Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL LEARN TO LIVE FPIS OPEN FUND FLOODGATES INDIA END 2019 RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR TOGETHER FOR INDIAN MARKETS WITH WIN RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 52 VIJAYAWADA, MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ‘YOUNGSTERS SHOULD TAKE A CUE FROM RITESH RANA’ { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com ‘NO NEED TO DECLARE RELIGION MAN KILLS DOG OVER FEAR OF LAWYERS TO BOYCOTT DUTIES AMU STUDENTS, TEACHERS FOR OPENING BANK ACCOUNTS’ ATTACK ON HIS PETS IN HYD FROM DEC 23 TO 27 ‘EXPEL' VC, REGISTRAR inance Secretary Rajiv Kumar on Saturday denied the "baseless bank employee shot dead his neighbour's pet dog using an air gun at he Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the bar federations of Krishna, n an unprecedented move, the teachers, students and non-teaching staff Frumours" that Indian citizens need to declare their religion for opening ASaroornagar here on Sunday. The eight-year-old canine Jackie TNellore, Prakasam, Guntur and West Godavari districts at its meeting Iof Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) 'expelled' their Vice-Chancellor Tariq of bank accounts and KYC purpose. The clarification succumbed to bullet injuries on the spot. The incident concerns two pet here on Sunday, resolved to fight against the proposal of shifting of Mansoor and Registrar S Abdul Hamid. Soon after the restoration of comes after a news report suggested that Indian owners, namely Devender, a businessperson and owner of Jackie, and High Court and Capital of AP from Amaravati. internet services in Aligarh on Sunday, the students and teachers released banks may ask depositors and customers to list Avinash Kiran, 38, who works as manager in a bank at Begumpet. Both The other resolutions were to abstain from a statement announcing the expulsion. The notice stated that the VC and their religion. "There is no requirement for #Indian are residents of Chowdi area. On Sunday afternoon, duties from December 23 to 27, organise Registrar are requested to vacate the VC lodge and Registrar's lodge by citizens to declare their religion for opening/ Jackie went out into the colony, neared Avinash's 'Chalo High Court' on December 24, to take January 5, 2020, when AMU reopens. The existing #Bank account or for #KYC. Do not fall residence and started barking, irritating Avinash's pets. out a march up to the Prakasam Barrage and notice declared that the collective authority for baseless rumours about any such move by The enraged bank employee initially tried to shoo it away. stage a dharna on December 26, along with will boycott the university administration Banks," Kumar said in a late evening tweet. As Jackie didn't budge, Avinash shot the dog dead. members of political parties, farmers et al. until the two resign and leave the campus. AP Speaker suggests panel Speculations rife over dissolution of Legislative Council n to study anti-defection law PNS VIJAYAWADA Ministers have The Legislative Council is fac- to try very PNS n NEW DELHI between 2014 and 2019 "could ing the threat of dissolution, if hard to not see the light of the day for the suspicions gained ground ‘Highways Stating that reforms in the five years". The presiding offi- in this regard are any indica- convince the sector to see anti-defection law is the need cers either failed to initiate the tion. The speculations are rife TDP in the Rs 15 L cr of the hour, Speaker of Andhra process or took shelter under that the Sword of Damocles is Council on the Pradesh Assembly Tammineni the inadequacy of lack of hanging on the head of the passage of investments 8 Sitaram said a committee time in the anti-defection Legislative Council, where the in 5 years’ should be set up to study the law, he added. TDP enjoyed majority. Bills issue seriously. The other inadequacy in Sharif, who was appointed "Defections of legislators are the law, the Speaker said, is during the TDP tenure, is the for the strategies of the ruling weightage in the SC still continuing and rampant the word 'voluntarily giving Chairman of the Council. The YSRCP. For example, the Commission Bill. because of inherent inadequa- up of membership', which TDP has 28 members in the YSRCP moved the English The other parties in the cies and lacunae. Judiciary is has not been defined in the Upper House, but t he YSRCP Medium Bill and SC Upper House supported the also interfering in this issue. 