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DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020, AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `4.00, WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM Gujarat HC holds Oza COURTASKS IF WITNESSESHAVE SECURITY guilty, convicts him Hathras:SCcallsithorrible,UP of criminal contempt saysstepintostopnarratives EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE HC took AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER6 cognisance of apress CJI says courtwill THE GUJARATHigh Courton conference Journalist, Tuesdayheld Yatin Oza, presi- by Yatin Oza. ensure that probe dent of Gujarat High Court 3others Advocates’ Association (GHAA), partissmooth guilty of criminal contempt of “senior advocate” designation the courtand pronounced him and in Augustthe courtrefused detained convicted.Argumentsonsen- to acceptOza’s apology. ANANTHAKRISHNANG tencing will continue on Legal representativesofOza NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 on way to Wednesday. areexpected to makeacase for The high courttook cogni- the minimum possible sentence CALLINGTHE Hathras incident Hathras sance of apress conference held on Tuesday, highlighting that he “horrible… extraordinaryand by Oza on May5that waslive has been an esteemedmember shocking”, theSupreme Court streamedthrough Facebook, of the legal profession. Tuesdayasked the Uttar SOMYALAKHANI, and issuednotice againsthim for The division benchofJustices Pradesh government if wit- AVANEESHMISHRA criminal contempt later.The Sonia Gokani andNVAnjaria nesses in the case of the alleged &AMILBHATNAGAR courtobserved that Oza had reasonedthat Oza’s apology rape andmurder of a19-year- Security at thevillageofHathras victim Tuesday. AbhinavSaha NEWDELHI,LUCKNOW “levelledfalseand contemptu- was“notbona fide” and lacked old had been providedprotec- &MATHURA,OCTOBER6 ous allegations of corruption, sincerity,while noting that his tion and if the familyofthe vic- malpractices againstthe admin- pastrecordreflects“repeated tim had alawyer. THE UTTAR Pradesh Policede- istration of the High Court”. Oza actsand conduct of contempt”. The stategovernment, on its Facing flak,CMcites CAA tainedfour men -- including a alleged the courtregistryofin- These include instances of initi- part, urgedthe Supreme Court 41-year-old Delhi-basedjour- dulging in “favouritism, nepo- ation of suo motu criminal con- to supervise the probeintothe crackdown; accuses Opp nalistworking with Malayalam tism and forum shopping”. temptproceedings in 2006 and incident. news outlets--fromatoll plaza In July, thefull courtof 2016 and apology tendered by The benchofChief Justice of in MathuraonMondayafter- Gujarat HC strippedOza of his Oza both times. India SA Bobde and JusticesAS of usingassault to ‘divide’ noon. Police claimedthe men Bopanna and V arelinked to the Popular Front Ramasubramanian, hearing a of India (PFI) and itsstudents' or- writ petition seekingaprobeby LIZMATHEW NCW SENDSNOTICES ganisation Campus Front of As LJP says may field the CBI or acourt-appointed SIT, &MAULSHREESETH TO AMIT MALVIYA, India (CFI), and were on their said it wanted to hear from the NEWDELHI,LUCKNOW, OTHERS waytoHathras. parties on the scope of the pro- OCTOBER6 The journalisthas been iden- its leaders, BJP calms ceedingsinthe matteralready UP TO SC: VICTIM’S tified as Siddique Kappan, secre- before the Allahabad HighCourt FACINGQUESTIONS over his 2STATEMENTS, ON tary of theKerala Union of and “howwecan make them government’s handling of the RAPE, MOLESTATION Working Journalists (KUWJ) Nitish: will stay CM morerelevant”. Hathras case and withsome crit- PAGE 10 who writes forMalayalam news On October 1, the Allahabad ical voices within, Uttar Pradesh websites like azhimukham.com. High Court, takingsuo motu cog- Chief MinisterYogiAdityanath He is currentlyinpreventive cus- SANTOSHSINGH BUSINESSASUSUAL nizance of the case and the hur- struckbackTuesday invoking his againstthe CAA; those who, dur- tody of Mathurapolice. Apart PATNA,OCTOBER6 riedcremation of the victim’s crackdown on the anti-CAA ing the Corona pandemic, shel- from Kappan, CFI office bearers BY UNNY body,ordered seniorofficersof protests to underline his resolve teredTablighi Jamaat to tryand Atiq-ur-Rahman and Masood ON Aday of heated political ac- the stategovernment andpolice to counter what he calledan spread the disease…who tried Ahmedhavebeen detained tionin Biharwiththreeweeksleft STREAKS IN THE SKY to be present at the next hearing Opposition conspiracy. to spread anarchyatdifferent along with another personiden- forvoting in the assemblypolls, on October 12. “You musthaveseen their levels in the state…not onlydid tifiedasAlam. the BJP scrambledtoreassureits Rafale jets duringarehearsal forthe 88th Air ForceDay on CONTINUEDONPAGE2 faces, those who protested CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 senior partner JD(U) afterthe LJP, October 8, at Hindon base in Ghaziabad