JAIPUR l FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 192 UNION MINISTER NITIN GADKARI INTRODUCES PM NARENDRA MODI TO VIRTUALLY THE SOON TO BE LAUNCHED ‘VEDIC PAINT’ MADE ADDRESS A CONFERENCE OF MADHYA P5 OF COW DUNG TO BOOST RURAL ECONOMY PRADESH FARMERS TODAY P6 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 8°C - 23°C www.fi rstindia.co.in | www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia | instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘FARMERS HAVE RIGHT TO PROTEST’ Supreme Court suggests Centre to put farm laws on hold The Apex Court, which was hearing a bunch of petitions for and against the protest, said, “we recognise the fundamental right to protest against a law. There is no question of balancing or curtailing it. But it should not damage anyone’s life or property” Mohd Fahad KEJRIWAL TEARS FARM LAWS New Delhi: Acknowl- edging the right of COPIES IN DELHI ASSEMBLY farmers to hold non-vi- We will not decide the New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal olent protests, the Su- validity of law today. tore up copies of the farm bills during a special preme Court on Thurs- The only thing which we Assembly session on day suggested that the will decide is the issue Thursday, and urged Centre put implementa- the centre “not to of protest and the right become worse than tion of the new farm to move freely laws on hold while put- Britishers”. Kejriwal ting forward the idea of We are also Indian, we also asked the centre constituting an impar- “what was the hurry are familiar with the to get the farm laws tial and independent plight of farmers and committee, which may passed during pandemic”. “I hereby tear (up are sympathetic to the) three farm laws in this Assembly and ap- include experts like P their cause Sainath, to end the im- peal to the centre not to become wors(e) than passe. The Centre said —Supreme Court Bench (the) Britishers,” said Kejriwal. farmers would not come forward for nego- CAN GOVT NOT IMPLEMENT DELHI HC DECLINES PLEA tiations if implementa- tion of farm laws was LAWS TO FACILITATE TALKS? ON FARMERS AT BORDERS put on hold. The CJI also asked the Attorney Gener- New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Heading a three- al KK Venugopal if the government can on Thursday declined to entertain a judge bench hearing a commit that the farm laws will not be plea seeking aid, security and treat- clutch of petitions seek- “A protest is constitu- The top court said the test and the right to was causing hardship to implemented while the court is hearing ment of the farmers protesting on ing removal of farmers tional till it does not de- purpose of staging a move freely,” the bench people, including Cov- the petitions and that no executive the borders of the national capital, protesting at the bor- stroy property or en- protest can be achieved made clear at the outset id-19 patients, from ac- actions will be taken under the laws in saying a similar issue was before ders of Delhi, Chief danger life. Centre and if the farmers and the of the hearing. cessing emergency med- order to facilitate the negotiations. The the Supreme Court. A bench of Chief Justice of India S A farmers have to talk. government hold talks The petitioners con- ical services. AG said if the implementation is put Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Bobde said it would or- We are thinking of an and “we wish to facili- tended that roads had The bench, also com- on hold, then farmers will not agree to Jalan said that HC’s jurisdiction does der for serving of no- impartial and inde- tate that”. “We will not been blocked by the pro- prising Justices A S Bo- negotiation. The bench said that the not extend to areas outside national tices to protesting farm- pendent committee be- decide the validity of testers and border points panna and V Ramasu- suggestion is to facilitate negotiation capital territory and same plea could er unions and give them fore whom both parties law today. The only closed, thereby adverse- bramanian, said farm- and then the AG sought some time to have been fi led in other state HCs. liberty to approach the can give its side of sto- thing which we will de- ly impacting vehicular ers cannot instigate vio- get back on this point. vacation bench. ry,” the CJI said. cide is the issue of pro- traffic. This, they said, lence Turn to P6 Double blow for Mamata Sonia finally agrees to meet SC dismisses UP govt’s appeal Cong ‘rebels’ tomorrow as Suvendu Adhikari, Gehlot likely to leave for Delhi today to attend seeking Dr Kafeel