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Incidentally Kumar Pandey told The Tseverely castigated the BJP illegal business of illicit liquor. Saturday, Dhasmana visited government should destroy to be involved in the tragedy. Ghonchu is a former Pioneer the department has government of Uttarakhand Launching a scathing attack on the Patharia Peer area and met the entire network of illicit mid politics that started He added that the police action Councillor and at present taken samples from different for the illicit liquor tragedy in the state government, he said the families of victims. liquor in Uttarakhand failing Aafter death of six persons would not get affected by the associated with a political shops of the city. He said that the state capital. The Vice that one can understand the He claimed that some which the Congress party who allegedly died after background of the culprits. party. the chances of the sale of President of the Congress party, situation in other parts of the more people in the area have would start a massive agitation consuming illicit liquor in The SSP claimed that the Meanwhile the shops of contaminated liquor from Surya Kant Dhasmana has state when a tragedy has struck fallen ill. Dhasmana said that in the State. provisional state capital Inspector in-charge of Kotwali the liquor in Dehradun shops are very bleak. 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After Sonia Bansi Lal, is expected to par- Congress chief ministerial For BJP keeping all the new "Mission 75 plus" in the state big ticket corruption has been Haryana expert and they will 2019 general election indicat- Gandhi became the Working ticipate whole-heartedly in the aspirant Bhupinder Singh comers in good humour and even as the Opposition dubs it ruled out in the five years as the tell you that the fight is basically ed. The party won all the 10 President of the party, she campaign now. Hooda does not refer to Modi giving them tickets would be a as a mere slogan devoid of RSS pracharak Khattar for the third position and the Lok Sabha seats in the state, brought in the duo of Selja as Given the strong presence or central government at all in herculean task. There have ground realities. They also assumed office due to the bless- JJP seems to be inching its way something which was unthink- state party chief and Bhupinder of BJP nationally and its spread his speeches and supports BJP been so many lateral entries in ridicule the BJP for milking ings of Modi and he did not to achieve it. able not long ago. Despite hav- Singh Hooda as Leader of the at the grassroots level in the on Article 370 but also says local the BJP that it would find it dif- national issues to the hilt say- have any family or high com- Of course parties like BSP, ing little support from the CLP and practically the chief state, political experts say that issues are extremely important. ficult to accommodate them in ing the party has performed mand baggage to cater to. AAP and Swaraj India party dominant Jat community, BJP ministerial face of the party. the Jat community had a He keeps on hammering the its ticket distribution exercise. miserably in the state and has As only a month is left for will be in the fray but at present galvanized all non-Jat com- The move has brought in rethink and a section is in a point that the Khattar govern- It is a classic case of problem of nothing to bank on except the October 21 battle, it is clear it seems to be more of a statis- munities like never before and smiles on the faces of old mood to support the party ment has failed to deliver. plenty and is bound to hurt it issues like abrogation of Article that the main battle this time tical presence rather than an won by a record margin--scor- Congress workers as they know this time round provided it gets Since the last elections, the if some of them join other par- 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, round will be between the BJP electoral one as they are devoid ing what is called in gymnas- that Hooda's networking skills adequate representation in the biggest shock has been for the ties at the last moment if NRC in Assam and triple talaq. and Congress. While the main of grassroots level support. tic parlance as a "perfect ten". will help rope in sulking work- ticket distribution exercise. main opposition INLD which denied party tickets. The five years of Manohar opposition of 2014, INLD has Not happy with the BJP Given the strong presence ers and groups. "Initially, it was difficult for the has suffered a series of setbacks In the 2014 elections, BJP Lal Khattar government in the practically withered away, its raising issues like Article 370, of BJP nationally and its spread Intense factional rivalry Jat community to reconcile after its split because of a feud won 47 seats and later won the state has been uneventful place has been taken by the Triple Talaq, NRC, etc, the at the grassroots level in the withing the Congress has come with the fact that a non-Jat in the Chautala family. Most of by-poll of Jind, taking its tally despite the government boast- Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) to opposition is targeting the state, political experts say that to an end for now. Though (Khattar) would be the chief INLD''s sitting MLAs and to 48. INLD had won 19 seats ing of "unprecedented devel- some extent. However, being an party on record the Jat community had a sacked Haryana Congress chief minister. But that was the prominent leaders have though several of them later opment in every nook and assembly elections where the Unemployment, economic cri- rethink and a section is in a Ashok Tanwar is sulking, he is trump card of BJP. Having the switched over to the BJP and switched over to BJP. Congress corner" of the state without any interplay of caste, community sis in the state as well as the mood to support the party not in any position to harm the entire non-Jat castes on its some to the Congress ahead of managed to win 17, BSP one, regional discrimination. As and region would be much country, farmer distress, dis- this time round provided it gets interests of party. Appointment side, BJP is inching towards polls. Party patriarch Om independents five and SAD one Haryana has been a well gov- more than Lok Sabha polls, JJP satisfied government employ- adequate representation in the of Kiran Choudhary as head of getting the support of the dom- Prakash Chautala is in jail and in the last assembly. This time, erned state for a while, politi- and INLD candidates could be ees and also under-perfor- ticket distribution exercise. election manifesto committee inant Jat community as well so is his son Ajay Chautala, is is "Mission 75+" of BJP ver- cal observers find little merit in the spoilers in several con- mance in all spheres of gover- "Initially, it was difficult for the too would help the cause of the and that does not augur well for triggering a series of allegations sus "tried and tested" formula BJP's argument of sustained stituencies. However, ask any nance. Jat community to reconcile Congress as the woman leader the Opposition," said a sea- and counter allegations within of Congress. 3    (9  &
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With these cases the persons succumbing to the unemployment and betrayal how the Chief Minister their ideologue late Devi Lal in said the party will raise the number of the patients affect- virus. of farmers and the law and (Khattar) had said that we will Rohtak on Sunday. issue of unemployment in the he dance of dengue in the ed by the disease mounted to The district vector borne order situation. bring girls from Kashmir to As all efforts by Akali patri- Assembly election. Tprovisional state capital 2607 in Dehradun. The health disease officer Subhash Joshi She said retrenchment in marry our boys. This was such arch and former Punjab chief Presenting some new sta- Dehradun and nearby areas is department data shows that six said that activities like fogging the auto sector and closing of a regressive mindset", she added. minister Parkash Singh Badal tistics on unemployment, he continuing to haunt and harass people in Dehradun have so far and spread of insecticides are units have brought people close Khattar stirred a contro- and khap panchayat leaders said BJP must answer the pub- the people . On Saturday, the succumbed to the dengue. being undertaken apart from to the Congress, adding that versy last month when a video have failed to re-unite the lic on the question of unem- state health department report- In Nainital district, 1189 spreading awareness on pre- more people were joining the