c m y k c m y k HE SIAN GE T NEWA DELHI SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2019 A www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 278 | 48 PAGES | `5.00 WTFadnavis Midnight coup: rebels, ditches uncle to back BJP govt BHAGWAN PARAB , NOV. 23

Politics in was turned on its head as the BJP, in a midnight coup, snatched triumph from the — the , NCP and the Congress — by engineering a split in the -led NCP on Saturday. In a dramatic early morning develop- FRIDAY ment, Maharashtra governor swore in Devendra 9 pm | Pawar announces Fadnavis as chief minister and rebel Uddhav as the NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had the consensus candidate support of some NCP MLAs, as deputy for the CM’s post. chief minister. The governor gave the new govern- 11.45 pm: Ajit Pawar- ment time till November 30 to prove its BJP deal finalised. majority in the Assembly. However, in another twist, the NCP 11.55 pm: Fadnavis gets claimed that the majority of MLAs that go-ahead from Delhi, had initially gone with Ajit Pawar had gets support of NCP’s 54 returned to the party fold. MLAs and 14 It sacked Ajit Pawar as the leader of Independents. its legislative party in the evening and in his place appointed Jayant , a SATURDAY trusted lieutenant of Sharad Pawar. Newly-sworn in chief minister of Maharashtra, , with his deputy Ajit Pawar at Raj | Governor NCP MP , daughter of Bhavan in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI 2.30 am Sharad Pawar, meanwhile appealed to recommends removal Ajit Pawar to resign as deputy chief of President’s rule. minister. Till Friday, the Sena-NCP-Congress 5.30 am | Ajit Pawar, alliance looked set to form the next gov- Fadnavis arrive at Raj ernment, with Sena chief Uddhav Bhavan. Thackeray as the likely chief minister. It was not to be. 5.47 am | President’s In the early hours of Saturday, the rule is revoked. governor announced that the President’s rule stood revoked. It 7.50 am | Governor launched a series of developments that administers oath of not only rocked state politics but also office Fadnavis, Pawar. thwarted the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s bid to form a government. 8.40 am | Narendra The operation was carried out in total Modi congratulates new secrecy and no one had a clue. CM and deputy CM. At about 8 am, nearly a dozen NCP MLAs accompanied Ajit Pawar to Raj 9.30 am | The BJP lead- Bhavan for the swearing-in. They ership assembles at included Bharat Shingane, Sandeep NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief CM’s bungalow, Varsha. Kshirsagar, Sunil Bhusara, Balasaheb during a joint press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. Patil, Daulat Daroda, Narhari Zirwal, 12.25 pm | Congress’ Manikrao Kokate, Dilip Bankar, Sunil Ajit’s decision is an act of indiscipline. After scaring an opportunist Ajit Earlier, the EVM khel was going on Ahmed Patel holds a Tingre, Sunil Shelke, Anil Patil and No NCP worker is in favour of this. Pawar of putting him behind bars, the and now this is new khel. From here meeting with party Sunil Solanke. Mr Fadnavis and Ajit legislators in South Pawar were administered their oaths NCP MLAs who support the BJP BJP constituted an illegitimate onwards I don’t think elections are Mumbai. in quick succession. should know this move attracts government in Maharashtra by acting even needed. Everyone knows what Later in the day, however, the NCP provisions of anti-defection law as a ‘contract killer of democracy’ Shivaji Maharaj did when betrayed... 12.45 pm | Sharad claimed that most of those MLAs had Pawar, Sena hold a joint returned. — SHARAD PAWAR — RANDEEP SURJEWALA — UDDHAV THACKERAY press conference; vow “We had no idea of the reason we to defeat the Fadnavis were taken to Raj Bhavan,” Mr government during the Shingane claimed. “We stand with floor test. Sharad Pawar.” The Congress, the NCP and the Sena criticised the Union gov- Sena moves SC, Ajit is in touch Speaker poll is 4 pm | NCP leaders hold ernment and the governor for the haste a meeting to elect the shown in administering the oath to Mr new legislative party Fadnavis. Sharad Pawar described Ajit Pawar’s decision to join hands with the hearing today with 30 MLAs govt’s acid test leader. BJP as an act of indiscipline, and said 7.30 pm | Ajit Pawar Ajit and other party MLAs who PARMOD KUMAR SONU SHRIVASTAVA BHAGWAN PARAB removed as legislative switched sides would attract provi- NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 MUMBAI, NOV. 23 MUMBAI, NOV. 23 sions of the anti-defection law. party chief. Claiming that the new BJP-led dis- The Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress on Saturday Though the government has been formed, it is still Governor B.S Koshyari has given a deadline of given all rights till a pensation would not pass the floor test, night moved the Supreme Court seeking the quash- not clear if it has a clear majority. The governor has November 30 for chief minister Devendra Fadnavis new leader is elected. he asserted that the Shiv Sena-NCP- ing of governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari’s decision to given Devendra Fadnavis time till November 30 to to prove his majority in the Vidhan Sabha, but the Congress combine had the numbers invite Devendra Fadnavis to form the government prove his majority on the floor of the legislative actual show of strength will be election of the and would ultimately form the govern- by swearing in him as chief minister and his deputy Assembly. The BJP has 105 MLAs and needs 40 more Assembly Speaker. This will come first, and will AJIT SACKED AS ment. CM, Ajit Anantrao Pawar. The three-party alliance to reach the majority mark. According to sources, 28 determine whether Mr Fadnavis will continue as “Sins are committed in the dark of said the governor’s decision was “unconstitutional, to 30 NCP MLAs are with Ajit Pawar. The BJP also CM or not. According to sources in the state legisla- night,” said Uddhav Thackeray. arbitrary, illegal, void-ab-initio and violative of has the support of around 15 Independent MLAs. ture, now that the governor has asked Mr Fadnavis LEGISLATIVE Meanwhile, Mr Fadnavis Article 14.” Hearing will take place today at 11:30 am. However, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena to form the government, the onus is on the CM to said the BJP would provide a strong Contending that the governor acted in a partisan chief Uddhav Thackeray claim that the government prove his majority within the stipulated time. PARTY CHIEF government which would work for manner, the petition says that Mr Koshyari’s action will not survive the floor test. If Mr Fadnavis manages to clear the Speaker's elec- farmers. Thanking BJP workers after was “malafide and for extraneous considerations A senior BJP leader requesting anonymity said tion, it will prove that he has the numbers to win the AGE CORRESPONDENT taking oath, he said, “Modi hai to without a prime facie satisfaction based on objective that Ajit Pawar is in touch with 28 to 30 legislators vote of confidence on November 30. But if he fails, it MUMBAI, NOV. 23 mumkin hai (Everything possible material” that Mr Fadnavis had majority support in including Dhananjay Munde, whom Mr Fadnavis will confirm that he doesn’t have a majority and will under leadership of Prime Minister the Assembly. wants inducted into his Cabinet. have to resign before facing the floor test. After he joined hands ).” ■ Full report on Page 2 ■ Full report on Page 3 ■ Full report on Page 4 with the BJP in a bid to form the next govern- ment, NCP leader Ajit Pawar, termed a rebel MLA by the party, was sacked as the leader of NCP legislative party. Ajit Pawar was double agent of ‘ man’ State NCP chief Jayant Patil was elected the new SANJAY BASAK latter and began clandes- Saturday morning. worked to Ajit’s advantage the negotiations,” sources Pawar was the NCP- BJP central leadership got legislative party leader NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 tine negotiations to form a The main hurdle was was that he was already the said. Congress’ decision to in touch with Ajit. It was at in a meeting called by BJP-Ajit Pawar govern- uncle Sharad Pawar, who leader of NCP’s legislative In Delhi, Ajit Pawar freeze the chief minister’s the RSS’ behest that Union party chief Sharad A few days after November ment. BJP had identified had begun a covert dia- party and was a grass-roots reportedly deployed NCP berth for the Shiv Sena for minister got Pawar. 8, when Devendra Ajit Pawar as the “weak logue with the Shiv Sena. leader. MP to con- five years. Ajit Pawar into the game and tapped “The decision to remove Fadnavis resigned as chief link” which “with a little The second and the trickier Sources disclosed that tinue his secret talks with wantedAjit Pawar. Ajit Pawar from the posi- minister, a saffron leader pressure was likely to issue was winning over Ajit Pawar was also the BJP. the post on a rotational Home minister Amit tion of leader of legisla- in Pune swung into action. snap.” NCP MLAs and splitting “entrusted” with the task Tatkare also began tap- basis. Shah’s trusted aide tive party was taken at The “man from Pune” close The “Pune man” thus the party. of derailing and delaying ping the NCP MLAs and Sources revealed that as Bhupinder Yadav also the meeting of MLAs to the BJP high command began the master-plan for The “Pune man” and Ajit the NCP-Congress talks. enticing them to switch the meetings between joined the secret negotia- called by Sharad Pawar,” in Maharashtra and to Ajit the midnight coup that Pawar began tapping the “By making impossible allegiance. Sena-NCP and Congress tions. said an NCP source. Pawar, made a call to the woke up to on MLAs individually. What demands, Ajit would delay The issue that riled Ajit gained momentum, the ■ Turn to Page 4 Full report on Page 2

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF All was not well in the Pawar family A move from kaka’s 1978 playbook BHAGWAN PARAB (sic)” were visible on several field so many candidates APRAMEYA RAO gle-largest party at 99 seats. alliance the Vasantdada Pawar was always waiting MUMBAI, NOV. 23 Later, an emotional Ms occasions. The last straw from a single family. MUMBAI, NOV. 23 However, the two factions Patil-led government was to be the CM was not a Sule broke into tears while came when Ajit Pawar’s Though Ajit Pawar tried of the Congress — the always on notice. That the secret. “Party and family splits.” speaking to the media. son Parth was defeated in hard to ensure his son’s In splitting the NCP, Ajit government would fall His mentor, This WhatsApp status post- It was not the first time polls from victory, he did not succeed. Pawar managed to repeat and Congress (Indira) — was never in doubt, but its , had ed by NCP MP Supriya that a dispute in the Pawar Maval constituency. The emergence of Sharad what his kaka (uncle) together held over 130. abrupt end created ripples been grooming the young Sule on Saturday said it all. family came out into the Sources said Sharad Pawar’s grandnephew Sharad Pawar had done in With the support of smaller across the Indian political Pawar to take over some- Her post read: “Whom to open. Earlier there were Pawar was against the tick- Rohit added further fuel to July 1978 to become chief parties and Independents, spectrum. The end was day. So it came as no sur- trust? The biggest cheating murmurs that not all was et to Parth. He even can- the fire as he was consid- minister. An election in the uneasy post-poll coali- brought about by the then prise when Pawar began in my life. What did I well in the family headed celled his candidacy from ered a political successor to 1978 threw a hung tion enjoyed a wafer-thin 37-year-old industries min- asserting himself after the receive in lieu of the sup- by NCP chief Sharad Madha constituency, argu- the former Union minister. Assembly with the Janata majority of just four seats. ister Sharadchandra 1978 Assembly polls. port and love I gave to him? Pawar. Signs of conflict ing that it was no good to ■ Turn to Page 4 Party emerging as the sin- With an unsteady Govindrao Pawar. That ■ Turn to Page 4 c m y k c m y k HE SIAN GE T NEWA DELHI SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2019 A www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 278 | 48 PAGES | `5.00 WTFadnavis Midnight coup: Ajit Pawar rebels, ditches uncle to back BJP govt BHAGWAN PARAB MUMBAI, NOV. 23

Politics in Maharashtra was turned on its head as the BJP, in a midnight coup, snatched triumph from the Maha Vikas Aghadi — the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress — by engineering a split in the Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Saturday. In a dramatic early morning develop- FRIDAY ment, Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari swore in Devendra 9 pm | Pawar announces Fadnavis as chief minister and rebel Uddhav as the NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had the consensus candidate support of some NCP MLAs, as deputy for the CM’s post. chief minister. The governor gave the new govern- 11.45 pm: Ajit Pawar- ment time till November 30 to prove its BJP deal finalised. majority in the Assembly. However, in another twist, the NCP 11.55 pm: Fadnavis gets claimed that the majority of MLAs that go-ahead from Delhi, had initially gone with Ajit Pawar had gets support of NCP’s 54 returned to the party fold. MLAs and 14 It sacked Ajit Pawar as the leader of Independents. its legislative party in the evening and in his place appointed Jayant Patil, a SATURDAY trusted lieutenant of Sharad Pawar. Newly-sworn in chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, with his deputy Ajit Pawar at Raj | Governor NCP MP Supriya Sule, daughter of Bhavan in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI 2.30 am Sharad Pawar, meanwhile appealed to recommends removal Ajit Pawar to resign as deputy chief of President’s rule. minister. Till Friday, the Sena-NCP-Congress 5.30 am | Ajit Pawar, alliance looked set to form the next gov- Fadnavis arrive at Raj ernment, with Sena chief Uddhav Bhavan. Thackeray as the likely chief minister. It was not to be. 5.47 am | President’s In the early hours of Saturday, the rule is revoked. governor announced that the President’s rule stood revoked. It 7.50 am | Governor launched a series of developments that administers oath of not only rocked state politics but also office Fadnavis, Pawar. thwarted the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s bid to form a government. 8.40 am | Narendra The operation was carried out in total Modi congratulates new secrecy and no one had a clue. CM and deputy CM. At about 8 am, nearly a dozen NCP MLAs accompanied Ajit Pawar to Raj 9.30 am | The BJP lead- Bhavan for the swearing-in. They ership assembles at included Bharat Shingane, Sandeep NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray CM’s bungalow, Varsha. Kshirsagar, Sunil Bhusara, Balasaheb during a joint press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. Patil, Daulat Daroda, Narhari Zirwal, 12.25 pm | Congress’ Manikrao Kokate, Dilip Bankar, Sunil Ajit’s decision is an act of indiscipline. After scaring an opportunist Ajit Earlier, the EVM khel was going on Ahmed Patel holds a Tingre, Sunil Shelke, Anil Patil and No NCP worker is in favour of this. Pawar of putting him behind bars, the and now this is new khel. From here meeting with party Sunil Solanke. Mr Fadnavis and Ajit legislators in South Pawar were administered their oaths NCP MLAs who support the BJP BJP constituted an illegitimate onwards I don’t think elections are Mumbai. in quick succession. should know this move attracts government in Maharashtra by acting even needed. Everyone knows what Later in the day, however, the NCP provisions of anti-defection law as a ‘contract killer of democracy’ Shivaji Maharaj did when betrayed... 12.45 pm | Sharad claimed that most of those MLAs had Pawar, Sena hold a joint returned. — SHARAD PAWAR — RANDEEP SURJEWALA — UDDHAV THACKERAY press conference; vow “We had no idea of the reason we to defeat the Fadnavis were taken to Raj Bhavan,” Mr government during the Shingane claimed. “We stand with floor test. Sharad Pawar.” The Congress, the NCP and the Sena criticised the Union gov- Sena moves SC, Ajit is in touch Speaker poll is 4 pm | NCP leaders hold ernment and the governor for the haste a meeting to elect the shown in administering the oath to Mr new legislative party Fadnavis. Sharad Pawar described Ajit Pawar’s decision to join hands with the hearing today with 30 MLAs govt’s acid test leader. BJP as an act of indiscipline, and said 7.30 pm | Ajit Pawar Ajit and other party MLAs who PARMOD KUMAR SONU SHRIVASTAVA BHAGWAN PARAB removed as legislative switched sides would attract provi- NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 MUMBAI, NOV. 23 MUMBAI, NOV. 23 sions of the anti-defection law. party chief. Jayant Patil Claiming that the new BJP-led dis- The Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress on Saturday Though the government has been formed, it is still Governor B.S Koshyari has given a deadline of given all rights till a pensation would not pass the floor test, night moved the Supreme Court seeking the quash- not clear if it has a clear majority. The governor has November 30 for chief minister Devendra Fadnavis new leader is elected. he asserted that the Shiv Sena-NCP- ing of governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari’s decision to given Devendra Fadnavis time till November 30 to to prove his majority in the Vidhan Sabha, but the Congress combine had the numbers invite Devendra Fadnavis to form the government prove his majority on the floor of the legislative actual show of strength will be election of the and would ultimately form the govern- by swearing in him as chief minister and his deputy Assembly. The BJP has 105 MLAs and needs 40 more Assembly Speaker. This will come first, and will AJIT SACKED AS ment. CM, Ajit Anantrao Pawar. The three-party alliance to reach the majority mark. According to sources, 28 determine whether Mr Fadnavis will continue as “Sins are committed in the dark of said the governor’s decision was “unconstitutional, to 30 NCP MLAs are with Ajit Pawar. The BJP also CM or not. According to sources in the state legisla- night,” said Uddhav Thackeray. arbitrary, illegal, void-ab-initio and violative of has the support of around 15 Independent MLAs. ture, now that the governor has asked Mr Fadnavis LEGISLATIVE Meanwhile, Mr Fadnavis Article 14.” Hearing will take place today at 11:30 am. However, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena to form the government, the onus is on the CM to said the BJP would provide a strong Contending that the governor acted in a partisan chief Uddhav Thackeray claim that the government prove his majority within the stipulated time. PARTY CHIEF government which would work for manner, the petition says that Mr Koshyari’s action will not survive the floor test. If Mr Fadnavis manages to clear the Speaker's elec- farmers. Thanking BJP workers after was “malafide and for extraneous considerations A senior BJP leader requesting anonymity said tion, it will prove that he has the numbers to win the AGE CORRESPONDENT taking oath, he said, “Modi hai to without a prime facie satisfaction based on objective that Ajit Pawar is in touch with 28 to 30 legislators vote of confidence on November 30. But if he fails, it MUMBAI, NOV. 23 mumkin hai (Everything possible material” that Mr Fadnavis had majority support in including Dhananjay Munde, whom Mr Fadnavis will confirm that he doesn’t have a majority and will under leadership of Prime Minister the Assembly. wants inducted into his Cabinet. have to resign before facing the floor test. After he joined hands Narendra Modi).” ■ Full report on Page 2 ■ Full report on Page 3 ■ Full report on Page 4 with the BJP in a bid to form the next govern- ment, NCP leader Ajit Pawar, termed a rebel MLA by the party, was sacked as the leader of NCP legislative party. Ajit Pawar was double agent of ‘Pune man’ State NCP chief Jayant Patil was elected the new SANJAY BASAK latter and began clandes- Saturday morning. worked to Ajit’s advantage the negotiations,” sources Pawar was the NCP- BJP central leadership got legislative party leader NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 tine negotiations to form a The main hurdle was was that he was already the said. Congress’ decision to in touch with Ajit. It was at in a meeting called by BJP-Ajit Pawar govern- uncle Sharad Pawar, who leader of NCP’s legislative In Delhi, Ajit Pawar freeze the chief minister’s the RSS’ behest that Union party chief Sharad A few days after November ment. BJP had identified had begun a covert dia- party and was a grass-roots reportedly deployed NCP berth for the Shiv Sena for minister Nitin Gadkari got Pawar. 8, when Devendra Ajit Pawar as the “weak logue with the Shiv Sena. leader. MP Sunil Tatkare to con- five years. Ajit Pawar into the game and tapped “The decision to remove Fadnavis resigned as chief link” which “with a little The second and the trickier Sources disclosed that tinue his secret talks with wantedAjit Pawar. Ajit Pawar from the posi- minister, a saffron leader pressure was likely to issue was winning over Ajit Pawar was also the BJP. the post on a rotational Home minister Amit tion of leader of legisla- in Pune swung into action. snap.” NCP MLAs and splitting “entrusted” with the task Tatkare also began tap- basis. Shah’s trusted aide tive party was taken at The “man from Pune” close The “Pune man” thus the party. of derailing and delaying ping the NCP MLAs and Sources revealed that as Bhupinder Yadav also the meeting of MLAs to the BJP high command began the master-plan for The “Pune man” and Ajit the NCP-Congress talks. enticing them to switch the meetings between joined the secret negotia- called by Sharad Pawar,” in Maharashtra and to Ajit the midnight coup that Pawar began tapping the “By making impossible allegiance. Sena-NCP and Congress tions. said an NCP source. Pawar, made a call to the India woke up to on MLAs individually. What demands, Ajit would delay The issue that riled Ajit gained momentum, the ■ Turn to Page 4 Full report on Page 2

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF All was not well in the Pawar family A move from kaka’s 1978 playbook BHAGWAN PARAB (sic)” were visible on several field so many candidates APRAMEYA RAO gle-largest party at 99 seats. alliance the Vasantdada Pawar was always waiting MUMBAI, NOV. 23 Later, an emotional Ms occasions. The last straw from a single family. MUMBAI, NOV. 23 However, the two factions Patil-led government was to be the CM was not a Sule broke into tears while came when Ajit Pawar’s Though Ajit Pawar tried of the Congress — the always on notice. That the secret. “Party and family splits.” speaking to the media. son Parth was defeated in hard to ensure his son’s In splitting the NCP, Ajit Indian National Congress government would fall His mentor, This WhatsApp status post- It was not the first time Lok Sabha polls from victory, he did not succeed. Pawar managed to repeat and Congress (Indira) — was never in doubt, but its Yashwantrao Chavan, had ed by NCP MP Supriya that a dispute in the Pawar Maval constituency. The emergence of Sharad what his kaka (uncle) together held over 130. abrupt end created ripples been grooming the young Sule on Saturday said it all. family came out into the Sources said Sharad Pawar’s grandnephew Sharad Pawar had done in With the support of smaller across the Indian political Pawar to take over some- Her post read: “Whom to open. Earlier there were Pawar was against the tick- Rohit added further fuel to July 1978 to become chief parties and Independents, spectrum. The end was day. So it came as no sur- trust? The biggest cheating murmurs that not all was et to Parth. He even can- the fire as he was consid- minister. An election in the uneasy post-poll coali- brought about by the then prise when Pawar began in my life. What did I well in the family headed celled his candidacy from ered a political successor to 1978 threw a hung tion enjoyed a wafer-thin 37-year-old industries min- asserting himself after the receive in lieu of the sup- by NCP chief Sharad Madha constituency, argu- the former Union minister. Assembly with the Janata majority of just four seats. ister Sharadchandra 1978 Assembly polls. port and love I gave to him? Pawar. Signs of conflict ing that it was no good to ■ Turn to Page 4 Party emerging as the sin- With an unsteady Govindrao Pawar. That ■ Turn to Page 4 Politics

