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2BILLS CLEAR RAJYA SABHA AMID PROTESTS AN EXPRESS INVESTIGATION- PART ONE In collaboration with International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and BuzzFeed News One more veil lifts: Suspicious bank transactions of Indians are red-flagged to top US regulator

From steel major to IPL sponsor,diamond merchantstothose under ED, CBI scanner,several Indian individuals and entitieshavebeenreferredinsecret reports by banks to US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

TMC memberDerek O’Brien attemptstotear theRuleBookduring the ruckusinRajya Sabha on Sunday. RSTV/PTI Crucialfarmreformsthrough, RITUSARIN, SHYAMLALYADAV, JAYMAZOOMDAAR, SANDEEPSINGH& trailofanger,discordinHouse KHUSHBOONARAYAN NEWDELHI,MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER20 Prime Ministerhails ‘watershedmoment in history of Opp submits LAYER BY layer, the secrecy that Indianagriculture’, Opp says ‘historic forwrong reasons’ unprecedented shrouds international money flows involving Indians has been dharna in theHouse even after resolution: Dy unpeeled—beginning with the FinCEN Files MANOJCG& INSIDE it wasadjourned forthe day. OffshoreLeaksin2013, Swiss Headquarters of FinCEN, the HARIKISHANSHARMA OPP SAYS BILLS ARE Neverunsureofits numbers Chairman has Leaksin2015, Panama Papers in topUSfinancialwatchdog, TOTALNUMBEROFSUSPICIOUS TOTALVALUEOFSUSPICIOUS NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 DEATH WARRANT in the Upper House,and given 2016,andParadisePapersin 2017, in Virginia. ACTIVTYREPORTS(SARS): TRANSACTIONS: that manyOpposition mem- to be removed in aseries of investigations by The Scilla Alecci/ICIJ DISMISSINGOPPOSITION ob- FOR FARMERS; BJP bers have cited health reasons Indian Express.Now comes the ()2,121 $2.099tn jections and pleas, the govern- SAYS BIG REFORM to stay away,the government, FinCEN Files. ment pushedthrough twokey IN PARLIAMENT, PAGE 5 using itsnumerical strength, re- MANOJCG The newspaper’s latest, be- Suspicious Activity Reports or TIME PERIOD OF REPORTED TRANSACTIONS: 1999-2017 farm Bills in RajyaSabha on jectedthe Opposition demand NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 ginning today, examines Indian SARs, whichconstitute the Sundayamidunprecedented MAKING SENSE OF to referthe Bills—The Farmers’ connections in acache of over FinCEN Files, arenot evidence of ■Keybanks and value of NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS: scenesofchaos, confusion,and THE FARM BILLS Produce Tradeand Commerce IN AN unprecedented move,as 2000secret documents—sose- illegality.Theyreflect views by transactions theyflagged MORE THAN 400 ruckus. Agitated Opposition EXPLAINED, PAGE 11 (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, manyas12Opposition parties cret banksaren’t even allowedto watchdogs within banks, BANKS AMOUNT members, protesting the exten- 2020, and The Farmers came together on Sundaytosub- confirm theyexist—whichhave known as compliance officers, DeutscheBankAG $1,310bln 88 110 sionofthe Housesitting be- (Empowerment and Protection) mit ano-confidence resolution been red-flagged to thetop US reporting pasttransactions that NUMBER NEWS yond the scheduledend at Chairman’s table,flungacopy Agreement of Price Assurance seeking the removalofRajya financial watchdog, the Treasury borehallmarks of financial JPMorganChase $514.2bln OFCOUNTRIES ORGANISATIONS 1pm, tore copies of the Bills, of the Rule Book at the presid- and Farm Services Bill, 2020 — Sabha Deputy Chairman Department’s Financial Crimes crime, or that involvedclients StandardCharteredPlc $166.1bln brokemicrophones on the ing officer,and then sat on a CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Harivansh. The move followed Enforcement Network(FinCEN) with high-risk pofiles or past BankofNewYorkMellon $64.1bln Partners include: uproar in the House over his de- forsuspectedmoneylaundering, run-ins with the law. Le Monde,BBC, NBC, cision to extend the sessionbe- terrorism, drug dealing or finan- In effect, theyare crucial red Barclays Plc $21.6bln Suddeutsche Zeitung, Asahi yond the scheduled1pm while cial fraud. flags raisedbybanksthat point HSBCHoldingsPlc $4.48bln Shimbun, L’Espresso Opp,states see new faultline:Centre overruling Opposition pleas to These documents,called CONTINUEDONPAGE10 continue discussions on the con- usurps powers,weakensfederalism tentious farm Bills the next day. “The Deputy Chairman has WELLS FARGO BANK STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, NEWYORK intothe powers of the state Samithi (TRS), whichisconsid- violated all the canons of law, LIZMATHEW government on subjects that ered friendly to the BJP,has procedure, parliamentarypro- Bank reported On US radar: Dawood’s financier, his NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 areinthe concurrent list”. termedthe Centre’s proposed cedures,practicesand fair play. The passageofthe farm Bills Electricity Bill, 2020, as “dracon- Today, the Deputy Chairman did fraud, UK link SEVERAL HOT-BUTTON issues has come at the costofthe ian”, and aimedattakingaway notallowpointsoforder to be laundering, funding of Lashkar, Jaish takenupbythe government Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), one powers of the state. Telangana raised, did notallow large num- of an IPL this week have triggeredade- of the BJP’s oldestallies, walk- Chief MinisterKChandrashekar bers of members of RajyaSabha the StandardChartered Bank, trans-continental undercover bate over the federal character ing out of the Union Cabinet— Raohas accusedPrime Minister from diverse political parties op- team sponsor RITUSARIN New York,and investigated by operation, and put behind bars of the polity, withopposition and also threatening an exit NarendraModiofworking “to- posing the anti-farmer Bill...even NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 TheIndianExpress. in aMiami prison. His detention and regional parties accusing from the NDA. wardscomplete centralisation to speak,” the resolutionstated. These SARs detail transac- endedinJuly2020and he wasto the Centreof“transgressing The Telangana Rashtra CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 JAYMAZOOMDAAR THE FINANCIAL Crimes tions of Khanani’sMoney be handedovertoUSimmigra- NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 Enforcement Network(FinCEN), Laundering Organisation(MLO) tion authorities fordeportation. the US regulatoryagency foren- and the Al Zarooni Exchange. For It is unclear whether he has been THE INDIAN Premier League, forcingmoney launderinglaws, decades, Khanani and his MLO deportedtoPakistan or the UAE. with itsshowpiece auctions and has uncoveredaweb of transac- movedanestimated $14billion- Khanani’s relationship with big-ticketsponsors, has surfaced tions of aflourishingmoneylaun- $16billion annuallyfor drug car- Dawood Ibrahim wasdocu- BUSINESSASUSUAL Investor, authorRuchir Sharmacuts on the US financial regulator’s dering networkrun by Pakistani tels and terror organisationslike mented by the US Office of radar too—inaweb of transac- national Altaf Khanani who is also al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and the Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) BY UNNY through Covid fog at e-Adda today tions thatinvolve aleading US said to have been akey financier Taliban. when it issuedthe sanctions no- bank,alittle-knownUKcom- forfugitive terroristDawood On September 11,2015, tice againsthim afterhis arrest. pany, aKolkata-basedsponsor of Ibrahim, reveal Suspicious Khananiwas arrested at the Issued on December 11,2015, the finestobservers of contem- an IPL team, and allegations of Activity Reports (SARs) filedby Panama airportfollowing a CONTINUEDONPAGE10 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE poraryIndian politicsand econ- fraudand forgery. NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 omy, will also give newinsights These arethe central ele- intothe functioning of the fi- mentsofaSuspiciousActivity DEUTSCHE BANKTRUST COMPANY AMERICAS WITH THE Covid-19 pandemic Ruchir nancial markets andsocio-po- Report(SAR) filedwiththe US pushing the worldeconomy Sharma litical changes. Financial Crimes Enforcement Revealed: how Jindal Steel sent funds into itsworstrecessionary Sharma’s latestbook, The10 Network(FinCEN), accordingto phase sincethe Great Rules of Successful Nations,is records investigated by The Depression, Ruchir Sharma, born of dataanalysis,on-the- Indian Express. abroad —and got them in same period Head of Emerging Markets and ground research andhis deep In 2013,KPH Dream Cricket, Chief GlobalStrategistat interestincontemporarypoli- whichruns Kings XI Punjab, basedinMauritius, Germany, alsosent$1.3 million to Germany- Morgan StanleyInvestment tics and current affairs. The went to courtagainstteam spon- SANDEEPSINGH and the UK, and receivedfunds basedOceanwide Services Management, will be the guest book is awake-up call to econ- sor NVD Solar InternationalLtd NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 from companies basedinDubai GmbH.During the same period, at Expresse-Adda on Monday omists who failedtoforesee for“cheating and duping” them and Switzerland within the same JSPL received$1.323 million from to discuss howcountries can everyrecent crisis,including of $3 million in sponsorship fee. THREE DIFFERENT Suspicious setofdays,aninvestigation by Dubai-basedPowerPlant EPC Ltd. negotiateits far-reaching effects. the cataclysmof2008, anda The SAR, filedbySan Francisco- Activity Reports(SARs) filedby The Indian Express hasrevealed. ■ In asimilar setoftransac- Global trade and industry India, too, registering acontrac- slim primer withinsightson basedWellsFargo Bank,offers a Deutsche Bank TrustCompany The SARs show: tions, betweenApril27, 2015 and have suffered heavilywith tion of 23.9per cent in GDP in the political, economic and so- clue to what went wrong. Americas(DBTCA)regarding ■ Between November 24, June 1, 2015,while JSPL sent growth ratesinmostcountries April-June 2020. NewYork- cial habitsofsuccessful nations. In 2013,the bank had re- funds receivedand sent by Jindal 2014 and January 28,2015, JSPL $4.53 million to TGMM and an- plungingtorecordlowsand basedSharma, who is one of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ceived“a$2,975,460 SBLC Steel and PowerLtd (JSPL) red- sent $1.799 million to Mauritius- other $321,209 to Singapore- (StandbyLetterofCredit) from flag atransaction pattern where basedTrans Global Minerals and basedWestern Bulk PteLtd, the CONTINUEDONPAGE10 it sent moneytocompanies Metals Corporation(TGMM)and CONTINUEDONPAGE10 How190-secintercept helpedpolice Swiss Leaks, Panama Papers, now SARs: bank joindots in Lankesh, Kalburgikillings reports that alert law-enforcement agencies PAGE 1 ramWaghmoretoher home, ANCHOR Gauri twoclose relativesofMiskin The files identify at least$2 to reportsuspicious activity to currence: criminal funds or any SHASHI THAROOR Lankesh discussedthe arrest on phone. RITUSARIN trillion in transactions between US authorities, in this case, form of dirty money; insider MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, wasshot One of the relatives, Ravi NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 1999 and 2017 flaggedaspossi- FinCEN. Theseare confidential, trading; potential moneylaun- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM deadin Miskin, allegedly told an “un- ble evidence of moneylaunder- so secret that banks arenot al- dering; terror financing; any PAGE 12 JOHNSONTA 2017 cle” that his elder brother What arethe FinCENFiles? ingorother criminal lowedtoconfirm their transactionthat raises suspicion. BENGALURU,SEPTEMBER20 Ganesh wasinvolvedinthe The FinCENFilesrefer to aset activity by compliance existence. Indeed, These include round-dollar twomurders, records show. of over 2,100“Suspicious Activity officers of banks and even the account amounts—for example, NATIONAL NETWORK AN INTERCEPTED phone con- ment in another high-profile The transcript of the conversa- Reports”(SARs) (see next ques- financial institutions. holder is unaware $100,000 —beingsentinmulti- versation between tworela- case —the 2015 killing of tion has been placedasevi- tion) filedbybankswith the when an SARisfiled pletransactions;transfers where tivesofakeyaccusedinthe Kannada scholar MMKalburgi. dence along with the United States Department of the So what is aSAR? related to atransaction thereisnoapparenteconomic LACFACE-OFF:CORPS 2017 murder of journalist Gauri According to courtrecords, chargesheetinthe Kalburgi Treasury’s Financial Crime When arethey in that account. connection between the parties COMMANDERSTO Lankesh in Bengaluru provided soon afterthe July2018arrest case to indicate Miskin’sin- Enforcement Network, the required to be filed? SARs arefiledwith (a diamond dealer payingapizze- MEETAGAINTODAY aSpecial Investigation Team of Ganesh Miskin, 28, the rider volvement in both cases. agency that serves as the leading SARorSuspicious Activity FinCEN in aprescribed format, ria forcomputer parts); transac- PAGE 7 (SIT) of Karnataka Police with of the motorcycle that took In the190-second callthat global regulator in the battle Reportisadocument filedby and aremeant to redflag, within tions in high-risk jurisdictions vital evidence of hisinvolve- Lankesh’s alleged killer Parshu- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 againstmoneylaundering. banksand financial institutions 30 days of the transaction’soc- CONTINUEDONPAGE10

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Farm reforms the government and thetreas- reply… morethan rules, the tra- shouting, clapping and jeering by ment of agriculturecrops from “State governmentsare more scribed as “unprecedented” by AchargesheetfiledinAugust urybenches launching counter- dition has been thatwhosoever the Opposition, the Deputy farmerswillcontinue andisnot thancompetent to discharge Parliament veterans. “As farasI 2019 names Miskin as the al- to aselect committeefor parlia- attacks in defence of the Bills. At is in the Chair andwhosoeveris Chairman beganclause-by- relatedto the farm Bills that seek their functions and in afederal canremember, therehasbeenno leged shooter and Praveen mentaryscrutiny. 1pm, Deputy Chairman in government, it is alwaysonthe clause consideration of the Bills. to give cultivators the freedom to polity, this Ordinance,and the instance of ano-confidence mo- Prakash Chatur, 27,aBelagavi Already clearedby Lok Sabha, Harivansh, who wasinthe Chair, basis of consensus that time is Thestatutorymotions, movedby market their produce. Billwhich seekstoreplaceit, is a tionagainsttheDeputyChairman resident, as the rider of the mo- the Bills,passedbyvoice vote, sought permission of the House extended, and notonthe basisof severalmembers,werenega- frontalassault on the federal of the RajyaSabha,” PDTAchari, torcycle thattookhim to willnow go to the President for to extend the time of the sitting the strength of the ruling party. tivedbyvoice vote. Opposition New faultline structure of theConstitution. former SecretaryGeneral of the Kalburgi’s home. assent before becoming law. till disposal of the Bills. This was My requestisnot to extend the members sought division on the of power”. Raosaid he wasin This will have long-term impli- LokSabha,toldTheIndianExpress. Accordingtothe SIT,Amol Prime MinisterNarendraModi, when AgricultureMinister time and letthe minister reply clauses,but this wasturned touchwiththe Chief Ministers of cations on the democratic polity The Opposition motion said: Kale, akey leader of youths in aseriesoftweetsafter the pas- NarendraSingh Tomar wasre- tomorrow.” down by the Deputy Chairman Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Kerala, of India,” warnedManishTewari, “Appropriate precedentsinthis linkedto the Sanstha, plottedand sageofthe Bills in RajyaSabha, plyingtothe discussion. As is Opposition members then who pointed out that members and Chhattisgarhtoworkout MP from AnandpurSahib. regard areavailable in several executedthe murder of Kalburgi describedit as “a watershedmo- customary, ParliamentaryAffairs beganraisingslogans, asking the were notontheir designated joint strategy againstthe move. Another Congress leader, treatises, including the Practice in August2015. The youths were ment in the history of Indian MinisterPralhadJoshi proposed government to take back the seats. “This is unprecedented. Tiruvallur MP KJayakumar,said: and ProcedureofParliament by M allegedly inspired by abook agriculture” while BJP members extension of time, but “anti-farmer", “black”Bills. As Some of the members,AAP’s Almostevery Bill the govern- “In the last sixyears, we aresee- NKauland SLShakdher seventh called KshatraDharmaSadhana, calledit“historic... abig reform”. Opposition members did not Tomar continuedhis speech, SanjaySingh and Congress’s ment is coming up with, has an ingthat this Government is bent edition...and Article 90 of the publishedbythe Sanstha, which The Opposition hitback,say- agree and asked the Chair to ad- moreOpposition members RajeevSatav,climbed on the element of direct violation of upon bringing Bills and amend- Constitution.” calls forthe killing of “Hindu in- ing it was“historicfor allthe journ the House and continue came to theWell. This forced SecretaryGeneral’s table. DMK’s federal law. This governmentbe- mentssimplytodiveststate gov- Theprecedentscitedfromthe fidels”, the SIT found. wrong reasons” giventhe man- the discussion Monday. Tomar to cutshort his reply. Tiruchi Siva —along with lieves in centralisation of power ernmentsofpowers. It is bent book by theOppositioninclude “BetweenJanuaryand May ner in whichthe “anti-farmer” But the Deputy Chairman did When theDeputy Chairmanbe- O’Brien, KCVenugopal of and aftercentralising, theywill upon convertingstate govern- resolutions movedagainst the 2015,Amol Kale, Ganesh Miskin Bills were passed. notend the proceedings and ganthe process forpassageofthe Congress and KKRagesh of CPM, give it away to corporates,” DMK mentsintoaTehsildar’s office, firstLok SabhaSpeaker GV and Praveen Chaturmet several Fence sitters BJD andTRS too askedTomar to continue his Bill, even moremembers he had movedresolutions for leader and formerUnion wherethis (central) government Mavalankarin1951, Speaker times near the Indira Gandhi spokeagainstthe Bills. While TRS speech. Membersofthe troopedintothe Well. sending the Bills to theselect MinisterDayanidhi Marantold will remain likeaCollector and SardarHukamSingh in 1966and glasshouse, Hubli, andplanned opposedthe Bill, the BJD joined Congress,Trinamool, DMK, AAP TMCfloor leader Derek committee —torepapers and The Indian Express. the Tehsildar has to do every- SpeakerBalram Jakhar in 1987.It the assassination of Dr MM the Opposition in demanding and Leftprotested,saying there O’Brien came rushing to the flung them in the air. Amid the The BSP’s DanishAli said: thing with folded hands.” says “atthe sittingofLok Sabha, Kalburgi. Ganesh Miskin was that theybereferredtoaselect wasnounanimity on extending Chairman’s podium, waving the melee, the twoBillswerepassed “WhenNarendra Modibecame Kollam MP NKPremachan- while anyresolutionfor there- tasked to shootand kill Dr committee. The BJD and TRS the sitting. SanjaySingh of AAP, Rule Book.One member then by voice vote. Prime Ministereveryoneex- dran of the RSP, one of the most movalofthe Speaker or the Kalburgi. Praveen Chatur was have arecordoftaking sides with Jairam Ramesh of Congress and threw acopyofthe Rule Bookat Opposition membersled by pected that he, with his long ex- vocal in LowerHouse on consti- Deputy Speaker from his office is taskedwith riding abikeand tak- the government on crucial Bills. Dola Sen of TMC came to the theChair, and another brokethe Azad then sat on a dharna inside perience as Chief Minister, would tutional and legal issues, said the underconsideration,theSpeaker ing Miskin to and from Dr The SAD, whichbroke rankswith Well of the House to protest. microphones. Audio telecastof the House foranother 90 min- understand andempower states. amendmentswere“encroaching ortheDeputySpeaker,asthecase Kalburgi’s residence,” the SIT the NDAoverthe Bills, toospoke Leader of Opposition Ghulam the live proceedings wassoon utes. Lok Sabha, which wastobe- But the cooperative federalism intothe powers of the stategov- maybe, cannotpreside even said. againstthe legislation. Oppo- Nabi Azad said “if the House is to cut. gin itssitting from both cham- he had claimedtohavechampi- ernment in general and the co- though he is present in the The SIT alsofound that a sition membershad movedmo- be extended… it is notdone on At 1.26 pm, the Deputy bers at 3pm, couldnot start onedinitially,isgoing exactlythe operativesector in particular”. House”. training campwas held forthe tions disapproving the Bills, de- the basis of numbers,but on the Chairman adjournedthe House proceedings since Opposition oppositeway.” Theperception of Pinaki Mishra of theBJD said Incidentally, theresolution alleged killers of Kalburgi, and manding that these be referred basis of consensus. So the con- for15minutes. And whenitre- members refusedtomove out of overreachbythe Centre,along the Constitution is clear about againstMavalankar came up for others, at arubber plantation to aselect committee. sensus… mostofthe political sumed, Parliamentsecurity per- the RajyaSabha chamber. with deepening worries in states the Stateand CentralLists when discussion in 1954 andwas near Dharmasthalainthe The debate, though heated, parties aresayingthe time sonnel createdahuman wall be- Earlier, in his replyamidthe over GSTcompensation, hasthe it comes to powers. “Therehas negated by the House afteradis- Dakshina Kannadaregion in proceededsmoothlytill 1pm shouldnot be extendedtoday, tweenthe Opposition members din, Tomar said the minimum potential forarealignment of re- always been this sortofduality cussion. The other tworesolu- early August 2015 with two with the Opposition tearing into and tomorrowthe minister can and the Chair.Amidslogan price or MSP-based procure- gional parties at the national of control. Unfortunately, this du- tions were also discussedand “guesttrainers''. stage. MidhunReddy of the YS- ality of control seems to obtain negated by the House. The investigations in the RCPsaid his partywould join even under the new(BJP-led) Article90dealswith“vacation Lankesh and Kalburgi cases also other regional parties and oppo- regime.” and resignation of, and removal ledtothe unravelling of the mur- sition in their fight forstates’ The BJD’sAnubhavMohanty from, the office of Deputy dersofrationalistNarendra shareofGST revenues. “Wehave and TDP’s RamMohan Raotoo Chairman amember holding of- Dabholkar,69, in Pune on August notcomeout shouting so far, but questionedthe legislative com- fice as Deputy Chairman of the 20, 2013,and Leftist thinker we will join other states on this petence of Parliament to make Council of States”. GovindPansare,81, in Kolhapur issue,” Reddy told The Indian these laws,as“agricultureand Meanwhile, Congress leader on February16, 2015. Express.Regional parties likethe markets,and fairs areState sub- Venugopal said,“Withouttaking BJD, YSRCP, AIADMK, and TRS jects; trade and commerce of the sense of the House, the e-Adda today have so farnot joinedthe foodstuffs,raw cotton, rawjute Deputy Chairman went forpass- While the economyhas suf- Opposition againstthe BJP-led etc., is in the Concurrent List; and ingtheBills.We haven’tseensuch fered, marketsacross the world, central government on anyma- inter-state tradeand commerce apractice before...The Treasury including India, have rebounded jorissue. is in the UnionList”. benches came with apre-fixed even as the pandemic ragesonin Speechesmade by MPs in mind.Theywerenot ready to lis- mostcountries,including India. Parliament this week reflected Dy Chairman tentotheagonyofthefarmer,the At theE-Adda, Sharma, who will the concernsofthe states. ItsaidthattheOppositionpar- Opposition voice, theywerenot be in conversation with Anant During the debateonthe ties have “noconfidence” in the readyto have adivision(of votes)." Goenka, Executive Director, The Essential Commodities (Amend- DeputyChairman,“herebymove IndianExpress,and P ment) Act, 2020, SaugataRoy this motion forhis removal”, and 190-secintercept Vaidyanathan Iyer,Executive and KalyanBanerjee of the that he cannot“preside over the took place at 11.51amonJuly22, Editor forNational Affairs, The Trinamool Congressasked the House”tilladecisionontheirmo- 2018,the brother allegedly said Indian Express,willnavigatethe government whyitwantedto tion is taken. Among the parties that Miskinand his associates audiencethroughthefogcreated take away the powerofstatesto thatbackedtheresolution,which were involved “in one murder by the pandemic and domestic regulatetrade, including impos- wasdrafted by lawyer-MPs over thereand another murder”, and international politics. ing stocklimitsfor variousinter- Abhishek Singhviand KTSTulsi, according to the transcript. Withaquartercenturyoftrav- mediaries. “You aretaking away were the Congress, TMC,DMK, “So theyare involved in two ellingtheworldasawriterandin- the powerofthe stategovern- CPM, CPI, RJD, AAP,TRS,SP, IUML murders, is it?'' askedthe“uncle” vestor,Sharma’s rules challenge ments. This is hittingcooperative and Kerala Congress (M). in response to whichthe brother conventional textbookthinking federalism...,” Banerjee said. Addressingapressconference allegedly replied, “yes”, the tran- on what matters —and what The DMK’s Kathir Anand said later, CongressMPKCVenugopal script shows. doesn’t —for astrong economy. the “powerofthe Centreinagri- alleged that BJP MPs were seen The call took place on the day The book explains whysuccess- culturemanagement has cer- “whispering in the ears” of the the SIT pickedupMiskinand his ful nationsembrace robots and tainlyincreasedthrough this DeputyChairmananddemanded friendAmitBaddi in Hubli forthe immigrants, prefer democratic Ordinance”. The CPI-M’s AM to knowwhat “conspiracy” had Lankesh murder,accordingto leaders to autocrats, elect charis- Ariffand TDP’s RamMohan Rao transpired. records. As partofthe evidence maticreformersovertechnocrats, echoed him. The rulessay that “a member in the Kalburgi case, the SIT ob- and paynomind to thedebate The NCP’s SupriyaSule ques- holding office as Deputy tainedand comparedvoice sam- about big versus small govern- tioned thegovernment over its ChairmanoftheRajyaSabhamay ples of the tworelativesofMiskin ment. claims thatithad consulted the be removedfromhis office by a to provide technical confirma- Sharma’s book also explains states before venturinginto resolution of the RajyaSabha tion of the legallyintercepted whyrisingstock prices matter as amending laws that take away passedbyamajority of all the phone conversation. muchormorethan food prices, states’rights. then members of the Rajya Aballistics reportfromthe and the measureofdebtisthe The main Opposition Sabha;but the resolutioncan be Karnataka StateForensic Science best predictorof economiccrises, Congress wasmorevocal on the movedonlywhen at leastfour- Laboratory—days afterthe mur- and whynoone number can ac- point in the Bill that amended teen days’noticehas been given der of Lankesh, 55, on September curatelycapturethe value of cur- banking regulations, bringing co- of the intention of moving”. 5, 2017 —statedthat the murder rencies. operative banksunder theRBI. TheOppositionmove wasde- waslinked to the killingof His earlier booksinclude Kalburgi, 77,athis home in DemocracyontheRoad(2019),The DharwadonAugust30, 2015. Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Yet, it wasthe interceptedcon- Change in aPost-Crisis World versation that providedthe SIT (2016)and Breakout Nations with newevidence of the link- (2012). Sharmawas selectedone ages. of the “top global thinkers” by The SIT’s investigations in the Foreign Policy magazine in 2012 EX Lankesh and Kalburgi cases re- and wasnamedasone of the PERSSEDUCATION sulted in the filingof MostInfluential people in the chargesheets againstagroup of worldin2015byBloomberg activists linkedtoSanatan Markets. Sanstha,aradicalHindutva Sharma, who startedwriting group. The startofthe trial at 17,has been awriter longer process in both cases has been thanhehasbeenaninvestor.He’s delayedbythe Covidcrisisthat aregularcontributorto severalin- beganinMarch this year. ternationalpublications. He is As manyas18persons were passionateaboutpoliticsandhas namedbythe SIT in the Lankesh coveredeverynationalelectionin murder,including Miskin and India, and many major statecon- otherslinked to the Sanstha and tests, going backto1998. other radical groups, in acharge- Sharma’s other interests include sheetfiledinNovember 2018. athleticsandhecontinuesto train Sixpersons have been ac- forthe 100and 200meters cusedinthe Kalburgi case, which sprints. He has akeeninterestin wastaken up forinvestigation by wildlifeand in international cin- the SIT in 2019 on the orders of emaandattendsmajorfilmfesti- Contact forAdvt. Booking: M/sFriends Publicity Service the Supreme Court following a vals. 23276901, 23282028 (M): 9212008155, 9212665841. plea by the scholar’swidow FULLREPORTSON Umadevi. www.indianexpress.com

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BRIEFLY 3,812 CASES, 37 DEATHS ON SUNDAY To boost property Bikers perform CoviddeathsfluctuatesinceJune, tax, SDMC adopts stunts,5held ‘carrot-stick’ policy NewDelhi: In a30-second videothatwentviral on butfatalityrateseessteadydip social media, agroup of bikers were seen per- forming dangerous stunts the disease. People aremonitor- down forthe Delhigovernment on abusyroad in Vikas ASTHASAXENA THETRAJECTORY ing their oxygen levels at home by the expertteam hadthree MargatEastDelhi’s NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 and areapproaching hospitals broad parts. The firstfocusedon Shakarpur Sunday. Some ■ Dailynumberofcases ■ Dailydeaths fortreatment,ifrequired,” said steps to be takenincontain- 4,071 bikers were seen standing OVER THE pastmonths in Delhi, 5000 50 Dr SujeetKumarSingh, director, ment, surveillance, and contact on moving bikes while the number of cases and deaths 3,609 36 38 National Centrefor Disease tracing; the second partdealt others were performing has fluctuated considerably- 1,358 Control (NCDC). with howtoensuremonitoring different stuntswhile from close to 100deaths in afew 4000 25 40 Testing capacity in Delhi has of peopleunderhome isolation speeding near other two- weeksinJune to 14 deaths aday 18 also increasedmanifold. On and if needbe, shiftthemtohos- wheelers on the road. in the firsttwo weeksinAugust 3000 30 Sunday, Delhisaw 3,812 new pitals; the thirdpart washow None of the bikerswere to 30 deaths on an averagenow. cases, taking the tallyto2,46,711. hospitalisedpatientsshould be Under the newscheme, pending taxfrom2004-2019 will be wearing helmets or any The case fatality ratio, however, 2000 20 The deathtoll mountedto4,982 tackled. These three parts then completely waived forunauthorisedcolonies and property protective gear other than has declinedsteadilymonth on with 37 newdeathsrecordedin had various specific instructions holders can deposit taxfor only twofinancial years — face masks. Lateon month between Julyand 1000 10 the last24hours.Over52,000 and thewhole document was 2019-20 and 2020-21. Archive Sunday evening, police September. testswereconductedin aday."It basedonthe assumption that all arrested five of the men. While the mortality rate in 0 0 is good that the death rate is less effortswithin adistrict would be Julywas 3.12%, it had fallen to Aug31 Sep19 than 1% lately; it used to be ledbythe districtmagistrates. 2.54% by the endofAugust. As of above 3.5-4%for amonthear- The implementation of this ABHINAVRAJPUT 70-year-old now, it stands at 2.04%. lier," Delhi Health Minister strategy has resulted in alower NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 woman‘killed’ Over the lastone week,Delhi Satyendar Jain had said on mortality rate.” has been reporting 30-40 Covid CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL Friday. AIIMS medicalsuperinten- THE SOUTH civic body will beus- byherson deathsper dayand closeto4,000 In thefirstweekofJune, a dent, DK Sharma, meanwhile, ing a‘carrot and stick’ policytoin- cases aday. TOTALCASES Total Vacant strategy document waspre- said that one theory is that more crease itsrevenuehit by the Covid Ghaziabad: A70-year-old According to experts,shiftin HOSPITALBEDS 15,655 8,641 pared by ateam of experts -AI- people with no co-morbid con- pandemic,under whichithas woman wasallegedly admission criteria, aggressive 2,46,711 IMS Director Dr Randeep ditions aretesting positivenow, come up with an amnesty Whycash-rich shotdead by herown son testing, creation of morehealth VENTILATORS 1,264488 Guleria, NITI Aayogmember Dr as opposedtoearlier. scheme forproperty holders to SouthMCD aftershe includedher facilities andadvancement in Daily cases Recoveries Deaths Tests VKPaul, ICMR chief Dr Balram “Covid-19isknown to aggra- deposit theirpending taxes. If daughter in theproperty treatment aresome of the fac- Bhargavaand Dr SujeetKumar vate thecondition in those with theydon’t, demand notices isfacinga Sep194,071 4,219 38 61,973 inheritence Fridaynight. tors behind the drop in fatality Singh from NCDC -for contain- pre-existing illnesses.Those suf- would be served to them. revenuecrunch The accusedHarendra rate over the lasttwo months. Sep 20 3,812 3,742 37 52,405 ment of Covid-19 in the capital. fering from serious ailments Under thescheme, property Tyagi shothis mother Severalhealth experts ex- Total32,097* 2,09,632 4,982 25,55,007 Atop official from the Union were the firsttoget affected by holders who paytheiroutstand- Savitriafteraquarrelover plainedthe correlation be- MinistryofHealthand Family the disease… now, relatively ingduesbySeptember 30 will be UNTIL LAST year,the property in their tween active casesand the *Total active cases Welfareexplainedthe rationale healthier people aretestingpos- entitledto100%interestand SDMC,which has many Modinagar residence. number of deaths. behind the trend. itive and areable to fight the penalty waiver while those who richneighbourhoods un- One accusediscurrently “Management of patientshas would die suddenlyhavegone time, the mortalityratewill be “Presently, we do nothave virus. This is one theory.Aswe deposit taxfor the current finan- der itsjurisdiction,was absconding while improved significantly; health- down considerably. If theinfec- reducedoverall. In Delhi, most anyevidencetosay it is because still do nothaveadefinite treat- cial year(2020-21)by September theonlycorporation that Harendrahas been ar- careprofessionals areusing sev- tion is detected on time, pa- homes nowhaveapulse oxime- of the natural cycle of the virus. ment, we cannotsay what has 30 will geta15%rebate, said did nothaveadeficit.But rested,policesaid. eral newdrugs during treat- tientsisolated early and admin- terwhichhas playedanimpor- Therefore, it has to be attributed helpedpatientsrecoverjustyet,” South body standing committee corporationofficialssaid ment.Cases wherepatients isteredtreatment at the right tant role in the managementof to proactive steps. Astrategylaid he said. chairman Rajdutt Gehlot. adeficit is anticipated In case of unauthorised this year if therevenue Womanjumps colonies,pendingtaxfrom2004- situation does notim- todeath Be cautious of 2019 will be completely waived provesoon.Corporation Policetoworkwith DefenceMinistry, ED and property holders candeposit officialsblamedthe Noida: A50-year-old both Covid and taxfor onlytwo financial years - Covid-19 crisisfor people woman allegedly jumped 2019-20 and 2020-21-said notcomingforward to to her death from ahigh- to probe ‘espionage’ case against journo dengue: CM Gehlot. paypropertytax, andfor rise building at aresiden- In terms of numbers, the the fall in health trade li- tial society in Greater from Sharma’s home on aman namedGeorge.Police said SDMC has so farcollected Rs 425 cence fees,advertising Noida on Sunday. Police EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE September 14.“We needto ascer- that in his confession, Sharma EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE crorefromaround 3.60 lakh prop- and other fees,asthe said the woman suffered NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 tain the source and verify the au- said George livesinKunming, NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 20 erties, whichinthe correspon- pandemic has hit busi- from depression. ENS thenticity of the defence-related China, andis the general manager ding period lastyear wasRs550 nesses badly. THE DELHI Police will seek help documentswefound in Sharma’s of aChinese media company. He CHIEF MINISTERArvind crorefrom4lakh properties. from the Defence Ministryand possession. All these documents offeredSharma USD 500per arti- Kejriwal Sundayasked Delhi Sevenlakh out of the 12 lakh Taxidriver Enforcement Directoratefor as- were savedinhis email as PDFs cle or forinformation on Dalai- residentstobecautiousofboth properties in South MCDalonedo Reacting to the scheme, AAP injuredafter sistance in investigationofthe and other formats. We needto Lama related issues in India. The dengue and Covid, and spread notpay taxes. These aremostly leader and SDMC councillor Vikas alleged espionageracket,where checkwho gave them to him. We moneywas sent through Qing awareness about measures to unauthorisedcolonies and vil- Goyalsaidinstead of asking taxes carcatchesfire three people, including a61- will also ask the Ministrytogive and Singh’s shell companies, MZ prevent the vector-borne dis- lages. If people still do notpay from unauthorisedcolonies, the year-old strategic affairs analyst RajeevSharma wasarrested us details about the documents Pharmacy and MZ Malls, police ease.While inspectinghis res- pending taxes, officials said, de- corporationshould focus on pro- NewDelhi: Ataxidriver and author and his twoassoci- on September 14. PTI to knowSharma’s connections,” alleged.The Special Cell is also idence at 10 am,Kejriwal said mand notices wouldfirstbeis- viding facilities in these areas. sufferedburns afterhis ates, have been arrested. said asenior police officer. checking social media accounts collective effortswill help Delhi suedtocommercial establish- "Councillors cannotspend their vehicle caught fire on a On Saturday, theSpecial Cell The investigating team will of the accusedtoexamine infor- defeat dengue likelastyear. ments. "These demandnotices funds in unauthorisedcolonies, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) claimedthat analystand author companies”. The twowerear- also be writing to the mation that waspassedonto The government’s dengue will have details of the taxesnot so whyare theyasking fortaxes? trackinSouth Delhi’s RajeevSharma waspassingin- rested Saturdaywhile Sharma Enforcement Directorateto ChineseIntelligence. awareness campaign, 10 Hafte 10 being paid, along with interest Andiftheycan, thenaresolution Madangir area Sunday, formation about Indian troops wasarrestedonSeptember 14 probethe alleged illegal finan- AdvocateDrAdish Baje10Minute, enteredits third calculated, and arelegally bind- should be passedinthe house police said. The driver, on the Nepal and China borders and hasbeen in police custody cial transactions made by the ac- Aggarwala, who is representing week on Sunday. “Right now, we ing documents," said asenior of- that corporators can spend their Deepak,aresident of to ChineseIntelligence. Police forsix days.His bail application cusedpersons. Sharma,questioned the charges aredealing with the coronavirus ficial of South MCD. funds so that it is clear." Sangam Vihar,was taken said his associates —aChinese will be heardMonday. On Saturday, Sanjeev Kumar against him: “He is areputed pandemic, but it is also the sea- Thereare around 50,000 Officials,however, said sani- to anearbyhospital by woman Qing Shi (30) and Afterinitial probeand inter- Yadav, DCP (Special Cell), said be- journalist...Any journalistcan be son when dengue cases increase commercialproperties in South tation, schools, and health facili- the PCR van. He suffered Nepalese national Sher Singh — rogation, the Special Cell will tween January2019and hired by foreign news agencies. significantly. We have to be con- Delhi under the taxnet.Later,no- ties areprovidedin these colonies minor burns. PTI were “supplying him ahuge writetothe MinistryofDefence September 2020, Sharma re- He waswriting forGlobal Times... scious about both dengue and tices would be sent to residential and morefacilities canbepro- amount of moneythrough shell about the documentstheyseized ceivedmorethan Rs 30 lakh from It’sanaccredited news agency.” coronavirus,” he said. colonies as well, he said. videdonlyifthereismoney. Private jetterminal begins ops at IGIA

