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AHMEDABAD l TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 290 SHAH EXTENDED HIS WISHES ON ‘HINDI RAUT: COUNTRY HAS STOOD BY THE DIWAS’ CALLING IT AS “UNBREAKABLE ARMY IRRESPECTIVE OF RULING PARTY P5 PART OF THE INDIAN CULTURE” IN CENTRE AND WOULD ALWAYS DO SO P6 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD 26°C - 34°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia In new normal COVID era DEMOCRACY LIVES ON... In a first-of-its-kind initiative, MPs register their MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING Members of Parliament paying tributes to the ex-President Pranab Mukherjee, NCP MP Supriya Sule (L) with Apna Dal (Sonelal Patel) MP Anupriya Patel attendance using the ‘Attendance Register’ App, as legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi, MP Governor Lalji Tandon, UP Ministers Kamal Rani pose for a selfie at Parliament on the opening day of Monsoon Session, in they arrive to attend the Monsoon Session of the & Chetan Chauhan and ex-union minister Rahguvanshh Prasad Singh & others who passed away this year, during the Monsoon New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI Parliament in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI Session of the Parliament in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI Our laws, values don’t recognise 25 MPs TEST POSITIVE same-sex marriage: Centre to HC New Delhi: Marriage ues do not recognise between same-sex cou- marriage, which is a Corona enters Parl as Houses assemble ples is “not recognised sacrament, between New Delhi: Seventeen by our laws, legal sys- same-sex couples”. members of the Lok Rajnath Singh to tem, society and our val- He said the petition Sabha and eight from address Parl on ues,” the government’s asking for gay mar- the Rajya Sabha have top lawyer told the Delhi riages to be legalized tested positive for coro- China row today High Court today, oppos- was “not permissible” navirus in the manda- ing a petition to legalise for two reasons. “First- tory tests carried out gay marriages. ly, the petition is ask- before the monsoon ses- Solicitor General under the Hindu Mar- ing the court to legis- sion of parliament Tushar Mehta made riage Act (HMA) and late and secondly, any started on Monday A large number of MPs the submission as the Special Marriage Act. relief granted will run morning, sources said. High Court heard a pe- Mehta said: “Our contrary to various attended the first day’s Ahead of the Monsoon Session, PM Narendra Modi, in his Junior railways min- tition on legalising laws, our legal system, statutory provisions. session. “It shows how traditional comments before the parliament session, delivered strong the roots of ister Suresh Angadi, the a strong message on the China dispute at the border. “We same-sex marriages our society and our val- Turn to P6 BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi, democracy are. The coming of MPs even in hope parliament and all members will unitedly send the Anant Kumar Hegde, New Delhi: Defence extraordinary message that the nation stands with our soldiers,” said PM. Parvesh Sahib Singh, circumstances is a Minister Rajnath Singh Rita Bahuguna Joshi big thing HARIVANSH APPOINTED RS DY CHAIRMAN will address Parliament and Kaushal Kishore —Om Birla, Ruling alliance NDA candidate Harivansh has been on the India-China bor- were among the 17 Lok Lok Sabha Speaker appointed Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today as der row on Tuesday, Saha MPs who have con- the monsoon session of parliament began. PM Modi today shows the parliament’s tracted the viral disease. congratulated Rajya Sabha member Harivansh Singh, who list of business for the In the upper house, 23 LEGISLATIONS got elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, saying day. The minister’s ad- the Congress party’s THIS SESSION “outstanding umpire who belongs to all sides of the aisle”. dress is expected to take Deepender Singh Hooda The government has place around 3 pm, at and Naranbhai J Rath- listed 23 new legisla- No data on migrants’ deaths in lockdown the beginning of the wa, the BJP’s Ashok tions for consideration The Centre informed Parliament that no data was proceedings in the Lok Gasti and Abhay Bhard- and passage including available on the deaths of migrant workers caused due Sabha, sources said. 11 bills replacing waj, the AIADMK’s A to sudden nationwide lockdown due to corona pandem- Meanwhile, Union ordinances issued since Navneethakrishnan, the ic. Responding to a question on whether thousands of Minister of Parliamen- March, when parliament migrant labourers lost their lives during this