of his speech went viral on Chautala clan, the two parties Modi and Former CM ployment and other political ed 173 new cases of the vector patients of the disease have so ventive measures to be adopt- Congress now than those who social media in which he was will go ahead with their sepa- Bhupinder Singh parties must also come up borne disease in Dehradun been reported by health ed for the disease. quit five years ago.Slamming the heard saying, "Some people are rate events. The INLD will Hooda had held the rallies. with alternative solutions. BJP government, she said, now saying as Kashmir is open, organise a ‘Samman Divas’ JJP has been holding this Yadav announced on "Farmers and small business- brides will be brought from rally at Kaithal on September public rally to commemorate behalf of his party that Swaraj man are in crisis in the state. there". Khattar was expressing 25. the 106th birth anniversary of India will come up with a con- ! , " & Farmers are not getting remu- concern over the low sex ratio The JJP and Former Hisar former Deputy Prime Minister crete alternative roadmap for nerative prices for their produce. in Haryana at an event in MP Dushyant Chautala would Chaudhary Devi Lal. JJP full employment in coming The rate of unemployment has Fatehabad when he made the sound a poll bugle of assembly national principal general sec- days. Referring to the new sta- '  '   risen in the last five years." remark in an apparent reference elections from Rohtak, the retary Dr KC Bangar said tistics by CMIE (May-August She said BJP promised to to scrapping of the special sta- home turf of Bhupinder Singh that the JJP's rally would be report), he revealed that the double the minimum support tus for Jammu and Kashmir. Hooda. massive. He said people are number of unemployed in the #  4,0& 4 6 Jagdish Rawat of Pulmonary laboratory is functional under price for crops, but didn't even The State Congress party Rohtak is considered a frustrated from BJP and state has crossed 20 lakh. Medicine Department has been the Molecular Lab of the hos- purchase most of the farm pro- chief said that the party will stronghold of Hooda but Congress and JJP rally will Leaving behind many other n view of the arrival of the appointed as the Nodal officer pital which is the only certified duce this year.Selja said when give tickets to youth, women Congress had lost the 2019 expose the both Modi and states with bigger populations, Iswine flu in Uttarakhand, the for Swine Flu at the hospital. He centre for Swine Flu (H1N1) the government announced and experienced people. The Lok Sabha elections from here. Hooda. unemployment in Haryana has Mahant Indiresh Hospital here said that special guidelines testing from National Centre 4,000-5,000 vacancies for the candidates will be decided Party leader said that the He said that JJP has already taken shape of an epidemic, he has set up a 12 bedded isolation have been issued by the hospi- for Disease Control (NCDC), post of clerks, around 15 lakh soon, she said this while JJP will hold a historic public released the first list of candi- added.Out of these, 4.5 lakh ward. The medical superin- tal for the care and treatment New Delhi. He said that in this youth applied, showing that addressing a workers’ confer- rally in the same dates and the second list will unemployed are either gradu- tendent (MS) of the hospital, of suspected Swine Flu patients. lab complete facilities of testing unemployment had gone up. ence at Ramlila Ground in ground where Prime Minister be announced on September ate or with a higher degree, Dr Vinay Rai said that Dr Dr Rai said that a Swine Flu of Swine flu are available. On law and order, she said Mahendragarh on Saturday. Narendra23. Yadav said, citing figures. $5 %          ##)   "  *+#,

#  30 642 &0 been made to the ECI for tions into Auxiliary polling sta- polling stations in the State is        ! 3 converting these polling sta- tions. The number of such 136. ll necessary arrangements Afor the polls in Haryana has been made for free, fair and transparent elections, Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana Anurag Agarwal said on Saturday. Addressing a news con- ference here, Agarwal said that with the announcement of election programme by Election Commission of India (ECI), Model Code of Conduct has come into effect. According to the schedule, notification would be issued on September 27 and the last date for filling nominations would be October 4, scrutiny of nom- ination papers would be done on October 5 and the candi- #  8 40 6 per cent subsidy. Singh said the nearly 10 lakh hectares from dates could withdraw their state had provided 28,600 rice to alternate, less water nominations by October 7. unjab Chief Minister Capt implements worth Rs 269.38 intensive crops. Agarwal said the Election PAmarinder Singh on crore to farmers during 2018- Listing the initiatives for Commission, all Deputy Saturday appealed to the farm- 19 and 28,000 implements crop diversification, he said a Commissioners and Returning ers in his state not to resort to worth Rs 273.80 crore would be state-of-the-art Indian Institute Officers are geared up for con- paddy stubble burning, as a provided to them for paddy of Maize Research was being ducting the elections in com- mark of respect for the historic straw management in this fis- set up at Ladhowal, while a pletely transparency and eth- 550th Prakash Parb of the first cal. Postgraduate Institute of ical manner. Sikh Guru. He also announced that the Horticulture Research and He said after the second The Happy Seeding state would develop a sugar- Education was coming up in revision of electoral list on machines being distributed by cane research and training Amritsar. August 27, this year, the final his government would not only institute at Gurdaspur, besides With the concerted efforts voter list has been published as help in stubble management, establishing an agricultural of the state government to per which 1.83 crore voters but also ensure increased pro- market innovation research sensitise farmers about alter- including 1.07 lakh service ductivity for the farmers, he and intelligence centre in native crops, the area under voters would exercise their told reporters here. Mohali. The centre would pro- maize, basmati and cotton cul- right to franchise. He said that He was inaugurating a two- vide necessary support and tivation had registered a con- as the process for updating the day Pashupaalan Mela at Guru assistance to farmers in mar- siderable increase during the electoral roll in progress, the Angad Dev Veterinary and keting of their diversified crops, current season, he said. number of voters is expected to Animal Sciences University. said the Chief Minister. Water saving technologies, increase. Singh said paddy stubble burn- Addressing farmers gath- such as drip irrigation, were The CEO said 19,442 vot- ing, besides damaging the tex- ered here, Capt Amarinder being popularised through 80- ing centres have been estab- ture of soil and human health, emphasised the need to switch 90 per cent subsidy in the lished in the State including had emerged as a major envi- to crop diversification to con- state, besides introduction of 5,511 in urban areas and ronmental threat. serve the depleting ground the direct benefit transfer for 13,931 in rural areas. There are He called upon farmers to water. electricity scheme to directly 10,288 polling locations, take full advantage of the straw He announced that the compensate farmers who save adding that polling stations management machinery, which state had already developed a electricity and thereby ground- where the number of voters are was being provided at 50-80 diversification plan to shift water, he added. more than 1500, request have     +, --. -/01  #%/ ;&9 " " - !. / !    '   /

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same dates as those for Lok Sabha by-election was tions will be done on October October 21, 2019, with a dis- all-time high of 122 seats as Haryana and Maharashtra necessitated following the death 1, Candidatures can be with- tinct advantage, as it takes on against 260 out of the total 288  #  "  Assembly elections. itation exercise is expected to simultaneous polls, Arora said of sitting MP Ram Chandra drawn up to October 3. The a weakened, weary and some- seats it had contested. The  % # 6 The Samastipur Lok Sabha be undertaken there. that the issue was not yet set- Paswan of the Lok Janshakti CEC said that the notification what dispirited Opposition Shiv Sena had walked away # )   # by-election was necessitated In Karnataka, where resig- tled and added that term of the Party in July. One Lok Sabha for the polls will be made on Congress-NCP alliance. with 63 seats out of 282 seats it  "   due to the death of sitting LJP nations of 17 rebel MLAs led to state Assembly there ends on 9 seat in Maharashtra is currently September 27. The last date of Ahead of the first crucial had contested. On the other    MP Ram Chandra Paswan in the collapse of the HD January. "If the Leader of the vacant but CEC Arora said it filing nominations is October electoral battle being after the hand, the Congress bagged 42 July. However, the bypoll for Kumaraswamy-Congress coali- House there wants to dissolve won't go to polls along with the 4. The scrutiny of nominations Lok Sabha polls in which it seats out of 287 seats it had Satara Lok Sabha seat will not tion government in July, bypolls the assembly and advance the state assembly elections on will take place on October 5 walked away with staggering 42 contested, while the NCP Congress leaders have been be held along with the will be held in 15 seats and in elections, then it is a separate October 21. and the last date for with- out of the 48 seats in emerged fourth by winning 41 quietly touring the state, but Maharashtra assembly elec- Uttar Pradesh, 11 constituen- matter. But why should the Assembly bypolls in West drawal of nominations is Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena out of 278 it had contested. not in as comprehensive man- tions on October 21. Satara cies will go to the polls. The 11 commission want to advance Bengal are not being held now October 7. combine has already out- The Prakash Ambedkar- ner as Fadnavis has done. MP from NCP Udayanraje UP assembly seats mostly it," he said. as the state government had The EC has decided to use smarted the Opposition led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, Upbeat as it is after it Bhosale had recently joined the belong to MLAs who had won Byelections will also be cited the Durga Puja festivities EVMs and VVPATs in all the Congress-NCP alliance psy- which suffered a setback last indulged in massive poaching BJP after resigning from the the Lok Sabha elections and held in five seats in Kerala and to postpone the exercise. They polling stations and for this chologically by poaching near- week after the exit of the from the Opposition ranks in Lok Sabha. had resigned as members of the 4 in Punjab among others. will also not be held in adequate numbers of EVMs ly 30 of its leaders and func- Asaduddin Owaisi-led recent months, the BJP will in There was no word on state assembly. The other states are Assam (4), Uttarakhand now as panchay- and VVPATs have been kept tionaries, including 17 sitting AIMIM, is contesting the 2019 likelihood whip up patriotic when Jammu and Kashmir According to the Chief Bihar (5), Gujarat (4), at elections are already under- ready. As is the practice, voters MLAs, and depleting its cadres Assembly polls as a third front. fervour in by giving national would head for elections to Election Commissioner (CEC) Himachal Pradesh (2), way and the state machinery is will need to carry valid identi- markedly in the run-up months The Raj Thackeray-led integration spin to the Centre’s elect its legislative body. The Sunil Arora, the byolls in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu occupied with the exercise, ty cards. Electoral Photo to the polls. MNS, which had not contest- recent decision to abrogate state, which will become a Karnataka will be held on seats, (two each) and Sikkim (3). CEC Arora said. In some other Identity cards (EPIC) shall be The two saffron allies — ed the Lok Sabha polls but sup- Article 370 in Jammu and Union Territory (UT) on including where sitting MLAs States where assembly bypolls seats, by-elections are not being the main document of which unlike the Opposition ported the Opposition parties, Kashmir, inking of which has October 31, has been under were disqualified recently. will be held are Arunachal held as respective high courts identification. However, sepa- Congress and NCP that have is yet to take a final call whether already been given both by BJP President's Rule for over a Asked why elections to the Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, are hearing election petitions rate instructions will be already wrapped up the seat or not to contest the Assembly national president Amit Shah year. Due to J&K's bifurcation Jharkhand Assembly were not Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and the matters are sub judice, issued to allow additional doc- pact between them — may be polls. The Asaduddin Owaisi- and Prime Minister during into two UTs - Jammu and announced on Saturday when Meghalaya, Odisha and he added. uments for identification of struggling to arrive at an led AIMIM, Samajwadi Party their recent public meetings in Kashmir and Ladakh - a delim- the country was discussing Puducherry (one seat each). In Kerala, Stakes are high voters. understanding over the sharing and BSP will contest the polls Maharashtra. of seats between them. But, the in some pockets of their influ- Similarly, the BJP — which BJP and Shiv Sena are a for- ence. thinks that it will encash on the midable lot both on paper and On his part, chief minister “pro-incumbency” mood pre- $  # on ground — in terms of both Devendra Fadnavis – who is vailing in the State — will go to <
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Together, the BJP (27.59 tipped to be deputy chief min- initiatives like loan waiver and ver 10-crore electorate will Caste/Scheduled Tribe while 17 special security arrangements he festival season in Tamil Tamil Nadu Assembly, the per cent) and Shiv Sena (23.29 ister in the event of the saffron crop insurances taken by the Obe eligible to cast their vote are reserved in Haryana for have been made for the LWE TNadu got peppered on AIADMK has 122 members per cent) polled 50.88 per cent alliance returning to power in state government to address in the coming Assembly polls them. According to the CEC affected areas in Gadchiroli and Saturday with the Election while the DMK –led Opposition of total votes, as against the total the State, has toured several farmers’ distress and the devel- in Maharashtra and Haryana Arora, the upper limit for expen- Gondia in Maharashtra. Commission of India announc- has 109 members. M K Stalin, 31.79 per cent of votes polled by parts of the state. opment push it has given in for a total of 378 seats. diture on the election campaign Besides announcing the ing that the bypolls from the president , DMK, told journal- the Congress ( 16.27 per cent) On the Opposition side, urban areas, including As per Election is Rs 28 lakh for each candidate. assembly election dates, CEC Assembly constituencies of ists on Saturday that his party and NCP (15.52 per cent). NCP founder-president Sharad Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane and Commission (EC) data, there Over 1.66 lakh VVPAT Arora also spoke about the envi- Vikravandi in Villupuram dis- would contest Vikravandi by- The Congress and NCP are Pawar is currently touring Pune, through various infra are 1,82,98,714 voters in (voter-verified paper audit trail ronmental concern that the elec- trict and Nanguneri in poll leaving Nanguneri to contesting 125 seats each after western Maharashtra and projects including the Metro Haryana. Of this, 1,81,91,228 ) machines will be used in the tion campaigns bring with them. Kanyakumari district would alliance partner Congress. The leaving the remaining 32 seats Marathwada. The State and expressways. are general electors and assembly polls in Maharashtra Regarding the same Arora said, be held on October 21. DMK-Congress front is hoping 1,07,486 are service voters who and Haryana. Referring to the "Election campaigns impose an The by-election in to retain both the seats taking will vote for the 90 assembly use of paper trail machines, environmental cost upon us. Vikravandi was necessitated by advantage of recent events like seats in the state. In Arora said that on the lines of We appeal to political parties to the death of the sitting DMK the arrest of P Chidambaram , (9/ )& $  $    Maharashtra, there are the Lok Sabha polls, the com- avoid the use of plastic and use lawmaker K Rathamani of the former union finance minister 8,95,62,706 voters, of which mission has mandated that only environment-friendly mate- DMK in June 2019. Nanguneri in money laundering case and 8,94,46,211 are general electors VVPAT slips count of five ran- rial in their campaigns." Arora constituency fell vacant follow- the accidental death of Subasri, and 1,16,495 are service voters domly selected polling stations also mentioned that the EC has ing the resignation of Vasanth a young techie who lost her life 0$$      3 who will vote for the 288 in each assembly constituency brought down more than 5,000 Kumar of the Indian National when a larger than life size Assembly seats in the state. of Haryana and Maharashtra polling booths on the ground Congress who was elected to the hoarding installed by a former According to Chief Election will be done for verification of floor from the first or second- Lok Sabha from Kanyakimari in AIADMK municipal corpora- #B    0 &6 2 & ing that party’s mood in the wake of by-elections. Commissioner (CEC) Sunil the result obtained from the floor level on the request of sev- the May 2019 General election. tion councillor in connection During December 2018 general elections, the Arora, a total of 19,425 polling electronic voting machines eral political parties from The point being debated in with the marriage of the latter’s ctober 21is likely to become a turning point PCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy has retained the booths will be set up for people (EVMs). Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu is whether the son’s marriage. Oin the history of Telangana politics with the seat by defeating TRS’ Saidi Reddy. But subse- to cast their vote in Haryana. The polling stations where According to the CEC, DMK-led UPA would be able Though it is more than a Election Commission announcing dates for the quently, the PCC chief contested the Lok Sabha There has been an increase of the count is taken up are select- both Haryana and Maharashtra to continue its dream run. week, the police had failed to bypoll in the constituency. election as the nominee of Congress from 19.58 percent of polling stations, ed by a draw of lots after the elec- are sound-fitting in terms of Though the final results in the arrest the culprit who is on the Though, the ruling TRS is trying to clinch the Nalgonda parliament seat and emerged victorious. the number of station was tion and before counting. The poll preparation. "All types are by-polls would not create any run. This has added to the woes seat from the Congress and spring a surprise, the It prompted Uttam Kumar Reddy to tender 16,244 back in 2014. Up from commission also reiterated that arrangements are being made threat to the Edappadi of the government. national ruling party, BJP is leaving no stone his resignation as Huzurnagar MLA. Uttam’s 90,403 in 2014, the number of while some EVMs fail to func- for the voters. Candidates will Palaniswami-led AIADMK The DMK-led alliance had unturned to grab the seat, the bastion of grand old spouse Padmavathi Reddy, who was an MLA poll booths where people can tion due to "mechanical, struc- require to fill all the columns in government , it will be a morale swept the Lok Sabha election party. The TRS has already announced Saidi Reddy from Kodad segment of the erstwhile Nalgonda cast their vote in Maharashtra tural or physical defect" includ- their poll form. The Election booster to the Opposition par- from the State winning 38 out as the candidate for the seat, while a war of words district, lost the general elections to the TRS’ has gone up to 95,473, reflect- ing faulty switches, broken but- Commission is privileged to ties as the State is gearing up for of the 39 seats which were at between the senior leaders of Congress is reflect- Bollam Mallaiah Yadav. ing an increase of 5.61 percent. ton, faulty connection, these play a role in democracy." elections to local bodies which stake. 6
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Admiral G Ashok Kumar, the Navy from late 1960s onwards TSaturday held detailed dis- iming to further consoli- several key military establish- The first of the seven vice chief of the Navy. —'Kalvari', 'Khanderi', 'Karanj' cussions and debated various Adate maritime cooperation ments including the Khulna frigates, christened 'Nilgiri', is "For the seventh frigate, we and 'Kursura'. reforms proposed in the new between the two countries, Shipyard Limited, Bangladesh's slated to be launched in have identified one more in the "Names have a historical National Education Navy Chief Admiral Karambir naval bases in Chattogram and Mumbai on September 28 in series — 'Mahendragiri'," he background, and many ships Policy(NEP) draft that has Singh on Saturday began a Khulna and address cadets at the presence of Defence said. have been follow-on of some been much delayed and much four-day-long visit to the Bangladesh Naval Academy Minister Rajnath Singh. He said this recently dur- other ships in the past. So, the awaited. Bangladesh. (BNA).In addition, he will par- The first ship under P17A ing an interactive session held name is being repeated," The meeting of the HRD During the visit, Admiral ticipate in the first anniversary borrows its name from an old here ahead of the commis- Kumar said. Ministry's Central Advisory Singh will hold extensive talks celebration of Bangladesh frigate of the Navy, INS Nilgiri sioning of Navy's second A contract with French Board of Education (CABE) with his Bangladeshi counter- Institute of Maritime Research that was named after Nilgiri Scorpene-class submarine INS company Naval Group (earlier and Education ministers from accountability," a senior HRD that in the spirit of cooperative part Admiral Aurangzeb and Development (BIMRAD), Hills. Khanderi.The commissioning called DCNS) was signed in states was chaired by Union official said. federalism both the central Chowdhury, besides meeting the Navy said. Five more ships of the of 'Khanderi', launch of 'Nilgiri' 2005 for the supply of six sub- HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank said in the spirit of and state governments interact the other service chiefs and The Bangladesh Navy is an Nilgiri-class, an upgrade of and inauguration of an aircraft marines. Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. The heads "cooperative federalism" both and engage in a healthy and senior military officials, the active member of Indian Ocean Leander-class, were also named carrier drydock are all sched- The six submarines, of autonomous organisations, the central and state govern- enriching dialogue to bring Indian Navy said. Naval Symposium (IONS), a after other hill ranges of India. uled to take place on designed by the French naval vice chancellors of universities, ments interacted and engaged out a robust policy that will Sources said the two navy forum for maritime coopera- The six ships were built a few September 28 in Mumbai. defence and energy company, HRD secretaries for higher in a healthy and enriching dia- empower our youth to meet the chiefs are expected to deliber- tion among navies of the littoral decades ago and have been The first Scorpene in a are being built by Mazagon education and school education logue to bring out a robust pol- challenges of the 21st century," ate on regional security scenario states of the Indian Ocean decommissioned. series of six, 'Kalvari' is named Dock Ltd in Mumbai as part of R Subrahmanyam and Rina icy that will empower our the minister added. including China's growing for- Region. These six ships were called after the first Kalvari of the Project-75 of the Indian Navy. Ray, along with senior officials youth to meet the challenges of Nishank also released the ays into the Indian Ocean There has been increasing — 'Nilgiri', 'Himgiri', 'Udaygiri', Navy.The first Kalvari, com- The state-of-the-art fea- of the central and state gov- the 21st century. All India Survey on Higher region and its military assertive- cooperation between Indian 'Dunagiri, 'Taragiri' and missioned on December 8, tures of this Kalvari-class ernments also attended "The government has ini- Education (AISHE) 2018-19 ness in the South China Sea. and Bangladeshi navies and 'Vindhyagiri'. 1967, was also the first sub- Scorpene submarine include Further, Nishank's deputy tiated a major exercise to for- according to which the Gross "The visit is intended to they regularly engage through "The first P17A frigate marine of the Indian Navy. It superior stealth and the abili- Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of mulate a National Education Enrolment Ratio (GER) in consolidate and enhance the staff talks, annual defence dia- 'Nilgiri' will be launched on was decommissioned on May ty to launch attacks on the State for Culture and Tourism Policy that will aim to fulfil the higher education has increased bilateral maritime relations logue and other operational September 28. Since, it is 31, 1996 after nearly three enemy using precision guided Prahlad Singh Patel and aspiration of the youth for from 25.8 in 2017-18 to 26.3 in between India and Bangladesh," interactions. named after the previous decades of service. weapon. PTI Minister of State for Youth quality education and make our 2018-19 while in absolute Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju country a knowledge super- terms the enrolment increased also attended the meeting. power. from 3.66 crore to 3.74 crore "The house had detailed The extant National Policy students. %      
