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DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE ED, CBI allege ‘illegal’ FIPB nod Chidambaram fails Chidambaram arrested Agencies say these relate to clearances given when Chidambaram was Minister to get hearing at SC in INX Media case Special Correspondent nancing company to a Singa NEW DELHI porebased entity are also Bail plea caught in fi ling procedure “I believe that the founda commendation of his The main off ence against being probed, the offi cial tion of a democracy is liber lawyers he moved the apex Congress leader P. Chidam said. The ED is pursuing mo Krishnadas Rajagopal ty, [and the] most precious court. baram revolves around cer neylaundering charges and New Delhi article of the Constitution is He said that he was agh tain “illegal” approvals by investments in moveable/im Former Union Finance Mi Article 21 that guarantees ast that he was being brand the Foreign Investment Pro moveable assets in India and nister P. Chidambaram’s life and liberty. If I am asked ed as an absconder. motion Board during his te countries such as the U.K., plea on Wednesday to pro to choose between life and “I was accused of running nure as former Finance Mi Spain and Malaysia. It claims tect him from arrest in the liberty, I will choose liber away from justice. On the nister and alleged kickbacks to have identifi ed more than INX Media case got tangled ty,” Mr. Chidambaram said. contrary I was engaged in received by his son Karti two dozen foreign bank ac in the nittygritty of fi ling He said that when he got the pursuit of justice,” he through shell companies, ac counts. procedure in the Supreme summons from the CBI and added explaining that he cording to the Enforcement “Investigations by the CBI Court and failed to reach the the ED it was only natural along with his team were Directorate (ED) and the A CBI notice pasted on the compound wall of Congress leader and the ED are still continu judges on time for a hear that he moved the court to working to complete the ne Central Bureau of Investiga P. Chidambaram’s house in Delhi on Wednesday. * R.V. MOORTHY ing in above referred cases,” ing. P. Chidambaram get interim relief. cessary papers to move the tion (CBI). the offi cial said. “Only in the The day saw senior advo After rejection of the anti Supreme Court. On Wednesday, CBI offi several cases, including Air Karti, which were fl oated in case of AircelMaxis, charge cates Kapil Sibal, Salman bal urged. cipatory bail plea in the Del His bail plea is listed for cials visited Mr. Chidamba celMaxis and INX Media, “il the name of his employee sheet and prosecution com Khurshid and Vivek Tankha The mentioning was hi High Court, on the re Friday in the apex court. ram’s Jor Bagh residence legal” FIPB approvals were and business associates. plaint [by ED] has been engage in a dogged pursuit made before Justice Rama again, hours after they had granted. “These approvals fi led,” the offi cial added. to have the case listed be na, the third most senior pasted a notice on the wall are being investigated by the Panama Papers The shareholders and di fore a Bench. judge of the apex court, as outside his house asking him Central Bureau of Investiga In one shell company, depo rectors of a main shell com Mr. Tankha told The Hin- Chief Justice Gogoi and Jus No plan to curb social to appear before the INX Me tion and the ED,” said a se sits of more than ₹ 300 crore pany had made a Will trans du that it had been orally tice S.A. Bobde, the second dia case probe team within nior offi cial, speaking on were made. One fi rm re ferring the entire conveyed to them by the most senior judge, were two hours. condition of anonymity. ceived payments from a Brit shareholding to Mr. Chidam apex court Registry that the both part of the Ayodhya media: Madras HC Both the Central agencies The CBI is investigating ish Virgin Islandsbased baram’s granddaughter, the case would be listed on Au Bench. have already issued lookout the alleged receipt of kick company, which had fi gured ED says. The Executor of the gust 23 (Friday) before an But Justice Ramana was Diff erentiating between is media giants in solving cyb circulars against him. backs paid to various shell in the Panama Papers. Pay Will was Mr. Karti, the agen appropriate Bench. noncommittal. He simply sues being adjudicated by er crimes, the Bench decid The agencies allege that in companies “linked” to Mr. ments by an Indian home fi cy alleges. “We want a hearing. My told the lawyers that the other High Courts and that ed to adjudicate that issue client is not running away. A case fi le would be placed be which they were dealing alone in terms of the provi lookout notice has been is fore the Chief Justice. It was with, the judges said, a deci sions of the Information sued against him. It is pain the prerogative of the CJI, as sion was taken by them long Technology Act of 2000 and ful...”, Mr. Sibal said at one master