follow us: saturday, march 18, 2017 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 24 pages ț ₹10.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Allahabad . Malappuram . Mumbai NEARBY CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC The king arrives Justice Karnan rejects warrant issued by SC Manoj Sinha front runner Seeks ₹14 cr. in damages from Bench for stopping his work for UP CM’s post NEW DELHI Staff Reporter about 20 police personnel, Minister of State for Kolkata came to Justice Karnan’s res- Communications Calcutta High Court judge idence today [Friday] to (Independent Charge) Manoj C.S. Karnan has “refused to hand over the warrant. But Sinha is being seen as the accept” the bailable warrant he refused to accept it,” front runner for the much- issued against him by the Su- Justice Karnan’s lawyer W. coveted job of Uttar Pradesh preme Court in a suo motu Peter Ramesh told The Chief Minister. Seven days contempt of court order. Hindu. He alleged that the after the U.P. results came in, On Friday, West Bengal police personnel “barged BJP legislators will meet on Director-General of Police into the compound” of Saturday to elect their new (DGP) Surajit Kar Purkay- Justice Karnan’s residence. leader. astha, along with several “Not only did they [the NEWS Ī PAGE 8 high-ranking officials, went police] enter the compound DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to Justice Karnan’s residence by force but they also in the New Town area on the slapped a security guard of Khattar fails to turn up eastern fringes of the city to the building,” he alleged. for talks with Jat leaders hand over the warrant. He said that they were NEW DELHI Green spread: Mangoes of all varieties that have arrived at the Gaddiannaram Fruit Market in Hyderabad on Friday. * G. RAMAKRISHNA “I rejected the same [the “considering legal action” A day after consensus was warrant] after assigning valid against the police for “bar- reached on most of the reasons. This kind of de- C.S. Karnan at his residence ging and trespassing” into demands of the Jat leaders , meaning acts from your in New Town near Kolkata the judge’s residence. the talks abruptly broke Trivendra Rawat chosen as Uttarakhand CM Lordships and further per- on Friday. * PTI down in a dramatic turn of petrating the Atrocities Act No force used: Police events on Friday after (Scheduled Castes and them of having disturbed his However, State police offi- Haryana Chief Minister PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend swearing-in of former RSS pracharak today Scheduled Tribes [Preven- mind and his normal life, cials not only claimed that Manohar Lal Khattar failed to tion of Atrocities Act], 1989) “besides you have insulted Justice Karnan “accepted” turn up for a meeting Kavita Upadhyay central observers for Ut- “Our efforts will be towards is absolutely out of law to the me in the general public...” the warrant but also denied scheduled with the Jat Dehradun tarakhand — Narendra To- forming a corruption-free utter embarrassment of a “Now all seven judges the allegation that they leaders at Haryana Bhawan Six days after results of the mar and Saroj Pandey — government, which works Dalit judge,” Justice Karnan shall pay a part of the com- forcefully entered the judge’s here. Uttarakhand Assembly elec- where Mr. Rawat was unan- with transparency… Like the stated in a letter to the pensation within a period of residence. Speaking to The NATION Ī PAGE 5 tions were declared, the BJP imously elected leader. Centre, here too we shall seven-judge Bench of the Su- seven days from the date of Hindu, Additional Director- DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD announced on Friday that Mr. Rawat (56), the MLA work towards eradicating preme Court. receipt of this order,” he General of CID Rajesh Ku- former RSS pracharak Triv- from Doiwala, is known to poverty.” BJP leaders, includ- said. mar, who visited the judge’s endra Singh Rawat would be have close links with Prime ing Satpal Maharaj and ‘Stop harassment’ The SC had earlier direc- residence, said he had “ac- the State’s Chief Minister. Minister Narendra Modi and Prakash Pant, were in the He also urged the Bench to ted the DGP to serve the war- cepted” the warrant. “He Mr. Rawat will be sworn in BJP president Amit Shah. race to become Chief Minis- “stop further harassments” rant on him. Accordingly the gave his observation on the on Saturday as the ninth Both Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah ter. However, Mr. Rawat’s and “uphold the dignity and police team reached the warrant in writing and ac- Chief Minister of the State in T.S. Rawat greets supporters. are scheduled to attend the close affiliation with the RSS, decorum of our courts.” judge's house on Friday. cepted it,” said Mr. Kumar. a ceremony at the Parade * VIRENDER