Year : 04 Issue : 343 New Delhi Saturday, February 22, 2020 Rs. 1/- Pages - 8 E-mail - [email protected] / [email protected] Facebook - www.facebook.com/opensearch.co.in Website - www.opensearch.co.in Will talk trade with India... P3 FIRST COLUMN At Srinagar’s Sharika Devi temple After Amazon, Walmart’s Govt wants to suppress our Flipkart challenges India voices, say Haryana farmers ‘Pandits were driven out, but those who antitrust probe who were held during protest stayed, survived thanks to Muslims’ New Delhi, Agency. antitrust investigation ordered against the company in Srinagar, Agency. Walmart’s Flipkart has filed a legal challenge against an a similar petition by its rival Amazon.com Inc. The Overlooking Srinagar is Hari Parbat, a hill India,Competition a court Commissionfiling seen by of Reuters India showed,(CCI) in followingJanuary home to a fort, a temple, a gurdwara and ordered a probe into alleged violations of competition a dargah. The temple here is dedicated to law and certain discounting practices by the two Jagdamba Sharika Bhagwati, considered Panchkula, Agency. “The government e-commerce giants, but a state court put the investigation wants to suppress our voices”, said protesting the presiding deity of Srinagar. Rolled-up on hold last week following a challenge by Amazon. farmers, who were picked up merely 1 kilometer from where they started their stairs leading up to the temple. A CRPF is aggreived by the CCI’s probe order, a person familiar march on Thursday. The protestors had concertinajawan proffers wires a register, lie on the where long one flight must of Flipkart’s legal filing was aimed at signalling the company gathered to protest against the Haryana note down their name and phone number government, alleging a ‘crop procurement before entering the temple. Inside, on the with the matter said. The filing comes days ahead of U.S. afternoon of February 16, around 10-15 President Donald Trump’s visit to India, and amid U.S. into the matter. The farmers who had people are busy with kirtan. It is a few days before Shivratri, and the temple scam’planned and to seeking set out fromprobe Nada by senior Sahib officials gurdwara in Panchkula to the Vidhaan Sabha session, is gearing up for the festival. “Had you Pandits will always feel that here. Also, were never vandalised. Muslims living were attacked by the Panchkula police, come here this time of the year in the the horrors of the 90s can’t be forgotten,” around made sure the evil forces never as soon as they started marching. Water 1980s, you wouldn’t have space for one says Kumar. “Oh, the things I could tell got to them. Even today, Muslim families cannons were shot at them and according sesame seed on the ground, so crowded you about the 90s!” says Koul. “Till late have keys to temples. They have them to a police inspector, at least 100 protestors would the courtyard have been. Had 1980s, everyone lived in harmony. And cleaned and swept, they maintain them.” were put into several buses and sent to three you come in the early 90s, you wouldn’t then suddenly, we had little children on Kumar smiles. “Individually, Kashmiri different police stations including Sector 20, have found anyone,” says Virendra Koul, the streets chanting slogans of a Muslim Muslims are lovely people. They will lay Sector 14 and Chandimandir. Rakesh Kumar a retired government employee. And empire. I have heard with my own ears, down their life for you. But in a mob, Bains, one of the protestors, who hails from today? “Oh, things are better. You see this announcements from mosques saying something happens to them. They start concerns about India’s tightening of foreign investment Yamunanagar said, “The number of farmer gathering in the temple. We aren’t fearful Kashmir would have Muslim rule. People behaving and even thinking differently. suicides in the country and state has been of living our normal lives anymore. They get so paranoid. Now that Article in southern Bengaluru city, which is not public, Flipkart increasing everyday. According to the 2018 Over the years, a few pandits have come worth crores. Then, as the Hindus left, I 370 is gone, they think Hindus from rulesargues for the the CCI ecommerce ordered its sector. probe In without its Feb. initial 18 court evidence filing NCRB report, 10349 farmers have committed back, some because of the government’s fledwatched leaving Kashmir behind change. homes, You propertiesmust have outside will occupy Kashmir and turn it that the company’s practices were harming competition. suicide in the country. There are many rehabilitation package, some because spotted beef shops on your way here, into Syria. An unnatural fear has been Flipkart said the CCI order was “perverse (and) passed reasons behind this, the main being that the situation improved,” says Koul. but earlier, beef was never sold openly. created in