CCI NG 3.7 Product: TOIBangaloreBS PubDate: 07-12-2018 Zone: BangaloreCity Edition: 1 Page: TOIBGCN4 User: habeeba.salim Time: 12-06-2018 23:48 Color: CMYK THE TIMES OF INDIA, BENGALURU FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2018 TIMES NATION 11 Sidhu’s wife cleared 2 more lawyers on Michel’s ED issues third in Dasara Punjab summons to Vadra team linked to Cong: BJP Pradeep.Thakur train tragedy probe @timesgroup.com TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘Extradition Christian Michel’s PM acting New Delhi: Former Cong- On brink of losing extradition has ress president Sonia Gand- Chandigarh: A magisterial voice, Sidhu told to rest Has Rattled rattled Congress, hi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra probe into the Amritsar train whose extended hand holier than has been issued a third sum- mons by the Enforcement tragedy in which 60 people di- unjab cabinet minister is defending the ed has cleared Punjab mini- Navjot Singh Sidhu has Directorate asking him to P Congress’ middleman in the ster Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wi- been advised complete rest thou: Cong appear before the investiga- AgustaWestland fe Navjot Kaur, who was chief for up to five days after he TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK ting officer in the Bikaner MORE TROUBLE: Robert Vadra guest at the Dasara event, of injured his vocal chords chopper deal to protect land deal money laundering responsibility. The report in- during an exhaustive 17-day New Delhi:BJP on Thursday the family New Delhi:Accusing BJP lea- case for questioning. according to the ED, is a close dicted the son of a Congress election campaign for accused Congress of provi- Sambit Patra | ders of backing a string of Vadra, whose Sky Light associate of Mahesh Nagar, councillor who organised the Congress candidates in ding “three Congress lawy- BJP SPOKESPERSON fraudsters, Congress said PM Hospitality Pvt Ltd is being the authorised representative event and officials of the Am- poll-bound states. He ers” to AgustaWestland Narendra Modi should sack investigated for “fraudulent- of Sky Light Hospitality. Vad- ritsar district administra- addressed over 70 public middleman Christian Michel his senior ministers and par- ly” acquiring land in Bikaner ra and his mother Maureen tion, a source said. rallies. Sidhu also travelled to in its bid to protect “the fami- BJP is a one-stop shop which provides full service to ty colleagues who have regu- meant for rehabilitation of are directors in the firm accu- Accepting the magisteri- Pakistan for three days for the ly from the fallout of the in- scamsters and fraudsters by acting as their adviser, lawyer, larly fought in courts for fugi- poor villagers, has avoided sed of money laundering. al probe report findings, chi- groundbreaking foundation vestigation”. boarding pass agents, ticket agents, and police protection agents tives and financial offenders two previous summonses. Rajasthan police had filed AICC SPOKESMAN ef minister Amarinder stone laying ceremony of the BJP spokesperson Sambit Jaiveer Shergill | facing law. The strong counte- The last one was issued for cases against Sky Light Ho- Singh on Thursday ordered Kartarpur corridor.” TNN Patra said all three lawyers, rattack against the ruling par- his personal appearance this spitality and others in Au- strict action against the or- including now expelled Yo- Govt examining UK high commission’s ty came in the wake of BJP week when he chose to send gust 2014 after the NDA go- ganisers as well as the gate- Navjot Kaur, who was chief uth Congress functionary Al- making an issue of a lawyer his representatives instead. vernment arrived at the man of the Joda Phatak rail- guest, had no role in organi- jo K Joseph, who appeared for request for consular access to Michel with Congress links arguing Sources in the agency said Centre. In September 2015, way crossing and others. sing the event. Michel in a Delhi court had the case of AgustaWestland Vadra was wilfully avoiding the ED registered a case aga- The event was organised The report said the orga- links with Congress. Altho- he government is “examining” a request by the UK high accused Christian Michel. summonses where his perso- inst the firm and others un- near a railway track by Cong- nisers had not taken permis- ugh Congress expelled Jo- Tcommission in New Delhi for consular access to AICC spokesman Jaiveer nal appearance is necessary der PMLA based on the FIRs ress councillor Vijay Madan’s sion to hold the Dasara cele- seph, Patra termed it a “cha- AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel. The MEA has Shergill said, “If BJP is lin- to record his statement in and 20 chargesheets of Ra- son Saurabh Madan on Octo- bration or burn a Ravana effi- rade and drama”. forwarded