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Media mogul Bloomberg Irate Capital farmers CM green signal to enters US constructions in CRDA prez race demand apology from Naidu PNS n VIJAYAWADA WASHINGTON : Billionaire media mogul Michael PNS n VIJAYAWADA section of farmers met at Tullur Chief Minister YS Bloomberg, the former to discuss the future course of Jaganmohan Reddy has taken mayor of America's largest In Capital Amaravati, a group action on capital development. a key decision on the construc- city, jumped into the race for of farmers has lashed out at for- Mr. Sambasiva Rao, a farmer, tions of Capital Amaravati. the Democratic U.S. presi- mer Chief Minister said that "We don't know about Until now, the Chief Minister dential nomination on N.Chandrababu Naidu for not the other group. Maybe they has not initiated any construc- Sunday as a moderate with fulfilling any of the promises he are farmers, but the press meet tion in Amaravati and every- deep pockets unabashedly had made to them. was arranged by YSRCP affil- body thought it was a closed aiming to beat fellow New Speaking to the media on iates. We are not against issue for the present govern- Yorker Donald Trump in the Monday at Secretariat, Jaganmohan Reddy, ment. But surprisingly, the November 2020 election. Velagapudi, in the background Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Chief Minister has instructed Bloomberg's belated entry of Naidu's proposed tour in the Kalyan, and any other leader. CRDA officials to make con- into the race - just three Capital villages on November We will welcome any leader structions in a prioritised man- months before the first of the 28, they have asked Naidu to into the capital villages. Our ner and not going for huge state-by-state party nomi- explain with what face he will single-point agenda is to devel- expenditure, for fame or false nating contests - reflects his tour the area when none of the op the capital area as per the prestige. skepticism that any of the promises he had made were Farmers of the capital region addressing the media in Velagapudi on Monday decision was taken by the gov- Jaganmohan Reddy had a in constructions of the Capital the construction of Happy other 17 Democratic candi- not fulfilled. They have ernment." review meeting with CRDA Amaravati also. "Burden on the Nest, a real venture of the dates can unseat the demanded Chandrababu “We have given our valuable lands for the He said they have resolved in officials along with the government should be Capital with the permission of Republican president. Naidu to say sorry and then the meeting to meet Chief Minister Botsa Satyanarayana reduced. The constructions the Chief Minister. With all only enter the Capital area. capital. He has promised free education, free Minister YS Jaganmohan on Monday at Camp Office, and designs should be as per these developments, hopes Mr. Satish Chandra, a health for our families. But nothing was done. Reddy. If he didn't respond to Tadepalli. the ground realities and were raised on the Capital farmer, has stated that they Now we are paying the fees of our children our pleas, then a protest pro- He has once again men- requirements." Construction in Amaravati Subhash have lost everything by giving gramme would be planned. We tioned reverse tendering and Already, CRDA is proceed- itself. land to the capital believing the from borrowed funds. And the health cards have already decided to asked the officials to follow it ing for reverse tendering for Continued on Page 3 resigns as promises of Chandrababu given to us are not of any use as they are not approach the High Court and Naidu. "He has not done any valid,” say farmers Supreme Court on the devel- development here. Believing all opment of the capital, based on Zee Chairman his promises, we have given our agreements with CRDA, he MUMBAI: Industrialist our valuable lands for the cap- given plots to their people in More than 40 farmers who said. Until now, capital farm- AP launches helpline for Subhash Chandra on ital. He has promised free edu- prime areas. And for Dalits, have gathered opined that ers are demanding the develop- Monday resigned as the cation, free health for our fam- they have allocated plots at a Capital Amaravati should be ment of the capital. But, now Chairman of Zee ilies. But nothing was done. distance from the main areas. developed. They have alleged a group of farmers are corruption complaints Entertainment Enterprises Now we are paying the fees of They have given less package that associates of Naidu has demanding an apology from PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Chief Minister made (ZEEL). "In light of the our children from borrowed for assigned lands by which bought more than 9,000 acres Chandrababu Naidu for not the first call on the occasion to changes in shareholding, funds. And the health cards they have discriminated Dalits of land here in Capital villages. developing the land and not Andhra Pradesh Chief the call centre and enquired Subhash Chandra has given to us are not of any use in the packages also. When Siva Reddy, Rakesh fulfilling the promises made to Minister Y S Jagan Mohan about its functioning. expressed his intention to as they are not valid." Jaganmohan Reddy visited the Chowdary, Ramana, them, when he was the Chief Reddy on Monday launched He said citizens could resign as Chairman of the Another farmer Rambabu area, TDP people sprayed Venkayamma and Gaddam Minister. In this background, 14400, a citizen helpline num- directly call the helpline and Board with immediate said that "They have shown turmeric water; now for Ramesh and others have par- a tour of Chandrababu Naidu ber meant to enable people to lodge a complaint against cor- effect...," Zee Entertainment discrimination even in the Naidu's visit, what water we are ticipated in the programme. in capital villages has gained complain about corruption in ruption in any government said in a regulatory filing. allocation of plots. They have left with to spray." On Monday itself, another the attention of the public. government departments. department. Chandra, however, will continue to be a non-execu- tive director of the company, it added. "The board accept- Cops overpower ed his resignation and noted Missing 7- year- old ryot with petrol Mining leases will be terminated that it is in line with the requirements of SEBI Listing G RAVI KIRAN have further alleged. Former Regulations, which inter alia Deepthi found dead bottle n VIJAYAWADA MLAs of TDP Chintamaneni mandates that the Prabhakar, Yarapathineni Chairperson of the board PNS n MANGALAGIRI The government has decided Srinivasa Rao and a few lead- shall not be related to the Stepmother arrested in Kakinada to cancel all the mining lease ers in Kadapa district like Ex- Managing Director or the Tension prevailed for some agreements in the state. Minister Adinarayana Reddy Chief Executive Officer of the PNS n KAKINADA time at the Tahsildar office at According to sources, a cabinet and JC Brothers in Anantapur Company. He will remain as Mangalagiri in the Capital meeting scheduled for are involved in all these min- Non-Executive Director of The missing case of 7-year-old Region on Monday when a November 27 will take the call ing lease irregularities. the Company," the regulato- girl Surada Deepthi Sree Ishani farmer threatened to either set in this regard. Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao ry filing said. ended in tragedy as her body the Tahsildar afire or set him- In the state, as many as is under the scan of courts and packed in a plastic bag was self ablaze if the former failed 5,888 mines, which are under the police now. Recently, found in a drain near to issue him the pattadar the lease agreement, are on Vigilance & Enforcement Indrapalem in Kakinada town passbook. He was part of a execution. But 1,717 mines, Department started raids on EC to decide on on Monday. She has been group staging a dharna along also under the lease, are not in for fresh agreements. leaders. Apart from the lease, the quarries of MLA Gottipati missing from her school since with fellow farmers at the functioning. Now, all those In the TDP's regime, YSRCP TDP leaders have encroached Ravi Kumar in Prakasam dis- barring people Friday in Kakinada. Her step- Tahsildar office demanding agreements will be cancelled has alleged, many mines have upon the contiguous areas vio- trict. mother S Shanta Kumari was solution to their problems. All and notification will be issued been taken on lease by TDP lating the agreements, they Continued on Page 3 with criminal arrested. of a sudden, a farmer, identi- Superintendent of Police, fied as Gandikota Sivakoti, East Godavari, Adnan Naim emerged from the crowd and record: SC Asmi said that Deepthi's step- threatened the Tahsildar hold- TSRTC staff NEW DELHI: The Supreme mother S Shanta Kumari mur- ing a bottle of petrol. However, Pulivendula, Kadapa will Court asked the Election dered the girl by strangling the police intervened and call off strike Commission on Monday to with a rope, packed the body took away the petrol bottle pass a "reasoned order" on a in a plastic bag and threw it from Sivakoti. after 52 days representation seeking to into the Upputeru, a water- Mangalagiri SI E Narayana be model towns: CM Jagan restrain political parties from body in Kakinada. said, "We have taken away the PNS n HYDERABAD fielding candidates with Initially, Shanta Kumari petrol bottle from Sivakoti and PNS n VIJAYAWADA The officials detailed criminal antecedents in polls. remained mum evading ques- Deepthi Sree Ishani ( file photo) pacified him. Later, he again The employees of state- A bench headed by Chief tions from the police. Upon joined the agaitation." Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan the plan for the owned Telangana State Road Justice S A Bobde passed the the interrogation, she con- area on the outskirts of Asked if a case was regis- Reddy reviewed a power-point Pulichintala YSR Transport Corporation order while refusing to enter- fessed to the crime and said Kakinada in East Godavari tered against the farmer, he presentation by officials on Garden to the Chief (TSRTC) called off their 52- tain a PIL filed by lawyer and that she tortured the girl and district, was kidnapped by her replied in the negative. estimates for the Idupulapaya Minister. They also day-long strike on Monday. BJP leader Ashwini killed her out of jealousy, stepmother Shanta Kumari tourism circuit which includes TSRTC Joint Action Upadhyay seeking a direction Adnan Asmi said. from her school on Friday YSR Memorial Gardens, explained about the Committee (JAC) leader to the poll panel to devise a CCTV footages at various afternoon. Botanical Garden, Gandi beautification works Ashwathama Reddy asked mechanism to ensure that locations helped the police The CCTV footage showed Temple Complex, IIT project can be drawn from the all the employees to report parties be restrained from investigate the case. "Our that Shantha Kumari went to Complex, eco-park, Jungle Pulivendula Area Visakhapatnam. The Chief for duty from Tuesday. fielding candidates with investigation revealed that the school during the lunch Safari, and Peacock Breeding Development Agency. Minister directed the officials He appealed the tempo- criminal records. Shanta Kumari alone commit- hour. While Deepthi was play- Centre. The officials detailed the to build a similar park near the rary drivers, conductors and ted the heinous crime," Asmi ing near the school, Shantha He directed the officials to plan for the Pulichintala YSR Polavaram Project. other staff not to report for said. Kumar took the girl from the take up pilot projects to trans- Garden to the Chief Minister. Kadapa MP YS Avinash duty as the regular employ- TODAY Deepthi, who was a Class- school and went away to an form Kadapa and Pulivemdula They also explained about the Reddy and officials of AP ees have decided to end the II student of Nethaji unknown place. into model towns and the beautification works taken up Gardening and Beautification strike. ALMANAC Municipal School at Turangi Continued on Page 3 expenditure needed for the in Lumbini Park at Corporation were present. Nearly 50,000 employees have been on strike since Month & Paksham: October 5 to press for vari- Kartik& Krishna Paksha ous demands, including the Panchangam SC to give order on Maha govt formation today Waiting for YSRC reply demand to merge TSRTC Tithi : Amavasya: 08:25 pm with the government. About 1,500 employees Nakshatram: Visakha 09:23 am PNS n NEW DELHI minister's post. later returned to duty follow- Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start As Fadnavis takes over the on Modi's Baat: Pawan ing an appeal by Telangana any important work) The Supreme Court will give chief minister's office for a PNS n VIJAYAWADA Chief Minister K. Rahukalam: 02:49 pm- 04:12 pm its order on government for- second time propped by Ajit Chandrashekhar Rao. mation in Maharashtra on Pawar, who rebelled against JanaSena chief Pawan Kalyan However, the Telangana Yamagandam: 09:16 am – 10:40 am Tuesday, the apex court his uncle Sharad Pawar and has posted the news clipping of state government termed the Varjyam: 01:11 pm - 02:43 pm announced as the political claimed he had the backing of Prime Minister Narendra decision of RTC staff to Gulika: 12:03 pm - 01:26 pm whirlpool in the state spun NCP's MLAs, the senior Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' speech in report to duty from Tuesday faster with the BJP and the Pawar spoke to reporters in his twitter account. In that, as 'ridiculous'. Good Time: (to start any important work) Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Maharashtra's Karad town. Modi has opined that mother Transport commissioner Amritakalam: 10:19 pm - 11:50 pm throwing in competing claims He said Ajit Pawar's decision tongue cannot be neglected Sunil Sharma made it clear Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:41 am - 12:25 pm and ugly scenes inside and was his alone and not of the and if neglected, there will be Kalyan has also posted a book that it's not possible for the outside Parliament. NCP, and he has no contact no development. Pawan Kalyan "Palegalla Rajyam", in which government to take the VIJAYAWADA The shaky government in with his nephew. has stated that he is waiting for atrocities on Dalits and land- employees back straightaway WEATHER Maharashtra, led by BJP's The Centre told the apex The BJP is the single largest Appearing for the Shiv the response of YSRCP to lords' ruling in the villages and from Tuesday, as they were Devendra Fadnavis and court the BJP had the support party with 105 MLAs in the Sena in the apex court, senior Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' on the other feudalistic things were on illegal strike for the past Forecast: Clear Deputy Chief Minister Ajit of all 54 NCP MLAs to form 288-member state assembly advocate Kapil Sibal coun- mother tongue. Pawan Kalyan, mentioned. Quoting the book, 52 days. Temp: 32/20 Pawar of the NCP who were a government in Maharashtra followed by the Shiv Sena tered the BJP by saying the who is tweeting continuously Pawan Kalyan has stated that He said the strike issue is Humidity: 70% sworn in early on Saturday, and asked for two to three (56), NCP (54) and Congress combine has affidavits from demanding the protection of this culture is evident more in under the purview of the Sunrise: 06.26 Sunset: got a breather with the days to reply to the plea (44). The Sena broke its 154 Maharashtra MLAs and Telugu language & culture, has the Rayalaseema region and Labour Court as per the 05.39 Supreme Court on Monday against Governor Bhagat three-decade-long ties with the BJP should be asked to quoted Narendra Modi's speech even the name of Jaganmohan directions of the High Court Current Weather Conditions Updated November 24, 2019 5:00 PM saying it was reserving its Singh Koshyari's decision on the BJP after the latter prove its majority within 24 on 'Mann Ki Baat'. Reddy was mentioned in the and everyone has to wait for decision for a day. Saturday. declined to share the chief hours if it has the numbers. Along with the clip, Pawan book on page 75. the decision of the court. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019 vijayawada 02

STOMACH CANCER THE CHANGING FACE OF FARMING Telugus must pick pickles carefully Agri-Intelligent drones SUMIT ONKA n "Loss of appetite and boost farming in AP, TS n VISAKHAPATNAM weight, bloating and With bad dietary habits and burning sensation in the T-Hub affiliated startup 'Marut Drones' covered 5,000 acres of various crops by tying up with FPOs lifestyle attributing to the spurt stomach are some of the in cancer cases across the coun- early symptoms of the try, people down south, includ- stomach cancer. ing from Telugu States, must be Unfortunately, most of careful while picking their pick- the gastric cancer les, which are part of their patients consult doctor meals. Consuming pickles, and get diagnosed at which are high in salt content Stage-III or IV due to lack increases rick of gastric cancers. of awareness. A simple, On the sidelines of the , Gastro Oncocon held in Vizag, endoscopy test can help Head of Radiation Oncology to detect cancer at early Department at Apollo Cancer stage," said Head of Institute, Dr P Vijay Anand Radiation Oncology Reddy was shedding light on Department at Apollo causes and symptoms of can- Cancer Institute Dr P cers and their treatment Vijayanand Reddy modalities. Speaking to The Pioneer, he n About 1.6 million cancer said: "Loss of appetite and than 60% of them are getting vegetables, which may again Reddy said: "Population-based cases are diagnosed weight, bloating and burning killed, stated the renowned lead to increased risk of gastric study shows the doctor and every year across the sensation in the stomach are oncologist. cancer. patient proportion is very poor. world. Of which, one NAVEENA GHANATE pesticide related deaths in field, all the agricultural data some of the early symptoms of Responding to a question on He also observed that young Radiation machine and cancer million of them are n HYDERABAD Yavatmal, wherein 18 farmers and drone data are entered into the stomach cancer. the bad dietary habits of Telugu persons in their early 30s are hospital must be set up. In stomach or oesophagus were killed and also increase in the software. After the flight Unfortunately, most of the gas- people causing gastric cancer, also suffering from cancer now. 2016-17, the number of cancer cancer and don't survive. Affordability of the drone and cases of cancer in Punjab farm- plan is viewed and the simu- tric cancer patients consult he said: "One of them is con- Earlier, it was when people cases stood at around six lakh, rapid advances in the scope of ers due to direct contact to pes- lation approved, the mission is doctor and get diagnosed at sumption of high sodium and reaching age of 50 was found to but it has jumped to around 15 Unfortunately, more than the technology are fuelling an ticides, led to developing this ready to go. Stage-III or IV due to lack of spicy food. In villages, many be prone to cancer. lakh in 2018-19. 60% of them are getting ever-widening range of current solution. Prem Kumar Prem said, "We are current- awareness. A simple, are seen eating rice with only Urbanisation, food habits and "Have we developed our killed, stated the use. Moving beyond the talk Vislawath, Founder of Marut ly working with Farmer endoscopy test can help to pickle. Hot tea and coffee also sedentary life style could be the infrastructure in that propor- renowned oncologist around using AI and drone for Drontech said, "our focus is on Producer Organisations detect cancer at early stage." should be avoided." reason behind increase in the tion?" he asked, saying the agriculture, T-Hub startup increasing crop yield, reduce (FPOs) and haven't engaged About 1.6 million cancer Extra salt is consumed with number of cancer cases, he said. answer is surely 'no'. He also 'Marut Dronestech' has cov- inefficient use of resources yet with the government's, but cases are diagnosed every year intake of pickles and high salt Commenting on the recent argued that chemotherapy, ered 5,000 acres of crops by and thereby increase farm it would certainly help to have across the world. Of which, one intake may increase the risk of parliamentary report that finds radio-therapy before surgery is also pointed out oesophagus spraying pesticides and fertil- income using emerging tech- latter's co-operation. million of them are stomach or gastric cancer. Moreover, the infrastructure required to the best treatment modalities cancer cases are also going up izers in Telangana and Andhra nologies including drones, data Additionally, drone-acquired oesophagus cancer and don't increased intake of pickles may treat cancer is very poor in the for cancer patients. Radiation because of the bad food habits Pradesh. Dronetech was used analytics, machine learning data can be useful to calculate survive. Unfortunately, more reduce consumption of fresh country, Dr P Vijayanand oncologist Dr Suman Das and iron deficiency. in fields of Warangal, Parigi, and AI. Drone spraying solu- the risks and losses on farms Vikrabad, Kalwakurthy, tion provides the option for that are insured or have applied Guntur and West Godavari on full, precise and uniform cov- for insurance. Farmers can Chilly, Paddy, Red Gram, erage of the entire field, plus a claim crop insurance by cap- Doctors deliberate upon gastric cancer treatment management Kheera and Sugarcane crops. new option of selective spray- turing drone feeds as evidence. Farmers across the country ing i.e. dispersing the pesticides Insurance companies can also n a bid to deliberate upon nal tract. It was organised by ous case studies kept all the par- ity at a time when the number treatment facilities to fight can- depend more on the practices only in selected areas of the use the drone feeds to estimate the evidence based-prac- Apollo Cancer Hospitals, ticipants engaged throughout of cancer cases is rising every cer in the country. learnt from their ancestors field where spraying is need- damages done to the farmer Itices, sequence of chemo, Visakhapatnam and Gastro the meeting. year, stated Dr Sami, COO Dr A Praveen, consultant and take various decisions ed". and exact estimation in terms radiation therapy and surgery Intestinal Surgeons Association Dr P Vijayanand Reddy Apollo Hospitals, Vizag adding medical oncologist and organ- based on myths. Farmers Two drones are used, one for of money and can also check while treating cancer and the of Vizag, medical oncologists, argued that chemotherapy, that 150 doctors participated in ising secretary of the confer- believe that anything for collecting data and other for if the claims are genuine or latest international research lat- surgical oncologists, radiation radio-therapy before surgery is the event. ence, informed that this was the improving soil fertility must spraying. Drones that can not". est trials, a conference, Gastro oncologists, gastroenterologists, the best treatment procedure Reputed radiation oncolo- first edition of the conference have a direct response and so cover up to 40 km in an hour He adds that their tech is in Oncocon-2019 was conducted gastro surgeons, radiologists for cancer patients. Other gist Dr Suman Das, the organ- and would take place every year they add more fertilizers and in low altitudes are used. After tune to the 'Pradhan Mantri here. The main agenda of the and pathologists of internation- panellists also put forth their ising chairman of the conference to understand and discuss the spray it uniformly. But not all few hours of analysis and map- Fasal Beema Yojana' (PMFBY), conference was to discuss and al repute shared their experi- views on the sequence of treat- and campaigning vigorously to latest developments and treat- parts of the land need the same ping, the crops, which need which makes it mandatory to hear the opinion of leading doc- ences and views on treatment ment based on various cases. create awareness on cancer, ment modalities in cancer man- amount of fertilizers. pesticide, the drone sprays use exponential technology tors with regard to treating var- procedure and modalities. The The meeting was insightful pointed out how Visakhapatnam agement so that it will be ben- Moreover, the direct contact fertilizers. The process is the including remote sensing in ious types of cancers attacking panel discussions involving the and would be helpful in is emerging as the one of the rare eficial for the patients suffering with pesticides have been caus- same for both full and selective addition to using drone imag- liver, pancreas and gastrointesti- senior doctors taking up vari- improving the treatment qual- cities equipped with advanced from cancer. ing health issues to farmers. spraying: during the planning ing to detect fraudulent claims Distressed by the news of stage, at the office or in the and discrepancies.

