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EXPERT EXPLAINS budgettoaid Siraj Hussain FromTheIndianExpresspanel ofspecialists,exclusiveinsight highergrowth ISSUESIN Healthcare, infrastructure, housing INDIAN Protesters walked through the fields to reachthe venue of the ‘kisan panchayat’ at Kaimla villageinKarnal district of Haryana on Sunday. Jasbir Malhi AGRICULTURE sectors identifiedfor higher spending The protest by farmers PVAIDYANATHANIYER has brought to focus a Protesters disrupt BJP event in Khattar hits back: only NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 BUDGET ’21 range of issues in agriculture in India. One WITH THE UPTICKinthe econ- Karnal, force CM to cancel visit amendments, Govt omybetterthan what most of the country’s leading economists estimated posteas- policy experts provides a ing of lockdown restrictions, the primer on key questions. that severalpersons sufferedin- government is holding meetings won’t repeal farm laws Union Finance Ministryisofthe SUKHBIRSIWACH juries during the confrontation. with farmer leaders while the viewthat higher spending at this EXPLAINED KAIMLAVILLAGE(KARNAL), On Monday, the Supreme BJP is holding functions to mo- stageofrecovery —rather than COUNTDOWN PAGE 10 JANUARY10 Courtisscheduledtohear a bilise supportinfavour of anti- VARINDERBHATIA earlier —will give abigger push clutchofpetitions related to the farmer laws”. CHANDIGARH,JANUARY10 to growth. IN&OUTOFCOVIDSHADOW AROUND 1,000 farm protesters laws,with talksbetween the On Sunday, despitethe police Haryana CM According to sources, the stormedthe venue of ahigh-pro- Centreand farmer unions failing launchingamildlathicharge,us- FORCED TO scrap his visit to Manohar Lal Prime Minister’s Economic file “kisan panchayat” organised to makeany headway despite ing watercannons and tear gas, Karnal Sundayafter farm protest- Khattar AdvisoryCouncil, Niti Aayogand Soon after by the ruling BJP in Haryana protesters camping on Delhi's and setting up sevencheckpoints, ers took over the venue, Haryana the Chief Economic Advisor’s of- Spend Sunday, forcing Chief Minister outskirts foroveramonth. the protesters managed to reach Chief MinisterManohar Lal fice, have pushedfor an expan- morewhen bail, police Manohar Lal Khattar to cancel his The panchayatinKaimla, or- the venue through wheat fields Khattar accusedOpposition par- to the venue of aBJP “kisan pan- sionarybudget to reinforce the E ● growthlow visit to the siteonthe outskirts of ganisedbylocal BJP MLA surrounding the area. Theytook ties and stateBKU leader Gurnam chayat” in Karnal's Kaimla village nascent recovery.All have advo- EXPLAINED Kaimla villageinKarnal district. Harvinder Kalyan, waspartof over the site, and damaged the Singh Chadhuni of inciting peo- wascancelled, Khattar said: “The cated the Keynes mantrato pick up Para The incident also sawclashes the party's plan to hold such stageand atemporaryhelipad set ple to disruptlaw and order,and Government is notgoing to re- Finance MinisterNirmala AFISCAL stimulus in between supporters of the BJP meetings to mobilise supportfor up forKhattar's arrival. insistedthat the Centrewill not peal these laws.Itiscertain. Even Sitharaman during pre-Budget 2021-22 will be mostef- in another event and opponentsofthe the laws.However, the protest- Haryana BKU president repeal itsnew agriculturelaws. if stategovernmentsare to be ex- consultations. fective to spur growth, Centre's newagriculturelaws, ers had warnedthat theywould Gurnam Singh Chadhuni later Addressing apress confer- empted,therewill onlybe British economistJohn particularly with many with leaders on both sides saying blockthe event as “the central CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ence in Chandigarhafter his visit CONTINUEDONPAGE2 MaynardKeynes had argued parts of the economy terror case that free marketscannotbere- showing clear signs of a liedupon to fuel GDP growth nascent recovery.Having when thereisarecession, of the preserved itsspending ARUNSHARMA Racism stops play in Sydney as India kind India and the world, has power, the government JAMMU,JANUARY10 witnessedin2020 following the plans to spend morein Covid-19pandemic. In 2020, sectors suchashealth- SOON AFTER he wasgranted bail draw hard line on abuse from stands consumer confidence hit anew care, housing and con- by theNIAcourtinacaseof terror low, and theyavoideddiscre- struction-heavy infra- funding, PDP youth wing leader tionaryspending; this ledtoa structure, which Waheed-ur-RehmanPara wasde- Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah demand collapse, forcing firms positively impact many tainedagain forquestioning in a MIHIRVASAVDA& and MohammedSiraj said racist to stop investing. In depressing industries. separateterror-related case. SRIRAMVEERA commentsweredirected at CONTINUEDONPAGE2 The Counter Intelligence NEWDELHI,MUMBAI,JAN10 them as theyfieldedonthe wing of Jammu and Kashmir boundaryline. “Wehad decided Police detainedParaimmedi- RACISM STOPPED playatthe Saturdayevening that if some- atelyafter his release from SydneyCricket Ground Sunday. thing likethis happens again, we District Jail, Ambphalla, on In line with the recent global will immediatelyidentify them,” Saturdayevening. trend, wheresportspersons are an Indian team management of- ‘Our cultureis “Wehad receivedamessage starting to draw the line be- ficial told The Indian Express. different.They from Counter tween banter and racistabuse On Sunday, Day4ofthe Test, (BJP) can’tcreate Intelligence from the stands, the Indian as Bumrah wasabout to start fear of other Kashmir(CIK) cricket team put their foot down running in during the 86th over religions here. to collect Para and ensured that the Test against of Australia’s second innings, Siraj It won’tworkin from jail as he Australia in Sydneywas halted walked up to stand-in captain waswanted for10minutes Sundaytill a AjinkyaRahane, and umpires TN polls’ by them for group of unrulyspectators were Police remove agroup of spectators afterMohammedSiraj PaulReiffeland PaulWilson. KANIMOZHI questioning in evicted. complainedtoumpires, during the India-Australia Test The 26-year-old debutant LOK SABHA MP, DMK connection The break in playfollowedan matchinSydneyonSunday. Reuters from Hyderabad said that a PAGE 9 WaheedPara with FIR No. incident on Saturdaywhen CONTINUEDONPAGE2 31 registered with them in Srinagar,” asenior jail official said. The official expressedigno- Looking for lithium Covid curve doesn’t bend in Kerala MaharashtraChief MinisterUddhavThackeray visitsthe rance about the details the FIR. BhandaraDistrict General Hospital on Sunday. PTI While the police's counter intel- ligence wing remainedsilent, toehold, India finds a but why state isn’t overly worried yet sources said the FIR pertains to a the funding of terror. that have three to five times Explosion in radiant “It is an open FIR and deposit in Karnataka AMITABHSINHA P8 fewercases. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 &LIZMATHEW The stategovernment says of Karnataka’s Mandyadistrict. PUNE,NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 that unlikemanyother places, warmer likely started ANILSASI Agovernment official said Kerala had managed to avoid a WORLD NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 the AMD is carrying out surface IN THE lastfour months, Kerala “sudden peak”, and that has en- and sub-surface exploration for has recordedmorethan 7lakh sured fewerdeaths. Bhandara hospital fire ALONGSIDE Amovetotap into lithium in potential geological coronavirus infections, morethan “In other states, the cases the global lithium value chain, domains of the country. The find anyother stateinIndia.For the THEEXPRESS went up and have startedto India has initiated aconcerted in Mandyaisextremelysmall in last45days,ithas consistently come down, but that resulted in TABASSUM BUSINESSASUSUAL domestic exploration push for quantitative terms, but it marks been the topcontributor of new INTERVIEW higher number of deaths. Our BARNAGARWALA the alkali metal, avital ingredi- some initial success in the at- cases. The statenow has the high- main strategy has been to pre- MUMBAI,JANUARY10 BY UNNY ent of the lithium-ion recharge- tempttodomesticallymine the estnumber of active cases in the ‘OUR DAILYTOLL vent the spread to very large able batteriesthatpowerelectric silver-whitemetal by wayof country, comprising almost30 NEVER WENT numbers of people all at once, THE FIRE that killed10babies in a DEMOCRATS SEEK vehicles (EVs), laptops, and mo- hard-rockextraction of the ore. per cent of India’s total. BEYOND 25’ and limit the number of deaths,” hospital in Bhandara, Mahara- ANSWERS FROM bile phones. India currentlyimports all its But while Kerala is the worst KKSHAILAJA Kerala Health MinisterKK shtra,early onSaturdaywaslikely Preliminarysurveysbythe lithium needs. hotspotofthe epidemic in the KERALA HEALTH MINISTER Shailaja told The Indian Express causedbyanexplosion in one of JUSTICE DEPT ON Atomic Minerals Directoratefor The domestic exploration countrynow,what is remarkable in an interview. theseveralradiantwarmersinthe TRUMP’S ROLE Exploration and Research push, whichalso includes ex- is that the rise in cases has notre- With 3,305 deaths as on SickNew-born Care Unit (SNCU), (AMD), an arm of the ploratoryworktoextract lithium sultedin asimilar increase in the has the fifthhighestcaseload in Saturday(including ones that the believe the officials who carried MASSIVE POWER Department of Atomic Energy,is from the brine pools of Rajasthan number of deaths.Infact, Kerala the country. But thereare 11 stategovernment hasassessedto outapreliminaryinspectionatthe OUTAGE LEAVES learnt to have shown the pres- and and the mica belts has one of the lowest death states that have recordedmore have been causedbyco-morbidi- hospital on Sunday. PAK IN THE DARK ence of 1,600tonnes of lithium of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, countsamong the major states. deaths than Kerala, including ties), Kerala has amortality rate The radiant warmer burstinto PAGE 11 resources in the igneous rocksof comes at atime when India has With morethan 8lakh con- states likeChhattisgarh, Gujarat, of about 0.4 per cent, three and a flames afterthe explosion –the the Marlagalla-Allapatna region CONTINUEDONPAGE2 firmedinfections so far, Kerala Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2

PAGE 1 ANCHOR LahoretoNYvia India: his unflinching gaze —and prose

neer of Indian writing in English. Punjabifamily, youngVedlosthis and critic Nilanjana SRoy de- whoconsideredMehtaaprotege, blinking”.SheisconvincedMehta “Mamaji”.“Myprocessof writing AMRITADUTTA We will remember him forhis vision at the ageofthree. scribed as Mehta’s “needtoset it calledhis "prose style-airy, ele- is blind, until she is corrected by is assembling details, assembling BENGALURU,JANUARY10 keen insight intoIndian society Remarkablyfor that time, his fa- all down”. “It waswritten out of a gant, marvellouslyclear”. someone:“Thatisn’tVed,that’sV material,” he said. The personal and what it means to bridgethe ther,aLondon-educated public feelingthatIcouldpartlyalleviate Morestrikingly,Mehta’swrit- SNaipaul”. It wasastory that storyalso told alargertale of the IN THE beginning, arguably, was gapbetween the eastand the health officer refusedtobelieve alifeofdeprivation by writing ing carriedasurfeit of visual de- Mehtawasknownto recount,too, north Indian home in pre- VedMehta. Long before writers West,” said Meru Gokhale, pub- thatwasapermanentsetback;he about it,” Mehtawrote. tailthatwouldoftenflummoxhis with awickedchuckle. Independent India, and the big suchasSalman Rushdie, Amitav lisher,Penguin Press, Penguin sent him firsttoaschool forthe In the next twodecades, readers -- and lead to one of the Inthe1970s,achanceconver- subterranean shifts in Indian so- Ghosh and Vikram Seth would Random House India. blindinBombay--andthen,atthe Mehtafound amentor in The mostinteresting cases of mis- sation with his father,Amolak ciety. become the ambassadors of Mehtaleavesbehind are- ageof15, to another blind school NewYorkereditor William takenliteraryidentity.In“The RamMehta, setMehtaoff on the In his subsequent bookssuch IndianEnglishwritingto theWest, markable legacy as amemoirist, in Arkansas, US. Shawn, who encouraged him to WorldisWhatItIs”,thebiography series of books--amillion-plus as “The Stolen Light”, “Upat ayoungmanborninpre-Indepe- and essayistfor The NewYorker- He wasastudent in California writeonsubjectsasvariedasthe- of VSNaipaul by PatrickFrench, wordsinall -- that exploreand Oxford”, “All forLove” and “The ndent India found avoice and sp- -and aman who, early on, seized when he beganwriting his first ology and philosophy, RK the author recounts, “A literary document the lifeofhis parents RedLetters”,Mehtahelduphisre- aceintheNewYorkliteraryscene upon his subject:the remarkable book,“Face to Face” (1957) -- the Narayan and Satyajit Ray. In a groupie is searching forVed and family. Writing at atime markablelife--ofamanwholost in the 1960s. MehtadiedinNew lifeand times of VedMehtaand autobiographyofayoung man in 2009 Idea Exchangeheld in the Mehta, disbelieving that ablind when, as he recalled, “the image his sight but fashionedarichlife- York at the ageof86. his family, whichhewrote about, his 20s, who had overcome great Delhiofficeof TheIndianExpress, writer could produce suchvivid of India wasofaleprous beggar --to asteady,unflinchinggaze.To “Weare extremelysorry to over three decades, in his 12-vol- odds, from blindness to the tu- he recalled: “One thing Ilearnt descriptive prose.Findingadistin- crawling along Calcuttastreets”, thedelightandexasperationof his VED MEHTA learn about the passing of Ved ume autobiography, “Continents mult of Partition, to fashion a from The NewYorkerwas the guishedIndian man sitting on a heturnedthefocusontheuniver- readers in India and elsewhere, it Mehta.Hewasamasteroftheau- of Exile”. sturdy self-independence. It was minuteyou startthinking about 1934-2021 sofa, she waves her hand in front sal experience of home and fam- wasastory that found resonance tobiographical genreand apio- Born in 1934 in Lahoretoa the firstinstance of what novelist yourreadersyouare lost.”Shawn, of his face while he looksonun- ilyinbookssuch as“Daddyji”and in their own. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021

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Karnal up thetent. abuseisabsolutelyunacceptable”. the metalinthe world. The new Even as the police, ledbyDGP “Havinggonethroughmanyinci- company, KhanijBideshIndiaLtd, referredto the incident in avideo (Crime)MuhammadAkil,triedto dentsofreallypatheticthingssaid wasincorporatedin August2019 messageand said that “wehave disperse them, the protesters re- on the boundarylines, this is the Govt looks at ‘expenditure’ budget by threestate-ownedcompanies, got itdonecertainlybecausethey mainednear the venue till 2.45 absolutepeak of rowdy behav- NALCO, HindustanCopper,and (BJP) were holding aprogramme pm to ensurethat the panchayat iour.It’s sad to see this happen on times likethese, Keynes said ernment wasexpected to re- healthcareand construction- glide path forreducing debt MineralExplorationLtd,withthe inKaimlavillageparallelto ourag- wascancelled. the field,” Kohli tweeted. onlygovernment intervention duce itsfiscal deficit to 3per related activities, be it infra- levels. specific mandatetoacquire itation”. “The BJP says theywill Kohli’s side wasatthe receiv- through higher spending can cent of GDP in 2020-21. But structureorhousing. Public The RevisedEstimatefor strategic mineral assets suchas hold 700rallies to break farmers' Khattar ing end of racistchantswhen revive demand and restoresta- while presenting the Budget, spending in these activities fiscal deficit forthe current fi- lithium and cobalt abroad. The agitation. We will oppose wher- amendments.Aresolutioncanbe India toured Australia in 2018. bility. Sitharaman had invokedthe have ahugetrickle down ef- nancial year maybearound 6.5 companyislearnt to be also ex- everBJPholdssuchralliesbecause reachedafter discussion on cer- Eventhen,fanswere ejectedfrom With additional spending escape clause forhaving devi- fect, and benefit manyindus- percentofGDP.Inmaking pro- ploring options in Chile and this agitation is to save the coun- tain points. But Idon't think the theMelbourneCricket Groundon by India in the pandemic year ated from the target for2019- tries from cement to steel be- jections fornextyear,the gov- Bolivia. try,”hesaid. Governmentisgoingto withdraw Day1ofthe Boxing DayTest. restricted to less than 1.5per 20 and 2020-21tothe extent sides creating durable jobs,” a ernment maybudget onlynor- MLAKalyansaid senior BJP these laws.Iamhopeful that dis- Afterthe day’s playSunday, cent of the GDP,the govern- of 0.5 per cent of GDP; the government source told The mal increases in departmental Hospital fire leadersonthe stage, including cussions aregoing in the right di- when India were 98 fortwo and ment has preserved enough Budget Estimateoffiscal deficit Indian Express. and ministerial allocations firstoftwo loud noises heardby statepresident Om Prakash rection, that is whythe next date needed309 moreruns to win, gun powder to utilise in finan- for2020-21was 3.5 per cent of With the GDP expected to giventhat capacities to spend hospital staffthat night –and the Dhankar, Education Minister of meeting has been fixed.” spinnerRAshwinacknowledged cial year 2021-22. “Thereis GDP. postanegative growth of 7.7 cannotimprove suddenly. seven-day-old babyinside “was KanwarPal Gujjar and Sports Askedaboutthelaws,hesaid: thatplayershadexperienced“this good clarity on the economic “The FRBM Actisrigid; it per cent in 2020-21, the gov- That be so, Finance Minister found burnt likecoal”, officials MinisterSandeep Singh, were “Wheneveranew policyismade, in the past, especiallyfrompeo- damageinflicted;inhindsight, takesawaythe flexibility of ac- ernment expectsastrong re- Sitharaman is mostlikelyto said. takentoatemple nearby“forse- italways takestimeto seeitsben- ple in the lowertier” of the stand thereisafeeling the govern- tively pursuing acounter-cycli- boundnextfinancial year.But announce some specific high- The babyhad been aban- curity purposes”. efits. Had we waited forsome at Sydney. ment approachofverytar- cal policy,” asource said. A even a14per cent in 2021-22 expenditureschemes or pro- donedonaroadside,andbrought “Those who entered the rally time, we would have gone to the “Theyhavebeen quitenasty getedspending during the first counter-cyclical policy entails (over2020-21), would mean a grammes forpublic housing, to the hospital by police. This and venuewere anti-socialelements, Union Government and said that and hurling abuses as well. But twoquarters of 2020-21 ahigherthannormalgovern- growth rate of notmorethan health or other infrastructure. nine other babies were killedin notfarmers. Therewas laxity on therewerediscrepanciesinthese thisisthetimetheyhavegoneone worked.Opening the purse- ment spending when the econ- 5.5 per cent over 2019-20. The resources conserved dur- thefire thatbrokeoutintheSNCU the partofpolice although they laws.Ibelieve we should wait for step ahead and usedracial strings next financial year will omyispowering down. “In ex- High spending will mean ing the year and the fiscal re- of BhandaraDistrictGeneralhos- had made arrangements. How at leastone year to see itsbene- abuses...Itisdefinitelynot accept- yield maximum gains,” said a traordinarytimes likethese, the high growth, and this itself will straint shown in 2020-21may pital at 1.30 am on Saturday. did they(agitators) reachthe fits.Eventoday, these farm legis- able in this dayand age. source, who did notwish to be government has to makeasub- be an antidote to bring deficit give her sufficient elbowroom While it is suspected that the venue?” the MLAsaid. lations arenot binding on farm- Sometimes this rootsbacktoup- named. stantial intervention on the ex- down,saidasource. Whilethe to go foranambitious expen- fire startedafter the explosion in However, local farm leader ers.Mandisarethere,MSPisthere bringing. This mustbedealt with Towardsthis end, the penditureside, especiallywith combineddebt of the Centre ditureprogramme in the com- the radiant warmer,members of Rajender Arya accusedBJP sup- andshallalways bethere.Onlyan an iron fist and (officials must) Finance Ministryisalso consid- acollapse in demand and no and states as apercentageof ing year. the inquirypanel said theywere porters of stone-pelting and at- alternative has been giventothe makesurethis doesn’t happen ering areviewofthe Fiscal private sector interesttoin- GDP stood at 72 per cent last Besides, the government yettoreachafinal conclusion. tacking farmers. “The Chief farmers.If theyget MSPoutof the again,” Ashwin said. Responsibility and Budget vest…,” the source said, under- year,itisexpected to touch85 mayalso consider allowing “Inquiryisstill going on. We Ministershould understand the mandi,whywouldfarmersobject The twoincidentsoverthe Management Actinline with lining the Keynesian economic per cent giventhe shrinking of states to borrowmore. In the will submit the reportinafew feelingsof farmersandavoidsuch to that? It will benefit them.” weekend aresymptomatic of the recommendations of the philosophy. the GDP this year,and higher current financial year,under a days.Atthis point we cannot functions till the matter is re- Referring to the scheduled racismincricket,especiallyinthe NK Singh panel, whichsug- “It will be morean‘expen- government borrowings. It is special assistance scheme, the comment on howorwherethe solved.Theadministrationshould visit to Karnal, his home con- stands. West Indies legend gested that the debt-GDP ratio ditureBudget’than arevenue in this backdrop that the Centrehas already approved fire started. But we will go into have allowedfarmersto stagethe stituency,the Chief Ministersaid Michael Holding voicedhis sup- (asopposed to fiscal deficit) be Budget;after consultations Finance Ministrymay an- capital expenditureworth Rs eachand everydetail,” Dr protestnear the venue instead of that he “had to makesome an- portforIndia'smove.“Abusehap- takenasthe primarytargetfor with various stakeholders,the nounce making debt-GDP ra- 9,879.61crore and releasedRs Sadhana Tayade, director of the stopping them at the national nouncementsofRs100-crorede- pens but once it's racist, it has to fiscal policy.Under the areas wherethe ministryis tio as the primarytargetfor fis- 4,939.80 croreofthe total Rs DirectorateofHeath Services highway,whichisseveralkilome- velopmentprojectsatthevillage”. becalledout.Thedays of keeping amendedFRBM Act, the gov- keen to increase spending are cal policy,and provide anew 10,250 croreallocated to states. (DHS), who is heading the six- tres away,” he said. Blamingtheviolenceon“cer- quietaboutracistabuseareover,” member committee, said. KarnalDeputyCommissioner tain unscrupulous elements,” he he told The Indian Express. Chief MinisterUddhav Nishat Kumar Yadavtold The said: “Wehaveastrong demo- Recently, asection of the Thackeray visited the hospital on IndianExpress:“We haddeployed cratic set-up in our country, the crowdinManchesterwas ac- Kerala remains India’s Covid outlier Sundayand metthe families of 1,500policemen to maintain law Constitutiongivesalltheserights. cusedofsinging aracistsong the babies who had died. and order during the event.” We have neverstoppedanyone about England fast bowler Jofra half times lowerthan the na- tiblepopulationaswell. But it “I offeredmycondolences to Yadavsaid police have notre- fromexpressingtheirviews.Even Archer during aTestmatch tional average. Maharashtra CASECOUNT isverydifficultto explainwhat the parents. Therewill be astrict ceivedany informationaboutany amid Covid-19, we made ade- againstAustralia. Former South has amortality rate of 2.6, exactlyishappening without inquiryintothis incident and we injuries.IGP(Karnalrange)Bharti quatearrangementsfor their Africa cricketers Hashim Amla whilethefigureforDelhiis1.7. looking at relevant data. There will take action againstthose re- Arorawasseenmonitoringsecu- safetyand security.But the viola- and Mkhaya Ntini, too, had com- “In Kerala, our dailydeath Cases Deaths CFR areotherstateswhichreceived sponsible,” the CM said. rity arrangements. tion of Constitutional provisions plainedinthepastaboutbeingon toll neverwent beyond 35. Maharashtra19,65,556 51,196 2.60% large numbers of internal mi- Hospitalsourcessaidthepre- Karnal SP GangaRam Poonia is unpardonable,” he said. the receiving end of racistabuse And these aremostlyelderly grants, but neverhad sucha maturebabywasadmittedinthe Karnataka 9,26,767 12,157 1.31% said police would lodgeanFIR Hitting out at the Opposition from spectators in Australia. people or those with co-mor- prolonged surge,” he said. “out-born” section and kept in a against71persons for“entering and Chadhuni, Khattar said: In October 2007,four specta- bidities.Kerala’sachievement Andhra8,84,689 7,1280.81% Gautam Menon, professor radiant warmer to help maintain the venue with sticks,damaging “These people have defamed torswere evictedfromMumbai’s has been in limiting the Tamil Nadu 8,25,53712,215 1.48% of physics and biology at hisbodytemperature.Thewarm- governmentproperty,conspiracy, farmers,thiscannotbethebehav- Wankhede Stadium forracially deaths.Evennow, astate with Ashoka University,offered an- ers were linedupinarow in the Kerala 8,06,6043,3270.41% assault on government employ- iour of farmers. Gurnam Singh abusing former Australian crick- suchpopulation density,the other plausible explanation. SNCU.Theonethathadtheseven- ees and instigating people”. Chadhuni's video releasedtwo eter Andrew Symonds during a deathrate islessthanhalf aper Delhi 6,29,80110,666 1.69% “This is also justanin- day-old boywas completely gut- Theincidenttriggeredapolit- days ago,whereinheincitedpeo- one-dayinternational match. cent,” Shailaja said. As on January 9, 2021. Includes deaths that states have formedguess, but one of the ted, and the adjoining warmers ical firestorm with Khattar later ple,isresponsiblefortoday'sinci- But while the death rate assessed to be caused by co-morbid conditions. possible reasons we can think oneithersidewere partiallydam- accusingOppositionpartiesof in- dent. Ibelieve that the Congress Waheed Para has been kept in check, rela- is related to Kerala’s urbanisa- aged.Babies in those twowarm- citing the protesters to break law party and the Communists have Waheed's name is notmen- tively speaking, the continu- tion. Because Kerala is nowal- ersalsosufferedburninjuries.The and order,and describing those amajor role to playinsuchinci- tioned. Severalof(PDP chief) ing trend of averyhigh num- mostentirelyurbanisedwith other babies dieddue to smoke behindtheprotests as“unscrupu- dents. Through these agitations, Mehbooba Mufti's relativesand beroffreshinfectionsinKerala, very high density of popula- inhalation. lous elements”. if theythinktheycanspreadtheir aides have already been ques- whenallotherstateshave seen WHEREKERALASTANDS tion, and thereare hardlyany Staffnursesreportedtwo ma- Congress general secretary wings,theyare highlymistaken,” tionedinthis case,” asource said. their numbers declining, is open rural spaces in the state, jor and multiple minor explo- Randeep Singh Surjewala ac- he said. “ThiscasewasfiledafterWaheed somethingthatisnotverywell thereportingof casescouldbe sions. Officials believe the major 60000 cusedthestategovernmentof re- “People aredying there(on wasarrestedbythe NIA,” the explained. Keralahasthefifthhighestcaseload, higher.Inotherstates,amajor- explosionscamefromtheradiant sorting to “event management” Delhi'soutskirts)inthisweather... source added. Since September 1, the 50000 butranks12thinthenumberofdeaths ityof casesaregettingreported warmer and the split air condi- and organising a“sarkari maha- Iwould suggestthat this protest AlokBambroo,anassociateof statehas reportedmorethan 40000 from the urban centres. There tioning system, while the minor 51,138 panchayat”. should end immediatelysothat Para’s counsel senior advocateP 5,500cases everyday on aver- 30000 is areasonable chance that explosionswere fromtheelectri- “If the government wishes to thesefarmerscango backhome,” NRaina, said the docket contain- age. On 70 of these days,the cases emerging in the villages cal wiring system. communicatewithfarmers,they Khattar said. ing the courtorder granting bail statewas the single biggest 20000 arenot beingreportedinthose The fire melted the central 12,153 12,208 10,654 9,902 8,469 10000 7,127

