Delhi saturday, february 11, 2017 www.thehindu.in ● Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 36 ● CITY EDITION ● 24 Pages ● Rs. 8.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Modi mocks Rahul, Rapists should be India is in talks with Trump backs ‘One Akhilesh over tortured, says Union U.S. on visa issue: China’ policy in alliance in U.P. Minister Uma Bharti Ravi Shankar Prasad first call with Xi Page 13 Page 12 Page 17 Page 16 • • BRIEFLY Ansari warns of public Swamy gets time to TN Governor likely to await prove Aircel charge despair fuelled by inequality NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday gave BJP leader Subramanian Swamy two weeks Gap between rich and to place “concrete” material to SC ruling in Sasikala case poor is not narrowing, prima facie prove that the he says at The Huddle former Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, ignored Foreign Not being an Expulsions galore SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) regulations by clearing MLA is seen as a as factions await BENGALURU: Vice-President the proposal in the Aircel-Maxis ‘restrictive’ factor Hamid Ansari on Friday deal in 2006 without having it Governor’s call called attention to the in- vetted by a Cabinet Committee. to her swearing-in SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT creasing economic inequal- ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 S. VIJAY KUMAR ity worldwide, particularly CHENNAI: Friday saw rival in India with all its social and Court upholds freeze CHENNAI: Rival factions of the factions of the AIADMK political consequences, and on Trump’s travel ban AIADMK, led by interim expelling party presidium noted that protest move- general secretary V.K. chairman E. ments globally are being WASHINGTON: A U.S. appeals Sasikala and Chief Minister Madhusudhanan and fuelled by public despair. Vice-President Hamid Ansari at the inaugural session of court upheld a nationwide stay O. Panneerselvam, may have interim general secretary Delivering the inaugural The Huddle in Bengaluru on Friday. — PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR on the travel ban imposed by to wait longer for Governor V.K. Sasikala, respectively, address, titled ‘Living in Feb- President Donald Trump on Ch. Vidyasagar Rao to decide in a bid to assert control rile Times’, at The Huddle, a to act; and calls for oppor- people from seven Muslim- on their claims of majority over the party even as they three-day conclave of ideas, tunities that give individuals majority countries. Mr. Trump support in the Assembly. GATHERING SUPPORT: O. Panneerselvam with party workers and hoped to get the coveted he said, “We need to ask the freedom to pursue a life has said the decision is The Governor, in his assess- the public at his residence in Chennai. — PHOTO: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM call from the Raj Bhavan to ourselves some uncomfort- of their own choosing to be “disgraceful.” ment of the situation, has in- prove their strength in the able questions. Can we just equalised.” He linked such a ½ WORLD | PAGE 16 dicated that he is inclined to member of the Legislature of as a Chief Minister or a Min- Assembly. accept the growing insular- compact back to the Pre- wait till the Supreme Court the State shall at the expira- ister as the case may be, to Prominent leader from ity, intolerance and amble to the Constitution Agency to integrate delivers its verdict on the ap- tion of that period cease to continue in oice, without western Tamil Nadu, K.A. discrimination?” and cited the World Eco- defence acquisitions peals in the disproportionate be a Minister.” getting elected within a Sengottaiyan, was Noting that the gap nomic Forum’s Global Risk assets cases against Ms. period of six months.” appointed the presidium between the rich and poor Report of 2017 to frame the NEW DELHI: The Centre plans to Sasikala. Not an enabling clause: SC Sources said in the back- chairman of the AIADMK shows no sign of narrowing, dangers of failing to bridge set up an agency to integrate Noting that Ms. Sasikala is However, the Supreme drop of the Supreme Court (Sasikala) faction. Mr. Ansari suggested that the income inequality: the rise of and streamline the arduous not a member of the As- Court had in a judgment — indicating that it would de- The day began with Ms. situation demands impa- populism. In India, he poin- process of defence acquisitions. sembly, the Governor has ap- B.R. Kapoor Vs State of liver the judgement in the as- Sasikala announcing the tience with business-as- ted out, the richest 1% have A committee submitted a report parently been advised to Tamil Nadu and Others, sets case against Ms. Sasikala expulsion of Mr. usual development policies. claim to 60% of the country’s on