Covid Was Made in Chinese Military Laboratory, Says Doctor Who Fled
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27 SEPTEMBER-03 OCTOBER 2020 | VOL.11 ISSUE 38 | NEW DELHI | RS. 30.00 3 6 15 CONGRESS WILL STONES OF CZECH OUT FOCUS MORE ON SILENCE: THIS POCKET MP THAN BIHAR LADAKH AND OF RESISTANCE BEYOND AGAINST CHINA POIROT BELONGS TO AGATHA CHRISTIE: SOPHIE HANNAH TOP OF SATURDAY NEEDOR F REF M PM MAKES STRONG PITCH S TOCK MARKET MAYHEM KEY FOR INDIA’S INCLUSION IN UNSC NEW YORK/NEW DELHI: Mak- ing a strong pitch for India’s WEAPON OF ANTI-MODI ALLIANCE inclusion as a permanent member of United Nations Security Council, Prime Minis- A key calculation of the global alliance of groups that have coalesced to oppose Prime Minister ter Narendra Modi, address- ing the 75th United Nations Narendra Modi is that the decline in economic performance caused by Covid-19 and other factors General Assembly in Hindi through video-conferencing, on Saturday said that “reform in will result in a steady intensification of public discontent. the responses, in the processes, and in the very character of the ter Narendra Modi and by doomsday warnings about a manner that would affect vid-19 and other factors will movement against UPA 2.0. Modi government is expect- United Nations is the need of MADHAV NALAPAT implication, the credibility its effects is continuing to af- the confidence of the pub- result in a steady intensifi- This was before then Guja- ed to be this time around, the hour” and wondered as to NEW DELHI how long India with its unique of a government headed by fect business sentiment and lic in his ability to protect cation of public discontent. rat Chief Minister Narendra except that it will not be contribution to the United collapse in com- him. While millions of Co- economic prospects in India, the borders of India. A key The assessment is that by Modi took hold of the public Rahul Gandhi. Having Nations will be “kept out of the merce, reversal at vid-19 cases may have been a situation expected to con- calculation of the global al- the close of 2020, such a imagination as a possible bossed over the Manmohan decision-making structures” the hands of China avoided as a consequence of tinue into 2021. About China, liance of groups that have change in mood and public saviour against governmen- Singh government as Heir of the world body. Prime A and continued corona hav- the Great Indian Lockdown the assessment of those ea- coalesced to oppose Prime support would ensure the tal corruption and sluggish Apparent of the Congress Minister Modi also said India’s coronavirus vaccine production oc are regarded as the keys ordered by Modi on 24 ger to see a weakened Modi Minister Narendra Modi is beginnings of a repeat of income growth. It is unclear Party throughout the UPA and delivery capacity will help that would bring down the March, the phobia about the is that Beijing will continue that the decline in economic 2012, when Baba Ramdev who the face of the planned decade, it would have taken all humanity in fighting the popularity of Prime Minis- novel coronavirus caused by to nibble away at territory in performance caused by Co- became the face of a mass movement against the FP16 pandemic. “Even during these very difficult times of the raging pandemic, the pharmaceuti- ‘GEFALSE OUTRA ’ cal industry of India has sent essential medicines to more than 150 countries,” said Prime Minister Modi. “As the largest vaccine producing country of Opposition leaders, MPs, the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today. India’s vac- cine production and delivery CMs had agreed on capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis,” he added. (Full report on Page 5) urgent farm reforms SAD SNAPS Current stir by non-NDA parties is despite knowing that APMCs TIES WITH NDA were looting the farmers. OVER FARM el, Prime Minister Naren- the Rajya Sabha—who ABHINANDAN MISHRA dra Modi—who had started were part of the Standing NEW DELHI BILLS to work on the much-de- Committee on Agriculture, CHANDIGARH: Ahead of the Notwithstanding the vocal layed agricultural reforms which presented the 62nd 2022 Assembly elections in opposition in Parliament, even before the May 2019 report on 12 December Punjab, the Shiromani Akali in TV studios and on social general elections—had also 2019, among other sugges- Dal (SAD), one of the oldest media that has been mount- involved the state leaders tions and observations, had allies of the BJP, quit the National Democratic Alliance ed by the non-NDA parties and Chief Ministers, in- stated that the Agriculture (NDA) on Saturday after against the agriculture bills, cluding from the Congress, Produce Marketing Com- differences over the three the same parties had in in the discussion on how mittees Act (APMC Act) “controversial” farm sector Bills 2019, as part of the Stand- to bring