PM Scindia, Digvijaya Post No Border Post Was Occupied, Modi Tells All-Party Meet; Sonia Asks If There Was an Intelligence Failure Easy RS Poll Victories
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follow us: saturday, june 20, 2020 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 16 pages ț ₹10.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY No outsiders on Indian territory: PM Scindia, Digvijaya post No border post was occupied, Modi tells all-party meet; Sonia asks if there was an intelligence failure easy RS poll victories Special Correspondent YSRCP wins all four seats in A.P. NEW DELHI China lays SC refuses to stay work Prime Minister Narendra on Central Vista Modi on Friday told an all claim to entire NEW DELHI party meet called by him The Supreme Court on Friday that no outsider was inside Galwan Valley refused to stay the Indian territory in Ladakh groundwork for the Central nor had any border post of Ananth Krishnan Vista project even as the the Indian Army been cap CHENNAI Union government said there tured by outside forces. China’s government on Fri was no overreaching of the Mr. Modi said the 20 In day said it claimed the en court process in the pursuit of dian soldiers who had died tire Galwan Valley, the site the ₹20,000crore in the violent faceoff bet of the June 15 clash on the redevelopment plan of the ween Indian and Chinese border, including areas nation’s power corridor troops had “taught a lesson that are currently on In clearances. to those who had cast an eye dia’s side of the Line of Ac Sweet win: Former M.P. CM Kamal Nath offering sweets to NEWS Ī PAGE 10 on our Motherland before tual Control (LAC). Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal. * A.M. FARUQUI DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD laying down their life”. In a statement, the Fo Lack of vigilance will He said this in his closing reign Ministry accused In Special Correspondent Phool Singh Baraiya, se NEW DELHI prove costly: SC to Delhi remarks in a meeting attend dia of “unilaterally build cured 36 votes, falling short NEW DELHI ed by presidents of over 15 ing roads, bridges and Former Congress MP Jyoti of the 52mark to be elected. The Supreme Court on Friday political parties, who while Taking note: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the allparty meeting to discuss the situation other facilities in the Gal raditya Scindia, who joined Two votes were declared cautioned the Arvind Kejriwal expressing support to the along the IndiaChina border on Friday. * PIB wan Valley region” and the BJP earlier this year, invalid. government that lack of country, the armed forces said “the Galwan Valley is Congress leader Digvijaya All four seats up for grabs vigilance and turning a blind and Prime Minister Modi’s and denied that any intelli remarks at the meeting (tele the movement of those located on the Chinese side Singh and former Jharkhand in Andhra Pradesh were eye to shortcomings in government on tackling the gence failure had taken cast on Doordarshan) made which used to take place of the LAC in the western Chief Minister Shibu Soren won by the ruling YSRCP, COVID19 management will situation at the east Ladakh place. the point that intensive pa without disruption, is now section of the SinoIndian were among those elected taking the party’s strength lead to a point of no return. border said status quo ante “The meeting was to take trolling due to improved in checked by our jawans,” Mr. border”. to 19 Rajya Sabha seats on in the Upper House from NEWS Ī PAGE 11 on the borders must be res party leaders through the se frastructure and supply lines Modi said. The statement suggests Friday. These included 18 two to six. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tored. quence of events and what had raised the frequency of “The national interest is Beijing is making a new seats for which elections Legislature Secretary and Defence Minister Rajnath has been done to deal with such clashes. our highest priority, wheth claim to the LAC in this were due in March but were Returning Officer P. Balak Delhi Health Minister Singh, External Affairs Minis the issue, but apart from the er it is trade or connectivity area, in the view of Indian deferred due the lockdown. rishnamacharyulu said the shifted to pvt. hospital ter S. Jaishankar and Finance Foreign Minister’s presenta Better infrastructure or counter terrorism, India officials. Of the three seats that four victorious candidates, NEW DELHI Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tion it was not a hugely de “For the last few years we has never accepted outside This area was the site of went to the polls in Madhya Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla, Delhi Health Minister were also present at the tailed briefing,” said one Op have prioritised developing pressure and done whatever a clash on June 15 that