should have done it with the an- Asked about the violence in to Para wasgiven to jail officials contributor of cases in the 5,437 states. Kerala has no rural ar- oxygenpipethatrunsthroughthe 4,335 3,691 3,305 nadata(food providers) who are Kaimlavillage,Khattarsaid:“They around 4pmonSaturday. country. Duringthissametime, 0 3,469 eas and, therefore, the cases ceiling, and wiring of the SNCU. i t a a h u la al ra sitting at Delhi's borders forthe arenot ourenemies.Theyare also However, theydelayedhisrelease dailynumbersinMaharashtra rh maynot be hidden,” he said. “That wasthe cause of the dense lh sh ab ra tr ak es ra ad nj ng ga dh ja de De past 46 days.Instead of hearing our people. Theyare also of our foranother twohours saying the came down from apeak of sh “Wecan see some sup- blacksmoke,” an official said. at ad is lN Ke ra Be Pu ra An Gu rn tt them out, farmers arebeing bru- state. People had come thereto documentswerebeingprepared, about 24,000 to about 3,000. Pr porting evidence in the cases District officials said hospital mi rP st ha Ka ha ya Ta talisedand beaten up,” he said. hearmebutcertainunscrupulous untilaninspectorandsomeother AndhraPradesh, Tamil Nadu, ta that arebeing reportedfrom managementservicesfirmFaber Ma We Ch dh Senior INLD leader Abhay elementscreated disruption.” policemen from CIK reachedthe and Karnataka, whichatone Ut Mumbai andPune, forexam- Sindoori conducted an equip- Singh Chautala said the opposi- Sundaywas notthe firsttime jailinavehicleandpickedupPara, point were reporting over Ma ple. In these adjoining cities, ment audit at the SNCU on tionto “BJP'skisanpanchayathas that Khattar had to cancel a Bambroo said. 10,000 cases aday,are now thenumbershave notreduced September 2, 2020, and found all sent aclear signal that the anti- scheduledprogramme amid the Bambroo said the policemen finding newcases in the lower proportion of people who are Christian Medical College, considerablyoverthe lastone equipment working and in good farmer laws won't be tolerated". farmprotests.OnDecember9,he told Para theyweretaking him to hundreds. uninfected,and susceptible. In Vellore, said. month. Of course, theyhavere- condition.Abi-annualcalibration In Karnal, the protesters scrappedavisit to Padha village thejointinterrogationcentre(JIC) “It is intriguing, no doubt. other states, it happenedinre- DrShahidJameel,directorof duceddrasticallyfromtheir of equipment wasconducted on startedgatheringatneighbouring inKarnalwithprotestersdamag- forquestioning.“OnSunday, Ivis- And in the absence of sero-sur- verse. Alargerproportion of theTrivediSchoolof Biosciences peaks.Butinthelastonemonth, September 16,and the reports Gharaundatownat9am.Bythen, ingthehelipad.OnDecember22, ited the JIC here, but officials told veydata,itisdifficultto saywhat populationgot infectedinitially, at Ashoka University,agreed. these numbers seem to have were normal. the administration had parked his convoy wasattackedbypro- me that theywerestill question- exactlyisresulting in these butthatmeanttherewerefewer “Thatcansurelybeapossibility. stabilised. These urban pockets Chief MinisterThackeray told loadedtrucks on the road to the testers in Ambala, with the state ing him,” Bambroo said. He said numbers in Kerala. It is possible susceptible people left. But as I Also, the fact that the statehas would also have better report- reporters that “It is possible that venue to blockthem. Around governmentchargingtheaccused the police did notdisclose the thatbecauseKeralamanagedto said, this is justaguess. It is not receivedalarge numberof peo- ing of cases comparedto the in- some safety protocols mayhave 11.30 am, police usedwater can- with attempt to murder. grounds of Para's detention after contain the spread in the first basedonany dataorevidence,” ple from other countries. That terior areas, forexample,”Prof beenneglectedoverthepastyear nons and firedtear gasshells as the bail order. phase,itisnowleftwithalarger Prof Gagandeep Kang of might be adding to the suscep- Menon said. since the authorities were busy the protesters, whose numbers Sydney match Nearly one and ahalf months tacklingthecoronapandemic.But hadincreasedtowelloverathou- section of the crowdracially afterhewas arrested by the NIA no matter what, if anylapse has sand, remainedfirm on reaching abusedhimwhilehewasfielding foralleged terror links, Para was nation from Pulwama forthe Lithium resource is the partofaresource ration of large brine pools or by occurred,those responsible will the venue. in front of the Brewongle and on Saturdaygranted bail against District Development Council steppedupitseconomicoffensive forwhichquantity,grade and hard-rockextractionof theore.In notbeallowedtogoscot-free.” With all road routes to the Clive Churchillstands—thesame apersonal bond and suretyofRs elections. He wonthe election againstChina, amajor source of mineral content areestimated India, alongside the rock mining Thegovernment'sinquirywill panchayatblockedbypolice,sev- area of the ground from where 1lakh each. Special JudgeSunit while in custody. lithium-ionenergystorageprod- onlywith alow levelofconfi- at Mandya, thereissome poten- be headedbyNagpur Divisional eral of the protesters walked the racistchantsweremade Gupta said that “offences, partic- LateonSaturdayevening,PDP uctsbeing importedintothe dencebasedoninformationgath- tial forrecovering lithium from Commissioner SanjivKumar, throughthefieldsforalmost7km Saturday. As he pointed to the al- ularly falling under Unlawful chief Mufti postedonTwitter: country. The Marlagalla- ered from locations suchasout- the brines of Sambhar and Thackeray said. “Who is respon- to reachthe venue around 1pm. legedabusers,alltheplayers—in- Activities Act(UAPA), arenot “DespiteNIA Courtgranting bail Allapatna area, along the crops, trenches, pits, workings, PachpadrainRajasthan,andRann sible, whether anyelectrical Soon, clashes brokeout between cluding the batsmen, Australia prima facie made out againstthe to @parawahid afterthorough Nagamangala SchistBelt, which anddrillholesthatmaybeoflim- of Kachchh in Gujarat. The major equipment had misfired and agroupof BJPsupportersandthe captain TimPaine and Cameron applicant/accused”. courtproceedings, he has now exposes mineralisedcomplex itedoruncertainquality,andalso micabeltsinRajasthan,Bihar,and whether repeated complaints protesters. The police again used Green —stood together at the Para,who is considered to been detainedbyCIK in Jammu. pegmatites (igneous rocks), is of lowerreliability. AndhraPradesh, and the peg- about it were neglected,etc. will teargasandlaunchedamildlath- middle of the ground. have beeninstrumentalinthere- Underwhatlaw&forwhatcrime seen as among the mostpromis- Second, the lithium find is matite beltsinOdisha and beknownonlyaftertheinquiryis icharge to disperse the agitators. Playresumedonlyafterpolice vivalofthePDPinsouthKashmir, has he been arrested?This is inggeologicaldomainsforpoten- comparatively small,considering Chhattisgarhapartfrom complete,” he said. With the protesters refusing evicted six people from the wasarrestedbythe NIA on brazen contempt of court. tial exploration forlithium and the size of the proven reserves in Karnataka,aretheotherpotential Also, guidelines would be to disperse, agroup of men from ground fortheir actions. Cricket November 25 following adisclo- Request[Lt GovManoj Sinha] other rare metals, officials said. Bolivia (21million tonnes), geological domains. framedfor hospitals to ensure the rallyvenue arrivedarmed Australiasaidtheyhavelaunched surestatement by Hizbul @manojsinha ji to intervene so Thereare,however, two Argentina (17million tonnes), Inthemiddleof lastyear,India, that an incident suchasthis did with sticks.But the group soon an investigation intothe incident Mujahideen's Naveed Baba, who that justice is served.’’ caveats. First, the newfind is cat- Australia(6.3milliontonnes),and through anewly-floatedstate- notrecur,hesaid. fledasthe number of protesters “parallel with the NewSouth had been arrested along with Sources in the NIA said the egorisedas“inferred”, one of the China (4.5 million tonnes). ownedcompany, had signedan (WITHVIVEKDESHPANDEIN swelledand the situation esca- Wales police”. The International then DySP Davinder Singh on agency would challengePara's three categories intowhichmin- Lithium can be extracted in agreement with an Argentinian NAGPUR) lated.At1.35pm, the protesters Cricket Council, too, condemned January11, 2020. bail in the High Court. eral resources aresubdivided, in different ways,depending on the firmto jointlyprospectlithiumin rushedtothevenue,damagedthe the incident. Para's arrest had come three (WITHBASHAARAT order of increasing geological typeof thedeposit–itisgenerally the South American countrythat FULLREPORTSON stage, threw out chairs and tore CaptainViratKohlisaid“racial days afterhehad filedhis nomi- MASOODINSRINAGAR) confidence.The‘inferred’mineral done either through solar evapo- has the thirdlargest reserves of www.indianexpress.com

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On October 30, 2020, Modi spent anight at Kevadia and inaugurated 17 projectsthat will be apartof the Kevadia tourism circuit, housing the Statue of Unity. File

GOVERNMENTSPEAK JAWAHAR VIRUS AND POLITICS CHAVDA State Minister for tourism

Isn’t the The Gujarat government had bannedgatherings and celebrations, including festivals, during lockdown government showing double and unlockperiod due to the Covid-19pandemic, while it openedseveral newtourism avenues standards when it attracting hugecrowds and allowedcertain political rallies and gatherings restrictscelebration of festivals and encourages footfalls at the newtourism sites? careless move.All the establishmentshave The government is no longer asking peo- ADITIRAJA,GOPALKATESHIYA been givenstrict advisories on Covid-19pro- ple to remain indoors due to Covid-19pan- &RITUSHARMA tocol. It is heretostayand we needtoget on demic. Instead, we areencouraging local VADODARA,RAJKOT,AHMEDABAD, with business. Howdowesustain ourselves tourism as inter-state and international JANUARY10 if tourists don’t come in? Diwali and New tourists,whichform bulk of touristfootfalls Year’s arethe main days fortourism busi- in the state, arenot travelling at all. Livelihood SINCE THE firstCovid-19case wasreported nesses and we areglad the government con- of alot of people in Gujarat depend entirely in Gujarat in March 2020 around Holi, fol- sidered our pleas.” on tourism activity and the Covid-19pan- lowedbylockdown and imposition of the Aco-owner of another budget accom- demic has hit this sector the hardest. As peo- Epidemic Disease Act, public gatherings and modation in Kevadia said, “It is true that the ple from outside arenot turning up, our strat- celebrations were banned, the latestbeing businesses neverconsidered Covid-19abig egy is to encouragelocal tourism so that the the cancellation of the annual international threat to tourists coming to Kevadia simply tourism industryiskickstarted and people kitefestivaland restrictions on Uttarayan because it is anaturespot. It has ahealing ef- who depend on it earn something. celebrations. Forthe firsttime, therewas no (Left) Chief MinisterVijay Rupani and his wifeAnjali Rupani fect. We arepreparedto handle the sanitisa- garba forNavratri and Diwali that ushers in take the ropeway; (above)The crowdata tion and hygiene part. The increase in foot- What about restricting visitors at the the Gujarati newyear wasmuted. refreshment counter during the ceremonytolay the falls has onlybeen gradual and it is needed... tourism sites? However, the unlockperiod wasmarked foundation stone of AIIMS, Rajkot on December 31. Express It is important to be practical. Tourism spots Thereisnocap on people using the Girnar by political rallies and inauguration of several suchasKevadia arenot likemalls in cities. ropewaybut some slab is thereonthe num- tourism related projectsinthe statewhere Thereisalot of scope to followthe guidelines berofentryticketsissuedattheStatueof Unity leaders exhortedpeople to visit these sites. sports —jet ski, high speedboats, paddle has worked to bring Kevadia on the world visit Ambaji temple on Mount Ginar near and the administration has done afantastic (SoU)... Idon’t have those details. SoU is con- The statesaw by-elections to eight as- boatsand zorbing —brought in 2,350 visi- tourism map. The circuit nowhas 35 tourist Junagadh city since itsinauguration, ac- job. No one can saythat opening SoU sitehas trolledbythe Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam semblyseatsinNovember,while local body tors in the firstweek. attractions, of whichthe ValleyofFlowers, cording to Deepak Kaplish, western region has made anydifference to the district’s sta- Limited(SSNNL), whichdoes notcome under polls that were scheduledinDecember were Development VishwaVan, Jungle Safari, Cactus Garden, head of Usha Breco Limited (UBL), the pri- tus on the Covid-19map." my ministry. Our role is to createtourism fa- put offbecause of the pandemic. Prime Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) general man- ButterflyGarden, EktaNursery, Tent City, vate firm that has installedthe ropeway According to police, decision of the num- cilities,promote themandletothersrunthem. MinisterNarendraModi, Chief MinisterVijay ager Dipak Patelsays,“While afew water Khalvani Eco-tourism, Zarwani Eco-tourism, and also operates it. beroftourists to beallowedatatime wasthe Rupani, BJP chief CR Paatil and other minis- activities resumed, some newactivities Nauka Vihar and RiverRafting, located “An averageof2,700tourists use our serv- discretion of the SoU management but the RAJIV GUPTA ters have been addressing public meetings. were addedatthe riverfront on January1. around the peripheryofthe statue and the ice per daywith numbers going up during police department has been strictlyenforc- Additional Chief Secretary(Forest &Environment On October 30, Modi spent anight at Morewill be addedsoon.” Narmada Dam, were already open when the weekends. Once, during festiveseason, ing the Covid-19guidelines. “Wecrack down Dept), MD SSNNL and Officer on Special Duty for Kevadia and inaugurated17 projectsthat will Beforeannouncing the cancellation of Prime MinisterNarendraModi inaugurated we had to seek help of police aftertourists on violations. While the SoU complexis Covid19 for Ahmedabad, where night curfew is in place beapartofthe Kevadia tourism circuit, hous- the Kankaria Carnival, mayorBijal Patelhad 17 moreprojectsonOctober 31. formedaround akilometrelong queue guardedbythe Central Industrial Security ing the Statue of Unity —the talleststatue in said, “The country, the stateand the city is Afterthe sitereopenedinSeptember outside our base station,” Kaplish added. Force(CISF), the surrounding area is the re- Kevadia is doing very well. The touristinflux the world, six days afterhevirtuallyinaugu- going through atough time with the coron- 2020, the number of visitors wascappedat Asenior official in Kevadia, holding sponsibility of the district police. The crowd hasincreased exponentially. Statue of Unity, ratedthe ropewayatGirnar,claimedtobethe avirus. As per the Central government's 2,500per daytothe Statue of Unity visitors charge of atouristsection, said, “Wehad a has been huge. Access to the SoU complexis Jungle Safari, Children Nutrition Park and “longestinthe world”, coinciding with guidelines, gathering of people at one place gallery. This cap, however, did notapplyto full house forthe newyear weekend. It restrictedso onlythose with valid ticketscan Cactus Garden areattracting thousands of Dussehrathat markedthe end of Navratri. beyond acertain limit is notallowed. the campus. On all days,including Diwali turnedintoabit of acrowd but we were able drive through,” said Vani Doodhat, Deputy visitors everyday.Onweekends, the total The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Keeping this in mind, the Ahmedabad holidays,Kevadia remainedpacked—from to ensuresocial distancing... In fact, week- Superintendent of Police, Kevadia Colony. number of visitors exceeds 20,000.Weare (AMC) launchedwater sports at the Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided hotelrooms to touristattractions and even ends areextremelybusy now. We have en- The restrainedfestivals notwithstand- ensuring all Covid protocols and in addition, Sabarmati RiverFront on NewYear’s Day that theKankariaCarnivalthis year would the tent city.Ahead of the newyear,the tick- suredthat we have enough staffstrength to ing, the statesaw aspikeinCovid-19cases regularly testing thousands of staffmem- that would have markedthe culmination of notbeorganised.” etswereincreasedto5,500ticketsper day, managethe sanitisation and cleanliness. It is soon afterDiwali with the dailynumbers bers manning these facilities. On the New the Kankaria Carnivalduring the birth an- The carnivalwith an annual budget of Rs and nowthe limit is up to 12,000. good to see activity again.” crossing 1,200, and the government Year’s Eve, morethan 1,500people stayed niversaryoflateprime ministerAtalBihari 5to10crore includes severalcultural, art While inaugurating the Girnar ropeway, Manager of athree-starhotel in Kevadia clampedanight curfew on the cities of hereduring the night, whichisanindication Vajpayeethat coincides with Christmas. and social activities turning Kankaria lake Modi had said how“45 lakh people had said, “The tourism industrysufferedhuge Ahmedabad ,, Rajkot and Vadodara. that people arecoming forlonger vacations. Referring to it as “New year gift”, intoapopular hub with footfall in lakhs. visited”the Statue of Unity before Covid- losses with agentsand businesses going al- The cases arenow down to an averageof650 The Orchidarium and Ektaorganic Hand Ahmedabad municipal commissioner Since the Statue of Unity wasinaugu- 19 struck. Around 1.8lakh people have al- mosttothe extent of starvation. Idon’t think aday even as the night curfew continues soap making unitsare newattractions added Mukesh Kumar tweetedhow the water ratedinOctober 2018,the stategovernment ready usedthe Girnar ropewayservice to it would be right to call the opening up a with an hour's relaxation. to EktaNursery.

RULING PARTY HAS AN EDGE Political rallies go on amid ban on gatherings, not of all parties

