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MEETING IN MOLDONEAR CHUSHUL At Netaji event, Indian,Chinesemilitarycommanders Mamata refuses to ` 50 per kilo speak after slogans ` 78 per kilo arebackattheLACtalkstabletoday ` 93 per kilo Meeting scheduledafter word from Beijingamidstextended winterdeploymentonbothsides in PM’s presence ` 60 per Dozen XIV Corps commanderLt logue at the senior level, the two Consultation &Coordination on troops dug in at severalplaces in KRISHNKAUSHIK General PGK Menon and South sides have been working the hot- India-China Border Affairs eastern Ladakh. The Chinese re- SANTANUCHOWDHURY WORLD NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Xinjiang MilitaryRegion com- lines and other mechanisms to (WMCC), has also been attend- fusedtocompletethe disengage- &ATRIMITRA mander Major General Liu Lin are prevent anyuntowardincident ing the militarydiscussions. ment process and both armies KOLKATA,JANUARY23 MORE THAN two-and-a-half to meetSundaymorning at the on the ground. India has re- While the militarycom- broughtin additionalforces in the months aftertheylastmet, Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) turnedtwo PLAsoldiers who manderslastmet on November depth areas, deploying tanks, ar- WITH WESTBengal headedto Indian and Chinese military point in Moldo on the Chinese strayed across the LAC. 6, the lastround of diplomatic tilleryand air power. assembly elections, rivals TMC commanders will sit across the side of the LACnear Chushul. Arepresentative of the talksvia the WMCCtook place LastAugust, Indiantroops and BJP sparred Saturday during table Sunday to tryand make Sources said the meeting has MinistryofExternal Affairs will on December 18. surprisedthe Chinese by occu- celebrationsinKolkata to mark headway in talksoverthe situa- been scheduledfollowing word also be at the talksSunday. MEA Forweeks afterthe standoff pying dominatingheightsonthe the birth anniversaryofNetaji tion along the Line of Actual from China on amemothatIndia Joint Secretary(EastAsia) beganlastMay,whentheChinese south bank of Pangong Tso, and Subhas ChandraBose. ControlinLadakhwherethou- sent. With 50,000troops of each Naveen Srivastava, leading the came in 8kmwestofthe point in the largerChushulsub-sector. Her speechinterruptedby TALK SHOW HOST sands of troops have been in a armydeployedinthe region for Indian side in meetings of the that India says marksthe LACon Indian troops positioned BJP supporters who raised‘Jai LARRY KINGDIES faceoffsince May2020. an indefiniteperiod and no dia- Working Mechanism for the north bank of Pangong Tso, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Shri Ram’ slogans, Chief Minister PAGE 12 Mamata Banerjee, sharing adais with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi at Victoria Memorial, re- fusedtospeak,saying theyhad no right to “humiliateaperson In the pipeline: afterextending an invitation”. Upsetbytheslogans,Banerjee toldthegathering:“Ifeelagovern- Prime MinisterNarendra flagship scheme ment programme should have Modi with West Bengal some dignity.This is agovern- Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar ment programme, notthe pro- and Chief MinisterMamata grammeof apoliticalparty…This Banerjeeatthe Victoria to take tap water isapublicprogramme.Ithankthe MemorialinKolkataon Prime Ministerand the Culture Saturday. Partha Paul to all cities, towns CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Jal JeevanMission-Urban: Cabinetto ED arrestsViva considerRs2,79,500-cr,5-year plan Group director KARISHMAMEHROTRA NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 BUDGET ’21

IN THE Budget,the Centreis Mehul Thakur likelytoannounce anew flag- ship programme —Jal Jeevan bers and relatives, ownedmore Mission-Urban (JJM-Urban) —to EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE than 25 companies. Mostof provide tapwater connections Astatue of Bal Thackeray wasunveiled near the NationalGalleryofModern ArtinMumbaionSaturday, his 95th birth MUMBAI,JANUARY23 these firms arenow defunct but to all statutorytowns, and, sepa- anniversary. PradipDas PAGE3 were usedto“divert hugefunds rately,sewer connections to all THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate from HDIL”in“connivance” with citieswithapopulation of over COUNTDOWN (ED) on SaturdayarrestedMehul HDIL promoterRakesh 1lakh, by 2026. IN&OUTOFCOVIDSHADOW Thakur,Director of Viva Group – Wadhawan. Government sources said the Farmers can enter Delhi run by the familyofVasai MLA The remand applicationsub- ExpenditureFinance Committee Unease in Punjab BJP: and leader of BahujanVikas mitted to the courtbyEDadded approved the Rs 2,79,500-crore Aghadi, HitendraThakur –for di- that Viva Holding, Viva Estate, five-year programme on for R-day tractor rally, ‘PM could solve row verting over Rs 196crore from Viva Kshitz EnterprisesPrivate December 17,and the Union HousingDevelopment Limited andVivaHome Housing and Urban Affairs InfrastructureLimited(HDIL) to Developers have receivedRs Ministryhas submittedthe pro- to stay near borders in aday if he wants’ the group and transferring two 90.51crore,Rs70.11 crore, Rs posal to the CabinetSecretariat. properties worthRs34croreofa 32.93 croreand Rs 2.75 crore, re- “Therewas ademand from Nalsejal,both official parade on Rajpath. day" if he wanted. companycontrolledbythe HDIL spectively,fromHDIL. states that cities notcovered un- ruralandurban MAHENDERSINGH As per the agreement,the RAAKHIJAGGA Manyother party leaders ex- promoters to the group without “Suchdiversion of funds der the Atal Mission for MANRAL farmers will enter Delhi from all LUDHIANA,JANUARY23 pressedapprehension that the anymonetary consideration. from HDIL controlledbythe Rejuvenation and Urban NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 thethree borders wherethou- protests could take aviolent Mehul is theson of Deepak Wadhawans to the Viva Group Transformation(AMRUT) MODELLED AFTER the ru- sands of them have been WITH NO quickend in sight to turn, even as theydread the civic Thakur,acousin of Hitendra controlledbyMrMehul Thakur should also be providedsupport ralJal JeevanMission, the HAVINGFAILED to convince protesting forthe pasttwo the farmer agitationand talks polls schedulednextmonth. Thakur. and others remain largely unex- forwater and sewage,” asource MinistryofHousing and farmers to stay outside the bor- months, but stay in the adjoin- with the government stalled, Aformer minister, Chawla, The agency also arrested plained,” the agency told the told TheSunday Express. Urban Affairshas proposed ders of Delhi despitetalksforthe ing areas and notventureto- thereisgrowing disquietwithin 78, told The SundayExpress, Madan Gopal Chaturvedi, achar- court. It claimedthat thesefunds “Morethan 3,500cities are aparallelprogramme to pastweek,the Delhi Police wardsCentral Delhi. the ranksofthe Punjab BJP. “Speaking as acitizen of India teredaccountant and director of areapparentlythe illegal fund di- notsupportedbyany structured provide tapwater connec- Saturday grantedthem permis- Thousands of tractors are Veteranleader and formerBJP and notasaBJP leader,Ifeel no afew companies ownedby verted from the Punjab and scheme… so the government tion in everyurban house- sion to carry out atractor parade headedfor DelhifromPunjab national vice-president Laxmi protestshould run so long. Aso- Mehul. Later in the day, alocal MaharashtraCo-operative has decidedtolaunchanother holdby2026. It will also fo- on Republic Dayinside the and Haryana to participateinthe KantaChawlasaid Saturdaythat lution to it should have been courtremandedMehul and (PMC) Bank. scheme to coverall 4,000forwa- cus on sewage connections Capital, but with modifications parade. Kulwant Singh Sandhu, the agitationshould nothave found at the earliest. In mid- ChaturveditoEDcustody till Besides, the agency said that tersupply,”the source said. The in 500cities with apopula- in their planned routeand on the general secretaryofthe Punjab been allowedtofesterfor so December,after the number of January27. itsinvestigation has found that proposal to the EFC estimates tion of over 1lakh. condition that theywill start Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, said, long,and that the Prime Minister farmers dying due to cold or The ED told thecourtthat MackStarMarketing Private CONTINUEDONPAGE2 onlyafter the completion of the CONTINUEDONPAGE2 could solve the situation "in a CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Mehul,through his familymem- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Washington and Delhi connec- TheStory andcustomer-firstalternative,at NIRUPAMA tions to help securehis release. NANDAGOPALRAJAN atime of growing concerns over SUBRAMANIAN Sameera Fazili waspickedbythe new Behind this NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 the control wieldedbytech MUMBAI,JANUARY23 Fazili, from US President as Deputy Director megaliths. her Twitter of the National Economic Photograph “ATSCALE, an ad-supported “The ad model hasbeen great SAMEERA FAZILI, one of the 20 account Council (NEC), apolicy body that product servesthe companythat forbringing search to everyone Indian-Americans who willbe is partofthe WhiteHouse.She India’s win in Australia shows youads, it does notserve on the planet, but over time partofthe Joe Biden had been asenior advisor in the didn’t happen overnight. you.” With this thought, Sridhar Sridhar Ramaswamy, thereismoreand morepressure Administration,has aunique coinciding with the scrapping of NEC during the Obama Ramaswamyand Vivek VivekRaghunathan to showmoreads and notreally India connect:her cousin the special status of Jammu and Administration. All that went intothe Raghunathan, IIT alumni and what the user wants. Our thesis Mubeen Shah wasamong those Kashmir.Shah's mother and Shah wasreleasedin making of this Winning XI former Google executives, are is that we can createamuchbet- held under the Public SafetyAct Fazili's father aresiblings, and December 2019,and his is arare ready to roll outNeeva,anad- which, by the middle of this year, tersearch product, focusing (PSA) in the Valleyclampdown the familyhad tappedintotheir CONTINUEDONPAGE2 free, private search product, hopes to offeracustomer-paid CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Abridge in Bastar —why adistrict, securitymen arecounting on it

PAGE 1 unit —Chintavaagu controls ac- an operation when therewas in- out of Telangana twice. tained.Andarwaale(theMaoists) ANCHOR cess to the Maoistheartland of discriminatefiring from the CHHATTISGARH Shrinu, who got marriedlast do the same if theysuspect us," Bastar, particularly the home of other side... We aretrying to get year,says thatwithout the regis- says thefrail19-year-old,whobe- dreadedNaxal commander closer and theydon't likeit." RAIPUR tration —and with bigger mar- longs to Cherla in Telangana. Hidma. Three years afterthe se- Access over Chintavaagu kets inaccessible —heisforcedto Recently, the sevenvillages GARGIVERMA curity forces managed to reach won't be just asecurity land- sell his paddy forRs1,050per fallingunder the Dharmaram PAMED(BIJAPUR),JAN23 Pamed, graduallylaying an markfor the 64villages between ODISHA quintal to local vendors, against panchayatwrote to the 11-km road between 2017 and Pamedand Basaguda, as Shrinu, the MSP of Rs 2,500 per quintal. Superintendent of Police against CHINTAVAAGU, OR the stream of 2019,theyhope to finallyfinish 19,afarmerfromDharmaram Bijapur Mostofhis family has already "police brutality". Says Kama worry, is an important line for the last5-odd km to villagepointsout. To reachthe movedtoTelangana forwork, Gundi of Dharmaram, "When Basaguda the security forces in Chintavaagu, and build abridge district headquarters forsome- leaving him to till their 18 acres. we go in or out of the village,se- Chhattisgarh. One of several over it. The foundation waslaid thing as basic as gettinghimself Pamed Priya, listening to theTelugu curity personnel stop and inter- streams lying on a44-odd-km by Chief MinisterBhupesh registeredasafarmer withthe songs Shrinu got downloaded on rogate us.Ifsomeone gets scared axis between Pamedand Baghel earlier this month. Pamedsociety,tobeable to sell TELANGANA herphone the lasttimehewent and can't respond, theyare Basaguda in Bijapur district, on Standing near the stream his produce to thegovernment, to thecity,worrieseverytimeher beaten up forbeingNaxal sup- the state's southernmostedge— armedwith an automaticrifle, Shrinu firsttakes his run-down husband leaveshome. "Weare porters." With severalprotests across arugged terrain secured SDOP (Sub-DivisionalOfficer of motorcycle to thestream; Villagers crossing the Chintavaagu stream. The last5kmto loadedwith the motorcycle stuckbetween twowarring on the matter held recently by around 2,000 security per- Police) Abhishek Singh says,"A pushes a dongi (a thin boat made it, and abridge, arenow awaited. Gargi Verma across to Pamed; and then drives forces.Villagersarebeatenupran- across Bijapur,seniorofficials sonnel, including the eliteCoBRA couple of weeksago,wewereon out of ahollowed-out tree trunk) another 200km, crossing in and domlybysecurityforces andde- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021

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Tap water an international trade services' RESPONDINGSEPARATELYto under corporatesocial respon- associationand also worked be- aJanuary20report‘Firm sibility. JJM-Urbantotarget2.68crore hind the scenes forhis release, Indian, Chinese commanders back at LAC talks ownedpartlybyCMJagan households whichdonot have using her connections at the familygets bulkofgovtorders’, South India Cement tapconnections, and 2.64crore highestlevels of government, themselvesonGurung Hill, Indian troops also read- Topmilitaryofficerstold The areunable to reachanunder- the Industries and Commerce Manufacturers Association: householdswithout sewerage sources said. MagarHill, Mukhpari,Rechin justedtheir positions on the IndianExpress that while there standing on details of the dis- Department, Government of We have suppliedcement on or septage facilities. Shah's arrest had also been La and Rezang La. Theyalso Pangong Tsonorth bank,occu- have been indications from engagement with China insist- AndhraPradesh, and the South amarginal costbasistogov- Sources said the proposal mentionedbyIndian-American have direct viewofChina’s pying features to dominate China on moving backtroops - ing that India vacatethe India Cement Manufacturers ernmentsofTamil Nadu, would subsume AMRUT under Congresswoman Pramila Moldo Garrison, and the Chinese positions on the ridge- -India has been seeking status heightsinthe Chushul sub- Association (SICMA), have de- Karnataka,AndhraPradesh JJM-Urban. The AMRUT pro- Jayapal at the firstUS strategic Spanggur Gap which line connecting Finger 3and quoante, of troops returning to sector.India, on the other hand, niedthat some cement com- and Telangana forthe lastso gramme focuses on 500cities, Congressional hearing on can be used to launchoffen- Finger 4. This scramble for positions before the standoff– has made it clearthat anyres- panies were favoured. manyyears. To accuse the as- and aims to provide tapconnec- Kashmir on October 22, 2019, sives--asthe Chinese did in heightsled to warning shots there’s ahugetrustdeficit. olution will have to factor all sociation of acartelfor aprod- tions to 1.39 crorehouseholds. who flagged hispoorhealth. She 1962. being firedbythe twosides. The twosides, officers said, friction pointsinthe region. Industries and Commerce uct where pricing is free and The scheme has currentlypro- wanted to knowifthe State Department, market drivenwas notaccept- vided95lakh connections. Department had raisedthe AndhraPradesh: able. To thebestofour knowl- WhileJJM (U)aimstosatu- matterofhis arrest withthe Farmers can enter Delhifor R-day tractor rally The government exhibitsno edge,noother industrycomes rate urbanareas with tapcon- Indian government, and wasas- partiality between various ce- forwardfor asocial cause at nections, the remaining sewage sured by Alice Wells, then “Around 2.5-3 lakh tractors The Delhi Police had held a reachedthe agreementover around the borders wherethey ment manufacturing compa- this scale. connections outside of the AM- Acting Assistant Secretaryfor will take to the roads. The pa- series of talkswith farmers try- the rallytobeheld on January areprotesting. Theyhavebeen nies in placing orders force- RUTcitieswill be overseen by Southand CentralAsianAffairs, rade will be absolutelypeace- ing to convince them firstto 26. assured medical assistance ment procurementinvarious The Indian Express replies: the Swachh Bharat Mission. that the US government had ful from cancel their parade, and later “The farmers have been and securityduringthe pa- government projects. Cement The reportquotedthe pur- Acknowledging that the takenupShah's casewithDelhi. our end.” to keep it outside theCapital, asked to send awritten appli- rade,” police sources said. companies in the stateunder chase order figures displayed onus of fetching waterfalls Following the intervention ButaSingh Shadipur, even as security wastightened cation, specifying their pro- In viewofthe Republic Day the AndhraPradesh Cement in the ‘YSR Nirman’ portal. squarelyonwomen andgirls in by the Fazilisisters, their Delhi- Punjab president of the in viewofthe Republic Day. posed routes, the number of celebrations, the Delhi Police Manufacturers Association(AP It alsomentions the gov- the Indian society,the proposal basedniece and Jayapal, Shah's BharatiyaKisan Manch, said, Sources said ameeting was tractors and farmers partici- has deployedafive-layersecu- CMA) supplytoall govern- ernment purchases cement at states that“thetimesaved could wifeand his brother had been "Weare still deliberating on held on Saturdayaswell, last- pating in the parade, and the rityinand around the city. ment departmentsatRs225 Rs 225 per 50 kg bag,which is be usedtoattend to education, able to visithim in Agra. the routeand the locations. On ing around four hours, after timings. We willdiscussthe Over 40,000 police, ITBP and per 50 kg bag, muchlower lowerthan the market price; economic activities, and general On December 6, 2019 -- in- January26, vehicles willmarch whichthe farmers and senior routetomorrowwith them. CRPF personnel willbede- than the market price. To en- and thatpurchase ordersare wellbeing.” cidentallythe same dayas up to theselect pointsand officers of the Delhi, Uttar But theyhavesaid the tractor ployedatthe borders, police suretransparent and assured givenbasedonmarket share “Witheverchanging scenar- Jayapal introducedabipartisan head backtothe borders." Pradesh and Haryana Police parade willonlybeinthe areas said. supply, thegovernment has of the companies and their ios in the field of water, likeim- resolution in the House of designed‘YSR-Nirman’, acen- ability to supply on time. It proving technology,funding Representativesurging India to tralisedonlineportalfor allce- onlyraises the question of con- through external sources and end the restrictions on commu- The productwill be different alone. Even the security person- Kawalguttaisyet to getpower, NDAgovernment did initially ment consuming depart- flict of interestsince acom- availability of water... it is imper- nications and the mass deten- from whatpeopleare usedto, nel would go outingroups. and Deva and others use solar- washold virtualmeetings of ments. So far, alldepartments panywhichispart-ownedby ative to devise comprehensive tions in J&K--Shahwas “tem- offering asingle windowfor Now, because of streetlightsand poweredlightssparingly. "If Union ministers to "explain" the put togetherhaveplacedin- Chief MinisterYSJagan Mohan waterplans... The watersupply porarily” released. Twodays search and queries intopersonal electricity,shops stay open till theymalfunction, we can't get farm laws."Theycompletely dented quantitiesof16.64 Reddy’s familyhas bagged the needs to be sustainable,equi- later,the J&K administration in- dataonservices likeDropbox lateevening," says Koyo,ashop- them fixed, we have to wait misread the situation.” Lakh MT,ofwhich13.20 Lakh maximum order during the table and should meetspecified formedthe Supreme Court, in and email accounts, keeper in Pamed. months fordistrict officials," he Asenior leader said had MT has been supplied. AP CMA year. quality standards,” the proposal replytoapetition movedbyhis Ramaswamysays.LikeGoogle, The villageevenhas asmall says. Union AgricultureMinister allocates cement suppliers on TheIndian Express had also seen by The Sunday Express wife, that it had“permanently Neevawilluse AI and machine hotelnow,aslabour from Collector Agrawalsays they NarendraSingh Tomar held apro-ratabasis, as per their in- contactedMGoutham Reddy, states. revoked” the PSAagainstShah. learning to createthe secret Telangana buzzes around to hope to startthe Rs 15 crore talkswithfarmers back when stalledand operating supply AndhraPradesh Industries In October 2020, inciden- sauce -- rankings forsearches. meetaspurtinconstruction de- projecttobuild the bridgeover theywereprotesting in the capacities.Ifsupplies arede- Ministerand MRavinder tally, the J&K Police said they On apprehensions that may mand. Chintavaagu by Februaryand state, the latter mayhavesettled layedbyacompany, theyare Reddy,Director,Bharathi Biden team were seeking to arrest Shah arise regarding personal data, Sandeep, 28, recentlyset up complete it before the mon- foramendments. “Atthat time, allocatedtowell-performing Cement,and Vice-President, through Interpol over apur- Ramaswamy says,"We guaran- aWi-Fidevice with reachina soon. "While things arenot per- theywereonlyworriedabout suppliers. Companiestakeup APCMA,and accuratelyre- case in whichthe J&K adminis- portedFacebook postbyhim. teethatthe product and com- kilometre's radius, and offers fect, the situation has improved the MSP," the leader says. these supplies as asocial cause portedtheir statements. tration withdrew the PSA. J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh said panyare designedsothat per- Aadhaar registration services as manifold," he says,adding, What is adding to thedis- Fazili'ssisterYousraFazili, a theyhad registeredacase for sonal dataisindexedtoserve well as space forchildren to at- "Once we crossthe river, other quietinthe state BJP arethe human rightslawyer, was the postthat allegedly targeted your results, and fornothing tend online classes. He spentRs villageswill also benefit." forthcoming municipal council among the Kashmiris who testi- non-local people living in the else... We arecreating acom- 12,000 forthe device, but busi- polls, scheduledfor February through the city,Banerjee said: mand forfour capitals in the fied at the November 2019 US Valley, and had initiatedthe panythat, from the beginning, ness has been good. 15.Asource said notmanyBJP “Weobserved DeshnayakDivas country.She said Kolkata was Congressional hearing on the process to declareShah apro- is customer firstand customer It wasthe plight of hisneigh- Punjab BJP leaders arekeentocontestgiven today. Rabindranath Tagore the capital under the British. situation in the Valley. She claimedoffender and attachhis only. We areveryadamant bour Guddu,17, who studies in the anger.InBathinda,alocal calledNetajiDeshnayak. What “Whyshould Delhi decide all spokeindetail about her properties.But therehas been about making surethatthis is Class 11 at aboarding school in suicide had reached30, Ieven party member threatenedto is this Parakram? Youare build- things? We should have four cousin's sudden arrest,his no movement on this. the one and onlyrevenue Telangana but has been home wrotetoPrimeMinister quit if forced to contest. inganewParliament, buying capitals in four corners of the health condition and how Fazili is one of twoKashmiri- source.” due to Covid shutdowns, that NarendraModi that if the Pakka dharnas (indefiniteag- newplanes, but whynomemo- country.” members of her Srinagar-based origin members in the Biden Ablog on Neevaalsoreiter- gave himthe idea, Sandeep says. AgricultureMinisterisnot able itations) continue outside the rial forNetaji?...Ifyou did not Shesaid the Centre should family hadgone “from jail to jail team. The other is Aisha Shah, ates itscommitment to be ad- "He is very good at studies, even to solve the issue, the PM should houses of 31 BJP leaders in the want to consult me, youcould have declared Netaji’s birth an- in Srinagar” trying to find out the partnership manager at the free, guarantees that "your data ranked firstinthe school in the take thematter in his own state. Theyalso face protests have consulted SugataBose niversaryanational holidayand wherehehad been taken. She White House office of Digital will neverbesoldinany form 10th boards. But he would have hands.” whenevertheystepout of (Netaji's grand-nephew, chair- built amemorial forhim. “You said she could notbegintode- Strategy.Marriedwiththree whatsoever", and promises that to cycle 30-odd km to Cherla Chawlasaid the farmers had homes forapublic function. On man of the Netaji Research can name anyportafter Syama scribehow closelyknit the en- children, Fazili has degrees from search history willbedeletedby and hang his phone from atree "setanexamplefor the world" Saturday,protesters held a Bureauand aformerTrinamool Prasad Mookerjee... we have no tirefamilywas. Harvardand Yale, and is acom- default after90days.(Google's to justget networkfor classes." by ensuring peace despite the dharna outside the Bathinda MP). If your action is wrong, we objection. But Igot RajivGandhi In her testimony, Yousra munity development finance default is 18 months.) Guddu wantstobecome a protestgoing on forsolong. hotelwhereformerminister will give areaction.” to name Kolkataairportafter addedthat she and Fazili had di- expert. She wasborn in the US, Having spent 16 years at doctor."Allofushavelostfam- “Kisan is not100per cent wrong Manoranjan Kalia wassched- Prime MinisterModi, who Netaji Subhas ChandraBose,” alledfriends in the State whereher doctor parents mi- Google, Ramaswamysays he ilymembers to diseases that and neither arethe farm laws. uledtoholdameeting. addressedBanerjee as “behen” she said. Departmentonlearning about grated to in 1970-71. has come to believe that it is couldhavebeen treated," he The Prime Ministerhimself Denying claims of discon- (sister), said Netaji wouldhave Shah's arrest on August8,2019. Speaking to The Sunday “justnot healthy” to have large says.His mother UmaDevisuf- should sit with the farmers to tent, Punjab BJP organisation been proud to seethatthe coun- And that theywereonlyable to Express from Malaysia, Shah tech platforms control so much. fers from kidneyfailure,with find asolution. Ifeel that if the secretaryDineshKumar says tryisfollowing his footsteps. Mehul Thakur confirm he wasimprisonedin said, "Weare happyasafamily “There aregoodpeople there, sevendying of similar ailments PM wants, asolution can be the party did notmakeany mis- “I oftenwonder howsatis- Agra afterthe StateDepartment that Sameerahas an important that's notthe issue. If youneed in 2020 alone in Pamed. found in aday." takesand is on the "same page" fied Netaji would have been to Limited,acompanyopera- placedan“informational re- position in the US government." to makemoremoney, the temp- "Doctors told us it could be be- AMalwa-basedleader,re- as the national BJP.“We contin- see the changes in the country tionally controlledby quest” with the Indian govern- tation to showone moreadis cause of the water. We get questing anonymity,accused uouslykeptgiving feedbackto today, the New India that is tak- Wadhawan, “illegallyand fraud- ment on his status. justverystrong,”hesays. muddy,red-tinged waterhere," the stateunit of failing to pres- the authorities.” He also claims ingshape. Howwouldhehave ulentlytransferredtwo com- “My cousin Mubeen has Search engine He is awareofthe challenges says Sunny, 16,whose mother ent the true pictureofthe that initially, the agitation was felt had he seen his countryself- mercial properties of MackStar been made an example of. His of offering apaidproduct,and Swapna Vankail wasamong protests to the Delhi leadership. fundedbythe Congress. “They reliant in the most advanced in Mumbai,valued at Rs 34.36 imprisonmentsends astrong solelyonwhatacustomer the needtoensurethat it is "ex- those whodiedlastyear.His fa- “Firstthe farm ordinances were arranged tents, langars and technologies? Howwouldhe crore, to Viva Holding, acom- signal to the people of Kashmir needs,” says Ramaswamy, the cellent". However, Ramaswamy ther Jaikumarsays he nowbuys passed in Parliament despite other expensesfor the protest- have felt to seeIndians right at panyofVivaGroup” without any that money, familyand status CEO of Neeva, speakingona says,for him that is the motiva- bottledwater fordrinking. protests.Later,the party did not ers. And nowthe protestisinthe the topinthe world’s largest monetary consideration. mean nothing in the face of video call from his California tion. He cites the example of On January10, Chief wake up to the fact that the hands of the Communists,who companies?” The ED addedthat Indian capriciousness,” she said home. This is adomain the 54- services likeSpotify and MinisterBhupesh Baghel asked Akali Dal brokeits 27-year-old don't want the issue settled. In “Today, Indianforces have ChaturvediassistedMehul in in her testimony, going on to year-old knows well, having Dropbox, whichsucceededin the Bijapur district administra- alliance with us due to the anger Punjab, outof31farm unions, advancedaircraftlikethe Rafale transferring of property of Mack talk about how“armedforces been the senior vice-president segmentswheretherewas no tion to arrangefilteredwater in amongthe farmers. Aboveall, 26 have Communistleanings." and the countryismanufactur- Star to Viva Holdings and pre- areconducting night raids on of ads and commerceatGoogle, dearth of free options, and the area. Bijapur Collector Ritesh even though farmers starteda Kumar goes on to allegeter- ing advancedaircraftlikethe pared the balance sheetofthe homes and pulling young men and also runits travel, shopping hopes that Neevamay also force Agrawalsays while they got the rail roko and indefiniteprotests rorlinks. "Now the fundingis Tejas. What would have been his company, whichdid notreflect and boys from theirbedsinto and search infrastructureteams. their competitors to cut backon watertestedin2020, the deaths in October,the firstmeeting coming from various sections feelings on seeing the armyso the transactions pertaining to militarycustody” in Kashmir. Raghunathan studiedatIIT ads. "Users aregoing to go fora were probablydue to "the ex- with Unionministers was and one cannotrule out the role strong, receiving advanced these properties. Her cousin, she said, was Mumbai and wasearlier vice- paid option, because toomuch cess use of urea in making arranged only on November 13. of Naxals andKhalistani people, weapons that he so wanted?” Theagency has claimedthat “notapolitician or adissident, president of Monetisation at is toomuch.” mahua".Villagers brew the lo- Tenrounds of meetings have who have also become partof Modi said. both Mehul and Chaturvedi he isn't afreedom fighter,or YouTube. Ramswamyadds, “Wefeel cal intoxicantathome, and takenplace since the farmers the protest.” “Today, if Netaji had seen were summonedfor question- even akid in the street throw- “So it's actuallyabroad set confident that acertain seg- Agrawalsays they have started reachedDelhi, but onlyone About the coming civic polls, howIndia fought the pandemic, ing but theydid notcooperate ing stones. He's justabusiness- of experiences. Similarly,Vivek ment of the population will see an awareness campaign on the meeting washeld when farm- Kumar says,"We areinrevival howitreadiedadvancedsolu- with the investigation and man.His life'sworkhas focused wasthe firsttechlead of what is value in asuperiorproduct. And risks. ers were protesting in Punjab mode... And in the 2022 tions likethe vaccine, what “failed to provide relevant facts on bringing economic opportu- nowcalledthe GoogleAssistant. especiallyinthe current envi- The 14 gram panchayats and from June 6toNovember 26,” Assemblypolls, the BJP will would have been his feelings?... in their statements". nity to Kashmir”. So we'veactuallyworkedon ronment... we feel we can get 64 villages of Chhattisgarh on the leader pointsout. form agovernment on itsown The strong India of his dream is On Friday, the ED had Shah, who is based in search on both sides," enough people who say‘Ijust the other side of Chintavaagu Manjinder Singh Kang, the in the state." before theworld today, from the searched five locations linked to Malaysia and owns acraftsbusi- Ramaswamysays,agraduate want asimple alternative, a have it even worse.Jaya, 21,says former statesecretaryofthe BJP LACtothe LoC,” he said. the Viva Group, including the ness, wasarrestedwhenvisit- from IIT Chennai.This is why service that Iuse, that Ipay’. And theyhavebeen unabletoget the who resignedfromthe party on “WestBengal needs to play residence of Chaturvedi, in con- ing Kashmir along with his wife. theyfelt “confidentenough” that's it, no moreworry about solehandpumpinOctober 15,also says the senior TMC, BJP spar an important role in the quest nection withits probeintothe Belonging to oneofthe most that theycould build the tech- data, no moreworry about what Dharmaram's Schoolparafixed state leadership nevertookthe forAatmanirbhar Bharat, just alleged Rs 6,200crore fraudper- prominentfamilies of Kashmir, nology relatively inexpensively, else is going on.” fortwo months,forcing them to agitation seriously. In the past Ministryfor organising the pro- likethe role Netaji playedfor the petrated by HDIL to PMC Bank. Shah has at various times he adds. resorttomakeshift arrange- 10 days,morethan than 15 BJP gramme in Kolkata. But it does- freedom of the country. PMC Bank is under regula- headedthe KashmirChamber With a45-person team in ments. leaders have quit the party and n’t behove youtohumiliatea AatmanirbharBharat has to be tory restrictions afterthe RBI of Commerce and Industry, the the US, the plan is to roll out Bastar bridge The onlyPHC around is at joinedthe Akali Dal. “I kept say- person afterextending an invi- ledbyAatmanirbhar Bengal and found financial irregularities in Jammu &Kashmir Joint Neevain“four-fivemonths”, Pamed. Deva,25, recently ing the leadership wasnot giv- tation.” Sonar Bangla," he said. regard to the loans givento ChamberofCommerceand firstinthe home market of the claim these have been organ- trekked 15 km to it from his vil- ing the right feedbacktothe Earlier in the day, the Chief Earlier,Modi visited thean- HDIL. The bank has an exposure Industry, and abody active on US and then English-speaking isedbyNaxals. lageKawalgutta, wading across high command. At times Ieven Ministerhad targeted the cestral house of Netaji at Elgin of over Rs 6,200crore to HDIL. both sides of the border to pro- regions likeWestern Europe, With Chintavaagu in the the Chintavaagu with his four- had heated argumentswith Centrefor declaring Netaji’s Road and also paidfloral tributes The RBI has supersededthe mote trade across the Line of Australia and India. “Fortunately way, mostofPamed's needs, as month-old child and ailingwife them. Finally, when on October birth anniversaryasParakram at his statue at the National boardofthe bank and appointed Controlthat wasstarted in 2008 we have agreat team, and very that of security forces, aremet Bhime, 22. She onlyrequired ba- 13,atameeting with farmers in Divas. Netaji, she said, wasa Library. an administrator. Rakesh and is at ahaltsince India dis- good backers," says from Telangana. The sliverof sic medicines, but the family Delhi, the Unionministers did deshbhakt and, therefore, the Across Kolkata, BJP leaders Wadhawanand his son Sarang continueditin2019. Ramaswamy. Neevahas raised newroads have broughtin spent the night at the hospital notturn up but sent the statepaystributetohim by cel- paidtribute to Netaji,and events Wadhawanare currentlyinjail Another familymember,a $37.5million,with equal invest- some changes though, includ- compound. "Wecouldn't have Secretary, Agriculture, Idecided ebrating his birth anniversaryas were organisedinthe districts in the PMC Bank scam case. niece of the Fazili sisters and mentsfromGreylock, Sequoia ing electricity twomonths ago. brought her again if needed, es- to resign," Kang says,adding DeshnayakDivas. too. FULLREPORTSON Shah,isthe India-based head of Capital and Ramaswamy. "Till 2019,noone steppedout peciallyatnight," Deva says. that even afterthat, all that the Afterleading a6-km march Banerjee also raised ade- www.indianexpress.com WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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FIRST STATUE OF SHIV SENA FOUNDERINMUMBAI AAPslams Popularity of city Shiv Sena UddhavunveilsBalThackeray’s over ‘outright tours, food &nature corruption trails at SGNP, Aarey statueon95thbirthanniversary in BMC’

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE peak post lockdown EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The statue,measuring MUMBAI,JANUARY23 MUMBAI,JANUARY 23 nine feet,was unveiled requests to organise more‘parent-child’ THE AAM Aadmi Party(AAP) SANJANABHALERAO naturetrailsand workshops,” he added. CHIEF MINISTER Uddhav at thebusy slammedthe ShivSena-ruled MUMBAI,JANUARY23 “IlookfortripsandactivitiesthatIcan Thackeray on Saturdayunveiled roundaboutbetween Brihanmumbai Municipal getmychildren involved in. Idislikebe- the statueofShivSena founder Chhatrapati Shivaji Corporation (BMC) afterits UNTILTHE Covid-19pandemic inter- inginthecity.Openspacesinhousingso- Balasaheb Thackeray on his staffer wascaught forissuing ruptedoverseastravelorgoingto theatres cietiesaresmallandmanicuredandusu- 95th birth anniversary, with the Maharaj Vastu fake letters on privatehospital and clubbing,32-year-old ShrutiTomar allyrestrict kids,”said Abhishek Ray, an openingline of his speeches, Sangrahalaya and letterheads to international pas- didnotbelieve thatthecityshecalledher architectwhotookhisseven-year-oldson Jamlelya majhya tamam Hindu sengerslanding in the city,for home foroveradecade had anyother on anatural trail to SGNP.“He wastired bandhavano, bhaginino ani National Gallery of exemption from institutional leisureactivity to offer. by the endofthe trail, but he thoroughly matano (All my Hindu brothers, ModernArt on MG quarantine. WheneverTomar wanted abreak enjoyedit.” sisters and mothers gathered Road.Itisthe first “Weare shockedand terri- from the monotony of her job in finance, Quarantinedincontainment zones here) inscribed on itsbase. fied at the extent of rotinthe ad- sheplannedatripoutsideMumbai.Asthe during the firstfour months of the pan- Thackeray familymembers statue of the Sena ministration. Not onlyisthis lockdowndueto thepandemicputalimit demic lastyear,manyhavefelt that step- and senior leaders from all par- founderinthe city. outright corruption in the BMC, to heroptions,shebeganexploringleisure ping out wasalsoaprivilege theynever ties were present at the inaugu- Balasaheb diedon but it actuallyputsusall at risk, activitiesinMumbai. trulyappreciated. ration. in the middle of the pandemic. “Aftermonthsofbeingheld up in the Worriedabout contractingthe infec- The statue, measuring nine November 17,2012. We demandahigh-levelprobe house,whenthewalkto forage wildfoods tion in closedspaces, manynow prefer feet,was unveiledatthe busy and resignations of all the offi- at Aarey forest came up in December,I recreational activities in openspaces. roundabout between cers concerned”, said AAP signedup. Ihad read about Aarey, but I “Noone ever thought that theywill Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj NCPchief Sharad Pawar, Mumbai prabhari Preeti Sharma neverimaginedthatitwould be my suddenlybeasked to notmoveout of VastuSangrahalaya and Revenue MinisterBalasaheb Menon. weekend plan. This weekendplan was their homes foreight months. We are National GalleryofModern Art Thorat of the Congress, MNS On January16, BMC filedan liberating,”she said. usedtotravel, meetnew people,take on MG Road. It is the firststatue chief RajThackeray and FIR againstsub-engineer Dinesh AsCovid-19restrictionsgraduallybe- shortbreaksfromourroutine.Intheeraof of the Senafounder in thecity. Oppositionleader Devendra Gawande at Sahar police station. gantoberelaxedinthe city,one-daycity the pandemic, these shortnaturetrails Balasaheb diedonNovember Fadnavis,among others, at- He wastoscrutinise passengers tours, food and naturetrails at Sanjay providedusrelief and were astress 17,2012. tendedthe event. arrivingfromthe UK, Europe, Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Aarey busters,” said Aruna Amarjothi, who Uddhavcalledthe unveiling Estranged cousins, Uddhav Middle Eastand South Africa. MilkColonyinthewesternsuburbs,foot- worksataninvestment banking firm in a“memorable moment”ofhis and Raj, appearedtointeract Officials said Gawande allegedly ball and cricket tournamentsinlong-for- the city. lifeand stated he washappy cordially, engaged with each chargedtwo passengers gottenpublicparksandgardenshave be- In December,witnessing that more thatleaders from allparties had other in conversation on the Rs10,000 forletters from apri- come morepopular. people from the citywereinterestedin come together forthe pro- stage. vate hospital. Gawande is with The BMC, whichmaintains these exploringsitesaway fromthetouristgaze, gramme. NCPleader and Deputy the town planning department, parksand gardens, has receivednumer- Aslam Saiyad, aphotographer and co- “Thisisamemorable mo- Chief MinisterAjit Pawardid but waspostedatthe airporton ousrequests forkabaddiandfootballtour- founderof‘Go HalluHallu’ initiative,or- ment in my life. Everyone notattendthe event. State Covid-19duty. naments to be allowed,since December. ganisedthree walking and food trails to knows that the ShivSena Environment and Tourism min- AAP demandedthat details Jayesh Vishwakarma,education offi- Ambu island -- arelatively unknown supremo wasagreat leader of isterAadityaThackeray saidhe of all international passengers cer at SGNP,said, “Usually, our popular place that houses adargah, temple, a our countryand his thoughts wasinPune forwork. who were exempted from the eventslikestargazing, walk-in showon Christian shrine and aremnant of a willcontinue to guide us in fu- Earlier in the day, Sena ac- quarantine be checked. “Even a fireflies wouldbebooked within hours. Portuguese bastion offthe busy Madh ture. Throughout his career,he tivists paidtheirrespectstothe pandemic didn't detercorrup- But afterweopenedthis month,our na- Island.ParticipantsexploretheKoliwadas had closeties with manypolit- party founder on the occasion tion. It proves the BMC is a turetrails, birdwatching tours were in Versovaand Madh, then take aprivate icalleaders. Iamhappy that of his 95th birth anniversary at cesspool of corruption and booked within aday.” boat to the island where theycan enjoy senior leaders of all political his memorial in Shivaji Park, clearly the staffercould nothave Worriedabout reducedphysical ac- localfoodandapeekintocommunitylife. parties came together, keeping Dadar,and organisedevents Chief MinisterUddhavThackeray with NCPpresident Sharad Pawaratthe acted of hisown accord,” added tivity among childrenwith schools mov- “It's notaheritagewalk, notabird aside political differences,” said suchasblood donation camps statue unveiling ceremony on Saturday. PradipDas Sharma Menon. ingtolaptops and phones, manyparents walk,not aphoto walk,but afterCovid- Uddhav. at variousplaces. In December lastyear,BMC areexploring the citywith their children, 19 we sawpeople expressing interestin Artist Shashikant Wadke, had issuedguidelines forpas- Vishwakarma said. theseevents.Weare seeingmoreparents architect Rohan Chavan, con- sengers arriving from Europe “Aninteresting trendthat we noticed comingtothese eventswiththeir chil- sultant Bhupal Ramnathkar, and the Middle East, stating that afterlockdown wasthat we aregetting dren,” Saiyad said. engineer Pradip Thackeray passengers have to undergo were alsofelicitated on the oc- seven-days’compulsoryinstitu- casion. tional quarantineatdesignated The statuewas installedde- hotels. spiteopposition by Colaba res- All passengers in institu- identsciting a2013order of tionalquarantine will have to be Supreme Courtunder which in sevendays’home quarantine the stategovernment should if theirtestreports arenegative notallowany statue on public on the seventh dayand theyare roadsand pavements. allowedtogohome. The inscription at the bot- Women in the advanced tomserved to underline the Actorand Shiv stageofpregnancy,thosewith Sena's Hindu credentials, which Sena leader Urmila deathsinthe immediate family have been latelyquestioned by Matondkar pays and seriouslyill patientswere the BJP afterits former ally en- tributeatBal exemptedfrominstitutional teredintoacoalition with with Thackeray quaran- non-Hindutvaparties the memorial in tine, after NationalistCongressParty Shivaji Park. scrutinyat (NCP)and Congress to form the Ganesh Shirsekar the air- government in 2019. port. Dongridrug bust: Twomorearrested

Mumbai: The NCBSaturdayar- Parvez Khan alias Chinku While Bhujwala’s residence rested twopersons, including a Pathan, who is arelative of yes- wasonthe fifthfloor of the Noor Bhiwandi-based jeweller,incon- teryear don Karim Lala and building at Dongri,police found nection with the drug bustat Vikrant Jain, aBhiwandi-based aclandestine laboratoryoperat- Dongri on Thursday, wherethey jeweller who allegedlyfinanced ing on the fourth floorwhere found achemical laboratory thedrug network. mephedronewas being manu- making mephedrone in abuild- The NCBisonthe lookout for factured.The NCBhas issueda ing. With the twoarrests on Arif Bhujwala, allegedly linked look out circular forBhujwala to Saturday, thenumber of arrests to the Dawood Ibrahim gang, ensurehedoes notflee the coun- in the case has gone up to five. and amajor supplier of try. An officer said the accused mephedrone who fledhis ApartfromParvez, his aide arrested on Saturdayinclude Dongri residence on Thursday Zakir Shaikh and aDJRahul Salman Pathan, arelativeand as- when the NCBteam conducted Verma were arrested by the NCB sistant of an arrested accused, araidthere. earlier. ENS Mumbai set to witness drop in temperature: IMD Mumbai: Northern parts of Maharashtraalong with Mumbai and Thane arelikelyto witness adropintemperature from January25onwards, an of- ficial from India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The Santacruz observatoryin Mumbai on Saturday morning recordedthe minimum temper- atureat18.8 degrees Celsius, showing adepartureof-0.4 de- grees from the normal,the offi- cial said. “Conditions are favourable fordropintempera- ture,whichmay cause adecline in minimum temperaturefrom January25 onwardsinMumbai, Thane and north Maharashtra,” he said. The minimum temperature could be around 12 degrees Celsius in north Maharashtra, whichincludes Nashikdistrict,a major onionand grapeproducer in the state, the official said. The cold weather conditions will persistfor afew days starting January25, he added. ENS THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 4 MAHARASHTRA CentrecapsfundassistanceforPuneMetro Nandurbar:Jeepfallsinto extension,statewillnowneedtospendmore 400-ftdeep gorge,6dead

The previous BJP-ledgovern- ect to 10 per cent of the totalcon- Besidesthe cap, the Centrehas from the state's budget to it. On EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SANDEEPASHAR ment in the statehad in February struction cost. also soughtsome revisions in the account of the revision of the MUMBAI,JANUARY23 MUMBAI,JANUARY23 2019 granted ago-ahead to aRs In February2019, then project's design to reduce the model, afresh nod will soon be 1,100-crore 4.4-kmlong exten- DevendraFadnavis-ledregime overall costs. sought from the stateCabinet, SIX PERSONS were killedand THE MAHARASHTRA govern- sion to the ongoing Pimpri had approved the 4.4-km long The plan is to extend the sources added. around 18 injured when avehi- mentwill have to approveafresh Chinchwad to Swargate Metro extension. Following this, the Metroroutefromthe Pimpri The Pune Metroproject was cle carrying them fell intoa400- aproposal forextending an ex- route. state-run MaharashtraMetro Chinchwad municipal head- firstapproved in 2016.In2020- ft deep gorgenear Toranmal in isting Metrocorridor in Pune, The Centre, whichholds 50 Rail Corporation Limited (MM- quarters to Nigdi, with three new 21,Finance MinisterAjit Pawar, Nandurbar district —460 km twoyears afteritwas cleared,as per cent equity in the original RCL) -- the nodal agency forthe elevatedstations at Chinchwad, who hailsfromPune,had ear- north of Mumbai. the Union government has said it Metrocorridor,has conveyed project--had submitted the pro- Akurdi and Nigdi. It also involves markedRs1,657crore forvari- The accident took place would notbeabletocontribute that it won't be in aposition to posaltothe Unionministryfor development of inter-nodal in- ous Metroworks in the city,but around 10.30 am at the hilly morethan 10 percent of the contributemorethan 10 per cent itsapproval. tegration, apedestrian bridge spend curbs put in place in view stretchofKhadkighat. Nearly 30 project cost. of the project'sconstructioncost. Afteraseries of communica- and anew parking facility, of the Covid-19pandemic have villagers, mostlytribals from According to sources, the On October 5, 2020,the tions, the Centre, lastOctober, among other amenities. hit the fund flow. Dhadgaon village, had piledup fresh approval is necessaryon UnionMinistryofHousing and wrotetothe agency,makingit Following the Centre's com- The Centreand the stateare in the Bolerojeep to cross over to account of the changes in the Urban PovertyAlleviation, had clear that the financial assistance munication, sources said MM- already at odds over the reloca- neighbouring Gujaratfor work proposedfunding arrangement cited provisionsofthe Centre's in the form of grantstothe new RCLhas revisedthe funding tion of the MumbaiMetro Line 3 early Saturday. between the Centreand the state newMetro policytocap theper- project will be limited to 10 per model forthe project, and pro- (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) from The accident occurrednear forthe project. missible grant to the newproj- cent of the construction cost. posedanenhancedallocation Aarey to Kanjurmarg. Khadki point when the driveris The mangledjeep afterthe accident that took place at the said to have lostcontrol, which hillystretch of Khadki ghat. Express causedthe jeep to hurtle nearly AAP candidates 400-ftintothe gorge. Vehiclemarch from Nashik begins, Of the six who were killed, location,wherethe accidentoc- juries." win 145 of 300 five were women. Among the 18 curred, survivors had to walk for The injured have been taken people injured,eight aresaid to 2kmtoseek help from the to Toranmal RuralHospital and farmers to meet at AzadMaidan today seats in gram be serious. nearbyvillageofToranmal. Nandurbar Civil Hospital. Some of the remainingpas- MahendraPandit, Following the accident, tthe panchayat polls sengers were savedafter they Nandurbar's Superintendent of Maharashtragovernment an- jumpedout of the jeepinthe Police, said, "As per the initial in- nouncedacompensation of Rs 5 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE nickoftime. formation, at leastsix persons lakh foreachofthe MUMBAI,JANUARY23 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Duetothe remotenessofthe have diedand sevensufferedin- deceased. MUMBAI,JANUARY23 OVER 1,200farmers in close to 90 vehicles leftfromNashikon AAP BACKED candidates won SUGGESTIONS ON DRAFT SHAKTI BILL Saturdayunder the banner of All 145ofthe 300seatstheycon- India Kisan Sabha's (AIKS) tested in the recentlyconcluded Experts says many provisions Maharashtraunit to begin a Gram Panchayatpolls in the statewide vehicle march of state. As resultsweredeclared in farmers to Mumbai. some districtsonFriday, the The rallyispartofthe call debutant party's count rose from already present, need to givenbySamyuktaKisan 96 earlier to 145. The party- Morcha(SKM), whichisleading backedcandidates also wonen- the farmers' protestonthe Delhi tirepanels in four villages, one in strengthen prevailing laws border,tointensify and broaden Latur,one in Solapur and twoin the struggle till January26. More Gadchiroli. farmers areexpected to join the Candidates supportedbythe Implementation of the POCSO rallyasitheads towards party ledbyDelhi chief minister SADAFMODAK Manyhavespoken Act, 2012 by Special Courts: Mumbai. Arvind Kejriwal bagged 41 Gram MUMBAI,JANUARY23 Challenges and Issues -bythe Farmers taking partinthe PanchayatseatsinYavatmal, its againstdeath penalty, Centrefor Child and the Lawof vehicle rallywill convergeon highesttallyinadistrict, fol- WITH THE statelegislature's joint as in mostcases, the the National LawSchool of India Azad Maidan on January24and lowedby29inGadchiroli and 18 selectioncommitteeinvitingsub- accusedare known to University,has stated that in begin athree-daysit-in. On in Buldhana. AAP-backedcandi- missions from expertgroups and Maharashtra, investigation and January25, amassive rallywill dates wonGramPanchayatseats lawyers on theproposedShakti the victims, and this trial in only37per cent cases were head to RajBhavan, wherea across 14 districtsinthe state Act, acriticism voicedbeforethe maymakereporting completedin ayear.Itaddedthat memorandum willbesubmit- that also includedHingoli, Jalna, panel is thatinsteadof comingup sexual offences difficult the acquittalrateand the rate of tedtothe governor. Chandrapur,Palghar and with newprovisions, the needis victimsturninghostilewashigh- On January26, aflaghoisting Nagpur. to strengthenthe laws thatare al- estinthese matters. ceremonywill take place at Azad "The Gram Panchayatresults ready there. ately,"said advocateFlavia Agnes, "A hurriedinvestigationand Maidan to markRepublic Day. aretestimonytothe fact that the Some of the provisions in- founderofMajlis Manch,alegal trial would moreoften than not "This march is being held to sup- people of Maharashtraare tired cludedinthe draftBillalready ex- centrefor women's rights. lead to miscarriageofjustice. portand expand the historic of traditionalpolitical parties like istbut requirebetterimplemen- "Similarly,manyprovisions Neither the police nor the courts two-month farmers'struggle in the Congress, ShivSena, NCPand tation, experts have said. in the draftShakti Bill,including have an infrastructuretocomply Delhi forthe repeal of the three BJP,whichrule the stateatevery Forinstance, the Billproposes death penalty, already exists," with thesetime frames and the farm laws and foracentral law levelinsome permutation or providing victims rehabilitation, she added. same will onlyresult inunfairtri- to guarantee aremunerative combination, but their rule does legal aid,counselling and medical ManylikeAgnes have spoken als and moreacquittals," asub- MSP (minimum supportprice) notbenefit the aam aadmi (com- support. The Manodhairya againstthe death penalty stating mission made before the com- and procurement all overthe mon man),"said Preeti Sharma scheme, introducedin2013by thatsince in amajority of cases, mittee by StreeMukti Andolan country,"said Dr Ashok Menon, AAP leader. the Maharashtragovernment,al- the accusedare known to the SamparkSamiti and Forum Dhawale, president, AIKS. In the In astatement issued ready provides these. victims, including close family AgainstOppression of Women in rallyonJanuary25, apartfrom Saturday, theparty stated:"A According to activists,unlike members, this maymakere- Mumbai lastweek stated. farmer organisations, leaders of closer look at the resultsindicate similar schemes in other states, porting sexual offencesdifficult. The 22-membercommittee - all three parties in the ruling grassrootsupportfor the Aam instead of makingiteasierforvic- Thedraftalsoproposesestab- including eight women -headed Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Aadmi Partyacross the board. It tims to receive assistance, lishingone-stopcrisis centres, by HomeMinisterAnil including NCPchiefSharad is noteworthy that the party has Manodhairya scheme cannotbe whichwereformulated by the Deshmukh has held meetings in Pawar, stateCongress president made substantial inroads in all accessedeasily. Uniongovernmentin2015.Some Nagpur and Mumbai. Another is Balasaheb Thorat, and stateenvi- regions of the state andAAP's "The scheme wasinitiallyin- of these centres were setupin scheduledinAurangabad. ronment and tourism minister surge waspowered by women, troducedtoensureimmediate Maharashtrain2019. According Some committee members Aaditya Thackeray,and leaders as in AAP women leaders have a assistance to avictim of rape, to experts, an audit could instead said that theyweresurprised of the Leftand democratic par- place in their ownright and are child sexual abuse or acid attack. beconductedonthecentrestode- that manysuggestions received ties will address this meeting. notdummycandidates." From being implemented by the termine itsrequirements. were critical of the law. "A num- Afterthis, at 2pm, the rally Calling it a"dream debut", women and child development Further,the draftproposes beroforganisations expressed willmarch to RajBhavanand the party has said thatitisnow department,itisnow handledby completion of investigation their concernsregarding certain submit amemorandum to the settogrowits footprint by con- the District Legal Services within 15 days of filinganFIR and provisions of the Bill-forin- governor."Our main demands testing forthcoming Zilla Authority.Itrequiresthe victimto trial within 30 days.The stance,deathpenalty, speedytri- arethat the three anti-farmer, Parishad and Municipal elec- appear before apanel and answer Protection of Children from als and the problems in imple- anti-people and pro-corporate tions in Maharashtrathis year. questions. Some installmentof Sexual Offences Acthas already mentation. We aretaking note farm laws be repealed. We want "Weinviteall likemindedpeo- themoney is disbursedafter con- provisions forcases to be dis- and willvoice these concerns enactment of acentral lawguar- ple to join us, as AAP is aparty on viction, making it difficult forthe posedwithin ayear from when when the Bill is discussed," said anteeing remunerative MSPand Farmersonway to Mumbai. YatishBhanu the rise in Maharashtra," the victims to getaccess to couselling, courts take cognizance. BJP MLARahul Narvekar,amem- procurement..."Dhawale said. party statement read. medical or legal help immedi- Areportreleasedin2018- berofthe committee. 921 birdsdead, toll 15,445 sinceJanuary8 NCP to launch Samwad Yatra from Jan 28 Amongthem,thehighesttollwas eachinMumbai,Ratnagiriand wherebirddeathsdueto avianin- In the firstphase of the yatra of theyatrawill see an outreach EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE reportedinJalgaon (289), then Chandrapur and one eachin fluenza have been reported. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE In the firstphase, -spread over 17 days -Patil said initiative across 82 Assembly MUMBAI,JANUARY23 Buldhana (200),Yavatmal(78), Ahmednagar and Latur. Asof Saturday, 39,774 poultry MUMBAI,JANUARY23 spread over 17 days, thathe, along withother senior segmentsand witness 135 Beed(70), Amravati (52), Solapur In all, 54 crowshavebeen birds,eightducks,36,714eggsand party ministers and office-bear- meetings and 10 public rallies. WITH921birdsfounddeadacross (39), Thane(19), Raigad (17), found dead in the state -34in 53,046 kg poultryfeedhavebeen WITH AN eyeonthe 2022 local senior party leaders ers, will travel 3,000 km in all, The districts to be coveredin- the stateonFriday, the toll has Gondia (15), Hingoli (11), Nagpur Thane, nine in Ratnagiri, six in destroyed.The stategovernment body elections across will travel 3,000km, covering 14 districtsin clude Gadhchiroli, Chandrapur, risen to 15,445 since January8. (9), Satara(7), Osmanabad (4), Mumbai, three in Latur and one on Fridaysanctionedcompensa- Maharashtra,NCP on Saturday Vidharbha and north Bhandara, Gondia, Yavatmal, Meanwhile, Avian Influenzaor Jalna(3)andAkola(1).Fifty-three eachinPalgharandAhmednagar. tion of Rs 1.3crore forculling of announcedRashtravadi Parivar covering 14 districts Maharashtra, wherethe party Nagpur,Washim,Wardha, birdflu in poultrybirds hasbeen birds,includingherons,sparrows Accordingto thecontainment poultryand other birds, eggs and SamwadYatrafromJanuary28. feels it needs to grow to better its Amravati,Akola and Buldhana in confirmedin16districts. and parrots,werefound dead on plan of the Centre,local adminis- poultry feed,and foroperational StateNCP president and trawill mainlyinvolve delibera- prospectsinthe local body polls Vidarbha as well as Jalgaon, Atotalof 921, 814poultrybirds Friday. Of them,39werefound tration willcull poultrybirds costofdisease control within 1- MaharashtraWater Resources tions and meetings withparty and alsothe 2024state elections. Dhuleand Nandurbar in north were found deadonFriday. dead in Thane, three in Pune,two withina1-km radius of farm km radius of infected area. MinisterJayant Patil said the ya- workers. He addedthat the firstphase Maharashtra.

REMEMBERING THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE LEGACY Maharashtra govt to launch jail tourism at Yerwada prison on R-Day

of the Indian freedomstruggle (Pakistani terrorist) Ajmal Kasab. Deshmukh said Maharashtra isteredsocial organisations areel- be allowedtogoinside jailona cards forverification before en- take photographs and videos of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE were imprisoned.Theyinclude The stategovernment has de- has 45 jails, and the government igible to visit the jails as tourists. dayfor tourism. tering the prison. Tourists would the touristsonlyatthe historic NAGPUR,JANUARY23 MahatmaGandhi, Lokmanya cidedtostart jail tourism from will eventuallyextendsimilar fa- Jail superintendentsand superior Charges, to be takenfrom notbeallowedtocarry their cell places wherevisits would be al- Tilak,Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Yerwada jail on January26with cilities to other jailsinNashik and officers in the prison department tourists forvisiting the jails, phones, cameras and food items lowed. Photographs and videos THE MAHARASHTRAgovern- Sardar Patel, Sarojini Naidu and the viewtolet people see the Thane as well. willgrant permission to thosevis- would be decidedindue course inside the prison. would beprovidedto the tourists ment is starting "jail tourism" in Motilal Nehru among others. It place." "Maharashtraisthe first As per agovernment notifica- iting the jails as tourists. of time. Till then, tourists would The government has asked free of cost. Boards giving infor- the state, beginning with Pune's also has atreebelowwhichthe stateinthe countrytodoso,"he tion, issuedonSaturdayby Those who wish to visit the be allowedtoenter the prisons the prisondepartmentto appoint mation about the historic spots 150-year-old Yerwada jail in the Poona Pact wassignedby added. Additional Director General of jails as touristsshould submit free of cost. During the jail visit, officers or personnel as tourist inside the jailswould be dis- firstphase, from Republic Dayon MahatmaGandhi and Deshmukh alsosaid,"It will Prisons Sunil Ramanand, astan- their applications to the jailsu- organisations should submit alist guides.Atleastone jail officer and played forthe tourists. January 26. Babasaheb Ambedkar.Similarly, alsobeusefulfor researchers and dardoperating procedure(SOP) perintendents sevendays prior with the names of itsstudents, three guards shouldbeappointed The oldestexisting prison in Addressing apress confer- this is the jail where(revolution- students of history." Chief has been laid down forthe initia- to their visit whichwould be al- teachers or members on itslet- to keep awatch on the tourists. the stateisByculla District Prison, encehereonSaturday,State aries) the Chaphekar brothers MinisterUddhav Thackeraywill tive.According to the SOP,stu- lowedbetween noon and 3pm. terhead to the prison officials. Tourists would notbeal- whichwas builtin1840. Firstof Home MinisterAnil Deshmukh were hanged to death. Also to inauguratethe facility.Deputy dentsand teachersofschools,col- The dateofvisitwillbedecided Also, the tourists willhaveto lowedtointeract with anyjail in- the Central Prisons were Nagpur said,"The famous Yerwadajail hang herewereSukha and Jinda, Chief MinisterAjit Pawarwill at- leges and universities, members by thejail superintendents. Also, carry their identity cards or doc- mates or prisoners. Staff, ap- and Yerwada, whichstarted in has cells wheremanystalwarts killers of GeneralVKVaidyaand tend the event too. of educationalinstitutes and reg- amaximum of 50 persons would umentslikePAN cards, Aadhaar pointed by the jail officials, will 1864 and 1866,respectively. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 EXPRESS NETWORK 5

Judicial review a DISTRIBUTESOVER 1LAKH LANDCERTIFICATES Shah says boundary issues remedy to prevent Indigenousfamiliesdeniedrights in NE willbesolvedsoon ABHISHEKSAHA abuse of spl powers: overlandforyears:PMinAssam GUWAHATI,JANUARY23 INTER-STATE BOUNDARY issues between the Northeastern states

JusticeSuryaKant ED ABHISHEKSAHA Outreachamid willsoon besolved, Union Home GUWAHATI,JANUARY23 Minister Amit Shah said in anti-CAA PLAIN E Shillong on Saturday. At another ● sentiment EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PRIMEMINISTERNarendraModi EX event in Assam’s Guwahati, Shah NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 on Saturday said that whether it launchedthe Ayushman CAPF Home MinisterAmit Shah be theAtalBihari Vajpayeegov- WHILETHE PM spokeof scheme fornearly 28 lakhsecu- launches the ‘Ayushman THE EXTENT of delegation of ernment or the current NDAone, the indigenouspeople of rity personnel. scheme’for CAPF personnel powers underspecialstatutes to safeguarding Assam’s culture, Assam severaltimes in his The minister’s comments in GuwahationSaturday. PTI deal with terrorism,etc.,can be a Justice Surya Kant; self-respectandsecurityhasbeen speech, he did notmen- come monthsafter clashes in causeof concernasitcreatesasit- Justice NVRamana the priority. tion contentious issues bordervillages of Assamand uationrifeforarbitraryexerciseof PM Modi addressedapublic suchasthe Citizenship Mizoram escalated,highlighting Centre’s healthcareprogramme powerswhichcanendangerindi- event at the historic Jerenga Amendment ActorClause the longstanding boundarydis- to the central armedpolice vidual liberty and human rights, no regretsand that he sawmany Pothar in Sivasagar district and PM NarendraModi with Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowalat 6ofthe Assam Accord. putes in the Northeast. forces, Shahhit out at those crit- but judicial review provides the youngpeoplesacrificingtheirlives ceremoniallydistributedover1 apublic meetinginSivasagar district on Saturday. PTI With newregionalparties “The whole countryisone, so icisingthe efficacyofCovid vac- remedy to prevent anyabuse fordefending human rights. The lakh land pattas to families from being floated in the state we have to aim to find complete cines. “There aresome people when harsh measures become experienceof thetimeunderlined indigenous communities across on the backofanti-CAA solutions to theissues,” Shah said who arespreading misinforma- necessary to deal with extraordi- theimportanceof understanding the state. hearth)”. The Sonowal-ledgov- nowbenefitfromseveralgovern- sentiment, the allotment while delivering the inaugural tion on the vaccines. Come to an- narysituations, Supreme Court theconceptofemergency,hesaid. “In Assam, it is sad that even ernmenthas alreadyallotted 1.10 ment schemes.” The PM said of landpattas is seen as a address of the 69th meeting of other platform and let’s have a judge Justice Surya Kant said on JusticeDYChandrachud said aftersomanyyearsofindepend- lakhpattasoverthelastfour-and- these people will nowbeable to necessaryreach-out to the NorthEastCouncil (NEC) in duel. But whyare youcreating Saturday. the book comes at the mostop- ence, therehaveremainedso a-half-years, and Saturday’sde- getloans from banksagainstthe boostthe BJP’s ‘jati,mati Shillong.“Thereshould also bean doubt over people’s health and “Theremedyundoubtedly lies portune time as justlastyear saw manysuchindigenous families velopment adds over one lakh landand can be assured of the and bheti’ credentials, and effort to eliminatethe entirechal- doingpolitics,” he asked. intheoverwhelmingandextraor- the executive in manycountries who, forone reason or the other, familiesto thelistofbeneficiaries. benefitofschemessuchasPM help it counter resent- lenges likeborder disputes and Shah said that afterassuming dinarypower of judicial review adopting exceptional powers to didn’t getlegal rightsovertheir “Earlier governmentsdid not KisanSammanNidhi,Kisancredit ment,ahead of elections. smuggling of drugs from abroad. office as the Home Ministerhe vested in everyjurisdictional ju- tackle the Covid -19pandemic. ownland.For this reason, alarge give priorityto yourconcerns.But card, and Crop Insurance Policy. The Central government has had held interactive sessions dicialsystem,”theSupremeCourt He said his transformative sectionof theAdivasicommunity theSarbanandaSonowal-ledgov- JayantaRay,afarmerbelong- changed itsperspective of the with the CAPF personnel. He said judgesaid at the launchofthe yearsasastudentwere deeplyim- remainedlandless...When our ernment is seriouslyworkingto ing to Rajbongshi community people of Assam,” he said. Northeast, so the Northeast will that he realisedthat amongma- book ‘The LawofEmergency pactedby theEmergencyandthat government wasformed in solve your problems…Today, the from Bongaigaon districtof JerengaPothar holds signifi- also have to changeits perception jor concerns forthe personnel Powers’, authored by Senior on account of the fact thathis fa- Assam,6lakhindigenousfamilies Assam government is working to Assam, who wasabeneficiary of cance in Assamesehistory be- of howitlooksuptothe Centre,” were quality medicaltreatment Advocate AM Singhvi and Prof ther lateJusticeYVChandrachud did nothavelegal papers fortheir protect the language and culture Saturday’sevent,said,“Today, Ifi- cause it washerethat the 17th- Shah said. forthemselvesand their families, Khagesh Gautam. wasinSCthen,hegainedpersonal land,”Modi said. of indigenouspeoplealong with nallygot apattafor my land. Ihad centuryAhom princess Joymoti The Home Ministersaid the housing facilities and long peri- Justice Surya Kant said the insightintotribulationsof ajudge Assam is expected to go to protectingtheir rightsoverland,” appliedfor it long backbut never wastortured andkilledbyher Northeastwas previouslyinfa- odsofduty away from home. worldtodayisafundamentally grappling withthe situation. pollsinApril. The distribution of Modi said. Highlighting the im- got it. The pattaestablishes my brother-in-lawfor notrevealing mous forinsurgency but now Under the Ayushman CAPF different place and pointed out History,said Justice thelanddocumentsisinlinewith portanceof landpattas,Modisaid, right over my land...” the whereaboutsofher hus- “with peace, good news flowsout scheme, around 28 lakh person- thatnodemocratic nation has in- Chandrachud, has severalin- the promise made by the “Gettinglegalpapersof theirland PMModisaidthatforaself-re- band. Joymoti’s husband — of theNortheast”.Thestategovern- nel of CAPF,Assam Rifles and vokedsuchemergencypowersin stances of civilliberties being col- SarbanandaSonowal-ledgovern- fulfils the longdemand of indige- liantIndia, rapid development of Prince Godapani —ultimately mentshaveachievedthisbyreach- National Security Guardand their the 21st century. This, he said, is lateral damageofnational emer- ment when it came to powerin nous people —and along with northeast is necessary. “The road became the king, bringing an era ing out to small groups, he said. familieswillbecoveredunderthe because conquestand colonisa- gencyandreferredto theJabalpur 2016—toprotect “jati, mati and that, it also improves the quality to self-reliant Assam passes of stability and peace in Assam, Later,atanevent in Guwahati ‘Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan tion is nolongeraffordable.Focus ADM’sdecisionto upholdsuspen- bheti (community, land and of lifeoflakhs of people. Theycan through the confidence of the historians say. to extend thebenefit of the Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana’. of governments, he said, has sionof fundamentalrightsduring shiftedtodemocratic unrestand Emergency. terrorism. Justice SKKaulsaid the judi- Justice NVRamanarecalled cialerrorintheADMJabalpurcase Centre effects major bureaucratic reshuffle, Alok Tandon mines secy that some members of the wascorrectedby thejudgmentin Constituent Assemblyhad ob- theAadhaarcasewhichlaiddown Chaturvedi. Development and Ganga rentlyworking in his cadre, Uttar National Authority,Chemical servedthatemergencyprovisions that certain rightsweremerely EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Arvind Singh, who is at pres- IAS officer Bidyut Rejuvenation under the Ministry Pradesh. Weapons Convention, it said. areanecessaryevil aimedatre- recognisedbythe Constitution NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 ent chairman of the Airports Bihari Swain will be of Jal Shakti, will nowbesecre- Current Powersecretary Otem Dai, a1987-batch IAS solvingcrisesidentifiedunderthe and notconferredbyit. Authority of India, has been ap- tary,MinistryofTextiles, accord- SanjeevNandan Sahai superan- officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, Constitution. Unveilingthe book Singhviflaggedthelacunaein IN Atop levelbureaucratic pointedasthe tourism secretary secretary, Ministryof ing to aPersonnel Ministryor- nuates on January31. will be secretary, Central at avirtual event,hesaid the vol- thecountry’slegaleducationsys- reshuffle by the CentreSaturday, in place of Tripathy. Micro, Small and der. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi Vigilance Commission. ume rekindledhis memories of temand underlinedthe glaring senior IAS officer Alok Tandon Gujarat-cadreIAS officer Medium Enterprises. PankajKumar, who is cur- has been appointed secretary, PraveenKumar Srivastava, the Emergency period. absence of genuineresearch. has been appointed as mines Bidyut Bihari Swain will be sec- rentlyCEO, Unique Identification Department of Fertilizers. Special Secretary, Ministryof Justice Ramana, who is also While central universities run secretary. retary,MinistryofMicro, Small He is at present special Authority of India (UIDAI), has Chaturvedi, a1987-batchIAS of- Home Affairs has been ap- the second senior-mostjudgeof their lawfaculties as lawschools, Tandon is a1986-batch and Medium Enterprises. He is secretary, Department been appointed secretary, ficer of the Madhya Pradesh pointed secretary(coordina- the court, said emergencies leave stateuniversitiesmostlyactasaf- Indian Administrative Service at present specialsecretary, DepartmentofWater Resources, cadre, is currentlysecretary, tion), CabinetSecretariat. along-lasting effect on genera- filiating universities, he said, (IAS) officer,atpresent serving Department of Commerce. of Commerce RiverDevelopment and Ganga Department of Chemicals and Alka Tiwari, Additional tions.Inhisowncase,ayearof ac- addingthatthisaffiliationsystem in his cadre, Uttar Pradesh. Tribal Affairs Secretary Rejuvenation, in place of Singh. Petrochemicals. Secretaryand Financial Adviser ademicstudiesandmentalsuffer- is one of the biggestproblems TourismSecretaryYogendra DeepakKhandekar has been ap- Senior bureaucrat Alok GVVenugopala Sarma, in the Department of Fertilizers, ing can be attributed to the 1975 plaguing legal education. Tripathywill be secretary, pointed Secretary, Department UpendraPrasad Singh, Kumar has been appointed sec- Member Secretary, National has been appointedsecretary, Emergency,hepointed out. FULLREPORTON Department of Chemicals and of Personnel and Training SecretaryofDepartment of retary,MinistryofPower. Kumar DisasterManagement Authority National Commission for However, he said that he has www.indianexpress.com Petrochemicals, in place of (DoPT). WaterResources, River is a1988-batchIAS officer,cur- has been namedchairman, ScheduledTribes, the ordersaid.

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Farmersin PMlacksrespectforTN,controls UP take out tractor rally stategovt:Rahulpollpushbegins to Raj Bhavan

Coimbatore, Gandhistopped his EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE convoy fortea at an ordinary EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CHENNAI,JANUARY 23 cafeatAvinashibeforestarting LUCKNOW,JANUARY 23 his campaign in Tirupur. MONTHS AHEAD of the While Coimbatorealso wit- FOLLOWINGAcall forprotest Assemblypolls and aweekafter nessedaroadshowbyChief againstthe farm laws by the his visit to Madurai forPongal Ministerand AIADMK leader BharatiyaKisan Union (BKU) and celebrations and aJallikattu Edappadi KPalaniswami on Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, hun- event, former Congress presi- Saturday,Gandhi invokedmem- dredsoffarmerswith theirtrac- dent Rahul Gandhi on Saturday ories of his familywith Tamil tors gathered at Gosaiganj area launchedwhat maybehis Nadu. Addressing agathering at on the ourskirtsofLucknowto longestcampaign in Tamil Nadu Chinniyampalayam, he re- reachRaj Bhavaninashowof with aroadshowinCoimbatore. mindedthe crowdthat theyhad strength. In his speeches, Gandhi was aloving relationship with his The farmersdispersedafter seen largely targeting the BJP grandmother and father.“You Farmers at atractor rallyagainstthe newfarmlaws, in LucknowonSaturday. VishalSrivastav submitting their memorandum government at the Centrerather have givenmesomuchlovefor to senior officials,including than the ruling AIADMK in the whichIamcommitted to you... Governor’s Additional Chief state. Congress leaderRahul Gandhi in CoimbatoreonSaturday. PTI That’s what made me come Secretary, Additional Chief The Congress leader’s three- herenow.Iwant to help you Secretary(Home) and Lucknow dayvisitwillcover important once again to build Tamil Nadu,” Man held for ‘conspiracy’: Cops Police Commissioner,said BKU portionsofthe westernTamil feels that he can buy anybody. campaign plan, titledas he said. statevice-president Harinam Nadu districts, including He thinkshecan frightenany- “Rahulin Tamizh Vanakkam”, is The Congress leader said,“I Singh Verma. Coimbatore, Tirupur and Karur. body.Hedoes notunderstand packedwith anumber of inter- can see Tamil Nadu is India and say scripted, kin disputehis claim According to Verma, afew “You have agovernment in that justbecause he is forsale actions, including with repre- India is TamilNadu unlikeModi- hundred tractors and over 8,000 Tamil Nadu that is compro- doesnot mean Tamil Nadu is for sentativesofMSMEs in ji, who says Tamil Nadu is part nothing hassofar been found whichis250 km away from the men gathered at Kabirpur in mised. NarendraModi uses sale,” he said. Asserting that Coimbatoreand industrialand of India but India is notTamil VARINDERBHATIA& thatpoints to anykindofcon- place whereheinitiallyclaimed Gosaiganj. He will go to Delhi to agencies likeCBI and Nagpur -- areference to the RSS other workingclass peoplein Nadu. NarendraModi disre- SUKHBIRSIWACH spiracy, as is beingalleged,” an he wascontacted.” attend the tractor rallyon Enforcement Directoratefor headquarters -- cannotdecide Tirupur.Hewill also visit memo- spectsTamil Nadu. We will CHANDIGARH,JANUARY23 official said. DGP Manoj Yadava said the January26, the RepublicDay, this,” Gandhi said, adding that the futureofTamil Nadu, rials of regional, community neverallowdisrespect towards Asenior police officer told police would issue an official and the farmerswho will not Modi cannotcontrol the people Gandhi said the Tamil people leaders of the Kongu belt such Tamil people,” he said. ADAY afterfarmers at the The Sunday Express:“Thescript statement on the episodesoon. head to Delhi will roll out simi- of Tamil Nadu even if the gov- will decide the state’s future. as Dheeran Chinnamalai who During his long interaction Singhuborder claimedthat a is worse than athird-grade In the video, Yogesh Singh lar rallies in their blocks and ernment of Tamil Nadu is under Other than brief public fought the British. withdifferent groups, including youth, Yogesh Singh (21), had Bollywood script. That boywas claims thathewent to Delhion tehsils. his control. “NarendraModi speeches en route, Gandhi’s Aftermeetings in MSME representatives and been sent to disrupt theiragita- in the illegal custody of these January 19 to visithis maternal “Today, our plan wastosub- tion through violence and people (farmers) forthe past uncle. “At4:30 pm on January mit memorandum to all the handedhim over to the police, three days.Hetoldustherewere 19,Iwas passing through the Governorsacross the country. the Haryana Police on Saturday twomoreboyswith him who Kundli area. Itold them (farm- Our main demand is that the dismissedthe allegations as were detainedbythese people. ers) alie that somebody wasin- three farm laws be repealed. 65% death penalties by trial courts linked to “worse than athird-grade He waspressured to issue such volved in eve-teasing. They However, ourdemands arealso Bollywood script”. astatement.The food stall where thought that Iwas involved in related to sugarcane payments Meanwhile, Singh has now he waseatingand from where the eve-teasing.Theyassaulted and non-purchase of produce sexualcrimes... highest in 5years: Study alleged that he wascaught on a some boys abducted him has me aftertaking me to acamp. on the MSP.Besides, Chief false allegation of harassment, been traced. We have recorded Theyasked me to do whatthey MinisterYogi Adityanath re- tences in the previousyear,50of deathpenaltyforrapeinthestate. VinaySharma and PawanKumar and his mother has disputed his statementsthat corroboratehis want. Four other boys were also peatedly says thatthe ongoing APURVAVISHWANATH the 77 sentencesinvolvedcrimes The amendment is yettoreceive -- the convictsinthe 2012 Delhi story. version. His phone's towerloca- caught by them.” “andolan (protest)” is notbeing NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 of sexual violence. assentbythe President. gangrape and murder case. While Singhhad told the me- tion, call detail records, every- Yogesh’s mother,however, held in Uttar Pradesh, butonly Asof December31, 2020,there In December lastyear,the The study alsofound that the dia on Fridaythathewas partof thing has been verifiedwhich contradictedhis version. “He in Punjab and Haryana. We CORRESPONDINGTOthe legisla- were 404prisonersonthe death Maharashtracabinet also ap- restrictedfunctioningof courtsin ateam of 10 assignedthe task of corroborates his statement that told me he wasgoing forduty. wanted to answer him witha tive expansion of death penalty row, 26 morethan the previous proved alaw proposing death thecountry due to thepandemic inciting violence, apurported he wasabducted by thesepeo- Later,hetold me on phonethat showofstrength. If theywould forsexualcrimesagainstwomen, year. penaltyforheinouscrimesagainst contributedto adropinthenum- video of him that appeared on ple who forced him to make he waswith afriend and won’t have thought that the “andolan” morethan65percentof alldeath The percentage of deathsen- women, similar to the Andhra berofdeath sentences imposed Saturdayhad him claiming that suchastatement.” return home today. At midnight comprised only afew people, sentencesimposedbytrialcourts tences in sexual crimes has been Pradesh legislation. The Bill has in 2020. Nearly 62 per cent—48 he wasforcedtomakethese The officer said: “TheSHO (of January22-23) at 2:30 am, theywould nothavetried to re- were linkedtosuchcasesin2020, steadilyincreasing from 2016 as been referred to ajoint select of the 77 —death sentences im- statements. whose name this boyhad earlier five policemen came to our strict ourmovement,” Verma theannualstudyindeathpenalty sexualcrimesagainstwomenand committeeofthe Legislative posedin2020wereawarded be- Singh is being quizzedin takeninthe video thatwas shot home and took Yogesh’s father said. in India by Project 39A -- acrimi- children has driventhe national Assembly. fore thenationwide lockdown Sonipat by theHaryana Police by these people who kept himin withthem,” she said, adding that LucknowPolice nallaws advocacygroupwiththe discourse on deathpenalty. Incidentally, in over 80 per wasenforcedtodeal with the Crime Branch. Theysay the illegal custody....thereisnoSHO Yogesh’s maternal uncle had al- Commissioner DKThakur said National LawUniversity in Delhi In 2018,the Centre brought in cent of cases -- 41 of the 50 death pandemic. In comparison, 2019 Sonipat resident, aClass 9 by that name in entireHaryana, ready diedand “wehavenot the farmers' protestwas peace- —has found. anamendmentto thePrevention sentences -- involving sexual sawless thanhalf thesentences dropout, has no criminal record. exceptone who is postedinone been in touchwith his children”. ful. He claimedthat the gather- Since2016,theshareofsexual of Children From Sexual Offences crimes in 2020,the victim is be- in the same periodwith 20 death “Weare questioning him, but of the police stations in Sirsa, (WITHPTIINPUTS) inghad around 500participants. crimes in the listofcrimes for Act2012, introducing stringent lowtheageof18years.Whileonly sentences. In 2018,27deathsen- which trial courtsare imposing mandatoryminimum punish- nine cases involverapeand mur- tenceswere imposedinthesame death penalty has been steadily mentsand the deathpenalty for derofadults, 21 areconnected to time period. increasing. From 17.6 per cent in penetrativesexualassaultonchil- therape and murder of children Death penalty cases also took Gujarat 2016,itjumpedto37.27 per cent drenundertheageof12.Similarly, belowthe ageof12, and 16 in abackseat in the high courtsand MP: Clashes at Congfarm in 2017,41.1per cent in 2018 and following the gangrape and mur- whichthe ageofthe victim was Supreme Court as well duetothe 53.39 per centin2019. der of a26-year old veterinary between 12-18years. pandemic.HighCourtsacrossthe local body ReleasedonJanuary20,there- doctorinHyderabadinNovember Forthe firsttime since 2015, countrydecidedonly30casesin- portfound that though the num- 2019,the statelegislature of four executionstook place in volving death penalty and the protest; 110 detained polls on berofdeathsentences went AndhraPradesh amendedthe March 2020withtheexecutionof SupremeCourtpassedjudgment downto 77 in2020from102sen- IndianPenalCodeto introducethe Mukesh, AkshayKumar Singh, in onlyfivecases in 2020. vant IPC sections againstseveral EXPRESS NEWS Congress workers forcarrying Feb 21, 28 SERVICE out the rallywithout permission Hˆ#ÜDÜ ½Üèˆ#Üèôh #bô½ X6ôX“lX VM,­fX BHOPAL, JANUARY 23 and breaching the peace under ôX“lX bM¤ôbM¡;4[w8>8>68;w֔w1 7 Mè­l­“Ð¥%“f,­M“„w tM%ôXæMwlô„]ÍM““Xf,­M“ôª PTI ¾­ô, ­g%,­M“ “X,÷M €ô ­“ yM“XnnϪyM“XnË脓lyM“X nË Ïª P„ñ­“Ð 8>>•• ¾n IPC sections 147(Punishment EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ô „“ô•­ôô­M“•„­“ª ÍM“ô, %f,­M“ „“l ÍM••­ôô­M“­“ÐM^5PP ¢PÖ/ „,” „“MM ª MORE THAN 50 Congress work- forrioting), 148(Rioting, armed GANDHINAGAR,JANUARY23 ÍM•]M%“lɄwwª è]] M„fæ M„l „“l d„­“,X“„“fX M^ ”ò­ô,­“Ð ,„“€ „, ËX,,€€„è„w„ ers and five policemen were in- with deadlyweapon), 341 7„“fæ„ñ„,æô­“TMww„•¾­ô, f,”d¾¤/ô¡[>>>>>w6ôX“lX ^XX¤/ô¡;[>>> 8W>> ;;UT ¢Öô 2 n, ÷­ww gX ]„­lgñ,æXfM“, „f,M M“ XèX ôXfæ„ ÐXg„ô­ô ÷æ­wX^­w­“Ðæ­ô X,% “ô8¡P„ô, jured in aclashwhichbroke out (Punishment forwrongful re- The Gujarat StateElection ¾„,X^M ô%g•­,,­“Ð ôX“lX ¤;[6>868>8;>8¤>>¤]• ¡7æM“X¤ >4W468W4[8S5 duringaprotest march against straint) and 353(Assault or Commission announced ÉXgô­,X¤÷÷÷¡€÷„¡€X „w„¡ÐMè¡­“ª÷÷÷¡X,X “lX ô¡€X „w„¡ÐMè¡­“ the Centre's newfarm laws in criminal forcetodeter public Saturdaylocal body polls will be Ö%]X ­“,X“l­“Д“Э“XX Bhopal on Saturday, police said. servant from discharge of his held in twoparts. TÉè6yÏ6¢P6Y6S>S68>8>68; 7tÍ­ fwXª TMww„• Around 110partymen, includ- During the protestin duty). The elections to the six mu- ing former chief ministerand Bhopal. PTI Policesaid the march was nicipalcorporationsinthe state RajyaSabha MP Digvijaya Singh, carriedout without permission will beheld on February21, while were detainedduring the clash and that theytook action at the elections to 81 municipalities, but were releasedlater in the were partofTuesday’sprotest. RoushanpuraChouraha, when 31 districtpanchayatsand 231 day, they added Aside from Singh, thosede- protesters triedbreak barri- taluka panchayats will be con- The march waspartofa tainedincluded former state cades and head towardsthe Raj ducted on February28, State two-week programme of the minister PC Sharma,MLA Bhavan. ElectionCommissioner Sanjay stateCongress to showsupport Jaivardhan Singh and Kunal The Congress said protesters Prasad said. The model code of forthe farmers camping at Choudhary. were peacefullymarching to- conduct will come intoeffect Delhi's borders. Police said Acasewas registeredatTT wardsRaj Bhavanwhenpolice from Saturdayinall the areas go- about2,000 Congress workers Nagarpolice station under rele- resortedtolathicharge. ing to polls. THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 7 EXPRESS NETWORK

SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE 15 lakh vaccinated in Week 1; Three staffersof TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Laluflownto Bilaspur shelter NUMBER OF Covaxin now in 7more states VACCINATIONS home held, 2on (JAN 23) the run: Police 1,46,598 AIIMSDelhi KAUNAINSHERIFFM Vaccination NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 drive in progress Total:15,37,190 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE at Rajawadi BILASPUR,JANUARY23 AWEEK afteritrolledout the Hospital NUMBER OF ADVERSE world’s largest immunisation Mumbai on EVENTS AFTER fortreatment THREE WOMEN employees of drive against Covid-19, India on Saturday. IMMUNIZATION Chhattisgarh’s Shivmangal Saturdaycompletedadminister- Deepak Joshi Shikshan Samiti that ranthe ingthe firstdose of the vaccineto 123 ABHISHEKANGAD Ujjawala Home in Bilaspur were morethan15 lakhbeneficiariesin Total:1,643 RANCHI,JANUARY23 arrestedonFridaywhiletwoother the priority groups of healthcare portedinthe country, but the On Saturday, Agnani said that womenstaffmembersare onthe and frontline workers. healthministryhassaidthat“none theIndiangovernmentalsocom- CASES: ACTIVECASES:185,662 RJD CHIEF Lalu Prasad wason run,police said. Atotal of 15,37,190benefici- of thesedeathshave beencausally pletedthetwo-daytrainingof the 327 Saturdayflown to All India DAYSSINCE 1,06,39,684 DEATHS:153,184 ThepresidentoftheNGOwas aries have been vaccinated linkedwithCovid-19vaccination”. Immunization Programme PANDEMIC InstituteofMedical Sciences (AI- arrested on chargesofsexually through 27,776 vaccination ses- Inthesecondweek,thehealth Managers of 13 countries -- BEGAN TESTS: 19,09,85,119 | RECOVERIES: 1,03,00,838 IMS) Delhi for“high-levelcheck- andphysicallyabusingwomenon sions till 6pmonSaturday, the ministrysaidthatsevennewstates Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, up and treatment”. Thursday, days afterthreewomen health ministrysaid. will also use the Bharat Biotech- Brazil, Maldives, Mauritius, CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS This comes afterLalu(72), a —who escapedfromthe home India’s crossing the 15-lakh ICMR vaccine -- Covaxin -- that is Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, JAN22 14,256 15217,130837,095 convict in fodderscam cases, earlier this week —alleged that markinaweek afterthe rollout being administeredina“clinical Nepal, Oman, Seychellesand Sri complainedofill health in theyweredrugged and rapedat waslaunchedonJanuary16is trial mode” cleared forrestricted Lanka -- using Indian-manufac- STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES RajendraInstituteofMedical the government-aided shelter. significantlyhigher than num- use on the basis of onlysafetyand tured vaccines. CASES(JAN22) TOTAL Sciences (RIMS) Ranchi, where Meanwhile, awoman who bers in the firstweek across immunogenicitydatafromphase The Health Ministrysaid that Kerala 6,753 877,283 he has been undergoing waslodgedattheshelterhomefor other countries: the US vacci- 1and 2ofthe human clinical tri- in the last24hours, one more Maharashtra2,779 2,003,657 treatment. three months in 2012-2013 has nated 5.56 lakh, 1.37 lakh were als. Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, death has been reportedfrom Tamil Nadu 574833,585 JharkhandJail IG Birendra RJD chief LaluPrasad being submitted an application at the inoculated in the UK while Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Gurgaon, butthe postmortem Bhushan said aboardofdoctors shiftedtoAIIMS in Delhi BilaspurSP’s office, alleging that Russia vaccinated 52,000. Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal confirms it is notlinked to the STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS took stockofhis ill-health and from RajendraInstituteof the president of the NGOkept As per the officialdatacom- arethenewstatesthatwilladmin- vaccination. “In the last24hours, DEATHS(JAN21) TOTAL advisedthat he be shifted MedicalSciences in Ranchi, women againsttheir will in the piledbythe Health Ministryon isterCovaxin from next week,the one person aged 56 years who Maharashtra5651,904 to AIIMS. Saturday. PTI home.“WhenIwasstayingthere, Saturdaymorning,Karnataka, health ministrysaid. wasaresident of Gurugram, Kerala 19 3,612 "For ahigh-levelcheck-up …(he) would cometoour room AndhraPradesh, Odisha, Uttar Currently, only12stateswere Haryana has died. The Post- and treatment at AIIMS after Chhattisgarh83,601 andtouchthementallydisturbed Pradesh, and Telangana reported using both Covaxin and Serum mortemconfirms that Cardio- recommendation of RIMSdoc- negative forCovid-19. patients’chestandwaist.If some- the highestcumulative vaccina- Institute-manufactured pulmonarydisease wasthe rea- DataasonJanuary22,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical tors, Lalu Prasad has been sent RIMSDirector Kameshwar Researchandstategovernments.Oftenthenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays one objected,wewereforcedto tionsinthefirstweekof immuni- Covishield.“Orientation of all son forher death and it wasnot aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive foramonth. At theend of the Yadavsaid: "There is asmall beat them,” read the letter ac- sation drive. Programme Managers of these 7 related to vaccination,” Agnani period,the Jail Superintendent patchofpneumonic consolida- cessed by The Sunday Express. In the firstweek, atotal of 11 States wasconducted todayby said.The healthministryalso said will makehim come back. If the tion due to bacteria, notvirus. The woman alleged that she beneficiaries have been hospital- ICMR &HealthMinistry covering that in the last24hours, one per- NAVYPLANEDELIVERSVACCINESTOMAURITIUS,SEYCHELLES situation arises, he maytravel From the distribution of wasnot allowedtomeetherfam- izedafter reporting an adverse allaspectsofimplementationpro- son, who wasvaccinated on abroad forcheck-upsubject to patches, one can sayitis ily, even her 6-year-olddaughter, eventpostimmunization -- tocols,” said Dr ManoharAgnani, January20, has been hospitalised NewDelhi: APoseidon 8I air- Mauritius and 50,000 doses to the discretion of AIIMS doctors. favouring bacteria, notvirus. It whowasatanothershelter.“Iwas 0.0007per cent of the totalvacci- Additional Secretary, Ministryof at GovernmentHospital,Guntur, craftofthe Indian Navy Seychelles as partofIndia’s In case he cannotbeadmitted is consistent with the reports. scaredofspeakingupalone. But nations. Sixdeathshavebeen re- Health and FamilyWelfare. AndhraPradesh. transported 1,00,000 dosesof grantsassistance, officials said immediately, Tihar jail authori- He is on antibiotic and showing through media reports,Ican see coronavirus vaccines to on Saturday. PTI ties arerequestedtotakecareof marginal improvement." that he has affected many hissecurity,"said Jail IG Later in the evening, PTI re- women...” KERALA ELECTIONS MAN BOOKED FOR ‘NAMAZ’ IN UP TEMPLE Birendra Bhushan. portedthat Lalu wasadmitted However, BilaspurSPPrashant AfterLalu had complainedof to AIIMS. “He has been admit- Agrawalsaid he hasnot received HC grants anticipatory bail: ‘Arrest ill health, doctors at RIMS Ranchi tedinthe coronarycareunit thelettermentionedabove.“Two Congtoseek public had said that he had improved (CCU) of the cardiothoracic womenwhoworkedatthehome marginallyand wascurrently centreofAIIMS,”anofficialin areontherunandwe aregoingto should be last option for police’ stable. Doctors said he has tested Delhi said. arrest them. Three women have opinionbefore been arrested andsent to judicial December 18. cases wherearresting the ac- custody.Ifmorepeople come up ASADREHMAN During Tuesday’s hearing, Ali cusedisimperative or his custo- with information in the case, we draftingmanifesto LUCKNOW,JANUARY23 QambarZaidi,the counsel for dial interrogation is required,” UP: 17-year-old boy willinvestigate.” Mohammed,had submitted that the judgesaid. dents, in various districts.He GRANTINGANTICIPATORYbail “onlyonthe basis of photo- “In the case of Joginder SHAJUPHILIP will hold discussionswith vari- to an accusedinacase filedfor graphswhichwent viral,the ap- Kumar vs.State of Uttar Pradesh charged under Two children THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ous peopletounderstand their “hurting religious sentiments”, plicant cannotbesaid to have the AIR1994SC1349, theapexcourt JANUARY23 problems.Wewant to look into the Allahabad HighCourt has intentiontodisturbthe commu- hasreferredtothe thirdreport of die in Lucknow what people requirebeforefi- observed that irrational and in- nal harmonyofthe society”. the National Police Commission, anti-conversionlaw THE CONGRESS in Kerala on nalising the manifesto." discriminatearrests areagross The additional government wherein it is mentionedthat ar- house fire Saturdaydecidedtotakepublic Opposition leader Ramesh violation of humanrights. advocate, appearing forthe state, restsbythe policeinIndia are went out to purchase medicine. opinion intoconsiderationbe- Chennithalalater said that the On November 2, four men opposedthe plea saying “that in one of the chief source of corrup- MANISHSAHU In the afternoon,alocalresident Lucknow: Twochildren —aone- fore drafting amanifesto forthe food kit(welfarescheme) was belonging to the Khudai viewofthe seriousness of theal- tion in thepolice,” said the order. LUCKNOW,JANUARY23 sawher getting intoacar with a year-old and his four-year-old Assembly elections. notwhat helpedLDF win local Khidmatgar —aDelhi-basedor- legations made againstthe ap- “The reportsuggestedthat, boyfromaneighbouring village. brother —diedofsuffocation af- As the Congresshigh com- body elections. "Party leaders ganisation —werebooked after plicant, he is notentitledtogrant by andlarge,nearly 60 percent A17-YEAR-OLD boyinGhazipur The man immediatelyinformed terafire brokeout from abon- mandtook control of the elec- should go to the people.Many twoofthem allegedly offered of anticipatorybail”. of the arrestswereeither unnec- district hasbeen detainedunder thegirl’sfamily, whothenstarted fire in the basement of anewly- tion management in Kerala, leaders do notknowwhat is namaz at Nand Mahaltemple in Observing that it is unclear essaryorunjustifiedand that the newanti-conversion lawand looking forher.The girl’s father, constructedhouse under the party MP Shashi Tharoor wasas- happening in their area," he said. UP’s Mathuradistrict. One of when the police will arrest suchunjustifiedpolice action ac- on kidnapping charges. who worksinaprivate firm in Krishna Nagarpolice station area signedthe task to learn about The firstmeeting of the com- them, Faisal Khan, wasarrested Mohammed,the single-judge counted for43.2 percent of ex- He is accused of abducting a Lucknow, reachedthe villageaf- of LucknowonSaturday. the issues of across-section of mitteewas attendedbyAICC from Delhi afterthe FIR wasfiled benchofJusticeSiddharth said, penditureofthe jails,” read the 15-year-old girlearlier this week tercoming to knowabout the The deceasedhavebeen people. Tharoor is among the delegates including Rajasthan while the others had been iden- “Thereisnodefiniteperiod fixed order.The judgefurther said per- when she wasonher waytoa matter,said the neighbour. identifiedasRitik and his 10-memberelection manage- Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot, tifiedasChand Mohammed, forthe police to arrest an ac- sonal liberty is aprecious funda- market to purchase amedicine. The following day, the girl’s younger brother Shantanu. ment and strategy committee former Goa chief minister Alok Ratanand Nilesh Gupta. cused...” mental right and should be cur- Thisisthefirstcaseregisteredun- mother visited the localstation According to senior police of- forKeralaformedbythe high Luizinho Faleiroand former Mohammedwas grantedan- “Courtshaverepeatedlyheld tailedonlywhen it is imperative. der anti-conversion lawinwhich andtoldthepolicethataboy from ficials, the victims were living command lastweek. Karnataka deputy chief minis- ticipatorybail by theHigh Court thatarrestshouldbethe last op- The courtrefusedtoexpress any aminor boyhas been booked. theneighbouringvillagehadkid- with their familyinthe base- Afterthe firstmeeting of the terGParameshwara. Lastweek, in an order passed on Tuesday. tion forthe police and it should opinion on the merits of the case Thepolicedetainedtheboyon nappedher daughter on the pre- ment as their father reportedly committee, itschairman and threeother AICC leaders toured Faisal Khanwas granted bailon be restricted to those exceptional and granted anticipatorybail. Fridayand found the girlwith text of marriage. She said the boy wasworking as apainter there. former chief ministerOommen parts of the state,attending him.“The boywas producedbe- might trytoconvert her daugh- “The incident took place at a Chandy told the media, "We meetings of districtand block fore aJuvenile Justice Board, ter’sreligion.Thegirl’smothergot house, ownedbyone Ashutosh have decidedtotakethe opin- levelleaders, taking inputson whichsent him to aprotection acaselodgedagainsttheboys and Verma. In the early hours on ion of the people before prepar- candidates and localpolitical Anothercross-border tunnel home. The girl’s statement to the twoofhis friends,also 17 years Saturday, afew blanketsreport- ing the manifesto.The UDF strategies. magistrateisyet to beexamined,” old,onvariouscharges,including edly caught fire from abonfire,. manifesto should reflect the The high command delega- said the circle officer of the area conspiracy and kidnapping and The mother of the children was people’s sentimentsand de- tion gave astrongmessageto found in J&K, second in 10 days wherethe alleged incident oc- inducingawomantocompel her also in the room. She panicked mands. PartyMPShashi Tharoor stateleaders that winnability curred.Theofficersaidthegirlwas marriage. The boy’s friends were and could notsavethe children will meetacrosssection of peo- alone would matter in choosing 14 and15—an area oppositeto 20-30 minside the barbed wire medicallyexaminedand would bookedforallegedlyhelping him in time...Ittookmorethan an ple, including youth and stu- candidates. ARUNSHARMA Pakistan’s Abhiyal Dograand fence at Bobbiyan in Kathua's be handedovertoher familyaf- abduct the girl. Theyhavenot hour to douse the fire,” said ACP JAMMU,JANUARY23 Kingre-de-Kothe outposts in Hiranagar sector. terlegal formalitiesconclude. beencaughtyet.Thepolicespoke Krishnanagar Harish Singh Shakargarh district. This is the In November,theborderforce The girl’s neighbour told The to local residentsand afriend of Bhadauria. ENS THE BSF Saturdaydetectedyet same area whereBSF shotdown had found atunnel in Samba dis- IndianExpressthatonTuesdayshe the girl. Social media trial another cross-border tunnel near adrone carryingarms and am- trict’s Regalareathrough which the International Border in munition in June 2020and foiled four heavilyarmedJaish-e- WHO chief Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua an infiltration bid in November Mohammad militantshad en- unacceptable: Akbar district. This wasthe second tun- 2019. teredthe UnionTerritory.They Better sexratio at birth in thanks PM for nel found in Kathua district in the The use of cross-border tun- were later killedbypolice and se- last10days. nels to infiltrateintoJammu and curityforcesatBanTollPlazanear many Beti Bachao districts Covid support in defamation case Thelatesttunnel,accordingto Kashmir is acommon phenom- Nagrotaonthe Jammu-Srinagar BSF officials,isaround150mlong enon.Accordingto BSF,ten cross- national highway. MauinUttar Pradesh(694in Geneva: WHO chief Tedros and 30 ft deep. Unlikepreviously border tunnels have been de- On Thursday, Lt Governor EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 2014-15to951 in 2019-20), AdhanomGhebreyesusSaturday EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Akbar has sued discoveredtunnels,though,it has tectedin Jammu region in the last Manoj Sinha hadchairedameet- NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Haryana's Karnal (758 to 898), thankedPrimeMinisterNarendra NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Ramani over adiametersignificantlylarger six months—four of them in ing of UnifiedHeadquarters and Mahendergarh (791to919), and Modiforhiscontinuedsupportto than 3ft. Officials said the tunnel Samba and Kathua districts. reviewedthe security situation THEMINISTRYofWomenand Rewari (803 to 924), and Punjab's theglobalCovid-19response,say- ATRIALbysocial media is unac- allegations of sexual openedupinsidethebarbedwire The previous tunnel was with topofficers of the police, Child Development Saturday Patiala (847 to 933). ing actingtogether,including ceptable in acountrywhichfol- misconduct and fence between BSF border posts found on January13. It openedup armyand other security forces. said that 422 outofthe 640dis- The percentageoffirst sharingof knowledge,willhelpin lows rule of law, former Union harassment. With trictscovered under the ‘Beti trimesterantenatal careregistra- combatingthe novelcoronavirus ministerMJAkbar -- who has Bachao Beti Padhao Andolan’ tion has also improved from 61 that has claimedover2million filedacriminal defamation case severalotherwomen have shownanimprovement in per centin2014-15 to 71 per cent livesand infected more than 96 againstjournalistPriyaRamani making similar No motorcycle stunts,nobravery sexratioatbirth in 2019-20 in 2019-2020 while the percent- million peopleacross the world. overallegationsof sexualmiscon- when compared to 2014-15lev- ageofinstitutionaldeliveries has India this week announced duct and harassment -- told a allegations, Akbar els. The SexRatio at Birth (SRB) increasedfrom87per centto94 that it will send COVID-19vac- Delhi courtthrough his lawyers resignedasMinisterof awards, fewerspectators:New metric has improvedby 16 points per cent in the same period, the cinesundergrantassistanceto Sri on Saturday. Statefor External from 918(2014-15) to 934(2019- ministrysaid in astatement. Lanka and sevenother countries Akbar has suedRamani overalle- normalatRepublic Day parade 20), the Ministrysaid Saturday. In the education sector,the -Bhutan, the Maldives, gationsof sexualmisconductand Affairs in October 2018 Some districtswhichhad gross enrolment ratio of girlsin Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, harassment. With severalother world. It also showcases the contingentshas been reduced very lowSRB in 2014-15have schools at the secondarylevel Seychelles, Afghanistan and women making similar allega- acceptableinacountryruledby EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE IndianAstronomical from 144to96. shown hugeimprovementafter has improved from 77.45 per Mauritius. PTI tionsagainsthim,Akbarresigned ruleof law. Faircommentdoesnot NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Observatory, located in Hanle Atotal of 32 tableaux —17of implementation of the scheme, cent to 81.32 per cent between as MinisterofState forExternal extend to defamatorycom- near Leh, one of the world's high- various states andUTs,nine of the ministrysaid, pointing to 2014-15to2018-19. Affairs in October 2018. ments,” Luthratold the court. SEVERAL CHANGESwill be seen estsites foroptical, infrared and ministries and sixfromthe de- Teacher dies of The submissions were made OnRamani’switnesses,Luthra in theRepublic Dayparadethis gamma-ray telescopes,” accord- fence arm —will be seen going by senior advocateGeeta Luthra told the courtthat Niloufer time —fromremoval of motor- ingtotableauxdetailsshared by down Rajpath this year.Theywill UP Nayika programmetogive girl Covid in Punjab on behalf of Akbar before Venkatraman wasaninterested cyclestuntstothe inclusionof officials. stop at National Stadium instead Additional ChiefMetropolitan witnessandGhazalaWahabgave the tableauofthe Union Territory The pandemic has also ledto of following the regular routeto students chance to ‘hold office’ Ludhiana: Ateacher from agov- MagistrateRavindraKumar aversionofastorywhichwas of Ladakhfor the firsttime. severalchangesinthe way the RedFort. The Uttar Pradesh ernment school at GhalibKalan Pandey. Her rebuttal couldnot be “unconnected to the present The Union TerritoryofLadakh RepublicDay celebrations will be tableauwill featureareplicaof Lucknow: The UP government on foraday”across the state. villageinLudhianadiedof completedand will be heard case”.WhilediscussingNiloufer’s wascreated in 2019 afterthe BJP held. While gravity-defying the RamTemplebeing built in Saturdayannouncedapro- Aspokesperson forthe gov- Covid-19atahospital on againonJanuary27. Luthrabegan testimony, Luthratold the court government bifurcated Jammu stuntsbymotorcycle-bornemen Ayodhya,among other things. gramme, ‘Nayika’ —tobeorgan- ernment said the government Saturday. by tellingthecourtthatajournal- the sexual harassment incident &Kashmir.Ladakh's tableauwill willbemissing, the spectator size Among the departments,the isedonJanuary24onthe occa- will also “encourageachieve- Sohan Singh, principal of the istdoesnot have specialprivileges. wassaid to be from November- depict the Thikse Monastery,and toohas been reducedto25,000 Department of Biotechnology sion of National GirlChildDay — mentsofoutstanding female school, said Tejinder Kaur,40, “Press councilsays youhavetobe December1993,andNilofersaidit willcomprise five women in an from around 1.25 lakh lastyear. willshowcase pre-trial and post- in which“meritorious girls” will studentsofstandards 10 and12 wasadmitted to Ludhiana’s responsible.Thereare judgments wasDecember1993.“Thereisim- 11-member contingent. “The The parade of children who re- trial phases of the manufactur- be givenachance to “holdoffice of the stateboardbyrewarding Dayanand Medical Collegeand thatsay youcannot have aparal- provement. 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THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 Crude Wa tch OIL FALLSONCHINA’S COVID CASES NewYork: Oil prices settled lower, weighed down by abuild in US crude inventories and worries that new pandemic restrictions in 9 ECONOMY China will curb fuel demand in the world’sbiggest oil importer.Brent crude futures fell 69 cents to settle at $55.41 abarrel. REUTERS RESE‘RupRVE BANKee’sOF INDIAreaSTUDYlvaluestable,showing betterexternalcompetitiveness’

ciation of the rupee and poten- Taking cognisanceofthese 2015 to May2019. ENSECONOMICBUREAU tiallyunderminetheexportcom- ED factors,thebroadbasket of NEER/ Infact,theissuerelatingto un- MUMBAI,JANUARY23 petitiveness, the RBI paper said. Valuation REER indices of therupee has der/overvaluation of currencies “In such amilieu,focus on price PLAIN E beenexpandedfrom36to40cur- has been at the coreofseveral ● akeyissue THE REAL effective exchangerate stabilityunder the flexible infla- EX rencies and rebasedto2015-16, globaltrade disputes. The (REER) of the rupee has remained tion targeting regime should re- theRBIstudysaid.ThenewREER, International Monetary Fund aroundthebenchmark(baseyear mainapolicypriorityto offset the Theissuerelating to un- onaverage,was0.8percentabove (IMF) usesREER models (along value of 100) formostpart of the erosion in external competitive- der/overvaluation of cur- itsbase year levelduring 2016-17 with current account model) to last15years,reflectingIndia’sbet- ness whichmay emanatefrom rencies has been at the to 2019-20, aperiod coinciding makeexternal balance assess- terexternal competitiveness, a appreciationof therupeeinnom- coreofseveral global withmoderateinflationobserved mentsfor individual economies ReserveBank of India study said. inal terms,” it said. trade disputes. since the adoption of FIT frame- andproducemultilaterallyconsis- Inflation differentials be- Giventhe fact that the global work.This implies thatthe infla- tent estimates forthe current ac- tween India and itsmajor trading tradeenvironmentisundergoing tion differentialsbetween India count and real exchangerate PAPERLESS BUDGET:ANEW NORMAL partners have declinedand sta- ashift, it is important that the dexoftheweightedaverageofbi- and itstrading partners were less norms and gaps, the RBI said. bilisedsince the adoption of flex- nominal effective exchangerate lateral exchangerates of home of aconcernfor former’s external Effective exchangerates(EERs) Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman, MinisterofState forFinance Anurag Thakur ible inflation targeting (FIT) (NEER) and real effective ex- currency vis-a-vis currencies of competitiveness underFIT serveasagauge forassessing the (thirdfromleft) and senior officialsofthe Finance Ministryparticipatedinthe symbolic framework,boding well for changerate(REER) basket of the tradingpartners,withweightsde- regime, the paper said. fair value of acurrency,the exter- 'Halwa Ceremony' in NorthBlock,New Delhi, on Saturday. PTI India’s externalcompetitiveness, rupee is reviewedregularly,the rivedfromtheirsharesinthetrade The newREER indices (both nal competitiveness of an econ- theRBI paper said. RBIpapersaid.Inthecaseof India, basket of the home currency.A trade- and export-weighted), omyandevenserveasguideposts Goingforward,large capitalin- therelative importanceof trading REER is the NEER adjustedbyrel- whichhaveremainedaround the forsettingmonetaryandfinancial ■ This willbethe firsttime since independence ■ The FM also launchedthe ‘UnionBudget flows unless fullyabsorbed partners has shifted mainlyto- ative pricesorcosts,typicallycap- benchmark(i.e.,baseyearvalueof conditions. An EER is asummary that the papers will notbephysically printed. Mobile App’ forhassle-free access of Budget through current account deficit wardsemergingmarketsandde- turedin inflation differentials be- 100), show amodest apprecia- indicator of movementsofthe Theywill be distributed electronicallytoMPs. documentsbyMPs and the general public. and/ormoppedupasforeign ex- veloping economies(EMDEs) tween the home economyand tion/higher depreciation relative homecurrencyagainstabasketof changereservescancauseappre- since 2004-05. The NEER is an in- trading partners. to theoldseriesduringNovember currencies of trading partners.

SECTOR WATCH INTERVIEW:MD&CEO,CANARAHSBCORIENTALBANKOFCOMMERCELIFEINSURANCE ‘Securitisation volume FUEL 63% ‘Awareness post Covid high, crosses `26,000 cr in Q3’ ofvolumesecuritisedthisfiscal hasbeenthroughthedirect Securitisation volume crossed Rs 26,000 croreinDecember assignment(DA)route,including Oil on the boil: Post quarter as moreoriginators entered themarketand MFs thoseunder but no surge in bizasseveral started investing in newissuances, says aCrisil Ratings report thegovernment-sponsored PartialCreditGuaranteescheme 4th hike this week, Around`48,000cr Volume in theOctober- sectorsare facingchallenges’ Totalvolumeforthefirstnine Decemberquarterwashigherthan Stabilityinpoolcollectionsin monthsofthisfiscal,stillway thecumulativeRs22,000crore thepost-moratoriumperiodhas AS ECONOMY has startedrecov- levels. While it is very difficult to petrol, diesel prices behindFY2018(aroundRs loggedinthefirsthalf beenasignofconfidencein ering, insurance companies predictratesbeyond2-3years,but 60,000crore),FY2019(nearRs securitisationforinvestors have seen ariseindemand. Idon’t think over the next 3-5 145,000crore)andFY2020 Disbursement activityat ANUJ MATHUR,MD&CEO, years the interestrates will go (closetoRs152,000crore) non-bankingfinancialcompanies Mutual fundshavejoined CanaraHSBC Oriental Bank of sub-5 per cent. touch all-time high (NBFCs)hasresumedinsyncwith banks,insurancecompanies,and CommerceLifeInsurance, told theuptickineconomicactivity highnet-worthindividuals SANDEEP SINGH that while Howdoyou see retirement (HNIs)asinvestorsin awareness has increasedbecause as atheme forfuture? And ENSECONOMICBUREAU securitisationtransactions, of the Covid pandemic, it maynot with ratesgoing down, NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 albeitgradually translateinto animmediatesurge howcould it impact? in demand as severalsectors are Iamverybullish on pension PETROL AND diesel prices in Issuance ofinnovative still under stress and affordability andthatisonemarketthatIthink the countryonSaturday structuredproducts,suchas has been hit. He further said that would explode. Longevityisin- touchednew all-timehighsaf- replenishingsecuritisationsand he expectsthatthe Irdai’s Saral creasing it is akey reasonfor re- terrateswere increasedforthe coveredbonds,crossed Bima Yojana will be asuccess and tirement products going up. fourth time this week. 2percentofthetransaction itssimplicity will attract people. Interestratesgoingdownwillalso Petroland diesel prices volumeinthethirdquarter, Edited excerpts: help. As longevityrises, people were hiked by 25 paise per indicatinggreater will have to save moreasport-re- litreeach, according to aprice acceptancebythe Howdoyou see tirement lifemay be equaltothe notification from oil market- ` market,especiallyHNIs business recovery? Anuj Mathur working life. Ithinkthe needfor ing companies. This took the It is recovering. While panic annuities will go up. petrol price in Delhi to Rs ApetrolpumpinKarad, buyingisnot therenow,peopleare Idon’t think we will getim- 85.70per litreand in Mumbai Maharashtra, Saturday. PTI Traction in securitisation volumes will however be dependent on continued improvement Source: Crisil buying because of higher aware- could makeitasuccess. LikePM pacted as we do averyclose asset to Rs 92.28. Diesel rate in collection efficiency and stabilisation of the business environment for NBFCs Ratings/PTI ness.We arealsoseeinggoodtrac- JeevanJyoti Bima Yojana, it is a liabilitymanagement.Asaninsur- climbed to Rs 75.88 alitrein tion forinvestment products,too, pureprotectionproduct.Whilethe ance companywecan invest for the national capital and to Rs on January 6resumeddaily as the interestrates have gone amount is cappedatRs2lakh in reallylong term and if youtakea 82.66per litreinMumbai, the price revision afternearly a down and thereare fewoptions caseof PMJJY,ifsomeoneislooking 30 years term plan, we can invest price datashowed. month-long hiatus. availableforthelongtermthatare at Rs 20-25 lakh coverthen this forthat long. Also, from time to This is the second consec- Sincethen,rateshavegone Targeted through false offeringgoodreturn.Peoplearere- will come very handy. It will be a time the productsare repricedin utive dayofrateincrease and up by Rs 1.99 alitreonpetrol alisingthata5-5.5percenttax-free fullyunderwritten product so the line with interestratemovement the fourth this week.Inall and Rs 2.01incase of diesel. return over aperiod of time is at- application will be followedby and we also hedgeour positions. priceshave goneupby Re 1per This comes afterinterna- tractive in current times and so some requirementsincluding litrethis week. tional oilprices firmed up on propaganda:Adani Group theyare looking at them. medical.Ithinkthatthesimplicity Howhas consumer Fuel prices,whichvary hopes of demandreturning of the product willattract people. behaviour changed? from statetostate depending fromtherolloutof coronavirus Did the pandemic help The newmodelisdigital but on local salestax or VAT, are vaccinesindifferentcountries, stitutionsthathave demonstrated EconomicAffairs and NITI Aayog, enhance awareness levels Is thereany pressurebecause physical also plays an important nowatrecordhighs in the including India. ENSECONOMICBUREAU faith and invested in the Adani with the tenderconditions of the and rise in business? of pandemic claims? role. Theywanttotalktoanadvi- country, prompting cries fora Prior to thecurrent highs NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 Group,” the Ahmedabad-based 2019 roundof airportprivatisation, Theawarenessishighbutthat Claims have gone up, but not sor and understand as insurance cut in excise duty to ease the triggeredby thepricehikesthis group said. were brushed aside by thePublic maynot translateintoimmediate exponentially andare notalarm- productsare abitcomplicated.The burden on consumers. month, fuel prices had last UNDERSCORINGTHATithasare- “…on numerous occasions, Private Partnership Appraisal surge inbusinessasseveralsectors ing.Claimsare nowgoingdownin phygitalmodeisnowgoingtoplay Oil MinisterDharmendra touchedrecordhigh on sponsibilityto itsshareholdersand Adani Grouphas been targeted Committee(PPPAC), and that this includingMSMEsare still im- linewithdeclineinnewcasesand adominant role because several Pradhan earlier this week October 4, 2018. the local and international finan- throughfalse propaganda. We effectively pavedthewayforAdani pacted and peoplehaveseen de- mortality. things needtobeexplainedand blamedSaudi oiloutput cut At that time the govern- cialinstitutions, the Adani Group have also been avictim of manu- Groupto wintherightstooperate, cline in their income levels. It will face to face or voiceinteraction is forthe surge in oilprices but ment had cut excise duty on saidithas been “targetedthrough facturedonlinemediacampaigns manageand develop all six air- takesometimeforrestoration.So, Howdoyou see the interest required. remainednon-committal on petrolanddieselbyRs1.50per false propaganda” on numerous aimedatspreading malicious lies ports that were being privatised. whileawarenesshasgoneup,peo- rate movement forIndia? Onegoodaspectisthatpeople taxcuts. litreinabid to ease inflation- occasions. Thecompanysaid this about our operations andinflict- This newspaper also reported ple should have free cash flowsto Fortunately, thecountrythat have gotusedtodigitalmodesand Topoil explorer Saudi arypressureand boostcon- in anotetitled“An Open Letter on ingharm to ourshareholders,”it thatgiventheunprecedentedcon- buy and it will rise withimprove- we arein, thereisagreat oppor- whileonlinechannelsexisted,the Arabiahas pledged additional sumer confidence. the needtoact againstfalseprop- added, without referring to any centrationofpower in at least ment in affordability. tunity.Itisconsumption-ledand penetration waslow anditisris- voluntaryoutputcutsof1mil- Alongside, state-ownedfuel aganda impacting our sharehold- particular allegation. sevencoresectors in corporate Idon’tthink therewill be asitu- ing now. lionbarrelsperdayinFebruary retailers cut prices by another ers”, postedonTwitter Saturday. Lastweek,BJP’sMemberof India, from pharma and telecom Irdai came up with Saral Bima ation wherebusinesses would and March,whichhas ledto Re 1alitre,whichtheyre- “Wereachoutacrossmanyre- Parliament Subramanian Swamy to airportsand ports,the Yojana. What role will it play? notneedcapital. So, Idon’t think What would youliketosee in price climbing to mostsince coupedlater. mote partsofthe countryand we calledAdani a“trapeze artist” CompetitionCommissionof India Asof now, theproductsare not we will ever getintoascenario theBudget from economy’s the pandemic brokeout. This time, thereare no in- areproud thatweare asourceof and said his group owedRs4.5 has launchedaset of detailedin- availableand almostall insurance wherethe interestratewill be point of view? State-ownedfuel retailers dications of aduty cut so far. directandindirectemploymentto lakh croreasNPA to banks, an al- vestigations on the marketdy- companiesarewaitingforregula- zeroor1.Asmanufacturing ac- While the government has —Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Petrolanddiesel pricesare hundredsofthousandsof people... legation that the group denied namicsofeachsector.Thisin- toryapprovalto launchtheirprod- tivity rises,demand forfunds will helpedinboosting consumption, (IOC), BharatPetroleum revisedonadailybasis in line Oursixlistedcompanieshave con- saying it hasnever defaulted on cludes areviewofthe model uctsand we expect it to come also go up. we expect to see some steps in Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and with benchmarkinterna- sistentlydeliveredexceptional anybankloan. concession agreementsinkey in- soon.ItslaunchdatewasJanuary1, Though interestrates in India the Budget,too, so that it lifts de- HindustanPetroleum tional priceand foreign ex- gainsto ourshareholders.We have Earlier this month, TheIndian frastructuresectors likeairports, buttheregulatorhadsomequeries have come down by 3-4percent- mand. Infrastructurespending CorporationLtd (HPCL) —had changerates. aresponsibilityto themandthelo- Express reported that redflags ports and electricity,inwhichthe and observations. agepointsoverthe lastfiveyears, will be keyasthat provides mass cal and international financial in- raisedbythe Department of Adani Group is amajor player. Thereare severalreasons that theyhavenot gone belowsub-5 employment. BRIEFLY Biden, citing ‘economic imperative,’ orders faster relief cheques BanonChinese appstoremain virus and millions of jobs have torBrian Deese said he would his first100 days in office and on choice forTreasurySecretary, NANDITABOSE been lost. speakwithlawmakersonSunday Fridayhespokeofexceeding that paving the wayfor her confirma- NewDelhi: Thegovernment &DOINACHIACU “It’snotjusttomeetthemoral to push forrelief. number.“We’regoing to,God tion by the full chamber.Biden’s has sent notices to Chinese WASHINGTON,JANUARY23 obligation,”Bidensaidinremarks “We’reataprecarious mo- willing, notonlydo100 million, hopesforspeedyactiononhisleg- apps, including Tiktok,that at aWhiteHouse eventtosign mentfor the virus and the econ- we’regoing do more than that,” islative agenda and Cabinetap- the order to blockthem will US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has or- twoexecutive orders. “This is an omy. Withoutdecisive action, we he said. pointmentsare complicated by becontinued.Thenoticehas dered the faster issuance of pan- economic imperative.” riskfallingintoaveryseriouseco- The US Centers forDisease the expectedtrial of Trumpinthe been issuedbythe Ministry demicstimuluschequesto needy Bidensaid hisstimulus pack- nomic hole,evenmoreserious Control said it had administered Senateasearly as next week and of Electronics and IT. familiesandincreasedfoodaidfor agetoaddress the economic ef- thanthe crisis we find ourselves 19.1 million doses of the vaccine bipartisansquabblingoveropera- children who normallyrelyon fectsofthepandemichassupport in,” Deese said. as of Friday. Women, minorities tions in an evenlysplitSenate. school meals, an effort to ease from business, labor,Wall Street Biden’sactionswere notasub- and low-income service workers Inanexecutive orderonFriday, Davossummit Americans’ burdens while andMainStreet. stitutefor legislative relief, Deese have been disproportionately Biden asked the Treasury tobegintoday Congress negotiates over his pro- “A lotofAmericaishurting. said,withabout16 millionpeople hurt, withBlackand Hispanic Department to consider taking posed$1.9trillioneconomicstim- Thevirusissurging....Familiesare nowreceiving some type of un- workersfacinghigherjoblessrates steps to expand and improvede- NewDelhi/Davos: Prime ulus package. goinghungry. Peopleareatriskof employmentbenefitand an esti- than whiteworkers. liveryof stimuluschequessuchas MinisterNarendraModiwill In the opening days of his ad- being evicted.Job lossesare mated29millionwhodonothave In an early test of whether by establishing online tools for beamongtheworldleaders ministration, Biden is emphasis- mounting again. We needtoact. enoughtoeat. Republicansmight support claiming payments. Unem- who willparticipateinthe ing thatthe government must No matter howyou look at it, we US President Joe Biden signs executiveorders on the economy Amajorpillarof theBidenplan Democrat Biden’s plans forcoro- ployment benefits arelargely ad- six-dayonline Davos tackle the coronaviruscrisis with needtoact,”Bidensaid. as Vice President KamalaHarris looks on. AP/PTI is greatlyincreasing the number navirus relief, infrastructure in- ministeredbythestates,whichset Agenda Summit of the urgency afterhis predecessor Republican lawmakers have of people who arebeing vacci- vestment and taxincreases, the theirowneligibilityrequirements, WorldEconomicForum,be- Donald Trumplargely playedit questionedthe pricetag on pan- nated againstthe novelcoron- US SenateFinance Committee anditwasunclearhowthefederal ginning Sunday. PTI down. Morethan 400,000 demic aid and aseparateinvest- green energyprojects, education EarlieronFriday, WhiteHouse avirus. In December,Biden seta voted unanimously on Fridayto agency would put this directive Americanshavediedfromthe ment proposalfor infrastructure, and research. NationalEconomicCouncildirec- goalof 100millionvaccinationsin approveJanet Yellen, Biden’s intoeffect. REUTERS WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 10 SUNDAY STORY

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Workin progress

THE REASON this Australian triumph is being hailedasthe greatestTestseries win ever wasbecause India pulleditoff with astand-in captain in charge and abunchoffringe players. The hype around them notwithstanding, this young unit is still aworkin progress. In the lastcouple of years, afull-strength India has CHAMPIONS: lostTestseries in South Africa, TheIndian team with Indian cricket’s trystwith historyinAustraliadidn’thappen overnight. SRIRAMVEERA on allthat went intothe England and NewZealand. the Border-Gavaskar Theyhaven’t wonthe big ICC trophyafter the win in makingofthis Winning XI —fromtalent-spotters turning up at nets to coaches and selectors exchanging notes, tournamentseither.With this the fourth and final tour throwing up several Test matchagainst parentsand mentors to self-motivatedplayers,some dreams, and alot of foresight match-winners, the system, Australia in Brisbane. while dealing with the prob- India wonthe lem of plenty,will have to series 2-1. PTI work towardsmaking the team moreconsistent.

FNEED be,Iwill call Rahul. He will tell He would also ask us to rate our own THEBACKROOM me what Ineedtoknowabout these performances.” two.” Ravi Shastri wassitting on the Raman zooms in on acrucial element THEDECISIONMAKERS long, wooden, beer-soaked benchof broughtinbyDravid.“He took out winning RAHULDRAVID:As head coach, I and losing from these Aand U-19games. He an 800-year-old pub carved intothe National Cricket Academy, theUnder- rocksofNottingham Castle, ponderingover made it clear that it’s about exposure, giving 19 andIndia Ateam coaches reported aselection dilemma. It wasinthe middle of achance to allkids over atour.Soeveryone to Dravid. Till afew months ago, he the 2018 series in England, and Shastri knewthat theywouldbegetting chances, also had 11 NCAcoaches working wanted to knowwhether to pickHanuma and could improvetheir games," he says. under him. Dravid’s role is to mentor Vihari or PrithviShaw, twountestedbats- The ways of training toochanged,with and monitor India’stalent pool. NCA men draftedintothe Test squad. Dravid was facilities available to the national team be- also ensures that young players who then head coachofthe India Aand U-19 ing made accessible to the juniors. getinjured stay in the system. teams and had seen the twoplayers up close AbhaySharma, aU-19and Acoach, says, NATIONALSELECTIONCOMMITTEE: and personal. Fresh out of the India Aseries “When Igivethem throwdowns with the The five-memberteam, all former Test in England, the twohad been pickedfor the slinger,Ido so at 140-145 kmph. We would players, pickthe squad. At thestart of national team. Afinal call on their skill and push them to the limit to help narrow the season, theycompile alistof50 temperament, basedonDravid’s word,was the gap.” potential players forthe nationalteam eventuallytaken and Vihari would go on to Mentored by Rahul Dravid, ageneration of young cricketers have made asmooth transition to thesenior side BeforeShastri, therewas Anil Kumble, and travel around the countryto makeagritty debut in the fourth Test. who playedavital role in laying the blueprint followtheir progress. Twoyears later,it’s no coincidence that forthe present system. In July2016, days af- RAVISHASTRI:Senior team coach, he Vihari batted through atorn hamstringto terhetook over as India’scoach, he calledfor is assistedbythe bowling, batting and help India save the SydneyTestand laythe national selector endedlastNovember, this guy is ready.Heshould playinternational the order.Ihad seen him at local Tamil Nadu ameeting with all the stakeholders —selec- fieldingcoaches. Along with captain, foundation of what is being calledIndia’s remembers amorninginPune before aTest cricket,” Paranjpe says. league games and knewheishighlyrated. tors, Dravid, NCAcoaches, Test captain Kohli, he takesafinal call on theplaying XI. greatestcomebackseries win in Australia. matchagainstSouth Africa in end 2019.The Foreachofthe players, the journeyfrom He has abatsman’s mind. He knewifhe and ODI skipper MSDhoni. The intent wasto That aura-acquiring triumph didn’t hap- opener Gill,who is nowseen as the next big boytomanhood is hastenedbyhaving what played100balls, the matchwould turn. Only streamline the feeder system by getting THESYSTEM pen overnight. Neither did itssecret sauce — Indian batsman, wasbatting againstthe is termedasshadowtours —beforethe abatsman can think likethat,” Paranjpe says. everyone on the same pagewith respect to ■Formostyoung cricketers, the the jaw-dropping benchstrength that kept fastestIndian throwerinthe nets,Raghu, a national team goes overseas, the Ateam is Aformerplayer, acoachand acommenta- long-term goals. Shastri and selectors have journeystartsatalocal academy replacing the broken bodies stretchered out. support-staff member who lovesharassing sent to the same place. tor, who wishes to be anonymous, toohad a continued from whereheleftoff. under acoach, who is mostlyaclubor EveryX-ray scanofbrokenbones and disap- batsmen withhis pace from the slinger-tool. Says Paranjpe, “Beforesuchtours, the sup- handinspottingSundarthebowler.Heraninto Paranjpe listsout histhree keyfactors afirst-class player. Theynextplayat pointmentwas seamlesslyreplacedbyam- “So, Raghu bowlsapacy one, and Gill, portstaff of the Indian team, Ateam,U-19 Sundar at aU-19campand askedhim,“What behind the strength of the back-up players. clubs/district tournaments, where bitious fresh faces, ready fortheir spine-tin- who is batting at centresquare, pulls the ball, team, selectors,and Dravid discuss which doyoudo,Waashi?”.Hesaid,“Sir,Ibat,andoc- “First, the India Aframework,second is Virat stateassociation selectors turn up to gling trystwith history. whichtakes offatalow trajectoryfromhis bucket of players we want to concentrateon. casionallybowl.”Already impressedwithhis Kohli setting an example in fitness. The third pickstate teams. The blueprint forthis feeder system was bat and goes likeanoutswinger to hit the up- The performances in the Ranji Trophymatter batting, the coachgot him to bowl forashort is IPL. It makes players realise what cham- ■ Everyyear,state associations drawnupoverthe years. Talentscouts in state per rowseatsatthe Gahunjestadium. One in the selection of the Ateam. Mayank while and, at the end of it, told him,“From to- pion players around the worldare doing.” conduct Under-14, Under-16, associations, national and junior selectors, of my evaluation pointsiswho plays Raghu Agarwaland Vihari were day, afteryoufinishyourbat- Under-19, Under-23 and Ranji Trophy coaches of ‘A’ and U-19teams, the national best,and until then, it had been Virat(Kohli). pickedfromthere. The A TheBCCI’s ting and fielding,hit the ■ ■ ■ selection trials before theannual team’s thinktank, domesticcricket,and the Guess what, it wasGill afterthat session,” teams have agreat guy like structurecame bowlingnets.” Boardtournament. confidence-boosting IPL —together they says Paranjpe. Dravid working with them, Those outsidethe official system toodo ■ Junior national selectors keep a made up Indian cricket’s newecosystem. He recalls one of the many“jumbo” from wheretheygoto together to feed the ■ ■ ■ their jobs. Likethe personal coaches at the watchoninter-state tournamentsto The BCCI’s structure, whichisdemocra- meetings with all the stakeholdersinvolved someone as good as Shastri national team with grassroots.When Hardik Pandyasought to pickplayers forzonal camps. At this tised, professionalised, and even if occasion- ahead of akey series —Shastri and the team in the national team. It’s a AnotherBrisbane hero, hide under his sunglasses afterasleepless stage, the NCArepresentativesenter allycompromised, came together to feed the management, Dravid and his coaches at A seamless transition.” talented playerswho Shardul Thakur,too didn’t night, afterbeingsent backfromthe 2019 ODI the system. Theytrain cricketers at national team with talented players who and U-19, and the selectors —to“understand Trainedprofessional were mentally, justemerge outofPalghar series againstAustraliaand New Zealand over these camps and sharetheir were mentally, physically, and skilfullyready what kind of culturethe Indian team man- eyes watchnot onlythe one fine daytoplayfor the Karan Johar showfiasco, it washis child- assessmentswith the selection to take on the world. agement wantstobuild”. India nets but all domestic physically,and India. Along with various hood coachJitenderSingh who pulledhim committees that pickJunior,India A “Ha ha, unnecessarycredit, the boys de- “Virat Kohli is alogical thinker,hecomes matches. Thebig pace find skilfully readyto opportunities providedby out of his home to startplaying cricket again. and senior teams. serveall the praise,” wasDravid’sreplywhen prepared withall numbers, so we need to be of this Australia tour, his state association and IPL, As ateenager,when RishabhPant’s runs The Sunday Express reachedout to him. The prepared.Asselectors,weneedtoknow Mohammad Siraj,oweshis takeonthe world he talksaboutthe influence driedup, it washis coachTarak Sinha who THEJUNIOR TEAMS message, with asmileyand athumbs-up, what acertain playerhas done one year ago place in the side to Indian of India Aonhis growth. helpedhim reassemble his technique.“It took INDIAA wasn’t justatypicallymodestone but an and againstwhichteam.Ifyou can convince bowling coachBharat Arun, who noticedhim “Weplayagainstthose who areeither in me nearly twoyears, Iwould getupat2.30 am This is ateam of players on the honestone. To give credit to afew is adis- Virat, he agrees,” he adds. at the IPL nets in Hyderabad afew years ago. contention fortheir spotinthe national team to shadow practise what he taught me. And threshold of the national team. Since service to the rest,asthe system is morethan The selectors listedplayers with poten- Others toobegan noticinghim. “During the or even afew who have already madetheir justashesaid, unknown to myself, it became 2015,out of the 99 players who have the sum of itsparts. It neededthe dreams tial —PriyankPanchal, Vihari and Avesh last triptoAustralia, in end 2018,Iremem- names internationally. In our team, we share partofmymuscle memory. People don’t re- playedfor India A, 53 have been and persuasion of parentsand mentors, in- Khan, to nameafew—and eachone of them berwediscussedhim alot in our selection adressing room with the likes of ViratKohli, alise the importance of acoach. Icall him my elevatedtothe senior team. In the last sane levels of self-motivation from players, had to watchaplayerfromthe list over the meetings,” Paranjpe says. Cheteshwar Pujara, AjinkyaRahane,Shikhar ustaad,” Pant once told this newspaper. three years, India Ahas playedsix tours some luck, and alot of foresight —and it next one year.“We had to go and see that Theycouldn’t fitSiraj in then, but he Dhawan, so the learning is huge,” Thakur tells Once ayoungstercomes through state at home and sevenabroad. Since ‘A’ neededasystemtofallinplace. playermultiple times during the year.What grabbed his chance this tour,displaying the TheSunday Express. trials and gets intothe system at the U-14or teams of other countries arestrong, “Howmanypeople told youtheyhad first this does is, we gettosee them in different maturity to bowl to the team’s leg-trap plans, It’s the same forVihari. “India Atours play U-16level,the process takesover. Says Indianplayers have facedthe very best spotted Shubman Gill?” laughs WVRaman, situations and different people areseeing reverse the ball when necessary, and even ahugepartbecause the gapisreduced. Also Raman, “Fromthereon, there is aladder to before theygoontorepresent India. aformer India playerwho has coachedthe them. All these opinions converge, and the call out racism —overand beyond what one IPL... Rahul sir wasthe coachinmanyAtours. climb and the kid can see it. Howfastheor Shubman Gill hasn’t yetplayedaTest India Aand U-19teams, wasthe batting best solutioncomes out of it,” says Paranjpe. would expect from adebutant. Heissomeonewhodoesn’tsayalot and does she climbs is still up to them to an extent, but againstSouth Africa, but he has coachatthe National Cricket Academy(NCA), The individual experience of the selec- Washington Sundar,who went from notask me to make toomanychanges in tech- at leastaclarity of thepath ahead is visible. already facedtheir pace trio of Kagiso and is currentlywith India Women’s team. tors kicks in at this point. Likewas thecase being anet bowler to agame changer in the nique. Instead, he has instilleddiscipline and That’s all that young players needatthat Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and AnrichNortje. “But theyare notlying!” with Vihari and Paranjpe. final Test at Brisbane, might have surprised focusedonthe mental aspect of the game. So stage. The feeling that yes, this can be done. UNDER-19 What Raman means is that in acountry “I have seen Vihari since his junior days. many, but he has been on the selectors’ radar, those tours have helpedme,” says Vihari. That it’s notanimpossible dream.” Since 2016,six Under-19players have as large as India, in asport as coded in our Ihad gone to see one Mumbai vs Andhra even forTests,since 2019 —bothfor hisbowl- “Dravid gave us afreehand,” says Thakur. gone on to playfor thesenior side. DNAascricket,itwould needmultiple pairs game in Ongol and he scored 160runs. The ing and batting. “He told us, ‘Makeyour ownplan and play, INPUTSFROMDEVENDRAPANDEY, Besides, close to 100players have of talent-spotters to push aplayerthrough. wayhecontrols the game and the wayhe “He wasn’t playing forTamil Nadu state but sticktoyour plans’. He would also strictly SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY, playedfirst-class. Jatin Paranjpe, whose four-yeartenureas leads, IcalledMSKPrasad and told him that team but we knewhecould be lethal down evaluateour performances aftereachgame. VISHALMENON DEVENDRAPANDEY WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 11 OPINION THESUNDAYEXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021

Across Fifth THEAISLE COLUMN ‘Exactwords’isabetrayal TAVLEENSINGH Twitter@tavleen_singh

