegations of AkshataNaik demandedinthe Wadhawanbrothers. On March getting profit forYes Bank,but it While Anvaywas the manag- FIR wasregistered,” Adnyasaid. hedidnotdoanything.Whenever the incident. “Varade had then Goswami being arrested due to pastthat all paymentsdue to 7, the CBI registeredacase against wasusedfor personal gain of the ingdirectorof Mumbai-basedar- Also an interior designer, we methim,hekept sayingthein- saidthathewasjustnotifyingthe political vendetta, Akshatasaid, Concorde be madetothird party Kapil and Dheeraj,Rana Kapoor, accused. Thus, clearly offence of chitecturalandinteriordesigning Adnyaalleged that around vestigation is on.” familythat aclosure reportwas “Thisisjusticeforafamily thathad vendorsbut ARGiscontractually thethen managing directorand Section409 (criminalbreachof firm Concorde Designs,his Januarylastyear,her mother and Adepartmental inquiryhas being filed,” asenior officer said. been fighting againstpowerful obligatedto makeallpaymentsto chief executiveofficer of YesBank, trustbypublicservant, banker, mother Kumud, who wasalso she metinvestigating officer been ordered by theIG(Konkan Adnyaalleged that the worst peoplelikeGoswami. Only peo- CDPL and notthirdparties.” and others in connection with an merchant or agent) of the IPC is alleged multicrorescam. The CBI made out.” took custody of the Wadhawans Justice Kotwal also noted from SatarainApril. that while the right to default No vendetta politics or attack on freedom of press, Copprobing TRP scam Representing Kapil, senior bail fornon-filing apolice re- advocateAmit Desai submitted portwithin stipulated period is case being investigatedafter courtorder:Govt accompanied police before the High Courtthat the an “indefeasible right”, the CBI did notcomplywith the pro- courtscannot be tootechnical gationinthesuicidecasehasstarted act in an unjustway nor arethey closedthe case lastApril, saying it cedureunder Section 173ofthe while entertaining an applica- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and Goswami has been arrested. vindictive.Ifsomeonehascommit- didnotfindevidenceagainsttheac- teams to arrest Goswami CriminalProcedureCode (CrPC), tion forsuchdefault bail. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 Wheredoes the question of free- tedacrimeandifhisinvolvementis cusednamedinthe suicide note. whichlays down procedurefor Rejecting the bail pleas, the dom of press or Emergency come found, then the police would take However, in Maythisyear,Anvay’s house.“Pradip Patil,SachinVaze reportofpolice officer on com- HC said the special CBI courtand COMINGOUT in support of the in?” he asked.The daywitnessed action.Ithasnothingtodowiththe daughter approached Deshmukh EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and severalother policemen sur- pletion of investigation while magistratewerecompetent statepoliceoverthe arrest of severalprotestsheldbyBJPleaders stategovernment or anypolitical andlater,theministerhadtweeted MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 rounded me,theyheldmebythe submitting suchareporttothe to remand custody to the RepublicMediaNetworkeditor-in- in supportofGoswami. party,” he added. thataCIDre-investigationhasbeen scruffofmyneckand pushed specialmagistrate. Wadhawans even before taking chief Arnab Goswami in acase of “The BJP’s parrot has been put In2018,interiordesignerAnvay ordered into the case. THE RAIGAD police team that ar- me. Ihavebeen assaulted,” he Senior Counsel Abhishek cognizance of offence, and since abetment to suicide, leaders of the in acage. It needs to be seen Naik,alongwithhismotherKumud CongressspokespersonSachin rivedatRepublic TV editor-in- said outside aAlibaug court. Manu Singhvi, appearing for thereportwas filedwithin stip- MahaVikasAghadigovernmenton whetherBJP’slifeisstuckinthepar- Naik,had diedbysuicide. The po- Sawant said action takenbypolice chief Arnab Goswami’s Mumbai Vaze has had achequered ca- Dheeraj,submittedthat statutory ulated time, the right to seek de- Wednesday saidthat rule of law rot.Why is the BJP silent on the ar- licehad found asuicide note in againstGoswami is justifiedand it residence on Wednesdaymorn- reer in the Mumbai Police. As an bail wasavital liberty and an in- fault bail “neveraccruedin prevailedinMaharashtraand the rest of twoother persons(named whichAnvayhadnamedthreeper- iswrongtolinkthesamewithfree- ing wasaccompanied, as is the “encounter specialist”, he was defeasible right. Singhvi said the favour of the applicants”. arrest wasneither drivenbypoliti- in the suicide note of interiorde- sons, including Goswami. dom of press. “The Fadnavis gov- practice withoutstation teams, known as one of thefew crack- calvendettanorwasitanattackon signer AnvayNaik)? TheBJP fears HomeMinisterandNCPleader ernmentdidnottakeany actionon by alocal police team from the N shots in the force. Along with the freedom of press. that somenames will comeout of Anil Deshmukhtold mediaper- thematterintwoyears.Anattempt MJoshi Margpolice station. But three constables, he is facing trial “Thereisnovendettapoliticsor Arnab'smouth,whichiswhy ithas sons:“Nobodyisabovethelawand wasmadetosuppressthecase.The unusually, theteams were ac- on chargesofmurder and de- Two arrested for killing attackonthefreedomofpress.The comeoutonthestreets,”saidParab. MaharashtraPolicewilltakeappro- familyofthe victim wasintimi- companiedbyaMumbai Police struction of evidence in the 2003 case is being investigated aftera ShivSena MP and chief priateaction as per law.”Headded dated by the investigating officer. Crime Branchofficer,who is in- KhwajaYunuscustodial death courtorder,”ministerandShivSena spokespersonSanjayRautsaidthat thatthecasewasreopenedafterin- Powerful peopleare said to be be- vestigating the Television Rating case.While Vaze wassuspended tiger, animal’s teeth spokesperson Anil Parabtold me- the statefollows therule of law. “If teriordesigner'swifeapproacheda hindArnabandnowlookingatthe Points(TRP) case againstthe in 2004,hehad quit the forcein diapersons.“BJPleadersareshout- wehavemadeanymistake,thelaw court. “The courtgavepermission statementscomingfromtheUnion RepublicMedia Network. 2007 but his resignation wasnot &nails recovered from ing todayabout Goswami’s arrest will notleave us as well.Mumbai to reopenthe case,”headded. Homeministerandothers,itisclear Assistant Inspector Sachin accepted. as if he is aBJP worker.The investi- andMaharashtraPolicedoneither The localRaigad policehad who these people are,” he added. Vaze, who accompaniedthe During the 16 years he was Raigad policeand NM Joshi Marg under suspension, he had joined them in Chandrapur police teams to Goswami's resi- the ShivSena. Afterhis reinstate- dence,was reinstatedbythe ment, he wasinitiallypostedto laid with the intention of killing Maharashtra is witnessing Emergency: Fadnavis Mumbai Police onlyinJune, 16 the Local Arms branchbut VIVEKDESHPANDE other animals,but we have to years afterhis suspension fol- within aday,was shiftedtothe NAGPUR,NOVEMBER4 find out if theyare telling the Sena, whichhad then supported “The BJPwilllaunchastatewide familyshould getjustice...” lowing the custodial death of high-profile Crime Branch. He truthorare partofsome organ- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Emergency,haveonce displayed campaign to expose the coalition Instances of harassment KhwajaYunus. wasinvolvedininvestigating the THE STATEForestDepartment isedgang.” MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 undemocratic brutality to crush government. The government's againstindividuals who criticise He wasreinstatedonthe fake social media followers’ has unearthedatiger poaching The culpritscut the tiger into the voice of dissent.” terrortacticsto silenceitscitizens the government have substan- ground that with severalpolice- scam, in whichrapper Badshah’s incident, withthe arrest of two pieces and threw itsparts in a HOURS AFTER the arrest of “Maharashtra is witnessing and media is acleverploytohide tiallyincreased, he added. mendownwith Covid-19, there statement wasrecorded. Known personsfromRatnapur villagein river, according to theForest Republic Media Networkeditor- Emergency.But India has always itsown failures.” Former ministerand BJP wasashortageofhands. Vaze to be well-versedwith technol- Brahmapuri tahsil of Chandrapur Department. Asked if the ac- in-chief Arnab Goswami, former valiantlyfought againstsuch Newlyappointed BJPna- MLAAshishShelartold media- wasamong the many ogy,heisnow the face of the TRP district on Tuesday. Twotiger cusedhaveany previous links chief ministerand BJP forces and will continue to do tional secretaryVinodTawde, in persons in Mumbai: “It is to police personnel reinstatedin scam. teethand 10 nails were recovered with poaching activity,Malhotra leader DevendraFadnavis on so,”headdedwhile describing astatement, said: “BJP is not conveyastrong messagetoone this manner. Vaze wasunavailable for from them duringaraid. said, “Wehavenosuchinforma- Wednesdaycompared thesitua- Goswami's arrest as “politics of againstjustice forinterior de- and all nottoeverquestion Goswami namedVazeasone comment on whyheaccompa- Brahmapuri Deputy tion as yet.” tioninMaharashtra undertherul- vendetta”. signer AnvayNaik,who had al- Gandhi and Thackeray families. of the policemen who assaulted niedthe policeteams to arrest Conservator of Forest Dipesh About the tiger’s gender,he ing Maha Vikas Aghadi govern- “Whenuncomfortable ques- legedly committed suicide. If the If anybody dares to raise aques- him when theywalked intohis Goswami. Malhotrasaid, “The twoarrested said, “Wehavesent samples to ment with the Emergency. tions areraised, the government, police wanted to investigatethe tion or point out faults, they persons, Rohan Lokhande and the Central Cellular and Leader of Opposition in the insteadof takingcorrective meas- matter,weare notobjecting. The willbeput in prison.” SanjayParchake, have admitted Molecular Biology Laboratory stateAssembly, Fadnavistoldme- ures,hasusedoppressive tactics to have killedatiger in April. in Hyderabad. The gender and diapersons, “In 1977,Emergency by silencing the media...,” he Theysaid the tiger had come in agewill be known when we get wasdefeated.But the mindset said.InNagpur, statepartypres- contact with alivewiretheyhad the report.” liveson. Allies Congress and Shiv ident Chandrakant Patil said:

RATNAGIRI Coming up, university dedicated to oceanic sciences Sarang Kulkarni, chief instruc- and the extent of land required ABHAGORADIA Afour-member toratMTDC’s(Maharashtra to build the university. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 committee has been TourismDevelopment The committee has also Corporation) Indian Instituteof been asked to reflect on pro- THE STATEDepartment for formedtopropose Scuba Diving and Active Sports, viding employment-oriented Higher and Technical Education recommendations Dr Narsingh Thakur,faculty at education and the subjectsto on Wednesdaysaid it plans to CSIR’s National Instituteof be taught,alongside deliberat- setupauniversity dedicated to Oceanography, Dr BBChougale, ing on the eligibilitycriteria for oceanic sciences in Konkan’s ployment to local youth for facultyatPune College of teachers. Ratnagiri district. services in fisheries, transporta- Pharmacy,and Dhanraj Mane, Agovernmentresolution Through theestablishment tion, and tourismsectors. To director of higher education. (GR) releasedbythe depart- of the MaharashtraOcean propose recommendationson The committee has been ment stated that sea-level stud- AppliedSciencesUniversity setting up of the university,a tasked with submitting areport ies, fisherystudies, marine life (MOASU), the department aims four-member committee has to thedepartment within three studies,tourism, and environ- to utilise the 720-kmcoastline been formed. months, and has also been asked mental studies will be the focus of the stateand provide em- It will be headedbyDr to propose the amount of funds areas forthe university. As HC directs BMC to pay salaries &arrears, visually PUBLICNOTICE NOTICE is hereby given to the public that Iam required to investigate the right, title and interestofMS. impairedemployees say they felt cheated by civic body LUBNA ADAM to thepremises more particularly described in the Schedule hereunder. We had to approach the over twoyears, said,“Because of said,“Administrationshouldnot All persons having any claim against or in respect of SANJANABHALERAO courtafter our multiple Covid-19,our twomainsenses — cheat us likethis. Earlier,acon- the said Property or any part thereof by way of sale, MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 touchandsmell—tonavigatethe cession waspromised, then it exchange,easement, right, interest, share, mortgage, requests to meet senior worldwererestricted. Fear of in- wasreversed. During the pan- lease, license, tenancy,charge, gift, trust, bequest, WITHTHEBombay HighCourtdi- officials, letters fell on fection and needfor physicaldis- demic,everyonefacedfinancial inheritance, maintenance, possession, lien or otherwise rectingthe BMC to paysalaries deaf ears.” tancing has affected even simple difficulties, this is notthe waya howsoever are hereby requested to give notice thereof in with arrears to itsvisuallyim- outdoor chores. Earlier,Icould government bodyshould be writing,along with documentary evidence,tothe undersigned within 10 days from the date hereof at G-5, pairedemployeeswhodidnotre- DILIP ZANWAR touchhand railings at stations, treating us.” Ground Floor,Mukut, BWing, 20-B, S. V. Road, Bandra ceive it during the lockdown, the BMC CONTROLROOM OPERATOR walls and gethelp from people. The 250 employees could (West), Mumbai-400050, failing which, the claim or affected employees hope the au- The other day, it took me half an notreport to work from March claims, if any,ofsuch person or persons will be thorities become morecompas- hourto justcrosstheroad,noone 23 to June15. Manystarted re- considered to have been waived and/or abandoned. sionate andempathetic. The em- people likehim expendable. “We volunteeredto help.Idon’tblame porting to work from June 16 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES : ployeessaidtheyfeltcheatedand had to approachthe courtafter people;everyoneisscaredto help when localtrains resumed for th letdownbythe civicbody. ourmultiplerequests to meetsen- becauseofthe infection.” essential serviceemployees. ALL THOSE flats bearing No. 401 and 402 on the 4 floor of Wing Aadmeasuring 455.89 square feet built up TheBMChadissuedacircular ior officials, letters fell on deaf Nearly 70 per cent of the visu- “Weunderstand buses were area and 295 square feet built up area respectively on May25giving visuallyim- ears,”hesaid. allyimpaired people areem- arranged for employees during together with one covered garage No. 5ofKALPANA pairedemployeesleave underthe The National Association for ployedatward-leveloffices, the lockdown, but we can’t be APARTMENT together with 5fully paid shares of Rs. 50/- MunicipalServicesAct.Butunder the Blind (NAB) on behalf of the mostlyastelephone operators, pickedupfromhomes.This each comprised in Share Certificate No. 24 dated 2nd day of the Act, if these employees have nearly 250employees had fileda control personneletc. meant we have to arrangefor March, 2006and bearing distinctiveNos. 21 to 25 usedupsanctionedleaves, they PIL in the HC againstthe circular. Aclauseinacircularissuedon transporttoreachthe pick-up (bothinclusive) of the Kalpana Palace Co-operative won’t getsalaryiftheydonot re- TheHConOctober28directedthe April 21 by the general adminis- spots.Therewerenoautorick- Housing Society Limitedregistered under No. porttowork, it said. civicbodyto compensatetheem- tration department clearly men- shaws duringthe initiallock- BOM/WHW/HSG/TC/7215/93 dated 26.04.1993. Dilip Zanwar, a40-year-old ployees and clear the arrears. tionedspecial considerationbe downphases,therewascurfew Dated this 4th day of November,2020. BMC control room operator,is Pointing out howdifficulties giventoemployees with disabili- inmany areas,howwasthecivic Sd/- among the 250 visuallyimpaired compounded during the pan- ties who neednot reportfor duty. body expectingustoreport to (Shabbir S. Kapadia) employees working in the civic demic,Atul(namechanged),who On the May25circular,an- work,”askedZanwar, whotrav- Advocate & Solicitor body.Hesaidthecirculardeemed has been working in the BMC for othervisuallyimpairedemployee els from Vangani to Dadar. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020 2020 6 DECISION BIHAR

LAST LAP: SEEMANCHAL FORMORELOGONTO INDIANEXPRESS.COM Who will send anyone out of country: /ELECTIONS

● WHO’S WHERE TODAY Nitish attacks ‘rumours’ on CAA JPNaddainHayaghatand JalleyinDarbhanga; Centreharasses you... Upendra Kushwaha in Patna our government will be FROMLAKADSUNGHA for all: Tejashwi, Rahul TOPACHPAUNIA

WALIAHMAD&MANOJCG BAISI(PURNEA),NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4

