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y k y cm NO CHAOS COVID RETURNS INDIA IN COMMAND Actor Rakul Preet Singh says she can’t Beijing residents are asked to wear face masks Jasprit Bumrah-led bowling attack helps India hear the chaos of life due to her before going out of their houses as the take control of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne thick hair LEISURE | P2 city logs new cases INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 265 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 | 2020 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Govt-farmers talks to resume Sixth round of talks Tuesday, repeal of 3 laws key demand by farmers AGENCIES interest foregone on the land and ma- chinery owned by farmers. New Delhi, Dec 26: A group of 40 “But instead of solving these prob- farmer union leaders Saturday an- lems, the Modi government came up nounced that the government-farm- with the three ordinances and the EB ers dialogue will resume with the sixth 2020, which erodes all current bene- round of talks Tuesday. fits and securities and creates legal MP Cabinet clears I am here to seek The ongoing farmers’ agitation en- structure for control by corporates govt’s permission tered its 31st day Saturday. over farming processes, input sales, to fall in love The group reiterated that the repeal machinery, crop purchase, storage, of the three contentious farm Acts transport, processing and sale of food. anti-love jihad Bill and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, This will indebt the farmers further, sui- The Bill will be introduced in the upcoming PARI MURDER CASE 2020 was their ‘first and foremost’ de- cides will rise, crops will become cheap mand followed by all other issues. while food will become costly and Assembly session, and once passed will The meeting will be held at 11 am at hoarding and black marketing will become a law Vigyan Bhavan in Central Delhi— the rise,” the AIKSCC said in a statement. LAB ‘FAILS’ TO same venue where previous rounds of The Working Group of AIKSCC clar- talks were held. Past five rounds of ifies that all farmer welfare schemes are DETERMINE talks have remained inconclusive with riddled with corruption and high non- the farmers adamant on the repeal of performance. the three farm laws and the government In the ODF for example, AIKSCC SEMEN STAINS saying it can amend the laws but with- Protest underway at Singhu border said, 90 per cent of toilets made under drawal is not possible. the scheme are incomplete and in dis- POST NEWS NETWORK The Union Agriculture Ministry in in the ‘Commission for the Air Quality After a meeting at Singhu border, the use and 95 per cent of all bank ac- an official letter also confirmed the Management in National Capital Region AIKSCC reiterated that the “first and counts created under Jan Dhan re- Nayagarh, Dec 26: The State resumption of talks mentioning a four- and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020’ foremost demand of the farmers of main zero balance for most of the year. Forensic Laboratory, Bhubaneswar point agenda of the meeting that in- to exclude farmers from the penal pro- India is to repeal of three farm Acts and The group alleged that PMKISAN is has been unable to determine the cludes “modalities to be adopted for visions of the Ordinance; and changes the Electricity Bill, 2020, every other de- a pittance of `16.32 per day, worth 800 semen-stain found on the frock of the repeal of the three Central farm acts; to be made in the draft Electricity mand only follows this.” gms of wheat flour and that PMFBY is AGENCIES As per this anti-conver- slain five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ of mechanisms to be adopted to make re- (Amendment) Bill 2020 to protect the Farmers have been agitating for years, a surreptitious scheme for transfer of sion law, a provision has Jadupur village in Nayagarh munerative MSP (Minimum Support interests of farmers.” under AIKSCC for ‘MSP at C2+50% for farmers contribution and government Bhopal, Dec 26: The Shivraj been made that in violation district. Price) recommended by the National All the farmers’ associations under all crops and all farmers and waiver of farmer funds to district wise allocated Singh Chouhan Cabinet of the prescribed provisions, The authorities of the state Farmers’ Commission into a legally the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh debts of all farmers and landless agri- insurance companies having provided Saturday approved the a person would be punished forensic laboratory conducted the guaranteed entitlement for all farmers Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) re- culture workers, adivasis’. Comprehensive with captive premium markets to earn. ‘Madhya Pradesh Religious with rigorous imprisonment chemical examination of the frock and