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VIJAYADASHAMI SPEECH IndiajoltedChina,must buildtiestogrowbigger thanBeijing:RSSchief Attacks‘tukde tukde gang’, foreign ‘agents’; backs newfarm legislation Bhagwat at Sangh’s Dussehra PM paid tributes to Indira event in Nagpur Sunday. ANI Gandhi in MannKiBaat. ANI VIVEKDESHPANDE NAGPUR,OCTOBER25 event that wasshrunk by restric- THREE IS A CROWD INDIA’S RESPONSE to the “en- tions due to the Covid-19pan- Light alamp croachments” in Ladakh had demic this year,Bhagwat threw The effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna burn in adesertedfield during alow-key Dussehracelebration in Noida on Sunday. GajendraYadav “numbed and jolted”China, his weight behind the central for soldiers, RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh government on the three con- (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said tentious farm laws and virtually on Sunday, and calledfor a endorsedUttar Pradesh Chief go vocal for THE EDITORIAL PAGE strengthening of ties with other MinisterYogi Adityanath’s the- On Amazon’s plea, Singapore neighbours to present amore oryofan“international conspir- local: Modi powerful counter to the Chinese. acy” againstthe stategovern- THECHINAFACTOR In hisaddress to asmall gath- ment —eventhough he did not BY TANVI MADAN tribunal stalls Future-RIL deal ering of swayamsevaks at the directlymention either the new EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PAGE 8 RSS’s annual Vijayadashami CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25

Express that the order,issuedby PRIME MINISTER Narendra AASHISHARYAN an emergency arbitrator of SIAC, Smallwin INSIDE Modi on Sundayasked his coun- BUSINESSASUSUAL NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 will be valid forthe next 90 days inlong INDIA WANTS trymen to light lamps forthe sol- until an official arbitration panel E diers guarding the nation’s bor- ● battle BY UNNY ISSUINGANemergency order on is appointed. EXPLAINED END TO LAC ders, and to go “vocal forlocal” aplea from global e-commerce Theysaid that although in their festival shopping. giant Amazon, the Singapore Indian laws do notrecognise the IN THE shortterm, the TENSION, BUT “Wehavetoremember our International Arbitration Centre conceptofinternational arbitra- Singaporetribunal's or- ‘ManyHigh Courts too WON’T CEDE soldiers who areonthe borders (SIAC) SundayrestrainedFuture tion and emergency orders is- der could be asetbackin suggest we intervene... AN INCH: during these festivities, protect- Group and Reliance Industries suedbysuchtribunals, the or- FutureGroup’s attempts We don’t censor.We ing Bharat Mata. We mustlight a Limited from proceeding with ders areusually“respected”by to cut itsdebt. For believeinself-regulation’ RAJNATH lampinthe honour of these sons PAGE 10 the Rs 24,713-croredeal signed business houses. Amazon, the ruling PRAKASH JAVADEKAR and daughters of Bharat Mata. I in Augustfor FutureRetail to sell However, Reliance Retail marks asmall victoryin Minister for Information & want to tell our bravesoldiers that itsretail, wholesale, logistics and Ventures Ltd, aunit of RIL, said the longer corporatebat- Broadcasting, Environment, youmay beat the borders but the warehousing unitstoReliance that it intends to "enforce its tle expected ahead. Forest and Climate Change whole nation is with you,” the Retail and Fashionstyle. rightsand complete the PAGE 13 No ideology, norms, culture: Prime Ministersaid during his Legal sources told The Indian CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address. Tens of thousands of Indian Uddhav tears into BJP, says soldiers have been lockedina standoffwith Chinese forces in Arriving in Delhi today, J&K is past stage of uneasy calm, amend or abandon the GST high-altitudeterrain in Eastern Ladakh since May. Pompeo says share vision problems of the GSTregime or Greeting the nation on says Army Corps Commander EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE revert to the earlier system. He Dussehra, Modi urgedpeople to MUMBAI,OCTOBER25 also accusedthe BJP of playing remain mindful of the ongoing for an open Indo-Pacific is responsible foroperations politics over the Covid-19pan- coronavirus pandemic, and to KRISHNKAUSHIK Lt General along the Line of Control and MAHARASHTRA CHIEF Minister demic; and said the ShivSena's buy Indian products. SRINAGAR,OCTOBER25 BSRajuisin againstmilitancy. UddhavThackeray launcheda Hindutvawas about nationalism, “When yougoshopping dur- SHUBHAJITROY charge of Raju wasspeaking to re- blistering attackonthe BJP and not“clanging bells and utensils”. ing these festivals please re- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 MORE THAN ayear afterthe operations porters aday before the Centre the central government on Thackeray comparedthe exit member we have to give prior- Central government removed along LoC amendedthe Jammu and Sunday, accusing them of having of the BJP's old ally, the Shiromani ity to local products. ...Today WITH US SecretaryofState the special status giventoJammu Kashmir Panchayati RajAct to in- no ideology,norms, or culture. Akali Dal, from the NDA, and its when we aregoing vocal forlo- Michael RPompeo and Defence and Kashmir under Article 370 clude athirdtier of governance, Thackeray demandedthat veteranMaharashtraleader cal, the worldisalso becoming a SecretaryMarkTEsper landing and split the stateintotwo Union to Lieutenant General BSRaju, at the district level, to setthe the government either fixthe CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 in NewDelhi Mondayfor the 2+2 Territories, the region is “pastthat Commander of the Army’s stagefor the Panchayatand ministerial meeting with their Secy of State(left); Def Secy stageofuneasy calm”, according Chinar Corps (XV Corps), which CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Indian counterparts,New Delhi arecoming for2+2meeting and Washington areworking to enhancemilitaryinteraction and GUJARAT BYPOLLS cooperation in defence and se- Rajnath Singh on October 27, Chirag fires another salvo, warns curity —with an eyeonin- sources said twoIndian officials EXPERT creasedChinesebelligerence in will be designated forcounter- Morbi villagers list their the region. terrorism cooperation with the Nitish of jail over ‘corruption’ EXPLAINS Ahead of their summit with US. Pompeo and Esper will also priorities to BJP candidate Amitabh Mattoo External Affairs MinisterS call on Prime MinisterNarendra Jaishankar and Defence Minister CONTINUEDONPAGE2 DECISION EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE FromTheIndianExpresspanel 2020 PATNA,OCTOBER25 who ‘sacrificed’ MLA seat ofspecialists,exclusiveinsight 2016 TRAIN ACCIDENT THAT KILLED 152 LJP PRESIDENT Chirag Paswan US PRESIDENTS BIHAR said Sundaythat if his party was GOPALKATESHIYA Panel finds welding fault voted to power, all those in- GUNGAN(MORBI),OCTOBER25 ANDINDIA volvedin“corruption” in the but adds caveat: wait for Nitish Kumar government’s Saat ON THE thirdconsecutive dayof The US relationship is the Nischayscheme, includingthe his campaign forthe upcoming most important of India’s Chief Ministerhimself, would be LJP president Chirag Paswan bypoll to Morbi Assemblyseat, bilateral ties. Have Republican Presidents been more the NIA sabotage probe sent to jail. at the Buxar rallySunday. PTI BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP) can- Paswan wasaddressing a didateBrijesh Merja triedto Merja at ameeting in Gungan pro-India than Democrats? MinisterSuresh Prabhu had said public meeting in Dumraon, convince voters in villages in the village, Morbi. Gopal Kateshiya EXPLAINED AVISHEKGDASTIDAR therewas “possible criminal in- RAJPUT DOYEN’S Buxar.Saat NischayorSeven crowd, “Jin logon ne Saat Nischay district that he had “sacrificedhis PAGE 6 NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 terference by outsiders” and at a DAUGHTER TRIES Resolutions is aflagship scheme mein bhrashtachaar kiyahai, position as Congress MLA” for UP election rally, PM Narendra OUT ANEW ARENA of the JD(U)-BJP government to unka kyakarna chaahiye (What the cause of nationalism, Ram temple whereRavindraTrivedi, THEPROBEintothederailmentof Modi,too,calledita“conspiracy". build rural roads, drains and should we do with the people in- temple and other issues es- aBJP worker from Morbi, intro- GOVT &POLITICS 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna While the NIA probeisstill on JAGADANAND SINGH overall sanitation. volvedincorruption in Saar pousedbythe NarendraModi ducedhim. Merja said, “Two Expressthatkilled152passengers —nochargesheethas been filed Paswan leftthe NDAinBihar Nischay)?” When asection of the government. However, he was days ago, youhad ameeting on November 20, 2016 near yet—the final reportofthe HAS LALU’S EARS, justbeforethe elections and has crowdsaid suchpeople should confronted by villagers with with Saurabh Patel(the Energy ALL DATES DECIDED... Kanpur washandedovertothe Commissioner of Railway Safety TEJASHWI’S BACK been attacking the JD(U) since, be sent to jail, the LJP chief said, their priorities: Narmada water Minister) and your problems BE IT RAM TEMPLE National Investigation Agency is in. And it identifies asudden PAGE 11 including over the Saat Nischay “To chaliyeChirag Paswan aap lo- fortheir farms and better roads. would be solvedasdiscussed. If OR WAR WITH PAK, amidsuspicionsraisedbythegov- catastrophic mechanical failure FULL COVERAGE, VISIT scheme,whilepraisingPrime gonsewaada kartahai, agar LJP At the Patidar-dominated youhaveany other issues, we CHINA: UP BJP CHIEF ernment attributing the accident as the “probable cause”. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM MinisterNarendraModi. At the ki sarkar aayi, Saat Nischay Nava Sadulka village, Merja ad- can discuss.” PAGE 12 to terroristsabotage.ThenRailway CONTINUEDONPAGE2 rallyonSunday, he asked the CONTINUEDONPAGE2 dressedagathering at aRam CONTINUEDONPAGE2

PAGE1 ANCHOR Bengaluru killing, twocalls raise alarm overnew gangland order

ment in robberyand extortion of Manoj Kodikere, an activistof communal shades in recent to fill the vacuum in the under- polls from Udupi’s Kundapur, JOHNSONTA andwasanassociateoftheextra- the Hindu Jagaran Vedikewith years —mirroring the Mumbai worldleftbythe death of Raiand had earlier accusedRai of cheat- BENGALURU,OCTOBER25 dited gangsterRaviPujari, was criminal antecedents, forthe gang rivalries of the 1990s. the arrest of Pujari, and whether ing him of his shareinaproperty killedoutside DuetBar and killing. “The murder wasthe fall- But the circumstances, police the fight has been extendedfrom deal in Mangaluru. “Thereare re- TEN DAYS ago, abar owner was Restaurant.Soon,acallerclaiming out of adisputebetween Hegde sources say, aredifferent. The Mangaluru to Bengaluru,” police ports that some of the persons shotoutside his establishment to beVijayShetty,aformerassoci- and Kodikerefor control of busi- Bengaluru killing has come at a sources said. who surrendered forthe murder in the heartofBengaluru with a ateofMumbai gangsterChhota ness activities at the Mangalore time when the local underworld Pujari hails from Mangaluru, in Udupi on September 24 are breech-loading gun, and then Rajan and aself-styled“patriotic” port,” police sources said. is in astate of flux following the whichwas also Rai’s hometown. linked to Rakesh Malli,” police hackedwith amachete.This gangster, calledtwo localchannels In his phone calls to TV9in death of former don Muthappa Raiwas extradited in 2002 from sources said. rare underworldkilling in the in Bengaluru and Mangaluru to Bengaluru and Daijiworld in Rai, 68,due to cancer in Mayand Dubai wherehewas an associate UnlikeRai, who went from central business district, fol- claimthatthekillingwasanactof Mangaluru, the caller who iden- the extradition of Pujari, 54,from of Sharad Shetty,the Mumbai Bengaluru to Dubai before being lowedbyachilling phone call to revengefor amurder in coastal tifiedhimself as VijayShetty Ravi Pujari (left) wasextradited from Senegal in February; Senegal in February. gangsterfromthe Dawood extradited,Pujari wasapartof twoTVchannels, has raisedap- Karnataka lastmonth. claimedthat the Bengaluru bar- Muthappa RaidiedinMay The big question, sources say, Ibrahim gang. And since Rai’s the Mumbai underworldand prehensions in police circles On September 24,Kishan owner had allegedly orches- is whether this is apossible power death, therehavebeen reports the Chhota Rajan gang before that anew gangland order is Hegde, agangsterinUdupi with trated the Udupi murder.“He struggle forthe control of that one of his former associates moving abroad. He is alleged to moving to take over organised alleged linkstoHindutvagroups, (Manish Shetty) providedall the murder wascarriedout. This is of the bar owner would have Bengaluru among underworld Rakesh Malli, 49,has been trying have collaborated with Raiinthe crime in the tech city. washackedtodeath in broad supportfor the murder.Hewas whyweattackedManish been considered an extension of remnantsfromvarious groups. to gain control of the gang. 2001 murder of the realtor OnOctober15,ManishShetty, daylight by agroup of men. the boss of KodikereManoj. It is Shetty,'” the caller claimed. Mangaluru gang rivalries that “Weare trying to ascertain if there Malli, who wasaCongress SubbarajuinBengaluru. 41,who has ahistory of involve- Udupi Police arrested associates under his influence that the In normal course, the killing have long histories and taken is an attempt by different groups candidatefor the 2018 Assembly CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020

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Light alamp: PM der,” sources said. Without naming Governor As partofthe deal, Kishore BhagatSinghKoshyari,Thackeray fanofour products. Manyofour Biyani-ledFutureRetail will sell India response jolted China: Bhagwat saidthosewhowere questioning Abattleof local productshavethe potential itssupermarket chain Big Bazaar, the ShivSena's Hindutvawere to become global. Todaykhadi is premium food supplyunit “hiding in their holes” when the E ● prestige EXPLAINED regarded as an eco-friendlyfab- Foodhall,andfashionandclothes laws or the Hathras incident, ingpoliciesof today’sleadership ited sense of waytoworship or He calledfor promoting an- Babri Masjid wasdemolished. ric,” he said. supermartBrand Factory’s retail bothof whichtriggeredpower- of Bharat, and the unity dis- dietary practices (puja aur cient Indian agricultural prac- Koshyari recentlywrote to THE RESULTS of the bypolls Modi gave the example of and wholesale units, to Mukesh ful protests. playedbyits people,” the RSS khaanpaan).” tices and organic farming by Thackeray demandingthatplaces to eight Assemblycon- OaxacainMexico,wherekhadiis Ambani-ownedReliance Retail. “China is mentionedinan chief said. An attackonthis concept blending them with modern of worship be openedup, and stituencies in Gujarat are woven in severalvillages. However, Amazon had asandigdha (in no uncertain Opposition parties and the “loosens the common string practices. “The policies should mockingly asking the CM unlikelytohaveany direct Modinarratedthestoryofone claimedits “contractual rights” terms) wayinthe discourse on “tukde-tukdegang”were “trying thatbindsustogether”,Bhagwat be suchthat afarmer should be whetherhehadturned“secular”. impact on the BJP govern- MarkBrown of Oaxaca, who had had been violated.Lastyear, the coronavirus. An arrogant to divideandweakenIndianso- said. “So those trying to divide able to use these research find- On the death of the actor ment in the state. However, been inspired to visit India after FutureRetail had signeda and expansionistChina en- ciety by creating social strife”, us startbycriticising the word ings and sell his produce with- Sushant Singh Rajput, the CM re- onMorbiseat,itisabattleof watching afilm on Mahatma Rs 2,000-croredeal forAmazon croacheduponourterritory. Itis Bhagwat said. “Thereare such ‘Hindu'. Theytry to spread that out getting trapped—either in ferred to the “mudslinging” prestige.TheBJPmaintained Gandhi. Brown“visited Bapu’s to acquire49per cent stakein conducting itself similarly with powers in the worldand their we arenot Hindus. Theyde- theinterpretationsof thosefind- againstthe government, the ahold over this seat since ashraminIndia...Herealisedthat FutureCoupons, the promoter the whole world. But Bharat’s agents (hastak)inIndia, who scribethe diversity of India in ings that areaimedatmaking Thackeray family, and Tourism 1985beforeMerjamanaged khadi wasnot justacloth; it was firm of FutureRetail. reaction numbed,jolted them. paintthediversityof Indiaasdi- termsof separateness.Theycall profit, or in sponsored research MinisterAadityaThackeray. tobreachthebastionin2017. acomplete wayoflife,”Modisaid. According to Amazon, the Our soldiers gave them abrave visions,andincitestrife,”hesaid. differences, separateness. They by the corporatesector,orun- ForCongress, winning this “He introducedthe villagers of deal had also givenita“call” op- reply. Due to this, other coun- “If aone-offincident hap- makeitasourceforseparatism.” derpressurefrommarket forces Bengaluru seatwouldunderscorethat Oaxaca in Mexico to khadi. And tion, whichenabledittoexercise tries toohavestarted to scold pens... it should nothappen. Apparentlyreferringto non- and middlemen. Onlythen will Pujari wasprimarilyinvolved Patidars,whodominatethis nowOaxaca khadi has become a the option of acquiring all or part China,” Bhagwat said. Whyshould therebeany inci- Hindus,Bhagwatsaid,“If we call suchapolicy be compatible in extortionactivities using the seat, arestill with it. brand.” of FutureRetail’s shareholding in “This has createdasituation dentof atrocityanddiscrimina- youasHindus or youcall your- with the Bharatiya view, and be services of ahenchman from The PM remindedpeople of the company, within three to 10 thatChinahadnotthoughtof.It tion? But if aone-offincident selvesasHindus, youdon’t lose atrulySwadeshi policy.” Mangalore, Kali Yogesh, who is the services of those who have yearsof theagreement.Itsaidthe is notclear howitwill react. So does take place in suchabig anythingexceptthefundamen- Bhagwat welcomedthe reportedlyinaforeign country, branchcanal, asking him to en- been keeping lifegoing at adiffi- deal also required FutureGroup we will have to always remain country, the administration talist (kattarpanthi)belief that neweducation policy of the and local aides likethe bar- surethatwaterreachesthefarm- cult time, and urgedthem to be to inform Amazon before enter- alertand prepared,” he said. should immediatelycatchthe yours is the onlysuperior faith. Modigovernment. “Fortunately, owner Manish Shetty,police ers of Nava Sadulka. includedinthe festivities. “We ing intoany sale agreement with Bhagwat added: “Wewill culpritsand punish them. But Youhavetoonlyquitthefunda- we can rely on and expect from sources said. At the neighbouring have understood the important thirdparties. have to improveour strategic while reacting, as asociety,we mentalism and feeling of sepa- the prevailing political leader- The murdered Shetty served Bhaktinagar village, Pathak said roles that safai karmacharis, do- preparedness,economicpower mustkeep in mind that it does ratism that youare different.” ship to engender the feeling of a10-yearjailtermfora2006bank thattheBJP-ledNDA government mestic helps, local vegetable Commander and international relations and notaffect national integration, The RSS chief calledfor onenessandtrustwithregard to robberyinBelagaviwherehewas abrogated Article 370ofthe seller,the milkman and security DistrictDevelopmentCommittee grow bigger than China in and (reactions) areexpressed adoption of Swadeshi. “It isn’t matterssmallandbigamongall partofagang that robbed Rs 8 Constitution, enacted the Citiz- guards play. In our hour of diffi- elections. powerand reach(vyapti) in our within the limitsofthe consti- justaboutproductionwithinthe the people.” lakh from an SBI branch. He was enship Amendment Act(CAA) culty,theystood by us. Nowdur- “Wehavebeenableto stopin- relationship with neighbours... tutional and legal framework.” countryand about economic On the Covid-19pandemic, arrestedfollowinganarmedrob- and reformedagricultural laws. ingthefestivities,we have to keep filtration substantially” due to “a “Wemustfosterties with Bhagwat said, “thereare gains remaining within the Bhagwat said, “Weneednot bery worthRs2.90 crorefroma In Kshatriya-dominated them with us. Iurgeyou to in- combinationof alot of effortsthat Brahmadesh(Myanmar), Sri peopleinourcountrywhofeign country. The thought behind fear coronavirus, but should be branchofChemmanur Jewellers Ravapar(Nadi)village,Merjawas clude them likeafamilymem- is being put in by the ground Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, faithintheConstitutionandlaw, suchproductionshould be our alertand cautious. We cannot in Bengaluru in August2007. welcomedwith agarland. “I sac- ber,”Modi said. force”, including “additional per- whichare countries muchlike but areseen indulging in vio- own(swa-adharit)... Bhagwat stop living. Coronavirus is While in prison, he is alleged rificedmyMLApostatthealtarof Referring to Covid, he said sonnel, additional technology” us. We mustconnect ourselves lence.Theyare also seen raising said,“Weare opento foreignin- spreading but fatalities areless. to have been involvedincoordi- NarendraModi’s yagna of Dussehraisasmuchafestivalof along the LoC and “drones to quicklywith them. Differences slogans of splitting the country vestorsandgivingrelaxationsto Due to the pandemic, we have nating extortion activities of the Rashtravad and my sacrifice thevictoryofpatienceovercrises monitor movement”, Raju said. and disputes would always be (desh ke tukde karne ki ghosh- companiesofferingnewertech- startedlearning the impor- Pujari gang with associates like would notgoinvain,” Merja said as it is of the victoryofgood over However, he pointed out, there,butwe willhave to tryand nayein).” nologies, providedtheyengage tance of hygiene, environment, KaliYogishandNikhilShettywho to around of applause. evil. “All of youare carrying on thereis“no desireonthe partof clear them soon.” Bhagwatalsoblamed“these on our terms.” and familyvalues.” wasextradited from Dubai in Merja and sevenother withimmensepatience,celebrat- Pakistantostopinfiltration”. TheincidentinLadakh“was people” forspreading miscon- He expressedsatisfaction The pandemic, Bhagwat 2015.After his release, Manish CongressMLAsresignedaheadof ingthefestivalwithrestraint...and Oncombatingmilitancy,Raju the firsttime that China experi- ceptions about the RSS idea of that as aresult of the reforms in said, “has givenrise to chal- Shetty providedmuscle fora the RajyaSabha election, making hence, in our ongoing fight, our said: “Wehavebeen able to keep encedthe coming together of Hindutva. “Weuse the word the farm sector,farmers would lenges of unemployment... The fraudulent real estate firm and the Congress strength come victorytooisassured,”Modisaid. the violence levelatathresh- the patriotism and valour of Hinduforall130crore peopleof beableto selltheirproduceany- challengeistocreateopportu- wasaninformant, police sources down in the Gujarat Assembly. “Manymorefestivals areon old...wherenormal people can Indiansoldiers,theself-respect- India. We don’t use it in the lim- whereinthe country. nities in different places”. said. Thepartywononeseat,whilethe thewayinthedays to come.There continue to do their job... (We) One of the reasons that BJP bagged three. Five of the de- is Eid, Sharad Purnima, Valmiki have beenableto keeptheterror- Bengaluru Police arenot readily fectors, includingMerja, who Jayanti, Dhanteras, Diwali, Bhai istnumbers also under afair Chirag fires another salvo, threatens Nitish with jail buyingtheclaimof gangsterVijay joinedtheBJPlaterarecontesting dooj, Chhath and Guru Nanak amount of control.” ShettythattheBengalurumurder the bypolls on BJP ticket now. Jayanti.” Today, north and south mein jitna bhrashtachaar hua volved, whether it is the offi- palayankeliyemajboor kar de, “no", he said if suchaCM wasanact of revengeisthe lead By-elections forthe eight The government’s newfarm Kashmir put together,Rajusaid, hai, jo ghotaala hua hai, chaahe cials or the CM himself, to kyaaise CM ko CM bane rehna should be removedornot. that the four hired killers – Assemblyseatsisslated for laws wouldrevolutionisetheagri- hasover200militantsatany time, adhikari ne kiyahoya jail)." chaahiye (A CM whoruins The crowdsaid “yes". Shashikiran (45), NityaShetty November 3and counting of culturesector,Modisaid.Hegave “whichwaslike260inthebegin- mukhyamantri ne swayam He also asked the people Bihar,aCMwho forces the Addressing another meet- (29), Ganesha (39) and Akshay votes is on November 10. the example of “a companyin ningof theyear”.Armydatashow kiyaho, unko jail bhej denge would theywant aCMlike youth of Bihar to migrate, ing, at Sitamarhi, reveredas (32) -- were tracking the move- It wasfor the thirdtime in six Maharashtra(that)boughtmaize that of the 207active militants, (So letmepromise youthat if that. “Jo mukhyamantri Bihar should suchaCMstay)?" the birthplace of Sita, Paswan mentof thebar-ownerforatleast years that Merja had switched from farmers and gave them a 117are local recruitsand 90 from the LJP comes to power, we ko barbaadkar de,jomukhya- Paswan asked. promisedtobuild agrand four months prior to the killing. camps. He waspresident of the bonus over the price... The com- Pakistan.Aregion-wisebreak-up would send all those in- mantri Bihar ke naujavanon ko When the crowdsaid temple forher. Twooftheallegedkillers,who Morbi district unit of Congress panysaid that the newlawsre- of the datashows that north were arrestedwithinhoursof the when he defected to the BJP in latedtoagriculturehaveenabled Kashmirhas22localrecruitsand murder,wereemployednear 2014 onlytoreturn to the Cong- farmersto selltheirproduceany- 65 Pakistani militantswhile the DuetBar,policesourcessaid.“The ressintherunupto theAssembly whereinthecountryandtheyare southhas95localrecruitsand25 trying to encouragelocal recruits informationsharingbetweenour blyelectionsinMarch 2017,Prime gineering. Pandeytold investiga- killing of Kishan Hegde in Udupi electionin2017 whenhewonhis gettingpaidwell.Sothecompany militantsfromacross the border. to surrender.“Notonlyinopera- navies. We also hope to confirm MinisterNarendraModihadsaid: tors that he wasawake at night mayhavebeen the sparktoexe- maiden Assemblyseat. thought that this extraprofit The datashowthat while 24 tions,otherwisealsoalarge num- twoadditionalIndianliaisonoffi- “Gonda is aborder districttouch- and could hear “heavy sound co- cutetheBengalurumurderwhich In Krushnagar,avillagedom- should be shared with farmers.” youth joinedmilitancy in north beroffamilies todayare coming cer placementsinthe near term ing Nepal. Therewas arail acci- ming from S1 coach” afterJhansi wasbeing plannedfor many inated by Ahirs, sarpanchHari Modi spokeofPulwama dis- Kashmir,107 did so in the south. out and saying that theywant to expand counterterrorism co- dentinKanpur,hundredsofpeo- and also before the accident. months.Butthereare hiddenfig- Khimaniyasaid, “For five years, trict in South Kashmir —often in Of the total number of mili- their children to come back. A operation,” the official said. plewere killed.Somepeoplehave Acharya recordedinthechro- ures behind the curtains and we theconditionof theroadconnect- thenews forterroristincidents— tantspresent in Kashmir as of number of people have come With Indian and Chinese been arrested... This wasnot an nology of his reportthat in Janu- aretrying to find them,” asenior ing our villagetoNational whichisthelargest manufacturer October,89are with Lashkar-e- back,”hesaid. troops lockedinaborder stand- accident, it wasaconspiracy. ary2017, various newspapers police officer said. Highway 29 has turnedbad to of pencils in the country. Taiba, of which51are Pakistani. off,officialssaidtheIndianandUS Whereweretheconspiratorshid- were reporting that “ISI of Pakis- worse.” Khimaniya’s son Rajesh “Pulwama is playing an im- Hizbul Mujahideen has atotal 56 Pompeo, Esper ministers will seek to solidify ing? Across the border.” He was tan” wasbehind the accident. Morbi villagers complainedabout the villagenot portant role in educating the militants, with 52 local recruits; Modi and meetNSA Ajit Doval, strategic alignment and reiterate speaking at acampaign rallyin VijayPanchotiya, ayoung getting Narmada water. country. If children across the Jaish-e-Mohammedhas52;and, apartfromattendingseparatebi- theneedtoworktogetherinpro- Gonda on February28, 2017. Uddhav farmer,respondedrather aggres- Despitethese, 75-year-old countryare doing their home- AlBadr,whichhadbeendormant lateral meetings. “Wheels up for moting a“free and open” Indo- When contacted,PKAcharya Eknath Khadse from the party,to sively:“We have no other compl- ChanduMiyatra,afarmer,saidhe works... it is also because of the formanyyears, had recruited 16 my trip to India, Sri Lanka, Pacific. told The Indian Express:“Isaid (in adahi handi pyramid that was aints... save the fact that youwere would votethe BJP.“All my lifeI hardworkofpeople from local youth this year of which10 Maldives,andIndonesia.Grateful Officialssaidthetwosideswill thereport)thatif theNIAfindsout hollowingatthebottom,andwas notseen in our villageevenonce remainedaCongress supporter. Pulwama,”hesaid.Hementioned areactive. forthe opportunity to connect also focus on four broad themes thatitwasacaseof sabotage then on itsway to inevitable collapse. afterwinningtheelectionin2017.” But this time Iwould voteBJP as oneManzoorAhmadAlaiwhohe Major General Hashim Bali, with our partners to promote a from the defence and security anythingcouldhappen...Iwillnot “When your foundation Merja triedtoplayitdown we have to followwhat saidhadrisenfrommakingapple whoheadstheAwantipora-based shared vision forafreeand open perspective:regionalsecurityco- be able to sayanything on the re- stones weaken, youhavenoide- saying he had visited the village Sukhabapa, leader of our com- boxestolarge-scale manufactur- VictorForce,whichisresponsible #IndoPacific composedofinde- operation, defence information portasIhaveretired.” ology,norms of conduct, culture, twotothree times but the vil- munity,tells us,” said Miyatra. ing of pencils. forall counter-terrorism and pendent, strong, and prosperous sharing, military-to-militaryin- Acharya retiredinJuly2018af- nothing.Suchagovernmentisnot lagers drownedhis voice, insist- From Krushnagar,Merja’s The PM also spokeabout a counter-insurgencyoperationsin nations," Pompeo postedon teraction and defence trade. tercompletingtheprobeandsub- goingto lastlong.Iagainchallenge ing he hadn’t. “Lastyear,we convoy proceededtoGungan, a hairdresserfromTamilNadu,Pon south Kashmir,dismissedany Twitter Sundaynight. mitting his findings, whichhave you(the BJP) to topple our gov- sowedRabi crops in October but villagedominated by Kshatriyas Mariappan,whohadconverteda concerns about the revivalofAl The twosides areworking to NIA probe beenformalisednow.Hesaidthat ernment... but firstprotect your Narmadawaterreachedourfields andKolis.JustasPathakfinishedhis partofhis salon in Thoothukudi Badr.“If it waspotent, itsmem- conclude the Basic Exchangeand The reportsays that apartof thereisnofurther technical eval- government (in Delhi). Because onlyinDecemberafterwefought address,formersarpanchTemubha intoalibrary, andof similarinspir- bers would have had arms and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) the welding on acoachgaveway uation needed. “Wedid alot of one day, people will look beyond ourwayuptillGandhinagar...You Jadeja asked him, “Whereare you ing effortsinMadhya Pradesh, ammunition commensurateofa during the visit. Akey military due to corrosion, fell off, and got evaluation. We even rantests on youand say, 'give us anyone else, bringuswaterelseforget support from?Whatdevelopmentareyou Bhavnagar,Chandigarh, and potent group,” he said. pact, BECAwill allowIndia to use “embedded” in the track, creat- prototypesinHowrah,etc,”hesaid. but notyou'. This thought has al- from our village,” Dinesh talking about? Did younotice the Arunachal Pradesh by ordinary According to official datafor USgeospatialintelligenceanden- ing an obstruction in movement The reportrules out the pos- readystarted,”theChief Minister Panchamiya, sarpanchofNava condition of the road to our vil- people and organisations. 2020, morethan one-thirdoflo- hanceaccuracyof automatedsys- as the train wasspeeding at 106 sibility of asimple rail fractureon said. Thackeray wasspeaking at Sadulka, thundered. lage?”The75-year-oldthenfireda ModialsospokeaboutSardar cal recruitshavealifespan of less tems and weapons likemissiles km per hour.Two coaches “took multiple grounds: four trains the ShivSena's annual Dussehra Hiren Pathak,general secre- barrage of questions. VallabhbhaiPatelandDrBhimrao thanthreemonthsoncetheyjoin and armeddrones. off” from the trackand became a passedthe spotwithout report- rally. The strict Covid-19protocol tary of Morbi district unit of the “Wehavegot Rs 12 lakh sanc- Ambedkar,and paid tributes to militancy.Around44percentare “With respect to military-to- “projectile at high speed”, and fell ing anyabnormality;the drag meant onlyaselect group of 50 BJP,soughtto underlinethatthey tionedfor this road,” said Merja. IndiraGandhi. killedwithin six months, and militaryengagement, we are on athirdcoach. All of this hap- marks of the derailedcoachwas ministers,leaders,MPs,andMLAs were sitting in aRam temple and “IwasanOppositionMLAand nearly twoineverythree(62.6per working to build greater interop- penedwithin three seconds notaslong as it should have been were present. that it wasthe BJP who had kept Rs 12 lakh wassanctionedfor the Future-RIL deal cent) arekilledinless than ayear, erabilityby increasingthesophis- around 3.02 am. in acase of rail fracture. The Centreowed itspromise of constructing a one-kmstretch,”saidtheBJPcan- transaction in terms of the the datashow. tication of our combinedexer- The CRS report, whichwas “All the fracturefaces of rails MaharashtraRs38,000 cr in GST grand Ramtemple in Ayodhya. didate. As Temubha refusedto scheme and agreement with Armydatashowthat of the cises. The passing exercise submittedin June this year and is were crystallineinnatureindicat- dues, and other states were com- “Wewelcome the Supreme budgeandcomplainedthatMerja Futuregroupwithoutanydelay". 131local recruitsinthe Valleytill betweentheIndianNavyandthe currentlyunder consideration, ing sudden breakagehad taken plaining as well, Thackeray said. Courtjudgement on the Ram wasnot responding to phone TheFutureGroupdidnotrespond September 2020 (up from 117in USS Nimitz Carrier StrikeGroup hasanunusualcaveat.Itsays that place due to sudden service im- “I appeal to all Chief Ministers to temple. But letustalk about calls,theBJPcandidatewoundup to queriesfromTheIndianExpress. 2019),102werebetweentheages this summer is justone example. itsconclusions arevalid only“if pact,” the reportstates. comeforwardtodiscussthis.The Narmada waternow,” the sarpa- the meeting. “Wewelcome the awardof of 16 and 25 —62werekilled, 14 Therecentrefuellingof oneof our sabotage is ruledout by NIA”. The reportalso reliedonwit- PM should accept the lacunae in nchsaid, cutting Pathak short. Hisconvoy hadmorethanhalf theemergencyarbitrator.Weare apprehendedand twohad sur- NavyP-8aircraftinPortBlairisan- “The reportoftheir (NIA) in- nessaccountsof thetrain’sdriver theGSThonestly, anditshouldbe KS Amrutiya, vice-president adozen cars while he himself grateful forthe order,which rendered.Theyshowthat the to- other example,”said asenior US vestigation has notbeen submit- who said that aftercrossing amended. Otherwise, we should of BJP’s Morbi district unit, tried droveinanSUV though his affi- grantsall the reliefsthat were talnumber of militantskilledin official. tedtothe CRS, KolkataCircle so Pukhrayan he noticedthat the revert to the old taxregime that to reason saying, “The problem is davit attachedtohis election sought,” said aspokesperson for J&K till October is 171, along with “Over the pastyear,wehave far. TheRailway Boardhasalsonot overhead equipment wasshak- will benefit the states,” he said. incomplete networkofcanalsand nomination papers didn't enlist Amazon, whichhad objected to 50 apprehendedand three sur- placedaUSliaison officer at the forwardedany investigation re- ing and the brakepressureofthe On the BJP's election promise Nava Sadulkabeingatthetailend anycars.“Youshouldnotfocuson the deal citing contractual viola- rendered. InformationFusionCenter-Indian portofNIAto CRS...Hence,itisnot engine wasdropping. He imme- of providingfreeCovid-19vaccine of canal. When work on network these things,” Merja told The tions by the FutureGroup in an “Ihave saidthisearlier,itdoes- OceanRegion.ThatisIndia’smar- possible to conclude the cause of diatelyappliedemergency in Bihar,Thackeray asked:“Is the is completed, we can place de- IndianExpresswhenaskedabout earlier agreement with it. n’t give us pleasuretokill people, itime domain awareness fusion the accident,” states the report. brakes, he said. rest of the countryPakistanor mand forNarmada water.” the same, adding that the cars in “If Future-RIL decide to go especiallypeople who have just center that theyhost. And an The reportwas authored by the Among others, the probealso Bangladesh or Kazakhstan? However, thesarpanchwasis the convoy belonged his friends ahead with the deal within the pickeduparms amonth back,” Indian liaison wasplacedatUS then CRS Eastern Circle PK quoted the account of Prakash Those who areplaying divisive no mood to relent and Merja had and supporters. next 90 days,Amazon will seek Corps Commander Raju said. CentralCommand...bothof these Acharya,who is nowretired. Kumar Pandey, apassenger and politics should be ashamedof to ring up an SSNNL engineer in FULL REPORTS ON enforcementof thearbitrationor- He said the Armyhas been have enhancedcoordinationand Intherun-upto theUPassem- BTechstudent of mechanical en- themselves.” charge of the Dhrangadhra www.indianexpress.com

