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USUALSUSPECTS Stage set for sixth phase SWAPAN DASGUPTA Bigwigs face poll test poll in UP today Digvijaya, Jyotiraditya, Union Mins Maneka, RK Singh, Tomar & Akhilesh in fray PNS n LUCKNOW been directed to ensure drink- May 23 will prove if DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI of the controversial comments ing water, shade and other before Punjab, Chandigarh s 14 con- basic facilities for the polling he penultimate round of and Delhi votes. Astituencies of Uttar parties and the voters in the Tthe fast and furious seven- The 6th round goes to the Pradesh go to polls in the sixth districts going to polls. phase Lok Sabha poll on floor with the eye-catching phase on Sunday, the spotlight He said the state govern- Opp gambit worked Sunday would witness 59 con- contest between former will be on Azamgarh and ment had deployed over 200 stituencies voting in Uttar Madhya Pradesh Chief Sultanpur where former chief companies of central forces n excruciatingly long election campaign, coupled with Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Minister Digvijaya and minister and Samajwadi Party besides PAC and district police Athe scorching summer heat, invariably results in fatigue Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Malegaon terror accused president Akhilesh Yadav and to provide security to all the and weariness. As the country approaches the final two Haryana and West Bengal Pragya in Bhopal which has Union minister Maneka polling booths. To instil confi- rounds of voting, this is becoming painfully apparent. At this with heavyweights like been a BJP stronghold and won Gandhi are in the fray. dence among the voters, the stage of the campaign, the leading players have more or Digvijaya Singh and by it previously. The poll bout The other prominent can- paramilitary forces conducted less said their lines, positioned their campaigns and Jyotiraditya Scindia between the two has also been didates in this phase of polls are flag marches in vulnerable prepared the ground for voters to exercise their choice. What (Congress), Union Ministers seen as a litmus test for BJP’s UP cabinet minister Rita areas. is being witnessed now are local embellishments that are , Narendra assertion that Digvijaya was Bahuguna Joshi (Allahabad), The Election Commission aimed at either further motivating the committed or Singh Tomar and RK Singh acting against the interests of Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal has made special security confusing the other side. (BJP) and former Chief the majority community and Yadav alias Nirahua of BJP who arrangements in Pratapgarh, The past week has witnessed the election campaign Minister Akhilesh Yadav (SP) tainting it with a “terror tag”. is pitted against Akhilesh Yadav Sultanpur and Bhadohi in view being driven by events, both real and contrived. Take the testing their ballot popularity. Digvijaya has matched Pragya’s in Azamgarh, and Congress’ of their previous history of vio- case of the rally of sadhus following an elaborate yagna for Much is at stake for the saffron credibility with his own old war-horse Sanjay Singh lence during the polls. Congress leader Digvijaya Singh hosted by the colourful BJP-led National Democratic by organising a ‘havan’ of ‘sad- who is contesting against There are 174 candidates in Computer Baba in Bhopal. The event, quite predictably, Alliance (NDA) which had hus’ in Bhopal. Maneka Gandhi in Sultanpur. the fray in this phase and their attracted a great deal of media attention that the former won 45 of these 59 Lok Sabha Besides Bhopal, Guna in Over 1.5 lakh security per- fate would be decided by 2.53 Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh desperately needed after seats in the 2014 elections, Madhya Pradesh has Scindia sonnel have been deployed to voters — 1.36 crore males and the sustained limelight on his BJP opponent Sadhvi Pragya pocketing all eight seats from seeking re-election and Union conduct free and fair polls in 1.17 crore females – in 29,076 Thakur of “Hindu terror” fame. By suggesting that he was no Bihar and winning 13 of 14 Minister Narendra Singh Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, booths. Among the electorate, less a Hindu than his opponent, Singh may have been a little seats in . Of the two and the Samajwadi Party Aiyar did with his ‘neech’ com- Tomar from Morena are other Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, 3,63,220 are first time voters in out of tune with his national leadership but it suited him 59 seats, 14 are in UP, 10 seats and the LJP one seat each in ment before the 2014 polls, contestants from a total of Shrawasti, Dumariyaganj, Basti, the age group of 18-19 years locally. in Haryana, eight each in Bihar, this round five years ago. Pitroda seems to have stirred eight seats going to poll on Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, while 5,63,671 voters are above Then take the controversy over Rajiv Gandhi’s grand Madhya Pradesh and West After the sixth round, anoth- the poll pot this time round in Sunday in the State. Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, the age of 80 years. holiday in Lakshadweep in 1988, some 31 years ago. That Bengal, seven seats in Delhi er 59 seats would go to polls favour of Prime Minister In Haryana, of the 10 Lok Bhadohi and Azamgarh con- In the 2014 Lok Sabha this issue, stemming from one of Prime Minister Narendra and four in Jharkhand. in the last phase on May 19. and the BJP Sabha seats voting BJP had stituencies in the Purvanchal polls, the Modi’s asides in a campaign speech should have attracted The Trinamool Congress, As things stand, Sam with his “hua to hua” (so what) contested eight seats in 204 and region of the state. had won 13 of these 14 seats national attention and been transformed into an almighty which is locked in a eyeball- Pitroda, a close associate of comment for the Sikh riots of won seven, INLD two and UP’s Chief Electoral except Azamgarh from where controversy may seem bewildering. No doubt it was to-eyeball poll confrontation Congress president Rahul 1984. Modi and the BJP have Congress one. Union Ministers Officer L Vekanteshwarlu said Samajwadi Party founder delightful reliving an issue that had attracted attention three with the BJP, had lifted all 8 Gandhi, has given a handle to since then came down heavi- Krishan Pal Gurjar and Rao here on Saturday that polling was decades ago. However, without delving into the archives seats from Bengal in this the BJP to beat the Congress ly on the Congress by saying Inderjt Singh (BJP) too are in parties were being dispatched elected, defeating BJP’s and the hazy reminiscences of those who were involved in phase in 2014 poll. The TMC with seven seats of Delhi, 13 of that these words are the “char- the fray. Former Chief Minister to their respective booths from Ramakant Yadav. However, in either instructing the Gandhi children in deep sea diving or too will have to put its best Punjab and one of Chandigarh acter and mentality and inten- Bhupinder Singh Hooda Saturday morning. the bypoll to Phulpur parlia- helping the then Prime Minister rescue a dolphin, some foot forward in this round to having a sizeable population of tions of the Congress”. Though (Congress) is trying to enter the He said in view of the mentary seat in March 2018 , points become clear. retain its tight grip in the Sikhs are going for polls. Pitroda later apologised, the lower house from Sonepat ongoing heat wave conditions, the BJP was defeated by the SP First, it was clear that Modi’s references to the dodgy State. The Congress had won Just like Mani Shankar BJP seems to have made most Turn to Page 6 the district authorities had Turn to Page 6 AFTER THE VOTES ARE record of Rajiv Gandhi was a COUNTED ON MAY 23, WE crafty decoy aimed at provoking his Congress WILL KNOW WHETHER THIS opponents. Secondly, the EXERCISE HAS SUCCEEDED Congress fell into the trap, Capital battle-ready I belong to caste of poor: Modi OR NOT. IN A LARGER SENSE, with both Rahul and Priyanka WHETHER AAP WINS EAST protesting too much and the PM asks people DELHI OR NOT MATTERS Congress ecosystem rushing for 3-cornered fight LITTLE SINCE THE PARTY IS in with clean chits that in turn to not vote for NOT A SERIOUS CLAIMANT provoked a debate centred STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI male and 64,42,762 female, FOR POWER NATIONALLY. on dynastic entitlement. while 669 belong to the third ‘mahamilawati’ HOWEVER, THE BATTLE Thirdly, it took almost four s many as 164 candidates, gender. days before the Congress Aincluding 18 women, are in While 2,54,723 voters are gathbandhan SEEMS TO BE OF realised that it had been the fray for the seven Lok in the age group of 18 and 19, PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE tricked into debating dynastic Sabha seats in Delhi which goes there are 40,532 electorate with TO THE LEFT-LIBERAL politics rather than anything to polls on Sunday. It is expect- disability who would be pro- PTI n SONEBHADRA/GHAZIPUR ESTABLISHMENT. substantial. ed to be three-cornered fight vided pick up and drop facili- Unfortunately for the involving the BJP, AAP and the ty. Nearly 270 FIRs and daily rime Minister Narendra party, the bid to restore the narrative came to nought Congress in all the seats. diary (DD) entries were regis- Modi on Saturday came because of Sam Pitroda’s insensitive remarks on the anti- The Congress is looking to tered against political parties Pdown heavily on the Sikh riots of 1984. Pitroda was made to eat his words and bounce back after ending up at and others here till date for vio- opposition alliance in Uttar compel his party to issue a clarification after some 36 hours the third spot in the 2014 elec- lation of the poll code. Pradesh for raising questions but the damage was done. With Punjab yet to vote, the tions while the BJP is trying to The general election 2019 on his caste, asserting that he Congress had to once again undergo harrowing retain all the seven seats. The election witnessed acrimonious belongs to the caste of all poor interrogation over its role in the riots. In short, the debate AAP is contesting the election exchanges between the AAP countrymen. introduced an element of uncertainty in one of the few States on the agenda of full Statehood, and the BJP over allegations of Addressing an election of where the party was seen to be in a comfortable hoping to give a tight fight to horse-trading, rivals jabbing at rally here, Modi continued to position. More to the point, the controversy may well cast a both the national parties. one another over alleged dis- attack the Congress over its Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister waves at the crowd during an election shadow over its prospects in Delhi and Haryana where there Voting will begin at 7 am crepancies in affidavits and leader Sam Pitroda’s “hua to campaign rally for the Lok Sabha polls in Sonbhadra on Saturday PTI is a significant Sikh population. on May 12 and it is scheduled even a candidate of the ruling hua” (It happened, so what?)” Finally, there was the controversy over a scurrilous leaflet to go on till 6 pm. A total of party in Delhi breaking down remark on the anti-Sikh riots in Mayawati’s jibe that he is a said. “Many people connected carried out nuclear tests, that was circulated in East Delhi that called into question the 13,819 polling stations will be at a Press conference and attack 1984. National security also fig- “farzi backward” — a “fake” with our security and intelli- Operation Shakti. I salute the character of the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Atishi set up at 2,700 locations in on Delhi Chief Minister and ured prominently. Modi OBC leader. “I want to tell gence agencies have written a scientists who brought laurels Marlena. I do not have any authentic information on who was Delhi, with one model polling national convener of AAP accused a previous coalition them that Modi belongs to just lot about this. They have writ- to the country with their hard responsible for this disagreeable leaflet. However, two things station in each of the 70 Arvind Kejriwal. government of weakening the one caste - whatever caste the ten how they had made the work. This historic event in stand out. First, that the leaflet was clearly written by Assembly segments. The campaign which got intelligence agencies and poor belong to, I belong to that intelligence network hollow 1998 proves what strong polit- someone who was not in the political mainstream. Indeed, it Seventeen polling stations off to a slow start as alliance recalled that the Pokhran caste,” he said, listing the and the country had to bear its ical will can do for national was crafted to be wilfully filthy and hurt the side on whose will be staffed only by women. talks between the AAP and nuclear tests took place on schemes that his government consequences for long,” he said. security,” he said. behalf it was circulated much more than the AAP candidate. As many as 523 polling Congress lingered on till the this day 21 years back. has launched for them. He “What the third front gov- Referring to the Secondly, without hesitating for even a moment, AAP chose locations have been identified last days of nomination, gained “They have destroyed Uttar claimed that the country’s intel- ernment did is in no way less Manmohan Singh term, he to use the leaflet to level charges against the BJP and its as critical and 60,000 person- momentum over the last fort- Pradesh and now the SP and ligence agencies suffered when than a crime,” he said. claimed the country got a weak celebrity candidate Gautam Gambhir. By breaking down at a nel, including those of the night with senior leaders draw- the BSP have come together to a third front government, “Whenever there is a ‘mahami- government run by “remote Press conference, Atishi sought to become an object of Delhi Police, Home Guards ing huge crowds at mega rallies save themselves from destruc- which included the Samajwadi lawati’ government in the control” after the one headed sympathy. Certainly, Gambhir was caught off guard and paramilitary, will be on and road shows in the nation- tion,” he said, calling their Party, was in power at the country, it has threatened by Vajpayee. He said that gov- completely and had to fall back on a defamation notice their toes to ensure that there al Capital. alliance “mahamilawati” or Centre. national security,” he said. ernment brought a bad name against the AAP candidate. is no untoward incident. The campaign reached a adulterated. “Our intelligence agencies The Prime Minister hailed to the country. “So many scams The truth about this leaflet will probably never be known. According to the summa- crescendo in its last lap with “They have started a new were weakened by an earlier scientists for the successful took place but the Congress However, from AAP’s perspective, it provided a grand ry of the electoral roll published Prime Minister Narendra Modi thing about my caste,” he said, ‘mahamilawati’ government, Pokhran nuclear tests this day and its people had no remorse opportunity to gain the upper hand in a contest with a on April 23, there are over 1.43 holding a massive rally at the in an apparent reference to but the (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee in 1998. “Twenty-one years as their way of thinking is ‘hua cricket star. The formidable Left-liberal ecosystem that has a crore voters in Delhi, 78,73,022 Turn to Page 6 Bahujan Samaj Party leader government set that right,” he back this day, India successfully Turn to Page 6 commanding presence in the media came out with all guns blazing, to try and secure a massive sympathy vote for Atishi. By portraying her as a vilified woman, deserving of sympathy, it diverted attention from some of her more radical views that didn’t necessarily gel with Delhi voters. Most important, by charging Gambhir with the offence, it sought to Yogi likens Akhilesh with Aurangzeb de-glamorise the cricketer. After the votes are counted on May 23, we will know PTI n LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR addressed an election meeting candidate from the prestigious alone terrorism,” he said, claim- whether this exercise has succeeded or not. In a larger in Ballia on Saturday, said in Gorakhpur seat, Akhilesh said ing in the past two-three sense, whether AAP wins East Delhi or not matters little ttar Pradesh Chief Minister another tweet, “When I and the BJP, which ran the Swachh months, 11 people had lost their since the party is not a serious claimant for power nationally. UYogi Adityanath on (Narendra) Modiji put lock on Bharat Abhiyan, has been lives in Lucknow in stray bull However, the battle seems to be of paramount importance to Saturday tore into the SP-BSP the shops of ‘Bua’ (Mayawati) wiped out off Uttar Pradesh by attacks. “There have been sim- the Left-liberal establishment. This section of the Indian elite alliance by likening SP chief and ‘Babua’ (Akhilesh), they the people in the five phases of ilar incidents in other parts of doesn’t have much stake in the Indian election. It is Akhilesh Yadav to Aurangzeb, opened another counter to sell polling so far. the state as well. The Chief viscerally opposed to Narendra Modi but doesn’t really have who had imprisoned his father ‘mahamilavati’ goods and cheat “Polling in Gorakhpur is Minister is responsible for it. too much faith in the viability of a post-poll emperor Shahjahan. He said the the people. slated for the seventh phase. For this, case needs to be lodged mahagathbandhan. Indeed, it often seems that this chunk of “‘mahamilawatis’ are behaving “This counter will also be This is the phase of the alliance. against the government,” he the beautiful people are reconciled to a second term for like snakes, frogs and scorpions closed by the people on May 23 I do not see BJP opening its said. Attacking Chief Minister Modi. who come together during and they will again abuse each account,” he said. The SP pres- Yogi Adityanth, Akhilesh said, Given this bleak scenario, the Left-liberal establishment floods. other. So do not waste your ident said the Prime Minister is “He is calling me ‘goondon ka has transformed the general election into a prestige battle in In a tweet in Hindi, the votes. Think, understand and charging the previous govern- sartaj’ (king of goons) but it just three seats. The first is Begusarai, where Kanhaiya Chief Minister said, “The one get involved in the setting up a Party president Akhilesh Yadav divided society,” Yadav said, ments with encouraging ter- seems that he has not seen the Kumar of Jawaharlal Nehru University fame is contesting on who dethroned his father, like new and strong India.” on Saturday said the world has referring to the cover story of rorism and the Uttar Pradesh copy of cases against him and a CPI ticket. The second is Bhopal where its favourite Aurangzeb, joined hands with Adityanath had earlier called now started saying the ruling the Time magazine. chief minister is also talking his Deputy Chief Minister Congress leader is trying to defeat unrepentant Hindutva. the sworn enemy. After May 23, Akhilesh ‘goondon ka sartaj’ Bharatiya Janata Party is dan- “BJP people were talking about the same. He wanted to . “If he And the third seat is East Delhi where AAP candidate Atishi they will again abuse each (king of goons) and has often gerous for democracy. “Today about ‘achhe din’, which did not know how can the govern- can get a look at it, he will find is ‘one of us.’ other. These ‘mahamilavati’ accused him of taking devel- the world has started saying that come. The very foundation of ment tackle terrorism, if the rul- that all those sitting here on the The election campaign is well and truly over. All that people are behaving today like opment works and extending the BJP is dangerous for BJP is based on lies and hatred ing party is scared of a dis- dias will together not have as remains is for people to vote and the votes counted. Barring scorpions, frogs and snakes basic facilities on caste and democracy. The world’s biggest and the alliance will rock it,” he missed jawan. “If they save the many sections listed against an unanticipated event, the 2019 battle is over. Everyone is which come together during communal lines. magazine has written that these said. Addressing rally for Ram people from stray cattle that their names in court cases as too tired. floods.” Adityanath, who Meanwhile, Samajwadi are the very people who have Bhuwal Nishad, the alliance would be a big thing. Leave these two have.” LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 city 02

Defending turf a big challenge for BJP Mayawati concern over derogatory

PNS n LUCKNOW close contest with alliance can- joint candidate in March 2018 This time, the party has field- In the adjoining Basti con- didate Seema Azad. bypoll, will be a seat that the ed Mukut Bihari Verma to stituency, the BJP has once remarks against gangrape victim haratiya Janata Party In Sultanpur, the contest is SP-BSP alliance will want to placate the OBC Kurmi voters. again shown confidence in its faces a tough challenge of triangular with BJP leader retain at any cost. This time the The Shrawasti constituen- sitting MP . Urges SC to take cognisance suo motu Bdefending its turf in the Maneka Gandhi contesting alliance has fielded Pandhari cy will witness a direct contest The SP-BSP alliance has field- sixth phase of the Lok Sabha against Congress’ old guard Yadav against BJP’s Keshri between the BJP and SP-BSP ed Ram Prasad Chaudhary PNS n LUCKNOW elections in which 14 con- Sanjay Singh and alliance Patel. Congress has fielded alliance. However, the Congress once again and the Congress It is most stituencies go to polls on strongman Chandra Bhadra Pankaj Niranjan from this seat. may spoil the game by cutting has fielded turncoat Rajkishore ahujan Samaj Party chief unfortunate Sunday. Singh. In the neighbouring votes of either sides. The BJP Singh. BMayawati criticised the that leaders of The BJP had won 13 of In the Pratapgarh con- Allahabad constituency, once has fielded its sitting MP Another important seat, Election Commission for sit- different political these 14 seats in the 2014 elec- stituency, Rani Ratna Singh is considered a Congress bas- Daddan Mishra while the SP- which holds strategic impor- ting idle over use of derogato- parties are tion. With the Samajwadi contesting on Congress ticket tion, the grand old party has BSP alliance has pitted Ram tance, is Sant Kabir Nagar. ry and objectionable comments Party-Bahujan Samaj Party against Apna Dal (Sonelal) can- fielded turncoat Yogesh Shukla Shiromani Verma against him. After controversy over the against a gangrape victim dur- continuously using alliance in place this time, didate Sangamlal Gupta. Apna against UP Cabinet minister The Congress has given ticket shoe-hurling incident in ing campaigning and urged the abusive and retaining these seats will be an Dal (S) got this seat as part of Rita Bahuguna Joshi of the BJP. to former MLA Dhirendra March, the BJP denied ticket to apex court to take congni- derogatory uphill task for the BJP. the pre-poll alliance with the The SP-BSP alliance has field- Pratap Singh. and fielded sance of it suo motu. language against SP chief BJP. The SP-BSP alliance has ed Rajendra Patel from In Dumariyaganj con- turncoat and Gorakhpur MP Reacting to the gangrape of women in the Akhilesh Yadav is contest- fielded Ashok Kumar Tripathi Allahabad. stituency, the BJP has once Pravin Nishad from this seat. a Dalit woman in Alwar and ing from Azamgarh; The while Raghuraj Pratap Singh Another important seat in again given ticket to its sitting The Congress has fielded a the derogatory remarks being campaigning for the Congress has not fielded any alias Raja Bhaiya’s party Jansatta the sixth phase is Ambedkar MP . Aftab turncoat, Bhalchandra Yadav, used against the victim by Lok Sabha polls to candidate against him. In the Dal has fielded Akshay Pratap Nagar, which was once the Alam is the alliance candidate from Sant Kabir Nagar and the leaders of various political par- serve their political adjoining Lalganj constituency, Singh from this seat. home turf of BSP chief while the Congress has fielded SP-BSP alliance has fielded ties during election campaign, motives. The Election Commission has BJP candidate and present MP The Phulpur Lok Sabha Mayawati. The seat was won by Chandresh Upadhyay from Kushal Tiwari alias Bhishm Mayawati on Saturday urged Neelam Sonkar is locked in a seat, which was won by SP-BSP BJP’s Hariom Pandey in 2014. there. Shankar, a Brahmin candidate. the Supreme Court to take not been able to act as strictly as it cognisance of both the cases need to have done. suo motu. “It is most unfortunate that stances, the victim and her The victim’s husband had leaders of different political family will not be able to get claimed that the gangrape took Akhilesh fears misuse of power by Azamgarh admin parties are continuously using proper justice. The BSP appeals place on April 26 and the abusive and derogatory lan- to the Supreme Court to take police were informed about it Bharatiya Janata Party. There is the SP candidate and we took up minister and the BJP of pursu- by the authorities. guage against women in the notice for ensuring prompt on April 30, but the FIR was ‘RED CARDS ISSUED a direct fight between the two. the matter with the Election ing caste politics and politics of The SP president accused campaigning for the Lok Sabha justice and strict punishment to filed on May 7. He had alleged AGAINST SP Akhilesh Yadav said in a Commission and filed a com- spreading hatred among differ- the Congress of spreading polls to serve their political the accused,” Mayawati said. that the police did not take statement issued here on plaint. We have filed complaint ent castes and religions. “Their rumours about the SP-BSP motives. The Election “Our party wants that the action saying that they were LEADERS, WORKERS’ Saturday that the BJP was trying in connection with Azamgarh,” government is based on lies and alliance and said he had faith in Commission has not been able main accused in the case busy with elections. to win the election in Azamgarh the SP chief said and asked why hatred. The gathbandhan has workers of both SP and BSP that to act as strictly as it need to should be given capital pun- Polling for the 13 Lok PNS n LUCKNOW through “red cards”. red cards were being issued decided to dethrone the gov- they would not pay heed to have done,” she said. ishment as this does not mere- Sabha seats in Rajasthan took “The officers of the district only against the leaders and the ernment formed on hatred,” he them. “Our party appeals to the ly concern Dalits but also the place on April 29. amajwadi Party president administration have been direct- cadre of the SP and BSP and not said. “Recently, Prime Minister Supreme Court to take suo honour of women,” the BSP The Bahujan Samaj Party SAkhilesh Yadav on Saturday ed to issue as many red cards as of the BJP. The SP chief claimed that in Narendra Modi said Samajwadi motu notice of this issue so that chief said, adding that the president also warned the elec- expressed apprehension of mis- possible against the Samajwadi The SP chief further alleged phase six of the Lok Sabha elec- Party is assisting other parties some check can be imposed on court should also take steps torate from the parties which use of power by the Bharatiya Party workers in Azamgarh to that a large number of BJP tion, the BJP and the Congress and is not with the BSP and now this practice,” the BSP chief against the government, police have been formed at the behest Janata Party government, which, prevent them from keeping an leaders with criminal back- would not win any seat while in we have come to know that the said. and administration. of opposition parties to serve he said, was issuing ‘red cards’ eye on polling at polling booths ground were camping in the last phase, they could win a Congress is also spreading sim- Referring to the gangrape On April 26, the woman their petty interests. against his party leaders and on Sunday,” the SP chief alleged. Azamgarh to scare the SP-BSP few seats but the BJP would get ilar rumours,” Yadav told incident in Rajasthan’s Alwar was riding pillion on a motor- “One such party named workers. Yadav alleged that the alliance supporters and prevent only one seat. reporters. district, Mayawati claimed it cycle with her husband when after Bhim is active in Uttar Akhilesh Yadav is contesting Samajwadi Party and Bahujan them from casting their vote. Meanwhile, a dispute broke “I want to say the SP-BSP was more serious that the the accused, who were on two Pradesh and is playing in the the Lok Sabha election from Samaj Party workers were also During polling in Kannauj, out between the SP and the alliance is strong. It is my appeal Congress government of the motorcycles, accosted them at hands of the Congress and the Azamgarh constituency which being prevented from carrying several SP leaders and workers Azamgarh district authorities to the workers of both the par- state did not let the matter Thanagazi-Alwar bypass and BJP for the sake of its liveli- goes to poll in the sixth phase on out the normal election work on were issued red cards by the dis- before the end of the cam- ties to remain alert. We have come to anyone’s notice by “ter- took them to an isolated place hood. There is a need to remain Sunday. He is pitted against the eve of polling. trict administration and placed paigning when SP cancelled all faith in SP workers, the leader- rorising” the victim’s family off. They allegedly beat up the alert from such parties,” the Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav “The BJP government under house arrest on the day of the four election meetings of ship and workers of the BSP that until the completion of the husband and raped the woman Bahujan Samaj Party chief said alias Nirahua who is contesting adopted the same tactics in polling. Akhilesh Yadav in the con- they will pay no heed to them,” polling process there. in front of him, threatening referring to the Bhim Party of the election on the ticket of Kannauj where is Yadav accused the prime stituency alleging conspiracy he said. “Under these circum- them with dire consequences. Chandrashekhar ‘Ravan’.

