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NEARBY Two die in police fi ring in Mangaluru as antiCAA protests rock the country
‘You have made it a Marchers take to the streets, defy prohibitory orders in many places and brave police crackdowns war-like situation’ Special Correspondent of an alleged fi rearm injury GHAZIABAD New Delhi “You [State] have made it a as protests turned violent, warlike situation,” orally Two persons were killed in leading to the arrest of at observed Allahabad High police fi ring in Mangaluru least 55 persons and the Court Chief Justice Govind on Thursday as protesters shutdown of Internet in the Mathur after seeing the across the country took to State capital. More than two photographs of the clash the streets against the Citi dozen vehicles, including a between Aligarh Muslim zenship (Amendment) Act State bus, TV broadcast vans University students and the (CAA) and the proposed Na and police vehicles, were police on the intervening tional Register of Citizens torched at diff erent loca night of December 1516. (NRC), which in combina tions as parts of old Luck tion could potentially intro now witnessed chaotic NORTH Ī PAGE 5 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD duce a religious test for citi scenes. zenship in India. Thousands gathered at Jamia violence: response Police in the coastal city Mumbai’s August Kranti on setting up panel sought of Mangaluru lathicharged Maidan and raised slogans, NEW DELHI and later opened fi re at prot displayed placards, sported The Delhi High Court on esters they claimed were painted faces, sang songs Thursday sought response trying to set fi re to a police and played music. There from the Centre, the Delhi station and had targeted were repeated announce government and the police police personnel in Bunder ments throughout the rally on a bunch of petitions area. to keep things peaceful. seeking setting up of a fact fi nding committee to look The police said the exact Former IAS offi cer Kannan into violence at Jamia Milia cause of death of Nausin, 23, Gopinathan and actor Sush Islamia during protests and Jalil Kudroli, 49, would ant Singh took part in the Boiling over: People shifting former Mangaluru Mayor K. Ashraf, who was injured in protests against the Citizen be known only after post Mumbai protest. against the Citizenship Act, to safety on Thursday. * H.S. MANJUNATH (Amendment) Act. A Bench mortem examination. The Kolkata witnessed fi ve ral listed the case for further two, who were injured in lies, of which the one held hearing on February 4. the violence, died in hospi without the support of polit tal. ical parties drew no less Over 1,200 protesters held, later released CITY Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mobile Internet data ser than 20,000 people. Chief vice has been suspended in Minister Mamata Banerjee SAURABH TRIVEDI Around 8,000 security Mercury drops to 5.2°C, the entire Dakshina Kanna has dared the Modi govern NEW DELHI personnel were deployed to the lowest this season da district for two days “to ment to go for a UNmoni The Delhi police on Thurs stop protesters from gather NEW DELHI prevent misuse of social me tored referendum on the day detained more than ing at Red Fort, Mandi House The minimum temperature in dia platform”, police said. contentious issue. 1,200 protesters, including and other places, except Jan the Capital dropped to 5.2 Curfew has been clamped in politicians D. Raja, Sitaram tar Mantar, in central Delhi. degrees Celsius on Thursday, the Mangaluru City Police Internet blocked Yechury, Nilotpal Basu, Brin Reserve police personnel the lowest this season, Commissionerate area till In the national capital, the according to Regional da Karat, Ajay Maken, San and paramilitary forces were December 22 midnight, and police — which is under the Meteorological Centre, New deep Dikshit and activists also deployed. Delhi. The minimum all educational institutions Union Home Ministry — de Yogendra Yadav, Umar Kha Hundreds of fl agwaving temperature was three will remain shut. tained people from various lid, from central Delhi dur students and activists con notches lower than the Elsewhere across the locations and thwarted a de ing antiCitizenship (Amend verged near Jantar Mantar in season’s normal, while the country, marchers thronged monstration. Mobile phone ment) Act protests in the the afternoon after police maximum settled at 15 cities, defying prohibitory and Internet services were national capital. forcefully evicted them from degrees Celsius. orders in many places and cut in parts of the city and 19 “Around 800 protesters, areas around the Red Fort braving police crackdowns stations of the Metro Rail in CITY Ī PAGE 4 detained from near the Red and Mandi House. Permis DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD in areas under BJP rule. central Delhi were shut but Fort, Mandi House and other sion for holding any demon People from various back hundreds managed to as areas in central Delhi, were stration at the two sites was grounds, across age groups semble at Jantar Mantar, an let off after a warning. Near not granted. A number of and professions came to earshot from the parliament ly 300 of them were taken to protesters off ered roses to gether in response to calls building. Around 700 fl ights Surajmal Stadium in Nan security personnel with a given by civil society groups were delayed and 20 were gloi, around 100 to Rajiv message of “love in return of and opposition parties, in cancelled in Delhi. Gandhi Stadium in Bawana hatred”. The police spokes Mumbai, Kolkata, Jammu, and another 50 to Keshavpu person said the protests end Lucknow, Thiruvananthap Students during a protest at ram. They were all released ed peacefully. uram, Chennai and Patna, CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 Jantar Mantar in New Delhi by evening,” said Delhi pol (With inputs from PTI) EDITORIAL Ī PAGE 10 FRIDAY REVIEW and several other towns. on Thursday. ice spokesperson M.S. Ī 4 PAGES SEE ALSO REPORTS ON PAGE 18 In Lucknow, a man died MORE REPORTS Ī PAGES 8, 12 & 13 * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Randhawa. Ī PAGES 2, 3 & 4 U.S. House impeaches Amid Net shutdown, CM opens free WiFi hotspot President Donald Trump ‘Centre must focus on jobs, not CAA’
Voting was largely along party lines; Senate trial next month Special Correspondent New Delhi Reuters mocrats conspired with Uk On a day when Delhi saw WASHINGTON raine to meddle in the 2016 suspension of mobile servic Donald Trump on Wednes election. es, including Internet, for day became the third U.S. Democrats said Mr. the fi rst time, Chief Minister President to be impeached Trump held back $391 mil Arvind Kejriwal presided ov as the House of Representa lion in security aid intended er the inauguration of free tives formally charged him to combat Russiabacked WiFi hotspot installation at with abuse of power and ob separatists and a coveted the ITO bus stop here as part struction of Congress in a White House meeting for Uk of the Aam Aadmi Party go historic step that will infl ame rainian President Volodymyr vernment’s fl agship project CM Arvind Kejriwal partisan tensions across a Zelensky as leverage to aimed at providing free pu inaugurating the free WiFi deeply divided America. coerce Kiev into interfering blic access to Internet across hotspot on Thursday. * PTI The Democraticled Hous in the 2020 election by the Capital. e’s passage of two articles of smearing Mr. Biden. The irony of the situation which wanted to “curb ru impeachment on a mostly Dissent in writing: Protesters The second article ac was not lost on the CM, who mourmongering” during partyline vote sets the stage seeking the removal of U.S. cused Mr. Trump of obstruc said, “It is ironic that Inter the antiCitizenship (Amend for a trial next month in the President Donald Trump at tion of Congress by directing net services are down today ment) Act protests in the Republicancontrolled Se the Capitol in Washington. administration offi cials and [Thursday] because the pol city. nate on whether or not to * AP agencies not to comply with ice have asked for them to be Telecom service provid convict and remove him move Mr. Trump when it lawful House subpoenas for shut on the day when we are ers said, as per “the direc from offi ce. holds its trial. testimony and documents. launching this project…We tive received from the go No President in the 243 House Speaker Nancy Pe Mr. Trump, who is seeking hope that the situation nor vernment”, services were year history of the U.S. has losi said after the vote that another fouryear term in the malises soon and the servic stopped at a “few locations” been removed from offi ce by she would wait to name the November 2020 election, es resume.” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. impeachment. That would House managers, or prosec has denied wrongdoing and The Chief Minister ex require a twothirds majority utors, until she knew more called the inquiry launched 109 hotspots installed pressed concern that the law in the 100member Senate, about the procedures for the by Ms. Pelosi in September a According to the Delhi go and order situation, not only meaning at least 20 Republi Senate trial. She did not “witch hunt”. vernment, 109 free WiFi in Delhi, but the entire coun cans would have to join the specify when she would send Mr. McConnell, Senate hotspots were installed in try was “deteriorating” day Democrats in voting against the articles to the Senate. Majority Leader, said the Delhi to mark the launch of by day. Mr. Trump — and none has Mr. Trump, 73, is accused House of Representatives the scheme. Deputy CM Mr. Kejriwal said there indicated they will. of abusing his power by pres had conducted the “most Manish Sisodia marked the was no need of the amended suring Ukraine to investigate rushed, least thorough and launch of the project at Vish citizenship law as it was not ‘No chance’ political rival Joe Biden, a most unfair impeachment wavidyalaya metro station. going to achieve anything The Senate’s top Republican, leading contender for the inquiry in modern history.” Internet services were and the government needs Mitch McConnell, has pred 2020 Democratic presiden (Inputs from AP) shut down at several loca to focus on providing jobs to icted that there is “no tial nomination, as well as a tions, including ITO, on a re the youth. chance” his chamber will re discredited theory that De WHAT’S NEXT? Ī PAGE 14 quest by the Delhi police, (With inputs from PTI) CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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(Clockwise from top) CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat raises slogans as she is detained by the police during a demonstration against new citizenship law, in the Capital on Thursday; a student protester staging a novel agitation by off ering a rose to a police personnel at Jantar Mantar; students getting ready for the protest at Jantar Mantar; a protester holding a poster in the city; activists belonging to the Left parties and students holding a protest at Jantar Mantar; protesters off ering prayers; former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid being detained by the police
for defying prohibitory orders at Red Fort. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR/ SANDEEP SAXENA / AFP/ REUTERS Jamia Millia to Get detained or go back: police to protesters bear medical Students, locals walk for expenses of kms over restrictions Those who reached protest site were detained and taken away in buses injured: V-C Hemani Bhandari he said. NEW DELHI Protesters did not only Press Trust of India Red Fort remained off limits for protesters and tourists A huge gathering of protes walk into detention buses New Delhi ters was expected at Red themselves, many were for Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Hemani Bhandari Fort on Thursday as a call cibly whisked away by the Chancellor Najma Akhtar New Delhi was given by students of Ja police. A law student from on Thursday interacted As Delhi Police barricaded mia Millia Islamia to march Delhi University, who identi with the students injured the area around Red Fort, from the monument to ITO. fi ed herself as Swati, was vis during police crackdown at students of nearby schools, However, all those who ibly enraged and taken away the campus and assured tourists, locals and shop reached the protest site for by female police offi cers. them that the university keepers faced issues due to the purpose was detained in “Like you say that India can would bear their medical blocked roads. buses and sent away. not become Islamic Repu expenses. Munza, a Class XII stu “Get detained or go back,” Police offi cers detaining protesters in New Delhi on blic, it cannot become a Hin Through a video call, she dent of a convent school Delhi Police offi cers alleged Thursday. * SANDEEP SAXENA du rashtra as well. My spoke to Ajaz, who is under near Red Fort, walked past ly told the people who came message for the Supreme going treatment at Safdar the monument holding her to the site. detained,” said Manjari Mis and were taken to the buses Court is that it should pro jung Hospital, and interact younger sister’s hand with Hundreds of protesters hra (26), an M.Phil student within minutes. The police tect the Constitution of In ed with Mohammed their mother walking ahead. were pushed inside buses from Jawaharlal Nehru did not allow any protester dia,” she said. Minhajuddin, who lost sight “When I went to school in Security personnel barricading a road near the Red Fort on parked right outside the Red University. to stand at the site. Sharif Former JNU student Umar in his left eye, in a lathi the morning, it was all okay. Thursday. * SANDEEP SAXENA Fort. Barricades began a km As Manjari, stood with her Khan, a local, said: “I came Khalid also walked in with a charge by the police on I had taken a rickshaw. But ahead of the main entry friends Indu Kumari and Kir here to encourage the stu bunch of people raising slo Sunday. later in school, we were in have to miss half day’s work stopped and asked to take a point of the Red Fort. People ti, a police offi cer came and dents. This is our country gans and was detained According to an offi cial formed about the protest to make sure my children longer route but were later trying to reach the place asked them to leave. “Ac and we are feeling threa immediately. of the university, Ms. Ak and our parents were called reach home safe,” she said. allowed after the situation were stopped at every barri cording to Section 144, four tened. But the police are not As detainees were being htar wanted to go and meet to take us home. No student Daleep Kumar was on his started to get tense. caded point and were asked persons cannot assemble at allowing us to stand, espe escorted in buses, they con the injured students but was allowed without pa way to school to bring his Several tourists, includ questions. one place. We are three and cially if they are fi nding out tinued to shout slogans. could not do so due to clo rents,” she said, adding that son when he was stopped by ing foreigners, also left dis “They asked us if we had this is not against the law,” that we are Muslims.” In the afternoon, as the sure of some stretches she had to now walk nearly the police who asked him to appointed as the entry to gone there to take part in the Indu said. “This is an attack Throughout the day, Con protest died down, the road around Jamia Millia. 2 km carrying a heavy bag. show his son’s school identi Red Fort was closed for the protest or for some other on democracy,” said Manja stable Than Singh held a mic outside the Red Fort was Meanwhile, AAP MLA Another worried mother ty card. He reasoned with day. purpose. Before we could ri. and speaker and made sure empty people could be Amanatullah Khan an who identifi ed herself as them that the identity card Shops in the adjoining answer, we were told that if Several smaller groups people didn’t assemble. heard murmuring that they nounced ₹ 5 lakh and a job Shikha Jain was on her way is with his son but the offi Chandni Chowk area mostly we had gone to protest, we raised slogans against the “Chalte rahiye.. aap chalte would proceed to Jantar at the Delhi Waqf Board to to work when she realised cial didn’t let him go for remained open and busi should either go back or get amended Citizenship Act rahiye [continue walking],” Mantar. Minhajuddin. The Okhla that roads were blocked and nearly 20 minutes till he ness remained marginally MLA, who is also the Chair her two sons aged fi ve and managed to convince him. aff ected. “People who had man of the Delhi Waqf seven studying in two priv Senior citizens – Anoop come for shopping are being Board, said he will meet ate schools nearby won’t be Kumar (73) and Satish Bhati troubled because of the Minhajuddin, an LLM stu able to come back home in ya (64) – who run a shop in blockade. But it hasn’t af Some protesters stage dharna in Old Delhi dent, to provide him the fi their usual rickshaw. “They Chandni Chowk and had fected business,” said Reh nancial help and appoint should have given an alter their vehicles parked at man Malik, who runs a They were ment papers on Thursday. native route. Now, I will Shanti Van were also speakers’ shop. pushed away from Red Fort
