SC Myopically Holds Farm Laws
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RNI Regd. No. C ODIENG/2007/20588 M Y K Vol. 14, Issue -18, January 15, 2021 Bhubaneswar 5/- SC myopically holds farm laws If a law passed by Parliament can be put farmers were not even in abeyance, what does it say about the present at the hearing; Dushyant Dave, Colin certainty of doing business in India? Gonsalves, HS Phoolka, and Prashant Bhushan were the farmers' lawyers. While Dave later told that DADLS-70 he did not go to court since the matter was listed 'for orders'-that means the bench will pronounce its ruling/decision, not hear more arguments-on Mon- day, he also added that, in any case, the farmer unions had made it clear on New Delhi : Almost as the laws in abeyance-while Monday itself that they soon as the Supreme a court-appointed commit- were not going to partici- Court's (SC) hearing on the tee came up with a solu- pate in the committee's de- farm laws began, it was tion-was going nowhere liberations. Though SC's OIPR- 15001/13/0113/2021 obvious its plan to keep since the lawyers for the Tuesday order (P-15) DADLS-70 DADLS-70 OIPR- 15001/13/0113/2021 OIPR- 15001/13/0113/ 1 The Industry and Mines Observer January 15, 2021, www.orissaobserver.com CMYK C M News Y K Why Has Pratap Jena Not Been Arrested? A letter threatening to government to act against Police officers who sup- kill Naveen Patnaik him," she wondered. port the ruling party are Responding to the allega- getting posted in the tions, BJD spokesperson coastal district. It has set a sent to his residence Sasmit Patra said, "The bad precedent in policing The letter, said contract killers armed with AK-47 prime accused along with and emerged as a greater and semi-automatic pistols are out to kill the CM. the others involved in the threat to the overall law The home department sent the letter to the DGP as crime were arrested within and order situation, well as the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commis- 48 hours of the crime. BJD Mishra said. sioner for further action. The chief minister enjoys has always followed zero- The BJP has been demand- Z plus security. tolerance to the crime but I ing the ouster of Law Min- Bhubaneswar : According to the Hindustan Times, Cuttack : Odisha BJP in- serious question marks think, Purandeswari is not ister Pratap Jena, accusing an anonymous letter threatening to kill Odisha chief charge D Purandeswari on over the sincerity of the aware of it." him of orchestrating the minister Naveen Patnaik was sent to his residence Thursday came down investigation and inten- Similarly, senior party brutal crime. The party Naveen Niwas on Thursday in Bhubaneswar, throw- heavily on the State gov- tions of the State govern- leader and former Director- leaders had held demon- ing security agencies in the state in a tizzy. ernment for not taking ac- ment in shielding the cul- General of Police (DGP) strations at different The letter says- contract killers armed with AK-47 tion against Law Minister prits. "Why has Law Min- Prakash Mishra slammed places across the State and and semi-automatic pistols are out to kill the CM. Pratap Jena who has been ister Pratap Jena not been the investigating officer/s burnt effigies of the minis- "These contract killers are professional criminals named in the FIR filed in arrested though he has for not bringing those ter. In a related develop- and can attack you at any time. So please be aware connection with the brutal been named in the FIR? identified by ment, the police on that these contract killers are continuously following murder of BJP leader Why has he been spared," DibyasinghaBaral before Wednesday arrested one you. The mastermind lives in Nagpur... The weapons KulamaniBaral.Baral and Purandeshwari asked, add- his death into the ambit of more accused in connec- which will be used to kill you have been brought to his associate Dibyasingha ing, "I urge Chief Minister the investigation. tion with the double mur- Odisha," read the handwritten letter in English. Baral were hacked to death Naveen Patnaik to open his "During treatment, der case, taking the total The sender also gave out a list of 17 cars with reg- in the Salipur area of the eyes and ears to watch and DibyasinghaBabu had number of arrestees to six. istration numbers of Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, district on Saturday. hear what is happening in taken some names behind Notably, Kulamani was re- Punjab, Odisha, Delhi, Haryana, and Maharashtra in Accompanied by a host of the State."She pointed out the murderous attack on turning home along with which the 'criminals' are following Patnaik. state BJP leaders, includ- that another BJP leader, him and KulamaniBaral. his associate Dibyasingh The home department sent the letter to the DGP as ing State president Sameer