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Victoryinnative …Democracy beats deep in heart of America…It’stime to come together Modi sends congrats, Pennsylvania as anation. It’s time forAmericatounite. Andtoheal —Joe Biden takesBiden above relief in Delhi as known 270, Trumpfirst to lose re-election India ally is back in 25 years SHUBHAJITROY NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 BUSINESSASUSUAL BY UNNY SETTINGTHE stagefor anew RACE FOR chapterinIndo-US ties, Prime THE WHITE MinisterNarendraModi con- HOUSE gratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Saturdaynight, soon after EXPRESS the elections in US were calledin their favour. INTHEU.S. In aTwitter post, Modi con- gratulated Biden on his “spectac- ular victory” and said, “As the VP, your contribution to strengthen- KARISHMAMEHROTRA ing Indo-US relations wascriti- NEWYORKCITY,NOVEMBER7 cal and invaluable. Ilook forward Biden has been astrong ad- to working closelytogether once vocateofdeepening US ties with JOSEPH ROBINETTE Biden of the again to take India-US relations India, even before he became Democratic Partywas elected to greater heights.” Vice President in the Obama ad- the 46th President of the United In aseparatepostcongratu- ministration. States Saturdaysetting offa lating Harris, the Prime Minister He playedanimportant role, waveofrelief and cheer among said: “Your success is pathbreak- both as Chairman of the Senate his supporters in anation on ing, and amatter of immense Foreign Relations Committee edge and deeplydivided. pride notjustfor your chittis, but and later as Vice President, in Biden, 77,the oldestperson also forall Indian-Americans. I systematicallydeepening strate- elected President, had painted am confident that the vibrant gic engagement with India. his run againstincumbent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris afterBiden acceptedthe 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in August. On India-US ties will geteven In fact, in 2006,three years Donald Trumpasafight forthe Saturday, Harris postedavideo of herself telling Biden by phone: “Wedid it. We did it, Joe. Youare going to be the next President of the United States.” Reuters File stronger with your supportand before he became Vice President, very “soul of America” to heal a leadership.” CONTINUEDONPAGE2 fractured countrythat has lost 230,000of itsresidentstoCovid and is counting recordsurges eachday amid economic gloom. Kamala’s Uncle in Delhi makes plans: Will Trump can sulk but do little, Ending the tense election season and anail-biting four days,itwas Biden’s win in his na- fly down...won’t miss inaugural for anything except muddy the transition tive stateofPennsylvania that brought his electoral college Saturday. viouslywith the Institutefor over,” and the tion in the courts.Inany case, votes to 273,pastthe magic ASHNABUTANI Balachandran said he and the Defence Studies and Analyses, is THENYT&AGENCIES Republican none seemedlikelytogive number of 270, according to the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 rest of Harris’s familyinIndia aresident of Delhi's Malviya NOVEMBER7 National Trumpthe edge he would need Associated Press. would be flying to the US to at- Nagar, and is the brother of Committee in votecountsinthe states to po- Running as amoderateand “I AM very proud of Kamala, I tend the swearing-in ceremony Harris's mother Shyamala PRESIDENT DONALD Trumphas announcedit tentiallyoverturn the outcome.

EXPLAINED E● stitching acoalition of women, will call and congratulateher in Januarynextyear. Gopalan. Around 10 pm, Harris's nevercommitted that he would had activated On Friday, Supreme Court minorities, old and young voters, soon... My phone hasn't stopped “My daughter is already sistertweeted,“OMG it's hap- acceptthe result, and commen- “legal chal- Justice Samuel AAlitoJragreed fence-sitters, and Republicans ringing since the news came there, helping Kamala with her pening... our next Vice President tators in the United States have lengeteams” in Arizona, Georgia, to arequestfromPennsylvania giving up on their candidate, out,” said 80-year-old Gopalan campaign. All of us will fly of the United States...our first- said theydonot expect him to Michigan and Pennsylvania. Republicans to step in and re- Biden defeated Trumpmaking Balachandran, the maternal un- down... Iwouldn’t miss it forany- ever MADAM Vice concede defeat and makeway However, none of the dozen quireelection officials in the him the firstPresident to lose re- cle of Kamala Harris, who was Balachandran with Kamala, thing,” he told The Indian President...mysister forJoe Biden. or so lawsuitsthe campaign has statetosegregateballots that ar- election in morethan 25 years. announcedasthe Vice-President his daughter Sharada. Express Express. @KamalaHarris!” On Saturday, his campaign brought in battleground states rivedafter Election Day, and not CONTINUEDONPAGE2 elect of the United States on Balachandran, who waspre- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 declared that “This election is not appeared to be gaining anytrac- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

DECISION BY UNION MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS AHMEDABAD 57.9% TURNOUT IN LAST PHASE, 56.4% OVERALL CBI to probe how poor minority Cases filed against 8Covid Exit polls give Bihar to RJD-led students duped of scholarships patients for violating Opp alliance, show Nitish door home isolation protocols The Indian Express found victims in Jharkhand, Bihar; the day. With this, the state’s cu- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE BIHAR EXIT POLL PREDICTIONS fraudulent mention of schools in Punjab and Assam EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE mulative tallyneared 1.80 lakh NEWDELHI,PATNA, BJP-JD(U) RJD-Cong LJP Others AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER7 cases and itstotal number of dis- NOVEMBER7 Alliance Alliance chargedpatientscrossed1.63 India TodayAxis Poll 69-91139-161 3-5 3-5 ESHAROY THE AHMEDABAD Municipal lakh. EXIT POLLStelecastSaturday &ABHISHEKANGAD Corporation Saturdayfiledcases During home isolation fol- evening by major television net- ABP News-C Voter104-128 108-131 1-3 4-8 NEWDELHI,RANCHI, againsteight Covid-19patients low-ups, the Ahmedabad civic worksafter the final phase of Times Now-CVoter 116120 16 NOVEMBER7 forviolating home isolation pro- officials on November 6and 7 voting forthe Assemblyelec- CNN-News18 Today’s Chanakya55180 8 tocols and admitted five of them found at leasteight patients, un- tions in Bihar, TV9 Bharatvarsh 110-120 115-125 3-5 10-15 THE ILLEGAL siphoning of the to hospitals. The patientswere dergoing home isolation, were which Republic Jan Ki Baat Poll 91-117 118-138 5-8 3-6 Centrallyfundedpre-Matric allegedly found moving outside absent from their residents. recordeda THE India Ahead-ETG106-122 111-129 3-5 3-5 scholarship meant forpoor mi- of their houses,wheretheywere While in some cases the patients provisional nority studentsbyanalleged SCHOLARSHIP isolated,for work and other pur- claimedtheyhad to go to work, voter turnout NewsX-DV Research 110-117 108-123 4-108-23 nexus of middlemen, bank cor- SCAM Part 1ofthe investigation poses, officials said. afew others went backtotheir of 56.41% over respondents, officials and waspublishedlastSunday; In an indication of atrend re- native place, officials said. DECISION three phases, school staffinvestigated by The severalreports followed versal afteroverfour weeks, Of the eight patients, three 2020 predicted that two-thirds majority,another Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, Indian Express,willnow be crorelastyear nationally--has Gujarat on Saturdaydetected were from the eastzone, two BIHAR the ruling said it would cross the halfway whichcontestedalone and hoped probed by the Central Bureauof takenthis decision “seeing the moreCovid-19patientsascom- from the south and north zones JD(U)-BJP al- markcomfortably. to playakey in government for- Investigation, sources have con- scope of the scam,” officials said. schools across Ranchi, Dhanbad, pared to the number of dis- each, and one from the central liance ledby Mostexit polls gave the RJD- mation postelections, would end firmed. Beginning October 31, The Latehar,Ramgarh, Lohardagain charges. zone. Six of the patientswere Chief MinisterNitish Kumar was Congress-Leftalliance aclear up with single-digit seats. The Union Ministryof Indian Express’s investigative se- Jharkhand and Gaya,Darbhanga While 1,046people tested men and other women, all aged on itsway out. While one poll edge over the JD(U)-BJP coalition And in morebad news for Minority Affairs whichadminis- ries highlighted howthe scam si- and Saharsa in Bihar. positive forthe infection, 931pa- between 23 and 35 years. forecastthat the RJD-led in the 243-member Assembly. All Nitish Kumar,who waseyeing a ters this scholarship –Rs1400 phonedoff scholarshipsmeantfor CONTINUEDONPAGE2 tientsweredischargedduring CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Opposition alliance could geta polls predicted that Chirag CONTINUEDONPAGE2

SUNDAY Freedom from cage: ADelhi judge gives bail in verse STORY PAGE 8 PAGE 1 cageyou arein; /Till the trial is Police informedthe court When thesubmissions were clear,with claims tall; /It’s my ANCHOR over,the stateisreinedin; /The that Rahul wasuntraceable, as made that Rahul wasuntrace- time to take acall. /Babu has a Stateproclaims;tohavethe cake he had givenafakeaddress in his able and Babu wanted parity sordid past; /Proof is scant, and eat it too; /The Courtcomes medico-legal certificate. with co-accusedImran, who whichmay notlast. PAGE 13 calling; /Beforethe cakeiseaten, Stating that this wasyet an- wasalso granted bail in the same “His omnipotence can't be ANANDMOHANJ bakeittoo.” other case of a“hideous riot”, case, ASJ Rawatwrote: assumed; /Peril to vanished ‘Wehavetofind asafety NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 ASJ Rawatwas deciding the the Judgewrote:“Babu plead- “You sayIhavesaid &Ideny Rahul, is legallyfumed.” net forpeople who will bail application of the accused, ing forhis bail;/ Stateopposing from the firstblush; /Rahul may Babu wasgranted bail on VIEWFROM be left out’ ADELHI judgereliedonself- one Babu, who has acriminal toothand nail. /Summers by- be gone yetSatish said /Didn't furnishing apersonal bond of Rs composedverse while explain- history,and who wasarrested gone, winters have arrived; / we say; don't rush; /Let me go, 10,000with alocal suretyoflike FOUR RALLIES ing whyhewas granting bail in a foragunshotwound inflicted on But crime youdid, and Rahul letmego, even Imran is on bail./ amount. He has been directed to AND FOUR INSIDE NortheastDelhi riots case. the one Rahul. cried. Even then, even then; it would- notleave Delhi without the VOTERS Additional Sessions Judge The incident took place on “I am notthe one, Iamnot n't be asmooth sail.” court's permission, or indulgein THERE IS ROOM FOR FISCAL Amitabh Rawat, while announc- February25this year.Babu was the one; /Too gravethe charge, Giving his verdict, ASJ Rawat anycriminal activity.Heshall They all agree Nitish SPENDING, SAYS CEA ing his decision to grant bail to arrested on April 8, afterone don't pretend. /Whom did Iat- wrote: nottamper with evidence or Kumar did alot — PAGE 11 the accused, wrote: Constable Satish identifiedhim tack,whereishe; /Oh! That we "Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop. /I contact anywitness as condi- and then he stopped “Takeyour freedom from the at atraffic stop in Maujpur. Getty Images know, in the trial we will see.” have heard, heardalot./Mind is tions forhis bail. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER8,2020

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‘Not over yet’ cancer in 2009. Corruption Bureau. In Bihar,the NarendraModi enjoys among Recalling Kamala’s younger Additional Chief Secretary, the electorate. to include them fornow in the days,Balachandran said, “She Minorities WelfareDepartment, Ahead of the elections as votetotals. wasveryinspired by Shyamala, Finally. Amir Subhani, said that FIRs will well as in the initial days of cam- However, Pennsylvania was her mother,who would attend be registered. paigning, the BJP effort had been already segregating those bal- civil rights protests backthen. to put the responsibility of the lots,counting them separately, She (Kamala) grew up being a Earlier,Biden staked crucial States of America. And there’s Trump’s campaign issueda Republican Senateand House. Exit polls anti-incumbency on the ruling and notincluding them in the firm believerinequal rightsfor wins in Michigan and nothing we can’t do, if we do it statement:“BeginningMonday, Tworunoffelections in recordfourth term, manyexit government ledbyKumar and announcedvotetotals. all, so in the long run Iknowthat Wisconsin. Ultimately, he cap- together.” our campaign will startprose- Georgia will determine how polls predicted that the BJP his JD (U). It waswidelybelieved Some allies of thePresident she will take steps to guarantee turedthree Midwestern states In ahistorical milestone, cuting our case in courttoen- muchcongressional control a would perform muchbetter that Chirag Paswan's vehement have suggestedanextreme these rightsinher country.” (the “Blue Wall”) that had cata- Kamala Harris will become the sureelection laws arefullyup- Biden-Harris administration than the JD(U). criticism and attackonKumar move to use baseless allegations Balachandran, who lastmet pulted Trump’s victoryin2016 firstBlackwoman and the first held andthe rightful winner is will have.The mixed bag for Of the eight exit polls, two had the tacit supportofBJP lead- of Democratic malfeasance to his niece in Washington in 2019, along with the states that had person of Indian descent to be- seated.Iwill notrestuntil the Democratsdownthe ballotex- gave the RJD-ledalliance acom- ers, that he had been proppedto pressureRepublican-controlled said that his daughter Sharada gone to former Democratic comeVicePresident.Shesaidon American People have the hon- emplifies the persisting divi- fortable majority.While the keep the Chief Ministerincheck. statelegislatures in keystatesto and Kamala areveryclose and nominee HillaryClinton. He re- Twitter:"This election is about estvotecount theydeserveand sions the countrystill grapples India TodayAxis My India poll But once JD(U) leaders send pro-Trumpelectors to the he keeps getting updates from mains ahead in the undeclared so muchmorethan @JoeBiden that Democracy demands.” with.Biden’scareerstandswith predicted that the Tejashwi warnedthat it would sabotage Electoral Collegeregardless of her.Hesaid, “Since Ihad studied battlegrounds of Arizona, or me. It’s about the soul of Trumpreiteratedhis allega- adeep belief in relationship Prasad-ledOpposition alliance the NDA's prospectsaltogether, the resultsofthe popular vote. politics, we would have on-and- Georgia, and Nevada. America and our willingness to tionsof fraudinatweet thatwas building, compromise, institu- would getbetween 139and 161 BJP leaders, including party chief Asked during anews briefing offchatsabout it.” “Iamhonoredandhumbled fightforit.We have alot of work flagged by Twitter:“Iwon this tions, and incremental change. seats, well above the halfway JPNadda, spokeout againstthe on Fridayifstate Republicans Balachandran's father,PV by the trustthe American peo- ahead of us. Let’s getstarted.” election, by alot!” He will be closelywatchedby markof122, the CNN-NEWS18- LJP leader.JD(U) leaders said would do so, the majority leader Gopalan, acivil servant, features ple have placedinmeand in Trumphasnotconcededthe In this, his thirdattempt at the progressive wings of the Today’s Chanakyapoll gave the theyhad cautionedBJP leaders of the Pennsylvania Senate, Jake predominantlyinhis memories Vice President-elect (Kamala) elections and has filedseveral the WhiteHouse, Biden, afour- Democratic Party, impatient RJD-ledalliancealandslide ma- that “when watergetsintothe Corman, replied, “Wewant to of Kamala’s childhood. He said, Harris,” Biden said in astate- lawsuitstohalt the votetally decade Washington figureasa with his centristrouteto jority of 180seats(plus or minus boat, the entireboat sinks”. stay in the tradition that the “Kamala usedtobeverycurious ment from his familyhome in process. Senator and then avice presi- progress. During his campaign, 11). The Chanakyapoll gave the The overconfidence of BJP popular votewinner wins the and he usedtoanswer all her Delaware. However, avenues foranal- dent,receivedmorethan74 mil- he had to fend offTrump’s at- JD(U)-BJP alliance just55seats. leaders that their party could election.” ‘hows and whys’. The twoof “In the face of unprece- ternateoutcome continue to lion votes, 4million morethan tempts to associateBiden with The India Todaypoll predicted emerge as the single-largest Even if the stateRepublicans them oftenwent out on long dentedobstacles,arecordnum- shrink as the counting contin- Trump,andmorethananyother sectionsof hispartythatarefur- that the ruling alliance would party because therewas decline could makesuchamovelegally walksduring her stay in India.” berofAmericansvoted.Proving ues. Forthe lastweek,Trump presidential candidate. ther to the leftofhim. getbetween 69 and 91 seats. in Kumar's popularity and there —the legislature“cannotsimply Harris has oftenspoken about once again, that democracy hasbeensulkingandinabizarre In arecordturnout election Both sides had lawyers and The ABP News CVoter poll wasabsence of avocal ignorethe popular vote,” said her grandfather,referring to him beatsdeep in the heartof outburstthat defiedfacts, he season, and the first-everina voter protection groups stand- predicted that the RJD- Opposition starteddiminishing AttorneyGeneral Josh Shapiroof as an inspiration. America. With the campaign said that the election had been pandemic, 103million total ingreadyintheexpectedcaseof Congress-Leftalliance would get afterthe firstphase. Pennsylvania —itwas an ex- Acknowledging that over,it’s time to put the anger stolen through “illegal votes”. votes came in before election alegal fight. Supreme Court between 108and 131seatsand Although BJP's star cam- treme example of the lengths to Kamala’s win marksmanyfirsts and harsh rhetoric behind us Half an hour before noon dayitself through the mail. Justice Samuel Alitoordered the JD(U)-BJP alliance between paigners repeatedly mentioned whichsome Trumpsupporters -- firstfemale Vice President, and come together as anation. Saturday, soon afterthe major However, the President- Pennsylvania’selectionofficials 104and 128seats. The Times the needtohaveModi at the seem willingtogo. firstIndian-American Vice It’s time forAmerica to unite. television networks,beginning electfacessignificantchallenges to separateballots that arrived NowCVoter poll said the RJD-al- Centreand Kumar in Bihar,the The intensive Trumpeffortis President and the firstAfrican- And to heal. We arethe United with CNN,calledthe race over, ahead, including apotential afterElection Day. liance would get120 seats, damagehad been done. The the endgame of along-planned American Vice President in the closelyfollowedbythe JD(U)- BJP's hesitance over Kumar and contingency in whichthe US -- her uncle said, “She be- BJP alliance at 116. Paswan's attacks appeared to President plannedtochallenge lievesinequality forall. Iknow fence ties. This wascrucial since proachfromthe Biden adminis- NRC, the Trumpadministration their class exams. Studentsfrom The TV9Bharatvarsh poll have confusedvoters. anypossible defeat through that she will makeher mark.” it wasfor the firsttime that any tration too. “A Biden administra- had nottaken anyaction apart Class 1to5receive Rs 1,000 per predicted that the Opposition al- The BJP contested110 seats, claims that the voting system In an eight-second video she countrywas giventhis status, tion will also work with India to from making some perfunctory year and studentsofClass 6to10 liance would getbetween 115 leaving 11 seatstothe Vikassheel was“rigged”againsthim. The postedonTwitter,Kamala outside of the traditional alliance supportarules-basedand sta- statements. receive Rs 10,700 ayear if they and 125seatsand the JD(U)-BJP Insaan Party, while allyJD(U) campaign has been abettedbya Harris, on the phone with system of the US. ble Indo-Pacific region in which But with Democratsin areinahostelorRs5,700 ayear alliance between 110and 120. contested115 seats. It had given robustpro-Trumpmedia President-elect Joe Biden, tells In fact, in the lastfew months no country, including China, is power, the Indian government if theyare dayscholars. Mostof TheRepublic Jan Ki Baat sur- sevenseatsout of itsshareto ecosystem, with Trump’s own him: “Wedid it. We did it, Joe. of the Obama administration, able to threaten itsneighbours can expect some tough state- the corruption, The Indian veygaveacomfortable lead to JitanRam Manjhi’s Hindustan social media accountsatits cen- Youare going to be the next the twosides signedthe with impunity,” his campaign mentsfromthe Biden adminis- Express found, is related to these the Opposition alliance. It pre- Awam Morcha(Secular). In the tre, amplifying his false claims. President of the United States.” Logistics Exchange document stated. tration on these issues. lasttwo categories. dicted that the RJD-ledalliance Opposition alliance, the RJD con- Thereisnoprecedent of an Memorandum of Agreement, While Trumpadministration “The reason whyDirect would getbetween 118and 138 tested 144seats, the Congress 70 American President refusing to PM greets firstofthree foundational pacts, officials, including US Secretary Scholarship Benefit Transfer wasbrought in seatswhile the JD(U)-BJP coali- and the three Leftparties -- CPM, leave office afterbeing defeated Biden announcedhis vision for in August2016. The Trumpad- of StateMichael RPompeo, had Severalstudentshad their wastoensuretransparency in tion would end up with seats CPI(ML) and CPI -- 29 seats. in an election. Legal scholars and the futureofUS-India relations: ministration signedthe remain- been attacking the Communist Aadhaar cards and fingerprints the system. But nowthat leak- ranging between 91 and 117. The lastphase of elections agroup calledthe Transition “My dream is that in 2020, the ing foundational pacts-- PartyofChina quiteopenly, the takenand scholarships were dis- ages have to come to light The India Ahead-ETGpoll Saturdaysaw a57.91%voter Integrity Project have been ex- twoclosestnations in the world Communications Compatibility Biden administration’s language bursedintheir names but they through The Indian Express re- said the RJD-ledalliance would turnout. Election Commission amining the ways in whichthe will be India and the United and Security Agreement and might be abit morecalibrated. receivedonlyafraction of the ports,theymustbeimmediately get111-129 seatsand the JD(U)- officials said the figurewas transition machinerycould fail, States.” Basic Exchangeand Cooperation The issue of immigration and amount -- if at all anything. and sternlyaddressed. The pri- BJP alliance 106-122 seats. The likelytorise. In comparison, the and gaming out severalnight- Although Senator Obama Agreement forGeo-Spatial visas forIndians, especiallyH1B Scholarship meant forstudents ority of this government wasto NEWSX-DVResearch poll pre- same 78 seatssaw aturnout of marescenarios. Fears have been wasinitiallyhesitant to support Cooperation. visas forskilledprofessionals, who live in hostels were si- ensurethat minority students dicted aclose finish, giving the 60.6% during the lastAssembly expressedofstreetbattles be- the Indo-US nuclear deal, Biden Obama and Biden also has been amajor concern for phonedoff in the name of getanopportunity foreducation ruling alliance 110-117 seatsand elections in 2015.Cumulatively, tween Trumppartisans and ledthe charge and worked with strengthenedcooperation with Indians under the Trumpad- schoolsthat didn’t have ahostel. through these scholarships. The the Opposition alliance 108-123 the state's provisional turnout trimphant Biden supporters. both Democratsand India to fight terrorism in their ministration. Aschool from Punjab and a Ministryhas givenout close to 5 seats. stood at 56.41% as against56.66 Republicans, to approvethe nu- countries and across the region. As Democratsinrecent years KendriyaVidyalaya from Assam croreminority scholarships in Manypolls predicted that per cent in 2015,and 57.33% in ‘Kamala’s family clear deal in the US Congress in While thereisnot muchhe have been seen to be morelib- had their names being fraudu- the pastsix years and we believe the BJP would perform better 2019 during the Lok Sabha elec- Forthe lastfour days, 2008. said during his time in the ad- eral towardsimmigration, Biden lentlyusedtodivertscholarship that this has also helpedmany than the JD(U). While the Times tions. Balachandran has been gluedto He wasone of the keyadvo- ministration on Pakistan-spon- is expected to be softertowards moneyintwo districts. girlstudentsfromminority NowCVoter poll said the BJP the TV screen at his house, do- cates of strengthening the Indo- sored terrorism, NewDelhi Indians who go to the US. The Indian Express found communities from dropping waslikelytoget 70 seatsand the Home isolation ing his owncalculations to de- US partnership, especiallyin hopes he will carry forwardthe But it maynot be very easy that the nexus stole IDs and out," said atop Ministryofficial. JD(U) 42, the ABP poll gave the The eight persons, officials termine who will win the US strategic areas. In fact, during legacy of the US administration’s forBiden to reverse some of the passwords to access the On November 2, the Ministry BJP seatsranging between 66 said, have been issuedanotice presidential elections. On Friday, that time, the US officiallyde- approachonIndia-Pakistan approaches adoptedinthe last National Scholarship Portal held itsfirstmeeting on the is- and 74,and the JD(U) between under the Epidemic Diseases he said, "I prefer to do my own clared itssupportfor India’s when it comes to cross-border four years when the Trumpad- (NSP) to dupe students, setup sue. Union MinisterofMinority 38 and 46. Act, while police complaints research over belief projections membership in areformedand terrorism. ministration tightenedthe rules. fake beneficiaries while genuine Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi The Republic survey gave the have also been filed. Their de- shown on television... Idon’t just expandedUnited Nations Over the lastfew years, there His attitude on human rights poor minority studentswereleft told The Indian BJP 60-75 seatsand the JD(U) tails, including names, ad- hope that theywill come to Security Council. This had been has been realisation in issues –and giventhat Harris too out. Express that he had initiated 31-42 seats. The India Ahead poll dresses, and personal phone power, Ihavebeen studying the akey demand of successive Washington about China’s ag- is afierce advocateofrights–has This Pre-Matric Scholarship aprobe and his officials were in predicted that the JD(U) would numbers, too, were made pub- elections forsome time, and I Indian governments, whichwas gressive behaviour,and asome- ledtosome unease in NewDelhi Scheme, launchedin2008by constant touchwith their coun- get44-50 seatsand the BJP 58- lic. Twoamong the eight per- knowthat theywill win." fulfilledbyWashington during what bipartisan consensus as whichgot supportfromthe the UPAGovernment, is meant terparts in Jharkhand. Jharkhand 64. sons had already shiftedto On Friday, as he took abreak Biden’s term as Vice President. well among Democratsand Trumpadministration on the is- to help studentsofminority Chief MinisterHemant Soren, If the exit polls turn out to be PrantijinSabarkantha, while from TV news,hemet The The Obama-Biden adminis- Republicans on China as astrate- sue of Jammu and Kashmir. communities, Muslims, too, had ordered aprobe and as- accurate, it would be seen both one person could notbetraced, Indian Express outside his tration also namedIndia aMajor gic rivaland athreat. Although some US Congress Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains sured action. as afailureand setbackfor the officials said. home. "Kamala's mother would Defense Partner -- astatus ap- While the Trumpadminis- members red-flagged the rights and Buddhists,fromfamilies On November 4, the BJP's initial strategy of present- Meanwhile, Rajkot crossed have been very proud tooifshe proved by the US Congress -- tration has been extremelyvo- situation following the removal with annual income belowRs1 Principal SecretarytoJharkhand ing Nitish Kumar as the fallen the 14,000-markafter reporting were heretoday…” Gopalan, whichmade it easier to share cal in supporting India over the of Article 370and the passageof lakh. CM, RajivArun Ekka, wroteto leader,attempting to take ad- over 100cases, while Mehsana who movedtothe US forher ed- advancedand critical technol- border standoffwith China, New the Citizenship (Amendment) To be eligible, studentsneed the WelfareSecretarytomake vantageofthe popularity and reportedover50cases taking its ucation at the ageof19, diedof ogy with India to strengthen de- Delhi will expect asimilar ap- Actand implementation of the to scoreatleast50per cent in all files available forthe Anti- goodwill that Prime Minister tallytoover4,100 cases. Opening space for politics, Gupkar allies FIR against Radia, others for decide to jointly contest DDC elections loan fraud; company denies

The decision of mainstream ities, administrative rules, etcto- August5lastyearwasdonewith- wastoreplace the existing main- cused“stole” amajor portion of ARUNSHARMA parties to contestDDC polls is morrow. Dr Sahib (PAGDchair- out anyconsultation with us, stream political parties with a EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The FIR has been filed his equity shares in the company. &BASHAARATMASOOD NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 likelytoopen up political space person and NC president Dr without anyendorsement, and newset of peopleandto createin- under sections of Asenior police officer said, JAMMU/SRINAGAR, afteralmost15months since the Farooq Abdullah) will release we disapproveofit. That is the stitutions and use them to their “WehaveregisteredanFIRagainst NOVEMBER7 abrogation of Jammu and everysingle name with his own purpose and that is whywehave advantage,” asenior leader,privy THEECONOMIC Offences Wing cheating, criminal the accusedand arelooking into Kashmir’s special status and hands,” he said on the wayfor- joinedforces,” he said. to the consultations, told The (EOW) of Delhi Police has filedan breachoftrust, all chargesagainstthem.” Radia, IN ASUDDEN but significant de- downgrading of the stateinto ward. While National Conference IndianExpress.“Wewantto send FIR againstNiiraRadia, chairper- whocurrentlyrunstwohospitals cision, the People’s Alliance for twoUnion Territories lastAugust. This is also forthe firsttime in and PDP had stayed away from amessagethatthemainstreamis son of Nayati Healthcare, and fraud, forgery, and in Agra and Mathura, wasacor- Gupkar Declaration said itscon- “Despitethe abruptness of J&K’selectoralpoliticsthatthema- the municipal and panchayat notgoing anywhere. Also it is not three others in aloan embezzle- embezzlement poratelobbyist,allegedly involved stituentsincluding National timing and the suddenness to jor mainstream parties including polls under Governor’s rule in participation in the elections but ment case of Rs 300crore. of funds in the 2G spectrum case. Conference and People’s complete everything within one arch rivals National Conference 2018,the decision to jointlycon- blocking the road forBJP.” The police said acomplaint Aspokesperson of the com- Democratic Partywould jointly month,we have unanimouslyde- and Peoples Democratic Party test DDC polls has sprung asur- Lone said the decision was wasfiledbyorthopaedic surgeon panysaid,“Sharma,beingamem- contestthe upcoming District cidedtocontestthese elections have buriedthe hatchetto“pre- prise, both within leadership of takenafterascertainingtheviews Dr RajeevKumar Sharma on Healthcaresaid, “The FIR is base- berofthe board, wasaparty and Development Council (DDC) unitedly,” said PAGD spokesper- vent the BJP from invading the the parties and the people. of their ground levelworkers in November4againstRadia,hersis- lessandtheallegationsby Sharma signatorytoallactionsof thecom- elections in Jammu and Kashmir. son Sajad Lone, who is also the mainstream political space”. Sources said the decision to JammuandearlierinKashmir.“All terKaruna Menon, and senior arealso baseless.” pany. Due to differences which The first-everelections to the Chairmanof People’sConference. “This (decision) wasneces- contestDDC elections wasunan- the delegations meeting us here boardmembers of the company The FIR mentions that Radia arose pursuant to conducting a newly-conceivedDDCsaresched- “This is the mostsacred space sary,”senior PDP leader Naeem imous and one of the main rea- in Jammu expressedsentiments Satish Kumar Narula and Yateesh and the others took loans fortwo forensic audit of the activities of uledtobeheld over eight phases in democracy and we will notal- AkhtartoldTheIndianExpress.“It sons was“nottoleave”the main- similar to the people in Kashmir. Wahaal. hospitals —Nayati Medicity in thepreviousmanagementunder beginning November 28. Each lowittobemurdered or mo- isalreadybeingsaidthatwe have streampoliticalspaceopento the Allarefacinggraveproblems,eco- The FIR has been filedunder Gurgaon and VIMHANS in Delhi. Sharma, certain issues of misap- DDCwillcompriseelectedmem- lested,”Lonesaidinsupportofthe no representative character.We BJP and to allowitto“gain hold of nomicandadministrative.People sections of cheating, criminal Sharma stated in his complaint propriation came to light. These bers from 14 territorial con- decision of the PAGD alliance expect alandslide victoryand we the powerstructure” in Jammu in both Jammu and Kashmir are breachoftrust,fraud,forgery, and that he held “key positions” at issueswere takenupwithSharma stituencies whichare being de- membersto contesttheDDCelec- would liketosend amessageto and Kashmir. unhappyoverthe decisions of embezzlement of funds. these twohospitals, and wasalso andwere dulyreportedtothepo- limited. tions.“Wewilldiscussthemodal- the worldthat what wasdone on “The aim of these elections August5,” he said. In astatement, Nayati ashareholder,and that the ac- lice in the form of acomplaint.