SOON AFTER hisappointment as Gujarat BJP sion) or rally. It doesn’t fall under the defini- tionwide bandh on December 8. president in July2020, CR Paatil toured the tion of arallyasonlythree people areinacar, “Government detains and jails opposi- state, with his roadshows in Saurashtraand theyhavetheir mask on and theydon’t as- tion leaders even as goondas roam freely... recording hugeturnouts, es- semble in agroup,” he had said. If five people gather on aterrace, govern- peciallyonseatsthat were going to by-elec- In December 2020, in an apparent ment takesaction againstthem saying the tions in November.The Congress in Valsad counter to the farmer protests in Delhi, the coronavirus can’t infect them. But the same protestedasBJP put out photosofapacked stateBJP organised10Kisan Sammelans, Covid-19isnot aconcern when BJP gath- auditorium in ParditowninAugustbut no eachattendedbyatleast400-500farmers. ershundredsfor campaigning. AreCovid- action wastaken. Farmers were offeredlunchalso at the ven- 19 and Kamal (lotus -election symbol of In the same month, arallyto ues. This came barelyaweek af- BJP) cousins who won’t harm eachother? celebratethe appointment of terdozens of Congress leaders This is nothing but misuse of statemachin- Hardik PatelasCongress working were detainedbypolice as they eryand muzzling the voice of Opposition,” president wasnot allowedbythe hit the road during the nation- Dhanani said. Surat police citing how“religious wide bandh call givenon Besides Dhanani, dozens of Congress and social gatherings” continued December 8byfarmer unions leaders, including PalAmbaliya, convenor of to be prohibited under Covid pro- protesting in Delhi. the farmers’ cell of stateCongress were ar- tocol. AfterPaatil’s roadshows in Days before Diwali, on rested on December 8during the bandh. Talala and Rajkot,local Congress November 12,Union Home Congress held twoindoor meetings of its leaders demandedpolice take ac- MinisterAmit Shah addresseda workers in Rajkot as partofits preparations tion againstthe organisers of the Paresh Dhanani sarpanchsammelan at Dhordo, forthe civic body polls. Itslocal leaders also event but no action wastaken. the venue of the annual Rann held dharna at Sardar Chowk on Race Course Paatil had drawnlarge crowds Utsav, the same daywhen the Ring Road on January7toprotest the arrest in Talala, Somnath, Junagadh, Khodaldham desertcarnivalbegan. Around amonth later, of familymembers of Urvashiba Jadeja, one and in Rajkot,but at apress conference in on December 15,Prime MinisterNarendra of the former Congress corporators of the Rajkot on August20,the BJP president Modi visited Dhordo to laythe foundation Rajkot Municipal Corporation, in an alleged claimedhehad notviolated stategovern- stone of ahybrid renewable energy park, and case of land grabbing. ment’s ban on public gathering due to Covid- addressedapublic meeting there. The gathering foranaddress by BJP president CR Paatil at Pardiauditorium hall in Valsad in August. Express However, morethan four dozen Congress 19 pandemic. With the local body elections resched- workers were detainedbypolice from Sardar “Wehavenot organisedany rally... If uledtoFebruarythis year,Chief Minister Chowk forstaging adharna without police some president comes visiting and three per- Rupani has been touring the statelaunching besides housing and other agricultureproj- Opposition, Paresh Dhanani, wasdetained Amreli in Julytodemand alaboratoryinthe permission even as an application filedby sons aredriving in his car and 100other car various projects, including what the govern- ects. KSYwas orginallylaunchedbyPMModi by police when he sat on dharna alone on district forCovid-19testing. He wasde- Congress leader Mahesh Rajput with police joins his convoy with justthree people in ment calls the second phase of Kisan on October 24 lastyear. the campus of Shantaba Medical College tainedagain while he rode ascooterin commissioner's office seeking permission to eachofthem, it can’t be calledajulus (proces- Suryodaya Yojana (KSY)invarious districts, On the other hand, leader of the and General Hospital in his home town Amreli, soliciting public supportfor the na- stagedharna waspending. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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at the time of the surgical strike, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE those raising questions over missing,police EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE GANDHINAGAR,JANUARY10 EVMs afterlosing elections, those Kesrisinh GBhati was57. SHIMLA,JANUARY10 raisedquestions over the judici- CHIEF MINISTER VijayRupani aryduring the construction of PEOPLE NEED to enhance their Sundayappealedtothe people Ramtemple aretodayspreading Ahmedabad filecharges knowledge about the environ- nottobemisguidedbyany ru- canards while raising questions ment and demand action against mour but followthe instructions over scientists and doctors who Range IG passes climatechange, said young envi- and guidance givenbythe state have developedMade in India All five accusedare kin of those ronmental activistGreta government forCovid-19vacci- vaccine. It shows the opposition away after Thunbergwhilevirtuallyinteract- nation. He reiterated the state party’s mentality of indulging arrested over the gangrape, murder ing with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th wasfullyequippedfor the roll out intopetty politics. People will cardiac arrest Dalai Lama, and climatechange of coronavirus vaccines from neverforgive them.” tion on the missing boy. Several scientists Sundayduring a January16. Health workers at amunicipal school that has been Asection of the Congress MANISHSAHU police teams have been formed livestream event. In the firstround of vaccina- converted intoaCovid-19vaccination centreatVirat Nagar leadership had questionedthe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE LUCKNOW,JANUARY10 andsearchesarebeingcarriedout, During adiscussion on 'The tion, nearly 11 lakh health work- on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Nirmal Harindran Drugs Controller General of AHMEDABAD,JANUARY10 sourcessaid.Awritpetitionseek- Crisis of ClimateFeedbackLoops' ers and other frontline workers, India’s “premature” approval for POLICE HAVE filedachargesheet ing adirection to transfer the –self-perpetuatingnaturalwarm- who were directlyinvolvedin Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, point- INSPECTOR GENERAL (IG) of againstfivepeople arrested in probetothe CBI is pending in the ing systems whichfeedupon Covid-19management, will be “The task of house-to-house servation room fortreatment of ing out that the indigenously-de- Police, Ahmedabad range, connection with the alleged kid- High Court. “The reportofapoly- themselvestoamplify–ataweb- inoculated,the CM said through survey hasbeen completed. those who mayface anydifficulty velopedCovid-19vaccine wasyet Kesrisinh GBhati passedaway nappingof asix-year-oldnephew graph test conducted on the ac- castorganisedbythe Mind and avideo messageonasocial me- Those above 50 years of ageare aftervaccination.” to complete the final stageofhu- Sundayataprivate hospital in of the Unnao gangrape victim cusedisawaited.Wehavebeen LifeInstitute, she said: “Weneed dia platform. 1.05 crore. Those below50but “For the transportation of man clinical trials. Ahmedabad following acardiac who wasburnt to death in 2019. sending letters to the Forensic to educateourselvestounder- “Today, Iwant to discuss the suffering from serious illnesses Covid vaccine, cold chain trans- The Gujarat government, arrest and multiple organfailure. All five accusedare family ScienceLaboratoryinLucknowto stand the global processes linked vaccination drive before you. We or comorbidities are2.75 lakh,” portation arrangement has also Rupani said, wasfullyequipped He was57. membersof thosearrestedincon- sendusthepolygraphtest report,” to the climatecrisis, to see what's have completedthe task of mak- he added. been done. Forstorage of Covid to be partofworld’s largest vac- Bhati, who originallyhailed nection with the gangrape and SHO Singh said. happening to our planet. People ing adatabase in entireGujarat. Referring to the preparation vaccine, six regional depots have cination drive.“Iwant to tell the from Mehsana, wasadmitted to murder of the 23-year-old Theboy, aClassIstudent,went mustlearn as muchastheycan – In Gujarat, 11 lakh workers — foradministration of the vaccine, been setupinGujarat. Auditing public nottoget misguidedby Zydus Cadila Hospital Saturday womanwhowasset onfire while missing on October 2lastyear there'sunlimitedamountof infor- over 4lakh health workers and Rupani said, “Trial run forthe vac- of all the instrumentstobe anyrumour or illusion in the en- morningafterhedevelopedintes- she wasonway to courttoattend while he wasplaying outside his mation–andspreadthisinforma- over 6lakh frontline workers in- cine has been successfullycom- utilisedinthe entirevaccination tireprocess (of vaccination). Only tinal pain, his familymembers ahearing in her case. house.Inhercomplaintto thepo- tion to createasocial movement cluding police, sanitation work- pletedaturban and rural places management has been com- those factsand guidance which said. Around 1pmonSunday, he Although the boyisstill miss- lice,therapevictim'ssisteralleged andshiftthesocialnorm.Because ers and other officials who were across Gujarat. Almost16,000 pleted. Additional instruments aretobedeclared by the state sufferedacardiac arrest and ing, sources said the police filed that twolocal residentshad seen if we areenough people who de- in direct duty againstCovid-19, health workers have been given have also been receivedby government have to befollowed. breathedhis lastatthe hospital. thechargesheetas90days of stip- theboylasttimewiththeaccused. mand changeand advocatecli- will be giventhe benefit of the special training as vaccinator, Gujarat from the Union govern- As the Chief MinisterofGujarat An IPS officer of 1999 batch, ulatedtimefromthedayofthear- Afterthe boywent missing, three mateaction, we will reachacriti- vaccine first,” Rupani said. He also who will administerthe vaccine. ment,” Rupani added. state, Igiveanassurance that all Bhati wastransferredasIG restswas ending. Unnao police constables, who were de- cal mass and will no longer be expressedgratitude towards Therewill be three rooms at a In aveiledattackonthe op- will getthe vaccine as per prior- AhmedabadrangefromVadodara Superintendent of Police ployedforthesecurityof therape possible to ignore.” these workers who worked self- vaccination centre--awaiting position parties, he said, “Those ity.Weall mustkeep faith and wherehewasdeputedastheJoint Sureshrao AKulkarni said the victim’s family, were suspended. Speakingduringtheevent,the lesslyamid the pandemic. room, avaccine room and an ob- who raisedquestions over army patience,” he added. Commissioner of Police (Traffic chargesheetwas filedonthe ba- Although the accusedwho Dalai Lama said all 7.8billion hu- and Crime) on August2lastyear. sis of circumstantial evidence have been arrestedin connection mansmustactasasingecommu- Inacareerspanningformorethan againstthe accused. with the rape-murder case were nityto battletheclimatecrisis,and twodecades, Bhati served at var- “Theaccusedare lodgedinjail also questionedinconnection shedtheir pasthabitsofthinking ious crucial posts across Gujarat and we filedachargesheetunder with the kidnap, theydeniedany of themselvesaspartofasmall andwasawardedpolicemedalfor IPC Section 364(kidnapping or involvement, the police said. circleof individuals.“Accordingto his services in 2018. abductinginorderto murder)last The 23-year-old woman was today's reality,thinking in terms His elder brother SG Bhati, week.Efforts arebeing still made rapedinDecember 2018 but the of 'myself, my family, my nation' whoretiredasanadditionaldirec- to trace the boy,”said Santosh case wasregisteredinMarch has become unrealistic. An indi- torgeneral of police (ADGP) in Kumar Singh, Station House 2019.OnDecember 6, 2019,she vidual'sfutureisnow linkedto the 2018,said, “My younger brother Officer of Bihar Police Station. diedinaDelhi hospital, aday af- entirehumanity and planet, to a had experiencedintestinal pain ArewardofRs1lakh has also tershewasset ablazewhileonher happierhumanityandahealthier Saturdaymorning and he was beenannouncedforanyinforma- waytothe court. world,” he said. takentoZydus Cadila Hospital. Medical reportsshowedthat his pancreas wasaffectedand treat- ment startedthen and there. Bird flu in 8states; culling However, according to doctors, his body did notshowmuchre- action to the medicines. On ops on, precautions advised Sundaymorning, he suffereda heartattackafter whichdoctors again startedtreatment. Then in in arow,alarge number of dead Kanpur Chief Veterinary the afternoon, he again suffered EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE poultrybirdswere founddumped Officer RPMishra, the culling of acardiac arrest resulting in or- LUCKNOW,PUNE,LUDHIANA, by the side of the Chandigarh- birds in aone-km area of the zoo- gans failure.” SHIMLA,JANUARY10 Shimla highway in Solan district logicalparkhas started. Principal Severalsenior officers of the on Saturday. Anumber of crows Secretary(Animal Husbandry) statepolice department paid THE BIRD flu outbreak has been have beenfounddeadindifferent Bhuvnesh Kumar said the out- homagetoBhati. DGP Ashish confirmedineight states. parts of the stateoverthe lastfew break “isn’t at alarge scale in the People paytributetoCongress leader Madhavsinh Solanki outside the party office in Paldi on Sunday. Nirmal Harindran Bhatia tweeted: “Sad to learn The Centre’s Department of days. stateasjusttwo birds in Kanpur abouttheuntimelydemiseof IGP Animal Husbandryand Dairying In Maharashtra, whichlastre- have been tested positive”and Ahmedabad rangeKGBhati IPS. put out astatement on Sunday, portedcases of avian Influenza in addedthat the steps takenare He wasacompetent, sincereand confirming the outbreak in seven 2006,Animal Husbandry “mainlypreventive”.“Ourbasicef- hardworking officer.May states--Kerala,Rajasthan,Madhya Commissioner said orders have fortisto stopthespreadto humans Former CM Madhavsinh Solanki almightyGodgive strengthto the Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, been issuedfor culling birds at anycost,” he said. familytobear this loss. Gujarat Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar within 1kmofthe epicentrein Meanwhile, the state-run Police stands by the familyinthis Pradesh. ParbhaniandLatur.“A10-kmsur- Guru Angad DevVeterinaryand moment of sorrow.” Lateinthe evening, veillance zone has been created Animal Sciences University in cremated with full state honours Maharashtra’sAnimalHusbandry and we arekeeping very strict Punjab on Sundayissuedanadvi- Commissioner Sachindrapratap watchonthe situation,” he said. soryfor poultryfarmers and Days before SinghtoldTheIndianExpressthat TheUttarPradeshanimalhus- chickenconsumers. The advisory Bhavan, the stateheadquarters RajivGandhi Bhavanwhere “friend, philosopher and guide”. samplesfromthestatehavetested bandrydepartment is putting in said though thereisnoreportof EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE of the Congress, wherehundreds Madhavsinh’s body waskeptfor “Wherever Iamtodayisbe- Uttarayan, DGP positive forthe avian influenza placeseveralprecautionarymeas- anybirdflu case in Punjab, poul- AHMEDABAD,JANUARY10 of workers paid their lastrespect around an hour.Other senior cause of my father.Hewas my virus. Resultsofsamples from ures,whileurgingpeopleto avoid tryfarmers needtobemorevigi- to the departedleader.The en- leaders of the party,suchasMad- friend, philosopher and guide, takes stock of Delhi areawaited. goingto zoosandbirdsanctuaries lant and followproper personal FORMER UNION external affairs tirestate leadership of the party, husudan Mistry, Deepak Bab- always standing by my side like OnSunday, asmanyas215 mi- and coming in contact with any hygiene and safetymeasures. ministerand four-time chief including itsstate in-charge ariya, Shaktisinh Gohil and sev- arock. Gujarat knows him very police bandobast gratorybirds were found dead in kindof bird.Authoritieshave been “Propercookingonmorethan ministerofGujarat, veteran RajeevSatav,party president eral Congress party MLAs, were well. In the six decades of his PongDamLakewildlifesanctuary asked to ensurethat anyunnatu- 70°Ckillsinfluenzaviruses.Farm- Congress leader Madhavsinh Amit Chavda, Leader of also present on the occasion. public life, he served the peo- in Himachal Pradesh, taking the raldeath of abirdisreported. to-farm transmission usuallyoc- Solanki wasSundaycremated Opposition in the stateAssembly Volunteers of the Congress ple,” he said. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE total number of migratorywater Twored jungle-fowls found cursthroughthemovementof the with full statehonours. His last Paresh Dhanani and working Seva Dal gave aguardofhonour Bharatsinh also recollectedhis AHMEDABAD,JANUARY10 birds suspected to have diedof dead at Kanpur Zoological Park live birds, people and contami- rites were performedbyhis son president Hardik Patel, were also to Madhavsinh afterwhichthe father’s contribution to the devel- birdflu to 4,235, officials said. earlierthisweektestedpositive for nated vehicles, equipment etc,” and former Union minister present on the occasion. body,wrappedinTri-colour,was opment of Gujarat through vari- GUJARATDIRECTOR General of Meanwhile, forthe fourth day the influenza. the advisorysaid. —WITHPTI Bharatsinh Solanki at acremato- Congress president Sonia takentothe crematorium where ous initiativeslikemid-daymeal Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia rium near Gujarat Congress Gandhi and senior party leader the Gujarat police gave the vet- scheme in schools,freeeducation Sundaytook stockofthe police headquarters at Paldi area in Rahul Gandhi sent their floral eran politician aguardofhonour. forgirls in Gujarat among others. arrangementsaheadof Uttarayan Ahmedabad. tributes to Madhavsinh through Bharatsinh, who wasinthe In 1984,Madhavsinh Solanki led or Makar Sankranti festival, ob- Astudent with adrone turns Madhavsinh (93) diedathis their representatives. Awritten UnitedStates, arrivedSundayaf- ahistoric victoryofthe Congress served on January14, to ensure residence in Gandhinagar messageofcondolence from terthe death of his father. in the stateassemblybywinning strictadherenceto social-distanc- Saturday. On Sunday, his body Sonia Gandhi to Bharatsinh Speaking with media persons, 149seats, arecordwhichishith- ing norms and the guidelines an- saviour for fishermen lost at sea wasbrought to RajivGandhi Solanki wasalso read out at the Bharatsinh said his father washis erto unbroken. nouncedbythestategovernment. Arecentnotificationissuedby ing from the shore. But forbetter thestategovernmenthadprohib- SHAJUPHILIP results,Idecidedtoventureinthe ited flying kites at public places, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, sea,” he says.After obtaining per- Man arrested for Jharkhand man held, roads and streets, and large gath- JANUARY10 mission from the authorities, erings during the festival. Dewang hoppedontoavessel Bhatiaheldavideoconference AFTER THE Covid lockdown was alongwithafew fishermenforan- ‘attempt to murder, human trafficking with the police heads of all dis- announcedlastyear and cam- other search operation. trictsand commissionerates puses were shut, 19-year-old Dewang says the fishermen acrossGujarat,astatementissued Dewang Subil returnedtohis vil- on his vessel guidedhim initially abduction, rioting’ racket busted: Police by theDGP’sofficesaid.“Policeof- lageinKerala from Bengaluru. aboutthepossiblelocation.“They ficials have been asked to ensure Four months ago, the computer told me the incident might have spateofattacks.Theyabducted of Singh in Jharkhand after that no crowdassembles at any sciencestudentwithapassionfor Dewang Subil happenedaround 11 nautical EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE one Amit and brutallyassaulted EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE afew arrestsweremade in public place forthe festival and to photographybought abattery- miles from the shore. Though I AHMEDABAD,JANUARY10 him at Gendi’s hideout in AHMEDABAD,JANUARY10 Rajkot in the pastthree days for contact(residential)societiesand operated drone –hewanted to flewthedronetowardsthedirec- Sardarnagar.Thetrioalsovandal- trafficking. shopping complexes’ manage- capturethe best images. in mainland. Within minutes, tions theysuggested, nothing THE AHMEDABAD Police ized an office in Sardarnagar over THE RAJKOT Detection of Crime On Friday, Rajkot Police’s A ment to makethem understand Lastweek,Dewang and his teamsof fishermenventuredinto could be spotted.Inaflash, Ide- Detection of Crime Branch(DCB) personalrivalryandbrokeintoan- Branch(DCB), with help from division team arrested one theprotocol.Moreover, policewill dronedidmuchbetter. Theysaved the sea their search.The Coast cidedtotryanotherdirection,”he has arrested a36-year-old man other person’s house and as- the Jharkhand Police, arrested ParasShah (33) from aprivate also keep acheckonattemptsto the livesoffour fishermen who Guardalso sent arescue boat. But says.“This ledtothe spotting of allegedlywanted forattempt to saultedhim.AfterthreeFIRswere aman from Giridih in hotelinthe city afterwhichthe spread animosity in the society went missing in the high seas, thesearch teamsreturnedempty the four missing fishermen.” murder,abduction and rioting lodged againstJivaram forat- Jharkhand forhis alleged in- racket wasunearthed. through inflammatorywritings makinghimthetoastofhisvillage, handedhours later. Local panchayatmember A cases from Chiloda villagein temptedmurder,abduction and volvement in an online human “On investigation, we found on the kites and sale/purchase of Thalikulam, in Thrissur district. “I heardfrommyfather about Mehaboob says the villageisin- Ahmedabad on Sunday. rioting, he fledtohis native place trafficking racket. thatthe racket wasbeing oper- Chinese or glass-coated manjha Accordingto Dewang,around the incident around noon and debted to Dewang. “He has no The three FIRs againstJivaram in Rajasthan,” an official of According to police, Rakesh ated by one Rakesh Singh from (thread),” the statement read. noon on January4,heheardfrom sevenhours had elapsedbythen. linkswiththefishingcommunity Prajapati alias Jivo Marwari, ana- Ahmedabad DCB said. Singh (30), anative of Kodarma Jharkhandwho made dealson OnSaturday, five personswere his father Subil EJ,who owns a When Irushedtothe coast, Isaw norourcoast.Yet,inanhourof cri- tive of JaloreinRajasthan and an Recently, the official said, district in Jharkhand, washeld his phone to customers in arrested forallegedly smuggling jewelleryshop, about avessel the dejected fishermen who had sis, the young man extendedhis accomplice of notorious bootleg- Jivaramwas attackedand robbed from his rented residence in Rajkot,Surat and other cities of Rs1.3lakhworthChinesemanjha with four fishermen from the vil- returnedafter failing to trace the helping hand. Had it notfor him, gerRajuGendi, waslodged at in Jalore, following whichhere- Ghorthamba of Giridih district Gujarat. In ajoint operation in Sabarkantha. “The accused lagegoing missing in the high four,” says Dewang, afourth se- the missing fishermen would Airportpolice station, police said. turnedtoAhmedabad fortreat- on Saturday.Hewas operating with Giridih police and Rajkot were tryingto smuggleover1,000 seas.Thefishingvesselhadleftthe mester B-Tech student at Christ have floated away,’’ he says. “Through Gendi, Prajapati ment. “He wasundergoing treat- an online trafficking racket Crime Branch, the accusedwas reels of Chinese manjha in apick- villageinthe early hours of the University,Bengaluru. The DJIMavic Air 2drone has startedbootlegging work with ment at aprivate clinic in Chiloda wheresex workers were sent to held from his residence and is up truckalong with food items. day. Hours later,itwas caught in Almostimmediately, Dewang arangeof8km and can flyata twoothers, Vikki and Ravi. Last villagewhen police receivedin- customers in Gujarat, Delhi and being brought to Gujarat. He We have booked the accusedun- rough sea, and damaged.Before made up his mind. He wanted to heightof 500m.Ithas30-minute year,following afight between formation about him. He wasar- other states. has been booked under im- der IPC section 188for disobedi- the hugewaves sank it, one of the pitchinand help locatethe fish- batterybackup. Vikkiandanotherperson,Jivaram, rested by Airportpolice team,” Rajkot police said theygot moral trafficking sections,” said ence to order givenbypublic ser- fishermen managed to makea ermen,andheknewhisdronecan FULLREPORTON Vikki and Ravi had launcheda the official said. information about the presence apolice officer of Rajkot DCB. vant,” apolice official said. distress call to afellowfisherman help. “Atfirst, Ithought about fly- www.indianexpress.com Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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6 THE EDITORIAL PAGE the ground —FREDERICK DOUGLASS India’s new deal moment

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OWNINGTHE CRISIS Sajjid ZChinoy Solution to impasse on farm laws lies primarilyinpolitical domain —morewith government than court INDIA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERYisbeing char- substitution effect as muchasthe pace of the sustain. With manufacturing utilisation rates acterisedbythree distinct forces that needto recovery.Greater scaleand formalisation un- below70per cent pre-COVID, an investment bedisentangled.First,Indiahasbrokenthelink doubtedlyaugurwell formedium-term pro- revival,inturn,willdependcruciallyonthede- HE government, it seems, is turning to the Supreme Court between virus proliferation and mobility ear- ductivity but could increase near-termlabour mand dynamics. Exports shouldbenefitfrom to extricateitselffromthe political mess arising from the farmers’ protests lierandmoresuccessfullythanmanycountries. market frictions and boostpricing power. strengthening global growth as the worldgets againstits agricultural reform laws.AtFriday’s failedtalkswith the farm Rising mobility and normalising economicac- Allthis, therefore, increases prospectsofa progressively vaccinated and the Georgia-in- unions, the government side is reported to have suggestedthat the farmer tivity,rather than sparking another wave of in- K-shaped recovery from COVID, aphenome- ducedbluewaveresultsinmoreUSfiscalstim- Tunions can go to the court, whichcan be requestedtohold dailyhearings fections, have coincidedwith COVID cases nonplayingoutglobally. Householdsatthetop ulus.But willthis be enough to stokeaprivate falling by 80 per cent since September.India’s of the pyramid arelikelytohaveseentheir in- investment revival? Or willfirmslook through to decideonthe constitutional validity of the three laws.Onthe face of it, nothingwrong cumulative deathtoll permillionisnow less comes largely protected, and savings rates thenextfewquartersandremaincautiousgiven —courtsare the onlyplace where anylaw can be challenged.But this lobbing of the ball thanhalf the emergingmarket average,andan forcedupduringthelockdown,increasing“fuel the stillelevateduncertainty? to thecourt—withthe Union AgricultureMinister, NarendraSingh Tomar,saying that the order of magnitude belowdeveloped in the tank” to drive futureconsumption. It’s againstthisbackdropthatthe upcom- apexcourthas the right to examine legislation enacted by Parliament —isfraught.More economies. Consequently, the progressive re- Meanwhile,householdsatthebottomarelikely ingbudget presentsIndiawithitsNew Dealmo- so with the unions claiming theyaren’t interestedinthe court’s intervention in what is a turn towardspre-COVID activity levels has oc- to have witnessedpermanent hitstojobs and ment. An unprecedented infrastructurepush “policymatter”. In astrangereversal of roles, thegovernment is the oneseeking judicial curredmuchsooner thanexpected.Activity incomes. These cleavagesare already visible. undertheNewDealin1935 createdmillionsof review whereas the purportedly affected party insists on an out-of-court resolution. jumpedbackupto95per cent of pre-COVID Passengervehicle registrations (proxying up- jobsandregeneratedregionaleconomicdevel- levelsby October,andhasbeeninchingupsince. per-endconsumption)have grownabout4per opment in the US.India mustseek inspiration What the current standoffclearly reflectsisapolitical failureonthe partofthe gov- Thisisbeing complementedbythe much- cent since Octoberwhile two-wheelers have from this. Giventhe prevailing demand uncer- ernment beginning with the unseemlyhaste with whichthe three laws were passed, awaitedpick-upincentralgovernmentspend- contracted 15 per cent. tainties, thebudget representsanopportune firstvia the ordinance routeand then in Parliament, with littledebateand no proper ing,whichsurgedinNovemberandisexpected What arethe macroimplications of aK- momentfortheCentre,inconjunctionwiththe stakeholder consultation during drafting and then the badmouthing of critics as rogue el- to remain strong forthe rest of the year.These An unprecedented shapedrecovery?With the top10per cent of states, to embarkonalarge physicaland social ements. The laws,ofcourse, arewell-intended. Allowing crop purchases outside state-con- dynamics should reduce the full-year growth infrastructure push under India’s householdsresponsible for25-30per (healthandeducation)infrastructurepush.The trolledmandis, creating alegal framework forcontract farmingagreementsand remov- contraction to 6.5 per cent,lessthan the NSO’s the NewDeal in 1935 centoftotal consumption,one couldargue benefitsare self-evident. This will simultane- advance estimateof7.7per cent and muchless consumption would getaboostasthispent- ouslyboostnear-term aggregatedemand, ing stockholding and movement restrictions on produce aremuch-neededreforms for thanpreviouslyfeared. created millions of jobs up demand expresses itself. But it’s important crowdinprivate investment,createjobstosoak Indian agricultureinthe 21st century. The ultimatebeneficiaries of these reforms, which These areveryhopeful developments but, and regenerated regional nottoconflatestockswith flows,and levels up the unemployed, and improvethe econ- address the reality of the country’s transition from astructurallydeficit to surplus producer, juxtaposedwith astronger-than-expected re- economic development in with changes. Upper-income households have omy’s external competitiveness. Job creation, arethe farmers themselves. The government’s readiness to discuss the farm laws “clause- covery,isconfirmation of labourmarket scar- the US.India must seek benefitted from higher savings fortwo quar- health and education,inturn, will be astart to by-clause” with the unions, and even to undertake amendments, could well have been ring. CMIE’s labour marketsurvey still reveals ters. What we arecurrentlywitnessing is a helpmitigateCOVID-inducedinequalities. inspiration from this. Given shownatthe time of introducingthe bills.Equallyironicalisthe Supreme Court nowpro- 18 millionfeweremployed(about5percentof sugar rushfromthosesavings beingspent. The question is: Howwill this befinanced? thetotalemployed)comparedto pre-pandemic This is, however, aone-timeeffect. To the ex- With the consolidated fiscal deficit projected posingan“independent” expertpanel to break the impasse —overthe same billsthat the prevailing demand levels. The employment rate gradually im- tent that households at the bottom have ex- above 11 per cent of GDP,gradual near-term the government refusedtorefer forscrutinytoParliament’sown select committee. A uncertainties, the budget proved till September but has weakenedsince represents an opportune perienced apermanent loss of income in the consolidationcoupledwithacrediblemedium- court-appointedpanel sittingonjudgment on alaw passedbyParliament has itsown then, even as the economy has progressively forms of jobs and wage cuts, this will be are- term fiscal plan willbekey to anchoringthe consequences, intendedand unintended. openedup. This also shows up in the PMI sur- moment forthe Centre,in curringdragondemand, if the labourmarket bond marketand underscoring an adherence The situation at Delhi’s borders is taking amounting toll. The Centre’s strategy to tire veys whereemploymentislaggingactivity,and conjunction with the states, does notheal faster. to macro stability. Howthencan public invest- out the protesters does notseem to be working. With Republic Dayapproaching and in demand forMGNREGAjobswhichare still to embark on alarge physical Second, to theextent that COVID has trig- mentincrease meaningfullyifthe headline Parliament convening forthe Budget session,the images of protesting farmers, already 50percenthigherthanthepreviousyear.These geredaneffectiveincometransferfromthepoor deficit mustcome down? Onlyifthe publicin- labour marketpressures increase risks of and social (health and to therich,thiswillbedemand-impedinginthe vestment push is financedbyaggressiveasset braving winter nightsout in the open, areespeciallydisquieting. Theyalso send out dis- medium-term economic scarring, and arenot education) infrastructure steadystate,becausethemarginalpropensityto sales (strategic sales, disinvestment, land and turbing signals in the midstofthe world’s biggestanti-COVID-19drive.The government incompatible with asharpernear-term re- push. Thebenefits are self- consume at the bottom is higher than that at infrastructure monetisation).Inthismanner, mustfind apractical solution—whichcan onlybepolitical.And it should do this quickly. bound because the recovery appears to be led evident. This will the top, justasthe marginal propensity to im- expenditure to GDP can actually risenextyear Hopingfor thecourts to do it is notpolicy. by capital and profits, notlabour and wages. portatthe topishigher than at the bottom. —generatinganexpansionaryfiscalimpulseto Even within labour,blue-collar workers are simultaneously boost near- Third, if COVID-19reducescompetitionor the economy—whileautomatic stabilisers (a likelytohavebeendisproportionatelyimpacted term aggregate demand, increasestheinequalityof incomesandoppor- normalisation of taxrevenues next year) are vis-à-vistheir white-collar counterparts. crowd in private investment, tunities, it could impingeontrend growth in usedtoreduce the headline fiscal deficit. Athirdphenomenonislarge firmshave en- create jobs to soak up the developingeconomiesby hurtingproductivity India’sfaster-than-expectedreboundisvery TOWARDS RECONCILIATION dured thecrisisbetterand aregainingmarket andtighteningpolitical economyconstraints. encouraging.Butgivenlabourmarket pressures shareattheexpenseof smallerfirms.To theex- unemployed,and improve Policy will, therefore, needtolook beyond and prospectsofaK-shapedrecovery around Suspension of hostilities by Qatarand Arab Quartetcould be tent thereisamigration of activity from the in- the economy’sexternal the next fewquarters and anticipatethe state the world, the economywill needtobecare- formal/SMEfirmsto largerfirms,taxcollections of themacroeconomypostthesugarrush.The fully nurturedandstoked.Thebudget presents firststepinending heightenedconflict among Gulf kingdoms competitiveness. Jobcreation, and Sensex/Nifty earnings shouldget aboost, health and education, in turn, key, of course, is whether the private sector acrucial opportunity to makeabig down pay- even holding the economic pie constant. It’s, starts re-investing and re-hiring, and thereby ment towardsthis end. T IS NOT yetareal reconciliation,but Qatar and itsGulf Arab neighbours have therefore,importantto interpret thedatacare- will be astart to help mitigate sets theeconomyontoamorevirtuous path. agreedlastweek to suspend three years of intense hostilities. Nudged by the fullybecause some variables will reflect this COVID-induced inequalities. Barringthat,thelabour-market hysteresiscould Thewriter is Chief India EconomistatJPMorgan UnitedStates and local mediation from Kuwait, the Arab Quartet—Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, andthe United Arab Emirates —liftedtheir unsuccessful blockade IagainstQatar at the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The agreement to nor- malise relationswas part of thesharedcommitment to “solidarity and stability”. Pessimists saythe agreement to normalise relationsbetween theArabQuartet and Qatar merelypa- pers over deepening mutual distrust. Optimists would hope that is thefirststepinending THE SAVARNA GAZE adestructivephase of internecine conflict among the Gulf kingdoms. Qatar,once deferential to Saudi political guidance, has in recent years carved out an in- dependent regional path. Doha’s dalliance with Iran, Turkey,and the Muslim Brotherhood Whycan’t mainstream filmmakers imagine Dalits as people, notstereotypes? —all of whomarelockedinintenseideologicaland political conflictswiththe Arab Quartet —had steadilybuilt up regional resentment. The negative coverage of the Arab Quarteton thepopular Al Jazeera TVchannel,ownedbyQatar,addedinsultto injury. Ledbyanirate UAE Rehnamol Raveendran and the impetuous Saudi crownprince, MohammedbinSalman, the ArabQuartetactedde- cisively in 2017 to cut offdiplomatic ties with Doha and enforce ablockade. The Quartet THE POSTER OF Richa Chadha’s upcoming prejudices and stereotypical attitudes against broom norcan the valour of the Battle of also issuedalistof13conditions forending the siege. Theyincludedanend to Al Jazeera’s movie, Madam Chief Minister, stands out for marginalisedcommunities. By reducing Dalit Koregaon be underminedbyuntouchability itscrudity in aworld of politicalcorrectness. identity to abroom,the makers of Madam imposedonMahars. The portrayal of aDalit hostile propaganda, downgrading of diplomatic ties withIranand ending of militaryco- The movie apparently narratesthe storyof Chief Minister proveRajamani right. character in Pa Ranjith’s Kaala displays thein- operation with Turkey.Qatar rejected theallegations, refusedtoimplement the demands, an “untouchable” woman, who becomes the In contrast, mainstream filmmakers rep- trepidityofthe hero.Infilms suchasRanjith’s and found ways to dodgethe blockade with the supportofIranand Turkey.But as the costs chief ministerofastate. The filmmakers de- resent upper-caste protagonists bereft of any Pariyerum Perumal and Nagraj Manjule’s of theconflictsmountedandthegeopoliticallandscapeof the region begantochange,Qatar cidedtocommunicatetheir theme of aDalit caste prejudices and stereotypes, and as fig- Sairat,bothstories of Dalit-savarna love,you and the Quartethaverecognisedthe urgency of ending the standoff. woman’s success in the posterbydepicting TheDalit imagination of ures with authority and agency.That’s nota will neverfind Dalitsdepicted with degrad- With the Joe Biden administration determinedtorestore relations with Iran, the Arab the protagonistholding abroom with the coincidence.Itisbecausecasteconsciousness ingsymbols. tagline “untouchable, unstoppable”. The their ownidentity, conspicuouslyshapes the imagination. Case Moreimportantly, the upper-caste imagi- Quartetsaw the importance of restoring ameasureofGulf unity.Qatar might bepleasedthat posterhas arousedthe indignation of many undoubtedly,isdifferent in point:The Brahmin heroofthe movie Article nation appears to promote acultureof it hassuccessfully stood upto pressures,but itcan’tafford apermanent conflict with itsGulf foramplifyingastereotypicalportrayal of from howthe upper castes 15. Similarly,the posterofabiopic on former gaslighting Dalit voices. It is unfortunatethat Arab neighbours. India, whichhas hugestakesinthe bilateral relations with all Gulf coun- Dalit identity. perceive them. They seek Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterJJayalalithaa, Chadha dismissedthe criticism againstthe tries and morebroadlyinthe stabilisation of aregion, wasquick to welcome the movesto- The cognitive structures of upper-caste Thalaivi, depictsthe subject of the biopic with casteistposteras“cancel culture”. Instead of wardsregional reconciliation. The Gulf hosts morethan 8million Indian migrants, who filmmakers, unfortunately, butunsurpris- their identities in the respect and authority. defending the stereotypicalportrayalof ahith- send home billions of dollars in remittances everyyear.The Gulf is also one of the biggest ingly,seem unable to think beyond abroom portrayal of gallantry, The Dalit imaginationoftheir owniden- erto marginalisedcommunityandgaslighting as afundamental symbolofDalitidentity. tity,undoubtedly,isdifferent from howthe the voices of criticism,the actor and others as- marketsfor Indian goods and is the mostimportant supplier of hydrocarbons to itsecon- virtuousnessand sacrifices The usageofthe word “untouchable” in the of Dalit leadersand assertive uppercastesperceive them. They seektheir sociated with themovie mustcommit to a omy. Whilethe dangers of instability have easedfor the moment, Delhi needs to sustain posterhintsnot onlyatthe moral bank- identities in the portrayal of gallantry, vir- genuine introspection. the current intense levels of political engagement with the Arab Gulf. ruptcy of the overrepresented upper-caste symbols of resistance. Badri tuousness, and sacrifices of Dalit leaders and The content of the postercan’t beinsulated folk in the showbusiness but reveals the Narayan’s2006 book, assertive symbols of resistance. Badri from criticism citing the transformative con- marketing strategy as one that sells dehu- Wo menHeroesand Dalit Narayan’s 2006 book, Women Heroes and tent of the movie. The DiscreetCharm of manising wordsfor profit. Dalit AssertioninNorthIndia, Culture, Identity Savarnas couldserveasareferencefor allthose The posterhas onlyvindicated the prem- AssertioninNorth India and Politics, exploredhow Mayawati’s im- who ventureintocreative spaces, to unlearn Freeze Frame EPUnny iseofRajesh Rajamani’s TheDiscreetCharmof explored howMayawati’s ageasaDalitleader wasbuilt up by identi- their preconceivednotions. Toni Morrison’s Savarnas,asatireonupper-caste prejudices image as aDalit leader was fying her withalongline of historical Playing in theDark: Whitenessand theLiterary againstDalits. In the shortfilm,the characters built up by identifying her women figures known fortheir valour, like Imagination should bemandatoryreading for embarkonadesperatesearch foranactor Jhalkaribai, Udadevi, Mahaviridevi, filmmakers. who “lookslikeaDalit” and, thus, fits intotheir with along line of historical AvantibaiLodhi and Pannadhai. imagination of a“Dalit”. Rajamani’s film calls women figures known for In anyofthe Dalit imaginations, Udadevi The writer taught political science at Delhi outthe deep-rooted, oftennormalised, caste their valour and Jhalkaribai cannever be seen with a University

