EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH CRISIS BREWING IN Haryana AFGHANISTAN: SOLDIERS SPAIN, ITALY TAKE Max 34°c Cong as Hooda supporters flee to Tajikistan after unbeaten runs into Min 26°c step up pressure P2 militant clashes P6 Euro semifinals P10 Humidity 79% VOL XII, ISSUE 412 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021 SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM CRY INSTITUTIONAL MURDER Twitter failed to Himanta certifies ‘pattern’ comply with country’s new IT Rules Stan Swamy breathes for cops to fire upon accused NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High attempting to escape Court that social media gi- ant Twitter Inc has failed AGENCIES to comply with India’s new his last fighting for bail IT Rules, which is law of AGENCIES rested on fake charges. GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minis- the land and is mandatori- “This is an institutional ter Himanta Biswa Sarma on ly required to be complied RANCHI: Father Stan Swamy, murder as he was forcefully Monday certified a “pattern” with. The Centre, in an affi- 84, who worked tirelessly arrested and murdered after davit filed in the high court, for the rights of adivasis and the leveling of fake charg- ALL OCS WILL BE PROVIDED said any non-compliance other underprivileged peo- es. Despite the fact that no › amounts to breach of provi- ple in Jharkhand for more charges were proved against ONE VEHICLE EACH FOR sions of IT Rules, leading to than three decades, breathed him, Father Stan was kept in THEIR POLICE STATIONS. US-based Twitter losing its his last at around 1:30 pm in jail for several months,” said MOTORCYCLES WOULD immunity conferred under Mumbai. The Bombay High Aloka Kujoor, who was asso- the IT Act. Pg 5 Court learnt of the death from ciated with the late priest for BE PROVIDED FOR POLICE the 84-year-old’s lawyers, in more than 20 years. STATIONS IN DIFFICULT Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks at a conference of Assam Police CM to review court to fight for bail on med- He was deliberately arrest- AND INACCESSIBLE AREAS. officers-in-charge of police stations in Guwahati. ical grounds for their client. ed with an intention to kill by for the police to fire upon the to “flee”. The accused were progress of police Father Stan had been lan- keeping him in jail for so long, THREE COMPUTERS WOULD accused fleeing from custody. a cop allegedly involved in a guishing in jail since October Social activist and preacher Father Stan Swamy (File photo) she added. According to Ku- BE PROVIDED TO ALL In the last 56 days since he case of kidnapping, a sexage- OCs in 6 months 8 last year when the NIA had that erupted at an event to and several others injured. joor, Jharkhand Janadhikar POLICE STATIONS FOR donned the CM’s mantle, at narian involved in a case of GUWAHATI: Assam chief min- arrested him -- the country’s mark 100 years of the Bhi- People close to Swamy Mahasabha (JJM), a network least seven accused in police rape and murder of a minor ister Himanta Biswa Sarma oldest political prisoner -- in ma-Koregaon battle on Janu- termed his death institutional of several people’s organisa- STREAMLINING FIR FILING custody have sustained gun- girl, two cattle smugglers, two will review the progress of a case related to the violence ary 1 in 2018, leaving one dead murder, after he had been ar- tions and activists, ... Pg 5 AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. shot wounds while attempting drug dealers and a dacoit. Pg 5 Officers-in-Charge (OCs) of police stations after six months. The chief minis- 189 officials, 2 airports in ter on Monday took part in Ajmal, others welcome Why silent on cow smuggling a conference “Redefining contractors Manipur and Policing Standards in As- CM’s two-child policy sam” with OCs of all police in last 5 years: Cong to CM Agartala to boost stations of Assam. The chief booked in river AGENCIES United Democratic Front chief minister took up various is- and Dhubri MP Badruddin Aj- AGENCIES sues ailing the department project scam GUWAHATI: Top Muslim lead- mal welcomed the chief min- connectivity for discussion and directed NEW DELHI: The CBI has ers from Assam on Monday ister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s GUWAHATI: The opposition Con- AGENCIES the OCs to work on these for booked 189 officials and con- hailed Assam Chief Minister decision saying, “The step gress on Monday criticised better results. Pg 5 tractors in its second FIR re- Himanta Biswa Sarma for his taken by the chief minister of Chief Minister Himanta Bis- GUWAHATI: Union Minister lated to irregularities in the decision to constitute eight Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma wa Sarma over narcotic drugs of State for Development Rs 1,437-crore Gomti river sub-groups to work towards thinking about the minority trade and cattle smuggling in of Northeastern Region, BSF