PM Requests Farmers to End Stir, Start Talks Assures Perpetual MSP, Warns Against ‘Andolan Jeevis’ DC CORRESPONDENT Activist Greta Thunberg NEW DELHI, FEB
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c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I TUESDAY I 9 FEBRUARY 2021 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 84 No. 39 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 PM requests farmers to end stir, start talks Assures perpetual MSP, warns against ‘Andolan Jeevis’ DC CORRESPONDENT activist Greta Thunberg NEW DELHI, FEB. 8 TIKAIT: NO BIZ supporting the farmers, Mr Modi said: “In the last few Prime Minister Narendra years, we have witnessed a Modi came out in strong OVER HUNGER new category of protesters defence of the three contro- ● Bharatiya Kisan Union ‘Andolan jeevi’, who one versial agricultural reform leader Rakesh Tikait said can see in every agitation. laws brought in by his gov- We must protect India from ernment and urged the business over hunger these ‘Andolan Jeevi’, who protesting farmers to end will not be allowed in are actually ‘parjeevi’..” their agitation. the country. Talking about the Replying to the debate on Opposition’s protests the motion of thanks on the ■ REPORT ON PAGE 9 against the farm laws, the President’s address in the PM said: “A lot was dis- Rajya Sabha on Monday, Singh. He added: “Those “No one should spread mis- cussed but mostly it was on Mr Modi said: “End your who are not listening to information,” he added. the protest, not on the solu- protests and we will all sit what we are saying will The PM hinted that there tion… you can oppose the together and talk. We are hopefully listen to was a “conspiracy” behind procedure but could have ready for talks and I am Manmohan Ji’s words. You the protests and said FDI explained to farmers that it inviting you again for a should, in fact, be proud of could be termed “Foreign is high time for these farm dialogue from this House.” the fact that Modi has to do Destructive Ideology”, and reforms… but now they are Taking on the what Manmohan Singh that the country should be saying they were not con- Opposition, the PM said said long ago.” Mr Modi aware of this. With the sulted before, like ‘fufaji’ the Congress had taken a assured farmers that “MSP protests against the farm uncle who gets angry for U-turn on the farm laws, tha, MSP hai … aur MSP laws having gone interna- not being invited to a wed- reading out the words of rahega” (the minimum tional, with tweets by pop ding… this happens in former PM Manmohan support price will remain). icon Rihanna and climate large families.” GLACIER BURST KCR on backfoot against TOLL RISES TO 26; BJP, hints ‘all set’ at top 171 STILL MISSING DC CORRESPONDENT N. VAMSI SRINIVAS I DC THE TRS supremo all saw during the state- with agencies input HYDERABAD, FEB. 8 sought to project, hood struggle,” a senior NEW DELHI, FEB. 8 party leader said. Telangana Rashtra Sam- though not explicitly, Till then, he doesn’t mind Twenty-six bodies have ithi supremo and Chief Mi- that he had “struck a being on the backfoot and been recovered so far nister K. Chandrasekhar chord with the BJP can ignore criticism of sur- while 171 people remain Rao continues to be on the national leadership” rendering to a rival, he missing in Uttarakhand backfoot while negotiating added. where an avalanche trig- the strident and aggressive differentiating between the The TRS chief remained gered glacier burst, caus- attacks of the state unit of Central and state leader- silent even after Sanjay ing massive devastation the Bharatiya Janata Par- ships; showing respect to ridiculed his last trip to in the Chamoli and neigh- ty. the Central high command New Delhi, which he said bouring regions. Major He chose to not retaliate and ignore the state unit. was a “desperate attempt rescue operations by mul- against the BJP’s increased Speaking at the party to please the national lead- tiple agencies are under- criticism of his governance meet, the TRS supremo ership”. way, particularly in the as well as an unprecedent- sought to project, though “He (CM KCR) can’t two tunnels in Tapovan ed attack at a personal not explicitly, that he had escape punishment in graft where, according to Uttar- level by the state BJP chief “struck a chord with the cases just by prostrating akhand DGP Ashok Kum- Bandi Sanjay at the TRS BJP national leadership”. before PM Modi and home ar, 32 persons are trapped party’s state executive He is said to have com- minister Amit Shah,” in one tunnel and 121 in meet on Sunday. mented that he “could not Sanjay said at a presser a another are missing. Chandrashekar Rao, reveal everything that day after Chief Minister A multi-agency rescue indeed, tried to repeat the transpires” between him Rao came back after