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Advertisement (Financial Express, Pune)- January 23, 2021 WWW.FINANCIALEXPRESS.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 FINANCIAL EXPRESS NATION 3 ● REPORTS OF PLANNED PROTESTS OUTSIDE MISSIONS ‘If new farm laws repealed, no govt will have Asked states to take right steps courage to bring them again in 10-15 years’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA farmer unions have failed to ernment repeal then bring a New Delhi, January 22 yield any concrete results al- newone. thoughthegovernmenthasof- Chand also noted that both forensuring security: MEA NITI AAYOG MEMBER Ramesh feredaproposaltokeepthelaws the government and the ChandonFridaysaidthat if the under suspension for 1-1.5 SupremeCourt(SC)haveshown new farm laws are repealed,no years. accommodation, they have PRESS TRUST OF INDIA with the government of that government will have courage Chand, while addressing a shownflexibilityforconcerning New Delhi, January 22 country and we work with to bring them again in the next mediabriefing,saidagriculture farmers. them,” Srivastava said re- 10-15years,andtermedtheon- issues have now become“very “The government has also AMID REPORTSTHATabanned sponding to a question on going stalemate between the complex”and as faras need for shown its willingness,and the pro-Khalistangrouphascalled steps being taken by India on Centre and protesting farmer reformsisconcerned,hethinks SChasconstitutedacommittee for protests outside Indian support extended byKhalista- unionsasa“clashofegos”. everybodyisconvinced. Niti Aayog member and the committee has inter- missions in countries like the nis amid farmers''protests. Thousandsoffarmers,espe- “I somehowfeel that now,it Ramesh Chand acted with farmer leaders of UK on Republic Day,the Min- To another question on In- ciallyfromPunjab,Haryanaand has become a sort of clash of eightstates,”hesaid. istryof ExternalAffairs on Fri- dia being invited to G7 by the parts of Uttar Pradesh,are agi- egos.Weneedtosomehowleave The Niti Aayog member Chand said Indian farm day said India has asked the UK and what would be the tating atvarious borders of the this ego issue and look at larger (agriculture) furthersaid that if products need to become more states to take appropriate ac- agendaatthatsummit,hesaid national capital seeking repeal interestofthesector. that happens, it will be “very export-competitive. tion for ensuring security of it was too early to talk about ofthefarmlawsandlegalguar- “Because, if these reforms very damaging for the farmers “We need to liberalise the the mission premises. agendabutpointedoutthatin antee of the government for are repealed, I don''t know andtheagriculturesector”. agriculture sector. There are MinistryofExternalAffairs these summits it is largely the minimumsupportpriceoftheir whether in the next 10-15 He also opined that even strong reason forit...we need to Spokesperson Anurag Srivas- of Indian missions on January rityofdiplomaticmissionisof priorities of the chair which crops. years,anybodywillhavecourage protesting farmers seem to be beexport-competitive,weneed tava also said wherever Indian 26, he said in those countries the host country. We have are important. The 11 rounds of talks be- tobringthesekindsofreforms,” forreforms but theyare proba- to reduce our logistic costs,”he missions see that anti-India wheretherehavebeenprotests asked these states to take ap- OntherecentvisitbyNepal tween the government and Chandsaid. blyaskingthatfirstyouthegov- added. activitiesaretakingplace,they outside the mission posts or propriate action to ensure the foreign minister Pradeep raise the issue with the gov- protestsaregoingtotakeplace, security of our mission and Gyawali, Srivastava said the ernment of that country and “we have raised the issue of se- staffers,”he said. holding of the high-level CWC ASKS FOR JPC PROBE workwith them. curity of our diplomatic mis- “Whereverourmissionssee meetingdespitetheCOVIDre- Asked about banned Sikh sionwith local authorities”. that anti-India activities are strictions is an example of the forJusticecallingforablockade “Theresponsibilityofsecu- takingplace,thisissueisraised strength of the ties. ‘All ministers with us’: Arnab’s chats Another minister quits in Bengal, make BJP do some social distancing LIZ MATHEW & MANOJ CG saidthechatsdidn’trevealany- Javadekar,S Jaishankar,Piyush New Delhi, January 22 thingthatwasn’tpublicknowl- Goyal and Smriti Irani and BJP BJP invites him to join their party edge at that time.Indeed,sev- presidentJPNaddahadcalledit THE BJP AND the Centre have eralleadersinthepartyandthe anattackonthefreepress. EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE MLAs,including the powerful avoided reacting to the What- Government, from the Prime “Thatsupportwasextended Kolkata, January 22 leader from Midnapore Su- sApp chats between Republic Minister down,had warned of because the Maharashtra gov- vendu Adhikari, have joined TV’s Arnab Goswami and for- decisive action to avenge the ernmentandthepolicewerego- WESTBENGALFOREST minis- the BJP. Two Congress MLAs, merCEOoftheBroadcastAudi- Pulwamaattack. ingafterGoswami,”saidasenior ter Rajib Banerjee resigned on an MLA each from the CPM ence Research Council (BARC) Yet, at least six BJP leaders BJP leader.