For Vice-President, BJP Picks Venkaiah Naidu
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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 197 | Tuesday, 18 July 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 9915.95 (+29.60) pSENSEX 32,074.78 (+54.03) pDOW JONES 21,637.74 (+84.65) p NASDAQ 6,312.47 (+38.03) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.35 (+00.10) qRUPEE/EURO 73.76 (-0.06) qGOLD/10GM 28,950 (-100.00) pSILVER/K 38,180 (+180.00) PREZ POLLS: PM HOPES GST WILL PLAY I AM SO PATHETIC DELHI MLAS SPIRIT PREVAILS UNTIL I’M 40, IN RELATIONSHIPS CAST THEIR IN MONSOON SAYS ROGER THAT I AM COMIC, VOTES PG3 SESSION PG5 FEDERER PG14 SAYS SRK PG16 TO FILE NOMINATION AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY: AMIT SHAH TELLS SC IT WOULD DEFEAT Bad loans: SC gives PURPOSE OF DEMONETISATION RBI a week to reply on Can’t give more time to expert panel report For Vice-President, BJP deposit old notes: Centre MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: The Centre told picks Venkaiah Naidu the Supreme Court on Mon- day it cannot give more time to deposit old currency notes, OUR CORRESPONDENT refusing any breather to those who could not deposit old Rs NEW DELHI: Union Minister M Venkaiah 500 and Rs 1000 notes by the MPOST BUREAU Naidu, one of most recognisable faces in the BJP, December 30, 2016, deadline. is the NDA’s vice presidential candidate, party The Union finance ministry NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday president Amit Shah said on Monday. told the top court that such an granted one week’s time to the Reserve Bank of Naidu was chosen at the BJP parliamentary opportunity will defeat the pur- India (RBI) to respond to a report of a commit- board meeting here attended by Prime Minister pose of demonetisation, which tee appointed to deal with bad loans with banks Narendra Modi and other senior party leaders. the government said was aimed 500 and 1,000-rupee notes that have crossed Rs 8 lakh crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after a at eliminating black money. last November, wiping out A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Jus- meeting of top BJP leaders, tweeted that he “That it is most respectfully 86% of the money in circula- tice D Y Chandrachud gave the federal bank had known the 68-year-old politician for years submitted that the very object tion in a cash-driven economy. time until July 24 to file its response to the report and had “always admired his hard work and of demonetisation and elimi- Modi said the exercise was a of a committee set up by it to suggest measures tenacity”. nation of black money will be war against black money and to deal with increasing of loan defaults. Soon after Naidu was named the NDA’s vice defeated if a window is opened corruption. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for president pick, Modi called up chief ministers for a further period as the per- But the sudden decision the NGO ‘Centre for Public Interest Litigation’ of Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh and sons in possession of the SBNs led to chaos and confusion, (CPIL), said that the RBI was asked to disclose senior leaders including Sharad Pawar seeking known for his witty rhymes and has often voiced without a Cabinet minister. would have had sufficient time with people queuing up out- the names of big loan defaulters who owe Rs their support, a source in the government said. the government’s and the party’s stand on key Already, two key ministries–defence and and opportunity to carefully side banks to deposit their old 500 crore. Naidu, the Urban Development Minister, issues while taking on the opposition. environment–are without a full-time minister. plan the reasons and excuses notes. The Opposition attacked The counsel for the RBI opposed the conten- will file his nomination on Tuesday for the Recounting Naidu’s rise through the party’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Science for not depositing the SBNs the government for alleged tion, saying that the federal bank was not under August 5 election. ranks since he was a junior worker, Shah said, and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan are within the permitted period,” mismanagement and harass- an obligation to reveal the names and the court His nomination is seen as part of the BJP’s “He has been with the BJP since he was very holding the additional charge of these two port- read a government affidavit. ing the people. could deal with the report on it. attempts to expand its presence in South India, young. He hails from a farmer’s family and held folios respectively. Naidu currently holds charge “Any number of benami Modi said the short notice The bench ordered listing of the PIL for hear- which has been identified by Shah as a key important organisational posts in the party.” of the ministries of Information and Broadcast- transactions and user