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deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 82 No. 354 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Max: 27.3OC Min: 17.4OC RH: 51% Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Misty morning BJP LOSES ANOTHER STATE and cloudy sky later. Max/Min temp. 28/18ºC JMM-Congress trounces BJP in ; CM Das loses election; will be new CM YOJNA GUSAI, SREEPARNA CHAKRABARTY and ASTROGUIDE NAYEAR AZAD | DC Vikari; Dakshinayana NEW DELHI/, DEC. 23 Tithi: Margasira Bahula Trayodasi till 12.20 pm In a major blow to the Cong+ BJP Others Star: Anuradha till 5.01 pm (BJP) Varjyam: 10.33 pm to 12.08 am after it lost Maharashtra, yet another state slipped out of its Durmuhurtam: 8.58 am to 9.42 hands on Monday as 47 25 9 am and 10.57 pm to 11.49 pm Jharkhand elected a govern- Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm ment of the JMM-Congress- HIJRI CALENDAR RJD alliance. Adding insult to SHRINKING LOTUS Rabi-ul-Aker 27,1441 AH injury, incumbent BJP Chief PRAYERS Minister lost 2018 Fajar: 5.38 am from his home turf of Jamshedpur (East). Zohar: 12.26 pm The Jharkhand Mukti STATES: 21 Asar: 4.12 pm Morcha’s Hemant Soren is POPULATION: 69.2% Maghrib: 5.54 pm poised to be the next Chief Isha: 7.08 pm Minister. AREA: 76.5% SUNSET TODAY 5.48 PM Talking to reporters in SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.43 AM Ranchi, Mr Soren, who is the MOONRISE TOMORROW 3.42 AM JMM’s working president, said that he will soon call a MOONSET TODAY 3.27 PM meeting of all alliance part- ners to discuss the future course of action. He also used The BJP was at the occasion to thank his the pinnacle of Civic polls, minus father and party chief whom he addressed as power when it formed GHMC, on Jan 22 Guruji, RJD chief Lalu its short-lived govern- Hyderabad: Elections to 120 Prasad Yadav, former ment in Karnataka. It urban local bodies (ULBs) Congress president Rahul was ruling 21 states, and 10 municipal corpora- Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi 69.2% of India’s tions will be held on and Congress chief Sonia population and 76.5% January 22. Counting will Gandhi for “forming a grand of its territory be held on January 25 and alliance against the BJP”. the results would be decl- Jharkhand went to polls for ared immediately. Barring 81 Assembly seats in five 2019 the GHMC, and phases from November 30 to Party workers and supporters of the Congress and the (JMM) celebrate their parties’ performance in the municipal corpo- December 20. The BJP, JMM, Jharkhand Assembly election results in Ranchi on Monday. — PTI STATES: 15 rations, 10 corporations Congress, RJD, AJSU and POPULATION: 42.5% including , JVM-P were the main politi- , Nizamabad cal parties in the fray. The AREA: 34.6% will go to the polls. primary fight, however, was Municipal corporations between the BJP and the BJP’s rout shocks party strategists including , JMM-Congress-RJD alliance. Meerpet, Bandlaguda Jagir, In an election fought largely YOJNA GUSAI | DC ■ WHILE THE BJP is trying to if need be, ’s Amit Shah expressed his grat- , , over local issues, the BJP was NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 formulate an explanation for Jharkhand Vikas Morcha itude to Jharkhand’s people Jawaharnagar and Nizam- virtually decimated with the (JVM). But later ground for giving the BJP a chance to pet on the outskirts and JMM-Congress-RJD winning The BJP’s master strategists this crushing defeat in the reports left the party’s poll govern the state for five A year later, over 50 urban local bodies 46 seats, comfortably crossing were scratching their heads state, rising unemployment, managers disturbed. Also, the years, and asserted that his the BJP’s power will take part in the voting the magic mark of 41 seats. and looked completely blank lack of economic develop- BJP top brass, sources said, party remains committed to shrunk to 15 states in the independent entities The BJP won 25 seats, which as they never expected a com- ment in the state and upset did not listen to the feedback its development. (seven in Northeast for the first time. is 12 seats less than its tally in plete rout in Jharkhand. But tribals were reportedly the from its cadre that the party Taking responsibility for and eight in the the last Assembly polls. “arrogance”, “wrong ticket major causes. should not project Mr Das as the electoral debacle, Mr Das, mainland). It now rules ■ Full report on Page 5 In 2014, the BJP had won 37 distribution”, “discouraged the CM candidate. In addi- who was accused of being an 42.5% of its population seats. Its tally, along with cadres”, “going solo” and the since 1995. Jharkhand is the tion, multi-cornered fights in “outsider” in the state by the and 34.6% of its alliance partner AJSU, was Raghubar Das-led BJP gov- fifth state that the BJP lost most seats proved disastrous Opposition, said that it was territory 43. While the Congress ernment’s “failure to high- this year. The BJP also failed for the BJP. The AJSU and his defeat and not that of the No junk food sale improved its tally from six to light what it actually did for to placate tribals, who were JVM also did not make any BJP. While the BJP is trying 16 seats, Lalu Prasad’s RJD the state” ended up with the miffed over the state govern- noticeable electoral impact. to formulate an explanation People are dying. So many died while near schools soon bagged one of the seven seats party losing the state, with its ment’s decision to amend the PM Narendra Modi congrat- for this crushing defeat, ris- standing in queues during the demoneti- New Delhi: Food regulator it contested. The AJSU won voteshare crashing down SPT Act and CNT Act. ulated JMM working presi- ing unemployment, lack of sation. For your (the BJP-led Centre) laws, FSSAI is likely to finalise two seats and former chief from 55 per cent in the Lok The BJP, till the first two dent Hemant Soren, who led economic development in the people are dying, then someone has to take within the next two months minister Babulal Marandi’s Sabha polls to just 33 per cent. phases of polling, was certain his party’s alliance with the state and upset tribals were responsibility. This is not about the Muslims. its proposed regulations to JVM-P won three seats. Worse, Mr Das, the BJP’s of a close fight and confident Congress and RJD, for the reportedly the major cause. ban sale as well as adver- CM face, lost his pocket bor- of returning to power with victory and extended his best tisements of junk foods in ■ Page 6: National issues ough Jamshedpur East, the help of the All Jharkhand wishes to the coalition. BJP ■ Page 6: Even BJP cadres — HEMANT SOREN school canteens and within failed to cut ice with voters which he had been winning Students’ Union (AJSU) and, president and home minister didn’t vote for Das JMM-Congress Chief Ministerial candidate 50 metres of school cam- puses, its CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal said on Monday. He said the regula- tions would be finalised within two months and Protests surge, 120 held in UP would be sent to the health ministry for approval. In its DC CORRESPONDENT draft regulations, the FSSAI with agency inputs had said “foods which are NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 referred to as foods high in fat, salt and sugar cannot Protests against the be sold to school children in Citizenship (Amendment) school canteens or hostel Act (CAA) and the Natio- kitchens or within 50 metr- nal Register of Citizens es of the school campus”. (NRC) continued across the country and abroad on ■ Full report on Page 14 Monday with huge turnouts in Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru. COUNTER POINT Even as allegations sur- faced on Monday that actress and Congress acti- vist Sadaf Jafar, arrested on December 19 and since lodged in Lucknow jail, was brutally tortured by the UP police, in Delhi, 46 students were arrested and over 120 detained even before they could DMK president M.K. Stalin along with leaders of allies, including senior Congress begin their protest leader P. Chidambaram, MDMK chief Vaiko and state unit leaders of the Left parties against police brutality in take part in a protest rally against the CAA Act in Chennai on Monday. — PTI where crackdown on protesters and the another against it. to the Constitution. After took out a rally in support continued. Opposing the CAA and her, Dr Manmohan Singh of the CAA. It was led by Both the BJP and the NRC, the Congress held a and Rahul Gandhi also the party’s acting presi- Congress were out on the dharna at Raj Ghat where read out the Preamble at dent J.P. Nadda. streets on Monday — one party president Sonia the party’s Satyagrah for in favour of CAA, NRC Gandhi read the Preamble Unity. In Kolkata, the BJP ■ Full report on Page 7 Jagan refuses to support Owaisi flays Modi-Shah Centre on NRC in AP doubletalk on NRC NAGESWARA RAO BALLEDA | DC that Muslims are safe as the gov- ATHER MOIN | DC the National Registry of Citizens KADAPA, DEC. 23 ernment is not supporting the HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 (NRC). NRC. He has discussed this issue The Prime Minister himself had Andhra Pradesh with me,” he said. AIMIM president Asaduddin said in an interview to an English Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has Three days back, hundreds of Owaisi criticised the BJP govern- channel earlier that his govern- asserted that his government was Muslims protested against the ment strongly over its vacillation ment would implement the NRC not supporting the National Citizens Amendment Act and the on the issue of bringing in a nationwide, he said. Suddenly, the Register of Citizens (NRC). NRC and staged a dharna at the nation-wide NRC. Prime Minister Modi had taken a He gave this clarification while Deputy CM office here. Mr Amjad Prime Minister Narendra Modi u-turn and said yesterday in a inaugurating development pro- Basha had assured them that the and home minister Amit Shah speech that his government was grammes including a steel factory government was not supporting were giving contradictory state- not considering a nation-wide in Kadapa district on Monday. the NRC. ments to create confusion on the NRC, said Mr Owaisi. Addressing a public gathering at Mr Reddy’s statement comes issue, Mr Owaisi said on Monday. The MIM chief wondered if it was the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of close on the heels of several other Speaking to mediapersons at the a strategy of the BJP to divert Medical Sciences (RIMS), he said Chief Ministers, including those party office in the city, Mr Owaisi attention of the public by prevari- that the YSR Congress government belonging to the BJP allies, refus- said the President of India had in cating and deceiving them on the was not opposing the Muslims. ing to support the NRC despite vot- his address to Parliament earlier crucial issue. “My friend Deputy Chief ing in favour of the Citizenship this year stated that the BJP-led Minister Amjad Basha is assured (Amend-ment) Bill. NDA government would bring in ■ Full report on Page 2 CAA solution PAGE Congress leader Konda Vishweshwar Reddy says CAA row could have been City 2 avoided if it avoided naming religions DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

TRS leadership and its chief are silent over the issue of illegal infiltrators — Dr K. Laxman TS BJP president

SHORT TAKES CAA PROTEST AT NECKLACE ROAD ON DEC. 28 DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, DEC. 23

