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ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Dakshinayana Tithi: Margasira Bahula Dwadasi till 1.43 pm Modi clears the air on NRC, CAA Star: Vishaka till 5.41 pm Varjyam: 9.34 pm to 11.08 pm Says Urban Naxals and Congress lying on detention centres for Muslims; attacks Mamata for rumours Durmuhurtam: 12.36 pm to 1.20 SHASHI BHUSHAN | DC ly, have resorted to divid- pm and 2.48 pm to 3.32 pm NEW DELHI, DEC. 22 ing the country through ACTIVISTS PLAN Rahukalam: 7.30 pm to 9 pm their vote bank politics, HIJRI CALENDAR Amid countrywide prot- lies and rumours. APOLITICAL Rabi-ul-Aker 21,1441 AH ests against the amended Hitting out at the “rum- PRAYERS Citizenship Act (CAA) and ours and lies” being spread Fajar: 5.35 am the National Register of on CAA and NRC, Mr Modi BODY ON CAA Citizens (NRC) that has said that there has been Zohar: 12.23 pm resulted in 22 deaths across absolutely no discussion DC CORRESPONDENT Asar: 4.10 pm Uttar Pradesh, Assam and on a nationwide NRC. NEW DELHI, DEC. 22 Maghrib: 5.52 pm Karnataka, Prime Minister “I want to tell the 130 Isha: 7.06 pm Narendra Modi on Sunday crore people of India that The Congress opened SUNSET TODAY 5.48 PM blamed “urban Naxals” ever since my government another front against the SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.43 AM and Opposition parties of came to power in 2014... Citizenship Act on MOONRISE TOMORROW 3.42 AM launching a campaign of from then until now... Sunday, even as civil misinformation to target there has been no discus- society activists formed MOONSET TODAY 3.27 PM him. And, in a stunning sion on NRC anywhere... a platform to resist the assertion that sent social we only had to implement new legislation. media into a tizzy, said that it in Assam to follow Supr- Congress general secre- there has never been any eme Court directives,” Mr tary Priyanka Gandhi INDIA BEATS official discussion of imple- Modi said in a combative, Vadra made a sudden menting the NRC across over 90-minute speech. trip to Uttar Pradesh, WINDIES, WINS the country. He further alleged that where nearly 20 people Accusing his political his political rivals and have been killed in vio- rivals of stoking fear “urban Naxals” were spre- lence related to NRC ODI SERIES 2-1 among people and mislead- ading lies that Muslims protests. Cuttack, Dec. 22: Virat ing Muslims over the will be sent to detention Meanwhile, activists Kohli anchored a tricky amended citizenship law, centres. “India Muslims have decided to come chase before Shardul the Prime Minister assert- will be sent to detention together and form a unit- Thakur played the most ed that his government’s centre is a ‘white lie’ as ed front under the name defining cameo of his short schemes have never dis- there is no such centre in “Alliance against CAA career to power India to a criminated on the basis of the country,” he said. and NRC”. series-winning four-wick- religion. He charged that The participants have et victory over the West Opposition leaders, unable ■ Page 8: CAA has nothing to resolved to support the Indies in the third ODI to challenge him political- do with Indian Muslims: PM Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot leads three lakh protesters in Jaipur on Sunday against CAA and NRC. — PTI widespread public disap- here on Sunday. proval of the CAA. It India’s top three — Rohit HYDERABAD LUCKNOW GUWAHATI noted with concern that Sharma (63), K.L. Rahul the law violates the basic (77) and Kohli (85) — fired MIM PLANS TO HOLD PROTESTS IN TS, AP UP BLAMES SIMI, PFI FOR ANTI-CAA VIOLENCE BJP’S ALLY SAYS INDIA IS ON NAZI PATH secular structure of the in unison in a 316-run Constitution and other chase but it got slippery in All India Majlis Ittehadul Act and the National The UP government on arrested. Students Islamic Opposing CAA, former moving in the same direc- UN Covenant. It also the end when the Indian Muslimeen (AIMIM) has Register for Citizens in Sunday said six people Movement of India (SIMI) Assam chief minister and tion as that of “Hitler’s decided to appeal to the captain left the scene with decided to hold protests both AP and Telangana. from West Bengal associ- is a banned terror outfit. senior leader of BJP ally Nazi Germany”. state governments to 30 required off 23 balls. It meetings against the ated with Islamic outfits AGP Prafulla Kumar challenge the CAA by was then that Thakur, in Citizenship Amendment ■ Full report on Page 7 PFI and SIMI have been ■ Full report on Page 8 Mahanta said India is ■ Full report on Page 9 invoking Article 131 of the company of a compos- the Constitution. ed Ravindra Jadeja (39 not out), smashed 17 runs off six balls with the help of a MAN SHOOTS six and four off Sheldon City all set for a Cottrell to seal the issue in DOG DEAD AT his team’s favour with eig- ht balls to spare. — PTI warm Christmas SAROORNAGAR ■ Full report on Page 15 T.S.S. SIDDHARTH | DC ■ METEOROLOGISTS DURGA PRASAD HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 explain and predict that SUNKU | DC HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 Pay `1,72-L cr, The month of December is the lack of cold winds almost coming to an end. passing over the city and Vexed with the tres- DoT tells GAIL But the winter season for the state have led to the passing of ‘Jacky’, a 15- New Delhi: The telecom which several people look winter chill being still far year-old male pet dog of department (DoT) has dem- forward to continues to away. Indian breed, a 38-year- anded GAIL to pay `1.72 elude the city, with the old person shoot him to lakh crore, which is double mercury touching a high to arrive in Hyderabad. death on Sunday eveni- the total assets owned by for this time of the year. Last year was so much ng. Following a com- the PSU, in statutory dues Weather forecasters say better. At least, could feel plaint from S. Raju following a Supreme Court that this year could see a a nip in the air.” Yadav, the pet owner, judgement that recognised rather warm Christmas Meteorologists explain who works as a milk the government’s share in Eve. The temperature and predict that the lack vendor, the Saroorn- the license holder’s indirect drop could, however, still of cold winds passing over agar police have revenue. GAIL, however, be expected somewhere the city and the state have booked a case and have said it had earned only `35 around the end of this led to the winter chill started an investiga- crore from licences. month. being still far away. tion. While the maximum te- “There are no winds com- The accused, identi- ■ Full report on Page 14 mperature was registered ing in from the colder fied as Avinash Karan, at 28 degrees Celsius — northern regions. Instead, a 38-year-old, bank the normal for this season we are getting humid manager working for — the minimum has been cloud-bearing winds from HDFC Bank, is a resi- COUNTER POINT logged at 18.9 degrees the coastal regions, which dent of Bapu Nagar Celsius on Sunday even- is creating a barrier and Colony, under the ing, a good four degrees preventing the heat — Saroornagar police sta- above the normal of 14 that comes in during the tion limits. degrees Celsius. day-from escaping,” Raja According to E. Srin- Perturbed with the lack Rao Boddu, IMD meteorol- ivas Reddy, inspector, of nippy winds and cold ogist, told Deccan Saroornagar police, the climes, residents have Chronicle. accused Avinash got taken to social media to This prevention of irritated at ‘Jacky’ and vent out their angst escape of day-time heat fired pellets into him against the delayed onset and lack of cold winds, he with an air gun at of the winter. said, is treating the city around 3.30 pm Sunday One such user, K like a convection oven, evening. The injured Vijeyendra, writes, “Even where the heat is radiated dog tottered for around winter didn’t hit back on to the earth. “The 100 yards with pellets Hyderabad. So, 2019 has to heat that reaches the in his abdomen before be the worst year on all earth’s surface is not radi- falling on the road, fronts for the city.” ated back into the sky. dead. Similarly, another social This is why we have hot- media user, Pratyasha ter climate during the ■ Page 4: Case booked for Rath, says, “Winter is yet night,” he added. cruelty against animals ■ Beyond religious differences, a larger common human truth Love in the times of NRC-CAA

SRIRAM KARRI | DC This NRC-CAA debate who is married to a Muslim you can’t shut out the reali- HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 for 22 years, answers in a ty of the world outside. We does not matter much to sangfroid tone, “It is not the remain more alert, we dis- If you are... begins a post on us (him and his Hindu wife). first time as a couple we are cuss the issue together, and Facebook. A warning from When governments change, witnessing a communally fortunately, in most num- an FB friend in the form of a they do change policy. We surcharged and politically ber of times, our views have checklist. If you are any of don’t let politics of this kind divided situation prevailing been not been opposed or that, the post rants on, you come between us, or into our around us. It has happened contradictory.” are not my friend. Unfriend lives. As long as it does not before, and not matter The boy from Telangana me! Across social media, harm us directly, we are fine. what, we don’t think it state met this girl from the war is on. This is the would be the last. We can Andhra neither at school, Armageddon, proclaims — MOHD. ALI, feel the pressure from out- college, work place nor a another. Fight for the idea Entrepreneur side, but we sense none shared locality but through of India or forever be between us. Whenever such the now-lost, old-world style doomed. developments take place, connection — pen pals — At a time when the politi- ence of opinion, or political we are exposed to all com- which evolved into a love cal ecosystem is so viewpoint, how do couples mentaries; online discus- scripted purely by episto- polarised, when each day in inter-religious marriages sions, TV debates, print lary. convinces us that we have cope? news. We don’t try to escape hit the nadir for brooking When asked, Mr Sudhakar or avoid it. We continue to ■ Page 7: We try to be any tolerance for any differ- Rao, director, ICFAI Group, regularly consume news, positive, say couples Bad road PAGE Recently many speed breakers have been laid on the Necklace Road in multiple locations. But the road is still in a pathetic condition. Driving in Speak Out 2 the evenings is a nightmare — Ajay Kumar, Ameerpet DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Too much to chew for GHMC! GHMC, look Parking a beyond Hitec City big hurdle at ven as the twin cities grow rapidly Lakdikapul Ein all directions, the state govern- ment, unfortunately, is not focussed on f late, frequent traffic planning the city's growth in an organ- Ojams have been occur- ised manner. It appears that overseeing ring due to the illegal city's issues has become unmanageable parking of vehicles near to the GHMC because of the sheer size New Niloufer Hotel on at which the city is growing. Earlier, the Lakdikapul Main when it was mere Hyderabad Road. The traffic police Municipal Corporation and the 9 have also been turning a Municipalities surrounding it, it was blind eye to the all well-managed. issue. But, ever since its conversion to At times, the road is GHMC, Hyderabad had seen only ‘lop- completely turned into a sided development,’ especially in and parking lot. Several