NewDelhi: The firstofits kind in the country, the private jetterminal at IGIAirportbegan function- ing on Sundayafternoon. Aprivate jetbyVRL Logistics, flying from VadodaratoDelhi,was the firstchartered flight to landinthe newterminal at 2:40 pm. Aprivate jetbyOrbit Aviation, flying to Chennai wasthe firsttodepartfromDelhi at 6in the evening. An official of the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said, “It wasinaugurated Thursday. The terminal wassanitisedonFriday and Saturday.The terminal has been designed keeping social distance in mind and regular sani- tisation is taking place.” The terminal sprawls over an area of 8lakh squarefeet. It can handle over 50 passengers everyhourand can cater to 150private jets in aday. ENS

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sending videos to thosechildren tain income levelasbeneficiar- SUKRITABARUAH and asking them to sharethe de- ies," he said. Septemberin5yrs NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 vice forsome time withthe chil- At WhiteLeaf Public School, dren missing out," he said. PoothKhurd, principal Sunil WHILE CHILDREN across the city Sushil Dhankar,who runs Sharma said only50-60%stu- stand to benefit from the Delhi Hari VidyaBhawanSchool in dentsare attending online EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE High Court's recentrulingthat Sangam Vihar,said the average classes due to asimilarsituation. NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 privateschools must provide monthlyfamilyincome of most Theseschoolsalsoraisedcon- gadgetsand internetpackages students in his school is between cernsontheprocessofreimburse- TEMPERATURE IN the capital free of costtostudentsbelong- Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000. mentby thestategovernmentfor has been soaring this month ing to economicallyweakersec- "In an area likeours, the dif- the purchase of devices."Icer- due to fewerrainydays and tion (EWS) anddisadvantaged ference betweenEWS andfee- tainlyhope therewillbeastrict drywinds, making the average groups (DG) categories, thereis paying studentsiswho had the enforcement of adeadline by maximum temperaturein notmuchofafinancialgap be- necessarydocuments in place whenschoolscanexpectto bere- September so farthe highestin tween them and fee-paying stu- The financial gapbetween EWSstudentsand fee-paying and got through the draw of lots. imbursed. We already deal with five years. dents in manysmaller private studentsinmanysmallerprivate schools arenarrow. Archive We have around 10%students long delays in the basic EWS/DG On Sunday, thedaytime tem- Therehavebeen only 3rainydays this month schools. across both categories who don't reimbursementevery year.With peratureinthe city was36.8 de- On Friday, the HC had or- have smartphonesatall. Another the generallackoffee collection greesCelsius,whichwas twode- dered privateschools and gov- school in Khampur,for instance, ing and EWSstudentsare from problem among moststudents this year —less than 10 students grees above normal forthe THEWEEKAHEAD ernmentschools likeKendriya around 15%ofstudentsare not similar backgrounds -farming is that families have just one have paidfees in my school this month. Vidyalayastoprovide free gadg- attending online classes held via families, residentsofresettle- smartphone. So in mostcases, month -itwill be toolarge abur- The averagemaximum tem- Date Minimum Maximum Conditions etsand internetpackages to the Zoom app. According to ment colonies and JJ clusters. classes of the younger children denforsmallschoolsto bear,"said peraturefor 20 days so far EWS/DG studentstoaddress the school manager Mukesh Kumar "The ones who arenot at- arebeing compromised, which Hari Prakash Sharma, owner of this month has been 36.1de- Sep21 26°C 37°C Partlycloudysky intra-classgap between them Bhatia, these studentsare from tending arefromfamiliesthat do is whyweare sending videos of NewHappyPublicSchool, which grees and the number of Sep22 28°C 36°C Generallycloudyskywithlightrain and fee-paying students, and "to both EWSand fee-paying cate- nothavegadgets.Wehavebeen the classes to them so theycan starts with afee of Rs 800. rainydays were three, as per data Sep23 27°C 35°C Generallycloudyskywithlightrain ensurelevel playingfield, andto gories. With amonthlyfee start- trying to reachout to them as watchthoselater.Inaschool like The director of education did from the India Meteorological remedy this digital divide". ing from Rs 1,000 andgoing up well; if thereare other students ours, Ifeel likeitmight be better notrespond to queries from The Department’s (IMD)Safdarjung Sep24 26°C 36°C Generallycloudyskywithlightrain At Sant Gyaneshwar Public to Rs 1,600, mostofthe fee-pay- who live close to them,weare to look at all families belowacer- Indian Express. observatory,whichisrepresen- ordrizzle tative of the city. Sep25 26°C 37°C Partlycloudysky In previousyears, September Sep26 28°C 37°C Partlycloudysky has recordedhigher rainydays ‘Appear or face and loweraverage temperatures. Lastyear,the averagewas the city getaswarm as it is at casting centreinDelhi, said there 35.1 degrees Celsius with six present,when the averagetem- would be some relief around days of rain. In September 2018, peraturetouched36.1degrees September 22-23whenlight action’: Assembly the averagewas 32.7 degrees Celsius with twodays of rain. rainfall could bring the mercury Celsius with 14 days of rain. In Moreover, theaverage read- down by adegreeortwo,but af- 2017,with sevenrainydays,the ing of 36.1degrees Celsius is the terthat it would soar again. panel summons averagetemperaturewas 34.5 highestmarkthe mercuryhas “Presently, we have dry degrees Celsius, and in 2016,it reachedfor the month of winds from NorthwestIndia, no was35degrees Celsius with September since 2011. rainfalland clear skies. All of this three days of rain. Kuldeep Srivastava,head of is causing arise in temperature,” Facebook V-P OnlyinSeptember 2015 did the IMD’s regional weather fore- he said.

Not paid dues, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 40-yr-old commits NEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER 20 man leaves THE DELHI AssemblyPeace and suicide in lock-up, HarmonyCommittee, whichis twins at looking intothe role of several factorsinthe NortheastDelhi DDMA office constable suspended riots,has summoned Facebook India vice-president and man- aging directorAjitMohan again EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE year-old girland wasshifted on September 23. NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE from apolice stationinOuter DOG WHEELS This is the second time that NEWDELHI, SEPTEMBER 20 Northdistrict to Samaypur Mohan wassummonedashe A35-YEAR-OLD man lefthis 11- Badli police station,where he Apet dog out forarideonabikeinNoida on Sunday. GajendraYadav did notappear before the panel, month-old twin boys at the A40-YEAR-OLD murder con- allegedly hangedhimself using headedbyMLA Raghav DDMA office in Civil LinesFriday, vict allegedly committed sui- abedsheet. Chadha, previously. Failureto saying he couldn’t take careof cide inside the Samaypur Badli Hislawyer, Rakesh Kaushik, appear,the notice said,will be Facebook’s trust and safety themanymoreashehadnotbeen police station lockup. Police claimed: “I still don’t have a counted as breachofprivilege director Vikram Langeh had paid forthree months. The man, said aconstable has been sus- copyofthe complaint (in the 13 treatment plants running of the committee and action sent alettertopanel chief Naresh, is aclerkatacooperative pendedfor negligence follow- rape case.” will be taken. RaghavChadha lastweek, housingsociety,whose tempo- ing the incident. Police said theyare investi- The committee, formed on objecting to the notice rary administrator is asenior While Dharmendra’sfam- gating the death and have pre- at 20% capacity: Report March 2, earlier said it had DDMA official. He claimedhe ap- ilyallegedhewas being served CCTVfootage outside “prima facie found Facebook proachedtheadministratoratthe beaten up in custody the last the twopolicestationsfor fur- complicitinthe Delhi riots of in enabling the committee to DDMAofficeforhelpwithhispay. time theysaw him, senior po- ther enquiry. clusters in Delhi whichdonot industrial clusters in Delhi that February2020onthe premise ascertain the genuineness of Avideo of the twins crawling lice officersdeniedthe allega- The man’s nephewNeeraj SHIVAMPATEL have anyCETPs installed. arenot connected to CETPspro- of incriminatorymaterial pro- the allegation put out against it. onthefootpathasvehicles passed tions. claimedtheyhad seen NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 The findings from Delhi and duce lowquantitiesofeffluents. ducedonrecordbythe wit- He (Chadha) had insistedthat by surfacedonsocial mediaon Deputy Commissionerof Dharmendrabeing beaten up numerousother states were sub- “Findings from the NEERI nesses as well as their scathing Facebook musthonour the pro- Sunday. Police said the twins Police (Outer North) Gaurav inside prison —acharge police THE 13 common effluent treat- mitted to the NGTinthe second study will give us answers on depositions before the ceedings taking place under were sittingonthe road alonefor Sharma said,“We have sus- denied. ment plants(CETPs) in Delhi quarterly reportof thecommittee. howthe full capacityofCETPs Committee”. Delhi’s statelegislature in the 10 minutes. “A woman constable pendedconstable Yashveer, DCP Sharmasaid: “The mi- with acombinedcapacity to treat “ED (Tech), NMCG informed can be utilised and on howthe Facebook’s trustand safety same manner as theydid fora gave them milkand water. We who waspostedonsentryduty nor alleged Dharmendrahad 213million litres per day(MLD) that the issue of CETP is going on plantsneedtobeimproved,” the director Vikram Langeh sent a parliamentary standing com- tracedthe familyand sent the at Samaypur Badli police sta- enteredher house whenshe of industrial effluentsare running sincepasttwo years.DPCChadin- officialsaid. letter to Chadha last week,ob- mittee.” children back.Weare conducting tion forhis negligence.” wasalone and rapedher.We on only20-22% capacity. formedthatforupgradationof the The committee wasalso told jecting to the notice and asked The assemblycommittee an enquiry,”said asenior officer. According to police, registeredacase under the In other words, only45MLD CETPs and to increase the utilisa- that therehas been very slow that it be recalled. He had said said that as per a2018judg- Naresh claimed: “I have been Dharmendrawas arrested in POCSOAct andarrestedhim. of effluentsare being treated and tion capacity of the CETPs, NEERI progress in development of that regulationofintermedi- ment of the Supreme Court working formonths buthavenot 2005 in acase of robberyand He wasthen shifted to released intothe drainsthatjoin had been engaged forproviding sewage treatment plants(STPs) aries suchasFacebook wasthe Constitution Bench, the Delhi receivedmysalary. Ihavethree murder,and laterconvicted in Samaypur Badli police riverYamuna. consultancy,and studies arego- in Delhi. rightofthe Uniongovernment, Legislative Assemblyhas leg- other children as well, aged 12,7 the case. He gotparole in station, wherehecommitted Moreover, out of 13 CETPs, ing on.However, no progress has In ameeting held in July, the that the Parliament’s Standing islative powers,and theRules and 5... Iwent to theDDMAof- March this year,whichwas suicide on Sunday morning. only11weremonitored in July, been reportedinthis regard,” the secretaryof DepartmentofWater Committee on Information of Procedureand Conductof fice on Fridaybut theofficers later extendeddue to thelock- We took him to Baba Saheb out of whichseven were found committee’sreport states. Resources notedthat the Technology wasalready exam- Business in the Legislative didn’t talk to me. So, Ileftmy down. Ambedkar Hospital where to be non-complying, meaning It said, “Secretary, Ministryof InterceptorSewer Project (ISP) iningthe issues raised, and that Assembly provides the com- children outside their office, not On Saturday, he wasar- doctors declared himdeadon thattreated effluentsdischarged Jal Shakti, raisedconcern over and establishment of STPs at lawand orderinDelhi comes mittee powers to summon and on the road... Someone put my rested forallegedly raping a14- arrival.” from the plants were notmeet- the poormanagement of indus- Coronation Pillar,previouslyex- under the purviewofthe ensurethe presence of wit- children there,” he claimed. ing the prescribed standards. trial pollution in Delhi even after pected to be completedby2017- Centreand notthe stategov- nesses. The senior DDMA official The issuewas discussedin construction of CETPs of 213 18,havenow beenrevisedto2021. ernment. “It has been further decided said, “Thereare conflictsatthe Augustinameeting of aCentral MLDand poor utilisation of the “Member Drainage, DJBin- The fresh summons were that in the event of subsequent cooperative society so his salary Tourist guide ‘gangraped’ Monitoring Committee that was existing CETP infrastructure.” formedthat 99% progress had sent to Mohan on Friday. default in complying with the wasdelayedbyamonth. We setupbythe National Green An official from the Delhi been achievedand onlyminor Facebook spokesperson did not ordersofthe committee,itshall have been tryingtohelp... On Policesaid the womanlured Tribunal to monitor 351polluted StateIndustrial and worksare remaining in ISP, respond to calls or messages. be constrainedtoproceed Friday, he lefthis children on the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE intothe room she wasgan- riverstretches in the country,in- InfrastructureDevelopment whichtheyare finding difficult Astatement issuedbythe againstFacebook India forcom- road. Guards spotted them and NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER21 grapedbytwo men, on the pre- cluding the Yamuna. Corporation (DSIIDC) said the to complete in the absence of lack committee Sundaysaid, “It ap- mitting breachofcommittee’s told police. He didn’tcome to my text of giving her aloan. Police The director (technical) of reason behind lowutilisation of of manpowerdue to the pan- peared to the committee that privilege, whichshallfollow office in the morning.”Hesaid ATOURISTguide wasallegedly said acase has been registered National Mission forClean CETPs wasthatmanyindustries demic. Similarly,for Coronation Facebook is deliberatelyand in- consequentpenal jurisdiction he wasappointed by the coop- gangrapedinside ahotel in againstsix persons, including a Ganga (NMCG) alsoinformed in Delhi were producing rela- Pillar,delayisdue to limited tentionallytrying to evade the of thehouse underthe relevant erative society as an administra- NewDelhi districtonFriday woman, of whom one man has the committee during the meet- tively lesswet wastethan before. manpowerand funding issues,” process of lawaswell as show- laws and rules and regulation,” tortill elections. night. been arrested. ing that therewere11industrial He also claimedthat the 11 the committee reportstates. ing absolutenon-cooperation thestatement said. Delhi zoo to PUNJABI BAGH get 12 new Soon, spot replicas of Mysore Palace, Charminar at SDMC park species

straints, moneyfor theproject It will also have awalking this parklastyear,withanaver- NewDelhi:Inanexchangepro- ABHINAVRAJPUT had been allocated before the trackof1.5 km, achildren’s play agedailyfootfall of 4,000to 5,000, gramme with the Chhatbir Zoo NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 Covid crisis. “The civic body will area, landscapedwaterfalls, whichdoubles to 10,000 on in Punjab, Delhi’s National be able to complete the project fountains, ponds, amphitheatres weekends and public holidays. Zoological Park would get12 WITH REPLICAS of 17 popular on time,” she said. forculturaleventsand afood NitenMehta, an architect in- newspecies of animals and birds monumentsfromacrossthe Other replicas of monu- courtoffering majorcuisinesof volvedwith the newproject, said this year,includingtwo countryincludingMysore mentsinclude Gateway of India, India,saidChawla. it is moredifficult than the Sarai chinkaras, one jungle cat and five Palace, Charminar and KonarkTemple, Nalanda ruins, The project wasinspiredby an Kale Khan one as replicating tem- diamond doves. Khajuraho Temple built from GoldenTemple, Meenakshi earlier project of the South MCD ple architectureusing iron rods In return, the Delhi zoo scrap material, the Bharat Temple, Hawa Mahal,Hampi ru- calledthe 'Waste to Wonder' park is challenging. He said the reason would give sevenanimal species Darshan Park in Punjabi Bagh is ins, Victoria Memorial, Sanchi in Sarai Kale Khan, whichhas SDMC’s earlier project wasso to theChhatbir zoo, including settobecompleted this year. Stupa, Gol Gumbaz, Ajanta and replicas of seveniconic monu- successful wasbecause Delhi, be- four palm civets,two Indian Spread over 8.5 acres and built at ElloraCaves,and JunagarhFort. mentsfromacrosstheworldand ing alandlockedplace,lacksopen foxesand twogoldenpheasants. acostofRs14crore,the parkwill Thereplicasarebeing builtus- openedtothe public last spaces wherepeople canwalk. Theapprovalfortheexchange be open to visitors from 2021, ingparts of vehicles, fans, rods, February. In just oneyear,thecivic He said, “Mostpeople arenot wasgiven by the Central Zoo said mayorofSouthMCD iron sheets,nut-bolts, etc, which body had recoveredthe costof able to visitmanymonuments Authority’s (CZA) technical com- Anamika Mithilesh. were gathering dust in municipal theprojectby earningmorethan in their lifetime, so we arehope- mittee in October lastyear and The mayorsaidthough the stores, said leader of the house, ReplicasofMysorePalace (L) and Hampi’s ruins at the BharatDarshanPark. Express Rs 8crore through tickets. ful that this toowill attract sim- communicated to the Delhi zoo South MCD is facing fund con- South MCD, NarendraChawla. Around16 lakh peoplevisited ilar crowds.” director in aletterinJuly. ENS

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RAJYA SABHA DEBATESFARM LEGISLATION F ROM THE DEBATE OppnsaysfarmBillsdeathwarrants AGAINST forfarmers,BJP callsthembigreform

HARIKISHANSHARMA What happened “Iftheyare reallyconcernedabout “I requestthe Minister, if statement NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 farmers, theyshould send these about the MSP is true...he should in RS shameful, Bills...for scrutiny.” move an official amendment... RAJYASABHAonSunday sawthetreasuryand Oppositionbenches exchangeheated argu- AHMED PATEL, CONGRESS BINOY VISWAM, CPI mentsduringthedebateonthetwofarmBills. says Rajnath The Opposition termed The Farmers ProduceTradeandCommerce(Promotionand Facilitation) Bill, 2020and TheFarmers LIZMATHEW (EmpowermentandProtection)Agreementon NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 PriceAssurance andFarm Services Bill, 2020 “deathwarrants”forfarmersandaskedthegov- FOLLOWINGTHE Opposition’s uproar in ernment to referthem to aselect committee. Parliament on Sunday accusing the Centre of Openingthe debate, Congress member being“anti-farmer” forits move to push con- “ThisBill... saidtobe “Theyare rushing “It is notgoing to stop Partap Singh Bajwasaid the Billsare “com- tentious farm Bills,the government and the intendedtosavefarm- through the bills.” in Punjab andHaryana. pletely ill-conceived” and “ill-timed”. “These ruling BJP assertedthat the Bills would “in- ers is to sell farmers” It will go till Bihar.” Bills areagainst thefarmers of India, particu- creasethe income of farmersand free them RAMGOPALYADAV, larly Punjab,HaryanaandWesternUP.Beinga from the clutches of middlemen”. TIRUCHI SIVA, DMK SAMAJWADIPARTY MANOJ JHA, RJD son of afarmer,Iwanttosay we willnot sign The government also reiterated that thefarmers’deathwarrantsinany condition.” Minimum Support Price (MSP) and APMC FOR Defendingthe legislation, BJP MP Protesting opposition members in the well of the HouseonSunday. PTI yardswould remain in place. BhupenderYadavsaid,“TheOppositionshould WhileDefenceMinisterRajnathSinghad- stop doing politics and misleading the farm- dressedapress conference, along with six of ersonthisissueasthegovernmenthasbrought MSP forall agricultural produce. torwill purchase agricultureproduce outside hisCabinetcolleagues,to reassurefarmers,BJP abig reform to improvethe rural economy.” RJD member ManojJha saidifthe House the market through brokers accordingtothe presidentJPNaddacriticisedtheCongressand “Weare in the government till 2024, the passes these Bills, it willbewriting the “obitu- price fixedbythemand required quantity... otherOppositionpartiesandsaidthenewleg- MSP is going to be announcedatleast 8times aryofIndian farmers”. “Farmers have issueda Farmerswill have to depend on themercy of islation would “double farmers' incomes”. forthe rabi andkharif crops. Eachtime your whip. It is notgoing to stop in Punjab and the corporate sector.” Condemning the stir ,Singh said, “What falsehood will be exposed,” he said. Haryana.Itwillgo tillBihar,”Jhasaid,referring NCPmember Patelsaid thatitwould have happenedintheRajyaSabhatoday(Sunday)is “Wehaveintroduced “Farmers willget “Bihar wasthe first TMC’s Derek O’Brien demandedthat the to farmers’ protests againstthe legislation. been better if the government had brought unfortunate, saddeningand shameful.” He newage agriculture benefitsfromthese state to end APMC legislation be senttothe select committee. TheBJD’sAmarPatnaikaskedwhetherthe theseBillsafterdiscussionwithfarmers’lead- added, “Opposition is trying to mislead farm- Bills fornew Bills. Thereshould be system… it wasaden SP member RamGopal Yadavsaidthereis legislationisonlyfor big traders. ers suchasSharad Pawar. ers and thereisamisinformation campaign generation farmers.” no politics...” of corruption.” acompulsion due to whichthe rulingparty ShiromaniAkaliDal MP Naresh Gujral de- BSP member Satish ChandraMisra won- whichisnot agoodsignof healthydemocracy.” doesnotwantto debateanddiscuss.“Theyare mandedthattheBillbesenttotheselectcom- deredthatif theBillsare historic,whyare farm- Earlier,BJPchief Nadda said:“TheMSPwas BHUPENDER YADAV, RAMDAS RAM CHANDRA rushing through the Bills,” he said. mittee.Harsimrat Kaur Badal,has resignedas ers protesting againstthem. offeredtofarmersbefore, is in forcenow and BJP ATHAWALE, RPI PRASAD SINGH, JDU YSRCongressMP VVijayasaiReddyreferred the lone ministerfromSAD in theNDA gov- ShivSenamemberSanjay Raut sought a will remain in force. Procurement will con- to theCongress’spromiseto repealAPMCactin ernment to protest the Bills. clarificationonthe continuationofMSP sys- tinue.Thesepiecesoflegislationwillplayacru- SEEKINGCLARITY itsmanifesto forthe 2019 LokSabha pollsand Tamil Maanila Congress leaderGKVasan tem. AAP’s SanjaySingh alleged thatthe gov- cialroleinfulfillingPMModi’svisiontodouble said the “hypocrisy” should be exposed. supportedtheBillsbutaskedthegovernment ernment has always triedtosnatch powers farmers’incomes...” “He (PM) should “Thereisahuge “Did an Akali Dal Supporting the Bills,JDU member Ram to clearapprehensionsaboutsomeprovisions. from states. HehitoutattheCongresssaying“Itneither explainwhy this miscommunication in Ministerresignonthe ChandraPrasadSinghsaid thelegislation will Expressing concernsabout provisions of Republican PartyofIndia leaderand had the time, nor the will, to help farmers. hurry...” the field... basis of rumours?” benefit agriculture. the Bills, TDP member Kanakamedala MinisterofState forSocial Justice& Misleadingfarmersandthepoorisanage-old CPMmemberKKRageshsaidthereshould Ravindra Kumar said, “As per the Bill, with- Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said his habitofthe Congress. Farmersare awareofits HDDEVEGOWDA, JDS AMAR PATNAIK, BJD SANJAYRAUT, SHIVSENA be aprovision in the legislation fordeclaring out paying the market fee, the corporatesec- party supports thelegislation. duplicity and will notbeswayed...” House Diaries If govt had the numbers, why didn’t Withgovt on key past Bills, THEPANDEMICEFFECT they allow the vote to happen: Derek TRS, BJD springasurprise ■ Former PM HDDeveGowda, who took oath as amember of Rajya Sabha Sunday, wasgoing to speak thereisapossibility of cartelisation.” withoutamask.While participating MANOJCG “The small and marginal farmers do not in the debateonthe farm Bills, MANOJCG NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 even have the opportunity to getamini- Deputy Chairman Harivansh NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 mum supportprice. So,isthe Bill onlyfor requestedhim to putonamask THE TRS and the BJD,which have oftensided the big traders? It is acommerce and trade before speaking. Earlier,when he HOURS AFTER the government pushed with the government and backeditoncrucial oriented Bill?... Thereisahugemiscommu- took oath, Chairman Venkaiah through thefarm billsinRajya Sabha amid bills,sprang asurprise on Sunday. nication in the field, particularly in the Naidu welcomedhim saying, “A fierce protests by the Opposition, Trinamool While the TRS opposedthe farm Bills, farmer’s procurement areas. So, Iwould good addition to our House.” Congress MP Derek O’Brien, who wasamong calling them a“direct brutal assault” on the strongly urge the Government to consider those who ledthe charge,saidthe govern- rightsofstatesand the Constitution, the BJD sending these twoBills to the Select NO QUESTION HOUR: ment “bulldozed” the Bills probablybecause demanded thattheybesent to aselect com- Committee…,” he said. because it did nothavethe numbers as par- mittee. YSCRP,another party whichhas YSRCP’s VVijayasai Reddy backedthe MY QUESTIONS ties likethe BJD, TRS and the Shiromani Akali backedthe government on keylegislation Bill.Hesaid by allowing contract farming, Dal had come out to oppose thelegislation. earlier,backedthe Bills. the farmer is assured of the sale price forhis O’Brien said he did nottearthe rule book TRS MP KKeshava Raoaccusedthe gov- produce at apredeterminedrate. as is being said but added, “I wish Ihad torn ernment of having changed the “verychar- “Secondly,the Bill frees farmers from the the rule book because thereare no rules.” acter” of the country. “A countrywhosecul- coercion of the licensedmiddlemen as the He said the right of members to seek vot- TMC MP Derek O’Brien in Parliament on Sunday. PTI ture is agricultureisnow being soldtoa farmers could till nowsell onlytothe li- ing was“takenaway” today. corporate... …you aresaying that freedom censed middlemenand themiddlemen The government and the Opposition had to sell is giventofarmers. Thefreedom to founditeasy to form cartelsand control been holding back-channeltalksfor some would have takenatleasthalf an hour. voteifyou have the numbers,” he said. sell is given, freedom to fixthe priceisnot these marketsand offerlow prices to the days on theBills. The Opposition,including Because the MPs aresitting in three different “Did thegovernmentactually have the giventofarmers…Doyou think thathewill farmers.... This ends the monopolyofthe the Congress and TMC, wanted the Bills to be places..thereare people sitting in Lok Sabha numbers? If theyhad the numbers, they go and sit with traders on equal terms and APMC system,” he said. referredto aselect committee.The Opposition chamber,Rajya Sabha chamberand Rajya could have done the vote… Idon’tbelieve the willhavethe same level-playing field as cor- Hitting out at the Congress, he said the ■ PM Modi laid the had conveyedtothe government that it will Sabha galleries. It would have takenamini- government had the numbers. If theyhad the porateinfixingupthe prices?” “hypocrisy” of the Congress is clear as its foundation stone for seek voting on statutoryresolutions moved mum twohours,” he said. numbers whydid they have to put aknifeinto “I would treat this Bill as adirect brutal manifesto forthe 2019 Lok Sabha elections by MPs disapproving the Bills and the motions “Anymember has aright to ask foradivi- the stomachofparliamentary democracy? assault on the rightsofStatesand the had promisedthatifvoted to power, it AIIMSatThoppur in movedbyO’Brien and DMK’s Tiruchi Siva to sion. Justavoice votewouldn’tdo. This is to send the Bill to aselect committee. If Constitution as such,” he said. would repeal the AgriculturalProduce February2019 but no send the Bills to the select committee. Unfortunately, thatrightwas takenawayand thegovernmenthadthenumbers whydidn’t BJD’s Amar Patnaik said thereare struc- MarketCommittees Act. Speaking to The Indian Express, O’Brien as muchaswetried and tried...theyjustkept they allowthe votetohappen?” he asked. tural issues in Indian agriculturewhere “This is what exactlythe Government is work happened after 18 said the Opposition wanted thediscussion to bulldozingand bulldozing. Asenior member O’Brien said it is being said that he tore the about 63 per cent farmers aresmall and doing now. What is this hypocrisy? Whyare months, when will it be continuedonMondaybecause it wanted likeDMK’sTiruchi Siva hadtostandon hisfeet rule book.“Idid nottearthe rule book.There marginal and 86 per of the landholdings are theyopposing this Bill? Thereisnoreason division, in other wordsvoting, on the statu- to tryand saythat Iamhereand Iamasking for is no footage. If anyone can showmethe with small andmarginal farmers. Arguing forthe CongressParty to oppose this Bill. start functioning? tory resolutions and motions forreference of adivision,” O’Brien said. footage, Iwill resign immediatelyasanMP. that buyers arekey to theagriculturalmar- Their objective is onlyone….todayall those MANICKAM TAGORE, CONGRESS the Bills to the select committee. “Wehad movedthe resolutionstosend However, Iwish Ihad torn the rule book be- ket,hesaid “…I am notsureifthe Bill is go- who supportthe Billsare pro-farmersand “Weweregoing to ask foravoteoneach the Bill to aselect committee. All we askedwas cause thereare no rules. But Idid nottearthe ing to bring buyers into the market which those againstitare pro-middlemen. They one of them. And voting on eachone of them allowusour right to have our vote. Winthe rule book,” he said. anyway is nothappening and therefore, arepro-middlemen,” he said.

