THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 NATION 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I N BRIEF Repeat MPs’ assets rose 142% DMK working with an agenda Financial details of 153 sitting MPs analysed by ADR-National Election Watch in sexual abuse case: Jayaraman
Devesh K Pandey proof from Nakkheeran Go NEW DELHI ‘Ready to accept pal (editor of Nakkheeran) The average fi nancial assets any punishment if or Stalin or Kanimozhi, who Samjhauta blast case hearing tomorrow of 153 reelected Lok Sabha found guilty’ are fanning the controversy, PANCHKULA MPs grew by 142%, from ₹ 5.5 about the involvement of the A special National crore in 2009 to ₹ 13.32 crore T.K. Rohit AIADMK? Mr. Gopal has put CHENNAI Investigation Agency court in 2014, according to an ana out photos of my sons de on Monday posted the next lysis by National Election Insisting that his family was claring that they were in hearing in the Samjhauta Watch and the Association prepared for any probe in volved and that they should Express blast case for for Democratic Reforms. connection with the Pollachi be shot. Isn’t he inciting vio Wednesday. NIA counsel said E. T. Mohammed Basheer sexual abuse case, Tamil Na Pollachi V. Jayaraman lence? How will the girl’s fa the court adjourned the of the IUML declared the du Deputy Speaker Pollachi mily feel about this [videos matter on an application filed highest jump of 2,018% (an V. Jayaraman has reiterated be investigated by the CB leaked by Nakkheeran],” he last week by a Pakistani almost 22fold surge), fol his charge that the DMK was CID, the CBI or even Inter asked. Mr. Jayaraman ques woman in connection with lowed by the TMC’s Sisir Ku politicising the issue. pol. If our family is found tioned why no Opposition the case. The trial in the case mar Adhikari with 1,700%. “Just look at the sequence guilty, my family and I are leader, especially Ms. Kani has concluded and the court The fi gure for AIADMK par of events in the whole issue. ready to stand before the pu mozhi, visited and support was expected to deliver a liamentarian P. Venugopal It is clear that it is the DMK’s blic and accept any punish ed the aff ected girl. verdict on March 11. went up by 1,281%. agenda. The party president ment they give us,” he said. “The Opposition will run However, Rahila Wakeel, a However, there were also M.K. Stalin and former Mi Stating that he had helped away from the issue after the Pakistani national and a few parliamentarians nister K. Ponmudy have said the aff ected girl lodge a pol Lok Sabha elections. But I daughter of one of the whose fi nancial assets regis that this case will be benefi ice complaint when they will remain with her family. I victims of the blast had on tered a sharp decline: the cial for the DMK in the elec were traumatised, he ac am still insisting that all March 11, filed a petition The Hindu. through advocate Momin biggest drop of 67% was re by various political parties Ramshankar Katheria grew an increase of 140%. tions,” he told cused the media of trying to those aff ected should come Malik, to get her statement ported by the CPI (M)’s P. Ka have been taken from the re by 869%; those of Shatrugh The MPs of the Congress “I was the fi rst person portray him as a culprit. forward and lodge com recorded as witness in the runakaran, while the assets cently fi led affi davits by an Sinha by 778%; the jump on average reported a little who said that the case can “Has anyone asked for plaints,” he said. twelve year old case. of the BJP’s Jagdambika Pal these MPs and the values of was 660% in the case of more than a doubling (109%) shrank 64%. Arjun Charan these fi nancial assets have Danve Raosaheb Dadarao; in their assets. Parliamentar Sethi of the BJD declared a been compared to the cor 608% for Arjun Ram Megh ian Kodikunnil Suresh’s as ‘ Expunge adverse decrease of 39%; for BJP’s responding values of the as wal; 592% for Hari Manjhi sets increased by 702%; it Custodial remarks against Khemka’ Om Prakash Yadav it went sets that the MPs showed in from Gaya; and 588% for D.V. was 573% for the former par ‘Govt.’s prerogative CHANDIGARH down by 27%; and by 21% for their affi davits from the pre Sadananda Gowda. Varun ty president Sonia Gandhi; deaths in Bihar The Punjab and Haryana High the Congress’s K.V. Thomas. vious elections,” the two or Gandhi’s assets increased by and 304% for her son and Court on Monday ordered “Financial details of 153 ganisations said. 625%. The average for the current party chief Rahul to frame schemes’ earn rebuke expunction of the adverse sitting reelected MPs fi elded In the BJP, the assets of Dr. party’s reelected MPs was Gandhi. remarks made by Haryana Special Correspondent Chief Minister Manohar Lal New Delhi Khattar in the annual Courts should stay out, says SC performance appraisal report Eight retired police chiefs CRPF jawan Legal Correspondent (201617) of senior Haryana have demanded action Life imprisonment is the rule, NEW DELHI official Ashok Khemka. Mr. killed in against Bihar policemen Khemka, who is presently