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To heal itself, it will needtointrospect about howanarcissistic leader wasable to expose classroom the fragilityofits institutions and push themtothe brink The pandemic is an opportunity to reimagine schools as places forcommunity learning, where childrenofall backgrounds can study together

public schools, or hand over their precious land and managementstoprivate organisa- tions.Whyisthegovernmentgoingheadlong with this privatisation? Doesn’t it know that inAmerica,England,JapanandFinland--the Peter Ronald mostadvancedcountries —the best schools aregovernment schools?The digitaldivide deSouza betweentherich andpoorhasalsowidened. The poor do nothaveaccess to mobiles,lap- tops and internetconnectivity. ONE IS TEMPTEDtosee the bizarrerioting Arvind Gupta In suchascenario, one can tryand con- in the US Capitol by thousands of Donald ceive of neighbourhoodlearningspaces.The Trumpsupporters seeking to stall pandemic forced millions of adultstowork President-elect Joe Biden’scertification by THECRITIQUE OFschool as an institutionhas fromhome.Manypeoplerealisedthatanof- Congress as aone-off event, aunique de- developedand growninthe pasthalf acen- fice is notneededtodoproductivework. In scentintomadnessbyanessentially robust tury. Education theoristEverett Reimer the process, somehaverealised the boring democracy.Suchareading is fundamen- wrote School is Dead in the 1960s. Danger natureofroutine office and factoryjobs and, tallywrong. The mobs storming the hal- School, aclassic publishedbyBrazilian edu- simultaneously, discoveredtheirownpoten- lowedprecinctsofAmerican democracy,on catorPaulo Freire’s group in the late1970s, tial. Manyhaveleftbusy, pollutedcities,and January6,werenot an exceptional lapse but captured through scathing cartoons the returnedtosmall towns andvillages. were,infact, asymptom of asickdemoc- harm whichschools inflict on our children. We muststrive formoreneighborhood racy.American democracyiscriticallyill. It Mostschools arecaged jails, whereanalien learning spaces as we reimagine the school. suffers from five disorders. curriculum designed by some “experts” is Large housingsocietiesalreadyhave commu- The firstmalady, and perhaps the one thrustdownachild’s gullet. nity halls. Smaller ones can easilyallocatea mostdifficult to treat, is the breakdown in Today, manyschools aregargantuan dedicatedspace,whereadultscansharetheir the cultureofbipartisanshipthat wassoin- corporateenterprises with thousands of skillsandexperienceswithyoungones.Every trinsic to American politics. It kept the sys- CRSasikumar children on their rolls, and forall practical housingsocietyshouldhave an“activitiescen- temworking. Difference and consensus, in- purposes theyare run likefactories, or bet- tre”, wherechildren can makeand do things. tense competition and compromise, all “winner takesall”stake since defeat is forlos- discourse. Muchhas been written about terstill like mini-armies. Thewebsiteofa Inthe1960s,Englandhadalot of commu- producedapolitical pragmatism that wasat ers. In suchapolitics,institutions getenfee- elitecapture of institutions, so letmedwell private school in Lucknowboasts of nitycolleges. Here, anyone who had anyskill the heartofAmerican democracy.This has bled, democraticconventions getignored, hereonthe captureofdiscourse. Gaetano 56,000 students, forinstance. couldofferacourse.Andanyonewhowanted nowbeen abandoned. The speeches deliv- and the locus of powershifts from the office Mosca, the Italian theoristofelites, referred Butprogressive thinkershavealwaysen- to learn askill or subject could join in. No de- ered by Republican senators on the floor of to thepoliticalleader.Officials, seen as to it as “political formulas”. Theseare argu- visioned“freeschools”forchildren.Thegreat greeswere required.Thecourseswere wide- the house, minutes afterthe assault on the Wilhelm Reich’s “little men”,develop an at- mentsand explanationsusedbyelites to Russiannovelist,LeoTolstoy,foundedaschool ranging,fromhaiku,Chineseart,limerickwrit- Capitol, were hostile and unyielding. Instead titude of complicity with the leader.In getthose overwhom theyrule to accept forthechildrenof poorpeasantsathishome, ing, potterytobicycle repairs! We needto of closing ranksand accepting the logic of Trump’s America, the little men have come their ideas and arguments. Political formu- Yasnaya Polyana,withoutanystrictschedule, reimagineschools–asplacesforcommunity defeat, of embracing the national interest to the centreofgovernment. las give legitimacy to eliterule. American homework or physical punishment. Maria learning.Schoolshave averynarrowvisionof whichtheir leader MitchMcConnell had ear- The thirdpolitical illness, whichthrives democracy todayisatextbook illustration MontessoriwasthefirstItalianwomanto be- ateacher—someonewithaBEddegree.How lier in the dayarticulated,alarge number of in tandem with the above two, is the debili- of howthe political formula of neo-liber- come adoctor;she went on to work out the aboutenvisioningtensofthousandsof retired Republican Congressmen chose to pander to tation of institutions. Institutions arethe life alism has been usedbycapitalistelites to “stagesofdevelopment” in children which professionals as teachers? Theywill bring the President’s narcissistic delusion of a and soul of ademocracy.Theycheckthe ex- notjustaccumulate wealth but to makethe became the basisfor hereducationalphilos- years of practical experience to learning. stolen election. Partisan interestgot mor- cesses of power, socialiseelectedrepresenta- non-elitefeel that suchaccumulation is in ophy, which tooemphasisedchildren’s free- The government canuse thepandemic phedwith the national interest. Forthem, tivesintothe do’sand don’tsofdemocratic the public interest. From the World dom and choice. Tagore’s critiqueofrote to better itsown schools. First, by improving the enemywas the Democratic party and not politics. Theyembody the rules and conven- Economic Forum to the humble corridors learningisarticulated in the classic tale The the infrastructureand makingthe schools the mobs,the electoralsystemand notthe tions that maintain the balance between pri- of Niti Aayog, the “political formulas” of Parrot’s Training (Totaakahini). Asmall pro- morewelcoming.Cleantoilets,drinkingwa- hooligans who were undermining it. vate andpublicinterests.Trumptoreinto neo-liberalism economics rule. As Jean Paul gressive school in Japan run by avisionary ter, library, atinkering lab, and aplayground Bipartisanship in America is dead, killedby thesechecks and balances.When his chiefs Satrewould have said,Davos speaksand principalhasbeenimmortalisedinthe best- will help. Second, by making learning fun. an ideological chauvinism thatsees competi- of staff, andseveral of his secretaries opposed Niti Aayogprovides the echo. Trumpisneo- sellingTottochan.Perhaps,thelongestlasting Instead of segregating children by agethey tors as theenemy within. This is amindset his views,hejustreplaced them.When the liberalism’s loudestspokesperson. libertarianschoolintheworldisSummerhill. can have classeswith mixedagegroups. The that is difficult to treat. It is built on apsychol- mainstreammedia, suchasCNN, TheNew The above maladies have gainedalife, and It wasfoundedin1921, ahundred years ago children can also learn at their ownpace. ogy of hatethat residesdeep in the soul of its York Times and The Washington Post,wrote becomepossible, because of the fifthmalaise in England, by ASNeill with the belief that Third, locatethe champions —the “heroes” proponents. It is incapable of compromise about his transgressions, he mockedthem Themore appropriate term in American society —its increasing inequal- school shouldbemadetofit the child rather within the government system —and use and challenging to cure. describingthem as purveyors of “fakenews”. is to see Trump not as a ity.Itprovides the soil forTrumpianmobilisa- thanthe other wayround. them as effective resourcepeople.Without The second maladyfeeding the first, and In his drive to dominateinstitutions, Attorney tion. This increasing inequality of American Usually,governmentschoolshitheadlines anycashincentives,simplybybringinginno- perhaps dependent on it, is the rise of the GeneralWilliam Barrbecame his bulldog. populist leader but as a capitalism needed aspokesmanand acover, forall the wrong reasons —awall cavesin, a vatorsto thefore,manyteacherswillfeelmo- plebiscitaryleader.The moreappropriate The leader of the Senate, MitchMcConnell, plebiscitaryone. A to convert alie into atruth. Trumpprovided roof collapses,orchildrenfallsickafteramid- tivated.Fourth,by invitingestablishedNGOs term is to see Trumpnot as apopulistleader becamehis praetorian guardand Lindsey plebiscitaryleader speaks both. He changed the vocabularyofpolitics, daymeal. But theAAP government in Delhi to help bring in best practices from all over. but as aplebiscitary one. Aplebiscitaryleader Graham his dancing cheerleader.Mark directly to his followers over making it respectabletomock, deride, de- vowedtomakegovernment schools better During the pandemic, 1.5millionpeople speaksdirectlytohis followers over the Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefsof nounce and heap scorn on one’s political ad- thanprivate ones.Theyachievedthissuccess logged into archive.org everyday.Itisthe heads of institutions that aresupposedto Staff, who accompaniedTrumpfor aphoto- the heads of institutions that versaries. Attention had to bedistractedfrom by improving infrastructure(no stinky toi- largest repositoryofbookswith 28 million constrain him but have,asshown, little op to achurch in Washington, afterithad are supposed to constrain the real challenge of increasingequality. lets), giving dignity to teachers,constituting booksfor free downloads. We needtobuild powertodoso. Arelationship of devotion been forciblycleared of protesters, apolo- him but have,asshown, little Trumpmade vigilantepolitics, especially of school management committees and by in- suchafreearchive forIndian languages. The develops between the leader and followers gisedfor this compromise. the Whitesupremacistvariety,alegitimate volving many good NGOs forinnovating recent announcementthat the government that is unmediated by the institution’s tem- One has, over the lastfouryears, watched powertodoso. A aspect of American politics. It is worrisome learning methods. In 2015,therewereonly will buy bulk subscriptions of scientific jour- pering logic. The leader provides the follow- with horrorand disbeliefasthe custodians relationship of devotion thathis model of politics is nowavailablefor 17,000 classrooms. In just three years, AAP nals so that everyone can access them is a ers with meaning, with aviewofthe world of America’s democratic institutions suc- develops between the leader other plebiscitaryleaders. With his politics of added another 8,000 classrooms; 11,000 step in the right direction. that speakstotheir anxieties and insecuri- cumbed to the narcissism of their plebisci- and followers thatis hate, in this climateofinequality, it is little moreclasses areunder construction. Once We need schools where childrenwith ties. This is essentially Max Weber’s thesis tary leader.Evensmall conventions, although wonder that the masterofvituperative social completedtherewill be 36,000classrooms. different backgrounds —class,caste,reli- on the charismatic personality.Trumpfitsit symbolicallysignificant, that establishedthe unmediated by the media posts brought the Capitol under siege. InIndia,schoolshave always beendeeply gions, abilities —can study together and learn to aT.Hebuilt his constituency withphrases principle of conflict of interestwerecast institution’s tempering logic. To heal itself, American democracy will need segregated.The 1966 Kothari Education to careand empathise. In DavidHorsburgh’s and slogans suchas“makeAmerica great aside by Trumpwhen he appointedfamily Theleader provides the more than justthe replacing of Trumpwith Commission’s recommendation foracom- Neel Bagh School in Kolar,Karnataka,chil- again”,“drain the swamp”,“lockher up”, members to highoffice and refusedtore- followers withmeaning,with Biden. It willneedtoexaminewhy anarcis- monschoolsystemwasneverimplemented. dren could learnattheirown pace. They “stopthe steal”, that created apartisan con- lease his income taxreturns as had been the sistic leader,with plebiscitarypower, wasable Today, which school achild goes to depends could study Class VTelugu, Class III English stituency both in thestreetand within the convention with previous presidents.Trump aview of the world that to expose the fragility of itsinstitutions and onhersocio-economicstatus.Thepandemic and ClassVII mathallatthesametime. They elected chambers. It waswilling to walk with took asledgehammer to institutions. They speakstotheir anxieties and push them to the brink. has furthered and exacerbated this divide. learnt to work with people with different him to the endsofthe earth. Social media were unable to corralhim. He exposedthe insecurities. This is COVID-19hit parentseconomically.Many skillsandabilities.Theyalsolearntcoopera- aided theprocessofpartisan constituency fragility of their checks andbalances. Biden essentially Weber’sthesis on The writer is DDKosambi Visiting Professor were unabletopay school fees. Some re- tion, group work,compassion, human dig- formation. It exaggerated the feeling of griev- will have to work hardtorepairthem. at GoaUniversity.Hehas justpublished with movedtheir children from private schools nity andplurality of opinions. anceand promisedthatthe leaderwould ad- The fourth malaise is the elitecapture the charismatic personality. Rukmini Bhaya Nair abook titled Keywords andputthemingovernmentschools.Butthe dress the problem. Trumpwas playing fora of notjustinstitutions but of the political Trump fits it to aT. forIndia. Viewsexpressed arepersonal governmentistryinghardtowithdraw from Arvind Gupta is atoymaker and educator Areform for the future LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR US TRUMPED IDEAS Newfarmlawsare meantto usherinmodernpracticesinagriculture THISREFERSTOthe article, ‘Theattack on America’ (IE, January8).The audacity ONLINE of Donald Trump-inspired goons to be- Syed Zafar Islam siegethe US Capitolplaces an indelible ONLYINTHE EXPRESS stain on the world’s oldestdemocracy. THE LATESTROUNDoftalksbetween the gov- forms forthe benefit of his allegedcapitalist bone of India’s economy, contributes amas- erations.PMModi’s vision should be seen in True to hisname, he did trumpthe ● SMARTTESTS ernment and farmers’ representatives has friends. But nothing can be farther from the sive 55 per cent while the shareofindustries thisbackdrop. democracy.The country which is con- MUSTGOON: once again concludedwithout an agreement. truth. PM Modi has launchedthesereforms is 26 per cent. The twotogether makeup In fact,it’s notall doom andgloom. We sidered abeacon of light forother AMARPATNAIK The good news is that thetwo sides have forthe benefit of the farmers and their future much of the GDP but the population depend- have bits of everything going in the farm sec- democracies nowmustbeitselfgroping agreedtomeetagain on January15. Let’shope generations. The newlawsare meant to take ent on them is justabout 40 per cent. tor, largely due to market forces. Forexample, in the darktoknowwhy this has hap- ● REDEFINING AGRI the farmers from the country’s northern states notjustthe farm sector forwardbut benefit Year afteryear,the GDP contribution of big private players already operateinthe pened. The answerisnotfar to seek.The MARKETS: showflexibility in understanding whythe the entirecountry. agriculture andalliedservices is going agriculturesector.The ITC’s annualfarming country, rivenbycontradictionsand con- SHIRISH JOSHI government hasundertakentoreform the Even if the Modi government had not down. We should have arrested the decline sector turnoverisRs7.5 thousand crore. They flictsonvarious issues, did nottakeno- agriculturesector. framedthese newlaws, Iwould have de- along time ago. The UPAgovernment never have been doing contract farming of sorts tice of the shadows being castby www.indianexpress.com Time is non-partisan and it judges us ruth- manded reforms in the farm and alliedsec- did so.The Narendra Modi government has through the “E-Choupal”scheme that has Trump’sdemonic demagogy and ac- lessly. If we do notembarkonreformsinagri- tors. We need reformsbecausemuchofour done that. brought 40 lakh farmers under it. The com- tions. This assault is also amessagefor cultureand alliedsectorsnow,wewill have agricultural practices aretrappedinthe past. Consider thisaswell:Onlythe US has pany aims to hit the one croremarksoon. other countries, wherehis counterparts failedthe future generations. Theywill not The production of crops is lopsidedand dis- morecultivablelandthan us. But we produce Thereare privateplayers in agro-businesses aretrumpeting him as arole model. BEHOLDEN TO OPTICS forgiveuswhen theylook backattoday’s tribution is even moreskewed. We produce four times less crops than the US. China has tooand thus farit’s been ahappy relation- Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Discomfort stubborn but misguidedopposition to the muchmorewheat and rice than we need. But less arableland thanusand yet, as agriculture ship betweenthe twosides —cases of ex- zones’ (IE, January7). The quantifiable newfarm laws. our fruit, lentils and vegetable production is expertAshok Gulati says,itproduces three ploitation, if any, arenegligible. BUILDERS’HOUSE achievementsinthe India-US relation- The needfor reform has been felt forthe muchless than our requirement. We do not timesmorecrops than us. Afew start-ups areusing newtechnolo- ship duringthe Donald Trumpadminis- lastthree decadesand that’s whythe MS find muchuse forscience, modern machines Fortyper cent of our arable land is afflicted gies suchasdrones and satelliteimages to THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘A House tration wasthe outcome of astrongbi- SwaminathanCommittee wasset up to come and satellite imagesfor data analysis and are with degradation and infertility.Itproduces analysethe quality of soiland seedsand deter- fornew India’ (IE, January8). While lateral partnership built over years. This up with solutions to address the malaise in notimaginative aboutirrigation. The sector is fewernutrientcrops and at less than itsca- mine howmuchwater aparticular crop needs the GDP is likelytocontract by 7.7per administrationhas narroweddownthe thesector. Youneedhugepolitical will and starved of capitaland bereft of start-ups. pacity.Deforestation is chipping away at cul- at whattime. cent this financial year and 1,663“ma- scope of this engagement to atransac- courage of conviction to initiatereforms in Thepaddy andwheat farmersappear to tivable land. Monsoon rains bring floods and But the developmentisunevenand not jor projects” worthRs25.47 lakh- tionalrelationshipthatisveryhighonop- agriculture, on whichnearly 60 per cent of have little or no regard forthe demand and deficient rainfall causes drought. Our water spread across the country.Itneededgovern- croreare pending foryears(as per the tics, alignedtoservedomestic political the country’spopulation is dependent.The supply cycle in the market because theyknow management system is outdated and uses a ment intervention. It neededtobegiven a latestMoSPI report), what explains interests.Contrarytothe submission twoUPA governmentshad neither anyinter- that the government will buy their produce, lotofthe underground water, causing the wa- direction. Hence the newfarm laws.Infact, the logic —and the hurry —behind made by Ambassador Justerthat US estinthe welfareoffarmers nor the political demand or no demand.This is notanideal tertable to deplete fast. we need morereforms. This should justbe splurging Rs 20,000 croreonanew CAATSA sanctionswerenever designed will to implementthe Swaminathan farm practice. China beganits farm reforms in 1980. the beginning. Hopefully, the entireagricul- Parliament andother buildings unless to harm friends,theyhavedirectlyim- Committee report. Justimagine this: The farm and alliedsec- Agriculturescientists believe it takesmore tural system is remodelledtoservethe farm- it’stoappeasethe builders? pacted India’s strategicinterests. If Prime MinisterNarendraModi had so tors contributeonly17per cent to our GDP, than 30-40 yearsoratleast twogenerations to ing community. Varin Dhir, Ahmedabad Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata desired,hecouldhaveeasilylet things drift. while theyconstitute60per cent of the coun- enjoythe fruitsofreform. If we startnow,we He is being accusedofinitiating these re- try’s population. The services sector,the back- will bedoing agreat service to our futuregen- ThewriterisaBJP MP

