DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2014 (PAGE 9) Raghuvar Das, first non-tribal Army to intensify operations to be Jharkhand CM RANCHI, Dec 26: against NDFB: Gen Suhag The BJP today broke from tradition and chose Raghuvar Das, the NEW DELHI, Dec 26: Sources said the Home first non-tribal, to be the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand in 14 years Minister is believed to have dis- since it was carved out of Bihar. Army is going to intensify cussed the issue of coordinated The new Government, possibly a coalition, will take oath of office its operations against the NDFB operations with armies of on Sunday. With 37 seats, the BJP in coalition with ally AJSU (5 seats) militants, who carried out a Bhutan and Myanmar against could form a stable Government with the support of 42 MLAs in the deadly attack on tribals in the NDFB which has bases in 81 member Assembly. Assam leaving more than 70 the two neighbouring countries. Hours after his election by the BJP Legislature Party, Das, a Vice people dead. External Affairs Minister President of BJP, staked claim to form a Government in the state that "We are definitely going to Sushma Swaraj has already spo- was notorious for political instability. intensify our operations in ken to the Bhutan Government Accompanied by alliance partner AJSU party President Sudesh Assam," Army Chief Gen which assured her of action Mahto and winning MLAs, Das met Governor Syed Ahmed and staked Dalbir Singh Suhag told against terror outfit. Myanmar claim to form the new Government. The fact that former party Chief Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh addressing the gathering after presenting cheques reporters here after a meeting has also given assurance to Minister Arjun Munda, a tribal, lost the election helped Das' case great- for hiked compensation to 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims, at a function, in New Delhi on with Home Minister Rajnath tions. flush out terrorists from their ly. Friday. Singh. The GoC of the 4 Corps, "We met the Governor and staked claim. We suggested to him that The Home Minister, who located in the worst-hit Sonitpur territories. we want to take oath at 11 am on December 28, and the Governor returned to the national capital district, heads the Unified Suhag told Singh that local agreed to it," Das said after meeting Ahmed. last evening after a two-day Command which conducts the Army commanders have been "We will give good and corruption-free governance and develop- 84 riots were genocide: Rajnath visit to Assam to take stock of counter insurgency operations directed to ensure peace and ment will pick up. We will also work for the 93 per cent people in the the situation there arising out of in Assam. bring confidence among com- unorganised sector, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes and the NEW DELHI, Dec 26: kin of the riot victims at a func- instead. Hundreds of innocent the violence perpetrated by the Sources said the Home mon people, the sources said. tion here. people were killed. The pain of The Home Minister had yes- poor," said the 60-year-old Chief Minister-elect with trade union back- Describing the anti-Sikh Bodo militant group, discussed Minister asked the Army Chief ground. Earlier in the day, central observers J P Nadda and Vinay According to a senior gov- the kin of riot victims cannot be the situation in the state with to ensure that peace returns to terday promised a "time-bound" riots of 1984 as a "genocide", ernment official, enhanced com- compensated by even paying action against the Bodo militant Sahasrabuddhe attended the BJP LP meeting, in which Munda was also Union Home Minister Rajnath Suhag. the violence-hit areas and there present. pensation to 2,459 people will crores of rupees." "The meeting was to review is no flare up. group which carried out the Singh today said several per- soon be given after a verifica- Meanwhile, some kin of the massacre of Adivasi tribals, rul- "The BJP's legislature party elected Raghuvar Das as its leader. sons who had a "role" in the car- the security situation in Assam," Singh told Suhag that army Saryu Roy and C P Singh proposed his name, and supported by all," tion. riot victims said they want the the Army Chief said. presence should be increased on ing out talks with the insurgent nage are yet to be punished. Singh also said that he has culprits to be punished instead outfit. Nadda told reporters. "In these incidents (anti- Suhag said 66 army columns the field in Assam, Arunachal Roy, who was among the front-runners for the top job, had also constituted a committee under a of the compensation. The death toll in the carnage