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INDIA'S MAIDEN seaplane serv- ice, likelytotakeoff from Sabarmati riverfront to the Statue of Unity on October 31,will be a newbeginning forthe country, Union MinisterMansukh Mandaviyasaid. Prime Minister The seaplane that arrivedinKochi from Male on Sunday. Nitin RK NarendraModi had earlier used aseaplane from Sabarmati river- front in Ahmedabad. of regional connectivity scheme ent to supervise the transit halt. “The firstseaplane service in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE between Sabarmatiriver front Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Flag the countryislikelytobe VADODARA,OCTOBER25 and Statue of Unity," the release Officer Commanding-in-Chief, launchedonOctober 31 from said. Southern NavalCommand wel- Sabarmati riverfront to Statue of THE SEAPLANE that will connect Asenior officer of the Gujarat comedthe aircraftinKerala, from Unity whichwill be anew begin- Sabarmati Riverfront in government addedthat the said whereitisscheduledtoland in ning forthe country... Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in seaplane is manufactured by a Mandovi riverinGoa foranother Infrastructureisready foriton Kevadia in Narmada district flew Canadian companyand has been technical halt on Sundaybefore both the sides including the SWEET TREAT intoKochi in India on Sunday one of the mostpreferred forop- proceeding to Ahmedabad on floating jetty," the shipping min- from Male in Maldivesand will erations and surveillance data Mondayafternoon. istertold PTI. Astreetfood vendor makes jalebis at old city in Ahmedabad as marketscomes alive during Navratri. Nirmal Harindran arrive in Gujarat on Monday, a collection across the globe. Officials said that the aircraft Pointing out that it would week before it takesits official "It can coverupto290 kilo- will arrive at Sabarmati give amajor boosttotourism, inaugural flight with Prime metres per hour and can flyclose Riverfront on Mondayevening the ministeraddedthat it will be MinisterNarendraModi on to four hours at slowerspeed, afteralikelystopoverat one-of-its-kind service with a October 31. whichisideallyusedfor survey- Panchmuli Lake-Dyke3ofthe 19-seater plane that can accom- Newborn among 3kids killed in Dahod accident According to arelease from ing. At faster speedorfor tourism Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam in modate 12 passengers. the Defence wing, the seaplane, purposes, it should ideallytake Kevadia, whichisaterminal for The Gujarat government in ing when awoman wastravelling ery. Afteraboy wasdeliveredin to the nearbyhealth centre whichwill be operated by abreak aftertwo hours of run. the operations in Gujarat. "The Julythis year had cleared apro- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE with her newborn boy, hours af- the weehours of Sunday, the wherethe three children were SpiceJet, is aTwin Otter 300and The run from Male to Kochiwas run from Kevadia to posal to enter intoatri-party AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER25 terthe delivery,along with her familyleftfor their villageina declared brought dead by doc- registeredinthe name of M/s about 750 aerial kilometres, Ahmedabad is expected to be agreement with Union Ministry twoother children and tworela- hired autorickshawinthe morn- tors. The three women including SpicejetTechnic. On Sundayaf- whichiswhy it couldn't have about 45 minutes foratechnical of Civil Aviation and Airports THREE CHILDREN including a tivesfromRetiyaPrimaryHealth ing itself. Afterreaching the mother of infant have sur- ternoon, the seaplane took off made it all the waytoGujarat run. The logistics have been Authority of India (AAI) forthe newborn diedinaroad accident CareCentretoChausala villagein Nanidoki villagearound 8am, vived,” the officer added. from Male in Maldivesand made without multiple stops. The fuel worked out and it will most construction of four wateraero- in Dahod on Sundaywhen they Dahod in an auto rickshaw. the auto rickshawdriverlostbal- The auto rickshawdriverhas asuccessful landing inside burn capacity forits normal likelyarriveinKevadia on dromes under the regional con- were travelling with their mother The deceasedchildren, be- ance and the vehicle fell 30 feet abscondedfromthe spotand ac- Venduruthychannel foratech- cruise speedisjustunder three Monday,"said an officer. nectivity scheme forseaplane in an autorickshaw, soon after sides the infant, have been iden- intoSufilakewhichisadjacent cording to the police, an FIR has nical halt. "The seaplane was hours,"the official said. The sea- The seaplane is 19-seater, service. The wateraerodrome she deliveredthe babyboy. tifiedasAryan Mavi (5) and to the road,” said asenior police been lodged againstanuniden- providedassistance with planecan operatewithout pres- whichwill be able to accommo- wasplannedatthe Sabarmati The speeding auto rickshaw Priyanka Baria (6). officer at Dahod city. tifiedperson under Indian Penal berthing facility at Navaljetty surisedcabin (supplemental date14passengers at aticket riverfront in Ahmedabad, Sardar had lostbalance and fell 30 feet “A woman named “Teams of Fire Safetydepart- Code sections 279for rash driv- and refueling fortheir onward cabin oxygen) upto 12500feet. costofRs4,800per person. The Sarovar dam at Kevadia in intoalakeadjacent to the road. Rangiliben Mavi from Chausala ment and Dahod Taluka police ing, 337for causing hurtwith journey. The seaplane is sched- RepresentativesofSpicejet, aerial distance between Narmada district, Shetrunji dam According to police, the acci- villagehad arrivedwith tworel- station rushedtothe spotand rash act and 338for causing uledtofly to Ahmedabad where Indian Navy,CIAL and Kochidis- Ahmedabad and Kevadia is at Palitana in Bhavnagar district dent occurredatNanidoki village ativesand twochildren at Retiya rescuedall six persons inside the grievous hurtwith rash act at it will commence flying as apart trict administration were pres- about 200kilometres. and Dhaori dam in Mehsana. in Dahod taluka on Sundaymorn- PHC on Saturdaynight fordeliv- autorickshaw. Theywererushed Dahod Taluka police station.

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Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020 GUJARAT 5 CENTRE’S PORTAL DIKSHA Singer, musician and Gujaratisfirstin‘direct former MP Mahesh plays’ononlinelearning Kanodia dies at 83 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE GANDHINAGAR,OCTOBER25 certificatecourse forteachers is RITUSHARMA The “direct plays” aimedateducating teachers on FORMER BJP MP from Patan AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER25 shows the number of howtoeffectively use different Loksabha constituency and leg- modes of learning depending endaryGujarati singer-musician GUJARATRANKSfirstamong the times all initiativesof upon the availability forastudent. Mahesh Kanodia diedfollowing states in terms of the number of the stategovernment Among these, Dang has the prolonged illness at his residence times online learning initiatives covering live as well as lowest of 64 per cent enrollment hereonSunday. by the stategovernmentwere ac- rate out onearly 1,850 teachers Mahesh, 83,isthe elder cessedonDIKSHA,the central online learning followedbyDahod and Kutch brotherof legendaryGujaratifilm Mahesh Kanodia government’s online learning sessions wasaccessed with over 73 per cent forthe on- star and former MLANaresh portal. line outreachcertificatecourse for Kanodia and the twoare known The state-wise analysis of data teachers that waslaunchedon as the Mahesh-Naresh duo in proved tooshocking forMahesh collected from DIKSHA portal-- Thus, in the total plays or September 25. Gujarati film industry. who wasfound dead Sunday the Digital Infrastructurefor clicksor number of times all these However, these lowenroll- Naresh is diagnosedwith morning aftergoing speechless School Education -- an initiative digital content is accessedbythe ment percentagecan also be at- EMBRACING BUDDHISM Covid-19and has been under forthe past2-3 days. of MinistryofEducation, since students, afterMadhya Pradesh tributedto internetissues in these treatment at UN MehtaHospital Native of Kanoda villageof April 1till October 21,reveals that Gujarat is ranked at the second districts. The districtsthat have As manyas71Dalitsfromdifferent parts of Gujarat embracedBuddhism at afunction in serious condition. MehsanadistrictinNorthGujarat, Gujarat is at the topamong other position. achieved100per cent enrollment organisedatDrAmbedkar Udyan in Kankaria-MajurgamareaofAhmedabad, on Sunday. It One of the familyrelativesof Maheshwasafour-timeMPfrom states in the "direct plays” "Inadditiontothese rankings include Ahmedabad, wasconducted by Gujarat BuddhistAcademywith four other organisations. Express the Kanodia's said that Mahesh PatanLoksabha constituency. category. reflected in the Diksha portal's Gandhinagar,Anand and Navsari. hadgot abrainstroke sevenyears Mahesh is renownedasamusi- The “direct plays”shows the dashboard, in Gujarat, the num- Also, from the enrolled, an agoandsincethenhewasbedrid- cian in the music circles. number of times all initiativesof beroftimes learning activities un- equal percentage-93 per cent- den with paralysis. However, the HitusaidthatMaheshwasthe the stategovernment covering dertakenusing Dikhsha infra- have completedthe course. Those news of recent hospitalisation of pioneer in bringing conceptof live as well as online learning ses- structurebystudentsisover5.41 failing to do so areasked to go 2killed, 3injured in Bharuch accident Nareshowingto Covid-19andhis musical orchestrainthe country sions wasaccessed. Gujarat has crore. This has been on an in- through the programme again. serious condition had reportedly in1947.Hestartedasmusicdirec- over 1.75 crore‘direct plays”. crease whichpeaked in the first Around 30 per cent still do not Dahej Sundaymarket metwith all women, have been admitted proved to be serious forMahesh. torinGujarati film industryin While, in other categories, like week of this month," said State have anydigital facility.For such EXPRESNEWSSERVICE an accident near Dashan area in aprivate hospital in Dahej. The familymember said that 1967.Prime MinisterNarendra ETB-EnergisedTextbooksthat Project Director of Samagra students, textbooksare available AHMEDABAD, OCTOBER 25 under Dahej of Bharuch. “The five persons had left Maheshwasundertreatment at Moditookto Twitterto lamentthe have QR code, whichisaimedat Shiksha PBharathi. as well as home learning module Police said that the accident from Ankleshwarinthe wee Gandhinagar residence forthe death of Mahesh Kanodia. providing access to digital content She further said that the state is printed and distributed to TWOPERSONS diedand three victims were businesspersons hours of Sundayand around 8 pastfew years."However, hewas Modi, tweetedinHindi, forvarious topics in physical text- rankings also reflect that govern- them. others were injured in an acci- from Ankleshwarcarrying gar- am near Dashan, their vehicle communicating with all. But, af- "Extremelysaddenedbythe books,and"course plays”, it ranks ment’sinitiative of “home learn- In arecent survey conducted dent in Dahej of Bharuchon mentstosell at the Dahej collidedhead on with atruck tergetting the news of Nares- death of Mahesh Kanodia. He at fifthand fourth position, re- ing online course” forover2lakh among 91.58 lakh studentstoas- Sundaymorning when apickup Sundaymarket. and in abid to avoid it, the driver hbhai'sseriouscondition2-3days wasaversatile, talented singer spectively. government school teachers has sess the availability of technology vanoverturnedonthe The deceasedhavebeen lostbalance and vanover- back, he (Mahesh) had gone in a who waswell receivedbythe 'Course plays"isthe count of paid offasbarring afew districts medium through whichachild Ankleshwar-Dahej road afterit identifiedasSundaram Pandey, turned. We have sent the bod- shockand stoppedtalking." masses. Even as apolitician, he online course content accessed of Dang, Kutchand Dahod, teach- could access home learning pro- collidedwith atruck. aresident of Sai Darshan ies forpostmortemand as of Speaking with The Indian remaineddedicated to the em- by students. The staterecords ers have achievedanoverall en- gramme has brought out that According to police, apickup Society in Ankleshwar and nowacase of accidental death Express, BJP MLAfromIdar con- powerment of the poor and the over 6.76crore course plays while rollment rate of 93 per cent dis- while over 48per cent had access vancarrying five persons in- Mahmud Khan, aresident of has been registered,” said apo- stituency and Naresh's son, Hitu backward. IspoketoHitu Madhya Pradesh with over 10.28 trict-wise. to television sets,59per cent had cluding three women, heading Momin society in Ankleshwar. lice officer at Dahej police < Kanodia, said that Naresh's seri- Kanodia and expressedcondo- croreisatthe top. The hour long online outreach access to smartphone or atablet. from Ankleshwartowards Three other injured persons, station. ous condition seemedtohave lences to his family."

FORM No.STK -6 PUBLIC NOTICE CASETRACKER 40-yr-old man held for raping Classifieds [Pursuant to sub-section (2) and sub-section (4) of section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 7ofthe Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PLACES CONFIRMED DEATHS NEW CASES PROPERTY FOR SALE Ahmedabad 40,455 1,890 174 minor girl in Banaskantha MINISTRYOFCORPORATE AFFAIRS Amreli 2,715 26 7 3 star running hotel forsale OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, GUJARAT in Goa with all amenities ROC BHAVAN, OPP.RUPAL PARK, NARANPURA, AHMEDABAD -380 013. Anand1,384169 ner of the victim’s mother who Indian Penal Code forrape, Nearbybeaches &airport Public Notice No. :ROC/STK2/380 Date :26/10/2020 Aravalli 709245EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE has a13-year-old daughter and sections of the The con- 8208927360 Reference :Inthe matter of striking off of or removal of names of companies under AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER25 eight-year-old son with her es- ScheduledCaste and Section 248 (2) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, of in respect of Companies given in Table “A” :- Banaskantha 2,635308 0050170685-1 tranged husband. As per the ScheduledTribe(Prevention 1. Notice is hereby given that the Registrar of Companies had received application from the companies, Bharuch2,826 16 10 whose names are mentioned below in Table “A” under section 248(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 for A40-YEAR-OLD man wasar- statement givenbythe girl, she of Atrocities) Actand Bhavnagar 4,756 69 18 ‘‘ IMPORTANT ’’ removal of its/their name(s) from the register of companies either on the ground that they have failed to rested on Saturdayfor allegedly wasearlier living in ahostel Protection of Children Whilst care is taken prior to acceptance of advertising commence business within one year of their incorporation or on the ground that the company (ies) Botad831 52raping a13-year-old Dalit girlin when four months ago, her againstSexual Offences copy,itisnot possible to verify its contents. The is/are not carrying on any business or operation for aperiod of two immediately preceding financial Indian Express (P) Limited cannot be held years and has/have not made any application within such period for obtaining the status of dormant Chhota Udepur 638 42Banaskantha aftershe calledon mother took her to Ahmedabad (POCSO) Act. responsible for such contents, nor for any loss or company under section 455 of the Companies Act, 2013 or the company have obtained the status of Dahod 1,8876 14 Women Helpline to be rescued wherethe accusedman who “The accusedisadaily damage incurred as aresult of transactions with dormant company,but it/they do not wish to continue its/their registration as companies and have, from the accused’s house. wasintroducedtothe children wage labourer and wasnot at companies, associations or individuals advertising in therefore, requested for removal/strike offofits/their names from the register of companies. Dang 1201 its newspapers or Publications. We therefore 2. Accordingly,the Registrar of Companies proposes to remove or strike offthe names of the companies According to police, the ac- as their new‘father’,” the FIR home when the girlwas res- recommend that readers make necessaryinquiries Devbhoomi 7335 6 mentioned inTable “A” from the Register of Companies. cusedman is the partner of the read. cued. We arrested him on before sending any monies or entering into any 3.Any person objecting to the proposed removal or striking offofname of the companies from the register agreements with advertisers or otherwise acting on Dwarka girl’s mother who lefthim a Theythen movedtoarented Saturday,”police said. of companies may send his/her objection to the office address mentioned here above within thirty days an advertisement in any manner whatsoever. from the date of publication of this notice. Gandhinagar 4,682 90 35 month ago. As per the firstinfor- residence in Banaskantha. “A month ago, the girl’s mother left Gir Somnath 1,7272110mation reportfiledonSaturday, e-TENDER NOTICE NO.DAH-DPC-03/2020-21 ateam of women police visited home and the kids were left Jamnagar 8,1033543 Directorate of Animal Husbandry, 2 nd Floor,Block-B, ahouse on Fridaynight after with the accusedwho repeat- Krushi Bhavan, Sector-10-A, Gandhinagar-382010, Junagadh 3,5543218 theyreceivedadistress call and edly forced himself on the girl,” Phone: 079-23256138, Fax:079-23256142 Kheda 1,540157rescuedthe girlwho wastaken the FIR added. Kutch2,585 33 16 to achild careshelter. The accusedhas been e-Tenders are invited by the undersigned forpurchases of various items as mentioned belowfor various offices of this Department for “The accusedman is apart- booked under section 376ofthe Mahisagar 1,228 13 2 the Ye ar 2020-21 Mehsana 3,665 31 18 Sr.ParticularsInformation Morbi 2,069 18 18 (1) (2) (3) Narmada 1,260 15Two absconding murder 1Tender ID VeterinaryVaccines (3rd Attempt) including PPR 431702 (2nd Attempt) forthe year 2020-21 Navsari 1,3327 2 Total Value : ` 38.08 lakh, EMD : ` 1.14 lakh, Panchmahal 2,816 22 9 accused held in Noida Tender Fee:`2500/- Patan2,404436 The Detailed Tender Advertisement and Tender Documents Sanjayhas jumpedparole after are available on the website https://nprocure.com & Porbandar 9164 1 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE he wasconvicted and jailedfor www.statetenders.com Rajkot 12,961165 97 AHMEDABAD, OCTOBER 25 the murder of Liyaqat Sandhi in Sd/- Sabarkantha 1,5981114 MadhupuraofAhmedabad. Chairman, Departmental Purchase Committee Cum Surat 35,999 830227 THE GUJARATAnti Terrorist “A team of ATSwent to Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Gujarat State, Squad (ATS) nabbed twoab- Noida and held the twoaccused Date :26-10-2020 Gandhinagar Surendranagar 2,275 13 9 sconding murder accusedfrom at twoseparatelocations. Atul Place: Gandhinagar INF/1151/2020-21 Tapi 780 61Noida in Delhi National Capital has 11 cases of murder,assault, Vadodara14,933220 115 Region (NCR) on Saturday. rioting and fraudagainsthim, Valsad 1,24181 The accusedare identifiedas while Sanjayhas one case of Atul Kahar and SanjayYadav. murder againsthim,” said are- Cumulative Total New Cumulative According to police, Atul is lease by the ATS. discharge: cases: cases: deaths: wanted in the murder of Vishal Both the accusedhavebeen 1,49,548 1,67,454 919 3,714 Kahar in Chandlodia of brought backtoAhmedabad on Ahmedabad in 2019,while Sunday. 919 fresh Covid-19 cases Mild earthquake in Kutch reported in state, nine die district, no damage reported reportedthehighest227 cases.So quakewas recordedat8.18 am EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE far, Surat has recorded35,599 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA with itsepicentre12kmwest- AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER25 cases and 830deaths. AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER 25 south-westofAnjar town in Ahmedabad recorded174 Kutch, an official of the Gandhi- WITH919new Covid-19casesre- fresh cases and three deaths — AN EARTHQUAKE of 3.6 magni- nagar-basedInstituteofSeismo- portedonSunday, the statetally twofrommunicipalcorporation tude wasexperiencedin logical Research said. The quake hasreached1,67,454.Ninedeaths limitsand one from the non mu- Gujarat's Kutchdistrict on wasrecordedatadepth of 19.5 were reported—three from nicipalareasof thedistrict.Theto- Sundaymorning, officials said. km, he said. Ahmedabad, twofromSurat and talcases in the district have Therewas no reportofany casu- As per the Gujarat State one eachfromPatan and Vado- reached40,555. Vadodarareco- alty or damagetoproperty,they DisasterManagement Authority, dara—taking the toll to 3,714. rded115freshcases—72fromur- said. Kutchdistrict is located in avery Among the fresh cases, Surat ban and 43 from rural areas. The 3.6 magnitude earth- high risk seismiczone. Sd/- (G. S. 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The US relationship is the mostimportant of India’s bilateral ties, having growninrecent years on account of China’s belligerence. In the concludingpartofaseries on the US Presidential election, alook at the howthis relationship has evolved, and itshighs and lows irrespective of whether the President has been aDemocrat or aRepublican WHATAMERICAMEANSTOINDIANSATHOMEANDAWAY THEEXPERT PROFESSORAMITABH ULTRA ELITE INDIAN PERCEPTIONS OF US PRESIDENT INDIANAMERICANVOTERS MATTOO is one of India’s SEEN AS MOST FAVOURABLE FOR INDIA SINCE 1945 leading specialists on for- PRESIDENTIAL VOTE eign policy.Heisa RACE FOR GeorgeWBush CHOICE 2020 Professor at the School of THE WHITE JohnFKennedy International Studies, HOUSE WilliamJClinton Whodoyouintendtovotefor? Jawaharlal Nehru RonaldReagan University,and Honorary 72% FranklinDRoosevelt Professor at the Faculty of Arts,University of 0% 10%20% 30% 40% 50% 60%70% 80% 90% 100% Melbourne. He has spent pitulation and accepting Chinesehegemony Source: Based on informalphone interviews with asample of servingorretired IndianAmbassadors 22% severalsemesters as (“Ifyou cannotbeat them,jointhem!”). That Visiting Professor at the conducted in 2020.The survey did notinclude the present incumbent, Donald Trump. 3% 3% EXPERT would also exclude the US from the strategic Note: The figures of Clintonare taken forpost-1998 nuclear testsand Kargil War. University of NotreDame options available;noself-respectingIndian Survey conducted by Mattoo ResearchGroup. Research Coordinator: PoojaArora Joe Donald Other Donot at SouthBend, Indiana. Biden Trump intend EXPLAINS would be comfortable withsuchanoption. tovote Balancing is the mostchallenging and PERCEPTIONSOFINDIANSABOUTTHEUS N=842 U.Sadultcitizens Amitabh Mattoo confrontational option and is likelytobethe preferredoption of the TrumpPresidency. From The Indian Express panel India is notinaposition to balance China on INDIANS’OPINION OF CONFIDENCE IN THE US KAMALA HARRIS IMPACT ofspecialists, exclusive insight itsown, and balancing(softand hard: eco- THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT DoestheselectionofKamalaHarrismake nomic, diplomatic and military) would de- PART3 Doyouhaveafavourableorunfavourable HowmuchconfidencedoyouhaveintheUS youmoreorlessenthusiasticaboutJoe mand building acoalition with the US and viewoftheUS? President(Trump2017-present,Obama Biden’scandidacy? other “like-minded” states. 2009-16,Bush2003-08)? Whydoes the US Presidential election Whatstructure andformwouldbalancing 60% of Indians in 2019 have afavourable 49% matter to India? take?The shape of a“Quad” (with Australia, opinion of theUS 31% 74 The relationship with the United States of Japan and the US)? Or afull-fledged military 70 PercentageofIndians 60 58 56 56 56 55 PercentageofIndians responding Confidence, 53

