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  P                      !         $((1 / Singh Chouhan is fielded from also inducted two SP leaders, Dina Patil, who had lost to seat in 1999 and # the seat. former UP Minister Ram Sakal Somaiya in the 2014 elections. 2014. he BJP has fielded rebel Another probable close Gurjar and ex-MLA Rajendra BJP-Sena together is pitted Commenting on denial of     TCongress MLC Dinesh contest is shaping up at the Singh, into the party with against Congress-NCP alliance ticket to Somaiya, BJP     Pratap Singh against UPA Kayastha-dominated Patna Union Minister Piyush Goyal in with 48 Lok spokesperson Madhav  $ % chairperson Sahib from where the BJP has claiming that their decision Sabha seats. The BJP is con- Bhandari said all decisions &!'  from Rae Bareli and well- fielded Union Minister Ravi showed the Narendra Modi testing three out of six seats in related to fielding candidates   (  known Bhojpuri actor and Shankar Prasad against whom Government’s all-round Mumbai and sharing rest three are taken by the party’s Central    singer Dinesh Lal Yadav, alias “Bihari Babu” Shatrughan acceptability. with the Sena. Parliamentary Board.    O$ Nirahua, against Samajwadi Sinha, who quit BJP and like- Kotak’s candidature came “A lot of thought process     Party chief ly to join Congress this week, as a big shock to Somiaya, who goes into selection of a candi-   # from Azamgarh as the ruling is to re-contest. had already started gearing up date. Only our national presi- NDA and the Opposition par- ’s dogged oppo- for his poll campaign. In the dent can comment over why        ties set their eyes on giving sition to the BJP’s sitting MP run-up to the 2017 BMC elec- Somaiyaji is not fielded this  !"  tough challenges to stalwarts of from Mumbai North-East Kirit tions, which the BJP and the time,” Bhandari said. #$#%#& + either sides. Somaiya, a known critic of Sena had contested separately, Senior BJP leader Vinod  ,  Prem Singh Shakya of the Sena Chief Udhav Thackrey, Somaiya had talked about Tawde said the decision to      BJP will take on SP patriarch compelled the BJP to drop “mafia of Bandra” which were deny ticket to Somaiya was  -   Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has him from the contest. The perceived to be directed at taken considering the “ground #  shifted from Azamgarh to party fielded BMC corporator Sena president Uddhav realities”.   ./&   Mainpuri. Manoj Kotak in his place. The party ended long- Thackeray whose resident Out of the six Assembly  -  + ,O In another key contest, the The BJP, which released its pending suspense and con- “Matoshree” is located in sub- constituencies in Mumbai,   & 0 # Congress has fielded leading 16th list, announced six can- ceded to Sena’s demand when urban Bandra. three segments are currently farmer leader didates which included one it dropped its articulate and a Interestingly, Kotak was held by the BJP, while the Sena    '! against Union Minister Nitin from Maharashtra (North-East prominent face from Mumbai the first BJP leader reported to and the Samajwadi Party hold    Gadkari from Nagpur. Mumbai) Kotak and five from North-East Somaiya and chose have raised his voice against an two seats and one seat, respec- #%(#$$ )##% +  While Congress heavy- UP including Chandra Sen a lesser face and BMC corpo- alleged multi-crore scam in tively.    weight and former Chief Jadun (Firozabad), Prem Singh rator Kotak. the Sena-ruled BMC. The BJP has renominated -   Minister Digvijay Singh has Shakya (Mainpuri), VP Saroj Kotak, who is the group Sena workers had threat- its MPs from Mumbai North       been nominated from Bhopal, (Machhlishahr SC), Dinesh leader of the BJP in the civic ened not to campaign for the and Mumbai North Central -     BJP sources said the contest Pratap Singh, and Dinesh Lal body, would take on Nationalist BJP if Somaiya was repeated seats but put delete button on   - may become interesting in case Yadav. Congress Party (NCP) candi- from the constituency. Somaiya Somaiya’s candidature on Sena’s    # *+ former Chief Minister Shivraj During the day, the BJP date and former MP Sanjay had won Mumbai North-East insistence.   O  P       ''  '31'  ''  '31' hot Wednesday noon saw ,  $( proposal was hanging fire for APrime Minister Narendra n a fierce counter-attack, (1 /20 /$ 3$ more than a decade. Given the Modi firing a broadside at IBengal Chief Minister urgent requirement, the Indian Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Mamata Banerjee on Thursday n a major boost to the Indian government last year gave the Banerjee and the Congress for called Narendra Modi a liar of INavy’s air prowess, the US nod for a government to gov- trying to “weaken and demean” the first order whose term in has approved the sale of 24 ernment deal with the US for the armed forces, trampling his office had already expired multi-role MH-60 ‘Romeo’ buying 24 helicopters in fly Bengal under dynastic rules, making him fit to be called an Seahawk helicopters worth away condition. and perpetrating a corrupt “expiry babu”. over 2.6 billion dollars. The The MH-60 helicopters are regimes. Modi called Mamata Mamata said, “If Modi and helicopters will replace the manufactured by US firm “speed breaker” in the path of his fascist party returned to ageing British manufactured Lockheed Martin. development. power, they will permanently Sea King helicopters now used The Government to Addressing two mammoth dismantle democracy from for anti-submarine operations. Government deal known as rallies — one at Siliguri in .” Besides detecting and hit- Foreign Military Sale (FMS) North Bengal from where he Throwing an “open chal- ting submarines, the new heli- makes it duty bound for the US kick-started his election cam- lenge” and inviting the Prime copters can also attack warships government to stand guarantee paign for the State, and the sec- Minister in a nationally tele- and carry search and rescue for all the aspects of the con- ond under a sweltering-hot               vised debate, Mamata said, missions. tract including timely delivery, sun at the Brigade Parade    !  "   #   $    “You (PM) are a liar who ped- India had cleared the deal availability of spare parts and Ground in — the %   &' dles falsehood to win elec- ruin the country’s democratic fully forgetting about the last year. The US nod signifies other related issues. The Prime Minister said “India” and tions.” tradition if allowed to retain Deputy Chief Minister of growing strategic and defence approval on Tuesday came fol- more so “Bengal” have been strike at the heartland of terror er has to be removed. I am Wondering why the Prime power for the second time.” Assam whose name is also ties between the two nations. lowing India’s request to hasten trampled by dynastic rules. in Pakistan, or encouraging the waiting for this speed-breaker Minister was not being acted Returning fire on patrio- there in the list.” The Navy was in desperate the process keeping in mind its In an apparent reference to scientists to test the anti-satel- to go so that development can upon for breaking the electoral tism, she said, “Modi questions Attacking the Prime need for modern anti-subma- navy’s operational require- the Congress high command, lite system catapulting India gather speed and poverty is model code by raising issues our credentials but I ask you Minister for leading the party rine warfare capable multi- ments especially with China he said, “One dynasty is so among the most powerful eliminated. If poverty is elim- related to the armed forces, whose friends murdered of looters, she said, “All the chit role helicopters as the Sea increasing its maritime foot- much tainted by corruption nations of the world which has inated Didi’s policies will be Mamata asked, “Why the India Gandhiji adding “we will not fund wallas and criminals have Kings procured more than 35 prints in the strategically that the entire family has to be of late been watching us with scrapped.” Army should be called a Modi take lessons of nationalism crossed over to BJP.” years ago were in the last stages important Indian Ocean currently out on bail.” He went dismay?” On the ponzi scam he said, Sena. There an Army jawan from you.” She also pointed out that of their operational life. The region. on to add, “A dynasty of aunt- He wondered whether they “Didi’s Ministers, officials and sacrifices his life, gives his Addressing a massive elec- according to a CBI chargesheet, and-nephew (TMC MP are targeting him because his aides ran away with the money blood for the security of this tion rally at Dinhata in the BJP candidate of Abhishek Banerjee) has tram- Government gave homes, of my poor brothers and sisters. country and here a politician Coochbehar bordering Assam, Coochbehar Nishit pled Bengal like never before cooking gas, toilets to the poor They have looted uses that sacrifice for political she said, “If he (Modi) and his Pramanik (a former TMC which is why the people of this or made the dreams of com- the poor people,” adding every- purposes.” party (BJP) come to then they leader) was running multiple State have made up their mind mon Indians come true. one will finally be brought to She said, “Modi is trying to will devour democracy in cases of human trafficking,” to throw them out once and for Attacking Mamata for run- book. use air strike and surgical strike India. There will be no election, dacoity etc., against ever.” ning a Government of chit Resurrecting the issue of for votes, now he will see ‘vot- no right of common man,” his name. Wondering as to why these fund scamsters Modi said, “You Balakot air strike, the Prime ers’ strike’ that will throw him adding, “I am being targeted so Attacking the Prime grand alliance of “the thugs” are have a Didi in Bengal who acts Minister said the Opposition out of power.” much because I am raising the Minister for spreading lies the after him shouting ‘Modi hatao’ as the speed-breaker in the path parties, including the Congress Attacking the Prime right issues and telling you the Bengal Chief Minister said, “I (oust Modi), the Prime of the State’s development by and Mamata’s TMC, went about Minister for questioning the truth.” am ashamed to think of a Minister asked: “Is that because not allowing the Central insulting our armed forces by patriotism of the Opposition Attacking the Prime Prime Minister who only ped- I have committed the sins schemes to reach the common demanding the proof parties, Mamata said, “You call Minister for blaming Mamata dles lies not only about the strengthening the armed forces, households. Now a time has of air attack in Pakistan terror yourself a chowkidar, but you for promoting chit fund culture Opposition but also his claimed letting the armed forces to come when this speed-break- camps. are actually a fascist, who will in Bengal, she said he is bliss- successes.”             ' $((1 / laptops which were stolen from Shakurpur Basti and Rama   &/ ,& fulfilled 18 of the 36 big he Delhi Police has arrest- Krishna Ashram. promises made in its manifesto Ted two notorious mem- According to Vijay Kumar, hief Minister Bhupesh for the recently concluded bers of the Thak Thak gang the Deputy Commissioner of CBaghel on Wednesday Assembly elections. who knock on car windows to Police (DCP), South district, urged youth to take up agri- He said people must have distract the attention of the gang members were inter- culture as an employment patience to see the remaining motorists in order to rob them. cepted when a team of Special avenue, claiming that his getting fulfilled in years They are a big menace in Staff saw a scooty and signaled Government by fixing 2,500 to come. the national Capital as unsus- its driver to stop but they tried as minimum support price On the Nyuntam Aay pecting people keep falling to flee and were nabbed by (MSP) for paddy made it a Yojana (NYAY), recently prey to their machinations. police team after a brief chase. viable job option. promised by Congress presi- Members of the Thak Thak “During interrogation both The Chief Minister for the dent Rahul Gandhi, the Chief gang frequently change their the accused revealed they had first time after assuming the Minister said the scheme was area of operation and rope in committed several such inci- office interacted live on social meant for poorest of the poor new members for the job. dents in Delhi and neighbour- media platforms Facebook and A number of questions and around 5 crore people of The two arrested members ing areas,” said the DCP, adding Twitter with people and were raised by unemployed the country would benefit from have been identified as P Silva one of the criminals would answered their queries about youth who wanted to know the scheme. and P Chandru, both residents knock on the window of the car the performance of his gov- CM’s plan about job creation, The Facebook live got of Madangir in South Delhi. and persuade the motorist to ernment’s 70-day rule. to which the CM pointed out 18,000 views. However, he Both brothers in their mid 20s come out, citing a problem with During the almost half an that since 80% of the State pop- could not go live on Twitter but were nabbed by the sleuths of the vehicle. hour- long program, the live ulation is dependent on agri- took questions with hashtag South district police with their According to senior police activities of these gangs. Also in their modus operandi as vehicles are distracted by their received more than 5,000 com- culture, they should consider it #BhupeshHazirHai equipment — engine oil bottle, official of the Delhi Police, all there should be electronic sur- they keep lurking near busy alibis and by the time ments mostly from as a career option. The CM has 2,68,000 fol- a catapult and a needle — in police stations and district veillance on their activities as inter-sections, bridges and even victims realise what is amiss, Shikshakarmis, Government On unfulfilled poll promis- lowers in his official Facebook their possession. Police have crime units have been asked to they hunt in groups. near less frequented places and they disappear,” said a police employees and youth of the es, Baghel said that Congress page while 66,000 followed also recovered from them three keep a close watch on the “There is a definite pattern they strike when those in the official. State. Government in the State had him on Twitter.    !"  

     made in several laws by the used for the purchase of these  ! Central Government will have bonds,” it said. “serious repercussions” on The government said  "    transparency. under the new system, the  O   A bench headed by Chief political party must now dis-  $((1 / &    Justice Ranjan Gogoi close the receipt of money  P% Wednesday said it will hear the through electoral bonds and he CBI has announced a  '      pleas challenging the validity of must account for the same. Treward of five lakh to any- ((  *  the Centre’s decision on “The Electoral Bonds is a one who can provide any infor- issuance of electoral bonds for positive step in the right direc- mation leading to the arrest of    $((1 / political funding on April 5. tion to ensure accountability dubious preacher Virender Dev    It told advocate Prashant and transparency in conduct- Dixit who is alleged to have he Union Government on Bhushan, appearing for one of ing elections. The need to raped his disciples.    TWednesday opposed in the the petitioners, Association for bring about such a change was The agency has urged the Supreme Court the concerns Democratic Reforms (ADR), felt as the measures that exist- citizens to share any information him in Nepal,” a High Court Vihar police station in Rohini raised by the Election an NGO, that the matter would ed on the book were either not with the agency on phone 011- bench had said. by re-registering them, CBI Commission on issuing elec- be heard by an appropriate and “the unaccounted-for The affidavit said that con- enough or were proving to be 24368657, Fax 01124368662 The agency had issued two officials said. toral bonds and justified the bench on Friday. monies received by political sidering the need to impart ineffective/insufficient in deal- and email [email protected], Look Out Circulars on January The two cases are against changes in law saying it was “a In its affidavit, the Centre parties were also spent without greater accountability in fund- ing with the menace of cor- which can lead to his arrest, CBI 22, 2018 and February 22, 2019 Dixit for alleged rape and crim- pioneer step” to bring poll has said the electoral bonds being accounted for, thus cre- ing of political parties as well ruption in Elections,” it said. spokesperson Nitin Wakankar against him but to no avail. inal intimidation, while one reforms “ensuring transparen- “attempt at bringing greater ating/enabling a parallel econ- as to maintain the anonymity The government said that said. An Interpol Blue notice to case is against unidentified cy” and “accountability” in transparency, ensuring KYC omy, as it were, through the use of the donor, a mechanism of it had notified the scheme The identity of the person locate him has also been issued people for allegedly obstructing political funding. compliance and keeping an of unaccounted for cash”. political funding by way of elec- after due consultations with providing information will be on the request of the CBI on the work of a high court- The Government in its audit trail in comparison to the “It is submitted that con- toral bonds was introduced. concerned stakeholders and kept secret, Wakankar said. March 26, 2018. appointed committee which fresh affidavit said that the earlier opaque system of cash trary to the concerns raised by “Under the present system, even the poll panel was also In March, the CBI told the The Delhi High Court had went to the ashram on massive amount of political donations. the Election Commission of electoral bonds can be issued briefed on Electoral Bonds by Delhi High Court that its efforts on December 20, 2017 directed December 19, 2017. donations were earlier made in “Accordingly, the concern India, the amendments in the only by an authorised bank, the Secretary, Department of to locate 77-year-old Dixit, the CBI to investigate the alleged The High Court had asked cash by individuals or corpo- of the Election Commission of respective legislatures have being the State Bank of India. Economic Affairs in September who had allegedly confined illegal confinement of girls and the CBI to investigate the FIRs rates using “illicit means of India that electoral bonds will been made and the Electoral All payments made for the of 2017. several women at his ashram, women in the ashram where lodged in Delhi against the funding” under the old system enable foreign companies to Bond Scheme has been intro- issuance of the electoral bonds The BJP-led NDA govern- Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa they were kept in “animal-like” Rohini-based so called ashram and unaccounted black money influence Indian policies is duced, as a pioneer step in are accepted only by means of ment had announced electoral Vidyalaya, in Rohini here, have conditions behind metal doors and its founder- head Dixit and was pumped in for financing without any legal or factual bringing electoral reforms, to a demand draft, cheque or bonds in the earlier budget, not yielded results so far. in the fortress like building the daily diary entries relating elections. merit,” it said. ensure that the spirit of trans- through the Electronic claiming that the scheme would “The agency has informed surrounded by barbed wire. to complaints of missing girls, The Centre’s stand is sig- The government said there parency and accountability in Clearing System or direct debit clean up political funding. The that Dixit is absconding and has The CBI has taken over commission of sexual offences nificant as the poll panel in its was unregulated flow of Black political funding is main- to the buyers’ account. No government’s move was resist- not joined investigation and probe into the three FIRs reg- and even a case of suicide affidavit said that the changes money under the old system tained,” it said. Black money can, therefore, be ed by opposition parties. efforts are being made to trace istered by Delhi Police at Vijay there. "(    )*+   7  a lesson to both the JD(U) and The RLSP chief also through his contacts in the cor- $2$((1 / the BJP which have been jointly announced his candidates for porate world.  