A Million March has been pro- Students from state and central universities across attended a meeting on a chilly Monday evening in front of the historic Arts College on the Osmania University campus. — DC posed against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. The march to be held at Necklace Road on December 28 from 2 pm, said Mr Mohammed Mustaq Mallik, OU students rally against CAA president of Tehreek e- Muslim Shabaan, and Mr Syed Mustafa Mehmood, general Protest against the legislation has become the struggle of the decade in India secretary of the Majlis BT, on Monday. RAJESWARI PARASA I DC The intention is to raise HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 awareness among the people that they should not fill docu- Students from state and ments or forms for the CAA. central universities across The people have to understand Telangana state attended a that they have to stand togeth- meeting on a chilly er and not enrol in the CAA Monday evening in front process, said Mr Mallik. of the historic Arts With the CAA planned to be College on the Osmania rolled out in April 2020, there University campus to is a need to spread awareness demand that the Centre and ensure that maximum revoke the Citizenship people abide with this deci- Amendment Act (CAA). sion, he said. The students were also demanding that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao not implement the CAA in the UMAC TO HOLD state. They appealed to him to take a stand against RALLIES IN AP, the Act. Earlier in the day, reports said AP Chief MAHA, Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had joined a DC CORRESPONDENT slew of Chief Ministers HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 who have said they would not implement the CAA Ayesha Renna and Ladeeda Farzana, who have become the face of the struggle against the CAA and the NRC, along with Lyak Ahmed was present at OU on Monday — GANDHI The United Muslim Action and the National Register Committee has decided to hold of Citizens. Ladeeda Farzana, who ■ MANY PEOPLE in the audience waited for the two The invitees spoke from protest public meetings and The meeting at Osmania have become the face of the grand entrance of the rallies against the Citizenship University was organised the struggle against the Jamia Millia students Ayesha Renna and Ladeeda ABVP HOLD RALLY IN FAVOUR Arts College. Amendment Act (CAA). entirely by student lead- CAA and the NRC after Farzana, who have become the face of the struggle A poster against the CAA National Population Register ers, and featured students, they stopped Delhi police against the CAA and the NRC after they stopped Delhi OF CAA-NRC IN OU CAMPUS was tied to the staircase (NPR) and the National research scholars and pro- personnel from beating up police personnel from beating up a male colleague. leading to the entrance. Register of Citizens (NRC) in fessors as spakers. Some a male colleague. ■ DC CORRESPONDENT (NRC) at about 11.30 pm The sudents carried sever- the state, Andhra Pradesh, student leaders recalled They said the protest PROF. P.L. VISHWESHWAR RAO, a former teacher at HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 on Monday. The ABVP al posters condemning the Maharastra, Bihar and other George Reddy, who was against the legislation had the university. who has filed a petition against the CAA activists shouted slogans CAA and the NRC. states. shot dead in 1972 and the become the struggle of the in the Supreme Court said that the struggle was for the The Akhil Bharatiya stating that they would Several students have These will be attended by subject of a recent film, decade. Many countries future of the country and to protect its plurality and Vidhyarti Parishad, stu- support the CAA and managed to enter the cam- MIM president Asaduddin and said they were were facing a crisis due to diversity. dent wing of the BJP, NRC. The rally started at pus despite the police Owaisi, religious scholars and inspired by him to contin- their leaders, they said. conducted a rally on the the Arts College and con- restricting the entry of out- intellectuals. The meetings ue the fight until the Ms Renna said that the Osmania University tinued for a kilometre. siders from all sides. will be organied at the Zilla Centre revoked the CAA. protests that were taking them into illegal immi- rality and diversity. campus to express sup- The police had made Several women students Parishad ground in The students chanted the place at educational insti- grants as well,” she said. “Osmania University is a port for the Citizenship tight security arrange- who were heading for the on Tuesday and slogan, ‘Jeena hai toh tutions was the result of Prof. P.L. Vishweshwar historic place and any Amendment Act (CAA) ments to ensure that protest were stopped at the on December 27 at the Idgah marna seekho, kadam the pressure that was put Rao, a former teacher at protest here will lead to and the National there were no untoward entry from the Osmania Ground in Nizamabad. Mr kadam ladna seekho’, on the students for the last the university, who has victory,” Prof. Rao said. Register of Citizens incidents. police station side for a Owaisi will participate in a among others. six years. filed a petition against the “This is a civil war going while till the organisers protest rally on December 29 Many people in the audi- “Minorities had to face CAA in the Supreme Court on in India, and people are put out a public appeal on at Lehra Chowk in ence waited for the two lynching, fake encounters said that the struggle was spreading hatred against Citizenship Amendment give a fitting reply to the microphone to verify Kishanganj, Bihar. Jamia Millia students and riots, now the govern- for the future of the coun- each other. There are Act with the Supreme Prime Minister Narendra their credentials and allow Ayesha Renna and ment is trying to convert try and to protect its plu- about 65 petitions on the Court, the court should Modi,” he said. them to attend the meeting. EX-AP CM: CAA WON’T HARM Owaisi flays Modi-Shah doubletalk on NRC

ANY CITIZEN DC CORRESPONDENT stantly mentioned during HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 the debate on the DC CORRESPONDENT Citizenship Amendment HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 President of the All India Tricolour comes up in Old City Bill. Mr Shah had several MIM, Asaduddin Owaisi times stated that there The citizenship law is not new criticized the BJP govern- ATHER MOIN | DC would be an NRC across the and no one will be harmed by ment strongly over its vac- HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 nation while speaking on the amendments, said Mr illation on the issue of behalf of the Modi govern- Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, for- bringing in a nation-wide Some families in the Old ment. If it was Prime mer chief minister who is now NRC. City have started hoisting Minster’s viewpoint that with the BJP. Prime Minister the National Flag on their Amit Shah had lied, then Addressing the media at the Narendra Modi and Home houses, in response to a the Prime Minister must BJP office in the city, Mr Minister Amit Shah were call by MIM president move a privilege motion in Bhaskar Rao said the the peo- giving contradictory state- Asaduddin Owaisi. At a Lok Sabha against his own ple of the northeastern states ments to create confusion public meeting on Home Minister for mislead- need not be afraid of the on the issue, Mr Owaisi Saturday, Mr Owaisi had ing the nation, Mr Owaisi Citizen Amendment Act said on Monday. Speaking asked those opposed to the said. (CAA). “Opposition parties to mediapersons at the Citizenship Amendment The MIM leader said the are creating issues for the party office in the city, Mr Act and the Natonal preparatory groundwork sake of political gain. Sonia Owaisi said, the President Register of Citizens to fly for NRC was started in the Gandhi was given citizenship of India had in his address the flag at their homes. guise of NPR. The NPR, after she married Rajiv to Parliament earlier this Mr Owaisi had appealed which will be started in Gandhi, such is the greatness year stated that the BJP- to the people to hoist the April, is part of the NRC, of India,” he said. The legisla- led NDA government National Flag to convey he claimed. “Therefore, we tion does not have anything to would bring in the their strong resentment at had demanded that NPR do with religion, he said, and National Registry of having to providing docu- work be stopped. During asked Opposition parties not Citizens (NRC). mentary evidence of their NPR, a low-level official to create unnecessary misin- The Prime Minister him- citizenship. can say he has doubts terpretations. self had said in an inter- Families particularly in about someone, which will He said not even a single view to an English chan- the Golconda area, Langer Mohammed Osman tribute the Tricolour get them in the market.” shops will not able to meet decide the fate of a citi- point in the CAA would affect nel earlier that his govern- Houz, and Naqshbandi put up two among the residents by He said that more flags the demand. We are con- zen,” Owaisi alleged. Indian Muslims. “The people ment would implement the put up National tricolours. procuring in bulk. Many would be available ahead templating to place orders He questioned if or not a who have a voter ID, NRC nationwide, he said. Flags. Macca Masjid imam An MIM worker said, people are willing to hoist of Republic Day next for the flags to give the person marked as “doubt- and driving licence as identifi- Suddenly, Prime Minister Moulana Hafiz “We are planning to dis- the flags but are not able to month. “We know that people.” ful” in NPR would not face cation cards will be treated as Modi had taken a u-turn questions during NRC, citizens,” he said. and said yesterday in a had said it ‘may imple- Minister Shah were taking mental rights and is Owaisi argued. eyes of Prime Minister quoting figures that only speech that his govern- ment the NRC’. There is a opposition stands in pub- against the basic structure He said it has been his Modi, Bengali Hindus in five per cent citizens carry- ■ ADDRESSING THE media ment was not considering vast difference between lic over the issue but the of the country,” he said. consistent stand that the Assam were refugees ing passports and as per a a nation-wide NRC, said ‘may’ and ‘shall’. We were people of India would not “This law was legislated CAA was directly connect- whereas Bengali Muslims 1996 survey, only half of at the BJP office in the city, Mr Owaisi. hoping that government believe them. based on the religion. ed to the NRC. were intruders. He should Indians have birth certifi- Mr Bhaskar Rao said the the The MIM chief wondered would refrain from pro- Replying to a question, There cannot be two laws Mr Hemant Biswas treat them equally, said Mr cates. “The Modi govern- people of the northeastern if it was a strategy of the ceeding ahead with the he said the Supreme Court for citizenship, one law for Sharma, Finance Minister Owaisi. If NRC was imple- ment spent `1,600 crore on states need not be afraid of BJP to divert attention of NRC after the death toll would hear the petitions the entire country and of Assam and BJP leader, mented in entire country, NRC process. Before the the Citizen Amendment Act the public by prevaricat- and mass protests across on the NRC on January 22. another for the northeast. had stated that five lakh then those who not have final list, BJP people (CAA). ing and deceiving them on the country. Instead, the “We can’t say anything The Modi government had Bengali Hindus would be documents would be claimed that in Assam, 50 the crucial issue. BJP leadership is creating about the viewpoint the abrogated the Article 370 given citizenship in declared illegal. lakhs Muslims were intrud- ■ HE FURTHER said not “We were hoping the more confusion as a strate- Apex Court would take on on the premise of equal Assam while five lakhs He said that Mr Modi was ers. Now, after the outcome, even a single point in the Prime Minister might gy,” he said. the matter, but it is our law for entire country, but Muslim would be sent to misleading the nation they are rejecting it,” he CAA would affect Indian clearly say that his govern- The Lok Sabha MP from belief that this is an with this, they have given detention centers, Mr while saying that NRC was said. He also wondered why Muslims. ment will not implement Hyderabad said that Prime unconstitutional law more special status to the Owaisi said. not mentioned in his the government was afraid the NRC. Earlier, the BJP Minister Modi and Home because it violates funda- northeast region,” Mr He said it means in the regime, when it was con- to respond to his questions. UmasankarWarm send-off PAGE Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan saw off President Ram Nath Kovind from the City 3 air base; he was travelling to Puducherry DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Celebrations Now, pre-book Metro tickets for 20 stations Hyderabad got 35th rank out of 4,273 QR-based e-tickets available on multiple apps

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SURENDRA 2 pm to 5 pm: Ushodaya Colony, Gudimalkapur, Mandulaguda, Priya Colony; LIC Building, Dhobi Ghat, Sai ACB traps woman Gardens; Balajinagar, Tram for twin Satyanarayananagar, Crystal Garden, Heeranagar, Sainagar, Pavan Garden, KRKM Garden, deputy tax officer Shivbagh, Maheshnagar, Roof picks up momentum Garden, Mandulaguda, Ushodaya Colony; VBG DC CORRESPONDENT office when she was tak- Garden, Navodaya Colony, DC CORRESPONDENT ■ THOUGH MNCs had tion and urban develop- HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 ing the bribe from one Sabernagar, Huda Colony, Ali HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 expressed interest in ment minister K. Taraka Gyara Raj Kumar of Nagar, Jayanagar. Rama Rao earlier this A woman deputy tax offi- Moua Ali, who sought The tram project for the the tram project, they month at Buddha cer working in the change of address in GST. twin cities of did not follow up. Bhavan. The French Commercial Taxes The officer was arrested IN Hyderabad and agency was asked to con- department was caught and produced before the BRIEF Secunderabad, proposed Falaknuma via Lower duct a detail transport by Anti-Corruption Special Judge for SPE and by a French company, Tank Bund, Ambedkar study and submit a com- Bureau (ACB) officials on ACB Cases, Hyderabad, YOUTH GETS has picked up momen- Statue, , prehensive project Monday when she and further probe is tum after three-and-a- , Moazamjahi report by February, demanded and accepted a underway. Meanwhile, in 7-DAY JAIL FOR half years. The tram is Market and Charminar. along with changes sug- bribe of `5,000 to do offi- another incident, Y. expected to improve No heritage structures gested by the authori- cial favours. Narender Reddy, an out- ABUSING GIRLS public transport in the would be damaged as the ties. According to ACB offi- sourcing computer opera- twin cities by at least 40 tram would take a A senior GHMC offi- cials, Dheeravath Saroja, tor working at DC CORRESPONDENT per cent, which is cur- detour of them. cial said the delay of Deputy State Tax Officer, Tahsildar’s office was HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 rently only 20 per cent. Though multinational HMRL in extending its Circle 2 was held for demanding and Highly placed sources companies, including operation till caught red-handed in her accepting `40,000 bribe. A 25-year-old man, who was in the Greater Keolis, Codatu and Falaknuma has forced booked for harassing girl stu- Hyderabad Municipal Luminas, had expressed them to go for the tram dents of a private school, was Corporation (GHMC) interest in the tram proj- project. convicted and sentenced to said the state govern- ect, they did not follow “Property acquisition seven days imprisonment by a ment has asked the up. However, Agence would be minimal for court at LB Nagar. The French firm to explore Française de the project. The tram accused was identified as tyre-based trams, rather Développement (AFD) would run on tyres Laxmi Narayana, a resident of than gauge ones, to min- keenly pursued the proj- instead of gauge. The Chenna Reddy Colony. A petty imise road cutting. ect. It made a power minimum fare will be case was booked against him The new age tram serv- point presentation at a fixed around `10 and under the City Police Act. ices will connect Jubilee meeting chaired by maximum will be `30,” Bus Station to municipal administra- the official added. Depression and anxiety tops mental disorders list in TS

