WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THE INDIAN EXPRESS,WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 GUJARAT 5 VAT chief PATIDAR LEADER WRITES AN OPEN LETTER TO CM Surat Muslim outfits meets Surat to hold job fair, 40 traders over Hardik, Alpesh join chorus against GST issue companies invited Aamir Edressy, the president Surat: In order to understand the screening of Padmaavatin state KAMAAL SAIYED of AMP, said, “We are putting our issues of textile, zari and dia- SURAT, JANUARY 23 level best to make this program mond industries regarding the a grand success. This is our 21st implementation of the Goods EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Most theatre MUMBAI-BASED ORGANISA- job fair in India. Till now over and Services Tax (GST), the AHMEDABAD, VADODARA, TION, Associate Muslim 21,000 unemployed youths got Gujarat VAT Commissioner P D JANUARY 23 owners against Professionals (AMP), is set to jobs through our fairs”. Vaghela, who is also a member screening: Dy CM hold its first job fair in Surat on “Our teams maintain regular of the GST Council, visited textile AMID GROWING violent January 27, and has invited contact with the corporate firms factories, trading shops and dia- protests by members of the Gandhinagar: Deputy Chief youths from every religion and and collect data on their vacan- mond factories in Surat on Rajput community against Minister Nitin Patel on caste to participate in the fair. cies, after which we organise job Tuesday and assured them that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum Tuesday said that most the- AMP, a group of 20 profes- fairs. We will assess the response their suggestions will be con- opus Padmaavat, scheduled to be atre owners in Gujarat have sionals, has been working in the in Surat and conduct similar fairs veyed to the GST council. released on Thursday, political voluntarily decided to not fields of educational training, again in Gujarat,” added Edressy. Vaghela also visited Surat leaders cutting across party lines screen ‘Padmaavat’. “Most jobs and career guidance in AMP Surat chapter member Diamond Association. supported the demand to ban theatres have declined to Maharashtra and other states for Kasim Bham said, “This job fair is Incidentally, Chief Minister the film. screen the film, despite the the past few years. not only for Muslims, any youth Vijay Rupani visited Surat last The latest to join the chorus green signal from the Now, the Surat chapter of the irrespective of religion or caste, week to inaugurate “Udyog demanding a ban on the film are Supreme Court. They have organisation has collaborated can approach and participate in 2018”, an event organised by the Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel, taken the decision volun- with the Surat Islam Yatimkhana the fair.” Southern Gujarat Chamber of and OBC leader and newly elected tarily. The government is Society, Progressive Muslim “The youths should bring Commerce & Industry (SGCCI). M Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor. trying its best to maintain Education Trust and National their photo identity with neces- P Shah, president of SGCCI, had In an open letter to Gujarat law and order in the state,” Career Services, and invited over sary certificates and fill the requested the CM to send gov- Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Patel told reporters. PTI 40 corporate companies to par- forms on January 27 and on the ernment officials to Surat to un- Hardik held the BJP government ticipate in the job fair. same day they would be inter- derstand the issues faced by tex- “responsible” for the “conse- The eligibility criteria for em- viewed by the representatives of tile industry related to the GST quences” of the film releasing in Demonstrators shout slogans outside a multiplex during a protest against the release of Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor ployment at the job fair is 10th different corporate companies. and also to make representations Gujarat. Padmaavat in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Reuters also said that “an attempt is be- standard and above. Firms from The jobs will be given in Surat to the GST Council about the is- Citing “honour of Rajput ing made to tarnish the glorious different sectors like insurance, and not outside the district,” sues and sort out their problems. community”, which he said has history of the Kshatriya samaj finance, retail, FMCG, BPO etc said Bham. The Federation of Surat Textile “sacrificed” much for India’s the responsibility of the conse- pride of our history as Maharani clear from day one. Chief Minister through the film”. “We are