Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI NO: DELENG/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Issue No: 71 No: 7 Published from New Delhi & Hyderabad New Delhi, Friday, March 13, 2020 Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) Price: 3.00 I PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF CHINA SAYS ITS CORONAVIRUS: FOREIGN PLAYERS SCINDIA IN BJP : COVID˨19 PEAK OVER NOT AVAILABLE FOR IPL TILL APRIL 15 DIGVIJAYA SINGH DUE TO FRESH VISA RESTRICTIONS P-5 P-8 P-11 BRIEFS PM CLUELESS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS, ECONOMY: RAHUL The coronavirus had worsened the already accident as a nation,” Gandhi too. “We have got to start tak- handled the economy well sinking Indian economy, he said and added, said addressing the media at ing emergency measures now. for 10 years. But you (PM) the Parliament House. It’s already too late,” said the spoiled it completely. It’s just it was not just affecting the people but “Only after when I tweeted Congress leader. the beginning of destruction. the economy too. on the COVID-19, the Prime On the Yes Bank crisis, He started the destruction Minister also started tweeting Gandhi said during the when he imposed demon- New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) day, said, “Our Prime Minister about it,” he said. Manmohan Singh regime etisation and GST. People are AAccusing the Narendra Modi is clueless and sleeping.” The coronavirus had wors- when the country faced eco- going to face the full shock. government of not taking ad- “There is no preparation. ened the already sinking In- nomic slowdown, the in- Youths must ask the Prime equate measures to contain The government is sleeping. try. It’s going to have devas- dian economy, he said and formal economy protected Minister what has he done coronavirus, Congress leader They don’t realise that corona- tating consequences. We are added, it was not just affecting people.“Manmohan Singh for their employment in Rahul Gandhi, here on Thurs- virus is spreading in this coun- heading to the highway for an the people but the economy and the UPA government these six years,” he said. SC questions UP Digvijaya Singh files nomination for RS polls Bhopal, March 12 (IANS) leaders Rahul Gandhi and on posters, says no law on With a question mark hang- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for ing over the survival of the reposing faith in him and Tarasutaria will ‘name & shame’ Congress government in renominating him for a romance Aditya Roy Madhya Pradesh, former second term in the Upper Kapur in Ek Villain 2. New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Digvijaya House of Parliament. The Supreme Court on Thurs- Singh on Thursday fi led Singh fi led his nomina- day questioned the Uttar Pradesh his nomination papers as tion a day after Gwalior’s BJP hits back government's decision to put up ruling party’s nominee for erstwhile royal and former after Priyanka’s hoarding, displaying the pictures the Rajya Sabha elections Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scin- and addresses of the people who slated for March 26. dia joined the BJP after quit- virus jibe indulged in violence and destruc- Three Rajya Sabha seats rayan Jatiya are falling va- mitted his papers to the ting the Congress. tion of property during protests from Madhya Pradesh, cant next month.The senior Returning Offi cer.After fi l- The BJP announced Scin- against the Citizenship Amend- currently held by Digvi- Congress leader arrived at ing his nomination, Singh dia’s candidature for the ment Act, as currently there was no jaya Singh, and BJP leaders the Assembly Secretariat thanked Congress interim Rajya Sabha polls from the law to back the action and referred Prabhat Jha and Satyana- around 12.30 pm and sub- chief Sonia Gandhi, party state on Wednesday. the matter to a three-judge bench in a riot, then you cannot claim next week. privacy", said Solicitor General are constantly coming The UP government fi led an ap- Tushar Mehta, representing the Parliament passes Insolvency & up with amendments... peal in the apex court challenging UP government. Couldn't we think of these the Allahabad High Court order di- Justice Lalit agreed on this argu- Bankruptcy Code Bill aspects when the Bill was recting it to pull down the roadside ment, but said: "Yes, there cannot introduced in 2016 and hoardings forthwith. be vandalism, but the question is New Delhi, March 12 even then, why so many A vacation bench comprising could such hoardings be put up?" (IANS) The Insolvency ordinances?" Justices U.U. Lalit and Anirud- He contended before the court and Bankruptcy Code She pointed out that the New Delhi, March 12 dha Bose accepted the govern- that