Khan’s the meeting and also to have a ‘plain talk’ with Jitendra Tiwari quit TMC Mrs Gandhi on the PCC revamp, political detention under stringent NSA Kolkata: In a double appointments and cabinet reshuffle New Delhi: The Uttar jolt to the ruling TMC in Pradesh government to- West Bengal, Trinamool New Delhi: A group of day lost its case in the Congress (TMC) leaders Congress “rebels” who Supreme Court seeking Suvendu Adhikari and wrote a letter flagging a tough charges against a Jitendra Tiwari re- leadership drift and doctor, Kafeel Khan, un- signed from the prima- calling for sweeping or- der the National Securi- ry membership of the ganizational changes, ty Act (NSA) for a speech party on Thursday. may finally get to meet against the amended Adhikari, who quit as with Sonia Gandhi. citizenship law. Nandigram MLA on Suvendu Adhikari Jitendra Tiwari Former Madhya “Criminal cases will Wednesday, tendered Pradesh Chief Minis- be decided on their own Dr Kafeel Khan his resignation to party the challenges and op- the face of the Nandi- ter Kamal Nath was Sonia Gandhi merits. You cannot use supremo and West Ben- portunities” and would gram movement, which key to setting up the a preventive detention order by the High Court. ananth government gal Chief Minister always value the time catapulted Mamata Ba- meeting, sources said. resent the wider con- order in another case,” We see no reason to in- had challenged the Al- Mamata Banerjee. he spent as a member nerjee to power in 2011. Twenty three lead- cerns, it is believed. Chief Justice of India terfere with the order. lahabad High Court’s Adhikari is expected to of TMC. Adhikari, who had ers had signed the let- The meeting will take SA Bobde said, confirm- But the observations September 1 verdict join the BJP soon. Adhikari represent- been distancing him- ter, but not all will be at place on Saturday, say ing an Allahabad High will not affect the prose- that cancelled the de- In his resignation ed Nandigram constitu- self from the party over the meeting. A core sources, in moves to- Court order that had cution on criminal cas- tention of Kafeel Khan letter, Adhikari said he ency in Purba Medin- the last few months group of five or six wards reconciliation. freed the doctor. es,” Justice Bobde said. under the NSA, calling was “thankful for all ipur district and was Turn to P6 leaders is likely to rep- Turn to P6 “It seems to be a good The Yogi Adity- it “illegal”. Turn to P6 JAIPUR LIT FEST 2021 Gehlot govt approves addl funds of `75 cr for canal projects Naresh Sharma The work is under and also decided to re- GOES VIRTUAL IN FEB progress for the devel- THE PROPOSAL lease Rs 65.34 crore Jaipur: Ashok Gehlot opment of a pressure towards additional an- First India Bureau As per the proposal, and it includes a motley government has ap- irrigation system in nual action plan NABARD-funded pro- of writers, diplomats, proved an additional the command area of amount sanctioned Jaipur: With most ject has been approved and distinguished budget of Rs. 75 crore Nohar-Sahwa lift, Ga- under the CAMPA things going virtual this speakers from various for activities such as year, the Jaipur Litera- for the development of jner lift and Kolayat scheme. fi elds. According to the development of water ture Festival three canals in the lift canals under the As per the proposal, organisers, logging areas for the 2021 has also state. Indira Gandhi Canal NABARD-funded pro- the aim is to protection of forests followed suit. The CM cleared the Project (IGNP). ject has been approved create a more in the state, increasing Next year, the proposal of the finance The additional budg- greenery, preventing for activities such as festival will immersive department in this re- et will be used for the development of water experi- land erosion, formation take place gard. payment of some pend- of forest protection logging areas for the ence using in a virtual As per the proposal, ing cases and for com- committees protection of forests in augmented avatar from the additional budget pleting the ongoing and training. the state. 19th – 21st reality, of Rs 75 crores will be works. An additional budg- February and then 26 providing access and used for water man- Similarly, the CM et provision of Rs. – 28 February. The fi rst easy participation to agement of irrigated has cleared the propos- crore for NABARD- 30.03 crore has been ap- list of speakers has readers from all across area under Phase-II of al for sanctioning ad- funded project to in- proved so that the also been announced, the globe.