49 15% Americamattersto Indiamorethananyother alliance suchasanAsian NATO? WouldIndia 48 42 bilateral engagement:economically, strategi- be comfortable being ajunior partner in such responding Favourable, all years measured 40 4% 29 callyandsocially. AmericanPresidentscanof- anarrangement?Wherewoulditleave India’s all years measured More Makesno Less Don’t tenmakeareal difference to bilateral ties, in- deeplyheld belief in strategic autonomy, de- enthusiastic difference enthusiastic know cludingontrade,onimmigrationpolicies,and finedasthe independence to makechoices Read theprevious parts of the 16 18 14 10 10 series here: 02 06 06 08 largerstrategic issues. about warand peace? 04 N=936 U.Sadult citizens Part 1: https://bit.ly/31e12ir 2012 2012 20 2016 20 2018 20 2014 20 20 2002 20 20 20 2008 20 2004 Outsidethefringes,themainstreamof po- 20 Source: 2020 Indian American Attitudes Part 2: https://bit.ly/3ok9feV liticalopinion favours stronger relationsbe- Thereisastrong belief that Republican Source Global AttitudesSurvey 2019,Pew Research Centre Survey, Carnegie/YouGov tween the twocountries.Anti-Americanism, Presidents, historically, have been more oncetheknee-jerk reactionof theIndianelite, pro-India than Democrats—isthat true? seems almostantediluvian today. TheIndian Otherthan anecdotalevidence and flaky agement of theinternationalsystem. diasporainthe US is one of themostsuccess- intuition, thereare fewhardfactstosupport ■ ■ ■ ful expatriatecommunities, and while their this contention. True,Republican regimes are political preferences maydiffer—theyall oftenassociated with the surgical pursuit of Similarly,the worstphaseofIndia’s rela- favouracloserbondingbetweentheirjanmab- American interests,and can be less woolly- tions with the US wasduringthe Republican hoomiorpitrabhoomiandtheirkarmabhoomi. headedonissueslikedemocracy,nuclearnon- RichardNixon administration and the early The reason forthe drastic changeinthe proliferation and human rights; but we have years of the Democratic Bill Clinton adminis- geo-strategic outlook can be summarised hadPresidents,acrossthepartisandivide,who tration.Whilethepro-Pakistantiltof theNixon quickly. India’s firstseriousdeparturefromits have engaged India with passion and vigour. Presidency in the 1970siswell known (espe- NonAligned posture, the 1971 Indo-Soviet Take thetwo Presidentsoften viewedas ciallysince Islamabad wasacting aconduit to treaty,wasaresponseto thecontinuingUStilt being the mostaffectionatetowards India Beijing in the newopeningofthe US towards towardsPakistanand the beginningsofa since WorldWar II: John FKennedy,inthe China, thePrinceton academicGarry Bass has Washington-Beijing entente. In 2020,itisthe 1960s, and George WBush, in the 2000s. The recentlyunearthedthatNixonhelddeepprej- frighteningprospectof apowerful,belligerent former wasadyed-in-the-wool Democrat, The twoUSPresidents seen as the mostaffectionate towardsIndia.(Left)atthe Indian Embassy in Washington; theKennedysare udice againstIndia and Indians. and hegemonic China that has helpedNew and the latter aneo-Conservative introducedtoclassical dancer Indrani Rahman as Jawaharlal Nehru lookson; George WBush with Manmohan Singh. Express Archive Duringtheearly Clintonyearsof the1990s, Delhi build itsrelationshipwith Washington. Republican. Both reachedout to India and IndiaandtheUShadadipinbilateralrelations; engaged New Delhiwith uncharacteristic withpressure onIndiato “freeze,rollbackand Will the outcome of the electionimpact zeal, in twoverydifferent times, but on both alystBruce Reidel, Nehru wassosmitten by of militaryaid (specificallyrequestedby tionalinhisfinalmeetingwithPresidentBush eliminate” itsnuclear programme and to set- India’s ties with China? occasions the China threat acted as acatalyst Jackie that for the rest of his life, he had apic- Nehru). Kennedy alsoplayedarole, according in September 2008. tle Kashmir.The presence of the impetuous Clearly,bothJoe Biden and Donald Trump to ensurethat the bonding extendedbeyond tureofheronhisbedstand. (Reidel‘sstudy JFK’s to Reidel,inrestraining President Ayub Khan In the Oval Office, Singh told Bush: “The Robin Raphael (an FOB—Friend of Bill) as recognise the gravethreat from China, but justpersonal chemistry. ForgottenCrisis:Tibet,theCIA,andtheSino-Indian of Pakistanfromopeningasecondfrontagainst people of India deeplyloveyou.And all that Assistant Secretaryaggravatedthe situation. their response maybedifferent. While Recentlydeclassified sources have re- War is easilythe best account of those years.) IndiaduringtheSino-Indianwar. Moreexcep- youhavedonetobring our twocountries Beforebeing elevatedtothat position, Trump2.0 maybewilling to even moreag- vealedthe extent to whichKennedywas In 1959, Kennedy (as Senator)had givena tionally, therewereseniorfigureswithin the closer to eachother is something history will RaphaelhadbeenacounsellorintheAmerican gressively counter China, Biden is likelyto willing to support India in positioningitasa major foreign policy speech(draftedby KennedyadministrationwhowantedIndiato remember.” Indeed, the former Ambassador EmbassyinNewDelhi.Inthatposition,shehad followapolicyof“Congagement”: contain- democratic counterweight to atotalitarian Galbraith,whichonereadstodaywithasense be helpedtotestand develop nuclear of the United States, the Harvardacademic beencultivatedbyKashmiriseparatistsandthe ment withengagement. China in Asia in the 1960s. The President sent of déjàvu).Hesaid:“[n]ostruggleintheworld weapons,before Chinadidso,to give apsycho- Robert Blackwill, usedtooften recountathis PakistanHighCommission, but treatedwith To bemosteffective,India’sChinapolicy— oneofhis mosttrustedaides, the Harvard todaydeservesmoreofourtimeandattention logical fillip to itsstandinginAsia. dinner roundtables at New Delhi’s Roosevelt disdainby theMinistryof ExternalAffairs(and manywould argue —would have to be cus- ProfessorJohn Kenneth (“Ken”) Galbraith as than that whichgrips the attention of allAsia. Had Kennedy notbeen assassinated in House, an intriguing storyabout howhewas deservedly so), including by MinisterHardeep tomisedtotheUS’sresponseandcoordinated Ambassador;Ken had unfetteredaccess to That is the strugglebetween India and China 1963,and Nehru notdiedin1964, the his- persuadedtotakeupthe job. In 2001, Puri, thenJointSecretaryfortheAmericas. Not withWashington. Thishasalreadygenerated, Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru and ahot- forleadershipof theEast,andtherespectof all tory of theUS-India relationship mayhave President Bush calledhim to his ranchin surprisingly,inherveryfirstofftherecordbrief- as it should, arobustdebate. line to the WhiteHouse. of Asia...”Abattlebetween ademocraticIndia takenadifferent course during the difficult Texasand said:“Bob, imagine: India, abil- ing,RaphaelquestionedJammuandKashmir’s Arising powerlikeIndia has three clear Later, the FirstLady,Jacqueline (“Jackie) that supports “human dignity and individual 1960s and 1970s. lion people, ademocracy,150 million accessionto IndiaandquicklyhelpedUS-India strategic choices: Hedging; Balancing; or Bouvier Kennedy’s goodwill visit to India in freedom” against RedChinawhichruthlessly Andthentake thecaseof Bush,whosesim- Muslims and no al-Qaeda. Wow!” relationsfalltoanewnadir. Bandwagoning. March 1962 wasnot just aspectacular suc- denieshumanrights.To helpIndiawintherace plicity manycompared to that of the fictional It wasthe personal weight that Bush put Fortunately, afterthenucleartestsof1998, AstrategyofHedging offers the prospects cess, but built adeep bond between an age- againstChina, Kennedy hadproposed that characterChancyGardner—asimple-minded intoitthatensured the success of the nuclear thedialoguebetweenDeputySecretaryStrobe of continuing cooperation with China on ar- ing Nehru and the Camelot of brilliant minds therebeanequivalentofa“Marshall Plan” for gardener thrustintothe Presidency (played deal between India and the United States,de- Talbott and External Affairs MinisterJaswant eas of mutual interest, while building India’s that Kennedyhad assembled(the previous IndiafundedbyNATOalliesandJapan,asitwas by Peter Sellersinthe Hollywood film Being spitethe naysayers withinthe State Singhhelpedrestore balancethatledtoagrad- defencesand confronting Beijing on alacarte 1961 Nehru visit to the US wassurprisingly the duty of the free worldtoensurethat dem- There). But his passionfor India and his desire Department. The agreement mainstreamed ual warming of relations. In sum, therehave basis(at atime and place of newDelhi’s disappointing). ocratic India prevailedoverRed China. to arrive at a modus vivendi withNew Delhi India’snuclear programme. The deal wasde- been Democratic and Republican Presidents choice).ABidenPresidencymaydemandcon- Jackie wasput up in the “Edwina During the Kennedy years, India received wasdrivenbyazealuncharacteristic of US signedinamannernottobox Indiaanditsnu- whohave viewedIndiaasapartner;andthose, tinuedstrategic Hedging. Mountbatten”suiteatTeenMurtiHouse,while unprecedented economic assistance, and in Presidents. It even provokedthe staid Prime clearprogrammeintoacorner,butto welcome across the partisan divide, who have takena Bandwagoning is adefeatistoption of ca- in NewDelhi, and according to former CIA an- the 1962 waralmostacarteblanche in terms MinisterManmohan Singhtobecome emo- arisingpowerontothehightableof theman- less favourable viewofIndia. How free grainishelping mills, lifting exports

firstintocoarser sooji andfurther to maida. Kumar,executive director of SunilAgroFoods HARISHDAMODARAN INDIA’SRICEEXPORTS Refined maida flourisusedineateries and Ltd, aBangalore-basedflour miller. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 sweetshops–formakingnaan,parottaandru- Rice exports Basmati Non-Basmati mali rotiorevensamosa, kachori and gulab ja- INDIAPRODUCEDanestimated107.59million mun –that were shut during the lockdown. The marketdistortions areworse in rice, 2017-18 40.52(26,841.19)86.33(22,927.06) tonnes(mt)of wheatthisyear.Outof thatcrop, But maida is alsoaningredient in bread, bis- wheregovernment agencies procured 51.65 2018-19 44.15(32,805.53)75.34(20,903.22) marketedinApril-June at the height of the cuits, cookies and noodles, whose consump- mt of the country’s 118.43 mt production in 2019-20 44.55(31,025.88)50.36(14,352.75) lockdown, 38.99 mt or over 36% wasbought tionathomeshas,if anything,goneup. Wheat 2019-20.The real interesting thing,though, is by theFoodCorporationof India(FCI)andstate Apr-Aug2019 16.65(12,621.24)21.4 (6,046.44) demandoverallisunlikelytohaveplummeted. exportofrice,whichisprojected at 14 mt this CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD government agencies. Apr-Aug2020 20.35(13,659.17)39.29(11,538.18) It bringsthe moreplausible thirdexplana- year,surpassing the previousall-time-highof Bothnumbers–outputaswellasprocure- Export quantities in lakhtonnes tion: Leakage. That is bound to happen with 12.7 mt achievedin2017-18 (see table). ment –wererecords. And theymatter,partic- (Figuresinbracketsare in `crore) 94.63 mt of grain (36.82 mt wheat and 57.80 Indianexportersare currentlyshippingout Falling in India, rising elsewhere ularly whenmuch of thegovernment’srelief to Source: Department of Commerce mt rice) being offeredvirtuallyfree. basmati rice at $700-800per tonne. But the thoseworsthitby theCovid-relatedeconomic Wheat from central India is getting deliv- growth is coming from non-basmati, wherea WHILE MANY coun- The decline in India dislocations has been in the form of free grain ing Rs 1,900-2,000 per quintal (100 kg)for ered to southern mills at sub-Rs combinationof Covid-induced tries in the West have has gone againstthe rather than cash. wheatdeliveredattheirgate.Untillastmonth, 20/kgbytrucks,rail rakesand panicbuyingand droughtin been reportingrecord global trend of rising In 2019-20 (April-March), foodgrain off- theyweregetting it at even Rs 1,850-1,900— even sea route. About 12,000- Thailand has ledtosurge in numbers of newcoro- numbersinmostofthe take from public warehouses,for distribution lowerthan the minimum supportpriceofRs 15,000containers(eachof25-27 global demand. Parboiledrice navirus infectionsin disease hotspots.The through fair priceshopsand under various 1,925/quintal payable to farmers. tonnes),loadedinbarges/vessels with 5% broken grains from the lastfew days,the US, forexample, has schemes, totalled 62.19mt. Thatallocationis from Gujarat, aresaidtobear- Indiaisgoingat$370 pertonne, cases have continued been reporting more up morethan half, at 94.63 mt, in the current The possible reasons riving everymonth at southern belowthe$450fromThailand. to decline in India. On than 60,000cases aday, fiscal.Thisincludesnotjust60.17 mtunderthe If baggedwheatisbeingdeliveredinsouth- ports.Alot of it maywell origi- IN FACT Again,itshouldn’tsurprise Saturday, about 50,000 CORONAVIRUS alevel notreached National Food SecurityAct (NFSA), which en- ern mills todayatRs1,900-2,000/quintal–as nallyhavebeen PMGKAY/NFSA if someof thiscompetitive ad- newinfectionswere COUNT sinceearly August. titles80crore-pluspersonsto 5kgofwheator againstRs2,400-2,500ayearago–therecould grain.Theall-Indiaaverageretail vantageiscourtesy diverted detectedin the country, France has reported riceeachpermonthatRs2andRs3/kg,respec- be threereasons. priceofwheat, according to Department of FCI grain. If last year’s paddy wasprocured at the lowest since July28, morethan 40,000cases tively.Thereisanadditional 32.91mtCovid- The firstisthat nearly 85% of the govern- ConsumerAffairsdata,hasfallenfromRs30to the MSP of Rs 1,815/quintal, the equivalent barring the big dip lastMonday. forthe lasttwo days.Recordlevels are specialallocation, mainlyunder the Pradhan ment’s38.99mtwheatprocurementthistime Rs 20 per kg in the lastone year. price of milledrice would beover Rs 27 perkg Forthe 22nd consecutive day, being reachedinItaly,Spain, United Mantri Garib KalyanAnna Yojana (PMGKAY), wasfromjustPunjab, Haryana and Madhya The government, however, seems nottoo —thattoo, without accounting forcommis- morepeople recoveredthan fallen ill, Kingdomaswell. thatgives an extra5kgper month forApril- Pradesh.That would have allowedgrain from concerned. FCI has fixedthe minimum price sionfees,locallevies,transport,bagging,ware- atrend that has resulted in asignifi- In India, current numbers areal- November free. otherstates–moreso,UttarPradeshandBihar of itswheatforopenmarketsalesto bulkcon- housingandothercharges.Thisricecannotbe cant decline in active casesinthe mosthalf of the peak that was Aquestion to askis:To whatextent is the –tobeavailableatwaybelow MSP.Butshould- sumers at Rs 2,135/quintal. This excludes rail exportedatless than $400-410 pertonne. country. As on Saturday, therewere achievedinthe thirdweek of cheap/free wheat and rice, especiallyunder n’t this have been the case lastyear,too? Why freightandroadtransportcost. “FCIwheatwill Clearly,betweenFCI’sown“economiccost” justabout 6.68lakh active cases, September,and declining steadily. PMGKAY, actuallybeing diverted to the open were prices ruling 25% higher then? costRs2,400-2,500atmy mill.Theycannotbe of Rs37.5/kgforriceandtheRs0-3/kgratesun- down from over tenlakhamonthago. AMITABHSINHA market, instead of going to the intended Asecondreasonmaybedemand.Roughly buyingatRs19.25/kg from farmers, selling at der PMGKAY/NFSA,thereare gaping holes for beneficiaries? 80%of India’swheatgoesto stonechakkimills. Rs 0-2, and then coverlosses by charging us enough grain to leakthrough. Flour millers in South India arenow pay- The balance is processed by rollerflour mills, wayabove openmarketprices,”saidSPramod FULLREPORT: www.indianexpress.com

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FIREPORTING NEWS Tanvi Madan Mumbai to Delhi to Lucknow, the police force, armedwith IPC, ASIGNIFICANT AMOUNTofthe commentary the otherway on developmentsrelatedto icism in return forChinese cooperation on takescue from political masters to intimidatethe press in India about the upcoming US presidential Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Huawei/ZTE. certain administration priorities. More election’simpact has focusedonwhatDonald The other aspectsofTrump’s China ap- broadly, it will look at whether Biden admin- HE MUMBAI POLICE FIR againstseveral journalists working at Republic Trumpand Joe Biden have said or notsaid proachthathavegiven Delhipause areits istration’s Asia policy derivesfromits China TV,accusing them of defamation and causing disaffection againstthe po- about Kashmir.However,that misses acru- ideological dimensions, as well as responses policyorvice versa. lice commissioner,isanominous newlow even by today’s standards of cial point: Broader foreign policydecisions will liketariffsthat have hurtIndia too, and Other aspectsofBiden’s preferredap- highlypolarisedpolitics and publicdiscourse. If the police commissioner have more significantimplicationsfor India. American withdrawal from international in- proachmight suit India.For instance, acting T Particularly consequential will be howasec- stitutions and agreementsthat has served to collectively withallies and partners rather believesthat the TV channelhas crossedaline, thereare means of seek- ondTrumpadministration oraBiden admin- benefit Beijing. than unilaterally, notimposing tariffs that hit ing redress. Criminalising journalists forastory is justone step shortofcriminalising istration perceive and approachChina and, re- Moreover, the China prism has had itslim- alliesand partners alongwithChina, and journalism itself. It is well understood that some media houses have become megaphones latedly,the question of America’s role in the its—it hasnot,for instance,resultedincon- recommitting to international organisations in forthe powerful and believe that theduty of the press is nottospeak truth to powerbut world. The outcome will depend on notjust cessions to India on trade and immigration. ways that could blunt Chinese influence. Delhi letpower decide what the truthshould be.Inthis role, manyTVchannels reduce them- whowins in November,but also the choices If Trumpwins, Indiawill carefullyconsider might also broadlyapprove of —and could selvestobeing handles forthose in power, arole theyseem onlytoo happyand proud to thatthe next American president makes on three elements: Whether Trumpstays the benefitfrom—the 3Ds of aBiden foreignpol- Linked to the China play. Enter the police. keypersonnel and policies. course or againpivotsonChina, whichoffi- icy that former Obama administration official Forthe Indiangovernment,the Trumpad- cialsremaininorjointheadministration,and Anne-MarieSlaughterhas outlined: Domestic The battle betweenRepublic andthe Mumbai police is notabout good or bad journal- question is howthe debate ministration’s morehawkish viewofChina on America’sapproachtothe howBeijing responds to aTrumpvictory. (renewal), deterrence and democracy. ism, factsversus fake news,but, in fact, aproxy political warbetween the BJP and the has been welcome. It broadlyconverges with Delhi will also watchChina policy closely Linked to the China question is howthe Opposition coalition that rules the state. This is unfortunate. In an opposition-ruled state Indian concerns about arisingChina’sactions world will play out in the if JoeBidenwins. The former vice-president debateonAmerica’s approachtothe world likeMaharashtra, this wasanopportunityfor the Mumbai police andthe stategovern- and intentions. And it has facilitated,ifnot next few years. If are-elected is no stranger to foreign policy or Xi. will play outinthe next fewyears. If are- ment to showthemselvesasdifferent from the national trend. But theyhaveendedimi- driven, the Trumpadministration to assign Trump’sinstincts on Commentators have notedhis recent, more elected Trump’s instincts on alliances, immi- tating this trend, in which, forinstance, the Delhi Police Commissioner,who answers to the India an important role in itsstrategic frame- alliances, immigration and hardenedviewofChina. He has calledXi“a gration and trade arevalidated,itcouldmean work,includingthrough the Free and Open thug” and written about “the needtoget areducedand/or contingent American com- UnionHome Minister, has been happytowelcome and pose with the authors of abook that Indo-Pacific concept. This, in turn, has laid the trade are validated,itcould tough on China”. His campaign has laid out mitment in Asia, feweropportunities for reachescertain conclusionsabout howthe Delhi riots began, even as the police forceun- basisfor defenceandsecuritycooperation, in- mean areduced and/or specific stepsitwilltakevis-à-vis Tibetand Indians in the US, and tougher demands on der his charge still investigates who the perpetrators of the violence were.Itisnodiffer- centivisedWashington to manage differences contingent American Taiwan, andtalkedofa“genocide”inXinjiang. Delhi to secure atrade deal. If aBiden admin- ent, forinstance, from the Yogi Adityanath government filing FIRs undersedition charges withDelhi on trade, Russia, Iran andhuman commitment in Asia,fewer And thereisrecognition among most istration sees engagement with China on cli- or the UnlawfulActivities Prevention Actinthe wake of protests over the Hathras rape. rights, and ledtovocal American supportfor Democratsthat the US-China relationship to- matechange,global health security and non- opportunities forIndians in Nothing is better news forthoseinpowerthan apliable press that is hyper-partisan, India in the ongoing crisis with China. dayisdifferent from what it wasin2009, 2012 proliferation as apriority,has atransatlantic Moreover, while India prefers asubtler ap- or 2016.AnObama administration China emphasisatthe expenseofanAsianone, and apolice forcethat’s pro-active to please itsmasters and apolitics that couldn’t careless the US,and tougher proachtohighlightingBeijing’s malign behav- demands on Delhi to secure hand notedthat opinioninthe US on ap- sets certain standards forits democratic part- aboutfreedom of thepress. This shrinksthe middleground wherefreeand independent iour,the administration’smoreexplicitone — proachtoChina has “movedfrombalancing ners,thatwill complicatethe Indian govern- media best thrive.Asrandom petitioners seektoregulatethe media,courts dailyask who and the tools it has as itsdisposal —has put a atrade deal. If aBiden co-operationand competition, to competi- ment’s options and requireadjustments. should control the media, judges deliverinsightful advisories on what is good journalism global spotlight on Chinese assertiveness. administration sees tion and confrontation”. Moreover, witheither TrumporBiden,for- and ministers and politicians shedtears over press freedom, thereisnoquestion that it However, thereare aspectsofPresident engagement with China on But what aBiden administration seesas eign economic policy choices (for example, is that very freedom that is being sought to be circumscribed,despitethe guarantees in Trump’s China approachthat have caused climate change,global health the termsofstrategic competition with resilience and recovery through diversifica- the Constitution. That affectsnot justafew TV channels or the ranting of their frenzied consternation in Delhi. Therehas been aper- China and howitmight choose to blend in tion or reshoring)and budgetaryones (for ex- sisting concern about Trumpstriking adeal securityand non- cooperation will have implications forIndia. ample, spending at home versus abroad) will anchors —but all of media. with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since the Mar- proliferation as apriority, And thereisadebateonthis among Biden’s have crucial implications forIndia. a-LagosummitinApril2017. The administra- has atransatlantic emphasis advisors —one that will likelycontinue. Its Finally,Delhi will needtoconsider what tion subsequentlypivotedtocompetition with at the expense of an Asian outcomewilldepend in partonthe presi- America’s choice on November 3will mean China thatsummer.But questions have re- dent’s views,who holds keyforeign and forAmerican powerand purpose —because mainedabout whether the competitive ap- one,and sets certain economic policy positions, as well as assessmentsofthat could determine how ONIONFEARS proachtoChina hassufficient presidential standards forits democratic Beijing’s approach. Beijing decides to act in the region and globally. buy-in or is morethe result of certain Trump partners, that will complicate Delhi willcloselywatchhow this debate Unpredictable rainfall is affecting kharif crop,retail prices. administration officials’ preferences. These the Indian government’s plays outand howBidenmight respondto Madan is Senior Fellowatthe Brookings doubtshavebeen fuelledinpartbyTrump’s anyovertures from Beijing. It will particularly Institution, and author of Fateful Triangle: Government mustcreatebufferstock statementsabout his “very, verygood friend” options and require worry aboutany signs that Washington HowChina Shaped US-India Relations Xi, as well as his reportedwillingness to look adjustments would bewilling to limit competitionorcrit- During the Cold War NIONS RETAILINGATanall-India averageofRs70per kg —theyruled at Rs 50 levels lastyear tooaround this timeand had crossedRs100by mid-December —has one keytakeawayfor policymakers. Thathas to do with the unreliability of kharifcropproduction even in supposedly Onormal monsoon years. The southwestmonsoon season (June- September) recordedsignificant surplus rainfall both in 2020 and 2019.Yet,theydidn’t yield the desired harvests.Lastyear,the rains weren’t good till the lastweek of July, but REINVENTING NON-ALIGNMENT it poured thereafterand right through October.Itled to the standing crop —including onions, pulses and soyabean —suffering heavydamage.Something similar has happened Indiacan playaconstructive role in evolving amultipolar and justworld order thistime. Excess Augustrains took atoll of soyabean and urad (blackgram) in Madhya Pradesh. In September,itwas arhar(pigeon pea) and onioninKarnataka. The current month has been awashout forMaharashtra’s harvest-ready kharif onions and even the DRaja late-kharif bulbs that couldn’t be transplanteddue to thenurseries getting flooded. The extendedmonsoon rains, although notbeneficial forkharif, should nevertheless THE FACE-OFFBETWEENIndiaand China in to decide what is best foreveryone. health and education infrastructure. India helprecharge groundwateraquifers and, thereby, deliverabounty during the rabi season. Ladakh and the plans forannexation of the This establishedmechanism is under mustreject both the unipolarity of the 1990s Farmers did harvestbumper winter-spring crops of wheat, chana (chickpea), mustard West Bank by Israel have brought matters of threat. The rise of China as the workshop of and the bipolarity of the current system dom- and even onion, tomato, gourds, beans and melons this April-June; one can hope fora globalpowerdynamicstothe fore.Inthe the worldhas made manywestern powers inated by the US and China. India should live repeat in the upcoming season as well. Rabi production is largely dependent on access to 1990s, afterthe disintegration of the Soviet insecure. It has ledtoatrade warbetween up to itsindependentnon-alignedcredentials irrigation, whichhas improved over the years through provision of tubewell connections, Union, commentators such as Francis China and the US. Of particular relevance is andplayaconstructive role in evolving amore Fukuyama were quickinannouncing the the routeIndia will take in the evolvingbipo- inclusive,multipolar and justworld order. building of farm ponds/water harvesting structures and adoption of drip/sprinkler tech- “end of history”and labelling ideology as lar worldwith the US and China constitut- In his address to the 75thGeneral nology. Absenceofflooding, mild temperatures with clear skies, and lowpestand disease unimportant andirrelevant in the conduct of ing the twopoles. Assemblyofthe United Nations, Prime incidence during this period allowsfarmers to obtain yields higher than from the regu- global politics. The supposedlyunipolar India facedasimilar situation at thetime Minister NarendraModi reiterated thede- lar post-monsoon kharif season —maize in Bihar is aclearexample. It is rabi, notkharif, worldthat came intobeing afterthe Cold War, of Independence.Then, India refusedtojoin mand of India’s inclusioninthe UN Security that’s going to increasingly impartstability to India’s agricultural output. with the US acting as the global policeman the Cold Warcamps and optedfor anon- Council. This demand is justifiedconsidering Linked to all this is also an effective price stabilisation strategy.The lackofitisappar- andleader in all institutions, facilitated the alignedforeign policy that championedthe India’s history,size, economyand potential march of capitalism on aglobal scale. cause of the colonisedregions and the newly- to play aconstructive role in global affairs. ent from the same onions, whichwereretailingatRs100/kginDecember,being dumped However, eventsthat unfoldedlater,for in- decolonised partsofthe world. In the recent However, under the current dispensation, barelyfour months later by Maharashtrafarmers at Rs 7/kg. The NarendraModi govern- stance the 9/11 terror attacks,cametohaunt past, the Indian government’s foreignpolicy these credentialshavebeen tainted by mul- ment learnt the rightlessons from the 2015 Bihar Assemblyelections debacle by focus- theUSand itsallies. Non-conventional secu- priorities have tilted towardsthe US and the tipleinconsistencies, especiallyinthe neigh- ing on procurement of pulses and building abufferstock.Today, it isn’t arhar,but POT rity threatschallengedthe establishedcon- neoliberal framework.TyingIndianinterests bourhood. Indiashoulduse itsUNSC chair to (potato, onion, tomato) that is givingthe ruling alliance thejitters. Production fluctua- ceptionsofsecurity,war andmodernity. to thecoat-tails of America will bedisastrous. represent nations hithertounrepresentedor tionsare inevitable with climatechangeand irregular rainfall patterns. The waytoman- The2008globalfinancialmeltdownexpo- The support forPalestine has been muzzled underrepresented at the high table and con- agethemisnot by banning exports andimposing stockholding limitsinonions or forc- sedthe realities of the neoliberal worldorder. in this environment andnon-alignment tinue the tradition of speaking forthe mar- Mostinstitutions of lendingcrumbled before abandonedasthe government optedtoplay ginalised. Unfortunately, thecourseofIndian ing cold storeowners to release potatoes deposited with them. The government should theinevitablelogicof capitalism—thecycleof secondfiddle to the US in Asia. The US is try- foreign policy in the lastfew years does not createabufferstock of notjustfoodgrain, but even onion, potato,sugar,edible oil, milk boomandbust.Thecrisisrenderedthousands ing to drag India intoits conflictwithChina correspond with this broad, inclusive world- powder and whitebutter,toenable non-distortivemarketing intervention. unemployedand destitute. The statehad to to protect US interests in the Asia-Pacific re- view basedonsolidarity. bail out some of the largestfinancial corpora- gion. The trade deals donetoplease the US In this context, India and China, as the tionsoftheworldwithpublicfunds.Thewest- have resultedinthe loss of livelihood, agri- world’s twomostpopulous countries and ern worldsoon cametounderstand the im- cultural land and hard-won labour rightsof mega-economies, shouldengageinamean- portance of sharing responsibility and India pursuing an Indian working classes. ingful dialogue to resolve theborder dispute. Freeze Frame EPUnny adjustingto thenewglobalrealitiessuch asthe Whatthe worldneeds todayisaninterna- India should strive to makethe worldmore economicriseof ChinaandIndia.G-20nations independent foreign policy is tional order basedon the principles of mutual inclusive,justand sensitivetothe environ- replacedtheeliteG-8of richcountriesindecid- not only essential forthe respect, concern and cooperation and public ment. India pursuing an independent foreign ing the economic course of the world, though countryorthe South Asian participation. Privatisedhealthcare systems policy is notonlyessentialfor the countryor within aneoliberal framework.This wasan region, it canhaveabearing implodedunder the weight of COVID-19 the South Asian region, it can have abearing arrangementto sharepowerandskiprespon- whereascountrieswithasocialisedorsocial- on deprivedpopulations of theworld. sibility,asitkeptalmostall poor countries of on deprived populations of istpublic healthcaresystemfared better.The theworldoutof decision-making.Therichgot the world worldneeds to cometogether to build public The writer is general secretary,CPI

