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POLITBURO MEET Kanhaiya: Riots Leaders meet Afrazul kin, CPM talks of cooperating with have crept into homes of people non-Left parties against BJP Mumbai: is slowly heading towards a “civil war” as riots are TMC to raise issue in House sources added. no longer limited to big cities, but PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Though both the notes had have slowly entered into the NEW , DECEMBER 9 the similar objective of prioritis- homes of people, said Jawaharlal RAVIK BHATTACHARYA ing political activities to defeat Nehru University Students SAIYADPUR (MALDA), THE CPI(M) politburo on Saturday the RSS-BJP, the difference was Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar DECEMBER 9 debated the framing ofa draft polit- in the party’s approach in con- on Saturday. ical resolution on whether it should solidating anti-BJP forces, includ- He bemoaned that violence A DAY after Mohammed Afrazul’s seek the cooperation ofall non-Left (left), ing the Congress. has been “normalised” while ba- body was brought from Rajasthan parties, including the Congress, to Prakash Karat “Our discussions have sic questions like food, clothing and the last rights performed in fight the “communal politics ofthe started. There is a consensus on and shelter, and issues related to Malda, in northern , BJP”, party sources said. the party’s priority to defeat the farmers, education, health have several political leaders visited The major Left party, which Left parties to oust the Modi gov- BJP. The difference is only on how fallen by the wayside and are not the family members at their has witnessed a “sharp decline” in ernment”. to consolidate anti-BJP votes,” a getting required attention. home in Saiyadpur, about 40 km its electoral strength since 2005, Yechury suggested that the senior politburo member said. “India is slowly heading to- from Malda town, on Saturday. would chalk out the resolution in clause on “not having any political If the politburo fails to find a wards a civil war, even if we West Bengal Chief Minister a two-day meet here keeping in understanding with the solution regarding the differences, cannot see it clearly. Riots are , who on mind the priority of defeating the Congress” be removed from the then it would have to place both not an issue about cities any- Friday announced government RSS-BJP combine, they added. draft to pave a way for consolida- the notes in its Central Committee more. Riots have crept into the job for one family member of the Party general secretary tion of secular forces against the meet scheduled in January 2018. homes of people. Dinner ta- murdered labourer and Rs 3 lakh Sitaram Yechury and his prede- RSS-BJP, a senior party leader said. The draft resolution, once fi- bles have been divided into to the family, has already asked cessor Prakash Karat have pre- Sources said, Karat in his note nalised by the Central two. If a father takes a position party MPs to raise the issue in sented separate notes suggest- emphasised that the BJP is the Committee, would be circulated (in support of) secularism, the Parliament, protest in Delhi and ing the approach the party chief opponent in the present po- among party members who son calls him pro-Pakistani,” take up the issue nationally. should follow in the coming litical situation and the CPI(M)’s might move amendments. he said, speaking at an event On Saturday, two of Banerjee’s TMC minister Firhad Hakim hands over the papers of widow pension to Gulbahar, wife of years, the sources said. priority should be to defeat the All amendments and views here. Cabinet colleagues — Urban Mohammed Afrazul. Subham Dutta In a note to the politburo, communal forces, but there expressed by them would be de- He said lines have been Development Minister Firhad Yechury is understood to have should not be any political under- bated and finalised at the drawn in homes and villages, Hakim and Transport Minister said that “while there should be standing with the Congress. CPI(M)’s party congress in April and localities dominated by and the party’s observer for Malda political parties, and we wel- tional secretary Rahul Sinha no electoral understanding with Karat was of the opinion that next year. This would determine Muslims are being called “mini- — and three come all parties to join us in con- said, “Any death or killing is Govt hands the Congress, the party should the party should take a tactical the party’s political tactic for the Pakistan”. senior MPs from the Trinamool demning this barbaric act. painful. We condemn it. seek the cooperation of all non- line in electoral politics, the next three years. PTI Congress (TMC), including the Divisive forces are at work in the However, it should be investi- over Rs 5 lakh party’s Parliamentary leader country,” Bandopadhyay told vil- gated what drove the man who Sudip Bandopadhyay, visited the lagers after meeting the family committed this crime. The man cheque to AMITY DEATH CASE family. members. spoke about certain things in victim’s family Come up with detailed West Bengal Congress presi- TMC Lok Sabha MPs