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Alok Deshpande Talks fail, lawyers to be shared by the two parties Tanvi Deshpande for 2.5 years each. continue strike Mumbai NEW DELHI Protesting lawyers will Maharashtra Governor Bha­ Wishes Sena good luck continue to abstain from gat Singh Koshyari on Sun­ “The mandate of the people work on Monday as a meeting day asked the Shiv Sena to in­ of Maharashtra was for the between members of all dicate its willingness and BJP­Shiv Sena alliance. The The way forward: NSA Ajit Doval interacting with religious district courts’ associations, ability to form a government Shiv Sena has disrespected leaders at a meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. * PTI representatives of the Delhi in the State, after the Bharati­ that, hence we have decided Police and L-G Anil Baijal on ya Janata Party (BJP), the sin­ to not stake claim to form go­ Sunday failed to come up gle largest party, announced vernment. We have con­ Ayodhya ruling: Doval with any resolution. that it does not have the veyed our decision to Gover­ CITY Ī PAGE 3 numbers. nor Koshyari,” Mr. Patil DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The invitation to the Shiv announced. meets religious leaders No odd-even in city Sena comes against the back­ The BJP wished the Shiv today, tomorrow drop of the BJP accusing it of Sena good luck, if it went on Invites sent out three days earlier NEW DELHI disrespecting the mandate to form the government with The odd-even scheme given by the people to the the help of the Nationalist Special Correspondent Hindu Parishad and the All introduced to combat air pre­poll alliance of the two Congress Party (NCP) and New Delhi India Muslim Majlis­e­Mush­ pollution levels in the city will parties. Mr. Koshyari, who the Congress, ignoring the National Security Adviser awrat, said: “Those attend­ be suspended for two days on was informed by the BJP mandate, he said. Ajit Doval met a group of ing the meeting were alive to Monday and Tuesday on about its inability to form a In the 288­member As­ Hindu and Muslim “reli­ the fact that certain anti­na­ account of the 550th Prakash government, then invited sembly, the BJP won 105 gious leaders and intellec­ tional and hostile elements Parv of Guru Nanak Dev. the leader of the Shiv Sena, seats, emerging as the single tuals” at his residence here ...may attempt to exploit the CITY Ī PAGE 4 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Eknath Shinde. Following The Governor has, therefore, the Shiv Sena for not being accused the Shiv Sena of dis­ largest party, but falling on Sunday, a day after the situation to harm our na­ this, Shiv Sena leaders got in­ asked the leader of the elect­ able to form the government respecting the people’s man­ short of the majority mark of Supreme Court allowed the tional interest.” to a huddle at the Thackeray ed members of the second in spite of the mandate given date. The decision came af­ 145. The Shiv Sena with 56 construction of a Ram tem­ The invites were sent out residence, Matoshree. largest party, Shiv Sena, Shri by the electorate. ter daylong deliberations of seats came second, while the ple at the site where the Ba­ three days ago, one of the “Yesterday, Devendra Fad­ Eknath Shinde, to convey its the State BJP’s core commit­ NCP and the Congress won bri Masjid stood in Ayodhya. participants told The Hindu. navis was called upon to ex­ willingness and ability to Last-minute attempts tee at Mr. Fadnavis’s official 54 and 44 respectively. A joint statement issued press his willingness and form the government to Announcing the decision af­ residence, and last­minute by Mr. Doval and those who CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 ability to form [a] govern­ him,” a release from Raj Bha­ ter meeting Mr. Koshyari at attempts to contact the Shiv CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 attended the meeting, PEACE AND JUSTICE ment. However, today, he van said. Raj Bhavan, Maharashtra BJP Sena, which is firm that the CONGRESS TO SIT OUT IN including members Ī EDITORIAL has shown unwillingness. Earlier, the BJP blamed president Chandrakant Patil Chief Minister’s post should MAHARASHTRA Ī PAGE 13 of the Vishwa

n Sunday disallowed gath­ evotees,” said Yaqoob Qu­ r, the Hazratbal shrine wit­ aiyer Seshan, who cracked n Alwarpet. His final rites he ‘very severe’ cyclone erings of the faithful at the my living memory that such reshi, a retired teacher who nesses a gathering of more centuries­old congregation the whip on money and are expected to be per­ ‘Bulbul’, which barrelled Hazratbal Mosque in Srina­ a thin attendance of wor­ has been attending the con­ than 50,000 devotees on was not allowed. muscle power in elections formed on Monday evening. through the coastal dis­ gar on the occasion of Milad­ shippers was observed on gregational prayers at the the occasion. Earlier, on the occasion of and proved a nemesis for Mr. Seshan was the only tricts of West Bengal before un­Nabi, the birth anniver­ the auspicious occasion in shrine since 1990. “We were appraised by Khawaja Diger, where men political parties, died here one to hold the post of CEC hurtling towards Bangla­ sary of Prophet Kashmir. Only locals living the security agencies befo­ and women hold joint around 9.15 p.m. on Sunday. for six years from 1990 to desh, claimed 10 lives in Muhammad. in nearby areas turned up Noon prayers rehand and cautioned prayers at the Naqshband He was 87. His wife, Jaya­ 1996 in the last 50 years. the State. In Odisha, heavy All entry points to the for the night­long prayers Around 2,000 worshippers, against any major gather­ Sahib shrine, security forces lakshmi, predeceased him THE MAN WHO CLEANED UP rain and high­velocity mosque were closed for traf­ and the daytime customary including women from ings,” a caretaker said. sealed the shrine and disal­ early last year. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM winds claimed two lives. fic. This move stopped the display of holy relics, which nearby places, managed to The police said there lowed any prayers. A family member told Ī PAGE 13 DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 9 CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE No HC relief for MBBS aspirant with disability

High Court says standards of MCI set by experts

Soibam Rocky Singh New Delhi Refusing to meddle with Delhi looks underground rules framed by the Medical Council of India, the Delhi High Court has declined the plea of an MBBS aspirant, to solve water shortage with 85% disability, chal­ lenging regulations that bar persons suffering from loco­ From storing excess water underground in aquifers to motor disability in excess of using runoff water from city roads to recharge groundwater, 80% to be eligible for admis­ sion in medicine course. Delhi Jal Board is looking at different projects to solve 22.5% A Bench of Chief Justice water shortage the city faces D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar said they are un­ Nikhil M Babu where it was discussed that we look able to come to the aid of proached the Vardhman MCI’s First Amendment Reg­ New Delhi into the use of existing borewells in Rakshit Yadav, who had suc­ Mahavir Medical College ulations, and the Second In a radical move, the Delhi Jal our Okhla water treatment plant for cessfully cleared the NEET­ and Safdarjang (VMMC) Amendment Regulations Board (DJB) is considering eight the project. We are still working on UG 2019 examination. Hospital, which certified which mandate that only projects for conservation of rainwa­ the finer details,” the official said. Mr. Yadav, who belongs to that he was suffering from persons suffering from dis­ ter and groundwater recharge, in­ WAPCOS had submitted a draft the Other Backward Classes ‘Post Encepliolitis Sequalae ability, between 40% and cluding one that involves storing ex­ On October 30, officials of the feasibility study in May and will (OBC), had sought admis­ with weakness of left upper 80% were eligible for the be­ cess water in underground aquifers, DJB had a meeting with WAPCOS complete the study by November sion in the MBBS course in limb”, to the extent of 85%. nefit of PWD category. to address the water shortage in the about the projects. “We asked them 30. According to the document, University College of Medi­ As the extent of disability capital. The water stored can be ex­ to submit a phase­wise plan to im­ WAPCOS has proposed 80 such ASR cal Sciences (UCMS), under was certified as more than ‘Best interest in mind’ tracted during the lean season by plement the project,” a DJB official, wells in different parts of the city. the Persons with Disability 80%, he was made ineligible “While we do not intend, in using a borewell. who is privy to the development, (PWD) quota. for admission to medical/ any manner, to doubt the The project called Aquif­ said. Rainwater harvesting As per MCI’s rules, a can­ dental courses, as per the capability of the petitioner er Storage and Re­ Another project submitted by WAP­ didate needs to obtain two MCI guidelines. (Mr. Yadav), and appreciate charge (ASR) wells, ASR wells COS is recharging groundwater us­ Disability Certificates before In his plea, Mr. Yadav had his achievements, despite which is currently An aquifer is a water­bearing zone ing modular rainwater harvesting being allowed to join the sought that the Disability his unfortunate physical not present in Delhi, and under the project, excess water tanks, which will be installed under­ MBBS course under the Certificate issued by VMMC limitations, the standards and other seven will be stored in aquifers, instead of ground along 1,209 city road PWD category. Hospital be quashed. set by the regulations plans were submitted tanks, through a well. The water stretches and selected flyovers. In the first instance, all framed by the MCI, are set to the DJB as part of a can be extracted using the same The tanks would collect runoff candidates, who consider Medical authority by experts, keeping the best feasibility study done by well or a different one during lean water, which otherwise flows into themselves eligible for ad­ The HC, however, said that interests of the man who WAPCOS, a consultancy under the period. the drains. The tanks would purify mission under the PWD ca­ no court of law can quash a treats, as well as the man central government’s Ministry of Jal “Water is to be injected during the water before it recharges the tegory, are required to get Disability Certificate issued who is treated, in mind,” the Shakti. wet periods [monsoon] and it groundwater table. “The on­the­site themselves examined at any by a competent medical Bench remarked. Delhi has a water demand of would displace the naturally pre­ installation of detention system is government medical col­ authority. Mr. Yadav had al­ “In matters involving 1,200 MGD (million gallons per sent water in the aquifer occupying both cost­effective and a durable so­ lege, district hospital or go­ so sought for a medical medical education, courts day), but the DJB treats about 930 a volume around the well,” a docu­ lution for preventing urban flood vernment hospital. board be constituted to exa­ are required to exercise a MGD, leaving the city with a shor­ ment about the project read. risks,” the document said. Thereafter, in case of mine the extent of his dis­ considerably greater degree tage of 22.5% or 270 MGD of water. WAPCOS had told the DJB that pi­ The other projects include rain­ their selection under the ability. The HC then consti­ of circumspection. The ele­ This is mainly due to unavailability lot ASR demonstration projects water harvesting in parks, schools, PWD category, the candi­ tuted a medical board at the ment of public interest, of raw water, according to the DJB. need to be carried out by harvesting and sports complexes, and creation dates are required to pro­ AIIMS, which also opined which is pre­eminent in “This [water conservation] is a excess water from the Yamuna, ur­ of check dams among others. duce a disability certificate against Mr. Yadav’s entitle­ such cases, can never be ig­ priority area for the Jal board. We ban storm water runoff or treated According to WAPCOS , the pilot from a Disability Assess­ ment to undertake the nored... We cannot profess are taking all measures possible in water. “The raw water is to be col­ projects could be started by January ment Board. MBBS course. to greater wisdom than the Delhi to utilise the rain­ lected in tanks and then treated by 2020 and they can become opera­ In view of the require­ The High Court further framers of the said regula­ water and the WAP­ slow and rapid sand filter,” the doc­ tional by June 2021. The total cost of ments, Mr. Yadav ap­ declined to strike down tions.” it said. COS report is an im­ ument said about the process to be the eight projects would be ₹700.4 portant step in that followed before injecting the water crore. direction,” DJB CEO into the aquifer. “We are looking to implement Nikhil Kumar told “There was a meeting on Novem­ some of the projects before the next ‘Releasing photos, details of Asha The Hindu. ber 1 with different wings of the DJB monsoon,” the CEO added. Kiran inmates breach of privacy’ DSGMC to set CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Birthday celebrations Plea in HC challenges Delhi govt.’s decision to publish data up 550­bed Staff Reporter with Disabilities (UNCRPD), New Delhi which prohibit the release of hospital The Delhi High Court has the identity of such asked the city government individuals. Special Correspondent to respond to a petition chal­ The petition has contend­ NEW DELHI lenging its decision to dis­ ed that the government’s de­ The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara close photographs and IQ cision violates the right to Management Committee scores of 59 mentally­chal­ privacy and dignity of the 59 (DSGMC) on Sunday an­ lenged women lodged in women. It said that one of nounced its plan to set up Asha Kiran homes in the the women was admitted to a 550­bed charitable hos­ Capital. an Asha Kiran home in 1971. pital adjacent to Gurdwara A Bench of Chief Justice The NGO, which claims to Bala Sahib near Sarai Kale D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari fight for the upliftment of Khan. The construction Shankar issued the notice on fundamental and civil rights will start on November 17 a plea by NGO Prahari Sa­ <> The petition has also of Persons With Disabilities to commemorate the hyog Association, which has sought a direction to (PWD), has sought direc­ 550th birth anniversary of contended that releasing the the Delhi tions to the Centre to frame Guru Nanak Dev. photographs and IQ scores government to guidelines to trace families DSGMC president Man­ of the women amounts to of the women living in Asha compensate the 59 jinder Singh Sirsa said that “discrimination”. Kiran homes and to protect the hospital will cost ₹550 The HC also questioned women whose the privacy of such crore and will provide free the purpose behind the dis­ identities were individuals. or low­cost medical care to play of Intelligence Quotient revealed as a result It has also sought a direc­ those in need. (IQ) scores of the women in of the advertisement tion to the Delhi government “It will have a complete the advertisement pu­ to compensate the 59 wo­ range of medical speciali­ blished in newspapers. identify the women on the men whose identities were ties, super­specialities and The Delhi government’s basis of IQ scores. revealed as a result of the Centres of Excellence with counsel told the High Court The petition has also con­ advertisement. multi­disciplinary health that the purpose behind the tended that the advertise­ The petition has also professionals and other fa­ advertisement was to reu­ ment violates provisions of urged the court to direct the cilities,” Mr. Sirsa said. nite the women with their the Right of Persons With Delhi government to take ac­ He added that the hospi­ A procession celebrating Id-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, birthday of Prophet Muhammad, makes its way through Old Delhi on Sunday. families. Disabilities (RPWD) Act and tion against officials who is­ tal will run a 100­seat med­ * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The High Court queried the United Nations Conven­ sued the advertisement in ical college and a 60­seat CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC how the families were to tion on Rights of Persons violation of the RPWD Act. nursing college to meet the growing demand of the healthcare sector. Mr. Sirsa said that the construction of different Honda plant in Manesar shut indefinitely as strike enters sixth day structures/blocks of the hospital will be ready in the next two years and the Contractual workers have been protesting since Nov. 5 after 200 employees were retrenched; company had cited slowdown for downsizing medical college will admit its first batch by 2022. Special Correspondent were deployed inside the to dismiss the workers citing GURUGRAM company premises and the economic slowdown. His The Honda Motorcycles and police had been keeping a father and senior Congress DELHI TODAY Scooters India (HMSI) Private close eye on the situation. In­ leader Ajay Yadav also visited Limited’s plant at Manesar itially, 300 personnel were the workers on Saturday. Talk: Illustrated lecture on “Jainism Sector 3 here has been shut deployed, but the force was Former Jannayak Janta in Early Bengal: Archaeological Pro­ spective” by Shri Shubha Majumdar, indefinitely in view of the on­ partially withdrawn for de­ Party leader and sacked BSF Deputy Superintending Archaeolo­ going strike by contractual ployment in the city in view jawan Tej Bahadur also ad­ gist, Archaeological Survey of India, workers, which entered its of the Supreme Court verdict dressed the agitating workers Kolkata Circle at Conference Room – I, India International Centre, 6:30 p.m. sixth day on Sunday. Mean­ on Ayodhya land title case. on Sunday outside the com­ Dance: “Appa Deepo Bhava / Be the while, talks are on between pany and advised them not to Light unto yourself” a dance produc­ the management and the un­ Support pours in give up their fight till their de­ tion highlights the role of the four women whose presence proved to be ion leaders to find a solution. Meanwhile, several political mands were met. He said the significant at different moments in The company’s manage­ Protesting workers at the Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Private Limited’s plant in Manesar; around 100 police leaders, including Congress’ hardships faced by them Gautam Buddha’s journey to ment, through a notice on personnel have been deployed inside the plant premises. * ASHOK KUMAR Rewari MLA Chiranjeev Ya­ were temporary, but if they enlightenment ­ Yashodhara, Nartaki, Sujata and Amrapali will be performed Sunday, informed that the dav, have visited the protest­ gave up their protest they by Dr. Sonal Mansingh & CICD Reper­ plant would remain closed till ers were retrenched. HMSI Employees’ Union will be held on Monday. Mr. over the past few months, are ing workers over the past few would suffer lifelong. He ad­ tory Group at The Stein Auditorium, further intimation. Produc­ While one of the three president Suresh Gaur said Gaur said the permanent holding a simultaneous dhar- days to express solidarity. vised the workers to video re­ India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 p.m. tion of the plant has been hit shifts remained shut on No­ talks are being held with the workers were also helping the na outside the company Mr. Yadav, who visited the cord any police action against Exhibition: “Ethereal Harmony”, an exhibition of recent paintings by Tanu ever since around 2,000 con­ vember 6, the company de­ management and labour de­ protesting staff by way of sup­ premises. workers on November 8, of­ them saying that it was admis­ Yadav, curated by Mohan Singh at tractual workers sat on dhar- cided to shut ‘B’ and ‘C’ shifts partment officials to break plying them food and other Deputy Commissioner of fered full support and said sible as evidence in the court. Triveni Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, na inside the company’s pre­ the next day. The manage­ the stalemate, but a solution essential commodities. Police (Manesar) Rajesh Ku­ that he and his party were Many workers’ unions 205, Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. ­ 7 p.m. The Hindu (Mail your listings for this column mises on November 5, a day ment had declared November could not be found. He said More than 600 contractual mar told that with them. have also pledged support to at [email protected]) after 200 contractual work­ 8 and 9 as holidays. that another round of talks workers, mostly retrenched around 100 police personnel He said that it was wrong the workers.