Bikash Jena, of the same His last words should be on his bike when some well as the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Mohanty, general secre- area, had been killed a year considered as a dying dec- miscreants attacked them for further action. The chief minister enjoys Z plus tary Lekhashree ago for exposing irregulari- laration and the investiga- with sharp-edged weapons security. Samantsinghar, Bhrugu ties in the PM AwasYojana. tion should be carried out near Jankoti in Mahanga of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Buxipatra, Prakash Mishra, Kulamani and Dibyasingha accordingly. But, it is a mat- Cuttack. Kulamani was de- Sudhansu Sarangi denied seeing such a letter. "Some- and others, Purandeswari too were murdered for the ter of concern that things clared brought dead at times mad people write such things. I am not aware of drove straight to Nrutanga same reason, she said. are not moving in that di- Mahnaga Community such a letter," he said. near Salipur-the native "The family members of rection," Mishra Health Centre while In September 2018, a murder accused serving sen- place of the deceased KulamaniBabu and alleged.He further alleged Dibyasing succumbed to tence in Bilaspur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh had sent leader-to meet the be- Dibyasingha told us that it was no secret that the injuries while undergoing a letter to Patnaik demanding extortion money of Rs 50 reaved family and offer her Minister Pratap Jena has a local police officials were treatment at SCB Medical crore and threatened him with dire consequences if he condolences. key role behind the crime. working at the behest of College and Hospital in failed to pay the amount. The top BJP leader raised But, what prevented the 'someone' in this area. Cuttack. Odisha Govt Lying On Separation Of Investi- Gadkari Assures To Expedite Approval gation, Law And Order Wings: Congress For Sidhamahavir Flyover in Puri Bhubaneswar : The Congress party of Odisha der wings, Mishra said."The Odisha government Bhubaneswar : Union Minis- unit on Sunday alleged that the Odisha govern- had filed an affidavit in 2007 mentioning that it has ter for Road Transport and ment did not comply with the Supreme Court separated the two wings in Commissionerate po- Highways Nitin Gadkari on directive to separate the investigation and Law lice limits in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The gov- Wednesday assured to expe- and Order wings to lessen the burden on police.At ernment had also repeated the same thing in sepa- dite approvals for the long- a press meet, Congress spokesperson Nishikant rate affidavits in 2008 and 2013," Mishra alleged. demanded Sidhamahavir Mishra alleged that the Odisha government had The Congress leader further said that he had sought flyover in Puri. The an- lied to the apex court that it had separated the some data under RTI regarding the subject from nouncement from the Union investigation and Law and Order wings in the some police stations under Commissionerate Po- minister came after BJP na- Commissionerate police jurisdiction in the twin lice jurisdiction. The RTI report revealed that no tional spokesperson Sambit city- Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. But, the reality is such separation has been made so far in these Patra and Puri MLA Jayant something different, he said. Though the govern- police stations, Mishra claimed."It means that the Sarangi met him yesterday ment submitted multiple affidavits in the Supreme State government continues to lie to hide one truth. and discussed the construc- Highway as they have to wait road which connects Puri to Court, stating the same in 2007, 2008, and again in The government, especially the Home Depart- tion work of the flyover on for hours due to long jams of Konark, Nimapara, Gop, 2013, RTI data, which is in the possession of the ment should come out with a clarification that the Puri-Konark highway. hundreds of people along with and Kakatpur area and it is Congress party, revealed that there is no separa- why it kept the 4.5 crore Odia people in dark," he The locals have been demand- buses, taxies and commercial the second biggest connect- tion of investigation and Law and order wings in added. The Congress party also demanded that ing the construction of a vehicles on both sides of the ing route to the Twin Cities the Commissionerate police jurisdiction, he Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who holds the flyover on the level crossing level crossing during the of Cuttack and claimed.Acting on a PIL, the SC had asked all the Home department in the State, should give clarifi- near Sidhamahavir rail gate of train hours. Notably, the Bhubaneswar, and other States to segregate investigation and Law and Or- cation and issue a White Paper in this regard.