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CASETRACKER SEC ISSUES LIST OF ROs FOR CIVIC POLLS 4.3 magnitude earthquake PLACES CONFIRMED DEATHS NEW CASES strikes near Surat, no Ahmedabad 42,738 1,917182 VMCcurtailsquotafunds Amreli 2,8942614 casualties reported Anand 1,512169 Aravalli 814248 Banaskantha 2,943 32 24 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The epicentreofthe Bharuch3,020 17 20 forcorporatorstoRs5lakh SURAT,AHMEDABAD, quakewas at Mota Bhavnagar 4,930 69 11 NOVEMBER7 Malpor village, about Botad843 5 No decision has been takenon corporations of Rajkot, “The BombayProvincial AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 4.3 Chhota Udepur 69844 25 km from Kabirvad EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the fodwari funds, which Ahmedabad and Surat. Rajkot Municipal Corporation Act on the Richter scale wasfelt in Dahod 1,987715 VADODARA,AHMEDABAD, amount to Rs 40 lakh per elec- Municipal Corporation (RMC) (Gujarat Amendment), 1949, manyparts of south Gujarat, in- Dang 121 RAJKOT,NOVEMBER7 tion ward.” said it has notcurtailedorre- provides forappointing admin- cluding Surat city,onSaturday. adepth of 5.9 km. The second Devbhoomi 808 55 Vadodarahas 19 election stricted local area development istrators on the expiryofthe The tremor,with itsepicentre36 tremorof 2.1magnitudestruckat WITH THE StateElection wardsand 76 corporators -four fundsofcorporators. Municipal terms of outgoing councillors of kilometres east-south-eastfrom Netrapan in the same region at Dwarka Commission (SEC) announcing corporators in eachward. Tiwari commissioner Udit Agarwal these corporations foramaxi- Bharuch, wasfollowedbya2.1 5.06pmatadepth of 4.9 km. Gandhinagar 5,1539439 alistofreturning officers forsix said the fodwari fund, which said no suchproposal wasun- mum period of twoand half magnitude quakeinthe same The firstquakelastedfor Gir Somnath 1,858 21 10 civic corporations that will go to looselytranslates into'consoli- der consideration as of now. years, within whichelections region, officials said. No damage around three seconds and drove Jamnagar 8,473 35 30 polls early next year,the dated funds', aregiven as a “Through acircular recently, forreconstituting these to property or casualties were manypeople, especiallythose VadodaraMunicipal whole to eachelection ward the stategovernment hasdi- corporations have to be under- reporteddue to the tremors. staying in high-rise apartments, Junagadh 3,8273220 Corporation (VMC) issuedacir- and can be usedfor combined rected the RMC nottoprint at takenand completed. However, According to Gandhinagar- on the roads. Surat Municipal Kheda 1,6761512 cular Saturdayallowing elected expenditures pertaining to the government coastany Diwali since the delaydue to the pan- basedInstituteofSeismological Corporation Chief Fire Officer Kutch2,7513320 representativestouse acur- development worksbythe greeting cards. However, there demic has been onlyfor three Research (ISR),theepicentreofthe Basant Pareek said, “Wehave Mahisagar1,296 13 5 tailedsum from their annual elected representatives. is no directive to reduce or sus- months, we areprepared to quakemeasuring 4.3 on the come to knowthat manyhigh- Mehsana 4,1143257 development fund quota, which The four corporators in each pend local area development have the polls in Januaryend. Richter scale wasatMotaMalpor rises were shaken due to the had been suspendedsince the ward,hesaid, arealso allowed funds of corporators. RMC cor- The administrators will take village, about 25 km from earthquaketodayinSurat, but no Morbi 2,253 18 15 Covid-19outbreak. to use up to Rs 10 lakh eachfrom porators getRs15lakh local area charge forabout three weeks.” Kabirvad located of the Narmada casualtiesordamagesto buildings Narmada 1,450 124 The circular,issuedby the consolidated fund of Rs 40 development fund everyyear The officials said SEC is also riverbank.Itstruckat3.39 pm at have been reportedsofar.” Navsari 1,37173Municipal Commissioner P lakh. “The use of this fund con- and use them to fund projects taking stockofthe Covid-19sit- Panchmahal 2,975 22 11 Swaroop, states, “Due to the tinues to be prohibited as of related to watersupply, roads, uation in the state. outbreak of the novelCovid-19 now,”Tiwari added. and facilities, likeinstalling The statepoll commission Patan2,723 46 36 pandemic, and the nationwide The decision of the VMC to benches etc,” another RMC offi- has already publishedthe Porbandar 939 44lockdown imposedbythe allowthe use of up to Rs 5lakh cer said. primarylistofvoters forlocal Rajkot 14,041 169113 MinistryofHome Affairs, aVMC from the annual quotacomes in While Surat Municipal body polls. Sabarkantha 1,8301116 circular had been issuedpro- wake of the SEC appointing re- Commissioner,Banchhanidhi Mahesh Joshi, Secretary, hibiting the commencement of turning officers forelection Pani, said no curtailmentson StateElection Commission, Surat 38,394851 192 anyworks from the quota(or wards, thus beginning the corporator funds had been or- Gujarat, said, “Onlythe sched- Surendranagar 2,499 13 20 fodwari) consolidated funds for process of the civic body elec- dered,the Ahmedabad civic ule forlocal body polls has been Tapi 84466the financial year 2020-21. tions. Scheduledtobeheld in body has also notseen anyde- deferredfor three months. Our Vadodara16,416 223 120 However, keeping the current December this year,the SEC duction in the local area devel- process forpoll preparation, conditions in mind, corporators had, on October 18,deferredthe opment scheme funds of whichstarted with the delimi- Valsad 1,24881 arepermitted to use up to Rs 5 civic elections by three months Rs 25 lakh that it allots to each tation exercise forpanchayats Other states 1483 lakh from their quotafunds ac- due to the Covid-19pandemic. councillor. and urban areas, is currentlyon. Cumulative Total New Cumulative cording to the budget of FY An elected representative An AMC official said adeci- We were supposedtoannounce discharge: cases: 2020-21.” from the BJP,who is also amem- sion wastaken early April under the elections around October cases: deaths: The circular comes nearly berofadevelopment commit- the former municipal commis- end. However, it got deferred 1,63,777 1,79,960 1,046 3,781 eight months afterthe VMC had teeinthe VMC, said, “This will sioner VijayNehrathat none of and nowwewill have to con- issuedacircular during the come as arespitetomanycor- the funds shall be usedtoput up duct the elections afterthree Covid-19lockdown, prohibiting porators, who have been trying benches in public spaces, in- months, so we needtobepre- use of the quotaorconsolidated to pacify local residentsde- cluding in societies, parks and pared forit. The ROsand AROs FESTIVALS AHEAD funds from the ongoing finan- manding small workstobe so on, so as to discouragepublic have been appointed as they cial year. completedlocally, likepaver gatherings in light of the coron- needtobetrainedfor the Police, DMs told to issue VMC chief accountant blockrepairs, benches, tree avirus pandemic. The decision polling process.” Santosh Tiwari told The Sunday guards and so on. We cannotre- is still in place. Express, “The circular has al- fuse suchinsignificant works Meanwhile, the civic bodies prohibitory orders lowedthe corporators to use up during an election year.” will see administrators being to Rs 5lakh from their individ- Meanwhile, no suchmajor appointed once their five-year restricting firecracker use ual quota, whichisatotal of Rs curtailment of funds has been term ends in mid-December. 17 lakh foreachfinancial year. announcedbythe municipal Asenior VMC official said, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 7

AHEAD OF the festiveseason, the stateHome department Saturdaydirected district mag- istrates and policeofficials across Gujarat to issue prohibitoryorders restricting the use of firecrackers under the Criminal ProcedureCode Section 144. Sale and use of fire- crackers usuallypickupacross the statebetween Diwali and NewYear. In an official communica- tion, issuedbyKKNirala, the Additional Secretary(lawand order),policecommissioners, rangeIGs, and district magis- trates across the statewereinti- mated that prohibitoryorders under CrPC section 144, in com- pliance with the stategovern- ment’s 2018 circular that lays down safetymeasures forcon- trolling pollutiondue to fire- crackers, has to be issued. The CrPC section 144authorises the executive magistratetoissue an order in urgent cases of anui- sance of apprehendeddanger. The communication men- tions that the intimation comes considering the upcoming Diwali festival, followedby Christmas and NewYear.Italso notifies that districtsmusttake cognizance of firecrackers ille- gallyimported, hoarded, or sold and take action according to guidelines laid down by the DirectorateofRevenue Intelligence. Gujarat DGP Ashish Bhatia said it wasaroutine directive and “district magistrates and police commissioners will now issue prohibitoryorders under CrPC section 144(following the communication from the home department)”, as wasdone each year with usual setofterms and conditions pertaining to noise decibel and pollution levels, cel- ebration permissible in ownar- eas onlyand limitations on tim- ings forbursting firecrackers. On Friday, Deputy Chief MinisterNitin Patelhad said the stategovernment would soon take an appropriatedecision on allowing firecrackers during Diwali if the National Green Tribunal (NGT)did notissue any directive in the matter. Gujarat, he added, with its vast expanse is “muchbetter placed” than NewDelhi in terms of pollution. The Deputy CM also said the stategovern- ment will take adecision on the matter while considering that pollution levels in Gujarat is notasdangerous as in national capital. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 GUJARAT THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER8,2020 Maharashtra tantrik arrested for ‘raping, impregnating’ sisters

Police said the accusedlat- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tercalledthe Navsari resident SURAT, NOVEMBER 7 again asking to bring his younger daughter forsome rit- NAVSARI POLICE has arrested a uals, whichhedenied. On tantrik from Maharashtrafor October 30, the tantrik,with allegedly raping twosisters, the help of his twoaides, kid- including aminor,and impreg- nappedthe minor girl. nating them. Following this, the Navsari The accusedalso allegedly resident informedthe police, usedhis twoaides to kidnap who rescuedthe girlfrom the minor girl. On Saturdaythe the tantrik’s house in police remand of the tantrik Maharashtra. Police arrested endedand he wassent to the tantrik and his twoaides on judicial custody at Navsari sub- November 3. jail. The elder daughter had The RoPaxferry (left) on atrial run on Saturday; the three-deckvessel can carry 30 trucks eachweighing 50 metric tonnes, 100passenger cars, and 500passengers at atime. Hanif Malek According to police, in July lodged acomplaint of rape this year,one of the twoaides againstthe three accused, fol- introducedaNavsari resident lowing whichpolice had regis- to the tantrik.The Navsari teredanoffence under Indian PM MODI TO LAUNCH GHOGHA-HAZIRA FERRY SERVICE TODAY resident told the tantrik that his Penal Code sections 363, 366, 23-year-old daughter washav- 376(2)(J)(N),406, 420, 120(b), ing some problems at her and the relevant sections of the in-laws’place. POCSO Act. On the pretextofperform- All the three accusedwere RoPaxvesselundergoesrigoroussea ing some rituals, the tantrik producedinNavsari allehedlyasked the father to let district courtbypolice on his daughter stay at his house November 3. in Maharashtrafor afew days. The tantrik wasremanded Afterafew days,the father in police custody forfour days, went to the tantrik’s house to while his twoaides were sent trialsaftertechnicalsnaghitsservice take his daughter back, as she to judicial custody. wanted return home, police Talking to The Sunday said. Express,Navsari police Circle the vessel, said, “The ferryisfully As the vessel gains speed, it au- wasearlier plying on the Ghogha- Ghogha through avideoconfer- sengers, 2,000 cars, 600bikes, The accusedthen asked the Inspector MBRathod said, “We EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE operational now. On Saturday tomaticallyshifts to AC (or alter- Dahej route, has been idling at the ence. This will notonlysavetime and 350trucks from Surat to Navsari resident to lethis have done medical examina- AHMEDABAD,SURAT, morning, the vessel sailedfrom nating current). This changeover Ghogha terminal afterthe RoPax and fuel, it will also boostindus- Ghogha forthe coming days.This younger daughter,who was17 tion of both the victims and NOVEMBER7 Haziraand underwent sea did nothappen (on Friday) and services were suspendeddue to tryand trade." vessel will sail everyday with years old, stay at his house for found that theywerepregnant. trials,” he said. the batteries got discharged. the coronavirus-inducedlock- Union Ministerfor Shipping three trips.” afew days,and also asked him The tantrik had confessedto THE ROPAXvessel, Voyage The trial run of the RoPaxferry Some electronic parts got down in March.The vessel is now Mansukh Mandaviyareviewed The vessel has 70 business to payRs50,000. have rapedbothofthem sev- Symphony, underwent rigorous had startedfromGhogha around damagedwhen the crew triedto being usedonthe newGhogha- the preparations of the RoPax class seatspricedatRs680 per The father deposited the eral times. We have also carried sea-trials Saturdayahead of the 9amonFriday. Sources in the manuallycontrol the steering. Hazirarouteafter IndigoSeaways launchonSaturday. Mandaviya passenger,370 executive class amount in the accused’s bank out medical examinations of virtual launchofthe Ghogha- IndigoSeaways said atotal of 70 Theyhad to stop the ferry Pvt Ltd signedatripartiteagree- and Gujarat Chief MinisterVijay seatsatRs550 per passenger,and account and took his younger him,” Haziraferry service by Prime people and eight trucks were aftertravelling about nine ment with DeendayalPortTrust Rupani areexpected to remain 100economyclass seatsatRs350 daughter to the tantrik’s house “Wehavefound that the MinisterNarendraModi on onboardand the vessel waslikely nautical miles from Ghogha,” and Gujarat Maritime Boardon present forthe inauguration on each. “It also has aCambaylounge in October.The minor girltoo tantrik usedtogivemoneyto November 8. On Friday, the to reachthe Ro-RoAdani Hazira Contractor said. November 3. Sunday. with 14 seats, wheremeals and calledher father and asked him poor people in different dis- vessel wasstalledmid-sea for Terminal in Surat around 1pm. Stating that it wasthe first On Saturday, Prime Minister Captain DKManral, the CEO other services can beavailedatRs to take her home. Afterhe trictsinSouth Gujarat asking to over an hour during atrial run Due to the technical glitch, time that suchaproblemwas Modi tweeted, "Tomorrow of IndigoSeaways,said, “The ves- 1,000per passenger,” Manral said. brought the minor girlback bring customers to him who afteritreportedan“electronic the vessel reachedSurat at 6pm, notedinthe vessel, Contractor (Sunday) is an important dayfor sel is ready forthe voyageon The three-deckRoPax vessel home, the daughters disclosed arefacing different issues. We malfunction”, officials said. theysaid. added, the damaged parts were Gujarat. Surat and Saurashtrawill Sunday. We have startedtaking can carry 30 trucks eachweigh- to their father that theyhad have seizedthe car and moped ChetanContractor,chairman “When the ferrymoves out of “replacedaround midnight by be joinedthrough asea route. I online bookings from November ing 50 metric tonnes, 100passen- been rapedbytantrik several usedinkidnapping the girl,” of DetoxGroup, the parent com- the port, it is usuallyruns on DC the automation team”. will be inaugurating RoPaxferry 3onwards, and until nowwe gercars, and 500passengers times. the officer added. panyofIndigoSeaways that owns (or direct current) from batteries. Voyage Symphony, which service between Haziraand have gotbookings for8,500pas- at atime.

VADODARA ‘CUSTODIAL DEATH’ ‘DISTURBED AREA’ No record of body matching description of Police personnel stationed deceased, says SSG hospital superintendent at Vadodara housing society moves out after two months receivedinthe morgue during The CID’s search forNisar’s records of all unclaimedand having Nisar in custody,have ADITI RAJA the period of Nisar’s alleged body -itdredged the Narmada unidentifiedbodies from across also acceptedthat he waswith VADODARA, NOVEMBER 7 murder. main canal in Vadodaratwice the state. When we beganthe them. 400metresawayfromthis Gosai howeveraddedthat Dr Ranjan Aiyer,Medical and also made inquiries at vil- probe, we also searched the “Theydestroyed the FIR of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE society.Therewereeight police the removalofpolice ban- EVEN AS the stateCrime Superintendent of SSG hospi- lages in the catchment areas of records available with the CID... the complainant of atheftfor AHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 7 personnel deployedtherebut dobasthas “nothing to do with Investigation Department tal, said, “The department of Mahisagar river-isanattempt Butwedid notcome across any whichNisar waspickedup. We with Diwali coming, Ideemed the representation,” but wasan (CID), probing the alleged cus- forensic medicine has already to “bolsterthe prosecution ar- suchbody in the records.” have witnesses who sawthe AT LEASTeight police person- it fitthat it is moreimportant administrative decision taken todial death of 65-year-old compliedwith an inquiryinsti- gument” about the custodial The VadodaraPolice, which accusedtorturing the victim. nel stationedatone of the gates to deploythem elsewhere by the inspector owing to more migrant worker Babu Shaikh tuted earlier,inwhichdetails of death, according to investiga- firstbegan investigation in a The accusedlater claimedthat of aVadodarahousing society wherethereare risk and threat resourceful deployment of po- Nisar in VadodaraonDecember suchbodies wassought. The tors in Vadodara, who filedthe missing person’s complaint theylet him go and made asta- sinceAugust, afteraccess was perception (of crime). Ithus lice personnel. 10 lastyear,has decidedto hospital has no recordofsuch FIR againstthe six policemen - filedbySalim at Sayajigunj po- tion diaryentrytothat effect. allegedly illegallycurtailedby decidedtoshiftthem.” Severalmembers of the leave forTelangana to show abody that matches the de- -inspector DB Gohil, sub-in- lice station in Januarythis year, So, the onus is on the accused the residents, leftthe spoton FirozPatel had made arep- Samarpan society had also photographs of unidentified scription of the deceased.” spector DM Rabari and Lok had also fannedout to to provetheyindeedlet him Friday, purportedlybecause resentation to the collector’s movedthe high courtin bodies kept at the SSG Hospital Aiyar addedthe hospital Rakshak Dal jawans Pankaj Maharashtraand other areas to go,” Patil said. “no risk” wasperceivedany- office as well as to the police September seeking to the victim’s family, the hos- does nothavephoto records of Mavjibhai, YogendraJilansinh, “find him alive”. “The prosecution, in this case more, police said. commissioner’s office stating removalofthe gate closureand pital authorities said aprevious unclaimedbodies that may RajivSavjibhai and Hitesh Patil, who waseventually the CID, will have to establish The residentsofSamarpan that while the HC had givena blockade. inquiryhad found no suchbody have been kept in the cold Shambubhai -inconnection handedoverthe joint investi- firmlythat the accusedwas last Housing Service Cooperative green light to continue with the As per Gosai, he has “given matching the description of the room. According to the rules, all with the case. gation of the missing complaint in the custody of the accused. Society, whichfalls under the construction, the arbitraryre- all society members my phone “missing” person. unclaimedbodies aredisposed The accusedare in judicial at Sayajigunj police station as The entireexercise to search the “Disturbed Areas” designated striction in access by wayofa number as well in case they The stateCID, in itsreplyto of within 72 hours. custody at VadodaraCentral Jail well as the probeofthe alleged Narmada canal and nowtolook under the Gujarat Prohibition closed gate,had made it diffi- ever needus...the police station the Gujarat High Courton Aiyar said, “After72hours, aftertheysurrendered on custodial killing at Fatehgunj forunidentifiedbodies is be- of Transfer of Immovable cult to continue with the con- is also 400metresfromthe Friday, whichishearing a bodies have to be disposedof September 2. The CID is ex- police station, said, “The man cause theyhavetoconvince the Property and Provision for struction work. society.” habeas corpus petition filedby by either the police station pected to file the chargesheet has notbeen found alive in our courtthat theydid all theycould Protection of Tenantsfrom The representation, ac- According to apolice officer, Nisar’s son Salim, has said that whichbrought it in or by any- by November end. probe. Our team visited but did notfind the person alive Eviction from Premises in cessedbyThe SundayExpress, the erstwhile police inspector ateam will visit the family’s one else who brought it in, and Assistant Commissioner of Maharashtratoinquireinto or dead,” he added. Disturbed Areas Act, 1991,had states, “Weare experiencing DK Vaghela “had perceived home in Telangana with in absence of anyone else, by Police (ACP) SG Patil of E complaintsoftheftagainsthim The CID is also looking for opposedarecent transfer of extreme difficulties forthe con- risk and threat and had pictures of unidentifiedbodies the hospital. In case thereisan Division, who is the com- there. During the probe, we had witnesses in the catchment ar- plotfromaParsi man, Feroz veyance of building materials thus deployedthe personnel from the SSG Hospital. explicit requestfromthe police plainant in the Vadodarapolice sufficient proof that he waslast eas of Mahisagar river, who Contractor,toaMuslim man, and other associated needs for there.” At the hospital, however, to storeabody foralonger pe- FIR filedonJuly6,said investi- seen with the six accused. In mayhaveseen the accusedon FirozMuhammad Patel. putting up construction. Since In December 2019,high the department of forensic riod, the hospital complies with gators had searched records of absence of the body,the case the night of the crime. The ex- Following the protests, we arerequired to undertake a courthad steppedintopermit medicine,whichmanages the it. However, no unclaimedbod- unclaimedbodies of December will rely on legal pointsthat are ercise is basedonthe statement VadodaraMunicipal detour...and reachuptoour plot aRs6-croreresidential prop- mortuarycold room with aca- ies arestoredfor longer than a lastyear,beforethe high court moreseverebecause the ac- of police head constable Corporation authorities had from the other gateswhichare erty transaction between a pacity of about 100bodies, said couple of weeks. The onus of handedoverthe case to the CID cusedthemselvesare custodi- Mahesh Rathwa, whose car halted the ongoing construc- on the oppositesiteofthe soci- Vadodara-basedHindu busi- it has already repliedtoa photographing and recording on August6. ans of the law.” wasone of the vehicles usedby tion. However, the Gujarat High ety. Therefore, we have repeat- nesswoman GitaGoradia and a previous inquirybythe police forensic specimen of suchbod- Patil said, “The stateCID has Patil said the accused, in the accusedtoallegedly dis- Courthad intervenedin edly made representations for Muslim businessman and edu- that no suchbody has been ies is with the police.” adepartment forkeeping their bid to destroy evidence of pose of the body. October and givenago-ahead the removalofclosureand cationistFaizal Fazlani under to the construction, blockade put up on the gate... the Disturbed Areas Act, in the subject to adherence to all At this stageitismostshocking same society. GHAA members, specifiednorms forthe same as to note that 24 hours Police are The courthad struckdown per law. station(ed) at the closedand the Special SecretaryRevenue clerks can use Police inspector at JP Road blockedgatetosee to it that the Department (SSRD) verdict of police station, JPGosai said, said blockade and closureisnot the sale being non-maintain- chambers from “Our police station is hardly removed.” able. Nov 23: HC Gujarat man Ahmedabad: The Chief Justice of HC grants regular bail to 2 Gujarat High Court, by wayofan killed as car order,onSaturdaypermitted held for ‘looting’ pistachios members of Gujarat High Court falls into gorge Advocates’ Association (GHAA) who wasrepresenting twoof andregisteredclerksto entertheir EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the six accusedwho were ar- in Uttarakhand chambers on all working days AHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 7 rested in the case, Mayursinh with effect from November 23. Jadeja and Kuldipsinh Jadeja, Gopeshwar: One pilgrimfrom Inapartialmodificationof the THE GUJARATHigh Courton both of whom were arrested on Gujaratwaskilled,whilleanother standardoperating procedure Thursdaygranted regular bail September 15,had submitted wasseriouslyinjured and two (SoP) forthe regular resumption to twoaccusedwho were in ju- before the courtthat the as far otherswentmissingonSaturday of advocates’ chambers dated dicial custody in acase where as the role of the twoaccused when acar in whichtheywere October 17,the order stated, over 25 tonne of pistachios were concerned, theyhad only travelling to Badrinath fell intoa “Apartfromtheadvocates’cham- worthRs1.44crore were looted been attributed to have deliv- gorgeinAlaknanda valley, offi- bers, the Bar room and the Bar li- from atruckbyabducting the ered the stolen goods to cials said. brarywill also be allowedtobe truckdriveratgunpoint in Ahmedabad and aremerely The accident occurrednear openedfromNovember 23, be- KutchinSeptember. truckdrivers, with no connec- BaldaurabetweenJoshimathand tween 10 am and 5pm.” An FIR wasfiledatthe Anjar tion to the said offence. Badrinath when the car carrying The order also stated that the police station in Kutchin As truckdrivers, theywere pilgrimsfromSurendranagarwas physical functioning of HC September under IPC sections notinaposition to authenticate onitsway to theHimalayantem- bencheswasbeingconsideredfor 397for robbery, 365 forkid- the legitimacy of the goods, ple, Chamoli SP office informed. resumption, tentatively starting napping, 341for wrongful re- submitted Dave. The deceasedhas been iden- January4nextyear.This is, how- straint, 323 forassault and 120 Basedonthe submissions, tifiedasMurgesh Rathore, the ever,subject to “anylogistical de- (b) forcriminal conspiracy, the courtdecidedtogrant bail twomissingpilgrimsasKripaljala velopmentsthat maytakeplace along with sections of the Arms to the twoaccused, deeming it and Dharmapal and the injured during the months of November People buy gold and silverjewelleryonthe occasion of Guru Pushya NakshatraonSaturday. BhupendraRana Act. to be afit case to exercise the as HitendraChauhan, Joshimath and December 2020”. ENS AdvocateUtkarsh Dave. court’s discretion. SDM Anil Chanyalsaid. PTI

