Cong Pits Manvendra Against Raje
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RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 Late City Vol. 154 Issue 308 Published From *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LANDMARK 5 WORLD 7 SPORT 11 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL CENTRE TO AMEND IT ACT INVESTORS WANT FACEBOOK INDIAN WOMEN BHUBANESWAR RANCHI CHAIRMAN TO STEP DOWN TROUNCE AUSSIES RAIPUR CHANDIGARH TO CURB CYBER ATTACKS DEHRADUN LUCKNOW, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2018; PAGES 12+8 `3 www.dailypioneer.com CAPSULE USUALSUSPECTS Cong pits Manvendra against Raje 15 APPOINTED SWAPAN DASGUPTA ADDL JUDGES All eyes on Jhalrapatan as Cong hopes Jaswant’s son will capitalise on Rajput sentiments OF ALLD HC Lucknow: The Supreme Court Right strategic restraint DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI portraying herself as Goddess collegium has recommended the Annapurna which hurt Hindu appointment of 15 judicial t is as interesting as it gets. sentiments. Soon after a con- officers of Uttar Pradesh as IManvendra Singh, ex-BJP troversy broke out that at a get- additional judges of the can expose Stalinism MP and son of the saffron together in Jaswant’s house Allahabad High Court. President party’s veteran Jaswant Singh, opium-laced milk was served Ram Nath Kovind in exercise of t is more than likely that had the controversy over the will take on Rajasthan Chief to the guests and an FIR was powers conferred by clause (1) Iabrupt cancellation of Carnatic music singer TM Krishna’s Minister Vasundhara Raje as filed and an enquiry was of Article 224 of the Constitution concert not centred on the National Capital, it would have the candidate of arch-rival ordered by the Raje adminis- of India approved the passed relatively unnoticed. One of the quirks of news in Congress — the party that he tration. appointment of 15 judges. The India is that anything that happens in Delhi becomes a joined last month — for the Manvendra and the BJP newly-appointed additional judge ‘national’ concern. To my mind this suggests a grave December 7 Assembly polls sought to reconcile over a peri- of the Allahabad High Court are distortion in the prevailing information order. from Jhalrapatan constituency. od with the party also revoking Prakash Padia, Alok Mathur, Having said that, I find the cancellation of Krishna’s The contest between the his suspension but he was kept Saurabh Lavania, Vivek Varma, concert inexplicable and indefensible. The Airports Authority, two will be one of the most on the sidelines and not given Sanjay Kumar Singh, Piyush sponsoring the Spic-Macay festival of classical music, was keenly observed ones given the importance that the 54- Agarwal, Saurabh Shyam under no obligation to invite the singer to perform in Delhi. their acrimonious past as year-old Rajput expected from Shamshery, Jaspreet Singh, However, having done that it was discourteous to say the Manvendra sees Raje as the rea- the party. His father, mean- Rejeev Singh, Manju Rani least, to abruptly say that he was no longer welcome. son for his father’s image fall in while, has been in coma for last Chauhan, Karunesh Singh It is important to note that Krishna wasn’t asked to the party. Whether the son will four years. Pawar, Dr Yogendra Kumar perform on the strength of his political views. That he has avenge the insult meted out to Manvendra quit the BJP on Srivastava, Manish Mathur and strong views on various subjects and is sharply critical of his father, the BJP old guard September 22 after taking the Rohit Ranjan Agarwal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP is well known. who is in coma for the last four Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, accompanied by BJP MP Dushyant Singh and Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, files her Rajput community in confi- They will be appointed Indeed, Krishna has made it a point to publicise his views at years, will only be known on nomination papers for the Assembly election, at Jhalawar Secretariat on Saturday PTI dence and coining the tagline additional judges of the every opportunity. The right to have strong views and even December 11 when the results “Kamal Ka Phool, Hamaari Allahabad High Court in the hold views that others find objectionable is inalienable. The will be out. Raje has won Jhalrapatan Manvendra’s choice by the revenge on the BJP for insult- Bhool” (lotus was my mistake). order of seniority for a period of views, however, have absolutely nothing to do with his The Congress hopes to pin since 2003, when the Congress Congress is seen as an attempt ing Rajput leader Jaswant. His name was released by two years with effect from the undeniable talent as a Carnatic singer and his