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NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 ground suggested legislature that a resurgent NCP Somen Ghosh @50M3N Maharashtra’s political thriller continued on could dent the BJP’s Gonna tell my kids that he Saturday even as in an poll prospects and it unit leader is the Director of Game of early morning develop- was then when the AGE CORRESPONDENT Thrones #GameofThrones ment the BJP’s Devendra BJP top brass MUMBAI, NOV. 23 Fadnavis took oath as the opened back channel Amit @TheChanceSeeker chief minister along with talks with senior NCP After he joined hands The last few hours of NCP supremo Sharad leaders for a possible with the BJP in a bid to Pawar’s nephew, Ajit post-poll alliance. form the next govern- #MaharashtraPolitics has Pawar, as his deputy chief ment, NCP leader Ajit more twists than the entire minister, contrary to AIMIM is expected to Pawar, termed a rebel final season of what was being predicted gain the ground lost by MLA by the party, was till late Friday evening. the Congress as both the sacked as the leader of #GameofThrones The NCP supremo, who Congress and NCP seem NCP legislative party. had been holding talks to have lost the “secular State NCP chief Jayant Rajesh nayak @msd_junior1 with the Congress and the tag” after their attempt to Patil was elected the Today’s news paper has BJP’s estranged ally, Shiv ally with the Sena, known new legislative party lost its importance along Sena, over possible gov- for its firebrand Hindutva leader in a meeting ernment formation head- stance. called by party chief with #ShivaSena, ed by Sena supremo After Saturday’s devel- Sharad Pawar. Uddhav Thackeray, opment, rift within the This happened after Animesh Jain claimed it was Ajit Sena has also widened as Ajit Pawar purportedly @Animesh_India Pawar’s “personal deci- many of its MLAs were broke the party and sup- When Mota Bhai doesn’t sion” and that the NCP against allying with the ported BJP to clandes- “does not support or Congress and the NCP. tinely form the govern- say anything, Opposition endorse this decision of For the BJP, the Sena los- ment overnight. “The must worry much more his.” However, many found ing its core votebank over NCP president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya dur- decision to remove Ajit then when he speaks. it hard to believe that the its “change in ideology,” ing a joint press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI Pawar from the position NCP supremo did not have means political gain. of leader of legislative Chirantan @DiaQueri a clue as what was going Despite the Sena’s acer- party was taken at the This dude is already ready on within his own outfit. bic statements against meeting of MLAs called with the title of the By Saturday evening, the BJP top brass since by Sharad Pawar,” said a Ajit Pawar was replaced October 24, when results Probe against Ajit to continue: ED NCP source. Bollywood movie on by Jayant Patil as the threw a hung Assembly, As per the NCP's state- #MaharashtraGovtFormati NCP legislature party the BJP, sources said, had AGE CORRESPONDENT ment, Pawar and Jayant on starting Akshay Kumar leader. Now, only a floor been sending out feelers NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 NCP chief AJIT PAWAR It has been Patil will take a final obviously! test will prove whether or to the Sena to patch Sharad FACES 2 CRIMINAL alleged that there decision on Ajit Pawar's not Mr Fadnavis will con- things up till as recently Even as senior NCP leader Pawar and his CASES were several irregulari- future in the party. All Karthik cbe @BinarySoft tinue as Maharashtra’s as November 21, but mak- Ajit Pawar was sworn in nephew Ajit ties in the loans provided rights of legislative chief minister, a post that ing it clear that the chief as the deputy chief minis- Pawar named in to the Co-operative Sugar party leader have been Our elections have minister’s post was non- he held in the last govern- ter of Maharashtra on `25,000 crore money Factories by MSCB officials who given to Sharad Pawar become more interesting ment and over which the negotiable. Saturday, the Enforcement and Jayant Patil. laundering case in connection had links with the factory than Big Boss. BJP’s ties with the Shiv Sources disclosed that Directorate (ED) claimed “The support given by Sena soured. the BJP top brass was that investigations into with the Maharashtra State owners Ajit Pawar to the BJP for Entertainment channels As allegations and wary of its now estranged the case against him in Cooperative Bank scam government is not con- should start broadcasting The ED is also investigat- counter allegations flew ally, Shiv Sena, even connection with The ED case comes in ing another senior NCP sistent with NCP's prin- it otherwise news chan- thick and fast throughout before the two had Maharashtra State Co- wake of directions from the leader, Praful Patel, in ciples and policies and nels will bag the whole the day and the BJP came finalised the pre-poll seat- operative Bank (MSCB) therefore is not accept- under fire for betraying sharing formula. The BJP, scam to the tune of `25,000 high court that asked the another case of alleged able to the party,” read TRP. people’s mandate and try- in fact, had activated its crore will continue. EOW of the Mumbai Police to money laundering for possible the statement. Viren Shah ing to form an “illegiti- “Plan B” (in case Sena The ED registered a case investigate and file cases against links with assets of late Iqbal Just hours earlier, Mr mate government,” the decides to part ways) a of money laundering the Pawars and some others in Mirchi, said to be an associate of Pawar in a joint presser @virendra_shah_ BJP said that it had the week before voting for against Ajit Pawar and the alleged case of bank scam underworld don Dawood Ibrahim stated that Ajit had HBO Should have fired “electoral and moral” Assembly polls took place. NCP supreme on indulged in indiscipline David Benioff and D. B. mandate to form the gov- Feedback from the September 24 in the run by siding with the BJP Weiss and hired ernment. Hitting back, ground suggested that a up to the Maharashtra tered a case of money without any justification. money laundering for pos- and strong action would the BJP said those who resurgent NCP could dent Assembly elections which laundering in the matter. These loans along with sible links with assets of be taken against him. @AmitShah to write the were “dead opposed” to the BJP’s poll prospects led to a huge political con- It has been alleged that some other wrong deci- late Iqbal Mirchi, said to be The BJP termed Ajit script for #GameofThrones each other had joined and it was then when the troversy. The ED case there were several irregu- sions resulted in many of an associate of underworld Pawar’s sacking from hands to “grab” power. BJP top brass opened comes in wake of direc- larities in the loans pro- these sugar factories don Dawood Ibrahim. ED the post of NCP’s legisla- Rahul Soni @rahul_23993 Though it remains to be back channel talks with tions from the Bombay vided to the Co-operative being reported which had questioned Mr Patel tive party chief as “ille- seen whether a Fadvavis- senior NCP leaders for a high court that asked the Sugar Factories by MSCB were subsequently sold at for more than 12 hours in gal”. Fans: the Red Wedding led government continues possible post-poll alliance. Economic Offences Wing officials who had links lower than the reserve this case last month. Former minister and was the best twist I've ever or not, many in Political circles were (EOW) of the Mumbai with the factory owners. price to benefit some of Mr Patel’s Millennium BJP leader Ashish seen. Meanwhile Amit Maharashtra political cir- abuzz when PM Narendra Police to investigate and According to ED, the the buyers who were per- Developers Pvt. Ltd had Shelar said that Mr cles are of the view that Modi praised the NCP on file cases against the said loans were granted sonally or politically con- constructed a building Pawar was elected as Shah: the Sena and Congress the first day of the Winter Pawars and some others despite these sugar facto- nected with the some of called Ceejay House in the their leader by NCP’s #MaharashtraPolitics are expected to lose sig- Session of Parliament in the alleged case of bank ries having very weak the political leaders and year 2006-07. The agency legislators on November #GameofThrones nificantly as both are con- and then held more than a scam. financials as well as nega- directors of the bank. also alleged that the third 30 and that does not sidered “ideological half-an-hour long meeting Mumbai Police’s EOW tive net worth. In most The ED is also investigat- and fourth floors of this become void because Lilly @LillyMaryPinto adversaries.” with the NCP supremo to had lodged an FIR in cases collaterals were also ing another senior NCP building were transferred some other decision On the other hand, discuss “agriculture August in the case, follow- not taken and additional leader, Praful Patel, in to Mirchi’s wife, Hajra taken by the party lead- Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar acted Asaduddin Owaisi-led related issues.” ing which the ED regis- facilities were extended another case of alleged Iqbal. ership later. like Shakuni, Duryodhna Siddaramaiah @siddaramaiah ‘Pawar ji tussi great ho’, Sena, Cong, There is no need for Ajit doesn’t shy majority these days. Just NCP move that party like @BJP4India says Cong leader Singhvi needs ED, EC & IT in their New Delhi, Nov. 23: hands. They know the art Congress which suffered SC against from being on a of manipulating democrat- a major blow after its ally NCP aligned with the BJP gov’s move ic values, constitutional to form the government mandate & ideological in Maharashtra on PRAMOD KUMAR different page commitments just for the Saturday asserted that NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 sake of power. the “tripartite negotia- Mumbai, Nov. 23: When tions” which included Abhishek Manu Singhvi The Shiv Sena, NCP and Ajit Pawar decided to quit GRASSROOTS Shiv Sena should not have the Congress on Saturday politics last month citing Gaurav Kalra been stretched for so long. Devendra Fadnavis took night moved the the Enforcement LEADER @gauravkalra75 Congress leader as Maharashtra chief Supreme Court seeking Directorate move against Abhishek Manu Singhvi minister for the second the quashing of governor his uncle and NCP chief ■ Fondly referred to Anyone in Mumbai, who taking to twitter said that consecutive term said, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari’s Sharad Pawar, some with- as Dada, Ajit took the remotely looks like an he is still not sure about while NCP’s Ajit Pawar decision to invite chief in his party said he may plunge into electoral MLA, please stay at home. NCP joining hands with took oath as Deputy Chief minister Devendra have been looking to get politics by contesting You might get picked up BJP. “Surreal what I read Minister of Maharashtra Fadnavis to form govern- out of the veteran a by-election in 1991 about #Maharashtra. BJP, with 105 seats ment and swearing in he leader’s shadow. by Shiv Sena. So far they Thought it was fake news. forged alliance with the and deputy CM Ajit This theory was back in from the have collected 654 MLAs. Candidly &personally Nationalist Congress Anantrao Pawar. circulation on Saturday Assembly seat and speaking, our tripartite Party which bagged 54 The three-party as in a move few thought has since retained Sinjini @sinjini_m negotiations should not seats to garner the major- alliance said the possible, the 60-year-old the family bastion have gone on for more ity figure. Governor's decision was hitched his horse to a dif- My friend says to me: seven times in a row. than 3 days...took too Ajit Pawar after being “unconstitutional, arbi- ferent wagon, in the His winning the 'Why do we even bother long. Window given was sworn-in as deputy CM trary, illegal, void-ab-ini- process becoming the grabbed by fast movers. said that the NCP chose to tio and violative of deputy chief minister of October 21 Assembly with elections? Tender hi election with the nikaal do na bhaiyya #pawarji tussi grt ho! go with the BJP to resolve Newly sworn-in Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Article 14 of the consti- Maharashtra once more. Amazing if true, still not problems faced by the Fadnavis is offered sweets by BJP supporters on his tution.” The hearing will His father worked with highest margin of #MaharashtraPolitics sure,” Singhvi tweeted. farmers in the state. arrival at states BJP office in Mumbai on Saturday. take place on Sunday film veteran V. 1.65 lakh votes only Earlier in the day, — ANI — PTI morning at 11:30 am. Shantaram and the sud- affirmed his iron grip Contending that gover- denness with which Ajit on the constituency. nor acted in a partisan Pawar was sworn in along manner, the petition with BJP’s Devendra says that Mr Koshyari's Fadnavis looked like lakh votes only affirmed action was “malafide something straight from a his iron grip on the con- Sena, Cong, NCP turn to ‘resort politics’ and for extraneous con- Bollywood thriller. stituency. siderations without a A tough administrator Appointed as NCPs leg- ments can only be called ver- prime facie satisfaction and an immensely popu- islature party leader AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ MUMBAI, NOV. 23 Sena MLAs, staying bal diarrhoea. Many Shiv based on objective mate- lar face in his largely before joining hands with at Hotel Lalit in Sena legislators may also rial” that Fadnavis had rural Assembly segment the BJP, Ajit first became Amid political uncertainty Mumbai’s Andheri, think of going with us,” he majority support in the Baramti in , a minister of state in in Maharashtra, the Shiv may be shifted to said. Assembly. Ajit is also a maverick June 1991, when Sena, Congress and another state to Sources from the BJP It urged the court to leader who doesn’t shy Nationalist Congress Party prevent poaching claimed that some Congress direct the governor to from being on a different helmed the state govern- (NCP) are taking no chances legislators are also in touch invite the alliance to page from his party, NCP ment. and were all set on Saturday ◗ Congress has decid- with it. Rajasthan chief form the government sources said. He has so far held port- evening to move their MLAs ed to shift all MLAs to minister Ashok Gehlot, with Uddhav Thackeray Fondly referred to as folios like agriculture, to the safety of resorts in a Jaipur, Rajasthan meanwhile, indicated that as CM as it enjoyed the Dada, Ajit cut his teeth in water resources, rural bid to stop alleged poaching ◗ Maharashtra Congress support of more than politics at the grass root- soil conservation, irriga- attempts by the Bharatiya NCP is also likely to MLAs might once again be 144 legislators-elect. The level under the wings of tion and power and plan- move 49 of its 54 Janata Party (BJP). NCP MLAs leave in a bus after a meeting with party MLAs in put up at Jaipur. Last week, joint petition by the Sharad Pawar in the early ning during his three- MLAs to a resort the party had moved them to alliance contended that 80s. decade-old career. Sena chief Uddhav Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI Thackeray on Saturday Jaipur, out of the BJP’s they together with the Ajit Pawar took the The leader, who faced afternoon met his party leg- After holding a joint press told his partymen. Mr However, going by the dra- reach. support of eight inde- plunge into electoral poli- allegations in connection islators, who are camping in conference with NCP chief Thackeray expressed confi- matic developments in the Most NCP MLAs, barring pendents have the sup- tics by contesting a by- with the alleged irriga- a hotel in Mumbai, and told Sharad Pawar, Mr dence that not a single Sena state, there is speculation Ajit Pawar and four others, port of 162 lawmakers. election in 1991 from the tion scam and is also them to be patient. On the Thackeray immediately MLA would quit the party. that the Sena may shift its attended the meeting called Lawyers sought an Baramati Assembly seat named in a money laun- other hand, the Congress reached Hotel Lalit near the “Let them try to break our MLAs to another state to by Sharad Pawar in Mumbai urgent hearing and cited and has since retained dering case by the has decided to shift all its airport in suburban party,” he said in an appar- prevent poaching. on Saturday evening. “All the instance of the family bastion seven Enforcement Directorate, MLAs to Jaipur, Rajasthan. Andheri where his MLAs ent warning to the BJP, Senior BJP leader Girish MLAs are likely to be taken Karnataka where a chal- times in a row. in November 2010 became The NCP is also likely to are stationed. which has said that some Mahajan claimed that Sena outside the state and will be lenge to the swearing in His winning the October the states deputy chief move 49 of its 54 MLAs to a “Everyone is shocked by Sena MLAs are in touch leaders are frustrated with brought back before the of CM B.S. Yeddyurappa 21 Assembly election with minister for the first time. resort. what happened today,” he with it. Sanjay Raut. “His state- trust vote,” a source said. was heard at night. the highest margin of 1.65 — PTI People betrayed

Shiv Sena betrayed people PAGE by siding with corrupt Cong, says Javadekar Nation 3 THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI ■ Maha turmoil now boils down to floor test ■ Fadnavis gets time till November 30 to prove his majority Pawar daughter Supriya to join Modi Cabinet? SONU SHRIVASTAVA MUMBAI, NOV. 23 Clear that Fadnavis misled A chief minister and his deputy have been sworn in and a government has governor: been formed in Maharashtra, but it is still SONU SHRIVASTAVA Today’s oath-taking unclear whether or not it MUMBAI, NOV. 23 enjoys a majority in the ceremony was con- 288-member Assembly. The Congress Party’s dithering ducted without band, Governor Bhagat Singh continued on Saturday even as all baja and baaraat. This Koshyari has given chief other major parties were preoccu- episode will be written minister Devendra Supriya Sule pied with the drama unfolding in with dark ink in the history Fadnavis time till ◗ BJP claims to have Maharashtra. November 30 to prove his The party yet again failed to elect of Maharashtra. The way majority on the floor of the support of its legislative party leader in a the oath-taking ceremony the House. The BJP has around 15 meeting on Saturday, where MLAs was conducted shows that 105 MLAs and needs 40 Independent MLAs passed a resolution giving all the there is something wrong more to reach the majority and 28-30 NCP rights to Congress acting presi- mark of 145. dent to appoint the somewhere According to sources, the MLAs are with rebel Congress Legislature Party (CLP) NCP leader Ajit — Ahmed Patel, BJP has the support of leader. Cong leader around 15 Independent Pawar A senior Congress leader said, “A MLAs and about 28 to 30 ◗ resolution on electing the CLP NCP MLAs are with rebel ‘Nearly 50 MLAs leader and other office-bearers has may go to Jaipur tomorrow. We NCP leader Ajit Pawar, are with Sharad been moved by the state Congress will be there until the special ses- who has since been Pawar. Mr Fadnavis president . The sion of the Legislative Assembly is removed as the legislative cannot prove majori- resolution was seconded by former convened for the newly-elected party leader. chief ministers Ashok Chavan, MLAs to take oath, the election of However, NCP chief ty in the floor test,’ and senior the Speaker and the trust vote,” Sharad Pawar and Shiv claimed NCP MLA party leader Vijay Wadettiwar and Congress MLA said. Sena president Uddhav Jitendra Awhad was unanimous.” Former chief minister Ashok Thackeray claimed that Meanwhile, party sources said Chavan said it was clear that the Fadnavis government ily. They must be confident BJP workers in Thane distribute sweets after Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister of that all the 44 legislators would be Devendra Fadnavis had “misled would not survive the floor of how these MLAs will Maharashtra for the second time on Saturday. The month-long political impasse in Maharashtra ended shifted from Maharashtra to the governor” and added that he test. A senior BJP leader, vote in the Assembly and dramatically on Saturday with the BJP’s Fadnavis returning as the chief minister, backed by Ajit Pawar of Congress-ruled Rajasthan in order did not have the support of the requesting anonymity, that is all that matters the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). — PTI to keep the flock together. “We majority of legislators. said that Ajit Pawar is in now,” Mr Deshpande said. touch with 28 to 30 legisla- The senior BJP leader tors, including Dhananjay also claimed that one Munde, whom Mr should not be surprised if REACTIONS Fadnavis wants to induct Supriya Sule, daughter of Cong: Alliance intact, will defeat Fadnavis into his Cabinet. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Nevertheless, by is inducted in Prime AGE CORRESPONDENT added that the list of Manipur. Now the BJP is There was a need evening, most of the Minister Narendra Modi’s NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 MLAs submitted to the seeking to trample upon to form a stable MLAs close to Ajit Pawar Cabinet in the future. “The governor by Ajit Pawar Constitution of India and government in attended the NCP meeting NCP wants to become the The Congress Party lashed was “not verified” and the its mandate in a similar Maharashtra. I called by Sharad Pawar. number two party in out at the Bharatiya governor did not speak to fashion in Maharashtra,” “Nearly 50 MLAs are with Maharashtra, by spoiling Janata Party (BJP) on anyone else. Attacking Mr Surjewala said. On want to thank Ajit Sharad Pawar. Mr Shiv Sena’s image,” he Saturday after Devendra Maharashtra governor, Friday evening, the Pawar for giving Fadnavis cannot prove quipped. Fadnavis was sworn in as Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Maharashtra governor us this support. majority in the floor test,” Meanwhile, Vanchit the chief minister by the Congress termed him cancelled his weekend trip We will provide a stable gov- claimed NCP MLA Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) Maharashtra governor at as the “hit man” of Union to Delhi for a three-day ernment. Modi hai toh Jitendra Awhad. leader Prakash Ambedkar 7.30 am, along with Ajit home minister Amit Shah. conference and decided to However, MLAs attend- has sought to link Pawar of the Nationalist “The governor of stay in Mumbai. mumkin hai. ing the party meeting is Saturday’s political devel- Congress Party (NCP) as Maharashtra, instead of For the 7.50 am oath cere- — Devendra Fadnavis not an indication of how opments in Maharashtra the deputy chief minister. Congress leader Ahmed Patel, flanked by party leaders protecting his constitu- mony, President’s Rule was Maharashtra CM they will vote in the with Sharad Pawar’s Addressing a press con- K.C. Venugopal Rao and Mallikarjun Kharge, addresses a tional duties, has acted as revoked at 5.47 am after a Assembly, said political recent meeting with Prime ference, Congress press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI a hit-man for the home signoff by President Ram analyst Abhay Deshpande. Minister Narendra Modi spokesperson Randeep minister, Amit Shah. To Nath Kovind. According to It was the prerogative of the “After spending their in Delhi, though he didn’t Singh Surjewala said the on say that the alliance of with reporters in Mumbai, sell the mandate given by reports, there was no meet- governor. The governor invit- energy on government for- take name of the NCP BJP “scared” an “oppor- Shiv Sena, NCP and said, “The BJP has crossed people of India by auction- ing of the Union Cabinet, ed the person (to form the mation in which the BJP’s chief. Sharad Pawar had tunist” — i.e. Ajit Pawar Congress is intact and will all limits of shameless- ing the trust of the legisla- as is the practice in such government) after he was national leadership and on November 20 met the who has joined hands with defeat the Fadnavis gov- ness. Our three parties we tures has now become a decisions. The PM can Union Cabinet have also Prime Minister in the saffron party — and ernment on the floor of the will defeat the government norm for the BJP post clear a decision without satisfied been involved, it is not pos- Parliament ostensibly to acted as a “contract killer” House. in the floor test. We will Karnataka, Arunachal his Cabinet in cases of — Rajnath Singh sible that the BJP will let discuss farmers’ distress of democracy. Senior Congress leader explore all political and Pradesh, Meghalaya, Goa, “extreme urgency”, Defence minister NCP MLAs go back so eas- in Maharashtra The party further went Ahmed Patel, speaking legal options.” He also Uttaranchal, Haryana and according to rules. ■ Governor’s decision ‘unconstitutional’, claims Prashant Bhushan Fadnavis will have to step Maha potboiler down ‘shamefully’: Congress New Delhi, Nov. 23: The together. Congress general Did governor do the right thing? orchestrated by Congress on Saturday secretary (Organisation) asserted that Devendra K.C. Venugopal said it is PARMOD KUMAR Fadnavis, who was sworn in “shameful that the NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 CONG’S QUESTIONS Shah: Sources as Maharashtra chief min- President and the governor ister early on Saturday have stooped to the stan- The swearing-in of Mahara- TO GOVERNOR SONU SHRIVASTAVA morning, will have to step dard of RSS workers for shtra chief minister Devendra MUMBAI, NOV. 23 down “shamefully” as all its facilitating this dissolute Fadnavis by governor Bhagat When did the BJP decide MLAs and those of the NCP, political treachery as the Singh Koshyari has come under 1that President’s Rule will be The mid-night drama of government except a few from the chief minister was sworn in flak with legal and constitution- revoked and a government will formation in Maharashtra was Sharad Pawar-led party, are “disgracefully.” — PTI al experts describing the gover- be formed? orchestrated by none other than nor’s action as hasty, arbitrary How many BJP-NCP MLAs (BJP) chief and unconstitutional vulnera- Amit Shah, sources said on Saturday. ble to challenge before the top 2support Devendra Fadnavis? Mr Shah was in contact with court. How did governor verify Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Even as confusion prevailed 3(support letter?) at night in leader Ajit Pawar since the day state through the day as to how many one hour? Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari with newly- BJP leaders submitted a letter of the Nationalist Congress What time was the appointed Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy expressing their inability to form the Party’s legislators in government, highly placed sources 4President's rule removed? Ajit Pawar in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI Maharashtra Assembly have What time did Union in the NCP and BJP told The Asian thrown their weight behind Age. However, it was Sharad Pawar’s 5Cabinet meet, who were When was it Apart from one private news deputy chief minister Ajit channel, neither DD, any other move to suggest Supriya Sule’s name Pawar, senior lawyer Prashant there, what time did they tell 7accepted? 9 for the chief minister’s post for two- Bhushan has described governor to remove What time did media, no citizens, no Maharashtra and-a-half years that forced Ajit Governor Koshiyari’s action in President's rule? 8the governor call Chief Justice, why was no one Pawar to join hands with the BJP, a administering the oath both to What time did the Union Devendra Fadnavis called? senior Maratha politician told this Fadnavis and Pawar as “uncon- 6Cabinet sent the letter to and Ajit Pawar, Despite oath, why hasn’t newspaper. “This was actually the stitutional” and “murder of the governor to remove what time did they 10Governor said when would trigger point, due to which Ajit democracy”. President's rule? take oath? Fadnavis will form government? Pawar inked the deal with the BJP as Senior counsel Sanjay Hagde he was not being considered for the wondered as what “objective chief minister’s post,” he said. material” was available with In a poser, Bhushan asked, bly forthwith to prove his backing his decision to admin- A source in the NCP also confirmed governor to satisfy him that the “How did he (Governor) know majority on the floor of the ister oath, Mr Hegde said that in that many people in the party knew BJP, which had refused to form that these people have the num- House.” the absence of such objective that Ajit Pawar was speaking with the government for the want of bers. Governor knew that NCP Any delay, Mr Hegde said material, “the governor’s hasty Mr Shah over the phone but nobody support, was now having major- was negotiating with Shiv Sena might “render his decision vul- administration of oath will be mustered the courage to speak up. ity backing on the floor of the and Congress for the formation nerable to judicial review.” suspect.” “The BJP has used investigative state Assembly. of the government in the State.” Questioning governor “The governor would be well agencies to extract Ajit Pawar from “It is totally a fraud on democ- On the morality of the entire Koshyari’s decision in adminis- advised to ask the newly sworn the Maha Vikas Aghadi,” claimed the racy and really amazing that action, Mr Bhushan said that tering the oath to Fadnavis and in chief minister to convene the source. The source also said that an these people worked overnight the governor knew that BJP and Pawar, Mr Hegde said, “The assembly forthwith to prove his industrialist from Rajasthan, who is to murder democracy. It is the NCP had fought Assembly Governor should have solid rea- majority on the floor of the a good friend of the NCP leader, also astounding that it was not only election against each other. sons to satisfy himself that the House. Any delay in this regard played a crucial role in mediation carried out in such a haste but Constitutionally taking a dim party (BJP) which had refused may render his decision vulner- between the NCP leader and the in total secrecy,” Mr Bhushan view of governor Koshyari’s to form the government was able to judicial review,” Mr BJP’s Delhi leadership. The source said, describing the action of action, senior counsel Hagde now in a position to claim Hegde said, making it clear that also claimed that Ajit Pawar had not the governor as “unconstitu- said that the governor is “well majority support on the floor of sooner things in the state taken any decision without the tional” and a “fraud” on the adviced to ask chief minister the House.” becomes clear better, it would approval of his uncle. Constitution. Fadnavis to convene the assem- Without “objective material” be for democracy. Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in perfectly legal: Experts KALPESH MHAMUNKAR everything would boil down The governor termed the overnight gov- because the Assembly and law prohibits him from MUMBAI, NOV. 23 to the floor test where Mr ernment formation exer- court are both constitution- doing this.” Ulhas Bapat, a Fadnavis will have to prove possesses discre- cise “justified”. “The gover- al bodies and “normally the constitutional expert, sur- Constitutional experts said his majority on November tionary powers. He nor possesses discretionary court doesn’t interfere in mised that Ajit Pawar, as on Friday that the manner 30. can take decisions powers. He can take deci- the Assembly’s function- the leader of the NCP in the in which Devendra Since the Nationalist regarding when to sions regarding when to ing.” state Assembly, must have Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar Congress Party (NCP) has accept the claim made by Former advocate general had a list of all MLAs along were sworn in as chief min- removed Ajit Pawar from accept the claim any party and the oath-tak- Shreehari Aney also said with the signatures of the ister and deputy chief min- the post of legislative party made by any party ing ceremony. The governor that Ajit Pawar was well elected members of his ister respectively couldn’t leader, he will have to and the oath-taking can withdraw President’s within his powers to issue party. . be termed illegal, citing the accept the whip issued by ceremony. Rule, accept the letter of the NCP MLAs’ letter of While commenting on the governor’s discretionary his successor Jayant Patil. support handed over by Ajit support. He said, “Even position of governor, he powers. They also stated Commenting on the gov- — ANANT Pawar and conduct the though Ajit Pawar is the added, “Generally, gover- that a governor could ernment formation drama, KALSE, oath-taking ceremony,” said NCP’s legislative party nors don’t wish to hurt the accept a letter from any constitutional expert Anant Constitution Mr Kalse. He added that no leader, he can support and Prime Minister. This has party staking claim to form Kalse, former principal sec- one could challenge these submit the letter of his been happening since the government and that retary of Vidhan Sabha, expert procedures in court MLAs to the governor. No Indira Gandhi’s regime.” Speaking out