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Irrigation Division, Petlad Near Collage Chowkadi *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth He also hailedthe appoint- Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria Petlad. Phone No. 02697-251043, Fax No. 02697- CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT ment of the Chief of Defence Staff said,“Appointmentof theChief of 252543 andsaidthattheformationof the DefenceStaffandformationof the 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY Read carefully special condition of tender before Department of MilitaryAffairs DMA (Department of Military quoting tender rate 1.49 7.48 50,356 marksthebeginningof the“most Affairs) marks the beginning of NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: historic phase of higher defence the mosthistoric phase of higher Further details Tender Notice &Tedner Document can 1.48 7.26 53,920 reforms” in the country. defence reforms in our country. be seen at www.nprocure.com & www.statetenders.com Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria Andallof youhavingbeenbornin (INF/ANAND/395/20-21) positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more wasaddressingNationalDefence this perfect triservices institute indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days Academy(NDA) cadets afterre- calledthe NDAatthe startofthe GUJARATSTATEELECTRICITY GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak viewingthepassingoutparadeof training areactuallybest CORPORATION LIMITED OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, DataasonNovember6,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers C-194 includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive its139th course, whichwas held equippedtosuccessfullytrans- Sikka Thermal Power Station, At PO Sikka, Dist. 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Estimated Cost :Rs. 192.15 death rate, 24*7 NDAneeds to be carriedforward mantle of jointness as proudlyas structures of plant premises as and when required basis at STPS. 2) Providing 04. Period of Completion :4(Four) Calendar Months tests to be done to the respective service acade- youwill don your ownuniform,” and fixing MS trench cover at cable trench near BFP area unit 3&4 at GSECL 05. Class of Contractor :‘B’ &‘A’ Class. call centre checks mies.Today'sbattlespaceishighly he said. TPS Sikka. 3) Work Contract for On-Line and Off-Line Cleaning of Various 06. Date &Time of availability for all teachers on elderly patients complexand multi-dimensional, Speaking of threatsthat India Electrical Auxiliaries At Sikka TPS. 4) Work of Fabrication and Erection of of bid document in the portal :From 11.00 Hrs. of Dt. with unpredictable security sce- faces,AirChief MarshalBhadauria 10.11.2020 to 17.00 Hrs of Rubber expansion Compensator for Expansion Bellows of Flue Gas,Primary 24.11.2020 narios and high operational said,“Asbuddingmilitaryprofes- and Secondary Air duct of Boiler Unit No.3&4during AOH/COH /RSD / 07. Last date /time of seeking EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tempo. In the battlespace, opera- sionalsyoushouldbeginto under- FSD. 5) Work of replacement of new expansion bellows and patch repair/rec- clarification :17.00 Hrs of 16.11.2020 MUMBAI,NOVEMBER7 KOLKATA,NOVEMBER7 tional response will demand an stand that geopolitical churnings tification of flue gas/primary &secondary hot air /cold air ducting and its 08. Last date /time of receipt of integrated synergistic approach. around the worldhaveadirect supports in Boiler Unit No.3&4during AOH/COH/RSD/FSD. 6) Work of bids in the portal :17.00 Hrs of 24.11.2020 09. Date &Time of opening of BEFORE SCHOOLSinAS WESTBengal struggles to keep “Thereforethe bonds of bearing on the security environ- Repairing and Rewinding of various type of Submersible &Mud Pump Motor Technical bids :At11.00 Hrs. of 25.11.2020 Maharashtrareopen afterDiwali Covid-related deaths under con- friendship that youhaveforged ment in our neighbourhood. Our set of GSECL Sikka TPS as and when required basis at party’spremises. 7) 10. Name and Address of the vacations from November 23 trol, the stategovernment has here, with your course mates, armedforceshave to beprepared Supply of various Lighting materials for EMD III (CHP), Sikka TPS. 8) Supply Officer Inviting Bid :Superintending Engineer, onwards, RT-PCR teststodetect turnedtophone calls to checkon with your squadron mates, need forhybridthreatsemanatingfrom of LRSB Lance assembly at Sikka TPS. P.H. Circle, Sambalpur, Brooks’ Hill, Near Stadium, Covid-19will be conducted for elderly patientswith co-morbidi- to continue throughout your life, multiple fronts.” Tender documents available on GSECL Website www.gsecl.in &E&P At/Po- Motijharan, all teachers between November ties who areinhome quaran- Dept.GoG: http://guj-epd.gov.in (for view,download and submission Dist- Sambalpur-768 001. 17 and 22, stateSchool Education tine. At 1.86 per cent, West in hard). Party has to submit tender in online also on web site Further details can be seen from the e-Procurement portal MinisterVarsha Gaikwad said on Bengal has the second highest www.nprocure.com.Vendor,Manufacturers,Contractors are requested “http://www.tendersorissa.gov.in” to locate the same from above web site.Please be in touch with our Sd/- Saturday. Covid death rate in the country Superintending Engineer, While detailedstandardop- afterMaharashtra’s2.6percent above site for any future Amendment /Corrigendum. P.H. Circle, Sambalpur. erating procedures (SOPs) re- whilethenationalaveragehov- Chief Engineer (G), STPS OIPR-13018/11/0004/2021 garding the reopening of schools ers around 1.5per cent. areyet to be releasedbythe Afortnight ago, the Health school education department, Departmentlaunchedaround- GujaratWater Supply and Gaikwad stated that onlyone the-clockcall centretoensure Sewerage Board child will be made to sit on asin- timelyhospitalisationof elderly glebenchand classes will be Covid-19patientsiftheyface Tender Notice No.18, 19, 20, 21, 22 of 2020-2021 held on alternatedays.She fur- anyhealth complications. A ONLINE TENDER ther said studentswill be asked HealthDepartmentofficialsaid to come aftereating meals at the decision wastaken after ID.433989/433993/434001/433996/434002 their homes and will be required severalreports suggestedthat Tenders are invited through E-Tendering by the Executive to bring their ownwater bottles. mostCovid-related deaths School hours will be reducedto were due to lateadmission to Engineer P.H.W.Dn. Jamnagar,''Jal Bhavan'' Ground four,wherein onlyscience, math hospitals. “Toresolve this, we Floor,Block No.1, Near Milk Dairy,Saru Saction Road, and english will be taught. aredepending on phone mon- Jamnagar 361008 for 1) Repairing of office building of Online learning will continue itoring. We work 24X7 and call Jalbhavan-Saru Section Road at Jamnagar 2) Mand R forthe teaching of other subjects, those who areabove 50 and Gaikwad clarified. Schools for have comorbidities,”saidtheof- work to Khijadiya RWSS 3) Mand Rwork to Panna RWSS other classes will graduallybe ficial.Callcentreemployeesring 4) Mand Rwork to Lalpur RWSS 5) Mand Rwork to startedinphases. Lastweek,the up 500patientsdaily. Sasoi RWSS from the Government Registered Contractor. department had also released Tender documents can be seen, down-loaded and submit- guidelines forteachers forphys- icallyattending schools. ted on website https://www.nprocure.com Last date Chief MinisterUddhav of submission of tender is Dt. 20/11/2020 up to 18:00 Thackeray on Saturdayapproved Hours.Physical submission of Tender Document is Dt. the proposal to resume physical 21/11/2020 up to 15:00 Hours By Reg Ad./Speed schooling forstudentsofclasses nine to 12 afterDiwali, keeping Post/Hand DeliveryAccepted.Any additional Information in mind the necessarysafetypre- of the tender will be available at above mentioned office. cautions.In avirtual meeting All right is reservedtoreject any or all tenders without hostedwith Gaikwad, Thackeray assigning any reasonsthereof.Any amendment regarding said, “Giventhe present situa- tion, asecond waveofcoron- this tender will be shown/published only on website only. avirus cannotberuledout. 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YOURWEEKAHEAD BRIDGE SUNDAY CROSSWORD 2294 If it’s your NORTH ARIES (Mar 21 -Apr 20) LIBRA (Sep 24 -Oct 23) QUICKCLUES Birthday Venus is now From the planetary ♠ 643 ACROSS wafting itsway point of viewyour ❤53 WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH 8. Capital of Germany(6) 9. Impenetrable (8) through pleasant week is divided ♦ A9532 2NT 10.One who seeksexcitement (8) regions of your intoneat ♣93 Pass 3NTPass Pass 11.Anelectronic valve -"editor" SundayNovember 8 chart. That's good news,for compartments. Gettrim and Pass anagram ?(6) Mars' magnetic relationships suggestthat this softplanetsoothes your fit, work and do your chores SOUTH troubledbrowand calms up to Wednesday, and then 12.Physicallypresent (2,6) youmay alternatebetween unrestrained ♠ AK7 13.Scottish landlords (6) your passions. 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Until then, youmay put again without warning, ifbysomechanceWestwaskiddingandhasledfromafivecardsuit,play- (6) be buzzing with newideas. However, you ing low on the nine is safe because if East has another heart it means the 4. Appropriate(7) your feet up and look although youmight be suitdivided4-3asexpected. could be pushing partners to the limit. afteryourself. pleasantlysurprised. Southdoeslosethreehearttricksbuthemakeshiscontract. Withdiamonds 5. Mexican pancake(8) dividing2-2,itturnsoutthatSouthcouldhavemadetentricks. 6. Anyspecific behaviour WednesdayNovember 11 GEMINI (May22-June 21) SAGITTARIUS (Nov 24 -Dec 22) Southmadeagoodplay. Byplayinglowontheseconddiamondheinsured (8) You’restill not Sooner or later you that he would get five diamond tricks and at least nine tricks in all. South's 7. Attacked,struckorinvaded(6) 25. Person sickofplaywright year (6) Some people arestill feeling toodazedand prepared to talk needtocall ahalt playwasabitofinsurance. Ifyouareinagamewithsomeonewhomakesa 15.Divide (8) (6) 23. Pipe in Civil Service doctrines confusedtocome to terms with play like this, you should recognize that you are up against asolid player. 16.Seat with armrests (8) 26. Common pine able to be cut up (6) about your most to acourse of Manyplayersknowthisistherightplay,butmanyaresogreedythattheyal- eventswhichhavetakenplaceoverthepast 18.Interfered,butted in or meddled(8) (8) 24.One wanted to have done this with important action whichis ways play for the suit to divide evenly. Of course, when the suit is 3-1, they year.That'shardlysurprising,forit'sdifficult proposals and plans. You designedtoplease other godowninacoldcontract,butatleasttheyexercisedtheirrighttobegreedy. 19.Expressedamusement (7) 27.Lotsofflagellations? (8) one's dough, by the sound of it Dealer:East,Vulnerable:None 21.Founder of the American Shakers 28. 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IN MP, BJP 16-18; CONG 10-12: POLLS Exit polls forecast Pollissuesatabordertownin You will get ease of good show by BJP business; work to Bihar:‘Internationalislocal’ give ease of living: in MP, UP, Gujarat it affects voting. But it has no ba- DIPANKARGHOSE sic facilities. If elections are tak- polls forecast. JOGBANI(ARARIA),NOVEMBER7 ing place, why are our shops PM to IIT students LIZMATHEW The by-elections in MP were empty,” he said. NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 seen also as a test of Jyotiraditya OM SAISweets is a small little Right in front of his shop, is Scindia's influence in the state's nondescript shop. It has a counter the Jogbani Railway Station, and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE WHILE THE exit poll predictions politics. A handsome victory that is half empty, but has some at least 50 Nepali citizens, who NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 for Biharwill bedisheartening for would enable Scindia to keep his biscuits for sale, a small fridge arrived by train, are stranded be- BJP, theforecast for the Assembly bargaining power for the immi- that has juice, and a stove for tea. cause the gates are closed even PRIMEMINISTERNarendraModi by-elections in several states will nent Cabinet reshuffle at the Yet, Ramesh Sharma couldn’t be for residents on Saturday. Saturdaysaidtechnologywillplay certainly make the party happy. Centre aswell. It is equally crucial prouder of his little store. Among them, Shabnam Dev, a the biggest role in the post-Covid On Saturday, the exit polls fore- for BJP leaders such as Narendra Looming in front of the shop, student of Sharda University in world and asked the graduating castthat theBJP government will Singh Tomar, who had played a is an arching gate called the “Lok Noida said, “I live in Viratnagar batch of the Indian Institute of be safe in Madhya Pradesh, and key role in bringing in the MP Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan At a polling booth in Araria district on Saturday. Express and was coming home because Technology (IIT) Delhi not to con- the party will do extremely well Congress MLAs to the party. For Dwar”, also known as Jogbani’s my examinations finished. We siderthemselves “unlucky”dueto in its strongholds of Gujarat and Tomar, too, an impressive show India-Nepal Border. So Sharma’s have been told we can’t cross the pandemic, and instead make PM Modi addresses the 51st Uttar Pradesh. by BJP would enhance his stature shop he says, is the last Indian rows and rows tached, goods are more expen- over today because of election the most of their “first-mover ad- convocation of IIT-Delhi According to the India Today- in the party and could back his store this side of the border. For of shops. On sive there. So people from a wide day. Maybe tomorrow.” vantage” in this new world. through video conferencing, Axis My India exit poll, BJP could CM ambitions. eight months though, since Saturday, most radius in Nepal, come to Jogbani Yet, for an international bor- ThePrimeMinister was virtu- in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI win between 16 and 18 seats in The BJP would have to see that March, the otherwise bustling were empty or to buy goods. Now business is der, complete with a land port, ally addressing the 51st convoca- MP, out of 28 that went to by- its house is in order, as there has border has been shut for trade, shut. But it down to 25 percent. Mudde toh the roads of Jogbani barely exist. tion of the IIT Delhi — it was con- elections on November 3. The been a lot of heartburn over Om Sai Sweets has had close to DECISION wasn’t just this yaha international hi local hai,” On a busy day, they are always ducted in hybrid mode with a He gave four mantras to stu- Congressis predictedto win10 to Scindia joining the party, and the no business. 2020 Saturday. It has Sharma laughs. choked. Satender Paswan, who limitedphysicalpresenceoncam- dents – “focus on quality; never 12 seats. party's move to reward almost all As 78 seats went to the polls BIHAR been like this Close by, Santosh Pandit has a works as a labourer near the pus and a widely shared online compromise”,“ensurescalability; The exit of 25 Congress MLAs the former Congress legislators in the third and final phase of the for eight store that sells Indian dry fruits Railway Station, “Every time the webcast. make your innovations work at a had necessitated the bypolls in with by-election tickets. A roar- Bihar assembly elections on months because the usual clien- and other knick knacks, that is BJP wins. But why can’t they fix A total of 2,019 students were mass scale”, “assure reliability; MP. The BSP is expected to win ing victory in the MP bypolls Saturday, in Jogbani, an election tele in all of them, is from across empty too. Forbesganj has been the roads?When someoneenters awarded degrees on Saturday. build long-term trust in the mar- one seat, according to the exit couldpaperover such differences that has stayed largely focused the border. “Before March, all of a BJP stronghold since 1990, ex- our country what impression do Oneof threePhDstudentsgradu- ket” and“bringinadaptability;be polls. in the state unit. on local issues, has an interna- these shops would have been cept once when the BSP won in they get? Of this, dirt and bad atingthisyearfromthecampusis opento changeandexpectuncer- The BJP requires nine seats to While responsibility over tional problem. bustling with customers from 2000, and now in the middle of roads. We have had one demand a woman. tainty as a way of life”. ensure the Shivraj Singh Chouhan NDA's performance in Bihar The border town of Jogbani Viratnagar in Nepal which is 2 a contest with the BJP and the for so many years and Nitish “The post-Covid world is go- “The country will give you government has majority in the could be shared with Chief falls under the Forbesganj con- kilometres away. They come Congress the primary players. “A Kumarsays he hasbuilt roads, but ing to be very different and tech- easeof business,you justwork for 230-member House. Minister Nitish Kumar — in fact, stituency of Araria district, one here because the supply to the lot of people here still back the lookfor yourself.Maybe itis time nologywillplaythebiggestrolein ease of living of the people of this Out of seven constituencies the BJPhas already admittedthat of the seats that saw polling on shops there goes from India, and BJP, me included. It is a border for some change,” he said. it. Till last year, nobody had country,” he said. that wentto bypollsin UP,theBJP the fatiguefactor and anti-incum- Saturday. The town has grown because it is across the border area after all. But there is some FULLREPORTON thought that whether it is meet- Education Minister Ramesh is expected to winfive to sixseats bency could affect NDA's over the last three decades, into and there are duties and taxes at- anger which is hard to predict if www.indianexpress.com ings or exams, viva or convoca- Pokhriyal, who was also present in UP. The Samajwadi Party may prospects in the state — the by- tions, all would take a completely on the occasion, praised IIT-D for win one or two, and BSP is fore- election results could be seen as differentform.VirtualRealityand developing the diagnostic assay cast to win one. areferendum on the Central gov- Bhim Singh AugmentedRealityhave become which has made COVID-19 RT- In Gujarat, the BJPis predicted ernment's policies. It is more so the working reality,” he said. PCR tests cheaper. He launched to win six to seven seats out of since the polls come in the middle meets Gupkar “You may be feeling your ‘eVIDYA - Enabling Virtual & eight. The defection of Congress of protests against the new farm batch is not very lucky. I am sure Interactive-learning for Driving MLAs to the ruling party had re- laws, deepening economic crisis, leaders, removed you are asking yourself — did all Youth Advancement’. Under the sulted in by-elections in thestate. joblessness, the Covid-19 pan- this have to happen in our gradu- new initiative, online certificate The Congress may end up with demic and tension along the LAC as JKNPP patron atingyearonly?But,thinkof itdif- programmes will be offered by none or may win one, the exit with China. ferently. You have a first-mover IIT Delhi in different domains of Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir advantage.You have moretimeto Engineering, Technology, National Panthers Partychair- learnandadaptto thenewnorms Science, Humanities and person Harsh DevSingh emerging in the workplace and Management for Indian as well Saturdayremovedhis uncle beyond. So, make most use of as international participants. Bhim Singh from the postof this,” he added. Pokhriyal also hailed the new chief patron afterthe party PM Modi said Covid -19 had National Education Policy. “The founder attendedameeting taught that “globalization is im- new National Education Policy has with members of the Gupkar al- portantbutself-relianceisequally not only been the centre of the liance in the morning. important”,andaskedstudentsto biggest deliberations in the world “PanthersParty has nothing contribute to the Atmanirbhar but it has also emerged as the to do with Prof Bhim Singh’s Bharat campaign. biggestreformintheworld,”hesaid. meeting with PAGD (People’s Alliance forGupkar Declaration) members and he had gone there in his individual capacity,’’ Harsh Devtold reporters in Jammu. 2BJP LEADERS,CONG MLAJOIN TMC “He has grownold and often doesn’t appear to have anycon- Former BJP Bengal Mahila Morchavice-president MoumitaBasu Chakraborty,Congress’s trol over his statements,” he said, Baduria MLAQazi Abdur Rahim, and severalretired bureaucrats, including BJP leader adding that the voices “against Following Covid-19 SOPs, safety measures were taken up at Debkumar Banerjee, joinedthe Trinamool Congress in the presence of ministers Partha India and forrestoration of eachpolling station in Manipur. Express Chatterjee and Firhad Hakim, and other seniorleaders of the party,inKolkata. Express Article 370and 35-A arenot ac- ceptable” to the party. ENS Manipur bypolls Conduct outreach; don’t worry Punjab MPs see over 92% voting meet Shah, seek about CM face:Shah to Bengal BJP restorationof President RamNath Kovind administeredthe oathofoffice and Saitu (91.59 per cent), Singh to Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha at Rashtrapati Bhavan. PTI LEIVONJIMMY said. The voting in twopolling sta- “We were told to bridge this train services IMPHAL,NOVEMBER7 tions at Wangoi went on till 7.20 RAVIKBHATTACHARYA gap as soon as possible. We were pm as alarge number of voters KOLKATA,NOVEMBER7 also told that booth committees Chandigarh: Twodays after THE BYPOLLStofour Assembly were still in the queue, he said. should be made according to the Congress MPs from Punjab Sinha takes chargeas constituencies in Manipur con- Following Covid-19SOPs, INCREASINGBJP’S footprint at the social structure of the area... We walked out of ameeting with ducted on Saturdayconcluded safetymeasures were takenup grassroots level, ensuring more have also seen that in some ar- Union RailwaysMinisterPiyush peacefullywith ahigh voter at eachpollingstation. participation of women and dif- eas, a 21-member booth com- Goyal, adelegation of MPs met CIC; 3ICs takeoath turnout of 92.54per cent. The As per the guidelines of the ferent communities at the local mittee has only three or four Union Home MinisterAmit Shah bypollswerenecessitatedafter Election Commission, Covid-19 level, and carrying out outreach women members. We will put on Saturdayand soughtrestora- Sinha, aged 62, will have a four Congress MLAs resigned patients who arequarantined programmes without worrying more women in committees,” tion of rail trafficinthe state. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA tenureofabout three years as the from the Assemblyand joined can casttheir votes in the last about the chief ministerialface: Amit Shah said a senior leader of the party Goyalwas alsopresent in the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 CIC. ACIC and Information the ruling BJP. hour of polling underthe super- These were someofthe keytalk- who attended both meetings. meeting. Commissioner areappointed for Counting of votes will be held vision of health authorities. ingpoints during UnionHome Referring to Uttar Pradesh Terming the meeting as “cor- YASHVARDHAN KUMAR Sinha atenure of five years or till they on November 10. However, the total number of MinisterAmit Shah’s twoclosed- public statementsexuded con- where the BJP won the 2017 dial”, Congress MP Jasbir Singh wasappointed as the Chief attain the ageof65years. KBono Singh, the joint Chief Covid-19patients who exercised door organisational meetings fidence that the BJP will win state polls without the chief Dimpa said Shah had assured the Information Commissioner(CIC) Later,Sinha administeredthe Electoral Officer (CEO), said the their franchise in all four con- aheadofthe 2021Assemblypolls. morethan 200ofthe total294 ministerial face, Shah told lead- delegationthattheconcernsof the on Saturday, according to a oath of office to journalistUday bypollsremainedpeaceful ex- stituencies could notbeascer- During his two-daywhirl- seatsinthe Assemblyelection. ers not to worry about the same. statewould soon be addressed. Rashtrapati Bhavanstatement. Mahurkar,former Labour ceptfor stray incidents which tainedatthe time of filing this wind statevisit whichended on According to sources, the for- Shah said people’s anger The delegation also raisedis- President RamNath Kovind SecretaryHeeraLal Samariyaand did notaffect the voting process. report. Friday, the senior BJP leader in- mer BJP president focussedon against the TMC government sues of pending GSTcompensa- administeredthe oath of office to former Deputy Comptroller and Voting beganasscheduledat7 The EC had originallysched- teracted withvariouscommuni- booth-levelorganisations and and other factors make it con- tion as well as Rural Sinha at aceremonyheld at Auditor GeneralSaroj Punhani as am and concludedat5pm, uledbypolls forfiveAssembly ties, eminent personalities and asked to ensureadequaterepre- ducive for the BJP to win Bengal. Development Fund (RDF) for Rashtrapati Bhavan, it said. Information Commissioners. he said. constituencies. However, BJP party workers, and atelunch sentationofwomen and differ- “He said the ground for TMC’s paddy.“Ihad notexpected the The postofthe chief of trans- With three newinductions, Wangoi Assemblysegment candidateGSHaupu wonthe withtribal and Matua families. ent communities during the two ouster is already there. People meeting to take place in sucha parency watchdog Central the strength of Information recordedthe highestvoter Singhat seat unopposedafter his The BJPwon 18 seatsinthe closed-door meetings. are tired of corruption and ap- cordialatmosphere. He (Shah) InformationCommissionwasly- Commissioners has gone up to turnout with 93.26 per cent, fol- rivalcandidatewithdrew his 2019 Lok Sabha election,but the The BJP has so farcovered peasement politics of the pres- assured us thatthe traintraffic ing vacantfor over twomonths seven. lowedbyLilong (93.3 per cent), nomination. TMCswept threeAssemblyby- around 60,000 of the 79,000 ent government,” said the leader will also be restored soon,” afterBimal Julka completedhis The Central Information Wangjing Tentha (92.3 per cent) WITHPTIINPUTS polls later that year.Shah in his booths in the state. quoted above. Dimpa said. ENS term on August26. Commission, mandated to de- Sinha, aformer diplomat, cide on complaintsand appeals joinedthe agency as an filedunderthe Right to TRIPURA CM ASKS MIZORAM GOVTTOAPPROACH MHA InformationCommissioner on Information (RTI) Act, can have a January1,2019. Hehas served as Chief Information Commissioner Boundary dispute: Sonowal dialsShah after blastatschool India's High Commissioner to the and tenInformation United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. Commissioners.

dents' organisation in protest of talkswereheld among topof- identifiedbythe mapavailable 370and Article 35(A) in Jammu EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE againstthe abduction and killing ficials of Assam, Mizoram and with the government and any and Kashmir,the CM said anyre- GUWAHATI,AGARTALA, of an Assam resident allegedly the Centralgovernment. objection can be takenupwith striction can be resolvedbythe Bainsla threatens to NOVEMBER7 by attackers from Mizoram also ApproachMHA: the Centre forresolution. If they Centralgovernment and advised affected normallifeinCachar. feel the border should be re-de- Mizoram to resolve disputes “of- intensify Gujjar quota stir AN EXPLOSION allegedly Assam officials said that the TripuraCM marcated,theycan approach ficially” and not“physically”. causedbymiscreantsfrom school fallsunder Assam terri- Assam CM Meanwhile, amid astandoff the MHA…Inour federal sys- The Mizoram-Tripuraborder Jaipur: Gujjar leader Colonel cide their futurecourse of action. Mizoram damaged aprimary tory but an official statement Sarbananda over the Phuldunsei villageatop tem, MHA resolvesany inter- stand-offstarted in August, Kirori Singh BainslaonSaturday Chandnaorany otherminis- school building near the inter- from Mizoramsaid that the state Sonowal the Jampui Hills along the stateboundaryissues... Tripura- when Tripuraadministration threatenedtointensify their ag- terdid notcome to meet Gurjar stateboundaryinAssam’s government “vehementlycon- Tripura-Mizoram border, Mizoram or Tripura-Assam identifiedthat 130people living itation over reservation from leaders till Saturdayevening. Cachar district on Saturday demns suchadastardly act on an TripuraChief MinisterBiplab boundarycan be resolvedby herewereregisteredbothin November 9iftheir demands are However, Bharatpur District with Assam Chief Minister institutionoflearningand that intact at the Assam-Mizoram Kumar Deb on Saturdayasked them alone... In our federal sys- Tripuraand Mizoram, and had notmet immediately. Collector Nathmal Didel and po- Sarbananda Sonowalspeaking toowithin itsboundaries”. border areas,” read astatement the Mizoram government to re- tem, fighting amongstour- names in electoral rolls, ration Bainsla had setSaturdayas lice officials methim. to UnionHome MinisterAmit Sonowalrequested Shah to issuedbySonowal’s office. solve the boundarydisputeby selvesabout inter-state bound- cardsand other public welfare the deadline forthe government Meanwhile, members of the Shah againregarding the inter- take necessarysteps to maintain Tension has been prevailing approaching the Ministryof aryisnot done,” Deb told the benefit schemes of both states. to come up withanoffer over Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh stateboundaryissue with peace and harmonyinthe bor- along the Assam-Mizoram bor- Home Affairs.This came aweek media in Agartala, appealing Later,Mizoram claimed their demands.Hehad said ei- Samiti continued their blockade Mizoram. der areas. “The Chief Ministerdi- der since October 17 aftermis- afterMizoram asked Tripurato everyone to abstain from violat- Phuldungsei and adjoiningparts, ther the stategovernment send of the Delhi-Mumbairail route An Assam police official said rected thetop officials to main- creantsdamaged 18 temporary withdraw itssecurity forces ing the lastofficiallymapped whichtheycall Thaidawr Tlang, ministerAshok Chandna or any in Bayana’s Pilupuraand the therewere“threeblasts”while tain peaceful environment and huts andthree dwelling units, from the area. border. areparts of Mizoram. other representative with an of- Hindaun-Bayana road forthe a12-hour bandhcalledbyastu- keep brotherhood and harmony following whichseveral rounds “The inter-state boundary is Citing abrogation of Article WITHPTIINPUTS feronSaturdayortheywill de- seventh consecutive day. PTI Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THESUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER8,2020 DECISION 8 SUNDAY STORY 2020 BIHAR 10,00,000/19,00,000: VIEWFROM4RALLIES,4VOTERS

Tejashwipromisedanumber,BJP countered with itsown —itralliedcrowdsand became thisBiharelection’s refrain. At public meetingsoffour leaders who have emergedasthe face of the polls, The SundayExpress finds four people with distinctvoting choices and acommon hope — rozgaar

Kishanganj AVERAGE LITERACY ‘A leader talks above caste, takes stateforward’ Araria 61.80% Purnea RAMBAHADURSINGH,30, Criminals don’t have afreehand. ing. We have a3.5 bighaland, FARMER; from whichIearn Rs 30,000per BANKA AT CHIRAG PASWAN RALLY IN Nitish vs Lalu month. But the expenses area SHAMBHUGANJ(BANKA) The initial years of Nitish lot. We arethree brothers... We Population: 20.34 LAKH (Female: were good. But, afterthe basics, live in fear of droughts, floods. Sexratio BIHAR 51.50%) Whyheisatthe rally he should have brought compa- IhaveheardChirag’s interviews.Iliked nies, createdjobs. NowNitishji Governmentinhis life 907 when he asked whychildren from Bihar go is comparing his 15 years with During lockdown Ilostmy SEX RATIO to Kota forcoaching when teachers, owners, Laluji’s and we arecomparing pulsescropasIcouldn’tharvestit Literacy rate Banka studentsthereare all from Bihar... whythere him with other states. on time. Ihavegot twointsall- 917 arenocompanies in Bihar. As forLaluji,while stories of mentsofPM-KISAN scheme (Rs 58.17% kidnapping and ransom were ‘Contrastnot Lalu 4,000).IwillgetanotherRs2,000. Source: Census 2011;District websites; National HealthMission Aleader he admires common... our region wasnot so but other states’ Beforethat,inadrought, we got Female When Iwas working in Nashik affected... So, Idon’t have aprob- Rs 17,000from the Centre. 47.66% (Maharashtra), Isaw alot of Biharisthere, lem with anyone providedhe but in Patna, Idon’tsee people from other takesthe stateforward. His dreams Assemblyseats5 states. IlikethatPaswantalksabout Bihar Farming is nota24X7 job, it is seasonal. ‘My children want to College/University 4 First, Bihari First... Earlier,DigvijaySingh (a His fears forhis family But Icould notfind anyelectrical work here... Rajput, likeRam Bahadur) usedtowin as an Istudiedtill Class 10,but had to start My daughter is 3, Ihope Ican give her the Police Stations 16 Independent from hereashetalkedabove working at ayoung ageasanelectrician in best education... Agovernment job means I Hospitals 4 be teachers... Pay will caste lines. NowChirag doesthe same. Nashik,earning around Rs 7,000.Then, in can take loans foreducation, ahouse. One’s PrimaryHealthCentres 10 Outside Bihar,Ithink Chief Minister Yogi 2011,myfather died, and Ireturned. Here, value rises, children can marry well. be secure in agovt job’ Adityanath is good. He is very clear,strict. therewerenojobsand Ihad to take up farm- ABHINAVRAJPUT RASHMIDEVI,36, ‘Self-reliance okay but govt must also give jobs’ MOTHER OF TWO; ARARIA AT NITISH KUMAR RALLY, ARARIA NOORAHMAD,20, could have generatedsources of the pandemic and am planning Population: 28.11 LAKH B.Sc STUDENT AT TEJASHWI YADAV’S RALLY employment. His Jal Jeevan to return to Patna once my uni- PURNEA Whyshe is at therally Sexratio IN BAISI (PURNEA) Hariyali scheme remainedonly versity opens. Severalfrommytola were coming, my on paper.Thereisnocollegein Population: 32.64LAKH husband AshokKumar is heretoo,soIcame. 920 Whyheisatthe rally Baisi. People go out in search of Government in his life Sexratio IlikeNitish Kumar,heisadecent man, Tejashwi is young, talksabout students, employment. Whereisthe gov- Thepastfew months have wantstodowell... Ihavebeen to severalral- Literacy rate employment foryouth.Itismyfirstpoliti- ernment?...People can saythere been tough. The ration supplied 930 lies... NarendraModi, Lalu Prasad. cal rally. People aretalking about Tejashwi wasjungle rajinLalu’s time but by thegovernment during the 53.53% alot,particularly his promise of 10 lakh jobs. Iamnot votingfor him, Iwill lockdownhas been very help- Literacy rate Aleader she admires votefor Tejashwi. Whoevercan ful. Forfamilies likeuswhose Ihavenointerestinany leader.They Aleaderheadmires provide employment, people monthlyincome is no more 52.49% onlysay theywill work forthe poor,but Female IlikeKanhaiyaKumar.Hetalksabout the willvotefor thatparty.Ithink ‘I’m notvoting for than Rs 20-25,000,the food what do theydofor us? Nothing. 43.93% poor and marginalised. Iamalso impressed Tejashwi will deliver. Lalu, it’s Tejashwi’ savedus. Female Assemblyseats6by Samajwadi Partyleader Akhilesh Yadav. Nitish vs Lalu His fears forhis family His dreams 43.19% College/University 3 Iliked Nitish earlier,hedid very good Nitish vs Lalu Iampursuing BSc from Patliputra OnceIfinish my studies, Iwanttotake Assemblyseats7 work in his firstfiveyears. When he brought Police Stations 16 Nitish Kumar did some good work,like University.Myfather is an imam andearns up agovernmentjob.For afamilythat does- College/University 2 in prohibition, Iliked himevenmore. But Hospitals 4 his schemes forwomen. But that’s not Rs 20,000per month and supports afamily n’t have regular income, agovernment job one can still getalcohol everywhere. Ialso enough in astate with so muchpoverty.He of seven. My four brothersare also studying provides security.IknowPrime Minister Police Stations 39 PrimaryHealth Centres 9 likehis cycle scheme forgirlstudents. So talksabout Lalu Prasad’sjungle raj... But if I and dependent on his income. During the NarendraModi talksabout self-reliance but Hospitals 1 maybeevennow Ilikehim morethan any- were to compare, Idon’t see anysignificant lockdown, my father’s income dried up. We the government must also provide jobs for PrimaryHealthCentres 11 one. Pargussa bhi hai (But thereisanger too). changeinterms of povertyalleviation. have been living on our savings, but forhow the youth. In his lastterm, he did notdoanythingand Governmentinher life Unemployment rate is on the rise. Nitish long can we do that?Icame home during WALIAHMAD then the lockdown killedus. So many peo- The last eight months have been very ple walked home, including to our Dalit tola. difficult, manydays the children ateonly Lalu understood the poor, izzat diya (got once, oftenjustrice and salt. Vegetables are us respect)... In his timewefelt we also so costly, we have them twice aweek.Inthe ‘Poor live far removed... grab what comes to us’ meant something. Lekin, rains, we borrowedRs6,000to suraksha nahin diya (However, mend the roof, and don’t know he couldn’t provide security)... howwewillrepay. We didn’t GULMOHAMMAD,24, this partofthe state, butitwas the lockdown, Ihad to borrow Jungle rajwas abad time, it was getany government support, CONSTRUCTION WORKER AT ASADUDDIN only forthe elections. He didn’t moneytosurvive. KISHANGANJ dangerous on the roads. except5kgofrations. OWAISI’S RALLY IN KOCHADHAMAN care the last15years. When all But nowthereislittle The government did getus (KISHANGANJ) states were making arrange- Government in his life Population: 16.9 LAKH moneyfor anything. Howdo electricity three years ago, but mentsfor migrant workers dur- Though the government an- Sexratio we choose?... Ihavelostfaith. my husband is worriedifwe Whyheisatthe rally ing the lockdown, Nitish forced nounced schemes formigrant can paythe powerbill. We have Ihavecome all the wayfromPauri in us to stay wherewewere. workers during the lockdown, 950 Her fears forher family aJan Dhan account, but it has Uttarakhand to vote forAsaduddin Owaisi’s People who came were beaten my familyreceivedonly1.5 kg My husband worksasa no moneyright now. AIMIM. Iworkthereataconstruction site. by the police… Iwas achild of riceonce. Ihad to stay backin Literacy rate dailywager at construction About 20 of us booked aprivate bus to come, when Lalu Prasad wasthe chief Uttarakhand.Fortunately, in the sites. Beforethe lockdown, he ‘Have power, no Her dreams paying Rs 4,000 each. Owaisi is sincereand minister, and so Idon’t remem- pastfew months Ihavefound 53.53% earnedRs350 aday.But in the moneyfor bills’ Who wantstobea reaches out to people in need. He talksabout bermuch. But he launched the ‘In Owaisi, ourarea some work in Uttarakhand, and four months of the lockdown, labourer? My childrengotoa thepoor.Recently,wesaw on YouTubehow Garib Nawaztrain service from mayhavealeader’ managed to paybackapartof he earnednothing. We have a government school, and Ihope he reachedout to theflood-hit in Kishanganj. Iappreciatethat. the loan Ihad taken. Female son who is 16 and daughter who is 13,and theycan find jobs, including my daughter, Hyderabad. Ipray he wins so that this region 46.76% hence expensesfor four... food, medicines. so theydon’thavetocarryloads.Theywant toogetsaleader whostands withpeople. His fears forhis family His dreams Assemblyseats4 No one in my familylives outside the state, to beteachers... It will begood if theycan get This is the second rallythat Iamattending. Iamthe fourth of nine children and my Ican’tevendream of getting agovern- College/University 4 but Iknowmanywho do. We thought agovernment job. Theywill besecuretill the parentsare dead. At the ageof12, Ihad to mentjob.Being an illiterate, thereisno about leaving afterthe lockdowntoo, some- ageof60... nobodycan take away their Aleaderheadmires move to Uttarakhand to find work.Four of chance of getting one either... Beingpoor is Police Stations 20 one said therewould be work in Punjab. But salary, andtheywon’thavetoleave Bihar. Idon’t knowmuchabout other leaders. my brothers arealso outside the stateas adifferent experience. Youjustgrabwhat- Hospitals 2 it is very faraway, and my husband said let’s Shaayad pakka makaan bhi mil jaaye (Who thereisnoworkhere. Iearn Rs 15,000 per ever comes your way. It’s aquestion of sur- PrimaryHealthCentres 7 wait till Chhath. If someone goes, onlyhe knows we might getapucca house too). Nitish vs Lalu monthand send Rs 10,000 formywifeand vivingwiththe bareminimum. will. But Ihope he doesn’t have to. DIPANKARGHOSE Nitish Kumar recentlygot roads built in three children...For the firsttwo months of WALIAHMAD Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 9 OPINION THESUNDAYEXPRESS,NOVEMBER8,2020