ADDRESSINGarally in Baisi,inSeemanchal, RJDleader TejashwiYadavattackedthe Modi government over laws to “harass” people. In aveiledreference to theCitizenship (Amendment) Act, the Mahagathbandhan’s ● POLL SPEAK CM candidatesaid, the Centre “has harassed youbybringing in different laws... Istood with INTERVIEWS,RALLIES, youatthattime. Let’s notget divided now.” Rahul Gandhi at arally in Araria, PROFILES Nitish Kumar arrivesfor the rallyinAraria on Wednesday. He addressedanother in Kishanganj. Dipankar Ghose CongressleaderRahulGandhi,whoalsoad- Wednesday. ANI dressedarally inSeemanchal(inAraria),apart from Bihariganj in Madhepurafromwhere In regionwith 24 seatsand large Muslimnumbers, JD(U) leader says hisgovt Sharad Yadav’s daughter is contesting, said 2015 as partofthe Mahagathbandhan. “He Modi and CM Nitish Kumar were the same. stabbedyou...Pehlepeeche,phirpetmein...Pehli has strivedfor brotherhood,tells people to think ‘carefully’ aboutworkdone “Some talk about Modiji,some about Nitishji. baar churanahinmaarahain.Do, teen baar HASHTAG POLITICS Thetruthistheyare one...BecauseNitishjihelps maarahai (Firsthestabbed youinthe back, keeps fighting, (so that) thereisnoneedto the margins, we made special policies for NarendraModiandModimakesNitishCM.So then in the stomach...It’s notthe firsttime).” DIPANKARGHOSE work.Wekeep working,that is our goal. them. Please see what respect women were thereshould notbeany misunderstanding....” Rahul said Modi’s “character” showedin ●ONLYNDACANGIVESECURITY, ARARIA,NOVEMBER4 When everyone livesinpeace, love and givenbefore. Thereweresofew public rep- AGrand Alliancegovernmentwouldbea the fact that he had announcedanationwide EMPLOYMENT:PMMODI brotherhood, onlythen will society go for- resentatives. When we got an opportunity, governmentforall,Rahulsaid.“Itwillbeagov- lockdownwithoutanynotice,orathoughtfor PM @narendramodi tweeted,hegot "a lot ADDRESSINGrallies Wednesdayinthe ward,people will go forward, development we gave them 50% reservation in panchay- ernment of the poor,farmers, everycaste and the poor, farmers and workers. “Modiji used of love" from "first rally in Sasaramtolast Seemanchal region in the state’s northeast, will happen.” ati rajinstitutions and municipal corpora- everyreligion and everydistrict.”Inthe 2019 to saythe battle againstcorona wouldbewon in Saharsa”. "Vocal forlocal” Biharis prefer whichhas asizeable minority community, At arally in Araria, Nitish said onlyhis tions. Three times electionshavehappened Lok Sabha polls,the onlyseat thatthe in 22 days... But nowadays he is silent... Modi’s “sushashankirajneeti(politicsofgood Chief MinisterNitish Kumar reachedout to government had thought of teachers in and look at the highnumber of women Mahagathbandhan wonwas in Seemanchal. character wasondisplay during the lock- governance)”, "youth and women see hope Muslims, addressing fears over the madrasas. “Earlier,did teachers in madrasas (participating)... In the sameway,for Both the Congress and allyRJD have so far down... He did noteventhink foraminute in NDA”,whichhesaid canalonegive Citizenship (Amendment) Actand remind- getanything?Sanskritteachers and madrasa ScheduledCastes, ScheduledTribes and triedtokeepthe election about local issues, about the migrant workers from Bihar....” security,jobs, and opportunities foryouth ing the crowds that his government had in- teachers had gone to ExtremelyBackwardClasses, we gave reser- leaving Modi alone and onlyattackingNitish. WithBaisioneof theregionsinBiharfrom self-employment. creasedsalariesfor teachers in madrasas. Patna... it wasnot our vations. And in EBCs, everyone is included, In his speech, Rahul said Electronic Voting wherealarge proportionof unskilledworkers 16.2K LIKES, 2.2K RETWEETS IN 3HRS With the region seeing widespread government then... Did from everyreligion.” Machines (EVMs) were no morethan‘Modi move outseekingwork acrossthecountry, RJD protests againstthe CAA, Nitish said at theyget anything?... The Nitish addedthat Voting Machines (MVMs)’, adding that this leaders alsotold the Baisicrowd repeatedly Kishanganj that his government had worked salaries that aregiven to Kishanganj whenhefirstcame to wouldn’t makeadifference as the people of thatNitish“hadblockedthemfromreturning to “spread love,peace and brotherhood”, and governmentschoolteach- Araria power, childrenfrom Biharhaddecidedto ousttheBJP-JD(U)gover- home during the lockdown”. “nobodyhad the strength to send anyone out ers, that is what we give to BIHAR marginalisedcommu- nment.“ItisnotEVM,itisMVM,whichmeans Sittingnearthestage,MantuKumarYadav of the country”. teachers in madrasas.” Purnea nitieswould noteven ModiVotingMachine...Butthistimetheyouth said he will vote forTejashwi because he is a Attackingthose“spreading rumourson With Asaduddin PATNA attend school. “We areangryinBihar.SobeitEVM or MVM,the fellow Yadav, plusthatheistalkingaboutjobs. Katihar the CAAand NRC(National Registerof Owaisi’s AIMIM ex- ■ SEEMANCHAL found that these were ei- Grand Alliance is going to win.” “Hehaspromised10lakhjobs.Weare surehe Citizens)”,the JD(U) leader said,“Who keeps pected to makegains ther from the Mahadalit or mi- He added, "MVMorModiji ka media, Iam will give at least 5lakh.” spreading misinformation, keeps talking in the region, Nitish nority communities... We notscaredof them.Truthistruth,justiceisjus- ForMohammad Naushad, 50, another rubbish? Who will sendanyone out of the urgedthe crowdtothink worked to getthem to school and tice.Iamfightingawarof ideologyagainstthis thing matters.No political party worksfor the Farmer-consumer double whammy, Modi responsible: Rahul Gandhi country?Nobody has the strength to do that “carefully” about “howmuchwork” his gov- created tola sevaks, markaz sevaks,weput man... Howevermuchhatredtheytry to poor, hesaid,buttheleasttheycandoismain- to ourpeople. Sab Hindustan ke hain, sab ernment had done. “Earlier howmany 30,000 people to work…Now thereisno- spread, Ialwaystry to spreadlove." tain social harmony.“Like his father Lalu Posting an image of women of Sheikhpura Bharat ke hain. Kaun isko bahar karega (All be- madrasas were recognised? Howmany body leftout, close to nothing.” AttackingbothNitish and Modioverjobs, Prasad, Tejashwi will keep that social bond.” sorting onions, @RahulGandhi tweeted: long to Hindustan, all belong to Bharat. Who moremadrasas did we recognise?” Attacking the RJD over itsgovernment’s Rahul said, “Wherever Nitishji is addressing CallingtheplansforanNRCdivisive,hesaidhe “While,the farmergot doubly hit —tobuy will throw anyone out)?” Nitish alsofocusedinhis speeches on his recordonlaw and order,the CM said, “Did meetings, youngsters ask him where areour hoped Tejashwi will “save us from it”. expensive seeds and produce at lowprices, Nitish saidhis government had always government’s work formarginalisedcom- anyone dare go outearlier? Nowyou can see jobs.And Nitishji threatens them... It’s alright, Arriving late, Tejashwi made abarelyfour- inflation has hit the consumer.Only the “workedfor an environment of love,broth- munitiesaswell as women, considered his the peace in society.Therewas so much he will notget the votes.” minutespeech, alsocautioning peopleagai- Modi government is responsible!” erhood, compassion”.“We triedtounite loyalconstituency. crime, so manyriots,somanykidnappings. Rahul talked about Nitish’s “betrayal” in nst“voting foroutsiders” —areference to the 15.2K LIKES, 3.8K RETWEETS IN 3HRS everyone. Some people want thatsociety In Araria, he said, “Thosethat were on We controlledall this.” switching sides to theNDA afterwinning in AIMIM, contesting in 20 seats.

IHerebyDeclare PHASE III CAPITAL COUNT

CROREPATI RACE SHARE PRICE Candidates1,195 Assetvalue Candidate Candidate% BIJENDRAPRASAD Rs 5crand more797 YADAV Crorepati candidates 361(30%) Rs 2-5 cr 14012 JanataDal (United), Rs 50 lakh-2 cr 33027 Supaul Rs 10-50lakh368 31 AVERAGE ASSETSOFCANDIDATES TOTALASSETS Rs 1.47 cr Less than Rs 10 lakh278 23

`2.24 CRORE (with spouse) TAKINGSTOCK **64% rise since 2015 (Rs 1.36 crore) PartyTotal Crorepati Crorepati Averageassets candidates candidates candidates (in %) percandidate(in Rs cr) MOVABLE ASSETS BJP 34 31 91 3.86 `1.3 CRORE JD(U)3730813.31 Assets 2015 2020 RJD 44 35 80 4.79 Cashinhand96,000 2.39lakh LJP 42 31 74 3.14 Bankbalance 47.98lakh 1.2crore INC2517682.57 Stocks&bonds NIL NIL BSP 19 10 53 3.36 Otherinvestment NIL NIL *79 (21%) Independentcandidates have declared assets worthmorethan Rs 1crore Jewellery 1.91lakh 3.66lakh PREMIER LEAGUE Vehicle 3.72lakh 3.72lakh CandidateParty Constituency (district) Totalassets* OtherNIL NIL BKSingh RLSP Warisnagar 85+ Total 54.57lakh 1.3crore (Samastipur) IMMOVABLEASSETS Om Prakash RJD Motihari 45+ `93.96 LAKH Chaudhary (Purvi Champaran) Assets 2015 2020 SIX DAYSOFSEPARATION Shankar IndependentDarbhanga32+ Kumar Jha Agriland40lakh 47lakh Astrong room holding EVMs in Patna, afterthe second phase of the Assemblyelections. Resultsare due on Nov10. PTI *inRscrore Source: Association forDemocratic Reforms Non-agriland NIL NIL Commercial NIL NIL Residential 42lakh 46.96lakh OtherNIL NIL KEY PLAYERS Total 82lakh 93.96lakh LIABILITIES NIL BSP man for all seasons, and electionsinthree states CRIMINALCASES No pendingcriminal cases backanybody,including the BJP,inthe dent. In June2019, she made him the na- tendedtomakeGautamleave Rajasthan,a ASADREHMAN Legislative Council polls to keep the tional coordinator of the party along with her statewhosecharge he held forthe BSP at the LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER4 Samajwadi Partyout —later,she said the BSP nephewAkash Anand. “Beforebeing made time. Announcing his candidature forthe could nevergowith the BJP. nationalcoordinator,hewas the coordina- RajyaSabha polls —with an effective FORAman who figures in three of the most- As forBihar,BSP leadersargue that the torfor Jhansi and Chitrakootzones. Before strength of 15 MLAs, the BSP had no credible watchedelections across three states, not choice of Gautam, who has nevercontested 2015,heheld posts forthe party at the dis- chance of ensuring awin without the sup- COVID-19UPDATE muchisknown about Ramji Gautam —just an election, restsonhis organisational trict level,” said the senior leader. portofanother party —Mayawatiunderlined CASES IN 24 HRS*: likehow BSP supremo Mayawati likes her strengths. “His main skill is that he has agood ABSP leader in Lakhimpur Kheri said that the nominationwas forGautam’s “hard party leaders to be,known butnot seen grip over the workings of the party,” said a Gautam hadrisen through the ranksafter work and honesty”. 541 or heard. senior BSP leader,adding thatheisalso one joining the party in 1998.“He wasanactive Said aBSP leader, “Gautamhas seen some The 41-year-oldDalit leader who is the of the party’s main “strategists”. leader in the student circle in the district big leaps in the party and the RajyaSabha DEATHS: 5 Bihar Assemblyelections and Madhya Belonging to Lakhimpur Kheri district and usedtoraise issues related to nomination is probablythe biggestone.” TOTAL CASES: 2,19,505 Pradesh bypolls in-charge forthe BSP has just in north Uttar Pradesh, Gautam, who the ScheduledCaste community,” said In the Bihar Assemblyelections, the BSP entered the RajyaSabha from Uttar Pradesh. studiedchemical engineering fol- the leader. is contesting in aGrand Democratic Secular TOTAL DEATHS: 1,113 Moreprecisely, despitethe BSP having an lowedbyanMBA and runs a In 2019,Gautamhad found him- Front alliance of six parties, ledbythe RLSP ACTIVE CASES: 6,560 effectivestrengthofonly15inthe Uttar business, firstcame to the self at the centreofallegations of and including the AIMIM. Mayawati has Pradesh Assembly, Gautam wonunopposed, limelight in 2018 when selling tickets forthe party. addressedtwo rallies so farasthe polls move *BiharHealthDepartment(asof7pmonNov4) with the BJP supporting him. Soon after, Mayawati made him the Mayawati, however, had dubbed to theSeemanchal area considered the Mayawati declared that her party would BSP national vice-presi- Suvajit Dey it a“Congress conspiracy”, in- AIMIM’s stronghold. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE Looking back and ahead: polls, courts, transition

