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GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 25 COMEDIAN KUNAL KAMRA, CARTOONIST RACHITA TANEJA HAVE BEEN AGRICULTURE MINISTER NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR DURING AN GIVEN CONTEMPT NOTICES BY SUPREME COURT FOR THEIR CRITICISM INTERVIEW SAID THAT THE INFORMAL TALKS WITH THE FARMERS OF THE TOP COURT IN TWEETS AND ILLUSTRATIONS RESPECTIVELY ARE ON AND IS HOPEFUL TO REACH A SOLUTION BEFORE YEAR ENDS OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 13°C - 26°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia Exodus from Trinamool ‘I APPEAL WITH continues as Amit Shah FOLDED HANDS’ lands in West Bengal Now, Barrackpore About a dozen TMC MLAs and heads of Ready to discuss all issues, end of MLA Shilbhadra elected bodies are believed to be preparing Dutta quit TMC to resign and walk with Suvendu to BJP MSP is a lie: PM Modi to farmers Aditi Nagar Kolkata: A day after Mohd Fahad former transport minis- ter Suvendu Adhikari New Delhi: Prime Min- resigned from the Tri- ister Narendra Modi, namool Congress and strongly defending on the threshold of Un- farm laws that have Farms laws were ion Home Minister triggered massive pro- Amit Shah’s two-day tests near Delhi, said on not brought West Bengal visit, the Friday that he was overnight. There party’s Barrackpore ready “with folded were demands for MLA, Shilbhadra Dutta, hands” to discuss every the reforms from quit and sent his resig- Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee issue with farmers and nation to party supremo parties, experts, allay their fear. He also Mamata Banerjee. SPEAKER REFUSES TO ACCEPT said any talk about the progressive In his resignation let- new laws doing away farmers for many ter, Dutta wrote, “I am ADHIKARI’S RESIGNATION LETTER with MSP or Minimum years. The tendering my resigna- Kolkata: The Bengal assembly Speaker’s refusal to Support Price for crops tion as a member of All accept the resignation of Suvendu Adhikari, who “is the biggest lie ever”. previous India Trinamool Con- resigned yesterday, highlights the Trinamool’s “If anyone has any governments had gress as well as from all desperation. Speaker Biman Banerjee asked Mr concerns, then with our made promises to others positions held by Adhikari to meet him on Monday, saying the letter heads bowed and our the farmers but me in the party and its was not in order and he was not satisfied that it hands folded, with hu- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the farmers of Madhya Pradesh via video conferencing, in associate organisation was “genuine and voluntary”. mility, we are willing to New Delhi on Friday. never delivered. with immediate effect.” discuss with them and They are upset Dutta had earlier refused NO COERCIVE ACTION AGAINST BJP assuage their fears,” PM also said though agricul- past 22 years, every gov- ties opposing these laws to meet the party’s elec- because what they LEADERS: SC TO MAMATA GOVT Modi said, addressing tural reforms were dis- ernment, state has dis- today promised these had only talked tion strategist Prashant farmers in Madhya cussed for over two dec- cussed these in detail. reforms in their mani- Kishore and his team. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued Pradesh via video as ades by every govern- Farmer groups, agricul- festos,” said the PM. about, Modi has On Thursday, Jiten- notice to Mamata Banerjee government on part of the govern- ment, the opposition was tural experts, econo- “These parties are done that dra Tiwari, MLA from petitions filed by BJP MPs Kailash Vijayvargiya ment’s redoubled efforts misleading farmers. mists, scientists and pro- pained today. They are —Narendra Modi, Pandabeswar and presi- and Arjun Singh alleging foisting of false cases to reach out to farmers. “These laws were not gressive farmers, have asking themselves how Prime Minister dent of the TMC’s Pas- on them. P5 The Prime Minister brought in overnight. In called for reforms. Par- Modi could Turn to P6 chim Turn to P6 4 months after CBI finds: Hathras victim dissent, Sonia to INDIA TAKES FIRST INNINGS LEAD meet some of was gang-raped, killed 23 letter-writers AFTER BOWLERS TAME AUSTRALIA CBI also invoked charges against the four accused under today in Delhi the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in its chargesheet New Delhi: Sonia Gan- Hathras: The four ac- dhi will on Saturday cused in the alleged meet some of the 23 sen- gang-rape and torture ior lead- of a young Dalit wom- ers who an in Uttar Pradesh’s had writ- Hathras in September ten to her were on Friday charged in August by the CBI of gang- seeking rape and murder, over The handling of the case by Uttar Pradesh Police - particularly the sweeping changes in the three months after the late-night cremation of the victim allegedly