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20 more die in Pb, 19 in Hry as farmer leaders ends inconclusively national Covid cases cross 96- lakh mark Call for Bharat Bandh on Dec 8 remains NEW DELHI: India's COVID- AGENCY vince them to continue with the talks, 19 caseload rose to 96.08 NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 5 sources said some kind of division emerged lakh with 36,652 new cases among the participating farmer leaders on in a day, while 90,58,822 peo- The fifth meeting between the government various issues proposed by the ministers. ple have recuperated from and the farmer union leaders ended incon- Another source said the government also the disease so far pushing clusively on Saturday. The next meeting will offered to take back cases filed against farm- the national recovery rate to now take place on December 9. ers for stubble burning, as also the cases 94.28 per cent on Saturday, Sources said the government asked for filed against some farmer activists. according to the Union Health Ministry data. some more time to present a concrete pro- Later in the evening, the ministers began The total coronavirus cases posal. They told the unions that they “need talking to smaller groups of 3-4 farmer lead- mounted to 96,08,211 and further consultations within the government ers, out of the total 40 representatives pres- the death toll climbed to for that”. ent there. 1,39,700 with the coronavirus Therefore December 9 is the next meet- Farmer leaders were firm, saying that ei- virus claiming 512 lives in a ing date proposed at 11 am. ther say 'yes' or 'no' on taking back the laws, span of 24 hours in the coun- Farmer leaders said just like their agita- even though ministers said that the govern- try, the data updated at 8 am tion they put forth their points before the ment is ready for amendments to the laws . showed. The COVID-19 case union ministers peacefully. All members of delegation decided to fatality rate was recorded at They have agreed to the meeting on De- keep silent. The government side was trying 1.45 per cent. cember 9. Farmer leaders said the govern- to draw us out, they said. There are 4,09,689 active ment told them that after the amendments Farmer leaders were trying to force the cases of coronavirus infection nothing will be left in the Bills, however, government to say in black and white if it in the country which compris- they persisted with their demands of com- will repeal the laws. The government was es 4.26 per cent of the total plete roll back. not responding to this pinpointed question, caseload, the data stated. Earlier, seeking to break the deadlock they said. India's COVID-19 tally had over protests against the new farm laws, the Ahead of their meeting with farmers, crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August government on Saturday told representatives Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, 23 and 40 lakh on September of agitating farmers that their concerns are Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence 5. It went past 50 lakh on being looked into but the union leaders stuck Minister Rajnath Singh met Prime Minister September 16, 60 lakh on to their demand for repeal of the legislations Narendra Modi to discuss the matter. September 28, 70 lakh on and threatened to walk out of the talks. Sources say Agriculture Minister Naren- October 11 and crossed 80 The government side, however, man- dra Singh Tomar has requested farmer lead- lakh on October 29 and 90 aged to convince the farmer leaders to con- ers to ask elderly and young children to go lakh on November 20. tinue the talks, which began at 2.30 pm ear- back while farmers are saying that everyone lier in the day. is prepared to stay put. So far there does not This was the fifth round of talks between appear any middle path though. Gippy Grewal the government and representatives of farm- Farmers are also not ready to take back ers, thousands of whom are protesting at var- the call for ‘Bharat’ bandh. ‘disappointed’ ious borders of the national capital against Sources say the three ministers, Naren- what they claim are the laws meant to end dra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal and Som at Bollywood's the mandi system and minimum support Prakash, are holding independent consulta- 'lack of support' price procurement system to give for bene- tions. fits of corporates. While the government is insisting on a for farmers As the meeting resumed after a tea break middle path, farmer leaders are firm on their MUMBAI: Punjab star Gippy in the evening, during which the farmer lead- key demands around four hours into the Grewal on Saturday criticised ers had their own food and tea, they threat- meeting. Minister of State for Commerce Bollywood for not standing up ened to walk out if the government was not Som Parkash, who is from Punjab, also ad- for Punjab at a time when the willing to scrap the three laws enacted in dressed the leaders in Punjabi and said the state needs their support for September. government understands the sentiments of the ongoing farmers' protest. While the government managed to con- Punjab. Thousands of farmers from Haryana, Punjab, and other states held demonstrations for the ninth consecutive day at Delhi's border points, protesting against the new Farmers’ agitation: farm laws, which they fear will dismantle the minimum sup- port price system, leaving them at the "mercy" of big Protest sites named after corporates. Rupinder Singh Grewal, pop- ular by his stage name Gippy Grewal, took to Twitter and historic personalities wrote that for years Punjab had welcomed Bollywood with open arms but its silence AGENCY perialist movement. over the issue was painful. NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 5 The women protesters represent the "Dear Bollywood, every now continuity of Gadri Gulab Kaur, Mann and then your movies have BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) has nominated five said. been shot in Punjab and protest sites after the names of historical Harinder Bindu, meanwhile, said that every time you have been personalities representing the legacy of Shaheed Bhagat Singh imagined a society welcomed with open heart. struggles leading up to the ongoing agita- free of exploitation and oppression, and But today when Punjab needs you the most, you did- tion against farm Bills passed by the Modi became Shaheed-e-Azam and was an in- n't show up and speak a government. spiration for the ongoing agitation. word. Disappointed," the 37- The protest site spread over kilometres His images inspire farmers, workers, year-old singer tweeted. have been divided into cities named after women and youth, said Bindu. these personalities – Baba Banda Singh Bindu further said that Shaheed Sadhu In second comments Nagar, Chacha Ajit Singh Nagar, Bibi Gu- Singh Takhtupura was leading light for the on farmer’ stir, lab Kaur Nagar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Na- struggling masses. Trudeau welcomes de- gar and Shaheed Sadhu Singh Takhtupura Shaheed Sadhu Singh Takhtupura was escalation Nagar. assassinated by land mafia patronised by Shingara Singh Mann, general secre- BJP-SAD. Takhtupura was a leader of NEW DELHI: External Af- tary of BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan), and Harinder BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) fighting against land fairs Minister S Jaishankar Kaur Bindu shared the whole information mafia and his martyrdom motivated the or- may not attend a meeting of Canada-led 14-nation group- with the press and the logic behind these ganisation to build mass movements on ing, apparently in protest names. people’s issues, said Bindu. against Canadian Prime They shared that a press gallery had The leaders explained that the sites Minister Justin Trudeau’s ob- been established and named as Shaheed named after these legendary personalities servations on the farmers’ Ashfaq Ullah Khan press gallery. manifest the progressive and secular char- protest. Meanwhile, the of- They shared that Baba Banda Singh acter of the ongoing agitation against farm fice of the UN Secretary Bahadar was a great hero of farmers as he laws. General Antonio Guterres gave land entitlements to the tillers after an The ongoing movement is in continuity has said people have a right intense fight against the rulers. with the glorious history created by strug- to demonstrate peacefully Mann stated that Chacha Ajit Singh gling masses and that history inspires and authorities should let was the founder of glorious anti-imperial- farmers, workers, women and youth to them do so. Several MPs of ist movement ‘Paghdi Sambhal Jatta’, struggle against the injustice, they said. Indian-origin and some from which remains an inspiration for the strug- The duo remained confident that the Green and Labour parties gling masses. ongoing movement would carry the peo- from the UK, Canada and He further said Gadri Gulab Kaur was ple’s history forward and emerge victori- Australia have also com- great inspiration as she was part of anti-im- ous. mented on the stir. Indian Man Wins Over $3 Million In Raffle Draw in UAE: Report DUBAI : A 51-year-old Indian expat in Dubai has won a whopping over $3 million in a raf- fle draw, according to a report. George Jacobs, a medical equipment salesperson, was an- nounced the winner in the Big Ticket draw held in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, the Khaleej Times 2 NEWS reported. Mr Jacobs, who lives in Dubai with his wife, daughter and son, said that the lucky draw has come as huge blessing as he was suffering from financial difficulties. "Congratula- tions to George Jacob, from India, with winning ticket no. 069402. He won AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) 12 Million in The Dream 12 Million series 222," the organisers said in a Facebook post. Jacobs had bought the ticket on November 30. YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 UK defends vaccine decision amid criticism it 12 infants die in moved too fast Former Boxing coach offers govt hosp, Shivraj LONDON : U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and reviews situation effectiveness in the shortest time possible without compromising to return Dronacharya the thoroughness of their review. The comments from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency came as the Times newspaper reported that the agency’s chief executive, Dr. June Raine, planned to give a series of radio interviews so she could speak directly to people who may be concerned about getting vaccinated. award in farmers' support The MHRA reiterated earlier statements that the agency is conducting rolling reviews of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, NEW DELHI, DEC 5 satisfaction, allowing regulators to speed up the review process by looking at then I would not data as it becomes available. The agency gave emergency Former national boxing go ahead with it approval on Wednesday to a vaccine produced by U.S. coach Gurbax Singh Sand- but if it is not, I drugmaker Pfizer and Germany-based BioNTech, making Britain hu, during whose tenure will return the the first Western country to authorize a vaccine against the India secured its maiden award," he coronavirus. The ability to act more quickly “does not mean steps Olympic medal in the added. and the expected standards of safety, quality and effectiveness sport, on Friday said he Sandhu have been bypassed,” the MHRA said. “No vaccine would be will return his joined several BHOPAL, DEC 5 diseases in the hospital in the authorized for supply in the U.K. unless the expected standards of Dronacharya award if de- former last one week, he added. He, safety, quality and efficacy are met.” mands of the farmers sportspersons in As many as 12 infants have however, admitted that the The media blitz comes amid concerns that criticism of the protesting against new extending their died in the intensive care units only pediatrician in the hospi- approval process could undermine public confidence in the agriculture laws are not support to the of a government hospital in a tal had earlier tested positive Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, leading some individuals to shun shots. addressed. agitating farm- Madhya Pradesh district in the for Coronavirus and was ab- Britain plans to begin vaccinating people within the next few days, Sandhu, who served as ers. Among last one week, setting alarm sent in his duty for some time. starting with nursing home residents, caregivers and people over India's national men's them are Padma bells ringing in the state ad- He joined his duty on Thurs- age 80. Britain will initially receive 800,000 doses, enough to coach for over two Shri and Arjuna ministration. day. He attributed the high in- vaccinate 400,000 people, so the first shots will go to those who decades before guiding awardee The deaths occurred in the fant mortality in the hospital to are most at risk of dying from COVID-19 and those who are most women boxers for a cou- wrestler Kartar special newborn care unit and the late arrival of sick children likely to spread the coronavirus. America’s top infectious disease ple of years, said it is his Singh, Arjuna pediatric intensive care unit of for treatment. expert late Thursday apologized for suggesting that U.K. way of showing support