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Man, wife end Set ablaze by love interest, One charred to death in lives after row Lucknow (PNS): In a trag- ic incident in Unnao, a man youth succumbs to burns ended his life after a dispute with his wife. Later, the wife also PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW pital where he gave a statement investigate the case, and not any blaze at veggie market hanged herself in depression. to the police, saying he was senior police officer,” a protest- Reports said that Kuldeep, a attling for his life for 21 only trying to impress upon the er said. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW native of Nihalpur hamlet of Bdays, a youth who had suf- girl and did not intend to set On April 27, the girl and Safipur in Unnao, had a heated fered burns after he was set on himself ablaze. Treating his her mother were accused of fruit shop worker in argument with his wife Poonam fire allegedly by his love inter- statement as dying declara- murderous assault on Arvind Naveen Galla Mandi in over a petty household issue on est and her mother, succumbed tion, the police detained the girl Nishad who had suffered 65 AAliganj was charred to Friday evening. After the verbal on Saturday. Arvind Nishad of following public protest. per cent burns. In the FIR, death while another suffered duel, the husband went out and Hasanganj had sustained the The police had registered Arvind’s mother Neelam had serious burns after a massive returned in a drunken state burns at his house on April 20. the case on April 27, only after stated that he was head over fire broke out on the interven- and abused the wife when she Public anger spilled onto the intervention of SSP heels in love with the girl, who ing night of Friday and complained the he did not give the road following police apa- Kalanidhi Naithani whom is minor and student of Class Saturday. Seven shops were her money to run the house. thy and they blocked the road Arvind’s family met and alleged IX. Neelam had alleged that the reduced to ashes in the blaze. Annoyed with his wife’s behav- keeping the body there. To dis- police apathy. However, no girl and her mother duped Locals staged a protest, iour, Kuldeep went to his room pel the angry protesters, police action was taken against the Arvind of about Rs 2 lakh accusing police and firefighters on the first floor and hanged resorted to cane-charge but Hasanganj police. besides gold ornaments. In of delayed response despite a himself from the ceiling. the move backfired as the Not only this, the due course of time, Arvind timely distress call made to the The wife slept in the ground protest intensified, and chaos Hasanganj police sat on the came to know about their police control room. floor but on Saturday morning, continued for hours. Police case and did nothing even intentions and started distanc- Rubbishing the charge, the when she went to wake up her detained the girl and gave a after the SSP’s instructions to ing himself from the girl but police said the fire was massive husband, she was shocked to see clean chit to her mother. register a case and expedite the they opted for blackmailing and that was why it was a time- his body hanging. She raised an “Arvind was trying to woo probe. The angry protesters tactics to keep him under their consuming rescue operation. alarm following which other the girl for a long time and tried highlighted these points and control. As per reports, around 2 family members rushed to the to force her into submission by accused the Hasanganj police On April 20, the girl, along am on Saturday, some residents room and called the police. In dousing himself in petrol dur- of disobeying their bosses. with her mother, reached spotted fumes emanating from the meantime, depressed over ing talks at his house on the “The SHO and other Arvind’s house and later he was the market and later heard her husband’s death, Poonam fateful day. In a fit of rage, the policemen did not take the found engulfed in flames. cries of the fruit vendors and went inside a room and hanged girl threw a burning matchstick SSP’s order seriously. They Neelam had alleged that the girl their employees. Soon, it was a herself. The police sent both the at him,” police claimed. howled at us while registering and her mother set Arvind massive blaze and there was a bodies for post-mortem and Arvind was taken to hos- the case and said they would ablaze. thick smoke cover across the were making investigation. market. The residents called the Meanwhile, in one another police but by the time firefight- People standing near a charred vehicle at Naveen Galla Mandi on Saturday Pioneer tragic incident reported from Hot weather ers could reach the place, the Muzaffarnagar, a woman flames had engulfed seven denying that the number of He added that the makeshift process of rushing the victims jumped into the Ganga canal shops. injured was more than one. shanties behind Galla Mandi to hospital,” they complained. along with her five-year-old persists, no Eight fire tenders reached He also discredited reports were also gutted. A vendor, identified as daughter following a family dis- the place and the firefighters that the firemen and police The vendors said their Vijay Kumar Dwivedi of pute at Kalanpur village, police relief in store rescued two persons, one of reached the scene late. “Eight employees used to stay in the Thakurganj, lodged a case in said on Saturday. The body of whom was completely charred fire tenders from Chowk, shops with most of the goods this connection. In his com- the girl was recovered from the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW state, while the other had also Thakurganj, Aliganj, unloaded at night. “The victims plaint, he stated that his canal and efforts were on to find suffered severe burns. Some Aminabad and other fire sta- were sleeping in the shops and employee Sanjay (28) of Hardoi her mother Kalawati’s body, he Met department has other employees and helpers tions were sent to the place. they got trapped as the fire was sleeping in the shop and he Circle Officer Sidharth Tomar Tforecast dust storm and also suffered minor burns. The fire was very intense and broke out. The plastic materi- got trapped in the flames and said. He said Kalawati’s husband thunderstorm accompanied by “The two persons taken the rescue exercise took time,” al in which fruits and other succumbed to burns. “The fire Ram Kumar too attempted sui- gusty winds at isolated places out from the shops on fire were he explained. goods were kept also caught broke out apparently due to a cide after receiving information over the state. However, the identified as Sanjay (28) of “The flames were leaping fire and it only added to the short-circuit,” he suspected. about the incident. “Ram Kumar forecast for Lucknow and Hardoi and Santosh Verma of high and it was a scary sight. inferno,” they said. He said shops owned by Taj was rushed to a hospital in a seri- neighbourhood is mainly clear Ballia. Both were rushed to There is a residential colony They added that the ambu- Mohammed, Pintu Sonkar, ous condition. The body of the sky while the maximum tem- hospital where Sanjay was behind the market and resi- lances also did not reach the Deepu Sonkar, Abdul Baqi, girl was sent for autopsy and a perature is expected to be declared brought dead,” police dents came out of their hous- place in time after the police Atiq and Pappu Khan were also case was registered in this regard around 42 degree Celsius. spokesman AK Dwivedi said, es in fear,” an eyewitness said. dialled 108. “This delayed the gutted. by the police. Hot weather conditions continued to prevail in the state capital as mercury soared NBRI to come to 42.6 degree Celsius, which Thieves make off with SUV in Indira Nagar was three notches above nor- mal. In the state, Banda was the up with herbal PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW They were seen stopping near cash and ornaments. The doc- pump installed in Bhakahmau hottest at 43.8 degree Celsius, the SUV and observing it from tor was identified as Baldau village of the area. A boy, iden- followed by Lakhimpur Kheri formulation for ar-borne unidentified mis- all angles. Later, one of the mis- Singh, who along with his fam- tified as Amar (7), went to the 43.4 degree Celsius, Etawah 43 Ccreants stole a Scorpio creants broke the window panes ily, had gone to Kushinagar and handpump to fetch water and degree Celsius, and Varanasi 42 kidney stones parked outside the house of an of the SUV. He started the the house was locked. “One my one Salman shooed him away. degree Celsius. Indira Nagar resident on Friday engine using a duplicate key neighbours told me about the Amar reached home and com- Meanwhile, arrangements PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW night. Dr Pranjal Agrawal was and sped off,” Agrawal told the theft after he found the doors plained to his family. His fam- have been made at the zoo to shocked after he found his police. A spokesman said the of my house broken,” Singh told ily later reached Salman’s house protect the animals from heat. ational Botanical SUV missing on Saturday police were examining the the police. to seek an explanation. A ver- Zoo director RK Singh said NResearch Institute (NBRI) morning. He had parked it footage to trace the owners of Meanwhile, eight persons bal spat ensued after which sup- sprinklers had been provided is coming up with a herbal for- outside his house on Friday the i10. A case of theft was reg- suffered injuries in a group porters of both the sides came for the herbivores and coolers mulation to help remove kid- night. As he checked the CCTV istered in this connection. clash in Gudamba on Saturday face to face. Those injured were for carnivores. He said the diet ney stones. NBRI director SK footage, he was in for another Meanwhile, thieves broke night. Reports said the group admitted to hospital and police pattern had also been changed Barik said currently, they were shock. “The miscreants were into the house of a doctor in fought over taking water from teams were camping in the with a lot of fresh fruits and conducting human trials for travelling in an Hyundai i10 car. Jankipuram and made off with a government-owned hand- area to prevent any fresh clash. A couple protecting their child from heat on a scorching day in Lucknow Pioneer vegetables. the formulation at King George’s Medical University and the same had proved to be effective. MOTHER’S DAY ‘People will not He said it would take Stress on greater participation another three to four months be misled by before the technology was transferred to another compa- jumlebazi’ of women in workforce ny and the drug hit the mar- ket. “It will be some time PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Lucknow: Industry body President BK Goenka said in a several initiatives for facilitat- before the formulation appears Assocham on Saturday under- statement here. ing and augmenting the role of in the markets for sale. We are enior Congress leader RPN lined the need to create an Goenka said he has been women in economic activity, in talks with some companies,” SSingh, while accusing the enabling workplace environ- passionately working on although their contribution in he pointed out. He said it was Bharatiya Janata Party of not ment aligned with require- ‘Women Empowerment,’ which improving the country’s human a synergistic herbal combina- keeping the promises it made ments of working mothers as has been made one of the pil- development index is beyond tion for dissolving kidney during the 2014 polls, said that part of efforts to boost partic- lars of the Assocham Vision. any measurable metric. Under stones and in scientific terms, the people would not be misled ipation of women in workforce. While women have in ‘Start-Up’ initiatives, the cham- it is described as mitigating the by the ‘jumlebaz’ party this Committing itself to many cases far exceeded work- ber has devised partnership conditions of urolithiasis, time. Addressing an election women’s empowerment on place requirements and capa- programmes through skill nephrolithisasis and also in meeting at Devrad village in International Mother’s Day, bilities, their proportion of the development and vocational post lithotripsy conditions. Hata Vidhan Sabha segment of Assocham reached out to its workforce needs to be more training. The market access “Globally, 8-19 per cent males his Kushinagar parliamentary members and India Inc in gen- commensurate, he said. support will be the additional and 3-5 per cent females suf- constituency on Saturday, RPN eral. “Rising participation of Despite their parity, if not to-do for Assocham, he said. fer from these ailments,” Singh, who was minister in the women in the workforce will superiority, in terms of employ- Encouraging individuals and he said. United Progressive Alliance-II need a different environment in ability, their participation at the organisations through Awards He said two herbal formu- government, said that the peo- which childcare, working workplace has remained at a and initiatives like All Women- lations for the same problem ple of the country had become hours, and workplace struc- static 25 per cent of the total Run Manufacturing Company were already available in the well aware of the ‘jumlebazi’ of tures should be transformed. population over the past five would also be pursued. Besides, market but were not very Prime Minister Narendra Modi Several firms have already years. “Their representation at there would be an ‘All-Women effective and had limited and now the people would not started reorienting and align- the workplace needs to be aug- Industry’ mission, he said. claims with huge number of be fooled by what he said. ing their operational struc- mented. This can be done by Given the multiple roles that ingredients. “The formulation Singh said that in the 2014 tures with the changing needs providing a conducive environ- women balance in their life, which we are making is better Lok Sabha elections, Modi had of working women, given ment for them to balance their Assocham believes that empow- because the ingredients are assured the people in an elec- today’s environment of dual responsibilities,” the ering women actually empow- limited to five herbs, which are tion meeting in Padrauna that increased mobility and nuclear Assocham president said. ers families and communities, easily and widely available at if the BJP formed government family structures,” Assocham Assocham has been taking Goenka added. PTI cheaper cost. Besides, it is at the Centre, the closed sugar more effective,” he added. The mills would be reopened with- inventers of the drug are in 100 days, but even after five Sharad Srivastava, S Tandon, Children participating in a programme titled ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’, organised on the eve of Mother’s Day at Bharatiya Dance years the sugar mills were still Four injured in SK Barik and others. Academy in Lucknow on Saturday Pioneer lying closed. leopard attack Mother-child relationship like no other! PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW our persons were injured when a Fleopard attacked them at PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW agreements but at the end of and technology made a differ- mother’s instincts. Chandajhar village under the the day, she realises that her ence. “We were in awe of our “I am going for an arranged Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary in mother-child relationship mother is always right. parents with our exposure marriage with the choice of my Bahraich. The Forest department Ais one of the most beauti- “I share everything with being so low in times when mother because I feel her officials on Saturday identified the ful ones with no parallels my mother, includes my likes people did not even have a instincts work better in such injured as Ram Singar (68), Ram among the multitude of rela- and dislikes, and understand landline phone. However, now matters,” she added. Singh (42), Avadhesh (40) and Anil tionships which a human being that there are things which I with so much of exposure, Eighty-seven-year-old (32). According to Katarniaghat has. On the eve of Mother’s can talk about with my moth- with my childhood and I recall children have so many others Sutapa Gidwani said she had wildlife sanctuary field director Day, The Pioneer interacted er alone, and not with my my childhood incidents as we with whom they can discuss seen the ups and the downs in Ramesh Pandey, the leopard attacked with people of all age groups to father. It is natural that we have share our evening tea and din- their issues. Still, it is quiet clear the lives of her children and felt Singar outside his house in the known what their bond with our tiffs but at the end, I find ner together,” she said. that the way the parents care for extreme satisfaction at times Kakraha range of the sanctuary on their mother is. what my mother says is cor- Amit Aggarwal, who is an a child and the way a mother when they gather around her Friday morning while the three oth- Gone are the days when rect,” she said. engineering student outside of can feel about her child is along with their grandchil- ers were injured while rescuing him. the food cooked by mothers Shruti Bhargava, a middle- Lucknow, said he was mostly in something which no technol- dren. “They have sobbed over As the villagers chased the formed a major part of the aged woman who has a beau- touch with his peer group. ogy can replace,” she said. my shoulders and also, at times, leopard, it entered a house. A team bond because in the current ty parlour, said even at this age, “However, when I am in some Swati Saxena, who is cur- shouted at me in frustration. I of the Forest department later times, the connect is all about she shares a great bond with problem, I realise that nobody rently studying in the US and have seen them grow from trapped the leopard after tranquil- the gems of wisdom which one her 80-year-old mother. “As can tackle the problem better belongs to Lucknow, said she wrinkled babies to wrinkled lising it. The injured were admitted cannot find elsewhere. soon as I return from work, I than my mother. She is the per- had always been an indepen- adults. I have also seen them to a local hospital. Pandey said the Rashi Srivastava, who is a rush to meet her. Now, we both son I turn to,” he said. dent and strong woman but slowly distance themselves leopard would be released in the teenager, said she and her think almost in a similar man- Naina Khatri, a housewife, when it came to searching for from me as they had their own jungles of Dudhwa after medical Excavation underway at Chhattar Manzil in hope of unearthing a tunnel, on mother had their share of dis- ner. She is my major connect said things had changed a lot a partner, she believed in her children and busy lives,” she examination. Saturday Pioneer LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 city 04

which led to BJP’s defeat in the Sadhvi Jyoti flays Rahul bypolls. However, in the past one year, a large number of Spotlight on Gorakhpur, Phulpur first-time voters have become associated with the party. I am Gandhi on Sikh riots confident that both the BJP candidates will emerge as vic- in last two phases of LS polls torious.” The opposition par- ties defeated the ruling BJP in three Lok Sabha bypolls last PTI n LUCKNOW didates are contesting in year in the state which sends Gorakhpur, which has 19.54 80 MPs to the Lower House of orakhpur and Phulpur lakh voters. Parliament. Gseats, which will vote in The prominent candidates In the Kairana Lok Sabha the last two phases of Lok in Phulpur are Keshari Devi by-elections in May last year, Sabha polls, are again in the Patel from the BJP, Pandhari the BJP lost to the joint oppo- limelight as electoral battle Yadav of the SP and Pankaj sition candidate, RLD’s intensifies in the politically Patel of the Congress. In Tabassum Hasan. The seat crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur, the fight is main- had fallen vacant following the The BJP had to bite the ly among Madhusudan death of the BJP candidate dust in the bypolls in these Tripathi of the Congress, Mriganka Singh’s father constituencies last year. While, Ravindra Shyamnarayan .Tabassum the anti-BJP alliance would Shukla alias Ravi Kishan of the Hasan was supported by the like to retain its grip over both BJP and Rambhual Nishad of Congress, the SP and the BSP. the seats, the saffron party is the SP. Exuding confidence In March, the BJP lost the Lok looking to wrest them from that the SP candidate will Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur the opposition. retain the seat, party and Phulpur.In the last parlia- Their importance can be spokesperson Rajpal Kashyap mentary elections in 2014, gauged from the fact that said, “Bypolls in Phulpur, the BJP had won 71 seats in Gorakhpur was represented Gorakhpur and Kairana the state, securing 42.63 per by Yogi Adityanath in Lok changed the narrative of UP cent of the votes. BJP ally Apna Sabha from 1998 to 2017, politics... All these seats will Dal bagged two more. before he became the chief Nehru, India’s first prime min- Nishad, has switched over to definitely vote for mahagath- The Samajwadi Party had minister of Uttar Pradesh. ister. Maurya vacated the seat the BJP, and he has been field- bandhan whose aim is to her- won five seats with a vote share Union Minister Sadhvi campaigning in favour of PM Narendra Modi in Parao, Varanasi, on Saturday Pioneer Similarly, Phulpur was after he became the deputy ed from the Sant Kabir Nagar ald a ‘mahaparivartan’ (grand of 22.35 per cent. The BSP did won for the first time by the chief minister of the state in parliamentary constituency change).” not win any seat but secured PNS n VARANASI the 1984 riots and then talk that only he could develop BJP in 2014, when Keshav 2017. in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Rebutting SP’s claims, 19.77 per cent votes. The about providing justice to any India. Sadhvi said that had the Prasad Maurya emerged vic- However, this time, the There are 14 candidates in state BJP media coordinator Congress registered wins on nion Minister Sadhvi section of society. prime minister believed in torious from the seat once giant killer in the Gorakhpur the fray in Phulpur, which has Rakesh Tripathi said, “It was two UP seats in 2014, bagging UNiranjan Jyoti on Commenting on Congress division, he would not have represented by Jawaharlal bypoll, Praveen Kumar 19.75 lakh voters, and 10 can- the low polling percentage 7.53 per cent of the votes. Saturday took a jibe at the leader Sam Pitroda’s remark on given the slogan of ‘sabka NYAY scheme of Rahul Sikh riots, Sadhvi said it would saath, sabka vikas’ (develop- Gandhi, saying that the prove to be damaging for ment of one and all). She 3 sugar mills stop Congress president should and Congress as said the benefit of the Central Butterfly Interpretation Centre first give nyay (justice) to well. When Rahul Gandhi government schemes had crushing without Sikhs by seeking apology for failed, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached all sections of society. the Sikh riots in 1984 and then entered politics and she would In reply to another question, clearing dues talk about justice for others. also go after election. Sadhvi Jyoti said the Bahujan to come up at zoo in 2 months Lucknow (PNS): Three Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said She said that Congress Samaj Party-Samajwadi Party sugar mills at Tikola, Bhesani when Rahul Gandhi failed, general secretary Priyanka gathbandhan was a complete and Khaikhedi villages of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Gandhi Vadra reached mismatch. She said it would PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW The zoo already has a Muzaffarnagar district have entered politics but she would Varanasi from Prayagraj be very difficult now for BSP Butterfly Park which was con- stopped crushing cane without also go after the ongoing elec- through waterway because chief Mayawati to become ucknow zoo is coming up structed after consultations clearing the dues of the farm- tions. In an informal chat Prime Minister Modi had chief minister again, leave Lwith a Butterfly with experts. The zoo director ers, officials said on Saturday. with presspersons while cam- made the water of the holy alone becoming a Prime Interpretation Centre which is said the Butterfly Park was “The remaining four mills paigning in favour of Prime Ganga river clean. Minister. being constructed near the attracting many species and are also preparing to stop Minister Narendra Modi from Reacting to a question on Sadhvi said when SP chief Butterfly Park. Zoo director RK they currently had over 40 in crushing sugarcane,” they Parao to Sujabad, the Sadhvi the main story in an interna- Akhilesh Yadav was not faith- Singh said they were making the park. added. According to district said that the Congress and its tional magazine on Prime ful to his father Mulayam and the centre with their own “Heat does not deter the cane officer RD Dwivedi, president Rahul Gandhi talked Minister Narendra Modi, the uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, it efforts and an amount of Rs 2 butterflies from coming here notices were sent to all seven much about NYAY scheme but Union Minister said that all was difficult to believe that he lakh had been spent by the because we have two fountains sugar mills in the district to he and his party should first the powerful leaders of world would remain faithful to Bua department. and they prefer to sit under the stop crushing work and clear seek apology from Sikhs for respected Modi and believed Mayawati. “We have not involved any shade of plants,” he said. farmers’ arrears amounting to agency and it is only the Experts said that in the Rs 900 crore, but they failed to departmental efforts which new concept of zoos across the do so. “The district authorities Smriti Irani seeks have gone into the construction world, butterfly parks were have directed the sugar mills to of the centre which is likely to emerging as major attractions. clear farmers’ arrears failing Kashi’s blessings be completed in two months’ through the centre, the visitors types and species. “There will The parks have been designed which strict action would be time,” he said. would come to know about the be a lot of relevant information in such a way that there are host taken against them,” the district for PM Modi The zoo director said importance of butterflies, their available at the centre,” he said. plants to attract the butterflies. cane officer said. Varanasi (PNS): Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said that it was the blessings of CITYBRIEFS Kashi on Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to which Indian Air Force successfully par with button mushroom. It’s al education, digital technol- conducted air strike inside protein content is little less but ogy, curriculum development Pakistan terrotory and fibre content is high,” CISH apropos to the new require- destroyed a terrorist camp in director Shailendra Rajan said. ment of world scenario, new Balakot. She said that it was models of learning, knowledge also the blessing of Kashi that GOHUNG GLOBAL diplomacy, industry, educa- Modi could take the nation on CONFERENCE tion and enterprise, medium of the path of development. Vice-Chancellor of education, and education and Irani appealed to the peo- Lucknow University SP Singh transformation in different tra- ple to shower their blessing will be leaving for Berlin to jectories and sectors of the again on Modi to take the attend Gohung Global world,” he said. country further on the path of Conference-2019 from May development. Addressing a 13-15. IPPR director NK OPEN DAY AT IITR public meeting at Chowk in Pandey said the gathering of Challenges can make one Ram Nagar on Friday night, academic leaders of the world more determined for innova- Irani said some ‘mahamilawati’ was organised and sponsored tion and creativity is para- leaders put ‘janeu’ once in five by the British Council. “As mount for innovation, said years to get vote but avoid dar- member of the academic del- Ajay Jain, managing director of shan of Ram Lala even after vis- egation, Prof Singh will be Microlit India, a pioneer in the iting Ayodhya. Irani talked participating in the delibera- area of Laboratory Liquid about development and welfare National Technology Day celebrated at Modern Coach Factory on Saturday tions in brainstorming ses- Handling equipment manu- works done by Modi in sions on key global issues like facturing while delivering the Varanasi that brought glory for TECHNOLOGY DAY pants at Rs 30 per bag and tech- produce 600-900 gm of mush- leadership for the future world, keynote address during the holy city. National Technology Day nical details will be discussed rooms in 45 days. The nutritive alternative approaches to the ‘National Technology Day’ cel- celebrations were organised at for production. Each bag may value of milky mushroom is at quality assurance, internation- ebrations at Indian Institute of the main conference hall of Toxicology Research. IITR Modern Coach Factory on observed the day as an ‘Open Saturday with an objective to Day’ for school and college stu- share technical knowledge, to dents to visit the institute and introduce new technologies in interact with scientists. Around coach manufacturing and to 120 Class XII students from improve passenger amenities, Delhi Public School, Colvin safety and security. The day is Taluqdars’ College and Unity celebrated to commemorate College visited the institute’s Pokhran-II nuclear test con- laboratories and Centre for ducted in 1998. The pro- Innovation and Translation gramme was presided over by Research (CITAR). They had PCME Anoop Kumar. an interactive session with IITR director Alok Dhawan TRAINING PROGRAMME and other scientists. Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture VISIT (CISH) will organise a training Executive session on Sunday. The pro- director of gramme is planned for urban Punjab and mushroom lovers who don’t Sind Bank easily get fresh mushroom in Fareed market during summer and Ahmad will rainy seasons. “The ready-to- be on a visit to fruit milky mushroom bags will Lucknow for a review meeting be made available to partici- Prof Narsingh Verma speaking at KGMU Foundation Day on Saturday Pioneer to be held on Sunday. SCHOOLSCAN Cong leader, other office-bearers resign INVESTITURE CEREMONY Hindi writing, organised DPS (Eldeco) organised under the aegis of Bharatiya alleging humiliation by Priyanka Gandhi the investiture ceremony on Bhasha Pratishthapan Saturday. The principal Rashtriya Parishad. The pur- Bhadohi: The district unit Bhadohi district president Neelam Gandhi as she is the Congress’s pinned the badges to all the pose was president of the Congress and Misra told newspersons here. eastern Uttar Pradesh in-charge. leaders of the student council. to make some other office-bearers on Priyanka Gandhi addressed “But it seems that she does Aman Singh was made the Hindi Saturday resigned from the party an election rally in Bhadohi in not have the thinking that could headboy while Saumya Stuti interest- alleging humiliation by AICC support of the party candidate encourage the partymen,” Misra headgirl and both were ing for the general secretary Priyanka Yadav on Friday. Misra alleged said. She said after resigning, administered an oath. The students Gandhi Vadra after they that Priyanka Gandhi not only they held a meeting and resolved principal congratulated the and also approached her with a complaint ignored their grievance but also to support Rangnath Misra, the newly-appointed school cab- hone their regarding the candidate. “A com- used “strong words” against her joint candidate of the SP-BSP inet members. knowl- plaint was made to Priyanka publicly. “But the AICC general alliance for the election slated for edge of Gandhi about Congress candidate secretary paid no heed and said Sunday. When contacted, district FIRST PRIZE Hindi. Stuti’s handwriting, Ramakant Yadav not coordinat- if they are feeling humiliated vice president of the Congress Stuti Shukla, a Class III knowledge of Hindi and cre- ing with anyone in the unit over this then they can continue Mushir Iqbal said Misra and oth- student of City Montessori ativity got her the first prize. Friday and she was also told that to feel this way,” Misra claimed. ers have taken this step in “haste” School, Rajajipuram Campus She was also given away a none of the office bearers were Misra said she and other office- and need to have waited for the II, won the first prize in a certificate. invited for a rally here,” Congress’s bearers had approached Priyanka elections to be over. PTI LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 landmark 05