7  from the Arunachal West Lok “Was 1.8 crore of hard cash conspiring to finish me off polit- West Champaran and East Kushwaha dodged the $((1 / Sabha constituency. being transferred for the rally of ormer Union Minister and ically by destroying my party. Champaran seats Brajesh queries, claiming Singh has Surjewala showed two PM Modi in Pasighat today, per- FRashtriya Lok Samata Party “I will be thrashing a JD(U) Kumar Kushwaha and Akash been a dedicated member of ongress on Wednesday videos purportedly showing sonally in the CM’s convoy and (RLSP) chief Upendra candidate in Karakat and Kumar Singh respectively. The our party and Madhaw Anand Calleged that a “cash for the cash being recovered in the in the safe hands of BJP presi- Kushwaha on Wednesday trouncing the BJP candidate in party had earlier announced the will soon be rewarded for his votes” scam was busted in presence of officials of the dent. Where did such a large announced that he will be con- Ujiyarpur. That way I would candidature of its state president services rendered to the party. Arunachal Pradesh with the Election Commission, the local amount come from?” Surjewala testing from two constituencies prove my political point, “ said Bhudeo Chaudhary from Jamui You would not be able to con- recovery of Rs 1.8 crore in cash administration and the police. asked. Surjewala also asked in Bihar — his sitting seat of Kushwaha whose party is a (reserved) constituency. ceive the magnitude of the from Chief Minister Pema The party did not vouch for the whether this cash was reportedly Karakat besides Ujiyarpur, part of the opposition The candidates for both honour we are going to bestow Khandu’s convoy and asked the authenticity of the videos, say- transferred for Modi’s morning where he would be pitted Mahagathbandhan (grand West Champaran and East on him, he said. poll panel to register a case ing they were available on rally in Pasighat. against State BJP chief alliance) and contesting a total Champaran were introduced as Anand, notably, was seat- against Prime Minister social media. It also claimed the “Isn’t concealing and Nityanand Rai. of five seats . educationist, well-respected in ed beside Kushwaha while he Narendra Modi as well as the raid was conducted after Youth that a case be registered against hoarding cash during an elec- The announcement of the Speculations have been rife the area and the son of senior made the announcements. Chief Minister and his deputy. Congress workers complained the prime minister, the chief tion a ‘corrupt practice’ and a RLSP list of candidate met that Kushwaha had been skep- Congress leader Akhilesh The announcements also draw Accusing the BJP of using to authorities in Pasighat. minister and the deputy chief serious violation of law under with a massive controversy tical of his victory from his sit- Prasad Singh respectively. the curtains on prospects of “money power” to woo voters Alleging a cash for votes minister. “Why is the Election Section 123(1) of the over candidature of Akash ting seat which has a sizeable The candidature of Singh, Ram Kumar Sharma, the in the northeast, Congress scandal in Arunachal Pradesh, Commission sleeping and not Representation of the People Singh, son of Congress Rajya population of the upper castes a greenhorn, evoked a barrage Sitamarhi MP, who had chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “Facing immi- taking action in the matter and Act 1951 and Section 171B of Sabha MP Akhilesh Singh from traditionally supporters of the of questions from journalists remained with the RLSP dur- Surjewala said Rs 1.8 crore was nent defeat, a desperate BJP is not registered a case so far. the IPC and a solid ground for East Champaran. Akash is not BJP and its allies. The RLSP who sought to know when did ing the tumult it experienced allegedly recovered from the resorting to ‘money power’ in Why is the case being hushed termination of candidature?” even a member of the RLSP, had fought the 2014 Lok Sabha the Congress leaders son join recently on leaving the NDA. chief minister’s convoy in the northeast. “A midnight up?” he asked. he sought to know. and that sources said Congress polls as an NDA ally. Ujiyarpur, the RLSP. They also questioned Both RLSP MLAs and its sole Pasighat around midnight, raid on the convoy of BJP’s According to the Congress Surjewala alleged the BJP is forced and bargained it hard comparatively, has a larger whether the candidature of MLC have already announced hours before Modi was to Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema leader, the videos emerged on trying to hush up the matter with Kushwaha to filed a party population of the OBCs espe- the partys national general sec- that they would remain with address a rally there on Khandu, Deputy CM Chowna social media and showed the and sought to know whether nominee against Union cially his Koeri community. retary Madhaw Anand was the NDA and seek recognition Wednesday morning. Mein and BJP Arunachal cash being counted by police the prime minister knew about Minister Radha Mohan Singh. Kushwaha resigned from cancelled in view of a contro- as an independent group. Khandu and his deputy President Tapir Gao has found officers in the presence of the stacks of cash being “trans- Making the announcement the Union council of ministers versy that had arisen in the The party MP from Chowna Mein should be imme- Rs 1.8 crore in stacks of hard Election Commission’s ferred”. “If yes, an FIR should at a press conference in Patna, and quit the BJP-led coalition wake of some dissident leaders Jehanabad Arun Kumar had diately sacked, he said and also cash that exposes the brazen Expenditure Officer Samrita be immediately filed against Kushwaha insisted that he was last year after being offered alleging that the ticket for the severed his ties with the RLSP sought the termination of the corruption and poll violation, Kaur Gill. Pasighat Deputy PM Narendra Modi, Arunachal not contesting from more than only two seats to contest, seat had been sold for a huge long back though his efforts at candidature of Tapir Gao, the as PM Modi holds a rally in Commissioner Kinny Singh is CM Prema Khandu and BJP’s one place out of fear of defeat though he had three MPs in the amount of funds that Anand getting accommodated in the BJP’s Arunachal Pradesh pres- Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.” heard talking in the video and Arunachal Pradesh President from his sitting seat but to teach outgoing Lok Sabha. had gathered for the party Mahagathbandhan bore no fruit. ident who has been fielded He said the party demands stacks of cash are visible, he said. Tapir Gao,” he said. ,#    O  +.  P --    #        ter of current generation of the investors were insisting that the      $((1 / family. Periodically tenancies Central Government amalga- New Delhi: Deaths from cae- The study titled “Too much ow do parties and politi- are created in favour of persons mate two companies and thus sarean sections are higher in care? Private health care sector n its bid to accord the ‘organised service’ status and Hcians fund themselves? many of whom needed help out of the amalgamated assets, low and middle-income coun- and surgical interventions dur- +   Irelated benefits to thousands of Central Paramilitary Indian political parties were when UPA was in power. A the duped investors be paid. tries, suggesting a threat to the ing childbirth in India,” was Group A officers of the executive cadre, the Centre traditionally funded with cash capital creation programme Till 2014, the UPA lives of women and babies carried out by IIM-A faculty  7  $((1 / has directed the chiefs of the Central Forces to send i.e. black money. Many have was launched. Rentals are Government did not take any there, as per a study in the member Ambrish Dongre and proposals detailing the list of eligible officers. now tried to get tax paid money paid by obliging tenants in action. The investment of polit- recent issue of The Lancet jour- doctoral student Mitul Surana. tussle has emerged between the The move is prompted by a Supreme Court order due to the legislative changes advance. It is unlikely that the ical equity have brought nal. The study found “a woman ACentre and Delhi Government over for grant of the organised service status to these offi- and have started accepting tenants ever needed to live in returns. It is only when the All the deaths following opting for private facility is the recruitment process in Central uni- cers which will lead to grant of Non-Functional donations either by cheque or Delhi because they have had no NDA Government under Shri caesarean section could be 13.5-14 percentage points more versities regarding which the HRD Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional through electoral bonds. business operation in Delhi. Narendra Modi was formed attributed to postpartum haem- likely to undergo an unplanned Ministry has sought the Election Selection Grade (NFSG). While NFFU will lead to That, however, still does Not only did they pay large that the Department of orrhage (32 per cent), pre- C-section (compared to public Commission’s nod to start process as the an enhanced pay after a certain number of years even not fully answer the question. quantum of rentals as advance Company Affairs passed the eclampsia (19 per cent) and facilities)”. model code of conduct is in effect. if the officers are not actually promoted due to pauci- How many politicians lead a through make believe tenan- amalgamation order which has sepsis (22 per cent), and 14 per The figure is based on the The Delhi government has objected ty of senior posts, NFSG will ensure an upgrade in comfortable life without having cies, they also apparently paid been upheld by the Mumbai cent to anaesthesia related caus- fourth round of the National to the Centre’s request, saying the EC the rank of Selection Grade despite lack of vacancy any apparent and declared for a large number of employ- High Court and is now pend- es. Family Health Survey (NFHS), should not grant permission. In a letter to for higher positions. source of income? The Nehru- ees who managed the estate. ing challenge in appeal before This observation rings carried out in 2015-16, which Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday directed Gandhi family has been The amount collected from the Supreme Court. If the alarm bell for India where found that 40.9 per cent births Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish the chiefs or Directors General (DsG) of the five described by its supporters as these tenants through advance Government succeeds, the number of babies born through in private facilities in India were Sisodia said that the AAP government Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) — CRPF, BSF, India’s first family. It, therefore, rentals and subsequently, the duped investors will get their caesarean section increased through C-section as against does not agree to the proposal of MHRD ITBP, SSB and CISF — to forward proposals con- should be a role model. Pt. tenancies enabled the creation investment back. You needed from nine per cent in 2005-6 to 11.9 per cent in public facilities. for seeking permission to complete the taining details of officers eligible for benefits of Non- Motilal Nehru gave up his law of the capital. Several crores of a ‘Chowkidar’ to catch a ‘Chor. 18.5 per cent in 2015-16. Quoting NFHS, the IIMA recruitment process in the colleges of Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non- practice 98 years ago. Pt. this capital thus created was ‘With regard to Unitech, the This was highlighted in a study says that a natural birth Delhi University in the midst of elections Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). Jawahar Lal Nehru was a tall invested with the real estate less said the better. series of three papers pub- in private facility costs, on an and when the poll code is in force. “I once The Ministry has directed that these details are political leader who was never company under cloud and Besides the 2G involve- lished in the same journal last average, Rs 10,814, while a C- again reiterate that Election Commission required to be submitted to it by Thursday and also a practicing lawyer nor was which, like the tenants, entered ment at the time the favours year, which also found that C- section costs Rs 23,978. should not grant permission to such asked them to treat the matter “top priority”. A copy Indiraji ever involved in any into a ‘sweetheart deal’ that were shown, many flat buyers section use almost doubled “The supplier-induced requests,” Sisodia said in the letter. of the order is with The Pioneer. professional or business activ- from the moment the pro- had been duped, their monies worldwide between 2000 and demand driven by financial In a letter to the poll panel, the min- The apex court had in February upheld a Delhi High ity. The late Shri Rajiv Gandhi posed buyer paid the advance siphoned off and the banks 2015. incentives especially when istry said, “In view of the UGC mandate Court verdict on the subject and agreed that all the was an Indian Airlines pilot for towards the real estate to be were not paid back. The pro- The study found that patient has limited information to provide teaching and non-teaching fac- CAPFs be recognised as “organised services”, saying it a brief period and, thereafter, purchased, one was paid back moters, including one with maternal deaths in low and is probably an important expla- ulty before start of new academic year in will remove stagnation, ensuring the promotion and he was in full time politics. On annually under an ‘assured whom Rahul Gandhi signed middle-income countries are nation” for higher rate of C- June, 2019, the Election Commission of other service-related benefits to officers in the same post. the basis of the available infor- income programme’. He thus the arrangement, is still in 100 times higher, particularly in section birth in private facilities, India is requested to give its clear- The Delhi High Court on March 15 had asked mation, neither Smt. Sonia got back a large part of his prison. Under the ‘sweetheart sub-Saharan Africa and the it further says. ance/permission from Model Code of the Centre to file a compliance affidavit on the sub- Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi investment and the real estate. deal’ out of the instalments Middle East, than in some “When medically justified, Conduct for starting/continuing the ject after a retired and a serving officer of these forces have ever worked for a living. Amongst the names of the paid, most have been repaid high-income countries, and C-sections prevent maternal recruitment process for regular teaching filed a contempt petition before it saying the gov- For generations the family tenants, the critical person is back under the ‘assured income that a third of all babies in some and perinatal mortality and and non-teaching vacant posts in central ernment has not complied with its directions. did not earn from any com- Jignesh Shah of FTIL and the scheme.’ Capital creation regions do not survive cae- morbidity. But if performed universities”. The SC had held that Group ‘A’ officers of the mercial ventures. They were in real estate developer is M/s. through ‘sweetheart deals’ is sarean section. when not needed, they impose The appointments for teaching posts CAPFs should be given all benefits, including NFFU public service. Most people in Unitech builder through Sanjay exactly what Rahul’s brother- Yet another study by Indian huge burden on the mother in central universities were put on hold from 2006 in terms of the 6th pay commission. The public life sacrifice their com- Chandra. Who else would enter in-law did. Institute of Management- and the child that go beyond in July last year in view of a judgement SC had also upheld the Delhi HC’s two verdicts by mercial careers and lead a fru- into such a ‘sweetheart deals’ Here is a man who makes Ahmedabad points out that large out-of-pocket expenses,” of the Allahabad High Court in April which it had granted “organised service” status to these gal life. Most members of the except the ‘fly-by-night’ oper- reckless allegations without there were as many as nine lakh the study states. 2017. The court quashed the provisions forces and also to the officers of the Railway Protection Nehru-Gandhi family studied ators who needed State patron- any basis. It was no rocket sci- “preventable” unplanned “For the newborn, it means of UGC guidelines which prescribed that Force (RPF). outside the country for the last age? ence for him to know who were Caesarean section (C-section) delayed breastfeeding, lower the cadre or unit for determining reser- NFFU is a concept introduced in the 6th pay four generations. Not many of conferring him with largesse. deliveries out of 70 lakh in pri- birth weight, respiratory mor- vation roster points should be ‘universi- commission and was granted to what the government them excelled in scholarship, Compromise of public He aspires to be a Prime vate hospitals in India in one bidities, increased rate of hos- ty/college’ and not ‘department’, a letter termed as Group “A” organised services. with Panditji as an exception. interest through such ques- Minister. Such aspirants like year, driven mainly by “finan- pitalisation, lower Apgar scores by ministry to the EC said. The letter was Under NFFU, if all the officers of a particular batch All have led more than a com- tionable deals Caesar’s wife must be beyond cial incentives.” and its implication in the long sent to the EC on April 1 and a reply is cannot move up the ladder owing to lack of vacan- fortable life. They enjoyed Besides the reasonable suspicion. They must be Such “medically unjusti- run,” it says. awaited. cies and only one does, the others will automatical- vacations at multiple domestic apprehensions of the tenancies unsuspectable. With tainted fied” births not just Ministry officials said the EC has ly get financial upgradation as the one promoted. and international locations. being an investment of ‘politi- hands, he must at least remem- cause “large out-of- already given clearance to Indian The recognition will also enable CAPF officers cal equity’ by those entering ber that ‘people in glass hous- pocket expenses” but Institutes of Science Education and to get better deputation opportunities in other gov- The expose into the ‘sweetheart deals’, what es do not throw stones.’ The also “delayed breast- Research (IISERs) and National Institutes ernment departments that will help them gather An expose by media organ- happened to Jignesh Shah? He ‘Chowkidar’ has finally caught feeding, lower birth- of Technology to start recruitment knowledge and expertise of different domains besides isations revealed that the fam- had two companies - one with a ‘Chor.’ weight, respiratory mor- process. The HC order was later upheld also getting more posts at the command level in com- ily owned a farm house in large quantum of assets and the bidities” among other by the Supreme Court in July and a parison to the IPS officers on deputation to the para- South Delhi which is now other which had ostensibly (The writer is a Union troubles for the new- review petition filed by the government military forces. owned by the brother and sis- duped lakhs of investors. The Finance Minister) born, it says. was rejected. RAIPUR | THURSDAY | APRIL 4, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 Congress peddling lies to win election: Shivraj Punia reviews Congress

STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR came to know that bootleggers LS poll preparations he Congress party is peddling have proliferated in Bastar and n Tlies to win this election and its liquor is being sold in plastic STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR president Rahul Gandhi is the pouch way above the MRP”, he fter an impressive win in the biggest liar, alleged former said. Aassembly elections, the Madhya Pradesh chief minister For past 50 years, only one Congress is eying to repeat its Shivraj Singh Chouhan, quickly family had ruled India. Pt performance in the ensuing Lok adding the party would not suc- Jawaharlal Nehru used to say Sabha polls in Chhattisgarh. ceed in its attempt. ‘Garibi Hatao’, since then Indira A crucial meeting of party Chouhan was addressing a Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, organization was held here on press conference at BJP state head- Manmohan Singh reiterated the Wednesday at the Congtress’s quarters in Raipur on Wednesday. same slogan, but poverty allevia- state headquarters Rajiv Bhawan Launching a scathing attack tion never really happened, he on Wednesday to chalk out strat- on Congress party, he said “Rahul added. egy for upcoming Lok Sabha Gandhi speaks lies with great con- “Now they have come up with polls. fidence. They (Congress) had fresh false promise of depositing Chhattisgarh in-charge of promised to wave off the loans of Rs 72,000 in the account of poof the All India Congress farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Shivraj Singh Chouhan talking to media persons here on Wednesday. family,” Shivraj remarked. Committee P.L. Punia who Chhattisgarh within 10 days. He flayed the Congress party arrived here on Tuesday evening However, it has been over 105 (MCC) as reason for being unable on with its promise. they (farmers) have become for promising to dilute AFSPA chaired the meeting of the state- days now and loans are yet to be to wave off the loans, Shivraj said He also presented copy of defaulters, and farmers now are (Armed Forces Special Powers level Congress leaders. waved off.” since loan waver decision was bank notices served to farmers in committing suicide,” Shivraj Singh Acts). Chief Minister Bhupesh Quoting a text message sent taken before the MCC came into Madhya Pradesh mentioning that said. “Rahul Gandhi you should Baghel was also present on the for the ensuing polls and all the by Madhya Pradesh Chief effect, its beneficiaries were pre their loans have not been waved In Chhattisgarh also the fight Prime Minister Narendra occasion along with senior lead- senior party leaders of the state Minister Kamal Nath to farmers identified, so the code of conduct off and they will have to pay the Congress had promised liquor Modi, but should never do things ers of the party. and district Congress office wherein he (Kamal Nath) had would not have prevented the gov- loan amount. prohibition but it never happened. that could benefit the enemies of The meeting was convened bearers were present in the cited model code of conduct ernment, if it so desired, to carry “Because of them (Congress) “During my Bastar visit, I our nation,” he said. by Punia to chalk out a strategy meeting, said Congress sources. CEO reviews poll preparations at Sukma Mayawati to address public