KANIZA GARARI I DC HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 INDIAN COUNCIL FOR Depression and anxiety dis- orders top the list of mental MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDY disorders that people in the age group of 35 to 45 years ■ One in seven ■ Depression, anxiety disorders, suffer in Telangana State, persons in India schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, according to a study car- suffers from a idiopathic developmental ried out by the Indian Council for Medical mental health issue intellectual disability, conduct Research and published in and needs disorders, and autism are the the journal Lancet. attention. common problems in India. Doctors studied the data 1990 to 2017 and found that ■ Prevalence of depres- ■ Women are found to suffer from depression, these two disorders were sion in older adults has highly prevalent in anxiety and eating disorders and ■ significant impact on the men from attention deficiency, Telangana State, Tamil The burden Nadu, Kerala and Goa. ageing population. autism spectrum disorders and of mental disor- Women were found to suf- ■ behaviour disorders. fer more than the men, in Depression is also ders has doubled associated with death by the ratio of 2:1. This is due ■ from 1990 to to hormonal imbalance, suicide. The burden of 2017. family stress, balancing ■ work, home and family and ■ There is a need for a mental dis- inability to express them- strong and effective orders selves. strategy to deal with the shows that Dr Minhaj Nasirabadi, increasing burden of general secretary of the they are set- Indian Psychiatric Society, these disorders at the ting in dur- Telangana chapter, said government and commu- ing adult life more people were coming to nity levels, doctors say. unlike child- the clinics as awareness spread. “These numbers ■ Prevention steps hood disor- are of those people who are needed are in terms of ders which availing help. There are reducing stress and are mostly many others who do not associated make it to the hospitals and strife in daily life and are out there suffering from providing social support with genetic the disease and not aware of in different settings. issues. it.” Depression and anxiety disorders contribute the Syndrome and eating disor- uated the disease burden. this there is lack of aware- most to the burden of dis- ders are also prevalent. The Prof. Dandona said, “The ness and extremely poor ease in India but are not burden of mental disorders growing incidence of coverage in terms of insur- easily diagnosed. has doubled from 1990 to depression needs urgent ance for the treatment of Depression cases con- 2017 with 197.3 million suf- attention as it leads to dif- these disorders. Mental tributed to 33.8 per cent fering from different men- ferent set of issues in the health treatment is pro- while anxiety disorders tal problems. This means family and also the commu- longed and involves contin- were 19 per cent in India. that one in every seven per- nity. There is a demand to uous visits to the doctor, There are 46 million people son in India is suffering integrate mental health medication and changes in in the country suffering from a mental disorder and with general health to do the medication from time to from these disorders. Their needs help. away with the stigma and time. There has to be a fam- prevalence is found to Prof. Lalit Dandona, direc- make access easy for the ily member to support the increase and is 1.9 times tor of the India State-Level people.” To add to the prob- person and it can be quite a more in the southern states Disease Burden Initiative lem is the lack of trained challenge. when compared to the other and national chair of manpower to deal with Treatment of rehabilita- states. Other mental disor- Population Health at ICMR, those suffering from mental tion is expensive and also ders like schizophrenia, bi- stated that the study had health issues. There are requires constant monitor- polar disorder and utilized the accessible data just 0.3 psychiatrists per 1 ing which brings in the Attention Deficiency from the hospitals and eval- lakh population. To add to question of affordability. Remembering PV PAGE Uttam Kumar Reddy pays tribute to P.V. Narasimha Rao on his death anniversary, City 4 says he led India at a crucial juncture DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD WOMAN, LOVER 2nd autopsy done on Constable ‘slaps’ BEAT HER SON complainant TO DEATH DC CORRESPONDENT Disha case accused HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 DC CORRESPONDENT police about it. The trouble- Do not get influenced HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 makers returned, and Siva A woman, Sulthana, and Krishna called the police. her lover Ismail report- by TD, Amaravati will Bodies released to kin 18 days after they were killed In a rather bizarre turn of Constable Koteshwar Rao edly beat her eight-year- events, a man who lodged a who went to the spot and dis- old specially-abled son be developed as JAYENDRA complaint on Dial 100 about persed the gathering, report- to death at their house in education hub CHAITHANYA T | DC some persons creating a nui- edly went to Siva Krishna’s Mailardevpally on HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 sance at was house and misbehaved with Sunday night. — Botsa Satyanarayana allegedly beaten up by a con- him by using objectionable The police arrested Eighteen days after the stable. The victim took the language and slapped him for Sulthana while Ismail is AP minister alleged encounter issue to the notice of senior repeatedly calling and dis- at large. The incident killing of four accused officials, who ordered an turbing his sleep. came to light after a citi- in the Disha case, a sec- inquiry to ascertain facts. Siva Krishna reached out to zen called the police and IN ond post-mortem exami- On Sunday night, when one senior police officials through raised suspicions over BRIEF nation was performed Siva Krishna, a resident of the Hawk Eye app and the death of Amjad. on their bodies by a HAL Colony, complained informed them about the inci- Mailardevpally inspec- Inspector sent team of forensic doctors about the nuisance, he dent. They asked the station tor K Sathaiah Goud from All India Institute received a call from the police house officer to look into the said the couple beat of Medical Sciences, that a patrol team would be matter. Ismail in front of his two to headquarters Delhi, at the Gandhi reaching the spot. Jeedimetla inspector P. brothers, who are now in Hyderabad: In the report ‘2 Hospital here on The trouble mongers left the Ramana Reddy said Siva trauma. Ismail had Rachakonda cops sent to Monday, as per direc- place in the meanwhile and Krishna’s statement had been injury marks on his HQ: Misconduct’ published tions of the High Court. Siva Krishna informed the taken and an inquiry was on. neck and chest. on December 21, the name The bodies were subse- of the inspector who was quently handed over to attached to the headquar- their families and sent OBITUARY ters by Rachakonda police to their native places in commissioner Mahesh two ambulances under Bhagwat should read as police escort for the last inspector Surender Reddy rites. and not as rendered. He The High Court had on faced allegations of aiding Saturday directed that a Policemen stand guard as doctors from Delhi’s AIIMS leave the Gandhi Hospital the accused in a case regis- second post-mortem mortuary after completing the second autopsy on the bodies of the accused in tered under the Explosives examination be per- the Disha rape case on Monday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE Act. formed on the bodies of Mohammed Arif, J. ■ Shiva, J. Naveen, and C. ■ THE SECOND post- Smt. CILAMKOTI JANA Bullet sent for Chennakeshavulu, who mortem examination on Inquiry team W/o C.L. Janakiram were killed in an alleged DOB: 05-07-1937 DOD: 23-12-2019 the four accused in the With profound grief and sorrow we would forensic tests exchange of fire bet- Disha rape and murder like to inform her sad demise. ween them and the case was performed Funeral will be held on 25th December at Hyderabad: The police has Cyberabad police on the 9.30 a.m. at West residence under tight security by holds first meet and final rites will be at Swarga Vatika, sent a bullet that was found outskirts of Chattan- Trimulgherry. in the back of a teenager for pally village during the doctors from the All Deeply mourned by: FAMILY MEMBERS forensic investigation, early hours of India Institute of VIKRAM SHARMA I DC justice,” the ‘encounter’ Ph: 7207855780, 9396362922 Speaking to Deccan December 6. Medical Sciences, Delhi. HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 also came in for sharp (S/1920/D01488) Chronicle, the investigating The accused were ■ criticism from certain officer said, “We have sent arrested by the THE BODIES were Tasked with finding out sections who demanded the 1 mm country made bul- Shadnagar police on handed over to their the truth behind the a thorough enquiry into let to Forensic Science labo- charges of raping and families to perform the 'encounter' killing of the the circumstances that ratory for examination. Once murdering the 27-year- final rites. four accused in the led to the gunning down we receive the report, we old veterinary doctor on ■ gang-rape and murder of of the four men. It is can establish the gun model. November 27. They were TWO VEHICLES con- the veterinary doctor learnt that these aspects We are stuck with the inves- subsequently taken to taining at least 10 Disha, the three-mem- too came in for discus- tigation as the patient and the outskirts of policemen escorted the ber inquiry commission sion during the Nagpur her family members are not Chattanpally for recov- bodies to Jaklair and appointed by the meeting revealing details of the bul- ering Disha’s belong- Gundigandla, the vil- Supreme Court held its Besides, the commis- let. We are looking to other ings, which the accused lages of Mohammed first meeting in Nagpur sion finalised its aspects also to crack the had buried there. and the three other last week where the requirements to set up case.” The family of the The alleged exchange accused in the case. experts discussed the office in Hyderabad to teenager, Asma Begum, was of fire took place when case details and chalked commence its inquiry. reluctant to talk to the the accused snatched out their action plan. ''The commission has media about how the bullet two guns by overpower- the bodies. After the X- The commission is sought a premises to set landed in her body. The bul- ing policemen escorting ray, the procedure was expected to reach up its office besides staff let was found during medical them. The accused then video-graphed for sub- Hyderabad by the sec- and other office para- tests after she complained of allegedly opened fire at mitting the same to the ond week of January phernalia. All require- back pain, and was surgically the police party, which High Court. and start its probe. ments have been passed removed. retaliated with fire, lead- After Monday’s post- The commission has on to the law secretary OBITUARY I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever. ing to the death of all mortem, the bodies were also forwarded its who in turn has for- Psalms 25:6 the four accused. shifted to their native requirements to Chief warded them to the Museum theft The team of three places. Two vehicles Secretary S.K. Joshi Chief Secretary,'' forensic doctors, assist- containing at least 10 through the law secre- sources said. suspect hits ATMs ed by another expert, policemen escorted the tary for setting up their It is learnt that the Hyderabad: The Falaknama reached the Gandhi bodies to Jaklair and office in Hyderabad. state government will be police along with South Hospital at around 9 am Gundigandla, the vil- The