DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020, AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `4.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY2019-20 FARMERPROTESTS: SHAH MEETS TOMAR Malnutrition in Govtallegeshandof kids worsens in key states2015-19 ‘tukdetukde’gang, Sanitation, access to water, fuel better, keepstalksdooropen but increase in child stunting, wasting Pradesh, wasdelayeddue to the One-dayhunger UDITMISRA pandemic and itsresultsare ex- &NUSHAIBAIQBAL pected to be made available in strikebyprotesting NEWDELHI,DECEMBER13 May2021. farmers today; Datafromthe firstphase SEVERAL STATES across the shows that severalstateshaveei- MoS says date of countryhavereversedcourse ther witnessedmeagreimprove- and recordedworsening levels mentsorsustainedreversalson THE VACCINE VANS ROLL OUT next talkssoon of child malnutrition despite child (under 5years of age) mal- dramatic improvementsinsan- nutrition parameters suchas Atruck loaded with the Covid-19vaccine leavesthe PfizerGlobal Supply manufacturing itationand better access to fuel child stunting; child wasting; plantinPortage,Michigan, on Sunday. The firstshipmentsofthe vaccine were sent to SANTOSHSINGH and drinkingwater. shareofchildren underweight distribution centres in theUnited States. AP REPORT,PAGE12 &HARIKISHANSHARMA This is one of the startling rev- and child mortality rate. PATNA,NEWDELHI, elations in the first-phasedataof These four arekey metrics DECEMBER13 the National FamilyHealth and their dataare usedinseveral Survey(NFHS)2019-20—re- global indices suchasthe Global EXPRESS INTERVIEW: MANOJ SINHA WITH TALKSdeadlockedand leasedbythe Union Ministry of Hunger Index. farmers announcing ahunger- One-year-old Mehar Kaur with her family at the Singhu Health and FamilyWelfareon Child wasting reflectsacute strikeonMonday, morevoices border on Saturday night. Praveen Khanna December 12 —and marksashift undernutrition and refers to chil- Kashmir, Jammu our two eyes, in the Government came out since the lastNFHS in 2015-16. dren having lowweight fortheir Sundaytoallegethat riding the The latestdatapertains to 17 height. India has always had a protests were ideological forces states —including Maharashtra, high levelofchild wasting but in- can’t favour one over other: L-G opposedtothe government and Bihar,and West Bengal —and stead of reducing it, several the “nation’s progress and in- Ugrahan rights rally hurt five Union Territories (including states suchasTelangana, Kerala, ‘Givemeasingle think if the administration’s in- tegrity”. At the same time, the J&K) and, crucially, captures the Bihar,and Assam as well as the tentions areclear,and the gov- negotiation door waskeptopen cause, admit 32 groups, stateofhealth in these states be- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 example of ernment is notfavouring one with Union MinisterofState for fore the Covid pandemic. Phase 2 over the other,then therewillbe AgricultureKailashChoudhary of the survey,whichwillcover outsiderhaving no opposition.” telling PTI that the government underlinerepeal demand other states suchasUttar RELATED REPORT The L-Gspokeonarangeof would soon "decide adate" and Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya PAGE 9 bought land since issues from the annulment of call farmer leaders forthe sixth the Roshni Actand itsunravel- round of talks. RAAKHIJAGGA Aug5,2019’ BUSINESSASUSUAL SHARPREVERSALSINCHILDHEALTH ing to the fear of demographic In an address to farmers in LUDHIANA,DECEMBER13 changeinthe Valleyfollowing Bihar,UnionLaw MinisterRavi BY UNNY Proportionofstuntedchildrenunder5years J&K L-GManoj Sinha the repeal of land laws,the time- Shankar Prasadinvoked the WITH UNION ministers attribut- PVAIDYANATHANIYER line forAssemblyelections and “tukdetukde gang”, warning of ing ideological opposition to the AndhraPradesh 31.2% 31.4% JAMMU,DECEMBER13 GOVT &POLITICS restoration of 4G services, and “stern action". And, in the capital, farm protests andequating some Telangana 33.1%28% the ‘GupkarGang’ jibebythe Union AgricultureMinister of them with "Leftand Naxal el- Assam 35.3% 36.4% KASHMIR AND Jammu arethe Union Home MinisterAmit NarendraSingh Tomar said that ements," as manyas32farmer “twoeyes” of the UnionTerritory J&K DDC POLLS:51% Shah. The full interview will be those opposedtothe farm Bills unions passedaresolution Bihar 42.9% 48.3% TURNOUT IN PHASE-6 Gujarat 39% 38.5% of J&K, and going ahead, forover- publishedTuesday. were the same castof“Leftist” Saturdaymaking it clear that allprogress, both have to work PAGE 9 Sinha, who took oath on characters opposedtothe abro- theironlyissue is the repeal of Karnataka 35.4% 36.2% together without one being August7,and has visitedall 10 dis- gation of Article370,the newcit- farm laws andnothing else. Kerala 23.4% 19.7% favoured over the other,said trictsinKashmir,and six (of 10)in izenship law(CAA) and