the request to the CBI which will check with Michel king Congress with Michel on connection with evidence jasthan police. ber 19. The probe conducted gy at Dhobi Ghat. The event Patra said apart from Jo- whether he would agree to grant the UK mission access to him. the basis of a lawyer, they sho- gathered against Sky Light The ED probe found that by Jalandhar divisional com- was held illegally, compromi- seph, Vishnu Shankar, the Access be be granted if he agrees. Michel, the MEA said on uld answer on Arun Jaitley’s Hospitality over the last three Ashok Kumar was used as a missioner B Purushartha sing the safety of spectators, son of a Kerala Congress lea- Thursday, was extradited to India from Dubai after “following due family members taking fees years. Under the Prevention conduit by Mahesh Nagar, held them accountable for va- it said. “The organisers neit- der, and Sriram Parakkat, process and exhaustion of judicial process”. TNN from Mehul Choksi-Nirav Mo- of Money Laundering Act, brother of a Congress MLA, rious acts of omission and her informed the railways who was an NSUI member, di, Ravi Shankar Prasad re- the agency has the power to who knew the “fraudulent commission. He gave a clean nor took precautions to stop were part of Michel’s legal te- with Michel.“Christian Mi- ress had suspended Aiyar in presenting Subrata Roy and seek custodial interrogation nature of 69.55 hectares Sky chit to Sidhu since he was not people from watching the ce- am. “All three have worked chel’s extradition has rattled December last year for his Vasundhara Raje giving an af- of an accused wilfully avoi- Light Hospitality had pur- in Amritsar on the day of tra- lebrations from rail tracks,” under big Congress lawyers Congress, whose extended “neech” jibe against PM Na- fidavit in favour of fugitive ding joining investigation. chased for Rs 72 lakh and la- gedy. The report also said that the report read. like Salman Khurshid and hand is defending the middle- rendra Modi. The suspension Lalit Modi in London.” Vadra had called the repe- ter sold to Allegeney Finlea- Kapil Sibal,” he claimed. man in the AgustaWestland was revoked in August. Slamming Modi for “ac- ated summonses a “political se Pvt Ltd for Rs 5.15 crore”. Patra said Congress may chopper deal to protect the fa- To a question about lawy- ting holier than thou” in witch-hunt” and accused the Sources said the ED had have expelled Joseph but he mily,” Patra alleged . ers related to top BJP leaders Agusta case, Shergill said agencies of having an “agen- questioned all the front entiti- Lift malfunctions, visitors remained a lawyer for the ac- He said Congress had ear- appearing for those accused UPA opened the case in Agus- da” to tarnish his reputation. es involved in the land scam cused as “10 Janpath”, the re- lier acted against its leaders of corruption, Patra said ta deal and blacklisted the In December 2017, the ED and Vadra’s questioning was sidence of UPA chairperson like Mani Shankar Aiyar and they did not only recuse firm while recovering more arrested two accused in the important to establish the ac- stranded at Statue of Unity Sonia Gandhi, wanted its Sandeep Dikshit but they we- themselves but also returned money than was paid to the scam — Jaiprakash Bagarwa tual beneficiary and take the own people to be in touch re “promoted” later. Cong- the fee paid to them. company. and Ashok Kumar. The latter, case for prosecution. TIMES NEWS NETWORK SOU authorities have planned to Vadodara: The 182-metre tall Management Statue of Unity (SOU) in Ke- increase security Development and staff on V M D I 1 vadiya of Gujarat’s Narmada Soon, Pocso to cover hormone jabs MURSHIDABAD I Institute district is attracting large weekends and number of tourists, most of holidays to manage whom are queuing up to get a ADMISSION INVITATION additional rush top view of the Vindhya and that push kids into sexual activity Post Graduate Programme in Saputara mountain ranges problem in the lift and the Management(PGPM 2019-21) from the viewing gallery. But company that has installed it [email protected] ministry is learnt to have been approved many visitors are returning has sent its staff to identify The offence would invoke a by WCD minister Maneka Gandhi. The [Approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)] disappointed. One of the two the issue and resolve it on New Delhi: Administering injections, punishment of not less than final proposal is likely to be soon sent for Management Development Institute, Murshidabad, is the Second lifts that takes people to the Thursday,” IK Patel, SOU chi- chemical substances or hormones to a five years imprisonment approval of the Cabinet. Campus of MDI; the India's premier B-schools. invites application for viewing gallery at the height ef administrator, told TOI.