Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI No: Deleng/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Issue No: 337 No: 6 Published from New Delhi & Hyderabad New Delhi, Friday, December 13, 2019 Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) Price: 3.00 Pankaja Munde UK votes in historic, Ashleigh Barty flexes muscles, dares decisive general named WTA BJP to dump her election Player of the Year P-4 P-8 P-11 ANTI˨CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL PROTESTS : Two die of Jharkhand polls: bullet injuries in Guwahati as police open fire on protesters Around 62% voting in Guwahati, Dec 12 (IANS) People defi ed curfew in Gu- 3rd phase of polling wahati on Thursday morn- ing to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) as the situation remained tense through- out Assam, with the Army conducting fl ag march in the city.Guwahati, the epi- centre of anti-CAB protests, was placed under indefi nite curfew on Wednesday night while the Army was called in at four places and Assam Ri- Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) ing 32 females, will be decided The unemployment growth fl es personnel were deployed Jharkhand recorded around by 56,06,743 voters in the third Rahul Gandhi slams Modi over is highest in the last 45 in Tripura on Wednesday as 62 per cent voting for 17 seats phase. The 17 seats are spread years."He said that "people the two northeastern States which went to the polls in the across Ranchi, Hazaribagh, unemployment, rapes at J'khand rally of this area are not getting plunged into chaos over the third phase of Assembly elec- Chatra, Giridih, Bokaro, Ko- drinking water". hugely emotive Bill.All As- tions on Thursday. derma and Saraikela. Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) was growing at 9 per cent. PM "Have you thought why? sam Student’s Union has According to Election Com- More than 35,000 security Congress leader Rahul Gan- Modi took out money in the "Because your money is called for a protest at 11 a.m. mission data, the state re- personnel have were deployed dhi on Thursday slammed name of fighting black mon- given to 10 to 15 industri- in Guwahati.Krishak Mukti corded 61.93 per cent polling to ensure peaceful polling. Narendra Modi over the ey and closed MNREGA," the alists. Unemployment has Sangram Samiti appealed to in the third phase. The highest Jharkahnd Governor Draup- unemployment rate touch- former Congress president disappeared in Madhya the people to come out on the polling was recorded in Silli at di Murmu cast her vote at ATI ing a 45-year high, hold- said while addressing a rally Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajas- road for a peaceful protest. 76.98 per cent, while the lowest Ranchi, while All Jharkhand ing the Prime Minister re- at Mahagama in Jharkhand's than because we have again People were on the roads in was in Ranchi at 49.1 per cent. Students Union (AJSU) Party sponsible for the economic Deoghar district. introduced MNREGA. The the night despite curfew.The The voting began at 7 a.m. and President Sudesh Mahto cast slowdown besides targeting "The purchasing power of MSP of paddy has been in- Army conducted a fl ag march ended at 3 p.m. on 12 seats and his vote along with his wife at him over the incidents of people ended which caused creased. The money is getting in the city on Thursday morn- on fi ve seats -- Ranchi, Hatia, Silli. Former Union Minister rape."Through demonetisa- money was given to 10-15 in- the closure of industries, rotated in market and people ing. Vehicles were stranded in Kanke, Ramgarh and Barkatha and BJP MP Jayant Sinha cast tion, PM Modi took out mon- dustrialists. During our time slowdown of economy and are getting employment. various cities of Assam due to -- polling ended at 5 p.m.The his vote in Hazaribagh. ey from your pocket... the (UPA regime), the economy is causing unemployment. ........Continue on Page 5 heavy blockade. fate of 309 candidates, includ- ........Continue on Page 5 the new Home Minister, along IUML moves SC against Thackeray gives Home to Sena, Finance to with critical departments such as Urban Development, Tour- ism, Forests and Environment, CAB, says amendment NCP, Revenue to Congress Water Supply & Sanitation and Parliamentary Affairs.His communal Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Nov 28.The understanding on party (Sena) colleague Sub- In what was described as a equitable distribution of port- hash Desai will handle industry “balancing exercise” in politi- folios among the MVA partners & mining, agriculture, higher cal circles, Maharashtra Chief came after strong criticism by & technical education, sports Minister Uddhav Thackeray the Opposition Bharatiya Jana- and youth welfare, agriculture, allocated the Home depart- ta Party and just days ahead of transport