As countingproceeds slowlyinkey battlegrounds,the Election is on razor’s edge.What happensifthe race ends up being adjudicated by the US Supreme Court? And howmight the transition unfold if Joe Biden ultimatelywins? 4POINTS Manyhours afterthe lastpolls andacceptthe resultsonNovember 3orsoon closedinthe US, thereisno thereafter, he could nevertheless wreak sig- certainty over the next occupant of EXPERT nificant damageduring the period between the Oval Office. But Election Day OVER THE YEARS:CONTESTS,CHALLENGES the election and theinauguration of Joe Biden did offerseveral significant EXPLAINS —endangeringthe incoming administration, insights andpunctured afew HOWTHEYHAVESWUNG at best,and actively sabotaging it, at worst.” popular assumptions. Amitabh Mattoo BATTLEGROUND 2008 2012 2016 2020 In 1933,the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution movedthe transition from the HIGH TURNOUT, From The Indian Express panel STATE(OBAMA) (OBAMA) (TRUMP) earlierdateofMarch 4toJanuary20. The 1 NO LANDSLIDE of specialists, exclusive insight Michigan DDR? Presidential Transition Actof1963laysdown Florida DDRR adetailedprocedure, whichshould normally Over 101millionAmericanshadvoted PART4 Pennsylvania DDR? facilitateasmooth transitionofpower. But even before November3,according to theseare notnormaltimes, and Trumpof- the nonpartisan US Elections Project. Wisconsin DDR? Opinionsurveyshad predicted aclear tenestablishes, and plays by,his ownrules. The overall turnout is projected to be victoryfor Biden, but the result still hangs NorthCarolina DRR? Consider this: President Trumpwill remain over 160million, or 67%ofeligible vot- in balance. Whydid theyget it wrong? Georgia RRR? the commander-in-chief of the US armed ers. High turnoutsare conventionally Whileforecastingsurveys have become forces and will retain control of US nuclear seen(including in India)torepresent OhioDDR R moresophisticated,usingcutting-edgemod- weapons until January20, at the very least. popular anger and adesirefor change. ellingtechniques, they seem to have failedto Arizona RRR?BACKTO2016? Duringthis period, giventhe size and scale The American political scientistIan accuratelypredictUSPresidentialelectionout- Source (2008-16): US Federal Election Commission; 2020 results based on callsbythe AP,NYT, Thefront page of The Indian of American power, the US and the rest of the Bremmer tweetedonNovember2: comes,particularly in terms of the number of prominenttelevision networksuntil 11 pm IST on Nov4 D=Democrat, R=Republican Express edition dated November worldwill live with great uncertainty —and “Cardinal rule of elections: People don’t seatsintheElectoralCollege.At best,theypro- stateand non-stateactors, including in turnout in recordnumbers to support 10, 2016. Theresult of Election videageneral sense of the trend, whichdoes- India’s neighbourhood, maybetemptedto incumbents.” But as it turnedout, the n’t justrequire statistical modellingbut often POPULARVOTEVELECTORALCOLLEGE 2020 might not be knownuntil act adventurously. battle wasgrim and equal, and until alsogood political instinctsand intuition. Candidates who win the popular vote do not necessarily win the later this week,orevenlonger after. Historically,ofcourse, transitions have of- Wednesdaynight (in India), both Whether it is Bihar or the United States,you Electoral College (and thus the Presidency) tenmeant breaksincommunication, espe- Trumpand Biden seemedcapable of needtobeableto sensethehawa by talkingto SUPREMECOURTIN ciallybetween adversarial Democratic and pullingoffvictories, althoughithadbe- voters —beitatthe neighbourhood deli or at PRESIDENTIALELECTION Republican regimes.One exampleoften given guntoappear that Biden had the edge. ChaurasiaPanHouse.IntheseCovidtimes,this, 2000 2004 is of the 1961 BayofPigs fiasco —the CIA-led of course, is easiersaid thandone! POPULAR VOTE (% OF TOTAL) POPULAR VOTE (% OF TOTAL) attempt to overthrow Fidel CastroinCuba — OVERPERFORMING Take themostpopularandwellthoughtof that could have been avoidediftherehadbeen 2 PRESIDENT American pollster, Nate Silverof GORE (D) KERRY(D) better communication between the FiveThirtyEight. Silver, astatistician by train- Eisenhowerand (incoming) Kennedy admin- IrrespectiveofwhetherTrumpgets an- ing,gainedfamebydevelopingPECOTA(Player 48.38 48.27 istrations. Again, thereisevidence to suggest other four years, he has performedfar Empirical Comparisonand Optimisation Test President JimmyCarter’s team did notinform betterthanwhatthepollswere project- Algorithm) to comparethe performance of BUSH (R) BUSH (R) RonaldReagan of Israel’s decision to strikethe ing.Fromhis firstmonth in office, baseballplayers.Hesubsequentlymadesome Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq in 1981. Trump’s approval rating had consis- stunningly accuratepredictions in stateand 47.87 50.73 Asuperb Brookings Institution study by tentlyremainedinthe low40s; from nationalelections before 2016,where he, like 1876 James Steinburgand Kurt Campbell has pro- March 2017 onward hisdisapprovalrat- manyothers,flounderedby predictingaHillary ELECTORAL COLLEGE (OUT OF 538) ELECTORAL COLLEGE (OUT OF 538) videdaseriesof examplesof howdifficulttran- ingneverfellbelow50%;Bidenkeptup Clintonvictory. RUTHERFORD B HAYES (R) sitions can be,including Bill Clinton’s“strug- asteady 8-10percentage point lead in This time, FiveThirtyEight said it had im- GORE(D) 266 KERRY(D) 251 gletomanagethe Somaliadeployment”, and national pollsfor months ahead of the proveditsmodelthroughathree-step process V SAMUEL TILDEN (D) the EP-3 crisesthat “occurredatthe outsetof election.Thecontestwasbilledastight —byfirstcollecting, analysing, and adjusting BUSH(R) 271 BUSH(R) 286 Congress setupabipartisanFederal George WBush’sfirsttermwhenanAmerican in Florida,Ohio,Iowa, Texas; in fact, polls; then complementing polls with “fun- Electoral Commission comprising planemayhaveintrudedintoChineseairspace Trumpwon easily. It seems likelythe damentals” such as demographic and eco- House Representatives, Senators, and collidedwith aChinese fighter plane”. Republicans would also keep the nomic data; and finally, “accounting forun- 2012 2016 and Supreme CourtJustices. Twenty Even as manyAmericans arelooking fora Senate, and credit mustgotoTrump. Electoral Collegevotes were certainty,and simulating the election POPULAR VOTE (% OF TOTAL) POPULAR VOTE (% OF TOTAL) New Deal whichcould add anew sociallyand thousands of times”.But see whathappened! disputed,and the Commission gave economicallymoreinclusive chapterin UNDERPERFORMING all to Hayes, who wonthe election SilvergaveTrumpa10per cent chance of OBAMA (D) CLINTON (D) American history—likethe one witnessedaf- 3 CHALLENGER winning. Theywere“roughlythe same odds by the thinnest possiblemargin, terthe GreatDepression underthe leadership that it’s raining in downtownLos Angeles”, he 51.06 48.18 185-184,and becamethe 19th of PresidentFranklinDRoosevelt —a“hostile” Evenif JoeBidenendshishalf-century- said. “And it does rain there. (DowntownL.A. President (1877-1881) and unpredictable Trump, were he to lose, oldpoliticalcareerby achievinghislife- has about 36 rainydays per year,orabout a1- ROMNEY (R) TRUMP (R) could be even moredangerous forAmerica long dream, he would notmarch tri- in-10shotofarainyday.)” But those were and the world, at leastinthe shortterm. umphantlythrough the door as might clearly notthe odds that we were confronted 47.20 46.09 2000 have been expected from aman chal- with —and whileyoumay notbeableto sub- GEORGE W BUSH (R) What happens if the Supreme Courtis lenginganunpopularincumbentinthe stituteLAwithCherrapunji,the chances of ELECTORAL COLLEGE (OUT OF 538) ELECTORAL COLLEGE (OUT OF 538) involvedtosettle an electoral dispute middle of apandemic that has killed Trumpwinning seem to beclearly more than V AL GORE (D) about delayedvotes or postalballots,as over 232,000 Americans. That he has 10 per cent. OBAMA(D) 332 CLINTON(D) 227 Supreme Courthalted thevote Trumphas threatened? failedtoconvincemanymorepeople Silverwasn’t alone; all surveysseen as in- recount in Florida, whicheffectively In 57 presidential elections, the Supreme to joinhis fight forthe imagined“soul” dependentand nonpartisan gotthe results ROMNEY(R) 206 TRUMP(R) 304 allowedGeorge WBush to win the Courthas been directlyinvolvedinonlythe of America underlineshow deeplydi- very badlywrong. The onlyones that seemed election and becomethe 43rd 2000contestbetween George WBush and Al videdthecountryis.Histaskof “healing to have predicted Trumpwould do well were Source: US Federal ElectionCommission COMPILEDBYPOOJAARORA President Gore. Bush ledGorebyanarrowmargin in the nation” is monumental, and the the Rasmussen Reports and Trafalgar Group, Florida when the votes were firstcounted. less-than-emphaticvictorywillnot bothof whichhaveadistinctlyRepublicanbias. Finally theSupremeCourtruledthatusing“dif- makeiteasyto gettheactivistleftinhis Ibegan conducting polls on India’s foreign ing question. Take an example from my own ocratic system, but it can episodicallydemon- ferentvote-countstandardswithinFloridavi- partytofallinlinebehind him. policy and nuclearweapons about 25 years surveys: strate thedangerous consequences for olatedthe14thAmendment’sEqualProtection ago(India and theBomb: Public Opinionand On nuclear weapons and India, in 1995, if THEEXPERT democracy itself. Clause and that avote-recount couldn’t be PEOPLE, MEDIA,AND Nuclear Options, DavidCortright andAmitabh youasked respondents,“Do youknowthat completedbyaDecember 12 deadline”. 4 THE GULF Mattoo (eds),University of NotreDame Press, atomic weapons destroyed Hiroshima and PROFESSOR AMITABH MATTOO is Some saythe result could be delayedby Other than this, thereisthe solitaryin- 1996). And the fundamental limitations of all Nagasaki,includinglarge sectionsof thecivil- one of India’s leading specialists on days or even weeks. Howwill this affect stance of Supreme Courtjustices sitting on a The Americanmedia is notthe “enemy surveys still remain the same. ian population?Would youstill want India to foreign policy.HeisaProfessor at the current administration —and the commission along with Congresspersons in of the people” as Trumphas said re- Firstisthe mysteryofthe untruthful re- acquirenuclear weapons?”, onlyathirdofre- JNU’sSchool of International Studies transition, were Biden to ultimatelywin? 1876 to decide on the contestbetween peatedly,but the outcome of the elec- spondent —euphemisticallycalledthe “shy” spondentsanswered in the affirmative.But if and HonoraryProfessor at the Muchwill,ofcourse,depend onhowsoon RutherfordBHayes and Samuel Tilden. tion doespointto averysignificantdif- voter.Weknowthis happens even in family youframedthe question differently—“Do you Faculty of Arts,University of the election is conceded, or it becomes clear With the confirmation of AmyConey ference between the waymedia has situations—likesome teenagers who never knowIndia faces threatsfromnuclear China Melbourne. He has spentseveral who has the supportof270 or moremembers Barrett, the Supreme Courthas aclear major- portrayed thePresident —corrupt, ly- admit to smoking. Social norms and the fear and nuclearPakistan? Shouldn’t India acquire semesters as Visiting Professor at of the ElectoralCollege. If Trumpeventually ityofconservative judges. Until the death of ing, amoral, racist, misogynistic —and of inviting social disapproval oftendeter peo- nuclear weapons under these circum- the UniversityofNotre Dame at emergesasthe victor,the transition to asec- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, therewerefour voters’ perception of him. Despitehis ple from publiclyidentifyingwithcertain in- stances?” —nearly 75 per cent said India South Bend, Indiana. ondterm should formallybeseamless, but the liberal justices and four conservative justices, seeming racism, the Presidenthas dividuals andcauses. The classicexample should go nuclear. triumphalism and volatile personality of the with Chief Justice John Robertsamoderately gained among Blackvoters,and his from India is wherefew Brahmins would In theUnited States,manypollsters have incumbent could provoke some civil unrest. conservative justice who agreedwith the lib- toughpolicieson immigration,includ- publiclyadmit to believing in the hierarchy become muchmorenuancedtoensurethat Whilesuchsampling errorsareusuallytaken If the election continues to remain in dis- eral blocofjustices in certain decisions. This ingcruel measures, do notappear to of thecaste system. Thereisabeliefthat a an obvious bias is notreflectedin the wording care of, Democratsmay participateinpolling puteorifBidenwins,the transition periodwill hasnow changed.While this does notneces- have diminished hisstanding among significantnumberofTrumpvoters, given of thequestion.Butmostpollstersnowaggre- surveys,but maystill notbemobilised be fraught with consequences. sarilyimply that the court will “takesides”, Latinos. It would appear that thereare the Manichean responses that the President gate pollsconductedby otheragencies,whose strongly enough by Biden and Kamala Harris The scholar Rebecca Lissner wroteinThe Trump’s claims of electoral fraudmay indeed sectionsofthe populationeven beyond triggers, do notwanttotellpollsters they quality and integritycan be questionable. to vote.This “apathy” has oftenbeen seen (by Atlantic:“[A]brazenrefusalbythe president to receive asympathetic hearing. Trump’sWhiteworkingclass basethat would voteRepublican. Finally, of course, is the sample of the sur- theorists of democracy likeRobertDahl) as a leave officeis surely anightmare scenario.But (RESEARCHASSISTANCE: disagree with the mainstream media’s Secondisofthe conundrumofthe lead- vey, whichmay bedifferentfromthe turnout. stronger indicator of the resilienceof the dem- even if President Donald Trumpweretolose POOJAARORA) opinion of him.

THE STATES STILL IN PLAY In aclose US Presidential race,the battle has boiled down to ahandful of states wherethe results arestill to be called. As of 11:30 pm ISTonWednesday, Biden wasleading by 227 Electoral College votes to Trump’s213, both short of the 270 required forvictory. Although he wastrailing in the large state of Pennsylvania,whichcounts for20Electoral College votes, most analysts have said Biden could still win the election if he wonboth Michigan and Wisconsin, wherehewas ahead.

GEORGIA MICHIGAN PENNSYLVA NIA WISCONSIN ELECTORALCOLLEGEVOTES:16 ELECTORALCOLLEGEVOTES:16 ELECTORALCOLLEGEVOTES:20 ELECTORALCOLLEGEVOTES:10 VOTESREPORTED:93% VOTESREPORTED:94% VOTESREPORTED:80% VOTESREPORTED:98% LEAD:TRUMP+1.8 POINTS(85,835VOTES) LEAD:BIDEN+0.9POINTS(48,176VOTES) LEAD:TRUMP+8POINTS(466,625VOTES) LEAD:BIDEN+0.6POINTS(20,533VOTES) ESTIMATEDVOTESREMAINING:360,000 ESTIMATEDVOTESREMAINING:340,000 ESTIMATEDVOTESREMAINING:1.4MILLION ESTIMATEDVOTESREMAINING:33,000

Georgia has long been aRepublican Fornearly 25 years, Michigan had been Pennsylvania, amostlyWhitestate,had The traditionallyDemocratic state stronghold, with no Democrat having consistentlyvoting foraDemocratic been voting blue since 1988. The streak turnedred in 2016,whenTrump carrieditinaPresidential election Presidentialcandidate. Then in 2016, endedin2016when Donald Trump became the firstRepublicantowin it in since 1992, when Bill Clinton had won. Donald Trumpwon thestate by the wonthe state. Pennsylvania is once morethan three decades. He defeated In 2016,Donald Trumpwon the state smallestmargin in anystate in that again balancedbetween staunch HillaryClinton by less than 30,000 by five percentagepoints. This time, it has becomeanunlikely year’s election—10,704 votes. In virtuallyall polls leading up Republican loyalty in itsrural centre, and aresurgent votes. So far, Biden has maintainedasteady lead. battleground state. to Election Dayin2020, however, Joe Biden has led. Democratic Party in urban and suburban areas. All estimates as reported by The NewYork Times,updated at 11:30 pm IST WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020 WORDLY WISE Ultimately, multiple livelihoodopportunities alone caninsulatefarmersinrainfedareas 8 THE EDITORIAL PAGE from thedebt trap. —M.S.SWA MINATHAN Divided state of America

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA To remain leader of ‘free world’, it mustdemonstrate BECAUSETHE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL commitment to values of itsown Constitution

REPUBLIC OF POLICE SanjayaBaru Storming of TVanchor’s house by MaharashtraPolice threatens

allmedia,sanervoices in stategovernment muststand up AT THE TIME of writing this column, the fi- mostofthe 20th century,the US wasnot to demonstratecommitment to the values nal and official result of the race to the White justagreat powerbut also alandofoppor- of itsown Constitution. The decline in US HE ARRESTOFtelevision anchor and editor-in-chief of Republic Television House is notyet known. The race, it seems, tunity.The worldtolerated the downside influence has been faster on account of its ArnabGoswamifor allegedabetment to suicideinacase of allegedly unpaid is headedfor aphoto finish.The numbers of America’s internal divisions because it inabilitytodothis during the Trumpyears. billsbearsallthehallmarksof theMaharashtra policeforcegoingoutof itsway maybeclose but the consequences would liked theupside of the opportunities that If Trumpmanagestowin,hewouldretain to target thechannelinwhatappearsto beaproxybattlebetweentheBJPand be wideapart—for the people of the United itspowerand prosperityoffered.However, an office diminishedbyhis presence, forhe States and people living in plural democra- afterfour years of Trumpism, the interna- would be heading an even moredividedna- Tthe Shiv Sena-ledMahavikas Aghadi government. Goswami has been ar- cies threatenedbymajoritarianism. tional community,sotospeak,increas- tion.The Biden-Harris team, withits mes- restedinacaseinwhichtheMaharashtrapolicehadfiledaclosurereportlastyearcitinglack Scholars and analysts in the US, on both ingly wonders whyitshould toleratethe sageofpluralism and liberalism, offers the of evidence,when the BJP wasstill in power. Sincethen,whatseems to have changedis this: sides of the political divide, have definedthis leadership of acountrywhose head of US the opportunity to regain that moral From baiting the stategovernment on the migrant crisis, to alleging acommunal angle in election as afight to reclaim the “soul of statehimself questions the values the na- stature, enabling the US to regain influence the lynching of three men in Palghar district, to accusing the Mumbai police commissioner America”. The supporters of President tion espoused. globallyand enhanceprosperity at home. and the Maharashtra chief ministerofcollusion in an alleged cover-up of the SushantSingh Donald Trumpdefine that “soul” as being To be sure, Trumpism has emergedata ATrumpvictory this week would be sim- Rajput suicide case, Goswami has leftnoopportunity to target theUddhavThackeray gov- whiteand Christian.The enthusiasts of time when US powerand influence arebe- ilar to NarendraModi’s in 2019.The second Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris, nowin- ing challenged.Trumpism is, in fact, are- victorywas sweeterthan the first, but its ernment and, in the process, kept littledaylight between himself and the BJP.While there cluding manyRepublicans, believe their sponse to that fact. However, the manner in consequenceshavebeen morebitter.India couldbedisagreementwithGoswami’sjournalismandhispenchantforbecomingthewatch- Constitution’s corevalues of aliberal and whichTrumphas sought to revitalise is amoredividednation todaythan it was dogonbehalf of theestablishmentandthepowerful,theMaharashtrapoliceneedsto explain pluralsociety arebeing erodedby America has harmedhis attempt to re-as- before the elections of 2019:Astronger gov- severalthings:What newevidence did it find in the 2018 suicide case that warranted Trumpism. Notsince the Vietnam warhas sertUSleadership of the “free world”. If ernmentpresiding overanation moredi- Goswami’s immediate arrest?Why this made-for-camera show of intimidation whena the US been so divided. manycountries around the world, includ- vided. That is what would happen if Trump meresummonswould have servedthe purpose? The build-up, including the case against Apartfromthe sheer vulgarity of ing India, areseekingthe US out, it is only were to return to office. Trump’s persona and politics, the racism, because China under Xi Jinping’s leadership AnarrowBiden victorycould produce a RepublicTVforanallegedTRPscam,theFIRsnamingseveralinRepublic’snewsroom,allre- bigotry andwhitesupremacistideology of is leaving them with no option. If the West weaker government, presiding over anation inforce the suspicionthatthe police is marching to thetune of political vendetta. his political supportbase has notmerelydi- pushedRussia and Iran intoChina’s arms, as dividedorevenmore. However, the Biden The alacrity with whichseveral members of the Union Cabinet—from the Home videdAmerica and erodedits democratic China has pushedmuchofAsia intothe US’s. presidencyoffers the US an opportunityto Ministerdown—havecome out in supportofGoswami, invoking the Emergency and credentialsathome, but has deeply This is notwhat geopolitical analysts meant regain moral statureglobally.AsChina’s eco- raising spectres of besieged mediafreedoms and “fascism”, onlyconfirms howthe po- woundedthe global stature of the United by “G-2” and “Chimerica” —analliance be- nomic, technological and militarycapabili- litical battlelines have been drawninthis case. Their outrageisselective.Itdoes notex- States. This at atime when the worldneeds tween the Big Twotomanagethe whole ties and powerrise, and as it marches for- to once againreaffirm itscommitment to world—but it is an inversion of the G-2 idea ward challenging US power, theUScannot tend to journalists being pickedupand slappedwith draconian laws of sedition or UAPA pluralism and the ideals of liberal democ- in whichlesser powers areforcedtochoose hope to retain global leadership without re- in otherstates, especiallyBJP-ruledgovernments. Even so, it is hearteningtosee this stel- racy,challenged as theyare by the rise of au- between twobullies. covering itsmoral stature. lar turnout in defence of ademocraticideal. thoritarian and totalitarian ideologiesand In the FirstCold War, the choice offered While Trumphas understood the nature Theentireepisodereflectspoorly ontheShivSena-ledrulingcoalitioninMaharashtra.In leaders of various hues across the world. by theWestwas between the values of lib- of the China challengeand has deployed times whenspaces fordissent areshrinking and freedom of speechneeds safeguarding, the WhetherTrumpwins or loses, If Trump manages to win he erty,equality and fraternity, on theone hand, some effective policy instrumentstodeal government of an important Opposition-ruledstate had the opportunity to projectitselfas Trumpism has come to stay.Itwillremain would retain an office and those of authoritarianism and totalitar- with it, he has failedtoenthusethe world lessthin-skinned andvindictive. Instead, as this paper has reported, the Maharashtrapolice an active forceinUSpolitics. American diminished by his presence, ianism, on the other.Inthe emergent Second to embrace US leadershipinthe manner it democracy has had to deal with racial and Cold War, Trumpism offers no suchideolog- did during the Second WorldWar.The has registered severalFIRs againstsocial media trolls afterthe Rajput suicide, also arresting class dividestime andagain in itshistory. forhewould be heading an ical covertonaked self-interest. Trump’s worldthen embraced theUSasacountry four persons in these cases. All this canonlyadd to the polarisationofthe public space, and However, anation or society being divided even more divided nation. platform of “America First” has been defined thathelpeddefeat fascism in the name of furthershrinkthemiddleground,whereindependentjournalismthrives.Thisshouldworry along lines of prejudice is one thing, forit TheBiden-Harris team, with purelyinterms of economic opportunity at freedom and equality.Countries that turn notjustjournalists,but allcitizenswho have stakes in amedia thatinforms without taking to be definedbyitquiteanother. ABiden- its message of pluralism and home and technological leadership globally. to theUStoday, likeIndia, seeking help to sides, holdsthe powerful to account, speaksfor the weak and thosewithout avoice. Harris victoryordefeat has come to But US powerwas notall about dollars and checkahegemonic China do so out of com- mean morethan justanelectoral outcome. liberalism, offersthe US the IT.The moral appeal of democracy wasan pulsion, notchoice. Trump’s transactional- Itsconsequences wouldbelong-term opportunitytoregain that essential element of itsglobal leadership. ism abroad and racism at home have and global. moral stature,enabling the Trumpism has devaluedthat. robbed the US of ahigher moral purpose in America has hadcontroversial presi- US to regain influence Whoeverwins the election finally,the itsglobal role. JUSTLIKE CORN dentswho have done as muchharm to task forAmerican political leadershipis Americanconstitutional values as Trump. globally and enhance clear.For theUStoremain on topasthe self- The writer is former media advisor to However, thereisadifference. Through prosperityathome. proclaimedleader of the “free world”, it has Prime Minister of India Bihar desperatelyneeds jobs and incomes. Agriculturecan createplenty,bothonand offfarms

