'Oppn Has No Organisational Strength, Hence the Allegations of Violence'
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millenniumpost.in RNI NO.: WBENG/2015/65962 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 4, ISSUE 97 | Tuesday, 10 April 2018 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 10,379.35 (+47.75) pSENSEX 33,788.54 (+161.57) pDOW JONES 24,127.17 (+194.41) pNASDAQ 7004.29 (+89.18) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 65.02 (-0.05) qRUPEE/EURO 79.98 (-0.25) pGOLD/10GM 31,500 (+30) pSILVER/K 39,250 (+50) TMC TAKES OVER DON’T ‘HYPE ‘CHEMICAL ATTACK’: VARUN WAS NOT BIRBHUM ZP SEAT UP’ BORDER RUSSIA WARNS ON SHOOJIT’S AS OPPN FAILS TO ISSUE: CHINA AGAINST SNAP CASTING LIST MAKE A DENT PG3 TO INDIA PG5 JUDGMENTS PG10 PG16 30, including 27 kids, ON MONDAY, THE NOMINATION PROCESS FOR ELECTIONS TO BENGAL’S LOCAL BODIES CONCLUDED killed as school bus plunges into gorge ‘Oppn has no organisational strength, hence the allegations of violence’ OUR CORRESPONDENT SC refuses to interfere with Panchayat polls KOLKATA: Partha Chatterjee, secre- tary general of Trinamool Congress, NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Mon- said on Monday that the opposition day refused to interfere with the Panchayat MPOST BUREAU leaders are making allegations of vio- elections in Bengal, rejecting a BJP plea for lence since they, as parties, do not rescheduling them so that its candidates could SHIMLA/NURPUR: Twenty seven children have a strong organisational strength file their nomination papers and deployment were among 30 killed when a school bus ferry- at the grassroot level. of Central paramilitary forces. ing them back home fell into a deep gorge near Chatterjee said in areas where the A Bench of Justice R K Agrawal and Jus- village Gurchal on the Nurpur-Chamba high- opposition parties have “some organ- tice Abhay Manohar Sapre, however, granted way, about 100 km from the district headquar- isational strength”, they have fielded liberty to the aggrieved political parties and ters at Dharamsala. candidates there but in those where their candidates as well as independents to The children were students of Ram Singh they are weak, the party leaders have approach the State Election Commission for Pathania Memorial School, police said. alleged violence. the redressal of their grievance. Thirty persons, including 27 children, have Chatterjee said over the years, the Saying, “We are not inclined to interfere” dates, or its individual candidate or even Inde- lost their life, Himachal Pradesh Transport Min- Trinamool Congress has increased the REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE with the ongoing Panchayat elections, Justice pendent candidates. ister Govind Singh Thakur said. organisational strength in the state. Agrawal, pronouncing the order, held that the “We hope and trust that in order to ensure The driver, 67-year-old Madan Lal, and two “There is not a single household in the masses,” he said. the Trinamool Congress and they will top court by its earlier judgment had ruled fair and free election to the Panchayats, the women teachers also died in the accident which rural areas that are not getting ben- Coming down heavily on BJP state continue to support the party for its that “once the election process has been set in State Election Commission shall take appro- occurred when the bus was on its way back from efits from the various schemes taken president Dilip Ghosh, he said: “It is various developmental programmes. motion, the Court ought not to interfere ...” priate steps to remove the apprehensions” of school, Kangra SP Santosh Patial said. up by the state government. Rs 2 a most unfortunate that Ghosh’s lan- On Monday, the nomination pro- The process for Panchayat election, sched- petitioner party BJP or the intending candi- Local BJP MLA, Rakesh Pathania, who was kilo rice has helped the rural popu- guage is not only provocative but also cess for elections to Bengal’s local uled to be held on May 1, 3, and 5, had com- dates and “they may not be deprived of their on the spot, said 27 bodies were recovered while lace immensely. Schemes like Kanyas- unparliamentary. A few days ago, he bodies concluded with the ruling Tri- menced on April 2. chance to contest the Panchayat elections,” two more had been spotted. ree, Sikshasree, Sabuj Sathi, Rupasree had said on the day of polls, Trin- namool Congress gaining control of Disposing of the petition by the Bharatiya it said. At least 13 severely injured persons were have changed several lives forever. The amool workers and leaders will have a Zilla Parishad even before a single Janata Party, the top court granted liberty to The BJP’s Bengal unit had approached the rushed to a hospital in Pathankot where one rural populace has understood that to go back to their homes on stretch- vote was cast. “all political