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National Interest Supreme: Modi WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg Friday December 11, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 298, PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Panchayati Raj Randhawa hands Jai Ram Our batting representatives to be over appointment condemns depth trained in modern IT: letter to 11 asst attack without Dushyant managers of on convoy of JP Warner will Milkfed Nadda be tested: Smith PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 12 Nadda's convoy attacked in Bengal Farmers firm to Vijayvargiya among several BJP leaders injured intensify agitation AGENCY while he was on his way to NEW DELHI, DEC 10 South 24 Paraganas. Protestors AGENCY also attempted to block the road NEW DELHI, DEC 10 BJP President JP Nadda's con- from where BJP President JP voy was allegedly attacked on Nadda's convoy was passing. The farmer leaders on Schools for 10th, 12th Thursday and several BJP lead- "Bengal Police has already Thursday said that they will students to be opened ers including Kailash Vijay- got the information about BJP intensify their agitation to from14th in Hry vargiya were injured when pro- National President JP Nadda ji press for repeal of three testers pelted stones at their ve- program. But once again the farm laws and railway CHANDIGARH: In view of hicles at West Bengal's Dia- Bengal police failed. In front of tracks will be blocked. the board exams of the stu- dents, the Haryana govern- mond Harbour. the police near Siracol bus At a joint press confer- ment has decided to open "Mukul Roy and Kailash stand, TMC goons hit our ence on the Singhu border, schools for students of Class Vijayvargiya were injured in workers and pelted stones at my the farmer leaders also said X and XII from December 14, the attack today. It is a shame car," Vijayvargiya tweeted. BJP that agriculture is a state 2020. Schools will be open on democracy," Nadda said. leader Sambit Patra also al- subject and Centre has no right to Tomar urges for 3 hours daily from 10 am "There isn't a car in our leged that he along with some make such laws. to 1 pm. Classes for students convoy which was not attacked. Centre seeks report from Guv other leaders were attacked "We had given an ultimatum till peasants to go of IX and XI will begin on De- I am safe because I was travel- while they were travelling in a December 10 that if the Prime Min- cember 21, 2020. ling in a bulletproof car. This on law and order situation car. ister does not listen to us and does through proposal As per the order issued by state of lawlessness and intoler- NEW DELHI: The Centre has sought a report from West Bengal Governor "Our cars attacked in Ben- not repeal laws, we will block rail- NEW DELHI: Union agriculture min- the Directorate of School Ed- ance in West Bengal has to Jagdeep Dhankhar on the law and order situation in the state, the govern- gal!! Window panes were bro- way tracks. It was decided in today's ister Narendra Singh Tomar on ucation, students will have to end," Nadda said while speak- ment sources informed on Friday. This comes after Union Home Secretary ken. Shri Shivprakash ji, Shri meeting that all the people of India Thursday said that the government undergo general health ing at a public meeting at South wrote to West Bengal Chief Secretary on the "attack" on the convoy of Sanjay Mayukh ji and myself will take to the tracks. Sanyukt is ready to hold discussions with checkup before coming to 24 Paraganas in WestBengal BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda. The Home Secretary in his letter has were travelling in this car. One Kisan Manch will fix a date and an- farmers to end the impasse over school at primary health cen- BJP leader Kailash Vijay- asked the Chief Secretary to provide adequate security to Nadda, the karyakarta in our car is bleed- nounce," Buta Singh, a farmer farm laws. Addressing a press con- tres, community health cen- vargiya was on his way to sources said. As part of his 120-day tour of the country, Nadda is on a two- ing!! God save our lives!! Ma- leader from Punjab, said. ference, he also reiterated that the tres or any other government South 24 Paraganas and alleged day visit to West Bengal from Wednesday, where he is participating in vari- mata Banerjee, is this democra- Bhartiya Kisan Union (R) new laws passed by Parliament in health centre and submit a ous programmes aimed at "strengthening the party at the base as well as September will benefit the farmers. report, mentioning that the that Trinamool Congress cy??" Patra tweeted. West Ben- leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged at the booth level" as West Bengal Assembly polls are scheduled to take He also urged farmers to go through student does not have symp- (TMC) workers pelted stones at gal Governor Jagdeep that the laws have been made for place next year. Earlier in the day, Nadda's convoy was allegedly attacked the proposal of amendments that toms of COVID-19 and his his vehicle at West Bengal's Di- Dhankhar said that he is con- traders. "If agriculture is state sub- and several BJP leaders including Kailash Vijayvargiya were injured when government is planning to incorpo- health is normal, to the school amond Harbour. cerned at alarming reports of ject, they do not have the right to The incident took place protesters pelted stones at their vehicles at Diamond Harbour. anarchy and lawlessness. make laws regarding it," he said. rate in the farm laws and set a date before attending school. for discussion. “ Drone movement noticed over IB in National interest Jammu: BSF JAMMU: A drone was spot- ted flying over the Internation- al Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's R S Pura sector, supreme: Modi BSF officials said on Thurs- day. Alert BSF troops guard- AGENCY ing the IB at a border outpost NEW DELHI, DEC 10 Lays foundation stone of fired on the drone Wednes- New Parliament Building day night, forcing it to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thurs- back, the officials said. There NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been instances of Pak- day urged the citizens to take the pledge of "India first" and said national interest laid the foundation stone of the New Parlia- istan, its army and intelli- ment Building in Parliament House Complex gence agencies using drones should be supreme in our decisions. on Thursday. along the IB and LoC to ferry Speaking at the foundation-laying cere- Tata Trusts' Chairman Ratan Tata, Union Min- weapons, ammunition, explo- mony of new Parliament building, PM ister HS Puri, Deputy Chairman of Rajya sive material and narcotics Modi: "We will have to take the pledge of Sabha Harivansh and various religious lead- into Jammu and Kashmir in 'India first'. Our decisions should make the ers were also present at the event. the past six months. On No- nation stronger and be measured on the vember 29, alert security same scale - that nation's wel- forces deployed on the Inter- fare comes first. Our efforts in they empower a vibrant national Border (IB) with Pak- next 25-26 years should be to- democracy. There is always istan spotted a drone in Arnia wards how do we want to see room for differences but sector of Jammu district. India in 2047, in our 100 years never disconnected, our of Independence." democracy has moved Guv launches 'Public "We, the people of India, ahead with this goal," he take this pledge - there will be said. Bike Sharing system' no greater interest for us than "There can be differ- national interest. We, the peo- ences over policies and pol- in Chandigarh ple of India, take this pledge - itics. But we are for the CHANDIGARH: Governor of The country's concern for us service of the public, there Punjab and Administrator will be more than our own con- should be no differences in Chandigarh V P Singh Bad- cern. We, the people of India, this ultimate goal," he nore launched first phase of the Public Bike Sharing Sys- take this pledge - nothing will be more im- added. Earlier in the day, PM Modi laid the tem being developed under portant to us than the unity and integrity of foundation stone of the new Parliament Chandigarh Smart City Limit- the country," he added. building at the Parliament House Complex. ed, from Docking Station lo- "We, the people of India, take this "The new Parliament building will be mod- cated at Rock Garden, pledge - for us the dignity and fulfillment of ern, state-of-the-art and energy-efficient, Chandigarh here Thursday in the Constitution of the country will be the with highly non-obtrusive security facilities presence of Manoj Kumar biggest goal of life," PM Modi added. to be built as a triangular-shaped building, Parida, Adviser to the Admin- The Prime Minister said that democra- adjacent to the present Parliament. Lok istrator and Raj Bala Malik, cy in India has always been a means of re- Sabha will be three times of the existing Mayor, Chandigarh. The Gov- solving differences along with governance. size and Rajya Sabha will be substantially ernor congratulates and en- "Different views, different perspectives, bigger," a release said. courages the citizens of the city to use the Public Bike Sharing System in their day to day activities and to com- mute within the city.
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