c m y k c m y k TABLOID Yami 25 HE SIAN GE Gautam’s T NEWA DELHI MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2019 A versatility is getting noticed NATION | Jharkhand WORLD | America JMM’s Hemant Soren In setback for Prez Trump, says allies are deserting Louisiana re-elects BJP as a ‘sinking ship’ 3 Democratic gov Edwards 11 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 272 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ Citizenship Bill to be moved ■ Let Farooq, PC attend: Opp. Opp. will corner govt on Gotabaya elected as new Sri Lanka Prez slowdown, farm issues To take oath today ■ PM Ranil is likely to quit AGE CORRESPONDENT AMAL JAYASINGHE NEW DELHI, NOV. 17 WINTER SESSION STARTS TODAY Sena MPs to COLOMBO, NOV. 17 With the Opposition Gotabaya Rajapaksa, preparing to corner the sit with Opp. who spearheaded the government over the eco- brutal crushing of the nomic slowdown, jobless- Tamil Tigers a decade ness and farmers’ dis- after walking ago, stormed to power on tress, among other issues, Sunday but promised to Prime Minister Narendra out of NDA be a President for all Sri Modi pledged on the eve of Lanka’s races and reli- the Winter Session start- AGE CORRESPONDENT gions after a divisive Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Congress leader Former Australian PM Tony ing Monday that the gov- NEW DELHI, NOV. 17 election. Abbott pays his respects at ernment was ready to dis- Ghulam Nabi Azad, parliamentary affairs minister Seven months after the Golden Temple in cuss all issues on the floor Prahlad Joshi and home minister Amit Shah during an The separation between Islamist extremist Amritsar on Sunday. — AFP of the House. Also, the all-party meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. the BJP and the Shiv Sena attacks that killed 269 Rajya Sabha will be cele- — PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY has now reached the people, Mr Rajapaksa Sri Lanka’s President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa brating its 250th session. Parliament. Shiv Sena was elected Saturday on waves at supporters as he leaves the election com- Soldier killed in A series of meetings MPs are being allotted the back of a nationalist mission office in Colombo on Sunday. — AFP took place on Sunday, 27 bills listed in session, seats on the Opposition campaign promising IED blast near which also included an side in both Houses of security and to crush lives. “I am conscious all-party meeting called Parliament as its minister religious extremism in PAGE 4 that I am also the LoC in Akhnoor by the government and a 2 to replace ordinances has resigned and the party the Buddhist-majority ◗ President of those who meeting of the ruling AGE CORRESPONDENT tion, consideration and is working out an alliance country. This also marks Lanka will work voted against me,” he Jammu: A soldier was killed NDA, that the PM hailed NEW DELHI, NOV. 17 passing, two bills are with the Congress and the return of the power- closely on security: said as he was formally and two more were injured as an alliance represent- pending in the Lok NCP to form government ful Rajapaksa dynasty declared the hands-down in a suspected IED blast Prez-elect to India ing “India’s diversity and The controversial Sabha and 10 in the in Maharashtra, parlia- known for its pro-China winner with 52.25 per near the Line of Control in the aspirations of 130 Citizenship (Amen- Rajya Sabha. Besides, mentary affairs minister tilt. older brother Mahinda cent of the vote. Akhnoor sector here on crore Indians”. The BJP’s dment) Bill and the law one financial item relat- Pralhad Joshi said on Mr Rajapaksa’s tri- Rajapaksa. On Sunday “It is my duty to serve Sunday, a defence oldest ally, the Shiv Sena, prohibiting electronic ing to the first batch of Sunday. umph will alarm Sri Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, all Sri Lankans without spokesperson said. The was incidentally missing cigarettes are among the supplementary demands Mr Patel said, “Shiv Lanka’s Tamil and thanked all voters in an race or religious discrim- explosion took place when from the NDA meet as the 27 new bills that the gov- for grants for 2019-20 too Sena’s minister has Muslim minorities as election that heightened ination,” he said. “I an Army team was on a rou- two parted ways over the ernment plans to bring will be discussed and resigned from the NDA well as activists, journal- ethnic and religious ten- promise to discharge my tine patrolling duty in the chief minister’s post in in the Winter Session of passed during the ses- government. They are not ists and possibly some in sions in a country that duties in a fair manner.” Pallanwalla area, he said. Maharashtra. Parliament which sion. attending today’s NDA the international