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 : 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- 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...: 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. NEW DELHI, JULY admitted in the Kozhikode among her supporters due When asked about it, she 09: There has to be some Medical College Hospital to it. said she remembered her government control over and is on ventilator sup- Talking to reporters, she father, who died in New the money being collected port. also said she wasn't so big Delhi in June 2014, days via crowdfunding for The government had a leader that the party will in Union cabinet). Like who it said grew in the after he took oath as a try to finish her politically her, even was shadow of Gopinath Union minister. treatment of rare diseases also said that according to as was alleged by the Shiv being considered. Pritam is Munde, into the Union On Thursday, when and every "Tom, Dick and the National Rare Disease Sena in its mouthpiece a hardworking and loyal council of ministers was asked about reports that Harry" cannot be permit- Policy,2021 of the Union Saamana. party worker. She won aimed at finishing off the Pankaja Munde was angry ted to raise funds like this, Health Ministry Ministry, “I was born in Vanjara from with a record political career of Pankaja with the party leadership the Kerala high court said Spinal Muscular Atrophy community and that does- margin. Not because she is Munde. over non-inclusion of her on Friday. is categorised in Group 3, n't mean I should be re- 's daugh- She said, “The party sister in the cabinet, senior Kindly note that this im- for which the cost of treat- ferred to as a Vanjara or ter, but because she was a leadership may have felt BJP leader Devendra Fad- age has been posted for ment is OBC leader. I belong to the deserving candidate. The those included in the cabi- navis had shot back saying, representational purposes very high, and it recom- state. I am a woman leader party is the ultimate truth. net will be of more use...If “Who told you they are an- only. Photograph: Danish mends a digital crowd and I represent the entire There is no question of me someone else is getting a gry? Don't spread rumours Siddiqui/Reuters funding platform be lever- The high court said it aged for mobilizing the state. It would be wrong to being upset,” she said. chance, I am happy for and malign them." cines the state government expressed apprehensions Munde said she got the them. A leader 's true vic- was concerned that every necessary funds. portray me as a Vanjara Pankaja Munde was a could collect only Rs 68 regarding the source of the legacy of party loyalty from tory is when the supporters "Tom, Dick and Harry" It had further said that leader," she said. minister during the Fad- lakh, while 18 crores was money being collected via my father. grow,” she said. was collecting funds via there are around 102 pa- There is no question of navis-led state govern- collected in a week (for crowdfunding. Saamana on Friday al- The former state minis- crowdfunding for treat- tients in the state suffering me being upset, she added. ment, but she had lost the treatment of a boy suffer- The court also observed leged that the move of in- ter also said that her father ment of the children suf- from SMA, a rare genetic “Pritam Munde was be- 2019 assembly polls from ing from spinal muscular during the hearing that ing considered (for a berth ducting Bhagwat Karad, was not just an OBC leader Parali seat, her home turf. fering from rare diseases disorder, of whom 42 have and asked the state gov- atrophy)," the court said. such transactions if left received the treatment un- ernment whether it has "I do not want to inter- unsupervised could desta- der the compassionate use any control over such dict the process of crowd- bilize the economy. programme extended by 'No coercive action': HC on transactions. funding, but I want gov- It has on its own also im- pharmaceutical compa- Justice P B Suresh Ku- ernment control over it," pleaded the Drugs Con- nies. mar said the court does Justice Kumar said during troller General of India The state also said that not want to interdict the the hearing of an autorick- and the Indian Council of the funds it has, Including NBA's plea against new IT rules crowdfunding process, but shaw driver's plea seeking Medical Research in the those under We Care free treatment for his six- matter. NEW DELHI, JULY IT Rules give government of the Supreme Court or any profession, or to carry it wants the funds to go to scheme, are not even suf- the government instead month old infant son who The court said it would ficient to meet the needs of 09: The Kerala high court authorities "excessive pow- high courts or an eminent on any occupation, trade or into the account of some is suffering from spinal be passing a detailed order various health schemes of on Friday directed the Cen- ers" to "unreasonably and person. business) of the Constitu- private individuals who muscular atrophy (SMA) in the matter. the KSSM, which provides tre not to take any coercive impermissibly restrict" the Singh contended that as a tion. may or may not give it to as the medicine for it costs Arif has moved the assistance to the elderly, action against the members freedom of speech and ex- result a Joint Secretary It has challenged Part III those who require the around Rs 18 crore and he court, claiming that he cancer patients below 18 of News Broadcasters Asso- pression of the media. would be supervising orders (Code of Ethics and Proce- money. has no means to raise that cannot ensure his son's years of age and minors re- ciation, which represents Senior advocate Manin- of a retired judge. dure and Safeguards in re- "I do not want every kind of money. treatment without the quiring emergency treat- several news channels, over der Singh, who appeared for In its petition, filed lation to Digital Media) of Tom, Dick and Harry to In his petition, filed support of the state gov- ment for various other ail- non-compliance of the new the NBA, said that under though advocate Nisha the IT rules on the ground collect money. Is there any through advocate P Chan- ernment. ments like heart disease. IT rules. the new IT rules, a Joint Bhambhani, the NBA has that they create an "over- state control over this col- drasekhar, the father -- The government, in a "In these circumstances, Kindly note that this im- Secretary would be heading said the Information Tech- sight mechanism giving the lection of funds via crowd- Arif -- has said that while statement filed in court it is humbly submitted age has been posted for rep- the oversight mechanism nology (Intermediary executive unfettered, unbri- funding? We should know he obtained permission for earlier, had said that nei- that the Health depart- resentational purposes which would supervise the Guidelines & Digital Media dled and excessive powers where the money is going," importing the required ther the Health Depart- ment and KSSM is not in a only. Photograph: ANI self-regulatory body headed Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, to regulate content of digi- the court said and added medicine -- Zolgensma ment nor the Kerala Social position to extend finan- Photo by a retired judge. are ultra vires to the Infor- tal news media". that if private individuals Onasemnogene injection - Security Mission was in a cial support for bearing Justice P B Suresh Kumar Under the rules, media mation Technology Act, "The grievance redressal and entities can collect - he cannot afford to buy position to extend finan- the huge expenditure of also issued notice to the companies or their associa- 2000 apart from being vi- mechanism created and the crores of rupees in a short even one dose as the same cial support for bearing SMA," the state had said in Centre and sought its stand tions have to form self-regu- olative of Article 14 (equality powers delegated have a span of time, why the gov- costs Rs 18 crore. the huge cost of the treat- its statement and sought on the plea by NBA which latory bodies which would before law) and 19(1)(g) 'chilling effect' on the con- ernment cannot? During the hearing, the ment/medicine required dismissal of the the peti- has contended that the new be headed by a retired judge (right to freedom to practise tent of the media. "For providing free vac- Kerala government also by Arif's son, who has been tion.