10th Schedule giving scope to has nine members. PDF has Commission constitution Bill TDP for amendments to the The anti-defection law needs to a great rift between the legis- five and the BJP has two mem- in the Assembly, but the TDP English medium education be re-looked into seriously lature and the judiciary. bers. Also, there are three proposed amendments to it in Bill. As the Opposition TDP and a committee should be The third inadequacy is independents in the House. the Council. The TDP pressed enjoys full majority in the established to study this mat- Defections of legislators are still continuing and rampant 'merger clause' provided For the YSRCP to get clear that the choice of selecting Upper House, the amend- ter," Sitaram told reporters under the 10th Schedule, he majority in the Council, it medium of instruction should ments proposed by the TDP here on Sunday. because of inherent inadequacies and lacunae. said, and added, "Many of the should wait till 2021. be given to parents or students. were ratified by a vast major- The Speaker said he also The anti-defection law needs to be re-looked into seriously and a legislators are using this clause The TDP has been devising Similarly, it insisted that SC ity. made this suggestion at the committee should be established to study it as a cover to their illegal counter strategy in the Council categorisation should be given Continued on Page 3 79th Conference of Presiding — TAMMINENI SITARAM, Speaker defections." Nearly 3 lakh carry Officers of Legislative Bodies Sitaram also mentioned that out peaceful that concluded on December many presiding officers were in DISHA RAPE AND march against 19 in Dehradun. posal of petitions filed under defection law for a period of favour of reforms and also 5 The 10th Schedule of the this law by the presiding offi- five years and later these peti- appreciated Karnataka Speaker MURDER CAA, NRC in Constitution is known as anti- cers. tions were subjected to "natur- KR Ramesh Kumar, who had Jaipur defection law. Sharing major In some States, the presiding al death" after the dissolution disqualified 17 MLAs during inadequacies in the anti-defec- officers didn't even initiate the of the House, he said. the Congress-JD(S) govern- AIIMS team to tion law, the Speaker said there process of examination of peti- Nearly, 30 petitions filed ment. nd is lack of time limit for the dis- tions filed under the anti- under this law by the YSRCP Continued on Page 3 conduct 2 PROTESTS AGAINST CAA autopsy PNS n NEW DELHI PM Modi allays fears WB minister AIIMS has formed a team of Police stop farmers from climbing the tank at Velagapudi on Sunday as a part of three forensic doctors to con- throws gauntlet their protest against the government duct the second autopsy on the of Muslims on CAA bodies of four men accused of at Amit Shah gang-rape and murder of a PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n KOLKATA woman veterinarian near Youngsters’ Capital Region simmers Hyderabad, who were killed in effort to Prime Minister Narendra West Bengal minister and an alleged encounter on make Modi on Sunday sought to state president of Jamiat- December 6. 9 assuage concerns of Muslims Ulema-e-Hind Siddiqullah with farmers’ unrest The team will depart for society over the amended citizenship Chowdhury on Sunday Telangana on Sunday evening better law and the NRC, saying both threatened to disallow Union PNS n VIJAYAWADA and conduct the second autop- have nothing to do with Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to sy at the mortuary of state-run citizens and slammed his rivals step out of the airport when- The Capital Region continued Tension prevails Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad for "inciting" people and trying ever he visits the city, if the to simmer with farmers' unrest on Monday at 9 am, a source to divide the country in their Citizenship Amendment Act for the fifth day on Sunday. at Velagapudi said. bid to target him. is not immediately with- The agitators organised 'vanta AMARAVATI: Tension The medical board is led by Putting up a strong defence drawn. Chowdhury said the varpu' at ground zero of the prevailed at Velagapudi as Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of of the contentious law, he said Launching a scathing attack on opposition contentious law is against foundation of the Amaravati some farmers tried to climb forensic at AIIMS, and has Dr at a rally in the national capi- parties the Congress, AAP, TMC and the Left humanity and the citizens of city at Uddandarayunipalem, up a water tank in the village Adarsh Kumar and Dr tal that it is about giving rights over their protests against the CAA, he said the country "living 'maha dharna' at Tulluru, after the relay-hunger strike Abhishek Yadav as members. to persecuted minorities from here for ages". Mandadam, Rayapudi, on Sunday evening. Acting Dr Varun Chandra will assist neighbouring countries and India had an opportunity to expose Pakistan "We may not Pedaparimi and Velagapudi.