of roster, to decide back to “not address” the the statutory rules framed Witch-hunt for speaking truth: Cong. point. the time of the hearing and prayers as such in the two thereunder. Mr. Sibal and his team appropriate Bench for the PIL petitions in view of the Senior counsel Mukul Ro waited expectantly to catch case. Supreme Court verdict hatgi, representing one of Party leaders say Modi government is only reiterating its cowardly nature the attention of Chief Justice Solicitor General Tushar upholding the constitution the social media companies, of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, Mehta, for the CBI, inter al validity of Aadhaar with stated that all these issues Special Correspondent to fi ght for the truth no mat who was at the head of a vened to say that the INX riders. were brought to the notice New Delhi ter what the consequences Constitution Bench rising Media case involved “mo In a majority opinion de of the Supreme Court on The Congress on Wednesday are. The Congress offi cially for the day at 4 p.m. after ney laundering of monu livered in Justice K.S. Puttas Tuesday by Attorney Gener rallied around former Fi too has taken an unequivo hearing the Ayodhya ap mental magnitude.” wamy’s case on September al K.K. Venugopal. Yet, the nance Minister P. Chidamba cal stand supporting him, peals. They expected him to Mr. Sibal and his team left 26, 2018, the Supreme Court apex court had restrained ram, who is facing arrest in and accused the government address them before leaving Justice Ramana’s court to had held that there was the Madras High Court from two cases of alleged corrup of “persecuting” him for the courtroom. But he left immediately troop into the nothing wrong in linking passing any kind of “eff ec tion. speaking truth. without a word. CJI court next door where Aadhaar with the Perma tive order” on the PIL Many senior leaders, in “A government that perse The series of events be the Ayodhya Bench was nent Account Number (PAN) petitions. cluding former Congress cutes its citizens for speaking gan with Mr. Sibal making about to assemble. Howev issued by the Income Tax Stating that it was actual president Rahul Gandhi and the other Opposition parties Gandhi Vadra, tweeted that truth to power is only reiter an oral mention before Jus er, when the judges sat for department but declared as ly a polite way of asking the general secretary Priyanka have maintained a studied Mr. Chidambaram was being ating its own cowardly na tice Ramana at 10.30 a.m. the day, the legal team, after unconstitutional its linkage High Court to not proceed Gandhi Vadra, have called silence. hunted down for speaking ture. P. Chidambaram is an He fervently sought an ur a few moments of taut si with bank accounts and SIM with the hearing on the PIL the action taken by the CBI “[Prime Minister Naren the truth. extremely qualifi ed and res gent hearing of Mr. Chidam lence, inexplicably with cards. petitions until a decision and the Enforcement Direc dra] Modi’s government is “He unhesitatingly speaks pected leader. He has served baram’s appeal against the drew from the courtroom The court had also insu was taken by the apex court torate a witchhunt for using the ED, CBI and sec truth to power and exposes this nation with dedication & dismissal of his anticipatory without mentioning the lated children from the Aad on the transfer petitions, speaking out against the tions of a spineless media to the failures of this govern humility. We stand by his bail plea by the Delhi High case. haar regime and ordered the senior counsel urged the government. characterassassinate Mr. ment, but the truth is incon quest for truth no matter Court on Tuesday. By afternoon, after a that educational institutions court to simply adjourn the Chidambaram. I strongly venient to cowards so he is what,” the Congress said on “Please give him [Mr. Chi closeddoor huddle in the should not insist on produc hearing after September 13, Stalin’s support condemn this disgraceful being shamefully hunted its offi cial Twitter account. dambaram] the relief of pro Supreme Court consultation tion of Aadhaar cards. The the next date of hearing on Barring Dravida Munnetra misuse of power,” Mr. Gand down,” Ms. Vadra said in a The Congress, however, tection from arrest. If he is rooms, Mr. Sibal and his refore, the Division Bench of the transfer plea. Kazhagam president M.K. hi said on Twitter. tweet. did not hold a formal press arrested, this entire petition team were back in Justice the Madras High Court had Accepting his submis Stalin, who came out in sup His sister and Congress She said the party would briefi ng to take a stand on for anticipatory bail be Ramana's court room at 2 chosen to not entertain the sions, the Bench led by Jus port of Mr. Chidambaram, general secretary, Priyanka stand by him and continue the issue. comes infructuous,” Mr. Si p.m. PIL petitioners’ plea for link tice Manikumar adjourned ing Aadhaar with social