Press Trust of India Response of Centre sought on Jamia violence New Delhi Braving freezing cold, hun dreds of protesters spent Bunch of pleas seek setting up of a factfi nding committee to look into violence hours squatting on a frosty road near Sunehri Masjid in Staff Reporter tion, including arrest, while against CAA over the last few the erring police offi cers. Old Delhi on Thursday after New Delhi listing the case for further days. One of the petitioners told being pushed back by police The Delhi High Court on hearing on February 4. The pleas were moved by the court that around 450 from the historic Red Fort. Thursday sought response As the Bench, also com lawyers, students of Jamia, tear gases were fi red during The cold, the season’s from the Centre, the Delhi go prising Justice C. Hari Shan residents of Okhla, where the Jamia Millia incident which is most severe, and police res vernment and the police on a kar, rose from the dais after university is located, and the the highest since 2012. trictions on assembly of a bunch of petitions seeking the hearing some lawyers for Imam of Jama Masjid mosque Senior advocates Sanjay large number of people setting up of a factfi nding the petitioners chanted opposite Parliament House Hegde and Indira Jaising, ap could not deter the protes committee to look into vio “shame shame”. The judges, seeking various reliefs, in pearing for some of the peti ters, who shouted slogans, who came by bus were de While some posters op protesters to disperse or lence at Jamia Millia Islamia however, ignored it and left cluding medical treatment, tioners, referred to various sang and recited couplets on tained. posed the amended Citizen move to Jantar Mantar, they during protests against the to their chambers. compensation and interim medical reports confi rming freedom, secularism, and Tricolour and posters of ship Act and the NRC in large said they won’t till their col new Citizenship Act (CAA). The High Court was hear protection from arrest for the grievous injuries. The peti unity. all sizes and colours fi lled bold letters in red and black, leagues were released. A Bench headed by Chief ing six separate petitions students. tioners also requested the At Sunehri Masjid, a huge the Shantivana Road as peo some took a dig at the go Security personnel in riot Justice D.N. Patel, however, seeking medical treatment They had also sought ap court to preserve the CCTV posse of police personnel ple in the houses along the vernment in the form of gear stood on the road sides declined interim protection and compensation for in propriate action, including footage to fi nd out who is prevented the protesters road watched from their couplets. throughout the protest and to students from coercive ac jured students in the protests registration of FIRs, against right and who is wrong. from moving forward. Those windows. When police urged the used drones to monitor it. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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IN BRIEF Remove objectionable Work from Capital locked as DMRC closes content: police to social media home, stay off protests: MNCs 19 of its stations over protest Details of accounts sent to companies Press Trust of India SAURABH TRIVEDI Meanwhile, the intelli Noida/Gurugram NEW DELHI gence wing of the Delhi pol Protests against the amended AIIMS doctors, students Major transit points like Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk closed for hours protest despite warning The Delhi police cyber cell ice has issued a fresh adviso Citizenship Act in Delhi had Staff Reporter NEW DELHI that the shutting down of has asked social networking ry and instructed police to an impact on citizens in Guru NEW DELHI A section of students, metro stations was “dictato companies to shut down 50 immediately hold a meeting gram and Noida on Thursday resident doctors and faculty As protests rock the Capital rial and terrifying”. Terming accounts for spreading ru with Imams of all mosques with several companies ask of AIIMS took out a over the amended Citizen the move “draconian”, she mours during the protest in the city and asked them to ing their employees to work candlelight march at the ship Act (CAA), the Delhi asked “Is the government against amended Citizen request people to maintain from home and cautioned institute’s premises on Metro Rail Corporation showing that it is afraid by ship Act (CAA) in the Capi peace. against joining the Thursday, against the (DMRC) on Thursday closed curbing all this?” tal, said a police offi cer on demonstrations. amended Citizenship Act and as many as 19 metro stations Others, however, argued Thursday. Meeting with Imams Some of the multinational proposed nationwide NRC, across the network. Several that the government was The offi cer added that “We held a meeting with companies in these towns despite a warning by the commuters were left strand well within its rights to take they have identifi ed 70 ac U.P. and Haryana Police to have asked their employees to administration of disciplinary ed especially at key inter security precautions. Ram counts on social media, stop the mass movement of remain vigilant and cautioned action against those holding change stations with their Anand, who had been wait which were spreading ru protesters to Delhi. We are them against engaging in so any protest or strike within plans for the day going for a ing at the Rajiv Chowk Metro mours regarding the Act and meeting with Imams of va cial media debates and de the complex. toss. Station for about half an posting various deepfake vi rious mosques and request monstrations, employees of “How long can they keep hour, said that the move deos. Fifty such accounts ing them to stop any kind of multiple fi rms said on condi Delhi Police use drone to metro stations shut? People Delhi Gate Metro Station wears a deserted look on caused inconvenience to the were kept under the scan protest after Friday’s prayer tion of anonymity. keep track of protesters have to go on with their Thursday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA public but it is the govern ner for the last two days. meeting,” the offi cer added. Around 11 a.m., some com NEW DELHI lives,” said Zanab Khan, ment’s wish, they can do The details of these 50 ac He added that they have panies in Noida emailed their The Delhi police used a drone who was stuck at Rajiv quently, the DMRC closed marches that took place in whatever they want to con counts have been sent to the requested the people to staff ers to work from home. to keep a watch on protesters Chowk, attempting to make entry and exit gates of Patel Red Fort, Mandi House and trol the situation.” social networking compa reach out to local police or as they gathered to march against the amended her way to the demonstra Chowk, Lok Kalyan Marg Jantar Mantar. Major transit Meanwhile, DMRC offi nies and they have been any other senior offi cers in Citizenship Act, from Red Fort tion at Jantar Mantar. and Udyog Bhawan on the points like the Central Se cials said: “As a precaution asked to shut these accounts case if they have any doubt to Shaheed Park near ITO, on The fi rst few stations to Yellow Line; Pragati Maidan cretariat and Rajiv Chowk ary measure amid protests, with immediate eff ect, he over the CAA or if they want Thursday. “Drones are used to be closed were Jamia Millia and Barakhamba Road on were also closed for nearly Delhi Metro had to close the added to share any information record happenings and in case Islamia, Jasola Vihar Sha the Blue Line and ITO, Khan six hours and two hours res gates of a few metro sta “The accounts were oper with the police. of massive law and order heen Bagh and Munirka on Market and Mandi House on pectively. However, the in tions. The safety of our pas ating from outside Delhi. We “We are requesting teen situations, where things go the Magenta Line; Lal Quila the Violent Line. terchange facility was availa sengers and security of me have also blocked more than agers to maintain peace and out of hand, the recordings and Jama Masjid on the Vio DMRC offi cials said that ble to commuters during tro property is paramount 20 websites for posting in not to circulate any unveri help identify those who cause lent Line and Chandni the stations were closed fol this period, offi cials said. to us and we have to ensure fl ammatory material. We are fi ed videos or any other in the situation to go out of Chowk and Vishwavidyalaya lowing directions from Delhi Janaki Fernandes, also the same as per the advice also keeping an eye on Pa fl ammatory material on so hand,” a senior officer said. on the Yellow Line. Subse Police in view of the protest part of the protests, said given by authorities.” kistani twitter handles en cial media. Do not be part of gaging with twitter accounts rumourmongering,” he ad in India,” the offi cer added. ded. Delhi, Gurugram face bottlenecks over anti-CAA stir Barricades put up by police to stop protesters result in heavy congestion on major roads
STAFF REPORTER 9.15 a.m and his relative mis have been imposed to stop New Delhi/Gurugram sed his fl ight to Chennai. the movement of protesters Several arterial roads and The traffi c jam extended from DelhiNCR, a police of major parts of central Delhi from Rajokri fl yover to IFF fi cer said. witnessed heavy congestion CO Chowk, which is around The Delhi Police and Gu on Thursday due to barri 5 km from the point of barri rugram police Twitter han cades put up by the police to cading by the Delhi police on dles were regularly advising prevent people from reach the DelhiGurugram border. motorists to take alternative ing the protest venue. The congestion then spread roads due to restrictions. Traffi c snarls were com to another fi ve kilometre till A senior police offi cer said mon across the city with the the Signature Towers on the that they had deployed extra situation on the border areas Gurugram side due to res traffi c police personnel to turning worse as the Delhi triction on entry to Delhi. manage vehicle movement. police barricaded roads and Traffi c jam on DelhiGurugram expressway on Thursday. Commuters took to Face They kept updating social imposed traffi c restrictions Manoj Kumar book and Twitter to share media with traffi c updates. to clampdown on planned their experiences and cau The traffi c became normal protests against the CAA. Noida to Delhi was among Phase3, left for IGI from U tion fellow drivers headed after 4 p.m. on most of the The movement of traffi c the worst aff ected. block at 8 a.m. But he got towards Delhi. roads. The traffi c in central from Gurugram to Delhi and Ritu Raj, who lives in DLF caught in the traffi c jam till The traffi c restrictions Delhi was cleared after 9 pm. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Staff Reporter out peaceful protests: AAP New Delhi antiCAA protest at Jantar Mantar The website of Jamia Milla Islamia was hacked on 70% of the poor people will not be able to produce papers: CM Thursday evening with Delhi Police stopped many from taking out rallies at Mandi House, Red Fort messages in support of the Special Correspondent There is fear Elisha Vermani New Delhi <> students’ movement a retired scientist from the among the people against the CAA having Sidharth Ravi Ministry of New and Renewa The political blame game New Delhi belonging to all been uploaded on to it. ble Energy, said: “ I am here over the amended Citizen religions and faiths “Brave students of Jamia Thousands of protesters op to stand against the brutal ship Act continued to play as to what they will keep fi ghting against the posing the amended Citizen and fascist law that has been out even as multiple prot oppression. Don’t let the ship Act, who were stopped introduced by the govern ests against it unfolded do when they will movement die. Every time by the police from taking out ment. The way the judiciary across the Capital on be asked to they hit you rise up stron rallies from Mandi House and has surrendered to this re Thursday. produce papers to ger!...” wrote the hacker Red Fort, and the ones who gime of goons is absolutely Chief Minister and Aam prove their who went by the name of were detained during the unfortunate.” Sonia Kidwai Aadmi Party (AAP) conven citizenship ‘Dark Night’. day, made their way to Jantar (62) and Deblina Kohli (59), er Arvind Kejriwal ex Arvind Kejriwal Spokesperson for the Mantar to hold demonstra who also took part in the pressed “extreme worry” in Chief Minister university confi rmed that tions denouncing the Act on Yogendra Yadav addressing students and leaders of Left protest, said, “We are respon regard to the law and order the website is maintained Thursday. parties at Jantar Mantar on Thursday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA sible citizens and we feel this situation in the country as to prove their citizenship. Addressing a meeting of by a third party and that “After today’s protests, law is unfair.” AAP also urged citizens to The poor in our country do the District and Block Con the server of that organisa this day will go down in histo A large crowd gathered at ical parties, members of the National Secretary of CPI not to resort to violence not possess such papers... gress Committee presi tion had been hacked. ry,” said Yogendra Yadav, ad Barakhamba metro station civil society and locals alike. backed All India Trade Union and carry out protests nearly 70% of them would dents, Mr. Chopra alleged The message on the dressing a crowd at Jantar awaiting an update about the Calling the amended Citizen Congress, Sukumar Damle, against the Act peacefully. not have such papers. As a that a curfewlike situation website went on to attack Mantar on Thursday evening. latest location of the protest ship Act “unconstitutional” said: “This rally is against the consequence, these people was prevailing in Delhi and the CAA and the NRC, stat He was detained form Red following police action at and “unsecular”, Nivedya P.T. Act that is meant to divide Tiwari’s invite would be told to leave the that the common people ing that “ModiShah thinks Fort here earlier in the day. Mandi House. After some in from IP College For Women this country and puts the is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) country. Where will they were “now afraid to step we are dumb like their fol Permission for Left par itial confusion, the protesters said, “The government sues of the working class on Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari in go?” Mr. Kejriwal said. The out of their homes”. lowers but we the students ties’ protest march from Man were informed about a prot should not have brought in a the back burner. The Act is vited Mr. Kejriwal and his Chief Minister further ap “The closing down of read. We know how the di House to Jantar Mantar est at Jantar Mantar by the legislation that discriminates meant to divert people’s at counterpart from the Con pealed “with folded hands” metro stations and heavy fi rst people wuld be de had been denied shortly be police. against a particular section of tention from the real issues in gress, Subhash Chopra, for to the BJPled Centre to re traffi c jams across the Capi clared forigeners by NRC fore it was scheduled to be Several protesters ex the society and we all stand this country, like economic a public reading of the Act peal it. tal have created a very dis and then everyone will be gin. “The police were detain pressed discontent over the against it.” slowdown and infl ation.” at Central Park in Con In response, Mr. Tiwari turbing situation... with the absorbed back through ing people left, right and authorities’ attempts to dis Prodipto Deb, a student of This Act is not only against naught Place on Friday. Mr. invited Mr. Kejriwal and Mr. declaration of Section 144 CAA expect our muslims centre and tried to scatter rupt the protests. “As stu Ambedkar University who the Muslims, but everyone Chopra accused both the Chopra for a public reading in Delhi, people cannot [sics].” us.” said Srinjoyee Dutta (27), dents, we have the right to was also present at Mandi and therefore, we demand its AAP and BJP of seeking to of the Act. “I will read the step out of their houses and an ad hoc professor at Indra carry out peaceful protests House said, “I am here to abrogation, he added. “harm peace and harmo Act in their presence. If the Capital is in the grip of prastha College for Women. and we should be allowed to stand in solidarity with stu Around 8 p.m. as various ny” and aff ecting a “curfew there are issues with it, they fear and insecurity,” Mr. “I saw the police taking exercise it,” said Kirtana, a dents of Jamia, Aligarh and social activists, including like situation” in the city in should point those out. The Chopra alleged. away at least four bus loads of student of Shiv Nadar Assam. However, the vio Medha Pathkar and Mr. Ya a bid to “gain political CAA seeks to bestow and people from Mandi House.” University. lence in AMU and Gauhati dav were addressing the mileage.” not snatch citizenship... AAP shadow-boxing said Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Amid loud chants of “Aza University has gone largely crowd, commending their re “There is fear among the then why are Mr. Kejriwal AAP, he added, were “sha an alumnus of Jamia Milia Is di”, “Inquilab Zindabad” and unreported and we must re solve, protesters dispersed people belonging to all reli and Mr. Chopra trying to dowboxing to get a politi lamia. If the government other slogans and songs, member that as well.” after being pushed out of the gions and faiths as to what mislead our Muslim broth cal upper hand” in the run wants to divide the protes those protesting at Jantar Many senior citizens were area by the police. they will do when they will ers in relation to it?” he up to the Assembly elec ters, the city will witness Mantar included students, also part of the protests on More protests have been be asked to produce papers said. tions. more protests,” he added. professors, members of polit Thursday. Ahmed Raza, (66), planned in the coming days.