Anything can happen PAGE in cricket and politics, says Nitin Gadkari Nation 4 THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI High alert Speaker’s election to be real test for Fadnavis in Mumbai, Will determine whether Fadnavis continues as CM or not ■ BJP may opt for own candidate for pro-tem Speaker RAF, CRPF BHAGWAN PARAB ter or not. honour of being a pro tem ceedings for the election of will also enable him to win deployed MUMBAI, NOV. 23 According to sources in speaker is normally given to a speaker in the Vidhan the vote of confidence on the state legislature, now the oldest member of the Sabha. If there is a clear November 30. But if he fails, VIKRAM SHARMA Governor Bhagat Singh that the governor has asked House. majority on either the rul- it will confirm that he does- HYDERABAD NOV. 23 Koshyari has given the Mr Fadnavis to form the Among the newly elected ing side or the Opposition, n’t have a majority on his deadline of November 30 for government, the onus now members, Congress’ the speaker might be elected side and he will have to Just like they did before chief minister Devendra falls on him to prove his Balasaheb Thorat is the old- on just a voice vote. resign before facing the scrapping Article 370 Fadnavis to prove his major- majority within the stipu- est MLA. However, given the However, if a poll is being floor test, he said. from Jammu and ity in the Vidhan Sabha, but lated time. To facilitate this, present delicate political sit- asked in case of an ambigu- When asked, NCP Kashmir, the Union he will have to show his the governor will have to uation, the BJP is unlikely ity, there will be voting, spokesperson Nawab Malik home ministry quietly actual strength on the floor initiate the proceedings of to take the risk of making which will decide from admitted that the speaker’s rushed large contin- of House before that. The Vidhan Sabha formation. him the pro tem speaker whose party the speaker election would more crucial gents of security person- election of the Assembly For this, a brief legislative and might opt for its own will be elected, the source than even the floor test. “We nel deployed in other speaker, which will be car- session will be called, in person at the helm, said added. will ensure that a single states, including ried out prior to the show of which a pro tem speaker sources. If Mr Fadnavis manages candidate is fielded from the Telangana, to Mumbai, strength, will determine will be elected to administer After administering the Devendra Fadnavis greets party workers after he was to clear the election, it will Shiv Sena, NCP and hours before the whether Mr Fadnavis will the oath to all newly elected oath to MLAs, the pro tem sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra at BJP headquar- prove that he has enough Congress combine to defeat Saturday morning continue as the chief minis- members of the House. The speaker will start the pro- ters in Mumbai, on Saturday. — SHRIPAD NAIK numbers on his side, which the BJP in the poll,” he said. “coup” by the BJP, which paved the way for a BJP-NCP coalition government in Maharashtra. Fears of a Shahapur NCP severe backlash by the Rivals term Maha move Shiv Sena cadres in the MLA goes wake of the early morn- ing developments today ‘missing’, is what led the home ‘murder of democracy’ ministry to rush in addi- plaint lodged tional paramilitary AGE CORRESPONDENT forces at the last minute. BJP workers Mumbai, Nov. 23: The with agency inputs Among the forces were celebrate political events of NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 a large number of per- after Saturday that led to sonnel of the Rapid Devendra the BJP making a BJP’s political opponents Action Force (RAF), a Fadnavis comeback to power in condemned the Saturday specialised wing of the took oath as Maharashtra with morning developments in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which Maharashtra the help of Ajit Maharashtra where in Pawar, and his as-yet sudden turn of events deals with riot-like situa- chief minis- unspecified number Governor Bhagat Singh tions and related unrest. ter for the of MLAs, also led to a Koshyari administered Sources told this news- second term missing person com- oath to BJP’s Devendra paper that Friday in Mumbai plaint being filed for Fadnavis and NCP’s Ajit evening, while RAF per- on Saturday. an MLA from the Pawar as chief minister sonnel were still on ban- — PTI Sharad Pawar-led and deputy chief minister dobust duties for Friday party. of Maharashtra, respec- prayers — sensitive Shahapur NCP tively, at Raj Bhavan after from the security point MLA Daulat Daroda President’s rule was of view in the aftermath went 'missing' after revoked in the state at 5.47 of the Ayodhya verdict BJP cashed in on feud reaching Raj Bhavan am. NCP workers burn an effigy of Ajit Pawar in Solapur on — officials in the union in south Mumbai the While the CPI-M accused Saturday after he sworn in as deputy chief minister in home ministry swiftly morning where BJP of termed the move the BJP-led Maharashtra government. — PTI issued instructions to Fadnavis and Ajit as “sordid manipulation”, immediately move the Pawar took oath as AAP termed the act as forces to Mumbai. within Pawar family chief minister and “undemocratic” and DMK Sena should take to streets The move came in view deputy CM, respec- called political develop- of the anticipation that Mumbai, Nov. 23: The BJP tively. ments in Maharashtra Shiv Sena cadres would leadership seems to have Ajit Pawar was angry when his son Parth Mr Daroda had left “disgusting.” in Mumbai, says Digvijaya take to streets once cashed in on a long-standing was initially denied ticket from Maval Lok his constituency, in “Sordid manipulations Devendra Fadnavis feud within NCP patriarch Sabha seat. Parth got the ticket in the neighbouring Thane, for grabbing power. The Bhopal, Nov. the streets to protect the would take the oath as Sharad Pawar’s family by end, but lost by a huge margin. along with his son political immorality of 23: Congress Constitution”, Mr Singh chief minister early this managing an overnight coup Emergence of Rohit Pawar, grandson of Karan on Friday the BJP has reached its veteran said. morning. Though noth- just as final contours of a another of Sharad Pawar’s brothers, and night and has since nadir. The clandestine Digvijaya “This is a challenge ing untoward was coalition between the his victory from Karjat-Jamkhed Assembly been unreachable manner in which the Singh on before (Shiv Sena chief) reported today, what Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena seat added to Ajit Pawar’s insecurity. Parth Pawar after reaching Chief Minister and Saturday Uddhav Thackeray, that with all parties brain- to form government in Mumbai, said an offi- Deputy Chief Minister of advised the he show the Shiv Sena’s storming on their future Maharashtra were emerging. cial. Maharashtra have been Shiv Sena to “take to the strength in Mumbai,” moves, the Maharashtra The BJP leadership was 145 MLAs, necessary to prove Cooperative Bank scam. Former MLA sworn in shows the extent streets” of Mumbai to Singh told reporters here. police nevertheless quiet as the three parties the majority, began. A hint that all was not well Pandurang Barora to which the BJP can protest against the forma- Asked if the Congress stepped up the alert. were discussing their unlike- Sources said the feud in the family was again given approached stoop to grab power,” said tion of a new BJP-led gov- will participate in the By late last night, sev- ly alliance all through last between Ajit Pawar on one last week when Ajit Pawar Shahapur police sta- CPI-M in a statement. ernment in Maharashtra. protests, he said, “Yes, eral companies of CRPF week, but apparently it had a side and Sharad Pawar and stormed out of NCP’s meet- tion and filed a miss- RJD said BJP has once He also claimed that Congress will also join in.” and RAF personnel were Plan B, involving Pawar’s his daughter and MP Supriya ing at Silver Oak, Sharad ing complaint about again “murdered the NCP leader Ajit Pawar “None of the NCP MLAs flown to Mumbai and all nephew Ajit Pawar, ready. Sule on the other was brew- Pawar’s residence, saying Daroda, he added. Constitution.” “Just after had joined the new gov- are going to join Ajit of them were deployed On Friday night, the Sena, ing for the last few months, that a scheduled meeting Meanwhile, Mr three days we are going to ernment alone, and no Pawar, who has gone with all across Mumbai much Congress and NCP finalised triggered by disputes over with the Congress had been Daroda’s son Karan celebrate Constitution other NCP MLA was with them (the BJP) alone,” he before Fadnavis took the nitty-gritty of government ticket distribution for the Lok cancelled and he was heading told reporters in Day...I leave my argument him. The Sena “should hit claimed. — PTI oath. In all, about 30 formation, and were to meet Sabha and the Assembly elec- for Baramati, his constituen- Mumbai later that his just there without using companies (over 100 per- again on Saturday and then tions. cy. But later the meeting took father was not in distasteful expressions like rules, made the Governor ernment was formed in sonnel each in one com- approach the governor. When Sharad Pawar decid- place, and NCP leaders said it touch even with him ‘lumpen’ for old political a puppet” and also used Maharashtra is undemoc- pany) were flown to The President’s rule, ed to visit the ED office and was an attempt to keep the since the Saturday rivals or old friend turning the President’s office to sit ratic and it disrespected Mumbai. This is besides imposed on November 12 party workers from all over media at bay. morning. ‘foe’ now,” said RJD in power, and if it was the mandate of the people a battalion of RAF and when no party could form the state gathered in Sources claimed that Ajit Karan also asked spokesperson Manoj Jha. some kind of “sleight of of the state. The dark act CRPF each already sta- government after the October Mumbai, Ajit Pawar was con- was quite angry when his son his father to stand by Calling BJP’s act as hand.” that took place in tioned in Mumbai. 21 elections, was revoked at spicuous by absence. He Parth was initially denied the side of NCP “murder of democracy,” “One feels even calling Maharashtra in the dark “Most of them have 5.47 on Saturday morning. resigned as MLA on the same NCP ticket from Maval Lok supremo Sharad DMK chief M.K. Stalin this a murder of democra- of night is the act of been deployed in and Devendra Fadnavis was evening, distracting the Sabha seat. Parth got the tick- Pawar. — PTI commented on Facebook: cy will become an under- killing the dignity of around Mumbai besides back as chief minister with attention from the Pawar et in the end, but lost by a “What can one call the statement—if it will min- democracy of this coun- the Konkan coastal NCP legislature party leader senior’s astute move to dare huge margin. The emergence politically disgusting imise the gravity of the try,” AAP leader Sanjay areas, considered Shiv Ajit Pawar taking oath as the EC to question him. of Rohit Pawar, grandson of (development) in situation. The face of Singh said. Sena strongholds. The deputy CM. The two were Next day, a tearful Ajit told another of Sharad Pawar’s Maharashtra. Is it inde- Indian democracy has He added that the role of deployment will be in sworn in at Raj Bhavan the media that he quit brothers, as a new-generation cency or ugliness? What been blackened. This is a the Governor has been place for the next few around 7.30 am. because he was pained that leader from the family and can it be compared with?” big shame,” Stalin said. reduced to that of a “gate- days,’’ they said, adding The news stunned the state, the ED had named not only his victory from Karjat- He further questioned Aam Aadmi Party said keeper who is saluting that Maharashtra police even as conjectures as to how him but also his uncle Sharad Jamkhed Assembly seat only the Governor’s role and BJP has disrespected the those in power” and “Raj is expecting sporadic Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar Pawar in the alleged added to Ajit Pawar’s insecu- Daulat Daroda questioned BJP if it BJP mandate of Maharashtra Bhavan has turned into protests by the Sena, would cobble up support of Maharashtra State rity, the sources said. — PTI had “trampled political people. “The way the gov- Raja Bhavan.” which could turn violent. Athawale: NCP Weak link Ajit was double... Party and family splits: Supriya Sule chief should ■ Continued from Page 1 Only six top saffron lead- nephew Rohit Pawar AGE CORRESPONDENT ble on several occasions. But Whom to trust? his uncle had turned the A senior saffron leader ers other than Ajit Pawar entered politics and began MUMBAI, NOV. 23 the last straw came when tables by announcing that he join NDA, will revealed that the BJP were aware of the game to rise in the organisation. Ajit Pawar’s son Parth The biggest cheat- would personally visit the decided to up its game being played: the PM, Before the Assembly polls “Party and family splits.” Pawar was defeated in the ing in my life. What Central agency’s office for when the meeting Amit Shah, RSS chief he again enacted a resig- The WhatsApp status posted Lok Sabha polls from the did I receive in lieu of the inquiry. However, Ajit be rewarded between Sharad Pawar Mohan Bhagwat, Yadav nation drama and quit as by NCP MP Supriya Sule on Maval constituency. the support and love I Pawar ruined his efforts the Patna, Nov. and Prime Minister and Gadkari. BJP chief Baramati MLA, upset Saturday said it all. Her sta- According to sources, same day as he tendered his 23: Squarely Narendra Modi on J.P. Nadda was reportedly with Rohit’s debut. tus read, “Whom to trust? Sharad Pawar was against gave to him? resignation as a legislator. blaming the November 19 “did not go told of the Maharashtra In the end, Ajit Pawar The biggest cheating in my giving the ticket to Parth. He — Supriya Sule Later, he made a U-turn, Shiv Sena along expected lines.” developments earlier this could well join the line of life. What did I receive in even cancelled his candida- claiming he had resigned as for the dra- There is speculation that week. scorned nephews in lieu of the support and love I ture from Madha constituen- the ED tried to deliberately matic turn Sharad Pawar had “polite- An ambitious Ajit Pawar Indian politics -Harish gave to him? (sic)” cy, arguing that it was not “Ajit’s feud with Sharad implicate his uncle. of events in ly turned down” the BJP was believed to be “jit- Rao in Telangana Rashtra Later, speaking with the good to field many candi- Pawar and his daughter and Another hint that all was Maharashtra, Union high command’s tery” that his future as the Samiti, Raj Thackeray in media, an emotional Ms Sule dates from one family. MP Supriya Sule had inten- not well in the family minister Ramdas “request” for support. NCP heir apparent was Maharashtra, the Marans broke into tears. Though Ajit Pawar tried sified over the last few emerged when Ajit Pawar Athawale on Saturday A day before the Grand dashed when Sharad in Tamil Nadu, Manpreet It was not the first time that hard to ensure his son’s vic- months, triggered by dis- stormed out of NCP’s meet- urged NCP chief Sharad Alliance was expected to Pawar's daughter Supriya Badal in Punjab. Or a dispute in the Pawar family tory, he did not succeed. putes over ticket distribu- ing at Silver Oak, Sharad Pawar to walk over to stake claim, Bhupinder Sule entered politics. Maharashtra could be wit- has come out in the open. Later, the emergence of tion for the Lok Sabha and Pawar’s residence, arguing the NDA camp, hinting Yadav rushed to Mumbai He was further anxious nessing the rise of a new Earlier too, there were mur- Sharad Pawar’s grand- Assembly elections,” a that a scheduled meeting that he might be reward- and the rest is history. when NCP chief's grand- Pawar. murs that not all was well nephew Rohit added fuel to source said. with Congress leaders had ed with a plum portfolio within the family headed by the fire as he was considered After the Enforcement been cancelled and he was at the Centre. the NCP chief Sharad Pawar. the political successor to the Directorate (ED) initiated heading for Baramati, his He said Mr Pawar Signs of conflict were visi- former Union minister. action against Ajit Pawar, Assembly constituency. should also consider A move from kaka’s playbook backing his rebellious nephew Ajit Pawar — ■ Continued from Page 1 forming the government Congress parties for his sworn in as the deputy Interestingly, Pawar ini- and that Chandra action. chief minister of tially backed the Shekhar had also held However, his deeds in All was not well Maharashtra. govern- talks with state Janata later years such as the “Sharad Pawar, too, ment to help it survive a Party leaders Uttamrao merger of his Congress ■ Continued from Page 1 the same day, he resigned should consider revising no-confidence motion but Patil and S.M. Joshi. (Socialist) with the “Ajit’s feud with Sharad as a legislator. his stance and joining later drove to the Raj Eventually, 38 MLAs of Congress (I) in 1986, and Pawar and daughter Later, he made a U-turn, the NDA. He may get Bhavan and staked claim the Patil-led Congress his post-poll alliance with Supriya intensified over claiming Ajit had some good portfolio at to form the new govern- broke away to form the the Sonia Gandhi-led the last few months, trig- resigned as the ED tried the Centre,” Mr ment. Samantar Congress. The Congress just months gered by disputes over to deliberately implicate Athawale said when In his 2015 autobiogra- Janata Party and after splitting from the ticket distribution for the his uncle. asked about the difficul- phy, On My Terms: From Peasants and Workers party in 1999 betrayed Lok Sabha and assembly A hint that all was not ty the NCP faction head- the Grassroots to the Party backed Pawar, who what his critics might elections,” a source said. well in the family ed by Ajit Pawar might Corridors of Power, was sworn in as CM on refer to as his ‘opportunis- After the Enforcement emerged when Ajit Pawar face in engineering a Pawar narrated the back July 18, 1978. tic instincts’. Directorate (ED) initiated stormed out of NCP’s split before the floor test channel between his asso- The episode cemented While time will tell how action against Ajit Pawar, meeting at Silver Oak, the on November 30. ciates — Abasaheb Pawar’s credentials as a successful Ajit’s gambit his uncle turned the elder Pawar's residence, He was here to attend a Kulkarni and Kisan Veer wily politician though the is, his decision to tables by announcing that arguing that a scheduled function in his capacity — and the then Janata stigma of having betrayed join hands with arch-rival he would visit the central meeting with Congress as the minister of state Party chief Chandra Patil followed him. BJP resembles a move agency’s office to face leaders had been can- for social justice and Shekhar. In his autobiography he from his uncle’s inquiry. celled and he was heading Rapid Action Force personnel, along with Mumbai police, were empowerment in the In the book, he added the blamed the uneasy (addressed as kaka in However, Ajit Pawar for Baramati, his deployed outside BJP headquarters at Nariman Point, Mumbai, Narendra Modi govern- Janata Party was keen on alliance between the two Marathi) 1978 playbook. ruined his efforts as on Assembly constituency. on Saturday. — SHRIPAD NAIK ment. — PTI New job

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Speculative investment, real estate, proved pleas for libel New Delhi: A Delhi court on On its part, the NSE has has also allegedly trans- especially in real estate, to be nemesis for liquour packets Saturday stayed the appointed a forensic audi- ferred excess securities to proved to be nemesis for several companies suit dismissal makers of upcoming tor to examine in detail six out of these nine relat- several companies led by led by Telugus, Bollywood film Chanda: A the cases of misuse of ed clients to the tune of ` Telugus, including Mumbai, Nov. 23: A court Signature that Ruined client funds and securities 162 crores till May 31, 2019. Satyam Computer including Satyam in Mumbai on Saturday stirs Odisha row a Career from screening, by Karvy Stock Broking. The NSE report also Services Ltd. These falls Computer Services rejected applications of exhibiting or marketing till While issuing the inter- claims that Karvy Stock reaffirm the love of Ltd. 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Telugus for land Yechury seeking dis- At a time when the whole retary to look into the CEO Chanda Kochhar. levels serious allegations transactions, from the Not miss that league, the missal of a defamation country is celebrating the issue or else we will inten- Additional District Judge of misappropriating beneficial owner accounts `2,000 crore fraud in financial woes of the real complaint filed against 150th birth anniversary of sify our protests in com- Sandeep Garg passed the client’s money against of 156 clients who have not Karvy Stock Broking, led estate companies after the them by an RSS worker. Mahatma Gandhi, logo of ing days,” said Kamal directions on a complaint Karvy Stock Broking. executed a single trade by another Telugu, 2016 demonetisation. RSS activist and lawyer his iconic glasses with Charan Tandi, a local resi- filed through advocate Vijay “KSBL credited the with them. Apart from appears to be rooted in Several HNIs had report- Dhrutiman Joshi has Swachh Bharat Abhiyan dent. “While we are leav- Aggarwal, who claimed funds raised by pledging this, securities worth real estate as over half of edly suffered huge losses. sought defamation pro- label found printed on the ing no stone unturned to that the content of the film of client securities to six `116.3 crore were observed the amount that NSE The sources claim that the ceedings against Mr packets of country-made curb sale and consump- was “defamatory” as “it of its own bank accounts to have been transferred accused it of swindling money swindled by Karvy Gandhi and Mr Yechury liquor in Boden block of tion of alcohol, it is very makes insinuations and judg- instead of its client from 291 clients who have from its clients accounts Stock Broking might have for allegedly linking the Nuapada district drew sad to see Gandhiji’s logo ments about the life of the accounts and further has not traded with KSBL found its way to its realty been used to repay some of Rashtriya Swayamsevak condemnation from all on liquor packets, said plaintiff (Kochhar)”. — PTI not reported these six own since June 1, 2019. arm — Karvy Realty the highly influential HNI Sangh to the killing of quarters. another resident, Mamata bank accounts to “On subsequent verifica- Private Limited. clients. journalist Gauri Locals, intellectuals and Manjari Thapa. Exchange which is tion, it was observed that While the NSE report and Almost half of the Lankesh. The two leaders women in the area When asked about the MP sportspersons to required to be reported securities worth `257.08 Sebi order have been silent money was diverted by will now face trial in the expressed resentment matter, Nuapada Excise under the Sebi provi- crore, pledged on behalf of on the application of these Karvy Stock Broking from case. 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MP ny i.e. Karvy Realty ered by KSBL from 4 out of real estate projects. builder defaulted on its Mr Gandhi, in his appli- Several social organiza- packets to create aware- Minister of Sports and Youth Private Limited between the said 9 client accounts,” Karvy Personal Wealth repayment commitments. cation filed through advo- tions have now come out ness.” Welfare Jitu Patwari made from April 1, 2016 to the NSE report claimed. attracts high networth According to the com- cate Kushal Mor, stated the announcement while October 19, 2019,” the Sebi “KSBL have also pur- individuals (HNIs) to plainants, the payment that the court recorded inaugurating the Regional order claims citing the chased securities in 5 out invest in high risk cate- has become irregular after “joint plea” of the Olympic Games in Gwalior on NSE report. of the respective 9 client gories like real estate proj- the demonetisation. 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The invest- ing was not completed by Procedure, whose provi- get 5 percent reservation in to the tune of `485 crore ery/purchase of securi- ments marshalled by this the builder due to cash sions do not apply in the government jobs,” Mr Patwari through nine related ties to recoup the securi- particular arm have seen crunch, which rendered present case, the plea said. Mr Patwari said players clients till May 31, 2019. It ties shortfall,” it added. many defaults due to the collaterals useless. said. — PTI have to remain without jobs even after winning medals at the national and international levels. The minister said pub- ■ lic participation would be 46% people don’t reach secondary schools ensured in the expansion of RCEP offer not as much as our sports facilities. — PTI CAG flags irregularities 3 HOMEGUARDS, aspirations, says Sitharaman ASI KILLED IN in Mizoram edu scheme Govt was taking efforts to ensure more regulation in banking sector’ Aizawl, Nov 23: The were no computers, print- Chennai, Nov. 23: India did NAXAL ATTACK Comptroller and Auditor PLAN FAILURE ers and internet facili- not join the Regional Latehar, Jharkhand: Three General of India (CAG) ◗ ties. Comprehensive Economic homeguards and an assis- has detected lapses in The number of Non-preparation of per- Partnership (RCEP) as the tant sub-inspector of implementation of the habitations not cov- spective annual plans offer was not as much as our Jharkhand Police were killed Rashtriya Madhyamik ered by secondary with local inputs from aspirations, Union finance in a Naxal attack in Shiksha Abhiyan schools stood at the schools has resulted minister Nirmala Latehar district on Friday, (RMSA) in Mizoram as in a situation where Sitharaman said on officials said. The Naxals about 46% of human 392 (46% of the infrastructure was pro- Saturday. opened fire on the police habitations in the state total habitations of vided without immediate The government was tak- party about 8:30 pm when was “not covered by sec- 853) even after ten requirement and the ing efforts to ensure more it was on patrol duty on- ondary schools”. years of implemen- facilities were unutilised, regulatory mechanism in board a four-wheeler near The report also said the CAG report said. the banking sector to bene- Lukiatand village infrastructure, construct- tation of RMSA in Accroding to the report, fit bank account-holders, under Chandwa police sta- ed in several secondary the state, the report verification of 15 schools she said in the context of tion area, they said. Those schools, remained said out of 92, constructed the PMC Bank and IL&FS killed in the ambush were “unutilised” as the facili- ◗ under RMSA, indicated issues. identified as Assistant Sub- ties were built without Launched in 2009, that ten schools did not India took the call not to Inspector Sukra Oraon and immediate requirement. the programme have piped drinking the join RCEP despite three homeguards Sikander The number of habita- aimed at ensuring water facilities and water spending considerable Singh, Jamuna Prasad and tions not covered by sec- universal access to stored through rain- amount of time on the nego- Sambhu Prasad, the police ondary schools stood at secondary level water harvesting was tiating table, she said said, adding another securi- 392 (46% of the total habi- being used for drinking, addressing the 6th G. Union minister for finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman delivers the 6th ty personnel, Dinesh Ram, tations of 853) even after education by 2017 thereby, compromising Ramachandran Memorial G. Ramachandran Memorial Lecture in Chennai on Saturday. — PTI escaped the attack as he ten years of implementa- the health and hygiene of Lecture here. “The offer was had gone to attend nature's tion of RMSA in the assistants were appoint- students and teachers. not as much as as our aspi- ing RCEP negotiations was any legislative changes or happening, Sitharaman call. Jharkhand chief minis- state, the report said. ed under the scheme in as While 42 special educa- rations in particular sec- to achieve a modern, com- amendments that I have to said. On non-performing ter Raghubar Das con- Launched in 2009, the many schools which are tors were available in the tors,” she added. prehensive, high-quality, make so that RBI gets a bit assets (NPAs), she said they demned the attack and programme aimed at still under construction, state, 26 of them were India’s decision to not to and mutually beneficial eco- more empowered to its job multiplied between 2007-08 expressed grief over the ensuring universal the CAG said, adding that posted in offices, not cov- join the mega deal was nomic partnership agree- — it is something all of us and 2013 and had become a deaths. “The attack on the access to secondary level “the amount of `208.80 ered by the RMSA guide- announced by Prime ment among the Asean are talking about as such burden on the banks’ books. brave jawans in Latehar is education by 2017 and lakh spent on their pay lines, the report added. Minister Narendra Modi member-states and their measures are required to However, banks had taken an act of cowardice. I universal retention by and allowances was not RMSA is a centrally during his speech at the FTA partners. make sure the markets are corrective action and most strongly condemn this 2020. justified”. sponsored scheme of the RCEP Summit in Bangkok On the PMC Bank scam, better regulated, banks bet- of them are out of it, she ghastly act. The sacrifice of The state education The report, tabled in the ministry of human early this month. Sitharaman said the ter regulated,” she said. said. “As a result banks are our brave jawans will not go department was not even state Assembly on resource development, The RCEP negotiations Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Anamolies allowing the going through a churn of in vain. The whole of aware of the habitation- Thursday, pointed out government of India, for were launched by Asean has started making sure institutions to take “liber- how to assess their risk and Jharkhand and the entire wise number of students computer rooms were the development of sec- leaders and six other coun- there are steps taken within ty” were all being corrected how to rate property or nation is behind the family in the absence of a sur- constructed in the ondary education in pub- tries during the 21st Asean the institution which would so that regulators can per- asset. And in this we had members of the martyrs,” vey, the report said. schools located in the lic schools throughout Summit in Phnom Penh in strengthen the supervisory form better and ensure the even discussions with credit the chief minister At least 58 laboratory remote areas, but there India. — PTI November 2012. and regulatory roles. bank account-holders have agencies on how to really tweeted. — PTI The objective of launch- “And together with that a greater sense of what is rate assets,” she said. — PTI c m y k c m y k MIND POWER HERMESTER BARRINGTON GAUTAMA SIDDHARTHA PAGE The hobgoblin of a little mind may be the genius To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing 6 of a great one without understanding is political, and not spiritual Edit THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI LETTERS Krishna Shastri Subhani Devulapalli VINTAGE PAWAR Did Ajit Pawar just do an Akhilesh Off the beaten track on Sharad Pawar? And Mr Pawar’s daughter, Supriya Sule? The nephew, it seems, has helped the BJP engineer an early-morning coup by submitting a list of MLAs Holy cow? More like to the governor so that the tables have turned in Maharashtra and Devendra Fadnavis, not Uddhav Thackeray, has been sworn in as ma-minion, dad-slave chief minister. The deputy CM’s post has gone to Ajit. The senior on’t be shocked but slavery is alive (operating from an exotic loca- Pawar has tweeted that this is not tion) and kicking (clad in designer footwear). In modern India. the NCP’s official decision. Ajit has And it took root, innocuously enough, in the bedrooms of upward- reportedly been sacked as the ly mobile middle-class-parents-to-be in the ’90s. NCP’s legislature party leader. But D he certainly has the numbers to It was at this time — as if they had received a joint message from the almighty — that future dads, from Adarsh Nagar to Greater Kailash, rose survive. A masterstroke? Yes, but it as one, tenderly rubbed the swollen bellies of their glowing, middle-class certainly does smack a little bit of wives and said: “You know what we are missing? Slavery. Some good old- immorality, doesn’t it? fashioned slavery...” Arif Mahfooz And all the wives, finely tuned to the thoughts in their partners’ heads, Bengaluru completed the sentence with: “... Yes, Darling (or atthaan, jaanu, baava, chettan or sachchinoda as the case may be), and we can fill that vacuum by giving birth to our very own personal slave-masters.” Hearing this message, through our time-tested Abhimanyu technology, CONGRESS’ FAULT? womb-dwelling semi-babies nodded and said, “Cool, Parents. Our wish is Did the Congress’ fence-sitting your command. Now go get a tiramisu and feed me via Mummy. I know it’s make way for the BJP to engineer 2 am but that 24-hour coffee shop is just 18 km away.” this “surgical strike” of sorts and Today, these kids have grown up. Along the way, as they were being break the unity of the NCP legisla- dropped off or picked up at schools, sleepovers and college by ever-avail- tors so far as the Shiv Sena-NCP- able parents (in a car chosen by the precious offspring), these lovely young Congress fledgling alliance was con- ones decided where the family would go for dinner, which international Another close one as cerned? The Maharashtra Assem- destination they would grace this summer, or between Daddy and bly had been in suspended anima- Mummy, who should do maths homework and who the science project. tion for the longest and the Shiv Let’s take my good friend Sethumadhavan from Chennai. Everyone Sena had to turn down the gover- knows a Sethumadhavan. If you are honest, some of you are nor’s first request to come up with Sethumadhavan. the numbers because Congress Sethumadhavan has one delightful girl and one charming boy. Lovingly power eludes Pawar chief Sonia Gandhi wanted to have named Janma Malini and Kurkuresh (perhaps by themselves, via a curt a word with Rahul Gandhi before memo from the womb). They are wonderful, apparently, according to the details of deals from file Mr Pawar’s second deciding whether or not to ally with after file. the Sena but Rahul was out of the bid to become prime This man and the late country. Had the Sena grabbed that minister went awry Chandraswami had first chance, maybe things would when he launched a already homed in on not have come to this pass. Neena Gopal their candidate for campaign against prime minister — P.V. Siddhartha Robin Sonia Gandhi’s Narasimha Rao. New Delhi Pax Indica foreign origins after That very night, Mr she helmed the Pawar announced he party's victory and was withdrawing his he overnight Suresh Kalmadi. candidature, and by the NOT OUT OF coup that In the book, Mr Pawar came close to next morning, the party caught Mar- names Messrs Arjun taking over... named Narasimha Rao THE WOODS YET atha strong- Singh, M.L. Fotedar, as their prime ministeri- man Sharad R.K. Dhawan and V. would arrange an inter- al candidate. Mr Pawar Does Ajit Pawar have TPawar napping on George as the men who view with the “prime- would go on to become the required number of Friday night as the were behind the move to minister-designate” that the defence minister in BJP’s Machiavellian block him from being very night. And when the Narasimha Rao gov- MLAs to avoid the ambit Amit Shah put his plan named as leader of the Sharad Pawar, arrived, ernment. But few know of the anti-defection into play, isn’t the first Congress party, which flanked by armed how close he came to time that Pawar has would have automatical- guards, toting Uzi leading the post-Gandhi law? His uncle, Sharad been outmanouevred, ly seen him becoming machine guns, exuding Congress government or Pawar, has warned par- outflanked or prime minister. In fact, confidence and looking who was really responsi- outsmarted. it wasn’t Arjun Singh & every inch the leader of ble for pulling the rug tymen that Ajit has only In his book, On My Co at all who stopped the new India, he was from under him. Mr about 10 MLAs with him. pics shared by the par- Terms: From the Pawar from being followed by a surprise Pawar himself would be The NCP currently has ents. Because there’s a Sethumadhavan has one delightful Grassroots and picked for the top job. visitor, an old friend hesitant about ever call- minimum of 63 heart girl and one charming boy. Lovingly Corridors of Power, While they may have from Karnataka. ing out his nemesis, who 54 MLAs in Maharashtra. emojis per pic. And the named Janma Malini and Kurkuresh Nationalist Congress whispered in Sonia’s Mr Gundu Rao, who continues, to this day, to To avoid disqualification mandatory #feelingb- (perhaps by themselves, via a curt Party chief Sharad ears about the dangers had served as chief min- be one of the Congress under this law, Ajit lessed. memo from the womb). They are Pawar, a rising star in posed to the Gandhi ister of the southern party’s most virulent The older one studies in the Congress of the early dynasty by a younger state in the early eight- critics. Pawar needs 36 MLAs. the US. (The little angel wonderful, apparently, according to nineties, squarely places man taking the top post, ies, guffawed out loud Mr Pawar’s second bid makes up one of every the pics shared by the parents. the blame on Congress and which may have when I told him what I to become prime minis- Chet McChet five international stu- Because there’s a minimum of 63 president Sonia Gandhi seen her look around for was doing there. ter went awry when he New Delhi dents in the US.) She is heart emojis per pic. And the manda- for listening to “self- an older and more expe- Offering to take me to launched a campaign getting a Masters in styled loyalists” in the rienced hand, there the house where “every- against Sonia Gandhi’s Rodeo Management from tory #feelingblessed. Congress, for depriving were other forces at thing that should hap- foreign origins after she the University of Lower him of prime minister- work. pen will happen”, he helmed the party’s victo- West Arizona. Apparently in preparation for the giant horse-wrangling ship. These were the Sometime in late June said, “Take it from me, ry and came close to tak- boom she has predicted in the next five years. Sethu has been persuaded backroom boys who had after election results Sharad Pawar is not ing over, and then WELL DONE, POLICE to buy a large piece of land where his steadily growing collection of Vijay called the shots in the were announced, weeks going to be prime minis- baulked at moving into Thirteen persons have been arrested Mallya’s retired mares grazes nonchalantly. party through the Rajiv after Rajiv’s assassina- ter, don’t even bother Race Course Road as the in West Bengal's Cooch Behar dis- The second one, god bless him, studies in the US, too. But not before he and Indira years. tion, Suresh Kalmadi, interviewing him.” country resonated to trict for their alleged involvement in tried and rejected . Kurkuresh is doing a combination course in The book — released in prime mover behind the Barely an hour later, Pawar's “anti-foreigner the lynching of two youths, Prakash beauty therapy and geriatric management from the University of December 2015, some 24 “Pawar for Prime we were sitting in the at the helm” campaign. Das (35) and Rabiul Islam (40). The Pahokee, Florida. He is currently taking a gap year (after six harrowing years after the assassi- Minister” campaign, home of a man who can- Sonia would go on, with- victims were accused of stealing cat- months of study) in St. Kitts. nation of former prime was already hosting a not be named, but who, in days, to name tle. This is a really good job from the Unfortunately, no gap year for Sethu. Not till the end of time. He can see minister Rajiv Gandhi grand Congress victory as a senior member of as the state police as so many similar inci- sixty on the horizon but has decided to take up a second job. As his assis- in May 1991 — homes in party, to which all of the outgoing Chandra prime minister, who dents have been going unpunished in tant’s second-in-command. His wife, Anjali, once a lovely girl herself, sells on the time when the Delhi had gravitated. Shekhar government, would in turn, be re- recent times. The team should be pickles as a side business. For which she has borrowed from a financier leadership stakes were Anybody who was any- was privy to informa- elected to a second term. commended by superiors so that it called ‘Spanner’ Chanti. thrown wide open after body was there. Winners tion on every politician. But for Mr Pawar can present a fool proof case. The latest Facebook post of the Sethumadhavans is about how #feelin- the recently widowed and losers, wannabes As the night progressed, this would be a bigger gawesome they both are that their older one, the beauteous Janma Malini, Sonia Gandhi, despite and, of course, journal- he would make several miscalculation than Tarique Anwar is getting engaged now. To a lovely Gujarati boy whose folks run a video pressure from many of ists. calls to various power- the ’91 misread. He Bengaluru repair shop in Edison, New Jersey. And that #partytime will be in Bali. Rajiv's confidantes, Mr Kalmadi, whom brokers on the way for- had come to believe that With Christopher Nolan’s fourth assistant (serendipitously available at a showed little or no one had badgered with ward, including the god- the rhetoric of hate that throwaway price!) videographing the entire thing. appetite in taking the call after call for access man Chandraswami. he had spun into a HEAVY-HANDED COP And Sethumadhavan is “over the moon” because dear, affectionate, sen- top job; it would have to Mr Pawar once one His final call was to Mr national narrative timental Janma Malini has posted a delightful poem on Insta about how he been hers for the taking. had heard he was a con- Kalmadi’s home on his would power him to the The manager of a restaurant locat- is the Bestest Daddy In The World. It goes: Either way, it saw a tender, had said he landline when he prime ministership. In ed near Hazrat Nizamuddin rail- My daddy is the bestest daddy number of contenders demanded that Mr June 1999, Mr Pawar way station was thrashed by a He’s so much cuter than Maddy including the Madhya Pawar come on the line. had split the Congress policeman over perceived delay in He is always there when I collect call Pradesh leader Arjun Mr Pawar would go I sat and watched as and formed the NCP. It delivery of an ordered food item. He And his remittances are never small Singh throwing his hat on to become the the man, slowly and was this rump party that has been suspended. I praise the I might marry and leave – for a shortish while into the ring. But it was defence minister in methodically destroyed would play no more than authorities for taking prompt Cuz I’ll be back to bring back your smile the powerful young Mr Pawar’s chances of a supporting role in action. Extortion and abuse of the Narasimha Rao power, especially, by the police With Praful, dog, and two darling offspring leader from Maha- government. But few ever becoming prime Maharashtra and For whom you and Mummy can fetch and bring rashtra, the 52-year-old minister of the country. national politics until he must be discouraged thoroughly. know how close he It’s got 635 likes! That alone, he says, is worth the price of the air-tickets Pawar, who was clearly He told Sharad Pawar grabbed the initiative in Mahmudul Hasan (economy, of course, she is such a considerate girl) he’s buying for her six- leading the fray. He was came to leading the that he must withdraw the 2019 state polls, and Gorakhpur, UP teen BFFs. generating the most government or who his candidature that came within kissing dis- Kurkuresh, they say, has hinted that he has some good news of his own. buzz with his cause was really responsi- very night or face the tance of power. being actively promoted embarassment of inside Sharad Pawar, always Every Monday the best letter of Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a humour writer, novelist, columnist by his comrade in arms ble for pulling the secrets spilling out as he on the wrong side of the week wins `500. Email: and screenwriter and Pune moneybags, rug from under him. read out shocking history? [email protected]

