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CRUCIAL CWC MEETING Farmers reject BSF one of the ‘finest Centre’s offer to CONG DEMANDS JPC ON ‘Shocking pause agri laws insensitivity’ forces’, TMC’s allegation : The elev- enth round of talks be- shown by tween the centre and ARNAB WHATSAPP CHAT ‘unfortunate’: CEC Arora farmers protesting the agriculture laws ended govt against Kolkata: Referring to Friday evening as the LEAK; PARTY PRESIDENT Trinamool Congress’ previous ten did - in a farmers, (TMC) allegation that stalemate - with farmer the Border Security leaders refusing to ac- TO BE ELECTED BY JUNE says Sonia Force (BSF) is coercing cept the centre’s latest voters to favour one proposal - to put the con- New Delhi: The Con- party, Chief Election troversial laws on hold gress Working Com- ‘REPORTS ON Commissioner Sunil for a year-and-a-half. mittee (CWC) met on HOW NATIONAL Arora on Friday said Furthermore, unlike Friday and passed res- SECURITY WAS the remark is ‘unfortu- earlier talks, no date olutions on three is- THOROUGHLY nate’. was set for the next sues of national impor- COMPROMISED Briefing the media, meeting, with Agricul- tance, including farm- DISTURBING’ Arora said, “It is unfor- CEC Sunil Arora speaks during a media conference on ture Minister Naren- ers’ protest, coronavi- tunate that a party West Bengal Assembly Election, in Kolkata on Friday. dra Singh Tomar tell-  On the purported rus vaccine and What- made averments about ing farmers “the ball is WhatsApp sApp chat leaks of the BSF. I have asked for your court now”. conversations SETBACK FOR MAMATA AS journalist Arnab Gos- between Republic TV concrete instances. Tomar also said he was wami. The party also Editor-in-Chief Arnab They are (BSF) one of THIRD MINISTER QUITS GOVT “sad” because farmer announced to hold Goswami and former the finest forces in the leaders did not seem to polls for electing the country. There is no Kolkata: A West Bengal have “farmers’ welfare CEO of BARC Partho Minister Rajib Banerjee new Congress presi- File photo of Interim Congress President Sonia discussing point in castigating any at the heart of (their) Dasgupta, she said today quit the govern- dent by June 2021. party matters with and KC Venugopal. there have been “very force, ad nauseam.” talks”. ment citing a change Addressing a press disturbing” reports on “We had an in-depth in- “Talks remained in- of portfolio two years conference, the party’s how national security teraction with political conclusive as farmers’ It is abundantly clear that the was “thoroughly ago and broke down on Central Election Au- parties. Most had con- camera, saying: “I nev- welfare was not at the compromised”. Rajib Banerjee addressing thority headed by Mad- three laws were prepared in cerns about law and or- er thought a day would heart of talks from the husudan Mistry said der situation. They mediapersons in Kolkata. unions’ side. I am sad haste and Parliament was  “Just a few days come when I would the CWC has passed a consciously denied an opportunity for back, Antony-ji had spoke of high voltage have to take such a Congress ahead of about it... We asked resolution on farmers’ said that leaking of electioneering which diffi cult step”. He is the elections. Banerjee did them to reconsider our protest, saying the par- examining in any meaningful details offi cial secrets of could precipitate into third minister to resign not respond to ques- proposal as it is in the ty would oppose the their implications and impacts. We reject military operations political violence and this month in the mid- tions on whether he interest of farmers and central government to them as they will destroy food security is treason. Yet, the threaten to vitiate the dle of an exodus from was headed to the BJP, the country,” Tomar take back the three new government’s silence electoral process,” he Chief Minister Mamata like dozens of TMC was quoted by news —Sonia Gandhi, Interim Congress President farm laws. is baffl ing. added. Banerjee’s Trinamool leaders before. agency ANI. Turn to P6 Turn to P6 Turn to P6

Fire at Serum Institute: Damage worth MILKY WAY! `1,000 cr, says CEO Adar Poonawalla Pune: A day after a ma- “It did not have any jor fire at the premises stock or production. It of Serum Institute of is a brand new facility. (SII) killed five Installation of equip- people, ment was underway CEO Adar there, which is what Poona- perhaps led to the inci- walla said dent. What we have lost the blaze is future production,” had he said. caused The fire had fire en- Adar Poonawalla damage gulfed three upper worth more than Rs floors of a newly-con- 1,000 crore, affecting the structed six-storey Rotavirus and BCG vac- building inside one of cine manufacturing the campuses of Se- and storage unit. Poon- rum Institute of India, awalla, however, reiter- which is a key player ated that the fire did not in the global supplies hit the supply of Covid- Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray along with State Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray at the site. of vaccines against shiled — one of India’s the novel coronavirus. Covid-19 vaccines. Covishield supplies, it cial loss for us,” Poon- caught fire Thursday All five people who “Damage caused by has damaged the Rota- awala said at a press was a new structure, died in the fire were the fire is more than Rs virus and BCG vaccine conference. where additional prod- contractual welding Children walk on a snow-covered wooden bridge amid dense fog during a cold winter 1000 crore. Although manufacturing and According to Poon- uct building capacity and air-conditioning morning, in Srinagar on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI the fire will not affect storage. It’s a big finan- awala, the building that was being developed. workers.

‘BLOODY’ AFFAIR Teen battling thalassaemia tests HIV +ve after blood transfusion INFANT DIES AFTER POLIO JAB IN JUNAGADH members of the party to Father of the child has alleged the Collectorate on Fri- that his son was infected due to day to present his plight and seek justice for his the negligence of staffers at KT child. He alleged, “It is Children Government Hospital sheer negligence on part of the hospital that First India Bureau demanded stern action they transfused HIV against the negligence positive blood to my Rajkot: In a shocking of the hospital. son. Now, he has both incident, a 14-year- According to reports, thalassemia and HIV.” old boy suffering the boy has been regu- Speaking to First In- from thalassaemia larly receiving blood dia, Dr Gauravi Dhru- was allegedly given a transfusions at the hos- va, Professor and Head blood transfusion of pital since he was one of Pathology Depart- an HIV positive per- years old. As per stand- report had come back HIV positive. Shocked ment at the hospital son at the KT Chil- ard guidelines, he also negative but, when he to see his son’s reports, said, “The blood trans- dren Government undergoes HIV testing was taken for a blood the teen’s father sought fused to each and every Hospital in the city. to rule it out. transfusion on January the help of Rajkot Con- patient is 100% safe. The teen’s father has In May 2020, his HIV The discovery was made after the teen’s HIV test report came back positive. 