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System of Air Quality and The minimum temperature was three notches below the season’s normal.* SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Weather Forecasting and Re search (SAFAR). The mini to increase slightly over the speeds are forecast to pick cording to the Central Pollu mum temperature on Thurs next few days. up and AQI is likely to stay in tion Control Board (CPCB). day was three notches lower “The AQI is likely to dete middle to higher end of the On Thursday, the average than the season’s normal, riorate sharply towards the ‘very poor’ category,” SAFAR level of PM2.5 — deadly res while the maximum settled higher end of ‘very poor’ ca said. pirable particles, which is a at 15 degrees Celsius, 7 de tegory by Friday. In areas Light rainfall and cloudy chief pollutant — was 206.3 grees colder than the sea like Adarsh Nagar, Rohini, skies have been forecast for ug/m3, more than three son’s normal, said India Me Okhla and Vasundhdara, AQI Saturday. times the safe limit of 60ug/ teorological Department. may dip to ‘severe’ category The city’s AQI on Thurs m3, as per Indian standards,
Both minimum and maxi but not for a prolonged pe day was 362, up from 292 in Delhi and NCR at 7 p.m., A bee sitting on a fl ower in front of the North Block on Thursday. * R V MOORTHY mum temperatures are likely riod. On Saturday, wind (poor) on Wednesday, ac according to the CPCB. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Students boycotting exams High Court dismisses Nirbhaya case Opium worth ₹ 1 cr en route to ineligible to register for next’ convict’s petition claiming juvenility Haryana seized in Greater Noida Schedule will be posted on JNU website Bar Council told to act against lawyer for fi ling forged affi davit 2 held; cash worth ₹ 25 lakh seized from their car: police Press Trust of India exams’ to the students, the Press Trust of India court. New Delhi university said. New Delhi Besides Pawan Kumar Press Trust of India and was being taken to Ku Bhuiya, a native of Jhark Jawaharlal Nehru Universi “Those who refuse to The Delhi High Court on Gupta, who moved the plea Noida rukshetra in Haryana where hand, and Satish from Ku ty ( JNU) has warned its stu write the exams on their Thursday dismissed plea of claiming juvenility, the oth Over 60 kg opium, having it was to be supplied at some rukshetra in Haryana, the dents who are boycotting own will, in spite of the fact one of the four convicts fac er three convicts in the case an estimated worth of ₹ 1 hotels and farm houses,” Se police said. exams that they will not be that the university is mak ing the gallows in the Nirb are Mukesh, Vinay Sharma crore in the market, was nior Superintendent of Pol The accused who are ab eligible to register in the ing every eff ort to conduct haya gang rape and murder and Akshay Kumar Singh. seized in Greater Noida and ice, Gautam Buddh Nagar, sconding have been identi next semester if they fall the examinations, will not case that claimed that he A 23yearold paramedic two persons were arrested Vaibhav Krishna said. fi ed as Dinesh Yadav and short of the academic re be eligible to register in the was a juvenile at the time of student was gangraped while transporting it, the “Overall, 63 kg opium Vishweshwar Yadav, both quirements of the next semester if they do not the off ence in December, and brutally assaulted on police said on Thursday. was seized and ₹ 25 lakh from Jharkhand, the police institution. fulfi l the academic require 2012. the intervening night of De The police have also reco cash was found in the car of added. In JNU, evaluation of stu ments as per university or The court asked Bar cember 16 and 17 in 2012 in vered cash worth ₹ 25 lakh the accused. Two of the ac An FIR has been regis dents is conducted in diff e dinances,” the university Council of Delhi to take ac a moving bus in south Delhi from their Delhiregistered cused have been arrested tered in the matter at Beta II rent modes — home assign administration said. tion against the convict’s imposed cost of ₹ 25,000 on by six persons before she car, while two of the accom and their SUV was impound police station in Greater Noi ments, quizzes, term Willing students will advocate, A.P. Singh, for fi l the advocate, who did not was thrown out on the plices of the accused man ed,” Mr. Krishna told da under provisions of the papers, presentations, ses have the opportunity to ing forged affi davit regard appear in the court despite road. She died on Decem aged to escape, they said. reporters. Narcotics Drugs and Psycho sional examinations etc., it write the exams, it added. ing the convict’s age. Jus several communications ber 29, 2012 at a hospital in “The opium was being The arrested accused tropic Substances (NDPS) said. “Protecting the academ tice Suresh Kumar Kait also sent to him on behalf of the Singapore. brought from Chhattisgarh have been identifi ed as Arun Act, the police said further. Since bona fi de students ic interests of bona fi de stu are prevented from writing dents is the top priority. the endsemester examina Deans of Schools and tions by some protesting Chairpersons of Special 5 held for duping people with credit card off ers Police custody extended in students, the Deans of Centres will prepare the Schools and Chairpersons schedule and post on the of Special Centres have de JNU website,” the universi 50 SIM cards and 17 mobile phones seized from their possession money laundering case cided to give ‘takehome ty said. Press Trust of India conned by them, a senior ken up immediately and the “The gang has been oper Nirnimesh Kumar sought his further custodial DELHI TODAY Noida police offi cer said. accused were tracked down. ating in the region for about New Delhi interrogation for seven Five men were arrested in “A complaint was received It appeared that he was not eight months,” the SSP said. A Delhi court on Thursday more days to confront him Talk: Lecture on “The Running of In (IHC), 7 p.m. Greater Noida on Thursday at the Surajpur police station working alone. The police Those arrested accused extended till December 26 with digital evidence and dian Schools in the Gulf: Challenges Music: Nritya Rang, an international and Opportunities” by Ambika Gulati, celebration of dance presented by Ras for allegedly duping “hun on Wednesday from a local suspected that he was part of have been identifi ed as Ajay, the police custody of former some shell companies’ di Principal, The MillenniumSchool, Raj Foundation in association with dreds of people” on the pre who alleged he was tricked a fake call centrelike set Rohit, Abhay, Irshad and Fortis Healthcare promoter rectors who had been sum Dubai. Chair: Ambassador K.P. Fabian Pracheen Kala Kendra. The event will text of providing credit card into sharing the OTP number up,” Mr. Krishna told Kishore, all of them from Shivinder Singh in a money moned. at India International Centre (IIC), feature performances by Sharmila 6:30 p.m. Sharma (France), Deodatt Persaud off ers, the police said. for online transactions done reporters. Ghaziabad district, the pol laundering case involving Shivinder Singh, his Talk: Lecture on “Gandhi and Art of (Germany), and Durga Arya (Ger The police have recovered illegally through his credit The police caught four ice said. An FIR was regis Religare Enterprises Limit brother and three other ac Social Change” by Prof. Akeel Bilgrami many) at Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 50 SIM cards and 17 mobile card by one of the accused, more of his partners at the tered in the case. The ac ed (REL) and Religare Fin cused in the case were ar and Dr. Abhay Bang at IIC, 6:30 pm Tansen Marg, Mandi House, 6:30 p.m. Exhibition: 92nd Annual All India Art phones from the possession Senior Superintendent of instance of Ajay, the key ac cused were booked under vest Limited (RFL). rested in October for si Talk: Naina Sharma, Clinical psycho Exhibition at All India Fine Arts & Craft of the accused and are inves Police, Gautam Buddh Na cused. They were working IPC Section 420 (fraud), His custody was extended phoning off ₹ 2,397 crore at logist will speak on “How to enhance Society, 1 Rafi Marg, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. emotional intelligence for better rela (Mail your listings for this column at tigating the exact amount of gar, Vaibhav Krishna said. together as a gang, the police among others, and under on a plea by the Enforce RFL, the lending of the REL. tionships”, at India Habitat Centre [email protected]) fraud and number of people “An investigation was ta said. the IT Act. ment Directorate that
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Timings Akali leader DELHI AntiCAA protests in FRIDAY, DEC. 20 HC on AMU clash: you have murder: main RISE 07:09 SET 17:29 RISE 00:52 SET 13:21 many districts of M.P. accused SATURDAY, DEC. 21 RISE 07:09 SET 17:29 made it a warlike situation Stone-pelting on police in Khandwa surrenders RISE 01:55 SET 13:58 SUNDAY, DEC. 22 Press trust of India In some districts, the press trust of india RISE 07:10 SET 17:30 Court issues notices to Centre and State govt., posts next hearing for Jan. 2 Bhopal CrPC section 144 was Batala (Punjab) RISE 02:57 SET 14:36 Anuj Kumar Protests against the new citi clamped on Wednesday and The main accused in SAD Ghaziabad Protest turns zenship law and the pro in others on Thursday leader Dalbir Singh Dil “You [State] have made it a posed NRC swept through a morning, he added. wan’s murder case surren warlike situation,” observed violent in U.P.’s dozen districts of Madhya In Khandwa, protesters dered before the police Allahabad High Court Chief Pradesh as the Congress returning from the site of an here on Thursday. Justice Govind Mathur after Sambhal ruled State joined the na antiCAA agitation pelted Batala SSP Opinderjit seeing the photographs of tionwide agitation against stones at police, resulting in Singh Ghumman said that the clash between Aligarh Special Correspondent the Centre’s twin controver tension in the communally Balwinder Singh was pro Muslim University students Ghaziabad sial measures. sensitive town, offi cials said. duced before a court, and the police on the inter Two U.P. Roadways buses The protests were held Police wielded batons to which sent him to police re vening night of December and two private vehicles against the National Register disperse the stonepelting mand till December 23. 1516. were gutted as the protests of Citizens (NRC) and the Ci crowd which damaged a car, Earlier this month, while The observation was against the Citizenship tizenship (Amendment) Act they said. seeking action against the made when the twomem One of the photos submitted as evidence in High Court shows (Amendment) Act turned (CAA) in 12 districts — Bho accused in the Akali lead ber Bench was hearing the police breaking students’ vehicles. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT violent in Sambhal in west pal, Shajapur, Khandwa, Section 144 defi ed er’s murder case, a large criminal writ petition fi led ern Uttar Pradesh on Khargone, Seoni, Gwalior, Defying prohibitory orders number of Shiromani Akali by advocate Aman Khan. He State government and short footage, the Chief Justice ob Thursday. Betul, Ratlam, Barwani, Sa imposed in the town, a large Dal (SAD) activists led by was in the threemember counters have been called served none could destroy it. Sources said the police gar, Ujjain and Panna, a pol number of people gathered party president Sukhbir team, the fi rst to visit the from the IG (Law and Order), The next date of hearing has were caught off guard by ice offi cer said. in the Idgah area to protest Singh Badal had held a de campus after the clash that SSP Aligarh and the Vice been listed for January 2, the number of protesters. Prohibitory orders under against the CAA and the pro monstration outside Batala BRIEFLY left four with serious inju Chancellor of AMU. For any 2020. “Thousands of protes CrPC section 144, banning posed nationwide imple SSP’s offi ce here. ries. detentions, Mr. Khan said ters laid siege to the Chaud assembly of people, were mentation of the NRC. Former Akali sarpanch Punjab implements new “We presented the High the Chief Justice has asked to ‘Positive step’ hary Sarai area of the town clamped in 43 of the 52 dis After the end of the ‘Save (village head) Dalbir Singh Motor Vehicles Act Court photographic and vi fi le habeas corpus imme “The government advocate in the afternoon. The pol tricts in the State, he said. the Constitution’ protest, Dhilwan (51), was allegedly CHANDIGARH deo evidence and asked for a diately. wanted it to be listed on the ice were not prepared to The protesters included agitators were returning shot dead by his neighbour The Punjab government on judicial inquiry into the pol “The CJ said if students 6th, but the CJ refused,” Mr. handle such a spontaneous members from various sec from the site in form of a ral Balwinder Singh and his Thursday implemented the ice excesses,” Mr. Khan, an can’t come, their families Khan said, adding that it was surge,” said a local media tions of the society. ly when the police inter two sons Major Singh and Motor Vehicles (Amendment) alumnus of AMU and a mem can approach,” he said. a positive step towards se reporter, requesting vened, an offi cial said. Mandeep Singh at his na Act, 2019, nearly three ber of Human Rights Law He said when his lawyer curing justice for the stu anonymity. ‘No untoward incident’ The police asked the prot tive village Dhilwan in Dera months after the law was Network, told The Hindu. Fazal Abadali raised concern dents who were subjected to Alok Jayaswal, Addition MP Police State Situation esters, who were raising slo Baba Nanak nearly a month passed by the central The court has issued not over the preservation of evi severe lathicharge and rub al Superintendent of Police Room Inspector Harman gans, not to take out the ral ago. government. ices to the Centre and the dence, particularly the CCTV ber bullets and pellets. denied the charge. Lakra said the protests were ly, he said. The accused had peaceful and no untoward This angered the march pumped six bullets into incident has been reported ers who pelted stones at pol Dalbir, while he was having from any of these 12 ice personnel in Imlipura a walk along with his son U.P. police clean chit to districts. and Bada Bam areas, caus on the village outskirts. Ajmer Dargah spiritual head Prohibitory orders have ing tension in the commu Later, his legs were not been imposed in nine nally sensitive town, the offi chopped off with a sharp ‘namak roti’ video scribe districts — Guna, Shivpuri, cial said. edged weapon. calls for clarifi cations on CAA Alirajpur, Dhar, Betul, Din Police batoncharged the Dalbir was a twotime Jaiswal was booked for ‘tainting’ govt. dori, Hoshangabad, Tikam stonepelters, who damaged village head and also the garh and Niwari districts, he a car and a few other pro vice president of Batala un press trust of india against Mr. Jaiswal, a jour ‘Address doubts and fear among Muslims about their status’ added. perties, he said. it of the SAD. Mirzapur nalist with a Hindi daily, and Special Correspondent The Uttar Pradesh police has the representative of Hinau No law should hurt ber of civil rights activists, given a clean chit to a jour ta village head Rajkumar Pal JAIPUR <> members of Left parties, la public sentiments nalist who was booked for for allegedly maligning the Ajmer Dargah Dewan (spiri wyers, teachers, students or pose a threat to allegedly maligning the im image of State government. tual head) Zainul Abedin Ali and activists of civil society age of the State government The case was registered Khan on Thursday called for the country’s unity groups took out a massive after he shot a video show 10 days after the video went “clarifi cations” on the Citi and communal protest march against CAA ing just salt and rotis being viral. zenship Amendment Act to harmony at Khasa Kothi Circle in Jai served to students of a prim address the doubts and fear Zainul Abedin Ali Khan pur. Unlike in Delhi and oth ary school here. ‘No evidence’ among Muslims about their Ajmer Dargah spiritual head er States, the demonstration However, a representative “We have given a clean chit status as citizens of the sit diff erent regions in the was peaceful and there was of the village head who was to the journalist as no evi country. “No law should country and interact with no detention of any also booked under the same dence was found against hurt public sentiments or the people to get their views. protester. charges in connection with him during our investiga pose a threat to the coun Mr. Khan also appealed to The BJP announced that it the case, has not been tion,” Superintendent of Pol try’s unity and communal the Centre to issue guide would organise a rally in cleared, police said. ice Dharamvir Singh said on harmony,” he said. lines to the police forces to support of CAA on Friday, in The video, shot by jour Thursday. not use force on the agitating which several Pakistani Hin nalist Pawan Jaiswal, of Shi Mr. Singh said Mr. Jaiswal Panel sought students and deal with them du migrants along with Un ur Primary School under was called by the gram prad In a statement released at as if they were criminals. “At ion Minister Ravi Shankar Aharaura police station had han’s representative to the historic Dargah in Ajmer, the same time, the students Prasad and BJP vicepresi gone viral on August 22, shoot the video in the Mr. Khan said that though should not take law into dent Avinash Rai Khanna sparking an Opposition school. the CAA, on the face of it, their own hands. As citizens would participate. The rally backlash against the BJP go The police have fi led a did not pose any danger to of the country, they must ists will off er fl oral tributes vernment in the State. chargesheet against the re the citizenship of Muslims show restraint and meet the at Shaheed Smarak and The State government presentative of the gram living in the country, the expectations of their march to Raj Bhawan to sub had suspended two teachers pradhan, the district police Centre should appoint a parents.” mit a memorandum to the and a case was registered chief said. high power committee to vi Meanwhile, a large num Governor. Two college students shot dead in Chandigarh Press trust of india identifi ed as Ajay, a student fl oor of the building, Mr. Go case has been registered. chandigarh of a private university, and Vi pal said. CCTV footage was also being Two college students from neet, who was attending a go scanned. Haryana were shot dead by vernment college here, Supe Friend escapes unhurt Police suspect it could be a unidentifi ed assailants at rintendent of Police (Central) The victims were taken to case of old rivalry. Notably, their rented accommodation Ram Gopal said. PGIMER where they died, the the area where the incident in Sector 15 area here, police The incident took place SP said. Mohit, who managed took place lies close to Panjab said on Thursday. late Wednesday night when to escape unhurt, was being University and has a sizeable The victims, both in their the victims were with their quizzed by the police. number of college students early twenties, have been friend Mohit on the second The police offi cer said a living on rent.