PUBG addiction weakening IAF receives first Apache attack helicopter PNS n NEW DELHI multi-role, vertical-lift plat- form, which is used for trans- CRPF jawans’ performance n a significant step to mod- porting troops, artillery, equip- Iernise the helicopter fleet, the ment and fuel. The IAF had RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI first Apache attack helicopter inked a deal for 15 Chinooks. manufactured by US aerospace These top of the line induc- fter students, now CRPF major Boeing was handed over tions follow similar efforts by Ajawans are getting addict- to the IAF on Friday. India had the Government to sustain the ed to the online gaming app inked a nearly 1.5 billion dol- momentum of modernisation PUBG (PlayerUnknown's lar deal for 22 Apaches in 2015 and inaugurating a joint ven- Battlegrounds), which is posing to enhance its capabilities to ture in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh a threat to their operational destroy enemy tanks, armoured in March for manufacturing performance and aggression personnel carriers and fortified 7,50,000 AK-203 rifles. It is an besides leading to attitudinal enemy positions. At present, advanced version of the icon- issues. the IAF has Russian origin ic AK-47 and Ordnance The addiction to PUBG is MI-35 helicopters. Factory Board in collaboration also minimising the interaction notice said that the PUBG ban Lesser interaction with col- The first of the 22 Apache with Russia will manufacture between the jawans and lead- was necessary as children are leagues is affecting bonding helicopters was formally hand- the rifles in India. The overall ing to less camaraderie and now getting addicted to the and comradeship between the ed over to the IAF at Boeing project cost is more than `7,000 bonding, sources said. The online multiplayer battle royale force's personnel, it said. production facility in Mesa, crores as the factory will later CRPF's Bihar unit has direct- which was "adversely affecting "All Deputy Inspectors Arizona, the US on May manufacture these rifles for the ed all DIGs and company com- their studies". General to ensure and instruct 10,officials said here on para-military forces and state manders to ensure that the Senior CRPF officers said, all unit/company personnel Saturday adding the helicopter police after meeting the armed gaming app is deleted from all "Addiction to online gaming under your command to get it has been customised to suit government were also present, attacks at standoff ranges and ministry in 2017 approved the forces requirements. phones and conduct random has impacted the operational deleted/deactivated from their IAF's future requirements and the IAFsaid. operate in hostile airspace with procurement of six Apache Similarly, a deal worth over checks on all such phones at capabilities of jawans. Many of mobile phones. All company would have significant capa- The IAF signed the con- threats from ground. Moreover, helicopters along with weapons `700 crores was inked earlier regular intervals, they pointed them have withdrawn them- commanders will ensure that bility in mountainous terrain, tract in September 2015 for 22 the ability of these helicopters, systems from Boeing at a cost this year for buying 72,4000 Sig out. selves from socialising with this app is deleted in all phones they said. Apache helicopters and the to transmit and receive the bat- of `4,168 crore for the Army. Sauer rifles for meeting imme- PUBG has become a rag- their fellow jawans. Besides, it and random check of phones The AH-64E Apache is a first batch of these helicopters tlefield picture, to and from the This will be its first fleet of diate operational needs of the ing point of discussion in India has also led to sleep deprivation should be done," added the cir- leading multi-role attack heli- is scheduled to be shipped to weapon systems through data attack helicopters exclusively army. The rifles will start com- with cases of mental harm to owing to less physical activity cular sent to all the formations copter and is flown by the US India by July this year. networking makes it a lethal operated by the Army. ing in within a year after the kids or teenagers being report- in the wake of addictive hook- of Central Reserve Police Force Army. It is an advanced all- "Selected aircrew and ground acquisition. "These attack heli- Fuselages for this Army order contract was signed in February. ed due to the online gaming ing up to the game." and Combat Battalion for weather attack helicopter that crew have undergone training copters will provide significant will be produced by Tata These rifles made by a US addiction. An order issued by the Resolute Action (CoBRA). can engage both air and ground at the training facilities at US edge in any future joint oper- Boeing Aerospace Limited, a company will enhance the fight- In January this year, the CRPF's Bihar unit on May 6, CRPF is the lead Central targets with relative stealth Army base Fort Rucker, ations in support of land joint venture between Boeing ing capabilities of infantry sol- Gujarat Government had said that CRPF troops, young paramilitary force for counter- using low-altitude obstacles Alabama. These personnel will forces," the IAF added. and Tata Advanced Systems in diers deployed on the Line Of issued a new circular stating personnel, are addicted to the insurgency, anti-terrorist and like trees and hills as cover. Air lead the operationalisation of Since the attack helicopters Hyderabad. Control(LOC), Line of Actual that district authorities should PUBG app. It's affecting their anti-Naxal force deployed in a Marshal AS Butola represent- the Apache fleet in the IAF," the provide cover to its own army India has already bought Control(LAC) and engaged in now ensure that there should ops performance and posing major way in Jammu and ed the IAF and accepted the IAF said in a statement. tanks and infantry during bat- the Chinook transport heli- counter insurgency operations be a ban on students for play- aggressive and attitudinal Ksshmir, Naxalism-hit States first Apache in a ceremony. The helicopter has the tle by taking out enemy tanks copter, made by Boeing, from in Jammu & Kashmir and the ing PUBG in schools. The issues, it outlined. and the Northeast. Representatives from the US capability to carry out precision and artillery guns, the defence the US. The Chinook is a North-East. Reports of differences between AG, Govt motivated: Jaitley Time author pursuing Pakistan's PNS n NEW DELHI rect. As one of the senior most woman employee of the court. Clarifying on a news report, members of the Bar, he The matter, however, was Venugopal Friday said: "I admit nion Finance Minister Arun (Venugopal) certainly has his scrutinised by a panel of three that I had written a letter before UJaitley on Saturday termed views on some issues. The sitting judges of the Supreme the appointment of an in-house agenda of maligning Modi: BJP as “absolutely incorrect” reports Government respects him for Court. inquiry committee seeking of differences between Attorney the objectivity of his advice,” Venugopal said he had writ- appointment of three retired General KK Venugopal and the Jaitley said in a tweet. ten the letter on April 22, before judges of the Supreme Court." PNS n NEW DELHI racist and sexist remarks. targetting Modi at the behest Government over the sexual Venugopal had written to all the three-member in-house The law officer also said he Taking a swipe at Sidhu, of Madhya Pradesh Chief harassment case against the the Supreme Court judges to set committee headed by Justice S wrote a second letter clarifying he BJP on Saturday Patra said he keeps making all Minister Kamal Nath who, he Chief Justice of India. up a committee of three retired A Bobde was set up to hold an his position that the earlier one Taccused the author of the sort of loose statements but has alleged was also involved in the “The motivated news item judges of the apex court to look inquiry into the allegations. was written in his personal Time magazine article that not spoken a word against riots. of differences between the into allegations of sexual The three-judge panel has capacity as a senior bar member called Prime Minister Congress leader Sam Pitroda's Sidhu at a poll rally had Attorney General and the harassment made against CJI given CJI Gogoi a clean chit in having an experience of 65 Narendra Modi "divider in "so what" remarks on 1984 asked people to defeat "kale Government is absolutely incor- Ranjan Gogoi by a dismissed the matter. years. chief" of pursuing Pakistan's anti-Sikh riots. angrez", in an apparent attempt agenda and termed it an Pitroda, a close aide of to liken the Modi Government attempt to malign Modi's Gandhi and Overseas to the British rule before inde- image. Congress' head, on Thursday pendence. Actor-singer BJP spokesperson Sambit said, 'hua to hua' (So what, it The Congress leader had Patra told a press conference happened) about the anti-Sikh also claimed that Modi was like that article's author was a riots. He made this remark in a bride who makes noise from Arun Bakshi Pakistani and that nothing response to a question on the her bangles to give an impres- better can be expected from Patra also slammed riots by a newsman in sion that she was working joins BJP Pakistan. He also took a swipe Congress leader Navjot Singh Dharamshala in Himachal hard but did not really work. at Congress president Rahul Sidhu for his barbs at Modi, Pradesh. Patra said these remarks New Delhi: Actor and singer Gandhi for retwitting the accusing Sidhu of making Patra claimed Sidhu was showed the Congress' mindset. Arun Bakshi joined the BJP here story. on Saturday in the presence of The piece, a sharp criticism former Chhattisgarh Chief of Modi's leadership, has been Minister Raman Singh. written by Aatish Taseer, son of Sidhu gets EC notice for his remark against PM Bakshi has acted and sung Indian journalist Tavleen Singh in several films and tele-serials, and late Pakistani politician PNS n NEW DELHI 29, had made disparaging including 'Mahabharat'. and businessman Salmaan comments about Modi. He said he has always sup- Taseer. n fresh trouble for Congress He had reportedly accused ported the BJP's ideology and Patra said several foreign Ileader Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Prime Minister of "making expressed his admiration for magazines had written stories the Election Commission has money in the Rafale jet deal" Prime Minister Narendra Modi, critical of Modi in 2014 as well. again issued a showcause and also "allowing" the rich to saying he has been serving the Calling the Prime Minister notice to him for prima facie escape the country after "rob- nation diligently with hard work a unifier, the BJP spokesperson violating the Model Code of bing" nationalised banks. and honesty. listed a number of welfare Conduct by allegedly making The poll panel had in April Bakshi said there was no measures started by the Modi disparaging remarks against censured Sidhu for allegedly one like Modi and the country government to claim that the Prime Minister Narendra warning the Muslim commu- had seen such a leader after Atal country was heading towards Modi. The poll panel had nity that efforts were on to Bihari Vajpayee in 1990s. Singh a new India under his "reform- He was given a day to reply received a complaint from the divide their votes in Bihar and said many actors and artistes in ing, performing and trans- to the notice that was issued BJP that Sidhu, during a rally it barred him from campaign- general have been voicing their forming" agenda. Friday by the commission. in Madhya Pradesh on April ing for 72 hours. support for the BJP. PTI Actor Arun Bakshi joins BJP in the presence of senior party leader Raman Singh in New Delhi on Saturday PTI PM curtails tenure of senior Cong leaders stage protest Murder of 19-year-old girl Fidayeen railway officer who sought against Modi, J&K Guv for attack alert shocks Vanniyar community in Bengal complementary IPL passes their remarks on Rajiv Gandhi KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n to murders. The last three CHENNAI years have seen many such PNS n NEW DELHI Jammu: Several leaders of the girls falling prey to the evil Jammu & Kashmir Congress ednesday's cold blooded designs of the boys," said Chitra cting tough for seeking Saturday staged a protest here against Wmurder of Tilakavati, a Raghulan, a Chennai based Acomplementary passes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 19-year-old college student in activist . for IPL matches from the Governor Satya Pal Malik for their a village near Virudachalam in What has upset the resi- Delhi District Cricket remarks on former Prime Minister Cuddalore district, substanti- dents of the village was the apa- Association (DDCA), the Rajiv Gandhi. ates the fear among social sci- thy of political leaders and Government has curtailed "We have assembled here to entists and psychologists that social activists towards the the Central deputation of express our anger over the insult to there is something abnormal incident. G K Mani, president senior bureaucrat Gopal the former Prime Minister who laid with the youth in the State. PMK, the political outfit of Krishan Gupta and has down his life for the country 28 years ago. It is most unfortunate that Tilakavati, ailing from a poor Vanniyar community to which PNS n KOLKATA repatriated him back to his the State Governor has joined the vilification campaign of BJP and Modi," family was a graduate student about his love for her, the girl belonged was the only cadre — the Railway Ministry. J&K Congress chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma told reporters. and wanted to take up a civil Tilakavati told him that her top politician to visit her house and engal has been warned of a The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), On Thursday, the Governor had said in Srinagar that Rajiv Gandhi service job to help her father, priority was to complete her consoled her parents. The vil- Bpossible Fiadayeen attack in headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved pre- was not initially corrupt but, under the influence of some people, he a tea vendor who was strug- studies in order to find out a lagers staged a road block on the election season. According mature repatriation of Gupta with immediate effect, an order got involved in the Bofors corruption case. gling to meet both the end of job to minimise the hardship of Friday demanding a compen- to sources, the Central issued by the personnel ministry said without mentioning During a rally in Uttar Pradesh on May 4, Modi had targeted life. her parents, according to one of sation of Rs one crore to the Intelligence Bureau has warned any reason. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, saying, "Your father (Rajiv Gandhi) was Dr S Tamadoss, founder of her close relations. family of Tilakavathy of such an attack in a temple on Gupta, a 1987 batch officer of the Indian Railway Service termed Mr Clean by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'bhrashtachari' the PMK asked the State and When Akash continued K Balu, PMK spokesman, the Buddha Purnima. of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), is posted as the Joint no 1 (corrupt number 1). Central Governments to with his pleas and requests , she called for an investigation into The attack could be carried Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Besides, Modi on Wednesday accused the Gandhi family of using address the grey areas in the blocked his number from her the murder which he said out either by the Jamaat-ul- He had in March sought complementary passes of an IPL warship INS Viraat as its "personal taxi" when Rajiv Gandhi was the law concerning safety of girls mobile phone which seems to would reveal a major conspir- Mujahideen Bangladesh or match from DDCA president Rajat Sharma's office, accord- prime minister. and women in the State. "This have infuriated the boy. This acy. "The youth have been Islamic State (ISIS) either in ing to an official communique. "Over the years, the BJP left no stone unturned to implicate him is not an isolated incident and led him to her house where deployed by certain political Bengal or Bangladesh, com- After not getting the desired response from the DDCA, (Rajiv Gandhi) but nothing could be proved against him and he came Tamil Nadu has been witness- there was a verbal altercation parties to forcibly marry girls muniqué from the IB says. A Gupta wrote a letter to Sharma on April 3, giving the sequence out clean in the judicial process. But the BJP continued its vilification ing such murders over the last between the two and this cul- from some particular castes as fortnight ago, a message was of events. Gupta mentioned telephonic discussion between campaign against him and entire Gandhi family, till date which is abuse so many years. There is a def- minated in Akash stabbing a strategy to abolish the caste released by the pro-ISIS Sharma's executive assistant Sapna Soni and his personal staff. of judicial process and insult to the martyr, who got assassinated due inite pattern in all these mur- Tilakavati many times leading system. While we are not telegram channels, warning of "I do not know whether this episode and the sequence to lack of foolproof security by then BJP supported Government at the ders which is dangerous to all to her death. against love marriage or inter an attack in West Bengal or of events as narrated above has been brought to your notice Centre," Sharma alleged. womenfolk in the State," said Though he made a quick caste marriage , what we are Bangladesh, sources said and whether your executive assistant had informed you about Criticising Malik for his remarks, state unit senior vice president Dr Ramdoss. retreat from the scene, police opposing is the targeting of cer- The State IB has beefed up my call and my request for arrangement of passes," Gupta Raman Bhalla said, "He made the statement to please his bosses in Delhi. Tilakavati was murdered nabbed him and has been tain communities by these security with Naka checking said in a letter to Sharma. It is better if he resigns from the constitutional post and work as a by Akash, a school drop out of remanded to judicial custody. youth," said Balu. The going on in "likely locations," "May I request that your office staff may show courtesy spokesperson of the BJP," he said. the same age, for rebuffing his "This is a strange phenomenon Vanniyars, a dominat com- police sources said. JMB had in such matters and give timely feedback even if the response Sharma accused Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of advances towards her. Both of in Tamil Nadu and the number munity in northern Tamil set up a strong base in this side is not affirmative. I think, we must have mutual respect for bringing the election campaigning to the lowest level by using abusive them were class mates in school of such murders have increased Nadu is upset over the murder of the border with one such the positions being held by us," his letter reads. language and hurling expletives on the opposition leaders, including before Akash dropped out of over the years. The boys fail to as they feel let down and alien- module getting busted in The ACC's decision on curtailing Gupta's tenure is said former prime ministers. studies and started moving understand the reality that the ated by the indifference of October 2014 following a blast to have been taken after the copy of this letter was shared The agitated Congress leaders protested outside the party head- with his friends for a carefree girls have a right to tell no to major political outfits in con- at Khagragarh in Burdwan dis- on a public platform. quarters at Shaheedi Chowk and raised anti-BJP slogans. PTI life. When the boy sounded their advances and this leading demning the murder. trict. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 06

p There are 69 p In addition to the 59 constituencies p Of the 59 seats going to the polls in the sixth p Of the 59 seats going to the polls on p There are p 979 p There are p There are p The three prime issues that concern Haryana are candidates that will vote on 12 May, re-polling will phase, the BJP had won 44 seats in 2014 along Sunday, the Congress won just 2 seats in 1,13,167 candidates 223 3,281 employment, agricultural loans, and higher prices for farm who have not be held in 168 booths in 26 Assembly with its NDA allies, the Ram Vilas Paswan-led Lok 2014, one each from Haryana (Deepender polling are candidates third-gender products. Untimely thunderstorms have affected the crop declared their segments under the Tripura West Janshakti Party (1 seat) in Bihar and the Anupriya Singh Hooda/Rohtak) and (Jyotiraditya stations in fighting in in Haryana voters across output this year in Haryana and the increased farmer PAN details parliamentary constituency Patel-led Apna Dal (1 seat) in Uttar Pradesh Scindia/Guna) from Madhya Pradesh total this phase alone seven States distress has become a major issue ahead of the elections