Tuesday. Praveen Khanna whichhad exited the alliance in the state, poachedatleasttwo BJP leaders -- and floated the possi- bility of fieldingthem as candi- SUSHANTRAJPUTCASE dates againstthe JD(U). No food, 50% occupancy in cinema halls; With afuriousChief Minister CBI probe matches AIIMS finding, Nitish Kumar delaying his ap- curbs during festive season: New SOPs pearance at ajoint press confer- ence Monday, the BJP issueda finds no red flags in accounts audit These include ensuring ade- Ministryalso releasedaset of hurriedstatement reposing faith will getseven seatsfromthe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE quatespace forsucheventswith StandardOperatingProcedures in him and declaring that he JD(U) quota, and Mukesh Sahni's Rajput to suicide forfinancial NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 adetailedsitemap and proper (SOPs): cinema halls to operate would continue in the VIP six from the BJP. DEEPTIMANTIWARY gain, agency sources have con- markingstomaintain social dis- at half their capacity maintain- postifthe alliance re- In effect, the JD(U) NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 firmedtoThe Indian Express. AMID FEARS that the coming tancing, notallowing touching of ing “one-seat distance”, no food turnedtopower,irre- and the BJP will contest So the CBI, sources said, is festiveseasoncould see asurge “statues, idolsand holy books”, to be deliveredinside, onlypack- spective of their seat from 115seatseach. THE AIIMS report declaring the nowfocussingonthe gamutof in Covid-19cases, the Health and thermal screening. aged food allowed, mandatory strength. With matters com- death of BollywoodstarSushant reasons that could have ledto MinistryonTuesdayissued With cinema halls setto face masksand thermal screen- The partyalso sent a ing to ahead mid- Singh Rajput a“caseofsuicide” RHEA’S JUDICIAL the actor taking his ownlife: any guidelinesfor organising events open from October 15,the ing, staggered showtimings, symbolic signal by seal- DECISION Monday,and the press matches the conclusionthe CBI’s CUSTODY EXTENDED role playedbyChakraborty;pro- whichsee large gatherings. Information and Broadcasting CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ing aformula thatgave 2020 conference delayed, investigators reachedafter their TILL OCT20 fessional rivalryand nepotism in one additional seat to BIHAR BJP's Bihar president Dr reconstruction of the incident. Bollywood; effect of drugabuse the JD(U). According to SanjayJaiswal issued a And aforensic audit of Rajput’s MINISTER: WILL GO and Rajput’s mental health. the finalarrangement, the JD(U) statement reiterating the al- bank accountshas notthrown AFTER THOSE WHO Of the over Rs 70 croreworth wasallotted 122seats and the liance's faith in Nitish Kumar's up anything“suspicious”tosug- MALIGNED MUMBAI of transactions through Rajput’s BJP 121. As forthe other partners, leadership. Sourcessaid that it gest that his friend Rhea PAGE 9 accountsinthe pastfiveyears, the Jitam RamManjhi-led HAM CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Chakraborty could have pushed CONTINUEDONPAGE2 7 IN TOP 10 SELECTIONS IN CSE 2019 2 from various programs of VISION IAS ‘PM has taken goodsteps, AIR Quad meeting: Eye on China, India 3 6 7 8 9 seeks ‘respect for territorial integrity’ havepersonal ties with AIR AIR AIR AIR AIR Michael RPompeo wasthe only ED BJP,but it ignored its allies’ SHUBHAJITROY oneto nameChinaatthemeeting. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 During his opening remarks,he Timingkey said that“as partners in this PLAIN NAVJEEVANGOPAL forIndia EX E IN ARARE “in-person” meeting Quad...itismorecriticalnowthan ● CHANDIGARH,OCTOBER6 during the pandemic, the everthatwecollaboratetoprotect Foreign Ministers of the our peopleand partners from the THE QUAD meeting sig- SHIROMANI AKALIDal president Quadrilateralgrouping -- US, CCP’s(CommunistPartyof China) nalsaclosingofranks and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal India, Japan and Australia -- met exploitation, corruption, and co- by theUS, India, Japan Tuesdaysaid the BJP had been in Tokyoamid the five-month ercion”. and Australia against cold-shouldering allies since it border standoffbetween India “Wehaveseen it in the south, what theyperceive is wonabrutemajority in 2019, and China, with External Affairs in the EastChina Sea, the rising Chinese belliger- and that from India-China stand- MinisterSJaishankar seeking Mekong, the Himalayas, the ence. ForIndia, it is an off, to controversial legislation “respect forterritorial integrity Taiwan Straits,” he said. important markerof likethe Citizenship and sovereignty” and “peaceful Afterthe three-hour meet- supportamid the bor- (Amendment)Act and the recent resolution of disputes”. ing, Jaishankar metPompeo der standoff. farm Bills, the Modi government Sukhbir Badal at the session However, USSecretaryofState CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 London Marathon marks avirtual