com- only a decade ago Mr Premadasa, 52, of The official identified the The Winter Session, begins on Monday. Out of the new bills, meeting and working out munity following the emerged from a brutal the ruling party, deceased soldier as starting two weeks after In addition, the govern- two will replace existing an alliance with the 2005-15 presidency of his civil war that cost 100,000 ■ Turn to Page 4 Havaldar Santosh Kumar, a the Supreme Court’s land- ment will try to get ordinances on the Congress and the NCP. So resident of Pura Bhadauria mark judgment on the passed 13 bills that are Prohibition of Electronic it is natural that they will village near Agra. centuries-old Ram pending in the two Cigarettes and Taxation be allotted seats on the Full report on Page 4 Janmabhoomi-Babri Houses. of Law (Amendment) on Opposition side.” Shiv Masjid dispute, is likely to Parliamentary affairs corporate tax rate cuts. Sena’s lone minister in Delhi’s air Sharif will leave see the government’s minister Pralhad Joshi Both have to be passed the Modi government, Muslim bodies managers trying to push said on Sunday that during the Winter Arvind Sawant, had improves, for UK tomorrow through some key bills, while 27 bills will be Session. resigned on November 11. including the controver- taken up for introduc- ■ More on Page 3 ■ More on Page 3 Islamabad: Former Pakistan sial Citizenship Centre calls seek review of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Amendment) Bill. will leave for the United “Attended the all-party ment on Sunday morning, as well as the Indian ed that fellow MP and meet today Kingdom on Tuesday, days meeting earlier today. Mr Modi said the most Constitution, in providing National Conference pres- after the Lahore high court This time, we mark the important job of the an overarching frame- ident Farooq Abdullah, New Delhi, Nov. 17: ordered to remove his Ayodhya ruling 250th session of the Rajya House was to discuss and work of governance insti- who is under detention in Delhiites got some name from the travel ban Sabha. In both Houses, we debate and this session tutions for a diverse coun- Jammu and Kashmir, respite from pollu- list. Sharif would depart to shall have constructive should also be as produc- try like India”. He also should be allowed to tion on Sunday as the London via an air ambu- Won’t accept 5 acres for mosque debates on ways to tive as the last one. He said the session was being attend the House. The air quality in the city lance of Qatar Airlines empower citizens and fur- also emphasised that the held as India was celebrat- government, sources said, improved to “poor” S.A. ISHAQUI on Tuesday. ◗ The All-India ther India’s develop- 250th session of the Upper ing the 150th birth gave no definite response category from the HYDERABAD, NOV. 17 ment,” the PM tweeted on House “provided a unique anniversary of Mahatma on this matter. Former “severe.” The Air Muslim Personal Aramco declares Sunday. opportunity for highlight- Gandhi. Jammu and Kashmir Quality Index (AQI) The All-India Muslim Law Board (AIM- At the all-party meeting ing the unique strengths However, some chief minister Farooq in Delhi at 9 am on Personal Law Board PLB) to move $1.71tn valuation convened by the govern- of the Indian Parliament Opposition MPs demand- ■ Turn to Page 4 Sunday stood at 254 (AIMPLB) on Sunday Supreme Court Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on against an AQI of 412 decided that it would seeking a review of Sunday put a value of up at the same time on move the Supreme Court to $1.71 trillion on energy Saturday. Delhi CM seeking a review of its its Ayodhya verdict giant Aramco in what could Arvind Kejriwal on verdict on the Ayodhya be the world’s biggest IPO, Assam groups warn of huge stir Sunday asserted that matter. The executive claimed the case had been but missed Crown Prince there is a “very committee of the board, filed in court on behalf of Mohammed bin Salman’s strong correlation” which met in Lucknow all Muslims, and the initial target of $2 trillion. ‘Anti-Citizenship Bill movement to be bigger than ’80s Assam agitation’ between stubble on Sunday, also decided board, representing the Full report on Page 9 MANOJ ANAND BJP is conspiring bill — a key BJP promise recognise Hindu burning and pollu- not to accept the grant of sentiments of the commu- GUWAHATI, NOV. 17 to uproot the aimed at granting citizen- migrants, who entered tion in north India as five acres of land for nity, wanted to exercise ship to persecuted non- Assam to grab land and to he attributed the building a new mosque at its constitutional right to COUNTERPOINT The Asom Songrami Assamese commu- Muslims from avail of economic oppor- improvement in air an alternative site since file a review petition.