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Narendra Modi should answer Paswan and elected his pater- & ' ($ )* O The general secretary of whether those behind it had his nal uncle Pashupati Kumar the Trust, Champat Rai, said in protection. Paras in his place, as the party Chandan Singh, Veena Devi a person like Nitish was unlike- %& a statement here on Monday Congress, Shiv Sena, TMC, leader in the Lok Sabha. There and Mehboob Ali Kaiser. They ly to forget and forgive. that the trust has bought the RJD and several other parties is a strong buzz that Paras can have long been unhappy with After the Assembly polls, ! land at a price much less than called for a thorough investi- now find a berth in the Union Chirag’s style of functioning, late Ramvilas Paswan’s younger the market rate. gation. The Congress flagged it Cabinet. sources said. The LJP president brother Paras was throughput He said the trust is buying as big scam by Ram temple “I have not broken the has now been left virtually in touch with Nitish Kumar "# land to expand the region trust and demanded a Supreme party but saved it,” Paras, MP isolated at the top after taking and the BJP leadership. They $$!'(()"* around Ram Lalla temple. “To ! 0 ) ' ) %$ & Court-monitored probe into from Hajipur, told reporters. on the mantle following his decided to strike when the " make travel accessible we need- the charge. In case there is no patch up father Ram Vilas Paswan’s MPs agreed to desert Chirag en ed land around the temple Shiv Sena demanded “clar- between a chacha and bhatija, death in 2020. bloc. complex. We bought land 18.50 crore. Rai said that the Das, the chief priest of Shri ification” from the trust and the LJP could be headed for a Sources said that the entire Bihar BJP president Dr +*, which had houses and temples. initial agreement for the said Ram Janmabhoomi, says that other leaders, saying the con- clear split. drama was scripted by the Sanjay Jaisawal reportedly had -. The trust has decided to settle land was done in the year 2017 the allegations leveled by the struction of the temple is a mat- Indicating his closeness Janata Dal (U) leadership and a luncheon meeting with Paras + these people elsewhere. In view for Rs 2.16 crore of which Rs 92 Aam Aadmi Party and ter of faith for the saffron with the BJP and JD(U), Paras the BJP lend tacit support to the two days ago where the script ! of this, the trust bought Gata lakh was paid in advance. “It is Samajwadi Party leaders are party and the common people. said his group will continue to move. to dump Chirag was discussed. number 243, 244 and 246 (area clear that the price of the land politically motivated. At a Press conference on be part of the BJP-led NDA, After Chirag Paswan-led Sources said top JD(U) %&' 12080 square meters) so that was evaluated at the 2017 rate Ayodhy DM Anuj Kumar Sunday, Samajwadi Party (SP) adding that Chirag can remain LJP played a spoilsport to the leadership backed the move &' the displaced could be settled when the price of the land was Jha said that the land purchased and the Aam Aadmi Party part of the organisation. The JD(U) in the last year’s and played a key role in bring- $()*)* there,” he said. low. After the verdict of Ram by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi (AAP) had alleged that Shriram group of five MPs has conveyed Assembly polls by strategical- ing together all the MPs over a ,+/ The SP leader Pawan Janmabhoomi on November 9, Teerth Kshetra Trust in Bagh Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra their decision of electing Paras ly putting up candidates to period of time. Senior JD (U) 0-1 Pandey and AAP MP Sanjay 2019, the price of the land Bijaisi locality is at a prime Trust general secretary as the LJP leader in the Lok scupper the chances of Nitish’s leader Lallan Singh, Bihar %2 " !3 Singh had alleged major scam increased almost 10 times, so location. The main gate of Champat Rai purchased 1.208 Sabha to the Speaker. party, the JD(U) leadership Deputy Speaker Maheshwar 4 in the purchase of that land say- the price of the said land Ayodhya railway station is to be hectares of land worth Rs 2 There has been no com- had reportedly vowed to teach Hazari, and JD(U) MLC Sanjay 5 6457 ( 3 ing it was first bought at Rs 2 increased almost 9 times when built there and thus soon it will crore in Ayodhya’s Bag Bjaisi ment from Chirag on the issue. a lesson to Chirag. Chirag