( 7 38 38 8 #&,! "0341 )/)/ 0 ,)- *. ) *+ 1")) ( 4/- >%/(1/ 2%6 )+) 1 4) % 6 % %"/ - %4 64%- 4) 1 6 6 % " %,299 ) :;< =)1$ ) 5667038 049 ! "$% !& Q R cussed about the need to bring bitter and confrontational rela- ing concern over “assault” on all non-BJP political parties tions between the Congress and the CBI and the RBI. ! together. The Andhra Pradesh the TDP, Rahul said, “If we collectively work to Chief Minister also held talks “We have a past. We have both save democracy, we can defi- with former JD(U) leader agreed that we are not going to nitely save the institutions. R Sharad Yadav. talk about our past and talk Chandrababu (Naidu) will talk Meanwhile, SP chief about our future”. to other State political leaders he CBI on Thursday justi- Akhilesh Yadav landed Naidu, whose entry on the in this regard,” the NCP chief Tfied before the Delhi High in the national Capital for national scene as a facilitators told reporters. Court the alleged bribery FIR alliance discussion. to bring together all the major Alleging that the situation against its Special Director This is Naidu’s second visit non-BJP parties has created a in the country seems to be Rakesh Asthana and claimed to Delhi in less than a week. He sensation and buzz in “deteriorating” day by day as that “several incriminating doc- has already held preliminary national politics, said that very there is “assault” on institutions uments have been unearthed” discussions with Delhi soon the leaders of all the like the CBI and the RBI, he during the ongoing probe Chief Minister Arvind non-BJP parties were going to said there is a need to work for against him. Kejriwal, BSP chief Mayawati, meet to chalk out the future the common cause of “saving During hearing of a plea by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata course of action. the country and democracy”. Asthana and his deputy Banerjee, Karnataka Chief “We have to save this A common minimum pro- Devender Kumar Kumar for Minister HD Kumaraswamy nation and save democracy. gramme will be drafted once quashing of the FIR against and the DMK leader. That is our mission. I discussed the non-BJP parties come on them before the HC, the CBI After the meeting, Rahul with Rahulji. In principle we board to discuss the matter, said, “This court categorically told the media that the focal agreed,” he said refusing Pawar said. held that when an FIR is chal- point is defeating the BJP. to go into the troubled past of Voicing concern over the lenged by way of a writ petition, “We have agreed that prin- the relations between the two “difficult” times the country is more particularly, in ciple idea here is to defeat the parties. going through, Abdullah said, Prevention of Corruption BJP and to defend democracy Backing Naidu’s effort to “Today, democracy is in dan- Cases, allegations in the FIR are and the institutions of this unite the Opposition, NCP ger and people are in danger. to be seen whether they dis- country,” Rahul said standing supremo Sharad Pawar said That is why we all met and close the cognisable offence or side by side with Naidu. “All non-BJP parties will come out decided to work out a common not and the roving enquiry at other ideas will be discussed with a common minimum pro- minimum programme to save this stage is impermissible.” !"#$ later,” he said deflecting a ques- gramme to take on the democracy, institutions and “It is submitted that the FIR %#&$%!()!$ * '* . .' ! tion of who would be the face Government, while express- the nation.” and the complaint clearly dis- % #+$%& ## /* . 0 / / of proposed Opposition closes the cognisable offences # #" $, alliance in the next elections. and accordingly the CBI has !$!-!#!"%)-# Naidu’s meeting with From 1990 onward, Naidu “It is very clear that cor- !" #$$ registered the FIR and pro- "$%,%.%#$+$ % Rahul came after the TDP and never contested any election ruption is taking place. $ % O ceeded with the investigation,” )"$! #!#!% ndhra Pradesh Chief the Congress joined hands for with the Congress, be it State or Institutions that can investigate $ " ( $) the agency further contended. #""#!,, AMinister and TDP chief the upcoming Telangana Lok Sabha polls. are being attacked... 