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TRIPATHI RESIGNS everything laid down in the Constitution WAR RAGES ON RAILWAYMINISTER KAMALAPATITripathi neednot be relevant forall time to come and IRAQCLAIMED ITS forces chasedthe fleeing has resignedfromthe Union cabinet. calledfor anational debateonthe question defendersofIran’s major portcity of Criticism of the performance of theRailway of whether therewas anyform of govern- Khorramshahr down the highway to the oil MinistrybyPrime MinisterIndira Gandhi at ment better suited forIndiathan the present definingcity of Abadan as air battles flared her news conference lastTuesdayisbelieved system. Mrs Gandhi said the system handed overhead. But Iran said itsfighters regained to have prompted Tripathi to send in his res- down by the Constitution-makers hadnot key positions in the embattledcity of ignation.Aletterwritten by Tripathi wasde- been reviewed. She also said therewas need 3,50,000 inhabitants, repelling enemyat- liveredtoMrs Gandhi. Tripathi is understood forevolving precepts andconventions appli- tacksonKhorramshahr’smosque, govern- to have stated that MrsGandhi could choose cable to the opposition as they“increasingly ment house, tobacco companybuilding and ayounger person to handle theministry and, resorttoagitational politics”.She notedthat the Khorramshahr-Abadan bridge.Acom- as forhimself, he could have manyother av- while severalcountrieshad experimented munique from the Iraqi command said Iran enues of service under her leadership. with government systems and sought more setwaves of helicoptergunships to halt an effective forms of government,inIndia the Iraqi advance on Abadan, prompting Iraqi PRESIDENTIAL HINTS Britishstyle of parliamentarysystemhad jets to scramble up overthe desertplain and THE PRIME MINISTER declared herethat gone on withoutevenadebate. “shootdownthree enemyhelicopters.”

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The propriety of Andhra CM’s allegations againsta SC judge is questionable, but theymustnot be sweptunder the carpet

Andhra CM, who is under ascanner with morethan30cases of corruption pend- ing againsthim, is irkedbythisjudgment, and that his allegationsare highlymoti- vated. It is also being said that Justice Ramana has been caught in the crossfire betweenthe presentand theformerchief ministers of the state,and the judiciary has been unnecessarilydragged intoan Rekha Sharma unseemlycontroversy. While the timingand the propriety of the CM releasing the letter to thepress are THE CHIEFMINISTER of AndhraPradesh, certainlyquestionable, the letter cannotbe Jagan Mohan Reddy,inaletter to theChief sweptunder the carpet. Howsoeverunwar- Justice of India (CJI) on October 6, has made ranted the allegationsmay appear to be,it CRSasikumar seriousallegationsofinterference in the cannotbeignored that theyhavebeen courseof administrationof justiceby Justice made by oneconstitutional functionary NVRamana,thesenior-mostjudgeafterthe againstanother.What is at stakeisnot only CJI andthe next in line forthe post.Justice the prestige, independenceand the repu- Let’s not waste acrisis Ramana, according to Reddy,isclosetothe tation of the honourable judge, but also the formerCMofAndhraPradesh,Chandrababu high office of the chief ministerofAndhra Naidu, and has been influencingthe sittings Pradesh. The truthmustcome out, howso- of thehighcourtjudgesof AndhraPradesh— ever bitter it mayappear to be.Itisoften Challenges to newcentral farm bills, suchasthoseposed by Punjab, harken including the allocation of cases important said that sunlight is thebestdisinfectant. to theTeluguDesamParty—toafewchosen Justice Ramana is reported to have said at a to socialistera.Theyattempt to undo agriculture’s 1991 moment judges. He has referredto questionable land book launchfunction forJustice (Retd.) R dealsbyNaiduinAmaravatibeforeitwasde- Bhanumati that judges areself-restrained government (Rs 3,500crore)and arhtiyas time to yieldresults, but, by the 2000s, India claredthesiteforthenew capitalofthestate from speaking in their owndefence, and, (Rs1,500crore)squeeze annuallyfromthe wastaking 7per cent GDP growth as itsnew andhasalsoalludedto theallotmentof land hence, theyare being construedassofttar- FCIfor wheat and paddy procurement. normal —double the “Hindu rate of growth” to the twodaughters of Justice Ramana. On gets.Hemay berightbut in the current age, Letmeget to the economic rootsofthis of the 1970ssocialistera of IndiraGandhi. October 10,the principal advisor to the CM allegations do flythickand fast,and the only politics. My reading is that the Congress and But even the 1991 economic reforms by- releasedtheaforesaidletterto themedia.As waytoclear the air is to subjectoneself to an manysocial activists who demand that MSP passedagriculturemarketing reforms. aresult, what wasbetween the chief minis- enquiry. Those who hold high constitu- be made alegal instrument (rather than in- It wasonlyunder the leadership of the terand the CJI has come intopublic domain. tional offices,speciallyjudges, should also dicative)actuallyexhibit deep distrustofthe latePMAtalBihari Vajpayeethat agri-mar- AlthoughtheCJIhassofarnot reacted,some be ready to bear the cross if the circum- private sector and markets.This line of think- keting reforms became high on the agenda. statebar associations have passedresolu- stances so demand. The ball is in the CJI’s FROM PLATETOPLOUGH ing goes backtoabout50years. It maybe It wastriggered by the bulging stocks of tionsagainstReddy,describinghisletterasa court. It is forhim to take acall whether to worthrecallingwhatlateIndiraGandhi did to wheat and rice with the FCI. In 2003, amodel blatant attempt to tarnish the fair name of hold an in-house enquiryortoget thealle- by Ashok Gulati wheat andpaddy traders in 1973-74, when act on agri-marketing wascirculated to the Justice Ramana, and an attempt to overawe gations examinedthrough some retired she wasatthe peak of her popularity.Recall states.Vajpayee’s styleoffunctioning wasan the judiciary. judges of the SupremeCourt or to hold no BY PASSING ITS farm bills,Punjab has fired that in 1971,she had wonthe warwith accommodative one, as he wasleading a The Supreme CourtBar Association has enquiryatall. the firstsalvo againstthe pieces of legisla- Pakistan(that gave birthto Bangladesh), abol- large coalition government. But that model also passedaresolution condemning Recently, senior advocateand social ac- tion enacted by Parliamentlastmonth.Other ishedthe privy purses of the families of erst- act did notgofar enough. The NDAlostthe Reddy’s action in placing the letter in the tivistPrashant Bhushan washeld guilty of states in whichthe Congress holds office, while princelystates, giventhe catchy slogan general electionsin2004. public domain. It has stated that suchac- contemptofcourt over twotweetsposted Rajasthanand Chhattisgarh,couldfollowsuit of “Garibi hatao”, and nationalised commer- The UPAgovernment, from 2004to 2014, tions by constitutional functionaries areop- by him.Inone,hehad commented on the soon. Notwithstanding whether President cial banksin1969. All this waspartofthe so- did notpursue anymajor agri-marketing re- posedto conventionsand have aserious im- CJI riding aHarleyDavidson motorbikewith- RamNath Kovind giveshis assent to the state cialistera,although the word,“socialist”, was forms. In food,theyagain turned socialist, pact on the independence of the judiciary. out ahelmetand amask during lockdown, bills that undermine the central ones, the im- inducted in the Preamble of the Constitution enacting the NationalFood Security Actin However, theresolution by the SC Bar is not and in the other,hehad stated that when portant issue is to siftthe grain from chaff— onlyin1976. 2013,giving 5kgwheat or rice to 67 per cent unanimous, as itspresident Dushyant Dave historywouldbewritten abouthowdemoc- howmuchofthis conflict is about econom- In October 1972,IndiraGandhi an- of the population at Rs 2/kgand Rs 3/kg. One has notendorsedit. Dave is reportedtohave racy wasdestroyedwithout aformal emer- ics aimedathelping farmers and howmuch nouncedanimportant agri-marketing pol- maywell ask what happenedto“Garibi expressedtheviewthatsofar no oneknows gency,the conduct of the lastfour CJIs would sheer politics. My take on this episode is that icy step —that the wholesale trade in wheat hatao”of1971, if 67 per cent of the popula- about the truthfulnessorotherwise of the beparticularly marked. The Supreme Court it is 90 per cent politics and only10per cent and rice(paddy) will betakenoverbythe gov- In October 1972, Indira tion wasstill food-insecure in 2013? allegations, and that truth will emerge only held that the tweets could shakethe confi- economics —ifatall. Letmeexplain. ernment as traders were being unscrupulous Gandhi announced an The NDAgovernment under Prime once thereisanenquiryintothe allegations. dence of the people in the judiciary. If in the Punjab’s farm bills prohibit private play- in notgivingfarmers their due MSP and ma- important agri-marketing MinisterNarendraModi setupahigh-level Till then, according to Dave,any resolution wisdom of the Supreme Court, the two ers from buying wheat and paddybelowthe nipulating prices. The firstmarketing season policy step —that the committee (HLC) under ShantaKumar in is prematureand would tantamount to tweets of Bhushan were so offensive that MSP (minimum supportprice)evenoutside of the government takeover of wholesale 2014 to restructurethe grain management pre-empting the enquiry. He goes on to say theymerited conviction and punishment, the APMC (agricultureproduce marketcom- wheat trade, in 1973-74, sawamajor fiasco. wholesale trade in wheat and system. The committee suggestedmajor that if afterthe enquiry the allegations are what Reddy has said about Justice Ramana mittee) markets.Anyone trying to do so will Market arrivals dropped, and wheat prices rice (paddy) will be taken changes, including cash transfers in the pub- found to be false, the SC mustinitiatecon- is farmoreserious and direct. If the allega- end up with three years in prison, and also shotupbymorethan 50 per cent. It wasabit- over by the government as lic distribution system, and overhauling the temptproceedingsagainstReddy. tionsare found to befalse, frivolous and mo- leviedahefty fine. The point is that this per- terlesson. But IndiraGandhi learnt,and gave FCI’s operations with agood dose of free mar- Lastmonth, abenchofthe Supreme tivated, theycertainlywould call forinitia- tains only to wheat andpaddy.Why notdoit up the policy the very next year. traderswerebeing kets to makethe system moreefficient. But Court headed by Justice Ramana delivered tion of contempt proceedings againsthim. forother crops, saymaize, cotton, pulses and In Punjab’s farm laws,Ifind resonances unscrupulous in not giving the Modigovernment could notmuster ajudgmentinwhichhepasseddirections, But then, therehas to be aprima-facie en- oilseeds that areunder the ambit of the cen- of the wheat trade takeover of 1973-74— farmerstheir due MSPand courage to undertake bold reforms,except including arequest to thechief justicesof quiryfirst. Letnoonegetafeelingthatwhen tral MSP system? Or even extend it to milk that wasalso the period of “licence raj” in in- manipulating prices. The some marginal tinkering of labour rules in the high courts to head special benches to it comes to itsown, the Supreme Courtisre- and vegetables by declaring localMSPs for dustry withmarginalincome taxrates going the FCI. It also triedgoing the Vajpayeeway immediatelyhear criminal cases against luctant to act, and letBhushan also notget them? Because the stategovernment is as high as 98 per cent. Do we want to go back first marketing season of the through model actsonagri-marketing re- MPs and MLAs, whichare pendingfor the feeling that he wasasofttarget. smartand knows full well that it will create to the economic philosophyofthosedays in government takeover of forms. But again, theydid notgofar enough. decades. It also directed that the hearings afiasco in agri-markets,whichmight the early 1970sthat gave us what my teacher, wholesale wheat trade,in The COVID-19crisis openedawindowof should proceed on aday-to-daybasis. The writer is aformerjudgeofthe boomerang on it politically. the famous agri-economist, RajKrishna, de- 1973-74,saw amajor fiasco. opportunity to reform the agri-marketing It is being said in some circlesthatthe Delhi High Court Would alaw foronlywheat and paddy scribed as the “Hindu rate of growth” or 3.5 system. The Modi government grabbed it — helpfarmers?Not really,asthe Centre al- per cent GDP growth? Market arrivals dropped,and this is somewhat akin to the crisis of 1991 readybuysmorethan 95 per cent of Punjab’s It is to the credit of the Congress Party wheat prices shot up by more leading to de-licensingofindustry. Patience wheat and paddy at MSP through the Food leadership under then Prime MinisterPV than50per cent. It wasa and professionalism will bring richrewards LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR Corporation of India (FCI) and stateprocure- Narasimha Raothatitsupported the eco- bitter lesson. But Indira in due course, notnoisy politics. ment agencies. So, whereisthe economic nomic reforms packageprepared by gain forthe Punjab farmer? Muchofthe up- Manmohan Singh and his team of trusted Gandhi learnt,and gave up The writer is Infosyschair professor for roar is about the Rs 5,000crorethat the state economists in 1991.The reforms took some the policy the verynext year agriculture at ICRIER A NEWLOW THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Thewrong IDEAS dose’(IE,October23).TheBJPhasgottwo issuesmixedup —employmentandvac- ONLINE cine —inthe run-up to the Bihar assem- blypolls.Biharactuallyneedsanemploy- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS ment vaccine. But thereseems to be no The other vaccine roadmap forthis “jumla”. 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The BJP,by AFORMER POSTDOC of mine,who is nowa Thatis,instead of double-strandedDNA,these and IgG antibodies that bound the COVID-19- whichrefers to the immunity that avaccine singling outBiharfor the vaccine prom- www.indianexpress.com professor in the CalcuttaUniversity,was in- viruses aremadeupof asingle-strandedRNA causing coronavirusSARS-CoV-2 in bloodbe- generates againstalargerset of pathogens, ise,hastakenpoliticalrhetoricto itslow- fected with SARS-CoV-2acouple of months genetic material.Isitthen possible thatthe in- fore symptomatic recovery.These immuno- notnecessarilyonlyagainstthe one forwhich estebb. agoand hadrecovered from COVID-19. She fluenzavaccinecanalsobeprotectiveagainst logical findings were similartothose thathave it wasdesigned. Thus, the cocktail of inacti- RajivBoolchand Jain, Zirakput askedme, “Afterour antibody levelagainst the coronavirus? Since both areRNA viruses, been found earlier in patientswith influenza vatedstrains of the flu virus confers protec- whom the so-called“eternity” of their the coronavirus goes down, would it bedesir- is it possiblethatthe body mountssimilarim- virus infection —aswellasinindividualswho tion notonlyagainstthe influenza virus but THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Vaccine anachronistic agenda is what matters. able to take an influenza vaccine?” mune responses? receivedavaccine againstinfluenza. also againstother viruses. While suchnon- isn’t poll sop’ (IE, October 22). The BJP’s Needlesstosay,fraternity is an adhesive When avirus or bacteriainfectssomeone, Almostimmediatelyafter the coronavirus Alarge studyconductedrecentlyinBrazil specific protection may, in some cases, bede- poll promise of afreeCOVID-19vaccine forkeeping society united againstdivi- the bodyfights back.Theimmune system pro- outbreak wasdeclaredapandemic, manysci- comprising 92,000 COVID-19patientshas sirable, it compromises providing protection to allBihar residents, if voted intooffice, sive forces.Theseforcesareontheprowl, duces antibodies that arecritical to fighting entists and public healthexperts claimedthat concludedthat theinfluenza vaccine protects againstthe virus forwhichitwas designed. It is anew lowinIndian democracy. courtesy of their mentors, who arenow and clearing the virus. The antibodies areof- those who have receivedthe influenza vac- againstgetting severe COVID-19. Asimilar is thought that becauseofthisnon-specific While it’s notnew forIndian voters to in the political ascendency. tenspecific. That is, an antibody producedto cine aremoresusceptible to infection by the conclusion wasreachedinastudy conducted immune responseofthe flu vaccine, recipi- be promised“freebies” during election Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur fight avirus maybeineffective or less effec- coronavirus. This claim wasquicklyrefuted earlier in Italy. The Brazilian study found that entsofthe flu vaccine can recognise SARS- season, bringingthe pandemic intothis tive to fight another virus. by conducting focusedscientific experiments if aperson takesaflu shotbeforecontracting CoV-2efficiently andalsofightthecoronavirus dirty game is deplorable. It’s clear that My familyand Ihad also tested positive —and by an analysis of dataand specimens SARS-CoV-2, the chance of deathfromCOVID- infection better.Hence, flu vaccine recipients BJP has completely lostthe positive at- LOCKDOWNEFFECTS forSARS-CoV-2.We areall above65years, my from over 10,000residentsinCanada. 19 reducesby20per cent. When aperson infectedby thecoronavirus canclearaway the tributes of itscelebrated tagline, “party father is 98.But none of us had anymajor Scientists have observed many interest- takestheshotafterthe onsetofCOVID-19, the coronavirus rapidly. Therefore, their COVID- with adifference”. THIS REFERSTOthe article, ‘Lockdowns symptoms of COVID-19.Wehaveall recov- ing commonalities between immune re- chance of death reduces by 27 per cent. 19 clinical symptoms areless severe. Kiran Ransing, Ahmadnagar don’t work’(IE, October 24). The writer’s ered.Ihavebeen wondering whether anypast sponse in patientswith COVID-19and those The influenza vaccine is acocktail of inac- Thereisnot yetatreatment forCOVID-19 evidence-basedanalysis onlyconfirms action on our partmay have helpedusrecover withinfluenza infection.Recently, scientists tivatedviruses,thatis, deadviruses.Since the or avaccine againstSARS-CoV-2. We arehav- POWER VS FRATERNITY what Indians have known intuitively for without serious symptoms. When my former and cliniciansofthe Peter Doherty Institute RNAoftheinfluenzavirus changes(mutates) ing to rely on preventive measures suchas some time now. One of the earliestand postdoc asked me aboutthe flu vaccine, my forInfection and Immunity in Australia stud- rapidlytoevolve intonew strains, the cocktail wearing afacemask,hand-washing and THIS REFERS TO thearticle, ‘The answer moststringent lockdowns in the world answer wasthatIamnot sureifitwillprotect iedthe immune responses in the bloodina alsochangeseveryyear.In2019-2020,thein- maintaining physical distance. Everyyear, is fraternity’ (IE, October 22).The inclu- hadone definitive result —the migrant youfrombeingreinfectedby SARS-CoV-2,but COVID-19patient.Theyconductedthis study fluenza vaccine providedgloballywas a WHO recommends mandatoryflu shots for sion of the word “fraternity” in the crisis.Intermsofthespreadof COVID-19, it will certainlyprotect youagainstthe flu in the same patient at different pointsoftime quadrivalent, containing four inactivated the elderly,children and pregnant women; Preambleof ourConstitutiononlyshows it seems to have helpedlittle. Lockdown virus. Ialso mentionedtoher that my whole when the coronavirus wasactive in the pa- strains of flu virus —two strains eachofin- the subsection of anypopulation who areat the foresight of the foundersofthe proponentsmay arguethatthesituation familyhasbeentaking thefluvaccineannually tient.Theyfound that significant changes in fluenza Aand B. high-risk forinfluenza.This season, getaflu RepublicofIndia. Itsimportance, there- would have been muchworse without forover10years. It dawnedonmethat this different cell types related to immunere- The juryisstill out on howthe flu vaccine shotnot onlytoprotect yourself againstin- fore,cannotbelostonthosewhobelieve it.That’s the great advantageofcounter- mayhavebeen the passive action that helped sponseinthis patient comparedto those with- can protect againstsevereCOVID-19. Avac- fluenza, but also to prevent severe COVID-19. inequalrightsforallcitizens,irrespective factuals —theycan usedtojustify even us smoothlytide overour COVID-19. out SARS-CoV-2 infection. Forexample, there cine againstavirus that is composedofone or of their religion,caste andcreed.But un- the poorestdecisions. The influenza viruses —ofthe four types, wasalarge increase in numbers of antibody- moreinactivated strains of the virus fails to The writer is distinguished professor, fortunately, it is anathematopeople for Biswadeep Chatterjee, via email A, B, Cand D, onlyAand Bcan cause severe secreting cells and follicular helper T-cells. produce specific immunity againstthe virus. National InstituteofBiomedical disease—and SARS-CoV-2 areall RNAviruses. Theyalso detectedimmunoglobulin M(IgM) Instead, it produces non-specific immunity, Genomics, Kalyani

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020 10 EXPRESS NETWORK Inattempttocontrolpotatoprices, Hoshiarpur rape and murder: Girl’s governmentcrackswhiponhoarding family knew accused

