DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014 (PAGE 7) Corruption did not get worse during UPA regime: Chidambaram NEW DELHI, Jan 30: ing reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), a Blaming constitutional constitutional body. authorities for widespread per- Chidambaram retorted by ception about corruption, saying that corrup- Finance Minister P tion was not only Chidambaram said limited to India, but that the situation is being witnessed was "not worse" in other countries during the UPA also. rule. On large number "I agree there is of Members of corruption...I won't Parliament and state say it got worse," legislator facing President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Prime he told BBC in an criminal chargers, interview, when Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries at the Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha, at the the Finance Minister said "that Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Martyr’s Day, at Rajghat, in Delhi on Thursday. asked that 92 per cent of people is no different of what we read, surveyed believe that corruption Sikhs protesting outside the residence of Rahul Gandhi against his statement on 1984 riot in say in The Economist or The situation worsened. New Delhi on Thursday. (UNI) Time Magazine or in The Wall Corruption, the Minister Nation remembers Father of the Street Journal, about law makers said, "has been magnified...We in other countries". Reveal names of Cong men involved are now looking at policy deci- On the prospects of success sions on which there can be of forthcoming general elec- Nation on death anniversary debate as instances of corruption tions, the Minister said and since these have been mag- "(Congress Vice-President) NEW DELHI, Jan 30: Gandhi, Defence Minister AK political parties and people from in 1984 riots: Sikh groups to Rahul nified by some constitutional Rahul Gandhi is young. He has Antony, Home Minister different walks of life also paid authorities, there is a widespread The nation today remem- Sushilkumar Shinde, senior BJP homage to Gandhi. NEW DELHI, Jan 30: involvement in 1984 riots”. second barricade by police. now being named as the leader bered Mahatma Gandhi on his “We want justice. We want Many of them were detained perception that corruption has of the election campaign. He leaders LK Advani and chiefs of A multi-faith prayer service become worse". 66th death anniversary with Several Sikh groups today to know who were those people and taken to Tughlaq Road may lead us to victory in 2014. three services paid tributes to was also organised with reli- The Government, he added, President Pranab Mukherjee staged a protest outside the who were involved in the riots,” police station from where they But even if he doesn't, can you the Father of the Nation at his gious leaders of Hindus, Islam, was aware of the problem and and Prime Minister Manmohan Congress headquarters at 24, said one of the protesters. were later released. assert that he cannot lead us to memorial. Buddhism, Christianity, Jains, Akbar Road and demanded that was dealing with it. Singh leading the country in Asked about Delhi In the interview, Gandhi had victory in the next election?". Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Parsis and Sikhs participating in Congress Vice President Rahul Congress led UPA paying homage to the Father of Government’s decision to set up insisted that the Congress Chidambaram further said Kejriwal and his cabinet minis- the programme. Gandhi reveal the names of Government has faced series of the Nation. ters - Rakhi Birla, Somnath Devotional songs were also a Special Investigation Team to Government in 1984 “was not the Congress led UPA has been party members who were corruption allegations. These Mukherjee, Vice President Bharti, Satyendra Jain - also sung on the occasion. probe the riots cases, he said, aiding and abetting the riots” in office for the past 10 years involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh include 2G spectrum allocation, Hamid Ansari and Singh paid paid homage to the Father of Around 250 students from “We have been demanding an but had tried to stop the vio- and might have made some mis- riots. coal block distribution, Adarsh Nation. different schools were also pres- SIT for the past 25 years. If lence. takes and (also had) successes. floral tributes at Gandhi’s In a recent interview to a TV society and conduct of Besides, number of central ent during the programme. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Congress leaders Jagdish "People will vote and decide memorial in Rajghat here. news channel, Gandhi had said Commonwealth Games. The ministers, leaders of various (PTI) is really with us, we welcome Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are whether they want to re=elect us UPA Chairperson Sonia that “some Congress men were alleged scams surfaced follow- him, but if he is doing politics, facing allegations of involve- or not," he added. (PTI) probably involved in the 1984 we would like to request him ment in the riots which occurred anti-Sikh riots and they have not to do so”. NASA to make water on been punished for it”. in the aftermath of former Prime SC refuses to discharge Jayalalithaa The 200-odd demonstrators The protesters shouted anti- Minister Indira Gandhi’s assas- marched towards the Congress Congress slogans and held up sination on October 31, 1984. headquarters and managed to Moon and oxygen on Mars black flags and placards, one of So far, Delhi Police and CBI from income tax case break the first barricade. They have held probes into the riots. WASHINGTON, Jan 30: have to launch from the Earth of News' reported. which read, “CBI should ques- NEW DELHI, Jan 30: were stopped, however, at the (PTI) dumb mass - things like water NASA plans to launch a mis- tion Rahul Gandhi for Congress NASA is planning to launch In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the and air and propellant - means sion called Resource Prospector robotic missions to make water that you can add a pound of that includes a rover with instru- Supreme Court today refused to discharge her and her associate S on the Moon in 2018 and oxy- Sasikalaa from three cases against them for not filing income tax intelligent mass - an experiment, ments to scout for telltale hydro- TMC to go it alone in Lok gen on Mars in 2020. a computer, something designed gen, drill out samples, heat them returns from 1991-94 and set a time limit of four months to com- The Moon mission will be to accomplish some job or give and scan for water vapour and plete the trial. the US space agency's first us some capability," said lunar other volatiles on the moon. A bench headed by Justice K S Radhakrishnan dismissed the attempt to demonstrate in-situ petition filed by them challenging the Madras High Court’s order resource utilisation (ISRU) geologist Paul Spudis, with the Vapour also could be re-con- Sabha polls: Mamata Lunar and Planetary Institute in densed to form a drop of water. which had refused to quash the proceedings against them. beyond Earth. KOLKATA, Jan 30: want a chair. I want to serve the Giving green signal to the trial court to proceed against them, The purpose of ISRU, or Houston. "A lot of the technologies people,” she said. the apex court also vacated the stay order on the trial and directed "living off the land" is to harness "Doing ISRU gives you have broader use than just Kickstarting her party’s Lok “We want removal of cor- the lower court to complete the proceedings within four months. and utilise space resources to incredible leverage because lunar...It's just a convenient loca- Sabha campaign from a mam- ruption and to save the country. The Income Tax department had in 1996-97 launched criminal create products and services you're changing the fraction of tion to be testing the ISRU tech- moth rally here, Trinamool We want an united India. We proceedings against Jayalalithaa, Sasikalaa and Sasi Enterprises, which enable and significantly intelligent-to-dumb mass on nology," said Jason Crusan, Congress supremo Mamata want a Government which of which both were partners, for not filing returns for the assess- reduce the mass, cost, and risk of your spacecraft in favour of the director of Advanced Banerjee today said her party works for harmony and integri- ment years of 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94. near-term and long-term space intelligent part," he said. Exploration Systems at NASA would go it alone in the polls ty,” Banerjee, said amids cheers. The trial court had dismissed their discharge pleas and the exploration. The first in-space ISRU test headquarters in Washington DC. and renewed her call for a feder- Attacking the Centre for Madras High Court had upheld the same in 2006. "Every pound that you don't is targeted for 2018, 'Discovery (PTI) al front. price rise and corruption, she Subsequently, special leave petitions were filed in the apex The West Bengal Chief said, “Our fight is against cor- court against the judgement of the high court. (PTI) Minister also said that the ruption. Our fight is against Trinamool Congress was the price rise. Our fight is for unity, only alternative for the country. Delhi. We are giving a call from integrity and communal harmo- Nation's first monorail to roll “Our fight is against BJP, Bengal for change.” ny. We want to establish a our fight is against Congress, Claiming that the Trinamool Government for the welfare of our fight is against CPI(M). Our Congress would play a decisive the people.” fight is also against corruption,” out in Mumbai on Feb 1 role in the formation of a Pointing to the vast sea of she said at the rally which saw Government after the Lok humanity, she said, “Today’s MUMBAI, Jan 30: lakhs of people converging at Sabha election, Banerjee said, rally is not only historic, it the sprawling Brigade Parade The country's first Monorail service will commence operations “We have