the Ram Carefullycalibrating their Maharashtra 35.2% 34.4% Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant towardsthe development of Jammu,over the lastfour months, temple. distancing from the Bharatiya WestBengal 33.8% 32.5% Governor of J&K. these tworegions equally, and said therewere“some people” Speaking at Tekbigha village Kisan Union (EktaUgrahan), the Jammu&Kashmir 26.9% 27.4% “Samaan bhavsey dono ke it’s onlywhen both work to- who have “vestedinterests”in in Bakhtiarpur wherethe Bihar joint resolution said: “The func- vikas ke liyehumein kaam karna gether that theycan take the UT differentiating Jammu from CONTINUEDONPAGE2 tion organisedbyBKU (Ekta ■ 2019-20 ■ 2015-16 hai aur dono milke hi is UT ko aage forward),”said Sinha in an inter- Kashmir on the lines of “region, Ugrahan) has no relation with arenot partofthis group of 32. badhasakti hai (Wehavetowork viewtoThe Indian Express.“I CONTINUEDONPAGE2 UDDHAV: CALLING the farmers' struggle. Their ac- The BKU (EktaUgrahan) had FOODPROVIDERS tion has harmedthe farmers’ on December 10 —tomark ANTI-NATIONALSNOT struggle.” BKU (EktaUgrahan) Human RightsDay —waved THE EDITORIAL PAGE and the Kisan Mazdoor posters of activists including Former home minister of Gujarat OUR CULTURE PAGE 10 Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) CONTINUEDONPAGE2 DISSENTAND held in Rs 14.8-crore ‘bonus scam’ THECITY BY FAHAD ZUBERI under the brand name ‘Amul’. PAGE 6 Republic TV EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Gujarat Chaudharywas also former Pragya: Brahmins don’t AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER13 former home chief of Dudhsagar dairywhen in CEO held in minister 2014,hewas sackedfromboth EXPRESSNETWORK take offence when caste FORMER HOME Ministerof Vipul GCMMF and Dudhsagar dairyfol- Gujarat and former chairman of Chaudhary. lowing corruption chargesincon- TRP case Gujarat Cooperative Milk nection with Rs 22-crorecattle called,why do ‘shudras’ Marketing Federation (GCMMF), fodder scam. Under the scam, the VipulChaudhary, wasarrestedby DudhsagarDairy elections on GCMMF wassupposed to send EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ‘Thereisn’t any the Gujarat Police Crime January5,2021. According to po- cattle fodder to Maharashtra. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MUMBAI,DECEMBER13 uniformityin Investigation Department(CID) lice,theformerGCMMFchief had “In 2014,afirstinformation BJP DUMPS ALLY, BHOPAL,DECEMBER13 ‘Bringlaw mandis across Crime and Railways on Sunday allegedly conspired with Mehs- reportwas filedagainstChaud- PICKS NEW ONE TO to control THE MUMBAI Police's Crime states, then howcan forhis alleged involvementina ana Dudhsagar union officials to haryatMehsana BDivisionpolice MALEGAONBLAST case accused population BranchonSundayarrested bonus scam of Rs 14.80 crore. siphonoff money from fund me- station relatedto the loss of Rs 22 RULEBODO COUNCIL and BJP's Bhopal Member of foranti- Republic TV's Chief Executive you have one Actfor The arrest of Chaudhary ant forpayingbonus to workers. croreinthe cattle fodder scam. PAGE 9 Parliament (MP) PragyaSingh nationals’ Officer Vikas Khanchandani in the entirecountry?’ comesweeksbeforetheMehsana GCMMF marketsits products CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Thakur told agathering in the Television Rating Pointsma- BHUPESH BAGHEL Madhya Pradesh's Sehoreon nipulation case, taking the total CHIEF MINISTER, CHHATTISGARH Saturdaythat shudras “feel bad” don’t feel bad; call avaishya a number of arreststo13. PAGE 11 when theyare called shudras vaishya,theydon’t feel bad. But if The Mumbai metropolitan Over 50%vehicles on road uninsured:report due to “ignorance” about the so- youcall ashudraashudra, they magistratecourtlater remanded cial system. feel bad. Whyisthis so? Because Khanchandani in police custody Bureau(IIB), setupbyinsurance accidentsand fatalities. “In this Addressing agathering of of ignorance, theyare unable to fortwo days. GEORGEMATHEW regulator IRDAI, is yettofinalise ED grim scenario, it is adouble the KshatriyaMahasabha, understand.”) Asenior police official said MUMBAI,DECEMBER13 itsMarch 2020 report. Nosafety whammywhen morethan half Thakur said that society has In other contentious re- Khanchandani's statement was The bulk of uninsured vehi- PLAIN E the vehicles in the country are been dividedintofour cate- marks,Thakursaid that a“lawto recordedtwice and his role was ● net MORE THAN half the vehicles on cles aretwo-wheelers, with the EX uninsured,” IIB said. gories in “our dharmashastra control population growth identifiedduring the interroga- EXPERT EXPLAINS the road in India arerunning numbers being as high as 66per According to IIB, of the over (social treatise)”. should be forthose who indulge tion of the channel's distribution Lt Gen GirishKumar without anyinsurance cover—a cent. “Therewere15states NO INSURANCE