commission is providing the members Zone Task Force arrested a on Monday. They report- lages of Mohammed and headed by retired with round-the-clock gang of ATM robbers, edly interacted with the three others. Supreme Court Judge security and personal including a criminal wanted families of the four Gandhi Hospital Justice V.S. Sirpurkar security officers (PSOs). in Nizam museum theft case. deceased before carry- Superintendent P. and has retired Bombay Most likely, they will be The accused, Mohammed ing out the procedures. Sravan Kumar said, High Court judge Rekha given an accommoda- Mr. PERUMALLA ANANTHA RAO Mubeen, alias Nizam Sarkar, The AIIMS team asked “The process for the Sundar Baldota and for- tion-cum-office. The Retd. H.M. Golankonda, Aler who was arrested in the family members of the post-mortem started at mer CBI director D.R. Dilkusha guest house DOB: 12-05-1941 DOD: 23-12-2019 Cortege will leave from residence Lalapet museum burglary case and deceased to identify the around 10 am and was Karthikeyan as its mem- next to Raj Bhavan is today @12 noon for Funeral Service @ is out on bail, lured the bodies. The team then completed by 3 pm A bers. The Supreme one of the options that is 1 p.m. at Wesley Cemetery, Bhoiguda. Inserted by: Wife - P. Ananda Bai, Sons, other accused, Shaik Quasim took photographs and computer was also pro- Court has granted them being considered. Daughters-in-law & Grand Children. and Sajid, to assist him in carried out paperwork vided to the team. As per six months to submit When contacted, Mr Ph: 9966530814, 9885307005, 8919165307 robbing ATMs. According to before proceeding with the directions of the HC, their findings. Karthikeyan confirmed (S/1920/D01491) the Falaknuma inspector K. the autopsy. bodies were handed to Top sources told to Deccan Chronicle that Srinivasa Rao while police Doctors, who per- the family and sent to Deccan Chronicle that the meeting took place personnel were on patrol on formed the first autopsy their native places in all three members met in Nagpur. “It was an Sunday night, they noticed after the firing incident two ambulances.” at the residence of informal meeting,” he three people moving suspi- were asked to keep Responding to a query, Justice Sirpurkar and said. Asked when the ciously near Andhra Bank, themselves away from Dr Kumar said, “The held its first meeting commission would Shamsheergunj Road. the second post-mortem team asked for the first after the Supreme Court arrive in Hyderabad, Mr The three tried to escape examination, arrange- post-mortem examina- appointed the commis- Karthikeyan said that and the police chased and ments for which were tion report, but it had sion of inquiry. The the dates had not been nabbed them. During inves- made by the Gandhi been submitted to the meeting, which lasted finalised. “Certainly not tigation, police found mate- Hospital administra- court. The first PME several hours, discussed in the first week (of rials like gas-cutter kit with tion. was also video-graphed various aspects of the January),” said the them. The AIIMS team per- and submitted to the gang-rape and murder retired IPS officer of the formed X-ray examina- court. The bodies were and the alleged 1964 batch who earlier tion on the bodies before kept at 2ºC to 4ºC . They encounter. headed the Special commencing the second were in frozen condition While the police action Investigation Team autopsy. This was to when handed over to the was widely appreciated (SIT) in the Rajiv DISILLUSIONED check whether there AIIMS team for post- by the public, who were Gandhi assassination COP COMMITS were any fractures on mortem.” pressing for “instant case. SUICIDE 2-YEAR RI FOR Kid drowns 1st ANNIVERSARY 11th DAY CEREMONY DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD DEC. 23 MISBEHAVING A sub-inspector working with in open pit WITH MINOR Central Crime Station (CCS), committed suicide by hanging DC CORRESPONDENT allegedly due to depression on DC roached the police. HYDERABAD, DEC 23 Monday morning while he CORRESPONDENT At around 6.30 pm, was alone at his residence. HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 locals noticed the A 35-year-old man, who The police identi- body of a boy float- was booked in a case of G.K. GNANESHWAR RAO NAIDU fied the SI as Saidulu Goud, 41, A four-year-old boy ing in a pit dug in outraging the modesty DOB: 9.10.1945 DOD: 15.12.2019 who hailed from dis- fell into an uncov- Nagappa Motors, an and misbehaving with a We regret to inform that, he has passed away on 15.12.2019. trict. ered pit filled with automobile servic- Class V girl was convict- Nadupu will be held on 24.12.2019 According to police, his 38- water that was used ing centre, said the ed and imprisoned by a Smt. PREMLATA YADAV (Evening) and 11th Day Ceremony (Wife of Dr. B.S. Yadav) on 25th Dec. 2019 at Jasmine -101, year-old wife, Nirmala, went by an automobile police, who recov- court on Monday. Missing you MAA ARK Homes, Railway Employees to drop their two children at servicing centre, and ered the body and The accused was sen- Sons, Daughters-in-law and Colony, Bollarum. Lunch follows. school. When she returned at drowned while play- sent it for the autop- tenced to two years of Grand Children Ph: 6303712302 Ph: 9010266955 Inserted by: Wife, Sons, Daughters-in-law, around 8.40 am, she found her ing at on sy at Gandhi rigorous imprisonment Grand Daughters & Grand Son. (B/1920/D00167) husband hanging from the Sunday evening. Hospital mortuary. and slapped a fine of (S/1920/D01480) ceiling. She called the police The victim, Chinta The police collected `1,000 by a district court, with the help of neighbours. Anjaiah, was the footage from the police said. 9th DEATH ANNIVERSARY Police said Goud was a heavy elder son of C. Ka- CCTV cameras to see The accused. Palla drinker and had some health nakaraju, a watch- how the incident Srinivas Reddy, 35, is a issues due to which he had not man and Lalitha. occurred. It showed driver from Rajanna reported to work for quite At around 3 pm, Anjaiah playing with Bowli in the city. He was some time. He was recently Lalitha saw her son a piece of thermocol. booked in a case at the posted at CCS Hyderabad. It is playing. outside. She It fell in the water in RGI Airport police sta- suspected he went to depres- brought him back the pit. The boy tried tion on July 8, 2013, fol- sion as his fellow officers got and asked him to reaching for it and lowing a complaint by promoted but he was not. stay at home. After slipped into the the family members of Amberpet police booked a some time, the boy water and drowned. the 10-year-old victim Late Sri PILLY LAXMINARAYANA case under Section 174 of the left the house again. Medchal sub- regarding his misbehav- D.O.D: 24.12.2010 Criminal Procedure Code An hour later, she inspector Appa Rao iour. Your memories are always with us. (suspicious death) and shifted noticed Anjaiah said the pit had been After investigation, a I require your blessings to face the injustice boldy, to get justice, as one of the body to Osmania General missing and alerted dug to prevent water charge-sheet was filed in your son with my family. Hoping all facing Hospital mortuary for post- her husband. Along from the service cen- the Ninth Additional problems i.e. A to Z will solve permanently in this coming New Year 2020. mortem. The body was later with the locals, they tre reaching the District Judge Court at From: Pilly Narsing Rao & Family handed over to his family searched for the boy. road. Service centre LB Nagar, which con- P/R: Ambika Textiles members, police said. When they could not owner Nagappa has ducted the trial and con- Ph: 9866240679 find him, they app- been booked. victed him. (S/1920/D01463) ‘Missing’ MLA PAGE Agitators in Amaravati file missing case against Mangalagiri MLA A. Ramakrishna Reddy to Politics 5 protest his silence on the capital’s issue DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Reddy leaders unite to 120 ULBs, 10 corporations to vote on January 22

grab TPCC chief post MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ■ THE STATE Election Commission (SEC) will It’s like holiday HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 issue the notification on January 7. Candidates tours for Senior Cong leader Hanumantha Rao also in fray Elections to 120 urban can file nominations between January 8 and 10. the ministers local bodies (ULBs) and 10 Scrutiny will be on January 11, candidates can S.N.C.N. ACHARYULU I DC ■ Narayan Reddy said, “we municipal corporations THE REDDY community leaders are backing appeal rejection of nominations on January 12. — K. Narayana, CPI secretary, on HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 four leaders for the post: MPs Komatireddy are working in the inter- will be held on January ests of the party, our aim 22. Counting will be held ■ locating Secretariat in Vizag and With leaders of the BC Venkat Reddy, A. Revanth Reddy, MLC T. Jeevan is to bring the Congress to on January 25 and the THE APPEALS will be disposed of on January ministers’ quarters in Amaravati community including Reddy and former minister K, Jana Reddy. power in Telangana state. results would be declared 13. The last date of withdrawal of nominations is AICC secretary V. Of course, there are some immediately. January 14 and list of candidates will be pub- ■ Hanumantha Rao TPCC TREASURER Gudur Narayana Reddy, for- aspirants from the com- Barring the Greater lished the same day. demanding that the high mer MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy and Ranga munity for the post.” Hyderabad, Khammam SHORT command give the TPCC Some Congress leaders and Warangal municipal ■ THE WARDWISE electoral rolls will be TAKES president’s post to their Reddy DCC president T. Rammohan Reddy are feel that unless the Reddy corporations, 10 corpora- community, senior leaders playing a key role in the effort. leaders come together, tions including published on January 8. HC SETS ASIDE from the Reddys in the ■ other communities would Karimnagar, Ramag- party have begun to close ■ A senior leader said leaders from other com- not sail with the party. undam, Nizamabad will Scrutiny will be on after the poll notification. MARKFED’S ranks to grab the post. The munities in the party are united, with the excep- A senior leader said lead- go to the polls. Municipal January 11, candidates However, there was still Reddy leaders are likely to tion of those from the Reddy community. ers from the other commu- corporations including can appeal rejection of confusion prevailing over NEW RULES come on one platform to nities in the party are Badangpet, Meerpet, nominations on January the reservation of wards. discuss this issue. united, with the exception Bandlaguda Jagir, 12. When asked, officials VUJJINI VAMSHIDHARA I DC The Reddy community the effort. Mr Narayana tant leaders of the com- of those from the Reddy Boduppal, Peerzadiguda, The appeals will be dis- claimed that the SEC was HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 leaders are backing four Reddy said that the meet- munity will participate in community. This is influ- Jawaharnagar and posed of on January 13. verifying voter data from leaders for the post: MPs ing of senior leaders may the meeting. Mr Narayan encing other communities on the city out- The last date of withdraw- 2,727 wards in urban local The Telangana High Court Komatireddy Venkat take place after Reddy said, “we are invit- over which the Reddy skirts and over 50 urban al of nominations is bodies and 385 wards in has set aside the stringent con- Reddy, A. Revanth Reddy, Christmas. Speaking to ing important Reddy lead- leaders hold sway. A Reddy local bodies will take part January 14 and list of can- municipal corporations. ditions imposed by the state MLC T. Jeevan Reddy and this newspaper, Mr ers of the Congress. There leader said if it is not pos- in the voting in the inde- didates will be published The SEC will publish marketing federation former minister K, Jana Narayan Reddy said TPCC are differences among the sible for the high com- pendent entities for the the same day. draft electoral list on (Markfed) for the purchase of Reddy. TPCC treasurer president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy leaders. Unless they mand to give the post to first time. The SEC official said December 30 and receive agricultural commodities Gudur Narayana Reddy, Reddy, Mr Jana Reddy, Mr come together by setting someone from the commu- The State Election that the wardwise elec- claims and objections such as Bengal gram, red former MP Konda Venkat Reddy, Mr Revanth aside their differences, it nity, they would prefer leg- Commission (SEC) will toral rolls will be pub- from December 31 to gram, sunflower, jowar and Vishweshwar Reddy and Reddy, Mr Jeevan Reddy, will not be possible to islator Duddilla Sridhar issue the notification on lished on January 8. They January 2. black gram. Ranga Reddy DCC presi- and Sangareddy MLA T. strengthen the party.” Babu who is acceptable to January 7. Candidates can said that the model code of The final ward-wise According to a petitioner in dent T. Rammohan Reddy Jayaprakash ‘Jagga’ Asked about the TPCC all communities and not file nominations between conduct (MCC) will come voter list would be pub- the High Court, Markfed had are playing a key role in Reddy and other impor- president’s