CAPSULE Volty IoT Solutions NTPC launches CSR activities n PNS VISAKHAPATNAM n Foundation stones were to set up new facility NTPC-Simhadri executed also laid for the multiple initiatives under the construction of CSR programme on Monday. community toilets at Annamreddy Adeepraj, MLA, Parawada and in Mangalagiri Pendurthi and V Sudharshan Vadacheepurupalli, PWS Babu, Chief General Manager, Scheme for 20 KL PNS n VIJAYAWADA n Company will invest NTPC Simhadri, inaugurated overhead tank at Rs 50 crore for setting 20 KL overhead tank in Tikkavanipalem and Volty IoT Solutions will set up up of the plant Parawada mandal. construction of RO plant a manufacturing plant near Foundation stones were also at Venkatapuram of Kalabhairava homam at Abhishekam Mangalagiri. The new facili- n The new facility is laid for the construction of ty is capable of manufacturing community toilets at Parawada the Chief General Manager Parwada mandal. An performed to capable of investment of Rs 66 lakh 2,000 devices per day and the manufacturing 2,000 and Vadacheepurupalli, PWS highlighted the varied CSR Lakshminarsimha company will be investing Rs Scheme for 20 KL overhead schemes and activities under- was released from CSR Kapileswara Swamy temple devices per day Swamy 50 crore in three years and tank at Tikkavanipalem and taken by NTPC Simhadri. He funds towards these PNS n VIJAYAWADA thereby will be creating four to construction of RO plant at further extended assurance initiatives VIJAYAWADA: The TTD has five hundred jobs, according to mineral mining and Telangana Venkatapuram of Parwada that the organisation shall n As part of ongoing Homa organised special abhishekam to Konark Chukapally, Founder sand mining. "We have sold mandal. An investment of Rs always prioritise development The Chief General Mahotsavams at Sri Kapileswara Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy and CEO. more than two lakh devices of 66 lakh was released from of the surrounding communi- Manager highlighted the temple, Sri Kalabhairaveswara in the Alipiri walkers' path on This new plant will be a various models in the country CSR funds towards these ini- ty by undertaking different CSR schemes and homam was performed on Monday. Monday. The unique festival is dedicated facility to manufac- and overseas markets. We tiatives. development activities not only activities undertaken by Asta Bhairavi homam, Maha held every year during Karthika ture AIS 140 GPS devices and raised two million USD two MLA Annamreddy infrastructure, but also in NTPC Simhadri Purnahuti, Kalashabisekam, masam under the supervision of it helps growing local market years ago and planning to Adeepraj took this opportuni- healthcare, education, sanita- Nivedana and harati were performed the Potu section of Srivari requirements like sand and raise five million USD in next ty to express his gratitude and tion, water, yoga, assistance to n He extended assurance from 9 am 12 pm. Later in the temple. Besides a grand mineral mining and passenger financial year," he said. laud NTPC support for com- physically challenged, scholar- that the organisation evening, celestial wedding of Lord Snapana Thirumanjanam also safety device requirement in "Our Hyderabad plant has a munity development and ships, vocational training to shall always prioritise Shiva and Goddess Parvathi was per- conducted special puja, which all public transport vehicles. manufacturing capacity of urged for continued exten- youth and women in the sur- development of the formed followed by Chandiswara was followed by anna prasadam The firm is working with 1,000 devices per day and this sion of such support in the rounding villages. surrounding community Kalasha Sthapana, later Purnahuti, to devotees. Additional the Andhra Pradesh and is likely to be increased up to future. He also requested for The events were attended by Visesha Diparadhana will be con- executive officer AV Dharma by undertaking different Telangana governments on 3,000 devices in the next local community to be given NTPC CSR officials, govern- development activities ducted. Temple deputy executive Reddy, Srivari temple deputy various projects and supplied financial year with the new preference for employment in ment officials and a large num- officer Subramanyam and superin- executive officer Harindranath thousands of devices to facility coming up in Andhra maintenance. ber of beneficiaries also enthu- tendent Bhupathi made elaborate and other officials participated. Andhra Pradesh sand and Pradesh," he added. Addressing the gathering, siastically participated. arrangements.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES GOLD Time for KCR to play it big in national politics ` 38,120 (10 gm) ` he Maharashtra develop- dramatically on Saturday, with at midnight. A shrewd politician as he is, of national stature who is capa- 140 ments have shocked the the Bharatiya Janata Party's According to senior leaders, KCR plans to achieve many ble of taming Chanakya! SILVER Tentire country. The mid- (BJP) Fadnavis returning as the the tripartite negotiations should objectives with his political At the national level, KCR did ` 44,100(1kg) night 'coup' has paved the way Chief Minister, backed by the not have gone on for more than strategies. try to form a Federal Front with ` 400 for a BJP-NCP coalition govern- Nationalist Congress Party three days. The delay had creat- From delinking the Assembly some of the regional parties, for ment in Mumbai. There was no (NCP). Governor Bhagat Singh ed some sort of doubt within and the Lok Sabha polls to tak- which he met several leaders clarity on how many NCP Koshyari administered the oath NCP MLAs and paved the way ing on board MIM as his friend- from across the country before CHICKEN MLAs had signed in favour of an to Fadnavis and Pawar at the Raj for the split. Personally, I feel that ly party, and from announcing the Lok Sabha elections. RATES `/KG alliance with BJP; yet, Governor Bhavan in Mumbai at around the opposition in New Delhi innovative Rythu Bandhu, a However, nothing tangible has Bhagat Singh Koshyari ensured 7.30 am. The alliance of conve- lacks a leader like Kalvakuntla farmer friendly scheme, to reviv- taken shape on this front. Now Dressed/With Skin `160 the swearing-in ceremony of nience between BJP and NCP - Chandrashekhar Rao, aka KCR, ing the slogan of 'self-respect' the time is ripe for KCR to take Without Skin `182 Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit who pulled an overnight coup of who can better advise and steer during the elections, KCR has charge of national politics. With Broiler at Farm `110 Pawar in the early hours of sorts - came as a shocker, with the opposition strategy. KCR is shown unbelievable mastery no dashing leader available in Saturday. Post facto, it was made ANI being the first to tweet visu- known for taking decisions over political strategy. KCR has the opposition camp, the coun- known that the President's rule als of Devendra Fadnavis taking which surprise his political proved time and again that he is try is facing serious shortage of EGG was lifted at 5.47 am to facilitate oath. The Congress on Saturday opponents. His decision to dis- more proactive than other lead- genuine leadership. The short- `/ the swearing-in ceremony. alleged that the Governor once BJP, accusing it of taking a making. As Congress leader Dr. solve the Telangana Assembly ers on several fronts. His deci- age is also affecting the future of RATES 100 There was no announcement on again proved to be BJP chief "contract to kill" democracy in Abhishek Singhvi pointed out, it with nearly nine months still left sion to go in for early polls was the country. If KCR decides to HYDERABAD 422 lifting of the President's rule, Amit Shah's "hitman" while India, conveniently forgetting was "surreal" to believe what to complete its term, was his just one example. Having taken lead the opposition camp, it is VIJAYAWADA 450 swearing-in ceremony, or the list asserting that the "illegitimate" the history of the Congress happened in Maharashtra political masterstroke. He dis- several such prescient decisions, for sure that there won't be of NCP MLAs supporting the government formation would party. In the melee, no one is overnight, with the credit going solved the House and the same KCR can now justifiably assert encore of shockers like what has VISAKHAPATNAM 445 new coalition. self-destruct. In a series of really bothered what went to BJP and NCP leaders who day announced candidates of his that he is an alternative to any just happened in Maharashtra. RETAIL PRICE `4.50 The month-long political tweets, Congress spokesperson wrong for the NCP-Sena- acted 'fast' to form the govern- Telangana Rashtra Samithi of the big leaders in New Delhi. (IN VIJAYAWADA) impasse in Maharashtra ended Randeep Surjewala hit out at the Congress alliance long in the ment, knocking out democracy (TRS) for 105 out of 119 seats. He is presently the only leader — B Krishna Prasad

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ASSEMBLY WINTER SESSION CAPSULE Pawan to tour Naidu govt completed only Rayalaseema TDP to use Balakrishna as Minister launches region soon Visakha Utsav logo trump card against Jagan PNS n VIJAYAWADA n VISAKHAPATNAM: Minister for PNS AMARAVATI n The TDP has been Tourism and Culture 5% capital works: Botsa "We are against the removal fighting against English Muthamsetti Srinivasa Rao of Telugu medium, not for The TDP has plans to put YS n medium education. launched the logo of Viskaha PNS AMARAVATI n “As promised earlier their the introduction of English Jaganmohan Reddy in a tight Utsav at Circuit House here on Initially, the TDP took a government has given medium, but the YSRCP was spot over the compulsory Monday in the presence of local Minister for Municipal misinterpreting our opin- English medium education hard stand on the issue, MLAs, collector, commissioner Administration Botsa lands for lease to farmers. ion", Jana Sena has stated. using Hindupur MLA but later softened its of police and other senior Satyanarayana has questioned Despite no development Speaking at the Political Balakrishna as the trump card stand stating that the officials of various departments. Chandrababu Naidu on devel- in the capital city, Naidu is Affairs Committee meeting to give a strong counter to the TDP was not against Talking to the reporters after opment he had done in planning to visit the place. here on Monday, party chief ruling party in the forthcom- English medium launching the logo, the minister Amaravati in the past five Farmers should question Pawan Kalyan has stated that ing winter session of the education, but stressed said the state government has years. He said that only five per him about development they are not against English Assembly. on safeguarding Telugu sanctioned Rs 2 crore for the cent of works were completed when he visits Amaravati medium, but he pointed out The TDP has been fighting language two festival which would be held in Amaravati. on November 28,” the that with majority of teachers against English medium edu- on December 28 and December Speaking to the media here minister said are not being trained to teach cation. Initially, the TDP took n The ruling YSRCP has 29. The main venue will be RK on Monday, he said, about 56 in English, how can the gov- a hard stand on the issue, but accused former Chief Beach and efforts would be to 90 per cent of construction n Satyanarayana said the ernment goes ahead with its later softened its stand stating taken to draw one lakh people to Minister N of four buildings has been budget was estimated to decision, he questioned? that the TDP was not against Chandrababu Naidu of the main venue, the minister completed. Only five per cent be Rs 1.9 lakh crore and He further stated he will English medium education, added. He said the main carnival works were completed, which tour Rayalaseema very soon. but stressed on safeguarding taking a U-turn on the would be held at the4 RK Beach only Rs 4,900 crore has issue means 95 per cent of the been spent on the "I will tour the region in order Telugu language. on December 28 in which works, are pending. "How can to strengthen the party and The ruling YSRCP has n 10,000 students, 500 folk artists construction of the capital During the forthcoming one call it development?" he had turned the capital city icising Rythu Bharosa, sand fight against the problems accused former Chief Minister winter session of the and local artists would be wondered. into a graveyard. "What devel- scarcity and English medium," city, he said and lashed identified in that region." N Chandrababu Naidu of tak- participating. Tableau of various "As promised earlier their opment has he done?" the the minister said and recalled out at Naidu saying he The Committee has ing a U-turn on the issue. To Assembly, the TDP departments would be displayed government has given lands for minister questioned. that the TDP had maintained had turned the capital city reviewed the tirade it give a strong counter to the devised a strategy to at the carnival. For the lease to farmers. Despite no The minister stated that all a similar stance when the then into a graveyard. "What launched against the gov- ruling party, Naidu has decid- make Hindupur MLA convenience of the tourists, development in the capital the GOs issued earlier for Chief Minister late Y S development has he ernment on sand crisis and ed to rope in services of Balakrishna criticise the special tours of important places city, Naidu is planning to visit Amaravati farmers will be Rajasekhara Reddy introduced done?" the minister lauded the people for sup- Balakrishna. During the forth- government as would be organised by the the place. Farmers should implemented. He said that the Arogyasri. porting their fight. The Long coming winter session of Chandrababu Naidu felt APTDC and tourism department. questioned question him about develop- government will continue He said that giving 50 per March against sand crisis has Assembly, the TDP devised a that Balakrishna alone Food stalls, exhibition stalls ands n ment when he visits Amaravati development works at plots cent reservation for SC, ST and The minister stated that given good results," the lead- strategy to make Hindupur is suitable for the task amusement parks would be set on November 28," the minis- given to capital city farmers. BC women in nominated posts all the GOs issued earlier ers opined. MLA Balakrishna criticise the up all along the beach to keep ter said. He questioned is a history. He said Naidu had Party leader Nadendla government as Chandrababu the visitors busy throughout the for Amaravati farmers will Satyanarayana said the bud- Chandrababu's visit to placed a burden of an approx- be implemented. He said Manohar disclosed that the Naidu felt that Balakrishna lauded as the leader who day. In addition to this, get was estimated to be Rs 1.9 Amaravati and said that no imately Rs 2 lakh crore on the party would organise a pro- alone is suitable for the task. upheld the dignity of Telugu volleyball, kabaddi, boxing and that the government will lakh crore and only development had taken place government. Talking about continue development gramme on the protection The then Rajya Sabha mem- language. The TDP is planning body building events would be Rs 4,900 crore has been during the previous govern- local body elections, the min- of rivers soon and a plan of ber, Nandamuri Harikrishna, to repeat the same scene in held at the beach. Replicas of spent on the construction of ment. ister said that the election works at plots given to action will be chalked out spoke in Rajya Sabha in Telugu. Assembly ranging Balakrishna three important temples would the capital city, he said and "They (TDP leaders) have process shall start post capital city farmers on the protection of these He was praised as the uphold- against the government in the be set up at the beach. lashed out at Naidu saying he changed their stance after crit- Sankranti. rivers. er of richness of Telugu and winter session. MLA RK files SLP on Pawan politicising religion, says YSRCP MLA n PNS VIJAYAWADA n Calling Pawan Kalyan an government. anarchist, Malladi Vishnu "Chandrababu Naidu and ‘Vote for Note' case in SC Vijayawada Central MLA Pawan Kalyan can openly PNS n VIJAYAWADA said the Jana Sena leader n Mangalagiri MLA Alla Malladi Vishnu has alleged state their position if they do that Jana Sena chief Pawan had kept mum and sided not like Christians and Mangalagiri MLA Alla Ramakrishna Reddy had Kalyan is politicising religion with the TDP and the BJP Muslims. They are doing pol- Ramakrishna Reddy has filed a approached the and observed that he has no when 40 Hindu temples itics bereft of morality in the Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court in 2017 right to talk about Hinduism. were razed to the ground name of caste, religion and Supreme Court seeking investi- seeking the intervention Addressing a press confer- during the Naidu's tenure region. The difference gation against former Chief of the CBI and ence at Tadepalli on Monday, between them and Minister N Chandrababu Naidu investigation on the role he wondered why Pawan n He did not even speak a Jaganmohan Reddy is that in the 'Vote for Note' case on of TDP chief Kalyan is criticising the five- word against the TDP the latter respects all sections Monday. Already, a petition was n month-old government, leav- when its leaders virtually of people," he said. filed by the MLA, but it was pend- Naidu be arrested in this case. Since then, proceedings ing the five-year-old govern- grabbed the lands Stating that the YSRCP gov- ing. Hence, to move the old peti- Mangalagiri MLA Alla are pending with the ment rejected by the people. Malladi Vishnu Pawan Kalyan belonging to Sadavarthy ernment is only following the tion, he has filed the Special Leave Ramakrishna Reddy had court. Alla Ramakrishna Calling Pawan Kalyan an Choultry in Chennai. He old laws, he said, "In addition Petition. 'Vote for Note' case was approached the Supreme Court Reddy has filed a Special anarchist, he said the Jana the Godavari Pushkaraalu and to auto drivers apart from did not make any to the income earned from registered in 2015 by the ACB of in 2017 seeking the intervention Sena leader had kept mum and the TDP leaders had swindled raising the compensation to Hindu temples, we are mak- Leave Petition seeking statement when 29 Telangana. It may be recalled that of the CBI and investigation on the early proceedings on sided with the TDP and the Rs 3,000 crore. fishermen to Rs 10,000 per ing additional allocations for the then TDP leader Revanth the role of Naidu. Since then, pro- BJP when 40 Hindu temples He claimed that the month during the fishing ban people were killed during their development. Ignoring the above petition on the Godavari Pushkaraalu Reddy was caught red-handed in ceedings are pending with the Monday were razed to the ground dur- Jaganmohan Reddy govern- and announced Minimum this fact, it is not proper for the sting operation requesting court. Alla Ramakrishna Reddy ing the Naidu's tenure. He did ment, which was formed after Support Price (MSP) to farm- and the TDP leaders had Pawan Kalyan to talk like a nominated MLA Stephenson has filed a Special Leave Petition not even speak a word against the YSRCP winning 151 MLAs ers. Apart from choosing can- swindled Rs 3,000 crore mad or psychopathic person." him to vote for the TDP MLC seeking the early proceedings on Hyderabad, seeking speeding the TDP when its leaders vir- is implementing several welfare didates belonging to SC, ST, Vishnu challenged Pawan candidate. Notably, an audio clip the above petition. up of proceedings against N tually grabbed the lands schemes that include Rythu BC and Minority communi- Kalyan for a debate on his of the conversation of Stephenson Last week, Telugu Academy Chandrababu Naidu on dispro- belonging to Sadavarthy Bharosa, Amma Vodi and ties to fill nominated posts, of welcoming all these pro- tweets. "Pawan talks in differ- with Chandrababu Naidu on Chairperson Lakshmi Parvathi portionate assets case. The ACB Choultry in Chennai. He did Nadu-Nedu. 50% of the contracts are being gressive initiatives, Pawan ent tone when he is in Europe, phone was released in the media. has moved a Special Leave Court has accepted to ahead with not make any statement when The MLA said the govern- awarded to these sections, he Kalyan was indulging in mud- Hyderabad and Vijayawada," The YSRCP has demanded that Petition in the ACB Court, investigation in the case. 29 people were killed during ment handed over Rs 10,000 said and observed that instead slinging against the YSRCP he said. Let experts repair Thotlakonda stupa: Heritage activist CM green signal to PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM By going ahead with allowed VMRDA to rush into the VMRDA and suggested to taking up yet another item of ill- the government hiring not only constructions in CRDA Indian National Trust for Art and the repair work without advised repair work at a cost to the experts of the State Cultural Heritage (INTACH) the public exchequer. Archaeology Department, but Continued from Page1 the road also. He has suggest- activist Rani Sarma asked Chief expert advice, the By going ahead with the repair also the experts of ASI in prepar- ed to the officials to take advice Secretary Nilam Sawhney to work without expert advice, the ing the conservation plan for The Chief Minister has from institutions like IIT for the assign the task of taking up present govt would be present government would be Thotlakonda. instructed the officials to com- comprehensive designs without repairs to the mahastupa at repeating the mistake repeating the mistake committed The ancient archaeological plete the ongoing works first any errors. Jagan has suggested Thotlakonda to ASI team and by its predecessor government. It site at Thotlakonda contains and informed them that the the CRDA officials make land- experts. of predecessor govt, appears that the government is invaluable evidence of the histo- government is ready to allocate scaping beside the roads and In a letter to the Chief more interested in quickly ben- ry of the region during the funds accordingly. On one design the place as a beautiful Secretary on Monday, Rani pointed out heritage efitting inexperienced contractors Buddhist era. Article 49 of the hand, the government is await- location. Sarma said as a result of shoddy activist than seeking expert advice of her- Constitution obligates the State ing the Expert's Committee's Jaganmohan Reddy has restoration work taken up by the itage conservation experts and "to protect every monument or report on Capital Development instructed them to develop the previous government in violation the advice of a premier institu- place or object of historic inter- and Infrastructure in the State plots allocated to the farmers, of the National Heritage Thotlakonda stupa collapsed, age to the ancient structure lying of Thotlakonda stupa during tion like Archaeological Survey est, declared by or under law and on the other taking deci- who have given lands for the Conservation Policy, not only the resulting in the huge public underneath. the recent rains and the culpabil- of India (ASI). made by Parliament to be of sions in favour of Amaravati. capital. Chief Secretary Neelam ancient archaeological evidence expenditure incurred on it being She said as a heritage activist, ity of the contractor concerned She appealed to the chief sec- national importance, from spo- He has reviewed the con- Sawhney, CRDA at Thotlakonda got disturbed, but rendered wasteful. It is also pos- she felt distressed that the State and officials for the waste of pub- retary to exercise utmost caution liation, disfigurement, destruc- structions that are completed Commissioner Lakshmi also the unscientifically con- sible that the collapse of the struc- government instead of ordering lic expenditure incurred for the in taking up any repair work at tion, removal, disposal or export, and the budget spent on them. Narasimham and other officials structed structure at the ture has caused irreversible dam- an investigation into the collapse earlier restoration work, have Thotlakonda as proposed by as the case may be". He has discussed the design of participated in the meeting.

