Grand alliance wouldn’t PAGE have crumbled had Mulayam led it, says Shivpal Yadav Nation 3 THE ASIAN AGE SATURDAY | 29 JULY 2017 | NEW DELHI ■ The armed ‘Won’t accept any position in Centre’ forces are fully equipped Sharad displeased to face any contingency with Nitish decision SREEPARNA national level. Another CHAKRABARTY section in the JD(U) NEW DELHI, JULY 28 claimed that Mr Yadav — Arun Jaitley was “not happy” with Mr Defence minister A day after Nitish Kumar Jaitley’s offer and he took oath as an NDA chief could be “bragaining” for minister, senior JD(U) a “better placement.” It IN BRIEF leader Sharad Yadav was revealed that the showed the first signs of Bihar chief minister, Mr Waqf Board to rebellion indicating that Kumar was also not in he was not happy with the Sharad Yadav favour of offering any move to align with BJP “crucial ministrial berth” stake Babri claim and would not accept any Sonia Gandhi. On to Mr Yadav. However, at Lucknow: The UP Shia position at the Centre. Thursday night, Union this juncture, Mr Yadav Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi Central Waqf Board has now Despite a meeting with Finance minister Arun was busy meeting the (left) arrives for the floor test at Bihar decided to become a party Union finance minister Jaitley had called on Mr Opposition leaders and Vidhan Sabha in Patna on Friday. Former in all ongoing litigations Arun Jaitley on Thursday Yadav and sources indi- was in constant touch deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav (above) related to the Ram evening, JD(U) sources in cated that the BJP had with the RJD chief, Mr speaks to the media in Patna on Friday. Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid Mr Yadav’s camp said that offered him a cabinet Lalu Prasad Yadav. — PTI dispute by claiming that the the senior leader was not berth. Speaking to the media in demolished mosque was a on board with the Bihar Though Mr Yadav Bihar, Mr Lalu Prasad Shia Waqf property. chief minister’s decision seemed to be “unhappy” Yadav said that “Sharad In a first step, the Board has and had reportedly and “upset” with Mr Yadav called and said decided to challenge the rebuffed the offer of a Kumar’s move to switch indicated his support to Venkaiah to quit 1946 order of a Faizabad position at the Centre. allegiance, sources indi- us.” If Mr Yadav decided court which awarded the On Thursday evening, cated that he “does not to adhere to the ownership of Babri mosque Mr Yadav had a meeting have support” within the Opposition, he would be politics in 2020 to the Sunni Central Waqf with the CPI(M) general JD(U) to trouble the Bihar used by the BJP rivals to Board. The Sunni Board has secretary, Mr Sitaram chief minister. muster the OBC vote S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU been a party in the Yechury and senior While leaders remained bank. In Bihar, Mr Yadav’s HYDERABAD, JULY 28 title suite pending before the Congress leader, Mr tighlipped about the meet- camp claimed that though Supreme Court. In a state- Ghulam Nabi Azad. On ing, it was learnt that Mr the legislators have ral- NDA’s vice-presidential ment, the Board stated that Thursday, Mr Yadav had a Yadav could be asked to lied around Mr Kumar, candidate M. Venkaiah the Babri Masjid was a Shia meeting with the play a key role in forging “he (Sharad) has the sup- Naidu said on Friday mosque. Board chairperson Congress president, Mrs an anti-BJP alliance at the port of the state unit.” that he would quit pub- Waseem Rizvi also raised lic life in January 2020 doubts on the role of the and retire to his village M. Venkaiah Naidu board in 1946 and alleged a to do public service. ‘conspiracy.’ — PTI His term as vice-presi- who are in mud, they Nitish made Pak happy: Sena dent will last till August cannot bear to see some- 2022. Mr Naidu turns 70 body wearing a white Former BSP MP Mumbai, July 28: In a dig ◗ ‘Shah had earlier Maharashtra. “In just on July 1, 2019. shirt and dhoti,” he at the BJP over recent said if Nitish won, two years, after Modi “Long back, I had said. son sent to jail developments in Bihar, kept on with his winning taken a decision to quit The government Lucknow: A local court in the Shiv Sena on Friday Pakistan would spree, Nitish Kumar’s politics in January 2020 places an order to pur- Bhadohi district on Friday said it seemed its ally had celebrate. So is conscience once again and go back to my chase vehicles with the sent the son of a former BSP “made Pakistan happy” Pakistan made him join the