how to set up the body to consider this as a “restrict- September 2001 — held: soon, the Governor was Madhusudhanan, who on “Perhaps the time has come,” wealth, and the bottom 50% Manohar Parrikar on Thursday. ive” factor in swearing her in “Article 164 (4) is not a wondering whether she Thursday switched he said, “to move the devel- to 2%. “Rising inequality is “The aim is not to create as CM. source of power or an en- would be able to contest an loyalties to Chief Minister opment discourse beyond seen as a contributing cause another bureaucracy. The DPO Technically, there is no bar abling provision for appoint- election as legislator within O. Panneerselvam. the current discussion of for the rise of authoritarian will be a vertical under the on a non-legislator to be ment of a non-legislator as a six months (should she be She also removed him outcomes and opportunities. leaders, often with a divisive Defence Ministry,” sources said. sworn in as Minister. Article Minister even for a short convicted). from the primary A conceptual framework is agenda fuelled by sectarian- ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 164 (4) of the Constitution duration. It is actually in the membership of the party. provided by Amartya Sen ism, xenophobia and nation- merely states: “A Minister nature of disqualification or ½ SHADOW OF DOUBT and others who see human alism,” he said. METROPLUS MELANGE who for any period of six restriction for a non-mem- CONSTRAINS DECISION; SC ½ EC URGED NOT TO capabilities as the capacity 4 Pages consecutive months is not a ber, who has been appointed REFUSES HEARING | PAGE 9 RECOGNISE SASIKALA | PAGE 9 and freedom to choose and ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 Four in a row Muslims in a dilemma In Haryana district, no toilet, no marriage ASHOK KUMAR ana, Himachal Pradesh, Pun- as U.P. votes in Phase I jab and Chandigarh, said NUH (HARYANA): If you don’t open defecation was not al- OMAR RASHID have a toilet you can’t get lowed in Islam and that the married. More than 1,200 religion had always emphas- AGRA/FIROZABAD: “Mulayam Imams from 110 villages in ised the importance of Singh said all those living in Punhana block of Nuh dis- cleanliness. riot camps in Muzafarnagar trict in Haryana took this de- The lack of toilets is par- are conspirators. He is your cision on Thursday to check ticularly acute in Nuh. Of the political enemy...” the music open defecation. 317 village panchayats in the system at Nadar Baksh mar- Brides and grooms be- district, only 170 have been ket blares out a recorded longing to these villages oicially declared open de- speech of AIMIM chief have to produce a certificate fecation free, according to Asaduddin Owaisi. from their village sarpanch, District Information and The dense Muslim local- verifying that they have a toi- BOLD DECISION: A meeting of Imams in progress in Nuh, Public Relations oicer Dal- ity, in the heart of Firozabad’s AIMIM workers campaigning let at their home. Haryana, on Thursday. - PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT bir Singh. Mr Singh said ef- famous glass bangle bazaar, for their candidate in Failure to produce the cer- forts were being made to en- is gripped by the day’s afair Firozabad. — PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT tificate will mean the local ing of music at weddings. have to produce a certificate courage people to build — Athesham Ali Babar, the Imam will not solemnise the by the sarpanch before the toilets and the Haryana Gov- AIMIM candidate is cam- tricts on Saturday. Most of marriage. Certificate from sarpanch wedding,” Jamiat leader ernment was also ofering paigning. the constituencies going to The meeting, convened by “The Imam will solemnise Maulana Yahya Karimi told financial aid to families be- After some fiery speeches the polls fall in the commun- the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the marriage only after the The Hindu. low the poverty line for the and sloganeering, the public ally sensitive Western U.P. also decided to ban the con- two families meet these con- Mr. Karimi, the president purpose. meeting concludes; young including the riot-hit areas of sumption of liquor and play- ditions. The families will of the organisation in Hary- ½ CONTINUED ON | PAGE 12 Muslim boys rush from the Muzafarnagar-Shamli. mohalla to grab whatever “Bahut dekh liya SP aur they can take home — the BSP; iss baar apne bhai ko HC allows BSF most sought after items were vote denge (Enough of SP green and white kites, the AI- and BSP; this time I will vote jawan’s wife MIM symbol. for our brother),” quips Meanwhile, the enthusi- young Osama, as he heads to meet him astic supporters carry Babar back to his bangle shop after on their shoulders away from attending the AIMIM rally.