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Special Correspondent The parties which took BHUBANESWAR part in the demonstration Hundreds of leaders and include CPI(M), CPI, For workers of several Left par ward Block and CPI(ML) . ties staged a demonstration Many senior leaders of these opposing the controversial parties in the State took part Citizenship (Amendment) in the protest. Act on the Mahatma Gandhi CPI(M) Odisha State Com Marg here on Thursday. mittee secretary Ali Kishor Stating that the amended Patnaik also criticised Chief Citizenship Act was against Minister Naveen Patnaik for the Constitution, the de supporting the Act. The monstrators demanded that BJD’s support to the CAA the new law should be with and opposition to the Na drawn without delay. tional Register of Citizens The leaders observed was mischievous, he said. that granting citizenship to A separate demonstra foreigners on the basis of tion was also organised by their religion and exclusion the CPI(ML) Red Star where of Muslims from its purview the demonstrators burnt amounted to sacrifi cing sec the effi gies of the Prime Mi ularism and ethos of the nister, the Union Home Mi Constitution. nister and Chief Minister. Internet restored KOLKATA The West Bengal government on Thursday afternoon gave its nod to resumption of Internet services in Howrah district besides Baruipur and Canning in South 24 Parganas district, an official said. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Protesters pelt for the demonstration, and at least 20 of them were de stones after police tained, said police inspector CAANRC cast shadow on Goa lob tear gas shells F.M. Nayab. to disperse crowd The protest had been or ganised by Left parties, in arts festival, 4 artworks sealed cluding CPI, CPI (M) and Press Trust of India their associated organisa Ahmedabad tions such as the All India De Stand by each piece of work, says curator Sudarshan Shetty A protest against the Citizen mocratic Students Organisa ship Amendment Act (CAA) tions and Socialist Unity Press Trust of India he stood by “each piece of NRC and politics about im and the National Register of Centre of India (Communist). Panaji work in the show.” migration by poor men who Citizens (NRC) in the ShahE “We had taken permission The citizenship law over One of the videos is that of have lost their family mem Alam area here turned vio for the protest, but it was which protests have erupted ‘Miyah poets’ of Assam, bers to violence, should lent on Thursday, with at cancelled at the last minute. across the country has cast a which talks of violence and have upset/ disturbed/ least fi ve policemen injured However, we had announced shadow on the Serendipity discrimination and the al frightened people is diffi cult in stone pelting. The police yesterday that we will go Arts Festival here with an ex leged threat of statelessness to accept,” he said. lobbed teargas shells to dis ahead with the protest,” said hibition featuring artworks due to the country’s chang The foundation was not perse the mob of around Bhavik Raja, a member of the related to the newly enacted ing sociopolitical climate. available for comment. 2,000 in the Muslimdomi All India DSO. Citizenship Amendment Act The second one invited nated area. Elsewhere, Muslim outfi ts (CAA) as well as the National viewers to write on wall Band members held Protesters shouted slo took out protest marches in Register of Citizens (NRC) sized canvases with ink Meanwhile, four members gans and held placards say Street drama: Police charge with lathis to disperse the crowd at ShahEAlam in Ahmedabad on diff erent parts of Gujarat, in “temporarily sealed” on created out of carbon in the of the band Dastaan, which ing, “No CAB No NRC.” When Thursday. (Below) an agitator gives a rallying cry while being detained.* VIJAY SONEJI cluding Morbi and Banaskan Wednesday. air and featured some anti performed at the festival on the police tried to disperse tha districts, demanding a On being reopened a few CAA/NRC scribbles three Tuesday, were arrested by them, the crowd started the situation was now under rollback of the CAA and NRC. hours later, three of the 27 days into the festival. the Goa Police on Wednes throwing stones and brick control. “We will identify the AlpSankhyak Adhikar artworks in the exhibition, The third video, which day for allegedly hurting reli pieces. perpetrators and lodge FIRs Manch, an organisation ‘Look Outside This House’, was supposed to showcase gious sentiments. Band A video clip aired by a lo against them. Barring the working for the minority curated by leading artist Su sensorfi tted goggles for the members Sumant Balakrish cal news channel showed ag stone pelting in ShahEAlam communities, had given a darshan Shetty as part of the blind, carried the caption, nan, Anirban Ghosh, Shiva itators hurling stones at pol area, no untoward incident call for Ahmedabad bandh visual arts segment of the “Due to the ongoing protests Pathak and Nirmala Ravin ice vehicles. Some took place in the city today. on Thursday. festival, were found to be against the Citizenship dera, were arrested under policemen at the site can be We have detained some peo Markets and shops in either removed, nonfunc Amendment Bill in the Section 295A of the Indian seen taking cover behind ple,” he said. some Muslimdominated tional or shut. Northeast, we could not pro Penal Code. moving police vehicles from areas, including Juhapura, cure the goggles for the A complaint by Venkat the stones coming from both Lathi charge at Mirzapur Jamalpur, Gomtipur and ‘Troubled, pained’ blind in time for this show.” Krishna Kunduru alleged the sides of the road. Earlier in the afternoon, the Teen Darwaja, remained While the Serendipity Arts A statement quoted Mr. band insulted the Hindu reli Another video showed police lathicharged people closed, but elsewhere it had Foundation that organises Shetty as asking such a cap gion by mixing chants of some people thrashing a pol who gathered in Sardar Baug no major impact, the city the annual multidisciplin tion should be a problem. ‘Om’ and abusive language. iceman who fell from a mov garden in Mirzapur area to police said. ary festival cited a “technical “Or why a few by chance All four were released on ing police bus. protest against CAA and In view of the shutdown glitch” as the reason, Mr. scribbles on a white wall bail bonds of ₹ 20,000 each, Assistant Commissioner of stone pelting. “I think at least number,” Mr. Rana said. NRC. The police dispersed call, the police on Wednes Shetty said he felt “troubled about the [CAA/NRC] by ex a senior police offi cer said. Police R.B. Rana was among fi ve policemen were injured. Ahmedabad Police Com nearly 200 protesters as they day had said no rally or prot and pained at the situation hibition visitors … or two The festival will continue the policemen injured in the I am not sure about the exact missioner Ashish Bhatia said had not obtained permission est would be allowed. we have come to,” and that poems of lament about the till Sunday. Pawar to meet PM, seek help for farmers Indo-Russian FTII hunger strike against military high fees enters fourth day State needs over ₹ 25,000 cr. assistance, aid that Fadnavis sought is pending: Patil exercise Sharad Vyas I have requested the demands to Union Finance rashtra on November 20. Mumbai <> concludes Centre to increase Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Following the meeting, his Management fi rm on hike, students want Ministry to intervene Nationalist Congress Party the assistance while on Thursday. The Maharash nephew Ajit Pawar had Press Trust of India (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar the previous help tra delegation, which Mr. Pa joined hands with the BJP Shoumojit Banerjee will again meet Prime Minis til led, had on Wednesday and was sworn in as deputy Pune remains pending Pune ter Narendra Modi to seek urged the Centre to contri chief minister in an over The air force component of Jayant Patil The indefi nite hunger strike Central assistance for State Finance Minister bute ₹ 14,000 crore towards night ceremony. He then re ‘Ex INDRA 19’, a joint exer called by students of the drought and rainhit farmers the damage caused by natu signed in less than 80 hours, cise between India and Film and Television Institute of Maharashtra. The last Central assistance. ral calamities. “Today, I have resulting in the collapse of Russia, successfully con of India (FTII) to protest time the two leaders had Maharashtra needs over requested the Centre to in the BJPNCP government. cluded on Thursday at the steep annual fee hikes as met, the subsequent change ₹ 25,000 crore in help while crease the assistance while The senior Pawar had la Air Force Station in Lohe well as the allegedly prohib in guard in the State had set ₹ 14,000 crore has already the previous help remains ter claimed Mr. Modi had gaon in Pune. itive cost of the FTII en off speculation that the two been sought from New Del pending when it was de suggested that the BJP and As part of the exercise, trance exam entered the had exchanged more than hi, he said. The last time manded by the Bharatiya Ja NCP come together in Maha the Indian armed forces fourth day on Thursday, pleasantries. round, former chief minister nata Party’s (BJP) chief mi rashtra and Pawar’s daught and their Russian counter with the administration re State Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis sought nister,” Mr. Patil said. er be made a Cabinet minis parts undertook joint air, fusing to yield to the stu Jayant Patil on Thursday said help but it is yet to arrive, Mr. Pawar had met Mr. ter at the Centre. “I had land and sea operations. dents’ demands. he would request the NCP Mr. Patil said. Modi in Parliament over politely declined his off er,” The exercise was conduct A total of 11 students — six chief to visit the PM to seek He presented his revised farmers’ distress in Maha Mr. Pawar had said. ed simultaneously at Pune, from the FTII and fi ve from Goa and Gwalior, a defence the Kolkatabased Satyajit release said. Ray Film and Television In CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC The exercise provided stitute (SRFTI) — are now on A doctor examines one of the students who is on a hunger an opportunity to enhance relay hunger strikes in Pune strike at the FTII campus on Thursday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT For a brighter future the IAF’s operational capa and Kolkata. bility, synergise joint oper As many as 400 FTII “The fee structure and ing education unavailable ations and improve inte alumni, several eminent the admission fee are a huge for the fi nancially underpri roperability with Russian fi lm personalities among burden for current and fu vileged sections by turning Federation Air Force to op them, have signed a petition ture students, many of institutes like these into pro erate under the UN man condemning the joint en whom, including my fi tmaking machines,” read date. “Several airborne trance fee hike and urging daughter, have taken bank the FTIISA statement. and ground assets of the the Information and Broad loans and other education The FTII administration IAF, including Su30 MKI, casting (I & B) Ministry to loans to pursue their stu has convened a special go Jaguar, Mirage2000, indi give urgent attention to the dies. Keeping in mind the verning council meeting on genously developed Light issue of the students’ hun deteriorating health of the December 27 in Delhi to ad Combat Aircraft (Tejas), ger strike. students, I would request dress the crisis. IL76, AEW&C, AN32, A statement issued by the higher authorities to urgent However, the students’ Mi17V5, indigenously de FTII Students’ Association ly address this issue,’’ said association accused the ad veloped air defence system (FTIISA) said that since “the Anuradha Ghosh, a parent ministration and the I & B AKASH and air defence ra [FTII and SRFTI] authorities of one of the students sitting Ministry of “ignoring the dars, were used during the are turning a blind eye to the on strike. fact that the lives of the strik operation,” the release situation the students re The students’ association ing students are at grave said. quest the immediate inter maintained that the joint en risk” by convening the go The Russian Air Force vention of I&B Minister Pra trance test ( JET) fee to the verning council meeting contingent, comprising 80 kash Javadekar in the FTII and the SRFTI ranged eight days hence, instead of personnel from various matter.” from ₹ 4,000 to ₹ 10,000, a trying to resolve the issue as branches, interacted with “Even as the health of the sum clearly beyond stu quickly as possible. their Indian counterparts students deteriorates on the dents from the middle and “The Chairman of FTII is and shared their branch fourth day of our strike, the lower middle class sections. refusing to prepone the date specifi c work experience, administration is not heed “While premier postgrad of the governing council it said. ing our concerns…While uate institutes like the FTII meeting and despite repeat During the closing cere four students had initially and SRFTI should stand for ed attempts, the Ministry is mony, the chief guest, Air gone on strike on December aff ordable education for all not responding to our calls Offi cer Commanding of the 16, two more from the 2018 sections of society, the pre or emails,” claimed the stu Air Force station Air Com batch have joined the prot sent entrance exam fee and dents’ association, adding modore Rahul Bhasin V.M., est,” said Rajashri Majum the overall tuition fees are that the hunger strike would Young protesters: Schoolchildren urge Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to stop “unreasonable” fee hikes by private schools, congratulated all the parti dar, general secretary of the excessive and prove that the continue till their demands during a rally organised by the Jay Jawan Jay Kisan Sanghatana at Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur on Thursday. * S. SUDARSHAN cipants for successfully students’ association. government is bent on mak were met. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC completing the exercise. Pune NGO develops ‘cheaper, more reliable’ meter to measure strength of concrete Research foundation claims its ‘maturity meter’ reduces margin of error and is priced lower than foreign meters, which are currently in use
Shoumojit Banerjee strength of a structure while ing ‘standard cube’ or cylin time and realistic strength Mumbai. of around 10% to 12% of the Pune cutting project costs as well. drical tests, said Dr. Hemant development of inplace con “The Indian maturity me overall project,” said Mr. Lo The Pune Construction “This diminutive device, Dhonde, an executive mem crete,” Dr. Dhonde ter will be able to measure kare. Engineering Research Foun which we have dubbed as the ber of PCERF, who deve explained. the strength of concrete ac The foreignmade maturi dation (PCERF) has ‘Intelligent Concrete Maturi loped the instrument along Considered as more relia curately at a lower cost, to ty meter kit is available in the developed what it claims is ty Meter’, is aff ordable and with another structural engi ble, the method is based on the advantage of the con range of ₹ 3 lakh to ₹ 5 lakh, the country’s fi rst indigenous easy to use. It will be availa neer, Dr. Rajesh Ghongade. the principle that concrete struction sector. The equip while the Indiaproduced Concrete Maturity Meter that ble at 30% to 40% of the cost strength is directly related to ment has been tested and is maturity meter kit is priced determines the strength of of the foreign maturity meter Improving accuracy its hydration (temperature) ready for commercial use,” between ₹ 50,000 and ₹ 5 concrete used in construc that is in use in the market,” “These methods are destruc and age (time). However, it is said Mr. Lokare lakh, he said. tion. PCERF is a a nonprofi t said Vishwas Lokare, presi tive and less accurate, which mostly used in major infras The device, which can be He said PCERF had recent organisation that works to dent, PCERF. leads to many glitches in the tructure enterprises in fo directly connected to mobile ly fi led a patent for the meter. introduce new and Despite the importance of development of the struc reign countries and seldom phones, has been specifi cally The device will be presented costeff ective technologies in concrete in infrastructure ture. To counter that, the Ma in major Indian construction developed to suit the tech at the 16th edition of an Inter the sector. construction, its inplace turity Method, which is a 30 projects. A foreignproduced niques and skills of end users national Expo called ‘Con The device can help in sig strength is often erroneously year old proven NonDes maturity meter was also in India. stro 2020’ organised by Costeff ective: The Indiaproduced maturity meter kit is priced nifi cantly reducing the mar estimated by using the cum tructive Testing method, is used in the construction of “By using this maturity PCERF, to be held next between ₹ 50,000 and ₹ 5 lakh. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT gin of error in estimating the bersome and timeconsum used to estimate the real the BandraWorli Sea Link in meter, one can have savings month. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Legal Correspondent dota (retired) of the Bombay NEW DELHI High Court and retired CBI Dileep, other rape The relatives of the four ac Director Karthikeyan, was accused inspect visuals cused in the Disha rape and given six months to com KOCHI murder case, who were plete its investigation. Advo The six accused in the woman killed in a shootout with the cate K. Parameshwar was actor’s rape case, including police, moved the Supreme appointed counsel for the actor Dileep, inspected the Court on Thursday, seeking Commission. visuals of the alleged rape Faces of protest: Historian Ramachandra Guha being detained by the police during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Bengaluru on Thursday; and, a CBI probe into the deaths. The court also stayed the that was recorded in a water cannons being used to disperse DYFI activists in Thiruvananthapuram. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT & S. GOPAKUMAR The relatives also sought proceedings in the Telanga memory card of a cell phone. compensation of ₹ 50 lakh na High Court and the Na They inspected the visuals in each for the families of the tional Human Rights Com the court in the presence of Left leaders, accused. mission into the incident. the judicial officer, the Centre’s crackdown Bengaluru The petition asked the The accused — Mo special prosecutor and two activists held court to call for all the police hammed Arif, Chintakunta forensic experts on Thursday. records prior to and after Chennakeshavulu, Jollu Shi The Supreme Court had in Hyderabad autocratic: Pinarayi the “encounter” that oc va and Jollu Naveen — were allowed the actor to bring in curred in the early hours of taken to the scene of the an expert, watch the visuals defi es Sec. 144 Special Correspondent December 6. The petition al crime around 60 km from and frame questions AntiCAA protests continue in Kerala HYDERABAD so wanted the CBI investiga Hyderabad in the early regarding their authenticity. Chidambaram offers to The Telangana police on Special Correspondent low the Left parties and the tion to cover the conduct of hours of December 6 for a Cries of ‘Azaadi appear in court for Guha Thiruvananthapuram Kerala court stays Thursday arrested the students of Jamia Millia Isla Cyberabad Police Commis reconstruction of the crime against CAA’ CHENNAI leaders of the Left parties, Kerala Chief Minister Pina mia their constitutional sioner V.C. Sajjanar. scene. expulsion of Sister Lucy Former Union Minister P. the Telangana Jana Samiti rayi Vijayan on Thursday right to dissent. On December 12, the According to the police, KALPETTA rend the air Chidambaram said on Thursday (TJS) and students and lent his support to the grow The Centre had shut court set up an inquiry com the accused surprised their Sister Lucy Kalappura, who that if historian Ramchandra Special Correspondent mission, led by Justice V.S. escorts, grabbed their guns was expelled from her Guha challenged his “illegal youth organisations when ing protests against the down Internet and mobile Bengaluru congregation, got interim arrest and detention,” even if it they tried to take out a rally Centre’s alleged move to sti phone networks in parts of Sirpurkar (retired), to probe and tried to kill them in a relief when a munsif court at Hundreds of protesters de were for a few hours, he would in protest against the Citi fl e public expression of re New Delhi to choke freedom the circumstances of the bid to escape. The members Mananthavady in Wayanad fi ed Section 144 that was im love to appear and argue his zenship Amendment Act sistance to the “antiMus of expression and prevent “encounter” deaths. of the team then retaliated stayed the decision of the posed across Karnataka and case. “Ram Guha was not (CAA), and the National Re lim” bias in the recently citizens from mustering The Commission, which and the accused were killed congregation to oust her from gathered at Town Hall and violating any law when he was gister of Citizens (NRC). enacted Citizenship Amend themselves in defi ance includes Justice Rekha Bal in the crossfi re. a convent at Karakkamala in Mysore Bank Circle in the ci arrested. He was alone! Sec 144 Leaders and activists ment Act (CAA), 2019. against the law, he wrote. the district. Sister Lucy of the ty on Thursday to voice their ‘prohibition’ was not attracted,” gathered at the Exhibition In a social media post, He said the Centre could Franciscan Clarist anger against the Citizenship Mr. Chidambaram tweeted. Grounds following a call gi Mr. Vijayan condemned the not force the entire nation Congregation (FCC), under Amendment Act (CAA) and CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ven by the Left parties as arrests of CPI(M) general se into silent submission. He the Karakkamala church of Land belonging to the imposition of Section part of their nationwide cretary Sitaram Yechury, wanted the law to be re the Syro Malabar diocese, 144. ‘azaadi’, and holding pla protest on Thursday. The Polit Bureau member Vrin voked. Kerala has cobbled Mananthavady, was expelled In the morning, they cards demanding that the police stopped them as da Karat and CPI general se together a united political on August 7 for “failing to Kalki group attached give a satisfactory came in twos and threes to CAA be repealed. they tried to proceed to cretary D. Raja in New Delhi front against the Act, he said explanation” for her lifestyle avoid detention, but by wards Public Gardens, and historian Ramachandra and pointed out the State Sanjay Vijayakumar tion Unit (BPU) under the Chennai “in violation of rules”. noon, the crowd had swelled March stopped near the Legislative As Guha in Bengaluru. CPI(M) was in the forefront of the Income Tax Department, and the police had to requisi Many voiced their anger sembly, citing the prohibi State secretary Kodiyeri Ba growing protests against the Nearly 907 acres of land be Chennai, had issued attach ‘No change in stand tion additional buses, even against Prime Minister Modi tory orders in force. lakrishnan joined him in Centre’s “illiberal actions.” longing to the Kalki group, ment orders under Section against Shane Nigam’ from private operators, to re and Union Home Minister The Left leaders, howev censuring the Centre. Demonstrations resound owned by selfstyled god 24(3) of the Act, and sent KOCHI move them. Women, shout Amit Shah. At 1 p.m., hun er, contended that they Mr. Vijayan said that by ed across the State for the man Kalki Bhagwan has them to the respective Sub The meeting of Kerala Film ing slogans of ‘azaadi’, were dreds of protesters started were given permission to arresting protesters, incar second consecutive day on been provisionally attached Registrars. The provisional Producers Association said seen being escorted in autor marching towards Town hold the rally. cerating their leaders, and Thursday. In Thiruvanan under the provisions of the attachment is for 90 days. that there is no change in its ickshaws. Hall, but the police stopped As the leaders tried to robbing citizens of the free thapuram, the police fi red Benami Transactions (Pro In October, the IT De stance against actor Shane It was only by 4.30 p.m. them. Mallige, an activist move forward in a proces dom of movement and water jets to disperse a hibition) Act, sources said in partment conducted Nigam as none of the that people began to leave, said, “Protests were carried sion, the police arrested speech, the BJPled NDA al group of DYFI activists who Chennai on Thursday. searches on the group and meetings or talks had but many vowed to return on out peacefully, and people them. CPI national secre liance at the Centre had dis attempted to storm the Raj About 400 acres is locat said preliminary estimate of happened for any amicable settlement of issues raised by Friday. Organisers, on the did not indulge in violence. tary K. Narayana, former played an authoritarian cha Bhavan. SFI activists held ed at Satyavedu in Andhra unaccounted cash receipts the producers against the condition of anonymity, said Still, the police imposed Sec party MP Azeez Pasha, CPI racter not witnessed in the protest in Kollam. CPI State Pradesh and other parcels was ₹ 409 crore from the fi young actor. The producers they would continue their tion 144. Every citizen has a State secretary Chada Ven country even during the secretary Kanam Rajendran are in Arani, Udhagamanda nancial year 201415 on had banned the actor as he protest. right to express opinion and kat Reddy and TJS presi dark days of Emergency. led protest in Kochi. The Ja lam, on the outskirts of wards. About 90 kg of gold, had allegedly not been co- A large number of protes protest peacefully. We are dent M. Kodandaram were The “repressive charac mateIslami and the Muslim Coimbatore, near Madurai and over 1,000 carats of dia operating with quite a few ters gathered near S.J. Park not going to stop, our protest among those arrested by ter” of the Centre was evi Youth League staged protest and in Belgaum. monds and ₹ 150 crore of un producers to complete the Circle and started shouting will continue.” the police. dent in its decision to disal rallies in Malappuram. Sources said the Initiating accounted cash were also films by providing dates. Offi cer of Benami Prohibi unearthed, sources said.