to awardee basket- district hospital in Shahdol. The sick infants were be- authorities had rushed their authorization of the vaccine. the farmers, who are ball player Saj- “Total 12 infants died due to ing brought from far off places Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and protesting in "bitter cold jan Singh various reasons such as prema- such as Annupur and Umaria Infectious Diseases, had told U.S. media outlets that U.K. without any consideration for the national coach when Vi- coach after his stint with the Cheema and Arjuna awardee ture birth, underweight and for admission in Shahdol dis- regulators hadn’t acted “as carefully” as the Food and Drug their own well-being". jender Singh became the first men came to an end. hockey player Rajbir Kaur. pneumonia in the district hos- trict hospital. All the sick new- Administration. He later clarified to the BBC that he had meant to "By doing this, I feel a Indian boxer to fetch an "This award means a lot Thousands of farmers from pital since November 27”, V.S. borns admitted in the hospital say that U.S. authorities do things differently than their British huge morale pressure is off Olympic medal back in 2008. to me but the plight of my fel- Punjab and Haryana have Waria, civil surgeon in Shah- were found to be in critical counterparts, not better, but didn’t phrase his comments properly. me. I come from a family of It was during his tenure that a low farmers means even stayed put at various Delhi dol district hospital said on Fri- conditions, he added. Death of “I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the farmers, their fears need to be then-unprecedented eight In- more. It is painful for me to border points for the past few day. According to him, four in- 12 infants in the government regulatory community at the U.K., and anyone who knows me and addressed. If the ongoing dian boxers qualified for the see them sitting on roads in days, protesting against the fants died in the hospital in last hospital has alerted the state my relationship with that over literally decades, you know that’s talks do not yield a result sat- 2012 Olympics in London. this cold. All that the govern- new farm laws, which they 48 hours itself. While one of government with Chief Minis- the case,” Fauci told the BBC. isfactory to the farmers, I will Sandhu won the ment needs to do is talk to fear will dismantle the mini- them died due to premature ter Shivraj Singh Chouhan return the award," Sandhu Dronacharya much before them, clear their doubts and mum support price system, birth and underweight, 11 oth- convening an emergency told a news agency from his that in 1998. He also served assure them," he said. "If the leaving them at the "mercy" er infants succumbed to pneu- meeting here on Friday to re- Among first acts, Biden home in Patiala. Sandhu was as the national women's situation is resolved to their of big corporates. monia and other cold related view the situation. to call for 100 days of mask-wearing WASHINGTON : Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he’s pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The move marks a notable shift from President Donald Trump, whose own skepticism of mask-wearing has contributed to a politicization of the issue. That’s made many people reticent to embrace a practice that public health experts say is one of the easiest ways to manage the pandemic, which has killed more than 275,000 Americans. The president-elect has frequently emphasized mask-wearing as a “patriotic duty” and during the campaign floated the idea of instituting a nationwide mask mandate, which he later acknowledged would be beyond the ability of the president to enforce. Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Biden said he would make the request of Americans on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. “On the first day I’m inaugurated, I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to mask — not forever, just 100 days. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction” in the virus, Biden said. The president-elect reiterated his call for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass a coronavirus aid bill and expressed support for a $900 billion compromise bill that a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced this week. “That would be a good start. It’s not enough,” he said, adding, “I’m going to need to ask for more help.” Biden has said his transition team is working on its own coronavirus relief package, and his aides have signaled they plan for that to be their first legislative push. The president-elect also said he asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to stay on in his administration, “in the exact same role he’s had for the past several presidents,” as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the nation’s top infectious- disease expert. He said he’s asked Fauci to be a “chief medical adviser” as well as part of his COVID-19 advisory team. Fauci told NBC’s “Today” show on Friday, “I said yes right on the spot.” Regarding a coronavirus vaccine, Biden offered begrudging credit for the work Trump’s administration has done in expediting the Delhi’s covid-19 positivity development of a vaccine but said that planning the distribution properly will be “critically important.” “It’s a really difficult but doable project, but it has to be well planned, ” he said. Part of the challenge the Biden administration will face in distributing the rate drops below 5% vaccine will be instilling public confidence in it. Biden said he’d be “happy” to get inoculated in public to assuage any concerns about NEW DELHI, DEC 5 its efficacy and safety. Three former presidents — Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — have said they’d also get A fortnight after the positivi- vaccinated publicly to show that it’s safe. ty rate in Delhi rose to “People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work,” Biden 15.33%, the rate of infection said, adding that “it matters what a president and the vice in the national capital dipped president do.” In the same interview, Biden also weighed in on just below 5% on Friday. The reports that Trump is considering pardons of himself and his positivity rate now stands at allies. “It concerns me in terms of what kind of precedent it sets 4.96%, informed Delhi and how the rest of the world looks at us as a nation of laws and Health Minister Satyendar justice,” Biden said. Jain. Biden committed that his Justice Department will “operate Speaking to reporters, independently” and that whoever he chooses to lead the Jain said that the government department will have the “independent capacity to decide who is quite relieved that the situ- gets investigated.” “You’re not going to see in our administration ation seems to be improving. that kind of approach to pardons, nor are you going to see in our “Since its peak on November administration the approach to making policy by tweets,” he said. 7, the positivity rate has In addition to considering preemptive pardons, Trump has spent dropped quite significantly. much of his time post-election trying to raise questions about an Just 15-20 days back the pos- election he lost by millions of votes while his lawyers pursue itivity rate was around 15%," baseless lawsuits alleging voter fraud in multiple states. he said. Republicans on Capitol Hill, meanwhile, have largely given the He further reiterated that president cover, with many defending the lawsuits and few the Arvind Kejriwal-led publicly congratulating Biden on his win. AAP government has the ca- But Biden said Thursday that he’s received private calls of pacity to vaccinate the entire in the national capital is "un- wal said. Delhi detected tients in the national capital congratulations from “more than several sitting Republican population in Delhi within a der control" and the number 3,734 cases on Thursday af- touched 5,43,514. Currently, senators” and that he has confidence in his ability to cut bipartisan few week’s time. He said that of cases is also going down. ter testing 75,230 samples. there are 29,120 active cases deals with Republicans despite the rancor that’s characterized the this will be done via mohalla "Delhi is showing the path in As many as 82 persons suc- of coronavirus in the city. last four years on Capitol Hill. Trump aides have expressed clinics, polyclinics, dispen- various sectors. Now the cumbed to the disease, tak- Out of the 18,000 covid-19 skepticism that the president, who continues to falsely claim saries and hospitals in the covid-19 cases are also going ing the death toll to 9,424. beds in the city, over 12,000 victory and spread baseless claims of fraud, would attend Biden’s city when coronavirus vac- down in the capital and the The overall tally in the na- are vacant. inauguration. Biden said Thursday night that he believes it’s cines will be provided. situation is under control. tional capital stands at and available, along “important” that Trump attend, largely to demonstrate the nation’s This comes a day after Delhi has fought a very diffi- 5,82,058. As Delhi witnessed with about 40 % of the 5,000 commitment to peaceful transfer of power between political rivals. Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- cult battle at the time of the 4,834 fresh recoveries, the Intensive Care Units beds, wal claimed that the situation covid-19 pandemic," Kejri- total count of recovered pa- Jain said. NEWS Amazon announces the fourth edition of KDP Pen to Publish Contest BRIEFS CHANDIGARH : Amazon today announced the fourth edition of ‘Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Pen to Publish Contest’. The contest has been conceptualised to recognise literary excellence amongst self-published authors across genres in the English, Hindi and Tamil languages. Interested participants can publishtheir original and Amazon India previously unpublishedtitles eitherin short format (2,000 to 10,000 words) or long format (more than 10,000 words) on KDP. Entries will be judged on a number of criteria includingoriginality, creativity, quality of writing, 3 deploys AI powered and customer feedback. The judging panel for this edition of the contest includes popular authors like Durjoy Dattaand Anand Neelakantan for English titles, DivyaPrakashDubeyand Anu Singh Choudharyfor Hindi titles, ‘Distance Assistant’ NEWS and CharuNiveditaand C. Saravanakarthikeyanfor Tamil titles. CHANDIGARH :Amazon India today an- YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 nounced the deployment of ‘Distance As- sistant’ across its operational sites in the country, following the successful rollout of the technology in the US and a few other countries. The AI powered innova- tion will remind associateswhile on site to maintain a safe proximity from others by Invest in the world’s biggest providing social distancing feedback, in real-time. With social distancing continu- Case registered against Sub ing to be a preventive safety measure amid the pandemic, the smart solution is companies with international another step towards ensuring thesafety oftens of thousands ofAmazon India’s associates across buildings. Dr. Karuna Shankar Pande, Director – Fulfilment Inspector for taking bribe Centers and Safety, Amazon India, said mutual funds on ETMONEY “With a safety-first approach, we have BUREAU The spokesman said that SVB, the accused Sub Inspector fled been investing in scalable technology so- CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 5: from the scene in a commercial vehi- CHANDIGARH : Imagine a day in your life countries like the US, or the emerging markets, lutions to prioritize safety of our teams at Mohd. Arsad resident of cle. - you work on Microsoft Word or Gmail on a or even across the globe. There are also theme- all times. 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An investor focused to enhance our safety practices and also District Nuh in lieu of accepting bribe informed the Bureau that strenuous efforts are being made to products in our daily lives without realising only on the domestic stock market would have empower our efforts to implement addi- he had filed a complaint tional measures to improve social dis- of Rs. 20,000. arrest the said accused. most of these companies are international busi- his/her investments prone to country-specific tancing. As our associates continue to Sharing more details, spokesman of on CM Window Portal The spokesman said that in an an- nesses headquartered outside India, and are not risks such as an economic slowdown or politi- deliver smiles to customers, we remain the Bureau said that the SVB Guru- regarding transfer of other matter Rs. 3,39,250 have been listed on Indian stock exchanges.Ten years cal instability. steadfast in our commitment to safe- gram has registered a criminal case recovered from the contractor on the ago, investing in such big international com- Diversifying your investments by investing guarding their health and will consistently against Sub Inspector Mahender money through Google recommendation of SVB. A special panies was rare for the average Indian. Most in markets of other countries gives you a safe- expand our health and safety processes Singh of Police Station Tauru, Dis- Pay. checking of under construction wall people would focus on the Indian stock mar- ty net. 