“Under the Cold StorageAct, it,howwewillsowthenextcrop.” almost since his birth HARIKISHANSHARMA Needforholisticmechanism theperiodof potato storageinpri- Alamgeer said potato sowing City CentreMall. File NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 vate cold storageofthe district wasdelayed“due to prevailing should be kept effective till high temperatures in October”. villagers said. AFTER TAKINGstringent meas- Retail prices have going up, production October 31,and effective action “Sowing will continue till ANJUAGNIHOTRICHABA The body of the girlturnedup MAHARASHTRA ures to control onion prices, the gone up due to sev- in the upcoming sea- should be ensured in respect of November.Soifwetakeout the JALANDHAR,OCTOBER25 justhours aftershe went missing Mumbaimall government is nowcracking the eral reasons, includ- son is also likelytobe the arrivaland sale of tomatoes, stockbyOctober31,thenourseed from her home on October 21 af- whip on potato hoarding, with ing lowerproduction, affected.The way onions and potatoes so that will getrotten.” THE YOUTH arrestedforthe rape ternoon. Onlyanelder sister, who blazedoused Uttar Pradesh -- the largest pro- disruptedsupplies, ahead is to put in hoarding is controlled,” UP Doongar Singh, apotato and murder of a5-year-old Dalit is 9, waswith her at the time. ducerof thetuberinthecountry- reducedacreageand rise in place amechanism to give HorticultureandFoodProcessing farmerinKhandolivillageinAgra, child in avillageinHoshiarpur Their mother had gone to a after56hours -asking private cold stores to of- inflation -- vegetable whole- farmers access to credible AdditionalChief SecretaryManoj saidthestategovernmentis“bul- district wastreatedby her and her nearbyshop and her elder sisters, Mumbai: Nearly 56 hours floadthestockbyOctober31 inan sale prices increasedby forecasts of opening stocks, Singh said in orders sent to all lyingthefarmers”.“Thisisthefirst five elder sisters as abrother.The who work in neighbour’s homes, afterafirebroke out at the attempt to bring down prices in morethan 36% in domestic consumption and District Collectors on October 10. timeinthelastfouryearsthatpo- six, who had no brothers, had were out. City CentreMall in the market. September.With seedprices exportdemand forall crops. According to UP government tato farmershave gotagoodprice. been tying rakhi on the 20-year- The familysays the 9-year-old Mumbai, it wasdousedby According to the Department estimates, therewas astock of This is because of lowerproduc- old foryears, said her father,40, a told them Surpreethad takenthe fire personnelearly Sunday of Consumer Affairs website, un- 22 lakh metric tonnes of potato tion this year,” Singh told The migrant labourer from Bihar’s child saying he would buy her bis- morning, an official said. der the Union Ministryof tions,” said asenior official at the potato belt areapprehensive of a in cold storageacross the statein Indian Express over phone. Bhagalpur district. cuits. When she did notreturn This is among the longest ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublic Union MinistryofConsumer negative impactof suchmeasures, October againstamonthlycon- According to estimates, cold The youth, Surpreet, and his and theywent to check, fire-fighting operations in Distribution,retailpricesof potato Affairs, Food and Public sayingtheyare gettingagoodprice sumption of about 6-6.5 lakh stores across India have stocked 80-year-old grandfather Surjit Surpreet’s familysaid theyhad no the city in recent times. were recordedatanywhere Distribution, when asked about due to lowerproduction. metric tonnes. However, onlyanestimated 36 crorebags Singh, who arelandlords, were clue about her whereabouts. Earlier this month, ablaze around Rs 30 to Rs 60 per kg in the measures being takentocon- Forinstance,UttarPradesh,as Mohammad Alamgeer,general (of 50 kg each) of potato from the arrestedafterthe half-burnt body Thefamilysays theykeptlook- atacutlerymarket insouth citiesacrossthecountryonOct24. trol potato prices. partofits actions againsthoard- secretaryofAloo Utpaadak Kisan main rabi (winter-spring) crop of the girl, who wastoturn 6on ing forher,including going to Mumbai took almost45 “Stateshavebeen asked to While these steps areyet to ing, has asked cold stores to of- Samiti,Agra,said,“Normally, 30th harvestedinFebruary-March. November 28, wasfound in a nearbyvillages. Then, around 5 hours to be extinguished. take action againsthoarding and yield significant resultswith po- fload the potato stockbyOctober Novemberisthelastdatebywhen This wasagainst48crore in 2019, building used by his familyto pm, Surpreet’s grandfather came The fire at the City Centre blackmarketing in viewofthe tato retail prices rising steadilyin 31.But farmers saythat mostof farmers aresupposedtotakeout 46crorein2018andtherecord57 keep farm implementsand cat- to the house and told them the Mall in Mumbai Central amendedEssentialCommodities thecurrentfinancialyearamidlow this stockisseed-potato which their potato stockfromthe cold crorebags of the 2017 post-de- tle. The twohavebeen booked girl’s body wasintheir “haveli” area brokeout on the sec- Act. Severalstatesare taking ac- productionthisyear,farmersinthe theywill needfor sowing. storage...Thisisourseed,if we sell monetisation crop. under POCSO, as well as charges andthatshehadsetherself onfire. ond floor of the basement- of murder,mitigating evidence Questioning howachild could plus-three-storey structure and under the SC/STAct. do something likethis, the girl’s at 8.50 pm on Thursday. “It RBI Governor The 40-year-old and his father says,“We could neverever wasalevel-5 (massive) daughters oftenworkedin imagine Surpreetwould break blaze and wasdoused tests positive, Surpreet’s family’s fields or our trustlikethis." around 5amonSunday,”a home. Living around akilometre Awoman has testifiedtosee- fire brigade official said. asymptomatic apart, the families have known ing Surpreetwith the girl, saying Around14 fire enginesand eachother fortwo decades -- al- he had said he wastaking her for 17 jumbotankerswere en- Mumbai: ReserveBank of India mostsince Surpreetwas born. tuitions to his home. Footage gagedinthe operation, he Governor ShaktikantaDas has Surpreet’s father is aschool from CCTVcameras installedout- said, adding that cooling tested positive forCovid-19and teacher.While Surpreetisen- side ashopand ahouse also show operations areunderway. is in home quarantine. rolledincollege, he hardlyever him with her. Five fire brigade personnel “I have tested Covid-19posi- attendedevenwhen classes FULLREPORTON were injured during the tive.Asymptomatic. Feeling very were on before the lockdown, www.indianexpress.com operation, but all of them muchalright. have beendischargedfrom Have alerted hospital. PTI those who came in con- Withdraw TRP fraud tact in recent days.Will con- WESTBENGAL tinue to work case referred to Low-intensity from isolation. Work in the blastatshopin Shaktikanta RBI will go on CBI, NBA asks govt Das normally. Iam Kolkatasuburb in touchwith Hazratganj basedonthe com- all Deputy EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE plaint by an employeeofanad Kolkata: Alow-intensity Governors and other officers NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 agency basedinDelhi. Basedona blasttook place inside a through VC and telephone,” Das reference by the UP government, medicine shop in at tweeted. THE NEWSBroadcasters theCBIfiledanFIRagainstuniden- Kamarhati in the northern Das till recentlychaired vir- Association (NBA) has asked the tifiedpeople Tuesday. fringes of the city on tual meetings of the Monetary governmentto withdraw thecase Since then, Maharashtragov- Sundayafternoon as the Policy Committee and the RBI’s of alleged TRP manipulation that ernmenthaswithdrawnits “gen- statecelebrated central board. Lastweek,Das has been referred to the CBI. eralconsent”to theCBIto investi- Mahanavami. North24 said the countryisatthe In astatement Saturday, the gate cases in the state. Mumbai Parganas district police doorstepofeconomic revivalon NBAsaid, “The speedwith which Police has been investigating the said therewas no reportof PUJA,WITH PRECAUTION the backofaccommodative the case wastransferredtoCBI TRPcase;itscommissionerParam anycasualty.A bag kept monetary and fiscal policies be- overnightraisesdoubtsaboutthe Bir Singh mentionedearlier this inside the shop went offat Apriestwearing amask and aface shield performs Nabami puja at apandal in KolkataonSunday. Partha Paul ing pursuedbythe central bank intentions. Acomplaint filed month that Republic TV wasone around 1pmand prelim- and the government. ENS againstunknown persons by an of the three channels involvedin inaryinvestigation sug- individualwhohasnolocusstandi the alleged manipulation. gested that therewere maylead to awitch-hunt against On Friday, Mumbai Police some illegal firecrackers Maharashtra approves Tarun Gogoi the media, itsadvertisers and ad- booked Republic Media inside the bag, asenior po- TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE vertising agencies. We sincerely Network’sexecutive editor,anan- lice official said. “A team of discharged urge the government to immedi- chor,two reporters and other ed- forensic experts will soon Rs 103 cr aid to kin of cops CASES: RECOVERED:70,78,123 atelywithdraw the case referred itorial stafffor broadcasting al- visit the spot. We have reg- 237 from hospital to CBI,” the statement said. leged defamatorynews content isteredasuo motu case DAYSSINCE 78,64,811 DEATHS:1,18,534 The NBAsaid the Broadcast againstthe police department. who died on Covid duty PANDEMIC and startedaninvestiga- BEGAN TESTS: 10,25,23,469 | DOUBLING RATE: 104.16** Guwahati: Former Assam Chief AudienceResearch Council,which TheNBAstatementsaiditis“very tion,” he added. PTI MinisterTarun Gogoi, who was measuresandpublishesTRP,“has disturbed at the turn of eventsin government had specifiedafew undergoing treatment forCovid- amechanism to deal with such Mumbai as the clash between UTTAR PRADESH MOHAMEDTHAVER conditions,includingthattheper- 19 and other post-recoverycom- cases”. The statement comes Republic TV and Mumbai police MUMBAI,OCTOBER25 sonnel should have been on duty plications, wasdischargedfrom againstthe backdrop of the gov- isposingathreatto thecredibility 5-yr-oldgirl for14days prior to falling ill, the hospital on Sunday afterexactly ernment transferring the case to and respect of twogreat institu- rapedbyminor THE MAHARASHTRA govern- personnel should be on Covid twomonths. the CBI afteranFIR wasfiledin tions, media and police”. ment, whichisproviding Rs 50 duty and the death certificate The 86- inFatehpur lakhcompensationto thefamilies should clearly mention the cause KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING year old vet- of policepersonnelwhodieddue of death as Covid-19. TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** eran Congress NCB arrests 6, including TV Fatehpur: Afive-year-old to Covid-19,hastillOctober21 ap- “Inthe four cases that have politician will girlwas allegedly raped proved apayout of over Rs 103 beenrejecteduntilnow, eitherthe ■ Maharashtra 16,38,961 6,417 0.47% 154.03 continue to re- by ateenageboy in avil- croreto205 families. officer had been on leave and ■ Andhra 8,04,026 3,342 0.45% 159.98 main under actor, in Mumbai drugs case lageinUttar Pradesh’s As per details obtainedfrom passedawayorwas notonCovid observation of ■ Karnataka 7,98,378 4,471 0.73% 98.19 Fatehpur district, police the Home department, applica- duty.Insuchcases,theapplication ateam of doc- on Saturday. On the same day, 4.4 said on Sunday. “An FIR tions were receivedfrom223 madeby thefamilymemberswas ■ Tamil Nadu 7,06,136 2,886 0.47% 154.23 tors from the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE grams of ecstasy and 1.88 grams wasregisteredon families, of which205 were ap- rejected,” an official added. ■ Kerala 3,86,087 8,253 2.08% 34.58 Former Gauhati MUMBAI,OCTOBER25 of MDMAwere seizedatVersova, Saturdayonacomplaint proved,fivewererejected while “In some cases, the cause of Assam CM Medical Andheri, and one Rohit Hirewas againsta13-year-old boy, 14 have been forwardedtothe death wasnot clearly mentioned *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth Collegeand THE NARCOTICS ControlBureau arrested in connection to the who allegedly rapedthe health department to getclarity or the person dieddue to multi- CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT Hospital at his (NCB) on Sunday registeredtwo same. Another NCBMumbai girl. We have detained on the cause of death. Of the 223 ple factors. Therewere14such residence, asenior doctor said. casesinwhichsixpeoplewere ar- team seized325 grams of ganja, 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY him,” apolice official said. claims, 80 were related to the caseswhichwethenpassedonto “His blood pressure, sugar rested under sections of the 32gramsof charasandfive grams According to the FIR, the Mumbai Police. thehealthdepartmentwhereex- 1.52 7.95 50,129 and other vital parameters are Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic of methamphetamine, as well as local residentseventried An official from the Home de- perts will take acloser look. NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: normal at present. He is com- Substances (NDPS) Act. Those ar- Rs 12,990, from avehicle. One to quietenthe matter.The partmentsaid,“Sofar, upwardsof Depending on what theysay,we 1.51 7.67 62,077 pletely fine now. However, our rested include aTVactor and a morepersonwasarrestedincon- girlwas playing near her Rs103crore have beensanctioned will either approveorreject...” Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs doctors and nurses will continue Tanzanian national. nection to this, the official said. house when the accused by the Maharashtragovernment Families of policemen who positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more to monitor his health at his resi- According to an NCBofficial, 4 Inaseparatecase,basedonin- took her to asecluded forfamilies of those policemen dieddue to Covid-19are also be- indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days dence,” the doctor informed. grams of cocaine were seizedat putregardingsupplyofmarijuana in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak place and allegedly raped whopassedawayonCovidduty.” ing givenRs10lakh by the The three-time chief minister Mohammad Ali Road in south in Versova,aMumbai Zonal Unit DataasonOctober24,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers her,the kin alleged. PTI The official said that in order MaharashtraPolice from itswel- includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive had tested positive forCovid-19 Mumbai,andBrunoJohnNgwale, teamSaturdayapprehendedtwo to qualify as acorona warrior,the fare fund. on August25. PTI aTanzaniannational,wasarrested persons at Macchimarcolony. ‘Public is feeling cheated... No one will accept this sauda’

CAMPAIGNINGATMorena,oneof Chouhan. Ihavecontestedand On November 10,we’ll see coming to campaign. giving aspeechyou saysome- paying Rs 5lakh to your non- the 16 bypoll-bound seatsinthe wonelectionsfor40yearsandno the results. We sawthe resultsof thing and at that point,Ididn’tre- ministerial MLAs to keep your Gwalior-Chambal region, MP one has done it longer... Iunder- Lok Sabha elections when Do youfeel that youfailedto member her name. Therewas no government intact... CongresspresidentKAMALNATH stand the voter’s mood. The logic Scindia losthis ownseat. Ama- sense the ambition of young insult meant to anybody and if None of the MLAs saythat. speakstoIRAMSIDDIQUEonthe issimple:inNovember2018,peo- jor factor wasthat he didn’t lose leaders likeScindia and anybody felt insulted,Iregret it. ImartiDeviissayingthatbecause fall of his government, the recent ple sent the BJP home and then THEEXPRESS to atiger or averyeminent accommodatethem within she is contesting elections... rowoverhis remarkonawoman theycame backafter 15 months. person. the party? But the wayunparliamentary candidateand the working of the Inthepastsevenmonthssince INTERVIEW We had averyyoung cabinet, languageisbeing used... Youhavebeen projected as the Congress. Excerpts: theyreturned, have theydone WITH Sachin Pilotisyour star but his agenda wasvery This is parliamentary, item sole face of Congress in anything forthe people that will KAMAL NATH campaigner,what impact do different. no. 1Smriti Irani, she wasre- Madhya Pradesh forthe What makes youconfident makethem changetheir mind? MP CONGRESS PRESIDENT youthink this will have, ferred as item no… it says so in by-polls and Digvijaya Singh is that the Congress has afair What theyhavedone is especiallyinthe Gwalior- What do youhavetosay about the Lok Sabha sheet, it says so in missing from manifesto to chance of returning to power? purchase MLAs. Do youthink the whatwilltheytellpeople?People Chambal belt, considering his unparliamentarylanguage the Vidhan Sabha sheet; item no. campaigns, why? What numbers do youhavein publicarefools?Thepublicisfeel- made up their mind in 2018,now Arethese bypolls aCongress proximity to Scindia and the usedbypolitical parties on 1The Prime Minister, item no. 2 We divide the work,Digvijaya mind? ing cheated... Out of the 28 seats youhaveonlymade it worse for versus Scindia fight with recent eventsinRajasthan both sides, be it your remark so and so minister... what does is doing his work.Heishandling Idon’tbelieve innumbersand (goingto bypolls),25arethoseon yourself (BJP). No one is going to Jyotiradityabeing amajor Idon’t knowabout his prox- on Imarti Devi or those from it mean... various issues that come up in the speculation game. Forthat, which‘sauda’hastakenplaceand acceptthis sauda, this betrayal. forceinthe Gwalior-Chambal imity,but he is an unadulterated BJP. different constituencies while I one should ask Shivraj (Singh) three arebecause of deaths, so belt? Congressman whichiswhy he is Ihavesaid that when youare Imarti Devi has accusedyou of am touring. Ahmedabad THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020 2020 11 DECISION BIHAR

CAMPAIGN TRAIL:SHREYASISINGH FORMORELOGONTO INDIANEXPRESS.COM/ELECTIONS Her father hermain ammo, BJP’s ● POLL PITCH: PM MODI'S ADDRESS IN SASARAM, GAYA ; NITISH KUMAR'S WHOISSANJAYYADAV? candidatekeeps her eyeonthe prize BEGUSARAI SPEECH ● WHO’S WHERE Whatmight also helpShreyasi is the open TODAY: BJP rebeliscompeting forRajput votes,and RJD has LJPsupportforher.Partymensay Paswansare aloyal base,but goodwill forDigvijaySinghmay in “complete solidarity”with her.Saysavil- TEJ PRATAPYADAV IN lager,RajdevPaswan, “With LJP president HASANPUR; JPNADDA hold29-yr-old shooting champion in good stead Chirag Paswan appealing forher,wehaveto IN AURANGABAD supporther.Inany case, we areNDA voters.” nowstanding as anominee of Upendra AssheleavesJhundovillage,Shreyasisays, SANTOSHSINGH Kushwaha’s RLSP. “Iamgettingsupportofpeopleacrossthecaste JAMUI,OCTOBER25 Needingallthehelpshecanget,Shreyasiis divide.” banking on being her father’s daughter.His Sheclaimsnottoknowtoomuchaboutthe SHETALKSofhavingbroughtlaurelsto Jamui, photo looms big on her campaign vehicle, one crowdscomingto RJDleaderTejashwiYadav’s THEWINNERTAKESITALL Bihar and India. She invokeslegacy of her late inwhichhebearsastrikingresemblancetoher. rallies,while adding,“Idonotthinkheisafac- father and former Union ministerDigvijay OnaThursday,ShreyasireachesJhundoby toratall. IamfocusedonJamui. Here, Nitish Singh. She seeksvotesinthe namesof“Nitish 1. 30 pm aftervisitstoSagdaha, Dharampur and Modi arethe main factors.” 2015 Bihar Election Kumar in Biharand NarendraModiinDelhi”. and Bela villages.Asshe makes her waytothe Going door to door at her next stop, 18,108 Winning And she insists she won’t go anywhereifshe ScheduledCaste Manjhi tola,asupporterin- Shreyasi,stoppingtoaddressagatheringatthe margin average wins despitewhat her detractors claim. troducesherasa“famousshooter”and“Dada’s insistence of villagers, says,“Somepeople are Till twoyears ago, Shreyasi’s arena wasa daughter”, adding she is acandidateofJitan spreading canards that Iamanoutsider... You PartyWin average worldfar removedfromJamui, located near RamManjhi. The former CM’s Hindustani knowIamfromGidhaurhereandcontinueto the Jharkhand border and counted among Awam Morchaispartofthe NDA. live there despitebeingbusy with sports.” TOTALSEATS HAM-S 29,408 LWE-affecteddistricts.In2018,shewonagold The crowdclaps appreciatively,assome LJP support mayhelp Shreyasi. Santosh Singh With OBC, EBC and ScheduledCaste and 243 LJP 24,107 medal in the double trap shooting event at women step forwardfor acloserlookat Muslimvotes,apartfromuppercastes,Jhundo Independent 21,333 CWGgamesinAustralia and, till date, the29- Shreyasiamidslogansof “ShreyasiSinghzind- is keenlypoised. And henceone of the areas year-oldremains Bihar’s onlywoman Arjuna abad”.Shreyasisays:“Iamyourdaughter,niece whereShreyasi canvasses is the Muslim set- JD(U) 21,209 Awardwinner. andsister. IwillworkforJamui’sdevelopment. tlement,travellingthroughitherhandsfolded 80 RJD 71 JD(U) 53 BJP 27 INC RJD 20,091 However, likemanyotherchildrenof polit- NitishKumarhasbeendoingwellinBiharand intoa“pranam”. INC16,836 ical heavyweights, her eventual destination PM Narendra Modiatthe Centre”. At Chihutia village whereupper castes 3 CPI(ML)(L) 2 BLSP 2 LJP Araria BJP 11,804 wasforetold.Herfatherwasperhapsthelastof Belongingto aroyalfamilyoftheerstwhile aredominant,aresident, Subash Singh, says Saharsa 1 HAM-S 4 Independent theRajputleadersof Bihar,knownpopularly as GidhaurEstateinJamui area,Shreyasi took to Katihar theybackShreyasi and hopes she will get CPI(ML)(L) 10,092 Patna “Dada”.UnionministerintheChandrashekhar shooting naturallywith her grandfather them along-promiseddam. Source: Election Commission of India BLSP 6,837 JAMUI and ABVajpayeegovernments, he had been Kumar SurendraSingh and father Digvijay Gaya Shreyasi, meanwhile, is preparing to ad- deniedaticket from Banka by the JD(U) and Singh ace shootersas well aspresidentsofthe dressanothergathering,andleadsafive-year- contested as an Independent, and won. After All India Rifle Association. Her uncle Kumar old girlwith her by hand to asmall platform. he had diedofheartattackin2010, wifePutul Tripurari Singh said: “She grew up with the “DoIneedtoseekyourvotes?...Ijustneedyour KumarihadwontheBankaseatinthebypolls sports in the family.” Shreyasi and AjayPratapmay divide the blessings,” she says. KEY PLAYERS but lostthe samein2014and 2019. In the Jamui contest, Shreyasi is facing sit- Rajput votes between them, while Vijay As villagers remarkatthe “humility” of It wasalast-minutecallbythe BJP to field ting RJD MLAand ex-ministerVijay Prakash Prakash will hope to getthe RJD’s Muslim- Dada’sdaughter,Shreyasican’tkeepthesmile ShreyasifromJamui.AjayPratapSingh,fellow (younger brother of former Banka MP Yadavvotes. Pratap also carriesthe stampof offher face. It’s4pm, eveningisalready set- Rajput leader who has Rajput and descendant of Srikrishna Singh, Jaiprakash Yadav) and AjayPratapSingh. family, with both his grandfather Srikrishna ting in, and thereare four morevillages to go. who had contestedfromthe seat in 2015 and The Assemblysegment is dominated by Singh and father NarendraSingh having Butshootinghastaughtherthatfocus,andpa- comesecondandwonin2010,revoltedandis Yadavs,RajputsandMuslimsfollowedbySCs. been ministers in the state. tience, pay. Lalu’s ear, Tejashwi’s back IHerebyDeclare ARMSAND LEGS RJD’s firstupper caste Bihar chief,Jagadanand Singh’s prime qualification is his unwaveringloyalty

Illustration: SuvajitDey CHANDANYADAV Indian National Congress, Beldaur (Khagaria) challenged Lalu. DEEPTIMANTIWARY He sealedthe palace trust in him when in TOTALASSETS NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 1997 he proposed to thefamilytomakeRabri `1.16 CRORE Devi CM as Lalu resignedafter fodder scam INNOVEMBERlastyeartheRJDtookeveryone charges. Later,ina2010 Assemblybypoll, he **Contestingelection forthe firsttime by surprise when it appointed Jagadanand campaignedagainstown son Sudhakar in his MOVABLE ASSETS Singh,aRajput,asitsstate president.Itwasthe bastionRamgarhandensuredhisdefeatto the firsttime in the RJD’s 23-year history that an RJD’sAmbikaYadav. Sudhakarhadaccepteda `51.97 LAKH upper caste leader had been appointed its BJPticket aftertheRJDignoredhimfortheseat. Assets 2015 2020 Bihar chief. Thistime,incidentally, SudhakaristheRJDcan- Cashinhand -4lakh Thedecisionwasasmuchinformedbythe didatefromRamgarh. In Patna, security personnel line up to getweaponsfor election duty on Sunday,ahead of the firstphaseofBihar polls. PTI RJD’s intent to recastthe party’s imageofa “JagadaBabumaynot beapan-Biharmass Bankbalance -1.2lakh Yadav-dominated OBC outfit, as it wasbythe leader but he has agoodpolitical mind. Ever Stocks&bonds -NIL family’s desiretohavealoyalist by Tejashwi’s sincehehastakenthereinsof theparty,things Otherinvestment -4.77lakh sideashetakesontheNDAforthesecondtime have become systematic and the approachto Jewellery -20lakh HASHTAG POLITICS without charismatic father Lalu Prasad. the polls is morecoordinated.Heisalso very BUSINESSASUSUAL Aproduct of the socialistpolitical move- logicalanddifficultto argueagainstevenifyou Vehicle -8.75lakh ment, “Jagada Babu” is one of the founder don’tagreewithhim.Thatworkersknowthat Other -13.24lakh ●First signature on 10 lakh BY UNNY membersofthe RJDand hasrepresented the hehastheweightof thefirstfamilybehindhim TOTAL -51.97lakh jobs: Tejashwi Yadav Ramgarhseatmultiple times as an MLA. He and that helps,” says aseniorRJD leader. remainedaministeralmostall through the The RJD also hopes that Singh’s appoint- IMMOVABLEASSETS Posting avideo, RJD leader Lalu regime. ment sends the messagethat the party is not `64.74 LAKH @yadavtejashwi tweeted: “From the In 2009, SinghcontestedBuxar Lok Sabha againstupper castes. In the run-up to the 2019 first Cabinet meeting itself, with the seatonanRJDticket anddefeatedtheBJP’sLal polls, the RJD’s vocal opposition to 10%EWS Assets 2015 2020 veryfirst signature,10lakhyouthswill MuniChoubey by over 2,000 seats. The most quotafor upper casteswas seen to have back- popular leader then in that region, Choubey fired. The NDAhad sweptthe statethen,win- Agriland -4.74lakh get jobs, this is certain!” had notlostfromBuxar since 1996. The seat ning 39 out of the 40 seats(the Congresshad Non-agriland -NIL waswrested backbythe BJP in 2014 and re- wonthe remaining one). With NitishKumar Commercial -NIL 95K VIEWS, 15K LIKES, 3K RETWEETS IN 9HOURS tainedin2019, with Singh losing both times. having appropriated the EBCs, the RJD sees Residential. -60lakh WhileSinghissaidto have considerablein- upper castesasavote bankitcan tapintoto Other -NIL fluenceamongRajput voters in Central Bihar, expand itssocialbasebeyond Yadavs and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tweeted: “We’ll protest againstany law his importance in the RJD is attributed more Muslims. TOTAL -64.74lakh with religion as the basis forcitizenship. Ialso want to tell Congress,RJD... your to his unwavering loyalty to Lalu’s family. “Let’salso notforgetthatJagada Babu was LIABILITIES `50LAKH silenceduring (anti-CAA+NRC) agitation is not forgotten. WhileBJP leaderswere As atallbut quietleader, Singh, 74,has al- the de factoCMduringthe RJD regime when calling peopleofSeemanchal ‘ghuspethiye’, RJD-INCdidn’topen theirmouths once.” ways endeared himself to the family. Unlike Lalu wasabsent forseveral years. The family CRIMINALCASES theotherinfluentialRajputleaderintheparty, wantsaveteranandloyalisttoguideTejashwi No pending criminal cases 1.4K LIKES, 272 RETWEETS IN 4HOURS Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who leftthe RJD in acontestthat is appearing increasingly days before he diedrecently, Singhhas never close,” an RJD leader says. BIHAR OUTSIDE BIHAR DELHI Hit by lockdown, acall for change: from ‘chacha Nitish’ to ‘bhatijas’

wasvoting forit, and so did I.” inginDelhifor16years,says thatdespitework- Pitambar Sharma,48, aBihar migrant be- TANUSHREEGHOSH Mukesh Kumar,22, who belongs to ing14hoursaday,seven days aweek,behas longing to the Badhai (carpenter) community, &NUSHAIBAIQBAL Paswan’s village andworks withhim,spent no savings. He voted for“KanhaiyaKumar livesinSangam Vihar,one of the largest unau- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 Rs 2,500toget home in April. He returnedin (CPI)”lastyearbutisnotgoinghomethistime. thorisedcolonies in the country. Sharma September.“Thereare no jobs in the village. Heisunawareofwelfareschemes;thoughhas came to Delhi with his father backinthe BIPINPASWANstarts work at9amintheelec- Thereare tapsnow, butnowater,”says Kumar, “heard” that if his name is struckoff the vot- 1980s, when justachild and, over the years, tric-switchfactorywhereheworks,and lives, whomakesRs8,000-10,000amonthinDelhi. ers’list,hewillbedeprivedofbenefits,suchas hasgone through astring of jobs. Still, mov- with adozenothers.It’sone of the matchbox- Hewouldhave votedfortheRJD’sTejashwi Bihar’s pension scheme forthose over 60. ing backhome to Bhaur HanumanNagar in likeunitsliningthedirtlanesinMangolpuriin Yadavifhisnamewasonthevoterlist.“When During the lockdown, the Nitish govern- Madhubaniwithhis three children is notan Delhi’sNorthWestdistrict. Ahoarding onone elections happen, I’m neverthere... Iwatch ment that initially urgedmigrantstostayput, option, he says.“We would enduptaking a of the shop frontsannounces “tatkal money Tejashwi’srallies on my phone,” he says. arrangedrationkitsfortheminDelhiandother loan at 10%interestagainst land,”hesays. transfers”. Forevery Rs 1,000 remitted back “In April-May, we sawoff around 25 lakh cities, says Kaushlendra.However, notevery- ADelhivoternow,Sharmasays tripshome home, Rs 30 is charged, says Paswan, 26. migrantsonthe 10-11specialtrains between onehad access to or knewofsuchservices. showhimthework Nitishhasdone,including If he couldgohome to Begusarai’s Delhi and Bihar,” says Kaushlendra Kumar The 10 kg ration Mohammad Salahuddin roadsthathave cuttheMadhubani-Patnajour- Bachhwara, he would have votedfor Chirag Singh, an accountant in the office of the Joint got wasprovidedbycivil society groups. The neytohalf.However, Sharma’svillagestilllacks Paswan. “Not on caste. Foronce,Iwanttovote LabourCommissioneratDelhi’sBiharBhawan. Mukesh Kumar (in darkblue) at electric-switchfactoryinMangolpuri. Tanushree Ghosh labourers’ ration cards areregisteredback adispensarywhile the nearesthospital is 20 forayoungleaderto win,”hesays.However,he As per aCentrefor Monitoring Indian home.Forthelast12days,the55-year-oldhas km away.Ifhecould, he would votefor has no plansofgoing this time; he didn’t go Economysurvey,inMay,unemployment in been visiting the Labour Chowk in Rani Bagh, TejashwiorChirag,hesays.“Chachajiko15 saal evenduringthelockdownashehadnomoney Delhi and Biharwas double the national aver- Economic Policy and Public Finance, Asian differencethistimewas,havinglosttheirjobs, near Mangolpuri, hoping to find work.But he avsar diya, ab bhatijon ki baari. Boodhe bailse and feared losinghis jobifworkrestarted. ageof21.7% —42.3% and 46%,respectively. DevelopmentResearch Institute,says therush theydidnothavethe10-15%monthlyexpense plans to go home to Sitanabad in Saharsa to kabtakkhetikarwayenge(Gave uncleNitish15 In the 2019 general election, he voted for Bakshi Amit Kumar Sinha,Assistant home at this time of the year is expected. theykeep aside from moneysenthome.” vote on November 7—for NitishKumar.“He years, nowit’s the turn of nephews.How long “Modi’s party (BJP)”, Paswan says.“Everyone Professor at the Patna-basedCentrefor “WorkersgenerallyreturnforChhathPuja.The Manjay Paswan, 32,who hasbeen work- got us roads, hospitals.” can one makeanold bull toil)?”

