instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 12 No. 362 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Wednesday, 12 May, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Saddened but not surprised by conduct of Congress during these times: JP Nadda slams Sonia Gandhi Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political considerations," the BJP chief belonging to the party, I am National President JP Nadda on Tuesday said. compelled to pen my thoughts. One (May 11) slammed Congress interim Targeting Rahul Gandhi for his would wish that while India is Highlights President Sonia Gandhi for her comments "duplicity and pettiness", Nadda said, fighting COVID-19 with utmost on the Centre`s handling of COVID-19 at "In this fight against the pandemic, the courage, the top echelons of the the Congress Working Committee (CWC) conduct of the topmost Congress Congress would stop misleading meeting. leaders including former Congress people, creating false panic and even ?In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, In a letter to the Congress interim chief, President Rahul Gandhi will be contradicting their stands just based Nadda said, "Saddened but not surprised by remembered for duplicity and on political considerations," he Nadda said, "Saddened but not the conduct of Congress during these times. pettiness."Your party, under your added.Attacking the comments made While there are a few members of your leadership, is doing no favours to itself at the Congress meeting, Nadda surprised by the conduct of party doing commendable work in helping by opposing lockdowns and then added that the Congress Working people, their hard work gets eclipsed by demanding for the same, ignoring the Committee talks about the Modi Congress during these times” negativity spread by senior members of the Centre`s advisories on the second government "abdicating" its ? party."The BJP chief said, "States with wave of COVID and then saying they when such information can be erased from responsibility on vaccination. "While there are a few BJP/NDA govt have announced resolve to did not get any information, holdingpublic memory.He further said, "There are "Is there so much of a communication gap help the poor and underprivileged by massive election rallies in Kerala causing aother aspects that also need greater thought. between the Congress party and the states it members of your party doing providing vaccines for free. I'm sure that spike in COVID cases while grandstandingFor instance, the data from February and shares power in? In April itself, topmost commendable work in helping Congress govts in various states also feel about election rallies elsewhere, supportingMarch would reveal which states failed to Congress leaders were calling for strongly for the poor. Can they also come protests but speaking about followingtrack the rising cases. Why are mortality `decentralisation of vaccination`," he said. people, their hard work gets out with similar decision to provide COVID guidelines," Nadda said. The BJPrates in states such as Punjab so high? These He pointed that the Government of India has vaccines for free?" chief said, "Even when the second wave are questions you must ask your own Chief already ensured that considerable coverage eclipsed by negativity spread "One would wish that while India is fighting was on the rise, your party leaders were Ministers." "I am writing this letter with a has been achieved in priority groups by COVID-19 with utmost courage, the top happier being seen in super spreaderdeep sense of pain. I would never have providing over 16 crore vaccines to states in by senior members of the echelons of Congress would stop political events in North India, where therewritten such a letter. But, looking at the the first few phases. Even now, it continues misleading people, creating false panic and was no regard for masks or socialconfusion being created by members of the to give 50 per cent of the total vaccines, free party” even contradicting their stands just based on distancing," adding that this is not the era Congress Party, including Chief Ministers of cost, he added. MP: BJP MLA Jugal ED registers money Kishore Bagri dies of KR Gouri Amma, Kerala’s seniormost laundering case against former Maharashtra Home heart attack Communist leader, dies at 101 Minister Anil Deshmukh Bhopal Jugal Kishore Bagri, a senior BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Raigaon Satna Thiruvananthapuram Kerala's the first Communist government Mumbai The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has district died of a heart attack in a private seniormost Communist leader and assumed charge in 1957, Gouri registered a money laundering case against hospital on Monday.Kishore (78) is survived the member of the first elected Amma floated an ordinance former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil by his wife, two sons, and four