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AAP Suspends Mlas Sukhpal Khaira, Kanwar Sandhu NORTH India to extend Heavy snowfall in USD 310 m loan Kashmir, Himachal, for Zimbabwe Uttarakhand 05 11 www.dailyworld.in power plant INTERNATIONAL Illegal SPORTS immigration India face T20 costs American test sans MSD the taxpayers USD colossus, WI seek 100 bn a yr: redemption 12 4.00 • CHANDIGARH • SUNDAY•4 NOV 2018 • VOLUME 3 • ISSUE 205 Trump 10 3 dead, including dailypick AAP suspends MLAs Sukhpal shooter, at Florida INTERNATIONAL yoga studio Obama says sending Khaira, Kanwar Sandhu TALLAHASSEE A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in troops to Mexican Khaira describes decision as “dictatorial”, to meet legislators, party activists Florida’s capital before killing himself Friday evening, officials said. Tallahassee Police Chief border is Trump’s DW BUREAU / CHANDIGARH Michael DeLeo told reporters Friday night that 10 Sekhwan resigns from party posts, the man shot six people and pistol-whipped ‘political stunt’ Punjab’S MAIN Opposition Aam another after walking into the studio, which is Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday SAD says expelled part of a small Tallahassee shopping center.The SAEED NAQVI suspended two of its rebel MLAs DW BUREAU / CHANDIGARH suspect then fatally shot himself, DeLeo said. Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Kanwar Early Saturday morning, the Tallahassee Po- Sabarimala: BJP Sandhu from the party for allegedly IN ANOTHER jolt to the faction- lice Department identified the shooter as Scott indulging in “anti-party” activities. ridden opposition Shiromani Akali Paul Beierle, 40. The department identified the stirs religious The decision was taken by the Dal (SAD) in Punjab, senior party two people who were killed as Dr Nancy Van core committee of AAP Punjab unit, leader Sewa Singh Sekhwan on Vessem, 61, and Maura Binkley, 21. Van Vessem cauldron while chaired by MLA Budh Ram in Chan- Saturday resigned as the party’s was an internist who served as chief medical Congress stokes digarh. senior vice president and also as director for Capital Health Plan, the Tallahassee “Both Sukhpal Singh Khaira and a member of the core committee Democrat newspaper reported. Capital Health the fire 06 Kanwar Sandhu have been suspended Sukhpal Khaira alleging he was being neglected Plan issued a statement praising Van Vessem, the for indulging in anti-party activities,” by the leadership. Sekhwan is the Democrat reported. “As CHP’s longtime chief AAP legislator and leader of opposi- third senior leader to quit party medical director, Nancy has been a guiding, tion in Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh posts after former Union Minister visionary force in our daily work to serve the Pallavi Gogoi says Cheema said. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Lok wellness and health care needs of thousands Sewa Singh Sekhwan relationship with He said the core committee has Sabha MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura. of families in this community. P AGE 10 > taken the consent of the Political Af- Sekhwan told reporters in Chan- had displayed “opportunistic ten- Akbar not consensual; fairs Committee for the suspension of digarh, “First Dhindsa sahib re- dencies” and was working to “back Bholath and Kharar legislators Khaira signed and then Brahmpura sahib stab” his party. However at Sekh- vows to continue to and Sandhu respectively. resigned, and today I resign from wan’s press conference, Brahm- India expected to Later, the party, in a statement the post of party’s senior vice presi- pura and senior Akali Dal leader speak truth said Khaira and Sandhu had been dent and core committee”. Rattan Singh Ajnala lashed out get waiver from US WASHINGTON US-based journalist Pallavi Gogoi, indulging in “anti-party” activities “When you are not invited in at party president Sukhbir Singh who has accused M J Akbar of raping her while and continuously attacked the central meetings for the posts I held, then Badal, saying he was “incapable” sanctions against working under him in India, has dismissed his and state party leadership. what will I do with these positions. of running the SAD and demanded Kanwar Sandhu claims that it was a “consensual relationship”, It said it has decided to suspend Therefore, in protest against it I his removal. “To strengthen the oil importers saying a relationship based on “coercion and the two leaders with immediate effect corruption-free India. My politics is resigned from both the posts,” he party, it is utmost important that UNITED NATIONS US President Donald Trump abuse of power” is not consensual. Gogoi, after exhausting all avenues. for providing good education, setting said. After Sekhwan’s press confer- those who are leading it — Sukhbir is expected to grant India an exemption from the chief business editor of National Public Reacting to his suspension from up hospitals,” Kejriwal had said. ence, the SAD said in a statement Badal and (Bikram Singh) Majithia the sanctions against buying oil from Iran