Missing 7- year- old Tiny devices developed to detect cancer Mining leases will Deepthi found dead... n IANS NEW YORK n According to the study n The technology could be Continued from Page1 published in the Journal of used as a screening tool Researchers from Duke be terminated Deepthi's father S Shyam Kumar, who University in the US have cre- the American Chemical to help rule out cancer, Continued from Page1 villages also. Now, they went to the school on Friday evening to pick ated a new cancer-detecting Society, the research team which could mean fewer have focused on mining. up her daughter, found that her daughter tool, which uses tiny circuits fashioned the simple circuits unnecessary follow-ups, Limestone, Quartz, while the government went missing. Kumar lodged a police com- made up of DNA to identify from interacting strands of or to develop more Dolomite, Feldspar, says the proposal for fresh plaint with One-Town police station at cancer cells by the molecular synthetic DNA that are tens targeted cancer Precious & Semi-Precious agreements on mines is to Kakinada after he along with his relatives signatures on their surface. of thousands of times finer treatments with fewer stones, Clays, Iron Ore, regulate the process and failed to trace the girl. According to the study pub- than a human hair side effects Granite, Uranium, control irregularities, TDP Deepthi was the daughter of Shyam lished in the Journal of the Marbles, blue chips and has alleged that all this Kumar's first wife who died a couple of years American Chemical Society, n In the future, Reif plans for the DNA circuits to release a other mines are available process is only intended to ago. Though the police had formed three the research team fashioned the small molecule that alerts the body's immune system to in Andhra Pradesh. They hand over all the mines to special teams and also roped in Dhamadi simple circuits from interacting attack the cancer cell have been identified by their own party leaders. Satyam, who retrieved the sunken Royal strands of synthetic DNA that the Mining Development Malyadri, official Vasishta Private Tourism Boat from River are tens of thousands of times Corporation and given spokesperson of TDP, said Godavari, to trace the missing girl in the finer than a human hair. right combination of proteins, The devices can be easily to several companies that "All are going to be waters. Satyam' s team found the body of Unlike the circuits in a com- the complete circuit will attach. reconfigured to detect different under the lease. The com- cancelled and will be Deepthi on Monday afternoon. "We have puter, these circuits work by ter aim. hairpin shape. Adding a strand of "initiator" cell surface proteins by replac- panies, which have got the handed over to their peo- shifted the body to the morgue for autop- attaching to the outside of a cell For the findings, the research One end of each hairpin is DNA then causes one of the ing the tether strands, the lease, will extract the min- ple. This state will go sy and arrested Shanta Kumari for killing and analysing it for proteins team designed a DNA circuit bound to a second strand of hairpins to open, which in researchers said. eral and sell it as per the back by 20 years with Deepthi," police added. found in greater numbers on that must latch onto that spe- DNA that acts as a lock and turn triggers another in a chain The technology could be rules and regulations. these decisions. PPAs, Source said that Shantha Kumari had some cell types than others. If cific combination of proteins tether, folding in such a way to reaction until the last hairpin used as a screening tool to help Many politicians have Sand policy, Tenders, given birth to a boy around a year ago. She a circuit finds its targets, it on the same cell to work. fit a specific cell surface protein in the circuit is opened and the rule out cancer, which could profited from these mines, Capital construction, was under the impression that her husband labels the cell with a tiny light- "As a result they're much less like a puzzle piece. Together cell lights up. mean fewer unnecessary fol- especially in Rayalaseema. Polavaram all are can- Shyam Kumar was partial to her daughter up tag. likely to flag the wrong cells," these two strands act to verify Test runs of the device in test low-ups, or to develop more YSRCP government celled. YSRCP is thinking Deepthi. Suspecting that her husband Because the devices distin- said study researcher John Reif that particular protein is pre- tubes in Reif's lab showed it targeted cancer treatments with has stopped many con- that they will again win by would give his assets to Deepthi instead of guish cell types with higher Each basic element of their sent on the cell surface. can be used to detect leukemia fewer side effects. In the future, tracts and is going for dint of their welfare her son, Shantha Kumari killed Deepthi out specificity than previous meth- DNA circuit consists of two To look for cancer, the cir- cells and to distinguish them Reif plans for the DNA circuits reverse tendering. They schemes, which are bis- of jealousy and threw her body in the waters. ods, the researchers hope their DNA strands. The first DNA cuit components are mixed from other types of cancer to release a small molecule that are changing the contrac- cuits as per the language Shyam's sister Swathi and his mother Babi work might improve diagnosis, strand folds over and partially with a person's cells in the lab. within a matter of hours, just alerts the body's immune sys- tors even for road works, of Minister Dharmana said Shantha Kumari had been harassing and give cancer therapies bet- pairs up with itself to form a If any cells are studded with the by the strength of their glow. tem to attack the cancer cell. cement road works in the Krishnadas." Deepthi for the past few years. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019 nation 04 Wrong to say I am behind Yediyurappa makes pitch for SHORT READS ‘Congress-mukt Karnataka' Ajit Pawar's revolt: Sharad PNS n BENGALURU Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday pitched for PNS n PUNE Sharad Pawar said 'Congress-mukt Karnataka' to if a government realise the BJP's national dream NCP chief Sharad Pawar on of 'Congress-mukt Bharat'. "If Ensure timely approval Monday said he was not behind formed by three we have to make 'Congress- Ajit Pawar's decision to align with parties with mukt Bharat' then it should be for Majherhat Bridge: the BJP and become the deputy different ideologies 'Congress Mukt Karnataka' first. Mamata to Rlys chief minister, and asserted that It should begin from here," he his party along with Congress has to work for five said addressing an election rally KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief and Shiv Sena will form the next years, then detailed at Kamalapurain Vijayanagar Minister Mamata Banerjee on government in Maharashtra. discussions on a Assembly constituency from Monday urged the Railways to Addressing reporters in Karad where Anand Singh iscontest- grant necessary approvals for common minimum completion of the city's new town of neighbouring Satara dis- ing on a BJP ticket. Yediyurappa said he trict, the NCP chief reiterated programme are A party hopper, Singh was JD(S), the (then) ruling coalition Majherhat Bridge by that the decision of aligning essential previously elected on a Congress could win only one seat each," "never knew in his December, after the state with the BJP was that of his ticket and was the among the he said. life what lies are" government failed to meet its earlier deadline due to "lack of nephew Ajit Pawar and not of the MLAs to resign from the Speaking about the "pathet- but people did not NCP. "It is not the party's deci- contact with his nephew. Asked whether Ajit Pawar Congress, Sharad Pawar said if a Assembly rebelling against his ic" performance of the previous timely clearance". In a letter to sion and we do not endorse it," The veteran politician dis- was under pressure in view of the government formed by three party. He was among the 17 ruling coalition of Congress trust him when he Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Pawar said. "It is wrong to say that missed insinuations that he was Enforcement Directorate's case parties with different ideologies Congress-JDS MLAs who were and JD(S), Yediyurappa said the said BJP would win Banerjee sought his personal intervention to ensure prompt I have a hand behind Ajit Pawar's behind the chain of events that (in connection with a bank has to work for five years, then disqualified by the then speak- two parties could hardly regis- at least 22 seats in revolt," he added. started with his nephew walking scam) against him, the NCP chief detailed discussions on a com- er K R Ramesh Kumar in July. ter their presence in the Lok approvals so that construction Asked whether the NCP, out of the party and joining said, "I have no idea". He further mon minimum programme are After the Supreme Court Sabha election. the last Lok Sabha work of the bridge can be Congress and Shiv Sena will hands with the BJP to give the said that the BJP's claim of being essential. "Sometimes the Sena's allowed the disqualified MLAs Ridiculing Congress, elections in completed by next month, after missing the September form government in the state, he saffron party a second shot at a party with a difference was hol- stand on a particular issue is dif- to contest the December 5 Yediyurappa said, "Congress Karnataka said, "There is not an iota of power in the state under low. "The BJP used to say it is dif- ferent from the other two parties. bypolls, Anand Singh joined the doesn't even have the required target. "I would request for doubt that the government (of Devendra Fadnavis. ferent from others. After this In such scenarios, we have to BJP again and is contesting on number of MPs in the Lok your personal intervention and to kindly issue instruction to the combine) will be formed in "There is no question of my episode, their difference has keep contradicting issues aside the party ticket from Sabha to be called the principal tent with the lack of develop- railway authorities concerned Maharashtra." involvement in this...If I was been exposed," he said, asserting and come together on issues that Vijayanagar. opposition party. This is the ment and hence he decided not for prompt approval of He said meetings of the Shiv involved, I would have told my that the saffron party was mis- are of interest to people," he said. Yediyurappa said he "never condition of Congress today." to stay in the Congress for launching schemes and Sena, Congress and NCP were colleagues," he asserted. On using power and the gubernato- "Someone announces com- knew in his life what lies are" but Heaping praise on Singh, long," the Chief Minister said. Commissioner of Railway taking place and senior leaders, reports that Ajit Pawar was fed rial post to achieve the desired plete farm loan waiver during the people did not trust him when Yediyurappa said he was the first Yediyurappa asked the peo- Safety (CRS) clearance," she including Ajit Pawar, attended up of the government formation goals. election. It is okay to announce he said BJP would win at least among the 17 MLAs who had ple to ensure Singh's victory so said. A section of the over 50- them. talks between the three parties On whether Ajit Pawar will be during the election, but when the 22 seats in the last Lok Sabha resigned from the Assembly. Till that he becomes a minister in year-old bridge on the arterial "All three parties were on the dragging, he said nobody had the expelled from the NCP, he said government is to be run, one elections in Karnataka. then, he had no clue that the BJP the BJP government and helps Diamond Harbour Road in same page on forming the gov- right to take such decisions at a the decision will be taken at the needs to check the nitty-gritty of "I never knew in my life what would form a government in thegovernment develop the area south Kolkata had collapsed ernment together, but whatever personal level, and any "differ- party-level. Asked about the the issue," the NCP patriarch lies are. When I said that we will Karnataka. as a model constituency. Bypolls on September 4 last year, he (Ajit Pawar) decided, it was his ence of opinion" should have delay in government formation said. In order to run a govern- win 22 Lok Sabha seats, people "It was Anand Singh who are scheduled to be held in 15 claiming the lives of three personal decision," the NCP been put forth at the party meet- and multiple rounds of talks ment well for five years, discus- mocked at us but weactually resigned first and later others Assembly constituencies on people. chief said, adding that he had no ings. between the NCP, Sena and sions do take time, he added. won 25 seats. Congress and the too joined him. He was discon- December 5. All rumours baseless, JNU protest not a changed Twitter bio Delhi Assembly winter JD(S) will not join hands with Left vs BJP month ago: Scindia NEW DELHI: Senior Congress issue: Former leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on session from Dec 2-3 Monday dismissed speculation BJP after bypolls: Siddaramaiah about his Twitter bio not PNS n NEW DELHI JNUSU presidents including his links to the party PNS n BENGALURU the possibility of JD(S) joining Minister once again. Expressing PNS n NEW DELHI as "baseless". Social media A two-day winter session of hands with BJP in case the gov- confidence about Congress' per- went into overdrive with many the Delhi Assembly will be Former Karnataka Chief ernment falls short of numbers. formance in the bypolls, the Former presidents of the wondering whether Scindia was held from December 2, during Minister Siddaramaiah on JD(S) leaders, who have indi- CLP leader said, campaign was Jawaharlal Nehru University planning to quit the Congress which two bills pertaining to Monday ruled out the possibil- cated that they don't want mid- on and that he has travelled in Students' Union (JNUSU), and others highlighting the higher education will be ity of his former ally JD(S) join- term polls, have already stated five constituencies -- Hunsur, K including CPI(M) general reported differences between tabled, a government official 'Delhi Sports University Bill' ing hands with BJP after the that a call will be taken on the R Pete, Yeshwanthpura, secretary Sitaram Yechury him and Madhya Pradesh Chief said on Monday. and 'Delhi Skill and bypolls, as he talked about the party's role, in case the ruling BJP Mahalakshmi Layout and and politburo member Minister Kamal Nath. But the According to the official, the Entrepreneurship University prospects of mid-term polls in loses majority, only after the Hoskote -- so far, and will be Prakash Karat, expressed sol- changes were made a month government will introduce the Bill' in the upcoming session. the state and the Congress party results on December 9. travelling in the remaining con- idarity with the students ago, Scindia said. "I had winning it. Siddaramaiah said it is quite stituencies before December 3. demanding a rollback of a changed it (the Twitter bio) a The Congress Legislature natural, if BJP doesn't win Responding to a question recent fee hike on Monday month ago... I got feedback 9 killed, 15 injured as bus collides Party leader also said the B S required number of seats in the government falls, Siddaramaiah about Yediyurappa's claims that and said the protest should that it is a long biodata and Yediyurappa-led BJP govern- bypolls, they will have to resign. said, "Have I said like that? I have BJP will win all 15 seats, not be seen as a "Left vs BJP" should be made short. All ment will have to resign on "fail- Asked if the Congress will not. I feel that mid-term polls Siddaramaiah said "Yediyurappa issue. At a press conference rumours around it are with truck in UP's Banda ing" to garner required number demand a floor test if BJP does may take place, if mid- term polls is bit disturbed, after getting to here, they said the students of baseless," Scindia told PTI. of seats in the December 5 not get the required numbers, he takes place hundred per cent we know he is facing defeat, he is JNU always protested against Later Scindia tweeted, n PNS BANDA (UP) turn, SP Ganesh Prasad Saha bypolls for 15 assembly con- said, "They will have to resign, will win." To a question if he will speaking random things." issues in the country and "Ridiculous commotion over a said. Altogether there were 50 stituencies in the state. why floor test again?" The ruling become the chief minister after Among the 15 constituencies raised concerns over the twitter profile change done Nine people were killed while 15 passengers on the bus which "JD(S) is not going to support BJP needs to win at least six seats mid-term polls, the senior going to bypolls, 12 were held by manner in which they were almost a month ago!" His more were injured in a collision was on its way to Fatehpur from them (BJP), Yes (I'm sure)...I have in the bypolls to remain in a Congress leader said the high the Congress and three by JD(S), dealt with by the authorities. Twitter bio had earlier stated, between a public bus and a Banda, the SP said, adding that not spoken to them (JD(S)), but majority in the 224-member command and the legislature whose coalition government col- They also released a joint "Former Member of Parliament truck in the Tindwari police sta- the identity of the victims was I know. I was with JD(S) in the assembly, which will still have party will decide on it. lapsed due to rebellion by the dis- statement, signed among oth- Guna (2002-2019). Former tion area here on Monday after- being ascertained. Senior offi- past right?" Siddaramaiah told two vacant seats-- Maski and R Siddaramaiah has in the past qualified MLAs, most of whom ers by NCP leader Devi Minister for Power (I/C); MoS noon, police said. The accident cials have rushed to the scene of reporters in Hubballi. He was R Nagar. On whether he will on several occasions indicated his BJP has fielded as its candidates Prasad Tripathi, expressing Commerce and Industry, MoS took place near the Saimiri the accident. responding to a question about become Chief Minister if BJP aspirations to become Chief in the bypolls. solidarity with the students. communications, IT and Post". Delhi-NCR pollution: Success of parliamentary RS adjourned for day as Oppn stalls functioning democracy rests on respecting opposition's n SC slams Punjab, Haryana PNS NEW DELHI view: LS speaker Rajya Sabha proceedings were NEW DELHI: The success of for stubble burning on Monday adjourned for the parliamentary democracy rests day after the Congress and on listening and respecting the PNS n NEW DELHI other opposition parties stalled views and opinions of the ‘Delhi govt is functioning of the House over opposition, Lok Sabha Speaker The Supreme Court Monday the political developments in Om Birla said on Monday. He ‘non-performing' in slammed the Punjab and Maharashtra. was speaking at the inaugural Haryana governments for As soon as the House met at function of the 10th implementation of increase in stubble burning 2 pm, the Congress, Left, DMK Commonwealth Youth despite its order prohibiting it and other opposition members Parliament hosted at the Delhi central schemes’ and said people in Delhi can't were up on their feet demand- Legislative Assembly. Dialogue, PNS n NEW DELHI be left to die due to air pollu- ing discussion on the events in Rajya Sabha chairman on April it is clear," Harivansh said. by the opposition. debate and decision making tion. "Why people are in this gas Maharashtra. Deputy Chairman 24, 1989, the role of the gover- Congress members asked He had alleged that the based on these are the soul of Union minister Hardeep Singh Expressing displeasure over chamber? You better finish Harivansh said discussion on nor in relation to a proclama- that if the matter was sub- Congress, Shiv Sena and NCP parliamentary democracy, he Puri on Monday attacked the the failure of states in prevent- them all. This wrong is going the matter cannot be taken up tion issued by the president judice, then why was Union were trying to "hijack" democ- said. The event, attended by Delhi government, claiming ing stubble burning, the apex on for long," it said. as the matter is sub-judice. under Article 356 can only be Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi racy in Maharashtra through delegates from Commonwealth that it was "non-performing" court said: "Should this be tol- The apex court slammed Citing Chairman M discussed when such a procla- allowed to speak on the mat- "jugad". He said NCP strong- countries, was also addressed in many cases when it came to erated? Is this not worse than the Centre and states for Venkaiah Naidu's statement mation is laid before the House ter in the House. Naidu had man Sharad Pawar risked get- by Delhi Assembly Speaker the implementation of central internal war? You better finish "blame game" on the issue of earlier in the day, he said the and becomes its property, he earlier rejected notices by ting run out on a slippery pitch. Ram Niwas Goel and Chief scheme in the national capital. them all with explosives." water and air pollution in House can discuss President's added. opposition members under Amid the din, Minister of State Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Talking to reporters at an A bench of justices Arun Delhi. Taking serious note of rule being imposed or revoked "In the instant case of Rule 267 seeking setting aside for Finance Anurag Singh event, the union housing Mishra and Deepak Gupta water pollution in Delhi, it in a state only when a motion to Maharashtra, the proclama- of the business to take up the Thakur introduced a proposal to and urban affairs minister said the life span of millions of said people have right to get that effect is brought before it. tion in question is still to be issue and had adjourned the withdraw the International Youth Cong stages stir said, "Delhi is on all (cen- citizens has shortened and pure drinking water. "We are "Honourable chairman has laid on the table of the House. House till 2 pm. Naqvi in the Financial Services Centres against Centre over tral government) schemes people are "suffocating" due to 'literally shocked' that water already clarified on the matter, However, as per media reports, morning session had said that Authority Bill, 2019, which was that I am aware of. It is pollution in Delhi-NCR. "Can is polluted in Delhi and so I cannot allow a discussion the issuance of the proclama- the governor's decision could approved by the House. As the Maharashtra political underperforming and in you treat people like this and blame game is going on. regarding the matter," tion is challenged in the be discussed only through a opposition continued protests, impasse many cases, it is a non-per- permit them to die due to pol- What is this happening," the Harivansh said. Supreme Court and as such the substantive motion and no Harivansh adjourned the House NEW DELHI: Indian Youth forming government." lution," asked the bench. bench said. As per a ruling given by the matter becomes sub-judice. So such motion has been brought for the day. Congress (IYC) activists staged a demonstration near the Parliament House on Monday against the BJP-led Centre over Doctors remove world's largest kidney weighing 7.4 kg at Delhi hospital the alleged "illegal and undemocratic" manner of government formation in n PNS NEW DELHI The patient, a resident of Delhi, was in both kidneys causing them to He is presently on dialysis and Maharashtra. There were swell up and leading to renal fail- awaiting renal transplant, the several questions over the Surgeons have removed a kid- suffering from a genetic disorder called ure. The man started having doctor said. manner in which the Bharatiya ney weighing 7.4 kg, claimed to Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney intolerable pain in his left flank Autosomal dominant poly- Janata Party (BJP) staked claim be the world's largest, from a Disease, a condition in which fluid-filled associated with fever and breath- cystic kidney disease (ADPKD) for power and was allowed to 56-year-old man, authorities at ing difficulty. is an inherited genetic systemic form government in a city hospital where the pro- cysts develop in both kidneys causing them "We investigated and found disease occurring in 1:700 to Maharashtra and it was clear cedure was performed said on to swell up and leading to renal failure that he had internal bleeding and 1:1,000 individuals. It is a com- that rules and democratic Monday. infection within the cysts of his mon inherited disorder with norms were violated, IYC The kidney, removed after a left kidney. It was at this point 12.5 million cases worldwide. president Srinivas BV said. two-hour-long surgery per- the heaviest," Dr Kathuria said. Hospital are planning to apply that we decided to take him up The usual course of this dis- Hearing a plea moved by the formed recently, had occupied The Guinness Book of to the Guinness World Records for surgery," Dr Kathuria said. ease is that it usually progress- Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress almost the entire abdomen of World Records reports a kid- in connection with this partic- The decision to remove the es to renal failure and subse- combine against the the patient, Dr Sachin ney weighing 4.25 kg as the ular surgery. kidney was taken as he did not quently requires renal replace- Maharashtra governor's Kathuria, Urology consultant at world's largest kidney till now The patient, a resident of respond to intravenous antibi- ment therapy in the form of dial- decision to swear-in BJP's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said. A normal kidney weighs removed till date globally, hos- which was removed by doctors Delhi, was suffering from a otics and the shear mass was ysis and renal transplant. The Devendra Fadnavis as chief "To put things into perspec- about 120-150 grams. The pital authorities claimed. at a hospital in 2017 from a genetic disorder called good enough to offer him such indication of removing kidney minister, the Supreme Court on tive, the kidney weighed more dimensions of the removed kid- "Although the pre-operative patient suffering from Autosomal Dominant Polycystic a procedure, he explained. in such patients is either infec- Monday said it will give its than two human newborn ney are 32 x 21.8 cm and this scans showed a huge kidney, we Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney Disease, a condition in The patient has recovered tion, bleeding, renal tumour order in the matter on Tuesday. babies combined," he said. happens to be the largest kidney did not expect that it would be Doctors from Sir Gang Ram which fluid-filled cysts develop well and has been discharged. and palliation of symptoms. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019 nation 05

