DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 12 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00/EX-KOLKATA `6.00(`12INNORTHEAST STATES &ANDAMAN)WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM JudSPEAKERSicial’MEET:ovPRESer-IDENTreachTALKS OFinOPPOSITIsomeON ROLEverdicts...organs ofstatemustrespecttheirlimits,saysV-P Naidu cites ban on fireworks,executive Amaravati land deal FIR: being kept out of judgeappointments On Andhra plea, SC selvesasense of supremacy”. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Addressing the two-day 80th AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER25 All India PresidingOfficers’ lifts HC media gag order Conference held at Kevadia in CURBINGDIWALI fireworks, Gujarat, wherePresident Ram Bhushan, RSubhash Reddy and denying the executive arolein Nath Kovind wasinattendance, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MRShah ordered part stayof the appointment of judgesand Naidu said, “Our Constitution has NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 the September 15 HighCourt monitoringinvestigationsare ju- demarcated very cleardomains order while hearing apleaby dicialpronouncementsgiving a of eachofthese threeorgans in THE SUPREME CourtWednesday the AndhraPradesh govern- “distinct impression of over- the lines of separation of powers, stayed the AndhraPradesh High ment whichhad challengedthe reach,” Vice President Venkaiah though notinavery formalistic Courtorder restraining the me- order.Itdirected that the matter Naidu said Wednesday under- manner... Harmonylies in each dia from reporting the FIR regis- be listed forhearing again in the lining that the legislature, exec- organdoingits job without inter- teredbythe state police Anti- lastweek of January2021. utive andthe judiciaryshould re- fering in the domain of others... Corruption Bureauinconnection On October 6, Chief Minister spect “jurisdictionalsanctity Unfortunatelytherehas been withallegedirregularitiesinland YSJagan Mohan Reddy,inalet- enshrinedinthe Constitution in- severalinstancesofcrossingthe Vice President Naidu, Speaker Birla at the Statue of Unity dealings in Amaravati. tertoChief Justice of India SA stead of arrogating (to) them- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 museum in Kevadia, Gujarat. ANI AbenchofJustices Ashok CONTINUEDONPAGE2 His hand with God Cong leaders at Vadodaraairporttoreceive AhmedPatel’s SANDIPG DIEGO MARADONA I 1960-2020 body.Hewill be buried at his village Piraman. BhupendraRana NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 THERE ARE legends, immortals and G.O.A.Ts, the GreatestofAll Cong loses chief Time. Then thereisDiego Mamata Banerjeeatthe Bankura rallyonWednesday. Express Maradona. The legendaryfoot- ballerdied, aged 60, aftersuffer- crisismanager, ingacardiacarrest onWednesday. To some, he wasthe most Mamata sounds the poll giftedfootballer ever,whosefeet rendered thebeautiful game all Gandhis their pillar bugle, says she will win the morebeautiful. To some, he wasthe mostflawedofgeniuses, flirting withdrugsand keeping in thebackroom even if BJP puts her in jail friends from theunderworld. To some others, he wasanoutright cheat, who flickedagoal withhis EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE WEST BENGAL hand, the creator of the mostvil- COOMIKAPOOR KOLKATA,NOVEMBER25 ifiedyet the mostromanticised NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 BJPSPARKSFRESH goal in WorldCup history. IN Asign of howbitter the 2021 OUTRAGE,SAYS Whatever the opinions and SONIA GANDHI described Assemblyelections in West BENGALTERRORHUB perspectives, Maradona was AhmedPatel as an “irreplace- Bengal promise to be,Mamata PAGE 3 magical,yet real. Magical with his able companion” but, surpris- Banerjee kickedoff the feet and real in his life. The most ingly,Rahul, who wasoften not Trinamool Congress’s campaign, magicallyrealistic and realisti- on the same pageashim, tearingintothe BJPand calling operation)andSaradha(scam)to callymagicaloffootballers. One Celebratingagoal in the famous ‘Hand of Gold’ match, featuring summedupthe loss of Ahmed the party a“dustbin of lies” and intimidate Trinamoolleaders.But who livedbothlifeand football Argentina vs England in the 1986 WorldCup in Mexico. Reuters bhai –ashewas widely known AHMED PATEL the “biggestcurse to the nation”. letmetell them very clearly,Iam on his ownterms. He wasnopre- –morepithily.Rahul acknowl- 1949-2020 AddressingarallyinBankura notafraidof theBJPoritsagencies. tender,never triedtoerase his edgedhim as “one of the pillars —fromwhereBJP leader Amit If theyhavethe guts, theycan ar- shanty-townupbringing past, could thrill. Youneedn’t beafoot- soccer ball. volvedinthe frame look foolish. of the Congress” –not exactlyan Shah launchedhis party’s cam- rest me andput me behind bars. I neverfeigned righteousness, ball tragic forthat. Dignofurther into archival With England yettorecover