STAFF REPORTER n SUKMA hhattisgarh chief electoral officer meeting in Janjgir on April 14 CSubrat Sahoo reviewed preparations for the Lok Sabha polls at Sukma district collectorate conference hall on BSP is pinning all hope on Janjgir SC reserved seat where the Wednesday. He was accompanied by special direc- party is locked in a triangular contest with two other main tor general Naxal operation, SIB, Girdhari Nayak. contenders, the Congress and the BJP. Bastar will witness the first phase of STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Being a SC dominated con- polling on April 11. ahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is stituency, the party candidate has a He also inspected the strong room Bpulling out all stops to win Janjgir better winning prospect here and made at local polytechnic college to store Lok Sabha seat as the party is locked that’s why even the party supremo is the EVMs and VVPATs. in a close triangular fight with two also giving special attention on this In the meeting, district electoral offi- other main contenders the Congress particular seat, he said. cer and collector Chandan Kumar gave a and the BJP. The regional party, Janta brief presentation on the arrangements Janjgir is a Scheduled Caste Congress Chhattisgarh-JCC-J is hav- made in polling centres, management of reserved seats, with a strong BSP sup- ing an alliance with the BSP in the EVMs, VVPATs, polling teams, the mode port base. state. The JCC-J is backing BSP can- of transportation of the polling teams, To bolster its poll prospect, the didates in all the 11 LS seats in the security arrangements for smooth con- BSP supremo Mayawati will address a He said they were hoping good state. duct of polls. directed the district and police adminis- duct of poll. In sensitive areas, police is public meeting in the constituency results in the upcoming general elec- Apart from BSP candidate CEO assessed the electors’ awareness tration officials to maintain better coordi- conducting patrolling. on the birth anniversary of B R tions in the state where the party is Ratnakar, the other main contestants programmes being undertaken in the dis- nation for peaceful conduct of the poll. DIG Sunderraj briefed on the security Ambedkar, a Dalit icon, on April 14. likely to contest all the 11 seats. in the fight for the constituency are trict under Systematic Voters’ Education IG Bastar Vivekanand Sinha informed arrangements being made for the polling. State BSP president Hemant “Dauram Ratnakar, the BSP can- Congress candidate Ravi Parasram and Electoral Participation (SVEEP). that a massive preparation is being under- Senior police, district administration Poyam while talking to The Pioneer didate from the seat, is certainly Bhardwaj and BJP candidate DG Naxal operation Girdhari Nayak taken for security to ensure peaceful con- officials were present in the meeting. confirmed Mayawati’s programme. going to wi,” said Poyam. Guharam Ajgale. EC issues manifesto Jogi loyalists Maru, Banjare Excise commissioner guidelines for political parties quit JCC-J, may join Congress reviews enforcement drive STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR end of polling,” the EC’s directive n in Bastar-Surguja division he Election Commission of further stated. STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR n TIndia (ECI) has issued a fresh It adds, “In case of multi-phase ays after the JCC-J decided STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR Excise Commissioner directive on release of party mani- elections, manifesto shall not be Dnot to contest Lok Sabha elec- xcise commissioner Dr festo for Lok Sabha and state assem- released during the prohibitory tions in the state, a rebellion broke EKamalpreet Singh held a also directed the bly polls to ensure free and fair elec- periods, as prescribed, of all the out in the party on Wednesday review meeting with Bastar officials to take action tions. phases of those elections.” with two of its senior leaders and Surguja revenue depart- In a letter to political parties, it Any violation of it will be con- resigning leveling serious allega- ment officials ahead of Lok within 24 hours of said the manifesto should not have sidered as infringement of the elec- tions against party president Amit Sabha elections and directed receiving complaints any adverse remarks on the estab- tion model code of conduct, says Jogi. them to keep the district level lished models and principles of the the letter. CC-J’s Rajnandgaon district unit control room functioning on toll free number Constitution. The EC’s circular came after the president Mehul Maru and party in the state. the state, the party is only giving continuously. 14405 on illegal liquor The manifesto should be in Supreme Court directed the poll BalodaJ Bazar district president The JCC-J recently decided to importance to the interest of He also directed the offi- lines with provisions of model code panel to issue directives to the polit- Yogesh Banjare tendered their res- leave all the 11 Lok Sabha seats in Amit,” he alleged. cials to take action within 24 sale or over pricing. of conduct so as to provide better ical parties on election manifesto ignations from the primary mem- the state for its alliance partner In what can be viewed as an hours of receiving complaints options for the electors by creating a after holding discussion with them. bership of the party. BSP, while relegating its focus on indication of his future course of on toll free number 14405 on point should be identified so positive environment, the EC direc- Commission in the letter stated Both of them were regarded as Panchayat and civic body lections. action, Maru praised the Congress illegal liquor sale or over pric- that action is ensured, he told tive said. that there is no objection over the loyalists of party supremo and for- He said the decision of the government headed by Chief ing. The discussion was also officials. Already, release of manifesto promises being made for welfare mer chief minister Ajit Jogi. They party not to contest elections dent- Minister Bhupesh Baghel. held on current fiscal year As complaints of over has been brought under the schemes but the parties should termed Amit Jogi, son of Ajit Jogi, ed morale of party workers and Maru said he was committed work plan and revenue collec- pricing are being received, the purview of the model code. avoid making any such promises autocratic. they were disassociating party in his fight against the communal tion. officials should conduct mon- “Under section 126 of the which affects the transparency of Maru in his resignation letter activities. He further claimed that forces in the state. Banjare also The commissioner asked itoring of shops on regular Representation of the People Act election process. also criticized the decision of the Ajit Jogi had no role in the party lauded the functioning of the all the district officials of both basis, he said, adding officials 1951, manifesto shall not be It should also not affect the dis- party not to field candidates in the organization now and that his son Congress government triggering divisions to continue exten- should ensure all the country released during the prohibitory creet, impartial and free thinking of Lok Sabha polls and said that it was single handedly handling the speculations that the duo might sive surprise raids on illegal made and foreign made liquor period that is 48 hours before the electors while they cast their vote. would affect the relevance of the party. “Instead of giving priority to soon join the ruling party. sale. Before raids the specific shops exhibit the liquor rates. ‘Indradhanush’ scheme launched Rare operation in DKS gives new to motivate police personnel lease of life to youth STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR explaining what prompted him to police/commandant, they can STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR He approached the DKS hos- o motivate police officers and launch the scheme. approach the DGP on every 25-year old youth got a new pital in January 2019 and HOD Tlower cadre, the Chhattisgarh “To keep up the motivational Monday and brief him about their Alease of life after both his Dr Dakesh Shah finally advised police launched the ‘Indradhanush’ level of such good employees, the achievement. The DGP will then nasal passages, which were totally him to undergo surgery. After scheme for best performers as per scheme has been started,” he give a certificate of merit to select- closed, were opened for breathing surgery he was advised some directives of Director General of elaborated. As part of the scheme, ed personnel. If any policeman after plastic surgery conducted at exercises and his treatment was Police D M Awasthi. any policeman from constables to receives the 10 or more certificates Dau Kalyan Singh (DKS) Super- done free of cost under Ayushman within a year, his/her name will be The DGP stated that during inspector/company commander Specialty Hospital and Research scheme. put up on the Chhattisgarh Police his visit to different districts of to secretariat level force unit offi- Centre, Raipur. Jitendra said, he had lost all the state and interacting with website under ‘Best Policeman of cers/employees will get chance to A resident of a village near hope and in the last four years, he police personnel, it has been brief about their achievement Chhattisgarh’ category. Raipur, Jitendra (name changed) had even forgotten that he had a found that there are many officers directly to the DGP. The main aim of the scheme is received burn injuries at his resi- nose. Now, he is feeling better. and lower staff doing excellent All personnel of the state to create a healthy competitive dence when he was 21-year old. work on the field. police units and non-gazette environment in the force and His hands and face were affected. Doctors pointed out that Even after doing good works police officers if perform any good recognise their achievement. A let- The upper lips swelled to close breathing through mouth increas- they do not get due recognition work in a week and feel that it ter specifying about the scheme has nostrils due to which he had to es possibility of infection and also which dampens their morale, the should be brought to the notice of been sent to all units with the direc- breathe only through his mouth. increases the risk of food entering DGP observed. the DGP, then through a letter rec- tive that it should be read out in all He underwent an operation in a wind-pipe leading to choking. “On several occasions they ommended by the unit the seven days during the roll call to private hospital. But after 15 days Even there is possibility of also get dejected,” the DGP said, chief/superintendent of make police personnel aware of it. his condition relapsed. developing deafness.    !"  + =>

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Now, Congress is waiting by the policy, the Congress over denying her the party pointment, she asserted that Pawan Kumar Bansal from At the same time, she for the SAD to announce its party is believed to be consid- ticket from Chandigarh, she was not able to secure the Chandigarh. welcomed the “party’s choice” candidates from Ferozepur ering a medico-turned-politi- Congress leader Dr Navjot ticket as she did nit “I don’t have anyone to to field Bansal. “There is no and Bathinda — which has cian Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu’s Kaur Sidhu on Wednesday “lobbied” for it. “It is represent me before the party competition because of his been the epicentre of anti-sac- name for pitting her against declared that she would cam- okay...That is how the party leadership. I was a loner. I seniority. I welcome the deci- rilege protests against the sitting MP and Union Minister paign for the party nominee works,” she said. went and applied myself and sion. He is such a senior Badals. Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Pawan Bansal if he asked her Former MLA from I was fighting my own case,” leader. It is not that he is a Moreover, with Bholath Denied the party ticket to. Amritsar East constituency in she said. new leader,” she said. MLA and Punjab Ekta Party from her choice of seat, Dr “I would have loved it if Punjab, Dr Navjot Kaur has Wife of cricketer-turned- Sidhu maintained that president Sukhpal Khaira too Navjot Kaur has categorically they had respected a lady try- been campaigning, holding politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, she would campaign for the throwing his hat from the refused to contest elections ing to showcase her individ- public meetings in Dr Navjot Kaur said that party nominee “in case he Badals’ bastion under the ban- from any other seat than ual work,” said Dr Navjot Chandigarh in anticipation of after applying for needs me. I do not think he ner of Punjab Democratic Chandigarh, where she has ($/( ( &4/ '(.&3; (& Kaur while pointing that she a party nomination. However, Chandigarh, she never needs me. But if he calls me, Alliance (PDA), Bathinda has been campaigning since past left her medical profession to the party had re-nominated thought about the possibility I will fully support him”. turned into a hot-seat. two months. 3/ (3.0(-&$563',& 0 devote herself to politics. the four-time MP and former of contesting from anywhere PNS “We need someone to take For a former MLA from on the Badals. The state lead- Amritsar East constituency, ( 3&/ 114&(.,0(3 3$(0 Bathinda or Ferozepur. give a much-needed push to However, at the same time, since 2004 known as the ership had proposed Amritsar Lok Sabha seat was (1( /3$0.&3;$43 (& Congress, as of now, has the dispirited party cadre. he has made it clear that in Badals’ bastion. Manpreet’s name but he has another option. But the party hold back the announcement Besides, Harsimrat would seek case the party leadership asked In 22014 elections, shown his reluctance to con- has decided to retain its sitting 0( $ $/ & - (&( of its candidates from seven her re-election from Bathinda him to contest, he would go by Bathinda had witnessed a fight test. In that case, Dr Navjot MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla from seats, including Bathinda and to score a hat-trick. the decision. within the Badal family in Kaur could be a suitable the holy city. 0 ( 0+(($ ; / $/$  Ferozepur, waiting for the Congress had proposed The name of Punjab 2014 elections, in which choice,” a senior Congress Now, it has been learnt Akali Dal to make the first Punjab Finance Minister Health Minister Brahm Harsimrat defeated her leader told The Pioneer. that the Congress high com- 0/$ ( 03;3$ 0 move. Manpreet Badal’s name from Mohindra’s son, Mohit estranged brother-in-law It has been learnt that her mand has thought of giving It has been learnt that Bathinda, who has already Mohindra, has been shortlist- Manpreet, by a narrow mar- name was also mentioned dur- the firebrand leader a greater SAD president Sukhbir Badal expressed his reluctance to ed for the seat. But the party gin. And considering the ing the Central Election role in the party, she joined Available information sug- Harsimrat Badal, depending would make a re-entry into the contest the elections and con- wanted to field a candidate to diminishing winning margins Committee meeting on just ahead the 2017 state gests that the party is consid- upon from where the SAD Lok Sabha electoral field after veyed the same to the party match the stature of Harsimrat from 1,20,948 votes in 2009 Tuesday, but it was decided to assembly elections. ering to field her against leader would contest — either decades from Ferozepur to high command. who has been winning the seat Lok Sabha elections to 19,395 discuss it in the next meeting. /+0            ,-&

 $/ & out of 10 seats in the state like “Modi ki Sena”. ed seat in the general elec-       ./ it did in the 2009 election. The former CM, who was tions. Rohtak was the only seat   mid speculations that he “Party’s six-day a member of Congress’ man- won by the Congress in 2014  Amay contest the Lok ‘Parivartan Yatra’ received ifesto committee for 2019 Lok Lok Sabha polls. Senior Congress leader Sabha elections from Sonepat huge response from the peo- Sabha polls, said party’s man- When asked to comment on R or Faridabad seat, former ple of the state. People are ifesto titled as 'Hum on senior Congress Kuldeep Wednesday said that the party Chief Minister waiting to vote out the BJP Nibhayenge' focuses on agrar- Bishnoi who had joined the is yet to decide on submitting  $((1 /   ./ were found to be general in Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Government,” he claimed. ian crisis, unemployment, and party’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ only the name for Leader of    P nature and no emergent cause Wednesday said that he has no Commenting on contest- the Congress’ minimum on the day of party president Opposition in Haryana he Delhi High Court on    was shown by him for seeking intention to contest the par- ing against Chief Minister income scheme NYAY that Rahul Gandhi’s one day visit Assembly to the Speaker. TWednesday sought 0  P   parole. liamentary polls but if the Manohar Lal, Hooda said that guarantees Rs 72,000 a year to to the state, Hooda said he In reply to a question, he response of the AAP govern- Chautala, his son Ajay and party asks him to contest, he he always welcomes such chal- the bottom most or poorest 20 (Bishnoi) has time and again said that the CLP meeting will ment on a plea by INLD Chief     three others are serving 10-year will do so. lenges and he will be ready to per cent of households is a stated that he is a be held to discuss the issue O P Chautala, serving 10-year     1  jail term each in the case. “My priority is my party contest from wherever the major initiative. Congressman and there is no and a name will be nominat- jail term in teachers’ recruit-   !  The Supreme Court in and if the Congress high com- party high command decides. Reacting to the statements factionalism in Haryana ed after this. ment scam, seeking three   ,-& August 2015 had dismissed mand asks me to contest from When asked about of BJP leaders that his son Congress. The name will be then months parole to take care of  P   Chautalas’ appeals against the any seat, I will…” Hooda said announcements of party can- Rohtak MP Deepender Singh On whether the party will submitted to the Haryana his ailing wife. High Court’s verdict upholding when asked which seat he didate for Haryana, he said Hooda will not be able to go for polls under the current Speaker. The name for LoP Justice Sangita Dhingra   their conviction and the jail prefers to contest from. that the candidates are likely retain his seat in elections state leadership, Hooda said can be submitted by state Sehgal asked the Delhi term awarded by a trial court Recently, it was reported to be announced in a week or because Bhupinder Singh that it is Rahul Gandhi’s deci- party president and other offi- Government to file a of the family he has to amica- in the Junior Basic Trained that Hooda has expressed his so. Hooda is not Chief Minister of sion… At present, our focus is cer bearers, he added. status report and listed the mat- bly settle the dispute between (JBT) teachers’ recruitment desire to the party high com- On Congress’ poll Haryana now, the former CM Lok Sabha polls and to defeat At present, the party is ter for further hearing on April his two sons. scam case. mand to contest from Sonepat promise to review Armed said, “I was four-time MP BJP. The party is united and all busy in view of Lok Sabha 12. Another ground for parole The High Court had on parliamentary constituency, Forces' Special Powers Act from Rohtak and my father Congressmen will fight unit- polls and the appointment 85-year-old Chautala was to look after his 83-year- March 5, 2015 upheld the 10- which is Jat dominated seat turning into a major contro- was not the Chief Minister of edly against the BJP, he added. might be made before or after sought parole for three months old and ailing wife, who is suf- year jail terms awarded to the and considered the bastion of versy, he said that it was mis- the state at that time. My In a reply to a question the polls, he said in response to spend time with his wife in fering from various age related two Chautalas and three others, the former CM. There were used during the current father was two-time MP from related to state party unit not to another question. her “last days” claiming that she chronic ailments, and to pro- saying, “The overwhelming also reports that the party regime and fake cases of sedi- Rohtak and he was also not appointing district and block Recently, Indian National is critically ill and admitted in vide her medical treatment. evidence showed high command is considering tion was filed against many CM of Haryana at that time. presidents ahead of Lok Sabha Lok Dal secretary general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a His parole plea was reject- spine-chilling state of affairs in him for Faridabad con- people. These are irrelevant state- polls, Hooda said, “It is correct Abhay Chautala was removed hospital. ed by the Minister of Home, the country.” stituency. Accusing the BJP of doing ments.” that we have not appointed from the post of the Leader of The INLD leader, through Delhi government, in January The father-son duo and 53 On party’s prospects in politics on the issue of His son three-time Rohtak district or block presidents but Opposition (LoP) post in the senior advocate N Hariharan this year on the ground that he others, including two IAS offi- the elections, the two-time “nationalism” and “national MP Deepender Singh Hooda our party workers will work in Haryana Assembly. After res- and advocate Amit Sahni, said had already availed two weeks cers, were among 55 persons former Chief Minister, while security”, Hooda also lashed is seeking mandate for the the elections to make the ignation of two INLD MLAs, he had filed an application parole and seven weeks fur- convicted on January 16, 2013 talking to the mediapersons out at Chief fourth time from the con- Congress victorious.” Congress became the second with the jail authorities in lough in 2018. by the trial court for illegally here said that the Congress is Minister for stituency and the BJP is focus- largest party in the State November 2018, for parole on The ministry said the recruiting 3,206 JBT teachers in confident of winning atleast 9 describing Indian Army as ing to wrest this Jat-dominat-  Assembly with 17 MLAs. the ground that being the head grounds taken by Chautala Haryana in 2000. +  00 . $%  

   Congress released its mani- are sharing the party’s accom- bution in a detailed manner, a space force to reckon with!” $/ & festo for the general elections, plishments and contributions in every sector, everyday. Party’s state secretary in- the campaign would make in India’s progress like bring- The Congress leader said charge Harish Chaudhary also he Congress party has the people aware about the ing in Right to Information that through this campaign, tweeted, “Solidifying job Tdecided to go back in the party’s contribution towards Act to check corruption, “the party would strengthen opportunities in rural India, past for a brighter future. As the country’s progress, uplift- MNREGA scheme to empow- public faith in the current Congress Party's a part of the process, it has ment of various sections and ering poor, launching manifesto, launched a day MNREGA scheme ensured logged on to sectors including agriculture, Mangalyaan, among other before, expressing the idea empowerment at the grassroot #HumHainDeshKeWafadaar education, science and tech- things. that the Congress has deliv- level.” campaign on the social media nology, defence, women The tweets also accompa- ered in the past and will deliv- Punjab Cabinet Minister for highlighting its achieve- empowerment, economy, ny a two-minute video with er in the future”. Vijay Inder Singla tweeted, ments and contributions in among others. ‘Hum hai desh ke wafadaar’ “Loyalty towards the “We have done it before, we'll the years gone by to project it As a part of the cam- song having clips of various nation, towards the people, do it again. Come, help us get as a progressive and pro-peo- paign, launched on the social Congress leaders — right from towards the issues that con- the nation back on the devel- ple party. micro-blogging website — Mahatma Gandhi to Congress cern people- @INCIndia’s ide- opment track! Launching a day after the Twitter, the Congress leaders national president Rahul ology has always put the #HumHainDeshKeWafadaar”. Gandhi. nation and people, first!” read Haryana Congress MLA “Buland honslon se the first tweet under the cam- Kiran Chaudhary hailed the humne desh ko banaya hai. paign. party’s contribution in agri- Zameen pe kiya hai kaam, iss Congress Punjab party culture sector by desh ka karz chukaya affairs in-charge Asha Kumari bringing green revolution way hai...Bharat ki pragati mein also tweets with the back in 1965. “Green revolu- hissedaar, hum hain desh ke #HumHainDeshKeWafadaar. tion, a historical initiative by wafadaar,” goes the song. “Brick by brick, we laid the the @INCIndia which helped “The campaign shows the foundation in building a con- farmers become Congress party’s loyalty temporary India. The time has financially independent,” she towards the nation, its people come again to join hands and tweeted. and their causes which will be give India its righteous Chattisgarh Cabinet showcased on daily basis progress!” she tweeted. Minister TS Deo also tweeted, through videos and graphics In another tweet, she said, “Congress made sure the for the people to understand,” “India's space prowess future of the country stays said a party leader adding that touched new heights with bright and secure by making from Wednesday, there will be Mangalyaan in 2013, estab- education a fundamental right talks about the party's contri- lishing country's credentials as in 2010.” ;=&    