IHAR’SAGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL has neverbeen in doubt. Itsfertile al- luvial soils and abundant waterresources from the Gangaand tributary rivers —Sone, Gandak,Burhi Gandak/Bagmati, Kosi and Mahananda — have always made it the perfect destination forIndia’ssecond Green CONTEST AND ATEST BRevolution. The statehasn’t quitedeliveredonthe promise,though glimpses of what it can do can be seen, forinstance, in maize. Bihar todayproduces nearly afourth of the country’s maize, with itsaverage yields over twice the nationalaverage. Absence of acharismatic Dalit leader opens up space in poll-bound Bihar Manyfarmers, especially in the Kosi-Seemanchal belt, harvest50quintals or moreper acre, whichiscomparable to that in the US Midwestcorn heartland. Bihar’s corn revolution has been entirelyaprivate sector-ledone. The credit foritgoes Badri Narayan mainlytomultinational seedcompanies whichintroducedthe cultivation of single-cross maize hybrids. They, along withlarge trading firms and feed millers, recognisedthe po- tential of planting these during the rabi winter-spring season, when the mild tempera- DALIT POLITICS IN Bihar is looking fora“mas- waytogo. Chirag Paswan has alsostaked supporttothe NDA, asection of Dalitvoters tures with clear skies, absence of flooding and lowpest/disease infestation were con- terkey”toopen the door of democracy.Ina claim to his father’s political legacy.Hehas maybedrawn to the RJD and some may ducive forhigh yields. Moreover, this crop could be harvestedduringApril-June, when villageinsouth Bihar,anelderly Dalitposed gainedacertain amount of acceptability choose the CPI (ML). It is interesting to ob- aquestion with this striking metaphor. among the Dusadh, one of the major Dalit servethat in spiteofvarious effortsbyJD(U) therewas no corn available from the rest of IndiaorevenSouth America. Bihar’s farmers “Darwaje ki chaabi na jaane kisne gahre castesinBihar,but he still has to mobilise the leader Nitish Kumar,inasection of Mahadalit took to rabi maize in abig wayfromthe early-2000s. But it isn’t justcorn. Thestate’s other taalaab me phenk di, ab hum dhoondhe kaise? supportofover20Dalit castesinBihar.With communitiesand especiallyamong Dalit agriculturesuccess stories, be it litchiormakhana (fox nut), have also been largely private (Wedon’tknowwho has thrownthe key to Dalit leaders vyingfor the supportoftheir women, Prime MinisterNarendraModi en- enterprise-scripted. And all this has done without anyminimum supportprice-based the door intoadeeppond. Now, howdowe community, who arealso weighing and joys much admiration. Policies suchas procurement or functional APMC (agricultural producemarketcommittee) mandisthat find it?)” If we lookfor the answer to his Theunified Dalit vote may judging them as potential leaders, this elec- Ujjwala Yojana and Jan Dhan Yojana, in farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh take forgranted. question in the teachings of Dalit renaissance be amyth. They maymove tion might be acrucial transitory phasein whichRs500 reachedtheir bank accounts, gurus and leaders suchasKabir,Ambedkar, the state’s Dalit politics. makethem believe that Modi is working to The government, the one taking over afterthe current Assemblyelections, can do Kanshi Ram, we find that theyall advise that horizontally towards The memories of Dalit suffering and the provide them adignifiedlifeand alleviate muchmore. Bihar’srural roads (sadak)havecertainlyimprovedinthe lasttwo decades. gurus, gyani andleaders mayhelp the com- political parties whichcan struggles againstsuchsuffering areone of their terrible hardship. Suchexistential re- But this is notsowith bijli and paani (electricityand water). These maybeavailable for munity and lead it out of darkness. provide them space and the important constituents of the everyday quirementsofdignity maylead them to var- homes,but notinfarms. Without three-phasepower supply, farmers use diesel pumps In this election,DalitsofBihar,who con- representation. In spite of ideologyofDalitsinBihar.Addedtoitisthe ious political groups. No doubt, Dalit votes forirrigation, which is expensiveand also leads to poorharnessing of the state’s rich stitutearound 16 percent of itspopulation, desirefor abetterand moredignified pres- will become fragmented but, in this process, JitanRam Manjhi’ssupport groundwater aquifers. The next government should focus on affordable electricity not arewithout atowering leader likeRam Vilas ent and future. Both will shapehow they theymay also tryand find newoptions for Paswan. The lackofacharismatic leader may express their electoral choice in this assem- theirempowerment. justfor LED bulbsand fans, but also to powertube-wells, milking machines and bulk to the NDA, asection of be ahandicap formarginal communities in Dalit votersmay be drawnto blyelection. The needfor adignifiedsur- The Bihar assemblyelection mayhave coolers. Farmers also needmarkets;dismantling the monopoly APMC mandis does not their fight to attain social dignity and acquire vivalisthe main ideological elementof various implications forthe long-term Dalit meanshuttingthem down. Bihardesperatelyneeds jobsand incomes;agriculturecan cre- shareinthe democratic power, but some- the RJD and some may their democratic desires and maytake politics in the state.Itindicates atransition ateplenty of these,bothonand offthe farms. times it mayworkasablessing, whichmay choose the CPI(ML). It is them beyond their caste bias, at leastat whichmay yield anew leader. It mayalso help them to democratise their ownpolitics. interesting to observe that in some moments. Subaltern communities bring ashift in the nature of Dalit politics, Apoliticsdependentonaleader sometimes spite of various efforts by mayalso getallured by various immediate from vertical and pyramidical to horizon- becomes vertical and pyramidical. In itsab- gains and benefitsoffered by politicians tal. It mayalsobethat Dalit voters in Bihar sence, ideology (vani or shabad)may show JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, and political parties, but this is acompul- go on to refuse the notion of one charis- WHERE’STHE CHEMISTRY? them the way. in asection of Mahadalit sion of their existence. matic leader.This election mayprovide Paswan wascertainlyatowering Dalit communities and especially The unifiedDalit votemay be amythin them multiple political options to carve out TwoAI-poweredbotsare trying to strikeuparomance. The leader,who emergedinpost-1970s Bihar.In among Dalit women, Prime this election in Bihar.Theymay move hori- adignifiedfuture. this election, Jitan RamManjhiofthe zontallyinthe absence of tall leaders towards futureishere, and it is disturbing Hindustani Awam Morcha(HAM) is making Minister NarendraModi political parties whichcan provide them The writer is director,GBPant Social Science an attempt to fill that space, but he has along enjoys muchadmiration. space and representation. In spiteofManjhi’s Institute, Allahabad UKI HAS BEEN on one of the longestfirstdates ever.Since October 24, she has been chatting 24/7 with achap that lookslikeamusclyversion of MarkZuckerberg, sports acap whichsays “MakeFacebook great again”, says he likesHitler and “haskilledpeople”. Kuki’s dateis K Blenderbot, an AI-poweredchatbotbuilt by Facebook,asisKuki (the creation of an individual out of the UK). Their trystispartofacompetition to see which NOVEMBER 5, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO botcan pass offmoreeasilyasahuman. The experiment/contestismeant to see if bots can simulatethe mosthuman of inter- OIL INDIA JOINS STRIKE JANATA’S CONCERN Iran’s “full recognition” of Iraq’s rights. In actions—aromantic encounter.But,aswithmanyareal date, it hasbeen boring, horrify- EVEN AS Amajority of the employees of the THE JANATA PARTYhas expressedconcern an address to Iraq radio, Hussein calledhis ing(Blenderbot, aftercasuallyadmitting to murder,asked if Kuki has killedpeople too) statesecretariat in Dispur abstainedfrom over the rapid deterioration of the econ- peace offer“humanistic”. But he also andseemingly interminable. Giventhat ever-greater numbers of people have been turn- work forasecond dayaspartoftheir non- omy, leading to a20per cent rise in prices warned that his military, if orderedto cooperation programme, bringing the civil in the 10 months since Prime Minister pressaheadinthe Persian Gulf, “has asuit- ing to AI-poweredonline companions in recent years, the prospectofadigitalbeing har- administration to anear halt, 1,200Oil India IndiraGandhi took office. In itsresolution able plan to do so”. bouring alovefor Hitler while havingthe same hobbiesyou do opensupacan of worms employees working in different unitsofthe on the economic situation, the national ex- about the natureofloveand human societyinthe tech agethat challenges the limitsofsci- Gauhati refineryjoinedONGCworkers in a ecutive of the party said that this govern- US VOTES ence fiction, letalone ethics. “cease work”movement,seriously threat- ment, whichwas voted to powerwith the EARLYVOTERTURNOUT in the 49th US Maybethe machines have already takenoverand no one reallygot windofit. The bot ening supplies of kerosene, petrol and other slogan “votefor agovernment that works” presidential election wasreported to be Vera worksinHRand can interviewasmanyas1,500candidates per day, including forIkea petroleum products. While the civil ser- has in reality been preoccupiedwith polit- very heavy and this wasseen as agood vantsare agitating to press their11-point ical manoeuvres. omen forPresident JimmyCarter,who is Russia. IBM’s botassistant (Watson) worksfor some of the largest companies in the world. demands and to mournthe death of their lockedinaclose fight with Republican can- And producersof pornographiccontent have longbeenmovingintomoreinteractive,AIand colleague in policefiring lastweek,the oil SADDAM’S OFFER didateRonald Reagan. Democratic voters robotic products. On the flip side, human beings arebecoming moreand morecyborg-like, employeesare opposing the effortsofthe IRAQIPRESIDENTSADDAM Hussein of- outnumber Republican sympathisers and outsourcing memory, reason and even emotion to machines. And if Kuki’s terrible dateis government to take crude oil from Assam feredtowithdraw troops from captured aheavy turnout is usuallysaid to benefit anything to go by,machines can be pretty horrible people too. with the help of the Army. Iranian lands“tomorrow”inexchange for Democratic nominees. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “Along with threatening Afghanistan’ssecurity,arevitalised IS using ungoverned 9 Afghan soil as abase willbecome aregional and international securitynightmare.” THE IDEAS PAGE — DAWN The winner is: ‘AmericaFirst’ Caste of crime Response to Hathras,contrastedwithother cases Even aBiden victory cannotreturnthe US to the days of open borders andfreetrade of rape/murder,suggests‘varna’values are beingupheld by state

city,but the 2012 rape took place in Delhi, the country’s capital. She wasfroma Bhumihar (upper caste)family, with an ed- ucational background in physiotherapy. The entiremiddle-class youth shook up the UPAgovernment afterthatincident. VijayGokhale She wasrushedtoSingaporefor treatment by the state,yet she died. The Nirbhaya Act Kancha Ilaiah waspassedand the rapists were hanged, THE 2020 AMERICAN presidential election Shepherd though afteralong time. The statefought has notyet yielded awinner. It is awatershed her case without muchhassle. moment in America’s political life. It has seen These three cases illustratethat the the largest voter turnout in acentury. Both THE RAPE and the subsequent death of a Indian statestill operates on the fundamen- candidates areoverthe ageof70. The cam- 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras has talprincipleofvarna dharma.ADalit paign has been markedbybitterness and ac- created apolitical and ideological strug- woman’s body and sexuality areofno rimony. Theelectoral process hasbeen viti- gleinIndia. Congress leaders Rahul worth. ADalit woman is treated as Dalit by ated by allegations of mail-voter fraud. The Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadrahave the state, even afterrape and murder. images of commercial establishments made it apolitical issue. Both the After70years of amodern, secular and boardedupinanticipationofviolence in the Supreme Court and Allahabad HighCourt democratic constitutionalgovernment, national capital aremorereminiscent of the have also takenthe matter seriously. the character of the responses by theYogi ThirdWorld than of the world’s leading na- However, thegovernmentsinUttar Adityanathgovernment, the tion. Whoeverwins this race,one thing is Pradesh and at the Centrehaveshown Chandrashekhar Raogovernment and the clear.Going forward, America will notbede- their caste bias. Howdoes the caste back- Delhi governmentpaint apictureof finedbythe Democratsorbythe ground of awomen who gets rapedand brazen caste-culturaldifferences. The ju- Republicans.Itwillbedefinedbythe Trump murdered by men from different caste diciary, police and the medicalsystems, Americans.IfPresident Donald Trumpwins backgrounds, decide the response of the too, seem to followthe stateinthis regard. re-election, it will put to rest the presump- state? Theanswer to this question reveals Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and Yogi tion that his election in 2016 wasanaberra- muchabout the natureofthe Indian state. Adityanath arecoreleaders of the larger tion or amomentarylapse on partofthe The Hathras victim is notonlyaDalit “family” of the RSS and BJP.The PM did not American populace. If Trumploses, can the but also from averypoor background. makeany policy statement afterthe series newPresident-elect afford to forget or ignore The alleged rapists areKshatriya(Rajput of rapes in the country. CM Adityanath that nearly half of all Americans who cast or Thakur) villageyouth. Since Yogi seems to have commandedthe statetoop- their ballotthis time round endorsedTrump Adityanath also belongs to the same erateonvarna dharmic lines. Where does with their eyes wide open? Either way, caste,and has muchpowerconcentrated the nation go from here? America will wake up to anew agetomor- in hishands,the statemachinery was Forthe last95years (it wasfounded roworthe dayafter. quicklygalvanisedtodefend the accused. in 1925),the RSS hasbeen propagating Who wins in Washington will be impor- The entireeffortofthe statemachinery that all castesare partofthe largerHindu tant. The worldstillhas needfor American from toptobottomwas to appease Yogi fold (whichmeans all castesand cultures leadership. It remains the world’s largest net and his community.The machinery areofthe same family). But if we exam- provider of global public goods. It is the playedaproactive role to coverupthe ine the literatureand activities of the RSS lynchpinofthe globalmultilateral system. crime and wash away the evidence.The forthe last95years, their focus on the The worldpresumedthat the abdicationof police,civil administration and medical protection of women, even whattheycall leadershipand the withdrawal of America system triedtoshowthat the Dalit Hindu women (all castes), finds much from the global system under President woman’s rape wasnorape, her murder less priority thancow protection. They Trumpwas apassing phase. If Joe Biden wasnomurder. have notproducedany literaturetotell wins, it is possible that America will re-en- Burningthe victim’scorpse at 2.30 am people howtheywould abolish caste and gage with dignity and restoremutual re- without informing her parentsorcommu- untouchability. spect in itsrelations withallies andpartners, nity leaders is to wipe out the evidence of Mohan Bhagwat, the sarsanghchalak beginning with the trans-Atlantic alliance. rape and murder.Burning the bodywould of the RSS, who makes important policy The newadministrationmay begin to look burn the evidence forever. The so-called statementsthat the BJP’s central and state likeitwas earlier,with properly staffedde- Hindu tradition of burning the dead body governmentsmustfollow, has notmade partmentsofState and Defence, and coor- wasusedtowipe out anyfuturerisk to the asingle statement on the Hathras inci- dination of policy through establishedpres- CRSasikumar stateand the accused in this case. dent and did nottell the countryhow the idential processes. However, these are Look at the other case in Telangana. Sangh organisations will makeDalits optics. Beyond the optics, the Trump wish to spend anymoretaxpayerdollars on cated and rivalrous. Whether it is Trumpor The woman, who wasallegedly raped equal partners and howtheir liveswill be Americans, who arethe newpolitical base, foreign wars andtheywanttheirboysand Biden, the Obama-eranuclear deal with and murdered,was aReddy (landed equallysafe. will still shape American policy irrespective girlstocome home. Theyfeel thatmultilat- Iran cannotberestored. Whether it is Shudracaste)and aveterinary doctor Howdoes the RSS want to changethis of who the president is. eral organisations areuncaring of America’s TrumporBiden, American troops will soon with astrongbase in the local commu- culture? Bhagwat said he wantsanhonest “America First” is heretostay. The needs and onlywantAmerican money, be gone from Afghanistan. Whether it is nity.The community respondedand andopen debate on the reservationsys- American people believe that theireduca- whiletheyact againstAmerican interests. TrumporBiden, therewillbelesswilling- movedthe stateapparatus to punish the tem, whichhas improved thelives of tion, employment and retirement have Theythink America’s allies arenot carrying ness to consider emerging economies as de- alleged rapists with great alacrity.The thousands of Dalit families, with aview been impacted by the immigration, out- theirweight and areunfairly living off Whether or not America serving beneficiaries of concessional ReddysofTelangana have significant to negating the reservation policy.Hehas sourcingand liberal trade policies of past American contributions. Theywant their withdrawsfrom the world, arrangements. ABiden presidency might power—the stateisheadedbyaVelama nevermade astatement that thereshould administrations. TrumpAmericadoes not allies and partners to take greater responsi- American leadership, as we also mean amorecritical look at the record leader,KChandrasekhar Rao. The police be an open and frank debateonthe abo- want more migrants, legal or otherwise,in bility forpeaceand security. Biden’s sup- of notjustauthoritarian states butalso (the system wasnot involvedhereasthe lition of caste and untouchabilityand the United States. It will notsupportthe porters hope that he can reverse the abdica- knowit, might be over. democracies on issues likelabour,environ- alleged rapists burnt the dead body man-woman equality. outsourcing of jobs at the costoftheir own. tion of American global leadership and Americawill become more mentand non-proliferation. themselves) immediatelyafter the gang India is being watchedbythe world It wantsafair deal on trade that does notal- renewalliances, but as president he may transactional and less President Trumphas been good forIndia rape and murder took an unbelievable on theculturalfront as well. If cultural lowcheaper imports to put small American find it difficult to go againstthe Trump generous. Common in terms of foreign policy,less so in terms step. What did theydo? Theyjustkilled nationalism is the RSS/BJP’s main businesses out of business. Even aBiden ad- Americans on issues likeChina, Iran and cli- of economic policy.Ifheisre-elected, India the accusedinaso-called“encounter”, agenda, howdoes the nationget outof ministration cannotreturn America backto matechange, without endangering the values likedemocracy or canexpect more robustcooperationinfor- exactlyatthe same place wherethe ac- the rape cultureand howwill the RSS the days of open bordersand free trade. It Democratic Party’slong-term interests.And shared approaches like eign policy and security areas but Delhi cusedkilledher and burnt her body. bring abouthuman equality is acritical might terminatethe travel ban,but it can- if Trumpisre-elected as the president, it multipolaritymay be of should equallybeprepared forthe Trump The thirdmajor gang rape wasthe cultural question. notreverse theimmigration policy.Itmight will only be because of his corevoterbase administration to ratchetuppressure on Delhi December 2012 case. The Hathras relax some categories of work-visas,but it and it will strengthenhis resolve to go down lesser importance in tradeand to tighten rulesonimmigration. case took place in asmall UP villageand The writer is apolitical theorist, social cannotreturn to thetime whenoutsourcing the path he begantochartduring his first America’sscheme of With Biden, Indiaand the US mightreturn the otherrape happenedinHyderabad activistand author wasthe preferredoption forAmerican com- term in office. things. Whether it is Trump to amorebalancedre-engagement on trade panies.Itmight re-engagewiththe World Whether or notAmerica withdraws or Biden, the Sino-US and immigration, but should be prepared Trade Organisation but it cannottear down from the world, American leadership, as we foramoreaccommodative policy on both the trade barriers that Trumphas erected knowit, might be over.America will be- relationship will remain Pakistanand China than Trump’s. Whoever in the name of MakeinAmerica. Biden’s come moretransactional and less generous. complicated and rivalrous. is the next occupant of the WhiteHouse, LETTER TO THE EDITOR owntrade agenda looksalot likeTrump’s, Common values likedemocracy or shared Whether it is Trump or the wayAmericans voted on November 3, if youleave out the tacticsthat aresoof- approaches likemultipolaritymay be of Biden, the Obama-era 2020 will shapeAmerican policy and poli- fendingtoothers. lesser importance in America’s scheme of ticsfor yearstocome. BJP DIVIDES In foreign policy as well, the Trump things. Whether it is TrumporBiden, the nuclear deal with Iran Americanswill callthe shots. Theydonot Sino-US relationshipwill remain compli- cannot be restored. The writer is aformer foreign secretary THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Lawof IDEAS prejudice’ (IE, November 4). The pro- posedlawsagainst“love jihad” arean ONLINE attackonindividual liberty and aim to createareligious divideinasecular ONLYINTHE EXPRESS country. Theenshrinement of toxic prejudice in lawbythe BJP-ledstate ● LOOKBEYOND Full Marx to Pope Francis governmentsgoesagainstmanyenact- PUNJABANDHARYANA: ments, whichincidentallyhaveade- ARINDAMGUPTA quateclauses forcoercive conversion. Hiscritique of capital, advocacy of justice endears him to communists The over-reachbythe states makes a ● FOUNDATIONOF mockery of the freedom of adult “sis- SPUTNIKV: BinoyViswam ters and daughters”. RajivBoolchand Jain, Zirakpur AMIRULLAHKHAN

