How Jadhav's Mother Foiled Pakistan's Crooked Designs
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The Times Of India - Kolkata, 2017-12-28 Cropped page Page: 7 CCI NG 3.7 Product: TOIKolkataBS PubDate: 28-12-2017 Zone: KolkataCity Edition: 2 Page: TOIKCP7 User: arpan.surchowdhury Time: 12-28-2017 01:46 Color: CMYK THE TIMES OF INDIA, KOLKATA * THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2017 TIMES NATION 7 WAR OF WORDS HEATS UP WINTER SESSION Commanders’ tenure set How Jadhav’s mother foiled Govt distances itself from for extension TIMES NEWS NETWORK Pakistan’s crooked designs Hegde jibe, oppn furious AFP New Delhi: In a major policy India pressed that mother TOI TIMES NEWS NETWORK tion, in which the word “se- change, the Army headquar- Told Son Not To Avanti should also be allowed cular” was enshrined, in ters has reduced the residual access. New Delhi: The govern- public. service required for Lt-Gene- The Indian side fears that ment on Wednesday distan- Naresh Agarwal (SP), on rals to be promoted as chiefs of Parrot Script Pakistan could still leak doc- ced itself from Union skill his part, said any minister its six operational and one tra- tored versions of Jadhav’s development minister who denigrates the Constitu- ining commands from 24 From Captors conversation with the wo- Anant Kumar Hegde’s cont- tion, the “Ramayana and Gi- months to 18 months before men, but is relieved that Avan- roversial remarks that BJP ta of Parliament”, and its fo- superannuation. TIMES NEWS NETWORK ti’s fortitude interrupted the would soon change the Cons- under Babasaheb Ambedkar Officers say the new policy plan and would force Islama- titution while he mocked should be sacked forthwith. is part of the overall move to New Delhi: “But why are you bad to do a “ scissor-and- “secularists” as people who At this, BJP member Sub- “bring stability” in the com- saying all this? You were do- paste” job. were unaware of their pa- ramanian Swamy said Am- mand tenures of the seven ing business in Iran from whe- Avanti’s presence also en- rentage. bedkar’s name should not be commands (headed by senior re you were abducted. You The mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav at the Pakistan foreign sured that Jadhav’s wife retai- “The government is fully Anant Kumar Hegde had mocked dragged into the matter be- Lt-Generals), 14 corps (Lt-Ge- must tell the truth,” an angry ministry in Islamabad on Monday ned her calm in the coercive committed to the Constitu- ‘secularists’ as people who were cause the word “secular” nerals) and over 45 divisions Avanti Jadhav interrupted atmosphere in which the mee- tion. We (the government) do unaware of their parentage was inserted into the pream- (Major-Generals) in the over her son Kulbhushan Jadhav kistan’s sprawling charge- his captors. ting took place. not agree with the statement ble at a later (through the 42nd 12-lakh strong Army. on Monday when she sheet against him. Avanti’s courage may ha- India was wary of what of the minister (Hegde),” sa- me” when Hegde rose to lay amendment to the Constitu- and daughter-in-law Chetna His remarks were so out of ve put a spanner in the works Pakistan might do during the id minister of state for parli- the papers listed against his tion in 1976) stage. 6-MONTH RELIEF were brought face-to-face place in terms of reactions of Pakistanis who had plan- much-awaited meeting, and amentary affairs Vijay Goel name, and later trooped into Minister of state for soci- with the Indian national held that might be expected on me- ned, sources here suspect, to its fears were confirmed in Rajya Sabha after the the well forcing Chairman M al justice and empowerment “Tenures of division and in Pakistan. eting his family after 22 use the recording of Jadhav’s when the diplomat who was to controversy rocked both ho- Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn and Republican Party of In- corps commanders are only Jadhav had bizarrely gree- months of captivity, they “confession” to his wife and accompany Avanti and Chet- uses of Parliament. proceedings till 2 pm. dia leader Ramdas Athawa- about 12 months as of now- ted the two women by acknow- struck his mother as too sur- mother about him being a ter- na from India was denied vi- An angry opposition did “If he (Hedge) has no fa- le, in turn, praised PM Modi …the aim is to increase the te- ledging that he was, as alleged real to digest. The 70-year-old rorist, to bolster their narrati- sa. After the meeting, Avanti not allow the Upper House to ith in the Constitution, then for honouring Ambedkar nures to 18 months,” said an by Pakistan and contested by woman managed to summon, ve against him and India. and Chetna