when Radio (NPR), a Washington-based American AAP, Khaira described the decision Khaira is leading a group of eight it has expelled Sekhwan from the — who have kept Akali Dal in their the waivers will be announced on November 5. media organisation, took to Twitter and said as “dictatorial” and said he will hold dissident legislators who had re- party with immediate effect. pockets should be removed,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday she stands by every word in her published a meeting with legislators and party volted against the party after he was Party’s senior vice president Brahmpura. They said pardon to that the administration was giving six-month account in The Washington Post. She said activists to decide his next action. removed from the post of the Leader Daljit Singh Cheema said Sekhwan Dera Sacha Sauda in a 2007 blas- waivers to eight countries that he did not name. that she would continue to speak her truth “We will go to the people’s court. of Opposition in July. Thereafter, was indulging in “anti-party” activi- phemy case and sacrilege incidents Pompeo said these countries have already so that other women, who have been sexually Unity talks were torpedoed under they set up a parallel adhoc political ties. He said Sekhwan, who lost four during the SAD-BJP government taken steps to eventually cut their Iranian oil assaulted by him, know it is okay for them to a conspiracy after announcing five affairs committee. consecutive assembly elections, have hit the party’s image. imports to “zero”. Sunday is the deadline for come forward and speak their truth too. Lok Sabha candidates. It seems it is The rebel group has been seeking countries to stop buying oil from Iran and the Akbar, 67, who recently resigned as junior a planned strategy and conspiracy,” autonomy for the state unit, which sanctions are to take effect on on November foreign minister following a spate of #MeToo Khaira said. The suspension came they say was being controlled by appointing some district presidents. the party’s defeat in Gurdaspur Lok 5 for those not getting the waivers. “On No- allegations, on Friday denied accusations of nearly three months after Khaira was the Delhi leadership. Talks between Khaira had accused the AAP lead- Sabha byeletion, Shahkot assembly vember 5, the US will reimpose sanctions that rape by Gogoi who, in her article, recounted the removed from the post of Leader of the rebel group and other AAP lead- ership of not being serious about the byelection and zila parishad polls. were lifted as part of the nuclear deal on Iran’s “most painful memories” of her life and said Opposition and two days after AAP ers of Punjab unit were held this differences. He had given the party Out of the total 20 MLAs, Khaira energy, shipbuilding, shipping, and banking she was in “shreds -- emotionally, physically, national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s month in an attempt to iron out the an ultimatum till November 8 to group has eight legislators on its side. sectors,” Pompeo said. Trump had announced mentally”. In a statement, he said: “Somewhere visit to Chandigarh on November 3. differences ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha withdraw new appointments or he They are Kanwar Sandhu (Kharar), the reimposition of sanctions in May when he around 1994, Ms Pallavi Gogoi and I entered During his visit, Kejriwal had virtu- polls. and other rebel leadrs would start Primal Singh (Bhadaur), Jagdev Singh withdrew the US from the agreement made by into a consensual relationship that spanned ally snubbed Khaira by saying, “My But the talks “failed” to end infight- setting up parallel organisational Kamalu (Maur), Nazar Singh Mansha- the five permanent members of the Security several months”. “This relationship (with politics is not Sukhpal Khaira”. ing after rebel group charged the structure of the party in Punjab. hia (Mansa), Master Baldev ( Jaitu), Council, Germany and the European Union Gogoi) gave rise to talk and would later cause “My politics is towards the people party for unilaterally announcing five His group had blamed the de- Jai Krishan Singh Rori (Garhshankar) (EU) with Iran to end its nuclear weapons significant strife in my home life as well./ PTI / of this country. My politics is for a candidates for Lok Sabha polls and funct organisational structure for and Jagtar Sibgh Jagga (Raikot). programme. PAGE 11 > dailyheadlines Tej Pratap meets father Lalu, says will go ahead with divorce 07 China vows ‘necessary support’ to cash-strapped Pak 08 Russia to host Afghanistan talks on November 9 09 Sanctions will hit Iran in big way from Nov 5: Trump 10 DW BUREAU / NEW DELHI of people had turned out at Trafalgar PRIVATE MESSAGES Army chief: Square in London on August 12 in sup- OF 120 MN ARMY CHIEF Gen. Bipin Rawat on Sat- port of a pro-Khalistan rally as well as to FACEBOOK USERS Attempts urday said attempts are being made counter the event with an Independence HACKED: REPORT through “external linkages” to “revive Day celebrations.
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