com- around areas like Gachibowli, Hitec plaints have been in this City, Madhapur and surrounding local- regard but made but they ities. all went in vain. The GHMC has been taking good care The Additional Traffic of these areas whereas complaints Commissioner is request- from other interior areas on bad roads ed to immediately focus and poor bus connectivity have fallen on resolving the issue of on deaf ears of the authorities. traffic congestion near The much sought-after Metro Rail has the Niloufer Hotel and on disappointed people of the areas in and the main road. around Nagole-LB Nagar. Although I hope there will be not minister K. T. Rama Rao had promised be any further traffic to take up the Nagole-LB Nagar Metro jams due to the parking extension at the earliest, no progress issue in and around was seen since. Lakdikapul. In the absence of Metro connectivity between Nagole and LB Nagar, people Syed Shamsuddin have no choice but to depend heavily on Maghrabi the rickety-rackety TSRTC Buses like Hyderabad those on route 90-D (Dilsukhnagar- Secunderabad) and the highly uncom- fortable and risky 7-seater autorick- shaws. I appeal to the government to re-intro- Rude Niloufer staff depriving many of treatment Youths occupying senior duce metred taxis in the twin cities immediately, and also see to it that the his is to bring to the notice of authorities the bad citizens’ seats in Metro regular autorickshaws strictly follow Tstate of affairs at the Niloufer Hospital. I had the charges as per the metre reading. admitted my son, who accidentally swallowed about espite certain seats being earmarked for senior citizens Also, traffic police must see to it that 2 gms of Himalaya baby soap, at Niloufer after two Din the Metro rail coaches, youth are not offering the all drivers are registered with respec- private hospitals have declined to treat him citing it designated seats to us. As I am a senior citizen aged 74 and tive police stations so that erring driv- is a medico-legal case. Doctors at the emergency facing the trouble, I want to bring to the attention of ers can be identified if they fail to fol- building had instructed for admitting my son imme- authorities. I have even tried to lodge a complaint but the low the metre reading or misbehave diately saying the soap could lead to complications. Metro authorities denied giving me the complaint book. with the passengers. He was initially kept under observation for six Hence, I request the managing director, Metro Rail to allot It is also noticed that autorickshaws hours and later they had extended the observation a security person in the coaches to implement to imple- are being driven by unauthorised per- time to 48 hours and yet, no proper treatment was ment the practice of offering seat to senior citizens. sons on sharing basis. For the conven- offered. Senior doctors at the hospital don't visit the ience of passengers, drivers it must be patients, Instead, junior doctors visit the patients. Boddupalli Subrahmanya Sastry, made mandatory that drivers accept When I had asked one of the doctors to provide IV to Hyderabad digital payments through wallets like my son as we were instructed not to feed him any- PayTm. thing for a day, the doctor said one should not expect such facilities as Niloufer is a government hospital. Drainage water, garbage Baru Rajendra Prasad My son was given just one IV of around 300 ml and Ramakrishnapuram Rantac (Pantop was out of stock) twice. He turned so weak that he lacked energy to even flow into stand, just because of the ignorance of the doctors. Assistant professor Dr. Hemabindu of Paediatric uring the monsoon rains, a large pile of garbage made Need for doctor IV ward is so rude to patients that she asks people to Dits way to the Lotus Pond near MLA colony, Road No. approach PG doctors for any queries claiming that 12, Banjara Hills. There is no fencing in place to stop the she is a senior and is not interested in patients' issues. garbage from flowing into pond. in all ambulances The PG doctors are so untrained that their hands were shaking while preparing the injection needle. Earlier, there used to be a couple of plastic boats with The blood was spilled all over the place. which the security staff to stop the flow of water. Now, the f late, ambulance services in Scores of people in need of treatment are facing inconvenience because of the staff's rude behaviour. boats are available only with the disaster management cell OHyderabad have improved drasti- Failure in administration is leading to failure of providing healthcare. of GHMC. Despite many complaints through the Dial 100 cally. However, the city roads continue I hope this issue comes to the notice of the concerned authority so that required action will be taken. service, no action was taken. to be in a bad state. Also, dirty sur- roundings with trash dumped all over Hari Prasad Gogikar Ramakanth Inani, are leading to various diseases. Hyderbad Banjara Hills Unhygienic food consumption is also adding to the ill-health of citizens. Most importantly, the increasing num- ber of road accidents is biggest cause of concern. Hence, it should be made With no ‘free King Koti mandatory by law that a doctor is always available in the ambulance to left,’ Paradise hospital is a provide first-aid to patients. This could go a long way in saving lives of acci- Jn. turns hell dent victims. total mess Healthcare and supply of medicines he ‘Free Left’ at the Paradise should be made affordable and econom- Ttraffic signal is of no use to would like to bring to the ical through subsidies to persons of all the motorists as 75 per cent of Inotice of the authorities the age groups through a medical insur- the commuters are always issues ailing the public health ance plan. Rich people should be asked blocked by vehicles heading clinic in Esamiya Bazaar. My to opt out of the subsidised services towards MG Road and pregnant daughter visited the voluntarily. . Even the people who clinic on November 18. The are to take a right turn take the doctor has prescribed a blood M. Vislesha Sahasra turn from extreme left, causing a test, for which samples were Boudhnagar lot of inconvenence. taken and advised her to re- visit on December 18. But, the E. Narayana lab technician hasn’t conduct- Kompally ed any tests. Moreover, the Penalty over clinic staff are not arriving for work in time. We were GHMC’s certificate forced to visit the clinic three Unfair fine on times and yet, he had no y water connection (106097985) account of the blood test. Mbearing CAN: 620158973 has been Recently, she had visited the functional since five months. Ever property tax King Koti hospital, where the since I got the connection, I have been he property tax of `4438 for doctor refused to attend to her charged `1,780 every month irrespec- Tmy property bearing Flat No. saying there is only one doc- tive of the usage. When asked about it, 4-1-216/68/505, owned by my son tor on duty and asked her to authorities said the charges are being Vinod Raja, for the period visit the Sultan Bazaar hospi- levies because I don't have an occupan- between January 2016 and tal or Gandhi hospital or the cy certificate, which the GHMC is not March 2019 has been paid at E- petlaburj hospital. She had issuing anymore. I would like to know Seva, Snehapuri vide receipt No. waited there for four hours. why a consumer is asked pay penalty 2060091 dated 31-7-2018. However, As a former BSF inspector, it due to an occupancy certificate that the it wasn't updated in the Kapra feels sad with the way she was GHMC is not issuing. I am already pay- Circle records. Subsequently, I treated. ing property taxes. Why am I asked to have lodged a complaint on the Perugu pay penalty on water bill due to sense- GHMC App and my grievance Balasubramanyam less documentation? has been irresponsibly closed Gowliguda North with the comment 'Issue has Priya Darshini been resolved.' East Anandbagh Later, I have given a represen- tation to Commissioner, GHMC on 24-6-2019, enclosing a copy of Road under bridge Abandoned house turns dump yard in Himayatnagar Announcements the receipt issued by E-Seva, his is to bring to the Snehapuri. Meanwhile, I have needed at Tarnaka Tnotice of the con- been given multiple notices for cerned authorities the on MMTS needed payment of property tax without here is urgent need for a RuB (Road house bearing No. n December 15, at around 8.50 pm, I taking into account the payment Tunder Bridge) at the HMDA Complex, 3/6/373, beside Huda Oreached the Jamai Osmania rail- made at E-Seva, Snehapuri. I Tarnaka. Ever since the Public School, Street No. way station to catch the MMTS train to have then made an enquiry with Rail route from Nagole to Raidurg has 2, Himayatnagar, which Lingampally. When I enquired at the GHMC, Kapra Circle. They said become operational, it has become very has not been in use for a ticket counter, it was said the train will that the cheque through which I difficult to cross the road from Street No. 1, long time. It has now reach in around 20 minutes. But, even made the payment had bounced. Tarnaka to the HMDA complex and vice turned into a dumping an hour later, no train turned up. When I want to point that the GHMC versa. Many senior citizens in the area go yard for garbage. Foul I enquired at the ticket counter again at staff didn't even bother to con- for a morning walk to the HMDA Complex smell is emanating from 10:10 pm, I was said the train will arrive sult the concerned bank for a from Street No. 1. They cannot cross the the area and mosquito late and the expected time is 10.45 pm. solution. road because of heavy traffic from either breeding is on the rise. It is vital that the announcements on I request the concerned author- side. Several engineering students cross The mess is not being live status of the train be made so that ities to kindly look into this the road to board their college buses on the cleaned up regularly and passengers are not put to trouble. I had grievance and see to it that the other side. Several accidents take place subsequently, people to wait for more than an hour and a cheque which was earlier while crossing the road, due to high speed have begun urinating in half due to lack of information. I realised be returned to me. I am traffic and there is no traffic signal at the premises. I request request Railways authorities to make prepared to pay the property tax Tarnaka crossroads. I think GHMC should GHMC to kindly look announcements or look for alternative if the penalty imposed for no consider this request on priority basis and into the matter at the ways to give information fault of mine is waived. help senior citizens and students. earliest.

Pranay Kumar Chowdary R. Ashok Babu, Damodar Joshi, Prateek S. Jamai Osmania Karthikeya Nagar, Nacharam Tarnaka Himayatnagar TroublesomeUmasankar commute PAGE Traffic snarls near a toddy shop on the road leading to Jhirra, Karwan, Mallepally and Mehdipatnam in Asif Nagar are becoming troublesome to commuters. Road Speak Out 3 widening is needed in this route. — SUDHEERA RADHNYA, MEHDIPATNAM DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Repeated plaints yield no results Mosquito menace in Saroornagar oul smell is emanating from the FSaroornagar lake, causing health hazards to residents in the surround- ings. Mosquito breeding has also turned out to be a major issue for us. The matter has been brought to the notice of the GHMC authorities several times but in vain. I request the Hon'ble minister to kindly look into the matter.