TOP CANDIDATES MADHYA PRADESH GWALIOR UTTAR PRADESH PHULPUR Heavy security Ashok Singh, Congress vs SULTANPUR Keshari Devi Mamta Balveer Singh Maneka Gandhi, BIHAR HARYANA JHARKHAND vs WEST BENGAL Patel, BJP vs SIWAN Kushwah, BSP Vivek BJP vs Chandra VALMIKINAGAR SONIPAT DHANBAD TAMLUK Pandhari Yadav, Kavita Singh, JDU Narayan Shejwalkar, BJP Bhadra Singh, Deepak Yadav, BSP vs Bhupinder Kirti Azad, Adhikari SP vs Pankaj vs Balmiki Prasad BSP vs Sanjay bandobast in Baidyanath Prasad Mahto, Singh Hooda, Congress vs Pashupati GUNA Dibyendu, TMC vs Patel, Congress Gupta, BSP vs Sinh, Congress JDU vs Shashwat Kedar, Congress vs Ramesh Nath Singh, BJP vs Jyotiraditya M Lakshman Chandra Hena Shahab, RJD Congress Chander Kaushik, BJP Madhvi Singh, TMC Scindia, Congress Seth, Congress vs ALLAHABAD vs Surender Kumar vs Meghnath Rawani, vs Krishna Pal Singh, BJP Sidharthashankar Girdhar Chhikara, INLD BSP vs Dhakad Lokendra Singh Naskar, BJP Gopal AZAMGARH West Bengal Rajpoot, BSP Tripathi, Akhilesh Yadav, ROHTAK JAMSHEDPUR BANKURA CPI vs SP vs Dinesh SAUGAR SENGUPTA n Deepender Anjana BHOPAL Amiya Patra, CPM Yogesh Shukla, Lal Yadav constituencies in five districts PASCHIM CHAMPARAN JHARGRAM/TAMLUK would go to the sixth phase of Singh Hooda, Mahata, TMC Digvijya vs Subrata Mukherjee, Congrss vs Nirahua, BJP Brijesh Kumar Kushwaha, vs vs vs Rajendra Singh polling on Sunday. vs Congress Ashraf Hussain, BSP Singh, TMC Subhas RLSP Rakesh Kumar, vs vs Patel, SP vs Rita n view of unabated political Elections will be held for vs Arvind Kumar Champai Soren, Congress Sarkar, BJP BSP Sanjay Jaiswal, Sharma, BJP vs JMM vs Bidyut Baran vs Sadhvi Pragya Mahadeb Bauri, Bahuguna Joshi, Iclashes throughout the dis- Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, BJP tricts the Election Commission Midnapore,Ghatal, Tamluk and Dharamvir, INLD Mahato, BJP Singh, BJP BSP BJP has made elaborate security Kanthi seats. Out of them arrangement deploying 770 Purulia, Bankura, Midnapore companies of central forces in and Jhargram are situated in With no big names eight constituencies in West the jangalmahal area which Bengal going to polls on Sunday. used to be a Maoist hotbed till in fray, Vidisha The highlight of the so- Mamata Banerjee came to called tight security bandobast power a few years ago. loses sheen is putting the actual control of Not taking any chances the Central forces under a the central forces have been PTI n BHOPAL commandant instead of a State provided with bullet proof police officer, ECI sources said jackets, helmets. Heavy vehicles fter two-time Vidisha MP reminding the “rarity of such have been barred from enter- ASushma Swaraj announced decision.” ing this zone during the elec- that she will not contest the Lok Earlier the poll panel had tion time, sources said adding Sabha elections this year, the decided to provide 683 com- the culverts would have to be high-profile constituency, con- panies of CAPF covering about crossed foot. sidered a BJP bastion, appears 72 percent polling stations. Fate of 83 candidates main- to have lost its sheen. The BJP However, following a request ly from the TMC, BJP, Left has fielded debutant Ramakant from the Special Police Front and Congress would be Bhargav from the seat which Observer Vivek Dubey the ECI decided by 1 crore 33 lakh and saw the likes of former Prime rushed in additional 87 com- 69,749 strong electorate. Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee in panies, sources said adding Meanwhile, reports of vio- the running in the early 1990s. almost 92 percent of the booths lence came in from Tamluk, Bhargav is pitted against would now be covered by cen- Bankura, Jhargram and Shailendra Patel of the tral forces. Uluberia — where elections Congress. The forces will man 15,428 had taken in the fifth phase. With no big names in the booths besides working as At Tamluk BJP workers fray, the electioneering in quick response teams. The attacked a TMC leader and his Vidisha has been low-key and QRTs have been directed to house was bombed while in it has failed to grab the media’s reach a spot of violence “max- Bankura the BJP workers were attention, Bhopal-based polit- imum within half an hour attacked and beaten up by the ical commentator Girija time,” sources said. TMC men, sources said. Shankar said. “Very few places like those Reports of violence and arson “Vidisha Lok Sabha seat in town areas such as Haldia came in from Jhargram too. has been taken for granted and other places the Elsewhere the ECI ordered since it became the traditional booths would be manned by repolling at two places in seat of a political party. So, the State armed police,” EC Barrackpore and Arambagh whenever the party wanted to sources said. constituencies that went to ensure the victory of any can- Amid apprehension of polls in the fifth phase. Re- didate, it fielded him or her massive violence — if the polling will take place polling from this seat. Now, when no Saturday’s sporadic incidents of station — 116 at Barrackpore VIP candidate is here, the elec- political fights are any indica- and polling station — 110 at tion is a low-key affair,” he said, tion — eight parliamentary Arambagh. without naming any party.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 1,800-kg party drugs seized Modi has hatred for BIGWIGS FACE... is pitted against Bhojpuri film star Dinesh race include veteran Congress leader while his son and sitting MP from Rohtak, Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ of the BJP. The con- Sheila, Olympian boxer Vijender Singh, from G Noida, 3 Deepender Singh Hooda, is again con- stituency has a substantial population of who is making his electoral debut from testing from the same seat. Yadavs, Jatavs and Muslims — the three South Delhi, Union Minister Harsh foreigners held my family: Rahul In West Bengal, Maoist hotbed Jangal communities which form the crux of the Vardhan from Chandni Chowk, and crick- Mahal — the forested region of Bankura, SP-BSP alliance in the politically crucial eter-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir. STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI West Midnapore, Jhargram and Purulia, state. Since 1996, only Muslims and PTI n SHUJALPUR/DHAR/ my grandmother and my great said. He added that the scheme would go to poll. The ruling TMC, the BJP, Yadavs have won the Azamgarh Lok I BELONG TO... ith arrest of three foreign KHARGONE grandfather. He speaks in would provide purchasing the Congress and the Left Front con- Sabha seat. Azamgarh has over 17 lakh vot- to hua’,” he said making a fresh attack on Wnationals, the Narcotics anger, but I go and give him a power to people, which would stituents - the CPI(M), the CPI and the ers. Estimates say that about four lakh of the Congress for its leader Sam Pitroda’s Control Bureau (NCB) on ongress president Rahul ‘jhappi’ (hug),” the Congress revive the country’s economy. AIFB — are the main contenders in the them are Yadavs, three lakh Muslims and remarks. “It shows the character and Saturday claimed to have made CGandhi on Saturday chief said. He said demonetisation eight seats, where the fate of 83 candidates around 2.75 lakh Dalits. Sultanpur too is mentality of the party,” he said. “The hua country’s highest seizure of over alleged that the BJP, RSS and “You are the prime minis- and poor implementation of will be decided by a 1,33,69,749-strong witnessing an interesting contest between to hua’ remark reflects the arrogance of the 1,800-kg pseudoephedrine kept Prime Minister Narendra Modi ter... You must remove hatred the Goods and Services Tax electorate. Manas Ranjan Bhunia is TMC’s Maneka Gandhi, Sanjay Singh of the Congress,” he said. Modi cited the Balakot outside a factory in Greater had hatred towards his family, and work with love. This will (GST), which he termed as the candidate who is contesting against BJP’s Congress and Chandra Bhadra Singh of air strikes against Pakistan as an example Noida. The estimated value of but he does not harbour the benefit you. I don’t hate ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, has State president Dilip Ghosh from the BSP. The seat appears tricky for of what a bold government can accomplish. the seized chemical, along with same feelings for the PM. Narendra Modi, he can give me adversely impacted the pur- Medinipur Lok Sabha seat. The Bankura Maneka Gandhi as BJP strategists are rely- “This is the new India. Now India barges about 2 kgs of party drugs He said that although Modi as much hatred as he can. He chasing power of people. seat will witness a triangular fight because ing on a division of Congress and SP-BSP into the hideouts of terrorists and kills cocaine, is around `25 crore. repeatedly attacked him, his can speak about my family “When I raised questions the Congress did not put up any candidate alliance votes, besides possible counter- them,” he added. A senior NCB official said father Rajiv Gandhi, grand- whatever he wants,” he said. about the Rafale scam in there. The high-voltage campaign saw poll polarisation of non-Yadav and non-Jatav Meanwhile, Modi accused the it stumbled on the narcotics after mother Indira Gandhi and “Hatred cannot be con- Parliament, Modi talked about meetings by Modi and BJP president Dalit and OBC votes. Jaunpur has the high- Congress government in Rajasthan of try- grilling a South African woman great grandfather Jawaharlal quered with hatred in return. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Amit Shah, Union Home Minister Rajnath est number of 20 candidates followed by ing to suppress a Dalit woman’s gangrape arrested on May 9 from the IGI Nehru, he had given him a hug. Only love can defeat Narendra Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi but Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, 15 each in Sultanpur, Lalganj, Azamgarh keeping the Lok Sabha elections in mind. Airport. She was carrying 24.7 The Congress chief’s Modi and not hatred,” he did not reply to my questions,” West Bengal Chief Minister and her and Machhlishahr, 14 each in Phulpur The crime in Alwar provoked protests kg of pseudoephedrine, siad remarks came a week after added. The Congress chief was he said. “Narendra Modi ji, I Andhra Pradesh counterpart N and Allahabad, 12 in Bhadohi, 11 each in across the state after the woman’s husband officials. “The woman was first Modi said in a rally that former addressing an election rally in had asked about Rafale and not Chandrababu Naidu. Ambedkar Nagar and Basti, 10 in said she was raped on April 26 and the intercepted by the Central PM Rajiv Gandhi “was termed Shujalpur for party candidate about my family,” he said while In Jharkhand, Giridih, Dhanbad, Shraswati, 8 in Pratapgarh and the low- police informed on April 30, but the FIR Industrial Security Force. ‘Mr Clean’ by his courtiers, but and folk singer Prahlad accusing the prime minister of Jamshedpur and Singhbhum (ST) con- est 7 each in Sant Kabir Nagar and was filed on May 7. “The Congress which Pseudoephedrine is a precursor his life ended as ‘Bhrashtachari Tipaniya, who is contesting carrying out parallel negotia- stituency are to witness voting on Sunday. Dumariyaganj. is in power in Rajasthan has tried to sup- used for the manufacture of No 1’ (corrupt number 1)”. the Lok Sabha election from tions with France in the Rafale press the news of the gangrape of a Dalit Methamphetamine. This is the Modi had also alleged that Dewas seat. fighter jet deal. He also said that STAGE SET FOR... CAPITAL BATTLE-READY... woman due to the polls in that state,” Modi biggest ever seizure of pseu- Rajiv Gandhi and his family Speaking about his party’s the Congress would provide 22 candidate. The Phulpur seat was won Ramlila Maidan, Congress president said at an election meeting in Ghazipur in doephedrine in India kept out- had used the Navy’s INS Viraat proposed NYAY minimum lakh government jobs in addi- for the first time by the BJP in 2014, when Rahul Gandhi addressing two public eastern UP. He had alleged the police did side factory premises,” the senior as a “personal taxi” for 10 days income guarantee scheme, tion to 10 lakh jobs in pan- Keshav Prasad Maurya emerged victori- meetings, while his sister Priyanka Gandhi not act quickly because of the elections. NCB officer said. “During inter- while they were vacationing on Gandhi said, “Amazingly, the chayats to the people after ous from the seat once represented by Vadra taking out two roadshows in the city. Rajasthan voted in the Lok Sabha polls in rogation, the woman led the an island in Lakshadweep in idea of this scheme (NYAY) coming to power. India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal BJP’s incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari is two phases on April 29 and May 6. The officials of the Delhi zonal unit the late 1980s. came from Narendra Modi. He Gandhi said the agriculture Nehru. Maurya had to vacate the seat after up against Sheila Dikshit for the Northeast Prime Minister said that the Congress can- of the NCB to a house in Greater “The BJP, RSS and Prime did not implement it, spoken lie loans of farmers in Madhya he became the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi seat and has already said her entry not give ‘nyay’ (justice) to the daughters Noida from where a total of Minister Narendra Modi have about giving Rs 15 lakh.” Pradesh, including the kin of UP in 2017 and was elected to UP has made the poll contest “one of the most of the country, indirectly invoking the 1,818 kg of pseudoephedrine hatred for my family and our “But we took this former chief minister Shivraj Legislative Council interesting in the country”. AAP’s Dilip name of the income support scheme that and 1.9 kg of Cociane were job is to remove it. Narendra idea...Going to give Rs 3.60 Singh Chouhan, have been In Azamgarh, Akhilesh Yadav is try- Pandey is also in the fray from the seat. the opposition party has promised to seized on May 10,” said the Modi attacks me. He speaks lakh (to each poor family) in waived by the Congress gov- ing to retain the seat won by his father. He Other prominent candidates in the launch if voted to power. senior NCB official. with hatred about my father, five years (under NYAY),” he ernment in the State. world 07 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019

Landmark UN plastic waste pact gets approval, but not from US ANC holds onto power AP n GENEVA Rolph Payet of the United “Countries have decided set a blistering pace by tradi- Nations Environment to do something which will tional UN standards for such early every country in Program said the “historic” translate into real action on an accord. in S Africa the world has agreed agreement linked to the 186- the ground.” The framework “is his- N PTI n JOHANNESBURG upon a legally binding frame- country, UN-supported Basel Countries will have to toric in the sense that it is work to reduce the pollution Convention means that coun- figure out their own ways of legally binding,” Payet said. from plastic waste except for tries will have to monitor and adhering to the accord, Payet “They (the countries) he African National the United States, UN envi- track the movements of plas- said. have managed to use an exist- TCongress (ANC) has held ronmental officials say. tic waste outside their bor- Even the few countries ing international instrument onto power in South Africa, An agreement on track- ders. that did not sign it, like the to put in place those mea- albeit with a reduced majority, ing thousands of types of The deal affects products United States, could be affect- sures.” while two parties to the right plastic waste emerged Friday used in a broad array of ed by the accord when they The agreement is likely to and left have increased their at the end of a two-week industries, such as health ship plastic waste to countries lead to customs agents being votes share as the general elec- meeting of UN-backed con- care, technology, aerospace, that are on board with the on the lookout for electron- tion since Nelson Mandela ventions on plastic waste and fashion, food and beverages. deal. ic waste or other types of assumed power in 1994 drew to toxic, hazardous chemicals. “It’s sending a very strong Payet credited Norway potentially hazardous waste a close on Friday. Discarded plastic clutters political signal to the rest of for leading the initiative, more than before. The proportional repre- pristine land, floats in huge the world — to the private which first was presented in “There is going to be a sentation system used in South masses in oceans and rivers sector, to the consumer mar- September. transparent and traceable sys- Africa requires voters to choose and entangles wildlife, some- ket — that we need to do The time from that pro- tem for the export and import a party to lead the country and times with deadly results . something,” Payet said. posal to the approval of a deal of plastic waste,” Payet said. Legislative Assemblies in its nine provinces, rather than specific President and Premiers Youth charged respectively for these posi- Venezuela braces for unrest tions. 4 killed as terrorists with murder of There was consensus among analysts that the ANC Indian-origin gained the trust of the elec- as Maduro clamps down torate because of the appoint- ment of Cyril Ramaphosa as storm hotel in Pak man in UK AFP n CARACAS one who orchestrated the coup imprison deputies,” he said. President early last year after d’etat” by contacting the group Three others — Richard Jacob Zuma was recalled from PTI n KARACHI guests in the hotel were also are two to there armed men in PTI n LONDON of around 30 members of the Blanco, Mariela Magallanes the position. injured but their number was PC Hotel,” SHO Bangulzai said. enezuela braced Saturday armed forces who joined and Americo De Grazia — This was despite earlier hree heavily-armed terror- not immediately known. “Two to three gunmen had 26-year-old man in the Vfor another day of nation- Guaido’s mass demonstration. have sought refuge in the concerns that disillusionment Tists on Saturday stormed a The outlawed Balochistan first fired at and then entered AUK has been charged with wide protests after President “He was captured by the Argentine and Italian with Zuma and his cabinet over luxury hotel in Pakistan's port Liberation Army (BLA) the hotel,” Inspector General of murder in connection with Nicolas Maduro clamped down CIA a year ago and was work- embassies in Caracas. rampant allegations of corrup- city of Gwadar in the restive claimed responsibility of the Police (IGP) Mohsin Hassan the killing of an Indian-origin further on opposition leader ing as a traitor, mole and infil- Zambrano’s lawyer Lilia tion and state capture would Balochistan province, leading attack which it said was car- Butt said. man who was stabbed to death Juan Guaido, locking up his trator,” Maduro said of Figuera, Camejo denounced the proce- see voters choosing other par- to a fierce gunbattle in which ried out by the militants “A clearance operation was in a supermarket parking area. deputy in a military prison fol- whose defection to the oppo- dure under which Zambrano, ties. four persons including the linked with its Majeed Brigade going on,” a spokesman of the Nadeem Uddin Hameed lowing a dramatic arrest. sition saw him rewarded earli- a civilian, was sent to a military Besides being returned to attackers were killed, police group. Army said. Mohammed, 24, was formally Edgar Zambrano, deputy er this week by the US, which prison, and said his rights had the National Parliament with said. Locals said several gun- The provincial police chief identified by Thames Valley speaker of the opposition- removed him from its sanc- been violated. 58% of the votes cast, the ANC The armed men entered shots were heard after the ter- further said that “the attackers Police as the victim of the majority National Assembly, is tions list. “From the moment of the won the highest number of the upscale Pearl Continental rorists entered the luxury hotel. may have come in a boat to attack in Slough, near London, being held in preventive deten- The latest regime actions arrest, they have violated the votes in all but one province, (PC) Hotel and opened ran- Gwadar port is one of the launch the attack”. on Friday, when Aqib Pervaiz tion for “the flagrant commis- ratcheted up tensions ahead of deputy’s rights. We did not have the Western Cape, where the dom firing, a senior police focal points of the USD 50 bil- Balochistan Chief Minister was produced before Reading sion of the crimes of treason, a national demonstration access to the file, nor could we Democratic Alliance (DA) official said. lion China-Pakistan Economic Jam Kamal Khan Alyani con- Crown Court charged with his conspiracy and civil rebellion,” Guaido called for Saturday to be appointed in his defense,” retained its premiership. They shot dead a guard at Corridor (CPEC) with many demned “the terrorists attack” murder. Nadeem, from the Supreme Court said in a reject measures taken by the Camejo told reporters. The previous opposition the entrance, the army's media Chinese workers from other on PC Hotel, and instructed the Hyderabad, was living in south- statement announcing the ver- Supreme Court against oppo- Guaido said on Thursday DA returned as the official wing Inter-Services Public provinces of Pakistan working authorities to “ensure the safe- west London with his parents dict of a lower court. sition lawmakers. the arrests were part of a bid by opposition in Parliament with Relations (ISPR) said. at the port. ty of all inside the hotel”, Dawn and seven-month pregnant Zambrano was arrested by Zambrano is one of 10 Maduro to dismantle the 28% of votes in its favour. A shootout between the The hotel, frequented by news reported. wife. “Aqib Pervaiz, aged 26, of Maduro’s SEBIN intelligence charged by the Supreme Court National Assembly legislature, But the rise of the militants and the security forces business as well as leisure trav- He called for a “well Rochford Gardens, Slough, was service in dramatic circum- for participating in the April 30 Venezuela’s sole opposition- Economic Freedom Fighters broke out at the hotel as the ellers, is located on the Koh-e- planned and strong action charged this evening (Friday) stances on Wednesday for sup- movement. controlled institution but one (EFF), led by firebrand Julius anti-terrorism force, the Army Batil hill, south of West Bay on against the terrorists”, adding with one count of murder,” porting the April 30 revolt He was transferred to the which had already been ren- Malema who formed the party and the Frontier Corps were Fish Harbour road in Gwadar. that he is “in touch with police Thames Valley Police said in a organized by US-backed Caracas headquarters of the dered powerless by the pro- after being ousted from the called in, Gwadar Station All foreign and local guests and local administration” statement. “It is in connection Guaido. military police, Fort Tiuna, Maduro Supreme Court. ANC; the mainly Zulu-sup- House Officer (SHO) Aslam staying at the hotel had been regarding the situation. with an incident in Slough at Maduro also accused his the court said. “If we can talk about a coup ported Inkatha Freedom Party, Bangulzai said. safely evacuated, Express Balochistan, which bor- 12.32 PM on Wednesday, sacked intelligence chief of One of the other charged d’etat in Venezuela, here it is: led by 90-year-old Mangosuthu Balochistan Home Tribune quoted Balochistan ders Afghanistan and Iran, is which resulted in the death of being a CIA “mole” and the lawmakers, Luis Florido, the dismantling of the nation- Buthelezi; and the Freedom Minister Ziaullah Langov said Information Minister Zahoor Pakistan’s largest and poorest 24-year-old Nadeem Uddin architect of the failed military announced in a video on Friday al parliament,” Guaido told a Front Plus (FFP), which looks that all the three attackers were Buledi as saying. province, rife with ethnic, sec- Hameed Mohammed, from uprising. that he had fled to neighbour- news conference, accusing largely after the interests of the killed by the security forces. “At around 4:50 pm (local tarian and separatist insurgen- Southall, in the car park of He said General ing Colombia, “sheltered from Maduro’s regime of “state ter- white minority, surprised ana- He said that some of the time) we got reports that there cies. Tesco in Wellington Street. Christopher Figuera was “the a regime that is willing to rorism.” lysts. NKorea’s missile ‘May to set resignation date soon’ tests not ‘breach PTI n LONDON ture timetable once she has met PM once the Brexit process has timetable, it might make it the committee on Wednesday. been finalised but the pressure less likely she would secure heresa May could be forced “It would be strange for from within her party has only Parliamentary approval for the of trust’: Trump Tto set an exact date for her that not to result in a clear mounted for her to actually withdrawal agreement, rather AFP n WASHINGTON resignation as Conservative understanding (of when she name a specific end date for her than more likely.” Party leader to make way for a will leave) at the end of the tenure. On why the PM had so A massive backlash against S President Donald Trump new British Prime Minister in meeting,” said Brady. The 1922 far been unwilling to set a date the Conservatives from voters Usaid Friday that North the coming days, a senior Tory Committee has asked for “clar- to step down, Brady said: “I in local elections earlier this Korea’s recent missile tests were MP has said. Sir Graham Brady, ity” about her plans for the don’t think it’s about an inten- month and fears of a similar not a “breach of trust.” “They’re who chairs the influential back- future, and she “offered to tion for staying indefinitely as drubbing in the European short-range and I don’t consider bench 1922 Committee of the come and meet with the exec- prime minister or leader of the Parliament elections on May 23 that a breach of trust at all. And, Conservative Party, told the utive”, he said. May has already Conservative Party. “I think the have led Tory MPs to intensi- you know, at some point I may. BBC that he expects a “clear announced back in March that reticence is the concern that by fy their efforts to remove May But at this point no,” he said in understanding” of May’s depar- she would step down as British promising to go on a certain as leader. an interview with Politico. “These were short-range missiles and very standard stuff. Very standard.” Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles Thursday following an earlier drill on Saturday. The North had not launched any since November 2017, shortly before leader Kim Jong Un embarked on diplomatic overtures. Kim declared an end to the testing of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles during a rapid rapprochement last year, paving the way for his first sum- mit with Trump in Singapore in June. But a second summit between the two mercurial lead- ers in Hanoi in February broke up without a deal after they failed to agree on what Pyongyang would be willing to give up in exchange for sanctions relief. Since then Kim has accused Washington of acting in “bad faith”, and given it until the end of the year to change its approach. Mueller won’t testify next week, talks ongoing: House Democrat AFP n WASHINGTON