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HOWMANY countries, and their people, and everyfour years, the US ship can vintagecheese.Theydosobyamending All over the world, with honourable can sayafter an election that they have change course dramatically. Hence, the the Constitution, as in Sri Lanka, or vastly exceptions,the push to absolutepower by “roundedthe corner”? Rounding the world-wide interest. empowering the Prime Minister’s Office, elected leadersisbecomingmorepro- Media corner is the contributionofPresident Thereisnoguaranteethat President- as in India. Ahead of government enjoy- nounced.The conventional institutions Donald Trumptothe English language! electBiden willsucceedinfulfillinghis ing the powers of aUSPresident is enor- and the trappings of ademocracy areal- In alargely free and fair electionheld on agenda. Justconsider the crucial issues: mouslypowerful, including the powerto lowedtoremain in place, but theywill be management PCHIDAMBARAM November 3, 2020,the American people the ragingpandemic, healthcareand the borrow, the powertospend, thepowerto hollowedout in diverse ways —byap- Website:pchidambaram.in roundedthe corner by electing (most Affordable CareAct,immigration, racial enter intoorwithdrawfrominternational pointingsubservient personstooffices, Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN likely) Mr JoeBiden as thenextPresident and gender equality,abortion, growing treaties,thepowertoappoint justices and passing weak or restrictive laws,denying Modi style of theUnitedStatesofAmerica. Despite economic disparities, ties with allies, ties the powertowagewar.APrime Minister funds, bureaucratic hurdles or intimida- the abuse andlies unleashed by with Russia, trade treaties,protectionism in atrue parliamentarysystem, however, tion. In India, examples of hollowed-out ON THE daytheyarrestedArnab Goswami Mr Trump, he wasdefeated. vs global trade, and China’s aggressive ex- is hedgedby his Cabinetand shares exec- institutions aretheElectionCommission, lastweekeverysenior minister in Narendra Isay theelection was‘largelyfreeand pansionism. Nearly one half of the US utivepower with keyCabinetministers. theInformationCommission, the Finance Modi’s Cabinetcame out openlyinhis sup- fair’ becausetherewereattemptstode- electorate—going by thepopular vote— He is, under law, accountable everyday to Commission, andthe variousnational port. The listofministerial supporters is rail the early votingprocess;cases were seems to be on one side of the fence and Parliament or parliamentarycommittees commissions forhuman rights,women, long so hereisanabbreviated version. launched to declare that certain kinds of the other half on the opposite side. Since andeveryexpendituremustbeapproved children,ScheduledCastesandScheduled Among thosewho tweetedforArnabwere early votes (e.g. drive-in voting) ought not the Republicans control the Senateand by Parliament. Tribes, minorities and the press. Legally the ministers of Home, Finance, External to be counted;courts acceptedcertain the Democrats control the House, there mandated consultations with the Affairs, Law, and Information & plaintstolimitcounting; andinafinal, will be more confrontationbetween the Opposition were reducedtoacharade. Broadcasting. Theyspokeofwhat hap- desperatemove,the Trumpcampaign twosides. CHANGE BY STEALTH In afederal system, centralisation of penedtothis celebrity TV journalistasan filedsuits against threestates. Unsurprisingly, ambitious Prime powerisaccelerated by denying funds to assault on ‘freedom of the press’. It wasthe Ministers want to bede facto President. If states/provinces or bypassing overriding hypocrisy of this that astoundedme. They In India,examples of NO LONGER aPrime Minister cannotdosobyamend- laws inthenationalParliament,thedistri- knowbetterthan anyone else that Modi hollowed-out institutions are FULFILLINGAN TWO SYSTEMS ing the Constitution, he does it by stealth, bution of legislativepowers be damned. has done moretocurb press freedom than the Election Commission, the AGENDA thedemocraticsystembedamned. If he Fewcountries of the worldhavetruly anyprime ministersince IndiraGandhi. Information Commission, The cause is the political system. It is is also the unchallenged leaderofhis democratic governments. Ican count the Foreign correspondentswho have written TheUSPresidentialandCongressional frightening that whether acountryislib- party,the transition to de factoPresident UK,Canada, Australia,New Zealand, critical pieces on him have found restric- the Finance Commission, and electionsareelectionsinwhichthewhole eral or shifts to the rightdepends on the will becompletedwithout muchprotest. Japan, Switzerland, the countries of the tions imposedontheir visas. Within India the various national worldisinvested. That is because of the election to one office. Since 2016,more Theonlychecks arethe size of the Prime European Unionwith dishonourableex- editors have been summarilydismissedfor commissions forhuman combinedfinancial,militaryand techno- countries have shiftedtothe right. Exam- Minister’s majority and his owndemo- ceptions,and maybeahandfulofcoun- having the wrong attitude. Earlier this year rights, women, children, logicalpowerofthe US. The US House of ples in ourown neighbourhood areIndia, cratic instincts. Averylarge majority and tries elsewhere. The overwhelming num- Ipersonallylostacolumn in abig Hindi Representatives(435members)iselected Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, very weak instinctswill propelaPrime berofso-called democratic countries is newspaperthathadbeenaroundfor more Scheduled Castes and de novo everytwoyears and holds the Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Ministertoact and wield powerlike notdemocratic in the spirit in whichthe than twodecades.Discreetinquiries re- Scheduled Tribes, minorities powerofthe purse. One-thirdofthe The powers of aPrime Minister(un- aPresident. oldestdemocracy wasconceived, includ- vealedthat therehad been pressurefrom and the press. Legally Senate(100members) is elected every der aparliamentarysystem) andthepow- Unfortunately, sectionsofthe popula- ing, ironically, theoldestdemocracy it- the top. mandated consultations with twoyearsanditholdsthepowerto‘advise ers of aPresident (under apresidential tion —the richeliteand the ideologically self! However, before we pointafinger at So, the one thing that Arnab’s arrest is and consent’ regarding crucial appoint- system) arelikechalk and cheese, but the drivenvoters —seemto preferanauthor- other countries, it is time forthe largest notisanattackonpress freedom. What it the Opposition were reduced mentslikefederalministersandSupreme differences arebecomingblurred. Many itarian leader rather than the complex democracy to re-examine itsown demo- can be calledisanattackbythe to acharade Courtjustices. Therefore, everytwo years pieces of commonchalk aspiretobecome checksandbalances of atrue democracy. cratic credentials. Maharashtra government on ajournalist who has been so openlyaspokesman of the BJP and the Modi government that it is hardtodescribehim as ajournalist. There has notbeen an issue or event in this past FAMILYKEPT AWAY She year in whichArnab has notsoundedlike inside amember of the Modi government.When Tejashwi Yadavensured that his elder SAID Is thereacorona truth the protests startedagainstthe Citizenship TRACK sisterMisa and his maverickbrother Tej Amendment Act(CAA) he held aseries of Pratapkept outof thecampaignanddidnot SHALINILANGER ‘debates’ that supportedthe newlaw and COOMIKAPOOR turn intoliabilities.Misa wasasked to re- staring us in the face? chargedtheprotesterswithbeing ‘anti-na- [email protected] main in Delhiorstayatthe familyhouse in tional’. Whenthe firstlockdown wasim- Patna, while TejPratapwas confinedtohis posedsosuddenlythat millions of migrant Hasanpur constituency.Father Lalu’s pho- workers were forced to walk hundredsof tograph wasalso missing from RJD posters. THERE areless than 10 of them in aqueue, kilometres to their villages, Arnab’s ‘de- DEFIANT VAJPAYEE The man in charge of handling Tejashwi’s their eyes burning into the camera, their bates’ sought to provethat journalists campaign wasSanjayYadav,his OSD when saris bright againsttheir wiryframes, their chronicling this exodus of hungry, desper- AUTHOR, ACADEMICIANVinaySitapati’s hewasdeputyCM.AnMBAwhobelongsto gaze avertedfromasecurity forceperson- atepeople were liars. newbookJugalbanditracesthecomplexre- Haryana, Sanjayhas known Tejashwi since nel carrying agun and athermal scanner, When during this same lockdown two lationshipbetweenBJPfoundersAtalBihari his days in Delhi when he playedcricket. one hand eachclad in an incongruously sadhus were killedinPalghar,Republic TV Vajpayeeand LKAdvani. But, it is Sitapati’s AnotherHaryana link of the Lalufamilyis whiteglove,and no masks. Maybethat’s triedits best to makeitsound likeahate accountof Vajpayee’slongassociationwith AjaySinghYadav, thefather-in-lawofTejash- all “thefestivalofdemocracy” could af- crime by Muslims. Then camethe cam- Rajkumari Kaul whichwill createaflutter wi’s sisterAnushka and aformer minister ford thesevoters linedupatapolling cen- paign to putRhea Chakrabortyin jail so that in saffron circles. According to Sitapati, in who campaignedfor Tejashwi. Randeep treinBokaro, Jharkhand, foraby-election SushantSinghRajput’sname couldbeused 1965,RSSchiefGuruGolwalkarheldaspe- Surjewala, supervising the Congress cam- on November 3—one glove each. And the by the BJP to garnervotes in theBihar elec- cial meetingofthe RSS topbrass to discuss paignfromtheheadquartersinPatna,isalso farceofhumanity vs Covid-19addedyet tion.Arnab ledthe lynchmob.She wasfirst the close relationship between Vajpayee, from Haryana. The Congress gainedabo- another chapter. chargedinArnab’s courtwith murder and thenarisingstarof theJanSangh,andKaul, nanza of 70 seatsinthe Mahagathbandhan Twoseasonshave nowpassedsincewe moneylaundering. Other famous anchors his marriedformer collegecontemporary afterJitan RamManjhi and Mukesh Sahani were toldto shutourselvesdown.We went who emulateArnab’s styleoflynch mob from Gwalior.RSS Uttar Pradesh in-charge leftthealliance.Sameas theLJPthatfielded intopandemicpanicwhenwinter wasstill journalism turnedtheir ownshows into Bhausaheb Deoras felt thataslong as there BJP loyalists who had been deniedaticket, in the air;weare back at the beginningsof Aqueue at apolling booth in Bermo in Bokarodistrict on voting day. PTI courtsinwhichshe wasjudgedguilty till wasnopublicity,itwas okay. Jan Sangh theCongress,withnotenoughsuitablecan- winter.Meanwhile,evenasthecoronavirus proven innocent. When the chargesof treasurerNanajiDeshmukhsuggestedthat didates,handedoutnominationsto anum- numbers in the national capital look the murder,abetment to suicide and robbing Vajpayeeshouldgetmarried.Golwalkarlis- berofRJD members. same in terms of cases,the hand-wringing take the virus in itsstride, and whose case everytime we step out the door,orlet our- Sushant’s bank account did notstick, the tenedtoallopinionsandthentoldVajpayee is nowoverpollution. Having spent nearly curvemay end up no different than oth- selvesin, the lie justkeeps gettingbigger lynchmob demandedthat she bearrested to break ties with Kaul. Vajpayeerefused. ayear in masks,wedon’t protest as the au- ers? In actuality,dowereallybelieve and bigger? for‘supplying’drugsto Sushant Singh.She This,Sitapatibelieves,wasthebeginningof ON TRIAL BASIS thorities do the annual exercise of reeling Sweden will end up paying the same cost Howlongcan those experts who have wasarrestedand deniedbail on charges Vajpayeeputtingacertaindistancebetween Thoseappointedto theposts of Cabinet out “solutions” that arecoming, or Chief as itsEuropeancounterparts, swinging been telling us that thereisanother way tooflimsy to meritincarceration. himself and the RSS. Secretary, Home Secretary, Defence Minister Arvind Kejriwal tells us it is our between extreme laxity and extreme be blockedout forspeaking theunspeak- Thereare many famous TV anchors Secretaryand Secretary, R&AW, usedtobe “thirdwave”of thecoronavirus,andexperts crackdowns, in the long term? When we able,asgovernmentsfortifytheir edifices who have been ‘managed’bythe Modigov- granted atwo-year tenuretoensurecon- saythereare “multiple peaks” ahead. look outthe window, can we seriously on coronavirus stakes? Areweaimingfor ernment but Arnab is the favouritebecause ALLIANCE UNRAVELS tinuity.The Modi government, however, Aseriouspersonal episode withCovid- denythat we (and almostthe entire that Western utopia of asanitisedworld — he has willinglyallowedhis Republicchan- BiharChief MinisterNitish Kumar was has done away with this convention and 19 means Ishould notbeplaying it down. world) has come around to theSweden as one expertcalledit—whererisksare to nel to be usedasaweapon againstthe rattledbythe hostilereceptionon hiscam- awards the tenureonapiecemeal basis, de- The fear of those15days —exacerbatedby position —wear amask in public, avoid be whittleddowntothe minimal, when Maharashtragovernment. TheBJP has paign trail. Nitish made matters worse by pending on what it perceivesas“good be- the unknowns we kept reading about —is contact, wash hands, and carry on? theycan neverbe? That kid on atrainer made it clear that it wantstotakebacka generallykeeping his distance from jour- haviour”. This wasthe case with Home notafeelingone can easilyerase. However, Arewegoingtoignorewhatthe cycle, with helmet,elbowand knee pads, statethat theybelieve wasstolen from nalists,while both Tejashwi Yadavand SecretaryAjayKumarBhalla, whowasap- as the situation drags on,we mustask our- protestsagainstlockdowns in Europe, or pedalling inside the colony, with aparent them. In this cause the services of Arnab ChiragPaswan wentoutof theway to woo pointedforoneyear in August2019. He got selveswhichspectredowedread themost. the voting in the US unswayedbythe coro- hovering behind,isastart. have been invaluable. He has attackedpo- themedia.Inthemidstofthecampaign,the another year-long extension lastmonth. And if we arebeing dishonestinnot ac- navirus, or the crowds surging to rallies in Yet, thereare no harder calls than a liticalleadersand the Mumbai police re- BJP-JD(U) alliance clearly unravelled, with Similarly,the Delhi PoliceCommissioner knowledging atruth staring us in the face. Bihar in that mostelemental of hopes,a parent’s. Everyrequestbymychildren to lentlesslytocreatethe impression that theJD(U)apparentlyretaliatingto theBJP’s and EnforcementDirector initiallygot only Do we have an answer forthe voter job,are telling us? Is the muchbetterper- be allowedout beyond my self-declared thereisatotalbreakdown of lawand order tacit supporttoChirag Paswan. In temporarycharge of their posts foralmost who told this paper in Bihar that he can’t formance of countries with poorerhealth but minimum-logic boundaryofthe in the state. Bhagalpur, Deputy CM Sushil Modi wason ayear before confirmation. understand whyhewas paying the price facilities but youngerpopulations(Asia, neighbourhood parkisanexercise in bal- His styleistoopenlythrow achallenge thedaisto campaignforBJPcandidateRohit forthe lockdown... “I don’t knowofany- Africa)tellingussomething? ancing “risks”, rebelling againstevery in- to theChief Ministerbysayingthat he is Pandeywhen he discoveredtohis shock one who has diedofcorona.” Or another Do we continue to kid ourselvesthat stinct telling me eachturn in one’s lifeis notafraidofhimor of his police chief. In re- that AjayMandal, the JD(U) MP from the HOPING FOR BLESSINGS who questionedthe Covid-19measures anygovernment has anysureanswers to about this. And that the truth is, we may cent weeksitwas the police chief, Param constituency,was missing. Somebody on ThemeetingbetweenactorRajinikanth at polling booths, as lifegoesonaround... Covid-19? Can we so easilyswataway already be living “with” the virus, likewe Bir Singh, who has been namedand tar- thedaiswhisperedthathehadjoinedforces andBJPideologueSGurumurthythisweek “Does the virus onlylivehere?” rapid antigen testsorserosurveysasthe live with those otherrisks. getedinArnab’s primetime show.Themes- withthe RJD. Modimade his unhappiness is considered significant.Rajinikanth, who Do we notwonderwhy the BlackLives answer oneday and awaste the next, when But Ican hardlyclaim all the answers. sagehasbeen ‘come and getme’. Well,they known in his speech. In Patna,the general wasplanningto starthisownpoliticalparty Matter protests that sweptAmerican we reallyare asking forthe impossible in a When the school sent aform lastweek re- came and got him. secretaryofthe JD(U) youth wing, Ravi asacounterto theAIADMKandDMK,ann- cities didn’tleadtoany super-spreader countryof125 crore, and wheretoimagine garding if we wanted to send our Class10 The question that arises is whether it is Chaurasia, accused BJP leaders of usingIT ouncedrecently that because of his health events, despitedoomsday predictions? social distancing is an act of casual cruelty? daughter backtophysical classes, we said right forany journalisttoplaythe roleof at- authorities to carryout raids againstJD(U) he will nottakepartinactive politics.Gur- Do we ever ask whythe slums opposite And do we reallythink avaccine will no. Ithought about howIwould look her tack dog forapolitical party or agovern- loyalists.Chaurasia construction firm, one umurthy’svisitisseenasanattempt by the ourflats have notseen asurge,and nei- be the miracle shot, when it usuallytakes in the face when Iput her on the school ment? Actually, the question should not of thebeneficiariesof Nitish’s‘SaatNischay’ BJP to persuadethe actor to at leastgivehis ther have the villages wherethe migrants years forsuchanevent? Do we really bus. Later,she told me mostparentshad needtobeasked.Themedia’s relationship scheme, wasraidedrecently. On Thursday, blessings forthe Assemblypolls.The BJP is headedback? Do we even want to know think that till that happens, in the most said yes. Icouldn’t look her in the face still. withgovernmenthas to beadversarial be- Nitishcriticisedthose making inflamma- aminor playerinTamil Nadu, but an en- the pestilences theyare actuallybattling? optimistic framework of an year,but of cause in ademocracy the media’s role is tory speechesonthe CAA. His target was dorsement by theactor could cut intothe Do we notdeservetoknowthe truth coursemuchlonger,weare okay with liv- National Editor Shalini Langer curates that of awatchdog. Since Modi became clearlyUPChief MinisterYogi Adityanath. vote shareofthe twoDravidian parties. about Sweden, acountrythat decidedto ing howweare?And keep denying that thefortnightly ‘She Said’ column Prime Minister, though, it has been very hardforjournalists to playthis rolebecause theyare immediatelypunished. My ISOLATION Forawhile it seemedasifModi’s reason fornever havinggiven apress conference AWEEKLY WINDOW INTO THE LIVES OF INDIA’S NEWSMAKERS AND THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THEM wasthat hedid notknowhow to dealwith the media. He believesthat the media was unfairto himafter the2002 riots in Gujarat ‘UP is so vast, onlybytaking precautions can Imonitor it’ and so he prefers to talk onlytofriendly journalists (andAkshayKumar) who ask him friendlyquestions. The main aim of his What precautions areyou taking? ing strict precautions canIconduct itsday- Myconcernhasbeenthepeople...Ihave media policy,though, is to dragoon or lure Iadheretoall necessaryprotocols. Ine- As Chief Minister of India’smost to-day functioning. been trying to adheretothe mottoof pliableTVchannels intohis service. After verstepout without aface mask,keep dis- ‘Opportunity in Calamity’. Irealisedearly he wonhis second term it can be said that tance of at least2metres while meeting populous state,whichisalso home At work,what precautions do youtake? onthatpreventionandprotectionarekey to the TV channels with the highestviewer- people.Myofficeandmeetinghallsarecon- to manymigrant labourers As the PM appealed, ‘Do gajkidoori, keepingthespread of Covid-19inchecktill shiphave become aggressive and belliger- sistentlysanitised. Ifrequentlywash my working acrossthe country, maskhaizaroori(Maintaindistance,weara avaccineisavailable...Ihavelaunchedwel- entvehicles of government propaganda. hands with soap and use sanitiser... We are YOGI ADITYANATH, 48, had mask)’...ThatiswhatIfollow. fare schemeswhichImonitor daily. And, Hindi newspapers with the largest allfollowingthePrimeMinister’smantraof readership usuallywriteonlyinpraise of Jaan hai tohjahan hai (Health is wealth). his task cut out in the pandemic. Whatprecautions do youtakewhile Whatisthe firstthing youwant to do the Supreme Leader. After seeing asurge in cases in the travelling? when the pandemic is past? This is whywehaveseenalmost no crit- Have yougot yourselftestedfor initial months, the state has In the car,inanaircraft, or achopper... I Iwanttocreatepermanentandsustain- icism of that disastrous firstlockdown in Covid-19? managed to bring down its death sanitisefrequently and maintain distance. able health infrastructure andmakeevery whichmillions of our poorestcitizens had Yes, severaltimes. Notonlyme, my en- individual economically well-equipped. to walk to theirvillages because all means tireofficestaff isfrequentlytestedforCovid- rate to 1.3and its patient recovery Howmuchtime do youspend in front of transportwerehaltedand theirjobs 19... Uttar Pradesh is number one in the co- rate nowstands at 90%. TheCM of ascreen? Since the un-lockdown, what have you were gone. This is whywesee so little crit- untryasfar as testing is concerned. Over has also launched adrive for Ihaven’t counted,but mostofmytime been doing? icism of policies that causedaneconomic 1.54 croretests have already been done. during the dayisspent in virtualmeetings, Ourfocuswasonprovidingfinancialre- slowdown long before Covid. This is why immunisation and protection seeingpresentationsonascreenorflipping lief to labourers/workers by employing thereissolittle investigation of the Chinese Have youhad to isolate yourself? against communicable diseases. through my iPad. them,since manyofthem losttheir jobsin incursions intoLadakh. The media has been Notreally. Ihavebeentakingallthepre- the pandemic. Also,welaunchedaspecial managedso well by theModi government cautions... UP is such avaststate,and over INTERVIEWBYLIZ MATHEW Howdoyou keep your mind offthe drive forimmunisation and protection that forministers to darespeak of ‘press themonthsIhaverealisedthatonlybytak- Illustration: Suvajit Dey pandemic? againstcommunicable diseases. freedom’ is offensive.