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Parmar informed the court in Haryana's realty goldmine All the three officers were that Bansal remained absent district of Gurugram, the principal secretaries to the from the court despite notices Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Minister.    !"   / ?D   0 /$ 3$ Trump said Democrats Secretary of State Mike over the past two days,” he said, from official ports, leading to were blocking reforms for Pompeo on the crisis. adding that they would have to slowdowns in processing arriv- resident Donald Trump political reasons but could fix Officials said facilities for continue if they don’t want the ing visitors and commercial > Psaid on Tuesday he is “100 the problem “in 45 minutes.” handling the migrants -- who border closed. vehicles. per cent” prepared to close He was not specific, but for the moment cannot be sent He also defended his deci- Delays for incoming traffic down the US-Mexico border, Homeland Security Secretary back after they cross the bor- sion to cut off “hundreds of were three hours at warning Congress and Central Kirstjen Nielsen has asked der and request asylum -- are millions of dollars” in US aid to Brownsville, Texas, for the sec- American governments to take Congress to give border offi- overtaxed and understaffed, the three countries, accusing ond straight day, and more action to stem the flow of cials the power to forcibly creating hazardous conditions. them of arranging the caravans than two hours in other areas. migrants into the country. repatriate Central American “We are in a full blown of migrants. On the Mexican side, Delays were already rising illegal immigrants, including emergency. The bottom line is The three “don’t do any- Andres Morales Arreola, head   0 /$ 3$ at several key border crossings children who arrived alone, all options are on the table right thing for us,” he said. of operations for border cross- as Trump ratcheted up pressure back to their countries. now,” a senior Homeland On Monday, Nielsen ings in Chihuahua state, said he House Judiciary on Democrats in Congress to The threat to close the Security official, who declined ordered an “emergency surge” the border between Ciudad TCommittee approved sub- toughen US laws against illegal border, which handled some to be named, told journalists of personnel to deal with the Juarez and El Paso had “col- poenas on Wednesday for spe- immigrants, threatening to USD612 billion worth of trade Tuesday. situation, including moving lapsed” because so many US cial counsel Robert Mueller’s hurt the US economy in the in 2018, sent shivers through  .  &      , +   “The volume of vulnerable 750 staff to areas of the border border officials have been reas- full Russia report as name of border security. the economy, and drew warn- +  P     %    ) populations that’s arriving is where the migrants arrive. signed to deal with the migrant Democrats pressure the Justice “It is a national emergency ings from allies of the president. unsustainable... The humani- Many were being diverted influx. Department to release the on the border,” Trump said. “Closing down the border closing the border “would migrants from Guatemala, tarian situation cannot be document without redactions. If Mexico does not stop would have potentially cata- inflict severe economic harm Honduras and El Salvador, ignored and the security situ- The committee voted 24- migrants from transiting across strophic economic impact on on American families, workers, expected to hit nearly 1,00,000 ation cannot be ignored.” 17 to give Judiciary Chairman its territory, and if Congress our country, and I would hope farmers and manufacturers a month. Trump said Mexican officials +--  -- $ Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., per- does not act, he said, “the bor- we would not be doing that sort across the United States.” Nielsen cut short an official had reacted to his threat to mission to issue subpoenas to der’s going to be closed, 100 per of thing,” Senate Majority Homeland Security offi- trip to Europe to return for close the border last week by the Justice Department for cent.” Leader Mitch McConnell said. cials said they were preparing meetings early Tuesday on the clamping down on the caravans       #! the final report, its exhibits and “Sure it’s going to have a His call was backed by the for the possibility of a shut- border crisis, and on Monday of migrants fleeing poverty any underlying evidence or negative impact on the econo- Chamber of Commerce, which down of at least some border Acting Defense Secretary and violence in the three materials prepared for my,” he said. “Security is more said in a statement that while entry points as they divert Patrick Shanahan said he Central American countries. --    Mueller’s investigation. Nadler important to me than trade.” it backed immigration reform, staff to deal with the flood of would be meeting Nielsen and Mexico “made a big step has not yet said if he’ll send the   ;30 3 them,” Interfax news agency subpoenas. quoted Grushko as saying. House Democrats had US proposal to send more Most alliance members given Attorney General ANATO ships to the Black share concerns about Russia William Barr until Tuesday to Sea to ensure safe passage for which backs separatists in a produce the full report to /1 Ukrainian vessels and deter smouldering conflict in eastern Congress. The Justice Russia is viewed “negatively” in Ukraine that has so far claimed Department ignored that   +$&0(&/+( $ code as “barbaric to the core, me so much,” he told AFP. Moscow, the Kremlin said some 13,000 lives. deadline, with Barr telling imposing archaic punishments Zulhelmi bin Mohamad, a Wednesday. In November, Russia fired committee chairmen in a let- runei on Wednesday intro- for acts that shouldn’t even be transgender woman who fled Washington has been on and seized three Ukrainian ter last week that a redacted Bduced harsh new sharia crimes”. Brunei last year and is seeking working on a package to boost navy vessels, capturing two version of the full 300-page laws, including death by ston- The European Union said asylum in Canada, told AFP surveillance and deploy more dozen sailors near the Kerch report would be released by ing for adultery and gay sex, in a statement that some of the that the environment will be NATO vessels to the Black Sea Strait, as they tried to pass from mid-April, “if not sooner.” despite a storm of global criti- new punishments “amount to more terrifying for the coun- after a naval confrontation the Black Sea to the Azov Sea. The vote further escalates cism from politicians, celebri- torture, acts of cruel, inhuman try’s LGBT community, who between Moscow and Kiev last It was the first open mili- the Democrats’ battle with ties and rights groups. or degrading treatment”. were already leading “very year, the US ambassador to tary clash between Kiev and the Justice Department over The tough penal code in They are particularly secretive” lives. NATO said. Moscow since 2014, when how much of the report they the tiny country on tropical upsetting for the country’s “Some worry a lot and The measure was expected Russia annexed Crimea and a will be able to see, a fight that Borneo island — ruled by the small lesbian, gay, bisexual and would like to escape the coun- to be discussed during talks by pro-Russian insurgency erupt- could eventually end up in all-powerful Sultan Hassanal transgender (LGBT) commu- try before they are found out NATO foreign ministers in ed in eastern Ukraine. court if the two sides can’t set- Bolkiah — fully came into nity. Before the new laws, sex not to be... Heterosexual,” the Washington on Wednesday tle their differences through force following years of delays. between men was already ille- 19-year-old said. and Thursday. negotiation. The laws, which also gal in Brunei and punishable Confirming the new penal Russian President Vladimir D Democrats have said they include amputation of hands sparked alarm around the ally televised speech at a con- with up to 10 years in jail. code was now in force, a reli- Putin’s spokesman Dmitry will not accept redactions and and feet for thieves, make world, with the United Nations vention centre near the capital But the new code stipulates gious affairs ministry official Peskov said the Kremlin viewed GD want to see the evidence unfil- Brunei the first place in East or labelling them “cruel and inhu- Bandar Seri Begawan. death by stoning as a punish- told AFP: “The statement from such a proposal “negatively”. tered by Barr. Southeast Asia to have a sharia mane” and celebrities, led by The sultan, who has been ment for sex between men, the prime minister’s office last “We do not understand In the letter last week, penal code at the national actor George Clooney and pop on the throne for over five while women convicted of hav- weekend on (the code’s) imple- what they mean by this. The Barr said he is scrubbing the level, joining several mostly star Elton John, calling for decades, also insisted that ing sexual relations with other mentation prevails, hence situation with the Kerch report to avoid disclosing any Middle Eastern countries such Brunei-owned hotels to be Brunei was a “fair” country and women face up to 40 strokes of (April 3) marks the date of its Straight and navigation there is grand jury information or as Saudi Arabia. boycotted. the environment for visitors the cane or a maximum 10- implementation.” well known,” he told reporters. Washington: President Donald classified material, in addition Rape and robbery are also In a public address to mark was “safe and harmonious”. year jail term. A second government offi- Russian deputy foreign Trump wants NATO mem- to portions of the report that punishable by death under the a special date in the Muslim Government officials later A 33-year-old gay cial, speaking anonymously, minister Alexander Grushko bers to continue increasing pertain to ongoing investiga- code and many of the new laws, calendar, the sultan called for confirmed the laws had entered Bruneian man, who spoke confirmed it had entered into told Russian news agencies the their financial contributions, tions or that “would unduly such as capital punishment for stronger Islamic teachings but into force. anonymously, said the new force. plan would only lead to offering allies his praise for infringe on the personal pri- insulting the Prophet did not mention the new penal The sharia laws have trig- laws were “unfair, cruel and The sultan — who is one of “increased military risks” in the stepping up those contributions vacy and reputational interests Mohammed, apply to non- code. gered worldwide condemna- should not happen”. the world’s wealthiest men and region. in recent years but still com- of peripheral third parties.” Muslims as well as Muslims. “I want to see Islamic tion, and Phil Robertson, “It really takes away my lives in a vast, golden-domed “If additional military and plaining the US continues to Democrats say they want The decision to push ahead teachings in this country grow deputy Asia director at Human happiness and freedom to palace — announced plans for technical measures are needed carry more than its share of access to all of that informa- with the punishments has stronger,” he said in the nation- Rights Watch, described the express myself, and depresses the code in 2013. from our side, we will adopt costs. 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She stressed that ulti-   $  and in the United Kingdom to April is now a very likely sce- tion, the country deserves a the day. European Union on the sched- interest of Britain but also in mately “the solution has to be  # do the same.” nario. It is not the outcome I solution, and that’s what I’m After British lawmakers uled departure date of March our interest”. found by Great Britain itself”    On Tuesday, May asked want, but it is an outcome for working to find,” May told three times rejected an agree- 29, adding: “I simply cannot She said that — because of and expressed hope that Prime    opposition leader Jeremy which I have made sure the lawmakers on Wednesday. ment struck between the bloc support any further extension.” the related issue of avoiding a Minister Theresa May “will be    ;  Corbyn to help develop a Brexit European Union is ready.” Corbyn said he welcomed and May late last year, the lead- AFP new “hard border” between successful”. AFP + -      O   .;  # D      !   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Poland, said it had recorded    -   the Opposition a narrow vic- forum in Washington, where oeing has delayed from aboard — NASA’s Nicole Mann intended to condemn specific Images from the burning at cases of 382 clergymen who ,   tory in a weekend election. he is taking part in 70th BApril to August its test and Mike Fincke, along with authors, religions or social the Parish of Our Lady Mother have abused 625 minors since  # The AKP won most votes anniversary celebrations of flight for its Starliner capsule, Chris Ferguson of Boeing. groups. of the Church and St Catherine 1990. nationwide in Sunday’s munic- NATO. intended to carry American Ultimately, Starliner will be The Rev. Rafal Jarosiewicz of Sweden were posted on the Prosecutors in the eastern   7 ipal ballot, but tallies also The US said Monday that astronauts to the International one of two American vehicles called the burning of objects SMS z Nieba (SMS from town of Zamosc said ";  ' showed the party lost the cap- it was halting shipment of F-35 Space Station. used to carry NASA astro- thought to be connected to Heaven) foundation, which Wednesday they plan to send 449.4 01  ital Ankara and the country’s parts of Turkey as well as joint The US space agency nauts to the ISS — the other is magic and the occult, and uses unconventional means to an indictment to the regional    economic hub Istanbul in one manufacturing work due to NASA blamed the delay on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule. deemed by their owners to be carry out religious work across court charging a priest in his EF     of its worst setbacks in a decade Ankara’s purchase of the S-400 “limited launch opportunities” In March, SpaceX success- an evil force, “unfortunate”. Poland. 30s who is accused of record-  - - and a half in power. missile defense system from in April and May from Cape fully completed a nearly week- He published the apology In the pictures, flames are ing video of girls and women /    AKP officials on Tuesday Russia. Canaveral, Florida. long test mission in space. The late Tuesday on the Facebook consuming an African wood- while they were in public       filed a challenge with electoral Cavusoglu said Turkey It noted that the August Dragon capsule successfully page of a foundation he found- en mask, a small Buddhist fig- changing rooms and toilets.  #  authorities saying they had turned to Russia as it could not launch target is a “working date docked at the ISS before return- ed. ure, figurines of elephants and Prosecutor Artur Szykula ;0  found irregularities in ballots in buy US Patriot missiles and and to be confirmed.” The ing to Earth. 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Imagine every /       "    candidate taking a pledge similar to the aforementioned one in order to keep the   @#@        # elections clean and ethical. It can be  ,+          described as a “swachhata oath” for the elec-             #   7  tions. Let every candidate take it publicly at several places in his/her constituency and   ")#    &  subsequently post it on his/her social media              accounts. Let this be an individual enterprise :    !   :  3434 to begin with. If it gains traction with the masses, then those candidates avoiding it 7            7    stand the risk of getting ostracised. One can              S definitely lie under an oath but it’s price can     S  +@#@  S   be heavy if it is an awakened electorate.               Malpractices are commonplace in elections. No wonder, the British enacted            the Indian Elections Offences and Inquiries was widely circulated among Members of Parliament The growing nexus qualify convicted    1   S        Act, 1920 as direct elections were intro- political parties, elected repre- responded to the consultation between political parties and candidates/legislators for life    (    # .+ ?  0# duced on a miniscule scale in India as a sentatives of Parliament and paper, four each from the Lok moneybags was anticipated time. The only important pro- result of the Government of India Act, 1919 State legislatures, High Court Sabha and Rajya Sabha. quite early by C posal by the Government ie,     7>?   ?  %  (Montagu-Chelmsford Reform). The rea- Bar Association, the Election A national consultation, Rajagopalachari. The use of exploring the possibility of          son was not because the British entertained Commission of India, other widely advertised in the Press illicit money, Rajaji argued, was simultaneous elections to Lok            / a low opinion about the Indian character national commissions, civil and media, was organised in undermining the very founda- Sabha and State legislative but because they were wiser by a long expe- society organisations, jurists New Delhi on February 1, tions of India’s hard-won free- Assemblies, was examined by   S    !    P    Q rience of conducting elections in Britain. and eminent spirited people for 2014. Invitations were sent by dom and democracy. He called the Parliamentary Standing        A      The onus of keeping the polls clean their feedback. post and email to various for a set of electoral reforms in Committee on Personnel,    7         majorly lies with the political parties. They The paper listed eight political parties. There were a series of scathing articles he Public Grievances, Law and are the ones who stand to win authority and major issues for considera- only eight parties who cared to wrote for Swarajya, a magazine Justice for its 79th Report     #           power. They are “the lifeblood of the entire tion like de-criminalisation of send in their representatives — founded by him, and the (December , 2015). Its recom-           constitutional system” as a Central politics and disqualification All India NR Congress Illustrated Weekly between 1957 mendations are now pending      1        Information Commission (CIC) decision in of candidates; need to (Puducherry), All Jharkhand and 1970. with the Law Commission of Subhash Chandra Agarwal v/s Indian strengthen provisions related Students Union (Jharkhand), The most radical reform India where it has been referred  1              B,7$# National Congress and Others described it to disqualification; false affi- Biju Janata Dal, Communist he suggested for the pre-EVM to “work out a practicable road          in 2013. davits; state funding of election Party of India (Marxist), era was reversing the voting map and framework” (vide /        But how seriously have the political expenses and donations to Nationalist Congress Party, process. Instead of voters Lok Sabha starred question parties taken their responsibility? The political parties; adjudication Jammu and Kashmir National queuing up at the polling No: 219, dated August 1, 2018).               answer is to be found in the pages of the of election disputes; enhance- Panthers Party, Rashtriya Lok booths, the ballot box should We are going round and round          1  Law Commission Reports No: 244 ment of punishment for elec- Dal and Telangana Rashtra be taken door-to-door by the the mulberry bushes. The last               (February 2014) and No: 255 (March toral offences; issues pertain- Samithi. Most national and administration (candidates amendment to the 2015). The Law Commission Report No: ing to the role of electronic and regional parties did not attend. and polling agents would Representation of the People             244 titled, ‘Electoral Disqualification’, was print media and so on. The Election Commission of accompany) with proper secu- Act, 1951, had come in 2004.         actually an interim statement requested by But how was the josh? The India was the only one to rity on the pattern of decenni- The alternative to formulat-           the Supreme Court, which was hearing the Law Commission received 157 send its delegation. Former al census. The step, he felt, ing new laws by Parliament is Public Interest Foundation & Others V/s responses, most of them being Chief Election Commissioner would obviate the need for voluntary ethical behaviour by                Govt of India case. At that time, the 20th from individuals and civil soci- SY Quraishi also participated. expensive campaigns by polit- parties and contestants. There is        #!       Law Commission was already working on ety organisations. The Election This illustrates the commit- ical parties to bring voters to still another alternative where a   %    7>?    its main report on ‘Electoral Reforms’ in Commission of India was the ment of political parties, rather the ballot boxes while ensur- conscious and conscientious response to a request made by the Ministry only body that sent its response. the absence of it, towards clean ing nearly universal voting. electorate compels the contes- of Law and Justice, Government of India, Of the political parties, the elections. This is least surpris- There seems to be no tants to behave ethically. The in January 2013. That report was ultimate- lesser said the better. One ing because election funding action taken by the electorate oath suggested above ly published as Report No: 255. national political party viz, the (call it financing) is still an Government on the Law is only a step in that direction. In January 2013, the 20th Law , and opaque territory. No political Commission of India’s reports (The writer is an indepen- Commission, chaired by Justice (Retd) DK one registered party viz, the party would like to demystify it No: 244 and 255 over the last dent researcher based in New / Jain, studying the subject of ‘Electoral Welfare Party of India, sent their even while accusing others of five years. It was to the credit Delhi; views expressed herein are 45 Reforms’, prepared a consultation paper that feedback. Only eight sitting corrupt practices. of the Supreme Court to dis- his personal)                3  5 ( -4&         ;    J   6 N'J             %     - %   ,$0  /                           #/  %      0J                  # -# 0 # ,  #          %##($ =-4$ %&4>>=#  #($         K0!&  K/' K  0  K; ;        !"   #$  %  &    '      & &  2  & 3 && 0   (4&32                    ( )          clear shift from the development         agenda promised by him. He has             R+ unabashedly accused the Congress ,#S.+/,#0   )1  .)10  Sir — It is ironic that with the   -  -         of committing a “bahut bada paap”      + general elections just a few weeks #   % (grievous sin) by linking Hindus away, there is still confusion over (  -       with terrorism and mocked #        %       VVPAT. The recent move by the L M  L #M Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for  '   23     Supreme Court to give time to  #   - “taking shelter in a constituency    3425        potential stakeholders, who have       - where the majority (Hindu com- now petitioned to audit at least 50    %     munity) is in the minority”.      6  per cent of VVPATs in each   #.        Accusing the Congress of           Assembly or Parliamentary seg-     -/ % tarnishing the country’s “5,000-   7             ment, has caught the voters off-         # year-old” Hindu culture, Modi guard. /   / N% asked his audience: “Can a Hindu              With logistical arrangements O   -     #+     - be a terrorist?” But one can ask               already in place, the move to delay            %      !    the Prime Minister, do the terms          8   the results by six days in case     # LM     ‘Islamic terror’ and ‘Hindu terror’ . -    O LM  %            VVPAT audit stands at 50 per denote that the followers of these cent may not be feasible as sug-         %     # faiths are terrorists, en masse? If                  gested by the Election  #;-     %  $; 1    # calling Al Qaeda, the IS and the +   9        Commission (EC). The best -  -   #=6%4% Pakistan-sponsored radical             option for it is to devise a strate-        groups as Islamic terrorists is not gy to speed up VVPAT counting to brand the followers of Islam as             than depend on the current sys- terrorists, then the same logic    '       tem of manual counting.    