Jeggari Visweswar Reddy Road Need for CCTVs in Kalyannagar park ith a good intention, the GHMC Whas launched a walker's park in Kalyannagar Phase 3. While it is a boon for public in general, it is unfortunate- ly a bane for local residents due to the Anganwadi school occupied, unruly behaviour of the so-called health freaks, who throng the park Dog found sleeping along with their families. turned into animal shelter There is no designated parking space rganisers of an ani- belongs to the R&B ic environment around in the premises and the visitors park Omal shelter have ille- department and the offi- the animal shelter. It is inside ATM their vehicles as per their whims and gally occupied an cials are apparently not my kind request to the dog was found sleeping inside the HDFC fancies. Anganwadi school near bothered about public officials to look into the AATM in Asbestos Colony, on the AP Textbook Also, additional street0-lighting is Sanjeevaiah Park rail- property. Also, providing matter as soon as possi- Colony Road, Secunderabad. I request authori- required. Designated parking and way station in Old shelter to animals poses ble. ties to take requisite action at the earliest. installation of CCTV cameras is the Patigadda Colony, a risk of health hazards Sameer Khan Dev Jaiswal need of the hour. Begumpet. The property because of the unhygien- Hyderabad Secunderabad DC Reader Kalyan Nagar No action despite Huge rocks multiple plaints left on road

he Hyderabad Metropolitan Water in Tolichowki TSupply and Sewerage Board would like to inform the (HMWS&SB) has not acted on my letter Iauthorities concerned that published in Deccan Chronicle dated massive rocks and construc- December 9. tion material have been As on Dec. 21, the manhole silt has not placed on the road in been cleared, despite multiple com- Paramount Hill colony in plaints to the authorities. Tolichowki near Azeem M.G. Sharief Faheem Function Hall. The Hyderabad road was dug up in the name of new drainage connections and several rocks have been stranded, leading to inconven- ience for commuters in the area. When enquired, the local legislator said the con- tractor is responsible for the delay. But the contractor is blaming it on the government saying he hasn't received funds. Residential construc- tion activity is underway in the area and the rocks have been moved to adjacent plots. Mohammed Hussain Tolichowki Wires hang Signals at dangerously in Paradise Valmikinagar dysfunctional ultiple high tension raffic lights at the Mwires are hanging on the TParadise Crossroads have decades-old electricity poles not been working since a long in Jiaguda police colony, time and due to this, com- Function hall in Valmikinagar, posing a threat muters far from the signal are to residents of the area. clueless about the status of I request the electricity traffic signal. Hope this issue residential area department to look into the is taken on priority by con- he stretch between the Mallepally matter. cerned authorities. TCrossroads to Bazar Ghat, which Sree Kishan Hashika leads to the Criminal courts, Care and Hyderabad Secunderabad Niloufer hospital, is at any point of time busy with heavy traffic. Already, most of the owners of shops and other commercial establishments have encroached upon the footpaths. Adding Hole dug up to the woes is a new function hall com- ing up in the residential area, causing on Metro more problems to the locals. Various schools, nursing homes and hospitals pavement are already there on the stretch. The entire area comes under the Housing he pavement next to Board. I request authorities to take TMadhapur Metro station necessary action. on Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills Khan Ghulam Ghouse Khan has been left in a dangerous Mehdipatnam situation for several months while the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) authorities claim it to be a beautified stretch. This spot has been dug up leaving the risk of pedestri- ans falling in it especially in the evenings. While HMR claims a massive jump in the number of passengers plying on the Metro, it is necessary to provide safe pavements. Hope the concerned authori- ties take action as soon as pos- sible. Dr R. Gopinath Hyderabad Wall collapses, area turns dump yard Wires pass through part of the compound Awall of a private prop- Dear Readers, We at erty along the lane oppo- Deccan Chronicle request tree in Bowenpally site PTI building in AC you to kindly send all your Guards collapsed on the his is with respect to the tree inter- road due to heavy rains a complaints, issues, Tsecting high tension wires in our few years back. As neither grievances, feedback and lane in Mallikarjuna colony, Road no. 4, the property owner nor suggestions to our Old Bowenpally. We have already the GHMC removed the government and all its lodged a complaint on the issue multi- debris, it has become a ple times with the authorities. hindrance on the road and departments by writing to Due to the dangerous situation with gradually turned into a Speak Out, the voice of the the wires passing through the tree, we dumping yard. I request people, to our new email all are scared over the possibility of an the GHMC to remove the ID - DCSpeakOut untoward incident. debris. I hope that the concerned authorities M. M. Khan @gmail.com. Looking address the issue as soon as possible. AC Guards forward to reading your Suresh Pentam letters to this new ID only. Secunderabad Metro steps ahead PAGE Metro Rail MD N.V.S. Reddy says HMRL launched QR ticketing event City 4 at Hitec City station on Sunday DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Tighter norms for social Police checks out fire safety for Numaish DC CORRESPONDENT there is a fire hydrant. Water media firms in new rules HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 storage capacity of 1.5 lakh TS government only litres has been installed (for Hyderabad police commis- fire-fighting). Everywhere one giving 24-hour Privacy, compulsory pre-censorship, traceability on the platter sioner Anjani Kumar on there is a free passage given to inspected the Exhibition fire tenders. All electrical power, investment ADITYA CHUNDURU I in 40 languages world- Ground, Nampally, where the designs has been installed to to farmers DC wide. Only four of them WHAT ARE INTERNET WHAT WILL THE NEW 45-day Numaish, the All India meet the needs of modern HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 are Indian (Hindi, Urdu, Industrial Exhibition, is held equipment. — T. Harish Rao Bengali and Tamil), INTERMEDIARIES GUIDELINES CHANGE every year from January 1. He said most of the electri- The Draft while for the rest, One part of the exhibition cal wires had been moved Finance minister Intermediaries Guide- Facebook uses human The term ‘intermediary’ refers to all Pre-censorship: Companies such was destroyed in a fire last underground. The roofs of all lines (Amendment) moderators. The cost of tech companies that host users’ data as Facebook and Twitter would be year. The incident revealed stalls are now of zinc sheet. Rules 2018 under the developing automatic or provide them with a platform for required to filter content before they several loopholes especially Nine emergency exit routes IN Information Technology real-time filters would communication. Internet service are posted using ‘upload filters.’ with regard to fire safety. have been constructed. BRIEF Act, which were have many technological providers, social media websites, What will be filtered is defined Speaking to mediapersons There will be fewer stalls announced in December challenges. search engines, cyber cafes and even using vague terms such as ‘objec- after the inspection, Mr this year. Police will be MAN KILLS last year, are expected to Secondly, the guide- the comment sections of blogs and tionable’ and ‘inappropriate’. Kumar said, special care had deployed for bandobast duties be notified in January. In lines require intermedi- websites qualify as intermediaries. Traceability: Companies such as been taken with regard to fire from December 25, Mr Kumar WIFE WITH their current form, if aries to ensure traceabil- The guidelines, in essence, try to WhatsApp and Signal can be safety. “For every 30 metres said. implemented, they will ity of content. For hold these intermediaries liable for required to hand over data on the CRICKET BAT change the way internet instance, in the case of any ‘illegal’ content that they may originator of a particular message works in this country. WhatsApp, the company host. For instance, if there is a post to the law enforcement officials and DC CORRESPONDENT The Software Freedom would be required to on Facebook that is deemed ‘objec- agencies. These companies would PRATHANA SABHA VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 22 Law Centre, India track a message (such as tionable’ by the government, the have to break encryption to allow (SFLC) hosted a round- fake news posts) to its social media giant would be held this. In a fit of rage, a man killed table discussion on the origin and share the liable for it. Similarly, for any objec- Local incorporation: Companies his wife with a cricket bat at subject in Hyderabad on details with law enforce- tionable message being circulated which have ‘more than 5 million Narasaraopet on Saturday Friday and discussed ment officials. This by its users, WhatsApp could be held users’ would have to be incorporat- night. Narasaraopet rural privacy-related issues. would make end-to-end responsible for it. ed locally in India. police inspector Y. Achaiah The participants, who encryption — a way to said a major altercation took included cybersecurity make data inaccessible place between husband Sk researchers and lawyers, to third parties — redun- Mustafa and his wife noted that there were dant. CHADALAVADA SOLOMON Hayatunnisa on Saturday grave concerns about the Mr Ranjith Raj, a With profound grief and sorrow we RAGHUVEER night at their house in Sai guidelines. The discus- researcher and represen- Centre may notify new would like to inform the sad demise Born: 7th Dec 1944 of our Mother Slept in the Lord: 22nd Dec 2019 Nagar area of Narasaraopet. sion was non-attributa- tative of Mozilla, told Yes, we are of good courage, and we Hayatunnisa was a govern- ble, ensuring confiden- DC: “Encryption is not Smt. Champaben Ganatra would rather be away from the body and (W/o Late Narottamdas Ganatra) at home with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8) ment teacher in an upper pri- tiality of participants. binary and the security On Sunday, 22nd December 2019 With fond remembrances mary school at Burnpet in One on them said, “If levels are expressed in rules by mid-January Prathana Sabha will be held on Monday, Wife : Mary Raghuveer 23rd December 2019 from 9.30 AM to Children : Sarah Shilpa, Narasaraopet town. internet platforms start bits. Encryption in most 10 AM at Kutchi Bhavan, Ramkote, Rachel Chadalavada, Mustafa was unemployed. being considered liable platforms is in low levels DC CORRESPONDENT ular rule is not removed Hyderabad. Grand Children:Grace, Ankit and Anand She extended finance of `2 for all illegal content - as that can be bypassed eas- HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 or relaxed, many busi- Deeply Mourned by: Natwarlal, Ramesh Son-in-law : Raj Kumar Mansukh, Ashwin, Arun (Sons) and Funeral Service at Methodist Church, lakh for an Innova vehicle, so deemed by the govern- ily, even if the platforms nesses would simply GANATRA FAMILY Nampally at 3 p.m. & Burial at 4 p.m. at that her husband could enter ment’s unclear defini- boasted the world the On December 24, 2018, shut operations in India ARUN MOTORS * FAIR PRICE GROUP Narayanguda Cemetery on 23rd Dec 2019. travel business and start earn- tions - there will be an opposite. As for these the Union ministry of and leave. On a related MEMSAHEB * M S Distributors Ph: 9912225696 / 8501000070 ing. But he suffered losses. impact on the prolifera- draft guidelines, argu- electronics and informa- note, the government is (CA-3109) (S/1920/D01478) She again financed `2 lakh for tion of information on ments around traceabili- tion technology (MeitY) reported to be consider- UTHALA CEREMONY him to start a cloth store. Due the internet. Everyone ty or the clause in data announced the Draft ing relaxing this rule. to his negligence, the store too will be wary.” protection bill on user Intermediaries Guide- However, with regard to closed. There are three key verification from social lines (Amendment). In another major require- This led to differences changes that are pro- media companies is to this year-long period, the ment - traceability of between the two and they posed in the guidelines. move us to a surveil- ministry has held con- content - the government quarrelled frequently, On Firstly, intermediaries lance dystopia, which is sultations with experts is quite adamant. Saturday night also, the duo would be mandated to a way Indian corporates on the subject. The latest ■ Interestingly, the infor- entered into heated argu- deploy "upload filters" are using the govern- draft of this document is ■ The Centre had mation ministry has ments. Mustafa flew into a on their platforms, ment as a tool to gain yet to be made public. told the Supreme always been opaque in rage, picked up the cricket bat thereby making pre-cen- access from platforms This is especially alarm- Court it will notify the the way it puts out infor- and started beating sorship compulsory. For owned by American cor- ing since the govern- rules after it was mation to the public. The Hayatunnisa, killing her on instance, in the case of porates.” Lastly, inter- ment plans to notify lawyer said, “During the SH. INDERJIT SINGH JAJ the spot. Mustafa surrendered Twitter, the microblog- mediaries would be these rules by mid- asked the status of contentious data protec- D.O.D: 17.12.2019 Your memories will last a life time, love you to the police on Sunday morn- ging site would be required to incorporate January. the rules during pro- tion bill, the ministry & miss you lots. Antim Ardaas will be held ing and informed them about required to inspect a within India under the The Centre had told the ceedings while hear- refused to share even the on 23rd Dec. 2019 at Manovikas Nagar, the incident. user's tweet before he Companies Act 2013. The Supreme Court it will public's comments made Gurudwara Sahib from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ing petitions related Inserted by: Police have shifted the body can post it. If this tweet guidelines require plat- notify the rules after it on the draft. They said it Mrs. Davindarjit Kaur Jaj to Narasaraopet Government is deemed ‘objection- forms with more than was asked the status of to WhatsApp trace- was confidential. How Capt TN Nagi & Simi Nagi Area Hospital for post- able’, Twitter would not five million users to set the rules during pro- ability. can public comments be Capt B.S. Chauhan & Vimi Chauhan mortem. A case has been reg- allow the user to post it up shop in India. ceedings while hearing confidential?” (S/1920/D01476) istered against Mustafa. at all. It may be noted However, they fail to petitions related to and activists,” he said. He said it was unlikely 10th DAY CEREMONY that most platforms mention how these users WhatsApp traceability. He explained that the that the rules will be already have filtering would be counted: total A lawyer who has government has been notified in the currently WITH FEWER mechanisms but their users, monthly users, worked closely with free wary after it was criti- prevailing atmosphere. use has been based on daily users and so on. A speech and internet cised when it released “Right now the whole their discretion. Also, representative of a advocacy groups said the the draft. “Companies country is on the boil STUDENTS, this mandate would be a social media giant, who ministry could have sim- are in panic-mode. They due to protests against major blow for small was also at the meeting, ply lied to the court. “I have openly said that the Citizenship COST GOES UP players who do not have said that policy have spoken to many they are simply inca- Amendment Act. The RAJESWARI PARASA | DC the tools to develop and issues are largely being senior officials who have pable of complying with government won't want HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 deploy automatic filter- discussed by lawyers all said that the rules some of the rules. For to cause more trouble for ing systems. and analysts. would be notified soon. instance, the rules itself. However, with this BHOOMPALLY SRIHARI The state government is It may be noted that “It is important for us But they don’t know require platforms to fil- government, we never DOB: 08.09.1946 DOD: 14.12.2019 ` S/o Late B. Brahmaiah spending 63,637 on each stu- even large players such to speak to people in the when exactly. I don't ter out objectionable know what it is think- “10th Day Ceremony on 23.12.2019 on dent in a government school, as Facebook have strug- tech world in cities like think the government content before it is post- ing,” he said. However, Monday at Pavitranagar Colony, where the enrolment ratio of gled to moderate their Hyderabad to really has decided or is even ed. However, the compa- he said, the notification Zamistanpur, Hyderabad-20” Ph: 9849635746, 9849203746 students versus teachers is content. The social understand the implica- ready to notify the rules. nies don’t have the tools is imminent. “It will def- Fondly Remembered with love and Affection by: less than 30, according to data media giant has auto- tions of such guide- There is too much push- to do this,” he said. He initely happen sooner Sons, Daughters-in-law, Daughters, confirmed by the Telangana matic moderation only lines,” he said. back from companies added that if this partic- than later,” he added. Sons-in-law, Grand Sons, Grand state school education depart- Daughters and All Family Members. ment. The average cost of student goes up in case of lower enrol- ment ratio, whereas it decreas- Case registered for es if the enrolment ratio is higher. Of the total 24,550 govern- ment schools in the state, 9,505 cruelty against animals schools have less than 30 stu- The bullet that was sur- dents. The average cost per gically removed from From Page 1 student at these schools is the back of a teen. `63,637, which is the highest. The incident came to In case of schools that have light after some chil- between 30 and 100 students, TEEN SUFFERS dren, who were playing the average cost per student is near the spot, rushed `39,814. The cost is `30,235 BACK PAIN, DOC to the pet owner to where the student enrolment inform him of the is from 100 to 200 students and demise. `22,715, the lowest, in schools FINDS A BULLET Reportedly, the with more than 200 students. accused confessed that This reveals that salaries DC CORRESPONDENT the dog was jumping paid to teachers determine the HYDERBAD, DEC. 22 the fencing wall of his average cost per student. house and entering 10th DAY CEREMONY There are 1,37,471 teachers in Doctors of the Nizam into his premises. Avinash Karan (right who allegedly shot and government schools. An aver- Institute of Medical Frustrated by it, he killed the pet dog Jacky. age of `5.78 lakh is spent per Sciences (Nims) found a shot the dog in the annum on paying salary to country-made bullet abdomen. According to years. He never nation. each teacher, with the total lodged in the back of a an eye witness, Jacky harmed or troubled Condemning Jacky’s salary outgo on school teach- woman patient while fell down to a painful anyone.” killing, Pravallika Na- ers being `7,596 crore annual- they were examining death after walking The Saroornagar gam, an animal rights ly. her for back pain. around for a while. police have booked a activist, and founder, Officials of the school educa- Doctors removed the Speaking to Deccan case under section 429 Compassionate Society tion department are thus try- bullet and informed the Chronicle, S. Devender IPC (committing mis- For Animals, said, “If ing to increase the enrolment Punjagutta police. The Yadav, brother of the chief by killing), and you have any issue MOYYA LAKSHMI BAI W/o Late. Hanumanth Rao Moyya ratio in schools, which would patient was identified as pet owner, said, “We Section 11 of the with a pet animal you Ex Councilor Siddiumber Bazar Constituency be more cost effective. Asma Begum, 19, a resi- got to know about the Animal Cruelty Act. should lodge a com- D.O.D: 15.12.2019 Commissioner of School dent of Jahanuma, death at around 4 pm Further investigation plaint with concerned 10th day Ceremony (Dasa Dina Karma) will be held on 23.12.2019 (Monday) at Education Vijay Kumar, Falaknuma. She had through some children. is underway. The police authorities. This is not our residence from 12:00 pm onwards. speaking to the Deccan been consulting with We rushed to the spot are verifying whether the way to behave. The Address: Plot No: 88, Road No: 7B, Chronicle, said, “We are doctors for two months. to find Jacky’s dead to also book the police should verify Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. focussing on Badi Baata, the Punjagutta sub-inspec- body. Most colony accused under the why he was in posses- Phone: 8790441007, 9701085555 flagship programme of the tor D. Nagaraju said, members were familiar Arms act. sion of an air gun and “Love you and miss you Amma’’ state, to increase the enrol- “The doctors told her to with Jacky and used to Meanwhile, police whether he had used it ment ratio.” take an X-ray and she pamper and love him. shifted the dog’s body earlier. A complete and SHRADHANJALI School authorities are work- came back with one. Jacky became a mem- to the Government through probe should ing on the programme to make When they examined it, ber of our family and Veterinary Hospital for be conducted into the it successful. doctors found a country- stayed with us for 15 a post-mortem exami- case.” made bullet of 1 mm ■ The average cost per near her spinal cord. On student goes up in case Saturday evening they operated on her and BURGLARS MAKE OFF WITH GOLD of lower enrolment removed the bullet. She DC CORRESPONDENT Police said the resi- and checked, the fami- ratio, whereas it was discharged and doc- HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 dent, Mr Surender, and ly found the almirah decreases if the enrol- tors informed the police his family went to his door broken open and ment ratio is higher. about the issue on Burglars broke into mother-in-law’s house 25 tolas of gold and sil- Sunday.” three houses and made in Moinabad on ver ornaments miss- Fewer students per The Panjagutta police away with gold and sil- Saturday night. When ing. school means the stu- booked a case of attempt ver ornaments from they returned on Police said the bur- SAROJ BEN GAGLANI dent-to-teacher ration to murder and under the one of them in Sunday morning, they glars couldn’t find any- (W/o Late Ramesh Bhai Gaglani) falls, making it more Arms act. Doctors told Hyderguda, a village noticed the lock on the thing in the other two Inserted by: the police that the injury under the Rajendra- front door of their houses, one of which Vikram (Tinu) Baxi expensive for the state. appeared to be more nagar police limits on house was broken. belongs to a Hyderabad Swati Baxi than a year old. Saturday night. When they went inside police officer. D.V. Colony, Secunderabad. PAGE Politics 5 DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

Christmas spirit

ST SC schools are benefiting students from oppressed communities — Satyavati Rathod Welfare minister

IN BRIEF Kishan Reddy Shoppers look at a Nativity scene crib set at a shop in the city on Sunday, three opens med unit days ahead of Christmas. With the Star being set up on buildings festooned Hyderabad: Minister of state with fairy lights, the city is getting set for Christmas. — S. SURENDER REDDY for home affairs G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday, inaugurat- ed the brain and spine suite at Apollo Hospitals. The suite is equipped with advanced intra operative MRI, This would enable the JH flyover road operating surgeon to locate any abnormality of the brain during surgery, which other- wise is difficult to assess and often causes complica- narrowed 20ft tions post surgery. It ensures with precision the removal of the entire brain tumour. Redesign could compromise its safety MADDY DEEKSHITH I 859 MISSING DC GRAVEYARDS HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 Accident report Despite the Bio- Diversity flyover having REDISCOVERED claimed four lives in less DC CORRESPONDENT than three weeks, the kept a secret HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation DC CORRESPONDENT victims who were taking The Greater Hyderabad has been compromising HYDERABAD, DEC, 22 selfies on the flyover. Municipal Corporation has on safety standards on Citing this, the civic managed to identify 859 grave- another flyover con- The Greater Hyderabad body put a selfie ban on yards belonging to various structed under the Municipal Corporation the flyover. communities and religions Strategic Road Develop- has been maintaining According to highly after verifying the estate prop- ment Plan (SRDP). top secrecy on a report placed sources, the cor- erties. The corporation has submitted by an inde- poration has received Officials claimed that the compromised on the pendent committee on instructions from their lack of co-ordination between design of the Jubilee the Biodiversity flyover, higher authorities not the estate and maintenance Hills Road No 45 flyover on which accidents put the report in public wings had led to the disap- which leads to the hang- claimed three lives in a domain since it would pearance of over 1,600 grave- ing bridge at Durgam span of three weeks. lead to further complica- yards in the city. The corpora- Cheruvu. The civic body, Surprisingly, the tions pertaining to the tion would embark on a pro- which earlier planned to report was not given to safety of commuters on gramme to recover the grave- construct a six-lane ele- the superintendent engi- the flyover. yards from encroachers. vated corridor by widen- neer who executed work The independent com- The records of the estate ing the road up to 120 on the two level flyover mittee of experts have wing says that there are over feet, has now restricted at the Biodiversity junc- clearly stressed that the 2,500 graveyards in the erst- it to four lanes by widen- tion. width near the curve, while Municipal Corporation ing the road only up to An official said that where Krishna Milan of Hyderabad (MCH) areas, 100 feet. the higher authorities Rao, the driver of the not to mention the nine sur- An official claimed were ‘hiding’ the 24-page car that flew off the fly- rounding municipalities that that the road widening document. Sources over, should be were later merged to form the was restricted only to claimed that the corpo- increased. Sources said GHMC. minimise land acquisi- ration was asked to keep that if the report sub- However, due to apathy, sev- tion costs. But it could it confidential by the mitted by the committee eral graveyards belonging to endanger the lives of government. If anyone is put in the public different communities and motorists, about 2.4 lakh persisted in asking for domain, it would lead to religions have 'disappeared', of whom are expected to the report, the official legal complications per- leaving little space to bury or take the road daily. in-charge was informal- taining to the safety of cremate the dead. According to highly ly advised to go on leave commuters and the exe- The field staff at the circle placed sources in the to avoid handing over cuting of the project. level, in cahoots with the corporation, the design the report. The committee to min- encroachers, ignored the change could be danger- On November 23, imise accidents have graveyards being illegally ous even though the fly- Satyavani, 40, died when suggested an increase in taken over. over has been built in a tree fell on her after a the height of the crash Asked