contribution in down the Chief Minister in her fielded Rama Pilot, mother of to use the lineage and heritage Jaswant was expelled by the the Congress on Saturday in its date they assume charge of their attempting to give this style of classical music a modernist constituency and also seeks to current Rajasthan Congress of BJP’s war horse Jaswant to BJP for contesting 2014 Lok second list of 32 candidates for respective offices. flavour. More than a politician or even an activist — which he cash in on the perceived Rajput president Sachin Pilot. In 2013, further rattle the opponent Sabha poll from Barmer after the Rajasthan Assembly elec- often tries to be — Krishna is an artiste and this recognition sentiments against her. But Congress fielded a woman and its Chief Ministerial can- he was denied ticket by the tions for 200 Assembly seats. ULTRAS PUMP BULLETS is due to him. Raje looked unperturbed as she Rajput candidate Meenakshi didate. Manvendra, who is a sit- party. Manvendra, who cam- The Congress had released INTO YOUTH, VIDEO VIRAL The blame for the cancellation has been put on those said, “The Congress could not Chandrawat hoping to get ting MLA from Sheo (Barmer), paigned for his father then, was its first list of 152 candidate on Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen has the liberal media chooses to call ‘right-wing trolls’ active in find any candidate and he some Rajput votes but lost the had also won Barmer Lok also suspended. Thursday. Ahead of its rivals, released a video purportedly the social media. The term ‘troll’ is distasteful and makes it (Manvendra) was to be given seat with Raje retaining the seat Sabha seat in 2004. He had accused Raje and a the BJP released the third list showing terrorists killing a out that most of these individuals with sharp views are only ticket from somewhere and with a margin of 60,896 votes Manvendra played out the few central leaders of the BJP of 8 candidates for upcoming youth, who was alleged to be an engaged in stalking and heckling those they disagree with. therefore, he was sent here by securing 63.14 per cent of emotional card of “self-respect” for denying his father a Lok Rajasthan Assembly elections. Army informer. The video, which Some no doubt specialise in abusive conduct. But abuse is (Jhalrapatan). But they should total 2,28,977 votes. of the Rajput community to put Sabha ticket. Earlier, the BJP had released its has gone viral on social media, not the monopoly of the Indian Right. My personal know that it is not a fight of one The BJP, which is feeling a his erstwhile party in the defen- The rift with Raje goes first list of 131 and second of shows terrorists pumping a experience suggests that there are individuals professing person, this is a contest fought little edgy in Rajasthan with the sive. “I’m ready for the chal- back to 2007 when Jaswant’s 31 candidates for Rajasthan volley of bullets into Nadeem ‘liberal’ and ‘secular’ by Jhalawar and Rajasthan, State’s history of not repeating lenge,” he said and claimed that wife Sheetal Kanwar had filed Assembly. Manzoor, whose body was Krishna’s performances values who too are which is a family.” a Government twice, people of Rajasthan will take a case against the former for Turn to Page 6 recovered on Friday morning. must not be subverted, but obsessed with abusive and very hurtful retorts to neither should the social media posts. I tend proponents of India’s to ignore such interventions — and as a Anti-SC judgment Yogi credits Modi for development work vivisection be allowed to rule I don’t block those who have other PNS n VARANASI/LUCKNOW Sharma rode a motorcycle, disrupt those they despise. perspectives — but I while the deputy chief minis- I believe if the Right shows recognise that there are hief Minister Yogi ter was the pillion rider. individuals who haven’t activist’s arrest fuels CAdityanath on Saturday “In the past four-and-half restraint, the Stalinism of developed the hide of a said that India not only got a years, the developmental work rhinoceros. recognition as a great power in done by the prime minister has the other side will be Whatever the the world but also got a sepa- been exemplary. The opposi- exposed before too long approach to abusive rate identification because of tion is indulging in negative sniping on the social Sabarimala protest development schemes initiated politics. It cannot speak on media, there is just no way public bodies should cave in to KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI opened only at the sanctum), under the leadership of Prime development. The Centre has sustained social pressure, unless they have erred grievously was arrested by the police when Minister Narendra Modi. He worked extensively to improve or shown remarkable insensitivity.