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THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU SATURDAY JULY 10, 2021 NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL 7 HC junks Chirag's plea challenging No case of Lambda variant of Speaker's decision on uncle COVID found in India: Centre NEW DELHI, JULY has been taken after which NEW DELHI, JULY guard. A new risk is being 09: The Delhi high court on they have approached the 09: The Central govern- seen at tourist spots where Friday dismissed a plea by high court. ment on Friday said the a gathering of crowds be- leader of one of the factions It sought direction to Lambda variant of COVID- ing seen, social distancing of Lok Janshakti Party Chi- that a corrigendum be is- 19 is not found in India but and mask protocol is not rag Pawan challenging the sued by showing the name people should be cautious being followed. This is a se- Lok Sabha Speaker Om of Chirag Paswan as leader of such variant. rious cause of concern," he Birla's decision to recognise of the party in the House. "Lambda variant of coro- said. his uncle Pashupati Kumar “Change of leader in Lok navirus is a variant of in- The NITI Aayog member Paras as the leader of the Sabha is prerogative of terest. We should be also reiterated that preg- party in the House, saying it particular party and in the watchful of such variants. nant women should take was without merits. present case, Article 26 of As of now, there is no evi- the vaccine. “It is well settled that the the Constitution of the peti- dence that this variant has "Guidelines on vaccina- right to regulate internal tioner no. 2 (party) provide been identified in India," tion for pregnant women disputes of the House is the that central parliamentary Dr VK Paul, Member- have been issued by the prerogative of the Speaker,” board will decide who Health, NITI Aayog said at previously known by its Dr Paul also said mass ministry. Three vaccines the high court said. would be leader, chief a weekly press conference. formal scientific name gathering at tourist spots are entitled to be used. “I find absolutely no merit and declare Chirag as the clear that this is inter-party whip, etc. in the house or in On June 14, the World C.37, as the seventh and in the country is a "serious Pregnant women should in the petition. The petition leader of the party in the dispute. You can exercise assembly,” the plea said. Health Organization desig- newest "variant of inter- cause of concern". receive the vaccine, it is is dismissed,” Justice Rekha House, he said. your remedies. You take It added, The entire ac- nated the Lambda variant, est". "We cannot lower our very important," he added. Palli said. However, the speaker has your call, I will then pass tion of respondent no. 1 is The high court, which was not corrected the alleged an order by making some contrary to rules of lok inclined to impose cost on mistake of recognizing observations.” Sabha, procedure, prac- Chirag, did not do so after a Paras as the leader of the Chirag's counsel submit- tice, provision of constitu- Punjab CM lifts weekend, request was made by his party in the House, the ted he was not here to settle tion of petitioner no. 2, and counsel. counsel argued. the inter-party dispute and oppose to principle of nat- The petition sought set- Solicitor General Tushar the chief whip cannot ural justice. ting aside speaker's June 14 Mehta, representing the claim that he should be de- Paras, who previously night curfew from Monday circular showing the name Centre, and senior advocate clared as leader of the headed Lok Janshakti NEW DELHI, JULY tients as of July 8, the chief of Paras as leader of Jan Raj Shekhar for the party in the House. Party's Bihar unit and is 09: With the state's Covid minister asked the Health Lokshakti Party in the Lok speaker's office vehemently The high court, however, currently the national positivity rate sliding to 0.4 Department to work out a Sabha. opposed the petition saying made it clear that it was president of its breakaway per cent, Punjab Chief Min- proposal for supporting and Paras, who was adminis- Chirag was attempting to not going to entertain the faction, began his innings ister Captain Amarinder helping in the treatment of tered the oath of office as get the inter-party dispute petition and said “should in 1978 as a Janata Party Singh on Friday ordered such patients. Union cabinet minister on resolved in the court. the court interfere in all MLA from Alauli in his na- lifting of weekend and night Of the 623 cases, 67 are July 7, has spent the