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AAP will release its in the Army headquarters manifesto for the upcoming was being upgraded to the Assembly polls between level of a Directorate. January 15 and 20, the Chief His comments come a day Minister announced. after he said students lead­ CITY Ī PAGE 3 ing crowds to carry out ar­ By the rulebook: Army chief Bipin Rawat addressing officers DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD son and violence is not lea­ and interns of the NHRC in New Delhi on Friday * PTI dership, in an apparent Eight­year­old girl raped reference to the protests and murdered in Nuh across the country against No politics in what Army NUH the Citizenship (Amend­ An eight­year­old girl was ment) Act (CAA). allegedly raped and “The armed forces not chief said, says V.K. Singh murdered in Nuh, the police Tardy take­off: Rescue personnel at the site of a plane crash near the Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan on Friday. only ensure protection of said on Friday. The girl from a Asian News International Twelve people died when a Bek Air plane with nearly 100 passengers crashed into a building shortly after take­off.* AP (PAGE 14) human rights of our own pe­ “In our great country, the village in Ferozepur Jhirka New Delhi CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ople but also of adversaries Opposition can turn had taken her goats for and deal with the prisoners The Modi government came anything into a controversy. grazing in the forest on of war as per the Geneva to the defence of Army chief Ideal would have been to Thursday when she went missing. Her parents found Conventions,” he said, while General Bipin Rawat on see the statement in the her body on Friday morning Prove allegations on Rahul equates NRC, NPR speaking on ‘Preserving Hu­ Friday after he drew flak context in which Army chief and informed the police. man Rights in times of War from several quarters for his has said a particular thing. and Prisoners of War’, at the remarks criticising those Ask him what he meant. I CITY Ī PAGE 4 CAA, Shah dares Rahul with demonetisation DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD National Human Rights leading protests and guiding don’t see any politics in it. If Commission. students to carry out arson I tell students ‘don’t Modi is lying about It only confers citizenship: Minister Both tax the poor, says Cong. leader The human rights cell, and violence. unnecessarily damage detention camps: Gogoi created in 1993, was being Speaking to ANI, Union property’, is it politics? special correspondent Special Correspondent GUWAHATI upgraded as a Directorate, Minister and former Army Search your heart and ask CHANDIGARH NEW DELHI Senior Congress leader Tarun which would be headed by chief Gen. V.K. Singh (retd.) this question,” Gen. Singh Gogoi on Friday called Prime Union Home Minister Amit Former Congress president an Additional Director Gen­ defended Gen. Rawat’s said. Minister Narendra Modi a Shah on Friday dared Con­ Rahul Gandhi on Friday eq­ eral of the rank of a Major comments and asked the The Opposition had “liar” for saying that there is gress leader Rahul Gandhi uated the National Register General. It would also have Opposition not to politicise alleged that the Army no detention camp in the to prove his accusation that of Citizens (NRC) and the police personnel to address everything. There was chief’s comments were country. “In 2018, the Modi the Citizenship (Amend­ National Population Regis­ complaints and facilitate re­ nothing political in asking political in nature and that government had sanctioned ment) Act (CAA) will strip ter (NPR) with the demone­ lated enquiries, he stated. students to maintain peace he should desist from ₹46 crore for the largest people, let alone Muslims, tisation of November 2016. while protesting, he said. indulging in politics. detention centre at Matia in of their citizenship. He said both the exercises Women inducted CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Goalpara district of Assam for Mr. Shah, however, did taxed the poor and if the Gen. Rawat said a new initia­ housing 3,000 illegal not make any comment on Amit Shah NRC was implemented Rahul Gandhi tive was undertaken in Oc­ To ensure protection of Central Reserve Police immigrants,” Mr. Gogoi said. the National Register of Citi­ across India, the poor tober last by recruiting wo­ human rights during coun­ Force, in connection with EAST Ī PAGE 6 zens (NRC). “I want to tell sent any single provision in would suffer the most as Go to banks and give your man jawans in the Military ter­insurgency operations, a search and inquiry opera­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD everyone, and especially the Act that mentions that they would have to pay money but do not withdraw Police force. The Army took court of inquiry was held af­ tions. However, over the the minorities, that the Con­ citizenship of any person bribes to correct any mis­ money from your account. along police personnel in ter every operation and all years, the Army “itself has gress and company are mis­ will be taken away,” said Mr. takes made during the en­ Entire money went to the search operations, keeping related records maintained. diluted its application under leading and spreading ru­ Shah in Shimla at a rally to umeration. pocket of 15­20 rich people. in view the concerns of wo­ Referring to the Armed the 10 commandments is­ mours that under the CAA, commemorate the BJP’s two “Whether NPR or NRC, it This [NPR or NRC] is the men during such opera­ Force (Special Powers) Act sued by the Chief of the Ar­ the citizenship of Muslim years of power in the State. is a tax on the poor people same thing,” he told repor­ tions. “The Army has now (AFSPA), he said the Act gave my Staff that are to be strictly brothers is about to be taken of the country. You under­ ters at Raipur airport. decided to deploy lady ja­ almost the same powers to adhered to by every soldier, away. I challenge Rahul ba- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 stand demonetisation. It wans of its Military Police the Army that were exer­ particularly those deployed ba to please come and pre­ OUTREACH TO MUSLIMS Ī PAGE 13 was a tax on poor people. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 force also.” cised by the police and the in anti­insurgency areas.” Posters, drones keep fearful locals indoors in Firozabad Incidents of December 20 leave residents apprehensive Hemani Bhandari FIROZABAD Renowned for its colourful glass bangles, Firozabad saw Protesters raise slogans against CAA, NRC and NPR after only red on December 20. Friday prayers at Jama Masjid. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR It’s been a week since six pe­ ople were shot dead here, but posters, drones, and Peaceful protests held in heavy police deployment have scared residents into staying indoors. city amid tight security An eerie calm prevailed on the Rasulpur bypass where protests against the Over 300 detained at U.P. Bhawan Citizenship (Amendment) Act had spilled on to from STAFF REPORTER took part in the protest. the Mohammedgunj market Fear in the air: People in Firozabad say they are afraid NEW DELHI Speaking from a raised plat­ on December 20. of getting picked up by the police. * HEMANI BHANDARI Peaceful protests against the form outside the mosque, On Friday, most shops on Citizenship (Amendment) Mr. Iqbal and Ms. Lamba de­ both sides of the road and property and harmed peo­ mare bacchon ko le jaaye Act were held here on Friday manded that the Central go­ along interior streets in resi­ ple. Identity them and help (we are scared that the pol­ amid heavy deployment of vernment should call a joint dential areas remained shut the police. You just have to ice shouldn’t enter our security personnel. session of Parliament and amid heavy police and para­ call. Fulfil your duty as a res­ house and take our chil­ Demonstrations were withdraw the CAA and also military deployment. ponsible citizen. Your identi­ dren).” She added that she staged outside Jama Masjid tell people that the National The policemen wore anti­ ty will be kept confidential,” had instructed the boys not in Old Delhi, Jor Bagh, Uttar Register of Citizens will not riot gear with helmets and said the poster accompanied to leave the house. “What if Pradesh Bhawan and See­ be implemented across the held batons in their hands as by a collage of 10 photos. they look similar to someone lampur after Friday prayers.