4 this year, he tested gress. He accompanied Turn to P6 NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 02 STATE TO SET UP EIGHT NEW GIDC ESTATES India’s biggest multi-model logistics park at Virochan Nagar near auto hub Sanand; MoU signed between Guj govt and Adani First India Bureau small, and medium en- will benefit from this. Sanand-2, Vapi and Lo- terprises, Rupani said, “These new estates dhika as “model es- Gandhinagar: In an “We want to develop an will provide Rs1,223 tates” with all the basic important announce- economic circle with an crore in capital invest- and high-tech facilities. ment for the state’s in- aim to provide opportu- ment and 20,000 new He added that the dustrial sector, Chief nities to several people jobs in the future,” a state’s industrial es- Minister Vijay Rupani through a large number confidant Rupani also tates now have infra- digitally allotted 264 of MSME units.” said. structure built on a plots of GIDC at Charup The CM announced In another important “plug-and-play” basis. of Patan District the setting up of new announcement, the CM Further, MK Das Ad- through computerized industrial estates said that the govern- ditional Chief Secre- draw. across 987 hectares in ment has decided to set tary to the CM and In- On Friday, Rupani eight districts of the up multi-storey sheds dustries and Mines, said, “Gujarat is ready state. Of these, the Mor- in the nine existing in- Government of Guja- to take the lead in devel- bi Model estate will be dustrial estates of the rat, and Karan Adani, oping the industrial formed in an area of 500 state to boost MSMEs. CEO, Adani Ports and sector to make our hectares equipped with As many as 360 new SEZ Ltd signed a memo- Prime Minister Naren- all the advanced infra- multi-storey sheds will randum of understand- dra Modi’s dream of structure and ancillary be constructed in five ing in the presence of making India a $5 tril- facilities. districts: Valsad, Surat, the CM to establish In- lion economy come The MSME sector Bharuch, Vadodara and dia’s biggest multi-mod- true. We are providing a will get 2,570 plots rang- Ahmedabad. This is ex- el logistics park at Viro- conducive environment ing between 500 and pected to result in a gen- chan Nagar, to factory-manufactur- 2,000 sq. m area, and 337 eration of capital in- Ahmedabad. Virochan ing units in the state for plots of 10,000-50,000 sq. vestment of around Nagar is situated near the development of the m with these new GIDC Rs100 crore, and gener- India’s automobile hub distinctive product of Estates. The marble ate 1,000 new job oppor- of Sanand. each district in Gujarat cutting/polishing in- tunities. This park will be and to realize the deter- dustry of Jalotra-Ba- Karan Adani, CEO Adani Ports and SEZ, CM Rupani, Additional Chief Secretary to the CM MK Das, Industries Commissioner RP Gupta and B Neelam Rupani also said that spread over an area of mination of One Dis- naskantha, the brass Rani after signing the MOU for the logistics park, which is expected to come up over 1,450 acres and attract investment of Rs50,000 crore. plans are underway to 1,450 acres and attract trict One Product.” industry of Sheikhpat- develop the existing es- an investment of Reiterating the state’s Jamnagar, Morbi’s ce- jodra-Gandhinagar’s tan’s auto ancillary in- jkot’s medical device neering industries of tates at Dahej, Saykha, Rs50,000 crore, Rupani commitment to micro, ramic industry, Kad- food-agro industry, Pa- dustry, Nagalpar-Ra- industry, and the engi- Anand and Mahisagar Ankleshwar, Halol, said. Morva Hadaf ex-MLA Bhupendra Khant dead

First India Bureau 2019 after his tribal cer- many years, was not cate was found to be in- Committee on Morva tificate was found to be given a ticket to contest valid and the state gov- Hadaf Commissioners Vadodara: Bhupendra fabricated. His death polls by the party. He ernor had disqualified had also met and deter- Khant, a former inde- has rekindled a wave of then ran into a contro- him, following which mined Khant’s certifi- pendent MLA from the mourning among his versy over his tribal assembly speaker Ra- cate as false. Challeng- Morva Hadaf assembly family and supporters. certificate and was sus- jendra Trivedi had sus- ing the decision, Khant Amarjit Singh and Parmendra Singh (in turbans) of the All India Kisan constituency in Panch- The former MLA’s fu- pended from the legisla- pended him as an MLA. had filed a petition in Sangharsh Samiti addressed the media in Rajkot on Friday. mahal district, passed neral was held at 3 pm tive assembly. Khant His credentials were the Gujarat High Court away after battling an in his hometown Vira- breathed his last on the evaluated by a Candi- and was asked to pre- illness on Friday. Khant nia village. Khant, who way to Ahmedabad for date Committee who sent proper credentials Kisan Sammelan now had been ousted from had been associated Former independent MLA treatment. deemed it invalid. and evidence but was his MLA position in with the Congress for Bhupendra Khant Khant’s caste certifi- Bikram Dindorani unable to do so. postponed to Jan 27

First India Bureau dia, “The Gujarat gov- ernment will learn the Rajkot: The Kisan reality of how prosper- IPS Prem Vir Singh to head Ahmedabad Sammelan event, ous their farmers are originally slated to after they grant permis- have been held on Fri- sion for agitation,” add- day, will now take ing that the new farm Crime Branch, Vishwakarma to head Ops place on January 27. laws were “nothing less The Gujarat Kisan than death”. First India Bureau PHOTO —FILE karma will continue to post fell vacant after the Sangharsh Samiti has “The very govern- hold the additional sudden demise of IPS alleged that the gov- ment that shouts slo- Gandhinagar: Two charge of Additional KG Bhati due to a heart ernment has not gan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Deputy Inspector-Gen- Director General of Po- attack a few days ago. granted them permis- Kisan’ and refers to erals (DIG) have been lice (ATS and Coastal NN Komar is to hold sion to hold the event farmers as ‘annadata’ promoted as Inspector- Security). an additional charge of despite their willing- is not listening to farm- Generals (IG) and six Bhavnagar Range IG (P&M) Gandhinagar. ness to abide by all ers,” he said. IPS officers have been Deputy Inspector-Gen- Neeraj Kumar Badg- rules and regulations. Meanwhile, the Guja- transferred by the state eral of Police has been ujar will replace Chait- They say that, de- rat Kisan Congress has home department. IPS promoted as Inspector- anya Mandlik as Super- spite living in a demo- planned to distribute 5 Prem Vir Singh will be General of Police and intendent of Police, Sa- cratic country, farmers lakh leaflets to farmers Additional Commis- he will continue to dis- barkantha, as the latter voices are being sup- across Saurashtra ex- sioner (Crime Branch, charge duty as Bhavna- has been transferred as pressed. When they plaining the disadvan- Ahmedabad). Joint gar Range IG. DIG SK Deputy Commissioner raise their voice tages of the new laws Commissioner Amit Gadhvi has been pro- (Crime Branch, against injustice, their and how they will ad- Vishwakarma has been moted to Inspector-Gen- Ahmedabad). Jagdish leaders are detained. versely affect farmers. relieved as Joint Com- eral of Police (Prisons). Chavda has been trans- Amarjit Singh, one Members of the organi- missioner (Crime Inspector-General of ferred from SRPF of the representatives zation, including presi- Branch, Ahmedabad) Police V Chandrashek- Group-8, Gondal, and of the All India Kisan dent Pal Ambaliya, and transferred to IG har has now been post- has been named Super- Sangharsh Samiti who started the door-to-door (Operations, ed as IG for the intendent of Police (IB) were present in the city distribution drive in Ahmedabad). Vishwa- Ahmedabad Range. The Ahmedabad. on Friday, told the me- village areas on Friday.