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Ramanand was constituted ment to recover the amount from the tions for Indians wanting to invest in the inter- there.Moreover, you can also benefit from the camera, and local computing device Sub Inspector called him to the police and Mr. Dilbag Singh, District Plan- contractor and to initiate action national markets. These funds are offered by currency fluctuations. when moving in an Amazon India site. The standalone unit uses machine learn- station regarding his complaint and ning Officer was appointed as Duty against delinquent officers. Now, on Indian mutual fund houses and work like oth- That’s because while you invest and get ing models to differentiate people from threatened him that he will be arrest- Magistrate. Sub Inspector Mahender the directions of the Government, the er domestic mutual funds wherein you invest your returns in Indians rupees, the fund house their surroundings. Combined with depth ed in a human trafficking (kabootar- Singh accepted the bribe of Rs. 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Editorial BJP real winner in Hyd, Pivot or perish: India’s though TRS stays No. 1 municipal election so sui generis it grabbed the at- tention of an entire nation has finally ended with a Averdict that will be a watermark moment in the heartland sends signal history of Telangana politics. The ruling TRS managed to narrowly edge our all challenges to slip past the ribbon wenty-first century In- sustain the permanently in- with a waferthin margin, to manage to hold on to the dia’s farmers have writ- debted farmer. As every GHMC mayoral seat. The AIMIM, player number three Tten themselves into the economist and cultivator- and factor X in the polls, held its fortress unscathed. history of the country and politician like Narendra But the real political winner of the battle and narrative is into the international chroni- Singh Tomar and Rajnath the BJP, which has succeeded in managing to seed its nar- cles of historic protests. It’s Singh is well aware, farming rative of being a challenger for power for Telangana, re- an irresistible force that is fi- is a zero-profit and negative ducing the Congress to an insignificant naught in state nally giving voice. Just as the profit sector the world over. politics. The BJP juggernaut has only strengthened from 250 million who joined the Generation after generation a Nizamabad in Lok Sabha elections, 2019, to Dubbaka a nationwide strike by the trade few farmers barely break few weeks ago to Greater Hyderabad on Friday; promis- unions had articulated the even, that is, zero profit, ing to keep aggressively surging ahead, with Nagarju- anger and distress of the while the rest remain in debt, nasagar as the next episode. working poor. that rolls over, season to sea- By holding the TRS far from increasing its tally of 99 to son. The cash they make is a century or more, to even denying the pink party a clear The solidarity, scale and not profit. majority of 76 in popular vote for 150 divisions to bring pared-down simplicity of Having harvested the it below 60 divisions, the BJP has scripted an exception- their call, that is, for the re- kharif crop, which for the 86 al win. What is more significant is that it has managed to peal of the three laws rushed per cent marginal and small surpass the AIMIM as the second largest party. through without consultation farmers of India, is the crop The TRS now has an additional immediate problem of by the Narendra Modi gov- they stock to feed their fami- having to formally enter into some alliance or agreement ernment in September, as a lies and sell only the tiny sur- with the MIM to resolve the impasse of the numbers of a confirmation of stealthily is- plus that is left over, missing hung municipal council. This will further give the BJP an sued ordinances, is impera- the rabi season, which is irri- additional benefit of having portrayed the TRS as a clan- tive and compelling. The gation and therefore power destine partner of the MIM. farmers’ protest has called intensive, means that they are What surprised nobody is that the Congress party has out the Modi government as impoverishing themselves in been reduced to a big zero in its ability to impact the pol- essentially autocratic, and the order to change the rules en- itics of the state. The party was the principal Opposition BJP as unrepresentative of government is stark, because require trashing the three what is being asked, peace- not. The politics of an acted by the Narendra Modi less than two years ago when the results of the December the farming poor, who are the it failed to realise the reality laws -- Farmers’ Produce fully and unanimously by the ephemeral Bharat Mata has government. 2018 Assembly elections came out. The TRS has used predominant sector of India’s of the umbilical connection Trade and Commerce (Pro- 40 representatives who at- been overturned by the reali- Recent reports indicate many a Machiavellian tactic to weaken the Congress, thus population and economy. between the law enforcers motion and Facilitation) Act, tended the second round of ty of farmers, men and that around 40 per cent of the losing its advantage of two incompatible national parties The protest has estab- and fighting forces and the the Farmers (Empowerment meetings with agriculture women, precisely articulating rabi crop has been sown in splitting the antiincumbency vote. Like a snake biting its lished that if dissent or dis- kisan, even as it plagiarised and Protection) Agreement minister Narendra Tomar, their problems, their clear- Punjab. own tail, the TRS is now paying a price for its strategic agreement is ignored, the dis- Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan on Price Assurance and Farm then it can save face. eyed understanding of how Without the 60 per cent blunder. The anti-TRS sentiment was reflected early in contented will make their of “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”. Services Act, and the Essen- To defy the demands by their protest shall continue that remains to be sown and the day when postal ballots revealed a strong verdict presence felt. It proved that The Modi government, tial Commodities Amend- India’s farmers is as political- and what is the minimum cannot be sown without the amongst government employees. While parties win or brutality against dissenters described by the ordinary ment Act -- legislating the ly risky for the BJP as it outcome they are waiting for. men, who are joining the lose, the state election commission under the stewardship and the discontented cannot protesting farmers from Pun- minimum support price would be reckless for the The remarkably con- protest in increasing numbers of a retired IAS officer, C. Parthasarathi, has not covered be used as a solution. The use jab as “arrogant,” can now do mechanism into law for gov- Modi government. If the BJP trolled and peaceful farmers, from Punjab, western Uttar itself in glory with several controversial decisions, one of violence by the State one of two things: pivot or ernment and private buyers in were an urban phenomenon, especially from Punjab, as Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarak- passed late last night after midnight being stayed by the against people is especially perish. The swelling numbers agricultural markets, and it could try and confuse its the Modi government ought hand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar high court. The perception that SEC was hardly Caesar’s dangerous, when the individ- of farmers representing the rewriting the law on commer- constituents about the charac- to understand, have quit their and Maharashtra, the Indian wife will go down as a sad day in the otherwise illustri- uals deployed to unleash the collective discontent are a cial rates for power con- ter of the protest and the po- fields at the beginning of the economy could be looking at ous story of Indian election commissions being the high- violence belong to the same fact that cannot be fiction- sumed by farmers, cancelling sition of the farm union lead- rabi crop season. The winter an unprecedented crisis, est upholders of the core values of our democracy. rural base as the protesters. alised as a conspiracy or as fines for stubble burning. If ers who have virtually sur- wheat, rice, pulses, oilseeds, deeper than the current level The inadequacy of the Modi anti-national. Pivoting will the Modi government does rounded New Delhi. But it is is a commercial crop, sold to of contraction and recession. Literature POEMS For My The empire strikes back! Daughter Looking into my daughter’s eyes Secret plan is unveiled I read Beneath the innocence of morn- “They say it’s not over till the fat lady sings cept these as routine, then all useful ing flesh That final and fatal aria personnel of non-British vintage.” Rus- And in that moment stumbles and clings si does pride himself on rather stylish Concealed, hintings of death she To the neck of the lover who’ll carry her vocabulary. Off the stage and into the wings I resealed the envelope and deliv- does not heed. Without having promised to marry her!” ered it and waited on the opposite side Coldest of winds have blown this — From Showcase Mein Itna Tho Godown Mein Kitna of the road, sitting on a blanket, pre- by Bachchoo tending to be a homeless beggar, a sight hair, and mesh y demented second cousin twice removed (each that is very common in London. Sure time by the deportation authorities), “Rusty” Im- enough, a big black car drove up flying Of seaweed snarled these minia- Mmoralearningswalla, would always boast of his in- the Union Jack and a lady stepped out tures of hands; tention to balance history by striking back at Britain’s impe- of the house and was driven away. Did rial past. He’s been reading these books by Shashi Tharoor I recognise the lady? Jesus, Joseph and The night’s slow poison, tolerant and William Dalrymple and has become obsessive. Mary, the realisation dawned. “Let Up” One of his mad schemes was to start a restaurant in Lon- spelt backwards? Putel? Yes, it was she! and bland, don called “The Revenge of the Empire”. He would import Then the whole glorious scheme Has moved her blood. Parched a substance we were aware of in our short and happy child- fell into place when I recalled that after hoods in Poona (now Pune), called jamal gota, a strong horse Rustom’s plan for his revenge restau- years that I have seen purgative fed to the poor animals who pulled tongas before rant fell through, he didn’t seem in the rickshaws infested the city’s streets. Russi would poison bits least despondent. He would disappear That may be hers appear: foul, of the food served to the British clientele of his restaurant, ing to avail of the low asking price. At first, I thought noth- for what he said were walks in Crystal Palace, but he’d be lingering inducing in them the relentless symptoms of Delhi-Belly -- ing of Rustom’s deportation. With all his activities and gone for hours and why call for an Uber to go for a walk? or worse. I attempted in vain to point out that no one would schemes, he was asking for it. But then one day it struck me Then there were the phone calls he shielded from me. Only Death in certain war, the slim legs eat at a restaurant called Revenge of the Natives. Better to as extremely odd that he hadn’t been deported to Mumbai once I caught him saying “Yes, Canada would be ideal”. The call it Memories of the Raj. He simply said that the clientele but had been sent to Canada and was making a good life next day two immigration fellows called and carried him green. he was aiming at wouldn’t notice what it was called -- they’d there in his usual trade. And when he began sending me, un- away. Now, gentle reader, I am not one to believe in con- Or, fed on hate, she relishes the just stagger in after the pubs closed, muttering “I could mur- der cover, envelopes marked “Miss Let Up” to be delivered, spiracy theories, but the evidence is overwhelming, and der an Indian!” and wouldn’t remember where they ate that unopened, by hand, to an address in the posh part of London, these are my conjectures. Russi has consolidated his attack sting night. I became suspicious. Who could this mysterious “Miss Let on the Empire at the highest level. Consider the facts: Sev- Rustom’s efforts to raise capital for his restaurant came Up” be? I couldn’t resist the temptation. Though strictly a eral individuals with an ex-colonial ancestry infiltrate the Of others’ agony; perhaps the to naught. 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NEWS AT A Militants attack police in Srinagar; cop, civilian GLANCE injured SRINAGAR: The government forces search Nowgam area of Srinagar on 14 Two PoK girls held as August after militants attacked the police. Photograph by Umer Asif for The Kashmir Walla Srinagar: Suspected militants fired upon police Naka party in Sazgarpora they cross over LoC in area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday. Official sources told GNS J&K's Poonch that suspected militants fired upon Police party in Sazgarpora. In this incident one NEWS cop and a civilian were injured. The cop has been identified as Constable Farooq JAMMU: Security forces have Ahmad, who has bullet wound in leg. Both where shifted to SKIMS hospital for detained two girls who inadvertently treatment and are said to be stable. In meantime whole area has been cordoned off entered Indian territory in Jammu and to nab the attackers. Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 Kashmir on Sunday morning, officials said. The Army said that Laiba Zabair, 17, and Sana Zabair, 13, of Abbasspur village in Forward Kahuta area inadvertently crossed over in the Tejashwi Yadav booked Poonch Sector of Line of Control. BJP launches all-out attack on "Own troops deployed along the Line of Control detected the crossing, for demonstration in exercised complete restraint to prevent any harm to the teenagers," the Army Andhra govt over bad roads said. Efforts were on for their early Gandhi Maidan repatriation to their country, it added. AMARAVATI, DEC 5 which a truck could be seen PATNA, DEC 5 stuck in a completely Covid-19 update: Following an impressive waterlogged street. Following their forcible entry into performance in the Hyderabad The all-out attack came a the Gandhi Maidan here on Karnataka shows civic body polls, a bunch of day after the saffron party made Saturday, Patna police lodged an reversing trend, Andhra Pradesh BJP leaders on massive gains in neighbouring FIR against RJD leader Tejashwi Saturday launched an all-out Telangana capital's civic body Yadav and 18 others at the Gandhi recoveries attack on the Y.S. Jagan Mohan polls. Maidan police station. The Reddy-led government for the BJP does not want to lose leaders were booked for staging outnumber new bad condition of roads in the the tempo, as the yet to be demonstration in a prohibited area state. scheduled Tirupati without permission. Suresh coronavirus cases "Reddy's government uses Parliamentary by-election can Kumar, DSP (town) of Patna permission to stage 'dharna' inside BENGALURU: Karnataka has shown Central schemes for selfish be announced anytime, which district, has confirmed the Gandhi Maidan. Only individual a reversing trend in Covid-19 cases. benefits but doesn't think about has been necessiated by the development. Tejashwi Yadav and persona can go there to pay With 1,400 persons getting the roads in the state," said BJP demise of sitting MP Balli other leaders, including RJD state respect to Mahatma Gandhi at his discharged, recoveries outnumbered leader S. Vishnu Vardhan Durga Prasad, who recently President Jagdanand Singh and statue. Reacting to the 1,325 new Covid cases across the Reddy. succumbed to Covid-19. Congress state unit chief Madan development, RJD state state. "Total recoveries rose to He also alleged that neither Following heavy rains in Mohan Jha, had entered the spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan 8,54,861 across the southern state till new roads are being laid, nor Madhav claimed that all the demonstrated in the middle of a Andhra Pradesh in 2020, large Gandhi Maidan to pay respect to said: "The Patna district date, with 1,400 discharged during the the existing ones being roads are destroyed in the state. pothole ridden road, where segments of the state's road Mahatma Gandhi at his statue and administration has booked 18 last 24 hours, while 1,325 fresh cases repaired. "On Saturday, under the aegis some of them sat beside a large infrastructure are badly protest against the new farm laws leaders of Mahagathbandhan, on Friday increased the state's Covid Vardhan Reddy organised a of BJP, we fought for pot hole and protested against damaged, giving a tough time despite the district administration including RJD leader Tejashwi tally to 8,91,685 so far, including demonstration against the immediate repair of road the poor condition of roads. to the people. not allowing them. Yadav, which points towards the 24,959 active cases," said the state government, holding placards infrastructure across the state," "The YSRCP came to Road infrastructure getting DSP Kumar said that 18 low mentality of the NDA health bulletin on Saturday. With 12 and chanting slogans. He said Madhav. power on the promise of change damaged during the monsoon leaders have been booked under government." succumbing to the infection in the last mocked the YSRCP's fan He protested with a group but there is no development," season is nothing new, but it is the Epidemic Diseases Act for "Chief Minister Nitish Kumar 24 hours, the state's death toll rose to symbol and said that Reddy has of party supporters in alleged Verraju. particularly severe this year breaching social distancing has lost all dignity after he 11,846 since the pandemic broke out left the fate of the people and Visakhapatnam. BJP national secretary and because of back-to-back deep norms. Patna District Magistrate become the CM of Bihar with the on March 8. the roads to the winds. Andhra Pradesh BJP Andhra Pradesh co-inchage depression and very severe Kumar Ravi said that the district help of people who worship Farmers robbed of In similar vein, P.V.N. President Somu Veerraju Sunil Deodhar shared a video in cyclonic storm Nivar. administration has not given Nathuram Godse. Rs 35,000 on Delhi- Jaipur e-way Serial burglar arrested for Terror funding: Case filed against foundation GURUGRAM: Despite heavy police presence on the Delhi-Jaipur in Assam backed by Lok Sabha MP Expressway, another robbery incident raping minor in Andhra was reported from National Highway GUWAHATI, DEC 5 Rejecting the accusation, 48. This time two farmers were robbed KAKINADA, DEC 5 Police (SP), took up the case and Ajmal said: "This is a at gunpoint of Rs 35,000 when the duo supervised it directly. A right-wing leader close to politically motivated move to were returning home after selling their A proclaimed serial burglar accused in During the initial stages of the the ruling BJP in Assam has pressurise me so that I leave carrot produce at Azadpur Mandi in multiple theft cases was arrested on probe, the girl said that the accused lodged a complaint with the politics or I do not side with Delhi early on Saturday morning. The Saturday by the East Godavari district person looked like a local three-year-old police against Ajmal any other party. This baseless four unidentified accused in their police for abducting and raping a 5- boy's father, prompting the police to Foundation, an organisation claim has come within two Maruti Swift had waylaid the farmers year-old girl 10 days ago. On the pick up the man for interrogation. run by AIUDF Lok Sabha days after I decided to jointly pickup near Haldiram outlet on the intervening night of November 24 and However, his role in the crime was ruled MP Maulana Badruddin fight with Congress in the highway. Two of the accused who 25, Thadi Prabhu kidnaped the minor out after a thorough probe. Ajmal for receiving funds ongoing elections to the were carrying pistols stopped the girl, took her to a nearby graveyard and The police focused on the lost from foreign agencies Bodoland Territorial Council. farmers identified as Lalchand and committed the offence. Later he dumped cellphone and collected several material allegedly linked to terrorist If someone has any such Patram of Alwar in Rajasthan and her in a naked state on the road and fled. objects from the crime scene and organisations, the police said allegations, he or she can looted Rs 35,000 from them. The "Her grandmother noticed the forwarded them to the state forensic on Saturday. inquire the facts from the victims told the police when they absence of the girl at about 4 a.m. and science laboratory for examination. Strongly rejecting the activities "detrimental to funds from some foreign Union Home ministry." reached near Haldiram outlet on the alerted her husband and son-in-law who The police also took technical help accusation, All India United national interest". agencies, reportedly linked to Director of the Ajmal expressway the four occupants inside were sleeping on the verandah. They and verified the CCTV footages at Democratic Front (AIUDF) Confirming the terror groups. According to Foundation, Khasrul Islam the car intercepted their pickup. The raised an alarm and searched in an different locations, and a ray of hope President Ajmal said that registration of the case, Borah, the LRO had stated told a television channel: farmers said as they stopped the around the area with the help of the local emerged in the form of strong suspicion such complaints are Guwahati Police that several Turkey and UK- "Most of our foreign pickup, the accused overpowered people," said a police officer. on Prabhu, also known as Chinna. politically motivated and are Commissioner Munna Prasad based organisations gave Rs contributions come from the them and snatched the cash from After sometime, the poor girl was The police teams then started meant to malign his party, Gupta told the media on 69.55 crore to Ajmal UK under strict compliance them and fled the spot. The victims found near a transformer with severe making enquiries about the suspect at which has an alliance with Saturday that the police are Foundation, a philanthropic of Foreign Contribution said they had unloaded carrots at abrasions on her back and bleeding various places. On receiving credible the Congress in Assam. probing the matter. organisation, for education. (Regulation) Act, 1976. Azadpur Mandi in Delhi and were injuries. The victim's family also information, a police team led by DSP According to the police, A right-wing leader close "LRO stated thatconly These finances are being heading home when the incident took realised that the victim's grandfather's V. Bheema Rao swooped on Kathipudi the Ajmal Foundation has to the BJP, Satya Ranjan around Rs 2 crore of the total used in social, education and place. The victims have also provided cellphone was stolen during the same in the wee hours of Saturday and been charged with sections of Borah, lodged an FIR on amount was spent on relief works. A false the vehicle number of the accused to time. On being apprised of the crime, arrested Prabhu, 29, a resident of the Indian Penal Code and Friday based on a report by educational purposes. It also impression about our the police. A Gurugram police officers of Kakinada I town police Muthanagar in Kakinada. "The accused Foreign Contribution the Legal Rights Observatory alleged that these funding foundation is being created spokesperson said the police had station booked a case and swung 13 has confessed that he committed the (Regulation) Act, which (LRO), a legal rights body, at agencies had links with based on incorrect registered a case under relevant police teams into action, including a dog offence. He is a resident of Muthanagar, prohibit acceptance and the Dispur police station Islamic terror groups such as information. We want a sections of the IPC against unknown squad. Adnan Nayeem Asmi, East Kakinada, which is very near to the utilisation of foreign alleging that Ajmal Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hizbul thorough investigation, so persons at Kherki Daula police station Godavari district Superintendent of crime spot," the police said. contributions for any Foundation has received Mujahideen," Borah said. that the truth is revealed." and started investigation. Ready to bring Uniform Civil Code if Govt didn’t respond to appeal of immediate Another Bengal minister expresses people want: CT Ravi BELAGAVI: BJP national General relief to farmers: Pawan Kalyan discontent over party functioning Gecretary in-charge of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, C.T. Ravi, on AMARAVATI, DEC 5 YSRCP ministers have 15 to enable the KOLKATA, DEC 5 and a party member. In future, Saturday said that the BJP is ready to been making statements government to dole out if I have to say anything in introduce two laws for Uniform Civil Tollywood actor and about the sound financial relief by the month end. After Trinamool Congress the party, I shall definitely Code and National Birth Control if the Janasena party founder condition of the state," Kalyan also said that it heavyweight Suvendu do so. But I don't think I people desire to have them. Speaking Pawan Kalyan alleged on claimed Kalyan, who failed to ban liquor despite Adhikari, another West should discuss that now with to reporters after the party's state Saturday that the Andhra entered politics first when promising to do so. He Bengal minister on Saturday the mediapersons," the executive committee meeting here, Pradesh government did his brother Chiranjeevi named a few local liquor expressed discontent over the minister said. A Trinamool Ravi said that there was a time when not respond to his appeal started the Prajarajyam brands such as Supreme, party's functioning and said Congress legislator from everyone made fun of the BJP of providing immediate party more than a decade President's Medal and that corrupt elements are on Howrah's Domjur workers by asking them 'when are you relief to the farmers ago. Meanwhile, the others and said that the the forefront of political constituency, Banerjee said going to build Ram temple' or 'when battered by cyclones. actor said that the Janasena party has state government is activities. "You will enjoy that the issue of grievances are you going to abolish Article 370'? "We gave 48 hours' government should decided to launch a hunger earning thousands of prominence if you can be a among party leaders should "We grew in this party hearing such time to the government. declare a compensation of strike on Monday across crores of rupees from