COVID-19 DEBATE IN LOK SABHA:OPPN TARGETS GOVT FOR ‘ABRUPT ANNOUNCEMENT’ PM prepared the nation for lockdown through Janata Curfew: Minister

down wasnot usedproperly and things were “Instead of matureand proactive gover- DEEPTIMANTIWARY, notmonitored,the dedicated17,000 covid nance, we have collectivelywitnessed afun- Oppn praisefor Speaker Birla LIZMATHEW&RITIKACHOPRA facilities would nothavecomeup. Today damental breakdown in government ma- NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 thereare 1,773labs. Thereisalab everythree chinerythese past fewmonths, instead of km in thecountrytoday.Wehaveconducted clearly communicated protocols and com- pmafterthepassageofcontroversialfarmbills. HEALTH MINISTER Harsh Vardhan on 6.37crore testsand onlyyesterday we have prehensivestrategies, we have collective wit- LIZMATHEW Someof theRajya SabhaMPsfromtheop- Sundaytold Lok Sabha that the announce- done12lakh tests.Wehaveachievedour tar- nessedanalarming lackofclarity,readiness NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 position were sitting inside the House in ment of lockdown wasnot sudden and gets before time.” and preparedness to tackle the virus,” protestagainstdeputy chairmanHarivansh's Prime MinisterNarendraModihad prepared He said the government startedworking Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said. LOKSABHASpeakerOmBirlawasinforsome decisionto extendthehouse,whichtheysaid, the nation foritthrough the JanataCurfew from January8and advisorieshad been sent Congress leader in the House Adhir unexpected praise from the Opposition on wasmadewithout taking the “sense of the on March 22. to all states by January17. He said doctors and Ranjan Chowdhurysaid, “Nocountryhas lost Sundayafter he obliged to itsdemandfor ad- House”. “Between March 16 and 23, severalstates paramedics had to be trainedwhile the pan- as manydoctors or health workers as India. journment of the House.The requestwas The requestfromChowdhury addedto had imposedlockdown. PM prepared the Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan in Lok demicwas on andwhen reports of them be- The government is notready to acceptthat madeasseveralOppositionmemberswere on severalfirstsinthe historic Monsoon session countryfor lockdown through the Janata Sabha on Sunday. PTI ing attackedcame, the government brought thereiscommunitytransmission. If there asit-in protestinRajya Sabha, whichwould being held amid the Covid-19pandemic. Curfew. Five different studies have spoken in an ordinance to protect them. wasawell laid-out strategy,wewould not have meantthatMPs allocatedseatsthere on EitherHousedoesnotdiscussthedevelop- about howmanylives were saveddue to the He said the Centrehad provided 1.5crore see this day.” accountofsocial distancingprotocol would mentsthattake placeintheother.Butnow, Lok lockdown,” he said in replytoadebateonthe India, three vaccines areinthe advanced PPEs, 3.5 croreN95 masks, 30,000ventilators Quoting from Thirukkural, DMK's nothavebeen abletotaketheir places. Sabha MPs arebeingseatedin the chamber of pandemic. stage. Detailedstrategyofhow it is going to and 1lakh oxygen cylinderstostates. He said Dayanidhi Maran said the King should al- “You could have rejectedour demand. But the RajyaSabha forthe firsttimeinorder to He also informedLok Sabha that while be administered and who will getitfirstis PM Cares Fund had givenRs893 crorefor ven- ways have good advisers. “You should have youobligedtoitwhichshows yourrespectfor maintain social distance. the worldwas working on 145vaccines for also being worked.Weare also studying tilators and 64 lakhmigrant workers had stoppedhim.. But no one had the courageto the Opposition and your attemptstorun this WhentheLokSabhametat3pm,Congress Covid, three vaccines in India were at an ad- viruses. We have already done genome se- been helpedthrough trainand busservices tell him what he wasdoing wasnot house takingeveryone along.Itwill be MPs stood up and Chowdhuryasked the vancedstage and that the government was quencing of 2,000viruses. We arecoordinat- to reachtheir homesduring thelockdown. right,” he said. recordedinthehistoryof thishouse,”Congress Speaker to adjourn the proceedingstillthe already working on adetailedstrategy of dis- ing with the WHO in all our effortsand fu- During the debate, the Opposition came BJP’s Kirit Solanki, however, questioned leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said. “stalemate” in the RajyaSabha is ended. Birla tributing and administeringthe vaccine tureplanning.” down heavilyonthe government forits “fail- Tharoor whyRahul Gandhi didnot stay in Birla adjournedthe Housefor an hour un- initiallysaid he would adjourn the proceed- once it is out. On criticism of the government over a uretoadequatelyrecognisethe scale and India fortaking up issues in Parliament. til 4pmdue to unavailabilityofseating forall ings if both the chamber and the galleries of “Thereare 145vaccine candidatesinthe sudden lockdown and mismanagement of complexity of the problem” and “the abrupt FULLREPORTON MPs amid the RajyaSabharuckus, even after the Lok Sabha arefull.But upon Chowdhury’s worldofwhich35are underclinical trial. In the situation,the minister said, “If the lock- announcement of the lockdown”. www.indianexpress.com theUpperHousewasadjournedataround1.30 insistence,headjournedproceedingstill4pm.

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PLA on‘erring’NGOs THE CENTRE Sundaytold Lok E ■ The Lok Sabha Sunday asituationwherethe Central ● Sabha that the absenceof4G THE OPPOSITION on Sundayop- EX passedthe Rashtriya Raksha Government had to cancel cer- networkinKashmir wasnot an posedthe Foreign Contribution THE FCRA (Amendment) Bill seeking to makethe Actmore University Bill,2020 which tificates of registration of more impediment to e-learning as all Regulation (Amendment) stringent is in line with the government’s consistent crack- proposestoestablish amulti- than 19,000recipient organisa- suchapps of the government (FCRA) Billtoincorporatemore down on “erring” NGOs. In itsfirstterm,areportbythe disciplinaryuniversity to en- tions, including non- were accessible on 2G network. stringent measuresfor receiving Intelligence Bureauhad said that actionsofNGOs hadled hance the capability of the Governmental organisations, MinisterofState (Home) G foreign funds, alleging that it is to aloss of 3per cent of GDP.Since then, therehavebeen security establishment. during the period between Kishan Reddy said in awritten partofthe government’s “at- actionsinitiated by the government againstseveral NGOs, Announcedearlier by Home 2011 and 2019,” says the Bill’s reply: “The 2G mobile internet tempts to target itscritics”. including topinternational NGOs suchasFordFoundation MinisterAmit Shah, the uni- statement of objects and rea- speedisnot an impediment in The government, whichin- and Amnesty International. versity will come up in sons. CONDOLENCE NOTES covid control measures includ- troducedthe BillinLok Sabhaon Gujarat. “The criminal investigations ing dissemination of informa- Sunday, maintainedthat the ■ It also passedabill to also had to be initiatedagainst AS EXTERNALAffairs Minister SJaishankar Saturday informed tion to the general public as well proposedchanges in the legisla- ment that prevents the govern- violation of the Supreme Court amend the Factoring dozens of suchnon- thathis mother Sulochana Subrahmanyam had passedaway, as health workers. Also, e-learn- tion were nottotakeanyone’s ment from doing so. judgment. RegulationAct,seeking to Governmental organisations condolence messages poured in from all over the world. ing apps and education/e-learn- rights. According to Tewari, the situ- The Bill to amend the FCRA help micro, small and whichindulgedinoutright mis- ProminentamongthemwerefromIranian Foreign minister ingwebsites of theGovernment Congress leader in Lok Sabha ation in whichthe Actwas made proposes to include “public ser- medium enterprises by pro- appropriation or mis-utilisation JavadZarif, Afghanistanleader Abdullah Abdullah and Sri of India/ Government of J&K are Adhir Ranjan Chowdhuryand in 2011 has changed.“Nowwe vants” in the prohibited category viding additional avenues for of foreigncontribution,” it adds. Lankan Sports and Youth Affairs ministerNamal Rajapaksa accessible over 2G internetfor his party colleague Manish have seen the provisions... (have) foraccepting foreign contribu- getting credit facility. The government has said among others. downloading e-booksand other Tewari said Bill would give more increasingly been used against tion, decrease administrative ex- thereisaneedtostreamlinethe study material.” powers to the government to those who speak againstthe penses through foreign funds by provisions of the Actby Reddy also said the lackof “muzzle the voices of dissent”. government,” he said. an organisation to 20 per cent misappropriating the funds. “strengthening the compliance high-speedinternetwas notan Alleging that the treasury TMC’s SougataRay termed from 50% earlier,makeAadhaar “The annual inflowoffor- mechanism, enhancingtrans- CAUGHT UNAWARES obstacleinthe administration of benches were trying to malign the Bill as the “Big Brother mandatory forregistrationand eign contribution has almost parency andaccountability in justice. firstPrime MinisterJawaharlal watching” and said the govern- give government powers to stop doubledbetween the years the receiptand utilisationoffor- AMID THE unrulyscenesinRajya Sabha, the audio feed on the Nehru, Chowdhurysaid, “If you ment is trying to block foreign utilisation of foreign funds by an 2010 and 2019,but manyrecip- eign contribution worththou- live telecastsnapped. While the videofeedwas on,the cam- Domicile certificates can provethat Nehru had done contributions to anumber of so- organisation through a“sum- ientsofforeign contribution sands of crores of rupees every eras were showing onlyDeputy Chairman Harivansh. Some In areplytoanother ques- anyfinancialirregularities with cial organisations, including maryenquiry”. have notutilisedthe same for year and facilitating genuine of the MPs –atleasttwo from the TMC—realisedthat and did tion, Reddy said atotal of the PM Relief Fund, Iamready to those who work in tribal and ru- The Foreign Contribution the purpose forwhichthey non-Governmental organisa- the unthinkable. Theytookout their phones and startedvideo 21,13,879 people have applied give up my post.” ralareas. Regulation(Amendment) Bill were registered or granted tions or associations who are recording.Sobythe end of the day, thereweremanyvideo fordomicile certificates in J&K of Opposingthe clause in Bill MinisterofState forHome 2020 says the needtostrengthen prior permission underthe said working forthe welfareofthe clips of what transpired.One showedmarshals lifting AAP’s whom16,79,520havealready that makes Aadhaar mandatory, Affairs Nityanand Raisaid the Acthas arisen due to several Act. Manyofthem were also society”. FULLREPORTON SanjaySingh, presumablyafter he climbed on the Secretary been granted thesame. he cited aSupremeCourt judg- clauses in the Bill were notnot in organisations misutilising or found wanting in ensuring ba- www.indianexpress.com General’s Table. One clip showedanMPpushing aparliamen- tary security staffand TMC’sDerek O’Brienstopping him and PROTESTS AGAINSTFARM BILLS oneshowedhow the security staffcreated ahuman wall be- Classifieds tween the opposition and the Chairman’s podium. Don’t sign farm Bills, Black day for VISA DENIED PERSONAL democracy, will I,Atiqa Begumislegally PAKISTANHAS deniedvisa to IndiandiplomatJayant wedded spouse of No:- Sukhbir tells President Khobragade, who wasproposedasthe next acting head of the 12984411F,NKMohdSadiq hit streets across Gujjarpresently residing at Indian mission in Islamabad, on the ground that he is toosen- Batpora, District Kupwara.I nation: Congress ior forthe post. Khobragade has earlier served in Islamabad as have changed my name from EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE apolitical counsellor. This refusalisseenasanewflashpoint Rafiqe AkhtertoAtiqa Begum CHANDIGARH,SEPTEMBER20 between the twocountries. (D oB-12-01-1988) due to Sukhbir MANOJCG correction for all purposes. 0020411240-1 THE SHIROMANI Akal Dal, acon- Badal NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 stituent of the NDA, Sunday I, Sonu S/OChetram, R/O4 urgedPresident RamNath DESCRIBINGTHE farm Bills RampuraJhajjar, 123103 Indiaextends grant Haryana ,have changed my Kovind nottogivehis assent to Badal addedthat “failing this, passedinRajya Sabha as “anti- name to AdityaYadavfor all the farm BillspassedbyRajya the poor and the beleaguered farmer”, Congress said Sunday purposes. 0130016963-1 Sabha, asking him to return classes and their futuregenera- would be rememberedasablack them to Parliament forreconsid- tionswill neverforgive us”. Atractor rallybyprotesting farmers at thePunjab-Haryana dayfor democracy.The party is of $250-million to I HARMEET SINGH SETHI S/O HARDEV SINGH SETHI R/O eration. Will take BJP,allies to border near Ambala on Sunday. Jasbir Malhi nowplanning to launchprotests H.NO-WZ-546, GroundFloor, “Democracy is notabout ma- across the country. Gali No-21, Shiv Nagar, Near joritarian oppression but about court: Amarinder Ahigh-levelcommittee will Covid-hit Maldives Jail Road, Janakpuri B-1, West consultation, conciliation and The Punjab government will meetall AICC general secretaries Delhi, Delhi-110058 have Haryana roads blocked, changed the name of my consensus. All three democratic take the BJP and itsallies, includ- and statein-chargesonMonday minor daughter JANISHA virtues were ignored in today’s ing the Shiromani AkaliDal, to to finalizethe plan foranation- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The aid wasprovided SETHI aged 17 years and she proceedings. This distortion can the courtoverthe “unconstitu- effigies burnt in Punjab wide agitation. Partychief Sonia NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 afterarequest by the shall hereafter be known as onlybecorrected with a tional,undemocraticand anti- Gandhi is nowabroad foramed- JANISHA KAUR SETHI. Presidential intervention,” SAD farmer” laws of the Centre, Chief agentsatmandis) toojoinedin. ical check-up. INDIA HAS provideda$250-mil- MaldivesPresident to 0040549175-11 chief SukhbirSinghBadal said in MinisterCaptAmarinder Singh EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Heavy police forcewas de- The Congress hit out at the liongrant to theMaldives to help PM NarendraModi. I,Rakesh Kumar,S/O-Deep aplea to the President. Sundaysaid and vowed“to fight CHANDIGARH,SEPT20 ployedonthe highways.There government forpushing it mitigatethe Covid-19 pan- Ram,R/O-C-124,First Floor, “Please stand by thebelea- till his lastbreathtoprotect the wasnoblockade on the Ambala- through the Bills amid stormy demic's devastatingeffect on its Millennium Apartment, Sector-18, Rohini,Delhi- gueredand toiling farmers, farm interests of the state's farmers”. Protesting againstthe agriBills, Delhi road. In Ambala, Haryana scenes. “Today’s entireepisode tourism-basedeconomy. The 580 tonnes of food aid waspro- 110089,have changed my labour,mandi labour and Dalits “Wewill move the courtand farmersSunday blockedroads Police usedawater cannon at wasaconspiracybuiltbythe BJP sum, around Rs 1,825 croreas videdinMay. name to RakeshKukreti S/O in theirhourofneed. Theyare fight the draconianlegislations and highways in Haryana and the border to stop Punjab Youth leadership. Theywantedtobull- per the current exchangerate, India also liftedexport re- Deep Ram Kukreti. facing exploitationand look up as soon as theyget the presiden- burnt effigies of Prime Minister Congress workersfromentering doze these anti-farmer laws wasprovided via TreasuryBond strictions on medical consum- 0040549205-1 to youtoexercise your discretion tial nod and become the lawof NarendraModiinPunjab. the district and travelling to withoutany delay. TheCongress sale to StateBank of India (SBI), ables, respiratory apparatus, and I,Puran Singh ServiceNo.- as the highestexecutive in the the land,”the Chief Minister said. On acall from 17 farm unions Delhi as partofa“tractor rally”. and the other oppositionparties Male with atenureof10years testing kitsand reagents 2990456L RankNAIK S/o-Sh. countryand come to theirres- Amarinderexpressedshock in Haryana, farmers blockedpor- Farmersatseveralplaces in arenot going to leave this issue,” forrepayment, the Indian em- throughout the pandemic to as- Kawar Singh R/o-Village/Post- cue by notsigning these Bills so at the waythe BJP-ledUnion tions of roads and highwaysat Punjab burnt effigies and copies said AICC general secretaryin bassy in Male said Sunday. sist Maldives in itsbattle against Bhatera, Tehsil/Distt.-Jhajjar (Haryana),have declare that theydonot acquirethe fi- government “brute-forced” the severalplacesbetween 12 and3 of the Bills, claiming the laws will charge of organization KC This came afterarequest by Covid-19. that,inmyservice-recordmy nality of an Act, "hesaid. Bills through the House. pm. Arhtiyas (commission destroy theirlivelihood. Venugopal. MaldivesPresidentIbrahim On the requestofthe daughter name wrongly MohamedSolih to Prime Maldivesgovernment, India will mention as Tanu instead,of Dr.B.R. AMBEDKAR STATEINSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES MinisterNarendraModi. also send doctors and nurses re- her correct name Tannu. “TheIndia-Maldivespartner- cruited on short-term contracts In,futureshe will known as Sector -56 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali),Punjab EC webinar on ship is unique and the Covid-19 to reinforce itshealth system. Tannu for,all purposes. RECRUITMENT NOTICE 0040549169-3 polls amid Covid pandemic has highlighted this. Neeza Imad, MinisterofState India will continue to stand by forEconomic Developmentof I, Manveer SinghS/o Govind WALK-IN INTERVIEW Singh, R/oB-267, Street No 8-C, No. AIMS/2020/ Dated: NewDelhi: The Election the people and Governmentof Maldives, has said that Covid-19 TurkmirpurExt Delhi-110094 Online applications in the prescribed Proforma are Commission will hostaninter- Maldivesduring thesedifficult has had a“devastating impact” have changed my name to invited forhiring Faculty(with newselection criteria) for nationalwebinar on Mondayon times,” the embassy said in a on the country’s economy, par- Balbir Singhfor all purposes. the following posts: the challengesofconducting statement. Ahandovercere- ticularly to SMEs that account for 0040548991-1 elections amid the Covid-19 monywas heldatthe Maldives mostofthe tourism-related em- 1. Retired Professors as Professors(04 posts) on I, Janki Devi W/oRavinder Re-employedbasis. pandemic. Foreign MinistryonSunday. ployment. Tourismconstitutes a Gupta R/oFlat Number B-6, The webinar is expected to Indiahad providedsubstan- thirdofthe Maldives’ national Plot NumberB-115, Shalimar 2. Associate Professors(16 posts) on deputation/ be attendedby121 delegates tial assistance to theMaldives revenue. The International Garden Ext-II,Ghaziabad, UP- Re-employedbasis. 201005, have changed my from 45 countries,.EC is hosting during the pandemic. Monetary Fund has projected name to Janki Gupta. 3. Assistant Professor (23 posts) on deputation basis. the event on the completion of Ateam of doctors and spe- that the country’s economywill 0070714728-1 The details of Application Form and selectioncriteria etc.are itsone-year chairmanship of the cialists visited thecountryin contract by 8.1per cent in 2020. Association of WorldElection March to assistinCovid-19pre- MaldivesForeign Minister LOST & FOUND available on the website www.punjabmedicaleducation.org./Mohali 1. Last Date of applying24.09.2020till 12:00 Midnight. Bodies. paredness.Aconsignment of 5.5 Abdulla Shahid, Finance Minister It is notified for the information Presentations will be made tonnes of essential medicines Ibrahim Ameer,High CORRIGENDUM 2. Walk-In Interviewwillbeon26.09.2020 at 1:30 PM. that my Original Grade sheet by by Fiji, the Republic of Korea, wasdonatedinApril, another Commissioner SunjaySudhir cum certificate of performance Sd/-(Dr.Manjit Kaur Mohi) of mainSecondary school Public Auction Notice Director-Principal Mongolia, Taiwan, South Africa, consignment of 6.2 tonnes of and CEO, SBI, Male Bharat Examination of year 2012 and It is forthe information of general public that the AIMS Medical College&Hospital, Mohali, Punjab Indonesia, Bangladesh, and medicines wasairliftedfrom Mishrawerepresent at the han- Roll no. 5119435 issued by CBSE Malawi, besides India. ENS four Indian citiestoMale, and doverceremony. vehicle bearing registration no.DL01LP5775 belongs to Mob.9878098181, 9855200011 email- [email protected] has been actually lost. Name: Sh. Mahesh Chand S/o Sh. Bharat Singh H.No.202/3 SANA UR RAHMAN Address: B- OFFICE OF THE SUPRINTENDING ENGINEER RURAL ENGINEERING 149, First floor, ZAIDI GALI, GALI Nurses Complex, ShriNiwaspuri, NewDelhi and goods GUJARAT UTTARAKHAND NO.9,MANDAWALI FAZALPUR, loaded in it i.e.Mens round neckcotton T- shirt, Quantity- DEPARTMENT, DELHI-110092. Mobile: 19200 will be put to public auction on 29.09.2020, ALIGARH CIRCLEALIGARH. 4MLAstest positive Assembly session 8510088299.0040549138-1 Tuesdayat12PMinthe O/o Dy.Excise &Taxation PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY) duration reduced, It is notified that my Original Commissioner, Bikrikar Bhawan (Excise&Taxation Address :- DHANIPUR BLOCK ROAD NEAR CANARA BANK TRAINING CENTER, School Marksheet and All Office), Near Sports Complex, Faridabad by the order of DHANIPUR, ALIGARH. on eveofsession Question Hour out Passing Certificate of Poorv Letter NO: 528 /RED/Tender/PIU-Etah /File No Lekha- 03/ Bond Clerk/2020-21 dated:16-09-2020 the Collector-Cum-Dy.Excise &Taxation Commissioner, E-Procurement Notice-2 Madhyama Dvitiya Varsh ,2006 Faridabad (West) u/s 79 of the Goods and Service Tax Roll No. 300808and Uttar 1. The Superintending Engineer,Rural Engineering Department, Circle, Aligarh on behalf of Governorof EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE LALMANIVERMA Madhyama Dvitiya Varsh, 2008 Act 2017. The details of conveyance and goods are as Uttar Pradesh invites the Percentage rate bids in electronic tendering system for Renewalofroads Roll No. 560762 issuedby mentionedbelow:- constructedunder Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the district of Etah for GroupsNo. UP GANDHINAGAR,SEPTEMBER20 DEHRADUN,SEPTEMBER20 UPMSSP has been lost. Raj 1. Conveyance- Registration No.DL01LP5775Closed 21/06R, including their after maintenance for five years. The eligibleand approved Contractors Singh Rajput, FIR No. registeredwith UP PWD/UP RED, in appropriate class (A,or Basper limit) or equivalent category in ON THE eveofthe five-daymonsoon sessionofthe THE UTTARAKHAND Assembly's bodyEicherCentar Mfg. Eicher CPWD/ MES/ P&T/ Railways and other State Govt. and Central Govt. Departments. 584628/2020Address-C-2/6 , Motors Limited EngineNo. 2. Date of release of Invitation for Bids through e-procurement 22/09/2020 Gujarat Assembly, four MLAs –one of the ruling BJP Business AdvisoryCommittee Sector-16 ,Rohini, Delhi-110089, 3. Availability of Bid Documentsand mode of submission: and three of the OppositionCongress –testedpos- Sundaydecidedtocut down the return if found. 0040549173-1 E483CDDE531890 Chassis No.MC 263ERCOBE224407 Model-2011 a. The bid document shall be available online from 22/09/2020 to 13/10/2020 and should be submitted itivefor Covid-19during the mandatorytesting for duration of the forthcoming online in http://pmgsytendersup.gov.in the session on Sunday. Following this, the four MLAs Monsoon Session to oneday and 2. Goods- Mens round neckcotton T- shirtHSN b. The bidder would be required to register in the web-site which is free of cost. For submission of the bids, the bidder is required to have Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) from one of the authorized will notbeabletoattend the session that is being remove the Question Hour.This Code-61091000 Quantity-19200 Certifying Authorities. held with severalprecautionarymeasures put in came as severalMLAs, including Pieces Value of Goods- 19682880 c. The bidders are required to submit , (1) Original demand drafttowards the cost of bid document , place by the Speaker. the Speaker and Leader of Yo uall are cordially invited in the auction. (2) Original bid security in approved form and According to theChief Whip of Congress Opposition, tested positive for Terms &Conditions:- (3) Original affidavit regarding correctness of information furnished with bid document as per provisions Legislative Party, Ashwin Kotwal,the threeCongress Covid-19, of Clause 4.4 B(ii) of ITB with Superintending Engineer,Rural Engineering Department, Circle, Aligarh, MLAs who tested positive forCovid-19are Speaker Prem Chand The successful bidder has to deposit25% on the spot on on adate not later than aworking day after the last date and time for receipt of bids through e- acceptance and remaining amount i.e.75% in seven procurement of the Bid, either by registered post or by hand, failing which the bids shall be declared Nathabhai PatelfromDhanera, Punabhai Gamit Aggarwal tested positive just days. non-responsive. Bidder shall write only the bid-id-number(generated through e-tendering web site on from Vyaraand Virji Thummar from Lathi. Kotwal hours before the BACand all- submissionofbid on-line) on the envelop containing the documents mentioned above in para 3-c and addedthat twoother Congress MLAs –Jashubhai party meetings on Sunday. He After total payment the ownership will be transferredby the package number for which they have bid. Bidder SHALL NOT WRITE their own names or name of their firm on this envelop in order to ensure confidentiality of the bid. PatelfromBayad and Kalubhai Dabhi from has isolated himself. the competent authority and the necessarycertificate will d. Last Date/ Time for receipt of bids through e-procurement: 13/10/2020 upto 12:00 Noon and the Kapadvanj –had also recentlytestedCovid-19pos- The statecabinethad earlier be issued. technical qualification part of the bid shall be opened the same day from 1:00 PM in the Office of itive in their respective constituencies,following proposedathree-daysession Superintending Engineer,Rural Engineering Department, Circle, Aligarh. For further details pleaselog Sd/- on to http://pmgsytendersup.gov.in whichthey, too, will notbeabletoattend the mon- from September 23. Proper Officer (GST)-Cum- Sd/- soon session. Leader of Opposition Indira Excise &Taxation Officer, Superintending Engineer, BJP MLAs KanuPatel from Sanand constituency Hridayesh tested positive on UPID-155198Dt. 19.09.2020 Faridabad (West) Rural Engineering Department, also tested positive forcoronavirus on Sunday, said Saturday. Congress MLAHarish www.upgov.nic.in Aligarh,Circle, Aligarh 82901/HRY BJP Chief Whip PankajDesai Singh,too,has tested positive.

