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PModi on Sunday stressed OSD to Bihar Governor and two OSDs ence in Lucknow while former SP MLA and for- ! the need for open and democ- to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Governor. mer Minister Pawan Pandey addressed reporters ! ! ratic societies to work togeth- $ % $ && ' ( Similarly, Chhattisgarh and Odisha Bhawan, there is no OSD to Governor in Ayodhya. Ramjanmabhumi Tirth Kshetra er to defend the values they % ) *+ Governors have two OSDs each. Anandiben Patel. There is only one post Trust general secretary Champat Rai said that ! P hold dear and to respond to the The OSD is an officer in the Indian of OSD to Governor in Haryana which they will study the charges of land purchase " increasing global challenges. He, however, did not name called on technology compa- civil service of the status between a sec- is lying vacant. anomalies and will then reply to the allegations, #$%&'( ' ! This message during the three- China during his speech. nies and social media platforms retary and an under-secretary in the As per the Maharashtra Raj Bhawan In a brief statement here on Sunday Rai said: ( ) * day G-7 summit ending Sunday Participating in the high- to ensure a safe cyber envi- Government of India. Recently, a con- website, Governor Bhagat Singh has "People had charged us with the killing of +, - was in apparent reference to the profile event virtually at a session ronment for their users, troversy arose after the All India only one OSD Rakesh Naithani. But the Mahatma Gandhi hence we are not afraid of ! !! growing economic might of on 'Open societies and open Additional Secretary Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Shiv Sena has claimed that there are a such allegations. We will reply at the appropri- " China and its human rights economies' at the G7 summit, (Economic Relations), External Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra shared half of dozen OSDs appointed by the ate time after examining the entire matter." ./ record, which emerged as a the Prime Minister highlighted Affairs Ministry, P Harish said. details of six OSDs (Officer on Special Governor. When Devendra Fadnavis Singh said a multi-crore scam was com- topic of concern for the G-7. India's civilisational commit- Asked if the Prime Duty) to Governor Dhankhar and was Chief Minister of Maharashtra, he mitted by the trust and its associates through ) * " India is a natural ally for ment to democracy, freedom of Minister raised the issue of claimed that all of them are somehow had appointed eight external aides - as embezzlement of funds with the cost of the land the G-7 countries in defending thought and liberty, the Ministry Chinese aggression during the related to him, or from his known cir- officers on special duty (OSDs) in the increasing by 5.5 lakh per second in a gap of 0) * the shared values from a host of of External Affairs said here after summit, the official said it was cle. Chief Minister's Office (CMO). five minutes between two different purchase threats stemming from author- Modi’s address. not raised and there are other The Governor Office and the BJP As per the norms, there are two deeds for the land. * " itarianism, terrorism and violent The Prime Minister under- fora where such issues are dis- have rubbished the charge. Aides-de-Camp to the Governor, one He demanded PM Narendra Modi to set up 1 extremism, disinformation and scored the vulnerabilities cussed. As per the Bihar Government's from Armed Forces and other from a high-level inquiry into the alleged land scam - economic coercion, Modi said. inherent in open societies and Continued on Page 6 website, Governor Phagu Chauhan has Indian Police Force. by the Ramjanambhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust four OSDs-Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Kerala Governo Arif Mohd Khan members for purchasing land in Ayodhya. OSD(J), Sanjay Kumar, OSD(Estb.), has two OSDs while Odisha Governor Presenting documents, Singh said the scam Mahabir Prasad Sharma, OSD(U) Vinay Ganeshi Lal has also two OSDs. The amounted to 16.50 crore and the illegal act Thakur, OSD. The Governor also has website of Chhattisgarh Raj Bhawan also came as a big onslaught on the faith of the mil- two ADCs- Major Dhiraj Bisht ADC shows two OSDs deputed with the lions of Ram bhakts who had given donation for (M) and Rakesh Kumar Dubey IPS Governor Anusuiya Uikey. Jharkhand the construction of the grand Ram temple at ADC (P). governor has two OSD rank officers. Ayodhya. As per the Madhya Pradesh Raj Continued on Page 6 Continued on Page 6 -+",5+#- he Congress high com- Tmand is expected to soon take a final call on the prevail- ing crisis in its Punjab party unit. Before that, the high command may again hold talks with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to settle down on an "all-acceptable" resolution. Days after the party's three- member panel, set up to resolve the prevailing crisis, submitted its report to the party's inter- im president Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met the committee members — the Leader of Opposition in Rajya ! Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, # Punjab party affairs in-charge Harish Rawat, and former MP JP Agarwal. &$ ' What actually transpired in the hour-long meeting is yet to be known, but it has been learnt that Rahul was briefed by R the panel members regarding the key recommendations of ?2#)+'2 unprecedented coalition of ide- ple of different opinions”. the report, besides the other ologically divergent political "At the decisive moment findings. aftali Bennett was on parties drawn from the Right, we took responsibility," he said. Notably, the party high NSunday sworn in as Israel's the Left and the Centre, along "The alternative to this gov- command has become active to new Prime Minister, ousting with an Arab party - has a ernment was more elections, resolve the intra-party conflicts Prime Minister Benjamin razor-thin majority in a 120- more hate, which would have simmering in several States, Netanyahu from power after an member house. broken up the country." including Rajasthan. The uninterrupted 12 years at the Mickey Levy of Yesh Atid “It is time for responsible Congress currently has its own helm of affairs. party was elected as the speak- leaders from different parts of Governments in just three Bennett, the 49-year-old er of Parliament with the sup- the nation to stop this mad- States, while it is holding power leader of the right-wing Yamina port of 67 lawmakers. ness,” he asserted. in three other States in coali- party, took oath of office after Earlier, Bennett presented Agitated Likud, ultra- tion with regional outfits. the Knesset (Parliament) elect- his new government's ministers orthodox and ultra-nationalist Punjab being the only State ed him as the 13th Prime in the Knesset (Israeli parlia- lawmakers constantly jeered which turned the tide when the Minister of Israel by a 60-59 ment) in a speech constantly at Bennett during his speech entire country was swept by the vote in the 120-member house. interrupted by supporters of calling him “a criminal” and a Modi wave in 2019 polls, the One lawmaker abstained. 71-year-old Netanyahu. “liar”. Congress party did not want to His government has 27 Amid incessant heckling In his speech, Bennett also affect its poll prospects because ministers, nine of them from rival bloc's lawmakers, said that Israel “will not allow of the infighting. The high women. Bennett said that he is proud Iran to arm itself with nuclear command has been making The new government — an “of the ability to sit with peo- weapons.” Continued on Page 6 Q R R ) " ) daughter-in-law was a ')4(3 Shiksha Mitra. His life was getting along despite hen will ma come,” his wife being a cancer Wenquires seven- patient and the younger year-old Montu (name son, 38, being mentally changed), as he sits in the lap still yearns for his mother. challenged. of his dadi (paternal grand- “From where do I bring his Once in a week he used to mother). She keeps quiet, but mother back”, asks Janved go to his village, Gudi Rampuri when Montu persists with his Singh, a resident of a village in just to spend time with his query she replies, almost in a Agra and the grandfather of the grandsons. “Now, the thought whisper, that his mother will two boys. “How long can we of going to the village sends come soon. placate him by telling him that shivers down my spine. I feel Soon she developed fever and The elderly lady faces sim- his mother has gone to school scared. What will I tell Montu cough but the family initially ilar queries from Montu almost and will come back soon,” he when he asks me about his treated it as a viral fever.