post, Mr controversial. January 8 and 10. into effect immediately lished on January 4. stated that the bidder should have an annual turnover in any one of the last three finan- cial accounting years of `100 Oath ceremony crore per annum. The bidder HC notice to govt has to place bids for the entire quantity indicated in the lot, and not piece meal.Another condition was that bidders on encroachment should pay `1,000 per metric tonne as earnest money deposit (EMD) to participate DC CORRESPONDENT ■ THE new Act allows in the tendering process. The HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 total stock to be lifted by the the officials to directly selected bidders is 62,835.375 A petition in the High go for demolition with- metric tonnes valued about Court has challenged the out putting the person `260.35 crore, and bidders amended section in the on notice. have to deposit `2.6 crore to Telangana Municipalities participate in the process. Act, 2019 which empow- officials to directly go for These conditions had been ers the authorities to demolition without put- challenged by some interested demolish any construc- ting the person on notice. bidders. While allowing the tion which has no sanc- This was unilateral, Mr petition, Justice Challa tioned plan and is in vio- Parthasarathy said. Kondanda Ram opined that lation of the master plan. A division bench com- the government had not Challenging Section prising Chief Justice shown due diligence required 178(2) of the Telangana Raghavendra Singh to be exercised in discharging Municipalities Act, 2019, Chauhan and Justice A. the functions entrusted to advocate Mohan Chandra Abhishek Reddy issued Markfed. Justice Kodanda Parthasarathy, who filed notices to the law secre- Ram felt that Markfed should the petition, said that the tary, principal Secretary not lose sight of its objective previous legislation man- of municipal administra- of getting the best price for dates officials to serve tion and the commission- the commodities, for which notice to any person who er and the director of they are required to frame constructs a building in GHMC to respond to the terms and conditions like a violation of rules. contentions within three prudent trader rather than yet The new Act allows the weeks. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan singing the National Anthem after administering the oath of office to Justice C.V. Ramulu (Left), former judge another department of of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh High Court, as the first Lokayukta of Telangana state, at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister K. bureaucracy. Chandrasekhar Rao and Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan (second from right) were also present at the function. The Governor also administered oath to former law secretary V. Niranjan Rao (extreme right) as the Upa Lokayukta. Justice G. Chandraiah, former judge of the erstwhile AP High Court, took charge as chairman of the State Human Rights Commission. The function was EX-CS, AP No demolitions organised at the SHRC office in Nampally on Monday. LIKELY TO GET PLUM POST at Ashoorkhana J’KAND RESULTS BOOKLOVER DC CORRESPONDENT A GOOD LESSON AP asks finance panel GOV. OPENS HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 DC CORRESPONDENT Justice Raghavendra HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 Singh Chauhan and AP government is likely to Justice A. Abhishek FOR BJP: CONG BOOK FAIR give some important post to The Telangana High Reddy was dealing with a former chief secretary L.V. Court on Monday directed suo motu public interest IREDDY SRINIVAS to grant `2,19,695 cr SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL Subrahmanyam. After trans- the GHMC commissioner litigation taken up on REDDY | DC I DC fer from chief secretary’s post and the Charminar zone basis of a letter by one HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 to DG, AP HR Development commissioner to ensure Syed Azger Hussain, who DC CORRESPONDENT Institute on November 6, 2019, that there are no stated that GHMC offi- Mr S.A. Sampath Kumar, HYDERABAD, DEC. 23 REQUESTS GRANTS FOR Governor Tamilisai Subrahmanyam went on a encroachments at the cials had colluded with secretary, All India THE CAPITAL CITY Soundarajan said that long leave for one month with- Ashoorkhana Peerla encroachers in occupying Congress Committee, Apart from demanding she has a collection of out taking charge. After Chavadi at Darulshifa in the building. Mr Hussain and a poll observer in special category status for Item Amount (` in crore) 3,000 books, and spends December 6, he again extend- the Old City and that stated that illegal Jharkhand, said the 10 years, the Andhra Judiciary: 2,311 at lest an hour every day ed the leave for one month. He there are no demolitions. encroachments and possi- results of the Jharkhand Pradesh government has Legislature: 1,746 to read a book. wants to go to central service The High Court took up ble demolition of the her- elections were a good sought from the 15th Speaking at the inau- on deputation. In fact, he this issue suo motu and itage building was the lesson to the BJP’s anti- Finance Commission Executive /Secretariat: 6,374 guration of the applied for central deputation issued notices to the prin- result of collusion of national policies. `2,19,695 crore specific Civic Infrastructure: 4,071 Hyerabad Book Fair at before 2019 assembly elec- cipal secretaries of the interested persons with After the BJP came to grants. Other Essential Infrastructure the NTR Stadium on tions. Top officials are likely minority welfare and the authorities con- power for a second time In the report submitted in capital city: 35,422 Monday, the Governor to meet Subrahmanyam to municipal administration cerned. These persons at the Centre, Mr Kumar to the commission two also stated that convince him to continue in departments, the GHMC had filed a building appli- alleged, it was trying to days ago, the government Total: 49,924 Microsoft’s Bill Gates the state government service commissioner, Wakf cation with the GHMC destroy the requested for `47,424 crore Sanctioned by GoI: 2,500 was a reader of books, and will be given some Board and Nizam Trust to town planning section of Constitution. Due to the as capital city develop- Balance Amount: 47,424 The 330-stall book fair important post. file their responses within the Charminar circle by policies adopted by the ment grant. However, the will end on January 1, four weeks. A division misrepresenting the own- saffron party, it has been report made no mention STATE-SPECIFIC GRANTS REQUESTED 2020. bench comprising Chief ership of the structure. defeated in five states so of capital city Amaravati, (` IN CRORE) Dr Tamilisai said, “I far. He said the BJP like the previous govern- am happy to inaugurate would not be in the polit- ment did. In the breakup Building for Village/ Ward Secretariat: 5,950 the book fair as I am a Convocation ical race in coming days of grants, the state gov- Survey of lands: 1,667 book lover. After I took anywhere in the country. ernment divided the Health Infrastructure: 13,942 charge as Governor, a lot BJP state chief amount under Judiciary, of people are coming to spokesperson K. Legislature, Executive Education: 22,475 meet me, I told them not Krishna Saagar Rao said and other heads. It Drinking water supply: 17,639 to bring flowers and that the Congress and explained in the report Krishna-Godavari linkage: 24,000 instead bring a book.” JMM have succeeded in how the previous TD gov- Urban infrastructure: 12,600 She said that she had Jharkhand with a ‘local ernment borrowed indis- more than 3,000 books in agenda’. Mr Rao said criminately to meet the Railways: 6,255 her house. “However that the BJP’s defeat had expenditure for the Industries: 43,093 busy I am, I make sure I nothing to do with the schemes announced Capital city: 47,424 spend one hour every Ayodhya verdict or the before the 2019 assembly day reading a book, Bill CAA issue. Mr. Rao said elections. As a result, the Backward districts: 22,250 Gates, who is considered that the Congress and report pointed out that the Total: 2,19,695 the busiest man, reads at JMM alliance had new government had least 50 books a year. worked out, besides a inherited 2,72,266 unpaid “It’s not how rich we anti-incumbency again- bills amounting to `39,423 Finance Commission to 2015-16. Another five proj- are, it’s how rich our st the ruling party at the crore as on April 1, 2019. facilitate Grant of Special ects with an outlay of knowledge is,” she said, state-level. He said The report found that Category Status by the `15,242 crore have been in an obvious reference Congress has gradually `16,260 crore of resources central government to the approved by Government to Mr Gates. “There is a lost its nationalist image from corporations have state for 10 years in the of India and External price for a book but after while the BJP had pro- been utilised in the form interest of reducing the Funding Agencies. The reading it the knowledge vided effective gover- of budget borrowings. state’s revenue deficits total cost of EAPs is that it gives us is price- nance for five years. Mr There are `10,000 crore of and initiating a virtuous `41,091 crore. Considering less.” Stalls dedicated to G. Balaraju, government deferred dues of the cycle. The state govern- the difficult fiscal posi- Mahatma Gandhi and whip, said that regional power sector and AP Civil ment said, “We will con- tion, the state is seeking a former prime minister parties would come into Supplies Corporation. tinue to pursue this mat- grant of `36,982 crore, P.V. Narasimha Rao had power and rule the The report maintained ter with the Government which is equivalent to several publications ded- nation in the coming that while on one hand the of India. Pending the deci- 90% of EAP loans. We icated to them. days. new government inherit- sion of Special Category request that the grants The organisers said MIM chief Asaduddin ed `65,683 crore of liabili- Status, we request that we equivalent to 90% of EAP the book fair was started Owaisi said his party ties, it has a limited bor- may be provided some loans be extended for a in 1986 with 56 stalls by had entered Jharkhand rowing space on the other relief through Externally period of 10 years”. The about eight publishers for the first time in these hand. The outstanding lia- Aided Projects (EAPs) and state government also to promote the reading elections. bilities of the state gov- Centrally Sponsored sought debt relief of habit among the people. Dr K. Pratap Reddy, Dr Sandhya Gavva, Dr P.V. Lakshmipati, Dr S.V. Subramaian and others “It was our first elec- ernment as on 31-3-2019 Schemes (CSS). AP is hav- `11,039 crore to AP by This year, the book fair light the lamp to mark the inauguration of Dhurva College of Management’s 23rd convocation tion. We will try harder have mounted to `2,58,928 ing 11 on-going EAPs with writing off outstanding has 330 stalls. There is on its campus on Saturday. to gain the trust of the crore. The state govern- an outlay of `25,849 crore, central loans as on 31 special stall for new people,” he said. ment urged the 15th which were signed after March 2020. writers. Poll lessons PAGE Nawab Malik, NCP’s chief spokesperson, says Jharkhand voters demolished the Nation 6 arrogance of Modi, Shah and the BJP DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Even BJP workers Victory Lap didn’t vote for Das From Page 1 we had a massive vote- share, but we could not Also, the party’s much- use it to our benefit in the flaunted CAA, NRC and Assembly polls. nationalism card did not First of all, the CM did find their mark, despite not respect the cadre, we the Prime Minister him- made such a blunder dur- self openly playing the ing ticket distribution, Independent candidate from East communal card. angered senior leaders, Jamshedpur, Saryu Roy, receives Speaking at a rally in promoted factionalism greetings on phone after he JMM’s Dumka strong- and there was no proper defeated his BJP rival and Chief hold, Modi raised the utilisation of the cadre, Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar CAA and NRC issues and for which the BJP is Das in the morning on Monday. hinted that only Muslims famous for. Our oppo- Roy, a former minister in the Das were protesting against nents kept accusing us of government, contested the elec- the new law. being anti-tribal and our tion as an independent after the While the BJP top brass CM as an outsider, but we BJP denied a poll ticket to the vet- tried to seek votes for a did not use our cadre to “double engine ki sarkar” counter it properly,” said eran leader. — PTI (BJP at the Centre and the a senior BJP leader who state), the anti-incumben- added checking Naxalism cy against the party, in was one of the biggest particular the CM, and its achievements of the failure to convincingly Raghubar Das govern- counter the allegations ment. against it — including its The state BJP feels even failed attempt to tweak the organisation suffered the SPT Act and CNT Act in the state as Jharkhand THEY SAID IT — cost the party dearly. unit chief Laxman Gilua, However, most BJP lead- considered close to Mr Congratulations to ers feel Das’ “unpopulari- Das, also lost. Hemant Soren and ty” was also a major With the BJP now gov- the