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THE HINDU DELHI MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 CITY 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Electoral roll Tis Hazari clash: CBI team visits for State polls Lawyers’ strike to continue to be out on court premises, collects samples January 6 as meet fails to resolve issue SIT to reach out to injured police personnel today Staff Reporter Representatives of police, court associations met at L­G’s house on Sunday New Delhi SAURABH TRIVEDI <> We have not will reach out to injured pol­ The final electoral roll for STAFF REPORTER Devesh Srivastava; Deputy NEW DELHI allowed policemen ice personnel on Monday, New Delhi the Delhi Assembly elec­ Commissioner of Police A team of officials from the to take undertrials said another officer. tions will be published on Protesting lawyers will con­ (North) Monika Bhardwaj, CBI’s Central Forensic to courts till the “We are in the last stage of January 6, 2020, said Elec­ tinue to abstain from work Bar Council of India Chair­ Science Laboratory (CFSL) lawyers withdraw recording statements of both tion Commission of India on Monday as a meeting bet­ man Manan Kumar Mishra; visited the Tis Hazari Courts their strike and sides. After this, we will officials at a recent meet­ ween the members of all dis­ and all the members of the on Sunday and took samples switch to the identification of peaceful ing with State officials to trict courts’ associations, re­ coordination committee the and photos of the premises people involved in the vio­ discuss and review prepa­ presentatives of the Delhi of All District Courts Bar where a policeman allegedly environment lence, through technical in­ redness for the polls. Police and L­G Anil Baijal on Associations. opened fire on November 2. prevail in the courts telligence,” said an officer. With the term of the cur­ Sunday failed to come up Earlier, a meeting was “There was no clear CCTV Senior police officer Following an advisory that rent legislative Assembly with any resolution. scheduled to be held on No­ footage of the firing. The undertrials should not be ta­ expiring on February 22, The meeting was held on vember 7, but was ultimately CFSL team visited the lockup ments and produced other ken to the courts till the sit­ 2020, the elections are the orders of the High Court. A clash broke out between policemen and lawyers on cancelled. area and examined how the evidence pertaining to the uation normalises, arrange­ likely to be held in the se­ “Despite our cooperation, November 3 allegedly over a parking issue. * FILE PHOTO Lawyers at all the six dis­ bullet ricocheted off an iron incident.” ments have been made for cond half of January, said no concrete step has been trict courts in the Capital grill and hit one of the la­ Another lawyer said the videoconferencing, and sources. taken to arrest the police However, the police said with the lawyers’ bodies in have been abstaining from wyers,” said an officer. judicial inquiry also record­ judges are visiting jails to In the meeting on No­ personnel who fired at advo­ that during the discussion, it compliance with the Delhi work since November 4, in ed the statements of the pol­ hold hearings, he added. vember 4, various aspects cates. So, there will be com­ was explained by them that High Court’s direction. A protest against the clash, Judicial inquiry icemen who were injured in “We have not allowed pol­ of election preparedness plete abstinence from work since a judicial enquiry was meeting was held by both which broke out between Meanwhile, former High the clash. “In the FIR regis­ icemen to take undertrails to were reviewed with offi­ at all district courts. Our de­ under way, further action the parties on Sunday even­ The policemen and lawyers Court Justice (Retired) S.P. tered on the complaint of courts till the lawyers with­ cials from local bodies, law mand was that the police­ should be taken only on the ing in the presence of the on November 3 allegedly ov­ Garg, who is heading the jud­ DCP North’s operator, the draw their strike and peace­ enforcement agencies and men who fired at the advo­ basis of the outcome of the L­G,” the police said. er a parking issue. icial inquiry into the Tis Ha­ judicial inquiry has added ful environment prevail in Delhi election officials. cates be arrested. The police enquiry. Thousands of police per­ zari Courts incident, met the more sections after his state­ the courts. Our seniors are The District Election Of­ opposed it. So we will conti­ Mr. Baijal also appealed to An hour-long meeting sonnel had protested out­ injured lawyers and record­ ment was recorded on Satur­ meeting with lawyers to nor­ ficials have been told to get nue boycotting work,” said the police and the lawyers to The meeting, which went on side the Police Headquarters ed their statements on day,” an officer said. malise the situation,” said a eligible citizens enrolled Dhir Singh Kasana, general continue holding talks to re­ for an hour at the L­G’s resi­ at ITO on November 5 to de­ Saturday. The Special Investigation senior officer. by January 1 during the secretary of the coordina­ solve the issues amicably. “A dence, was attended by Spe­ mand action against those A lawyer, who did not Team (SIT) headed by Depu­ The police will review the special summary revision tion committee of All Dis­ team of senior officers of the cial Commissioners of Police involved in the attack on wish to be named, said: “Ma­ ty Commissioner of Police security of lockups and if exercise 2020. The draft trict Courts Bar Delhi Police has been consti­ Satish Golcha and Praveer their colleague outside Saket ny of the injured lawyers Joy Tirkey has recorded the needed it will be further electoral roll will be pu­ Associations. tuted for opening dialogues Ranjan; Joint Commissioner Court Complex. have recorded their state­ statements of lawyers and tightened. blished on November 15 and a meeting of all politi­ cal parties in the city has been called on the same DU student goes on hunger strike to Man stabbed day. JNUSU to protest outside Meanwhile, among in robbery bid steps to be taken ahead of protest high-rise near North Campus the polls, the officials have STAFF REPORTER convocation venue today NEW DELHI been asked to carry out Protesters demand Lieutenant­Governor’s intervention vulnerability mapping to A 32­year­old man was identify anti­social ele­ University has invited Vice­President to be the chief guest Staff Reporter construction over the past They said the construc­ stabbed allegedly by two ments, develop a plan to New Delhi few weeks. tion would alter the cultural unidentified men during a mitigate undue influence Special Correspondent A student went on an indefi­ Earlier, the demonstra­ landscape of the area and robbery bid in south­west upon vulnerable voters, NEW DELHI nite hunger strike on Sunday tions were held at the Vish­ pose a risk to privacy of wo­ Delhi's Najafgarh, the pol­ identify expenditure­sensi­ The Jawaharlal Nehru Un­ to protest the proposed con­ wavidyalaya metro station men’s hostels nearby. They ice said on Sunday. tive pockets and prepare to iversity Students’ Union struction of a 39­storey followed by a “solidarity are demanding that the pro­ Yogesh from Dharampu­ monitor expenditure by ( JNUSU) has called for a building near Delhi Universi­ through food” campaign and perty be repossessed by the ra village is undergoing political parties and candi­ strike on November 11 with ty’s North Campus. a rally in the university area. Defence Ministry which re­ treatment, they said. The dates, inspect polling sta­ the slogan — ‘no convocation Raja Chaudhry went on The construction has been portedly handed it over to incident took place on Fri­ tions to ensure accessibili­ without affordable educa­ the hunger strike due to the opposed by multiple stake­ the DMRC, which in turn is day night when Yogesh was ty and availability of tion’. The university will be “lack of response from auth­ holders in the university, in­ said to have sold it to the waiting for his car to reach various basic facilities. conducting its convocation orities involved, including cluding the Delhi University private builder. The students home. He alleged that the at the AICTE auditorium, the Delhi Metro Rail Corpo­ Teachers’ Association, Delhi are also seeking the L­G’s in­ accused also fled with his which is close to the campus. ration, Ministry of Defence University Students’ Union, tervention in the matter and mobile phone. A case has The students said they JNU students protesting against the draft hostel manual on and the Lieutenant­Gover­ various other students’ want a panel to be set up to been registered and inves­ Two held for would assemble at “freedom October 29. * FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY nor”. The students have groups as well as the DU ad­ probe the allegations of cor­ tigation is under way, the square”, which is outside the been protesting against the ministration. ruption in the project. police added. smuggling administration block, and which has increased the hos­ members of the JNUSU in the march to the convocation ve­ tel fee. The students said meeting. gold at IGIA nue to protest “anti­student provisions in the new ma­ The JNUSU has also policies of the administra­ nual would cut down on reached out to the alumni of Press Trust of India tion”. For the convocation, their movement inside the the university to support new delhi Vice­President M. Venkaiah campus and also restrict their agitation. Two persons were arrested Naidu has been invited as the their freedom of expression The first convocation of at Delhi airport in separate chief guest and Union HRD as participating in dharnas the university was held in incidents for allegedly try­ Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal may now cost them their 1972 but was discontinued af­ ing to smuggle in gold as the guest of honour. hostel seats. ter that. Last year, the un­ worth about ₹50 lakh, said The administration has iversity restarted its tradition officials on Sunday. Entry with invite appealed to the students to of having a convocation after The man (56) was inter­ The university has ensured call off their agitation and 46 years. cepted after his arrival that entry to the convocation restart academic work but The candidates who have from Auckland to Delhi via would strictly be by invita­ the protesters have refused been awarded their degrees Bangkok on Saturday, they tion only. to do so until a new IHA from July 1, 2018, to June 30, said. The students have been meeting is held. 2019, will be eligible to be A detailed personal and protesting since October 28 They also demanded the conferred their PhD degree baggage search of the pas­ after an Inter­Hall Adminis­ participation of students’ re­ at the convocation, the Vice­ senger resulted in the re­ tration (IHA) meeting passed presentatives such as presi­ Chancellor had announced covery of different gold the draft hostel manual dents of the hostels and earlier. items, two diamond­stud­ ded gold rings, all were worn by him, and 12 gold bars concealed in a black 4 men loot jewellery shop of ₹26L handbag, a statement read. All these gold items weigh­ STAFF REPORTER ning CCTV footage. Accord­ NEW DELHI ing 627g and having a mar­ ing to the police, four men ket value of ₹26.76 lakh Four men allegedly looted a barged into a jewellery shop, were seized from him. jewellery shop of ₹26 lakh af­ threatened the salesman pre­ On Friday, a 44­year­old ter holding a salesman hos­ sent at the shop and fled with Tajikistan national who ar­ tage at gunpoint in Rohini’s jewellery worth ₹25 lakh and rived from Istanbul to Del­ Begumpur, the police said on ₹1 lakh cash. “A case was re­ hi was intercepted by the Sunday. gistered in the matter,” said Customs officials and gold The incident took place on Deputy Commissioner of Pol­ worth ₹24.49 lakh was Saturday afternoon, they ice (Rohini) S.D. Mishra. seized from her, said offi­ said, adding that the accused “The accused will soon be cials. were identified after scan­ held,” said an officer.