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DEFENCE MINISTER Rajnath beyond, for EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Singh on Sundaysaid that India LUCKNOW,OCTOBER25 wantsanend to the border ten- welfare of all sion with China and aims to es- AVIDEO has surfacedpurport- tablish peace but reiterated that edly featuring BJP Uttar Pradesh Indian soldiers will neverallow EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE president SwatantraDev Singh even an inchofland to be taken DEHRADUN,OCTOBER25 telling agathering in Ballia two by anyone. days backthat Prime Minister PROMOTING WAYANAD Afterperforming ‘Shastra NATIONALSECURITYAdvisorAjit NarendraModi had setthe time Puja’ -- customaryworship of Defence MinisterRajnath Singh inspectsaweapon at the DovalSaturdaysaidIndiawillfight forwar with Pakistanand As Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi seems to be weapons -- at the Sukna-based Sukna ArmyCampinDarjeeling on Sunday. PTI on itsown soil and outside, too, China. soft-selling his constituency to outsiders. Of late, his office has headquarters of the Indian but for“parmarth”—welfareof Singh is seen telling party been making and promoting shortfilms on aspectslinked to Army's 33 Corps, also known as all—and notselfish motives. workers in the video, “Yeh SwatantraDev Singh was the place. Afilm on Edakkal caves--believedtohavebeen Trishakti Corps, in Darjeeling dis- torians will writethe storyof “Mostofthe border roads of Addressing followers of Modiji ne tay... Sab tithi tayhai, speaking to BJP workers created by arrows shotbyLuv and Kush -- had almost2lakh trict of West Bengal on the occa- courageand valour of our sol- Sikkim arebeing upgradedby Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh mirtron. Kabkya hona hai, sab views.Attemptsare being made to promote talented young- sion of Dussehra, the Union min- diers in gold letters.” the BROtodouble-lane. Out of Saturdayevening, the NSAsaid: tayhai... 370dharakab samapta sters -- singers, sportspersons and studentswho did well in ex- istersaid, “Atthe moment there ArmyChief General Manoj this, 65 km of road construction “Aapne kaha ki hamne kabhi kisi hoga, RamMandir ka nirman kab forby-elections to seven ams -- from the constituency through videos. Ashortfilm is tension on the India-China Mukund Naravane wasalso work is in progress in East ke upar akraman nahi kiya. Iske hoga, Pakistanseyuddh kab AssemblyseatsinUttar made on atribal farmer wasahit. The MP’s office has made border,but India wantsthat it present at the occasion. Sikkim, and 55 km of road con- bare me apne ek vichaar hain ki hoga, China se yuddh kab hoga (It Pradesh, and Singh has been sevensuchfilms in the lastfew weeks. Sources said theyhave should end, peace should be es- The ministeralso inaugu- struction is under the action agar kahin se khatraaaraha tha has been decidedbyModiji... travelling to different con- gathered alot of interestevenoutside Wayanad. tablished. That is our aim. But rateda19.85-km alternatealign- plan. The construction of 225 km to kar dena chahiyetha (you said The dateisset foreverything, stituencies in the stateaspartof sometimes thereare some ne- ment of the National Highway- double-lane road to 'Mangan- we neverattackedanyone. There what will happen when, every- that. farious acts. But Iamcompletely 310inSikkim through video Chungthang-Yumesamdong' is an opinion that it should have thing is decided... When will In the video, Singh goes on convincedand Ialso believe that conference. In astatement, the and 'Chuganthang-Lachen-Jima- been done if therewas athreat Article 370beabrogated,when to saythat the BSP,SPand PARTY MATTERS our Army’s soldiers in anysitua- Defence Ministrysaid it was“ne- Muguthang-Nakula' is planned from somewhere.” will Ramtemple be built, when Congress have failedtomeet tion will notallowaninchof cessitated due to the previous under the Bharatmala project in Dovaladded: “Hum wahin therewill be awar with the expectations of the people. AFTER THE appointment of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhuryaspres- India’s land to go intoanyone alignment having seen extensive NorthSikkim. These worksare ladengejahan par aapki ichha hai Pakistan, when therewill be a He askspeople to weigh Prime ident of the West Bengal Congress unit, lobbying has begun for else’s hands.” damages due to sinking and plannedinninepackages with yehkoijarooratto nahi.Humwahin warwith China)." MinisterNarendraModi against aleadership changeinAssam, whichgoes to Assemblypolls Rajnath, who is on atwo-day other natural hazards”. “The road an estimated costofRs5,710 par ladengejahan par se khatraaa As acontroversy eruptedon others and decide who wasgo- next year along with Bengal. RajyaSabha MP Ripun Bora, who visit to West Bengal and Sikkim, serves as an important link to crore,” the Defence Ministersaid. raha hai aur hum khatreka Sunday, Singh told The Indian ing to give abetterfutureto is the PCC president, wasappointed in 2016 and manylead- also reviewedthe operational bolsterdefence preparedness in He also “emphasisedthe muqabla wahin karenge (It is not Express:"Ijustaddressedthe their children. ers argue the party should changehim -their argument be- preparedness of the Trishakti the Nathula Sector in particular government’s drive towards necessarythatwe willfightwhere workers and Idid notsay any- He said the BJP wasworking ing Borawas once an accusedinamurder case. Those close to Corps, whichisresponsible for and in the whole of EastSikkim progressing infrastructurede- youwant.We willfightonlyfrom thing on the lines as is report- on the path shown by Lord Borasay thereisnocase againsthim nowand he got aclean the Line of Actual Control with in general,” it stated. velopment in far-flung areas whereweare getting threats).” edly being circulated.Iwould Krishna and Ram, adding that chit from the court. While Harish Rawat, who wasAICC in China in the Sikkim sector. The ceremonywas held notonlytoenhance defence The NSAsaid: “…Hum yuddh have to look intothe context LordKrishna had notspared charge of Assam, ruledout aleadership changeinFebruary, Greeting the soldiers on the through avideo conference from preparedness but also forfos- to karengeaurapnizameenparbhi first." even his familyand his caste, those eyeing forthe postare hoping that the newin-charge occasion of Dussehra, the minis- the 33 Corps headquarters “due tering socio-economic devel- karengeaur baahar bhi karenge. Singh wasinBallia forthe and that in case awrong is com- JitendraSingh will have afresh look at the issue. tersaid, “Whatever has hap- to inclement weather”. opment of the region” and re- Lekin apne niji swarthkeliyenahi, bhoomi pujan ceremonyofa mitted,one has to rise above penedlatelyonthe India-China “By constructing... alternate iterated the Centre’s “resolve to parmarthkeliyekarnapadega(We Krishna temple under the familyand caste forthe sakeof border in Ladakh, Ican saywith routeofNH-310,the BROhas ful- speedupinfrastructuredevel- willfight,onourownsoilandout- Sikandarpur Assemblycon- the country. FLOOD FORECAST concreteinformation about the filledthe aspirations of the Army opmentinalignment with the sidetoo,notforselfishinterestbut stituency represented by BJP He also said that the BJP duty performedbyour soldiers, and residentsofEastSikkim,” Prime Minister’s ActNorth East forwelfareofall).” The NSAison MLASanjayYadav. would notallowany insult of AFTER FORECASTINGthe lastcouple of cyclones, including that when history is written, his- Rajnath said. policy”. aprivate visit to Uttarakhand. Campaigning is currentlyon the countryorthe poor. Amphan, with great accuracy,the MetDepartment and the EarthSciences Ministrywill nowbemaking flash flood fore- casts notjustfor the country, but forSouth Asia as well, in- cluding Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. The IMD Political scientist Suhas Palshikar is will put intoplace an automated mode of dissemination through platforms likesocial media to reachdisasterauthor- guest at Bihar polls Explained tomorrow ities as fast as possible. establish Hindutvaasthe state’s dominant political narrative? Protests in Jammu against What role will caste,tradi- tionallythe keytovoting in Mehbooba’s Tricolour remarks EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Bihar,play? And will the context NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 of the pandemic matter in the flag at the iron fence outside the direction in whichBihar chooses EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PDP office. IT IS India's firstmajor 'Covid' to go? JAMMU,OCTOBER25 Amidslogansof “BharatMata election, and could turn out to To answer these and many Ki Jai”, some protestors were be among the mostconsequen- other questions, The Indian PROTESTSCONTINUEDinJammu heardwarningMehboobaagainst tial in recent times. The DATE:27October2020 Express has invited Suhas againstPDPleaderandformerCM visiting Jammu. 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The polling whichbegins bency,aperceivedplateauing of Explained.Live sessions since PDPofficeinthemorningafterbe- miscreantsunder the patronage on October 28 is going to be es- the state's turnaround story, the the lockdown beganhavein- ing stoppedbythe police from of BJP and the administration are peciallycrucial. migrants’ crisis whichmade it- cludedIIT-Delhi Director hoistingtheTricolourattheoffice. resorting to “goondaism” to en- It will be amajor test of self seen and heardinthe Covid- Ramgopal Rao, Kerala’s Health Later,afew ABVP activists sat forcetheir ideology. strength forthe ruling regime at 19 lockdown, the separation of MinisterKKShailaja, Public on adharna afterbeing stopped “Wedon’tneedacertificateof the Centreafter it wonasecond the LJP from the National Health Foundation of India pres- by thepolicefrombringingdown nationalism from the Godse mandatein2019and effected Democratic Alliance in the state, ident Dr KSrinath Reddy,indus- the PDP flag at the party’s office, brigadewhohave always discred- RINGING IN DUSSEHRA sweeping changes over the last and are-ordering of the Janata trialistDrNaushad Forbes, cap- and raisedslogans against itedanddishonouredtheflagand year,fromremoving Jammu and Dal (United)’s ownpact with the ital marketsexpertNilesh Shah, Mehbooba Mufti and the UT ad- constitution of this country. Our Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath performs puja at the Gorakhnath temple in Kashmir’s special status to BJP. medical scientist Dr Gagandeep ministration. However, police al- alliance is anti-BJP and notanti- Gorakhpur on Sunday. ANI amending the citizenship law. Could the election herald the Kang, Mahesh Vyas, MD and lowedthem to hoistthe national national.” The polls arealso an opportunity arrivalofanewgeneration — CEO of the Centrefor foranOpposition that has been Tejashwi Yadavand Chirag Monitoring Indian Economy, struggling to find itsvoice. Paswan, political heirs of Lalu and Sajjid Chinoy, JPMorgan’s Unfortunate that Incumbent Chief Minister Prasad and RamVilas Paswan — Chief India Economistand part- All Indian citizens will Sonia: No place for Nitish Kumar is looking fora of leaders in Bihar and indeed, time member of the Economic Opp has become fourth term in apolitical climate NorthIndia? AdvisoryCouncil to the Prime be given free Covid directionless, arrogance, breaking of shapedbyathree-term incum- Will the BJP be able to finally Minister. vaccine, says Sarangi says Nadda promises in ruler’s life Naqvi says Cong formed ‘radical

PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA syndicate’ with Jamaat-e-Islami, PFI PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA JAIPUR,OCTOBER25 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE BHUBANESWAR,OCTOBER25 NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 Pratap BJP CHIEF JP Nadda on Sunday Congress EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE UNION MINISTER Pratap Sarangi Sarangi alleged that the Opposition has PEOPLE ARE supreme in gover- president NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 Sundaysaid everyIndian citizen become directionless and has nance and thereisnoplace for Sonia will be providedfreeCovid-19 startedopposing the countryin arrogance, falsehood and reneg- Gandhi CALLINGITaquestion of “na- vaccine, days afterthe BJP an- forAnimal Husbandry, Dairy, itsantagonism towardsPrime ing on promises in aruler’s life, tional security”, the BJP on nounceditfor the people of poll- Fisheries and Micro, Small and MinisterNarendraModi. Congress president Sonia Sundayaccusedthe Congress of bound Bihar. Medium Enterprises, wasre- He said that Congress leaders Gandhi said in her Dussehra is the biggestmessageofVijaya allying with “radical organisa- The BJP announcement had sponding to criticism levelledby opposedthe abrogation of messageonSunday. Dashami,” she added. tions Jamaat-e-Islami and kickedupacontroversy,with the Odisha Food Supplies and Article 370and indirectlysup- Former Congress president She also asked people to be Popular Front of India (PFI)” in opposition alleging that the rul- Consumer WelfareMinister, RP portedPakistan. Rahul Gandhi tooextended safeand protect themselves poll-bound Bihar and sought to ing party wasusing the pan- Swain. “Atatime when the entire Vijaya Dashami greetings saying from coronavirus during the fes- knowifRJD leader Tejashwi demic forpolitical reasons. Swain had earlier in the day countrywas celebrating afterthe truth ultimatelytriumphs. tivals and followall Covid-19 Yadavand his party arealso part Union Finance Minister questionedDharmendra abrogation of Article 370, Rahul In her messageonDussehra, guidelines. of such“an understanding”. Naqvi during apress conference at the BJP headquarters in Nirmala Sitharaman had said the Pradhan and Sarangi, the two Gandhi contendedthat injustice Sonia Gandhi extendedgood The Congress president “The grand old party has NewDelhi on Sunday. Prem Nath Pandey announcement wasinorder as Union Ministers from Odisha, for wasdone to the people in wishes to all. hopedthat this Dussehrawill formedabrand-newalliancewith it wasanelection manifesto an- their “silence” on their party Srinagar,” Nadda said while ad- She said, “A symbol of tri- notonlybring happiness, peace radical organisations Jamaat-e- nouncement. stand on free Covid-19vaccina- dressing party workers in umph of justice over injustice, and prosperity in everyone's life Islami and PFI. Forpower, the arequestions of national secu- Jamaat-e-Islami in his rallies” Prime MinisterNarendra tion forthe people of the state Rajasthan via video conference. truth over falsehood and pru- but also strengthen harmony Congress has formedthis ‘radical rity,not politics,” Naqvi said. than of his ownparty. Modi has announcedthat all along the lines of the one being He wasspeaking afterinau- dence over arrogance, Dussehra, and cultural values among peo- syndicate’ to supportradicalism The BJP leader said the Shiv In an apparent reference to people will be providedfreeof promisedinBihar. gurating twoBJP offices and lay- afternine days of worship, also ple. in the country,”Union Minister Sena, whichhas formedagov- the Congress leader meeting the costvaccines. An estimated Rs The governmentsofTamil ing the foundation of six offices brings with it anew resolve and Severalsenior Congress lead- MukhtarAbbasNaqvisaidduring ernment in Maharashtrawith wifeofKerala journalistSiddique 500will be spent forthe vacci- Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Assam in various districtsofthe state. avow to fulfill duties in anysitu- ers, including general secretary apressconferenceattheBJPhead- Congress help, will also have to Kappan, who wasarrestedinUP nation of eachperson, Sarangi and Puduchcheryhavealready “It is unfortunatethat the ation.” (organisation) KCVenugopal quarters. “Wewant to ask answer on this issue. and booked under UAPA,Naqvi told reporters afteraddressing a announcedfreevaccines forthe Opposition has gone direction- People, Sonia said, arepara- and general secretaries Randeep Tejashwi Yadavwhether,along Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s said Rahul nevermisses achance campaign meeting forthe people of their states. Delhi Chief less. It has startedopposing the mount in governance. Surjewala and Priyanka Gandhi with Congress, his party (RJD) candidatefromWayanad Lok to meetthe families of PFI mem- November 3assemblybypoll in MinisterArvind Kejriwal has de- countryinits antagonism to- “And thereisnoplace forar- Vadra, also extendedgreetings has also made an understanding Sabha seat in 2019,Naqvi said bers and of those arrested forin- Balasore. mandedthat the measurebeim- wardsPrime MinisterNarendra rogance, falsehood and breaking to people on Dussehra. with Jamaat-e-Islami and other people were “shocked” to see volvement in “anti-national” ac- Sarangi, the MinisterofState plemented forall citizens. Modi,” he said. of promises in aruler's life. This -WITH PTIINPUTS ‘radical elements’ in Bihar.These that therewere“moreflags of tivities. -WITHPTIINPUTS Ahmedabad

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13 THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020 IDEA EXCHANGE Newsmakersinthe Newsroom PRAKASH JAVADEKAR,MINISTER FOR INFORMATION&BROADCASTING, ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE‘ Many high courts too suggest we intervene... We don’t censor. We believe in self-regulation

The Union Ministerbelieves pollution on account of stubble burning will be less this year because of Centre's measures, asserts the countrywill see “minimum loss” because of‘Covid-19inwinter months, and says Congress notthe BJP is raking up PakistaninBiharpolls. The session wasmoderated by Special Correspondent Krishn Kaushik

KRISHN KAUSHIK: Howwouldyou precautions whichneedtobetaken. So ity in the elections. assess the government’s we will definitelyworkwith the Gujarat We should have been ruling.Instead, communication strategy in the past government in this regard... Seaplane is a theShivSenaditchedthe BJPand went six months of the pandemic? wonderful avenue notjustfor tourism with those who we defeated,the

The Prime Ministerspokefromthe but willbeusefulinprovidinglocal serv- Congress and the NCP… So it is the Shiv heartand addressedpeople directly. It ices. Sena whichisanswerable, notthe BJP. had alot of impact. Indiaminimisedits losses due to people’s participation on PRABHA RAGHAVAN: The Power MANOJ CG:ADelhi-basedjournalist the Prime Minister’s appeal. Ministerhad made a working with Malayalam news Even forthe (coronavirus) challenge recommendation to your Ministryin outlets wasbooked under the in the winter months, he has already WHY Augusttoextendbytwo years the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act talked from the bottom of his hearttothe deadline for (UAPA) while on people. PRAKASH JAVADEKAR thermal power his waytoHathras. Quantum (ofsuggestions, ‘ We will succeedthen too, and India sI&B Minister, plantstoinstall As the I&B willsee minimum loss. We willwin this the flue-gas criticism) forEIA draft was Ministerhaveyou waragainst thecoronavirus. Javadekar has been the desulfurization triedtospeak to (FGD) systems to large. Apanel is analysing the Uttar Pradesh Agovt’s face in the KRISHN KAUSHIK: What can the minimise government about government do to ensurethat TRP pandemic,communicating pollution from them. Things will take this case? dataismorerobust?Secondly, even their operations, time... Will discusswith We have re- as an investigation intothe alleged Centre's measures to check forover300 ‘ ceivedinformation rigging of TRP continues, youasa spread of the virus to people. As thermal power people when time comes of the case and you Union ministeralong with the BJP units. Is thereany canalsoask the gov- president tweetedabout it. Whythe television newsgrapples with updateonthat? ernment, the gov- needtocomeout and defend one The statusisthat ernment is open to person and an organisation? TRPscam, his Ministryhas some plants alreadyhaveFGDs installed it...But what we areasking the Congress No... Letmemakeitveryclear that the assertedneedfor better self- in their systems, while manyothers had is that while youare making noise on government doesn’t take sides.I’m say- givenorders foritbut their plans were Hathras, 10 placesinRajasthan have seen ing it very clearly that repression of press regulationinthe industry. He disrupted because of the pandemic. So, worse crimes. So the Congress cannot is notwelcome. That is the onlymessage also holds the MoEF portfolio, therewill definitelybesome delayin have selective amnesia. Theyhaveto of my tweet. Ihavenot mentionedany procuring the machinery.Thereare some condemn all incidents. channelorperson. andMinistry’s draft EIA, 2020, plantswhichare yettoplacetheir orders The BARC (BroadcastAudience hascome under criticismin and arepreparing the DPR, and asmall AAKASH JOSHI: Howdoyou see the Research Council) is an independent in- number of plantshavenot prepared the politicisation of the Sushant Singh stitutefoundedbyadvertisers and recent months DPR. So, the plantsare at different stages. Rajput case ahead of the Bihar broadcasters. It is the job of both these We areincontinuous touchwith thein- elections? stakeholders to run BARC efficiently; we dustry.Theyhavealso been in recession Thecase is under investigation by have notinterfered in it. as we know… (The extension) depends three Central agencies. People have faith Twoofmyrepresentatives, notas on acase-to-casebasis. We have already in them,let them give theirfinalreport. partofMinistrybut as broadcasters of donethe reviews,and Imentionedthe The matterisincourt, and the agencies Doordarshan, participateinBARCpro- four stages in which the plants are… I will submit their reportinthe court… ceedings. But other than thatwedon’t am very surethatIndian industry Yes, theremay be alocal reaction of peo- interfereintheir affairs. Areyou inviting will be cleaner… We areinvest- ple or voters to acertain case in acertain me to interfere? ing Rs 46,000 croreinnew way. But we do notsee it as one statever- technology called‘coal-to- sus another. LIZ MATHEW:Why did the BJP feel the needtoraise Pakistaninthe SHUBHAJIT ROY: It’s been five-and-a- Bihar poll campaign when, as you half months since the border claim, youhaveagood governance standoffwith China began. Has the reportcardtotaketothe people? issue been discussedinthe nearly 20 We arenot creating problems, it is Cabinetmeetings that have taken the Congress party that is creating place in this period? problemsfor themselves. Who spoke China is being closelymonitored. in Lahore(Think Fest)? It wasShashi China has also understood that India Tharoor... When youare talking todayisnot the India of pre-2014. about Article 370orany other thing Therehas been achange. We have likePakistan, if youare speaking the givenafitting response. And the language of Pakistan, therewillbe government has made it very clear definitereactions.So, we arenot that we have notsuccumbed an digging up something that they inch… The CabinetCommittee on spokeabout 10 years ago, we are Security always keeps trackof justreacting to their recent tweets, developments,practicallyevery recentutterances... And we are minute, everyday,and takes askingquestions on whytheyare decisions. The issue is discussed talking Pakistan’s languageon in the CabinetCommittee of Kashmir. Security in whichall the member Cabinetministers are LIZ MATHEW:Inthe 2015 Bihar present... The government has made elections too, then BJP it clearthat notasingleinchofIndian president Amit Shah had said land has gone anywhere. that if the BJP loses, therewill be fireworksinPakistan. The KRISHN KAUSHIK: Your party party’s ownassessment was announcedfreevaccine in Bihar as that the comment mayhave Illustration: Suvajit Dey part of itselection manifesto.Will backfired.Sowhy bring up Pakistan people outside Bihar getfreeCovid- again? 19 vaccine? But we arenot saying it... The 2012-13period… completedinfour years, suchvehicles SHIVAM PATEL: It seems that while liquid’ that will reduce pollution to a If the vaccine comes, it will be for Congressisspeaking, Rahul Gandhi But letthe things cometothat stage, don’tenter Delhi… Delhi has takenalotofsteps to check great extent. So,onall avenues we have everyone, notfor onestate…You will said… PChidambaram and Digvijaya then we will discuss with the people, not Thirdly, we have closedthe Badarpur pollution —banning diesel startedtaking action. Today, the absolute have to ask (HealthMinister) Harsh

Singh tweetedthat we willrestore now. and Sonipat thermal powerplants. More generators, shutting down Badarpur coal consumption of America is little Vardhanji about it (the BJP’s poll

Article 370(the Congress said it had only importantly, we have created87 plant, plying moreCNG buses —the morethanwhat India uses. promise in Bihar). objected to waythe provision wasabro- KRISHN KAUSHIK: The issue of air Gigawatt of renewable powerthrough- other NCRtowns have notbeen so If the party mentions something in gated). So, Ichallengethem to writethis pollution has come up again in out thecountry; it’s notasmall thing. It proactive.What can be done about NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: itsmanifesto,itisanintended in the Bihar manifesto. What is wrong in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and NCR. is completely natural, pollution-free... that? Recently, veteranMaharashtra programme. Nowsomebody has to

giving political reaction to apolitical Basically, the acceptance of aprob- We have alsoarranged more than 40 Thereare some localissues...Itisnot politician Eknath Khadse quit the subsidise that government tweetorpoliticalspeech? lem is alsothe beginning of solution. In croreLED bulbs saving tremendous one stateversusanother state. It is not BJP,and has nowjoinedthe NCP. Did programme. If the government 2015,the Prime power, whichalsoreduces pollution. about ablamegame. the BJP make decides to subsidise it, that is a ESHA ROY: The Ministerlaunched We have brought in construction and We all have to work enough of an different matter.Let the vaccine draft the national Air demolition wastemanagement rules for together because air- effort to retain come. Then everystate will help their ‘ BARC is an independent ‘ If vaccine comes, will be for Environmental QualityIndex. Till the firsttime.Wehaveborrowedthe sheddoesn’tunder- him? Doesn’t his citizens differently. Impact institute of advertisers, thattime therewas good practices of Metroconstruction… stand political or ge- everyone…Ask Harsh departuredent Assessment (EIA) onlymanual,volu- So, curtains arebeing put up, thereare ographical the party in KRISH KAUSHIK: Thereisalot of talk Notification 2020 broadcasters. They must minous dataavail- sprinklers to prevent dust... Delhi also has boundaries. Va rdhanji about (BJP’s Maharashtra, or these days about what media should receivedarecord run it. We don’t interfere in able. Therewasn’t ageographical problem. Bihar promise). Let vaccine wasitthat you do, what it is doing, what is it not number of one figurefor air We have the Himalayanwinter cou- ADITI RAJA: The wanted to make doing... objections and their affairs. Areyou quality index... pledwith dustinthe air and the mois- Gujarat come. Everystate will help an example out of That is what my question to the suggestions. Is the ‘ Basedonfindings turefromthe rivers... If youdownload government ‘ him? Secondly, media is. Everyday manyhigh courts Ministrylooking inviting me to interfere? from various towns the Sameerapp, it providesthe present appliedfor its citizens differently the BJP has been arealso suggesting that the Ministry at including these and cities, we have position of pollution in morethan 122 environment saying that the intervene, notonlyinthe TRP scam recommendations chalked out the na- cities. Youwill understand that the allu- clearances for ruling coalition and BARC,but even other areas of and, maybe, tional clean air pro- vial soil region, that is the gangetic plains, wateraerodromes government in programming. We don’t censor.We overhauling the draftcompletely? gramme for100cities. On August 15,the has the maximum pollution load com- at Sabarmati Riverfront in Maharashtraisveryunstable and believe in self-regulation. See, as farasthe EIA draftiscon- Prime Ministersaid that in thousand pared to otherprovinces with the same Ahmedabad and near Sardar Sarovar that it will collapse anytime now. But Nowwhether self-regulation cerned,wewelcome all suggestions and days or in three-four years, we aregoing traffic, same industries, same population dam in Kevadia colonyfor the we alsohear that there areothers worksornot.... Recently, two criticism. We have appointed acommit- to improvethe air quality in these hun- load…Mumbai,Bengaluru, Hyderabad, seaplane project onlyinJuly, even as from the BJP waiting in the wings to prominentnewschannelownershad teetogothrough all of them. What we dred cities. This includes special focus on Chennai don’t getthis much pollution. the inaugural run is plannedfor jumpship. come to me. have found is that98% (objections,sug- the Delhi-NCR region... So, (in the Delhi-NCR belt)geographical October 31.With MoEF clearances As farasEknath Khadse is concerned, Theywanted to give me aletter gestions) have thesame wording and We have takensomanysteps, letme factors arealso responsible (for causing pending forthe Sabarmati terminal he is our senior leader and has worked urgingthe government to intervene matter,but we have takencognizance of enumerate. First, throughout the coun- pollution). of the project, would the project not forthe party for40years. Therewere to save the industryfromgoing down. everything. But letmetell youthings will trywehavelaunchedBS-VI fuel as well The Central government has taken be in violation of the EIA some problemsand if he has takenade- Itold them, broadcasters and take little time because the quantum(of as (compliant) vehicles. It is arevolution- action in everyfield... To curb stubble Notification? cision, it is his decision,itwas notforced advertisers arethe twostakeholders. suggestions) waslarge. arystepand will reduce vehicular pollu- burning, we have givenRs1,400crore for When aproposal is submitted offi- by the party. Who gets howmuchisaprivate thing, We cannotsay that 30-40 days…But tion by 50-60-70% on various parame- machines and manyfarmers areusing cially,wegiveour decisions officially. So As faraspeople waitingtojumpship it has nothing to do with the the analysis will take some time and after ters. machines(to remove stubble).When whenthat willcome, youwillunder- is concerned, actuallythe reverse is hap- government. Therefore, we never thatwewillannounce our decision on the Secondly, closeto60,000 vehicles this year’s stubble burning season is over, stand what has happened.But moreim- pening...See letusunderstand the elec- intervened. subject. We will also explain to thepeo- that had no work in the city wouldpass therewill be lesser pollution on account portantly, my question to youall is tion resultsinMaharashtraproperly.The Therehavealsobeen discussions ple what the EIA actuallyproposes, what through it and add to the pollution. Now, of it. That is whatscientists areexpect- whether we want to explorenew kinds ShivSena wononNarendraModi’s about OTT platforms. Ihavecalled is the changefrom2006to2014, and that because of completion of the Western ing. of tourismornot? posters. The BJP-ShivSena gotamajor- them twice to talk about acredible we have justconsolidated manyofthe Peripheral Expressway,whichwas not So, letuswait and see. But we have The seaplane causes no pollution,it’s ity.Wefought as an alliance and the al- self-regulation method, but theyhave things whichwerealreadydoneinthe completedin10years, and whichwe takenaction on all fronts. awonderful thing… Of course, thereare liance got 160seats. We gotafull major- notcome up with aproposal.