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AMU violence: ‘India’s stability relies Sharjeel Usmani Rlyssayswillnotrunjustgoodstrains: externed from on dispute resolution Aligarh under Punjab,Centreoncollisioncourse through Constitutional Goondas Act The Railways,the board Kashmir were unable to move ASADREHMAN AVISHEKGDASTIDAR& chairman said, had triedrunning because of the blockade. “Good vision of Justice’ LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER7 KANCHANVASDEV onlygoods trains on October 22 trains carrying coal, fertiliser,pe- NEWDELHI,CHANDIGARH, but protesters kept blocking op- troleum productsare waiting THEALIGARHdistrictadministra- NOVEMBER7 erations. “Weimmediately outside Punjab. Food grains in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tionhasissuedanexternmentor- startedgoods trains then. But Punjab areawaiting clearance,” NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 der againstAligarhMuslim THE CENTRE and Punjab were some major mishaps were he said. University student Sharjeel on acollision course Saturdayaf- averted, so we do notwant to do Piyush Goyal, in Twitter SUPREME COURTjudgeJustice Usmani, banning his stay in the terthe Indian Railways hard- that experiment again. Imagine posts,said: “UrgePunjab Govt to NVRamana on Saturdaysaid district forsix months under the enedits stand and refusedtorun what will happen if even one ensurefull safetyand security of that while disagreementsabout UP Control of Goondas Act. onlygoods trains in the state, cit- protestergetsrun over by atrain. entireRailways system and al- laws and their interpretation will Usmani (23) wasbooked in ing operational and safetyissues We cannotgoonclarifying to lowrunning of all trains through continue, the country's stability four cases at the Civil Lines police in viewoffarmer protests. protesters along the waywhat and to Punjab so that goods and relies on the successful resolu- stationinAligarhinDecemberlast Punjab ministerSukhjinder kind of trains we arerunning,” passenger trains can servethe tion of disputes through the ap- year following aclash between Singh Randhawa,head of the he said. people of Punjab.” plication of a“Constitutional vi- Supreme Courtjudge AMU students, police and para- cabinetcommittee constituted Yadavsaid neither stategov- “Operationallyimportant sion of Justice”. Justice NVRamana militaryforcesintheuniversity-- by Chief MinisterAmarinder Farmers shiftedfromthe tracks and sat at the passengers’ ernmentsanywherenor protest- that all tracks,stations &Railway “...lawandjusticeinthiscoun- during ademonstration against Singh to hold talkswith the agi- entrance at Phillaur station in Jalandhar Friday. GurmeetSingh ers can tell Railways whichkind property areclear forsafetyof tryisbound by the Indian theamendedcitizenshiplawand tating farmers, targeted the of trains to run where. “If we passengers, Railway staff&infra- Constitution... Over my long pro- lish asocial order where'justice, police action on the Jamia Millia Prime Ministerand said, "The startrunning trains structure. People of Punjab want fessional career,Ihaverealised social, economic and political, Islamia campus. Centrewantstocreatelaw and Jasbir Singh Gill ‘Dimpa’, one and if we run passenger trains, according to wherestate gov- to travel forfestivals likeChhath that while disagreementsabout shall inform all the institutions of “Asperreportsubmittedby in order problems in Punjab, and of the MPs, told The Indian then theywill once again block ernmentswant us, then people Puja, Diwali &Gurupurab,” he the laws and their interpretation the national life'. The Indian charge of CivilLinespolicestation wantsall Punjabis to leave the Express that the Union Home the tracks.” from everycorner of the coun- said. mightbeneverending,thestabil- Constitution empowers all insti- whichhas gone through Aligarh stateand go to Pakistan." Ministerhad assured the dele- “In suchascenario, our oper- trywill starttelling us howtorun Punjab ministerRandhawa ityof ourcountryreliesonthesuc- tutions to do Justice." SSP,ithas been made clear that Randhawa representsthe gation that the concerns of the ating staffhaveconveyedthat whichtrains and where. The said he does notknowwhat the cessful resolution of disputes He said that though the Indian SharjeelUsmanicomesunderthe border constituency of Dera statewould soon be addressed. theydonot have the confidence Indian Railways system will get Centreisupto. “But theyare through the application of what Constitution does notdefine the categoryofagoonda under sec- Baba Nanak.His remarks came He said Railways MinisterPiyush of safetytorun trains,” he said. destroyed.Not justinPunjab, it playing adangerous game. He can onlybedescribed as a term "justice" anywhere, "one tion 2ofthe UP Control Of hours afterRailway Boardchair- Goyalwas also present at the “Wegot amisguiding mes- is notpossibletodoitanywhere (the Prime Minister) belongs to 'Constitutionalvisionof Justice'to can obtain anotion of howaword Goondas Act. This person is reck- man VKYadavsaid protesters on meeting. sagefromthe stategovernment in the country.” Gujarat, the land of Mahatma thesame,”JusticeRamana,whois is usedfromthe contextinwhich less and athreat forthe public. the ground, while notblocking “Shah heardusout and we on Fridaythat tracks were all He said sucharequestwas Gandhi who taught us non-vio- the second-mostsenior judgeof it is used, as well as the tenor and Hence,peoplearescaredof giving the tracks,wereasking Railways arehopeful that the state’s issues clear foroperation of goods notoperationallyfeasible. “We lence.” thecourt,saidwhiledeliveringthe tone of the text that it is apart". evidenceagainsthim.Heisadan- to run onlygoods trains, some- will be addressedsoon. He as- trains. This messagewas similar triedtorun onlygoods trains be- “Until now, onlythe farmers keynote addressatthe17thAsian Justice Ramana said, "'Justice', gerous goonda. His actsare dan- thing that the transporterwas sured us that train trafficwill be to what protesters on the tween October 22 and 24,but it were on the streets. Now, every- LawInstituteConference (ASLI). as aterm, is usedinmultiple parts gerous to the properties of com- notwilling to do. restored soon,” he said. grounds have been saying,” he wasnot possible from the safety body will come out on the streets This year's conference, of the Constitution in different mon people,” stated the order, Congress MPs from Punjab Boardchairman Yadavsaid said. and security point of view.” as the stateismoving towardsa hostedbythe National Law contexts,fromthe Preamble to dated October 20 and issuedby metUnion Home MinisterAmit the protesters were sitting out- “It does notworklikethat. “This is notego or politics. We blackout, industryisshutting University,Delhi, has ‘Lawand different Articles of the Additional District Magistrate Shah Saturdayand sought, side 22 railways stations. “Atone We arenot getting anyassurance merelywant our tracks cleared, down, workers arelosing jobs, Justice in Asia'’ as itstheme. Constitution. Apartfromthe (City) Rakesh Kumar Malpani. among other things, restoration station, theyare within the sta- from the stategovernment that so we can run trains freely,”he farmers do nothavefertilisers for Justice Ramana said, "The same, the tenor of PartsIII and IV “The prosecution stressedon of rail trafficinthe state. The MPs tion premises. Theyare telling therewill be safetyand security said. the wheat crop. It is asad stateof Indian Constitution does nothave of the Indian Constitution which the number of cases lodged described the meeting as “cor- our station masters that we if we resume operations,” he He said goods trains carrying affairs. We aremoving towards anarrowconception of justice. detail the Fundamental Rightsof againsthiminoneyear...Thepros- dial”. should onlyrun goods trains, said. supplies to the armedforces in very difficult times,” he said. The Preamble to the Constitution, Individuals and Directive ecution arguedthat in one year, whichreveals the intent and as- Principles of StatePolicy,allows 2019,thereare four cases against pirations behind it, givesspecial foracomplex, yetrichand varied him... It makes it clear that the ac- emphasis to the conceptofJustice conception of justice under the cusedisusedtocommitting Punjab farmers fined Ayear on, India goes back to in all itsforms- social, economic Indian Constitution." He added crimes... Hence, he should be ex- and political. While Article 142of that the "entirejudiciary, from the ternedfromthe district," the or- Rs 2crfine for burning the Constitution empowers the Supreme CourttootherCourts in der stated. space on observation satellite Supreme Courttodo'complete the country, have been engaged Usmani wasbooked in four justice', the notion that justice is in this exercise of determining the cases under IPC sections forriot- stubble: Pollution board onlythe responsibility of the contours and outlines of the ing, attempttomurder,assault or Courtisalso dispelledbyArticle Constitutional vision of justice". criminal forcetodeter public ser- Gargsaid. On Saturday, Central AMITABHSINHA 38 of the Indian Constitution FULLREPORTON vant from discharge of his duty, SHIVAMPATEL government’sairqualitymonitor- PUNE,NOVEMBER7 whichrequires the Statetoestab- www.indianexpress.com promoting enmity between NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 ing system SAFARestimated that groups, besides those under the around32%shareofPM2.5pollu- INDIA SENT itsfirstspace mis- Prevention of DamagetoPublic FINES TOTALLINGmorethan Rs tant in Delhi’s air —whichhas sion in almostayear with a POWER TV CLAIMED ‘GRAFT’ BY BSY KIN PropertyActandtheCriminalLaw 2.05crorewereimposedonfarm- been ‘severe’since three days — launchofEOS-01, an earth obser- Amendment Act. ers forover7,700cases of stubble wasfromfarm firesinPunjab, vation satellite, on Saturdayaf- HC refuses to interfere Calling the invocation of the burninginPunjabthisKharifsea- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarak- ternoon. EOS-01, along with nine Goondas Actagainsthim “ab- son until November 6, out of hand and other neighbouring ar- satellites from foreign countries, surd”,Usmanisaidthathislawyer whichRs4.15lakh have been re- eas. Punjab has recordedthe waslaunchedbyaPSLVrocket in extortion case filed receivedthenoticeonOctober26. coveredsofar,asperdatafromthe highestnumberof fire countsthis 12 minutes past3pm. “InvokingtheGoondasActagainst Punjab Pollution Control Board year —morethan the combined This wasISRO’s firstmission me is absurd. The lawisfor crim- (PPCB). figures of firesinHaryana and since the launchofRISAT-2BR1, against TV channel MD inalswhoarerepeatedly involved Officials from the Punjab Uttar Pradesh, and also signifi- another earth observation satel- incriminalactivitiesforalongpe- AgricultureDepartment claimed cantlyhigher than the fire counts litesimilar to EOS-01, on been usedbythe statetopull the riod of time. All the four cases stubble burning has been harder recordedinPunjabitself inthelast December 11 lastyear.After that, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE plug on PowerTVin the aftermath againstmeare registeredwithin to control this year due to ongo- twoyears. ISROhad also sent communica- PSLV-C49lifts offfromSriharikotaonSaturday. ANI BENGALURU,NOVEMBER7 of the airing of the allegations of aperiod of 10 days,and prior to ing farmers’ agitation over the Between September 21 and tions satelliteGSAT-30 in space corruption againstYediyurappa’s that Ihavenocases againstmein newagriculturelaws. November 6, the staterecordeda in Januarythis year,but that was THE KARNATAKA High Courthas family. “It is onlyinorder to stifle anycityinIndia.Notevendiscipli- Asenior official from the de- total of 52,970 fire counts, as per done using an Ariane rocket With EOS-01, ISROismoving apertureradars to produce high- refusedtointerfereinapolice in- the voice of the free press that the naryaction in the university,” he partment said, “Therehavebeen satellitedatacompiledbythe launchedfromFrenchGuiana. to anew naming system forits resolution images of the land. vestigation againstthe manag- present complaint has been filed said. at least18cases wherefarmer PPCB. The figureinthe same pe- Thereafter, ISRO’s launch earth observation satellites One big advantagethat radar im- ing director of PowerTV,a since the news reportedbythe groups have crowdedaround of- riod in 2019 was42,725 and in schedule wasentirelyderailed whichtill nowhavebeen named aging has over optical instru- Kannada television channel, for channel wasunpalatable to the ficials who went to inspect fields 2018 was30,222. by the coronavirus epidemic. thematically, according to the mentsisthat it is unaffected by alleged extortion. PowerTVin Chief Ministerand his family,” TRP ‘SCAM’ forstubbleburninganddidnotlet Garg, however, said farm fires ISROhad plannedmorethan 20 purpose theyare meant for. For weather,cloud or fog, or the lack September had aired an “ex- theyargued. themleave forseveralhours...Plus areonlycausing amarginal im- satellitelaunches in the fiscal example, the Cartosat series of of sunlight. pose” on alleged corruption in- The stategovernment,how- High Court seeks with movement of goods trains pact to Delhi’s air.“Theremay be year 2020-21, including high satellites were meant to provide Depending on the wave- volving the familyofChief ever,arguedthat the extortion intoPunjab affected,weare suf- somecontributionof farmfiresin profile missions likeAdityaL1, datafor land topographyand length of the electromagnetic ra- MinisterBSYediyurappa. case wasnot intendedtocurb response from fering shortagesofcoal and fer- Punjabto Delhi’sairpollutionlev- the firstexploratorymission to mapping, while the Oceansat diation usedbythe radar,differ- PowerTVmanaging director the freedom of the press. tiliser.“However, 90 per cent of els.ButDelhi’spopulationdensity Sun, and unmannedGaganyaan, satellites were meant forobser- ent properties on land can be Rakesh Shetty approachedthe Hearing both sides of the ar- Mumbai Police harvestisdone, and we areex- is very high and the city should the plannedprecursor to India’s vations over sea. Some INSAT-se- captured in the image. Forexam- High Courtlastmonth afterthe gument, the High Courtinits chief, two others pectingthatinthenexttwo-three firstcontrol itslocal sources of firstmannedspace flight. Half of ries, Resourcesat series, GISAT, ple, alow wavelength signal can Bengaluru police crime branch November 5order refusedtoin- days,the remaining will be over emissions…It’salsoimportantto the plannedlaunches were Scatsat, and some moreare all capturetreecover or vegetation, beganinvestigations intoanal- terferewith the FIR filedagainst on plea by Hansa too,” the official said. note that even afterfarm firesin those of earth observation satel- earth observation satellites, while ahigher wavelength sig- leged case of extortion filed Shetty.The single judgebench, Lastyear,the total fine im- Punjab, our air quality is much lites likethe one that wassent on nameddifferentlyfor the spe- nal can penetrateevendense againsthim by Ramalingam however, asked the Bengaluru posedfor crop residue burning in better than Delhi’s,” he said. Saturday. cific jobs theyare assignedtodo, tree covertolook at the contours ConstructionCompanyLtddirec- police crime branchtoreturn OMKARGOKHALE PunjabwasRs6.16crore intheen- Adistrict agricultureofficial EOS-01isanother Radar or the different instrumentsthat of land beneath. torChandrakanth Ramalingam. equipment seizedfromthe MUMBAI,NOVEMBER7 tirekharif season between said, “Significant progress was Imaging Satellite(RISAT)that theyuse to do their jobs. EOS-01, and itssisterRISATs, Ramalingam, in apolice com- channel, whichled to PowerTV October and November,out of being made until lastyear to will work together with RISAT- Land and forest mapping and use X-band radars that operate plaint filedonSeptember 24,had being forced offthe air between THE BOMBAY High Courton whicharound Rs 14-15lakh was control the fires, and had the 2B and RISAT-2BR1 launchedlast monitoring, mapping of re- at lowwavelengths and arecon- accusedShetty of coercing him September 29 and October 7. Saturdayissuednotices to recovered, PPCB member secre- farm Bills notbeen passed, there year.EOS-01was initiallynamed sources likewater or minerals or sidered best formonitoring ur- intosaying that he made pay- The courtalso said the police Mumbai Police Commissioner tary Karunesh Gargsaid. would have been another 20-25 RISAT-2BR2, and wassupposed fish, weather and climateobser- ban landscape, and imaging of mentstopoliticians forcontracts, cannotblockthe social media ParamBir Singh and twoother “Farmers have about 15-21 percent reduction in firesinthe to be the thirdofthe three- vations, soil assessment, geospa- agricultural or forest land. and complainedthat these con- channels of PowerTVsince this officers to respond to the plea by days to paythisfine.If theydonot, district. We areproviding ma- spacecraftconstellation aimed tial contour mapping, areall According to ISRO, EOS-01isin- versations were recorded. obstructsthe day-to-dayworkof Hansa Research Group, seeking then the revenue department chines forstubble management at providing all-weather round- done through earth-observation tendedfor applications in agri- In the course of arguments, the channel. the transfer of ‘TRP scam’ case makes anoteofnon-payment but farmers arenot satisfied the-clockservice forhigh-reso- satellites. culture, forestry and disaster Shetty’s advocates arguedthat FULLREPORTON probefromthe Mumbai Police againstthe farmers’ land record,” with them.” lution images. EOS-01will use synthetic management support. the alleged extortion case had www.indianexpress.com Crime Branchtothe Central BureauofInvestigation (CBI). As interim relief, the courtdi- ABETMENT TO SUICIDE CASE rected Mumbai Police to call Hansa’s stafffor inquiryonlytwo Police tell Alibag court: Closure report days in aweek fora‘reasonable Bombay HC reserves order on time’ until the next hearing. Adivision benchofJustices S void as family’s response not taken SShinde and MSKarnik was hearing aplea by Hansa Goswami plea for interim bail proceedings allowing the closure that the three men namedinthe Research Group, complainant in SADAFMODAK reportasvoid. Therefore, the po- FIRhadnolinkbetweenthemand the case, whichhas alleged that MUMBAI,NOVEMBER7 licewere notrequiredto take per- therewas no evidence regarding itsemployees were harassedby bailapplicationunderSection439 sions court. Concernedcourt of manhandlingby thepoliceand mission from the courttocon- their involvement in the offence. police officers to makefalse OMKARGOKHALE& of the CrPC, whichprovides spe- should decide suchapplication claimedthat while being trans- THE RAIGAD Police have said in tinue with the probeinthe case The Raigad Police has filedan statements“to suit the designs SADAFMODAK cial powers to the HC or sessions within four days of filing of such ferred to Alibaug in apolice van, theirrevisionappealthatthecourt but onlyinform it whichwas appeal againstthe order of the of the crime branch”. The plea MUMBAI,NOVEMBER7 courtregarding granting of bail. bail plea.” The case against he sufferedasix inch-deep gash orderacceptingthe“A”summary done,"theappealsays.TheRaigad chief judicialmagistratepassedon also sought from the courttore- Adivision benchofJustice SS Goswami pertains to the death of onhislefthand,aseriousinjuryto closurereportfiledlastyearby the police saythat aletterwas sent to Wednesdaynot granting police strain crime branchofficers from AFTERAday-longspecialhearing ShindeandJusticeMSKarnikwas interior designer AnvayNaik and his spinal cord, washit by aheavy investigating officer in the abet- thecourtonOctober15 regarding custody of Republic TVeditor-in- summoning Hansa employees. on Saturday, the BombayHigh hearingGoswami’shabeascorpus his mother Kumud Naik at their uniform police officer’s boot, was mentto suicidecaseof interiorde- continuation of the probe. chief Arnab Goswami and two Hansa had addedthat itsem- Courtreservedordersonpleasby petition for“immediaterelease’ bungalowinAlibauginMay2018. notallowedtowear shoes signerAnvayNaikandhismother Naik’s daughter Adnyahad others—Firoze Shaikh and Nitesh ployees were being harassedas RepublicTVEditor-in-Chief Arnab and stay on the investigation As per police, the duo diedby throughout,sufferedveininjuries Kumudis“void”sincehisfamily’s saidinapressconferenceafterthe Sarda—arrested in the case. The theyhad declinedtogiveastate- Goswamiandtwoothersseeking along with pleas by other twoac- suicideoverallegednon-payment and wasnot even givenaccess to response wasnot taken. arreststhat lastyear she and her CJMhadsaidthatthearrestswere ment to the effect that apur- interimrelief of releaseonbailand cusedNitish Sarda and Feroz of dues by Goswami’s television drinking water. Intheirappealfiledbeforethe motherhadmettheinvestigating “prima facie illegal” and that the ported“Hansa report” that was forquashing of an FIR and crimi- Shaikh. channel and twoother compa- sessions courtinAlibag, the officer,Suresh Varade, in Alibag. Raigad Police had nottaken the being reportedbyRepublic TV nal proceedings, in aMay 2018 The HC also said the accused nies. HC notice to state RaigadPolicehave saidthatbefore Theyalleged that he had asked court’s permission to reopen a wasfake. abetment to suicide case regis- areatliberty to file forbail and di- The writ plea filedby The HC issuednotice to the accepting the closurereport, the themto signastatementthatthey closedcase. The BombayHigh Along with Mumbai Police teredagainstthem. rected that it be heardand dis- Goswamisaidthearrest wascon- stategovernment seekingits re- magistrateshould have issueda wanted to take the complaint CourtonSaturdaywhilehearinga commissioner,the plea named Goswami will remain in judi- posedofwithin four days.Itsaid, ducted in ‘blatant violation of the sponse on aplea by AdnyaAnvay notice to the complainant, Naik’s backand had torn the statement connected matter also raiseda Assistant Police Inspector Sachin cialcustodyforafourthnight.This “Wemakeitclear that pendency fundamentalrightstolifeandper- Naik,seeking inquiryagainstin- wife, Akshata, as required by law. when theytriedtotakeaphoto- queryabout whether the closure Vaze and Assistant Police wasthe thirdday of the hearing. of this application shall notbe sonalliberty’andhisdignityguar- vestigation officers who filedthe “Nonoticewasissuedtothecom- graph of it. reportcould have been accepted Commissioner Shashank TheHChassaiditwillpasstheor- construedasimpedimentincase. anteedunder Article 21 of the ‘A-summary’ reportin2019, in plainant,norwasshegivenanop- Varadeisfacingadepartmen- without informing the com- Sandbhor as allegedly harassing der at the ‘earliestpossible’. Petitioner is allowedtoseek bail Constitution. In his bail applica- connection with the 2018 FIR of portunityto give hersaytothere- talprobe for“wilful omission of plainantandgivingheranoppor- Hansa staffsince October 12. Goswamihadalsofiledaninterim under Section 439 of CrPC to ses- tion, Goswami made allegations her father’s suicide case. port. This renders the entire facts”. His closurereporthad said tunity to file aprotest petition. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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The rising number Karnataka 45,698696.79 30,464 292.00 mium, insurance sourcessaid. coverage is being widened. “It of claimsandwideningof illnesses Telangana 27,436 660.14 18,666 256.05 “I had paid aRs13,418 pre- wouldalsocovergeneticdisorders, under healthpolicies have also Delhi 26,653 533.6 21,918 279.24 miumonmyRs2lakh health pol- mental health procedures, pu- pusheduppremiumsby upto 100 ALLINDIA 5,01,751 7,699.50 3,43,8203,315.5 icy of National Insurance berty, artificiallifemaintenance, per cent, raising concerns among Companylastyear.This year the internal congenital diseases, age- senior citizens. *InRscrore companyhad asked me to paya related muscular degeneration, While insurers have received premiumof Rs27,467. Thisisahike menopause-relateddisordersand 5.01lakh claims forRs7,699.50 Nadu, therewere49,704 claims isation to preventive care, espe- of morethan100percentinayear. mental illnesses. This wouldre- croreunderthe Covid insurance worthRs906.68crore andsettled cially home careand outpatient Howcan people afford a100 per quireanapplicablepricerisedueto planasof October2020,theyhave 35,451claims worthRs361.17 treatment, and bring down the centhikeinpremiumwhenCovid comprehensivecoverageand up- settled3.43 lakh claims worth croresofar.Therewere46,900 costs.“We should look at home is still raging in the country? The surge in medicalinflation. Rs 3,315.5 crore, according to fig- claims forRs719.23 crorefrom care facilities. We don’t need hos- hikeismorepronouncedinthe Conversely, by payingalittleextra ures compiled by the General Gujarat and 45,698claimsfor pitalization if home treatment is case of seniorcitizenswho are premium, health insuranceprod- Insurance Council. Although the Rs 696.79 crorefromKarnataka. possible.Thiscostwillcomedown. mostvulnerable,”said Pawan uctswouldcometo bemoreinclu- averageclaimper person across Insurers got 26,653claimsfor Rs Insurance companies,customers Dharnidharka,astock marketpro- sive andless complicated,” said IndiawasRs1,53,453, the average 533.6 crorefromDelhi. ...everybodywillbenefit.We have fessional.Policyholdersabovethe Sharad Mathur,MD&CEO, settledamountwasRs96,434per India has reported83.64 lakh allowedvideo-basedconsultation. ageof65witnessedamajor hike Universal Sompo General person. Maharashtra, whichre- Covidcasesasof November5.The We have also allowedwellness in in the lastafew months. Insurance. portedthemaximumCovidinfec- factthatonly5.01lakhpeoplehave insurance policies,” IRDA AdarshAgarwal,appointedac- Bhabatosh Mishra, director tions, also made the maximum claimedhealthinsurancemeans Chairman Subhash Khuntia said tuary, Digit General Insurance, underwriting, products&claims Covidinsuranceclaimof 1.97 lakh only5.99per cent of the infected atanindustryconferencerecently. said,“Overthelastfew years,many at Max Bupa Health Insurance, People react as media announce that Democratic US Presidential nominee worthRs2,443.69 crore. Insurers peoplehavehealthinsurancecov- insurershaven’trevisedthehealth said, “Wehavetaken aconscious Joe Biden has wonthe 2020election, on Times SquareinNew York City. Reuters settled1.31lakh claims worthRs erage.WithCovidcasesremaining Premium rises insurance premium rates, owing decision to notincrease premi- 1,060.4 croretill October 30, 2020 highandthecostofhospitalisation With Covid cases remaining to increase the penetration for ums this year,especiallyinthe in the state. The averageclaim per rising, insurance regulator IRDAI high,insurerswitnessedasurge in health insurance. However, given timesof pandemic, wherehealth to Republicans or Democrats.A days since Election Dayon personsettledinMaharashtrawas has advisedinsurance players to demand forhealth policies with medical inflation is close to 12 per insurance has become an ab- REUTERS RepublicanSenateisalsoexpected Tuesday.”It seemedinevitable,” the lowest at Rs 80,558. In Tamil changetheir focus from hospital- premium collection touchingRs cent plus eachyear,companies solutenecessity.” NEWYORK,NOVEMBER7 to beacheckonBiden’scabinetap- said RickMeckler,partner with pointments,forcinghimto optfor Cherry LaneInvestments. “This is MARKETSWILLwelcomethecer- moremoderateselections. what themarket anticipated,it’s tainty aftermajor networks de- Whether his choicesare seenas whatled to therise.” Two-pacedV-shaped recovery on; claredDemocratJoeBidenwinner market-friendlyisunclear. Meanwhile, an increasingly of the US presidentialelection on Forexample, investors will be bearishpictureisunfoldingforthe Saturday, offering some relief af- closely watching Biden’s pickfor US dollar,whichhas sufferedits terdays of thecountrygettingcon- secretaryoftheTreasury, whowill worstweeksince March on signs there is room for fiscal spending: CEA flicting reports about who might likelybeinvolvedinany fiscalcoro- thatFederalReservemoneyprint- be in the White Housenextterm. navirusrelief to benegotiatedwith ing rather than government News outletsand polling out- Congress, with marketsfixated in spendingmaybedeployedtobol- lockdown, if the pandemic num- tion about an impending second lets including the Associated Press, recent weeksonthe prospectsof ster the US economyinthe after- AANCHALMAGAZINE bers do rise, that will bring back waveofthe Covid pandemic. “I NBC andEdison Research,upon astimulus package. Biden has mathofelections. NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 uncertaintyintermsof consump- wouldthoughcontinueto becau- which Reuters relies, calledthe tappedformerderivativesmarket ApotentiallydividedUSgov- tionwhichissomethingwhichwe tiously optimisticespeciallygiven presidencyforBiden,leavinglittle regulatorGaryGenslertoworkon ernment maymean asmaller fis- STATINGTHATthe Indian econ- have to guardagainst. That’s the the second wavethat has come in doubt that he had wonenough atransition plan forfinancial in- cal stimulus packagefromlaw- omyisseeingatwo-pacedV- caveatwhichIwouldmention,”he Europe especiallybecause of the votes in the Electoral Collegeto dustryoversight, according to a makers,increasingpressureonthe shaped recovery,Chief Economic said. wintermonths,andgivenourfes- win.”Bidenisgood news forthe person with direct knowledge of Fedtorampupits bond buying Adviser Krishnamurthy Elaboratingontheroleof fiscal tive season and onset of winter markets,” Christopher Stanton, the matter.Investors formonths and other economicallysupport- Subramanian on Saturdaysaid push, the CEA cited the Great throughseveral indicators…The season in the north. Ithink that’s chief investmentofficeratSunrise have worriedthat the worst-case ivepolicies that have weighedon thereisscopeforfiscalspendingin Depression and the other periods PMIforSeptemberwasataseven- onedownsideriskwhichIwantto CapitalPartners,saidonSaturday. scenario formarketswould beif a the dollar this year. the remaining monthsofthisfi- of growthslowdowns.“InIndiait- monthhigh and it has since in- be definitelycautious about. Isay “We’re allsotiredof thewhip- contestedresultleadstouncer- Ontheotherhand,Democrats nancial year. self, following the Asian financial Chief Economic Adviser Dr creased. The levels of activity are this is because in the Spanish flu sawthat came with the Trump tainty about the resultsdragging could still win moreswayinthe SpeakingattheIdeaExchange crisis,wehadtheGDPgrowthrate Krishnamurthy Subramanian notonlybacktopre-Covid levels pandemic, the second wavewas tweets.”Biden’s rival, current onforweeks,soifTrumpgainsany SenateifrunoffracesinGeorgiago programme, Subramanian said in 2000,2001and 2002 of 3.8 per attendedthe online Idea but even compared to lastyear at farmoredevastatingthanthefirst Republican President Donald tractionwithhis challenges, that theirwayinJanuary, bolsteringthe enhancedfiscal space could be cent, 4.8 per cent and 3.8 per cent, ExchangeonSaturday. the same time, theyare doing wave,” he said. Trump, pledged to fight the re- couldshakeassetprices.MajorUS case foralargerfiscalstimulus usedtopush demand by focusing respectively.And it wasfiscal well,” he noted. Subramanian said it wasim- sults,sayinghiscampaignwillfile stockindexesregisteredtheir package that has been viewedby primarily oninfrastructure.“Fiscal spending together with reforms Subramanianpointedoutthat portanttotakeprecautions.“Allthe morecourt proceedings on biggestweeklygains since April someinvestorsasdollar-negative. spendingisimportantto pushde- thenthatactuallyendedupbring- surplus,” he said. even in the servicessector,the necessarystepstocontrolthepan- Monday. TheRepublicanNational this week,asinvestors betthat Thosefreshconcernscomeon mandandbringtheeconomyback ing growth backto8percentplus Subramanian said theeco- October PMI wasclose to 53 now, demic mustcontinue with as Committee has been trying to BidenwouldwinandRepublicans topofissuesthathavedraggedthe intoits vitality,” he said. upuntiltheglobalfinancialcrisis.” nomic recovery since a23.9 per suggesting that certain services muchintensity so that we don’t raise at least$60 million to fund wouldholdontotheSenate,asce- dollar lowerfor mostof2020 and The detailedtranscriptofthe When economic crises origi- cent GDP contraction seen in the sectors arecoveringupfor those have arecurrence,”hesaid.Inits legal challenges brought by nariothatcouldpreventanymajor ledsomeinvestorsto fretaboutits conversation will be publishedin natefromslackness in demand, April-June quarterand since the liketravelandtourismwhichhave monthlyreviewreleasedlastweek, Trumpoverthe election results, taxincreases or regulatorytight- statusastheworld’sdominantre- The Indian Express on Monday. economistspointto theroleoffis- unlockphase has been robust. beenimpactedmoredueto social the Department of Economic Reuters reportedonFriday. ening that pinches companies. servecurrency,includingexpecta- Takingnote of thesecondwave cal policy in furthering demand. “The recovery since Q1 and distancing.“Whatwe areseeingis Affairstoohadcautionedaboutthe Evenif thosebattlesareunsuc- Expected run-offs in twoSenate tions of rock bottom interestrates of Covid-19inEurope, “Sofromthatperspective,Iwould since the unlockphase beganhas atwo-pacedrecovery,with aV- adverseriskfromasecondwaveof cessful, investors also said ahead races in Georgia could muddy and massive US government Subramaniansaid he wascau- saythereisscope forfiscal spend- beenrobust…themanufacturing shapedrecovery that Ihad men- the pandemic on economic of theelectionthattheywerewor- that scenario. spendingforyearsto come.TheUS tiouslyoptimistic on growth if ing in the remainingmonths es- recoveryhasbeenfarmorerobust tionedafter the Q1 numbers,” growth, whichitotherwise pro- riedaboutthepeopleBidenmight Fornow,though,investors dollarisoffabout10 percentfrom Indiatooweretowitnessasecond peciallygiven the fact that India is than the services sector recovery he said. jectedto reachpre-Covid levels by appointintohis Cabinet,and were happywiththe election fi- itshighs of the year and stands wave. “Because even withoutany going to have acurrent account and this has been displayed He, however, expressedcau- the end of the financial year. whether the US Senatewould go nallybeing called afterfourtense near amorethan two-year low. BRIEFLY PANDEMIC RECOVERY CURRENTSTATUS: Future Retail moves HC, seeks to stop ‘Economy HesaidIndiahascrossedmore ‘Domestic flyertraffic reaches thanhalfofthenormal expectedto operationsandataveryfastrate over half of pre-Covid levels’ andisapproachingnormalcy Amazon from ‘misusing’ SIAC order bounceback’ The country’s domestic air passenger traffichas reached over SITUATIONINOCTOBER: that the application had been againstAmazon,”FutureRetailsaid sinceaformaltribunalhasnotbeen Kolkata: The country’s half of pre-coronavirus pandemic leveloperations, Ministry Domesticairtraveldemand ENSECONOMICBUREAU movedbeforethe high courtsoas in itsdisclosuretothe exchanges. appointedyet,anemergencyarbi- economy, whichhas of Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said continuedonanupward NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 to preventAmazon from “misus- The Indian Express had on tratorof theSIAChadbarredFuture shown resilience to come trajectorymonth-on-month, ing” the interim order passedby October 27 reportedthat Future Retail from going ahead with the out from adownturn 30,000 air passengers on withtheOctobervolume KISHOREBIYANI-LEDFutureRetail the SingaporeInternational Retail waslikelytomove sucha deal. In his order,the emergency causedbythe Covid-19 the first day when flights witnessinga33percentgrowth on Saturdaysaid it had moveda Arbitration Centre(SIAC). plea,seekingthecourt’sdirections arbitratorhadalsosaidthatFuture pandemic,isexpected to resumed after ahiatus of two to52lakhpassengersover plea in the Delhi High Courtseek- “The interim order dated 25th on going ahead with the deal. should notmoveany other tri- bounce backfromthe next months due to the Covid-19 September,Icrasaid ing appropriaterelief against October,2020 is passedinanarbi- Earlier that week,the SIAChad, on bunals or courts in India or any- fiscal, StateBank of outbreak Amazon.com’s NV Investment tration proceeding initiated by aplea movedbyAmazon asked whereelse. India ChairmanDinesh fall in the Holdingstostopthelatterfromin- Amazoninter-aliaagainstthecom- FutureRetail, FutureCoupons and OnAugust29,FutureRetailhad Kumar Kharasaid on Over 2lakh passengers 58% domestic travel terfering in itsdeal with Reliance panyunder an agreement, theparentcompanyFutureGroup announcedthatitwould “sell by Saturday. PTI per day in November so far, he demandonayear-on-year Industries Limited’s (RIL) Reliance whereinthecompanyisnotaparty “nottotakeany steps in further- wayofaslumpsalethe retail and said basis, as per Icra Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL). to theagreement. The company ance to the BoardResolution of wholesale business” of itssuper- In itslettertothe Department hasinter-aliamadeallentitiespar- August29”. marketchainBigBazaar,premium Adanigroup Nearly 4lakh Almost 100% of bookings and fallin of CorporateServices of the BSE, ties to the suit whichwereparties Amazon had objected to the food supplyunit Foodhall, and bags2ndcoal passengers aday during check-ins are now happening 87% international the listing department of the tothearbitrationproceedings,this Future-Reliance Retail deal, and fashion and clothes supermart normal times, Kharola said through the web demand Source: Icra/PTI NationalStockExchangeaswellas includesthepromotersof thecom- subsequentlyinstitutedarbitration Brand Factory’s retail andwhole- blockonDay6 theSingaporeExchangeSecurities pany. It maybenoted thatthe re- againstFutureCoupons,Future sale units, to Reliance Retail, aunit Trading Limited,FutureRetail said liefssought in the suit areonly RetailandFutureGroup.However, of Reliance Industries. NewDelhi: Adani Enterprises Ltd bagged mining rightsfor What is PLI scheme &which sectors will be under it? Jharkhand’s Gondulpara IT Min suggests infra status coal mine, whichhas geo- mental sales from productsman- tiatives, but the government can’t andalliedequipmentwasnotified logical reserves of 176mil- AASHISHARYAN& ufacturedindomesticunits.Apart spread itself toothin. Electronics on April1,the guidelinesfor the lion tonnes on the sixth PRABHARAGHAVAN from inviting foreign companies and pharmaceuticals themselves latter were notifiedonJuly1. for data centres in draft policy dayofcommercial coal NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 to setshop in India, the scheme arelarge sectors, so, at this point, if mine auctions. This is the alsoaimsto encouragelocalcom- the government can focus on Whichsectors arelikelytosee power. This,theministrysaidinits mentsshall formulatetheir re- second mine that the THE GOVERNMENT aims to ex- paniesto setuporexpandexisting labour intensive sectors likegar- PLI schemes introducedinthe AASHISHARYAN suggestions,willhelpin“bringing spective schemes and guidelines Adani group has wonin pandtheambitof theproduction- manufacturing units. mentsand leather,itwould be near future? NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 in the benefitsofavailing long- detailing out fiscal and non-fiscal these auctions. ENS linked incentive (PLI) scheme to helpful,”Biswajit Dhar, NITI AayogVice Chairman termcreditfromdomesticandin- incentives in this sector to enable include as manyas10moresec- Whyisthisneeded? tradeexpertandprofes- RajivKumar had, while speaking THE MINISTRYofElectronics and ternational lenders at easier further expansion of datacentres tors suchasfoodprocessing and As per experts,the sor at JawaharLal Nehru atavirtualeventonFriday, saidthe Information Technology (MeitY) terms”.Thenewpolicydocument in the country,” the IT ministry Bioconarmgets textiles other than the already in- idea of PLI is important University’s Centrefor governmentwaslookingto intro- hassuggesteddemarcationof spe- also suggests that thereshould be suggested. `1,125crfrom cludedmobile phones,allied as the government can- Economic Studies and duce PLI scheme in about nine to cific zones with necessaryinfra- asingle-window, time-bound Apartfromthese,theministry equipment,pharmaceuticalingre- notcontinuemakingin- Planning, said. 10 sectors,apartfromthe twoal- structuresuchasroads, running clearance system forall the ap- has also proposedincentivesfor GoldmanSachs dientsand medical devices. vestmentsinthese cap- readyexistingones.WhileKumar waterandelectricityto setupdata provals required to setupadata- those datacentreparks that use ital intensivesectors as Whichsectors did notspecifywhichsectors are centreparks. centrepark. Earlier thisyear in domestically manufacturedhard- NewDelhi: Bioconon What is the PLI scheme? theyneedlongertimesforstartgiv- currentlyhavethe scheme? likelytobebrought under itsam- In itsnew policy document, August, The Indian Express had re- ware suchasserver and network Saturdaysaid itssubsidiary In order to boostdomestic ingthereturns.Instead,whatitcan Around March this year,the bit, reports have suggestedthat theIT ministryhassuggestedthat portedthat the ministrywas con- devices,andnon-IThardwaresuch Biocon Biologics has ap- manufacturingand cut down on do is to invite global companies centralgovernment introduced foodprocessing,textiles,leatheras thecentralgovernmentshouldac- sidering these proposals, which as mechanical, electrical, plumb- proved aRs1,125 crore importbills,the central govern- with adequatecapital to setupca- the PLI scheme formobile manu- wellasbatterymanufacturingare cord‘infrastructurestatus’tosuch the states willbefreetoeither fol- ing,and cooling equipment investment from Goldman ment in March this year intro- pacitiesinIndia.“Thekindof ramp- facturing as well as pharmaceuti- likelycandidates. datacentreparks,bringing them lowintotalormouldslightlytosuit among others. Sachs.PTI ducedascheme that aims to give ing up of manufacturingthatwe cal ingredientsand medicalde- Full report on on par withothercrucial sectors their needs. Fullreport on companiesincentivesonincre- needrequiresacrosstheboardini- vices.Whiletheschemeformobile www.indianexpress.com suchasrailways, roadways and “Central and stategovern- www.indianexpress.com Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THESUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER8,2020 12 THE WORLD BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET WINS RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE Atraditionalistwhoranashimself Kamala Harris