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Living with rising pollution Snapshots from across the Capital show how denizens go about their normal lives in an increasingly toxic environment

* PHOTOS BY R.V. MOORTHY, SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA, V.V. KRISHNAN

Campaign against dengue a success: Kejriwal Air quality may turn ‘severe’

‘No deaths and fewer than 1,100 cases reported till last week; as against 15,000 cases, 60 deaths in 2015’ by tomorrow, says SAFAR

Special Correspondent I want to dengue cases this year, “but The campaign required NEW DELHI <> ‘There is a spike in stubble burning, change in wind direction’ congratulate the the campaign managed to people to look for stagnant At the end of the ‘10 Hafte, people of Delhi... I control the spread of the water in and around their Staff Reporter may remain in the ‘very 10 Baje, 10 Minute’ cam­ feel proud to say disease”. homes for ten minutes at 10 NEW DELHI poor’ category with higher paign against dengue, Chief that we have a.m. every Sunday for ten The Capital’s air quality was values. The air quality is like­ Minister Arvind Kejriwal on successfully ‘Delhi sets example’ weeks and dispose of it to in the ‘very poor’ category ly to marginally deteriorate Sunday said that it had been “People from outside Delhi, prevent breeding of mosqui­ on Sunday with the day be­ further on Tuesday and may defeated dengue a success as fewer than 1,100 severely suffering from den­ to larvae. ing windy. remain in the upper end of Arvind Kejriwal cases and no deaths were re­ Chief Minister gue, said they wished their The government roped in The air quality may turn ‘very poor’ category and ported until last week. State could also initiate such celebrities to popularise the ‘severe’ again by Tuesday as may reach ‘severe’ in case of He said that in 2015, more Addressing Delhiites all because of the people of a campaign. I hope the en­ campaign and promoted the there has been an increase in pollution from fire crackers,” than 15,000 cases and 60 through a video message, Delhi.” The Chief Minister tire world can initiate such scheme in schools as well. stubble burning and a said SAFAR. It added that an deaths were reported. Mr. Kejriwal said: “I want to added that people partici­ campaigns. More than 100 Delhiites were encour­ change in wind direction, increase in stubble burning The Delhi government congratulate the people of pated in the campaign in countries are suffering from aged to share videos of said the government’s air The air quality in Greater had been observed in Harya­ was running the campaign, Delhi. Ten weeks back, we huge numbers, and that “we dengue but they do not themselves cleaning their quality monitoring and fore­ Noida, Ghaziabad and Noida na and Punjab. which requested the coop­ started a fight against den­ could not have done this know how to combat this homes and removing stag­ casting service, SAFAR. was also in the ‘very poor’ Meanwhile, agencies in eration of Delhiites to keep gue together. I feel proud to without their support”. disease. But Delhi has nant water to spread the According to the Central category as per the CPCB. Delhi have taken “major ac­ the city free from vector­ say that we have successful­ Mr. Kejriwal said that doc­ shown them the way,” the message and encourage oth­ Pollution Control Board da­ The AQI in of Gurugram tion” at 13 pollution hot borne diseases. ly defeated dengue. This is tors had warned of a spike in Chief Minister said. ers to do their bit. ta, Delhi’s air quality Index and Faridabad were in the spots in the city, including (AQI) on Sunday was 321 (ve­ ‘poor’ category. closing 23 polluting indus­ ry poor) at 4.30 p.m.; on Sa­ “The air quality is likely to trial units, over the last three Two men rob west Delhi No odd­even today, tomorrow turday, it was 283 (poor). deteriorate on Monday and day, said officials on Sunday. ATM of ₹30 lakh in cash Police issue traffic advisory for Nagar Kirtan procession South civic body lodges 16 FIRs A security guard was held hostage Staff Reporter be suspended for two days. The procession will start NEW DELHI With Sunday exempted at 10 a.m. from Sishganj for violation of pollution norms STAFF REPORTER pected that they looted The odd­even scheme intro­ from the scheme, Delhiites Gurdwara and conclude at NEW DELHI around ₹30 lakh cash. duced to combat high air pol­ will have a three­day ex­ Gurdwara Nanak Piao, Two unidentified men alleg­ However, bank officials lution level in the city will be emption from the rule that around 9 p.m., they said. SDMC issues 360 challans imposing fines worth over ₹15 lakh edly fled with around ₹30 are yet to ascertain the suspended for two days on began on November 4 and The procession will pass lakh in cash after breaking amount, the police said. Monday and Tuesday on ac­ continues till November 15. through Kodiapul, SPM Staff Reporter ly authorised zonal officials worth over ₹15 lakh. open an ATM in west Delhi’s The accused used gas cut­ count of the 550th Prakash Meanwhile, the Delhi Marg, Church Mission New Delhi to file FIRs against those As part of its efforts to Subhash Nagar, the police ters to break the ATM and al­ Parv of Guru Nanak Dev. police have issued a traffic Road, Khari Baoli, Lahori The South Delhi Municipal failing to deposit the check pollution, the SDMC said on Sunday. so sprayed paint on the The step has been taken so advisory asking commu­ Gate Chowk, Qutub Road, Corporation (SDMC) on amount they have been also said that it carried out The accused had held a CCTV camera which was in­ that members of the Sikh ters to avoid certain roads Azad Market, Roshanara Sunday lodged 16 FIRs for fined for violations such as 1,788 inspections over dust security guard of the ATM stalled inside the vestibule, community are not inconve­ on Monday which fall on Road, and Shakti Nagar the violation of pollution dust emissions during con­ pollution, had deployed up kiosk hostage while commit­ a senior officer said. nienced during the celebra­ the route of ‘Nagar Kirtan’ Chowk. Traffic will be af­ control norms laid out by struction, burning of gar­ to 83 water tankers, 24 me­ ting the crime, they said. A case was registered tions. procession, which will be fected on these routes and the National Green Tribu­ bage and leaves and others. chanical road sweepers The incident took place based on the statement of Chief Minister Arvind Kej­ taken out as part of the surrounding areas due to nal, the civic body said. On Sunday, the SDMC said and had lifted up to 388.90 on the intervening night of the security guard and a riwal had announced on Fri­ 550th birth anniversary ce­ the procession, the police SDMC Commissioner that it had issued up to 360 metric tonnes of construc­ November 7 and 8. It is sus­ probe is under way. day that the scheme would lebrations of Guru Nanak. added. Gyanesh Bharti had recent­ challans, imposing fines tion and demolition waste. 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THE HINDU DELHI MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 NORTH 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Not quitting Grand Chair in name of Guru Nanak Dev in 11 universities: Punjab Chief Minister Press trust of india install a Chair in the name of all the 11 universities. Tuesday. jab Technical University, iversity, Bhopal; JIS Kapurthala (Punjab) the Guru in 11 universities, in­ The Chair will be entrust­ Punjab Tourism Minister Bathinda; Lovely Profession­ University, West Bengal and Alliance: Manjhi To mark the 550th birth an­ cluding one from Iran. ed with conducting research Charanjit Singh Channi said al University, Phagwara; University of Religion, Iran. niversary of Sikhism’s foun­ Capt. Amarinder made on the life and teachings of the Chairs would be esta­ Chandigarh University, Gha­ The event was held to ho­ ‘For formation of coordination panel’ der Guru Nanak Dev, Punjab the announcement at an Guru Nanak, according to an blished in Punjabi Universi­ ruan; Chitkara University nour and award 400 promi­ Chief Minister Amarinder event at Punjab Technical official statement. ty, Patiala; IK Gujral PTU Ja­ Rajpura; Akal University, Tal­ nent Punjabis from around Press trust of india Singh on Sunday announced University here, in the pre­ The 550th birth anniver­ landhar­Kapurthala; wandi Sabo; besides ITM Un­ the world for their contribu­ Patna his government’s decision to sence of representatives of sary of the Guru falls on Maharaja Ranjit Singh Pun­ iversity Gwalior; RDKF Un­ tions in various fields. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) national president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday asserted that he never said his party would pull out of the five­party Grand Al­ liance in Bihar. The former Bihar Chief Minister, however, said that a coordination committee Hindustani Awam Morcha should be formed for taking (Secular) chief Jitan Manjhi * decisions regarding the Grand Alliance and for bet­ He also announced that ter coordination among its his party will field candi­ partners: the RJD, the Con­ dates in all the 243 Assemb­ gress, the RLSP, the HAM(S) ly segments of Bihar during and the Vikassheel Insan the Vidhan Sabha elections Party (VIP). next year, giving rise to Speaking to reporters af­ speculations that the Dalit ter the HAM(S) youth wing leader may quit the Grand meeting convened at his re­ Alliance. sidence here, Mr. Manjhi said, “I never said my party ‘Panel to take decisions’ will come out of the Grand “I had joined the Grand Al­ Alliance... I will remain in liance on the condition that it... though I firmly spoke there will be a coordination about the formation of a committee and every deci­ coordination committee for sion of the Alliance will be taking decisions of the al­ taken through the commit­ liance.” tee alone,” he told reporters Mr. Manjhi had on No­ on Sunday. vember 7 announced at the When pointed out that national executive meeting RJD heir apparent Tejashwi of HAM(S) that his party Prasad Yadav had said that would go it alone in the up­ Mr. Manjhi had made up his coming Jharkhand Assemb­ mind to quit the alliance, ly elections, where it has not the HAM(S) supremo re­ contested any polls so far. fused to comment on it. Convener of disaster victims’ body faces ‘threat’ Moves High Court for protection

Special Correspondent inability of the respondent Patna authorities to discharge The Convener of Patna their legitimate duty”. Drainage Disaster Victims’ Mr. Khanna, a resident of Association (PDDVA), Diljeet of the Rajendra Nagar area Khanna, has filed an appli­ of Patna, was one among cation before the Chief Jus­ lakhs of victims of the un­ tice of Patna High Court precedented waterlogging seeking security for himself in certain areas of the State and his family as he was be­ capital from September 28 ing constantly “pressurised to October 5 this year. to stop the protest” against He along with a few resi­ the government. dents of the area formed the Earlier, Mr. Khanna had, PDDVA to protest against on behalf of the PDDVA, the government, its agen­ filed a public interest litiga­ cies and officials for their tion in the Patna High Court failure to prevent such “bringing to light the severe “man­made disasters”. Row over installation of Arjun Singh statue Replaced bust of Chandra Shekhar Azad

Prerss trust of india Bhopal A controversy has erupted over installation of a life­ sized statue of Congress vet­ eran late Arjun Singh at a busy trisection in Bhopal where the bust of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad had existed earlier. Late leader Arjun Singh Interestingly, it is the BJP­ ruled Bhopal Municipal Cor­ Taking strong objection, poration (BMC) which in­ BJP national vice­president stalled the statue of Singh, a and former Chief Minister former Chief Minister and Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Gandhi family loyalist who Sunday demanded re­instal­ died in 2011. lation of Azad’s bust at its However, BMC Mayor dis­ original location. tanced himself from setting up of Singh’s statue, which ‘MP is ashamed’ is yet to be unveiled. “Madhya Pradesh is ash­ BMC officials claimed amed because of the treat­ Azad’s bust was removed ment meted out to the bust about three years from the of great revolutionary Azad. spot on Link Road No. 1 in Those responsible for this New Market locality and should be punished. We de­ was relocated at a spot along mand the statue of the great a nearby road. son of mother India (Azad) The bust was relocated be re­installed with due res­ with twin objectives to “im­ pect. Otherwise, the coun­ prove traffic condition” at try will never be able to for­ the busy trisection and for give itself,” Mr. Chouhan widening a road. said.

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DELHI THE HINDU 6 EAST MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Writing judgments part of judge’s business’ Odisha Assembly winter In Meghalaya, Christians SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Past to Present” published however, Mr. Gogoi said he GUWAHATI by the SC. Three other judg­ would not be commenting care for Shivalingams A day after the verdict on es of the apex court attend­ on any contentious issues. the Ayodhya dispute, Chief ed the function. “You don’t contribute to session likely to be stormy The park is But local MLA and Megh­ Justice of India Ranjan Go­ “This perhaps is my last justice delivery system by drawing Garo, alaya Assembly’s Deputy goi on Sunday said writing public function. I don’t liking judgments. Writing BJP plans to play role of strong opposition, raise people’s issues Speaker Timothy D. Shira judgments was part of the think I will miss it. I never judgments is part of the bu­ Rabha tribes has further plans. He wants business of a judge and that liked talking in public. On siness of a judge,” he said. Special Correspondent main opposition in the State the Nokat Shivalingams to the justice delivery system the third of this month, An Assam government BHUBANESWAR Assembly by replacing the together be a prime Hindu pilgrim­ was not about liking there was a book release at spokesperson said the CJI, The winter session of the Congress. RAHUL KARMAKAR age site, seeking archaeolog­ judgments. the Indian International set to retire on November 17, Odisha Assembly scheduled Polling in Patkura, which GUWAHATI ical studies besides a “safe He was speaking at a Centre where I spoke to my had gone to his newly con­ to commence on November was initially scheduled for An hour after Amal Chandra corridor” for devotees. function in Guwahati to re­ heart’s content,” Mr. Gogoi structed house in the city 13 is likely to be stormy with April 29 as part of the simul­ Rabha had finished praying The Shivalingams are lease the Assamese version said. before attending the event the Bharatiya Janata Party taneous Lok Sabha and As­ before a 5­foot Shivalingam near Resubelpara, the North of the book “Courts of India: At the book launch event, to launch the book. trying hard to play the role sembly elections, was held – the most rectangular Garo Hills district headquar­ of a strong opposition by on July 20 after it was ad­ among the many phallus­ ters 135 km of Guwahati. raising various people’s journed twice – first due to shaped monoliths jutting “Work on a 6 km road un­ issues. the death of the BJD nomi­ out of a 3­acre enclosure in der PMGSY should begin by Although it will be the se­ nee who had filed candida­ Nokat village of Meghalaya’s next year and I have pro­

