Political opportunity PAGE PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti terms the visit of Union ministers to J&K a “curated photo” oppor- Nation 9 tunity to show there is normalcy in the region DECCAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY | 23 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD SHORT TAKES Rift between NOT ANXIOUS, BUT ANGRY: Governor, Kerala NASEERUDDIN govt set to widen New Delhi, Jan. 22: Stating that he is not anxious but GILVESTER ASSARY | DC listed the classes of cases angry about the Citizenship THIRUVANANTHAPURAM which needs to be submit- Amendment Act (CAA), actor JAN. 22 ted to the Governor for Naseeruddin Shah says he approval before taking a cannot produce a birth certifi- The stage is set for next decision. cate, like many other Indians, round of confrontation These classes of cases and asks why 70 years of liv- between Kerala Governor include cases pertaining ing here is not proof enough of Arif Mohammad Khan to relations of the state him being a citizen. and the state government. government and govern- The actor, who stressed that Cabinet has approved ment of India, the he was speaking as a con- draft of Governor’s Supreme Court and high cerned citizen and not a address for the budget court. Muslim, said that he has con- session of the State Sources said consider- tributed to the country in the Legislative Assembly ing the serious differ- social and educational spheres beginning on January 29 ences on these issues, the and five generations of his in which the government Governor has the option family are buried in this land. has explained its opposi- of sending back the draft Shah, one of Hindi cinema’s tion to Centre’s decisions to the Government and best known actors, joins oth- on Citizens Amendment seek changes. But ers from the industry such as Act (CAA), National Cabinet can accept or Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Register for Citizens reject the suggestions and Bhardwaj and Richa Chadha (NRC) and National go ahead with the origi- to speak on the intense debate Population Register nal draft. over CAA. (NPR). In such a situation the “I don’t have a birth certifi- The address contains Governor can skip the cate. I cannot produce one. issues on which Governor portions which are Does that mean we are all has serious differences against CAA and the cen- going to be excluded? I do not with the state govern- tral government while need any reassurances that ment. Over past couple of delivering the address on Muslims don’t need to worry. I weeks the Governor has the first day of the budget am not worried,” Shah said in come out in the open on session. an interview. Protesters take part in a demonstration against new citizenship law in Kolkata. —PTI many occasions against All eyes are now set on “If living here for 70 years the government, even the Governor’s reaction does not prove me to be an terming its decision to to the address Indian, I don’t know what COS MOVING file a suit in Supreme The government’s stand does. I am not afraid, I am not Court against CAA as had received support anxious, I am angry that such AWAY FROM “unlawful.” from unexpected quarters a law has been imposed on us,” Only non-BJP states Khan had termed the on Tuesday. Former he added. Referring to the COUNTRY: BARU decision unlawful as the Governor P. Sathasivam protests across the country, he government had not had stated that there was said the youth has risen and informed him about the no need to send a file or suddenly realised they are DC CORRESPONDENT decision to file suit in the get permission from the being trampled upon. targeted on CAA: Didi KOLKATA, JAN. 22 apex court. Raj Bhavan for important According to him it was government decisions. Mamata asks Amit Shah to tell truth on CAA, NRC & NPR Criticising the Narendra violation of Rules of However, being the first COMPLAINT Modi government’s Business of the citizen of the state nor- industrial policy, former Government. mally any elected govern- RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC To cover up the situa- home minister delivered a halted there because it is Prime Minister Man- The clause 34(2) of rules ment is supposed to AGAINST SONI KOLKATA, JAN. 22 tion, the Centre has lot of sermons on Tuesday. their (BJP) state. Then mohan Singh’s media of Business of the apprise him of such deci- drafted this policy like He claimed we spread lies. why do you want to imple- advisor Sanjaya Baru on Government has clearly sions. RAZDAN Hitting back at Union Chhupa Rustam. But if and If it is, you tell us what is ment it in those states Wednesday observed home minister