Joe Biden spent his career devotedto makes history institutions and relationships. He’ll rely Firstwoman and firstperson of Indian on those tools to govern afractured US origintobecome US Vice President

NYTNYT Biden wasvice president. Berkeleythat she frequented as KATIEGLUECK& Those beliefs, coupledwith LISALERER& ayounggirl. “Talk about THOMASKAPLAN his reputation as an empathetic SYDNEYEMBER strength!”she wrote. NOVEMBER7 and experiencedleader, made NOVEMBER7 Afterseveral years in Biden acceptable to abroad Montreal, Harris attended THIRTY-THREE YEARS ago, he coalitionofAmericans this year, FROM THE earliestdaysofher Howard University,ahistorically wasthe fast-talking junior sen- including independentsand childhood, Kamala Harris was Blackcollegeandone of the coun- ator from Delawarewith achip some moderateRepublicans. taught that the road to racialjus- try’s mostprestigious, then pur- on his shoulder,desperateto Now, Biden’sconvictions tice waslong. suedwork as aprosecutor on do- provehis gravitas during abrief, about howtounitethe country She spokeoften on the cam- mestic violence and child ill-fated presidential run. and move forwardwill be tested paign trail of those who had exploitation cases. She speaks The next time around, in as neverbefore. He will take the come before her,ofher parents, easilyand oftenofher mother,a 2008, he wasthe seasoned for- helm of anation devastated by a immigrantsdrawn to the civil breastcancer researcher who eignpolicyhand and veteranlaw- health crisis, reeling from an eco- rightsstruggle in the United diedin2009; of her whiteand maker whostrainedtocapture nomic downturn and divided States —and of the ancestors Jewish husband, Douglas Emhoff, the imagination of Democratic over virtuallyevery major polit- who had pavedthe way. who will makehistoryin his own presidential primaryvoters. ical matter of the day, from how As she took the stageinTexas right as the firstsecond gentle- Asheweighedathirdattempt and even whether to confront shortlybeforethe election, man; and of her stepchildren, at the presidency lastyear,many climatechangeand racial injus- Harris spokeofbeing singular in who call her Momala. Democratsfearedhewastoolate. tice,tobaselessquestions from her role but notsolitary. It wasastory shetriedtotell Tooold, toomoderate, toomean- some of Trump’s supporters “Yes, sister, sometimes we on the campaign trailduring the dering to exciteascendant voices about the very legitimacy of free maybethe onlyone that looks Democratic primarywith mixed inhisparty,toorootedinthemore and fair election results. likeuswalking in thatroom,”she success.Kickingoffhercandidacy civil politicsofthe pasttonimbly His firstpriority,Biden has told alargely Blackaudience in withhomagesto Chisholm,Harris handle Donald Trump. said, will be to bring the coron- Fort Worth. “But the thing we all attractedacrowdinOaklandthat Joseph RobinetteBiden Jr.ran avirus under control, as he also knowiswenever walk in those her advisersestimated at more anyway.Heranasagrievingfather workstoinvestininfrastructure rooms alone —weare allinthat than 20,000,atremendousshow who connectedwith acountryin and to promote economic room together.” of strength that immediatelyes- pain.Asarelative centristwhoem- growth. Biden has releasedase- Withherascensionto thevice tablishedher as afront-runner in phasizedcharacter,stability and ries of policy plans around all of presidency,Harris will become the race.But vying forthe nomi- belief in bipartisanship over the those issues, and has made clear the firstwoman, the firstIndian- nation againstthe mostdiverse particularsofapolicyagenda.Asa that anational emergency calls American and the firstBlack field of candidates in history,she flawed, unevencampaigner forurgent and ambitious action. womanto holdthatoffice,amile- failedtocaptureasurge of support whose vulnerabilities were ulti- Growing up, Biden wasa stone foranation in upheaval, and droppedout weeksbefore matelydrownedout by his oppo- mediocrestudentwith big ambi- grappling withadamaging his- anyvoteswerecast. nent’s outsize weaknesses,and tions, agregarious young football toryof racialinjusticeexposed,yet While she struggled to attract eclipsedbythe seismic issues at playerfromanIrishCatholicfam- again,inadivisive election.Harris, the verywomen and Blackvoters stake,asthenationconfrontedthe ilywho overcame astutter and 56,embodiesthefutureofacoun- she had hopedwould connect ravagesofadeadlypandemic. dreamedofrunningforpresident. trythat is growing moreracially withherpersonalstoryduringher In manyways, he ranasthe Afterenrolling at the Aftermedia houses announcedthat Joe Biden would become the next US President, celebrations brokeout across the country. diverse, even if the person voters primarybid, she continued to politician he has always been. University of Delaware,hethrew Some of the firstcelebrationstookplace in (clockwise from the top) Washington, New York City and Philadelphia. Reuters pickedfor the topofthe ticket is a makeaconcertedeffortasBiden’s And forone extraordinaryelec- himself intopolitics as freshman 77-year-old whiteman. runningmatetoreachoutto peo- tion, that wasenough. classpresident.Heparticipatedin Thatshehasrisenhigherinthe pleof colour, someof whomhave “They’renot so muchsaying, the occasional high jinks,though country’s leadership than any said theyfeel represented in na- ‘I’minvesting in Joe Biden be- even then he wasfairly conserva- Dance parties andchampagne: woman ever has underscoresthe tionalpolitics forthe firsttime. causeofhis philosophy,’” said tive in his personal manner. extraordinaryarc of her political Manywitnessed—and re- former Sen. William S. Cohen, R- “It’sthesamestylethatIthink career.AformerSanFranciscodis- coiledat—the persistent racist Maine,who served with Biden we’veseen since he wasa trict attorney, she waselected as and sexistattacks from conser- and supportedhim this year. teenager,” Bob Markel, achild- celebrating the election’s end the firstBlackwoman to serve as vatives. President Donald Trump “They’reinvestedinJoe Biden hood friend, said. “That modera- California’s attorneygeneral. has refusedtopronounce her because of him, of who theysee tion can be seen when he wasin When shewas electedaUSsena- name correctlyand afterthe as being ahuman being.” histeens.Hewasafun-lovingguy, slow-movingresultswereproof of torin2016, shebecame onlythe vice-presidential debate, he de- Biden’s victoryonSaturday is certainlyoutgoing,but he didn’t CLAIREGALOFARO cheating. But on Saturday morn- second Blackwoman in the ridedher as a“monster”. theculminationof acareerthatbe- do crazy things.” NOVEMBER7 ing,itwastheDemocratstakingto chamber’shistory.Almostimme- While some members of the ganinthe Nixon eraand spanned At the ageof30, Biden was thestreetsinjubilantdisplays,cel- diately, she made aname forher- politicalestablishmentprofessed ahalf-centuryofpolitical and so- moving swiftlyinhis politicalca- AS SOON as the news buzzedon ebrating what wasfor theman self in Washington with her outrageatthe insults, friends of cial upheaval. But if the country, reer.But personally, he wasabro- their phones,Americansgath- endtofouryearsof constantcrises, withering prosecutorial stylein Harrisknewthatherpragmatism the political parties and kenman. In aday,hehad gone ered spontaneouslyonstreet chaos and anxiety. Senatehearings, grilling her ad- extendedtoherunderstandingof Washington have changedsince from amarriedfather of three corners and front lawns —honk- “It’s surreal, Ifeel likeI’m free versaries in high-stakesmo- howthe politicalworld treats Biden, now77, arrivedinthe whowonastartlingvictoryinthe ing their horns, banging pots and from the clutches of evil,” said mentsthat at times went viral. women of colour. Senateasa30-year-old widower 1972 Senate race to awidower pans, starting impromptudance Lola Faleit, a26-year-old human Yetwhatalso distinguished Sen. CoryBooker,acolleague in 1973,some of his attitudes — withtwo toddlersinthe hospital parties —asanagonisingly vitri- resources manager in NewYork her washer personal biography: and friend of Harris’ who has about governing and his fellow afteracar crash killed his wife, olic election and exhausting City.“Ifeel less worriedfor my The daughterofaJamaican fa- known her fordecades, said in an Americans—havebarelychanged. Neilia, and their babydaughter, four-daywait forresultscame to immigrant friends. In 2016,we ther and Indian mother,she was interviewthatsomeof herguard- Hestillreveresinstitutions,de- Naomi. Formonths, he struggled an end Saturday morning. woke up crying. Todayweare steepedinracial justice issues ednesswas aformofself-protec- fiantlychampions compromise to adjusttothe Senatejob he had Justafter The Associated AfterBiden’s win in Oakland, California. AP celebrating. Look,the sky is clear from her early years in Oakland tioninaworldthathasnotalways and seespolitics moreintermsof wanted so badly. Press and other news organisa- blue, the sun is out, Mother and Berkeley, California, and embracedabarrier-breaking relationships than ideology.He Decades later,one of his sur- tions declared that former Vice Natureiscelebrating, too.” wroteinher memoir of memo- Blackwoman. has insisted that with Trumpout vivingsons,Beau, would die of President Joe Biden beat homes in Manhattan and as- Harlem, theydancedinthe Nov7at 11.25 am, became for ries of the chants, shoutsand “She stillhas thisgrace about of office,Republicanswillhavean brain cancer.Joe Biden, by then President Donald Trump, fire- sembledintoanunplanned streets, bangedcowbellsand manyofBiden’s supports amo- “sea of legsmovingabout” at her whereit’s almostasifthese “epiphany” about working with vicepresident,wouldbeshattered workseruptedinAtlanta. In street party, whooping, dancing honked theircar horns. ment of suchhistoric magnitude protests.She recalledhearing thingsdon’taffect her spirit,” Democrats—aview that elides anew. Yetthose personal losses, Maine, aband playing at afarm- and high-fiving strangers. In Trump’s supporters have for theysuspect theywill alwaysre- ShirleyChisholm, the firstBlack Booker said. “She’s endured this the fact that Republicans were friendssay,shapedanuncommon ers’ marketbroke intothe Battle Louisville, Kentucky,Biden sup- days been protesting outside of member what theyweredoing, woman to mount anational forher entirecareer and she does rarely interestedinworking with abilityto empathise—perhapshis Hymn of the Republic. porters gathered on their lawns ballot-counting operations,alleg- eventhoseinthemidstof themost campaign forpresident, speak in notgivepeoplelicenseto have en- the Obama administrationwhen greateststrength. NYT Neighbours ranout of their to toastwith champagne. In ing withoutevidence that the mundane weekend activities. AP 1971 at aBlackcultural centrein trance intoher heart.” NYT

THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FACES THE DIFFICULT TASK OF TRYING TO IMPROVE US TIES WITH MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES Joe Biden set to face along list of foreign challenges, with China No 1

ity,embrace of autocratic leaders versing the downward trajectory heres to itsprovisions and com- from the bloc, Biden has ex- with Russia than Trump, who RICKGLADSTONE and resistance to international of relations with China, the eco- mitstofurther negotiations. pressedthe oppositeposition. questionedNATO’susefulness, NOVEMBER7 cooperation. Biden also could nomic superpowerand geopolit- Whether Iran’s hierarchywill LikeObama, he supported close doubtedintelligencewarningson face difficulties in dealingwith ical rivalthat Trumphas engaged acceptBiden’s approachisun- American relations with EU lead- Russia’sinterference in US elec- USRELATIONS withChinaarethe governments that had hopedfor in what manyare callinganew clear.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ers and opposedBrexit. Biden’s tions,admiredPresidentVladimir worstsince the countries nor- Trump’s re-election —particu- Cold War. Disputes over trade, Iran’s supreme leader,has said ascendance could proveespe- Putin, and said that improving malisedties four decades ago. larlyIsraeland Saudi Arabia, the South ChinaSea, Hong Kong, the US is untrustworthyregard- ciallyawkward forPrime Minister American relations withthe America’s allies in Europe are whichsharethe president’s deep Taiwan, and technologyhave less who is in the WhiteHouse. Boris Johnson of Britain, who had Kremlinwouldbenefitall. Biden, alienated.The mostimportant antipathytowardIran. metastasisedduring Trump’s Biden’sIranpolicycouldalien- embracedTrumpand had been who as vice president pushedfor nuclear anti-proliferation treaty ButBiden’spastasheadof the term, his critics say, worsenedby atePrime MinisterBenjamin countingonachieving atrade sanctions againstRussia over its is about to expirewithRussia.Iran SenateForeign Relations thepresident’s racistdeclarations NetanyahuofIsrael, who lever- deal with the US before his coun- annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean isamassingenrichednuclear fuel Committee and as vice president that China infected the world agedTrump’sconfrontationalap- try’s divorcefromthe EU takesfull peninsula in 2014 might seek to again, and NorthKorea is bran- intheObamaadministrationhave with the coronavirus and should proachtohelp strengthen Israel’s effect. Biden maybeinnohurry extend those sanctions and take dishing itsatomic arsenal. givenhimafamiliaritywithinter- be held accountable. Outside the United States ConsulateinChengdu in July. In a relationswithGulf Arabcountries, to complete suchanagreement. otherpunitive steps. Nottomention global warm- nationalaffairsthatcouldwork to “China is kind of the radioac- sign of the deterioratingrelationship between thetwo punctuated by normalisation of While manyEuropeans will While tensionswith Russia ing, refugees crises and looming his advantage, foreign policy ex- tive coreofAmerica’s foreign countries, China had ordered the US to shut the consulate. AP diplomatic ties with the United be happytosee Trumpgo, the would likelyrise, arms control is famines in some of the poorest perts whoknowhim say. policy issues,” said Orville Schell, Arab Emirates and Bahrain. How damage they sayhehas doneto one area whereBiden and Putin places on earth, all amplifiedby Hereare themostpressingfor- director of the Asia Society’s Biden manages relations with America’s reliability will notbe shareadesirefor progress. Biden the pandemic. eign policy areas the Biden ad- Center on US-China Relations. Middle East: Shifts on withtightening sanctions that SaudiArabia,whichconsidersIran easilyerased. is settobesworn in justafew President-elect Joe Biden is ministration will face: Biden has notnecessarily Israel, Saudi and Iran? have causeddeepeconomicdam- anenemy, willalsobeachallenge. weeksbeforethescheduledexpi- Alikelytougher inheriting alandscapeofchal- The challengeof helped himself with his own Biden has vowedtoreverse ageinIranand leftthe United ration of the 2010 NewStrategic lenges and ill-will toward the negative depiction of China and whathecalledthe “dangerous States largelyisolated on this is- Repairing Europe ties approachtoRussia Arms ReductionTreaty.Hehas UnitedStates in countries hostile US-China relations itsauthoritarian leader, failure” of Trump’s Iran policy, sue.Bidenhasofferedtorejointhe While Trumpoften dispar- said he wantstonegotiate an ex- to President Trump’s“America Nothing is moreurgent, in the President Xi Jinping, during the whichrepudiatedthe 2015 nu- agreement,whichconstrictsIran’s aged theEuropean Unionand Biden has long asserted that tension of the treaty without pre- First” mantra,his unpredictabil- eyes of manyexperts, than re- 2020 campaign. clear agreement and replacedit nuclearcapabilitiesifTehran ad- strongly encouragedBritain’s exit hewouldtake amuchharderline conditions. NYT Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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NIRANJAN AJIT GULABCHAND HIRANANDANI CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING CO-FOUNDERANDMANAGING DIRECTOR, HINDUSTAN DIRECTOR,HIRANANDANIGROUP CONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY LTD Whatisyourviewonthe What would create an infrastructureandreal atmospheretobring back estatesector? the joy of doing business Iammore optimistic about and investment in India? residential real estate In the short term,wemust compared to commercial real getresources forpeople who estate. Covid has made mostof have been hurtbecause of us feelthat home isavery Covid in terms of their important place. On livelihood. In the medium infrasructure, the government term,itisimportant to spend hastaken note that itpays on healthcare, infrastructure, people in the sectorontime. education,sustainability and Thepayment ofdues tosmall, defence, while we take careof medium and large businesses hopeand aspiration in the ontimeis importantforbuilding shortrun. theinfrastructure businesses. ‘We have to findasafety net forpeoplewho will be left out’

SWATIPIRAMAL KAILASHKULKARNI VICECHAIRPERSON, At an e-Adda held lastweek,UdayKotak,MD&CEO, KotakMahindraBank,and President,Confederation CEO, L&T INVESTMENT PIRAMALGROUP MANAGEMENTLTD Covidhasalsoseena of Indian Industry(CII), spokeonthe impact of Covid on the economy,risk aversion among banks, Youmentionedlabourand failureofmanagement. farmreformsaswellasMSME Whatcouldgloballeaders and howtechnologywill drive business in the future reforms.Howcriticalwouldbe havedonebetter? thestate’srolein Ithink many parts ofthe On whygeographyis little morecautious in April-May-June, but I implementingthese world were inastateofdenial, nowhistory feel moreconfident today. reforms?OrwilltheCentre particularly theUS. Despitethe One very important partoflife, whichis playalargerole? factthat the developed world changing,iswhat Icall ‘geographyishistory’. I TheCentre-staterelationship spends somuch on healthcare, On whether banksare likelyto isattheforefrontofIndia’s canbesitting in anypartofthe world, anyvil- be floodedwith NPAs again theoutcomes are lageofIndia, and Icouldbeserving anyother destiny.Wemustnotallowthe disappointing.They declared partofthe world. This dramatic and profound There aretwo conflicting emotions—one Centre-statebalanceandequilib- victory tooearly. changecanbesignificantlypositive forIndia,if isneedforhope,andthesecondisneedfordis- riumtogetfractured.Iwouldre- In India, we need todouble we play it well. And second, whichisgoing to cipline.Inthe Covid period,wecertainlyneed questallthestatestoshowma- our healthcare spend over the change,isthisdividebetweenruralandurban. to ensurethat the businesses that areonthe turitybeyondpoliticalobjectives. nextthree years. Healthcare, All our liveswehaveseenmigration of people edge,becausetheyare impactedby Covid,get Thesame,obviously,tothe defence, infrastructure, from rural Indiatourban India forgrowth and achanceto live.ThatiswhatIcallemotionand Centre,tobuildasingleIndia. education and sustainability — prosperity, that canchangefundamentally. the needfor keepinghope alive.Onthe other these are the five areas where (Clockwise from top) UdayKotak wasinconversation withPVaidyanathan Iyer, hand,we asbanksmanagedepositors’money... we have tospend medium- Executive Editor(NationalAffairs), TheIndian Express,and AnantGoenka, Executive So, we needtoensurethat thereisdiscipline. term for building abetter India. Director,The Indian Express Group On the impact of Covid and two-speedrecovery On howtechnology will drive Thereare many parts of theeconomy Eminent guests who participated in thee-Addainclude HemendraKothari, business whichare actuallybenefiting, butthereare Chairman, DSP Investment Managers Pvt Ltd; Leena Tewari, Chairperson, USVPvt Ltd; The futureoffinancial servicesisamerger somepartswhich arestillfacingjaggededges. NirajBajaj, Chairman &ManagingDirector,Mukand Limited; RajivLuthra, Founder & withtechnology.Andit’sgoingto beamassive Theaviationsector, thetourismsector,thehos- ManagingPartner,L&L PartnersLaw Offices; Neeraj Roy, Founder &CEO, Hungama reorientationofthe minds. Historically, we’ve pitality sector,and some generalservices sec- Digital Media; SurendraKhemka, Chief Financial Officer,Cremica Food Industries Ltd; always believedthatwe have got to thinkabout tors,arestillunderthepressureofCovid.Butif Rakesh Bhutoria, CEO, Srei InfrastructureFinance Ltd;GautamThakur, Chairman, business,andtechnologyhasto beanenabler. youtakethe manufacturing sector, whichin- Saraswat Co-operativeBankLtd; VijaySankar, Deputy Chairman,The Sanmar Group; Ithinkthe worldischanging to apoint where cludes consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, MartinVia, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Argentina; AbhaDalmia, Co-Founder,FICCI technology will drive business. YOGINDERALAGH e-commerce, IT,digital, telecom, theyare ac- Ladies Organisation; Dilip Piramal, Chairman, VIP Industries Ltd; AmyKazmin, South ECONOMISTANDFORMER UNIONMINISTER tually doingbetter.Andyou’retherefore seeing Asia BureauChief,FinancialTimes; ManeckDavar, Chairman&Managing Director, On the government’s response ASHOKKHEMKA atwo-speedworld as we aregoing forward. SpentaMultimedia Pvt Ltd; Minal Bajaj, HonoraryDirector,Jamnalal BajajFoundation; Intheshortterm,isn’tituseful PRINCIPALSECRETARY, What we have to be clear about is thatthe Rama Bijapurkar, author andsocial strategist; Sandeep Walunj, CMO, Nippon LifeIndia to Covid tospendmoreonthingslike GOVERNMENT OFHARYANA organisedsector in generalisinabetterposi- AssetManagement Ltd; SaugataBhattacharya, ChiefEconomist, Axis Bank; Saumya Thegovernmenthasmovedasthingshave rural-urbaninfrastructure, Whydoindustrytitansnot tion than the unorganisedsector. Meattle, Founder &CEO, Module One; Sivakumar Sundaram,Chairman, Executive developed.First,itwasimportantto getpeople ratherthanworryabout joinhandswiththe Committee,Bennett Coleman &CompanyLtd; SudhirKapadia,EYIndia National awareofthefactandthereforeget alockdown. financialbalancing?Isn’tit governmentandregulators Leader -Tax; SuketuVShah, Joint ManagingDirector,Mukand Ltd; Suman Bery, It wasnecessaryatthat pointoftime,because bettertoimplementthe On providing safetynetsfor tostopcorporatescams? economist; Sunil Lulla,CEO, BARC India;Vijay Karnani, FormerPartner,Goldman we were walking completely in the dark. We farmbillsnextyear?Doyou Iunderstand the challenges those leftout Sachs; Jeetu Panjabi, CEO, EM Capital Advisors; VivekJain, ManagingDirector,DCW Ltd have thenshiftedout...If there’soneareawhere have astrategyforbuildingup which savers, investors and This is as deep and dramatic achangeas Ibelievewecandobetter,itisthe needfor im- theconvertibilityofthe depositors have faced with probablythe IndustrialRevolutionwas. It re- provedcollaboration between theCentreand Indianrupee? someofthe banks, NBFCs, allychangedthewayhumanityworked,itdid ernmentsand people from business needto cantlyavailable. So combining this excess stategovernmentswithreferenceto Covidand On stimulus, we have to ask housing finance companies and lead to alot of displacement, butatthe same work together to find asupporting system for liquiditywithsomefiscalstimulusandagood other aspects of the economy. what is going to be abigger prob- cooperativebanks. Two time it created newopportunities. However, society.Buteventheso-calledsuccessesbetter external account, it’s agood time forustobe lem? Is it going to be on the sup- aspects drive behaviour. One is we have to findasafetynet forpeoplewhowill be on their toes.What seemslikeaverysolid seeinghow we percolateitdown. ply side or the demandside. If we On whyCorporateIndia rules and the supervision of be leftout in this, whichincludes training, position todaycan be disruptedmuchfaster. give too much demandstimulus rules. Second isadeep cultural rescaling, supportand financial support. doesn’t speak up and did not haveenough supply, On the reluctance of banks change in theDNA ofpeople of My sense is thatinIndia, it’s notjustabout we willhaveaproblem. The thiscountry. We need both. On supportfor stressedsectors to lend the messageorthe content of the message,it same will apply foragriculture. On strong companies gaining On the macroside,externally, Indiaisnot Theriskaversionisnotaproblemjust from isabouthowitispositioned.Myexperienceis On capitalaccount convertibility, market shareinthe pandemic fragile likeitwas,say,in2013orinearlier pe- the lendingpoint of view,the business bor- thatthegovernmentisopento listeningaslong India is in averygoodposition. If there’sone thing whichinevitablyhap- riods.However, we dohave achallengeonthe roweralso is utilisinglimitsless.Sowhat we asthemessageisgiveninanappropriate man- Thereare twopoints.First, if we penswhenyouhaveaturningpointinhistory, fiscalsidebecausewe cameintothisCovidsit- needis, as confidenceiscomingback, howdo ner,inthe sense thatitisnot with an agenda believe the price of oilwillbelow is that normallythe strong becomes stronger. uation with ahigh combinedfiscal deficit we getthem to come out and say, it’s worth and it is notfor vested interests. forlong,itiseasierfor us to plan This is at some levelthe classic Darwinian sit- between both the Centreand states. In the taking risks. Normally, the best time to invest for capital account convertibility uation, survivalofthe fittest, whichisplaying monetary policysituation,wehaveseenalot and grow is at turning points. Todayweare at Forlonger version, go to because Indiaisdisproportion- outintherealworld.Itisherethatsociety, gov- of steps whichhavemade liquiditysignifi- one suchturning point. Iwould have been a www.indianexpress.com ately dependentonoil evennow. Second, we must have the ability to have gold monetisation or liq- uid rollingormovingofgold withinthe country. RVENKATARAMAN DEAN,ICFAIBUSINESSSCHOOL, GURGAON MUDITJAIN KK RATHI IftheYesBankmodelof MANAGINGDIRECTOR,DCWLTD MANAGING DIRECTOR,INDIANIVESH FUND restructuringhadbeen Whydoesn’tthegovernmentput MANAGERS PVT LTD adoptedforIL&FS,the powerintopeople’shands?Theycan Don’t you think the government companyandcreditorswould reduceindirecttaxes.Whyisthe should look at GST afresh? havebeensaved.Wasasset governmentnotco-optingbusiness? Yes, they mustdoeverything on liabilitymismatchthemain Indiaisavery paternalisticsociety. GST. But today they don’t have reasonforproblemsofIL&FS? The first expectation ofevery Indian is enough fiscal resources. There is a InIL&FS,thereweremanylarge ‘sarkar ne mere liye kya kiya’.Howdo we challenge on debt to GDP, there is a shareholdersfromIndia—LICand move from being asociety of challenge on funding states, StateBankofIndia.Beforethe ARVINDSAHAY entitlement toasociety of you knowthat they have given BHARATJOSHI VIDYANANDJHA governmentputthenewboard,it PROFESSOR,IIM,AHMEDABAD empowerment?Howdo we getasociety guarantees to the states. The central CEO,JCURVEVENTURES PROFESSOR,IIM,CALCUTTA wouldhavespokentoLICandSBI, GiventhecurrentstateoftheIndian or depositor orinvestor tounderstand government is going to borrow and WouldyousupportamoreliberalECB Howdoyouseetherelationship andtheydecidednottoputinnew economy,whatarethefactorsthat thatwhatever decisions and judgments give the state’s money for the next (EuropeanCentralBank)regime? betweenbusinessand riskcapitalorequitycapitaloutof stabiliseanddestabalisethesystem? they take have arisk element and the two or three years. At atime like this, OntheliberalECB,Ijustwantedtosay governmentinthisphase? policyholdersmoneyordepositors Globally,bankingmodelscomeunder consequenceofthat risk isonthem. If to expect the government to give up thatforanyborrowerwhowantstoborrow ThedaybeforeItookcharge, moneyofSBI.YesBankhas hugestressatverylowinterestratesforlong things gowrong, we should not be whatever revenue sources that are inforeigncurrency,thereisenoughliquidity wehadaCIImeetingwithPrime survivedbecauseahugeamountof becauseyouhavebranchinfrastructure, asking for bailouts fromthe government. there, it’snot an easy thing. availableinUSdollarswithbanksfrom MinisterModi.Oneoftheimpor- moneyhasbeenputinasequity networkinfrastructure,people,costofserv- whomyoucanborrowUSdollarsaslongas tantpointshemadeatthatcon- capitalbyfinancialinstitutions. icing.Anotherimportantpointistechnology. you’vegotgenuineuseforit.Idon’tthink ferenceinJuneisthathelooksat Onthesecondpoint,thereis Everyday,IworryifIwillhaveabank,orifa SHWETARAJPALKOHLI how FinTech thinks versusabank,which is thereisanyissueaboutforeigncurrency businessandgovernmentwork- indicationofrecoverybetween GooglebankorAlibababankwilltakeme HEAD,PUBLICPOLICY, technologyfirst,customer convenience and borrowingsformostborrowersinthecoun- inghandinhand.Aslongas 50to60percentoforiginalloans.If outofbusiness?Willatechnologychange SEQUOIACAPITALINDIA solution about everything, speedofexecu- try.Keepinmindthatwhenyou’relookingat businessplaysitstraight,thereis itwasonlyanassetliability makeituncompetitiveformeasabanker? Ifyoucouldshareyourthoughts tion.However, along withchange in tech- lowerinterestratesonthedollaroranyother noagendabeyondwhatisrightfor mismatch,youwouldnothavea Secondisthesafetyofmycustomers’ onFinTech? nology, we are finding riskmanagement foreigncurrency,thereisaforwardpremium IndiaandtheIndianeconomy, holebetweentheamountofloans money.Weareconstantlymakingchanges. FinTech is going to be one of the big dramatically go up. FinTechs andbanks to- aswell.Sowhenyoulookatyourtotalcost,it Ithinkthereisanopportunityfor duetocreditorsversuswhatwe Forstability,itisimportanttoensurepracti- instruments of change in the Indianfinan- getherare the future for developingastrong isthecostofinterestindollars,plusthe businessandgovernmenttowork thinkisrecoverable. tionerslikemecontinuetobeparanoid. cial sector. There aremany pluses about financialsector. forwardpremiumcost. closertogether.