JMM-led cause for the party’s rout. erning only 35 per cent of alliance for the There are rumours that the country’s landmass in even most BJP cadres did comparison to over 71 per victory in the not vote for him in his cent at its peak in 2017, Jharkhand polls. home turf, which he lost when it was in power in Best wishes to them in to party rebel Saryu Rai. the entire Hindi-speaking serving the state “We were at such a heartland, many within — NARENDRA MODI strong position after the the party have started Prime Minister Lok Sabha polls. The questioning its poll Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working president Hemant Soren rides a bicycle at his residence in Ranchi on Monday. His father and party chief Shibu Opposition was divided, strategies. Soren and mother Ripu Soren are also seen. — PTI People of Jharkhand have given clear majority to JMM- Cong-RJD alliance. A new chapter Playing second begins for Major boost for RJD, Congress Jharkhand; people’s expectations will be fulfilled — HEMANT SOREN Regional parties JD(U), LJP fail to open an account in Jharkhand elections fiddle helps Cong It appears that the NAYEAR AZAD | DC Jharkhand CM Raghubar DC CORRESPONDENT The Congress contested people of at least PATNA, DEC. 23 Das. His colleague and for- NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 31 and the RJD seven. one state have mer minister Saryu Rai However, playing second conclusively given The RJD on Monday cele- contested against him and For the Congress, it will fiddle to the JMM did not their verdict that brated the success of won with a high margin. truly be a merry go down well with many they do not want it grand alliance in Two major regional par- Christmas! After manag- senior party leaders, who (CAA and NRC) Jharkhand assembly polls. ties from Bihar JD(U) and ing to hit the jackpot in camped in New Delhi to — ARVIND KEJRIWAL The party had contested in LJP also failed to open an Maharashtra by latching get tickets for their sup- Delhi Chief Minister alliance with Jharkhand account in the assembly on to the NCP, the party porters. But after getting Mukti Morcha (JMM) and elections. scored again in inputs from Central It is not BJP’s defeat, the Congress. Leaders associated with Jharkhand. While the observers, the Congress it is my defeat Hitting out at the outgo- JD(U) in Jharkhand JMM led the charge, the leadership went ahead ing Jharkhand CM pinned the blame on Bihar Congress too did well for with the “coalition dhar- Raghubar Das and the CM who itself by improving its ma”, and also agreed to — RAGHUBAR BJP, RJD leader Tejashwi didn’t campaign in the tally from six to 14 announce the JMM’s DAS Yadav said, “The mood state. Assembly seats. Hemant Soren as chief Outgoing was against the state gov- Primary challenges The result came a sur- minister candidate of the Jharkhand Chief ernment as well as the faced by the outgoing prise for the party too as alliance. Minister Centre which failed in pro- Chief Minister Raghubar the state unit was faction The Congress’ pragmat- viding relief to the people Das led BJP during the ridden. The earlier state ic approach is also indica- The BJP is not from poverty and unem- elections were the Naxal unit chief, Ajoy Kumar, tive of the “fight to the unbeatable. If all ployment. People were issues, human trafficking had resigned after hitting finish” attitude of opposition parties also upset due to deterio- and migration to other out at state leaders just Congress president Sonia rating law and order sce- states for employment. two months before the Gandhi. In the past four rally together and Outgoing Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das comes out after tendering his resig- understand the nario in the state”. Analysts claim that polls. The Congress man- months since she took The RJD was allotted a nation to Jharkhand Governor in Ranchi on Monday. — PTI regional issues like Jal- aged to do well as it kept charge as party chief, the dangers faced by total of seven seats under Jungle and Jamin (water- itself confined to semi- Congress has gone into the country and come the seat sharing arrange- president Hemant Soren Congress president Rahul for 81 seats in five phases forest and land) were urban areas, leaving the three Assembly elections, together, surely the BJP can be ment with the JMM and and he is going to be the Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi from November 30 to raised aggressively by the tribal belt for its bigger of which the party is in defeated and the BJP will be Congress. Political ana- Chief Minister of the and Congress chief Sonia December 20. BJP, JMM, JMM and Congress which ally Jharkhand Mukti the ruling alliance in defeated in future elections also lysts see this as a major state”. Gandhi for “forming a Congress, RJD, AJSU and caused a major dent to the Morcha. Maharashtra and — P. CHIDAMBARAM boost for the RJD and Talking to reporters in grand alliance against the JVM–P were the main BJP which has been trying After the Lok Sabha Jharkhand. Congress leader Congress which is prepar- Ranchi JMM working BJP”. political parties in the hard to win 65 plus seats elections, the Congress In Haryana, due to a ing to get into a direct elec- president Hemant Soren “I am thankful to every- fray. The primary fight in the state. changed its stand in the delay in the change of Jharkhand elections toral battle with JD(U)- said that he will soon call one who believed in me was between the BJP and During the 2014 state and gave the JMM leadership, the Congress held amid CAA and BJP combine during the a meeting of all alliance and I assure that I will the JMM – Congress and Assembly polls, the BJP in the big brother role, and managed to double its NRC protests, ver- Bihar Assembly polls partners to discuss future never let them down. We RJD alliance. alliance with AJSU had also accommodated tally. AICC’s Jharkhand scheduled for 2020. course of action. He also will soon meet and discuss The most high profile won 42 seats (BJP 37 and in in-charge R.P.N. Singh dict in favour of Tejashwi Yadav said that used the occasion to thank our future course of seat which the BJP lost AJSU- 5). In the Lok Sabha its flock. was mostly in the state citizens. the “opposition alliance in his father and party chief action”, JMM working during this year’s elections this year, the The party, accepting the assessing the situation — MAMATA Jharkhand had fought the Shibu Soren whom he president Hemant Soren Assembly election was BJP and allies had ground realities, gave the and keeping the high BANERJEE election under the leader- addressed as Guruji, RJD said. Jamshedpur (east) which clinched 12 out 14 seats in larger share of seats to command in the loop for West Bengal CM ship of JMM working Chief Lalu Yadav, former The state went to polls was contested by the state. the JMM, that contested any necessary interven- 43 seats. tion. National issues failed to cut ice with voters Hemant Soren’s first stint From Page 1 ■ THE PERCENTAGE of While economic distress and population being gov- as CM lasted 14 months issues like tribal land acqui- erned by the BJP in the sition laws and reservation states, either on its own Ranchi, Dec. 23: JMM in government jobs for state leader Hemant Soren, the Other or with its allies, now AIMIM residents were the issues son of Jharkhand archi- 10.63+% 1.16% which bit the ruling BJP, it stands at around 43 per tect Shibu Soren, is set to was evident that national cent from over 69 per take up the reins of the RJD issues like the recent state for a second term as 2.75% amendment to the citizen- cent two years back, data the Opposition coalition ship law and the promise of analysis show. comprising the party, implementing the National ■ Congress and RJD is surg- Registrar of Citizens (NRC) SIGNIFICANTLY THE ing ahead of the BJP in across the country did not PARTY has suffered loss- the 81-member seats in the NOTA find much resonance with es in states at a time Assembly. 1.36% the masses. Neither did the His first stint as Chief BJP abrogation of Article 370 in when it has been suc- Minister of the tribal 33.37% Kashmir, which was another cessful in fulfilling its state had lasted for just major legislation passed by longstanding ideological about 14 months since the BJP government at the promises, including nulli- July 15 2013. But this time, Centre. he with support from his INC fying Article 370, crimi- JMM Another major factor for allies — the Congress and 18.72% 13.88% the BJP’s loss was the nalising the practice of the RJD have stopped the unpopularity of Das, espe- triple talaq and enacting seemingly invincible BJP. cially amongst former allies Hemant Soren had been like All Jharkhand Students Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress workers celebrate their lead in the Jharkhand Citizenship Amendment the face of the Opposition Union (AJSU). In fact, AJSU Assembly Elections results in Ranchi on Monday morning. — PTI Act. alliance in the state. responsibility of running In 2014, Hemant Soren cadre maintained that the He was born to Shibu JMM. It was only after won a seat in the polls were fought only on the AJSU alliance 12 of the 14 Narendra Modi, had sought years… check on Naxalism want to assure everyone that Soren, known as ‘Guruji’ Guruji quit the Jharkhand Assembly and “Oust Raghubar Das” slo- Lok Sabha seats in May this votes for a “double engine ki and development, including their hopes will not be bro- to his innumerable follow- Manmohan Singh cabinet became the Leader of the gan. year. sarkar (BJP government at in Naxal pockets —this gov- ken irrespective of their ers, and his wife Roopi on owing to his court convic- Opposition.During his Das was defeated by his Just six months after the the Centre and the state),” ernment’s work is evident… caste, creed, religion and August 10, 1975 at Nemra tion, Hemant Soren political ascendency he colleague and former minis- general elections, the state and put up hoardings with but Raghubar Das’ arro- profession”. village in Ramgarh dis- emerged as heir apparent was able to sideline ter Saryu Rai. Rai quit the decided to oust the BJP, pictures of Modi and Das gance and the way he treated In the last one year, trict of Jharkhand. of the ‘Soren clan’ and JMM’s senior leaders like BJP after being denied ticket which went alone in the together. Despite this, the the cadre led to the BJP Jharkhand is the fifth state The senior Soren had won the Dumka Assembly , Simon from Jamshedpur (West) Assembly polls as AJSU was state rejected the BJP gov- losing the state and Das los- that the BJP has lost. served as Chief Minister seat in 2009. He went on to Marandi and Hemlal seat and contested the poll not happy with Das and the ernment and its non-tribal ing his own seat,” said a sen- Others include thrice, had been grooming become a Murmu, prompting them from Jamshedpur (East), a seat sharing formula. Many chief minister. ior BJP leader from the Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, his elder son Durga Soren member in 2009-2010, to quit the party. seat held by Das five times, in the BJP had questioned Though the BJP’s poll state. Rajasthan and Madhya but fate had deemed other- before becoming Jhar- Hemant, who has two as an Independent. the ticket distribution and managers were expecting JMM chief Hemant Soren, Pradesh. wise. Durga Soren died of khand’s youngest CM in sons from his marriage Jharkhand, which was cre- had blamed Das for ignoring the party’s tally to go down, who is likely to take oath as Just like the other four suspected kidney failure 2013 with the support of with Kalpana, came under ated in November 2000 for the winnability factor of as feedback reaching them the state next chief Minister states, which were ruled by and Shibu Soren was con- the Congress and the RJD. criticism from the BJP the welfare of the people of candidates and trying to was not in their favour, they soon, said, “Even the busi- the BJP, the party lost victed in the Chirrudih His rule was, however, which accused him of the region, particularly trib- sideline many senior lead- did not expect the total tally ness community in Jharkhand because of a massacre case. The situa- short-lived as BJP seized pariwarvad for giving a als who constitute around 27 ers. to go down so much. Jharkhand is unhappy with strong anti-incumbency tion turned the focus on power in 2014 in the politi- ticket to his sister from per cent of the state’s popu- This was why the BJP top “It is not that there was no the BJP. Today a new chap- faced by chief minister Hemant Soren who was cally unstable state and Mayurbhanj in the Lok lation, had given the BJP- brass, including PM development in the last five ter will begin for this state. I Raghubar Das. then entrusted with the Raghubar Das took over. Sabha polls. — PTI Leading from the front PAGE Chhattisgarh Chief Minister led a protest march against Nation 7 the CAA and the NRC in Bhilai DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD HC SUSPENDS WB GOVT’S ANTI-CAA ADS RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC KOLKATA, DEC. 23 No major policy will In a major blow to the gov- come before the ernment, the Calcutta High Court on Monday country without govt banned its controversial level discussion advertisement against the implementation of — Sharad Pawar the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) NCP