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MinisterBSYediyurappa meet- reporting the maximum Asmallsection of people will ing the BJPleadership Sunday, ALTHOUGH Yediyurappa number of cases everyday, always flout protocols.... With the long-awaited cabinetreshuf- has alwaysenjoyedthe almostone fourth of the widespread andintensecam- fle in the stateisexpected soon, backingofPrime national tally. Whyare the paign, 80 per cent of the popula- STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES party sources said. MinisterNarendraModi, numbersnot coming down? THEEXPRESS tion startedwearing masksand ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK Yediyurappa had an hour- Home MinisterAmit Shah his rivals in stateBJP have Kerala has been making asys- using hand sanitisers. Meghalaya163 27 long meeting withUnion Home withBJP chief JP Nadda, CM recentlyintensifiedtheir tematic effort to control the pan- INTERVIEW Daman 36 -6 MinisterAmit Shah, BJP presi- BSYediyurappa, and BJP demandfor areplace- demic. In apandemic, therewill Thestate government has dent JPNadda and party general Karnataka in-charge Arun ment at the toppost. The WITH Puducherry 328-11 be apeak,nomatter howwetry requestedthe Centretogive secretaryin-charge forthe state Singh in Delhi, Sunday. PTI CM wantstostrengthen KKSHAILAJA to control it... And our strategy has Kerala priority in providing STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING Arun Singh during his daylong hisposition by inducting KERALA HEALTH MINISTER been delayingthepeak,toavoida the vaccine. What is its ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK visit to the national capital. some leadersofhis suddenpeak whichwould lead response? West Bengal 8,0342,974 Afterthe meeting at Shah’s and pavedthe wayfor the BJP choice intohis govern- to crisisinhospitalisation anda death rate is half per cent. The Centrepoints out Kerala Rajasthan 6,730 2,065 residence, when asked about the coming to power, said sources. ment. Amit Shah’s pres- rise in the number of deaths. still has the highestnumber of Uttar Pradesh 11,422 1,894 reshuffle, Yediyurappa told re- As manyas11ofthe Congress ence in Sunday’s meeting With our tracing-quarantaine- Kerala’s surge startedin cases. But thereisanother issue porters, “The partyleaders will and JDS rebels have already been is being seen as apositive break the chain programme, we September and thefestival -- the reporting system. It will get STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES give good news soon.Ihave dis- inducted in the cabinet. signalfromthe BJP lead- delayedthe peak whichhelped season of Onam and some exposedsoon. While we were ONJAN9TOTAL cussedthepoliticalsituationinthe Sources closetothe Chief Mi- ershipinfavourof us to improveour health system political activities were told about other states whichdo Kerala 5,528 806,604 state. The party leaders asked me nistersaid therehavebeen fresh Yediyurappa. –morebeds, moreICUs, oxygen blamed.Other states also had notproject the actual number of Maharashtra3,5811,965,556 to send alistofparty candidates movesbyhis rivals in the party to flowetc. We got that time. In festivals likeDiwali and cases, Kerala’s reporting system to BelagaviLok Sabha, Basava- “unseat” him.However,the cen- Uttar Pradesh 1,286 592,896 somestates like Maharashtraand Chhath etc, but no other state is reallyeffective. kalyana and Maski Assemblyby- tral leadership, sources said, was possibility of aleadership Tamil Nadu, the peak came quite facedthiskindofasituation. In themeeting on vaccine, I STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS polls.Iamhappywiththemeeting of theviewthatthe78-year-oldis change. The BJP leadership, they fast and the number of deaths Actually, therewas no such told them that Kerala should get ONJAN9TOTAL withparty central leadership.” the best betfor the party as there argue, couldmakesome offers went up... But in Kerala, our daily rise in the festival season. In a it on an emergency basis.... Maharashtra5851,196 Sources said the central lead- isnooneelseintheKarnatakaunit to Yediyurappa,including asuit- death toll neverwent beyond 25 pandemic, it gets spread to max- Therewas no denial from Uttar Pradesh 24 8,493 ership is expected to inform to matchhis popularity. ableposition forhim and aUnion -- mostlyelderly people or those imum number of people and their side, norwas thereanas- Yediyurappa of itsdecision by Yediyurappa’s son BYVijay- Ministerberth forone of his Kerala 22 3,327 with comorbidity.Kerala’s then comes down. In other surance. Ithink we will get Monday. Once thenational lead- endra accompaniedhim to Delhi. sons, in exchangeofhim allow- achievement has been limiting states, cases went up and started priority. DataasonJanuary9,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical ership clearsthe names, the While some of Yediyurappa’s ri- ing achange of guard. Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays deaths. Even now, astate with coming down, but resulted in FULLINTERVIEWON aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive Chief Ministerisexpected to valshadlabelledhim“superCM”, “Noclear plans have been suchpopulation density,the moredeaths. Our main strategy www.indianexpress.com reshuffle the council of ministers the central leadership has ap- drawnupyet about aleadership later this month. pointed him as vice-president of change. Therehas to be aplan to The state, whichcan have a stateBJP. rehabilitateYediyurappa before total of 34 ministers, has 27 now Whilehis rivals have been anything is done sinceheisa Busting terror, sniffing out Covid:Security dogs to do more and anumber of aspirantsare mobilising leaders againstthe mass leader,” aBJP legislator waiting in the wings. Besides veteran, he has been playing his stated twomonths ago. els, and to help theanimals ac- comeworld-class,”asenior Vision System and Canine representativesfromdifferent cards carefully. Recently, when Recently, BJP in-charge Singh DEEPTIMANTIWARY quirenew capabilities suchas Ministryofficial said. Remote Deployment System,” factions and the old guards, the the central leadership stalledhis had ruledout anyleadership NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 medical disease diagnosis, The country’s elitecounter- the Police K9 Journal says about Chief Ministerwould have to ac- plan to grant backwardcastes changeplan, but party MLA wildlifeprotection, and anti-traf- terror force, the National Security the newtechand training. commodate some of those who status to Lingayats,the commu- Basavaraj Patil Yatnal had said FROM RECEIVINGinstructionson ficking work in the long run. Guard(NSG), has already trained Col (Dr) PK Chugh, who entered theAssemblythrough nity he belongstoand his key the central leadership is consid- radiofrequency sets and walking Home MinisterAmit Shah re- itsdogs to walk alone intoanon- headedthis training programme recent bypolls. The aspirantsin- supportbase, the Chief Minister ering achangeofguard. On alone intoterrorsituations, to de- centlylaunchedthefirst“PoliceK9 goingterror attack or hostage sit- at the NSG and is currently clude BJP MLCs AHVishwanath, told the media that he would do Sunday, Yatnal said big changes tecting infection with the novel Journal” in whichbestpractices uation, and relayinformation Consulting Director at the Police RShankar and MTBNagaraj, it afterthe central leadership arelikelyafter Sankranti but did coronavirus andthe onsetofcan- and innovative ideas forimprov- back to control room and to sol- K9 Cell, said the innovation whose resignation as MLAs in the givesagreen signal. notelaborate. cer,the government is looking at ing dog squads willbediscussed. diers preparing to storm the would go along wayinnot only previous Cong-JD(S)combine Meanwhile, asection of party WITHINPUTSFROM utilising the potential of security “Dogs areagreat forcemulti- Afterthe Home Ministryset scene. AMotorola radioset pouch saving soldier’s lives, but would brought the government down leaders aretalking about the ENS,BENGALURU dogs formuchmorethan sniffing plier with aproventrack record up a‘Police K9 Cell’, an is fixedonthe dog's collar to con- also provide crucial information and tracking. over centuries. Somehowwe exercise has beguntoexpand vey voice commands when it is about the locationofterrorists or Following the establishment have notfocusedonthem as the role of dogs. Express farand out of itshandler's sight. explosive devices inside avenue. of a“Police K9 Cell” in the Police muchasweshould. Arecent “Thishas helpedinsetting the Home Ministry sources said J&K: Heavy snowfall declared Modernisation Division of the BureauofPolice Research and foundation forgetting ac- the government is focussed on Home Ministry,the government Development (BPR&D) report ing has notfixed even thebasics. quainted/familiarizedwith the improving the security capabili- has begun an exercise to bring said we need 35,000more dogs. So we aretrying to createan handler’s radio device voice ties of itsdog squads. state-specific natural calamity existing capabilities of dog At the same time, our training ecosystem wherethings get recognition by the K9sand fur- FULLREPORTON squads up to international lev- facilities,modules and care-giv- standardised,and we can be- ther ease to deployK9s with K9 www.indianexpress.com state-specific naturalcalamity Earlier,‘Heavy Snowfall’ did EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE under the StateDisaster notfigureinthe listofNatural WESTERN RAILWAY-AHMEDABAD DIVISION TAMIL NADU geNerATIoN AND DIsTrIbUTIoN CorPorATIoN LTD. JAMMU,JANUARY10 Response Force(SDRF) norms. Calamities under SDRF norms, provision of catering services expression of Interest Noice :TANgeDCo/PP-01/2021 The Lieutenant Governor due to whichdisbursement of notice inviting e-tender Date: 04.01.2021; (1) For and on behalf of the President of India, Divisional Railway Manager TO EXPEDITEdisbursement of waschairing avirtual meeting relief and ex-gratia fordamage (Commercial), Ahmedabad Division, Western Railway,invites E-Bid on Open, Competitive, single stage, from food and catering TANGEDCO invites Expression of Interest (EoI) from the eligible consuling irms across service providers for “provision of catering services for teastall for the period of 5years for general minor units at the naion to indicate their interest in providing assistance/support to TANGEDCO forthe relief and ex-gratia fordamage with all DCs and SSPs of Kashmir due to heavysnowfall wasnot following stations”: efeciveload forecasing,suggesing schedule of power,opimizingpurchase/sale of power caused by snowfall, Jammu and division to take stockofthe ad- possible forthe districts’ disas- and Deviaion SetlementMechanism.The prescribed formatofthe applicaion form, EoI bid type tender sr. unit reserved earnest document and anyother details required maybedownloaded from TANGEDCO website Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor ministration’s winter manage- termanagement authorities. notice station location of reserveprice per annum form no. no. for money (www.tangedco.gov.in) from 11.01.2021 /12:00 hrs. Manoj Sinha on Sundayde- ment measures, especiallysnow Processing of ex gratia under no. unit fee Lastdate forsubmission of eoI: 10.02.2021 before 15:00 hours. clared ‘HeavySnowfall’asa clearance efforts. SDRF willbecome faster,giving C45/ PF No. 01 1. ` 1,88,871/- for 1st three Samakh- DIPR/112 /Tender/2021 Chiefengineer/PPP, TANgeDCo GMU/ iyali Near SM Tea SIOB- years +GST applicable ` ` huge relieftothe affectedpeople 1 General 2020-21/ Junction oice Towards Stall 1 2. ` 2,07,759/- for 4th &5th 19,700/- 5900/- in snowbound areas, said an of- SIOB-1 (SIOB) Gandidham(GIM) year +GST applicable Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Co. Ltd. ficial statement. The Lt Governor C45/ Samakh- PF No. 01 Under 1. ` 1,82,161/- for 1st three sought adetailedreport on issues GMU/ iyali FOB towards Tea SIOB- years +GST applicable ` ` (GUJSAIL) 2 General 2020-21/ Junction Maliyamiyana Stall 2 2. ` 2,00,378/- for 4th &5th 19,000/- 5900/- IN PROUD MEMORYOFTHE 36 VEER BIHARIS OF THE facedbythe publicdue to snow- SIOB-2 (SIOB) (MALB) year +GST applicable TENDER NOTICE (ID: 443664) 2ND BATTALION, THE BIHAR REGIMENT,WHO LAID fall and futurecourse of action. Date and time for closing of tender: Up to 15.00 hrs on 11.02.2021; Date and time for opening of tender: 15.30 hrs GUJSAIL having its registered office at GUJSAIL Complex, Nr.Torrent Sub Station, DOWN THEIR LIVES ON 11 JANUARY1948, WHILE on 11.02.2021; (2) address of communication: Oice of Divisional RailwayManager (Commercial), Ahmedabad Division, S.V.P.I. 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Rai, Sep Dwarka Singh, Sep Babuni, Sep Lal Dhari Singh, Sep available parcel Sheo Prasad Singh, Sep Ram Prasad, Sep Sudarshan Singh, Sep station space (4.0/3.9 reserve sr. train price available dates for loading Muni Lal, Sep Paika Dhan frequency tonne) no. no. per trip (maximum period 30 Days) Your gallantry will always serve as an inspiration for f f r from to (in `) us. We,the fraternity of The Veer Biharis, salute you. ist iind ist Date 23.01.21 to 21.02.21 The Bihar Regiment Association Mon, Wed, 1. 02548 Ahmedabad Agra Cantt 3.9 03.9 14,568/- Every Monday,Wednesday, Thu &Sun Thursay &Sunday Date 23.01.21 to 21.02.21 2. 02248 Ahmedabad Gwalior Tue, Fri &Sat 3.9 03.9 16,829/- Every Tuesday,Friday & Saturday Classifieds Date 27.01.21, 03.02.21, 3. 09447 Ahmedabad Patna Wed3.9 03.9 36,800/- 10.02.21 &17.02.21 Date 23.01.21, 25.01.21, EDUCATION 27.01.21, 29.01.21 & 4. 09083 Ahmedabad Muzafarpur Daily 3.9 0018,156/- 30.01.21 as well as from date 01.02.21 to date 21.02.21 Date 25.01.21 as well as from 5. 09089 Ahmedabad Gorakhpur Daily 3.9 0017,992/- date 01.02.21 to 21.02.21 Date 23.01.21 to 21.02.21 Bandra Mon, Thu 6. 09004 3.9 03.9 14,216/- Every Monday,Thursday & Terminus &Sat Saturday Date 23.01.21 to 21.02.21 Mumbai (Excluding:Date 24.01.21, 7. 02010 Ahmedabad Mon to Sat 3.9 03.9 11,338/- Central 31.01.21, 07.02.21, 14.02.21 &21.02.21) Date 23.01.21 to Date Mumbai 21.02.21 (Excluding: 8. 02932 Ahmedabad Mon to Sat 3.9 03.9 9,071/- Central 24.01.21,31.01.21, 07.02.21, 14.02.21 &21.02.21) Bandra Date 23.01.21 to Date 9. 09116 Bhuj Daily 4.0 04.0 14,216/- Terminus 21.02.21 Date 29.01.21,05.02.21, 10. 08406 Ahmedabad Puri Friday 3.9 03.9 28,231/- 12.02.21 &19.02.21 Bandra Date 23.01.21 to Date 11.09456 Bhuj Daily 4.0 04.0 14,216/- Terminus 21.02.21 Date 23.01.21 to 21.02.21 Mon, Thu, 12. 02844 Ahmedabad Puri 3.9 03.9 29,708/- Every Monday,Saturday, Sat &Sun Thursday &Sunday Chennai Date 23.01.21 to Date 13. 02655 Ahmedabad Daily 3.9 03.9 27,235/- Central 21.02.21 Date 25.01.21, 01.02.21, 14. 09424 Tirunelveli Monday 4.0 4.0 4.0 34,981/- 08.02.21 &15.02.21 Date 29.01.21,05.02.21, 15. 09465 Ahmedabad Darbhanga Friday 3.9 03.9 27,727/- 12.02.21 &19.02.21 terms &conditions for quotations invited under temporarylease:- (1) Leasing of Parcel Space on Temporary Lease is permissible only to Registered Lease Holders Over Ahmedabad Division. 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9 THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 IDEA EXCHANGE Newsmakersinthe Newsroom KANIMOZHI, LOK SABHA MP & SECRETARY, WOMEN’S WING, DMK ‘ Our culture is different. They (BJP) can’t create fear of other religions here. It won’t work in TN polls

The‘DMK leader talksabout fighting polls without Karunanidhi, says DMKisatforefront of fighting BJP’s polarising tactics in TN,claims Rajinikanthwould nothave been afactor,and rules out anytension with the Congress over seat-sharing talks. The session wasmoderated by National Editor (Mumbai) Nirupama Subramanian

NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: Youhave happens on social media. And, it’s politi- The needs, the problems, the issues, alreadystarted campaigning in the cal parties likeuswho still take to the everything changes,and everyparty has to westernand southern districtsof streetsand meetpeople. Nobody is keep reinventing and adapting to changes. Tamil Nadu. This willbethe first againstlearning another language, That cannotbedenied... The DMK is a

Assemblyelection that the party will whether it is Hindi, Malayalam, German cadre-basedparty and we reachout to peo- contestwithout your father and or anything... We aresaying don’t impose ple directly. Now, of course, with modern formerDMK chief MKarunanidhi. alanguageonus. Don’t take away our technology,and we know that theBJPuses Howdifficultwill this election be for right to choose. You socialmedia... we also the party as youtakeonthe AIADMK don’thavetomake have to adoptsocial that has the BJP’s support? thechoice forus, It’snot even twoyearssince ‘ media to reachout. We have already facedthe Lok Sabha WHY whether we have to Lok Sabha elections... As We have to make it election without him (M Karunanidhi), learn Hindi or partofour election under the leadership of MKStalin. He KANIMOZHI Sanskrit. If people time goes by,Opposition process... This is one steered theparty to an amazing victory. justwant to learn thingwe have to keep Exceptfor one seat, Theni, we wonevery- he DMK’s face in onlytwo languages, will come together and workingat. This elec- thing else. The difference in votes between Delhi, Kanimozhi has theyhavethe right to work out howtodeal with tion, investment and the winning and the losing candidates choose… Ithink we ‘ employment arethe Temerged as a wasinlakhs. So, Ithinkwehavealready still believe in social issues facing the nation mostimportant is- proven that we can win... Our founding prominent woman leader in justice. That is the sues in Tamil Nadu. leaders have made surethat the coreide- coreofthe Dravidian We have to talk to ology of the party is very firm in the minds Tamil Nadu in recent years. As ideology.Idon’tthink people about it and of the cadreand all the leaders... It is well- we have movedawayfromthat. give them the confidence that Tamil Nadu established... Our present leader has been the state gearsfor polls, the will be put backonthe growth path. in the party formanyyears, he knows how Thoothukudi MP has begun MANOJ CG: Do youthink the Congress to guide us in these elections.Wehave has failedtoprovide leadership for NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: The DMK faith in his leadership. campaigning,raising the Opposition at the nationallevel? is focusing alot on women’s rightsin Of course, thereare going to be chal- employment,women’s issues All the opposition parties have to come itscampaign. AfterJayalalithaa’s lenges. The AIADMK is going to com- together to work towardscreating a death, thereisnobig woman leader in pletely depend on moneyfor votes. The strong Opposition. We can’t expect only Tamil Nadu politics.Doyou see BJP, we all know, nevershies away from one party to do that... Ithink it (the yourself taking that place? using anything to win an election. So that Opposition coming together at the na- I’vealwaystaken up women’s and hu- will be achallenge. They(the BJP) will use tional level) will happen as time passes by man rightsissues… Thereisaneedfor their usual techniques of polarisingvot- because it has notevenbeen twoyears morewomen’s participation in politics, ers, bringing in religion, whichhas never since the Lok Sabha elections. Parties are and that is whythe DMK has been insist- happenedinTamil Nadu... This is notjust also concentrating on stateelections. We ing on 33 per cent reservation for achallenge in these elections, it is alarger have elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and women… Idon’t understand whythe BJP, issue that the entirecountryhas to deal in West Bengal... As time goes by,the whichmade it apart of itsmanifesto,is with. The DMK will be at the forefront of Opposition will come together more refusing to bring it in. working againstit. strongly and work out strategies on how Idosee women coming in largernum- What Ihaveseen duringcampaigning bers forour election campaign because is that people arequitefed up with the thereare alot of issues whichhavenot AIADMK. Theyalwaysgiveintowhat the been addressed. The self-help groups, for Centrewants, theynever stand up forour example, had created asolid base for rights. Take thefarmers’ issue. Even manywomen, especiallyinrural areas, though thereare no protests in Tamil and enhancedtheir social participation. Nadu,when youspeaktofarmers individ- But because the SHGs arenot getting loans ually, theyfeel very letdownbecause of and supportfromthe government, they the AIADMK government’s support to the arenot functioningasbefore. Thishas farm Bills. People aredisillusionedwith takenawayempowerment from these the AIADMK government, and theybe- women and theyare quitedisillusioned. It lieve that aDMK governmentisthe an- is amajor issue in this election. swer... Employment is ahugeissue in these elections and when theDMK comes PVAIDYANATHAN IYER:InDecember backtopower we will bring in invest- 2018,Stalin had proposedRahul mentsand industrysothat thereismore Gandhi as the prime minister employment.Administration will alsobe candidatefor the 2019 Lok Sabha muchbetterunder aDMK government. elections. Since then, therehas been a lotofconfusion about the UPA LIZ MATHEW:Sofar it seems that in alliance. Do UPAmembersmeet? the Tamil Nadu elections youare The UPAinTamil Nadu is very strong going to followthe Bihar formula, and we areworking together.Wedo wherethe DMK will contesttogether meet... We shared thestage in supportof with the Congress and the Left. But the farmers protestinginDelhi. Our leader giving the Congress moreseats in hadinvited leaders from all partiesto Bihardidn’t work very well forthe come and be partofit. As farasTamil Opposition’s alliance. Will youkeep Nadu goes, Idon’t think there’s anyconfu- that in mindduring seat-sharing sion. We work together and thereare reg- talks? ular meetings. At thenational level, in Idon’t think therewill be anyissue Delhi, leaders meetwhen thereisaneed over allocationofseats. Thereisagood to... When Parliamentisinsession, we understandingbetween theleadership of have regular meetings about howweare the Congress and the DMK. We willbe going to respond to aBill etc. able to work around it (the seats) to every- body’s satisfaction. Everybody under- Illustration: Suvajit Dey NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: Recently, stands thatitisanimportant election for MKStalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin the statealso. lem here... They(the BJP) will notbeable ARUN JANARDHANAN: But do you ARUN JANARDHANAN: Where do you to deal with the issues facing the nation. waselevatedtostarcampaigner.He to createfear of other religions... That is think the BJP has made parties place Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu has also become the secretary of the LIZ MATHEW:The BJP wastryingto whattheyplaywith, and that will not such as the DMK and the CPM in politics, giventhat an alliance with his AMRITH LAL: Tamil languageand youth wing of the party.Are these woosuperstarRajinikanth. Will his work in Tamil Nadu. Kerala morecareful while talking party doesn’tseem likely? cultureusedtobeaveryimportant signs of aleadership progression in decision to exit the poll fray before about religion? With Kamal Haasan or without him, aspect of the Dravadian movement the DMK? even enteringitaffect the BJP’s PVAIDYANATHAN IYER:The BJP has the DMK is winning this election. If and Dravadian assertion. Now, Idon’t think we should be discussing prospectsinthe state? found resonance among some NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN:Also, how Haasan wantstoworkwith the DMK or increasingly, both theDMK and the leadershipright now. We have aleader Mr Rajinikanth has givenastatement sections in Tamil Nadu. Over the next do yourespond to the charge by the the latter withhim, it is adecision that the AIADMKgenerallytend to speak more and everybody is focusing on his leader- saying thathewill notenter politics, and five years, do yousee the party BJP,and by manyothers on social leadership has to make.Wedid very well about governance.The emphasison ship. This whole election is about the DMK

whyitisnot right and fair to do it nowand emerging as an important playerin mediaplatforms, that the DMKisan in the Lok Sabha elections without any cultureand languagehas reduced… coming backtopower. Our election cam- getothersinvolvedand then letthem the state? atheistparty in astate wherepeople newadditions to the alliance. So, who When the Jallikattuprotests happened, paign is completely focusedonour CM down... Idon’t know Theywould want arequitereligious. They arereligious comes in and goes everyone asserted candidate,MKStalin. if they(the BJP) can to become apromi- in anon-communal way, butpeople out is the party lead- thatitisanimportant find anybody on a nent party (in Tamil in Tamil Nadu arereligious... ership’s decision. partofourculture. So, NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: The CBI ‘ par withhim. Can’t denythat BJP has Nadu), and it cannot Whyshould someone be chargedfor Whyshouldwedefend ‘ nothing has changed has appealed againstthe acquittals in Also, even if he grown in the state... But, be deniedthat they being an atheist? It’s notacrime. Why HARISH being atheists?... TheDMK whenitcomes to pro- the 2G case.Will it become an issue in (Rajinikanth) had areworking towards should we defend it? Idon’t thinkthereis DAMODARAN: Do tecting our culture the election campaign? comeintopolitics, I not growth that should it. And,Icannotdeny aneedtodefend it. Iamanatheistand I youthink Tamil is not against Hindus... and language...See, We have all been acquitted.Nobody don’t think it would the fact that the BJP am very proud of it. The DMKhas athe- politicshas gone Tamil is notbeing wasconvicted.The judgehas very clearly have made adiffer- worryus... And, despite all has morecadres and ists,but our leader MKS(Stalin)has said beyond the We stand against caste, threatenedtoday. said that thereisnoevidence... Howcan ence in this election. theconfusion, AIADMK leaders nowinthe that 90 per cent people in the party are Dravidian identity? untouchability... We believe Even if the Central they use this againstthe DMK? ‘ state. But Idon’tthink Hindusalso.So, it is notlikethe DMK is Periyar (E V ‘ government and the PVAIDYANATHAN will sort themselves out it has had asignifi- againstHindus.WehaveMuslims,we Ramaswamy) in social justice BJP aretrying to im- NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: IYER: As somebody cant growth that have Christians,agnosticsand atheists. statue being pose Hindiindiffer- Following Rajinikanth’sdecision to who has been a should worryus. We arenot sayingthatweare aHindu vandalisedwould ent ways,Tamil (lan- notenter politics, do youthink the partofTamil Nadu Theyare working to- party or an atheistparty.When Anna (C N have been guage) is in avery spacefor film stars in politicshas politicsfor manyyears, howdoyou wardsit... And, despiteall the confusion Annadurai) startedthe party he said there unimaginable once.Doyou think the comfortable space. It’s notbeingthreat- reduced? look at the attemptsatpolarisation in within the AIADMK, eventuallytheywill is one God, thatGod canbeanything to politicsisnow moreconservative? enedinany way. Thereisnoneedtotalk Iwill notsay that. Who youare,what the statethatyou mentioned? How be able to sortthemselvesout. anybody.Or, youdon’thavetohaveaGod. Periyar’s statuewas vandalisedbe- about preserving the languageassuch. If youstand for, and what youare capable doesitimpact the state’s secular Idon’tthinkwehavetodefendourselves cause of the weak,backbone-less govern- thereisathreat to ourcultureand it has to of is what is going to decidewhat yoube- fabric? ARUN JANARDHANAN: The BJP seems forbeing atheists. ment that we have.The policeshould have be protected,it’s notjustpolitical parties... come in politics. Just becausesomebodyis Fortunately, theBJP,atthe most, tries to be working to aplan. Theyare (On being careful) They(the BJP) are takenaction buttheyare scared to do so. thepeople alsoreact...The DMK has to talk apopularstar... If you’retalkingabout to paint theDMK as an anti-Hindu party tryingtobecome the main opposition saying that the CPM and the DMK are But in one way, Ithink,attacking Periyar about governance and development be- somebody likeMGRamachandran, he or somethinglikethat...Theyhaven’t been party in Kerala and Tamil againstthe majority,sowehavetogivean ideologicallyand even vandalising his cause we have had zerogovernanceand wasnot justastar. He came from the able to sayanything againstthe minori- Nadu by 2026.Doyou seethat explanation. We have to saythat we are statues... it has brought in moreyouth development in the past10years. Dravidian movement and he worked for ties in Tamil Nadu. And, theyalso under- happening? And, can yousay that the notagainstthe majority. If we will fight who areinterestedinfinding out about the DMK formanyyears. He had abase stand thateventhe Hindus in Tamil Nadu DMK will neverallywith the BJP in forthe Muslims, we willfight forthe Periyar andhis ideology.You cansee on VANDITA MISHRA:You said that and that is what made him what he was. arenot likethat (communal). Ithink,even the future? Hindustoo...The DMK does notwant to social media platforms that nowthereis religiondoesn’tplaythe same role in So, Iwill notsay that no other film star can in Kerala, people will notaccept divisions ... The DMK is one of the mostvocal take away the right to believe from any- astrong presence of people defending the Tamil Nadu as it might in the ever makeitinpolitics... Youcan come on religious lines.Wehaveall livedto- parties againstmanyofthe things that body.But of course, we stand againstthe Dravidian ideology.Theyare notapartof northern states. But apart from from anyfieldbut youwill have to under- gether comfortably... Even caste-wise... the BJP stands for. Idon’t see the possi- caste system, againstuntouchability, the AIADMK or DMK. So, Idon’t think it religious mobilisation, the BJP putsa stand the kind of hardworkthat is Therehavebeen no issues in living with bility of an alliance with the BJP againstanybody who takesawayothers’ has become negotiable. People aredoing lotofenergy intoconstantly needed. This doesn’t happen overnight people from other religions, or atemple because we stand fortwo different rightsonthe basis of caste or religion. We it (defendingthe ideology)fromthe com- manufacturing some kind of because youare aface whicheverybody being built... It’s adifferent kind of culture things completely... Ireally believe that believe in social justice. We arenot saying fortsoftheir homes on social media and mobilisationamong people on likes or youhavebeenpopular in films. here. People don’t feel threatened. They in Tamil Nadu and Kerala politics, you everybody should become an atheist. We notonthe streets. That is the change. And, different issues. Howcan regional People mayrecognise youmorethan any- areverycomfortable. Idon’tthinkpolar- cannotdivide peopleonreligiouslines don’t forceitonanybody.Being an athe- Covid-19also has contributed to it. parties reinvent themselvestoface body else, but your face doesn’t mean that isation on religious lines would be aprob- very easily. istalso is notwrong in our party. Mostofthe exchangeofideas now this challenge? people will acceptyou as aleader.