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Nation wants to know 2$ # uments and role of other per- eral Opposition leaders in a bid could also pave the way for leader Ghulam Nabi Azad at this,” the Congress president sons was under investigation. not take any coercive steps to script a pre-poll Opposition uniting the Opposition parties the Indira Gandhi International said. “It is submitted that the against him. alliance to take on the BJP. ahead of the next year’s poll. Airport here and briefly dis- When asked about the past $ $ " investigation is at nascent stage. “The interim order to con- %3) 31# Being at this threshold, it may tinue till the next date of hear- 3%$ not be in the interest of the ing, that is, November 14,” ) " investigation to disclose various said Justice Najmi Waziri $$ () . # $# aspects or revelations or before whom the CBI opposed 30- # 3 unearthed events,” the CBI said. Asthana’s plea seeking quash- -% $% 4 " $ $$ Meanwhile, the High ing of the FIR, stating that there N"$) O .0 Court extended till November was incriminating material * $ & ' $ % 14 its order directing the CBI against the special director in # to maintain status quo on pro- the case, the investigation of (/)) $3" $. $0 1 ceedings against Asthana, which was at the nascent stage. 4)" implying that the agency will R ive people were killed and Days after his MLA wife Ftwo others injured in east- Geeta Koda picked up the ern Assam’s Tinsukia district Congress to be her next polit- on Thursday evening after ter- ical home Madhu Koda also 30-year-old cab driver was rorists dressed in Army fatigues followed suit on Thursday. Aarrested by the Delhi Police fired randomly at a group of Madhu Koda, who had enjoyed for allegedly raping a 16-year- people belonging to a particu- near two year stint as chief old girl, a resident of Madhu lar linguistic minority com- minister despite his being an Vihar area in East Delhi, whom munity at Kheraibari area Independent MLA thanks to he had been dropping to school under Dhola, police said. the Congress during 2006-08, for the past three months, Later, one more injured also decided to merge his police said Thursday. died in the hospital taking the ‘kitchen’ political outfit- ‘Jai According to a complaint death toll to five, said police, Bharat Samaanta Party’ into the received by police, the alleged adding that it suspects the national party headed by incident took place in hands of anti-talk faction of Ulfa Nehru-Gandhi family’s scion September 2018 but the girl militants behind the incident. Rahul Gandhi. kept quiet as she was apparently Assam Chief Minister Koda, who is facing threatened by the accused, a Sarbananda Sonowal strongly charges of massive corruption neighbour, to not to reveal the condemned the killing of inno- taken place during his tenure in happening. day instead of dropping her to cent people near Dhola in the State and had also been “The incident came to light school, he took her to his Tinsukia district which borders convicted and sentenced for after the school teacher house where he allegedly raped Arunachal Pradesh and three years by a Special CBI informed the girl’s parents that her,” said the senior police is located about 485 km east court in a case related to coal she missed the school on one official. of Assam’s capital town scam, held the ‘hand’ in the occasion in September follow- “A case has been regis- Guwahati. presence of Pradesh Congress ing which her parents con- tered under the relevant sec- The CM asked asked State Committee chief Ajoy Kumar. fronted her. The girl cracked tions of the Indian Penal Code Water Resources Minister The party had organised a and narrated her ordeal,” a (IPC) and POCSO (Protection Keshav Mahanta and Minister workers’ conference at senior police official siad. of Children from Sexual of State (Power) Topon Chaibasa for the merger where “During our investigation Offences) Act. Investigation is Kumar Gogoi to rush to the L Madhu Koda in the presence of it was revealed that the accused going on,” the senior police offi- incident site to take stock of the L P ! # $%& !' ! ()* *+ , - ' Continued on Page 4 had befriended the girl and one cial said. situation. $ ' ! ()* *+ , ! " # he Competition TCommission of India (CCI) is looking at algorithms used by airlines to determine fares, as part of a detailed probe into "" alleged fixing of air ticket $ prices, according to its chief # is examined and looked into in Sudhir Mital. detail, we cannot say much at Currently, the fair trade this stage,” Mital told PTI regulator is investigating alle- 6 $ in an interview. gations of similar pricing as There have been instances well as simultaneous increase in $ $ of spike in air ticket prices dur- ticket prices by the airlines.