all agricultural commodities; iterated that “they are and have al- Cost (C2) is the actual cost of produc- They earned `2500 crores in 2017-18 Freedom Bill-2020’ to check of one to five years and pay and a jute sack but failed to de- amendments to be made and notified ways been open to a sincere dialogue.” tion as it takes into account for rent and and up to `10,000 later. the rising cases of ‘love a fine of `25,000. At the same termine the group of the semen jihad’ in the state. time, for the forceful reli- and blood stains as it has been The Bill will be intro- gious conversion of a spoiled. This was stated in a report duced in the upcoming woman, minor, Scheduled submitted by the laboratory. Balaram scheme to Assembly session, and once Castes (SC) and Scheduled The report adds that blood and BJD’S FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S passed will become a law. Tribes (ST), a rigorous pun- semen stains could not be detected cover more farmers Under this law, there is a ishment ranging from two in the exhibits submitted before it provision of awarding a years up to 10 years and a fine for examination. The SFL report POST NEWS NETWORK maximum of 10 years im- of `50,000 would be imposed has led to the fear that it may not RESERVATION TO INTENSIFY prisonment and a penalty of on the accused. Along with be admitted as evidence in the Bhubaneswar, Dec 26: With a `1 lakh for forceful conver- this, there would be a fine of court. Legal experts claimed that The ruling party seeks 33 pc reservation for women in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly view to including more number sion of any person under `50,000 and a jail sentence of such a report will help the ac- of landless farmers under the pretext of marriage. three to 10 years would be im- cused get acquitted from the court. POST NEWS NETWORK Balaram scheme, the state gov- According to official in- posed for indulging in reli- The local police had recovered ernment has revised the opera- formation, in the cabinet gious conversions secretly. skeletal remains, one frock and a Bhubaneswar, Dec 26: Biju Janata tional guidelines of the agri- meeting chaired by Chief As per the Bill passed in GI wire wrapped in a gunny bag Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister cultural scheme. Minister, the ‘MP Religious the state cabinet, indulging from the backyard of the minor Naveen Patnaik Saturday said his party Now, the sharecroppers hav- Freedom Bill- 2020’ was in collective religious con- girl’s house, 10 days after she had will intensify its fight for 33 per cent ing marginal amount of land will passed by a voice vote. version of two or more peo- gone missing. The police had stored reservation for women in Lok Sabha and get the benefits of Balaram State Home Minister ple would amount to pun- the items for many days before Legislative Assembly. scheme. Narottam Mishra said no per- ishment with rigorous producing them in court. Addressing party workers here on the According to sources, if a son shall directly or otherwise imprisonment of five to 10 Now, questions are being raised occasion of BJD’s 24th foundation day, farmer has a small piece of farm- attempt to convert or convert to years and a fine of `1 lakh. as to how the Special Investigation Naveen said, “National parties re- land and s/he wants to cultivate another religion in the name of On the other hand, the of- Team (SIT), probing the murder member women’s empowerment dur- The BJD supremo, Naveen Patnaik (R), addresses party workers the lands of other owner, s/he inducement, threat, force, in- fence related to forceful re- case, will prove that the semen ing elections and commit in their man- will get credit under Balaram fluence, under the pretext of ligious conversions would belongs to Saroj Sethy who has ifestos only to conveniently forget after National parties erment of its women,” he said. scheme. Earlier, the government marriage or in any other fraud- be cognizable and non-bail- been arrested by the SIT in con- winning the elections. BJD will keep re- remember women’s The BJD president reminded that had decided to include only land- ulent manner. “No person would able; the cases of such re- nection with the case. The SIT minding the national parties about this empowerment during former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik less sharecroppers under the be able to indulge in abetment ligious conversions would started its probe in the case from forgotten promise.” Stating BJD will elections and commit in their in 1992 created history nationwide by scheme. MORE P3 or conspire to carry forceful be heard in the Sessions December 1. raise the issue at both national and manifestos only to conveniently enacting 33 per cent reservation for religious conversions.” Court only.

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