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Sexual misconduct LAC STANDOFF DEVAS-ANTRIX CASE charge: Kashyap says CorpsCommandersmeet US court lifts stay may take legal remedies on Devas plea for EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE today,MEAofficialinIndiateam MUMBAI,SEPTEMBER20 compensation for Anurag ADAY afteranactoraccusedfilm- Kashyap stuckinastalematesince early General Harinder Singhand his maker AnuragKashyap of sexual KRISHNKAUSHIK This will be the sixth Julywhentroops from both counterpartMajor General Liu misconduct,the48-year-olddirec- NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 sound of Corps sides had movedbackfromthe Lin, Commander of the South cancelling deal toronsocialmedia shared apress ing out, she has requested friction pointsinthe region. Xinjiang MilitaryRegion,failed statement by his lawyer which Mumbai'sCommissionerof Police MORE THAN aweek afterIndian Commander-level While Chinese troops had to achieve abreakthrough said he has been "fullyadvisedof and the Centre andstate govern- and Chinese foreign ministers discussions. The last movedbacktotheir side of the in July. hisrightsandremediesinlawand mentsfor protection. reachedanagreement in twosessions, since mid- LACfromPatrolling Point 14 Seniorsources in the security JOHNSONTA intendstopursue them to the Hours later,Kashyap re- Moscowonafive-pointap- (PP14) in Galwan Valley, asmall establishment said therewas re- BENGALURU,SEPT20 fullestextent".Earlier during the sponded in aseries of tweets in proachtoresolve the military July, had failedto groupcontinuedtoremain on alisation earlier that the Chinese dayonSunday, Kashyapinaseries Hindisayingherallegationswere standoff in eastern Ladakh, the achieve abreakthrough. the Indian side of the LACat wastrying to delaydiscussions AUScourt has liftedastayim- of tweets has deniedthe change, an attempt to “silence him”. sixth round of the Corps PP15 in HotSpringsand PP17A in the situation, but that changed posedlastJulyonproceedingsina Whatwasthedeal? termingit“baseless”andcallingit “Suchalong time wasintry- Commander-leveltalkswill be in GograPostarea. towardsthe endofAugustwhen case whereBengaluru-basedsta- an attempt to “silence” him. ing to silence me. Nevermind. held on Mondaymorning. had told The Indian Express last Also,though the Chinese Indiantroops outmanouevered rt-up DevasMultimediaLtd sou- Priyanka Khimani, Kashyap's (But)While shutting me up, you Sources in the defence estab- week that the decision to in- troopshad movedfromthe base Chinese soldiers to occupykey ght compensation to the tune of UNDER THE 2005 deal, ISRO lawyer,inherstatementsaid:“My liedsomuchthat in spiteofyou lishment confirmedthat the clude an official from the MEA of Finger 4toFinger 5onthe heightsinthe Chushul sub-sec- $1.1 billion from the ISRO’s com- wassupposedtolease two client has been deeplypainedby being awoman, youdragged delegation will, forthe firsttime wasbeing considered by the top north bank of Pangong Tso, they torineastern Ladakh. mercialarmAntrixCorporationfor communication satellites for thefalseallegationsof sexualmis- other women also into it. Please since May, includeajoint secre- brass. did notvacatethe Finger 4ridge- The newIndian positionson cancelling asatellitedeal in 2011. 12 years at acostofRs167 conduct that have been surfaced maintain some dignity,madam. tary-levelofficerfromthe The lasttwo meetings, since line, whichis8kmwestof the heightsallow them to dom- In the September 17 order, the croretoDevasMultimediaLtd. againsthim. The allegations are All Iwill sayisthatall your alle- MinistryofExternal Affairs, as mid-July, hadfailedtoachieve Finger 8, the featurethat marks inatethe area, offering them a federal court forthe Western The start-up wastoprovide completely false, malicious, and gations arebaseless,” Kashyap reportedbyThe Indian Express anybreakthrough in resoliving the LACaccording to India. clear viewofthe strategically- District of Washington has cited multimediaservicestomobile dishonest.” tweeted. “...Ihavenever behaved on September 17. the situation. Talksbetween XIV Corps important Spanggur Gap and lackofprogress in the resolution platforms in India using the ActorPayal Ghosh, in atweet likethis, nor do Itoleratesucha Asenior government official The twosides have been Commander Lieutenant the Chinese garrison at Moldo. of disputes pending in Indian space band or S-band spec- onSaturday, saidKashyap“forced behaviour at anycost,”the direc- courts as areason forliftingthe trum transponders on ISRO’s himself” on her and “extremely toradded. stay imposedonJuly10, 2019 on GSAT 6and 6A satellites built badly”. She tagged the Prime Taking note of Ghosh’s accu- Ten Chhattisgarh districts to go Devas’s demand forconfirmation forRs766 crore. Ministerand his office in her sations, National Commission for TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE of the compensation award. tweet,requestingthemto take ac- Women chairperson Rekha under lockdown from today In itspetition in the US court, tion againsthim. Sharma sought adetailedcom- CASES: RECOVERED:43,03,043 Devashas sought to enforce a MultimediaversusAntrixCorpor- In aseparatevideointerview, plaint from Ghoshand assured 202 Raipur: With ajumpofover cases,Collectorsof Raipur,Bilaspur, compensation awardof$563.4 ation compensation disputehave Ghosh —who has acted in afew the 30-year-old actor that she DAYSSINCE 54,00,619 DEATHS:86,752 20,000 Covid-19cases over the Durg,Raigarh,and6otherdistricts million and interestmade by an proceededinFrance, the Nether- PANDEMIC Telugufilms,madeherHindifilm would look intoit. BEGAN TESTS: 6,36,61,060 | DOUBLING RATE: 39.19** pastweekinthestate,severaldis- decidedtoimpose acomplete InternationalChamberof Comm- lands,Switzerland,andtheUnited debutwithPatelKiPunjabiShaadi Anumber of film personali- trictsincluding Raipur have an- lockdown. Few districtslike erce arbitration courtin2015for Kingdom“despitetheongoingju- (2017)—said that the incident ties such as actors SwaraBhasker, nouncedaweek-long lockdown Janjgir-Champahave declaredpar- cancellation of the satellitedeal risdictional disputeinIndia”. tookplacein2014-2015 whenshe Tisca Chopra, Taapsee Pannu, from Monday. Thestate capital tiallockdowns.Accordingto anor- inkedin2005. The US courtde- USdistrictjudgeThomasSZilly had gone to meetKashyapfor Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub came out has also been declaredacontain- der passedfor Raipur,vehiclesof cidedtoproceedwithhearingthe haspostedthecaseforOctober14 work.Sheaddedthatafterspeak- in supportofKashyap. ment zonetill September 28. those found violating the lock- pleaafterobservingthat“sincethe to hear arguments. The number of cases in the down willbeconfiscated. Only stay wasentered morethan one Devashas been trying to get staterosefromaround63,000on pharmacieswillbeallowedtostay year ago, therehavebeennonew AntrixCorporationtopaythecom- Willabide by all laws, says KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING Sept13toover86,000on Sept 20. open.Storessellingmilkcanoper- developmentsintheIndiancourts pensationplusinterestawardedby TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** In viewofthe sharp rise in atefor twohours. ENS onthejurisdictionalissueoronthe an ICCtribunal by getting thetri- meritsofthe proceedings”. bunal’s orders confirmedininter- Sudarshan TV Editor-in-chief ■ Maharashtra 11,88,015 20,519 1.95% 36.92 In itsJuly10, 2019 stay order, national courts likethe US federal ■ Andhra 6,17,776 8,218 1.48% 48.81 Rajasthan imposes Section144 in imposedtillApril15,2020to allow court. The case in the US has pro- ‘Bindas Bol’ program series on legal proceedings to concludein ceededevenasCBIandEDarepur- ■ Tamil Nadu 5,36,477 5,569 1.10% 65.69 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the subject of UPSC Jihad. In the 11 district HQs including Jaipur India, the US court had exempted suing cases againstDevas and for- NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 affidavit, Chavhanke further ■ Uttar Pradesh 3,48,517 5,729 1.88% 38.22 Antrix from depositing the com- merISROofficialsinIndia over stated that he will abide and ■ Delhi 2,42,899 4,071 1.82% 39.53 Jaipur: Amid rising cases of coro- places in district headquarters of pensationbutobservedthatitisli- alleged irregularitiesinthe 2005 SUDARSHAN NEWS, the channel complybythe programming navirus, the Rajasthan govern- Jaipur,Jodhpur,Kota,Ajmer,Alwar, able underUSlawstofacethe deal. The agreement between whose “UPSC jihad” showwas code and directions of the *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth ment has imposedprohibitory Bhilwara,Bhilwara,Udaipur,Sikar, compensationconfirmationcase. DevasandAntrixCorporationwas stayed by the Supreme Court MinistryofInformation and CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT orders underCrPC 144in11dis- Pali and Nagaur. Theconcerned In itsSeptember 17 order, the annulledbythe UPAgovernment Sunday, saiditwillabideby allthe Broadcasting strictly. trict headquarters, including districtcollectorsweredirectedto US courthas said it “givesconsid- in2011 againstthebackdropof the 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY laws while airing the rest of the The Supreme Courton statecapital Jaipur. issue orders in this regard. erableweightto theprotractedna- 2Gcaseandallegationsof asweet- episodes andpointed out thata September 15 stayedthe broad- 1.65 8.45 92,605 The decision wastaken at a In the meeting, it wasalsode- tureofthis case —that morethan heartdeal in the allocation of S- TV channelhad in the pastaired castofthe remaining episodes of NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: Covid reviewmeeting chaired by cidedtoprohibitsocial/politi- five years have passedsince the bandspectrumto Devas. Afterthe shows on “Hindu terror”. the showsaying, “prima facie, it 1.61 8.48 94,612 Chief Minister Ashok Gehlotlate cal/sports/entertainment/aca- Awardwas issued, and nearly ten NDAcametopower,the CBIwas In an additional affidavit filed appears...thatthe object, intent Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs on Saturday. As per the orders, a demic/cultural and religious years have passed since the con- asked to probethe 2005 deal. in the topcourt,the channel’s andpurposeof theprogrammeis positivecases (in%); numbertested recovering; more gatheringofmorethan five per- functions and congregations till tract disputearose”. It has noted FULLREPORTON Editor-In-ChiefSuresh to vilifytheMuslimcommunity...”. indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days sons has been restricted at public October 31. ENS that proceedings related to Devas www.indianexpress.com in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak Chavhankesaid, “I will strictly The courtisscheduledto DataasonSeptember19,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers complywithall laws while air- hear the matter again on includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive ing the remainingepisodes of Monday. GOVT.OFNCT OF DELHI Caught for Covid OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR LOK NAYAKHOSPITAL: NEW DELHI-110002 curbs violation, ESTABLISHMENT-III No. F.40/E-III/LNH/2222-25 Dated: 02.09.2020 student booked ORDER Whereas, Smt. Swati Singh (Roll.No 02025756), StaffNurse/Nursing Officer has joined under OSA this Department on 02.07.2019 (F/N) and after that she was unauthorizly absent from her duty w.e.f 05.07.2019. Show Cause Notice &final Notice was issued to the official to join duty immediately vide no. F.40/E-III/LNH/3119 dated 29.08.2019 and F.40/E-III/LNH/4769- 70 dated 20.11.2019 respectively. SAGARRAJPUT Whereas, Smt. Swati Singh was initially appointed on 02.07.2019 and was on probation MUMBAI,SEPTEMBER20 period from 02.07.2019 to 01.07.2021 and was governed by C.C.S (TS) Rules. However, she did not complete her probation period. ASECOND-YEAR LLB student, caught at apolice Whereas, Show cause notice dated 29.08.2019 &final Notice dated 20.11.2019 for unauthorized absente w.e.f 05.07.2019 after working about three days, she has neither nakabandi in Wadala fornot wearing amask,was joined her duty nor gave any correspondence/information to the department. booked for“spying” under theOfficial SecretsAct Whereas, advertisementsalso published in four newspapers (two in english &two in hindi) afterhetriedtovideograph the police station on on dated 04/08/2020 i.e The Hindu &The Indian Express in English and Rashtriya Sahara his mobile phone, police said. &. Amar Ujala in Hindi and directing her to join duty within 15 days from the publication Constable Shantaram Khade, acomplainant in date of advertisementsbut she neither joined nor made any correspondence till date. the case, in his statement to police, said ablockade Whereas, on account of the above said facts&circumstances, it is apparent that Smt, had been put up at Wadala bridgetochecktraffic Swati Singh had remained unauthorized absent from duty during the period of her violators and those driving without amask on probation when Central Civil Services (Temporary Services) Rule 1965 had been in force. September 17.Around4pm, oneMukesh Singh Now,therefore taking into account all the factsand circumstances of the case I, Dr.Suresh Kumar,Medical Director,Lok Nayak Hospital after having consciously gone through the all (31), who wasridingamotorcycle with Manoj the records and reaches the conclusion that temporary service of Smt. Swati Singh Shukla (30) as pillion, wasstoppedatthe naka- (Roll.No. 02025756), StaffNurse/Nursing Officer to be terminated. bandi fornot wearing afacemask.Singh wasalso In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of rule 5ofthe Central Civil Services (Temporary Services) founddriving withoutalicense on him, police said. Rule 1965, I, Dr.Suresh Kumar,Medical Director,LNH hereby give notice to Smt. Swati Singh allegedly misbehavedwith the on-duty Singh (Roll. No. 02025756) that her services shall be stand terminated with effect from police personnel at the nakabandi and wastaken date of expiry of aperiod of one month from the dated on which this notice is served on to Wadala police station forregistration of acase or,asthe case may be tendered to her. on chargesofflouting lockdown norms, police Sd/- (Dr.Suresh Kumar) said. At the Wadalapolicestation, police added, DIP/Shabdharth/0307/20-21 Medical Director,LNH Hospital Singh triedtovideograph the station house and the police personnel on his mobile phone. () Senior Inspector Shahaji Shinde of Wadala GOVT.OFNCT OF DELHI police station said as Singh wascaughtshoot- OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR ing avideo and his cell phone wasseized and asection of OfficialSecretsAct wasaddedto LOK NAYAKHOSPITAL: NEW DELHI-110002 the FIR. ESTABLISHMENT-III No. F.40/4704/E-III/LNH/2014 2226-29 Dated: 02.09.2020 ORDER More persons involved in Whereas, Ms.Komal Bhagat (Roll.No 02002196), Staff Nurse/Nursing Officer,ID.NO 151116,has joined this Department on 01.7.2014 (F/N) and after that she was unauthorizly al Qaeda conspiracy: NIA absent from his duty w.e.f 06.8.2014. Memo was issued to the official to join duty immediately vide no. F.40/4704/E-III/LNH/128-29 dated 8.1.2016 and Show Cause Notice F.40/4704/E-III/LNH/2558 dated 01.6.2016 respectively. SHAJUPHILIP Whereas, Ms.Komal Bhagat (Roll.No 02002196) was initially appointed on 01.7.2014 and THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,SEPTEMBER20 was on probation period from 01.7.2014 to 30.6.2016. And was governed by C.C.S (TS) Rules. However,she did not complete her probation period. Whereas, Memos dated 8.1.2016 &S.C.N dated 01.6.2016 for unauthorized absente w.e.f THE NATIONAL Investigation Agency,whichar- 6.8.2014 after working about one month, she has neither joined her duty nor gave any rested nine suspected al Qaeda operativesfrom correspondence/information to the department. West Bengal and Kerala,Sundaytoldacourt Whereas, advertisementsalso published in four newspapers (two in english &two in hindi that others tooare also involved in the alleged on dated 04/8/2020 i.e The Hindu &The Indian Express in English and Rashtriya Sahara conspiracy to carry out terror strikes across the &Amar Ujala in Hindi and directing her to join duty within 15 days from the publication date country. of advertisementsbut she neither joined nor made any correspondence till date. The three persons arrested from Kerala's Whereas, on account of the above said facts&circumstances, it is apparent that Ernakulamwereproducedbeforeamagistrate Ms.Komal Bhagat (Roll. No 02002196)had remained unauthorized absent from duty during the period of her probation when Central Civil Services (Temporary Services) Rule courtinthe twon,which remandedthem in the 1965 hadbeen in force. custody of NIA. Now, therefore taking into account all the factsand circumstances of the case, I, Dr. The probeagency has to producethem be- Suresh Kumar,Medical Director,Lok Nayak Hospital after having consciously gone fore the special NIA courtinNew Delhi on through the all the records and reaches the conclusion that temporary service of Ms.Komal September 22. bhagat (Roll. No 02002196), StaffNurse/Nursing Officer to be terminated. All three arrested from Kerala——Murshid In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of rule 5ofthe Central Civil Services (Temporary Services) Hassan, Iyakub Biswas and Mosaraf Hossen—are Rule 1965, I, Dr.Suresh Kumar,Medical Director,LNH hereby give notice to Ms.Komal migrant workers from Murshidabad. Bhagat (Roll.No 02002196), ID.NO 151116, that her services shall be stand terminated with effect from date of expiry of aperiod of one month from the dated on which this notice Hassan had been living with six other mi- is served on or,asthe case may be tendered to her. grantsatsuburban Eloor nearKochi while other Sd/- twowereresiding at Perumbavoor,amajor hub (Dr.Suresh Kumar) of migrant workers. Hossen has been livingwith DIP/Shabdarth/0308/20-21 Medical Director,LNH Hospital his familyfor the lastseven years.

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Farm bills usher in neededreform but by bulldozing Opposition, THEENORMITYOFthechallengesconfronting operation. That, none of the three presidents ceasefirethoughtheymay calibrateviolenceas government does disservice to reform and Parliament intra-Afghantalks that commencedinDoha who hadtodeal with the Taliban after9/11 thetalksprogress.TheTalibanwouldfearthat on August12can only be appreciatedifthey were willing to do. if cadres arenot used, theymay justfritter areplacedinthe context of the turmoilthat While the Taliban is largely cohesive, the away.Also, Kabul would nottakethem seri- STWO OF THREE important farm billsthatseektoderegulate the saleof hascontinuedinAfghanistanforoverfourand Kabul political class is not. The 2019 presiden- ouslyifitlostthe ability to inflict damage.For agricultural produce were passedinRajya Sabha on Sunday, afterall three ahalf decades. Forthe firsttime, far-reaching tial election wasdeeplyflawed. The declara- the movement, powersharing, especially at were cleared by Lok Sabha earlier in the week,the storysofar:Scenesof changes involving the polityare being at- tionof theincumbentpresident,AshrafGhani, theCentre,whilesignificant,maynot beasim- uproar and chaos amid an Opposition protestinside the Upper House, temptedthroughdialoguewithoutthegunbe- asvictor wasdubious. Ghani wasforcedtoac- portant as gainingcharge of some provinces, Astreet agitations by farmers who aredefying restrictions imposedbythe ing the solearbiter. cepthis rivalDrAbdullahasthe head of the aprospectKabulwillbecharyabout,irrespec- The countryhas witnessedthe overthrow Peace and Reconciliation Council, implying tive of the factsonthe ground. pandemic in Punjab and Haryana, awalkout by the sole minister of one of the BJP’soldest of the monarchy, anationalistdictatorship, thathewouldhave to shareauthority indeci- At itscorethe TalibanisPushtun.Its treat- partners, SAD, from the NDAministry. What should have been amoment to pauseand communistrule,the mujahideenera,the sion-making in thepeace negotiations. Also, ment of non-Pushtun Afghan ethnicities dur- preparefor moving towardsamuch-promisedreform, is nowone thatranges the intended Taliban’s Islamic Emirate and the current other members of the Kabul team represent ingits rule generated hatred and fear among beneficiaries againstit, alongside the government’s politicalopponentsand an ally. And for IslamicRepublic. It has also experiencedal- civil society and other political forces includ- them.Since then it has triedtoput forwarda this disfigured and disfiguring moment, the government cannotblame theOpposition mostthree decades of thepresence of foreign ing the Hizb-e-Islami. This will give opportu- pan-Afghanimageandhassucceededinmak- alone. While the opposition parties maybeseizing thevisibleunrestinsections of the forcesandoutsideinterference,especiallyfrom nities to the Taliban and others to createdis- ing some headway in afew non-Pushtun ar- Pakistan. The balance of Afghan society and unity in their ranks. eas.However, old fears remain strong among farmers to score apolitical point,the fact is thatthe government has wielded abludgeon polity,shakenin1973 withthemonarchy’sde- The mostsignificant issue in thesenegoti- manynon-Pushtunespeciallyinthe cities. It whenitcouldhaveusedthe subtlepowers of Parliament. In fact, the forcibleramming parture, has neverbeen restored.Instead, ations will relatetothe natureofIslamin will have to address theseconcerns. through of the farm bills, the stubborn refusaltoconcede anyelbowroom to theOpposition, sharpening ethnic divides, extremistideolo- As the talksbegin,the Afghanistan. Theconstitution of the Islamic HowisIndia placedinAfghanistanasthis be it adiscussion, adivision of votes or areference to aselect committee, underlines a gies and theologies, large migration to foreign Republic, adoptedin2004, begins with the dialogue begins? Clearly,Indian policy-mak- soberingmessage —this government maybeinits second term, but it doesnot appear to lands, internal displacement, spread of nar- Taliban is in aposition of Islamicshahada and commitsthe statetothe ersrefusedtomodifytheirAfghanapproaches have as yetunderstood the importanceofParliament, andofplaying by itsrules. coticsand violencehavebecome endemic. At strength. If the Kabul-based “Holyreligionof Islam”.Italsoseekstouphold evenasitbecameincreasinglyevidentthatthe thesametime,overthepast 15 years,asection theuniversaldeclarationof humanrights.The Taliban had gainedgroundinthe countryand In Parliament, and outside it too, it oftenseems that the government believesthat the Afghan political class had of Afghan urban youth linked to the world succeeded in consolidating Taliban acceptHanafijurisprudence likethe wasgetting international legitimacy.Even winnertakes all. In aconstitutional democracy,however, thereare,there must be,checks through thesocial mediawantsmoreopen majorityof Afghans butbelievethattheIslamic whiletheKabulauthoritieswere tryingto per- and balances,spaces forthe political opponent and respect forthe minority. Theremust systems withinanIslamic framework. the republicand hadkept sharia in itsextreme Deobandiinterpretation suadetheTalibantothenegotiatingtable,India be an attempt to moderatedifferencesand forgecommon ground —and the greateronus Negotiators representing the Taliban and the Taliban confined to a alongwithdistortedPashtunsocialcodesmust continuedtoshun it.Itsaw thesituation in forthis is on the government. Already,amidthe pandemic, parliamentaryschedules have the rest of the Afghan political establishment small area,itwouldhave be uncompromisinglyfollowed.That mani- black andwhite termsbecause of the Taliban been truncated.But if the government uses the abbreviated time only to push through andtheirmastersbearinlarge orsmallmeasu- hadthe upper hand. That festsitself intheapproachtootherfaiths,other connectionanddependenceonPakistan.This legislation —beitthe consequentialand crucial farm bills or TheIndustrial Relations re thepsychologicaland,insomecases,physic- Islamicmazhabs,genderissues,socialconduct resulted in Indiaputting itself intoacorner.It alscarsofthispainfulhistory.Hence,thesearch has not been so. Indeed, the and apparel and even facial hair. could have continuedtostrengthen itsties Code Bill, 2020,whichcould waterdownthe rights andprotections of workers in small fordurablepeaceandstabilitywillnot succeed Taliban with Pakistani It is almostimpossible to predict how withKabulandatthesametimeopenedlinks establishments—giving shortshrifttothe needtolistentothe suggestionsofthe peo- unlessallpartiesand,insomecasestheirforei- supporthas shown common ground canbefound to accommo- with the Taliban. Diplomaticcontradictions ple’s representativesoranswer the Opposition’s questions, it would be reducing the na- gn patrons, especially Pakistan, arewilling to datefiercelyheld beliefsonall sides on the is- have to be managed.All other major powers tion’shighestdeliberative forum to amereclearing house. In an unprecedented pan- substantiallyrelinquish entrenchedthinking. remarkable resilience and suesofreligious interpretation and social were doing so. In India’s case, this wasespe- demic,amidaneconomicdownturn likenoother, andwith agrave face-offwith China If they fail to do so, the talkswill fail too. This has gained great confidence. codes. Goodwill among thenegotiators and cially neededbecause the Taliban wassig- on the border,thisshort-circuiting of debate, and denial of the opportunityfor MPs and mayresultinacollapseofexistingpoliticalstr- It has inflicted astrategic leaders buttressedwith creative Islamic ju- nallingthatitwas notaPakistani proxy. That uctures,splinteringof theAfghanarmedforces risprudence andscholarship would be assertion should have been tested. Opposition to have their say, shrinks the possibilitiesofdemocracy to find away out. defeatonthe world’spre- and higher levels of violence and criminality. needed. At thesametime the Talibanleader- External Affairs MinisterJaishankar cor- Of course, the farm bills do notmerit the fears theyappear to have stoked.Onlythe As the talksbegin, the Taliban is in aposi- eminentpower. To ship and Pakistanwould be awarethat de- rectlyemphasisedthat the talksshouldbe monopolyofthe APMCs is sought to be dismantled, notthe MSPregime. In anycase, tion of strength. If the Kabul-basedAfghanpo- effectivelytacklethem, spiteits strategic defeat and desperationto Afghan ownedand led. In addition, India amid the pandemic, government will continue to be topprocurer of agricultural produce, liticalclasshad succeededinconsolidating the American troopswould withdraw,the US retains the capacity to deny shouldalso stress that in the interestsof the bills will onlyput in placeanenablingarchitecturefor alater much-neededreform. republic and had kept the Taliban confinedto have had to enter Pakistan them the fruitsof“victory”.Also, the third Afghanistanandtheregionthetalksmustsuc- This simple message needs to be communicated.But forittobeheardout, the govern- asmall area, it would have had the upper decade of thiscentury in notthe lastdecade ceed, thattheir failurewould be catastrophic hand.Thathasnotbeenso. Indeed, the Taliban territoryand carryout a of the lastmillennium; the worldhas been forthe Afghan peopleand the region. Finally, ment will firsthavetoshowthat it is willingtolisten. with Pakistani supporthas shown remarkable sustained operation. That, transformed. To whatextent will all this make that India would continue with itstraditional resilience and has gainedgreat confidence. It none of the three presidents the Taliban flexibleisanimponderable. The policy of fosteringclose ties with anylegiti- has inflicted astrategic defeat on the world’s who hadtodealwiththe Kabul elite wouldalsohavetomakeconces- mateAfghan government. pre-eminentpower. To effectively tackle them, sions on political issues and socialcodes. TOWARDS TOLERANCE American troops would have hadtoenter Taliban after 9/11 were Howeverlaudable it maybe, it would be ThewriterisformerIndian Ambassador Pakistanterritoryand carryout asustained willing to do. unrealistictoexpectthe Taliban to agree to a to Afghanistan Thereisaslowbut certain shiftinthe Arab Gulf. South Asia mustrecogniseand supportit

STHE WORLD’S Jewish communities celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the tra- ditional NewYear,overthe weekend, greetings came from an unexpected quarter—the Arab Gulf. The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates SCHOLAR AND ARTIST Aand Bahrain —whichrecentlynormalisedtieswith Israel under the so- calledAbraham Accords —tweeted their best wishes in Hebrew and English. This simple gesturemarksan important moment in the Middle East. The region’s Kapila Vatsyayan sought theworlds of scholarshipand practice withequal passion toleranceofnon-Islamic faiths has seenasharp declineinrecent decades amidstthe rise of radical political Islam that threatenedthe Arab Gulf kingdoms. ManyGulfrulersap- peased the Islamists by adopting part of their agendaathome, lettingthem export extrem- LeelaSamson istideology to the rest of theworld, adopting an uncompromising attitude towardsIsrael and lending areligious dimension to conflictsaround the worldinvolving Muslims. THE DIVIDE BETWEEN scholarship in the herself as an artist,adancer. metthem,she knewoftheir writings and had The Arab Gulf, however, has begun to send averydifferent message. Since the signing arts and thepracticeitself, runsdeep. Iimag- Unfortunately, whenyou live along and absorbed their theories. ine that it isn’t justanIndian phenomenon. fruitful lifeasshe did, your disappointment Young artistslikeme, whohad been of the Abraham Accords lastweek in Washington, officialGulf mediahasbeenrecallingthe But it can easilytip over in acountrylikeours in men and mattersincreaseswitheachpass- trainedinthe old gurukulams or with the history of peaceful coexistence through the millennia between the Arabs and Jews.One of because of the existence of alarge number ing year.And thatisnot merelybecause your stalwartgurus of the early decades after the mostsignificant recent statementsonreligious tolerance came from the Imam of the of ancient textsonevery subject under the eyesight or hearing is failing you, especially Independence, but hadstarted our perform- Grand Mosque in Mecca. Earlier this month, Imam Abdul Rahman al-Sudais offeredadis- sun includingdramaturgy;because practice in the auditoria of our time whenthe music ing livesinDelhi, oftenmet her scrupulous course on the Islamic teachings that emphasisedrespect towardsnon-Muslims and dwelt continuestothisday in variousformsand is can beloudand jarring. It is because youhave, eye. Her lectureswereriveting, butalsowent on ProphetMohammed’s positive engagement with the Jews.Manyhaveread this sermon living proof of the survivalofthese ancient in your youth, been fortunatetohaveseen overour heads. She wasseen at functions and practices, be theyreligious, artistic,craft or the great gurus perform in the remotest cor- performances,but despised“thefront row as signalling Saudi rethink on ties with Israel. Restrictions on religious freedom arethe customs; and because of our diversity, ners of India, in the humble, yetaesthetic sur- syndrome” of Delhi. Instead, even at the India strongestinSaudi Arabia. Adefinitive changeinSaudi Arabia maybesomedistance away, whichallowsfor opposite and contraryways roundings of their thatchedhomes, local tem- InternationalCentre, she would slip intoaseat but the signs aremorehopeful than at anytime in recent memory. of practising the forms.Manyartists who ples, gurukulas, courtyards, in monasteries, at the backrow and leave at will.Itwas al- The slowbutcertainshifttowards religious tolerancehadindeedprecededtheAbraham fancifullytriedtostraddlethese twoworlds in forestsand on the sand-dunes. That is artof ways aprivilege to have herdropyou acom- Accords. Saudi Arabia’s crownprince Mohammedbin Salman, forexample, has takensmall have found themselvesostracisedbyboth another hue. One that is notself-conscious. ment or criticism, later,inprivate. steps at home to reduce the hold of religious orthodoxy.The mostvisible expression of the scholarsand gurus. In India, alocal motor- One that is givenfreely, nottoanaudience, OnceataNatyaKala Conference in mechanic who is perhaps formallyunedu- though theremay beone, but because it is an Chennai, Sadanam Balakrishnan,agreat newthinking wasinthe UAE, wherepromoting religious tolerance has become an active cated is calledustad or dada forhis under- offeringtothe highestsenses. Kathakaliexponent,haddemonstratedastory statepolicy. It has allowedthe constructionofaHindu temple in Abu Dhabi, hostedthe standing of the heartbeat of an engine and is Kapilaji wasatall person and she frowned in abhinaya.People were deeplymoved,she Pope, and is nowletting the Jews practise their cultureand faith. The UAEisconstructing a givenall therespect awardedtoaguru. Such quiteabit.You knewthatshe wascaught up amongstthem. Shecameonstage and asked complexinAbu Dhabi calledthe House of Abraham that will hostasynagogue along with is the respect forapractitioner. in aworld of thoughtand philosophy. She had the audience whether theyunderstood how achurchandamosque. In recentdecades, fewregions have been asdamagedbythe extrem- Kapila Vatsyayanstraddledboththese little time forthe mundane. Yetshe wasgen- he had producedthe rasa. The obvious reac- istideologies emanating out of Arabia as the Subcontinent. Once the exemplar of peaceful worlds and sought them outwithanequal tle whenshe thoughtyou needed her good tion washeperformedabhinaya or facial ex- Kapilaji wasatall person, religious coexistence, the Subcontinent is nowitself torn by religious and sectarian intoler- passion and vigour. In the last fewdecades, counsel. Then she looked youstraight in the pression, augmented by an elaborateuse of sheincludedanevenwider discourse in the eyeand asked pertinent questions.She usu- hasta mudras andthus told the story. She dis- ance. Supporting the Arab turn to tolerance will hopefullyhelp South Asia to reclaim its she frowned quite abit. Yo u social sciences and art—insocial,political knew that she wascaught up allyknewwhat wasworrying you. She had agreed. She said that to produce the rasa he owntradition of religious coexistence and harmony. and economic theories, as theyinfluencedso- seen the offices and corridors of the Ministry hadusedhis breath and that he had brought cieties and the relationship between individ- in aworldofthought and of Culture. She hadworkedunder colour and expression to his face through his uals. Anthropology,archaeology,iconogra- philosophy. She had little Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay in the Sangeet verybreath.Andthatiswhatanaudiencemust Freeze Frame EPUnny phy, human geography, linguistics and social time forthe mundane. Ye t NatakAkademi. She had seen the great mu- appreciate.Suchasharpand sensitivemindis history —she sawhow these roads metand she wasgentle when she seums in the West,visited themonuments unlikelytobeseen forgenerations to come. linked them in away fewcan.The building of artacross the Subcontinent and mostofall, and subsequent supportofart institutions thought you needed her interacted with the sharpestintellectsand The writer is former director,Kalakshetra, wasacause shebelievedin. She thought of good counsel. philosophers across theglobe. If shehad not and chairperson, SangeetNatak Akademi

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ASSAM TALKSLIMBO that all electoral rolls since 1952 and in Poland as compared to Afghanistan, The Uniongovernment is hopeful of apack- all Census reportsshould be takeninto the current situation is Warsawis agesolution to the problem of foreign na- account. different giventhat the Polish trade tionals incorporating someofthe points union leader LechWalesashared a suggestedbythe home ministry andothers POLISH WORRIES FOR US platform with the Republican leader mootedbythe Assam agitationleaders THE US SECRETARYofState,Edmund Ronald Reagan. during the four-daytalks. The ministerof Muskie said that the USAismonitoring the stateofhome affairs, YogendraMakwana situation regarding the movement of Soviet CHAPPALSFOR RAO saidthat therewill be apackagedeal “ac- troops in the western parts of the Soviet CHAPPALSWERE HURLED at Karnataka ceptable to them and involving give and Union and EastGermany. Washington is Chief MinisterRGunduRao as he arrived take on both sides”. But the Assam groups plainlynervous about possible Soviet to inaugurateacommunity hall in Gadag do no sharethis optimism. Both the AASU movesintoPoland. Anysuchincursion in Hubli district. One of the missiles hit the andthe AAGSP continuetomaintain that would evokesharp reaction from the US chief minister. The JanataParty hadorgan- the NRCand the 1952 electoral rolls should whichhas notrecoveredfromthe ised ablackflagdemonstration againstris- form the basis of determining nationality. SovietmoveintoAfghanistan. Though the ing prices and inadequatewater supply in The home minister, however, suggested Sovietshavealways hadmoreofapresence the region of Gadag.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,SEPTEMBER21,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “Trouble with politicians, arguments about impartiality—these have dogged the 9 THE IDEAS PAGE BBCfromthe beginning.” —THE GUARDIAN Emerging from the abyss A slippery slope Freedoms exercisedbyall mediums disseminating India willhavetoswim againstthe tide to capturethe shrinking pie of global trade.Thisrequires fast- news arethe cornerstone of our republic. They tracking reforms to improvethe investment climate and attractinvestments have onerous responsibilities to discharge