yes man. You will get a higher be taken seriously. He also taunts. We are lucky that in our People are losing Rs 35,000, out of which the state, demanding liquor sales. score in the party. I cannot do admitted that if Adhikari lifetime, our party is blessed to have confidence. At such a Rs 10,000 should be given immediate relief to the On Saturday, Kalyan that. As a result, my score is defects the party, it would be leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the time, the government immediatelyto every farmers. met with his party leaders low. I cannot describe a good conditioned rooms are now a huge loss for the past and now Prime Minister Narendra should immediately farmer. Chief Minister Y.S. from Nellore district. He as bad and a bad as good," enjoying leadership positions Trinamool. Earlier in July Modi, who not only abolished Article provide relief to the "There is no reason for Jagan Mohan Reddy has visited a string of Nivar state Forest Affairs Minister in the party. "I am saying this this year, Banerjee had also 370 but also laid the foundation stone farmers," said Kalyan. the government to say that instructed the officials to affected places in Nellore Rajib Banerjee said at an as a member of the state raised his voice against the for the Ram Mandir," he said. Reiterating his there is no money with it complete crop loss district and also interacted event organised here. He said cabinet and the Trinamool alleged corruption in the demand, the Tollywood as Nellore ministers and enumeration by December with the people enroute. that people who sit in air- Congress. I'm still a minister ruling formation. K’taka BJP passes resolutions How 40 farm leaders kept a vow of to enact laws to ban Love Jihad, cow slaughter silence during talks with govt NEW DELHI, DEC 5 government withdraw the farmer leaders said that the BELAGAVI, DEC 5 law to ban Love Jihad farm laws or not, answer in government was repeatedly (banning conversions in The fifth round meeting of yes or no." avoiding giving direct The executive committee of interfaith marriages)," he three ministers of the Modi When the ministers answers by giving out dates Karnataka BJP on Saturday said. He further said that cow government with farmer refused to say anything for another round of talks. passed two resolutions -- to is no less than a mother to the leaders at Vigyan Bhawan on explicitly, all the 40 farmer Instead of accepting the introduce laws to ban cow Hindus, and the BJP can't Saturday was very different leaders took a maun vrat demand to withdraw all the slaughter and 'Love Jihad' in keep its eyes closed when from the previous ones. (vow of silence) and kept three laws, the government is the state as early as possible. thousands of cows are This time the meeting their fingers on the lips. For delaying things. If there is no Speaking to reporters slaughtered in the state. was held in a more convivial half an hour, the farmer clear assurance in the after the state executive Earlier in the day, addressing atmosphere. The mood of the leaders did not speak a word meeting, all the farmer committee meeting here, BJP the executive committee three ministers of Modi and were seen waving leaders will boycott it. state President Nalin Kumar be placed in the forthcoming meeting, Chief Minister B.S. government, Narendra Singh leaders warning. There were after about two and a half placards in the meeting On this, Agriculture Kateel said, "Keeping in view legislative session itself. A Yediyurappa too had Tomar, Piyush Goyal and many occasions in the five- hours. The farmers, rejecting seeking answers in yes or no. Minister Narendra Singh our firm commitment to week-long legislative session announced that the ruling Som Prakash may have been hour-long meeting when the the government lunch once Troubled by this, the Tomar and Commerce protect our culture and is slated to start from party is ready to bring these more lenient, but the farmer conversation appeared to again, asked for their own three ministers reportedly Minister Piyush Goyal said Indianness, the committee Monday. Kateel further two laws in the upcoming leaders were vocal about the have been derailed. However, food and had it sitting on the told the farmers, "How can that no solution would come has passed these two contended that Hindu women legislative session. He said demands. So much so that the the ministers handled it well floor. When the dialogue the deadlock be overcome out of boycotting meetings. resolutions unanimously." In are being lured in the name of that in his 16-month tenure as farmer leaders threatened to to bring the dialogue back on resumed after lunch, the without talking? You should Some misunderstandings that response to a question, Kateel love and are forced to convert the CM, he has steadfastly walk out of Vigyan Bhavan if track. farmers started waving cooperate in the negotiations still remain will be discussed said that the two separate bills to other religions. "We want tried his best to implement their demands were not met. The fifth round meeting placards that read Yes or No. so that a solution can be in the December 9 meeting to ban cow slaughter and this to stop. Therefore, we various programmes based on The meeting was started at Vigyan Bhavan at 2 The farmer leaders told the found." and attempts will be made to Love Jihad are most likely to will bring the most stringent the party's ideologies. interrupted after the farmer pm. There was a lunch break ministers, "Will the During this time, the resolve them. Maha: Maratha outfit protests in Pune over quota issue PUNE: A pro-Maratha organisation staged protests outside the offices of all key political parties in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday over the issue of reservation for the community in jobs and education. Some leaders of the Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM), which is heading the quota agitation for the Maratha community, said there is a marked difference in the relief announced by the Maharashtra government and the ground reality. The state government on Tuesday announced several measures, including giving Marathas benefits meant for the economically weaker section (EWS), in the light of the 6 Supreme Court staying the implementation of quota in jobs and education for the community. However, MKM members on Sunday staged protests outside offices of the NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena and BJP here, raised slogans in favour of Marathas and said the government should stand firm to provide reservation to the community. After the state government announced the relief measures, MKM convener Rajendra Kondhre on Wednesday said, "Even if the measures announced by the state government look 'welcoming' YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 superficially, some of the announcements are old and are applicable for other open categories." NEWS AT A BJP loses seats in PM GLANCE ‘Vaccines expected to reach cold Statue of Periyar Modi’s constituency found smeared with chain points in Delhi by Dec-end’ LUCKNOW, DEC 5 saffron dye In a major setback for the BJP in TIRUCHIRAPPALLI: A statue of reformist NEW DELHI, DEC 5 model 228, which are regular Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leader E V Ramasamy Periyar here was refrigerators used to store Varanasi constituency, the party has found smeared with saffron dye on Sunday As the cold chain points across medical drugs, would also come lost two seats in the legislative by unidentified miscreants, drawing strong the country are remodelling along," Sherwal told IANS. He council elections responses from political leaders in Tamil themselves to support the also said that the refurbishment Both the seats -- one reserved Nadu. A slipper was also found near the storage of the upcoming Covid- of the demarcated vaccine for teachers and the other for statue at Samathuvapuram colony in In- 19 vaccine, the national capital storage facility would be graduates -- were won by the Party's gains in the BJP stronghold amkulathur here early this morning, police is expected to receive its first completed in the next few days Samajwadi Party candidates. have surprised many. said, adding that a case has been regis- batch of vaccines by the end of while the deep refrigerators Samajwadi Party's Ashutosh Uttar Pradesh is one of the six tered for defacing and vandalising the stat- December, officials of the Rajiv would arrive by mid-December. Sinha won the Varanasi Graduates' states in India with a bicameral ue. Political leaders, including DMK chief M Gandhi Super Speciality "Currently, we are remodelling seat a day after his party colleague legislature, with two Houses -- the K Stalin slammed the incident, the second Hospital, the first vaccine the electrical points and other Lal Bihari Yadav won from the Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative such one in the state in recent months, af- ter a statue of the rational leader was found storage facility in Delhi, told infrastructure as per the teachers' constituency. Assembly and the Vidhan Parishad daubed in saffron in Coimbatore. Locals IANS. B.L. Sherwal, medical requirements of the deep Lal Bihari Yadav, the or the Legislative Council. The blocked traffic for some time on the director of the hospital, said that refrigerators," Sherwal added. Samajwadi winner in the Varanasi state legislative council has 100 Dindigul highway, protesting against the a separate facility in the hospital The Centre had recently teachers' constituency, said, "It is a members. vandalism and dispersed after police them has been demarcated to store the refurbishment," he said. A three- different kinds to support the asked the states and Union big victory for the party. I am very Meanwhile, polling was held that action would be taken. Stalin slammed vaccine doses which are storey building in the hospital storage temperature of the Territories to review cold happy with the result." on December 1 for 11 seats in the the defacing of the statue of the Dravidian expected to arrive by the month premises, spawn over an area of variety of vaccines which are storage and refrigerated vans With results for two seats still Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council stalwart and said people will "boycott" such end. "The vaccine doses would 5,000 square metres, has been currently under different stages used for the already existing pending, the BJP has won four of on the five seats of the graduates persons. Periyar was not the leader of just arrive at the storage units by the found suitable by the Centre to of clinical trials. "The Centre universal immunisation the 11 seats, the Samajwadi Party and six seats in the teachers' a movement---Dravidar Kazhagam -- but end of December. To store them be used as a vaccine storage would provide us with deep programme. Under the three and independent candidates constituency. The term of the that of Tamils, he said. "When are they go- in Delhi, we have demarcated a facility. Sherwal informed refrigerators with storage programme, around 28,000 cold won two. members had expired on May 6 but ing to realise that people will further boycott building on the campus which is IANS that the Centre is capacity ranging from -20 to - chain points are used, along Despite a favourable tally for the elections had to be postponed them if they repeatedly do the same mis- currently undergoing providing deep refrigerators of 70-degree Celsius. Besides, with 700 refrigerated vans. the ruling party, the Samajwadi due to the pandemic. take," he said in a Facebook post without naming anyone. "Periyar is not the leader of just a movement. He is the leader of the Tamil race. Those who do such things thinking they are insulting him are insulting J&K police prevent 2 youth Tomar: APMC will be strengthened, Modi themselves," he said and strongly con- demned the incident. PMK leader S Rama- doss hit out at the defacing of the statue and demanded "strong action" against from joining terror ranks govt fully committed to farmers’ welfare those involved. MDMK founder and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko, AMMK leader and inde- NEW DELHI, DEC 5 past 6 years, many positive pendent MLA T T V Dhinakaran also criti- developments took: farmers' cised the latest episode of targeting Peri- After the 5th round of the income has increased, MSP yar's statue and demanded that such ele- Centre-farmers talks on has increased, government ments be dealt with strictly. Saturday, Union Agriculture purchase has increased...," Minister Narendra Singh said Tomar. Earlier in the day, If RJD comes to Tomar reiterated the heated arguments and written government's assurance to placards in "Yes or No" were power, 10 lakh govt farmers that MSP will raised in the five-hour jobs to be approved continue and there is no threat meeting that began at 2 p.m. to it as the Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in Central in first Cabinet: government was fully Delhi. After multiple committed to farmers and will obstacles, the talks finally Tejashwi Yadav remain so in the future. ended with no conclusion as PATNA: If the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) However, the talks remained state government and the resolve all the issues in the farmers stuck to their first forms government in Bihar, then 10 lakh