and employment ment to Shiv Sena, Finance the winter session of Assembly guarantee.Nationalist Con- to Nationalist Congress Party starting next week.A major cab- gress Party’s Chhagan Bhujbal and Revenue to Congress, on inet expansion is on the cards has been given rural develop- Thursday.The suspense over after the Assembly session in ment, water resources, social portfolios allocation, amid re- which there could be a reshuf- justice, food & drug adminis- ports of a tug-of-war among fl e of the portfolios with the tration, and other responsibili- the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) induction of some bigwigs as ties.His party (NCP) colleague New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A Indian Union Muslim allies, ended exactly a fortnight ministers, including the possi- Jayant Patil will be the new Fi- writ petition was filed in the League (IUML) MP PK after Thackeray took oath as bility of NCP’s Ajit Pawar, party nance Minister, housing, pub- Supreme Court on Thursday CM along with six cabinet min- sources said.On expected lines, lic health, labour and minori- by the Indian Union Muslim Kunhalikutty. isters who were sworn in on Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde is ties development. League (IUML) claiming that unreasonable classifi cation the Citizenship (Amendment) based on religion."It is submit- Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) Prime Bill (CAB) 2019, passed by ted that illegal migrants are a Nirbhaya convicts still have Minister Narendra Modi on Thurs- Parliament on Wednesday, class by itself and therefore any day appealed to the people of the violates Article 14 of the Con- law which is applicable to them northeast, particularly of Assam to stitution. should be irrespective of any legal remedies: Counsel maintain peace and assured them The Bill, which proposes religion, caste or nationality that one of the convicts Vinay Shar- that their interests will be protect- to give Indian citizenship to basis. The amendment seeks to ma withdrew his mercy plea fi led ed at all costs. non-Muslim migrants from segregate persons on the basis before the President of India. "How "From the place of Baba Bho- three countries in the neigh- of their religion and grant them can the government go ahead with lenath, I assure that there will be bourhood -- Pakistan, Af- the benefi t of naturalization", the execution in view of this? no impact on culture, tradition, ghanistan and Bangladesh said the petition. Law is equal to all," Singh said, language of northeast people in- Trust your sevak, -- has been ratified in both The petitioners claim that adding with the legal remedies be- cluding Assam. Their interest will the houses, but it is awaiting religious segregation without ing available with the convicts, even be safeguarded. interest of NE will be Presidential assent. any reasonable differentiation, New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) One the government and the jail author- I assure them to have faith in "The amendment is prima not only violates Article 14, but of the Nirbhaya's convicts, Pawan ities cannot proceed with the execu- Modi govt which is committed protected: Modi facie communal and clearly is also blatantly opposed to Kumar Gupta, lodged in Mandoli tion of the death penalty. for the development of the north- creates distinction on the basis the very basic structure of the jail here, was shifted to Tihar Jail Counsel of Nirbhaya's parents east. In the last fi ve years, I visited faith in tribal, dalits gladesh. India was of a person's religion. It aims to Constitution and to the idea of recently, giving rise to the specu- Jitendra Kumar Jha while speaking northeast more than all the previ- and other sections of divided in 1947 and establish a legal framework for India as a country, which treats lation that the convicts would be to IANS said the execution cannot ous Prime Ministers," said Modi in the people. They are in 1971 Bangladesh granting citizenship based on people of all faiths equally. hanged on December 16. happen as the review petition fi led a rally at Dhanbad on Thursday. now depending on was created.The such religious discrimination," The amendment outrightly dis- However, the convicts' counsel by one of the convicts Akshay Singh He said, "Confusion is being the votes of only one maximum affected said the petition. criminates on the basis of religion, said that untill all the legal rem- is listed for hearing before the Su- created over CAB by the Congress community and ly- were minority people The petitioners -- MPs P.K. and also legitimizes the grant of edies are exhausted, the hanging preme Court on December 17. and its allies. I appeal the people of ing on the CAB. There living in those coun- Kunhalikutty, E.T Mohammed citizenship on the basis of religion.