daughters.His government, KR Gouri Amma has banning eviction of all tenants. Deshmukh and others on the basis of an FIR by last rites will be performed on Tuesday at his passed away at the age of 101 years. In 1957, she married her colleague the CBI -- in connection with a Rs 100 crore ancestral village Vasudha in Satna district, Gouri Amma was undergoing in the Kerala cabinet, TV Thomas. extortion case.According to sources, the they said. treatment at a private hospital in However, the relationship was cut Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) Thiruvananthapuram for age-related short due to the historic has been registered in Mumbai and soon searches could be conducted by the ailments. Communist split of 1964. While agency.Sources said summons could be issued Gouri Amma was the last surviving Gouri Amma joined the newly to the ex-Maharashtra home minister and member of the first Kerala formed CPI(M), her husband TV others in the coming days and their statements government. Gouri Amma was the Thomas stood by CPI.The will be recorded by ED officials. first revenue minister of Kerala in ideological difference further On April 24, the CBI had registered an FIR the EMS cabinet of 1957. After the Front (UDF). Gouri Amma was the dented their personal life and the against Deshmukh and others based on the Communist Party split in 1964, she became agriculture minister in the UDF cabinet couple finally separated in 1965. conclusion of a preliminary inquiry into the part of CPI(M). In 1994, she was expelled from 2001 to 2006 in the government led by Interestingly, V Thomas and KR Gouri matter and the analysis of the findings. from CPI(M) following internal rifts.She Antony and Oommen Chandy. Amma found a place in the second EMS Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir then formed the Janathipathya Singh had alleged that Anil Deshmukh had GouriAmma, a Communist soul cabinet from 1967 to 1969, as ministers Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) and went on to from two different political parties. In asked accused assistant inspector Sachin Vaze GouriAmma was the driving force behind the Bagri, who had recovered from COVID-19 join the Congress-led United Democratic 1977, Thomas died at the age of 67. andACP Sanjay Patil to collect Rs 100 crore for earlier, was elected as MLA from Raigaon historic Land Reforms Bill in Kerala. After him every month.In the first week of April, the for five terms from 1993, while he faced Bombay High Court had directed the CBI to defeat on two occasions.Bagri served as conduct a preliminary inquiry into the minister in the Uma Bharti cabinet. corruption allegations against Anil Deshmukh levelled by former Mumbai Police Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi hails scientists, innovators for Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Param Bir Singh had alleged that Anil Deshmukh had asked suspended police officer Sachin people to provide helping Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore every month, contribution in combating COVID-19 including Rs 40-50 crore from bars and hand to needy restaurants in Mumbai.Of this 100 crores, 40 to Technology Day, we salute the hard work 45 crores were to be extorted allegedly from New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on On National Technology Day, we Tuesday urged people to provide a helping and tenacity of our scientists and those hotel, bars and restaurants.This came to light in hand to the needy in these distressing times of salute the hard work and tenacity passionate about technology," Prime the letter written by former Mumbai Police the COVID-19 pandemic. He said this while Minister Modi tweeted. "We remember commissioner Param Bir Singh to Chief of our scientists and those Minister Uddhav Thackeray on March 20.In asking them to join the passionate about technology," with pride the 1998 Pokhran Tests, which 'SpeakUpToSaveLives' campaign to demonstrated India's scientific and his letter, Singhhad written to Thackeray that Prime Minister Modi tweeted Deshmukh being the Home Minister instructed strengthen the fight against coronavirus. He technological prowess," he said.In any Vaze and Patil to collect Rs 100 crore a month also shared an over one-minute video challenging situation, our scientists and in Mumbai. Singh was informed about this by showing shortage of oxygen, ventilators, New Delhi On the National Technology Day, innovators have always risen to the Vaze and Patil and following this, the petition ICU beds and vaccines and people Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday occasion and worked to mitigate the was filed initially in Supreme Court and then as scrambling to get them.Our country needs a said that in any challenging situation, the challenge, the prime minister said. "Over marks the anniversary of the underground per SC directions filed in Bombay helping hand in these distressing times.