c m y k c m y k TABLOID Bollywood expands 17 HE SIAN GE its universe T NEWA DELHI SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2019 A 360° | Politics SUNDAY AGE | Cover Muslims in India require Bonding with strangers political empowerment, during travel is says Asaduddin Owaisi 5 a key to happiness 33 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 271 | 48 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS NC, PDP Sabarimala opens amid Sena set to skip reject idea NDA meet, exit of holding row over women’s entry J&K polls Tight security around shrine ■ Cops send back 10 women below age of 50 ‘just a formality’ YUSUF JAMEEL SRINAGAR, NOV. 16 AGE CORRESPONDENT BHAGWAN PARAB SABARIMALA, NOV. 16 MUMBAI, NOV. 16 Seat arrangement Jammu and Kashmir’s two major political par- Amid tight security, the The Shiv Sena, which is is changed in RS ties, the National gates of the Lord Ayyappa on the verge of breaking Conference (NC) and the New Delhi: temple at Sabarimala its alliance with the BJP, The seat- People’s Democratic were thrown open on will not attend the meet- ing arrangement of Party (PDP), have Saturday for the two- ing of the Bharatiya Shiv Sena MPs in scoffed at Lieutenant month long Mandala- Janata Party-led NDA on Rajya Sabha was Governor Girish Makaravilakku pilgrim- Sunday, the eve of the changed on Saturday. Chandra Murmu’s state- Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas age season. winter session of the Sources said that ment that elections to celebrates victory against The police sent back at Parliament. Sena MPs Sanjay the Assembly in the Switzerland’s Roger Federer least 10 women devotees, Sena’s exit from the Raut and Anil Desai recently carved out during the semi-final of the including some from National Democratic will now sit in the Union Territory (UT) ATP World Tour tennis tourna- Andhra Pradesh below Alliance (NDA) is a mere Opposition benches would be held soon. ment in London on Saturday. the age of 50 after check- formality now, a senior during the Winter “We’ve been pushed in — AFP ing their identity cards on Sena leader said on Session of the a very difficult situation Saturday afternoon. The Saturday and, for the first Parliament. after the illegal and Son of former BJP AP women had come with time since it staked claim unconstitutional repeal a 15-member group from to the post of chief minis- Sonia, Pawar meet of Article 370 and bifur- MLA held over role Vijayawada and they told ter, Shiv Sena has said cation of our state. the police that they were that it wants party chief shifted to Monday People are angry and at in PMC Bank Scam unaware of the restric- Women devotees above 50 years of age arrive at the Lord Ayyappa temple that Uddhav Thackeray to be a loss. Their leadership, opened on Saturday for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravillakku pilgrimage sea- New Delhi: The Mumbai: One of the direc- tions. the chief minister of the including three former Kandararu Mahesh son in Sabarimala on Saturday. — PTI state. much-anticipated chief ministers has been tors of the scam-hit Punjab meeting between and Maharashtra Mohanararu opened the ing the offerings to the entry of young women court order to enter the “We want Uddhavji to incarcerated, and the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord) after the priests per- into the shrine while post- temple, he has said. lead the government in Congress president situation is fluid,” said Cooperative (PMC) Bank, Sonia Gandhi and Rajneet Singh, son of ex- temple at 5 pm, and per- formed the “padi pooja”. ing various petitions on Punnala Sreekumar, gen- Maharashtra,” Sena MP senior NC leader and formed pujas, as hun- Last year the state and the matter to a larger eral secretary of the Sanjay Raut said. Earlier, NCP supremo Sharad MP Muhammad Akbar BJP MLA Sardar Tara Singh, Pawar, which was was on Saturday arrested dreds of devotees from temple precincts had wit- bench, the government is Renaissance Values the names of Uddhav’s Lone. “How can one Kerala, Tamil Nadu and nessed frenzied protests exercising caution. Protection Committee, son Aaditya and senior supposed to take think of taking part in by the Mumbai Police's place Sunday, Economic Offences Wing other neighbouring states by right wing outfits and Devaswom minister criticised Mr Surendran’s leaders like Eknath any elections in such a thronged the shrine locat- BJP workers after the Kadakampally Surendran stand and said his state- Shinde and Subhash has been situation?” he asked. (EOW), an official said. shifted Rajneet was taken into cus- ed in a reserve forest of LDF government decided has made it clear that ment that women who Desai were discussed “Our leaders should be the Western Ghats in to implement the Sabarimala is not a place intend to visit Sabarimala among the party circles to released