. A$ % # BC # BCB 2!# $5:(8 )+,+),0 1)2-$$ )2$( % ' ;8'.;-1&(,O$ ;(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&& 2 3;!=7 1 >< D&1 8 &CC % 5&%'6'6< 587 & " '(" ) R # ,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 9.29&$& number of vehicles were 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 damaged and senior leaders ACourt suggested that the farm reform laws. Minister. festos of other parties said the have gone into it. — our anna-daata (farmers). I he high voltage tension like Kailash Vijaybargiya and 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 Tbetween the Centre and Mukul 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- West Bengal Chief Minister Roy received injuries leading 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 Mamata Banerjee escalated the Centre to question the 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. with the Trinamool Congress law and order situation of the 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 Government on Friday decid- State. 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 ing to move the Supreme The Bengal Government 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 Court after the Centre issued moved the Apex Court citing 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 a mandatory order to three the provisions under Article their concerns. concrete steps to resolve the Bengal cadre Indian Police 312 of Constitution according The PM emphasised that stand-off by walking the talk as Services (IPS) officers — to which the officers the system of Minimum the Government seeks farmers whom they had earlier could be taken on Central Support Price (MSP) will stay to not to press for scrapping the ordered on Central deputa- deputation only after getting and “talk about MSP ending new laws. tion — to report in Delhi by clearance from the respective after the new laws is the biggest Friday. State. lie ever”. Even as the State The law suit came hours “If anyone has any con- ++" !$,- Government refused to after Bengal Chief Minister cerns, then with our heads release the officers accusing called the Centre’s attitude as bowed and our hands folded, .!/"/ 01 2.3/ the BJP of violating federal “expansionist” and vowed not with humility, we are willing to norms — that made the to cow down before News discuss with them and assuage +324!-!, % State’s clearance necessary to Delhi. their fears,” Modi said, address- send Central services officers Interestingly retired IAS ing farmers in Madhya Pradesh !- 3"!/ on deputations — the officers, Bikram Sarkar and via video as part of the Ministry of Home Affairs IPS officer Gautam Government’s redoubled efforts ,8823( (MHA) summoned the Chakrabarty referred to spe- to reach out to farmers. three IPS officers to report cial circumstances when the Modi said the Government nion Agriculture Minister to the Centre setting a report- Centre could lift officers from is ready to alley farmers’ fears UNarendra Singh Tomar — ing deadline of 5 pm on the State and “there is noth- and maintained that “they are who is leading the negotiation Friday. ing that the State can do being misled by Opposition with about 40 farmer unions The MHA had issued about this.” The Centre-State parties” who are supporting the along with Food Minister transfer letters to the three tussle went beyond the IPS protests to promote their own Piyush Goyal and Minister of officers — Rajeev Mishra transfer controversy with the agenda. State for Commerce Som (ADG, South Bengal); MHA once again summoning “Agar hamain MSP samapt Parkash — asserted the three Praveen Kumar Tripathi Bengal Chief Secretary Karin hoti to hum new farm laws are beneficial for (DIG, Presidency Range) and Alapan Bandopadhyay and Swaminathan Committee farmers and the Government is Bhola Nath Pandey (SP, DGP Virendra for meeting in report kyon lagu kartain”, h e ready to give a written assur- Diamond Harbour) — over Delhi which the officers said. ance that the MSP and mandi alleged lapses in security politely refused to comply Seeking to dispel farmers system will continue. arrangement to BJP chief JP with citing the ongoing apprehensions, Modi said, “It is He put the blame on Nadda during his December Covid-19 pandemic. six-month since the new farm Opposition parties for mis- 10 visit to Bengal. The two officials howev- laws have come into effect but leading the farmers and The convoy of Nadda was er proposed virtual meeting not a single mandi has been accused them of changing their attacked by an alleged crowd that the Centre had agreed to shut down.” P stance on the reform process. of TMC leaders in which a sources said. !" " #$ % " ,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 Lucknow (PTI): The Q R ! tion. Till then he continues to Wtinuing for the ninth clusive, could pave the way for began in early May, the Indian Allahabad High Court on M " #R be a TMC member of the month at the Line of Actual the ninth round of Corps delegation was led by Joint Friday issued notice to all ten House,” Mamata said. Control (LAC), India and Commander-level talks Secretary (East Asia) from the newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs $ %R# Adhikari a former MP and China held yet another round between the armies of the two Ministry of External Affairs on a petition moved by busi- Bengal Transport Minister later of diplomatic-level parleys on countries. The two comman- Naveen Srivastava. The nessman Prakash Bajaj claim- 9.29&$& said he would meet the Speaker Friday to break the logjam. ders had met last on November Director General of the ing that the returning officer at the Assembly on the desig- There was no breakthrough, 6 but of now no avail. Department of Boundary & had wrongly rejected his nom- day after senior Trinamool nated date. but both the sides agreed to Given the apparent mis- Oceanic Affairs of the Chinese ination. The Lucknow bench of N ACongress leaders Suvendu The leader who had sustain the process of dialogue trust at present, India has Ministry of Foreign Affairs the high court fixed January 27 ! Adhikari and Jitendra Tiwari expressed concern about his and ensure speedy disengage- ramped up its military pre- Hong Liang led the Chinese as the next date of hearing in " left the Bengal ruling outfit, two at Midnapore. personal safety and that of his ment at the border. paredness and has deployed delegation. the matter. more legislators, one from Adhikari has been sum- followers was being provided The latest round of diplo- additional mountain warfare The two sides reviewed A bench of Justice Jaspreet TMC and the other from the moned by Mamata to explain with Z-category security by the matic level talks under the trained troops for the winter the developments along the Singh passed the order on the tioner demanded. CPI(M), quit their respective his position personally to him Union Government sources aegis of Working Mechanism months all along the 1,700 km LAC since the last round of the election petition moved by The plea also said that parties dropping hints of their before considering his resig- said without providing further for Consultation and long LAC in Ladakh. More WMCC, the External Affairs Bajaj who contended that the same mistakes were there in the rightward movement. nation. Shah is coming to clarifications. Coordination on India-China than one lakh troops from Ministry said here. returning officer had wrongly affidavits and forms of the Sources close to Adhikari Bengal on a two-day organisa- The other two leaders who Border Affairs (WMCC) was both the sides are facing each Continued on Page 11 rejected his nomination citing others but by “applying double whose resignation from the tional trip. on Friday left their respective fault in the affidavit and form standards”, the returning offi- Bengal Assembly was not “The letter he submitted parties are TMC legislator and and all ten candidates were cer allegedly illegally and arbi- immediately accepted by personally to the Assembly Mukul Roy confidant Sil declared elected unopposed trarily rejected only his papers.