the state administration (Amendment) Bill, 2020 government is listening (IANS) BJP MP Sanjay Jaisw- ment's contention that people probed the role of 95 people and was passed by voice vote to the industry -- small, al on Thursday slammed who resort to violence in pub- concluded 57 of them were re- in the Rajya Sabha on medium, big -- and un- Congress General Secretary lic could not raise the issues on sponsible for vandalism during Thursday. ing and boost investment ment) Bill, 2020 in the derstanding their require- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for their privacy, but queried the anti-CAA protests in Lucknow. It was passed in Lok in financially-distressed Rajya Sabha was moved ments with a change in attacking the Centre over the government's decision "naming Mehta said the state adminis- Sabha on March 6.The sectors.The Bill replaces by Union Finance Minis- law and with a change in coronavirus pandemic, say- and shaming", which it reck- tration asked these people to pay amendments are aimed at an ordinance.Discussion ter Nirmala Sitharaman. approach."We waited for ing “danger begins from your oned permanently labels an compensation for the loss of prop- streamlining the insolven- on the motion to consider After a debate on the Bill, resolutions and the results own home”. individual."Privacy has many di- erty according to the apex court’s cy resolution process and the Insolvency and Bank- Sitharaman explained to coming out of them were “As per the government, mensions. If you wield your gun 2009 verdict. to protect last-mile fund- ruptcy Code (Amend- the members "why we not acceptable," she said. it has been mandatory that those coming from Italy will papers for the Rajya Sabha have to go through a medical Bouquets, brickbats greet Scindia in Bhopal with senior BJP leaders. At observation in the wake of the same time, in support of the coronavirus. Bhopal, March 12 (IANS) candidate will fi le his nomi- Working Committee meeting Scindia, over 10,000 activists But her (Priyanka’s) own Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived nation papers for Rajya Sabha for the modalities of nomi- including many Congress dis- brother (Rahul Gandhi) in Bhopal on Thursday eve- on Friday, the closing day for nation.Scindia is expected to trict heads of Gwalior, Guna, came from Italy in special ning on his maiden visit after nominations.BJP workers, garland the statues of Deen- and Shivpuri have resigned circumstances and he has switching over to the BJP. His who missed no opportunity to dayal Upadhyay, his grand- from the party.On the other been residing in India with- visit was delayed by two hours criticise Scindia till a couple mother Vijayaraje Scindia, hand, Scindia’s posters put out medical checkup. So, the and he was taken in a proces- days ago, went to welcome Kushabhau Thakre and father up near Polytechnic square in danger begins from her own sion by the BJP workers from him with great fanfare. He Madhavrao Scindia before fi l- Bhopal were either smeared home,” Jaiswal told IANS. the airport.Scindia who has was taken from the airport ing his nomination.On Friday, with ink or partly torn by Con- ........Continue on Page 2 been nominated as the BJP to the BJP offi ce for the state Scindia will fi le nomination gress activists. Sibal questions Amit Shah's silence Hooda's show of strength in Delhi for RS ticket for 3 days during Delhi riots New Delhi, March 12 from the northern state while (IANS) Even as Congress in- Surjewala is said to be the New Delhi, March 12 Pradesh wearing masks not terim Chief Sonia Gandhi is choice of former party chief (IANS) Questioning Union to carry out surgical strike on set to take a call on the Rajya Rahul Gandhi. Home Minister Amit Shah's our own people," the Con- Sabha nominees of the Con- The elections for the 55 silence for three days during gress leader said. gress from Haryana, former Rajya Sabha vacant seats in riots in Delhi, Congress lead- "Two kinds of viruses have Lok Sabha MP Deepender 17 states will take place on er Kapil Sibal on Thursday created havoc. Singh Hooda has brought his March 26. The Congress lead- said Congress will not allow At international level, it is 24 MLAs to the national capi- ers had earlier indicated that anyone to break the country. coronavirus, about which re- tal to build pressure on the the grand old party is all set to During a discussion on search is still going on. party leadership for the upper attempt to strike a balance be- Delhi riots in the Rajya Sab- had never thought innocent The second virus is in house berth. tween experience and youth ha, he advised Shah to re- people would be killed."The Delhi... the communal virus, Hooda junior, who is the son to select candidates.