Modi Takes Oath with 57 Ministers at Glittering Event

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■ Amit Shah, former Foreign ■ Over 20 Ministers dropped, ■ A fter Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj ■ Oﬀered only one berth, Secretary S. Jaishankar inducted including those who lost polls also opts out of the government Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) stays away

I’m being unfairly singled out, says Navjot Sidhu CHANDIGARH At the receiving end of Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh’s criticism after the Lok Sabha poll results, State Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said he was being unfairly singled out in the name of poor performance of his department. Mr. Sidhu said the Ministry had worked in the most transparent manner. N EWS Ī PAGE 12 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD U.P. invites bids for Jewar airport Nistula Hebbar those excluded. The news wale was accommodated NEW DELHI NEW DELHI that former External Affairs without a single seat. Hush as The proposed Jewar airport in Prime Minister Narendra Mo Minister Sushma Swaraj Uttar Pradesh, which will di, along with 57 Ministers, would not join the Union Ca For party president Sushma serve as a second airport for took the oath of office at a binet was not apparent till The most interesting exclu the National Capital Region, grand swearingin ceremony she arrived for the ceremony sion was that of former enters venue is expected to begin held at Rashtrapati Bhavan and proceeded to occupy a Health Minister J.P. Nadda, operations from 2023 with a on Thursday. front row seat among the who is tipped to be the next Suhasini Haidar capacity to handle 1.2 crore The size of the event, ho guests. BJP president since Mr. Shah New Delhi passengers annually, stated a tender document floated by wever, was not the only thing Sources in the govern has joined the government. As Ministers of the previous the State government on that made news, with BJP ment said she had “opted Fresh elections to the post Cabinet walked into the fore Thursday. The airport, to be president Amit Shah finally out” and linked it to her deci are due later this year, and court, it was still unclear how known as Noida International deciding to join the Union sion — announced during the will be an interesting politi many of them would be re Airport, will be developed in government, and former Fo Madhya Pradesh Assembly cal event to watch out for. tained in the new Modi team. four phases at a cost of reign Secretary S. Jaishankar election — that she would not The BJP practises a strict The most prominent to be ₹30,000 crore on 1,300 making a surprise entry into contest in the Lok Sabha adherence to the oneman, dropped was External Affairs hectares of land. the Cabinet, among the top election. onepost rule, but sources Minister Sushma Swaraj, and

CITY Ī PAGE 3 10 Ministers. Former Finance Minister confirm that Mr. Shah may there was a hush as she DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The drama of the event Arun Jaitley also opted out continue in both the Ministry walked into the forecourt Trinamool’s cultural wing was not restricted to those on Wednesday, citing health and as party president till la and greeted the leaders gath to take on the RSS who did not make the cut reasons. ter in the year when his te ered there. NAIHATI from the last government — Other notable exclusions nure (which was extended to It was only once Ms. Swa West Bengal Chief Minister almost 22 Ministers have were former Agriculture Mi cover the Lok Sabha elec raj took her place next to Mamata Banerjee on been dropped, including nister Radha Mohan Singh, tion) ends and the interpar former Finance Minister Thursday announced the those who lost the election former Women and Child ty process of election Arun Jaitley’s wife Sangeeta, setting up of sociocultural this time. Development Minister Mane concludes. who attended in lieu of her wings of the party on the The Janata Dal (United), a ka Gandhi, former Com In all, the Council of Minis ailing husband, and veteran lines of the Rashtriya constituent of the NDA, merce Minister Suresh Prab ters saw representation from leaders L.K. Advani and Mur Swayamsevak Sangh. hogged the limelight, ironi hu, former Information and 22 States, and an attempt to li Manohar Joshi, that it be “If they [BJP] can associate cally, by keeping away be Broadcasting Minister Rajya balance caste and regional came clear that Ms. Swaraj with the RSS, I will create Jai cause Bihar Chief Minister vardhan Rathore, and form equations. would not be taking the oath. Hind Bahini to counter the and party president Nitish er Minister of State for Civil Tribal, minority and back The most cheering from RSS,” Ms. Banerjee said, Kumar demanded more Aviation Jayant Sinha. ward and upper caste repre the crowd was reserved for announcing that there would berths than the single one Anupriya Patel, another sentation found a place in Prime Minister Narendra Mo be uniform and identity cards being offered to every ally. ally of the NDA, was also the coveted list. di, Amit Shah and Smriti for members of these cultural organisations. dropped, with no reason gi Irani. NATION Ī PAGE 9 Prominent exclusions ven, though she won her Lok M INISTRY BEARS FIRM DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The government formation Sabha seat. STAMP OF MODI Ī PAGE 13 CELEBRITIES, HONCHOS, STARS FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 8 PAGES was significant as much for However, Republican Par S . JAISHANKAR, A POLICY WONK Perfect backdrop: Around 8,000 guests attended the swearingin ceremony of Prime Minister STEAL THE SHOW Ī PAGE 13

