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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013 (PAGE 9) Sonia affirms Cong's commitment Jaitley CDR case PSUs need greater autonomy, freedom against corruption Court denies bail to five accused JHABUA, MP, Nov 21: from bureaucratic control: PM NEW DELHI, Nov 21: as enshrined under Article 21 of arrested in the case. NEW DELHI, Nov 21: Hitting out at BJP for being the Constitution of India,” the The Special Cell had filed a "soft on corruption by its work- Five persons, including four court said. charge sheet against the four Favouring state-run compa- ers", Congress President Sonia Delhi police personnel, arrested While dismissing their plea, accused in this case on April 16. nies becoming more competi- for allegedly obtaining call Gandhi today stressed on her the court also observed that if Police had charged the tive, Prime Minister Manmohan detail records of BJP leader party's commitment to deal granted bail at this stage, the accused under sections 420 Singh today said the public sec- Arun Jaitley and others have strongly with the issue of graft. accused may tamper with the (cheating), 464 (making a false tor enterprises have to be provid- been denied bail by a court here "It is well known that evidence. document), 467 (forgery of a ed greater functional autonomy which said the allegations Congress deals very strongly with “Keeping in view the modus and freed from bureaucratic con- against them were “very serious valuable security), 468 (forgery those who indulge in corruption, operandi of committing the in nature”. for the purpose of cheating) and trol. but the BJP does not do any such offence and the nature of evi- 471 (using as genuine a forged "Going forward, our govern- thing," Gandhi said. Chief Metropolitan Magist- rate Amit Bansal dismissed the dence, it seems that applicants document) and 120B(criminal ments will have to increasingly She was addressing an elec- may misuse the liberty of bail at conspiracy) of the IPC and adopt competition-neutral poli- tion rally in Jhabua district of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. bail pleas of assistant sub- inspector Gopal Dass, head con- this stage, if admitted to bail and under Section 66 of the cies... Competitive neutrality Her statement comes at a time when Congress is facing allega- may tamper with the evidence,” Information Technology Act. requires that the Government not tions of several scams, rising inflation and failure of development stables Harish Singh and Raj Kumar, constable Harish Kumar it said. However, they were granted use its legislative and fiscal pow- front. The Special Cell of Delhi bail on May 30 on personal ers to give undue advantage to its Gandhi said that those involved in corruption in her party have and another person Puneet Verma. Police had opposed their bail bond of Rs one lakh each and own businesses over the private even been sent to jail, but the BJP always protects its corrupt men. pleas, saying the probe into the two sureties each of the like sector," he said. She said during the last 10 years, the Centre has granted funds These accused were arrested along with others in connection case is at an initial stage and amount. Speaking at the BRICS Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh delivering the inaugu- worth several crores to the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. with the case for allegedly various important aspects are The incident had come to Competition Conference here, ral address at the 3rd BRICS International Competition "Despite all this money, Madhya Pradesh continued to be in a obtaining 22 call detail records yet to be ascertained. light in January, causing politi- Singh said the solution lies in Conference, in New Delhi on Thursday. poor state with rampant malnutrition, suicides by farmers and non- (CDRs) in an unauthorised According to police, 52 sets cal furore with the Opposition providing "greater functional of all", Singh said that effective ber nations, Singh said they face availability of seeds and fertilisers," the Congress President said in manner. of CDRs were obtained and the accusing the government of tap- autonomy" to public sector firms competition in markets need to common challenges such as in her speech lasting a little over 12 minutes. “The allegations against the four accused named in the ping Jaitley’s phone. and freeing them from bureau- The Central government had sent the money to the state so that be created and enforced through monitoring and managing capital applicants are very serious in charge sheet filed earlier were According to police, CDRs cratic control, and not in tolerat- it can be utilised for development works, but this has not hap- public policy. flows in times of global uncer- nature. The applicants in a connected with 30 CDRs while of five numbers, including three ing a slip in their competitive- pened, Gandhi said. "The Centre sends money to states for the