IWONDERWHETHER the CatholicChurch ise cannot solve theproblem of newtypes of says that therecan be no justification forwar. It is suicidaltohope that newlifewill THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Lawof www.indianexpress.com is matureenough to appreciatethe words violence and inequality createdby neoliberal This is also significant in thatthe pontiffre- sprout in theshade of the old powerstruc- prejudice’ (IE, November 4). The UP and of itssupreme pontiff. Butitmay notbe reforms. The newencyclical, publishedin the jectsthe conceptofajustifiable warlong held tures.The newage demands newthoughts Haryana CMs’ feigning concern forthe easy forthe community of the faithful to Vatican magazine, L’Osservatore Romano,and by theChurch.The military-industrial com- and ideas. The futureofideologies and reli- conversion of Hindugirls to Islam is a main opposition party’s leader and reject them. brought out afterthe COVID-19 lockdown has plex that rakesupcontentiousissues to feed giousteachingsdependsupon theirre- cleverploytodistract from morepress- prominentfreedom fighter, Vallabhbhai This writer is notaChristian, but amate- already influencedthe thinking processes the arms trade, fuel animosity and stokewar sponse to thesechallenges. It is to this plat- ing issues in their states —widespread Patel, to promoteits vested interests. rialistwho does notbelieve either in godor and mindsets of many. Jesus’semphasis on will neveragree with suchaposition. The form that Pope Francis enters, addressing unemployment, the surging pandemic Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur in anyreligion. But Idorespect the genuinely the humiliated andafflicted finds avoice in Trumpadministration and the right-wing us all as brothersand sisters. Whatmakes and burgeoning poverty. Raking up ir- faithful in all religions. Pope Francis attracts the stand takenbythe Pope. Republicans oppose him. him different is his infiniteand uncondi- relevant issues whichdonot cut ice EXPAND QUAD communists likemeinmanyways. He is a In Laudato si, in 2015,hedescribed the Behind the Pope’s composureisthe con- tional love.That is why, though notabe- with the common man is foolhardy. spiritual teacher who has shown himself to economic injustice imposedbyglobalisation. victionthatthe function of faith is to love, liever, Ifeel likeloving him. Political parties and leaders have been THIS REFERS TO thearticle, ‘Outside the be adeptatrewriting the old chemistrybe- It made amicroscopic minority richer while notbruise. In 2019,when he entered into As itshead, the pontiffdoesnot hesitate givenamandatefor governance and Quad’ (IE, November 3). Indiaisanar- tween communism and religious beliefs. the great majority of the poor were drivento discussionswith Sunni-Muslim leadersat to question the attitude heldbythe Church notdividing the society fornarrowpo- dentsupporterofthe freedom of navi- The worldhas been observing the the margins of mainstream social life. This, Al Azhar in Egypt,hedescribed it as atryst formanyacentury. We assume that he is litical ends and invading the personal gation and overflight and unimpeded wordsand deeds of Pope Francis since he says thepontiff, is great injustice. He did not of human brotherhood. He has approached guidedbythe desiretodirect the Church space of individuals. lawful commerce in internationalwa- occupiedthe HolySee of the Catholic Faith hesitate to saythatthe resources of the earth the problems of migrantswiththe same and the faithful along the pulses of the Deepak Singhal, Noida terways. The Quadarrangementsup- in 2013.His concern foranequitable and belonged to the entirehumanity and that the sentiment. To the forces of extreme nation- changing world. Of course,hehas facedcrit- ports theideaofafree and open Indo- justsociety is palpable. Whatever maybe richhavenospecial ownership or authority alism and hatred,hehas made clear the icism —and will continuetodoso. Hispo- NEHRU’SRELEVA NCE Pacific, whichisverymuchintune with the outlook and philosophyofthose who over them. Pope Francis has talked about the Church’s attitude —one that is adeparture sition on homosexuality has notfoundtotal India’s stand on high seas. The orienta- desireabetterworld,heopens up possibil- injustice metedout by “capital”tothe vul- from thetimes when the Church cooper- endorsement from his flock. But the humil- THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Nehru is the tion of the Quad shouldn’t be narrowed ities of consensus. nerable sectionsofsociety.The extreme ated with these forces. iation heapedonthe LGBT community answer’(IE, November 4). The writer’s down to contain asingle assertive In his encyclical, Fratelli tutti,released re- right-wing in America has brandedhim a Afterthe pandemic, humankind will at- needs to be called out. Messagesofuniver- assertion that even todayJawaharlal powerinthe Indo-Pacific. The regional centlyatthe Vatican, the pontiffunequivo- “Communistatthe Vatican”. The Pope re- tempttorebuild the world. Even then, some sal brotherhood cannothelp to correct past Nehru’s lofty ideals and philosophy are character of this arrangement necessi- cally declared that all the magical theories of spondedbystating that he wasnot a people areverylikelytothink thatthe path mistakes. These messages needtobein- an answer to the unprincipled politics tatesare-imagination in order to cham- market capitalism have failed—includingits Communist, but if theyspokethe right shown by capitalism is the onlyway.But it’s formedbyasense of justice—and therein practisedbythe BJP leadership carries pion the cause of open and securesea mesmerising promiseofthe “trickle down”. things, he would affirm them. apath wheredisasterstalksatevery corner lies the importance of Pope Francis. weight. The saffron party has no qualms linesofcommunications. In his Apostolic Exhortation in 2013, The Joyof What always resonates in the pontiff’s —itwould be wrong to notsee theforces of about piggybacking on the legacy of the Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata theGospel,the Pope described this theoryas messageishis constant concern about the capitalismbehind climate change, global The writer is secretary,National Council of amyth. He said thatthe trickle-down prom- futureofthe world. 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ARNAB GOSWAMI ARRESTED Keralarevokes Union Ministersand BJP Govt forms panelto leaders slam arrest look into TRPsystem generalconsent