meet- operation is in full swing strategy he successfully and the Centre, read the ing the Prime Minister in to save those stuck in the implemented with another Modi-Shah duo, in the larg- Delhi. tunnels. “A joint team of national party, the Con- er interest of the state. NDRF, SDRF and Army is gress, during the agitation “A master strategist, KCR ■ Page 2: BJP continues conducting a rescue oper- for a separate Telangana — knows when to strike as we to ridicule KCR ation. The team has reached the 130-metre mark in Tapovan tunnel, it may take two-three hours to reach the T- MODI, BIDEN TALK TS issues GO for point. Efforts are under- way to rescue those who are stuck,” Uttarakhand ON SECURITY OF CM Trivendra Singh INDO-PACIFIC 10% EWS quota Rawat said on Monday. DC CORRESPONDENT ment passed a Constit- New Delhi, Feb. 8: Prime HYDERABAD, FEB. 8 utional Amendment Bill REGISTER LAND Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament seeking to spoke to US President Joe The Telangana govern- provide 10 per cent reser- Biden on Monday and dis- ment on Monday issued vations for EWS in educa- IN HAFEEZPET, cussed a host of regional orders to implement 10 tion and employment. issues and their shared pri- per cent reservations for People who have an HC ORDERS TS orities. Both leaders looked the Economically Weaker annual income less than forward to consolidate Sections (EWS) in educa- `8 lakh, own less than DC CORRESPONDENT strategic partnerships to tion and employment. five acres of farm land, HYDERABAD, FEB. 8 further peace and security The orders were issued have house smaller than in the Indo-Pacific region following the decision 1,000 sq feet in a town or a The Telangana High and beyond. This was their announced by Chief 100 sq yard house in noti- Court has imposed costs first conversation after Bid- Minister Chandrashekar fied municipal area on the Telangana state en assumed office. — PTI Rao on January 21 to would be treated as eco- government, Ranga implement 10 per cent nomically weaker sec- Reddy district collector EWS quota in the state. tions and they would and sub-registrar-cum- DGCA LETS BCCI The GO issued by Chief qualify for the quota. tahsildhar of Serilinga- Secretary Somesh Kumar It was over two years mpally mandal for refus- stated, “The government since the quota was impl- ing to register a property USE DRONES FOR has decided to implement emented, but the TS gov- on Survey No. 78 of 10 per cent reservation to ernment did not do so on Hafeezpet village and FILMING MATCHES the EWS for admissions one pretext or the other directing that the land be into all educational insti- leading to protests from registered in the name of New Delhi, Feb. 8: Indian tutions in the State and the poor sections among the petitioner company aviation regulator DGCA also in respect of initial upper castes. Following within 10 days of the fee and the Civil Aviation appointments to the posts this, the CM had on Janu- being paid. The court Ministry have given condi- in services under the ary 21 announced to imp- found fault with the gov- tional permissions to the State, following the crite- lement EWS quota in TS. ernment for continuing to Board of Control for Cricket ria and guidelines pre- With this EWS quota, claim that over 250 acres in India (BCCI) for aerial scribed by the Centre.” the reservations in TS go of land in survey number filming of cricket matches In January 2019, the up to 60 per cent in the 78 belonged to it. this year. — PTI Narendra Modi govern- state. ■ Report on Page 3 POTS OF | MONEY Great-granddaughter alleges £35 mn withdrawn Nizam funds: Notice to Centre DC CORRESPONDENT funds of Hyderabad’s Confidential Settlement million has been with- HYDERABAD, FEB. 8 Nizam Osman Ali Khan with the titular Eighth drawn by Prince Muka- held in London’s NatWest Nizam, Prince Mukarram rram Jah, Muffakham Jah The Telangana High Court Bank. Jah, and his younger broth- and, along with Centre, dis- on Monday issued notices Justice Abhinand Kumar er Muffakham Jah. tributed as per their confi- to Union government, Shavili directed all of them The petitioner urged the dential agreement. Nizam Trust and two gran- to respond on the petition court to declare such settle- The fund in question dsons of Nizam, Prince filed by Shafiya in four ment or agreement “illegal relates to £1 million trans- Mukarram Jah, and his weeks, pending admission and arbitrary”. She further ferred to National Westm- younger brother Muff- of the plaint. sought a directive to inster Bank by then finance akham Jah, on a petition Shafiya Sakina had filed a include all beneficiaries of minister of Hyderabad filed by Princess Shafiya petition before the High Nizam Trusts in getting the State, Nawab Moin Nawaz Sakina, great-granddaugh- Court alleging that the benefit of £35 million.