about this, an estate compliance with Indian car flew off the flyover, barriers. wing official said that the Roads Congress (IRC) bounced off the ground When queried about GHMC did not have any con- norms. and crashed into it, the report, a senior crete report about graveyards. Like the Bio-Diversity before falling again and GHMC official, request- He agreed that there were over flyover, the Jubilee Hills injuring other people. ing anonymity, said that 2,500 graveyards till 2007 prior Road No 45 also has a On November 10, a soft- he was on leave while to the merger of the peripher- steep curve at Dr B.R. ware employee from the report was received al municipalities. Ambedkar Open Cognizant, who was in by the corporation. He On the other hand, the main- University, which is very an inebriated condition, said higher authorities tenance wing officials argued prone to accidents, even fatally ran over two per- have asked the officials that they only look after the though the height of the sons and injured four not to utter a word on upkeep of graveyards which crash barriers has been persons. He rammed his the expert committee were handed over by the estate raised, sign boards indi- car into two vehicles report until January wing. cating the speed limit before knocking the two 2020. Surprisingly, despite Chief have come up and rum- Minister, K. Chandrasekhar ble strips have been Rao's, instruction to develop added. Sources said that the corporation did not as specified by the 50 model graveyards in 50 days despite a warning from change the design, independent expert way back in 2015, the mainte- the independent com- rather the width of the committee report. We nance could only complete 20 mittee which was road beneath the flyover have already laid 43 of them till date. formed after the has been compromised piers out of 53. The corporation has identi- Biodiversity flyover upon. The official said Remaining 10 piers have fied 106 graveyards in the L.B. tragedy, the GHMC has that the corporation will rocky terrain under- Nagar zone, 232 in , done nothing about the take additional care at neath so it will take us 205 in Khairatabad, 88 in dangerous curve. the curve at Dr B.R. two additional months Serilingampally, 143 in The independent com- Ambedkar Open to lay the foundation. Kukatpally zone among oth- mittee in its report University. The corporation will ers. When asked about the stressed that the width "The civic body has complete the construc- community and religion-wise of the curve should be instructed the private tion by May and traffic graveyard data, the official enhanced though it was agency that is maintain- will be allowed on the said, “The country has been constructed on par with ing the flyover to cable stayed bridge at already divided in to commu- IRC guidelines. increase the height of only nities and religions. GHMC When queried about the crash barrier, after completion of will not do the same.” the same, a senior install rumble strips, Jubilee Hills Road No 45 GHMC official, request- and put sign boards to flyover,” the official ing anonymity, said that control the speed limit added. Alumni get anchor, torpedo for HPS DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD. DEC. 22

Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, is now a proud owner of an anchor and a heavyweight torpedo of the Indian Navy. The prized possession is the fulfilment of a “long- standing desire” of the school to acquire a symbol- ic tri-service presence. The school already has an Army The 1.5-tonne anchor (left) and heavyweight torpedo tank and an aircraft from (top) at the Hyderabad Public School-Begumpet. the IAF on display. The anchor and torpedo dentsm said HPS-Begumpet Visakhapatnam, headquar- Batch of 1994 coordinated establish a presence for the principal Skand Bali. ters of the Eastern Naval with the Navy to perma- Navy. Exhibiting of decom- The anchor, weighing Command. At present, nently allocate these items missioned assets from the almost 1.5 tonnes, arrived installation work is in for the display at the school. Army, Navy and the Air from Mumbai, home to the progress and will be avail- The batch is celebrating its Force would play a vital Western Fleet while the tor- able for display soon. silver jubilee of passing out role in motivating stu- pedo arrived from The alumni from the HPS from the school. City review PAGE Kishan Reddy takes part in a meeting of his Secunderabad constituency to City 6 review developmental activities DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Annual visit 6 MPs face acid test in civic polls The second phase of Palle Pragathi BJP, Cong MPs vying for state unit prez will start on IREDDY SRINIVAS continued to maintain bodies: Boduppal, January 2 REDDY I DC their sway. Among them, Peerzadiguda, Nizampet HYDERABAD, DEC 22 Uttam Kumar Reddy has and Jawaharnagar — S. Niranjan Reddy lost the Huzurnagar seat municipal corporations Elections to the urban which he was represent- which are newly consti- Agriculture minister local bodies will be a lit- ing and from where his tuted and Medchal, mus test for first-time MPs wife, N. Padmavati, con- Dammaiguda, Nagaram, from the Congress and tested. It is essential for Pocharam, Ghatkesar, SHORT Bharatiya Janata Party to the MPs to ensure that a Gundla Pochampally, TAKES prove their control over majority of civic bodies in Thumkunta, Dundigal their respective Lok their constituencies vote and Kompally. Sabha constituencies. for their party which will In the BJP ranks, Mr AP ADVOCATES There is also another tar- be of immense help in the Dharmapuri Aravind, get in the short term. Two subsequent elections. who defeated TRS candi- TO ABSTAIN Congress MPs and two Revanth Reddy and date K. Kavitha, the then from the BJP are aiming Komatireddy Venkat sitting MP and Chief FROM WORK to become the state unit Reddy are in the race for Minister, K. president of their respec- the TPCC president’s post. Chandrasekhar Rao’s, DC CORRESPONDENT tive parties. Victory in the If they want to attract the daughter, has to win the VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 22 civic polls will be crucial notice of the party high Nizamabad Municipal to cement their bids. command, they must Corporation and Bodhan, AP advocates will abstain from There are six such MPs: ensure victory in the Armoor, Bhimgal, court work from Dec. 23 to 27 in Telangana Pradesh Cong- municipal polls in their Jagtial, Korutla, Metpally protest against the state gov- ress Committee president segments. Uttam Kumar and Raikal. He is facing ernment’s move to re-locate the B. Uttam Kumar Reddy Reddy has nine civic bod- some pressure on the principal seat of the high court (Nalgonda), Komatireddy ies — Kodad, Suryapet, Turmeric Board issue. and also the administrative Venkat Reddy (Bhongir) Huzurnagar, To stay in the con- capital to Kurnool and and A. Revanth Reddy Nereducharla, Nalgonda, tention for the TS, BJP Visakhapatnam respectively. (Malkajgiri) from the Miryalguda, Nandikonda, president’s post- Advocates from five districts, Congress and from the Thirumalgiri and Halia, Karimnagar MP, Bandi LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? including Krishna, Guntur, BJP, Dharmapuri Aravind Venkat Reddy’s con- Sanjay, will have to win West Godavari, Prakasam and (Nizamabad), Soyam Bapu stituency has Bhongir, the Karimnagar Muni- We have it Nellore, and members of AP Rao (Adilabad) and Bandi Mothkur, Choutuppal, cipal Corporation and Bar Council, held a meeting Sanjay Kumar Alair, Pochampally, Jammikunta, Huzurabad, for you here on Sunday and con- (Karimnagar). Yadagirigutta, Chityal and Choppadandi, Kothapalli, demned the state govern- In the ensuing civic Chandur municipalities. Sircilla and Vemulawada DECCAN ment’s decision to shift the polls, it will be clear Revanth Reddy has a municipalities for his principal seat of the high whether these MPs have large number of civic party. CHRONICLE court to Kurnool from the present location of Amaravati and also the secretariat to Visakhapatnam. They said that separation of legislature, executive and judi- Errant officials will ciary by locating them at dif- ferent places was unwarrant- ed and it would cause a lot of inconvenience to the general be punished: CM public, officials and all the stakeholders, as it would be DC CORRESPONDENT people’s representatives impossible to travel from place HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 who have not improved to place in the event of people First Lady Savita Kovind (left), President Ram Nath Kovind, Governor Dr their performance. Rao having the work at all three Tamilisai Soundarajan (centre), Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (second Chief Minister K. said that for the employ- organs of government at the from right) and the Governor’s husband Dr P. Soundarajan pose in front of a Chandrasekhar Rao on ees in the Panchayat Raj same time. painting of Charminar at the Raj Bhavan on Sunday. The Governor hosted a ban- Sunday announced the department, promotions They wondered as to how the quet for Kovind, who is in the city on his winter sojourn. Before the dinner, start of surprise inspec- were given on a scale people could travel from tions from January 1 to which they did not expect Kovind launched the Telangana Red Cross mobile app developed by the Centre Srikakulam to Kurnool to file check the quality and or imagine and as prom- cases or to attend hearings in for Good Governance and the Red Cross Society in which anyone can become a progress of the ‘Palle ised during the Palle the high court as the town does member by registering and making payment online. Pragathi’ (progress in Pragathi programme, not have a proper transport villages) programmes. every month the govern- network. They fumed at the While holding a review ment is releasing `339 government by asking how meeting on the progra- crore for panchayats. people in Kurnool would travel mmes at Pragathi He said that officers to Visakhapatnam to meet offi- State govts urge FM to Bhavan, Rao announced will be drafted from IAS, cials for some work at the that flying squads have IPS and IFS cadre and the Secretariat as there was no been constituted to make monitoring system will proper transport connectivity surprise checks in the be put in place. Each offi- between both places. They villages. Rao said that the cial on a random method appealed to the government to allow more borrowing prestigious 30-day pro- will be given 12 mandals go for the decentralisation of gramme aimed at making in different districts to governance for better adminis- DC CORRESPONDENT ■ The Telangana of the GSDP in the rev- the villages clean, green conduct surprise checks. tration and not the decentrali- HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 enue deficit. and tidy launched in Sept- Mandals allocated to the sation of public institutions. state government has According the ember were a hit with the flying squad heads will be Referring to the proposed State governments projected `29,077 Comptroller and Audit people. Maintaining that kept confidential and location of a high court at across the country have crore of borrowings in General’s (CAG) Report it was an auspicious action taken against offi- Kurnool, they alleged that if requested Union finance its budget for 2019-20 of 2014, the debt burden development that the peo- cials, and sarpanches who the people were unable to minister Nirmala which is within the of Telangana state was ple voluntarily partici- have not done their work afford to travel over such long Sitharaman to permit limits of 3.3% of the `61,711 and it has now pated in the programme, and there should not be distances from north Andhra an increase in the GSDP GSDP in the revenue reached `2,03,730 crore. he said, “I am receiving any let off in this matter, and coastal districts, it would ratio in the revenue deficit. Ithe Centre allows complaints, suggestions he added. Rao cautioned be tantamount to delays in jus- deficit from 3.3 per cent increase of 4 per cent from the field level that that especially officials tice which in turn would mean to 4 per cent in Budget then the state govern- some officials and peo- who showed laxity in the denial of justice. 2020-21. ment will able to take ple’s representatives are their job will not be par- They reiterated their appeal The revenue deficit GSDP to be increased so borrow another `40,000 not showing the kind of doned and stringent to the government to continue has been pegged at 3.3 as to be able to borrow crore. enthusiasm being shown action will be taken to let the principal seat of the per cent of the GSDP more as they are facing In view of the decrease by the people. To make against them. AP High Court remain at (Gross State Domestic a financial crunch and in the revenue resources the programme more While explaining the Amaravati as it was well-con- Product) by the Fiscal need money to pay in the state due to the effective, surprise checks seriousness of the pro- nected to all parts of not only Responsibility and salaries and for welfare economic slowdown, the and corrective measures gramme, he said, “We are the state but to the country Budget Management schemes. state governments say are necessary.” conducting the review itself and advised the state to Act, 2003 (FRMB) to The Telangana state that borrowings are the He made it clear that fly- meeting here today mak- set up high court benches at ensure that state gov- government has project- only solution to gener- ing squads will be created, ing panchayat raj com- Kurnool and Visakhapatnam ernment budgets do not ed `29,077 crore of bor- ate funds for infrastruc- implementation of the missioner, Raghunandan or other places depending on go overboard. rowings in its budget for ture and irrigation proj- programme will be Rao, cancel his visit to demand. The state governments 2019-20 which is within ects and also for welfare reviewed and action taken Bengaluru. This alone want percentage of the limits of 3.3 per cent programmes. against those officials and explains the seriousness.”

