Unstoppable Rain Fury in Gujarat, 2 Dead, Thousands
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD CORONA 25°C - 28°C www.fi rstindia.co.in ALERT www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/ thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD l TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 269 instagram.com/thefi rstindia WORLD INDIA GUJARAT COVID-19 UPDATE 8,14,284 2,36,88,377 58,399 31,57,717 2,910 87,846 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU KARNATAKA DELHI RAJASTHAN 22,465 DEATHS 6,93,398 CASES 6,614 DEATHS 3,85,352 CASES 4,810 DEATHS 2,77,814 CASES 4,313 DEATHS 1,62,527 CASES 967 DEATHS 71,955 CASES CWC REINFORCES GANDHIS’ AUTHORITY IN THE PARTY Rahul all set to take over as Congress president in next 6 months I don’t hold any ill will: Sonia Tripti Nath CONG DENIES New Delhi: A day after RAHUL’S news spread of alleged COLLUDING WITH “dissensions” within BJP REMARKS the grand old party, which was seen by many New Delhi: The Congress as a mark of ‘opposition’ denied that Rahul Gandhi to Sonia Gandhi’s hold had accused any party on the party, the Apex leader of “colluding with Congress leader KC Venugopal with party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and others decision making body the BJP”, saying he “has address a press conference in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI of the Congress party – not said” a word of that nature nor alluded to it. Congress Working Com- At CWC meeting, Rahul mittee – rolled over in lashed out at party leaders RAHUL EMOTIONAL favour of Sonia Gandhi, who had written to Sonia thereby once again reas- Gandhi seeking several serting the authority of organisational reforms, BUT LOYALTY OF AZAD Gandhis in the political including a collective party. The matriarch leadership and devolution will continue as interim of powers to the party’s & SIBAL QUESTIONED! President, however, state units. Sources said, knowledgeable sources Gandhi was furious about Aditi Nagar reveal that Rahul will timing of the letter and it AHMED PATEL AGAIN take over as full time being leaked to the media, New Delhi: Monday’s EMERGES AS KEY FIGURE president within 6 and appeared to suggest CWC meeting also months, specially after whether these leaders were brought with it a dark After being low profi le for quite sometime, the Bihar polls and some “colluding with the BJP”. day for the Congress Congress war horse and a staunch Gandhi improvements in coro- Soon after senior leader party wherein the loy- family loyalist Ahmed Patel again emerged as a na situation. Kapil Sibal tweeted about alty of it’s senior lead- key fi gure in the mainstream of Gandhis political The CWC has unani- any such insinuation, ers, be it Ghulam Nabi management, when he, apparently with the mously passed a resolu- Congress’s chief spokes- Azad or Kapil Sibal, consensus of Dr Manmohan tion requesting Sonia person Randeep Surjewala was questioned by peo- Singh and Mallikarjun Gandhi to continue to said, “Rahul hasn’t said ple close to the top Khadge, moved a single lead the Indian National a word of this nature nor brass in the grand old line proposal in CWC to Congress until such alluded to it. Please don’t party. Allegations were reappoint Rahul Gandhi time that circumstances be misled by false media raised that the leaders as the next full-time party president. Ahmed Bhai’s in Corona times permit Sonia Gandhi with Rahul discourse or misinforma- who shot the letter an AICC session to be Gandhi. —FILE PHOTO tion being spread.” were hand in gloves resolution was unani- convened. The CWC has with the BJP, hearing mously passed by almost also authorised Sonia to which both Sibal and all Congress leaders and make necessary organi- natories to the letter, in- The CWC makes it clear tion or wherever we aware, we are a demo- Azad threw an open CMs present in the sational changes she terestingly, participated that no one will be or have ruling parties- cratic party. The elec- challenge to Rahul to CWC meeting deems appropriate in in the CWC meeting and can be permitted to un- leaders there, Members tion for the next Presi- prove their ‘collussion’ via VC. view of the emerging lent their support to the dermine or weaken the of Parliament in Lok dent will be held at an with the saffron party. challenges, party Gen- CWC resolution. party or its leadership at Sabha and Rajya Sabha AICC session, dates for However, while there eral Secretary Organi- After deliberations on this juncture.” and more importantly which will be fixed by are such ‘actions’, so why can’t any indi- Patel has