MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Varanasi gears up for Govt may request SC for review Modi’s security enhanced triangular fight of selection procedure in CBI with special protocols VARANASI, May 11: tion to defeat Modi. Trinamool Congress along with NEW DELHI, May 11: regard to legal flaw in selection. ing any public interest as it was NEW DELHI, May 11: BJP says its main election as many as 20 independents. The bench, which also com- based on media reports. The CBI is likely to request Security agencies tasked to secure BJP’s Prime Ministerial can- Nearly 16 lakh voters will issue remains development and While SP and BSP candi- prised Justices A K Patnaik, K S Ramasundram had been select- Supreme Court to review the didate Narendra Modi have deployed a “special security” protocol decide tomorrow the most high- good governance, though the dates -- Kailash Nath Radhakrishnan and Surinder ed to the post on February 7, 2014 selection procedure for senior- around him. profile contest of the ongoing campaign has mainly focussed Chaurasiya and Vijay Prakash Singh Nijjar, agreed to a request by the Appointments Committee of level appointments in the probe Official sources said as part of the special measures undertak- Lok Sabha polls, where BJP's on Modi. The other parties Jaiswal -- are also expected to by Solicitor General Parasaran the Cabinet (ACC) headed by agency in its response to a notice en for securing the Gujarat Chief Minister during the over two- Prime Ministerial candidate including AAP and Congress garner traditional votes that their in impleading CBI Director as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. in the case relating to a woman month long political campaign, the number of NSG ‘black cat’ Narendra Modi is facing a trian- have been seeking votes against respective parties command, the party in the PIL filed by journal- The appointment was done after IPS officer being picked as its gular fight in this holy city Modi and his "saffron politics". Trinamool candidate Indira ist Vineet Narain. getting clearance from Tamil Nadu commandos have been increased and the Advanced Security Additional Director. mythologically known to be sta- In the process, the election Tiwari is looking for some votes The CBI will be filing its Government in October last year. Liaison (ASL) teams have been provided with experts from bomb The CBI was impleaded in the tioned on Lord Shiva's trident. has been marred by polarisation from a significant Bengali popu- reply soon after it was issued a However, after the appointment disposal and intelligence for the first time. case on Friday on request of Modi is being challenged by on communal lines in Varanasi, lation here and due to her line- notice by the apex court, agency was cleared by the ACC, Tamil The ASL, which comprises officials of the National Security Solicitor General Mohan Parasa- Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind which is a major pilgrimage des- age for being related to family of sources said. Nadu government did not issue the Guard (NSG) and Gujarat police, had been asked to scan and pre- ran, who was appearing on behalf Kejriwal, who says that Modi tination for Hindus but Muslim former Congress leader and MP “The main legal issues relieving order despite several pare advance dossiers and assessment reports of the venues and of the Government in a matter can't become Prime Minister if community accounts for a size- Kamlapati Tripathi. involved is constitution of CVC reminders from the Centre. possible spots where Modi was supposed to visit. related to appointment of Archana he gets defeated from Varanasi, able chunk with over three lakh CPI(M) candidate Hiralal Board for appointments in the CBI Finally, a letter was sent to Officials said the number of NSG commandos securing Modi Ramasundaram, a 1980 IPS batch while Congress' Ajay Rai is voters. Yadav is also in the fray and is and role of the Director,” according Ramasundaram on May 7 ask- had also been increased to over 100 with an intention to quickly officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, as banking on his "son of the soil" Varanasi Lok Sabha con- banking on dedicated Left votes in to CBI Director Ranjit Sinha. ing her to join the duties imme- Additional Director in the agency. and continuously replace the “tired” squad with a fresh one during image in what he calls a contest stituency comprises five assem- this Lok Sabha constituency Sources in the Government diately as the post of Additional The Supreme Court, which the hectic campaign spree of the BJP leader. with 'Siberian birds'. bly constituencies, two of which where the communists used to be said the CBI would request the Director was a high-level super- has taken several steps in bringing “The intention was to keep the proximate security squad of the BJP, on the other hand, is --Rohaniya and Sevapuri-- are a formidable force before 90s. Supreme Court to review the visory rank post. operational autonomy to the CBI, VVIP fresh so that their reflexes are second to none,” officials said. confident of a record win for mainly rural areas with signifi- However, the fight this time selection procedure for officers at “In view of the fact that the had on Friday restrained A fully-armed backup contingent of the NSG commandos was Modi in a constituency which cant minority population. has mainly developed into a tri- Additional Director and Special Supreme Court has been monitor- Ramasundram from functioning always on standby at a location in Gujarat which could immediate- has been a saffron bastion for The minority population is angular contest between Modi, Director level in the agency. The ing several high profile cases as Additional Director as an inter- ly air dash to a location as a reinforcement or replacement squad over two decades now, while it also considerable in three urban Kejriwal and Rai, although it CBI Director is only a special being investigated by the CBI, im relief to the petitioner who had for Modi, officials said. expects the 'Modi wave' and his assembly constituencies -- was considered a 'safe seat' invitee in these appointments and keeping this post vacant for a long challenged her appointment. Modi is a ‘Z+’ category protectee of the NSG and this is the projection as Prime Ministerial Varanasi North, Varanasi South when BJP announced Modi's his observations are not recorded. time has not been viewed The Apex court bench headed candidate to further widen the and Varanasi Cantt. candidature from here. In view of the sensitivity of favourably by the CBI Director,” highest level of security provided to VVIPs in the country a notch by Chief Justice R M Lodha, while margin of victory. Out of these, BJP has sitting The entry of Arvind Kejriwal, these posts, the sources said the the letter sent from Department of just closer to the SPG security which is provided to the Prime restraining her from discharging The irony is that local issues MLAs from all three Varanasi who made a dramatic announce- CBI will also tell the apex court Personnel to the officer said. Minister and his immediate family. the functions of Additional Director have been put on back burner here assembly seats, while Rohaniya ment of his intention to contest that officers of the rank of According to the rules, if an Modi held 5,827 public meetings during the marathon cam- CBI until July 14, clarified that and the contest is totally focussed MLAAnupriya Patel is from Apna after claiming to have sought a Additional and Special Director officer does not join within the paigning which ended yesterday for the nine-phase Lok Sabha interim order shall not be construed on Modi, although the locals are Dal, which has tied up with BJP referendum to this effect from the should be appointed in consent stipulated time, he or she runs elections. (PTI) as reflection on the competence or grappling with a number of civic for Lok Sabha polls, while she public of Varanasi, made the fight with the Director as all of them the risk of being black listed for merits of the officer in any manner problems including pollution in herself is contesting Lok Sabha interesting. have to work in a team. any further central postings. whatsoever. the holy Ganga -- the mainstay for election from Mirzapur. Modi's entry has made things In a related development, Ramasundaram, who joined The bench, however, said it has Banaras due to religious, tourism Statistically, Varanasi has got difficult for Congress, which Ramasundram filed a nine-page on May 8 in the CBI, was subse- become necessary in view of strong and other reasons. a record number of 42 candi- took a long time to decide its reply challenging the maintain- quently suspended by the Tamil prima facie case made out with While BJP has made it battle dates in fray this time for Lok candidate before announcing ability of PIL saying it was lack- Nadu Government on the same of prestige, almost all other par- Sabha polls, including those five-term MLA Ajay Rai's evening. (PTI) ties seem to be fighting this elec- from parties like SP, BSP and name.(PTI) EC notice to Kejriwal NEW DELHI, May 11: Acting on a complaint by BJP, Oppn reacts to Modi, Rajnath it said that addressing a public The Election Commission meeting on May 2 in Amethi, today issued a show cause Kejriwal allegedly said, “If any meeting RSS top brass notice to Aam Aadmi Party person in Amethi votes for leader Arvind Kejriwal for his NEW DELHI, May 11: Ministerial aspirant is no more with Singh had with RSS top brass.