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Green concern NIA takes Unlike Bengal, Kerala may over CPI(M) update Population Register workers case Special Correspondent It may be updated between April 15 and May 29 next year Kozhikode The National Investigation K.S. Sudhi tional Register of Citizens. biometric particulars.” Agency (NIA), Kochi, has Kochi In Kerala, updating of the It is “mandatory for every taken over the case of the Kerala may update the Na NPR is scheduled between usual resident of India to re two CPI(M) workers — Al tional Population Register April 15 and May 29 next gister in the NPR.” lan Shuhaib, 20, and Thaha (NPR) though the West Ben year. The register will be up The website defi nes a Fasal, 24 — who were gal government, which also dated along with house list usual resident “as a person booked under the Unlaw opposes the Citizenship ing and housing census to be who has resided in a local ful Activities (Prevention) (Amendment) Act (CAA), carried out in the State. area for the past six months Act (UAPA) for alleged links has stalled it. or more or a person who in with Maoists. Early this week, the West Slum areas tends to reside in that area They were charged un Bengal government with The details of slum areas in for the next six months or der Sections 20 (punish drew all activities related to each municipality will have more,” it said. ment for being member of the NPR. The Census Cell of to be obtained in connection terrorist gang or organisa the Home and Hill Aff airs with the fi rst phase of the Issued before row tion), 38 (off ence relating Department had communi census and the updating of In Kerala, the notifi cations to membership of a terro cated to the offi cials con the NPR, said a communica regarding the updating of rist organisation) and 39 cerned that all activities re tion issued by the Director the NPR were issued before (off ence relating to support garding the of Census Operations, the controversy over the given to a terrorist organi preparation/updating of the Kerala. CAA surfaced. sation) of the UAPA, offi cial NPR have been suspended. The objective of the NPR, There has not been any sources said. No activity regarding the according to the website of directive from the State go The students of Kannur NPR may be taken up with the Offi ce of the Registrar vernment regarding stop University were taken into out the prior clearance from General and Census Com page of the NPR, said senior custody by the police on the State government, it in missioner, India, is to offi cials. November 1. The court had formed the offi cials. “create a comprehensive A senior functionary with earlier observed that there The antiNPR campaign identity database of every the directorate maintained is prima facie evidence to ers had criticised the regis usual resident in the coun that he was unaware of any show that Shuhaib and Fa ter as the fi rst step towards try. The database will con order for stopping the Wasted wetland: Construction material dumped at the Pallikaranai marshland in Chennai on Thursday. * B. VELANKANNI RAJ sal have connections with the preparation of the Na tain demographic as well as process. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Maoists. Release MGNREGS wage A.P. farmers observe bandh against ‘3 capitals’ Two exDRDO offi cials arrears, Kerala tells Centre Police deployed in additional strength as tension prevailed in several areas get 3year jail for fraud
N.J. Nair Union Rural Development Rajulapudi Srinivas government is deceiving us Case relates to ₹ 45crore fake project THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Minister Narendra Singh To VIJAYAWADA with the new proposal to set Kerala is again stepping up mar seeking his urgent in Andhra Pradesh police put up three capitals,” the farm Special Correspondent Customs (P&V), Chennai, al pressure on the Centre to tervention to clear the ar in place tight security in the ers said and demanded with Bengaluru leging evasion of customs immediately release the rears. Capital Region on the banks drawal of the proposal. Two former offi cers of the duty, fraudulently declaring ₹ 1,114 crore due to the State The government had of river Krishna as farmers As Section 30 of Police Act Centre for Airborne Systems that certain imported items for the 12.98lakh Mahatma fl agged the issue on October announced a bandh on and Section 144 were in force in DRDO, Bengaluru, were were meant for government Gandhi National Rural Em 18 when the arrears was Thursday, protesting the go in the area, the police ap on Thursday sentenced to use. ployment Guarantee about ₹ 483.31 crore, but it vernment’s proposal to set pealed to the agitators not to three years’ rigorous impri During investigation, it Scheme (MGNREGS) work did not elicit any response up three Capitals in the violate the orders and sonment in a cheating case. was found that a fake con ers that had been pending from the Centre and it kept State. warned that stern action The special judge for CBI tract procurement agree since July. on mounting over the past Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan would be taken against viola cases at Bengaluru also im ment was prepared for ₹ 45 A vast majority of the wo few months. Mohan Reddy recently said tors, and those causing in posed a fi ne of ₹ 35,000 each crore for supply of items un men workers hailing from As per the provisions of Capitals may be set up at Vi convenience to the public. on Commander K. Hariku der a fake project, ‘Develop 25 lakh families below the the Act, the unskilled work sakhapatnam, Kurnool and Additional forces were de mar, former logistics offi cer; ment of a Prototype Data poverty line have been ers engaged under the Amaravati. Villagers burning tyres in Guntur district to protest against ployed at the Secretariat, As and K. Venkatesh Prasad, link, Limited PhaseII Test forced into distress since the scheme are entitled to get Protesting the proposal to the State government's proposal to develop three capitals. sembly, temporary High former senior offi cer at the and Integration Facility’. wage component alone their wages every fortnight, shift the Secretariat and A.P. Court and other structures DRDO centre. After the probe, a char amounting to ₹ 898 crore failing which they could in High Court from Amaravati, depalli, Mangalagiri, Thul their houses and staged rasta in the wake of the bandh. The CBI had registered a gesheet was fi led before the has not been disbursed for itiate legal action for secur farmers staged ‘dharnas’ and lur, Undavalli, Penumaka, rokos enforcing the bandh. The police have also tight case against South End designated court at Bengalu the past fi ve months. ing the dues. But quite often raised slogans demanding Mandadam, Nelapadu, Pe “We voluntarily gave ened security on the Praka Technology, Bengaluru, and ru against the accused, in Minister for Local Self the disbursal of arrears gets withdrawal of the ‘three cap numaka, Neerukonda, Beth about 32,000 acres of fertile sam Barrage and in the Capi other unknown private per cluding the proprietor of Government A.C. Moideen delayed, mostly citing mi itals’ proposal immediately. apudi, and other villages as land for setting up the Capi tal Region to avoid any sons and public servants on the private fi rm. The pro has taken up the issue with nor audit objections. Tension prevailed in Ta local residents came out of tal in the region. Now, the untoward incident. a complaint received from prietor died during trial. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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IN BRIEF Weather Watch Pact to open door for U.S. defence fi rms Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday They can cooperate with Indian private sector for future agreements, including the one on fi ghter jets
dinakar Peri “The IAF and Navy fi ghter post liaison offi cers at the In NEW DELHI competitions are a once in a formation Fusion Centre for The Industrial Security An generation opportunity. We Indian Ocean Region (IFC nex (ISA), signed between In are off ering some of the best IOR) that was set up last year. dia and the U.S. at the se technology widely employed Mr. Singh stated that one of cond 2+2 dialogue in by the U.S. Navy and Air the major movements over Minister’s phone stolen Washington, will open the Force, including the F/A18 the last year has been steps in his LS constituency door for U.S. defence compa Super Hornet and the bes to operationalise the COM BEGUSARAI nies to partner with the In poke F21,” said Joel Starr, CASA, which enables most of A personal assistant of dian private sector for sever Deputy Assistant Secretary the U.S.origin platforms to Union Minister Giriraj Singh al multibillion dollar deals in the Bureau of PoliticalMil have a “secure communica has lodged a complaint with in the pipeline, including the itary Aff airs, US State Depart tion capability.” Mr. Singh police here that the mobile one for 114 fi ghter jets. The ment, at a conference in said they had been holding phone through which two sides also took stock of Hyderabad on Wednesday. meetings and taking neces the BJP leader operates his the steps being taken to op Boosting ties: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External After decadelong negotia sary steps to open a COMCA social media platforms, has erationalise the foundational Aff airs Minister S. Jaishankar with Mark Esper and Mike tions, India signed the Logis SA account. “This will be dis got stolen, the police said on agreement, the Communica Pompeo in Washington during the 2+2 dialogue. * REUTERS tics Exchange Memorandum cussed in the Military Thursday. An FIR was Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) tions Compatibility and Se of Understanding (LEMOA) Cooperation Group format, registered on Wednesday Forecast for Friday: Cold day conditions likely in some pockets curity Agreement entities of the U.S. and In Information Agreement in 2016 and third agreement including our agreement to here by Avanish Kumar, who over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, subHimalayan West is accompanying Mr. Singh (COMCASA). dia,” Defence Minister Raj (GSOMIA), which India COMCASA last year. explore cooperation in de Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar on a tour of his With this, three of four nath Singh said at a press signed with the U.S. long Mr. Singh also highlighted fencespace and defence Pradesh. Heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, parliamentary seat. The foundational agreements are conference after the talks. back. It became critical as In the operationalisation of cyber and special forces,” he Puducherry and Karaikal. city rain max min city rain max min phone a Samsung S10 plus through. The Basic Exchange U.S. Secretary of Defence dia opened up the defence COMCASA and the maritime added. Agartala...... —....18.0....11.0 Kozhikode...... —....35.0....24.0 had a SIM card issued in his and Cooperation Agreement Mark Thomas Esper stated sector to the private sector cooperation. “Our Maritime Defence offi cials said the Ahmedabad...... —....27.0....15.0 Kurnool ...... —....32.0....19.0 name. 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Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, “unknown mission” were making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air sighted near Salem three programmes. press statement from NITI Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anni leagues and Chief Ministers, particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues days ago. Heightened security The event, being held in Aayog. versary, chaired by Presi Antonio Costa apart from Gandhians. and monuments. partnership with the Popu The offi cials will brain dent Ram Nath Kovind at Mr. Modi told the gather NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by arrangements are in place at reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. vital installations, places of lation Foundation of India, storm over recommenda Rashtrapati Bhavan. Gandhi’s ideals, a Union Cul ing that the world was keen CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to worship, major railway will include offi cials from tions like treating popula The only foreign Prime ture Ministry statement said. to learn about Mahatma critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. stations, bus stands, malls the Centre as well as seven tion stabilisation and family Minister to be a part of the Every year, the prize Gandhi, and it had become PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, and other areas of public States — Uttar Pradesh, Bi planning as a national prior committee, Mr. Costa said would be inspired by Gand India’s responsibility to re nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced gathering. har, Rajasthan, Madhya Pra ity and ensuring intergo Portugal would launch the hi’s thoughts and quotes, he mind everyone of his rele lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature desh, Assam, Kerala and Ta vernmental convergence. prize in order to promote said, adding that the fi rst vance today. death in people with heart or lung disease Onion imports yet to bring Ration cards Speedy trials shouldn’t bury the cause of justice: SC to look similar price relief to customers across country Bench sets aside death penalty of a rape accused convicted after a 12day trial Legal Correspondent was convicted after a 12day “Expeditious disposal is the judgment said. The Bulbs likely to reach Delhi, A.P. retail markets over weekend Press Trust of India NEW DELHI trial and without proper le undoubtedly required... Ho Bench said “what is para New Delhi Speedy disposal of a case gal representation. In fact, a wever, the attempts to expe mount is the cause of justice Special Correspondent The Centre has designed a should not be at the cost of legal aid lawyer appointed dite the process should not and keeping the basic ingre New Delhi standard format for ration justice, the Supreme Court for him was given no time to be at the expense of the bas dients which secure that as a The fi rst onions imported by cards as it moves ahead had said in a judgment set even prepare his defence. ic elements of fairness and core idea and ideal, the pro the Central government in a with ‘one nation, one ra ting aside the death penalty Expeditious trials should the opportunity to the ac cess may be expedited, but bid to counter domestic tion card’ initiative and has of a man in a rape and mur not bury the cause of justice, cused, on which postulates fast tracking of process must shortages and tame soaring asked State governments to der case. said the threejudge Bench the entire criminal adminis never ever result in burying prices are set to enter the re follow the pattern while is The court found the man led by Justice U.U. Lalit. tration of justice is founded,” the cause of justice.” tail market — mostly in Delhi suing fresh ration cards. and Andhra Pradesh — by Sa Currently, the central turday, according to offi cials government’s ambitious in from the Consumer Aff airs itiative is being implement Ministry. ed on a pilot basis in a clus On Thursday, the Ministry ter of six States. It wants to announced that public trad implement this facility ing agency Metals and Min across the country from erals Trading Corporation June 1, 2020. (MMTC) has contracted to Under the initiative, elig buy an additional 12,500 ible benefi ciaries would be tonnes of onions from Tur day, but due to procedures Retail prices in Delhi have able to avail their entitled key, taking the total con to fumigate and clean the not dropped below the ₹ 100 foodgrains under the Na tracted imports to 42,500 onions, their arrival in the per kg mark for the last two tional Food Security Act tonnes. retail market has been de weeks (since December 5). (NFSA) from any Fair Price However, customers suf layed. The initial buyers are In fact, they peaked at ₹ 145 Shop in the country using fering under a prolonged staterun National Agricultu per kg on Wednesday, ac the same ration card. price surge are yet to see any ral Cooperative Marketing cording to data from the Na “In order to achieve the of these imported onions. Federation of India tional Horticulture Board. aim of national portability, According to Ministry offi (NAFED), which has been The situation is particu it is necessary that ration cials, just over 1,000 tonnes supplying subsidised onions larly severe in southern In cards issued by diff erent of imported onions have ar in the National Capital Re dia, with onions selling for States and Union Territo rived in the country so far. gion, and the Andhra Pra ₹ 160 per kg in Chennai on ries conform to a standard That initial shipment arrived desh State government, said Thursday, and ₹ 120 per kg in format,” a senior Food Mi at the Mumbai port last Sun a Ministry offi cial. Hyderabad and Bengaluru. nistry offi cial said.