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 deliberations on several rec- on Education, 1986 modified in "GER for SCs has also ommendations and reforms 1992 required changes to meet shown a growth from 21.8 to #  6,5 4,80 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat ruled that any couple living women in live-in relation- proposed in the NEP draft. the contemporary and futuris- 23.0 and STs from 15.9 to 17.2. will release the survey, con- together for a long term will be ships. There were valuable sugges- tic needs of our large youth In terms of increase in the num- he Rashtriya Swayamsevak ducted by a Sangh-linked orga- presumed as legally married The findings of the survey tions given by the education population," he said. ber of universities, they have TSangh (RSS), which, in a nization ‘Drishti Stree unless proved otherwise. It has will be released after Bhagwat's ministers of states, who are "Thus, this policy is being grown from 903 (2017-18) to way, celebrates bachelorhood as Adhyayan Prabodhan also allowed physical relation- interaction with the foreign equal partners in policy for- brought out after more than 993 (2018-19) and total higher most of its ‘pracharaks’ keep off Kendra’(DSAPK) based in ship between two grown-ups as media. mulation and felt that their three decades. Massive con- Education institutions conjugal lives, has conducted a Pune, Maharashtra. legal. It was earlier used to be RSS publicity in-charge inputs are critical so that the sultative process over four years from 49,964 to 51,649 in the survey that claims that married The findings of the survey categorized as adultery. Arun Kumar in an official proposed NEP can be a catalyst has been undertaken and the same corresponding period. women are "happier" than were discussed at the Rashtriya As per the survey, married statement released on Saturday to achieve the goals of equitable draft NEP has been submitted The number of faculty those in live-in relationships. Its Swayamsevak Sangh's coordi- women have a very high level said Bhagwat's interaction with access to quality education by the committee. increased from 13.88 lakhs to findings will be released on nation meeting in Pushkar ear- RSS said. of happiness, whereas the level the foreign media is a routine while ensuring affordability of "The meeting today was 14.16 lakhs," the survey report Tuesday. lier this month, sources in the The Supreme Court has of happiness was lowest in exercise. education and instilling greater convened to discuss the draft so said.         7         .     +, --. -/01 "#8       .

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(52kg), an Asian Games and them (the coaches) to be with eigning junior world (  3;55"+ In the second period, Asian Championships Gold- me even on off days for train- champion Deepak -:$4-DE 4&- Deepak pushed out medallist, recalled with hearty ing. They tell me ‘bas kar yaar, RPunia placed himself in Reichmuth and took the Swiss laughter the times he “frus- hum jaa rahe hain ab’. My atti- line for the senior world title Punia and Ravi Dahiya have down for a 4-0 lead. He lost trated” coaches with his tude to training has changed by reaching the 86kg final already won a Bronze medal two points but another take- approach, which meant care- quite a lot but even now I am apart from booking his Tokyo each. All of them qualified for down and expose move free to him but reckless to harassing coaches,” he quipped. Olympics quota, here on the Tokyo Olympics as well. clinched it for Deepak. them. “Earlier, I would leave (the Saturday. Rahul Aware can make it The 20-year-old Deepak, “It’s true, I used to leave the training hall) without even Competing in his maiden even better if he wins today’s who trains at Chhatrasal sta- camp on weekends (off days), cooling off but I am more senior world championship, Bronze medal bout in the dium in Delhi, had booked the I just didn’t have the patience. patient now. I wait for my Deepak moved to the final 61kg non-Olympic category. quota after prevailing 7-6 in a The coaches used to be furious body to adapt before signing with a commanding 8-2 win He lost his semifinal bout 6- tense semifinal against at me but then that was me at off. I adhere to the procedure over Switzerland’s Stefan 10 to Beka Lomtadze of Colombia’s Carlos Arturo that time. We just didn’t have with sincerity now,” he added. Reichmuth. Georgia. Mendez. enough chhutti (holidays) and Speaking of adapting, He will fight for the title India had returned with With one minute to go, he I was always tempted to make Panghal has had to make major against 2016 Rio Olympics three medals in 2013. was trailing 3-6 but pulled off the most of whatever I could adjustments to excel in the 74kg Gold medallist Hassan Deepak’s all-round ability a takedown and then an manage,” the 23-year-old 52kg category after a stellar run Yazdanicharati of Iran — defence, attack, expose move to take 7-6 lead Indian Armyman said. in the 49kg division. During today. Yazdanicharati stamina and aware- in the dying moments of the “Oh, we used to be so the transition, he candidly con- had also won 2018 ness on the mat — tense bout. frustrated with him. He would- fessed that he was unsure about Jakarta- Palembang played a key role in Also doing a commend- n’t come back from leave on how the change would pan out Asian Games 86kg his memorable able job was Aware who time, wouldn’t show up for for him. Gold. performance. reached the Bronze medal training on time. But then he “It hasn’t been as difficult It has been a steady “I had gen- round in the 61kg non- had this amazing eye-catching as I first thought. But it has progress for Deepak, uinely hoped for a Olympic category after reach- game, we just couldn’t have taken time for me to fit in,” he who won the World medal and ing the semifinals. given up on him despite the said. Cadet title in 2016 and Olympic quota. So, Both Deepak and Rahul indiscipline,” recalled national “Abhi bhi kahaan itna became junior world it is a double overcame rough Kazakh coach C A Kuttappa. adjustment huwa hai (I haven’t champion only last month in delight for me. My seniors like wrestlers en route the semifi- The time they speak of was adjusted completely). I am Estonia. He can now emulate Sushil Kumar and Bajrang nals. 2016, and a year later Panghal only 65 to 70 per cent there in double Olympic medallist Punia inspire me,” Deepak Aware lost a pacy semifi- made quite a statement with a realising my full potential. I Sushil Kumar who is till now said. nal 6-10 to Beka Lomtadze of Bronze medal on debut in the have managed to add power in the only Indian to have won a “I felt a bit under pressure Georgia, the European cham- Asian Championships. my punches to negate the World Championships title in when I fought with the pionship Silver medallist. “I am so grateful to the height disadvantage. It’s crucial 2010. Kazakh wrestler (in quarter- Meanwhile, Jitender lost coaches who didn’t give up on because I am mostly up against The 20-year old Deepak finals). He had beaten me in his 79kg quarterfinal while me. Because of their patience, taller guys. But I am still a work also ensured that India will Italy early this year and I was Mausam Khatri lost his first I began taking my game more in progress,” he added. return from the World a bit apprehensive about fight- round in 97kg to reigning seriously and there came a Panghal prefers to be hum- Championship with its best ing the home wrestler because Olympic champion Kyle time when I went home just ble about his achievements ever performance as the coun- of the Bajrang bout (contro- Frederick Snyder to go out of once a month, that too after the and prefers to describe his try is now assured of four versy),” he added. the championship since their coaches would tell me to take phenomenal rise since 2017 a medals. There was no action in the opponents failed to reach the a break,” Panghal said. combination of some luck and  $ 9@A;         !4       2   P    Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang first period of the semifinal finals. But old habits die hard and loads of hard work.   