cond session of the 16th Od­ Naveen Patnaik. * FILE PHOTO ture for the April 29 poll and North Garo Hills district – posed security for visitors,” isha Legislative Assembly, again due to Cyclone Fani church elder Jemthinath B. Mr. Shira told The Hindu. the BJP legislators are plan­ It was believed that the that hit the State’s coast on Marak recited his prayers. There’s no clear histori­ ning to play the role of a BJP, which was successful in May 3. Mr. Rabha, a Rabha tribal cal account of the granite strong opposition in the increasing its vote share in from Assam’s Rabhabelpara Shivalingams that, local wake of their party’s defeat the simultaneous Lok Sabha Urban body polls village, had little knowledge authority says, could be nat­ in the recently held bypoll in and Assembly polls earlier, Since the urban body polls of Garo — Mr. Marak’s ton­ urally shaped or carved by the Bijepur Assembly seat. put up a poor show in Bije­ are likely to be held in the gue. But he sensed the some ancient civilisation. pur in view of the BJD’s sup­ coming months, the BJP church elder had thanked The latter is more likely, said BJP second in bypoll port to BJP’s nominee in the leaders in the State are in no the Lord for guiding him Manash Marak of Bakrapara Although the BJP candidate Rajya Sabha bypoll held in mood to go soft on the ruling through a tricky jungle track village, the nokma (chief­ was able to finish second in the first week of July this party from the coming ses­ to the Hindu site on a hillock tain) of 58 villages, including the race with the Congress year. The BJD had extended sion which will continue till and wished for his safe re­ Nokat. remaining in the third posi­ support to the BJP nominee December 19, having 30 turn home 3 km away. The place was hidden in tion, the ruling Biju Janata following telephone calls working days. The Garos and Rabhas wild bushes until over a de­ Dal had won the seat by a re­ from Prime Minister Naren­ Leader of the Opposition coexisted across the inter­ cade ago when the villagers, cord margin of 97,990 votes. dra Modi and Union Home in Odisha Assembly Pradipta State boundary until the in search of more farmland, The BJP also saw a decline Minister Amit Shah to Chief Naik has already announced ethnic clashes of December cleared the area but found in its support base at Bijepur Minister Naveen Patnaik. that the BJP will stall the win­ 2010 drove a wedge bet­ the area too rocky to cultiv­ in western Odisha that is The BJP was also defeated ter session if the State go­ ween them. The newly de­ ate. A local legend about the considered to be its strong­ by the BJD in the election vernment fails to hand over veloped park maintained by Hindu god Shiva meditating hold. The party nominee that was held for the Patkura to CBI the probe of alleged some 300 Christian resi­ at the site began attracting who had secured 53,482 Assembly seat in coastal Od­ murder of a lady village level dents of Nokat, including devotees from Assam. votes in the elections held isha a few weeks after the worker in Jajpur district. The the village’s Baptist Church Meghalaya Tourism Deve­ earlier this year bagged Rajya Sabha bypoll. party is also planning to pastor Sempolar B. Marak, lopment Forum has sought 37,967 votes in the recent This is for the first time raise other issues, including is drawing the two commun­ a study of Shivalingams by bypoll. that the BJP has become the farm distress. ities together. the ASI. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 WEST 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Bhima-Koregaon: 2-member Maternal deaths on the decline: report Survey from 2015 to 2017 also reveals highest casualties in the age group of 20­29 Jyoti Shelar panel gets fourth extension Mumbai A special bulletin on mater­ nal mortality has revealed Commission receives 500 affidavits; Ambedkarite parties question tardy progress that Indian women in their 20s make up for the biggest Shoumojit Banerjee chunk of maternal deaths. Pune The report by the Sample The two­member commis­ Registration Survey (SRS) sion set up by the State go­ from 2015 to 2017 shows vernment to probe the caus­ 68% of deaths were among es of the Bhima­Koregaon women in the age group of clash that occurred on Janu­ 20­29. The three­year data ary 1, 2018, and identify also reveals a positive deve­ those responsible for it has lopment of reduction in the received another extension maternal mortality ratio for a period of three months. (MMR) as compared to According to advocate 2014­2016. Ashish Satpute, a lawyer for “It is heartening that the the commission, the State MMR of India has declined Home department issued a from 130 in 2014­2016 to 122 letter on November 8 grant­ in 2015­17. The drop has ing it an extension till Febru­ been most significant in em­ ary 8, 2020. powered action group This is the fourth exten­ (EAG) States from 188 to sion granted by the govern­ Police personnel at the site of the clash in Bhima-Koregaon on January 2, 2018. * FILE PHOTO 175,” the report said. ment, which had formed the The SRS had categorised commission, comprising re­ month extension. finity with the Rashtriya (Ranstambh or Jayastambh) the States into three groups tired Kolkata High Court Ambedkarite parties have Swayamsevak Sangh had not each year to pay their res­ — the EAG States comprise chief justice J.N. Patel and repeatedly expressed con­ yet been investigated. pects, the celebrations in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya former Maharashtra chief se­ cern over the allegedly tardy In its status report submit­ 2018 were marred by the Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Od­ cretary Sumit Mullick, in Fe­ progress of the two­member ted to the government, the clash. isha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pra­ bruary 2018 to inquire into commission. Outfits like the commission secretary said Since then, there have desh, Uttarakhand, and As­ the sequence of events lead­ Republican Yuva Morcha so far examination of 17 wit­ been two investigations. The sam; southern States ing to the New Year’s Day have accused the Bharatiya nesses has been completed Pune Rural police have consist of Andhra Pradesh, violence in Bhima­Koregaon Janata Party (BJP) govern­ and that eight have been par­ lodged an FIR against Hin­ Telangana, Karnataka, Ker­ and the adjoining villages, ment of trying to shelter the tially heard. Also, it said dutva leaders Mr. Bhide and ala, and Tamil Nadu; and which left one person dead true perpetrators. more than 50 witnesses are Milind Ekbote, naming them Other States cover the re­ besides heightening tension “The commission was needed to be called. as the orchestrators of the maining States and Union across the State. supposed to submit its find­ For several Dalit activists, violence. The Pune City pol­ Territories. “Among the The commission has so ing within four months. Ho­ the narrative of the Bhima­ ice have conducted multi­ci­ southern States, the decline far received nearly 500 affi­ wever, proceedings have Koregaon battle, where Ma­ ty crackdowns and have ar­ has been from 77 to 72 and davits — from victims, Dalit dragged on for 18 months har community members rested nine lawyers, writers, in the Other States from 93 outfits, NGOs, right wing now. We hope that this fought under the Union Jack intellectuals and activists, in­ to 90,” the report said. groups, government, and fourth extension is the last to allegedly defeat Peshwa cluding advocate Surendra As per the World Health police officials — across such required by the panel Bajirao II’s numerically su­ Gadling, professor Shoma Organization (WHO), ma­ Pune, Mumbai and Thane. to wrap up the probe,” said perior forces in 1818, signi­ Sen, poet P. Varavara Rao, ternal death is the death of Since its constitution, the Republican Yuva Morcha’s fied a major step in the ongo­ and Sudha Bharadwaj for a woman while pregnant or commission has been grant­ State president Rahul ing struggle against caste their alleged links with within 42 days of termina­ ed two extensions of four Dambale. oppression and Brahminical Maoist outfits and for their tion of pregnancy. The men have to prepare their <> Women have to group. “This is also the months each and another He said leaders of fringe domination. roles in the ‘Elgaar Parishad’ WHO says the MMR bodies and be fit for preg­ prepare their most fertile age group.” extension of six months be­ right wing outfits like Samb­ While lakhs of Dalits con­ and the subsequent Bhima­ dropped by 38% worldwide nancy. “Unfortunately, the bodies and be fit Nearly 4% of deaths were fore being given this three­ haji Bhide which had an af­ verge near the victory pillar Koregaon clash. between 2000 and 2017. aspect of fitness is simply ig­ for pregnancy. in the age group of 15 to 19 However, an estimated 810 nored.” Unfortunately, the which highlights the pro­ women died every day in JJ Hospital carries out blem of early marriages and aspect of fitness is CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 2017 from preventable caus­ 8,500 deliveries annually. teenage pregnancies in the Stroll on sand es related to pregnancy and Dr. Anand said bleeding, hy­ simply ignored country. The sustainable childbirth. pertension, and infections Dr. Ashok Anand development goals set by JJ Hospital According to gynaecolo­ are among the leading caus­ the United Nations target re­ gist Dr. Ashok Anand, who es of maternal deaths. He group of 20­29 because ducing the global MMR to is attached to State­run JJ said the highest number of most women get married less than 70 per one lakh Hospital in Mumbai, wo­ deaths are seen in the age and get pregnant in this age live births by 2030. Gujarat govt. grants approval for Crops on 19 lakh ha hit by CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar October rains

The facility will handle 1.5 million metric tonne per annum Press Trust of India Amravati Press Trust of India Group. having a capacity to handle Crops on an area of 19 lakh Ahmedabad The Gujarat Maritime three MMTPA cargo, and the hectares in western Vi­ The Gujarat government on Board (GMB) had signed an new terminals would take darbha in Maharashtra Sunday gave its approval for MoU with Foresight Group the overall capacity to nine have been destroyed due a compressed natural gas to set up this port terminal at MMTPA. to October rains, affecting (CNG) terminal at Bhavnagar Bhavnagar in the Vibrant While the consortium over 17 lakh farmers, a pre­ with a proposed investment Gujarat Summit held in Janu­ would invest ₹1,300 crore in liminary report on crop of ₹1,900 crore, an official ary, the release said. the first phase, ₹600 crore loss had stated. said. Apart from the CNG ter­ will be invested in the se­ As per the report of the A State government re­ minal, the investors would cond phase. divisional commissioner, lease said the facility, appro­ develop a Ro­Ro terminal, li­ To develop CNG and oth­ this comprises 3.51 lakh val for which was given by quid cargo terminal, and er terminals on the north hectares in Amravati, 3.23 the Gujarat Infrastructure container terminal at Bhav­ side of the existing port lakh hectares in Akola, Development Board headed nagar port with a cumulative would require major modifi­ 4.86 lakh hectares in Yavat­ by Chief Minister Vijay Rupa­ investment of ₹1,900 crore. cations in the existing infras­ mal, 5.51 lakh hectares in ni, would be the world’s first The proposed CNG port ter­ tructure, including dredging Buldhana, and 2.79 lakh CNG port terminal. minal will have a capacity to in water channel of port ba­ hectares in Washim, offi­ It will be developed joint­ handle 1.5 million metric sin, construction of two lock cials said. ly by UK­headquartered Fo­ tonne per annum (MMTPA). gates, and off­shore infras­ They said the crop loss resight Group and Mumbai­ The GMB manages the ex­ tructure for CNG transporta­ survey in these districts is On foreign shore: Visitors at Baga Beach ahead of the tourist season in Goa. * ATISH POMBURFEKAR based Padmanabh Mafatlal isting port at Bhavnagar, tion, the release said. in its final stages and the re­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC port is likely to be submit­ ted on Wednesday. Sanjay Raut refers to Hitler, accuses Policeman on Bachchan posts picture from bed, duty for T20I RSS chief hails Fadnavis of playing politics of fear game dies of says ‘cracks, breaks’ need healing BMS founder Press Trust of India Press Trust of India Mumbai cardiac arrest Mumbai Thengadi Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut Megastar Amitabh Bach­ on Sunday hit out at caretak­ Press Trust of India chan posted a picture of him Press Trust of India er Chief Minister Devendra Nagpur resting on a bed and said Nagpur Fadnavis and accused him of An assistant sub­inspector “cracks and breaks” he is RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat playing politics of fear, while (ASI) of the Nagpur police facing need to heal before on Sunday remembered making a reference to Ger­ deployed on security duty he starts shooting. Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh man dictator Adolf Hitler in for the third T20 Interna­ The 77­year­old actor (BMS) founder late Datto­ the backdrop of logjam over tional to be played here posted on his blog a picture pant Thengadi as a hum­ government formation in died on Sunday after a car­ of him watching a soccer ble person who always the State. Sanjay Raut Devendra Fadnavis diac arrest, an official said. match, writing he was “lying cared for others without Without naming Mr. Fad­ India and Bangladesh around” in his spare time, compromising on his navis, Mr. Raut, in a fresh at­ Shah has remained aloof going CM is the biggest de­ will play the third T20I at “skipping time to go by in ra­ principles. tack on the BJP leader amid from developments in the feat (of the BJP). This time, Vidarbha Cricket Stadium pid form”. “And reminiscing Mr. Bhagwat was speak­ the ongoing war of words State,” Mr. Raut said. Sena president Uddhav located at Jamtha on the the work front by the day af­ ing as the chief guest at a between the saffron allies, In the October 21 polls, Thackeray will decide the southern outskirts of Nag­ ter when there shall be the function to kick off the said, “When ways of threa­ the BJP won 105 seats while next CM of Maharashtra.” pur. ASI Madar Sheikh chair and the computer ji birth centenary year cele­ tening and seeking political ally Sena won 56 seats. The NCP president Sharad Pa­ (50), working at police and the audience (referring brations of the founder of support don’t work, it is majority mark in the 288­ war and many Congress headquarters, was on ban­ his show ‘KBC’),” he said. down...’ Slow down? Thats the festival. the BMS, an RSS affiliate. time to accept that Hitler is member Assembly is 145. leaders have communicated dobast duty when he suf­ “But first the left overs of what you tell the vehicle or “Sad and in regret to not “Dattopant was a humble dead and the looming However, since the poll to their party chief Sonia fered a cardiac arrest incidents from the times of the train on road and track be able to travel for KIFF to person who connected clouds of slavery have disap­ results were announced on Gandhi that their priority is around 12.15 p.m., said De­ ‘Don’ and the cracks and ....so...what (sic),” he said. Kolkata....an event that has with people without com­ peared.” October 24, both the parties to have a “non­BJP” CM, the puty Commissioner of Pol­ breaks now playing up and On Saturday, Mr. Bach­ invited me for years...I think promising on his values. In his column Rokhthok have been bickering over the Rajya Sabha member said in ice, Zone I, Vivek Masal. placing themselves in im­ chan regretted having mis­ now 7 years....and the He practised what he in Sena mouthpiece Saama- CM’s post, resulting in a sta­ the Marathi publication. “He was sitting on a portant avenues which res­ sed the inaugural ceremony speech...glorifying cinema preached and command­ na, he said Mr. Fadnavis, lemate over government “Everyone wants to end chair and fell on the trict movement....At times of 25th Kolkata Internation­ and the research by educat­ ed trust from people,” he despite being blessed by formation. the politics of revenge, sub­ ground unconscious, after of this it may be of interest al Film Festival which he ed assists from dear friends­ told a gathering of workers Prime Minister Narendra Mr. Raut said even 15 days servience, and playing dirty which others on duty too...to the body , but not had been attending for the ...gone..but there is commu­ of the RSS and the BMS. Modi to become Chief Minis­ after the results were an­ tricks,” Mr. Raut said. rushed him to a nearby the mind. So one listens to last six years. nication established Speaking on Lord Ram, ter for the second time, has nounced, Mr. Fadnavis could “Those who used to hospital. However, doctors the body...and many shall The actor wrote that whether I could read it on Mr. Bhagwat said some pe­ not been able to assume the not take oath as the CM. threaten others with their there could not revive him there be who will applaud while he is sad he won’t be video and send to them to ople question his exis­ top post. “He could not take “The BJP’s biggest ally Sena power are now scared,” he and he was declared dead,” and commit to say...’did we physically present, he is try­ be played at the closing,” he tence even after 8,000 oath because BJP chief Amit not ready to speak to the out­ said. Mr. Masal said. not tell you this to slow ing to send across a video to said. years.