Raped and set ablaze, U.P. girl dies
Press Trust of India Kanpur An 18yearold girl, whose family had alleged that she was raped and set ablaze in Fatehpur, succumbed to her burns at a hospital here, offi cials said. The police, who had re gistered an FIR last week, are investigating the claim that she set herself afi re af ter a village panchayat put an end to her relationship with a relative. “She had suff ered from organ failure following serious injuries and we tried to resuscitate her, but she could not sur vive,” Head of the depart ment (surgery) at the hos pital, Sanjay Kala, said. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE In thrall to its own violence In its second innings, the Modi government has turned its back on conciliation, with dire consequences for the polity
lines at home. The tone and tem Every citizen, every group, and because a very sizable chunk of per of the Vajpayee regime was de every community subscribes to its the media has reoriented itself to Protest and order fi ned by a prudent impulse. With own notion of justness and fair being the government’s mouth the passing away of Sushma Swaraj play. This may diff er from the piece, and also partly because the Authorities should facilitate expression of and Arun Jaitley in recent months, neighbour’s idea of justice; but the judiciary is no longer available as a views, not suppress rights the 2019 government has appa task of every ruler is to reconcile forum of relief to any aggrieved ci Harish Khare rently settled into a new working diff ering notions of justness, with tizen. No government could ask he duty of the state to preserve public order idiom, with a dangerous imba out gratuitously making any group more than a sitting Chief Justice of should never extend to the suppression of politi lance at the core of the Indian feel that it has been permanently India batting publicly, outside the Tcal views contrary to those of the government. It s to why the Narendra Modi state. The Prime Minister stands dealt a raw hand. court, for the fl awed National Re is quite unedifying for the state to use its power to reg regime has succeeded in very tall, much taller than all his During the fi rst Modi govern gister of Citizens (NRC). ulate public protests to negate the people’s right to as Apushing the country into a ministerial colleagues; with the ment, there was an eager promo semble peacefully. The Statewide clamping of prohib needless, but harmful, instability, possible exception of the Home THE HINDU tion of violence in words; verbal Mismanagement of economy itory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal a clue is available in Union Home Minister, no Cabinet colleague has aggression was encouraged not This fascination for violence, ag Minister Amit Shah’s opening re the stature or the prestige to intro cooperation and support of the just on social media or in televi gression, bullying and intimida Procedure in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka are stark ex marks when he piloted the Citizen duce a note of caution in the face largest minority. Political wisdom sion studios, but it was approving tion has had a particularly telling amples of the misuse of regulatory power to suppress ship Amendment Bill in the Rajya of any proposed policy reckless demanded that a group number ly looked upon as a sine qua non to eff ect on the government’s man the lawful exercise of constitutional rights. As pro tests Sabha. The Minister cockily ar ness or political waywardness. ing over a hundred million people tell the whole world that the an- agement of the national economy. against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act escalate in gued that his government was per There is no one like a Lord Peter not be allowed to sulk in its corner. cien regime had truly been put in Even otherwise, its paucity of ta several cities and towns, the invocation of Section 144 in fectly aware that the proposed Carrington, who as Foreign Secre In a democracy, the leaders en its place. In the process, a certain lent, its weakness for mediocrity a whole State does not seem to be in conformity to the amendment would be a controver tary could tell an overbearing Mar gage in dialogue and seek concilia debasement of democratic decen has already been felt; but, now, general rule that such a restriction on fundamental sial law, but he was prepared to be garet Thatcher “that she was being tion, and, as Albert Camus put it in cies was inevitable, but was cele the danda approach has com disagreeable. The Minister’s re impossible” in her treatment of The Rebel, it is only “tyrants [who] brated as a much needed jettison pounded the situation. Corporate freedoms should be “reasonable, least invasive and bo frain was that if there was a ‘pro colleagues or in insisting on a pol conduct monologues above a mil ing of the old ‘dogma.’ India senses a fear in the air but is na fi de”. On top of it, Internet and mobile phone servic blem’, it had to be ‘solved’, be icy extremism. Arguably, the Modi lion solitudes.” Now, with 300plus Lok Sabha not permitted to voice its appre es were suspended and some Metro Rail stations shut cause, unlike the earlier ruling government suff ers from a lack of seats under its belt, the ruling par hensions. No $3 trillion economy down in Delhi. Restrictions wider than necessary tend arrangements, the new regime equilibrium in its collective work No appetite for compromise ty has developed a fascination for is amenable to coercion or slogans to suppress rather than regulate. Were all these steps was not given to procrastination. ing; and, inevitably, the entire rul In the ModiShah era, this prefe authoritative violence. Coercion or to prime ministerial fi ats. justifi ed, especially in the light of judicial pronounce That is perhaps the rub. After ing cabal ends up feeding the rence for accommodation and and violence are deemed as a cura Yet, the regime remains ena ments that draw the limits of the power to regulate as the 2019 Lok Sabha mandate, the Prime Minister’s ingrained con partnership stands virtually aban tive instrument of state policy and moured of its own intransigence, composition and character of the frontationist instincts. This itch for doned. The tweaked proposition political control. This gathering without comprehending that so semblies? The apex court has often said an order under Modi government stand changed. confrontation has produced an is: not only can the BJP win a ma belief in the usefulness of state vio early in its second innings, the go Section 144 has to be reasonable and be “minimal”. I t The new team has gone out of its unhappy consequence for state jority without the Muslims’ vote, it lence has led to an indiff erence to vernment’s trust stands considera meant that the order should be limited to specifi c local way to convey a new sense of ur craft and political management: can also govern without their sup international criticism or disap bly eroded. The Prime Minister al ities, and in response to a particular situation. “Such gency to take up the old priorities. the option of conciliation invaria port and can live without their proval of the civil society at home. lows himself to deploy extremely restraint should not be allowed to exceed the con This clearheadedness has turned bly stands spurned. There is a new trust or confi dence or aff ection. Each act of criticism, in fact, is divisive vocabulary when out on straints of the particular situation, either in nature or in out to be a mixed blessing. fascination for aggression, a new Admittedly, from time to time, the pugnaciously depicted as a chal the election trail in Jharkhand but, duration,” it observed. appetite for skirmishes and com ruling party comes up with catchy lenge to our nation, its security back in New Delhi, he feels he is Breaking with Vajpayee era bats. And, this belligerence is slogans, paying politically correct and its nationhood. The notion of entitled to respect and trust of all A widespread protest may indeed regress into vio There is no one in the inner coun deemed to be politically satisfying lip service to the idea of inclusive ‘police brutality’ stands, almost, citizens and pretends to be baffl ed lence, but “the perception of threat to public peace and cils of the decisionmaking who and electorally rewarding. ness; but, in daytoday gover beautifi ed. that large number of citizens are tranquility should be real and not imaginary or a mere has had any kind of familiarity It needs to be recalled that the nance. the accent is on catering to On the other hand, any protest apprehensive about the CAA. likely possibility,” the court observed, while examining with the Atal Bihari VajpayeeL.K. VajpayeeAdvani government sub the Hindu majority’s sensibilities, or resistance in the streets against A regime that has developed a the lawfulness of the police action on a gathering of Advani era’s working and how it scribed, during most of its six and if the minorities take off ence, the government’s policies or polit taste for coercion, however legiti peaceful protesters at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan in 2011. In tried to govern this complex land; years in power, to a wise policy so be it. There is a calculated confi ics is branded as inspired by vest mate or legal, and a passion for ag this backdrop, the action of the police in Bengaluru and it was a regime that successfully prescription: it was inclined to be dence that any group , however ed interests, or worse, instigated gression, ends up squandering the managed to fi ght a war with Pakis lieve that while it was possible for unhappy or large, can be tamed. by Pakistan or by ‘urban naxals.’ citizens’ trust. The Modi regime Delhi in preventing protesters from gathering, and t he tan, exploded ‘the bomb’, and a political party like the Bharatiya The postArticle 370 Jammu and Any resistance is seized upon as an has ordered its own custommade denial of permission to hold any protests in several oth steered the economy out of the Janata Party (BJP) to win a Lok Sab Kashmir is cited as a satisfying and excuse for further state violence. Achilles heel. er places, was excessive. An orderly assembly armed Washingtonled sanctions against ha majority without the Muslim successful application of this no The ruling clique fi nds itself em with a permission that contains limits on duration and India — and much more, without vote, it would be unhelpful to try nonsense, noweakness, noac boldened and confi rmed in its Harish Khare is a senior journalist based number is normally not likely to degenerate into vio creating new, debilitating fault to govern the country without the commodation approach. confrontationist impulses, partly in Delhi lence. It is somewhat satisfying that in most cities , the protesters gathered peacefully or courted arrest. Ho wever, the incidents of disturbances from a few citi es, including the police fi ring in Mangaluru, underscore Inaccurate diagnosis, draconian remedy the burden cast upon the state in protecting the consti tutional guarantees of peaceful dissent on the one hand, and public order on the other. On the politica l India’s black money problem was misdiagnosed; unverifi ed, exaggerated numbers went into enactment of harsh laws side, India’s leadership will have to respond to the wi despread public fears over the implementation of the doing course correction, it passed anywhere between $500 billion itimacy when there is a breach of an even more confi scatory law, the and $1.5 trillion, some relying on faith on the part of the govern new naturalisation norms. On the administrative side , Fugitive Economic Off enders Act. estimates of a Swiss Bankers Asso ment in its dealings with the however, the authorities should aim to facilitate the ex ciation (SBA) report. These turned taxpayer. ercise of the people’s rights, rather than suppress them. Existing laws out to be false. James Nason, an of International media called de The intent of both the laws could fi cer of the SBA, has said that the monetisation, among the govern Kabeer Shrivastava have been achieved by a few SBA had never published any such ment’s purported measures to tweaks in the existing laws. The In report. In March 2019, National In fi ght the black money menace, asa Not unimpeachable ndia’s fi ght against foreign black come Tax Act has, since 1989, pro stitute of Financial Management ‘massive theft of people’s proper money has returned a whim vided for up to three times penalty reported to the Lok Sabha Stand ty’. Similarly, the announcement Trump is unlikely to be removed as President, Iper. The government’s intent on escaped tax. Similarly, wilful at ing Committee on Finance, that that ₹ 15 lakh will be deposited in but the rebuke will hurt cannot be faulted, but since the tempts to evade taxes have, since GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO the estimate is about $216 billion each citizen’s account was found problem itself was misdiagnosed, 1975, been punishable with impri $490 billion. This is oneseventh to be nothing more than a political nited States President Donald Trump made his the ensuing legislative measures sonment of up to seven years. A than 1% of case but attached assets the estimate quoted ahead of the bait. In civil cases if a trustee tory, albeit not in the way he would have have been bereft of constitutional protocol for automatic exchange worth ₹ 29,468 crore. In contrast, 2014 elections. In essence, India’s breaches faith this way, trust laws Udreamed, when he became only the third in and economic common sense. tax information, under which In the agency’s equivalents in the foreign black money problem was provide recourse. As do penal laws cumbent to get impeached by the House of Representa They relied too little on persua dia is now receiving data from U.S. and the U.K. secured convic misdiagnosed and unverifi ed, ex in similar circumstances against tives. On Wednesday, the House impeached him on two sion, and far too much on brow Switzerland, was signed in 2011, as tion in about 50% cases. The In aggerated numbers went into sa agents, servants and even against beating. The economic results are was the amendment requiring all come Tax Department’s records tisfying Parliament that draconian wives. There is, however, no puni articles, one each for abuse of power and obstruction of nothing to rave about. citizens to disclose foreign assets were not inspiring either, hovering fi nancial laws are justifi ed. tive recourse against political skul Congress. The fi rst article relates to Mr. Trump with High on populism, low on con with their domestic tax returns. at near 2% conviction rates in Fi duggery. The doctrine of promis holding $391 million in military aid and a White House stitutional wisdom, the Black Mo PostMay 2014, tax control poli nancial Year (FY) 20162017. A Taking cognisance sory estoppel deserves to be tried meeting unless Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky ney Act was a draconian law that cy is diff erent only in three as Comptroller and Auditor General For the judiciary, one question in political jurisprudence also. agreed to investigate the business dealings of the family was bound to fail. At minimum tax pects, all constitutionally suspect. report showed that in FY 2016 that arises is: if the conventional The government should give up of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden — in rate of 60%, it gave marginal in The fi rst relates to retrospective 2017 — the demonetisation year — wisdom on black money was the belief that being an intrusive, other words, a bid to discredit domestic rivals through centive for the hoarders to come application of tax and penal laws the number of raids more than based on disinformation, should it browbeating confi scator enriches clean. Lawmakers overestimated that are so confi scatory and bra doubled, as compared to FY 2013 take cognisance of it? If yes, how? Indians. It doesn’t. This approach foreign infl uence. This article, which identifi es a vi ola the writ of international laws and zenly discriminatory that they 2014, the last year of UPAII; but in For example, should the Supreme is reminiscent of India’s imperial tion of the oath of offi ce and a breach of national secur made no economically persuasive walk all over a citizen’s right to life, the same period, the undisclosed Court take a relook at its verdict in istic past and, in its current form, ity, passed by 230 votes to 197, with the entire Republi case. Resultantly, as of May 2019, carry on business and own pro income detected was less than Ram Jethmalani’s case against is impoverishing us into an eco can membership opposing it. The second article relates the total untaxed foreign assets perty. The second is about shifting onefourth the amount during the black money, especially to guide nomic depression. The draconian to the charge that Mr. Trump obstructed the Congres mined was ₹ 12,500 crore. Wholly the burden of proof onto the citi latter period. lower courts in their examination fi scal laws must at once be re sional probe into abuseofpower allegations by urgi ng recovered, this wouldn’t even pay zen to establish that he is not an of In medical sciences, intrusive of fi nancial crime allegations? pealed. Increased international witnesses not to cooperate and asking federal govern Prasar Bharati’s bills for four fender. Lastly, and this is what methods of treatment are general A democratic state cannot un cooperation, technological ad years. Even this recovery was aid makes this new policy rather ly resorted to when diagnosis justly enrich itself by making citi vances and banking penetration ment agencies to disregard subpoenas. This passed by ed greatly by international expos wicked, citizens can be subjected shows evidence that less risky zens pay for what is not rightly implodes black money more than 229 votes to 198. Now, the matter passes into the hands es such as the Panama Papers in to criminal trial, without the tax methods may not be restorative. owed. The belief that the govern any law or sermon on patriotism. of the Senate. Given that a twothirds majority, or 67 Se which the government’s legisla man fi rst proving that there has But, India’s fi scal policy seems to ment will act on principles of ho India’s war on black money can nators, is required to convict and to remove Mr. Trump tion had no role to play. In compa been tax evasion. The results of be driven by the opposite logic: in nour and good faith is an invalua only be won through democratic, from offi ce, and the chamber is split between 53 Repu rison, Indonesia recovered about giving such unbridled powers to trusion fi rst, diagnosis later. ble but fragile national asset, Nani persuasive and economically blicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who cau ₹ 25 lakh crore under similar agencies have been disastrous. No clear estimate of black mo Palkhivala wrote in an article in sound means. cus with the Democrats, an acquittal is expected. schemes. The government’s initial The Enforcement Directorate, ney owned by Indians and stashed 1993. He said that fi scal system Yet, two things are certain: fi rst, no matter Mr. obsession with browbeating had India’s money laundering watch abroad is available. Between 2008 must have not just legality but also Kabeer Shrivastava is an advocate at the an ominous start. But, instead of dog, secured conviction in less and 2012, various reports quoted legitimacy. It is denuded of all leg Delhi High Court Trump’s popularity with his constituents and the cur rent global mood leaning towards nativist populism, the impeachment is a stain on his reputation and a his LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. toric rebuke that will never fade in the annals of infamy. Second, and more worrying for prospects of harmony To read more letters Anti-CAA mood divided as before. Only a Act, which appears to be now after the NDA Soviets despatching their online, scan the QR code within the American union, the impeachment will To the cheerleaders of the united Opposition can force against the country’s secular government took offi ce for own warships as a counter to drive a deeper wedge between the two opposing polit right wing, the recent the government to re spirit. the second time and the the U.S. action, reported so most of the authors spent 56 ical discourses of a polarised electorate. Already, the backlash against the examine the Act. Tharcius S. Fernando, assurances by leaders in the inconspicuously in The years in researching, Democrats led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have in passage of the Citizenship Abhishek S., Chennai BJP have failed to cut any ice Hindu in a line or two, was ruminating and writing their dicated that they might withhold articles of impeach (Amendment) Act may look Bengaluru with the students of these what gave us hope and good masterpieces. Hence, the ment from the Senate for some time, eff ectively delay like a fl ash in the pan. But ■ The article “The last universities. The shrill cries cheer those days. After monetary award of ■ ing the trial in the Upper House until there is more the reality is that discontent The nationwide agitation bastions of secular India,” emanating from the nearly half a century, we are ₹ 1,00,000 comes across as a has been simmering since proves that people of our (OpEd page, Dec. 20) has Opposition ranks have also given to understand that so pittance. Though the clarity around the rules that the latter will set for the the government began the country cannot be divided in rightly touched on the rising fallen on deaf ears. much had happened behind winners get name and fame, trial. If this becomes a protracted and hostile engage National Register of Citizens the name of religion. Though tide of oppression that C.V. Aravind, the scenes (OpEd page, the material benefi t also ment across the two chambers, it could muddy the wa (NRC) exercise in Assam. the CAA is alleged to be threatens to derail minority Bengaluru “Calling the U.S.’s bluff in matters. A government that ters during the upcoming election year and make the Buoyed by the thumping antiMuslim, the solidarity institutions like the Jamia 1971,” Dec. 12). spends millions of rupees to campaign even more vicious than that of 2016. Going majority it received, the shown by Indians of diff erent Millia Islamiya and the Indo-Soviet Treaty S. Jagathsimhan Nair, promote Hindi and Sanskrit beyond the impeachment, however, it might be possi Narendra Modi government hues seeking cancellation of Aligarh Muslim University. I still remember The Hindu Thiruvananthapuram should be in a good position ble to bridge the chasm between Mr. Trump’s detrac mistakenly viewed it as a the Act is really amazing. We These institutions have frontpaging the momentous to reward such high licence to impose its have witnessed the avowed witnessed large scale, albeit IndoSoviet Treaty of 1971. I Prize money achievement in literature tors and supporters only if a conversation is initiated to Hindutva agenda. To the principle of our nation, peaceful, demonstrations by also remember the The prestigious Sahitya more appropriately. The retrieve the spirit of bipartisanship on issues such as Opposition, this should ‘unity in diversity’, in the students, which have been trepidation with which we Akademi award is considered prize money should be immigration, trade, climate change, gun control, ra have provided the perfect spontaneous agitations met with alleged high read the prominent news of by many as an Indian increased to ₹ 5,00,000, cism and minority rights. The alternative route may ammunition to take a against the Act. It is time the handedness on the part of the despatch by Richard equivalent to the Nobel which would encourage new well lead directly to a political purgatory for one of the stand, But, the sad reality is government understood the the Delhi police. Minority Nixon of the U.S. Seventh Prize. A cursory glance into writers. world’s oldest democracies, and that is likely to hurt. that in spite of the voices sentiments and moods of the institutions have been feeling Fleet to the Indian ocean. the list of the past winners Anna Mary Yvonne, raised, the Opposition is as people and rescinded the the heat for quite some time But the news about the would convey the fact that Chennai