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he 20th India-Russia Summit agenda to their bilateral partnership in placement of skilled manpower from the Nuclear Suppliers Group. represents a sustainable solution to a at Vladivostok on September three core areas — economic, energy and India” in Russia’s Far East. India’s investments in the oil and gas long-standing problem that has festered 4-5, 2019 marked the first defence cooperation. In each area, the The broad vision behind India’s his- sector of Russia have crossed $15 billion, for almost two decades on the ground. visit by an Indian Prime two countries prioritised the role of toric economic engagement at the high- including her stake of $2.7 billion in the By upgrading India-Russia defence coop- Minister, Narendra Modi, to investments, manufacturing, employ- est level with Russia’s Far East was Sakhalin-1 project in Russia’s Far East eration, opening the doors for joint Tthe Russian Far East. It placed the port ment and technology as catalysts for brought out by Prime Minister Modi at from 2001. Russia’s Rosneft-led consor- development and production of military city and its surrounding region in the their burgeoning partnership. They the plenary session of the Eastern tium, which acquired India’s Essar Oil equipment, components, and spare parts, eye of a bold joint initiative to energise agreed to integrate innovation in high Economic Forum at Vladivostok on (since renamed as Nayara Energy) for as well as after-sales service activities, a “strong, multifaceted trade and econom- technology products in telecommunica- September 5, 2019. He said: “India will $13 billion in 2017, is expected to visible economic dimension has been ic cooperation as the foundation for fur- tions, pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial provide a $1 billion line of credit to fur- expand the capacity of India’s second added to defence cooperation. At the ther expanding the range of India-Russia intelligence and nanotechnologies into ther contribute to the development of the largest oil refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat, heart of this new activity will be Russian relations”. this framework. Far East. This is the first time that we are which currently refines 20 million participation through investments in Speaking at the giving a line of credit to a particular tonnes of oil annually. joint ventures and technology in the Joint Press    region of a country. My Government’s An agreement on Hydrocarbons Make in India programme, with its Conference with The potential of economic coopera- Act East Policy has actively engaged with cooperation for 2019-2024 was “spin-off” benefits for employment and President Putin, tion to strengthen the “special and privi- East Asia. Today’s announcement will announced during the Summit, which technology diffusion. India’s Prime leged strategic partnership” between prove to be the take-off point of the Act welcomed the implementation of mutu- Minister empha- India and Russia has remained largely Far East policy and it is my firm belief ally beneficial long-term partnerships      sised that the part- untapped, despite several initiatives that this step adds a new dimension to between India’s Consortium of Oil and The objective of prioritising econom- nership between taken over the past 20 years. Bilateral our economic diplomacy. We will be Gas Public Sector Undertakings and ic cooperation to boost the India-Russia  India and Russia trade has gradually increased from $1.5 active participants in the development of Russia’s Rosneft, and between Gas partnership will be require a supportive was based on billion in 2000 to its current annual level the regions of our friendly countries Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and geo-political framework, especially for “trust”. The basis for this “trust” is rooted of about $11 billion, well short of the according to their priorities.” Russia’s giant Gazprom. The projects connectivity between India and Russia’s in the first India-Russia Summit held in declared target of $30 billion by 2025. being implemented included Vankorneft Far East. New Delhi in October 2000, when the The Vladivostok Summit resulted in     and Taas-Yuryakh in eastern Siberia, the The reference to an “open and inclu- two countries signed a Declaration on a joint initiative to utilise the “immense The primary objective of India- location of one of Russia’s largest oil and sive Indo-Pacific region” in Prime Strategic Partnership. At that time, energy of the private industry”, in Prime ) E8 4E)1/ Russia energy cooperation has been gas reserves, and a contract for long-term Minister Modi’s address to the Eastern Russia was emerging from a decade of Minister Modi’s words, to turn this situa- 64 64 &  India’s quest for energy security, and supply of Russian Liquified Natural Gas Economic Forum was accompanied by political and economic downturn fol- tion around. In addition to energy and ,&),4 )0 ) 6 Russia’s interest in exporting its huge (LNG) to India. the announcement of a new maritime lowing the disintegration of the Soviet defence cooperation, the economic part- L 33,> 88+ energy reserves on a long-term pre- This approach is designed to create a route between Chennai and Vladivostok Union. India was emerging from the nership would target the pharmaceuti- 362 5)0 )0, dictable basis to India, one of the biggest strategic alignment for the supply and to “increase connectivity between the first phase of her momentous economic cals, agriculture, civil aviation, railways, ) &( 8,6) importers of energy in the world. The processing of Russian energy to India. A regions”, which would traverse the South reforms. The overall objective of the ship building, space, education and &, 8), > )0, Vladivostok Summit discussed partner- long-term predictable arrangement will China Sea. Despite Russia’s reported hes- India-Russia partnership was designed tourism sectors. The new strategy 36),'& &+ ship in nuclear, oil and gas sectors within mitigate the current volatility in supply itations on officially using the term to create strategic autonomy for both unveiled at Vladivostok integrates four 5&84M )0,+ 0 E, this framework, integrating it with the and prices in global energy supplies to “Indo-Pacific”, the Summit declaration’s countries. supportive measures to increase Russian L6,E,& (,,6 64 new thrust on economic cooperation. India. The impact of this emerging align- reference to consultations on “integration The first summit took place after business participation in the Make in Both leaders stressed civil nuclear ment will be felt in emerging partner- and development initiatives in the India’s nuclear weapons tests of May 11- India programme, along with an 588 6) (, cooperation as an “important component ships in the inland and maritime trans- greater Eurasian space and in the regions 13, 1998, and newly elected President increased Indian business participation  3,)(8, ) of strategic partnership”. Prime Minister portation, port modernisation and ener- of the Indian and Pacific Oceans” Putin’s pledge on May 7, 2000 to make in investment projects in Russia.  )4, 6>8 ,63,M% Modi emphasised the significance of gy processing sectors. denotes an emerging strategic conver- Russia “a country that its citizens are First, a bilateral inter-governmental &,9,3)62 “localisation of nuclear power plants” gence between India and Russia on an proud of and is respected international- agreement on the promotion and protec- L 68 ),& 8 with reference to the new reactors being    “inclusive” Indo-Pacific regional strategy. ly”. The decision taken by former Indian tion of mutual investments is to be nego- 3,&3E, ',  &, constructed by Russia at Kudankulam, President Putin accompanied Prime This would incorporate not only mar- Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and tiated to anchor this initiative. Second, 6) ( ,4 6 which will strengthen India’s nuclear Minister Modi on a tour of the Zvezda itime connectivity in the Pacific, but also President Putin to institutionalise the steps would be taken to address non-tar- 6),&6 )6 8 8 5/M reactor construction capabilities, includ- ship-building complex near Vladivostok, critical maritime connectivity routes in India-Russia Summit mechanism annu- iff barriers to bilateral trade, including )0,  '') ing in manufacturing and in expanding which enabled the two leaders to spend the western Indo-Pacific such as the ally has withstood the test of time. At through broader discussions on a Trade 3 88,4 >& her pool of skilled manpower. President two hours together in the informal dis- straits of Hormuz and the Red Sea, as Vladivostok, India and Russia asserted Agreement between India and the L)&,62)0,662M Putin highlighted bilateral cooperation in cussions. This continued a practice initi- well as connectivity projects such as that in “successfully coping with the tur- Eurasian Economic Union. Third, coor- ' 8)8 ),& 8' Kudankulam as a “flagship joint project” ated with their meeting in Sochi in May Chabahar in Iran and emerging mar- bulent realities of the contemporary dinating support would be rendered by 64 64,&86,4 )0, and anticipated that “at least 12 Russian- 2018. The Russian leader’s public refer- itime routes using the Arctic. world” they have “never been and will the investment offices of Russia in India L&' 3+ > designed nuclear power plants will be ences to the “many Russian made ships” The Summit declaration identified not be susceptible to outside influence”. and India in Russia. Fourth, the India- 6),&6 )6 8 8 5M built within the next 20 years” in India. in the Indian Navy including the aircraft cooperation in the Arctic and cyber Rejecting “unilateral coercive mea- Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue This would provide the basis for an carrier Vikramaditya and leased nuclear security as emerging areas for India- sures not based on international law,” the mechanism set up after the 2018 New increase in nuclear trade and technologi- powered submarine Chakra were signifi- Russia partnership. Russia’s long experi- Summit called for “strengthening” multi- Delhi Summit would be geared to pro- cal cooperation between Russia and cant markers for the Summit agreement ence in deep sea fishing and deep-sea lateralism and underlined the “primacy mote “cohesive and mutually beneficial India, including in “joint manufacturing on preparing “a framework for coopera- mining could provide the building blocks of international law”. Prime Minister cooperation in core sectors”. of equipment and fuel.” The Summit wel- tion on reciprocal logistics support”. for the concept of the Blue Economy of Modi said that “both countries under- Building on the initial attempts made comed the success of India-Russia coop- At the Summit’s joint press confer- the Indo-Pacific, as part of India’s stand that we need a multipolar world to in 2001 to bring the states of India and eration in constructing the Rooppur ence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi SAGAR Indian Ocean strategy articulat- achieve peace and stability”. Russia reiter- provinces of Russia into the framework Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh, termed the “steps that are giving our ed by Prime Minister Modi in March ated its support for India’s permanent of economic cooperation, the Summit which motivated them to look at similar defence cooperation a solid foundation 2015. Incorporating these areas into the membership of the UN Security Council. envisaged interaction between Uttar joint cooperation projects for nuclear of co-manufacturing” a boost to Indian special and privileged strategic partner- At their joint press conference, both Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana and Goa with power in third world countries. industry. President Putin emphasised the ship between India and Russia could leaders underlined the bonds that link the 11 provinces of Russia’s Far East to It is significant that during the past important role of “joint projects in India” catalyse the emergence of India as a mar- India and Russia together, with President provide depth to this process. Prime 20 years India and Russia have been able to illustrate that “Russia does more than itime power. 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" # $%% has received an English education, ever remains sincerely attached to his reli- gion… It is my firm belief that, if our Survey 2003 suggests that the OBCs may plans of education are followed up, there only constitute around 36 per cent of the will not be a single idolater among the population and not 50 per cent as was respectable classes in Bengal thirty years assumed earlier. If one excludes Muslim hence…” Macaulay wrote to his father in OBCs, then the figure falls to 32 per 1836. Needles to say, the modern day cent, according to the NSS. The National Indians have done Macaulay proud by Family Health Statistics conducted in living a life as scripted by him way back 1998 suggests that the population of in the 1830s. OBCs is around 32 per cent which is While the colonial masters aided by Though there were widespread agita- reservation announced by the Mandal “Dharampal discovered that a fairly Presidency were a mere 13 per cent in fairly close to the NSS figures,” (Page 10- evangelists and proselytisers had a free tions against the recommendations that Commission were based on flawed detailed survey of school and college South Arcot and 23 per cent in Madras. 11, Caste As Social Capital). run all over the country, the great truth “robbed” a major chunk of seats in edu- numbers, facts and figures. The last caste education has been undertaken by the That much for the leaders who demand While demolishing and exposing the about the rich cultural heritage of this cational institutions and government census in India was held in 1931 and the British administration in the erstwhile still more reservation for the backward, flaws in the claims by the powerful pro- nation lies buried thousand fathoms jobs from the merit category and placed recommendations of the Commission Madras Presidency Area. According to SC and ST sections of the population! reservation lobby, Prof Vaidyanathan has deep. Prof Vaidyanathan, through his them at the disposal of communities cat- were based on the data collected in that the survey conducted between 1822 and Another report by J Dent Secretary, argued that the caste system in India is book is trying to bring the real picture egorised as Scheduled Caste, Scheduled census. For more than six decades, there 1825 in the Madras Presidency (that is, Fort George, dated February 21, 1825 not that bad and has done a lot for the out in the public domain. Tribe, Other Backward Communities were no caste census of any kind in the whole of the Indian States of Tamil states that out of 1,88, 680 scholars in all economic and social upliftment of the What “Caste As Social Capital” tries and Most Backward Communities, the India and setting apart 27 per cent quota Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of the collectorates of Madras Presidency, poor and the downtrodden. The days of to tell the readers is that despite the mainstream media sought to downplay for OBC against the findings of the 1931 Odissha, Kerala, Karnataka, and the Brahmins made up 23 per cent while Marx and Engels who argued that reli- protests by the Left and Liberals against the same to suit their business interests. census was against all norms, says the union territory of Lakshadweep), 11,575 Shudras constituted 45 per cent. gion is the opium for the masses are long the Indian caste system, it has more How many among us remember the professor. schools and 1094 colleges were then in The author has successfully demol- gone. The religions are alive and kicking. advantages than disadvantages. And the martyrdom of Rajiv Goswami, the New The government brought in reserva- existence in the Presidency and the num- ished all the arguments put forward by Caste and religions are the ultra modern most shocking disclosure made by Prof Delhi youth who tried self immolation tion as an act of atonement for the kind ber of students in them were 157, 195 the political leadership justifying the social networking institutions, more pro- Vaidyanathan is that the Reservation to protest against the then VP Singh of discrimination the SC, ST and the and 5431 respectively,” writes Prof need for continuation of reservation, and gressive and advanced than the five-star System practiced in India is a big fraud government’s decision to implement the Backwards had to allegedly suffer n the Vaidyanathan. Shudras (backward castes) that too the most unscientific and crude clubs we see in metropolitan cities, perpetrated on the Hindus of India by Mandal Commission Recommendations. hands of the upper caste and Brahmins, constituted 70 to 80 per cent of the stu- form of reservation. “The assumption membership of which is a coveted hon- forces which want the annihilation of the India was not the same after the imple- so goes the argument. But a research by dents in Tamil speaking areas, while the made by the Mandal Commission based our for social upward mobility. Sanatana Dharma. mentation of those recommendations. renowned Gandhian, Dharampal, has per cent of backward caste students in on the 1931 Census and other parame- “Caste As Social Capital” is a must The Mandal Commission recom- Prof Vaidyanathan says that the recom- proved that there was no discrimination Oriya speaking areas was 62 per cent! ters that more than 50 per cent of the read for all those who shun castes and mendations were implemented in early mendations were erred and out of sync of any kind against the SC, ST and the Interestingly, share of the Brahmins population belongs to OBC may not be religion as well as for those who find 1990s by politicians with selfish motives. with reality. The quota and per cent of OBCs at any time of the history. in Tamil-speaking areas of the Madras true any longer. The National Sample solace in them.

