0 A$ % # BC # BCB VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( 2!# $5:(7 -/-/1 2-3&4 -3%"5 % ' ;8'.;-1&(,O$ ;(913&.-9(221!= 28&,.19((,1'('&O1 823(2+9,. 3.%&23+&,81&; -&@($;(91 9(1(,8&1$8;,&'@3&, 81$%2&E8;&&; ;&,3(;&(%+; 3&,(@&;3 83;&+, 3E8;&&:(F&E&& D2 3;> 1 >= D&1 8 &CC % 5&%'6'6< 5'8 ,8823( “Phir ye jhoot kyon failaya Opposition is feeling slight- matter is growth and progress He said farm reforms did “Today I want to expose ja raha hain?” asked the Prime ed as “we have delivered on for farmers,” he said. not happen overnight, years of those who have absolutely no day after the Supreme Minister as he defended three farm reforms”, said the Prime Modi said all old mani- discussion and consultations care or genuine concern for you ACourt suggested that the farm reform laws. Minister. festos of other parties said the have gone into it. — our anna-daata (farmers). I Centre should put on hold the Farmers have been asking Modi said Opposition par- same thing “what his “In the new farm laws, the want to caution all those who three contentious farm laws the Modi Government to pro- ties are using you (farmers) to Government has dared to centre has only stated that are being misled and instigat- and open talks with the agitat- vide a written guarantee on the do politics to find relevance implement”. whether the farmer sells his ed in the name of these farm ing farmers, Prime Minister continuation of the MSP, appre- today, since they have lost their Without taking any name, produce in the market or out- laws,” the Prime Minister said. Narendra Modi on Friday hending that farm reforms political ground. “They fear the Prime Minister said side, it will be his will,” Modi It is the 20th day of protest made another outreach to the which now allow trading, that Modi will get the credit for Opposition parties are trying to said, adding that not a single by farmers on the outskirts of farmers and said he is ready would gradually end the MSP reforms. Please take the cred- take mileage from farmers’ market has been closed after Delhi and agitators hope that R with folded hands to discuss and the mandi system. it, for me, the only thing that protests. the new laws were enacted. the Government would take their concerns. concrete steps to resolve the !"# The PM emphasised that stand-off by walking the talk as the system of Minimum the Government seeks farmers ,8823( Support Price (MSP) will stay to not to press for scrapping the and “talk about MSP ending new laws. he CBI on Friday filed a after the new laws is the biggest Tchargesheet against four lie ever”. accused in the gangrape and tered vide CC No-136/2020 at “If anyone has any con- ++" !$,- murder case of a 19-year-old Police Station Chandpa, district cerns, then with our heads Dalit woman in Hathras. Hathras on a complaint, was bowed and our hands folded, .!/"/ 01 2.3/ Those charged for gan- taken over by CBI. with humility, we are willing to grape and murder in the case The victim was cremated discuss with them and assuage +324!-!, % are Sandeep, Luvkush, Ravi in the dead of the night near their fears,” Modi said, address- and Ramu. The Dalit victim her home on September 30. ing farmers in Madhya Pradesh !- 3"!/ was allegedly raped by four Her family alleged they were via video as part of the upper-caste men in Hathras on forced by the local police to Government’s redoubled efforts ,8823( September 14. She died on hurriedly conduct her last rites. to reach out to farmers. September 29 at the Safdarjung Local police officers, however, Modi said the Government nion Agriculture Minister Hospital here during treat- had claimed the cremation was is ready to alley farmers’ fears UNarendra Singh Tomar — ment. carried out “as per the wishes and maintained that “they are who is leading the negotiation “The Central Bureau of of the family”. being misled by Opposition with about 40 farmer unions Investigation has today filed a The UP Government had parties” who are supporting the along with Food Minister chargesheet against four faced a lot of flak over handling protests to promote their own Piyush Goyal and Minister of accused (residents of district of the case, compelling it to agenda. State for Commerce Som Hathras) in the Court of Special entrust the investigation to the “Agar hamain MSP samapt Parkash — asserted the three Judge, Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) Central agency. Karin hoti to hum new farm laws are beneficial for in a case related to an incident State police officials had Swaminathan Committee farmers and the Government is at Hathras,” the CBI said in a refuted allegations of gangrape report kyon lagu kartain”, h e ready to give a written assur- statement here. leading to a massive uproar. said. ance that the MSP and mandi The CBI had registered Senior Congress