SHORT READS Punjab Police ASI BJP will get befitting reply in killed in accident, wife Pawars, Thackerays,- uncle- severely injured Maha Assembly floor test: Cong PHAGWARA: An assistant sub- PNS n NEW DELHI inspector (ASI) of Punjab nephew tussles not new in Maha Police was killed and his wife The Congress on Monday said severely injured when their PNS n NEW DELHI Thackeray's heir, Raj its alliance with the NCP and motorcycle was hit by a private Thackeray mirrored his uncle the Shiv Sena had the support bus at the sugar mill crossing Sharad Pawar-Ajit Pawar, Bal in his speeches, mannerism of 154 MLAs and the BJP will area here on Monday, police Thackeray-Raj Thackeray, and also his aggressive politics. get a "befitting reply" in the said. The deceased was Gopinath Munde-Dhananjay In comparison, Uddhav Maharashtra Assembly floor identified as ASI Binder Pal Munde. Thackeray was seen to be very test. (52), of nearby Bhanoki village, Troubled uncle-nephew mild. The assertion came minutes Phagwara DSP Surinder Chand relationships have rocked the But when the uncle opted after the Supreme Court said said. His wife, Veena Rani, who boat of more than one party for the son, a miffed Raj it will give its order on the Shiv was riding pillion, sustained trying to steer its way through Thackeray went to form the Sena-NCP-Congress com- serious injuries in the accident, Maharashtra's troubled polit- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena bine's plea against the the DSP said. Binder Pal and ical waters with the crisis in the in 2006, inflicting damage to Maharashtra governor's deci- Asserting that democracy was his wife were rushed to the NCP only the latest in the the Shiv Sena in the early years sion to swear-in Devendra "murdered" in Maharashtra and the Civil Hospital after the accident series. and costing it dearly in the Fadnavis as chief minister. where doctors declared the The mentor-protege equa- 2009 parliamentary and Asserting that democracy Constitution "trampled upon", Randeep policeman as brought dead, tion of uncles with their assembly polls. was "murdered" in Surjewala said an "illegitimate govt" of said a hospital official. nephews has slipped into Raj Thackeray is currently Maharashtra and the the BJP and Ajit Pawar was formed unpleasant territory in the down but not considered out Constitution "trampled upon", struggle for power in not just The Thackeray family saw a similar with many still viewing him as Congress's chief spokesper- Hurt by behaviour of the NCP but also the Shiv Sena a force to be reckoned with. son Randeep Surjewala said an Court that a floor test be Sena combine believes that Cong MPs in LS on and the BJP. feud about a decade ago when the Like Ajit Pawar and Raj "illegitimate government" of ordered immediately so that it the people's mandate and On Saturday, Ajit Pawar tussle between Uddhav and Raj on who Thackeray, Dhananjay Munde, the Bharatiya Janata Party is proven that the majority is democracy will win in Maha issue: Speaker broke rank with the NCP to would lead the Shiv Sena vertically too, was tipped to inherit the (BJP) and Ajit Pawar was with the alliance formed for Maharashtra. The BJP, Ajit NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha defy his uncle and party patri- legacy of his late uncle, BJP formed. Maharashtra's development -- Pawar and all such forces that Speaker Om Birla on Monday arch Sharad Pawar and took split the Shiv Sena. Bal Thackeray leader Gopinath Munde. In a dramatic development, Congress-Sena-NCP. We have trampled upon democ- said the behaviour of the oath as Maharashtra deputy chose son over nephew and the rest, In 2009, when Gopinath BJP's Fadnavis took oath as showed the affidavits of 154 racy, kidnapped the mandate Congress MPs, who stormed chief minister. as they say, is history Munde, a mass OBC leader, chief minister and Ajit Pawar MLAs that clearly prove that and insulted constitutional the Well of the House to protest His rebellion and the deci- won from Beed, most thought of the Nationalist Congress the alliance has the majority," institutions will get a befitting against the swearing-in of a sion to back the BJP not only that he would field his nephew Party (NCP) was sworn-in as Surjewala told reporters. reply in the floor test, when BJP-led government in rattled the NCP -- the junior for his uncle when he became tics and have refused to sub- Dhananjay for the assembly his deputy on Saturday morn- He said the combine had the Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Maharashtra, was Pawar wields considerable Defence minister in the P V side since. polls. ing. support of 48 NCP MLAs, 56 Pawar will be shown the door "unacceptable" and will not be influence in the party -- but Narasimha Rao government in The Thackeray family saw a Instead, he fielded his The move jolted the Sena MLAs, 44 lawmakers of by MLAs for not having major- "tolerated." "I am hurt by also in the close knit Pawar 1991. similar feud about a decade daughter Pankaja Munde from Congress, the NCP and the the Congress and some inde- ity," he said. whatever happened in family. That was just the beginning. ago when the tussle between the Parli assembly seat. Shiv Sena, who were giving pendents, while asserting that "We believe that the process Parliament today. It is After his brother Anant Ajit Pawar, a seven-time Uddhav Thackeray and Raj This widened the rift final touches to government the number of those support- will begin on Tuesday," unacceptable and won't be Rao was killed, Sharad Pawar MLA and also former deputy Thackeray on who would lead between uncle and nephew formation in the state, but ing the alliance will go up Surjewala, flanked by senior tolerated," Birla told reporters. took his son Ajit Pawar under chief minister, was seen as a the Shiv Sena vertically split and Dhananjay Munde joined rattled the NCP the most due when other "MLAs are freed Maharashtra Congress leaders Sources said it is being his wing. In 1991, Ajit Pawar political heir to the NCP chief the Shiv Sena. Bal Thackeray the NCP, becoming Ajit to Ajit Pawar's rebellion. from BJP's jail". Prithviraj Chavan and Mukul considered whether Congress first contested and won the but tensions started building chose son over nephew and Pawar's protégé. He was later "We requested the Supreme "The Congress-NCP-Shiv Wasnik, said. MPs Hibi Eden and T N parliamentary polls from up after Sharad Pawar's daugh- the rest, as they say, is history. made leader of opposition in Prathapan can be suspended Baramati. He gave up the seat ter Supriya Sule entered poli- Tipped to be Bal the Legislative Council. for five years for storming the Well of the House and RSS chief obstructing Parliament proceedings by shouting Govt misusing slogans. should head Guj man scraps deal to sell flat central Temple trust People are unhappy agencies: Sinha PNS n BHADOHI (UP) with the atmosphere to Muslim as residents object PNS n SRINAGAR The mahant of Tapaswiji ki in the country: Pilot n SIKAR: Targeting the BJP over PNS VADODARA Chhawani in Ayodhya the political developments in Accusing the BJP-led gov- Paramhansji Maharaj on Maharashtra, Rajasthan Deputy A Hindu man had to junk his ernment at the Centre of Monday said RSS chief Chief Minister and state decision to sell his flat in a "misusing" central agencies to Mohan Bhagwat should head Congress president Sachin posh Vadodara locality in pressurize politicians, for- the trust to be set up for the Pilot on Monday said people Gujarat to a Muslim after mer Union minister Sena-NCP-Cong construction of Ram temple. were unhappy with the kind of others in his housing complex Yashwant Sinha on Monday "The RSS chief should be atmosphere being created in objected. said it was the Enforcement made the ex-offico head of the country. "People are Mahesh Palani, resident of Directorate (ED) that had letter to Guv claiming the trust so that he automat- unhappy with the atmosphere Samarpan Society in Vasna ultimately emerged as the ically takes that post. Sangh in the country. They have Road area of the district, said winner in the political Parivar should be given the understood and are supporting he scrapped the idea to sell his slugfest in Maharashtra that responsibility of Ram tem- the Congress which is evident flat to a Muslim had planned has been going on for the past majority ‘bogus': BJP ple's construction," the from the results of the to withdrawn his police ver- few days. mahant told reporters at Sita Assembly elections in ification application as well. "I will tell you one thing PNS n MUMBAI Shelar pointed out Samahit sthal here. Maharashtra and Haryana and In a meeting of Samarpan with confidence that once The Supreme Court in a the Assembly bypolls in Society members on Sunday, again the Enforcement BJP leader Ashish Shelar on that the NCP has historic verdict on November Rajasthan and the recently held several of them claimed such Directorate has won because Monday dubbed as "bogus" the delegated Ajit 9 had backed the construc- local body elections in the a deal, to a Muslim, would The society, at present, has 170 behind all this are the agen- letter submitted by the Shiv Pawar's powers to tion of a Ram temple by a state," he told reporters here. "devalue real estate prices in houses, of which two were sold to cies of the Government of Sena-NCP-Congress combine trust at the disputed site in Pilot said there should be the area". India which are working to to the Maharashtra governor Jayant Patil, but it Ayodhya, and ruled that an development, economic "I submitted an application Muslims in 2017 and another leased out pressurize the politicians by to claim that they have the has not elected alternative five-acre plot must policies and employment to the police station for veri- for 99 years to another Muslim framing cases against them," numbers to form government the latter as be found for a mosque in the opportunities but the Centre fication to proceed with the Sinha said here. The former in the state. Hindu holy town. was not focused on those and sale, but will withdraw it," Union finance minister The 'Maha Vikas Aghadi', leader of the party "Be it the issue of "rashtra was rather doing politics on Palani said. Act held that sale of a property "Members of the minority claimed that there was no the post-poll alliance formed nirman" (nation building) or emotional issues. Incidentally, the locality in to a Muslim in a Hindu-dom- community tend to sell their parallel example in the coun- by the three parties, submitted pended Ajit Pawar from his temple construction, what which the complex is located inated area and vice versa was houses at low prices at a later try's history of the ED being a letter to governor's office in post as leader of the party's leg- the RSS has done from village is covered by a law which not allowed until each imme- stage, dropping the property "misused" in such a manner. the morning, saying it has the islature wing and membership level to the cities, no one else TN will continue to mandates that an NOC from diate neighbour of the prop- rates in the area. Also, when "The way the ED has been majority whereas the recently of the party. Hence, Ajit Pawar can do," he said, adding that have full control of the housing society president erty in question consents to it. minority community occu- misused by the Government sworn in Chief Minister is still the leader of the NCP in the prime minister, the home and permission of the district The society, at present, has pants increase, Hindu com- of India, I think, there is no Devendra Fadnavis "does not the Assembly," he said. minister and the defence Mullaiperiyar dam collector is required for such 170 houses, of which two munity tends to move out," parallel example like that in have the required numbers". Shelar pointed out that the minister, all have their origins NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu a sale. were sold to Muslims in 2017 Singh claimed. our history," he said. The letter was signed by NCP has delegated Ajit in the Sangh. government will continue to The law is called the and another leased out for 99 Meanwhile, JP police sta- Shiv Sena leader Eknath Pawar's powers to Jayant Patil, have full control on regular Gujarat Prohibition of years to another Muslim. tion sub-inspector SS Jasani Shinde, NCP state chief Jayant but it has not elected the lat- operations and maintenance of Transfer of Immovable "After learning the flat said the issue was settled Patil and Congress ter as leader of the party in the the Mullaiperiyar dam and the Property and Provisions for owner was selling his prop- amicably. Maharashtra unit head Assembly. dam safety bill will not alter Protection of Tenants from erty to a Muslim without an "The seller and buyer Balasaheb Thorat. "And his powers are yet to existing arrangements, Jal Eviction from Premises in NoC from society members, reached a compromise and "It is a bogus letter as tech- be validated by the governor of Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Disturbed Areas especially immediate neigh- they have given their state- nically Ajit Pawar is still the the state. Besides, the Congress Shekhawat said on Monday. (Amendment) Act. bours, we called a meeting ments to the police. On the leader of the NCP's legislature has not even elected its leader Talking to reporters here after Members of Samarpan and forced the owner to with- basis of these statements, we wing and he has extended sup- of the House, hence the sig- meeting a delegation of Society, who held a meeting draw his decision," society will give our opinion to the port to the BJP," Shelar told nature of Balasaheb Thorat as AIADMK MPs, Shekhawat said on the issue on Sunday, point- general secretary Bikramjeet district administration," he reporters here. state president has no mean- the bill will not alter the existing ed out the Disturbed Areas Singh said. said. Yashwant Sinha "The NCP has still not sus- ing," the BJP MLA said. Mohan Bhagwat arrangement of dam ownership, its operation and maintenance, and the water rights of Tamil Nadu. UP to hold spl session to Congress, allies driven by lust for power: NIA court convicts mark 70th Constitution Day six in 2016 ISIS terror PNS n LUCKNOW plot case PM Modi tells Jharkhand poll rally KOCHI: A NIA court here on The Uttar Pradesh legislature PNS n DALTONGANJ Monday found six people, will on Tuesday hold a special Modi said it was for the first time since arrested in connection with a day-long session to com- Mounting a blistering attack on the creation of Jharkhand in the year 2016 Islamic State (ISIS) terror memorate the 70 years of the Congress-JMM-RJD plot case, guilty of conspiring adoption of the Constitution. alliance in Jharkhand, Prime 2000 that the BJP government led by to carry out strikes across The session marking the Minister Narendra Modi alleged Raghubar Das had completed its full term Kerala and neighbouring states. Constitution Day, November on Monday their "self-seeking" Those convicted are Manseed 26, will start at 11 am with past governments were driven Muhmood, Swalih Mohammed, Governor Anandiben Patel by the "lust for power" and transparency in governance. ter said the 'double-engine' Rashid Ali, Ramshad, Safvan addressing a joint sitting of the exploited the mineral-rich He said the BJP government growth of Jharkhand became and Moinuddin. Special judge P assembly, said legislative Anandiben Patel state's resources while neglect- worked hard to end naxalism possible because the party was Krishnakumar, however, sources. ing its people. and crime. in power both at the Centre acquitted Jasim N K. They have During its special session, Lahore session of the Congress He also accused the previous Raising the issue of forest and in the state. been found guilty under various the assembly will deliberate on this day in 1930. Congress governments at the rights of tribals, the prime min- "We sent funds and brought sections of the Unlawful upon the preamble of the Earlier on Oct 2, the state Centre of procrastinating reso- ister asserted," The BJP is com- pressure on the previous BJP Activities Prevention Act Constitution besides the legislature had convened lution of the Kashmir tangle and mitted to protecting your right governments in Uttar Pradesh (UAPA) including offences Fundamental Duties of citi- another special session to the vexed Ayodhya dispute. to 'Jal, Jungle, Jameen' (water, for speeding up construction of relating to membership of a zens set out in Part IV-A of the mark the 150th birth anniver- "This election is a contest -stability, good governance, tle for those living on the earth. forest and land). houses for the poor but to no terrorist organisation and Constitution. sary of Mahatma Gandhi. On between those who serve and prosperity, respect for all and How would it then have been He said a district mineral avail. But since the advent of the support given to a terrorist The session will also see the this day, the House house had those who loot. The Congress security. possible to give electricity, roads fund has been set up by the Yogi Adityanath government, organisation. The National members deliberating upon held an uninterrupted 36- has problems, we have the Naxalism flourished under and water to people? Set up Centre to ensure that the ben- UP is at the top in building Investigation Agency (NIA) had the ideas and philosophies of hour-long debate on sustain- solutions. They have accusa- the non-BJP governments due industries?" he said. efits from resources mined in dwellings for the poor," he said. busted the ISIS module from Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the able development goals tions, we have the report of the to political instability, he said. Modi said it was for the first tribal areas reach the people Elaborating on the benefits Kanakamala in Kannur district principal architect and the (SDGs), an idea espoused by work we have done. They have "Governments were made time since the creation of there. Jharkhand has received of 'double-engine' growth, the in October 2016 when the chairman of the drafting Mahatma Gandhi. empty promises, we have the through the back door. There Jharkhand in the year 2000 that Rs 5,000 crore from that fund, prime minister said apart of the members were holding a committee of the Constitution. The special session on Bapu, proof of development," Modi were alliances of self-seekers the BJP government led by the prime minister said, adding gas connection given to poor meeting to chalk out plans to The Indian Constitution however, had been boycotted told a poll rally in Daltonganj, who were driven by the lust for Raghubar Das had completed steps were being taken to fast- families under the 'Ujjwala carry out terror attacks against was adopted on November 26, by opposition Samajwadi his first ahead of the state power (satta bhog) and exploit- its full term. track settlement of forest rights Yojana' by the Centre, the prominent people, including 1949 but it came into effect Party and Congress. assembly elections. ed the resources of the state. The Das government, he claims. Jharkhand government had judges, police officers and wholly on January 26, 1950 to They are, however, expect- The prime minister asserted "They had their eyes on the said, worked day and night to Urging people to vote the provided second gas cylinders politicians, and foreign tourists. commemorate the pledge of ed to participate in the special the BJP was committed to the riches found beneath the sur- end corruption and set up insti- BJP to power for a second suc- to 33 lakh households in the Purna Swaraj, passed in the session on Tuesday. five principles of social justice- face of the earth and cared lit- tutional mechanisms for greater cessive term, the prime minis- state. VIJAYAWADA|TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION All eyes on floor test Only that can dilute if not settle the putrid political mess in Maharashtra. The sooner a House session is called, the better Seeds of misfortune he political ambush in Maharashtra — for nothing else can describe the oppor- Certain provisions of both the draft seeds Bill as well as the Pesticide Management Ttunistic division of the power pie among electoral rivals, the BJP and a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) breakaway — needs Bill need to be amended to prevent MNCs from swamping farmers to be rectified by an immediate constitution of the House. That alone can set off process- es leading to a floor test, all of which are time- taking but can restore order. Now that a new Government has been sworn in by the Governor, it is incumbent upon him to call a House session, which will then elect a pro- tem Speaker. He will administer the oath to MLAs, conduct the election of the full-time Speaker, which in itself will show how the numbers are stacked, and SANDHYA JAIN then let the latter handle the floor test. Although the Supreme Court in its infinite armers’ bodies are concerned that wisdom considers the technical aspects of the plea, that is if the letters of sup- the proposed draft Seeds Bill, 2019, port by BJP and NCP MLAs to the Governor were indeed genuine or not, the and the Pesticide Management Bill fact is it must really hasten conditions required for a floor test. Letters now mean could weaken farmers’ rights and increase corporate control over seed, little. Yes, it must consider the delicacies of the case but cannot disregard how asF the definition of “farmer” has been the Opposition front of the Congress, official NCP and Sena have also submit- tweaked to include traders and corporations. ted a list of 154 MLAs to the Governor and court as counter-claimants to power. The original definition of “farmer” excluded any individual, company, trader or dealer, who All the more reason that a House session and floor test are