wel- "... Fair and effective compe- tainties. "Growth, development deliberate manner and in con- these accused were linked with belonging to Jaitley, were ness and then shielding them fare of the people and not to fill the pockets of only a few persons," tition in markets is easier said and poverty reduction are the spiracy with other accused per- the 22 remaining CDRs. sought by them by using unau- from competition. she said. (PTI) than done. It has to be created most important challenges that sons violated the right of priva- Earlier, Delhi Police consta- thorised email ID of Assistant Singh observed that by virtue and enforced through public pol- our governments face," he said. cy of various persons thereby ble Arvind Dabas and three pri- Commissioner of Police of their ownership, public sector icy. Otherwise, private barriers Singh said India is poised to Sexual assault: Anticipatory bail impinging upon their funda- vate detectives— Anurag, (Operations) New Delhi district companies have long enjoyed may simply substitute govern- become the most significant mental rights of life and liberty Neeraj and Nitish— were on January 8. (PTI) captive markets and been shield- mental barriers to trade and pre- exporter of services, while China ed from competition. vent improvements in social wel- is on the path to becoming the plea of Narayan Sai rejected Stating that exposure of pub- fare," Singh said. undisputed global leader in SURAT, GUJARAT, Nov 21: Jairam opposes RSETI for each lic sector enterprises to increased According to him, there is an export of manufactured goods. competition is a crucial issue, increasing need to recognise the Besides, South Africa is ide- A sessions court here today dismissed the anticipatory bail Singh said government owning a complimentarities between com- ally situated to reap dividends application of Narayan Sai, the absconding son of self-styled god- firm does not mean that it should petition law enforcement and lib- from the untapped growth poten- man Asaram, in connection with the sexual assault case lodged district, favours consolidation shelter the company from com- eralisation of markets for pro- tial of African continent, while against the father-son duo by two Surat-based sisters. NEW DELHI, Nov 21: hand holding support with bank petition as well. curement. Russia and Brazil dominate as Additional Sessions Judge Prakash Shah dismissed the antici- linkages. "Unfortunately, government Emphasising that public pro- exporters of raw materials, he patory bail application of Sai on the grounds that the statement of Rural Development Minister Jairman suggested the banks ownership inevitably brings with curement forms a substantial added. the victim and the complaint lodged by her shows prima facie Jairman Ramesh today to exercise diligence in execu- it a bureaucratic style of deci- slice of state spending, the Prime BRICS countries have a involvement of the accused person in the offence. expressed dissatisfaction over tion of the scheme when sug- sion-making and the end result is Minister said competitive pro- combined population of three The court also observed that the evidence collected during the some components of RSETI gestions were made that loans that the enterprise cannot com- curement markets can help save billion with a total GDP of near- course of investigation cannot be disbelieved at this stage. model which provides self- disbursement to the trainees be pete in a market populated by valuable fiscal resources. ly USD 14 trillion and about The delay in filing of FIR, which was cited as one of the employment training to rural made compulsory. equals," the Prime Minister said. Meanwhile, expressing hope USD 4 trillion of forex reserves, grounds by Sai for obtaining anticipatory bail, was also struck youths and suggested that con- "This is very dangerous. Addressing officials of fair that BRICS would emerge as Singh noted. down by the court following a detailed explanation by the prose- solidation should be the aim of One has to be careful. The trade regulatory authorities from global economic powerhouses, The two-day conference cution. the programme instead of moment you say every bank is a the BRICS grouping -- Brazil, Singh said that agreements are in would deliberate various issues An FIR was filed against Sai and Asaram on October 6 by Surat expansion. RSETI and RSETI trainees will Russia, India, China and South the pipeline for setting up of a and challenges including public police at Jehangirpura police station based on the complaint of two gested that five districts could He also shot down sugges- get a bank loan...In Bihar, Uttar Africa -- and other nations, BRICS Development Bank and a procurement and creation of Surat-based sisters accusing the father-son duo of sexual assault. share training facilities as get- tion of bankers that extending Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Singh said a competitive public contingency reserve arrange- competition culture.