ing these channels. Fourth, is the reachof suchmainstream media whose salacious appetites arewhettedby displayofdiatribes polluting minds, therebyserving the cause of aparticular ideological mindset. Fifth, the increase in TRPs resultsinincreasedadver- tisement revenues, whichagain fuels such bloodbaths foryet another encounter. Opposition to settingstandards forpro- Dharmakirti Joshi Kapil Sibal grammesinthe electronicmediaasthatwill impact“freedomof thepress”, in fact,means that the governmentdoes notwishthe GOINGBYTHE flurryof revisions in forecasts AT LAST,Aray of hope.OnSeptember16,the Courttoregulatethe war-cries of ideological since the National Statistical Office (NSO) an- Supreme Courtgranted interim stay,pre- mindsets polluting young minds and serv- nouncedthat gross domesticproduct (GDP) ventingSudarshanTVfromfurthertelecast- ing desired political objectives. in the April-June period had shrunk by 24 per ingtheprogramme“UPSCJihad”.Asthemat- Democratic freedoms exercisedbyall cent,amuch deeper hit to Indianeconomy terissub-judice, it would notbefair to mediums disseminating news arethe cor- this fiscal appearscertain now. comment either on the content or the qual- nerstone of our republic. However, such We,for one, have revisedour real GDP ity of the programme. The Courtanalysed mediums have onerous responsibilities to growth forecastfor India this fiscal to (-) 9per the programmeinthe contextofour consti- discharge towardsthe following outcomes. cent from (-) 5per cent projected earlier in tutionaledifice foundedonvaluesofco-ex- First, theyensure that all points of views are May. This revision, however, is notpremised istence of communities,India being amelt- heardfor the public to be informed—the on firstquarterdata—our projection at (-) 25 ing potofdiverse civilisations and cultures. essence of freedomofspeech. Second, it per cent wasanywayclose to NSO’sestimate The petition, seeking to prohibit itsbroad- savesyoung minds from being polluted. —asmuchasonthe unfetteredspread of the cast, wasmoved by five distinguishedciti- Third, no ideological mindsetiswantonly COVID-19 infectionsand the inadequatefis- zenswhoalsohopedtopersuadethecourtto served through the media. Fourth ,anchors cal stimulus convulsing the economy. Besides, draw up standards forprogrammes in the do notfuel agendas, whichstrikeatthe root unless inflationclimbs down below6per electronicmedia.Thisray of hopewill bere- of our democratic values. cent, the ReserveBankofIndiawould becon- alisedifthe SupremeCourt mandates the That apart, it is imperative thatthe struc- strainedfromcutting rates. CRSasikumar setting-up of Citizens’Panel forTVchannels tureofmedia,which allows forsuchout- As things stand, tillthe time avaccine is to ascertainwhethertheprogrammesbeing comes is also looked at in the contextofour found and mass distributed,forecasting the The manufacturing sector is likelytore- investmentsfalling,and astressedfinancial viewedconform to the standards that the constitutional freedoms. Perhaps, free economic environment, and as aconse- coverfasterthan services with face-to-face sector—ithas been hit the hardestamong its courtmay prescribeand evolve in the con- speechisnot always “free”since it is fuelled quence, decision-making, will bedominated contact(tourism,hospitality, andsports), contemporary. text of our constitutional values. The road by commercial interests.Freespeechis by what John Kayand Mervin King, in their whichcontinue to be restrainedbyregula- The manufacturing sector has been in ahead is aslippery slope. While we cherish taintedif business houses who wish to pro- recent book,refer to as “radical uncertainty” tory restrictions and alikelypersistence of recession since the second quarterofthe last the freedom of speechasaconstitutional tect their empires arewilling to compromise —asituation in whichweknowsomething risk-averse behaviour of consumerstill avac- fiscal, long before the pandemic struck. right,thosewhoexerciseit,have alsoto con- with governments. We have movedfar be- but notenough to act with confidence. And cine is mass distributed.Countriessuchas Consequently, the shareofmanufacturing form to their constitutional responsibilities. yond the agewhen print media would fund that toowhen the stakes arehigh. If the ex- China, which have already emergedfromthe in gross value addedfell from 18.1 percent The parameters forsuchstandards which itself through contributions so that inde- perience of the lastfew monthsisany guide, pandemic,bear this out —demand forsuch 2018-19to17.4per cent in 2019-20. Given deal with the right to free speech and the re- pendent opinions could be shared.Our na- it will indeedbeavery complicated transi- servicesthereistepidevenafter openingup. that investments arelikelytotakeasubstan- sponsibilities involved in exercising it have tional leaders would writeeditorials to en- tion to what we regard as normal. This is alsoreflectedin India’s manufacturing tial hit, with the government’s ability and to becarefullyengrafted,ensuringthatoneis surethat independent voices of those High-frequency economic indicatorstill PMI rising faster than services in August. the private sector’s willingness and ability noteclipsed by the other. seeking freedom areheard. But in the 21st August-end showarecovery vis-à-vis the The rural economy, representing almost to invest impaired, medium-term growth Thegovernment’ssubmissionsinthisre- century, oftenthevoices of those seekingto firstquarter.But theyremainincontrac- half of the Indian economy, appears to have potential is likelytotrend lowerinthe base gard were telling. It wascontendedthatany silence free speech, particularly in the elec- tionary phase, indicating that the economic heldupsomewhat better than itsurban casescenario. That said, India’smedium- guidelinesframedwouldaffectthefreedom tronic media areheard. contractionwill continue in the second counterpartlargely because of normal agri- term growth trajectorywillbelargely influ- of thepress,leading to disastrous conse- The shifthas takenplace because to run quarter, thoughnot as severe.Weexpect culturalperformance andthe ruraltiltof encedbydomestic factors as the global en- quences,amounting to exercising control aTVchannel requires enormous resources. the economy to contract by 12 per cent in government’s support. This shows up in de- vironment willbelessfavourable. over the media. Forthis government to es- While the voices that polluteare partofa the second quarter. If the pandemic were to mand forproductswith rural footprintssuch The receivedwisdomisthatinthe post- pouse the cause of freedom of thepress and significant section of mainstream media, peak out by October,GDP growth could as tractors,motorcyclesand fast moving pandemic worldorder,relentless pursuitof pretendtobeits votary is ironic, giventhe those who have no platformfor exercising move intomildly positive territorytowards consumer goods. But ruralwages remain de- efficiencywilltakeabackseat as othercon- perception that the present establishment free speechare nowpartofthe social me- the end of this fiscal. pressedand remittances arelikelytohave siderations suchasresilience andreliability has soughttosilence and control the media dia. That is yetanother problem which the As wasthe case in the deep downturns been hit due to reverse-migration. take precedence. And this, along with the ac- fartoo often, and that toounabashedly. Courtwillhavetodealwithinthe near fu- in the past, 2021-22couldsee asharp me- Moreover, the pandemic’srapid spread to celerating trendofde-globalisation,could re- We knowthatmainstream electronic ture. The natureofsocialmedia is suchthat chanical liftfromthe deep trough this fis- rural areas can challengethe rural story. duce reliance on supplychainsinthe current media can becontrolled,disregarding exist- even there, armiesare employedtoserve cal.MiltonFriedman’s “PluckingModel” The critical question nowiswhat hap- form. FordevelopingcountriessuchasIndia, ing statutoryguidelines.The fourthestate partisan ends: Independent voices are could be usedtoexplainifsucharecovery pens to medium-term growth prospectsaf- the hittoglobal supplychains maylimitthe wasconceived to act as awatchdog of the sought to be silenced. But social mediais does take place next fiscal in the absence of terthe next fiscal. In the post-pandemic world opportunity of industrialising through this three organs of the state. In recentyears,sig- perhaps even morepowerful because con- anotablefiscalpush. Friedman compares Datatillthe 1990s shows that in mostin- order,relentlesspursuit of route. India will have to swimagainstthe tide nificant players in mainstream electronic tentis transmittedat breakneck speed. Fake an economytoastring instrument—while stances, growth in India has rebounded,and efficiency will take aback to capturethe shrinking pie of global trade. media, instead of discharging their respon- news,images that churn stomachs, have re- recessions pluckthe string down, it bounces that the medium-term averagegrowth has This requires fast-tracking reforms to improve sibilitiesas watchdogs,have passedthe test sultedin mayhem in the digital world. While backthereafter. This hasbeen usedtoex- notgone majorly off-trackevenafter adeep seat as other considerations the investment climateand attract invest- of being lap dogs with flying colours. If the the print media is regulated by law, social plain the economic recovery in partsof hit to the economy.During the global finan- suchasresilience and ments, relocating away from China. fourth estate functionsintandem with the media platforms epitomise lawlessness. Europe postthe global financial crisis (“The cial crisis, however, medium-term growth did reliabilitytakeprecedence. Policymakers will needtotakemore ideology of the rulingclass, extollingvirtues Theycannotberegulated as many operate ‘PluckingModel’ of recessions and recover- slip to 6.7 per cent per year from 7.9per cent Andthis, along with the steps to address the current pain by raising of itspolicies and taking forwardits agenda under the mask of anonymity.Global play- ies” by GregoryClaeys andThomas Walsh). in the preceding five years. But,world GDP spendingtosupportvulnerable households through slanging matches on screen, where ers makemoneywhile the victims of social Quiteinsync, we seeIndia’s growth re- growth also slowedbyasimilarmagnitude accelerating trend of de- and small businesses andservicesthat have the anchor actsasavotaryofthe ruling es- media have no recourse to law. bounding to 10 per cent in 2021-22, on avery to 3.7 per cent from the pre-crisis rate of 4.9 globalisation, could reduce been debilitated by the pandemic. This will tablishment’s policies and positions, such It is time forthe statetoensurethat our weak base and with some helpfromthe ris- percent. The pre-crisis phase wasanindeed reliance on supply chains in strengthen the recovery process and may an outcome has certain unsavouryconse- republic is notdefacedand damaged by ingglobaltide that will liftall boats. The key an abnormal one forthe worldeconomyand the current form. For alsohelpcontain the damagetothe produc- quences. First, the voice of dissent is notal- shrill voices and agendas masquerading in assumption hereisthe availability of vaccine the excessive leverage-drivenfillip to growth tive capacityofthe economy. Together with lowedany space in mainstreamelectronic the nameoffreespeech. It is time forthe in early 2021, in the absenceofwhich, all bets could notbesustainedwith manyeconomies developing countries suchas accelerated efficiency enhancing reforms, media. It is silencedwheneveracontrary courts to stand upand hold the scalesof jus- areoff.Evenso, real GDP will merelycatchup expanding at half the pace postthe crisis. India,the hit to global this can createconditions forasustainable point of viewisexpressed. Second,the tice,makingsurethattheyare balanced to the2019-20 levelin2021-22.The econ- Thecurrent crisis, however, has no paral- supply chains maylimit the push to growth over the medium run. shouting brigade, singing the tune of the an- evenly. Otherwise, the tilt mayendanger omywill suffer apermanent lossof13per lel and brings with it massiveuncertainty and Fingers crossed. chor,isgiven unduespace and time which freedom itself. cent of GDP whichworks outtoRs30lakh lingeringbehavioural shifts notexperienced opportunityof leads to abiasedoutcome.Third, theblood- croreinnominal terms. So asharp recoveryin in independent India.Indiaisfacing this cri- industrialising through this Thewriter is chief economist, bath on suchchannels, leads to an increase The writer,asenior Congress leader, 2021-22 can be highlymisleading. sis on aweak wicket,with growth slowing, route. CRISIL Limited in TRPs, enrichingthe business houses fund- is aformer Union minister Self-reliance for self-esteem LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR ANGRYFARMERS THIS REFERS TO the report, ‘Harsimrat IDEAS Actionplansshouldbepreparedto ensuresuccessof AtmanirbharBharatproject willquit ministrytoprotestfarm Bills, Sukhbir tells Lok Sabha’ (IE, ONLINE September 18). UnionMinisterFood DurgaShakti Nagpal Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur ONLYINTHE EXPRESS Badal’s resignation is clearly dueto COVID-19 took very little timetospread including MSMEs. Forexample, thepharma- anumber of Opposition leaders including countable fortimelydelivery.Its other im- pressurefromfarmers from the state ● PROBLEMATIC across the worldeconomy. International ceuticals sector imports nearly 70 per cent of chief ministers of afew states have sup- portanttargets will include scaling up and of Punjab. This will be the firstchink in QUESTFORTANGIBLE trade has been constricted and global sup- itsraw material and drug intermediates. ported it. Thereseems to be no shortageof setting up of acertain number of companies/ the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi- ASSETS: plychains have,byand large,been dis- Thereisthusthe justifiablequestion:Is the politicalwill to executethe mission. Even, industries/manufacturing units over afixed ledNational Democratic Alliance CHINMAYISHALYA rupted. Each nation has been lefttofend for thoughtof revivingthelocalbornoutof unre- then implementingthe reforms would re- time period. The authority will also setupa (NDA) government’s armour vis-a-vis itself. India’sdependence on other coun- alistic enthusiasm? Of course, it maynot be quireinnovative ways to overcome dayto 24X7 facilitationcentretohelp theexisting the ongoing protests over itsthree ● DIETDILEMMAS: tries has been exposedinseveral areas.The feasible to replace all Chinese imports in the dayobstacles and challenges. and the newcomer companies and resolve agriculture-relatedbills. This chink SHEILAVIR countryshould nowrefocusonmanufac- near future. It mayalsobedebatable if the end HereIoffer afew broad suggestions to their doubtsand disputes.This agency will willsurelywiden further if the top turing,and be self reliant. goal is to replace the entirechain of imports take themission forwardsystematically, and also be responsible forcreating publicaware- BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP)leadership Prime MinisterNarendraModigaveacall from acountry. Moreover, as some economists in aspirit of accountability.First, an umbrella ness amongstall stakeholders. refuses to comedownoff itshigh www.indianexpress.com to fellowIndians to be“VocalforLocal”inMay. apprehend, apopulistdemand fordumping action plan should be drawnbythe Niti Another group in the district authority horse to find an amicable solution to Thisessentiallymeans,asPMModiexplained, all that is of Chinese origin, maybeforgotten Aayoglisting all possible categories of tar- willbetasked to layout detailednorms and farmers’ anger.This is because farmers notonlytobuy and use local products, but to soon.Nevertheless,experts andindustrialists gets under the ANBAand the Vocal forLocal guidelines on safeworking conditions in from other states including Haryana protect the dataofIndian citizens. A also take pride in promoting them. The Centre do assertthat theANBAisanexcellent initia- Mission.Amonitoring agency will review eachsector.Itwill be responsible format- arealso up in arms over these bills. large percentageofpeople in India are announcedawell-considered programme, tive and givesIndia the opportunity to em- and suggestcourse correction to ensurethat ters relatedtoworkers’ families welfare, par- Theyall feel that theproposedlaws notevenaware of digital and cyber- the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan(ANBA), as barkonthe self-reliance drive . no delayisallowedtobuild. ticularly in respect of health,education, and willleave them at the mercy of un- security and howtoprotect them- part of thepost-pandemiceconomic revival Amajor partofthe Vocal forLocal mission Second, eachstate/UTwilldevelop an ac- decent civic conditions. scrupulous traders. selves. Aproactive approachbyintro- package. Rs 20 lakh crore(10 per cent of India’s restsonthe MSMEs. These enterprises have, tion plan in consonance with the umbrella The state/ UT and district authorities Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur ducing astrong DataProtection Bill is GDP) wasearmarkedfor the purpose. by andlarge,been seen as struggling forsur- plan —withasimilaragendaand arobust should be headedbyafew hand-pickedoffi- needed. Isee self-reliance as asynonym forself- vival. But the reformsannouncedaspart of mechanism. Aseparateorganisation created cers. This can also be done by inviting volun- LAW FOR DATA Ayushi Singh, Agra esteem.Onlyaself-reliant nationcan serve the ANBA—collateral free credit, expanding by eachstate will beresponsible forthe imple- teers from amongstthe eligible officers. The the diverse needs of itspopulation and pro- the scopeof the sector, anonline marketplace mentation of the action plan, as well as run- stategovernment will facilitateregular inter- THIS REFERS TO editorial, 'Data REGULATING TECH vide them with choices. Acontent nation exclusively forit, the proposal that govern- ningallrelatedoperations onaday-to-dayba- actions amongst district authorities and help Insecurity’ (IE, September 18). The for- can also contributetothe welfareofother mentswillpickupequity stakesinenterprises sis. It will also conduct regular studiesto develop sector-speci strategies. mation of acommittee to probethe THIS REFERS TO the article, 'Faithin counties with asense of self-pride. The that showgrowth potential—should put identifylocalandglobalmarket trendsandin- The ANBAisamission to empowerthe monitoring of over 10,000Indian indi- the machine' (IE,September 18). As COVID-related pressures andthe unfortu- them on astronger footing. vitecompetitive solutions to meetmarketde- people of India. It is likea“yagya”, to be per- viduals by aShenzhen-basedinfor- the importance of technology has nateborder tensions with itslargest import Oneimmediatefallout of thesemeasures mands. Third, eachdistrict (or agroup of dis- formedinthat spirit of purity,not onlybythe mation technology firm is astep been on the rise, we must be vigilant partner,China, present arareopportunity willbecreation of large scaleemploymentop- tricts) will work outamore detailedaction executive machinery but also by thepeople worthapplauding. But the news of the —itcan be biasedand harmful if not forIndia to reinvent itself, economically. portunities forboththe skilledand unskilled plan,andcharterofresponsibilitiesforground in placing their faith in the spirit and man- monitoring of Indian citizens is dis- monitoredeffectively. With such a Thereare,however, serious apprehensions workforce.Astrongermanufacturing base will levelofficers anddepartments. dateofthismission.Itwillinall likelihood turbing. The action by the big-data tremendous rise in technology,we keeping in view the country’s$65 billion also leadto positive spinoffs relatedto thesup- The district action plan should incorpo- become abenchmarkofhow governments Chinese firm further underlines the will needeffectivelawstocurtailand worthofimportsfromChina alone. Most of ply-purchaseof local rawmaterialand capac- rate thesetting up of certain bodies/groups. and their various organisations can work in needfor astrong Personal Data prevent anypossiblemisuse or ma- theseimports areofessential items—rawma- ity building of alliedmanufacturing units. First, an autonomous authority to be headed amission mode. Protection BillinIndia.Asdigitalisa- nipulationbyany individual or organ- terials, components and intermediates re- Thereare manyotherthings going forthe by an additionalDMoratechnocrat to man- tion is touching newheightseachday, isation. quired in producing finishedgoodsbyalarge ANBA. It has awell-definedcharter. The ageand pilotthe implementationofthe The writer is an IAS officer.Views it becomes essentialtopreserveand DakshSolanki, viaemail number of enterprises across severalsectors, scheme has metwithlittlecriticism. Indeed, listedmeasures on ground, and be solely ac- expressed arepersonal

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Suspicious transactions of AfterSwissLeaks, Panama Papers, comes SARs FROMPAGE1 Customs; theyare usedtodetect crime,but over Rs 10 lakh or itsequivalent in foreign cur- 1.2billion. the secret data? Indians are (offshorehavens, conflict zones);transactions cannotbeusedasdirect evidence to prove rency or aseries of integrally connectedtrans- In India, figures givenbythe Central to/byPEPs(politically exposedpersons) and, legal cases. In the worldofinternationalfi- actions that add up to morethan Rs 10 lakh or BoardofDirect Taxes(CBDT) is notfor tax Howdid these files cometoICIJ and The finally, adverse media reports on theparties. nance wheremoneymoves under several itsequivalentinforeign currency. collected but undeclared taxcollected,which Indian Express? red-flagged to layers to escape or avoid taxation, SARs are The STRs andCTRsare analysed by FIU tillmid-2019 stood at Rs 1,564crore. These records were gathered by Who can file SARs? thefirstred flags. and suspicious or doubtful transactions are Congressional committees investigating Banks, of course, but nowthatlisthas shared withagencieslikethe Enforcement What leads couldFinCEN files give Russian interference in the 2016 US presi- US regulator been expanded to includemoneyexchanges, Is thereanequivalent of the SARinIndia? Directorate, the Central Bureauof investigators in India? dentialelection.BuzzFeedNewsobtained securities brokers, casinos.Non-filingofSARs Yes. The Financial Intelligence Investigation, and Income Tax. The clear messagefor agencies in India is these records and shared them with the FROMPAGE1 can trigger hefty penalties. In recent years, Unit-India (FIU-IND) performs the that theircases of financial fraudand corrup- International Consortium of Investigative law-enforcementagencies to further inves- Deustche Bank,HSBC and Standard same functions as FinCEN in the US. HowdoesFinCEN Files build on tion arebeingflagged by the world’s most Journalists. ICIJhas partnered withateam of tigation. (See Explained, right).Indeed, the Chartered Bank,amongothers, have been Under the Finance Ministry, this Panama Papers, Paradise powerful regulator.For,the FinCENFilescon- news organisationstoinvestigatethe secret Department of Justice in the US has launched slappedwith hugefines forimproper over- wasset up in 2004 as the nodal Papers and the series of tain SARwhich, in manycases of Indian enti- worldofbanksand moneylaundering. The investigations and secured convictions in sight. Credit cardsystems arenot required to agency forreceiving, analyzing and offshoreleaks? ties and individuals, mention their financial IndianExpress is itspartner in India. cases that arerelatedtoSARs. file SARs and all filers arerequired to keep disseminating information relating Countries keep their bank historyof allegedirregularities. Thereare de- BuzzFeedNewsreferredtothese SARs in TheIndianExpress,alongwith 109media records of SARs forfiveyears. to suspectfinancialtransactions. transaction alertswithin their bor- tails of banking transactions that indicate 2018 to reveal secret paymentstoshell com- organisations in 88 countries, including Le The agency is authorised to obtain cash ders.FinCENFiles signals that afterthe series round-tripping, moneylaundering, or deal- panies controlledbyPaulManafort,who is Monde(France), Asahi Shimbun (Japan), ButisSAR evidence of criminality, transaction reports (CTRs) and suspicious of disclosures and leaksofoffshoreholdings ings with shell-likeentities. Forthe Indian nowserving afederal prison sentence at Suddeutsche Zeitung (Germany), Aftenposten illegality?Ifnot,what’sits significance? transaction reports (STRs) and cross-border in taxhavens,the veil of confidentialitycan banking sector,the FinCEN Files highlight the home in acase basedlargely on these trans- (Norway), NBC (United States), theBBC,and An SARisnot an accusation, it is away to wire transfer reports from privateand public be liftedevenfrombankand wiretransfers. dangers correspondent banking pose,and actions. Aformer US TreasuryDepartment the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, alertregulators andlaw enforcement to pos- sector banksevery month under the One benchmarkwas the publicationof raise the question: were the thousands of official, Natalie MayflowerSours Edwards, teamedupwith theInternational sible irregular activity and crimes. FinCEN Prevention of MoneyLaundering Act(PMLA). the Panama Papers in 2016 and as the ICIJcal- transactions red-flaggedby FinCEN also red- has been chargedwith conspiring to unlaw- Consortium of Investigative Journalists(ICIJ) shares SARs with law-enforcement author- It is mandatory forbanksinIndiatofurnisha culated lastyear,the total taxcollected fol- flagged by bankstothe FIUhere, especially fullydisclose documentstoBuzzfeed. and BuzzFeedNewstotrace the Indianenti- ities including FBI, US Immigration and monthlyCTR to the FIU on all transactions lowing the global mediainvestigation was$ since 44 Indian bankshavebeen namedin Buzzfeedhas notcommented on itssource. ties and banksnamedinthese SARs filedwith FinCEN between1999 and2017. Morethan eight of every10ofthese SARs DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANYAMERICAS were filedbyDeutsche Bank, Bank of New York Mellon(BNYM), StandardChartered Bank, Citibank,and JP MorganChase.The to- Bank flags how Jindal Steel talvalue of transactions coveredinthese SARs: $2 trillion. The SARs provide ararepeek intohow sent funds abroad —and businessmen, politicians and their compa- nies utilise banking channels around the worldtomovetheir wealthacross borders or got them in same period to taxhavenstoavoid taxation or detection. Over three months, TheIndianExpress in- vestigatedallthe SARs with an India trail, fur- FROMPAGE1 ship charting and coal purchase,” the ther looking intothose already under scrutiny companyreceived$2.48million from Dubai- spokesperson said. in India forallegedfinancial irregularities. basedPowerPlantEPC within the same pe- WhileJSPL receivedaround $3.8 million Indeed, akey finding is that in manycases the riod. from Dubai-based PowerPlant EPC, the bank very fact thatindividualsand companies are ■ Ayear later,asimilar transaction pat- notedthat while no line of business was being probedby Indian agenciesispartofthe tern wasseen. Between June 23, 2016 and found, it wasalso notable to determine de- SARflagged to FinCEN. October 26, 2016,JSPL sent $9.48million to tails of the firm. It said it had notbeenable Thus, transactionsofIndian entities TGMM;$1.83 milliontoSingapore-based to confirm the commercial purpose of the namedinscams such as the 2G scam, the CBMM Asia PteLtd between Mayand transactions through independent research. AgustaWestlandscandal,the Rolls Royce September 2016;$1.52 million to Navalmar While Amit Guptahas been namedasthe briberycase, andthe Aircel-Maxis case be- (UK) Ltd between May31and October 24, owner of TGMM by itsbanker, StandardBank sidesthoseinvolvedinothercorruption and 2016.And JSPL received$16.8 million from Mauritius,anindividual by the same name duty-evasion cases have allbeenhot-listed Switzerland-basedTrans Global AG between alsoheadsJindal Steel and Power’s Oman of- with the FinCEN. June 27 and July 21,2016. fice. JSPL, in itsresponse, said: “Weenquired Significantly, thesecases arealso being in- In the SARs filedwith US Financial watch- from Mr Amit Gupta andheconfirmedthat vestigatedby agencies likethe Central Bureau dog FinCEN,one common name across all he wasnot the owner of TGMM during the of Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate, transactions is Mauritius-basedTrans Global period 2014-2016.” and the DirectorateofRevenueIntelligence. Minerals and Metals Corporation which, ac- In at leastfiveSARs filedwith the FinCEN The Indian Express investigation has re- US bank flaggedfraudand forgery, cording to the SARs, is acompany incorpo- between November 2014 and November vealed transactions of arangeofindividuals ratedinCyprus in 2006with aregisteredad- 2016,DBTCA reportedthat an aggregateof and companies: ajailedart andantique dress in Mauritius. $79.6 million wassent and receivedvia 359 smuggler,aglobal diamondfirm ownedby UK link of an IPLteamsponsor Although transaction details relatedto transactions by third-party originator/bene- Indian-born citizens namedinseveral off- TGMM saythe paymentsweremade for ficiaryJindal Steel and PowerLtd. shoreleaks, apremierhealthcareand hospi- “Handling charges, Commission,and While filing itsSARs, DBTCA also stated talitygroup, abankruptsteel firm, aluxury FROMPAGE1 cludedthatasignatureofone of itsofficerson of NVD Solar’s bank accountsfor recovery of Payment towards(cargo ship) Vessel MV thatthe SARhad been filedbecause “nega- car dealer who allegedlyduped severalhigh Deutsche Bank AG in London” with KPH theelectroniccopyoftheSBLCwasforged,ac- Rs 1,000 croreafter thecompanymissedthe EIPIS,” the company’s banker,StandardBank tive information” wasfoundregarding networth individuals, amultinationalIndian DreamCricket asthebeneficiary. TheSBLCfor cording to the SAR. deadlineto refundRs594crore ithadallegedly Mauritius, told DBTCA thatthe main busi- Naveen Jindal, chairmanofJSPL, who wason conglomerate, asponsor of an Indian Premier nearly $3 millionwas sought by Aerocom UK Italsofoundthatanemailsentto thebank’s raisedillegally from the public. The company ness activity of TGMM is investment hold- trial on chargesofcriminal breachoftrust League (IPL) team, an alleged hawala dealer Ltd,anairtubesmanufacturer,withnoappar- InternationalWholesaleBankingunit,usinga is in liquidation. ing, international consulting &international and conspiracy in acase of inappropriateal- who became the reasonfor amassive fight ent linkstothe team or the sponsor. WellsFargo employee’s internal address,was KPH DreamCricket declinedtocomment. trading. location of coal blockinJharkhand in 2008. within the Enforcement Directorate(ED), and The SBLCsaidthat “in case of failureofthe fraudulentandthatnobusinesspurposecould But companysources told The Indian Express While the bank confirmedthat the owner Naveen Jindal is also considered apolitically akey financier of an Indian underworlddon, obligator, NVDSolarInternationalLtdofDhaka, be established to substantiatethe request. thatthe dues from NVDSolar areyet to be re- of the companyisanIndian, Amit Gupta, exposedperson, having been aMember of amongothers. Bangladesh,wastopay theamountdueasper The owner of Aerocom (UK) Ltd, John covered. with regard to aprevious investigation, the Parliament. Inthemajorityof cases,domesticbranches the terms of thecontract”. Hughes,did notrespondtomultiple calls and According to aPTI reportinOctober 2013, bank said thatTGMM had abroker-investor It said that “due to theongoing concerns of Indian bankshavebeen utilisedtoreceive However, according to the SARfiledby emails from TheIndian Express seekingcom- KXIP co-owner Ness Wadia had allegedthat relation with itsclientsand “the purpose of about Naveen Jindal, DBTCA is filing this SAR or remit the funds;insome cases, bank ac- Wells Fargo, the SBLCturned out to be “fraud- ment on his linkstoNVD Solar. Incorporated the team receivedonlyRs42lakhfromthe payment instructions wasinvestment of idle out of an abundance of caution.Inaddition, countswithforeign branches of Indian banks ulent” and was“declined”. in 2000,Aerocom is apneumatic engineering sponsorshipdealforRs14.3croreandthatNVD funds in Australian stockmarket”. mostofthe transactionswereprocessedon have beenusedtocarryoutthesetransactions. Wells Fargo’s SBLCunit foundthat noneof companythatdeals in air tubesystems and Solar gave “fakeaccountsofDeutscheBank This doesn’t squarewith JSPL’s claim that consecutive,alternating or closelygrouped As manyas44Indianbanksfigureinthe the companiesnamedinthe request—appli- carriers.In2013,theNottingham-basedcom- London,WellsFargoBankNewYork,Common itstransaction wasfor payments towards days through high risk jurisdictions.” FinCEN Files primarilybecause theyare “cor- cant AerocomUK, beneficiary KPH Dream panydeclared anet assetofGBP 0.6 million. Suisse BankLimited, fake Swiftmessage, fake Vessel MV EIPIS. The JSPL spokesperson said: “The money respondentbanks”tothe foreignbanks Cricket,warrantor NVD Solar —wereonthe NVD Solar did notrespondtomultiple namesofofficials,evensentusmailsfromfake In fact, in the 2016 SARwhereTGMM is sent to M/s Trans Global Minerals and Metals whichhavefiledthese SARs. Keyinthislist bank’scustomer rolls. It concludedthat the emails from TheIndian Express seekingcom- IP addresses”. reported to have received$9.48million from wasfor ocean freight and demurrage &other arePunjab National Bank,Kotak Mahindra, “SBLCisbelievedtobebogus, as asearch of ment. In August2019, aCalcuttaHighCourt Whencontacted,aWellsFargospokesper- JSPL, the bank pointed outthat“no line of related chargesonlyand notunder anyother HDFCBank,CanaraBank,IndusIndBank and WellsFargo electronicmessagingsystemdoes order on acase relatedtothe companynoted son said: “Wells Fargohas robustanti-money business wasnoted”. head. The Companyhas submitted all rele- Bank of Baroda,among others. notshowreceiptofthistransaction”,according thatNVDSolar’sdirectors“couldnotbefound”. laundering policies and procedures in place, Another companywithasimilar name vant documentstothe concernedauthorised Thereare atotal of 3,201transactions to the SAR. SetupinKolkata in 2003, NVD Solar Ltd and we followall applicable financialcrimes- wasSwitzerland-based Trans Global AG from dealer banksatthe time of sending respec- whichhavebeen listedas“suspicious’’ in na- Meanwhile, an investigation by Wells launchedoperationsinBangladeshin2012.In relatedlaws andregulations.Weare unableto whichJSPL received$16.8 million in 2016, tive remittance as per extant regulatory ture and these addto$1.53 billion —but this Fargo’s Trade FinanceInvestigations unit con- 2015,regulatorSebiordered the attachment provide anyfurther comment.” Accordingtothe SAR, Trans GlobalAGisen- guidelines. is onlythose wherecomplete Indian ad- gagedin“WholeFarmProduct Raw As per our understanding, TGMM, dur- dresses linked to different entities(senders, Materials”. Asked if there wasany relation- ing that period, wasinbusiness of ship chart- banks, beneficiaries) areavailable. These are ship between TGMM and Trans GlobalAG, a ing/coaltrading and did nothaveany broker- attached as spreadsheetsineachSAR. spokesperson forJSPL said, “Weare not investor relationwith us. JSPL had no direct Over and above arethousands of other awareabout relationship between these relationship with TGMM and our transac- transactions, also linked to Indian entities, companies.” tions with TGMM arepurelycommercial wheresenders or beneficiaries have ad- “These arecompletely separatetransac- transactions. We had receivedmoneyfrom dresses in foreign jurisdictions. These arecon- tions...amount receivedfromTrans Global M/sPowerPlantEPC againstsupply of fabri- tainedinthe SARs themselves. AG wasagainstexportofIronOre Pellets to cated steelstructures/ Steel/ Machinery Amongthe majorglobalrevelations, the them and amountsent to TGMM wasagainst equipment.” investigationtracedaRhode Islanddrug dealer’s dollars to achemist’s labinWuhan, China; explored scandals that crippled economies in Africa and Eastern Europe; STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, NEW YORK trackedtombraiders who lootedancient Buddhistartefactsthat were sold to NewYork galleries; surveyed Venezuelan tycoons who Dawood’s financier,laundering, funding of Lashkar, Jaish siphonedmoneyfrompublichousingand hospitals; and scrutinizedthe Middle East’s largest goldrefinery, thesubjectof asprawling, FROMPAGE1 FinCEN Files expose the extent of financial This is also whereIndian linksemergedin profitability in theyear ending March2014 accounts. He has notbeeninvolvedinany never-revealed, US money-laundering probe. the noticestated: “The Khanani MLOexploits infiltration of the KhananiMLO via this com- the functioningofthe AltafKhanani laun- and incurredaloss of Rs 74.87crore over a business activities of anykindfor five years. Dozens of political figureswho feature in itsrelationships with financial institutions panyaswell as others linked to what is re- dering operation. Besides JP MorganChase sales revenue of Rs 339.19 crore. The com- He looksforward to moving ahead in asim- the documentsincludePaulManafort,the to funnel billions of dollars across the globe ferred to as “MoscowMirrorNetwork”. Bank (New York)and United Overseas Bank panyhas notheld an annual shareholders’ ple law-abidinglife.” former DonaldTrumpcampaign manager on behalf of terrorists,drugtraffickers and Mirrortrading is an “informal value trans- (Singapore), records show, the Dubai branch meeting since 2015,the year it filedits last Contacted, Luv Bhardwaj,Managing who wasconvicted of fraudand taxevasion. criminal organisations... Altaf Khanani, the fermechanism through whichanindividual of Bank of Baroda wasbeing usedbyMazaka balance sheet. Director of Rangoli International, said: JPMorganprocessed morethan$50 mil- head of the Khanani MLO, and Al Zarooni or businesspurchases securitiesinone juris- General Trading LLCfor transactions with Severalbankshaveput out alerts on “Wehavebeen in the business of export lion over adecadebetween Manafort and his Exchangehavebeen involved in the move- diction and sells them in another with no Ask Trading PTE. Rangoli’s default.The Bank of Maharashtra of readymade garmentsand receiving pay- associates’ shell companies —atleast $6.5 ment of funds forthe Taliban, and Altaf economicgain, therebyconcealingthe funds Besides this, ascrutinyoftransactions of listedRangoliaswilfuldefaulter as recently mentstowards theproceedsofthesaleof our million of that over 14 months afterhere- Khanani is known to have had relationships original source and final destination”. Mazaka General Trading showittradedwith as February2020. The Union BankofIndia exportedgoods is as routine as it can get...On signedfromthe campaign amid chargesof with Lashkar-e-Tayiba, Dawood Ibrahim, al- The FinCEN Files contain a20-page“in- aNew Delhi-basedcompany, Rangoli put out anotice fore-auction of immovable your specificqueryofa18th June2014 receipt moneylaunderingspawning from his ties to Qaida and Jaish-e-Mohammed.” telligence assessment” on the mirrornet- International Pvt Limited.Thiscompany, assets in July2020for partrecovery of debts. in our Punjab National Bankaccount, we Russian-connected Ukrainian officials. The arrest of Khanani wasseen as a work and list54shellcompanies which, they dealing in wholesale trade and garment ex- The Corporation Bank put out apublic no- would liketoformallyconfirm ourbank ac- Earlier this month, anticipatingthis inves- breakthrough by Indian intelligence agen- say, movedbillions of dollars annuallyfrom ports,was setupin2009. tice forauction of the company’s immovable count (morespecifically, theone withPunjab tigative series,FinCENissuedastatement in cies giventhe Dawood Ibrahim connection Russia through European securities markets The FinCEN Files have around70trans- property forloan recoveries in October 2019. National Bank) has no receipts on the said date NewYorkthat “the unauthorizeddisclosure and the fact that Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish- to other jurisdictions beginningasearly as actions listedfor Rangoli International, The Punjab National Bank listedthe com- thatyoumention...However, we have received of SARs is acrime that can impact the national e-Mohammedhad been specificallymen- 2011. mostlywithUAE-based entities with there- panyfor e-auctions of mortgaged properties aremittanceofUSD 1,36,280 on 20th June security of the UnitedStates,compromise law tionedbythe OFAC as terror organisations FinCEN’s intelligence reportsays Mazaka mittancesbeing routed throughseveral in November 2019 and April 2016.The 2014 and that pertains to our invoice...toM/s enforcement investigations, andthreaten the fundedbyhim. General Trading LLCreceived$49.78 million Indian banks: the Punjab National Bank, Allahabad Bank listedthe companyas MideastStarImpex FZE. The consignment safetyand security of theinstitutionsand in- Incidentally, ayear afterthe original sanc- from five MoscowMirrorNetwork entities Central Bank of India, Oriental Bank of among theirtop 50 NPAs (non-performing containingreadymadegarmentswas shipped dividualswho file suchreports”. FinCEN said tion notice, the OFAC,onOctober 10,2016, between March 2013 and October 2016. Commerce, Corporation Bank,VijayaBank assets)inMarch 2015. out aftercustoms clearance on 17/9/13. Our it had referred this to the US Department of sanctionedanother listofindividuals and en- Mazaka also receivedfunds from Singapore- and Bank of Maharashtra. When contacted,Mel Black, lawyer for bank has receivedthis remittance; to which Justice and the US Department of the titiesfor their linkstothe Khanani MLO. The basedAsk Trading PTE through the mirror Thereare 17 originators of these transac- Altaf Khanani,toldICIJ media partner it has acknowledgedValue Dateas16thJune Treasury’s Office of InspectorGeneral. individuals includedmembers of Khanani’s trades. tions totalling $10.65 million. Among them is Süddeutsche Zeitung:“Mr Khananihas pled 2014.After adjusting withourLClimit, itcred- Responding to this, ICIJ said the reporting family, mostly operatingout of Pakistan, and Significantly, Mazaka wassanctionedby atransaction datedJune 18,2014with guilty and served alengthy sentence, during ited the balance to ouraccount on 20th June forthe FinCEN Files is lawful and appropri- severalentities“supporting” the money OFAC forhaving “materiallyassisted, spon- Mazaka GeneralTrading for$136,254sent whichhis brotherdiedand he wasseparated 2014,” Bhardwaj said. ate. “Our reporting exposes howbanksand laundering network. sored,orsupported the KhananiMoney via the Punjab National Bank. from hisfamily. He is in bad health.Heisfi- “Wehavenobusiness operations or rela- regulators have failedthe publicbyallowing The listofentities is ledbyMazaka Laundering Organisation, whichlaundersil- Records of the Registrar of Companies nanciallydestituteand his ability to earn tions withthe said M/s Mazaka General the flowofdirty moneytogouncheckedde- General Trading LLC, basedinDubai,and four licit funds forterrorists,drug traffickers and (RoC) showthat Rangoli International wit- moneyisdestroyed by his being blockedby Trading and/or Mr Altaf Khanani, nor arewe spiteasystem that is supposedto preventit.” years afterthe sanctions were imposed, the criminal organisations...” nessedasharp deterioration and decline in an OFAC designation and the freezing of his acquainted,” he said.

