DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014 (PAGE 7) Modi rakes up Italian Marines More than 8,000 homeless registered issue, slams Sonia to vote in Lok Sabha polls ITANAGAR, Mar 31: Had the Supreme Court not the death of Arunachal Pradesh NEW DELHI, Mar 31: been issued identity cards to documents, twice, to confirm vote for the first time. A few the details that the commission taken a strong stand on the mat- youth Nido Tania in Delhi, say- A new brigade of voters is Hitting back at Sonia ter, the marines would not have ing that he was pained by such officers and people came to us had received,” Bharti said. Gandhi over her patriotism jibe, gearing up for the upcoming and we were told to fill certain “Some of us have been come back, he said. incidents but the Congress Lok Sabha elections as more Narendra Modi said today that forms. We had to go to the issued a voter ID, some did not The Italian marines had been President had not mentioned the than 8,000 homeless people, people of the country did not camps to collect our IDs which go to get themselves registered. permitted by the Supreme Court incident when she visited the scattered across the national need a certificate from her and we have been told will be useful Many of those who live with us to leave the country to partici- Northeast. capital, have been issued voter President Pranab Mukherjee presenting Padma Shree to attacked her over the Italian even after the elections are were unaware of the facility. pate in Italy's elections. Modi alleged that Congress IDs by the Delhi Election actor Vidya Balan and Kamal Haasan during the presentation of marines issue, questioning at over,” said Paan Chand Mishra, One of my relatives got it made However, when Italy refused to never bothered to react even Commission. Padma Awards-2014 at New Delhi on Monday. (UNI) 49, who lives in a night shelter in February, but I don’t have it,” whose behest they were given a send the marines back, the when Indian soldiers were But the commission has said chance to leave the country. Supreme Court restrained the in the Kashmiri Gate area. said Kumar, a rickshaw puller. killed by Pakistanis in Kashmir, that its duty does not end with According to official data, Officials said they tried to President confers Taking potshots at the Italian ambassador from leaving nor when people from the North the voter registration, it would Congress President, he referred the country. Italy later relented there are more than 60,000 enrol as many voters as they East were being subjected to also like people to exercise their homeless people in the national could but one major problem to her remarks yesterday that and sent the marines back. franchise successfully. discrimination in the national capital. was the temporary addresses of "some people were beating Gandhi had yesterday “The number of homeless capital. However, despite hard effort the homeless. Padma awards drums of patriotism" and said attacked the BJP, saying that enrolled as voters has gone up "Will the 100 crore Indians by the commission, many “Because these people have she should not raise a question "some people are beating the by 1,000-plus. We had regis- NEW DELHI, Mar 31: need to learn patriotism from homeless will still remain no particular address, we have mark on people's love for their drum of patriotism" and added tered around 7,000 voters last Sonia Gandhi?" he quipped and unable to exercise their rights provided them relaxation by Eminent scientist R A Mashelkar was today conferred the country. that these people who did not year during the Assembly polls added that people of the country for various reasons. mentioning their temporary Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, while Claiming that Gandhi had believe in secular values only here. This month till March 22 do not require any certificate Bharti said that to handle address in the voter ID. Many of acclaimed artiste Kamal Haasan and ace shuttler P Gopichand raised a question mark on the wanted to "grab power" by mis- we have on record more than from the Congress for their such a large number of home- them live in registered night were among the 12 personalities conferred the Padma Bhushan by patriotism of the people, Modi leading the people. 8,000 homeless people regis- less persons across Delhi was shelters; for those who do not, President Pranab Mukherjee here. asked her at whose whose direc- Hitting out at the Congress patriotic nature. tered as voters,” said Neeraj not an easy job and several we mention a nearby landmark Award winning actor Vidya Balan, coach of Indian women tion the two Italian marines further, Modi said that its mani- "The cultural ethos and tra- Bharti, Additional CEO, NGOs associated with the com- as the address, be it a flyover or kabaddi team Sunil Dabas, sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik and accused of shooting Indian fish- festo was a "dhokhapatra" ditions of the country are fast Election Commission of Delhi. mission helped get the data on a bus stop,” Bharti said. activist Jawahar Lal Kaul were among the 53 personalities con- ermen off Kerala coast were (cheatsheet) and that the party eroding and people are feeling With the issuance of voter the ground. Further applications for ferred the Padma Shree award at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati allowed to leave the country. had in the last elections prom- alienated in their own