NDA native village and take company; the company MP and three others to jail in by aligning with Nitish celebrating now’ fold. Politics is no more up some social service gets the order executed connection with gangrape of Kumar. about ideals and morals,” activities”. He said that through dealers who get a minor in 2014. A case was The Sena said in an edi- mouthpiece, Saamana. it said. The BJP formed a this decision had been a commission, Mr registered against Anand torial that politics today It said, “It seems that government in Manipur informed to Prime Naidu said in response Pandey, son of former BSP was “no longer about the BJP itself has made and in Goa despite not Minister Narendra to allegations that an MP Gorakhnath Pandey and morals and ideals” and Pakistan happy by collab- having a majority, it said. Modi. automotive dealership three others in connection added that Prime orating with Nitish”. “The BJP should ask its He was speaking at a owned by his son had with the gang rape of a Minister Narendra Modi The NDA has got its conscience if this would “Meet and Greet” pro- benefited. school goer in Koirana police and BJP chief Amit Shah “old friend” back, it said, have been possible if the gramme here on Friday. Regarding allegations station area in 2014. had “snatched away” the but pointed out that party did not have its Reacting to Congress on the Swarna Bharati Former BSP MP Gorakhnath opposition’s Prime Kumar had “splashed a government in Delhi,” leader Jairam Ramesh’s Trust, run by his daugh- Pandey has now joined the Ministerial face. lot of muck” on Modi the Sena said. allegations about his ter, Mr Naidu said it had BJP. The four accused were “Amit Shah had earlier when he left the NDA. It said the BJP should children being favoured, been functioning for 16 out on a bail and hearing of said if Nitish Kumar “Has that muck been “immediately ask” Mr Naidu said that he years and that it did not the case was going on in the won, Pakistan would cel- washed off now,” asked Nitish Kumar to clarify had never interfered in accept funds from the court of additional district ebrate. So is Pakistan cel- the Sena, a constituent of his views on violence by his children’s business- government. Mr Naidu and sessions judge Chandra ebrating now,” it asked in the BJP-led NDA govern- gau rakshaks (cow vigi- es. He said such allega- said his daughter had Shekhar Prasad. The court the editorial in the Sena ment at the Centre and in lantes). — PTI tions were inescapable told him that they did refused to cooperate in the in public life. “Those not take foreign funds. hearing and sent all of them to judicial remand till further orders, said reports. — PTI Zakir Naik Forces can 5 KILLED, 40 declared deal with any HURT IN MISHAP proclaimed situation, NEAR AGRA offender says Jaitley Agra: An oil tanker collided with two tractor-trolleys New Delhi, July 28: New Delhi, July 28: The on the Agra-Mathura high- Controversial Islamic Indian Armed Forces way, killing five people and preacher Zakir Naik has are fully equipped to injuring 40, the police said been declared a pro- face any contingency, on Friday. The accident took claimed offender and the defence minister Arun place late on Thursday night. process to attach his Jaitley told the Lok Traffic on the highway assets has been initiat- Sabha on Friday amid was suspended for over two ed, said the National the ongoing border hours, as scores of villagers Investigation Agency standoff with China. helped in extricating bodies (NIA) on Friday. Asserting that any from the vehicles. The trac- It said that the order shortage in terms of National security adviser Ajit Doval with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great tor-trolleys were packed with declaring Naik a pro- arms and ammunition about 60 Krishna devotees claimed offender was Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. — AP would be expeditiously from Etah district headed to issued recently by a spe- made up, the minister Mathura for the Goverdhan cial court in Mumbai, said the observations by parikrama, a police official after which the process NSA DOVAL CALLS ON CHINA PREZ XI the Comptroller and said. The pilgrims had of attachment of his Auditor General (CAG) K.J.M. VARMA stopped at a roadside eatery assets ‘under section 83 After day-long delibera- Brics group this year about ammunition sup- when the oil tanker of the Criminal BEIJING, JULY 28 tions over improving said about the delibera- plies was for a particu- from Agra hit them. Four