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DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF International bookie arrested All eyes on SC verdict on Sayyam had fled to the West Indies after the KPL betting scandal was unearthed disqualified Karnataka MLAs Special Correspondent ers’ bowler Bhavesh Gulech­ proached him one more Bengaluru ha at the J.P. Nagar police sta­ time, asking him to meet him Model code takes effect from today in 15 Assembly seats The Central Crime Branch tion. Bafna is now in judicial at a hotel at the Kempegow­ Four killed in wall (CCB) sleuths probing the custody. Both the accused da International Airport to Special Correspondent collapse in Hyderabad Bengaluru HYDERABAD KPL international betting were arrested after Gulech­ discuss his selection to the Four persons were killed and scam and spot­fixing in the ha gave a statement to CCB IPL. There, he introduced With the Election Commis­ eight injured when a wall Karnataka Premier League during questioning. Gulechha to Sayyam and of­ sion announcing enforce­ collapsed at a marriage hall (KPL) on Sunday arrested Gulechha confessed that fered ₹2 lakh for giving away ment of model code of con­ here on Sunday, the police Sayyam, an international Bafna had offered him a few 10 runs per over. He pro­ duct from Monday in 15 said. The incident occurred at bookie and prime accused in lakhs of rupees to bowl slow. mised more money and oth­ Assembly constituencies in a hall at Golnaka in Amberpet the case who had fled to the The accused was a child­ er facilities. But Gulechha re­ Karnataka where byelec­ when guests at a wedding West Indies after the scam hood friend of Gulechha and jected the deal and helped tions are scheduled on De­ ceremony were having lunch. was unearthed in Sayyam both hailed from Rajasthan. his team finish runner­up in cember 5, all eyes are now September. Gulechha played for Jawans the tournament. on the Supreme Court which Fog hits 100 flights The CCB officials, who got Joint Commissioner of Police Cricket Club, a KSCA­affiliat­ Following his complaint, is expected to pronounce its at Bengaluru airport a Lookout Circular (LOC) is­ (Crime), said. Thara, who ed team. Bafna met Gulech­ the duo was booked for verdict on Wednesday on BENGALURU sued against him, traced his owns Belagavi Panthers, was ha in July, soon after he cheating and criminal con­ petitions of 17 disqualified Dense fog and poor visibility at the Kempegowda address and forced him to fly arrested earlier and is out on joined as drummer for Bija­ spiracy and Bafna was ar­ MLAs of the Congress and International Airport (KIA) back to New Delhi, from bail. pur Bulls. rested on October 2. the Janata Dal (Secular). here affected operations of where he was picked up. Sayyam was booked in a Officials said Bafna asked The CCB had arrested Karnataka Chief Electoral over 100 flights on Sunday A native of Haryana, Say­ match­fixing case along with Gulechha to give away 10 Thara, bowling coach Vinu Officer Sanjiv Kumar told morning. Departure of yam is close to Ali Asfak Tha­ Bhavesh Bafna, also a bookie runs per over or even more, Prasad, players Vishwanath­ presspersons on Sunday that tions, 29 nominations had made before the court by at least 66 flights were ra, an international bookie and drummer for Bijapur but Gulechha refused. Bafna an, Nishanth Singh Shekha­ the model code would come been received. All the nomi­ disqualified legislators seek­ delayed. Four flights coming having links with many Bulls. An FIR was registered approached him many times wat, C.M. Gautham, and into effect from Monday on­ nations remained valid, Mr. ing postponement of the As­ to Bengaluru were players in international and against the duo following a with the offer, but he reject­ Abrar Khazi in three cases ly in constituencies where Kumar said. sembly bypoll. Elections to diverted to Chennai. local cricket, Sandeep Patil, complaint by Ballari Tusk­ ed. Gulechha said Bafna ap­ registered so far. byelection is scheduled and Though the electoral noti­ two of the 17 constituencies not in the entire district. fication had been issued by — Maski in Raichur district The process for filing the EC on September 27, en­ and R.R. Nagar in Bengaluru nominations will commence forcement of the model code — have been withheld as sep­ Man killed for from Monday. The last day was suspended till Novem­ arate election cases related Security tightened at Sabarimala for filing nominations is No­ ber 10 since it would adver­ to them are pending in the ‘refusing to vember 18. sely impact development High Court of Karnataka. programmes of the govern­ Results of the byelection Officials apprehensive of Maoist retaliatory strikes after the recent shootout pay ₹2’ in A.P. Pending petitions ment, particularly the poor, will play a crucial role in sta­ The EC had postponed the the CEO said. bilising or destabilising the G. Anand erational freedom in the for­ Staff Reporter bypoll, which was earlier The Congress has taken BJP government. The BJP Thiruvananthapuram ested locality. The police Kakinada scheduled on October 21 to strong objection to suspen­ has to win at least eight con­ The perception of a height­ have upped their intelli­ A man was allegedly mur­ December 5 in view of the sion of the code of conduct stituencies to reach the mag­ ened Maoist threat has gence gathering. dered for refusing to pay ₹2 pending petitions of the dis­ after the issue of the electo­ ic figure of 113 in the 225­ prompted the Kerala police at a cycle shop in East Go­ qualified legislators. Before ral notification. It has also member Lower House to en­ to turn Sabarimala into a ver­ Post-Ayodhya verdict davari district of Andhra the postponement of elec­ decided to oppose the plea sure a simple majority. itable fortress this pilgrim­ The Supreme Court verdict Pradesh on Sunday. age season. allowing the construction of According to sources, The possibility of Maoist a temple in Ayodhya has also the victim Suvarna Raju retaliatory strikes against impacted the security situa­ went to a cycle shop at Va­ police officers and law enfor­ tion in Sabarimala. The lasapakala village in Kaki­ No constitutional machinery in cement infrastructure in Sa­ Centre has warned States to nada Rural mandal to in­ barimala, including hostage­ guard against possible “lone flate his cycle tyre. Shop taking, for the killing of four wolf” attacks at religious owner Sambasiva Rao Karnataka, says Siddaramaiah armed rebels in a shootout in Workers laying new tiles on the premises of the Ayyappa congregations and places of asked him to pay ₹2 after Palakkad forests, has put the temple ahead of the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season. worship, and the Ayyappa filling air. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA In his November 8 letter, December 5 Assembly by­ State’s security establish­ temple was a high­profile Suvarna Raju reportedly Bengaluru Mr. Siddaramaiah referred polls in 15 constituencies. ment on extreme alert as the compromise on their safety teams, wireless repeater sta­ target. refused to pay and the duo Alleging that there was com­ to a recent leaked audio clip The former Chief Minister temple opens this week for given the credible threat tions and an enhanced sur­ The police have also had an altercation. Samba­ plete breakdown of constitu­ of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyu­ said, “The BJP has used du­ the Mandalam­Makaravilak­ from Left wing extremists. veillance camera network weighed the likely law and siva Rao’s friend Appa Rao tional machinery in Karnata­ rappa purportedly express­ bious and illegal methods ku season. linked to artificial intelli­ order fallout of the Supreme joined the melee. In a fit of ka, senior Congress leader ing anguish against his party like misusing CBI, Income The police plan to deploy More watch towers gence­powered facial recog­ Court’s impending ruling on rage, Appa Rao reportedly K. Siddaramaiah has written leaders at a recent party Tax and Enforcement Direc­ hundreds of officers along The recalibrated security nition software to identify the petition to review its ear­ stabbed Suvarna Raju caus­ to President Ram Nath Ko­ meeting in Hubballi over torate to induce and coerce the forest routes to handle scheme for Sabarimala en­ miscreants. Officials said lier decision to allow the en­ ing severe injuries. He died vind, seeking an appoint­ their opposition to giving the legislators, which is evi­ crowd control . Senior offi­ tails more armed officers, area domination exercises try of women of all ages to on the way to the hospital. ment to apprise him of the tickets to the disqualified dent from CM B.S. Yediyu­ cials said there could be no watchtowers, quick reaction were on to deny Maoists op­ Sabarimala. A case was registered. situation. Congress­JD(S) MLAs for the rappa’s speech in Hubballi.”

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Students on the lush need to put their smart­ QR codes to them, making it tion about the trees via the melodious too. Anoop Sankar regales the crowd in Kozhikode. * K. RAGESH (Chinna Thambi) and green campus were seen us­ phones to use. The days of easier for everybody to learn QR codes,” said the Head of A diehard fan of the ‘Sundari kannaal oru ing their phones, not to play scanning voluminous books about a plant or a tree at the the Department. composer, the Thrissur­ city for Calicut Music Circle, continuously in Chennai seithi...’ (Thalapathi) games or take selfies, but to seem to be over. tip of their fingers,” said Ch. “With the installation of based singer had been a group of music lovers. “My and entered the Guinness followed. scan QR codes hung on the “Students now do not Srinivas Reddy, Head of De­ QR codes, gaining know­ planning a show like this for intention is not to set any World Records. The show, which trees for its information. have the time to learn about partment, Botany. ledge about the trees has be­ quite some time. He felt record,” he said. He spices up his included duets as well, These codes give students the things around them via The college has 20 diffe­ come easier as it helps us Kozhikode, a city known for Anoop is not new to performances with details began at 11.20 a.m. and all the information they need books. To keep up with the rent species of plants on the save time and effort that is its love for music, was the records, however. In 2002, and anecdotes about the went on until 10.45 in the to know about the tree — digital trend, we collected campus, some of which are required to scan books at the ideal venue. And it was for he was part of the songs. The audience night. He had no food, but from its scientific name to its the database of all the trees not found quite often in the library,” said N. Yamini, a the 10th year in a row that Sangamam band that cheered when he narrated took water and glucose medicinal value. They only in the college and assigned city, said Mr. Reddy, adding third­year B.Sc. student. he was performing in the performed for 40 hours how the lyrics, the music, taking about a minute each.

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IN BRIEF Study moots lowering ‘Bulbul’ leaves a trail of destruction the age of consent Modi, Shah ‘It will protect Former IAS officer promise P.S. Krishnan dead teens from NEW DELHI Centre’s help social stigma’ Former Secretary to Government of India P.S. Special Correspondent JAGRITI CHANDRA Krishnan known for his work KOLKATA NEW DELHI in empowering Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and West Bengal Disaster Man­ A new study calls for a need Socially and Educationally agement Minister Javed to distinguish between self­ Backward Classes, passed Khan said 2.73 lakh fami­ arranged marriages among away in a hospital here on lies were affected in Cy­ older adolescents and Sunday. He was 86. clone ‘Bulbul’ and 1.78 lakh forced child marriages to people moved to relief protect teens from social Govt. gives nod for 4 camps in nine places. At stigma, parental backlash medical device parks least 2,473 houses were and punitive action. NEW DELHI destroyed and 26,000 par­ The report titled “Why The government has tially damaged. Girls Run Away To Marry — approved setting up four Mr. Khan said 46,000 Adolescent Realities and So- medical device parks with a tarpaulin sheets were dis­ cio-Legal Responses in In- view to support Make in India tributed to people whose initiative and provide world- dia” is based on a qualitative houses were damaged in class treatment at affordable study of 15 girls, aged 15­20, the cyclone. prices. The parks will be set from Jaipur, Delhi and Mum­ up in Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Naren­ bai, who had been in a con­ Telangana, Tamil Nadu and dra Modi and Home Minis­ sensual romantic relation­ Kerala, sources said, adding ter Amit Shah spoke to ship. Some of these resulted that Uttarakhand and Gujarat Chief Minister Mamata Ba­ in self­arranged marriages. have also approached the nerjee on Sunday and as­ The participants included Centre for such parks. PTI sured her of help in relief those who entered into a ro­ operations. Mr. Shah said mantic relationship when Maruti Suzuki cuts 10 teams of the National they were aged 12­19 years. Child Marriages Act (PCMA). production by 21% Disaster Response Force These case studies involved In one case a couple was NEW DELHI had been deployed in West intra­ and inter­caste and in­ terrorised by the spectre of Maruti Suzuki India, the Bengal and six in Odisha. terfaith relationships with caste violence. In at least country’s largest carmaker, Additional 18 teams were boyfriends who were older three cases, the girl gets reduced its production by kept on standby. nearly 21% in October — the and younger than 18. These married but her parents re­ Ms. Banerjee cancelled ninth consecutive month it cases were from between fuse to accept it. There were her trip to North Bengal has lowered its output. As per Heavily hit: Scenes of destruction in the Bakkhali area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. At least 2,473 houses were 2010 and 2016 to assess the also three cases where the and said she would con­ a regulatory filing, the destroyed in several coastal districts. * ANI impact of the Protection of boy abandons the girl fear­ company produced 1,19,337 duct an aerial survey of the Children from Sexual Of­ ing punitive action following vehicles in October 2019 as affected areas around fences Act 2012. a police complaint by the against 1,50,497 units in the Namkhana and Bakkhali The study — authored by girl’s parents. same month last year. when the weather cleared. Madhu Mehra and Amrita The study also records Production of passenger “Later, I would take a 10 dead, 21 lakh shifted in Bangladesh Nandy and published by that while girls face restric­ vehicles, at 1,17,383 units, was meeting at Kakdwip with Partners For Law in Deve­ tions on their mobility, pre­ down 20.8% from 1,48,318 administration to review Press Trust of India the country. At least eight people in se­ day issued its highest “great lopment — makes a case for marital relations and sexual­ units in the year-ago period. relief and rehabilitation Dhaka Disaster Ministry secre­ ven coastal districts have signal numbers” 10 and 9 for an age of consent that is low­ ity, the same was not true measures of the cyclone­af­ At least 10 people were tary Shah Kamal said they in­ been reported dead from a the southwestern and south­ er than the age of marriage for boys of the same social MMTC told to import one fected people. I am also killed and 25 injured as Cy­ itially planned to evacuate 14 combination of falling trees, eastern coastlines, prompt­ to decriminalise sex among milieu, who enjoyed greater lakh tonnes of onions planning to visit the cy­ clone Bulbul smashed into lakh people to 5,000 cyclone collapsed houses and illness ing authorities to launch a consenting older adoles­ freedom. NEW DELHI clone­affected areas of Ba­ the low­lying areas of Ban­ shelters. However by Satur­ after the cyclone ripped massive evacuation cam­ cents. This will protect them The study also assumes In a bid to tame soaring onion sirhat of North 24­Parganas gladesh on Sunday, bringing day midnight, the figure rose through southern Bangla­ paign. However, on Sunday from the misuse of law for significance when the go­ prices, the Centre on Friday on 13 November, 2019,” she asked public sector trading in its wake torrential rains to over 21 lakh. desh, bdnews24.com the office lowered the num­ enforcing parental and caste vernment has been discuss­ tweeted on Sunday. agency MMTC to import one coupled with gales. reported. ber to 3. controls over daughters. ing amending the PCMA to The storm is likely to lakh tonnes of onions for The cyclone packed Airports shut down The Health Directorate’s In most of the studied declare all child marriages distribution between weaken into a deep depres­ winds of up to 120 kilo­ The authorities have ordered Health Emergency Opera­ Army called in cases, a couple elopes fear­ null and void ab initio. In its November 15 and December sion and then into a de­ metres per hour (kmph) a temporary ban on boat and tion Centre and Control The government suspended ing opposition from pa­ current form the law only 15. The MMTC has already pression as it moves east­ when it made a predawn ferry movements on internal Room confirmed the death weekend leave for govern­ rents, resulting in a situation permits one of the consent­ issued a tender to import northeastwards over coas­ landfall before weakening riverine routes and coastal toll on Sunday, the report ment officials in 13 coastal where families approach ing parties to seek annul­ 2,000 tonnes of onions from tal Bangladesh, the Indian into a deep depression, forc­ waters, besides closing air said, adding that 25 people districts on Saturday. Troops the police, who then book ment of their marriage as Dubai and is exploring Meteorological Depart­ ing the authorities to evac­ traffic operations near coas­ have been injured in the cy­ of the army were also called the boy for rape under POC­ children until two years af­ options in Egypt, Turkey, Iran ment said on Sunday. uate over 21 lakh people tal airports for nearly 24 clonic storm. in to supplement prepared­ SO and abduction with the ter they turn adults (in case and Afghanistan, officials (With PTI inputs) from the low­lying areas of hours. The Met office on Satur­ ness for the cyclone. intent to marry under the of minors, their parents can said. IPC or the Prohibition of seek annulment).

