millenniumpost.in RNI NO.: WBENG/2015/65962 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 3, ISSUE 322 | Wednesday, 29 November 2017 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 10,370.25 (-29.30) qSENSEX 33,618.59 (-105.85) pDOW JONES 23,580.78 (+22.79) pNASDAQ 6,878.52 (+11.16) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.41 (+0.09) pRUPEE/EURO 76.65 (+0.29) qGOLD/10GM 30,500 (-50.00) qSILVER/K 40,200 (-200.00) ASSEMBLY PASSES TEJASWI, SUSHIL B’DESH APPROVES ‘WANT TO BISWA BANGLA MODI INDULGE IN WAR CONTROVERSIAL PRESENT A NEW BISWABIDYALAY OF WORDS IN BIHAR ROHINGYA ISLAND ASPECT WITH BILL PG4 ASSEMBLY PG6 PG10 EACH FILM’ PG16 No loan waiver for MAMATA THANKS PRESIDENT FOR VISIT ABHISHEK DARES MUKUL capitalists: Jaitley ‘Either prove charges MPOST BUREAU Bengal must lead the effort for or quit Bengal’ NEW DELHI: The government has not waived OUR CORRESPONDENT any loans of big NPA defaulters, Finance Min- ister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday dismissing KOLKATA: Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool rumour that loans of capitalists are being writ- Congress MP and All India Trinamool Youth ten off by banks. better India by 2022: Kovind Congress president on Tuesday filed a crimi- In a blog, Jaitley said that over the last few nal defamation case against Mukul Roy and days, a rumour is being propagated regarding OUR CORRESPONDENT ers must be equipped with the latest said he would quit politics if the latter could waiver of loans of capitalists by banks. agricultural knowledge to allow them prove the charges levelled against him. Observing that the time has come for the KOLKATA: Recalling the state’s contri- to realise their potential,” the president “I will quit politics if Mukul Roy can nation to be apprised of facts in this regard, bution to the freedom struggle, Presi- said. prove the charges against me,” Banerjee said he said one should ask at whose behest the dent Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said Cautioning against the forces of rad- adding “ Roy should either prove the allega- loans, which have turned NPAs were disbursed that Bengal was in its forefront. With the icalism and extremism, Kovind said tion or quit Bengal.” Banerjee went to Bank- between 2008 and 2014 by public sector banks. country scheduled to celebrate 75 years West Bengal, being a border state, must shall Court and filed the case. “The public needs to ask the rumour mon- of freedom in 2022, Bengal should lead guard against them. Earlier, Banerjee had filed the Civil defa- gers at whose behest or under whose pressure in the effort for a “better India”. Kovind said that Bengal has been mation suit against Roy at Alipurduar Court. were such loans disbursed. They should also be Referring to the Centre’s Act East central to the country’s national iden- The civil judge (senior division) on Novem- asked that when these debtors delayed in repay- Policy, the president said that Bengal tity. “Our national anthem Jana Gana ber 22 had restrained Roy from making any ment of their loans and interest thereon to Pub- is crucial to the programme which is Mana was written on the soil of Bengal statement that “ may reveal or may tanta- lic Sector Banks, what decision was taken by the beneficial for the eastern and north- by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore ... mount to reveal any connection between then Government,” the finance minister said. eastern states as well as the neighbour- Bengal has a great history, but it is for Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Baner- Jaitley said that rather than taking a firm ing countries. each one of us to ensure that Bengal also jee and Biswa Bangla Marketing Corpora- decision against debtors the then government “The ambitious Act East Policy has a great future.” tion Limited and Jago Bangla Media Private relaxed the loan classification norms to keep embarked upon by the government of Describing Kolkata as a “city with Limited.” Earlier. Roy on November 10 had defaulters as non-NPA account holders. India involves building connectivity a heart” he said that he was deeply alleged that Banerjee was the owner of both The asset quality review (AQR) carried out projects and taking economic initia- touched with the honour given to him the companies. Banerjee said despite the for clean and fully provisioned balance-sheets tives. These would be of mutual benefits in the city of “mishti, adda and football” Court’s order Roy has continued to spread in 2015 high revealed NPA, the finance minis- to the eastern and north eastern states where he would like to come back again. ‘ canards’ against him at a meeting held on ter said. As a result, he said, loans of about Rs as well as to neighbouring