put forward sation, KC Venugopal the letter by senior Con- The suspense on spec- millions of Congress General Secretary, Or- there are those too who vidual put forward a proposal to this ef- told mediapersons on gressmen, the CWC ulation about Rahul tak- workers, on innumera- ganisation. It is the wish are adept in ‘damage what they feel like on fect, but even the pro- Monday evening. unanimously adopted a ing over some day as ble occasions raised of everyone including control’ and thus the any forum. posal is under scruti- Sonia Gandhi has laid statement which states, Congress President, their voice to say that myself that Rahul Gan- duo backtracked on But an even more ny since it is believed to rest anxieties about “The CWC, reflecting however continues. Re- they want Rahul Gandhi dhi should take over but their word and deleted pressing issue at hand that it could be an disciplinary action the overwhelming view plying to a question, to come back as Presi- I cannot predict what the tweets. for the top Congress eyewash for the Gan- against the 23 Congress and desire of the rank Congress Communica- dent of the Indian Na- will happen in an AICC But this has raised leadership is the as- dhi family too! Knowl- leaders who sought a and file of the Congress, tion Head, Randeep Sur- tional Congress. That is session.” an important issue. sent from the ‘reluc- edgeable sources complete revival of the unanimously resolved jewala said, “Members a sentiment that was Asked of any discipli- While the party tant bride’ Rahul Gan- claim that Rahul is party. She said that Con- to strengthen the hands of the CWC unanimous- also again expressed to- nary action would be shouts that it is demo- dhi to take over as mentally not ready to gress is a family and of Smt Sonia Gandhi ly, Pradesh Congress day by multiple or al- taken against the senior cratic, party workers party chief. While take on the mantle such issues should be and Shri Rahul Gandhi Committee Presidents, most all members of the leaders, Surjewala told are confused if that is party stalwart Ahmed Turn to P6 raised in house. The sig- in every possible way. Leaders of the Opposi- CWC but as we are all mediapersons, Turn to P6 Unstoppable rain fury in Gujarat, 2 dead, thousands displaced riverbed and vacate naskantha and Patan in to appear in the GU- At least five people swept away low-lying areas. North Gujarat, Navsari JCET (Gujarat Com- As many as 314 and Valsad in South Gu- mon Entrance Test) in flood waters, more than 300 roads have been dam- jarat and Kutch dis- exams, along with his roads damaged due to heavy aged and these in- tricts, which have been 45-year old father in clude 286 roads under put under the Orange Halvad taluka of Mor- rainfall across the state the Panchayats, cre- warning category. bi district. ating huge hardship A father and son Naranbhai Becharb- First India Bureau there are already for people especially were swept away near hai Dalwadi (45) and his warnings of more in the rural areas. Morbi and the admin- son Ashwin (17) were on Ahmedabad: The in- heavy rains ahead. The India Meteoro- istration has initiated the way from Raysang- cessant rains in Guja- Morbi’s Machchu logical Department has rescue operations. Ac- par village to Halvad for rat have left at least 2 Dam was overflowing issued a Red Alert for cording to data shared the GUJCET exam. Pre- people killed and and 14 of its gates were extremely heavy rains by the State Emergen- liminary reports from swept away five others thrown open up to 8 feet in North Gujarat and cy Operation Centre, Halvad Mamlatdar stat- even as thousands of to release excess water. Saurashtra and Kutch two persons were ed that the father-son people were displaced The dam had received regions for Tuesday. swept away in Halvad. might have been swept and marooned at vari- 69,552 cusec water and Heavy to very heavy The search is on for a away in the heavy flow of ous places across the people have been alert- Morbi-Kutch Highway submerged in water released from the Machuchu Dam. The highway was rain is “very likely” at missing 17-year old water on the Raysangpar- state on Monday. And ed to stay away from the closed for traffi c by local authorities. isolated places in Ba- youth who was on way Halvad route. Turn to P6 NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 02 Heavy showers at various places in the past 24 hours creates flood scare; Saurashtra, South Gujarat, Kutch drown First India Bureau Ahmedabad: Keeping with the weather fore- cast, the state received heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday.