WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM QUOTE, ,FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 UNQUOTE “Why was the national anthem not played at #RSSTritiyaVarsh celebration in Nagpur today? There was no national flag either? This shows the true facet of RSS brand of nationalism” 3 — AMIT CHAVDA, Gujarat Congress chief on Thursday’s RSS event

BRIEFLY CHINTAN SHIVIR BEGINS ‘Sportspersons to get best training by 2024’

Ahmedabad: Minister ofState for Youth added. At present, the university, which Celebratory and Sports Ishwarsinh Patel on was announced in 2011, functions from Thursday said that keeping in mind the Government Commerce College cam- firing: MLA's Prepare 10-point roadmap for taking government’s aim to provide interna- pus in . tional standard education to sportsper- University Vice-Chancellor Jatin sons get bail sons by 2024, construction for the new Soni said that 2019 International campus of Swarnim Gujarat Sports Scientific Congress will be held at : The is going on full swing at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University High Court on Thursday prompt decisions: Rupani to Depts Desar village of Vadodara. The new where 58 universities will take part. granted anticipatory bail campus will be built on 104 acres, he ENS to two sons of Anand MLA Kanti Parmar, who were booked for celebra- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE tory firing last month. VADODARA, JUNE 7 The two, Mahendra and Ranjit, had moved STATING THAT “indecisiveness affects devel- the court for anticipatory opment”, Chief Minister on bail saying that the bul- Thursday asked all the state departments to lets used were not real. prepare a 10-point roadmap to solve the prob- They also contended that lems of people as soon as possible. FIR was filed only after a Inaugurating the three-day brainstorming video clip was circulated session, Chintan Shivir, his first as Chief and the police did not Minister, here on Thursday, Rupani told his PLANTATION RUSH verify it. ENS ministers and 200-odd government officials taking part in the event to not stick to just gov- ■ Vadodara Municipal Corporation on ernment resolutions while taking decisions of Thursday went on an overdrive to Commodore public interest in a transparent manner. plant saplings on a piece of land that “There are problems which could be re- was used as a landfill in Vadsar, and killed in crash, solved through dialogue. Indecisiveness af- which is now being converted into an fects the road of development. So it is neces- ambitious “Museum of Trees”. VMC cremated sary to take prompt decisions. The staffers were seen sweeping and Ahmedabad: Air Commo- government which takes prompt decisions mopping roads, giving dividers a fresh dore Sanjai Chauhan, who creates a good image among the masses,” a white coat of paint. The site for the died last Tuesday in a Jag- Chief Minister Vijay Rupani with his deputy Nitin Patel at government release quoted Rupani as saying. ambitious green patch is to be uar fighter jet crash, was Chintan Shivir, in Vadodara on Thursday. Bhupendra Rana The shivir is being organised after a gap of inaugurated by Chief Minister Vijay cremated in Jamnagar on three years. The last such session was held in Rupani on Saturday, after the Thursday. Before the cre- 2015 under former chief minister Anandiben conclusion of the three-day Chintan mation, Indian Air Force DAY 2 SCHEDULE ■ Session on “Challenges in Patel. The chintan shivir was initiated in 2004 Shivir. Photo by Bhupendra Rana officials, including Deputy Rural Administration and by the then chiefminister . The ChiefofAir Staff, Air Mars- Rural Development”, which idea behind the shivir is to ensure that minis- hal R Nambiar and Air Off- ■ The event will begin with will be chaired by Chief ters, district collectors and district develop- spirited manner,” Rupani said. icer Commanding in Chief, an early morning Yoga Principal Secretary to CM K ment officers discuss policies, agendas and When asked about the various issues SWAC, Air Marshal R K session. Kailashnathan. schemes in an open environment. raised by the Opposition Congress regarding Dhir, paid their respects by “In the interest ofthe people, to make deci- development in Gujarat, Rupani accused the laying a wreath on Chau- ■ Session on ■ Deputy Chief Minister sions honestly by following government regu- Congress of “creating controversies with an han’s mortal remains, said “Opportunities in Nitin Patel will chair a lations, to bring about sensitivity and trans- eye on elections”. “Whenever there is an elec- a defence release . Chauh- Agriculture”, which will be discussion on “Challenges parency in governance, shivirs like this play an tion approaching, the Congress creates issues an, the Air Officer Comm- chaired by Agriculture in Public Health”, especially important role. Narendra Modiji, during his to mislead people. The people ofGujarat have anding of Jamnagar Air Minister R C Faldu and focussing on maternal tenure as the CM, had initiated this exercise for seen their true nature, which is why they have Force Station, died on June moderated by an expert mortality and infant good governance, and we are continuing with been unable to come to power in Gujarat and 5 when his aircraft crashed from IIM-Ahmedabad, mortality, malnutrition and it. Such events bring together our officers, and win people’s confidence for over 22 years,” he soon after take off. PTI Sukhpal Singh. sex ratio in the state. help promote a spirit of Team Gujarat. It will said and blamed the previous UPA govern- enable them to work for the people in a more ment at the Centre for farmer suicides. Mevani gets threat call again, DGP says enhancing security depends on IB input

going on in the matter. On upgrading the secu- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE rity cover, he has told us that a call will be taken GANDHINAGAR, JUNE 7 depending upon opinion of the Intelligence Bureau (of the Ministry of Home Affairs).” A DAY after leader and Independent MLA At present, Mevani has got an armed po- Jignesh Mevani reportedly received threat calls, lice commando for security. His supporters around 50 representatives of Rashtriya Dalit have been asking for Y-category security. Adhikar Manch, a volun- Vadgam police registered tary organisation, met a case ofcriminal intimidation Director General of Police Jignesh against unidentified persons Shivanand Jha here on Mevani has after a complaint was filed by Thursday and handed over asked for Mevani’s personal assistant a representation seeking Y-category Kaushik Parmar, alleging that upgrade in the security of security he received threat calls on a the Vadgam legislator. cellphone number which is They also apprised the registered under Mevani’s DGP of another threat call received on name, but is handled by him. Mevani's cellphone on Thursday. On Thursday, Mevani tweeted that he got Mevani’s personal assistant Kaushik Parmar, another threat call. “The same person threat- who also met the DGP, said, “We told the DGP ened me again. He called from the same num- about the threat to Mevani's life. The DGP has ber and threatened to shoot me,” he said. The assured us that the police have taken the inci- MLA also posted the audio clip ofthe threat call dent very seriously and proper investigation is on his Twitter account.

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