are also unavoidable. a parliamentary seat to prevent applies to some extremist Hindu              As the status of contestants is Generally, prime ministerial squandering of tax payers’ money. groups, who were prosecuted for already determined in EVMs, or chief ministerial candidates con- KV Seetharamaiah planning and carrying out bomb-           the EC can implement technolo- Sir — The nation has been witness- test from two seats. But cases of can- Hassan ings to kill Muslims, and were    ::  '    gy-based solutions into VVPAT ing a number of unnecessary by- didates contesting from two or branded Hindu terrorists. Identity       :   &   slips like digital verification, bar elections leading to heavy financial more seats are an exception. Often,      politics sows a division that lives coding of slips and e-mapping burden on the public exchequer. By- a Lok Sabha member resigns to on after the polls.  '       among others to obtain and polls due to death of sitting Lok contest an Assembly election or vice J Akshay             match the final audit trail and Sabha or Assembly members are versa, leading to frequent by-polls. Sir — It’s unfortunate that Prime Bengaluru     '     match it with the outcome. unavoidable. Those due to the ele- A stricter law needs to be enacted Minister Narendra Modi is once Varun SD vation of a House member to the to bar a sitting member from again playing the “Hindu card” by !     *          Bengaluru post of President or Vice-President resigning to contest in Assembly or raking up “Hindu sentiments”, a --$&-4:4%$?)9#5=49    !"   7     842&35    - (#35&2 (#       7  7 7!7  .  . - @        7 B C7     5    7!7   7 5       # L   L        -  O  7 @ . *(+!#"!2 9292       /5   B+       /       ' 6                A                      6    %    = =        !                 )? %           :   C  +  7      +     B #   ! %                   +!3*! #! * + :    '   +  ' C+ 5(: -4&      O   @      C+     ost the unfortunate Pulwama        &&    terror attack, the country has            witnessed a substantial increase    C+        in communal unrest. People !            have been using the safe space of      !  1    socialP media to post comments that pro-  !!   #    mote hate speech that has spread on the       internet like cancer. It is highly unlikely 7         ? that such voices will come down anytime soon in the foreseeable future. Whether  ,    S        = people’s views are right or wrong is 23             1B   another matter for debate. The discussion   33 342E 7       at hand should be whether the rules as 0/ $+(   P7 1 Q      prescribed in the Constitution allow 0(($-/. #   )          them to do so? (&03$/0$3      1+   Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution provides every citizen of the 113(3    &    +O    &( 3,$(5($   %O! 1  7     country with the freedom to speech and expression. This is an inalienable right that  (&,(. 0                 C+ 3. /03&4- ) (      /  344F 2 EEG forms the core of the democratic values. However, this freedom is not absolute and  ($//0  (       is qualified by restrictions listed under /&(  ' C+ O1 " 'O Article 19(2) of the Constitution. Upon a 3$ ( H 444   I2J4   # close reading of these limitations, one can 0 &30$       C+O! .344H0 +  +  come to the conclusion that despite the &/ 3.0 (( Norms of Journalistic Conduct provide interests of public order. These two ture of the book Gandhi-hatya Ani .34230 )  =.34250O    fact that hate speech is not listed as a direct $ certain guidelines on the reporting of Articles in terms contemplate that Mee (Gandhi-assassination And I)  +,   7  exception, it does fall under other speci- communal happenings. restrictions may be imposed on the authored by Nathuram Godse, the fied exceptions, including security of the (< &(00/3$# While these are laws that may not rights guaranteed by them in the inter- issue revolved around Section 153A of              (&(.3&(-  )   6  K    state, public order and incitement to an directly deal with the issue of hate ests of public order.” Therefore, the IPC. The court read down the offence. Therefore, a citizen has the (0 /( speech, the Supreme Court has read court came to the conclusion that hate Section to hold that in case of Section   9@        # %  (<(& /0/$     !        C   Constitutional right to speech only until the Constitution in an elaborate man- speech can be carved out as an excep- 153A, first, it is not necessary to prove it takes the form of hate propaganda. $( (00&4 ner so as to encompass such provisions tion under Article 19(2) under that because the material under con-            The Indian Penal Code (IPC) contains &(03$+1( within the limits of reasonable restric- domains such as public order or sideration, enmity or hatred, was in 24        provisions that deal with the promulga- &(0&/ /3$0/$ tions under Article 19(2). In the case security of the state. fact caused.              tion of hate propaganda. Section 153A ;(&03. of Ramji Lal Modi vs State of Uttar Another important case concern- Second, the intention to promote         condemns promoting enmity between dif- ( Pradesh, the apex court was faced with ing hate speech is Bilal Ahmed Kaloo hatred is not a necessary ingredient of         ferent groups on the grounds of religion, &3  $-/ the issue of determining the vs State of Andhra Pradesh. The case the offence and if it is shown that the   G4       .3442 34240  race, place of birth, residence and language 0 3,1$3+( Constitutional validity of Section related to a Kashmiri youth being language of the text is such that it is    2L       among others, and carrying out acts 295A of the IPC. The argument was booked under the IPC for allegedly of a nature calculated to promote feel- prejudicial to the maintenance of harmo- 0&( (3 that Section 295A comes under inciting the people of Hyderabad to ings of enmity, then the person would    6        0, $(<($ O          %   ny. Section 295A provides for penal sanc- Chapter 15 of the IPC, dealing with provide a violent reply to the acts be booked under the same. Further, a tions against acts that are intended  / offences relating to religion and not committed by the Army on Kashmiri truthful account of history is no   .       0    ,$6,014            towards outraging of religious feelings of Chapter 8, which deals with offences Muslims. In this case, the point of defence to the offence. any class by insulting its religion or reli- ..( 0 ( against public tranquility. determination was whether this act of Therefore, it can be seen that the          gious beliefs. &/ 30 (( Therefore, offences relating to his constituted hate propaganda, conspectus within which the law on  %            Section 298 penalises any act, word or 3.$ religion have no bearing on the main- would come under Section 153A or hate speech operates is very wide. The                gesture with the deliberate intent to /$/5/,1 tenance of public order, or tranquil- 505(2) of the IPC? problem that surrounds hate speech              wound the religious feelings of any person. lity and, consequently, a law creating The Supreme Court in this case is that it acts as a tool in the hands of           Section 499, explanation 2 provides for an offence relating to religion and came to the conclusion that for the the Government to curb the freedom               group defamation if the imputation of a imposing restrictions on the right to application of either Section 153A or of speech of a person, the effect of + #      #         word or act is against an identifiable freedom of speech and expression 505(2), it is necessary that at least two which is that it leads to the failure of =         :    group or collection of people as distin- cannot claim the protection under such groups or communities should democracy in the country.        ?   7    guishable from the rest of the class or com- Article 19(2). be involved. The court further stated As it can be seen, if a person is not    3244/      munity. Section 505(1)(c) penalises acts However, the court applied a that merely inciting feelings of one allowed to recount even the true that incite any class or community against broad interpretation of the words “in community or group without any facts of history, then it is a direct attack        '7   R+ each other. the interest of” as given under Article reference to any other community or on the sacrosanct right of speech and # S )  K   ?  !  The Cinematograph Act, 1952 under 19(2). It stated, “A law may not have group cannot attract either of the two expression.   +  S       Section 5-B provides the film certification been designed to directly maintain sections. This case also holds impor- Therefore, despite exercising nec-              board with the power to deny any film cer- public order and yet it may have been tance as it showcased the difference essary reasonable restrictions in mat-   S        !   34F4 tification if it, wholly or in parts, is enacted in the interests of public order. between Section 153A and 505. The ters of hate propaganda, it should not C    C+?    S    against the interest of sovereignty and The right to freedom of religion apex court held that while Section be stretched to such an extent as a     S         integrity of India, security of the state, assured by those Articles is expressly 505(2) requires publication of the hate result of which it        ' friendly relations with foreign states, pub- made subject to public order, moral- propaganda, Section 153A covers unjustly affects the right to speech of       6  '    lic order, decency or morality, or involves ity and health. Therefore, it cannot be every case without the necessary an individual.    %         defamation or contempt of court or is like- predicated that freedom of religion requirement of publication. (Raghav Pandey is an Assistant ly to incite the commission of any offence. can have no bearing whatever on the It is important to note that the Professor of Law at Maharashtra O           Rule 6 and 7 of the Cable Television maintenance of public order or that a court has over time broadened the National Law University, Mumbai and            Networks Rules, 1994 prohibit the telecast law creating an offence relating to reli- scope of hate speech under the law. In Neelabh Bist is a Fourth Year student       of any programme or advertisement which gion cannot under any circumstances the case of Gopal Vinayak Godse vs of Law at Maharashtra National Law        promotes communal attitudes. Further, the be said to have been enacted in the Union of India, concerning the forfei- University, Mumbai)                       8324"5:                          

sory mention in the campaign speech- educated population is allowing essen- rial benefits and free sops, more will es of political parties. Party manifestoes tial issues like that of climate change to the focus shift to those subjects. — the mainstay of any party’s commit- get buried in the last pages of the man- Instead, if the population becomes ment towards the electorate — have ifesto. These subjects relating to envi- aware of its environmental predica- largely become stereotypical and repet- ronment must feature in the top five ments and demands an action plan itive. Gone are the days of excitement subjects on which every party and from contestants on a priority basis, when one would explore the promis- leader’s contribution and performance parties will have no other option but +/ (0($(;4/0 es and initiatives assured by the party is evaluated and ranked. to respect people’s wish and deliver an 4! 242, and look forward to their implemen- Certainly, it is not the same case actionable plan to pull the country ./1/$ ( 3$3;4 tation if the party rode to power. with some countries around the back from the brink of climate change- (  he great Indian elections are just Assurances in today’s manifestoes are world. Environmental issues form the induced disasters. round the corner, scheduled to feeble and lack the push even if a party “national strategies” of political par- But how will this take place? Who ;   Tbe held in seven phases from assumes power or not. Burning issues ties in many countries. These parties will generate the much-needed con-   P98@# April 11 to May 19, covering 543 con- pertaining to climate change and envi- are obliged to discuss and debate at sciousness among the people? As    stituencies to constitute the 17th Lok ronment are the main sufferers in these length their climate change strategies much surprising this may sound, it is   -  Sabha. The grand event will have a riv- documents as they are relegated to the never-ending competition to woo the pattern. To make matters worse, even before experts and provide sustainable the Government’s responsibility to     etting impact on the country with its back burner and are instituted into the voters, the State and Central trea- non-government and not-for-profit solutions, which are implementable, show the correct path. It must educate bureaucracy, population and adminis- document only as a formality. suries are not only getting emptied bodies, who pride themselves for the once they come to power. The United the people that only a nation that cares    trative machinery being stretched to its The Congress’ manifesto released but real issues such as climate change social service they render, are doing States presidential elections slated for for its nature and natural resources is K -  full limit. this week is an apt example. The doc- are also being ignored. Owing to the nothing sizeable when it comes to edu- year 2020 is a good example where one that truly prospers and progress-  #   The phenomenal democratic exer- ument makes an extremely generalised lack of awareness, people, too, are cating the voters on climate-related candidates and parties are feverishly es. This course-correction needs a mav-     cise caters to not only the hopes and reference to climate change and how playing hand-in-glove with the cam- issues. India prides itself on being an putting together their strategies on erick political party and an equally     aspirations of millions of Indians but the party would attend to it. Further, paigners, forgetting that for some emerging economic superpower that how to tackle climate change. This charismatic leader who can bravely is a once-in-five-years event where there’s a lack of depth in the assurance. short-run benefits and gains, they are has high levels of technically qualified because an aware population of shun populist measures and think for   #/ political parties and their leaders This shows how the drafting commit- giving up on the security of a climate and educated people. But sadly, this America would like to know how the the long-term well-being of India.    recommit themselves to the service of tee probably failed to grasp the gravi- change proof future. does not reflect sufficiently when one environment would be cared for and Will these elections produce such a  O the nation. As sops, subsidies and ty of the problem. Unfortunately, it is in the best inter- observes its polity and processes. The herein lies the lesson for India. leader? The answer lies in the cam-    promises flow unhindered during this Almost all political parties fight est of political entities to keep the vot- level of education is directly propor- Political parties and their leaders paigning and what is being promised. 0  /0# time, one cannot but wonder how envi- the elections based on populist mea- ers in the lurch about the real issues. tionate to the level of awareness. only play what the people want to hear. (The writer is an environmental ronment and climate change get a cur- sures and dole-outs. Thanks to this Hence, there is never a change in this Therefore, it is puzzling how a fairly The more the people focus on mate- journalist) Q/R    !" ; 7899  0/  crore women in the country, QR Q&,$ 1 &(0 R besides constructing toilets in every village and extending  +3'' 21' /; ,& rime Minister Narendra healthcare facilities under the PModi on Wednesday tore ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme. ongress president Rahul into the Congress, terming its “Under the Ayushman CGandhi said on Wednesday manifesto as a “hypocrisy doc- Bharat Yojana, about three lakh that funds for the ambitious ument” which was “full of lies”. people in Arunachal Pradesh ‘NYAY’ scheme would come Addressing his second rally were covered, who were pro- from the pockets of “chor” in Arunachal Pradesh within a vided free treatment to the tune businessmen favoured by week, the Prime Minister said of Rs 5 lakh per family,” he said. ‘chowkidar’ Prime Minister the upcoming Lok Sabha polls Every house in the state has Narendra Modi and its benefit will be about the choice been illuminated with elec- would be directly transferred to between “trust and corrup- tricity after 70 years of bank accounts of women mem- tion, and about resolution and Independence, Modi claimed. bers of poor families. conspiracy”. Modi said he does not Rahul addressed two rallies Referring to the Congress claim to have completed all the in Assam on Wednesday in manifesto for the 2004 Lok developmental work since support of Kaliabor MP Gaurav Sabha elections, Modi said it becoming prime minister, but, Gogoi and Congress candi- had promised that every house “I can say that I am a man who date from Lakhimpur con- would have electricity by 2009. can withstand any challenge the stituency Anil Buragohain. “However, till 2014 around country faces, and plan and Each of the 20 per cent poor 18,000 villages in the country execute all works with dedica- families will get Rs 72,000 annu- were still to be electrified... Just tion and commitment”. ally and Rs 3.6 lakh in five years, like them (the Congress), their Accusing the Congress of Gandhi said, adding that funds manifesto is corrupt and full of neglecting the north east for the scheme will coming from lies. Therefore, it should be region, especially Arunachal the pockets of ‘chors’ (thieves) called hypocrisy document Pradesh, he said the state never like Anil Ambani in whose (dhakosla patra), not a mani- found its place in the “dil” accounts ‘chowkidar’ Narendra festo,” Modi said at the rally             !    / !     (heart) of the grand old party. Modi has deposited money dur- here, around 220 km from %   &' The Prime Minister ing the last four years. State capital Itanagar. charged that the Congress was “Modi had promised four During his address, Modi fooling farmers in the name of years ago that he would deposit said with the NDA coming votes, whereas the BJP money in the accounts of the back to power in 2014, it ful- D>GGDK Government has always been people but he has done it only filled the promise of the with them. “We never com- in the case of some rich people Congress by illuminating the mitted the sin of betraying like the Ambanis. It is the rich 18,000 villages within 1,000 >DDG farmers but we introduced the who keep chowkidars, which days. Congress president Rahul mechanism from seed to mar- Modi has become for them. We Gandhi on Tuesday had '  ;,;+/ sleep. Their sleep is now lying indulging in anti-national activ- ket,” the PM said. will deposit money in the released his party’s manifesto in Tihar jail. Fear is stalking ities. Congress and NCP sym- Elaborating on the devel- accounts of the poor, particu- +   ,#          for the Lok Sabha polls, mak- argetting Nationalist them. They are worried what pathise with “Bharat tukde opment plans of Arunachal larly women, irrespective of  !  "   #    %   &' ing job creation, addressing TCongress Party (NCP) will happen to them if the man tukde honge” gang... Through Pradesh, he said the BJP gov- their caste, class or religion,” the farm distress, bringing a single chief Sharad Pawar for the sec- who has been arrested and this promise to repeal sedition ernment’s vision for the state is Congress president said. had promised to put Rs 15 lakh money and fled with the help of moderate rate of GST and giv- ond time in three days, Prime lodged in Tihar jail spills beans. law, they are insulting sacrifices connectivity, resources and He accused Modi of “steal- in their bank accounts. “But is the chowkidar.” ing Rs 72,000 per annum to Minister Narendra Modi said Today, they are very much of thousands of our soldiers” respect. ing” Rs 30,000 crore from the a chowkidar bigger than a Rahul said the Citizenship poor families as key focus, if it on Wednesday night that “big worried....But the not be far off “The Congress’ manifesto The PM said the State is on Air Force and putting it into a mazdoor (worker) or a farmer. Amendment Bill will not be comes to power. NCP leaders” were not getting when the whole thing (relating is a plan of Pakistan’s conspir- the growth path now with “thief’s (Anil Ambani’s) pock- “Chowkidars are only in passed at any cost and the Modi also attacked the sleep these days because of the to the NCP leaders) will come acies. It is a conspiracy to many mega projects like the et”. “It is poor people’s money front of the houses of rich peo- Congress will protect the lan- Congress, alleging that it sym- “fear” that a person lodged into the open,” Modi said. destroy the confidence of the Advance Landing Grounds which we will take out from ple like Anil Ambani, Lalit guage, culture and traditions of pathises with those who insult currently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail Modi charged that the Indian army and it is a con- (ALGs) at Pasighat and Tezu, them,” he said. Modi, Nirav Modi and the people of the Northeast. India, and wondered whether might make shocking disclo- Congress was trying to create spiracy hatched b Bharat ka train connectivity between The MGNREGA’s annual Vijay Mallya but not in front of “The BJP had brought the its party symbol, the hand, is sures about them. instability in the country by tukde tukde honge gang. You Naharlagun and Guwahati, and budget is Rs 35,000 crore and poor people’s houses,” he Bill in Parliament. It was an with the country or with those Addressing an election creating confusion in the have tobe cautious about Naharlagun and New Delhi. almost an amount of this size mocked. attack on the language, thought conspiring against it. rally at Gondia in eastern minds of the people. “This is Mahamilavat opposition oth- Asserting that he is com- was given (by the NDA gov- He repeatedly referred to and independence of the peo- “Those who burn the Maharashtra, Modi sought to their habit....Either they con- erwise it will give do such mitted to safeguard the tribal ernment) to a single person, BJP president Amit Shah as ple of the region. We did not Tricolour and insult it, raise slo- unnerve “big NCP leaders” by trol fully or create confusion... things that will give fillip to the tradition and culture, Modi Rahul claimed. “murder accused” and said it was allow the Bill to be passed then gans of breaking India into claiming that “some shocking Earlier the Congress had naxal movement in the area. said he had visited the region He said that Rs 3.6 lakh to he who had exposed Modi’s (in Rajya Sabha) and will pieces, play in the hands of for- disclosures” were in store for problems with chaiwalla and At a time when we were try- “more than 30 times” in com- be given to each beneficiary ‘jumla’ (false promise) of giving ensure that it is not passed in eign forces and vandalise stat- them when the man lodged in now with it is with chowkidar. ing to prosecute urban parison to his predecessors, over a period of five years Rs 15 lakh to every Indian. future too,” he said. ues of Baba Saheb (Ambedkar), Tihar jail spilled beans in the Terming the Congress’ Maoists, the Congress and because of the love and affec- under the NYAY scheme will Referring to demonetisation, The Congress president the Congress sympathises with near future. manifesto as dhakosla patra NCP leaders stood by these tion he shares with the people be deposited in the accounts the Congress chief said, “Modi accused Modi of taking away the them, too,” he alleged. “I do not want to go into the (hypocritical document), Modi Urban Maoists,” Modi said. of the north east. five crore women, which will in put people in queues before special status and special indus- The PM said unlike the full details....But I would advise said, “The manifesto promises Modi demanded to know Elections to Arunachal turn will benefit 25 crore peo- banks for their own money. But trial policy which was given to Congress, the BJP never made you ( the people in the crowd) to repeal sedition law. The con- if Sharad Pawar agreed with Pradesh’s 57 assembly seats ple and revive the economy. Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi, the Northeast by the party’s false promises and kept its to go and ask big NCP leaders gress has promised in its man- the Congress’ manifesto. and two parliamentary con- Mounting an attack on the Ambanis were not in line. While government for the unique commitment of providing free if they are getting sleep these ifesto that it would not launch “Sharad Pawar should come stituencies will be held simul- prime minister, Rahul said he you were busy standing in problems faced by the region. LPG connection to nearly 60 days... No they are not getting proceedings against Maoist clean on this,” the PM said. taneously on April 11. claims to be a ‘chowkidar’ and queues, India’s thieves looted the GH G + 1P    *! , >   6;;, feel ashamed of what they have : Equating Indian announced in their manifesto army with Lord Hanuman, esponding to the provoca- — to dilute AFSPA and with- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Rtive statements of both draw sedition clause.”   '     said the way Lord Hanuman Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba “Nobody can dilute AFSPA $#BDC /   !    ' burnt Lanka, the Indian army Mufti, enjoying patronage of as the BJP will be standing like     -$  destroyed terror camps oper- Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, a rock behind security forces . O - ating in Pakistan. over tinkering with Article who are protecting our bor-     O   “Indian army destroyed 35A and abrogation of Article ders,” Shah told the rally, organ-    # terror camps operating in 370, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) ised in support of BJP leader Pakistan just as Lord Hanuman Chief Amit Shah on Jitendra Singh. 7O 'P  had destroyed the goons in Wednesday set the record In Sunderbani, BJP presi- 6-#%:6$ ,  +6 ;   Ravan’s Lanka. This act of val- straight by saying it ‘loud and dent alleged that illegal immi- +0 ;L M our (of Indian army) was pos- clear’ that as long as BJP is in grants including Rohingyas        sible only because of the strong power these leaders cannot want to change the demogra-    # and decisive government (at fulfil their dreams of having a phy of Jammu region and the Centre) and the determi- separate Prime Minister for the vowed to oust every single ;   '7     nation and will power of Prime state of Jammu & Kashmir. illegal immigrant from the #-6$#         Minister (Narendra) Modi,” Cornering Rahul Gandhi, country if voted again      -  # Yogi said while addressing an BJP Chief also asked him to to power. L./&    -   election rally in Siwalkhas in clarify his stand on the issue. "(  ) !             ! “Infiltrators are eating our   -   -M  3& Baghpat Lok Sabha con- “Rahul Baba, do you also   !   ,    %   &' country like termites. They $# stituency on Wednesday. want two PMs in the country? want to change the demogra- He said India had made People of the country want to the BJP, no matter whether it is to the Union were changed. Posing some tough ques- phy of Jammu. As long as   DP  7 remarkable progress in eco- know the Congress president’s in power or in the opposition, “2020 will also be a dead- tions to the Congress party there is a BJP government, we $%#)#$  ; ;   nomic and military field under response to Omar Abdullah’s would not allow their desire of line from Jammu and Kashmir Chief in Sunderbani and won’t let this happen. If you   6 N'/ the leadership of Prime statements. You should tell the having two PMs in the coun- to the nation. If you remove Udhampur, Amit Shah said, “a choose Narendra Modi gov-    0O  ,  # Minister Modi. nation whether you support try being fulfilled,” Shah said. those terms and conditions on leader of National Conference ernment, we will oust every LP9P9  6 N'  #M Yogi appealed to the peo- him or not,” Shah said at an Describing the BJP as a which Jammu & Kashmir (NC) raised pro-Pakistan slo- single infiltrator from the coun- ple to vote for the BJP and help election rally in Sunderbani party which follows the ideals acceded to India, our relation gans but Mauni Baba, as Shah try in the next five years,” he  P7 7' @ India become an economic amid thunderous applause of Syama Prasad Mookerjee with the country will also end,” dubbed him, remained mum. said. He also warned Pakistan, 6:#$# ;$;    super power. from the crowd. who made the supreme sacri- Mehbooba told reporters after “Rahul Gandhi, you are in saying if a single bullet comes '   - 6 N' ; In his over 40-minute Addressing two back to fice in Kashmir, Shah said it filing her nomination papers alliance with the NC, you can- from there “we will fire shells     $ # speech, Yogi talked about var- back rallies in support of party will not let anything of the sort from the Anantnag Lok Sabha not escape from the responsi- from here”. ious issues, including air strike candidates from Udhampur- happen “till its last breath”. constituency. bility to clear your stand. In reference to the Balakot '!@  '  '  and achievements of the Modi Doda and Jammu-Poonch Lok In Srinagar, PDP Chief The former Chief Minister Citizens of the country want to air strike, BJP Chief Amit Shah #%#F&        P98> and his own governments. Sabha seat, Amit Shah assert- Mehbooba Mufti made yet was responding to BJP presi- know if you agree with raising said that the BJP government &  S Q &SR   !  He paid tribute to Kargil ed that his party, whether in another provocative statement dent Amit Shah’s assertion that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans,” gave a “befitting reply” to the    O  1 0  - martyr Rajendra Singh and power or in opposition, would saying that the relation of Article 35A, which guarantees the BJP chief asked. terrorists while claiming that   # remembered Dhyan Singh never let such a demand get Jammu and Kashmir with India special status to Jammu & Addressing a rally in the Congress could not do so Gurjar who led the revolution fulfilled. will end if the terms and con- Kashmir in terms of residency Udhampur, Shah said, “The in the last 10 years of their   OP '   of 1857 from Baghpat. PNS “I want to make it clear that ditions of the state’s accession rights, will be repealed by 2020. Congress and its leaders should tenure. 49.#-4$   $;  NO-  ;'%L0   . M$          #   -  0Q 0R   #(&=4%-%6%#9#(6#&&6-&&+=$>$49      O        -                  ! #    /;   Cash of Rs 2.1 crore hidden Income Tax officials, no peti- Karthikeyan is the son of 1 0-     8-;';' ($$/ in secret chambers inside a    5 '-  tion has come for hearing . Kanchana, Vaiko’s sister and       0 0NO  ;   Toyota Innova car was seized Meanwhile, the DMK-led was active in the MDMK pol-     # fficials of Income Tax by the officials from  &P#8   /  front was in for another shock itics. ODepartment and Election Perambalur. The officials said      on Wednesday as Karthikeyan The raids on the leaders Commission of India contin- they suspect the money was      nephew of MDMK leader of the opposition parties have ued their crack down on illegal meant for distributing among    ;  -;' Vaiko , came out in the open rattled a section of political cash and gold in Tamil Nadu the voters because there was no  - ;     & declaring support to the landscape in Tamil Nadu. N meant for bribing voters in the need for transport the same 88#C  AIADMK and chief minister Gopalaswamy, former Chief election scheduled for April 18. hidden in secret chambers built Edappadi Palaniswamy on Election Commissioner of The sleuths busted on n the door panel and in the ;-;'%      Wednesday. India told The Pioneer that Tuesday night an innovative seats of the swanky car. ' ;;'5 -   “The DMK is a big threat Tamil Nadu has the worst his- style of money trafficking The seizure of the cash     /;'( to the country as well as Tamil tory of bribing voters.   deployed by the leaders of comes immediately after the Nadu. We should not allow the “Corruption has been institu- VCK, a Dalit militant outfit raid on the residence and busi-       DMK to come anywhere near tionalised in the State which contesting from two parlia- ness premises of Durai    $ the corridors of power,” could be the only one State in mentary constituencies in the Murugan, the DMK treasurer, Karthikeyan told journalists the country where by-polls State. The VCK is a constituent on Monday and Tuesday yield- and his son Kathir Anand, the approach the Madras High at Kovilpatti where the Chief and even general election were .$  $!       !  of the DMK-led Secular ed unaccounted cash of Rs DMK candidate from Vellore Court challenging the high- Minister was campaigning for rescinded because of massive +   %   &' Progressive Alliance (SPA) . 11.3 crore. Though Murugan had said that they would handed behaviour of the the NDA candidate. corruption,” said Gopalaswamy.    !" <  (3+$ >/ s soon as the bells ring at :;/ ADarul Uloom — Asia’s and RLD in Uttar ers. Of which, 6 lakh are trict. Madrassa students say the largest madrassa — students Pradesh for the election.   Muslims and 3 lakh mahagathbandhan wish to woo 1 prepare to head towards The BJP has pitted SCs/STs. Muslim voters as they have a mosque for evening prayers. incumbent Raghav A three-way contest is tough fight with the Congress, After stepping outside the insti- Lakhan Pal against the expected between the which too has fielded a strong tution, some of them stop at a Opposition candidates. Congress, the BJP and the Muslim candidate. tea shop near the campus. “Faizul Rahman might have mahagathbandhan on the seat. “But our agenda is devel- An animated discussion is an advantage as he would get Ashraf, who is in his final opment, not religion-based underway at the kiosk in the support of harijans along year of eight-year-long educa- politics. We have to get above Saharanpur. The students are with Muslims,” Jamal tells the tion at the premier institution, the politics of caste and reli- The 152-year-old institution is discussing the issues that dom- students, suggesting caste and says the election would be very gion, (because) that is where we home to nearly 5,000 students inate or are being skipped by religion will play a role in interesting. But, he adds, the are giving fringe groups an who study Islam there. “Our political parties in their cam- deciding the election. BJP might race through due to upper hand. We need to vote course is very intense and it paign in the district ahead of But his suggestion is imme- division of Muslim votes. “If on development and then only runs for eight years. All our the general election on April diately countered. Muslims decide to join forces real development would take graduates are gainfully 11. They have their own theo- Amanatullah, another student with harijans then Faizul place,” Raziul, 30, said. Darul employed. You will not find a ries and understanding of the at the madrassa, says the agen- Rahman could get a landslide Uloom spokesperson refused to single unemployed graduate complex election process. da of development would be a victory,” he said. comment on the campaigning of the madrassa,” Usmani said. Jamal, 24, says he fears major factor this time. Saharanpur is an important or party prospects ahead of the He said students from all Muslim votes might get divid- “It is high time that we constituency for all the parties. election, saying the institution over the country could be found ed in the election as two strong decided the capability of can- The Uttar Pradesh BJP started has no political stance. here. Rameez has been associ- )    .2 .   !   %   &' Muslim candidates are con- didates based on their knowl- its election campaign from the “We are a Islamic academ- ated with the institution since he testing from the constituency. edge of issues plaguing the city, constituency and the Bahujan ic institution and we don’t sup- was 12 years old. “It is a com- Along with Islamic educa- here and I came here to become “I hope to become an Imam and The Congress has fielded sea- rather than their caste or reli- Samaj Party-Samajwadi Party- port any political party and that mon saying here that you can tion, he says, he has been an Islamic scholar. I am on my be in service of Allah,” he said. soned leader Imran Masood, gion,” the 26-year-old said. Rashtriya Lok Dal combine is the reason we don’t accept any get into Oxford and Harvard but receiving computer education way of becoming one. It is a mis- Darul Uloom provides eight while the BSP has named Faizul Saharanpur, named after will hold its first joint rally in donation or grant from parties not Darul Uloom. That is how at the madrassa’s Department conception that we do not have years of intensive Islamic edu- Rahman. BSP has formed a Sufi Saint Shah Harun Chisti, Deoband on April 7, four days and government,” said its difficult the entrance test is,” the of Computer Science. knowledge of subjects other cation. There is no age limit to “mahagathbandhan” with SP is home to about 17 lakh vot- ahead of the election in the dis- spokesperson Ashraf Usmani. 19-year-old said. “I get all kinds of education than Islamic studies,” he added. sit for its entrance test. <RQR DH R=  ;,S..&$ &2  ;$;      Muzaffarnagar/Meerut: The down to her husband. 0 &$ ,& , -   issue of triple talaq is trapped in “Triple talaq is an atrocity  +6   0 the gender binary that divides which should definitely be   rime Minister Narendra 0  ;  -+ - conservative Muslim society criminalised. I like BJP for PModi continues to draw '      across western Uttar Pradesh, thinking about us,” said the  @' crowds in the western Uttar %1 0 #   1 0 with many women giving the mother of a six-year-old boy. Pradesh belt, but the same 0    88 Government a thumb’s up for its She quickly added that she will enthusiasm is missing for the efforts to criminalise the prac- not vote for the BJP as her hus- wrong practice but BJP candidates in fray from this  ; -   tice but shying away from vot- band does not want it to win. we are not for the BJP. We will part of the State.   +6  ing for the BJP because of loy- “I will vote where my hus- vote for anyone fielded by “I am a Modi fan and I ;-0 %+0 %&1 alty to their husbands. band wants me to. He does not Akhilesh ji (SP chief Akhilesh voted for BJP in the last elec- 3   The she-says-maybe-he- want BJP, so I will not vote for Yadav) as my husband says.” tion, but no work has been   says-nay syndrome may hin- it,” Kaisar told PTI while stand- About 35 per cent of the done here. The BJP candidate   6 - der the BJP from winning ing outside a shop. “Don’t more than 1.5 crore voting in who won in the name of Modi ; - Muslim votes in the western interfere in our religion. Keep round one are Muslims, said JPS from here is hardly seen. We     Uttar Pradesh belt that goes politics out of it,” snapped her Rathore, vice president of the Muslim man can legally divorce Muzaffarnagar. cannot even complain,” says a  to the polls in the first phase on husband Aslam who came and Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP. his wife by pronouncing ‘talaq’ “My husband divorced me petrol pump worker Satbir April 11 as most men in the took her away. Most Muslim women in the three times in one go. within two years of our mar- Yadav from Saharanpur. to vacate his official bungalow agitated over denying ticket to community say they don’t want The pattern was visible in region hailed Prime Minister “My husband divorced me riage. I was just 18. We do not Similar sentiments were in Delhi. Secondly, the BJP former BJP MP Hukum Singh’s the Government to interfere in Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Narendra Modi for bringing and married another woman. I have any rights. I am illiterate echoed by residents of Government in Uttar Pradesh daughter Mriganka Singh from their religion. Meerut and Baghpat, which triple talaq under the spotlight, had no choice but to accept the may be that’s why I could not Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, did not adequately compensate Kairana. Kaisar Jahan, a homemak- votes in phase one along with saying it was a step towards decision. I live with my four- fight. Luckily I did not have a Kairana and Ghaziabad which cane growers. And, third, the Mriganka is an influential er in Muzaffarnagar, typifies the Saharanpur, Bijnor, Ghaziabad empowering Muslim women. year-old son now. Triple talaq child to look after. Triple talaq go to polls in the first phase of Jat reservation notified by the Gujjar name in the area. She dilemma of a woman caught and Gautam Budh Nagar. Triple talaq, also known as is a heinous practice. Don’t we is a crime and men should not the seven-phased Lok Sabha UPA-led Central Government fought on a BJP ticket in the between self-assertion and tra- Rabia, 35, resident of ‘talaq-e-biddat’, is the practice of Muslim women have rights?” be allowed to do it,” said an polls. A total of eight Lok Sabha was set aside by the Supreme Kairana bypoll which was dition that dictates she bows Kairana, said, “Triple talaq is a instant divorce in which a asked Farzana, a resident of anguished Saba. PTI seats in the State will go to polls court under the current BJP necessitated by the death of her in the first phase on April 11. regime,” he said. father. She, however, lost to The voters here praise Modi, The apex court had in 2015 Opposition alliance candidate but are not satisfied with the set aside a 2014 notification of Tabassum Hasan. work of BJP candidates. A BJP the then UPA Government to The BJP has fielded anoth- GKD office-bearer from Muzaffar- include Jats in the Central List er Gujjar leader and MLA nagar, who wished to remain of Other Backward Classes Pradeep Chaudhary from the anonymous, lamented that the (OBC) in nine States for quota seat. Local BJP leaders, how- party under pressure from RSS benefits. “I want to see Modi as ever, feel that a section is dis- re-nominated Muzaffarnagar PM again, but Ajit Singh will win enchanted over denial of tick- MP Sanjeev Balyan this election. from here,” Ahlawat said. et to Mriganka. In a bid to pla-  ; ,& ed her constituency and Janambhoomi temple. He said because of this, other sit- In Baghpat, the BJP has cate its support base among the wasn’t approachable “Hema Malini never came ting MPs in western UP also got fielded Union Minister Satyapal Gujjars, the BJP welcomed ollywood’s ‘dream during her term and to our village. We did not see re-nominated. Singh against the RLD chief’s community leader and SP MLC Bgirl’ Hema Malini had   Brijwasis would reject her after 2014. We prefer a local He said the decision to son Jayant Choudhary. Chowdhary Virendra Singh a dream run in the last her this time. who is approachable,” said a repeat the sitting MPs may cost Congress has not fielded any into the party fold. Lok Sabha polls but her elec- But Hema Malini resident of Chhata. Narendra the party dearly. candidate from the seat. BJP analysts, however, toral rivals claim she neglect- is pinning her hopes on Singh, who lost previous three Balyan is one of the Here also ‘Modi wave’ is maintain that reported discon- the work the Narendra Modi assembly elections, accused accused in the 2013 facing tough competition from tent towards party candidates Government has done in the her of neglecting the con- Muzaffarnagar riots. He had anti-incumbency against sitting among the voters won’t be an past five years. stituency, saying one cannot won by more than 4 lakh votes MP and the joint front put up issue. They say in the last polls, She is up against Narendra work for Mathura while sitting riding on Modi wave in 2014. by the Opposition, just like in except Saharanpur, BJP candi- Singh of the RLD, which is part in Mumbai. Another cause of worry for the Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and dates in all seven constituencies of the alliance with the “I am a Brijwasi and know saffron party is Jat communi- Saharanpur. Interestingly, peo- in this region defeated their Samajwadi Party and Bahujan about the problems of locals. ty’s affinity to RLD chief ple from diverse sections of the rivals by more than 2 lakh Samaj Party, and Congress’s Last time, she won because of Chaudhary Ajit Singh as well as society are in awe of Modi’s votes. In Saharanpur, the BJP Mahesh Pathak. The the Modi wave but after that the anger of sugarcane growers work. “My vote will go to candidate won by 65,000 votes. Opposition is also billing it a she was not involved with her against the BJP-led State Modi,” says Haider Ali. He Congress stood second here. ‘Brijwasi vs outsider contest’ constituency. Forget about the Government. runs a small tea shop in BJP strategists feel there claiming that Hema Malini people, her own party cadres Meanwhile, the SP-BSP- Muzaffarnagar. may be a dip in BJP’s vote mar- was never approachable during are against her. Vikas (devel- RLD Opposition feels that the But, when one inquires deep gin this time, but the party can her entire term. opment) is missing in alliance will benefit from divi- about Modi’s popularity among still reap benefits of ‘Modi The opinion of voters was Mathura,” he said. “She did sion of Jat votes this time, and minorities, people said the 2013 wave’. Johny from Bhim Army somewhat divided. Some fell nothing for cleaning of the that the Muslim, Dalits and violence between Jats and chief Chandrashekhar Azad that the Balakot air strike and Yamuna, Chhata sugar mill backward sections will vote Muslims still haunted the region. ‘Ravan’ village Chutmalpur Mission Shakti could be elec- and unemployment issues, for them. They added that the weaker sec- said, “BJP can win this time toral issues while for others, monkey menace in Vrindavan Supporting the RLD chief, tions among the minorities are only when Muslim votes get problems of farmers, unem- etc.,” he said. He claimed this Ravindra Ahlawat, who runs an afraid to express their views split. It is not possible in ployment and lack of develop- contest is a secular vs commu- eatery on the Delhi- against the ruling dispensation. Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, ment are major issues here. nal one in which secular forces Muzaffarnagar National Kumar said the law and Kairana and Ghaziabad. And, “We don’t know Hema will win. Highway, said Jats have three order situation of the state has it is very likely in Saharanpur Malini but we have full faith in In 2014, Hema Malini main issues. improved after the BJP came to and Bijnore. Though a section Modi. Sometimes you have to defeated Rashtriya Lok Dal “Firstly, the Centre did not power. If BJP workers are angry of Dalits support Modi, but a forget own problems for the candidate Jayant Chaudhary by treat our leader (Chaudhary over repeating candidates in majority of the community sake of the country,” said a a massive margin of 3,30,743 Ajit Singh) well. He was forced many seats, they are equally will vote for Mayawati.” shopkeeper near the Krishna votes. PTI