larger They said five out of six this”. tive Khagaria district, a curfew, and allowed gather- from outside the state, the members of the party had Chirag had filed the plea part of his career under the seat formerly represented ings of 100 persons indoors health secretary informed shadow of his late brother approached the Speaker on July 7 and also tweeted by the late Ram Vilas and 200 outdoors from the meeting, adding that Ram Vilas Paswan. with the fact that Paras was in Hindi saying that he has Paswan. Monday, while directing the 337 cases were under treat- During the hearing, advo- the whip holder of the filed a petition in the Delhi A cornered Chirag, who Director General of Police to ment and 154 had been dis- cate Arvind Bajpai, repre- party and that the action of high Court against the Lok has challenged his uncle's challan all political leaders charged while 51 patients senting Chirag, said among the Speaker cannot be Sabha Speaker's initial de- political coup before the violating the Covid rules the six party MPs, five wrote faulted with. cision recognising party's Election Commission, had died. The maximum while holding rallies and and visitors having taken at ally, said the situation will cases reported in a day was to the Speaker to recognise The apex court said it expelled Member of Parlia- seemed to have sensed the protest meetings. least one dose each of the again be reviewed on July 34 on May 27, while the av- Paras as leader of the party was inclined to agree with ment Pashupati Paras as writing on the wall when at a Even as he hoped that vaccine. 20. Strict use of masks must erage of daily cases in the in the House and directions the submissions of the the leader of the party in press conference in Patna better sense will prevail on were passed in this regard. counsel for the Centre and the House. on Tuesday he declared he Though schools will con- be ensured at all times, the first week of July stood at 5. the political parties and tinue to remain closed, col- CM directed, while an- Thereafter, the party the Speaker's office. The plea said the review had written to Prime Minis- leaders brazenly violating The CM noted that due to chose to remove those five The judge said, “Now it is of the decision is pending ter Narendra Modi request- leges, coaching centres and nouncing the easing of re- the SOPs in place, and the Covid curbs by holding all other institutions of strictions. MPs and also approached very clear. If you want to with the Speaker and de- ing him not to induct Paras massive protests, he asked level of COVID and post the Speaker to take action press, it is your wish. I am spite reminders no action on the LJP quota. higher learning shall be al- Heath Secretary Hussan COVID care, Punjab has DGP Dinkar Gupta to issue lowed to open by the deputy Lal said four districts had had much fewer cases and challans against those in- commissioner concerned, shown positivity of 1 or less deaths than most other dulging in anti-Covid be- subject to a certificate hav- than 1 per cent, but the dis- states, including Haryana, Not upset, but...: Pankaja Munde on haviour. ing been submitted, that all tricts that still needed vigi- The CM also ordered teaching, non-teaching staff lance were Ludhiana, Am- and Delhi. Against 623 opening of bars, cinema and students have been ritsar, Gurdaspur, cases and 51 confirmed sister not getting Cabinet berth halls, restaurants, spas, given at least one dose of Hoshiarpur, Firozpur and deaths so far in Punjab, NEW DELHI, JULY as he represented all the swimming pools, gyms, vaccination, at least two Roop Nagar. both Haryana and Delhi 09: Bharatiya Jnata deprived sections of the so- malls, sports complexes, weeks ago. Referring to the cases of have seen over 1,600 cases aParty leader Pankaja ciety in the state. museums, zoos etc, subject The CM, while reviewing mucormycosis, which have each, and 193 and 236 Munde on Friday said she "If there is attempt to re- to all eligible staff members the Covid situation virtu- been reported in 623 pa- deaths respectively. was not upset with the duce anybody 's clout, the party leadership's decision clout in fact grows of not including her stronger. I admit my sup- younger sister and two- porters are upset and there HC wants govt control on crowdfunding time MP Pritam Munde is some negativity. My sis- into the Union council of ter or I never sought min- ministers, but admitted isterial positions," a teary- for treatment of rare diseases that there was "negativity" eyed Pankaja said.

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