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DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00/EX-KOLKATA `6.00 (`12 IN NORTH EAST STATES &ANDAMAN) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THE EDITORIAL PAGE NO DATE SET FOR NEXT MEETING FOODMATHS: IMBALANCESIN CEREALECONOMY Talksbreakdown,Centretellsfarmers BY JEAN DRÈZE PAGE 8 wehavemadebestoffer,reconsider Bihar warns Some forces don’t MSP to APMCs: Rajib Banerjee with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep of action for Dhankhar in KolkataonFriday. Twitter @jdhankhar1 want to see this SC panel puts online posts resolved: Tomar up questions to WEST BENGAL against govt; draw farmers HARIKISHANSHARMA &RAAKHIJAGGA Another minister Opp calls it NEWDELHI,LUDHIANA,JAN22 HARIKISHANSHARMA NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 draconian TALKSBETWEEN the Centreand quits: BJP invites him, farmer unions demanding the ■ Areyou awareabout the im- repeal of the newagriculture plications of legalising MSP? TMC says better off SANTOSHSINGH laws brokedownFridayafter ■Do youthink theremay be risk PATNA,JANUARY22 weeksofnegotiation. The gov- of acquiring land by the corpo- ernment made it clear to the rate sector or the contractor? Rajib Banerjee had long been IN Amovethat has been de- farmers that itsproposal to sus- Farmers’ representativesafter the meeting in NewDelhi on Friday. Amit Mehra ■ Thereare apprehensions that EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE skipping meetings of the scribed as “draconian and un- pend the laws for18months was the provisions in the Actwill col- KOLKATA,JANUARY22 MamataBanerjee cabinet, and warranted”bythe Opposition, the “best” it could offer, and lapse APMC markets. Do youfeel had expressedunhappiness Bihar Police have issuedacircu- farmers could return to the talks so? If yes, howwill it be respon- WESTBENGALForestMinister over the functioning of the party. lar warning that those making table afterarethink. sible forthe collapse of APMC Rajib Banerjee resignedon In his resignation sent to the “objectionable and indecent” The hardening of the Centre’s Opp parties target ‘rigid’ Govt, markets? Friday, dealing another blowto Chief Ministerand copiedto commentsonline againstthe position wasevident when, at These aresome of the ques- the Trinamool Congress fighting Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, stategovernment,Ministers, the very startofthe meeting, tions in afeedbackform pre- to stanchasteady stream of de- Banerjee wrote: “I regret to in- MLAs, MPs and officials can be Union AgricultureMinister plan to turn up heat in Parliament pared by the Supreme Court- sertions to the BJP ahead of form youthat Iherebytender booked under the IT Actand the NarendraSingh Tomar objected appointed committee seeking Assemblyelections. my resignation from my office Indian Penal Code. to the SamyuktaKisan Morcha’s Budget session of Parliament NCPchief Sharad Pawarslated to "suggestions" of farmers and TransportMinisterSuvendu CONTINUEDONPAGE2 “Wehavebeen, of late, get- announcement Thursday MANOJCG starting next week. participateinaprotest in other stakeholdersonthe three Adhikari and MinisterofState ting information about the use evening that the farmer unions NEWDELHI,JANUARY22 Sources told The Indian Mumbai on January25. contentious farm laws and the forSports Laxmi RatanShukla of objectionableand indecent had rejected the Centre’s offerto Express that Congress president “Parliament will reconvene demand forlegal guarantee for had earlier resignedtheir posts MORE REPORTS languagebeing usedagainstthe suspend the laws. WITH TALKSbetween the Sonia Gandhi is likelytoconvene in aweek’s time. It is the Budget minimum supportprice (MSP). in the government and party. PAGE 3 government, Ministers, MPs, ItislearnedthatTomartoldthe Centreand farm unions break- ameeting of Opposition leaders session, of course. But thereare The feedbackform, available MLAs and government officials unions that since the talkswere ing down, Opposition parties ahead of the session to discuss so manypressing issues of pub- on the committee’s webpage, through social media/ Internet. scheduledFriday, theyshouldhave Fridayslammedthe strategy,and that theyare al- lic concern that needtobede- contains 20 multiple-choice This is againstprovisions of the communicated their decision to Government foradopting a ready in touchwith eachother. bated and discussedfully. questions dividedinto5sections. Faced pressure but lawand comes under the do- the government instead of an- “rigid” stand and signalledthat The Opposition parties have Whether the Government will While Sections A, B, and Cdeal main of cyber crime... Forthis act, nouncing it to the media first. theywill raise the issue forcefully also decidedtohold street agita- agree howeverremains to be with the three farm laws,Section it is apttotakeaction against CONTINUEDONPAGE2 and “vociferously” during the tions over the farm laws,with CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 went by scientists suchoffenders," states the circu- lar issuedbyBihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU). The circular,whichisdated on vaccines: PM January21and signedby EXPRESS NETWORK Additional DGP (EOU and Cyber Crime) NHKhan, has been sent bid to dispel doubts to principal secretaries and sec- retaries of all stategovernment departments. It states that the Suggests vaccination competitions by EOU is the nodal agency forcyber crime, and that all principal sec- hospitals to move to 2nd phase quickly retaries and secretaries should bring “suchmatters” to itsnotice CONG LEADERS so that “action can be initiated”. MAULSHREESETH CLASH OVER PARTY BUSINESSASUSUAL Reacting sharplytothe circu- POLLS, CWC SAYS LUCKNOW,JANUARY22 lar,RJD leader and Leader of BY UNNY Opposition Tejashwi Prasad CHIEF BY JUNE CRITICISINGPOLITICS over coro- Yadavtweetedthat “in the birth- PAGE 10 navirus vaccines and trying to al- place of the Republic”, Bihar Chief layfears regarding the same, MinisterNitish Kumar “has been Prime MinisterNarendraModi ripping apartdemocratic values”. WEST BENGAL said Fridaythat he had been un- Yadavsaid the Opposition der alot of "pressure" but leftthe will notallowthe JD(U)-BJP gov- call on when to introduce the ernment to “takeawaydemo- vaccines to scientists. cratic rightsofthe people”. In atelevisedinteraction with JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj beneficiaries and vaccinators of Kumar said the government's the Covid vaccines in his con- move is in accordance with the stituency Varanasi, he also urged lawand will “applytoeveryone”. ELECTION PANEL people to believe health workers “Thereisnothing offensive about and doctors, and suggestedthat it,” he said. BANS BIKE RALLIES hospitals initiate"competitions tions raisedregarding emer- ADGP Khan latersaid police BEFORE THE PARADE AFTER POLL CODE in vaccination" so that the coun- gency use clearance to the in- will nottakeany suo motu action. IS ENFORCED trycould move quicklytothe sec- digenouslydevelopedCovaxin “Wewill take action onlyif Artists taking partinthe Republic Daytableaux undergo Covid-19test, in NewDelhi on Friday. Praveen Khanna PAGE 3 ond phase of the drive. despitesome missing data CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Without referring to ques- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Rajasthan bats for retd IAS officer, now Green laws passed at CWC ASKS FOR JPC PROBE advisor to cricket body led by CM son instance of foreign ‘All Ministers with us’: Arnab’s chats Files plea to withdraw corruption powers: NHAI in HC make BJP do some social distancing case againsthim and twoothers Withdrawal E ring to aUNconference. mandeda"time-bound investi- ● symptom government has movedanap- EXPLAINED EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The submission wasmade by LIZMATHEW&MANOJCG