fully have been invited. Earlier this month, the AMP Traders Association (FOSTTA) also unity, Hardik wrote: “We respect quences and law and order will Padmavati had resorted to jauhar Vijay Rupani had imposed a ban against it (release of Padmaavat). Attempts are being made to had carried out a similar job fair in made representations to the VAT the Supreme Court of India but rest upon the government.” to save the honour of her state on the film. The cinema owners Chief Minister had banned the create awareness among the un- Mumbai, where over 1,800 candi- Commissioner on the problems the Kshatriya community The film should not be re- and women. I urge you to ensure are supporting the government release of Padmaavat, then why employed youth in the city re- dates participated and about 310 faced by traders with regard to (Rajputs) offered their royal leased in Gujarat under any cir- a ban on the film in Gujarat, con- and are aligning with the feelings is the state police offering pro- garding the fair. got jobs on the same day. GST. FOSTTA president Manoj states at the feet of Ma Bharati cumstances,he added. sidering the law and order issues of the people. When most of the- tection to theatres wanting to Agrawal said, “Due to the GST and (Mother India) with closed eyes “The entire country, as well as as well as the sentiments of the atres are not going to show showcase it. The coordination now e-way bill, the business has in order to ensure the unity and Gujarat, is witnessing an aggres- community.” Padmaavat film, I want to request between the state government gone down up to 40 per cent. We strength of this country. sive opposition from the Rajput BJP state president Jitu that the peace and harmony in and the police administration have got positive response from Therefore, it is the duty of one community towards Padmaavat Vaghani also voiced his opinion the state is maintained,” Vaghani raises a big question. When the the VAT commissioner who has and all to ensure that the honour which hurts the sentiments of the in favour of cinema owners de- said, adding that the state admin- chief minister has said that assured that the issues will be put of this Rajput community is not Hindu society. The filmmakers ciding to not screening istration will be talking to cinema Padmaavat will not release, then forward to GST Council for possi- lowered (due to a film). If have distorted the history. It is our Padmaavat. “The stand of the owners and convince them not to there is no question of offering ble solutions.” ENS Padmaavat is released in Gujarat, responsibility to safeguard the Gujarat government has been screen the film. police protection,” he said. NGOS TO TAKE PART IIM-A’s cultural event takes a new leap — to address social issues Rights and You) will be organ- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE ised where crowd funded AHEMDABAD, JANUARY 23 money will be donated to CRY.” Many other NGOs are also THE INDIAN Institute of going participate in the event. Management, Ahmedabad (IIM- The fest will also host a three- A) will host a socio-cultural event, day quiz competition - Nihilanth, Chaos, from January 25 to 28. the annual inter IIT-IIM Quiz With speakers like S S championship. The 15th edition Rajamouli, director of Baahubali of this competition will feature and Balaji Vishwanathan, the over seven quizzes for the insti- CEO of Invento Robotics, the tutes on topics ranging from event in its 31st edition is fo- sports, sci-tech, business and oth- cussing on social issues apart ers. The quiz is expected to see from being a cultural event. the participation from over 39 The event, themed ‘Colors of contingents of 19 IITs and 20 IIMs. Life’, has been planned on a For people with an entrepre- larger scale this year with more neurial outlook, Chaos is hosting than 50 events showcasing mu- Swarnim: Entrepreneur of the sic, literature, quizzing, art, dance Year, in association with and drama. Swarnim Start-up and Shubham Varshney from the Innovation University (SSIU), marketing cell of Chaos said, “As Gandhinagar. part of its social initiatives, the The fest will host students event has collaborated with the from over 500 national institutes Blind People’s Association to over the four-day period which plan a ‘Dinner in the dark’ event would include participants for where people will have a chance events including hip-notize, a to dine and interact with visually western dance competition, challenged persons in complete natya katha, a stage play compe- darkness. Similarly, Abhiyaan-a tition, crescendo, a solo singing crowd funding competition in competition and a parliamen- association with CRY (Child tary debate. .