Weather Watch Centre gets responses to UNLF chief Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Indian economy facing draft Social Security code freed ahead of scheduled date Govt. had asked for public suggestions challenges, says Sitharaman SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Damini Nath liament beginning on No­ She was speaking at the launch of a book on global finance GUWAHATI NEW DELHI vember 18, an official said. Rajkumar Meghen, chair­ The draft code on social se­ However, many trade un­ man of the Manipur­based curity, which subsumes ions are against the propo­ Press Trust of India table. Secondly, its rele­ extremist group United Na­ eight existing laws covering sal for provident fund, pen­ New Delhi vance and the timing of the tional Liberation Front provident fund, maternity sion and insurance funds to Finance Minister Nirmala launch of the book in India. (UNLF), was freed from the benefits and pension, is be­ be administered by a central Sitharaman on Sunday un­ We are currently facing a Guwahati Central Jail on ing further worked upon af­ board, and a national pen­ veiled a book on global fi­ challenging time,” Ms. Sitha­ Saturday, a day ahead of ter a recent round of public sion scheme that employees nance and said it suggests raman said. his scheduled release. consultations, officials of can opt for. solutions for challenges that The Finance Minister said A special trial court of the Labour and Employ­ Recently, the Bharatiya the world and Indian econo­ the book has come at a time the NIA in June 2016 had ment Ministry have said. Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), an my is currently facing. when questions are being sentenced him to 10 years A draft of the social secur­ affiliate of the Rashtriya Launching the book titled asked about the nature of rigorous imprisonment un­ ity code, one of the four Swayamsevak Sangh, said it The Rise of Finance: Causes, the slowdown, which is af­ der the IPC and the Unlaw­ codes that are part of the had rejected the draft code Consequences and Cure, Ms. fecting the global economy ful Activities (Prevention) Centre’s labour reforms in its comments submitted Sitharaman said it will help and bogging it down. Act. Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 17.30 Hrs) agenda, was published on to the Ministry. The BMS “understand the current Nirmala Sitharaman “I really commend the “The UNLF chairman Forecast for Monday: No warning issued by IMD till November September 17 for public said in a statement that the economic situation facing prescriptive and descriptive got remission of some 14, 2019. From November 15 to 17, isolated to scattered rain/ thundershowers likely to occur over some parts of south penin- comments and suggestions first draft had provisions for both the world and Indian Global Innovation Fund Gul­ narrative that supports the months for his contribu­ sular India and the islands; isolated to scattered rain/snow likely till October 25. the right to social security economy”. zar Natarajan. topic of financialisation and tion in setting up a library, to occur over Western Himalayan Region; weather likely to be Officials said over 400 for all and establishment of The book is co­authored the solutions that have been a music school for the in­ dry over the remaining parts of the country. comments or suggestions a central apex council, by the Dean of IFMR Grad­ ‘Challenging time’ prescribed for situations mates and construction of city rain max min city rain max min have been received. The headed by the Prime Minis­ uate School of Business V. “... this will be a book that is that the world and Indian a rock garden inside the Agartala...... 8.9....24.0....22.0 Kozhikode...... —....34.0....25.0 draft might be finalised in ter, but these were missing Anantha Nageswaran and very relevant to those of us economy is currently fac­ Guwahati Central Jail pre­ Ahmedabad...... —....33.0....21.0 Kurnool ...... —....34.0....23.0 Aizawl...... 2.0....26.0....15.0 Lucknow...... —....31.0....17.0 time for the session of Par­ from the latest draft. senior managing director at sitting on the policy­making ing,” Ms. Sitharaman said. mises,” a jail official said. Allahabad...... —....32.0....17.0 Madurai...... —....33.0....24.0 Bengaluru ...... —....30.0....20.0 Mangaluru ...... —....32.0....24.0 Bhopal ...... —....29.0....15.0 Mumbai ...... —....31.0....23.0 Bhubaneswar...... —....30.0....20.0 Mysuru ...... 56.4....29.0....20.0 Chandigarh ...... 1.0....28.0....13.0 New Delhi ...... —....28.0....15.0 Chennai ...... —....34.0....26.0 Patna ...... —....32.0....21.0 Guwahati residents rally to save 300 trees Coimbatore ...... —....33.0....23.0 Port Blair...... 0.1....31.0....24.0 Dehradun...... —....29.0....13.0 Puducherry ...... —....33.0....24.0 Gangtok...... —....20.0....13.0 Pune...... —....31.0....16.0 Proposed bridge poses a threat to the habitat of some rare birds, they say Goa...... —....32.0....23.0 Raipur ...... —....30.0....20.0 Guwahati ...... 1.6....27.0....21.0 Ranchi...... —....25.0....17.0 Hubballi...... —....29.0....19.0 Shillong...... 13.0....19.0....13.0 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT cording to the detailed pro­ Hyderabad ...... —....32.0....19.0 Shimla...... —....20.0...... 9.0 GUWAHATI ject report on the bridge, the Imphal ...... 4.3....22.0....17.0 Srinagar...... —...... 5.0...... 1.0 Residents of Guwahati along Bharalumukh end of the Jaipur ...... —....29.0....18.0 Thiruvananthapuram...... 0.1....34.0....24.0 Kochi ...... —....31.0....25.0 Tiruchi...... —....34.0....25.0 Brahmaputra’s southern bridge would lead to the Kohima ...... 9.2....22.0....12.0 Vijayawada ...... —....33.0....22.0 bank formed a human chain “destruction” of two adja­ Kolkata ...... 91.7....28.0....22.0 Visakhapatnam ...... —....32.0....24.0 on Sunday to demand rede­ cent “green lungs” of the city (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) signing of a proposed bridge – the Sankardeva Park and Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday across the river, that entails the Azan Pir Park – situated CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Ahmedabad...... — 178 43 ..114 .117 ....* the axing of some 300 trees on the riverfront at a critical Bengaluru ...... 9 .24 24 ..113 .104 ....* In observation made at 4.00 that are home to some rare bend of the Brahmaputra. Chennai ...... 1 .20 30 ..263 .....— ....* p.m., Panipat, Haryana birds. “These trees are home to Delhi ...... 8 .29 57 ..369 .277 ....* recorded an overall air * quality index (AQI) score of Many children of the area many rare species of birds Hyderabad ...... 15 .56 30 ..257 .....— .... 358 indicating a severe level Kolkata...... 13 ...9 13 ....28 ...36 ....* of pollution. In contrast, took part in the demonstra­ and help maintain the eco­ Lucknow...... 3 .37 36 ..312 .....— ....* Eloor, Kerala recorded a tion that was inspired by the logical balance of the area. Mumbai ...... 16 .68 21 ..135 .151 ....* healthy AQI score of 32. Pune...... 79 .11 64 ....58 ...57 ....* protests against the pro­ We are not against the Visakhapatnam ..— ...— 78 ..... — .....— ....— posed axing of 2,500 trees in The demonstrations were inspired by protests in Mumbai bridge, but it should be con­ * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) Mumbai’s Aarey Colony. against the axing of trees in Aarey Colony. structed in such a way that SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, Sunday’s human­chain the parks and the valuable making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air protest was a follow­up of “We have come to know carried out by the State go­ trees are saved,” a commit­ particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues and monuments. the Coordination Committee that the PWD (Road) has vernment, but at the same tee member said. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by of Citizens’ October 30 started work on the bridge time we desire that our eco­ The proposed bridge is to reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. memorandum to the State for connecting Bharalumukh system should not be dis­ come up at the east of the Sa­ CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Finance and PWD Minister (central Guwahati) with turbed,” the citizens’ body raighat rail­road bridge dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. Himanta Biswa Sarma for re­ North Guwahati (on the op­ said. across the Brahmaputra and PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced designing the proposed posite bank of the Brahma­ west of a newly­constructed lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature bridge to save the trees and putra). We appreciate the de­ Green lungs at risk ropeway near the Gauhati death in people with heart or lung disease the riverfront. velopmental activities The committee said that ac­ High Court. 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DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A reward for ‘egregious’ violations A balance sheet would show that more has been lost than retrieved in the Ayodhya judgment worship”. The genesis of the dis­ It is an easy metric, but does it the “morbid tendency”, to disre­ pute spanned “four distinct legal do sufficient remedy to all the gard the “individual citizen who is regimes — that of Vikramaditya, principles trampled upon? An al­ really the backbone of the State, Peace and justice the Mughals, the British and now, ternative metric could be used to the pivot, the cardinal centre of all In paving the way for a Ram temple Independent India”. assess how far the Supreme Court social activity, and whose happi­ judgment bears true faith to the ness and satisfaction should be the in Ayodhya, the Supreme Court prioritised Sukumar Muralidharan Constitution as watershed foundational principles of India’s goal of every social mechanism”. communal harmony over all else India’s history, the court writes, is republican identity. Anybody with The citizen, he regretted, had “replete with actions that have the tools to do the search, would been lost in the “body known as