BIG CHANGE CM finally dismantles Rapid Response Cells of police force

which were put in place PHOTO —FILE accepting a bribe of personnel of the vari- cell would act immedi- External authority was put in place 35 under the Keshubhai Rs50 lakh, in Anand. It ous RR Cells had start- ately on information years ago to allow IGs freedom to act government more than is said that the constable ed to see themselves as received directly by the three decades ago, is was from RR cell of the beyond the traditional IG. However, sources in quickly on any info received part of the state’s ef- Ahmedabad Range IG. confines of the police the police department forts to make govern- Rupani also stated force and would not said that the RR cells First India Bureau ate effect. ance more transparent. that Inspectors and Sub- take orders from senior rarely took on any “ac- The move comes in “The state cannot ac- Inspectors would be officers from other tual crime”, limiting Gandhinagar: Chief the wake of several cept the fact that protec- given body cameras, to branches. their activities to raid- Minister Vijay Rupa- complaints against of- tors could turn out to be record their interac- The Range IGs were ing liquor dens in an ef- ni on Friday an- ficers who were part of hunters. So, it was re- tions with the public. free to choose consta- fort to add pressure on nounced the disman- these units. quired to close down the Further, he also stat- bles, head constables, the other teams. tling of the rapid re- While shutting down RR cell practice in pub- ed that there would be PSI and PI from their These sources also sponse cells—teams the RR cell practice, Ru- lic interest,” he said no restrictions on the respective ranges to said that the cells had that have been report- pani said that the Dis- while addressing the number of invitees to form the RR cell. This taken the form of a par- ing directly to the trict Superintendent of media in the presence private functions or- team would then be di- allel power, vying the nine Range Inspector- Police will now be given of DGP Ashish Bhatia There have been ru- catalysed by the recent ganized in an open rectly under the com- District Superinten- Generals (IGs) in the more powers. He added and Director of Anti mours in the power cor- raid by the anti-corrup- ground. mand of the IG. The mo- dent of Police, and thus state for the past 35 that the decision to Corruption Bureau, ridors of Gandhinagar, tion bureau in which a Department sources tive behind the practice creating confusion and years—with immedi- break up the RR cells, among other officials. that the decision was constable was caught told First India that the was to ensure that the overlap of authority. GUJARAT 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 03 BJP imposed highest excise History-sheeter nabbed for on crude in history: Cong trying to run over police jawan GPCC spokesperson Doshi expressed outrage at the steady climb of petrol & diesel prices too First India Bureau Similarly, the excise duty on Ahmedabad: Taking a critical stance on the diesel has been excise duty imposed hiked from Rs3.46 on crude oil and the (May 2014) to price hike of petrol Rs31.83, which means and diesel in the that it has seen an in- country, Gujarat crement of Rs28.37 Pradesh Congress per litre or 820% rise. Committee (GPCC) Manish Doshi said The government is fo- Amin Marwadi (wearing white shirt) in police custody. that the central and cused on looting peo- state government’s ple because the hike First India Bureau of Marvadi in the city. where he was ar- lack of action to curb was introduced at a A team of police offic- rested. A weapon it had adversely af- time where the price of Ahmedabad: A his- ers were posted at was also recovered fected the public. crude oil per barrel tory-sheeter was ap- checkpoints where all from his car. “People are disturbed prehended by city vehicles were being Police has regis- by the cycle of reces- had reduced to US$50 police on Friday af- searched. When Mar- tered a case of attempt sion-inflation-epi- from US$110. ter he attempted to vadi’s vehicle was in- to murder and also demic that has con- —Manish Doshi, crush a police jawan tercepted on Juhapu- one under the Arms tributed to the steady Members of Youth Congress protesting against the hike in fuel prices at their Lal Darwaza offi ce in Congress spokesperson on duty under his ra Road, he sped away Act. A video clip has surge in excise duty A’bad were detained by police on Friday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI car in Juhapura in his car and also at- been widely shared on imposed by the Cen- area. tempted to run over social media plat- tre,” he said at a press sel to record-breaking 2014) to the current rate an increment of Rs28.37 looted Rs20,90,777 A criminal com- police jawan Siddhra- forms, in which Mar- meet in Vadodara on levels, thereby increas- of Rs32.98 in seven per litre or 820% rise. crore by imposing plaint has been lodged jsinh. vadi can be seen open- Friday. ing the plight of the years. This means that The government is fo- taxes on crude oil. It with Juhapura police The jawan suf- ing fire in the air and The Modi govern- middle-class, he stated. the duty has witnessed cused on looting people has failed to increase station against Amin fered an injury on shouting “I am don!”. ment came to power by “Petrol and diesel a Rs23.78 per litre or because the hike was the Gross Domestic Marvadi, for attempt his hand and was The history-sheeter winning the voters over prices are among the 258% rise,” said Doshi. introduced at a time Product (GDP) or im- to murder of a public rushed to Jivraj Me- had several cases reg- with the slogan “Bahut highest seen in the last “Similarly, the excise where the price of prove the economy. It servant. On Thursday hta Hospital for istered against him Hui Mehengai Ki 73 years. The Modi gov- duty on diesel has been crude oil per barrel had should work towards evening, police had re- treatment. Later, of- for crimes such as ex- Maar”. But it has profi- ernment increased ex- hiked from Rs3.46 (May reduced to US$50 from providing some mon- ceived information ficers raided Mar- tortion, land-grab- teered by increasing the cise duty on petrol from 2014) to Rs31.83, which US$110,” he asserted. etary relief to peo- about the movements vadi’s farmhouse bing, among others. prices of petrol and die- Rs9.20 per litre (May means that it has seen “The government ple,” he added.

NEWS IN BRIEF RISKY BUSINESS TWO MASKLESS MAN ASSAULTS YAMRAJ AKA MIGRANTS FEMALE COP, GETS ARRESTED TRB NABBED WITH Surat: Palanpur po- for not wearing mask PERSONNEL COUNTRY- lice on Friday de- and riding a bike with- CREATE Members of a tained a man for as- out a number plate. He family were seen MADE PISTOL saulting a government then grabbed her hand TRAFFIC communicating Surat: Sachin police employee and ob- and when she protest- AWARENESS with a loved arrested two mi- structing the work of ed, tried to argue with IN SURAT one on a video grants in the a policeman. The ac- her. She eventually re- call while riding a two-wheeler Sachin-Kanakpur cused, Jayesh Chaud- taliated by slapping Surat: With the near Mithakhali underpass area with hary (40) of Stuti resi- him. In response, 32nd National Traf- Six Roads in countrymade pistol dency, allegedly first Chaudhary began to fic Awareness Week Ahmedabad on on Friday. In their tried to tease a female create a scene, which being observed in Friday. statement to the po- Lok Rakshak Dal con- then drew the atten- the country, Surat lice, the accused— stable deployed at tion of even more police organized sev- —PHOTO BY Nilesh Nayak and Palanpur Jakat Naka, cops, who then arrest- eral plays and events HANIF SINDHI Gunjan Sharma—ad- when she stopped him ed him on the spot. in the city. In a mitted that they had unique approach to brought the firearm traffic awareness, from Bihar in the WOMAN SUFFERS CHEST PAIN two men belonging hopes of selling it in ABOARD TRAIN, DIES to the Traffic Road the city. The police Surat: A woman trav- her (Meera), to no Brigade (TRB), Dang district sees first nCoV death has launched an in- elling onboard the Ban- avail.” dressed up as Yam-

—FILE PHOTO vestigation. dra-Gorakhpur Ex- “No doctor or medi- raj ( God First India Bureau ing 2,48,650 patients Police sources said press breathed her last cal assistance of any of Death) and talked have recovered from the they had received in- at the New Civil Hospi- kind was available even to people about traf- Gandhinagar: Even as infection so far. formation that two tal in the city on Friday. for passengers travel- fic rules and the im- the overall COVID-19 The Ahmedabad Mu- suspicious persons Identified as Meera ling with valid tickets,” portance of life near situation seems to be nicipal Corporation wandering around Mali (42), the woman said Ashok Mali, hus- Athwa Gate area on improving, Dang dis- area reported the high- the Sachin-Kanak- suffered pain in her band of the deceased. Friday. The duo trict witnessed its first est cases at 88, followed pur railway under- chest and collapsed on The Mali family de- stopped vehicles that death due to the novel by Surat corporation pass. Following this, the train. boarded the train at violated traffic rules coronavirus since the (78), Vadodara corpora- the police set up a A resident of Brah- Bhestan station in Su- and informed com- pandemic hit the state, tion (69), Rajkot corpo- watch and detained mand Apartment in rat district and called muters that dozens on Friday. ration (36) and Va- the two. They then Vapi, Meera had been 108 emergency services of people got injured The state saw 451 dodara district (23). discovered that Nay- on her way to Jalgaon but it arrived 10 min- on city roads every new cases in the 24 A worker disinfects the area around mourners at a crematorium. Five districts—Araval- ak was carrying the accompanied by her utes late. According to day. “People do not hours ended 5 pm on li, Dang, Jamnagar, weapon. The two mi- husband and two kids. Meera’s husband care about traffic Friday, taking the total trict, which had so far Gujarat’s total death Narmada and Patan— grants told the police According to witness- Ashok, had the ambu- rules but they have caseload to 2,58,264. seen no deaths at all toll now stands at 4,374. reported no new cases. that they have been es, “Other passengers lance arrived on time, been put in place for Two patients died due to the virus, de- At least 700 patients There are currently out of work for the started advising the she could have been the public’s safety,” during the day, one in spite seeing a total of were discharged from 5,240 active cases in the past several months. family on how to help saved. they said. Ahmedabad city, and 214 cases, according to hospitals across the state, with 51 patients the second, in Dang dis- government data. state on the day, mean- on ventilator support.