inconclusive once again and government has no intention connection with the recently and major demand to repeal permanent, government jobs will be ap- the next meeting has been to impact the state mandis enacted farm laws. the three farms laws enacted proved in the first Cabinet meeting itself, SRINAGAR, DEC 5 district from downtown Srinagar. "The scheduled for December 9. nor are they affected legally. However, the government in September during the said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sun- arrested youth were properly counselled Speaking to mediapersons Government is willing do could not get any Monsoon Session of day. "If RJD gets the opportunity to form a The Jammu and Kashmir Police have by Ganderbal police, a psychiatrist and after the meeting with whatever is required to suggestions from the Parliament. As the government then in the first Cabinet meet- apprehended two youth who were other experts in the presence of their farmers, Tomar said: "We strengthen the APMC. If farmers and the next government could not put up ing, with the first signature itself 10 lakh mislead to join the terror ranks in parents. They were later handed over to have told the farmers that anybody has an issue with meeting is scheduled on a satisfactory solution to the jobs will be given. This is not just a prom- Ganderbal district. The two youth were their parents with an advice to keep an MSP will continue. There is APMC, then government is December 9, Tomar added. demands of 40 farmer union ise, but a strong will... These will be govern- handed over to their parents after eye on their daily activities," the police no need to be doubtful about willing to resolve it," Tomar Citing the winter season, he leaders, who took part in the ment jobs and permanent ones," Yadav counselling, officials said. said. Anti-national elements operating MSP, and there is no threat to added. After a marathon urged the farmer union meeting, the delegation said at a press conference here. The RJD leader said that the people have already The police said that based on from across the border are preying on it." He insisted that the Centre meeting of close to 5 hours, leaders to send back the clearly communicated that seen through the lies of those who have credible inputs about two youth joining the gullible youth of Kashmir through is ready to address all issues He said the government will elderly and children. "The the protest will continue if the ruled in the past 15 years, referring to in- the terror ranks, the Ganderbal police various social media platforms and of farmers on MSP. "APMC consider all their aspects and Narendra Modi government government doesn't repeal the cumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He swung into action and apprehended the enticing them to join militancy which (agricultural produce market is willing to consider is committed for farmers and three laws which they said are highlighted that according to the WHO duo hailing from the Wussan area of the needs to be curbed, the police said. committee) belongs to the suggestions from farmers to it will remain so in future. In "anti-farmer". standards, there should be one doctor for every one thousand people and further also spoke about the positions lying vacant, and those which should be created, in the po- Bihar: Nitish Kumar meets Upendra lice department in Bihar. "Bihar has a popu- Maha Covid-19 deaths, new lation of close to 12.5 crores, therefore, Bi- har needs 1.25 lakh doctors and then sup- port staff too. The Health Department Kushwaha, sparks speculation needs 2.5 lakh staff. The posts of 50 thou- sand personnel in the police force are lying cases drop, recoveries rise PATNA, DEC 5 vacant. This when the police-public ratio is at its minimum in the State. Currently, there MUMBAI, DEC 5 now. Political equations in Bihar are just 77 policemen per one lakh popula- tion. In Manipur, a small state, there are Mumbai's fresh cases continued could take a new turn after over one thousand policemen per lakh pop- After three days, Maharashtra below the 1K-mark by adding 758 RLSP chief Upendra ulation," Tejaswi said. Asserting that the Covid-19 deaths dropped below 100 new infections, the total went up Kushwaha met with Chief State is facing a huge crisis of unemploy- while new cases came below the 5K- from 284,509 to 285,267 now. Minister Nitish Kumar. Bhola ment, the RJD leader said that over 22 lakh mark even as recoveries improved, Of the total 8 Circles, Mumbai Sharma, official spokesperson people from the State have registered so health authorities said on Saturday. circle (MMR - comprising Mumbai, of RLSP confirmethe d the far on the 'unemployment portals" launched The state reported 95 deaths - Thane, Palghar and Raigad) remains close door meeting between by his party on September 5. "On Septem- (compared with the peak tally of 515 on the edge as deaths spiral and two leaders in Patna. "There is Assembly session. On that popularity of Nitish Kumar ber 5 we had launched an unemployment on Sep. 15) - and the state fatalities cases pile up due to the contagion. a possibility of new political day, Nitish Kumar and Leader among backward castes and portal, along with a toll-free number. Till shot up from 47,599 to 47,694 now. from 17,10,050 to 17,15,884 till date The MMR recorded 27 new equations in Bihar after both of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav minority community. The date close to 9,47,324 unemployed youth The new infections dropped - much higher than the 82,849 deaths - pushing up the toll from the leaders met on Thursday. were involved in a heated party has faced serious have registered, along with their biodata, below the 5K mark with 4,922 fresh 'active cases' (ill) in the state, 18,625 to 18,652 and with another We have no regimen with exchange of words. challanges in Seemanchal on the portal. On the toll-free number, ap- cases -compared with the peak notching a decline for the third day. spike of 1,640 new infections, the NDA. Upendra Kushwaha Kushwaha had criticised region. JD-U is politically proximately 13,11,626 people registered by single-day tally of 24,886 (Sep. 11) - Of the 95 deaths declared, total cases shot up from 636,877 the and CM Nitish Kumar Tejashwi for making a weak in current NDA giving missed calls. The figure, therefore, and the total cases zoomed up from Mumbai again led with 19 fatalities, previous day to 638,517 now. worked together in the past personal attack on the Chief government as it has just 43 comes to 22.58 lakhs," Yadav said. He fur- 18,42,587 to 18,47,509 till date. 9 each in Pune and Nagpur, 7 each in Pune circle (comprising Pune, and if NDA government will Minister. Kushwaha was seats. BJP has 74 seats and ther raised the issues of hunger, and pover- While 15 of the 36 districts in Hingoli and Akola, 6 each in Solapur and Satara districts) work on the line of social earlier an important leader of has the upper hand despite ty in the State by saying, "Bihar has a pop- ulation of close to 60 per cent youth, but it the state reported fatalities - and all Ahmednagar and Solapur, 5 each in recorded 18 fatalities and the death justice and welfare of the JD-U until his relation soured Nitish Kumar being the CM. has become a hub of unemployment, the reported new infections - the bulk of Thane and Jalgaon, 4 in Nashik, 3 toll zoomed up from 10,898 to people of Bihar, we will go with Nitish Kumar. He had Kushwaha on the other hand maximum migration happens from here, it deaths came from the Mumbai-Pune each in Palghar, Satara and 10,916, while the daily infections with it," Sharma told IANS. resigned from central ministry joined hands with AIMIM and also has the maximum poverty and hunger. regions. The state recovery rate Chandrapur, 2 each in Aurangabad increased by 1,089 - from 460,110 a Sharma however denied that in 2016 after BJP joined hand BSP in the election. Though The rate of unemployment is 46.6 per cent improved from 92.81 percent to and Amravati, 1 each in Kolhapur, day earlier to 461,199 cases now. RLSP would merge with JD- with JD-U to form the Kushwaha's party was unable in Bihar, we had told the youth that we are 92.88 percent -while the current Parbhani, Osmanabad, Buldhana Meanwhile, the number of people U. Sources said that Nitish government in Bihar. to win a single seat in the with them. If we get a chance (to form the mortality (death) rate stood stable at and Gondia. sent to home quarantine increased - Kumar is pleased with Kushwaha's meeting with election but its alliance government) we will do so, this is not just a 2.58 percent. Simultaneously, Remaining in the sub-50 range from 547,504 to 560,685 now - Kushwaha after the latter had Kumar has bigger political partners especially AIMIM promise but we have worked on it." The another chunk of 5,834 fully for over a month now, Mumbai while the number of those in criticised RJD leader implications. JD-U has lost gave a good show and won 5 elections in Bihar will be held in three phas- recovered patients returned home - recorded 19 fatalities - and the city institutional quarantine went up - Tejashwi Yadav on November political ground in recent seats. BSP also managed to es on October 28, and November 3 and 7. taking the total number discharged toll climbed from 10,945 to 10,964 from 5,567 to 5,855 on Saturday. 27, the last day of Bihar Bihar election with depleting bag one seat. The counting of votes will take place on No- vember 10. MHA to send 300 Mumbai’s Covid positivity rate drops Central Armed Police BJP playing the game of trying to topple our govt, says Gehlot Force (CAPF) to 10-month low: BMC official JAIPUR, DEC 5 Rajya Sabha MP Syed Zafar offices will be made in Islam. This meeting continued different districts and new companies to Bihar MUMBAI, DEC 5 per cent - returned positive, boosting the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for an hour," he added further. offices will not be collected NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home morale of the health authorities. on Saturday surprised one and "These MLAs told me that by funds coming from Delhi Affairs (MHA) has decided to send 300 The Covid-19 positivity rate in Mumbai The 16,394 tests comprised 8,867 all by claiming that the they were embarrassed to see as was the case in BJP. Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) com- has fallen to just 5 per cent, the lowest RT-PCR and 7,527 Rapid Antigen Tests Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) people like Shah are Meanwhile, leader of panies initially to Bihar for area domination in the past 10 months since the outbreak of which 684 and 141 tested positive, is once again playing the occupying the position of opposition Gulab Chand to ensure peaceful conduct of polls. ITBP, of the pandemic, a top BrihanMumbai respectively, informed Chahal. game of trying to topple the home minister once held by Kataria said that Congress CISF, CRPF, SSB, RPF and BSF compa- Municipal Corporation (BMC) official The Mumbai city and the district state government and accused Sardar Patel." "Overall, a leaders parade to Delhi started nies of troops are supposed to reach Bihar said here on Saturday. still remain in the top position on the union home minister Amit scene was created that they right from the time Congress soon. The total number of COYS of CAPF "The Covid-19 test positivity rate country's Covid-19 graph in terms of Shah of meeting rebel MLAs were experienced in toppling government was formed. to be deployed are as follows, CRPF 80, for the past 10 days in Mumbai looks fatalities - reporting 10,945 deaths so during the political crisis in Congress office in Sirohi. The governments of four states Deputy CM Sachin Pilot was BSF 55, CISF 50, SSB 70, ITBP 30, and promising. But we should not be far, besides registering 284,509 cases the state earlier this year. Rajasthan CM further said and they will topple the ignored since the government RPF 15. Election Commission of India on complacent and not lower our guard," till date, of which 13,754 are active Gehlot alleged that Union that efforts were made to government in the fifth state was formed due to which this Friday announced that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in three phases with said Municipal Commissioner I.S. cases. Home Minister Shah met topple the Rajasthan too. Veteran leaders like Ajay situation of political crisis polling to take place on October 28, and Chahal. Since the outbreak of the viral rebel MLAs and told them government during the Maken, Randeep Surjewala, emerged. Taking names of November 3 and 7, and the counting of When the pandemic hit Maharashtra pandemic, the BMC has earned laurels that he had toppled five outbreak of the Covid-19 KC Venugopal and Avinash veteran leaders such as Amit votes to take place on November 10. The in full force in March, the positivity rate both domestically and from overseas for governments and will soon pandemic as well. "When our Pandey came here and their Shah and Dharmendra Assembly elections for 243 seats in Bihar was as high as 35-36 per cent, he said in its handling of the corona pandemic in topple the sixth government MLAs went to meet Amit decisions to suspend our own Pradhan without any proof is are due in October-November and the a statement. congested areas including the most as well, said Gehlot. Gehlot