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WHERE IBELONG ASafe Space Homecoming has been fraught with uncertainties in this year of dread.Ahead of Diwali, we look The pandemic saw asteep rise in at the many winding roads that led peopletotheir places of comfort and security during the domestic violence in the country. How asurvivor found a pandemic. First up, awriter stranded in aforeign land, grappling with the notion of boundaries, sanctuary in an old refuge as she tries to find her way back home Dipanita Nath

ABOLLYWOOD buff, 23-year-old Shalini will be danc- ing on Diwali. “I am going to make it my best Diwali because it is afestivalthat celebrates the ideaofhome- coming. Iambackwith my familyafter making an idi- otic mistake,” she says,adding that she will notbehid- ing the bruises on her body with makeup. Afew days before the lockdown wasannouncedon March 24,Shalini got marriedtoaman shehad metat aparty four years ago. “As our bond wasquite good, we decidedtohaveaceremonyinatemple againstmy family’s wishes,” she says.Shalini wroteacrisp note to her father stating that she didn’t want asingle paisa or an inchofhis property.“Iwill provetoyou that my husband can keep your daughter happyand achieve success on his ownmerit,” it said. The abuse started15dayslater.Her mother-in-law broachedthe subject of money—Rs20lakh to grow their business. “I refusedoutright. Beforeweweremar- ried, my husband used to tell me that he had no finan- cial expectationsfrommyfamilyand Ibelievedhim,” shesays.Her husband, abusinessman,turnedabusive as his debtsmounted during the pandemic. “I could not bear the violence —hewas beatingmeall the time whilehis motheryelled abusesatme. They would lock me in aroomwithout food, waterorelectricity.I wanted to leave but wherecould Igo?” shesays. Arise in domestic violence has been one of the darkest features of the lockdown. The Delhi-based National Commission forWomen received1,477 com- plaintsbetween March and May, a2.5 time increase from the 607cases duringthe same period in 2019. “People,who areabused, arefearful of reporting it, have lowself-esteem and aretraumatised. Theyfeel unsafeintheirhomesand in the lockdown situation, this gets worse because thereisnoescape,”says Arvinder JSingh, apsychotherapistand founder of the Centrefor Well-BeingatAshoka UniversityinDelhi. Shalini finallycalledher mother on aday when she wasbeaten so badlyshe could barelywalk.“My father came over and told my husband, ‘I can’t see my daughter in pain. Iamtaking her away and will notsend her back GETTYIMAGES at anycost’. Suddenly, my home begantomeanalot moretome. Ibegan to seethings Ihad notearlier —that Janice Pariat felt further away.Home at that moment was fying—and so wasmyideaofhome.Ittook Notfor the longesttime, Iwas convinced. my parentsweremybestfriends who supportedme acountry. And notbeing particularly nation- theshape, notofacapital city or asmall town In fact, formanyyears I’d been writing stories, through my mistakes. In India, adaughter’s place is sup- alisticallyinclined, this wasastrangenew in the hills, but alarge triangular land mass, even an essayortwo,questioning the idea of posedtobeher husband’s home but Ifound asafespace HISYEAR, home has shiftedin feeling forme. delineatedin away I’d lastreckonedwith long political borders, their man-made artificiality. in aplace Ihad alwaystaken forgranted,” she says. ways Icould’velittle imagined. HowwouldItravelbacktomy agoinschool, drawing amap forPratapSir in Then briefly, amemoryflashedinmymind The family still hasnoanswer when neighbours and I’vebeenadrifter—floating home country? geographyclass. from December 2019,whenanti-CAAprotests relativesask when Shalini’s husband will be coming to around Assam, moving from Asituation likethis, Irealised,realigned Somehow, withalittlehelpfromafriendin were gathering quietmomentum across the take her“home”. “Weare so socially conditionedthat I TShillong, my hometown, to Delhi, the parameters withinwhichI’d alwaysimag- Berlin,Iwasluckyenoughto findarouteback. country, an evening when we’d gathered at don’t knowhow to tell them that Iamhome.Home is London, elsewhere, pronouncing with asmall ined “home”— what was Azig-zagflightpathacross India Gate, alarge crowdofus, to link hands the place whereIhavemyfather,who,forgettingthat I stampofpride, that home is whereIhappen oncefree-floating and ex- ●●● Europe, bated breath all and read aloud the Preamble. “WE, THEPEO- wrotehim ascathing letter before my wedding, takes to laymysuitcase,thatI—and I’dfeelluckyfor isting in multitude be- the way, waiting to be PLE OF INDIA,” we chorused,“having solemnly me on surprise trips to Lonavala and Alibaug and plays this —had manyplacestocallhome. Earlier came encasedwithin na- The world as we’d known it had been stopped,summoned, de- resolvedtoconstituteIndia intoaSOVEREIGN boardgames to cheer me up. My mothermakes mo- this year though, in March, at the beginning tional borders.This was tained, perhapsevensent SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC mos and biryani that Ienjoy eating. My younger sister of the pandemic, Iwas compelledtoreassess complicated by the fact turned inside out, upsidedown. backtoRome. Anything, I and to securetoall its citizens…”“This is awk- watchessillycartoons with me and we laugh,”she says. this notion. IhappenedtobeinRome, on re- that despiteholding a realised,waspossible.The ward,” I’d whisperedto afriend, “I don’t really Shalini is learning the ropes of divorceproceedings, search work,and, suddenly,found myself in passportproving I“be- Everything seemed uncertain worldaswe’d known it believe in nations.” She’dwhisperedback,“But when lawyers ask personal questions that forceher to themidstofaworldwide flurryof lockdowns longed”toIndia, Iwasn’t had been turned inside giventheyexist, isn’t this what you’d likethe revisit her nightmares. “Marrying is the easy part, get- ●●● and travel restrictions, withrules changing beingpermittedto return. out,upside down. nation to be?” Ihadn’t thought of it that way ting separated is something else entirely. Iamscared dailyoronthe hour.Atthe airport, on the day Adocument, sacredsome would say, that un- Everythingseemeduncertain.Apartfrombor- before;itmade complete,simple sense. and traumatisedafter answering the lawyer’s ques- of my Al Italia flighttoNew Delhi, we were der anycircumstances should always be suf- ders,closing,closing,allaroundme.Finally, on Backonthe plane,aswenearedDelhi’s tions but, as my parentssay,the pastisgone while I told we couldn’t boardwithout aCOVID-19- ficient wassuddenlynot. aflight that would (hopefully) land in Delhi, I hazyskies, Iheld on to that moment. There have my present and future. Iamlucky Ihaveahome negative certificate—impossible to procure “Please,” we pleadedwith the airportoffi- sat backinmyseat,and allowed myselfamo- wasalong waytogo, forme, forthe nation, —and that's whyDiwali is going to be brighter this in acountryreelingunder the pandemicwave. cials, “letusjustget on aflight home and we ment of pause, of breath, of reflection. but yes, home, home can be acountry. year,” she says. ThereIstood, beneath the departureboard, can be quarantinedthere.” It wasnot to be. When have Ieverreallycalledthis watching the gatesclose, and home had never Everywhere, borders were hardening, calci- nation home? JanicePariatisaDelhi-basedwriter ‘My parents andIunderstand ‘Homecomingwill never mean each otherbetter now’ thesame again’ How a25-year-old rediscovered his hometown and reconnected with his family AVadodara-based artist on celebrating the festival of lights while far from family

Surbhi Gupta makehimself feel at home wastodouphis Sudipta Das grationfrommygrandparents,who moved room to resemble his Delhi flat. He also from Bangladesh to Barak ValleyinAssam wantedto familiarisehimself withMainpuri’s before Independence and made it their “HAVE YOUwatchedMirzapur?The violence geography. Hisdailyerrandsoften take himto THIS YEAR, forthe firsttime, Iwas notwith home. Ialso remember watching people flee portrayedinthe showisthereality of the city the town’s outskirts wherehewalksamong my family forLakshmi puja.Until now, for their homes wheneverthe Barak river Icall my hometown,” says Udit Yadav, about open fields, making videos documenting his me, going to meetmymother and brother in flooded, onlytocome backwhen the water Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. He was11whenhe slowlife. Silchar,Assam, justrequiredtaking aflight. receded. Justasnow,therewas uncertainty. waspackedoff to nearbyFirozabad, which Going home has also givenYadavachance It wasthe same formyhusband, who teaches In this month of togetherness,manyof had betterschools. However, it wasinDelhi — to bondwithhis parents.“I’velivedaway from at Kendriya VidyalayainLunglei (Mizoram) us arealone. It’s scarytoimagine that if his “pehla ishq (firstlove)” —that he found a them for12years, because of whichthe emo- and takesaflighttomeetmeinVadodara. anything happens to us no one might be on home. He movedin2013tostudy at Delhi tional connection wasmissing. We under- But all of that seems near impossible now. ourside. In June, when Isuddenlydevel- University and joinedAsmitaTheatreGroup stand eachother better now,”hesays.The We celebrateDiwali to markthe return COURTESY:GALLERYLATITUDE28 opedfever,myhusband managed to come soon after. This is where he discoveredart,lit- ANEW VIEW void that his grandfather leftisbeing filledby of RamtoAyodhya,after 14 years of exile. The WHERE WE BELONG but he had to stay in quarantine when he erature, poetryand Urdu. He is also learning Yadav on the roof of his home in Mainpuri Yadav. “Nowadays,Ispend alot of time in his entirecity is lit up and thereare festivities. Detailsfrom Land of Exile (2019) by Das returnedtoMizoram. Ican’t go and stay Dastangoi,atraditional form of storytelling room, whichgives my parentsalot of relief Yet, in some ways,weare also findinghome with him,ashis accommodation facilities that flourishedinthe old city. —theydon’t feel the emptiness,” he says. away from home, celebrating our common don’tallow families. Yadavwas at his sister’s place in pigeons had made themselvesathome.He As heawaitshis returnto Delhi, he is grate- cultureand teaching others our familytra- Diwali. Iwas clueless, too—usually, Iassist Homecoming, perhaps,will nevermean Gurugram, Haryana, when thenationwide finallyreturnedtoMainpuri when news of fulforonething.“Isssaal Diwalike waqt seene ditions. Iwas alonefor Lakshmi puja this year my mother, but this time, Iwas doing it my- thesame again—itwill mean muchmore, lockdown wasannouncedonMarch 24. his grandfather’s death arrived. mein dardnahi hoga (thisyear,duringDiwali, and my neighboursinVadodarawereexcited self, while taking directions from her over nowthatwehavebeen away so long. Months later,when he went to hisflatnear “Ihave been astranger to Mainpuriall my therewill be no chestpain),” he laughs, en- when Iinvited them. But theycould notre- the phone. the Qutub Minar,hefoundthatabout adozen life,” says Yadav, 25. The firstthing he did to joying the respitefromthe city’s polluted air. late to it as theyusuallyperform the puja on As achild, Iwould listen to stories of mi- AstoldtoVandanaKalra Ahmedabad EYE,THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE

15 SPOTLIGHT NOVEMBER 8, 2020 DOWN IN SoldiersWithout Borders JUNGLELAND The 75th anniversary of Victory-over-Japan Day, celebrated in August, marked the end of World WarII. But for thousands of Indian soldiers the fighting didn’t stop.Instead, they were ordered RanjitLal straight into new battles, likethe Battle of Surabaya, which began 75 years ago this week

Ranjit Lal is an author, Raghu Karnad men were Indians.” environmentalist To reachthe Indian seamen and persuade and birdwatcher them to strikewas noteasy:theywere NEARLYNovember,1945—three labouring men, farfromhome, and terrify- months afterthe end of WorldWar II ingly vulnerable to legal and financial —Havildar Abdul Rahman found reprisals. But it wasalso true that the dan- himself still in battle. He had been in gers merchant seamen had faced, through Iservice his entireadult life: enlistedat the war, had allowedthem to strengthen Long Distance the ageof18, from Sahiwalinthe heartof their unions;sotheywerenewly politically Punjab, justweeksbeforethe British informedand trainedindirect action. Empire’s warbegan.Since then, his regiment, So it came to be,inlate1945, as the fires the 3/9 Jats, had facedRommel’s armoured ragedinSurabaya,that Indian activists and Champs manoeuvres in the Libyandesert in the sum- Australian comrades went ontothe docksin mer of 1942; and priedJapanese machine- Brisbane and Melbourne, Sydneyand gunners out of dugoutsinthe green hills of Fremantle, calling out to Indian crews to Imphal twosummers later.Onhefought:out strike. The men aboardwould have to risk The Gaggle family is all set to make of the Imphal siegeand down through everything —and hundreds did, marching their Diwali trip back to India Burma, until themiddle of August,when offships justbeforetheywereset to sail. Japan surrendered. Women in the CPA, likeSylvia Mullins and This August, newspapersinthe West Phyllis Johnson, faceddownviolent guards NTHE banksofapristine lakesomewherein were filledwith commemorative writing — and water-cannons to promise support. the vastness of Mongolia, the Gaggles, afamily all of whichendedonAugust15, the 75th an- “Come offthe ships!” theyshouted. “Don’t of bar-headedgeese,werepreparing their niversaryofVictory-over-Japan Day. “V-J work on ships that aresending munitions to Obrood of four forthe biggest, mostdangerous Day” is meant to conclusively markthe end the Dutch. Walk offthe ships! And the work- adventureoftheir young lives: the annual 8,000km flight of the fighting in Asia, and the warasawhole. ers of Australia will help you!” to India. Being next-gen goslings, the brood wasnot en- ForIndians, the datewas even re-inscribed as Other Indian crews were forced to stay tirelyhappywith their parents’ decision. ourIndependence Day; afinalflourish of andwork, some held at gunpoint. Even then, “Getup. Begin your breathing exercises —in-out, in- vanity by Louis Mountbatten, who had been thereweresurprises —asonOctober 22, out,” Papa Gaggle said, poking his sleeping brood. Britain’s theatrecommander before he was when the General Vespijckmanaged to set —“Papa, don’t be such apain! We want to sleep!” the lastviceroy of India. sail fromSydney. Once at sea,asthe Dutch —“Wing exercises next. Then flyaround the lake100 ForRahman, however, andthousands of lettheir guarddown, the Indian crew letthe times. You’vegot to be fit!’ other Indians, the fighting didn’t stop on steam out of the enginesand escapedin “I’m fit!” Gobble Gaggle mumbled, through abeak full August15. It justproceededintonew battles, lifeboats. When the cargo ship Patras of grass. “You’renot fit—you’refat.You’renot going to be of akind that popularhistory does notre- steamedout of Sydney, laden with arms, it able to getoff the ground with all that weight!” his kid sis- gard:likethe Battle of Surabaya,whichbegan waspursuedbyatinyvessel; on deck, the terGiggle Gaggle retorted.“What?” Guggle Gaggle, the 75 years agothis week. union activistDasrath Singh held amega- prettier of the twogirls, said, incredulously. “You mean In early November 1945, the 3/9 Jatsand phone, shouting out in Urdu. The ship sailed we’renot going to spend Christmas and NewYear here?” the rest of the FifthIndian Division marched outofthe harbour. It reappeared hourslater, “Darling, we’ll be far, faraway,”Mama Gaggle said, offtheir ships intoJava,thenconsideredpart turnedbacktoportbyits crew. “You’ll justlovewherewe’retaking you!” “Oh, Iknow! A of the DutchEastIndies. Their orders were Nearly 600Dutchships were delayed, by third-world countrywith dirty air and diarrhoeic water... to disarmenemytroops,rescueprisoners this high-stakeseffort againstimperialism India right?” Gobble Gaggle grumbled. He read alot. and civilians, and maintain peace. Japan had SOMEONE planes, at the orders of the same powers that and,asGoodallwrites, its“unprecedented —“Darling, India has a5,000-year civilisation and a seized theislandin1942, along with all the ELSE’SWAR we call the Allies, the heroes of the 20th cen- sense of collaboration across racial and history of treating guests likegod...” “Mama, Ihavebeen rest of Europe’s south-eastAsian colonies. tury. The years 1939-1945werenot abreak cultural lines.” (Clockwise from reading about howtheytreated all those poor migrants!” After“V-JDay”, European powers expected from acolonial worldorder that came before The closingmonthsof1945recorded “Well, youall go if youwant:I’m notgoing and that’s to have it all back. ADutchcolonialregime above)Asoldier of and resumedafter.Rather, it wasthe climax howcolonisedand exploited people could that!” Gibble Gaggle, the firsthatchedson, said. “Mama, waited to be restored to power, even though Indian origin reading of colonialism: when imperial mania finally supporteachothers’struggles forfreedom, that’s because he wantstomakeout with that Greylag theNetherlandsitself hadonlybeenliber- aposter in supportof came backhome and Europe beganto or else be used to suppress them. Neither chick—Pinky Legs!” little Guggle Gaggle said excitedly. ated afew months earlier. the Indonesians; consume itself. storyistaught, because neither is useful for “He wasshowing offhis flying skills to her.” LocalIndonesians took adifferent view. Membership book of Still, the worldbeforeEurope’s combus- nationalistmyth-making and dogmatoday. —“What? Youcan’t see her! Hai,what will people During itsoccupation, Japan had freedlead- tion wasdifferent from the one that came But nowisagood time to recall howim- the Indian Seamen’s say? She’s notinour class: Greylags flymuchlower — ers likeSukarno and givenrein to theirna- out of it. Thereisaflipside to the storyofthe perialism waschallenged,not by nationalist they’rescared to go above 20,000ft! Besides, we’ll be in tionalistorganisation. Now, manyJapanese Union in Australia, IndianarmyinJava —anextraordinary effort feeling alone, but by internationalism —em- India forDiwali, the wonderful festival of lights!” commanders preferredtolet these militias which drew more to defy thereturn of imperialism, carriedout bodied in the workers’ movement and the All around them, the mass of excited bar-headed seize their arms (includingtanks, guns and and more Indian by Indians on the sea. anti-colonial Left. What freedom meant, es- geese, maybe5,000-strong, swirledand thronged.Very armoured cars) rather thanwaiting forAllied seamen into the AfterV-J Day, when the Netherlands be- peciallyfor working-class people, wasanex- PHOTOS: IMPERIALWARMUSEUM,DIGITALARCHIVE soon, they’d be off! troops to do so. strike; Bren gunners gantosend itsforcesand mu- pansive,global questionin “Give me one good reason whywehavetogo!” Gibble Forafew weeks, thenewly-armed jeep triggered alandmine and flung him into of 3/9 Jats advance in nitions backtoAsia,itrelied on thatmoment right after Gabble said, folding his wings and settling down. Indonesian pemuda (youth) and the war- the air.Helandedclearofthe wreck, but alimited number of ships. The WorldWar II —when coun- “Because, in amonth’s time, this whole place will be one weathered Indians maintainedanuneasy three men were trappedunderneath it. Surabaya, November great fleetthat had carried tries still layinthe smoking truce. Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress de- Rahman staggeredtohis feet and ranback, 15-16, 1945 wealth out of the EastIndies ruins causedbynationalism, mandedthat Indian forces bewithdrawnand and pulledone man to safety. The jeep was wasverydiminished,and so, before Partition and the Cold manyofthe troops themselves“were often on fire now; Rahman went and pulledasec- wasveryvulnerable to disrup- Warbegan carving the world nationalist, conflictedand desperate,” wrote ond man clear.The flames rose; as Rahman tions. The Dutch also reliedon apart again. PRS Mani, areporterembeddedwith the 23rd went backagain, the fuel tank explodedand Australianports,whichhad The lineageofthat philos- Indian Division, “yet did what theydid.” bathedhim in petrol. He diedofburns there, sustainedAllied shippingin ophywas visibleinlater The truce brokeinNovember,and it on the road, in the suburbs of Surabaya.They the region through the war. decades, in the Non-Aligned brokewith the full forceofwar in theport gave him the George Cross, making him a With the warover, however, Movement and newlibera- city of Surabaya.For three days,Surabaya was warhero, in awar that neither Britain nor the prevailing influence at the tion struggles. But by the start bombed and strafedfromthe air,and shelled India wantstoremember. docks—inAustralia, as in India of this millenium,wewere from the harbour.Itthen had to be retaken, Rahman had survivedthe length of World —was the workers’ unions, leftwith itspale inversions: street by street.And, so, it came to be that WarII, but notthe return of imperial peace. and behind them, eachcoun- Bulky multilateral bodies, like RANJITLAL Indian soldiers went backtowar,still com- It wasthe same elsewhere: In October 1945, try’s CommunistParty. the UN;oraneoliberalregime that fights SOARING HIGH mandedbythe British, but on behalf of the in southern Indo-China, Gurkhas and Pathans When Indonesian seamen, who were nu- onlyfor the freedom of capital. Thatother, Aflock of bar-headed geese in flight Dutch, to fight Indonesians armedbythe defendedSaigon from nationalistguerrillas merous in Australia, discoveredmunitions foregone internationalism disavowedbor- Japanese. The 3/9 Jatswereinthe thickofit. on behalfofthe French. They laidthe ground- aboardDutchships, theyrefusedtowork— ders, or aspired to.Borders turnedthe The battle of Surabaya leftthe FifthIndian work for20moreyearsofVietnam’s armed and calledondock-workers’unionstodothe world’s deprivedpeople againsteachother, bigblockofice and there’ll be nothing to eat. It’ll be like Division with600 casualties, and it killed struggle againstimperialism. same, in solidarity with their freedom strug- instead of againstthe real nemesis: plutoc- that forthe next five or six months!” repliedhis father. 15,000 Indonesian partisans. But that was From these images of Indian soldiers, gle. The CommunistParty of Australia (CPA) racy,served by addlednationalism,bigotry “Nothing to eat?” Gobble Gaggle said incredulously, “I’m onlythe start. Indian troops were kept in ac- marched straightbackintoimperial fights, heardthem, and unions around the country and wars. That nemesis loomsaslarge to- in!” But Gibble wouldn’t budge. tion formonths, in operations called emergesanew pictureofWorld WarIIasa begantoboycott Dutchships. Forweeks, the dayasitdid in 1945. Whichiswhy,looking At last, the evening of departuredawned. Theypre- “Pounce” and “Purge”, oftenusedtofence in whole. The worlddid notbegin to fightinthe “wharfies” tiedupthe ports,delaying troops at the past, we should notlosethe threads ferred flying at night and in early mornings —itwas safer. villages, while vicious Dutchpolice went in late 1930s, or laydownall arms in 1945: That and materiel on their waytoJava. that ranacross borders, underthe gatesof One by onethe Gaggles (excepting Gibble) took off. “Okay to “dispose of extremistelements”. Well into wasjustthe period when European powers “What theycould notdowas stop the national identity,and bound our liberation kids, getbehind us!” said Papa Gaggle. 1946, Abdul Rahman, nowaged25, wasstill fought eachother. In other continents, WWII ships from sailing...,” historian Heather to eachother’s. “Papa, howdoyou knowinwhichdirection to fly?” in Java. wascontinuous with other colonial wars and Goodall notesinPort Politics,her study of the Giggle Gaggle asked.She washer father’s favourite. On February 22, he wasbeing driven campaigns, before and after—carriedout boycott. “The ships could onlybestoppedby RaghuKarnadisawriteranda2019recipientof “Darling, we have built-in GPS. We checkout star patterns through avillagecalledKletek, whenhis with the same machine-guns and aero- the crews themselves, and mostofthose sea- Yale’sWindham-CampbellPrizeforNon-Fiction and followmajor landmarks:rivers, mountain passes, even expressways these days,coastlines... All right team, climb to 18,000ft,maintain airspeedof100kmph, seta steady south-westcourse, over!” —“Dear,Idon’t likeleaving Gibble behind!” “Don’t worry, he’ll learn!”said Papa Gaggle. Out on the lake, Gibble waslearning —fast. Every Marking Time goose in sight, even Pinky Legs had takenoff.What had seemedtobeabusy air terminal wasnow deserted. Afox trottedup, eyeing him speculatively.“Hah, yousickor Photographer Parthiv Shah invited well-known something? Can’t fly? Is that whytheyleftyou?”itasked. “Stayawayfromme!” Gibble squawked.He’d better get personalities to record their lockdown isolation with self out of this benighted place, and fast! Cruising comfortablyat18,000ft,the Gaggles were portraits and selfies. The results were illuminating making good progress, flying amongstalarge V-shaped echelon of friends and relatives. “Wow!” Guggle Gaggle Va ndana Kalra demic made me look within. With newan- said, “Papa’s leading the flock!” “Yes, dear.Wedoitin nouncementseachday,therewas anair of un- turns. The birdinthe front has to flythe hardest. We flyin certainty.Lockedupathome, we startediden- aV,taking advantageofthe airwaves generated by the WHEN THElockdownwas announced in tifying withcertainareasandobjects, andIfelt birdahead. That’s whyyou can flysowell...” March, artist Sudarshan Shetty wasprepar- it wasagood time to ask people about them- Within days,theyapproachedthe mighty Himalayas. ing forasolo at Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, selves,” says Shah. “Climb to 20,000ft!Wefly over and through the high in May, followedbyanother exhibition in Conceivedduring the early months of the passes,” Papa Gaggle ordered.“Gobble, can youbreathe GermanyinAugust.WithCOVID-19 dramat- lockdown, he titledthe project “Self Portraits okay?” Giggle asked her brother.“Yeah, we’vegot special icallychanging our world, in the time of Social COURTESY:PARTHIVSHAH respiratorysystems: we getoxygenintoour lungs even the artistsuddenlyfound Distancing”. The over- THE LONELY tion”while practising her craft, Bangladeshi Abhijit VBanerjee shares howhespends while breathing out. Yousee it’s likethis...” he began. himself confinedtohis whelming response from CITY photographerShahidul Alam usedthe time “muchmoretime with the kids”. “It does not “Okay, Idon’t want alecture! Iget the picture!” home in Mumbai. Away actors, filmmakers, au- to do thingshe“neverhad the time to do be- take away the sense that we arejustmarking (Clockwise from left) One morning, as theycircledalarge field to feed,Papa from his studio,heusedthe thors, fashion designers fore”—photographing “the rain, the clouds time, trying as hardaspossible to notthink Gaggle suddenlyshouted,“Pull up! Hunters!” Flashes and time to introspect. “There and artists,among others, Artist Sudarshan and dewdrops on cactus flowers”, but, also about the ways in whichour familiar world flat reports brokeout as the geese franticallygained wasdistress but, as an ledtoanexpansion of the Shetty; actor Gajraj the “people crying out forrice in the streets” maybeirretrievablylost, but it does return us height. Some, alas, tumbledtothe ground, but the artist, it wasalso aproduc- project to include more Rao; economist at night. If Carnatic music vocalist to the very elemental pleasures of cuddling Gaggles were safe! At last, theylandedinthe misty tive period formetostep than 150narrativesthat Abhijit VBanerjee VijayalakshmySubramaniam turnedtoyoga among the flowers,” he writes. marshes of Bharatpur’s Keoladeo National Park.“Well, backand look at my own Shah intendstopublishin and meditation, theatreveteran MK Raina is Writer Amitava Kumar,meanwhile, recre- kids, welcome to your winter home! Ijustwish Gibble work and what Icould do,” the form of abook.“Few seen refining hisculinaryskills.Delhi-based ates what he describes as “a portrait of privi- were with us,” Mama Gaggle said, alittle sadly. Suddenly, says Shetty. years from now, this would be visual history, photographer Vicky Royshares his entire lege”. Posing in abathtub filledwith no water the kids heardafrantic honking from above.Agoose Duringone of those days,healsoposedfor an archivetelling us what these people were routine by bringing together multipleframes but books, he writes,“For writers, the enforced whiffleddown, feathers awry.“Didn’t youguyshear me aselfie at the behestofDelhi-basedphotogra- thinking and doing at the time,” he says. in one. isolation wasn’t unusual (and, forsome, not yell?” Gibble said, splashing down. “I’vebeenfollowing pher ParthivShah, who invited personalities The diverse accountsfromacross the While forseveral, including Shah, it was even unwelcome) but whatIhavebeen in- youall the way! Idiots!” to sharetheir isolation with aphotograph and globespeak of variedexperiencesand per- also time to reconnect withfamily, thereisan habiting, likethe rest of theplanet, is the gen- accompanying text. “The needtosocially spectives. If we see dancer Aditi Mangaldas acknowledgement of privilegeatatime of eral feeling of disorientation. Iamextremely move away from others in the time of the pan- “trying to find expansion withinconstric- loss. Standing in aBostonpark, economist fortunate; Ihavebeen spared acutedistress.”