Keeper of the word Brahmin leaders of the Grand Old Party a bit wary. It so happened that during the n the face of persistent questioning by CWC meet, coffee spilled on Mallikarjun IOpposition members at a meeting of the Stonewalling skills earn babu praise Kharge’s “kurta”. Mr Kharge, who is AICC parliamentary panel on electronics and general secretary in charge of Maharashtra, information technology, Union additional are many aspirants but a tussle between Shah is king called up his residence and changed his secretary Gopalakrishnan S., remained two Congress stalwarts, Ghulam Nabi Azad kurta within minutes, but the doubting unperturbed. He didn’t alter his stand main- and Anand Sharma is said to be creating a fficials in the government’s Press Thomases were heard whispering, “yeh to taining that the government was not aware hurdle. Many Congress MPs eye the chief OInformation Bureau appear to be vying apshakun ho gaya (this is inauspicious)”. of the identities of the 121 Indian citizens whip’s post as it brings a sense of impor- for a place in home minister Amit Shah’s Would Sharad Pawar prove them wrong? who were affected by the Pegasus spyware tance to the house and offers ample oppor- secretariat. Customarily, the Union home Facing a rebellion from nephew Ajit Pawar, used to penetrate the WhatsApp messaging tunities to interact with Union ministers ministry has had two members of Indian he has sent word to both the Congress and app. Impressed by his cryptic and stoic and the chair. Information Service handling the minister’s the Shiv Sena to keep their flocks together. replies, panel member and Congress leader official press and information related issues. The senior Pawar is reportedly confident of Karti Chidambaram could not resist telling Rajnath’s defence But apparently, there are five PIB personnel bringing everyone back — including Ajit. Mr Gopalakrishnan that if he parked the home ministry now. This in itself [Chidambaram junior] ever has the fortune efence minister Rajnath Singh is sur- speaks about the stature of Mr Shah. ‘Inauspicious’ bungalow of becoming a minister, he would hire Mr Dprised over the hullabaloo over the Gopalakrishnan to be his spokesperson. induction of Bhopal MP (and terror Can Pawar break the hex? nion parliamentary affairs minister accused) Pragya Singh Thakur into the con- UPrahlad Joshi has not moved into 10, Chief whip coveted post sultative committee of the ministry of By WAQYANAWIS he Congress was skeptical from the start Akbar Road. The house was allotted to for- defence. Mr Singh attributes the uproar to Tabout ministry formation in mer Union minister Mahesh Sharma. In the t has been months since Congress chief media and Opposition ignorance. Maharashtra. When the Congress Working past, it belonged to former Union ministers Iwhip Bhubaneshwar Kalita left the party According to him, unlike the parliamentary tive committees are entirely pro-forma bod- Committee had met for the first time to give Manohar Parrikar and Rajesh Pilot. Some during the monsoon session of Parliament, standing committee of various ministries ies performing no functions and having a its “go-ahead”, an “inauspicious” occur- leaders do not consider the house too auspi- but his successor is nowhere in sight. There (and other parliamentary panels), consulta- minor, ceremonial role. rence took place that made many wise and cious. So, the dithering continues.

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SUNDAY INTERVIEW Dilip Cherian Dilli Ka ‘I was very upset, felt cheated,’ Babu BABUS AS MENTORS says NCP MLA FOR POOR KIDS rom now on, civil service trainees will have an NCP MLA RAJENDRA said he wanted to discuss After the swearing-in tion when you realised that it Fadditional role under the SHINGNE was one of the something important with us. ceremony, I was the swearing-in ceremo- Modi sarkar’s “Nurture the few legislators who were pre- As it was the directive of a top ny? Future” programme, which sent during the dramatic party leader, I reached Mr immediately left the was started recently. Under the swearing-in ceremony of BJP Munde’s B4 bungalow by 7 Raj Bhavan and I was very upset. I was sim- programme, civil service pro- leader Devendra Fadnavis am. Some MLAs were already headed for Sharad mering with anger. We felt bationers of the 2019 batch will and NCP leader Ajit Pawar waiting there. Within 15 min- Pawar’s residence. cheated. I never thought that have to adopt adolescents and at Raj Bhavan. Speaking utes, some more MLAs I would have to face such an mentor them throughout their with BHAGWAN PARAB, Mr reached there. At 7.45 am, we I apprised Pawar act of betrayal. educational and professional Shingne , who is a former were told that a meeting had about the events lives. Cabinet minister in the state, been fixed at some place and at the Raj Bhavan. After the ceremony, what was The government has report- expressed his shock and hor- we were asked to reach there. I also explained the scene like? edly identified 425 children ror at the turn of events this We had no idea where they to him my stand. from 11 villages in Gujarat and morning. Edited excerpts: were taking us. But as soon as I did not wait there for long. associated them with the 425 we reached the Raj Bhavan, After the swearing-in ceremo- officer trainees from 20 civil Did you have any idea that we felt that something is Ajit Pawar as the deputy ny, I immediately left the Raj services, including IAS, IPS, things would take such a amiss. From there on, we chief minister. The oath cere- Bhavan and headed for IFS and others. The mentors drastic turn? started getting restless. mony ended in a flash. Sharad Pawar’s residence. I and the mentees have been apprised Mr Pawar about the linked through their Aadhaar I had absolutely no inkling What exactly happened at Raj How many MLAs were pre- events at the Raj Bhavan. I numbers to enable them to stay of what was in store for me on Bhavan? sent at the Raj Bhavan? also explained to him my connected. Prime Minister Saturday. In my long political stand. Narendra Modi, who launched life, I never thought I would We were asked to sit in the We were about 10 or 11 of us. the initiative, believes that be treated in such a mislead- hall at Raj Bhavan. Within I had a brief talk with some of Now that it is clear that the providing mentorship to ing manner. five minutes, Devendra them, but even they didn’t NCP MLA Rajendra Shingne NCP is heading for a split. underprivileged children Fadnavis reached, along with have any idea of what was What will be your next move? studying in class 10 or above Could you explain the chain and Girish happening. morning, he was not present. ceremony, attended by BJP will instil a sense of social of events that unfolded? Mahajan. Ajit was also pre- Even when we reached Raj leaders, NCP MLAs and the There is no question of quit- responsibility in the babus. sent. After some time, the Was Dhananjay Munde also Bhavan, we did not see him. governor. Mr Fadnavis was ting the party. I hope others Sources say that this “pilot” It all started when I received governor arrived and imme- with you? Did you have a talk present, along with his mother will also come back to the project will be expanded to a call from Ajit at midnight. diately administered the oath with him? Who all were there at the and wife, Ajit was accompa- party soon. I will always other parts of the country and He asked me to reach of office of the chief minister swearing-in ceremony? nied by his wife and son Parth. stand by Mr Pawar. We will other government training Dhananjay Munde’s bunga- to Mr Fadnavis. It was fol- When we had gone to Mr abide by whatever decision academies to adopt. It’s hard to low on Saturday morning. He lowed by the swearing-in of Munde’s bungalow in the It was a very small and brief So what was your initial reac- he takes. say whether this initiative will flourish or fade away, but it is a step in the right direction. Kudos to the sarkar on attempting this. Bring seniors back into policy discourse THE PRICE OF DISSENT to attend to all their necessi- become vulnerable to emo- population of many nations, ties, rendering medical to per- tional physical and financial the lack of a social security annan Gopinathan, who sonal assistance. With perfect insecurities. With the bulk of architecture becomes galling. quit the IAS to protest understanding on caring and our populace being less than What is most unfortunate is Kthe lockdown in Jammu Manish Tewari sharing the duties, the elders 30 years of age, the trials and that notwithstanding their and Kashmir, has reportedly did not feel let down or lonely. tribulations of our senior citi- financial status, most elderly been served with a chargesheet With the fragmentation of zens have not been given people face maltreatment in by the ministry of home the joint family organisation thoughtful deliberation. one form or the other, accord- affairs. He had quit in August State of the Union and the rise in the number of Living solitary is more often ing to a study released to citing “the denial of freedom of nuclear families, elders in than not cited as the rationale mark the United Nations’ expression to the people of India often find themselves left for loneliness. Census 2011 World Elder Abuse Jammu and Kashmir”, a move n the public discourse of 10.9 per cent in 1961 to 14.2 per alone, neglected and depressed delineates that almost 15 mil- Awareness Day observed on that had stirred up a storm on India there is an invisible cent in 2011 for the whole of even if they are residing with lion of our ageing citizens live the 15th of June each year. social media platforms. — the elderly and the India. The most conjoint dis- either their children or even all alone and about to three- The study reveals that due According to sources, Mr infirm. In the youth- ability among the aged persons grandchildren. The strain and fourths of them are women. to lack of knowledge about Gopinathan, who was the col- focussed policy drive that is locomotor and visual disabil- stresses of the contemporary One out of every seven of our their entitlements in old age, lector of Dadra and Nagar obsessesI us as a nation we tend ity. The state-wise break up of realm keep family members old folks live in a home where countless persons are obliged Haveli when he resigned, has to forget our senior citizens. To our elderly population reveals preoccupied with their own there is not one person below to live in callous conditions. been accused of insubordina- reap the benefit of our demo- that Kerala has the maximum drudgery and education with the age of 60 years. With a momentous surge in What is unfortunate tion. Interestingly, since Mr graphic dividend the concen- proportion of elderly people at hardly any time, and occasion- Loneliness does not, howev- the population of the elderly, is notwithstanding Gopinathan did not own a tration is mainly on the young 12.6 per cent of its population ally, even proclivity to spend er, and necessarily, stem from bone-chilling horror stories of home and lived in a rented and the fulfillment of their ele- followed by Goa at 11.2 per cent time with the older members being unaccompanied or liv- elder abuse bound. The tragic their financial status, place, the chargesheet was mentary requirements to and Tamil Nadu at 10.4 per of their families. ing solitary. Even people liv- thing is that a majority of most elderly people emailed to him. The charges enhance national productivi- cent. All these figures would For elderly people whose off- ing alone can be wholly con- older people are acquiescent face maltreatment against him relate to his stint ty. However, here are some have significantly grown since spring have emigrated abroad, tent if they are organised and to their fates. in one form or the in Dadar and Nagar Haveli and numbers that provide a reality the Census of 2011. the situation is worse. Bereft have a routine of activities With the average age of the include “failure to put up the check. As per the Population Once upon a time, not too of the presence of any other that keep them occupied. NDA/BJP government being other according to file in time, not completing Census of 2011 there are nearly long ago, the stretched family person in the household, they Conversely, you may be living 60 years, it is necessary that a a study to mark the underground cabling project 10.4 crore elderly persons structure ensured that try to while away their time with family or in the middle of holistic policy for the continu- UN World Elder on time, not submitting tour (aged 60 years or above) in seniors resided not only with with a few errands and lonely people and still feel lonesome. ing physical and mental well Abuse Awareness report for relief work in India; 5.3 crore females and 5.1 their families but even broth- walks until such time that This lonesomeness stems being of our senior citizens Kerala, not applying for PM crore males. According to a ers, sisters, uncles and aunts their failing health permits. from feeling that no one cares backed by significant Day on June 15. excellence award, and submit- report released by the United in neighbouring homes. With rising age comes reduced for you and you have no one to resources should be put in ting the file directly to admin- Nations Population Fund and Everyone was close at hand movement and bad health con- shower your affection on. A place. The National Policy of istrator.” He has also been Help Age India, the number of for any predicaments such as fines them indoors with only person begins to acquire nega- Senior Citizens, 2011, a laud- accused of creating an adverse elderly persons is projected to health issues or even foreseen the idiot box for solace. tive energy when there is no able initiative that unfortu- image of the government grow to 17.3 crores by 2026. To or unforeseen bereavements. The conventional Indian one to converse with. nately has remained on paper, through his interactions with put these statistics into per- The societal fabric was suit- ethos and the longstanding Academic studies reveal that requires an update and proper the media. Clearly, leaving the spective, the total population ably knitted and proper joint family arrangement had over 65 per cent of old people implementation. Most of all, it IAS can be as difficult for some of France is 6.7 crores, Britain regard was given to elders. for centuries played a cardi- are poor with no sources of just takes giving some respect people as joining it! another 6.7 crores, Sweden is This arrangement facilitated nal role in preserving the known income. A total of 35 and care to the elderly to make one crore and four lakhs and elders to lead realistically socio-economic well-being of per cent still have wealth, their day. We owe it to them. Bangladesh is 16.3 crores. content lives with barely any our greying and greyed vener- assets, reserves, investments, As many as 71 per cent of anxiety as they had the con- ables. However, with swift bequests and, above all, empa- The author is a lawyer, INTRIGUE AT India's senior citizens reside in viction that somebody would transformation in the societal thetic kids. However, juxta- Member of Parliament and rural areas while 29 per cent look after them as and when milieu and the institutionali- posed against the fact that former Union information and RAIL BHAVAN live in urban areas almost mir- required. Whenever there sation of the nuclear family India has a population of 100 broadcasting minister. The roring the rural urban mix of were some health problems frameworks in the past cou- million old people and that the views expressed are personal. abus are speculating our population. The old-age for a senior, the entire extend- ple of decades, now elderly number will touch 324 million Twitter handle about the appointment of dependency ratio rose from ed family would run around people have increasingly by 2050 — equivalent to the @manishtewari Bthe next chairman of the railway board even as the cur- rent incumbent Vinod Kumar Yadav is reportedly seeking an extension. What would other- ecurity in our part of the In 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was mur- The second thing the government years ago. He was not yet in and I wise be a routine matter has world is a prestige issue. dered by a 17-year-old girl at a rally claimed in Parliament is that the was briefly checked and sent into suddenly drawn attention, as Our politicians, judges, gov- in Tamil Nadu. She was wearing a downgrading of security was not his office. It turned out he did not this time there are only a cou- Sernors and generals take bomb with the explosive RDX and the result of a political decision. want to meet me but as I was leav- ple of senior officials who are pride in having an escort dedicated her detonation killed over a dozen This will be believed only by those ing the office and turning around a eligible for the top post in the Aakar to protecting them. And the bigger people. I do not know what the SPG people who know nothing about corner, I literally ran into him in railways. and flashier and more ostentatious was doing at the time but if my mem- how government in India works. the corridor. According to sources, L.C. Patel this escort the better and more ory serves me right, the responsibil- The third claim by the government At a meeting of the Editors Guild Trivedi, GM, east central rail- prestigious. ity was put on the martyred leader, is that the downgrading was done that I was present in around 20 ways, is widely believed to be For a few individuals, however saying he was fine with allowing because of a reduction in threat years ago, L.K. Advani, who was the frontrunner in the race to the security threat is real and it is people come close to him. If there is perception. In this case it was oblig- an invitee to our group, walked in succeed Mr Yadav as chairman constant. Indira Gandhi was mur- a vulnerable family anywhere in the atory on the government to put out after we had all entered and were of the railway board. He is also dered 35 years ago, on October 31, world, it is the Gandhis. the material which proved that this sitting around a table. Mr Advani said to be related to the former 1984. Her 25-year-old bodyguard In India there is apparently no was so. This again it did not do. and Arun Jaitley joined us but chairman of the board and the Beant Singh shot her three times specific list of people the SPG pro- This downgrading will have the none of us had been checked before current chairman of Air India, with his 0.38 service revolver. After tects unlike the US Secret Service effect of endangering the people going in and here was an individ- Ashwini Lohani, which the Prime Minister fell to the and it is up to the current govern- being protected because even SPG ual protected at Z+ category level according to some, is a reason ground, the other bodyguard, 22- ment to decide who gets what level cover is not all that we think it is. I who was totally vulnerable. for many to oppose his candi- Modi should met Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath a I visited the White House more year-old Satwant Singh, shot the of protection. Now the Narendra dature. Also, it is rumoured defenceless 67-year-old grandmoth- Modi government has decided to few months ago. I had to give the than 30 years ago (when Ronald that L.C. Trivedi is on the er 30 times with his Sten machine take away the SPG protection from number of the taxi I was in and it Reagan was President). The radar of the vigilance depart- gun. Seven bullets hit her abdomen, the Gandhi family. After a Congress was allowed inside the compound President was in the building but ment. reinstate (I don’t remember the car itself other than providing proof of iden- three her chest and one her heart. request that this be reconsidered The other candidate is Vidya Sonia Gandhi was home and the government said there was “no being checked). Other than leaving tity and a basic scan there was no Bhushan, general manager, according to press reports, on hear- going back on the decision, the my phone behind at the reception I other screening. Something similar East Coast Railway, who has 22 ing the gunshots Sonia ran down Congress can keep asking”. do not remember any specific secu- was the case when I met Israeli months of service left before SPG cover rity measure or check that was President Shimon Peres in Tel the stairs screaming “Mummy! Oh The government has said in retirement. Meantime, Yadav my god, mummy”. Parliament that security to the more thorough than what we go Aviv. It is hard to imagine that such is reportedly seeking an exten- After this murder, the govern- Gandhis has “not been with- through at the airport. It did not levels of protection keep the most sion of his tenure, which ends ment formed the Special drawn”. But that is a meaningless seem to me that even SPG cover vulnerable permanently secure. next month. The government, to Gandhis was particularly strict. As I said, security cover is a pres- Protection Group for Rajiv defence because total removal of however, is silent and has not Gandhi. This was modelled on the security is not the accusation The times when I met Narendra tige issue. Removing it from some- indicated its plans for the US Secret Service, which was set standing against the government. Modi, he was not in the SPG cate- one is an act of showing them their Railway Board. That likely up in 1865, the year that President The accusation is that the Indian gory, and this is a few years ago, place. But this is a dangerous game explains the various theories Abraham Lincoln, a very divisive government is deliberately endan- but I am certain he was given Z+ that the Narendra Modi govern- that are making the rounds. figure at the time, was murdered. gering the lives of the members of a cover. Again, this was not particu- ment is playing. It should quietly The US Secret Service protects the vulnerable family by downgrading larly different from what we are reinstate the SPG cover to the current President and Vice their security. This accusation used to and there were vulnerabili- Gandhis. Love them, hate them President and their families, and should have been met with reas- ties. The fact is that in India sys- ignore them at national peril, former Presidents and their fami- surances from the Prime Minister tems are weak and frail and can be Aakar Patel is a writer, is the babu guarantee and lies, but also major figures from providing a guarantee of safety. exploited. I went to meet Omar columnist and executive director Dilip’s belief. Share Opposition parties. This he chose not to do. Abdullah in Srinagar a couple of of Amnesty International (India) significant babu escapades [email protected] TB treatment Researchers have developed a software PAGE tool that is likely to assist in creating 8 more effective treatments for TB Science+Health THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