without the family’s Congress organisation approval - had led to angry protests across the country. incident that triggered and an effective, full- outrage across across PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA time leadership that is the nation. @PRIYANKAGANDHI “visible” and “active”. The CBI has also in- On one hand, there was government- This will be the first at- voked charges against protected injustice. The family, on the tempt at rapprochement Adelaide: India celebrate the wicket of Australia’s Matthew Wade on the second day of their cricket test the accused under the other, was hopeful of justice. The victim’s from both sides. match at the Adelaide Oval in Australia on Friday. After scoring 244 in the first Innings, Indian bowlers SC/ST (Prevention of body was burnt forcibly. There were A list of potential at- collectively dominated Australia into submission, bowling them out for 191 on the second day of the Atrocities) Act. The attempts to discredit the victim. The family tendees was sent to So- opening Day/Night Test. Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 55. At the end of probe agency filed its was threatened. But eventually, Satya nia, out of which a se- the day, India were 9 for 1 after losing Prithvi Shaw and leading by 62 runs. chargesheet before triumphed. Satyameva Jayate #HathrasCase lect group will meet her, Turn to P6 sources said. Gold & silver worth `1 cr missing, complaint lodged 4 years later ingh Yadav in his com- toms Superintendent tion of senior officials Evidence from smuggling busts by plaint with C division PM Rana. through communica- Bhuj Customs between 1971 and police station of Jam- By 2016, the Bhuj tion between Jamna- nagar stated that Bhuj Customs office renova- gar and Bhuj Customs. 1993 had been kept in Jamnagar Customs had carried tion was completed The complaint has out seizures of smug- and they requested been lodged under the for safekeeping after 2001 quake gled gold and silver be- their Jamnagar coun- Indian Penal Code (IPC) tween 1971 and 1993, terparts to hand over for criminal breach of First India Bureau alleging that 2,156 gm and that a few samples the 28 gold and silver trust by a public serv- gold worth Rs1 crore of evidence had been samples. But, when ant. The case is being Jamnagar: After had gone missing kept at Bhuj Customs. the Bhuj team reached investigated by police learning about the in- from customs in 2016. In the devastating Jamnagar to take pos- inspector KL Gadhe. cident in the Jamna- According to offi- earthquake of 2001, the session of the samples, It is curious that the gar Customs four cials, no complaint building got damaged in the presence of lo- customs offices of Bhuj years ago, the chief was lodged before due and the samples were cal panchayat and gold and Jamnagar did not commissioner cus- counter- allegations transferred to the Jam- smith, they found that come forward earlier toms (Ahmedabad) between Jamnagar nagar Customs. A total 2,156 gm of gold miss- and only registered a finally decided to reg- and Bhuj Customs. of 28 silver and gold ing in five boxes. This complaint four years ister a criminal com- Customs inspector samples were received was immediately after the incident oc- plaint on Thursday, Ramsingh Shivkumars- by then Jamnagar Cus- brought to the atten- curred. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2020 02 Over 124 villages and 404 faliyas will receive potable water under the government scheme CM LAUNCHES FIVE WATER SUPPLY Chief Minister Vijay Rupani addressing a gathering at the foundation stone PROJECTS IN VALSAD DISTRICT ceremony of a water supply project at Dhagadmal in Valsad on Friday. CM at a farmers’ rally in Chikhli of Navsari district. Rupani addressing farmers at the rally on Friday. First India Bureau ing clusters) in Valsad Dhan accounts to every as the ‘Cherrapunji’ of Earlier, Prime Min- crore in the district. Rupani added, “The ing the day.” district. household in the state. Gujarat. Various pro- ister Narendra Modi The chief minister government purchased Talking about the Valsad: Chief Minis- Talking about the The government has jects and schemes of had announced a Rs550 further stated that in crop produce worth pandemic efforts, Ru- ter Vijay Rupani on provision’s enabled by been committed to Di- the water supply de- crore water supply the 2019 election mani- Rs18,000 crore from pani stated, “We have Friday laid the founda- the state government, rect Benefit Transfer partment remain es- scheme at Dahod, a festo, the Congress farmers at support been successful in pre- tion stone of five water Rupani said, “Gujarat (DBT) too.” sential for water stor- project which is yet to has decided to give a prices over the past venting the transmis- supply improvement has succeeded in pro- He added, “Around age and distribution in be completed.