Kakoli the video (“love jihad”, a word Minority panel summons dent Adhir Chowdhury and the Ghosh Dastidar and Sougata Roy used by Hindutva forces for Jaipur: Following instruc- party’s Rajya Sabha MP Pradip accompanied Bandopadhyay. Muslim men marrying Hindu tions of Rajasthan CM vision document to Bhattacharya also met them. The ruling party leaders women to ostensibly propagate Vasundhara Raje, the family varsity, police officials Afrazul, who worked as a handed over Rs 2 lakh to Gul Islam).” of migrant labourer labourer in Rajasthan, was killed Bahar along with papers of her Sinha also said, “One should Mohammed Afrazul was protect Taj: SC to UP Benny, he asked the police for a and burnt to death in Rajasthan’s widow pension. They told her go deep in investigating the is- handed over Rs 5 lakh EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE report on the death by Rajsamand district on that besides a job to one of her sue. The man may have been a cheque on behalf of the state and state Additional Advocate JAIPUR, DECEMBER 9 December 29. Wednesday. The accused, three daughters, the state govern- fanatic. The guilty should be government on Saturday. EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE General Aishwarya Bhati told the Jaipur Rural’s Chandwaji po- Shambhulal Regar, has been ar- ment will also take care of the ed- punished.” Rajsamand NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 court that the UP Tourism ALMOST THREE weeks since the lice station initially lodged an rested. ucation of her youngest daughter. State minister Firhad Hakim Subdivisional Magistrate Deparment’s Principal Secretary death of Stanley Benny (23), the FIR under IPC section 174 (un- Afrazul’s wife Gulbahar Bibi Senior Congress leader said, “We are here to stand with Rajendra Prasad Agarwal THE SUPREME Court on Friday had written to the School of Jaipur police are yet to conclude natural death), but after a com- said on Saturday, “The Chief Pradip Bhattacharya said, “This the family. There is a BJP govern- handed over the cheque to asked the Uttar Pradesh govern- Planning and Architecture to whether his death was a mur- plaint by his father, added IPC minister called me up.... I told is a barbaric incident. ment in both Rajasthan and at Afrazul’s son-in-law ment to come up with a “detailed come up with a report in four der, even as the Rajasthan State section 302 (murder). her that we want justice, and Lawlessness is prevailing in the the Centre but they have failed Musharraf Khan. The and comprehensive vision docu- months on the steps that could be Commission for Minorities “The police have failed to act protection for our men who go country, and the country will be to protect innocent people. We cheque has been issued in ment” that will protect the Taj taken to preserve the monument. (RSCM) summoned university promptly in the case even to work outside. I said the same divided and destroyed this way.” will make sure we get justice for the name of Afrazul’s widow Mahal for at least a couple of cen- The bench lauded the move, and police officials on Friday. though we have submitted sev- thing to the MPs, MLAs and po- CPI(M) Lok Sabha MP the family.” Gulbahar. ENS turies. saying the school was a rep- According to Benny’s father eral evidences,” C R Benny said. litical leaders who came home Mohammed Selim said, “It is a Starting that this is not the “In our opinion, a detailed utable institute, but added that C R Benny, the final-year MBA Amir Hassan, SHO of today. I am grateful that she painful and horrific incident. The first such case of violence, Hakim and comprehensive vision docu- it should consult experts in student at Amity University, Chandwaji police station, said: (Banerjee) called.” state government should talk said, “People are being mur- Saiyadpur village since ment and plan with a futuristic fields such as history and cul- Jaipur, was assaulted by some “We have questioned about 15 “We will not only raise the is- with the Centre on the issue for dered for keeping their choice of Thursday and met the family perspective, which can protect tural heritage while drawing up university students on Novem- students.” He added that the sue in Parliament, when it con- protection of people who work food in refrigerator, or because members. Various NGOs and or- and preserve the Taj and its en- the report. ber 14 and passed away on two main suspects were named venes for Winter Session, but outside (the state).” they are holding a cow...” ganisations have also sent rep- virons and indeed the Taj “This exercise will require November 17. He was admitted by C R Benny in his complaint, also take the protest to Delhi. The BJP has not sent a team Several district administra- resentatives to meet to the Trapezium Zone, spread over six expertise from all stakeholders, to hospital between these dates while there were about 5-7 oth- Talks are already on with other to meet the family yet. BJP na- tive officials have visited grieving Sayidpur. districts of Uttar Pradesh and including those concerned with but the university administra- ers who allegedly assaulted his district