made possible at engages in procurement and sale on commer- the earliest to legitimise claims. Considering the muddied waters since daybreak cial basis (non-farmers); Bharatiya Krishak Saturday, with each side claiming defections and overlapping loyalists, the top Samaj president Krishan Bir Chaudhary insists this should be retained. court is expected to do everything right to restore public confidence in and uphold The draft states, “Farmer means any per- democratic principles. Otherwise, it will be perceived to have allowed the cloak son who owns cultivable land or any other cat- and dagger feudalism that has come to justify itself as Constitutional practice. egory of farmers who are doing the agricul- tural work as may be notified by the November 30, by which the Governor wants the floor test, is just four days away. Central/State Governments.” It identifies So a breather has anyway been got. Also, the top court would recall that in the “farmer” as anyone owning cultivable land Karnataka scenario, it had moved in swiftly, at the midnight hour, to order such under Clause 11, which makes all corpora- a session. BS Yediyurappa couldn’t pile up numbers in a subsequent floor test. tions, who own land, eligible to be classified as “farmer”, while the new exemptions of Now that a new Government has been sworn in, there is no ground for dilly- Clause 47 spare multinationals from any reg- dallying. BJP Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says he has support of 170 MLAs, ulation under the seed law. er, distributor or vendor of seed GM mustard even though it has data protection would mean 105 MLAs of his own, all 54 MLAs from the NCP and 11 Independents and small- The draft Bill introduces new commer- of the registered kind or variety lower yields than indigenous ever-greening of patents. Data cial definitions of seed, which facilitate easy “shall disclose the expected per- public varieties and is tolerant to exclusivity in agrochemicals sec- er parties. The Congress with 44, the NCP (still claimed by Sharad Pawar as his market access to multinational corporations formance of such kind or variety the prohibited herbicide, glufos- tor will delay entry of generics and not of his nephew and deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar) at 54 and Shiv Sena, rather than conserve our rich biodiversity and to the farmer under given con- inate. Only a case in the Supreme and make agrochemicals/pesti- now no longer a BJP ally, with 56 seats and some Independents have furnished guarantee farmers the freedom to save and ditions” and if such seed fails to Court has prevented its commer- cides unaffordable for Indian exchange seeds they have evolved and, thus, perform as expected, the farmer cialisation. Now, the new seed Bill farmers. Moreover, the PMB a list of 162. Both sides have common support and cross the halfway mark of ensure availability of high quality, reliable, could claim compensation from could allow commercialisation of lacks a “pesticide schedule.” The 144. There are bizarre stories of resort politics, with each camp shepherding its affordable and ecologically adapted seed for the producer, dealer, distributor Bt brinjal and herbicide-tolerant insecticide schedule is an integral legislators from inducements by competitors, as if they are a gullible lot who do their ecosystem and agro-climatic zone. or vendor. mustard. part of the Insecticide Act, 1968, The Bill introduces unscientific defini- The 2019 draft Bill is a THE DRAFT BILL The Central Seed and helps applicants and regula- not have a mind of their own to decide or are terrorised into the barracks. Fact tions like “national seed variety” and “state Compulsory Seed Certification Committee under the 1966 Act tors to decide if registration is is, they are following established practice to treat their seats as assets and sell seed variety” in Clauses 17 (“national seed Bill under which seed producers INTRODUCES NEW included one person to be nom- required or not. them to the highest bidder. Undoubtedly democracy has been made a mockery varieties” means those varieties which are cul- and seed processing units must COMMERCIAL inated by each State Government. The PMB’s over regulation tivated in more than one State) and 31 (“State be registered [247, 22(1) and (2)]. The 2019 seed Bill has changed of exports will adversely affect of far too many times in this country to become an ugly truth. And it sadly con- seed varieties” mean those which are culti- Article 12 states that farmers DEFINITIONS OF this provision to five representa- exports of pesticides, which can tinues as part of competitive point-scoring and whataboutery. What gives our vated in one State only). “shall not be required to register SEED, WHICH tives chosen by the Centre on a earn foreign exchange and boost politicians the right to emulate indecorous examples, simply because they had Seed is the expression of diversity of traits the farmers’ varieties of seeds in rotational basis. Meanwhile, the the indigenous agrochemicals and agroclimatic zones, where varieties are the said register” but the deletion FACILITATE EASY Seeds Division, Dept of industry. Export orders for pes- been executed by their rival at some point in time and continue to be a prece- bred by farmers and to which they are adapt- of farmers’ rights in exemption Agriculture, has asked sellers for ticide formulations are time- dent? Meanwhile, the parading games have started. The BJP, which has made ed. To describe seeds, not according to traits Clause 47 dilutes farmers’ rights. MARKET ACCESS Expression of Interest (EOI) for bound, depending upon the anti-corruption the credo of its Congress-mukt Bharat, has not only bought over and agroclimatic zones but as “national Significantly, “transgenic TO MULTINATIONAL bar-coding seed packets for a agriculture season in different seed” if grown in more than one state and seeds” are introduced. A new cat- “national seed traceability sys- countries and timely delivery is the tainted Ajit Pawar but decided to hide his black book. Reports now indicate “state seed” if grown in one state, has no sci- egory of “synthetic seeds” enters CORPORATIONS tem.” This must surely wait until critical else customers will go that investigation in nine cases related to the `70,000 crore Maharashtra irriga- entific basis. This is a commercial description the definition of “seed” in Article RATHER THAN Parliament passes the Bill. elsewhere. All importing coun- tion scam was closed on Monday, two days after Ajit Pawar was sworn in. What to facilitate the marketing and the spread of 24. Section 44 opens the door for CONSERVE OUR Coming to the Pesticide tries have their own regula- a travesty considering the first thing that Fadnavis did when he became the Chief unreliable and costly seeds from MNCs. introduction of transgenic vari- Management Bill (PMB), it must tions and registration require- Under the 1966 Seed Act, new seeds were eties cleared by the Genetic RICH BIODIVERSITY provide for compulsory registra- ments for imports, which each Minister in 2014 was to register these same cases. Of course, the BJP has made evaluated in 22 agroclimatic zones to ensure Engineering Appraisal tion of Technical Grade Pesticides exporter has to fulfill. brazenness the new normal, not bothered about perceptions. But it is still diffi- farmers get quality inputs. Strangely, the 2019 Committee (GEAC). Under “spe- AND GUARANTEE in India, prior to granting regis- Hence, imposing unneces- cult to believe why the original NCP chief Sharad Pawar is tepid in handling the Seed Bill makes evaluation optional: “The cial provision for registration of FARMERS THE trations for imports or indige- sary data requirements and rais- Committee may, for conducting trials to assess transgenic varieties”, it states, nous manufacture of pesticides ing unqualified deficiencies for consequences of a palace coup? For starters, there has been no action against the performance, accredit centres of the Indian “notwithstanding anything con- FREEDOM TO SAVE formulations, which is the pre- export-oriented products will Ajit Pawar beyond his suspension as a legislature party leader. There has been Council of Agricultural Research, State tained in Section 14, no seed of AND EXCHANGE vailing practice in major agricul- only add to costs and delays. no talk of expulsion. Does the old Maratha strongman fear that expulsion would Agricultural Universities and such other any transgenic variety shall be tural nations such as the US, Data available in the public organisations fulfilling the eligibility require- registered unless the applicant has SEEDS THEY HAVE Europe, Brazil, China, Australia domain should be accepted by also lead to an exodus of his own MLAs in large numbers? Yet Ajit Pawar claims ments as may be prescribed to conduct tri- obtained a clearance in respect of EVOLVED and Argentina. the registration authority as that NCP still has one leader and that is senior Pawar. So one wonders how the als to evaluate the performance of any kind the same as required by or under The PMB should not include export orders are country-spe- NCP chief, whose status has been hugely compromised by the assumption that or variety of seeds.” the provisions of the data protection for agrochemi- cific. The Ministry of The seed Bill should ensure compensa- Environment (Protection) Act, cals/pesticides as such provi- Agriculture would do well to he is in the loop of things, is still willing to be fall guy. Speculation that his nephew tion to farmers in case of seed failure. 1986: (29 of 1986).” sions will effectively extend the resolve these issues before pro- doesn’t have so much as a dare to stand against him and that his daughter would Instead, it leaves farmers to seek compensa- But the biosafety regulatory monopoly enjoyed by multina- ceeding with these legislations. ultimately find a place in the Union Cabinet seems to be growing. If all of this is tion for seed failure under the Consumer Act. agency is a failure. It approved Bt tional corporations, which (The writer is Senior Fellow, Liability clauses are meaningless if there is no cotton which is failing; it already have 20-year patent pro- Nehru Memorial Museum and proven, it will be the death of democracy as we know it. liability for seed failure. The Consumer approved Bt brinjal which the tection under WTO (effective in Library; the views expressed are Protection Act, 1986, stated that the produc- Minister overruled; it approved India from 2005). Additional personal) Blame the road, too S O U N D BITE While the driver of the speeding car is to be blamed, one BJP leaders will go crazy if I really love my work and I Just take a look around (fans No matter how the situation should not absolve the designers and makers of the flyover they are thrown out of am passionate about it. The with their camera lights on evolves in Hong Kong, one power. They will lose their length of a role is not impor- to click pictures). Do you see thing remains crystal clear: ootage of a red Volkswagen Polo careen- mental balance as we are tant but I don't want to play this? Have you seen this in It is part of China’s territory ing off Hyderabad’s brand-new Biodiversity going to prove our majority an insignificant role, like the Test cricket? Feels like it is a as a special administrative father of the hero or heroine. FPark Flyover while failing to negotiate a turn during the floor test World Cup final. region. at speed has gone viral on social media and Shiv Sena leader Actor BCCI president Chinese Foreign Minister messaging applications. One woman walking —Sanjay Raut —Rishi Kapoor —Sourav Ganguly —Wang Yi on the footpath below was tragically killed by falling debris. Miraculously though, thanks to both the angle of the impact and car construc- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR tion standards today, the driver of the vehicle ‘ED’logical? for ages. Even though the protests survived despite severe injuries. In the imme- An unhealthy sign for Indian democracy have been called off, one wonders diate aftermath of the accident, everyone why our political class main- blamed him as he was clearly seen driving a Sir — This refers to the editori- his refers to the editorial, “How to kill a mandate” tained silence. al, “How to kill a mandate” (November 25). If the midnight drama in Mumbai is Professor Khan was appoint- lot faster than other vehicles. Reports said that he was apparently clocking at (November 25). As Mumbaikars Tanything to go by, it becomes apparent that in the event ed on merit and that should have 104 km per hour, which is understandably rather fast for urban conditions, although were fast asleep on Friday night, of elections to any Assembly, the BJP will undoubtedly been respected. Rather than it is below the expressway speed limit. While it is true that most vehicles’ turn- it appeared certain that Shiv Sena form the Government there. The certainty with which this opposing his appointment, the leader Uddhav Thackeray would has been happening makes one wonder whether respect students should have appreciat- ing performance suffers at speed, looking at the footage closely, one notices become the State’s next Chief for people’s mandate holds any significance for the party. ed the fact that even Muslims are more than one flaw in the design of the flyover. First, the bend on the flyover is Minister. But when Maharashtra Deemed as the very essence of democracy, while the BJP connected to the Sanskrit lan- far too sharp and without a method for the vehicles to slow down before the and the rest of the country woke has been blatantly violating it time and again with impuni- guage, which currently has a neg- up the following day, to our utter ty, it is all the more painful to observe the knee-jerk reac- ligible presence in India. turn, such as rumble strips. A vehicle was almost certain to fall off the flyover surprise, Devendra Fadnavis was tions of the “rightful claimants.” Padmini Raghavendra sooner or later, the barrier design is so pathetic. Thankfully, this was just a small back in power. Obviously, this was Despite voters in many States disapproving of the BJP Secunderabad hatchback. One wonders what would have been the death toll had a large Sports done after a pre-dawn revocation and its “unethical” ways, other parties lack the wherewith- sooner than he switched loyalty. Of course, procrastina- of President’s Rule that needed the al to challenge the saffron surge and its despicable manoeu- tion and talks about power sharing cost the new Shiv Sena- Unjustified appointment Utility Vehicle, or worse still, a heavy commercial vehicle toppled over. Truth be Prime Minister to invoke special verings, which further emboldens it to carry out such coups. NCP-Congress alliance dearly. Nevertheless, that should told, the lack of proper safety barriers, which are designed to either knock vehi- powers meant for emergencies, However, one would lament the lack of integrity among not be proffered as an excuse for the stunning turn of events cles back on to the road or wire-fencing that is supposed to “catch”, is a reali- with Ajit Pawar offering the many of our leaders, whom the BJP has exploited tactful- that saw the return of Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Sir — It is indefensible that BJP NCP’s support. ly to its advantage. That many of our Opposition leaders Minister. Blaming the Governor for exercising his prerog- MP from Bhopal, Pragya Thakur, ty of flyovers across India. Ajit, whom Fadnavis had are embroiled in scams has further given the BJP the lever- ative, too, wouldn’t be right as gubernatorial posts in India has been appointed to a parlia- India’s roads are deadly, with over 1,50,000 people dying annually. While once termed the “epitome of cor- age it requires to cajole and threaten them with. Is it a won- have always had political connotations attached to them mentary consultative committee the Government and the police are quick to blame drivers and pedestrians, like ruption” while promising to der then that an Opposition leader, who according to the and he would have seemed to have acted in accordance on defence. One wonders if she is “never, never, never” tie up with BJP in Maharashtra should have been behind the bars for with the unwritten diktats of the “appointment.” being honoured for the criminal- the driver of the car in Hyderabad, they do deserve to share a lot of the blame. the NCP, took oath of office as his acts of omission and commission, is now anointed the Pachu Menon like acts she had committed in the The fact is that poor road quality and design as well as extremely pathetic traf- Deputy Chief Minister. It now second-in-command of the BJP-led Government no Margao past. By doing so, the BJP is not fic management are responsible for many of the deaths and injuries on Indian looks Ajit is the rebel with a cause sending the right message to the roads. Even some of the better roads in the country have inadequate barriers, but the reason for this rebellion people. Instead of encouraging its is not ideological but glaringly Shameful act Sanskrit literature is a textbook Moreover, by protesting leaders to promote harmony, it is high-speed crossing traffic and no speed management. In fact, the biggest prob- “ED” logical. Or could it be that example of religious discrimina- against a valid appointment, pro- promoting divisiveness. lem is not one of people driving fast. It is actually about having too many vehi- Rohit Pawar (grand nephew of tion. It not only reeks of prejudice testers have done a disservice to Anurag Sharad Pawar) would be the Sir — Protests by students at the but also displays blatant intoler- society as a whole by driving a Via email cles of vastly varying speeds sharing the same piece of tarmac. Indian roads political heir of Sharad Pawar ? Banaras Hindu University (BHU) ance. What does his faith have to wedge deeper between two reli- are a recipe for disaster. All it takes is one idiot to have that disaster. Roads have KS Jayatheertha over the appointment of Firoz do with his credentials as an able gious groups, who have been Send your feedback to: to become more idiot-proof; the Government owes its road users that. Bengaluru Khan as an Assistant Professor of Sanskrit professor? struggling to co-exist peacefully [email protected] VIJAYAWADA|TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Savour win, don’t POINTCOUNTERPOINT I AM HURT BY WHATEVER HAPPENED IN SECURITY PERSONNEL MANHANDLED OUR WOMEN push your luck PARLIAMENT TODAY. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE PARLIAMENTARIANS. WE HAVE NEVER BEFORE AND WON'T BE TOLERATED. EXPERIENCED THIS INSIDE PARLIAMENT. If Hong Kongers go on demanding free elections —LOK SABHA SPEAKER —CONGRESS LEADER under universal sufferage, Beijing will crush them, regardless of financial and reputational damage OM BIRLA ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY Our sacred text GWYNNE DYER In the present atmosphere of competitive politics, we can’t dream of such a great he “silent majority” in Hong Kong, who regime supporters hoped would show that they were fed up with the pro-democ- collective effort at nation-building as achieved by the Constituent Assembly Tracy protests that have shaken the city in the last five months, turns out to be not only silent but non-existent. At the beginning of district council elections on Sunday, a majority of the councils were controlled by pro-Beijing parties. By the time almost three million votes were counted on November 24 night, 17 out of 18 councils were in the hands of pro-democracy councillors. It was a great victory — but Hong Kongers are still not going to get democ- racy. The district councils don’t make important decisions — they mostly deal with things like bus schedules and garbage collection — and for precisely that reason the Beijing regime lets them be KK PAUL genuinely democratic. This time, however, the council elections became a sort of referendum on whether Hong Kongers still sup- lmost all religions have sacred texts revered port the protesters — and they clearly do. by their followers. In a similar manner, for At the higher levels of the administration, where more impor- Aa Republic, the Constitution can be termed as its sacred text. Today, as we observe the 70th tant decisions get made, democracy is notable by its absence. The anniversary of the signing of the Indian Chief Executive — the head of the Government — is chosen by Constitution, which is also known as the a committee of 1,200 members, of whom fewer than a 10th are Constitution Day as well as the National Law Day, elected by popular vote. Their choice must then be approved by it is time to look back at the stellar role of the insti- the Communist regime in Beijing. tution which gave birth to it. The Constituent That is not going to change, because the Chinese Government’s Assembly undertook this duty with unparalleled highest priority is always to preserve the Communist monopoly dedication, devotion, sincerity and enthusiasm over of power and it will not accept full democracy anywhere on its ter- a period of 167 days, from December 9, 1946 to ritory. Democracy in Hong Kong might set a dangerous example November 25, 1949. for people elsewhere in the vast country, so it cannot be allowed. While kings and kingdoms have dominated Indian history for over two millennia, one cannot True, Hong Kong people enjoy rights that no other Chinese ignore the fact that democracy was not wholly have, like freedom of speech and independent courts. This one unknown, though not as advanced as in ancient country, two systems, arrangement is guaranteed for 50 years by THE MEMBERS Rome. The Lichchavi State, with its capital at OF THE the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1997, when Britain handed Vaishali, was in all probability the earliest form of its Hong Kong colony back to China. However, that did not include a well-organised Republic. It was governed by an CONSTITUENT a commitment to unbridled democracy. assembly of nobles with an elected president, who ASSEMBLY HAD The ensuing Basic Law that acts as Hong Kong’s Constitution was known as the nayak (leader). But this was GIVEN US THIS does say that the “ultimate aim” is for the Chief Executive to be something unique and rare as even our ancient laws SACRED selected by universal suffrage but, any lawyer will tell you that an of Manu have only spoken of kings, their respon- DOCUMENT BUT Constitutions of several countries. Later of the Government and its consequences. elections will not synchronise but they ultimate aim is something you can postpone forever. sibilities, conduct and so on. At the same time, we THE INTENT WAS these, along with the Government of Despite the progress, movement for- will be at varying times in accordance have had from times immemorial the grassroot- India Act, 1935, became the sources for ward and social changes brought in by with the vote of no-confidence passed in A better guarantee is the fact that it is in the Beijing regime’s NEVER TO KEEP IT level institution of Panchayats in various Janpads FROZEN. IT HAS our Constitution. BR Ambedkar defend- the generational change and times, it various Legislatures. This Commission interest to preserve the city as a place where foreign businesses (republics). The Panchayat was a very strong insti- ed this by stating, “The charge of produc- seems to be of concurring relevance to should be permanent and all the are happy to set up because the rule of law prevails and the courts REMAINED AN tution and besides giving a voice at the local level ORGANIC ENTITY, ing a blind copy of the Constitutions of refer to the debates in the Constituent Commissioners should be appointed in are independent. But it’s still just a conditional guarantee, because to the populace, it was able to ensure a certain other countries is based, on an inade- Assembly, so as to better appreciate cer- the same manner as the CEC. They Beijing’s highest priority is not business. It is control. degree of orderliness and regulation. Similarly, the WHICH quate study. As to the accusation that the tain constitutional issues. The extent of should all be appointed by a two-third The protesters have been remarkably determined and success- ancient Buddhist Sanghas had their own parlia- HAS BEEN draft Constitution has been produced as admissibility of the