their minds, for years.” “Mob without any application of mind”. “Such an order exposes farmers are not getting the right price for “You see this tika on Koulji’s head? He There is a mosque every few kilometers mentality, I guess,” says Koul. “But I don’t responsible corporate entities … to the rigors of an their crops in mandis. Even the money given has just come from Old Town (considered now. This temple, and the others you see think the worst days will ever come back. intrusive investigation prejudicially affecting not only by the government is robbed in a planned among the more disturbed areas of the open, survived because of the Armed That unmaad (frenzy) is gone. its credibility and reputation, but also its commercial manner.” Talking about the alleged scam, he city) sporting this. No one bothered him. Forces. We got used to praying in the The Kashmiri Musalman is at heart a prospects,” said Flipkart, urging the court to quash the said, “The crop procurement scam in Haryana There’s no hostility. Times have changed shadow of guns.” Then his voice softens. gentleman. Even when a cock dies, they probe. A spokesman for Flipkart did not comment on is going on in the current season 2019-20. dramatically from the 90s, though it’s “But you know what, there is another, give it a proper burial.”“The Kashmiri still not a fairy tale,” Sushil Kumar, a undeniable truth the Hindus who blood is gentle. We Hindus too don’t want matter”. The case is likely to be heard next week. The the Haryana government has shown a crop government employee, joins in. stayed back survived because of their revenge. We just want to get on with our theCCI didcontents not respond of the filing,to a request saying for it wascomment. a “procedural Amazon Kumar came back to Kashmir last year Ingrowth an RTI of filed 70 quintals by us, it per was acre revealed which that is not Muslim neighbours. When a Hindu died, lives,” says Kumar. “The rest of India tries and Flipkart have faced criticism from Indian retailers possible at any cost. under the rehabilitation package, Koul Muslims made all efforts to arrange his to oversimplify our story depending which accuse them of violating local laws by racking up never left. They both live in Barbarshah funeral, often at personal risk.” Kumar on the narrative they want to sell. Few billions of dollars of losses to fund deep discounts and Watgunge, where Colonel area of Srinagar. “See, a minority is always breaks in: “Also, if you notice, there are actually understand Kashmiris.”There is discriminating against small sellers. The companies deny many temples locked up today because a general murmur of agreement about the allegations. The antitrust probe was ordered after Henry Watson built a dock NCR for years. Muslims are a minority there aren’t enough Hindus to pray in the innate excellence of Kashmiris, a New Delhi-based trader group complained that the athere, minority. don’t I livedthey infeel Uttar insecure? Pradesh andWe them. But they lie undisturbed. They Hindu or Musalman. e-commerce giants were promoting select sellers and in and a fortune opensearch turn hurting business for other smaller players. Waris Pathan on ’15 crore can ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan: Amulya Leona remanded outweigh 100 statement in 14-day custody after sedition charges New Delhi, Agency. Bengaluru, Agency. Kolkata, Agency. A stone’s throw from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Student activist Amulya Leona, who was booked the expansive greens of the Royal Calcutta (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan has under sedition for allegedly raising “Pakistan Turf Club in the Hastings area of Kolkata, is Zindabad” slogan during a rally in Bengaluru, has the neighbourhood of Watgunge, a contrast crore can outweigh the 100” remark been remanded in 14-day judicial custody. Leona, a in every possible way from its upmarket issuedhas been a quotedclarification “out ofsaying context” his and“15 student of a south Bengaluru college, had chanted neighbour that demands some of the highest that neither he nor his party supports the slogan at a protest against the Citizenship real estate prices in the city. Watgunge, anything that “creates a divide between (Amendment) Act (CAA) attended by AIMIM chief aage bhej diya…abhi toh sirf sherniya bordered by the Hooghly river on one side, people.” A video of the remark made and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. Amulya asked bahar nikli hain aur tumhare paseene the Tolly Canal and the neighbourhood of during an anti-CAA rally in Karnataka’s people to shout with her “Pakistan Zindabad” thrice chhoot gaye, samajh lo agar hum log saath Khidderpore on the other, is one of the city’s Kalaburagi region on February 15 went after the organisers of the event under the banner mein aa gaye toh kya hoga, 15 crore hain oldest areas.