IN BRIEF ■ Electron microscopy used to look for signs of life in Dallol, Ethiopia Earth’s most uninhabitable place found Take steps to London, Nov. 23: said. prevent sports Researchers have found The researchers con- an aquatic environment Understanding the limits of habitability firmed the findings with on the Earth with com- Q The study revealed Q The study helps in several other methods plete absence of any that any form of including a large scale understanding the sequencing of genetic injuries in kids forms of life, an advance that may lead to an microbial life was limits of habitability, markers to detect and articipation of children in sports is growing improved understanding absent in the hot, and presents evi- classify microorganisms, these days as parents are becoming aware of of the limits of habitabili- saline, hyperacid dence that there are microbial culture Pthe benefits of physical activity. It is consid- Nasa satellite data t y. ponds of the Dallol places even on the attempts, using fluores- ered a good way for fitness, recreation, reducing The study, published in geothermal field in Earth’s surface cent probes to identify screen time and much more. Physical activity helps cut disaster the journal Nature Ethiopia which are sterile individual cells, chemical plays a great role in the development of a child — Ecology and Evolution, analysis of the hyper- physical, psychomotor and intellectual attain- revealed that any form of saline waters. ments. response time microbial life was absent temperatures in winter limits of conditions that Lopez Garcia from They also used scanning According to the WHO, Houston: Emergency in the hot, saline, hyper- exceeding 45 degrees can support life. FECYT. electron microscopy and children who are not responders could cut costs acid ponds of the Dallol Celsius. The researchers said the The researchers found X-ray spectroscopy to engaged in any physical and save time by using geothermal field in The landscape, the place was even proposed great diversity of a type of probe into the water sam- activity or sport tend to fall near-real-time satellite data Ethiopia. researchers said, had as a terrestrial analogue primitive salt-loving ples looking for signs of in obese category due to along with other decision- The researchers, includ- abundant hypersaline and of early Mars. microorganisms in the life. great advancements in making tools after a flood- ing those from the hyperacid pools, with pH “After analysing many desert, and the saline According to the technology which is lead- ing disaster, according to a Spanish Foundation for — which is measured on a more samples than in pre- canyons around the researchers, the study ing to high risks diabetes study by Nasa. The study, Science and Technology scale from 0 (very acidic) vious works, with ade- hydrothermal site but not helps in understanding and many other diseases. published in the journal (FECYT), said Dallol’s to 14 (very alkaline) — quate controls so as not to in the hyperacid and the limits of habitability, According to the Frontiers in Environmental landscape extends over a even hitting the negative contaminate them and a hypersaline pools, nor in and presents evidence research, the sport for Science, estimated the value volcanic crater full of salt, mark. well-calibrated methodol- the Black and Yellow lakes that there are places even young is supposed to be for ISHA GARG of using satellite data in dis- constantly releasing toxic Earlier studies had ogy, we have verified that of Dallol which are rich in on the Earth’s surface enjoyment and health, but aster scenarios. The gases with water boiling pointed that certain there's no microbial life in magnesium. And all this which are sterile though with the increase of com- For health researchers from Nasa’s in the midst of the intense microorganisms can these salty, hot and hyper- despite the fact that they contain liquid water. petitiveness in life today, ◗ Goddard Space Flight hydrothermal activity. develop in this multi- acid pools or in the adja- microbial dispersion in They said the presence the incidence of sports The sport for Center calculated the time They said it is one of the extreme environment and cent magnesium-rich this area, due to the wind of liquid water on a planet injuries in children has young is sup- that could have been saved most torrid environments researchers presented the brine lakes,” said study and to human visitors, is does not directly imply increased. Subsequently, posed to be for if ambulance drivers and on the planet with daily place as an example of the co-author Purificacion intense, Lopez Garcia the presence of life. — PTI young athletes train harder health and enjoy- other emergency respon- and longer and participate ment, but with ders had near-real-time in sport throughout the the rise in com- information about flooded year. petitiveness roads, using the 2011 Pollution solution: Toxic pollutant Young athletes involved these days, the Southeast Asian floods as a Antibiotic use linked in organised sports are case study. They investigat- subject to following types incidence of ed the value of near-real- turned into industrial chemical of injuries: sports injuries time information on flooded to later onset of OVERUSE INJURIES: They has increased in roadways by estimating how Washington, Nov. 23: al commodity,” said Sihai occur due to repetitive children much time could have been Researchers have devel- Toxic gas Yang, lead author of the microtrauma of athletic saved if first responders had oped a novel material that ◗ The material can be study from the University training. The overuse satellite-based maps that Parkinson’s: Research can capture the toxic air of Manchester in the UK. injuries include stress fractures, tendinitis and showed roads inundated London, Nov. 23: Higher pollutant nitrogen dioxide developed into cost- “It is also interesting traction apophysitis of tendon insertions, bursitis with flood. The researchers exposure to commonly which is produced during effective technologies that the highest rate of and joint disorders. calculated how access to used oral antibiotics is the combustion of fossil that can remove the nitrogen dioxide uptake FOOTWEAR AND PLAYING SURFACE: Proper shoes this data could have helped linked to an increased fuels, an advance that can by this material occurs at must provide support and impact absorption as in the aftermath of the 2011 risk of Parkinson's dis- lead to better air pollution toxic gas from the air, around 45 degrees well as prevention from hyper-pronation. flooding of Southeast Asia's ease, according to a study control, and remediation and convert it into Celsius, which is about NUTRITION: Young athletes are mostly found to Mekong River basin which which suggests the neu- technologies. nitric acid for use in the temperature of auto- have inadequate nutrition leading to decreased inundated and destroyed rodegenerative disorder The study, published in mobile exhausts,” he bone mineral density and thus increased chances millions of acres of crops, may be tied to the loss of the journal Nature producing fertilizer, added. of stress fractures. displacing millions of peo- beneficial gut bacteria. Chemistry, describes the rocket propellant, etc The researchers said the PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS: It is found that young- ple, and killing hundreds. The researchers, includ- ◗ Researchers selective, fully reversible global market for nitric sters under psychological stress are predisposed to In earlier studies, ing those from the and repeatable process by acid in 2016 was USD 2.5 injuries. Athletes with this stress are predisposed researchers had developed University of Helsinki in examined antibiotic which the new material presence of moisture, and billion, adding that the to more post-traumatic pain syndrome or reflex- an algorithm to estimate Finland, analysed the exposure in the can trap the noxious gas. other gases like sulphur new MOF technology can sympathetic syndrome. the depth of floodwater data of nearly 14,000 patients over three The researchers, includ- dioxide and carbon diox- improve the profits of PREVENTION OF INJURIES: Some strategies from space-based observa- Parkinson's disease different time peri- ing those from the Oak ide. companies manufactur- include the use of protective equipment such as tions, and combined patients extracted from Ridge National According to the ing the chemical, especial- helmets or knee pads. this data with information national registries during ods — one to five, Laboratory in the US, said researchers, the material ly since the only additives The physical examination and preparticipation on local infrastructure, pop- the years 1998-2014. five to ten, and ten the material — a metal- can be developed into required for the process evaluation offers the opportunity to reduce injury. ulation, and land cover. They compared the data to fifteen years organic framework, or cost-effective technologies are water and air. We can do tests like gait and running analysis to Using the algorithm, they with those from 40,697 MOF — requires only that can remove the toxic As part of the study, the help them understand which muscles need more could calculate the disaster non-affected persons with a delay of up to 10 to water and air to convert gas from the air, and con- scientists used a chemical attention and training. risk for the Mekong river matched for age, sex and 15 years. the captured gas into vert it into nitric acid for analysis technique called Children should have qualified sports physio- basin region in Bangkok, place of residence in a The researchers exam- nitric acid for industrial use in producing fertiliz- neutron spectroscopy, and therapists who help them achieve their sport-spe- . In the current case controlled manner. ined antibiotic exposure use. er, rocket propellant, computational techniques cific training. Parents also play a key role in pre- study, the researchers esti- The findings of the in the patients over three They said the material nylon, and several other to precisely characterise venting injuries, recognising them and their risks. mated the depth of flood- study, published in the different time periods — — denoted as MFM-520 -- products. how the new material cap- Most importantly, children should be allowed to water using data from journal Movement one to five, five to ten, and can capture atmospheric “To our knowledge, this tured nitrogen dioxide enjoy participation in sports without the pressure Nasa’s Moderate Resolution Disorders, revealed that ten to fifteen years — nitrogen dioxide at nor- is the first MOF to both molecules. Neutron vibra- of rigorous competitions. Imaging Spectroradiometer the use of certain antibi- prior to the index date, mal pressures and tem- capture and convert a tional spectroscopy is a The writer is a physiotherapist, (MODIS), and land cover otics can predispose peo- based on drug purchase peratures even at low con- toxic, gaseous air pollu- unique tool to study how AktivHealth from the Nasa-USGS ple to Parkinson's disease data. — PTI centrations, and in the tant into a useful industri- gases are absorbed. — PTI Landsat satellites. — PTI Researchers study impact of AI-based method to help cancer patients Washington, Nov. 23: cent of all new diagnosed Researchers have devel- cancer patients losing smoking on healing capacity oped a novel artificial their life savings within a intelligence (AI)-based year of diagnosis," he Washington, Nov. 23: ◗ The 200 patients reported cigarette use. method to determine added. While the adverse effects At three-month and one- which lung-cancer Madabhushi said the of both obesity and smok- were divided into year follow-ups after sur- patients may benefit from new tool can do a better ing on an individual's obese and non- gery, both the obese and an expensive treatment job of matching up which bone health are known, a obese groups and non-obese groups called immunotherapy, an patients will respond to Poor people with little is known about their were also charac- achieved acceptable advance that may help immunotherapy, "instead impact on the healing terised as current, scores that pertained to reduce health care costs of throwing $800,000 down power of patients who patient-reported function for underprivileged can- the drain". lack of sleep risk underwent a fracture sur- former, and never in the upper extremity — cer patients. According to the gery. smokers close to those of the gen- The study, published in researchers, one of the cardiac issues To study the same, eral population. the journal Cancer significant advances in researchers at Beth Israel In this study published The two groups were Immunology Research, the research was the AI Washington: Do you get Deaconess Medical Center in the Journal of Hand also similar in regards to noted that the AI system Using these scans, they kill cancer cells. tool's ability to spot enough sleep? If not here's (BIDMC) examined the Surgery, researchers ana- a range of motion and can assess the scans taken trained the AI system to “Even though thechanges in texture, vol- the news for you. According effects of obesity and lyzed data on patients sur- bone alignment. At three when lung cancer is first create an algorithm for immunotherapy has ume and shape of a cancer to the findings of a study, smoking on the healing gically treated for a distal months, smokers demon- diagnosed in a patient, identifying changes in the changed the entire ecosys- lesion, not just its size — insufficient sleep is the power of patients. radius fracture between strated worse scores relat- and compare it to scans lung-cancer lesion. tem of cancer, it also which they said is often major reason for the disad- Fractures like wrist, dis- 2006 and 2017 at two trau- ed to arm, shoulder, and taken after the first 2-3 The researchers said remains extremely expen- the only parameter used vantaged groups to have tal radius are some of the ma centres. hand function. cycles of treatment to find currently only about 20 sive — about $200,000 per by doctors to identify can- cardiac issues and heart dis- commonly known and The 200 patients were “We found that we can changes. per cent of all cancer patient, per year,” said cerous growths. ease. The results of the account for 5 per cent to 20 divided into obese and achieve excellent clinical The researchers, includ- patients benefit from study co-author Anant The scientists said the study published in the jour- per cent of all emergency non-obese groups (39 and outcomes with surgery for ing those from the Case immunotherapy — which Madabhushi from the results were consistent nal Cardiovascular Research. room fracture visits, and 161 patients, respectively) displaced wrist fractures Western Reserve is a treatment that uses Case Western Reserve across scans of patients People with lower socioeco- affected patients can expe- and were also charac- in patients who are obese University in the US, used drugs to help one's own University. treated at two different nomic status remain sleep- rience challenges with terised as current, former, and in those who smoke,” an X-ray imaging equip- immune system to fight “That's part of the finan- sites, and with three dif- less for a variety of reasons: daily living as well as and never smokers (20, 32, said senior author ment called a CT scan to cancer, as opposed to cial toxicity that comes ferent types of they may do several jobs, potentially serious and and 148 patients, respec- Tamara D. Rozental, MD. probe into tissue samples chemotherapy drugs along with cancer and immunotherapy drugs. work in shifts, live in noisy costly complications. tively) based on self- — ANI from 50 patients. which directly target and results in about 42 per — PTI environments, and have greater levels of emotional and financial stress. This was the first large pop- Consuming diet pills linked ulation-based study to Women should sit like men to prevent knee, hip pain examine whether a lack of sleep could partly explain to eating disorder diagnosis omen should positions to prevent the women to cross their legs why poor people have more Washington, Nov. 23: true with tobacco and ‘manspread’ — onset of knee and hip because it could cause heart disease. Young women who use alcohol: starting harmful Winstead of sitting pain. them to slouch or sit at a It found that short sleep diet pills and laxatives for substances can set young cross-legged — to prevent “I'm not suggesting you slant; better to have both explained 13.4 percent of weight control are at people on a path to wors- developing knee and hip S.L.A.M. [sit like a man] feet planted on the ground. the link between occupation higher risk of receiving ening problems, includ- pain, a top orthopedic sur- constantly,” Dr Bergin Indeed, portraits show and coronary heart disease eating disorder diagnosis ing serious substance geon says. said. Queen Victoria favored a in men. within one to three years, abuse disorder,” added Barbara Bergin MD sees “I still think it's best to man-spread. Study author Dusan suggests a recent study. Austin from Harvard T.H. thousands of patients a keep legs shut when wear- That all changed as the Petrovic, of the University “We've known that diet Chan School of Public year who are struggling ing a skirt and in the pres- 1900s rolled on, and skirt Centre of General Medicine pills and laxatives when Health and Boston with pain under their ence of men. It's just prop- lengths ascended to mid- and Public Health used for weight control Children's Hospital. knee-caps and in their er and ladylike. But 90 per calf, then past the knee. (unisante), Lausanne, can be very harmful sub- The study was pub- hips — and 90 per cent of cent of the time, sitting Then, it was considered Switzerland, said: "The stances. We wanted to lished in the American them are women. like a man is fine, and cer- ladylike — even essential absence of mediation by find out if these products Journal of Public Health Dr Bergin, who practices tainly better for your — for women to cross or short sleep in women could could be a gateway behav- (AJPH). in Austin, Texas, believes health.” knock their knees. be due to the weaker rela- iour that could lead to an Use of over-the-counter the driving factor is that Leg-crossing is relatively Whether your feet are on tionship between occupa- eating order diagnosis,” diet pills or laxatives is women have been trained recent behaviour for the ground or not, keeping tion and sleep duration said senior author S. not recommended by that it is “ladylike” to sit women. Women have been the knees together puts compared to men.” Bryn Austin, a professor health care providers as a with their knees together, ble, and stand firmly on their feet flat on the taught to sit with their undue stress on two key “Women with low socioeco- in the Department of healthy way to manage which twists the femur, both feet, rather than lean- ground, allowing their knees together since at tendons that are responsi- nomic status often combine Social and Behavioural weight and can have putting strain on the ing to one side. tendons to relax, while least the 1300s as a sign of ble for chronic pain: the the physical and psychoso- Sciences at Harvard Chan severe health conse- joints and the supporting In fact, Dr Bergin says, women have long been chastity, etiquette expert iliotibial (IT) band that cial strain of manual, poorly School and director of quences. muscles. male standing and sitting trained to sit cross-legged, Myka Meier told the runs along the outside of paid jobs with household STRIPED (Strategic Researchers analysed Men, meanwhile, tend to positions are even better causing stiffening. Washington Post. the leg, and the trochanter responsibilities and stress, Training Initiative for the data from 10,058 women sit with their legs spread for women than men, Dr Barbara Bergin, an But with floor-length which runs around your which negatively affects Prevention of Eating who participated in the and their feet firmly on because their wider orthopedic surgeon who skirts it wasn’t vital. And, hips. Knocking the knees sleep and its health-restor- Disorders). U.S.-based Growing Up the ground (so-called pelvises naturally rotate practises in Austin, Texas, in fact, some Victorian-era has been seen as a ladylike ing effects compared to “Our findings parallel Today Study (GUTS) from “manspreading”), keeping the femur in. advises women to embrace etiquette guides said it sign of chastity since the men,” he said. — ANI what we've known to be 2001 to 2016. — ANI their body aligned and sta- Men typically sit with classically male sitting was unbecoming for 1300s, — Agencies South African-born Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee published three novels about a writer named John Coetzee at PAGE the turn of this century. These ‘autofictions’ are 9 named Boyhood, Youth and Summertime. Books THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Sharp economics offers glimpse of Guide to Islam doesn’t answer Swamy we never had some questions ubramanian Swamy is Reset is a well-crafted Legacy, Swamy quite articu- words. This is the Swamy we Mohammed Anas a brilliant man. His study. It racily traces the lately and even brilliantly never had. educational lineage explains the reasons for India’s However, the useful part of the Mohan says it all. He was edu- history of India’s economy, present predicament. He con- book effectively ends at page cated at Delhi’s Hindu from the colonial exploita- firms what most economists of 171. Then there is a sixteen-page review Guruswamy SCollege, Indian Institute of tion to the lost opportuni- any standing have been saying. appendix; I suspect an after- Statistics, Calcutta and ties due to the mindless The economy is tanking. He thought, “Towards A New Harvard University where he writes that the “decline in GDP Ideology of Integral Human- hat is the Muslim belief ? What is Islam? How review obtained a PhD in Economics at Central Planning bureau- growth will continue into this ism” which is a restatement of have Muslims lived over the years? When did the age of twenty-six in 1965, cratic web, the missed financial year, dropping to accumulated RSS gibberish and the phenomenon of Islamism enter the Muslim where his guide was the Nobel industrialisation and the below even the 5.8 percent some notions propounded by its Wworld? How did it find acceptance and resist- Laureate Simon Kuznets. Soon missed opportunities of annual equivalent Q1 rate”. leading thinkers like Madhav ance within the community? How did organisations like after he joined the faculty as an Indeed it is. The true GDP Sadashiv Golwalkar and Deen Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) assistant professor. While at UPA 1 and 2. growth many suspect is even Dayal Upadhyaya. It concludes come into being and how were they accepted or rejected by Harvard he was also a resident lower than that. To buttress that “Now in 2019, India’s GDP is the them? How do and how should the non-Islamic (outside) tutor at Lowell House, an inter- Vajpayee felt threatened by Swamy quotes another Subra- third largest in the world after world and the West look at Islam and Muslims? Ed Husain, esting position since it also enti- Swamy and his overt ambitions. maniam (Arvind) who has dis- USA and China. India has the Britain-based radical-turned-scholar, ventures to answer tles the appointee a set of rooms Swamy made few bones that he covered post exit perspicacity to potential to move ahead of all these questions and helps readers understand the in the hall of residence with a saw himself as a future Prime opine that growth may actually China in the next ten years and House of Islam (the Islamic way of life and its worldview) wood fireplace. When I took this Minister. He could have been, if be about 2.5 percent less than then challenge the USA because in his book of the same name. position in 1982, I got the same his temperament and overween- officially claimed. To be sure of Indian demonstrated capaci- Husain, whose earlier work, The Islamist, was a best- set of rooms. The coincidences ing ambition didn’t overtake Swamy doesn’t see any opti- ty to innovate new technologies seller, has been associated with Quilliam, a British think didn't end there. When I was him. But Vajpayee and Advani mism in the immediate horizon. for faster growth”. The last tank dedicated to promote dialogue among religions and given a room at the now saw to it that Swamy left the To buttress this feeling, he help- great RSS innovation of new champion moderate interpretations of them. Harvard Institute of Inter BJP. fully quotes Dr Rathin Roy, till technologies was when the In House of Islam, Husain applies the curiosity of a lay- national Development (now Incidentally, such was recently a member of the PM’s “nuclear physicist” Dr Murli man rather than the convictions of a theologian to under- Center for International Swamy's standing as an econo- Economic Advisory Council, in 1996 stand Islam, its history and its followers. He heralds his Development) on 1737 mist, the World Bank relied on a that the novice Finance discovered Ramar Pillai Ramar approach with a quote of Averroes, the apostle of reason- Cambridge Street, I was allotted study by Harvard Professor Minister has fudged the budget from a Tamil Nadu village who ing among Islamic philosophers, who comforted his weep- the room he once used. But Dwight Perkins and him to figures and that for the “Budget claimed to be able to transmute ing disciples that even if people burn books, ideas tran- coincidences happily stop there. downgrade China’s per capita Estimates (BE) to be credible, water to gasoline by a herbal scend aeons to reach the minds of thinking people. I wouldn’t claim anything close GDP to entitle it for the revenue receipts will need to formula that he claimed was the It is these ideas with to Swamy’s academic accom- concessional IDA credit. This rise by a whopping 1.1 percent result of a miraculous bush which Husain tries to plishments and brilliance. also ensured that India’s share of the GDP, while the Union Boswellia ovalifoliolata. convey and bust many a When he was teaching eco- of low cost IDA credit was Budget just allows for 0.12 per- Thanks to Joshi, Pillai myth about the birth nomics at Harvard, Swamy almost halved. It is little wonder cent increase!” obtained 20 acres of land to cul- and travel of Islam from caught the attention of a RSS then that Chairman Deng Reset is a well-crafted and tivate his bush. But in fact it Mecca to the rest of the ideologue, Madhavrao Mulay, Xiaoping received both of them articulated study of what ails turned out that he was using world. For Husain, who invited him back to India. in the Great Hall in Beijing. the India economy. It racily sleight of hand to substitute Islam is essentially a In 1974 Swamy was found a Swamy, like Perkins is a traces the history of India’s kerosene for the liquid he religion of philan- place in the as a Mandarin speaker, and is also economy, from the colonial claimed to have derived from thropes, even though Jan Sangh member from UP. reputed as an expert on the exploitation to the lost opportu- the bush. In October 2016 Pillai conflicts of myriad His tenure in the upper house Chinese economy. The govern- nities due to the mindless and an associate were convicted hues inflicted the world ended when the Congress party ment of India could have bene- Central Planning bureaucratic of fraud and sentenced to three of Islam from the very had him expelled from fitted much by listening to him web, the missed industrialisa- years RI. beginning of the post- Parliament for his now famous on this experience, but Arun tion and the missed opportuni- Prophetic period. He RESET: REGAINING INDIA'S Scarlet Pimpernel act during Jaitely saw to it that he didn’t ties of UPA 1 and 2. It has none The writer, a policy analyst quotes the Prophet, ECONOMIC LEGACY the Emergency. Swamy didn’t get Modi’s ear. of the “I think and I believe” studying economic and securi- “Islam began as a just invite Indira Gandhi’s bale- If he did perhaps the Indian stuff Indian thinkers and lead- ty issues, held senior positions stranger. One day, it will by Subramaniam Swamy ful attention. He also invited economy wouldn’t be in the ers are prone to. It is replete in government and industry. again return to being a Rupa, `499 Atal Behari Vajpayee’s baleful mess it is in now. In Reset: with data to support every con- He also specialises in the stranger.” attentions. For some reason Regaining India’s Economic clusion and doesn’t mince Chinese economy. The Prophet's predic- tion finds echoes in tomes of literature and journalistic endeavours produced to subtly call for the reinterpretation of Islam and sternly The power and pathos of Sonagachi’s mysterious world demonise Islam and its followers because of the THE HOUSE OF ISLAM: author set out determinedly on who is to be broken in, the novice retired life. It is a woman-centric elsewhere. It was therefore best birth of extremist her quest to get a new angle on who is in the process of learning book filled with power and to accept this truth and make the organisations in West A GLOBAL HISTORY the children who featured in the the skills of her trade, the pathos but the irony is that the most of it. Asia, Africa and Asia. Devi Kar award-winning documentary sought-after expert who is at the world of Sonagachi has been The author begins the novel Husain sees rise of by Ed Husain film, Born into Brothels. Her 500- peak of her career, the veteran built around the lust of men. with her discovery of the child such organisations as Bloomsbury, `2,304 word article was duly carried by who mentors and then there is Golapi’s husband and in-laws Lakshmi of the famed documen- direct result of the review her paper but the seeds of this the spent senior who leads a sold her off to an agent so that he tary in one of the affluent neigh- West-incited conflicts in novel were sown then. The multi- could marry a woman who would bourhoods of Kolkata. Malati’s the Muslims world and ple trips that she made to bring in a hefty dowry. When daughter was now a respectable, the literalist explanation of the religious texts by ortho- Sonagachi threw up fresh experi- Golapi sobbed and wept at this self-possessed adult whom dox ulema (clerics). “Saudi influence… or Wahhabism (a here is something acutely ences every single time and these betrayal she was told that she everyone knew as Anjali. Her subsect of Sunni Muslims based on teaching of 18th-cen- poignant about the image were woven into the fabric of the should be thankful that she had story never made it to the news- tury Saudi scholar Abdul Wahab)… led to such interpreta- of an ambitious mother novel. Perhaps it needed a escaped death by “accident” paper — Jhimli the writer kept tions,” diagnoses Husain. Before Wahhabism devoured Tgrooming her daughter woman — an intrepid but also a (many women die this way) and her word. them, Muslims, Husain writes, lived a life that was rich, for her first night which she curious and sensitive one — to now she should shed her inhibi- The author learned that it was diversified and cosmopolitan during the period of the hopes will be the beginning of a write this story with the empa- tions and learn to enjoy her new Malati’s daughter Lakshmi alias Ottomans. successful career in sex. It is thy that it deserves. life. Saraju had tried to educate Anjali, who had painstakingly He quotes Oxford historian John Darwin to illustrate through such images that the Even the lanes and bylanes of her daughter Malati and protect learned to see “the truth of a this glimpse of the past. "The cultural life of Islam (in the reader learns the story of three Sonagachi have intricate divi- her from her own plight. But man” and scaled great heights in Ottoman Empire and beyond) was strikingly cosmopoli- generations of sex workers. The sions of class and hierarchy of Malati was lured by the promise the lucrative and relatively gen- tan. An educated man might seek his fortune anywhere first, Saraju, was abducted from relationships. The residents of of a more comfortable and even teel profession of a sophisticated between the Balkans and Bengal." a refugee camp as a child and this area go through the usual glamorous world and little did paid escort. Rich and successful The onslaught of Wahhabism, combined with the forced into the sex trade that ups and downs of life and the she realise that she would be set men were happy to shell out gen- Ottomans’ own decay because of orthodox clergy, flourishes in Sonagachi — the emotions that are demonstrated up with three starving men and erously to enjoy her company. squeezed this cosmopolitan spirit out of Islam. Many mysterious red-light district of by “regular” family members that her first earning would be Read this book if you wish to years later, after the fall of Muslim empires in all conti- Kolkata. also bubble up in the Sonagachi from a gang rape. Unlike her explore the little understood nents of the world, Islam, as the Prophet predicted, stares The author of Not Just “families”. Anger, jealousy, fear, mother Saraju, Malati didn’t world of the sex workers of at being a stranger. In addition, it's viewed through the Another Story, Jhimli stoicism, kindness, generosity, want her daughter Lakshmi to be Sonagachi. In the process you prism of ideologies of outfits like Al Qaeda and ISIS by Mukherjee Pandey, is a journal- petulance, despair, ambition and “saved” by education even when will see a different side of the outsiders. ist by profession and journalists more — the full range of emo- she was offered the chance. “You culturally acclaimed city of Lawrence of Arabia (the British archaeologist, Army are forever looking for “stories” tions is displayed adroitly in the will never understand our life, Kolkata and you will also learn officer, military theorist, diplomat, and writer, who coaxed — practically on a daily basis. stories of the three women and NOT JUST ANOTHER STORY our reality,” she told the poten- that “rich or poor, men are men”. various Arab tribes to revolt against the Ottoman Turks) But, as the title of the novel pro- their associates. Society in tial “saviours”. She doggedly promised the same Arab kingdom to all these tribal lead- claims, this is not just another Sonagachi comprises females of by Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey maintained that no one could The writer is a veteran school ers. “We (the West) actively buttressed Wahhabism in the story. It all began when the various ages. There is the child Aleph, `399 escape from this life and earn educator based in Kolkata last century against Sufism (did we even know the differ- ence?), and now we tear our hair in despair as Wahhabist intolerance spreads across the globe. More fighters are joining the jihadist conflicts and targeting even Muslims living in the West,” rues Husain. For Husain, the Ottoman Empire was epitome of moder- ate Islam as it was based on teachings of most famous mystic of Muslim world, Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, whose teachings are an anathema to radicalism and make Islam attractive to non-followers of the faith. “The Ottomans’ fall gave birth to Islamism as the fall of the German-Austrian Empire led to the rise of Nazism, and the fall of the Russian Empire resulted in the birth of Communism,” notes Husain. To Husain, the remedy to problems of the Muslim world lies in shunning the literalist path of extremists (read Wahhabism) and following the ways of mystics like Rumi. “We have to douse the flames of fire burning the Middle East… it’s the battle of ideas that we have to win before it's too late,” he warns. Right from the page 1 of the book, it’s clear that Husain is trying to introduce Islam primarily to the West and then to non-Muslims across the globe. But, as Husain finds fault in the West’s understanding of others, his own understanding of Islam and solutions to problems in the Muslim world is wrought with flaws too. He blames the Lawrence of Arabia for bringing the fall of his favourite Ottoman Empire. He is perhaps correct, but what he for- gets to note is that Lawrence was a scholar and perhaps must have read Rumi too. He purposely sided with the marauding Arab tribes who were mostly followers of Wahhabism. Besides, as was then and as is today, it is among the policies of the West to sow seeds of conflicts by cashing in on schisms and factionalisms in the Muslim world, especially in the Middle East. So, what incentive does the West have to mend its ways? Husain went on even to propose a united Middle East, with Israel a part of it. Those who daily follow news from the Middle East and sees Israeli policies towards fellow Arabs, Palestinians in particular, may chuckle about it, if not simply jeer at this idea. The House of Islam is a must-read book for those who want an easy understanding of Islam, but for those who are already inside the house will have second thoughts before letting it enter their shelves. There was a clear divide between the way the Sinhala majority and Tamil minority people had voted. FEATURES Consequently, it makes it clear that only a Tamil Eelam will OPINION 0 PAGE offer a permanent solution to the problems faced by the REVIEWS 10 Sri Lankan Tamils. — Dr S. Ramadoss, PMK founder ANALYSIS INTERVIEWS 360 STORY BEHIND THE NEWS THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Return of the Rajas no other leader and party could be Kumaratunga (CBK) - but a dream of expected to do so - as the past five all Sri Lanka for years and decades N. Sathiya years have shown, since. earlier. The new President has between now Yet, when the ‘duo leadership’ went Moorthy and September 2020, when alone the in for a snap ‘debt-to-equity’ deal with Geneva-based UNHRC is expected to China on Hambantota and handing take up the ‘war crimes probe resolu- over Sri Lankan territory to Beijing, tion’ for an actionable update, based no member of the international com- on the resolution passed in March munity felt cheated, or protested. n more ways than one, it this year. However, Gota, his What more, the Government also is the return of the Government and the party will also went in for a further $ 100-m China native for Sri Lanka. be tied down to the stalled Provincial loan for building expressways of the Barring the election of Council elections and also parliamen- kind that the Rajapaksas had excelled lesser-known veteran, tary polls, which are due by August in. Ioutgoing President 2020 but could come through much Maithripala Sirisena in earlier. Shifting ‘goal-posts’ Elections-2015, the nation’s politics More that the processes, until the has revolved round known parties new President and his team has a et, it the world and also global and personalities - not necessarily in comfortable majority in Parliament, human rights watch-dogs and that order. In the new President, whether in the outgoing one or not, Yalso local communities and Gotabhaya Nandasena Rajapaksa, Sri but definitely in the upcoming one, NGOs felt more at ease with the out- Lanka and its international interlocu- his arms and feet would be tied. It is going Government compared to the tors have a mixture of both. another matter what kind of political Rajapaksas, it owed to the ‘sense of They all have known him, and also solution that his party and freedom and openness’ that they had have perceptions of him, from his Government envisages, and what come to represent even before the days as war-time Defence secretary ‘minimalist’ demands that the Tamil polls - and one aspect of public life under brother and President, polity and society would see as accept- that they preserved till the end. For Mahinda Rajapaksa (2005-15). While able. the international community, at times being ‘pro-active and decisive’ on the including the Indian neighbour, the security front, the world too knows lit- West at a crossroads Rajapaksas came off as shifting their tle of the man’s political vision, mis- self-set goal-posts time and again, be sion and delivery mechanisms, as was Having flagged war-crimes probe, at it on the post-war political settlement the case with Sirisena. But then, he is times independent of a political solu- to the ethnic issue or on the China- not going to be a push-over, whether tion for the Tamils of the island- related geo-strategic security con- inside the country or out- nation, the West has been put at a cerns. side. crossroads since. When the US-led The lid blew off on the Beijing-cen- Much has been writ- West moved the UNHRC resolutions tric security front when the ten about the after their calculated post-war gamble Rajapaksas allowed Chinese subs to Rajapaksas and all to flag it as the UN Security Council berth at the Colombo Port, despite controversies sur- (UNSC), even if informally, failed India reportedly expressing concern. rounding them, owing to veto-threats by China and On the burning ethnic issue, they in terms of war- Russia, the Mahinda regime in were not entirely wrong but did not time crimes Colombo flatly declared their decision seem to have briefed the progress pur- and accounta- to boycott it. portedly made in the political negoti- bility issues, Now at the commencement of Gota’s ations with the Tamil National the ‘China fac- poll campaign, they reiterated the Alliance (TNA), representing the war- tor’ and the same. President Gota R has since affected community. rest.appointed commander of the Sri With the result, when the TNA Independent Lanka Army’s 55th Division, Maj-Gen walked out of the talks unilaterally, of the truth or Kamal Gunaratne (retd) as the new blaming it all on the Rajapaksas and otherwise Defence Secretary. He would be work- demanding international war-crimes ofing with Army chief, Lt-Gen probe, the Rajapaksas were not only Shavendra Silva, who was the com- peeved reportedly - but also felt being mander of the equally controversial used until the world was ready to 58th Division during war-time. The arraign them. Today, all stake-holders latter was an appointee of the outgo- need to realise that much has been ing Government. The US and the lost to pre-suppositions and mis-com- rest of the West did declare that munication, to put it mildly. The it would be difficult for them to Rajapaksas, the TNA and the West all work militarily with Sri need to revisit the last five years and Lanka with Silva’s continu- more, and all-acceptable solutions to ance in office, but did not multiple issues entangling Sri Lanka go beyond words at the to the present are hidden somewhere time. The Sirisena- there. Wicrkemesinghe duo, India, as a neighbour, stake-holder, otherwise at loggerheads benefactor and beneficiary, all rolled Former Sri Lankan the matter, two facts stand out. One, during their last months and years in into one, need to do it all - from soul- THIRD HOW SOUND International credit rating agency Fitch Sri Lanka has voted them back to office together, did not react, or both- searching to ethnic facilitation, if and President Mahinda TIME PM IS LANKAN warned that the new president power, with Mahinda Rajapaksa e r. if only called, and go beyond to clari- Rajapaksa was also prime declaring himself brother Gota’s fy its demands and positions on the ECONOMY? Gotabaya's pledges to increase social minister between 2004 and 2005 and Prime Minister - if the latter was China angle geo-strategic front. There can be spending, public-sector wages and pensions could elected to power - long before the poll hopes of better coordination and col- again for 52 days during last year's process had commenced. The question then arises if China laboration, now that the two nations jeopardise cutting Sri Lanka's public finances. Earlier this political crisis before the Supreme Court Two, after the failure of the outgo- would return to occupy the centre- are known to have common concerns month, the IMF released the latest tranche of a $1.5 ing Government of President stage in Sri Lanka’s foreign policy and seemingly shared intelligence ruled his appointment unconstitutional. billion bailout that was suspended in October 2018 during Sirisena and his estranged Prime affairs despite President Gota’s decla- (whether or not acted upon) and He will now head a minority government Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, it ration that his Government would approaches to ‘internal security a constitutional crisis last year. Coupled with expected should once again dawn on the war- stay neutral. There again, the ‘inter- issues’ of the ‘international terror- as elections cannot be held before bond issues this should ease near-term concerns about victimised Tamils in Sri Lanka and national community’ especially has ism’ kind, as displayed at the ‘Easter March 2020. After that, President the international community that it is more to introspect. The Rajapaksas Sunday serial-bombings’ in Sri Sri Lanka's debts. "But external debt repayments are Gotabaya is most likely to call early back to the Rajapaksas when it comes still cannot explain convincingly how Lanka, where the Indian alerts went substantial at $19 billion in 2020-2023 against reserves of to finding a constitutional solution to and why they needed to fast-track unheeded, all the same. elections to facilitate Mahinda becoming $7.8 billion," Fitch said. It said that any rollback of the ‘ethnic issue’ in the island-nation. China-funded Hambantota Port the PM and ultimately replace Executive That is to say, if the war-victors in the Project, a legacy from the previous (The writer is a Distinguished economic reforms of the previous government could have Rajapaksas cannot deliver a negotiat- administration of President Fellow at the Observer Research Presidency with Westminister system implications for Colombo’s relations with the IMF. ed settlement to the vexatious issue, Chandrika Bandaranaike- Foundation, Chennai Initiative) where the PM is the Chief Executive. Heed this message from the island this group. He accused them of “doing response to the hostile statements fears that the attacks on them by should refrain from hosting Gotabaya. President Mahinda Rajapaksa early nothing for our people, except using from the named TN politicians, it also Buddhist monks and other extremist Referring to his meeting with the 2010, about a year after the Eelam war them as pawns” to further their own pointed to a serious remedy to one of elements would return if the Indian Foreign Minister, Mahinda ended, this writer pointed to the large R. Bhagwan selfish agenda and causing disaffec- the major ‘irritants’ in the soured Rajapaksas come to power. tweeted saying that “strengthening of presence of the Chinese in the infra Singh tion and hatred among “our people”— relations between the First Family of The first statement made by both the already existing bilateral relations project sites and their families shop- obviously meaning the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka and the Government of Mahinda and Gotabaya on winning between our two nations was discuss- ping in the Colombo malls, with babi- Tamils and Muslims. India. the elections was to assure all the peo- ed”. The Rajapaksas have always es in prams. “Mr President, we in He went on to recall the visit to Sri Rajapaksa Jr was not just reminding ple that they would get equal opportu- maintained that India is a brother up India have a problem with you. You Lanka of a Parliamentary delegation the TN politicians about ‘this nities irrespective of their communi- north and the mutual relations are are close to the Chinese”, I remember on behalf the DMK after the (Eelam) kaalathin-kattaayam’, he was address- ty and region. “Our future govern- tied tight with the umbilical cord, telling him. abus in the Indian Foreign war ended in 2009. The team had ing a larger audience in India, partic- ment, including the President, will while China and Pakistan are close Pat came the reply. “Ah, you know Ministry and also the Home included Thirumavalavan who “heard ularly in its ruling echelons, about the demonstrate transparency and good- friends. every project I gave the Chinese, I first Ministry would do well to us in a friendly manner and under- new compulsions created by his uncle will in every act”, promised Namal in That brings us back to the kaalathin- offered to India. You guys did not take give a good reading of the stood our side of the story”. “So, it Gotabaya’s victory in the Presidential the midst of his anger at TN politicos. kattaayam; the urgent need to repair it. I must develop my country, no? So, I statement tweeted on shocks us looking at his opportunistic poll and dad’s swearing-in as the And Gotabaya stressed that he’s the the relations with Colombo and its had to go the Chinese…” BNovember 19 by Namal, the influential statement issued now”, said Namal, Interim Prime Minister. The family President of Sri Lanka and not just of rulers, the Rajapaksas. This is neces- The babus of Delhi only had a calcu- son of Mahinda Rajapaksa. In fact, reminding TN politicians it’s time has cut out, in precise political dimen- the Sinhala people. Prudent diploma- sary to strengthen collaborations in lator sitting on their desks to add up study it deeply and look for connota- now they shed their “irresponsible sions, not just the future of its own cy would allow the Family to prove dealing with not only regional eco- the figures behind each Lankan proj- tions between the lines. They are not and provocative” conduct of issuing members but that of the island sincerity vis-à-vis those assurances of nomic progress and marine defence, ect and say, “OMG, that’s way beyond too deeply hidden in the two-page doc- hostile statements and, instead, con- nation. peace and development. but also the stalking menace of us”. The Chinese had calculators too ument scripted deliberately in Tamil. tribute their mite to better the lives of The family is aware that not many in India has made the right move in Islamist terror. One must only check but they also had a centralised deci- The statement was addressed to the the Tamils in Sri Lanka. This is the North and the East had voted for this direction when its foreign minis- with the National Investigation Agen- sion-making system controlled by politicians in Tamil Nadu, telling ‘kaalathin-kattaayam’ (compulsions ‘Gota’ on November 16. And that while ter Dr S. Jaishankar called on cy (NIA) to know the seriousness of their President, which cleared propos- them they have been all along making of time), he told them, “politely, lov- it was essential for a contestant to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his this issue — India had cautioned als and projects real quick. And it’s sensational statements in the media to ingly and respectfully”. cross the 50 per cent vote share to be first day in office after being sworn in Colombo well in advance that terror said they also had limitless access to exacerbate the relations between the But why bother so much about this declared the winner, he got 52.25 per on November 18. Prime Minister strikes would happen during the grease funds. two nations and their people, only to statement from Namal Rajapaksa in a cent while main rival Sajith Prema- Narendra Modi had telephoned him Easter but the warning went unheed- These, mainly, are the issues that serve their own selfish-opportunistic tiny treatise on what ails Indo-Lanka dasa managed just 43.8 per cent share the previous day, almost as soon as the ed and more than 250 people perished India must keep in mind while prepar- ends and have done precious little to relations? Well, this favourite progeny of votes polled. And that Sajith had poll results were announced, to con- in suicide bombings. The NIA has dis- ing the banquet speeches during the truly help the Tamils in Sri Lanka. At of the Island’s strongman is being the backing of India, which is why the gratulate and also invite him to Delhi covered the deadly links between ter- Gotabaya visit. For the Chinese, Sri least now, they should “function with groomed to take over from dad in Tamil National Alliance (TNA) repre- on what could be his first foreign trip ror modules in Sri Lanka and South Lanka is just a small island that’s responsibility to help our people live some years; so, it’s no exaggeration to senting most of the Tamil people in as President. The invitation has been India. Coming to the issue of regional become important on its String of their future in peace and prosperity”. say the statement was thoroughly Sri Lankan Parliament, announced accepted and the Sri Lankan Presi- security interests, India would have to Pearls. For India, the little island has Namal was pretty hard in hitting out examined by Mahinda both in its con- support for Sajith while reiterating dent would visit the Indian Capital on push the Rajapaksas to revisit the huge strategic importance in multiple at these Tamil politicians; in fact, even tent and the tone before release. the charge that Gotabaya had cap- November 29, according to Jaishan- agreements with China in the areas of areas, including regional security and naming the MDMK chief Vaiko, VCK The Rajapaksas are well aware that tained, as the then Defence Secretary, kar, who also met Mahinda and his defence and infrastructure invest- combating terror, not to forget the leader Thol. Thirumavalavan, PMK Namal’s anger would be picked up by the ‘genocide’ of Tamil civilians to son Namal on this trip. And yes, ments. That’s easier said than done as Tamil question. founder Dr S Ramadoss and Tamil the rulers in Delhi as well and the lat- end the Eelam War (May 2009). protests have also erupted in Tamil international agreements are pretty National Alliance leader Pazha ter would understand that notwith- The Muslims dominating the Nadu with the pro-LTTE parties and hard to scratch out. (The writer is Executive Editor, Nedumaran, as being prominent in standing the fact that it erupted in Eastern Province too have expressed leaders demanding that PM Modi In an interview with (then) Deccan Chronicle) Spreading peace PAGE Pope Francis arrived in Japan, bringing an anti-nuclear message to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. World 11 He will meet survivors of atomic bombing THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Hong Kong gears up for local polls I am more willing to Hong Kong, Nov. 23: A Hong Kong university TRUMP TO VETO fight for this country campus under siege for more than a week was a than in any other deserted wasteland on HONG KONG Saturday, with a handful moment of protesters holed up in DEMOCRACY ACT hidden refuges across the — Lula da Silva trashed grounds, as the Washington, Nov. 23: US Former Brazil President city’s focus turned to President Donald Trump local elections. on Friday indicated that The siege neared its end he might veto the Hong as some protesters at Kong Human Rights and IN BRIEF Polytechnic University on Democracy Act that was the Kowloon peninsula passed by both chambers desperately sought a way of the Congress the 23 dead as unrest out and others vowed not House of Representatives to surrender, days after and the Senate w i t h in Chile continues some of the worst vio- near-unanimous support. Santiago: The death toll from lence since anti-govern- The US Congress on violent unrest in Chile rose ment demonstrations esc- Wednesday had passed to 23 as the country entered alated in June. the legislation that would its fifth week of social “If they storm in, there force the Trump adminis- unrest. Looting and demon- are a lot of places for us to tration to assess whether strations took place in cities hide,” said Sam, a stu- political unrest in the across the South American dent, who was plotting his vital global financial hub nation, and an agreement on escape. Another protester, justify changing its a political roadmap that will Ah Chung, clad in a face unique treatment under see Chile draft a new consti- mask and a red Polytec- the US law. The Hong tution has halted neither the hnic University track Kong Human Rights and anger, nor the bloodshed. suit, said he was prepared Democracy Act of 2019 Furious Chileans have been to stay for the duration. that was passed would protesting social and eco- “I’ll continue to stay here, also require the secretary nomic inequality, and against but hopefully not forev- of state to certify at least an entrenched political elite er,” he said with a touch once a year that Hong that comes from a small of humour. Kong still retains enough number of the wealthiest The handful of protest- autonomy to warrant the ers still visible on the special US trading con- families in the country, Anti-government protesters march in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia’s main union groups and student activists called for a strike to protest the eco- campus were outnum- sideration that bolsters among other issues. nomic policies of Colombian President Ivan Duque government and a long list of grievances. — AP The crisis is the worst in bered by people seeking its status as a world three decades. to provide assistance. financial center. A social worker who The US treats semi- would only give his name autonomous Hong Kong, Japan, S. Korea as Sendon said he had which has its own legal Duque vows social reforms crossed paths with four and political systems, dif- agree to summit protesters on Saturday ferently from the Chinese Nagoya: Japan and South and was concerned about mainland when it comes Korea agreed on Saturday to their mental state. to trade and export con- hold formal talks next “They’ve been in this trols. The bill, if it month, taking a step towards after 3 cops die in Colombia highly stressful environ- becomes law, will demand improving relations strained ment for so long, over 120 greater scrutiny of its by decades of acrimony over hours, and they have no special status. their wartime past and exac- Bogotá placed under curfew as fresh demonstrations turn violent easy way to release this — PTI erbated by a simmering stress,” he said. “We’re trade dispute. The decision Bogota, Nov. 23: Protes- ed way with medium and ed their anger. The Bogota, singing the trying to urge them to to return to the table was ters picketed the home of long-term vision, which protests come amid social national anthem while come out in a gentle man- urging surrender, said announced at a Group of 20 Colombian President Ivan will allow us to close the upheaval across South banging pots and pans in a ner.” Many of the remain- Woo Kwok Wang, acting (G20) meeting and came a Duque, defying a curfew social gaps,” Duque said America, as a wave of form of protest that is ing protesters were in president of the universi- day after Seoul made a last- and the leader’s promises in a televised speech. unrest over the past two common in parts of Latin hiding, fearful of possible ty’s student union. minute decision to stick to a of a ‘national conversa- “This conversation will months has battered gov- America, though not in arrest and wary of those — Reuters critical intelligence-sharing tion’ on social policies fol- take place regionally with ernments in Chile, Bolivia Colombia. deal with Japan. The dramat- lowing massive anti-gov- all the social and political and Ecuador. The protesters dispersed ic reversal — after months of ernment demonstrations sectors. I will use electron- Duque’s statement came peacefully about one hour worsening relations — was that have left three dead ic media and participatory shortly after Bogota after the 9:00 pm curfew later hailed as a ‘break- and dozens wounded. mechanisms so that we mayor Enrique Penalosa began. Hundreds of through’ by South Korea. Three police officers can all build a meaningful Ivan Duque declared a nighttime cur- demonstrators protested The dispute has its roots in a were killed and seven path of reform.” The pop- few in the capital, follow- in cities across the coun- decades-old disagreement other people injured after ularity of Duque’s right- Hundreds of thousands ing clashes between pro- try earlier in the day, fol- over compensation for South an attack on a police sta- wing government — a key of Colombians took to the testers and police in the lowing protests in the Korean labourers forced to tion in southwestern ally of the United States — streets in Bogota and southern part of the city western Valle del Cauca work at Japanese firms dur- Colombia. But city secre- has been on the wane other cities to protest of seven million earlier in department that defense ing World War Two. It has tary Jaime Asprilla attrib- since his election 18 Duque’s economic, social the day. The president said minister Carlos Holmes deepened this year. uted the attack to armed months ago, as it deals and security policies, as he was stepping up the Trujillo said had left three groups in the area, and not with hosting 1.4 million part of a nationwide gen- police presence and order- dead. Some 76 bus stations to the protests against refugees from neighboring eral strike. ing the “deployment of were attacked during the US loses military Duque. Venezuela’s economic There were arrests and joint patrols of police and violence in Bogota, some “Starting next week, I meltdown as well as the clashes as trade unions, army in the most critical of which were totally drone over Libya will launch a national con- complex fallout of a 2016 students, opposition par- places.” But that didn't destroyed, and 79 buses Washington: US forces have versation to strengthen peace deal with FARC ties and the South stop hundreds of people were vandalised. Some 230 A graffiti is seen on a wall on the campus of the Hong lost an unarmed drone air- the current social policy rebels and rampant drug American country’s indig- from showing up outside people were arrested. Kong Polytechnic University where dozens of pro- craft over Libya, where well- agenda, working in a unit- trafficking. enous organisations vent- the president’s house in — AFP democracy protesters remain holed up. — AFP armed rebels are battling for power with a UN-recognised government, the Pentagon announced. “An unarmed US TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY: WHAT NEXT? Africa Command remotely The Democratic-led US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Impeachment witness is piloted aircraft was lost over had its last public hearing, in the impeachment inquiry into President Tripoli, Libya,” the command said. No reason was given Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine. What happens next? for the loss, and the Africa lying, says Donald Trump Command said it was under Issue a report: To judiciary committee: Once complete, the chair of investigation. The command The resolution the Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam Washington, Nov. 23: resentatives inquiry, whi- was a total phony deal,” conducts drone operations in President ch threatens his presiden- he said. Libya “to assess the ongoing that authorised Schiff will transmit the report, along with relevant Donald cy even as he seeks re- Mr Trump appointed security situation and moni- the public phase evidentiary material and member views, to the Trump election in November Son-dland to the envoy tor violent extremist activi- of the impeach- Judiciary Committee and release it publicly. accused a 2020. The Republican pres- post after the wealthy ty,” it said. “These opera- ment inquiry on witness in ident found fault with tes- Oregon hotelier donated tions are critical to counter Oct. 31 directed More hear- To impeach or Over to the the timony by David Holmes, $1 million to his inaugural terror activity in Libya and the Intelligence ings?: At this not to Senate: If the Democratic- a US embassy official in committee. — Reuters are fully coordinated with Committee to led impeach- Ukraine. Holmes said appropriate government offi- stage, the impeach?: The House votes to ment inquiry under oath that at a issue a report House resolu- Judiciary impeach, the cials.” The US drone loss laying out its of lying and Donald Kiev restaurant he over- came a day after forces loyal tion would Committee will process then offered an Trump heard a July 26 cell- to Libya’s rebel strongman findings and any authorise the decide if there moves to the explanation phone conversation in Khalifa Haftar said they shot recommenda- Judiciary is evidence to Republican- for his controversial use which Trump loudly down an Italian drone in tions. The report Committee to impeach. If it controlled of his personal lawyer pressed Gordon western Libya, flying in a is to be pre- conduct more finds impeach- Senate. Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine Sondland, the US zone under their control. pared in consul- proceedings if ment is war- Its options are policy, saying Giuliani’s ambassador to the US activities in the country tation with the needed, includ- ranted, it would to vote to, dis- crime-fighting abilities European Union, for have both monitored the were needed to deal with a details on whether other two inves- ing hearings draft articles of miss the conflict between the govern- tigating commit- corrupt country. Ukraine would carry ment and Haftar’s forces, that allow impeachment charges against Trump made his out politically motivat- and the growing power of an tees — Foreign Trump and his against Trump the US remarks the day after the ed investigations the Islamic State-allied jihadist Affairs and counsel to par- for a full House President, or to fifth and final scheduled president was seeking. cell in the southwest. Oversight. ticipate. vote. hold a trial. day of public hearings in “I guarantee you that the US House of Rep- never took place. That