country... IDs, these homeless have also “Many NGOs which are enrolment have been put on Bhawan's Durbar Hall. "Who was it at whose behest ised to bring inflation down in Women are being raped in the become beneficiaries of other associated with us worked on hold from March 12. Till March The award ceremony was attended, among others, by Vice the government in Delhi gave 100 days which had not hap- (national) capital besides youth Government schemes which the ground to get detailed infor- 22, the number of such voters President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his the marines a chance to go back pened. from Northeast are killed for require a proof of identification mation regarding address, occu- who had already applied had wife Gursharan Kaur, Union Ministers Sushuilkumar Shinde, P to Italy," Modi asked. Modi also raised the issue of racial reasons," he added. (PTI) like getting a gas connection, Chidambaram, Sharad Pawar and Sriprakash Jaiswal, and Chief opening a bank account and get- pation, native place and other reached over 8,000. The appli- Election Commissioner V S Sampath. ting a driving licence. details of these people. Our cations will once again be UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and leaders from opposition “We will vote this time like booth level officers then visited accepted after the general elec- No room for Pawar in NDA the addresses mentioned in the tions, Bharti said. (PTI) and other political parties were not present. other countrymen. We have Mashelkar (71) is well known globally for his path breaking research in polymer science and engineering. He has chaired 12 high powered national level committees to look into diverse issues of higher education, national auto fuel policy and measures to deal fold, says Uddhav Musharraf knew where Osama with the menace of spurious drugs. MUMBAI, Mar 31: mitted suicide, he said and also all these years despite wide- Anumolu Ramakrishna, who pioneered the use of precast con- criticised the Congress-NCP spread resentment was because crete technology, was conferred the Padma Bhushan posthumous- Shiv Sena president Uddhav Government for failing to help of this bogusness." Thackeray today said there is no was hiding, new book says ly. He passed away last year at the age of 73. farmers affected by drought and He also said that Shiv Sena's Kaul (69), known for his voluntary services for the blind, had lost room for NCP chief Sharad unseasonal hailstorm.. alliance with BJP was strong WASHINGTON, Mar 31: where he was hiding. It was a when he invited him along with Pawar in the NDA fold and he is his eyesight due to smallpox at the age of five. The President climbed To a question on Shiv Sena's and the additional allies in the statement he made in the inter- others for advice on what confident that even after elec- Former Pakistani military down from the podium to confer the Padma Shree on him. (PTI) stand, if support of NCP is state represent different sections view,” he told me. Government should do. tions the alliance would not dictator Pervez Musharraf pos- required after elections, Uddhav of the society. “I got a feeling that he According to Gall, after require his support. sibly knew about slain al-Qaeda said, "This situation has not "Athavale represents the knew,” Gall said in her book 9/11, when Musharraf assured "Myself, Gopinath Munde, leader Osama bin Laden and his arisen and it's not possible too. Dalits, Shetty represents farm- that makes startling revelation the West, in particular the NHRC asks Delhi police to take Ramdas Athavale and Raju place of hiding, an eminent Pawar is also part of the severe and runs into over 300 pages. United States that he would cut Shetty opposed Pawar's entry in ers, Mahadev Jankar has strong British journalist who reported anti-incumbency against the Bin Laden was eventually off support for the Taliban, he in the NDA and hence his dream of backing of the Dhangar commu- for years from Afghanistan and action in midnight raid case UPA. I feel his candidates will nity, Vinayak Mete comes with killed in a US commando raid fact planned to keep the thou- joining the NDA broke even not get elected. Besides, we will Pakistan for the New York Maratha community support," on his hideout in Pakistan’s sands of fighters who returned before elections," he said in sec- not require support of one or Times has claimed. NEW DELHI, Mar 31: he said. Abbottabad town in May, 2011. from Afghanistan in reserve, ond part of his interview to two MPs of his party as that In her latest book, “The Masood is the same general National Human Rights Commission has directed the Delhi The state-level alliance is hidden somewhere. party mouthpiece 'Saamana'. would be betrayal of the voters." Wrong Enemy: America in who after 9/11 urged Musharraf, Police to take "appropriate action" in connection with the midnight not restricted to just elections As already reported in the "I don't think after elections, Targeting Pawar for his con- Afghanistan 2001-2004”, jour- the then president of Pakistan, raid conducted by Law Minister Somnath Bharti and his support- but is part of the Sena-BJP New York Times, which has we will require outside support troversial ink remarks, Uddhav nalist Carlotta Gall has sourced to abandon his policy of sup- ers in South Delhi's Khirki Extension area on what he alleged was efforts to expand its base in published excerpts of her book, and surely