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THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Should the government exit navratna companies? PARLEY Disinvesting partial stakes is more fruitful In Parliament, when asked strategic sales). In the literature, about its disinvestment policy, there is examination of the virtues than outright asset sales of PSUs the government said this month of share issue privatisation versus that it is not driven by profi t or asset sales and it is seen that the Last month, the Cabinet approved Is it about improving effi ciency? Is it loss but decided on the basis of former is preferred worldwide. As sale of the government’s stake in about broadening the capital mar ‘national security, sovereign set sales typically happen under dis Bharat Petroleum Corporation Li ket? The fact that they’re not talking functions, market tress conditions, where govern mited, a navratna public sector of something similar in the case of imperfections and public ments are under severe fi scal stress company with oil refi ning and mar public sector banks suggests that purpose.’ How would you and they want to raise revenue keting operations. BPCL’s stake this may not be as much of an ideo interpret this diff erently than quickly. And I would sincerely hope alone is expected to raise about logical shift as a matter of the earlier focus of retaining that we do not go down that route ₹ 60,000 crore for the exchequer expediency. PSUs in strategic sectors? except in a few cases. this year, and given the fi scal pres sures the government is facing on Mr. Chandrasekhar, what do CPC: The phrases used in the res If you look at some of the the tax revenue front, such large you think? ponse to the Parliament question is earlier strategic sales like scale disinvestment will help. In a just to obfuscate… The essential Hindustan Zinc or Paradeep conversation moderated by Vikas C.P. Chandrasekhar: We have to purpose of this exercise is to get mo Phosphates, where the
Dhoot, T.T. Ram Mohan and C.P. recognise that this is a culmination REUTERS ney for the Budget and getting mo government retained a Chandrasekhar discuss the implica of a tendency we’ve observed over a ney in this manner is neither ration minority stake, the fi rms have tions of BPCL’s stake sale. Edited signifi cant period of time, particu CPC: You just have to look at the ci <> The question one should al nor, in an accounting sense, turned around from chronic excerpts: larly starting with the Vajpayee go vil aviation sector where we brought ask is, if basic engineering meaningful because the govern losses to become quite vernment. The original understand in the private sector in a big way. and managerial skills are ment will lose hugely in the process profi table. And the government If we look at India’s approach ing was that you go in for partial You have to look at what “competi there, then how do we and, therefore, the people who are got this upside because it to disinvestment since disinvestment to public sector equi tion” has done in the telecom sec essentially one step removed from retained a stake. Is that an ensure that the enterprise liberalisation, the focus in the ty with two purposes, among many. tor. And we know that survival in the owners of these assets would al approach we could look at? Narasimha Rao government One was it would allow you to mo these sectors for a number of fi rms continues to perform well? so lose. and the UPA years was on bilise a certain amount of resources was essentially because they were CPC: If there is incremental disin offl oading minority stakes and which can be put into some kind of bankrolled by public sector banks. course, your basic motivation is to TTR: Valuation is the trickiest part vestment even from profi table listing them on the stock a fund which could be used to mo raise revenue in quick time. in privatisation. Privatisation leads PSUs, to generate resources to res exchange. During the time of dernise, renovate or make viable TTR: It is not borne out empirically One of the arguments being to superior effi ciency provided cer tructure the rest of the public sec the Atal Bihari Vajpayee public sector fi rms which still have that the private sector is more effi made about BPCL is that if the go tain conditions are fulfi lled — how tor, that is something we can dis government, we saw some bold the possibility of being profi table cient. Even in postliberalisation In vernment sells it now when it is do you privatise is very crucial to the cuss. moves on strategic sales with despite being lossmaking. This dia, a number of studies show a ing well, then it stands to realise a success. One of the most important many large, lossmaking PSUs could also be used to put money in trend towards convergence in per very good price. But if and when conditions to be met is that the val TTR: Yes, you need to have a frame like Balco, Modern Foods and to fi rms that were so lossmaking formance between PSUs and private private competition comes into dis uation must be right. There’s no work for carrying out disinvestment Hindustan Zinc being sold off . that it is best to shut them down, by enterprises. Even in banking, until tribution of oil, then BPCL surely point in giving assets away on the or privatisation… Is it for streng In September 2014, Prime paying off retrenchment funds to about 2011 when the NPA crisis will not do well and the government cheap, because then it is very easy thening the public sector or is it for T.T. Ram Mohan Minister Narendra Modi had workers and cleaning the books . started, we saw a similar trend. One wouldn’t realise the same price. for the private sector buyer to make dismantling the public sector? The teaches Finance said that the government has no The other was that having private of the reasons people tend to be That is just pessimistic thinking be supernormal returns on underva Disinvestment Commission under and Economics at business to be in business. In equity holding in public fi rms lieve that the private sector is more cause you presume that every pu lued assets. So getting the valuation G.V. Ramakrishna was very clear the Indian Institute the last six years, we saw a brings in a certain degree of moni effi cient is because there’s someth blic enterprise is doomed to fail. right is a tall order and that is where that privatisation should be for of Management, slightly cautious approach until toring and discipline of managers in ing called a survivorship bias in the The question one should ask is, if controversies arise. Even in Air In strengthening the public sector. So Ahmedabad now. For the fi rst time, we are the public sector that comes from data. When a public sector enter basic engineering and managerial dia’s case, if it is seen to be sold on they ruled out privatisation of core looking at a profi table public outside the government. We have prise makes losses, it continues to skills are there, then how do we en the cheap, there’s bound to be a sev industries and highly profi table sector undertaking (PSU) like clearly shifted from both of these. exist. Whereas, if a private sector sure that the enterprise continues to ere backlash. In general, if you go PSUs, and they also said the pro BPCL being put up for sale in an It’s now clear that even partial enterprise makes losses for a long perform well? How do you address for strategic sales, where you sell a ceeds should be used for restructur importdependent sector like disinvestment or even a strategic time, it sort of exits the database. governance issues so that these pu 100% or majority stake in one go, ing other PSUs or spending on rural petroleum. Would you say that sale is clearly to mobilise resources So, people will look at public and blic assets are managed well? In then the chances of getting the val infrastructure. The receipts should this signals a turning point? to fi nance the Budget, which is pro private sector banks and say private stead of asking that, we start off with uation right is lower as there is no not be used for the government’s re blematic at multiple levels. sector banks are doing much better, the presumption that whatever is price discovery process. Later on, venue expenditure. So I think it T.T. Ram Mohan:I think it’s a little but they will ignore the many priv public cannot do well and should be you realise the price was perhaps would make more sense if the go C.P. early to say that it is a shift because The CEA recently argued that ate sector banks that failed and had sold off . not right. Whereas with disinvest vernment were to articulate a philo Chandrasekhar this move seems to be driven prima the private sector does a far to be merged with other entities. Of course, one can make the ar ment, where you unload in tranch sophy under which the privatisation is retired faculty rily by pressures on the fi scal front. better job of taking savings in The problem in comparing the two gument that within the oil sector, es, there’s a better chance of price is to be carried out so it will be ea from the Centre of So, it is not clear whether they the economy and making sure is that only the survivors of the priv even if you sell BPCL, there will still discovery over time — the fi rst sier to carry Parliament and the pu Economics Studies would have opted for something as that they are ploughed back ate sector are left standing and you be public sector dominance. There tranche may be undervalued, but blic with you. and Planning, JNU drastic as this if they had not faced productively. One of the long say they are doing marvellously. is HPCL merged with ONGC and once it is listed and performance Strategic sales are very diffi cult to the shortfalls in tax revenues that standing problems of India’s If improving effi ciency is the ar there is IOC which is much bigger improves, the government can real pull off due to valuation issues. And they are facing now. The eff ort is public sector has been about gument, then it logically follows than BPCL. So selling BPCL will ise better valuations in subsequent we have seen that already in Air In primarily to raise revenues in quick bureaucratic and political that the focus of disinvestment or fetch the government revenue with tranches. This is why contrary to dia. The government will also have time. I think what is missing at the interference and rentseeking. privatisation should be on lossmak out necessarily undermining go popular perception in the country, to take into account what happens moment is the framework in which So, one could argue that this ing or underperforming entities. It vernment dominance in the oil sec a vast majority of privatisation sales to employees and their benefi ts. this sort of disinvestment or strateg kind of a sale will free up is not clear why you should take a tor. But that’s a limited argument to the world over have happened Although the objective is to quickly Scan the QR code to ic sale is to take place. You have to entities like BPCL to scale highly competitive and profi table make and one should be careful not through share issue privatisations sell off assets to bridge the tax short listen to the full be very clear about the objectives. Is bigger heights under private company such as Concor or BPCL to stretch it too far and extend it to (disinvesting partial stakes) as op fall, I think it’s going to be very diffi interview online it primarily about raising revenue? management. and opt to privatise it fi rst unless, of PSUs in general. posed to asset sales (what we call cult for the government to pull it off .
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A tale of two demands FROM THE ARCHIVES Dr. Singh and the CPI(M) demanded citizenship for FIFTY YEARS AGO DECEMBER 20, 1969 Bangla refugees, but not on the basis of their religion EMS on status of Governors
Srinivasan Ramani Another 9.89 million had crossed ov Mr. E.M.S. Nambudiripad has expressed the er in 1971, according to fi gures pro view that “a serious review” of the status of During the debate on the Citizenship vided by the Indian government to the Governors had assumed “immediate im Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019, BJP Ra the United Nations... While most of portance” in the context of the split in the jya Sabha MP, J.P. Nadda, alluded to the 1971 refugees returned to Bangla Central leadership of the Congress and the comments by former Prime Minister desh after the end of the hostilities, a consequent political conditions in the coun Manmohan Singh in 2003 asking for few thousands did not... Although a try, which were “reminiscent of the last days grant of citizenship to minorities who large majority of the Bengali refugees of the Mughal Empire” with the States tend have faced persecution in Bangla are Hindus, the postPartition refu ing to take more and more independent po desh. He said the government was gees also include a section of Bengali sitions visavis an increasingly weakening only implementing this demand. Is Muslims, given the specifi c nature of Centre. Commenting on the President’s ad the government’s assertion that the the 1971 confl ict in Bangladesh, dress to the recent Governors’ Conference, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is which was fought over language and Mr. Nambudiripad, in a signed editorial in only in line with what Dr. Singh had not religion... Since none of these re the Marxist party organ, Desabhimani, has asked for, valid? fugees had entered India with valid said that though the homilies of the Presi In 2003, during a debate over the passports or travel documents, they dent were “pleasant to hear” they were CAB 2003, Dr. Singh addressed De have become ‘illegal migrants’... af bound to remain mere paper declarations puty Prime Minister L.K. Advani: “Af ter the passage of the Citizenship when viewed against the practical, political ter the partition of our country, the Amendment Act, 2003. Moreover, realities in the country. The Marxist leader CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC minorities in countries like Bangla the 2003 amendment has made it im noted that all the Governors in service to desh have faced persecution, and it is possible for children born in refugee NOTEBOOK day were “the nominees of a particular par our moral obligation that if circum families to become Indian citizens by ty or that of the dominant group in that par stances force... unfortunate people birth, if either of their parents is Wielding a pen amidst placards and pellet guns ty”. to seek refuge in our country, our ap deemed to be an ‘illegal migrant’.” proach to granting citizenship to Journalists must stay in the sidelines while covering protests A HUNDRED YEARS AGO DEC. 20, 1919. [them] should be more liberal. I... Qualitatively diff erent hope that the Hon. Deputy Prime Mi Both Dr. Singh and the CPI(M) de Suhasini Haidar and the headache after. always have their press IDs in harm’s way to ensure fa Entertained by Merchants. nister will bear this in mind in chart manded exemption for Bangladeshi One trick is to stay on displayed prominently. vourable coverage. ing out the future course of action refugees already in India from being When tear gas fi rst hits the sidelines of a protest, There’s more in journal Much of what journalists Yesterday morning Lokmanya Bal Gangad with regard to the Citizenship Act.” declared as illegal migrants, and to you, it is hard to follow the not at its centre. Journalists ism manuals about what to learn about covering prot har Tilak was taken in a grand procession by A similar demand was registered be granted citizenship, not on the standard operating proce often interview protesters do when protests get out ests is on the job. In the the leading sowcars and merchants of Mint by the CPI (M) in a resolution in its grounds of religion, but because they dure journalists are given right in the middle of the of hand or the police de 1990s, I covered a protest street in a motor car with the accompani 2012 Party Congress to “sympatheti faced persecution. This is qualitative when they go out to cover marching crowds, but that cide to get tough. The fi rst on Delhi’s Parliament ment of Tanjore Band. A number of leading cally consider the legitimate demand ly diff erent from what the CAA 2019 protests. I was 22, in Srina isn’t the best idea. Others sign of that is when police Street where a photogra sowcars merchants and others graced the of the large number of Bengali refu argues for. It chooses to provide citi gar, when I fi rst smelt that try to get as close to police cordons get tight or the pher was grievously in procession by their presence and through gees to recognise them as citizens of zenship only to nonMuslims from nowfamiliar burning scent barricades, even stand on street lights go out. Anoth jured because he tried to out the length and breadth of the Mint India. They had fl ed their country, three Muslimmajority nations — Pa of chilli (capsica) mixed top of them to get a better er confusing sign is when climb a fi re truck for a good street, fl owers were showered on him and erstwhile East Pakistan and then kistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. with CR/CS/CN chemical shot, which can be danger authorities start clearing view and it suddenly he was garlanded and presented with a lace Bangladesh… At the time of the Par It avoids the term “persecuted” but gas, which the police dilute ous if protesters decide to barricades, which could backed away. During the Dupta by Messrs Govindas Rathakrishnadas liament discussion on the Citizenship its statement of objects says “many according to the strength of knock them down or the mean they are bringing in 2010 student protests in and by the residents of the street through Amendment Act, 2003, all political persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, the protest. “Don’t rub police decide to lathi fi re trucks to use water can Kashmir, when pellet guns which the procession passed; special men parties from across the spectrum had Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian your eyes”, “cover your charge the protesters. In nons on the crowds, or bus were widely used by the tion may be made of the Mint Street resi supported an amendment to protect communities have faced persecution nose and mouth with a wet fact, confl ict trainers will es to arrest them en masse. forces, I learned to keep dents. The procession passed along Mint these citizens who are victims of his on grounds of religions” in these cloth”, “run far from the tell you that the best place Either way, this is another away from police lines, to Street, thence through Audiappa Naick torical circumstances. Yet even after three countries and renders only fi ring” and “always carry a to be is at a slight height clear cue for journalists to avoid the sharp stones pelt Street to Govindappanaick Street. He was so many years the law considers these communities to be eligible for bottle of water” are all away from the protest — step to the side of the prot ed at them. During the profusely garlanded at every shop in Mint them illegal migrants….