period, the AAP’s Sushil Kumar tary Affairs Pralhad Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora released the book ‘Towards a New India was adjourned indef- Ministry of Labour and Employment, through a written Gupta, the TRS’s V Lak- initely in view of the reply, said “no such data is available”. Joshi said that a meet- - Governance Transformed 2014-2019’, written by V Srinivas, Additional Secretary shmikantha Rao coronavirus pandemic. ing of leaders from both (AR&PG) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions during a virtual panel Turn to P6 Lok Sabha Turn to P6 discussion on Monday. Veteran mediaperson Kalyani Shankar moderated the webinar. CHAMBER OF SECRETS? Mysterious unground structure found at Geeta Mandir bus depot Digging for the bus station building nificance or not. old it is but, an investi- tank. However, a sur- The ongoing project gation has been initiat- vey will be conduct- project had been underway when the under which a bus sta- ed. Meanwhile, all con- ed,” said PVK Nair, tion was being con- struction work has been Director of the Herit- construction was unearthed structed on a Purchas- suspended at the site for age Department at First India Bureau in the plethora of mon- ing Power Parity (PPP) the time being. It is also the civic body. uments that have stood basis at Geeta Mandir is not yet clear if the com- In 2016, a controversy Ahmedabad: With a the test of time. In an being helmed by a firm pany has permission for had erupted with an on- 600-year-old history, accidental discovery, a called Hubtown. On the digging at the current going construction near the city of Ahmedabad historical structure northern end of the bus site or not. the bus depot after a pri- was recognized as a was unearthed during depot, where excavation According to AMC vate contractor demol- World Heritage City by an excavation near was conducted to build officials, the struc- ished a historic gate. the United Nations’ the Geeta Mandir bus the foundation for the ture is nothing but a The Gujarat State Road Educational, Scientific depot on Monday. It project, the tunnel-like water tank. “I checked Transport Corporation and Cultural Organi- remains unclear A tunnel-like chamber was discovered on the structure was discov- the excavated struc- (GSRTC) had been ac- zation (UNESCO) in whether the under- northern end of the bus depot, where excavation ered. It is not yet clear ture this morning. To cused of demolishing a 2017. The rich culture ground construction was being conducted to build the foundation for which period the struc- me, it seems like an 250-year-old gate over 15 of the city is reflected has any historical sig- the project. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI ture belongs to or how underground water feet high Turn to P6 NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 02 GANDHIANS STRONGLY AGAINST LIFTING PROHIBITION, BUT OK WITH RESTRICTED RELAXATION FOR TOURISM PROHIBITION DEBATE HEATS UP AGAIN Haresh Jhala past weekend stated that tablish that those of the view that the Prohibition is hindering who want to run busi- law should not be Ahmedabad: Prohibi- tourism. “There are a nesses peacefully scrapped just because tion in Gujarat has number of palaces in the come here. The state the implementation again become a point state with great archi- is peaceful because of of the Prohibition Act of debate after a mem- tecture that can attract prohibition. Even la- in Gujarat is weak ber of the royal family tourists but luxury trav- bourers are not drink- and illegal liquor is of the erstwhile ellers love to have a glass ing liquor here.” available everywhere. princely state of Va- wine at places of leisure, Activist Mudita Vid- Nor can there be any dodara spoke up for and prohibition is a hin- rohi added, “Relaxation arguments in terms lifting the ban on alco- drance,” she had said. in Prohibition in hotels of revenue losses. hol in the state. Gan- Her comments is ok for tourism devel- “Gandhiji has said, dhians, for the most brought fierce resist- opment but the state ‘We can’t build temples part, are staunchly ance from Gandhians. can’t think of lifting out of earnings from against lifting restric- “It is wrong to say that Prohibition,” she said. liquor sales.’ Similarly, tions--but seem ok tourism is not grow- Her argument is that former chief minister, with limited relaxa- ing because of prohi- women are safe in the the late Babubhai Jasu- tions on hotel premis- bition. Foreign tour- People queued up outside local permit shops in Ahmedabad to buy alcohol as soon as lockdown was lifted. state because of prohi- bhai Patel also said, ‘No es to benefit tourism. ists easily get liquor bition.