It is the sole prerogative of for allegedly torturing and principal secretary of the Naxal attack the government to frame killing two men in police Haryana Science and death penalty the exception: SC schemes and courts should custody. Technology Department stay out of governance, the Two suspects, Gufran Department, had approached Press Trust of India Supreme Court has said in a Alam, 30, and Taslim Ansa the court for removal of the Death penalty only when life term is ‘inappropriate punishment’ RAIPUR judgment. ri, 32, who were picked up remarks in January this year. A jawan of the Central Re A Bench led by Justice by the Sitamarhi police in The 1991batch IAS officer Legal Correspondent victim’s family on a false pre served Police Force (CRPF) A.M. Sapre criticised the Ut an alleged case of motorcy had said that the remarks NEW DELHI text. His intention was to was killed and fi ve others tarakhand High Court for cle theft, were found dead hampered his chances of If a court fi nds it diffi cult to gain custody of the child. By were injured in an attack framing a scheme to regu on March 7 with nails ham elevation to a higher level. make a choice between this, he had not only abused by Naxalites in Chhattis larise hundreds of casual A Bench led by Justice A.M. mered into their bodies. death penalty and life impri the faith reposed in him but garh’s Dantewada district workers engaged by the Bor Sapre criticised a judge of “We (former DGPs) con Veteran Bengali actor sonment, it should opt for also “exploited the inno on Monday, offi cials said. der Roads Organisation the Uttarakhand HC. demn the alleged custodial Chinmoy Roy no more the lesser punishment, the cence and helplessness of a The Naxalites fi rst set off (BRO) under the Ministry of torture of two men at the KOLKATA Supreme Court said in a re child as young as fi ve years an improvised explosive Defence in the construction “It is only in exceptional Dumra police station in Bi Veteran Bengali actor cent judgment. The fi at was based on an of age.” device (IED) and then of roads for Char Dham Ya cases when the court con har’s Sitamarhi district that Chinmoy Roy, renowned for “Life imprisonment is the appeal by a man sentenced At the same time, Justice opened fi re on the CRPF tra pilgrimage. siders it proper, should it is eventually caused their his comic characters, has died rule to which the death pe to death for the rape and Shantanagoudar said there troopers of the 231st batta “The High Court failed to sue appropriate mandatory death. Thirddegree’ [tor of cardiac arrest at 79, his nalty is the exception. The murder of a minor. * ISTOCK is a probability that the man lion, who along with a see that it is not the function directions,” the Supreme ture] is simply not accepta family said on Monday. Mr. death sentence must be im would reform, considering State police unit, were on of the courts to frame any Court held. ble and refl ects poor pro #70929 Roy is survived by his son and posed only when life impri his own daughter was study he never had a prior crimi road security duty in the scheme but it is the sole pre Instead, in the present fessional skills ,” the daughter. His wife, actress Jui sonment appears to be an al ing, but the victim did not nal record. The court also district’s Aranpur area, rogative of the government case, a single judge of the statement said. Banerjee, had died a few together inappropriate return home that day. The kept in mind his “overall they said to do it… All that the High High Court framed “a The signatories include years ago. The actor had punishment, having regard school authorities informed conduct.” The incident took place Court, in exercise of its ex scheme itself to regularise Julio Ribeiro, former DGP immortalised the character of to the relevant facts and cir the parents about the ab “With regard to the totali around 4.30 pm near the traordinary power under the services of the casual la Punjab, Prakash Singh, Tenyda in the film Charmurti. cumstances of the crime,” a sence of the child. Her body ty of the facts and circum CRPF’s Kamal post in Dan Article 226 of the Constitu bourers and granted them former DGP U.P., Assam Mr. Roy was cast by Satyajit Bench of Justices N.V. Rama was found in a well. stances of the case, we are of tewada, the offi cials said. tion, can do is to direct the benefi ts similar to those of and BSF, P.K.H. Tharakan, Ray in a small role in na, Mohan M. Shantanagou Both the trial and high the opinion that the crime in In the attack, a head government to consider regular employees under former DGP Kerala, Kamal children’s fantasy Goopy Gyne dar and Indira Banerjee ob courts concluded the man, question may not fall under constable was killed, a se framing an appropriate the labour law.” Kumar, former DGP Na Bagha Byne. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, acclaimed served in its March 12 Sachin Kumar Singhraha, the category of cases where nior offi cial said. scheme,” Justice Sapre, who The case was fi led in the tional Police Academy, Ja actors Soumitra Chatterjee verdict. deserves death. the death sentence is neces The security forces were wrote the judgment for the High Court by unions repre cob Punnoose, former DGP and Aparna Sen have The judgment was based Writing the judgment for sarily to be imposed,” the attacked in a forest bet Bench, observed in the judg senting the casual workers, Kerala, Sanjeev Dayal, condoled his death. Actress on an appeal fi led by a man the Bench, Justice Shantana court held. ween Kondapara and Ka ment dated March 15. including the All India Trade former DGP Maharashtra, director Aparna Sen, who had sentenced to death for the goudar agreed the man has The court ordered the malpur villages under the Such directions to the go Union Congress. They sub Jayanto N. Choudhury, acted with Roy in Basanta rape and murder of a fi ve indeed committed a horrify convict to serve his life sen Aranpur police station li vernment to “consider” mitted that the Centre had former DGP Assam and Bilap and other films said Mr. yearold in Madhya Pradesh. ing crime. It was both hei tence with a minimum of 25 mits, Dantewada Superin framing a scheme should be not regularised the labour NSG and N. Ramachan Roy had become a loner after He had promised her family nous and premeditated. He years’ imprisonment with tendent of Police Abhishek with regard to the facts and ers though they had worked dran, former DGP Megha his wife’s death. to drop her at school where had gained the trust of the out remission. Pallava said. circumstances of each case. for BRO for years. laya. Septic tanks meet Acid attack is a heartless norms: Ministry crime: SC The Hindu Legal Correspondent Govt. responds to report NEW DELHI Special Correspondent adopted. However, there are An acid attack is an “unci Chennai other safe technologies like vilised and heartless Septic tanks and single pits septic tanks or single pits. crime” which does not de are safe sanitation technolo The Ministry had been in serve any clemency, the gies that meet the standards formed by UNICEF that Supreme Court has said. prescribed by the Sustaina their preliminary fi ndings “This court cannot be ble Development Goals, ac from a study indicate that oblivious of the situation cording to the Union Minis Open Defecation Free (ODF) that the victim must have try of Drinking Water and villages are over 20 times suff ered an emotional dis Sanitation. less likely to have their tress which cannot be com In response to an article groundwater sources and pensated either by sen in The Hindu titled “Only drinking water contaminat tencing the accused or by 26% of rural toilets use twin ed, and over 30 times less grant of any compensa leach pits..”, on March 18, likely to have their food con tion,” a Bench of Justices 2019, the Ministry said the taminated (a proxy for re A.M. Khanwilkar and Ajay States were making adeq duction in soil pollution), a Rastogi observed in a re uate arrangements to en statement said. cent judgment. sure that the faecal waste The Hindu had reported The Bench ordered two generated caused no envi (full version here: http:// men, who have already suf ronmental damage. bit.ly/twinpit) that the pro fered a fi veyear imprison The article, based on raw blem was lack of manpower ment for throwing acid on data from the National An to empty and clean such a 19yearold girl, to pay nual Rural Sanitation Survey tanks. It quoted the head of her ₹ 1.5 lakh compensation (NARSS) 201819, concluded Water Aid, who is part of the each. that “the remainder of rural Ministry’s own expert group The apex court was de toilets [that do not use twin on NARSS, as saying that ciding an appeal fi led by leach pits] could create a there is a manpower chal the Himachal Pradesh go new sanitation night lenge, given the social con vernment against a March mare...”. text of the country and caste 2018 judgment of the High The article itself men prejudices against such Court, which reduced their tioned that 34% of rural toi cleaning work, even while 10year jail term by half. lets are connected to septic acknowledging that the go The victim was attacked tanks but failed to clarify vernment was preparing while on her way to college that this was a perfectly safe technological and entrepre in July 2004. They came on sanitation solution, the Mi neurial solutions to the a twowheeler and threw nistry said. problem. acid on her. She suff ered A large proportion of the The Hindu had also re 16% burns. The court said remaining toilets have sin ported that transportation it must have been the “dar gleleach pits which, like the and treatment of faecal kest day of her life.” twinleach pits, are also waste – including waste The apex court further safe. The twinleach pit toi emptied from septic tanks – directed the State to pay let is among the most eco is a problem, and that sur compensation to the girl nomical and safe sanitation veys have shown such waste under the victim compen technologies, and has been is often dumped into local sation scheme and deposit promoted and extensively ponds and farmlands. it within three months. CM YK