leader Seeking to dispel farmers system will continue. the case on October 11 this year Rahul Gandhi, Priynaka apprehensions, Modi said, “It is He put the blame on on the request of Uttar Pradesh Gandhi and a host of politi- six-month since the new farm Opposition parties for mis- Government and further noti- cians had marched to Harthras laws have come into effect but leading the farmers and fication from the Centre. to express solidarity with the not a single mandi has been accused them of changing their Accordingly, the investiga- victim’s family. shut down.” P stance on the reform process. tion of the case, earlier regis- Continued on Page 2 $% ( & & ! & ' )*& R ! ,8823( held nearly 11 weeks after the other in the Ladakh sector. !" December 21. Then only I will last round on September 30. In the virtual WMCC talks, be able to accept his resigna- ith the stand-offs con- These talks, though incon- the sixth since the face-offs Q R % tion. Till then he continues to 9.29&$& IPS officers to report to the Wtinuing for the ninth clusive, could pave the way for began in early May, the Indian be a TMC member of the Centre setting a reporting month at the Line of Actual the ninth round of Corps delegation was led by Joint & R House,” Mamata said. he high voltage tension deadline of 5 pm on Friday. Control (LAC), India and Commander-level talks Secretary (East Asia) from the 'R Adhikari a former MP and Tbetween the Centre and The MHA had issued China held yet another round between the armies of the two Ministry of External Affairs Bengal Transport Minister later West Bengal Chief Minister transfer letters to the three of diplomatic-level parleys on countries. The two comman- Naveen Srivastava. The 9.29&$& said he would meet the Speaker Mamata Banerjee escalated officers — Rajeev Mishra Friday to break the logjam. ders had met last on November Director General of the at the Assembly on the desig- with the Trinamool Congress (ADG, South Bengal); Praveen There was no breakthrough, 6 but of now no avail. Department of Boundary & day after senior Trinamool nated date. Government on Friday decid- Kumar Tripathi (DIG, but both the sides agreed to Given the apparent mis- Oceanic Affairs of the Chinese ACongress leaders Suvendu The leader who had ing to move the Supreme Court Presidency Range) and Bhola sustain the process of dialogue trust at present, India has Ministry of Foreign Affairs Adhikari and Jitendra Tiwari expressed concern about his after the Centre issued a Nath Pandey (SP, Diamond and ensure speedy disengage- ramped up its military pre- Hong Liang led the Chinese left the Bengal ruling outfit, two at Midnapore. personal safety and that of his mandatory order to three Harbour) — over alleged laps- ment at the border. paredness and has deployed delegation. more legislators, one from Adhikari has been sum- followers was being provided Bengal cadre Indian Police es in security arrangement to The latest round of diplo- additional mountain warfare The two sides reviewed TMC and the other from the moned by Mamata to explain with Z-category security by the Services (IPS) officers — whom BJP chief JP Nadda during his matic level talks under the trained troops for the winter the developments along the CPI(M), quit their respective his position personally to him Union Government sources they had earlier ordered on December 10 visit to Bengal. aegis of Working Mechanism months all along the 1,700 km LAC since the last round of the parties dropping hints of their before considering his resig- said without providing further Central deputation — to report The convoy of Nadda was for Consultation and long LAC in Ladakh. More WMCC, the External Affairs rightward movement. nation. Shah is coming to clarifications. in Delhi by Friday. attacked by an alleged crowd of Coordination on India-China than one lakh troops from Ministry said here. Sources close to Adhikari Bengal on a two-day organisa- The other two leaders who Even as the State TMC leaders in which a num- Border Affairs (WMCC) was both the sides are facing each Continued on Page 2 whose resignation from the tional trip. on Friday left their respective Government refused to release ber of vehicles were damaged Bengal Assembly was not “The letter he submitted parties are TMC legislator and the officers accusing the BJP of and senior leaders like Kailash immediately accepted by personally to the Assembly Mukul Roy confidant Sil violating federal norms — that Vijaybargiya and Mukul Speaker Biman Banerjee on secretariat has no date while the Bhadra Dutta and Tapasi made the State’s clearance nec- Roy received injuries leading ! “technical grounds” said he e-mailed letter to me contains Mandal a CPI(M) MLA from essary to send Central ser- the Centre to question the would join the BJP in the pres- a date ..