understatement from adynast paignearlier this month — will fight elections from jail and neverdenied thedarkness of his Butinthis moment of depar- memorythan the non-hand of from the first‘Hand of God’ goal, whoassumes thatwithout the BUSINESSASUSUAL Banerjeesaid,“TheBJPisnotapo- ensurethe Trinamool’s victory.” soul. Ahuman footballing god, to ture, it’shis footballing legacy God goal in the quarterfinal CONTINUEDONPAGE2 firstfamilythe party is ahollow BY UNNY litical party butamithyerpuro To makeher point, she re- take aliberty.You couldmakea that needs appreciation. Short againstEngland in the 1986 shell. dustbin (a whole dustbin of lies). ferred to the RJD’s good showing thrilling best-seller out of his life and sturdy,the build concealing WorldCup. The dream fusion of Indeed, Patel, 71,who passed Wheneverelections arrive,they in the recent Bihar Assembly as well as his football. Both could his agilityand dexterity,hewas rawpace, power, precisionand FULL COVERAGE away early Wednesdayfighting bringuptheissueof Narada(sting CONTINUEDONPAGE2 existwithout overlap, and both adarting virtuoso tethered to a trickery had made everyone in- PAGE 12 multipleorgan failurepost- Covid, wasthe go-toman when- ever the Congress facedtrouble. Whichmeant quiteoften. Amid Covid surge, Centre allows Days after he entered DDC polls, Whether it wasthe modali- ties of tying up with the Shiv Sena foragrand alliance in states to put night curfew, curbs PDP youth chief held in terror case Maharashtraortamping down Sachin Pilot’s anger againstChief No sealing of MinisterAshok Gehlotin DEEPTIMANTIWARY& ED Rajasthan or allying with Pranab borders;suggests BASHAARATMASOOD Waheed Mukherjee to ensurethat Sonia NEWDELHI,SRINAGAR, Parraheld in Questions wasinstalledparty president in anorth Indian state. As Ramesh staggered office NOVEMBER25 case naming PLAIN E 1997 despiteSitaram Kesri’s re- noted, notmanyinthe Congress ● overtiming former EX fusal to step down gracefully, were capable of pulling offsuch timings to THREEDAYSafter he filedhis DySP, Hizb AhmedBhai wasonhand to sort feats, mixing powerwith per- nomination from Pulwama dis- WAHEED PARRA’s ar- out the problem. suasion to good effect. contain numbers trict in Kashmir forthe District rest by the NIA in the Partycolleague Jairam AhmedBhai’s strength was Development Council (DDC) the other accusedpersons,” an case involving senior Ramesh once described himas his lackofpersonal ambition or Testing of passengers arriving from Delhi-NCR, other states polls, the National Investigation NIA statement said. policeofficer Devinder a24X7politician who had more aprivate agenda, attributes DEEPTIMANTIWARY on at Bandrastation, Mumbai, Wednesday. Amit Chakravarty Agency (NIA) on Wednesdayar- Devinder Singh, then aDySP Singh,accusedof than once come to therescue of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER25 rested PDP youth wing leader withthe J&K Police, had been ar- supporting Hizb-ul- the Congress in the nickoftime. WaheedurRehman Parrain rested on January11while trav- Mujahideen, is conspic- He recalledhow at well past IN VIEW of rising Covid cases by the MinistryofHome Affairs downs withthe Centre’s ap- connection with aterrorcase elling in acar with Naveed Babu, uous forits timing. The midnight he put acall through to LINK BETWEEN CONG across the country, the Centreon (MHA) have allowedstatesto proval. againstsuspendedJ&K police of- aknown Hizb-ul-Mujahideen NIAcalledhim forques- aChief Ministerwho wasbent PAST,PRESENT Tuesdayissuedfresh contain- enforce night curfews,put any “Statesand UTs, basedon ficer Devinder Singh. terrorist. The casewas trans- tioning aday afterhe on quitting the party next morn- ment guidelines, giving states number of “local restrictions”, their assessmentofthe situation, “Today, NIA arrested Waheed ferred to the NIA whichalleged filedhis nomination ing along withhis supporters. AVILLAGE RECALLS A some crucial elbowroom to put keep gatherings at social events mayimpose local restrictions ur Rehman Parra... in connection in itschargesheetthat Singh had from Pulwamafor Afteragood 50 minutes of hu- LEADER ALWAYS restrictions on public movement to lessthan 100, punish people with aviewtocontain the spread with Naveed Babu/Devinder been providing shelter to Hizb- the DDC polls. moring, cajoling, mollycoddling READY TO HELP and gatherings. fornot wearing masksand of Covid-19suchasnight curfew. Singh case forsupporting Hizbul ul-Mujahideenterrorists fora the veteranparty leader,he PAGE 4 The newguidelinesissued even issue orders forlocal lock- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Mujahideen in conspiracy with CONTINUEDONPAGE2 savedthe party’s government in PAGE 1 ANCHOR Thedoctor who‘sawdeath and returned’,toserveatCovid ICU the 26/11terrorattacks on spirit arethe corona warriors, or the team in Ludhiana of Class UddhavThackeray as Chief TABASSUM Mumbai with stories of strength women and men