AMRAVATI | PROTEST ■ Much will depend upon the condition of soil’s upper layer, say scientists Farmlands have roads, difficult to revive MD ILYAS I DC and other amenities. VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 22 Returning this to farmland will be a puzzling task for Returning lands to the Protests back in Amaravati after 5 yrs the government.” farmers in Amaravati after They say that as the the YSRC government DC CORRESPONDENT Now it is these latter farm- (LPS) were reluctant to and Naresh Reddy, recalled Legislative Assembly will downsized the AP capital is VIJAYAWADA, DEC. 22 ers who are protesting and give up their land but grad- the burning of crops of the continue to operate from a puzzling and Herculean opposing the shifting of the ually half of the farmers, reluctant farmers and how Amaravati, the govern- task. The YSRC govern- The protests and agitations capital from Amaravati. mainly the wealthier ones, police registered cases ment should think about ment wants three capitals in Amaravati are back Locals and farmers of agreed to do so. against reluctant farmers developing various projects and this does not require so again, only this time it is Rayapudi in Amaravati, M. Small and marginal farm- and police pickets were set here or including these much land in one place. the pro-Amaravati farmers Seshagiri, S. Karimulla ers, whose sole source of up in the villages to control areas in adjacent The unique fertile lands who are protesting. and others, recalled that livelihood was the land, held the situation. They recalled Vijayawada by forming a locally known as Jareebu When the government the executive capital was out, and protests and agita- that the milk collection cen- megacity. lands could cultivate 120 started taking land for proposed on the banks of tions broke out in the tre in the middle of Agriculture scientist T.G. varieties of vegetables, establishing the capital the Krishna river at Amaravati villages. “At that Mandadam village was con- Krishna, however, says that horticulture and agricul- city of Amaravati, five Rayapudi, Lingayapalem time, pro-Amaravati farm- verted into a police station re-starting cultivation is ture. In the absence of cul- years ago, angry farmers and Uddandarayunipalem, ers obstructed the visits of and then a sub-control cen- possible if the upper layer tivation in the past five refused to give up their fer- according to the then TD the then opposition leaders tre to keep law and order on of the soil is not damaged. years, these lands are now tile multi-crop lands and government’s ‘Singapore to Amaravati. Now they are track. Today, protests and But if roads and concrete barren. Farmers claim it held numerous protests masterplan’, which boasted conducting protests and agi- agitations have defaced the structures have been con- will be difficult to revive and agitations. of building another tations as they are the vic- panchayat offices as the structed on the farmlands these lands and make them Many, however, hoped for Singapore here. tims of the proposal of the pro-Amaravati farmers then it will be very difficult fertile again. a better return on their A majority of farmers three capitals project of the have become the victims of to re-start cultivation. A 200-ft wide access road land and were in favour of who didn’t understand the present government.” the three capitals proposal Agriculture department was constructed on the the government scheme. Land Pooling Scheme Farmers, Ganesh, Rajesh of the present government. officials said that idle farm- banks of the Krishna river lands, without any activity to reach the capital and can be used for cultivation other arterial roads were have been constructed on due to the availability of crop cultivation.” land? It is impossible to by using the manuring also constructed across their farmlands and re- water at a depth of 10 to 20 Farmer S. Subani said, remove roads and to fill fer- method for the first season. what was formerly farm- starting cultivation here feet. Amaravati villages on “The concrete road was tile soil up to 10-20 feet to They said that a soil test is land, turning lush green will be an arduous task. the banks of the Krishna constructed in my jareebu restart cultivation.” a must to know the condi- areas into concrete sur- Farmer, G. Naresh, said, river were once suppliers (highly fertile) farmland at Farmer, B. Raju, Murali tion of the soil and farmers faces. “Every type of vegetable, of vegetables, fruits, flow- Venkatapalem. The govern- Krishna and others said, will have to use the latest Farmers say concrete horticulture and agricul- ers and agriculture pro- ment is proposing to give “The boundaries to our technology to restart culti- roads, deep trenches and ture crop used to be culti- duce but now the lands are back the land but how can farmlands were erased for vation activity in the undis- underground cable ducts vated in the fertile lands barren and unusable for we cultivate the barren development of land, roads turbed farmlands. NRC debate PAGE Owaisi points out that Modi said there was no discussion on nationwide NRC, City 7 asks if Amit Shah misled Parliament DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD CAA doesn’t affect Muslims, says BJP DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 22

If Centre does not Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Dr give funds, state K. Laxman said the would not even run Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) does not affect for a couple of days the rights of Muslims and Hindus. — Soyam Bapu Rao Participating in a live Adilabad BJP MP chat on Facebook at his party office on Sunday, Dr Laxman said that the POWER| SHUTDOWN right to citizenship in 10 am to 1 pm: NRI Colony, India is still under the KGN Hotel, Prasanthnagar, 1955 Act, but the Bapu Ghat, Pension Pura, Congress, Telangana Dr K. Laxman Langer Houz Market, Rashtra Samiti and the Ambedkarnagar, Laxminagar, rest of the parties were Minister K. Military Hospital, Indiranagar, “blinded by religious Chandrasekhar Rao was Floor Mill; Rajiv Gandhi fanaticism” and had been opposing the Act as he Nagar, Defence Colony, speaking against the Act was afraid of the MIM, Bapunagar, Mehdi Colony; without understanding his ally. Cancer Hospital area, Chief its spirit. Dr Laxman said that the Minister K. Chandrasekhar He said that West BJP will launch an aware- Rao’s residence area, IAS Bengal Chief Minister ness programme across Quarters area, lane opposite Mamata Banerjee was the state against “disin- Grandma Bakery. making a big hue and cry formation” being spread 2 pm to 5 pm: Road No. 14, against the CAA as she on the CAA and National Nandinagar, Jubilee Hills Road feared losing votes in the Register of Citizens and No.10, Dubai Building, area ensuing elections in the organise meetings with around Danam Nagendar’s state. intellectuals and educa- house; Langer Houz, Ring He said the TRS should tionists to highlight the Road, Vinayaknagar, Hari Das Members of the All India Professional Congress Cell protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens at openly spell out its rea- necessity and importance Pura, Alankar theatre; Ambedkar statue in Tank Bund on Sunday. TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy also took part in the demonstration. — S. SURENDER REDDY sons for opposing the of CAA and to do away Kendriya Vidyalaya School, CAA, and alleged that with fear among Hasham Nagar, Mandula TRS president and Chief Muslims. Basthi, Defence Colony.

SHORT TAKES Cong slams BJP over CAA HYDERABAD Party leaders accuse saffron party for destroying constitutional values

BOOK FAIR IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY | DC POLICE DETAIN OPENS TODAY HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 PROTESTERS FOR SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL I DC Congress leaders on HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 Sunday staged a protest VIOLATING LAW against the Citizenship The 34th edition of the Amendment Act and Hyderabad Book Fair will National Register of DC CORRESPONDENT open on Monday with the Citizens before the HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 organisers expecting 10 lakh Ambedkar Statue at Tank people to visit the exhibition Bund in the city. The Hussainialam police this year. protest was organised by detained protesters near VHP international joint general secretary, Surendra The book exhibition will be the All India Professional Puranapul in the Old Jain, speaks on Citizenship (Amendment) Act at open from 2.30 pm to 8.30 pm Congress Cell. City of Hyderabad for Jagruthi Bhavan on Sunday. — P. SURENDRA on weekdays and from 12 noon Addressing the protest- gathering without prior to 8.30 pm on weekends and ers, TPCC chief N. Uttam permission. holidays till January 1, at NTR Kumar Reddy accused the Reportedly the protest- Stadium. BJP of destroying consti- ers were planning a road Speaking at a press confer- tutional values of the march in support of the GVL thanks Owaisi ence to make the announce- country with its divisive Citizenship Amendment ment, Juluru Gowri Shankar, policies. Act and National president Hyderabad Book The CAA and NRC initi- Ladeeda Farzana and Ayesha Renna interact with students in protest against the CAA Register for Citizens. for singing Anthem Fair, said, “The book fair will ated by the BJP have led to at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University on Sunday. The BJP’s Uma bring together 500 writers and a fear in the country, he Mahender, who had con- DC CORRESPONDENT ■ THE RS MP said the poets of Telangana state.” pointed out. tested as MLA from HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 Congress was protesting Eight new writers will be The TPCC president crit- Charminar was also introduced, and the fair will icised the police for being Anti-CAA protest: Farzana, detained with 20 sup- BJP Rajya Sabha member against the CAA purely see many book launches. The obstructive despite the porters. G.V.L. Narasimha Rao on for its political survival. Gandhi stall will be the high- Congress carrying out its The Hyderabad police Sunday welcomed MIM He claimed the Congress light of this year’s show, protest in a peaceful man- have not given permis- president Asaduddin was behind the violence which will display all the ner. He demanded that the Renna hail Manuu students sion for rallies or road Owaisi concluding his in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi books written on Mahatma state government immedi- shows in public places in Saturday’s meeting with and Karnataka. Gandhi. ately withdraw the huge RAJESWARI PARASA | DC gathered in the Manuu only students from Hyderabad in support or the National Anthem and It will have a green belt proj- police forces deployed in HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 auditorium on Sunday. Manuu but students against CAA or NRC. appealing to the people to ect, planting and distribution various universities. They were addressed by across the nation, have Confirming the arrest, fly the National Flag at Jawaharlal Nehru did not of saplings, Mr Shankar said, Speaking on the occa- “I salute the student com- Ms Renna and Ladeeda proved that this genera- Hussainialam police their homes. succeed in taking up the He also requested all schools sion, former minister J. munity at Maulana Azad Farzana, the Jamia stu- tion can fight on the inspector K. Ramesh Speaking at a meeting of Citizenship Amendment to send their students to the Geetha Reddy demanded National Urdu University dents who have become ground and protest for said, “We have taken 20 intellectuals organised by Act, the BJP had success- fair. that Prime Minister (Manuu) who have been the icons of the CAA their rights,” said Ms members into custody the BJP on the fully brought out the leg- Narendra Modi withdraw protesting for the past 12 protest after they stopped Raza. Ms Farzana called for gathering illegally Citizenship Amendment islation. the Citizenship days, but would like to a policeman from beating for more students to join on Sunday evening. As Act, Mr Rao said it was Making it clear that the WARANGAL Amendment Act. She remind them that we have their fellow student dur- the protest to make this a there is a chance of com- the BJP which had com- BJP would not take back asserted that the Congress a long way to go. We have ing a protest at Jamia mass revolt. She said that mission of any cogniz- pelled Mr Owaisi to con- the Act, Mr Rao said that HOSP FACES will resist the BJP’s efforts to protest until the CAA Islamia Institute. Noted she is proud of her able offence they were clude the meeting with the Congress and its to divide the people of the (Citizenship Amendment scientist, poet and social Muslim identity. taken into preventive the National Anthem. leader Rahul Gandhi MED CRISIS country through the CAA Act) is revoked. Students worker, Gauhar Raza, also The police did not allow custody.” He said that the were speaking on the and NRC. across the nation at vari- addressed the students. outsiders to take part in Congress was protesting lines of Pakistani Prime ANUDEEP CEREMILLA | DC She said that it is not ous institutes are staging “People my age think the event. ■ THE PROTESTERS against the CAA purely Minister Imran Khan on WARANGAL, DEC. 22 proper that Chief protests and showing the that this generation is Several students from were planning a road for its political survival. the Citizenship Minister K. power of the student com- only going behind pay and He claimed the Congress Amendment Act. The Mahatma Gandhi Chandrasekhar Rao has munity,” said Ayesha packages and social media march in support of was behind the violence He alleged that Memorial (MGM) hospital in chosen to remain silent on Renna addressing stu- protests and cannot go came to Manuu to attend the Citizenship in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi Hyderabad had become a Warangal which is touted as implementation of CAA dents at Manuu. beyond Whatsapp for- the talk, but were not Amendment Act. and Karnataka. hotbed for