OID‰†‰KOID‰†‰OID‰†‰MOID‰†‰C New Delhi, Saturday,December 13, 2003www.timesofindia.com Late City 20 pages Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Sport New edition of Court says it can’t Murali, Vaas Rolling Stones: decide on Vaiko share spoils Sir Mick voting on Pota Bill against England Page 12 Page 10 Page 18 WIN WITH THE TIMES Ponting brings India to its knees Established 1838 AFP Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Najma stages a walkout People want economy, and they’ll pay any Irked by Kapil Sibal, Deputy Chairperson flounces out of RS price to get it. By Akshaya Mukul Singhvi and Pin drop silence followed adding that by Monday — Lido Anthony TIMES NEWS NETWORK Balbir Punj and it was unclear whether things would get sorted of BJP — also the House was really ad- out. New Delhi: Normally, it’s NEWS DIGEST wanted to journed or not. The moment Parmar rose the MPs who storm out of make their Treasury bench and Oppo- to move his resolution, V Parliament in a huff, but on point. When sition members were seen in Virumbi of DMK, an NDA Raman ministry expanded: Friday it was the turn of an Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Heptulla a huddle in their respective ally, raised a point of order. irate deputy chairperson askedareas. S S Ahluwalia of BJP ‘‘The resolution is contrary Singh on Friday inducted 17 minis- Najma Heptulla to stage a Heptulla ters - nine cabinet rank and eight Singhvi to went to meet Heptulla, while to the rights conferred to the walkout from the Rajya ministers of state - in his ministry. P4 speak, Sibal, who had been Congress members milled citizens of India. I feel this Sabha. waiting for a while, told her, around Sibal. After a brief against the constitutional Jaya’s plea: The Supreme Court Angry over what she has fixed Monday for hearing Tamil ‘‘Please give me time after while, secretary general Yo- provisions and does not claimed was ‘‘insinuation everyone has spoken.’’ gendra Narain returned serve public interest.’’ Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s against the Chair’’ by Con- application, seeking shifting of the This infuriated Heptulla. from Heptulla’s chamber Ahluwalia confronted gress member Kapil Sibal, trial of thedisproportionate assets She said, ‘‘This is insinua- and announced that the Virumbi: ‘‘Did you oppose cases against her from Karnataka to Heptullah abruptly got up tion against the Chair and I House had been adjourned when similar legislation was Pondicherry. P10 and left the House. take strong objection to this. till Monday. passed in your state?’’ During private members This is not the first time you Veteran Congress Rajya Mukherjee felt there was US ceremony for Uday: The US business, Sibal wanted to army has organised a ceremony on have done it. This is your Sabha member Pranab problem with the draft of raise a point of order on a January 8 at the Arlington National habit. Sit down.’’ Mukherjee said this was not the resolution. Parliamen- Cemetery in Washington DC in resolution proposed by Sibal persisted: ‘‘Singhvi the first time such an inci- tary affairs minister Sush- memory of India-born army BJP’s Kripal Parmar. The came later and just because dent has occurred. ma Swaraj intervened and Sergeant Uday Singh, who was resolution seeks to ban con- he sent you a chit he is being ‘‘In 1980,’’ he said, ‘‘the pointed out that Virumbi killed in Iraq on December 1. Uday’s versions and requests the given time.’’ This angered then chairperson M Hidyat- and Mukherjee have actual- parents are expected to attend the government to amend the her further: ‘‘I want to ad- ullah had also got upset over ly questioned the chairper- ceremony. P11 Constitution suitably. journ the House. I don’t a member’s remark and left son since she admitted the NC storms out of J&K House: Other members — Vyalar want to sit here,’’ she said, the House. I had to go and resolution after going Angry with minister of state for par- Ravi of Congress, L M leaving the House stunned. apologise to him,’’ he said, through the rules. liamentary affairs A R Veeri’s unsat- isfactory reply to a question on cus- todial deaths, Opposition National Cash-for-MLA: Conference members walked out of Row over remarks on Sonia the Jammu and Kashmir assembly during the Question Hour. P8 CBI identifies TIMES NEWS NETWORK adjourned half an hour ear- amends for the ‘‘baseless Blair endorses India’s stand: ly after special mentions. charges made by a minister New Delhi: The Congress- The Congress was seeking against the top leadership of In a clear endorsement of India’s funding source led opposition staged a walk- an apology for I&B minister the