not of Pawar's NCP. said, "The NCP president said her startling revelation to a porting terrorism. a drug and prostitution racket involving Ugandan women. Even if needed, it's not possi- Maharashtra, he said. Gall writes that the senior lead- he made those remarks in a retired Pakistani general Talat But Musharraf, according to Acting on a complaint given by social activist Shehzad ble," the Sena leader said. Sena's strength has not ership of Inter-Services lighter vein. Imagine, if such Masood. the book, argued that he would Poonawalla in this regard, NHRC wrote a letter to Delhi Police Those from the NDA prais- remarks are made in lighter reduced and rather people of the “If allowed to proceed, the Intelligence of Pakistan knew “compartmentalise” the support Commissioner B S Bassi which read, "The authority concerned is ing Pawar should first visit fam- vein, what can they do seriously. state see the party as the only court cases may unravel some about the whereabouts of bin between al-Qaeda and Kashmiri directed to take appropriate action within eight weeks and to ilies of farmers who have com- The victory of Congress-NCP ray of hope, he asserted. (PTI) of the remaining mysteries of Laden, which has been denied terrorists. inform the complainant of the action taken in the matter." the Musharraf era,” Gall writes by both the White House and “Masood, the senior in age, Poonawalla had given a complaint to the Commission in this in her book. the Pakistani Government. says he warned Musharraf that, matter on January 17 seeking action in the case. Musharraf is currently fac- Gall claims that former ISI On January 15 this year, when Bharti was a minister in the AAP Lokpal: SC seeks Centre's ing treason charges in a from experience, it would not be chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha knew government, he had gone to Khirki Extension area in his con- Pakistani court, besides other possible to close one operation of bin Laden’s hideout in stituency of Malviya Nagar, claiming a drug and prostitution ring cases. down and not the other. Still, Pakistan and LeT founder Hafiz was being run from a residence there and demanded that police Published by Houghton Musharraf insisted he could do Saeed was in regular contact response on NGO's plea it,” Gall writes. raid the place. Mifflin Harcourt, the book is with the al-Qaeda chief. However, police had refused saying they have no warrant to do NEW DELHI, Mar 31: ration that certain provisions of pare a panel of persons to be scheduled to go on sale in April “Yes, I think we should stop Her book also says that the so. AAP workers then allegedly forced a couple of women from the rules are ultra vires of the considered by the Selection 8. supporting the Taliban but we deadly 2008 terror attack on the The Supreme Court today Uganda to give urine samples. Their action had come under all- Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act and Committee for appointment of “One day as he sat at home will continue supporting the Indian Embassy in Kabul that sought response from the Centre round attack. also sought quashing of the chairperson and members of the in Islamabad, the retired general jihadis in Kashmir,” Musharraf killed 58 people, was sanctioned on a petition filed by an NGO An FIR was also registered in this regard after a court order. entire selection process initiated Lokpal, from among the list of Talat Masood was watching an told him. and monitored by senior offi- questioning the entire selection Reacting to the development, Bharti today said, "The FIR under the rules alleging that it is persons provided by the Central interview with Musharraf on “That’s very difficult for you process for appointment of cials of the ISI. already registered in this connection is enough. I respect the laws "illegal, arbitrary" and violative Government, "directly runs television, Masood was struck to do that,” Masood said. chairperson and members of the While Pakistan has repeat- but whatever NHRC may write, they cannot go beyond an FIR." of Article 14 of the Constitution. counter to the very object of by something the general said. “Sir, you are becoming an Lokpal and seeking its stay. edly denied its involvement in "One FIR is already there in the case and they can investigate It has said that the Musharraf was talking about apologist,” the general retorted. A bench of justices R M having an independent Lokpal the Indian Embassy attack, sev- that. They can go to my constituency and ask the people there, he Government is going ahead (Osama) bin Laden and as was “I am telling you from my Lodha and Kurian Joseph issued and the provisions of the said eral mainstream US newspa- said. with the selection process often the case, he was talking experience it is not possible to notice and asked the Centre to Act". pers, including NYT, and the "I request NHRC to send its officers to my constituency and despite there being serious too much,” she writes. compartmentalise the way you justify within four weeks the "At least four sitting judges Governments of India and ask the residents there if what happened was right or wrong, and flaws in the rules under which “It dawned on Masood that are talking,” Masood protested. Search Committee of this court are reported to have Afghanistan have accused the whether there was a violation of the law. They should at least find selections are being done. the former army chief had Masood told this