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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY European lawmakers begin J&K visit Sena not promised Invite to MEP from United Kingdom rescinded after he asked to meet people without escort top post: Fadnavis Peerzada Ashiq ‘It will be a BJP­led govt. for 5 years’ Srinagar Questions grow over As many as 23 Members of Alok Deshpande JNU students protest the European Parliament Ajeet Mahale draft hostel manual (MEPs) arrived in Kashmir Mumbai NEW DELHI NGO’s invite to MEPs on a two­day visit on Tues­ A day before the meeting of The Jawaharlal Nehru day to assess the ground sit­ newly elected MLAs of the University Students’ Union held uation after scrapping of Suhasini Haidar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a strike against the institute’s NEW DELHI J&K’s special status and re­ Maharashtra Chief Minister draft hostel manual on Devendra Fadnavis said the Tuesday, calling the changes corded the feedback from The Members of European “arbitrary, undemocratic and the Army, local officials and Parliament (MEPs) visiting Shiv Sena was not promised irrational” and demanding 15 delegations, as the Valley India were promised a the top post for two­and­a­ its immediate withdrawal. observed a complete shut­ “prestigious VIP meeting” half years when the alliance down and saw a spurt in with Prime Minister Naren­ was formalised before the CITY Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD street protests. dra Modi, and the NGO that 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “We are looking for the Ground survey: Members of the European Union delegation organised the visit claimed Highlighting the party’s U.P. villagers attack facts. It is a good occasion to at the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Tuesday. * NISSAR AHMAD that he wanted to meet stand amid the ongoing police team, 3 injured get some views. I do not have them as “influential deci­ tussle with its alliance partn­ the Chief Minister’s post for LUCKNOW enough facts to reach a con­ sion­makers from the Euro­ Madi Sharma er over power sharing, Mr. two­and­a­half years [each Three policemen, including a clusion. We are conscious of 5 migrant workers shot dead pean Union”, invitations ac­ Fadnavis on Tuesday said he for the BJP and Sena].” station house officer, were the context. We are also con­ cessed by The Hindu show. Sharma said. “As you will be will be the Chief Minister for injured in an attack by some scious that we were being Special Correspondent victims, who hailed from The invitation that went aware Prime Minister Modi the next five years and that Deputy CM’s post Srinagar villagers in Varanasi’s kept away from some peo­ West Bengal, were abducted out to more than 30 MEPs had a landslide victory in the BJP Legislature Party Asked about the 50:50 for­ Rohaniya area, the police said ple,” Spanish MEP Herman Coinciding with the visit of from their rented from Brussels­based British the recent elections in India would elect its new leader mula and the talk of giving on Tuesday. The police team Tertsch said. 23 Members of the accommodation in Katrussu PIO Madi Sharma, who ac­ and is planning to continue on Wednesday. “There the post of Deputy Chief Mi­ had gone to Harsons village Earlier in the day, United European Parliament to area around 7.30 p.m. companied the MEPs dele­ on his path of growth and should be no doubt in any­ nister to the Sena, he said an after a crime branch team Kingdom MEP Chris Davies, Kashmir, suspected militants “One injured has been gation, said that she ran a development for India the body’s mind that it will be a “appropriate decision” arrived to apprehend two whose invite was rescinded abducted and shot dead five shifted to a Srinagar non­governmental organisa­ country and its people. In BJP­led government for the would soon be taken. suspects in a loot case. after he made a request to migrant workers and injured hospital,” Kulgam deputy tion called WESTT (Wo­ that respect, he would like next five years,” he told re­ Mr. Shah will not take NATION Ī PAGE 9 meet people without any es­ another in south Kashmir’s commissioner Showkat Ajaz men’s Economic and Social to meet influential decision porters at his official resi­ part in Wednesday’s meet­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD cort, said, “I am not pre­ Kulgam on Tuesday. The told The Hindu. Think Tank), although her makers from the European dence ‘Varsha’. ing of the legislature party Abhay Chautala rules pared to be part of a PR stunt DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD link to the government and Union.” After the election results for undisclosed reasons. He out merger with JJP for the Modi government to the Prime Minister’s Of­ It also explained that the on October 24, the Shiv Se­ is likely to visit Mumbai on CHANDIGARH and pretend that all is well. The cavalcade also drove next to Hari Niwas where Na­ fice (PMO) are unclear. The three­day visit would in­ na has been pushing for a November 1 or 2. Indian National Lok Dal It’s very clear democratic past four detention centres, tional Conference vice­presi­ Hindu attempted to email clude meetings with Mr. Mo­ rotational CM, with Sena The meeting will be at­ leader Abhay Chautala on principles are being subvert­ where three former Chief Mi­ dent Omar Abdullah is being Ms. Sharma, whose Twitter di and senior officials, a visit chief Uddhav Thackeray last tended by Union Minister Tuesday set aside speculation ed in Kashmir and the world nisters and several main­ detained. The members also account describes her as an to Kashmir, and a press con­ week reminding the BJP of Narendra Singh Tomar and about coming together of his needs to start taking notice.” stream politicians were be­ took boat rides on the Dal “international business ference on Wednesday. the 50:50 formula “agreed BJP vice­president Avinash party and its offshoot outfit – Around four MEPs have ing held since August 5. lake in the evening. broker”, but the message Ms. Sharma claimed that upon” between himself, BJP Rai Khanna. It is likely to the Jannayak Janta Party ­ in reportedly backed out from The EU delegates held Global Youth Foundation bounced back and said the all expenses for the visit president Amit Shah and pass a resolution giving all Haryana. “The chapter is travelling to Kashmir. across­the­table interactions head Touseef Raina, who page was invalid. (flight and accommoda­ Mr. Fadnavis ahead of the rights to Mr. Shah to elect closed... they have gone On arrival, the European with 15 delegations, includ­ met the MEPs, said he high­ “I am organising a presti­ tions) would be sponsored Lok Sabha polls. the leader of the legislature away and we are separate Union (EU) delegates drove ing of traders, grassroots lighted that youth of J&K wit­ gious VIP meeting with the by the Delhi­based Interna­ Commenting on this, Mr. party. now,” he said. through Srinagar city from leaders, students, a three­ nessed “enough bloodshed Prime Minister of India, His tional Institute for Non­ Fadnavis said, “I have con­ NEWS Ī PAGE 12 the airport to their hotel lo­ member women’s group and and wanted an end to it.” Excellency Narendra Modi Aligned Studies (IINS). firmed with Amit Shah and CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD cated near the Dal lake, un­ civil society members, at the and it is my privilege to offer he told me that the BJP has BROTHERHOOD UNBOUND EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 5 der a heavy security blanket. Lalit Grand Palace hotel, just CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 this invitation to you,” Ms. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 not given any assurance for Ī India, Saudi Arabia constitute Justice Bobde City’s air quality dips with spike in stubble burning appointed Strategic Partnership Council next CJI The AQI on Tuesday was recorded at 400, up from 368 a day before Staff Reporter has started to build up due Special Correspondent New Delhi to which visibility has de­ PM Modi addresses Future Investment Initiative Summit New Delhi Delhi’s air quality deteriorat­ creased. Emergency action Justice Sharad Arvind ed further on Tuesday and to control pollution, and not Special Correspondent Bobde was appointed the remained one notch short of to contribute to it, should be NEW DELHI next Chief Justice of India the ‘severe’ category (AQI taken,” said Anumita Roy­ Prime Minister Narendra (CJI) on Tuesday after Pre­ 401), the worst for this sea­ chowdhury, head of ‘clean Modi on Tuesday an­ sident Ram Nath Kovind son so far. air’ programme at the nounced the formation of signed the warrant of his The Air Quality Index on Centre for Science and Envi­ the India­Saudi Strategic appointment. Tuesday was recorded at ronment, Delhi. Partnership Council that will The 63­year­old judge 400, ‘very poor’ category, at “The peak pollution on be led by the leaderships of will take oath as the coun­ 4 p.m., which is the average The visibility level dropped with smog shrouding the city Deepavali night was chiefly th both countries.