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We reaking his silence on growing strategic relationship will do what is in our national BJharkhand lynching inci- between India and the US, the interest and part of that strate- dent, Prime Minister Narendra two countries agreed to work gic partnership is the ability of Modi on Wednesday said it has ! $ * $ 3( $ through contentious issues. each country to comprehend pained him and the guilty , ! P # ! * + !,- The entire gamut of bilat- and appreciate the national must be severely punished. At eral relations, including the interest of the other,” Jaishankar the same time, he stressed that Modi, who received flak Bengal or Kerala should be issue of S-400, terrorism and said. all kinds of violence in the from the Opposition over his treated as same and law should other matters came up for dis- Noting that India-US country, whether in Jharkhand, ‘silence’ on the lynching of a take its course,” he said, adding cussion during talks between strategic partnership was based West Bengal or Kerala, should Muslim youth in BJP-ruled perpetrators of violence should External Affairs Minister S on deep and broad conver- be treated in the same manner Jharkhand, said, “Security of get a lesson that the entire Jaishankar and his visiting US gence, Jaishankar said discus- and law should take its course. every citizen is our constitu- country is one on this issue. counterpart Michael Pompeo sions with Pompeo were held # $ % & $ ! (! Addressing the Rajya tional duty but the entire State On the death of children in here. Jaishankar conveyed to on key issues including energy * + !,- Sabha, Modi also spoke on the should not be insulted for the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar Pompeo that India will be gov- and trade as well as on the sit- death of over 130 children this incident.” where BJP and its ally JD(U) erned by its national interest on uation in Afghanistan and the have differences.” Both the month from Acute Encephalitis “The lynching in are in power, he said the Centre matters like S-400. India-Pacific region. Ministers said they will explore Syndrome (AES) or ‘brain Jharkhand has pained me. It is extending all help to the State In a joint press interaction On terrorism, Jaishankar ways to work through these P fever’ in Bihar, describing it as has saddened others too. Guilty to fight the problem. “In mod- later, Pompeo said India is an said he expressed appreciation issues, including the United a matter of “shame” and the should get severest punish- ern times, such a situation is a important partner of the US for strong support of the States’ opposition to the $5-bil- “biggest failure” of seven ment but for this the entire matter of pain as well as shame and that the bilateral ties were Trump Administration. lion defence deal for S-400 air ! decades that outbreak of such State has been pronounced for all of us,” he said. “This is reaching new heights. Pompeo, who arrived here on defence systems between India disease continues to kill even guilty and everyone put in the biggest failure in last seven Both the leaders agreed Tuesday night, called on Prime and Russia. 2 *278 speak out strongly together in after so many years of dock, which is not right,” he decades and we should take it that the even best friends can Minister Narendra Modi and “On some outstanding favour of those rights for when- Independence. said. seriously.” have differences that need to be National Security Adviser issues related to trade, I pushed S Secretary of State Mike ever we do compromise those In his over an hour-long The Prime Minister said Modi, who had targeted worked out. Their talks covered (NSA) Ajit Doval in the morn- for a constructive and prag- UPompeo on Wednesday rights, the world is worse off,” reply to the debate on Motion some people in the Rajya Sabha the Congress during his reply ticklish issues like S-400 deal, ing and discussed various matic view. The real test of our called for speaking “strongly” in Pompeo said in his India pol- of Thanks to President’s are calling Jharkhand a hub of in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, purchase of oil from Iran, trade aspects of the India-US rela- intentions will be our ability to favour of religious freedom icy speech at the India address, Modi launched a blis- lynching. “Is this fair? Why are accused the Opposition party tariffs and the H1B visa. On S tionship. deal with this,” said Jaishankar. rights and asserted that the International Centre here. tering attack on the Congress they insulting a State. None of of heaping “insults” on the -400 deal, Jaishankar said India The US Secretary of State He also said true “maturity” lies world is worse off when they His remarks assume sig- saying it was sheer arrogance of us have the right to insult the people of the country by call- will be go by its national inter- admitted that his country has in finding ways and means, are compromised. nificance as they come days the grand old party which is State of Jharkhand,” he said and ing their decision to give a est and Pompeo said, “The US a divergence of view with New something that has not worked “India is the birthplace of after the State Department’s unable to accept its defeat and referred to violence in States thumping majority to the BJP is committed to ensuring that Delhi on issues such as trade out so effectively between the four major world religions. International Religious continues to question the man- ruled by Opposition parties. as “a defeat of the country, India has the military capabil- but downplayed it by saying two countries in the recent past. Let’s stand up together for reli- Freedom Report. date of the people by doubting “All kinds of violence democracy and farmers”. ities it needs to defend its ter- that “great friends are bound to Continued on Page 4 gious freedom for all, let’s Continued on Page 4 EVMs. whether in Jharkhand or West Continued on Page 4 ! R P # $ ! % &' * * 97 advancing further.” Accusing the BJP of run- 2 *278 ( $ companies holding the n the wake of BJP’s impres- ning a parallel Government in attached assets are controlled Isive show in the Lok Sabha Bengal for four months by he Centre on Wednesday # # by SBL. The latest move is in polls in the State, West Bengal using the Election Tappointed senior IPS offi- addition to the attachment of Chief Minister Mamata Commission, Mamata said the cers Arvind Kumar and assets worth 4,730 crore made Banerjee has appealed to arch saffron outfit had paralysed the Samant Kumar Goel as the 2 *278 by the ED in 2018. enemy CPI(M) and the administration in the State chiefs of Intelligence Bureau “The SBL Group had Congress to unite with her even after the result of the elec- (IB) and Research and Analysis he Enforcement obtained both Indian and for- against the “communal forces”. tions were out. Wing (RAW), respectively. TDirectorate (ED) has eign currency loans from The two parties have, how- “They have stoked vio- The Appointments attached movable and immove- Indian banks/ lenders. The ever, rejected her proposal say- lence throughout the State,” she Committee of the Cabinet, . / able properties worth 9,778 loans were sanctioned/ dis- ing no one will like to mount said adding, “how eight out of headed by Prime Minister crore belonging to Vadodara- bursed by consortium of banks a sinking boat. 10 people who were murdered Narendra Modi, approved their based Sterling Biotech Ltd led by Andhra Bank, UCO Apprehending danger from after the elections belonged to appointments for a fixed two- (SBL)/ Sandesara Group and Bank, State Bank of India, the BJP in days to come, the Trinamool Congress.” year tenure, said two separate the firm’s main promoters, Allahabad Bank and Bank of Mamata on Wednesday told Speaking about the threat orders issued by the Nitin Sandesara, Chetan and India. It is revealed during the State Assembly about her of encounter death issued by Department of Personnel and Deepti, along with others. The investigation that the loan fear of the saffron party alter- the BJP leaders of Bengal — Training. ED was probing a money laun- funds were diverted for non- ing the Constitution of India. + 1 $ $ ( when they come to power — Kumar will take up the dering case relating to cheating mandated purposes, layered “Hence there is a need to 1 1 22 Mamata wondered why the reins of the IB, country’s inter- and bank fraud against them.