to (Constitution, Terms and expressed their willingness for ISI of being behind the attack. out the truth. Even the Ugandan women come to me for security," "Justice K T Thomas and known about bin Laden and Musharraf a few days after 9/11 Conditions of appointment of being considered for the post of (PTI) he claimed. (PTI) Fali Nariman, who were offered judicial members of the Lokpal. members and manner of selec- the post of the chairman and tion of Panel of names for "Their candidature, even AAP nominee against Khurshid quits, member of the Search though permitted under clause appointment of Chairperson and Committee respectively, have Big B hopes 'Kochadaiiyaan' will Members of Lokpal) Rules, (3) of Section 3 of the Act, will already declined to accept the seriously compromise the inde- claims corruption in party 2014 framed under the Lokpal offers on these very grounds," and Lokayuktas Act, 2014. pendence of judiciary which is a LUCKNOW, Mar 31: the petition has said. Solicitor General Mohan part of the basic feature of our usher new era in Indian cinema "Therefore, if the selection Constitution, since the In a setback to the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its Parasaran, who was present in process of the Lokpal is not MUMBAI, Mar 31: is amazing," Bachchan told in him... He is very down to Government, which is the Farukhabad candidate against Union Minister Salman Khurshid the court, accepted the notice on stayed during the pendency of reporters here at the trailer earth person. Off the screen we biggest litigant before this court, Megastar Amitabh today withdrew from the contest and resigned from the party alleg- behalf of the Centre. the present writ petition, it launch. often discuss about life, cine- will be processing and consider- Bachchan, who unveiled the ing "corruption" in the outfit. The plea of NGO Common would be rendered infructuous "I hope theatres are filled ma." ing the names of the judges of trailer of 'Kochadaiiyaan' in "I have returned the ticket and left the party as I am not getting Cause, filed through advocate and public interest would suf- for 'Kochadaiiyaan' for years "I remember when he was Hindi here could not stop gush- any support from the organisation... There is corruption in the Prashant Bhushan, has sought to fer," it has said. this court for appointment as and years. I think people will doing 'Robot' he told me I am get- ing about South superstar internal organisation," journalist-turned- politician Mukul Tripathi, declare "illegal" the rules under The petition has also said judicial members of the like it. I would like to say in ting bored... I just told him do not which selections are being done. Rajinikant's latest hi-tech 3D who was the party's nominee from Farukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, that Rule 10 (1) provides that Lokpal," the petition has said. this 100th year of Indian cine- stop working and look what he The PIL has sought a decla- film and wished that it heralds a said. the Search Committee shall pre- (PTI) ma... When the history of has produced ('Kochadaiiyaan'). "The Lok Sabha election in-charge there (in Farukhabad) used new era in Indian cinema. "Rajini has a huge following Indian cinema will be written, Somebody of his stature contin- to tell me that you have to use "takat" (strength) and source to get it will be Before 'Kocha-dai- ues to offer something new to party leaders for campaigning in the segment. He advised me to in Chennai... South one must go there and see it. His fans fill up iyaan' (BK) and After movie goers," Bachchan said. use 'jugad' to get the dates of party leaders," Tripathi alleged. Italian marines case: Court 'Kochadaiiyaan' (AK)," he Directed by Rajinikanth's Alleging that there was corruption in the organisation, Tripathi theatres and not all get to see his film first day, first show. Even said. daughter Soundarya, 'Kocha- said, when he asked, the party unit in Farukhabad gave him a list On his personal bonding daiiyaan' is a hi-tech 3D film of only 1,700 party followers, though it had earlier claimed to have after several weeks if one goes to see the film, one wouldn't be with Rajinikant, he said, "We with photo-realistic motion cap- as many as 50,000 supporters in the area. to hear case on July 31 have worked together in several able to hear anything as fans ture technology and will release "I tried to call party leader Sanjay Singh but all my attempts films. There is grace, humility this summer. (PTI) went in vain... I was contesting elections with my own resources NEW DELHI, Mar 31: SUA law that attracts death with the charge sheet in the keep screaming, applauding...It penalty as maximum punish- case pertaining to the killing of by taking money from relatives and friends but the party unit there A special court here today wanted me to spend more, which I could not afford," he said. ment. two Indian fishermen allegedly fixed July 31 for hearing the During the hearing, advo- by Latorre and Girone on BJP "misleading" people only for "AAP is only befooling the young generation. It did not have case of two Italian marines, any mass base and also faulted in fighting corruption within its cate Viplav Sharma, appearing board 'Enrica Lexie'. accused of killing two Indian for the marines, told the court In their fresh plea filed own organisation," he added. fishermen off the Kerala coast PM post: Sonia, targets Modi Asked about his future course