c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA CHENNAI I TUESDAY 19 I JANUARY 2021 WEATHER Max: 29OC STATE | 3 NATION | 4 SPORT | 8 Min: 22OC OPS to Centre: Release Shivraj demands ban Mum’s call did Rainfall: Nil `19,591.63 cr dues soon on web series wonders for Siraj ASTROGUIDE Sarvari: Thai 6 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 16 No. 294 Established 1938 | 8 PAGES| `3.00 Tithi: Sashti/ Sapthami Star: Uthiratathi/ Revathi ‘COPS MUST DECIDE’ Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm Congress-DMK friction shows as Yamagandam: 9 am to 10.30 am SC keeps off farmers’ PRAYERS Pondy assembly passes resolution Fajar: 5.20 am Zohar: 12.23 pm G. BABU JAYAKUMAR & DIFFERENCES In fact, the DMK has not been participating Asar: 3.35 pm D. SEKAR | DC R-Day tractor rally CHENNAI, JAN. 18 On Monday, DMK in any of the programmes of the Congress Maghrib: 6.01 pm in the past six months. Even Chief Minister ● members boycotted Isha: 7.17 pm PARMOD KUMAR AND The Supreme Court on Monday told the The open assertion of the the crucial Assembly V. Narayanasamy organised a protest against SUNSET TODAY 6.04 PM SANJAY KAW | DC Centre that the pro- DMK’s Puducherry unit on session called to Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi recently, the SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.36 AM NEW DELHI, JAN. 18 posed tractor rally by Monday to field candidates pass a resolution DMK did not extend support. in all the 30 constituencies MOONRISE TODAY 11.04 AM farmers on the against the Centre’s farm The Supreme Court on for the Territorial Assembly With the PMK apparently coming close to MOONSET TOMORROW 11.26 PM Monday left it to the Delhi Republic Day on elections in April or May is laws and also to demand January 26 is a mat- Statehood for the Union the DMK Jagathrakshakan is hopeful of his police to decide on the entry seen as harbinger to the party storming Puducherry. CORONA of protesting farmers into ter of “law and splintering of the Congress- Territory on the pretext of the national capital on order” and Delhi DMK alliance not just in the attending a meeting called by TNCC president KS Alagiri has also acknowl- Republic Day, as it heard Union Territory but also in police are the first S. Jagathrakshan, DMK’s edged that there were differences between C UNT the government’s plea seek- Tamil Nadu. Though all is newly appointed in-charge for the Congress and DMK in Puducherry. ing an injunction against authority to decide seemingly well with the Puducherry. CASES DEATHS the tractor rally planned for who should be allowed to enter DMK-Congress alliance in January 26. the national capital Tamil Nadu with even Con- the programmes of the Vanniyar himself, he is said principle for an exclusive (+9,783) (+132) Sticking to their stand, the gress leader Rahul Gandhi Congress in the past six to be secretly working reservation has been turned union leaders said the statement late on Monday. invoke its powers under the and DMK’s Youth Wing sec- months. Even Chief towards roping in the PMK. down, he is angry and would 1,05,82,458 1,52,588 protesting farmers had a A Supreme Court-appoint- law and it has the power to retary Udhayanidhi Stalin Minister V. Narayanasamy To accommodate the PMK like to go with the DMK if it constitutional right to take ed panel to resolve the crisis deal with law and order sit- sharing the stage at a jal- organised a protest against in its alliance, the DMK could give them a decent out their tractor rally peace- is, meanwhile, due to hold uations. “Who should be likattu event at Avaniyap- Lieutenant Governor Kiran would also have to let go of number of seats. covid19india.org fully and said thousands of its first meeting on allowed and the number of uram in Madurai on Pongal Bedi recently, the DMK did the Congress in TNadu, too. Also if the DMK could give people will participate in Tuesday. people to enter are all mat- Day, that relationship not extend support. In the event of the PMK the assurance to look into STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS the event. The proposed 50- “The government’s minis- ters of law and order, to be between the two allies has Since the local leaders of moving in, the VCK may the reservation demand, km “kisan rally” will be led terial meeting with protest- decided by the police. We been going south for quite the DMK and Jagathra- also leave the alliance. VCK there is every possibility of (+551 ) by women-driven tractors ing farmers’ unions was are not the first authority,” some time in Puducherry. kshakan, who was made in general secretary Thol the PMK supporting the 12,272 on