here comes a time when the need for peace and he Supreme Court of India been judged to be morally incor­ GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO find the word “Hindu” occurring the community”, because of the closure is greater than the need for undoing an has to be given wide latitude rect and even today are liable to quent district magistrate looking 1,062 times through the court’s “degrading habit of thinking al­ Tinjustice. In allowing a temple to come up Tin its effort to address an un­ trigger vociferous ideological de­ the other way, a number of idols judgment, while “Muslim” ap­ ways in terms of communities and through a government­appointed trust at the disputed welcome task: to resolve a dispute bate”. A moment of liberation were smuggled into a place of wor­ pears 549 times. The word “citi­ never in terms of citizens”. site in Ayodhya, the Supreme Court has apparently cho­ that has stirred up ancient resent­ from the torments of the past oc­ ship at Ayodhya. Cutting through zen” occurs a mere 14 times. When the intrusion into the sen a path most conducive to social harmony. To com­ ments beyond the powers of a curred at that “watershed mo­ the mythology that has since sur­ Equal citizenship was a promise Ayodhya mosque took place under pensate the Muslim litigants, who were deprived of the modern republican order to pla­ ment” when India adopted its re­ rounded that act, the court has de­ that India made to itself at the time his watch as Chief Minister of Uttar cate. It was a matter involving cri­ publican Constitution. That was clared that this was a “desecration of its transition to a modern repu­ Pradesh, G.B. Pant proved a little centuries­old Babri Masjid through an illegal act of de­ minal trespass, that should have when “we, the people of India” — of the mosque and the ouster of blic. B.R. Ambedkar and other less mindful of the principle of molition, the court has asked for the allotment of a five­ been reversed by local administra­ as the resonant phrase in the the Muslims otherwise than by the preceptors of the democratic or­ equal citizenship. He responded acre plot of land elsewhere in Ayodhya that may be tive action. Once criminality was preamble put it — “departed from due process of law”. And then der knew that it was a difficult vaguely to urgent demands from used for building a new mosque. That this is more of deterred, the underlying dispute the determination of rights and lia­ came the final act of destruction transition, because of the deep Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, moral consolation by way of a political compromise should have been settled at the lo­ bilities on the basis of our ideolo­ on December 6, 1992, when a chasm between the assurance of that the idols smuggled into the and less of adjudication in recognition of their religious cal civil court. gy, our religion, the colour of our monument with hoary references political equality and the reality of mosque be removed. To Nehru’s rights is obvious. The final award will always be a source That the matter finally reached skin, or the century when our an­ to India’s history was effaced, in social and economic inequality. worries that the commandeering a Constitution Bench is a sign of cestors arrived at these lands”. It what the court recognises as “an Ambedkar of course, had in of a Muslim place of worship might of discomfiture for those to whom closure goes beyond democratic dysfunction. That five was when all Indian citizens “sub­ egregious violation of the rule of mind a different dimension of in­ seriously impair India’s claim to ensuring peace in a communally polarised environ­ Supreme Court judges achieved mitted to the rule of law”. law”. equality. But as the Constituent As­ sovereignty over Kashmir, Pant ment. But what is most welcome about the 1,045­page unanimity on an issue that has Certain continuities between sembly (CA) debated the issue of with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as verdict of a Bench of five judges is its unanimity. For, it convulsed Indian politics through republican India and the British Offender and victim fundamental rights, and heard re­ his ally responded with references sends out a message that the judiciary has, with a single seven decades, points to a quite Raj were retained. Article 372 of The abiding mystery with the Su­ presentations from the diminish­ to law and order compulsions. mind, ventured to give legal burial to a prolonged d is­ heroic effort at salving deep the Constitution allowed the adju­ preme Court ruling on Ayodhya, ing and disempowered spokesper­ This entire saga may have van­ pute that began as a minor litigation, expanded into a wounds. dication of title bequeathed from as the Indian republic marches sons of communities who argued ished into the rabbit­hole of histo­ Several pages into its long, re­ before. And yet, with no clear ahead, would be to negotiate the for a charter of minority rights, ry had not the course of Indian de­ divisive political cause, and became a festering wou nd flective and often digressive judg­ pathway towards resolving a dis­ complicated routine through Govind Ballabh Pant came up with mocracy exposed its assurances of on the body­politic for years. The fact that the case is ment on the Ayodhya title dispute, pute that originated with the Brit­ which it seeks to reward the worst a lofty response, rendered per­ republican equality as a thin cover over at last must come as great relief to all peace­loving and after many an excursus into ish conquest of Awadh in 1856, the violations of the rule of law. After haps from his privileged posture for upper caste privilege. From be­ people. the discipline of archaeology, the top court invokes an extraordinary acknowledging all these historical as an upper caste person. G.B. ing an unstated premise, sectar­ This sense of relief masks the bitter truth that the fear top court admits that it has been power uniquely granted under Ar­ wrongs, the court recognises a bo­ Pant’s attitude and the CA’s in gen­ ianism was officially reintroduced of a Hindu backlash if there was an adverse verdict was embarked on an exercise in irrele­ ticle 142 of the Constitution, to en­ dy that has been the most serious eral has been likened by scholars into India’s electoral politics in the genuine. After nearly three decades of unrelenting pur­ vance. “A finding of title”, it pro­ sure that justice is delivered to all. offender against rule of law, and such as Christophe Jaffrelot, to a 1980s, as the foundations of upper nounces, “cannot be based.. on... Heroic so far in squaring impos­ awards it virtually undiluted title “Jacobin” position, after the caste hegemony began to falter. suit of communal polarisation, the majoritarian, revan­ archaeological findings”. Rather, sible circles, the court wanders to the land. It seeks to placate the French revolutionary faction that The Ayodhya dispute was one chist forces in the country have fatigued their secular the matter “must be decided on then into a deep moral quandary. victims of this cycle of physical insisted on the extinction of all in­ among many manifestations of adversaries into passive acquiescence. The Bench in­ settled legal principles... applying It seeks to bridge “significant gaps and rhetorical violence, through termediary loyalties between the this moment of crisis. The Su­ deed has done well to record its revulsion at two in ci­ evidentiary standards which gov­ in the positive law” by applying the award of five acres in the near citizen and the State, since in a re­ preme Court’s heroic and yet log­ dents that represented an onslaught on the psyche of ern a civil trial”. principles of “justice, equity and vicinity of Ayodhya, for the 2.77 publican order, none of these dis­ ic­defying effort to set right the secular India: the desecration of the masjid in 1949 Likewise, after long expeditions good conscience”. Yet it arrives at acres lost. Evidently, the court has tinctions would have any reason to problem may well be too little and when Hindu idols were planted surreptitiously under to uncover textual records from findings that negate these values. decreed that the injuries to an en­ exist. too late. history, the Bench pleads its in­ December 22, 1949, roughly tire religious community’s sense of its central dome, and the planned destruction of the ability to “entertain claims that halfway between the adoption of identity and belonging, can be ea­ Equal citizenship Sukumar Muralidharan teaches at the whole structure by the foot soldiers of Hindutva on De­ stem from the actions of the Mugh­ the Indian Constitution and its for­ sily redressed through seeming ge­ Speaking in the Constituent As­ school of journalism, O.P. Jindal Global cember 6, 1992. But what is most disappointing about it al rulers against Hindu places of mal entry into force, with a delin­ nerosity in the quantitative sense. sembly, G.B. Pant had deprecated University, Sonipat is that the relief spelt out by the Bench may amount to legitimising the very demolition it unequivocally con­ demns. Having declared that the suits are representa­ tive of the two communities, organised violence by one After RCEP reticence, need for reform recalibration party ought not to have been ignored. It is common knowledge that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which India needs to prepare for the next round of structural reforms to join global value chains and unleash manufacturing spearheaded the temple movement with the active as one of the poles in a multipolar Moreover, as Arvind Panagariya, and reduce poverty”. India’s own backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party and organised the 21st century. The Prime Minister former Vice Chairman of NITI evidence shows that jobs linked to demolition of the mosque, got a foothold in the liti ga­ articulated this same vision, in Aayog, stated in a TV interview, ex­ global value chains earn one­third tion through an individual who represented the deity , 2014, in his first Independence isting WTO rules “allow us to im­ more than those jobs focused on Day speech as Prime Minister, ar­ pose safeguard duties and anti­ the domestic market. The inability Ram Lalla, as “a next friend” in a fresh suit filed in 1989. guing “India cannot decide its fu­ dumping,” which India has used to accede to the RCEP and ensure reading of the judgment reveals that the outcome is Aman Thakker ture by remaining isolated and sit­ and can continue to use against India’s integration into these Anot wholly in line with the evidentiary conclusions ting alone in a corner. The China when it comes to unfair emerging global value chains the court itself reaches. It notes that archaeological evi­ economics of the world have trade practices. means India will lose out on a key dence — procured only because excavation was made ast Monday, on November 4, changed and, therefore, we will opportunity to create such high­

possible by the demolition and as such not available to 2019, Prime Minister Naren­ have to act accordingly.” His path GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Value chain integration quality, high­paying jobs. Moreov­ the parties at the time of institution of the suits — only Ldra Modi announced that In­ to “acting differently” was focused ing India’s trade deficit, and how Beyond these concerns, India has er, India’s absence in both of Asia’s dia would not sign on to the Re­ on “promot[ing] the manufactur­ those deficits would expand under enormous strategic and long­term two key economic architectures shows the existence of a 12th century Hindu religious gional Comprehensive Economic ing sector.” the RCEP, given that India current­ economic imperatives to join the will take away from India’s goals as structure underneath, but does not prove any demoli­ Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Soon after his speech, he ly runs deficits with 11 of the 15 oth­ RCEP. India’s ambitions to become a regional and Indo­Pacific power, tion or explain what happened in the intervening cen ­ The agreement, which is dubbed launched the “Make in India” pro­ er member states. This concern is a global hub for manufacturing as well as a prospective global turies. It acknowledges that namaz was offered at the as the world’s biggest trade agree­ gramme, encouraging global com­ particularly acute when it relates means that it is the country’s long­ power. mosque between 1857 and 1949, and declares that Mus­ ment, is expected to proceed with panies to manufacture products in to China, with India fearing an in­ term national interest to be inte­ Given India’s own ambitions to lims did not abandon it, but offers no relief even though the 15 other members of the agree­ India. He articulated the goal of flux of cheap Chinese imports into grated into global value chains . generate growth and jobs through their religious rights stand proved. The entire disputed ment, including Australia, China, the initiative as “We launched the India. However, in Asia today, there are spurring manufacturing within In­ area covering both the inner and outer courtyards ar e Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Make in India campaign to create These concerns, particularly on effectively now two economic dia, and becoming a key player and the 10 member states of the employment and self­employment the fears of Chinese imports and structures — the RCEP and the and rule­maker on the world awarded to one side contrary to its own conclusion that Association of Southeast Asian Na­ opportunities for our youth. We its impact on Indian domestic ma­ Comprehensive and Progressive stage, India’s decision to withdraw Muslims had a right, albeit a contested one, in the inner tions (ASEAN). are working aggressively towards nufacturers, are legitimate and Agreement for Trans­Pacific Part­ from the RCEP is not ideal. India courtyard. While it holds that Hindus had possessory India’s decision to withdraw at making India a Global Manufactur­ well­founded. Indeed, the Minister nership (CPTPP) — which will ef­ now faces a choice: does it tran­ right over the entire outer courtyard to the exclusion of this stage, particularly in light of ing Hub.” This articulation of In­ for External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, fectively determine global value slate this withdrawal from the Muslims, it does not decide whether they had exclusive India’s own articulation of its na­ dia’s economic interests is particu­ has argued that India has faced chains for manufacturing in Asia RCEP into a commitment for dom­ title; on the other hand, it rejects the Muslim claim sole­ tional interest and its ambitions in­ larly relevant in the context of “unfair restricted market access” for years to come. India, now a estic reforms to prepare itself for ly on the ground that they failed to prove “exclusive tit­ ternally and on the world stage, re­ India’s decision on RCEP. from China when it exports to the part of neither architecture, will the next opportunity to integrate flects an inability to translate country, and Foreign Secretary Vi­ continue to remain unintegrated itself into the global value chains le”. Also, the court says evidence of Hindu worship was ambitions into action. Concerns and imperatives jay Gokhale has pointed to “mil­ in such supply chains, and will see and unleash Indian manufactur­ available for a period prior to 1857, while there was In defending India’s withdrawal lions of non­tariff barriers” in Chi­ its ambitions of becoming a global ing? Or does it revise its ambitions proof of namaz only after 1857, without accounting f or Defining ‘national interest’ from the RCEP, the government na while accusing China of manufacturing hub further de­ and, as the Prime Ministersaid, re­ the fact that it was in that year that a massive riot took A long­standing goal for India, ar­ has articulated three key con­ dumping. layed. main “isolated and sitting alone in place that led to the British administration putting up a ticulated by multiple governments cerns. The first is the negative im­ However, the answer to these Returning to India’s articulation a corner?” Hopefully, India choos­ railing to divide the mosque from the Hindu shrines in from across India’s political spec­ pact of joining the agreement in concerns is not India’s withdrawal of its national interest, this delay es the former path. the outer courtyard. The case has been decided on the trum, is to generate a high level of key constituencies in India, partic­ from the agreement. in integrating with global value sustained economic growth. Such ularly farmers and small business As academician James Crabtree chains will impact India’s internal balance of probabilities that Hindus have proved a bet­ growth matters for two reasons: owners. The second is the lack of has noted: “India had already won and external ambitions. The Aman Thakker is an Adjunct Fellow with ter title than Muslims. While it is true that “prepo nde­ within India, it will create millions concessions within the final agree­ concessions, including implemen­ World Bank found that when cou­ the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy rance of probablities” is the standard of proof in c ivil of jobs and secure a stable future ment on key demands for India tation delays stretching into de­ pled with domestic reforms, join­ Studies at CSIS, and the J.B. and Maurice law, it is doubtful whether this can be invoked to the ex­ for India’s young population, and such as work visas and liberalis a­ cades and safeguards to protect ing such global value chains can C. Shapiro Scholar at the University of clusion of an acknowledged right belonging to the other externally, to facilitate India’s rise tion in services. The final is regard­ sensitive sectors like agriculture.” “boost growth, create better jobs, Oxford side. It will be disappointing to the country as a whole if LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. the judgment in favour of Hindu litigants does not end the belligerence of Hindu organisations that ran the Ayodhya verdict incident took place. All sections of society, including order to allocate five acres of punished. The victims of To read movement to build a temple at the very spot on which more letters Even going by the logic that political parties and Muslims, should be seen as a land to the Sunni Muslim those acts of communal online, scan the QR code the Babri Masjid stood until that fateful day in 1992. For the apex court is ‘supreme religious outfits would now positive outcome. However, Board, after handing over violence should be none can deny that the politicisation and communalisa­ but not infallible’, the do well to accept the we cannot overlook the the entire disputed land compensated. Three, hate tion of the Ram Janmabhoomi­Babri Masjid title dispute unanimous judgment of the verdict in letter and spirit, other circumstances measuring 2.77 acres to the propaganda should be have clearly enunciated how left in its wake a trail of violence and led to terrible loss Constitution Bench of the not to issue any provocative surrounding the Ayodhya Hindus, adds insult to injury avoided by all sections. irregular and outdated of lives and property across the country. To the toxic ef­ Supreme Court, in a case as statements and concentrate episode. The apex court held for the Muslims. Further, the Thahira Iqbal, methods were used to alter Chennai fect of the sectarian strife set off by the temple move ­ important and long­ on more serious issues that the destruction of Babri court’s unwarranted the remains retrieved at the standing as the Ayodhya plaguing the nation. Masjid in 1992 was an insistence that construction site to justify the proposed ment through processions and the infamous ‘rath yatra’ dispute, is a welcome one. B. Harish, ‘egregious’ violation of the of a temple should ■ The court used the word theory of the existence of a of BJP leader L.K. Advani, one can attribute many dead­ Obviously, the court arrived Alappuzha, Kerala rule of law. Probably the 1934 commence immediately with ‘secular’ multiple times in a Ram Mandir. There is a ly riots and a wave of retaliatory bombings by Islamists at its conclusion after going communal riots that government funds drives one verdict whose essence, far danger of this judicial since the late 1980s. There would be a real sense of jus­ through thousands of pages ■ Coming as it does from the damaged the structure and to doubt whether the from being secular, was pronouncement being tice only if those who plotted and executed the demoli­ of documents. Importantly, apex court, the verdict the 1949 incident when idols learned judges had only inclined more towards faith misconstrued as a tacit tion are convicted in the ongoing trial in Lucknow. The the verdict did not should be seen as upholding were installed inside the interests of the majority than facts. Using approval of demolition and rulers of the day owe this much to the nation. And in vindicate the Ram Indian Constitution. mosque were also violations community in mind. archaeological remnants and excavations in other religious Janmabhoomi movement However, the issue dragged of law. One wonders how the Tharcius S. Fernando, accounts of foreign travellers places. The state must allay the spirit of the ‘new India’ put forward by Prime Minis­ (Front page, “Temple at on for far too much time. court, even after considering Chennai as evidence in a polarised the fears of minorities and ter Narendra Modi, it would be in the fitness of things if disputed site, mosque Even ignoring the pre­British these factors, ruled the way land dispute case is rather provide protection to their the VHP and other organisations which participated in within Ayodhya, rules SC,” and the British eras, it took it did. ■ The ruling was along specious. Archaeologists places of worship to avoid the demolition are expressly excluded from the pro­ Nov. 10). The allotment of more than 70 years. While it P.R.V. Raja, expected lines. However, it Supriya Varma and Jaya any clashes of beliefs. posed trust to build the temple. In paving the way f or five acres land to Muslims is repeatedly said that Pandalam, Kerala cannot be accepted as just Menon, who were involved Y. Meena, the building of a temple for Ram on the spot believed to should not be considered as ‘justice delayed is justice unless a few assurances are in the excavation exercise, Hyderabad charity but a recognition of denied,’ the truth remains ■ This is the first time in the given. One, no more Islamic be his janmasthan, the Supreme Court held up the faith corrections & clarifications: of millions of Hindus. But it cannot allow the judgment their right to worship. The that the wheels of our history of free India that the structures should be The book, “Sitayan”, was written by Mallika Sengupta and not Centre and all State system, including judiciary, apex court has given its destroyed. Two, the culprits to be perceived as an endorsement of any challenge to by Nabanita Deb Sen as mentioned in a report, “Eminent Bengali governments deserve run very slow. verdict based purely on faith involved in the demolition of writer Nabanita Deb Sen is dead” (Life, November 8, 2019) the rule of law in the name of faith. appreciation for ensuring That there is acceptance of and religious belief rather Babri Masjid and the The Readers’ Editor’s office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300; that not a single untoward the judgment from most than facts and evidence. The subsequent riots should be E-mail:[email protected]