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After Moderna, Pfizerreleases Twoofthe three contentiousfarmBills have been passed. Whatdotheyseek to achieve on paper,and detailed information on trials what arethe fears of those protesting? Alook at differing perspectives, and wherethis could lead to

AFTERMODERNAreleaseda135-page but the move by thesetwo developers document on Thursdaygivingdetails seem to have been promptedby aper- case that the arhatiyas andexisting elites are aboutongoingphase-3trialsof itscoro- sistent scepticism about coronavirus UDITMISRA NUMBEROFOPERATIONALHOLDINGS:TRENDS the ones who arethreatenedbythis reform? navirusvaccine candidate, Pfizer has vaccines because of the speedwith NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 Moreover,thereisanunwarranted fasci- nowcomeout withsimilar informa- whichtheyare beingdeveloped. nationwithMSPsinIndia.ThelastAgriculture tion,releasingthefullroadmapof how In itsdocument, Moderna has said ON SUNDAY,Rajya Sabha passedtwo of the 1,20,000 Census (2015-16) showedthat 86% of allland the trialsare being con- itexpectedtoknowaboutthe three farm reforms Billsthathaveseenwide- Marginal (below1hectare) holdingswere smallandmarginal(lessthan2 ducted. effectivenessof itsvaccineby spread protestsinrecent weeks, particularly 1,00,000 Small (1-2hectares) hectares);seeChart.Thesearesuchsmallplots The twodocumentscon- December.Pfizer has earlier in Haryana and Punjab, wherethe rulingBJP Semi-Medium(2-4hectares) thatmostfarmersdependentonthemare net tain information about the said that it expectseffective- has lostits allyShiromani AkaliDal.Prime Medium (4-10hectares) buyersoffood. As such, whenMSPs areraised 80,000 Large (10-20hectares) criteriausedforselectingtrial ness datatobeavailable by MinisterNarendraModi hasreiterated that theytend to hurtthe farmers the most. participants,howtheyare be- the endofOctober. farmers will benefit from the changes, first Thisisnotwithstandingthedatathatshows ing monitored andthe evi- Both vaccines areunder- mentionedaspartofthe Atmanirbhar Bharat 60,000 moreand morefarm produceisbeingsoldto dence thatwill be usedtoassess goingphase-3trialsintheUnitedStates Abhiyan package. The Bills replacedthree or- private players —instead of the government whether the vaccineiseffective. rightnow,and areexpected to be dinances promulgated earlier. 40,000 viaMSPs—already. Suchinformation is usuallyshared among the firstvaccines to be ready On the other hand, one can understand by companies onlyafter trials areover, and made available forpublicuse. What do the Bills do? 20,000 whyfarmers aresosceptical about markets. A Thefirstthingto doisto simplifythenames good example is what happened when the of theseordinances as agricultureeconomist government enforcedaban on onion exports. 0 INDIA ACTIVE CASES 1,010,824 Sudha Narayanan (ofthe IGIDR) has done. Indoingso,thegovernmentprioritisedthein- 1 6 1 1 7 1 1 So, think of “The FarmersProduce Trade 6 terestsofthe consumers over the interestof -1 -1 -7 -0 and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) -7 the farmers (the producers). 10 15 76 70 80-8 90-9 00 85-86 95-96 11,00,000 05-0 20 20 19 19 19 Ordinance, 2020”asthe APMC Bypass 19 This is notthe firsttime. Thereare innu- 19 19 20 20 1,010,824 Ordinance.Treat “The Essential Commodities Source: Agricultural Censuses merable pastexamples when thegovern- (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020” as “The ment’sdecisionto protecttheconsumersfrom Freedom of Food StockingbyAgribusinesses higher prices have resulted in farmersbeing 943,480 Ordinance”,and“TheFarmers(Empowerment munerative enterprise than it is rightnow. whereMSPsaremoreprominentlyemployed, robbedof thehigherpricesafreemarket could andProtection)AgreementonPriceAssurance aresuspicious of what the marketswill offer have providedthem.Infact,the MSP,itcan be 10,00,000 and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020”asthe Howhavetheybeen received? and howthe “big companies” willtreat them. argued, is the embodiment of this distrust. Contract Farming Ordinance. Thereare twodiametricallyoppositeways Farmers can influence the mostpowerful gov- Another underlyingstructuralproblem is Onpaper,whatthefirstoneattemptstodo to lookatthesechanges. ernmentsthroughtheelectoralprocessbutvis- the lackofinformation with farmers, which is allowfarmers to sell their produce at places Oneisto believe thattheplanonpaperwill a-visbigcompanies,theyare exposedasminor inhibitstheir ability to makethe best decision LAST 10 DAYS other than the APMC-regulated mandis.Itis operationaliseperfectlyinreallife.Thiswould players, incapable of bargainingeffectively. for themselves. Forinstance, howwill an av- Sept10Sept19 crucialtonote thattheideaisnot to shutdown meanfarmerswillgetoutof theclutchesof the eragefarmer figure out the right price forhis 900,000 APMCs but to expandafarmer’schoices. So, if monopolyofAPMC mandis and evadethe Whichviewiscorrect? or her produce? afarmer believesabetterdealispossible with rent-seekingbehaviour of the traditional in- Thereare no easy answersapartfromsay- Similarly,intheabsenceof adequateinfra- Note:The Sept19figureinthisgraph is based on thegovernment updateonSept20 someotherprivate buyerthenhecantake that termediaries(calledarhatiyas).Afarmerwould ingthatwhilebothhave somevalidpoints,nei- structuretostore theirproduce,farmersmay option instead of sellinginthe APMCmandi. be able to pick and choose who to sellto, and ther viewisfully correct. nothavethe capacity to bargain effectively ThesecondBillproposesto alloweconomic at what price, aftermaking an informeddeci- Forinstance, thenew laws arenot shut- even if theyknewthe rightprice. INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLD TOTALCASES agentstostock foodarticlesfreelywithoutthe sion. And that, mostcrucially, when he does ting down APMC mandis,nor aretheyimply- 5,400,619 30,859,069 fear of beingprosecuted forhoarding. this, moreoften than not, he will end up earn- ing that MSPs will notbefunctional. Moreover, Whereisall this heading to? Thethird Billprovides aframework for ingmore thanwhathetypicallydidinthepast it is true that —across severalsectors of the Intheend,whatwilldeterminetheresults Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, farmerstoenter into contract farming—that whenhesold his produce through the “ex- economy—liberalisation has expandedthe of this latest setofreformswill betheirimple- Welfare,updatedat11pmonSept20 updatedat11pmonSept20 issigningawrittencontractwithacompanyto ploitative”arhatiyas in theAPMCmandis. size of thepie andimprovedwellbeingacross mentation. producewhatthecompanywantsinreturnof Thepolaroppositeviewpoint,fromthepro- the board. If farmers feel robbedandexploitedwhen ahealthyremuneration. testers,isthatthismove towardsgreaterplayof Whyshould afarmer nothavemore they participatemorefullyinthemarket,they The idea with all three Bills is to liberalise freemarketsisaploybythegovernmentto get choices?If theprivate dealisnotdistinctlybet- will blame the political masters. But, if they thefarmmarketsinthehopethatdoingsowill away fromitstraditionalroleof beingtheguar- ter, afarmer can carry on as before.Ifcorpo- tastesuccessvia better returns on asustained In stroke patients, outcomes makethe system moreefficientand allowfor antor of minimum supportprices (MSPs).To rate farming does managetoweaken the basis—higherprofitsthatallowthemtoafford betterpricerealisationsforallconcerned,espe- be sure, MSPs work in the formallyregulated APMCmandisystem,itwouldonlybebecause better standardsofliving —then severallong- for those with/without Covid ciallythe farmers. The central concern, pre- APMC mandis,and notinprivate deals. hordes of farmers chose corporatefarmingor standing doubts and misgivings about mar- sumably,istomakeIndianfarmingamorere- Farmers, especiallyinPunjab and Haryana sellingoutsideexistingmandis.Coulditbethe ketsand these reforms will melt. NEWRESEARCH has tientsadmitted to UAB compared health out- Hospitalbetween late comes between stroke March andearly May patientswho also have 2020. All patientswere Bill on farm trade: actual text vs perception Covid-19 andthose tested forCovid-19at who do not. It found admission. that stroke patientswho The researchers respective stateAPMC acts. loadedontorail rakesortrucks. Forall these 2006,yet theGulabBaghmandiinPurneadis- also have Covid-19 PAPER minedmedical records HARISHDAMODARAN services, theychargea2.5%dami or commis- trict handles an estimated 5-6 lt of maize ar- showedincreasedsys- fordataonthe patients’ NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 Farmers’perception sionfee on topofthe MSP.The arhatiyasalso rivals annually. Thatmakes it almostasbig as temic inflammation, a CLIP age, gender and race; Yet, that’s nothow farmers —especiallyin makemoneybyfinancing farmers,who in themorefamousKhannaorRajpura APMC of moreserious stroke clinical variables; labo- ON MANYoccasions, it isn't the lawbut what PunjabandHaryanaandprobablyalsoMPand turn, sell their producethrough them. Punjab. Even today, the bulk of Bihar's 30-40 severityand amuch NEWRESEARCH ratory data, including it appears to conveyand the contextinwhich Chhattisgarh—perceive thenew law. Thegov- Forfarmers, arhatiyas (manyofthem big- lt maize production is bought through higher rate of death. The complete blood counts, itisframedthatholdsrelevance.Thiscertainly ernment has sought to projectthe legislation gerfarmers) andlabourers in the mandis,the traders/aggregators doingbusinessfor multi- research,from blood chemistryand co- is the case with the Farmers’ Produce Trade as“creatinganecosystem”wherefarmerswill gains from “freedom” aretheoretical. The nationalcommodity firms and feed mills. University of Alabama at agulation tests; and outcomes, in- and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) enjoythe“freedomof choice”toselltoanyone, lossesfromAPMCs being rendered unviable Thereare furtherestablishedAPMCsin Birmingham, is published in the cludingdeath, length of hospital stay Bill that is settobecome lawwithits passage anywhereinthe country. Neitherfarmers nor —whichcan happen if trade movesoutside specific commodities —Unjha in Gujarat for journal Brain, Behavior &Immunity – and condition at discharge. in both Houses of Parliament. traders,processors,retailersandexporterswill andthegovernmentstopsbuyinggradually— jeera,Guntur MirchiYardinAndhra forchilli, Health. This lawnowhere states that the current henceforthbeforcedto sellorbuyonthephys- arepracticaland real.Whatifthe neighbour- Lasalgaon and Narayangaon foronions and It wasaretrospective,observa- Source: University of Alabama at system of minimum supportprice (MSP)- ical premises of APMC mandis. ing mandidoes notearn enough market fee tomatoes in Maharashtra—that areunlikely tional study of 60 ischemic stroke pa- Birmingham basedprocurement of foodgrains (essentially Butthefarmers,atleastfromthesaidstates, and turns into aBSNL vis-a-vis aJio or Airtel? to face anyexistential threat in the near fu- wheat and paddy) by government agencies seemleastinterestedinthepromisedfreedom. “For corporates, the firstyear is chatti (loss ture. The simplereason is thattheyare patro- would end. Aplain reading of the Bill suggests Forthem,the threat to the existing system, making), the second year is khatti (breakeven) nisedequallybyfarmers and buyers. For that suchpurchases in state-regulated APMC whichhas workedreasonablywellwithall its and the thirdyear is hatti (profitmaking).Ifal- them, creating parallel marketing infrastruc- (agriculturalproducemarketcommittee)man- limitations,iswhat matters. lowedtobuydirectly, they willfirstensurethat turefor produce is noteasy. dis will continue as before.The APMCs would- In 2019-20 alone, government agencies the mandis closedownwithout the govern- As regardsthe second question,milkisa n't stop functioning either;nothing prevents procured 201.14 lakhtonnes(lt) of wheat and ment doingit,” said Pritam Singh Hanjra, a produce neither tradedinmandis nor covered farmers from selling their produceortraders 226.56 lt of paddyfromPunjaband Haryana. farmer from Urlana KhurdvillageinPanipat. under APMC laws.Yet,mostorganised private and processors from buying in these mandis. That, at their respectiveMSPs of Rs 1,925 and dairies procure it through bulk vendors rather All the lawdoes is provide farmersanal- Rs1,835perquintal,wouldhave beenworthRs What next thandirectlyfromfarmers.Aggregatorsandin- ternativeplatformtosell.Thiscould be afac- 80,293.21crore.And allthesepurchases were Butthequestionsto askis:Willthedisman- termediaries will remain in the farm market- tory premise/processing plant,produce col- doneinthe mandis. tling of APMC monopolyactually lead to their inglandscapeevenif APMCsceaseto exist.Even lectioncentre,coldstorage,warehouse,siloor The present “ecosystem” benefitsnot just becoming redundant? Secondly, would they big corporates will prefer to procure through eventhefarmgate.Transactionsinsuch“trade farmers. Government agencies procure resultincorporateagri-businessesestablishing them and notdeal directlywithfarmers. areas”willnotbechargedAPMCmarket feeor through arhatiyas or commission agents.The direct connection with farmers and eliminat- ForfarmersinPunjabandHaryana,though, cess.Theseleviesshallapplyonlyintradesthat grain broughttothe mandis is unloadedand ing market intermediaries? thestruggleisforbothAPMCsandgovernment take place within the boundariesofthe regu- cleanedattheplatformsinfrontof theirshops, Aclue to the answer to thefirstquestion procurementtoremain.Andthatiswortheven latedmarket yardsormandis setupunderthe before being auctioned, weighed, baggedand liesinBihar.ThestaterepealeditsAPMCActin barteringone’s freedom. SelectCommitteesandotherparliamentarypanels:role,limitations

spent debating the bills can vary.Theycan partmentallyrelated Standing Committees. and spectrum wasexamined by aJPC Ravi Shankar Prasad movedamotion in Lok Parliament afterthe committee has sub- EXPERT be passedinamatter of minutes, or debate Thereare 24 suchcommittees and between headedbyCongressMPPCChacko.In2016, Sabhareferring the PersonalData Protection mitted itsreport. Usually, parliamentary and votingonthem can run lateintothe them, theyfocus on the working of different the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill wassent Bill to aJoint Committee. If the minister committees aresupposedtosubmit their EXPLAINS night. Since Parliament meets for70to80 ministries. Eachcommitteehas 31 MPs,21 to aJPC chairedby BJP MP RajendraAgarwal. makes no suchmotion, it is up to the presid- reports in three months, but sometimes it days in ayear,thereisnot enough time to from Lok Sabha and 10 from RajyaSabha. And finally, thereisaSelect Committee ing officer of the House to decide whether to can take longer. Chakshu Roy discuss everyBillindetail on the floor of the When theywerebeing setupin1993, on aBill. This is formed forexamining apar- send aBill to adepartmentallyrelated House. Plus debateinthe house is mostly Vice President KRNarayanansaid, “...the ticular Bill and itsmembershipislimited to Standing Committee. During the lastLok What happensafter the report? From The Indian Express panel political and does notgointothe technical main purpose, of course, is to ensurethe ac- MPs from one House. Lastyear RajyaSabha Sabha, VenkaiahNaiduasChairmanof Rajya The reportofthe committee is of arec- of specialists, exclusive insight details of alegislative proposal. countability of Government to Parliament referred theSurrogacy (Regulation) Bill, Sabha sent eight Bills to departmentallyre- ommendatorynature. The government can The second mechanism is by referring a through moredetailed consideration of 2019 to aSelect Committee of 23 of itsMPs latedStanding Committees.And finally, aBill choose to acceptorreject itsrecommenda- Billtoaparliamentary committee.Ittakes measures in these committees. The purpose from different parties. The committee was passedby oneHousecanbesent by the other tions. Very oftenthe government incorpo- ON SUNDAY,the government pushed care of the legislative infirmity of debateon is nottoweaken or criticise the administra- headedbyBJP MP BhupenderYadav. Since House to itsSelect Committee. In 2011,the ratessuggestionsmade by committees. through twocrucialagricultureBillsinRajya thefloor of theHouse. Woodrow Wilson,be- tion but to strengthen by investinginwith both the JPCs and SelectCommittees are Lokpal Bill passedbyLok Sabha wassent by SelectCommittees and JPCs have an added Sabha,rejecting Opposition demands that fore he became US President in 1885: “... it is more meaningfulparliamentarysupport.” constituted foraspecific purpose,theyare RajyaSabha to itsSelect Committee. In the advantage. In their report, theycan alsoin- theybereferredtoaSelect Committee of notfar from thetruth to saythatCongress in Departmentallyrelated Standing disbandedafter their report. Both these lastLok Sabha, multiple Bills were sent to clude their version of the Bill. If theydoso, RajyaSabha. Proceedings were disruptedas session is Congress on public exhibition, Committees have atenureofone year,then types of committees arechaired by MPs RajyaSabha select committees. the minister in charge of that particular Bill theOppositionprotestedagainstthefactthat whilstCongress in itscommittee rooms is theyare reconstituted andtheir work con- from the ruling party. Sending aBill to anycommittee results can move forthe committee’s version of the neither Bill had been scrutinisedbyaparlia- Congress at work”. But referring of Billsto tinues throughout the term of aLok Sabha. in twothings. First, the committee under- Bill to be discussedand passedinthe House. mentarycommittee. parliamentarycommittees is notmandatory. Ministers arenot members;keycommittees When does acommittee examineaBill? takesadetailedexamination of the Bill. It In the current Lok Sabha, 17 Bills have likethose relatedto Finance, Defence, Home Bills arenot automaticallysent to com- invites commentsand suggestions from ex- been referred to committees. In the 16th What is aparliamentarycommittee’s And what is aSelect Committee? etcare usuallychairedbyOpposition MPs. mittees forexamination.Thereare three perts,stakeholders and citizens. The gov- Lok Sabha (2014-19), 25% of the Billswere role in passageofaBill? India’s Parliament has multiple types of Then there arecommittees constituted broad paths by whichaBill can reachacom- ernment also appears before the committee referred to committees, whichwas much Parliament scrutinises legislative pro- committees. Theycan be differentiated on foraspecificpurpose, withMPs from both mittee. The firstiswhen theministerpiloting to present itsviewpoint.All this resultsina lowerthan the 71%and 60%inthe 15th and posals(Bills) in twoways. The firstisbydis- the basisoftheir work,their membership Houses. The specific purposecouldbede- the Bill recommends to the House that his reportthat makessuggestions forstrength- 14th Lok Sabha respectively. cussing it on the floor of the twoHouses. and the length of their tenure.Firstare com- tailedscrutinyofasubject matter or aBill. BillbeexaminedbyaSelect Committee of ening the Bill. Whilethe committee is de- This is alegislative requirement;all Bills mittees that examine bills,budgets and Theseare Joint Parliamentary Committees the House or ajoint committee of both liberating on aBill, thereisapause in itsleg- (ChakshuRoy is theHead of Legislative and have to be takenupfor debate. The time policies of ministries. These arecalledde- (JPC). In 2011 theissue of telecom licences Houses. LastyearElectronicsand IT Minister islative journey. It can onlyprogress in Civic EngagementatPRS Legislative Research)

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12 THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,SEPTEMBER21,2020 IDEA EXCHANGE Newsmakersinthe Newsroom SHASHI THAROOR, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ‘ BJP using media as weapon of mass distraction, shifting eyeballs from Covid, China, economy... ‘The Congress leader says abolition of Question Hour is a“serious irritation”, calls “politicisation” of workings of House panels “unfortunate”, says social media requires self-regulation but via “consultative process”,and asserts Cong is the onlyviable alternative to BJP.The session wasmoderatedby Deputy AssociateEditor Manoj CG

MANOJ CG:Parliamentisinsessionin When the Central government an- stakeholders, who arenot onlythe govern- the middle of apandemic. What has nouncedthat it wasplanning and propos- ment.Wemustcreatemechanismswhere the experience been like? ing to tender licensingof these airports,six ordinaryInternetusers, journalists,politi- All the MPs arefacing atremendous airports by name, the stategovernment cians, government officials and others, in- numberofchallenges… The abolition of could at that point have decided that they cluding perhaps retired judges, could col- QuestionHourhasbeen aserious irritation did notwantTrivandrum airportincluded lectivelyconstitute the stakeholders who and setbackbecause that wasthe onlyreal in that exercise… Kerala chose to partici- would be officiallyempowered,perhaps occasion whereyou could elicit unscripted pateinthe tender.Not the Kerala govern- by legislation, to work as an independent, responses from ministers... Another con- ment per saybut as an SPV (Special neutral, non-government dominatedbody straint, whichisalittlemoresurprising, is Purpose Vehicle) setupbythe Kerala gov- to engagewiththeseplatforms.And, like the unwillingnessof the governmentso far ernment whichthe Kerala StateIndustrial manyofthe broadcastingstandards au- to discuss very serious issues. The obvious WHY Development thoritiesaroundthe example being the China conflict... Backin SHASHI THAROOR Corporationwassup- world, bein aposition 1962, while theChinawarwas raging,Atal posedtofront. The Many don’t likefirm (Adani ‘ to issue advisories BihariVajpayeehad askedforaParliament riter,diplomat bizarre thing is that group) that wonbid for and even criticisms session and got it, and the governmentwas and MP,Tharoor the KSIDChas never but without the hauledoverthe coalswhile thewar was run an airportei- Trivandrum airport. Iam powertoactuallyen- actuallygoingon. It wasanextraordinary Wwasamong the ther… Whatever it forcelawsagainst agnostic on that. Iwould phenomenon... But sadly, nowweare find- 23 leaderswho recently maybe, theynegoti- them. Because once ingthat Indiandemocracyhas actuallybe- ated with the Central have takensame stand had yougivesomeinsti- comeastep-child of the government’sun- sought changes within the government that if ‘ tution the powerto willingnesstoconfrontthe matter. their bid waswithin it been anyothercompany regulateand take en- Congress. Earlier this month, 10 per cent of the forcementaction,you LIZ MATHEW:Wehaveseenalotof as head of the Standing winningbid,theywill areopening up the conflict in Parliamentarycommittees have the right to space to government recently. Howdoyou view these CommitteeonIT, he matchthe winning bid and take the airport control of freedom of expression. developments? summoned Facebook,which fortheir SPV.The Central government, in a It is adisturbing evolution in our prac- remarkable showofflexibility,said yes. But NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: Howdo tice. From my ownexperience, it started resultedinaclash with aBJP theycame in withabid whichwas some- youviewperceptions of youbeinga withthe BJP’s unprecedented decision to thing like19% lowerthan the winning bid, soft- Hindutva person whois take theExternalAffairs Committee chair- member on the panel. More whichhappenedtobebyMrAdani. Now, constantlytrying to prepare forthe manship foritself… Iamsorry to saythat recently,hehas written the tender terms were publiclyknown, eventuality thatyou mayhavetojoin the government has putmoreimportance theydid notrequire youtohaveprior air- the BJP?And what does it do to your on limiting the discussion... Despitethe Tharoorosaurus,abook with portexperience… We already knowthat ownstandingwithin the Congress? China crisis, the present chairman has told unusual words from every forthe other airports Mr Adani has On the question of softHindutvaaspo- the External Affairs Committee that it can- wonhehassignedanoperat- litical positioning, Iamthe one who has notbediscussedbecause it pertains to na- letter of the alphabet ing contract with some said that if yougofor Hindutva lite,like tional security.Well, youmay as well wind European air- CokeliteorPepsizero, youwillend upwith up the External Affairs Committee if you Congress zero. And my entireargument can’t discuss national security.Ifind this goesbacktomystudyofAmericanpolitics attitude rather perplexing. when Harry Truman famously told the When it comes to theStanding Democrats, “If youoffer voters the choice Committee forInformation Technology,we betweenthe Republican Partyand apale arecurrentlyinahiatus so Idon’t know imitation of the Republican party,theywill whether Iwill be chairmantomorrow. I go forthe real thing everytime.”It’sexactly have notbeen told officiallywhatmyfate the same logic Ihaveconsistentlyargued is… but even the Speaker has concurred in India. Ihavebeen asustainedvoice that Iwas fullywithinmy rightsinindicat- againstsoftHindutvainside the Congress ing thatanagendarelevant to the Facebook party… Ihavesaid thatwhen Rahul Gandhi issue had already been adoptedbythe IT goes to atemple,heisactuallyadvertising committee at the beginning of the parlia- his respect forhis ownfaith andhis own mentaryyear —wewereappointed in belief. He is notmaking astatement against September and in that verymonth in 2019, anyone else.And inThiruvananthapuram, we adoptedthe agendaunanimously... In Igowith equal respect to mosques and that, we had adoptedanitemabout the churches as Idototemples. misuse of social media, cyber security… In fact,the agenda item had actually been car- AAKASH JOSHI: Has foreign policy riedonfromthe previous committee, becoming apartofdomestic chaired by the BJP’sAnuragThakur, who political rhetoricaffected our ties had summonedanumberofsocial media with our neighbours? firms including Facebook and Twitter un- What has sadlyhappenedwiththis der thatveryagenda. So...sincewe had such present government is thatapandering an agenda,Ithoughtthe committee would to domestic constituencies hasunfortu- undoubtedly want to hear from Facebook, natelytaken precedence over the sensi- andthento sendaninvitation wasentirely tivities of our neighbours. We sawthis appropriate.The objection from one par- with Nepal on the entirebusinessofthe ticularmember,ratherobstreperously Madheshis... The BJP’s policies have suc- brandishedonsocial media, that Ihad ex- cessfully alienated muchofthe Nepali ceededmyauthority,was completely out politicalestablishment.OnBangladesh, of line. (TheCommitteeheadedbyTharoor we have seen this business of the Home had calledrepresentativesofFacebook to Illustration: Suvajit Dey Minister talking about Bangladeshi mi- hear their views “on the subject of safe- grantsastermites and threatening to guardingcitizens’rightsand preventionof throw them allback… On Pakistan, the misuse of social/online news media plat- portoperatorwho is going to comeinas less said the better.Undoubtedly,there forms”). and hasty roll-out of the GSTfor whichthe to see some constructive movement and perception.Theperception about MrModi his partner and do it. We alsoknow, be- is blame to go on the Pakistani side. And The politicisation of the committee’s entiresystemwas unprepared…This is a we will wait forthat. is that he is aselfless figurewith no family causethere is no secret about it, that the then, we had the Prime Ministersaying, workings is extremelyunfortunate... You government that has boastedabout digi- We knowthat theBJP has been thriv- to make moneyfor and no agenda other Keralagovernment’s formula wasintended again fordomestic consumption, that would all remember that when the ques- talIndia,thisisagovernment whose intru- ing on using the media asaweapon of mass than the nation’s betterment. That image to be to hand overadecent chunk of the China has essentiallynot transgressed, tion of televising Parliament came up un- sive entryintothe livesofIndian citizens distraction. It’s having eyeballs shifting has managed to appeal to alot of people SPV to afavouredcapitalistwho they whereas all the evidence andthe state- der Somnath Chatterjee, an explicit deci- has been rightlycommented upon by away from unemployment, from eco- who arenot even ideologicallycommitted would deal with. So it wasnot that the gov- mentsofthe Defence Ministerand the sionwas made nottotelevise committee those who fear the onsetofasurveillance nomic failure, from the China crisis, mis- to the BJP to think of him as agood person. ernment wasgoing to run theairport.So Armysuggestedotherwise. So the ques- meetings, notonlytopreserveconfiden- State. Moreand moreweare being obliged management of Covid-19, towardsthings Secondly, people have also voted for theideologicalobjection also seemed, to tion of domestic politics above all is tialitybut also to prevent the kindof grand- to download apps that give thegovern- likeSushant Singh Rajput and Kangana (Modi), on different occasions, because of be putting it bluntly, opaque... rather frustrating forthosewhose prin-

standing forthe camerasthatpoliticians ment allsorts of access to our information, Ranaut’s office demolition... Ididn’t feel as circumstances of that time. Certainly, for ManyintheCongresspartyandthoseon cipal concern is India’s internationalre- feel obliged to do... Theywanted it to be a ourlocation, our address and more. With acommittedCongressworkerand MP that example, we in theSouth underestimated the lefthand side of the spectrum don’t like lations, itsinternational cooperation and constructive,fo- the government hav- Ishould contributetodistractingthemedia the impact of the companythat diplomacy.Out of control rhetoric, tar- cussedexercise of ing suchdataatits dis- furtheraway fromthe BJP’s astonishingfail- Pulwama and Balakot happenedtowin it. I geting domestic audiences has made the committee delibera- posal, what is the ings of this time by spending all my energy on the sensibilities of amcompletelyagnos- job of our diplomatssomuchharder ‘ Beijing is demonstrating to ‘ (In 2019) TheIndian voter tions, and that was probleminbeingable talking about my party.When the time the NorthIndian vot- ticonthat.Icantellyou than it shouldbe. the reason forkeep- the world that India is not to account forthem comes, and Ijudgeitappropriate, Iwill ers in 2019.Similarly, chose to vote on the basis of that Iwould have ing cameras out. If the (the migrants). Ifind speak.But right now, to speak openlyon we failedtorealisethe takenthe same stand KRISHNKAUSHIK:How do yousee the ruling party were to capable of challenging this puzzling andper- this issue would be playing intothe BJP’s impact of building their perception of Mr Modi, onKeralagovernment current standoffwith China? Did we respect that spirit China,let alone offering haps moreanindica- distraction agenda and the BJP will notfind toilets without run- rather than in their own if instead of Mr Adani fail to read China’s intentionoverthe through whichthe tion that the govern- me obliging them. ning water... What’s it had been Mr Yusuf years or in the recent past? committee system securitytoother nations... ment is unwilling to interesting is that we economic self-interest. That Ali or If Iweretolook at the specific actions wasdevised... then ‘ confront reality. MANOJ CG:IfRahul Gandhistandsfor assumedthatvoters ‘ Mr Ravi Pillai or for of the lastfew months, my impression therewould be no It’stocut India down to size thepostofpresident at the next AICC would saythatthis is is veryparadoxical that matteraGMR or seems to be that theyhaveadvancedtheir causefor complaint SHUBHAJIT ROY: session, will somebody challenge him? justfor appearances GVKorany of these position along the areas of theLACthat they and controversy.Alot Howdid youdecide Idon’t want to commentonthat... In and it has made no other companies if covet. Theyseem to be eyeing construc- of these controversies on writing the anycase, all our concerns arefor the fu- practicaldifferenceto theyhad the winning tions on our side. Theywant to be in apo- could have been avoided. letter seekingsweeping changes in the tureofthe party and whoeverisableto our lives, but instead, peoplesaid at least bid, but theydidn’t. It happenedtobe sition to threaten when theywantto... All Congress? Secondly, afterthe letter makeacontributiontobeapartofthat he has done something forus. This kind of Mr Adani. of these things worrymeverygreatly, par- SANTANU CHOWDHURY: What is the became public, whywas therea futurehas to be embraced. Let’s be honest, perception management wasalso bril- ticularly in the contextofthe long-term Congress’s position on the studied silence on your part? this party is the onlyviable alternative to liantlyexecuted by the BJP on their social DIPANKAR GHOSE: Giventhatthereisa strategy of China. Youall knowthatBeijing government’s response in Parliament (On the letter) This is notanissue Iwant the misgovernance the countryissuffer- media, on televisions debates, on growing intersection between the keeps saying that the border should beleft thatitdoes nothavedataondeaths of to engageonverymuchnow.Ithink it is ing now. WhatsApp...TheIndianvoterchose to vote digital space and politics, if youwerein to futuregenerations to settle… Theywill migrant workers causeddue to the widelyknown that the letter waswritten on thebasisof theirperception of Mr Modi, government today, howwould you consolidatethe LACwheretheywant and lockdown? verymuchinthe spiritof strengtheningthe VANDITAMISHRA:Inthe past, some of rather than in their owneconomic self-in- approachorregulateit? when they arereadyfor an eventualbor- The Congress party has raisedthe mi- Indian National Congress, notdividing it... your statementshavebeen construed terest.That is averyparadoxical issue ...The process Iwould wish to embark der settlement, maybe20yearsfromnow, grants’ issue since the beginning, when it Unfortunately, theway in whichthis entire as being in praise of Mr Modi. Your whichnodoubt psephologists will study uponifIwere in Ravi Shankar Prasad’s job, it has to takethese newrealities intoac- wasmassively apparent that one conse- exercise playedout at the Working response has been that, one, if you forsome time. would be to encouragethese so calledso- count. Border incidentsoccurtokeep the quence of the lockdown decisionwould be Committee and beyond… Ithought exac- don’t praise him when he needs to be cial mediaintermediarieslikeFacebook not Indiansoff balance. Beijing is demonstrat- the fact that the government did notleave erbating the issue through additional com- praised,your criticismwill also notbe PRANAV MUKUL: In handing over the to shelter purelybehind the term interme- ing to the worldthat India is notcapable of people anytime to makeany sortofalter- mentswould servenopurpose. The presi- heard. Thesecond point youmade is operation of the Thiruvananthapuram diary… Theyare morelikeapublisher who challenging China, letalone offering secu- native arrangements... (It) wasanact of dent of the party has takenitupon herself that the Congress needs to understand airporttothe Adani group, arethere has to stand by the content of what they rity to other nations. What theyhavedone greatirresponsibilityconductedout of the at the Working Committee to find ways to whythe people voted forMrModi. concerns that acompanywithout any have published… Now, howdowestrike is absolutelybeyondashadowofadoubt same fondness forshockand awethat gave move forward... Thereistalk of theAICC Whydoyou think people voted forPM experience of runninganairportcould abalance? Ithink this is wherewecan re- an extremelycleverand hostile strategy, us the disastrouslyill-considered demon- sessioninthefirstquarterofnextyear... All Modi, notonce nowbut twice? be problematic, especiallywhen the quireself-regulation but through aconsul- whichisdesignedtocut India down to size etisation decision, and the very botched of us concernedabout the party justwant Thereare anumber of factors. Oneis stategovernment is offering to run it? tative process that takesintoaccount the... and put us in our place.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,SEPTEMBER21,2020 MEANWHILE LOST US WWII SUBMARINE FOUND IN SE ASIA In the murkywatersofthe Strait of Malacca,about 90 miles south of Phuket,Thailand, four diversdiscovered aWorld Wa rIIsubmarine that wasscuttled 77 yearsago,now 13 THE WORLD teeming with marine life. Thewreckage is believed to be the USS Grenadier, an American submarine known to have sank six ships before it wasbombedbyaJapanese plane.