me the hearing on the two PIL dia accounts. petitions to September 19. It CBI registers However, when the State said, propriety would de Present evidence on police complained to the mand that the High Court 23 new members join court about lack of coopera await the decision of the su fresh case tion by most of the social perior court. Ram temple claim: SC Yogi Adityanath’s Ministry against NDTV ‘People’s faith had never been in question’ Special Correspondent Cleaning services on NEW DELHI Legal Correspondent Upper castes and OBCs get greater representation The Central Bureau of In NEW DELHI vestigation has registered a trains will be hit The Supreme Court on Wed Special Correspondent fresh case against NDTV nesday asked the Hindu par LUCKNOW Ltd., its promoters Pran “The estimation of the mo due to contractors, he said ties’ lawyers to present ob Upper Caste and Other Back noy Roy and Radhika Roy ney saved due to this exer fresh bills to the tune of ₹ 40 jective evidence to show ward Classes legislators and and others for alleged Fo cise should be sent to Head crore were ready for sub that a temple, especially one leaders with an RSS back reign Direct Investment quarters by 22/08/2019 after mission. dedicated to Lord Ram, ground were favoured as Ut rule violation and routing which further curtailment “This lack of funds has once stood on the tar Pradesh Chief Minister of tainted money of un of services such as Annual caused serious distress to Ramjanmabhumi. ship of the land. Nobody Yogi Adityanath expanded known public servants Maintenance and Operation the contractors as they are Both Chief Justice of India can claim adverse posses his Ministry on Wednesday, through shell fi rms. Contract (AMOC) of biotoi unable to pay their staff and Ranjan Gogoi and Justice sion [on the basis of Babri his fi rst since March 2017 In its response, the com lets, pest control and even to procure consumables. D.Y. Chandrachud said the mosque],” he submitted. when the BJPled alliance pany on Wednesday said: linen will be considered,” he There is a strong likelihood lawyers need not labour to Mr. Vaidyanathan con formed a majority govern “Despite a series of cases in said. that work may cease...it is prove that people believed tended that if there was ment in the State. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister which the investigation is requested that urgent provi in Ramjanmabhumi. Peo once a temple on the Ram Twentythree Ministers, Yogi Adityanath with the newly inducted Ministers. * PTI deliberately stalled, agen Bills mounting sion of funds may please be ple’s faith had never been in janmabhumi and people including six Cabinet Minis cies have found no evi With old dues pending and made for these essential question. The lawyers in were worshipping there as ters, were administered oath were promoted to the Cabi pracharak during 198082. dence of any corruption by fresh bills mounting, South passenger amenity activi stead should present evi the birthplace, then nobody by Governor Anandiben Pa net rank, two fresh faces Suresh Rana and Mahen NDTV. Prannoy and Radhi ern Railway saw the trouble ties,” he said. dence on their claim that a could possibly claim owner tel at the Raj Bhavan. were also inducted. dra Singh (both Thakurs), ka Roy, the founders of coming and sent an SOS to A senior railway offi cial massive temple stood on the ship by adverse possession. Out of the 23, upper They were Kamal Rani Va and Anil Rajbhar and Bhu NDTV, as also the compa the Ministry of Railways on said there was no word from exact spot. He said the Ayodhya deity castes dominated with 11 Mi run, a Dalit (Pasi) MLA from pendra Singh Chaudhary ny, have cooperated in all 05/07/2019 pointing to the the Railway Board on funds Wednesday saw senior was a perpetual minor. The nisters, while the OBCs who Ghatampur in Kanpur, and (both OBCs) were promoted matters fi led against shortage of funds. and hence there was no advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan property of a minor cannot form over 40% of the State;s Ram Naresh Agnihotri, a to the Cabinet. them.” It said adequate fund allo choice but to run trains for Ram lalla concluding his be dealt with, sold or alie population, had nine repre Brahmin MLA from Bhogaon The elevation of Mr. Rajb Alleging continued per cation was urgently re without housekeeping. arguments by submitting nated. He questioned how sentatives. in Mainpuri. har is in line with the BJP’s secution of the free press, quired not only to run OBHS “If the situation conti that the Ramjanmabhumi the Allahabad High Court, The remaining three were Ms. Varun, a fi rsttime strategy to project him as NDTV said the new case on 110 long distance trains nues, we will soon withdraw was itself a deity and could in its verdict in September Dalits, who make up 21% of MLA, is a former councillor the leader of the Rajbhar had been fi led about a originating from the zone linen, pest control services, not