[the CPI(M)] benefi cial eff ects of the Act. This clas great bits of advice, but not you can get a view, but not ests and get to a vantage Nirbhaya protests in Delhi, street and camphor was lighted. Mr. N. Ram demands a suitable amendment in sifi cation could fail the test of consti easy to do if you are a jour become part of the melee. point. This is also a good I learned that wearing sev dass, a diamond merchant in front of his re Clause 2 (i)(b) of the said Citizenship tutionality because of the exclusion nalist carrying tripods and Also, journalists must take time to change the tape or eral layers of clothes helps sidence stopped the car of Mr. Tilak and af Act in relation to the Bangladesh mi of some countries and communities other equipment and try pains not to be identifi ed memory card in your cam to avoid “water burns” ter garlanding him and performing the nority community refugees. This on the basis of religion. The provi ing to get photographs, re with either the security era, especially as the police from the sheer force of wa camphor light “Arti,” threw Copper and sil must be done while protecting the sions of the Act omit persecuted Mus cord visuals, and note forces or the protesters. often detain journalists and ter cannons. During the ver coins and some pieces of gold and pre Assam Accord...”. lim sects from the three Muslimma down comments of protes One way to do that is to not confi scate videos that may protests against President cious stones and pearls all round Mr. Tilak, a As economist Prasenjit Bose wrote jority nations. Besides, it does not ters and the police all at wear khaki or green or ca show excessive force or a Mohamed Morsi in 2013 in rare honour which even kings will envy. This in The Hindu online edition consider other neighbours — Myan once. I was caught off moufl age clothes, prefera human rights violation by Egypt, I learned how quick ceremony is generally done on marriage oc (http://bit.ly/prasenCAA), “Over 5.21 mar, Sri Lanka, for e.g., — which have guard the fi rst time, but I bly nothing that resembles forces. It also makes good ly a protesting crowd can casions in Northern India to ward off evil spi million persons [from East Pakistan] a record of minority persecution. learnt quickly to avoid the a uniform, and avoid t sense to steer clear of those morph into one for regime rits supposed to be roaming in atmosphere had registered themselves in Indian stinging sensation, stream shirts with political messag in the protest who might change, and the story one and also to show profound love towards the check posts as “refugees” by 1970.. . [email protected] ing eyes, breathlessness es. Also, journalists should purposely push journalists is covering itself changes. married couple. 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(CAA) and the National Re document for registering our zenship (Amendment) Act lim refugees from Pakistan, Smaller cities in Karnata gister of Citizens (NRC) raged names in the voter list or get (CAA) are similar to the re Bangladesh and Afghanis ka, particularly Kalaburagi across the country, Minister ting Aadhaar card made, si sistance that students and tan, while the NRC, accord in North Karnataka, wit of State for Home G Kishan milar documents shall need political parties had mount ing to Home Minister Amit nessed huge turnout for sev Reddy said a countrywide to be provided for NRC, as ed against the Emergency, Shah, will identify and re eral protests. NRC had not been notifi ed so and when it is carried out,” CPI(M) general secretary Sit move “infi ltrators”. In Lucknow Chief Minis far and no one should fear. the unsigned note said. aram Yechury said on An unsigned note circu ter Yogi Adityanath said Mr. Reddy told The Hindu “Citizenship can be Thursday. lated by a Central govern protesters who damaged that “political parties and in proved by submitting any A joint protest, which fi ve Sitaram Yechury ment functionary around public property will be tellectuals should not put pe documents related to date Left parties organised at noon said when the NRC is forced to pay for it. trol in fi re, instead they and place of birth. However, Mandi House, was broken di House and the Red Fort rolled out, people will be “No protest can take should douse the fl ames”. Raging on: Students protesting against the CAA and the NRC a decision is yet to be taken up by the Delhi police with came to Jantar Mantar to able to use existing docu place without permission,” The Minister asked stu at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Thursday. * SANDEEP SAXENA on such acceptable docu in 10 minutes of the agita continue protest. “This is ments to establish citizen he told news agency ANI. dents to read the CAA before ments. It is likely to include tors having assembled more like resistance to ship. However, there was no protesting. “It is not against if it is done so in future, then he said. Around 19 lakh peo voter cards, passports, Aad there. The police argued Emergency. Look at this formal announcement from Policemen injured students, any region or peo rules and regulations should ple in the State were exclud haar, licences, insurance that Section 144 was in generation, they are the in the government regarding Several policemen including ple belonging to any reli be such that no Indian citi ed from the fi nal register pu papers, birth certifi cates, force, so an assembly of heritors of India. They are concerns raised in the ral an Assistant Commissioner gion… no one is being sent to zen is troubled.” blished on August 31, an schoolleaving certifi cates, more than four persons agitated over the change in lies across the country that of Police (ACP) were injured detention centres. Political Mr. Reddy said, “Violence exercise conducted to segre documents relating to land would not be allowed. All India’s constitutional sta the hand of the new citizen in heavy stone pelting when parties should behave res was reported only in some gate Indian citizens living in or home or other similar prominent leaders of these tus,” Mr. Yechury said. “The ship regime will be heavy on a march turned violent in ponsibly. Cine actors also rural areas of Lucknow. In Assam from those who had documents issued by the go parties, including CPI gener protests were an outpouring Muslims and poor people ShaheAlam area of participating in protests, Delhi, demonstrations were illegally entered the State vernment,” the note said. al secretary D. Raja and Mr. of frustrations of students who are unlikely to possess Ahmedabad. why are they doing so?” he peaceful. The Northeast is al from Bangladesh after March To a question on what will Yechury, were detained. and others with the govern documents. Expressing solidarity said. so normal. Political parties 24, 1971 on the basis of the happen to those who are Breaking with the norm ment’s lackadaisical ap In Mumbai, actor Sushant with the nationwide prot and intellectuals should not Assam Accord signed by the homeless, poor, uneducated of taking detained leaders to proach to the economy. The Singh, who was removed by ests, students and various Ads in newspapers instigate people on the lines Government of India in 1985. and do not have documents, the nearest police station, students are asking what is television show Savdhan In organisations took to the The government published of religion. Students do not the note said, “ Such people the police carted them off to the government’s job. It is to dia for his position on the streets across Kerala, even an advertisement in Hindi know that the CAA is not WhatsApp note vote on some basis and they north Delhi, many kilo address livelihood con CAANRC, said, “I must as Chief Minister Pinarayi newspapers to dispel the against them.” A factcheck of the NRC re also get the benefi t of the metres away, and dropped cerns. The economy is in re thank the students of this Vijayan warned the Centre myths around the CAA and No discussion has been leased unoffi cially by the go welfare schemes of the go them at an undisclosed loca cession, unemployment country for letting us know against using force to crush the NRC. held yet on whether those vernment and circulated on vernment. Their identity will tion. rates are the highest we that India’s blood hasn’t democratic and peaceful It said that “the NRC has excluded from Assam’s NRC WhatsApp said that the pro be established on the basis The leaders and those have ever seen, our farmers cooled yet.” means of protest. not been announced yet and would benefi t from the CAA, cess was “merely a normal of that.” who escaped arrest at Man are committing suicides.” Centre ‘muzzling’ dissent, says Congress Jaishankar briefs U.S. Hindu, Sikh Senate panel on CAA refugees ‘It is trying to impose the Jammu and Kashmir model of normalcy in other parts of the country’ support Act Special Correspondent wever, did not fi gure in the NEW DELHI Special Correspondent solve will strengthen and baram tweeted. “Ram Guha offi cial discussion between Staff Reporter New Delhi their voice will grow louder,” was not violating any law External Aff airs Minister S. the visiting Indian dignitar New Delhi The Congress on Thursday Ms. Vadra tweeted in Hindi. when he was arrested. He Jaishankar had shared In ies, Defence Minister Raj As the Delhi Police im accused the Union Govern “Our freedom movement was alone! Sec 144 ‘prohibi dia’s perspective on Citizen nath Singh and Dr. Jaishan posed Section 144 near the ment of “muzzling the voice was proof of this, our Consti tion’ was not attracted. It is ship (Amendment) Act kar and their U.S. Red Fort area in view of of the people by resorting to tution is the guarantor of it the four policemen who sur (CAA), 2019, with the Senate counterparts. protest marches against draconian measures” includ and our people are the soul rounded him who made the Foreign Relations Commit In a joint statement is the Citizenship Amend ing shutting down mobile In of it,” she added. solitary peaceful citizen into tee on the sidelines of Wed sued on Thursday, both In ment Act (CAA), hundreds ternet services and putting In a series of tweets, form an ‘unlawful assembly’!”. nesday’s IndiaU.S. “2+2” dia and the U.S. agreed to of Hindu and Sikh refugees up barricades to prevent pe er Finance Minister P. Chi Addressing a press confe ministerial meeting in the uphold the “international from Pakistan and Afghan ople from reaching sites of dambaram condemned the rence, Congress MP Abhish United States, the spokes rulesbased order.” The istan gathered at Rajghat in protest against the Citizen police for preventing citi ek Manu Singhvi gave out person of the Ministry of Ex statement called upon Pa support of the Act. ship Amendment Act (CAA). zens including historian Ra statistics about the dramatic ternal Aff airs said here. kistan to deny resources to “Grant of citizenship The party said the govern right to shut down colleges, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said machandra Guha from increase in Internet shut India has been maintain crossborder terror groups. will ensure that I can live in ment was trying to impose telephones & the Internet, to there would be a greater peacefully protesting in downs since the BJP govern ing that the developments The document also con this country without any the “Jammu and Kashmir halt metro trains and to im fi ghtback by citizens if the Bengaluru. ment came to power in 2014; regarding the new citizen tained American acknow fear of being thrown out. I (J&K) model of normalcy” in pose #Section144 to sup government tried to “si from three instances of shut ship code is an internal mat ledgement of Indian sup never got the chance to stu other parts of the country by press India's voice & prevent lence” them. ‘Liberty at stake’ down in 2012 to 134 times in ter. This, however, did not port for the recovery of dy back in Sindh, where shutting down the Internet. peaceful protests. To do so is “Every time force is ap “What are at stake — liberty, 2018 to 94 times this year so prevent important legisla remains of those U.S. sol girls are not allowed to stu Former party chief Rahul an insult to India’s soul,” plied to dominate and rule, equality, constitutional mo far. tive outfi ts in the U.S. from diers and aviators who were dy after a particular age. Gandhi said the government tweeted Mr. Gandhi, who is every time you beat and sup rality — are so important that “That tells you its own sto commenting on the new law lost in air crashes in the But here I am hopeful that had no right to “suppress pe away in South Korea leading press, every time you push we must seize the moment ry. That tells that you want to with the USCIRF calling for mountains of Arunachal my daughters can get edu ople’s voices”. a party delegation. people to the wall, they will and push back the authori crush dissent,” said Mr. sanctions on Home Minister Pradesh during the Second cated,” said 35yearold “This government has no Party general secretary rise up stronger, their re tarian regime,” Mr. Chidam Singhvi. Amit Shah. The issue, ho World War..” Shyama. People need Allow children’s right to India clarifi es on security Governor asks Infi ltrators using Nepal reassurance: Mamata to take Assam MLAs protest, says UNICEF of Afghan minorities back remark border, says Amit Shah Urges govts. to ensure their protection ‘Shah comment was on Taliban era’ ‘Persons from 24 countries nabbed’ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Special Correspondent GUWAHATI SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Kallol Bhattacherjee place under the present go Kolkata Special Correspondent NEW DELHI A group of 20 Bharatiya Ja NEW DELHI vernment of Afghanistan. On a day when West Bengal NEW DELHI nata Party MLAs on Thurs The UNICEF on Thursday The present government of What we have said and that Chief Minister Mamata Ba Union Home Minister Amit day met Assam Chief Minis urged governments across Afghanistan has “substan was explained by our Home nerjee dared the Centre to Shah on Thursday said ter Sarbananda Sonowal the world to allow children tially” addressed the securi Minister as well is that dur carry out a referendum on some forces inimical to In and sought creation of an their right to protest and ap ty needs of the religious ing the previous Mujahi the Citizenship (Amend dia were using the borders atmosphere where the le pealed to its memberstates communities of the country, deen and Taliban regimes, ment) Act across the coun of friendly countries like Ne gislators can face the peo to refrain from violence and an offi cial of the External Af religious minorities were try, Governor Jagdeep pal and Bhutan to push ple for removing miscon ensure their protection. fairs Ministry said on Thurs deliberately victimised,” Mr. Dhankar urged her to with “infi ltrators.” ceptions about the “Children’s rights to day. The clarifi cation was Kumar said. draw her comment. Addressing the troops Citizenship (Amendment) peaceful assembly and free made days after Home Mi “Our democracy and oth Addressing her fourth and offi cers of the Sashastra Act. dom of expression, includ nister Amit Shah argued in er institutions in the coun antiCAA rally in a row in Seema Bal (SSB) on its 56th The legislators said they ing in peaceful protest, are Henrietta Fore favour of the Citizenship try are well equipped to deal Kolkata on Thursday, Ms. Raising Day celebrations, he Amit Shah had to virtually go under enshrined in the Conven (Amendment) Act, 2019, cit with any diff erences of opi Banerjee said, “We would said that in the last one year ground to avoid public ire tion on the Rights of the ing down on young protes ing persecution of religious nion in a peaceful manner. I like to know how many “54 infi ltrators, including ing the nation and serving in and steps must be taken to Child, the most widely rati ters globally, on a day of minorities in Afghanistan, do not think any external [people] are for CAA and two Pakistanis,” have been hostile environments, assure the people that their fi ed human rights treaty in protests across the country Bangladesh and Pakistan. agency has any locus standi how many are against it. If nabbed at the Nepal border. where temperatures range culture, language and exis the world. It is incumbent against the Citizenship “We are also aware that to comment on a matter majority does not agree to These infi ltrators were from from –46°C to 47°C. tence were not under on memberstates to ensure Amendment Act as well as the current government has which is completely internal it, will you [the Prime Mi 24 countries, apart from Pa Mr. Shah promised to the threat from any piece of le that children can exercise the police crackdown at Ja substantially addressed the to India,” he said in res nister] resign?” The refe kistan. The SSB is tasked troops that the government gislation. this right in a safe and mia Millia Islamia and Ali concerns of the minority ponse to a comment by UN rendum could be carried with guarding the 1,751km would make sure that within “I have had to go into peaceful manner,” said UN garh Muslim University. communities as per their ICEF’s Executive Director out by independent bodies long frontier with Nepal and one to one and a half years hiding [after the antiCAA ICEF’s Executive Director Ms. Fore urged countries constitutional provisions,” Henrietta Fore, who had like the United Nations or Bhutan. It was raised in the the jawans of all border protests that left six people Henrietta Fore. to allow children to protest Ministry spokesperson Ra noted that struggle for any impartial international aftermath of the 1962 Chi guarding forces got to spend dead] and was forced to The statement from the and to respond to them in a veesh Kumar said. equality all over the world organisation, she said. nese aggression. at least 100 days with their leave home town Dibru UN agency is a condemna “principled, constructive “We did not say that reli was leading to the loss of “I appeal to CM Mamata Mr. Shah said India en children, families and garh. We cannot let such a tion of governments crack and supportive way.” gious persecution is taking freedom for children. Bannerjee to please with joyed very “cordial and parents. situation continue,” BJP draw her reported state friendly” relations with Ne “This is a diffi cult job but MLA Prasanta Phukan said. ment,” the Governor said pal and Bhutan and the bor as the Modi government has The Sootea MLA, Padma on social media. der force had ensured that accomplished other diffi cult Hazarika, said the govern Earlier in the day, the people from these nations targets, this will be done ment must hasten imple ‘CAA paves the way for foreign aggression’ Governor, while pointing were treated with “respect” too,” he said at an SSB camp mention of Clause 6 of the out that the Supreme Court at these fronts. The coun in south Delhi. He added Assam Accord, 1985, that had not granted any stay try’s 130 crore people were that the force would get an guarantees constitutional Plea in SC says the Centre failed to protect the country from internal disturbance on the Citizenship (Amend sleeping peacefully because additional manpower of safeguards for the indige ment) Act, urged “all to all the border guarding forc 12,055 personnel by the end nous Assamese people. Krishnadas Rajagopal and Welfare Trust through but has in fact devised a pro give up agitational path in es like the SSB were protect of next year. Mr. Hazarika said some NEW DELHI advocate Ejaz Maqbool, said cedure to grant citizenship the interest of peace so that protesters had been A petition fi led in the Su the new law allowed massive to these illegal migrants, that normalcy returns and the spreading misinformation preme Court on Thursday infl ux of illegal migrants into too in a fast track manner,” suff erings of people are on the tea estates of east raised a novel argument the country. the petition said. contained.” ern Assam that the CAA against the Citizenship The Act facilitates the in Kolkata witnessed fi ve would make the Adivasis or Amendment Act (CAA) of 2005 verdict fl ux of illegal migrants into rallies during the day, of “tea tribes” lose their plan 2019 of opening the nation The Supreme Court had held India and in fact, retrospec which the rally held with tation jobs to “truckloads to foreign aggression and in that massive infl ux of illegal tively legitimises illegal entry out the support of political of Bangladeshi labourers”. ternal disturbances. migrants from neighbouring into the nation by enabling parties drew no less than Tea industry captains It said the Centre, through countries amounts to “exter them to apply for Indian 20,000 people. The rally, have corroborated the this Act, had failed in its con 22. Under Article 355 of the nal aggression and internal citizenship. organised by civil society “fear psychosis” that has stitutional duty to protect Constitution, the Centre has disturbance” in a 2005 judg The Centre, through this representatives, students seen plantation workers the country from external a duty to protect the States ment in Sarbananda Sono Act, has virtually granted ci and activists, demanded stay away from work across aggression and internal from external aggression wal versus Union of India. tizenship to illegal migrants the scrapping of the CAA many estates in eastern As disturbance. and internal disturbance. “By virtue of this Act, the in failure of its constitutional and the nonimplementa sam, leading to a fall in The court will hear the However, the petition Union has not only violated obligation under Article 355, tion of the National Regis production. CAA challenge on January fi led by Anis Educational the constitutional mandate the petition said. ter of Citizens (NRC).
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