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THE HINDU DELHI MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE No more pro­India voices in the Valley FROM THE READERS’ EDITOR Those in Kashmir who once took on the separatists in their midst now stand betrayed and silenced A transformative engagement

flesh. Now, even the skin has been ta­ ken away from us,” rued a veteran Readers’ participation in editorial meetings showed that a journalist. “We have always spoken discussion among people with different views is possible for India in Kashmir. Now, the very basis of our conversation has been Index 2019 , India has slipped from 83 in snatched away.” Nearly everyone I 2000 to 102 now, faring worse than Nepal, Amit Baruah spoke to was clear on one point: the Pakistan and Bangladesh. people were in command. No one Radesh Rangarajan was generous in his had given the call for a hartal on the appreciation of the initiative. He wrote: “The In one stroke, the BJP government days members of the European Par­ process was professional and illuminating. decimated the pro­India constituen­ liament were flown in by the govern­ A.S. Panneerselvan We observed that while choosing stories for cy in Kashmir in early August when it ment to Srinagar — these things hap­ the front page, nearly 10 bureaus offered two ended, through the parliamentary pened spontaneously. or three stories each. About six stories made route, Jammu and Kashmir’s special We are witnessing more opacity and less ac­ it past the Editor’s benchmark. The process status. This was not just about down­ Command over territory countability in various walks of public life. followed by the Editor, Suresh Nambath, was ing the shutters of pro­India parties There is no doubt now that India is in Amendments to the Right to Information Act transparent, merit­based, aligned with the like the National Conference of the command of territory in Kashmir. have virtually compromised the autonomy newspaper’s policy of newsworthiness, and Abdullahs and the People’s Demo­ Thirty years since the first bullet was of Information Commissioners. Legal scho­ with due regard to popular interest.” cratic Party of the Muftis, but about fired by militant elements in the Val­ lar Gautam Bhatia has termed the Supreme the many lakh Kashmiri Indians who “The absence of large-scale protests should not be seen as a sign of ley, the counterinsurgency grid has Court’s evolving jurisprudence of the sealed An uninhibited interaction had hitherto taken on the separatists acceptance of the Centre’s actions in diluting Article 370.” A Kashmiri girl rides been perfected by the state. True, cover as “a petty autocracy”. On November But Mr. Rangarajan was critical of the edito­ and Islamists in their midst. her bike past security personnel in Srinagar. * REUTERS the BJP government’s decision to end 9, in its judgment in the Ramjanmabhoomi­ rial pages of the paper. He said: “While news In my conversations earlier this Kashmir’s special status was an ideo­ Babri Masjid land dispute, the apex court did presentation remains pristine and conserva­ month with ordinary people on the a.m. and 10 a.m. and were shut for stream politicians were aware of logical one, something that the Rash­ not reveal the name of the judge who auth­ tive, there is an attempt to thrust Left, secu­ streets, officials, university research­ the rest of the day. Private vehicles what the Modi­Shah combine had triya Swayamsevak Sangh had pro­ ored it, though the established practice is to lar views on readers through editorials and ers, policemen on duty and journal­ could be seen plying, but most com­ plotted for Kashmir, but others felt mised to the people of India. But this specify the name of the judge who opinion pieces. There is a need to ists in Srinagar and other parts of the mercial vehicles were off the roads. that this corrupt category of people ideology and a pre­determined ap­ wrote the judgment on behalf of the have a balancing mechanism where Valley, the consensus was clear — In­ But this limited opening at a time had rightly been placed behind bars proach didn’t seem to have factored Bench. A couple of readers felt readers are given an opportunity dia and being Indian have suffered a when Internet services were sus­ for their practices over the years. “I in the response of the Kashmiri peo­ that it is in this context that this for the opposite side to be massive setback. pended for more than 90 days could want these people behind bars [a re­ ple — other than denying them the newspaper’s decision to invite heard.” Ravikanth Devarajan Since the boycott of the Lok Sabha hardly be seen as a sign of normalcy. ference to mainstream politicians] tools to communicate and protest. readers to take part in its edito­ made a similar observation. He elections in 1989, the Kashmir Val­ “There is nothing called normal in but on corruption charges, not un­ There is little doubt that most rial meetings is seen as setting said, “I request The Hindu to con­ ley’s troubles — firings and killings, Kashmir anymore,” said one re­ der the Public Safety [preventive de­ among the current crop of interna­ new standards of transparency sider publishing about 30 to 40% stone pelting and hartals — had ap­ searcher at Kashmir University. tention] Act,” said a serving govern­ tional leaders have little to say on the and accountability. of opinion pieces that reflect alter­ peared to be a regular feature of life. There had been fears of continu­ ment official in Handwara town. question of democratic rights, which native views while retaining about 60% But every phase had been different, ing (and violent) confrontation bet­ is something that the BJP govern­ Differing views of opinion pieces for views that are aligned allowing the continuing tragedy to ween the people and security forces; Feeling let down ment has used to its advantage . We managed to accommodate 15 readers in with The Hindu’s. This will enable the read­ take on new and more macabre faces that has, mercifully, not happened. The feeling of having been let down, Hence, German Chancellor Angela the two sessions on November 5: nine for the ers to read alternative views regularly. This each time. However, since Parlia­ But the absence of continued large­ the feeling that constitutional gua­ Merkel’s comments during a visit to noon session and six for the evening session. would attract readers with varied shades of ment voted to end the rights of Kash­ scale protests should not be seen as a rantees could be easily diluted, make Delhi should make the government The group was not only diverse in terms of opinion.” Sharada Lakshmanan felt that the miris over land and to allow migrants sign of acceptance or acquiescence for an angry and sullen people. The sit up. “The situation now for the pe­ demography but also in terms of interests newsroom should use technology to filter to buy land and settle there, a new to the Centre’s actions in diluting Ar­ slow approach of the Supreme Court ople [in Kashmir] is not good and not and viewpoints. A retired banker, Tharcius S. toxic content as well as identify instances of and more dangerous phase of the tra­ ticle 370 and annulling Article 35­A. to the habeas corpus cases filed post­ sustainable. This has to be improved Fernando, felt that the session gave him a plagiarism. gedy began unfolding in the Valley. Most Kashmiris were aware that August 5 made people question what for sure,” she said. clear understanding of the process underta­ When the readers interacted with the edi­ successive governments had eroded democracy meant for them. “Our It’s quite possible that in the weeks ken by senior editors in selecting stories to torial team after the meeting, the discussion Nothing normal in the Valley Article 370 and only a shell had re­ children can’t study without the In­ and months ahead, some of the res­ be published in print and in choosing stories moved to problems posed by social media For a reporter in the 1990s, the mained before the current decisions ternet, GST returns can’t be filed trictions imposed on the Kashmiris that required editorials. A journalism stu­ posts. Mr. Rangarajan felt that the space for sound of firing in Srinagar or the taken by the BJP government. What since this is an online process. There may be relaxed. But the government dent, Simran Kathuria, referred to a photo­ the anarchy of social media exists because massive deployment of security forc­ was of concern to the people now is a problem even booking air tickets. is in no rush. Time is on its side, so­ graph celebrating interfaith harmony and mainstream media is ideologically driven es were part and parcel of one’s as­ was that “outsiders” may be brought But does anyone care?” a retired offi­ mething that the Kashmiris too have questioned the choice of words in the cap­ and tends to become preachy. The Editor signment. But nothing could have in and settled in enclaves by the go­ cial wanted to know. figured out. tion. She felt the newspaper should take a pointed out that views from the establish­ prepared me for the extent of de­ vernment or be given jobs that were It is the separatists who have won The core issue, really, is what kind clear stand on identifying communities. ment are given due space. Even on the ques­ ployment of paramilitary personnel once reserved for the erstwhile the current propaganda war in Kash­ of democracy India has become. The participants interacted with the edito­ tion of the dilution of Article 370, The Hindu across the length and breadth of the State’s subjects. Such concerns were mir. Right from denigrating Sheikh Kashmir for India was always special, rial team after the conference. The team, led published an opinion piece by the Vice­Pre­ Valley today. Apart from the Army, not restricted to the Valley; they ex­ Abdullah for going with India and, la­ once a beacon for pluralism and ac­ by the Editor, answered their queries. No sident, so it would not be fair to say that the Central Reserve Police Force and tended to the Jammu region as well ter, settling with Indira Gandhi in commodation in a diverse country. question was taboo. For instance, S.V. Venu­ there is no space for differing views in the the J&K police were deployed in as Ladakh. 1975, the separatists have always That plural approach now lies in tat­ gopalan took exception to the editorial, “Big newspaper, he said. numbers on the highways and streets Kashmiris felt anger and contempt warned that New Delhi is not to be ters. The territory is ‘ours’, but the bank theory” (August 31), on public sector Both readers and the editorial team real­ of the Valley. at pro­India politicians, including the trusted. The erosion of autonomy people are bitter, angry and alienat­ bank mergers, which asserted that national­ ised that an uninhibited interaction is possi­ During a trip beyond Handwara to Abdullahs and Muftis, who are cur­ has hugely boosted their agenda. It ed. Even words that can heal are mis­ ised banks are overstaffed. Paras Chaudhary ble because of shared values and commit­ some villages in north Kashmir, I rently under incarceration in hotels also holds out enormous potential sing from our lexicon. And the Kash­ felt that the newspaper should have carried ment to a democratic public sphere that is found that the deployment ended and houses in the Valley. The more for jihadi outfits to use in their perni­ miris are smart; they know this. the story on the Global Hunger Index on the not vitiated by vitriol and venom. some 20 km outside Handwara town. conspiratorial of the Kashmiri peo­ cious plans to obtain new recruits. front page rather than carrying it in the in­ Shops usually opened between 7 ple even believed that the main­ “Article 370 was only skin with no [email protected] side pages. According to the Global Hunger [email protected]

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This It is indeed a gruelling ordeal for the people ing either redeveloping Parliament nature of architectural pluralism of coastal Andhra Pradesh to be struck twice House or building a new structure. should be maintained while con­ in the same year by devastating cyclonic Prime Minister Narendra Modi has structing a new Parliament House or storms. Last Friday’s [Nov. 7] visitation has said that the government is consider­ renovating the existing structure. left a vast trail of destruction and heavy loss ing suggestions to build a new Parlia­ of lives. While first reports spoke of 23 dead ment House or renovate the existing Demands of space and security and many more injured in house collapses, one with improved facilities by 2022, The buildings constructed over 100 drowning and other accidents in the Krishna just in time to celebrate 75 years of In­ years ago such as the North and district, later information suggests a much dependence. Against this backdrop, South blocks are not earthquake­re­ higher toll, with an entire village in the Koll­ a serious deliberation on the details sistant. There is a shortage of work­ eru area suddenly submerged by the flood. of the proposed renovation or recon­ ing and parking space, amenities and The damage to crops in three coastal dis­ struction plan is required. services. The building no longer sup­ tricts is also said to be extensive and irrepar­ ports added demands of space and able, since in the view of the State Agricul­ History and architecture security. There are no chambers for ture Minister, the season is past for resowing Parliament House was designed by MPs. The situation will further wor­ and even ample Government aid may not be the British architects Sir Edwin Lu­ sen if there is an increase in the num­ of any use to the ryots. One can only hope tyens and Sir Herbert Baker in 1912­ ber of seats. Therefore, there should that the restoration of communications with CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 1913. Construction of the building be­ be enough space for MPs, their staff the affected area will show that some at least gan in 1921 and was completed in and media in the new or renovated DATA POINT of the submerged crops can be salvaged. The 1927. It is popularly believed that the building. Separate chambers should authorities will no doubt move quickly to re­ circular structure of the 11th­century pair the roads and clear the hundreds of fal­ Chausath Yogini Temple in Morena len trees and to help those rendered home­ district of Madhya Pradesh may have less. But the question will also have to be inspired the design of Parliament asked whether all of the suffering and tragic House. The Chausath Yogini Temple, loss of lives was unavoidable. also known as the Ekattarso Mahade­ va Temple, is one of the few such Yo­ A HUNDRED YEARS AGO NOV. 11, 1919. gini temples in the country which is in good condition. This fact defies the Industrial Disputes Bill. popular misconception that Parlia­ ment House is colonial in nature. be conceived for individual MPs. London, November 6. — In the Commons Sir There are 30 statues and busts in The Parliament House building R. Horne moved the second reading of the the Parliament House precincts in­ has remarkable symbolic value. It Industrial Dispute Bill, the features of which cluding the sculptures of Chandra­ embodies the spirit of Indian democ­ are provision for a permanent industrial gupta Maurya, Motilal Nehru, and In­ racy. Hence, it would be advisable to court of inquiry and the dropping of the dira Gandhi. There are more than 20 maintain and renovate the present compulsory arbitration existing under the portraits. Thus, the building repre­ building rather than build a new one. present Act. The Bill also provides for the sents the composite culture and so­ The Capitol Building of the U.S., built continuation of wartime rates of wages till cial pluralism of India. in 1800, was subsequently expanded. September 1920. The reason that compul­ Inscriptions from the Upanisha­ A massive dome and more chambers sion had been dropped was that employers das, Mahabharata, Manu Smriti and for the House of Representatives and objected to the clause empowering work­ other texts are indicative of the spirit the Senate were added. But during men to compel employers to accept arbitra­ with which parliamentarians should expansion, the original plan was tion in wages disputes, and to abide by the conduct business. A dome over the maintained despite the tumultuous decision, whereas there was no correspond­ passage to the Central Hall also has a passing of two centuries. This ap­ ing compulsion on workers to abide by the Quranic inscription which says, “God proach of maintaining and renovat­ decision. Labour objects to being made the will not change the condition of the ing the existing Parliament House subject of compulsory arbitration, hence it people unless they bring about a building would be a wiser option. had been dropped. Sir R. Horne, however, change themselves.” These features Let us reshape the Parliament defended labour against the suggestion, that demonstrate the secular nature of building by imbibing the composite the objection was because they desired to the Republic of which the Parliament culture and rich architectural legacy evade awards. He pointed out that in the last House is the nucleus. of India. Such a majestic edifice may eleven months the interim courts arbitration The Parliament House has a hy­ inspire us to reshape India as an ef­ had decided 863 cases, and only in three brid architectural style. It has Hindu, fectively secular, pluralistic and in­ had there been a strike against the award. Saracenic and Roman features. It clusive republic. Moreover he declared that compulsion had drew stylistic and decorative ele­ largely failed in Australia and Canada, be­ ments from native Indo­Islamic archi­ Rajmohan Unnithan is a Member of cause in his opinion the people were not rea­ tecture, especially Mughal architec­ Parliament dy for it. CM A ND-NDE YK