countries. Welcoming the President in his first Monday.” He said, “ these are attempts to 4,54,466 crore, which was fit to be NPA and were The people of Bengal are crucial to this visit to the state, Banerjee said: “We are malign me by circulating fake news and lower under the carpet, were recognised after inten- programme,” he said. deeply honoured for your presence here. me in the eyes of my party workers.” sive scrutiny under AQR. “Government has The President on Tuesday addressed I had invited you to come to Bengal… Soumya Bakshi, a witness in the case, told not waived any loans of big NPA defaulters ...,” the civic reception organised by the within a few weeks you have chosen to the Court that he was shocked when he heard he said, adding under the new Insolvency and Bengal government in his honour at visit our state, and we are privileged.” about the allegations made by Roy. “ I respect Bankruptcy Code, cases have been instituted in Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. He She said: “The President’s post is a Abhishek Banerjee, and this is a deliberate the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for was felicitated by Governor Keshari CM Mamata Banerjee with President Ram Nath Kovind at Netaji Indoor Stadium PIC/MPOST constitutional one and it is the highest attempt to malign him. We were shocked by timebound recovery from 12 largest defaulters. Nath Tripathi, Chief Minister Mamata post in the country. He is our friend, the allegations levelled against him.” These 12 defaulters account for non-per- Banerjee, Speaker of the state Assem- pleasantly surprised on Tuesday when to the Rashtrapati Bhawan gallery in philosopher and guide…when I worked Banerjee said he had full faith in the forming assets totalling Rs 1.75 lakh crore. bly Biman Bandyopadhyay and Mayor West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata New Delhi. as a Lok Sabha member, he was in Rajya judiciary. “I have full faith in the Court. No Cases for the recovery of NPA dues from the Sovan Chatterjee. Banerjee gifted him one of her paintings The state was an industrial and man- Sabha…he would give us suggestions one trusts Mukul Roy. The truth will come assets of these big defaulters are under way at Distinguished personalities from the here, which the president said would ufacturing centre in the country. Its as and when needed.” Stressing on the out, and everybody will have to abide by various stages. Jaitley further said with the object fields of industry, academics, culture always remain “close to my heart”. economy must “sing again” in this age need for communal amity, she further the Court’s order,” he maintained adding “ of increase credit off-take and creation of jobs; and sports were present at the reception. The president also said the paint- of digital and robotic technologies. “Its stated that all communities live together We know how to defeat those who circulate the government has taken “the big decision” of President Ram Nath Kovind was ing would undoubtedly make its way green fields and hard-working farm- in the country in perfect harmony. canards intentionally.” capitalising state-owned banks. I-T notices to 1.16 lakh for R K Asthana to ‘PREROGATIVE OF THE CBFC TO REVIEW THE FILM’ Women must lead No Padmavati ban, says SC, world business growth cash deposit of over `25 lakh stay CBI special IVANKA TRUMP director: SC admonishes Chief Ministers OUR CORRESPONDENT MPOST BUREAU if the censor board clears it. In today’s Top union ministers have NEW DELHI: The Supreme NEW DELHI: For the third said Bhansali should consult paper Court on Tuesday dismissed time this month, the Supreme with opponents of the film and a plea challenging appoint- Court turned down a request to historians to arrive at a version ... ment of senior Gujarat cadre ban “Padmavati” and said, in a that is acceptable to them all. CITY IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as rebuke to Chief Ministers and Filmmakers and artists have a special director of the CBI. others who have spoken out said that is a blatant violation of MOB LYNCHES 40-YR-OLD TO DEATH 4 A bench of Justices R against the film, “those holding freedom of expression. NATION K Agrawal and A M Sapre public offices should not com- CBFC,” the judges said. The Karni Sena, a fringe MPOST BUREAU returns,” he said. said “the writ petition is ment on such issues.” “Padmavati” has been group, has led the protests PM INAUGURATES HYD METRO RAIL 6 “So we have asked them to file dismissed”. The judges reiterated that opposed by several top poli- against the film NEW DELHI: The Income Tax their IT returns within 30 days,” he The apex court had on it is the prerogative of the ticians who say that the film The 190-crore movie EDIT Department has slapped notices on said.