Outer Ring Road and fixed on January 19. Due to Chief Justice Bobde said. On Monday, DMK mem- charge of Puducherry a few Thirumavalavan had Jagathrakshakan plan to TN: 8,31,323 won’t disrupt the day’s big inevitable reasons, it has To this, attorney-general bers boycotted the crucial days back, feel that the acknowledged that there form a government in parade on Rajpath. Farmers become important to post- K.K. Venugopal said: “It is Assembly session called to party was strong in the was trouble in the coalition Puducherry and then filling WORLD CONFIRMED CASES have started organising pone the meeting. Now the an extraordinary situation pass a resolution against the Union Territory and would by saying that there was an in the void left by the mock rallies in parts of meeting will be held on and the court may pass Centre’s farm laws and also hence romp home in the attempt by inimical forces Congress departure from Punjab and Haryana to January 20 at 2 pm at orders”, noting that “public to demand Statehood for the elections on its own to break the alliance. the alliance. 9,57,68,122 encourage more people to Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. order”, “police”, “land” and Union Territory on the pre- strength, they want to Since PMK founder S. TNCC president KS join the “kisan tractor Request you to attend the “services” in the national text of attending a meeting detach the Congress from its Ramadoss, who recently Alagiri has also acknowl- DEATHS march” in large numbers. meeting,” agriculture secre- capital are under the direct called by S Jagathraksh- bandwagon. launched an agitation edged that there were differ- The tenth round of talks tary Sanjay Agarwal said in purview of the Centre. akan, DMK’s newly appoint- With the PMK apparently demanding 20 per cent ences between the Congress between the government a letter to 40 farmers’ Calling the proposed tractor ed in-charge for coming close to the DMK — exclusive reservation for and DMK in Puducherry. 20,44,183 and the farmers’ represen- unions. rally “illegal”, Mr Puducherry. after the AIADMK in whose Vanniyars, needs a face sav- Though he hoped that it COUNTRIES, tatives was on Monday There are indications the Venugopal told the court an Jagathrakshakan, DMK alliance it is now put its foot ing measure like an assur- will be sorted out, the man- AREAS WITH pushed back by a day to tractor rally may also figure order from it would MP representing Arakk- down turning down the pre- ance from the leader of the ner in which Congress has CASES 219 January 20, with the Centre in the tenth round of negoti- “strengthen” the hands of onam, vowed to lay down condition of an assurance alliance in which it goes to planned a series of meetings worldometers.info saying both sides want to ations between the farmers the government as it was his life in the event of the on its reservation demand the polls that at least the by Rahul Gandhi in the resolve the stalemate at the and Central ministers. The facing an “unprecedented DMK failing to win all the 30 — Jagathrakshakan is hope- sentiments behind the State, point to its prepared- earliest but it was “getting two sides have failed to situation”. An unmoved constituencies in the elec- ful of his party storming demand for reservation ness to go it alone in the ‘Tandav’ makers delayed due to the involve- reach any understanding in CJI Bobde shot back, ask- tions. Though it is not clear Puducherry. would be respected. elections. Rahul Gandhi is apologise, say no intent ment of people of other ide- nine rounds of talks over ing: “Does the Union of whether he aspires to Jagathrakshakan, a multi- The DMK, during the touring the Western region ologies”. the repeal of three Central India need the Supreme become the next Chief Min- billionaire who owns educa- Vikravandi byelections in of Tamil Nadu from to hurt sentiments “The government’s minis- farm laws and the MSP Act. Court to tell it what powers ister, as it is rumoured in tional institutions and October 2019, had actually January 23, meeting entre- terial meeting with the In the Supreme Court, a it has under the Police some circles, or not, he had many other businesses, is promised an exclusive preneurs, trade unions and Mumbai: The makers of Amazon farmers unions will be held three-judge bench led by Act?” He said the court had- made it clear that the said to have a wide range of reservation of Vanniyars, others in Coimbatore and Prime Video series ‘Tandav’ on on January 20 at 2 pm at Chief Justice of India n’t taken up the entire issue alliance with Congress was business interests in which was then ridiculed by Tirupur for three days.