Mulayam Revokes Akhilesh, Ramgopal Expulsions
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WEEKEND EDITION • Delhi sunday, january 1, 2017 www.thehindu.in ● Weekly Edition ● Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49939 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 1 ● CITY EDITION ● 26 Pages ● Rs. 8.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai • • BRIEFLY Modi thanks people for Pak. to hand over India Mulayam revokes Akhilesh, dossier to new UN chief ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will hand over a dossier on the alleged enduring note ban pain Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and the attempted violation of Ramgopal expulsions Unveils relief package the maritime boundary by an for farmers, women, Indian submarine to the incoming UN Secretary-General Consolidated list senior citizens Antonio Guterres on Monday. ½ NEWS | PAGE 13 of candidates will SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT be released soon, NEW DELHI: Prime Minister U.S. slaps trade curbs says Shivpal Narendra Modi on Saturday on seven Pak. entities unveiled a relief package for OMAR RASHID WASHINGTON: The U.S. has farmers, senior citizens, imposed export restrictions on small enterprises, women seven Pakistani entities for LUCKNOW: In yet another twist and the rural poor as a return violating the codes guiding the on the ongoing tussle within gift of sorts for enduring the recipients of U.S. technologies. the Samajwadi Party, su- pain caused by the Centre’s Requests from them for trade premo Mulayam Singh on decision to scrap the legal will henceforth be considered Saturday revoked the expul- tender nature of old ₨500 with a “presumption of denial.” sions of his son and Chief and ₨1,000 notes. He also ac- Minister Akhilesh Yadav, knowledged that crores of ½ WORLD | PAGE 14 and his cousin and party gen- citizens had to stand in eral secretary Ramgopal Ya- queues for hours to with- ernment’s move to replace for farm inputs without visit- dav, hours after the former draw their own money. old currency despite facing ing the bank, he said. clearly outmanoeuvred his Linking the surge of black genuine hardships, the Prime Mr. Modi also announced a father in a show of strength money to the unavailability Minister said, “The lack of guaranteed 8 per cent return here. TOGETHER AGAIN: SP MLAs emerge from a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of afordable housing for the cash in the economy is very on bank deposits up to ₨7.5 The two Yadavs had been Akhilesh Yadav at his residence in Lucknow on Saturday. — PHOTO: PTI poor and the middle class, painful, but an abundance of lakh made by senior citizens expelled from the party on Mr. Modi announced a spe- cash is also problematic. Our for a period of 10 years. Friday for “gross indiscip- Mishra Park. Mr. Mulayam forces together and again an attempt to chalk out a cial scheme under the Pra- attempt is to seek a balance line” and rebelling against Singh deputed his brother form a full majority govern- truce. Senior minister Azam dhan Mantri Awaas Yojana on this front. ” Farm sector credit the supremo’s pick of can- and Akhilesh’s bête noire ment in Uttar Pradesh,” Mr. Khan, who was present at the to provide an interest sub- He also announced a vir- didates for the upcoming As- Shivpal Yadav to announce Shivpal said, putting up a meeting, is said to have vention of 4 per cent on Guaranteed interest rate tual doubling in the credit Another bank under sembly polls. the decision revoking the ex- show of unity in the party brokered peace between the loans up to ₨9 lakh and 3 per Promising to convert three flow to the farm sector via Also, in a boost to the pulsions. that seemed on the verge of a father and son. cent on loans up to ₨12 lakh crore Kisan credit cards to district central co-operative lens in currency case Akhilesh camp, the “emer- “On Netaji’s orders, CM split on Friday. He earlier held separate for urban housing. Rupay cards in the next three banks and primary societies, NEW DELHI: The Income Tax gency national convention” Akhilesh Yadav and Ramgo- meetings with Mr. Mulayam A similar scheme would months, the Prime Minister with the Centre bearing the Department may get a case of the party, called by Mr. pal Yadav have been rein- Azam Khan brokers truce Singh and Mr. Akhilesh and be rolled out for the rural flagged the inconvenience interest cost for 60 days on registered with the Central Ramgopal Yadav, will be held stated and their expulsion re- Mr. Shivpal also said the urged the former to revoke poor to get a house-building posed by Kisan credit cards existing loans availed by Bureau of Investigation to as scheduled on Sunday. voked with immediate SP could soon release a con- the expulsions. loan of up to ₨2 lakh at a 3 per which require farmers to go farmers. investigate