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Opposition leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Saugata + , & !& - Roy, NK Premchandran, & # /* Gaurav Gogoi, Shashi Tharoor Asking people to give similar and Assaduddin Owaisi and regional political parties Northeast, Shah said the status to the Jharkhand in the opposed the introduction of the opposing it, saying it will nul- Narendra Modi Government is rime Minister Narendra nation, the PM urged the vot- Bill, which seeks to give citi- lify the provisions of the Assam committed to protect the cus- PModi on Monday launched ers to again give a full majori- zenship to non-Muslims from Accord of 1985, which fixed toms and culture of people of a scathing attack on the ty Government in the State. Pakistan, Bangladesh and March 24, 1971, as the cut-off the region and informed that Congress and its allies for Modi said the Congress Afghanistan escaping religious date for deportation of all ille- Manipur will be brought under large-scale corruption in the delayed Ram Janmabhoomi ! " # persecution there, saying it gal immigrants irrespective of Inner Line Permit regime, country and cautioned people issue for political gains for was violative of various provi- religion. Rejecting suggestions where the proposed law will against the coalition, which he decades, but the decision came sions of the Constitution, that the Bill is anti-Muslim, not be applicable. said will destroy the State just when BJP Government at the South have given a tight slap on for its own purpos- including move to grant citi- Shah said the measure has the The Home Minister said like it did before the BJP came Centre expedited the matter. the face of oppressors by giv- es, and then uses it zenship on the basis of religion. endorsement of 130 crore cit- under the proposed legisla- in full majority here. He added separate Jharkhand ing 12 out of 15 seats to the BJP as a puppet of its While defending the intro- izens of the country as it was tion, citizenship will be grant- The Prime Minister State was also carved by the in the bypolls. “People have allies for its own duction of the Bill, Shah said the the part of the BJP manifesto ed to refugees coming from the addressed two back-to-back then BJP Government, while voted for us in those con- sake, which results N O Congress had “divided” the in 2014 as well as 2019 Lok three countries after facing rallies in Hazaribag and Bokaro the Congress delayed the issue stituencies also where we have in instability and ! country on the basis of religion Sabha elections. religious persecution there even on Monday ahead of the third for political benefits. never won in the past. They uncertainty, and the that is why it was necessary to “We will have to differenti- without documents, including phase of polls on December 12. He also credited have voted for stability and entire State drowns in " #$ bring the Bill and added that it ate between intruders and ration cards. Addressing a huge gather- Constitutional status to the development,” the Prime buying and selling. This should %&'()$ was brought on the basis of rea- refugees. Citizenship amend- Noting that India has given ing in Hazaribag, Modi said the OBC Commission to the BJP Minister said. not happen in Jharkhand. A *++, sonable classifications provided ment Bill does not discriminate similar rights to people in the world is looking up to India Government and 10 per cent “The truth of the Congress stable Government must be # under the Constitution. against anyone and does not past, Shah said Manmohan today and it is not because of reservation to the Economically also has to be remembered by made so that women, youth, !. The tabling of the emotive snatch anyones rights,” Shah Singh and LK Advani could him being the Prime Minister, Weaker Section (EWS) of soci- the people of Jharkhand. The farmers and poor get the $ Bill comes even as there were said while initiating the debate become Prime Minister and but because the people of the ety by his Government. Congress never lived up to the benefits of welfare schemes ,% protests and incidents of vio- on the contentious Bill. Deputy Prime Minister respec- country gave a stable and strong The PM gave example of alliance’s trust. It has been for five years. lence in Northeastern States Trying to allay apprehen- tively due to this after they came Government at the Centre. Karnataka and said people of using alliances and mandates Continued on Page 4 with most of the student unions sions of people of the from present day Pakistan. !"#! $ Q R $ & # $ $ R &+P-.%/01 .1 - 6."