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instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 13 No. 63 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Sunday, 18 July, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Yediyurappa may step down as Gaurav Gogoi writes to CM Mamata Banerjee on ‘organ racket’, seeks Karnataka CM. Conditions apply inquiry against Kolkata hospital Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delhi Karnataka Chief BS Yediyurappa will resign Minister BS Yediyurappa said Kolkata. The Congress’ Deputy Leader in on Saturday he has not from the post of Karnataka the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, has written resigned from his post, but he to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to initiate an inquiry might do so if certain chief minister if his sons are into the alleged involvement of a Kolkata- conditions are met. His based hospital in a human organ racket. In statement comes a day after he given a reputable position the letter dated Thursday, the MP from met Prime Minister Narendra in the central government. Kaliabor in Assam wrote: “As per Modi to discuss various villagers’ statement, the racket targeted development projects. villagers who were under financial distress Sources said that Yediyurappa "He has a very good opinion of me. I will under the pretext of paying them about Rs told PM Modi that he is ready work for the party to come back to power in 3-4 lakh in exchange of kidney. The links of and Dibrugarh districts have also registered to follow all his directions and the state again. The news of my resignation the racket have been traced to Kolkata…all cases in the matter. Bora claimed that more will even step down from his is not true," the chief minister activities happened at the Rabindranath than 140 kidney donors were taken to post only if all his conditions said.Yediyurappa also met Defence Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Kolkata by agents from various districts are met. One of these Minister Rajnath Singh in the Sciences, Kolkata.” with a promise to pay them Rs four to five conditions includes a position afternoon.Repeated open remarks by some Saying that the pandemic had pushed people lakh each but the donors were paid much at the central level for his disgruntled leaders within the Karnataka into “poverty and paved the way for such less. “There is every reason to believe that sons."CM Yediyurappa has BJP targeting him and his family with abominable instances”, Gogoi added, “I such illegal racket of selling human organs asked PM Modi to offer his accusations of corruption and interference humbly request you to instruct the police to could not have been possible unless there sons a reputable position in the in the administration have embarrassed the initiate an enquiry and verify the substance was some support from higher-ups in the government,” alleged the Congress leader. central government. If his in detail the development of the party in party and the government, despite warnings of these media allegations.” The Congress demand is accepted, he will step down from of disciplinary action by the leadership. MP said that “in the hour of grief, we must A report from Nagaon said an FIR was Karnataka."We discussed the development registered at the Nagaon Sadar police his post and follow all directions of PM of the party in the state. He asked me to give Another section of the party is demanding the stand in solidarity with the victims”. The Modi. He has also told the BJP high Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a station on Thursday after a person alleged special emphasis on bringing the BJP back to replacement of Yediyurappa (79) citing his that a fellow villager took him to Kolkata, command that he is committed to BJP power in Karnataka. The same was said by age and the need to project a new CM face CBI inquiry into the allegations of illegal ideology," sources said. kidney trade. Congress state unit President promising a high-salaried job. He was the prime minister also.Adetailed discussion ahead of assembly polls in 2023, sources introduced to another agent who allegedly The meeting comes at a time when political happened," Yediyurappa told reporters after have said.On a possible cabinet rejig, Ripun Bora in a memorandum to Governor Jagadish Mukhi alleged that the illegal offered him Rs four lakh for a kidney but he circles are abuzz with speculations of meeting Nadda.He said that these are the Yediyurappa, before the meeting with the refused. He managed to flee, returned home Yediyurappa being replaced as the chief responsibilities the BJP chief has given to prime minister, had said, "I will tell you if kidney trade had been going on for the last five years under the BJP rule. The alleged and filed a complaint, said the police. The minister of Karnataka.Yediyurappa on him.Yediyurappa also dismissed rumours there is any such discussion with (party) complainant also claimed that many people Saturday met BJP chief JP Nadda at his about his resignation, saying they are not at seniors over the restructuring or expansion of organ racket first came to light in Assam’s Morigaon district earlier this week and two from the village had gone to Kolkata and residence. After his meeting with Nadda, the all true. the Cabinet." sold their kidneys. Karnataka chief minister said they discussed people were arrested. The police in Nagaon Trinamool's Mukul Roy FIR lodged against BJP BJP may move court: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Charge As Chief Of MLA’s son for firing in air Top Bengal Assembly Panel on seeking Mukul Roy's disqualification Kolkata: Legislator Mukul Roy, who has Ghaziabad. An FIR has been lodged against a switched over to the ruling Trinamool son of BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar for Congress after winning the West Bengal allegedly firing in the air, police said on Kolkata. BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition specific time frame within which the defections in West Bengal. Not much election on a BJP ticket, on Friday took charge Friday. Naresh was booked under section 30 in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu hearing will be completed. We want Roy to happened... We don't have confidence in this as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Arms Act and section 336 Adhikari on Friday said the saffron party get disqualified as soon as possible. We are (TMC) government," he said. Asked about chairman of the state assembly. may move the court to disqualify former considering our legal options. The party the development during Friday's hearing, he (endangering life or personal safety of Mr Roy, officially a BJP MLA, was appointed others) of the Indian Penal Code, they said. party leader Mukul Roy, who defected to the may move the court," PTI quoted Suvendu said, "The BJP will not go into ruling TMC, as MLA. Adhikari as saying after his meeting with technicalities... We have been asked to the Public Accounts Committee chairman on He had fired in the air during a plantation drive July 9. Objecting to the appointment, eight in Ganoli village under the Loni police The Nandigram MLA, who recently the Speaker. Explained: Suvendu Adhikari attend the hearing again on July 30." submitted a 64-page document to Speaker versus Mukul Roy over disqualification Suvendu Adhikari, along with other BJP BJP legislators on Tuesday resigned as heads station area, police said, adding the video of of various assembly panels. The BJP has said the incident has gone viral on social media. Biman Bandyopadhyay demanding He further said the BJP has already submitted MLAs, had staged a walkout in the West disqualification of Mukul Roy, attended the all documents, audio clips and video Bengal Assembly last week in protest that as per norms, an opposition MLA is Investigation revealed that the pistol, from appointed as the Public Accounts Committee which he fired the rounds, was provided to hearing on his petition at the Speaker's footage backing their demand to the against Mukul Roy's appointment as Public chamber on Friday. The next date of hearing Speaker. "We have already provided a 64- Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman. chairman and the Trinamool has misused that Naresh by officer of the forest department rule. The assembly Speaker's office Ashok Kumar who was present there, Senior is July 30. In the document submitted to the page dossier to the office of the Speaker. Reacting to Suvendu Adhikari's statement Speaker, Suvendu Adhikari had said that The process of hearing should not take too on moving court, TMC leader Mukul Roy announced new names of chairmen of the Superintendent of Police Amit Pathak said. eight committees on Friday. All of them are Police said a notice has been sent to the forest Mukul Roy, who won an assembly seat on a long. We have great respect for the said, "Let him. He can go wherever he BJP ticket and later joined the Trinamool Speaker's chair but past experiences have wants." Mukul Roy also attended a meeting Trinamool MLAs. Mr Roy, the MLA of department in connection with the incident. Krishnagar Uttar seat, was at the office for Gurjar, who is an MLA from Loni, told PTI Congress, should be disqualified under the made us sceptics. Over the last 10 years, of the Public Accounts Committee as its anti-defection law. "We would want a there had been at least 50 cases of such chairman during the day. over half an hour after taking over his new that some people who are not happy with his responsibility.

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