RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 Late City Vol. 154 Issue 277 Published From *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LANDMARK 5 WORLD 7 SPORT 10 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BREEZE TO LEAVE DELHI-NCR SEVERE PUNISHMENT IF SAUDI ENGLAND BEAT SRI BHUBANESWAR RANCHI TWIST IN WIND KILLED KHASHOGGI: TRUMP LANKA IN 1ST ODI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN LUCKNOW, SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 2018; PAGES 12+8 `3 www.dailypioneer.com Woman dies, USUALSUSPECTS SWAPAN DASGUPTA ASJ’s guard shoots son critical Rahul takes at Medanta; Calling Modi ‘chor’ Cong at judge’s wife, son PSO nabbed Rafale jets bid to shore up prospects STAFF REPORTER n GURUGRAM here was a time when politicians were guided by a n a horrific incident that sent fight to HAL Tcombination of feedback from the ground and gut instinct. Ishivers down the spine of The importance of the latter was never insignificant. It has onlookers, the personal secu- KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU the order was taken away from become even more important in the age of ‘Breaking News’ rity officer (PSO) of Gurugram HAL, when it had all the expe- and the 24x7 news cycle. Today’s politicians don’t have the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) fter meeting some of the past rience. “Why hasn’t the work luxury of either reflecting or awaiting ground reactions to Krishna Kant Sharma sprayed Aand present employees of given to them? Why HAL is events and developments. The pressures of a persistent and bullets on the judge’s wife and HAL in Bengaluru on Saturday, being destroyed by Anil Ambani, pestering media often propel knee-jerk reactions from his teenaged son in a crowded Congress president Rahul that is the question.” political leaders, reactions they subsequently come to regret. market area in Sector 49 of the Gandhi slammed Defence “They are insulted and hurt It is tempting to describe the ferocity of Rahul Gandhi’s Millennium City on Saturday Minister Nirmala Sitharaman because their hand work of over most recent attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as around 3.30 pm. The PSO, for questioning the expertise of 78 years has been insulted and lacking in reflection. To call the elected Prime Minister a ‘chor’ identified as Head Constable HAL in building fighter jets to the questioned by the Government (thief) without exercising the powers of subtlety both English Mahipal, shot the ASJ’s wife in ASJ’s son writhing with pain after bullet calibre of Rafale. of India through the Defence and Hindi allow is calculated to raise eyebrows. It may even her chest twice and then turned Police investigate the crime scene in Gurugram on Saturday PTI injuries Pioneer photo Rahul told the media, Minister. So the first thing is that invite fierce and equally direct responses — in this case BJP to pump three bullets into the “Defence Minister Nirmala they expect an apology from the Ministers have dubbed the Congress president a ‘clown back of her son’s head. from the parking. However, the PSO. “Some locals informed As the news was relayed on Sitharaman talked about lack of Defence Minister for insulting prince’ and a ‘serial liar’ — which may, ironically, serve to As both mother and son police said that the motive the police about gunshots being the police control room, many experience of HAL, but she did HAL. We understand that the draw public attention to the very issue that has provoked this lay writhing in pain on the behind firing is not clear yet. fired outside the Arcadia mar- police teams were put on the not have anything to say about Defence Minister is not going to unseemly exchange. road, diabolical bystanders pre- A video shot by a passerby ket. When a police team job to nab the accused PSO the lack of experience of Anil apologise,” he added. As a person who has chosen to be in politics more as a ferred to capture the gory shows that people started scur- reached the spot, they found Mahipal, who had run away Ambani ‘who has never built a On alleged corruption, he family obligation than a passion, Rahul’s awareness of details on their mobile phones. rying for safety as Constable Ritu and Dhruv lying in a after committing the crime. plane in his life’.” said HAL was one of the “mod- democratic decorousness has always been tentative. His It took a while before the Mahipal opened fire. After the pool of blood,” the DCP said. Gurugram Police “HAL has no debt, Ambani ern temples” of India and it was understanding of the cultural norms that govern social and police was informed about the victims fell on the ground, the “They were taken to Commissioner KK Rao himself has `45,000 crores of debt. HAL being destroyed “because of