chief and the proposed National Register of SHORT TAKES Citizens (NRC). Hearing a public inter- est litigation filed CONG TO HOLD recently, a division bench of Chief Justice T.B.N. Radhakrishnan MEGA RALLY and Justice Arijit Banerjee of the High IN ODISHA Court ordered the state government to remove AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO | its advertisement, which DC openly declared that the BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 23 CAA and the NRC would not be implemented in Odisha, which has seemingly the state, till the next remained calm and peaceful as order. other parts of the country The state government plunged into turmoil over advertisement titled No enactment of the Citizenship CAB, No NRC appeared Amendment Act (CAA) and on the pages of the state the proposed National government’s social net- Register of Citizen (NRC) leg- working sites and cer- islation, is all set to witness tain Bengali TV news strong protest rallies later this channels after the con- month. troversial Act was The Congress, the second passed by the opposition party in the state Parliament. after the BJP, has decided to The BJP and West hold a mega protest rally in Bengal Governor Bhubaneswar on December 28. Jagdeep Dhankhar earli- Speaking to this newspaper er denounced the ad and on Monday, former minister demanded for its and senior Congress leader removal. The division Ganeswar Behera said all sen- bench also asked for a (CLOCKWISE) ior leaders and workers from detailed report from the Protesters take part in a protest march across the state would partici- Trinamul government against the CAA and the NRC, in Bengaluru pate in the December 28 rally about the petitioners’ on Monday. — PTI to protest what he described claim that the state gov- the ‘discriminatory’ and ‘dra- ernment’s advertise- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wraps a conian’ CAA, and awaken peo- ment against the CAA shawl around party president ple of Odisha about the real and the NRC was carried at the satyagraha staged in demand for pro- motive of the BJP behind the out using public money. NRC. Asked about the late The division bench, tection of the Constitution in view of the reaction and response of the which has been hearing CAA and the NRC, in New Delhi on Monday. Congress, Mr Behera said the petitions on the collapse — PTI party’s leaders had vehement- of law and order and ly criticised the law through damage to Railway prop- A man watches a video released by the BJP press conferences and televi- erty in the state, in wake showing animated Muslim characters, sion debates. of the massive violence intended to dispel ‘myths’ about the CAA in over the CAA and NRC, New Delhi on Monday. — AFP besides the one against MAHANTA the ad, scheduled the matter for hearing on January 9. STAGES SIT-IN It also ordered the Stalin terms it an Railways to submit a Indian students abroad report stating its actions PROTEST taken to prevent loss of MANOJ ANAND | DC public property and the anti-CAA ‘war’ GUWAHATI, DEC. 23 financial loss incurred due the violent agita- Former Assam Chief Minister tion. Advocate general up in arms against CAA DC CORRESPONDENT ■ STALIN SAID the and Asom Gana Parishad Kishore Dutta submitted CHENNAI, DEC. 23 rally has sent a clear (AGP) leader Prafulla Kumar before the court that law Congress says activist Sadaf Jafar tortured by police signal to the BJP and Mahanta on Monday, cutting and order situation in “Idhu perani alla; Idhu AIADMK governments across party lines, staged a sit- the state has been under DC CORRESPONDENT ■ said Congress state presi- dismissed bail pleas of 15 porani. Indha por tho- in demonstration with his sup- control and the internet with agency inputs IN UTTAR PRADESH, dent Ajay Kumar Lallu, people arrested in connec- darum” (“This is not a that Tamils are against porters in the party at Gandhi services have been NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 16 people have died and who met Sadaf in jail. tion with the violence in rally, this is a war. This the law. Mandap in protest against the restored. 263 police personnel Lallu claimed Jafar was Delhi’s Daryaganj area war will go on”), said Citizenship Amendment Act Protests against the were injured during the peacefully protesting and extended their judi- DMK president M.K. The presence of police- (CAA). WB GOV FACES Citizenship Amendment anti-Citizenship against the CAA when “10- cial custody by two weeks. Stalin at the massive rally men in large numbers, In an apparent indication of Act (CAA) and the Amendment Act 15 youths with stones in Metropolitan magistrate he led here on Monday to some of them in civvies a crack in the party, many sen- PROTESTING National Register of protests. Restrictions on their bags started hurling Kapil Kumar dismissed protest against the and wielding the intimi- ior party leaders, including Citizens (NRC) continued mobile internet services them. They were allowed the bail applications, say- Citizenship Amendment dating mobile cameras Brindaban Goswami, across the country with are still in place in the to go by the police and she ing there was no sufficient Act (CAA), which drew may have had some sober- Pabindra Deka, Gunin STUDENTS’ IRE Delhi, Chennai and was arrested. It was all ground to grant them the massive applause from ing effect on the environ- Hazarika also joined the Bengaluru showing major state. sponsored. The state gov- relief. the gathering that includ- ment. Also, drones were protest, which was against the RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC show of strength. ernment was behind the A protest rally against ed various leaders and pressed into service by AGP’s party line. The party is KOLKATA, DEC. 23 In Delhi, 46 students Melbourne have organ- violence,” Lallu said. the CAA and the NRC in members of the DMK’s commissioner A.K. part of a Bharatiya Janata were arrested while in ised protests. “Jafar, along with oth- Bengaluru drew huge alliance parties and out- Viswanathan following a Party-led coalition govern- West Bengal Governor Uttar Pradesh, crackdown However, in Uttar ers, was arrested on the crowd causing massive fits. His rhetoric con- directive from the Madras ment in the state. Jagdeep Dhankhar on on protesters continued. Pradesh, amid allegations spot due to her involve- road jams. It is learnt that veyed that it was not just High Court. But, even Mr Mahanta came down Monday was heckled Among those arrested is of police excesses, the ment in clashes. We sent Chief Minister B.S. a rally but a ‘war’ and it otherwise, sources said, heavily on Prime Minister and shown black flags actress and Congress state government contin- her to jail after conducting Yediyurappa had asked would continue (till the Mr Stalin ensured disci- Narendra Modi saying, “By twice at the Jadavpur activist Sadaf Jafar, who, ued its crackdown on the her medical. We have police to stay alert and not the Centre withdraws the pline is maintained in the taking Assamese Gamuchha, University, a hotbed of the party alleged, was bru- protesters, and seized enough evidence against to allow a Mangaluru-like Act). rally. one cannot symbolise himself protests against the tally tortured by the properties of the alleged her. All her charges are situation to develop in the Former Union minister “Thalaivar (leader) had that he loves Assam. Modi Citizenship Amendment police. rioters. baseless,” ASP East city. Former Karnataka P. Chidambaram, PCC conveyed this concern to does the same.” Act (CAA), a day after he Both the BJP and the The arrest of actor and Suresh Chandra Rawat CM president K.S. Alagiri, the alliance leaders also, declared as “illegal and Congress were on the Congress spokesperson said. demanded a judicial probe DK chief K. Veeramani, though very subtly and invalid” the varsity’s streets on Monday — one Jafar has become a fresh In Uttar Pradesh, 16 peo- into the Mangaluru vio- VCK leader Thol politely”, said a source. KERALA FILM decision to defer the in favour of the CAA and flashpoint with Congress ple have died and 263 lence last week and reject- Thirumavalavan and Mr Stalin said the December 24 special con- the NRC and the other alleging that she was police personnel were ed a CID inquiry ordered MDMK chief Vaiko protest sent a clear mes- vocation because of pos- against the laws. given treatment worse injured during the anti- by Yediyurappa. accompanied the DMK sage to the Centre that FRATERNITY sible trouble. Opposing the two laws, than ‘third degree’ by the CAA protests. Restrictions In Srinagar, the National chief as well as his son the Tamils are opposing Meanwhile, authori- the Congress held a dhar- police, an allegation that on mobile internet servic- Conference, during its and youth wing secretary the law. “I thank the lakhs ties of the university na at Rajghat while in the UP Police has denied. es are still in place in the provincial-level meeting, Udayanidhi, dressed in of peaceful protesters HOLDS MARCH have decided to hold its Kolkata, the BJP took out Congress general secre- state. has passed two resolutions black to signify protest, in who joined us in Chennai GILVESTER ASSARY | DC convocation ceremony a rally in support of the tary Priyanka Gandhi UP Police said they have condemning the CAA and the rally. It goes to the today to show that THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 23 today, inviting the CAA. Vadra on Sunday had arrested the state head of demanded the immediate credit of Stalin and his #TNopposeCAA. This has Governor to attend the Indian students studying demanded the immediate Islamic outfit Popular release of the detained party lieutenants, as well sent a clear signal to the Actors, directors, literary per- function. in foreign universities in release of Jafar, who was Front of India (PFI) and leaders and civil society as the allies present, that BJP and AIADMK gov- sonalities and people from all However, Dhankhar, London, New York, Paris, arrested on December 19. his two aides for allegedly members in Kashmir. The despite the massive gath- ernments that Tamils are walks of life in Kerala on though, being the Washington DC, Berlin, “She (Jafar) was beaten masterminding violence party also criticised “the ering and the charged-up against this law. We will Monday took out a long march Chancellor, will not be Geneva, Hague, up brutally by the police. in last week’s Lucknow violence in Jamia Millia atmosphere — politically continue voicing our dis- against the Citizenship allowed to address the Barcelona, San Francisco, She was hit on her back protests. Islamia and Aligarh and emotionally — that sent until the law is Amendment Act (CAA) in event. Tokyo, Amsterdam and and her hair was pulled,” A Delhi court on Monday Muslim University.” the rally was peaceful. repealed,” he tweeted. Kochi. The protesters, carry- ing placards and banners, denouncing the CAA and NRC, walked 12 km from Activists want violence on students probed Rajendra Maidan to Fort Kochi. New Delhi, Dec. 23: Directors Kamal, Ashik Abu, An ■ Claiming that people “defending police excess- actors Nimisha Sajayan, alliance of civil society es” and “not uttering a MAMATA WRITES TO OPPN. Shane Nigam, Rima Kallingal organisations and are being identified word on the deaths of pro- and cinematographer Venu activists on Monday through their clothes testers in various parts of were among those participat- demanded a high-level and harassed, activists the country.” It claimed CMs FOR UNITY AGAINST CAA ed in the long march. However, judicial inquiry into the said legal cells had been that people were being Kolkata, Dec. 23: West joint protests against the superstars Mammootty and ‘police excesses’ against set up in every district “identified through their Bengal Chief Minister CAA and the proposed Mohanlal snubbed the protest. students of the Jamia to help the detainees clothes and harassed.” Mamata Banerjee, who is nationwide National Both have drawn flak from Millia Islamia and the The alliance said it had set eyeing pan-India support Register of Citizens. various quarters and on social Aligarh Muslim up legal cells in every dis- in her fight against the Her appeal to the opposi- media for keeping silent on University. scrapping of CAA lock, trict to help those who Citizenship Amendment tion parties came on a day the issue. Meanwhile, three Addressing a press con- stock and barrel,” Ravi have been detained unlaw- Act (CAA), wrote to Chief when BJP working presi- migrant workers hailing from ference here, members of Nair, a member of the fully by police. Ministers and senior lead- dent J.P. Nadda addressed West Bengal were attacked the alliance also demand- alliance, said. Around 140 people were ers of opposition parties a rally in the city and allegedly by BJP supporters ed that all cases registered Nair said it was good detained on Monday as on Monday, urging them to accused the Trinamul of for taking part in an anti-CAA against those protesting that some state govern- fresh protests by students unite and chalk out a plan ‘misleading’ masses over agitation in Nadapuram in against the Citizenship ments were reconsidering and activists against the to “save the country.” the contentious law. Kozhikode district on Sunday. Amendment Act be uncon- their stand on the issue, amended citizenship law Ms Banerjee wrote sepa- Ms Banerjee described The three persons who ditionally withdrawn and adding that they should erupted in several parts of rate letters to NCP supre- the current situation in belong to Murshidabad were those arrested be immedi- challenge the controver- the national capital, even mo Sharad Pawar, the country as serious and assaulted after they came back ately released. sial law through relevant as police stepped up vigil Congress president Sonia urged all non-BJP parties from a protest march organ- “We have taken stock of constitutional provisions. to maintain the law and Gandhi and National to come together and rise ised in Nadapuram. One of the the situation in a meeting. The alliance also criti- order situation ahead of Conference leader Farooq against the ‘draconian DMK chief M.K. Stalin, flanked by former Union finance workers sustained head We are not looking for cised Prime Minister New Year celebrations. Abdullah, among others, regime’ at the Centre. minister P. Chidambaram, of the Congress at a mega injuries in the incident. amendments, we want Narendra Modi for — PTI asserting the need for — PTI rally against the CAA and the NRC in Chennai. — DC Bilateral ties PAGE Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria will embark on a bilateral visit to Egypt from Nation 8 December 24 to boost defence ties DECCAN CHRONICLE TUESDAY | 24 DECEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