THE NAME of the TV channelisnot ma- is growing suspicion that suchconversa- that people will be elated. untilthelaunch. Youmay draw your con- terial. The name of the journalistisnot tions canbehacked. Exact words used. clusionsonwho usedthe “exactwords” material. The accusations in respect of All this is bad news forMrMark TheattackatPulwamawasanactof ter- and shared the protected information. some other matters againstthe channel Zuckerberg, theownerofFacebook, rorism and 40 solderswerekilled. Thede- My worryis, wasthe information Listen to arenot relevant fortoday’s column. What Instagram and WhatsApp,and among fenceforceswere infuriated.Itwasbelieved shared with anyone else who (perhaps arerelevant andmaterial arethe deci- the richestpersonsinthe world. thatPakistanhadrecruitedandtrainedthe unknown to the source) mayhavebeen a PCHIDAMBARAM sion-making process and thedecisions Be that as it may, certain conversa- person responsible forthe attack. Aretal- spyorinformerofPakistan? My second the people Website:pchidambaram.in concerning national security takenatthe tions between twoindividuals have be- iatorystrikewasexpected.The“conversa- worryisabout the “Other” person in the Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN highestlevels of the government. come public. To thebestofmyknowl- tion”tookplaceonFebruary23.Threedays conversation. What washis security clas- The purpose of this column is notto edge,the publishedmaterial (in print and later,onFebruary26, Indian Air Force sification and did he sharethe informa- FORTHE firsttime since India firstcele- accuse or malignanyone. The purpose is on the social media) has notbeendenied planes struckatBalakot in Pakistan. tion with anyone? brated Republic DayonJanuary26, 1950, to askastraightforwardquestion: were by theindividuals concerned. If it is de- Iamnot concernedwith who heard therewill be twoparades in Delhi next sensitive andprotected decisions of the nied, that is theend of the matter as far those“words”. That person, Ishall assume, week.One will be the official parade to government shared with anyone who as this column is concerned; if it is not, waslucky:hewas in theright placeat the DEATH VIGIL whichthe onlypeopleinvited noware Iamnot concerned with who wasnot apartofthe decision-making certain questionsarise. right time! Iamconcernedabout who ut- The collateraldamage causedbythe high officials and theirfriends and rela- heard those “words”. That process? Asupplementaryquestion is, tered those words. Whywerethe words conversations wasthe reputation of the tions. The other is aparade that is being person, Ishall assume,was would some of those decisions fall under uttered in thepresence of anon-govern- latefinanceministerArun Jaitley (mayhe organisedbythe peopleofour republicto “official secrets”? AN OFFICIAL SECRET ment person? Were they utteredwith the rest in peace): whichnoofficials have been invited.Itwill lucky:hewas in the right Therewas an attack on an Indian mil- intentionofsharingprotected informa- 10-04-2019 be aparade of tractors carrying angry place at the right time! Iam itaryconvoy at PulwamaonFebruary14, tion? While it waswidely expected that 12.45 pm: Other: Jaitleyistheir biggest farmersand their families. It seeksnot to BAD NEWSFOR concerned about who uttered 2019.Aconversation took place between the defence forces will retaliatetothe failure disruptthe official parade but to makethe ZUCKERBERG ‘Journalist’ and ‘Other’ on February23: Pulwama attack, no body could have Journalist: that Iagree totally pointthatthe government has stopped those words. Whywerethe 23-02-2019 imaginedthe “exactwords used”tode- Shockingly,therewas adeathvigil listening to the people. If this were not words uttered in the presence Howthese matters tumbledout of 10.31pm: Journalist: On another note scribethe intendedretaliation.Obviously, over averyill man. true, whywould the Modi government of anon-government person? the closetisamystery.Theyare supposed something big will happen. someone shared sensitive and protected 19-08-2019 insistonfarmreformsthat farmers so We re they uttered with the to be “chats” on WhatsApp.The owners 10.33pm: Other: Am sureyou will information. Who wasthat person? 10.08am: Journalist: Jaitleystretch- deeplyresent that theyhavecampedon of WhatsApp have long claimedthatall and Istrongly wish your success SomedecisionsareConfidential,some ing it. PMO does notknowwhat to do. PM theborders of Delhi formorethantwo intention of sharing conversations on WhatsApp areen- 10.34pm: Other: Foryour success areSecret,someareTop Secret,and some leaving on Wednesdayfor France months? The unofficial parade maybe protected information? cryptedfromend-to-end and no onehas 10.36 pm: Journalist: No sir, Pakistan. are‘ForYour Eyes Only’. Aretaliatorystrike 10.09 am: Other: So has notdied yet? stoppedfromentering Delhi, but the While it waswidely expected access to those conversations. It wasalso Something major will be done this time. on atargetinPakistanwould be FYEO. I 10.55 am: Journalist: Maintaining farmers have made their point. that the defence forces will claimedthatthe owners do nothavea 10.37pm: Other: Itsgood forbig man am pretty certain that the decision-mak- him. Iexpect something by theevening. One Therewas atime in the early years of recordofthe conversations and cannot in this season ing process as well as the decision in- of my meetings in delhi this week gets ourrepublicwhen ordinarypeople could retaliate to the Pulwama sharethem withanyone. Idonot knowif He will sweep pollsthen volved onlythe Prime Minister, the pushed because of this. attend the official parade. As someone attack,nobodycould have those claims aretrue, but thereisgrow- Strike?? Or Bigger Defence Minister, the NSA, theArmyand Igrievefor ourcountry,our Armed who livedwithin walking distance of imagined the “exactwords ing doubt. Can conversations between 10.40 pm:Journalist: Bigger than a Air ForceChiefsand theCommander of Forces and their secretsand, notthe least, Rajpath, Irememberwellthose cold, wet used” to describethe twoindividuals be hacked—that is, one normal strike. Andalso on thesametime the Western Air Command. Even the forthe familyofArun Jaitleywho served Januarymorningswhenwewould go ex- enters illegallyand steals? Idonot know something major on Kashmir.OnPakistan strikepilotswould have beenbriefedonly the BJP (and itspredecessor, the Jan traearly to getgoodseatsonthe green intended retaliation the answer to that question too, but there theGovtisconfident of strikinginaway hours before the strike, and quarantined Sangh)loyallysince1975. wooden benches that linedbothsides of the parade route. Security wasnoprob- lem so we would carry with us baskets filledwith food and hotbeverages and wait forwhatseemed likehoursfor the parade to begin. It usedtobeacelebra- Acommunity,their voices life & Fireman’s diary: Of calls tion in whichordinarypeople partici- pated withjoy and excitement. But, for WORK manyyears now, it has been aparade brushed under the carpet RAJENDRAUCHAKE at night, family’sPlanB whichonlyVIPs can actuallywitness. This makesthe otherparade next week [email protected] moreinteresting, even if it is stoppedat the lastminute. Dalitality The farmers aretrying to be heardand MANY YEARS ago, in the latehours of the the Prime Ministershould listen. Last RADHIKAKUMAR night, afirebroke out at aprominent sci- week an India Today poll declared that KAUSHALPANWAR ence collegeinNagpur.With ahose pipe NarendraModi is as popular as ever and in our hands, my colleague and Imade our that if an electionwereheldtodaythe rul- waytothe laboratorythatwas engulfed ing National Democratic Alliance(NDA) in huge flames. As we got close, therewas that he leads would getmorethan 300 WHEN THE rankings forthe fifthedition of tions,but forthe purposes of official recog- an explosion and the room filledwith seats. This could have moretodowith the the Swachh Survekshan were releasedin nition, theywereexpected to choose smoke. We were gasping forbreath but dismal stateofthe Opposition, but that is Augustlastyear,one wasstruck by the amongstthe establishedreligions. couldn’t find away out. Finally, we de- neither herenor there. Modi’s charisma, plethoraofterms in useunder the vernac- In fact, the sub-castes were aggressive- cidedtolie down on the floor and use the according to this poll, remainsaslustrous ularnomenclatureofSwachhataorcleanli- ly courtedbyHindu organisations in the hose pipe to trace our waybacktosafety. as ever.Sothen whydowehavethis sec- ness.TheseincludetheSwachhataSamiksha early twentieth centurytodeclaretheirre- In the 28 years that Ihavebeen part ond parade taking place at all? Whyhave (cleanliness review), SwachhataPakhwada ligionasHinduism.Vijay Prashadwrites in of the firefighters’ family, life-threaten- angryfarmers been protesting on the bor- (cleanlinessfortnight)and the Swachh UntouchableFreedomthatthepopularising ing incidentssuchasthese, whichre- ders of Delhi formorethan twomonths? Survekshan.Yet,conspicuousby itsabsence of Valmiki amongstuntouchableswas a quirepresence of mind, courage, intel- Whyisthe government unable to per- has been ‘Swachhkar Samaj’, the term used ploymeantto separatethe‘sweepers’from ligence and patience, have been many. suade them that the farm laws it has to identifythe community associatedwith the leadership of the Dalits. Risksare apartofthe job and it is away brought will be good forthem? Whywith thetaskofcleanliness. The absence of the AfterIndependence, naming and con- of lifefor us. even the media firmlyonhis side has the Samaj is reflective of howthe vernacular is solidationofthe castesengaged in the task Ialwayswantedtojoinaprofession Prime Ministernot been able to convince oftenselectively appropriatedtobuildpop- of cleanlinessgot embroiledinelectoralpol- whereIwould gettowear the uniform. At the protesting farmersthat their protest ular appeal. iticsasvarious political parties sought to 20, afterIfailedtoclear the exams forthe is wrong? The popular also calls on the personal mobiliseex-untouchablescastes. Howev- National Defence Academy, Igaveupon Having mulledoverthese questions to servethenationby participatinginclean- er,asclaimedbymanysub-castes, the pa- my dreamofjoiningthe defenceforces. longand hard, Ihaveconcluded that the liness campaigns, as the slogan ‘Swachhata tronageextendedtothem in terms of gov- Later,Iappeared foranother competitive Afterthe BhandaraDistrict Hospital fire in which10newborns were killed. PTI real reason forthis apparent dichotomy is hisewa hai(cleanlinessisservice)’becomes ernment jobs as sweepers proved to be exam and got admission to the Sub Fire thatModi’s government is being seen as salient. Also, the careful leveragingofthe detrimentalinthelongrun.Whileotherex- Officers course at the National Fire Service arrogant and contemptuous. When the vernaculardovetailsintothepoliticsof cul- untouchable castessuchasthe Chamars College.Ayear later,Ijoinedabig petro- Suddenly, thegenerator ranout of fuel and trol the fire.Imagine if the already farmers begantheir siegeonDelhi’s bor- turalnationalism.Indoingso,itchangesthe gainedthrougheducationandoccupational chemicals firm, and worked therefor 11 the lamps went off. The crowdbecame stretchedteam had to respond to another ders, the firstreaction of senior ministers frame of reference, leaving little opportu- diversification,thosesub-castesengagedin years. However, highlyeffectivepreven- silent and almostimmediatelyafaint fire callsimultaneously? What would wastocharge them with being Khalistanis nityfortheSwachhkarto beaudible.So,the cleanlinesswere unabletogainsocialmobi- tive measures ensured that industrialac- sound of someoneinpain could be heard. theyhavedone? and ‘anti-national’.Some BJP spokesmen narrativeofanentire community —those lity.These attemptsatcasting an identity cidents were rare at the firm. Iwas look- Within minutes, thegirlwas rescuedalive. Afirefighter’s jobalso takesatoll on actuallysaid on national television that involved in the taskofcleaning —findsno forthe ex-untouchable castesaggravated ing forachallenge, and Onlyafirefighterknows his familylife. Firstly, giventhe risksofthe this wasnothingbut acontinuation of the mentioninthe official vocabulary. differences amongstthe sub-castes. Yet, that is when the offerto My wifeand daughters that relief, that satisfac- job, no one wantstomarry afirefighter. Shaheen Bagh protestagainstthe citizen- But this does notmean thatmention of narrativesand movementsaimed at Dalit join the Nagpur have nowadjusted to tion of pulling people out My wifeArchanaand daughters, Maithili ship laws.Inthe case of that protest, it was the Swachhkars has always been absent in emancipation have flourishedparallel to Municipal Corporation’s of the jaws of death. and Sameera, have nowadjusted to the easy to spread conspiracy theories be- the mainstream discourse. The firstrefer- theimpositionof thesecontrivedidentities. (NMC) Fire Brigade as the realities of my At times, firefighters realities of my profession. Everytime Igo cause the protesters were Muslims. In the enceto acommunityengagedinsanitation The term Swachhkar Samaj is said to in- Assistant Station Officer profession. Everytime I face criticism over their out on amission, my wifesays,“Youdon’t case of the farmers, it hasnot been easy worksistracedtothe British administra- cludeallthosesub-casteswhichdojobssuch came up —a24/7 job response time. What needtobetoo daring.” As my daughters to getawaywith wild chargesbecause tioninIndia.NicolasJaoul,inhispiecetitled assweeping,garbagecollectionandsanita- to cater to notjustfire go out on amission, my people don’t understand grew up, they joinedtheir mother in voic- theyrespondedangrilyand oftenthat it ‘Casting theSweepers’, argues thatthe colo- tionwork.Collectingnarrativesfromthever- exigencies but also wife says, “You don’t is that the teams have to ing concern.Attimes, particularly in the is their sons, brothers and fathers who de- nial administration leveragedcaste net- nacular reveals the uncertain origins of the other accidents. Anew need to be too daring.” negotiatetheir way summermonths, when fire incidentsare fend India’s borders. Sikh farmers have workstorecruit members to perform “un- term, though it is said to be in use since the journeybegan. through heavy trafficto morefrequent, the phone ringing at night been moreaggressive because of the sly touchable tasks” in urban areas; thereby 1990s.Thepurposeof theSwachhkarSamaj Over the years, Ihave When Ireturn, my reachthe accident spot, alarms them. When Ireturn from the spot, campaign the government has run that creating the categoryofthe ‘sweeper’. isto formoneumbrellaorganisationsothat found that rescuing a blackened face says my whichisoften milling my blackenedfacetells them my storybut seekstocreatethe impression that it is Whilemanyofthe sub-castesthat took varioussub-castesmay collectively mobilise person trappedinfire storybut anxietysoon with anxious crowds. their anxieties soon give waytorelief. only Sikhfarmers whoare angryabout upsanitationwork inthecitywere alsoen- and asserttheir “constitutional rights”. Yet sometimes becomes Other factors suchas Even when we step out, my familyhas the newlaws. gagedinsimilaroccupations in the village, the various sub-castesincludedwithinthe moredifficult because of gives way to relief paucity of staffand fire aPlan Bready in case Iget adistress call. It The truth is that arrogancehas been others suchasthe Dhanuk and Bansphod Samaj alsoclaim to have distinct identities. the noise created by on- tenders mayalso impact upsets them,but they have become ac- the definingcharacteristic of Modi’s sec- joined thecategoryofsweepers onlyafter The Swachhkar Samaj faces adaunting lookers. Ionce experienceditwhenatwo- responsetime. While Nagpur’s fire- customedtothislife. When Ireturn,my ond term as Prime Minister. Parliament theymigratedtothe cities. Hence,their in- task as it attemptstocastthe vernacular in storey building had collapsed.Werescued fighting facilitiesare adequate, the NMC wifekeeps waterreadyfor my bath, lays has been treated not(to usehis own corporation intothe urban work force the vocabularyofthe mainstream and yet twopeoplealive from under the debris Fire Brigade routinelygetscalledfor ac- out my clothes, and serves us asumptu- words) as that ‘temple of democracy’ on brought them within the fold of newcate- preventitsemancipatoryvisionfrombeing but couldn’t find anine-year-old girl. It cidentsoutside the municipal limits, ous meal. Things seem normal again, till whose steps he bowedhis head on his first gories of identification. While the British challengedandhijackedbyadministrative, wasdark, and we had putupinflatable across the Vidarbha region, wherethe the next phone call. daythere. But, as avehicle to ramthrough adopted‘modern’ways of reorganisingand religiousandelectoralagendasof thedom- lightswhichweredrawing powerfroma facilities maybefound wanting. laws whether the people want them or identifying the workforce, theysimultane- inant classes, castesand leaders. generator.The thrumming of the equip- Bhandara, forexample —where10 RajendraUchake is theChief Fire Officer not. This waseasy when it came to theab- ouslydisregardedthedemandsforrecogni- Kumar and Panwar teachatMotilal ment along with the noise created by the newborns diedduring afireatthe district at Nagpur Municipal Corporation rogation of Article 370because most tion as aseparatecommunity.Thisrejec- Nehru College, University of Delhi. crowdthat had gathered made it very dif- hospital on January9—has onlyone fire Indians outside Kashmir approved totally. tion wasbasedonthe argument that these Suraj Yengde, author of Caste Matters, ficult to hear anycries forhelp from the tender and four contractual employees. Translated from Marathi by It waswith the changes to thecitizenship varioussub-casteshad common occupa- curates thefortnightly ‘Dalitality’ column trappedgirland to trace her location. However, the team still managed to con- VivekDeshpande lawthatthings startedtoget morecom- plicated.Modi’s ministers and his min- ions on social media shrieked their heads offthat Indian Muslims would notfind their citizenshipunder threat, but they re- mainedunconvincedwith good reason. On the In morewaysthan one the Hindutvaproj- The inescapable lure of Neverland ect that has been launchedinModi’s sec- LOOSE ond term has made it clear thatMuslims aresecond-class citizens. LEHERKALA ated.Thereare overlappingpossibilitiesbut Open Daycancelled. Ridersonthestorm,before unexpectedly dy- surprisethatKumar’slife,aKafkaesquefog Instead of trying to address their fears, [email protected] no infallible map to serve as guide. Some Hypothetically, if Kumar hadbeen a ing. The truth is onesimplycannotpredict of laughable evil,iseffecting onlyinavis- the responsehas been to pass ludicrous aredestinedfor serendipity,otherstobe conductor on anyofthe other 20 busesex- whereanother fork in the road mayhave ceral kind of way. The mostcaptivating as- love jihad laws in BJP-ruledstates, whose trappedbycircumstances —how theuni- ceptthe one the victim travelledin, he led.Yet,we inhabitastate of wistfulconjec- pectofthiscase is thatjustice has been main purpose seems to be to jail Muslim ONONEof thesebleak,foggymorningsthat verseconspiresto decidewhoendsuphow would nothaveevenbeen an accused. tureonall the improbable possibles that served.Kumar has been absolvedofahor- men who marry Hindu women. This is a makefor reflection, my mother wondered and where, remains an eternal mystery. Happenstance placedhim thereand all it didn’tcometofruition. It’s perfectlynatu- rific charge and his accusers identified, as lawthat demeans women by denying aloud howmylifemight have turnedout if Take theutterly arbitrarycase of abus took wasalittle bit of godforsaken luckto raltolookbackandcontemplatewherewe opposedtolanguishinginjailforever(anall them the fundamental right to choose we hadn’t movedfromBombaytoDelhi conductor falselyimplicated in aDelhi permanentlyalter afuture. would be if situations had panned out dif- toopossible alternatereality). who they marry,but somehowBJP chief when Iwas ateenager.Not fundamentally school boy’s murder.The case, big news Thereare turningpointsinall our lives ferently. But viewing our imagined selves The mostcritical part of his haunting ministers do notsee it this way. Couldit differently, Iliketopresume. I’d still be me. three years ago, wastrending again since when lifecould have been one thing but through rose-tinted glasses prevents us narrative is that he went from povertyto be because, in emulation of the Prime But whenever Iglance at ablackand white the CBI has filedachargesheetagainstfour turnsout to be another.The human ten- from fully enjoying the livesweare living. destitution through no fault of his, adeval- Minister, theyhavedecidedthat they familyphotograph with araging monsoon Gurgaon policeofficers forframing Ashok dency is to viewthe opportunitiesthat AhistoriceventlikeCovidhassuddenly uedsocial identity abruptlydiminishing knowbestwhat is good forthe people? sea in the background, Ifeel atwingeofnot Kumar.Accusedofsodomyandbrutallytor- passedusbyinamoodof hazydreaminess, givenallof humanityendlesshourstorumi- whatever meagreprospectshis twochil- This contempt for theiropinion is some- exactlyregret, butlonging,for acity that turedduringhistwo-monthincarceration, likegreat things might have happenedif nateoverthefrustratinggapbetweenwhat dren had. The explanation, if thereisone, thing the peoplehavenoticed, whichis couldhave beenmy homebutisnot.Iknow, Kumar can no longer work andneeds onlywehadletthem.Fortunatelyperhaps, is, and what mayhavebeen. In an ideal lies outside the realm. But we mayglean whywehaveseen this spateofpublic Imerelyexchangedone metrofor another, strong pain medication to getthrough the we dwell less on the calamities that could world, 2020 wouldhaveprovokedhuge from injustice theprecarious natureof protests.Analternative Republic Daypa- aprettylameexampleforrandomnesscon- day. His lifetook ashattering turn because justaseasilyhavebefallen us instead. “Into amountsofgratitude. And it did, albeit things, maybeevenappreciate the obsta- rade in Delhi next week could be the be- sidering howpeople aretossedaround by the alleged murderer,another student, thisworldwe’rethrown,likeadogwithout briefly.Itdidn’t lastbecause human beings cleswe avoided,onthisstrangeandunpre- ginning of something that bodes illfor twistsinfate andfortune.However, therole scared of his parents’ wrath at his poorac- abone. An actor out alone,” warnedJim areselfish, unbridled narcissists whose dictableride. Modi unless he resolvestolistentothe chance plays in our livesisunder appreci- ademic performance, wastrying to get Morrison,inhissomewhatcreepylastsong, mainpreoccupationsarethemselves.It’sno Thewriterisdirector,HutkayFilms voices of the people. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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TOPOFTHE WORLD InSenatedeal,Trump impeachmenttrial putoffuntilearlyFeb Delaytogivetimefor chamber to focus on Bidenagenda The truckinwhich39 people were found dead. Reuters file DAVIDMORGAN& RICHARDCOWAN WASHINGTON,JANUARY23 BRITAIN Smugglersget THE LEADERSofthe US Senate agreedonFridaytopush back longjailterms former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by forroleindeath twoweeks, giving the chamber of39migrants HONGKONGLOCKS DOWN THOUSANDS: Health workers inside alockeddownportion of the Jordan residential area in moretime to focus on President HongKong on Saturday.Hong Kong’s government lockeddownanareaofKowloon peninsula afteranoutbreak of the novel Joe Biden’s legislative agenda FOUR SMUGGLERS con- coronavirus, saying 10,000residentsmuststayhome until theyhavebeentestedand the resultslargely determined. The first and Cabinetnominees before SenateMajority Leader ChuckSchumer (left), aDemocrat, victed of killing 39 people suchmeasure thecity has takensince the pandemic beganhas occurredinthe denselypopulated neighbourhoods of Jordan turning to the contentious said the trial is settobegin during theweek of Monday fromVietnamwhodiedin that is home to many subdividedflatsinwhichthe virus couldspread moreeasily. Reuters showdown over Trump. February8,anarrangementpraisedbythe chamber’s top the backofacontainer SenateMajority Leader Chuck Republican,MitchMcConnell(right). Reuters truckasitwas shippedto Schumer,aDemocrat,saidthetrial England were sentenced is settobegin during the week of Fridaytobetween 13 and Monday February 8, an arrange- “Duringthat period, the Biden orders 27 yearsinprison.Thevic- WHO says Pfizer deal couldallow poor mentpraisedbythechamber’stop Senate willcontinue to do other tims, ages 15 to 44,were Republican, MitchMcConnell. business forthe American peo- assessment of found in October 2019 in- The House of Representatives ple, suchasCabinetnominations side arefrigerated con- countries to start vaccinating in February is due to formallydelivertothe and the Covid relief billwhich domestic tainerthathadtravelledby SenateonMonday theimpeach- would provide relief formillions ferryfromBelgium to the “In this worldweare as pro- ing criticismofvaccine inequity ment charge accusing Trumpof of Americans who aresuffering eastern English portof EMMAFARGE& Pfizer’s vaccine is so far tected as our neighbour,” said as wealthycountries inoculate incitinganinsurrection, amove during this pandemic,” Schumer extremism risk Purfleet.Themigrantshad MATTHIASBLAMONT the onlyone with WHO Pfizer’s CEO AlbertBourla, offi- millionsofpeople using shots that ordinarilywould have trig- said on the Senatefloor. Washignton: President Joe Biden paidsmugglersthousands GENEVA,JANUARY23 ciallyannouncing the deal which procured through bilateral deals. geredthe beginning of the trial The timeline wasacompro- has directed his administration of dollarstotakethem on emergency approval Reuters reportedonThursday. WHODirector-GeneralTedros within aday.The charge stems mise afterMcConnell had asked to conduct afull assessmentof riskyjourneys to what THE WORLDHealth Bourla said the 40 million Adhanom Ghebreyesussaid the from Trump’s incendiaryspeech the Democratic-ledHouse to de- the risk of domestic terrorism in theyhopedwould be bet- Organisation said on Fridayithad doses, afraction of thecom- newagreementwithPfizershould to supportersbefore theystormed laysending the charge until next thewakeofthe attackonthe US terlives abroad. Instead, reachedanagreement with WHO and the GAVI vaccine al- pany’s total 2021 production es- allowvaccinations to begin in the CapitolonJan. 6inarampage Thursday, and calledonSchumer Capitol by supporters of former theydiedbysuffocationin Pfizer/BioNTechfor 40 million liance, signed deals forhundreds timateof2billion, would be sold Februaryfor health workers, but thatdelayedthe formalcongres- to postpone the trial until mid- President Donald Trump, the theairtightcontainer.NYT doses of itsCovid-19vaccine and of millionsofdoses to vaccinate on anon-profit basis. He de- detailsof supplyarrangementsare sionalcertificationof Biden’selec- FebruarytogiveTrumpmore WhiteHouse said on Friday. should beable to startdelivering people in poorand lower-middle scribed it as an initialagreement, still being finalised. He said he tion victoryand leftfivepeople time to prepareadefence. The assessment will be car- vaccines to poor and lower-mid- income countries, but vaccina- and said moredoses could be hopedthe deal would prompt dead, includingapoliceofficer. Doug Andres, aspokesman riedout by theOffice of the dle income countries next month tionshave yettostart.Pfizer’svac- providedthrough the COVAX other nations to donatemoreof Schumer said the newtime- forMcConnell, said the senator Director of National Intelligence ITALY underits COVAXprogramme. cine is so farthe onlyone that has programme in future. their Pfizer doses to support roll- line will allowthe Senateto waspleasedDemocratshad in coordination with the FBI and TikToktoldto TheCOVAXscheme,ledby the WHOemergency approval. The deal comes amid grow- out, likeNorwayhas. REUTERS move quicklyonkey Biden ap- givenTrump’s defense more Department of Homeland pointees and other taskswhile time, and laid out atimeline that Security,White House spokes- blockusersafter giving House lawmakers who could have the trial begin as soon woman Jen Psaki said. India Club in UK will prosecutethe case and as February9.“This is awin for “Wewant fact-basedanaly- 10-year-olddies Taiwan reports large incursion by Trump’steam moretimetopre- due process and fairness,” sis,upon whichwecan shape THE ITALIAN dataprivacy raising funds to parefor the trial. Andressaid. REUTERS policy,” Psaki told reporters. watchdog ordered video Psaki said that, in addition to app TikTok on Fridayto Chinese Air Force, deploys missiles fight closure threat the threat assessment, the White blockthe accounts of any London: The historic India Club in House would build out capability usersinItaly whoseage it London, ahub forIndian nation- Biden admin will within itsNational Security could notverifyfollowing REUTERS HOSTAGETAKERKILLEDINCHINASCHOOLATTACK alistsduringtheIndianindepend- Council to counterdomesticvio- the death of a10-year-old TAIPEI,JANUARY23 ence movement in the 1930s and lent extremism, including apol- girlwhohadbeenusingthe Beijing:PoliceintheChinesecity Footagereleasedbypolice ’40s, has launchedacrowdfund- review deal with the icyreviewonhow thefederalgov- Chinese-ownedapp. The EIGHT CHINESE bomber planes of Kunming shotdead aknife- showedthe middle-aged man ing drive to raiselegal costs fora ernmentcan shareinformation ruling came afteragirldied and four fighter jets entered the wielding man who attacked wasshotintheheadby asniper fighttoprevent itsclosure. aboutthethreatbetter.REUTERS of asphyxiationinPalermo, southwestern cornerofTaiwan’s sevenpeople outside amiddle as he heldaknifetothe neckof The venue, whichhad wona Taliban: White House Sicily, in acase that has air defence identification zone school before holding aboy the child he had takenhostage. battle to preventits demolition a shockedItaly.Her parents on Saturday, andTaiwan’s Air hostage.Oneof theinjureddied Afterhewas killedby fewyearsago,has been serveda More heads roll said she had been partici- Forcedeployedmissiles to later, China Daily reported. snipers, the boy, who ap- noticebylandlordstomakeway REUTERS pating in aso-called black- “monitor” the incursion, the is- The 56-year-old man, sur- pearedtobeunharmed, stood foramoremodernised hotel. WASHINGTON,JANUARY23 at US-funded out challengeonTikTok, land’s Defence Ministrysaid. namedWang, targeted the up and ranasdozens of police The proprietors launcheda putting abelt around her China,whichclaimsTaiwanas school in Wuhua district’s rushedin. The attacker’s mo- “Save India Club”onlineappeal THE UNITED States will review international neckandholdingherbreath itsown territory, has conducted Kunming city on Friday. tive wasunknown. PTI this week,whichhas already the peace agreement reached while recording herselfon almostdailyflightsoverthe wa- raised over £4,300 on theUK’s withthe Taliban lastyear,White broadcasters her phone. REUTERS tersbetweenthesouthernpartof Crowdfunder platform. House national security adviser Taiwan and the Taiwan-con- mission —Taiwan said it was craft, flewoverthe same waters “AsanIndo-Britishinstitution JakeSullivantold his Afghan Washington: The headsofthree FRANCE trolledPratas Islands in theSouth madeupofeight nuclear-capa- wherethe mostrecent Chinese whichhassurvivedforover half a counterpart in aphonecall on US President Joe Biden at federallyfundedinternational ChinaSea in recentmonths. ble H-6K bombers and four J-16 missionshavebeentakingplace century, this is atragedy.Itisalso Friday, according to aWhite WhiteHouseonFriday. AP broadcasters were abruptlyfired Passengerson Howevertheyhavegenerally fighter jets —isunusual. near the Pratas Islands. particularly painful as it comes at House statement. lateFridayasthe Biden adminis-

publictransport consisted of just one or twore- Amap providedbyTaiwan’s Taiwan’s Air Forcewarned atimewhenwe have workedtire- Under aFebruary 2020 deal ED trationcompletedahouse-clean- connaissance aircraft. DefenceMinistryshowedthatthe away the Chinese aircraftand lesslytosurvive the pandemic,” between the US and the Taliban, ing of Donald Trump-appointees urgednottotalk The presence of so many Chineseaircraft, whichalso in- deployedmissiles to monitor saidPhirozaMarker, themanager USforcesaretoleave Afghanistan Peacetalks attheUSAgencyforGlobalMedia. Chinese combat aircraftonthis cludedaY-8 anti-submarine air- them, the ministryadded. of IndiaClub. PTI by May2021inexchangefor PLAIN E Twoofficials familiar with ● stalling tocurbCovid counter-terrorism guarantees. EX the changes said the acting chief PASSENGERS ON public Lastweek the number of US of the USAGMsummarilydis- transportsystems should troopsinAfghanistanwentdown THE BIDEN administration’s missedthe directorsofRadio avoid talking to onean- 2,000 held at Russianprotests backing Navalny to 2,500, the lowest levelof move to reviewthe US- Free Europe/RadioLiberty,Radio other or on the phonein Americanforcestheresince2001. Talibandeal comes at atime Free Asia and the MiddleEast order to minimise the risk as prosecution and possiblejail But violence levels in when the militant group and Broadcasting Networks just a of spreading coronavirus, GABRIELLETÉTRAULT- time forattending an unautho- Afghanistanhavesurged, has- the Afghan government are month aftertheyhad been the FrenchNational FARBER& risedevent. tening international calls fora holding peacetalksinDoha. namedtothe posts. AcademyofMedecine ANDREWOSBORN But protesters defiedthe ban ceasefirebetween the Afghan However, thetalkshaveso The changes came aday after said. “The mandatory MOSCOW,JANUARY23 and, in at leastone case in tem- government and the Taliban. farnot producedany major thedirectorof theVoiceof America wearing of masksonpub- peratures below-50 Celsius, SullivantoldAfghan national breakthroughs,with both andhisdeputywereremovedand lic transport, wheresocial POLICE DETAINED over 2,000 turnedout in force. Leonid Volkov, security adviser Hamdullah sidesblaming eachother for the chiefofthe Office of Cuba distancing is notpossible, people and usedforce to break up aNavalnyally, calledonthem to Mohib thatthe review wouldas- the lackofprogress. Broadcasting steppeddown. The should by accompaniedby rallies across Russia on Saturday do the same next weekend to try sess“whethertheTalibanwasliv- Moreover, attacks by the firingsfollowthe forced resigna- one very simple precau- as tens of thousandsof protesters to free Navalnyfromwhat he ing up to itscommitments to cut Taliban and othergroups tion of former President Donald tion: avoid talking and ignored extreme cold and police called“the clutches of his killers”. ties with terroristgroups, to re- have continuedatahigh fre- Trump’shandpickedchoiceto lead making phone calls,” the warnings to demand the release In central Moscow, where duceviolenceinAfghanistan,and quency in Afghanistan. In USAGMonlytwo hoursafter Joe academysaid in astate- of Kremlin critic AlexeiNavalny. Reuters reporters estimated at to engageinmeaningful negotia- this context, the position Biden took office on Wednesday. ment. “It is notanobliga- Navalnyhad called on his Police detain aman duringaprotestinMoscow Saturday. AP least 40,000 people had gath- tions with the Afghan govern- takenbythe newUSgovern- Trump’s USAGMchief tion,itisarecommenda- supporters to protest afterbeing ered in one of the biggestunau- mentandotherstakeholders,”the ment regarding itsagree- Michael Pack had been accused tion,” PatrickBerche, a arrested lastweekend as he re- thorisedrallies foryears, police statement said. Sullivanunder- ment withthe Talibanwill by Democratsand others of try- member of the academy, turnedtoRussia from Germany wasslippedtohim by statese- people to stay away from were seen roughlydetaining scoredthattheUSwillsupportthe be crucial to where the peace ing to turn VOAand itssisternet- said on BFM TV.REUTERS forthe firsttime since being poi- curity agentsinAugust. Saturday’s protests, saying they people, bundling them into peace process with “a robustand processgoes from this stage. worksintopro-Trumppropa- sonedwith anerveagent he says The authorities had warned risked catching Covid-19aswell nearbyvans. REUTERS regionaldiplomatic effort”. ganda machines. AP

FROM PRESIDENTS AND PUNDITS TO SWINDLERS AND UFO ‘EXPERTS’, HE HAS INTERVIEWED AROUND 50,000 PEOPLE Larry King,breezy interviewer of the famous and infamous, dies at 87

said he had died at Cedars-Sinai longest-running programme, the deliveryboywho became one “Great!” “Terrific!” “Gee whiz!” to notremembersomething?” ROBERTDMCFADDEN Medical Center. reaching millions across America of America’s mostfamousTVand He made no claim to being a To Donald Trump, when he JANUARY23 The statementdid notspecify and around the world. radio personalities, anewspaper journalist, although his show wasstill best known as areal es- acause of death, butKing had re- With the folksypersonality of columnist, the author of numer- sometimes made news,aswhen tate mogul:“Does it have to be LARRYKING, who shotthe centlybeen treated forCovid-19. aBensonhurstschmoozer,King ous booksand aperformer in Ross Perot announcedhis presi- buildings?” breeze with presidents and psy- In 2019,hewas hospitalisedfor interviewedanestimated50,000 dozens of movies and television dential candidacy therein1992. He bragged that he almost chics, movie stars and malefac- chestpains and said he had also people of everyimaginableper- shows,mostlyashimself. And he wasnot confrontational; neverprepared foraninterview. tors —anyone withastory to tell sufferedastroke. suasion and claim to fame — His personallifewas thestuff he rarely asked anyone, letalone If hisguestwasanauthorpromot- or apitchtomake—in ahalf- Ason of Europeanimmi- everypresident sinceRichard of supermarkettabloids —mar- apolitician or policymaker,a ing abook,hedid notread it but centuryonradio and television, grantswho grew up in Brooklyn Nixon, worldleaders, royalty,re- riedeight times to seven tough or technical question, pre- asked simply,“What’s it about?” including 25 years as the hostof and neverwent to college,King ligious and business figures, women; achronicgamblerwho ferring gentleprods to getguests or “Whydid youwritethis?” CNN’s globallypopular “Larry beganasalocal radio interviewer crime and disastervictims, pun- declared bankruptcy twice;ar- to sayinteresting thingsabout Nordid he pose as an intel- King Live”, diedonSaturday in and sportscasterinFlorida in the dits,swindlers,“experts” on UFOs rested on afraud charge that de- themselves. lectual. He salted his talk with Los Angeles.Hewas 87. 1950s and ’60s, rose to promi- andparanormalphenomena,and railedhis career foryears; anda To former President Nixon: “ain’t”, and “the” soundedlike OraMedia, whichKing co- nence with an all-night coast-to- untold hosts of idiosyncratic and bundle of contradictionswho “Whenyou drive by the “da”. To apublic sceptical of ex- foundedin2012, confirmedthe coastradiocall-in showstarting insomniac telephone callers. Larry King on the setofhis CNN interviewprogramme, neverquite got over his ownsuc- Watergate, do youfeel weird?” perts,heseemedrefreshingly death in astatement postedon in 1978, and from 1985 to 2010 Kingmight have made afas- “Larry KingLive”, whichran for25years. NYT cessbut gushed, star-struck, over To former President Ronald average: justacurious guy ask- King’s ownTwitter account and anchored CNN’shighest-rated, cinating guestonhis ownshow: other celebrities, exclaiming, Reagan: “Is it, foryou,frustrating ing questions impulsively. NYT JANUARY24, 2021 | WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM | PAGE 13 THE SUNDAY EXPRESSMAGAZINE

POINTOFVIEW ARTS etc Vision from the Past Escaping Home Tamil writer Salma on chronicling the TheMartyrs’ Monument in Chandigarh’s Capitol claustrophobiaofhome and the universalstory Complex nears completion withthe installation of women of Le Corbusier’s enigmatic sculptures eye

WISWISHUHUPONPONAA Whatcouldbemoreemblematicofacapitalconstantlyonthebuildthan theharmonyofafamiliarmonument,abustlingavenueandabroad REPUBLICREPUBLIC boulevardcommandingaviewofthecorridorsofpowerandanopensky?

PHOTOS:RENUKAPURI

Narayani Gupta “monuments” oftenignore the complexna- cities, it is Japan we have to learn from, notthe tureofthis urbanscape. The great builders USA, wherethereisstill so muchland to ex- knewwheretobuild but also wherenot to. ploit. Norfromthe British imperial notion of TISanationalfestivalwhichdoesnot Therewas an instinctiveharmony andbal- cantonment planning, but from the design of move around likeDiwali or Eid-ul- anceinthe heightof buildingsset offbygreen British offices today, spare and minimal. Fitr.Itisfixed in the Gregorian calen- lawns or pedestrian paths,the ratio of open Do we reallybelieve“development” is dar,somuchsothat it is notreferred space andbuiltarea,the vanishingpoints,the markedbyhugeconvention centres or nine- to by theclunky GantantraDivas but balance of textures and colours. Today, our storeyedbuildingsfor departmentsthat keep Ias Chhabees Janvari.Mygeneration open spaces —the lungs of the city —haveto expanding on avariation of Parkinson’s law will remember the cold morning of January be guardedvigilantly. Thereare anumber of (workexpands according to thespace avail- 26, 1951,when we were wakenedtothe suchspaces, butturningthe lightonthree ma- able)? Wouldn’t it bemuch morerewarding to sound,thenthe sightofvillagers walkingbare- jor ones will be enough to makethe point — retain forall the peoplethe spaces bequeathed foot to Rajpath, shoes prudentlycarriedon first,theopenspacesandlawnsof Humayun’s by earlier generations of buildersand design- their heads to save them from the harsh tarred mausoleum (designedinthe 1570s, modified ers of vision. Our three examples neednore- roads. Whichexplainsthe déjà vu feelingin by theArchaeologicalSurvey inthe1920s);the inforcing —amemorialwhichisamong the lateMarch 2020—but with adifference: un- spacious boulevard of Shah Jahan’s Chandni finest, mostuplifting of Indian architecture, liketheir grandparents, the endless line of peo- Chowk(mid-17thcentury)fromwhere pedes- setinquiettree-shadedlawns wherechildren ple were walking away from the city. trians with good vision could see the Badshah can play; an avenue of whichthe city’s poets Republic Dayechoes to other footsteps, on his throne; and, finally,the century-old wrotewithaffection; aboulevard command- too—the marching feet of soldiers and of chil- Kingsway/Rajpath, designedbyBritish horti- ing aviewofaharmoniousensemble of build- dren in the parade, the abandonoffolk- culturistsinspiredbytheMughals,withatwo- ings and institutions inviting youtoashared dances, familiar but always impressive and milelawnandwaterchannels,encircledbyja- OURS ARE THE namedafter,whohadalsolaidout theLahore the area reclaimed.OnRajpath,the green on culture, amajestic expanse of sky. strangelymoving. Variety comes in theform mun trees that come alive in the monsoon. STREETS AND canal, musthavebeen asatisfiedman. both sides areatemptation to “developers”to Arthistorians maysometimes lose sight of jhankis(tableau) presented by different If onlywecould rewind and listentocon- THE SKIES Architectsand engineers commandedwell- whom open areas areempty areas, an invita- of the wood forthe trees, indulgeindoubts states with the same pride as school children versations about these spaces at the time they deserved honour at the royal court. tionto buildon.Thejamuntreesandthebuild- about “authenticity”, argue about pink sand- presenting “projects”. were designed!Humayun musthavede- The Rajpath and the As theydid in early 20th-centuryDelhi, ing bye-lawsheldtheir ownand the serenity stone or blue domes, label narrowly as “colo- What if one were to visualise a jhanki for scribed the wonderful gardens in Iran he had Humayun’s To mb too. The centreofthe British capital in India, remainedevenafteradministrative blocksand nial” what wasactuallypartofinternational our ownmillennium city? Acity constantly seenwhen in exile.His sonAkbar created a are among the finest running west to east, wasexactlyparallel to culturalvenueswere builtinthe’50sand’80s. design initiatives. But to jadedoffice-workers, on the build (and oftenclearly on the make) carpet-garden forhim on the bankofthe examples of Indian Chandni Chowk,and to oneofthe twoav- Whyshould Iwish these three spacesto exhaustedhousebound women, children re- like Delhi,shouldlookbeforeand after. Things Yamuna, morebeautiful than the one in Kabul design, offering enues dividing Humayun’s garden intofour be the theme of the jhanki forDelhi? Because leasedfromthe tyrannyofhomework,these that have happenedinthelast year have given wherehis grandfather Babur wasburied. baghs. Basedonclassical Roman planning oneofthe messages of lastyear’s pandemic is places arepriceless gifts —the spaciousness peoplerespite from muchtothink about. At anymoment,the city Eighty years later,Shah Jahan wasalso inspired principles revivedbyPalladio, it wasagreen that monumentality has nothing to offer; that of Humayun’s Tomb gardens, the pedestri- can find the ecological balanceofcenturies by drawings of Isfahan, of agreat imperial av- their daily drudgery expanse, acounterpoint to thehill wherethe “development” does notmean less trees, less anisedChandni Chowk,the majestic Central upset, notonlybyavirus,butbyhumanpred- enue,withroomfor all.ThatinShahjahanabad dramatictwin Secretariatbuildingssoaredup grass underfoot.Or,moremotorcars, moreof- Vista as it is today. Interact with them and ators, including those who areits custodians. ledfromthe Fort to the Fatehpuri Mosque. to the plateauofthe Government House. fices,morepaper, more peoplerequiringmore theremight bean unexpectedmoment of de- Forcenturies, thosewho settledherehave UnlikeinEurope, avenues in India were not AfterIndependence,theHumayun’sTomb space. Neither shops nor government offices lightwhen youechosomethingsaidbyone flattenedits surface, channelledits streams, named, but the people’s name foranorna- gardensdiddutyasarefugeecamp.Half acen- need morespace. The magic phrase—“on- of our greatestarchitects, Louis Kahn. “The sun cutintoits quartziteand sandstone to build mental pool—Chandni Chowk —was used turylater,the AgaKhan Trustbreathednew line” —can scale them down. Efficiency is neverknewhow great it wasuntil it hit the forts, garden-houses and walkways nestedon forthe street.With the reincarnated nahar of lifeintoit. Chandni Chowk wasalmostde- achievedbyenergetic work andahealthyat- side of abuilding.” Forthe sun to light up our green carpets.Thatmagic combinationof Ferozeshah Tughlaqrunningdownitslength, stroyed by mindless jerry-building and indis- mosphere,whichiscontingentonclean, beau- buildings, we have to respect our unbuilt areas. dusty rose sandstone,clearwater andverdant the street came to lifeand became an icon. Ali criminatemotorisedtraffic,untiltwoyearsago, tiful open spaces wherewecan connect with foliageisthe signatureofDelhi. References to Mardan, the Persian whom the canal was when arescueoperation wasmounted and earth and sky. When it comes to designing NarayaniGuptaisaDelhi-basedhistorian The Day of the Citizen

The annual presidential address on the eve of Republic Day is an occasion for introspection and affirmation of our constitutional values

Praveen Siddharth also aproduct of years of labour and resolve. fare of morethan 320 million men and opportunity to highlight what theyfeel is the The midwives—the members of our women who inhabit it”. needofthehour.Thebedrock of everyaddress Constituent Assembly—enacted the From then on,every year,our presidents has been the principles enshrinedinour OCCASIONALLY, Atelevisedevent can bring a Constitution onNovember 24,1949, butthey have sought to remind us notonlyofhow far Constitution.PresidentPranabMukherjeesaid lumptothe throat, due to an overwhelming waited until January 26,1950, to proclaim it we have come but also howfar we areyet to it best in his 2013 address,“India did notwin feeling of national pride, likewhen our cricket as the guiding documentof our nation.During travelinourcollective pursuitof theidealsspelt freedomfromtheBritishinorderto denyfree- team wins amajor tournament overseas. But the 1929 Lahoresession of the Indian National out in 1950. In his 1967 address, President S dom to Indians. The Constitution represented something that occurs morepredictablyisthe Congress,itwas decided that this date will Radhakrishnansaid,“Ourtiessubsistbecause asecond liberation, this time from the stran- President’s annual address on the eveof henceforth becelebratedasourIndependence theywerenot of ironandsteel,orevenof gold, gleholdof traditionalinequityingender,caste, Republic Day. We watchitonour televisions, Day. So, whenour Constitution wasfinally butofthe silken cords of the human spirit”. community,alongwith other fetters...” notmerelyasspectators ready,the members did not At the same time, our presidentshavere- Finally,ourPresidents have alsoprompted but as participants in the want to lose the signifi- mindeduswho the real owners of thisenter- us to notbecontent merelywith looking at exercise of nation building cance of the date. prise are. Our ambitions and dreams areno what benefitsusasacountrybut also strive that we embarkedupon In manyways, our longer enslavedbythe wishes of afew thou- to makethe worldabetterplace. In 2018, collectively in 1950. Republic Dayismoresignif- sands in foreign shores. As president R President RamNath Kovind setour goals Other heads of statealso icant than our Venkatraman statedinhis 1990 address, manynotches higher.Hesaid, “The highest give televisedspeeches,the IndependenceDay.India RepublicDaywastheday “thecitizensofIndia stageofIndia’s nation-building project is to mostfamous, perhaps, be- mayhavebecome free were guaranteedfundamentalrightstolifeand contributetobuildingabetterworld—acom- ing the annual Christmas from British rule on August liberty and were freedfromexploitationand positeand cohesive world, aworld at peace address by the British Living History 15,1947, but lifewas discrimination. Above all, it wasonthis day with itself and at peace with nature.” monarch,atradition since breathedintoour nation COURTESY:RASHTRAPATIBHAVAN thateverycitizenof Indiaemergedasthesov- Whether theyactasnudgesforintrospec- 1932, or the US President’s An Indian Express with the adoption of the IN THISTOGETHER ereign of thecountrythrough the adoption of tion, guiding lights, or progress milestones, state-of-unionaddress.But collaboration with the Constitution.Inthe inter- The Republic Day celebration in 1953 universaladultfranchise”.Ourpresidentshave these addresses have had one thing in com- these aremoreinthe form RashtrapatiBhavan vening period,wewerea implored us to shun parochialism. In his 1997 mon: timelessness. What wassaidhalf acen- of personal reflections or Britishdominion.Ourhead address,PresidentShankar DayalSharma ap- turyago still holdsgoodtoday. Our presidents accountsofactions taken of statewas KingGeorge VI, at 10.18 am, in the Durbar Hall of the his firstRepublic Dayspeech, whichwas also pealed,“wemustalldevelopabroadnational- have been the voice of our collective con- duringthe year.The address by our president, representedby thegovernor generalforIndia, Rashtrapati Bhavangovernor general C his acceptance speech, President Prasad an- istoutlookwherebywevieweveryissuenotin science. So, when we listentothe address on ontheother hand, is an occasion forcollective and our head of government,Jawaharlal Rajagopalachari read out aproclamation an- nounced, “Today, forthe firsttime in our long alimited,narroworparochial perspectivebut the 26th, we would do well to remember that introspection,amirrorheld up to ourcon- Nehru, wasacting as the secretaryfor state. nouncing the birth of our republic.This was and chequered history we find the whole of in the context of thegood of the nation.” we areonlylistening to ourinner selves. science by ourfirstcitizen. With our Constitution, we took ourfirst followedbythe swearing-in of our firstpres- thisvastland... brought together under the ju- The annual presidential addressiscom- Justasour independence wasthe result of steps towardsdefining ouridentity asasover- ident, RajendraPrasad,and our firstprime risdiction of one constitution and one union posedofthepresident’sownthoughts,notthat PraveenSiddharthisprivatesecretarytothe decades of struggle, our birth as arepublic was eign democratic republic. On January26, 1950, minister, Jawaharlal Nehru and his cabinet. In whichtakes over responsibility forthe wel- of theexecutive.Asaresult,theyhaveusedthis PresidentofIndia EYE,THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE

14 POINT OF VIEW JANUARY 24, 2021

EYE SPY MomentofReckoning EVERY FORTNIGHT, WE PICK, YOU WATCH Must Have The insurrection in the US provided an opportunity for other nations to reaffirm Been Love their faith in democracy ity in the other. But lurking in the feting, in the crowds lin- SLICEOFLIFE ing up to gettheir cookbookssigned, in the laudedairportarrivals, wasthe America I'd encountered at the farmers’ market in Union Square—anation divided, unable to grapple with asociety wheretherecould be equality among people who look very different from one another,who speakdifferently, who come from different parts of the world. And, so, I wouldbestrip-searched. Iwould bedetained forhours in airportbackrooms until the au- thorities were convincedthatthisbrown man wasn'taterrorist. Iwould be called names, I THINGSFALLAPART would be humiliated. People would marvel Astill from The Squid and the Whale that IspokeEnglish, would be shockedthat I atewith aknifeand fork. January6,2021, wasareminder that The Squid and the Whale explores America is atale of these twocountries. Two very different realities, bitterly polarised and the fallout of acollapsing marriage unableto accept theotherasequalandto hold honestand meaningful dialogue. Shubhra Gupta SuvirSaran If America wantsthe worldtosee it as ex- ceptional,itneedstobecome that.OnJanuary Suvir Saran is achef,author,educator 6, the worldsaw America as farfromexcep- WO PEOPLE falling apartisasnatural as two and world traveller tional. It wasIraq, it wasAfghanistan, it was people falling in love.It’s funnyhow we spend Syria. Nowthe worldwatches to seeifthese Tconsiderable time and emotion in searching for twoAmericascan come together,with the the perfect partner,and consider ourselveslucky SCIENCETELLSusabout the dopamine rush same reality forall itspeople. The Joe Biden- when it happens. But we forget that we arechangeable we experience when we process informa- KamalaHarris administration will needto creatures. Couples do grow out of eachother,and amar- tion that supports our beliefs, no matter how heal this festering wound before anything else. riagecan and, sadly, does break. fake thatinformation mightbe. Mostofus But what happenedatthe Capitol in Noah Baumbach’s 2019 MarriageStory,about an ac- tireeasilyand choose to remain in the com- Washington DC will notbecontainedby tress and astage director drifting apart, shows us how forting confinesofsameness, whereour mis- Americanborders.HowAmericareactstothe painful breakdowns can be:the characters playedby guidedthoughtsgouncheckedand we feel insurrection is howdemocracies around the Adam Driverand Scarlett Johansson were joinedatthe good about ourselvesand the worldaswe worldmay react to the same challenges to- hip notsolong back; nowtheycan’t bear to look at each choose to see it. morrow. Other nations still believe in America, other.Therapydoesn’t work.Neither do well-meant in- But reasondemands morefromus. Reason in the imageitprojectsand what it wantsto terventions from friends and family. In an explosive argu- challenges us to evolve and grow. be.Fledglingcountriesarewatching“theshin- ment, Charlie yells at Nicole that he wishes she would die. ModernSchool,VasantViharinNew ing light on the hill”. And youknow, just as theydo, that that’s the end. Furious Delhi, wasoriginallyconceivedasanalterna- As we prepare forour ownRepublicDay people do saystufftheydon’t mean, but something as fi- tive to the missionaryschools operating in IndiaonJanuary26, the lessons of history nal as this is hardtodial backfrom. through the prism of Christianity and the arestaring us in the face. Through her long his- Baumbach’s bio states that his lifewas deeplyim- colonisers'’ sensibilities about education and toryMotherIndia hassurvivedlootand plun- pacted by his parents’ messy divorce. His 2005 film, The childhood development. My father wased- der,hateand bigotry,communalism and au- SquidAnd The Whale,whichfeels likeayounger version of ucatedat Modern while my mother is aprod- thoritarianism and has always endedupliving MarriageStory,isshowing on MUBI. JeffDaniels and Laura uct of Irish Catholic convent education. Icon- proud and bright forher embrace of the plu- Linneyplayaliterarycouple who’vehad it with each sideritmygoodlucktohavebenefited from raloverthe singular. other.Soon afterthe film opens, we seethem informing amix of their twoeducational sensibilities. But the oldest andthelargest democracies their twoboys, aged 12 and 16 years (playedrespectively From agesix to 18,Iwas made awareofIndia’s of theworldaredancingto theseductive tune by Owen Kline and Jesse Eisenberg), about the split. challenges, itscultural wealth and societalis- of viral conspiracytheories and cunningly-ex- What makes the older film so interesting is howpared sues, itsrichdiversity and fragile secular ecuted campaigns of deception. These pose a down it is. MarriageStory has therapists and lawyers dreams. My parents came of agewith acolo- vexing problem to geopolitics, with danger- jumping in, leading the battle-scarredcouple intolong- nial backgroundfromwhichtheygleaned ous outcomes forthe world. Myopia has led drawn, futile meetings. TheSquid And The Whale keeps its light and growth. Icame of ageinanIndia glu- SUVIRSARAN to self-destructive behaviour in the US, and a ●●● focus on the family, makingnot the slightestattempt to ing itself intoamosaic, whereplurality was similar jingoism and sectarianism is found garner our sympathies either forthe husband, or the wife. valuedand our manyIndian faces and forms across the world. Neither aresaints. She is in arelationship with the connected us to our common humanity.The Now the world watches to see if these two Americas can come together, America, as we once knewher,has fallen. younger boy’s tennis coach; he is making the movesona challengeofthisimmense task,the commu- She might still have achance to survive,but student young enough to be his daughter. nal riots andvexing polarisations fomented withthe same reality for all its people poorer nations, with manymorechallenges, What’s even moreinteresting is howneither parent by recklesslyself-servingand vote-hungry have doom looming large over them, unless ●●● tries to hide their affair.Dotheyeventhink of howthis politicians, wasourstoobserve,study and theynip dangerous behaviours in the bud. will affect thechildren, already devastated by the separa- discusswith our teachers and parents. Igrew smokecloseto my homein Greenwich Village. leave the US andgohome. Other New Democracies newerand developing have a tion? Jointcustody means that the boys have to learn to up watching India go from strength to My father calledabout aterroristattackatthe Yorkers savedme, and Iarrived home atad moment of reckoning and awakening, acall split their time between twohouses, one well-ap- strength while occasionallybeing brought to same moment the second plane hit the tow- shaken.Scratchedand sore, Icooked dinner, to fill the void of reason and decency that has pointed,the othershabby and disorganised, and two itsknees through human folly. ers. That imageisetchedinmymemory. Also served our friends, and receivedcaring sup- been at leasttemporarilyleftbythe US.This warring individuals. Baumbachinjectswry humour into The autumn of 1993 broughtmetoNew engravedin my psycheisthe scent of burning portfromthem. dreamer hopes that nations steepedincivili- this searing autobiographical movie,and that savesus York Citytostudy graphicdesignand arthis- flesh and building material. But the mostlast- Afew yearslater,myfirstcookbook,which sational history,generational empathyand from recoiling everytime theadults do something stupid tory.Familyand friends welcomedmewith ing imprint wasleftbythe callous behaviour would go on to become one of the mostpop- maternal instinctscan stop fashioning them- or immature, leaving the young people to figure thorny love and gave me nurturing support. Ifound shown by thosefromoutsidethe citytosome ular Indian cookbookspublishedinthe US, selvesafter the machismo and fascismthat thingsout forthemselves. myself happilysettledinNYC withinweeks of us who livedthere. debutedas the nation washealing.Myrestau- we have seen being championedinthe West. The film leavesyou thinking —ishappily-ever-afteran and living the lifeofaManhattanite. That life After9/11itbecame clear that America rant Devi, whichgot the firstMichelin star for Mayboththe UnitedStates of America under illusion? Should we keep going justfor the sakeofour erodedthe divisivenessImight have felt is notone nation but twonations within the anIndianrestaurantinNorthAmerica,opened Biden and Harris and the old and sage children, even if it bungs us intoastate of permanent mis- with thosethat seemeddifferent from me. construct of one. Aweek and ahalf afterthe at thesame time. Thisrecognitionbroughtme Republic of India find comfortintheir shared ery? What comes through is auniversal truth: twopeo- That washow all of us who made ahome in attackIwas at the Union SquareFarmers endless opportunities, affordedme by incred- ideals of belief, faithandrespectinourshared ple, living in close proximity,are morethan capable of cre- NYClived. Market,onlyafewblocks from my home, ible Americans. Itravelledacross the US speak- humanity,and in our disparatebeliefsand eth- ating unending storms in their teacups. Being madly, Eight years intowhat might have been buying vegetables and comestibles forameal ingandteaching,feedingandsharing,andap- nicities. Mayweuse this momentaryhorror deeplyinlovecan makeyou believe that youcan’t live consideredutopia by most, Iwas in the shower with friends, so that we could come together pearing on TV shows.Mylikeness and my to guide us backtoour hallowedpaths of na- without eachother.Itcan also, sometime, somewhere when Iheardsirens and chaos in the streets. and shareour grief and find hope fortomor- recipes, my bioand my story, were celebrated tionalgrowth andinternationalcamaraderie, down the road, makeyou want to kill eachother. Hair stillwet andclothes barelybuttoned, I row. Instead, Icame home bruised aftera in newspapers and magazines big and small. epluribus unum (out of many, one) being the wasonthe rooftopwithin minutes to seewhat touristbroke abottle and hurleditatme, call- Iwas All-American;Ifelt as if Ibelonged.Isaw unitinglink acrossall democracieswanting to washappening and whytherewas so much ing me a“f***ing Arab terrorist” who ought to the worldasbeing one village; Isaw human- be civil societies. Vision from the Past The Martyrs’ Monument in Chandigarh’s Capitol Complexnears completion with the installation of Corbusier’s enigmatic sculptures

Rajnish Wattas ation of Chandigarh”. Corbusier,spurredbyDrew’ssuggestion, startedworking on the signs,culling from his CHANDIGARHWAS bornout of thetrauma of sketchbooks.Hewas equallykeen to pickup India’s Partition. Anew city “unfetteredbythe elementsofnaturelikeplants, animals,birds, traditions of the past” wastobecreated,both serpents, etc.,asreminders that humansdon’t to act as the newcapital city of Punjab and to existinisolation, but in harmonywithother settle the vast number of refugees. Though a livingbeings. Muchbeforehewas chosen for provincial project, it became anational sym- the Chandigarhproject, Corbusier wasal- bol of India’s newbeginning and pride in its ready interestedinIndian civilisation, and, in resurgent nationhood. fact, kept abook on it in his office. Jawaharlal Nehru, the patron-in-chief of Beforeinstalling signs in the Capitol the project, didn’t want anypseudo-revival- Complex, Corbusier asked Jeanneret foralist iststyle mimicking the historic monuments of the keysymbols denoting Indian civilisa- of India. So, he invited the iconic modernist tion from experts.Not findingmuchresponse, Swiss-Frenchplanner-architect Le Corbusier Corbusier turnedtoNehru, which, too, didn’t to designChandigarh. Starting on agreenfield yield much. Finally, an Indian junior colleague PHOTOS COURTESYCHANDIGARHADMINISTRATION panoramic site, Corbusier placedthe city’s in Chandigarhgavehim abookletonIndian CROWNING ing installation. The keyelementsare astone tims of the Partition; it will also, 55 years after crowning glory, the Capitol Complex, at the animal symbols. Eventually, he evolvedhis GLORY debris on whichstand atiger and aserpent their creator died, bring to lifethe sculptures head of thetown,withthe Shivalik hills in the owniconographyfor theCapitol from his col- alongside afallenpillar of the colonial edifices. whichhad been lying around all this while. (Clockwise from backdrop. Conceivedasacosmic ensemble of lection of sketches of bullockcarts,cartwheels Close to this isapronehuman figure, Parusha. The monument will also showcase the secu- buildings,piazzas, monuments, earth forms and villagehomes, wherehumans livedin above) The wall of Thetiger representsstrength and the hooded lar and abstract elementspreferredby thepa- andwater bodies —placedamidstapastoral remained incomplete.The suggestion to perfect harmonywith domestic animals. the Martyrs’ serpent primordial mythological power. The tronsof architectureatthetime, insteadof val- landscape —itwas to be detached from the adorn the piazza with signsand symbols, in The Martyrs’ Monument is designedasa Monument with the tiger,serpent and the human figurecastin ourising anyindividual or ideology. main city,likealater-dayAcropolis that fact, came from the British architect Jane squareenclosureformedbysloping concrete symbol of wheel; bronze arealready completedand wait to be The completion of theMartyrs’ echoedthetimelessnessof Indiancivilisation. Drew who,alongwith her husband Maxwell walls and asculpturalensembledepicting the with the symbol of installedonthe stone base. It is onlythe elab- Monument will also remind the worldthat The Capitol Complexcomprises the as- Fryand Corbusier’s cousin-cum-partner from sacrifice and martyrdom of those who lost oratecontoursand shapeof thefallencolumn Corbusier wasapolymath who notonly Swastika; abird's eye sembly, secretariat and high courtand the Paris, Pierre Jeanneret,formedthe coreofthe their livesduring the Partition. The purpose and the debris belowthe sculptures that are gainedfame as an architect-planner,but also (unbuilt)“governor’spalace”. Avastes- Europeanteam thatworkedonthe of therampinthe concreteenclosureisnot view of the Capitol nowbeing made with stone from special as apainter, sculptorand colourtheorist. He planadebetween the assemblyand the high Chandigarhproject. onlytoprovide apedestalfromwhichtobet- Complexshowing quarries in Rajasthan. dabbledinthe synthesis of geometryand hu- courtwas conceivedasapedestrian plaza and One evening, on the lawn of the PWD rest terobservethe sculptural elementsofthe the Martyrs' Onthewallsof theramp andtheenclosure man proportions and relentlesslyimbuedar- wasinterspersedwith monuments,sculp- house of Chandigarh, Drew said to Corbusier, monument,but also to savour the interplay Monument in the arethe symbols of Indian cosmology:awheel chitecturewith an artistic vision that waspas- tures and symbols.Besides agiant peace “Le Corbusier,you shouldsetupinthe heartof of the various edifices on the plaza. centre of the piazza and a swastika.The wheeldenotesnineplan- sionateand insightful. sculpturecalledthe Open Hand,therewas the the Capitol signs whichsymbolisethe basisof The Chandigarhadministration has re- etsand theswastikarepresentsthe revolution TowerofShadows, Geometric Hill and some your philosophyand by whichyou arrivedat cently takenupthe completion of this long of the sun and the seasons of human life. RajnishWattasisanarchitecturalcriticandthe other monuments. However, the mostenig- the basisofyour citydesign. Thesesigns awaited project andthe missing sculptural TheprojectwasconceivedbyCorbusier in formerprincipaloftheChandigarhCollege matic of all is the Martyrs’Monument, which shouldbeknown —theyare the keytothe cre- componentsofthe monumentarenow near- the ’50s. It will be atimelytributetothe vic- ofArchitecture EYE,THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE

JANUARY 24, 2021 ARTS etc 15 Escaping Home DOWN IN

Ta mil writer Salma on chronicling the claustrophobia of home and the universal story of women JUNGLELAND