GARVI GUJARAT State to present Sun Temple tableau at R-Day parade at Rajpath A replica First India Bureau artists over three and their team have ark Sun Temple of larly, the main part of months, the tableau worked tirelessly in Orissa. the tableau has been of the re- Gandhinagar: The has been conceived preparation of the tab- The ‘Maru-Gurjar’ adorned with a huge au- state of Gujarat will and presented by the leau. style temple complex ditorium and it also fea- nowned be presenting a tab- Information Depart- Located on the has a sanctum sancto- tures two pillars like the leau of the world fa- ment of the state gov- banks of the Pushpa- rum, a sabha mandap ones at Mehsana’s Vad- temple at mous Sun Temple of ernment. vati River near (auditorium/audience nagar. Modhera at the Re- Under the guidance Mehsana in North Gu- hall) and a suryakund. The tableau has been Modhera has public Day parade set and supervision of Ash- jarat, the Sun Temple The assembly hall is en- built using fibre casting to take place at Raj- wini Kumar, Secretary, was built by King graved with poetry and as the perfect replica of been created path in New Delhi Information and Broad- Bhimdev I of the it has 52 carved pillars the Sun Temple. In order by 60 artists next week. The tab- casting Department and Solanki Dynasty in symbolizing the number to get the stone texture leau has been touted Information Director 1026-27, around a of weeks in a year. of the temple right, over a pe- to be a reflection of Ashok Kalariya, Addi- thousand years ago. It Scenes from epics such Dholpur stone textured the sculpture and ar- tional Information Di- is believed that the as the Ramayana, the colors have been used to riod of three chitecture of the tem- rector Arvind Patel, Sun Temple of Mod- Mahabharata and Krish- create the replica. It has ple through a replica. deputy directors Pankaj hera was built even na Leela are engraved also been decked up with months Built by a team of 60 Modi and Hiren Bhatt Sun Temple at Modhera. —FILE PHOTO earlier than the Kon- adorn the pillars. Simi- LED and floodlights. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 04 EMERGING AS A HERO FROM THE STRUGGLE – NETAJI PRAHLAD accorded to Netaji. The peo- SINGH PATEL ple of Madhya Pradesh have had a deep relationship with MINISTER OF STATE Netaji. In every town of the (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), state, there is a ward in his MINISTRY OF CULTURE name. Sahayog Kreeda Man- AND TOURISM dal has been organizing Na- tional Kabaddi Competition etaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s and other sports events in his life is a story of struggle. It is memory for the last 37 years, the story of a young dream which symbolizes the deep that tells the saga of con- faith of the people of the sciousness, struggle, and suc- state towards Netaji. He was cess in every eye; one who also imprisoned in Jabalpur has the power to rip the and Shivni jails. N ground through his arms; Subhas Chandra Bose had one who talks about making a strong grip on English, Hin- a hole in the sky; one who is di, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, anxious to achieve his goals Gujarati, and Pashto lan- through his efforts; one who guages. In the Azad Hind does not accept anything for Fauj, he also interacted with free; and if he wants free- the people of the entire coun- dom, he is ready to spill his try through these languages blood. Thousands of people and also gave messages. Ne- sacrificed their lives on the taji’s message to his col- one call of Netaji. He created leagues was: “Success may be an army against the British distant, but it is imperative”. in no time. One slogan from Subhas Chandra Bose used to him was engrossed in the sky say, “If a person is not ob- -- Jai Hind. sessed, he can never become Netaji was born in Cuttack Netaji lit the fire of freedom ter. He came to Kolkata in great. But he should also have in Odisha, graduated from struggle outside the country 1956. At that time, his host, something else inside him.” Kolkata in Bengal, and also. He created a new force Governor Justice PB Netaji was imprisoned 11 proved his mettle to his ene- and presented that force be- SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM Chakraborty, tried to find out times in India. But he also mies by becoming an ICS of- fore the enemies of the coun- PROVED TO BE AN INSPIRATION NOT JUST FOR INDIA, from him the reason behind displayed the ‘mastery’ of be- Subhas Chandra ficer in Britain. But he was try as the Azad Hind Fauj BUT FOR ALL THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. THE the British decision to grant ing released from captivity not accustomed to the life of (Indian National Army). He freedom to India. In response, and the obsession to realize Bose accepted the FREEDOM ANTHEMS WERE SUNG IN THREE DOZEN leadership of comfort and amenities that gave the slogan of “Dilli Attlee had said that the loy- his goal by meeting top lead- ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS AFTER Mahatma came along with his job. He Chalo” with a new spirit and alty of the Indian army and ers of the world. Subhas Gandhi, but had to write a saga of strug- set his journey for the libera- WORLD WAR II. THE INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE navy to the British state was Chandra Bose is credited ironically, gle. He was a warrior, who tion of India. About 26,000 AND THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE LED BY SUBHAS declining due to the increas- with giving global identity to Gandhiji himself had to wage the freedom soldiers of his 60,000-strong CHANDRA BOSE HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON ing military activities of Ne- the Indian leadership. Earli- became the cause struggle. Not only did he em- army sacrificed their lives THOSE COUNTRIES. NETAJI’S STATUS ESTABLISHES taji Subhash Chandra Bose’s er, Swami Vivekananda had brace the freedom movement for the country. The Lion of Azad Hind Fauj. This was one enlightened the world of In- of him leaving HIM AS THE “HERO OF FREEDOM” GLOBALLY wholeheartedly, but became India wrapped in the tricolor of the major reasons. This dia’s spiritual and cultural the Congress. But an inspiration for freedom. of Subhas Chandra Bose was acknowledgment proves the superiority and identity. That the two leaders With the slogan “Give me challenging the British with great contribution of Subhas is why Swami Vivekananda’s always had blood and I will give you free- all its might in order to live Chandra Bose to India’s inde- influence is seen in him. Sub- respect for each dom”, he started preparing in dignity. The roar was in- National Army, he passed the the Communists were not pendence. It finds mention in has Chandra Bose never gave other. Netaji to awaken the country. Such creasing the heartbeats of test with distinction. able to clear their stand on a letter written to the pub- up reading the Gita. never spoke ill of was the charisma of his phi- the British and which culmi- Subhas Chandra Bose ac- the independence of the lisher by Justice Chakraborty Subhas Chandra Bose’s Gandhiji. Netaji losophy and personality that nated with the British leav- cepted the leadership of Ma- country, Subhas Chandra in the book “A History of Ben- struggle for freedom proved was elected whoever listened to him was ing India. hatma Gandhi, but ironically, Bose with the dream of free- gal” by R.C. Majumdar. to be an inspiration not just Congress attracted to him. His popu- “Success always stands on Gandhiji himself became the dom had become friends with Jabalpur in Madhya for India, but for all the Third president twice. larity skyrocketed and he the pillar of failure.” Subhas cause of him leaving the Con- Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, and Pradesh has a major contri- World countries. The free- But, he first quit became the Netaji of the gen- Chandra Bose lived with this gress. But the two leaders al- Stalin. Not only did he estab- bution in the life of Netaji. dom anthems were sung in the post of eral public. philosophy and also inspired ways had respect for each lish “Azad Hind Fauj”, he The banks of the Narmada three dozen Asian countries president and He was so fond of Bharat others with the same. Netaji other. Netaji never spoke ill of also formed the Azad (inde- transformed his life. The in the next 15 years after then left Mata that the country tied to encountered failures several Gandhiji. Netaji was elected