“This isn’t the same Friday,dealinganotherblowto and CPI, a TMC MP,and a for- Partho Dasgupta submitted to The Indian Expressspoke with, thing.Thereisallegedwrongdo- theTrinamoolCongressfight- mer TMC MP too, have joined thecourtbytheMumbaiPolice includingaUnionMinister,ad- ing and people have been ar- ing to stanch a steady stream the BJP. Laxmi Ratan Shukla in theTRPcase.But as the Con- His WhatsApp chats with mittedthatthecontroversyhas rested.” of desertions to the BJP ahead hastakenabreakfrompolitics gress calls for a JPC probe and ex-BARC CEO submitted to puttheminaspot. At least two leaders said the ofAssemblyelections. afterquittingthegovernment, flagsGoswami’sclaimsofprox- court Negative references to lead- WhatsApp chats were like the Transport Minister Su- Rajib Banerjee is likely to join imitywiththegovernment,that erslikelateArunJaitley,Prakash “Radia moment”forthe BJPre- vendu Adhikari and Minister the BJPlaterthis month. distancing will be tested once posed." Javadekar and former minister ferring to telephone chats be- ofStateforSportsLaxmiRatan West Bengal BJP president Parliamentbegins. “Why should we enter the Rajyvardhan Rathore; tween former corporate lobby- Shukla had earlier resigned Dilip Ghosh appealed to TheCongressWorkingCom- picture?”saidaUnionMinister. Goswami’s remark that “all ist Niira Radia and politicians their posts in the government Banerjee to join the party.“He mittee Friday demanded a “Neither the government nor ministers are with us,”and his and journalists in 2009,which and party. Several Trinamool has resigned as state minister "time-boundinvestigation”into the party has anything to do offertomediatewiththepoliti- was used by the BJPin its cam- MPs and MLAs have also left but he is still an MLA of the “thebreachofnationalsecurity, with what chats Goswami has cal leadership, including the paign against the Congress-led overthe past severalweeks. Rajib Banerjee with West Bengal Governor Jagdeeb TMC.We cannot do anything violationsoftheOfficialSecrets with someone.As of now,there PMO,aren’twhatanyoneinthe UPAin the run up to 2014 Lok Rajib Banerjee had been Dhankhar in Kolkata on Friday. TWITTER @JDHANKHAR1 unless he resigns as MLA. But Act and the role of the persons is no wrongdoing, nothing to partyorthe governmentwants Sabhaelections. skipping meetings of the Ma- wewillwaitforhim.Heshould involved." prove that anyparty leader has tohavetorespondon. “The content may not be as mata Banerjee cabinet for We tried to change his mind she came out in Banerjee's come and join hands with the Congress president Sonia something to do with it,”said a Moreso,aftertheirtoplead- damagingasRadiatapes,about some time now, and had ex- and to make him understand. support on Friday. BJP,”Ghosh said on Friday. Gandhi criticised what she UnionMinister. erscameouttostronglydefend specific claims of proximity to pressed his unhappiness over But he decided otherwise.It is Dalmiya,thedaughterofthe BJP national general secre- calledthe“deafening”silenceof On the Congress allegation Goswami when he was picked politiciansandcorporates.Butit the functioning of the party. good that he has resigned,else late cricket administrator and tary Kailash Vijayvargiya said, the Government adding that that the chats show Goswami up from his home in a suicide isembarrassingwhensomeone In his resignation sent to we would have taken action businessman Jagmohan “Those who want to honestly "those who give certificates of had prior knowledge of“sensi- abetment case by the Mumbai flaunts or brags about connec- the Chief Minister and copied against him.” Dalmiya, joined the TMC in work forthe people cannot re- patriotism and nationalism to tive”militaryoperations–aref- policeinNovember. tions with Ministers,” said a to Governor Jagdeep TMC secretary general 2016 and was immediately main with Mamata Banerjee. others now stand totally ex- erence to Balakot – BJPleaders UnionMinistersAmitShah, partyleader. Dhankhar, Banerjee wrote: “I Partha Chatterjee said: “This given the ticket to contest the This is because Mamata and regret to inform you that I will have no impact on the Assembly election from Bally her nephew are indulging in hereby tender my resignation TMC. The party is like an constituencyinHowrahdistrict. corruption across the state. frommyofficeascabinetmin- ocean.Therewillbenoeffectif After Banerjee quit, Dalmiya Their leaders are getting ar- ister being in charge of Forest you draw
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