Mahanati awarded SHRINGLA IS NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY New Delhi, Dec. 23: Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla was on We have to save the Monday appointed as the new foreign secretary for country from divide a two-year fixed term, succeeding Vijay and rule politics Gokhale. Shringla, a 1984 batch — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), is Congress leader considered an expert on India’s neighbourhood and is currently serving as envoy to the US. IN His appointment comes BRIEF at a time when India is facing a plethora of for- eign policy challenges FIR AGAINST including dealing with an increasingly assertive BJP MP FOR Trump administration and China’s attempt to FALSE CLAIMS expand its military and economic influence in RABINDRA NATH the region. CHOUDHURY | DC As foreign secretary, BHOPAL, DEC. 23 Shringla’s immediate task is expected to be In a significant development, ramping up of diplomat- police filed an FIR against BJP ic outreach in the wake of MP from Guna in Madhya criticism by several Pradesh K. P. Yadav for sub- countries and global mitting false income certifi- institutions of India's cate to claim other Backward new citizenship law. Class (OBC) certificate for his The Appointments son. Committee of the Police booked Yadav and his Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu presents Best Actress award to Keerthy Suresh for her role in Mahanati Cabinet has approved the son Sarthak under sections 420 during the 66th National Film Awards function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. He presented the appointment of Shringla (cheating), 120 B (criminal National Film Awards to actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana as well. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, as the new foreign secre- conspiracy), 181 (false affirma- who was supposed to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the ceremony, skipped the event citing ill tary, a government order tion to public servant author- health. The 77-year-old actor will now be honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind on December 29 at a high- said, adding he will ized to administer an oath), assume the new role on tea, to be hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the winners. — PTI and 182 (false information January 29. — PTI with intent to cause public ser- vant to use unlawful power) of Indian Penal Code for provid- VIDEO ON ing wrong statement on his income to claim OBC certifi- PRAGYA HC fires 2 judges cate, in-charge of Kotwali police station under district 9 killed in headquarters of Ashok Nagar SHAMES BJP said on Monday. According to the FIR, there RABINDRA NATH for corruption were discrepancies in two CHOUDHURY | DC income certificates submitted Delhi fire BHOPAL, DEC. 23 Chennai, Dec. 23: The against her may proceed, by him. The income shown Madras High Court has the Full court said. during filing of nomination Two days after BJP MP dismissed two judges and In respect of for Guna LS seat in the last 6-month-old among dead Pragya Singh Thakur a judicial magistrate from Vijayakumar, the charges parliamentary elections did embroiled in an argu- service as part of its against him related to not match with the one he filed BHASKAR HARI ■ IT IS SUSPECTED ment over allocation of efforts to overhaul the alleged financial embez- for claiming OBC certificate. SHARMA | DC that the fire was seat to her in a Delhi- subordinate judiciary. zlement, involving fine An FIR was filed following a NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 caused due to a short- Bhopal flight, a video While a judge has been amounts were proved and probe into the complaint in showing a co-passenger compulsorily retired on hence dismissed. this regard, the police said. Nine people, including circuit, which led to a pulling her up for caus- health grounds, five incre- He was suspended earli- BJP decried police action three children, were cylinder blast and a ing inconvenience to her ments were cut for two er after alleged irregulari- against Yadav, calling it “arbi- killed after a massive subsequent wall col- co-flyers surfaced on metropolitan magistrates. ties surfaced in 2015. trary and discriminatory”. fire ripped through a lapse. Monday, landing her The decisions in this Ponprakash, who had three-storey residen- party in further embar- connection were taken at attained superannuation tial-cum-commercial rassment. a Full court meeting of all on reaching 58 years in INDIA’S OLDEST building in Outer charred bodies and 10 The purported video judges of the Madras March 2017, was not Delhi’s Kirari area. persons were rescued showed the passenger High Court on December allowed to retire and The incident took and rushed to a nearby reminding her of her 7, sources said. placed under suspension VOTER DIES place in the wee hours hospital, where nine responsibility towards Former additional dis- and disciplinary action of Monday. The issue were declared brought other passengers as an trict judge, S. Manvizhi, had been initiated against AT 111YRS of illegal commercial- dead by the doctors,” elected representative, ex-principal district him. cum-residential house said Garg. and told her “you should judge, T. Ponprakash and The Full court, consider- New Delhi, Dec. 23: Bachan has once again raised “The building had feel ashamed of (your the then judicial magis- ing the “gravity of Singh, the oldest voter in a question on the single staircase and actions)”. trate, K. Vijayakumar charges” against him, Delhi who hogged headlines in authorities’ function- there was no fire safe- However, Thakur was were dismissed from serv- decided to dismiss him May when he voted in the Lok ing. Meanwhile, the ty equipment installed seen making her point ice. from service. Sabha election, passed away Delhi government also in it,” he added. calmly, before being Manvizhi, now under A senior civil judge, S. on Monday, his family said. He announced a compen- The cause behind the silenced by the repri- suspension and not per- Chellapandian, chairman was 111. sation of `10 lakh to fire is being investigat- mand by the passenger. mitted to retire from serv- of the Taxation Appeals Singh died around 6:30 am. the next of kin of ed. It is suspected that The Bhopal BJP MP ice, will face prosecution Tribunal (Madurai) has He had not been eating proper- those who died in the the fire started due to had on Sunday accused for various irregularities been compulsorily retired ly for the past three-four days, fire. short-circuit, which the SpiceJet staff of ill she has been charged on health grounds after a his grandson Sonu Singh said. According to a senior led to a cylinder blast- treating her during her with. medical board confirmed A paralysis attack around 11 Delhi Fire Services ing and the subse- travel from Delhi to Citing an administrative his disability to perform months ago had rendered the (DFS) official, a call quent wall collapse. Bhopal on December 21 committee’s recommenda- judicial functions. centenarian bedridden. He regarding the blaze Those killed were over an issue with the tion to prosecute her Two metropolitan mag- had grown frail, according to was received at around identified as Ram seat allocated to her in under Section 197 of CrPC istrates in Chennai city his family. 12.20 am on Monday, Chandra Jha (65), the the flight. (related to prosecution) were given five increment Bachan Singh has never following which eight building owner; This prompted the and Prevention of cuts and the duo shall be missed out on voting in an fire tenders and DFS Sudariya Devi (58); SpiceJet to issue a clari- Corruption Act, the Full under the watch of higher election since 1951, his teams were dispatched Sanju Jha (36); fication, saying, “She court said it resolved authorities, according to youngest son, Jasbeer Singh, for the spot. Guddan; and the fami- (Thakur) had pre- unanimously that the Full court decision. 63, said. “The blaze was ly of Udaykant booked seat 1A and had Manvizhi deserved to be Former district munsif in Delhi Chief Electoral Officer brought under control Chaudhary (33) includ- come to the airport in dismissed. Krishnagiri district, was Ranbir Singh felicitated by 3.50 am. During ini- ing his wife Muskan her own wheelchair. On The criminal prosecu- let off with a censure, the Bachan Singh and invited him tial investigation it (26), their children the aircraft, the first row tion already sanctioned court said. —PTI to vote in the general election. was revealed that the Anjali (10), Adarsh (7), is emergency row seat Till the 2015 Assembly elec- house had a cloth and six-month-old and is not allocated to tion, the centenarian cycled to godown on the ground Tulsi. passengers on wheel- the polling booth to cast vote. floor while the two According to a police chairs.” This year, he reached the upper floors had resi- official, three people As Thakur had come booth in a car along with poll dences. It is suspected were rescued. with her own wheel- officers in full media glare. He that a cylinder also “Pooja (24), her niece chair and had not was later wheeled inside the blasted on the second Saumya (10), and her booked through the air- polling both at Tilak Vihar . floor resulting in a three-year-old daugh- line, the staff wasn’t “For him, every election was wall collapsing,” said ter Aaradhya jumped aware of the fact that a contest between the BJP and Atul Garg, the chief to an adjacent building she was a wheelchair the Congress,” his son said. fire officer. to escape the blaze,” passenger. “The DFS teams the police official She was requested by a recovered three added. crew to shift to 2 A/B (non emergency row) due to safety reasons, but she refused. As the flight started 13-year-old suffers heart getting delayed, other passengers were becom- ing restless and request- ed Thakur to change her seat but she refused. attack, undergoes bypass Few other passengers also requested the air- GILVESTER ASSARY | DC ■ IT WAS found that the per cent in another blood line staff to offload THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, patient had 99 per cent vessel. The blood vessels Thakur, as she refused DEC. 23 block in major blood vessel also had other defects. to change her seat. Under these circum- Finally, the BJP MP In a rare case, a 13-year-old and 50 per cent block in stances, a stent could not Pragya Thakur agreed girl who suffered a heart other blood vessel, which is have been placed after to change her seat. attack underwent bypass not seen in children angioplasty. Therefore, doc- surgery at the tors decided to perform Thiruvananthapruam landing in the medical col- bypass surgery. Medical College. lege. Since the possibility of Experts say among adults, The doctors at the med- heart attack among chil- blood pressure, diabetes ical college claimed that it dren was unheard till now, and smoking are the major was first case of juvenile the doctors examined her causes for atherosclerosis, heart attack in Kerala and for any congenital heart which results in block in perhaps very rare in the disease, but could not find blood vessels. Among chil- country, which warranted a any defect. dren Takayasu arteritis, bypass surgery. The doctors With chest pain continu- Kawasaki disease and con- say that the possibility of ing, cardiology department genital heart problems are heart attack among girls is team led by Dr George reported more often. very rare and that makes Koshy examined her and “However, the child had this particular case special. found signs of heart attack different symptoms. The girl belonging to in the ECG. She was then During the surgery, it was Neendakara in Kollam dis- subjected to angiogram. found the heart attack was trict sought treatment at It was found that the girl not the kind which is usual- many hospitals following had 99 per cent block in ly seen among adults,” Dr chest pain, before finally major blood vessel and 50 Koshy said.