Press.This reminds us of the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Ensure he is emergency days whenthe press Arnab-foundedNBF writestoPMfor specialagency forCBIprobes NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 wastreated likethis,” Javadekar treated fairly: said. Irani tweeted, “Thoseinthe tled“Requestforurgentinterven- of CharteredAccountants,to deal DRAWINGPARALLELSwith the free press who don’t stand up to- KRISHNKAUSHIK tion to uphold the freedomofthe with misconduct by professional Emergency,Union Ministers and Editors Guild dayinsupportofArnab, youare NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 press”, is alsomarkedtoUnion journalists,will act as adeterrent SHAJUPHILIP PINARAYIAIDE seniorBJPleadersonWednesday nowtacticallyinsupportoffas- Home Minister AmitShah, I&B againstabuse of powerbyany THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, slammedthe Congress and itsal- NewDelhi: In astatement, cism.” ON Aday the Centreannounced MinisterPrakashJavadekar,Law agency to stifle freedom of press, NOVEMBER4 SUMMONEDBYED liesinMaharashtraoverthearrest the Editors Guild of India External Affairs MinisterS afour-member committee, to be MinisterRaviShankar Prasad, forprotection of journalists and Thiruvananthapuram: The ED, of Republic TV editor Arnab said it “calls upon the Chief Jaishankar said the decision had headedbyPrasarBharati CEO PrincipalSecretarytoPMPramod executivesofnews media organ- THE CPI (M)-LED governmentin whichisprobing the money Goswami in an abetment to sui- MinisterofMaharashtra “shades of Emergency”. Lawand Shashi Shekhar Vempati, to look KumarMishra,andtheHomeand isations...” Kerala Wednesdaydecidedto laundering aspect of the gold cide case. to ensurethat Goswami is Justice MinisterRaviShankar intothe Television Rating Points I&B secretaries. Meanwhile, on the issue of withdraw thegeneral consent smuggling case, Wednesday Union Home MinisterAmit treated fairly and state Prasadtermeditas“seriouslyrep- (TRP) system and recommend It sought thegovernment's TRPs, an I&B Ministryorder is- giventothe CBItoprobe cases in summonedKerala Chief Min- Shah tweeted, “Congress and its powerisnot usedagainst rehensible, unwarranted and anychangesrequired to makeit “immediateintervention re- suedonWednesday stated that the stateand investigations will isterPinarayiVijayan’s addi- allies have shamed democracy critical reporting by the worrisome”.UPChief Minister morerobustand transparent, garding undue pressureand un- thereisa“needtohaveafresh nowbehandedoveronlywith tional private secretaryCM onceagain.Blatantmisuseof state media”. The News Yogi Adityanath,TripuraCM the News Broadcasters reasonable interference by state look on the (existing) guide- special permission of the state. Raveendran. ACPI (M) nomi- poweragainstRepublicTV& Broadcasters Association Biplab Kumar Deb, Haryana CM Federation (NBF) wrotetothe governmentsand police depart- lines...” To strengthen procedures Thegeneralconsenthadbeen nee, Raveendran enjoys con- ArnabGoswamiisanattackonin- said though the media is Manohar Lal Khattar and Assam PrimeMinister, seekinga“na- mentsagainst news TV chan- fora“credible and transparent giventothe CBIasper anotifica- siderable sway in theCMO. dividual freedom and the 4thpil- notabove thelaw,due CM Sarbananda Sonowalechoed tional-level independent body” nels, journalistsand media own- rating system, aCommittee is tion under Section 6ofthe Delhi “Wewill mostlikelysub- lar of democracy.Itreminds us of process needs to be fol- the remarks. to “dealwith misconduct by pro- ers forperforming their duty”. herebyconstituted to study dif- SpecialPolice Establishment Act, mit areportinthe court in theEmergency.Thisattackonfree lowed. It condemned“the Former MaharashtraCM fessional journalists”. Seeking PM NarendraModi’s ferent aspectsofthe television 1946. Kerala has becomethe fifth KochiThursdaywhichwill press mustbeand WILL BE OP- manner” in whichGoswa- DevendraFadnavis tweetedin The NBF is an industrybody “urgent intervention”, NBF asked rating system in India”, the order statetowithdraw generalconsent justifyour action,’’anED POSED.” mi wasarrested. ENS Marathi: “AfterShivSena, which foundedlastyear by Republic TV the government to “put in place stated. afterMaharashtra, AndhraPra- source said. The summons to BJP president JPNadda stood by the Emergency,and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami. anational levelneutral agency Besides Vempati, thecommit- desh, West Bengal and Chhattis- Raveendran, acloseconfi- warned theCongress that India Congress, the party whichim- Incidentally, Republic TV is with astructuredand reasonable teecomprises Shalabh,professor garh —all five arenon-BJPstates. danteofVijayan, comes soon will“punishSonia-RahulGandhi”. intimidatinguseof statepowerto posedit,joinedhandsinthestate, among media organisations be- standardoperatingplan, to deal of statistics, IIT Kanpur;Rajkumar Lastweek,theCPI(M)andCPI, afterthe arrest of theCM’s ex- “Indiadidn’tforgiveIndiraGandhi getequal with journalists.” the tendency(to impose ingprobedinacaseof alleged'TRP with seriouscomplaintsagainst Upadhyay,executivedirectorof leading constituentsinthe LDF, principal secretaryand the forthe Emergency.Indianever InformationandBroadcasting Emergency) has surfaced...” scam'.MumbaiPolice'scaseisthat journalistsand media organisa- the Centrefor Development of had urgedthe stategovernment son of party statesecretary forgaveRajiv Gandhi forhis as- MinisterPrakash Javadekar and TheMumbaiunitof ABVP,stu- someTVchannelswere allegedly tions”. The letter statedthat a“na- Telematics -DOT;and Prof Pulak to considerwithdrawingthegen- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. ENS sault on press freedom. And now, his cabinet colleagueSmriti Irani dentwing of the RSS, staged a paying to gettheirTRPs boosted. tional-levelindependent body,on Ghosh of IIM Bangalore. eral consentgiven to theCBI. Indiawillagain punish Sonia- alsotargetedthe Congress. protestagainstthe Maharashtra Theletter,writtenby NBFsec- the lines of Bar Council of India, FULLREPORTON What is said to have provoked CBItook over the probebased RahulGandhifortheirbrazenand “Thisisnotthewaytotreatthe government and police. retary-generalRJaiKrishnaandti- Medical Council of India, Institute www.indianexpress.com the government is the CBI’s deci- onacomplaintfromCongressleg- sionto probeintotheallegedFCRA islator AnilAkkara at whose con- violationsinanapartmentproject stituencyVadakkancherytheapa- —partofthe state's LifeMission rtment complexisbeingbuilt, TRP case: Hansa moves HC against Crime Branch project —constructed withthe days afterthe stateVigilanceand fundingof EmiratesRedCrescent. Anti-Corruption Bureaubegan a Crime Branchofficers probing contendedthat since October 12, Police and certain sections from fake one.” chief investigating officer The project had run intoallega- preliminaryprobe. MAYURAJANWALKAR the case arepressuring itsem- severalemployees of the com- media forthe lastfew months...” The petitioners stated that Shashank Sandbhor,the tions of corruption afterSwapna Kerala LawMinisterAKBalan MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 ployees to “retract” areport, panyhavebeen repeatedly called The petition stated: theytold Crime Branchofficers Maharashtra government and Suresh, akey accusedinthe gold statedthat by initiating aprobe basedonwhichRepublic TVhad to Crime Branchoffice and pres- “Harassment causedtothe peti- repeatedly that theycould not the CBI as respondents. smuggling case, reportedlytold intothe LifeMission project, the HANSARESEARCH Group claimeditwas notamong chan- suredto makea“falsestatement” tioners by respondent no. 1 confirm or denythe reportsince Hansa has urgedthe courtto centralagenciesthatshepocketed CBIhadsteppedintoanareawhe- Private Limited,the field re- nels namedinthe case. disowning the reporttelecast on (Inspector Sachin Vaze) is only theywerenot awarewhat the transfer the probetoCBI or an- Rs4.25croreaskickbacksfromthe re it does nothavejurisdiction. search service provider on In the plea filedonTuesday, Republic TV on October 10 -re- with aviewtoextract astate- ‘Hansa Report’ cited by Republic other stateagency. Rs 20-croreproject. BJP Kerala president KSuren- whose complaintthe firstarrest the four petitioners-Hansa ferred to as the “Hansa report”. ment, albeit false, thatthe…pur- TV was. The petitionislikelytobe The gold smuggling case has dran said, “CBI wasbannedinKe- wasmade in the ‘TRP scam’, has Research,its director Narsimhan Theyclaimed that they are ported Hansa report shown on The petition names Vaze, heardlater this week. seen all central agencies troop to ralabecauseCPI(M)fearedthatthe movedthe BombayHigh Court KSwamy,CEO Praveen Nijhara caught in crossfireina“battle- Republic TV since October 10 is Mumbai PoliceCommissioner FULLREPORTON Kerala with the LifeMission scan- CBIprobeintothegoldsmuggling alleging that Mumbai Police's and deputy GM Nitin Deokar – likesituationbetween Mumbai notthat of petitioner no. 1but a Parambir Singh,Assistant CP and www.indianexpress.com dal emergingasanoffshoottothe case andLifeMission project wo- smuggling case. The arrest of M uldreachdoorstepsof CM Pinarayi Sivasankar,ex-principalsecretary Vijayan.Thebootyfromsmuggling Economy to theChief Minister, inthesmug- wassharedwithhisone-timecon- BJP reaches out glingcaseby EDhasbeenasetback fidanteSivasankar.CPI(M) state fortherulingcoalition.Besides,the secretary and his son arefacing recovering ED has also arrested CPI (M) state graveallegations.Don’t think that to Matuas, tribals; secretaryKodiyeri Balakrishnan’s CBI would packupfromKerala. son Bineesh over adrug-related CPI(M)should realise that the faster than moneylaundering case. Centreisnot ruledbyCongress.” Mamata showers expected, them with sops says Centre TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE 247 CASES: RECOVERED:76,56,478 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE DAYSSINCE 83,13,876 DEATHS:1,23,611 PANDEMIC SANTANUCHOWDHURY NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 BEGAN TESTS: 11,29,98,959 | DOUBLING RATE: 126.61** &ATRIMITRA KOLKATA,NOVEMBER2 THE GOVERNMENTonWedne- sdaysaidthe economyiscom- ADAY ahead of Union Home ing backontrack sooner than ex- MinisterAmit Shah's two-day pected. Speakingtothe media visit to West Bengal -- during aftermeetings of the Cabinet whichheisscheduledtovisit a Punjab CM Amarinder Singh at Jantar Mantar in NewDelhi on Wednesday. GajendraYadav and theCabinetCommittee on tribal familyinBankuradistrict Economic Affairs, Union @BJP4Bengal KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING and aBangladeshi refugee fam- Minister forInformation and TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** ilyfromthe Matua community Shah arrivesinKolkata. Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar in Kolkata--Chief Minister Amarinder protests ‘step-motherly’ said the ■ Maharashtra 16,92,693 4,909 0.33% 217.75 MamataBanerjee reachedout to Cabinet ■ Karnataka 8,32,396 2,756 0.40% 181.45 these very twocommunities other minority communities discussedthat ■ Andhra 8,30,731 2,849 0.33% 218.57 with astring of incentivesand fi- had this complaint that they treatment, govt says did no injustice the economy nancial aid. were notrecognisedbut nowwe is coming on ■ Tamil Nadu 7,31,942 2,435 0.35% 203.74 On Wednesday, the state have fulfilledour promise -- postedinNorth Indiais“nota stateisobstructing movement trackatafaster ■ Kerala 4,44,268 6,862 1.64% 44 government granted land rights 25,000 pattas areready and we EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE good thing”. He also said Punjab of essential supplies notjustin speedthan ex- to 25,000 refugee families and willgiveaway1.25 lakhpattas in NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 government needs to talk to the Punjab butalsotoother states, AnilSharma pected. *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-day growth said 1.25 lakh families would all.” farmersand ensurethat the rail- including the armedforces in Prakash Javadekar CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT eventuallystand to benefit. Reaching out to tribals, she WITH PUNJABChief Minister waytracks–wheretheyare Ladakhand Kashmir. Javadekar . cited the 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTEDTODAY Mamata also allottedRs10 said, “Our government has de- Amarinder Singh on Wednesday protesting –are vacated. Singh said that since trains Rs 1.05 lakh croretothe Matua Development cidedthat no one can take away sitting on asymbolic dharna at The immediate provocation arenot running, Punjab has run croreGST col- 1.50 7.57 46,253 Boardand Rs 5crore to the the property of tribals. The Jantar Mantar herewithhis min- forthe dharna wasdenial of an out of coal stock. “Whatever lection in October —10per cent NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: NamashudraDevelopment Government of India asksfor 50- isters, Congress MLAs and MPs audience to Singh and the legis- moneywehaveleft, we arebuy- higher than GSTcollected in 1.49 7.36 53,357 Board. The Matuas, refugees 70-year-old documents,but we from the state, againstwhat he lators by President RamNath ing (power) from thenational October lastyear.The powerde- Deaths as aratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs from Bangladesh who belong to have decidedthat if youare ST or calls is the Centre's “step-moth- Kovind. Singh clarifiedthat he grid,”hesaid. “Since March,we mand,hesaid, has increasedby positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more the ScheduledCaste,havecon- SC by birth, then youwillauto- erly”treatment towardsPunjab, did notwant to meetKovind have notgot GSTdues.... This 12 per cent. He pointed outthat indicator of progress (in %);indicator of recoveries for 14 days in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak siderable clout in over 40 maticallyget the certificate the Union government saidthat over the farm amendment Bills step-motherly treatment meted demand forpower from the agri- DataasonNovember3,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers Assembly segments.The com- within twoweeks.” maintaining lawand order to en- passedbyPunjab Assemblyre- out to us...our funds being culturesector wasless this year includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive munity had backedthe BJP in the Among other benefits,she suresmooth trains services in centlytonegatethe Centre's stopped...this is wrong.” becauseofgoodrainfall.Also, he 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and now, announcedmedical assistance Punjab is the state's responsibil- farm laws,but to highlight other Javadekar later told the me- said, Railways’ demand for ahead of the 2021elections to under the Swasthya Sathi ity. problems facedbythe state. dia that train services are powerwas less because services the state, the BJP has been reas- scheme forSCs and STs. Rejecting Singh’s charges, He said the Centrehas not blocked at 32 places in Punjab. arenot fully operational and due ABETMENTTOSUICIDE CASE suring the community of the Amit Shah is scheduled to ar- Union I&B MinisterPrakash paid Punjab itsGST dues since “This is due to the Punjab gov- to agitations at some places. Centre's commitmenttogrant rive in KolkatalateWednesday Javadekarsaid, “The Centre has March andhas nowstopped ernment’s inaction,” he said. “Despitethesetwo facts, 12 them citizenship through the evening and leave forBankura donenoinjustice.” funds to thestate under the Rural Javadekarsaid: “They(State) per cent increase in power Karnataka HC quashes Citizenship Amendment Act. the following day, wherehewill Javadekar said that since Development Fund (RDF). can have adialogue with the (demand) indicatesacomplete BJP sources said Shah's pro- have lunchatthe house of BJP winter has begun, any“troubles” Besides, he said, the Centre’s “re- farmers and solve the matter. But return to normalcy in...major order for trial against grammes were aimedatwin- worker Bibhishan Hansdain in sending deliveriestosoldiers fusal” to allowtrains to plyinthe theyhavenot done that.” sectors,” he said. ning the trustofthe Matuas and tribal-dominated Chaturdihi vil- tribals, whose supportiscrucial lage. PartyMPSaumitraKhan, ex-minister, senior cops to winning the 2021Assembly who visited Hansda's house to DMA moots raising retirement age, cut in pension in forces polls in West Bengal. monitor the preparations, said, ministerand the police officers of During the 2019 Lok Sabha "Amit Shah ji's visit will send a But the Department of Servicechiefsretireatthe mentsfor pre-matureretire- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE abetmentto suicideonthebasisof polls, the BJP had ledin33of68 clear messagetothe people of KRISHNKAUSHIK Military Affairs(DMA), headed ageof62, or afterserving three ment of personnel should be BENGALURU,NOVEMBER4 an interviewgiven to alocal TV SC Assemblyseats, of which26 Jangalmahal that BJP is with NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 by Gen Rawatasits secretary, years in office, whicheverisear- halfofthe entitledpension af- channelby theDSPbefore hedied areMatua-dominated.The tribal people." mentionedinaletteron lier. ter20to25yearsofservice, 60 THE KARNATAKA High Courton by suicide at ahotel in Madikeri Trinamoolled in 34 SC Assembly On Friday, Shah will offer APROPOSAL to increase retire- October 29 that it is proposing The agefor retirementof per cent of entitledpension af- Wednesdayquashedasession town. “The evidence collected by seats, thus making the contest prayers at aMatua temple in ment ageacrossall ranksbelow the newstructureand sought a Junior CommissionedOfficers ter26to30years of service. court’s order to conduct trial in an theinvestigatingagency,evenifac- evenlypoised. Similarly,the BJP NewTowninthe suburbs of Lieutenant General levelinthe Government SanctionLetter and their equivalent ranksin It proposed that personnel abetment to suicide case againsta ceptedinitsentirety, doesnotdis- ledin13of16ScheduledTribe Kolkata, afterwhichhewill have armedforces is in advanced (GSL) by November 10. Navy and Air Force, across all who have done 31 to 35 years of formerministerandtwoseniorpo- close mens reaorinstigation or (ST) AssemblyseatsinBengal lunchatthe house of aparty stages and couldget govern- The letter mentionedthat as streams, will be 57 years, it is serviceshould get75per cent liceofficers. OnAugust28,theses- conspiracyby thepetitionersmak- while the Trinamool ledinonly worker who belongs to the ment sanction soon. The pro- per the newproposal, retire- suggested. of entitled pension, and those sions courtordered atrial against ing outthe ingredients of the of- three. West Bengal has 294 Matua community. posal also suggests anew ment ageofofficers across serv- Another proposal under who have completed35years formerministerKJGeorgeandpo- fence under section 306r/w 34 of Assemblyseats. The TMCand the BJP accused mechanism to cut premature ices at the Colonel rank will be consideration is revision of pen- or moreinservice willget full liceofficersAMPrasadandPranab IPC.Intheabsenceof anymaterial On Wednesday, during a eachother of one-upmanship. pension of service personnel. increasedfrompresent54years sion entitlements.Atpresent, pension. Mohanty in the case pertaining to to make outtheingredientsofthe meeting with folk artistesand StateBJP vice-president Raju Sources in the defence es- to 57 years, forBrigadier-level officers who have completed20 The pension scheme, the let- the suicide of police officer DSP M aboveoffence,therewas ab- SC/STrepresentatives, she Banerjee said, "Now when the tablishment indicated thereis officers it willberaisedto58 years of service, andpersonnel tersaid,has been reviewedfor KGanapathyin2016.Thesessions solutelynoreason or justification handedoverthe land deeds to Centre is making effortstostand resistance among some sec- years (from 56), and forMajor belowofficerrank with 15 years thesereasons. courtrejected aCBI closurereport forthe SpecialCourttoreject the the refugees, saying, “Norefugee by theSCand ST communities, tions of the forces to the pro- General-level officers it will be of service,get 50 per centof It mentions therewillbeno in whichthe agency said itsprobe ...reportfiledbyCBI...” asingle- colonyinBengal is illegal. Many MamataBanerjee hasjumpedin posal, and thatChief of 59 years (from 58). their lastdrawn emolumentsas changeinpension entitlements did notrevealany role of the three judgebenchofthehighcourtruled have come from other countries to steal the limelight. What was DefenceStaff (CDS), General Lieutenant General-levelof- entitled pension. of battlecasualties. persons in the suicide. on Wednesday. likeBangladesh, yettheyare cit- the stategovernment doingall Bipin Rawat, has been made ficers retireatthe ageof60, and The DMA letter has pro- FULLREPORTON DSPGanapathy’s family had FULLREPORTON izensofthis country. Matuaand theseyears?" awareofit. no changeissuggestedinthat. posedthatpension entitle- www.indianexpress.com accusedthe former state home www.indianexpress.com WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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DEMOCRATSWEREontrackearly Wednesdaytomaintain afirm migrantlabourers grip on the House, but their path to seizingtheSenatemajorityfrom Republicans wasrapidly narrow- SenateMajority Leader Mitch AYABATRAWY The reforms will allow ingasthetwopartiescontinuedto McConnell, aRepublican, DUBAI,NOVEMBER4 foreign workers the fight forcontrol of the levers of declaredvictoryinLouisville, powerinCongresswiththefateof Kentucky,onTuesday. Reuters SAUDIARABIAonWednesdayan- right to changejobs, the presidency still uncertain. nouncedreformsthatwillabolish leave and re-enter the Partial results suggestedthat some key restrictions tying mil- countryand securefinal House Democratswererunning ‘Samosacaucus’ lionsoflow-paid and vulnerable stronginmanyofthecompetitive wins re-election migrantworkersto theiremploy- exit visas without the districtstheyswept upin2018,but ers in conditions that have been consent of employers theywerestruggling to makefur- Washington:Inanimpressive rifewith abuse and exploitation. ther inroads intothe Republican- show, allthe four Indian- The MinistryofHuman leaning suburbs, wheretheyhad American Democratic law- ResourceandSocialDevelopment similar changes to itslabor laws. expected asurge poweredbydis- makers —Ami Bera, Pramila saidthereformswillallowforeign Begumdescribed the three content with President Donald Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja workers the right to changejobs changes to the Saudi lawas“sig- Trump.Instead,asvotescontinued Krishnamoorthi—havebeen by transferringtheir sponsorship nificant steps that could improve to be counted,Republicans were re-elected to theUSHouse of from one employertoanother, migrantworkers’conditions,”but newlyoptimistic they could claw Representatives. The so- LONG HOURSFOR ELECTION WORKERS: (Clockwise from thetop)Election workers process ballots in Milwaukee; challengers, who leave and re-enter the country cautioneditdoesnotappearto be backseats, particularly in ruralar- called‘Samosa caucus’, a observevotecounting to make sureitisfair,registerthemselves in Detroit; mail-in ballots at aPennsylvania counting centre. NYT, AP andsecurefinalexitvisaswithout afullabolitionof thekafalasystem. eas and traditionallyconservative termedcoinedby the consent of their employer, “Migrantworkersstillneedan strongholds. Krishnamoorthifortheinfor- whichhad longbeen required. employertosponsor them to The Senate outcome rested mal groupingofIndian- OTHERHIGHLIGHTS Deputy MinisterAbdullah come to the countryand employ- on ahandful of states where American lawmakers, might As results trickle in, ariveted bin Nasser Abuthnain said the ersmaystillhave controlovertheir Democratsstill hopedtotopple expand by at leastone more newso-called “Labour Relation residency status,” said Begum, incumbent Republicans, but asphysicianDrHiralTipirneni UBERWINSATTHE Initiative”isslated to come into whoseworkfocuses on migrant their pickupopportunities were wasleadingagainst world waits to see what’s next BALLOTINCALIFORNIA effect in March 2021, affecting rights, domestic workers and dwindlingfastonanunusually RepublicanincumbentDavid potentiallyaround athirdof women’srightsintheMiddleEast. large battleground that SchweikertinArizonawhen DRIVERSAND otherworkers Saudi Arabia’s total population, Under Saudi Arabia’s restric- stretchedfromMaine to Alaska. lastreportscamein. PTI DAMIENCAVE forso-calledgig economy or approximately10million for- tive kafala system, workers had Republicans scored crucial NOVEMBER4 companies in California will eign workers in the kingdom. little powertoescape abuse be- wins in Iowa,Alabama and notbecome their employees. Human RightsWatchre- cause their employers controlled Montana, and were running merAuburnfootballcoach,easily IN AUSTRALIA and Indonesia, People at a Californiavoters carriedUber searcher Rothna Begumsaid the their exit from the countryand stronger than expectedinNorth wonbackdeep-redAlabamafrom crowds gathered around TVsin bar in Tokyo and Lyft to victory, approving information providedthus far their ability to changejobs. Carolina andMaine. Senator Doug Jones. restaurantsandcafes,tryingto get watchTrump Proposition 22, aballotmeas- shows Saudi authorities arere- Begum recentlywrote about Democratsneededanet gain That leftbothsides closely aglimpseof Americanstatesturn- speak on urethat allows gigeconomy moving some elementsofthe howmanyemployers exploited of three or four seatstotake watching Maine,NorthCarolina ingredorblue.InIran,thehashtag Wednesday. AP companies to treat drivers as “kafala” sponsorship system in this control by taking workers’ Senatecontrol —depending on andGeorgia,wherepartialreturns #Elections_Americawastrending independent contractors. place across multiple Gulf Arab passports,forcing them to work whetherformerVicePresidentJoe showedexceedingly tight races on Twitter,while in Japan, Fuji Uber and Lyft designedthe states that ties foreign workers’ excessive hours and denying Biden, the Democratic nominee, betweenRepublicanincumbents Television spent agood portion of coverage mostoften reserved for seekingto redefinerelationswith measuretoexemptthem- legal status to theiremployer. them wages. This has ledtohun- wonthepresidency,whichwould andtheirDemocraticchallengers. Wednesdaymorningcoveringthe elections closer to home. American allies in Europe and selvesfromalawthat would Qatar,whichispreparingto dredsofthousandsofworkers allowhis vice president, Kamala Earlier,Republicans had electionwithgraphicsthatmixed “It’skindof liketheWorldCup Asia, working to blunt the rise of have forced them to employ hostthe next FIFAWorld Cup in fleeing their employers and be- Harris, to cast tiebreaking votes. breathedasighofrelief when old-schoolcardboardcutoutswith finals,”saidMochFaisalKarim,an Chinaandcozyingupto autocrats and paybenefits to drivers. 2022, has recentlyintroduced coming undocumented. AP TheyflippedseatsinColorado, Sen. John Cornyn wasdeclared video-game-likeavatars. international relations professor in NorthKorea and Russia. where JohnHickenlooper,thefor- the winner in Texas, and again All over the world, as results at Binus University in Indonesia. Aftersurpriseupon surprise mer Democratic governor,easily when Sen. LindseyGraham, a trickledinacross the American The intense worldwide inter- during his firstterm,muchofthe defeated Senator CoryGardner, close allyofTrump’s, wonre- electoral map,itmade forcon- estreflectsthe still-considerable worldisdesperatetoknowifthe Ethiopia nears war as andinArizona,whereMarkKelly, election in South Carolina. In founding, fascinating must- powerofAmericaandtheunpre- Trumpera will continue, or if the aformer astronaut, beat Senator Kentucky,Sen. MitchMcConnell, watchdrama. The stakes are dictabilitythathasshapedthelast United States will shiftbackto- Martha McSally. the Republican majority leader, global, and so wasthe audience, four years. President Trumphas ward the moretraditional course PM orders military ButTommyTuberville,thefor- secured aseventh term. NYT gluedtothe sort of blanket news been aglobaldisrupterinchief, thatJoe Biden has promised. NYT KANYEGIVESUPON WHITEHOUSEBID into defiant region Asian American vote shows shift away from Dems RAPPER KANYE West on Tuesdayvoted forhimself as ELIASMESERET voted Democrat in the presiden- one percentagepoint amongst the next US President aftera ADDISABABA,NOVEMBER4 tial election at 67.2 per cent in Asians, while Wisconsin sawa long-shotcampaign. Lateon 2020, down morethan eight bumpofsevenpercentagepoints. Tuesdayevening, the singer ETHIOPIA’S NOBEL Peace Prize- points from75.4per cent in 2016. Theseshifts arethelargest that appearedto concedehis2020 winningprime ministeron RACE FOR Republican shares have shifted thefirmfoundforany racialgroup. bid had ended but suggested Wednesdayordered the military from 16.1 percent to 21.3 per cent. Hispanicsdippedfivepercentage his questwas notover. He to confrontthe country’s Tigray THE WHITE TargetSmart, whichpart- pointsfor theDemocrats.White, postedapictureofhimself in regional government afterheac- HOUSE nered with NBC News in 2016, non-college-educatedvotersand frontofanelectoral mapsay- cuseditofcarrying out adeadly Prime MinisterAbiyAhmed uses voter files,early votesre- AfricanAmericansdippedbyone. ing “WELP KANYE 2024.” attackonamilitarybase, declar- portedbystate officials, and con- Overall, the shareofAsian ing “the lastred line has been EXPRESSIN sumer datatomodel voting pat- American voters increasedby MELANIA’SHOMELAND crossed” aftermonthsofalleged Sudan, and the prospect of THEUS terns.Early votes includeany one per cent to reachthree per CONGRATULATESTRUMP incitement. spreading instability sent achill mail-in or in-person ballots that cent of the electorate. The statement by Prime down the spines of observers. were completedbeforeTuesday. Democrat Kamala Harris is the firstAsian American to be Brad Baldia, the co-chair of SLOVENIAN PRIME Minister MinisterAbiyAhmed’s office, Signalling the gravityofthe The shift is even starkerinthe partofamajor-party presidential ticket. Reuters Asian American Pacific Islanders Janez Jansa congratulated and the reportedovernight at- threat, the US in the midstofits KARISHMAMEHROTRA battleground states. Therethe forBiden, said: “In 2016,diversity DonaldTrumponwhathede- tack by the well-armedTigray electiondramaathomequicklyis- SCRANTON,NOVEMBER4 numbers have dippedbyalmost andinclusionwasanafterthought scribed in atweet as aclear People’s Liberation Front, imme- suedastatement urging “an im- 16 percent forthe Democrats Asian Americans were voting for In TargetSmart’s data, some andwe paidforit.Newthingshave victoryinthe US presidential diatelyraisedconcerns that one mediatede-escalation of the cur- ASIAN AMERICANS’ early votes from68.8percentto 52.9percent. Biden and 30 per cent forTrump. southernstatesshowheavyshifts. happened. Our community has election,becomingthefirstEU of Africa’s mostpopulousand rent situation in Tigray and a have some of the largest depar- Republicans gained12per cent In October,the Carnegie Georgia’s Asian Americans are wokenup.” JayKansara,from leaderto doso.“It’sprettyclear powerful countries could plunge measuredresponseby bothsides.” tures away from the Democratic herefrom18.7to30.7.However, Foundation, Johns Hopkins, and nowsplit40to 40forbothparties, Hindu Voices forTrump, said: that American peoplehave backintowar.That would send Addressing the nationonTV, Partyofany racial categoryinthe officialpartyregistrationnumbers the University of Pennsylvania whereas in 2016 it was62to20 “(Asian Americans) arevoting as elected@realDonaldTrump ashockwavethrough one of the Abiyannounced “severalmar- 2020 election, according to mod- haven't changed significantly. found that Indian Americans per cent forthe Democrats. Texas suchinrecordnumbers for for#4moreyears,” wrote the world’s mostturbulent regions, tyrs” in the attackinMekele, the els by aDemocratic election The numbers arecomparable specifically,not all Asian sawan18percentagepointdipfor PresidentTrump...TheDemocratic leaderof thecountry, whichis the HornofAfrica. Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region’s capital, analysis firm. to otherpre-pollsurveys reported Americans, were voting forBiden the Democrats. Tipping point Partyisnolonger the party of JFK, thehomelandof USFirstLady neighbours include Somalia and and Dansha town. AP The analysis by TargetSmart by TheIndianExpress.AAPIDatain andTrumpat72and 22 per cent Pennsylvania, however, sawa adear friend to India and sworn MelaniaTrump. modelledthatAsianAmericans Septemberfoundthat54percent respectively. slight bumpfor the Democratsof enemyofCommunism.” Myanmar Army chief accuses govt of US formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change ‘unacceptable mistakes’