(TABLOID) those who took the oath as ty of India’s Ramdas Atha AMONG POLITICIANS Ī PAGE 13 Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. * R.V. MOORTHY THANKS MODI Ī PAGE 13 Give fair hearing to those not Back at work after six days, included in NRC, SC tells Assam Rahul calls on Sharad Pawar Do not cut short cess just because you have to Cong.NCP merger went on for over an hour. meet the deadline of July 31,” The two leaders are said the process, CJI Justice Gogoi told Mr. Hajela. not discussed, to have agreed that the Op tells Hajela But the court reiterated its say sources position parties need to fo stand that the publication of cus on the key States that go Legal Correspondent the ﬁnal list should not go SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT to the polls later this year, in NEW DELHI beyond July 31. NEW DELHI cluding Maharashtra. The Supreme Court on There would be no exten After keeping away from pol After insisting on stepping Thursday urged Assam Na sion of the deadline, the CJI itical meetings for six days, down as party chief and re tional Register of Citizens said. Congress president Rahul fusing to meet any party Laying out priorities: Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy speaking (NRC) Coordinator Prateek “There is a deadline. But Gandhi on Thursday called leader, Mr. Gandhi drove after he was sworn in on Thursday. * CH.VIJAYA BHASKAR Hajela to ensure that those Prateek Hajela do not cut short and just on Nationalist Congress Par Rahul Gandhi down to Mr. Pawar’s resi who have appealed against complete the process only to ty (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar dence. “Mr. Pawar got the noninclusion of their names the Vacation Bench of Chief complete it. Merely dispos at the latter’s residence to to Mr. Pawar categorically impression that Mr. Gandhi In his ﬁrst order, Jagan in the NRC must get a fair Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi ing of 70% claims till today is discuss the political denied it. will continue for now,” said hearing, and due process and Justice Aniruddha Bose not good unless the disposal situation. “It never came up for dis the NCP source. must be followed. said the reports were “dis is properly done,” he Though the meeting led cussion,” the source said and hikes old age pension Indirectly referring to re turbing and the media is not observed. to speculation about a possi added the two leaders ana CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 ports of a Kargil war veteran always incorrect”. ble merger of the NCP and lysed the Lok Sabha election C ONG. NOT TO SEND being declared a foreigner, “Do not cut short the pro CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 the Congress, a source close results at the meeting that SPOKESPERSONS Ī PAGE 12 Andhra Pradesh CM vows to end graft

G. Venkataramana Rao aratnas’ — nine welfare mea Vijayawada sures promised in the party J&J offers ₹25 lakh to all Andhra Pradesh Chief Mi manifesto — was the top Every day, four Delhiites die in road accidents nister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Red priority of his government. dy increased the pension for He said parties should go patients for faulty implant the elderly from the current for the next election on the Figures until May 15 show a dip in the death toll from 656 last year to 551 ₹2,000 a month to ₹3,000 basis of how election pro 67 people will benefit, Delhi HC told in phases over four years. mises were honoured. SAURABH TRIVEDI all categories of vehicles, in none earlier. “We are plan port. School buses, responsi This is the first file he NEW DELHI cluding twowheelers,” said ning a major drive to check ble for the death of eight per Soibam Rocky Singh (ASR) hip implants, which signed after being sworn in Jobless to be hired This year, Delhi witnessed a traffic police officer. reckless driving by erick sons between January 1 and Bindu Shajan Perappadan forced them to undergo re as Chief Minister a little after As part of the implementa four deaths daily on average “We have noted a 16% fall shaw drivers. Unauthorised May 15 last year, have kept a New Delhi vision surgeries. noon at the Indira Gandhi tion of the ‘Navaratnas’, Mr. because of road accidents. in the total number of acci stoppages by these drivers clean slate so far this year. U.S. multinational Johnson Around 93,000 people Municipal Stadium here on Reddy announced that four Nearly half of these deaths — dents reported in the city,” cause traffic jams and often “In most of the accidents & Johnson (J&J) on Thurs worldwide were implanted Thursday. lakh jobless youth would be 44% — were hitandrun cas said Meenu Choudhary, Joint lead to minor accidents. We reported from across the ci day informed the Delhi High with ASR, of which around Governor E.S.L. Narasim recruited as volunteers to es, suggests the accident CP, Traffic (Operations). keep issuing challans but ty, the victims were pedes Court that it was ready to 4,700 patients are from In han administered the oath door deliver the benefits of analysis report of Delhi Traf need to do more since the trians. We keep fining driv voluntarily pay ₹25 lakh dia. to Mr. Reddy. these schemes by August 15. fic Police with figures updat Biggest killers number of erickshaws is ers for violating traffic rules. each to 67 patients who The implants were re Telangana Chief Minister One volunteer would be ed until May 15. The biggest killers on the growing rapidly in the city,” Till March, we have issued have undergone revision called by the company in K. Chandrasekhar Rao and hired for every 50 house The numbers are down road were private cars fol said the officer. 5,91,455 challans,” said the surgeries on receiving faulty August 2010 after the num DMK president M.K. Stalin holds, and they would be from last year though. In lowed by goods vehicles, Buses of all shades were traffic police officer. hip implants made by the ber of serious adverse reac attended the ceremony. paid ₹5,000 a month until 2018, 637 fatal accidents and causing 95 and 63 deaths res another major culprit, claim “To regulate traffic and sa company. tions grew in India and Speaking to the newly they got a better job, he 656 deaths were reported in pectively. Twowheelers ing 36 lives. DTC buslinked fety of commuters, we are J&J is embroiled in a legal across the world. elected YSR Congress Party said. the city until May 15. “Over came next, responsible for a fatalities are up 125%, those working on a fourpronged battle with the government The 67 patients would be MLAs, MPs, activists and the same period this year, total of 50 deaths. involving cluster buses 44% strategy — regulation, prose over the issue of compensa receiving the cheque within sympathisers after being CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 534 fatal accidents that Erickshaws reentered and deaths due to accidents cution, road engineering so tion to those patients who two weeks. sworn in, Mr. Reddy said the M NCS PLAN TO RETURN TO claimed 551 lives have been the list: they killed two per involving private buses have lutions and road safety cam had received faulty Articu implementation of the ‘Nav ANDHRA PRADESH Ī PAGE 8 reported. The data include sons this year as opposed to risen by 25%, says the re paigns,” said Ms. Choudhary. lar Surface Replacement CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 CM A ND-NDE YK