DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00/EX-KOLKATA `6.00(`12INNORTHEAST STATES &ANDAMAN)WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8-PHASE POLLSBEGIN NOV 28, ENDDEC 22 JNU Jan 5 violence: SecurityblanketforDDC pollsinJ&K: Policegive Candidatesandcampaigninlockdown themselves aclean chit Security an excusefor locking MAHENDERSINGH MANRAL NewArmyaccommodation in eastern Ladakh. ANI up candidates NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 opposed to BJP: ADELHI Policefact-finding com- Omar,Mufti mittee formedto“probethe se- New rooms, tents quence of events” and “negli- gence on partoflocal police” in NAVEEDIQBAL connection with the violence in- with heating for &DEEPTIMANTIWARY side Jawaharlal Nehru University SRINAGAR,NEWDELHI,NOV18 campusonJanuary 5, hasgiven a clean chit to the force, it is learnt. troops on LAC as WITH JUSTNINE days leftfor the Around 100masked persons DistrictDevelopment Council hadgoneonarampagewithsticks (DDC) elections to commence in and rods inside the university for Jammu and Kashmir,the Centre around four hours on January5, harsh winter sets in has issuedorders to move an ad- leaving36students, teachersand ditional 25,000securityperson- staffinjured.AnFIRwasregistered “Troops on the frontline are nel to the Union Territory. In the and the case wastransferredto KRISHNKAUSHIK accommodatedin heatedtentsas Valley, candidates arebeing the Crime Branch, though no ar- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 pertactical considerations of their whisked away by the J&K Police rest has been made so far. deployment,” he said,addingthat to ‘cluster accommodations’ as At the time, questions were AS THE six-month-old military “adequatecivilinfrastructurehas soon as theyfile the nomination raisedastowhy policehad re- standoffinLadakh enterswinter also been identified”. papers due to aperceivedthreat mainedoutside the campus and soldiers brace forextended Partsofthe region experi- to their lives. even as violence ragedinside. deploymentinfreezing condi- ence close to 40 feet of snowfall Senior officials in theadmin- This wasincontrasttopolice ac- tions, the Armyhas created tem- starting December.“Coupled istration arguedthat onlythose Candidates forthe District Development Council polls staying undertight security in abuilding in Pampore. Express tion at Jamia Millia Islamia poraryaccommodation for with the wind chill factor,tem- seeking protection were being weeksearlier,inDecember, troops just behind the Line of peraturesdip to minus 30-40 de- housedinsecuredesignated when police had bargedintothe Actual Control, including tents grees Celsius, and road accessis spaces.But candidates and po- campus and allegedly beaten up ED with heating. also affected,” the officer said. liticalparties TheIndianExpress Elections Elsewhere it is part of ‘Gupkar studentsinside the library. Police An Armyofficer said Another Armysource said spokewith said theywerebeing without have maintainedthat while they Wednesdaythat“in order to en- the habitat can accommodate confined to thesespaces against PLAIN E had entered Jamia to chase ● campaign sureoperational efficiency of “the complete strength deployed their wishes and this had se- EX Gang’ but in Kargil, NC is BJP’s ally down rioters, theycouldn’t en- troops deployed in winters, in eastern Ladakh”. verely restricted their move- terJNU without the assent of the Armyhas completedestablish- The source said four com- ment and ability to campaign. AFTERAdecision to kick- PAGD. Of the 26 elected mem- Soil Conservation. university authorities. ment of habitatfacilities forall mands of the Indian Army— The additional troops being startpolitical dialoguein ARUNSHARMA bers of the LAHDCK, 10 arefrom The NC andBJP had con- Acommittee, headedbyJoint troops deployedinthe sector”. northern, western,eastern and drawnfromCRPF,BSF,CISF,ITBP the Union Territorywith JAMMU,NOVEMBER18 the NC,eight from the Congress tested the Kargil Hill Council Commissioner of Police India has around 50,000 central commands —are autho- and SSB were required giventhe elections to DDCs, the and three from the BJP; thereare elections in 2018 on theirown, (Western Range) Shalini Singh, troops in theregion to mirrorthe risedtohaveExtreme Climate security situation in the Union government’s move of THE BJP has declared the five Independents. The Ladakh said the BJP’s Executive wasformedonthe instructions Chinese deployment. At such Clothing and Equipment, Territoryand concerns that there shifting candidatesto‘se- People’s Alliance forGupkar Union Territoryadministration Councillor,who representsthe of then Police Commissioner high altitude, the weather is an neededlargely forhigh and very maybeattemptstodisrupt the curespaces’restrains Declaration(PAGD) as a“gang” nominates four members to the Shargole constituency. Amulya Patnaik,and comprised