Congress’’. stand, Britain has categorically stat- By Law Kumar Mishra out from the Rajya Sabha on Ravi Shankar Prasad’s refer- Singh pointed out that the ed that the Kashmir issue will be TIMES NEWS NETWORK Friday in protest against the ence to Gandhi in the con- minister has not substanti- solved only if Pakistan ends all sup- government not apologising port for terrorism in any form. P7 Raipur: The Anti-Corrup- text of the Ajit Jogi cash-for- ated the charge about Gand- for a minister’s statement MLA episode. The Congress hi’s involvement in the Jogi Row over Haj subsidy: Opposi- tion Bureau (ACB) and the CBI have identified the against Congress leader So- took the stand that though affair. tion members in Lok Sabha de- nia Gandhi. manded on Friday that the govern- source who allegedly fi- the Chair had promised that Balbir Punj (BJP) replied With the BJP members ment put on the hold its decision to nanced former Chhattisgarh it would expunge the re- that the decorum should be withdraw Haj subsidy to income tax chief minister Ajit Jogi in maintaining the decorum of marks, the party could not maintained by both the payers this year. P5 the cash-for-MLA scam. the House was not a one- ‘‘leave the issue at that’’. parties and the Congress Naroda victims recall horror: BJP leader Virendra sided obligation, the Con- After question hour, oppo- had also levelled charges Victims of last year’s Naroda Patia Pandey has alleged that Jogi gress members trooped out sition leader Manmohan against the PM, the Deputy massacre on Friday gave chilling ac- had offered Rs 45 lakh to en- of the House. The discussion Singh raised the issue say- PM and law minister Arun counts to the Nanavati Commission gineer a split in the state on the Prime Minister’s ing that a very unpleasant Jaitley. about how their family members BJP and form a rebels-led statement on the Dilip Singh thing had taken place on ‘‘I have no compunction to Ricky Ponting of Australia gestures to Sachin Tendulkar (front) after surviving a were attacked, raped and killed dur- government with the Con- Judeo episode was also not Thursday and the treasury keep Sonia Gandhi on a high run-out attempt during the second Test in Aidelaide on Friday. Ponting’s 176 not ing the Gujarat riots. P6 out helped his team score 400 for 5 in 90 overs on Day One. Report on page 17 gress’ support. taken up as the House was benches have to make pedestal,’’ said Punj. Highway security plan: Caution- According to an ACB offi- ing that it was closely watching cial, the source of the money them, the Patna High Court ordered was Rohit Prasad Gupta, a the Bihar government on Friday to senior executive of a private sincerely execute the security plan Leave us alone, UP BJP TV channel here, who was for the completion of the Golden earlier arrested at the Mana Quadrilateral National Highway. P4 Airport as soon as he alight- Krishna reshuffles Cabinet: ed from a New Delhi-Raipur Ending speculation about a major tells central leadership flight. reshuffle, Karnataka chief minister S He was also a member of M Krishna on Friday inducted two By Smita Gupta curring expensive professional help. the state Congress central ministers and elevated two others to TIMES NEWS NETWORK Indeed, the response of the BJP’s UP election committee, the ACB the Cabinet rank. P10 unit is not surprising, given it has al- added. New Delhi: Unshackled from the Bahu- RJD charge: The RJD has ac- ways been at odds with the central lead- On interrogation, Gupta jan Samaj Party, the BJP’s Uttar cused the Centre of neglecting Bihar ership on how to manage its political af- reportedly told the ACB that in several key areas including devel- Pradesh unit is enjoying its new-found fairs. After the last assembly elections, he had withdrawn the mon- opment of national highways, power independence and its latest role as a when it came third behind the Sama- ey on December 3 from the projects and other infrastructure. P5 full-fledged Opposition. jwadi Party and the BSP, the majority IDBI branch opposite Raj This was made all the more clear on opinion in the state was to sit in oppo- Bhavan and from other Thursday when state unit sources indi- sition so that it could aspire to a major- banks. cated that it was capable of tackling the ity or single largest status by the time He claimed the money was Lok Sabha elections on its own, without the next elections came round. from the sale proceeds of the the help of the central leaders. But, in the end, the BJP’s central TV channel, which had been Responding to reports that the BJP’s leadership opted for a government with handed over to a private ho- central leadership was contemplating Mayawati’s BSP.