be partitioned. “If the 2010, could have handed ov Uttar Pradesh’s electorate. and pracharak of Seva Bhar community which is politi $150million investment in but to introduce the service biotoilet maintenance ser property itself is the deity, er the property of the minor While four Ministers of ti, an RSS affi liate. cally active in eastern Uttar its nonnews business by on 37 trains that qualifi ed vices...yes it’s going to be nobody can claim owner Ayodhya deity to others. State (independent charge) Mr. Agnihotri was an RSS Pradesh. NBCU, then owned by U.S. for it as per Railway Board tough to handle passenger based General Electric. norms. complaints on dirty coaches A month later, General and stinking toilets. This is a Ludicrous charge Manager Rahul Jain sent a major setback to the ongo Rajiv Gauba appointed “The case makes the ludi reminder reiterating the ur ing Swachch Bharat mission Panel to study corporatisation crous charge that the tran gent requirement of funds on Indian Railways,” the of saction, declared to all re for essential passenger fi cial, who preferred not to Cabinet Secretary levant authorities in the amenities. Besides ₹ 22 crore be quoted, said. of Ordnance Factory Board U.S. and India, laundered Ajay Kumar to be Defence Secretary money for unknown public servants,” the company ‘At the current rate and in the present model, OFB has no future’ special correspondent tary from August 30. said, expressing faith in the In Hyderabad, Amazon AHMEDABAD A 1982batch IAS offi cer of Indian judiciary. Dinakar Peri The Kolkataheadquar On the contrary the De The Modi government on the Jharkhand cadre, Mr. Among those accused in New Delhi tered OFB with 41 factories fence Public Sector Under Wednesday appointed out Gauba will replace P.K. Sin the FIR are the then NDTV opens its biggest campus The Government is set to spread across the country takings (DPSU) do not have going Home Secretary Rajiv ha, who was appointed Ca CEO and director Vikra form a high level committee functions under the Depart such hassles and have been Gauba as Cabinet Secretary binet Secretary in 2015. maditya Chandra, whose Ecommerce commands more selection, continue to to examine the aspects of ment of Defence Produc establishing joint ventures for two years. His tenure Ajay Kumar, Secretary, premises were searched on around 3% of the total retail make things more aff orda corporatisation of the Ord tion. Due to this every deci and partnerships for tech will be eff ective from August Defence Production, has Wednesday, and unknown market in India. “When it is ble, faster… growing at a ve nance Factory Board (OFB) sion and action needs the nology development and 30, 2019, says the offi cial or been shifted as Secretary, Income Tax Department that small, there is so much ry heavy rate.” and work out the modalities, approval of the Cabinet, offi other things. “At the current der. Defence. offi cials. room to grow,” he added. The builtup area at the defence sources said while cials said. For instance, in rate and in the present mo The order issued by the A 1985batch IAS offi cer The FIR is based on a Macro conditions were new campus includes 1.8 rejecting apprehensions 2001 the OFB was to set up a del OFB has no future,” the Department of Personnel belonging to the Kerala preliminary inquiry. unlikely to seriously impact million sq.ft. of offi ce space from employees that there is plant at Nalanda in Bihar to source said, and added that and Training has stated that cadre, he will replace Sanjay The agency said that ecommerce growth, Mr. that can seat 15,000 people, an attempt at privatisation. manufacture bimodular today there is “no accounta the Appointments Commit Mitra, who was Defence Se between 2004 and 2010, Agarwal said. He said Ama a large space that Amazon “A highlevel committee charges for the Army with bility and result orienta tee of the Cabinet had also cretary for more than two NDTV fl oated around 32 zon was committed to the planned to use to consoli will study the issue and take initial investment of around tion”. The total support to approved his appointment years. subsidiary fi rms all over long term and “does not get date its operations. Hydera a call on what needs to be ₹ 800 crore, which went up OFB is around ₹ 6,500 crore as Offi cer on Special Duty in It seems the government the world, “mostly in tax distracted by what’s hap bad hosts onethird of the done,” a senior source said. to ₹ 2,000 crore later. But the both from indents from the the Cabinet Secretariat with has done away with the two havens viz. Holland, U.K., pening in short cycles. We India headcount of over It will be a political call on plant has not been set up till Army and direct budgetary immediate eff ect till he year tenure for the Defence Dubai, Malaysia, Mauritius, continue to invest, add 60,000 for Amazon. how to go about. date, the source said. support. takes over as Cabinet Secre Secretary’s post. etc.” CM A ND-NDE YK