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EXPLAINED AGRICULTURE Gas pipeline from Kochi to Mangaluru: hurdles Farm protests, big picture crossed, and why it matters The protestbythousandsoffarmers at Delhi’sborders have brought to focusarangeofissues in agriculture THETWOBRANCHES in India.One of the country’s leading policy experts provides aprimer on some important questions. MANGALORE BENGALURU forces? TerminalpointofMainLine EXPERT Farmerscannotbeleftentirely to themercy (phaseII):542.45km of market forces.Farmers growingnon-MSP EXPLAINS crops,especiallyfruitsandvegetables,have ex- periencedhugevolatility in prices over the KARNATAKA KANNUR Siraj years. The price deficiency paymentscheme did notsucceed in MP.So, direct income sup- Hussain portistheonlyway to shieldthemfromsuffer- AREEKODE inghugelosses. Apredictable trade policycan PIPELINEROUTE: From The Indian Express panel MainLine(phaseII) also help in attracting private investment in ofspecialists, exclusive insight the agriculturechain whichcan actasashield Malappuram TheBengalururouteisnearing againstvolatility. Option contractsthrough completion.Itbranchesoffat FPOscanalsobringstability,butmostfarmers GAIL’sKochi- KoottanadinPalakkad,andenters angalurunaturalgas arenot educated enough to deal with future pipeline(444km) Koottanad TamilNadu,goingtoCoimbatore THE FARMERS’ agitationonDelhi’sborder is markets,sotheyneedsupportand guidance wasopenedbyPM beforereachingBengaluru. now45daysold,andthegovernmentappears from the government. lastweek to have made up itsmind that it will neither KERALA TAMIL NADU put on holdnor repeal the three laws hurried Can procurement be abolished? What will KOCHI passedbyParliament in September 2020. happen to PDS then? Government ministers have been explaining The procurement system in India serves the beneficial provisions of the laws,and so- Tractor rallyagainstfarmlawsonDelhi’s outskirts. AbhinavSaha twopurposes —purchases on MSP supports Delays since 2007 cial media is full of stories about howfarmers farmers, and subsidised distribution of pro- SHAJUPHILIP in Punjab have been “exploiting” the system cured grains under PDS supportsIndia’s eco- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,JAN10 In 2009, the then CPM-ledgovern- of procurementofcropsatminimumsupport Arewheat and rice the onlycrops for areable to getonlyasmallamount of these nomicallyvulnerable. As per recent National ment headedbyVSAchuthanandan price (MSP). WhilePunjab and Haryana have whichfarmers receive MSP? subsidies. FamilyHealthSurvey(NFHS)dataonmalnour- ON TUESDAY,Prime MinisterNarendra gave single-windowclearance to the becomethefocusof thefarmers’agitation,the WhilethegovernmentdeclaresMSPfor23 Anumber of subsidies meant foragricul- ishment in India, malnutrition indicatorsfor Modi dedicated to the nation the project, whichshouldhavebeencom- currentscenarioinagricultureisnot veryhope- crops, onlywheat and paddy (rice) arepro- turealsoflowtobusinesses,e.g.,grantgivento women and children have worsenedoverthe Kochi-Mangalurunatural gaspipeline pleted in 2013.However,protests took ful in otherstatestoo. Some important issues cured in largequantities as theyare required food processing unitsand cold chain projects. years.Withthisinfocus,thePDSsystemislikely of the GailAuthority of India Limited place as local people wantedthealign- arediscussedbelow. to meet therequirementof PDS,whichisabout to stay inthecomingyears.Butthegovernment (GAIL). The keyinfrastructureproject ment along asea routerather than 65 milliontonnes. Then whyisitsaid that Indian farmer are will do well to preparea10-year roadmap of has come about afterovercoming through inhabited areas; theyfelt the What is the current situation of landin nettaxed? PDSto 2030sothatonlytherequiredquantities protests in Kerala, misconceptions pipelinewas atickinggas bomb. agriculture? Is it onlythe farmers of Punjab and AspertheICRIER-OECDreport,despitethe of wheat and rice areprocured. about safety, and along delay. AftertheCongress-ledgovernment Areaunderagriculture hasbeenshrinking Haryana who benefit from procurement? plethoraofschemes run to supportand sub- headedbyOommenChandycameto —itreducedfrom159.5 million hectares (mn In2019-20,Punjabprocured92.3%of itsrice sidiseIndianfarmers,becauseofregressive poli- Is there agenuine fear of higher consumer The terminal, since 2013 powerin2011, the CPM, then in oppo- ha) in 2010-11to157 mn ha in 2015-16—but production. Haryana procured 89.2%, while cies on the marketing side (both domestic and prices due to changes in the Essential The pipeline willdeliverliquefied sition,chose to stand with the protest- the number of operationalholdings has been Telangana procured 102% of itsproduction. In internationaltrade policies) and the deficit of Commodities Actand the entryoflarge natural gas(LNG) sourced from ater- ers.Whenevenlocalleadersof therul- rising (increasedfrom138.3 million to about thecaseofwheat, Punjabprocured 72%ofits basic infrastructurefor storage, transportation corporates in the food businessthrough e- minalinKochi built by PetronetLNG in ingUDF joinedthe agitation, the 146million).Thisreflectsinthefallingaverage production this year,while Haryana and MP etc.,Indianfarmerssufferednetlossesandthus commerce and modern retail? 2013 at acostofRs4,500.However, for government suspendedthe survey. landholdings’sizeof farmers,whichhascome procured62% and 66%respectively. emergedtobenettaxeddespitereceivingsub- Incaseof high-valueagriculturalcommodi- want of pipeline connectivity,itcould GAIL toosuspended all contracts. The down from 1.2hatoabout 1.08 ha. sidies. Between 2014 and ties in whichIndia is in deficit or has onlymar- notbeutiliseduntilnow. Theterminal’s governmentevenpulledupthenChief Intheabsenceof anestimateofthenum- Which other crops are 2016,Indianfarmerswere ginal surpluses (likepulses), thereisagenuine objectiveistosupply naturalgasfordo- SecretaryJijiThomson forhaving said beroffarmers in the country, the number of protected by the on averagenet taxedto fear of stocking by corporates, especially those mestic and industrial useinKeralaand the pipelinewould be laidatany cost landholdings is takenasits proxy. This means government through THEEXPERT the tune of 6%. whichare in modern retail and e-commerce. SouthIndia.ItisSouthIndia’sfirstLNG- and the protestors would be arrested. thatIndiahasabout146million—orabout14.6 various measures? Thegovernmentmustmakeitcompulsorythat receiving,regasificationandre-loading During the UDF regime, only48kmof crore—farmers. About 86% of them have an Since2015-16, thegov- SIRAJ HUSSAIN, IAS (retd), What is the levelof theykeeptheir stockinWarehousing terminal withacapacity of five million the444-km pipeline could be laid. averagelandholding size less than 2hectares; ernmenthas been procur- has dealt with issues agricultural subsidies DevelopmentandRegulatoryAuthority-regis- metric tonnes per annum. The pipeline wasplanned at an es- theyare referred to as India’ssmalland mar- ing larger quantities of related to Indian in other countries? teredwarehousesonly, so that the private timated costofRs2,915 crorein2009. ginal farmers (SMF). The SMFs operateon pulses through National agriculturefor mostofhis As per the same stocks areknown to the government. Phases and sections Dueto thedelays,itscostwentuptoRs about 47.35% of the total agri-area. Morethan Agricultural Cooperative career.Hewas Secretary, ICRIER-OECDreport, The project, conceivedin2007, en- 5,750 crore. half of India’sfarmersresideinthefive statesof MarketingFederation of MinistryofFood while Indian farmers What role should stategovernmentsplay visages pipelines from Kochito UP,Bihar,Maharashtra, MP,and Karnataka. India (NAFED) and Small Processing,and Secretary, were nettaxed (i.e., re- in getting farmers fair prices? Mangaluru and to Bengaluru. In the Expedited by Vijayan Farmers’ Agri-business MinistryofAgriculture, ceivednegative support), If India has to move away from procure- firstphase, a44-km line waslaid in While in opposition, the CPM had Is fragmentation of landaproblem? Consortium (SFAC)for and Chairman and farmersinthe firstworld ment-basedsupport, at present restricted to Kochi, linking the terminal with local stood with the agitators. But, afteras- Smallerlandholdingsproduce smaller maintaining abufferstock Managing Director of FCI. countries of Norway, certain cropsonly, amoreattractive income industrial users, including Bharat suming office in 2016,Chief Minister pocketsofproduce, aggregation of whichbe- of 2million tonnes. Cotton Since retiring from the Switzerland,Japan,Korea, supportschemehasto beconceived.However, Petroleum Corporation Limited.To PinarayiVijayan placedthe GAIL comesessential forevenatrolley-load to be is procuredbyCotton IAS, he has been aVisiting United States, and it has to be coupledwith muchhigher invest- take natural gastodomestic con- pipeline in his 100-days projects. As carriedtoanagriculturalproducemarket com- Corporation of India, while Senior Fellowatthe Australia received the ment,bothpublicandprivate,inagri-infrastruc- sumers, Indian OilCorporation (IOC) Vijayanhad the party under his firm mittee(APMC)mandioranearby market.Due groundnutisprocured in Indian Council for highestpositivesupport. ture. The RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) enteredintoapact with Adani Gas Ltd. control, no one in the CPM or Left to smallholdings causedbyfragmentation, some states likeGujarat. Research on International EvenfarmersinIndonesia incentivisedthe states, whichincreasedtheir The second phase of the pipeline DemocraticFront questionedhis deci- small and marginal farmers areforcedtosell Some horticultural Economic Relations. receivedmuchhigher expenditureonagriculture.TheCentre’sassis- passes through sevendistrictsofKerala sion, and local leaders steppedback their produceatfarm gate itself. This is espe- products arealso procured positive support.Ukraine tance forsuchstatesshouldbehigher. to carry naturalgas from Kochito from their protest.The Centretoo ciallysoinstatesthat have aweak networkof in asporadic manner,e.g., wasanother country like SeveralDecentralised Procurement(DCP) Bengaluru via Palakkad, with another wantedKeralato give toppriorityto the APMC mandis. apples in J&K in 2019-20 India that emergedtobe states likeOdisha and Chhattisgarhclaim that leg taking it to Mangaluru. The Kochi- project as theLNG terminal in Kochi and onioninMaharashtraalmost everyyear. taxing itsfarmers. theyincur losses in procurement operations Mangaluru line (444 km) has been wasincurring hugelosses. What% of the country’s workforceis Sugarcane is notprocuredbythe govern- and these arenot fullyreimbursedbythe openedwhile the Bengaluru leg is To winoverlandowners,Vijayanin- engaged in agriculture?Dothe workers ment but itsfarmers areassuredofFair and What arethe subsidies enjoyedbythe Centre. However, precise dataonlossesin- nearing completion, officials said. creasedthe compensation amount for needtobeweanedout? How? Remunerative Price (FRP) paidbysugar mills. middle classes and the rich? Areother curredbythem is notinthe publicdomain. Already 2,750 domestic gascon- theacquiredland, and reducedthe As per recent estimates from the Labour In some states,the governmentdeclares State sectors of the economyalso subsidised? nections have been giveninKochi and widthof thelandto beacquiredwasre- Bureau, 45% of India’s workforceisemployed Advised Pricewhichishigher than the FRP. The EconomicSurvey of 2014-15devoted What should the government do over the work forsupplyofnatural gasinother duced. Afterlaying the pipeline,farm- in agriculture.According to Census 2011,55% Juteisanother crop protected by the gov- asectiontosubsidies enjoyedbythe middle next five years to makeIndian agriculture towns is going on. The pipeline sup- ers were allowedtocultivate,except of theagri-workforce comprises agri-labour- ernmenteventhough it is notdirectlypro- classes. These includehigher interestrates on morecompetitive? plies 3.8 million cubic metres of gasa deep-rootedcrops.Althoughrightwing ers,i.e.,thosewhodonotownlandandworkfor cured.UnderJutePackagingMaterial(JPM)Act, savings,incometaxexemptions,railways,elec- SeveralstatesofIndiahavealready daytoindustrial and residential cus- MuslimoutfitsSocialDemocraticParty wagesonthe land of others; less than 45% are 1987,the Government has decidedthat100% tricity,LPG, gold, and aviation turbine fuel achievedproductivitylevelsseenindeveloped tomers in Kochiand is settocross 4 of India (SDPI) and WelfareParty of “farmers” who ownand cultivate land. Indian of foodgrainsand20%of sugarshallbemanda- (ATF).Higher education in government insti- countries. But thereare also states that have million cubic metres in the city itself. India (ofJamaat-e-Islami) ledprotests agriculturecannotsupport suchalarge popu- torilypackedindiversified jutebags. tutions ishighlysubsidised. The government lowproductivity.Focusedresearch on crops Menagaluru has apotential of 2.5 mil- inmanyplaces,andtheproteststurned lation through growth in agriculturealone. alsoprovides protection to industrybyway of growninlow-productivity states candeliver lion cubic metres per day, The capac- violentinKozhikodedistrictin2017,the If horticultureand dairyare more productivity-linked incentive schemes, high better seeds, whichcan withstand the chal- ity utilisation of the LNGterminal will government ensured that work pro- Is rice the onlywater-guzzlingcrop? profitable, whyare farmers notgiving up importtariffs,and regulatorytweaks. lengeofhigher temperaturedue to climate go up to 25-30%. ceededunder policeprotection. It is said that 1kgofsugar requires about MSP cropsand switching to these? change.Drought-tolerantvarietiesof seedsare 1,500-2,000 litres while 1kgofrice requires Milkproducersandfarmersgrowingfruits Whyare farmers agitating when the also neededfor crops growninrain-fed areas. 5,000litres.Thereare variationsacross states. andvegetablesareequallyproneto fluctuation governmentsaysthe newlawswillhelp Good qualityseeds can enhance productivity Akgofsugar producedfromcane cultivated in market prices.Exceptfor dairycooperatives them? And whyare Punjabfarmers at the by 15-20%.Recentsuccessesinhigherproduc- in UP consumes 1,044litres of water, while in in Gujarat, the milk federations arefundedby forefront of the agitation? tivity vegetables and maize provethis. Maharashtraittakesdoublethat—2,086litres. state governmentsthrough various means. The farmersofPunjab, Haryana and other In 2018,aworking groupofNitiAayog, In Maharashtra, sugarcaneiscultivated on 4% states that have robustAPMC mandis and an chaired by Dr Parmod Kumar,publisheda of thecultivablelandbutconsumesmorethan What arethe subsidies givento efficientsystemof procurementaremorefear- study,‘Demand supplyprojections towards 70%ofirrigationwater. Duetothehighreturns agriculture in India? ful of the three laws.Theyfear that theselaws 2033’, whichpointed out that India on sugarcane compared to other crop combi- Farmers in India areprovidedsupporton signalthebeginningof theendofopen-ended will still have surplus in wheat and rice. In nations and assured marketing, the area un- both the input and output side. On the input procurement of wheat and paddy.Theyfear coarse grains the domestic requirement will der sugarcane has been going up even in wa- side,anaverage Indianfarmerreceivessubsi- thatthe successofthese states in creating the be largely met, buttherewill be adeficit of 5- ter-stressedregions. dies on fertilisers, seeds, farm machineryand infrastructurefor procurement maynow be- 7million tonnes in pulses. Amassive deficit of ThethreeActspassedbyParliamentdonot equipment, electricity, logistics,etc.Onthe comethe reason forwithdrawal of supportof morethan 50 milliontonnes is projected for touchthesugarsector.InPunjab,sugarisgrown output side, the MSP regime offers supportin the Centre. oilseeds.To meet thisgapinoilseeds,Indiawill onlyon1.2% of gross croppedarea. So theydo states havingrobustprocurement infrastruc- need thebestagricultural practices of Punjab notbenefit from policies favouring sugarcane. ture. However, small and marginal farmers Can farming be leftentirelytomarket and Haryana. NationwidepoweroutageinPakistan:cause&effect,previoushistory

powerdistribution system hasnot kept pace “Ithadwhatwe calla‘cascadingeffect’and atorsintheirhomes, CNN reported. paybillsorto stoptheftandwastage,thehigh did managetobring in some reform includ- RAHELPHILIPOSE with powergenerationordemand. Outages shut down the powersystem, choking about Internetconnectivity in the countrycol- priceofoilallcontributedto thegovernment's ing augmenting powergeneration capacity, NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 occur frequently, and have even triggered 10,320megawattsof electricity,”heexplained. lapsed.Connectivitywasat“62percentof or- inabilitytopay thesubsidyto privateandpub- but the distribution system has notbeen im- massive public protests in citiessuchas Urging people to remainpatient, he later dinarylevels”,accordingtoNetblocks,anNGO lic powergeneratingcompanies, whichin provedforuptakeofadditionalpower. Hence, CITIES AND towns across Pakistan, including Lahoreand Karachi. tweetedthat he waspersonallyoverseeing whichmonitorsinternetoutages.Meanwhile, turn meant these companies could notpay the demand-supply gapremains, leading to Islamabad, were plungedintodarkness for restoration efforts. “Our teams arestillwork- #Loadsheddingand #PakistanBlackOut oil and gassuppliers to keep up generation, frequent tripping, and as it happenedyester- severalhours on Saturday nightfollowing a What happenedonSaturdaynight? inginthe Guddu area to investigatethe rea- quicklystartedto trendonTwitter,withthou- leading to “intersectional debts” and disrup- day, a“cascading” failureupthe chain. massivenationwideelectricityoutage.Power Shortlybeforemidnight,massive power sonsthatcausedthefault,buttheheavyfogis sandssharingimagesof theircitiesandlocal- tions,according to a2015United States Whileoutages arefrequent, especiallyin supplywas restored by Sundaymorning in outageswere simultaneouslyreportedby res- making their job difficult,” the ministersaid. ities shroudedinnear-complete darkness. InstituteofPeace report(Rashid Aziz and thesummer,nationwidefailuresarerare.The themaincities,andaninvestigationlaunched idents of allmajorurbancentresinthecoun- Some social media usersevenwondered MunawarBaseer Ahmed). The paper esti- lastonewasin2018,whenpowersupplywas to determine the cause of the outage. try, including Lahore,Islamabad, Karachi, What wasthe impact? whether the outagewas aprelude to amili- mated that the energycrisis wasshaving off partiallydisruptedforoverninehours.Before “The system is stablenow and electricity Rawalpindi and Multan, as well as several In themidst of the ongoing coronavirus tary takeoverorwar. about 2% from the GDPannually. that,in2015, around 80% of the countrywas supplyhasbeenrestoredinmajorcitiesof the smaller towns and cities. pandemic, manyfeared that the blackout Between 2008 and2015, therewas talk leftwithout electricity afteranalleged mili- country,”Pakistan’s Energy MinisterOmar Addressing an early morning press con- would cause major disruptions at hospitals. Howcommonare powercutsin on and offabouthow India could export tantattackonasupplyline.Anoutagesimilar Ayub told reporters on Sunday, warning that ference in Islamabad, EnergyMinisterAyub However, since mosthospitals rely on back- Pakistan? powertoPakistan, but that remainedtalk as to the one on Saturdaytook place in 2013. it could take hours forelectricity to return said powersupply snappedat11:41pmdue up generators, therewerenoimmediate re- Pakistanbegan to experience frequent bilateral tensions took centrestage. Beforethat,in2006,aneight-hournationwide everywhere. to a“technicalfault"attheGuddupowerplant ports of anysuchadversities. powercutsin2009, when the Pakistan The energy crisis became ahugeelection blackout triggered rumours that then The nationwide blackout wasthe worst inSindhprovince.Theblackoutwastriggered In Karachi, peopleclaimedtohaveseen People'sPartywasinpower. Thepoliticalde- issue in 2013,and one of NawazSharif'smain President Pervez Musharrafhad been un- thecountryhasexperiencedinrecentmem- by asuddendropinthe frequency of the long queuesatgas stations in the cityaspeo- termination to keep powertariffs belowthe campaign promiseswas to rectify the situa- seated in acoup at atime he wasawayona ory, but it is by no means the first. Pakistan’s powertransmission system. plequeueduptobuy petrol to powergener- costofsupply, inabilitytoget consumersto tion.Inhisabruptlyshortenedtenure asPM,he 18-daytourabroad.