Bharatpur in Rajasthan, cultural heritage, historical her- tion did not inform the family, C son. “His head had a 3 cm injury for a few hundred years at least itage, environment and wildlife, R Benny has alleged. mark. We are awaiting the MURDER PROBE SPIN-OFF should be prepared,” a bench of etc... and of course, prevention The Rajasthan minority forensic report,” Hassan said. ‘Artistes responsible for Justices Madan B Lokur and of pollution.” panel chairperson Jasbir Singh A university official said that Journalist held for planning Deepak Gupta said while perus- It also asked them to consult on Friday summoned police of- “immediately after the incident, ing an affidavit filed by the state the petitioner M C Mehta, “who ficer Amir Hassan as well as uni- the V-C instructed the Student making society coward’ government. has spent more than 33 years in versity proctor S S Bhal and hos- Grievance Cell to investigate the murder of ex-colleague Appearing for UP, Additional making efforts to protect the Taj tel warden Rajvir. Speaking with matter and ensure such an inci- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE legedly involved in the plot. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and its environs”. them in the presence of C R dent is never repeated.” THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JOHNSON TA The police have officially de- DECEMBER 9 BENGALURU, DECEMBER 9 clared the recovery of two coun- try made 7.65 mm pistols from ACTOR PRAKASH Raj has said A SENIOR Bengaluru journalist, the possession of the arrested that if artistes or creative people Prakash Raj Ravi Belagere, was arrested by contract killers. would be responsible for mak- the crime branch on Friday on Belagere is the editor of the ing a society coward if they be- charges of hiring killers to gun Kannada tabloid Hi Bangalore, come cowards artistes become cowards, we down his professional rival that uses a mix of stories on themselves. should realise that we would be and former colleague, identified crime and corruption in collo- Prakash Raj was speaking at responsible to make a society by the police as Sunil quial street language to engage the inaugural function of the coward. It is important for being Heggaravalli. its readers. 22nd edition of the International the voice of those who cannot The alleged contract killing Mundewadi, Gowda and Film Festival of Kerala here on raise their voices,” plot by Belagere (59) came to the Badiger have a history of crimes Saturday night. he said. light while the police were inves- such as murder and extortion Raj said, “When I come to Amid applause from the au- tigating gun runners in the state against their names. Kerala I don’t come with a script dience, Raj said, “I raise my voice to zero in on the killers of journ- Based on field intelligence re- to talk because there is no cen- not because I belong to any po- alist Gauri Lankesh on Septe- ports, that the 7.65 mm country sor here. This is one state where litical party. I raise my voice as an mber 5 in Bengaluru. made pistol and ammunition I can breath without fear. Today artist. Because I feel responsible Apart from Belagere, the po- were used to kill Lankesh was in India, there is an agenda at to speak. Because, we the film lice arrested an alleged contract sourced in the Vijayapura region work. We are passing through fraternity, or artistes of society, killer and arms supplier, Sas- — a centre for illegal arms trade difficult times. It is not just cre- are not what they are because of hidhar Mundewadi (35) from — the SIT and the Vijayapura po- ative voice, any form of dissent the talent they have, but they are the Vijayapura district in north lice have over the past three is trying to be silenced.” what they are because of love Karnataka and his associate months tracked down dozens of “I have started talking be- from society. This is very impor- Anoop Gowda alias Tahir (27) gun runners who source wea- cause I want to tell them that tant for such artistes who owe from Bengaluru. pons in Madhya Pradesh and sell when you silence a voice, a their life, their name, their fame The police are on the lookout them on the Karnataka- Mahar- louder voice would be born. If and their comfort to society to for Vijay Badiger (27), a cousin of ashtra border in places like we the creative people, or pay back.” Mundewadi who was also al- Vijayapura and Sangli. 2 brothers lynched in Malda Malda: Two brothers were lynched after they allegedly fired in the air at a religious programme at Sujapur in Malda district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place late Friday at the reli- gious programme. “One of the two brothers, who were lynched, had been released from the jail on Friday. He at- tended a religious programme, and shot from a gun that he was carrying... The angry audience caught him and his brother and beat them up severely. Both died on the spot,” said a police officer. Their house was also set on fire, the officer added. A large po- lice force rushed to the spot. “They also recovered the two bodies, which were then sent for post- mortem examination,” said the officer. PTI