Pradesh, Mr. Scindia and Nathwani Parimal, Pilli Sub Satyendar Jain, who tested meeting as well as Foreign position leader. infrastructure, easing supply is necessary for the benefit claimed the lives of at least Sumer Singh Solanki, both haschandra Bose and Ven positive for COVID19 earlier Secretary Harsh Shringla. “Rajnath Singh answered lines and equipment. Be of the country and will be 20 Indian soldiers in the of the BJP, won with 56 and kataramana Rao Mopidevi this week, was shifted to a Sources told The Hindu some questions, especially cause of the new infrastruc done in future,” he said, ad worst violence on the bor 55 votes, respectively, ac polled 38 votes each. private hospital here after his cording to an official of the The Opposition Telugu condition worsened, an AAP that while Dr. Jaishankar the ones put by Congress ture especially at the Line of ding that the armed forces der since 1967. In the val source said on Friday.He had made a presentation over president Sonia Gandhi, but Actual Control (LAC) our ca are capable of defending the ley, the LAC runs east of Vidhan Sabha. Mr. Singh Desam Party candidate, Var tested COVID19 positive on the diplomatic issues sur denied that any intelligence pacity for patrolling has in borders, and have been gi the confluence of the Gal was reelected to the Upper la Ramaiah, secured 17 Wednesday. rounding the event, Mr. failure had taken place,” said creased and because of that ven a free hand. wan and Shyok rivers. House with 57 votes. votes, he said. Singh responded to direct the source. we are able to monitor and The second preference CITY PAGE 3 Ī RAJASTHAN SEATS PAGE 8 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD questions by party leaders In fact, Mr. Modi’s closing respond to things. Till now, CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 candidate of the Congress, Ī CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Davinder gets bail as Chennai stops, again police miss deadline He will remain in custody in NIA case Special Correspondent videoconferencing. NEW DELHI The investigating officer Suspended Jammu & Kash submitted the status report, mir Deputy Superintendent according to which Davin of Police Davinder Singh, der and Mir were arrested who was arrested allegedly by the police on March 14 with two Hizbul Mujahideen and March 19 respectively. militants earlier this year, However, the accused will was granted bail by a city continue to remain in judi court on Friday as Delhi Pol cial custody in connection ice failed to file a chargesh with the case registered by eet within the stipulated the National Investigation time period. Agency in January. “Accused Observing that the Special Davinder Singh continues to Cell of Delhi Police had be in judicial custody in the failed to file the chargesheet NIA case. We have adequate in a case relating to planning evidence against him and he terror attacks within 90 will be chargesheeted in due days, the court granted Da course,” said an NIA state vinder and coaccused Irfan ment on Friday. Shafi Mir bail on furnishing a Davinder was arrested personal bond of ₹1 lakh and first on January 11 while al two sureties of like amount. legedly travelling with two The court proceedings Hizbul militants on the Sri Renewed fight: A 12day lockdown kicked in on Friday in Chennai and parts of three nearby districts as Tamil Nadu reported more took place through nagarJammu highway. than 2,000 COVID19 cases for the third consecutive day. A view of a deserted Poonamallee High Road in Chennai. * M. VEDHAN CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 8 militants killed in two gunfights in J&K Now, institutional quarantine must for Delhi cases Two militants hiding inside a mosque gunned down in Pampore, say police Each COVID-19 patient in home quarantine has to spend 5 days at facility, orders L-G Special Correspondent killed on Thursday. Jatin Anand ing at home. Srinagar The police said the bodies New Delhi Sources in the Delhi go Six militants, including two of the slain militants were A fiveday institutional qua vernment said the LG’s di holed up inside a mosque, sent to Baramulla for con rantine is now mandatory rective would strain the ci were killed in twin opera ducting medicolegal formal for COVID19 patients in the ty’s already stretched tions in south Kashmir on ities, including collection of Capital, LieutenantGover medical infrastructure, with Friday, taking the number of their DNA, followed by their nor Anil Baijal ordered here the need to house “thou militants killed in the past last rites. on Friday. sands of asymptomatic peo two days to eight. “In case, any family Such cases, after institu ple” necessitating “thou “The security forces exhi claims the killed terrorists to tional quarantine, will be sands of beds” in quarantine bited the highest level of pa be their kith or kin, they can sent back to home isolation centres.