SINGH NEGI swearing-in ceremony. and links with Mr. Modi and Justice Karnan sought a “The DGP of West Bengal, Last month, the SC issued Ground here. The decision Mr. Shah seem to have compensation of ₹14 crore the ADGP of Intelligence- a contempt of court notice follows intense discussions Swayamsevak Sangh. The an- Transparent government worked in his favour. from the seven judges for Criminal Investigation De- against Justice Karnan for al- within the party to find a nouncement followed the Speaking to the media after having stopped his judicial partment [CID] and a Super- legedly degrading the judi- candidate acceptable to the BJP legislature party meet- being elected the legislature CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 and administrative work. intendent of Police [SP] from cial institution. DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES leadership and the Rashtriya ing, held in the presence of party leader, Mr. Rawat said, A GRASSROOTS WORKER Ī PAGE 8 In the letter he accused Tamil Nadu, along with (With PTI inputs) UGC stops funds to JNU centre Plastic ₹10 Strong opposition needed: President notes in ive Move takes academics across universities by surprise cities soon Pranab quotes Nehru, says millions shouldn’t say yes to one man Vikas Pathak When contacted, a top der received from the Min- anguish that the functioning Bills,” he said. “Why is this NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Commission official said the istry of Human Resource Special Correspondent Mumbai of India's Parliament has happening? Because the dis- A University Grants Com- latest letter just meant that Development...” New Delhi taken a deep dive into ineffi- ease of disruption has crept mission letter to Jawaharlal the expenditure under the The 12th Plan period was Five citieswith diverse geo- President Pranab Mukherjee ciency over the years, mostly in. Disruption in parliament Nehru University on scheme to fund these 2012-17. graphical and climatic con- converted his prepared due to disruptions, and ex- and legislative assemblies is Thursday, saying that it Centres would move from The letter adds: “Further, ditions will be the first to speech into an impromptu horted that there should be totally unacceptable to me. would not fund its Centre Plan to Plan and not be the UGC will not be liable to start using plastic bank one at the India Today Con- public opinion against such It can never be an effective for the Study of Discrimina- merged with non-Plan the Scheme of Social Exclu- notes of ₹10 denomination, clave in Mumbai on Friday, incidents. parliamentary intervention.” tion and Exclusion after expenditure. sion and Inclusive Policy with the Centre approving but the media group's con- He added, “Session after the12th Plan, has taken aca- Written to the Registrar of after the completion of the a field trial. sulting editor Rajdeep Sarde- Reduced sittings session passed by without demics teaching social ex- JNU by the UGC, the letter, XIIth Plan in any matter of The Finance Ministry sai read out two operative President Pranab Mukherjee “I am deeply disturbed at any Bill being transacted. clusion across universities accessed by The Hindu,says: functioning of the Centre; has asked the Reserve Bank parts from the prepared ad- the reducing number of Who will pass laws? Who will by surprise. “... Regarding the estab- no communication whatso- of India to go ahead with dress, in which Mr. Mukher- conclave. working days of Parliament,” scrutinise? India has a fine Established in about 35 lishment of the Centre for ever will be entertained or the procurement of the re- jee had quoted Jawaharlal The President, a Congress he said. “When I first institution called the CAG. Central universities since Study of Social Exclusion solicited by the UGC.” quisite plastic substrate Nehru as saying, “I do not party parliamentarian of 43 entered Parliament in 1969, Who will look into its 2007, the Centres for the and Inclusive Policy in your A senior UGC official said: material and approved the want millions of people say- years until he assumed the it was normal for us to sit for findings?” Study of Social Exclusion University, I am directed to “This just means that the ex- printing of ₹10 notes, Min- ing ‘yes’ to one man; I want a country’s highest office in 2 or 27 weeks of the year dis- Mr Mukherjee said “the and Inclusive Policy are ded- inform you that UGC will not penditure will move from ister of State for Finance strong opposition.” July 2012, spent a consider- cussing and debating laws. nation’s money and finance icated spaces for research provide financial support to Plan to Plan since this is a Arjun Ram Meghwal told Mr. Mukherjee did not ex- able part of his address Nowadays it is not so.” have to be discussed in Par- on Dalits, tribes and the Centre after the end of scheme”.