allegations that Only the location has been efect,” said Mr. Shivpal, who solidated list of candidates. cent lower interest rate. to the bank to withdraw cash demonetised currency notes of changed from the Ram Man- is the Samajwadi Party State The decision was an- ½ AMAR SINGH HAILS While appreciating the against their credit limit. ½ THE DISHONEST WILL NOT ₨120 crore were illegally ohar Lohia University to the president. nounced after Mr. Akhilesh RETURN OF AKHILESH; LALU endurance of the people at With a Rupay card, they will GO FREE: MODI; ‘IT READS exchanged using certain sprawling Jnaneshwar “We will fight communal met his father in Lucknow in PRASAD HAPPY | PAGE 12 large in supporting the gov- be able to make transactions LIKE BUDGET’ | PAGE 13 accounts with the Jain Cooperative Bank here. ½ NEWS | PAGE 13 As 33 MLAs defect, BJP Sasikala takes over as AIADMK chief Delhi Police to get SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT wish.” M.G.R. As she was garland- 15,000 personnel forms Arunachal govt. Ms. Sasikala — clad in a ing the statue, a number of CHENNAI: V.K. Sasikala, close dark green sari with a purple women cadre raised slogans NEW DELHI: The Union Home ITANAGAR: In a dramatic devel- However, the political aide of late Chief Minister border, her hair made up in a Puratchi Thalaivi Ministry has cleared a proposal opment, the BJP formed a equation changed when a Jayalalithaa, took over as bun reminiscent of Jayala- Vaazhga… in a reference to to add 15,000 personnel to the government in Arunachal majority of the PPA MLAs, general secretary of the AI- lithaa’s style and sporting a Jayalalithaa. A few seconds Delhi Police and the Finance Pradesh on Saturday after 33 who initially supported Mr. ADMK on Saturday after- tilak like her late friend — ar- later, they started chanting Ministry has been requested to MLAs of People’s Party of Pario, shifted their allegiance noon at the party headquar- rived at the AIADMK Chinnamma Vaazhga, hail- sanction it, Union Home Arunachal, led by Chief Min- to Mr. Khandu. Mr. Khandu ters, amid heavy police headquarters on Avvai Shan- ing Ms. Sasikala. Minister Rajnath Singh said on ister Pema Khandu, joined it. broke away from the Con- security outside the venue. mugam Salai at 12.12 p.m., She later went inside the Saturday. The Minister was Mr. Khandu joined the BJP gress, along with 42 law- Delivering her first-ever five minutes after leaving building, flanked by Chief speaking at a Delhi Police two days after he was sus- makers, in September. public speech, Ms. Sasikala Veda Nilayam, the late Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, function here. pended by the PPA, which said: “I never even dreamt Minister’s residence at Poes senior party leaders and ½ CITY | PAGE 3 triggered another round of 4 MLAs suspended that I would be pushed to Garden. ministers. political manoeuvring. On Saturday, the PPA sus- such a position where I have Upon arrival, she walked She then signed a few doc- SUNDAY MAGAZINE Mr. Khandu, formerly with pended four other party to accept the post of general up the specially erected uments in the chamber of the 6 Pages the Congress, paraded 33 of MLAs — Honchun Ngan- secretary, nor was it ever my stage around the statue of general secretary. CLASSIFIEDS the 43 MLAs of the PPA be- dam, Bamang Felix, Punji Pages 5 & 6 fore Speaker Tenzing Norbu Mara and Pani Taram. Thongdok, who recognised “The lotus has finally them as BJP members. The bloomed in Arunachal. The BJP earlier had 11 MLAs in people of the State will see a the 60-member Assembly. new dawn of development in The high-voltage political the new year under the new drama began late on government,” Mr. Khandu Thursday after PPA presid- told reporters in the ent Kahfa Bengia suspended Assembly. Mr. Khandu, his deputy BJP general secretary Ram Chowna Mein and five legis- Madhav hailed the installa- lators from the primary tion of the BJP government. membership of the party for “Arunachal Pradesh be- alleged anti-party activities. comes 10th BJP-ruled State The PPA, an ally of the and 14th with BJP alliances...” North East Democratic Alli- he tweeted. — PTI ance government, on Friday selected Takam Pario as CM. ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 Anil Baijal takes charge as Delhi’s new Lieutenant-Governor JATIN ANAND of the Delhi Development ulative. I don’t know how the Authority, and Mr. Kejriwal, relationship will improve. NEW DELHI: Anil Baijal was who usually found himself at We will sit and talk and then sworn in as the new Lieuten- loggerheads with his prede- you will get to know.” ant-Governor of Delhi at a cessor, expressed their intent For his part, in addition to brisk ceremony at Raj Niwas to work in tandem for the de- wishing him luck on Twitter, here on Saturday in the pres- velopment and welfare of the Mr.