Constituent Assembly majority of the Legislature and be ful. They have already managed to force Chief Executive Carrie Lam ments. But history is a witness to the fact that over AMENDED FROM a good part of the provisions of the and the Lok Sabha debates has evolved removable in the same manner.” How to drop her proposed law that would have allowed Hong Kong res- the centuries, due to several factors, we lost this TIME TO TIME Government of India Act, 1935, I make over a period of time. In the Golaknath prophetic he was. idents to be extradited and tried in Chinese courts. That would have democratic system. AS PER no apologies. None holds patent rights case, out of the 11 judges, two pro- The appointment and removal of the ended the rule of law in the city, since Chinese courts do what- On the other hand, as late as 1857, at the time PROCEDURES. for fundamental ideas of a Constitution.” nounced such debates as inadmissible current Election Commissioners has of the First War of Independence, the rebels could One of the most important and sem- while interpreting Article 368. The indeed been a point of debate as they can ever the regime wants. SO FAR THERE not think of anything else as an alternative to the HAVE BEEN THREE inal decisions of the Constituent remaining judges did make a reference be removed from office on the recom- It was not Lam’s idea in the first place and she probably warned colonial masters but only reaffirmed their faith in Assembly was to ensure that we followed to the debate without pronouncing on the mendations of the CEC to the President, Beijing that it was a bad idea, but she is not a free agent. As she SERIOUS the last Mughal emperor. It would, therefore, be ATTEMPTS AT a democratic and a republican form of admissibility. This view has since under- whereas the CEC’s removal would said at a private business meeting several months ago, she has safe to infer that our political culture had remained Government. Inspired by the US presi- gone a change as in Kesavananda Bharati, require a parliamentary procedure. Yet to serve two masters (Beijing and the people of Hong Kong) and deeply ingrained in the rule of kings and their obe- REVIEWING dential system and the British it was suggested that the most sensible another fundamental provision intro- her room for manoeuvering is “very, very, very limited.” She also dience and subservience. Independence from colo- THE INDIAN Westminster system, the Assembly approach would be to look at the debates duced by the Constituent Assembly in said, “If I have a choice, the first thing is to quit, having made a nial rule had a much different meaning for them. CONSTITUTION pushed hard for vigorous debates regard- to ascertain the intention of the mem- the draft was on universal adult suffrage deep apology.” But she does not have a choice in that. Neither does With such a historical background, it was THROUGH THE ing the adoption of either of the politi- ber and see whether it is of any help in as a right. This provision was far more she have a choice in which concessions to make to the protest- indeed revolutionary to think of the Indian SARKARIA cal systems. The presidential system, that situation. To that extent, these progressive than even some of the more ers, but Beijing has already let her drop the extradition law, and nation in terms of a democratic republic. But the COMMISSION, which has a non-parliamentary debates remain relevant for the purpos- advanced countries. This measure alone struggle for freedom had begun, which saw its cul- Executive, was advocated by socialists like es of interpreting the Constitution, par- was instrumental in immediately bring- these striking election results might now convince it to let her go THE mination in the formation of the Constituent VENKATACHALIAH KT Shah. BR Ambedkar, on the other ticularly as and when an amendment ing about a realisation among several a little further. If she were to grant two more of the protesters’ Assembly and eventual attainment of hand, vouched for a system that would comes before the Supreme Court to political and social groups that they had demands — an amnesty for all arrested protesters and an inde- COMMISSION Independence. It was Mahatma Gandhi, who in AND THE make the Executive responsible to the adjudge its vires. become political forces to reckon with. pendent inquiry into alleged police brutality — the protesters would 1922, during his famous speech on Swaraj (self- Parliament. This was supported by KM The relevance of Constituent The members of the Constituent be well-advised to declare a victory and go home. And it would rule) stated, “When the settlement comes, it will MM PUNCHHI Munshi, Nehru and others. Assembly debates arises from the fact that Assembly had given us this sacred doc- really be a victory, for the strength of their reaction should act as ratify the wishes of the people of India as COMMISSION. IN In the absence of a written a number of useful suggestions were ument but the intent was never to keep a deterrent to any push by Beijing for greater control over Hong expressed through her freely-chosen representa- SPITE OF THEIR Constitution, the British system, which made by the then members, which had it frozen. It has remained an organic enti- Kong for years to come. tives.” This concept was further strengthened by SIGNIFICANT functions on established conventions, is not been accepted at that time but have ty, which has been amended from time If they go on demanding free elections under universal suf- Jawaharlal Nehru, who while delivering the pres- CONTRIBUTIONS, naturally dominated by the legislature. now been incorporated through amend- to time as per procedures. So far there frage for the Chief Executive and the Legislative Assembly, how- idential address at Lahore in December 1929, made THE POLITICS OF Thanks to the Constituent Assembly, in ments. have been three serious attempts at explicit references to the drafting of a Constitution. our country, each functioning constitu- For instance, the Election reviewing the Constitution through the ever, sooner or later Beijing will feel compelled to intervene and THE DAY HAS As a follow-up, the idea of having a Constituent PREVAILED tional institution drew its strength from Commission (EC) consists of a Chief Sarkaria Commission (1987), the crush them regardless of the financial and reputational damage it Assembly was conceptualised for the first time in the written Constitution. Election Commissioner (CEC) and two Venkatachaliah Commission (2002) and would suffer. Which way will it go? Impossible to say, but a major 1933. Ultimately, in pursuance of the Cabinet Such constitutional institutions have Election Commissioners at present. MM Punchhi Commission (2008). In obstacle to a negotiated outcome is that the protesters have delib- Mission plan, the Constituent Assembly was been considered to be the pilots of con- Prior to 1989, it was headed only by the spite of their significant contributions, the erately avoided having recognised leaders.That’s understandable, formed through indirect elections as it was felt that stitutional norms. The luminaries in the CEC. During the debate in the politics of the day has prevailed. because any identifiable leaders would promptly be arrested. But having a direct election would lead to a consider- Constituent Assembly specifically under- Constituent Assembly it was argued by In the present atmosphere of com- it makes it very difficult for Lam to negotiate a deal, or for the stu- able delay. lined the importance of institutional Shibban Lai Saksena, “It will be far more petitive politics, it is almost impossible dents at the heart of the demonstrations to guarantee that a deal Though the Constituent Assembly came into independence of such bodies and economical and useful if a permanent EC to even dream of such a great collective would definitely end the protests. So it could go the distance, and being on December 9, 1946, its drafting commit- emphasised upon their importance for is appointed; not only the CEC but three effort at nation-building as achieved by end in tragedy. That would be a great pity. tee was elected only on August 29, 1947. One of preservation of democracy. Two of our or five members of the Commission who the Constituent Assembly. the first things the president of the Assembly, immediate neighbours, who did not give should be permanent and who should (The author is a former Governor and (Gwynne Dyer's new book is Growing Pains: The Future Rajendra Prasad, did was to send BN Rau, the con- any importance to such institutions, have conduct the elections. I do not think that a Senior Adviser at the Pranab Mukherjee of Democracy and Work.) stitutional advisor to undertake a study of suffered rapid changes in the structure there will be lack of work because all the Foundation) 7% growth likely in next financial year A single bad year does not imply an economic crisis but presents an opportunity to address long-standing issues that curtailed gains didn’t have the Index of Industrial pulsive contrarians, our forecast annual growth rate is likely to be 6.1- Therefore, a single low growth year sensus among academics, policy- nearly the end of November. Production (IIP) data and other key range remains at 4.6-5.0 and we 6.3 per cent. The Reserve Bank of does not imply an economic crisis. thinkers and financial journalists, Realistically speaking, the fiscal variables such as the Wholesale believe the figure to be closer to 4.7 India (RBI) expects the growth to be Instead it presents an opportunity to privatisation nearly came to a halt deficit could be anywhere between Price Index (WPI) and Consumer per cent based on our assessment. at 6.1 per cent, while several inter- undertake decisions required to post 2003. This changed last-week 3.6-4.0 per cent. However, it’s not a Price Index (CPI) for September. Of course, predictions can go wrong national agencies, too, have a sim- address some of the long-standing as the Finance Minister announced cause for concern as the compliance This posed a challenge, as the pro- and they really do. However, as ilar assessment. However, yet again, issues that curtailed India’s growth the decision of the Union Cabinet effect will predominantly feature in jection was based on our under- things stand, we believe that we are this assessment is based on a poor rates. to privatise five Public Sector next year’s corporate tax collections standing of what was likely to hap- all too conservative and, therefore, show in the first half of the finan- This is precisely the approach Undertakings (PSUs). and a higher growth should result pen to all these variables. growth may very likely surprise us. cial year. As we get more data, a lot that the Finance Ministry has taken This makes it one of India’s in buoyant revenue collections. But The September figures defied all However, once the figures are of these forecasts would be revised, as it has made several big-ticket biggest attempts at privatisation the process of tax-reforms is far KARAN PRACHI expectations of analysts as they released, politics is likely to follow but chances of a significant revision announcements over the last couple and only the second attempt at the from over unless we address the ele- BHASIN JHAMB were weaker than anticipated. on what is a simple statistical are very small. A growth of 6.1 per of months. These decisions also sig- same. It is worth mentioning how phant in the room, which is the Though, assessment for these vari- process. It is, therefore, important to cent is not half as bad as many may nal a big change in the understand- the only other Government with a Goods and Services Tax (GST). The n an article in these columns on ables was not off the mark, to some pre-empt the misinformation that is believe it to be, for the simple rea- ing of the Government with respect successful record of privatisation need of the hour is to come up with September 17 titled, Recovery degree, it was optimistic about a likely to be spread because of a sub- son that this growth came at a time to policymaking, primarily fiscal was under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. a comprehensive idea for a GST 2.0, Iwill take time, we discussed our healthy and swift recovery from the five per cent figure. when the economy witnessed a policies, as it reflects how econom- Therefore, there does appear to be which will streamline processes, outlook on the Indian economy. third quarter (Q3) onwards. While First things first, growth in credit squeeze due to the shadow- ic policymaking is not just limited a broad economic thinking of the address issues related to the techno- Today, we will explain why it is recovery has indeed started, it does- general happens in cycles, that is, at banking crisis. Moreover, one can- to the Budget. NDA, which is based on the prin- logical platform but more impor- important to recognise the different n’t appear to be as swift as anticipat- times an economy grows faster not ignore the fact that the world is The tax cuts are an excellent ciples of minimum Government, tantly, put in place a simpler taxa- contours of the current economic ed and we suspect our fourth quar- than its potential and at other times going through what the example of the same. They were maximum governance. tion structure with a lesser number slowdown and how the worst is ter (Q4) figure will be slightly lower it grows marginally slower. This is International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on September 20 and To what extent will Modi 2.0 of slabs and greater stability of probably over and we’re looking at than seven per cent. Therefore, Q2 what is known as business-cycles. has termed as a synchronised decel- the Bill for the same has been succeed in privatisation depends on products under each of them. a recovery. may be lower than the initial assess- Therefore, we are in a negative busi- eration of growth rate. placed in the current Parliament ses- a lot of factors but the five compa- Economies are complex and For starters, our initial forecast ment. We now have the additional ness cycle, induced primarily A lot of the global factors are sion. This is the correct approach nies chosen do reveal the extent of indeed, we may have underper- was 4.9-5.3 per cent of the Gross benefit of data for October and this because of banking sector stress and induced by trade-related uncer- to address a slowdown, because eco- political commitment towards the formed in the first half of the cur- Domestic Product (GDP) for the gives us an advantage as we can see there have been measures to address tainties, which have dampened nomic policymaking is often more same. The question is whether it will rent fiscal year. However, with the second quarter (Q2). The official the churn in economic activity this over the last couple of months. investment and consumption in driven by the need to manage happen before March or not. moves taken, we are very likely to statistics for the Q2 of the GDP will from the first week itself. However, one must recognise many of our trading partners. A expectations. To tie the hands of a If the Government wants to stay get back to a seven per cent level in be released on November 29 and Leading forecasters have revised that a few quarters of bad growth growth rate of 6.1 per cent may be key player in a dynamic economy close to its fiscal deficit target then the next financial year. therefore, it is important to give our their Q2 projections to 4.2-4.5 per don’t matter much in the larger low but consider the fact that in severely limits the policy options perhaps it would happen before (Bhasin is a New Delhi-based final forecast for the same. At the cent and the consensus view appears scheme of things. That is, despite a 2008, it was at 3.2 per cent and it was available. March. However, this looks policy researcher and Jhamb is a time of our initial prediction, we to be 4.4 per cent. However, as com- slow start in the first half, the between 5-6 per cent in 2011-2013. Apart from this, despite the con- extremely difficult, given that it’s research associate with the RBI) VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019 money 08 CAPSULE MMTC to procure Finance Minister introduces 6,090 tonnes onion Bill in LS to cut corporate tax PNS n NEW DELHI charge for non-corporates on PNS n NEW DELHI certain capital market trans- Finance Minister Nirmala actions announced earlier on Public sector trading firm Sitharaman on Monday intro- August 24, 2019, and also pro- MMTC has contracted to pro- duced the Taxation Laws vides relief from buyback tax cure 6,090 tonnes of onion (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the for listed companies in respect Apple making imports to boost domestic Lok Sabha to replace the of buybacks which were pub- iPhone XR in India, supply and ease prices, accord- Ordinance that was used to licly announced prior to the expanding ing to sources. slash corporate tax rate to Budget announcement on July Last week, the Union stimulate growth rate in a 5, 2019. operations: Prasad Cabinet decided to import 1.2 slowing economy. Faltering domestic demand, NEW DELHI: Tech titan Apple lakh tonnes of onions to The Taxation Laws weak global trade environ- has started production of improve the domestic supply (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will ment, asset-quality challenges iPhone XR in India for and control prices, which replace the Taxation Laws at banks and funding pressure domestic market and exports, touched Rs 100 per kg earlier (Amendment) Ordinance, on non-banking financial underlying the government's this month. Retail prices are 2019, promulgated on companies have contributed to efforts to bolster mobile ruling at around Rs 70 per kg September 20, 2019, to cut the the economic slowdown. Gross manufacturing in the country, in the national capital. base corporate tax rate to 22 domestic product (GDP) IT Minister Ravi Shankar Consumer Affairs Secretary per cent from 30 per cent. growth slowed for a fifth con- Prasad said on Monday. A K Srivastava held a review Sitharaman introduced the secutive quarter in April-June The minister also said that meeting with various states on Bill just before the proceedings The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, to 5 per cent, the slowest pace Salcomp, the world's largest demand, supply and prices of in the Lok Sabha were 2019 will replace the Taxation Laws in six years. manufacturer and a major this key kitchen item. adjourned for the day follow- (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, International credit rating supplier of chargers to Apple Sources said it was informed On November 19, Food Minister Ram ing opposition uproar over agencies have cut India's GDP for iPhone, has reached that MMTC has contracted Vilas Paswan said production in political developments in promulgated on September 20, 2019, growth forecast for 2019-20 agreement to take over closed 6,090 tonnes of onion and the Maharashtra. to cut the base corporate tax rate to pronounced slowdown due to facility of Nokia in a SEZ near consignment from Egypt kharif and late-kharif seasons of Also, the International long-lasting factors. Chennai. Salcomp will revive would reach Mumbai port 2019-20 is estimated to fall 26 per Financial Services Centres 22 per cent from 30 per cent The finance minister also the unit, which was closed for soon. (IFSCs) Authority Bill, 2019, produced the International nearly 10 years, and the While MMTC has been cent to 5.2 million tonne, putting that provides for creation of a The corporate tax cut fol- make certain amendments to Financial Services Centres facility will become operational tasked to import onions, coop- pressure on supply and prices unified financial regulator for lows other measures by the Income Tax Act, 1961. Authority Bill, 2019. from March 2020. The unit erative Nafed will supply the IFSCs was introduced amid a government to prop up slow- As per constitutional The Bill provides for the will produce charger and other key kitchen items in the din over the Maharashtra ing GDP growth adopted since process, an Ordinance pro- establishment of the equipment, and will boast of a domestic market. market comes from stored crop was affected. developments. the May general elections. mulgated under Article 123(1) International Financial diversified portfolio. On November 19, Food onions from rabi season. The rains during Sitharaman had on These include efforts to reduce has to be laid before both the Services Centres Authority. Minister Ram Vilas Paswan "During 2019-20, there was a September-October also hit September 20 announced the red tape and boost foreign Houses of Parliament and shall The Authority will consist of said production in kharif and 3-4 weeks delay in sowing as transportation of crop from lowering of the base corporate direct investment (FDI), and cease to operate at the expira- nine members, appointed by late-kharif seasons of 2019-20 well as decline in sown area of these producing regions to tax rate to 22 per cent from 30 plans to consolidate the state- tion of six weeks from reassem- the central government. is estimated to fall 26 per cent the kharif onion because of late consuming centres, he had per cent for companies that do owned banks. bly of Parliament; or if before Members of the Authority will to 5.2 million tonne, putting arrival of monsoon. Further, said. not seek exemptions, and As Parliament was not in expiration of the above period, include four members to be pressure on supply and prices. untimely prolonged rains in "This led to limited avail- reduced the rate for some new session and there was a need to resolutions disapproving the nominated from the Reserve In a written reply to the Lok the major growing states of ability of kharif onions in the manufacturing companies to provide fiscal stimulus to Ordinance are passed by both Bank of India (RBI), the Sabha, Paswan said onion is a Karnataka, Maharashtra and market and has put pressure on 15 per cent from 25 per cent. attract investments, generate the Houses, on the date on Securities Exchange Board of seasonal crop with harvesting Madhya Pradesh during the its prices," Paswan had said. Including surcharges and cess- employment and boost the which resolutions are passed. India (Sebi), the Insurance period of rabi (March to June), harvesting period caused dam- The minister said the gov- es (levies to raise funds for spe- economy, the President of Besides reduction in corpo- Regulatory and Development JSW commissons 18- kharif (October to December) age to the standing crops in ernment has banned onion cific purposes), the effective India, in the exercise of pow- rate tax rates for existing and Authority of India (Irdai), and mt iron ore terminal and late-kharif (January- these regions," Paswan had said. exports and imposed stock corporate tax rate will drop by ers under Article 123(1) of the new domestic companies, the the Pension Fund Regulatory March). During July to As a result, the minister limits to boost domestic sup- nearly 10 percentage points to Indian Constitution, had pro- Ordinance also implemented and Development Authority at Paradip port October, the supply in the said the production of kharif ply and check prices. 25.2 per cent. mulgated an Ordinance to the withdrawal of higher sur- besides chairperson. NEW DELHI: The Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group has invested Rs 750 crore to build an iron ore terminal at Volty IoT the Paradip port in Odisha. Sensex scales new closing peak, The 370-metre long terminal, Solutions to set with a capacity to handle 18 million tonne per annum, has up plant in AP soars 530 pts; Nifty above 12,050 already been commissioned by its arm JSW Infrastructure, PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n MUMBAI India Ratings the group said on Monday. After touching its downgrades It is built to handle cape-size Volty IoT Solutions, a city- Benchmark Sensex on Monday vessels for iron ore and pellet based GPS trackers and IoT surged 530 points to hit a fresh record intra-day Texmaco's long- exports and can load at a rate solutions provider, said it is closing high of 40,889.23, dri- high of 40,931.71, of 100,000 tonne per day, it term issuer rating setting up a manufacturing ven by gains mainly in telecom, the 30-share BSE said, adding the maiden plant in Andhra Pradesh metal and auto stocks amid PNS n KOLKATA shipment of the Brahmani with an investment outlay of renewed optimism over US- Sensex ended River pellets on 'MV IC Rs 50 crore over three years. China trade truce. 