to win as many as proves that Bengal will once Ground. next month on the 8.9 km Wadala-Chembur section in the central- seats from Bengal to ensure that again lead the country. What “We do not want a eastern suburbs of the metropolis after a delay of over two years. Bengal plays a key role.” Bengal things, India thinks Government which encourages The Monorail service will be inaugurated on February 1 by Referring to Netaji Subhas tomorrow.” riots. Bengal will show the way Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan here and the com- Chandra Bose’s clarion war cry “I am told by Mukul Roy to India in the coming days,” mercial operations will begin from the next day, Mumbai ‘dilli chalo’, the West Bengal (the party general secretary) that she said. Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) chief Chief Minister repeatedly gave 20 to 25 lakh people have come She called for defeating her UPS Madan told reporters here today. ‘Delhi chalo’ calls. here to attend the rally. We will arch rival CPI(M) and also the The Rs 3,000 crore mono rail project is being implemented in Riding high on the back-to- hold another rally at the Brigade two phases. The first phase comprises the 8.9 km long Wadala- Congress hands down. after winning the coming Lok Claiming the Trinamool back massive victories of her Chembur section, which will be thrown open to the public on party in the recent panchayat Sabha elections.” Saturday while in the second phase the services will be extended Congress was the only alterna- The metropolis came to a tive, she said, “BJP is not an and municipal elections, she to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South Mumbai. (PTI) said, “There is no room for standstill with traffic thrown out alternative to the Congress. of gear as lakhs of people gath- complacency. Congress is not an alternative to ered at the Brigade Parade “There is no room to be BJP. We also don’t want a Ground. DGCA penalises 3 airlines, monarchy. overconfident and underesti- Banerjee said, “TMC would She said, “A federal front mate (opponents). We have to contest various seats across the should be formed. We want a win all the Lok Sabha seats country and she would person- 6 landing slots withdrawn change (in government) in (Bengal has 42 seats). I do not ally campaign”. (PTI) NEW DELHI, Jan 30: Acting tough, aviation regulator DGCA today took penal action against three airlines by taking away six landing slots at the Delhi Tehelka: Virulent campaign to airport for not using pilots trained to land in foggy conditions and not equipping aircraft with mandatory devices to negate the effect of fog, resulting in diversion of flights. falsify facts, alleges victim The six slots -- two each of IndiGo, GoAir and Jet Airways -- PANAJI, Jan 30: this evening with the content of The email, sent by the victim were withdrawn after an equal number of flights of these airlines the complaint, only after which to Goa police has complained of were diverted due to fog since last evening till the wee hours today, The former woman journal- further action would be decided. "systematic and virulent" cam- DGCA sources told reporters, adding that the withdrawal of slots ist with Tehelka, who has "Yesterday, the victim got in paign to falsify facts and the has been done with "immediate effect". accused the magazine's founder touch with the investigating truth. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had earlier editor Tarun Tejpal of sexually officer. She informed that she "I have remained silent this month issued a stern warning to airlines to deploy pilots assaulting her, has complained has received a mail which con- against this campaign of slander trained to fly under foggy conditions and aircraft fitted with to Goa police that a "systematic tains picture of her along with and vilification, although it has devices to match CAT-III Instrument Landing System (ILS) in and virulent campaign" has two others," Mishra said, adding caused me hurt and trauma Delhi or face severe action. been launched to falsify facts that the email also contains because I have full faith in the DGCA's meeting with the airlines and airport operators was and the truth in the case. some slightly objectionable text legal process and respect its held on January 7, two days after 53 flights were diverted out of The Goa crime branch, related to the case. sanctity," the victim has men- fog-hit Delhi to nearby destinations. (PTI) which is investigating the case, "Our team, which was tioned in her complaint. (PTI) has received the complaint from already in Mumbai, has got in the victim, whose statement was touch with the victim and she also recorded by its sleuths in has handed over the complaint Mumbai this afternoon. to them," the DIG said. Deputy Inspector General of After going through the con- Police O P Mishra told reporters tents (of the complaint), neces- that the crime branch team in sary legal action would be Mumbai will be arriving in Goa decided, he added.