TOPOFTHE RULESFOR NEGOTIATIONS OVER CONTENTIOUS ISSUES NOT YETFINALISED WORLD Violent attacks plague Afghanistan as Politicalbattleheats peace talks with Taliban slow down upovernewvacancy pastfiveweeks had been “the MUJIBMASHAL, highestinthe lastfiveyears”. FATIMAFAIZI& The bloodiestattackSaturday THOMASGIBBONS-NEFF occurredintheKhanabaddistrict inUSSupremeCourt DOHA,SEPTEMBER20 of northern Kunduzprovince. Police detain a Local residentssaidthe Afghan protesterinMinsk. AP VIOLENCECONTINUEDunabated forces hadcarriedout anairstrike acrossAfghanistanonSaturdayas targetingaTalibangathering,with Trumpsayswill pick awoman, GOP seeksquickconfirmation; negotiators from the warring fewinitialcasualties.Butwhenlo- Biden to focus on Covid, link futureofhealth carewith SC seat BELARUS sides remained boggeddownby cal residentsgathered to extin- Hackersleak disagreementsoveraframework guishtheresultingfireatanearby fortalksaweek afterhistoric ne- house,theaircraftreturnedforan- NEWYORKTIMES personaldataof gotiations beganinDoha, Qatar. Taliban delegates at thestart of the talksinDohaonSept12. AP other strikethat killedmorethan SEPTEMBER20 Morethan adozen civilians adozencivilians. 1,000cops were feared deadinone airstrike AlsoSaturday, insoutheastern EVENASAmericanscontinuedto amidprotests by AfghanforcesintheNorth.The howcomplicatedtheeffortto end thoughtshouldbeusedforresolv- Paktika province, adeputypolice gatherto paytributetoJusticeRuth deaths came as aweek of discus- the Afghan warwill likelybe. ingdisputesinaway thatrespects chief waskilledinanexplosion BaderGinsburg—withstirringeu- ANONYMOUS HACKERS sions still had notfinalisedthe Officials from both sides said minority sects in Afghanistan. while delivering supporttohis logies oftenfollowedbystrident leaked thepersonal data rules fornegotiationsovercon- thatwhiletheyhadresolvedmost Citing United Nations figures, forces. And in the sameprovince, calls to preserve herlegacy—US of 1,000Belarusian police tentious issues, likeacease-fire issues on howthe negotiations RolandKobia, European Union aweddingconvoy struckaroad- President Donald Trumpand his officers in retaliation fora and the form of afuturegovern- shouldbeconducted,theywere specialenvoy forAfghanistan, sidebomb, wounding 19 people, rival,JoeBiden,plannedhowtheir crackdown on street ment.The slowpacehighlighted stuckonwhichschool of Islamic said the violence levels over the including the bride. NYT campaigns would navigatethe demonstrations against emergenceof aSupremeCourtva- veteranPresident cancysoclose to the presidential AlexanderLukashenko, German woman election on November 3. Trumpatacampaign rallyatFayetteville, North Carolina, on as protesters geared up “I will be putting forththe Saturday. The President took the stagetohis supporters’ foranother mass rallyon dies in 1st known nominee next week; it will be a chantsof“fill that seat”, areferencetothe vacancy in the US Sunday. “As the arrests woman,” Trumpsaid at arally at Supreme Court afterthe death Justice Ginsburg. AP continue, we will con- fatality from an airport in Fayetteville, North tinue to publish dataona Carolina. “I actuallylikewomen massive scale,” said a acyber attack muchmorethan Ilikemen.” Envelope with statement that wasdis- Republicanshavebeen trying tributed by theopposi- to shoreupsupportafter their deadly poison tion news channel Nexta MELISSAEDDY& slim margininthe Senate (which Live on the messaging NICOLEPERLROTH theycontrol53-47)appeared to ricin addressed app Telegram. “Noone BERLIN,SEPTEMBER20 narrow, with Senators Lisa will remain anonymous MurkowskiandSusanCollinssay- RACE FOR to White House even under abalaclava.” THE FIRSTknown death from a ing theywereopposedtovoting Thegovernment said it cyber attackwas reportedlast onanomineebeforetheelection. THE WHITE intercepted would find and punish week aftercybercriminals hit a But Trump’s push to move HOUSE those responsible. hospital in Düsseldorf, Germany, quicklyhas receivedpledges of REUTERS with so-calledransomware,in support from MitchMcConnell, WASHINGTON,OTTAWA,

whichhackers encryptdataand the Senatemajority leader,and ED SEPTEMBER20 hold it hostage untilthe victim Senator LindseyGraham, who ITALY pays aransom. contradictedremarkshemadein Aquestion AN ENVELOPE addressedtothe Italiansvotein The ransomware invaded30 2016 whenhesaid he would op- PLAIN E ofnumbers WhiteHouse and interceptedby ● servers at University Hospital Pro-democracy protesters link armsduring amass rally, in BangkokonSunday, to call for pose anyefforttofill aSupreme EX US authorities containedasub- regionalcontests Düsseldorf lastweek,crashing reforms in the monarchy. Reuters Courtvacancy in an election year. stance identifiedasricin, a systems and forcing the hospital While Democratshavefew CONFIRMINGAnominee for deadlypoisonthat appearedto shapedbyCovid to turn away emergency patients. toolsattheir disposaltoblock a the Supreme Court requires have been sent from Canada, the ITALIANSINsevenregions As aresult, German authorities voteonaSupremeCourtnomina- justasimple majority in the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police headedtothepollsSunday said, awoman in alife-threaten- Protests in Thailand escalate as tion, theywarnedRepublicans Senate, and the GOP cur- (RCMP) said on Saturday. fortwo days of voting ing condition wassent to ahos- thatnothingwouldbeoffthetable rentlyholds 53 of the 100 An RCMP spokesmancon- shapedbythe Covid-19 pital20 milesaway in Wuppertal if the confirmation went ahead. Senateseats. But twoGOP firmed“it has receivedarequest pandemic.Voterswere re- and diedfromtreatment delays. thousandschallenge monarchy The Biden campaign’s plan senators have already said forassistancefromthe FBI in quired to wear masks and The attackisthe firstre- on addressing the issue of theva- theywon’tbackanominee connection with asuspiciouslet- maintainsocialdistancing ported death from acyber at- ing alongstanding taboo on criti- decide howtoproceed. cancy will focus on health care. before theNov 3election, tersent to the WhiteHouse.” as theycastballotsinre- tack.Hospitals have been afre- REUTERS cisingthemonarchy—whichisil- At the biggestdemonstration Biden has spent months con- and morecould follow, mak- TheRCMPadded“theFBIcon- gional contests originally quent target forcybercriminals, BANGKOK,SEPTEMBER20 legal under lese majeste laws. in years, tens of thousandsof demning Trumpasafailedstew- ing the decisionofwhen to ducted an analysis on the sub- scheduledfor the spring particularly ransomware attacks, The king, who spends alot of protesters on Saturdaycheered ardofthe nation’s well-being, holdaconfirmation vote a stancefoundintheenvelope.This but delayeddue to the because the needtoaccess OPENLY CHALLENGINGthe time in Europe, is notinThailand. calls forreform of themonarchy framing the election as avoteon hardone forGOP leaders. In reportindicated the presenceof pandemic.Italy’soutbreak health records and computer monarchy of Thai King Maha The marchers were blocked as well as forthe removalof the his handling of Covid-19. such asituation, it is possible ricin, atoxic substance.” RCMP has claimedmorethan systems creates urgency that in- Vajiralongkorn, thousands of by hundredsofunarmedpolice Prime MinisterPrayuth Chan- Now, confronted with amo- that thepartybegins the said it working with the FBI but 35,600lives and stricken creases the likelihood that vic- protesters marched in Bangkok manning crowdcontrol barriers. ocha, aformer juntaleader, and ment that manybelieve willup- processofconfirming declinedto discussfurtherdetails. 296,500peoplesince tims will paytheir extortionists. on Sundaytopresentdemands Protestleaders declaredvic- anew constitution and elections. endthe 2020election, the Biden Trump’snomineeinorder to The envelope wasinter- February.Forthefirst time, The mostaggressive re- that include acall forreformsto tory afterhanding police aletter Protesters cementedaplaque campaignisstickingto whatitbe- getconservatives excited ceptedatagovernment mail voters over 65 will have portedattackonhospitalsis curb his powers. detailing their demands. neartheGrandPalaceinBangkok. lievesisawinning strategy. ahead of the election, and centrebeforeitarrived at the preferentialaccessandwill NorthKorea’s 2017 “WannaCry” Protesters have grownever PhakphongPhongphetra,headof It reads, “Atthis place thepeople Campaign aides said theywould then hold avote afterthe WhiteHouse. be guidedtothe front of ransomware attack, whichfroze bolderduringtwo months of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, have expressedtheirwill:thatthis seektolinktheSupremeCourtva- electionwhen Congressusu- Ricincan causedeath within anylinebyvolunteers British hospitals and forced doc- demonstrations against saidonavideobroadcastfromthe countrybelongsto thepeopleand cancy to thehealthemergency allyconvenestowrapupun- 36 to 72 hours from exposureto fromItaly’scivilprotection tors to cancelsurgeries andturn Thailand’s palaceand military- scenethatthe letter would be isnotthepropertyofthemonarch gripping the countryand thefu- finishedbusiness. an amount as small as apinhead. agency. patientsaway. NYT dominatedestablishment,break- handedtopolice headquarters to as theyhavedeceivedus.” tureofhealthcareinAmerica. No known antidote exists.

GERMANY Publicsector Nawaz Sharif addresses Pak Opp meet, UK is at Covid tipping point: health minister workerssetto launches scathing attack on Army, govt goonstrike Fines of up to £10,000forthosebreakingself-isolation rules US sets record PUBLIC SECTOR workers Says ‘parallel government’inPakistan is root cause of problems Johnson announcedfines of with 1million in Germanywillstart REUTERS up to £10,000 ($12,900) on staging strikes afterthe nipulatedelectionsto bringanin- LONDON,SEPTEMBER20 Saturdayfor people in England tests in aday latestround of wage ne- SAJJADHUSSAIN efficientmanlikehimintopower who breaknew rules requiring gotiations failedtopro- ISLAMABAD,SEPTEMBER20 and thus destroyed thecountry,” BRITAIN IS at atipping point on them to self-isolateiftheyhave THE UNITED States setaone-day duce an agreement, their Nawaz he said.Sharif said thatthe fore- Covid-19, health ministerMatt been in contact withsomeone recordwith over 1millioncoro- union said Sunday.The FORMERPAKISTANprimemin- Sharif mostpriorityshouldbeto remove HancocksaidonSunday,warning infected with Covid-19. navirus diagnostic testsbeing Ver.di union, whichrep- isterNawaz Sharif on Sunday “this selected government and that asecond national lockdown In addition to tighter rules on performed, but the countryneeds resentsaround 2.3 mil- staged apolitical comebackby this system”, adding that “if the could be imposedifpeople don’t socialgatheringsacrossthecoun- 6million to 10 millionaday to lion federal and localem- criticising the powerful Army Muslim League Nawaz(PML-N) changeisnot brought,itwillbring followgovernmentrulesdesigned Matt Hancock warnedthat try, severalcities andregions in bring outbreaksunder control, ployees, said strikeswill and said the Oppositionwas not supremo, has been living in irreversible loss to this country”. to stop thespreadofthe virus. asecond national lockdown Britainhavehad‘locallockdowns’ accordingto variousexperts.The startTuesday. It didn’t an- againstPMImran Khan,but London since lastNovember af- He calledonthe powerful Covid-19cases have risen could be imposedinBritain imposed, limiting even more countryperformed1,061,411 tests nounce whereand said it againstthose whobrought an terthe LahoreHigh Courtgranted Armytostayawayfrompolitics. sharplyinrecent weekstomore strictly when, whereand how on Saturday, according to data would provide morein- “inefficient”man to power. himpermission to go abroad for Sharif pointed outthat for- than4,000perday.PrimeMinister manypeoplecanmeetupsocially. from The Covid Tracking Project, formation Monday.The He wasaddressing the All- four weeksfor treatment. mer PM Yusuf Raza Gilanionce BorisJohnson has calleditasec- choice is either that everybody Hancockwas askedonTimes avolunteer-run effortto trackthe union didn’t rule out Parties Conference (APC) hosted Addressingthe APC, Sharif said therewas “a state within a ond waveand stricter lockdown follows therules... or we will Radio about the possibility of outbreak.The recordcomes after kindergarten teachers by thePakistanPeoples Party criticisedthe Pakistan’s powerful state” in Pakistan. “It is sadden- measureshave beenintroducedin have to take moremeasures.” Londonersbeingtoldto work from testing had fallen forseveral taking partinthe strike, (PPP)via avideo link aimedat establishment forallegedly sup- ing that the situation has esca- areas across the country—with Hancock later told the BBC home, and said: “Well, Iwouldn’t weeks. The US tested on average whichcould cause diffi- launchingaprotest movement portingKhan.“Ourstruggleisnot lated to astateabove the state. London possiblynextinline. thatasecond nationallockdown ruleitout.”OppositionleaderKeir 650,000peopleaday in the week culties forparents. againstthe Khan-led Pakistan againstImran Khan. Today, our This parallel government illness “Thenation faces atipping waspossible option. Starmer said he would support endedSept. 13,downfromapeak Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)government. struggle is againstthose who in- is the root-cause of ourprob- point and we have achoice,” “I don’trule it out, Idon’t whatever measuresthe govern- in lateJulyofover800,000 peo- Sharif, 70,the Pakistan stalled Imran Khan and who ma- lems,” he added. PTI HancocktoldSky News.“The want to see it,” he said. ment brings forward. ple aday. REUTERS

THE ENGINEERING AND LAND-MANAGEMENT THAT ENABLED THE STATE’S GROWTH HAVE LEFT IT VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE SHOCKS How California has become Ground Zerofor climatedisasters in US

itsworstflood emergencies on Scientists.“Climatechange is ex- weren’t designed to accommo- stateespeciallyvulnerable. The ernmentsfor decades focusedon CHRISTOPHERFLAVELLE recordthree years ago, when posing the vulnerabilitiesinthe datethe increasinglyharshex- wildfiresareonlythelatestexam- suppressing firesthat occurred SEPTEMBER20 heavy rains causedthe state’s systems thatwe’ve engineered.” tremes of climate change. “The ple of howclimatechange can naturally, allowing the buildupof highestdam to nearly fail, forcing Those systems include some shocks areoutside the range, in cause engineered landscapesto vegetation that would provide CALIFORNIA IS one of America’s morethan180,000peopleto flee. of the greatestaccomplishments manycases, of historical experi- go awry.Those blazes arepartly fuel forfutureblazes. Officials re- marvels.Bymoving vast quanti- The same manufactured inAmericanpublicinfrastructure: ence,” Park said. the result of hotter temperatures mainedreluctant to reduce that ties of waterand suppressing landscapes that have enabled Transporting hugeamountsof Park,likeother expertsinter- anddrierconditions,scientistssay, vegetation through prescribed wildfires fordecades, the state California’s tremendous growth, waterfromthe mountains to the viewed,notedthatCalifornia’sen- whichhavemadeiteasierforveg- burns,waryof upsettingresidents has transformedits arid and building the stateintoa$3 tril- coastand from northtosouth. gineered landscapes arenot the etation to ignite, causingfires to with smokeorstartingafire that mountainous landscape into the lion economythatishome to Creating almost1,500reservoirs onlyfactorbehinditshigh-impact becomebiggerandmoreintense. might burn out of control. richest, mostpopulous and one in 10 Americans,havealso to storethat wateruntil it’s disasters.Thestate’ssizeandgeo- Butthe intensity of those fires That approachmade bounteous place in the nation. leftitmoreexposedtoclimate needed. Subduing the firesthat graphic diversity expose it to an also reflectsdecades of policy de- California’sforestsmorecomfort- Butnow, thosesamefeatshave shocks,experts say. arepartofforestecosystems, unusuallywiderange of extreme cisions that alteredthose forests, able forthe estimated11million givenCaliforniaanew andunwel- And those shocks willonly makingmorelandlivableformil- climateevents. Andits large pop- according to Robert Bonnie, who peoplewho nowliveinand come categoryofsuperlatives. getworse. lionsbut stocking those forests This year is California’s worstwildfire season on record. Reuters ulation means that when disas- oversawthe US Forest Service aroundthem.Butithasalsomade This year is the state’s worst “There’s sortofthis sense that with fuel in the process. Building ters do strike, theyare very likely under President BarackObama. them moresusceptible to cata- wildfireseasononrecord.Thatfol- we can bend the worldtoour densecitiesalongashorelinesus- to affect large numbersofpeople. And the costofthose decisions is strophic fires. “We’vesortofbuilt lows itshottest Augustonrecord; will,” said Kristina Dahl, asenior ceptible to erosion and flooding. California, according to RJisung of California, Los Angeles. But Still, the manufactured sys- nowcoming due. up this fire debt,” Bonnie said. apunishing droughtthat lasted climatescientistinSan Francisco Those accomplishmentsre- Park,anassistant professor of likesomuchthatunderpins temsthatsupportthestate’spop- In an effort to protect homes “Peoplearegoingto have to toler- from 2011 to lastyear;and one of forthe Union of Concerned flect the optimismthat defines public policy at the University modern American life, they ulationandeconomyhaveleftthe andencouragenew building,gov- atesmokeand risk.” NYT

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SOME STATES YET TO MAKE THEIR CHOICE AHEAD OF GST COUNCIL MEET LOWERING OF USOF COMPONENT TO 3% MAY, HOWEVER, BE CONSIDERED DoT unlikely to agreeonlower FY21GSTcompensationdeficit:21states& licencefee recommended UTsonboard`97,000-crborrowingoption by Trai, alter AGR definition

Odisha, Puducherry,Sikkim, deficit.Chief ministersof non-BJP gantoslowdown,agapwhich has dict, had been the biggestbone ENSECONOMICBUREAU Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Officials saidthatifstates ruledstatesofWestBengal,Kerala, wideneddue to the pandemic. AASHISHARYAN ED Notallmay of contention between regula- NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 Pradesh have optedfor option 1, Delhi, Telangana, Chhattisgarh GSTcompensationpayments NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 do notsubmit their bebadfor tors and telcos. All telecom com- Opposition-ruledstates/union and Tamil Nadu have written to to stateshave beenpendingsince PLAIN E panies that operateinIndia pay ● telcos AHEAD OF the 42nd meeting of territories suchasJharkhand, options before October 5, the Centreopposing the options April, with the pending amount THE DEPARTMENT of Telecom- EX apartoftheir revenues as licence the Goods and Services Tax(GST) Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, theywill have to wait till whichrequirestatestoborrow to forApril-July estimated at Rs 1.5 munications (DoT) is unlikelyto feeand spectrum chargestothe Council on October 5, 21 states Punjab,Rajasthan,Telangana,and meetshortfall and have instead lakhcrore.TheGSTcompensation accept the Telecom Regulatory THE DOT’S reluctance to DoTfor using the spectrum have optedfor Option 1—bor- West Bengal, as well as Tamil June 2022 to gettheir askedtheCentretoborrow. States requirement is estimated to be Authority of India(Trai) recom- lowerlicence feeand al- ownedbythe Centre. rowingof Rs97,000crorethrough Nadu areyet to detail their choice compensation dues have alsoraisedconcernsthatthe around Rs 3lakhcrore this year, mendationsonlowering the li- terAGR definition could In itsdefinition of AGR, the anRBI-facilitatedspecialwindow to the central government, subject to the condition distinctionof revenuelossforGST while the cess collection is ex- cence feeoftelcos from 8per arise from the govern- DoThad said that telcos must to meet this year’s compensation Finance Ministryofficials said. implementation and Covid-19 pectedtobearoundRs65,000 cent to 6, according to sources in ment’s unwillingness to coverall therevenue earnedby deficit of Rs 2.35lakh crore. This, The officials said that if other that the Councilextends pandemic wasunconstitutional. crore-anestimatedcompensa- knowofthe development. lowerits finances. them, including from non-tele- asperFinanceMinistryofficials,is statesdonotsubmittheiroptions the cess collectionperiod The Centre has, however, tionshortfallof Rs2.35 lakhcrore. The DoTmay,however, con- Analysts indicatethat de- com sourcessuchasdeposit in- acount morethanthe required before October 5, the dateofthe beyond 2022 statedthatitisunlikelytoborrow In the lastGST council meet- sider lowering the component of spiteall the challenges, terestsand sale of assets.The tel- number of 20 statesand union next meeting of the GSTCouncil, giventheimpactitwouldhave on ing on August27, the Centrehad universal service obligation fund mosttelcos have man- cos were opposedtothis and had territoriesincasetheissuegoesin thentheywillhave to waittillJune yieldsof itsgovernmentsecurities proposedtwo optionsto states:to (USOF)to3per cent from 5per aged to raise the funds to challengedthis definition in sev- foravoting in the GSTCouncil. 2022 to gettheircompensation whichinvolvesborrowingtheen- and also indicated that since the either borrowRs97,000 crore cent of revenue,sources said. makeAGR payments, eral forums, including the While21 states/unionterrito- duessubjectto theconditionthat tirecompensationdeficitfromthe repayment has to be made from (shortfall onlyonaccountofGST The lowering of USOF compo- whichhas sentasignal to Supreme Court. ries,namelyAndhra Pradesh, the Council extendsthe cess col- market —has nowshifted its compensation cess receipts,it implementation) from aspecial nent is possible as the funds col- the government that On October 24,2019, the ArunachalPradesh,Assam,Bihar, lection period beyond 2022. choicetoOption 1. cannotborrowsince cess is are- windowfacilitated by the RBI or lected by the telecom operators things maynot be as bad apexcourtupheld the DoT’s def- Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Around 15 states had submit- Severalnon-BJP ruledstates source dedicated to states. the complete shortfall of Rs 2.35 have been lying idle forquite as the companieshad inition of AGRand said sincethe Pradesh,Jammu&Kashmir,Karn- tedtheir choicefor Option 1by have beenatloggerheadswiththe Compensationpaymentstostates lakh crore(including Rs 1.38 lakh some time now, an official said. projected it to be. licenseehad agreedtothe mi- ataka,Madhya Pradesh,Manipur, September 15.Manipur,which Centrefor asking them to borrow had startedgetting delayed since croreshortfall due to Covid-19 “ClosetoRs50,000 croreis grationpackages,theywereli- Meghalaya,Mizoram, Nagaland, had earlier optedfor Option 2— to bridgethe compensation October lastasGST revenues be- pandemic)fromthe market. lying idle in that (USOF). Mostof able to paythe dues, the penalty it is usedfor improving services fine AGRoftelcos. on dues, and the intereston in the rural areas, whichhaveei- The DoT, however, maynot penalty due to delayinpay- Paytm alleges From Oct 1, 5% duty on import of key part for making TVs ther stoppedorare going slow alter the definition of AGRasde- ments. This month, the topcourt forone reason or other,”the offi- mandedbythe telcos afterthe asked the telcos to paythe AGR evision parts that areRs7,500 the prices of TVsislikelytorise onopencellasanexcuseto revise cialsaid,asking nottobenamed. Supreme Courtverdict,another dues in the next tenyears. arm-twisting ENSECONOMICBUREAU croreayear,FinanceMinistry with the 5per cent customs duty. prices upwards by claimingthat In itsrecommendationsin official said. These yearly instalmentswill NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 sourcessaid.Theopencellwillat- While the industryhas esti- manufacturingcapacityisstillnot 2015,the telecomregulator had In June, the then Cellular have to be made by March 31 of by Google tract 5per cent from next month. matedpriceescalationbyRs600- available within the country. suggestedlowering the licence Operators Association of India everysucceedingfinancialyear WITH THE end of Customs duty This exemption wasgiven a Rs 1,200per unit depending on Governmentsourceshave also feeoftelcosto6per cent from director general Rajan Mathews and acompliance reportbythe exemption on open cell —akey year agotothe industryasithad the size, sources in the govern- arguedthatsuchexemptionscan’t the current 8and suggested had said that the DoTshould re- companies as well as the DoThas PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA componentinTVpanelmanufac- soughttimeto builddomesticca- ment have saidthat the impact continue when domesticmanu- changing the definition of ad- vise the definition of AGRfor all to be filedbyApril 7ofthatyear, NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 turing--fromOctober1, TVman- pacity foropen cell. However, TV wouldn’tbemore thanRs200for facturersare alreadyprovidedad- justedgross revenue (AGR). futurepurposes to avoidany fur- athree-judge Benchheadedby ufacturers areexpected to start makers have said that domestic aTVset.Thesourcesalsosaidthat equateprotection of importwith Trai had then said that in- ther burden on the sector. Justice Arun Mishrahad said in DIGITALFINANCIALservicesfirm makingtheproductinIndialead- manufacturing capacity isn’t ad- domesticTVmanufacturerswere 20 percentCustoms duty on TVs come from non-telecom sources The definitionofAGR,now itsjudgment, bringing acloseto Paytm on Sundaycharged inter- ingto areductioninimportsof tel- equateyet to curballimports,and usingthe5percentcustomsduty sinceDecember 2017. FE should notbeconsidered to de- settledbyaSupreme Courtver- the nearly 20-year old issue. netgiant Google of “arm-twist- ing”andforcingitto rollbackaUPI cashbackcampaignwhichislegal in India. ByteDance gets Trump nod to avoid TikTok shutdown US judgehalts Commerce Googlesaidthatofferingcash- backs andvouchers alone do not Dept order to remove constituteaviolation of Google REUTERS Not aware of $5 bn education Playgamblingpoliciesandincase WASHINGTON/NEWYORK, of repeat violation itsmay even SEPTEMBER20 fund in TikTok deal: ByteDance WeChatfrom appstores terminateGoogle Playdeveloper Ningbo(China):TikTokowner in the United States. accounts. US PRESIDENT Donald Trump Bytedancesaidinasocialme- “The companyhas been ownedbyTencent Holding’sand Paytm in ablog alleged that said on Saturdayhesupporteda diapostSunday thatitwasthe committedto investinginthe REUTERS theJusticeDepartmenthadurged GooglePay hasbeenrunningsim- deal in principle that would allow firsttimeithad heardinthe education field, and plans to WASHINGTON,SEPTEMBER20 Beelernot to block theorder.Ten- ilarcricket-basedpromotions“but TikTok to continue to operatein news itwassettingupa$5bil- work withpartnersandglobal cent and the Justice Department adifferent setofrules applyto the United States,evenasitap- lion educationfund in the US. shareholdersto launchonline AUSjudgeearly Sunday blocked did notimmediatelycomment. Google’s ownapps”. pearedto conflict with his earlier US President Donald classroom projectsbasedon the Trumpadministration from Beeler’s preliminaryinjunc- GooglehadblockedPaytmon orderforChina’sByteDanceto di- Trumpsaidhehadapproveda AI and video technology for requiringAppleInc and Alphabet tion also blockedthe Commerce itsPlaystore followingapolicyup- vest the video app. deal,which includeda$5bil- studentsaround the world,” Inc’s Google to remove Chinese- order that would have barred dateonSeptember 18,ahead of ByteDance wasracing to US President Donald Trumpduring acampaignevent in lion education fund, to allow ByteDance said on itsofficial ownedmessaging appWeChat other transactions with WeChat theIPLcrickettournament,to dis- avoidacrackdownonTikTok after Fayetteville, NorthCarolina, on Saturday. Reuters TikTok to continue to operate accountonToutiao. REUTERS fordownloads by lateSunday. intheUSthatcouldhave dramat- allow apps that supportany un- the US Commerce Department US MagistrateJudgeLaurel icallydegradedthesite’susability regulated gamblingbut restored saidon Fridayitwould block new BeelerinSan Francisco said in an forcurrentUSusersorpotentially the mobile app afterafew hours downloads and updates to the United States,possiblyinTexas, investor base is takenintoac- second source said. 25,000newUSjobs at TikTok,up orderthatWeChatuserswhofiled made it unusable. The US afteritrolledbackthe campaign. app come Sunday. the US President said. count, according to asource fa- Beijing-basedByteDance did from alittle over 1,000 now. alawsuit “haveshown serious Commerce Department did not Paytm said that it wasforced US officials had expressed Oracle Corp will take a12.5 miliar with the matter who re- notimmediatelyrespond to are- Trump, who had previously questions going to the meritsof immediatelycomment. to complywithGoogle’smandate concern that the personal dataof per cent stakeinTikTok Global questedanonymity to discuss the questfor comment. Walmartand calledoncompanies suchas the FirstAmendment claim, the WeChathashadanaverageof to remove the UPI cashbackand as manyas100 million and storeall itsUSuser dataonits deal’s structure. This is because Oracle also did notoffer more in- Oracle and Walmarttopay the balance of hardships tips in the 19 milliondailyactive usersinthe scratchcards campaign to getre- Americansthat use the app was cloud to complywithUSnational ByteDance will own80per cent formation on TikTok Global’s UnitedStatesa“fee” to participate plaintiffs’favor.” Her22-pageor- United States,analytics firms listedonthe Android PlayStore. being passedontoChina’s security requirements, the com- of TikTok Global, the source said. ownership structure. in the TikTok deal, said there der added the prohibitions “bur- Apptopia said in early August. “OfferingbothislegalinIndia, CommunistParty government. panies said. Retail giant Walmart GiventhatUSinvestors cur- It wasnot immediatelyclear would also be a$5billion US ed- densubstantially morespeech It is popular among Chinese andcashbackwasbeinggivenfol- Trumpsignedanexecutive Inc said it would take a7.5 per rentlyown about40per cent of whatspurredtheWhiteHouseto ucation fund as partofthe deal. thanisnecessarytoservethegov- students,Americans living in lowing all rules and regulations order on August14giving cent stakeinTikTok Global.The ByteDance, the WhiteHouse will compromise on itspush foran “I said, youknow, do me afa- ernment’s significant interestin China and some Americans who setbythe government,”Paytm ByteDance 90 days to sell TikTok. impliedvaluation forTikTok count that towardshow muchof outright sale of TikTok.However, vor, could youput up $5 billion nationalsecurity,especiallygiven have personal or businessrela- said. The deal announcedonSaturday, Global as aresult of these invest- TikTok Global is ownedbyUSpar- the dealcomeswithpledges that into afund foreducationsowe thelackofsubstitutechannelsfor tionships in China. When contacted,aGoogle however, is structured as apart- mentscould notbelearned. ties,thesource added. As aresult, cater to Trump’s “America First” can educatepeople as to the real communication.” The Justice Department said spokespersonsaidthat offering nership rather than adivestment. While Oracle and Walmart Oracle, Walmart, and policyagenda. It also avoidsalien- history of ourcountry, notthe LastFriday,the US Commerce blocking theorder would “frus- cashbacksandvouchersalonedo TikTok will be ownedbya said thatTikTok Global will be ByteDance’sUSinvestors will ating TikTok’s young users ahead fake history,” Trumptold arallyof Department had issued aorder trateand displace the president’s notconstituteaviolation of our newcompanycalledTikTok majority-ownedbyUSinvestors, own, directlyorindirectly, about of theNov.3USelection. supporters in Fayetteville, North citingnationalsecuritygroundsto determination of howbesttoad- GooglePlaygambling policies. Global and headquarteredinthe this is the case onlyifByteDance’s 53 per centofTikTok Global, a ByteDance agreedtocreate Carolina on Saturday. blockthe appfromUSapp stores dressthreatstonationalsecurity. BRIEFLY 1,670: TOTAL PROJECTS 945: PROJECTSWHOSE MCA plans corporate profiling,behaviour 432 infraprojectsshowcost WORTH RS 150 CRORE AND NEITHERYEAROF ‘IndiaInc’sbiz ABOVE MONITORED BY THE COMMISSIONINGNOR analysis to identify non-compliant entities sentiment overruns of `4.29 lakh crore MINISTRY OF STATISTICS TENTATIVEGESTATION ANDPROGRAMME PERIODHASBEEN MCA21isthe portalthrough recovers’ As manyas432 infrastructureprojects have been hit by IMPLEMENTATION(MoSPI) REPORTED PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA ‘Banks need to whichcompaniesand LLPssub- costoverruns of overRs4.29lakh croreowing to delays NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 mitvariousregulatoryfilingsto NewDelhi: India Inc’s busi- and other reasons, theMoSPI report forJuly 2020 said maintaincapital the ministry,whichimplements ness sentiment has im- TOIDENTIFYnon-compliantcor- as per norms’ CompaniesAct,2013 andLimited proved duringJuly- `20,58,193.26 crore: Numberofprojects porateentities,thegovernmentis Liability PartnershipAct, 2008. September quarterasthe Total original cost of 505 thatreportedtime planningto usedataanalyticsand NewDelhi: TheRBI has not Under the Act, all companies government gradually un- implementation of the 1,683 escalation,ofwhich: artificialintelligenceforcorporate asked banksand non-bank- arerequired to holdAGMs every lockedthe economyand projects ■ 120: delayed by one to 12 profiling, behaviour analysis as ing financial institutions to year and file financial statements business activity resumed, months well as fraudanalysis and alerts. raise capital to brace fora as well as annual returns within according to the latestCII `24,87,361.54 crore: ■ 118: delayedby13to24 Various technical capabilities possible pile up in bad debt theprovidedtimelimitandinpre- BusinessConfidenceIndex. Anticipated cost of months `4,29,168.28 willbeusedtokeep atab on non- inthecomingmonths,Mini- scribedformsafterholdingAGMs. implementation of all projects ■ 157: delayedby25to60 CRORE: compliantentities through the sterof StateforFinanceAnu- Inthefirstandsecondversions months OVERALL COST CorporateAffairs Ministry’s por- ragThakur told RajyaSabha. of MCA21, throughartificialintel- Noemployee `11,51,222.81 crore: ■ 110: delayed by 61 months OVERRUNS, I.E. talMCA 21.Inawritten replyto However, he said, ligence,theministryhasbeendis- laidoff,says Expenditure incurred on all and above 20.85 PER CENT Lok Sabha, MinisterofState for “banksand non-banking fi- playingthemasterdataofallcom- projects till June 2020, 46.28 ■ 43.49 months: Average OF ORIGINAL COST CorporateAffairs Anurag Singh nancial institutionsare re- panies. It disclosesfilingposition VistaraCEO per cent of anticipated cost time overrun of all projects ThakursaidMCA21version3en- quiredto maintaincapitalas of the said documents, including visagesvariousareas whichshall per prudential capital ade- the dateofholding AGMapart NewDelhi: Vistara, which Reasons for time overruns, as reported by implementing agencies: utilisetechnical capabilities. quacy norms on an ongoing fromotherdetailsof thecompany has implemented various Source: These include“dataanalytics basis.” PTI andalsowhetheracompanyisac- ■ Delays in land acquisition, forest ■ Geological surprises ■ Shortage of labour cost-saving measuresamid MoSPI/PTI and Artificial Intelligence and tive compliant companyornot, clearance and supply of equipment ■ Inadequate mobilisation by contractor the coronavirus pandemic, ■ Geo-mining conditions MachineLearning(AI/ML)forcor- the ministersaid. will reviewsalary cutsin ■ Fund constraints ■ Slow progress in civil works ■ ROU/ROW (right of use/right of way) problems porateprofiling,behaviouranaly- to identify non-compliant corpo- Thereare around 12 lakhreg- January but has notlaid off sis and fraudanalysis and alerts, rate entities,” he said. isteredcompaniesinthecountry. anyofits nearly 4,000 em- ployees,accordingto theair- line’s chief executive officer BBB recommends 13 names forappointment ‘EuropeanUnion seeks new powers to penalise tech giants’ Leslie Thng. as executive directors in state-run banks ket altogether. 8.45lakhnew REUTERS As per a Financial Times report, the proposedplan Brussels is also considering a dates over aperiod of twodays Bureausaidinanotification on BENGALURU,SEPTEMBER20 will forcetechgiantstobreak up or sell some of rating system that would allow enrolmentsin PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA forvacancies of executive direc- Sunday. thepublicandshareholdersto as- NEWDELHI,SEPTEMBER20 tors. The listofselected candi- The Bureaurecommended THE EUROPEAN Unionwantsto their European operations if their market sess companies’ behaviour in ar- July:EPFO dates would be sent to the the names of Swarup Kumar armitself withnew powersto pe- dominance could threaten interests of customers eas suchastax compliance and THE BANKSBoardBureau(BBB) Department of Financial Saha, Debadatta Chand, K nalisebig technologycompanies, the speedwithwhichtheytake NewDelhi: Netnew enrol- has recommendedtothe gov- Services to getthe Satyanarayana Raju, Nitesh the Financial Times reportedon downillegalcontent,theFinancial mentswithretirementfund ernment names of 13 general AppointmentsCommittee of Ranjan, Sangram Keshari Sunday. The proposed plan in- The commissionisset to pro- Commissioner Thierry Breton, in Times said. bodyEmployees’Provident managers of various publicsec- Cabinet(ACC) approval. Mohapatra, Monika Kalia, cludesforcingtech giantstobreak pose newrules calledthe Digital an interviewwith the Financial Breton wasquotedassaying Fund Organisation (EPFO) torbanks (PSBs) forappoint- “TheBanksBoardBureauin- Swarup Dasgupta and up or sell some of their European ServicesActbytheendof theyear, Times,said the proposedreme- activities suchascompanies pre- roseto 8.45lakhinJulyfrom ment as executive directors. terfacedwith 28 candidates Karthikeyan M, Ishraq Ali Khan, operations if their marketdomi- whichwillincreasesocialmedia’s dies,whichwouldonlybeusedin ventingusersfromswitchingplat- 4.82lakhinJune2020,asper BBB, the headhunter for from various public sector banks VivekWahi, SSrimathy, B nance is deemedtothreaten the responsibilities and liability for extreme circumstances, also in- formsorforcingcustomersto use itslatestpayroll data. PTI state-run banksand financial in- for13clear vacancies of Vijayakumar Aand Raghavendra interests of customersandsmaller content on their platforms. clude the ability to exclude large onlyone service could lead to stitutions, interviewed28candi- Executive Directors in PSBs,” the VKollegal. rivals, the newspaper said. EU Internal Market tech groups from the single mar- tougher sanctions.