Amrita Dutta Religion is complicit in the oppression of women in Salma’s stories. Women, Dreaming exploreshow Wahhabi Islamtrickles intoa RanjitLal HE PANDEMIC home might be a community,squeezing the freedoms for novelexperience of confinement. women. But the protagonists arenot helpless Ranjit Lal is an author, But foravastmajority of women, Muslim womenwho spur the Hindutvasav- environmentalistand lockdown is less metaphor,more iour complex. Salma’s clear critiqueofortho- birdwatcher Tthe solidmeshof rulesand restric- doxIslam has angered conservatives in her tions that has alwaysheld them back. That is TamilMuslimcommunity,butthecurrentpol- certainlytrue of the characters we meetinthe itics makes her uncomfortable. “While Iwas fiction of Tamil writer Salma. In the opening writing this book,this kind of Islamophobia storyofThe Curse:Stories (Speaking Tiger), a didn’t exist. It washonestcriticism, but, at the newcollectionof her stories,three womenget moment, Ifeel protectiveofmycommunity, Better Left intoacar.But evenastheyjourneyawayfrom whichisunderattackundertheBJPrule,”says their home, the claustrophobia of their shared Salma,who is aDMK member. livespursues them. The storyistold from the Women, Dreaming is about twowomen point of viewofayoung woman, who is castout of marriage. Parveenhas been sent Alone acutelyattuned—inawaythat women are backtoher maternal home by her in-laws. burdenedby the weight of others’ emotions — Mehar choosestodivorce her orthodox hus- to theriftbetween thetwo elderly women. bandwhenhedecidesto marryagain,anactof From the teeniest to the most The ceaseless complaining, their unsaid rage rebellion that plunges her intomentaldisso- twistedintotussles over little things is alan- lution.Thenovelfollows theirattemptstofree belligerent, alist of creatures to guagethat onlythe women hearand respond themselves, thoughitremains scepticalthat to —themale relative in thedriver’s seatisim- suchtransformations arepossible. Solidarity keep adistance from pervious to what’s goingon. Though about between womendoesn’tcome easy,evenifit nothing calamitous, the narration unsettles seems probable. “All women arenot in aposi- T’S OFTEN thought that animal lovers go gaga over the reader with apersistent nervous anxiety. tion of strength.Onlywhentheyhavepower everyliving creature, but forme, there’s awhole Likeother stories in this stellar collection of can theyhelp others,” says Salma. bunchofthem whose companyIabhor and tryto shortfiction translated by NKalyanRaman, In these works, one hears the drone of I avoid wherever possible. Starting from the smallest ‘On the Edge’ is an exposition of the powerof grumbling,thatmostdomestic of languages— and mostinsidious, we’ll proceedtothe big goons. familyties to bind and incarcerate. “The con- repetitive andnever-finished, likethe labour Firstonthe listhas to be mosquitoes, especiallythose ditionof beingforcedto live in averycramped that feedsthe home. Women gripe and grate soprano sirens that hoveraround your ear early in the place, of leading alifeofrestriction and subor- on eachother;theyare hauntedby an inartic- morning, wailing “Malaria!” Then, of course, flies with big dination, creates acertain neurosis. The story ulate anxiety,theysufferreproductive vio- belligerent eyes that will sit on something sickening, suck is the expression of thisneurosis,” says Salma, lence of multiple abortions. Despitethe sur- up muckand land on your fresh piece of toastand have a 52, over avideo call from Chennai. face calm of Salma’s words, an unexplained wash-up. This has to be followedbyticks —the big bul- Sincethe 1990s, the defining feature of dread floods the stories,recallingCharlotte bous kind that will burrowdeep in your dog’s ear,sucking Salma’s writing has been the close, uncom- Perkins Gilman’s TheYellowWallpaper. blood till they’relikebarrage balloons and leaving their promising attention she brings to bear on Writing from within the darkness of the heads behind if youtakeliberties with them. We used to home andmarriage, andthewomenwho live home,Salma has spoken of the woman’s body remove them (once in hordes) from our poor Boxerand inside itswalls. These fictional worlds make anditsunacknowledgeddesires.“Awoman’s with vicious delight dumpthem intoacan of kerosene space forthe tetchiness and tedium of domes- body is either oppressedorconsidered ob- watching them sink and drown. Oh yes, suretheyhavea tic life. The desire, discomfortand pain of the scene or sacralised,” she says.Astorylike role to playinthe bigger scheme of things, but notwith woman’s body finds expression in away that ‘Toilets’, about awoman’s difficulty in peeing my dog, thank you! Leeches, too, areabig turn-off–espe- is notsanitised, that is definitelyrarein at home and outside, is remarkable forhow it ciallythe waytheyscent the air forablood meal (yours, of Anglophone fiction. In this circumscribed turns the woman’s bodilyexperience of dis- course), and then leave the bitesitebleeding because of world, women nonetheless strain forfreedom, comfortand damage intopowerfulliterature. all the anti-coagulantstheyhaveinjected.Yes,atleast as we seeintwo recent translations—The “Thenaturalinclinations of the body,not only theyhavethe courtesy of giving youananesthetic as they Curse and Women, Dreaming, the English in terms of desirebut also of comfort, arede- sawtheir waythrough your blood vessels, but theydoget translation by Meena KandasamyofSalma’s her mother,who came to her aid, smuggling EVERYTHING I ForSalma, freedom came from politics. In niedtous. In our culture, awoman’s body is intoplaces theyhaveabsolutelynoright to knowabout! 2016 novel Manaamiyangal. out scraps of paper on whichshe had written NEVER TOLD 2001,when the local panchayatseat wasre- something that is waiting forliberation. Istill harbour an automatic “kill on sight” attitude to- The experienceof imprisonmentwascru- her poetryinsecret,and sending it to literary YOU served forwomen, her husband reluctantly Therefore, this is somethingIwant to write wardscentipedes, especiallythose that come shimmer- cial to Salma’sbecomingawriter. “I started magazines and publishers. In the 1990s, even turnedtoher,hoping she would remain a again and again in my stories. That the body ing out of the drain while you’reshowering and head to- writing when Iwas 15 or 16,asaresponse to as her poetrybrought literaryacclaim to (Clockwise from top) proxyfor him.The writerseizedthe opportu- is aliving thing before it is anything else, before wardsyou, pincers waving evilly. Iknowthese guysare my anxiety about whymylife Salma, Rajathi’s battles remained Salma; book covers nity to step out of the house, with- what culturemakes of it. For meant to be harmless, but I’d rather nothavethem scuttle could notbedifferent, as acritique the same: to keep writing, and not of Women, Dreaming; outaburqa, wonthe election — women’s bodies to be seen as a up my legs and take abiteout of me. Others arequite of society [and what it wasdoing blow her cover. When she did at- The Curse and neverlooked back. source of pride, society has to call deadly, so it’s better to keep the toiletbrush handy. to me],”she says.In tend the rare literarygathering,it Salma’s poetry—and later her offits oppression,” she says. Thereare probablymanysmall boys around the world Thuvarankurichi villageinTrichy wasvia subterfuge: she travelled fiction —broke newground in Salma’s journeyisremarkable, who arebesties with cockroaches. Ihavetoadmit, looked districtinTamil Nadu, whereshe out of her villagewith her mother Tamil literature. “Women’s writ- notonlybecause she fought and at dispassionately, someofthem can be pretty handsome wasborn Rajathi Samsudeen, she on the pretextofmedical visits. ing in Tamil didn’t challengethe wonagainsther family, but be- —ofimpressive dimensions and clothedinshinyma- livedacarefree lifetill she turned Thereare nounambiguous he- basic principles that held society causeshe remainsinside,aclinical hogany-date-brown. But man, those feelers waving 13.Customdemandedthat all girls roes or fallen villains in Salma’s sto- together.Inthe 1950s and ’60s, chronicler of theoppression of around inquisitively and that classic cockroachscuttle! who reachedpuberty do notstep ries; the mother-daughter rela- some of it wasreformist.Later, home.She has no illusions about Open up amanhole coverand there’ll be hordes of them, out of their homes. She waspulled tionship, too, is adeep shade of Ambai struckadifferent path, her writing’s powertochangethe out of school, imprisonedindoors, grey.“In Indian culture, mother- though she chose amorecerebral livesofother women. “Literature, ofteninatiny, darkroom, fornine hood is considered very sacred.I mode. Salma writes from the gut, especiallythe kind Iwrite, does not years —till she wastrickedintomarriageby wantto talk [inmy work]aboutwhathappens and she tells the universal storyofwomen. reachthe masses. Nordoes it become apart her mother.Inthat confinement she had be- outside the sacredness, between twohuman She does it notjustfromthe body,but also of literarydiscourse,” she says.What then is gun to writepoetry. She had become Salma. In beingswithdifferent aims.Themother hasto with averykeen sense of howsociety is or- escape? “Thereare certain things youget over her marital home, her writing wasmet with be conservative to survive underoppression. ganised, both emotionallyand materially,” by speaking and writing, and that is averycon- anger and threatsfromher husband. It was The daughter yearns forfreedom,” she says. says KalyanRaman. structive thing,” she says.

The fascinating world of illustrator Rajiv Eipe, RANJITLAL winner of this year’s Big DARK LORD Little Book Award The crow is the master of mobilising asnatch-and-grab

Paromita Chakrabarti quivering indignantlyatthis invasion of their privacy. Little boys also take delight in rats,but while Idoun- derstand that rats and bandicoots arebut squirrels with THE HANDFUL of illustrations on RajivEipe’s scalytails, I’d rather nothavethem scuttle over my feet dormant Instagram pageare somewhat dif- while I’m cooking! Iwas takeninbyone little fellowwho ferent from his vivid artworkfor children’s pic- perched himself on the sideboardand watchedaNational turebooks. Dating backtothe 2019 protests Geographic programmeonTVwithavid interest, but againstthe Citizenship(Amendment)Actand what he and his siblings did to the fruit basket afterlights- the National RegisterofCitizens, these stark out, wasunforgivable! We’vehad to evict hugejoint fami- monochromatic pen/pencil sketches offera lies of them from the kitchen and garage from time to satiriccommentaryoncontemporarypolitics. time and one doting mother had unraveledawhole roll of In contrast, his illustrations forchildren are toiletpaper down the stairs with whichtoline her nestin moreelaborate—popping with unusual graduatestudies, following it up with acourse the depths of an air-conditioner! colours, likeapurple-skinned, curly-haired in animation film design from the National Even as an avid birder,I’d rather notget chummywith book-loving littlegirl, bursting with exuber- The Day the Crayons InstituteofDesign, Ahmedabad in 2004.The blue rock pigeons and crows. Looked at in sunlight, the ance, likethe anticipation writ large on aboy’s offertodesign apicturebookcameafewyears blue-rockishandsome, what with that iridescent purple- face as he helps his Ammachi makecoconut later,when he had been working as an anima- and-pink neckand throat and neat grey plumage. But barfis. But there’s one thread that binds both tion artistinMumbai. Geeta Dharmarajan of have youseen these so called“birds of peace” tryand rip —adeep awareness of the milieu and a Katha Booksinvited himtoillustrateher pic- eachother’s throatsout as theyfight? They’resaid to be sparkling sense of humour.The Bengaluru- Came Home turebook,Dinosaur-Long-As-127-Kids (2010). monogamous, something Ifind hardtobelieve,because basedartisthimself has neverdistinguished Suddenly, Eipe wasonthe threshold of the ca- theyare perpetuallygurgling and pirouetting around one between the two. “I am notsureifillustrating reer his love forart had ledupto. “Fromcopy- another.Also, theymakeastinking mess in your balconies forchildren is anydifferent from doing it for ing drawings from illustrated booksand car- and air-conditioner ductswith vast volumes of poop. an adult. An imageisunlikeastory because flower, stopping by at the local kirana storeor toons as achild, then learning to draw and Their giant progenysquat in their homes, wheezing petu- we allnotice different things in it. That’s what the sabzi mandi,where youknoweveryone paint from ‘howtodrawand paint’ books, to lantly, demanding anon-stopsupplyoffood. makesitinteresting,” says Eipe, 37,winner of and everyone knows you. The illustrations learning about great artists from booksand Crowsand manyother corvids have an unnatural, un- this year’s Big LittleBook Award(BLBA) in the openuptheworldfromChutku’sperspective magazines, and then going to artschool and settling glitter in their beady blackeyesastheysize you illustration category, an annual awardtocel- —itisaplace both unknown and familiar,full being exposedtoawonderful worldofcon- up forasnatch-and-grab raid. If youobject toostrongly, ebrateexcellence in children’s literature. of wondrous discoveries and intimatejoys, temporaryart,[I] finally, [came a] full circle they’ll summon amob and harass youlikelove-jihadists. So what doesone notice quitelikeEipe’s artwork [byreturning] to drawing forpicturebooks,” Among the mammals, the rhesus macaque has to take when one looksatanEipe art- themselves. says Eipe,whose dexterity in multimedia has topplace. Yes, babies in their mom’s arms can be very work?You could stop at his il- “Working with Rajivisnot notreplacedhis love forpencil, charcoal or cute, and, sometimes, even the big macho fellows become lustration of the irrepressible justdelightful, but alsofasci- crayon sketches. goofy while playing with youngsters. But theydohavein- Anand (Anand,Pratham nating. Whether it’s purple Working to awriter’s narrative is notal- candescent tempers whichtheylose once every10sec- BooksStoryweaver), who col- Puchkuand the tall giraffe ways the easiestoftasks,but Eipe, who has onds or so, and then matters getreally vicious. Look them lectstrash from the neigh- with aband-aid on her knee writtenafew picturebookshimself,including in the eyeatyour ownperil —theytakeitasawar cryand bourhood and lovestojig in in ABook forPuchku PHOTOS:RAJIVEIPE AnandandthepopularAmmachiseries,prefers will flatten their ears and baretheir teeth. And their ca- his free time. The castofchar- (DeepanjanaPal),thesensory MASTER conventionally enough. At hisChennai home, itto writinghisownstories.“Storytellingdoes- nines can be largerthan those of your Rottweiler! But actershemeets onthejob,the details in Pishi and Me,the STROKES his brother and he grew up with the quintes- n’t come naturally to me.IlikeitwhenIcan frankly, theyremind me toomuchofourselves. overflowing garbagevan that feisty Ammachi in the beloved sentials of an ’80s childhood — Tintin and bounceoff ideaswiththeeditorandtheartdi- Among the giants, it’s the buffalo I’d rather stay away (Clockwise from top) he drives, the waypeoplere- eponymous series, or the Asterix,RobertHargreaves’s Mr Men series, rectorto getasenseof where Iamheaded,”he from. Theyhavebelligerent eyes and an unpredictable ex- act to himare vignettes of fa- poignant and awesome Anand Rajiv Eipe’s children’smagazines suchasTarget and Tinkle. says.Hiseditorsarecertainlynot complaining. pression —asiftheyhaven’t quitemade up their minds miliar metropolitanlife, in- —his stories, characters and Illustration from Pishi “Copying those cartoon characters felt like When news of his BLBAwin broke, one of what to do with you. And, of course, those horns that can cluding the uncomfortable truth about how settings offeranewway of looking at the and I; ABook for some sortofvalidation. At that age, Ihad no them, Aparna Kapur,author and deputy edi- toss alion tenfeetintothe air:Iwasonce buffetedbyone little one knows about the “kudawale bhaiya” world, turning it around with his sense of hu- Puchku;Eipe idea what Iwanted to be when Igrew up but tor, PrathamBooksStoryweaver, senttheartist andonlythen realisedtheir brutestrength. I’vealways ad- who does the same forour neighbourhoods. mour,warmthand imagination,” says author artmade me happy,” he says.In1993, when he acongratulatorymessage: “Thereoncewas a mired those who blithelyperch on their backs and take Youcould stroll with Chutkuand his pishi and editor Bijal Vachharajani, who has worked was10years old, the familymoved to chap named Eipe/ Who neverdid grumble or them out grazing. As forme, thanksbut no thanks! (PishiandI,TimiraGupta), slowing down ever extensively with the artistonbook projects. Mumbai. It would behere thatEipe would join gripe./ With eachbook he drew/His admirers so oftentopet astray or pick apebble or a Eipe’s journeyintothe worldofart began acoursein fine arts attheSir JJ School of Artfor grew./ He’s very muchworththe hype!” THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY24,2021 UK STRAIN DETECTED AT AUS OPEN Three people in hotel quarantine associated with the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam have tested positive forthe highly-transmissible coronavirus variant linked to the United 16 SPORT Kingdom, officials said on Saturday. REUTERS

Root, Bairstow steady England Sophomore blues after early blows Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-ChiragShettywill have to outwit opponentsand their coacheswho have had time to decipher theirgame

REUTERS pickthings up in the second game. They GALLE,JANUARY23 SHIVANINAIK (Chia/Woh Wooi Yik) aremoreexperienced MUMBAI,JANUARY23 players. Theymade the All England finals in JAMESANDERSONtooksix wickets to help 2019.Wefought foreachpoint and maybe bowl Sri Lanka out for381,but England's ONE WOULD have to be blind to notfigure we could have been calmer. We’redisap- openers failedagain as the touristsclosedthe that Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s mastercode pointedbut happytoplayinthe semifinals,” second dayofthe second and final Test on 98 is the big smash. He uses it to kill points; the Satwik would say. fortwo in replyatGalle International Stadium smashmanages to awethose watching and Headingintothe Olympics forwhichthe on Saturday. Joe Root scoredabreezy, un- those playing him alike. Neutralising the big duo has almostqualified, and wherethe last beaten 67 andwill resume on the thirdmorn- weapon, though, needs morethanmerecog- twomedalsinwomen’ssingles came notout ing with JonnyBairstow, who has 24. nizance of it. of merereputation, but with careful tactical The pair have put on 93 forthe third Malaysian WorldNo. 9Aaron Chia and planning againstmorefanciednames, Indian wicket at arateofmorethan four runs per Soh Wooi Yik sawalittle morethan the ob- badminton enters anew territorywhereits over to dig the tourists out of some early vious.Theyhad coachFlandy Limpele in their coaching staffwill needall the scoutingand strife. Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Lasith corner. strategising resources to backSatwik- Embuldeniya(2-33) quicklybagged the The Indonesianhad coachedthe Indians Chirag’s hardwork. wickets of England openers Dom Sibley(0) till his exit lastyear,and helpedguide them and Zak Crawley(5),maintaininghis domi- to their firstfew upsetwins in Europe. Ashwini-Satwik fight in vain nance over the pair havingalso dismissed Afterexpressinghis annoyance at Indian The mixed doubles unseededpairing did them in both innings in the firstTest. players’ (lack of) commitmenttohis training well againstThai topseeds Dechapol Sibleywas trappedleg before wicketand system, he hassettledinthe employof Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai. Crawleyedged to firstslip.The twohave Malaysians. It’s all kosher and howinterna- But themid-game pushbackwasn’t enough managed just 28 runsinsix inningsbetween tional sportworks -coaches move,coaches to avoida22-20,18-21,21-12loss. them this series, aworry forthe tourists as talk,coaches plot. But it wasinevitable that The Indians were scattering theThais theyhead to India forfour Testsoncomple- his current chargeswould one dayrun into well with their variedattack-Satwik man- tion of this match. his pastwards. ning the back-but the home team coun- Bairstowand Root employedthe sweep Fortuitouslyfor the Indians, this hap- teredthe blitz and raisedtheir owngame to excellent effect as acounter-attackmeas- penedatthe startofthe season as Satwik and in the third. ure, the latter havingalso punishedSri Lanka Chirag Shetty went down 18-21, 18-21in35 “I thinkwehaveplayedone of the best with the stroke in his 228 in the firstTest. minutes to apairing ranked only one place matches of our careers againstthese It took England 139.3 overs to finallydis- abovethem. Round 1toMalaysia in this fas- (Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai) topplay- miss the home side aftertheyelected to bat, cinating mid-table men’sdoublesbattle. ers. We couldn’tevenpractise before com- withAnderson the chief wicket-taker with “WeknewSatwik is agood attacking ing here. We just wanted to play. We gave 6-40 in 29 overs.Sri Lanka had frustrated the player. So we triedtomanagethe firstthree it agood fight today, it wasveryclose.” tourists with their tail, the final four wickets shotsand notlifttoo much,” Aaronwould Satwik said. adding 138. saylater,describing the Indian’s propensity Sapsiree Taerattanachai is aYouth Anderson removedcenturion Angelo to go foritearly in therally.Itwas the early Olympics singles gold medallist. Mathews (110)early in the dayafter areview taming of Satwik that gave theyoung Addtoitthe 2010 junior crownin by Root foracaught behind that nobodyelse Malaysians, All England finalists from 2019, Satwik (standing) and Chiraj losttoMalaysia’s AaronChia and Soh Wooi Yikinthe semis of Thailand Open. Badminton Photo Singapore, and her unique achievement of seemedparticularly interestedin. But any apsychological head start, that stoppedthe winning aGrand Prix-leveltitleinwomen’s thoughtsthatitwould precipitate aSri Lanka Indian combination in the semifinal. singles (2012), women’s doublesand mixed collapse were endedbystronginnings from ing the lead,and bowedout, though not “I think if we’d been able to take afew wins againstother pairings, including World doubles. Niroshan Dickwella (92) and Dilruwan Homework done by opponents without taking one good look at the rivals points andconverted the firstgame, the sce- No.2Indonesians Ahsan-Setiawan, Japan’s Alongside Dechapol Puavaranukroh, the Perera (67). WhileSatwik has awell-roundedgame theywill run intoplenty. nario would have been alot different,” Chirag Endo-Watanabe(2-2), Fajar-Ardianto Thaidoubles ace wonher country’s biggest Left-hander Dickwella wasdeniedafirst well beyond the go-tokill weapon, it is his CoachLimpele knows theIndians’ game told BWF. (Indonesia) and even boastasuperiorrecord WorldChampionship doubles medal, asil- Test centurywhen he triedtolaunchawider instinct to tryand wrap up the rallies quickly intimately, but theMalaysians would con- againstthe ChineseLi-Liu (2-1) and Koreans ver, at Basel in 2019 -theyhad twobronzes Anderson delivery over mid-offbut was that opponentswill learn to counter as the cede that over-eagerness towardsthe end of Wayoff the pace Choi Soigyu-Seo Seung Jae (2-0). in mixed doubles, backin2005-6. caught in that positionbyadiving Jack Indians’ game gets dissectedand SWOT- the secondgame, wherethe Indians had be- Indians areway offthe pace against What the Indians will needtolookout for “I felt likeweendedupmaking acouple Leach.FastbowlerMarkWood(3-84) was analysed in the coming months. guntoprolong ralliesand changetack, had WorldNo. 1Marcus Gideon and Kevin is the sophomoreseason -when opponents, of crucial mistakes, starting with my serve also among the wickets as he ensured aTest “Wewereclearer than before.Weknew drawnout errors that could’veprovedcostly. Sukamuljo Sanjay(lost8,won none), but had coachingbrains and their fancy camcorders and then we lostpointsone afterthe other debut duckfor Ramesh Mendis and induced what we had to do and what we didn’t,” The servicegamewas wobblyonthe day been draggingdeciders into20-19scenarios startfiguring out ways to snipe at some very from there. Then we changed sides and they an edge from Lasith EmbuldeniyatoRootat Aaronwould sayoftheir 2-0 head-to-head andthough the Indians returnedreasonably before thepandemic. Similarly,while they obvious (and effervescent) strengths -like (Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai) got smarter, firstslip.Pererawas the lastman out, caught lead nowoverthe WorldNo. 10 pairing. The well,theycouldn’tforce adecider -where are0-5 againstthe topJapanese pair,Takeshi Satwik’s smash. theyare moreexperiencedand changed in the deepbyLeach offSam Curran. It was Indians neverquite got going, barelyevertak- theytend to be moredangerous. Kamura-KeigoSonoda, theyhaveclocked “Wedidn’t control the shuttle. We triedto their game style,” Ashwinisaid. the firsttime that all 10 wicketsinaninnings have fallen to seamers in Galle. England wonthe firstTestatthe same venue by sevenwickets. At wrestlingnationals,nodistancing, stands full, few with masks BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka 381in139.3 ovs(A Mathews 110, NDickwella 92, DPerera67, D And while referees officiating the bouts protests.“He has been goingthere regularly Chadimal 52; JAnderson 6/40) vs England MIHIRVASAVDA wore face shields, fewothers wore masks. but Ihaven’t been able to joinhim as Iwas 98 for2in30ovs (J Root batting 67,JBairstow NOIDA,JANUARY23 People roamed around freelywithin thefield preparing forthe national championship,” batting 24). of play and at one point had to be chasedout Sandeep said. NO MASK, no social distancing and packed by WrestlingFederation of India (WFI) pres- The wrestler said he cared about the is- stands. On Saturday, wrestling became the ident BrijBhushan Sharan Singh, who too sue since his career wasfundedbythe firstmajor Olympic sport to hold itsnational did notwear amask and wasonthe dais moneyhis familymade from farming. “I do championship since the outbreak of the wherethe dignitaries sat close to each other. nothaveany sponsors so the monthlyex- Covid-19pandemic. The spectators mingled freelywith the pense to keep my wrestling going, whichis On December 26, the sports ministryhad wrestlersbefore andafterthebouts,posedfor around Rs 30,000,comes from farming. It’s releasedaneight-pageStandardOperating selfies and, in some cases, shared meals and my livelihood. It’s unfortunateIhaven’t been Procedures (SOP)for organising competi- cupsof tea.AWFIofficialsaidtheytriedtocon- able to join theprotestsand fight forthe tionsinthe midstofapandemic, in whichit trolthecrowdbuttheorderswere disobeyed. cause,” he said. underlinedthatthe eventsshouldbecon- “Theydidnotlistentous.Itwasnot possiblefor Sandeep defeated Haryana’s Jitender ducted ‘strictlyinaccordance with the guide- us to keep alternateseating sincethere were Singh in aclosely-contestedfinal, thus open- linesofthe MinistryofHome Affairs’. nochairsinthestands;instead,thespectators ing up the race foraspotinthe team forthe The government had said that the organ- sat on the steps,”the officialsaid. TokyoOlympics qualifiers. isersshould ensurethere arespecific mark- India is yettoearn aquota in the 74kg cat- ings on the flooratgaps of six feet,limit the Farmer’s son is national champ egory. Sandeep’s victorymeanshezooms presence of supportstaff at the venue, en- Wrestling Federation of India officials found it difficult to stop spectators from Whilehis father is at the farmer protests intocontention in acrowdedfield, whichalso sure ventilation and makeavailable face cov- moving about freely at thewrestling hall of the Noida Stadium. Express at the SinghuBorder in Delhi, Punjab includes former national champion Gourav At 38,James Anderson (6/40)showed ers, masks, gloves and sanitisers at the venue. wrestlerSandeep Singh wascrownedna- Baliyan, who lostinthe firstround to he has the skill to deliveron It had also saidthatspectators will be al- tional champion in the highly-competitive Narsingh Yadav--another contender. Two- subcontinental wickets.The loweduptoamaximum of 50 per cent of the watchthe men’sfreestyle championship, ble forthe championship. However, there 74kg weight categoryonSaturday. time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar,too, Englishman became the oldestpacer capacity of the stadium foroutdoor events. whichhas attracted 252 wrestlersin10 wasnosuchrequirement forcoaches and Sandeep, who belongs to afarming fam- competesinthis category. to take afive-for in Asia. File Howeveratthe indoor arena of the Noida weight categories. The grapplers had to pro- support staffaccompanying them, as well as ilyinMansa, said one of his regretswas not The selection trials foraplace in the qual- Stadium, hundredsofspectators gathered to duce aCovid-negative certificatetobeeligi- referees and federation officials. being abletojoinhis father,Sagar,atthe ifiers will be held in March. Why cricketers will have to train, think like middle-distance runners now

abatsman is in the 90s, it is extremelyhot that an athlete is ‘okay’ because he/she is sus- wasgoing at 17 kilometres an hour,accord- the frequency of the beeps increases and the NIHALKOSHIE and humid outside. The time trial will help taining high-speedrunning foralarge ing to England’s strength and conditioning number of shuttles (up and down runs) also NEWDELHI,JANUARY23 in terms of whentopush (and)when to amount of time.” coachPhil Scott’s column in the DailyMail. goes up before aplayergetsashortbreak.A sprint,” Srinivasan said. “It especiallyhelps Another benefit of the time trial is that it According to Srinivasan, Sri Lanka, South playergets a‘warning’ if he or shefailstocross THE TWO-KILOMETRE time trial, setateight in developing running mechanics, develop will helptoredrawthe fitness schedule of a Africa and NewZealand alsoput cricketers acone before abeep within the stipulated minutes and 15 secondsfor fast bowlers and breathing patterns. If youhavewrong run- cricketer, if needed. “Quantifiable data(on) through the time-trial test. time. Three warnings during atestmarksthe 8:30 forbatsmen,spinners and wicketkeep- ning mechanics,you arebasicallywasting whether aparticular fitness schedule is end. Yo-Yo testshavebeenusedinfootball for ers, has become mandatoryfor India’s cen- loads of energy.You understand your heart working foryou or not. If players areinjured Will Indian cricketers have to train differ- ages. The BCCI made clearing the Yo-Yotest trally-contracted cricketers.How does it rate andcomplete bodybetter(through the when running, youcan infer various things entlytomeettargettimes? mandatoryfor Indiancricketers in 2016. comparetothe Yo-Yotestand what arethe time trial).” from atime trial,” Ramji says. “Theywill have to hit the road running,” “Yo-Yo has alot of acceleration and decel- benefitsofatime trial? Cricketers will be taking their heartlevel Srinivasan says.“Youhaveadouble eration and rapid changeofdirection. Yo-Yo to itsnear-maximum and stabilising it.“So Howdoes 2k in 8:30 comparetoworld- whammyofdeveloping speed-endurance test is probablyafar moresport-specifictest What is the 2k time trial? as youget fitter,your resting class track-and-field athletes? as well as maximum aerobic speed. They forcricket,but in recent years thereseems to On astandardathletic track, heartratewill comedown. Top The men’sworld record forthe 2,000me- have to think likea1,500-metreor3,000- be apreference amongstcertain sports scien- the distance is coveredinfivelaps eliteathleteslikeaRoger tres is four minutes and 44.79 seconds, set metrerunner.Theyhavetotrain likemiddle- tists to be testing this 2-kilometretime trial of 400metreseach. The timings Federer’s resting heartratewill by Morocco’sHicham El Guerrouj in 1999. distance runners. Everysession needs to be with elite-levelcricketers,” Matthews says. can be measured with astop- be in the 30s to 40s. Foranaver- Forwomen, the correspondingtiming is target-oriented.You cannotjusttaketwo or watchoranelectronic clock. The ageperson, it will be in the 70s 5:23.75 setbyGenzebeDibabaofEthiopia three minutes to run alap andthen expect Can you‘game’ the time trial? 2k time trial is aspeed-endurance to 90s. Thefitterthe athlete, in 2017.For theAverage Joe,ittakes about10 to improveonyour speed-endurance.” Both Matthews and Srinivasan believe there test,according to Ramji lowerthe resting heartrate. For to 12 minutes to walk akilometre, so abrisk Cricketerswillhavetodoalot moreofin- is scope to ‘cheat’inthe Yo-Yo test but notin Srinivasan,the 2011 WorldCup- example, if youare gettingtired The BCCIhas madethe 2k time trial walker can complete 2k in about 18 minutes. terval training; shortintense runs, followed the time trial. “In Yo-Yoyou can cut corners winningIndian team’s strength in 10 minutes, theywill justget mandatoryfor Indiancricketers. File Eliteathletes, who areintorunning, take by brief periods of recovery,followed again hereand there, instead of 20 metres youcan and conditioning coach. “It is actually a warmedupin10minutes,” Srinivasan says. about six minutes to complete thetwo-kilo- by high-intensity runs.The mechanics of do 19.5 metres and it willaccumulateover dreadedthing,youtellanyathleteatime trial, metretime trial, and someonewho runsreg- running on atreadmill is different from that 100metresatthe end of asession. Hereno- and theywill go ‘Oh dear’.” What will it reveal about fitness levels? It is agood screening test in terms of muscu- ularly can do it in about 14 minutes. of running outdoors, Ramji warns. body can favour anybody.You justneeda Hiding injuries won’t be possible, says larand skeletal fitness as well as cardio-vas- stopwatchoranelectronic timer.Itisthere Howwill it help cricketers? Heath Matthews,asports physiotherapist cular,” Matthews,the head of sports science Areother teams using the time-trial test? Howisthe time trial different from aYo-Yo foreveryone to see. Thereare lotofwaysto Srinivasan givesthe example of someone who workswith Olympic-levelathletes. and medicine at HN Reliance Foundation Ahead of the 2015 WorldCup, TheSydney test? skin acat in Yo-Yo,” Srinivasan says. batting forhours in difficult conditions. “Running within aspecific time tells youa Hospital in Mumbai, says. Morning Herald reportedMichael Clarke’s In the Yo-Yotest, twocones areplaced20 Matthews says the Yo-Yotestis‘compli- “Time trial is going to make youfitter.For ex- lotaboutthe cardio-vascular system, alot If an athlete meetsthe standardset for time forthe 2k time trial wascut by 40 to 50 metres apart. At the firstbeep, theathlete cated’and needs‘toomanytools’which ample, if youhavetocover the last100 me- about injuriesorailments that theyare car- the time trial, he or she can be termed‘fit’. seconds because he wasinaraceagainst starts and mustreachthe cone at the other means small gains could be made without tres in 20 seconds, youcannotstride, you rying because if youhavegot pain, it is very “You maynot knowthe minutedetails about time following ahamstring injury. England end before the second beep, turn and run being noticed. “Likeaperson taking the Yo- have to sprint. Especially whenyourmuscles difficult to hide that pain foreight minutes movement in the lowerbackorstrengthof all-rounder Ben Stokes ranasub-seven- backtocross the starting point before the Yo test maynot always cross their respective arefatigued, youhavetopush.For example, continuouslyand also perform at ahigh level. the kneebut youknow, broadlyspeaking, minutetrial aheadofthe 2019 Ashes.Stokes thirdbeep. As the Yo-Yo test levelgets tougher, line fully.”

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