countries to settheirown volun- FRANKJORDANS Impacthingesonelectionresult tary targetsfor reducing green- REUTERS BERLIN,NOVEMBER4 house gases suchascarbon diox- YANGON,NOVEMBER4 ide.Theonlybindingrequirement THE UNITED States on THE IMPACTofthe US’ increase would have a is that nationshavetoaccurately MYANMAR’SARMY chief said on Wednesdayformallyleftthe Paris exit from the Paris pact catastrophic effect on reportontheir efforts. Tuesdaythe civilian government Agreement, aglobal pact forged dependsupon which large partsofthe world. The US is the world’s second wasmaking“unacceptable mis- five years agotoavert the threat waythe US presidential Climateactivistssay biggestemitter afterChina of takes” in the run-up to apivotal of catastrophic climatechange. electionsways.This is that this goal will notbe heat-trapping gases suchascar- general election on Sunday, the General Min Aung Hlaing The move,longthreatened because Joe Bidenhas vowed achievedunless the US —one bon dioxide and itscontribution second democratic votesince the by US President DonaldTrump to take the US backintothe of the biggestcarbon emitters to cutting emissions is seen as endofstrict militaryrule. and triggered by his administra- agreement and followits pro- in the world—complieswith important. In recent weeks, Issuingthesecondwarningin cusedthe electioncommission tion ayear ago, further isolates visions if elected president. the provisions of theParis pact. China, Japan and South Korea asmanydays aboutpotentialbias of “widespread violation of the the United States in the world The 2015 agreement is aimed If Trump, who rejectsthe sci- have joined theEuropean Union in the vote, commander-in-chief laws and procedures of the pre- but has no immediateimpact on Global warmingisalready causing ice in the polar regions to at keeping the increase in ence behindclimatechange, is and severalothercountries in MinAungHlaingtoldalocalnews voting process”. international effortstocurb melt, whichisexpected to cause sealevelstorise and possibly global temperatures to below re-elected,theysay the goalsof setting national deadlines to stop outletthatthe militarywas the Myanmar leaderAung San global warming. submerge parts of the worldthatare close to sealevel. Reuters 2°C. Scientistssay anybigger the pact maynot be achieved. pumping moregreenhouse “guardian”of thecountryandwas SuuKyi, whose National League Some 189countries remain gases intothe atmosphere. watchingpreparations closely. forDemocracy is widelyex- committed to the 2015 Paris ac- Democratic presidential can- The rare interviewinthe pected to win Sunday’s vote,ina cord, whichaims to keep the in- grees Celsius, ideallynomore countries have signed, but not beyond 2°C could have adevas- stoking tropical storms and didate Joe Biden has said he Popular News Journal followed Facebook postlateonTuesday crease in averagetemperatures than 1.5°C, compared to pre-in- ratifiedthe pact. tating impact on large parts of worsening droughtsand floods. favours signing the US backupto similar commentsinamilitary calledfor calm andurged voters worldwide “well below” 2de- dustrial levels. Afurther six Scientists saythat anyrise the world, raising sea levels, The Paris accordrequires the Parisaccord. AP statement on Mondaythatac- nottobeintimidated. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 12 CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER5,2020

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International market data till 0020 IST SBI Q2 net HEARING CONCLUDED IN FEBRUARY, MARCH Dow shrugsoff tight US election, rises profit rises 51.88% on RPL,NSEco-location 600 pts but gridlock worriescap surge improved REUTERS cases: WaitforSAT NEWYORK/LONDON,NOV4 asset quality MAJOR US stockindices opened 0.1per cent to 2.5 per cent higher ENSECONOMICBUREAU on Wednesday, notthe relief MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 rallysome had expected,but also verdictcontinues notaterrifying plunge. An early AIDED BY lowerprovisions,im- votecount pointed to acloserace provement in assetquality and forthe WhiteHouse, although better netinterestmargins, State shna againstthe Sebi order,got investors remainedworried Bankof India(SBI)onWednesday SANDEEPSINGH& ‘BEARINGON concludedonMarch 5, SAThas about the prospect of acon- reporteda51.88 per cent risein GEORGEMATHEW STOCKMARKETS’ notpassedits final order.InMay tested result. netprofitatRs4,574 croreinthe NEWDELHI/MUMBAI,NOV4 2019,comingdownheavilyonthe At 01:49p.m. EST, the Dow September quarterof2020-21as NationalStock Exchange(NSE)for Jones Industrial Averagewas up ■ Legal experts raised againstRs3,011 croreinthesame EVEN AS the Securities Appellate alleged lapses in high-frequency 629.25 points, or 2.29 per cent, at concerns over the fact periodofthe previous fiscal. Tribunal (SAT)has been hearing tradingoffered through itsco-lo- 28,109.28, the S&P 500was up that these keycases However, the state-owned cases and passing orders postre- cation facility, Sebidirected the 107.69 points, or 3.20 per cent, at will have abearing on bankhascautionedthattotalslip- laxation in the lockdown, the tri- bourse to disgorgearound Rs 3,476.85, and the Nasdaq stockmarketsand their pages and restructuring book bunal has reservedits order in 624.89 croreand barreditfrom Compositewas up 430.83points, orders have been could rise to Rs 60,000 crore(2.5 somekey cases—includingthose accessingthemarket forfundsfor or 3.86 per cent, at 11,591.40. Ascreen displaying US election projections in Times Square, NewYorkCity. Reuters reservedforalong time per cent of advances) by endof relating to Reliance Industries the next six months. Materials and financials were the FY21. Gross non-performing as- (RIL)andtheNSEco-locationcase The markets regulator also onlyS&P indexesinthe red. sets (NPAs)stood at 5.28 per cent —for over eight months now. appealedagainsttheSebiorderin asked twoofNSE’s former CEOs Treasuryyieldsslipped2percent. Congress to fight the coronavirus ageislikelytobesmaller and take Brent crude futures rose 3.70 of advances(Rs1,25,863crore),as Legal experts who spoketo SATandthefinalhearinggot con- —RaviNarainand Chitra Bankers, traders and financial pandemic and pass aquickeco- longerwithno“bluewave”victory percenttosettleat$41.18 abarrelas compared to 7.19 percent(Rs TheIndianExpressraisedconcerns cludedinFebruary2020,SAT has Ramkrishna —todisgorge25per analysts on Wednesday said Wall nomic stimulus package. fortheDemocrats.“We’regoingto of 01:35p.m. EST. US WTIfutures 161,636 crore) in the year-ago over the fact that some keycases notpassed itsorder andreserved cent of theirrespective salaries Street wasworried the ultimate “ManyonWallStreetseemore be in aperiodofgridlock,”said settled3.85 per cent up at $39.11. quarter. SBI reportednet NPAs of whichwillhaveabearing on the it formorethan eight months . drawnduring acertain period. presidential winnercould strug- stimulus as necessaryfor eco- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobellaureatein Goldpricesgainedontheprospect 1.59 per cent of total assets,as stockmarketsandminorityshare- The RPL case hasbeen hang- Theyhavealso been prohibited gle to work withadivided nomic recovery,but suchapack- Economic Sciences. of contestedvoting results. compared to 2.79 percentinthe holdersandwhoseordersarebe- ing fire forthe last 13 years. RIL from “associating with alisted samequarterofthepreviousyear. ing awaited have been reserved hadsold4.1percentof itsstake in companyoramarket infrastruc- Whileoverallasset qualityim- by theSAT foralong time now. RPL.However, to preventaplunge tureinstitution or anyother mar- proved,bad loansinthe agricul- SATdid notreplytoanemail sent in the RPL shareprice, the equity ketintermediaryfor aperiod of Uncertainty triggers Sensex volatility turesector rose to Rs 31,234 crore on Monday by The Indian Express. wasapparentlysoldfirstinthefu- five years”,Sebisaid in itsorder. 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Whileitpassedthree judg- DOMESTIC STOCKmarkets on 40,650 Chinese yuan 4.0% agriculturesegment)asattheend 2017 and directed RIL to disgorge that amountedtoinsider trading. mentsinMay,workstartedslowly Wednesdaystagedaroller- Indian rupee -11.2% of Q2 of FY21was at 97 per cent. Rs 447crore along with interest Even in the NSE co-location andseveralorderswere passedby coasterride as the uncertainty 40,500 -4.3% -18.8% Kharasaid the bankhas re- and barredRIL and 12 of itspro- case,whilethefinalhearinginthe SATduringOctober.Currently,the over the US Presidential election South African rand -13.9% 40,350 ■ Since 2016 ceiveddebtrecast requests of Rs motergroupentitiesfromdealing caserelatingto appealsfiledbythe tribunalhas aPresidingOfficer ledtovolatile movement in key Russian rouble -19.5% 6,495 crore. in equity derivatives —while RIL NSE,RaviNarain,ChitraRamakri- and twomembers. indices. The benchmarkSensex, -22.0% US election 40,200 -44.8% whichroseover600pointsfrom Brazilian real -30.0% ■ Year-to-date the day’s lowlevel,managed to 40,050 Source: Refinitiv Datastream BRIEFLY CDSCO APPROVAL FOR TESTING OF COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATE close with again of 355pointsat 40,616.14and the Nifty Index 39,900 EMSTOCKSSINCELASTELECTION Bio Egets nod for human trials surged95pointsto11,908.50. Open Close Chhattisgarh The close contestinthe US MSCI Emerging markets countryindices (in %) Controller General of India Dr VG election spiked volatility in the on toes and post-noon, we sawa minegoesto China 65.8 PRABHARAGHAVAN Somani to Biological E(Bio E) on global marketafter Tuesday’s sharp cut afterafall in Dow JindalPowerarm NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 October 29, said asenior govern- strong rally, said Vinod Nair,head Futures.” However, the Nifty re- India 18.6 mentofficialcloseto thedevelop- of research at GeojitFinancial coveredinlastcouple of hours. Russia 0 NewDelhi: On the thirdday BIOLOGICAL Ehas receivedthe ment on conditionofanonymity. Services.Whilethe benchmark Benchmark indices were sup- South Africa -21.7 of thecommercialcoalmin- apexdrug regulator’s approval to Bio Eisexpected to enrol startedthe dayonapositive note, portedbyITand pharma sectoral Brazil -27.2 ing auctions, JindalSteel & conductearly- to mid-stagehu- around 400volunteersfor both taking cues from the US markets, rallydue to strengthening of the Note: Datatill 30/10/2020; source: Refinitiv Datastream viaReuters PowerLtd—anarmof Jindal mantrialsforitsCovid-19vaccine phasesof thetrial,whichwilltake uncertainty over presidential dollar.Expectation of another set PowerLtd—emergedasthe candidatedevelopedincollabo- placein4-5sitesindifferentparts election outcome triggered of domestic stimulus alsohelped highestbidderforinChhatti- ration withHouston’s Baylor Around 400volunteers will of the country to start with, said volatile swingsin between asthe to raise investor’s confidence. sgarh’sGarePalmaIV/1coal CollegeofMedicine, TheIndian be enrolledfor both phases an official privy to thematter. votecounting continued. The ru- “A lackofclarityonthe out- TAMIL NADU TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD. block, offering 25 per cent Express has learnt. of the trial. File Queries sent to Bio Eabout pee weakenedtoits lowest level come of the US presidential elec- revenue sharefor the mine The nod of the Central Drugs howmanyparticipantsitwould of 74.76againstthe US dollar tionhascreatedalot of uncertain- NOTICE INVITING TENDERS(E-TENDERINGPROCESS) withgeologicalcoalreserves StandardControlOrganization recruitinthefirstphaseandwhen since lateAugustonWednesday. ties.Global equity and currency Sl. 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PLAYOFFS MI’sprizecatch Rohit’sform, Stroke-maker Quinton de Kock is as good at fishing as he is in dispatching bowlers to the boundary DC’s middle