detains 7 front development project stabilizing the state’s popula- community is appreciated. If Assam, and asked why he was Jitendra Singh on Sunday in Lucknow, which was un- tion among others. compared with other commu- silent for the last five years declared that Manipur and B’deshis while dertaken during the tenure These 8 sub-groups with nities, minority community on these issues despite being Agartala will be getting two of the previous Samajwadi representatives of indigenous people are worst affected in the a prominent minister in the more international airports crossing border Party government in Uttar Muslims will be formed to de- state in terms of health, educa- BJP-led government of the in order to boost connectivity GUWAHATI: The 129th battal- Pradesh, officials said on liberate on issues for the mi- tion etc.” state. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi along with Assam Congress president Ripun Bora in the region. ion of the Border Security Monday. nority community like health, MP Ajmal added, “We ex- Addressing a press confer- addressing a press conference at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati. With the coming of these Force (BSF) held in custody Samajwadi Party (SP) education, skill development, pect that all the minority com- ence here, Assam Congress on drug peddlers all over the (the two illegal trades) had gen- two new airports, it will of 7 Bangladeshi nationals in- president Akhilesh Yadav cultural identity, financial munities will be benefitted president Ripun Bora said state have brought to light erated Rs 1,000 crore business slightly change the face of cluding two minors in the vi- was the chief minister then. inclusion, population stabili- from the constitution of the the recent crackdown on cow many facts. every day. Surely the illegal the northeast region which is cinity of Sachidanandan vil- After registering the fresh zation, women empowerment eight sub-groups. The AIUDF smuggling to neighbouring “As stated by the CM Him- businesses of cow trade and known to be left out in terms lage in Coochbehar district FIR on Friday, ... Pg 5 etc. On Monday, the All India party also believes ... Pg 5 Bangladesh and police raids anta Biswa Sarna himself, it drugs did not start... Pg 5 of flight connectivity. Pg 5 of West Bengal on Sunday. Those who were apprehend- ed are identified as Moham- Pranab Mukherjee’s son ‘Jamia shooter encourages mad Sirajul (50), Musamad Jamiat won’t support if population Sifahari (45), Musamad Ha- bibar, Mohammad Nurnabi, Abhijit joins Trinamool attack on Muslims, Musamad Salima, Moham- CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE policy is implemented forcefully mad Sakibul, and Musamad Nurnahar. Pg 5 KOLKATA: Former President AGENCIES abduction of women’ Pranab Mukherjee’s son and ›”ONE NATION AND ONE LAW, WE WILL NOT SUPPORT AGENCIES Petrol price ex-Congress MP Abhijit Muk- GUWAHATI: While the Bhara- SEPARATE LAWS FOR DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND herjee joined the Trinamool tiya Janata Party-led Assam NEW DELHI: The 17-year-old crosses over Congress here on Monday. The government is preparing to COMMUNITIES. ONE COMMUNITY SHOULD OBEY THE POLICY, who opened fire at a group former two-time lawmaker enforce the two-child popula- ANOTHER ONE HAS BEEN EXEMPTED. WE CAN’T SUPPORT of anti-CAA protesters near 100 in Sikkim from Jangipur constituency in tion policy in the state to ex- THIS TYPE OF POLICY,” FAZLUL KARIM QASIMI SAID. Jamia Millia Islamia last Murshidabad district of West pand health and educational year participated in a mahap- GUWAHATI: Sikkim became Bengal had been in talks with initiatives, Assam state Jami- an encouraging manner.” of one nation, one law.” “One anchayat in Pataudi on Sun- the first state in the North- the TMC leadership over the Ex-Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee. at Ulama has said that Jamiat “We will support the govern- nation and one law, we will day, where he encouraged the east, where petrol is priced past few weeks, party sources er in the country who can fight will not support the policy if ment’s population policy. But not support separate laws for crowd to abduct Muslim wom- at over Rs 100 per litre. said. and defeat the communal BJP. the government forcefully im- it should be in an encourag- different religions and com- en, and “warned” those with a While, petrol in Sikkim cap- He was welcomed into the I have left one Congress to join plements it. ing manner, not forcefully,” munities. One community “terrorist mindset” that if he ital Gangtok is priced at Rs party by TMC leader in Lok another. We are sure of resist- Jamiat’s Assam unit sec- Maulana Fazlul Karim Qasi- should obey the policy, an- can “go to Jamia in support he can be heard saying that 100.50 per litre, diesel is be- Sabha, Sudip Bandopadhyay, ing the saffron camp across retary Maulana Fazlul Ka- mi said.