religious poli- the biggest state-run hospital and NRC in the state. Hundreds of students wards, but you people, not allowed in. Mr. Rao said that though tics. in North Telangana does not have medicine for emergency treatments. Several patients who came to the hospital for treatment of MIM plans more dog bite had to go back as the hospital does not possess the We try to be positive, say couples ARV injection (Rabies vac- cine). Until recently the hospi- protests in TS, AP From Page 1 ty do ask me. Or, why I am one is not a citizen. After know are secular and tol- politics of this kind come tal did not have the Tetanus married to a Hindu, or a all, the state has men, erant. We celebrate both between us, or into our vaccine. S.A. ISHAQUI | DC ■ THE PARTY will hold “I ask her questions on non-Muslim,” she reveals. money, machinery, and festivals and our friends lives. As long as it does not The patients blamed the HYDERABAD, DEC. 22 such subjects. She comes On the issue itself, she power to make and amend join in. Respect for each harm us directly, we are state government for the negli- another public meeting from a social sciences edu- said, “I was surprised at acts – weed out illegal other’s religion is not only fine. We do read and see gence and for not providing All India Majlis Ittehadul on December 24 in cational background, her the ease, and the little immigrants properly, very easy, but a delightful news, but don’t discuss the required medicines to the Muslimeen (AIMIM) will Mahabubnagar and on work with the government debate and nearly no legally. After all, it was path to a discovery of a politics. We have our own hospital which is visited by a carry out protest meet- takes her closer to a far protest, the Citizenship your failure in the first larger truth,” she says. “In simple belief system – we large number of patients from ings against the Citizen- December 27 in more diverse range of peo- (Amendment) Bill was place,” she advocates. fact, it is not just young are happy with each Warangal, Karimnagar, and ship Amendment Act and Nizamabad. ple. She is touched far passed. It would have been Both of them agree that people, even most elderly other.” Nizamabad. the National Register for more easily by a view from good if the government this move was aimed at people, contrary to por- Mr Ali, and his wife, who A Mallaih of Pegadapalli Citizens in the states of zindagiyan banane aaya the ground. We do test the and Opposition had a set a creating rift between com- trayal as being more con- is a kindergarten teacher, said, “I received treatment for and hoon (I will not do politics media narrative with such proper discussion agenda munities. “If it is only servative, are strongly neither see it as a diver- a dog bite 10 days ago, but I Telangana. on a corpse. I am here to a test,” he says. in public, and clarifying about weeding out illegal rooted in for a secular sionary tactic to distract have to take the Rabies vac- The MIM held a massive make the lives of the She confirms a deep- all doubts, before clearing immigrants, there is no India.” attention from falling eco- cine. The hospital doctors and public meeting against youth).” A senior leader rooted mutual respect and it. That would be real need for a new law. “Maybe it is a north nomic growth, nor do they the employees asked me to the CAA and NRC at of the party said private- a larger, more encompass- democracy, right? As a Existing laws can enable Indian thing, having faced mix the two. “The Act is come again later saying they Darussalam, its head- ly that after the formation ing world-view as the bond public servant who under- you to do it. But let no one consistent historic inva- for foreigners coming to presently do have the vaccine. quarters in the city on of Telangana, there is not enabler. “When two people stands legalities of imple- miss this; if it led to such sions and inheriting a seek citizenship in India. I made several visits to the Saturday night, and will a single stone pelting refuse to view any issue menting any act, it would fear psychosis and admin- scarred collective memory, Why should that bother hospital but I received the hold another public meet- incident in the city for the with a religious, casteist not be as to implement it istrative chaos to imple- and psyche — people are us? Yes, they could have same response.” ing on December 24 in past six years. Mr Owaisi or communal mindset, but on the ground as getting it ment in a small state like less tolerant, more inse- done it without even Several such patients who Mahabubnagar and on had the responsibility of replace it with a humanis- passed in Parliament. It is Assam, imagine the tur- cure. We here in the south announcing it – how were waiting for the vaccine December 27 in Nizama- maintaining peace in the tic approach, it is amazing complicated enough for a moil implementing a always felt more shared would we even learn who staged a protest outside the bad. The party has also city and he would not give how there are seldom any common man to get a sim- nation-wide NRC would spirituality than divided they gave citizenship to casualty ward of the hospital decided to hold a public any scope for violence by deeper conflicts. We share ple birth or death certifi- wreck?” religiosity. If someone and for what reasons? But on Sunday. meeting in Warangal city. taking out rallies. values and an objective cate from a government “Our relationship is wants to impose their politics have their own They complained that the There are demands for a The MIM leaders said way of life. We don’t give office. How can anyone, close to 30 years now,” says regional communal anxi- motives,” they say. hospital staff asked them to massive public rally, but that after the public meet- much importance to reli- irrespective of religion or Mr Rao. “We don’t think ety and insecurity across When asked if they feel purchase the medicines from party chief Asaduddin ings here, Mr Owaisi will gion, or class differences.” class, hope to get docu- our politics has led to con- the nation, that is grossly fear, they said, “We try to outside. Owaisi is not keen on a address public meetings Surely, one quizzes them, ments of decades prior of striction of social activi- unjust,” he said. be positive. We are a happy But, this is not the only case rally, which could allow in Andhra Pradesh in the they must have faced hos- your ancestors?” ties or loss of friends. But A viewpoint not exactly family, like any else. We of shortage of medicine. The miscreants to create trou- first week of January and tility and discrimination; What could be the solu- we defined our friends in shared by Mr Mohd. Ali, don’t see a reason for con- hospital is facing shortage of ble and could lead to vio- his first meeting will be after all, one cannot mere- tion? She brings in the real life like that. They an entrepreneur and cern, and feel safe; at least other medicines also. Recently, lence. in Visakhapatnam. They ly wish away the divide NRC issue seamlessly. accepted us, and they restaurateur, who married as of now. It is not like even the tetanus vaccine was When the participants said that the party chief around us. “Just reverse the table. respect us.” Ms Swetha, the younger they can ask us to prove not available to patients for and speakers demanded is of the firm opinion that “There are varied protes- Instead of unleashing the Aren’t by definition such sister of his classmate our citizenship and throw several days. the massive rally during pressure on the Centre tations from different seg- execution mired in com- couples far more tolerant from Nizam’s College. us out. We were born here, The Vitamin ‘A’ drug which the meeting in Daruss- will be sustained though ments. I have never found, plication, the government and secular than our poli- “To be honest, this NRC- we have extended families is essential to avoid day or alam, Mr Owaisi categori- public meetings only and for example, anyone at must consider everyone a ty and society at large? CAA debate does not mat- here. We don’t feel threat- night blindness in new born cally said: Mai lashoun ke if the movement turns work ask me why I wear a default citizen. We must “Speaking for south ter much to us. When gov- ened. It won’t be easy for babies is also not available in uper siasat nahi kar violent then it will lose its bindi being a Muslim, but put the onus on the gov- India, for Hyderabad, I ernments change, they do any government to just the hospital. sakta. Mai naujawanou ki grip. people from my communi- ernment for proving any- think most people we change policy. We don’t let throw us out.” Havoc attempt PAGE Assamese singer Zubeen Garg says government is trying to create Nation 8 ‘Kashmir-like havoc’ in the state DECCAN CHRONICLE MONDAY | 23 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD CAA has nothing to do with Pro-CAA rally in led by RSS ally

Muslims in India, says Modi DC CORRESPONDENT (Congress) done for you? I Assam will never MUMBAI, DEC. 22 request the Muslim com- munity of the country to accept the Citizenship PM says Cong worried over support he received from Islamic countries Amid uproar over the understand the conspira- Citizenship Amendment cy. Your development can (Amendment) Act. It is From Page 1 Prime Minister Act across the country, a be done only by the BJP anti-Assam. Manmohan Singh and rally was organised in and not the Congress,” Several Opposition lead- Rajasthan Chief Minister support of the law in the BJP leader said. — Ripun Bora, ers responded to Mr Ashok Gehlot in support Nagpur by a Rashtriya “You used to ride cycle- Congress leader Modi’s claims that they of giving citizenship Swayamsevak Sangh- rickshaw, we gave you e- made false statements. On rights to persecuted affiliated body on Sunday. rickshaw and helped you Twitter, several politi- minorities from neigh- The Bharatiya Janata stand. The Congress con- SHORT TAKES cians made comments and bouring countries and Party (BJP) and the RSS siders you as a vote attached clips of the union said that his government supported the rally, which machine so that it can home minister talking of has done what was prom- was organised by the Lok rule afterwards. Don’t fall WON’T LET implementing the NRC ised by them (opposition Adhikar Manch. Senior for this misinformation,” across the country, includ- party) when it was in BJP leader and union he said. ing in the Parliament on power, but was never done minister Nitin Gadkari “We all are one, our SHAH ENTER December 10. due to vote bank politics. and former Maharashtra legacy is one. You go to Attaching a clip of Mr “My rivals should burn Chief Minister Devendra Masjid, we don’t oppose KOLKATA: MIN Shah speaking in my effigy if they hate me Fadnavis joined the rally. it. We all will live together Parliament, Hyderabad but they should not target Mr Gadkari asserted that and work according to the Kolkata, Dec. 22: West MP Asaduddin Owaisi the poor,” PM Modi said. the Act was not against Constitution framed by Bengal minister and state questioned the Prime The CAA, which is appli- the Muslim community Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. president of Jamiat-Ulema-e- Minister’s statement. cable to all states and in India. This is what we have been Hind Siddiqullah Chowdhury “Today, Modi said there union territories with The union minister said saying, not anything on Sunday threatened to disal- has been no discussion on exceptions as may be the NDA government was new,” he said. low union home minister nation-wide NRC and that applicable, seeks to grant not doing any injustice to Dr Ambedkar, Mr Amit Shah to step out of the lies are being spread to citizenship to make illegal Muslims in the country Gadkari said, had said airport whenever he visits the mislead us,” he tweeted. migrants who may be by bringing the new law. that Muslims of Islamic city, if the Citizenship “Who’s lying? If Amit Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, He also accused the countries have 100 to 150 Amendment Act is not imme- Shah is wrong, then it is Jains, Parsis and Congress of spreading alternatives and can get diately withdrawn. breach of Parliamentary Christians from ‘misinformation’ over the shelter in any Muslim Chowdhury said the con- Privilege and a clear case Afghanistan, Bangladesh issue for ‘vote bank poli- country, “but Hindus, tentious law is against human- of misleading the House. and Pakistan. tics.’ Sikhs, Indian Buddhists, ity and the citizens ‘living Who should we believe?” The NRC, on the other Addressing a rally in Christians, Jains have no here for ages.’ Mr Shah has spoken of hand, seeks proof of citi- the state’s winter capital nation to go.” “We may not allow him the government’s plan to zenship from all Indian in support of the govern- Mr Gadkari said before (Shah) to step out of the air- introduce a nationwide citizens prior to a cut-off ment’s decision to enact a 1947, there was an port if necessary. We may NRC on several occasions, date. In Assam, the docu- new law, which seeks to ‘Akhand Bharat’ but after gather one lakh people there to even linking it to the citi- mentation required is provide citizenship to partition, Muhammad Ali stop him,” he said at a Jamiat- zenship law. On May 1, at a before the midnight of persecuted minorities Jinnah declared Pakistan Ulema-e-Hind rally against the rally in Bongaon, West March 24, 1971. from Pakistan, a Muslim nation. CAA. The state’s library serv- Bengal, Mr Shah called Taking a dig at Trinamul Afghanistan and “But, in our country, ice minister claimed that the infiltrators ‘termites,’ and president Mamata Bangladesh, Mr Gadkari under the leadership of organisation’s movement again explicitly linked the Banerjee’s demand for said, “The decision taken Mahatma Gandhi, it was would be democratic and amended citizenship law UN-monitored referen- by the government to give accepted that our nation peaceful. “We don’t believe in with NRC to target them. dum on CAA and NRC, the justice to religious would not be a Hindu violent protests, but we will Addressing a rally at the PM said, “Mamata Didi, minorities from Rashtra, but a secular certainly oppose CAA and the Ramlila Maidan in the shidi hi Vienna aur UN Afghanistan, Pakistan nation for all communi- National Register of Citizens national capital, barely a chali gayi (Mamata Didi and Bangladesh is not ties,” he said. (NRC) tooth and nail,” he said. km from Old Delhi’s went directly to Vienna against the Muslim com- When this was decided, The minister said the BJP Daryaganj area that was and UN),” and pointed munity of India. We are Mr Gadkari claimed, has already been rejected by hit by violence two days that she used to speak in not talking about sending Mahatma Gandhi was the people. “Just look at the ago, the Prime Minister Parliament against infil- Muslims out of the coun- asked where the 22 per ongoing protests all over the said the Citizenship tration into the state but try.” cent Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, country, including in Amendment Act (CAA) changed her stand due to The union minister said Parsis and Christians of Kolkata,” he said. and the NRC have nothing vote bank politics. “These that the government’s Pakistan go if they face to do with Indian Muslims leaders changed their only concern was foreign injustice and persecution. or any other Indian citi- stand and all their love intruders living in the “Gandhiji replied that JABALPUR zens. BJP, RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal and various organisations take part in a rally in support of and sympathy for these country. He said that minorities in Pakistan “The citizenship law or the Citizenship Amendment Act in Nagpur, on Sunday. — PTI refugees vanished,” he Muslims should under- and Afghanistan, when- the NRC have nothing to remarked. stand that the Congress ever they will require LIMPING BACK do with Indian Muslims or ers who passed the In Delhi, on Sunday, he faces of security person- Referring to the support couldn’t help in the devel- support, India will sup- Indian citizens. They have Citizenship Amendment again accused the anti- nel deployed on the he has received from opment of the communi- port them,” the minister nothing to worry,” he said Bill. CAA and anti-NRC demon- ground as the Prime Islamic countries and the ty. “What has it noted. TO NORMALCY and added, “We have never Mr Modi, who began his strators of violence and Minister talked of their civilian honour bestowed RABINDRA NATH asked anyone if he goes to speech with the slogan, vandalism and praised the sacrifices and the audi- on him by many of them, CHOUDHURY | DC temple or mosque when it Vividhta me ekta, Bharat police force for doing its ence chanted ‘Zindabad’ the Prime Minister said BHOPAL, DEC. 22 comes to implementing ki visheshta (Unity in job diligently. for Delhi Police. that it has scared the 6 ‘outsiders’ held our schemes. Muslims are diversity is India’s special- Strongly condemning The Prime Minister Congress and its friends Jabalpur, which witnessed a being misled and I have ity), tried to allay the con- the violence during the made no mention on the as they are worried that if pitched battle between police always ensured that docu- cerns of Muslims by say- ongoing protests against police attacking students “Muslims across the world and those protesting against ments will never come in ing that they should look the CAA, he attacked the of Jamia Millia Islamia support me so much, then over UP violence the Citizenship Amendment way of development at his ‘track record’ and opposition for not making University, Aligarh how long they can frighten Act (CAA) that led to clamping schemes and their benefi- not listen to the ‘tape any appeal for peace and Muslim University, and Indian Muslims (against curfew, on Sunday limped ciaries.” record’ of his rivals. said their silence showed various other instances of him).” Lucknow, Dec. 22: ■ The role of AIMIM back to normalcy with no Defending the CAA, Mr Exactly a week ago, on their indirect support to police brutality on protest- Mr Modi made no men- Blaming “outsiders” for workers and SIMI untoward incidents reported Modi said that it is about December 15, Mr Modi vandalism targeting ers in several states since tion of the 22 deaths in the violence during from anywhere in the district giving rights to persecuted had, while condemning school buses and trains. the anti-CAA protests protests since the Rajya protests against the activists was being sus- headquarters. minorities from neigh- protests that began in He also said that 33,000 began. Sabha passed the amended Citizenship Act, pected behind the vio- Curfew was relaxed for seven bouring countries and Assam against CAA, said: police personnel had laid Taking on opposition Citizenship (Amendment) the UP government on lence. Cases have been hours in the afternoon to does not snatch anybody’s “People who are setting down their lives in the line parties like the Congress, Bill on December 11. Of Sunday said six people enable locals to buy essential rights and asked people at fire (to property) can be of duty since AAP, TMC and the Left the 22 dead, 17 died in from West Bengal, associ- registered against a commodities. Near-normalcy his rally to stand up to seen on TV. They can be Independence but were over their protests against Uttar Pradesh and two in ated with Islamic outfits large number of SIMI was restored in the violence- show respect for the identified by the clothes now being attacked. the law, Mr Modi quoted Karnataka, both BJP PFI and SIMI, have been workers. prone areas under four police Parliament and lawmak- they are wearing.” Smiles were seen on the comments of former ruled states. arrested, even as the station limits. Internet servic- death toll rose to 17 in the es, which were suspended fol- state. of AIMIM workers and lowing the incident, were also The toll in Kanpur rose SIMI activists was being restored in the town on to three on Sunday with suspected behind the vio- Sunday, a spokesman of the Govt for B’deshi Illiterates, puncture repairers, the death of a 30-year-old lence. “Cases have been district administration said. man who was injured in registered against a large On Saturday, two ministers Friday’s anti-CAA number of SIMI work- of the Kamal Nath govern- Hindus, says Aasu protests. ers,” he said. ment met leaders of various protesting against CAA: BJP The UP Police, in a state- ADG Kanpur zone Prem communities to defuse the sit- ment on Sunday, said that Prakash told reporters uation and restore peace in the MANOJ ANAND | DC the protesting groups and DC CORRESPONDENT you split open their government is on a mis- 879 people have been that they are looking into town. Minister Sajjan Singh GUWAHATI, DEC. 22 defend Hindu BENGALURU, DEC. 22 chests, you cannot find sion to make a ‘New India’ arrested and 5,312 taken the possible angle of ISI Verma on Sunday accused the Bangladeshis.” even four words. These and those protesting have into custody as a preven- funding. BJP of spreading communal A day after the Assam The state Cabinet on BJP MP Tejasvi Surya are the people protesting little role to play in it. tive measure. In a related develop- disharmony that led to Cabinet adopted several Saturday resolved to rec- stirred a controversy on against the CAA.” MP Tejasvi Surya was So far, 164 cases have ment, authorities Friday’s incident. resolutions protecting the ommend that the Centre Sunday after he claimed He said that people who not alone. Chakravarthy been registered, it said. ‘detained’ a Trinamul language, identity and amend Article 345 of the that most of the people own puncture repair Sulibele of Yuva Brigade IG (Kanpur range) delegation at Lucknow land of indigenous people Constitution declaring protesting against the shops on the roadside and also made a controversial Mohit Agarwal said that airport when it was head- CONG BATS FOR in the state, Aasu chief Assamese as the state’s Citizenship Amendment illiterates are opposing statement saying Dr. B.R. two people had died on ing to meet the families of adviser Samujjal language, except in the Act (CAA) own puncture the Act without under- Ambedkar had suggested Friday in clashes between those killed in the clash- Bhattacharya, who is three districts of Bengali- repair shops and are illit- standing the Act. While Muslims to leave India protesters and police. He es. CAA AMBIT TO spearheading the anti- majority Barak Valley erate, who have not under- the MP’s statement was and settle in Pakistan said that Mohd Raees, 30, Congress general secre- Citizenship Amendment and the Sixth Schedule stood the Act. received with cheers by after the Partition. who sustained critical tary Priyanka Gandhi Act movement, said the Bodo-majority Bodoland In a veiled attack against the participants, it was Speaking at the townhall injuries in Babupurwa, Vadra visited Bijnor dis- AHMADIYYAS government’s decisions Autonomous Council Muslims and Dalits, who widely condemned on demonstration, he said was admitted to the trict where she met fami- New Delhi, Dec. 22: Congress are only aimed at appeas- area, apart from two hill form a major group oppos- social media platforms. that Dr. Ambedkar, con- Hallet hospital here on lies of two people killed leader and Rajya Sabha MP ing protesting groups and districts of Dima Hasao ing the CAA and NRC, the The MP went on to criti- sidering the population, Saturday for treatment in the violence and Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday defending Hindu and Karbi Anglong. Bengaluru South MP said cise opposition parties had suggested that and he succumbed on demanded a judicial urged President Ram Nath Bangladeshis. The Cabinet adopted at a pro-CAA demonstra- and those protesting Muslims should go to Sunday. probe in the incident. Kovind to have the ambit of Demanding that the several other resolutions tion at the Town Hall, “If against the law, saying his Pakistan. The IG also said the role — PTI the new citizenship law state government release specifically for protection expanded to include in it the various arrested leaders, of six indigenous commu- Ahmadiyya community, facing including RTI activist nities of the state — Tai- persecution in Pakistan. Akhil Gogoi, Ahom, Koch-Rajbongshi, BILATERAL | AFFAIRS Country’s minister calls the two laws India’s internal issues Bajwa made the request to Bhattacharya said, “The Chutiya, Moran, Motok the President in a letter to him. Cabinet decisions have and tea tribes of Chhota Amid widespread protest nothing new. These have Nagpur, who are still CAA, NRC may affect bilateral affairs: B’desh against the amendment to the been our longstanding awaiting fulfillment of citizenship law, Bajwa argued demands. However, their BJP’s election promise of that the government needs to announcement at this granting them scheduled Dhaka, Dec. 22: The CAA are their domestic issues, They should deal with it,” matic sources in New undertake the humanitarian juncture is just to appease tribe status. and the NRC are India’s they are doing it because he said. Delhi had said that step for Amhadiyyas, who have ‘internal issues,’ of legal and other rea- Momen had recently said Momen and Bangladesh had to flee Pakistan following Bangladesh foreign minis- sons,” Momen said when Bangladesh has requested home minister persistent persecution. ter A.K. Abdul Momen has asked about the CAA and New Delhi to provide a list Asaduzzaman Khan can- “The ethos of India has said, but voiced concern the protests against it, of Bangladeshi nationals celled their visits to India always been to protect the that any ‘uncertainty’ in especially in the north- living illegally in India, “if over the situation arising oppressed. We have protected the country is likely to eastern states. any,” to be repatriated. out of the passage of the minorities and done our best to affect its neighbours. “Prime Minister He had also cancelled his controversial Citizenship bring out these qualities in our Amid raging protests Narendra Modi, while visit to India beginning Bill in Parliament. democratic institutions,” he over the controversial citi- talking to Bangladesh December 12, hours before Momen had cancelled A.K. Abdul Momen said in his letter to the zenship law across India, Prime Minister Sheikh he was to arrive in New his tour a day after he President. He said, “This being Momen hoped that the sit- Hasina, had assured that downturn in the US, it Delhi. termed as ‘untrue’ home the 150th birth anniversary uation ‘cools down’ and under no circumstances it affected many countries The minister said his minister Amit Shah’s com- year of Mahatma Gandhi, I the neighbouring country will affect Bangladesh,” because we live in a global busy schedule coinciding ments on persecution of urge you to bring this to the ‘can get out of it.’ Momen said. The minister world. So our fear is that if with the Martyred religious minorities in notice of the government. It is “The CAB (now asserted that his country there is some uncertainty Intellectuals Day and Bangladesh. my hope that the government Citizenship Amendment trusts India. However, he in India, it might affect its Victory Day and also the The external affairs min- will continue to protect those Act) and the NRC said, “We are the No.1 neighbours.” absence of the state minis- istry said that Momen who are oppressed and perse- (National Register of friend of India. So, if “That is worrisome. We ter for foreign affairs, asserted that Shah cuted around us and look at Citizens) are internal there is uncertainty in hope the situation cools Shahriar Alam and the referred to the persecution expanding the ambit of the Family members of Sam Stafford, who died in an issues of India. The Indian India, it is likely to affect down and India can get out ministry’s secretary in the during the military rule Citizenship Amendment Act alleged firing incident recently, mourn during a tribute- government assured us its neighbours. When of it. It is their internal country made him defer and not under current gov- under your directions.” paying ceremony, in Guwahati on Sunday. — PTI again and again that these there was an economic issue. It is not our issue. his tour. However, diplo- ernment. — PTI