pendent) Government on Oc- Tripuri Congress session World War II. The Indian the chains of slavery did not times, but he converted those Congress president twice. tober 24, 1943. This new coun- was held from March 4-11, freedom struggle and the war Congress. After let him live peacefully. It was failures to a triumphant saga But, he first quit the post of try also got recognition from 1939 in Jabalpur. Despite of independence led by Sub- that, he left his love for the country that with his struggle. Whether it president and then left Con- nine countries, including poor health, Netaji had ar- has Chandra Bose had a pro- behind a chapter led to this miracle. People is municipal politics, the gress. After that, he left be- Germany, , Japan, Ire- rived on a stretcher to par- found impact on those coun- of the Indian across the borders of the journey from the common hind a chapter of the Indian land, China, Korea, and the ticipate in it. Thereafter, he tries. Netaji’s status estab- freedom struggle, country also developed a fas- Congressman to the Con- freedom struggle, the pages of Philippines. came again to Jabalpur on lishes him as the “hero of the pages of cination for him. Heads of gress President, the forma- which continue to be added. At the time of India’s inde- July 4, 1939, to form the For- freedom” globally. which continue States of several important tion of the Forward Block or In 1939 and thereafter, pendence, Clement Attlee ward Block, where an un- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY to be added countries stood by him and the struggle of the Indian when the Congressmen and was the British Prime Minis- precedented reception was THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top Qatar has made peace with its Gulf neighbours TWEET hortly after Qatar has estimated its Saudi state”. Now Bin Sal- Prakash Javadekar four Arab coun- losses from the blockade in man is represented as a @PrakashJavdekar tries – Saudi the billions of dollars – cit- rising peacemaker en- As northeast India gets its first Arabia, the ing factors such as “indus- gaged in relations of “fra- sewerage treatment plant, I take this opportunity to congratulate S United Arab trial-scale theft of content” ternity”. Govt of Manipur for its Emirates, Bahrain and from its sports broadcaster This was symbolically commitment towards curtailing Egypt – imposed an embar- BeIN by rival Saudi net- reflected in the way he pollution. The plant will help in go on Qatar in 2017, I flew work BeoutQ and the ma- hugged Tamim bin Hamad preserving Loktak Lake & NE India’s other freshwater habitats. into the country’s capital nipulation of its currency al-Thani when the Qatari Doha. Hamad airport – by the four countries. So, emir arrived in Riyadh for Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank usually buzzing with visi- when they agreed on Janu- their meeting on the side- @DrRPNishank tors from the Gulf coun- ary 5 to lift the embargo and lines of the Gulf Coopera- Today’s India is not afraid of tries (one of every four restore diplomatic relations tion Council meeting in working on experiments for visitors to Qatar in 2015 with Qatar, all sides were Saudi Arabia on January 5. solving problems. The world’s largest banking inclusion came from Saudi Arabia) keenly anticipating any eco- The reconciliation has campaign is ongoing in India. – was eerily quiet. nomic benefits the restored brought a sense of relief in The world’s largest toilet building, The four countries sev- detente might bring. all four countries. Ordi- house-providing, clean-drinking ered ties with Qatar in June Qatar may be the small- nary people paid a deep water providing & vaccination 2017 after they accused est of the Gulf states – but Dangling the carrot of in- FRATERNAL ing the network in the days humanitarian price – drive is in India. Doha of supporting terror- it is the richest. So when, vestment is a good way of RELATIONS after the blockade ended, many are linked by close ism. They demanded the hours after the agreement, appeasing Saudi Arabia, But the biggest sign of the one could feel the differ- tribal ties and there are shutdown of Qatari news foreign minister Sheikh which is keen to attract for- new detente has so far been ence. Bulletins no longer thousands of cases of Spiritual network Al Jazeera as well Mohammed bin Abdulrah- eign investment to back in the tone of Qatar’s news include regular news on cross-border intermar- as calling on the country to man al-Thani talked about Crown Prince Mohammed media. Top of the list of “violations” by the Saudi riage (to give you an idea SPEAK downgrade its relations the possibility of the coun- bin Salman’s grandiose mod- the 13 demands placed on regime. The channel even of how close Saudi Arabia Do not follow that of which you with Iran. Doha defiantly try’s sovereign wealth fund ernisation projects as well as Qatar by the four countries rebranded the Saudi and Qatar are, consider have no knowledge. Indeed! The rejected the accusations investing in Saudi Arabia respond to the country’s was shutting down Al Ja- Crown Prince, who it had that it takes just an hour to hearing, the sight and the heart and agreed to mediation and other Gulf states, his long-term need to secure new zeera. vociferously attacked just drive from Doha to Saudi – about each of these you will be from Kuwait and the United hint would have been well export markets and diversify Qatar did not shut the a few weeks ago for “tar- territory). questioned. —Al-Isra 17:36 States to end the standoff. received in Riyadh. its oil-dependent economy. network down – but watch- nishing the image of the SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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INDIA 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 06 Yediyurappa makes changes ‘Chalo bulawa aaya Farmers’ Protest: Unions in Cabinet to hai’ singer Narendra threaten to intensify agitation contain dissent Chanchal passes away The 11th round of discussion between government & the farmers’ unions hit a roadblock New Delhi: The pro- testing farmers’ unions IF FARMERS HAVE hit a roadblock on Fri- BETTER PROPOSAL day, with both the sides THEN THEY CAN hardening their posi- COME TO US, SAYS tions, and could not GOVERNMENT Bengaluru: Karnataka even reach a decision chief minister BS Yedi- on the date of next yurappa on Friday meeting. Agriculture caved into ministers’ Minister Narendra Sin- demands, and made gh Tomar said there are changes to his Cabinet New Delhi: Popular He had fallen quite no problems in the farm by re-distributing port- bhajan singer Naren- weak. He breathed laws brought by the folios to calm tempers. dra Chanchal passed his last today.” Chan- farmers but the Govt Farmers’ leaders leave after meeting at Vigya Bhawan, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI The changes were away on Friday in chal was known for still offered to suspend made less than a day af- Delhi. He was 80. his religious songs & them as a sign of re- REPEAL LAWS, LEGALLY AUTHORISE MSP: JOGINDER ter his government dis- Sanjay, who has been bhajans. Apart from spect for farmers. tributed and reshuffled Narendra Chan- performing at live Tomar thanked the several portfolios chal’s concert organ- events for a large protesting farmer un- among ministers who iser for the last 25 part of his career, ions for cooperation were sworn in on Janu- years, said the iconic Chanchal’s songs and told them that the ary 13. Bhajan singer died at like “Chalo Bulava govt is ready for anoth- The move leaves the around 12 pm due to Aaya Hai” from er meeting if they want 77-year-old chief minis- age-related issues. & “Beshak to discuss proposal on ter vulnerable to more He shared with indi- Mandir Masjid Todo” suspending laws. Mean- such demands from dis- anexpress.com, “His from Bobby became while, the farmer lead- gruntled elements with- health hadn’t been immensely popular. ers alleged even as the than 30 minutes. “The farmers. When he came, ending the process of in his two-year-old gov- well for some time He won the Filmfare meeting lasted for near- minister made us wait he asked us to consider meetings,” said S S Pan- ernment, which is al- now. He had been ad- Award for Best Male ly 5 hours, the two sides for three & a half hours. the government’s pro- dher of Kisan Mazdoor ready rattled by dissent. mitted for 2 months. Singer for Bobby. sat face to face for less This is an insult to posal and said that he is Sangharsh Committee.