obert Mueller, the US spe- Rcial counsel whose report on Russian election interfer- ence has shaken a divided Washington, will not testify before Congress next week, a top Democrat said on Friday. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler had wanted Mueller to testify on May 15, but he said a date for the highly anticipated appear- ance before lawmakers remained under discussion. “It won’t be next week,” Nadler told reporters. “But we’re negotiating with him, we’re talking to him and the Justice Department.” Nadler has said that the committee would sub- poena Mueller if necessary, but expressed hope that such a step could be avoided. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 films & tv 08 SHOW TIME Plenty of fun ‘I LOVE TO PLAY KJo has nothing & adventure CHHOTA BHEEM KUNG FU DHAMAKA GREY CHARACTERS’ *ing (voice): Sonal Kaushal Rated: 5.5/10 MUSBA HASHMI speaks with EIJAZ KHAN about his latest project, acting new to offer or all those people who have not been following this hero from journey and experience exploring different platforms FDholakpur who loves to eat laddoo and gets his powers from this nTell us about your character in City working with the team of Applause whitewash all the characters with the mithai, Chhoto Bheem Kung Fu of Dreams? Entertainment. same brush — good. Dhamaka is the fourth movie. The first I play Wasim Khan, a police nHow have you evolved as an artist? nWhat is there in your check list three in the order: Chhota Bheem and officer. He has had a glorious past. He I was a professional dancer before. when it comes to signing projects? the Curse of Damyaan (2012), Chhota realises that at some point of time a But somehow ended up acting. First, the script should be good Bheem and the Throne of Bali (2013) Government servant become Thoughout my journey, the most and compelling enough. Second, I look and Chhota Bheem: Himalayan liabilities. His journey will be shown important thing that I have learnt is to who the director is. He is the captain Adventure (2016). Such is the fan in the series. People will get to see what react and not act. In City of Dreams, of the ship. The whole mood of a film following for Bheem by toddlers and he does to get back into the game and I have done method acting and have or series is triggered by the director. over the years, over 25 movies that what City of Dreams tried to be in the shoes of the character. It is important for me to get along with were made just for TV. makes him into. Nagesh sir (Kukunoor) has always the director and understand him What makes these movie fun to The storyline is taught me not to act, but be as real as more than my family. Because I have watch besides the adventure that the exciting and set possible and that is what I try to do in to portray a life and it is important to friends go on, there is fun, frolic and in Mumbai all my projects. be as real and as true as possible, so I laughter. The antics by Kalia and against the nYou have worked for TV, films and need to understand the director well. Dholu and Bholu, his two minions will backdrop of now web. Where do you find yourself nWas there a moment when you STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2 The bad? There is way too unfortunately Shroff is unable crack up adults as well. Indian politics most comfortable working in? thought of quitting? *ing: Tiger Shroff, Tara much action. We were hoping to emote. His expressions In Kung Fu Dhamaka, the friends and election. It Platform doesn’t matter much, Not at all. I am the kind of person Sutaria, Ananya Panday that SOTY 2 would be remain the same throughout. find themselves in China and go on a was great but the kind of work you are doing and if someone pushes me away, I’ll Rated: 5.5/10 somewhat in the same vein as The girls have nothing to mission to save Princess Kia. It is good the characters that you are playing come right back at him. it’s prequel — more rivalry, show for themselves except to see Kalia fully clothed instead of the makes a difference. While I was nWas it hard for you to make a place tudent of the Year starring less fighting and no bloody look pretty. The saddest part is usual langot that he otherwise favours. doing TV, I find myself tied up. in the industry? three newcomers — noses. a precisely two-second The quality of the animation has It is more hectic. In films, there The hard part for me was SVarun Dhawan, Director Punit Malhotra appearance by Will Smith somewhat improved even though we is more luxury but lot of hard connecting with myself. I am still Siddharth Malhotra and Alia spent time in ensuring that we where he comes to shake a leg. have a long way to go before we can be work. The most challenging for trying to do that. It is now that I have Bhatt — had done well for are surrounded with pretty We all know that he is not compare ourselves with Hollywood me is working on a digital realised that how important self-love itself and KJo decided to go things. While there is nothing desperate for screen presence. releases. But it is good to see that an platform. Here we have to is. It has been very difficult for me to for a sequel. A lot was riding wrong with watching a film Wonder what made him do effort has been put. shoot for a longer time. We be comfortable with myself and fight on SOTY 2 starring Tiger that is pretty it is a bit far this? The summer holidays are round have to keep a track of the all the fears of being in the industry. Shroff with newbies Tara removed from reality. India’s If only the director had the corner and it is time to treat your whole character because the But now, I have been doing it and I Sutaria and Ananya Panday. education system has not realised that the audience is toddlers to this latest adventure that inter-dyanamics of every believe it will reflect in my acting skills The sequel comes with evolved so much that sports now looking for content that Bheem and his friends go on. character changes in every also. both good and bad. The good, takes centrestage. And which has a story to it as well. — Shalini Saksena episode and it becomes nApart from acting, what else keeps girls are pretty, clothes chic. college in India do girls wear Though a couple of scary. you busy? Action is awesome. Fans of what our lead protagonists dialogues warm the heart — nWhat kind of roles attract I try not be busy. We have been Tiger Shroff are going to love were wearing? Shroff says that his dream is to you? giving a lot of importance to being all the back flips and jumps. Then like the directors of ensure that he is able to fulfill The grey characters. I busy all the time. But sometimes, you He is quick on his feet too. Game of Thrones forgot to his girlfriend’s dream. It is a don’t know the reason need not to do anything. As an actor, One should also not forget his remove the Starbucks Coffee tad different take from the behind this. I have realised we need to experience everything. But pecs and the abs. cup, there are a couple of usual where it is the girl who that the world is not only full my daily routine is to water my plant Then there are some misses here too. Take this has to follow the man and not of good people, there are bad and take care of my 14 dogs. cliches. A middle class family example. In one scene they the other way round. ones too. It is good to be the nWhat is there in the pipeline? where there is love. A rich show a boy with bandage on Overall, SOTY 2 has way you like to be. A lot of Right now I am only doing City of family where the members his head, the second it is nothing new to offer but people have taught me that you Dreams but I believe my pipe should have a disconnect. Then there missing. In the third shot, the makes for a good time pass if are a villian in somebody’s story. be full after this project. I believe all are friends who get offended bandage is back. So is the you are a fan of action So grey characters add a sense of my dreams will come true after doing at the drop of a hat and bandage on or off? sequences. realism in the story. You can’t this web series. suddenly all is well. As for the acting, — Shalini Saksena

PlanYour TELLYTALE Sunday Sanjay’s kitchen diaries you ask her for a selfie you are dead. a revamp, which brings a new love on my back. It was definitely very Once, we were having lunch together story to the fore. Since, every love painful, but I thank my team for the hile some are coffee drinkers, some just believe that perfect at the restaurant in the hotel and story is incomplete without a care and concern as the doctor was Mother’s Day Celebration Wcup of tea is all that they need to kick start their day. One chatting so obviously, someone would despicable villain, here comes Micckie called on set immediately. I thought Venue: Select Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi such tea connoisseur is Kundali Bhagya’s much-loved villanero, come up and ask for a selfie and Dudaaney who will be seen as for a moment, that I will not be able to Date: May 12, 2019 actor Sanjay Gagnani who essays the character of Prithvi Tapsee retorted saying ‘Khana kha Vedika’s husband (Tanuj) on the show. get up but I'm fine now. That point of Timings: 6 pm to 10 pm Malhotra. Gagnani loves experimenting with different kinds of lun?’ I could hear their heart breaking The track on the show has time, I was only worried about my rands at Select CITYWALK have announced teas and doesn’t refrain from stepping into the kitchen to make and that walk back and I used to say currently moved on where Vedika and work and nothing else. Hence, I Bspecial offers to treat her across various food his favorite chai. yaar mein na ek therapy session laga Sahil are seen getting married to each decided to complete my last shot and outlets and gifting options. Recently, during the evening snack break, the case of Kundali lunga bagal mein. Yahan dil other, but to add some turmoil in their leave. I real feel blessed to be working Alongside, on May 12 evening, Select Citywalk Bhagya was in for a sweet surprise. Sanjay decided to treat lives, Tanuj makes an entry claiming with such an amazing and supportive and Candyboo will gift moms and kids with a everyone with his style of tea — hot and kadak. that they never got divorced and team.” photograph and plant when they dine at various Gagnani said: “I need a cup of perfectly blended tea to start Vedika still continues to be his wife. restaurants in the mall. my day. I prefer kadak-chai with a dash of some chai-masala, Commenting on his entry in the CHUNKY PANDEY GETS EMOTIONAL elaichi and ginger. People on the sets are also aware of my show, Micckie Dudaaney said: “I am obsession with tea and hence I decided to give them a surprise extremely excited to play Tanuj. by making it for my co-actors and a few people from the unit Playing this character isn’t easy, as it as well. They enjoyed it and were really happy with the gesture. has a grey shade to it. It’s great to be Moreover, I am looking forward to making something more associated with the team I am working interesting for them soon.” ZAAN KHAN TO PLAY LEAD with and I hope that audience will love Log kya kahenge is, perhaps, the and accept me as Tarun.” most commonly abused phrase in our country, especially in the context of SEHRISH ALI GETS INJURED choices made by women. Every day, Zee TV's Guddan… Tumse Na Ho women find themselves bound by Paega has been grabbing attention social norms, conventions and morals and winning the hearts of the people which if they dare not adhere to, throughout. Though the story is people are quick to judge and label progressing, but it seems all is not them characterless. Presenting well in Sehrish's life, recently while viewers with a light-hearted, slice-of- shooting for a particular sequence the life take on this extremely pertinent actress injured her back terribly. subject that matters to every Indian is In the upcoming episodes Zee TV’s upcoming fiction show Hamari Bahu Silk. tootenge and wo yahan aayenge. The story revolves around a Taapsee responded: “That’s smart, young middle-class girl Pakhi because I love food and I concentrate who in order to support her family, is and barely raise my head while eating compelled to look for a job and food. I love food. If someone comes After a successful season, Colors’ chances upon a B-grade film actress to me for a picture, I just place myself Kitchen Champion is soon going to Natasha, appreciated solely for her in their situation so if let’s just say, I conclude. To make the finale more looks and despised for her hoarse love Robert Downey Jr. and if he is memorable, Bollywood stars Chunky voice. Seeing this as an opportunity, sitting there and eating, I will not go Pandey and Neelam Kothari will be Pakhi decides to lend her voice and and talk to him.” seen battling against each other to win becomes a dubbing artist for B-grade Vicky interrupted saying, “You the coveted title of Kitchen Champion. films starring Natasha. Through will pounce on him. You will place The theme for the grand finale episode Pakhi’s example, the story challenges yourself on that plate and serve was Bollywood, wherein the three kid Mother’s Day deals the set norms in our society imposed yourself to him.” judges were dressed up as various Venue: The Park, New Delhi on women. Well, Taapsee couldn’t deny her iconic Bollywood star attire like Zeenat Date: May 12, 2019 Speaking about being a part of love and crazy fandom for the Iron Aman, Helen & Mithun Chakraborty. Timings: Brunch 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm; Dinner 7 the show, Zaan Khan said: “My Man himself and said: “No no that’s Viewers will surely witness unlimited pm to 11:30 pm character Naksh is a young and later, after he eats, I will.” fun, as Chunky Pandey and Neelam Cost: `1,800 plus taxes (complimentary meal for Real meets reel happy-go-lucky boy who finds his Kothari will be seen dancing to the mothers) calling in photography. Due to his NEW ENTRY IN AAP KE AA JANE SE tunes from their popular films, pulling Enjoy this Mother’s Day by accompanying your family pressure and objections, Naksh Zee TV’s fiction show Aap Ke Aa each other’s leg and recreating scenes mom to The Park New Delhi. What’s more? hen more than 12 hours of one’s time is spent shooting, is always torn between photography Jane Se, has been winning people’s from their movies. Get her meal on The House. Wco-stars often become extended family. The better the and his family business. Moreover, I hearts with its unique love story of an Amidst all the fun filled moments bonding the better is the chemistry on screen, this was recently essay a typical Gujarati boy in the older woman with a younger man. The viewers will witness Durga(Shweta the host of the show Arjun Bijlani proved by Vikkas Manaktala who plays Gangadhar and show and have been investing time in storyline will showcase a stirring twist Mahadik) getting stuck in a room full asked Chunky Pandey about his Anushka Sen who plays Manikarnika in Colors’ Khoob Ladi workshops to understand the style of and the entire family will be seen thoughts, as his daughter Ananya Mardaani Jhansi Ki Rani. and dialect. I am very excited about running helter-skelter in order to save Pandey debuted this year in Recently the wedding of Manikarnika and Gangadhar was this endeavor and hope that the her. As the storyline progresses, Bollywood with the movie Student of a grand affair due to which Vikkas Manaktala was not able to audience enjoys seeing me in this Laxmi (Sehrish Ali) will be the first The Year - 2. To which Chunky got spend time with his wife as he was shooting continuously for avatar.” one who will run towards the room emotional and he said: “I am very days without a break. As a surprise for her husband and to catch and will call all the family members to proud of my daughter Ananya for up on some quality time, his real wife Gunjan Walia made a VICKY SPILLS SECRETS save her. While shooting, for this what she is doing. Ananya had got special visit to meet him on the sets. Vikkas Manakatala was BFFs, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky sequence the actress, she slipped on admission in an university in LA for completely unaware of her plans. Gunjan, who is good friends Kaushal appeared on the episode of the floor because of water and injured her further studies and at the same with Vikkas’ on-screen wife Anushka Sen aka Manikarnika was BFFs with Vogue – Season 3 and her back, elbow and sprained her leg. time she got a call from Karan Johar the only one who was looped in and was part of making it killed it with their effortless The shooting was stalled due to this for Student Of The Year – 2. Ananya successful. camaraderie. But like true BFFs, they mishap and everyone gathered around was super excited as was a very big Gunjan also had a sweet surprise for the whole crew who’ve also revealed quite a few things about to help her out and immediately called opportunity which she didn't want to been shooting tirelessly. She brought home cooked food for the each other, including the most a doctor. The actress was advised bed give up, so she did not go to LA and cast and crew who were thrilled with their treats. The two ladies, annoying ones. When host Neha rest, but being an utter professional chose to take up the film instead. She Gunjan and Anushka, specifically were seen enjoying each other’s Dhupia asked Vicky, what are the despite the injury, Sehrish came on was elated to be on the sets as she company and bonding over the man of the hour — Vikkas. things that he cannot stand about his the floor and continued shooting after wanted to learn new things. But as a When asked, Vikkas Manakatala excitedly stated: “My wife, BFF, Taapsee, he recollected a certain some time. father, I still feel that I have not done Gunjan and Anushka share a very good bond. It was really nice situation with Taapsee Talking about this incident much for her, and I really want to that Gunjan planned this entire surprise visit keeping Anushka Vicky said: “Please never ever ask Sehrish said: “It was almost pack up apologise to her as I couldn’t fulfill in loop so she can handle the situation on set. Due to my busy her for a selfie when she is eating time and we were giving our last shot some of her dreams. But now, I know schedule, I get very limited time to spend time with my wife food, she can kill you with her stare!’ of the day, in a hurry to finish work I she’ll make me proud and fulfill all that and I’m extremely thankful to her for understanding what my Once there is food on the table and for the viewers. As it has recently seen rushed to finish my shot and slipped wish by your own.” job demands. This surprise was extremely special and I'm on top of the world to have such a loving wife in reality.” LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 special 09

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Marital rape is a burning issue which has been pushed between the sheets in India. MUSBA HASHMI brings you a report on how there is need to talk about it and the society’s need to broaden their horizon and see it as a punishable offence

recent comment from Dipak that it is violation of their bodies. They the wife not being under 15 years of age, In India, a woman is seen as a sex sym- right to even choose their clothes. They are Misra, former Chief Justice of don’t consider it equivalent to rape. They is not rape”. “Marital rape should be seen bol who is available all the time for the yet in chains and under the ageold shack- India, during a Press confer- don’t see it as a crime. But when some as a violation of the body. The exception man. After marriage, the man gets a stamp les of conventions and traditions, where ence shows how regressive women do realise that this is wrong they clause should be deleted and it should be of approval to have sex with his wife when- rape is a taboo and females should not Indians are when it comes to go to a hospital for treatment of injuries, considered as rape. Fines can be imposed ever he wants, irrespective of the wife’s speak about it. This is where the preven- women.A Misra said that marital rape if any. But still they will hide the fact and on the accused as a possible remedy to pre- wish. This is because our society is such tive measures should be implemented. should not be criminalised in India and it would not easily speak up about. They treat vent such crimes,” she says. where the women have no say, no indi- Then there is another strata of the society, is an idea borrowed from other nations. “I their physical injuries but completely Marital rape survivors need proper viduality, especially once they get married. where the females are in power. They don’t think that marital rape should be ignore the mental injuries which marital counselling in order to get out from the A woman in such a situation is not belong to the elite class, they want to regarded as an offence in India, because rape has caused to them. Studies have trauma. “They need counselling from pro- expected to say no. to sex. The problems divorce their husbands just for the sake of it will create absolute anarchy in families shown that women who have faced mar- fessional psychologists who can establish get compounded in situations where the big alimony, they fabricate the in-laws for and our country is sustaining itself because ital rape, don't open up easily. It is only a sense of trust and make these women family forces a lesbian to get married; it is the small reasons. That is why you see there of the family platform which upholds fam- after sustained injuries and years of abuse speak up. Women Rights commission can even more difficult for such a woman to are so many modifications in the existing ily values,” he said. when they finally speak up,” she says. also help in such cases. Medical profes- come to terms with having sex with her laws. Justice should be given to the right- However, this is not the first time that She recalls a case when a wife of sionals should be trained enough that they husband. eous, be it man or woman. Marital rape, such a comment has been made. Sir prominent and powerful person spoke up can help out these women. It is not that Take a case in point. A 21-year-old was is a rape is and it should be punishable. But Mathew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of about marital rape. “I have dealt with a case they only need psychological help. They married off to a 35-year-old. husband if fabricated, the culprit should also be England in his History of the Pleas of the when a wife revealed that she has been a are economically dependent on their hus- would tear her clothes and force himself penalised, considering the stakes and the Crown (1736) has said: “But the husband victim of marital rape and his husband had bands so they need financial help too,” she upon her. If she refused, forced sex would grounds,” she tells you. cannot be guilty of a rape committed by a lot of contacts with some prominent peo- tells you. be followed by violent thrashings. It was In the last few years many things have himself upon his lawful wife, for, by their ple from the judiciary, he was a powerful Kavita Krishnan, Secretary, All India not that this girl refused to have sex with changed when it comes to the rights of mutual matrimonial consent and contract, person. When she went on to register an Progressive Women’s Association also him all the time. But there were times women. “Since last few years, there have the wife hath given up herself in this kind FIR, the police did file an FIR but then said feels that it is difficult for marital rape vic- when she did not want to. The husband been many amendments made in the exist- unto her husband which she cannot that she did not have a case at all. There tims to come across and speak up about could not understand how his wife could ing laws — live-in relationships have retract.” were enough evidences of the marital rape their miseries. refuse him his conjugal rights. been legalised, and moreover the child Sadly, nothing much has changed in the medical report but the police was “It is very difficult for women to speak While the 21-year-old may have got a born out of the relationship is entitled to since the repressive 17th century England. hostile towards her case. So, even when up. They hesitate in filing complaints and reprieve another homemaker in Delhi have all the legit rights. Article 377 is In 2014, a court in Delhi, recently, acquit- women register cases against their hus- FORCED SEX IN A reaching out to the police in such cases. doesn’t have it so easy. It has been years of decriminalised, liberating the same sex, to ted a man of raping his wife. It ruled that bands, the influence of the family which The first and foremost thing that the physical abuse — mainly forced sex. She live and love by their free will, the trans- since the victim was married to the rapist, she belongs to does affect the case,” she tells MARRIAGE IS RAPE women do is to try and change their hus- discovered early in her marriage that her gender bill got passed, allowing and the attack could not be considered rape. you. AND SHOULD BE band's behaviour and persuade them to husband was an extremely suspicious enabling a social space and right to vari- In fact, it said that the act was not even In such cases women are so trauma- behave in a better way. So speaking up man. He would call up from work on the ous opportunities for them. Change has rape. The victim had said that her attack- tised that they just want to leave their MADE PUNISHABLE. against this evil is the last thing they do. home landline to check whether she was been driven at a grass root level. Females er had drugged and married her in 2013 homes. We live in a society where it is Since marital rape is not criminalised, at home. When they would go out for par- have been given more rights, liberty to live and then forced himself on her. The rapist believed that ghar me sab sulajh jayega but BUT IF FABRICATED, women are discouraged to even talk ties and she would speak to a man, the the way they want. The Policy for (her husband) denied the charges. Justice this is not the case. It is only when these THE CULPRIT about it. The whole social norm is that husband would get violently angry. Slowly, Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act of Virender Bhat stated: “The parties being women have spoken to a number of peo- since he is your husband, he has a right he started beating her up whenever he saw 2013 has been made more stringently husband and wife, the sexual intercourse ple in the family and have tried every rem- SHOULD ALSO BE over you and your body and you’re not her talking to a man, even the colony’s effective in all workplaces, securing and between the two does not come within the edy at home that they want to move out PENALISED, supposed to speak up against it,” she says. security guard. And then he would want safeguarding women’s right to work in a ambit of the offence of rape, even if the and seek help. They are so much trauma- Creating public awareness about the to have sex. Having sex with a man who safe environment. Judiciary has always same was against the will and consent of tised by that time that they want to leave CONSIDERING THE issue is the key to tackle it. “We as a soci- had just beaten her up repulsed her. She given more importance to women rights the victim.” their homes, but they can’t. These women STAKES ety should step up and create awareness got no help from her parents who blamed and their empowerment,” she tells you and This judgment reiterates that once a go through psychological problems includ- — Pooja Sareen about the issue that it does exist. National her. Going to a counselor is not an option. adds that fabricated cases of marital rape woman is married she doesn’t have the ing stress. They tend to lose concentration Family Health Survey data shows how such Her husband would only beat her more. or others, also exist. right to refuse sex with her husband which in the daily household chores which again a large number of men and women who She lives for her son. “Yes, fabricated cases do exist, reasons is in direct contravention of the principles result in addition scolding by their fami- believe that domestic violence is not Pooja Sareen, Advocate, Litigator and could be many — avenging the revenge, of human rights. In other words, once mar- ly members. They are the primary care- wrong. In this scenario, this mentality of speaker says that marital rape should be is the most common, else than that per- ried, the husband gets legal sanction to takers of the house so if they are not in the the people has to be changed and it is the a punishable offence. sonal animosity, settling the scores, psy- have sex with her — consensual or forced. right mental state then their children will biggest challenge. Changing the law of “The former CJI made such a state- chic disorders are a few others,” Sareen The National Database on Sexual also get affected by this. So, it is a mix of marital rape is just a smaller part, the big- ment because he knows that the whole sce- says. Offenders contains 4,44,000 entries of rape both physical and mental trauma that these ger change needs to come from the soci- nario had undergone a complete change She opines that the judiciary is doing cases that have been reported till 2018. But, women go through. ety,” she tells you and adds that proper today. There is one strata of the society, their part, it’s time for the people to broad- there are no clear statistics that indicate It is difficult to prove such cases counselling services for the survivors of which is lower middle class — the domi- en their thoughts and be able to find out how many marital rape cases have been because of the mentality of the people. domestic violence should be embedded in nated oppressed, downtrodden and who is the real culprit. filed or reported till now. The fact in itself First, it comes as a challenge to prove that the society, where these women can go and exploited class, where the females are not “Judiciary is doing it’s bit, we need to is enough to show that how marital rape is was rape and not consensual sex, in case seek help and counselling from. given their basic right of education and the broaden our horizon. Women are not right is ignored in our country. of married couples. Second, is the attitude and just every time, sometimes it can be Ajita Sharma, Advocate and practic- of the hospital staff in such cases. Three, vice-versa. There can be malicious com- ing lawyer at the Supreme Court says it is the attitude of the society is that if you are 5 countries where Types plaints against the men as well. We should discouraging to hear something like this married you automatically give consent to marital rape is criminalised B A T T E R I N G R A P E empower the weak women and also from a prominent person from the judi- everything. Finally, the police is also not ensure that the equilibrium is main- Country Punishment ciary. “It is discouraging to hear this com- well-equipped when it comes to handling Women experience both physical and sexual violence in the relationship. tained, so that no one is exploited. A male ment from the former CJI. He shouldn’t marital rape cases. Since, it is not crimi- Australia Up to 7 years of imprisonment Some are battered during the sexual violence, or the rape may follow a also has equal right to seek justice just like physically violent episode where the husband wants to make up and coerces have said it especially because he is known nalised in IPC and it comes as an excep- Austria Up to 15 years of imprisonment the females,” she tells you. to be a pro-women judge, though his tion, everyone asks you to settle the mat- his wife to have sex against her will. The majority of marital rape victims Today, over 104 countries across the judgements are not well articulated but the ter internally. The police is hostile towards Costa Rica 10 to 18 years of imprisonment fall under this category world, some being New Zealand, Canada, perception is that he is pro-women judge. such cases and they show a stereotypical Czech Republic 15 years inprisonment F O R C E - O N L Y R A P E Israel, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, He has given the judgement on adultery behaviour where they ask you to go and Denmark Up to 12 years of imprisonment Russia and Poland, have criminalised and Sabrimala, so something more was compromise. Husbands use only the amount of force necessary to coerce their wives. marital rape. It is also an offence in many The assaults are typically after the woman has refused sexual intercourse expected from him,” she tells you. Sharma opines that is should be cov- Countries where it is not States in the US and Australia. India, of Sharma says that most women don’t ered under the IPC section and it should O B S E S S I V E R A P E course, is not among these nations. even realise that marital rape is a violation not be considered as an exceptional clause Till marital rape becomes a criminal criminalised These assaults involve torture and/or perverse sexual acts and are often of their bodies. “Most women don’t see in Section 375 of the IPC which states that ● ● ● ● ● offence in the country, men will continue marital rape is wrong. They don’t realise “sexual intercourse by a man with his wife, Afghanistan Algeria Egypt Jamaica Libya physically violent. to literally get away with rape. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 backpack 10