De Kock,though, wasstocky. “He wasa order aworry SANDIPG hooker in school rugby, so he had to be NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 stocky,but once he startedtaking cricketse- riously, andespeciallywicket-keeping, he QUALIFIER 1 QUINTON DE Kock likes agood catch. Not startedanintense fitnessroutine. He would Mumbai IndiansvsDelhi Capitals onlybehind the stumps, snaffling flying justkeeprunning round and round the Venue: DubaiInternational Stadium leather projectiles effortlessly, but also be- school ground until he wasdead to drop. He LiveonHotstar/StarSports network: 7.30 pm side quaint lakes,withagraphitefishing rod quit rugbybecause he feared getting in- in hand. jured,” Marxremembers. Eightyearsintointernational cricket,he’s Not just cricket and rugby, de Kock played MumbaiIndians and DelhiCapitals notnew to frantic calendars. Lastyear,he squash and baseball too. Baseball forpassion will face-offinQualifier 1. ForDelhi, a playedcricketfor 11 months. But in the only and squash forfitness.Hewas so good at the win on Thursdaywould give them a recess he could afford,deKockand fishing latter that he wasonce the junior number maiden appearance in the IPL final. buddy Dale Steynback-packedtoTsimane, three. It enhancedhis hand-eye coordina- Mumbai, on the other hand, will be afishinghaunt 250-oddkilometres from tion too. Picturesome of his cross-batted looking to makeittothe summit clash Bolivia’s capital La Pazand tuckedinthe strokes—those aremorelikecross-court on the sixth occasion. Hereare some Bolivian National Park,wherethe Amazon forehands. Forbaseball, he trainedoutside of the keytalking pointsahead of this jungle meets the Andes Mountains. All in awareenough to refuse Test captaincy,be- the school, at the Randburg Mets Club. high-octane clash. search of theelusiveGolden Dorado, afish cause he didn’t needthat extrastress. Abru- One of his friends and teammates was so sparkling in yellowthat it seems carved tallyhonestcricketer who doesn’t forget to GiftNgoepe,the firstSouth African to playin Rohit’s form, fitness out of gold. live his life. MajorLeague Baseball.His narrative is heart- The confusion surrounding Mumbai Localmyth says that the fish accidentally warming—son of adomestic help, he used Indians captain’s hamstring injury has snuck out of the lake thatflowedthrough the The school prodigy to live in the basement of the club and learn been one of the biggesttalking points mythical gold city of El Dorado. Itsstories De Kock’s movementshaveahunter’s baseball, mostlyawhitesportinthe coun- over the lastweek.Infact, afew hours have intoxicated anglers as muchasthe city firmness than adancer’s grace. He waitsfor try, justbywatching the seniorplayers. De afterBCCI president Sourav Ganguly of gold has enamoured treasurehunters. the ball muchbeforethe bowler has marked Kock toonurtured baseball ambitions, but cautionedRohit againstfocusing on Spotting, letalone, hooking the fish is diffi- his run-up. The eyes arecalm and shiny.The by the time he startedgetting offers from the theshorttermatthe expenseofhis cult. It’s notoriouslyaggressive,powerful and sinews arestill. Then as the bowler ap- US,hehad struckanunshakeable bond with career,hewalked out fortoss in the slippery. Tendaysthe twocricketers spent proaches him, the backfootmakes agentle cricket. seemingly inconsequential league en- patientlyfor the prizedcatch. nudgesideways.The front foot follows;the Thereare some baseball traitsinhis counter againstthe Sunrisers Thosedays,DeKocksays,werebeautiful. arms recoil, likeahunter readying to press cricket. Butit’s notthe obvious ones, says Hyderabad. Afterthat match, he In the documentary Fishing and Living, Steyn the trigger.Then he produces acrackling Marx. “For me, it’s throwing from the deep would go on to dispel concernsover chimedin: “Quinny waslikeakid in acandy Quinton de Kock has setthe tempofor MumbaiIndians at the topofthe order, gunshotofastroke. thatbaseball helpedhim develop. That’s one his fitness, when he said: “My ham- store.” He apprises his fishing styletoo: “He’s making443 runs in 14 innings this season. BCCI/IPL It’s notgrace that’s the soul of his batting hellofathrow,quick, flat andaccurate. The string is absolutely fine.”Fitness aside, got stease: stylewith ease.Hemakes it look but precision and perfection. ’keeper needn’t move an inchtopickit. That Rohit has had arather subdued IPL, likehehas been doing this all his life;” It’s this quality of strokesthat caught the justshows howgoodanathleteheis,” he says. havingscored justtwo fifties from “Fishing,” De Kock says in ashortvideo press conference twomonths ago. Likewith cricketand fishing, he attention of his Physical Education teacher Formostothers, though, it’s his staple nine games. On his return against made by hisbat sponsors GM, “is my life.” Fishing is so muchapartofhis lifethat keeps on learning too, tuning to Eugene Marxatthe King EdwardVII School pick-up shotovermidwicket. He justjudges SRH, he managed to scorejustfour But to wriggletimetopursuehis “life” his social media accountsare full of fishing in Johannesburg. “Therewas afluency about the length, leans forwardand transfers his runs. Mumbai will be hoping their has been difficult. videos, oftendeKockposingwithamack- his favouritechef Guy Fieri’s his strokesthat wasmissing from kids of his bodyweightintothe shot. “I think he was captain roars backintoform. Afterall, he’s South Africa’s white-ball erel, atrout or barbel. When notfishing, he’s series, Diners, Drive-ins and age. Even at 14-15, he had everystrokeinthe born withit. Iamnot exaggerating, he had Delhi needs an enforcer skipper,anindispensable cog forhis IPL fran- bow-huntinginthe bushes. In the video ti- book,” Marxtells TheIndian Express. this shot when Ifirstsaw him. We didn’t chise, Mumbai Indians, the trophy-wielding tledSetshabaSafaris, he’s seenpiercing adart Divesinsparetime and taking Rightfromthe sighting of de Kock,he touchit,” says Marx. Delhilacks aqualityenforcer, asea- machinefor whomhehas top-scored this through the lungs of anyala, of the antelope IsiZulu (Bantu language) lessons knewhis ward wasdestinedtoplayinterna- When he burstonthe domestic scene at soned batsmaninthe middle order, seasonwith 443runs in 14 innings, striking family. Later,he’s seen barbecuing his catch. to better comprehend his tional cricket. “I wassoconfident that Iused 17,deKockseamlesslygot accustomedtothe who canswitchgearsseamlesslyand at arateof135 and inevitablysetting the He might be quitemodestwhen speaking of to tell him backthen,‘Iwould paymoneyto greener wickets of theWanderers and take theattacktothe opposition. tempofor their innings. Besides, rather qui- his cricketing skills, but less so when the topic country’s complexculture. watchjustthree cricketers —Herschelle SuperSport Park.Itwas at this agethat he de- Mumbai areblessedonthat front, etly,hehas notmade his side feel the pinch drifts to cooking. “I’m the best cookinthe Gibbs, Sachin Tendulkar and you.’ He would cidedtoforsake academics.Alotofpeople with the likes of Kieron Pollardand of Rohit Sharma’s relatively indifferent sea- team,” he once told magazine NewFrame.In Thus, in an eraofcricketers getting in- be in splits,” he recollects. at his school persuadedhim to stay backand Hardik Pandya. Bulk of the problems son. Soon afterthe IPL, the international allseriousness. creasinglyobsessedwith their game, de Kock Marx’s preferences have changed —be- complete his studies. Buthehad made his stem from the manner in which grind will restart. Likewith cricket andfishing, he keeps on offers arefreshingdifference.Someone who causeGibbs and Tendulkar have retired.So mind up. “He always held his ideals firm, and Rishabh Pant has performedinthis Whether theirsearch wasasfutile as the learning too, tuning to his favouritechefGuy still sets time apart forhis “life”. Someone he just watches ViratKohliand de Kock. he made it big,” says Marx. He then turns the tournament. The wicket-keeper bats- El Dorado questisunknown,but de Kock Fieri’s series,Diners, Drive-insand Divesin who retains aslice of rural South Africa. A On aserious note,hesays:“Ihaveseen tellyon. Farawayfromnorthern man has hit onlythree sixesinthe learnedvaluable lifelessons during his South sparetime and takingIsiZulu (Bantu lan- simplecountry-boyunstained by urban pre- manykids from the school become crick- Johannesburg, in Sharjah, de Kock had just death overs this season, compared to American sojourn. “It’s moreabout being out guage) lessons to better comprehend his tence and vaultingambition, who wasfrank eters. We have produced thesecond-largest smackedaboundaryinanIPL game against Pollard’s 20 and Pandya’s 14.Marcus there, in places that youdon’t oftensee. You country’s complexculture. Nowthat he’s a enough to admit that he didn’t touchacricket number of cricketers forthe country, and I Sunrisers Hyderabad. With ahunter’s firm- Stoinis, who has been ropedinas actually don’t fish thatmuchand spendalot captain, it would help him work closelywith bat during the lockdown, because he wanted would readilysay that he’s the finestamong ness than adancer’s grace. And making his Delhi’s enforcer,began the tourna- of time reflecting,” he said during avirtual the blackplayers in the team. some time with the family. Whowas self- them.” childhood coachburstwith joy. ment with abang, scoring 162runs in the firstsix games at astrike-rateof 175. But in the subsequent seven BRIEFLY games, hisstrike-ratehas dipped to Thought Iwouldn’t get to play asinglegame: Gaikwad 119, which illustrates the abject lack Jotahat-trickin of firepowerintheir batting. Boult vs Shaw FOMO (fear of missing out) kickedin. Dhoni would give apep-talk thatunshackled bigwinforReds; VISHALMENON Gaikwad stoppedwatching the IPL games Ruturaj’s mind. “Westill have three matches Trent Boulthas been one of the chief NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER4 during this period as it wasaconstant re- to go.Let’s forget about the resultsand enjoy architectsofMumbai’s stupendous City,Realwintoo minder of what he wasmissing out.Hecon- ourselves. Let’splayfor this jerseyand our run in this season. The left-arm pacer Bergamo: DiogoJotacontinuedhis fine RUTURAJGAIKWADtakes apause before ut- tinuedtoinhabit the dramatic worldofthe fans,” Ruturaj recalls Dhoni’s words. has been arevelation,picking up 12 scoring streak with ahat trickas tering, “I thought Iwould have to sit out of drug cartelbut exhaustion and fear returned He scored 65 notout againstBangalore, out of his 20 scalps in the Powerplay. Liverpool thrashedAtalanta5-0 in the this IPL.” The dream had threatenedtoend as he tested positiveagain. 72 againstKolkataand 62 notout in the final Boult’s proclivity to take early wick- Champions League. The 23-year-old in swab testsand pills. “Totestpositive for league game againstPunjab. These three etshas easedthe pressureonJasprit strengthenedhis case foraregular spot Covid-19 and getlockedupinahotel room 22-dayquarantine match-winning knocks repletewithcrisp Bumrah and emboldenedthe team in the starting lineup alongside for22dayswas quitedifficult.Itwas my It would eventually take 22 days in quar- strokeswould give the worldaglimpse of his management to unleash the star MohamedSalah and Sadio Mane in- dream to playfor theChennai Super Kings.” antine and twonegative testsfor Ruturaj to talent. The performances wouldn'thavesur- pacer in the middleovers and at the stead of the misfiring RobertoFirmino. Justasthe 14-dayquarantine ended, more getbacktotraining. Twodays afterjoining prisedthose who have followedhis career. death. It’s notthat Boult has been get- Jota,who signedfromWolverhampton bad news eruptedatafeverish pace. Another the team, Ambati Rayudu gets injuredand Lastyear,hefinished with440 runs in six ting prodigiousmovement with the in September forareportedfee of 41 positiveCovid test,another week of isolation Dhoniwould ask the youngstertoplug the Ranji Trophygames forMaharashtra.Inthe newball. Morethanthat,hehas clev- million pounds ($52 million), took his and fear.“That’s whenIgot worried. Ithought hole in the middle order.“Iwas reallyexcited 2019 Syed MushtaqTrophy, he scored 456 erly usedthe anglesand employed tallytosixgoalsinhis lastfour matches Iwould notget to playevenasingle game,” Gaikwad made 0, 5, 0inhis firstthree to getthe call-up. But Iwas still tentative and runs, to finish as the second highestrun- fullish lengths and the occasional andhas seventhis season comparedto he tells TheIndian Express. games forCSK but camegood later not100%physicallyand mentally,”Ruturaj scorer in that tournament. The perform- shortball to devastating effect. In a Firmino'ssolitary goal this campaign. Gaikwad is nowinPune, afterhis life- with 65 n.o., 72 and 62 n.o. BCCI/IPL says.Afirst-ball duckondebut wasfollowed ancesearned him call-upstoIndiaAtours sense, Thursday’sgamewill boil It is an incredible starttohis Liverpool turninglast10daysinUAE. From sequestered by 5againstDelhi. These twin failures didn’t and he waspickedfor 2018 ACCEmerging down to howDelhi’s openers, partic- career,especiallyforaplayerwho was- in ahotel to making an inauspicious IPL de- dent his confidence, he says as he wasjust Teams Asia Cup. In the following year,he ularly Prithvi Shawplays Boult. The n't even aregular first-choice playerat but (afirst-ball duckagainstRajasthan see if theyget to thenextlevel”. happytobeout in the middle. scored an unbeaten 187againstSri Lanka A Kiwipacerhas had the youngster’s Wolves. Real Madrid neededsome Royals) and to thedreamyfinish with three It wasafarcry from the feverish days, Afteraspate of losses, CSK team manage- in Colombo. And then IPL happened. number in both the league games. help from itsyoungBrazilian substi- back-to-backplayer-of-matchawards, it’s holedupinthe hotelroom. Binge-watching ment decidedtopropupRuturaj as an opener In the hereand now, he is in midstofan- tutes to getits Champions League cam- been arollercoasterridefor the 23-year old. on Netflix initiallyhelped. “I have losttrack of with FafduPlessis. Forsomeone who is an other mandatory14-dayquarantine in India. Dewfactor paign backontrack.Rodrygoscoredin Sunil Gavaskar calledhis batting a“delight the number of shows Ihavewatched on opener in first-class cricket, this role suited “By now, Iamusedtobeing in isolation,” Giventhe abrasive nature of the pitch the 80th minuteafter an assistby to watch”; KumarSangakkararaved about Netflix. Narcos is my favourite. Ithink Imight him more. Frustratingly, though, this tweak he says.Looking back, he quips: “IPL has andthe dew, theteam that wins the Vinucius Junior to give Madrid a3-2 his uncluttered mind, “So simple, beautiful have watcheditatleast 3times,”hesays.Two didn’t yield instant results. Ruturaj would sur- made me abetterperson. Ihaverealisedthat toss might prefer to chase on this win over Inter Milanafter relinquish- batting”; Shane Watson calledhim a“young days intoisolation, during aZoom call with vive only 5deliveries,beforegetting pinned in life, one should nottakeanything for ground. Dubai has notbeen ahappy ing atwo-goal lead in the firsthalf. superstarinmaking, so composed” and Faf his team-mates, MS Dhoni told him, “face it on the front leg by TrentBoult’s inswingerfor granted.Ihavenow learnt to enjoythe game huntingground forMumbai Indians, Ferran Torres scored forthe third du Plessis purred, “looks likeayoung Kohli, with asmile, it willbeoverin14days”. Phone aduck. CSKwould go down to Mumbaiby moreand remain in the present, because winning justone of their three games. straight Champions League game to set doesn’the? He stands up to pressure. That’s calls with familyand friends increased. 10 wickets,aresult that endedtheir playoff with so muchhappening in theworld, you However, that lone win has come City on itsway to a3-0 win over the quality youlook forinyoungplayers to Gloomdriftedintothe room,though. hopes. During the team meeting the next day, neverknowwhat the futureholds.” againstDelhi. VISHALMENON Olympiakos on Tuesday. AGENCIES FIRlodgedin KheloIndiafraud CLOSE SHAVE NewDelhi: The Sports Authority of India has lodged an FIR and de- Mukund relives night of anxiety in terror-hit Vienna mandedanimmediateprobe after severalathletesacross the country happening nearby.” midnight, to tackle theCoronavirus pan- listand current US Open champion Dominic were dupedofmoneythrough afalse SHAHIDJUDGE The 23-year-old has been basedinVienna demic. This is the fifthreportedterroristat- Thiem’s coachNicolas Massu wasinthe advertisement fornextyear's Khelo MUMBAI,NOVEMBER4 since July2018and livesclose to the city cen- tack in Europe after–Dresden (in Germany), squarewhen the attacks took place. He India Games.The Khelo India Games tre, whereheavilyarmedgunmen attacked and three citiesinFrance, Paris, Conflans- tweetedupdates during the firefight. arescheduledtobeheldinPanchkula THE SILENT monotony of Monday night was six locations in city square. Four people were Sainte-Honorineand Nice –overthe lasttwo “Hello people. Iaminthe centerofVienna next year."The Sports Authority of broken by the wailing of police sirens. Indian killedand 22 wounded, while one suspect months. Vienna is reeling underthe shock, very close to theattackand theyhaveusin- India has receivedseveral complaints tennis playerSasikumar Mukund was wasshotdead. he said. sidearestaurantwaiting until we see when from grassroots-levelathletes from preparingdinner at hisapartmentinVienna, The squareisthe heartand soul of the “Nothing likethis has happenedherebe- we can leave here…thankyou foryour mes- across the countrythatanadvertise- Austria, when abattalion of police vehicles city’s social life. And it’s aplace Mukund fre- fore.Vienna is known as being achilled-out sages,” read atranslation of his firstmessage. ment has been postedonsocial me- and ambulances speddownhis street to- quentsaswell. “TheSchwedenplatz is the hub, averycalm place in Europe,” Mukund The Chileanlater penned: “Helloeveryone dia platforms inviting applications to wardsthe City Centre–Schwedenplatz – mostcommon place anybody can be in,” he adds. “So when something likethis happens, …Iamalready in the hotelcalm and well af- participateinthe Khelo India Games barelytwo kilometres away from his house. explains. “That’s whereall the big brands are, people areobviouslyveryshaken up. And teraVerybig scare. We were lockedupinthe scheduledinPanchkula in Haryana in It struckthe WorldNo294 and India’s the big shops,the cafes, restaurants… then therehas been news that one terrorist restaurant for8hours as aprecaution. Thank 2021,"the governing body said in a fourth highestranked singles player as pe- Everything is there, so everybody is there. (suspect)still hasn’tbeencaught and is alive youagain foryour messages of concern.” statement."Inthe advertisement ath- culiar,but he didn’t makeany sense of it then. “NormallyIgo thereevery weekend too. and at large somewhereinthe city.Sothere The Austrian government announced leteshavebeen asked to deposit Rs All wasrevealedwhenhis phone rang afew Iwas thinking about going thereonMonday is definitelyanelement of fear.” three days of mourning,and locals were 6,000 forenrolling in the Khelo India minutes laterthough. “My coach(Martin night as well, but Ijustfelt abit lazy to step The attacktook place just aday afterthe asked to stay indoors on Tuesday. That was campand have been assured that they Spoettl) calledmeand said ‘lockall the doors out. And then this happened.” Tennis playerSasikumar Mukund,the ATP500 Vienna Open concluded. And the same order Mukund got from his coach can participateinKhelo India Games and windowsand just stay at home. Don’t The area wasparticularly crowdedonthe worldNo.294, has stayed near the city Mukund wasn’t the onlyindividual from the as well. Practice however, whichtakes place aftertrials." PTI leave at alltillItell you,’” Mukund recalls. night as the Austrian government had sched- centre in Vienna since July2018. File tennis worldtohavebeen close to the con- at the academya10minutewalk from “Then he told me therewas aterroristattack uledanotherlockdown that wastostart at flict. The 2004 Athens Olympics gold-medal- Mukund’s place, resumedonWednesday.

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