additional challengefor the highaltitude(8,000-18,000feet) electionprocess, sources in New their abilitytocampaign. that wants“foreign forces to in- 30-member LAHDCK. The PAGD wasformallycon- four inspectors and twoACPs. troops to remain combat-ready. and Special Clothing and Delhi said. This putsaquestion mark tervene in Jammu and Kashmir”, Headedbythe NC’s Feroz stituted lastmonth as aplatform During enquiry, the commit- “Apartfromthe smartcamps MountaineeringEquipment, Candidates and mainstream over the entireprocess. but it is sharing powerwith the Khan as Chairman/Chief of sevenregional parties that teerecordedthe statementsof withintegratedfacilities which that neededmainlyfor super parties,however,blamedthe National Conference (NC), oneof Executive Councillor,the Hill seeksrestoration of the special then DCP (south-west) have been built over the years, high altitude (above 18,000feet). Centreand questionedthe ad- the main parties of the alliance, Council has BJP’s MohammadAli status of Jammu and Kashmir as Devender Arya,then ACP state-of-the-arthabitat with in- Muchofthis clothing equipment ministrationfor holding them up EVICTION ROW:J&K in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Chandan as one of the four other it existedbeforethe constitu- Ramesh Kakkar,SHO Vasant tegrated arrangementsfor elec- is imported. Over 10,000 ex- in ‘clusteraccommodations’ and SETS DATE FOR Development Council, Kargil Executive Councillors, with the tional changes of August5,2019. Kunj (North) Rituraj,and tricity,water,heating facilities, treme cold weather clothing sys- notletting them ventureout. For FOREST RIGHTS (LAHDCK). portfolios of Health, Revenue, Parties in the PAGD have an- Inspector Anand Yadav, who was healthand hygiene have been temkitswereacquiredfromthe instance, twoNational PAGE 9 NC presidentFarooq Agriculture, Forests, Wildlife, nouncedtheywill contestthe stationedatthe administrative created,” the officer said. US in September. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Abdullah is chairperson of the Industrial Training Institute, and CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Personal trainersshareholders, Today at e-Adda, sharing THE EDITORIAL PAGE THE WORLD ringside view, NKSingh DIATRIBE& IMRAN IN KABUL money also from other deals DISTRUST TODAY ON FIRST Why same old rhetoric by Shah? AFGHANISTAN VISIT Saxena detailscover-up afterstart of chopper dealprobe ENSECONOMICBUREAU PAGE 6 PAGE 12 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 wasextradited from Dubai in Chairman, RITUSARIN January2019and wasinterro- IN THE time of the pandemic, Fifteenth NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 gatedbythe ED whichattached India’s economic recovery de- Finance his assets worthRs385 crore, pends notjustonboostershots Commission FROM ATTEMPTING acover-up AGUSTA describing them as “proceeds of from the Centrebut also on the afterauthoritiesopenedaprobe WESTLAND DEAL crime”. The ED has nowfiledan resilience of stategovernments to floatinganew companywith appeal in abid to divest Saxena to supportgrowth. his personal trainers as share- of his approver status foral- The roles of policy makers at holderstolaundering of pro- legedly notfullydisclosing the the Centreand the statelevel, ceeds from other defence deals factsofthe case. along with coordination be- —these areamong the admis- While attaching his assets, tween them, have become cru- sions made, the Enforcement including avilla in Dubai and five cial in today’s time. And one per- Directorate(ED) claims, by char- Swiss Bank accounts, the ED son who understands this teredaccountant RajivSaxena, claimed: “Rajiv Saxena has ad- duality is NKSingh, veteranbu- key accusedinthe CONFESSIONS mitted to laundering the pro- reaucrat and key policy influ- AgustaWestland VVIP chopper ceeds of crime notonlyof encer over three decades, who deal case, during questioning. OFKEYACCUSED AgustaWestland deal but also will be theguestatthe Express Currentlyonbail, Saxena PART3 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 EXPRESSNETWORK BUSINESSASUSUAL Ram temple needs special stone, BY UNNY Rajasthan to free sanctuary land wildlifesanctuarytoallowmin- Although on paper no min- JAYMAZOOMDAAR ing of the unique pink sandstone ing wasallowedafter 2016,ille- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 that is found in the area. galoperations continued—and Over 1lakh cubic feet of Bansi the Bansi Paharpursandstone THE RAJASTHAN government Paharpursandstone,coveted for remainedavailable in the grey has decidedtoseekasamatter itsunique pink shade, has al- market. However, the supplyhas of “highestpriority”, central ready been sourcedas theexclu- apparentlydriedupsince the VARAVARA RAO TO clearance under the Forest and sive material forthe construction Bharatpur administration seized BE MOVED TO WildlifeActsfor