were left exposed function in the pre-lunch ses- he has no right to be a mini- with a fitting memorial. officer. As per the earlier poli- India, indeed an Indian spy despite being in an intimida- The intervention also vali- to a bullying bunch of Pakis- sion, demanding that Hegde ster or an MP,” said leader of Stressing it was Congress cy, a Lt-General after com- and had engineered a spate of ting setting with Pakistani of- dated India’s decision to insist tan media who taunted them should immediately be sack- the opposition Ghulam Nabi which had insulted Ambed- manding a corps could be pro- terror attacks. ficers watching, the resolve to that Jadhav’s mother accom- with allegations against ed from the Cabinet. Cong- Azad. Sukhendu Sekhar Roy kar, he said, “Don't create a moted as an “Army Comman- Speaking as if he was pro- tell her son not to parrot the pany wife Chetna. Pakistan Jadhav. ress, SP, BSP, DMK, Trina- (TMC), in turn, asked if a mi- ruckus. You are going to be der (GOC-in-C)”, depending grammed, Jadhav went on to script handed to him by the had initially given a visa only For full report, log on to mool, CPM and CPI mem- nister could denounce the defeated in the 2019 and 2024 on seniority, only if he was regurgitate the details of Pa- Pakistan army-ISI which are to Chetna but relented when www.timesofindia.com bers shouted “shame, sha- preamble of the Constitu- general elections as well”. less than 58 years of age at the time of his appointment. Under the new policy issu- Bengal had ed on December 23, Lt-Gene- ‘Wife’s treatment an insult to India’ rals with 18 months of residu- Triple talaq bill al service will also now be in Continued from P1 ned after the meeting.” most traffick the reckoning for what is the SP MP kicks up row on Pak handling Following the meeting, second-highest rank (the vice- several journalists were hile several mem- amajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal kicked up a chief and seven Army Com- bers raised anti-Pa- chanting Pakistani slogans cases last yr controversy on Wednesday after he told a news agency that in House today manders) in the force. While kistan slogans on S as the women left the foreign W Pakistan has declared Kulbhushan Jadhav a terrorist and all Lt-Generals retire at the office. Continued from P 1 Wednesday during zero ho- would, therefore, treat him like one, provoking a sharp reaction IMES EWS ETWORK age of 60, the Army chief ser- After the meeting, India T N N ur, Congress leader in the from BJP. Later Agarwal said he never made such a statement. ves till 62 or for three years, had said in a statement that isting out the ‘aggravated Block bill, AIMPLB Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun “What ideology is followed by a particular nation depends whichever is earlier. Jadhav’s family was preven- forms of trafficking’, the New Delhi: The government Kharge, demanded Kulbhus- upon that nation only. If they (Pakistan) have assumed Jadhav bill speaks of offences plans to introduce the bill to urges Muslim MPs han Jadhav’s safe return. ted from communicating in L to be a terrorist then they will behave with his family in this way. Marathi and the women we- such as forced labour or bonded criminalise triple talaq or in- he All India Muslim Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sa- Had there been a terrorist in our country we would have also re made to change their atti- labour by using violence, inti- stant divorce among Muslims Personal Law Board IAS officer want also said India should behaved in the same way. I don’t understand why the media is T re. The Indian deputy high midation, inducement, promi- in the Lok Sabha on Thurs- (AIMPLB) is awaiting PM not remain silent. Descri- only talking about only Kulbhushan Jadhav. There are hundreds commissioner accompany- se of payment of money, decep- day amid several opposition Narendra Modi’s reply to its bing India’s western neigh- of prisoners in Pakistan jail, why there is not talk about all tion or coercion. It mentions parties, including Congress, holds 3 key bour as “hypocritical”, Tri- ing them was barred from request to withdraw the those?” Agrawal told news agency ANI. TNN trafficking after administering Left and BJD, and Muslim or- Centre’s bill criminalising namool Congress leader listening to the conversation any drug or alcohol or for the ganisations expressing reser- instant triple talaq. The board positions Saugata Roy condemned Pa- and was allowed to observe purpose of marriage or under vations over the proposed jail had written a letter to the kistan while AIADMK lea- symbols of a married wo- son Muhammad Faisal said, the meeting only after he the pretext of marriage.