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/   worked for four decades.” /  #/  - -  ;! ! Her husband will also cam-   #       ###/ paign for her.  #   , %    Supriya refused to com- $ #0     #+6 O ;! !  ment on her rival Tanushree or  1, '$3 !  ;        her tainted background. “I am       here to campaign for myself wo daughters from vastly    and do not want to comment Tdifferent backgrounds have The other daughter who is on anyone,” she said. returned to the badlands of with his wife Madhu Mani with her sister Alankrita. making a bid to reclaim her This, incidentally, is the eastern Uttar Pradesh to Tripathi in Gorakhpur jail for Tanushree is contesting on father’s legacy in Maharajganj first time that women candi- reclaim the political legacy of the murder of a poetess in the Pragatisheel Samajwadi is Supriya Srinetra, daughter dates have taken centre stage in their fathers. Lucknow in 2003. Party (PSP) ticket and is bank- of the late Harshvardhan Singh, Maharajganj which remains Tanushree Tripathi has Tanushree’s brother Aman ing on the sympathy of the peo- a former MP. steeped in backwardness. returned after completing her Mani Tripathi is an indepen- ple since, as she said, Supriya quit her job as “It is a welcome change and Masters’ degree in interna- dent MLA from Nautanwa her parents and brother have Executive Editor of an English these elections will hopefully tional relations from London. Assembly segment in been “wrongly framed in crim- ! !  news channel and has arrived pave the way for more women She is all set to get married later Maharajganj district. He is also inal cases”. in Maharajganj to contest the to step out of their homes and this month but is nevertheless an accused in the murder of his “I am not a parachute can- on the UP-Nepal border. Sugar elections on a Congress ticket. take to politics. Women are contesting elections from the wife Sara Singh and the CBI is didate here. I know my village, mills in the region are lying Supriya told reporters that supporting the two candidates Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. investigating the matter. my people, my constituency. closed. The BJP’s Pankaj the prevailing conditions in in a big way. Till now, Tanushree, 29, is the daugh- In 2017, when Aman Mani The people know me and my Chaudhary has been MP for eastern Uttar Pradesh had Maharajganj has been known ter of former Uttar Pradesh contested the Assembly elec- family and we share a strong five terms but has done no made her take to politics. “I am for mafia candidates,” said Minister Amar Mani Tripathi, tions from jail, it was Tanushree bond. The farmers have been development here and people glad to have been fielded from Rekha Singh, a first time voter who is serving a life term along who campaigned for him along suffering in this district that lies want a change,” she said. Maharajganj where my father and a young graduate.    !"  .   ;,;+/  !  ash-starved Jet Airways on /  9-  CWednesday deferred the March salary payment to its  *  employees, citing “complexi- @/   ties” involved in the finalisation of the debt-recast plan, under  $((1 / said, “yesterday, it was 28”. “The 15 aircraft reported is  ! which the SBI-led consortium When told that the airline already accounted for and was of lenders has taken over the ash-strapped Jet Airways is has announced grounding 15 only informed to the stock    = management control of the Coperating 28 planes, more aircraft, he said that then exchanges by Jet Airways yes- airline. including 15 aircraft in the the current fleet would be “less terday,” the spokesperson said. 8    Earlier, the airline had been domestic routes, Civil Aviation than about 15”. On Tuesday evening, the ! > delaying the salaries of its Secretary Pradeep Singh In the evening, Kharola airline informed the stock pilots, engineers and senior Kharola said on Wednesday. clarified to PTI that Jet exchanges that it has grounded staff since August who have not Earlier in the day, Kharola Airways is operating around 28 15 more aircraft due to non-pay- been paid since January. said that less than 15 planes of planes and out of them, about ment of lease rentals. Now, the   ($$/ The company has over the airline were flying. 15 are operating in the domes- total number of planes ground- 16,000 employees on its payroll. Jet Airways, where the tic routes. ed on account of default in lease rench carmaking conglom- “Given the complexities of lenders are set to take control On the sidelines of the rental payments, as disclosed by Ferate Groupe PSA on such (finalisation of the reso- as part of a debt resolution conference here, the civil avi- the airline, stands at 69. Wednesday announced that lution plan) processes, it has plan, on Tuesday disclosed ation secretary also said that Jet In a statement issued in the they will launch their Citroën taken us longer than expected. that it has grounded 15 more Airways’ ability to fly interna- afternoon, Jet Airways said, “as brand in India with their first However, we continue to strive aircraft due to non-payment tional operations needs to be informed to the regulator product, the C5 Aircross to be and are in continuous deliber- of lease rentals. “examined”. (DGCA), the airline is operat- launched around the end of ations with the lenders and Asked about the active In the afternoon, a DGCA ing a curtailed schedule with 2020. The French company has institutions to find a solution. fleet of Jet Airways, Kharola, on spokesperson said Jet Airways sufficient number of aircraft, established a joint-venture with “In light of the current sit- the sidelines of an aviation continues to fly 28 aircraft as on and is compliant with applica- the CK Birla Group which will uation, please note that salaries conference in the morning, date. ble guidelines”. help them manufacture vehicles for March 2019 will be at Thiruvallur and power plants # !)+ + &  +  +/1  (    +>)  @  deferred,” Jet Airways chief in Hosur in Tamil Nadu from    '  :4:4 people officer Rahul Taneja 2021 onwards. The vehicles said in a communication to ()      >5 will be ‘inspired’ by India new C5 Aircross which will be vehicles could also be export- for new drivetrain technologies, staff on Wednesday. according to the carmaker and launched around the end of ed from here. The C5 Aircross Tavares highlighted that all Though the management expansion into India is a criti- 2020. will compete against the likes new Citroën vehicles have been did not give a specific date for cal part of the carmakers ‘Push Linda Jackson, Chief of the Jeep Compass but designed with multi-energy payment, it said the company    3>  to Pass’ strategy as they try to Executive Officer, Citroën Jackson made it clear that options in mind but when it will provide an update on the diversify from Western Europe. brand explained the logic Citroën did not see themselves came to India they would have issue on April 9.  $((1 / closed at 251.10, shedding to lessors under their respective Carlos Tavares, Chairman, behind launching the large C5 as a luxury brand and was aim- to find the appropriate moment On March 25, Jet Airways 5.21 per cent from the previous lease agreements,” Jet Airways said Groupe PSA said that the core instead of one of Groupe PSA’s ing for the ‘heart’ of the mar- to launch such a platform since board had approved a resolu- hares of Jet Airways on close. Intra-day, it had slumped in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. of the company’s philosophy myriad small car platforms, ket, and their prices would pricing is an issue. tion plan formulated by SBI- SWednesday closed with a loss 6.37 per cent to 248. With this, the number of was ‘Inspired by You’ and that “this is the latest product reflect that but that did not Groupe PSA also owns the led domestic lenders, under of over 5 per cent after the carri- Following the downtrend planes grounded on account of India with its high growth launched by Citroën and was mean that the C5 Aircross Peugeot and Opel brands, hav- which had agreed to infuse an er grounded as many as 15 more on the NSE, the scrip settled at lease rental defaults alone potential was a key market for unveiled at the Geneva Motor would lack for advanced fea- ing acquired the latter from emergency funding of 1,500 planes due to lease rental defaults. 251, down 5.28 per cent. It was touched 69. the group as it expanded out- Show recently. We want to tures such as the company’s General Motors in 2018. Both crore into the airline, and With the latest move on trading at an intra-day low of Besides, the domestic pilots side Europe. He added that the launch our flagship model first suspension technologies. those brands have had prior convert the same into equity Tuesday, the fleet of the cash 248.20. In terms of equity vol- union of Jet Airways, National ‘Push to Pass’ strategy had because it highlights our design The company is starting a experiences in India but saw worth 50.1 percent for a strapped airline has come down ume, over 1.33 crore scrips were Aviator Guild, has written to the made Groupe PSA one of the and innovations.” Starting from nationwide roadshow to attract sales stall and withdrew from notional value of just Re 1 to just 20 from its peak of 123, traded on the stock exchanges aviation regulator DGCA and most profitable large automo- the second-half of 2021, dealer partners from July the market. However, Tavares each share. through which it used to oper- during the trading session. airline chief executive Vinay bile companies in the world, Citroën will launch vehicles onwards and believes that their is confident that this time will However, the funds are yet ate over 650 flights across the “An additional 15 aircraft Dube, pressing for payment of but having learnt from prior ‘inspired’ by India which will be late entry into the market will be different and a step-by-step to be disbursed due to “tech- country and continents. have been grounded due to non- three months of salary dues experiences their plans in India heavily localised from Day 1, allow them to study the suc- approach will see them nical” reasons. On the BSE, the stock payment of amounts outstanding along with applicable interest. will be steady starting with the and Tavares said that these cesses and failures of others. As succeed. 7 #  A !+  ,"' (         &  . $ . -     . ---5   $((1 / default under the provisions of invited criticism from various     ) the IBC. quarters, including a parlia-    *   $((1 / Although officials of India he Supreme Court’s order Sections 35AA and 35AB mentary panel.  ;,;+/ and the US have been negoti- Tquashing the RBI’s were introduced by an amend- The RBI substituted the   3'43 losses to Nissan’s books. he commerce ministry, ating a trade package, America February 12 circular will give ment to the Banking previous guidelines with a Tokyo district prosecutors he Supreme Court order Tafter consulting various last month announced to with- the Government discretionary Regulation Act in May 2017. harmonised and simplified okyo prosecutors are con- are discussing the case with Tquashing a crucial RBI cir- departments like IT and agri- draw benefits being provided power to issue direction to the The Reserve Bank of India generic framework for resolu- Tsidering pressing a fresh more senior colleagues before cular on dud assets resolution will culture, has made an offer to by them to Indian exports apex bank for referring a (RBI) had on February 12, tion of stressed assets in view charge on former Nissan chief deciding whether to proceed, push resolution timelines and the US to resolve trade issues under their Generalised System defaulting company to the 2018 issued the circular saying of the enactment of the Carlos Ghosn, local media said Japanese media said. also clouds the gains achieved on between the two countries, of Preferences (GSP) pro- NCLT on case by case basis in that lenders have to provide Insolvency and Bankruptcy on Wednesday, which would be If prosecutors were to file credit discipline over last year, a Union Minister Suresh Prabhu gramme. public interest, official sources for resolution plan within 180 Code. the latest twist in the auto new charges, it would not nec- report said on Wednesday. said on Wednesday. The US has decided to go said. days in case of large account of “Although the new guide- tycoon’s dramatic downfall. essarily mean Ghosn returns to The order will not materi- The US is demanding ahead with its decision to The Supreme Court 2,000 crore and above. lines have been termed as Investigators are eyeing a the detention centre where he ally impact the banks’ asset greater market access for its scrap the preferential trade Tuesday quashed the RBI cir- According to sources, the harmonized and simplified possible aggravated breach of spent more than three months quality as a bulk of stress has agricultural, dairy products benefit under GSP scheme cular of last year that pertains Supreme Court order on the generic framework, yet they trust charge related to at least before winning bail on March already been recognised, the and medical devices. Besides, after 60 days, which is to the provisions for referring RBI’s circular does not limit are far from being so,” $32 million in Nissan funds 6, according to a local lawyer. report by domestic rating they are seeking reduction in expected to impact India’s the defaulter to the National government powers to give Standing Committee on transferred to a distributor in “The prosecutor can hit agency Crisil said. import duties on certain IT exports to the US worth $5.6 Company Law Tribunal directions to PSU banks in Energy in its report tabled in Oman, according to local news Ghosn with new charges with- “Supreme Court ruling on products and increasing their billion under this pro- (NCLT) even on a one-day resolving non-performing Parliament last year said. agency Jiji Press. out sending him back to prison. RBIs norms to extend resolu- exports to bridge trade deficit gramme. overdue. assets. “The Committee are of Some of the money is Prosecutors would need to tion timelines on NPAs...The with India. Prabhu said that in the last However, the SC had Prior to February 12 cir- the opinion that the coinage of believed to have been used to buy again justify a detention by say- improvement in credit disci- Prabhu said that whatever one year, the US exports to upheld the constitutional cular, the resolution mecha- restructuring in resolution a luxury boat allegedly used by ing he was a flight risk and pline in the past year and the the US is asking from India is India have increased by about validity of Section 35AA of the nism available to banks were plan is hollow without having Ghosn and his family, according could destroy evidence and expectation of quick turn- concerned with different min- 48 per cent and it does not Banking Regulation Act, Corporate Debt Restructuring any serious meaning or busi- to a source familiar with the mat- the chances seem fairly slim,” around in stressed assets reso- istries, including IT and agri- include defence purchases which empowers the Centre to Scheme (CDR), Scheme for ness which only reflects the ter. If Tokyo prosecutors were to said the lawyer, who asked to lution could come under some culture. made. act, either directly or by direct- Sustainable Structuring of blurred vision of RBI in move forward with the case, it remain anonymous. cloud,” it said. “We have consulted all He also said that India ing RBI to take action against Stressed Assets (S4A), and understanding and appreciat- would be the fourth criminal The news came after it Companies in the power the ministries and we have would like to buy about 1,000 defaulters. Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF). ing the problems. The charge against the 65-year-old emerged that lawyers for sector, which were among given them an offer,” the aircrafts from the world and the Section 35AA empowers Following yesterday’s SC Committee expect that clari- former high-flying auto execu- Renault — Nissan’s parent those who had petitioned the commerce and industry US could be one of the poten- the central government to order restructuring schemes ty of thought and transparen- tive, who denies all allegations. company that Ghosn also led apex court, will get a respite, the minister told PTI when tial suppliers. authorise the RBI to issue like S4A may come back, the cy in approach should be the Ghosn already faces three — have handed over docu- agency said, adding most of asked about the steps being Defence purchases and this directions to any banking sources said. guiding factor to streamline charges of financial misconduct ments to prosecutors showing them were on the verge of taken to resolve trade issues kind of procurement is going to company or banking compa- Revised framework for and strengthen the sector over allegations he under- “millions of euros” in pay- being referred to NCLT with America. change the things dramatical- nies to initiate insolvency res- resolution of stressed assets squirming under ineluctable reported his compensation and ments to the firm’s distributors (National Company Law However, he did not dis- ly with regard to trade balance, olution process in respect of a issued on February 12, 2018 hardships,” it said. sought to transfer personal in Oman. 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That total is now 15 points from Barca a 4-4 draw and an unlikely   Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side six matches, with games to come point. blew a chance to move into third against both Manchester City and Combined with Atletico's earli-    /. place in the Premier League as they Chelsea at Old Trafford, a target er 2-0 victory over Girona, the   ! squandered the lead in a disap- which Solskjaer admits leaves no result means the gap at the top is pointing display at Molineux. room for mistakes. reduced to eight points ahead of this   United remain fifth, but "I'm as confident as I weekend's top of the table meeting  their hopes of qualifying for was three hours ago," joked but Ernesto Valverde's side celebrat- the Champions League via a Solskjaer after the defeat. ed Suarez's goal like it was a winner.  1   top-four finish will be further "I said we need 15 points Cazorla, meanwhile, sank to his  *  dented if Tottenham and from our last seven games knees, a chance spurned for Chelsea win on Wednesday. and now we need 15 from Villarreal to pull four points clear of   ! It was a frustrating night our last six. the relegation zone, with Celta Vigo, 2  for Solskjaer, who saw United "It's difficult but then now only two behind, still to play suffer a third defeat in their again, we're a very good Huesca on Wednesday. last four games — underlin- team and it's going to be dif- They had come from two the striker clear. Chukwueze's ing how much work the Norwegian ficult for anybody who plays against down, as Samuel Chukwueze shot struck the post but can- Instead, Alvaro Gonzalez was still has in front of him following his us. and Karl Toko Ekambi can- noned back to him and this sent off for a second yellow card in appointment as permanent manag- "This was a tough game but a celled out early goals from time, he guided it into the far the 86th minute and Messi lashed a er last week. performance that deserved a win." Philippe Coutinho and corner. free-kick in off the post to give Barca Scott McTominay's first goal for The game's turning point Malcom. Vicente Iborra and Any control Barcelona had hope. United was negated by Diogo Jota proved to be a second yellow card Carlos Bacca looked to have increasingly gave way to chaos, When Suarez drove in his thun- before the interval, but the game's collected by Young with just 57 sealed an incredible win, only for particularly on the break, where dering half-volley from the edge of turning point proved to be a second minutes gone. Messi and Suarez to intervene. Villarreal broke through almost at the box, there were four seconds of yellow card collected by Young Young was booked twice in the The pair have now scored 51 will. Toko Ekambi's equaliser short- the three added minutes remaining. with just 57 minutes gone. space of five minutes for fouls on goals between them in the league ly after half-time looked like a fluke Cazorla dropped down as Barca's United finally caved to Wolves' Jota, the second a particularly this season, just one shy of the total but perhaps he meant it. players ran to the corner. pressure 20 minutes later, when unpleasant high challenge. managed by Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid were putting Raul Jimenez rose above Phil Jones "When you're on a yellow you're Rested along with Gerard Pique    the finishing touches to their victo- and headed a Joao Moutinho cross always in danger of it being a yel- and Ivan Rakitic, it seemed He tore down the right wing and ry at the Wanda Metropolitano goalwards. low card again," said Solskjaer. Barcelona would not need Messi as cut inside, with Marc-Andre ter when Barcelona kicked off but they The awkward attempt saw "Probably it was a bad decision Coutinho tapped in a pass by Stegen stepping out to block what he had to wait until the 76th minute for Smalling and goalkeeper David de by Ashley but in the heat of the Malcom, who then headed in Arturo expected to be a cutback. Instead, Diego Godin's opener against Gea become entangled, with the moment he reached for the ball and Vidal's cross for a 2-0 lead after 16 Toko Ekambi stabbed the ball inside Girona. former making the final touch as was a little bit too high, it made it minutes. the goalkeeper and into the far cor- ) #    )           They had VAR to thank too as the ball rolled over the line. more difficult. But Villarreal sprung into life, ner. the Argentinian's header was only "We didn't get the pressure revived by Chukwueze, who pulled Messi warmed up and then Manu Morlanes' pass and prodded his curled pass creating the chance, allowed to stand after Antoine O '  P built that we expected, so we kept one back seven minutes later. A came on in the 61st minute but it it home before Bacca made it four as Bacca skipped round Ter Stegen Griezmann had initially been ruled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted possession well but then they scored sumptuous flick by Iborra launched was Villarreal that pulled away. A with 10 minutes left. and slid in for what seemed like the offside. Griezmann's lob added a Manchester United have no further with the first chance they put the the counter-attack and Cazorla sent minute later, Iborra nipped onto Cazorla was again the instigator, win. second in injury-time. margin for error in their bid to ball in the box." @,)+/%1, .+2 /F-+1)+0) '/!

