c m y k c m y k TABLOID Alicia Keys to return 32 HE SIAN GE as host of T NEWA DELHI FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2019 A the 2020 Grammys NATION | Royal visit WORLD | Italy Prince Charles marks Venice braces itself for more 71st b’day in Mumbai, rising waters as govt prepares wraps up 2-day visit 2 to take emergency measures 11 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 269 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ One judge gives a divergent view on CBI probe, filing FIR SC rejects pleas, gives clean 7-judge SC bench on chit to govt over Rafale deal Sabari women entry To take up Muslim, Parsi & Bohra women’s issues too PARMOD KUMAR TOP COURT REBUKES, CAUTIONS RAHUL NEW DELHI, NOV. 14 Cong must PARMOD KUMAR ◗ The majority bench would put at rest ■ The Supreme Court ■ On April 10, Rahul had NEW DELHI, NOV. 14 judgment framed the “recurring issues The Supreme Court on touching upon the rights rebuked Congress said his statement apologise for seven questions Thursday junked the peti- leader Rahul was made in pure- The Supreme Court on flowing from Article 25 tions seeking reconsidera- The Thursday referred to a to be addressed and 26 of the tion of its 2018 decision Gandhi for SC, however, ly political con- seven-member Constitu- Constitution”. wrongly text to counter misleading by the bench, giving a clean chit to the closed the con- tion Bench the question including interplay Having pointed to the Narendra Modi govern- attributing to tempt proceedings the ‘misinfor- of the entry of menstru- importance of the entire ment’s acquisition of 36 the apex court against him, caution- mation cam- people: BJP ating women in the 10-50 between the matter involving the Rafale fighters in a ready- his ‘chowkidar ing him that he paign’ being age group at Lord freedom of religion rights under Article 25 to-fly state and a direction chor hai’ must be more led by BJP as AGE CORRESPONDENT Ayyappa’s Sabarimala and 26, CJI Gogoi said: to the CBI to register an remark against careful in well as the govt NEW DELHI, NOV. 14 temple and issues about senting position. “It is our considered future Virat Kohli celebrates with FIR for alleged commis- PM Narendra that the Dec. 14, discriminatory religious Referring to an endeav- view that the issues aris- teammate Mohammad Sami sion of “cognisable Modi in connection 2018, verdict was a Defence minister Rajnath practices relating to our by a batch of peti- ing in the pending cases afer the wicket of Mohammad offences” in the deal. The with the Rafale case ‘clean chit’ to the Centre Singh said on Thursday women in Muslim, Parsi tioners to resuscitate the regarding entry of Mithun on the first day of the court in its December 14, that the Supreme Court’s and Dawoodi Bohra com- debate about what is Muslim women in dar- first Test with Bangladesh at 2018 verdict said there It was ‘unfortunate’ that Mr Gandhi did not dismissal of the review munities. essentially religious, gahs/mosques, of Parsi the Holkar Cricket Stadium in was no occasion to doubt ‘verify’ and made repeated statements in this petitions in the Rafale The reference to a essential to religion and women married to non- Indore on Thursday. — AFP the decision-making regard as if the top court had given an approval to case vindicates the “NDA seven-judge Constitution integral part of the reli- Parsis in Agyari and the ■ Report on Page 14 process in the procure- his allegations against the PM — Supreme Court government’s stand” and Bench was made by a gion, Chief Justice practice of female genital ment of 36 Rafale fighter asked the Congress Party majority of three judges Ranjan Gogoi, also mutilation (among) jets from French company Justice Joseph of the Now, it has been to apologise for mislead- in a five-judge bench, in speaking for Justices Dawoodi Bohras ... may Disqualified K’taka Dassault Aviation. Supreme Court has proved that dis- ing the people. which Justices Rohinton A.M. Khanwilkar and be overlapping and cov- ered by the judgment Speaking for himself opened a huge door into ruption of Parliament “The allegation of cor- Fali Nariman and D.Y. Indu Malhotra, said the MLAs join BJP, and Chief Justice Ranjan ruption in the Rafale deal Chandrachud took a dis- decision of the larger ■ Turn to Page 4 Gogoi, Justice Sanjay investigation of over #Rafale was a was nothing but an 13 get bypoll ticket Kishan Kaul said: “We the RAFALE sham... After today’s attempt to malign the are, thus, of the view the scam. An inves- rebuke from SC, clean and honest image of Bengaluru: The BJP on review petitions are with- tigation must Congress and its Prime Minister Narendra ■ Thursday fielded 13 disqual- out any merit and are now begin in full leader, for whom Modi and his govern- Modi invited