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Amazon said it the first Saudi woman to the US, will participate as watching Formula One. filed a legal complaint race in the kingdom. what organisers call a ‘VIP’ She is now one of only a with the US Court of Such adrenalin rushes guest driver, becoming the handful of Saudi woman to Federal Claims seeking were unimaginable for first Saudi woman to race on have obtained a “racing to challenge the decision. women in the ultra-conser- home soil. Prince Abdulaziz licence” in her home coun- The complaint is sealed, vative Islamic kingdom until bin Turki al-Faisal, Saudi try, a mandatory requir- but the company said ear- June last year, when it over- Arabia’s sports authority ement to race professionally. lier this month there was turned the world’s only ban chief, has touted it as a Even outside the Kingdom, “unmistakable bias” on on female motorists as part ‘watershed’ moment for the only a few Saudi women the government’s part. of Crown Prince Moham- kingdom. “Reema will have have raced professionally. Amazon’s competitive med bin Salman’s wide-rang- thousands cheering her on, “For a lot of women who bid for the ‘war cloud’ ing liberalisation drive. as a professional racing haven't had the opportunity project drew criticism Juffali, a 27-year-old who Reema al-Juffali adjusts her helmet in front of her car in driver,” the prince said. to learn how to drive, to get from President Donald made her motoring debut Riyadh. — AFP Juffali, who made one of behind the wheel is scary,” Trump, who said that he just months after the her first appearances in explained Juffali. wanted the Pentagon to decades-old ban ended, will the capital Riyadh. “The ban ting in her black-and-green competitive racing at the F4 Saudi women are now take a closer look. The compete in the Jaguar I- was lifted last year and I Jaguar I-Pace, an electric British Championship at embracing what was previ- Pentagon awarded the PACE eTROPHY, an all-elec- never expected to race pro- sports utility vehicle. Brands Hatch in April, has ously deemed a male entitle- contract to Microsoft in tric race in Diriyah, close to fessionally,” said Juffali, sit- “The fact that I am doing only about a year of profes- ment, fast cars. — AFP October. — AP DeVito’s belief Colin Farrell will do a great job PAGE as the Penguin in Matt Reeves’ 12 The Batman, says Danny DeVito Newsmakers THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Shaukat Kaifi, 93, passes away ‘Perfect storm of Losing a parent is difficult, but I didn’t realise how painful it was until it happened: Shabana screw-ups led to I think that I am still SUBHASH K. JHA judged and people with agency inputs Epstein’s suicide’ MUMBAI don’t understand my Washington: US attorney choices Veteran actor and general William Barr has Shabana Azmi’s mother called the death of pae- — Elizabeth Banks, Shaukat Kaifi passed away dophile Jeffrey Epstein “a American actress here on Friday evening perfect storm of screw- due to age-related illness ups”. at the age of 93. Kaifi’s In an interview with AP son-in-law, veteran writer- News, Mr Barr said the IN BRIEF lyricist Javed Akhtar, con- jailhouse suicide, which William Barr Epstein firmed the news of death came as Epstein awaited of the theatre and film trial, was due to a Centre while awaiting Lion cub mummies actor. “series” of mistakes. trial on charges of sexual- “She was 93 and she was His comments come ly abusing girls as young found in Egypt having one problem after A file photo of Shaukat Kaifi (left) receiving Laadli of the Century Award from her self- after two guards who as 14. Saqqara, Egypt: Egypt’s min- another. She was admitted confessed admirer, Naseeruddin Shah. A still (right) from Umrao Jaan were responsible for Earlier this week, two istry of antiquities is revealing to Kokikaben Dhirubai ■ ■ Epstein were charged guards tasked with details on recently discovered Ambani hospital, for cer- She was having one problem after Kaifi’s husband was the celebrated with falsifying prison watching over Epstein’s animal mummies, saying they tain days she was in the another. For certain days she was in Urdu poet and film lyricist, Kaifi Azmi. records. jail unit were charged contain two lion cubs as well ICU and then she was out the ICU and then she was out of ICU. It She and her husband were leading Lawyers for Epstein’s with sleeping and brows- as several crocodiles, birds of ICU. It was all age relat- was all age-related, Kaifi’s son-in-law, lights of the Indian People’s Theatre victims are urging Prince ing the internet during and cats. Saturday’s ed,” he said. writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar said Association. Andrew, a longtime friend their shift as Epstein announcement came during “Ultimately they brought of Epstein, to speak to US died. an exhibition at the famed her home. She wanted to Also credited as Shaukat loss has not diminished stage with the smell of lucky to have spent some police, BBC reported. Officers Tova Noel and Step Pyramid in Saqqara, come back to her own Azmi, Kaifi’s acting cred- for Shabana and her greasepaint all around precious time with her. My The US attorney general Michael Thomas were south of Cairo. That’s near room she stayed for a day its include Bazaar, Umrao brother Baba by any me.” deepest condolences to said he had personally supposed to check on where the mummies and or two and then passed Jaan and Mira Nair’s means. The actress, who was at Shabana Azmi, Javed reviewed CCTV footage Epstein every 30 minutes. other objects were found in a away. Shabana is in Oscar nominated film The bond between moth- home with her mum when Akhtar, Baba Azmi and that confirmed nobody According to an indict- vast necropolis. Archeologists Mumbai,” Akhtar, who is Salaam Bombay!. Her last er and daughter was evi- the end came, also looked Tanve Azmi,” she wrote. entered the area were ment, the guards had not frequently find mummified in the US, told PTI. The film was Shaadi Ali’s dent. back at losing her father, “Meri badi pyaari.. RIP Epstein was detained on done their 03:00 or 05:00 cats, but the recovery of a last rites were held Saathiya. After Kaifi Shabana had once said legendary poet Kaifi #shaukat aapa you l live in the night he died. checks. lion is rare. Animal mummies Saturday noon. Kaifi’s Azmi’s demise in 2002, she about her mother, “The Azmi. Not one to show her our hearts always..,” “I can understand peo- Epstein was placed on are all from the late period husband was the celebrat- wrote an autobiography, woman I admire the most feelings, she had said in a tweeted actor Divya Dutta. ple who immediately, suicide watch after he (664-332 B.C.). — AP ed Urdu poet and film lyri- Kaifi and I which has also is my mother Shaukat choked voice, “Losing a “Our love, prayers, wish- whose minds went to sort was found on 23 July on cist, Kaifi Azmi. She and been adapted to a play Kaifi. My mother, who is a parent is difficult, but I es are with of the worst-case sce- his cell floor with bruises her husband were leading Kaifi aur Main. It pre- very respected theatre didn’t realise how painful @AzmiShabana @babaaz- nario because it was a on his neck. Sumatran rhino lights of the Indian miered in Mumbai in 2006 artist, was working with it was until it actually hap- mi @Javedakhtarjadu perfect storm of screw- He was taken off suicide People’s Theatre on the fourth death Prithvi Theatre and used pened.” @tanviazmi and their fam- ups,” Mr Barr said in an watch about a week extinct in Association and the anniversary of Kaifi to strap me to her back as Expressing her grief, ilies,” actor Danish interview as he flew to the before his death, though Progressive Writers Azmi. a four-month old child and actor-turned-politician Husain also tweeted. US state of Montana for kept on a heightened Kuala Lumpur: The Sumatran Association, which were She was 93, and still spir- carry me to work because Urmila Matondkar put out Amitabh Bacchchan, an event on Thursday. watch that required him rhinoceros has become the cultural platforms of ited to the hilt when it we couldn’t afford a maid. a tweet extending condo- Rekha, Manish Malhotra, Epstein, a wealthy fin- to have a cellmate. extinct in Malaysia, after the the Communist Party of came to her two favourite When I was about three lences to the family. Tabu, Shabana, Boney ancier who partied with But his cellmate was last of the species in the India. Besides Shabana topics: theatre and sarees. years old, I started accom- “RIP #shaukatazmi a life Kapoor, Urmila the rich and famous, died transferred on 9 August to country succumbed to an ill- Azmi, Kaifi is also sur- She had been ailing for panying her on her tours . so very well lived and Matondkar and others in Manhattan’s another prison day before ness. The wildlife department vived by son Baba Azmi. quite some time, but the I would go to sleep back- loved. Consider myself attended the funeral. Metropolitan Correctional his death. — Agencies in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island says the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes Saturday due to NEWS NUGGETS GRETA, TIME TRAVELLER? 1898 shock in her system. She had uterine tumours since her LOOKALIKE SPARKS THEORIES capture in March 2014. London: Could Greta Thunberg Department director be a time traveller sent from the Augustine Tuuga said that future to save humanity from the 25-year old Iman was suffer- unfolding climate crisis? A cadre ing significant pain. — AP of Twitter users seem to think so, after the photograph of a young Klondike goldminer bear- ry is part of a sprawling collec- ing a striking resemblance to the tion by the documentary photog- Swedish activist was discovered rapher Eric Hegg. Near the end this week, the Guardian report- of the 19th century, the Swedish FRENCH CITY OPENS XMAS ed. American captured some of the The now viral 1898 image of most iconic images of people MARKET YEAR AFTER ATTACK three children operating a gold- hoping to make their fortunes in Strasbourg, France: The celebrated mine in Canada’s Yukon territo- the rugged north. — Agencies Christmas market in France’s east- ern city of Strasbourg opened for Braun addresses another festive season on Friday, with shopkeepers and visitors vow- BANG! POW! 1960’s BATMAN COSTUMES UP FOR AUCTION Taylor Swift drama ing not to be cowed by an attack last Los Angeles: Holy priceless col- According to hollywood memo- New York: Music industry year by a radical Islamist gunman lection! Batman and rabilia auction house mogul Scooter Braun said that killed five people. Robin’s costumes from the Profiles in History, the Friday his dispute with The annual celebrations around a iconic 1960s television sale will be the only megastar Taylor Swift over giant Christmas tree will be shad- series starring Adam West known pair of com- her music catalogue has left owed by the events of December 11, are set to go on sale in Los plete costumes from his family receiving “death 2018, when Cherif Chekatt, 29, went Angeles for an estimated superhero duo. threats.” Braun had not pub- on the rampage at the market. $1,50,000 to $2,00,000. Other items going licly spoken out on the mat- “We have no specific elements of Burt Ward played Robin under the hammer on ter, but early Friday dopped concern — terrorist or otherwise — alongside West’s caped December 17 include a lengthy Instagram post say- concerning the Christmas market in crusader in 120 episodes of the the bust of Shakespeare contain- ing Swift’s appeal had result- Strasbourg,” interior minister camp cult hit Batman from 1966- ing a secret switch to open ed in “numerous death Christophe Castaner told Dernieres 68, battling flamboyant villains Batcave, and Batmobile’s famous threats directed at my fami- Nouvelles d’Alsace. — AFP from The Joker to Catwoman. phone. — AFP ly.” “While disappointed that you have remained silent after being notified by your attorney 4 days ago of these ongoing threats, I’m hopeful Cohen’s new that we can fix this.” — AFP Facebook would have let Hitler posthumous Taiwanese actress Ding buy anti-Semitic ads, says Sacha Ning (left) and Malaysian album offers actress Angelica Lee at the PRINCE ANDREW’S London: British comedian German Sacha Baron Cohen has YOUNG QUITS FB 56th Golden Horse film awards, TROUBLES apt final waltz said if Facebook had dubbed the Chinese ‘Oscars’, in OVER ‘FALSE INFO’ model Toni Garrn at Taipei on Saturday. New York: Though his existed in the 1930s it — AFP NOT OVER YET storied would have allowed Hitler Los Angeles: the International Music — AFP career need- a platform for his anti- Neil Young quits Award in Berlin on London: Britain’s Prince ed no epi- Semitic beliefs. Facebook in Friday. Andrew continues to face logue, The Ali G star singled response to ‘false many hurdles despite his Leonard out the social media com- information decision to step down from Cohen’s pany in a speech in New given to public,’ Neil royal duties because of his graceful new York, BBC reported. the Guardian. friendship with billionaire sex Young posthumous He also criticised Neil Young has offender Jeffrey Epstein.The Sacha Baron Cohen album Leonard Google, Twitter and deleted his Facebook artist 59-year-old prince, who is Thanks for Cohen YouTube for pushing Twitter announced in page in response to the Australian rapper Queen Elizabeth the Dance “absurdities to billions of late October that it would company’s sponsorship of Iggy Azalea (left) II’s son, is strug- offers a satisfying post- people”. ban all political advertis- the annual gala dinner of and British singer gling to stay at the script, giving fans one Social media giants and ing globally from 22 the Federalist Society, Alice Chater dur- helm of his last chance to savor his internet companies are November. the powerful rightwing ing an award cer- Pitch&Palace char- inimitable poetry. under growing pressure Earlier this week Google legal group behind nomi- emony in Berlin ity, with some Mere weeks before his to curb the spread of mis- said it would not allow nation of the conservative on Friday. British media death at age 82, Cohen information around polit- political advertisers to SC justice Brett — AFP reports indicating released his 2016 album ical campaigns. target voters. — Agencies Kavanaugh. — Agencies he has already You Want It Darker, a stepped down. A Prince stirring work whose number of the Andrew lyrics continue his meta- charity’s corporate physical exploration of backers including Barclays death, spirituality, and Iran ordered to pay $180m have stopped supporting the Book on RAW’s 1st boss to hit stands soon his place in the universe. project, which brings young Though many saw it as New Delhi: A new book on Jawahar Lal Nehru, entrepreneurs together with the final chapter from a the life and times of leg- ■ The book, R.N. Kao: Gentle Indira Gandhi and Rajiv to reporter over detention companies that can help put singular talent, Cohen endary spymaster R.N. Spymaster is written by secu- Gandhi. Washington: A US court The deci- their ideas into practice. had more reckoning to Kao, founding father of rity expert Nitin Gokhale. Kao’s legendary exploits on Friday ordered the sion is large- Andrew faces continued do — and the unfinished India’s external intelli- include conducting government of Iran to ly symbolic. scrutiny that is expected to ■ A deputy director at the pieces he left behind are gence agency Research & ‘Kashmir Princess’ probe pay nearly $180 million in Iran did not intensify when a BBC inter- now integrated into his Analysis Wing, will hit the IB, Kao took over as director in the mid-1950s, his con- damages to an Iranian- answer the view with his primary accuser vast body of work. In stands soon, announced of RAW in 1968 after former tributions in the libera- American journalist who lawsuit, is broadcast. The broadcast mourning his father’s publishing house PM Indira Gandhi split the tion of Bangladesh in 1971 was jailed by Tehran on according to with Virginia Roberts Giuffre Jason death, Cohen’s son Bloomsbury. former to carve out an intel- and role in ensuring espionage charges in Washington is set for Dec. 2. She says she Rezaian Adam, also a musician, The book, R.N. Kao: ligence agency focused on Sikkim’s merger with 2014. Post, and the had sex with Andrew three grew determined to do Gentle Spymaster, which India. “For an author like A US district court Islamic republic is not times, starting when she was R.N. Kao international threats justice to the raw vocal is based on reminiscences me, it had to be a combina- judge ordered the dam- expected to pay damages. 17. Andrew denies the accusa- recordings left behind. of Kao’s family, profes- tion of the personal and ages be paid to Jason The Iranian-American tion and says he doesn’t have The nine tracks on sional colleagues, and his of the disastrous Sino- RAW in 1968 after former the professional to try and Rezaian and his family in Rezaian was the Post’s any recollection of meeting Thanks for the Dance personal papers, is writ- Indian conflict in 1962 and Prime Minister Indira capture the essence of compensation for pain Tehran correspondent her, despite a photograph blend coherently into ten by security expert brain behind the secretive Gandhi split the former to Kao, the man, the legend. and suffering as well as when he was arrested, showing him with his arm his oeuvre with forward- Nitin A. Gokhale. Aviation Research Centre, carve out an intelligence This is neither history nor economic loss for the 18- and spent 544 days in an around her. Giuffre says she looking contemplations, Kao, who has many firsts India’s premier technical agency focused on inter- a detective thriller. It is by month detention, when Iranian prison. He was was a victim of a sex traffick- examining the past not to his credit, was one of intelligence agency. national threats. Also, he no means a comprehen- he was physically abused, released in January 2016 ing scheme operated by with nostalgia but with the founding fathers of A deputy director at the was a close adviser and sive chronicle of the RAW deprived of sleep and in exchange for seven Epstein, a billionaire who died an inner drive to explore the directorate general of Intelligence Bureau, Kao security chief to three either, writes Gokhale in medical care and threat- Iranians held in the US. in prison in August. — AP his own psyche. — AFP security in the aftermath took over as director of Indian Prime Ministers — the preface. — PTI ened with execution. — AFP

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SPORT | Cricket SPORT | Basketball Kohli hits 27th Test Mitchell, Conley ton as India inch help Jazz go past closer to big win 14 Golden State 15 GUIDE TO FORTUNE Mother, step-father held Tick the answer and check them below. What is the average for killing 5-year-old boy 1salinity of sea water? ■ 3% Van driver who dumped body spills the beans ■ 3.5% AGE CORRESPONDENT disclosed that he works at ■ 2% NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 The driver of the van a confectionary unit of disclosed that he, his relative Pradeep Hari Prasad Chaurasia is The Delhi police arrested along with his relative Sharma. They used to pro- 2a renowned player of three persons, including Dheeraj and a woman, vide services of catering which instrument? the mother and step- had used the vehicle and confectionery at par- father, for allegedly to dump the body of ties and marriages in ■ killing their five-year-old Delhi and NCR area. Flute the minor child ■ Tabla child in the national capi- “In the year 2017, ■ Sarod tal. Dheeraj met Anita and The accused have been station and an investiga- they started an affair. This Where is the identified as Dheeraj (22), tion was taken up,” said resulted in the abandon- 3headquarters of the a resident of Mainpuri in the DCP. ment of the first husband UNHCR located? Uttar Pradesh (UP); Anita “While scanning CCTV by the woman,” said the (name changed) (22), a res- footages of the area, one DCP. “The woman started liv- ■ ident of Farrukhabad in Maruti Ecco van was seen Geneva UP; and Pradeep Sharma and its movements were ing with Dheeraj along ■ Rome (27), a resident of found suspicious. with her two children from ■ London Dayalpur in Delhi. Following this, a team was her estranged husband. According to DCP tasked to trace the car. The couple was not able to Hundreds of people joined the protest by Jawaharlal Nehru University students against hos- (Northeast district) Ved “On November 22, the cope with their daily needs SHORT TAKES tel and mess fee hike in New Delhi on Saturday. Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar Prakash Surya, on car was spotted. The driv- with their small income. and CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury address the protesters. Bhim Army chief November 21 at around er of the van, Pradeep On November 20, Dheeraj Chandrashekhar Azad, in solidarity with JNU students, protested against fee hike. — PTI 1.00 pm, a call regarding Sharma, was apprehended and Anita strangulated the Gambling racket the body of a five-year-old and was subjected to inter- child to death,” said the child packed in a gunny rogation. He spilled the DCP. busted, 12 arrested ■ bag lying near Khajuri beans disclosing that he, “Subsequently, Dheeraj Citizens, students of other institutions join the protest Khas drain was received. along with his relative contacted his relative cum New Delhi: With the arrest of “Acting on the call, a Dheeraj and a woman, had employer Pradeep to help 12 persons, the Delhi Police police team reached the used the vehicle to dump him in disposing off the has claimed to bust a gam- spot. The body was exam- the dead body of the minor body of the child. All three bling racket operating in a ined and a case of murder child,” said the DCP. of them packed the body in rented flat in Govindpuri and disappearance of evi- “Dheeraj and Anita were a sack and later dumped it area. Gambled cash Hundreds take to streets in the Nala at Khajuri dence was registered at also nabbed. During inter- `1,76,600 apart from other the Khajuri Khas police rogation, accused Dheeraj Khas,” the DCP added. articles has been recovered from them, said the police. The accused were identified as Praveen Kumar (40), in support of JNU students Senior BJP Vinod Grover (59), Rahul Gupta (26), Kali Pad Biswas AGE CORRESPONDENT For the first time, going on for a week now. to Connaught Place to pre- Contractor held leaders to (43), Bisamber, Md Ameen NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 “It’s not just a fight for vent traffic snarls. (40), Shah Mohammed (60), members of the civil our education but also for “We want the whole roll Durgesh (38), Dayanand Hundreds of people took society joined stu- the education of the chil- back of the fee hike and on meet polling Gupta, Naresh Kumar (35), to the streets of Delhi on dents. The protest saw dren of police personnel November 27 we have after labourer Deepak Kumar (49) and Saturday in support of the the presence of people and media persons. planned for a national Deepak Kumar (53). DCP students’ protest against of all age groups. The Education should not get protest in the national cap- station heads (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal the hostel and mess fee colourful flags from out of reach of common ital,” said Aishe Ghosh, dies in manhole SHASHI BHUSHAN said that following a tip-off, a hike in Jawaharlal Nehru different universities people,” one of the protes- the president of JNUSU. NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 raid was conducted and the University (JNU). filled the streets of tors from JNU said. Members of student AGE CORRESPONDENT out from the sewer by accused including Praveen, The protesters, includ- Central Delhi. Students from different groups, including the SFI, NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 police personnel and Gearing up for the mastermind of the racket, ing members of the civil universities gathered at KYS, AISF, and NSUI firefighters and were upcoming Delhi were nabbed. He took the society and JNU alumna the Parliament Street to among others, participat- A 35-year-old man died rushed for treatment to Assembly polls, the BJP flat on rent and carried out and students, raised slo- A history student from support their JNU coun- ed in the protest in large and three others lost Bhagwan Mahavir city unit is organising a gambling activities with the gans asking the varsity Ambedkar University said: terparts. Neha Ahlawat numbers. Workers of the consciousness after Hospital in Pitampura, meet of the heads of help of his other associates administration to roll “Today, they have hiked the from IIT-Delhi said, “It Rashtriya Janata Dal and they entered a sewer to the police said. polling stations on namely Dayanand and Rahul back the fee hike and the fee at JNU. Tomorrow it (fee hike) is not a good dalit group Bhim Army clean it in northwest “All four labourers Sunday which will be Gupta. Praveen and Rahul government to “make edu- can happen at other move. The fee of IIT-Delhi also participated in the Delhi’s Shakurpur on were rushed to the addressed by senior Gupta have been found pre- cation affordable to all.” Central and state universi- has also increased from Rs protest. Saturday, police said, Bhagwan Mahavir party leaders. viously involved in gambling Kanhaiya Kumar, the for- ties. People say it’s a mat- 26,000 to Rs 2 lakh. The “Today, students from claiming that the work Hospital where Ashok BJP has appointed 3,700 activities. mer Jawaharlal Nehru ter of just `300 —that it is government should invest different colleges includ- was being carried out was declared brought “Sahari Kendra University Students’ not a big deal, but the man- funds in education and ing Delhi University, by a PWD contractor. dead. The condition of Pramukh,” head of three Union (JNUSU) president, ner in which this govern- health.” Jamia Milia Islamia, IIT, Meanwhile, a govern- the rest is stable,” a sen- or four polling Man jumps before said it is not a question of ment is trying to suppress An MBA student from and AIIMS have joined us ment statement claimed ior police officer said. booths. The meeting will right or left but a question the students is not being Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI), in our protest. The voices, that the man had fallen The Delhi Fire be held Lok Sabha con- Metro train, dies of right and wrong. spoken about. People who who did not wish to be which are speaking for into an open drain and Services said they stituency-wise, in which “There are some public can’t afford education else- named, called the JNU fee JNU, should speak for Delhi PWD minister received information all the sitting MPs will Noida: A man from Delhi universities that are doing where come to JNU. They hike irrelevant. “I have their rights also. We are Satyendar Jain ordered about the incident at also be present. The meet- ended his life by jumping in well in the education sec- belong to lower castes, come here to support JNU planning to organise a an inquiry into the inci- 11.20 am. Two fire ten- ing has been called with front of a speeding Metro tor and thus have become come from poor families, students. I am pretty sure nationwide protest,” said dent. Still, the minister der were rushed to the the party line ‘booth jeeto, train at the Course sta- an eyesore for the govern- and are Adivasis.” that after JNU, the govern- N. Sai Balaji, the former sought the inquiry spot and the rescue chunav jeeto’ (win polling tion here on Saturday, police ment. Spending money on The protest saw the pres- ment will target other uni- JNUSU president. report from the PWD operation was initiated, booth to win polls). said. The incident took place universities is considered ence of people of all age versities like JMI,” she The National Federation engineer-in-chief, and a senior fire official Union minister and at around 9.30 am and a waste of capital. groups and regions. The said. of Indian Women’s announced a compensa- said. party’s Assembly poll in- briefly disrupted the services However, it is not a waste colourful flags from differ- The protesters gathered (NFIW) Delhi secretary, tion of `10 lakh for the According to police, charge for national capi- on the Blue Line of the when it comes to building ent universities filled the at the Mandi House and Alka Srivastava, said: “We worker’s family. there were four victims, tal Prakash Javadekar Metro, connecting Electronic a statue worth Rs 3,000 streets of Central Delhi. started marching towards are in support of JNU stu- One contractor and however, the fire depart- and Hardeep Puri will City in Noida and Dwarka in crore. The women and It is for the first time that the Parliament amid the dents in the fight against one private supervisor ment claimed that they attend the meeting in Delhi, officials said. The backward people will be members of the civil soci- presence of a huge police privatisation. Education were arrested in con- pulled out five people New Delhi and Northeast deceased has been identified hit due to this fee hike,” he ety joined students in posse. Police personnel is not a privilege. It’s a nection with the inci- from the sewer of which Delhi parliamentary con- as Roopak Pal. He was said. their protest that has been blocked the roads leading right.” dent, the police said. one was declared stituency respectively. around 25 years of age, an The deceased was iden- brought dead. Party national general official of Sector 20 police tified as Ashok, a resi- Raj Kumar (27), a resi- secretary Saroj Pandey station said. The police were dent of Budh Vihar and dent of Barwala, and will attend the meet at investigating the matter, he the other men were Babloo (45), a resident Chandni Chowk Lok added.The Metro service AIIMS docs oppose Gore Lal (35), Rohit (30) of Pooth Kalan, have Sabha along with local between Noida and Karol and Sai (50), all resi- been arrested, the MP and Union minister Bagh was briefly disrupted dents of Pooth Kalan, police said. Dr Harsh Vardhan. In due to the incident, the Delhi review proposal of they said. The doctors said two East Delhi, BJP in-charge Metro Rail Corporation The police received workers had been dis- and party national vice (DMRC) said in a tweet. information about the charged after examina- president Shyam Jaju incident at around 11 tion. According to and former local MP students’ tuition fee am. They said the four locals, the men were Maheish Girri will Stolen bike seized men entered the sewer working at the spot for address the “Sahari New Delhi, Nov. 23: The nation. This dream can be near a gas agency after two days. Kendra Pramukh” of the in Rohini, 1 held AIIMS resident doctors fulfilled only if both the they were hired by the An eyewitness alleged constituency. BJP nation- association has strongly central and state govern- PWD contractor to that the sewer was al general secretary Dr New Delhi: A 27-year-old opposed a Centre’s pro- ments make quality edu- clean it. When they did closed for past many Anil Jain and Bhupender robber was arrested posal to review the cation affordable and not come out for some months and the men Yadav will be joining the red-handed by the Delhi tuition fees for the stu- healthcare accessible to time, the police were weren’t wearing any “Sahari Kendra Police while he was riding a dents of the prestigious all citizens,” it added. Delhi Fire Service men sprinkle water to combat pollu- informed. safety gear during the Pramukh” in Northeast stolen bike. The accused medical college and the AIIMS RDA president tion in New Delhi on Saturday. Almost 20 fire tenders The men were taken cleaning process. and Northwest Lok was identified as Sandeep. user charges for various Dr Amarinder Malhi have been deployed at pollution hot spots Sabha. He was found involved pre- diagnostic procedures said: “We, the resident viously in three cases of like blood tests, X-rays doctors, are against the robbery. DCP (PCR) Sharat and OPD charges for its memorandum issued by Kumar SInha said that on patients. the administration. We Friday, the MPV Prakhar AIIMS RDA opposed the are against any kind of Senior citizen among 6 held for sharing children’s obscene video staff comprising of HC proposal, saying it strong- increase in the tuition AGE CORRESPONDENT and Sudama Ram (29). from one another. mission of the content, Krishan Gopal, Ct. Nitin and ly supports quality and fees of students and user NEW DELHI, NOV. 23 The accused were arrest- The accused were While Narender is a which depicts children Ct. Rajat noticed a suspi- affordable education for charges for patients in all ed under MASOOM arrested under third-year student of engaged in sexually ciously parked motorcycle in all sections of the society. medical institutes.” The Delhi Police’s Cyber (Mitigation of Adolescent MASOOM (Mitigation Engineering, accused explicit act or conduct. Rohini area. During verifica- The proposal has been Under the Centre’s Crime Unit (CyPAD) has Sexually Offensive Online of Adolescent Sexually Sanju works as a daily Preliminary investiga- tion, the motorcycle was mooted close on the heels instruction, the New arrested six persons, Material), an initiative of Offensive Online wage labour in Azadpur tion of his seized devices found stolen. Subsequently, of a drastic hike in the Delhi AIIMS administra- including a senior citizen, the Delhi Police to fight Material), an initiative Subzi Mandi. Accused reveal that he had made the staff kept a vigil and in hostel charges and other tion has directed all its in the national capital for online child pornography. of the Delhi Police to Amit works in the house- fake social media profile of the mean time a person fees for the JNU students. departments, sections, sharing online pictures The initial inputs were fight online child keeping department of a a 19-year-old boy and used came and started the bike. “Quality education and wings and facilities to and videos containing sex- provided to the NCRB prominent automobile that to communicate on The staff immediately healthcare are the build- submit details of charges ually offensive content (National Crime Records pornography company in Gurgaon, various forums. nabbed him. He was handed ing blocks of our nation levied and the reasons for involving children. The Bureau) by NCMEC, a Sudama works as a All the six accused per- over to the local police of and we will not allow any setting the user charges arrested offenders were non-profit US based collab- Instagram, etc. and even cashier in the retail store sons have been arrested Samaypur Badli for further person, organisation or lower than the current sharing the offensive con- orative forum. on WhatsApp groups. It of a popular fashion under appropriate sections probe. the government to com- cost, the official said. tent on various social DCP (CyPad) Anyesh was then uploaded or for- designer in South Delhi, of the law and are being promise on them in any The Union health min- media platforms. Roy said, “Upon interroga- warded to other individu- and Revti Nandan works further interrogated. THE ANSWERS TO TODAY’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE aspect,” said AIIMS RDA istry had earlier repeated- The arrested accused tion, it has been revealed als by them.” as a ladies tailor. Accused Investigation of the case is

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3.5% 3.5% ■ ■ our long-cherished dream been changed in the last Revti Nandan Anand (34), ous social media plat- ety and their education He confessed about his content as well as the of becoming a developed 20 years. — PTI Lok Raj Yajurvedi (61), forms like Facebook, levels also vary vastly involvement in the trans- involvement of others. Optimistic PAGE Australian spin legend Shane Warne is hoping Virat Kohli and his men will agree to play with the pink ball Cricket 14 when they tour Australia next year THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Rahane says swing makes it challenging I love scoring Kolkata, Nov. 23: Senior India player Ajinkya hundreds for New Rahane on Saturday said Zealand and I really Pink Panther that batting under lights in the ongoing Day/Night enjoyed that one. Sublime Kohli hits 27th Test century as India inch closer to big win Test against Bangladesh — BJ Watling after scoring a Kolkata, Nov. 23: Virat Kohli Mushfiqur smashed 10 fours in threw himself to his right to here was a challenging SCORECARD pluck a catch out of thin air. hundred to put New Zealand ahead conjured up a classic hundred in his counter-attacking knock as task as the pink ball his first tryst with the pink ball the visitors looked relieved With this century, Kohli swings late under such of England in their first Test Bangladesh (1st innings): 106 while a lethal Ishant Sharma when the Indian pacers strug- India (1st innings): M. Agarwal c Mehidy b Al-Amin 14, R. Sharma equalled Ricky Ponting’s record conditions. tormented Bangladesh batsmen gled to handle heavy dew lbw b Ebadat 21, C. Pujara b Ebadat 55, V. Kohli c Taijul b Ebadat of most hundreds — 41 — as cap- Rahane, who scored 51 yet again to push India towards towards the end. 136, A. Rahane c Ebadat b Taijul 51, R. Jadeja b Abu 12, W. Saha tain in International cricket in India’s first innings victory in their maiden They still trail by 89 runs and (not out) 17, R. Ashwin lbw b Al-Amin 9, U. Yadav c Shadman b (Tests/ODI/T20I). total of 347 for 9 declared, TEST CORNER day/night Test, here on need a miracle to save the match. Abu 0, I. Sharma lbw b Al-Amin 0, M. Shami (not out) 10. Extras The India skipper took exactly said a batsman will have Saturday. On 59, Mushfiqur successfully (b12, lb2, w8) 22. Total (for nine wickets decl. in 89.4 overs) 347. half the innings (188) than the deploy different strategy Mostly offering a straight bat reviewed an lbw decision given FoW: 1-26, 2-43, 3-137, 4-236, 5-289, 6-308, 7-329, 8-330, 9-331. Aussie great for the world in the final session. to dispatch the swinging by Marais Erasmus as the ball Bowling: Al-Amin 22.4-3-85-3, Abu 21-6-77-2, Ebadat 21-3-91-3, record. Kohli had come to the “It’s a historic Test AUSTRALIA pink cherry in the ‘V’ deflected from his glove before Taijul 25-2-80-1. crease under lights with India in match and am really glad region, Kohli became hitting the pad in the fag end of Bangladesh (2nd innings): Shadman Islam lbw b Ishant 0, Imrul a tricky 43/2 inside 13 overs on a to be part of this. As a bat- DOMINATE the first Indian to score the day. Kayes c Kohli b Ishant 5, Mominul Haque c Saha b Ishant 0, day Indian openers had a rare man I thought the first a hundred in a Mahmudullah matched the Mohammad Mithun c Shami b Umesh 6, Mushfiqur Rahim (bat- failure. Kohli's last ton here had and the second session day/night Test, treat- senior pro but had to walk off ting) 59, Mahmudullah (retired hurt) 39, Mehidy Hasan c Kohli b come against Sri Lanka on were easy to bat on. But PAKISTAN ing the fans with a 136- due to a hamstring issue after Ishant 15, Taijul Islamc Rahane b Umesh 11. Extras (B-8, LB-4, W- November 2017. under lights, with the late run knock after start- they added 69 runs for the fourth 5) 17. Total (for six wickets in 32.3 overs) 152. Bangladesh’s ground fielding swing, it is challenging Brisbane: Australia look certain ing the day at wicket. FoW: 1-0, 2-2, 9-3, 13-4, 133-5, 152-6. looked appalling while their for batsmen. Twilight to take a 1-0 lead in their series overnight 59. Paceman Ishant, who took a Bowling: Ishant 9-1-39-4, Umesh 10.3-0-40-2, Mohammed Shami bowlers absolutely did not show period is always challeng- against Pakistan after dominat- His deputy Ajinkya five-for in the first innings, blew 8-0-42-0, R. Ashwin 5-0-19-0. any fight in a damp squib to the ing,” Rahane said after ing with both bat and ball on Rahane (51) too away the top-order with a three- pre-match hype for the first pink the second day’s play. day three of the first Test in looked in good touch, wicket burst and later added ball Test in India. — PTI “In the first session, the Brisbane on Saturday. striking his fourth wicket of Mehidy Hasan to be first innings and were replaced the scorer. ball comes on nicely with Big centuries to Marnus successive half-cen- one wicket away from his second according to the concussion pro- Earlier, resuming at 59, skipper no lateral movement. Labuschagne (185) and David tury as India 10-wicket haul in a Test match. tocol. India started off the sec- Kohli looked at his sublime best Later with the dew com- Warner (154) helped Australia declared their first Umesh Yadav dismissed Taijul ond innings with an intimidat- as he brought up his 27th Test ing in, the strategy to a first innings total of 580 in innings at 347 for Islam (11) with a short ball in the ing slip cordon in four slips and century. He pushed Taijul Islam should be different. reply to Pakistan’s 240. nine for a massive last over of the day. a gully. for a double in the square leg You need to play posi- At stumps Pakistan were in big 241-run lead. Ashwin was introduced for the Ishant gave the breakthrough region to bring up his hundred. tive cricket in the trouble on 64 for three, still Bangladesh, who first time in the match and he in the fifth ball, trapping Rahane was done in by some first session and cap- needing 276 runs to make were shot out for 106 almost gave a breakthrough in Shadman Islam before extra bounce as he top-edged a italise on that,” he Australia bat again. Shan in their first essay, his fourth ball but Rahane Bangladesh could Taijul delivery to be holed out at added. Masood was not out 27 and were reduced to 13 for dropped Mehidy Hasan at open their point. But Kohli, who had Rahane also said Babar Azam was 20 at the four at one stage but the slip. Mohammed account. The become the first Indian skipper that by watching the close. Pakistan bowling coach the visitors ended the Mithun became the third gangly paceman to go past the 5000-run mark in Indian fast bowlers Waqar Younis said later that second day at 152 for Bangladeshi player to be returned and the longest format, grew from Umesh Yadav, Ishant with such an inexperienced six, courtesy a com- hit on his head when he sent by rival strength to strength en route to Sharma and attack at their disposal, it was bative half-century failed to duck an Ishant skipper his 70th International hundred. Mohammed Shami only natural that there would be from Mushfique bouncer. Mominul Kohli hit top gear after his hun- from the gully could tough times. Rahim (59 batting) Already two of their Haque, who dred, smashing Bangladeshi make out how hard “Naseem (Shah) is only 16 andbatsmen (Liton Das and edged one pacer Abu Jayed for four succes- they were working. remember and even Shaheen Mahmudullah, Nayeem Hasan) were behind sive boundaries. — PTI (Afridi) is only 19, so of course who retired hurt hit by Mohammed without His knock, which had 18 they are going to learn a lot after scoring 39. Shami bouncers in the bothering boundaries, ended when Taijul from this tour,” he said. “We’ve got to give them time <<< Virat Kohli celebrates his BHARAT JOINS and hope they learn, and in a century against Bangladesh on year or so they’ll be a force.” day two at the Eden Gardens. Mitchell Starc did the early — AFP AS SAHA COVER damage when Pakistan began Kolkata, Nov. 23: The their second innings, trapping Indian selection commit- captain Azhar Ali leg before for tee has decided to release five. He then enticed Haris Rishabh Pant and Sohail to waft at a ball well out- Shubman Gill from the side off stump, only to get a Test squad to get some thick edge to Australian wicket- match time in domestic keeper Tim Paine. Asad Shafiq cricket ahead of the limit- was next to fall, edging Pat ed overs series against Cummins to second slip where the West Indies next Steve Smith took a comfortable month. Andhra keeper- catch. Labuschagne had earlier batsman KS Bharat scored a magnificent maiden joined the team as Test century in front of his Wriddhiman Saha’s cover home crowd at the Gabba. for the remainder of the — AFP final Test against Brief scores: Pakistan 240 & Bangladesh. — PTI 64/3 in 17 overs (Shan Masood (batting) 27, Babar Azam (bat- MOST HUNDREDS IN ting) 20; Mitchell Starc 2/25) vs MOST Australia 580 (David Warner INTERNATIONAL CRICKET Adding another feather to his illustrious cap, VIRAT 154, M. Labuschagne 185; Yasir Batsman M Runs 100s Pink ball is easier to Shah 4/205). KOHLI on Saturday equalled Australian great Sachin Tendulkar (India) 664 34,357 100 TONS RICKY PONTING’S record of 41 international Ricky Ponting (Aus) 560 27,483 71 as captain centuries as captain. sight than red: Dada WATLING’S Virat Kohli (India) 395 21,172 70 Kolkata, Nov. 23: Visibility FASTEST TO 27 HUNDREDS Kohli brought up his 70th overall ton and 27th Test may have been one of the Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 594 28,016 63 talking points in the run- CENTURY PUTS IN TESTS century with a brace off Taijul Islam in the 68th up to the first Day/Night Jacques Kallis (SA) 519 25,534 62 over, on the second day of India’s maiden day-night Test in India but BCCI KIWIS AHEAD STATS: S. PERVEZ QAISER Batsman Innings Test in Kolkata against Bangladesh. president Sourav Ganguly feels sighting the pink ball Mount Maunganui: A gritty BJ Don Bradman (Aus) 79 is “easier” than the red Watling, New Zealand’s go-to With the century, Kohli’s 20th as India captain in cherry. man behind India hosting man when the chips are down, Virat is the best: Vaughan Virat Kohli (Ind) 141 Tests, the talismanic batsman also surpassed Asked about visibility, its maiden Day/Night Test the former India captain after initial resistance, was produced an unbeaten 119 to Ponting's tally of 19 Test tons as skipper. put the Black Caps ahead of Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on S. Tendulkar (Ind) 141 said: “It’s actually easier delighted with the big England in the first innings of than the red ball.” turnout at the Eden Saturday picked Virat Kohli as the best batsman Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) 154 the opening Test on Saturday. across all formats in this era. “Red Ball ... White Ball Only former skipper GRAEME SMITH Ganguly remained non- Gardens. “So many At stumps on day three in ... Now Pink Ball ... @imVkohli is the best Batsman committal on whether watched the match that is Mount Maunganui, New Zealand across all formats in this era ...,” Vaughan tweeted. M. Hayden (Aus) 157 has more centuries than Kohli with 25 tons to his India will play a pink ball most important. I was not were 394 for six to lead name as captain. Test in Australia next year. under any tension but I England by 41. The 34-year-old Ganguly, who was the was busy.” — PTI Watling, with a reputation for producing his best when the going is tough, has toiled under a blazing sun for almost seven hours to rescue New Zealand from a precarious situation and D/N Test cannot be long-term panacea notch his eighth Test century. Much of it was in partnership with Colin de Grandhomme in a it must be of near equal 119-run stand for the sixth wick- strength to fuel spectator et and followed by an unbroken (and sponsor, broadcaster et al) interest. Teams must 78 with Mitchell Santner, who Ambati Rayudu was 31 not out at stumps. Ayaz Memon tend towards this other- When de Grandhomme joined wise there is the danger of Watling New Zealand were 197 Over The Top being usurped by some for five, with all their recog- other sport. RAYUDU ALLEGES nised batsmen gone and This has been a persist- England's 353 looking a long aturday’s diabolical night Test by the unique- ent danger to cricket, par- CORRUPTION IN way off. The dismissal of Henry political develop- ness of the occasion. They ticularly Test cricket. For Nicholls for 41 before lunch had Sments took attention thronged the Eden most of its history, the top the tourists feeling they were away from the first-ever Gardens also to honour 2-3 teams would be way HYDERABAD CA heading for a comfortable first day-night Test match at son-of-the-soil Sourav ahead of the others. Since Hyderabad, Nov. 23: innings lead, but Watling Kolkata where, unless Ganguly, who has made less than 10 countries Cricketer Ambati Rayudu patiently chipped away at the there something as sensa- this possible in such a played the longest format on Saturday alleged cor- deficit. De Grandhomme, mean- tionally topsy-turvy as in short time. for over a century, the dif- ruption in Hyderabad while, characteristically pun- Maharashtra happens, The fact that there were ference seemed even stark- Cricket Association ished anything loose with a six India should register a powerful delegates attend- er. (HCA) and sought the and seven fours as he raced to comfortable victory. ing the match, drawn from Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and current champion Magnus Even now, too few teams intervention of play the sport to paper 65. Stokes was surprisingly kept Yet, there is a worry. The politics, business, enter- Carlsen (left) ring the bell on day two at the Eden Gardens. — BCCI Telangana Municipal out of the attack through the utterly inept performance tainment and sport as well over the threat. The chasm Administration minister onslaught until the first ball by Bangladesh (so far) as the who’s who of Indian could endure the ennui of shows the growth of the impossible. But for a sport between the top 4 teams KT Rama Rao in the issue. after tea, when he had instant raises the question cricket — past and present drawn matches, countless sport, spectators want to to be relevant in the mod- and the others remains “Hello sir @KTRTRS, I success. De Grandhomme whether just having day- — being featured in a fans started getting see at least a decent con- ern world, and therefore wide. The problem now, of request u to plz look into slashed at a wide delivery night matches can help parade made it an event switched off because not test between teams. give spectatorship a con- course, is that fans have nd address the rampant which Dom Sibley grasped one- restore the pre-eminence nobody would have want- enough attempt was made If the contest is terribly tinuous upward thrust, countless other options on corruption prevailing in handed in the gully and the of Test cricket. I fear not. ed to miss. However, if by players and teams to lop-sided, it does not sus- the teams that play it must how to spend their time hca. Hw can hyderabad be New Zealand all-rounder, hav- Day night cricket, played these same things were to achieve a result. They tain fan interest. This is be competitive. and money. great when it’s cricket ing just returned to the crease, with a pink ball, is essen- be repeated, it will not migrated to other sports or the big threat to Test crick- True, all teams have peri- There is obviously no team is influenced by immediately went back to the tially a ruse to seduce fans hold similar value. other forms of entertain- et, not just from other ods of ups and downs. The magic formula to bring money nd corrupt ppl dressing room. Watling levelled — old and specially new — Spectatorship in Test ment. sports, but from within highs and lows can some- parity between the teams who hav numerous acb the scores turning Sam Curran to savour the magic of the cricket had eroded from In this millennium the too, which explains the times last years. There are in the eco-system. But this cases against them which to the fine-leg boundary and five-day format. It cannot the 1950s and 60s because palate and preferences of phenomenal success of any number of factors that should concern the ICC are being swept under the then put Kiwis ahead with a sin- retain its appeal as just a of two reasons: paucity of spectators has changed ODIs in the past 50 years go in the making of a and member boards for carpet,” Rayudu tweeted. gle through square leg. — AFP visual spectacle. That will time because of work pres- from 60 years back. While and in the last decade, strong team: from culture, mutual survival. The day- Meanwhile, the HCA Brief scores: England 353 vs fade quickly, unless the sure, aggravated by the results in Tests matches from the even bigger suc- resources, talent supply, night Test can catalyse president Mohd New Zealand 394/6 in 141 overs cricket played is interest- fact that drawn matches have happily become fre- cess of T20 cricket. efficient administration interest, but is not long- Azharuddin said Rayudu (BJ Watling (batting) 119, C. de ing. had proliferated to a very quent, and more teams To get all teams in a sport etc. term panacea. That can “is a frustrated crick- Grandhomme 65; Ben Stokes Fans in Kolkata were high degree. now play cricket (even the to be of equal talent and But for a sport to thrive, only be provided by the eter”. 2/37, Sam Curran 2/74) lured to the first-ever day- While complete diehards five-day format) which strength is obviously the bulk of teams that play quality of cricket played. — PTI Kim in lead PAGE Kim Sei-young maintains her two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the LPGA Games 15 Tour Championship in Florida THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