Shah, he was accompanied by party MLAs helped save our beyond the dignity of politics, tenure of the current Assembly is sched- On Friday, of the 16,394 tests vulnerable Dharavi slum, particularly made these explosive claims petroleum minister government," he said. Gehlot said state BJP president Satish uled to end on November 29. conducted in the city, only 825 - or 5.03 during the peak in July-September. while inaugurating a Dharmendra Pradhan and also announced that Congress Poonia. NEWS AT A Miffed Mann refuses to accept award GLANCE CHANDIGARH: Punjabi singer- actor Harbhajan Mann on Friday announced that he will not ac- cept the state government’s ‘ Shiromani Punjabi’Award, expressing solidarity with farmers protest- Ready to address all ing against the new central farm laws. The Punjab Languages Department had on Thursday chosen Mann for the award. The department had announced Sahitya Ratna and Shiromani awards for 18 concerns: Govt to different categories of literature and art. farmer unions at Though I’m grateful to be selected, I humbly cannot accept the Shiromni Gayak award from the Department of Language. People’s love is the biggest award of my career, & all attention & efforts 7 crucial meeting right now from us all must be dedicated to the peaceful farmers’ protest ( sic), Mann said on Twit- NEW DELHI : Seeking to break the ter. Mann, along with many Punjabi singers and artists, has been supporting the farmers’ agitation deadlock over protests against new for the last several months. The singer- actor had also attended the farmers protest at the Delhi bor- farm laws, the government on YUGMARG, CHANDIGARH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 ders. Saturday told representatives of agitating farmers that they are ready to address all their concerns with an open mind, sources said. At the beginning of the fifth round of Nadda embarks talks here at Vigyan Bhawan, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told a group of 40 J&K DDC polls: 50% turnout in representatives of various farmer on 12- day tour to unions that the government is committed to cordial talks and welcomed all positive feedback on the tone up BJP units new farm laws, sources said. Later, Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash, an MP from Punjab, third phase; candidate shot addressed the leaders in Punjabi and said the government understands the sentiments of Punjab. JAMMU, DEC 5 "We are ready to address all your concerns with an open mind," a source A turnout of 50.53 per cent quoted Parkash as telling the union was recorded in the third leaders. phase of the District Devel- The talks between the government and opment Council (DDC) the protesting unions began around polls in Jammu and Kashmir 2.30 pm and was also attended by as the Jammu division and Railway, Commerce and Food Minister south Kashmir districts Piyush Goyal. recorded higher turnouts In his opening remarks, Tomar, who is than the second phase on leading the talks for the Centre, said Friday. the government is committed to In the first incident of "peaceful talks with farmers' leaders violence during the ongoing NEW DELHI, DEC 5 meeting with the chief minis- and does not intend to hurt farmers' polls, a Jammu and Kashmir ters, state officebearers, sentiments". Apni Party (JKAP) candi- BJP president J. P. Nadda and MLAs, MPs and cadre to take The agriculture minister welcomed date was injured when mili- his wife Mallika being pre- stock of the party’s “real feedback on the three farm laws, while tants shot at him while he sented a memento during their strength on the ground.” Dur- agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal was canvassing in Sagam visit to Har Ki Pauri in Harid- ing this nation- wide tour, Mr summarised the proceedings of the constituency in south Kash- war on Friday. BJP president Nadda’s priority will also be previous four rounds of talks with mir’s Anantnag district. J. P. Nadda on Friday began visiting those constituencies farmer unions during the meeting, J&K’s Election Com- his nation- wide tour to assess which the BJP lost in the 2019 sources said. missioner K K Sharma told the party’s organisational Lok Sabha elections. Nadda The two sides are believed to have the media that 31.61 per cent turnout from 16.09 per cent women on our shoulders “This is the shortest distance “It doesn’t make any sense. strength, till the booth level, will take stock of the Assem- discussed contentious issues like of voters exercised their in the second phase to 21.64 when they are unwell,” said I can travel to bring a Whether BJP comes to pow- and further strengthen the par- bly election preparations in the provision of dispute resolution and right in Kashmir and the fig- per cent. Reasi recorded the Sharief. At Zawoora, in the change.” The turnout was er or any other party, it ty machinery before Assembly states and will also meet emi- registration of traders in proposed ure stood at 68.88 in the highest turnout of 75.20 per Shopian I constituency, a relatively lower in north would make no difference to polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha nent citizens in each and every private mandis under the new laws. Jammu region. cent in the Jammu region. It single-storey school houses Kashmir. “I was in a dilem- us,” said one of them. At polls. Mr Nadda commenced state. He will also hold meet- Ahead of the meeting, Tomar and In Kashmir, Kulgam was followed by Rajouri two polling booths. Turnout ma whether I should vote or Anantnag, militants shot at his tour from Uttarakhand, ings with the social media vol- Goyal, along with senior union saw the highest turnout at (72.81), Poonch (72.18), picked up as the day pro- not. But finally I voted, for and injured Apni Party can- where Assembly polls are unteers, who play a key role in ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit 64.45 per cent, followed by Jammu (70.44), Kishtwar gressed. Outside the school, the first time,” said Mushtaq didate Anees-ul-Islam scheduled in 2022 and is also conveying the party’s mes- Shah, had met Prime Minister Bandipora (56.73), Budgam (70.35), Ramban (64.07), Nissar Ahmad (38), after Ahmad, a resident of Seer Ganaie while he was cam- the venue for the religious sages, including during the Narendra Modi to deliberate over (50.18), Kupwara (46.25) Kathua (62.18) and Doda casting his vote, spoke to Jagir village in Sangrama paigning. Police said he has congregation ‘ Kumbh’ next election season. On Sunday, proposals likely to be made to the and Baramulla (30.9). Pul- districts (59.51). At Devpo- some middle-aged men constituency of Baramulla. been hospitalised with in- year. the BJP president will be hold- agitating groups. wama, which saw about 8 ra, on the fringes of Shopian about the possible outcome “It is like walking on the juries in his left hand and On a four- day visit to the ing a detailed meeting at the per cent polling in the sec- district, Mohammad of the polls. He speaks of sword’s edge, if we vote, we thigh and his condition is hill state, Mr Nadda visited the Bijapur House in Dehradun ond phase, recorded 10.87 Sharief, 40, voted for the “administrative apathy” and are going against what we stable. Police claimed Islam Shanti Kunj Gayatri Pariwar with MPs, MLAs and party Raj CM: Farm laws per cent polling. Shopian first time. “The biggest the issue of travelling to Sri- stood for all these years. If went for canvassing without in Haridwar on the first day leaders and will also hold de- recorded 22.68 percent problem here is connectivi- nagar to meet the Lieutenant we don’t, we would be facil- informing them. and met saints and seers of the liberations with the party lead- should be repealed turnout, up from 17.28 in the ty. The nearest hospital is Governor’s advisers. Point- itating illiterates and ruffians Apni Party president Niranjani Akhara and later ers on BJP’s ideology, politi- JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister second phase. Anantnag dis- about 10 km away and we ing to his house, not far from coming to power.” Nearby Mohammad Altaf Bukhari participated in the Ganga aar- cal viewpoint and how to Ashok Gehlot on Friday asked the trict also saw an increase in have to carry elders or the the polling station, he says, stand a group of youngsters. condemned the attack. ti. Mr Nadda will be holding guide the party ahead. Centre to immediately repeal the new farm laws and apologise to the protesting farmers for allegedly misbehaving with them. “The central government enacted all Opp. flags GST three agricultural bills without consulting the state governments, farmer organisations, agricultural shortfall in PM’s experts and the bills were passed unconstitutionally without any all- party meet discussion in Parliament even when the Opposition was demanding to send DELHI, DEC 5 the bills to a select committee, Gehlot tweeted. Though the main agenda of the Prime Minister’s all- party Chief Ministers of four Congress-ruled meeting was the strategy for rollout of a Covid- 19 vaccine, states including himself and Amarinder many Opposition parties flagged the need for the government Singh had sought time from President to urgently bring the economy back on track. Most parties de- Ram Nath Kovind to discuss the issue manded financial help from the Centre and a holistic plan for but the request was turned down. rollout of the vaccine. The meeting was attended by 13 parties He criticised the Centre for its handling which included Congress, Shiv Sena, Trinamul Congress, of the protests over the contentious farm laws. “The centre should DMK, among others. The parties highlighted the GST dues that withdraw the laws without any delay the Central government owed states adding that they were fac- and should seek apology from the ing severe revenue shortfall due to Covid- 19. farmers for the misbehaviour, he said. The Congress was represented by Ghulam Nabi Azad, who said that the pandemic should be a part of India’s internal se- curity policy, and all political parties should be involved Kangana Ranaut served another against any misinformation campaign on vaccine. Telangana Rashtra Samithi MP Namma Nageshwar Rao legal notice for her ‘derogatory’ said the government should provide the vaccine free of cost. tweet on farmer protests The Central government, he said, should ensure that cold stor- age units are set up across the country for easy transport of the MUMBAI : The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara vaccine. The Shiv Sena’s Lok Sabha MP Vinayak Raut said that Management Committee on Friday the GST collection by the Central government was more than said it had sent a legal notice to actor ` 1 lakh crore and thus the Centre should not withhold the share Kangana Ranaut, seeking an of the State governments. unconditional apology for her Similar views were echoed by the Trinamul Congress, rep- “insensitive remarks” about the resented by Sudip Bandopadhyay. He too said there was a need ongoing farmers’ protests. This is the for additional financial help for the state governments, consid- second such notice issued to the actor ering the financial stress they were going through. this week. The DMK, was the only party which raised the issue of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management farmers’agitation. The sources said that at the end of the speech Committee President Manjinder Sirsa when DMK’s T. R. Baalu raised the issue, parliamentary affairs said the allegations against Ranaut minister Prahalad Joshi interrupted and told him to stick to the relate to a derogatory tweet she made topic and the two had a somewhat heated exchange. about the mother of a farmer. Ranaut Day after raids at 26 premises, had misidentified the old woman as Bilkis Bano, the “dadi of Shaheen Bagh”, and wrote that she can be hired for Rs 100 for a protest. Later, Bano ED set to attach PFI assets had also corroborated that she was at her home and was not the one seen in the photo. “Ha ha ha, she is the same NEW DELHI, DEC 5 anti- Citizenship ( Amendment) dadi who featured in Time magazine Act ( CAA) protests in the coun- for being the most powerful A day after conducting searches at try, the Delhi riots that took place 26 premises in nine states linked in February this year and few oth- Indian...And she is available in 100 to the Popular Front of India ( er instances. rupees,” Ranaut said in a now deleted PFI), the ED is set to initiate pro- The action was aimed to col- tweet on November 29. “Pakistani ceedings to attach assets, worth lect evidence with regard to mul- journos have hijacked international PR several crores, belonging to the tiple money laundering cases, that [public relations] for India in an banned radical outfit. “Proceed- have been clubbed into one, being embarrassing way. We need our own ings to attach properties linked to probed against the PFI and those people to speak for us internationally.” the PFI will be initiated in a day or linked to it. The ED, last month, Sirsa said the actor’s tweets portrayed two. A total amount of ` 120 crore, had said it was investigating fi- the farmers’ protests as anti-national. credited to bank accounts linked nancial links between the PFI and “We demand an unconditional apology to the PFI, is under the scanner of Bhim Army in its money launder- from her for her insensitive remarks,” the ED,” sources