had Singh were part of the operation crore and within 10 minutes the trust bought it,” Rai told become the biggest commercial village at an inflated price of Rs The rebel group led by even threatened to send Nitish to bring together the rebel MPs. ! the same land was sold at Rs reporters. Acharya Satyendra hub,” he said. Continued on Page 11 Paras includes MPs Prince Raj, Kumar to jail, something which Continued on Page 11 ! " # 8) 93 restoring 26 million (2.6 crore) & # 8) 93 tancing and masks were hectares of degraded land by observed. A video went viral on rime Minister Narendra 2030,” Modi said. ith the Covid-19 restric- social media where a man PModi on Monday asserted This would contribute to Wtions easing in several dressed in white started wor- that land degradation affected India’s commitment to achieve States amid the decline of shipping alcohol bottles after he over two-thirds of the world an additional carbon sink of 2.5 Covid-19 cases, people bought them in Madurai after and said unless steps were to 3 billion (250 to 300 crore) thronged markets and roads on the reopening of liquor shops. taken to address the issue it will tonnes of carbon dioxide equiv- Monday, in many cases brazen- The traffic congestion erode the very foundations of alent, he added. ly violating Covid-19 norms. returned to haunt Bengaluru our societies, economies, food “We believe that restora- Several pictures and videos after relaxation in lockdown. security, health, safety and tion of land can start a virtuous have gone viral on social media Hundreds of vehicles coming quality of life. cycle for good soil health, in which people can be seen from the neighbouring Hosur In his virtual address at the increased land productivity, without masks and flouting in Krishnagiri district were UN “High-Level Dialogue on food security and improved social distancing norms in seen stuck in long queues at Desertification, Land livelihoods,” the Prime Minister markets. Attibele in Bengaluru. The Degradation and Drought”, said. A large number of tourists chaotic traffic extended up to Modi said India is working Pointing out that in many from neighbouring States Bommanahalli and Silk Board towards restoring 2.6 crore parts of India, novel approach- thronged Shimla, Kullu-Manali Junction. There was a chock-a- hectares of degraded land by es have been taken up, the and Dharamsala in Himachal block at Freedom Park, 2030 and is assisting fellow Prime Minister cited the exam- Pradesh on the first day after Seshadripuram, Malleswaram, developing countries to devel- ple of Banni region in Rann of the State opened its borders to Town Hall, Richmond Road op land-restoration strategies Kutch in Gujarat which suffers outsiders without the manda- and Kempe Gowda Road right Sarojini Nagar, Delhi University “Therefore, we have to from highly degraded land and tory RT-PCR negative report, in the middle of the city as well. and South Extension markets. reduce the tremendous pres- receives very little rainfall. leading to massive traffic con- Meanwhile, traffic also Markets were seen crowd- sure on land and its resources. “In that region, land gestion. Similarly, most of the snarled at ITO, Badarpur- ed without business, traders Clearly, a lot of work lies ahead ( +(O-% $$% restoration is done by devel- metro cities witnessed chaotic Mehrauli road and Delhi- claimed. Installing protective of us. But we can do it. We can . % % P. %%. oping grasslands, which helps traffic jams in the morning on Gurugram road in Delhi and screens, conducting tempera- do it together,” he said. ($ )* in achieving land degradation major roads and highways NCR after relaxation in lock- ture checks, contactless order- Hyderabad: A single dose of Modi said in India, “We neutrality. It also supports pas- after. down in Delhi. People have to ing, and visible cues to ensure Covid-19 vaccine is sufficient have always given importance called for better access and enhanced the combined forest toral activities and livelihood by As the Tamil Nadu wait for long durations outside physical distancing are among for an infected person as there to land and considered the stewardship over land and cover to almost one-fourth of promoting animal husbandry,” Government-run TASMAC metro stations and bus stands, the various measures taken by was a greater antibody response sacred Earth as our mother.” emphasised gender-sensitive the country’s total area,” the he said.