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TOPOFTHE STORMING OF THE CAPITOL: CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY INTENSIFY Pompeo lifts curbs WORLD DemsseekanswersfromJusticeDept on US-Taiwan ties IDREESALI& DAVIDBRUNNSTROM onTrumproleamidimpeachmentthreat WASHINGTON,JANUARY10 SECRETARYOFState Mike Pompeo on Saturdaysaid he was TopGOP Senator says Trumpcommitted impeachable offences; Pence to attend Biden inauguration lifting restrictions on contacts Christine Aschbacher between US officials and their Taiwanese counterparts,amove THENEWYORKTIMES likelytoanger China and in- US SecretaryofState AUSTRIA JANUARY10 crease tensions between Beijing MikePompeo Ministerquits and Washington in the waning DEMOCRATSHAVEasked lead- days of President Donald ED overallegations ers of the US Justice Department Trump’s presidency. formoreinformationabout China claimsdemocraticand Lockingina

ofplagiarism PLAIN what the department is doing to separatelyruledTaiwanasits E ●toughstance AUSTRIA’S LABOUR investigateand prosecutethe at- Trumphas been blamed for ownterritory. EX MinisterChristine tack on the Capitol,including the inciting the mob that While the US, likemostcoun- Aschbacherhasresignedaf- role that President Donald stormed the Capitol tries, has no officialrelations THE REVERSALofthis long- terallegationsthat shepla- Trumpplayedinthe attack. with Taiwan, the Trumpadmin- standing policy justdays be- giarisedsomeof heruniver- Five people diedinthe riot, istration has ramped up backing fore theinauguration of a sity work,but deniedany including apolice officer,and offences”.Toomey alsobecame forthe island country,with arms newadministration in the US wrongdoing and said she dozens have been arrested. the second Republican senator sales and laws to help Taiwan is suretoanger the Chinese wasstepping down to pro- “Wewritetorequestanim- to call forTrumptoresign, deal with pressurefromChina. government, and is seenby tect her family. Aschbacher, mediateand urgent briefing on telling hostChuckToddon In astatement, Pompeo said analysts as an effort to lockin amember of the conserva- the steps the Federal Bureauof NBC’s“Meetthe Press”: “I think that forseveral decadesthe State Trump’s tough stance on tive AustrianPeople’sParty, Investigation is taking to inves- the best wayfor our country, Departmenthadcreatedcomplex China. It willbepolitically allegedly copiedatleastone tigateand pursue forprosecu- Chuck, is forthe President to re- internal restrictionsoninterac- tricky forBidentoundothis fifthofher doctoral disser- tion the instigation, planning, sign and go away as soon as tionswithTaiwanesecounterparts largely symbolic deepening of tationfromothersources,as and execution of the deadlyter- possible.” Lastweek, Senator CLASHES IN SANDIEGO: San Diego police clashwith protesters on Saturday. Supporters of by American diplomats,service ties with Taiwan, making it all wellaspartsof herdiploma roristattackonthe United States Lisa Murkowski, aRepublican US President Donald Trumpclashedwith counter-protesters in San Diego, California, on members and other officials. the moredifficult forthe new thesis,saidacademicStefan Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, by from Alaska, had also calledon Saturday, prompting police to declare thegathering an unlawful assemblybecause of actsof “The United States govern- governmenttoattempt to im- Weberwho specialises in President Donald Trump, his the President to resign. violence. Officers were hitwith rocks, bottlesand eggs,police said, and thecrowd directed menttooktheseactionsunilater- proveUS-China relations. plagiarism.Aschbachersaid supporters, and outside groups,” Lawmakersplan to formally pepperspray at them. AP ally, in an attempttoappease the she had written her disser- Democratic leaders said in alet- introduce the proposal to im- Communistregime in Beijing,” tationandthesis“to thebest teronThursdaytoChristopher peachonMonday in the House. Pompeo said in astatement. comedthe move.“Decadesof of her knowledge andbe- Wray,director of the FBI. Democratic RepJames “TodayIam announcing that discrimination, removed. A lief”.Shesaid“thehostility... AJustice Department Clyburnsaid the voteonthe im- Rioters seen in viral posts arrested Iamlifting all of these self-im- hugeday in our bilateral rela- andthe insultsare unfortu- spokesman said Saturdaythat peachment could happen as posedrestrictions,” he added. tionship.Iwill cherish everyop- natelybeingunloadednot the department has receiveda soon as Tuesday.But, he said the Man held forthreatening Nancy Pelosi Amazon&Apple An official with Biden’s tran- portunity,” Hsiao Bi-khim, onlyonme, but also on my separaterequestfromCongress Democratic leadershipacknowl- sition said that once Biden was Taiwan’s de factoambassador in children, and with unbear- forinformation related to the riot edgedthat atrial in the Senate is tured prominently on social me- also cut off Parler in office he would continue to Washington, tweeted. able force”. REUTERS and is working to fulfill it. unlikelytobecompleted before RICHMCKAY dia wearing horns, afur pelt, face support “a peaceful resolution of OnSunday, state-runmediain Trump’s role in the carnage TrumpleavesofficeonJan 20. JANUARY10 paint and brandishing aspear PARLER, Asocial networkthat cross-strait issues consistent China sharplycriticisedPompeo, underpins the articles of im- Clyburnsuggestedthat Speaker adornedwiththe US flag, turned pitches itself as a“free speech” al- withthe wishesand best inter- accusing himof“seeking to mali- peachment that House Nancy Pelosi wasconsidering FEDERALAGENTS arrested two himself in to police. ternative to TwitterandFacebook ests of thepeople of Taiwan”. ciouslyinflict along-lasting scar” AFGHANISTAN Democratshavedrawn up, ac- impeaching nowbut notsending moreCapitol Hill rioters whose Agentsalso arrested Adam and has hostedmillionsof Taiwan’s government wel- on bilateral ties. REUTERS Roadsidebomb cusingthe President of inciting the article to the Senatefor trial images had gone viral, of one car- ChristianJohnson,whosephoto as President Donald Trump’s sup- an insurrection. forweeks. rying offthe House Speaker’s hesmiledandwavedwhilecarry- porters,wastakenoffApple’sApp kills3inKabul The Democrats’ bid to quickly Meanwhile,USVice lectern and another who wore ing offHouseSpeaker Nancy Storehours afterGooglemade a US,Canada,Australia, AROADSIDE bomb ex- impeachTrumphas gainedsup- President MikePence will attend horns and afur pelt. Pelosi’s lectern also went viral. similar move.Later,Amazon told plodedinAfghanistan’s port, and atop Republican said Biden’sinaugurationonJan 20, Dozens of people have been Another man, Cleveland Parler it would bootthe company capital Sunday, killingat the President’s role in the deadly an aide said on Saturday, asplit chargedfollowing the storming Meredith,wasdetainedinconnec- from itsweb-hosting service on Britaincondemn Hong leastthree people in ave- riotwas worthy of rebuke. with Trump’sdecision nottogo. of the Capitol on Wednesday, tion with making threatstoPelosi Sunday. Theactionswere partofa hicle.Itwasthelatestattack Republican Senator Pat Pence had alwaysbeen likelier to with the FBI askingthe publicto afteranFBI agent read aJan 7text widercrackdownby tech compa- to take placeasgovern- Toomey, of Pennsylvania,said attend the inauguration than help identifyparticipants. messages in whichMeredith niesonTrumpand some of his Kong arrests of activists ment negotiators in Qatar Saturday he believedTrump Trump, whowas an almost cer- Jacob AnthonyChansley, also talked about “putting abulletin mostextreme supportersafter resume peace talkswith had committed “impeachable tain to skip the ceremony. known as JakeAngeli, who fea- hernogginonLiveTV”.REUTERS Wednesday’s riot. NYT the Taliban. Tariq Arian, REUTERS Hong Kong police had spokesmanfortheinterior MELBOURNE,JANUARY10 arrested morethan 50 minister, saidaspokesman Gunman kills 3, injures4 democracy activists forthe ministry’s public FOREIGN MINISTERS from the protectionforces—asecu- United States, Canada, Britain following dawn raids rity force—was one of the in Chicago shooting spree and Australia condemned last on Wednesday three killedinthe attack. week’s arrest of over 50 democ- One other personwas Theshooter, 32-year-oldJason racy activists in Hong Kong in a woundedhesaid. No one ASSOCIATEDPRESS Nightengale,then“justrandomly” joint statement on Sunday, call- and Chinese central authorities immediatelyclaimedre- CHICAGO,JANUARY10 walked intoanapartment build- ing on Chinatorespect the free- to respect the legallyguaranteed sponsibility.The Islamic ing ablockaway, whereheshota dom of the people on the island. rightsand freedoms of the peo- Stategrouphasclaimedre- AMAN killedthree people and 46-year-old security guardand a Hong Kong police made the ple of Hong Kong without fear of sponsibilityformultipleat- woundedfourothersinaseriesof 77-year-old woman,Brown said. arrestsonWednesdayindawn arrest and detention.” tacksinthecapitalinrecent shootingsoverroughlyfourhours The guarddiedand the older raids, the biggestcrackdown Hong Kong’s mostpromi- months. AP that startedonChicago’s South woman washospitalisedincriti- since China imposedasecurity nent pro-democracy advocates Sideand ended with his death in cal condition, the Chicago Tribune lawin2020, whichopponents were arrested as authorities said BRITAIN ashootout with police. reported. Nightengale then went sayisaimedatquashing dissent lastyear’s unofficial voteto Investigators aretrying to de- to aconveniencestore and fired in theformer British colony. choose opposition candidates in Harry,Meghan termine amotivefor the attacks, shots,killing a20-year-old man “It is clear that the National city electionswas partofaplan whichbegan Saturdayafternoon and wounding an 81-year-old Security Lawisbeing used to to “overthrow”the government. toquitsocial with the killing of a30-year-old woman.Heshotandinjureda15- eliminatedissent and opposing On Thursday, US Secretaryof media:report Vehicles’headlightsare the onlylightsseen on aroad in Rawalpindi on Sunday. AP university student who wasshot year-oldgirlafterleavingthestore. political views,” the foreign min- StateMikePompeosaid in the head while sitting in his car, Hethendrove16kmandshot isters said in the joint statement Washington maysanction those PRINCEHARRYand wife Chicago police Superintendent andinjured another woman in a issuedbyAustralia’s Foreign involved in the arrestsand will MeghanMarkle,the Duke David Brownsaid. He didn’tre- restaurant.Soonafterthat,hewas MinisterMarise Payne. send the US ambassador to the and Duchess of Sussex, Massive poweroutage leaves lease anyofthe victims’ names. killedinashootout with police. “Wecallonthe Hong Kong United Nations to visit Taiwan. have reportedly decided to quit social media as theyfocus on their roles in large parts of Pakistan in the dark the US away from front- Indonesialocates black boxes of crashed jet line British royalty. later Sundaythatpowerhadbeen to arestoration of powerinthe According to The Sunday ZARARKHAN restored to muchofthe country. rest of thecountryinphases. boxeshad been identified. Times,the couple who had ISLAMABAD,JANUARY10 The blackout wasinitiallyre- Ayubsaidinanews conference FRANSISKANANGOY& “Hopefully, we canretrieve announcedtheir decision portedonsocial media by resi- Sundaythat the Guddu power BERNADETTECHRISTINA them soon,” said militarychief to step backfromofficial AMAJOR technical fault in dentsofmajor urban centres, in- plantinsouthern Sindh province JAKARTA,JANUARY10 Rescuersfinddebris Hadi Tjahjanto, without giving royalduties to relocate Pakistan’s powergeneration and cluding Karachi, Lahore, developedafault at 11.41pmthat of theSriwijaya Air an estimated timeframe. with their one-year-old distributionsystemcausedamas- Islamabadand Multan. The min- triggered theshutdown of other INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES on passenger jetinthe Therewerenoclues yetasto son Archielastyear will no sive poweroutagethat plunged isterandhisspokesmanthentook powerplantsinseconds. Sundaylocated the blackboxes Java Sea Sunday. AP what causedthe crash, the first longer use platforms such thenationintodarknessovernight, to Twitter to updatethe country. Later,aspokesmanfor the of the Sriwijaya Air jetthat major aircrash in Indonesia since as Twitter andFacebook. the energy ministersaid. Ayub urgedpeople to be pa- MinistryofEnergy,said the crashedintothe sea soon after 189passengers and crew were The duo arereportedlyre- Hours afterthe lateSaturday tient. He said the cause of the Tarbela and Warsak plants, both taking offfromthe capital passengers and crew was minutes aftertake-off. killedin2018when aLionAir jecting social media as outage, Energy Minister Omar poweroutagewas being investi- in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Jakarta,ashuman bodyparts headedonadomestic flight to IndonesiaNational Transport Boeing 737Max in 2018 also partoftheir new“progres- Ayub said on Twitter that power gatedand work wasbeing done province, had come backonline and pieces of the plane were Pontianak in West Kalimantan SafetyCommittee (KNKT) chief plungedintothe Java Sea soon af- sive role” in America. PTI wasbeing restored in phases, to fire up Pakistan’s main Tarbela and powerwas being restored to retrieved. on Saturdaybeforeitdisap- Soerjanto Tjahjono saidthe loca- tertake-offfromSoekarno-Hatta starting with Islamabad. He said powerstation, whichwould lead the transmission system. AP The Boeing 737-500with 62 peared from radar screens four tionsofFlight SJ 182’s twoblack International Airport. REUTERS

FOR YEARS,SHE WORKED ANONYMOUSLY WITHIN THE AGENCY TO HELP SCIENTISTS INTENSIFY STUDIES OF ACHANGING PLANET Inside the CIA, scientist Linda Zall became aspy for planet Earth

is allowedtotalk about —and ad- Theaccumulatedrichesincluded were fast becoming hotspots of then aDemocratic senator from Zallthen focused on how WILLIAMJBROAD mirersarepraisingherhighlyclas- up to sixdecades of primedataon global warming and melting ice. Tennessee and nowaleading cli- Earth’s changing environment JANUARY10 sifiedstruggle to putthe nation’s planetary shifts in snowfall and “It gave us the firstreal meas- mateactivist,wrotealetterasking would mostlikelypromptsecu- spysatellites ontoaradical new blizzards, sea ice and glaciers. urementsoftheicebudget—how the agency to examine whether rityissuesandcrises.Inlate2009, LINDAZALL playedastarringrole job: environmental sleuthing. “Noneof thiswouldhave hap- muchlossyou have from season the nation’s spyfleetmight ad- theCIAset upaCenteronClimate in US science that ledtodecades “It wasfun,” she said of her CIA penedwithout her,” said Jeffrey K to season,” said DJames Baker, dress environmental riddles. The Change and National Security.Its of majoradvances. But she never career.“It wasreallyalot of fun.” Harris,whoworkedwithZallasdi- whodirectedtheNationalOceanic agencyputZallontothequestion. mission wastohelp US policy- described her breakthroughs on Zall’s programme,established rector of the National and Atmospheric Administration Quickly, shesawhow thenation’s makersbetterunderstandtheim- television, or had bookswritten in 1992, wasakind of wayback ReconnaissanceOffice,which runs from 1993 to 2001 and served on archiveofsurveillance observa- pact of floods, risingsea levels, abouther,orreceivedhighscien- machine that looked to as long the nation’s fleetoforbital spies. Zall’s CIA advisory panel. tions could alsoserve to population shifts,state instabili- tific honours. One database of sci- agoas1960. In so doing, it pro- The top-secret images that In normal science, wherecol- strengthenassessmentsofEarth’s ties and heightenedcompetition entific publications lists hercon- videdanew baseline forassess- Zall succeededinrepurposing Linda Zall at her home in Clermont,Florida. NYT laborators sharecredit, Zallmight changing environment. fornatural resources. Newsre- tributions as consisting of just ing the pace and scope of plane- forenvironmental inquiries have beenlistedonpapersasaco- By October 1992, the CIA was portsannouncingtheprogramme threepapers,withaconspicuous tary change. Ultimately,itled to came from satellites thatwere author or even alead author.But so confident in theability of spy again made no mention of Zall. gaprunning from 1980 to 2020. hundredsofpapers,studiesand some of Washington’s crown cence plate. lites orbit on north-southpaths notinatwilight zone wheresci- satellites to solve environmental She retired from the CIA in The reasonisthat Zall’s reports —some classifiedtop se- jewels. The spysatellites would An accident of fate letthe fleet that pass close to thepoles. encewaspartopen,partsecret.For mysteries that it establisheda 2013.Medeawasneverthesame. decadesof serviceto sciencewere cret,some public, some by the zeroinonsuchtargets as deadly assess atop environmentalcon- Spieshad littleuse forsweep- decades, hers wasahidden hand. large task force. Zall wasput in The agency shut it down in 2015, doneinthe secretivewarrens of National AcademyofSciences, weapons and render images that cern—theextentto whichvastex- ing Arcticand Antarctic images. Zall’s environmentalism for charge andrecruiteditsmembers, and the Trumpadministration the CIA.Now,at70, she’stelling the premier scientific advisory in some cases were said to be panses of Arctic and Antarctic ice But theydazzledenvironmental- the CIA beganin1990when for- mainly Earth scientists.She madesure therewas norevivalof herstory —atleastthe parts she group to the federalgovernment. good enough to showacar’s li- were retreating. Manyspy satel- ists because the Earth’s poles mer US Vice President Al Gore, named her group Medea. the programme. NYT

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INSURANCE WATCH PASSENGER VEHICLE SALES SLIDEOVER LAST FIVE YEARS ED CHARGESHEET ON `7,000-CRORE FRAUD PAPERLESS POLICIES Automakersseekreliefonnew ‘Kapoor directed ‘Challenges exist, Yes Bank not to but e-insurance fuelefficiency,emissionnorms recover loans from

said Srivastava,pointing that ad- accounts seeing SANDEEPSINGH herence to newnorms lifts the Cox and Kings’ NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 Pandemicdisruption: costofacquisition. Seekingmoretime WhileIndiahasahugepoten- found that “the bonding andin- 100% growth’ EVEN AS pent-up demand lifted tialforgrowthof PVsales,experts KHUSHBOONARAYAN terdependence”between Kerkar passengervehicle(PV)salesinthe pointtoaslowdown in the pace MUMBAI,JANUARY10 and Khandelwal was“eyecatch- thirdquarterafter it got derailed fortransition of growth of first-time buyers.“If ingandinseparableinallrespect”. GEORGEMATHEW ‘MOSTPOLICIES inthefirstandsecondquartersfol- thepaceof first-timebuyerspicks THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate “InitiallyPeter Kerkar,Anil MUMBAI,JANUARY10 VIAeIAINFUTURE’ lowing the pandemic and lock- SHIFTINGTOCAFE-2and BS-VI stageIIwouldnot onlybe- up, it will lead to higher replace- (ED)hasallegedthatRanaKapoor, Khandelwal andNareshJainand down announcement in March, comemoredifficult forthe auto industryamid thepan- mentdemandandadditionalpur- formerchairmanandco-founder otherassociates were working in THEINSURANCEsectoriswit- theautoindustrycontinuesto lan- demic-leddisruption but also raise costofacquisition.Inthe chase,” said an industryinsider. of YesBankLtd, instructed bank tandem and usedtodivert the nessinga100percentgrowth ■Madhusudhan ML, guish on the growth front. current sales scenario, industry insiders sayafurther rise in As of now, while first-time officials to notrecoverloans of moneyfromthe companyfor year-on-yearinnewelectronic MD &CEO of NDML, Terming the recent growth in PV acquisition costs forconsumers couldadd to the concerns. buyersaccount foralmost50per Rs3,642crorefromCox andKings their personal use. Around 2018, insurance accounts(eIA), or said in the future, salesasafalseeuphoria,theindus- centof totalsales,24 percentisre- Ltd, even though the defaulting the group startedfacing financial dematting of insurancepoli- mostpolicies would tryhasnowrequestedthegovern- placement demand and the re- travel firm had raised Rs 4,387 difficultiesandinvestigatingagen- cies in the paperless format. be issuedonlyvia an mentto defertheimplementation maining26percentisdemandfor crorefromselling itsUKfirm ciesandregulatorybodiesstarted The number of people open- e-insurance account of fuel efficiencynorms and sec- numbers,industryinsiders say sumer,ittakes up the acquisition additional car purchase. HolidayBreak Education, in interveninginthematteroffinan- ing newstockbroking ac- ■ An e-insurance ond stageofemission norms to thatPVsaleshave suffereddespite costsignificantly. Besides,hightax “Weare stillintheinitialphase January2019, according to the cial irregularities.Once the inves- countsand buying insurance account, or eIA,isthe April2024,inabidto keepthecost adecent GDP growth rate. ratesandrisingservicetaxandin- of economic developmentand statementsgiven by twosenior tigating agencies startedinvesti- policiesonline has soared portfolio of insurance of acquisition stable. “The primaryreason forthat surancecosthasalsotakentheac- thereishugepotentialforgrowth YesBankofficials to theagency. gation,theystartedblamingeach eventhoughmostofficeswere policies of a Industrydatashows that has been the sharp riseincostof quisition costhigher forcus- but we needtoconvert potential These statements areapartof other to save themselves...,” said non-operational duetothe policyholder held in while the compoundedannual acquisitionof carsinIndia.Almost tomers,” said Srivastava. intoreality and the costofacqui- theprosecutioncomplaint(charg- the ED complaint. lockdown in the wake of an electronic form growth rate (CAGR) of PV sales 50 per cent of the car buyers in Assalessuffer, theindustryhas sitionhasto betakencareof,”said esheet)filedbyEDintheRs7,000- The ED has arrested Kerkar, Covid-19pandemic. with an insurance stood at 12.9 per centfor the five- Indiaare first-time buyersand nowmadearepresentationto the Srivastava.Hefurther said that crorebankfraudpertainingto the Khandelwal and the company’s “Iforeseeinthenearfuture repository yearperiodbetweenMarch 2005 since price elasticity forcar pur- governmenttodefer the imple- companies aredoing their bit to nowbankruptCox andKings.The internal auditor Naresh Jain in wheremostofthe policies andMarch 2010,itfellsharplytoa chase is highinIndia, it is amajor mentation of CorporateAverage reduce the acquisition costbyin- EDhasallegedthatCoxandKings connectionwiththemoneylaun- wouldbeissuedonlythrough CAGR of 1.3per cent forthe five- factor forslowdown in growth,” Fuel efficiency (CAFE-2) regula- creasing localisation and becom- sold Holiday BreakEducation for dering case. It has also been ar- an e-insurance account and thepolicyisnotissued’kindof year period between FY15 and saidShashankSrivastava,ED,sales tions and BS-VI stageIInorms to ingmoreefficientandproductive, £460million afterdefaulting on restedKapoorforallegedly taking we areworking with afew of uncertaintyinmindsof custo- FY20.BetweenFY10andFY15,the and marketing,MSIL. April2024. As of now, the CAFE-2 however, “anotherfactorthatwill loan repaymentstoYes Bank and kickbacksinlieuof grantingloans the largerinsurance compa- mers. While suchchallenges sales rose by 5.9 per cent. If rising costofraw materials normsthataimto make carsmore leadtocostreduction is econom- “siphoned” the saleproceeds. to severalcompanies that have nies in this direction,” said exist,we seetremendoussco- In fact, the CAGR forPVsales is afactor, insiders saythat high fuel efficient areset to come into ies of scale and that will come in Coxand Kings owes Rs 5,500 nowdefaulted on repayments. MadhusudhanML,MD&CEO, pefortheconceptandaresee- between 2000 and 2010 stood at taxrates and shiftfromBS-IVto effect in 2022 and BS-VIstage II once we see volume growth.” croretobanksand financial insti- Kapoor,whoisinjudicialcustody, NSDL Database Management ing over 100per cent growth 10.3 per cent and that between BS-VIinaquicktimehasliftedthe norms areset to come intoforce Manyinthe industry feel that tutionsanditisoneof thetopbor- has denied these allegations. Ltd(NDML),apartofNational year-on-yearintheadoption,” 2010 and 2020 has been 3.6 per acquisition cost. “In European beginningApril2023. besideslower costofacquisition, rowers of YesBank.The listed The ED probealso found that Securities DepositoryLtd the NSDL chiefsaid. cent. So, clearly the growth rate markets,thetransitionfromEuro “Becauseof pandemicleddis- alargerbaseof carbuyerswillde- travelfirmwassentto bankruptcy between 2004 and 2019,Kerkar (NSDL),thenation’slargest se- He added that Irdai has has sloweddownoverthe last 4toEuro6took 9years, but in ruption, we have requestedthe penduponsustainedhighgrowth court in October 2019,after it de- allegedly diverted Rs 426crore curities depository. mandatedtheissuance of on- decadeand moresooverthe last Indiathe shifthappenedinjusta governmenttodefer the imple- of the economyasthatwill bring faulted on payments. and Rs 71 crorefromCox and The capital market popu- line policies through IR and five years. Though carsalesare period of three years and since all mentation of both Cafe-2 norms in morepeople intothe job cycle TheEDcomplaintagainstCox Kings to itsgroup companies larised thedematerialisation currentlyallpoliciessoldthro- closelyrelatedtoGDP growth the costispassed on to thecon- and BS-VI stageII, to April 2024,” who will generatedemand. andKingsanditsarrestedpromo- V-HotelLtd and Tulip Star Hotel of stocks in the twodecades ughinsurancecompanies’on- terAjayAjitPeter Kerkar has alle- Ltd, respectively. andimmenselybenefittedthe lineportalsareissueddigitally gedthatthe topthree customers Asperthechargesheet,Kerkar entireecosystem including throughIRs.“Insurancecomp- of CoxandKings—AKTravel,Hol- has allegedly transferredatleast users to seamlesslytransact. anieshave understoodtheim- AMID COVID idayBreakTravelandWorldwide $15.34millionoutof thesalepro- “Similarly,the Irdai has taken portance and convenience of Travels —operated from the resi- ceedsof HolidayBreakEducation the initiativetowards the cre- eIA and have adoptedvarious 25-30:Numberofpeoplewho Practices that need to be denceof oneof thedirectorsof Liz to KuberInvestment Mauritius ation of an e-insurance ac- strategiestodrive adoption. ‘Cities hit worst, but keyto migratetothecitiesfromrural adopted to realise potential TradersandAgentsPvtLtd,acom- PvtLtd, aMauritius-basedfirm countwithanidea to help Thisproactive non-regulatory areaseveryminute of cities: pany ownedbyKerkar. controlledbyhim. According to users easilyaccess and man- initiative fromafew of thepro- The agency has alleged that the agency,Khandelwal and Jain post-pandemic growth’ Using data to help manage agetheirmultiplepolicies,”he gressive insurancecompanies 25million:Numberof ■ Kerkar,alongwiththefirm’schief have directlysiphonedRs275 cities and direct emergency told The Indian Express. hasyieldedimmediategainin Cities have borne thebrunt of thevirus outbreak,but will be households,i.e.35%ofallurban financialofficer Anil Khandelwal, crorefromCox and Kings to com- operations eIAistheportfolioof insur- terms of operationalefficien- keytopost-pandemic growth as they account fornearly 70% households,whichcannot indulged in circular trading by paniescontrolledbythem. Empowered and capable ancepoliciesof apolicyholder ciesandreductioninprintand of theGDP,astudy by WEF withIDFC Institutesaid affordhousingatmarketprices ■ “purchasingairticketsfromother In April 2019, The Indian heldinanelectronicformwith dispatchcost.” governance group companies of Coxand Express, in aseries of stories, re- an insurance repository(IR). Hsaid all physical policies Doubleblowforvulnerable ■ Investment in transport and Kings and sellingittoanother portedthataforensicauditfound This will help an eIA holder canbeconvertedto electronic populations:Vulnerable infrastructure to fuel group companyEzeegoOne Coxand Kings did related party keep trackofinsurance poli- formatandapolicyholdercan populations,including productive urban economies TravelsandToursLtd,to inflatethe transactions worthRs21,000 cies (lifeaswellasnon-life) addtheirexistingpoliciesheld low-incomemigrantworkers, ■ Rethink of outdated booksofaccounts”.“Thepurchase croreoverfouryears(2015-2019) acrossmultipleinsurersinone in physical form to an eIA.“All havesufferedthedualblowsof planning norms and of tickets from Coxand Kings by to siphon offfunds. It also found place. The Insurance Regulat- apolicyholder has to do is lostincomeandweak regulations EzeegowasaroundRs2,000crore that the travel firm had falsified oryandDevelopmentAuthor- openaneIAandsharethepol- social-protectioncoverage and sale to Coxand Kingswas records, bookedsales worth ity of India(Irdai) has allowed icy details likepolicy number duringthepandemic Source: World Economic Forum/ around Rs 400-500 crore,” said Rs 9,000 croretoover160 cus- four entities to carry out IR andinsurername.Thisiscom- IDFC Institute/PTI the Directorateinits complaint. tomers who arebogus or do not business:NSDLNationalInsu- pletely apaperlessprocessfor The ED said itsprobe has existand inflatedbank balances. rance Repository(NIR), CDSL thecustomeranddoesn’ttake InsuranceRepository, KARVI morethan afew minutes. As Insurance Repositoryand the insurance policy is issued INTERVIEW WITH CFO, TCS CAMS Insurance Repository. in electronic form the hassles FY21: Currency in circulation ‘Apple, Whilethe benefitsofhav- associated with theprocess- ‘Growth momentum inganonlineaccountareobvi- ing of claims forphysical poli- Hyundai ous,somefactorsare affecting cies likeavailability of docu- up 13% in first nine months the adoption of eIA in India. mentstothe nominee, lossin “Awarenessabout the eIA as a transit,authenticity,mutilated IntheApril-Decemberperiod TheRBIinitsannualreportfor will sustainasdeal set to agree product and itsbenefitstakes document,etc.are elimi- ENSECONOMICBUREAU of FY2020,ithadgrownbynearly 2019-20,releasedinAugust2020, thetopspotasthemajorfactor nated,”Madhusudhanadded. NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 6per cent. hadalsomentionedthatdemand affecting the adoption. Each Currently, 2.9 million cus- AccordingtoCareRatings forcurrencystartedto increasein pipeline is healthy’ EV tie-up’ stakeholderwillhave to take a tomers managetheir insur- THE CURRENCY in Circulation Chief EconomistMadanSabnavis, the wake of heighteneduncer- step towardseducating their ance policies with NIR. “The (CiC) grew by around 13 per cent thegrowthincurrencyincircula- tainty causedbythe COVID-19 TATA CONSULTANCYServices respectivecustomers on the eIA helps insurers in saving inthefirstninemonthsof thecur- tion so farinthe current fiscalhas pandemic. (TCS) has reportedastellarset of REUTERS features andbenefitsofeIA,” costs by eliminating the re- rent fiscalaspeople preferred been high as people were accu- The central bank also took a numbersfortheDecember quar- SEOUL,JANUARY10 Madhusudhansaid. quirementof printinganddis- holdingontocashasaprecaution- mulating morecash to meet any series of measures in order to ter, thestrongest growth in last The other challengethat patching thecompletepolicy arymeasureamidtheuncertainty exigency during thelockdown. meetthe enhanceddemand. nineyears.VRAMAKRISHNAN, HYUNDAI MOTOR and AppleInc usuallycomesupisthepercei- kit to the customer through causeddue to the Covid-19pan- “Wheneverthereisacrisis- During the calendar year CFO, TCS, tells SHUBHRA TAN- plan to signapartnershipdeal on vedloss of customer owners- physicalmeans either by post demic. likesituation, thereisatendency 2020,CiCgrew 22.1percent,orRs DONinaninterviewthatthere are autonomouselectriccars by hipby thedistributionecosys- or courier.Acost-benefit CiCgrew by Rs3,23,003crore, forhouseholdsto latchontocash. 5,01,405 crore, to Rs 27,70,315 indicators to suggestthe growth March and startproduction temasissuanceofapolicy analysis conducted by NIR for or 13.2 per cent, to Rs 27,70,315 That is the reason there has been croreasonJanuary 1, 2021. is sustainable.Edited excerpts: around 2024inthe UnitedStates, digitallyisseenasonelessop- one of the largest insurance croreasonJanuary1,2021from an increase in demand forcash. CiC includes banknotesand VRamakrishnan localnewspaperKoreaITNews re- portunitytointeractwiththe playersshowedareductionof Rs24,47,312 croreasonMarch 31, Whatyouseeisnothingelsebuta coins. At present,RBI issues notes Despitesalaryhikes being portedonSunday. Thereportfol- customer.“Thenistheissueof printanddispatchcostbyover 2020,accordingtorecentdatare- precautionarymotiveover- in denominations of Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs rolledout, margins were lows astatement on Fridayfrom ‘unless Isee aphysical copy, 70,” he said. leasedbythe Reserve Bank of whelming everything,” Sabnavis 10,Rs20, Rs 50,Rs100,Rs200,Rs strong... signtheir products, services and Hyundai that it wasinearly talks India (RBI). said. 500and Rs 2,000.WITHPTI Thebiggestfactordrivingmar- supplychain etc. So, it is ongoing withAppleafteranotherlocalme- gins is growth whichwas seen and as important as areasofcost dia outletsaid the companies across verticals. 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Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 SPORT 13 Badminton fixing row: Players tanked Fightforspaceattheheart at Hong Kong, Macau and Lucknow ofCummins-Pujaracontest SHIVANI NAIK JANUARY 10