Amit Shah when we raise our voice, we the truth? Will a person be where the BJP is not that Indian companies’ a day after he blamed her are labelled as Pakistanis declared a foreigner first power?” exodus from the soil for DC CORRESPONDENT of lying on the Citizenship and then allowed to apply She observed, “Such a ventures under a “busi- Kishor dares Shah NEW DELHI, JAN. 22 Amendment Act (CAA), — MAMATA BANERJEE for citizenship in the situation has evolved in ness environment” in West Bengal Chief West Bengal Chief Minister CAA?” the country that you can Bangladesh have been A police complaint has been Minister Mamata The CM reiterated that not withdraw your money ushering a rapid indus- filled in Delhi on Wednesday Banerjee has asked him to the BJP-led Central gov- even if you have it in your trialisation in the neigh- to implement CAA against actor Soni Razdan for tell the “truth” to the NPR. She even branded ernment would have to bank account.” bouring country. her controversial remark on nation about the CAA, the the BJP as Chhupa “throw her out first” The Chief Minister “Our global competi- Afzal Guru. National Register of Rustam to justify her before driving out any per- added, “To cover up the tiveness is still not ade- NAYEAR AZAD | DC the right to disagree but Advocate Rajeev Kumar Citizens (NRC) and argument that it drafted son from the state. situation, they drafted quate. And doing busi- PATNA, JAN. 22 selective propaganda on Shrivastav, practicing at National Population the three policies secretly She tried to convince the this policy like Chhupa ness in India despite of religious lines to suit the Supreme Court, filed a com- Register (NPR). to cover up its wrong deci- people of the Hills, mainly Rustam. But if and when the government of the JD(U) leader Prashant Congress-style politics of plaint at Tilak Marg police sta- The Trinamul Congress sions earlier. the Gorkhas, that the we raise our voice, we are day say about ‘Ease of Kishor on Wednesday Muslim appeasement tion in Delhi against Razdan’s supremo not only won- Banerjee, who has been CAA-NRC-NPR would not labelled as Pakistanis.” Business’ etc is not as challenged Union home must not be encouraged. “provocative” tweet that the dered whether a person, on a visit to the North be implemented in the She reasoned that all the easy as doing business minister Amit Shah to The Gazette notification executed Kashmiri terrorist once declared a foreigner, Bengal, was addressing a state. Referring to Shah, states, except West anywhere else. Forget implement the CAA and to start the process of Mohammad Afzal Guru was would be allowed to apply rally at Chawkbazar in Chief Minister Mamata Bengal, attended the NPR Japan, Korea, Taiwan or NRC in the “chronology” NPR and implement CAA made a “scapegoat” for the for citizenship through Darjeeling against the Banerjee asked, “Why is it meeting, called by the even Singapore,” he said that was announced to is published and won’t be attack on Parliament. the CAA but also alleged CAA-NRC-NPR on not happening in Tripura? Union home ministry , out at Eastern Union. the nation. taken back”. “Soni Razdan has been play- that the Centre has been Wednesday after leading a Why is it halted there? Is of fear. “I asked why they The Economic Prashant Kishor’s tweet Prashant Kishor and ing with the sentiments of In- targeting non-BJP ruled four-kilometre-long march the number of Bengalis had gone. Did they know Summit, jointly organ- is significant as Amit Pavan Varma, two promi- dian citizens for cheap public- states for the implementa- in the hills. there less than us here?” what was written in it,” ised by the Centre for Shah, during a public nent JD(U) leaders, have ity and it is really condemn- tion of the CAA, NRC and “I saw how the Union She pointed out, “It is she noted. East and North East meeting in Lucknow on been raising questions able,” Kumar said in his letter Regional Studies, Tuesday said that the on the CAA-NPR-NRC. On to the police seeking her apol- Kolkata and the Bengal CAA would be imple- Tuesday Pavan K. Varma ogy. Chamber in the city. mented despite ongoing sought “ideological clari- “This is a travesty of justice. Baru pointed out, nationwide protests. ty” from Bihar Chief Who is going to bring back a Postpone CAA implementation: Sibal “Look at Bangladesh “Being dismissive of cit- Minister Nitish Kumar man from the dead if he is which is witnessing a izens dissent couldn’t be over party’s alliance with innocent? This is why the From Page 1 “There was insecurity, the rules for the imple- law has been challenged rapid industrialisation the sign of the strength of BJP in Delhi.