said. These ing case registered to investigate he added. properties will be attached under allegations of illegal funds being On December 2, a lawyer from the provisions of the Prevention used to “fuel” the anti- CAA Punjab’s Zirakpur town had also sent a of Money Laundering Act, protests. The agency is investigat- legal notice, demanding an apology sources added. ing the PFI under the PMLA since A day after conducting 2018. The ED had said that at from Ranaut for her tweet within seven searches at 26 premises in nine least ` 1.04 crore was deposited in days. “It is to inform you that the said states linked to the Popular Front several bank accounts linked to lady is not a fake lady,” the legal notice of India ( PFI), the Enforcement the organisation between Decem- said. “Her name is Maninder Kaur and Directorate ( ED) is set to initiate ber 4 last year and January 6 this she belongs to village Bahadur Garh...” proceedings to attach assets, sources said. These properties will connection with its ongoing mon- year in various parts of the coun- The notice also said that Ranaut worth several crores, belonging to be attached under the provisions ey laundering probe against the try. The PFI was formed in 2006 mocked the farmers’ protest with her the banned radical outfit. of the Prevention of Money Laun- outfit. The ED also raided the in Kerala and is headquartered in tweet. “By tweeting in such a manner, “Proceedings to attach prop- dering Act ( PMLA), sources said premises of PFI’s chairman O. M. the national capital. THE ED on the same also points out that the erties linked to the PFI will be ini- adding the central probe agency Abdul Salam and Kerala state Thursday conducted searches at protest which is being conducted by tiated in a day or two. A total has already identified the assets president of the outfit Nasarud- 26 premises linked to the PFI in the farmers, is being conducted by amount of ` 120 crore, credited to that will be attached. The ED on heen Elamarom. The ED is inves- connection with its ongoing mon- bringing people on rent,” it read. bank accounts linked to the PFI, is Thursday conducted searches at tigating PFI’s financial links on ey laundering probe against the under the scanner of the ED,” 26 premises linked to the PFI in alleged charges of fuelling the outfit. 8

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SHORT TALKS West Indies 114-5 at lunch on Rijiju steps in to resolve issue after Day 3, 1st test vs New Zealand chess player Narayanan asked to pay custom on gold medal NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Kiren India have unbelievable Rijiju on Saturday said that Indian chess player Srinath Narayanan will get a refund after he was asked to pay custom duty on the gold medal bowling attack, want to that he had won in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. According to reports, Narayanan had to pay custom duty of Rs 6,300 put them under to get the gold medal which he won in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad in August this year. Rijiju on Saturday said his office has pressure: Head contacted the player and the issue has been resolved. "I'm very upset with this news. My SYDNEY, DEC 5 "... you get through the new office has already reached out to the ball and someone like (Mo- athlete," he wrote on his official twit- Australia batsman Travis Head hammed) Shami comes on and ter handle. said they will look to test their he's just so relentless on his length. "It was a case of misunderstanding skills against India's "unbeliev- There was just no rest that, you between Customs and Courier com- able" bowling attack and put the had to be on for every bowler. pany. The issue has been resolved. visitors under pressure during the "That is expected of Test The company has acknowledged the slip up & will return the money to first warm-up game starting Sun- cricket but that was my first real the athlete Srinath Narayanan." day. look at a quality attack like that. On Wednesday, Narayanan took to Before the two teams face off Those next spells are as strong as social media to inform that he has in a much-anticipated four-Test se- their first so you have to be on received the medal but after paying ries starting on December 17, Aus- 100% of the time. Looking for- custom duty for it. tralia A are scheduled to play two ward to that test again, again we "The medals are here! Thank you three-day tour games against India have that chance." @FIDE_chess. On the way to dis- A, which features Test specialists. While the first warm-up will patch them to the rest of the team AGENCY 519-7. men with his height and bounce but de- The 26-year-old, who was part be a red-ball affair, the second now. It wasn't easy getting it! It HAMILTON, DEC 5 Captain Jason Holder was 14 and Jer- ceived Bravo with a fuller delivery which of the 2018 Test series, will lead practice match scheduled to begin reached from Russia to India in maine Blackwood 18. bowled him. Bravo was impeded by an the Australia 'A' side in the first from December 11, will be played three days, but took more than a The dark clouds that gathered over Seddon Wickets began to tumble in the first Achilles tendon injury suffered in the field three-day warm-up game. with a pink ball. week to reach from Bangalore to In- Park on Saturday on the third day of the first over of the day when Campbell, who had on the first day. "Nice to have some memories "... it is a great opportunity dia, and had to pay customs duty!" cricket test between New Zealand and West struck an authoritative four from the first Wicketkeeper Roston Chase was next and stuff from that series, but (they with the red ball, the way we start Narayanan had tweeted. Indies were good omens for New Zealand ball and was 26, pushed too hard at a ball out, trapped lbw by Wagner for 11 when the are) an unbelievable bowling at- that campaign in the same manner The Indian chess team had claimed fast bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult. pitched across him by Southee which he tourists were 79-4. Wagner seemed to have tack and been well supported and we have three strong its first-ever gold medal after being Boult and Southee play for Northern parried to Kane Williamson at extra cover. West Indies captain Jason Holder in similar throughout the whole attack," days and, I know the boys are real- adjudged joint winners alongside Russia in the FIDE Online Chess Districts province which counts Seddon In his next over Southee removed fashion before he had scored but replays Head said in a virtual press confer- ly keen to start that three days and Olympiad. Park at Hamilton among its home grounds. Shamarh Brooks with a delivery which was showed Wagner had overstepped the line ence, facilitated by official broad- get leading into that test series," he They have an intimate knowledge of local an exemplar of the swing bowler's art. The and the delivery was declared a no-ball. casters Sony Networks. said. conditions and are especially aware than ball was full, darted away at the Chahal playing was when low cloud settles over the ground the last moment and Brooks edged to ball will swing. Ross Taylor who took a comfort- within rules but don't The West Indies resumed at 49-0 Satur- able catch at first slip. day after openers John Campbell and Boult made his mark in the agree with concussion Kraigg Braithwaite showed great tenacity to following over when he dis- bat through the last 26 overs of the second missed the overnight batsman, substitutes: Gavaskar day Friday. Braithwaite, for 21. The ball was SYDNEY: Indian batting great Sunil The New Zealand bowlers were unable angled across the right-hander, Gavaskar finds nothing wrong in in very different conditions to make a break- caught a faint edge and was Yuzvendra Chahal coming on as a through. But the conditions Saturday were caught by wicketkeeper Tom "concussion substitute" for Ravindra much more in the bowlers' favor, the ball Blundell. Jadeja but doesn't like the concept swung late and Southee and Boult combined Southee seemed to have an- of teams being provided cushion for to claim three West Indies wickets inside the other victim soon after. His lbw a batsman's inability to face bounc- first four overs. appeal against Darren Bravo was ers. Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner also supported by the umpire but over- Chahal replaced Jadeja, who got hit took wickets and at lunch the West Indies turned on review; replays showed on the head, in the first T20 Interna- were 114-5, still 405 runs behind New the ball pitching just outside leg. tional and did a star turn with figures Zealand which declared its first innings at Jamieson troubled the bats- of 3 for 25 in the team's 11-run victo- ry in Canberra. "First and foremost let me say that match referee is a former Australian cricketer David Boon. He was okay with Chahal substituting for Jadeja. They normally say like-for-like and India favourite to Chahal is not an all-rounder but if he goes out with the bat whether it's one run or 100 run, he is an all- rounder," Gavaskar told India Today. "An Australian match referee had no wrap up T20 series objection to that. So I don't see why there is so much of noise about it." One of the greatest batsmen to have played the game, Gavaskar despite however doesn't endorse the con- cept as he feels it is a leverage giv- en to batters for a technical deficien- cy. "On the business of concussion Jadeja's absence substitute itself, I don't agree with it. May be I am old fashioned and I have always believed that if you are AGENCY fantastic form, may not be fully fit. not good enough to play the bounc- SYDNEY, DECEMBER 5 And with David Warner already ab- er and get hit on the helmet, then sent due to a groin tear, the momentum you don't deserve a substitute. I am The chatter around the concussion that Australia had during the ODI se- sorry," Gavaskar said, forthright in substitute will remain as a resurgent ries may not be there. his observation. India, unlikely to be alarmed by all- D'Arcy Short looked out of place "But at the moment, it is being al- rounder Ravindra Jadeja's absence, during the first T20 International and lowed as part of the rules of the seek a series win in the second T20 In- Chahal rightly exposed his chinks, game and according to the rules of ternational against Australia here on bowling wide of off-stump because he the game, there was no problem Sunday. had a limited range of strokes on the with Chahal playing instead of Ravi Aseries win will be an ideal con- off-side. Jadeja. fidence booster for India before the Steve Smith, for all his greatness, visitors hit Test match mode. isn't exactly the best T20 player Some of the Indian team players around and is more at ease playing the Jadeja is grossly are treating the white-ball leg as a six- second fiddle to an enforcer. match composite series instead of two Glenn Maxwell has limitations underrated and separate formats. which both Jasprit Bumrah and deserves more Having won two white-ball games Thangarasu Natarajan had exposed in in Canberra, the Indians under Virat the last ODI and first T20 respective- respect: Kaif Kohli will hope that the next two ly. matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground What India would aspire is a bet- SYDNEY: Former India batsman (SCG) pan out better for them. ter effort from the top-order, especial- Mohammad Kaif feels that Ravindra Following their victory on the ly senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, Jadeja's all-round skills has been back of India's first concussion substi- who has gone off the boil after the half "grossly underrated" and the team tute Yuzvendra Chahal's terrific bowl- century in the first ODI. will miss him in the remainder two ing display, India will enter the second Skipper Kohli has been decent games of the three-match T20I se- ries against Australia. game with a lot more confidence even without being extraordinary and that Jadeja was ruled out of the remain- though Jadeja's batting lower down has affected the team. A solid knock ing two T20 International matches the order will be missed. from Kohli can go a long way in solv- after he got hit on the head during It can't be denied that his unbeaten ing half of India's worries. the series opener in Canberra on 44 off 23 balls made the difference be- It will be interesting to see if Man- Friday. tween a winning score and a sub-par ish Pandey gets a second game. Ideal- "For two successive games, Ravin- one. ly, he should get one more game but dra Jadeja showed why he is of so However for Kohli, he would ex- his discomfort against Adam Zampa much value to India in white-ball pect that he wouldn't need contribu- was quite visible and the Indian in- cricket as he provides much needed tions from lower-middle order and the nings lost the moment when he started balance. top five batsmen would be good wasting deliveries. Between Pandey "Even after 11 years, he continues enough to put up a good total on board and Shreyas Iyer, there isn't much of a to be grossly underrated and de- or may chase down a tricky target. difference as they are same type of serves a lot more respect than he It will only help India that rival players, who need some time before gets. Feel India will miss him dear- captain Aaron Finch, who has been in they counter-attack. ly," Kaif tweeted.