529.82 points, or India Ratings & Research Pheonix' has set sail already. BSE to offer non- The new facility is capable of After touching its record has downgraded Texmaco "With the commissioning of manufacturing 2,000 devices intra-day high of 40,931.71, the 1.31 per cent, Rail and Engineering Ltd's this terminal, the country can per day, the firm said. 30-share BSE Sensex ended higher at long-term issuer rating in now offer cape-size competitive bidding Volty IoT Solutions is set- 529.82 points, or 1.31 per cent, 40,889.23. the wake of rising net debt shipments. The capacities are ting up a manufacturing plant higher at 40,889.23. and weak credit metrics. far better than not only any in Andhra Pradesh (Near Similarly, the broader NSE The agency has lowered other domestic port but also facility in SDLs Mangalagiri). Nifty settled just shy of its life- On the other hand, ONGC Kong, Seoul and Tokyo were Texmaco's long-term issuer many ports internationally," Identified land is suitable time closing high, up 159.35 fell 2.17 per cent and Yes Bank trading up to 1.50 per cent rating to 'IND A' from 'IND joint managing director Arun PNS n NEW DELHI for the manufacturing unit points, or 1.34 per cent, at shed 1.70 per cent. higher. AA-' and has simultaneous- Maheshwari said. The Reserve and we are working on the 12,073.75. According to traders, Stocks in Europe were also ly placed it on 'Rating Watch Leading bourse BSE has said Bank of India regulatory requirements... Bharti Airtel was the top domestic benchmarks followed trading on a positive note. Negative' (RWN). The down- it will start non-competitive (RBI) in its Our plan is to invest Rs 50 gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- global equities which were On the currency front, the grade reflects Texmaco's con- bidding facility in state devel- crore in three years and lying over 7.20 per cent, fol- enthused by reports that a rupee was flat against the US tinued negative free cash opment loans (SDLs) which various measures thereby will be creating four lowed by Tata Steel 4.99 per preliminary trade deal between dollar at 71.71. flow, rising net debt and will enable the retail investors to encourage to five hundred jobs, a com- cent, IndusInd Bank 3.49 per the US and China may be Brent futures, the global oil weaker-than-previously- to participate in these auctions retail pany press release said on cent, Axis Bank 3.26 per cent signed by the end of this year. benchmark, rose 0.11 per cent expected credit metrics, India through an online registration Monday. and HDFC 2.57 per cent. Bourses in Shanghai, Hong to USD 62.44 per barrel. Ratings said in a release. process. participation has SDLs are dated securities extended access ITD Cementation issued by state governments to primary through normal bidding process bags projects worth similar to the auctions con- auctions to SDLs Airtel boosts Airtel X labs over Rs 3,400 cr ducted for such securities issued by the central government, investors under the scheme NEW DELHI: ITD Cementation where interest is received semi- for non-competitive bidding India on Monday said it has portfolio with Quikmile acquihire annually, and principal is repaid (NCB). bagged orders worth over Rs at maturity. "We are happy that from PNS n NEW DELHI rapidly scaling up its teams and 3,400 crore from various In a statement, BSE has now onwards BSE can act as a scope of work. government entities. In a filing announced the "introduction of facilitator for non-competitive Telecom company Bharti Quikmile, which started to the BSE the company said it non-competitive bidding facil- bidding under RBI's auction to Airtel on Monday announced operations in 2018, aims to has five Letters of Acceptance ity in state development loans. aggregate the bids from retail the 'acquihire' of Gurgaon harness the power of digital (LoAs) from the entities Retail investors can now par- investors and submit a single based Quikmile, a start up technology to transform concerned. One of the orders is ticipate in these auctions bid to RBI. This facility will go focused on building tech- India's highly disorganized from Bangalore Metro Rail through an easy online regis- a long way in strengthening enabled logistics platforms for logistics sector and bring effi- Corporation for design and tration process". the capital markets," BSE MD India. ciency, quality, and safety to construction of underground The Reserve Bank of India and CEO Ashishkumar The company did not dis- fleet owners. structures of Bangalore Metro (RBI) in its various measures Chauhan said. close the size of the 'acquihire' Learning," Airtel said in a This includes easy monitor- Rail Project, phase-2. Besides, to encourage retail participa- The exchange's non-com- deal, which typically entails statement. ing of fleet minutiae such as it has got three LoAs from Ircon Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer and Ajay Singh, Chairman and International for tunnelling tion has extended access to petitive bidding facility will be acquisition of people or teams. Airtel X Labs team com- engine behaviour, tire condi- Managing Director, SpiceJet signed the codeshare and interline agreement works on Sivok (West Bengal) primary auctions to SDLs. in addition to the government "Quikmile's team will now prises of professionals from tions, mileage, etc to remove to Rangpo (Sikkim) New Single The RBI conducts auc- securities and treasury bills be a part of Airtel X Labs – India and abroad, the state- transportation issues such as tions for such securities on a which are currently being Airtel's digital innovation fac- ment said, adding that it is route planning, demand fore- Broad Gauge Railway Line SpiceJet, Emirates sign Project comprising construction weekly basis where 10 per offered through its platforms tory, which focuses on IoT, building advanced digital capa- casting, analysing vehicular of six tunnels, the filing said. cent of the notified amount -- BSE Direct App and bsedi- Digital Engineering, Artificial bilities to serve the emerging performance, and organised is allotted for eligible rect.com website. Intelligence, and Machine needs of Digital India and is achievement of targets. codeshare agreement PNS n NEW DELHI network," the Indian budget carrier said in a press release. ‘US stance on CPEC will have ‘no impact' on Pak’ SpiceJet on Monday said it has The codeshare agreement signed a codeshare agreement follows the signing of MoU by PNS n ISLAMABAD Xi Jinping visited Islamabad and Pakistan does not We're very proud of the long with Emirates that will allow pas- both airlines in April this year. it now envisages investment of agree with that view. history of military to military sengers of the Dubai-based air- SpiceJet has also signed an Pakistan's Foreign Minister over USD 60 billion in different cooperation that we've enjoyed line to book tickets on the Indian interline agreement with Shah Mahmood Qureshi has infrastructure projects of devel- We have rejected that with Pakistan," she said. budget carrier using Emirates' Emirates that will allow their asserted that the US view on opment in Pakistan. view. We do not think that the Talking to the media in his ticketing system from early 2020. passengers, for travel period the China-Pakistan Economic In-charge of South Asia burden of the CPEC will home town of Multan, Qureshi While passengers of starting from December 15, to Corridor (CPEC) will have affairs at the US State increase our debt burden. rejected the US' "concerns", Emirates will be able to access check-in their baggage at the "no impact" on the ambitious Department, Alice Wells, last SHAH MAHMOOD QURESHI saying that the vital project the SpiceJet network from first airport for the whole project, after a senior Trump week said that the CPEC would Pakistan's Foreign Minister would continue. early 2020, SpiceJet passengers journey, which consists of administration official warned take a toll on Pakistan's econ- "Pakistan does not agree travelling from India to Dubai flights of both the airlines. Islamabad that the project omy in future. with that view. We have reject- can take benefit of Emirates' SpiceJet Chairman and would take a toll on the cash- She made the remarks while "What I think we all need to ed that view," Qureshi said. "We expansive network later, open- Managing Director Ajay strapped country's economy. responding to a question question and where we all do not think that the burden of ing up multiple international Singh said, "We are very The CPEC is a planned net- Thursday during her appear- need to push is, why isn't the CPEC will increase our connections for them. pleased to partner with work of roads, railways and ance at the Wilson Center China adopting international debt burden." "The codeshare agreement Emirates for this new code- energy projects linking China's think-tank in Washington. According to Wells, there's responsible supporter and fun- standards?" Wells asked. He said that the CPEC means travellers from across share agreement which will resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur "I think what CPEC exem- been a tendency to conflate the der of infrastructure. No one Responding to another ques- would not increase the debt the globe can book a single offer a seamless travel expe- Autonomous Region with plifies is what happens when CPEC with grant assistance country can do that. We all need tion, Wells said that United burden of Pakistan as out of the ticket with attractive fares to rience and the widest possi- Pakistan's strategic Gwadar you de-link investment and rather than understanding it to to help work to ensure that States does not feel threatened country's total debt burden is any of Emirates' nine points ble travel options to our pas- Port on the Arabian Sea. development from established be the loans, and loans not at countries have meaningful by the CPEC. USD 74 billion, the CPEC across India and connect sengers travelling to and from The project was launched in best practices and infrastruc- concessional rates, that it is. choices for sustainable and qual- "I don't think the United related debt was just USD 4.9 onwards to 172 domestic Europe, America, Africa and 2015 when Chinese President ture development," Wells said. "We want China to be a ity infrastructure,” Wells said. States is feeling threatened. billion. routes that are part of SpiceJet's the Middle East." Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday November 26, 2019 USING FILMS AS A WEAPON A Kadapa-based filmmaker is trying to portray the consequences of negligent actions by making films on rash driving and betting, A screen grab from Aata finds V SATEESH REDDY A screen grab from Kshanam inema is a crucial screening Nenu Tappu medium of com- Chesanu at a government col- munication where lege in Guntur, a youngster one can convey met me and shared how his C After screening Nenu his/her views on brother died in a road acci- various social Tappu Chesanu at a dent for no mistake of his. In issues visually to create government college in Kadapa, after Aata was awareness among people. screened, four people told me Kadapa-based filmmaker Guntur, a youngster met how their sons have been Hema Reddy made many me and shared how his affected by betting and drugs short films over societal brother died in a road and appreciated me for issues. screening these films.” Speaking to The Pioneer, accident for no mistake of Kadapa and Guntur police Hema Reddy says, “I was his. In Kadapa, after Aata officials appreciated his interested in films since was screened, four people efforts enough to have special childhood and used to watch screenings of his films in movies in theatres whenever told me how their sons many places. The police even a new movie released. I stud- have been affected by asked him to make short ied only till Class VII but I betting and drugs films on suicides by students. wanted to direct films. I did- He shares, “I did a movie n’t know about the basics of HEMA REDDY called Kshanam which filmmaking and handling a FILMMAKER explains how students are camera until I met Shiva committing suicides coming Reddy who worked as the under the pressure of choos- director of photography for Aata (game), explained the money and are participating ing careers that are forced many short films. He helped explains the importance of ing an ambulance. He refuses right blocking the traffic.” of others. So I made a short dangers of betting and how in various kinds of betting.” onto them. In the film, I me learn directing a movie.” giving way to ambulances in to give way for it and only Hema Reddy’s father died in film on this topic called Nenu youngsters, addicted to it, are After watching his short explained the importance of Hema’s films speak on traffic. later he comes to find out a road accident due to the Tappu Chesanu (I made a wasting their money and films, many have met Hema counselling to parents over issues like road accidents, He says, “Even I can make that it was his father who was rash driving by an auto dri- mistake) in which a youth wealth. Reddy and shared their sto- education.” cricket betting, giving way to love stories that will get me in the same ambulance his ver. who was the reason for the He says, “Cricket betting is ries about how they also have He said he wants to direct ambulances, suicides by stu- more views and money on party blocked. Through this “Innocent people die on deaths in a family due to his on the increase in our state lost their loved ones in road more movies in future about dents and more. social media. In Emergency, a film, I want to convey that the roads daily for no fault of rash driving realises his mis- with each passing year. This accidents and how their chil- social issues currently hap- Hema Reddy’s first short youngster celebrates his even the people we love and theirs. Upon research, I take and goes on to spread is seen especially during the dren are getting addicted to penings in the country. He film that he directed was birthday on the road by care about might get into found that thousands of peo- awareness about rash dri- IPL time. Youngsters are get- various vices. wants people to be more con- called Emergency (2017) that blocking all vehicles includ- emergencies and so it is not ple die due to the negligence ving.” Another movie of his, ting used to earning easy Hema Reddy shares, “After scious of their actions. Support for country's PARA-ATHLETES ara-athletes in India don’t get 2019 at the national level doubles cate- their due. Not many are even gory in wheelchair tennis and Gurlal aware of the international Singh, a former Army man and the first sporting events for para-ath- Indian to win bronze at the Asian P letes or even the people from Games in para-cycling. B. Anand India who represent the Kumar, a former world number one in country at these world championships. para badminton was also present. But, awareness can be spread, about the Lakshmi Manchu says, “After Aditya amount of work that a para-athlete puts Mehta lost his limb in an accident, A screen grab of the documentary, Man Woman #MeToo featuring Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor in to rise to world class standards, instead of brooding over it, he not only through events such as the ‘Solidarity worked hard and excelled in the field he Run and Ride’ that will be conducted on choose but also went ahead to support December 1. The event is going to be many others like him. It is only appro- organised by the Aditya Mehta priate that we do our bit to give life to The effects of Foundation (AMF) that has been help- these people. Aditya’s grit made him to ing athletes with disabilities pursue convert a disability into an ability and sports since 2013. he also made others like him too lead a On Monday, the AMF conducted a life filled with pride. Let’s also register road show as a prelude to the run that for the ‘Solidarity Run and Ride’ on was attended by a host of celebrities and December 1 and support the cause.” patriarchy other dignitaries. — PNS The solidarity run, which also com- n 2018, movement across India, took another six years for memorates the World Disability Day Thompson delves into the origins of the #MeToo movement to that falls on December 3, will also spre- Reuters patriarchy and the mag- give women in India the ad awareness about reckless driving that I Foundation rele- nitude of the problem. courage to speak up maims thousands of people each year. ased a survey “On December 17, against the men who Celebrities such as Lakshmi Manchu, that found India to be the 2012, India woke up to inflicted abuse on them. Shilpa Reddy, Lavanya Tripathi, Sanjana most dangerous nation the news of one of the Man Woman #MeToo Galrani among others and bureaucrats with respect to sexual worst ever reported unpacks the movement to such as Jayesh Ranjan, Principal violence against women. crimes against women. bring out the devastating Secretary-IT; Abhilasha Bisht, ADG; According to the National Everyone thought this effects of patriarchy on a TSSP Sajjanar, IPS, CP, Cyberabad Crime Records Bureau, incident was going to woman’s life,” says Samira among others participated in the road every 20 minutes, a change the tide of crimes. Kanwar, Head of Content, show. woman is raped in India. But sadly, it fizzled out. It VICE Asia. — PNS Some of the para-athletes who partic- A year ago, when the ipated in the event included S. Bala- #MeToo movement — a chandar, a gold medalist from 2006 to war cry that united woman across the globe UN, TikTok team up to boldly stand-up and raise their voice against against violence sexual harassment — was N Women ‘16 Days of Activism’ at its peak across India, India, a United focused on ending gen- women from various U Nations entity, der-based violence. The occupations opened up committed to ‘Orange The World’ one case after another gender equality and campaign, that was giving way to a culture of empowerment of kicked off on Monday, speaking up about crimes women has collaborat- observed as Interna- against women. ed with TikTok, the tional Day for the In order to study such world’s leading destina- Elimination of Violence patriarchal pressures that tion for short form against Women. women are subjected to video content, on their The TikTok in-app Discovery Channel, in campaign called campaign aims to association with VICE #KaunsiBadiBaatHai. encourage users to Studios, produced a docu- The campaign aims to show their support by mentary called ‘Man raise awareness and undertaking the Woman #MeToo’ that inspire action towards #KaunsiBadiBaatHai premieres on November making the world free ‘Rap for Change’ chal- 29 at 9 pm on Discovery from violence against lenge and sporting Channel and Discovery women. This initiative shades of orange in Channel HD. The film, is a part of the global their videos. — PNS while tracing the #MeToo 10

Vijayawada Tuesday November 26, 2019 what’s brewing? Tim Miller didn't direct Deadpool 2 because ‘Ryan Reynolds wanted to be in control of the franchise’

eadpool direc- creative decision, there's battled with Miller over the movie.” tor Tim Miller too many to make. So the final cut of the film, Miller continued, “It has said that he Ryan’s the face of the fran- and that ‘the blood is still has nothing to do with dropped out of chise, and he was the most being scrubbed off the whatever trauma I have D directing important component of walls from those creative from the experience. It’s Deadpool 2 that, by far. So if he battles.’ Dark Fate ended more that I just don't want because “Ryan Reynolds decides he wants to con- up bombing at the world- to be in a situation again wanted to be in control of trol it, then he’s going to wide box office, despite where I don't have the the franchise.” It had long control it.” largely positive reviews. control to do what I think been reported that Miller Miller continued, “I’ve Miller said in the is right.” Mentioning an and Reynolds, who fought always been pretty good at KCRW interview that he email that Cameron wrote hard together to get the the ‘moving on’ thing. I would not want to work to him to clear the air, first film made, could not care deeply, and then you with Cameron again. “I’m Miller said, “I know we agree with the direction in get to this point where sure we could write a clashed a little bit. I put it which to take the series you’ve got to make a deci- book on why it didn't all down to two strong, after the success of sion, and I'm pretty good work,” he said. “I’m still creative people with dif- Deadpool. Miller was about putting it in my not sure and I’m process- ferences of opinion and I replaced by David Leitch rear-view mirror. We had ing, but I’m very proud of think it made the movie in the director's chair. a meeting at Fox, and the the movie.” better. I'll be back in LA He said in an appear- writing was on the wall, He added, “Even in December. Let's go get ance on the KCRW pod- so I said, ‘I get it. I'll quit, though Jim is a producer a beer.” cast, “It became clear that and you guys can do what and David Ellison is a After the success of Ryan wanted to be in con- you need to do.’” producer, and they techni- Deadpool 2, Reynolds trol of the franchise. You Miller recently had a cally have final cut and went on to appear in can work that way as a similar experience on ultimate power, my name Pokemon: Detective director, quite successful- Terminator: Dark Fate, is still on it as director. Pikachu. He will next be ly, but I can't. I don't mind but this time he was Even if I’m going to lose seen in Netflix’s Six having a debate, but if I forced to see it out till the the fight… I still feel this Underground. Cameron is can't win, I don't want to end. Producer James obligation to fight because busy with his four Avatar play. And I don't think Cameron in a recent that is what the director is sequels, the first of which Abhishek to essay you can negotiate every interview said that he'd supposed to do. Fight for will arrive in 2021. Had more scenes in fictional contract Badla than Big B killer Bob Biswas yet it's called his ctor Abhishek Bound Script Production will Bachchan has produce a spin-off film fea- film: Taapsee bagged a new turing Bob Biswas as the A project. He will be central character. ctress Taapsee Yes, when I raise my voice seen playing the Announcing the news, Pannu feels and say I’ve done almost role of a popular SRK took to social media on Bollywood icon equal if not more, that’s fictional character Bob Monday and wrote: “Bob Amitabh when people recognized and Biswas from the 2012 Indian Biswas is coming to ‘kill it!’ A Bachchan has started taking my name thriller film Kahaani. Happy to associate with been unduly because it’s such a male- Bob Biswas is a poker- Bound Script Production to given more credit than her dominated industry, they faced contract killer. The bring Bob Biswas.” for their recent hit, Badla. don’t even realize that I character spawned dedicated The film will be directed “Even when I do films like might have done more work social media pages, memes by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. Badla, I had more working actually. It was called Sir’s and is a favourite with Abhishek is excited to be days or scenes so to say, film, it won’t be called a Bollywood pop culture on board. than Mr. Bachchan. He was female film regardless of the enthusiasts who associate “Very excited to announce the hero of the film, I was fact that I have more scenes, him till date with his trade- my next film. Bob Biswas, the antagonist. But the it will be called an Amitabh mark line Nomoshkar, ek #nomoshkar.” he stated. antagonist has more pres- Bachchan film and the cred- minute. The movie is slated to go ence in the film than the it will go there,” Taapsee said Now, Shah Rukh Khan’s on the floors in early 2020 protagonist. 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Vijayawada Tuesday November 26, 2019 tollywood MAHESH GETS A KING-SIZE CUTOUT A giant 81 feet cut out of the actor’s killer still from Sarileru Neekevvaru has been erected at Sudarshan 35 mm, reports G Nageswara Reddy's next NAGARAJ GOUD with distributor Adepu section of seems, promotions have arthikeya Exhibitors chief will be a fun ride. He added the superstar begun full-scale for the Adepu Srinivas aka film’s principal shooting will com- Mahesh Babu Anil Ravipudi directorial. K Warangal Srinu, who mence in January. fans were a A giant 81 feet cut out of recently distributed Reddy said the film’s fun quo- A worried bunch the actor’s killer still from Vishal-starrer Action in Telugu, tient will be higher to that of his with the pro- the film has been erected has signed on director G recent release Tenali Ramakrishna motions of his next, at Sudarshan 35 mm, Nageswara Reddy for a new BA BL. “Srinu has been a success- Sarileru Neekevvaru, lag- Hyderabad. Normally, cut film. Srinu will be co-producing ful distributor so far. In the com- ging behind its competing outs are erected a couple of the untitled film, which was ing days, one will see him as a suc- film Ala vaikunthapuram- days or a week before the launched in Hyderabad on cessful producer as well. Suresh lo. They felt that their film release for a big star Monday, along with Suresh Kondeti and I’ve been friends for a favourite star’s film was but for Sarileru Kondeti. Srinu said he always long time,” said Reddy. According lagging behind as the Allu Neekevvaru, the cut out Prasad, enjoyed Reddy’s cinema and to the makers a reputed actor will Arjun-starrer’s two songs has surfaced a good 55 Prakash his project with the director headline the film’s cast. have already topped the days before the release, Raj and charts. With both the films making the superstar fans Satyadev. It is slated to open in cinemas forget all their previous a joint produc- during Sankranti with a worries. Also, the fact that tion venture day difference, their dis- Sudarshan 35 mm is the between Dil content reached peak main theatre for any Raju, Anil points. But their concerns Mahesh film, it has gener- Sunkara and G were answered with the ated a great deal of buzz in Mahesh Babu film’s teaser which released the virtual world. So much Entertainment. on Friday evening. Met so that it even trended For a major part with a resounding recep- nationally on Twitter on of this month, it was tion, it clocked more than Monday morning. shot in Pollachi and 20 million views and was The film, an action- Kerala. the trending number one comedy, co-stars Vijaya The unit is back in video on YouTube for 40 Shanti, Rashmika Hyderabad for the new straight hours. And now, it Mandanna, Rajendra leg of filming. Singeetam drops by protégé