Shah on 2-day IN THE COURTYARD PM pays homage to Netaji, tweets visit of Assam, photos of his Haripura visit Meghalaya Priya Ramani destroyed evidence New Delhi: Ahead of ing a Congress session. Meanwhile, PM Modi his address at the inau- This comes a day ahead on Friday said the med- from today in defamation case: MJ Akbar gural function of the of a scheduled visit to ical infrastructure in Guwahati: Union New Delhi: Former Un- tice,” she said. She also ‘Parakram Diwas’ cel- Kolkata, West Bengal. Varanasi and nearby Home Minister Amit ion Minister MJ Akbar raised questions on ebrations at Victoria Saturday will be areas has been trans- Shah is scheduled to ar- questioned journalist Ramani’s response on Memorial in Kolkata, 125th birth anniversary formed in the last 6 rive in Guwahati on Priya Ramani for alleg- the issue that she did PM on year of Netaji Subhas years. PM is the MP January 23 on a 2 -day edly destroying evidence not save the Twitter ac- Friday paid tribute to Chandra Bose. In order from Varanasi since visit to Assam & Megha- in defamation case count because the court Netaji Subhas Chandra to honour and remem- PM Narendra Modi 2014. During his inter- laya, officials said. He against her by deleting didn’t tell her to save so Bose on the eve of free- ber Netaji’s indomita- action with beneficiar- will launch the Ayush- her Twitter account. & said “how can one dom fighter’s Jayanti. ble spirit and selfless tude in the face of ad- ies and vaccinators of man Bharat healthcare Akbar’s counsel and take a defence like this.” He posted throwback service to the nation, versity as Netaji did, COVID-19 vaccination scheme for central par- senior Advocate Geeta cate Geeta Luthra said “Have you filed any pictures of his 2009 vis- GoI has decided to cele- and to infuse in them a drive in Varanasi, via amilitary force person- Luthra told the court of that the tweets were all complaint for destruc- it to Gujarat’s Haripu- brate his birthday on spirit of patriotic fer- video conferencing, the nel in presence of Additional Chief Met- primary evidence and tion of evidence,” the ra, where Subhas Chan- January 23 every year vour. Prime Minister said Health Minister Dr ropolitan Magistrate asked if Ramani could court asked. Advocate dra Bose was unani- as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to PM is scheduled to that the country is self- Harsh Vardhan. Ravindra Kumar Pan- destroy evidence. Luthra responded: “We mously elected the inspire people of the visit Kolkata’s Netaji reliant in fulfilling its Meanwhile, a recent dey that the harm that “Fact is that every- haven’t but we want the president of the Indian country, especially the Bhawan at Elgin Road need for coronavirus act of saving a passen- Ramani has caused by thing has been deliber- court to take cogni- National Congress dur- youth, to act with forti- on Saturday. vaccine. —ANI ger’s life by CISF per- her statement is “inde- ately destroyed to sub- zance. I have brought it sonnel, earned praise fensible”. Senior Advo- serve the cause of jus- to notice of the court.” from Shah who even Ex-CJI Ranjan expressed his wish to Delhi HC 5 die in explosion at Shivamogga, meet & personally con- No extra chance will be Gogoi gets gratulate the “brave refuses to and vigilant” person- given to civil service CM announces Rs 5 lakh to kin nel. CISF constable Vi- Z+ security Bengaluru: Hours after kas at security check stay release New Delhi: Former a massive explosion that point had promptly aspirants: Centre to SC Chief Justice of India took place near a gravel come forward to give New Delhi: The Cen- their last attempt in of Netflix film Ranjan Gogoi has been and boulder crushing cardio-pulmonary re- tre told the Supreme October and for those New Delhi: The Delhi given Z+ security for facility killed at least suscitation (CPR) to a Court on Friday that who could not appear HC refused to grant any movement across India five people in Karnata- passenger who had col- no extra chance will be due to COVID-19. interim relief to Holly- and the Central Reserve ka’s Shivamogga dis- lapsed & fell uncon- given to civil service ASG SV Raju said, wood filmmaker John Police Force (CRPF) has trict, Chief Minister B S scious. CISF had later aspirants affected by “Yesterday night, I re- Hart Jr seeking to stay been asked to provide Yediyurappa Friday or- tweeted a video of the COVID-19. ceived information the release of the film him with security. dered a high-level probe The damage site where the incident occured. rescue act from its offi- A Bench headed by from the government “The White Tiger” on Currently, the CRPF into the incident and an- cial handle & retweet- Justice AM Khan- that it is not agreeable. OTT platform Netflix. is looking after the se- nounced Rs 5 lakh com- compensation of Rs 5 mining would be ing the video, Shah wilkar was informed I would want to put In a hearing, a single- curity arrangements of pensation to the fami- lakh to the kin of the “strictly dealt with” by posted: “Just came by Additional Solici- this on affidavit.” judge bench of Justice around 62 VVIPs in- lies of the deceased. deceased will be given,” the government now. across this video! So tor General SV Raju The Bench asked C Hari Shankar asked cluding Union Home “Five people have he said, adding that he “We will take action proud of our CAPF per- that no extra attempt Centre to file an affida- defendants including Minister , died in the explosion at would visit the spot based on the investiga- sonnel for their unwa- for Union Public Ser- vit about the stand the film producer and Congress leader Rahul a quarry in Hunasodu soon. tion report. We will stop vering commitment to- vice Commission taken by it and posted Netflix to keep detailed Gandhi and Priyanka village of Shivamogga The chief minister all illegal minings in wards serving mother- (UPSC) will be given the matter for hearing accounts of earnings Gandhi Vadra. —ANI district yesterday. A further said that illegal the state,” he said. land & humanity. to students who had on Monday. from the film.

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Rajkot teen.... suggested the centre ers alleged that the BSF tral Armed Police Forces All polling stations shall Broadcast Audience Re- going through the cha- TV Editor-in-Chief Arn- It strictly adheres to all would be ready for an- was intimidating people (CAPFs). Some political be at the ground floor search Council (BARC) rade of consultations”. ab Goswami and former the norms of the Food other round of talks in border areas of West parties also cited anoma- level,” he added. —ANI Partho Dasgupta. “It is abundantly clear CEO of Broadcast Audi- and Drug Control Ad- only if the farmers Bengal to cast their lies in the electoral rolls.” ‘Shocking insensitivi- that the three laws were ence Research Council ministration. Testing is wanted to discuss sus- votes in favour of a ‘par- After consultations Cong demands... ty’ shown by govt against prepared in haste and (BARC) Partho Dasgup- conducted with the help pension of the laws. ticular political party’. with the Chief Secre- The party also adopted a farmers: Sonia Gandhi Parliament was con- ta, she said there have of the latest examination “We also told farmers On the other hand, tary, DGP and Home Sec- resolution thanking the In her opening re- sciously denied an op- been “very disturbing” kits. There are chances to give their own pro- Bengal Bharatiya Janata retary of West Bengal, scientists for developing marks, interim party portunity for examining reports on how national that the patient may have posal, other than repeal Party (BJP) chief Dilip the Election Commis- the Covid-19 vaccine in president Sonia Gandhi in any meaningful de- security was “thorough- been injected with a con- of the Acts, if they have Ghosh urged the ECI to sion of India (ECI) has such a short period of hit out at the govern- tails their implications ly compromised”. taminated syringe else- got anything better deploy Central Forces in decided that there will time and appealed to the ment over a host of is- and impacts. Our posi- “Just a few days back, where during treatment. than our offer,” he said. the state at the earliest be no civic police and people to come forward sues. She said there tion has been very clear Antony-ji had said that HIV can be transmitted claiming there is a ‘sense green police volunteers for vaccination. were “many pressing from the very beginning: leaking of official se- by transfusion of blood BSF one... of fear’ among people near any polling station. Another resolution issues of public con- we reject them categori- crets of military opera- even if the blood unit has CEC’s comments came a ahead of elections. Ghosh Arora said the num- passed by the party de- cern” that needed to be cally because they will tions is treason. Yet, the tested negative for HIV. day after the delegations also asked ECI to take its ber of polling stations manded an investigation debated and discussed destroy the foundations silence from the govern- This is known as the win- of various political par- cognisance of the issue has been increased by a Joint Parliamentary in the upcoming ses- of food security that are ment’s side on what has dow period during which ties in West Bengal met of alleged inclusion of keeping the pandemic Committee into the pur- sion of Parliament. based on the three pillars been revealed has been antibodies against HIV the top Commission of Rohingyas in the voter’s situation in mind. “Ear- ported WhatsApp con- On the ongoing farm- of MSP, public procure- deafening. Those who are not detectable.” India (ECI) officials re- list in the border areas. lier West Bengal had versations between Re- ers’ agitation, she said ment and PDS,” she said. give certificates of patri- garding the upcoming Arora said, “The po- 78,903 polling stations. public TV Editor-in- the government had On the purported otism and nationalism Farmers reject... Assembly polls. During litical parties wanted op- Now the state has Chief Arnab Goswami shown “shocking insen- WhatsApp conversa- to others now stand to- More ominously, he also the meeting, TMC lead- timal deployment of Cen- 1,01,790 polling stations. and former CEO of sitivity and arrogance tions between Republic tally exposed,” she said. TALKING POINT 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 07