immediately. tody in evening at the EOW Monday. office, as investigators Pathanamthitta district of Supreme court’s verdict for activists to display should obtain a special for the post of CM. Once they are out, they found his replies unsatisfac- the state. of September 28, 2018, their activism and said order from the Supreme The winter session of will hold deliberations tory and unconvincing. Devotees, who were allowing women of all age the government would not Court is “anti-constitu- the Parliament will be on November 17. We had on the issue within the Full report on Page 2 allowed to trek the hill groups to offer prayers at encourage such women tional”. The V.S. held from November 18 to already decided against party and take the final from 2 PM, climbed the the shrine. who want to visit the Achuthanandan govern- December 13. Though attending the meeting call,” he added. sacred 18 steps to the tem- However, this year, even shrine for publicity. ment in 2007 and the pre- Sena has decided to boy- due to the current politi- “How can elections be Navy MiG crashes ple with the “irumudiket- though the top court has Those who want to visit sent Pinarayi Vijayan cott the pre-session NDA cal developments in held in a situation when tu” (sacred bag contain- not stayed its verdict on the temple can procure a ■ Turn to Page 4 meeting, it is likely to Maharashtra. Out minis- leaders of major politi- in Goa, pilots safe attend the all-party meet- ter has also resigned from cal groups have been Panaji: An Indian Navy MIG ing convened by the BJP- the Central government,” detained in hordes?” trainer aircraft crashed led government. Mr Raut said. The Sena’s asked PDP leader Parvez Rajat quits as India win first Test by beating “I have learnt that the lone minister in the Wafa on Saturday. outside a village in Goa on ■ ■ Saturday noon, a senior NDA meeting will be held Turn to Page 4 More on Page 3 defence official said. DDCA chief Both the pilots ejected Bangladesh in just 3 days safely, said a Naval officer. over ‘pulls ‘Probability The aircraft was on a regu- BJP disarray makes lar training sortie when the incident occurred. & pressures’ of lone wolf Full report on Page 4 New Delhi, Nov. 16: Senior Congress upbeat journalist hit in metros’ CBI seeks nod to Rajat Sharma VIKRAM SHARMA on Saturday HYDERABAD NOV. 16 about Jharkhand grill PC in AI case resigned from New Delhi: Fresh trouble the post of Sharma With various terror SREEPARNA It is a seems to be in store for P. president of groups “unable” to CHAKRABARTY localised Chidambaram as the CBI is Delhi & Districts Cricket execute a major ter- NEW DELHI, NOV. 16 preparing to approach the Association (DDCA), cit- ror strike in the after- election... In court for seeking its permis- ing his inability to con- math of scrapping of Having sorted out its Jharkhand, we sion to examine him in con- tinue amidst “various Article 370 from alliance with the JMM are talking of nection with a money laun- pulls and pressures” Jammu and Kashmir and RJD well in time, an starvation deaths dering probe related to within the organisation. and the Supreme upbeat Congress Party in losses suffered by Air India. Mr Sharma’s nearly 20- Court’s verdict on Jharkhand says that in 21st century, Full report on Page 2 month tenure was a Ayodhya, there is a Assembly polls in the people accused tumultuous one with his “high probability” of state will be fought on of scams are get- public differences with a “lone wolf attack” in local issues and their ting tickets of the COUNTERPOINT general secretary Vinod any of the metros alliance would form the Tihara, who enjoys a across India. next government in the ruling party fair amount of support This is the latest state. — R.P.N. base in the organisation. assessment made by Matters like Ram Singh, “The cricket adminis- Intelligence agencies Temple and Article 370 tration here is full of after reviewing the will have no bearing on Cong leader pulls and pressures all security scenario post how people vote, Indian cricketers cele- annihilated Bangladesh Having bowled the time. I feel that vest- the two major devel- Congress’ in-charge of ministers themselves, ed interests are always brate the dismissal of inside three days for a Bangladesh out for 150 in opments. the state, R.P.N. Singh people accused of scams actively working against Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur resounding innings and the first innings, India Based on the assess- said. in medicine getting tick- the interest of cricket,” Rahim during the first 130 run-victory in the first bundled them out for 213 ment, a note is being “It is a localised elec- ets of the ruling party, the Mr Sharma said in a Test match of a two- Test, riding on one of the in the second essay after prepared and sent to tion… in Jharkhand, we lack of 24 hour supply of statement.