Sikh riots), there are several (70 personnel in each column) Pradesh and Meghalaya, where accompanied Das to the Raj Bhavan. retired judge to look into the "My pain cannot be reduced and retaliatory violence by trib- persons who are yet to be pun- have been deployed in Assam there is a presence of NDFB Das was a Deputy Chief Minister in the erstwhile Shibu Soren grievances of victims of 1984 by money and I want to see cul- als rose to 78. (PTI) ished. I have faith in our judicial for counter insurgency opera- militants. Government but was out after Munda took over from Soren in the out- riots. prits being punished. Even after system and these persons will going house. He will be the third chief minister of BJP after Babulal "I want to assure that after 30 years, main culprits are Marandi and Arjun Munda. definitely get punishment," getting complaints through this roaming free," 70-year-old Marandi has since quit BJP and floated Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Rajnath said today after distrib- committee, government will Amarjeet, whose husband French defence firms back (Prajatantrik). While he suffered defeats from Dhanwar and Giridih uting cheques of enhanced com- solve them," he said. Satnam was killed in the riots, this time, his party won eight seats. pensation to the riot victims in The Centre had recently said after receiving the cheque "I should not speak on it," a senior BJP tribal leader said when Tilak Vihar area of west Delhi. announced to provide additional from the Union Minister. Modi's "Make in India" push asked to comment on how he saw the party having decided to break the "I know that until these per- Rs 5 lakh compensation to the "We cannot expect anything precedent of having a Chief Minister from the tribal community. sons are punished, victims will kin of Sikhs killed in 1984 riots. from the government. These PARIS, Dec 26: we are addressing Make in for next month like that. It is not get relief. I want to assure India," he said. very important for us," he said. In the past 14 years, Jharkhand has seen nine Governments with Singh said that he wanted to riots took place in 1984, but the With India expected to five tribal Chief Ministers----Babulal Marandi (once), Arjun Munda that government is with you and give its credit to Prime Minister justice is yet to prevail. DCNS has tied up with The Indian Army has not will be with you in even bad spend over USD 200 billion in Indian private shipyard Pipavav acquired artillery guns in the (thrice), Shibu Soren (thrice), Madhu Koda (once) and Hemant Soren Narendra Modi. "I don't want money but jus- the next decade to modernise its (once).(PTI) days," Singh said. Calling the 1984 anti-Sikh tice," Bakshish Kaur, whose for this project. past three decades after the The Union minister distrib- military, French defence firms Other big project that DCNS Bofors scam surfaced in 1986. riots a "genocide", Singh said, husband was also killed in the are eyeing a piece of the cake uted cheques of Rs 5 lakh to 17 "It was not riot, it was genocide riots. (PTI) is eyeing is the P75I of the At least six tenders have Govt to soon set up Consumer and are ready to "adapt" to Indian Navy under which six been issued so far but were can- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's submarines will be built in India celled due to a number of rea- Care Centres in major cities 'Make in India' push. at a cost of about Rs 50,000 sons including blacklisting and Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Though waiting for more crore. vendor scenario. NEW DELHI, Dec 26: clarity, French defence firms are Sources indicted that DCNS The plans to acquire such scouting for partners as the new is likely to sign a deal with guns were first mooted under The Government is in the process of setting up Consumer Care government in India pushes for Centres (Grahak Suvidha Kendras) in more than a dozen cities in the MDL for this project. Army's Field Artillery Yash Chopra Memorial Award indigenisation rather than buy- Another major project that Rationalisation Plan (FARP) country to provide a spectrum of services to consumers. ing off the shelf from foreign the honour. the French firms will be bidding formulated in 1999. "The Department (of Consumer Affairs) has recently invited appli- companies. The Yash Chopra Memorial for is the Rs 15,570 crore pro- Domitrovic was also candid cations from registered and eligible voluntary consumer organisations "Of course, if we had the Award has been instituted by the posal to acquire 814 artillery enough to say that it is "unac- for setting up and running Consumer Care Centres," an official release choice we would rather prefer to said.