parties, their candidates, includ- Apex Court seeking the deployment of para- of them succumbed to injuries, an official said. to ensure development in their areas, ers. Such irresponsible statements are Panchayat elections in the state are ing any independent candidate/s proposing to military forces alleging that its candidates were The condition of other injured persons was also there is no substitute for the Trin- uncalled for. Instead of addressing a scheduled to be held on May 1, 3 and contest the election in question, to approach being blocked from filing their nomination critical, he said. amool Congress,” he added. Press conference and making alle- 5 respectively. the State Election Commissioner with their papers by the Block Development Officers The bus was carrying 40-45 people, and Chatterjee also maintained: “The gations, he should go to the villages As soon as the nomination process any individual or/and collective grievance.” (BDOs) and were being targeted by the state’s most of those killed were students of elemen- TMC had to travel a long way to and develop contacts with the people ended at 3 pm, it emerged that TMC The court said this as it referred to the pro- ruling Trinamool Congress. tary classes, aged below ten. come to power. There was a time there and increase his organisational had gained control of the Birbhum visions of the West Bengal Panchayat Elections The BDOs have been designated Assistant Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced when Mamata Banerjee was the par- strength.” Zilla Parishad. The ruling party Act, 2003 which empowers the State Election Panchayat Electoral Registration Officers for an immediate relief of Rs 5 lakh to the next of ty’s only MP. But we did not give Chatterjee reiterated that the peo- won 41 out of the 42 seats without Commission to entertain any grievance raised issuing and accepting the nomination papers. kin of each deceased. hope and continued to fight for the ple of Bengal are the true strength of a contest. by a political party which has fielded candi- AGENCIES Political leaders, Father of UP girl who accused Hong Kong Rahul calls PM ‘casteist’; media should not can decide on ‘demoralise’ security forces BJP MLA of rape dies in custody Nirav Modi’s BJP dubs Cong fast a ‘farce’ VICE PRESIDENT VENKAIAH NAIDU arrest: China Six policemen suspended ANUP VERMA MPOST BUREAU BEIJING: China on Mon- In today’s day said that Hong Kong can NEW DELHI: The Congress’ LUCKNOW: The father of a girl, who accede to India’s request to ‘fast for harmony’ led to fresh paper had alleged rape and attempted sui- arrest fugitive Indian dia- acrimony on Monday with cide along with her family outside mond merchant Nirav Modi party president Rahul Gan- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi based on local laws and dhi accusing Prime Minis- CITY ... Adityanath’s home on Sunday, died mutual judicial assistance ter Narendra Modi of being on Monday morning at a hospital agreements. anti-Dalit and the ruling BJP UGC STOPS ALLOCATING FUNDS TO JU 4 in Unnao. Pappu Singh, 50, was in Minister of State for mocking him for staging a NATION judicial custody after his daughter’s External Affairs V K Singh “farce” while its leaders ate alleged rapists filed a complaint. He told parliament last week that “chhola bhaturas”. JAITLEY BACK HOME AFTER DIALYSIS 5 was reportedly beaten up by goons “the ministry has sought the Gandhi led his party’s last week. provisional arrest of Nirav nationwide daylong fast out- EDIT UP Chief Minister Yogi Adity- Deepak Modi by the govern- side Rajghat against caste- PERILS OF OPPOSITION DIN 8 anath, who the girl claims to have ment of the Hong Kong Spe- based violence, communalism approached for justice, said, “This is filed against the girl’s father, and he cial Administrative Region and non-functioning of Par- INTERNATIONAL an unfortunate incident. I have spo- was arrested. On Sunday, when the (HKSAR), the People’s liament, for which it blamed ken to top police officers in Lucknow. man complained of abdominal pain, Republic of China.” the ruling BJP, and to pro- 100 HURT IN B’DESH 10 Those found guilty will not be spared, he was taken to the district hospital Asked about India’s mote peace and harmony in and the government will not show any where he died today. request, Chinese Foreign the country. BUSINESS PIC/ NAVEEN SHARMA leniency,” he said. “The incident happened while the Ministry spokesman Geng The 1984 anti-Sikh riots INDIA, B’DESH SIGN HISTORIC OIL DEAL 12 An inquiry has been ordered, man was in judicial custody. A mag- Shuang told a media brief- cast a shadow over the ‘Sad- the party’s decision to keep at the fast venue at 1 pm while police said. Two police officers and isterial inquiry will be conducted. If ing here that “according to hbhavna Upvas’ (fast for har- Kumar and Tytler away from the fast started at 10.30 am.