proxies was vital to ensure that black ing after four weeks. region for growth before the 2019 Lok Sabha Asked about reports that Naidu was reluc- ing and Urban Development. for the purpose of producing money holders were deprived The apex court had in November last year elections. tant to take up the new responsibility, the BJP BJP sources said a reshuffle in the Union and depositing SBNs would of the opportunity to launder observed that the disclosure of names of big loan The two-time BJP president is pitted against chief told reporters, “There is nothing like this”. council of ministers is expected after the mon- then arise which the depart- their money. However, the RBI defaulters who owe Rs 500 crore and more to Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who was chosen by an He added that the senior leader had always soon session of Parliament, and some new faces ments would have great diffi- says it has still not determined banks, would not lead “anywhere” as the impor- alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the accepted the party’s decisions. could also be inducted into the Cabinet. culty in deciding any genuine the exact figure of the returned tant issue was to address “root cause” of accu- Congress, but his election is almost inevitable Meanwhile, speculation is rife that Prime While Manohar Parrikar’s move to Goa as case from the numerous bogus notes. mulation of the non-performing assets (NPAs). due to the NDA’s huge numerical superiority Minister Narendra Modi is likely to go for a Cab- its chief minister in March left the defence min- ones,” a government affidavit The last official estimate The observations had come after the Supreme over the opposition. inet expansion as senior minister M.Venkaiah istry without a full- time Cabinet minister, the stated. from the RBI, shared in mid- Court had repeatedly asked the RBI and the Announcing his candidature, Shah heaped Naidu’s almost certain election as the next vice death of Anil Dave in May caused a vacancy in Prime Minister Narendra December, pegged the returned Centre about the possibility of disclosing names praise on the Andhra Pradesh leader, who is president will leave two heavyweight portfolios the environment ministry. Modi’s government recalled notes at Rs. 12.5 lakh crore. of those who have defaulted in repaying loans. IN RESPONSE TO LOC FIRINGS Not rote-memorising, Will seek urgent discussion on let universities be We reserve right to Kautuhalshala China in Rajya Sabha : Mamata PRANAB MUKHERJEE retaliate: India to Pak OUR CORRESPONDENT control -- and there is no difference between Sikkim and Darjeeling...then MPOST BUREAU Ceasefire violation by Pakistan KOLKATA; The Trinamool Congress because of the mistake of the centre, In today’s has decided to launch an “all-out fight” because of its failure of diplomacy, the NEW DELHI: In a stern message conveyed Pak-occupied against the Modi government in the way the relations have deteriorated paper by the top Army brass, India on Monday Kashmir monsoon session of Parliament and with China, Nepal, Bangladesh and told Pakistan that it reserves the right to Army jawan martyred in corner it over its alleged “failures” in Bhutan...we are the worst sufferers. We retaliate appropriately against any inci- dealing with issues like the Darjeeling have been sandwiched.” ... PAKISTAN Bhimber Gali sector CITY dent of ceasefire violation along the LoC in crisis, standoff with China and GST. Accusing BJP of its failure to gather Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar The decision was taken by the intelligence in the border she said over Jammu & GZB LAND RATES TO STAY THE SAME 4 In a telephonic conversation, Lt. Gen. Line of TMC parliamentary party at a meet- ing to tackle major issues which are a 400 schools are operating on the Indo- A K Bhatt, the director general of military Control Poonch Kashmir ing chaired by Chief Minister Mamata matter of concern for the internal and Nepal border where the students being NATION district operations (DGMO), also told his Pakistani Girl killed in Banerjee. The meeting, which was held external security of the country”. taught the Chinese language by for GOVT RESTORES CRUCIAL ITBP POST 7 counterpart that the Indian Army was sin- Balakote area to chalk out the party’s strategy for TMC has submitted a notice which quite some time. But the Central Intel- cere about maintaining peace on the LoC. Rajouri the monsoon session of Parliament, asks for all other business of the Upper ligence did not have any information. EDIT The DGMO made it explicitly clear that district was also attended by TMC Lok Sabha House of the Parliament to be sus- “What is the IB is doing? the Indian Army reserves the right to retal- Jammu INDIA parliamentary party leader Sudip pended, pointing out that it is vulnera- She alleged that BSF had helped ENEMY’S ENEMY IS A FRIEND 8 iate against any ceasefire violation, but “is Bandopadhyay.