EIGHT INDONESIANS were sanctionedthis By exploring angles around offstump, pacer has testedtheIndian’s technique week formatchfixing and betting, in what is known in badminton doubles circles as “nyabon”. In apanel Integrity Unit investiga- SRIRAM VEERA Though he has pace, Cummins tion reportbythe Badminton World JANUARY 10 doesn’t blowawaythe batsman. Federationthat concludedafter eventsdat- ingasfar backas2015, thekingpin of this se- THE ENTIREbattle between PatCummins He alters their reality.Ball by ries of fixedmatches wasnamedasHendra and Cheteshwar Pujarahas narroweddown ball. He is notanoverwhelming Tandjaya (HT). to the smallestreal estate of trouble around forcebut acounterintuitive A32-year-old doublesfloater on the the offstump. Unlikemostbatsmen, Pujara lowercircuit, Hendratold investigators has near-total control over hishands. He explorer of angles, abowler who “nyabon” meant “playing amatchtofix a doesn’t chase balls (the shotinthe has made Pujarafeel notfear, particular result.” Melbourne chase wasanaberration), does- ‘Nyabon’ is inspired eitherfromthe n’t stab at them, doesn’t lethis hands wander but doubt. hornedtabbycat of the videogame ahead or away.The bat is tuckedin, held Bloodstained, lurking in wait to settle a softlytospongeout the venominamisbe- grudge, or simplymeans “sink (a game)” in having ball and is also the lastline of defence when he is slightlywider on the crease. He Sundanese languagefromwestern Java. In the interviewsconductedwith kingpinHendraTandjaya by investigators, ‘nyabon’ in case it tiltsintowards the offstump. The combines it with his release angle. He then But in the interviews conducted with worth95million rupiah were revealedacross 10 fixedmatches. Representational method has been his childhood friend, but sprinkles in some finger magic. Unlikesome Hendrabythe investigators, “nyabon” worth Cummins is nowforcing it to betray him. bowlers whose fingers slide down the seam 95 millionrupiah (INR4lakh96thousand) Though he has pace, Cummins doesn’t moreoften thannot,Cummins’s fingerprints were revealedacross 10 fixedmatches, and A32-year-old doubles floater on tigation states: “HT namedand discussed7 blowawaythe batsman. He alters their real- lead one to thewondrous worldof 4playerapproaches were turneddown, re- the lowercircuit, Hendratold other players (notthe subject of this hear- ity.Ballbyball. He is notanoverwhelming MohammadAsif. Theycut the ball in. They portedbywhistleblowers.Hendra admitted investigators “nyabon” meant ing) withwhomhehad engagedinactualor forcebut acounterintuitive explorer of an- rip it out.Significantly, theycan rip it out from to making “20 million rupiahinbetting” con- attemptedmatchfixing with him and oth- gles, abowlerwho has made Pujarafeel not awider angle of release. vincing compatriots to lose. “playing amatchtofix a ers, or that he knewhad betting accounts.” fear,but doubt. Cummins’ is alabour of crick- It’s notanillusion. The ball actuallydoes Four players neverrespondedtosum- particular result.” ‘Nyabon’ is Sometimes afix would fall through -like eting intelligence, amatter of working out come in the air from thatangle. Pujaraplays moning by the investigation panel, includ- with Aditiya Dwiantoro (AD).“HT had prom- barelyvisible flaws in Pujara, causing inter- the line. The past predictsbad news about ing 41-year-old IvandiDanang(ID), who inspired eitherfromthe horned isedhim money, but therewas notagood nal injuryrather than merebody blows. thefuture. Buthecan’t abandon his child- Hendracalled“boss” in the interviews after tabbycat of the videogame market,” the reportreads. At other times, los- It’s notaset-up. It isn’t about slippingin hood method, now. So,hepresses forward confessing to be ropedintofixing by him. Bloodstained, lurking in wait to ing needednoeffort. In his doubles matchat asurprise deviator from the norm;it’s not cautiously, peering across ever so carefully. Danang wasactive on thecircuit in 2010, Vietnam, Dwiantorowas told “toplaynor- about slanting afew balls in and then taking He knows theball will tail out but can’tbe went AWOL in 2013,and resurfacedin2016, settle agrudge, or simplymeans mallybecause Hendra knewADwould lose, one away.Pujaraismade of sterner stuffthan absolutelycertain of it. That angle of release at Hong Kong and Indonesia, whereHendra “sink (a game)” in Sundanese and HT had betonhim to lose.” Prior to the that. The king of patience doesn’t getdis- means the ball can justwaftinalong with is supposedtohavepulledoff twoofhis ear- languagefromwestern Java. tournament, Dwiantorodid notknow tracted so easily.That wasthe attempt in the the line and knockthe pad or the offstump liestfixes. Hendra. “AD neededthe moneybecause his lastseries in Australia. Lessons have been if he isn’t alert. Approaches to the whistleblower(WB) father had died.” learnt. PatCummins has dismissedPujara Cummins adds one final layertothis. He at Scottish Open in November 2015,atNZin Mixed doubles playerFadilla Affni’s (FA) Pujara’s method has one ‘flaw’. The need four timesthis series —caught behind keeps it backoflength to tryand upset August2017and US in July2017, were re- line with Mitra.dotand Temanjudi, wherehe grief waspreyed upon. “She washis mixed to hold the bat inside theline,onthe off- thrice and at gullyonce. AP file Pujara’s balance. Pujarahas ashortforward buffedand reportedtothe authorities. The held accounts. Hendra(HT) himself had doubles partner in the ChineseTaipei Open stumpline. It’s the fulcrum, the soul of his press and justfreezes therewhen the ball investigation said, “They(whistleblower) slowlybeinglured.“At firstIDhad asked HT 2017 who wasinfinancialdifficulty because technique. The bat is on that line; aball out- is shortoflength. It’s notfreezing out of have known HT since 2011 through junior to fixhis ownmatches, but HT had declined herparents had died. He had manipulated a side it is allowedtofly pastthe edge due to his tilt. He then layers it withcounterintuitive shockbut an attemptatstillness to holdhis badminton. In November 2015,during the because he did notwanttolet down his matchbut had miscalculated thescore.He abnormal control over his hands. Theydon’t deceptions. balance.When the ball straightens or comes early rounds of theScottish Open, theyre- sponsors. ID setupanonlineaccount to had asked her to score17inthe second set, jerk.The deviating ball can’t land akiss. in, he can tapthem away without much ceivedtextmessages from HT in whichhe transfer moneytoHT. The account allowed but his betwas for18inthe second set, and Pujaradoesn’t leave as manyballs as M Straight line, latecurve fuss.But Cummins’wider angle means the offered3000 (currency unknown) to lose HT to receive cash from an ATM. He also re- he had lostthe bet. As aresult, FA wasonly Vijaydid in his pomp. He likes to feel bat on Conventionally, bowlers come close to straightening is actually aleg cutter in many their firstmatch. The WB declinedand asked ceivedcash from ID in person whichwas paid expenses, but wanted moremoney.” ball, preferring to spongeout trouble rather the stumps when theywant to take the ball ways. HT to nevercontact them again.” usedtobet on badminton(and other sports), Agrippina Prima HarmantoPutera, son than outright rejection. He has built atech- away.It’s notonlyeasier to bend them away The betrayal starts now. The hip can and he usedtobet with ID. HT also received of former Indonesia coachSigit Pamungkas, nique around that basic urge.His game is to from there, but it also makes it curvelate threaten to open up. The hands starttoitch. Invitation to manipulate moneyintohis ownbank account,” the in- receivedasix-year ban and afine of USD playthe line and his carefully-constructed from astraight line. But Pujara’s method is Pujarapresses hardtokeep them in line. But At theUSOpeninJuly2017, Hendraoffered vestigation reveals of their conversations on 3000.Agrippina had betting accountsand technique allows himtodothat. It lets him built to handle this. The bat will be held in the finger-magic from that angle takesthe AUD3000tolose their firstmixed doubles Line app. Hendraadmitted he had betap- had asked Hendra forinformation about tapthem away,and hold his bat in line when line, and the ball can dink away,and lateat ball justabout away forthe fatalcollision match. ThereafterHendrawould inundate proximately20million rupiah (1 lakh INR) bets.Healso claimedtohaverefusedtomess the ball swings or seams away.Itletshim that.Noproblem. withthe edge.IfCummins had bowled this themwithmessagesrequestingthesamema- in his firstinterview. with amatchresult. push short-of-length balls to gullyorpoint. Cummins usuallycutsthe ball in when from closer to the stumps, the ball would nipulation.“Inparticular,HTinvitedtheWBto Hendra’s biggestsnarewould be the 2017 Agriprinnawas at the Cipayung National It lets him nourish his urge to playthe line, he goes close to thestumps. Mostbowlit comfortablycut away.Ifhedidn’thavethose secure ascore“under 14 14”atareducedoffer Hong Kong SuperSeries, whereheinduced Training Center and had wontwo titles with without danger.Until now. wider from the stumps and as batsmen it’s Asif-fingers, it would have been blunted by of AUD2500.” At the NewZealandOpen, partner Androw Yunantototankhis opener current WorldNo.1Marcus Gideonfrom Some have magicintheir fingers, some easier to play that angle, but whenithap- the bat on the off-stumpline.Pujarawould Hendra“invitedtheWBto manipulateamatch for10million rupiah (around INR 50,000). A 2011-3. Howeverhis career drifted. “Mymis- areintelligent;bowlerswho combine cere- pens from the stumps, the inward move- still have takenhis batawayfromdanger if by winning 21-16, 21-17.” fixatMacauwould fetchYunantoclose to take is notreporting. HowdoIreport? He bral and physical magic arerare. Cummins’ ment starts lateand the angle is tough to play. notfor Cummins’pace. Thereisnotimeto During the investigation, Hendrawould INR73,000.The duo would land up at Syed asked formatchfixing,Idon’t want to.Ithink game is built around making the batsmen Pujara’s game canstill handle this, thoughhe getout. Thereisnowheretogo. Pujara’s real fess up that while he setbetswith compa- Modi tournament in Lucknowand makeINR it’s justenoughtoleave it at that, it won’t be think the ball is goingtocomeinwith the will keep short-leg and the leg-side fielders estate of trouble might be reallytinybut nies, he would receive paymentsfrom 36000 eachfor athree-setloss. this big,” Agrippina told Bola Sports,adding line. LikeJasprit Bumrah, to an extent. His an- ever alert. Cummins’ arthas allowedhim to take over Danang or recoverhis outlaybybettingon- In what points to adeeper rot,the inves- he would appeal. gled release point suggests ahintofinward Cummins usuallygets the ball to go away the property. OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry &TLewis CROSSWORD 4324 DAYTODAY BYPETERVIDAL

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Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 SPORT 14 BCA to write BRIEFLY to BCCI Adrenalinerushendsminiclassic Serena,Osakatojoin about Hooda’s topmeninAdelaide Rohit looked in total control in second innings, before a moment of indiscretion brought about his downfall Sydney:Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak ‘misconduct’ Djokovic in playingapre-Australian SANDIPG SCORECARD Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide JANUARY10 afterserving their quarantine in the AUSTRALIA VS INDIA DEVENDRAPANDEY South Australian city,Tennis Australia MUMBAI,JANUARY10 LESS THAN 15 minutes and three overs be- SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND (TA) said on Saturday. The “A Dayat fore stumps, Rohit Sharma lethis instinct Toss: Australia, chose to bat the Drive”event will take place at the BARODA ALL-ROUNDER Deepak Hooda has conquer his reasoning. He wheeledawaya AUS1ST INNINGS 338 city’s Memorial Drive TennisCentre been pulled up for'misconduct' and 'walking pull shotintothe deep shadows on hisleg- IND 1STINNINGS 244 on Jan.29, aweek before the delayed away from responsibility' by the CEO of the side, wherepouncedMitchell Starc, seem- AUS2ND INNS 312/6d (o/n 103/2) Grand Slam gets underwayat statecricket association on Sunday. Aday ear- ingly outofnowhere, to complete acatch, MLabuschagnecsub(Saha)bSaini 73 Melbourne Park. lier,Hooda had written to theBaroda Cricket sliding on his knees, to end the Indian (118b,9x4) Association (BCA) to informthem about his opener’s mostfluent outing outside Asia till SSmithlbwbAshwin 81(167b,8x4,1x6) unavailabilitybecause captain Krunal Pandya date. The latewicketpushedIndia to 98/2 at MWadecsub(Saha)bSaini 4(11b,1x4) 80%wantOlympics had repeatedly abusedhim in front of other stumps, afterAustralia had setthem adaunt- CGreencsub(Saha)bBumrah 84 cancelledordelayed: playersandstoppedhimfromtraining.Hooda ing 407for avictory. (132b,8x4,4x6) has stepped out of thebio-bubble since. Itwasacruelendto aknockthatpromised TPainenotout 39(52b,6x4) Japanesesurvey In an email to Hooda, BCAchief executive so muchmore. Sharma wasinutter control ■ Extras (b1,lb4,nb3) 8 officer (CEO) Shishir Hattangadi said the issue fromthemomenthestrodeout.Hisdiscretion ■ FoW:1-16(Pucovski,5.5ov),2-35(Warner, Tokyo:About80%of peopleinJapansay of Hoodawalking out of the team, though he and judgement stood out;therewereno 9.2ov),3-138(Labuschagne,46.1ov),4-148 this year’sTokyoOlympicsshould be wasvice-captain,andgoingto themediawould fringesof extravaganceorindulgence,nothing (Wade,48.6ov),5-208(Smith,67.4ov),6-312 cancelledordelayedasworriesmount betakenupwiththeBoardofControlforCricket outrageous or out of the world, nothing that (Green,86.6ov) about arecordsurge in coronavirus in India and the IPL governingcouncil. troubledhim even fleetingly. But in the mid- ■Bowling:JBumrah21-4-68-1;MohdSiraj25- casesacrossthecountry,aKyodoNews "Thereisnoteam that doesn't have differ- dle of this dreamyknock, kickedinmomen- 5-90-1,NSaini16-2-54-2,RAshwin25-1-95-2 poll showedonSunday.The survey ences but to walk away andtalk to themedia tarymisjudgement,orasplit-secondstreakof found35.3%wanttheGamesto becan- givingonlyyourside of the storyisacaseof carelessness. When instinct overpoweredac- INDIA 2ND INNS 98/2 (Target407) celled and44.8% favoured another de- seekingunwarrantedpublicityandputtingself quired wisdom without anyapparent tussle. RSharmacStarcbCummins 52 lay. Theworld’s biggestmulti-sports before the game," Hattangadi wroteinthe The pull is to Rohit Sharmawhat afore- (98b,5x4,1x6) event,postponedlastyear,isscheduled email to Hooda.The CEO also mentionedthat hand chip is to RogerFederer.Hecould play SGillcPainebHazlewood 31(64b,4x4) to be held from July23-Aug. 8inthe he had had awordwith the IPL team Hooda the stroke with his eyes blindfoldedorlegs CPujaranotout 9(29b,1x4) Japanese capital. Prime Minister plays for(Kings XI Punjab). boundinchains. PatCummins’ shortball ARahanenotout 4(14b) Yoshihide Sugadeclaredastate of "Ihave hadachatwithyourfranchiseeand pausedinthe air afterlanding on middle and ■ Extras (lb1,nb1) 2 emergencyforthegreaterTokyoregion Ihaveenough reason to decipher that we will leg as if imploring Sharma to pull it intothe ■FoW:1-71(ShubmanGill,22.1ov),2-92(Rohit on Thursday andcouldextend the makesurewewritetothe BCCI of your mis- shadows in the fine-legregion. Sharma Sharma,30.2ov) measuretootherareas as Japan strug- conduct...After the feedback from the team swayed his body atrifle, got under the ball ■Bowling:MStarc6-0-27-0,JHazlewood8-3- gles to contain asurge in infections. management(andothers)Ihavereasonto be- and swivelled. Everything about the stroke 11-1,PCummins9-1-25-1,NLyon9-3-22-0,C Suga’ssupportratehas tumbledsince lieve we will take up this matter as seriously wasprecise,exceptfor the placement. Green2-0-12-0 he took office in September. REUTERS withintheassociationaswe willwiththeBCCI Sharmagaveadisbelievingstare.Whenhe Beforegetting out for52, Rohit Sharma wasuntroubledinhis 98-ball sojourn. AP Day5: LiveonSonySportsNetwork,5am and the IPL GoverningCouncil." walkedbacktothepavilion,hewouldhave re- Hooda'scommitmenttotheteamwasalso playedthatshotseveral timesinhis head and Messi,Griezmann questionedinthe email. cursedand cussedhimself. At the untimeli- abit and de Villiers took asliding catch, run- Those were momentswhen Sharma balls in the corridor. The bounce wasvari- netfourforBarca "By walking away from aresponsibility of nessofthe stroke,atthe imprecisionofthe ningnearly 20yards.Butherehehadonly him- could have stampedhis undisputed quality able, so he ditched his stapleon-the-rise vice-captaincyandleavingtheteambecauseof shot, at the sheer consequence of the stroke, self to blame. Forthe Cummins’ delivery had on matches, stabilisedhis role in the side, and drives, and instead leant intofuller deliveries. Barcelona:Lionel Messiand Antoine adifference youhavesent out amessagethat or at the inconsequenceofthat delivery.He little zip or zing, and Starchad to makeonlya silencedthe critics. Yet, thoseknocks ended Starcwas treated to abrace of gorgeous cover Griezmann eachscored twice as youholdyourself above theteamandthatem- had time to duck, space to leave,orhecould couple of steps. It wasneither alooseball, nor up as case studiesofself-inflicteddoom. drivesinanover. The firstwas ahalf-volley BarcelonathrashedGranada4-0 away bodiesyourattitudeandcommitmentto your have glideditfiner,asheoften does, he could aloose shot. It wasjustthe wrong shot at the Thereissomething inherentlytragic about a outside off-stump, whichhejustcoaxed on Saturdaytowin athirdconsecutive team," the email stated. have rolledhis wrists over it and kept it along wrongtime.Inthatsense,Sharma’sdeparture batsman consistentlydefeating himself, through the covers. Forthe next, his front- La Ligagamefor the firsttime this sea- "As an association and being custodians of the ground. He could have doneanything but seemedpredestined. when his owninstinctsconspirehis down- foot glidedout, before his hands justbrush- son. Griezmann openedthe scoring in thisgame,wewillfollowazero-tolerancepol- flayitstraightintothe hands of the fielder.An fall. Thereisnoallure to failure. strokeditthrough extracover.Inthe next the 12th minutewhile Messi struck icy on issues," Hattangadi, aformerMumbai opportunitytoascertain hisoverseas creden- Instances of indiscretion Yet, Sundayatthe SydneyCricketGround over,SharmaemphaticallypulledCameron twicebeforethe break to makeitfour batsman further,wrote. tials slippedthrough his hands. Such fleeting momentsofindiscretion wasanother moment when it seemedthat Green forasix. The brutal and the graceful, in goalsinhislasttwo matchesandgo top OnSaturday, inanemailsentto BCA,Hooda It wasnot the firsttime though that his define his overseascareer.Hecould rattleout no one else but Sharma could defeat Sharma. the space of sevenballs. of the league's scoring charts with11 made aseries of allegations againstPandya. favouritestrokehas forsaken him in acrucial quiteafew suchinstances.The return catch Forhewas utterly untroubledinhis 98-ball Gill’s departuresaw Sharma embrace a goals. Frenchforward Griezmann "Atthis moment, Iamdemoralised, de- hour of his career or amatch. Memoryrolls to Nathan Lyon in Adelaide 2014.The at- sojourn. He, or his opening partner Shubman moredefensive approach. Apartfromthe scoredasecondgoalafterhalftime.The pressedandunderpressure...atleast fromlast back to themorningoftheCenturionTest three temptedslash offShane Watson in Brisbane, Gill, wasundaunted by the monstrous score flickedfour offLyonthat ushered in his half- win put Barcelona four pointsbehind couple of days,myteam captain Mr Kurnal years ago, when he wasbatting fluidlyon47, the under-edged sweep in Sydney, or the Australia had setthem to chase, striking a century, he kept risksaloof. He seemedin- leadersAtleticoMadrid.Second-placed Pandiyahas been abusing languagetomein chasing 287, and attemptedtohookKagiso mosthideous of all,the heave offLyon, in- fine balancebetween attack and defence. clinedtobat out the dayand had he man- Real Madrid were onepoint behind frontofmyteammates and alsootherstates' RabadaandendeduplobbingacatchtoABde tendedtoplungeintothe Torrens riverout- Sharmahad lotoftimetohang backatthe aged it, India would have sparked faint hopes Atletico afterbeingheld at Osasuna to teams who have comefor participation at Villiers at fine-leg. At least, he could console side the Adelaide Oval but nestledinthe crease and defend. His footwork wasprecise, of afourth-innings heist. But that wasnot to 0-0. AFP Reliance stadium Vadodara," Hooda wrote. himself thinkingthatRabadahadhurriedhim hands of mid-wicket, in 2018. hands soft, and he did notreachout forthe be,ashis instinct conquered his reasoning.

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