*5 those of others. People here demand development and ll eyes are now set on the change for the better. AIchagarh Assembly con- Prior to that year, elections stituency as it goes to were the sole domain of prince- polls in the third phase on ly candidates. In 1990,m December 12. Assembly polls of undivided BJP’s sitting MLA Sadhu Bihar, Prince Prabhat Kumar Charan Mahto is facing tough Adityadev suffered a defeat contest from Independent can- and since then the royal fami- didate Arvind Kumar Singh, ly has distanced itself from the alias Malkhan Singh, JMM political arena. candidate Savita Mahto, wife of In 1995, among the big late Sudhir Mahto, and AJSU names that featured in that Party’s Hare Lal Mahto. election were Freedom Fighter Sitting MLA has been in on a Congress ticket Dhananjay news for allegedly assaulting Mahto, hi-profile BJP leader & & ! & district land acquisition officer Hikim Mahto, Dipu Kumar on February 22. Jamshedpur’s pre- of 2000 and then again in Police had filed an FIR against sent parliamen- 2009 this time on a 2,,$,#*,%3<&#% Ichagarh BJP legislator in the tarian then on a JVM ticket. +,,+,+$ assault case that took place at JMM (Mardi) Singh has ,, Raghunathpur village in ticket Bidyut been actively %,% Nimdih. Baran Mahto, for- raising issues of %%3, The Ichagarh constituency, mer parliamentarian the Subernarekha ++3+,%+ 0 0 # goes to polls on December 12, Sunil Mahto of Janata Multi-purpose has many new faces with the Dal, former Deputy Project (SMP) 2%++,,$,+++% Appealing the masses to 1971, when we came to power, exception of veteran Chief Minister Sudhir Mahto, affected families +4%%,+ vote for the BJP for the inclu- we gave OROP to 22 lakh sol- political player featuring this former legislator Arvind and sought additional com- 3 uling Bhartiya Janata Party sive growth and development diers bought 36 Rafale and dis- year once again as an Kumar Singh, alias Malkhan pensation funds in line with the R(BJP) stepped up its elec- Nadda said, “Double engine” tributed 1.81 lakh bullet-proof Independent candidate. Singh, among others. Arvind revised R&R policy. Residents of 116 villages The former legislator from tion campaign for the Government (one is at Centre jackets to our soldiers, he said. History has proven time Kumar Singh was the new face Arvind Singh had asked displaced over three decades Ichagarh Assembly constituen- third and fourth phases of and another is at Jharkhand) Dhanbad district consists and again that Ichagarh has in the Ichagarh Assembly setup. the State Government to ensure ago due to the multi-purpose cy, which encompasses Chandil election aiming to retain power will add multiple additional of six legislative assemblies remained among the hot seats Meanwhile, after being reevaluation of the acquired Swarnarekah Multi-purpose block, said owing to the admin- in the State. benefits for the development of Sindri (38), Nirsa (39), in the Assembly contests. All elected a member of the land of the affected families Project (SMP), were forced to istrative malfunctioning and Addressing to a public rally the State. Dhanbad (40), Jharia (41), eyes are on this take off base for Legislative Assembly of Bihar in within the framework of the lead a miserable life owing to irregularities in the distribution at Dhanbad, BJP executive Speaking on the occasion, Tundi (42) and Baghmara (43) the Ranchi dome of power. The 1995, Arvind Singh was elect- revised R&R police and “indifferent approach of the of the compensation funds sev- president JP Nadda claimed Nadda credited Raghubar Das will go for the poll in the mood of the voters of Ichagarh ed as a BJP candidate in the announce fresh compensation Government in disbursing the eral of the villagers are yet to that ‘BJP again’ is the only Government for providing an fourth phase on December 16. constituency is different from Jharkhand Assembly contest package to the affected families. compensation collect their due. option to bring development in additional cylinder under the Jharkhand. The BJP wants to Ujjwala scheme and said, this work for the nation and mass- is the benefit of double-engine +#3#,$@+ es, while the Opposition Government. 8%.# & ! ""/3 (alliance) promoted cast and Addressing another elec- +,%$, creed to divide society, he said. tion rally at Govindpur in ,%+58%#,$ Branding the Congress- Dhanbad, Nadda listed sever- ,%3+)# 4 341 -0-1 01 4 JMM alliance as an alliance al welfare schemes launched *%+L # M,<C'<# formed for the thrust of power, and the achievements of the ,%# && Nadda said, only the BJP, which Union Government, includ- 6."*5 ❝ / 3$=D+3$<4E< 3$@+F, %$,4 can take Jharkhand on the path ing One Rank One Pension $# of development.