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TOPOFTHE Gunmen storm WORLD ‘Nothowyoutalkaboutfriends’:Biden school in Cameroon, slamsTrumpforremarksonIndia’sair killing seven children But it wasagrim newlow in Says deeplyvalues BLAISEEYONG& aregion thatsince 2017 has seen JOSIANEKOUAGHEU hundredsdie and thousands dis- Indiapartnership KUMBA,OCTOBER25 placedbecause of the conflict, with manychildren unable to at- Opposition candidate GUNMEN STORMED aschool in tend school. The attackhas WavelRamkalawan Cameroon on Saturdayand drawnwidespread condemna- casts his voteashe openedfireindiscriminately, tion andislikelytopile further holds his son. 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She found LALITKJHA side the school at the time. her on the floor of aclassroom, THE SEYCHELLES elected WASHINGTON,OCTOBER25 Some children were injured bleeding from the stomach. an opposition candidate jumping from second storey “She washelplessand she as president forthe first SLAMMINGUSPresident windows. wasshouting ‘mum please help time since 1977,authori- Donald Trumpfor hiscomment It wasunclear if the attack me’, and Itold her ‘onlyyour ties announcedon on India’sair pollution,former waslinked to an ongoing strug- God can save younow’,”Dione Sunday, and winner vice president and Democratic glebetween the Armyand told Reuters. The girlwas WavelRamkalawanreaf- Partypresidential nominee Joe groupsseeking to form abreak- rushed to hospitalwhereshe is firmedapledgetohike Biden on Saturdaysaidheand away statecalledAmbazonia in undergoing treatment fora the minimum wage after his running mateKamala Harris the English-speaking west. gunshotwound. REUTERS Covid-19stifledthe deeplyvaluedAmerica’s part- LINES STRETCH FORBLOCKSASNEW YORKERS TURN OUT FOREARLYVOTING: ThousandsofNew Yorkers flooded polling tourism-dependent econ- nership with India. placesand waited hoursinlonglinesSaturday,the firstday of early voting.Lines stretchedfor blocks outside polling sites as omy. Ramkalawan, afor- “President TrumpcalledIndia election officials contendedwithmalfunctioning electronic poll machinesand triedtocalmanxious voters.The hurdlesfor mer Anglican priest, de- ‘filthy’.It’s nothow youtalk about voters and poll workers on the firstday of voting reflected the challenges of aholding acontentiouspresidentialelection in the Police injured in London feated PresidentDanny friendsand it’snot howyou solve middle of apandemic. But many people remainedundeterred by the delays and the coronavirus, some waitingaslongasfive Faureafter three decades global challenges likeclimate hours and somerushing to getinline before polls closed. Reuters lockdown protests, 18 held of unsuccessfulruns for change,” Bidensaid in atweet, the presidency of the East twodays afterTrump, during a African nation,anIndian presidential debate, accused Ocean archipelagofamed China, India and Russiaofnot tak- Virus surge colours campaign’s final stretch forits natural beauty and ing careoftheir “filthy”air. rare wildlife. REUTERS “KamalaHarris and Ideeply Pence’s topaidetests positive, Vice President to keep travelling despitecontact At aprotestin value our partnership and will Trafalgar Square, put respect backatthe centreof landedinWashington.“Ididhear London, on our foreign policy,” Biden said on ASSOCIATEDPRESS about it justnow,” he said. “And I Saturday. AP BRITAIN Twitter Saturdayasheretweeted WAUKESHA,OCTOBER25 thinkhe’squarantining.Yeah.Idid Doctorsdemand his op-edinthe latestissue of the hearaboutit.He’sgoingto befine. India West weekly. USPRESIDENTDonaldTrumpas- But he’s quarantining.” anygatheringsofmorethan six freemealsfor “TheObama-Bidenyearswere suredsupporters packedshoul- The revelation bookendeda ADITIKHANNA people areprohibited. childrenduring some of the best we’veeverhad derto shoulderatweekendrallies dayinwhichBiden and Trump LONDON,OCTOBER25 TheMetropolitanPolicesaidit betweenour twocountries. A that“we’reroundingtheturn”on demonstratedremarkablydiffer- made arrests foravariety of of- schoolholidays Biden-Harris administration will thecoronavirusandmockedchal- Trumpand Biden have been campaigninginswing states entattitudesaboutwhattheysaw SCOTLAND YARD said itsofficers fences,includingbreachingcoron- PEDIATRICIANS ARE urg- build on that great progress and lengerJoeBidenforraisingalarms days ahead of the November 3election. AP as safebehaviour in the home- policinganti-lockdown demon- avirus regulations and assaulting ingtheBritishgovernment doevenmore.We canandshould aboutthepandemic,despitesurg- stretchofacampaign that has strations in London have made 18 an emergency service worker. to reverse course and pro- be natural allies,” Biden wrotein ing cases around the countryand been upended by the pandemic. arrests, with some officers receiv- “Onedemonstrationinpartic- vide free meals forpoor the op-ed.“That’s whyifelected morepositive infections at the House said, but still plannedto markedthe starklydifferent ap- “Wedon’twanttobecome ing minor injuries following ular attracted alarge number of childrenduringschoolhol- President,Iwillcontinue what I WhiteHouse. keep travelling and holding ral- proaches thatTrumpand Biden superspreaders,”Biden told sup- clashes with the protesters. protesters andIbecame increas- idays as the Covid-19pan- have long calledfor:The US and Trump’s remarks came lies around the country. aretakingtocampaigning in the porters at a“drive-in”rallyin Large groups of protesters inglyconcernedthat those in the demicpushes morefami- India willstand togetheragainst Saturday,hours before the White The revelation of another ageofthe novelcoronavirus. Pennsylvania, picking up aterm were seen marchingthrough the crowdwerenot maintaining so- lies intopoverty.Some terrorisminallitsformsandwork House announcedthatatop aide high-rankingadministrationoffi- Pence’s office confirmedlate that has been usedtodescribe cityonSaturday withbannersand cial distancing or adhering to the 2,200members of the together to promote aregion of to Vice President MikePence had cial testingpositive forthe virus Saturdaythat his chief of staff, the Rose Garden event in late placardscallingfor“freedom”and terms of their ownrisk assess- RoyalCollegeofPediatrics peaceandstabilitywhereneither tested positive forthe virus. coupledwiththeadministration’s MarcShort, had tested positive. September in whichTrumpan- an end to Covid-19restrictions, ment,” said CommanderAde and Child Health have China nor anyother country Pence has been in close contact decision to continue business as Trumpcommented on Short nouncedhis latestSupreme whichhascurrentlyplacedtheUK Adelekan,leadingtheMetPolice’s written an open letter to threatens itsneighbours.” PTI with the adviser,the White usual punctuated aday that early Sunday afterhis plane Courtnominee. capital underTier 2, under which operationoverthe weekend. PTI Prime MinisterBoris Johnson, saying theywere TURKEY’S ERDOGAN ALSO SLAMS FRENCH PRESIDENT shockedbyhis “refusal”to Afghanistan sayssenior backdownonthe issue. The House of Commons Imran accuses Macron of attackingIslam lastweek rejected legisla- Al-Qaeda leader killed tion that would have pro- Muhammad in aclass on free- terroristswho carry out violence, videdfreemeals duringall REUTERS dom of expression. be it Muslims, White ED school holidays from ASSOCIATEDPRESS Morestrain ISLAMABAD,ISTANBUL, “Sadly, President Macron has SupremacistsorNaziideologists”. King Al-Sultan Abdullah(left) OctoberthroughtheEaster KABUL,OCTOBER25 onUSdeal OCTOBER25 chosen to deliberatelyprovoke Turkish President Recep andPMMuhyiddin Yassin break. AP PLAIN E Muslims,incl his owncitizens, Tayyip Erdogan said Macron had ● withTaliban AFGHANISTANCLAIMEDSunday EX PAKISTANIPRIMEMinisterImran through encouraging the display “losthis way”, in his second VATICAN itkilledatopAl-Qaedapropagan- Khan said on SundaythatFrench of blasphemous cartoons target- sharp criticism of the French Malaysia’s king distonanFBI most-wanted list THE FEBRUARY deal between PresidentEmmanuelMacronhas ing Islam &our ProphetPBUH,” leader in twodays over the treat- Popenamesnew duringanoperation in the coun- the US and the Taliban, which “attackedIslam” by encouraging PakistanPMImran Khan Khan said on Twitter.Khansaid ment of Muslims.OnSaturday, rejects PM’s cardinals,putting try’s east, showing the militant has already been under strain, the displayofcartoonsdepicting Macron could have shown a Erdogan said Macron had a group’scontinuedpresencethere could be in further trouble the ProphetMuhammad. “healing touch” to denyspace to problem with Muslimsand request for hisstampon as US forces work to withdraw with one of itsmajor condi- Khan’s commentscome days by an Islamistradical who extremists but hadinstead “cho- needed mental checks —are- from America’s longest-running tions likelyunder threat. afterMacron paid tributetoa wanted to avenge the use of car- sento encourageIslamophobiaby bukethat causedFrance to recall emergencyrule Church’sfuture waramidcontinuedbloodshed. Under the deal, the Taliban is Frenchhistory teacher beheaded toons depicting the Prophet attacking Islam rather than the itsambassadorfromAnkara. POPE FRANCIS named13 The reported deathofHusam supposedtocut ties with newRoman Catholic car- Abd al-Rauf, also known as Abu groups that threaten the secu- JOSEPHSIPALAN dinals on Sunday, includ- Muhsin al-Masri, follows weeks rity of the US and allies, in- &ROZANNALATIFF ing nine under the ageof of violence including an IS- cluding Al Qaeda. But with Pak Oppn holds third massive anti-govtrally KUALALUMPUR,OCTOBER25 80whoareeligibleto enter claimedbombing on Saturday the reportedkilling of the aconclave to elect his suc- near Kabul that killed 24 people. Qaeda leader in Afghanistan oppositionpartiesformedonSept withtherally, whichwasattended againstpeople's wishes and [by] MALAYSIA’S KING Al-Sultan cessorafter his deathor This threatens the peace talks and officials saying he wasbe- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA 20,earlierheldtwomassive back- by topleaders of the coalition. tearingaparttheConstitutionand Abdullahrejected on Sundaya resignation.Theywillbeel- between the Afghan govern- ingprotected by the Taliban, KARACHI,OCTOBER25 to-backgatherings in Gujranwala Addressingthe rallyvia video laws,for pushing peopletowards proposal by Prime Minister evatedto thehighrankata ment and the Taliban in Qatar.It the US could see this as avio- and Karachi this month. linkfromLondon,PML-Nsupremo povertyand hunger,” Sharif said. Muhyiddin Yassin forhim to de- ceremonyknownasacon- also complicates US’ effortsto lation of the terms of the deal. PAKISTAN’S MAJOR Opposition As thepublicmeetingbegan andformerPMNawazSharifagain His daughter and PML-N vice clareastate of emergency in re- sistory at theVatican next withdraw from Afghanistan. parties on Sundayheld their attheAyubStadiuminQuetta,the blamedArmychiefGen Qamar presidentMaryamNawaz in her sponse to thecoronavirus crisis, month. The nine electors Details about the raid that led thirdmassivejoint rallydespite citywitnessedablastthatkilled JavedBajwa and ISI Director speech said thetimehad come sayingthathedidnotseetheneed. comefromaround the to al-Rauf’s alleged death re- al-Rauf’s reporteddeath.The FBI, security threatsinthe troubled three people and injured seven General Lt Gen Faiz Hameedfor to changethe fate of Pakistan. Critics sayMuhyiddin’s re- worldand increase the mainedmurky,hoursafter the US militaryand NATO did not southwestern Balochistan othersinHazarganjiarea,35 to 40 Pakistan's current situation. Addressing the rallyvia video questfor emergency rule, which possibility that the next Afghanistan’sNationalDirectorate respondto requestsforcomment. province’s capital Quetta, as part minutes away from the rallysite. “Gen Bajwa, youwill have to link,PakistanPeople’s Partychief would include suspending par- pope will be aperson who of Security intelligence service Amanullah Kamrani, deputy of their nationwide campaign to According to police, an im- answer forrecord rigging in the BilawalBhuttoZardari asked, liament, is an attempt by the pre- will continueFrancis’ poli- claimedonTwitter to have killed headof Ghazni’sprovincialcoun- oustPrimeMinister Imran Khan. provisedexplosive device was 2018 elections, forhorse-trading “What sortofademocracy is this mier to stay in poweramid a cies. REUTERS himinGhazniprovince.Al-Qaeda cil, said Talibanwas offeringshel- The PakistanDemocratic planted in amotorcycle. in the Parliament, formaking wherethe media isn’t free and leadership challenge. didnotimmediatelyacknowledge terand protection to al-Rauf. Movement(PDM),acoalitionof 11 The PDM leaders went ahead Imran Niazi primeminister neither is the judiciary?” Malaysiaisseeingaresurgence invirusinfectionsandonSaturday reported itsbiggestdaily jump in cases with1,228 newcases. The palace said Muhyiddin DEBATES IN THE STATE HAVE LONG BEEN LEADING INDICATORS OF SOCIAL ISSUES ROILING AMERICA made the requestfor emergency rule to deal withthe coronavirus pandemic, but that the govern- Also on California ballot: Gig economy, race in admissions ment has been handling the cri- sis well. “Al-Sultan Abdullah is of the Debates in this Democraticstate legislative debatesaboutgaymar- ers suedUberfor $260million on cationto considerrace,sex,colour, opinion that thereisnoneedat KARISHMAMEHROTRA have longbeenleadingindicators riage.In2010,voterswere askedto Thursdayfor thecompany’s ag- ethnicity,ornational origin to ad- the moment forHis Majestyto SANFRANCISCO,OCTOBER25 of social issues roiling America — choose between emission stan- gressive in-app messages asking dress diversity.Inother words, it declareanemergency in the andthepropositionsontheballot dardsandemploymentrates—all riders to supportthe prop. would allowaffirmative action, countryorinany partofthe SHOULDUBERdriversbeconsid- thistime arenodifferent. issues that eventuallymade their Currently, companies like giving preferential treatment to countryofMalaysia,” the palace ered employees?Should public “TostudyCaliforniainitiatives waytointernational discourse. Uber,Lyftand food delivery firm historicallydisadvantagedgroups. said in astatement. schools consider race when ac- and referendumistostudy ami- This year,the mostcontested DoorDash use acontracting The statehad outlawedthis prac- “His Majestyisconfident in ceptingstudents?Should17-year- crocosmof themajor...issuesthat proposition, Prop 22, has voters model so that theydon’thaveto ticeinthe1990s.Thesystemisdif- the ability of the government oldswho willturn 18 by thetime peopleandpoliticianshave cared askingif Uberdriversshouldhave paytheirworkersunemployment ferent from quotas, whichare under the leadership of the of apresidential election be al- about,”wrote historianJohn flexibility or stability.With stick- insurance, overtime, or compen- bannedbyAmerican federal law. Prime Ministertocontinueto lowedtovoteinthe primaries? Allswanginhisbookonthestate’s ersonUbervehicles andonbags sation.Thecompaniesclaimmost This is mostoften broughtup implement policies and enforce- Shouldprisoners be able to pay proposition system. Supporters of “pro-black”initiativesonthe ballotatanevent of onlinegroceryserviceInstacart, of their drivers, amillion in the case of university admis- ment effortstocurb the spread cash to getbail? Thisyear’spropositions,puton hosted by the California Democratic PartyBlackCaucus. AP app-basedcompanieshave spent Californians, would prefer the sions. ManyAsian Americans be- of the Covid-19pandemic.” Otherthanchoosingbetween the ballotbycitizens who gar- $181 million—the mostin flexibility of contract work over lieve affirmative actionmeasures Theking’s decision came af- presidential candidates Donald nered at least623,212 signatures California’s history on aproposi- thestabilityof employeebenefits. hurtthem,astheir higher scores terameeting with other senior Trumpand Joe Biden,inwhat is in supportofeach, come from a endum in astate,bypassing the mostfrequently. Aseriesof propo- tion campaign —toget voters on Anothercontentiousmeasure, arede-valuedfor another’s iden- royals. The constitution givesthe being calledthe contestfor tradition of direct democracyin legislature.Californiawasthesec- sitionsinthe1900sdealtwithpol- theirside. If it passes, it would ex- supportedbyDemocratic Vice- tity.Otherssay diversityshouldfo- king the right to decide if an “America’s soul”, these aresome the country. US citizens can sug- ondstate (afteritscloseliberalsis- iticsoveroilexplorationandinsur- empt companies likeUberfrom PresidentnomineeKamalaHarris, cus moreonclass, notrace. emergency should be declared, of the questionsCalifornians will gestpropositions—orlegalmeas- terOregon)to institutethesystem ance companies. In 2008, providing employeebenefitsto wouldallowpublicentitiesinem- FULLREPORTON basedonthreatstosecurity, econ- be voting on come November 3. ures —tobeput to popular refer- in the late1800s and has usedit Proposition8was one of thefirst theirdrivers.Agroupof gigwork- ployment,contracting and edu- www.indianexpress.com omyorpublic order. REUTERS

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020 MarketWatch FPISNET BUYERSINOCT SO FAR NewDelhi: Foreign portfolio investors(FPI) remained net buyers in Indian markets in October so far,pumping in anet Rs 17,749 crore in the month as better than expected quarterly results, the 15 ECONOMY PTI opening of theeconomy, the depositories datashowed.

OCTOBER 31 DEADLINE FOR ECLGS WORTH `3 LAKH CRORE APPROACHING How key policy actions led to TomaximiseliquidityforMSMEs,govt rise in income levels during a mayextendcreditschemedeadline pandemic-hit global economy ANILSASI As per Credit Suisse Group AG’s 2020 Global Wealth ECLGS is open until October 31 or Rs 3-lakh croreECLGS provides take loans in their individual ca- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 Report, India and China arereportedtohaveseen SUNNYVERMA until Rs 3lakhcrore has been 62.52%OFFUNDS additional 20 per cent collateral- pacity,for instance, truckdrivers, NEWDELHI,OCTOBER25 sanctioned, whicheverisearlier. freecreditto MSMEsfullyguaran- small shopkeepers, taxi drivers, THE PANDEMIC and the subse- gains in householdwealth in thefirsthalf of the year “TheNCGTC has increasedits SANCTIONED teed by the central government lawyers, agricultureequipment quent lockdownmay have had a THE GOVERNMENTplans to ex- outreachsubstantiallythismonth. againstloan losses. owners and doctors and engi- devastating impact on people’s tend the deadline forEmergency TheideaisputtheentireRs3lakh ■ Bankshave Of the total 27.37lakh loan ac- neers with loans on equipment. livelihoods and incomes globally, Fedand other west- sets.Acaveat is that Credit Line Guarantee Scheme croretouse so that liquidity can sanctioned62.52% of countswhichreceiveddisburse- According to arecent survey buttherehasalsobeenaparadox- erncentralbanks,and thelatestfindingsare (ECLGS) forMSMEsbeyond reachthe maximum number of the targetedRs3lakh ment under the scheme, PSBs publishedbythe National ical rise in household wealth in the forceofthese basedonprovisional October 31 in case the targeted enterprises. Loan sanctions have croreunder the ECLGS cateredto22.19 lakh accounts— InstituteofBankManagement, India, according to the findings in monetary interven- household balance loansanctionamountof Rs3lakh pickedupafter individuals were forstressedMSMEs, or 81.09per centoftotal accounts microenterpriseshavebeen the Credit Suisse Group AG’s 2020 tions, allassetclasses sheetsforthequarter croreisnot achieved,sourcessaid. allowedtotakebenefit.Butevenif whiledisbursements —whileprivate banksserved3.89 biggest beneficiaryofthe ECLGS, GlobalWealthReportreleasedlast aresurging. These issuedbyfew coun- Bankshavesanctioned 62.52 we reachRs2.90 lakh croreof were at 45.38% of the lakhcustomers.Shareofdisburse- butithasbeenusedmostlyforim- Thursday.Indiaand Chinaare re- central bank emer- tries. Besides Latin per cent of thetargetedRs3lakh sanctions, then also thereisa totalamount as of ment by state-ownedbanks has mediateliquidity support, rather portedtohaveseen gains in gency responses in- Americancountries, croreundertheECLGSforstressed ground forextension of scheme,” October 5 come down from around 90 per thanbusinessgrowth.Thesurvey household wealthinthe firsthalf cludedcutting interestrates to among the major global MSMEs, while disbursements asenior government official said. ■ Sources said the cent in earlier months,while pri- alsohighlightedvariousconcerns of theyear,up4.4percentand1.6 zeroand undertakingtobuy un- economies, the United Kingdom were at 45.38 per centofthe total AsonOctober5,12 publicsec- NCGTC, whichis vate banks and NBFCs have —disbursement patterns being per cent,respectively. limitedamountsofbonds, which has seen the biggestrelative ero- amount as of October 5, up from torbanks,24 private banksand31 implementingthis steppeduplending. unequal as alarge proportion of Globally, household wealth has translatedintoall assets — sion of wealth. 47.7 percentsanctions and32.9 non-bankingfinancialcompanies scheme,isrunning a Atotal of 1.64 lakhindividual borrowers have receivedasmall has heldupinthesesix months stocks,bonds and even alterna- On the concertedmovement percentdisbursementsrecorded (NBFCs)sanctioned Rs 1.87 lakh campaign this month borrowers were sanctionedRs shareofthetotalloan;low utilisa- even as South America suffered tives—moving up in tandem. of copper and gold prices, as as on August12. Sourcessaid the croreunderthescheme,of which to enable increased 17,460crore and disbursed Rs tion rate forthe smallest borrow- badlyonthis metric due to local Thesurge inwealthof therich- againstthe general trend of one NationalCreditGuaranteeTrustee Rs 1.36 has been disbursedto funding to MSMEs 5,939crore underthe scheme. ers and manufacturingfirms. currencydevaluations,withindi- estAmericansisbeing drivenby rising and the other falling,there CompanyLtd (NCGTC), whichis 27.37lakh borrowers, govern- The Centre had amended the Though under the ECLGS vidual wealth taking ahit across the sharp bouncebackofthe US aretwo overlappingtriggers. The implementingthisscheme,isrun- ment datashowed. The amount ECLGS scheme in Augusttocover banksare notsupposedtotake geographies during this period. stockmarket,primarily drivenby trigger forgold is predictable: ninganaggressive campaign this of loansanctionsby private banks 81,648 crore, private banksanc- individual entrepreneurs, who anycollateral from borrowers, it Thereare other globaltrends the unprecedentedactionbythe fears of aprolonged downturnas month to enable increasedfund- continuedtoremainhigherwhen tions were Rs 95,510 crore. run alarge chunk of theover6.3 allows extension of charge on se- thatrun countertothe generally Fed. Investors have been buying the virus continues to spread and ing to micro, small and medium compared to state-ownedones. Disbursals by PSBs and private croreMSMEs across thecountry. curityfortheexistingloanswhich establishednorms: equities,withBigTech companies uncertaintiesovertheimpending enterprises(MSMEs). Whilepublicsector banks bankswereatRs68,814crore and This enabledNBFCs to provide involvesdocumentationandreg- ■ Amajor distortion is that and those linked to healthcare— globalrecoveryisforcinginvestors LaunchedonMay 23, the (PSBs) sanctionedloans of Rs Rs 62,848crore,respectively. The fundingto borrowerswhomostly istrationandstampdutycharges. stocks and bonds have movedin BigPharmaandhospitalstocks— to flocktotheyellowmetalasthey tandem during muchofthe last among the major beneficiaries. seek out asafehaven.But, unlike six months, whichdoes nottypi- Most of theglobalrichownstocks during atypical downturn, when HIGH COURT ALSO PULLS UP SEBI OVER CRITICISM BY UNITHOLDERS callyhappen. in theirown companies and oth- copper pricesdip as manufactur- ■ Then thereisatwistinthe ers, therebybenefiting from the ingandconstructionslow, theup- Karnataka HC order on Templeton 441infraprojectsshowcost otherwisesynchronisedchoreog- surge in market valuations. turnincopper’strajectoryhasone raphyinvolving copper and gold The trendofrise in household keydriver—China. overruns of `4.35lakh crore prices. Almostalways, whenone wealth, as reportedbythe latest Hitfirstbythe virus, China is schemes: Fundhouse may move SC rises, the other tends to fall. So, Credit Suisse report, toocan be recoveringfirst—having clocked Amid delays in execution and other constraints, as manyas generallyinaneconomic down- tracedbacktothe concerted gov- asecond successive quarterof ruledthatthe trustees of Franklin copy of theresolution datedApril 441infrastructureprojects have been hit by costoverruns turn, while gold typically surges ernmentandcentralbankactions growth at nearly 5per cent dur- ENSECONOMICBUREAU Templetonmusttaketheconsent 23, 2020 passedbythe Boardof of over`4.35 lakh crore, as per theMoSPI report forAugust as investors flocktoasafehaven to mitigatethe Covid-19fallout. ing July-September,according to MUMBAI,OCTOBER25 of unitholdersbyasimple major- Directors of the Trustees provid- investment,copperpricesslideas Thesemonetaryinterventions datareleasedMonday. Due to a ityfor winding up of the six debt ingfor winding up. Numberofprojects manufacturing and construction have resultedin global wealth re- very strong infrastructurede- FRANKLINTEMPLETONAMChas funds. Aweek ago, Franklin Temple- 539thatreportedtime slows down. But the Covid-19 boundingfromaninitialslumpin mand recovery in China from the indicated that it will move the However, thehigh courthas tonhad said itssix shut schemes escalation,ofwhich: pandemichastriggeredasurge in thefirstquarteroftheyear,adding Covid-19pandemic and the red SupremeCourtagainstcertainas- stayed the operation of this order receivedRs8,302crore from ma- 128:delayedbyoneto12 both gold and copper that are $1 trillion by June afterending metal’s fundamental role in elec- pectsofthe Karnataka High forsixweeksandclarifiedthatno turities,pre-paymentsand months moving up in tandem. 2019 at $399.2 trillion. Anthony trification, copperpricesshould Court’s order on the issue of the redemptions, borrowingsorcre- coupon paymentssince closing ■ Despitethe devastation of Shorrocks,economistandauthor remain “veryrobust”forthe fore- closureofsix credit risk schemes. ating liability in the saidsix down in April. 128:delayedby13to24 jobsand employmentprospects, of the report, said, “Giventhe da- seeable future, trading company “While we arestill in the schemes can be initiated by the Part of thisamounthas been months savingshave goneupacrossgeog- mageinflictedby Covid-19onthe Trafigura’s executive chairman process of studying the order,ba- fund house. utilisedtorepayborrowings and 167:delayedby25to60 raphies. In the US, sevenin10 globaleconomy, itseemsremark- and CEO JeremyWeirtold partic- sisour initialreview, we believe it In itsorder,the HC alsosaid as postrepayment, Rs 5,116crore is months Americanjob-losersintherecess- ablethat household wealth has ipantsinthe virtual FT maybenecessarytoappeal as- awatchdog, the Securities and available fordistribution to 116:delayedby61monthsand `25,26,063.76crore: ionwouldearnmorefromunem- emergedrelatively unscathed. CommoditiesGlobal Summit pectsofthe orderinthe Supreme ExchangeBoardofIndia (Sebi) unitholders in four cashpositive above Anticipatedcostof ployment-insurance payments Wealth actsasaform of self-in- September 29. Court,” the fund house said in a wasexpectedto playaveryproac- schemes —Franklin India Ultra 43.18months:Averagetime implementationofallprojects thantheyhad doneonthe job. surancethathouseholdscandraw Addedtothatisanother trig- letter to investors. tive role by questioning the AMC, ShortBond Fund, Franklin India overrunofallprojects upon when times arehard. Initi- ger: supply constraints.Ascopper “Itwillalsobeourendeavorto trustees and sponsor about the Dynamic Accrual Fund, Franklin `4,35,132.49crore:Overall What explains these trends ally, the impact of the pandemic production is concentrated seekappropriatedirectionsfrom compliances with the provisions IndiaLowDurationFund,Franklin Totalprojectsworth costoverruns,i.e.20.81percent Thereare cogentexplanations wasfeltmainlyviathesharpworl- mostlyinSouth America, supply thecourtregardingreturnof cash of the mutual fund regulations. India Credit Risk Fund —subject 1,661`150croreandabove oforiginalcost forsome of these observations. dwidedeclineinequity prices.” isshortassomeminesinPeruand of overRs5,200crore currentlyac- The unitholders of the (six) to fund running expenses. monitoredbytheMinistryof Forinstance,the phenomenon of Household wealth in India is Chileareshutbecauseof thevirus, cumulated in thefourcash posi- schemes will be justifiedintheir Thefundhousehadclosedsix StatisticsandProgramme `11,48,621.70crore: stocks and bonds moving in tan- dominatedby propertyandother andare onlyslowlyresumingpro- tive schemes, and with regard to criticism that Sebi wasasilent debt mutual fund schemes —in Implementation(MoSPI) Expenditureincurredonall demandthesurgingwealthof bil- real assets,although financial as- duction,accordingto aReutersre- anyadditional cash we mayre- spectator,the highcourtadded. whichclose to Rs 28,000 croreof projectstillAugust2020, lionairescan be tracedbackto sets have grownovertime, now port that quoted Susan Bates of ceivewhile the matter remains It said Sebi did notrespondto investormoneyisstuck —onApril `20,90,931.27crore:Total 45.47%ofanticipatedcost broadlythe sametrigger —the forming 22 per cent of gross as- MorganStanley. AChineserecov- under the consideration of the the email dated April 14,2020 23, citing redemption pressures originalcostofimplementation recordquantitative easing from sets.In2019, non-financialassets eryaugurswellforgoldtoo,given Court,” it added. sent by theAMC and the regula- and lackofliquidity in the bond ofthe1,661projects Source: MoSPI/PTI central banks. As aresult of this roseby 12.5percentcomparedto thatthecountryisthebiggest con- TheKarnatakaHConSaturday torwas notevenpossessing a market. unprecedentedaction by the US 8.6percentgrowthinfinancialas- sumer of theyellow metal. BRIEFLY DHFL lenders unimpressed by low offers, INTERVIEW WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,BHARAT BIOTECH ‘IndusIndBank ‘Trying to raise manufacturing stakesale against huge haircut; may invite fresh bids reportsuntrue’ sets(NPAs)of thebankingsystem. setportfolio of Rs 33,000 crore, liquidationvalue(LV)arrivedatby capacityabove 500 million GEORGEMATHEW& Sources saythat bankers are wholesale assetportfolio of Rs theindependentvaluersonbehalf Mumbai: The promoter of SANDEEPSINGH notinfavourofacceptingthebids 48,000 crore, and cash andcash of the lenders. IndusIndBank,the Hinduja MUMBAI/NEWDELHI,OCT25 astheyfeelthattheamountistoo equivalent of Rs 12,000crore. In November 2019,the Reser- doses as soon as possible’ group, has “reaffirmedits low. Thereisafeeling among the The Adanis offeredtopay Rs ve BankofIndia(RBI)superseded unstinted supporttothe THE COMMITTEE of Creditors bankers thatthe retail assets of 750crorewithinoneyearandthe the boardofdirectors of DHFL — BHARATBIOTECH,whichrecently wherebetweenRs100-250crore. bank”andruledoutanysale whichissupervising the resolu- around Rs 30,000 croreofthe balanceRs1,500 crorewouldbe which has liabilities of closetoRs receivedapprovalsto conductlate Ithinkwe’regeareduptosupply of stake.Referringto reports tionplan of scam-hit Dewan companyare agoodportfolioand payable aftereight years. Piramal 84,000 crore—andinitiatedthe stagehumantrials of Covaxin — good quantities to the govern- that KotakMahindraBank HousingFinanceCorporation the administrator is running the Enterprises has bid forDHFL’s Rs bankruptcy proceedings“owing itsCovid-19vaccinecandidate— ment when it is acquired. wasexploring taking over (DHFL)isagainsthandingoverthe companywell.Thelowbidsby the 33,000 croreretail portfolio for to governance concerns andde- has committed “significant” in- Ithink,interms of our own IndusIndBank,the Hinduja companyatahugehaircutof over Adani group, Piramalgroup, US- onlyRs6,000 crore. Piramal faultsbyDHFLinmeetingvarious vestment towardsexpandingits cold chain capacity, we have two groupsaid,“Thepromoterof 70 percentto thefourbidders.Itis basedOaktree and Hong Kong- Enterprises has alsooffered Rs payment obligations”. ability to makethe vaccine, ac- locations in Hyderabad ... which IndusInd Bank,IndusInd considering various options, in- basedSCLowytobuyDHFLassets 9,000croreoutof Rs12,000crore TheRBI,whichsteppedinafter cording to thecompany’sexecu- have large coldchain capacities. InternationalHoldingsLimi- cludinginviting fresh bids, “for asong” shockedthe lenders availablewiththecompanytothe thebanksandDHFLfailedtoagree tive director,SAIPRASAD.Inanin- We’realsobuildingaverylarge in- ted(IIHL),completelydenies takeoverof DHFLassetsby lenders as the companycashworth over lenders.ThePiramalbidwouldre- on aresolution plan to bring the terviewtoPRABHARAGHAVAN, tegrated warehouse right on our thesaidrumourandconsid- themselvesorcontinueoperating Rs 10,000crore. sult in recovery of onlyaround 6 firm backonthe rails, appointed Prasaddetails the company’s dis- Sai Prasad campusrightnow, andthatissup- ers it malicious, untrue and under the administrator ap- Asourcesaidthatthebankers per cent forthe lenders. SC Lowy RSubramaniakumar, former MD cussionswith the government to posedtocomeonlineby midnext baseless.” IIHL is promoted pointed by the RBI. will ask the interested biddersto hassubmittedthebidthatcomes andCEOof IndianOverseasBank, bringoutthevaccinehere,aswell year,soIthink we will have by theHindujas. ENS The four bids offeraverylow revise the bid or will likethe ad- with so manyconditions that it is astheadministratorto runtheaf- asitsdiscussionswithothercoun- thatwe’vealreadyhad,anddiscu- enough capacity in Hyderabad. recovery value,ranging from as ministratortorun the company unlikely to be considered. fairs of the company. tries to supplyCovaxinglobally. ssions on ... anynew facilities and We have averysimilarkindofca- lowasRs75crore to thehighest forsomemoretime,adding,“The There’s also aviewamong Although DHFL promoter Edited excerpts: investmentsthat we aremaking. pacityinBangalore—wehavean- ‘LICIPOabig of Rs 15,800crore.The recovery bids aretoo lowand the bankers bankers that DHFLhas an attrac- Kapil Wadhawan, who is in judi- other sitewherewedoother issue...will rate from these bids forlenders arenot willing to take suchabig tive zeroriskretailportfolioandit cial custody,had recentlywritten Has the government made any What is your cold chain and kinds of products over there. We willbeinthe rangeof3per cent haircut of around 70 per cent, es- should be acquired by the banks to theRBI administrator offering commitment, in interactions, manufacturingcapacity? Are also have asiteinAnkleshwarin taketime’ to 16 percent.Thismeanslenders pecially when theyfeel that the themselves instead of offering familyassets“valuedatRs43,000 towardsprocuring aspecific youexpanding this and how Gujarat, whichisthe Chiron will suffer aloss of Rs 68,000- retail portfolioofDHFL is strong.” that to anybidder at such alow crore” to facilitatethe resolution number of doses of Covaxin muchhaveyou invested Behring(site)thatwe acquiredre- NewDelhi: Department of 70,000 crorewhich,inturn, will DHFL had totalassets of Rs valuation. Bids receivedare far processof DHFL,lendershave not at-risk?Ifyes, howmany? towardsCovaxin so far? centlyfromGSK. InvestmentandPublicAsset push up the non-performing as- 93,000crore,comprisingretailas- lowerthan the fair value (FV) and considered this proposal. No,weare producingCovaxin Intermsof manufacturingca- Management (DIPAM) at-risk.Wedohavecertain quan- pacity, we areatabout150million Does the lackofcertainty on SecretaryTuhinKanta tities of stockalready manufac- dosesperyearrightnow. We have procurement impact your Pandeysaid that the initial tured andkeptready,but we’ve an existingfacility, andwe’realso approachtoat-risk public offering (IPO) of Life Samsung chairman, who turned company nothad a(commitmenttowards building abrand newfacility in manufacturing and the Insurance Corporation of procurement of specific doses). Hyderabad itself right next to (it). timelines you’veset foryour India(LIC)isabigissueandit We’vehad manydiscussions Thatisgoing to be online during vaccine’s development and will take time. into aglobal powerhouse, passes away with the government, but not December.We’realsoexploring launch? about procurement of acertain another facility in another city, It absolutelydoes. The more and dubioustransfersofthe fam- around 5p.m. (0800GMT), Lee’s fixedquantityasof yet.We’vehad whichisveryearly stageexplora- positivereinforcementweget in LTCcash JOYCELEE,CYNTHIAKIM& ilywealth. son JayY.Lee, vice chairman of discussions on ... what kind of tory work,tosee whether we can terms of volumes and procure- voucher:FinMin HYUNJOOJIN “Leeissuchasymbolicfigure Samsung Electronics, wearing a quantities we can produce avac- makeCovaxin over there. So, I mentcommitments,thefasterwe SEOUL,OCTOBER25 in SouthKorea’sspectacular rise face mask, walked intothe cinein,whattimelinesthevaccine think we aretrying our best to in- canwork, becausethatair of un- releasesFAQ and howSouth Koreaembraced SamsungMedicalCenterwherea willbeavailable ... what kind of crease this capacity north of 500 certaintycanberemoved.But,our LEE KUN-HEE, who built globalisation, that his death will memorial wasbeing held. The product profile will it beavailable million dosesassoon as possible. teams arediscussing with other NewDelhi:TheExpenditure SamsungElectronicsinto aglobal be remembered by so many areaforthememorialwaslimited in, what will be theformulation, We’vealsocommittedasigni- countries...andthereisalotofin- Department, underthe powerhouse in smartphones, Koreans,” said Chung Sun-sup, to 50 people,asignsaid. whatwillbethestability,packag- ficantamountof investments,be- terest from othercountries to try FinanceMinistry,hasissued semiconductors and televisions, chief executive of corporatere- The funeral will be asmall ing,distribution systems —many cause(for)ourphase3clinicaltrial to getCovaxin. Some countries aset of FAQs (Frequently diedSundayafter spending over searcher firm Chaebul.com. familyaffair,Samsungsaid.Itdid different aspectsofthe vaccine. alone, the budget is approximat- were also talking about technol- AskedQuestions)ontheLTC six years in hospital following a Samsung Group affiliates’ notsay whenorwherethefuneral Thereare severalministries elyRs150 croreintermsofthe ogy transfer and getting it manu- (Leave Travel Concession) heartattack, thecompanysaid. 326.7trillionwon($289.6billion) would be.The presidential office that we arediscussing with, and conduct of the clinical trial (for) facturedlocallyintheirrespective cash voucher scheme, clari- Lee,who was78, grew the LEE KUN-HEE in2019 revenuewasworthabout said SouthKorean President theyare allveryproactive interms 25,000-26,000 subjectsand all countries,sowe’renot trying to fyingthatagovernmentem- Samsung GroupintoSouth 17 per cent of SouthKorea’s gross Moon Jae-in had plans to send of howtheyare supporting us. other ancillaryaspectsofaclini- look at this purelyasanIndia is- ployeecan also avail the Korea’sbiggestconglomerateand 1942-2020 domestic product, according to condolenceflowersto thefuneral, Theywant to knowour cold cal trial of that size. sue. Obviously, India is our home scheme utilising the appli- becamethecountry’srichestper- Fair Trade Commission dataand andsendchief of staffNohYoung- chainfootprint,whatthepackag- In terms of capexand opex, country, we willsupply, butwe’re cable LTCfarewithout leave son. But he wasalsoconvicted of aReuters calculation. min and senior presidential sec- ing dimensionswill look like, whilewe areusingtheexistingfa- also lookingatother countries. encashment. PTI briberyand taxevasion,and he ifiedfor wielding hugeeconomic Leediedwithhisfamily by his retary Lee Ho-seungtopay re- whether we have storagecapac- cility now, this newfacility (in Fullinterviewon and the empirehebuilt were vil- clout,andforopaquegovernance side, the conglomeratesaid.At spectsonhis behalf. REUTERS ity ... Ithinkthose arediscussions Hyderabad)isalsocostingusany- www.indianexpress.com

Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 16 SPORT THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,OCTOBER26,2020 BRIEFLY Rajasthan royalty comes to the Crumbs of comfort fore as Stokes takes MI down CSK getsomething to cheer with afacile win over Kohli’s RCB SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS Big Ben tolls afterHardik blitz When pace wasacurse for trumps Jofrastunner. Bangaloreand the lackofita blessing forChennai. SHAMIK CHAKRABARTY Former India pacer ChetanSharma OCTOBER25 tweetedthis photo of Kapil Dev. SANDIPG Twitter/ChetanSharma OCTOBER25 ASCINTILLATING59-ball hundred from Ben Stokes helpedRajasthan Royals beat Mumbai THE MATCHturnedout to be abalm that fleet- Indians by eight wicketsand stay alive in the KapilDevdischarged ingly soothedthe pain of aprematuretourna- IPL. Chasing 196for victory, RR wonwith 10 ment exit forChennai Super Kings. “A perfect balls to spare. An unbroken 152-run partner- fromhospital match”,ascaptainMSDhoniwouldlaterreflect. ship (82 balls) between Stokes and Sanju It wasalso the perfect conditions fortheir Samson took the game away from MI. RR’s NewDelhi: India’s firstWorld Cup win- bowlers,andthemostimperfectfortheiradver- win officiallyslammedthe playoffsdoor shut ning-captain Kapil Devwas on Sunday saries, RoyalChallengers Bangalore. on Chennai Super Kings. dischargedfromacityhospital,twodays afterundergoingangioplastyfollowinga Lackofpace, ablessing Big Ben tolls heartattack.The61-year-oldcomplained If ViratKohli and AB de Villiers, among the Ruturaj Gaikwad and MS Dhoni took CSK pastthe finish line without anyfuss. BCCI “I didn’t sleep foraweek and my head of chestpain on Thursdayfollowing batting royalty of this generation, arestriking wasn’t reallyinit,” Stokes wasquotedassay- whichhewas takentoFortis Escorts the ball at arateless than 120inaT20 game, ing by Weekend Herald afterhis father Ged Ben Stokes’ second IPL centurycame HeartInstitute’semergencydepartment. something should be wrong with the world. finedtheiradaptability.Inthesecircumstances, wasdiagnosedwith brain cancer.Heleftthe offjust59balls. BCCI He is doing fine now. “Mr.Kapil Devgot Theyfaced79deliveries, scored only89runs, POINTSTABLE on suchasluggish surface and againstabunch England team during their home series dischargedtodayafternoon. He's doing found the rope thrice and cleared it once. In a Team Matches Won Lost NR Points of bowlersbornto maximiseit.Fortheirdefeat, againstPakistanand missedasizeable chunk fine and can resume his regular dailyac- normalworld,deVilliersiscapableof smacking MI 11 74014 theycan onlyblame the disposition of their of this IPL. His ailing father “encouraged” MI were going at almostnine runs per tivitysoon.He’llbeunderregularfollow- ahundredin39deliveries.Kohliwouldnothave DC 11 74014 ownbowling unit. Stokes to return to cricket. over during the 83-run second-wicket part- up consultation with Dr.Atul Mathur,” been toofar behind. RCB 11 74014 In the previous five matches, the left-han- nership between Kishan and Suryakumar thehospitalsaid. Angioplasty is aproce- But it wasnot anormal world. It wasnot a Pace, acurse der had barelymade an impact but on Yadav. Inspired by Archer’s effort,RR KKR 11 65012 duretoopen blockedarteries and re- normal T20 hit-through-the-line surface. The IfthepitchwastoodifficultforevenKohliand Sunday, he morethan made up foraslow bouncedback. Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal storenormal blood flowtothe heart. IPL caravan is amonth and week old, and the KXIP 11 56010 deVilliers,howdidChennai’sbatsmenmanage burn. His innings startedwith aflurry of dismissedYadavand Kieron Pollardinside Following his admission, Kapil’s condi- sun-driedstrips areprogressively slowing RR 12 57010 to bat so freely? Therewas no pace on the sur- boundaries againstTrent Boult and the ton four deliveries in his thirdoverand the game tion wasevaluated and an emergency down, especiallyinDubai that has ahistory of SRH 11 4708 face,buttherewaspaceinthefast bowlerswho came with asix offJames Pattinson. Yetagain, wasonanevenkeel before Hardik exploded coronaryangioplasty wasperformedby producing slowturners. Therewas notmuch CSK 12 4808 operatedagainstthem.NavdeepSaini’sslowest he proved to be the man forthe big occasion. at thedeath. Dr.Mathur,who is the director of cardi- turn —inthat case, batting would have been delivery clocked142 -his fastestwas afraction Spareathought forSamson, whose 31- Rahul Tewatia couldn’t hold on to amist- ology department in the Fortis Escorts slave labour—buttheslownesswasenoughto under150–whileChrisMorriswasconsistently ball 54 notout complemented Stokes bril- imedslog from Hardik againstTyagi when HeartInstitute. makeeventhe best of batsmen struggle for slowerball, foritwould nothavemade any 145orthereabouts. Without swing on offer, liantly. The latter created the space for the batsman wasonfive. Tewatia had earlier runs. It wasnot astruggle, though. Kohli and markeddifference. MohammedSiraj waslistless.Andnoneofthem Samson to playhimself in and an excellent droppedYadavatsweeper cover, but this one deVilliersbattedasintelligentlyastheywould Thespinnerswereequallysharpinharness- arereputed to take the pace offthe ball. Both partnership ensued. proved muchmorecostly. ZverevbeatsSinner; on aslow, lowsurface —the bouncer lobbed ingthe best of conditions. Mitchell Santner var- Morris and Siraj were dulytargeted, and ended It wasSaurabh Tiwary who wrestedthe sailsintofinal gentlyoverthe backofthe batsman, and iedhis pace and length beautifullywhile up conceding 55 runs in 5.4 overs. RCB’s spin- Hardik blitz trumps Jofrastunner initiative forMIinthe 17th over,hitting acou- bouncedagainbefore reachingDhoni—butthe RavindraJadejaprobedaflattertrajectory, com- ners, barring the wonderful YuzvendraChahal, Earlier,Rajasthan Royals had managed to ple of fours and asix offArcher.Then Hardik Cologne: TopseedAlexander Zverev bigdifferenceintheendwasChennai’sbowlers. pressing them forwidth to loftorroom to cut. turnedout to be uninfluential too. pull the game backfor abrief while, riding took over.Seamer Ankit Rajpootwas at the reachedhis second final in the space Thesurfaceseemeddesignedstraightfrom Leg-spinner Imran Tahir’s over-spun deliveries Making the mostofthe modesttargetand on aJofraArcher stunner. receiving end of his blitz. of aweek in Cologne with aclinical 7- their book of dreams. The innateslowness of createdanillusionofunevenbounce.Beatinghis bowling wasRuturaj Gaikwad, who furnished But Mumbai Indians have game chang- Ahigh full-toss went over long-on fol- 6(3) 6-3 victoryoverItalian wild card their attackwas ablessing than acurse. And compatriotdeVilliersacoupleoftimeswithex- agoodaccountof hiscrispstrokeplay. Hedrove ers aplenty.OnSunday, Hardik Pandyacame lowedbythree consecutive sixes offthe last Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the theytook the pace offthe ball even more. The trabounce,hemadehimlookmortal.Tahiralso and cut splendidlywhile Ambati Rayudu exe- to the party. three balls of that over.Archer bowled abril- bett1HULKSChampionship on fastestthe Bangalorebatsmen facedinthe en- made Kohli mistime half adozen of his drives. cutedhissweepsfluently. Their67-runalliance Archer made aone-handedgrabwith the liant 19th over,but Hardik waswaiting for Saturday. The German worldnumber tireinnings was138.2 kmph, bowled by Sam And when Kohli mistimes adrive,it’s atell-tale wasenoughto tightenCSK’sgriponthematch. leap of agoalkeeper,todrawafootball anal- Tyagi. Three sixes and twofours, and another sevenclaimedhis firstATP crownof Curranwho took three wickets. It’s the ball’s sign that the surface is on the slowerside. Bangalorehad revelledintheir pace prowess ogy.Ishan Kishan had flat-batted ashortde- 27-run over took MI’s total to 195/5. Hardik the year afterbesting Canada’s Felix pace when it lands, it would beeven slowerby Shrewdasever, Dhoni got the driftofthe throughout the tournament. Here, it wastheir livery from medium pacer Kartik Tyagi and motoredtoa20-ball half-century. Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 to win the the time it reachedthe batsmen. He bowledat gameandsetaggressive fieldsto preventcheap undoing. Archer had initiallymisjudged it. BRIEF SCORES: MI 195/5 (Hardik Pandya60 bett1HULKSIndoor title at the same an averagespeedof132, while pace-bowling singles.ThatKohlianddeVilliersstillmanaged BRIEFSCORES:RCB145/ 6(Kohli50,deVilliers But his recovery wasstunning, ajump notout, JofraArcher 2/31, Shreyas Gopal 2/30) venue lastSunday. AGENCIES colleagues Monu Kumar and Deepak Chahar to smuggle singles and twos, besides kicking 39, Curran3-19, Chahar 2-31) losttoCSK 150/ 2 upwards and backtotakethe catchatsquare losttoRR196/2 (Ben Stokes 107not out, Sanju ranged from 125-130. Theyhardlycared fora along at arateofoversix runs an over,onlyde- (Gaikwad 65*, Rayudu 39) by 8wickets. thirdman. Samson 54 notout) by 8wickets. Khabib calls Arshdeep: KXIP’s young time on Driving into undefeated record books man for the tough jobs

MMA career NITINSHARMA By winning the Portuguese Grand Prix, Hamilton CHANDIGARH,OCTOBER25

ASSOCIATEDPRESS overtakesSchumacher with ahistoric 92nd F1 win WITH 14 runs to defend in the lastover, the ABUDHABI,OCTOBER25 Kings XI seamer Arshdeep Singh wassur- roundedbyChris Jordan and the captain KL UNBEATEN LIGHTWEIGHT champion REUTERS Rahul.Arshdeepwasallearsashewasthepre- Khabib Nurmagomedovretired from mixed OCTOBER25 vious time the trio had converged afew overs martial arts afterstopping Justin Gaethje back. The plan then wasfor Jordan to bowl with atriangle chokeearly in the second SIX-TIMES worldchampion Lewis Hamilton yorkers as he had to contend with shortleg- round at UFC 254onSaturdaynight. became the mostsuccessful Formula One side boundaries and forSingh to dig in the Nurmagomedov(29-0) made the an- driverofall time in terms of race wins on sloweronesonthedrytrack to makeuseof the nouncement immediatelyafter he impres- Sundaywith adominant 92nd career victory longer leg-side boundaries. sively finishedhis firstfight since the death at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The pair stucktothe plan to drag the con- of his father and lifelong coachinJuly. The Mercedes driver, who took the che- test intheirfavourandSinghwasintentonfin- Abdulmanap Nurmagomedovhad aheart quered flag ahuge25.592 seconds ahead of ishing it offonahigh in the lastover. He re- problem exacerbated by COVID-19, and his second-placedteam mateValtteri Bottas, had movedSandeep Sharma with aslower-short son wasovercome by tears in the cagemo- equalledFerrari great Michael Schumacher’s ball and prisedout Priyam Gargnextball with mentsafter choking Gaethje unconscious record91wins at the previous race at the aslowcutter to seal the game. 1:34intothe second round of his thirdUFC Nuerburgring. Victory, along with abonus ItwasforthefirsttimeinhisIPLcareerthat title defense. point forfastest lap, stretchedthe Briton’s the six feet,three inches tall Singh wasbowl- This is my lastfight,” Nurmagomedov championship lead over Bottas to 77 points ForLewis Hamilton, aseventh world ing the lastoverthe innings. said. “There’s no wayI’m going to be back with five races remaining. “ title would equal another Michael InthesixmatchesinthisIPL,hehasbowled without my father.Ispoketomymother.She Youare re-writing the history books,” Schumacher record. Reuters 16 of his 19 overs in the powerplayorinthe While defending 14 runs in the final over againstSRH, Arshdeep removed don’t knowhow Ifight without father,but I Mercedes told Hamilton over the team radio, lastfiveovers. In this game, in the 18th over, Sandeep Sharma and Priyam Gargtoorchestratearemarkable win. BCCI promisedit’s going to be my lastfight, and if with team boss Toto Wolffadding: “Lewis, 92. Singhhadgot thematch-turningwicket of the Igivemyword, Ihavetofollowit.” 92.” “I owe it all to these guyshereand backat position on alivelyopening lap with occa- well-setVijay Shankar with ashort-of-length The 32-year-old Nurmagomedovwas ac- the factory,”said Hamilton. sional rain complicating matters. deliverybowledfromaroundthewicket.Singh cutters on slowpitches.” tive with strikes and with grappling against “It’s justbeen suchaprivilegeworking Bottas, who had gone ahead, wasthen has earnedthe captain’s trustthat he can exe- In the six matches in this IPL, In the time between matches, Singh has Gaethje (22-3), the dangerous brawler who with them,” addedthe Briton, who wasjoined passedonlap twobyMcLaren’s Spaniard cuteany plan.Aftertheirpreviousgameagainst Arshdeep Singh has bowled 16 been picking the brains of Shami and other had knockedout four consecutive eliteop- on the podium by race engineer Peter ‘Bono’ Carlos Sainz, who had startedseventh on the Delhi Capitals, Rahul had said, “Tocome and seamers. “Tobehonest, Ihaveasked so many ponentswhile winning the UFC’s interim Bonnington. “Today wastough but it wasall softtyres, with the Mercedes pair struggling to nail six out of six yorkers is areallygood job”. of his 19 overs in the powerplay questions and sought tips in the lastone and lightweight title. abouttemperatures.” getheat intothe medium rubber. “You can’t have fear in this format,” or in the lastfiveovers. In the half months that theyhavestarted saying ‘Oh Afterspending the firstround largely DutchyoungsterMax Verstappen finished Hamilton, whose father wasatthe circuit Arshdeep tells The Indian Express. game againstSRH, he bowled in no, notagain,” (laughs). Ihavebeen asking trading punches and kicks with the aggres- thirdfor RedBull at the Algarvecircuit near to see his triumph, reportedcramp with seven “It’sabatsman-dominatedformatandthe Shami bhai about howhekeeps the seam re- sive Gaethje, Nurmagomedovusedhis un- Portimao that washosting the country’s first laps to go but then proceededtoset aseries of ideaisto stoprunsandmakethemplayunder the 18th over,inwhichhegot allygoodandthekindof pacehegets.Sheldon paralleledwrestling skills to take down grand prix in 24 years. fastestlaps. “I could neverhavedreamedof pressure. Ilovethe challengeofbowling in the match-turning wicket of Cottrell has told me about howtocontrol the Gaethje early in the second round and then Hamilton lappedall but the three drivers being whereIamtoday,”hesaid afterhis powerplayand death overs. Itrustmyslow VijayShankar. action as aleft-hander.Chris (Jordan) always worked intoposition forthe finishing choke. behind him but it had notlookedso simple at eighth win of the season and 71st since he balls and yorkers and that’s what tellsmeto beaccurateindeathovers.Onething Gaethje appeared to tapout at leasttwice the startwhen he droppedtothirdfrompole joinedMercedes. (Mohammad) Shami bhai has also told me to whichall of them sayisthat Ishould notcom- before the refereenoticedand stoppedthe believe,” says Arshdeep. “He lostsome paceafterthe hamstringinjury. plicatethings much. Everybowler is unique bout, by whichtime Gaethje wasuncon- In July, when we resumedtraining, the focus and youare good enough that’s whyyou are scious. He bouncedupquicklyand shared a Working with trucktyres wastomakehis run-up abit fast as due to the playing here,” says Singh. moment of mutual respect with the domi- HEAD-TO-HEAD In 2015,when Singh had approachedthe injury, his muscle memorywas making him nant Russian champion. “I knowhewas in a coachJaswant Raiathis Sector 36 Academyin run in atouchslower. We worked on getting Targeting increase in pace bad spot, but whether he wasornot,hedid ■■ Hamilton ■■ Schumacher Chandigarh, the skill and love forvariations his arm rotation and run-up better.” HiscoachRaibelievesthatSinghcanregain what he neededtodo,” Gaethje said. “I know wasthefirstthingwhichRainoticedbutitalso The next step wascross fittraining to get the pace he had. “He had touched140 during his father is so proud.” Also at UFC 254, for- STARTS posedaproblem. readyfortheIPL.“Hetoldmeto arrangeforcar theU-19WorldcupandChallengertrophyand mer middleweight champion Robert 262 306 “Iwasimpressedbyhisheightandtheway tyres forthe cross fit. After15days,hewanted hecanreachthatpaceagain.Ihavebeenwork- Whittaker made his case foranother title he bowled the nip-backer. Initially, he would trucktyres! And Iarranged it from akabaadi ingonhiswristpositionandhecanbowl close shotwith asolid unanimous decision over WORLD TITLES thinkabout bowling different six balls in one shop(scrapdealer).Now, see,heisrunninglike to 142-144KPH.Lastyear,whenhewaspicked fellowcontender Jared Cannonier in the 67over.TheU-16coacheswillsaythathewasabit newtyres in the IPL,” Raisays. up by KXIP,itwas on the insistence of then penultimatebout on Fight Island. erratic Aftersome time, Imade him sit down coachMikeHesson who believedthat Nurmagomedov’s firstfight in 13 months SEASONS and told him that he has to be accuratefirst. Picking Shami’s mind Arshdeep has ahugepotential. would be an appropriatefarewell forone of 14 19 We concentrated on him bowling bit shortof In this IPL, Singh’s variations have got As forSingh, he has been afan of Irfan the mostdynamic competitors in recent good length and bowling for2-3 hours at the Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey, and Andre Pathan and Wasim Akram and hopes to meet WINS MMA history. samespot,”addsRai.Itwasthefeatof taking27 Russel among others and he sharedhis think- them one day. “I startedasapacer as Iidolized The Dagestan-born grappling specialist 92 91 wicketsinsixmatchesforPunjabU-23teamin ing process. Irfan Pathan sir afterhis hat-trickagainst developedawell-roundedgame under the PODIUMS the Col CK Nayudu trophyin2018that cata- “Wehad plannedtobowlwide against PakistanandwouldalsowatchWasimAkram tutelageofhis father and aBay Area-based pulted Singh to the limelight. powerhitters likeRussel and hit the hard sir’sbowling.Thewayheusedtoswingtheball MMA gym, culminating in his ascent to the 161155 But he sufferedahamstring injurybefore length areas, with some swing, againstbats- remainsabenchmarkfor all. IhopeIcan meet UFC title in 2018. the U-19Challenger TrophylastNovember. men likeRohit,” says Singh. “Use the slower them one day,”saysSingh.

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