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Max/Min temp. 28/18ºC deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 340 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari: Dakshinayana BJP cements its Tithi: Margasira Shuddha Trayodasi till 10.40 am Lok Sabha clears CAB Star: Krittika till 5.56 am (Tuesday) grip on K’taka Varjyam: 5.27 pm 7.07 pm 311 MPs vote in favour, 80 votes against; Opposition calls Bill discriminatory DC CORRESPONDENTS returned to power in its Durmuhurtam: 12.30 pm to 1.14 BENGALURU, DEC. 9 southern citadel but was VINEETA PANDEY | DC pm; 10.51 pm to 11.43 pm still short of the numbers NEW DELHI, DEC. 9 PROTESTS ACROSS Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm The ruling BJP on for a clear majority in the HIJRI CALENDAR Monday swept the Assem- House which it has now Amid intense debate over NORTHEAST, 11-HR Rabi-ul-Aker 12,1441 AH bly bypolls to 15 seats in secured ensuring a has- its legality and sparring PRAYERS Karnataka winning as sle-free run for Mr between government and BANDH TODAY Fajar: 5.31 am many as 12 of them, ensur- Yediyurappa for the Opposition MPs over the ing a comfortable majori- remaining three and a Constitution’s spirit of sec- Zohar: 12.19 pm ty for Chief Minister B.S. half years of his tenure. ularism, the Lok Sabha MANOJ ANAND | DC Asar: 4.06 pm Yediyurappa in the state For the party at the passed the contentious GUWAHATI, DEC. 9 Maghrib: 5.48 pm assembly with the BJP national level, it has come Citizenship (Amendment) Isha: 7.02 pm tally now climbing to 117 as a morale boosting win Bill (CAB) on Monday. With the introduction of SUNSET TODAY 5.41 PM seat in the 224 member after the setback in During voting on the bill, the Citizenship (Amend- SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.35 AM Assembly which still has Maharashtra where it had 311 MPs voted in favour ment) Bill (CAB) in Parlia- MOONRISE TOMORROW 3.41 PM two vacancies. to give way to a Shiv Sena- while 80 voted against it. ment, the students of The Opposition Congr- NCP-Congress combine. The CAB seeks to provide northeastern states have MOONSET TODAY 3.46 AM ess had to be content with The big upsets in the citizenship to persecuted intensified their agitation, just two seats while the bypolls were the loss suf- refugees or migrants of six by calling for an 11-hour JD(S) led by former PM fered by BJP candidate communities — Hindus, bandh in the Northeast on COUNTER POINT H.D. Deve Gowda drew a and disqualified MLA Parsis, Sikhs, Jains, Tuesday. Sixteen Left- blank though it had the A.H. Vishwanath in Christians and Buddhists leaning organisations also consolation of seeing Hunsur in Mysuru and — who live as minorities called for a 12-hour Assam Independent candidate in the defeat of another BJP in India’s three neighbour- bandh on Tuesday to the Hosakote seat, candidate, M.T.B. Naga- ing countries, Bangladesh, Protesters burn tyres at a strike during an Assam bandh called by students organisa- protest against the CAB. Sharath Bachche Gowda, raj, a former (Congress) Afghanistan and Pakistan. tions against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), in Guwahati on Monday. — PTI The Assam State Jamiat a BJP rebel, whom it had minister in the Hosakote The CAB, which has Ulama Hind has also sup- supported, defeat BJP seat. been criticised for granti- while tabling the bill in declared CAB in our elec- not snatch anyone’s ported the bandh called by candidate M.T.B. Nagaraj. One of the big winners ng citizenship only to non- Lok Sabha, said the CAB tion manifestos based on rights. It will not do injus- the student organisations. The bypoll victory has was Ramesh Jarkiholi of Muslim refugees of three will provide safety net of which 130 crore people tice to anyone… This bill Bogged down by ongoing come as a much needed the BJP, the mastermind Islamic neighbouring cou- citizenship to persecuted have voted us to power. is not even .001 per cent mass resignations, the breather for the BJP of the revolt which led to ntries, is expected to come persons and denied that Those who are opposing against Muslims citizens Asom Gana Parishad has which had emerged as the the unseating of the JD(S)- up in Rajya Sabha on there is any political agen- this bill have an agenda on of India. It is against infil- decided to postpone its single largest party after Congress government in Tuesday for its nod. da behind it. The minister minorities. This bill has trators. If any member general council meeting the 2018 assembly polls Gokak, who defeated his While the Opposition also made it clear that the been a demand for years as proves that this bill dis- which was scheduled to winning more than a hun- brother Lak-han termed CAB as a regres- government is determined several were persecuted criminates, I will take it take place on December 11 dred seats but still had to Jarkiholi. The other win- sive, discriminatory and to bring National Register (in our neighbouring back… Muslim citizens in and Assamese actor Ravi make way for a JD(S)- ner was Narayana Gowda, divisive legislation that is of Citizens (NRC) in the countries),” Mr Shah said. India live with respect and Sarma resigned from BJP Congress coalition after it the BJP candidate for the against the basic character same way. Rejecting claims that the will continue to do so.” in protest. The Gauhati fell short of a majority. KR Pete seat, considered a and intent of the “This will not do injus- bill is anti-Muslim, Mr Mr Shah asserted that University has decided to ■ After the coalition col- bastion of the JD(S) in the Constitution, and is a tice to anyone but bring Shah said, “We will have India has given similar postpone the examina- CITY... PAGE 3 lapsed in July this year Old Mysuru region. means to target Muslims justice to people who have to differentiate between rights to people in the past. tions in order to avoid any No arrest for flyover following the rebellion by by treating them as “sec- been waiting for 70 years. intruders and refugees. untoward incidents. crasher till Dec. 12: HC a section of Congress and ■ Page 7: JD(S) loses in ond-rate citizens,” Union There is no hidden politi- CAB does not discriminate ■ Page 8: Manmohan, JD(S) MLAs, the BJP Vokkaliga bastion home minister Amit Shah, cal agenda. We had against anyone and does Advani too were refugees ■ More reports on Page 8 BATTLEGROUND HC asks state to submit JHARKHAND BJP MAY SEE evidence on encounter REPEAT OF VUJJINI against police personnel VAMSHIDHARA | DC SC TO HEAR PIL who were part of the encou- HYDERABAD, DEC. 9 nter and to have them sur- RAJASTHAN render their weapons for The Telangana High Court ON ENCOUNTER forensic and ballistic analy- YOJNA GUSAI | DC on Monday directed the sis. RANCHI, DEC. 9 state government to furnish TOMORROW The HC bench repeatedly documentary evidence on asked the AG whether an The Assembly elections whether it followed the New Delhi, Dec. 9: The FIR was lodged or not. How- in Jharkhand could Supreme Court guidelines Supreme Court will consid- ever, the AG submitted that possibly be going on and norms, which must be er on Wednesday whether to while a case has been regis- the lines of Rajasthan strictly followed in all hear a PIL seeking an SIT tered, it was not mandatory even though the ruling deaths and grievous injuries probe into the killing of four to register an FIR against BJP is confident that it in police encounters, while men, who were arrested on cops, as per earlier direc- will retain power. The dealing with a bunch of pub- charges of gang rape and tions of the full bench of the discontent is not again- lic interest litigations (PILs) murder of a veterinarian in Telangana High Court. st the BJP but Jhar- filed against the encounter Telangana, an alleged Dismissing the AG’s con- khand Chief Minister killings of four accused per- encounter by the police. tention on filing of cases Raghubar Das’s “style sons of raping and brutal A bench headed by Chief against the policemen being of functioning.” But murder of Disha. Justice S.A. Bobde took note mandatory in encounter those close to him clai- A division bench compris- of the submissions of lawyer cases, the High Court bench ms “its just a percep- ing Chief Justice Raghave- G.S. Mani on Monday that asked him to read out guide- tion created by the ndra Singh Chauhan and the plea seeking indepen- lines of the Supreme Court, Opposition.” Justice A. Abhishek Reddy, dent investigation against and sought the documents In Rajasthan, Vasund- reminiscing the Supreme the police officials concern- supporting his point of view. hara Raje’s lack of pop- Court guidelines related to ed be listed for urgent hear- B.S. Prasad informed the ularity among the vot- police encounters, which ing. Another advocate court that the same issue ers had cost the BJP the were declared as law under M.L.