  ;/1$ Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio @1,'.')(1" Cragno denied Kean twice before ising Italy star Moise Kean was the teenager finally broke through, Rtargeted by racist abuse after he with Rodrigo Bentancur rolling the continued his goal-scoring spree to ball across for him to tap in. push Juventus closer to an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Tuesday    with a 2-0 win over Cagliari. Kevin Lasagna grabbed a point Kean, 19, slotted in his fourth for Udinese to further dent AC goal in as many league games for Milan's Champions League ambi- Juventus in the 85th minute after tions. defender Leonardo Bonucci nodded Injury-hit Milan struggled in the opener on 22 minutes in against their 15th-placed opponents Sardinia. with goalkeeper Gianluigi The youngster's celebration after Donnarumma going off on 11 min- scoring, however, infuriated the utes with a thigh problem and Sardinian crowd who had jeered the Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta  $((1 / teenager throughout after he was hurting his ankle in the first half. booked for diving in the first half. Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek he Indian football team's spirited show- 9 The final minutes of the game  $    +        E        managed to break through just Tings in recent times seem to be having were overshadowed by racist chants ! ) ! )!  +   & 7+        before the interval after connecting a ripple effect with the position of the men's aimed at both Kean and his French  $3<--      ;>     with a Patrick Cutrone cross. coach attracting over 250 applications, an teammate Blaise Matuidi. +    +                 But Italian international Lasagna unprecedented number that also includes 4GGG Kean celebrated with his hands pulled Udinese back level after fin- some well-known names from Europe. outstretched in front of the Cagliari Moise shouldn't have done ees to stop matches in the ishing off a flowing counter-attack on The post has been left vacant since fans after scoring. that and the Curva (Cagliari future when there is racist 65 minutes. Stephen Constantine resigned following the But Bonucci claimed that Kean fans) should not have reacted chanting. The stalemate complicates the Indian team's failure to make the knockouts should not have provoked the home that way. The win put Juventus Champions League race for Gennaro of the AFC Asian Cup after coming close supporters and said his teammate "We are professionals, we back 18 points clear of sec- Gattuso's side who are targeting a to doing so.   &/0 Pele was only 21 when he was partly to blame for the have to set the example and ond-placed Napoli, who trav- return to the competition for the first Contrary to speculations doing the won his second World Cup in unsavoury scenes. not provoke anyone." el to lowly Empoli on time since the 2013-2014 season. rounds, All India Football Federation ootball legend Pele told 1962, adding a third eight years "Kean knows that when he Cagliari fans appeared to Wednesday, with only eight Milan have picked up just one (AIFF) sources categorically denied that FKylian Mbappe on Tuesday later. scores a goal, he should celebrate throw objects at Kean, and the matches to play. point from their last three matches they are not exactly looking to recruit a that he believes the French "There's only one 'King' that with his teammates. He knows match was momentarily stopped The champions' next game is at after defeats against Inter Milan high-profile name. In the recent past, AIFF World Cup winner can emulate and he's there," said Mbappe. he could have done something dif- with Matuidi reacting furiously to home against AC Milan, who were and Sampdoria. general secretary Kushal Das had also said his own achievement of scor- "I'm just Kylian, I'm trying to ferently too," Bonucci told Sky Sport the jeers at the same stadium where earlier held 1-1 by Udinese. They occupy fourth place, the that they would appoint a coach based on ing 1,000 career goals. do my best to help my team Italia. he was targeted last season. Italy defender Bonucci headed final Champions League spot, but the team's requirements and not get carried The 78-year-old Brazilian and my national side. "There were racist jeers after the The abuse came on the same day in his third league goal of the sea- Lazio are four points behind with away by big names. claims to have netted over "The comparisons are flat- goal, Blaise heard it and was angered. that UEFA president Aleksander son from a Federico Bernardeschi two games in hand ahead of their trip The list of applicants also includes 1,000 goals in his career, while tering but I know very well that I think the blame is 50-50, because Ceferin said that he will ask refer- corner. to struggling SPAL. coaches from the Indian Super League and Mbappe has so far managed I will never do what he did." I-League. 103 in total, with 92 of those "The big names doing the rounds need coming at the top level. O7   '  -  7  ) not necessarily fulfil the criteria of the AIFF. "It's possible, I scored H ( 6(3 #!)* +!"!() (# Early next week the concerned committee exactly 1,025, so 1,000 goals is It was not the first time that Lyon: Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said will make a short-list and the candidates possible for him," Pele said in Mbappe has had to temper he will wait until the end of the season to decide Berlin: Marcel Halstenberg's would then be interviewed by the techni- Paris, where he met Mbappe at comparisons with Pele, after a the future of coach Bruno Genesio following last-gasp penalty saw RB Leipzig cal committee, and based on its recommen- a sponsor event. rush to crown him a future Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at home to Rennes in the snatch a 2-1 victory over dations, the executive committee would Mbappe, who last year footballing great during the French Cup semi-finals. Rennes twice led at the Augsburg in a nerve-shattering make the appointment from among the became only the second World Cup in Russia, where he Groupama Stadium through goals from Mbaye German Cup quarter-final tie on final list," a well-placed AIFF source said. teenager to score in a World scored four goals in total. Niang and Benjamin Andre, but Lyon hit back Tuesday. After Alfred Established names doing the rounds are Cup final after Pele in France's But the former Monaco with a Bertrand Traore goal and Moussa Finnbogason's equaliser had res- Italian Giovanni De Biasi, Hakan Ericson 4-2 victory over Croatia, played striker insists that he is not Dembele penalty. Algeria defender Ramy cued Augsburg in injury time of of Sweden, France's Raymond Domnech down Pele's comments. focused on becoming the best Bensebaini drilled home the winner for Rennes normal time, Halstenberg and England's Sam Allardyce. "I think that even if we player of modern times. on 81 minutes to send his side through to the restored the lead in injury time While these are undoubtedly big names, count the goals on inter-city "When Pele was playing, he final and a possible showdown with holders of extra time to send Leipzig into the AIFF has also received applications from pitches and goals on the didn't think he wanted to be the Paris Saint-Germain. Bensebaini's strike the first German Cup semi-final people who do not have the credentials and PlayStation, I won't be able to best player in history, he want- allowed Rennes to avenge Friday's 1-0 league of their history. The hosts held licence. reach the 1,000-goal mark," ed to have fun, help his coun- defeat by Lyon and denied Genesio's side the Leipzig at bay for long periods The deadline for applying for the top said the 20-year-old Paris Saint- try and his club, which he did," chance to claim their first silverware since lift- and looked dangerous them- job ended on March 29. Germain forward. he said. ing the trophy in 2012. "It was agreed that if selves until a momentary lapse Among others, Bengaluru FC's highly "We will try to get as close "What I want is to help we were in the final - which is no longer the in concentration allowed Werner successful former coach Albert Roca has as we can, but I think I'll be a PSG, the France team and case -and if we were in the top three, there to break away and slot in the Gregoritsch's late handball in the Hamburg, who beat Paderborn also emerged as the frontrunner for the job, long way off it at the end of my afterwards it will be other peo- would be a two-year extension," Aulas said opener on 74 minutes. Leipzig box broke Augsburg hearts and 2-0 earlier in the evening. with many national team players favouring career." ple who tell you that you are the afterwards. "The deal that was reached with were left shellshocked, however, gifted Leipzig victory. "We are so Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel his appointment. Mbappe has scored 32 best. Bruno is that there will not be a contract renew- when Finnbogason snatched an frustrated because we were at Lasogga continued his fine scor- Under Roca, Bengaluru FC played goals in all competitions for "Everyone says that he is al between now and the end of the season. "It equaliser four minutes into least on the same level as Leipzig ing form in the German Cup as four finals in his two seasons in charge - PSG this season, including 27 the best, but if you are (the will stay like that. It's really sad not to be able injury time. Yet it was Leipzig today," Augsburg coach Manuel he grabbed both goals to fire his making the final of the AFC Cup in 2016, from only 24 Ligue 1 appear- best), there's no need to say it. to say that Bruno will extend his stay." AFP who had the last laugh in a jaw- Baum told Sky. Leipzig will be side into the semi-finals for the the Federation Cup in 2017 and the ISL and ances. 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However, both Hardik ormer Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar Rishabh Pant, who played a superb knock Sunrisers massive 118-run win over RCB in the Pant, who is now India's Pandya and Vijay Shankar's FArothe on Wednesday claimed innocence a day after of 78 to pile up a mammoth 213 against Mumbai last game. first-choice keeper in Test crick- bowling has been an issue, but he was arrested and subsequently released on bail for in the first match, has been the highest run-scor- On road to redemption, Warner has looked et, is still fighting for a spot in Kapil refused to be critical. allegedly betting on an IPL match. er for Delhi while the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, ominous as he blasted 69 off 37 balls against India's World Cup squad that "Winning World Cup is not "This (cricket) is my bread and butter. Whatever I am Prithvi Shaw, Iyer and Colin Ingram too have Rajasthan, before a whirlwind 55-ball unbeat- will be announced later this buying sweets from a shop. It's today is because of cricket and I will never do such type been among runs. en 100 blew away RCB. Besides, he started the month. a mission and at this juncture, I of activity. Life mei ek paisa idhar-udhar nahi kiya hai (I The bowling department has been led by season with a 85-run knock against KKR. "You can never compare don't want to be the critic who have never cheated)," Arothe said. Rabada, while they also have Kiwi pacer Trent After the six-wicket defeat to KKR in their anyone with Mahendra Singh wants to pull the team. I will not The 52-year-old from Baroda was arrested on Boult and Ishant Sharma in their ranks. Young opener, Sunrisers roared their way back into the Dhoni. No one can ever replace like to harp on weak points and Monday before being given bail by the police, Vadodara Nepalese leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane too tournament, largely riding on Warner and a player of Dhoni's stature. Pant rather focus on our strengths," Police Commissioner Anup Singh Gehlot said on has performed well so far for Delhi. Bairstow's exploits and come Thursday, they is a talented cricketer and we said the legendary all rounder. Tuesday. But the real contest on Thursday would be would be eyeing a hat-trick of wins. shouldn't put him under pres- "World Cup is a culmination "Forget about doing it, I have never thought about it," between Delhi pacers Rabada and Chris Morris Among Sunrisers' bowlers, Afghanistan sure by comparing him with of four years of planning. I am the former batsman, who represented Baroda in 114 first- against the marauding Sunrisers pair of David spin duo of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan Dhoni. His time will surely agement issue of Indian pacers. certain our selection committee class games. Warner and Jonny Bairstow. would look to do the maximum damage, while come," the 1983 World Cup-win- "We all have workload," he has identified the right bunch of Arothe and 18 others were arrested by the city Crime The pair of Warner and Bairstow have been pacer Sandeep Sharma too has done well with ning captain told mediapersons laughed, adding, "We are mak- players. Now it's up to the play- Branch for betting on the IPL match between Delhi in scintillating form this year, sharing century- four wickets. on Tuesday. ing a big issue out of it. What is ers to execute and also they Capitals and Kings XI Punjab played at Mohali, said plus opening stands in all their three matches But Bhuvneshwar Kumar's performance, In his inimitable style, Kapil workload? "Mehnat Karna hi would need a bit of luck in such Deputy Commissioner of Police Jaydeepsinh Jadeja of so far. especially at the death, has been a major con- played down the workload man- naa? 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Indonesia's While Dhoni sat out the last two Ihsan Maulana ODIs against Australia, he has been Mustofa 21-18, I "  %+ J leading Chennai Super Kings in the 21-16 in 38 IPL. minutes. In stark contrast to Kohli's fate, Fifth seed   (11/$ 3$ primary spinner, with Ish Sodhi edging Todd Dhoni and team have won all their Sindhu will Astle to claim the second slow bowling position. games in the championship so far now look to ew Zealand opted for experience in a 15- "(Selecting) the spinners was very tough, and and are sitting at the top of the points avenge her All Nman squad named on Wednesday for this both had signs at times that they should've been table. Even more interestingly, Dhoni England loss year's cricket World Cup, with rookie Tom the one that was selected... But at the end of the showed his tactical superiority when against Korea's Blundell's inclusion as back-up wicketkeeper the day that's my call to make," Stead said. he went into the opening game of the Sung Ji Hyun, only real surprise. The pace attack comprises Tim Southee, IPL with three spinners as Kohli whom she The Black Caps hope to shed their tag as Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry, misread conditions and played just faces next, valiant losers and claim the title after exiting in while Jimmy Neesham and Colin de one regular spinner in Yuzvendra while Srikanth the semi-finals six times and suffering a heavy Grandhomme add all-round options. Chahal. CSK won by 7 wickets. will meet defeat to Australia in their only appearance in Henry Nicholls is set to open the batting Speaking about it, sources in the Thailand's the final four years ago. with veteran Martin Guptill after displacing Indian team management said it is Khosit New Zealand are currently third in the one- Colin Munro at the top of the order, although a simple case of Kohli being able to Phetpradab day rankings, behind England and India. Munro will make the trip as batting cover. express himself better when he has 123. After that, the scores read 7, 20, "He is the balancing factor in the Thursday. Coach Gary Stead said the Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, in his fourth Dhoni around him. 6, 46, 3 and 23. It always helps when Indian team. Cricket in India Eighth seed Saina, who came into the tour- Williamson-led side had repeatedly excelled at World Cup campaign, complete a battle- "Let us not read too much into you have a senior member in the evokes a range of emotions with nament after recovering from a pancreas infec- the top level and he was confident the consis- hardened batting line up. T20 games, but the thing is that team to guide you with his experi- every fan having his/her favourite tion, fought hard before going down 22-20, 15- tency would shine through at the tournament Williamson, Taylor and Guptill have col- when you have someone like Dhoni ence," the source said. player. 21, 10-21 to Thailand's Pornpawee in England and Wales. lectively amassed 526 ODI appearances around, you can be yourself. Dhoni While Kohli's recent run in the "Kohli is arguably the best bats- Chochuwong. "We've got a squad here of 15 players that between them. helps Kohli make decisions and also IPL has once again started the man in the world, but cricket isn't HS Prannoy, who had reached the quarter- we think can give us a really, really good chance Guptill and Taylor have not confirmed guides the bowlers like you would debate on his skills as captain, an individual game and the atmos- finals last week at New Delhi, however, bowed of going far into the tournament," he said. their post-tournament plans but will most like- have seen time and again. CSK all-rounder Dwayne Bravo phere in the dressing room and the out after losing 12-21, 21-16, 21-14 to Sitthikom "If we play close to our potential, then hope- ly be looking to exit cricket's biggest stage on "Youngsters like Kuldeep Yadav after their second game against team spirit play a huge part in the Thammasin of Thailand following a hard- fully we can do New Zealand proud." a high. and Yuzvendra Chahal feel at home Delhi Capitals said he just followed success of the team. fought battle. Wellington keeper Blundell was selected The Black Caps will open their campaign when they have Dhoni guiding the instructions of skipper Dhoni "Dhoni at this moment is inte- With Sameer Verma too crashing out in the after Tim Siefert, the regular back-up to first- against Sri Lanka in Cardiff on June 1. them from behind the wicket. That and that helped. gral to the success of the team ever opening round, Srikanth is the only Indian in choice gloveman Tom Latham, broke his finger New Zealand: is why Dhoni is such an integral Also when it comes to taking since he took up the role of the the fray in men's singles. in a domestic match last month. Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell, member of the Indian ODI set-up. the game deep and finishing things, senior and guiding player in the Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B While Blundell, who has two Test caps, will Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie "Kohli can also focus on his bat- MSD showcased the skills during team. His presence has a calming Sumeeth Reddy, who had entered the semifi- likely make his one-day international debut at Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom ting when Dhoni is around. See his the game against Rajasthan Royals. effect on the entire team. nals in India Open, also failed to cross the open- the tournament, his role will be marginal if Latham, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, scores in the last seven games that Commenting on Dhoni's role "For India to succeed in the ing hurdle, going down 16-21, 6-21 to seventh Latham stays fit. Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, you are mentioning. Dhoni was not just in the CSK unit, but also the World Cup, Dhoni's presence is seeds Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of Mitchell Santner will be the New Zealanders' Tim Southee, Ross Taylor. there is Ranchi and Kohli scored Indian team, a BCCI official said: very important," the official said. China.