cor- professional interactions is probably more feeble — and this incident and the critically accused, donning police uni- Medanta Hospital,” the DCP came on the police wireless net has been working for 78 years. ruption that Narendra Modi is despite photo opportunities in countless temples and injured were rushed to a near- form, is seen trying to lift the said, adding, “Constable and directed concerned unit to His company has been working doing to help Anil Ambani”. pilgrimages. Sanskaras are partly transmitted through the by hospital from where they judge’s son to put him in a car, Mahipal was later arrested apprehend the accused. He for 12 days. So, she has no com- “Every single person here family and partly imbibed through wider social association. were shifted to Medanta but as he could not do so, he from Faridabad.” was intercepted by two teams ment about the person who got made it very clear that they have Alas, because of exceptional circumstances Rahul Gandhi Hospital. The ASJ’s wife suc- ran away leaving the teenager According to officials, the of Crime Branch in Gwal the contract,” the Congress pres- the experience. They have the wasn’t fully exposed to a normal middle-class Indian cumbed to injuries late on in the heap of blood. The ASJ was attending a meeting Pahari area in Faridabad and ident said. understanding and Mr Anil upbringing. His values are a shade too cosmopolitan and Saturday night. accused PSO was later appre- convened by District and was overpowered. Escalating his campaign Ambani does not have the under- governed by an overload of entitlement. Consequently, there Gurugram East DCP hended from Faridabad. Sessions Judge RK Sondhi Police said that Mahipal against the Modi Government standing,” Rahul said, referring to is a profound mismatch between his instincts and Sulochna Gajraj said prelimi- ASJ’s wife Ritu, 38, and his when he was informed about was brought to Sector 56 police over Rafale deal, Rahul accused the HAL interaction… “we are appropriate social conduct. Maybe this explains why Rahul is nary investigation has revealed 18-year-old son Dhruv had the incident by the police. The station. Sources said that the it of destroying the “strategic here to defend the people who are by far most comfortable addressing gatherings overseas, that the gunner lost his cool gone for shopping in the meeting was stopped and judge accused PSO was behaving in asset” State-run aerospace com- defending the nation. From the particularly in the US and Europe. after he was reportedly admon- Arcadia market. They were left for the hospital along with a weird manner and was parad- pany. Government, we have to defend Yet, it was not instinct ished for not taking out the car accompanied by the judge’s fellow judges. ing as a lunatic. Rahul questioned as to why HAL,” he said. Calling Modi a ‘chor’ is a typical alone that determined why, dhamaka strategy to draw in attacking Prime Minister Modi on the Rafale aircraft Akbar to depose CAPSULE attention to a campaign that agreement, Rahul’s doesn’t appear to be getting rhetoric was not very Shivpal likely to get ‘Z Plus’ security different from that of a before BJP top RENOWNED MUSICIAN anywhere. It is probably as warm-up speaker at a PNS n LUCKNOW Shivpal. Yadav got a shot in the arm on Saturday, Aparna shared the ANNAPURNA DEVI DEAD consequential as the move to public rally. Like most brass on MeToo Sources said that an alleged when Mulayam Singh Yadav’s dais with the SSM founder Mumbai: Annapurna Devi, cast aspersions on the efficacy political parties, including n a series of sops doled out security threat to Shivpal could daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and announced to work for doyenne of classical Hindustani the BJP, the Congress is charges today Ito Samajwadi Secular be the reason for the higher announced her support to him strengthening the Morcha. music, died at at Breach Candy of the EVMs — a campaign disproportionately data Morcha (SSM) president and security. A recent report of the on Saturday. Addressing a gathering, hospital in Mumbai early on over which the Congress driven. Parties have PNS n NEW DELHI Jaswant Nagar MLA Shivpal Intelligence Bureau mentioned Only a day earlier, Aparna said: “After Netaji Saturday. She was 92. invested heavily in Yadav, Yogi Adityanath gov- possible security threat to Mulayam Singh Yadav had (Mulayam Singh Yadav), I have expended a lot of its energies accumulating data about he BJP is expecting a state- ernment is likely to upgrade his Shivpal, who has rebelled dealt a blow to his son and SP the highest regard for Chacha C’GARH CONG WORKING how Indians think and feel, Tment of explanation from security by recommending ‘Z against his parent party after an chief Akhilesh Yadav by shar- Shivpal.