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MADHYAPRADESH TOURISM BOARD MADHYAPRADESH TOURISMBOARD LILY TRADE WING, 6THFLOOR, JEHANGIRABAD, BHOPAL -462008 LILYTRADE WING, 6THFLOOR, JEHANGIRABAD, BHOPAL -462008 Phone :0755-2780600, E-mail :[email protected] Phone :0755-2780600, E-mail :[email protected] TENDER No. :933/168/IP/MPTB/2020 Dated :16.09.2020 TENDER No. :935/168/IP/MPTB/2020 Dated :16.09.2020 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Unique opportunity for investment in Tourism Sector Uniqueopportunity to develop Heritage Hotels Madhya PradeshTourismBoard is pleased to offer the following Lands to the potentialinvestors Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board is pleased to offer the following unique Heritage Building on unique locations to set up tourism projectasmentioned below on DBFOT basis: Situated near tourist destinations to the potential investor to develop Heritage Hotels on DBFOT basis : DistrictLand Details and Area S.No. Village Tehsil District Area in Hect. Sheopur 1. Resort at Tiktoli Near PalpurKunowild life area(4.734 Hect.) (Tah.-Karahal) 1. Kyoti Fort (Near Kyoti waterfall) Rewa Rewa 2.213 Mandasaur Resort/Hoteland other tourism project at Gandhi sagar NearGandhi 2. Singhpur Mahal (Near Chanderi)Chanderi Ashoknagar0.805 (Tah.- sagar dam 3. Baldevgarh Fort (Near Orchha) Gwalsagar Tikamgarh 5.204 Bhanpura) 1. BlockNo. 03 Halka No.01(0.910 Hect.) 2. BlockNo. 03 Halka No.01(1.390Hect.) 4. Vijayraghavgarh Fort(Near Katni) Katni Katni 3.246 3. BlockNo. 03 Halka No.01(2.200Hect.) 5. Benazir Palace (In Bhopal) Bhopal Bhopal 0.798+0.694 Umariya 1. Resort at Tala NearBandhavgarhTiger Reserve (3.642 Hect.) The RFPdocumentscan be downloaded from website www.mptenders.gov.in RFP (Tah.-Manpur) 2. Resort at Tala Near Bandhavgarh TigerReserve (4.07Hect.) documents can also be seenatwww.tourism.mp.gov.in Alirajpur 1. Resortand Adventure Activities at Jhandana NarmadaRiverarea M.P. Madhyam/98480/2020 MANAGING DIRECTOR (Tah.-Sondwa, (2.432 Hect.) Katthiwada) 2. Resortand Adventure Activities atIndalavat Narmada River area (4.680 Hect.) Government of India Department of Atomic Energy Burhanpur1.Resort/Hotel at Rahipura NearBurhanpur, AHeritage City (5.000 Hect.) Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (Tah.- 2. Resort/Hotel at Fatehpur Near Burhanpur,AHeritageCity (4.790 Hect.) Burhanpur) ENGINEERING GROUP Vashi Complex, Navi Mumbai 400703 Betul(Tah.- 1. Resort at Gurgunda Near SatpuraNational Park Range(7.932 Hect.) 21.09.2020 Shahpur, 2. Resort/Wellness Centre/Fixed Tenting Units at KhapaonbankofSapna Multai) Dam(01.00 Hect.) TENDER NOTICE NO. BRIT/ES/2020-2021/02 Chief Executive, BRIT,VashiComplex, behind APMC Fruit Market, near Govt. Ware House, Turbhe, Jabalpur 1. Resort/Hotel/Wellness Centre at Nanhakheda NearBargi Dam (4.840 Hect.) Navi Mumbai -400703, for and on behalf of The President Of India hereby invites sealed tenders (Tah.- 2. Resort/Hotel at Nanhakheda NearBargi Dam(0.405Hect.) from eligible contractors on the approved list of Central/State PWD, MES, Railway and others for the Jabalpur) 3. Hotel CumConvention Centre or 4-5 Star Hotel at MehgavanNearJabalpur following work. airport(4.510 Hect.) Description :Annual Contract -Shifting, Loading and Unloading of materials, handling Hoshangabad 1. ResortatChirraiNearPachmarhi (6.098 Hect.) of scrap etc. at Vashi Complex for the year 2020 –2021. (Tah.-Pipariya) 2. ResortatChakarNearPachmarhi(2.230Hect.) Estimated cost : Rs. 48,00,000 (Including 18% GST) 3. Resort at ChakarNearPachmarhi (7.859 Hect.) Earnest money : Rs. 96,000.00 (This deposit should be either in the form of Demand Draft or deposit at call Receipt issued in favour of Pay &Accounts Officer,BRIT) Sidhi 1. Resort/Camping at Chamaradol Near Sanjay Dubari National Park Completion Period : Twelve Months (One Year). (Tah.-Majholi) (1.290 Hect.) Security Deposit : 5% Performance Guarantee + 2.5% Security Deposit Government of India 2. Resort/Camping at Chamaradol Near Sanjay Dubari National Park Tender documents will be available at the office of the Assistant Personnel Officer,BRIT,Vashi Department of Atomic Energy (1.200 Hect.) Complex, behind APMC Fruit Market, near Govt. Ware House, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai-400703, BoardofRadiation &Isotope Technology 3. Resort/Camping at Budaritola Near Sanjay DubariNationalPark(2.400 Hect.) and can be purchased on any working day between 10.00 hrs. To 15.00 hrs. (excluding Sundays, Chief Executive, BRIT/Senior General Manager,Engg& CP,BRIT, 4. Resort at ParsiliNearSanjayDubariNationalPark (3.420 Hect.) Mondays and public holidays) from 22.09.2020 to 03.10.2020 on payment of Rs. 1000 +G.S.T @ Vashi Complex, Sector 20, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703, hereby invites Satna (Tah.- 1. Resort at KolgadhOnbank of Bansagar Dam(4.338 Hect.) 18% =1180/- (Total rupees One thousand one hundred eighty only) per set in cash (non-refundable) sealed tenders on behalf of the President of India for item rate tender Ramanagar) against written application and on production of (a) Bank solvency certificate of minimum value for following work. Rs.19.20 Lakhs (b) Latest income tax clearance certificate (Last 3years), (c) List with evidence Tender Notice No. BRIT/CNM/ENGG/WC/2020/0827/01 Chhindawada 1. Resort at Jamatara Near PenchNationalPark (4.048Hect.) of similar works (Shifting, Loading and Unloading of materials, handling of scrap etc) in hand and (Tah.-Chand, 2. Resort at ThotamalNear Pench National Park (5.000 Hect.) Name of Work Supply,Installation, commissioning and training completed in last seven years indicating agency for whom the work has been carried out, Value of of the Video Conferencing (VC) facility with 3-year Bichhua, 3. Resort/Camping at JamataraNearPench National Park (2.971 Hect.) work, stipulated and actual completion period, Present status.(The cost of work 40% of 3similar works, onsite comprehensive warranty at Board Room, BRIT chorai) 4. Hotel/Water Sport Activities at PalatawadaNear Pench National Park 60% of 2similar works or 80% of 1similar work) (d) Performance /completion certificates,(e) List Vashi complex, Navi Mumbai as per cable layout and (4.779 Hect.) of Technical staff and administrative staff available(f) Annual Turnover during last five years (g) system architecture given in Annexure-II. 5. Hotel/WaterSport Activities at Sihora Bissala NearPench NationalPark Estimated cost Rs. 12,60,000/- (Rupees Twelve lakh Sixty Proof of GST registration and (h) PANCard. (Incl. GST) Thousand Only) including GST. (1.315 Hect.) After examining these documents, blank tender forms shall be issued only to the firm prima facie found Earnest money deposit Rs. 25,200/- Damoh 1. Resort/Hotel at BandakpurNearfamous tample of Lord Shiva (5.669 Hect.) competent to carry out the tender job. Sale of tender/ opening of tender do not imply acceptance/ (Rs Twenty Five thousand two hundred only) (Tah.-Damoh) approval. Tenders will not be sent by post. The tenders will be issued only after the verification of (This deposit should be either in the form of certificates with the originals. deposited on call receipt or Demand Draft issued in Indore 1. Resort/Adventure Project and Water sports at Rampuriya Near Choral Tenders duly filled in should be placed in sealed cover,prescribed with the name of work, should be favour of Pay and Accounts Officer,BRIT payable at (Tah.-Choral, Dam (5.000 Hect.) deposited in the box provided at Security counter,VashiComplex, behind APMC Fruit Market, near Trombay or the amount paid to the Reserve Bank of Bhichouli2.Wellness Centre at MundladostdarNearIndore city (2.540 Hect.) India and receipted Challans. (The same should be Govt. 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Collapses, surges, momentum swings,ashortrun, tiedscoresand Super Over later,Delhi beat Punjab in atextbook T20 match EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER SANDIPG SEPTEMBER21 Hotheads, calm minds and everything in between at the game.

SYNOPSIS: Iceman Stoinis ends Agarwal’s Ashwin’s cryofpainand ruffle of comfort night on tragic note AMAGICAL over wherehegrabbed two Helter-skelter end wicketstospinthe game his team’s way THE INDIANPremier League might have be- endedinpainand tears forRAshwin. The gun on Saturday, but it hit the ground running medical prognosis is awaited but the fear onlyonSundaywithatextbookT20matchthat is the DC bowler might have dislocated drainedthe full rangeofemotions. It wasa his shoulder as he fell, trying to stop the strangeslow-burningmatchthatexplodedto- ball that wasrollingawayatquiteadis- wardsthe final stretch. Then it wasall ablur, tance to his right. twists and turns springing from everycorner. Almostimmediately, he clutchedhis Delhihad the match in their grasp until leftshoulder and grimacedinsevere Mayank Agarwalcut loose. But justwhenhe pain. And by the time the physio rushed seemedtosteerPunjabto afamouswin,heheld to theground, Ashwin wasintears. Dean out tiresomely, eventually taking the matchto Jones reckoned that he might be out of super-over, whichturnedoutto beanon-event. action foratleastamonth in aworstcase Punjab made the lowest scoreinapowerplay, scenario. Nottomention it costhim three whichDelhisurpassedwithoutfuss.Addtothe overs todayasthe matchwas tied intrigue arun that wascalledshort—the third What acontrastitwas to the sheer joy ball of the 19th over in Punjab’s innings. It was he had experiencedinthe firstfiveballs helter-skelter,exhaustive stuffbythe time againsthis old team Kings XI Punjab. His Rishabh Pant seizedvictoryoff the thirdball of stint as acaptain lastyear with that team RAshwin’s immediate futurewith the the Super Over.But the real storyishow it wasn’t all that pleasant and he struck Delhi Capitals wasput in doubt afterhe reachedthe Super Over. with his firstdelivery when he foxed left thefieldwith ashoulderinjury. Karun Nair intotop-edging aforceful Iceman Stoinis swat. Aclassic Ashwin moment came up Onatopsy-turvynight,itwasMarcusStoinis in the fifthball. physio PatrickFarhat, who worked with who impartedthe decisive twisttothe match. It wasthe ball that he releases as if he the Indian team foryearsuntil the last Defending13 offthelastover, heconceded12off is turning the door-knob and slips it worldcup, had one look at the injuryand hisfirstthree,butthenmanagedadot ballwith through his thumb and indexfinger and immediatelydecidedthe best course of awideshortdelivery,beforetakingoutAgarwal the ballskids on straight with the angle action wastoget his man out of there. and Chris Jordan offthe lasttwo balls. Both of from round the stumps. The left-handed Therewas onemoment of tenderness in themwerearguablyboundaryballs,butStoinis Nicholas Pooran has areputation of being this pensive moment. As atearyeyed coulddonowrongonthenight.AndhowStoinis good againstspin but wasclueless here, Ashwin walked off, thecoachRicky trustedhimself and had fun. pushing outside the line, playing forthe Ponting walked over to ruffle his hair. WheneverStoinisstridesoutto thefield,he spin, and losing his stumps. Ponting musthaverealised the pathos of hears his father’s voice inside his head: “Have Now, Ashwin wasagainsthis old rival the moment. fun, trustyourself.”Itwas his latefather’s ad- Glenn Maxwell; both have been going at Formonths now, thecrickettragic viceonthemorningof hisT20debutfive years eachother forafewyearsnow.Wewill Ashwin has been talking on the game on ago. The advice is moresentimental to him perhaps notknowwhether it wasthe twitter and YouTube. He has spoken with thesedays,ashisfatherdiedin2018afteralong scent of the battle againstthe oldrival cricketers to performance analysts about battlewith cancer. that propelledhim to run afteraball that various intricateaspectsofthe game, and But livinghis father’s wordsonthe field in Afterastellar rescue act with the bat, Delhi Capitals’ all-rounder Marcus Stoinisstruckinthe final twodeliveries of theKXIP wasatafair distance from him or wasit even posedafew toughquestionsto international crickethas notbeen as straight- innings to send the matchintothe Super Over. BCCI justthe adrenalin aftertaking twowick- Ponting about his views on mankading. forward.Foreverytimehewalksontoafield,it etsbut he shuffledacross and threw in a Justsix balls intothe tournament, five of seems as if an unbearable burden is thruston fairly innocuous dive that had no chance whichprovided him unadulterated ela- his squareshoulders. Toomanythoughts “Iwasmorewillingtomovearoundthecrease tweenevery delivery and wiping the thick of stopping the ball. As he fell, something tion, his dream wasthreatening to turn churningandspinninginsidehisheadperhaps, alittlebit(duringtheBBL)andcreateafew op- THESUPEROVER beads of sweat dripping down hisbrows.His jarredinhis shoulder.The experienced intoanightmare. drowning out hisfather’svoice. As aconse- tions and changethe dynamic of the game," knockwas almost MS Dhoni likeinrendition quence, hisAustraliacareer hassofar swung Stoinis told reporters in England. —scoringjustabove run-a-ball,bidinghistime, KINGS XI:2/2 between uncertainty and instability.Sohave But even when he’s moving, his head is still assessing his bowlers, surveying the gaps and been his IPL stints, intohis fifthyear with neg- and the body supremelybalanced,sothathe 0.1: Rabada strays ontoRahul’spads; weighinguphisoptions.Hewas38off39atthe Rishabh Pant’s stubbornness ChrisJordan’semptiness ligible credentials. “I don’tknowwhat goes canmakelateadjustmentslikewhenherealised flickedtodeep square-leg forabrace. 16th over,Delhi requiring 53 off24deliveries, IT’SNOT that Rishabh Pant doesn’twantto HOWBADLYcan agame of cricketturn wrong,”heonceconfessedto australia.com.au. that aJordan delivery wasshorterthan he had 0.2: Rahul slices ashort-pitched with just lower-order forcompany. learn but he is aman who is confident he outfor you? Don’t tweetout that ques- Then he beganlistening to the podcasts of anticipated. He wasalready bendingdownfor Rabada delivery to Axar at deep Andthenheembracedbeastmode,spank- doesn’t needtochangehis game. The tion to ChrisJordan. He waslootedfor feted industrial designer Elon Musk and theramp,buthefrozeinhismovement,waited square-leg. ingAndreNortjeforabraceof deliciousbound- teenaged IPL debutant Ravi Bishnoiwouldn’t 30 runs by Marcus Stoinis and co. in AmericanmarathonrunnerDavidGoggins,be- forthe delivery andglideditoverfine-legwith 0.3: Pooran’s stumps are aries, firstachip over mid-offand thenaslap have mindedPant's the final over that pushedDelhi sidesconsulting anotedSydney-basedsports nuclear-tippedprecision.Hisbattingwasaper- dismantled by afiery Rabada behindpoint, twoofhis moststaple strokes. bull-headedness Capitals past150, atotal that looked psychologistDaveDiggle.Soonherealised:“It's fectstormof powerandingenuity.PoorJordan, yorker. NextwasMohitSharma’sturnto bearthefuri- frankly. Bishnoi kept hardlypossible at one stage. Were the moreaboutmindset.It'smoreabouttheenergy who wasathis wits’end in containing him, es- ous bruntofhis batting. Aggarwal probably sliding the ball across cricketing gods done with him yet? you'vegottogetreadytoperform,it'saboutfol- peciallyinthelastoverwhereinheplundered24 sensedaweak-link in him andwent fullpelt, the left-hander who Nope. The poor man had go through DELHI CAPITALS: 3/0 lowing the process and keeping aclear mind, runs offhis firstfivedeliveries, toyingwith his massacring17 runs.Rabada’snextoveryielded kept trying to drag it to moretrauma.Hewas deemedtohave moresothantaking abig front step forward.” lengths as if he were first-term rookie and not 0.1: Pant goes foramighty slog, 12 runsandKingswere sniffingthevictorybe- the onside. Bishnoi run arun shortinthe 19th over by the Gradually, he detoxedhis mind, and as his an experiencedT20 speedmerchant. The 57 misses awidish delivery from fore amanic lastover. Agarwalsmacked12 off seemedtoharness umpirethough replays suggestedhis father had counselled, he begantotrusthim- runs that Delhi amassedinthe last threeovers Shami; no run. the firstthree balls, butperishedonthe penul- Rashid Khan in his styleand Pant wasjust bat wasinsidethe line. He wasleftto selfand have more fun. As he did on Sunday, turnedout to be the difference in the end. And 0.2: Shami bowlsitdownthe leg- timatedelivery with his side justarun away being Pant. Heave and miss. Pant would then face the final ball of the chase. He single-handedlylifting his side to acompeti- 36 came off11balls Stoinisfaced. side; wide signalled. from the target.The tie took thematchtothe tell his partner that it wasagoogly. Of course neededjustarun andStoinis actually tive total with awhirlwind 21-ball 53. An on- SuperOver,whichDelhiCapitalwon.Adiscon- it was; notthathechanged his shot as he yet repaid his earlier largesse with afull Tragic heroMayank 0.3: Pant worksittofine-legfor a side favoured player,hebegan his carnageby brace. solateMayankwouldbewonderinghowasin- again triedtoslogagainst thespin. Notonce toss on the legs but his nightmarere- smearing Jordan’s off-cutter over long, just If IPL wasthe oneuntickedbox offhis ca- glerun turnedhim from apotentialherotoa did he trytogowiththe turn.Finally, agoo- fusedtogoaway. He scoopedit waiting on his back-foot andbludgeoningthe reer—thelasttwo yearshavebeenaboutprov- RESULT: DCwinthe1overeliminator. tragic hero. glyricocheted offaninside edge of an at- straight to square-leg, dragging the delivery.Astrokethatwas allmuscleand bot- ing himself in the longestformat—Mayank BRIEF SCORES: Delhi Capitals: 157/8 and temptedslogand fell on the stumps, trigger- matchintoSuperOverwherehis team tomhand.Soonhebeganshufflinginthecrease Agarwaldemonstrated with aknockofutter 3/0 (Marcus Stoinis 53, Shreyas Iyer 39, ingawondrous scream of joyfromthe tamelysurrendered. to dishevelthe bowlers’ lengths, arecent im- callousness that this might be the edition that time to time, the required run-ratewas shoot- MohammadShami3/15; Sheldon Cottrel youngsterfor hisfirstwicket on the big stage. SRIRAM VEERA provisation to hisgamethat resulted in ajack- would see his emergence as aT20 player. ing over the roof, the support batsmen were 2/24) defeat KingsXIPunjab: 157/8 and 2/2 potBBL—heregisteredarecord705runsfrom As remarkable as his stroke-playwas his running,hisownstrike-ratewasmiddling,but (Mayank Agarwal89; Ravi Ashwin 2/1; 17 matchesataphenomenal averageof54.23. serenity.Kings XI Punjab were in strifefrom heremainedunflustered,egginghimself onbe- Marcus Stoinis 2/29) in the Super Over.

PADDY UPTON ON IMPACT OF ISOLATION ON PLAYERS ‘You can overeat, lose motivation, be on social media to run away from the experience’

talhealth,” he says. Most of these players (Indians) ing. But by it, Idon’tmean getting good at SANDEEPDWIVEDI Paintingadepressingpicture of aplayer have already been in lengthy Playstation and XBoxorspending more NEW DELHI,SEPTEMBER 20 finding it difficult to cope withisolation time on social media.” without the option of flyingout home, isolationathome during the Thereare acouple of aspectsabout the THE MIND guru who helpedIndia winthe Uptonsays nothingcould have prepared the domestic lockdown experience. bio-bubble that puzzle Upton. Forone, he 2011 cricketWorld Cup,South African cricketers forthis unprecedented situation. And some players like the can’t understand whyplayers aren’t al- Paddy Upton, is worriedabout the mental “There will be those who wouldn’t be Australians and the English have lowedtoinviteteammatestotheir rooms. healthofplayers dealing with long-spells abletomanagethe situation very well. They been in bio-bubbles duringtheir This, he says,isarule thatthrowsupmore of isolation in thebio-bubbleand fluctua- can lose motivation, self-discipline and stop series in England. So,these players problems than solutions. And secondly, he tions in their performances on the field dur- exercising. Theycan overeat, getuplateand have already gone through can’t getthe logic of teams who have opted ingthe ongoing Indian PremierLeague be- put on weight. It alsocan be toomuchin- to stay in high-rise hotels in city centres and ing playedinthe time of the pandemic. ternet, TV,orsocialmedia in an effort to isolationfatigue anditisonly going notsome resortwithaprivate beach. With the experience of coaching five numb themselvesand trytorun away from to get worse in the IPL because “I find it quiteremarkable that some teams in IPL, Australia’s Big Bash and the experience.” everyone is in aforeign country.” teams have actuallyknown that theyare PakistanSuperLeague behind him, Upton He says onlya“lucky” fewcan ejectout going to abio-bubble but have procured a says that following the restrictive COVID- of the bio-bubble. “As forthe fewlucky PADDY UPTON high-rise in the middle of acity.Itiscer- 19 protocols formorethantwo monthsin players who willhavethe financial re- tainlygoingtoworkagainsttheir players an alien land canget “mentallyexhaust- serves, theycan afford to saythatthis is re- and teams at the backend of the tourna- ing”. This fragile mental state, the Masters allynot working,‘Iwanttoget out of here Uptonhassome remedies that canhelpplay- ment. Some teams have booked themselves in Sports Science infers, can further result and return to alittle bit of normality,’” he Sports psychologistPaddyUptonexplainsthe ‘mental exhaustion’ from staying in ers deal with the tedium of staring at thesame in resort- type hotels thathavetheir own in players pulling out of the tournament says.Upton says some pull-outshaveal- abio-bubble foralongtime. Express roof lying in bed forclose to 80 days. beaches whereaperson can go andswim. or allowing the trauma to take a“toll on readytaken place and morewill follow. He suggests that in casethe cricketers Iknowitishot theresotheycan’t spend their mental health”. Raising ared flag, “You willsee moreplayers going home and want to take their mindsawayfromthe fail- muchtime out but it is going to getcooler. Uptongives asubtlebut serious warning justsaying ‘I can’t handle this and it is get- months. The foreign internationals when players likethe Australians and the ureonfieldorthe claustrophobic feeling of The teams that have gotoutdoor facilities by saying “it remains to be seen howhard ting toouncomfortable. And it is affecting notplayinginthe pastyearswhen in India, English have been in bio-bubbles during being indoors forlonghours, they“needto will managealot better and longer than the it is going to get”. my mental health.’” theywould go and seetheir friends in their series in England. So, these players have aproductive,proactive building block teams in high rises or acity centrewith no The mostvulnerable group, according The one-timeRajasthan Royals coach other teams. Now, theycannot socialise,it have already gone through isolation fa- in their lifethat is away from cricket.” He open spaces,” Uptonsays. to him, arethose who can’t afford to walk says this seasoncould turnout to be “ex- is going to be averylongand tiring and tigueand it is onlygoing to getworse in suggests learning anew skill,taking up an Anything he would do in case he was out of this multi-million league and miss tremelydifficult” forforeign players and mentallyexhausting IPLfor them.” the IPL because everyone is in aforeign onlinecourse, or even something as simple coaching an IPL team this time? “I would out on ahefty paycheque. “I feel most those who don’t find aplace in the play- But virtuallyevery playerisinthe country.Noone is at home. Even the tel- as “puttingonthe video to learn dancing”. starttalking to the England and Australia sorry forthose players who arenot finan- ing XI. “For players who arenot in the play- same boat, Uptonquicklyadds. “Mostof evisionchannels areunfamiliar,soIthink Though, he does add adisclaimer.“What playerswho have been in abio-bubble for cially well off. Theyhavetodig deepand ing XI, IPL is very difficult even when it is these players (Indians) have already been it is going to be very difficult.” is so important is theyfind activities away alongtime.Those experiences can be trans- realise that‘Ihavetobeheretomake being playedinIndiabecause they don’t in lengthyisolation at home during the Fresh from the success of his best-selling from cricket where theycan getagood ex- latedimmediately. Those learnings canbe money’ and it willtakeatoll on their men- getplaying time fortwo-and-a-half domestic lockdown experience. And some biography-cum self-helpbook, BarefootCoach, perience. It couldbesomesuccess or learn- brought intothe IPL.”

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