ilmmaker VN Aditya was in for a pleasant surprise when his guru, the legendary Singeetam Srinivasa Rao accompanied by Aditya's film sets F his wife, dropped by the sets of his come- back film Vallidhari Madhya, in Hyderabad outskirts recently and even chose to direct a scene. Aditya couldn’t help but go back and revisit his memories of working under the master filmmaker. He assisted Singeetam for his films like Brundavanam, Bhairavadveepam and Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam. What’s more interesting was the fact that just like the old times, Aditya sounded the clapperboard for the scene that his mentor direct- ed of Vallidhari Madhya. Aditya gushes with joy, “It’s for the first time he visited the sets of my film. Back then, for four long years, I had food at his home. He spent half a day on our film sets. Our producer Arjun felicitated him and his wife by presenting traditional garments.” A love story, Vallidhari Madhya, is in the last leg of Devi Sri Prasad its production. Arjun said, by this month-end, they will complete the film. Relatively fresh faces — Viraj Ashwin and Neha Krishna — are the main leads. SREENIVAS GOES DIL RAJU TO RELEASE RAKSHIT FOR A PHYSICAL SHETTY'S KANNADA FILM IN TELUGU ne of the most antici- released in Tamil, Malayalam MAKEOVER pated Kannada films and Hindi on December 27. O of the year, Avane “The film is high on buzz ne of the fittest young with his next,” said a source. Srimannarayana, ever since it went to floors actors around, actor The actor, who has also grown Dudley starring Kannada sensation last year. With the trailer set Bellamkonda his beard, flaunted his chiseled Rakshit Shetty, will have a to be dropped later this week, O Sreenivas, has devel- look on Instagram and wrote: release in Telugu as well. The the makers are hopeful it will oped eight-pack abs “This time I’m coming for every- Telugu dubbed version has swell expectations surround- for his next with thing they said I couldn’t have! been titled Athade ing it. Dil Raju might defer Santosh Srinivas. The actor has #hustle in style ;) my next rolls Srimannarayana and leading the release of his production been hitting the gym constantly soon! Some #mondaymotivation producer Dil Raju helmed venture Iddari Lokam Okate for the past couple of months, right here.” the dubbing rights. from Christmas to facilitate maintaining a proper diet to attain The untitled film will have its A period drama set in the the release Athade the look that Santosh wanted of muhurat in Hyderabad this ’80s, the film features Rakshit Srimannarayana in Telugu. him for the new-age mass enter- Friday, with the shoot kicking off Shetty in a cop avatar, while The principal cast and crew tainer. “The film requires next month. Ace composer Devi Lovely fame Shanvi Srivastav of the film including the Sreenivas to perform high-octane Sri Prasad will be rendering tunes is the leading lady. The leading faces and the director action sequences. Santosh wanted for the project, while prominent shooting has been wrapped Sachin Ravi will come down his actor to cut a super fit Hindi cinematographer Dudley, up and it is currently in post- to Hyderabad to promote the physique and Sreenivas, instead of who worked for films like production. It will also be film,” said a source. settling with six-pack abs, decided Singham and Chennai Express, to go an extra mile and get eight- will crank the camera. G packs. The actor is on a high after Subrahmanyam is producing it the success of Rakshasudu and is under Sumanth Movie keen on showcasing some variety Productions. Doing Ram Gopal Varma's film Santosh Srinivas Ranga changed my life: Prabhune Marthaanda ormer autorick- The people of Andhra were us, Komatkar added. trace the man in the clip. The shaw driver very kind and the food was Dombivili-based Prabhune filmmaker even announced a rolls on Dhananjay tasty, he said, adding that he used to drive rickshaw in the reward of Rs 1 lakh to the one Prabhune, a looka- loved working in the Telugu township and later started a who found Prabhune. ilmmaker F like of former film industry. hotel in the temple town of Prabhune was tracked with- Krishna Vamsi’s Andhra Pradesh Prabhune said his Trimbakeshwar in in hours. Varma was then F new endeavour, Chief Minister N life has trans- Nashik district. making his Telugu-language Ranga Chandrababu Naidu who was formed after Last year, film Lakshmi’s NTR, a bio- Marthaanda, went to spotted by director Ram getting the while in graphical drama based on the floors in Visakhapatnam Gopal Varma, says acting in opportunity Trimbakeshwar, life of former film actor and on Monday. Astrologer Telugu films has changed his to act in the he shot to fame Chief Minister of undivided Balumunnagi sounded life. Telugu as Chandrababu Andhra Pradesh, NT Rama the clapboard for the Prabhune, who will be seen films. Naidu lookalike Rao. first shot, while Teja playing Chandrababu Naidu Kalu after a tourist Though actor Sritej played directed the honorary in Varma’s upcoming Telugu Komatkar, shared a video of Chandrababu Naidu in first shot. Starring directorial, Kamma Rajyamlo president of Prabhune serving Lakshmi’s NTR, Varma cast Prakash Raj, Ramya Kadapa Reddlu, was honoured the rickshaw food on the social Prabhune in Kamma Krishna, Brahmanandam by the local rickshaw union union, said the media. The post went Rajyamlo Kadapa Reddlu as and Anasuya in the lead on Sunday. auto drivers were viral and caught Varma’s the former CM. roles, the film is a Talking to the media, proud that one of their fel- attention. Kamma Rajyamlo Kadapa remake of Marathi super Prabhune praised the director lowmen had found a place in Varma, best known for Reddlu, based on the political hit Natsamrat. Maestro and his crew for taking special the movies, that too in the films Satya, Shiva, Kaun? developments in Andhra Ilaiyaraaja is the film's care of him during the shoot- south film industry. among others, sent out a Pradesh, is slated to be relea- music composer. ing of the film. This is a great honour for tweet, asking people to help sed on November 29. — PTI VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26, 2019 sport 12

SINGLES SRIKANTH PULLS OUT OF PBL SEASON 5 New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Monday pulled out of the upcoming Premier Badminton League (PBL) to focus on international events ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 26- Nice guys do come 1st year-old from Guntur, who had guided Bangalore Raptors to their maiden title win in the last PBL, will not feature in the fifth edition scheduled to be held Wagner’s five-wicket haul on final day guide New Zealand to crush England in lop-sided Test from January 20 to February 9. “It's a tough road ahead. Need to go full throttle and fulfill the n AFP MOUNT MAUNGANUI expectations that lie on me. Hence, I won't be playing PBL this year to focus more on ew Zealand said their comprehen- International events. Wish @blr_raptors all the very sive innings victory over England best and hope for a smashing season this year as Nwas among their very best after well,” Srikanth wrote on his Twitter handle. Neil Wagner’s five-wicket burst sealed the first Test at Bay Oval on Monday. BAILEY TO BE AUS NEW SELECTOR The tireless left-armer took the last Melbourne: Former limited-overs captain George two England wickets in successive balls Bailey is set to be Australia's new national selector for a five-wicket haul and to complete the alongside coach Justin Langer and chairman rout by an innings and 65 runs late on Trevor Hohns, according to a report. Bailey, 37, is the final day. still an active cricketer and plies his trade in the Big While England captain Joe Root Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes and in the lamented a disappointing batting effort, Sheffield Shield for Tasmania. According to a report and the lack of a bowler with Wagner’s in ‘The Sydney Morning Herald' and ‘The Age', application, New Zealand skipper Kane Bailey will not be the first active cricketer to be a Williamson celebrated his side’s match- national selector. In the past Don Bradman and defining innings of 615 for nine declared. Michael Clarke have enjoyed the post while still “To lose the toss and be 350 behind being the captain of the national team. Bailey, who in the first innings it required something has represented Australia in five Tests, 90 ODIs and special,” Williamson said. 30 T20s, is yet to call it quits from the game. “It’s certainly right up there in terms of a tough, grinding Test victory.” IND ARCHERS BAG RECURVE BRONZE BJ Watling’s 205 and Mitchell Kolkata: The embattled Indian archers overcame Santner’s 126 laid the platform for New all odds to ensure two medals in the recurve and Zealand’s colossal 262-run first-innings compound mixed event of the Asian Archery lead. Championships. Competing under a neutral flag England, resuming the final day at 55 due to the suspension of Indian federation, the for three and needing to bat through to Indian archers opened their account with a Bronze stumps to save the Test, progressed medal in the recurve mixed pair event where Atanu patiently to 121 for four before New Das and Deepika Kumari defeated Yichai Zheng and Zealand removed the last six wickets for Shaoxuan Wei of China 6-2 without breaking a 76 runs. sweat. But it was the compound mixed pair team of Wagner finished with five for 44 Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam who while Santner took three for 53. produced a stunner ousting Korea 159-154 in a “We saw the wicket deteriorate and one-sided affair to set up a Gold medal clash with knew if you could hit the wicket hard you Chinese Taipei, slated for Wednesday. would get some variable bounce. That allowed us to make the breakthroughs,” CAB PLANS TO REFUND TICKETS Williamson said, admitting that he had Kolkata: With India's maiden Day/Night Test concerns about how the match would fin- New Zealand players celebrate the dismissal of Joe Root, right, during play on the final day of the first Test against England at Bay Oval on Monday AP winding up in less than three days, the Cricket ish. Association of Bengal (CAB) has decided to refund “England have experience and most out of himself and does fans who bought tickets for the fourth and fifth some world-class players who’ve a really good job for his team.” days. “The process of refunding the amounts for batted out draws before. If they The lop-sided win put Archer claims racial Day 4 and Day 5 Tickets has started. Messages were better than us today they New Zealand in an unbeatable would be sent to all online transactors who have were going to be able to save it. It position in the two-Test series booked only for these two days,” the CAB said in a did come down to the wire.” and extended their home streak statement. The CAB has promised to also work out to a remarkable seven series abuse by spectator a mechanism for refund of tickets sold offline once ‘COULD UNLEASH MORE’ without defeat. its offices reopen on Tuesday. “CAB has always Root said England did not However, their celebrations PTI n WELLINGTON eter accounted for double centurion stood by the cricket-loving people and have tried its help themselves with the way were tempered by injury, with BJ Watling (205) and scored 30 from best to provide them with the best of facilities. This they batted. Trent Boult bowling just one ngland pacer Jofra Archer on 50 balls but could not save his team time too, there would be no exception. It is our “Clearly some of the shots over in the morning before EMonday said he was subjected to from going down by an innings and moral duty to refund amounts of the tickets for the today were not good. Everyone’s leaving the field with a rib “racial insults” by a spectator on the 65 runs in Mount Maunganui. last two days where no game is being played at all,” very aware of that. You can't fault problem and taking no fur- final day, prompting the home board New Zealand Cricket (NZC) CAB secretary Avishek Dalmiya said. effort but I put my hand up as well, ther part. to apologise to him for the “unaccept- issued a statement apologising to BANEGA PENALTY SENDS SEVILLA THIRD that ball was treated with far too much Williamson, who had able experience”. Archer for the incident. respect.” been troubled by a hip injury The incident allegedly took place “We are shocked and disappoint- Madrid: Ever Banega's first-half penalty proved Root said the England bowlers in the lead-up to the Test, left when Archer was leaving the field after ed to hear of the verbal abuse enough to seal Sevilla a 1-0 win at Real Valladolid also needed to learn from the effort the field a few overs before the end of the first Test. @JofraArcher received after the Test on Sunday as Julen Lopetegui's men jumped to Wagner put in. the end clutching his side. “A bit disturbing hearing racial today. @englandcricket might be our third in the Liga table. Sevilla are unbeaten in six “He runs in all day and makes sure The captain was confident insults today whilst battling to help rivals but they’re also our friends and league matches since a 4-0 thrashing at Barcelona every ball means something,” Root he would be fit for the second save my team. The crowd was been racist abuse is never okay!” NZC last month and trail the reigning champions and said, adding there were times England Test while Boult was to under- amazing this week except for that one tweeted. Real Madrid by only one point, although they have quick Jofra Archer could “unleash a lit- go further medical examinations guy, @TheBarmyArmy was good as The NZC said it doesn’t tolerate played a game more. A tight encounter was settled tle bit more”. on Tuesday. usual also,” the 24-year-old Archer any kind of abuse and promised to by the only goal in the 13th minute, as Javi Moyano “You have to give credit to guys like The second and final Test starts wrote on his Twitter handle. identify the man and bring him to brought down former Manchester City winger Neil Wagner who makes sure he gets the in Hamilton on Friday. The Barbados-born English crick- book. Nolito and Argentinian international Banega dispatched the resulting spot-kick. AGENCIES D/N Test felt like World Tweaking bowling grip helped Umesh PTI n KOLKATA selves, I felt when I hold the ball properly, I have more control and Cup final: Ganguly ttributing his recent success to chances of moving the ball. So my Aa tweaked bowling grip, India outswinger became consistent and IANS n KOLKATA speedster Umesh Yadav said it has I could also throw in a few helped him achieve better control inswingers after making that he cricket-crazy fans in Kolkata and more consistency in deliver- change.” Tcame, they watched and they ing out-swingers. Fellow pacer Ishant Sharma, applauded. But Indias maiden pink ball Yadav finished with match fig- said changing his wrist position Test wouldnt have been possible had it ures of 8/81, which included a five- helped him create angles which not been for new BCCI President wicket haul in the second innings. made life difficult for batsmen, Sourav Ganguly. It was his vision and “Tweaking my bowling grip especially left-handers. he left no stone unturned to ensure that helped immensely,” Yadav said “I created angles in my bowl- India not only finally played a Day- during a conversation with India ing on the basis of my wrist posi- Night Test, but also organised it in a opener Rohit Sharma on ‘bcci.Tv’. tion. If I come round the wicket to manner that was nothing short of a “My grip was different earlier the left-hander, it would be more spectacle. so one or two balls would swing difficult for the batsman,” Ishant Speaking to IANS, during the final while a couple of them would said. session on the second day of the Test either get deflected from the legs “Before that, I used to bowl between India and Bangladesh, or run down the leg side for but I couldn’t get the edge because Ganguly said it almost felt like it was a Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Monday admitted that it was almost impossible for even him to boundaries as byes. So it was dif- it would land on the off stump and World Cup final being played at the his- outrun Ravindra Jadeja in the group conditioning sessions. Taking to Twitter, Kohli shared a ficult to control with this grip. would go out. Now, I bowl at the toric ground. picture of him running alongside Pant & Jadeja. “Love group conditioning sessions. And “So I spoke to my coaches and stumps, so it becomes difficult for “Just take a look around (fans with when Jaddu is in the group, it's almost impossible to outrun him,”he tweeted Virat /Twitter also while discussing within our- Ishant Sharma & Umesh Yadav in training AP the batsman.” their camera lights on to click pictures). BCCI president Sourav Ganguly poses during Do you see this? Have you seen this in presentation ceremony of Eden Test Instagram Test cricket? When was the last time you had a capacity crowd watching a Test ball Test has been played, Ganguly match? Feels like it is a World Cup final,” decided to play the waiting game, but Surya lights Mumbai’s fortune in Surat he smiled. was quick to add that the atmosphere The satisfaction to see his efforts would only get better if oppositions like bear fruit was clearly visible but what England, South Africa and Australia Skipper Yadav’s career-best 94* help his side beat Karnataka by 7 wickets to keep semis hope alive the pink ball Test also did was took him were to play Day-Night Tests in India. PTI n SURAT struck four fours and as many sixes, back to the famous 2001 Test between “Too early to talk of the future. We along with a rearguard 71 off just 47 India and Australia that changed the will all sit down and discuss the way kipper Suryakumar Yadav blazed balls by Rohan helped Karnataka graph of Ganguly, the captain. ahead after this one. But just imagine Shis way to an unbeaten 94 as post a decent score on the board. “Oh! It is an absolutely amazing the frenzy if you have teams like Mumbai defeated Karnataka by For Mumbai, pacers Shardul feeling. Feels great. Look for yourself. England, South Africa and Australia seven wickets in a Group B Super Thakur (2-29), Shivam Dube (2-39) It brings back memories of the 2001 Test playing pink ball Tests against India. League match of the Syed Mushtaq and left-arm spinner Shams Mulani match if you ask me. This is what Test Think what the crowd will get to wit- Ali Trophy here on Monday to end (1-8) shared the spoils. cricket should be, packed stadiums,” he ness,” he pointed. the rival’s winning spree. This was Karnataka’s first defeat said. While India decimated Bangladesh, Mumbai were chasing a stiff in the Super League stage, and Does it bring joy that his effort the next challenge in Test cricket will 172-run target and Surya, who has Mumbai’s win has opened up things resulted in such a beautiful outcome be slightly tougher against New Zealand been in great form, single-handed- in the group. that even someone like a Rahul Dravid as India will be travelling to Kiwiland. ly guided the domestic giants to vic- In the second game, Haryana said he would have loved to be a part But Ganguly is confident that this team tory with an over to spare. thrashed Baroda by six wickets and of Day-Night Tests? Ganguly’s joy can deliver. Surya (94 not out off 53 balls, 11 rode on fifties by Chaitanya Bishnoi knew no bounds. “I will not compare this bowling fours, 4 sixes) walked in to bat after (56) and Shivam Chauhan (50 not “It is very kind of him. Feels very attack with the ones in the past, but this Mumbai were in a spot of bother at out) as they overhauled 139-run tar- good when your teammates compli- is a very good attack. New Zealand are 44 for 2, losing openers Aditya Tare get with 15 balls to spare. ment you. Coming from him, it is spe- a good team. At home, in their own (12) and Prithvi Shaw (30) and still In another game, Tamil Nadu cial. I am very happy. Yes, it is a very conditions, it will be challenging but I needing over 100 runs to win. Haryana’s spin trio of Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal Chahal/Instagram beat Punjab by four wickets with satisfying feeling,” he said. am hopeful Virat and the boys will do The aggressive right-hander He hammered 11 fours and not out off 18 balls), who played the spinners M Sai Kishore (3-10) and Does he also miss being a part of well there as well,” he said. steadied the ship by stitching togeth- hoisted four towering sixes to stamp perfect second fiddle. M Siddharth (3 -9) spinning their the pink ball era? “You cannot say that Do we see a Day-Night Test on the er a 46-run stand with Shreyas Iyer his class. His 53-ball 94 would have Earlier, put into bat, Karnataka web around the opposition batsmen. as we have all had our time. When we New Zealand tour now that India (14) for the third wicket. surely impressed the national selec- posted a healthy 171 for 6 despite Meanwhile, in the final game of were playing, the T20 had just come in have experience of playing under lights After Iyer departed, it was Surya tors. losing in-form players K L Rahul (0) the day, Rajasthan beat Maharashtra and look at how it has spread and now against the pink ball? Ganguly said it show at the C B Patel Ground as he The Mumbai captain then and skipper Manish Pandey (4) by six wickets as they chased the this. So you cannot think that way,” he was still early days. “Nothing is decid- toyed with the Karnataka bowlers, strung together a match- winning early. 100-run target in 16.2 overs. Mahipal smiled. Asked if things will only get big- ed yet. We still have time for the New who wilted under his blistering unbeaten 84-run stand for the A strokeful 57 off 34 balls by Lomror top scored with an unbeat- ger and better now that the first pink Zealand series. Let’s see,” he said. Suryakumar Yadav in a file picture MI/Twitter attack. fourth wicket with Shivam Dube (22 opener Devdutt Padikkal, who en 35.