Procedure Code (CrPC) cooperation in a number tions by the NSAs on lar period. persons were killed on the has been initiated’. National security adviser of areas, the Brics Friday on host of securi- Last week, the CAG spot and a fifth died later. Naik is being probed Ajit Doval and other top (Brazil, Russia, India, ty related issues. had slammed the The cabin of the oil under terror and money- security czars of the China and South Africa) “I think the meeting Ordnance Factory Board tanker caught fire. Had the laundering charges by Brics nations on Friday NSAs met Xi and inter- was carried out well. In (OFB) for critical defi- oil tanker been full, the num- the NIA. He fled from called on Chinese acted with him. order to promote the ciency in availability of ber of casualties would have India on July 1, 2016, President Xi Jinping, Mr Xi, in his address to strategic mutual trust of ammunition to the been higher, said an official after terrorists in neigh- who praised their efforts the Brics NSAs, praised the Brics countries, secu- Army. “The armed from the Sikandra police sta- bouring Bangladesh in enhancing mutual them for building a rity cooperation, all of forces are fully equipped tion. “Thank god there was claimed that they were trust and cooperation mutual trust and cooper- you have made a lot of to face any contingency” no oil. Otherwise the whole inspired by his speeches despite the vast geo- ation among the member effort,” he said. and any shortage of area would have been on waging a ‘jihad’ (holy graphical distance nations. The Brics cooperation ammunition would be engulfed in an inferno,” said war). According to the among the member “Every minister has has 10 years of history expeditiously made up, an eye-witness. The injured ‘Middle East Monitor’, nations. done a great job for and the five-member Mr Jaitley said. The were transferred to the an online news portal, The meeting comes improving our mutual group of emerging coun- remarks come at a time emergency ward of Agra’s Naik has already been amid a standoff between trust and security coop- tries have carried on when India and China medical college for treat- granted citizenship by China and India in eration. I sincerely thank meaningful cooperation have been locked in a Saudi Arabia. Dokalam area in the for all your efforts,” Mr despite geographical dis- standoff over the ment, police said. — PTI — PTI Sikkim sector. Xi who is heading the tance. — PTI Doklam issue. — PTI ‘Pak would have changed if Sushma was PM’ Pak national praises minister after she directed diplomat to provide visa to a patient AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ India had decided a give us the visas right away. up,” the Indian high com- with agency inputs Ma’am please take a look mission tweeted in response NEW DELHI, JULY 28 few months ago that into this. We are ready to to the minister’s directions. Pakistani nationals provide you with any med- Touched by Ms Swaraj’s Pakistan would have seeking visas for ical verifications or whatso- response, Ms Asif was quot- changed had Sushma medical treatment ever by being physically ed as saying, “Lots and lots Swaraj been Prime must accompany present at IHC in Islamabad. of love and respect from Minister, a grateful We need your help,” Ms Asif here. Wish you were our Pakistani woman reportedly their applications tweeted earlier. The patient Prime Minister. This coun- said after India’s external with a recommenda- is suffering from serious try would have changed.” affairs minister directed the tion letter liver ailment, she reportedly India had decided a few Indian high commission in Sushma Swaraj said. “Gautam Bambawaleji months ago that Pakistani Islamabad to issue a visa for — Inhein Indian visa de do nationals seeking visas for medical treatment. Hijaab Asif, sought the to (deputy high commission- (give them the Indian visa),” medical treatment in India Ms Swaraj’s direction to external affairs minister’s er) DHC in Isalamabad, told Ms Swaraj told the Indian must accompany their visa India’s high commissioner urgent intervention in giv- the patient’s current condi- high commissioner. applications with a recom- in Pakistan Gautam ing visa to a Pakistani tion and he said it’s all up to “Maam, we are in touch mendation letter by Bambawale came on requiring medical treat- you. If you allow, with the applicant. Rest Pakistan PM’s foreign poli- Thursday after a woman, ment. “Dear ma’am, spoke @SushmaSwaraj he would assured we will follow it cy advisor Sartaj Aziz.