DAVIS | CUP Utah tame Warriors Rafael powers I didn’t expect too Mitchell, Conley help Jazz go past Golden State Spain to semis much from him Salt Lake City, Nov. 23: Madrid, Nov. 23: Rafael ● With back-to-back because he has Donovan Mitchell scored Nadal won back-to-back 30 points and Mike Conley matches to propel Spain to wins, World No.1 been out for six had 27 to help Utah beat a 2-1 victory over Rafael Nadal undermanned Golden Argentina and a place in propelled Spain to a weeks State. the semifinals of the new- 2-1 win over — Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach About 15 minutes after look Davis Cup on Friday. Argentina in the on Neymar the game ended, the arena World No.1 Nadal was evacuated because of thrashed Diego quartefinal of the a suspicious package. Schwartzman 6-1, 6-2 to Davis Cup Most fans had already left pull Spain level after Guido SHORT TAKES the building when players, Pella put the Argentines ● The other teams to coaches and reporters ahead with a 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 have made the last- Duncan in lead were instructed to leave (7/4), 6-1 win over Pablo four of the immediately. Carreno. tournament are at RSM Classic Jazz players quickly Nadal then teamed with headed for their cars in Marcel Granollers to beat England, Russia and Washington: Tyler Duncan the parking lot — center Maximo Gonzalez and Canada holed out from the fairway for Rudy Gobert was still in Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 an eagle on the way to a nine- uniform as he left. in a must-win doubles under-par 61 on Friday and Warriors players boarded match to see Spain into a winners and face Canada, two-shot second-round lead in their team bus. final-four clash with Great quarterfinal victors over the US PGA Tour RSM Classic in Salt Lake City police Lt. Britain. Australia, in Saturday’s Sea Island, Georgia. Carlos Valencia said the Britain meanwhile eased semifinals. Duncan’s career-best round suspicious package was a into the semis with an effi- featured seven birdies, includ- shoebox discovered under cient 2-0 effort over RUBLEV LEADS ing four in the space of five a table at a restaurant in Germany. CANADIANS TO SEMIS holes from the second through the northeast corner of Andy Murray was rested Earlier in the day Rublev the sixth on the par-70 Seaside the arena. He said the call on Friday but will likely won the first singles over Course, in use this week along came in from a uniformed feature in the semifinals. Filip Krajinovic 6-1, 6-2 to with the par-72 Plantation officer working part-time In his absence Kyle give Russia a lead, can- Course. at the game, and the sell- Edmund beat Philipp celled out later by But the highlight of his day out crowd was already Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-5 in Djokovic, who overcame came at the par-four eighth, starting to leave when the the first rubber with Khachanov 6-3, 6-3. where his tee shot left in the evacuation began. Daniel Evans taking three The World No.2 Djokovic, fairway 106 yards from the hole Arena bomb dogs went sets to see off Jan-Lennard winner of 16 Grand Slams and his high-arching second near the package and got a Struff 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 said the match had been “a shot found the cup. hit on it, Valencia said. (7/2). real roller-coaster of a Duncan’s 14-under par total of Bojan Bogdanovic added game, very, very emotional 17 points for the Jazz, and UNDERDOGS RUSSIA BEAT and very tense”. 128 put him two strokes ahead SERBIA IN QUARTERS of Colombian Sebastian Munoz, Gobert had 19 rebounds In the absence of Daniil Australian Rhein Gibson and and seven blocks. Alec Earlier Russia beat Novak Medvedev, the Russian star American D.J. Trahan. Burks scored 20 points for Djokovic’s Serbia to reach who pulled out of the event “I made a lot of putts, a lot of the Warriors. the semifinals following a citing exhaustion, captain straight-ish putts, which I strug- Meanwhile, Kawhi cliff-hanger match that Shamil Tarpischev placed gled with a little bit and we’ve Leonard nailed the go- went all the way to a decid- his faith in Rublev and been working on that a ton. I ahead basket with just 15 ing tie-breaker. Khachanov for both singles don't think I’ve ever had back- seconds remaining to lift With the quarterfinal and doubles. to-back rounds with no bogeys, the Los Angeles Clippers level at 1-1 following the In the end, it all hinged so I’m happy to have that, for to an entertaining 122-119 singles, the Russian pair- on the doubles with Russia sure,” Duncan said. — AFP win over the Houston ing of Karen Khachanov taking the first set 6-4. In Rockets. and Andrey Rublev faced the second set and with the Leonard finished with 24 Djokovic and Viktor Serbs up 4-2 Djokovic Ashwini sets sights points and six rebounds, Troicki in the deciding appeared to suffer discom- while Paul George had 19 rubber. fort from his right elbow, on Tokyo berth points and eight rebounds After a see-saw match of the same place where her for the Clippers, who won Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert (centre) scores against the Golden State Warriors during their NBA game in Salt Lake City high drama the Russians reported pain at the ATP Mumbai: Eyeing an Olympic their fourth consecutive on Friday. Utah won 113-109. — AP came out 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (10/8) Finals last week. y— AFP berth at the 2020 Tokyo Games, game. India’s doubles specialist Lou Williams of We find a way to win no a short time later. helped the Lakers seal the Ashwini Ponappa on Saturday Clippers scored all 26 of matter what the game Westbrook scored 22 victory over the strug- said she is working on her fit- his points in the second is. This is a very good points but he missed a gling Thunder. ness and strength to be in good half in front of a crowd of team at home. They've three point attempt late in Chris Paul made a layup shape for the upcoming season. 19,000 at Staples Centre. struggled on the road a the game which would with 11 seconds remain- The Olympic qualification James Harden had 37 little bit, but we knew have given the Rockets a ing to get the Thunder to period in badminton is between points, 12 assists and eight they were going to give shot at victory. within 126-125 before rebounds for the Rockets, Davis made a pair of free April 29, 2019 and April 26, it their best punch. JAMES SHINES AS LA who have lost their last throws to put the Lakers 2020 with the ranking list pub- LAKERS TRIUMPH lished on April 30 to be used to two games after going on — LeBRON up by three with eight sec- decide the spots. an eight-game winning JAMES Elsewhere, LeBron James onds left. Ashwini, a ‘Red Bull’ athlete, is streak. Los Angeles Lakers had 23 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander aware that the road to Olympic Williams gave the player after the win Anthony Davis made four scored with four seconds qualification will be a tough one Clippers a 118-117 lead clutch free throws in the to go before two more free as she and her women’s dou- with 30 seconds remain- final ten seconds as the throws from Davis gave bles partner N. Sikki Reddy will ing by draining a three George helped clinch it by They played two seasons Los Angeles Lakers pulled the Lakers another three- have to rack up ranking points point shot. Harden then making two free throws together with the out a 130-127 win over the point cushion. The ahead of the April 30 deadline. made two free throws to with one second on the Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City on Friday. Thunder made a final long “Focus would be on getting restore Houston’s lead, clock. before George left to join Davis finished with a desperation inbounds my body strong and fit and 119-118, with 22 seconds to It was the first meeting the Clippers. team-high 33 points and 11 pass, but James stole the working more on basic drills go. between Houston’s Russell The Thunder dealt rebounds, but it was his ball from Steven Adams to and getting that strong. Since After Leonard’s bucket, Westbrook and George. Westbrook to the Rockets free throw shooting that end the game. — Agencies we have just a few months left we will also be playing more tournaments and being fit and ready would be important,” Ashwini said. WADA to Ashwini and Sikki, ranked 24th in the world, had a dismal run Icardi, Angel net for PSG this season. — PTI rule hard Paris, Nov. 23: Neymar made his latest comeback on Russia from injury for Paris Saint-Germain on Friday Montreal, Nov. 23: The FITNESS IS KEY as first-half goals by prospect of Russia being Mauro Icardi and Angel banned from next year’s FOR 2020, SAYS Di Maria saw the Ligue 1 Tokyo Olympics has leaders ease to a 2-0 win loomed closer as a World over Lille at the Parc des Anti-Doping Agency HOCKEY COACH Princes. (WADA) panel recom- The in-form Icardi mended the country’s Bengaluru: Fitness will be key opened the scoring from drug-testing authority be as the Indian women’s hockey close range in the 17th declared non-compliant team eye consistency in the minute with his 10th goal with international rules. Spain’s Rafael Nadal (left) and Marcel Granollers cele- run-up to next year’s Tokyo in PSG's last nine games, In a statement, WADA brate after winning their doubles Davis Cup quarterfinal Olympics, chief coach Sjoerd and Di Maria doubled said Friday its match against Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer and Maximo Marijne said on Saturday. their lead just after the Compliance Review Gonzalez at the Madrid Finals on Friday. Spain won 6-4, 4- half-hour mark. Committee (CRC) had rec- Having qualified for the 2020 6, 6-3. — AFP Olympics earlier this month, the Despite not being near ommended that the Indian women’s team is now their best, Thomas Russian Anti-Doping gearing up for the upcoming Tuchel's side were too Agency (RUSADA) be sus- tournaments, starting with a strong for the team who pended again when the tour of New Zealand in January finished runners-up global anti-doping watch- GAURAV COMES GOOD ON next year. behind them last season. dog’s Executive “We have chartered out our After just 14 games, PSG Committee meets in Paris ACTION PACKED DAY ONE plans for the next seven months are 11 points clear of sec- on December 9. and we have a clear vision of ond-placed Marseille, If WADA chiefs adopt Bengaluru, Nov. 23: On an His teammate Karna what we need to improve on who play on Sunday. Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Julian Draxler (right) kicks the ball past Lille defend- the recommendation, incident-packed day, Kadur (Nikhil Pai), com- and the level we seek to Neymar had not played er Jose Fonte during their French League match at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Russia faces severe sanc- marred by crashes and ing on the back of two dis- achieve ahead of the Olympics,” for his club since October Friday. PSG won 2-0. — AFP tions including a possible breakdowns, Gaurav Gill appointing rounds, Marijne said. 5, having suffered a ham- ban from the 2020 Tokyo exhibited his driving skill showed his mettle to take “While we play some very string injury playing for Olympics. The CRC and acumen to take the the second position good teams in the lead up to Brazil against Nigeria a issued its recommenda- opening day’s honours in behind Gill in the INRC the Olympics where we look week later. tion after asking Russia to the Champions Yacht class. Arka Motorsport’s forward to achieving consistent It was just the latest Reus saves Dortmund explain “inconsistencies” Club FMSCI Indian Karna even won SS4 with performance. spell on the sidelines for in laboratory data handed National Rally an impressive timing of “We have decided to be the world’s most expen- over by Moscow to WADA Championship here on 12:24.200 to show that he based out of SAI, Bengaluru all sive player, who has fea- investigators in January. Saturday. was coming into his own. along because this feels like tured in barely half of the blues in Germany Full disclosure of data The JK Tyre Motorsport Championship leader home for us and every minute PSG’s matches. from the Moscow labora- stalwart’s car too bore the Fabid Ahmer, an MRF aspect such as the environment On just his sixth appear- Berlin, Nov. 23: Borussia Paderborn striker Streli ish the weekend eight tory was a key condition brunt of the K-1000 driver, opted for the smart we train in, and support system ance of the campaign, Dortmund captain Marco Mamba ran riot in the points behind leaders of Russia’s controversial Rally’s punishing stages option, driving steadily in we have here plays a major fac- Neymar lasted 65 minutes Reus equalised in added first-half with two goals Borussia Moenchengald- reinstatement by WADA along with many other each of the four stages, tor in our preparations,” he before being replaced by time to salvage a 3-3 draw before left wing Gerrit bach, who are at mid- in September 2018. favourites; but he still with the finishing post in added. Kylian Mbappe. at home to Bundesliga Holtmann grabbed the table FC Union Berlin on — AFP managed to be ahead of his mind. He was in the Back in the Sports Authority “I did’'t expect too much bottom side Paderborn as visitor’s third just before Saturday. the 50-strong pack, sixth position at the end of India, Bengaluru for National from him because he has Friday's shock result left the break. Hosts Dortmund were ● WADA said on exhibiting caution and of the day and could well Coaching Camp, it is business been out for six weeks,” Dortmund coach Lucien It was a different story behind with just five min- Friday that it’s control, rather than speed go full throttle on the big as usual for the Indian Women’s said Tuchel of Neymar. Favre under pressure. in the second-half as utes gone when Compliance Review and aggression as is his day. If his strategy works, Hockey Team albeit with The Brazilian only pro- Dortmund, who face England winger Jadon Paderborn winger Kai wont,. He, along with the with a handy overall lead greater focus now on a podium duced brief glimpses of Barcelona away on Sancho gave Dortmund Proeger out-sprinted, Committee (CRC) wily Musa Sherif, won of 22 points over Gill, the finish at the 2020 Tokyo his class and headed Wednesday in the hope before Axel Witsel, then rode the tackle of had recommended SS1 and SS3 and finished INRC 3 contestant (with Olympic Games. Talking about straight to the dressing Champions League, were then Reus both headed Germany international that the Russian fourth in SS2 and third in Sanath G. as co-driver) the review meeting that hap- room after being taken 3-0 down at half-time at late goals to poach a Nico Schulz on the right Anti-Doping Agency SS4 to garner a healthy can hope to go into the pened earlier this week, Marijne off, with some supporters Signal Iduna Park and point. flank. With the defence lead of almost 50 seconds last round in Kochi next said: “The review meeting was jeering the 27-year-old as out-played before launch- The draw leaves beaten, Proeger passed (RUSADA) be going into the second and month as the champi- not all about ‘well done, con- he departed. ing a second-half fight Dortmund fifth in the inside for Mamba to tap suspended again final day. onship leader. gratulations’.” — PTI — AFP back. table, but they could fin- home. — AFP Ugly PAGE Italian Serie A bottom side Brescia drop Mario Balotelli after training ground Games 16 bust-up with new coach Fabio Grosso THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 24 NOVEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

SPANISH LEAGUE SPECIAL WIN FOR Barca leave it late We have to carry to edge Leganes Madrid, Nov. 23: Barcelona on momentum and needed a late winner from THE RESULTS keep winning. Arturo Vidal to beat bot- tom-club Leganes 2-1 on PREMIER LEAGUE There is still a lot to Saturday and dig out a much-needed victory West Ham 2 work on and we ahead of what could prove (Antonio 73, Ogbonna need to improve a crucial month in their 90+6) ‘SPECIAL ONE’ season. Tottenham 3 from now on. Vidal poked in a fortu- (Son 36, Moura 43, — Dele Alli, Tottenham midfielder Spurs beat West Ham to give Mourinho winning start itous goal in the 79th Kane 49) after their EPL win over West Ham minute at Butarque after London, Nov. 23: Jose Mourinho Luis Suarez headed home a SPANISH LEAGUE delivered Lionel Messi free-kick to Tottenham’s first cancel out a brilliant open- Leganes 1 SHORT TAKES away win in the er from Leganes forward (En-Nesyri 12) Premier League Youssef En-Nesyri. Barcelona 2 Trap mixed title since January in Barcelona stay top of the (Suarez 53, Vidal 79) his first game in charge table, three points above for Manavaditya with a 3-2 win at West Ham Real Madrid, who play Madrid. It was important to catapult Spurs up to sixth. later on Saturday at home therefore to avoid a slip New Delhi: Rajasthan’s Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and to La Liga’s surprise high- against Leganes, playing Manavaditya Singh Rathore Harry Kane got the goals as fliers Real Sociedad. their first game in front of won his third gold in two days Mourinho made an instant impact A gritty win will also their own fans since at the ongoing Shotgun after replacing the sacked Mauricio come as a relief to under- appointing Javier Aguirre Nationals, partnering Anushka Pochettino on Wednesday. pressure coach Ernesto as coach. Singh Bhati to claim win the A much-needed three points will Valverde, whose team now The home side made the mixed team trap title here on help to endear Mourinho to a skepti- turn their attention to perfect start as En-Nesyri Saturday. cal Spurs support who were sad to see Wednesday’s crunch beat Gerard Pique with a Anushka and Manavaditya, who Pochettino’s five-and-a-half year spell Champions League group wonderful early striker. had won the individual junior in charge of the club end just six game against Borussia Pique has spent the inter- men’s trap and team titles on months after leading the club to a Dortmund at Camp Nou. national break juggling Friday, got the better of first ever Champions League final. A goalless draw against football with the Davis Madhya Pradesh’s Priyanshu There was no love lost between Slavia Prague earlier this Cup, the revamped tennis Pandey and Manisha Keer 3-2 in Mourinho’s Chelsea sides and month means Barca’s qual- tournament in Madrid that a shoot-off after both pairs Tottenham in the past, but his arrival ification from Group F is he is organising through were locked at 37 after the reg- had the desired impact for Spurs no longer guaranteed. his marketing company ulation 50 shots. chairman Daniel Levy, even if a West After Dortmund, they Kosmos. Haryana won the junior mixed Ham team devoid of confidence made then play away at Atletico Doubts about the defend- team trap competition when for perfect opponents. Madrid in La Liga to start er’s focus would not have Bhowneesh Mendiratta and Mourinho followed Pochettino’s a month that will include been allayed in the opening Kiran outgunned Delhi’s Kabir example in leaving out Christan trips to Inter Milan in the quarter of an hour. One Sharma and Kirti Gupta 47-40 Eriksen with the Dane one of a num- Champions League and pass from Roque Mesa was in the gold medal match. — PTI ber of Spurs players into the final Real Sociedad in La Liga enough to set En-Nesyri months of his contract and showing before the season’s first free against the 32-year-old no signs of agreeing a new deal. Clasico at home to Real in the 12th minute. — AFP “We have to make the right decision for the club,” Mourinho said on Eriksen’s future before kick-off, but his decision to field a front four of Dele Alli with Son, Moura and Kane worked. Kane had smashed the ball past beleaguered West Ham goalkeep- er Roberto after just three minutes from Alli’s pass but was denied by the offside flag. Manavaditya Singh Rathore An injury to first-choice stopper Lukasz Fabianski has coincided with a run of eight games without a win Rashid tied 2nd for West Ham with a string of errors from Roberto spreading a lack of con- in Sabah Masters fidence throughout the team. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Indian The Spaniard could have done bet- golfer Rashid Khan was three- ter when Tottenham did open the under through 10 holes when scoring nine minutes before half-time play at the Sabah Masters was when another through ball from Alli halted due to inclement weath- found Son, whose shot had too much er here on Saturday. Rashid is power for the hapless ‘keeper. now eight-under for the tourna- However, Roberto was blameless for ment, and the third round will Spurs’ second seven minutes later resume on Sunday morning. when a lovely flick from Alli sent Son Rashid is one of the nine play- racing down the left and his inch-per- ers tied second and three shots fect cross was met by Moura at the behind young Thai Phachara back post. Tottenham’s celebrations Khongwatmai. were only put on hold for another two Phachara fired three birdies minutes as Serge Aurier’s cross against a bogey in his opening picked out Kane to head home and Tottenham's Lucas Moura (left) celebrates with teammate Harry Kane after eight holes to extend his lead become the third highest goalscorer scoring against West Ham in their English Premier League match at the to three before the penultimate in Spurs’ history with 175. — AFP London Stadium on Saturday. — AP round was halted. All 69 players who made the halfway cut have yet to com- I was really happy before We are lucky. I have so many years in the Premier League plete the third round. we conceded the two goals, so I told the players at half-time ‘even if we are 3-0 in the The weather on Sunday, howev- we were playing well, bringing 85th minute the game will still be open’. But there were also er, will determine if there will to the game things we had tried many factors. The emotions of losing the previous manager, be a Monday finish for the first in training. And we had the ball people coming back from national teams and fatigue in the last Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (right) scores against Leganes in edition of the Sabah Masters. to make it 4-0 and kill the game. 20 minutes. — JOSE MOURINHO, Spurs manager their La Liga match at the Butarque Stadium in Madrid on — PTI Saturday. Barcelona won 2-1. — AP JR WRESTLERS INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE DAVIS | CUP Carlsen in lead at Tata chess COLLECT 6 GOLD SASI MUKUND AT ASIAN MEET Chhetri on target as Blues win Another mixed RAM TEJA PULLS OUT OF New Delhi: Indian wrestlers BENGALURU, NOV. 23 continue to shine at the U15 Asian Wrestling Championships Sunil Chhetri’s second- PAKISTAN TIE day for Anand in Taichung, Chinese Taipei as half header proved to be they captured a rich haul of 6 the difference as New Delhi, Nov. 23: Kolkata, Nov. 23: Five-time ● With three more gold medals on Saturday. Led Bengaluru FC beat Kerala Young Sasi Kumar world champion rounds in rapid and by 2019 cadet world champion Blasters 1-0 in the Indian Mukund on Saturday Viswanathan Anand had another 18 in blitz to Komal (39kg), the gold rush Super League at the Sree pulled out of the upcom- another mixed day as he ensured that the contingent Kanteerava Stadium on ing Davis Cup tie against won one, lost one and drew come, it is anyone’s now has a total of eight gold Saturday. In a game Pakistan due to a foot one game in the Tata Steel game but Carlsen medals after beginning their where both sides failed to injury, making it a six- Rapid and blitz chess tour- seems to be ruling campaign with a couple of gold convert chances in the member Indian squad nament here on Saturday. the roost currently on Friday. final third, it was the that will travel to Nur- World champion Magnus While Komal, one of the Indian captain’s diving Sultan, Kazakhstan. Carlsen of Norway extend- ● fastest-rising Indian wrestling header off a Dimas A three-day training ed his lead by three points Anand is in joint stars, lived up to the expecta- Delgado’s cross in the camp concluded with a on the second day of the third spot with six tions, the other girls also 55th minute that eventu- high-intensity session at tournament which is a part points along with impressed with both Saloni ally settled the tie in the the DLTA here on of the grand chess tour. Ding Liren of China (33kg), and Babli (36kg) per- host’s favour in front of a Saturday. With three more rounds forming brilliantly to finish on packed crowd in which Mukund, who was in rapid and another 18 in and Giri the top podium. The exploits of the visitors had a sizeable named as a reserve mem- blitz to come, it is anyone’s Indian freestyle wrestlers con- travelling support. ber, suffered the injury game but Carlsen seems to three points. tinued on Day 2 as well as in Cuadrat opted for while playing a tourna- be ruling the roost current- For Anand, a great start the 48kg category, Akash per- Serran in defence along ment in Portugal. ly. ended with a whimper yet formed brilliantly to beat Daiki with Juanan and Chhetri “Unfortunately Sasi will The reigning world cham- again. It was a supershow Ogawa of Japan. Akash’s quick playing upfront while not travel with us. He has pion won the first two against Aronian wherein reflexes did not give any Schaatorie set up the visi- informed that he sus- games of the day, disposing Anand employed the chance to the Japanese in the tors with Ogbeche tained the injury while off Hikaru Nakamura of Italian game as white and bout and he won 8-3. Bartholomew and Bouli playing the doubles with United States and Anish improved his position inch Debutant Udit Kumar also as the forward men up compatriot Purav Raja,” Giri of Holland and then by inch to get an edge and shone on Day 2, bringing home front. India’s Davis Cup coach survived some anxious then got in to a better a silver in 57kg to add to the There were no clear cut Zeeshan Ali said. moments against Indian endgame wherein Aronian bronze he won earlier in the chances in the opening Kerala Blasters FC’s Jeakson Singh (right) in action against Bengaluru FC in their Mukund is the second star Vidit Gujrathi to final- was no match. year at the Cadet World exchanges as both sides Hero ISL game in Bengaluru on Saturday. Indian player to pull out ly get a draw. Following this victory, Championships. With Kapil too settled into the game. of the tie days after With 10 points to his cred- Anand survived an winning a bronze medal in Blasters had the first the line. Augusto then set goalless. again in the hunt for the Rohan Bopanna withdrew it out of a possible 12, onslaught by Nakamura 52kg, all the 6 Indian freestyle chance as Raphael Bouli’s up Serran pouncing on a Thounaojam went into equalizer as Messi Bouli’s due to a shoulder injury. Carlsen is way ahead of who played white and it wrestlers in the squad have cross failed to find the second ball which fizzled the referee’s for bringing cross from the left-hand “I hurt myself. I can’t Nakamura and Wesley So looked like another good won a medal. This has resulted back of the net with out. down Sunil Chhetri in the side once again evaded put my weight down prop- who both share the second day in office till he ended in India leading the team rank- Ogbeche not able to stick Deep into the first half, second half as the the incoming Rahul erly due to the injury,” spot with seven points up worse against Giri in ings list with 125 points, fol- a boot to divert the ball the Blasters once again Blasters were pressed in Praveen who shot wide of said Mukund. each. Anand is in joint the final game of the day. lowed by Kazakhstan with 120. onto target. The Blues floundered in the final their own half. Chhetri the target bringing the Zeeshan said they want- third spot with six points Giri was optimistic once Greco-Roman turned out to be thought they had opened third as a long ball from broke the deadlock in the visitors coach down to his ed N. Sriram Balaji to along with Ding Liren of Anand allowed a wreckage the biggest surprise of the day. the scoring in the Rehensh Paramaba found 55th minute as he headed knees. Schattorie brought travel to Nur-Sultan but China and Giri. The next on his king side. The The category, which has tradi- 28th minute when Messi Bouli with only the a cross from Dimas on Sahal Samad in place getting visa at such a group is also just a point Dutchman won a pawn and tionally not been the strongest Raphael Augusto headed goalkeeper to beat but he Delgado, the Indian of Prasanth in the short notice won’t be pos- behind with Harikrishna then slowly but surely for India so far, proved to be home Udanta Singh’s smashed the ball into the Captain diving in from 62nd minute as the visi- sible. All the Indian play- and Gujrathi sharing the tightened the noose, leav- the biggest hunting ground as cross only for the lines- night sky unable to find the deep and meeting it tors could not find the ers will receive their seventh spot on five points ing Anand with another all 4 wrestlers in the category man to have adjudged the target as both the from a low angle. final ball to threaten the visas at the Nur-Sultan with Aronian while day on a fifty percent score. won medals. — Agencies that the ball had crossed sides went into the break Blasters were guilty Blues defence. airport. — PTI Nepomniachtchi has just — PTI