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rif Mohammad Khan, who rose Muslim) Government in the domain ingful reform in the domain of per- Ato fame by quitting the Congress of Muslim personal law/Islamic sonal laws belonging to minority in protest against the then Rajiv jurisprudence, which today mostly community on the ground that it Gandhi Government’s stand on the flows from closed, narrow, insular, must come from the community Shah Bano case, was once again in hierarchal, modern legalistic vision first. By pursuing this line of argu-         spotlight recently due to two momen- of Islam. Herein lies the dilemma of ment for decades, the Indian state       tous events in the Indian polity. “Muslim politics”: should it be guid- contributed to the strengthening of First, because of his vociferous ed to use Indian Constitution, conservative religious voices among     support to the passage of the Muslim democracy and secularism only for the Muslim community and indi- 
     Women (Protection of Rights on the purpose of expansion and con- rectly kept a large number of    ""  Marriage) Act, 2019 (hereby 2019 solidation of Islamic religiosity and Muslims away from the politics of %  :: Act), by the Narendra Modi identity at the cost of Indian nation- development. A liberal state has Government, which abolished the al identity?; or should it be envisioned constitutional mandate and duty to    %%   practice of instant triple talaq among as an integral part of larger Indian undertake those measures that  P     Hanafi Sunni Muslim population. political process to utilise the con- enable the people to become more ==B@A"" The 2019 Act is both a personal and stitutional opportunity structure to equal and capable to exercise the political victory for Arif Khan’s empower themselves as well as to freedom of choices. From this point     !!  relentless struggle against attacks democratise its internal structure by of view, the 2019 Act, irrespective of P !! and vilification by the conservative injecting the State mandated reform? political intention of the Modi 5 7&& 
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 Muslim intelligentsia and political politics. However his “reformist pol- Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), today       spectrum, have seen the gubernato- itics” collapsed in 1986 Act with the the same secular jamaat is circum- MM     rial appointment as a reward for his complete abdication of the modern spect in extending their support to   N  support to the 2019 Act and accused of Indian nationhood more due to of State administration in the 2002 nouncement of instant triple talaq state in upholding the decision of Arif Khan for 2019 Bill. It is partly him of being an opportunist. Such internal dynamics of “politics of Gujarat riots and Goa speech (April and its immediate effect on dissolu- Supreme Court and injecting demo- because of the fact that in 1986 the       criticism is perfectly understandable Muslim identity” and less due to larg- 2002) of the then Prime Minister tion of marriage. This explains his cratic reform among the Muslim “secular jamaat” had found in Arif M  N as Arif Khan has long defied the “sec- er external Indian political process. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. vociferous opposition to the former community. One consequence of the Khan a struggling liberal Muslim     ular framing” of a politician with None other than Arif Khan in It is this sense of belonging to the and support to the latter. political exit and later political mar- politician. With the Modi   %%    Muslim identity as primarily repre- contemporary times signifies the “idea of India” mediated through his Interestingly, in both circum- ginalisation of Arif Khan is the Government, Arif Khan ceases to be sentative of Muslim community and dilemma of a Muslim politician to inclusive understanding of Islam stances, Arif Khan emerged as “anti- weakening of reformist voices with- a liberal Muslim figure and hence not        understanding of Indian politics in appropriate his Indian national iden- and India’s plural ethos that Arif Muslim” figure in the Muslim col- in the community on the one hand worthy of support of “secular Jamaat” 
    terms of secularism vs communalism. tity while either performing the Khan forcefully opposed the Muslim lective imagination, primarily shaped and increasing assertion of conser- irrespective of the merit of legislation. Beyond these two immediate constitutional duty as elected/nom- Women (Protection of Rights on through pan Indian network of vative Islamic religious groups in the In the context of the 2019 Act, a contexts, a more serious reason for inated member of Parliament to Divorce) Act, 1986 (hereby 1986 Muslim religious clergy and its con- political domain of the country on section of media personalities from public attention lies in his constant represent Indian people or even in Act), brought by the then Rajiv trol over Muslim religious institu- the other. The increasing “secular jamaat” deliberately framed refusal to play the role of “Muslim participating in public debates as an Gandhi Government (of which he tions including mosque, dargah, Islamisation of Muslim spaces, Arif Khan as “Muslim leader of a politics” in accordance with the rule ordinary (Muslim) citizen. himself was a part), at the cost of his khanqah, madrasa, and maktab. strengthening of Muslim religious Muslim community” despite his well book of “secular politics” and of so- Throughout his political career and political career, and he also took ini- With his “anti-Muslim” tag, Arif boundary and lack of reformist established track record of conduct- called “secular” political parties. In scholarly engagement spanning more tiative in convincing the Modi Khan quickly lost his relevance for process within the community — all ing himself as one of Indian nation- this political tradition, both “secular than four decades, Arif Khan assert- Government to enact the 2019 Act. the “secular” political parties, which combined — have significantly con- al leader, and then tried hard, though politics” and “Muslim politics” com- ed his Indian identity in public role In both instances, Arif Khan pri- are accustomed to express seculari- tributed to the “process of otherisa- unsuccessfully, to squeeze him for plement each other; wherein “secu- while being proud of his marily acted from the point of view ty primarily through deference to tion” of the community and pro- implications of the Modi rule for the lar politics” tends to demonstrate its Islamic/Muslim heritage, and force- of constitutional and Islamic values Muslim/Islamic identity. Almost all duced “siege mentality”, incapacitat- well-being of Muslim community! sensitivity towards accommodating fully intervened in the matters of and ethics. For him, the 1986 Act secular political parties, whether ing a large section of Muslim youths Given such secular obsession with the religious demands of Muslim national importance, including the constricts the constitutional right to national or regional, save for a brief from participating in the develop- politics of Muslim identity, it is not community to affirm its secular issues connected with Muslim com- life of divorced Muslim women and moment with Jan Morcha and mental process. difficult to agree with Arif Khan’s "'2"4""#"% identity in exchange for Muslim elec- munity from the vantage of Indian thus violates the constitutional and BSP, shunned Arif Khan in post-1986 The test of a liberal-secular- observation that Indian secular pol- toral support but without allowing citizen and national unity. His schol- Islamic notion of justice; while the phase for his refusal to play democratic state lies in the protec- itics has remained frozen in 1986. the Muslim political agency to wear arly work Text and Context: Quran Act of 2019 expands constitutional “Muslim politics”. tion of well-being of the minority the mantle of Indian nationhood. and Contemporary Challenges (2010) right of equality to Muslim married Arif Khan as “anti-Muslim” fig- community and ensuring a repre- (The writer is Senior Fellow, One consequence of this interplay of reveals this approach. Rooted in woman, at least to an extent that the ure in the collective Muslim imagi- sentation in the power structure of Policy Perspectives Foundation, New secular politics and Muslim politics Indian ethos, he did not shy away law protects Muslim married woman nation rests on the ground that he the country. It does not lie in its Delhi. Views expressed in the text is that Muslims have become “other” from reflecting critically on the role from arbitrary exercise of pro- legitimises the interference of (non- reluctance to carry out the mean- belong solely to the writer)

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