about radical re- had become the “hot bed passed by Parliament. The decision to sever ties with the ing Parliamentary Commit- forms in the agriculture of politics, corruption and NDA was announced here by tee on Agriculture, agreed sector. This is contrary to monopoly of traders and party president and MP Sukhbir that there was urgent need the narrative being pushed middleman” while further Badal after the party’s core Hoping for a new dawn for radical reforms in the by the Opposition that the adding that it was “restrict- committee meeting late on agriculture sector and that farmer bills were brought ing promotion of multiple Saturday night. Without taking any questions from the media, the Agriculture Produce “suddenly” and without any channels of marketing Sukhbir Badal said Akali Dal’s Marketing Committees discussion. and competition in the alliance with the BJP ended, People perform yoga at the promenade at Marine Drive, amidst the outbreak (APMCs) were looting the As the rules stipulate, 31 system” which was hurt- taking the interest of the farm- of coronavirus, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. REUTERS/NIHARIKA KULKARNI farmers. lawmakers—21 from the ing the farmers, especially ers into consideration. Not just at the Central lev- Lok Sabha and 10 from FP17 CHINA-PAK NEXUS EXCLUSIVE STUDENTST A RISK ISI using Chinese UNRECOGNISED Covid was made in Chinese military VARSITIES hexacopters, drones to OPERATE flood J&K with guns laboratory, says doctor who fled China DESPITE in a laboratory. military ones. I was the even then. There were clear other co-head of the WHO ABHINANDAN MISHRA secure the CPEC. NEW DELHI She spoke to The Sunday only one involved in that medical markers to show laboratory, Professor Malik BLACKLISTING ABHINANDAN MISHRA Indian intelligence agen- Guardian through Skype laboratory who could speak that human-to-human Peiris. They all knew it, but NEW DELHI cies tracking the develop- In an exclusive interview to from an undisclosed loca- Mandarin. My supervisor, transmission was happen- they hid it. My supervisor BY UGC Hexacopters manufactured ment believe that China is The Sunday Guardian, Dr Li- tion. Edited excerpts: WHO consultant Professor ing. The government, how- told me to be careful and not by Chinese companies that helping Pakistani agencies Meng Yan, who specialises Q: How did you come to know Leo Poon, secretly asked me ever, was not allowing the to cross the “red line”. DIBYENDU MONDAL NEW DELHI are actively involved in Chi- to push into Jammu and in virology and immunology about Covid-19 virus? to do the investigation from people to talk about it as a Q: Why are you saying it is a na-Pakistan Economic Cor- Kashmir as much arms as at the Hong Kong School of A: I was working in the 31 December 2019 to know result of which there was man-made virus? Several unrecognised uni- ridor (CPEC) projects, are possible before the onset of Public Health, which is af- WHO reference laboratory what exactly was happening no protection, no isolation, A: Based on my investigation versities still continue to being used by ISI-backed winter so that terror strikes filiated to the World Health in the University of Hong in cases of this new “pneu- no diagnosis of the cases; from 31 December and the operate in different parts of groups to smuggle into Jam- that have drastically reduced Organization (WHO), said Kong. It is also the top- monia” in Wuhan since he because of which more and study of genome sequence, the country, despite the Uni- mu and Kashmir assault ri- in the valley in the last one that the Chinese govern- ranked coronavirus labora- had to write a report to the more medical staff and peo- it is clear that the virus was versity Grants Commission fles produced by a Chinese year, can be resumed. ment covered up the dan- tory in the world by Elsevier. government. All this was ple were exposed to the virus. developed in a military labo- (UGC) repeatedly listing their state-owned defence corpo- The use of hexacopters gers of the Covid-19 virus in I was assigned to investigate happening amidst the lack Later, the government ratory. The genomes that are names on its website every ration, Norinco. and drones to drop arms collaboration with the WHO, this because I was working of information from China. started spreading that the found in the coronavirus year. These hexacopters were has been started by the ISI as a result of which the virus with them for five years and I started investigating my virus had come from the found in bats, were modi- According to the list noti- bought/gifted to Pakistan after it realised that the In- spread globally and infected I was among the core team old network and I found seafood market, which is fied to become harmful hu- fied by the UGC in Novem- by the Chinese government dian security forces were millions while crippling the members.