instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 13 No. 109 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 3 September, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Narada sting operation: ED files prosecution complaint PM Modi releases special Rs 125 coin on against Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee among others ISKCON founder’s 125th birth anniversary New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday released a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The ED has filed a via video conferencing. Prabhupada founded the Prosecution Complaint International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) against Firhad Hakim, commonly known as the ‘Hare Krishna movement’. ISKCON has Subrata Mukherjee, translated the Shrimad Bhagavad Madan Mitra, Sovan Geeta and other Vedic literature in 89 languages, playing a stellar role Chatterjee and in the dissemination of Vedic literature across the world, the Prime Minister’s Quoting former prime minister Atal Bihari suspended IPS officer Office (PMO) had earlier said. The founder has Vajpayee, PM Modi said that Prabhupada also established over a hundred temples and arrived in New York with little idea about his SMH Mirza in wrote several books. Releasing the coin, PM next meal or where he will stay, and his Modi said, “Today we are celebrating 125th subsequent success in popularising ISKCON is connection with the birth anniversary of Srila Prabhupada. It is as if no less than a miracle. ISKCON has told the the joy of meditation/devotion and contentment world that for India, faith means zest, Narada sting operation have come together. Millions of followers of enthusiasm and faith in humanity, he said, and Kolkata. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Narada tape case. Srila Prabhupada Swami and Krishna devotees also lauded its service to people during various has filed a Prosecution Complaint under The ED had filed a chargesheet against case. are experiencing this feeling today all over the crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic. the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act Transport & Housing Minister Firhad world.” Lauding the religious organisation for Prabhupada was not only an extraordinary (PMLA) against Firhad Hakim, Subrata Hakim, Panchayat Minister Subrata its work and services, the prime minister said it devotee of Lord Krishna but was also a devotee Mukherjee, Madan Mitra, Sovan allegedly conducted in 2014 but the videos has played the role of a brand ambassador of to India, Modi said, noting his association with Mukherjee, former minister Madan Mitra, the freedom movement. Chatterjee and suspended IPS officer SMH former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee surfaced just ahead of the 2016 Assembly Indian traditions and values. Talking about Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy was also Mirza in connection with the Narada sting and IPS officer SMH Meerza. election in West Bengal. However, despite ISKCON’s global presence, Modi said he often facing opposition fire, the TMC won the gives the example of its success while speaking present on the occasion. Meanwhile, West operation case. WHAT IS THE NARADA CASE Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also The ED has "prayed" for awarding The Narada case pertains to a series of sting election with a two-thirds of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, a programme majority.According to the financial probe launched by his government to popularise inaugurated the “lotus feet” of Prabhupada on maximum punishment to the accused of operations conducted by Narada news in his 125th birth anniversary. The “lotus feet” has committing an offence of money agency, it was seen that the accused, in “made-in-India” products. “How we feel a West Bengal. The tapes showed 12 TMC sense of belonging and pride when we are been erected at a house in Tollygunge area in laundering and confiscation of the bribe ministers, leaders and an IPS officer their capacity as ministers and public servants, accepted bribes to favour a greeted with ‘Hare Krishna’ in foreign south Kolkata, where the founder Acharya was money accepted by the accused. accepting bribes from representatives of a born on September 1, 1896, a spokesman for the person who was posing as a representative countries. Imagine how we will feel if we find The complaint was filed before a special fictitious company in return for favours. the same familiarity for ‘made-in-India’ ISKCON said. Banerjee inaugurated the PMLA court in Kolkata a day after the ED of a company. This bribe money was footprints through virtual mode from Panagarh The sting operation, carried out by Narada laundered by the accused to enjoy the same products outside,” he said. Hare Krishna’ is the named two sitting Bengal ministers in a News portal CEO Mathew Samuel, was greeting offered by ISKCON members. in Paschim Bardhaman district. chargesheet filed in connection with the as untainted money. UP govt to train over 50,000 Government checking anti- youth under CM Apprenticeship EAM Jaishankar speaks to British Promotion Scheme national activities in Karnataka: Lucknow. In a bid to enhance employment CM Basavaraj Bommai prospects, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar counterpart Raab on situation in Afghanistan Pradesh government will provide training to Hubli. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj youths under the Chief Minister's Bommai on Wednesday said that his Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme New Delhi. External Affairs Minister S senior Taliban leader Sher government has kept a check on anti-national Under this scheme, youths will be provided Jaishankar spoke to his British Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai in Doha activities in the state. "The state police has apprenticeship training in the government, counterpart Dominic Raab on on Tuesday, in the first formal and been functioning in absolute coordination with non-government, cooperatives, corporations, Wednesday on the situation in pubicly acknowledged contact the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). That Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and private Afghanistan, their second such between the two sides. The meeting is how many indulging in anti-national sectors. As many as 50,000 youths will be conversation in a week. India has been took place at the Indian embassy in activities could be arrested. trained under the various initiatives run by in constant touch with all major Doha at the request of the Taliban side "Our police have kept a vigil in coastal and forest the Department of Micro, Small, and countries on the fast-paced and came two weeks after the outfit regions. We will not tolerate anti-national MSMEs to encourage skill development and developments in Afghanistan, seized control of Kabul. activities. We will always fight against these self-sufficiency. In addition, 35,000 people particularly after the Taliban took India has been a key stakeholder in divisive forces. These forces are handled with from the Industrial Development Department control of the country on August 15. Afghanistan and it has invested nearly the help of the NIA," Bommai said. Asked will receive apprenticeship training. Along "Nice speaking again to UK Foreign USD 3 billion in carrying out nearly about whether there are any intelligence inputs with industrial development and MSME, Secretary @DominicRaab. 500 projects across Afghanistan. The on terrorists entering the state from Kerala and apprenticeship training will be provided to Conversation focused on Afghanistan UN Security Council, under India's other states, he maintained that certain matters 37,000 young people in 18 additional related developments," Jaishankar presidency, on Monday adopted a cannot be discussed in public. "Special departments across the state. The youth will tweeted. The Jaishankar-Raab Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi. "Good to talk to resolution demanding that the attention has been given to coastal Karnataka also receive a training allowance of Rs 2,500 conversation came a day after the US Omani Foreign Minister @badralbusaidi. territory of Afghanistan not be used to region and forest areas," he reiterated. About during their training. Under the completed the withdrawal of its forces from Discussed Afghanistan and Covid. Thank threaten any country or shelter terrorists. the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to apprenticeship scheme, a training allowance Afghanistan, ending its two-decade war in Oman for supporting our repatriation There have been mounting concerns in India the state's Davanagere district, Bommai said: of Rs 2,500 will be given every month to the the country. The external affairs minister flights," Jaishankar tweeted. India has been over the possibility of rise in activities of "Amit Shah ji is taking part in various closely monitoring the unfolding youth undergoing training. In this, Rs 1,500 spoke to Raab on August 25 as well on the various terror groups, including Lashkar-e- developmental programmes. Other Union developments in Afghanistan. Indian per month will be given by the central Afghan crisis. On Wednesday, Jaishankar Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, from Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal met ministers will join him during the visit. We will government and Rs 1,000 by the state also spoke to Omani Foreign Minister Taliban-controlledAfghanistan. discuss the various state projects with them." government. The guidelines in this regard He also claimed that the ruling BJP will