to V-E day event in Moscow in May ified Congress-JD(S) legis- accordingly dismissed, earnest. A Joint politics is above ment. The people of India lators as its candidates for once again, re-emphasis- Parliamentary national interest will not forgive the the December 5 Assembly ing that our original deci- Committee must must apolo- Congress for its slander- bypolls in Karnataka hours sion was based within the also be set up to gise to the ous campaign and calum- Brazil’s Prez Bolsonaro to after the rebels joined the contours of Article 32 of ny,” the defence minister ruling party in the state. The probe this scam nation the Constitution.” said. party aiming to win a — Rahul Gandhi — Amit Shah The majority judgment Mr Singh said the pur- majority of the 15 seats that Congress Home also rejected the plea by leader minister chase of Rafale jets was be chief guest for R-Day will go for the bypolls former finance minister done in a completely announced a list of 14 can- Yashwant Sinha, journal- transparent manner. SRIDHAR didates with the nominee ist- politician Arun relating to alleged “cog- with three aspects of the “Issues pertaining to KUMARASWAMI for Ranebennur constituen- Shourie and activist nisable offences” in the deal involving the “deci- defence preparedness and NEW DELHI, NOV. 14 cy yet to be named. lawyer Prashant deal. sion-making process”, national security should Full report on Page 2 Bhushan, seeking a direc- Noting that in their “pricing” and “offsets never be politicised,” the Brazilian President Jair tion to the CBI to register December 14, 2018 verdict partner”, Justice Kaul defence minister added. Messias Bolsonaro will be an FIR on their complaint they had elaborately dealt ■ Turn to Page 4 ■ More on Page 3 the chief guest at India’s 10 Haryana MLAs Republic Day celebra- tions in January. The join Khattar govt Brazilian President acce- Chandigarh: Nearly three pted Prime Minister weeks after taking oath, Blow to Cong, but it still seeks probe Narendra Modi’s invita- Haryana chief minister tion which was extended Manohar Lal Khattar on AGE CORRESPONDENT Lok Sabha polls, one of over the Rafale deal was a investigation of the Rafale during their bilateral Thursday gave shape to his NEW DELHI, NOV. 14 the Congress key planks “sham”. He added: “The scam. An investigation meeting in Brasilia on council of ministers by to attack Prime Minister Supreme Court’s decision must now begin in full Wednesday afternoon. Mr inducting 10 new members In a big blow to former Narendra Modi was the to dismiss the review peti- earnest. A Joint Parliam- Modi is in Brazil for the including one from ally JJP Congress president Rahul Rafale deal. Mr Gandhi tion on #Rafale is a befit- entary Committee must Brics summit. After PM Narendra Modi with South Africa’s President Cyril and an independent. — PTI Gandhi, the Supreme went all out to accuse Mr ting reply to those leaders also be set up to probe this another bilateral meeting Full report on Page 3 Ramaphosa (from left), Chinese President Xi Jinping, Court on Thursday gave a Modi of “favouring his and parties who rely on scam,” He tweeted with between Mr Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s President clean chit to the Narendra corporate friends”. malicious and baseless the hashtag “BJP Lies On Russian President Jair Bolsonaro during the Brics summit at the Itamaraty Modi government in the After the judgment the campaigns.” Rafale”. Congress chief Vladimir Putin there, it Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Thursday. — AP Moody’s cuts India Rafale fighter deal, saying BJP took a dig at the The Congress, mean- spokesperson Randeep was also officially con- the review petitions were Congress for repeatedly while, said the judgment Surjewala said the BJP firmed that Mr Modi will over Nazi Germany in PAGE 3 growth forecast without merit. Mr Gandhi raising the Rafale deal. In “leaves the door open for should stop celebrations visit Russia in May next 1945 in the Second World New Delhi: Moody’s Invest- had made the Rafale deal a series of tweets, BJP investigation”. Mr and the focus should be on year to participate in the War. ◗ Modi, Xi reiterate ors Service on Thursday a poll plank not just in the president Amit Shah said Gandhi tweeted: “Justice investigations, as the 75th anniversary celebra- In a statement, the importance of slashed India’s economic Lok Sabha polls but also the verdict of the court (K.M.) Joseph of the court’s decision has paved tions marking the victory external affairs ministry growth forecast to 5.6% for in the recently-held Maha- has proved that the dis- Supreme Court has the way for a probe into of Russia (then the Soviet said: “Prime Minister maintaining peace 2019, saying government rashtra elections.