‘I don’t want to get restricted as an actor’

nHow was the experience being a that it will be aired on Hotstar, we all ward to losing more cases in my nYou have done a lot of varied roles, part of Criminal Justice? knew that it will reach out to the max- career, suna hai bohot anand aata hai. from grey characters to comic ones. It was a brilliant experience. When imum audience. Now, our show is the (laughs) How hard or easy is it? Shridhar Raghavan (writer of the most watched show. I received a lot of ACTING IS NOW So, I am in the same situation It is both easy and difficult. It show) and the BBC team came to nar- positive messages from people for the SECONDARY FOR now. It is a wonderful feeling, but the depends on how strong is your craft. It rate the story to me, I liked it. They show. Madhav’s character is subtle and responsibility has also increased now. I becomes difficult to maintain that told me that it is a remake of the origi- layered. When people liked it so much, ME, MY PRIORITY IS am afraid — how will I handle this uniqueness in all your work. But, if nal BBC’s TV series with the same I realised that our audience is mature. love because extremes of anything is you have a good hold on your craft name. But I said that this will be an They understand the internal conflict MY FAMILY. THERE not good. then it becomes easy. original story for me. I met with of the character without much efforts IS A FEELING OF nHow has the journey been thus far? nWas it a conscious decision to Applause Entertainment’s team. The of the performer. It has been an interesting one. I experiment with varied roles? team and the story was brilliant. nWould you like to share some anec- RELAXATION, have seen both ups and down. It is just Yes, of course. Initially, I didn’t Also. Vishal Furia and dotes from behind the scenes? SATISFACTION AND like going deep into the sea, where you have many options so I did what I got. Tigmanshu Dhulia are I enjoy a lot on the sets. I remem- don’t know if there is a high tide or a But now when I play a couple of seri- some of the favourite ber Anupriya (who plays Nikhat HAPPINESS WHICH low tide, weather is good or not, is it a ous roles, I feel like I should do a directors of mine so I Hussain) used to laugh at my funny cyclone out there or a wonderful blue comic role too. I don’t want to get enjoyed working antics in between her shot. Another ONLY AN ACTOR sea for the pleasure of the eyes. My restricted as an actor or typecasted. I with them. They time, there is a line in the second CAN UNDERSTAND. journey has been the same, I didn’t just want people should remember me Talktime gave me a lot of episode: ‘Arrey suniye suniye sister know what’s ahead for me. This is life and my work. PANKAJ TRIPATHI space to experi- Mandiraji face se badi young dikhti IT COMES BETWEEN and everything was important, be it nWhat else is keeping you busy ment with my hain’. Mandira (played by Mita the good days or the bad ones. these days? He rose to fame from Gangs of Wasseypur and character — Vashisht) laughed at this. This line was THE WORDS — nHow do you define acting? There is too much work and I am Mirzapur. Tiwari speaks Madhav Mishra not a part of the script but the team ACTION AND CUT. If you have asked this question 10 dying to get leaves. I am doing with Musba Hashmi about his journey, some —and play it in a kept this shot in the series. years back, I would have said ‘acting is Mirzapur 2, 83 (directed by Kabir behind the scenes moments, way that I wanted. Then there was a scene where I my oxygen.’ But, now acting is work, I Khan), Angrezi Medium (directed by nDid you imagine take her to a shady bar. She asks me: enjoy doing it and I am paid well for it. Homi Adajani) and many others. Also, transition from serious roles that the series will ‘Aap yahan kyun late ho’. I reply: ‘Yeh Acting is now secondary for me, my Criminal Justice’s hangover is not over to comic ones and upcoming receive positive log chakhna (channa) aur salad free priority is my family. There is a feeling yet. There are like 40 directors who are projects response? mein dete hain isliye lata hoon.’ S h e of relaxation, satisfaction and happi- following up with me. They want me When we were shoot- started laughing. I am a very happy- where I visit a psychiatrist and he asks ness which only an actor can under- to at least listen to the story once. I am ing we didn’t know on which go-lucky and a talkative person. me: ‘Kuch hua tha kya.’ I reply: ‘Yes, I stand. It comes between the words — feel embarrassed that I can’t find time platform it is going to be aired nYou are receiving a lot appreciation lost a case recently.’ Then he asks: Action and Cut. This feeling can’t be for them. There is a fear inside me that on and what its reach will be. for your work. What’s your reaction? ‘Kaisa laga tha’ and I replied bohot put into words, it is beyond any if I will do a lot of work, I may become But, the day it was announced There is a scene in Criminal Justice acha laga tha and I am looking for- description. boring for the audience. Celebrate motherhood ‘There are Today is Mother’s Day. SUNDAY PIONEER brings you ways to honour the great moms challenges MAKE HER DAY being a band’ n BE PHOTO READY n THE MONK - PINK HUES tones. Gift your mom her favorite colour that SANAM PURI who has sung Fakira Remember those days when your mom The Monk, a she will cherish for a lifetime. Featuring pre- ensured you looked your best at all times! premium eye- cious and semi-precious gemstones set in in SOTY 2, speaks with This mother’s day take the opportunity to do wear brand offers gold, each tone in the unique that for her this time. 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But I have worked flexible work routines. with the duo before, they gave me my first song in Bollywood Another time saving hack is to use planners and verybody wants to have of lion designs you could choose to you of your mom, such as a — Dhat Teri Ki and Ishq Bulawa. My relationship with them is apps, whether it be outsourcing your chores or adding a unique and out-of-the- get inked. However, remember to hobby, profession or her favorite a little different since I have known them for a long time. Also, events to a shared calendar .There are many like Grofers, Ebox gift ideas to express have a design drawn that is pastime. my present manage was theirs. UrbanClap, Google Keep to help out on daily routines. one’s love. Something that con- unique to you — that will remind n You could dedicate a nWhy are most of the songs on your channel recreated? nHave a regular one-on-one with your partner: veys your affection that is a lit- you of the bond you share. unique quote in memory of your This was not the intention when we started the channel. We It is important to have regular communication with tle more permanent. n If you want to keep it sim- mom, or get something that wanted to only do original songs. But back in 2000-13, the indie your partner and ensuring that you as a couple go on Have you ever thought of get- ple, you could choose some clas- your mom always said to youthat space was not strong enough. Whatever we were putting out, it a Date Nights to spend time with each other as these ting a tattoo for your mother? We sic mom tattoo designs with tra- reminds you of her love inked. was not reaching out to as many people, unless there was heavy gestures ensure a healthy relationship and that makes know it’s a unique idea as it is ditional symbols of hearts, wings, You could put the date she passed marketing. We couldn’t afford it and labels were not ready either. for a happier you. going to stay on your body for a anchors, birds, and banners. on, or the years of her life along So we decided to do a rendition of Lag Jaa Gale. The response The most important thing is to let go of the guilt. lifetime. Tattoos are often a Another classic design is to have with the quote as well. we got was spectacular. That encouraged us and we released other It is important to have the courage of conviction in means of expressing one’s love for the word, ‘Mom’ written in a nThe most beautiful tattoo recreations as well. We got messages that such songs united the knowing and appreciating the joy about whatever you the people who matter the most. fancy font or to have your moth- would be to have her handwrit- young and the old. love to do. A happy mommy sure makes for a happy Thinking of which design er’s name etched on your body. ing inked. nIs recreating songs a good way to reach out to the Gen Z? family. would best validate your love for nYou could also engrave Where: Body Canvas Tattoos Studion, Yes, definitely. But how you do it is subjective. If you make The writer is Deepa Sayal, CEO & Co-Founder, ADG Online Solutions her? Don’t worry. There are a bil- something specific that reminds Hauz Khas, New Delhi a Death Metal version of Lag Jaa Gale, it would not do down very well nor the correct way to go about it. When you recre- ate, one should keep the essence and soul of the song intact. The t’s impossible not to wonder The most important thing recreated song should sound pleasing. Iif there is anything more sat- is a need to address mindsets nDo you think there is a lot more scope for independent songs? isfying, beautiful and nurturing created by social conditioning Definitely. It is good to see when such songs get 100 mil- than motherhood but there are Of perils and penalties that lead to gender stereotypes. lion or 500 million views. This means there is lot of possibili- challenges working mothers Stereotypes make it acceptable ties. India really needed this since it was dominated by face every day. Their issues First, it is biological, because ment opportunities for them. and even encourage that moth- Bollywood. But it is a joint effort of a lot of people — artists and range from the constant pull only women can give birth and The solution here is to ers take a break or shift to a less labels. Internationally everybody is independent, there is no between work and kids to more lactate. But this is the irrefutable acknowledge that women do demanding role once they have monopoly. serious fallouts like them aban- unchangeable law of nature pay a penalty. It is a fact and we children while accepting that nWhat has changed? doning their careers and aspi- that has no bearing what so ever need to address it. We cannot men should continue to provide It is a combination of things — the Internet, the many dig- rations. As a mother of two, and on the mental capacities and ignore biology, and hence, prac- for their family. It’s important to ital platforms and the changing tastes of the people. But first, it a diversity consultant, I come ability of a woman. The exten- tical solutions such as granting realise that children are the has come from the creator. Then comes the label which believes across these conflicts at a per- sion of the maternity leave was women time to settle in post equal responsibility of both the in the product and release there is scope, then the people mar- sonal and professional level. to allow women to take care of maternity, offering childcare parents. keting it. What pains me the most is the their biological needs, to nurse support facilities, and lactation Lastly, organisations can nHow does one manage to get over 100 million views? existence of child penalty, also and recuperate, but is often used facilities are good places for play a positive role to break gen- First, it is the Indian population the food over. But there is known as the motherhood as a reason not to hire them, organisations to start with. der norms and stereotypes by no one particular way to do this. There are some songs that penalty. promote them or to hold back The introduction of policies encouraging conversations that become viral for no particular reason and get views because every- Motherhood Penalty refers increments. and guidelines that help man- help employees. Working moth- one is talking about it. Then there are some songs that are real- to the adverse impact on earn- Second, it is due to gender ager’s lead diverse teams will ers taking off around exam ly good and just need a push. That is how you get to hear dif- ings of women who give birth bias arising out of social condi- also be a step in the right direc- time should not be looked ferent music. Then you see 200 and 500 million views. There is to and bring up children. tioning where the primary to balance her home and career impact is on career continuity. tion. Such policies should allow down upon. Fathers taking some push. It is rare for songs/videos to get so many views organ- It is a known fact that 40 per responsibility of raising children which inevitably compromises There is a break in their work managers to replace a woman paternity leave and actively par- ically. cent women quit their jobs is placed on mothers. her career prospects and also life. on maternity leave with a tem- ticipating in childcare should be nWhere does the band culture stand today in India? post maternity to become full Third, women are expected leads to stress. Then, there are questions porary resource. If implement- encouraged. Independent music is coming out but it is from individual time mothers. A lesser known to do unpaid work. A working The reasons women com- raised on their career inten- ed, it will diminish the profes- The road to motherhood artists. It is easy to work with one person and push the artist. It fact is that a higher percentage mother goes home, after a full promise their careers are easy to tionality — the intentions of sional penalty paid by working need not be paved with penal- is a challenge when you are part of a band. People don’t under- loses out in increments, pro- day’s work and puts in signifi- grasp, but they have direct and women pursuing careers while mothers making them more ties. We need mothers to come stand what a band is. The music you hear is not just one voice. motions and growth. And why cant effort in household duties, indirect implications as well. also navigating motherhood, likely to be hired, retained, and back to work to solve the issue There are so many elements to it and it is not just about the vocal- does this happen? including child care. She needs The first and obvious leading to reduced employ- prosper. of diversity sustainably. ist. 11

LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 LEADERBOARD RUNS 692 David Warner (SRH) WICKETS 25 Kagiso Rabada (DC) 6S 769 RISHABH HAS GOT THAT X-FACTOR AND HE CAN WIN GAMES 4S 1632 SINGLEHANDEDLY ON HIS DAY { — PRAVIN AMRE } FINAL SHOWDOWN Eying 4th trophy, Mumbai Indians face familiar foe Chennai Super Kings in IPL final PTI ■ HYDERABAD Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD amiliar foes and the two most TO successful teams of the IPL — HEAD FMumbai Indians and Chennai M 27 Super Kings — clash in a mouth- watering final here at Rajiv Gandhi MI vs CSK MI 16 International stadium on Sunday, fol- HYDERABAD Every individual took initiative lowing a rather eventful season that CSK 11 SUNDAY | 7:30 PM produced some unprecedented & responsibility for DC: Iyer moments on the field. It can't be disputed that Mumbai had its fair share of controversies. PTI ■ VISAKHAPATNAM "Off the field also, we have go into the final as the favourites, hav- Amongst the ones that stood out gelled as a team and and now ing beaten CSK as many as three involved KXIP skipper Ravichandran umming up Delhi Capitals' it's time to grow from here on. times earlier in the tournament Ashwin and talismanic CSK captain Sperformance this season, I am really of proud the way we including in the Qualifier 1 at Mahendra Singh Dhoni. skipper Shreyas Iyer said every played this season. We've got Chennai on Tuesday. Early into the competition, player took initiative and a lot more to come next sea- However, statistics count for lit- Ashwin triggered a massive 'spirit of responsibility before they fell son," he added. tle going into the title fight with both cricket' debate in the entire cricket- just short of making their first Delhi Capitals ended the teams being in the situation before ing fraternity by 'Mankading' Jos ever IPL final, going down to league stage with 18 points, multiple times. Buttler who was backing up at the Chennai Super Kings in similar points as finalists Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai can non striker's end. Qualifier 2. Mumbai Indian and Chennai certainly take confidence out of the Two weeks later, none other Playing under a new name Super Kings. They also man- fact that they have won three out of than Dhoni's conduct was ques- in this edition, Delhi Capitals aged to win their Eliminator the four finals they have been part of, tioned after he stormed onto the pitch managed to turn their for- against Sunrisers Hyderabad including the two against CSK in from the dugout to dispute a no-ball tunes around with coach Ricky but could not cross the 2013 and 2015. call. It was a rare sight of Dhoni los- Ponting and advisor Sourav Qualifier 2 hurdle against the For three-time champions CSK, ing his cool. Ganguly at the helm. defending champions, losing by who have entered their eighth final, Bringing the focus back to the "There are a lot of positives six wickets on Friday. it has been another remarkable sea- final on Sunday, CSK will have to to talk about. At the start of the The 24-year-old said that son after last year when they made a redraw their plans against Mumbai, season with half of us young- Delhi players were lucky to triumphant return having serving a who have beaten them convincingly sters in the team (but) Ricky, have Ponting as their coach. two-year suspension. IN THE FINALS Kings by 46 runs at Chennai (League) formed the most dangerous opening three times this season. Sourav Ganguly came in and "Ponting is definitely a leg- Whatever the outcome may be, Matches: 3 * Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super pairing this season alongside Jonny Rohit and Co have dealt with gave their views regarding how end. Whenever he talks in the the final here will add another mem- Mumbai Indians 2 Kings by 6 wickets at Chennai Bairstow. The left-handed opener, CSK's spin threat smartly while other we would be going this season. dressing room, no one has to orable chapter to their longtime Chennai Super Kings 1 (Qualifier1) who is back in Australia for the World teams' batsmen struggled against Everyone was really enthusias- talk after that. Because if some- rivalry. Cup preparation, is set to end as the the experience trio of Imran Tahir, tic to take forward from there one does that, it's of no use. The way the entire season MI VS CSK IN FINAL FOR THE RECORD tournament's highest run-getter. Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra on. The way he talks, it's just like unfolded will also not be forgotten Year Venue Winner * Quinton de Kock is the highest run- For India's very own, Hardik Jadeja. CSK pacer Deepak Chahar too "The way we started...Right a song or a rap. He's got that anytime soon by the fans and experts 2010 Mumbai Chennai Super Kings getter for Mumbai Indians in this IPL. Pandya and K L Rahul, it was also a has been impressive with 19 wickets from the Mumbai game, flow and he's been doing it for alike. win by 22 runs His 500 runs at an average of 35.71 and tournament to remember with both so far. Rishabh (Pant) started with a 20 years. With World Cup beginning right 2013 Kolkata Mumbai Indians win by a strike rate of 131.23 in 15 innings of hitting top-gear ahead of the World Going into the Qualifier 2, the great knock and from there on "As youngsters, we are real- after the IPL, the league had addition- 23 runs as many matches is also the fifth Cup. lack of runs from Shane Watson's bat every individual took respon- ly happy and lucky to have him al significance for tainted Australian 2015 Kolkata Mumbai Indians win by highest overall. Pandya is not done yet and was a concern but he regained his sibility. In the league phase we as our coach. The positivity that stars — Steve Smith and David 41 runs * Imran Tahir who claimed 24 wickets expect him to deliver a match-win- touch with a 32-ball 50 against Delhi did amazing. Last season was he spreads, the freedom that he Warner — who made a successful at an average of 17.00 in 16 innings of ning performance for Mumbai in the Capitals. really disappointing for us and gives to every player is some- return after serving out one-year bans MEETING IN 2019 as many matches, is the second highest final. He and KKR's Andre Russell Mumbai, on the other hand, the way we came out this year, thing out of the box. That's for their role in the ball-tampering * Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai wicket-taker in this IPL behind Delhi elevated power hitting to another will be well rested following a four- everybody took that initiative what we need as youngsters. scandal. Super Kings by 37 runs at Mumbai Capitals’ Kagiso Rabada who took 25 level with their sensational strokeplay. day break and backing themselves for and responsibility till this We need someone to support Warner especially made a roar- (League) wickets in 12 innings. Besides producing plenty of on- a fourth win over Dhoni's side this game," Iyer said at the post us and back us. That's what we ing return by amassing 692 runs and * Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super FAISEL FEATURES field moments to savour, IPL 2019 season and fourth IPL title. match press conference. get from Ricky," said Iyer. Supernovas restrict Velocity to 121-6 Harbhajan bowling with confidence: Lee PTI n JAIPUR (232 not out) in ODIs, hit 36 off by dismissing the batswoman the 38 deliveries which had four next delivery with Anuja Patil PTI n VISAKHAPATNAM trol on the ball. He is bowling with con- upernovas produced a clinical boundaries in it. taking the catch. fidence," the former fast bowler added. Sbowling display to restrict Velocity made a disastrous A brief period of recovery ormer Australia speedster Brett Harbajan finished with figures of Velocity to 121 for 6 in the sum- start, losing a wicket each in the intervened with captain Mithali FLee applauded Harbhajan Singh, 31 for two in Qualifier 2 to help CSK mit clash of the Women's T20 first three overs to be reduced to Raj (12) and Veda saying that the veteran Indian off-spin- restrict Delhi Capitals to 147 for 9 and Challenge here on Saturday. 14 for 3. Krishnamurthy (8) stitching a 23- ner has shown a lot of confidence while then win by six wickets. Sent into bat, Velocity suf- New Zealand pacewoman run partnership for the fourth bowling for Chennai Super Kings in the Two wickets in the game against fered a batting collapse as they Lea Tahuhu swung the second wicket before both the ongoing IPL. Delhi meant Harbhajan became the were reduced to 37 for 5 in the ball of the innings away from batswomen fell in a heap in the Harbhajan, 38, has turned the third Indian to claim 150 wickets in eighth over before Amelia Kerr Hayley Mathews who edged it to space of four deliveries without clock this season more than once, tak- IPL. (36) and Sushma Verma (40 not the keeper for a duck. Danielle addition of any run. ing crucial wickets during the tourna- "His stand is basically right-han- out) stitched 71 runs in 10.5 overs Wyatt (0) went for a pre-meditat- It left the Velocity innings in ment to help CSK reach their record ders vs left-handers. Just shows how for the sixth wicket to take their ed shot in the next over bowled a mess at 73 for 5 in the eighth eighth final in 10 years. good a bowler he is. He can bring in side to a respectable total. by Anuja Patil but failed to con- over before Kerr and Verma res- "He exactly knows where to bowl the LBW both against the left and the But for the superb late fight- nect with the ball due to a late cued their side with a superb for certain batsmen. His bowling was right-handers," Kings XI Punjab coach back by Kerr and Verma, Velocity with a 32-ball 40 not out which drift and was stumped. partnership. outstanding, he got some beautiful Mike Hesson, who is also a Star Sports would not have even crossed the was lashed with three fours and Shafali Verma (0) hit the For Supernovas, Tuhuhu shape on the ball again. I love the rev- Select Dugout Expert, said. 100-run mark. a six. first four of the innings in the took two wickets for 21 runs olutions of the ball," the Star Sports Harbhajan has taken 16 wickets Wicketkeeper batswoman Kerr, who holds the record of third over bowled by Tuhuhu while Patil, Devine and Poonam Select Dugout Expert, Lee said. from 10 matches so far in the ongoing Verma top-scored for Velocity scoring highest individual runs who, however, had the last laugh Yadav grabbed a wicket each. "That tells us that he has good con- cash-rich tournament. Shah leads Afghans to rain-hit win Jos ton powers Eng to 373-3 Watson thanked Faf for AFP ■ SOUTHAMPTON the World Cup hosts just a few washed out opener of a five-match scoring quickly at start weeks from the start of the tourna- series at his Oval home ground, hit os Buttler's stunning 50-ball cen- ment and further proof of their medium-pacer Faheem Ashraf for Jtury took England to 373 for three progress as an ODI side. two huge sixes -- a drive over long- against Pakistan in the second one- Saturday's total was the 35th on followed by an extravagant day international at Southampton time since their miserable first- uppercut over extra-cover. on Saturday. round exit at the 2015 World Cup But the return of left-arm quick Buttler's 110 not out featured that England, now top of the ODI Afridi for a second spell saw nine sixes, including a straight drive rankings, had posted a total in excess Pakistan make the breakthrough. off Hasan Ali that took him to three of 300 — a feat they had achieved Bairstow pulled him for a figures. only 34 times in total prior to that boundary to complete a 44-ball fifty. Such was his command that tournament. But the next ball saw Bairstow fail Buttler's second fifty took him a A Pakistan attack missing the ill to pull down and a leaping Fakhar mere 18 balls, with new father Mohammad Amir took a pounding, Zaman at deep backward square leg Buttler making a 'rocking the baby' with Hasan conceding 81 runs held a good catch at the second gesture to celebrate bringing up a from his maximum 10 overs and attempt. AFP■ EDINBURGH century that also included four Afridi 80. Following a brief rain break, fours. Earlier, Jason Roy (87) and Roy fell in sight of what would have ahmat Shah hit 113 while Hashmatullah An extraordinary 'inside out' six Jonny Bairstow (51) laid a platform been his eighth ODI hundred when RShahidi and Mohammad Shahzad made half- off Hasan over long-off was arguably for the innings with an opening he miscued a pull off Hasan to mid- VISAKHAPATNAM: Half-centuries lower and middle order to bring centuries as Afghanistan defeated Scotland by two the pick of his shots, although a pull Together with England captain stand of 115 after Morgan won the on. Test captain Joe Root made 40 from openers helped Chennai us back. runs in a rain-hit ODI. off Shaheen Shah Afridi that cleared Eoin Morgan (71 not out) he shared toss. before he holed out, his exit paving Super Kings post a six-wicket "Watto (Watson) thanked Scotland made 325 for seven from their 50 the rope and took him into the 90s an unbroken partnership of 162. Roy, fit following back trouble the way for Buttler's blistering win over Delhi Capitals in IPL me already for scoring quickly overs with Calum MacLeod hitting 100 and cap- was almost as impressive. It was an encouraging display by that kept him out of Wednesday's innings. Qualifier 2 and Shane Watson at the beginning before he got tain Kyle Coetzer supporting him with 79. thanked Faf du Plessis for scor- set. Hopefully we can both get Afghanistan reached 269 for three with 31 balls ing quickly in the beginning as them off the meat in the final remaining when rain forced the players off the field he got time to get set. right from the word go," he and they were eventually declared the winners on ‘Giving each other space worked for Ricky & Sourav’ Chasing a modest target of added. the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method on Friday. IANS ■ NEW DELHI The Kiwi said that keeping a tude when you are not playing and advisor Sourav Ganguly. 148, Du Plessis (50 off 39 balls; Watson, whose lack of runs Hashmatullah Shahidi finished with an positive frame of mind and always help the boys out," he smiled. "The players knew their roles 7x4s, 1x60) and Watson (50 off was a concern before Qualifier unbeaten 59 while opener Mohammad Shahzad e is considered one of the best looking to help the youngsters in "Yes, very frustrating, but at the and they tried to go out and exe- 32; 3x4s, 4x6s) stitched 81 runs 2, admitted that he was nervous hit 55. HT20 players in the New the team is a must when you are end of the day you can only play cute what they had been asked to in 10.2 overs. in the beginning. The first match that was scheduled for Zealand outfit, but Colin Munro an overseas professional playing in four foreigners and the conditions do. Guys went out and achieved "We spoke about it before "Very grateful for the faith Wednesday was called off without a ball being played just four games for Delhi the IPL. you are playing in matter in team their goals and as a collective unit the game — didn't have the best CSK have shown in not just me, bowled because of rain. Capitals in this edition of the "You just got to try and pass composition. You just have to be also we did well. We peaked at the run in the last 5-6 games. We but all the players are grateful. Afghanistan are one of just 10 teams taking Indian Premier League. With out what knowledge you have realistic and cannot be negative. right time. The way they (Ponting have a lot of confidence as a Faf batted beautifully. Thanks to part in the World Cup which gets underway in scores of 40, 3, 14 and 27, Munro from playing in the various T20 You have to turn up to training and Ganguly) have interacted with team to win a lot of big games Faf for helping me through that England and Wales on May 30. found the going tough. But being leagues around the world. Only 11 with a positive attitude." the youngsters, they gave each — so we draw confidence from stage," said the 37-year-old for- a foreign signing comes with players can take the field, so you While everyone has been other space and let each other work that," said man-of-the-match mer Australian captain. BRIEF SCORES added baggage. Even when you pass on the knowledge and make speaking about the youngsters in in their respective areas of Du Plessis. " We are making the most of Scotland 325 for 7 (MacLeod 100, Coetzer 73) aren't finding a spot in the XI, you them a better cricketer. It is frus- the team and their brilliant display, strengths. They have allowed each "We also know the strength the experience we have had vs Afghanistan 269 for 3 (Rahmat 113, must be available to interact with trating not playing, but you have Munro feels that credit must go to other to be who they are and have of ours is getting those partner- and we are going to make the Hashmatullah 59 not out, Shahzad 55). the youngsters and impart knowl- a lot of work off the field as well. the whole team, including the also worked well with each other," ships — even if we go 3-4 overs most out of it on Sunday," he Afghanistan won by two runs (DLS method). edge about the game. It is all about keeping a good atti- head coach Ricky Ponting and he said. without runs, we have a great said. PTI LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2019 sport 12

Mairaj misses AICF for written apology from Thiem ends Federer’s clay court return men’s skeet final players seeking re-registration AFP n MADRID when Cilic pulled out with a 4-4. at Shotgun WC stomach virus. The momentum fizzled PTI n CHENNAI prescribed by AICF for players’ ominic Thiem saved two Five-time champion Nadal out though and a game later PTI n CHANGWON non-participation in events not Dmatch points and ended needed just over an hour to Thiem broke again for 5-4 he All India Chess authorised by the Indian chess the first chapter of Roger reach his 11th Madrid semi- with a lob winner. he seasoned Mairaj Ahmad TFederation (AICF) has said body contravenes the provi- Federer’s return to clay court final and will face Greek The Austrian served out TKhan shot a qualifying players seeking re-registration sions of the Competition Act. tennis with a come-from- Stefanos Tsitsipas, a winner his fourth victory in six match- round score of 121 out of 125 would be allowed to do so if Singh said the AICF had behind 3-6, 7-6 (13/11), 6-4 over defending champion es against Federer a game later. to narrowly miss out on mak- they tender a written apology banned him and three other win and reach the Madrid Alexander Zverev by 7-5, 3-6, Meanwhile, Simona Halep ing the final of the ongoing and give an undertaking that players in 2010 while the rule Open semi-finals. 6-2. closed in on a return to the top ISSF Shotgun World Cup here they would abide by the rules asking for an undertaking by The 37-year-old Swiss had “It was a good match for of the world rankings after on Saturday. of the federation. players on not playing in returned this week to the sur- me, Stan is not an easy oppo- beating Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6- On day three of competi- The Central Council meet- unrecognised tournaments was face for the first time in three nent regardless of the score- 7 (2/7), 6-0 to advance to the tions, Mairaj, India’s only ing held on March 23, 2019 introduced in 2011. years — his last clay court line,” said Nadal after his 14th women’s final. International Shooting Sport decided that AICFs focus is not “I was banned in 2010 match was a loss to Thiem in quarter-final in the last 15 Halep, currently number Federation (ISSF) World Cup on punishment but on enforc- along with three others for Rome in 2016. years in the Spanish capital. three in the world, will reclaim stage medal winner in skeet, ing discipline and promoting playing in unrecognised tour- While Federer was heading “I had to play good tennis the number one ranking should shot rounds of 24, 25 and 23 talent. naments while the rule asking out, there were no such prob- and reach my best level.” she win her third title at the and was in contention for a Considering the lapse of for an undertaking on not lems for top seed Novak Federer said he was happy to Caja Magica. qualification shoot-off for the time, financial difficulty playing unrecognised tourna- Djokovic who made the last- have made his clay court come- Bencic had defeated Halep last four final spots till the 21st expressed by players, and the ments was introduced in 2011. four when Marin Cilic with- back. in their last two matches, but shot of his last round before primary objectives of AICF, the How can I be judge for my con- drew and Rafael Nadal, the sec- “I feel very good about my the reigning French Open missing to eventually end in Central Council has decided duct in 2010 when the rule ond seed, who brushed aside game. I thought I had some champion, who lifted the tro- 11th. those players who are interest- came a year later,” he asked. Stan Wawrinka 6-1, 6-2 on good matches here,” the 20- phy in Madrid in 2016 and Vincent Hancock, twice ed in re-registration with AICF He said the AICF should Friday. time Grand Slam champion 2017, came through in just Olympic and four-time world should be permitted to re-reg- not seek apology from the Thiem, the 2018 Roland said. “I feel good on the clay under two hours. champion from USA, won gold ister if they tender a written players adding “why should I.. Garros runner-up and winner right now.” Halep will play Dutch sev- in the event. apology. what wrong have I done. I of the Barcelona title last Federer now has the option enth seed Kiki Bertens, a final- The second Indian in the Also, the players should haven’t broken any law. “ month, prevailed in two hours to take up a wild card being in the Indian Wells final in tennis, he has something dif- ist in Madrid last year, who fray, Sheeraz Sheikh, who had give an undertaking that they Singh also wanted the 10 minutes against Federer held for him next week in March. ferent. defeated 2017 US Open shot a perfect score of 50 on would henceforth abide by the AICF to restore the chess rat- having saved two match points Rome. Otherwise, his next clay “I was really lucky to save “Every time you play him, champion Sloane Stephens 6- Friday, had rounds of 21, 24 existing bye-laws/rules of the ings (ELO ratings) of himself in a 15-minute second set tie- event will be the French Open the match points. every point is a big challenge.” 2, 7-5. and 24 for a total of 119 to end AICF, the federation said on its and the other banned players break. where he last played in 2015. “Roger was playing unbe- In the final set, Thiem “It’s such a nice feeling to in 33rd position. website. and also register them again. He will on Saturday face “The match was so close,” lievable on the clay. I’m very, earned a break for 2-1 as be back in the final here. I real- Trap shooting competi- Meanwhile, Gurpreet Pal On July 12, 2018, the CCI world number one Djokovic, said Austrian fifth seed Thiem very happy to win. He is so spe- Federer netted a backhand but ly enjoy playing in Madrid, it tions commence after a week- Singh, one of the players held that the undertaking pre- who advanced on a walkover who had also defeated Federer cial, maybe the best ever in the Swiss rallied to break back, motivates me,” Halep said. end break on Monday. banned by the AICF, won- scribed by the AICF for play- dered why the federation was ers regarding non-participation showing concern about the in events not authorised by it players now. amounts to restraints that are Anirban misses cut Bottas edges Hamilton to complete pole hat-trick “Why at this point of time... in the nature of exclusive dis- why is the AICF suddenly tribution and refusal to deal as DALLAS: 2Anirban Lahiri’s he had five bogeys and just one AFP n MONTMEL gave Mercedes another front “The season has started quick enough,” he said. showing a lot of concern for the defined in Section 3(f) and putting woes continued as he birdie. In the first round he had row lock-out and suggested this well, the way I hoped for, and “It seems to be more than players,” Singh, a former 3(4)(d) of the Competition shot four-over 75 and was five birdies against four bogeys. hampionship leader year’s title race may become a I feel better in the car.” - an achilles heel here... I spoke national junior champion, told Act 2002. three-over 145 after two He ended at three-over 145 and CValtteri Bottas completed a duel between the two Silver Hamilton congratulated to Valtteri and they were happy PTI Saturday. The CCI also imposed a rounds, missing the cut at the T-122. Meanwhile Korea’s Sung hat-trick of pole positions Arrows drivers with Bottas Bottas and conceded that he with their car.” In cooler con- He said the Competition penalty of Rs 6,92,350 on the AT&T Byron Nelson golf here. Kang carded a stunning 10- Saturday when he outpaced his currently enjoying the momen- had been unable to extract the ditions than on Friday, the Commission of India (CCI) last AICF for infringing on the pro- It was Indian’s seventh under 61 to move into a four- Mercedes team-mate Lewis tum. maximum from his car on a opening Q1 session saw sever- year held that the undertaking visions of Section 4 of the Act. missed cut in 15 starts this sea- shot lead at the halfway stage. Hamilton in a tightly-contest- Four-time champion circuit where he was hoping to al cars struggling for grip, not son and fifth in 11 starts in He is at 16-under, while Matt ed qualifying for Sunday’s Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari land his own hat-trick of three helped by a gusty wind. 2019. The performance leaves Every and Tyler Duncan are Spanish Grand Prix. was third ahead of Max straight Spanish poles. Nico Hulkenberg ran off him standing around 164 in the tied for 2nd at 12 under; and The Finn, who leads Verstappen of Red Bull, Charles “My final laps in Q3 just track in his Renault at turn four LOCAL EVENTS FedExCup standings. With Brooks Koepka is in 4th at 11 defending five-time champion Leclerc in the second Ferrari weren’t strong enough. and after traversing a gravel- only 125 making the play-offs under. Kang opened with a Hamilton by a single point in and Pierre Gasly in the second Ultimately, I didn’t do the job,” trap hit the barriers. He man- DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR ERAM and keeping the card, things are birdie and then ran five in a this year’s title race, completed Red Bull. Hamilton said. aged to recover and, after pit- It was a double delight for Eram Zaidi as she bagged the getting tight for Lahiri, who has row from fifth to turn in six- a treble after taking the prime Romain Grosjean was sev- “It’s great to have another ting for a new front wing, under-16 while finished second in under-18 category in the All- managed to keep the card for under 60. He added four more grid position in both China and enth ahead of his Haas team- Mercedes 1-2, but I can reverse rejoined the fray. India Tennis Tournament at Jalandhar from May 5 to 10. Eram last four years. on the back nine and had no Azerbaijan. mate Kevin Magnussen, it tomorrow that would be His efforts were in vain, defeated Yashika of Tamil Nadu 6-2, 6-3 in U-16 category while Lahiri found a lot of fair- bogeys. Bottas clocked a stunning Russian Daniil Kvyat of Toro great.” however, and he was eliminat- Eram lost to Jyostan Madan 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the u-18 final. ways, but he was not getting “The biggest thing was we track record lap in 1min Rosso and Daniel Ricciardo in Vettel was also disappoint- ed in 16th place along with close enough to the pins with needed to figure how shorter 15.406sec to finish six-tenths his Renault. ed as Ferrari failed to deliver Lance Stroll of Racing Point, ALLAHABAD BANK WIN his irons to give himself a the ball is going to fly. So we clear of his teammate in the top “I really enjoyed that,” said the pace that could bring an Antonio Giovinazzi of Sauber Allahabad Bank defeated Indian Overseas by seven wickets chance. He twice missed putts just trusted the number, just hit 10 shootout on a dry and gusty Bottas. “The adrenaline rush end to Mercedes domination. and the two Williams men, in the first eliminator of the 1st Bank Premier League at Paarth inside nine feet and twice it, and then worked out good, day at the Circuit de Catalunya. you get from laps like that is “The car doesn’t feel too British rookie George Russell Republic ground on Saturday. In qualifier 1, Punjab National Bank between 12 and 15 feet. Overall “ Kang said. With Hamilton second, it great so I am really pleased. bad, but obviously we are not and Robert Kubica. beat Canara Bank by 49 runs.     

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attacks in the Indian subcontinent. Since May 2014, the Islamic terrorists have split themselves into various organisations bearing unique and strange names and had lowered their hoods to gear up for the big operations. Their targets would be crowded temples, market places, shopping malls, and other public places. India is no stranger to acts of terrorism by Islamic extremists. According to P Chidambaram, the former Finance and Home Minister, the country was completely safe under Dr Manmohan Singh’s Government (2004 to 2014). “Borders were secure, infiltration came down, civilian and security forces’ casualties came down drastically. The numbers will tell the story,” said Chidambaram. But studies released by the Global ccording to Christian belief, it was is to create a Darul Islam (pure Islamic State) from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan to the South Terrorism Database and National Consortium for the on the Easter day that the world saw and unite Muslims all over the world. They Asian region that includes Sri Lanka and India. Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism throw the death of death. Death, hitherto have also declared Christians, Jews, and If the versions of the official secret services more light on these figures, in sharp contrast to unconquered and unassailable, sur- Hindus as their main enemies. All terrorist pursuing the pattern of attacks carried out by Chidambaram’s claims. rendered to death and thus we got acts which have taken place in the world the Islamic terrorists are to be believed, more According to the data released by these agencies, theA Resurrection Sunday. The tomb of death was since the emergence of bin Laden and his fol- severe attacks are on the anvil. The disciples of 5,788 people died in terrorist attacks in India from blown to smithereens as the saviour of humanity lowers have been targeted against these three Osama bin Laden are adapting themselves to 2004 to 2013. Most of the international agencies spe- resurrected. While the world that had been fast- “enemies” of the Muslim world. new situations and horizons, which are yet to cialising in terrorism related studies say India experi- ing and praying for the return of the saviour Why Sri Lanka and why Colombo? The fall in the radar of the intelligence and spy ences more terrorist incidents annually (3,500) and ter- watched in awe, the son of the Lord appeared answer is simple. The Sri Lankan Government, agencies. Their modus operandi changes on a rorist related deaths (3,100) per year than any country before them, giving the message that their which came to power in the 2015 Elections, daily basis. The proposed Islamic Caliphate other than Iraq, wrote Dr Subramanian Swamy in the prayers had been answered. And they rejoiced dumped all stringent security measures and visualised by bin Laden and company extends book, Terrorism in India, published in 2008. Quoting by singing “hallelujah”. Since then, the world has laws brought in by its predecessor, the Mahinda from West Asia to Indonesia and includes various agencies, including the Union Home Ministry’s been surviving because of the Resurrection Rajapaksa Government. It became easy for major parts of the Indian subcontinent. +(,++'  Annual Report (2004-05), Dr Swamy wrote: “Of the 35 Sunday, a day which Christians all over the Islamist terrorists to operate freely all over the The attitude of the self-styled secular, liberal States of today’s India, 29 are afflicted by terrorism. world observe and celebrate as the Day of Hope. island nation. The LTTE remnants, who were intelligentsia towards the barbarians, too, has '&&-' India is thus today a seriously terrorist challenged Not anymore. The 2019 Resurrection on the run from the Sri Lankan laws, made use changed — from love and respect to that of pas- )$&$*.( nation which has profound national security implica- Sunday saw hopes and dreams getting blown to of this interregnum to recover and recoup for sion. One was shocked when a Left liberal secu- tions.” This was written in 2008 and the country has pieces as a group of Islamic human bombs future attacks. The statement issued by the larist wrote a lengthy article in a Tamil Nadu ) &* undergone many political changes since then. walked into the Easter congregations being held transnational Government of the LTTE con- based newspaper (popularly known as the ,+  '# Even as the repercussions of the Colombo blasts in many churches in and around Colombo in demning the Sri Lankan Government order People’s Daily of Chennai), questioning and lam- are felt in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, an organisation Sri Lanka, resulting in death and destruction, banning the Muslim niqab is proof of this basting those who linked the Easter Sunday ' &&/,$01 called the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath has started leaving more than 250 dead and 500 maimed unholy alliance between the Tigers and terror- attacks to the Islamic State. This despite the ( %' running for cover. It issues daily statements claiming it for the rest of their lives. The suicide bombers ists. Visvanathan Rudrakumaran, the “Prime claims by the IS itself that it was behind the does not have any ties with the National Thowheed owing allegiance to the Sri Lankan National Minister” of the Transnational Government of blasts and had extended salutes to the suicide &&,& & Jamaat of Sri Lanka. But R Abdur Razik, the General Thowheed Jamaat did not leave even some of Tamil Eelam operating from New York, said bombers who made the mayhem possible. ,00-/ Secretary of Sri Lanka’s National Thowheed Jamaat, is the five-star hotels in Colombo owned and the decision of the Sri Lankan Government was The attacks happened in Colombo, an on record declaring that the two organisations are operated by the Christian community. tantamount to violation of the right to religious hour’s flight from Chennai. The moment TV %,&  '# bound by common ideology and are promoting true The murder and mayhem, which shook the freedom. We must remember here that the channels flashed about the attack, this writer’s &,*( Islam unadulterated by non-Islamic influences. The global conscience, was not for money and gold LTTE had butchered 173 Muslims in a first reaction was to contact Siri Fernando, a 78- intelligence agencies in India have gathered details of stored in the churches or hotels, the scenario Batticaloa village in 1990. year-old devote Catholic in Colombo, who over *-!( how the Thowheed Jamaats in Tamil Nadu and Sri portrayed in the Spaghetti Western. All terrorist The truth is that the LTTE and the IS have the years has assumed the role of an elder  &.2,$/ Lanka mobilised billions of rupees from Saudi Arabia attacks unleashed by various Islamic outfits come together in their mission to establish sepa- brother. “We are fine and safe at home,” said to propagate Wahhabi Islam. around the world were perpetrated as part of rate Tamil Eelam in the north of Sri Lanka, Siri, who also disclosed that the IS was behind 0'&,2// In January 2013, the then Chief Minister of Tamil the “clash of civilisations” described by Samuel while the Islamists would strive for a Caliphate the cruel act. It took another three days for the %) Nadu, Jayalalithaa, had disclosed during a press meet that Huntington, the Harvard University professor incorporating a part of the island nation. The IS to come out with video statements claiming the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath had 7.5 lakh active and social scientist in the book, The Clash of choice of Colombo and the churches should be responsibility for the attacks. % &#%  members. Jayalalithaa was no ordinary politician and Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. seen in this backdrop. Northern Sri Lanka has a But by the evening of Resurrection Sunday, */,(& whatever she said would be based only on facts and figures “For the first time in history, global Tamil majority, while the Christians in Colombo it turned out that the Sri Lankan Thowheed which she had gathered from the intelligence agencies. She politics is both multi-polar and multi-civilisa- are seen as friendly with the Government of the Jamaat, the module of the IS in the island )$0') ' also cautioned the media from terming Thowheed Jamaat tional; modernisation is distinct from island nation. The Christians and Buddhists nation, was behind the attacks. It was also dis- as a fringe element. But strangely enough, the media did Westernisation and is producing neither a enjoy camaraderie dating back to centuries. closed that the Indian spy and intelligence agen- not report about the startling disclosures made by her. universal civilisation in any meaningful sense Most of the present day Christians in Sri Lanka cies had warned the Sri Lankan Police about the Since then, the Thowheed Jamath has gone from strength nor the Westernisation of non-Western soci- are the descendants of the Kauravas of the suicide bombs at least 10 days in advance. But to strength in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. eties,” said the professor, who pointed out that Mahabharata, who migrated to the shores of the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, General Mahesh Senanayake, Sri Lanka’s Chief of Islam can never co-exist with other religions the island nation after they were defeated in the who were busy with shadow-boxing and the Army Staff, recently told a global news agency that in the world because it teaches its followers to Kurukshetra War by cousins Pandavas. The game of one-upmanship, paid scant regard to some of the suicide bombers behind the Easter Sunday kill all non-believers. “The Koran and other name Kaurava itself has its origins in Kauravar such crucial information. It was the hapless blasts had travelled to Kerala, Karnataka, and Kashmir. statements of Muslim beliefs contain few pro- and the Coromandel Coast of India, from devotees, who thronged the churches with The General, true to his reputation as an officer with a hibitions on violence, and concept of non- where they set sail to Lanka. prayers on their lips and hopes in their hearts, stiff upper lip, also said that the trip could have been violence is absent from Muslim doctrine and Not only Sri Lanka, even the neighbouring who had to bear the brunt. made as part of a training programme. practice,” wrote Huntington. India would not be the same after the Colombo The repercussions of the Sri Lankan blasts Osama bin Laden and those who took blasts. There is no guarantee for life in these would definitely be felt in India. 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or as long as I can remember, growing in this world. Why don’t I was seized by a sense of dis- the yogis make this world a better contentment, which sprung place to live in? Why do they from a rather abstract source. escape from the world? This is what triggered my “The world has always been like this. Fspiritual quest. That’s when I started There was injustice and misery even looking around for a master. Of in the time of Ram, Krishna or course, finding a master is a rare for- Buddha. Ram himself had to live in tune and it was a good many years the forest for 14 years in exile. Sita was before I finally met Osho, my master. also kidnapped. Buddha had to bear I used to be a BSc student at a lot of humiliation. During his own Trichandra College in Kathmandu lifetime, he saw the end of the Shakya and I had gone to Janakpur, my clan and Kapilvastu. Krishna could- hometown, for some familial chore. By n’t stop the Mahabharata war or the he world’s biggest elections are on. India, after all, is then, I had been initiated by a few demise of his Yadav clan. The war the world’s largest democracy and the over 900 mil- gurus and was trying many different between good and evil has been Tlion eligible voters spread across 29 States and seven techniques of meditation without going on since eternity and will go on Union Territories are in the process of electing a new much success. Countless times I had for eternity. The desire for freedom Government in a seven stage election. A huge event by any been praying to existence to bring a from this world arises only after you standards. Moreover, this year’s elections may also prove to real guide for me. understand that absolute justice, be the world’s costliest with mindboggling advertising spend- One morning, I woke up to find peace or system is not possible here. ing to the tune of several billions being invested by differ- a yogi standing silently at our gate, This world is a school. Learn your les- ent political parties to allure voters through all kinds of media seeking alms. Such a sight is not that son and be free of it. This is not a campaigns, propaganda, and gimmicks. Not just the con- uncommon in Janakpur. Janakpur place where you should live forever. ventional print and electronic media, but the now notori- used to be the capital of the kingdom I see a strong wish in you to change ous social media and even the contrived biopics by many of Mithila and the centre of Mithila the world. This is a good wish, but filmmakers are going the whole hog to prove their point by culture. I noticed that this yogi had you will not be able to change the trying to suggest to the electorate who is the “fairest of them an exceptionally bright countenance world. We come here with limited all”. But amid this deafening cacophony of sound and lights as though he was dripping with time and energy, which should be and advertisement blitzkrieg, the Indian voter is to watch radiance. I went to the kitchen and used for self-transformation. First out for. Though baffled and beleaguered, angry and con- filled a handkerchief with rice and realise God, then whatever the divine fused, the voter is keen to vote. But how will he vote is the came outside to give the pouch to the wishes for you will be the best for you billion dollar issue? While the so-called pollsters and psephol- yogi. The yogi was in silence so and the world at large. After enlight- ogists, the soothsayers and the astrologers, and even the data instead of speaking he took out a slate enment, God made Buddha roam scientists are all throwing their wisdom in the ring, the voter from his bag and wrote down, “I don’t vegetarian which has been made in silence for 12 years. Those 12 years How can I meet you? around villages for 45 years, while he continues to keep the cards close to his chest. Yes, he may have anything to carry the rice in, so the house is good for me.” gave him the taste of solitude and “I don’t have an ashram. I am a wan- made Raman Maharshi sit silently be wondering who he should vote for. Nevertheless, his it would be better if you could give We had a tradition of eating all beatitude. By the time his vow was dering monk. I go wherever existence below the Arunachal hill.” demeanour has also kept the so-called ivory tower think me some money.” our meals together, so my family over, he had immersed himself too takes me.” tanks at their wit’s end, wondering what the voter is going I fished into my pocket and members joined us too. After lunch, deeply in the blissful world of silence It is said that not even a leaf on a tree to do. Certainly then, the voter is standing tall to prove his found a quarter, which I gave to the I invited him to my room. He shared to ever utter another word again. What shall I call you? can move without divine will. If this point, like in the past: “Catch me if you can”. But this time yogi. He accepted the offering grate- some of the most insightful analyses Whenever necessary, he communi- A yogi’s past has no meaning and we is true, then why do you tell me to around, we are witnessing, perhaps, the most unpredictable fully. We did not exchange words. He of Aurobindo’s integral yoga, cated through his slate. don’t usually talk about it. And since make constant effort in my medita- of the elections, which many have already named as the was about to leave when he sudden- Vivekananda’s karmayoga and The yogi also gave me a short I wasn’t initiated by anyone, I don’t tion? Will my meditation not hap- mother of all elections. Not just because the results are hard ly turned back and started scribbling gyanyoga, as well as Raman mantra and a beautiful technique of have a name either. Due to God’s pen naturally if He wishes? to predict, but also because the stakes are high for the world’s on his slate again. His English was Maharshi’s silence. His presence was Rajyoga. I pleaded with him to be my grace, I am usually blissed out, so you “It is probably not happening now largest democracy. However, these issues notwithstanding, notably good, as was his handwrit- so pleasurable that I lost all track of guru, but he refused. “I am not des- can call me Mastaram (the divinely because He doesn’t wish it to be so. there is a need to raise the basic question that matters most ing. “What kind of meditation do time. When the time came for the tined to be your guru. You will find intoxicated one). On the surface, your question looks for the success as also the survival of a democracy. That cru- you practise?” I was taken off guard yogi to leave, he wrote on his slate, your guru at the right time.” I had like the ultimate philosophical query cial question of the wisdom of the voter. The Indian voter, by this rather strange exchange and “You have all my blessings. Now I come to inaugurate a yoga school in Is it true that yogis have various but underneath it shows the lethar- who has been delivering most unplayable of the googlies told him that I didn’t practise any shall leave.” I was enchanted by his Siliguri. There I heard your cry for miraculous powers? Do you also gic tendency of the mind. It is my to even the most formidable of the challengers on even the meditation. But he insisted, “Your presence and didn’t want him to leave, help and came to Janakpur just to help possess such powers? understanding that even a leaf does- most placid of the wickets. “Will he, won’t he” is the ques- vibrations tell me that you are try- so I requested him to come the next you. Whenever you have a real quest “The mind starts to become pure and n’t move without God’s wish. I am tion this time. Will he defy all those predictions to prove ing hard to meditate.” day. The next morning, the yogi and pray for it, someone will appear sharp once meditation takes hold of telling you to make effort in medi- that he has a mind of his own? Or will he prove to be the Surprised by his clairvoyance, I arrived as he had promised. After a to help you. I am happy with your you. A silent mind becomes very pow- tation so that you realise this by gullible simpleton some politicians assume? The advertise- told him how I had been trying dif- light breakfast, we again sat togeth- thirst and this thirst will lead you to erful. A lot of miracles start happen- yourself. Through constant medita- ments, the claims and counter claims of marketers, the blame ferent techniques of meditation with- er. As I mentioned earlier, I was strug- your guru in right time.” ing. These miracles are not necessary tion when your ego melts and you game, the charlatans and turncoats, who think they are omni- out much success. “My meditation is gling with my meditation and asked I got the darshan of Osho three on the path of samadhi, rather they are realise that you are not the doer but scient have all made this election hard to gauge. Naturally, not going well at all. Although I have a great deal of questions. years later. On the third day, the yogi hindrances. I do experience such just the watcher, only then will you we need to figure out whether the voter can keep his cool learnt many things from many gurus, His answers reflected the depth arrived at my house as usual. That powers but discussing them will not see that this whole world is a divine and apply his mind. We will have to wait for some more time. I am not able to practise something of his own meditation, inspiring meeting was to be our last one. With help you in any way. You are very play and runs exactly according to But who wins or loses is not the question. The question is that is meaningful,” I told him with fresh reverence in me. I was intrigued a cryptic precision, he told me to fetch inquisitive about such spiritual pow- His wish. When you say this now, it whether the voter entity is intact.That is, if there is voter utmost honesty. He again wrote on the by his answers and insisted on know- a diary, and wrote his answers on it. ers. Begin practising meditation as I only aids your laziness.” mind that transcends castes and communities and discrim- slate, “If you are ready, I am willing to ing more about him. He wrote that I brought a small notebook and start- have taught you and soon you will Soon the time came for the depar- inates between issues and non-issues, some kind of a col- help you.” After hearing that, I cordial- before taking sannyasa, he used to be ed asking him questions: experience these powers by yourself. ture of the yogi and although we were lective unconsciousness that proves the strength of unity in ly invited him into my house, made a professor in South India. Gradually, But it is not good to think and both unwilling, we bid farewell to each diversity. We certainly would come to know about that in him comfortably seated, and started it dawned upon him that no outward Which sect are you from and who is enquire about them. A lot of medita- other. For the next three years before a few days. But there is a popular saying which suggests that sharing my queries. He started writ- excellence or accomplishment could your guru? tors go astray this way.” I met my master, his words became Vox Populi, Vox Dei — that is the voice of people — is the ing the answers in perfect English and satiate his deepest longing. When this “I don’t belong to any sect and I my pathfinder, always challenging and voice of God. The onus, of course, is on the Indian voter Hindi on his slate. After a while it was realisation crystallised within him, he haven’t been initiated by anyone. There are many yogis, such as you, assuring me at the same time. to prove this Latin proverb right or wrong. time for lunch and I asked him what took the jump and became an ascetic. God himself is my guru and human- who have a lot of spiritual powers             I could serve him. He said, “Anything Initially, he had taken a vow of ity is what I believe in.” but misery and injustice is only                                         ! 

t is an open secret that Kerala pension from the Union    .        4#$% &0(*, Iand Tamil Nadu are safe havens Government to this date. for Islamic terrorists and members Chandmal Chopra of Kolkata ost parents will say that habits for the rest of his life. of other extremist organisations had in 1985 filed a petition in the they do. Do they really? What do parents watch on like the Maoists, Liberation Tigers Calcutta High Court, stating that MMy answer is no. I will television? Are they selective in of Tamil Eelam, and Kashmiri mil- “publication of Koran attracts explain why I made such an what they see? Or they see itants. Pon Radhakrishnan, the Sections 153A and 295 A of the assertion and you will agree. something which is full of pas- Union Minister of State for IPC because it incites violence, When a child is born, who does sion, even hate, sensuous, hor- Finance, has been warning the disturbs public tranquillity, pro- the child see most of the time, if ror, etc? Yes, children start with State Government about the pres- motes on ground of religion feel- not all the time, especially in cartoons but the foundation has ence of Islamic terrorists and ings of enmity, hatred, and ill-will today’s nuclear family culture? been laid for what they will Maoists in Tamil Nadu. Some of between religious communities The child’s parents, of course. watch later in their lives. Does it the Islamic outfits have their own and insults other religions or reli- Then, the child will learn from or not place a lot of responsibility arms training camps in places like gious beliefs of other communities ape his parents only, because we, on parents to be role models for Theni, according to a group of in India”. The petition was disal- human beings, mostly learn by their beloved children? Shouldn’t security experts who undertook a lowed by the High Court and the seeing, especially as far as our they be highly disciplined in recent survey on the vulnerability petitioner was incarcerated on behaviour goes. I am talking whatever they do? Living togeth- of Tamil Nadu to extremists and charges of inciting different reli- about the formative years of a er rubs off a lot on one another. terrorists. They point out that the gions. Sita Ram Goel brought out child when the foundation for Let me take up another heavily guarded Arivakam is the a compendium, The Calcutta behaviour is laid. Now the impor- Gita inform us? That whatever important activity, ie exercising. epicentre from where all conspira- Quran Petition, detailing the tant question: Are the parents on a superior person does, in our Why are children in India cies are hatched for Love Jihad as entire episode in 1986, but the perfect behaviour? What do you case a parent, other people, in becoming obese in larger num- well as murder of Hindu leaders. modern, liberal, and secular think the answer is? our case children, follow that. bers like in the West? Because Sources in the National media blacked out the entire inci- You know the answer but I Whatever standard a common    parents simply do not care. If Investigation Agency, probing the dent and published a different will still like to remind everyone man establishes, a child tries to     they were doing asans, attempt to murder on Arjun version altogether. The wound about what we actually do. Let me emulate that. (3.21) I don’t  !  pranayam, etc regularly, will the Sampath, the Hindu leader in still remains unattended to and start with speaking. How many of think that there can be a better  ""   children not be influenced by Tamil Nadu, said they got the incorporating parts of Kerala, has become more infected. us can claim to be truthful all the proof than that. such practices and benefit for the leads to the Thowheed Jamath Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, The latest information is that time? The answer will be: “We try So now we can continue #  "" rest of their lives? How about plan to attack Sri Lankan churches Karnataka, and Telangana. The colleges in Kerala have allegedly but it is not always practical.” Is with what parents mostly do. $   $ doing your own work? I blame while interrogating the suspects year 2020 will see various Islamist become breeding grounds to this what the child should learn, Let me take up eating. What  "&' mothers for this; they are in too who had been taken into custody organisations demanding the for- recruit, train, and deploy jihadis ie speak lies when it suits him. determines what people most- much love to act sensibly. and this was instantly relayed to mation of the State of Malabar for the establishment of the Same is true about honesty. Are ly eat? The answer is taste.  (( Whether we like it or not, the authorities. Both Tamil Nadu because the next year marks the Caliphate. The CH Mohammed we really honest in our dealings. There is nothing wrong with it. "&   our role as parents is crucial to and Kerala are ticking time bombs centenary of the Moplah Koya College of Arts and Science I will admit that many are but The Gita also recommends it, !  make a success of the lives of our and the day is not far when we will Rebellion, which ravaged the at Thiruvananthapuram recently that still leaves a large chunk of when it tells us, “Tasty, delicious children. The growing child see blasts of much higher magni- Malabar province of Kerala. saw students dressed as Islamic the population. How about rais- foods, which enhance life-span; #! #  sees his parents as sample tude rocking the States. Thousands of Hindus were warriors with guns and waving ing our voice or getting angry promote vitality; give strength, )( '   human beings. Does it not place While Islamic terrorists have butchered by the marauding the black IS flags, undertaking a between parents? What are we health, joy; and which are con-  ! "  a lot of responsibility on parents established their base camps all Islamists and their temples plun- vehicular parade around the city. teaching our young wards? That ducive to cheerfulness are dear to act sensibly at all times? If over Kerala allegedly in con- dered. The mainstream political The same spectacles were repeated it is alright to get nasty with your to people in goodness.” (17.8) $  ! ) they are really keen on the wel- nivance with some political parties parties accepted the demand by in many places in Kerala and loved ones? The child does that However, there is an important  !   fare of their wards, they must set vying with one another to appease various Muslim organisations and Tamil Nadu. Eternal vigilance is as he grows up; there are good difference. We are supposed to "  ) good examples. This is expect- the minority vote bank, organisa- declared the Moplah Rebellion a the price we have to pay for liber- chances of it. eat those foods which do a lot ed if they really wish the very tions like the Thowheed Jamath blatant communal riot as part of ty. For that to become a reality, we Somebody may like to chal- of other good things, as men-   # + best for their loved ones. And if are having a free run in south India’s freedom struggle. Those must have stringent laws and pun- lenge me on my assertion that tioned, besides being tasty. Do the parents make connection India as a prelude to demand and who took part in the rebellion ishments. Extraordinary situations young children learn mostly parents follow such wisdom? with God, sky is the limit. establish the Islamic Caliphate by continue to draw freedom fighters’ demand extraordinary measures. from their parents as far as The child learns what parents         behaviour goes. What does the do and is burdened with bad           uvitiut     

e perceive the world not stituency that is slated to and facts better coverage than Win any objectively accu- undergo the hammer of elec- other issues and events. rate sense but through the lens toral verdict. Time and again, It is this coverage that of our own needs, goals, and it has been proven beyond leads audience — by virtue of prior experience. Still, we take doubt that emotional connect the greater attention they a lot of pride in being a ratio- through group identity is of devote to specific topics — to nal person. This is evident in great value and that it decide that these are the most our endeavour to get the high- could never go out of fashion important ones to be taken into est degree of educational qual- during elections. consideration when adopting a ification from topmost educa- The political class in this position. tional gatekeepers — a signal- country, irrespective of the Therefore, every political       ing effort on our part to make colour of their ideological party wants to have a definite       us look smarter and rational. undergarments, do have this say in deciding those selected Therefore, when it comes knack of weaving a reasonably issues and facts that could get  ""   to voting, we expect every per- believable narrative around them maximum coverage       son to exercise this democrat- complex issues to focus acute- through different media plat-      ic right with a lot of rationali- ly only on a topic that succeeds forms, because the amount of ty, but alas, that expectation is either in polarising or uniting news coverage can make a big     often misplaced. Because a the potential voters. It is difference in the perceived sig-     voter in general never subjects because an air of polarisation nificance of an issue among    his/her decision to even a con- creates an immediate environ- potential voters. During an servatively moderate level of ment where voters tend to election, whichever political      analysis. That is why voting is conveniently forget the most party is seen by voters to have    inherently irrational, and con- obvious mistakes of their lead- a superior stance on the issue trary to popular belief, this irra- ers. As a result, every election, highest on the media’s agenda  tionality has nothing to do with including this one, has wit- at the moment gets a distinct the educational qualification of nessed an attempt by repre- advantage. the voter. sentatives of people to indulge Steven Pinker, the famous Do you think any voter can in politics of polarisation. thinker and evolutionary psy- afford to analyse what per- Whenever the polarisation chologist of the modern era, centage of promises made by a along identity lines succeeds in said that one function of the political party were fulfilled? Is finding its victim among the mind might be to hold beliefs there any plausible reason for potential voters, even the most that bring the belief-holder not delivering on their promis- rather than developing a water- Whether the groups are reli- ponents: a group of people, a have somehow intuitively man- self-proclaimed rational voter the most significant possible es? Is there threadbare analy- tight case for themselves gious, ethnic or political, we common cause and at least one aged to decode this social iden- finds it a bit too difficult to number of allies, protectors or sis to identify the party which through demonstrating their can’t seem to have enough of it leader who represents and tity for their political gains. entertain a perspective that disciples, rather than ideas that has a higher chance of deliver- intelligence. — humans need to belong to a organises the tribe. However, That is the very reason they lies on the other side of the fault are more likely to be true. ing on future promises? Today, politicians manip- group identity more significant the most important feature project their candidates as line. Any digression is often Therefore, even if you belong Looks like a lot of work to ulate the electoral process by than them. here is the shared cause. It’s the someone who could be trust- perceived as disloyalty against to a group of a selected few #$%&''()(* arrive at a decision that might influencing voters much before Tribes are everywhere; and shared cause that leads its ed to fight for the common their peers and interest groups. who could see through all not always be conclusive. they make an entry to the whether you know it or not, members to internalise the cause of these particular Be that as it may, every these elaborate facades, opting The educated voter doesn’t polling booth. Contrary to you also are a member of at tribe’s values and ideas as their groups. political party is well aware of to go against the grain by want to use their intelligence to popular belief, voting is not an least one of them — as an own; turning group members This is quite evident in the the active role of news media choosing to use your intelli- research and determine the individual but a group behav- employee of your organisa- into believers instead of mere way most political parties select (including social media plat- gence might not find many tak- best candidate, but they do ior — this behavioral response tion, as a member of your reli- followers. a candidate belonging to one of forms) in influencing public ers. It is so because in the end, want their candidate to demon- from the potential voter is gious community or a caste In India, caste is an essen- the largest religious or caste opinion. The parties are very everyone wants to contribute to strate a relatively adequate level something well known to the group. Being a member of this tial and sacred group identity. group from the constituency. much aware that media is a winning side by affirming of intelligence and capacity. For political class. exclusive group, you end up Time and again, in most of the And this is normally done capable of playing an indirect one’s identity. political candidates, it is far For millions of years, peo- internalising a lot of peculiar cases, caste identity has proven after a meticulous grassroots but persuasive role in shaping more easy to stoke base ple have been part of group, characteristics of the group. to be more potent than that of analysis of unique caste demog- the contours of public percep- (The writer is an IRS officer. emotions in potential voters commonly known as tribes. All tribes share three com- religious identity. 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slamist terror in the Sahel is not very successfully routed al-Qaeda eliminating regional jehadis may not Ia new phenomenon. It has been affiliates from the North of Mali in harbinger peace and stability to gaining ground for long. While 2013. But is it enough to offer a safe- these poor African nations. What fighting major wars in West Asia, ty cover to such a vast expanse of comes worse is that some of the Afghanistan and Syria — catalysed land from these disgruntled and in Governments are giving a free hand by democratic deficit and fast a way dislodged firepower of to the local ethnic militias to fight decline of liberal world order — the Islamist jehadis? Absolutely not. It the jehadis. Instead these groups are Western powers have hardly paid is a growing threat. It is spreading turning on the locals and their own serious attention to the Sahel terror. fast beyond Sahel region. enemies and becoming a big threat Today, for many of the global pow- Islamist jehad is not dead. It is to peace and stability. ers, jehad in this part of Africa is “a only retreating from Syria and Iraq At this hour, Bob Dylan’s forgotten war”. Despite an onslaught for the time being. In disguise, rem- prophetic words must serve as the of deadly attacks coming from a nants of al-Qaeda, ISIS and their sole guideline to the Western matrix of Islamist radicals, the local variants are appearing across nations while countering Islamist regional Governments are either not the world. Recently, when local terror in this part of the world. He been able to counter them or at offshoots of the ISIS massacred hun- wrote in 1963, “Come you masters times not willing to nip the terror- dreds of Christians in Sri Lanka in of war. You build all the guns. You ist organisations in the bud. April, the reclusive caliph of the ISIS, build the death planes. You build all The Sahel, a vast sub-Saharn Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (believed to the bombs. You hide behind walls. scrubland, has witnessed the emer- be dead), issued his first video You hide behind desks. I just want gence of a number of jehadi groups message in five years showering you to know I can see through your over the years. By early 2007, a local praise on his followers in Africa. masks. You never done nothing. But Salafist group in Algeria was brand- He said, “Your brothers in build to destroy. You play with my ed as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Burkina Faso and Mali…We con- world.” Maghreb (AQIM). Gradually, gratulate them for their joining the Most of the African nations are AQIM has become the centre of var- convoy of the Caliphate”, as report- fighting the worst of the evils that ious disruptive activities across the ed by the SITE intelligence group were simply left behind either by region. Afterwards, some other ter- that monitors communication net- their former colonial masters or the rorist groups emerged in the Sahel, works of the jehadi organisations. misguided policies and programmes such as Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s This shows how the ISIS in West designed by leading global powers Katibat (battalion) al-Murabitun Asia is connecting to their follow- in the name of GWOT. And what (Those who remain steadfast), the ers in Africa and considering the adds fuel to fire is long lasting mis- Movement for Unity and Jehad in conduct of French military’s broad and open lands, weak central Northern Burkina Faso and moving allies in the name of the so-called continent as a fertile ground for rule, corruption and mayhem West Africa (MUJAO), Boko Haram Operation Serval from January 11, Governments and porous borders. towards South along the border with global war on terror (GWOT). future course of action. brought by many of the African and its breakaway faction, Ansaru. 2013 to July 15, 2014, three of the These things work as catalysts for Niger. It is disheartening to note that On record, this year so far The jehadis in Africa have leaders and their ilk. Hence, the So far it has been observed that all five Islamist leaders —Abdelhamid jehadis to operate transnationally, new jehadi elements are fast spread- America has conducted 24 air mainly been fighting their own jehadis, ethnic militias and local these groups have their own strate- Abou Zeid, Abdel Karim and Omar often with absolute freedom. ing to areas such as Ivory Coast, strikes against al Shabab in Somalia, Governments, but generally they are goons are constantly gaining ground gies and dynamics, but they have Ould Hamaha — were killed. Today, what is happening on the Ghana, Togo and Benin. compared to 47 such operations in averse to westerners coming to both to exploit rich reservoirs of maintained communications with Unfortunately, Mokhtar Belmokhtar ground is that the US, the UK and Amid the gloom and a complete 2018. At the moment, only 6,000 US their lands. Some like Boko Haram resources and inflict torture on the each other. Further, in all of them, fled to Libya and Iyad Ag Ghali left France, along with other Western U-turn in the US global strategies troops and 1,000 Defence experts in Nigeria, which is known as the common citizenry. To put this as they are increasingly posing for Algeria. The French mission was countries, are trying to assist the and priorities under the Trump work throughout Africa. Their pri- Islamic State in West Africa, is by chaos to an end or to minimise it, threat to Western interests, two largely successful in pushing the local forces, both in the form of Administration, initiatives like mary task is to impart training and principle completely against the local governance system must typologies demand attention at the jehadis out of the main centres. offering training in advanced war- “Flintlock” were carried out in conduct exercises with local Western learning and it is virtually fight the evils first, instead of blam- moment: borderless criminals kid- The Sahel consists of parts of fare and financial aid to fight the Burkina Faso in February. The Government forces. Under Trump, creating chaos in that country. ing former colonial powers and top napping for ransom, and highly Northern Senegal, Southern growing menace of Islamist jehad in counterterrorism exercise drew no one knows who are America’s Whereas the groups such as the al- global players operating in the politically motivated terrorism. In Mauritania, Central Mali, Northern almost 16 African nations. But to 2,000 military personnel from more allies and who are friends. Nothing Shabab in Somalia is deep into the Sahel region. fact, following the coup d’etat in Mali Burkina Faso, the extreme South of date, these efforts are hardly bring- than 30 African and Western coun- seems stable for Trump, including teachings of the al-Qaeda and it is To bring peace, stability and in 2012, the Sahel has come at the Algeria, Niger, the extreme North of ing any result. tries. This kind of vigil and counter his own presidency. He is only cre- mostly targeting major population development back, it is time for the forefront of the US foreign policy. Nigeria, Central Chad, Central and Besides, ordering for troop terror steps might be helpful, but a ating chaos and bringing the whole centres in the capital city of Sahelians to think glocally. They Some of the security and intel- Southern Sudan, the extreme North withdrawal from Syria and sustained strategy is on high liberal institutions into limbo. Mogadishu. must propel good governors as ligence experts opine that as the of South Sudan, Eritrea, Cameroon, Afghanistan, the American military demand to secure this impoverished France, the erstwhile colonial This is how a strong tendency almost no governance is the root of Islamist militants are fast losing their Central African Republic and the is cutting back its forces in Africa by region from the grip of Islamist ter- power in West Africa, is today of establishing a proto-Caliphate is all their evils. hold in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, extreme North of Ethiopia. This vast 25 per cent in its western front. ror. The US is only providing air maintaining 4,500 troops in the area spreading in some parts of Africa. they may look for new operational expanse of Africa is mainly plagued Around the same time, the jehadis power or at most intelligence assis- to fight the jehadis in countries such To conclude, imparting training (The writer is an expert on grounds with local designs. 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