Sign of Hope TILMAN RUFF, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of The nuclear weapons ban treaty is Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne groundbreaking, even if the nuclear powers haven’t signed oday, many around the T world will What will the eral framework for a Nuclear-armed celebrate the first treaty do? process by which all states have multilateral nucle- nations can work to- been put on ar disarmament he aim of the ward eliminating notice treaty to enter Ttreaty is a com- nuclear weapons. into force in 50 prehensive and cat- For instance, states urrently, 86 na- years. egorical ban of nu- with another nation’s Ctions have signed Mushroom-shaped cloud and water column from the underwater explosion Baker nuclear explosion of July 25, 1946. Photo taken from The UN Treaty on clear weapons. It nuclear weapons sta- the TPNW, and 51 have a tower on Bikini Island. The Wilson clouds lift, revealing the full spray column. The battleship Arkansas is right of column, along with the Prohibition of binds signatories tioned on their terri- ratified it (meaning other ships. —WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Nuclear Weapons not to develop, test, tory must remove they are bound by its (TPNW) was adopt- produce, acquire, them. provisions). The treaty join it, the TPNW estab- ments in the companies A ‘dangerous’ belief nuclear ed at the United Na- have control of, use States with nuclear now becomes part of lishes a new interna- that profit from mak- tions in 2017 and fi- or threaten to use weapons can “destroy international law, and tional legal standard ing now illegal nuclear weapons enhance security nally reached the nuclear weapons. then join” the treaty, the number of signato- against which all nu- weapons. ould joining itself nor in our re- milestone of 50 rati- States also cannot or “join then de- ries and ratifications clear policies will now For example, a grow- Wthe treaty spective defence fications in October. “assist, encourage or stroy”. They must ir- will continue to grow. be judged. ing number of banks, mean nations like pacts precludes that. The countries that induce” anyone to en- reversibly dismantle However, none of the The treaty, in short, pension funds and in- Australia, Japan, But we would be have signed and rat- gage in any activity their weapons, as well nine nuclear powers — is a game-changer, and surance companies South Korea and legally bound never ified include Aus- prohibited under the as the programs and the US, China, Russia, the nuclear-armed and around the world are NATO members under any circum- tria, Ireland, Mexi- treaty — essentially facilities to produce France, the UK, India, dependent countries now divesting from com- would have to end stances to assist or co, New Zealand, anything to do with them, subject to Pakistan, Israel and have been put on no- panies that build nucle- their military co- encourage our allies South Africa, Nige- nuclear weapons. agreed timelines and North Korea — have yet tice. They know the ar weapons. operation with nu- to use, threaten to ria and Thailand. The TPNW verification by an in- signed or ratified the treaty jeopardises their These include the Nor- clear-armed states use or possess nu- The treaty com- strengthens the cur- ternational authority. treaty. claimed right to con- wegian Pension Fund like the US? clear weapons. Giv- pletes the suite of rent nuclear safe- Further, the TPNW Many other countries tinue to threaten the (the world’s largest sov- No. There is noth- en the very broad international bans guards found in the is the first treaty to that rely on other na- planet with their weap- ereign wealth fund), ing in the TPNW popular support in on all major weap- 1970 Treaty on the commit member na- tions’ nuclear weapons ons, as well as their ABP (Europe’s largest that prevents mili- our countries for ons considered un- Non-Proliferation of tions to provide long- for their security, such plans to modernise and pension fund), Deutsche tary cooperation disarmament, this acceptable because Nuclear Weapons by neglected assistance as the 27 members of maintain their nuclear Bank, Belgium’s largest with a nuclear- would be an uncon- of their indiscrimi- requiring all states for the victims of NATO, Australia, Ja- arsenals indefinitely. bank KBC, Resona Hold- armed state, pro- troversial and much- nate and inhumane that join to have atomic bombs and pan and South Korea, The strength of their ings, Kyushu Financial vided nuclear lauded move. effects, including comprehensive pro- weapon testing. It have also not signed. opposition is a meas- Group and Mitsubishi weapons activities The signatories anti-personnel land- visions in place and also calls for nations So, why does the trea- ure of the treaty’s im- UFJ Financial Group in are excluded. include two former mines, cluster mu- not allowing states to clean up environ- ty matter given these portance. It will have Japan, and the Japanese Countries like NATO secretaries- nitions, biological to weaken their ex- ments contaminated states currently oppose implications for every- insurance companies New Zealand and general, Willy Claes and chemical weap- isting safeguards. by nuclear weapons it? And what effect can thing from defence Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Kazakhstan have and Javier Solana. ons. The treaty pro- use and testing, we expect the treaty to policies and military Life, Meiji-Yasuda and already demon- Ban treaties have The countries vides the first legal- where feasible. have on them? plans to weapons man- Fukoku Mutual. strated that join- been proven to work that have signed the ly binding multilat- While any treaty is ufacturing to finan- ing the treaty is with other outlawed TPNW were fed up technically only bind- cial invest- fully compatible weapons — land- with over half a ing on the states that with ongoing mili- mines, cluster muni- century of the nu- tary cooperation tions and biological clear-armed states with, respectively, and chemical weap- flouting their obli- the US and Russia. ons. They have pro- gation to rid the In a recent letter vided the basis and world of their urging their govern- motivation for pro- weapons. They ments to join the gressive efforts to have asserted the treaty, 56 former control and elimi- interests of hu- presidents, prime nate these weapons. manity and global ministers and de- They are now sig- democracy in a fence and foreign nificantly less pro- way the nuclear- ministers from these duced, deployed and armed states were nations said used, even by states powerless to stop. By claiming pro- that haven’t joined It is certainly tection from nuclear the treaties. long overdue for weapons, we are pro- We can achieve the cruellest and moting the danger- the same result with most destructive ous and misguided nuclear weapons. As weapons of all — belief that nuclear Hiroshima survivor nuclear weapons weapons enhance se- Setsuko Thurlow — to be banned. curity. said at the UN after But this treaty is a As states parties, the treaty was adopt- sign of hope — a we could remain in ed, necessary and im- alliances with nucle- This is the begin- portant step to- ar-armed states, as ning of the end of ward a less de- nothing in the treaty nuclear weapons. structive planet. SOURCE: THECONVERSATION.COM Visitors walk past a photo at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum showing the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped in 1945. —DAI KUROKAWA/EPA You can make a mundane job more interesting by adding a dash of boldness to it. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 08

WORLD INDIA GUJARAT COVID-19 UPDATE 21,06,818 9,83,53,744 1,53,218 1,06,40,464 4,374 2,58,264 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 50,684 DEATHS 20,03,657 CASES 8,605 DEATHS 5,98,126 CASES 12,190 DEATHS 9,34,576 CASES 10,789 DEATHS 6,33,542 CASES 2,756 DEATHS 3,16,081 CASES ‘As my father served INDIA ON BIRD FLU ALERT minorities in Congress all his life, I will do the same’ Gujarat among affected States First India Bureau The Central Govt has said Avian Influenza has been confirmed across 12 States so far Jaipur : Faisal Patel, Shishir Awasthi ACTION MODE son of former senior Congress leader and New Delhi: The Cen- party’s mastermind, tral Government on late Friday stated that reached Jaipur on bird flu in poultry Friday. Arriving at birds had now been the Waqf Board office confirmed so far in 9 here, Faizal paid a States, including Gu- courtesy visit to the jarat and neighbour- Board President and ing Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders Faisal Khan at the offi ce of the Waqf Board with Chairman Khanu and Maharashtra. from the state. Nota- Khan Bhudhwali, MLA Amin Kagzi, Fmr Zakir Gesawat and others. The other States in- bly, like his late fa- clude Chhattisgarh, Ut- ther, Faisal targeted will not succeed in Ra- the party cause.” tar Pradesh, Uttara- the BJP, while also jasthan. All the Con- Lending his voice to khand, Haryana, Pun- talking about uniting gress workers are com- the farmer agitation, jab and Kerala. the leaders of his own pletely united in the Faisal said that the Cen- Besides these, across Thousands of birds are being culled across the country. —FILE PHOTO party. Interestingly, state and the Gehlot tral Government should crows as well as migra- Faisal lent ‘support’ government will com- abandon its stubborn- tory and wild birds, dates would