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TheInsider’sView Merit and Its NK Singh’s anecdotal account of his eventful career in policymaking is laced with Discontents self-deprecating humour and an insight into India’s economic history Political philosopher Michael J Bibek Debroy Sandel argues that the smug conviction of elite meritocracy is HAVE submitted the reportofthe Finance Commission forthe financial tearing our social fabric apart year 2021tothe president, whichis nowinthe public domain. We have Ajay Singh Icommencedworkfor the main report to be submitted by October 2020 forthe five- year period thereafter(2021-26).” NK Singh IN THIS college-admission season, Pune's Chirag Falor not has wornseveralhatsand gloves,sincehehas onlytoppedthe advancedjoint entrance exams forthe notonlybeen at the ringside, but inside the Indian InstituteofTechnologies (IIT) —adream forcount- ring. In astriking coincidence,unless it is by less youngsters —but went astepfurther and said no to choice, publicationof thisautobiography and the IITsashehas already secured admission to the submission of the 15th Finance Commission MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology. Reportare synchronised(though NKdoessay In the midstofthis celebration of merit, another news he has been workingonthis autobiography storythat wasbarelynoticedwas the death of Arif Khan, formorethan three years). But it will beunfair an ambulance driverwho relentlesslyferriedthe bodies to only correlatewhat this book says with of COVID-19victims from Delhi’s Hindu Raohospital to views of thechairman, 15th Finance crematoriums foroverthree months. The sole breadwin- Commission; RajyaSabha MP; deputy chair- ner of his family, Khan sleptinhis vanall this while so as man, Bihar StatePlanning Board; member, to save his wife, twosons and twodaughters from the in- Planning Commission;Revenue, Expenditure, fection. However, he eventuallyfell prey to the virus. His DEA secretary; or secretarytoPMVajpayee. accomplishmentswereascrucial to our society as those These arevarious hats(and thereare others) of anysuper-achiever, if notmore. His job, though, is not NK has worn during his public career.One can considered to requiremerit. datethis career from 1964,when he joined Merit —presumablyamixofnothing but intelligence the IAS. Thatexplains the sub-title of “half a and hardwork—can openthe rightdoors; first, in educa- century”. In his forewordtothis book,Pranab tion, then in career.But in this maddening race of life, those Mukherjee writes, “This autobiographyisa COURTESY:RUPAPUBLICATIONS who qualify to be calledmeritorious leave behind asulking valuable contribution to anobjective analysis orange.’ He sarcasticallyremarkedthatmyfa- plaintsbyJayalalithaa,theabortedattempt to majority by monopolising economyand political power. of India’s economic history over the past50 ther would scarcelyhavebeen happy; if not, reduce number of ministries/departments, It is nobody’sargument to underminethe impor- years.” Yes, it is that. But forme, the morein- lamentedthat his passion forroses had not Arvind Subramanian’s professorial air when tance of merit and glorifyprivation. But it is equallyim- terestingbitsare the personal, the roots, his beenpassedontome...Thereafter,Istartedin- lecturing members of the FRBM Committee. portant to take ahardlookatthe manner in whichwe father (TPSingh), the anecdotes lacedwith tensively reading botanical and horticulture Theseensurethereisn’t adry discourse and viewsocietyinabinaryofwinnersand losers. In 1958, wit, the abilitytolaugh at oneself.The pro- books, garden journals and rose add to chronicles of policy mak- British sociologistand politician Michael Young coined found publicpolicy bitsare an add-on. After catalogues”; “During one of my ing. In twoparts of thebook (1991 the term “meritocracy” withhis book, TheRiseofthe all, this is aman’s autobiography, notahistory visitstoNikko, Iremember that reforms and legislative work in Meritocracy.Hepredictedthat asociety basedonmeri- of policy making in independent India. whilecoming down the moun- Parliament), when thereisadevi- tocracy would eventuallymutateintoadystopia.Young’s “Is this autobiographyawhollytruthful ac- tain on aperfect autumn after- ation from the anecdotalstyle, the thesis found fewtakers until FrencheconomistThomas count?...Toviewthe pastwith asense of opti- noon, the lightplaywas beautiful. book does become dry. Piketty’s widelyacclaimed Capital in theTwenty-First mism and generosity in judging people’s con- Unmindful of the hugepileup of Movingbeyondthe nuggets, Century (2014),elucidated thewidening gapbetween duct is acourse that Ihavepreferred”. traffic, Ijustgot downfromthe car, the book also raises serious issues theaffluent and the poor.Justaswealth is largely inher- Therefore, if youexpect skeletons to tumble agersinJodhpurwerepaidamultipleof that”. LOOKING BACK fixedmytripodand took several that warrant debate and discus- ited andremainsaccumulated in afew hands, so could out, your hopes will be belied. Mirroring the When NK waswith the commerce min- (Top) NK Singh shots of theautumn colours”. sion—the relative increase in im- be thecaseofmerit. man, the book is also agentleman. But there istry, KB Lall wasthe commerce secretary. At Itis suchanecdotesthatmake portance of PM’s Secretariat Perhaps, the rising doubtsabout the metrics of merit receiving amemento is plentyof humour.“In 1964,atthe ageof23, the time, NK wasasked to organise alunch. theman,and thebook,comealive. (datedtoLal Bahadur Shastri), role would have remainedconfinedtoacademic realms had it Iwas successful both in the IFS and the IAS ex- Thefood andwine hadto beexcellent.“When from Pope John Paul Youalso realise howmuchofan of the Planning Commission/Niti notbeen forthe recent publication of The TyrannyofMerit ams...Having qualifiedinboththe exams, the Ienquiredfrom therestaurant managerabout II during PM influence TP Singh (though he PORTRAITSOF Aayog, centrally-sponsored by Michael JSandel, adoyen of political philosophyat ordeal commenced. Variousrounds of debate the available wines, he said everything was Vajpayee’s visit to diedearly)had on NK. This book, POWER:HALFA schemes, union-state fiscal devo- Harvard. The starting point of his argument is the admis- ensuedinour house, between Team IFS and available —French, Italian and even fresh Italy; at his wedding with 14 chapters, has plenty of CENTURYOF lution and parliamentaryproce- sion scam that rattledthe US lastyear.The federal prose- Team IAS.Dada(hisgrandfather),who wasal- Swiss wine.Thinkingthatanything fresh,like photographs, typically, of NK with BEINGAT dures. Hence, it doesn’t only cutors charged33wealthyparentswith cheating in se- reception, ayoung RINGSIDE ready advancedinyears, felt both theseserv- fresh orange juice, wasthe mostpreferred Singh (centre) with suchand suchindividual. Iwon- chroniclepastpolicy,italsoshapes curing admission of their wardsineliteuniversities like ices were terribleideas and that Ishould go drink anydecent humanbeing could have,I der whynoone thought of includ- BY NK SINGH futurepolicy.Asismandatory Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of forthe legal profession...Tocompound the promptly ordered fresh Swiss whiteand red his fatherTPSingh ing NK’s photographs from Japan. Rupa Publications with everybook publishednow, Southern California. In almostall the cases, parentshad problem, my father,who had been recently wines. The lunchturnedout to be an unmiti- (first from left), Theyhavebeen exhibited and 472 pages thereisaconcluding chapteron devisedaworkaround in collusion with an agent. They transferredtoDelhi, wasallotted ahouse ad- gateddisaster...He (KB) laughedand said my Morarji Desai and Dr theyare wonderful. `595 the uncertainty wrought by the subverted standardisedtests like jacent to the Supreme Court; Dada felt that father shouldhave taughtme moreabout food Zakir Husain (first But thereare alsointeresting pandemic. Anyone who knows SATbyboosting scores of their this proximity would save me the hassle of and wines...Healsopresentedme withabook from right) nuggetsabout howPMDeveGowda pushed NK will describehim as charming, eruditeand children afterfaking them as “re- commuting”;“Ononeoccasion,she (hiswife) on wines, whichIread with great interest”; forthe dream budget direct taxrates, the dis- entertaining. Booksauthoredalso makeththe cruited athletes” by bribing asked me what my take-home salarywas. “One day, while gardeningin Patna, Balbhadra coveryof silverhorsesin thecourseof the vol- man. Rather,theyreflect the man. coaches. 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Sandel offers anew insight into what exactlydefines merit. Take, HOW TO STOP THE Areading list on the history of deadly pathogens and what WORLD BY MICHAEL J. forinstance, the manner in which NEXT ONE CHINMAYTUMBE SANDEL he describes the teststhat are DEBORAMACKENZIE humanity can do to prepare for the next great outbreak (HARPERCOLLINS,`599,FORTHCOMING) Farrar,Straus and meant to devise the exact meas- (HACHETTE,`699) Giroux ureofmerit. He concludes with THE HISTORY of infectious 288 pages; `799 authority that “standardisedtests MACKENZIE, Ascience TEN LESSONSFOR A THE RULESOF diseases is usuallywritten suchasSAT purporttomeasure journalist, hasbeen writing POST-PANDEMICWORLD CONTAGION from aEurocentricorwest- merit on itsown, so that students about infectious diseases FAREEDZAKARIA ADAMKUCHARSKI ern perspective,with much from modestbackgrounds can demonstrateintellectual forthree decades and her research having gone into promise. In practice, however, SATscorescloselytrack the authority shows in this (PENGUINRANDOMHOUSE,`699) (HACHETTE,`599) howentiresocieties were familyincome. The richer astudent’s familythe higher comprehensive bookabout WHATSHAPE should the WHILE KUCHARSKI, a transformedbythe great the scoreheorshe is likelytoreceive.” the COVID-19pandemic. worldtakeonce we’repast British epidemiologist, scourges of the past. What is particularly galling in this maddening race is She begins with the origins this challenging time? This traces the historyof various ChinmayTumbe’s book is the humiliation of those leftbehind. Those who reachthe of SARS-COV-2, the virus is the keyquestion that contagions through history, an efforttowardscorrecting this imbalanceas topsee their achievementsaswell deserved.Suchasense behindthe disease, and proceeds to explain journalist Zakaria seeksto in this book,he’s notasin- it focuses primarilyonhow the 19th century engenders untempered hubris that causes asense of loss howzoonotic diseases likethis develop and address in his newbook,as terested in the pathogens cholera, plague and influenza pandemics af- forthe vast majority of underachievers. As Sandel putsit whyovercoming them in thepast, suchas he slices away at manyas- themselvesasheisinthe fected theIndian subcontinent. Through oral succinctly, “For morewethink of ourselvesasself-suffi- duringthe 2002 SARS epidemic, has largely sumptions about whichpo- networks through which histories, statistics, photographs and re- cient, the harder it is to learn gratitude and humility.” been amatter of luck. The lastchapterispar- litical, economic and social theytraveland the factors portage,Tumbebuildsupanarrative that This lackofhumility at the individual levelleads to ticularly useful,asitgivesapoint-by-pointap- solutions actuallymakeadifference.What he that dictatehow theyspread. He makes afas- givesthese tragedies afamiliar context. wider ramifications at the social level. In Sandel’s assess- proachforthe future,includingsuggesting al- uncovers indictssome of our mostcherished cinating case foruncovering the hidden rules As COVID-19numbers continue to climb in ment, the twomostsignificant eventsthat arereshaping ternativestothe profit-drivenapproach to ideas —freemarket,elite“meritocracy” etc— of human behaviour that can makeiteasier India, this book offers valuable insights, from the world—Brexit in the UK and the victoryofDonald epidemiological research. but also holds hope forredemption. forustotackle theinevitable next outbreak. whichwecan draw contemporarylessons. Trumpinthe US in 2016 —werethe direct result of are- bellion by an overwhelming majority that does notqual- ify as meritorious. In effect, the tyrannyofmerit has drivenavastmajority to the wall and forced them to hit backwith avengeance. In Sandel’s world-view, apolitics tionshiplastedbetween 1976 and1981. The shareofcritics as well as admirers. bereft of the “languageofmoral and spiritual purpose” is lady would makeareturn to his lifeseveral Inside Story could have been muchmore primarilyresponsible forthe hubris of the elites and hu- Filling the Gap years later.Attimes, the Phoebe-Amisrela- absorbing had Amis notpackedanentire miliation of people notbelonging to the ruling “super- tionship seems half-heartedly written,ama- gamut of subjects in thebook. It talksabout class”. This has triggered an unprecedented outrage jor reason whythe book fails to engageusin 9/11and doesn’t miss out on even Donald among the majority whichsees privileges of meritocracy Despite its moments of illumination, Martin Amis’s sprawling new itsentirety. Trump. It talksabout family,male friends, as nothing but “a hereditaryaristocracy” —aterm that Reading InsideStory presentsaserious women, sex, politics, societyand so much resonates with Piketty’s thesis. autobiographical novel fails to strikeachord intellectual challenge. Unabashedlyself-in- morethat one is made to wonder whyAmis Busting the myth of the US being aland of opportuni- dulgent, Amis says,“Ideally,I’d like Inside hadtomakeithis final long novel. ties, Sandel comes out with agrim conclusion: “The novel, is the outcome of this journey. Story to be read in fitful bursts,with plenty But it does have severalwell-argued American faith that, with hardworkand talent, anyone Biswadeep Ghosh The bookisthe storyofalife—the au- of skipping and doubling back—and, of chapters, likethe one titled ThingsFiction can rise no longer fits the factsonthe ground.” Luckand thor’s life. Hereisaman whose father was course, frequent breaksand breathers. My CannotDo,inthe early part of the book.Here, good fortune playanimportant role in assisting those Sir Kingsley Amis, one of the accomplished heart goes out to those poor dabs, the pro- he notes, “One thing literaturecan do,and who reachthe top. Underlining the importance of merit MARTIN AMIS is 71.Heis, one mustadd, one novelists of ourtimes. Notonlythat, his step- fessionals (editors and reviewers), who'll has always done and will always go on do- in technocratic terms and appreciating itsbenefitsfor the of the most skilledwriters of the Englishlan- mother wasElizabethJane Howard,another have to read the whole thing straight ing (with no particular exertion) is conjure national economyisaflawedapproachwhichhas been guageinthe modern era. Amis’s talent for renownedauthor.Among those he has through, and againstthe clock.”The book is up characters stranger than Trump.” More consistentlyimposedonsociety.For building anation, the writing dazzling prose wasinevidence in The known from close quarters arePhilip Larkin, notaneasy read, with references sprinkled suchmoments of crisply-written humour dignity of labour and quality of employment matter more Rachel Papers,with whichhehad made his Salman Rushdie,and,ofcourse,his best liberallyacross itspages, demandingocca- would have enhancedthe readability of the than the rising GDP concentrated in afew hands. literarydebut in 1973.Itwas even better rep- friend Christopher Hitchens, with whom he sional breakstoinvestigatetheir origin and book,which, unfortunately, is notthe case. Sandelisconcernedthat the political discourse, devoid resented by the worksthat followed, among shared aclose bond until the latter diedof connotations in the broader context. Weaknesses notwithstanding, many of moral and ethical content, has been debasedbeyond re- them Money (1984), London Fields (1989) and cancer in 2011.The coverphotograph of the Chances areone would like Inside Story dedicated followers of Amis will enjoy Inside demption. As an antidote to the pernicioustoxicity that the Booker nominee that failedtowin the twofriends together is atributetotheir rela- INSIDESTORY onlyifone agrees with the author’s perspec- Story.The book’ssplendid proseisone of the has creptintosocial life, he prescribes supplanting hubris prize,the brilliant Time’sArrow (1991). tionship, whose depiction givesrise to some BY MARTIN AMIS tivesonliterature, and, in fact, lifeingeneral. obvious reasons. It doeshavegenuinely by humility in publicdiscourse.Inessence, Sandel’s pallia- InsideStory,the Britishauthor’s latest, is of the mostreadable momentsinthe book. Jonathan Cape On one occasion, he notes: “The firstserious poignant moments suchasthose in which tive to “the tyrannyofmerit”istoencourageanattitude his final “long” novel, and, it is also the most InsideStory has onePhoebePhelps, who 560 pages life-writer —come to think of it —was some- he reflectsondeath.But it won’t impress that sees individual success as the outcome of acollabora- ambitious work of his literarycareer. The comes acrossasthe fictional character in the `799 one Saul (Bellow) and Ialwaysarguedabout everybody,whichincludes those who were tive effort of the society.Till then, he predicts, merit willre- worldisarepositoryoflimitless knowledge. novelisedautobiography. Phoebeisanat- (Saul having the higher opinionofhim): David convincedhewas ageniusafter the applause main adistant promise that cannotberedeemed. Amis has explored itsinnermostspaces for tractive Catholic businessperson ayoung HerbertLawrence (1885-1930). DHL started for Money in 1984. decades, finding literarytreasures and discov- Amis in his 20s wasfascinatedwith. The two it and he startedmuchelse.” Amis makes no AjaySinghispresssecretary,PresidentofIndia,RashtrapatiBhavan eringhis heroes.Some of themostenlighten- of them shared astrangerelationship in effort to disguise or softenhis argumentsand BiswadeepGhoshisafreelancejournalist,author ing parts of Inside Story,anautobiographical whichPhoebecalledthe shots.Their rela- prejudices, an approachwhichwill have its andteacher

Ahmedabad THESUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER8,2020 D JOKOVIC CLINCHES YEAR-END NO.1RANKING NovakDjokovic has sealed the year-end men’s world number one tennis ranking forthe sixth time to go level with childhood hero Pete Sampras after closest rival Rafael Nadal opted against playing in the ATPTour event in Sofia next week.Spain’s 20-time Grand Slam champion Nadal, 17 ranked second,was the only player who had achance to stop the Serbian from finishing as the SPORT top-ranked player in 2020. BRIEFLY Wahabgetswarning Williamson’s masterstrokes forusingsaliva NewZealand great's long-time coachonthe three shots whichstood out during the innings againstRCB Experiencedleft-arm pacer Wahab Riaz on Saturdayreceivedawarning It’s at this point that the thought of late batsmen aregoing afterhim is the one that from umpires forbreaching the SRIRAM VEERA cut stirs in the brain. “When youare in that he throwsupwell outside off. He had even COVID-19regulations by using saliva MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 7 strong position and youthen hit the ball so trieditinthat over,almostluring Holder to shine the ball during the firstT20 lateyou have time to adjustand respond intoafatal heave but the ball had spun past International between Pakistanand THE ELIMINATOR againstBangalorewas to what the bowler does. And what the ball the edge.Chahal rightlyintuited that Zimbabwe.The incident took place in hanging in balance when Kane Williamson is doing,” says Johnston. Williamson might nothaveagoatsucha the 11th over when Wahab startedhis swung it towardsSunrisers Hyderabad The ball is fullish and straightening just delivery at this stage. The situation wasn’t over in the Zimbabwe innings and with three shots:alatecut and twoslog outside off. His options foraboundary-shot that desperatefor Hyderabad, yet. umpires Aleem Dar and Asia Yaqoob sweepsatvarious pressurepointsinthe arenarrowing. The traditional cut shotis Williamson might also notcome down the spotted the indiscretion and asked chase. These three shots reveal his tem- out of the window. Toofull and close for trackfor aregular ripping leg spinner on Wahab to leave the ball on the ground. perament, skill and technique. that. AKris Srikkanth likeflamboyant stumps, to work. Playwas onlyresumedafter the re- 17.4 overs: 4runs scythe through the point on his backknee is To temptWilliamson, it had to be that serveumpires had brought sanitary apossibility but Williamson doesn’t indulge legbreak on the leg and middle line. Chahal wipes on the ground whichwere Alatecut offNavdeep Saini likethat. usuallybowls that line to hitters who aren’t usedtoclean the ball by the umpires. It’s likethe cookie-jar stashedonahigh He hasn’t gone toofar outside offor that good againstlegspin as he can get shelf. As kids we knewitwas difficult, most openedhimself up toomuchtomow it to them to topedgeaheave or pokeawk- likelyout of reach, but we still reachedout the leg, likeHardik Pandyadoes. Apunch wardly and spoon aleading edge back. Djokovicclinches drivenbyurges beyond our control, almost. through coverpoint forasingle to the With Williamson, the second possibility year-endtopranking The latecut to the pacers is something like sweeper is what seems to be staring at us. wasunlikelyand he musthavehopedfor that. At no point in his endeavour can a Or that latecut, of course. He stirs. The thefirst–the top-edged heave. NovakDjokovic has sealedthe year- batsman feel he has got it in control, unless knees bend. The hands come down as if he But Williamson didn’t mess up. end men’s worldnumber one tennis youare Arjuna Ranatunga, perhaps. But the is pushingdownahandpump, if youwill. Perhaps, had he decidedtoo latetoslog- ranking forthe sixth time to go level knowledge that thereisafour forthe tak- Agentle chop. With Ranatunga, the tat- sweep, he might have made amistake but with childhood heroPeteSampras af- ing beyond the overwhelming risk is too tooedimageisthe hands going up and the he movedquickly, decisively,and cleanly terclosestrival Rafael Nadal opted difficult to resist. wrists corking backashis back-liftwas to smokeitfor asix over midwicket.Chahal againstplaying in the ATPTour event It's ashotthat breaksthe fielding team's muchlowertothe ground. Williamson’s wasright to do what he did; justthat in Sofia next week.Spain’s 20-time heart. No wonder Saini looked likehesaw hands arealready up, and down theycome. Williamson wastoo good on the day. Grand Slam champion Nadal, ranked aghostand Kohli looked likeaman who “It becomes pretty intuitive that it is the Over 13.5: 6runs second, wasthe onlyplayerwho had knewhis fate wassealed. At what point in result of lots of hardworkinthe nets hitting achance to stop the Serbian from fin- time did Kane Williamson decide that Nitin thousands of cricket balls." Johnstonistalk- Slog sweep offWashington Sundar ishing as the top-ranked playerin Saini's delivery wasgood enough forthe ing about when Williamson makes the de- Theyneeded59from38balls as they 2020. During the year Djokovic won latecut? Ashortthirdman washovering, NewZealand skippper Williamson pulled cision to go forthe latecut, at what point had slowedupconsiderablyagainstthe the ATPCup in Januarybeforepicking and nottoo wide at that. The field wasset- out his slog sweeps againstRCB when in that delivery.That intuition is powered spinners to consolidate. Williamson was up arecord-extending eighth up forthe on-the-up offdrive.Orthe drives SRH neededitthe most. He also playeda by arational mind, in the case of on 13 from 24 balls and Holder had just Australian Open Grand Slam in down the ground. Manufacturepulls if you delightful latecut offSaini. Sportzpics Williamson. facedfour when Washington Sundar came Melbourne. can. Trycutsifyou aresuicidal as length is- Over 15.6: 6runs to bowl the fifthdelivery of his second over n't going to be short. that had producedjustone run thus far. Latecut with wicket-keeper AB de fle towardsoff.Heisalready on the off- Slog sweep offYuzvendraChahal “He has the astounding ability to isolate I-League2020-21 Villiers waiting? stumpguardfor this delivery and side- Theyneeded41from25balls at this eachball and playitaccording to the de- tostartonJanuary9 And to think Williamson didn't play steps justabit outside offasSaini is about point. It wasthe lastball of Chahal’s spell. mands of that ball, while needing to im- that shotasayoungster. "Wedecidedthat to release. Then that yorker-thought hits Bangaloreneededawicket,aboundary pose his input to what the game situation The 14th edition of HeroI-League will risk and rewardwasn’t favourable as out- him and he pauses. would have been welcome forHyderabad. is.” At this point, the situation wascrying kickoff on January9nextyear in fields areveryslowinour lowergrades," Foryears, because of his desiretoplay It would have been understandable had out forapressure-relieving boundary. Kolkata, the All India Football David Johnston, his longtime coachtells The the ballverylate, delaying his reaction as Williamson chosen to see Chahal off. It The spinners were swarming all over Federation (AIFF) said on Saturday. Indian Express. late as possible, he had worked alot on the would have been fine if Chahal had gone them and if leftunchecked, theywould The 11 participating teams will be re- As he got to higher levels of first-class back-foot drivesdownthe ground. Thus, he forarun-saving option to pile morepres- take over complete control. Sundar can quired to enter abio-securebubble 14 cricket and international limited-overs, can sometimes notstride forwardas sure. In the end, the choices theytook re- bowl out twomoreovers, and who knows days prior to their firstmatchaccord- both sawits utility."As often, thirdman up quicklyassome other batsmen. He has the vealedtheir character. awicket might have emboldenedKohli to ingtothe schedule, whichwill be an- in the circle to quickerbowlers and out- back-foot drive option ready to coverfor Chahal has been Bangalore’s best even tryout Moeen Ali. nouncedshortly. Owing to the fields arefaster." suchscenarios. bowler in this tournament, he knewifhe It wasaball outside offonalength and COVID-19pandemic, the previous Let's replaythat ball now. The ball is As the ball travels towardshim, he does Right nowfor that Saini ball, he is at his didn’t have one lastcrack offhis final ball of Williamson went down on his knee to dis- edition of the second-tier league was pretty full in length, so full that Williamson what he usuallydoes. "He gets intoavery preferredstrong base -- shoulders opened the match, it could well be his lastball of pose it over the cowcorner.Asitwould stoppedabruptlybeforefootball ac- thought Saini had gone forayorker, as he strong base to give himself options to play up atouchtoallowunimpededbat swing this IPL. He had to come up with aball that turn out, Williamson’s six would make tion resumedinIndia through the I- says in achat with Jason Holder on the of- various shots," Johnstonthe coachsays. to the leg side if he chooses to go there, still would temptWilliamson to have ago. He Kohli decide againstletting Sundar or Ali League Qualifier in October this year. ficial IPL site. That thought meant “The keyisgetting intothat base to then squareand head still enough to go on the wanted to provokeareaction. Makehim go to have another go.Asix that took out two AGENCIES Williamson didn't getforward,ashewould have alternatives.” offifhewants. Balanced, ready,non-com- forthe big hit. offspinners and forced the captain to bowl perhaps have done otherwise. The base forthis ball wasaslight shuf- mitted. His best wicket-taking ball when the seamers later. Why Natarajan’s yorker deceived the great AB Southampton top England

wasnot to be.The ball wastoo good even for for first time in 32 years VISHALMENON the fastesthands in the business. NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7 Howdid the scrambledseam release help team wonits firstthree games of the 1988- IN Aslow-burning thriller,itwas Thangarasu in the yorker? ASSOCIATEDPRESS 89 campaign. Natarajan’syorkerfromhellthattookoutABde Thereare couple of reasons forbowlers to SOUTHAMPTON,NOVEMBER7 With Ings, the second-highestscorer in VilliersandstubbedoutRCB’sIPLdreams.RCB tryoutscrambledseamyorker.Thefirstisbet- the Premier League lastseason, out forup had meandered to 111/5 in 17 overs but de tercontrol,especiallyinwet ordewconditions. FORTHE firsttime since 1988, Southampton to six weeksbecause of aknee injury, Villiers wascruising on 55 and three overs of With the whiteKookaburra ball in particular, has endedaday in firstplace in England's top Southamptonhas itsworkcut out to stay mayhem from him could have meant the dif- thereisextraglue formation on the seam in division. The team from the south coast at the summit. ference between amatch-winning wetconditions whichleads it to slip achievedthe feat on Fridaywithout itsbest In Adams, the team has another striker total and asub-par one. But out of hands. In those scenarios, the ■ Natarajan dismissed player. Southamptonovercame the absence in form, though. He has three goals in his last Natarajan prisedhim out to derail bowlers tend to use scrambled AB de Villiers with a 12 of the 16 wicketstaken by of injured topscorer DannyIngs to beat four games afteropening the scoring in the RCB, who could onlyadd 20 runs seam,holdtheballacross,asithelps brilliant cross-seam Thangarasu Natarajan in this IPL have Newcastle 2-0, with fellowstriker Che seventh minuteagainstNewcastle with a from the lastthree overs and settled E in better grip.With apast-perpen- yorker that curledfrom come in the Powerplay. Adams and midfielder StuartArmstrong volleyfromTheo Walcott's cross. for131/7. ● dicular release action of Natarajan, scoring at St.Mary's. Armstrong sealedthe pointsinthe 82nd EXPLAINED leg stumpand rattled he can aim at leg stumpwith the the star batsman's Since opening with back-to-backlosses, minute, slotting home aleft-footedfinish af- What did Natarajan do? scrambledseam and finish it at the offstump. middle stump. including ahumiliating 5-2 thrashing at terNewcastle lostpossession justoutside its He producedamemorable yorker under Or in other words, the scrambledseam helps againstDelhiCapitals,hehadtrappedMarcus home by Tottenham,the Saintshavewon ownarea. pressure,onefortheages.Bowledcross-seam, the bowler in getting the ball in the direction Stoinis with aseam-up yorker. five of their six games and drawnthe other At the other end of the standings, Burnley it beganfromoutside leg stump, even as it wherehewants. As thereisless chance of ball Or if the batsman is standing so farinside the one at Chelsea. remainedwithout awin this season after curledinand dippedviciously. To counter it, swinging uncontrollablyasitcan with the crease to trytoget their bat under the ball to Were thereany blemishes in Natarajan’s It's quitethe turnaround forthe team drawing at Brighton 0-0. de Villiers cleared his front leg and trieddes- seam-up.Orinotherwords,hehasbettercon- send it soaring up and over. performance againstRCB? managed by Austrian coachRalph Ralph Burnleyhas twopointsfromseven peratelytoshovelittothelegsidebutfailedto trol over itsdirection. Of course, when the Scrambledseam sends the ball wobbling Natarajan’sstarthadbeenfarfromperfect. Hasenhüttl, but that's nothing new. Lastsea- games. connect. It landedonaleg stumpline where bowlerwantsaswingingyorker(conventional acrossandallows thepossibilityforittolandon He conceded13runs in his opening over and son, Southamptonlost9-0 at home to ●Sunday’s matches hisfrontlegwasinitiallyplacedbeforeheside- or reverse), he will bowl it with seam-up and itsleather. As opposedonthe seam. If the ball struggledinitiallywithhislineandlength.His Leicesteronone of the darkest days in the stepped,sneakedundertheflailingwood,and notcross-seam. lands on the leather,onits sides, then the ball attemptedyorkers would either turn intolow club's history,but managed to regroup and Tottenham vs West Brom 5:30pm crashedintothe middle stump. de Villiers last can skid on. The pace generation offthe pitch fulltossesorlandintheslotforbatsmento free finish the season as one of the form teams LeicestervsWolves7:30pm momentswith his feet and the bat suggested Does the scrambledseam also help in tends to be more, tends to hurry the batsmen their arms. Thankfullyfor SRH, Natarajan re- during lockdown. Man City vs Liverpool 10:00pm howgoodtheballwas:thefeet hadmovedout getting the ball under the bat? and mostimportantly, can stay lowand not turnedinthe crucial 18th over to nail the per- Southampton, whichisahead of Arsenal vs AstonVilla 12:45am (Monday) franticallyandthebatcamedownatrapidpace Yes,itcan.Thisisusefulif youfailto nailthe makeiteasy forthe batsmen to getunder the fect yorker to turn the game on itshead. Liverpool on goal difference, lasttoppedthe as he triedtoget some wood on leather,but it yorker reallyfull at the feet or base of stumps. ball.Natarajanbowlsitbothways.Inthematch English standings 32 years agowhen the LiveonStarSports and Hotstar

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enough, youwill, somehow, become apro- my life, whichisall the stuffwe’redoing gold medal and twoFIFAWorld Cup title Notthe kind of person who would seem ELIZABETH A. HARRIS fessional athlete. offthe field.” medals, whichshe thinksare under some anatural fitfor atraditional sports mem- GREENWICH, NOVEMBER 7 “You knowwho else workshard?” paperwork in her office in Seattle. Afterlast oir. Rapinoe writes. “Everyone.” Politicallycharged year’s WorldCup victoryinFrance, there YetGodoffsaw Rapinoe’s storyasone MEGAN RAPINOE, the American football Indeed, her memoir,“One Life,” tracks Rapinoe, 35,has been playing football were TV interviews,magazine covers and of transformationfromathlete intoactivist, playersodecorated with medals and tro- the arcofher political awakening at least professionallyfor morethan adecade, but aticker-tape parade, and the team waspre- and she thought her lifewould appeal to a phies that she’s practicallygilded, has a as muchasitfollows the path of her sports she burstintonational consciousness in sented with the keys to NewYorkCity.She wide swath of people. “Totell youthe truth, book coming out Tuesday. But it’s onlykind career.Inthe book,wefind athoroughly 2016.That wasthe year when she followed also caught the ireofPresident Donald Iwent afterthis, and Idon’t reallydothat of about sports. modern athlete who plays hardand wins Colin Kaepernickintaking aknee during TrumponTwitter when she said that she very muchanymore,” Godoffsaid. Yes, important games arereconstructed alot of games, then funnels her public pro- the national anthem and when she fileda would refuse an invitation to celebrate She connected Rapinoe with author and and injuries recounted.But readers will file and social media following intoac- federal complaint with four of her team- their win at the WhiteHouse. journalistEmma Brockes, who agreedto also learn about redlining and howBlack tivism, notjustendorsements. mates againstthe U.S. Soccer Federation for With all that came the chance for ghostwritethe story. Theyspent twodays service members were excludedfromthe “There’s nothing that Icould tell some- wage discrimination. As she writes in the Rapinoe to writeabook. at aSheraton hotelinOrlando, Florida, and GI Bill. She writes about the paydisparity one about my journeyasanathlete that book,eventhough the women’s team has By her ownadmission, she does not manyhours on the phone as Brockesab- between male and female professional soc- would help them become an eliteathlete,” wonfar moregames and titles than the hold her liquor terriblywell, and she rolled sorbed Rapinoe’s lifestory and learnedto cer players. And her whiteprivilegemakes Rapinoe said in an interviewlastmonth, a American men, atop women’s playercould intoaday of meetings with publishers channel her voice —though Rapinoe is not itsfirstappearance in the prologue: “A bright blue beanie pulledoverthe pan- expect to earn less than half what acompa- nursing ahangover afterafriend per- shyabout cursing, and that had to be win- small, white, female soccer player—even demic haircut she receivedfromher fi- rable playeronthe men’s squad makes. suadedher to end anight at NewYorkCity noweddown. alesbian one with aloud voice and pink ancée, WNBAstarSue Bird. “As awoman, you’reinconstant protest restaurant MarcForgione with an ill-ad- “She agreedshe’d give me everything hair —lands differentlyinthe press than, “I wanted to writethis book because of our society,” Rapinoe said. “Of course visedshotofChartreuse. The lastmeeting she could and then withdraw or redact say, a6-foot-4-inchBlackfootball player there’s so muchmorehappening herethan there’s no space forus. We didn’t build it.” of the daywas with Ann Godoff, the stuff,” Brockessaid. “When it came to it, she with an Afro.” the sports,” she added, “and Ithink we can Megan Rapinoe’s memoir “One Life” is But as an athlete,her public profile has Penguin Press founder who has edited wasincrediblyopen and honest, and very Absent from the book arethe standard use that as avehicle to reallytalk about out next week. NYT certainlybeen helpedbythe women’s writers likeRon Chernow, Zadie Smith, little came out —nothing, really. We just admonishmentsthat if youjustworkhard what Isee as the mostimportant work in team’s success. Rapinoe has an Olympic Michael Pollan and KarlOve Knausgaard. took down the [expletive]count.”

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India, he captains whichever REUTERS teamheplays for, butyou’vegot MUMBAI,NOVEMBER7 to give results, you’vegot to de- liver. Sportisall about deliver- FORMER INDIA batsman ing.”Askedif Kohlishouldbere- Gautam Gambhir feels Virat movedfromRCB’s captaincy, Kohlishouldbereplacedascap- Gambhir told ESPNCricinfo: tain of the RoyalChallengers “100 per cent, because the Bangaloreaftertheteamended problem is about accountabil- yetanother Indian Premier ity.Eight years intothe tourna- League campaign without the ment,eightyearsisalongtime. trophy. India captain Kohli has “Tell me anyother captain ledthe Bangaloreside forthe ... forget about captain, tell me lasteighteditionsduringwhich anyother playerwho would theyhavejustmade the final have goteight years and once in 2016,when theywent wouldn’t have wonthe title down to Sunrisers Hyderabad. and would have still continued Itwasthesameteam,ledby with it.” Gambhir,who ledthe Australian David Warner,that KolkataKnight Riders to two eliminatedKohli’ssidefromthis IPL titles in 2012 and 2014,said year’seditionintheUnitedArab Kohli needs to take responsibil- Emirates in alow-scoring ityfor the team’s lackofsuccess thrilleronFriday. Gambhir,who and be accountable. ledtheKolkataKnightRidersto “The problem and the ac- twoIPL titles in 2012 and 2014, countability starts from the saidKohlineedsto take respon- top, notfromthe management sibilityfortheteam’slackofsuc- nor the supportstaff,but from cess and be accountable. the leader,” said Gambhir,who “The problem and the ac- wasone of the vital cogs in countabilitystartsfromthetop, India’s triumph in the inaugu- notfromthe management nor ralTwenty20 WorldCup in the supportstaff,but from the 2007.“You’rethe leader,you’re leader,”saidGambhir,whowas the captain. When youget the one of the vital cogs in India’s credit, youshould take the crit- triumph in the inaugural icism as well. It’s notthat Kohli Twenty20 WorldCup in 2007. isn’t experienced. He captains “You’retheleader,you’rethe India, he captains whichever captain. When youget the team he plays for, but you’ve credit, youshould take the crit- got to give results, you’vegot icismaswell.“It’snotthatKohli to deliver. Sportisall about isn’t experienced. He captains delivering.”

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