of action, Tripathi said that he that the apex court has not before the Supreme Court, the in 2012, after it was informed MEWAT (HARYANA), Mar 31: Noting the Lok Sabha polls are Indian," she said. would sit with his supporters and decide. fixed any next date for hearing marines had contended that the that the Supreme Court has is not only about the develop- The UPA chairperson said The candidature of Tripathi, who is differently-able, was the matter pending before it probe into the alleged killing In a veiled reference to ordered that the proceedings and the trial court may adjourn of fishermen by NIA was ille- ment of country, Gandhi said it no other Government has announced by AAP in its first list to take on External Affairs be deferred. Narendra Modi, Congress is to safeguard the constitu- undertaken as much develop- the matter "sine die". gal. President Sonia Gandhi today Minister Khurshid. He also alleged that during party leader Arvind The National Investigation tional framework which "our mental activities during the The advocate also said that Fearing a pirate attack, the said the BJP's only goal is to Kejriwal's visit to Farukhabad, the local unit had collected over Rs Agency (NIA) and the counsel freedom fighters, our forefa- last 10 years as done by the 15 lakh but spent only Rs 4 to 5 lakh. "I also demanded that it should after the apex court pass any two officers had allegedly grab the Prime Minister's chair appearing for the marines, order in this issue, the trial fired at the fishermen's vessel thers have bestowed on us Manmohan Singh be inquired, where the rest of amount had gone," he added. (PTI) for which it was "misleading Government, including in the Massimiliano Latorre and court should then proceed with off Kerala coast on February after much struggle and suffer- people" and shedding crocodile backward region of Mewat. Salvatore Girone, apprised the the matter. 15, 2012, killing two of them. tears. ings." Don't know anything court that the apex court on "This Constitution recognis- "You can see the changes NIA prosecutor Ahmed The marines were arrested on Gandhi also said that the which have taken place here March 28 had said that the pro- upcoming Lok Sabha elections es our secular values and teach- Khan, however, told the court February 19, 2012. (Mewat) if you compare the about technology: Rajinikanth ceedings before the special is not just about development of es us how to respect them," she that instead of adjourning the The Supreme Court, on development with the previous MUMBAI, Mar 31: court be kept in abeyance. the country, adding the Congress said. matter "sine die", the case January 18 last year, had held Government here, be it giving The apex court has sought is fighting for safeguarding the Gandhi went on to say that Superstar Rajinikanth, whose next film 'Kochadaiiyaan' is set should be listed after three that the marines should be backward region status, provid- response from the Centre on secular values enshrined in the Congress will fight for a country to take 3D films a step further in India, with its ground-breaking months. tried by the Centre and had ing drinking water facilities or the petition filed by the two Additional Sessions Judge turned down the plea of the Constitution. which is not just for a few but a photo-realistic motion capture technology, says that he is not all country which belongs to every- developing a separate cadres for marines challenging the juris- Bharat Parashar fixed the mat- Italian Government that Indian "They (BJP) have only one tech-savvy. target--that is the PM chair and one and where everyone enjoys teachers and doctors," she said. diction of NIA to prosecute ter for July 31. The special courts had no jurisdiction in This kind of technology, a first in an India film, has been used for that they are misleading peo- equal rights. She said Congress manifesto court was scheduled to hear the case. in Hollywood blockbuster films like 'Avatar'. and probe the case. ple," Gandhi said, firing a fresh "We will fight for a country also promises right to health for "I had come here (Mumbai) for 'Robot' which was one of its The Italian marines had arguments on NIA's plea to The apex court had allowed salvo at the BJP Prime where it is not important what is everyone, even as it has fulfilled kind film. And now after four and a half years we are here for moved the apex court more take "appropriate steps" to NIA to probe the case against Ministerial candidate. our religion, language, place of its promises on rural job 'Kochadaiiyaan' which is a highly technology-oriented film. I don't than a month after the Indian secure custody of two Italian the marines and asked the spe- "These days BJP leaders are birth or in which caste we were scheme, implementation of know anything about technology but I am put in these films...It is Government had decided to marines. cial court to conduct the trial changing their disguise and born, but we will fight for a Right to Education and RTI, like God's plan. It is challenging but a nice experience," withdraw their prosecution NIA had earlier told the on a day-to-day basis after the shedding crocodile tears," she country which is secular and besides stringent law to stop Rajinikanth, 63, told reporters. (PTI) under the stringent anti-piracy court that they were "ready" charge sheet is filed. (PTI) told a rally here. where it is important that we all violence against women. (PTI)