be availa- had been confirmed in bandry on a daily basis ness about Avian to AIMIM President plete its five year ten- ness and withdraw the Avian Influenza has ble periodically. crows in Kulgam, regarding the control through various plat- Asaduddin Owaisi ure, I pray for it,” he three agricultural laws. also been reported in Giving details, the Anantnag, Budgam and measures adopted by forms, including social and said, “Owaisi is a said. On Friday, the junior these 9 states as well as statement said Avia- Pulwama in Jammu them based on the Re- media platforms like senior leader and he On the question of Patel offered prayers at in Rajasthan, Himachal tion Influenza had and Kashmir, while vised Action Plan for Twitter, Facebook han- is doing a good job in joining politics, he said, Ajmer Dargah from Pradesh, Delhi, and been confirmed in crow samples in Ra- Preparedness, Control dles.” the country for mi- “As my father served where he reached Jammu and Kashmir. poultry samples from jasthan’s Alwar district and Containment of The government norities. I have a good the poor and minorities Jaipur, where Congress According to an offi- Kodinar and Dolasa have been found to be Avian Influenza 2021. said the control and relationship with after staying in the Con- MLAs Amin Khan, cial statement from the taluka of Gir-Som- negative. The official state- containment opera- him.” gress all his life, I will Rafiq Khan, Ashk Ali Central Government, nath district and Al- The government said ment also said that, tions like cleaning Speaking to the me- do the same. Following Tank & Waqf Board this confirmation is as mora district of Utta- all the States were re- “The Department is and disinfection were dia on Friday, Faisal the instructions given President Khanukhan on January 22, 2021 rakhand. porting to the Depart- making continuous ef- going on in the affect- also targeted the BJP. by the High Command, Budhwali welcomed (Friday) and other up- It said the disease ment of Animal Hus- forts to generate aware- ed epicentres. “BJP’s Operation Lotus I will work to further him at the Board office. ‘BSF Guj IG can be directly Gujarat to celebrate 125th Vadodara woman contacted for pension issues’ First India Bureau Meghani anniversary seeks loan, gets First India Bureau this committee. Gandhinagar: The During a meeting for Gujarat frontier of Gandhinagar: Chief the purpose, it was de- marriage certificate the Border Security Minister Vijaybhai cided that the focus of Force (BSF) held a Rupani on Friday an- the programmes should First India Bureau two-day ‘pension ada- nounced that the be to revive the life of lat’, aimed at speedy State Government Meghani and his contri- Vadodara: Certain The court observed grievance redressal would celebrate this butions in folklore and things could hap- that she has not of pensioners from year of the 125th culture into today’s pen only in India, been able to prove the force, an official birth anniversary of young generation. as they say! Take that she was said on Friday. National Poet Jhaver- It was decided that this woman, who cheated. The special campaign chand Meghani Lalit Kala Akademi applied for a vehi- was launched by BSF through various and the Education De- cle loan, but was Inspector General (IG), —FILE PHOTO events. The anniver- partment will jointly handed down a Since Meena was Gujarat frontier, G S sary falls on August organize various marriage certifi- not very well edu- Malik on Thursday to at the earliest and sioners, correction in 28, 2021. competitions in cate instead. cated, Vijay got her address concerns of will always be given documents and clarifi- The Chief Minister schools and colleges This happened in to sign on certain pensioners and their top priority,” an offi- cation of pension-relat- constituted a 12-mem- which highlight the Vadodara where the documents, which dependents from Guja- cial press release ed doubts, the release ber committee, headed life of poet Meghani. woman gave her doc- turned out to be rat and Rajasthan fron- from the BSF said. stated. by Education Minister The other members uments to an agent to marriage registra- tiers, the official said. Six counters have At least 100 pension- Bhupendrasinh Chu- Jhaverchand Meghani of the committee in- get a loan for a two- tion papers. “BSF officers con- been set up in the Bor- ers and their dependent dasama, to plan various clude C V Som, Addi- wheeler. Later, in- Since she thought cerned, including the der Security Force’s family members turned programmes. havariben Dave, Min- tional Chief Secretary, stead of a loan dis- she was applying for IG himself, can be Gandhinagar campus up to have their griev- Ishwarsinh Patel, ister of State for Sports and Youth Cul- bursal letter, she got a loan, she signed. Af- contacted for pen- to expedite the process ances resolved on the Minister of State for Women and Child tural Activities, and a marriage certifi- ter she realized she sion-related issues of completion of “codal first day of the adalat, Sports, Youth Cultur- Welfare, will be the Education Secretary cate. According to was married to Vijay, and it will be resolved formalities” of pen- an official said. al Activities, and Vib- vice-chairpersons of Vinod Rao. this certificate, she is she filed for divorce married to one Vijay. and in the petition al- Meena Parmar had leged that the police FORCED DUTY met Vijay Parmar in refused to file a cheat- 2017 through an ac- ing complaint quaintance. She had against Vijay. talked about wanting The court ob- Very unfair, don’t send cops to doctors’ homes, Guj HC to buy a two-wheeler served that she has not been able to —FILE PHOTO and he promised to 300 MBBS bonded docs have have challenged the been declared and would help her get a loan for prove that she was State Health Depart- be held in April. On the the purpose. cheated. moved the court against ment’s notification for other hand, the Covid-19 mandatory duty. situation has improved compulsory Covid-19 duty Appearing for the pe- and almost 90% of beds Shishir Awasthi ongoing petition, a divi- titioners, advocate An- are empty, according to sion bench of Chief Jus- shin Desai submitted the counsel, who added Ahmedabad: The Guja- tice Vikram Nath and before the court that the that the notification for rat High Court on Fri- Justice JB Pardiwala police inspector of Sat- compulsory duty for day pulled up the State orally observed, “Please ellite police station those serving bond Government for send- resist from sending po- called them asking them should be quashed. ing police to MBBS lice vans to the doctors, to join duty. One of the He argued that the bonded doctors, who that is very unfair.” doctors told the police health department’s no- have challenged a notifi- The dean of the col- officer that the matter tification under Epi- cation of the Health De- lege or the health com- was pending before the demic Diseases Act had partment asking them missioner could com- High Court. Desai also no provision that em- to compulsorily report plain under Section 188 the court said. ernment in a petition pointed out that the powered the State to call for Covid-19 duty. if they wished to take The High Court is- filed by over 300 MBBS postgraduate NEET bonded doctors for com- —FILE PHOTO During hearing on an any action against them, sued notices to the gov- bonded doctors who exam dates had already pulsory Covid duty. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 AHMEDABAD, SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2021

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There is 150 sta- necessary of the District Collec- doctors and the medi- stations 1000+ unique said “We at Life Fitness tion, we have certified he Jaipur Na- Nothing is impossible tor Himanshu Gupta cal staff were present Gym equipment. The Pro, are not only the trainers and profes- tional Universi- If a person is crazy. on Wednesday. Ad- on the occasion. facilities accommo- largest Gym in India sional from Mumbai.” ty- School of dressing the inaugu- [email protected] date 500+ people at a but a responsible one [email protected] T Business Man- agement conducted a Virtual Conference on WHAT’S HAPPENING! Business Environment Dr Sandeep Bakshi Post COVID: Disruptive RAJ: Given in RAJ: The Event Technologies- Impact the memory and Entertainment on Industry, Education of Shrimati Management and Employment on Shakuntala Devi Association Friday. Talwar for women (EEMA) awarded The conference which writing, the Manoj Bhatt, was conceived by the In- ‘Shaakuntalam Director of Royal ternal Quality Assur- Award’ by Peoples Rajasthan Tours ance Cell of the Uni- Manoj Chugh Literature Festival with a bronze versity and coordi- (PLF), organised medal in Zonal nated by the Corpo- Member- Group Ex- by the Rajasthan Spotlight Award rate Resource Cell- ecutive Board Mahin- progressive 2020 for an writers Outstanding was inaugurated in the dra & Mahindra). Also Association, will Support in presence of the Chief present were Dr Sand- eep Bakshi (Chancellor), be conferred upon MAH: Piyuus Jaiswal was awarded Global Peace Excellence Hospitality Guests Gary Cohen (Ex- Tasneem Khan. Ambassador 2021 by the FMBAF Global Award in Mumbai. He was and Logistics ecutive Chairman & Professor HN Verma The awardee will felicitated for promoting women empowerment through the hands Management CEO, Inventive Health- (Vice-Chancellor) and receive a cash of popular fashion designer Archana Kochhar and Gujarat Police for Events. The care Solutions, Invigor Dr Suren Shukla (Head reward of Rs ACP Ashok Singh Chauhan. Piyuus has also been honoured in the ceremony was Group Limited) and Centre of Excellence), 21000/- along past for bringing new talent to Bollywood and contributing in the conducted online Manoj Chugh (President Jaipur National Univer- with a citation. field of arts and culture. on Wednesday. Group Public Affairs & sity. [email protected]