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First India Bureau
Agra/Lucknow: Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Monday said
the Samajwadi Party
never gave respect to
Gokul Singh Jat, who
courageously chal-
lenged Mughal Emper-
or Aurangzeb’s tyranny
and refused to accept
his misdeeds.
Addressing a ‘Prabhaa-
vi Matdaata Samwad’
in Agra, Adityanath
said that unlike the SP,
the BJP knows how to
respect those who made
sacrifices for the na-
tion. “We named the
Agra Museum after
Chhatrapati Shivaji,”
he said.
“The previous govern-
ments used to deprive
the people of facilities,
youth of employment,
daughters of their
rights, the elderly, spe-
cially-abled and desti-
tute women of the ben-
efits of welfare
schemes. However, our
government imple-
mented as well as exe-
cuted various reforms
for upliftment of all,”
he said.
Continuing his attack
on the opposition par-
ties, Yogi said that ear-
lier the safety of daugh-
ters was at stake, but
now goons, rioters and
miscreants think ten
times before disrupting
the environment of
safety and harmony in
the state. “The BJP re-
spects faith while the
SP only knows how to
play with faith,” he re-
marked.
AGRA CAMPAIGN
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The‘Ganga
Dwar’ route to the
Kashi Vishwanath
temple in Varanasi
will be opened for the
public by Feb 15. This
entrance to KV Dham
directly from the Gan-
ga banks was under
construction when the
expanded shrine was
opened by Prime Min-
ister Modi, almost
three weeks before the
ECI announced the As-
sembly poll dates on
January 8. Incidental-
ly
,theGangaDwarwill
be opened three weeks
before the polling in
Kashi on March 7.
Divisional Commis-
sioner Deepak Agraw-
al said, “We are target-
ing to complete all fin-
ishing work of Ganga
Dwar by February 10
sothatitcanbeopened
for pilgrims also.”
CM Yogi Adityanath being felicitated by BJP leaders at the ‘Prabhavi
Matdaata Samvad’ at Kirawali inAgra on Monday.—PHOTO BY ANI
KASHI VISHWANATH’S GANGA
ROUTE TO OPEN BY FEB 15
SP NEVER RESPECTED GOKUL JAT, WHO
CHALLENGED AURANGZEB: YOGI
PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi after inaugurating the Kashi
Vishwanath Dham Corridor.
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Supreme Court agreed to list for urgent hearing a former Rajya Sabha
lawmaker’s plea seeking contempt action against top Haryana government of-
ficials over alleged disruptions in the offering of Friday ‘namaz’ in Gurugram.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and
Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of advocate Indira Jaising.
The government on Monday approved the highest bid of Tata Steel Long
Products Limited for acquiring 93.71 per cent equity in Neelachal Ispat
Nigam Ltd (NINL), held by joint venture partners of four CPSEs and
two Odisha government companies, at an enterprise value of Rs 12,100
crore. It is an integrated steel plant at Kalinganagar in Odisha.
GURUGRAM ‘NAMAZ’
ROW: SC AGREES TO
HEAR PLEA FOR
CONTEMPT ACTION
GOVT APPROVES TATA
STEEL’S BID TO ACQUIRE
93.71% EQUITY IN
NEELACHAL ISPAT
Kerala HC defers
Centre’s order to
revoke licence
of Malayalam
news channel
Kochi: Kerala High
Court has deferred the
order of the Ministry of
Information and Broad-
casting revoking the li-
cence and removing the
name of a Malayalam
news channel ‘Media
One’ from the list
of permitted news
channels citing securi-
ty reasons.
The High Court de-
ferred the order till the
next hearing, which
will be on Wednesday
.
Politics of revenge: PM Modi attacks
Akhilesh in first virtual meet for UP
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi to-
day accused the opposi-
tionSamajwadiPartyof
inducing voters to “seek
revenge” on the BJP in
Uttar Pradesh, saying it
was a far cry from the
developmental policies
of the Yogi Adityanath
government.
Pitching it as “Nakli
Samajwad (fake social-
ism) versus gareeb ka
sarkaar (government of
the poor)” he cited the
homes for poor, policies
for backward classes,
medical colleges, great-
er connectivity through
expressways, initiatives
for Muslim women and
the raising of marriage
for women as the
achievements of the
BJP government at the
Centre and the state.
BJP NAMES MINISTER EX-MULAYAM
AIDE BAGHEL AGAINST AKHILESH
EC EXTENDS BAN ON RALLIES,
ROADSHOWS TILL FEBRUARY 11
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Union min-
ister and party’s Agra MP from the backward community
SP Singh Baghel as its candidate against Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal Assembly
segment in Mainpuri. Baghel had entered politics as
president of the Mulayam Youth brigade and went on to
win thrice as Samajwadi party MP from the now-merged
Jalesar seat, (now non existing merged in Etah).
The Election Commission on Monday extended the ban
on the public rallies and road shows during upcoming
state Assembly polls due to ongoing Covid-19 pandem-
ic. The ban will now remain in place till February 11.
Didi blocks Bengal Guv on Twitter,
he tweets WhatsApp message to her
Kolkata: West Bengal
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar took to Twit-
ter on Monday to share
the contents of a What-
sApp message he
sent to CM Mamata
Banerjee.
G o v e r n o r
Jagdeep Dhankhar
also mentioned in
his tweet that his
message to the CM
Mamata Banerjee
was “read” at 10.25
am on Monday
.
Earlier in the day, the
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister held a press con-
ference. “Every morn-
ing and evening he
[Governor] tweets ac-
cusing and attacking
us. As if he is the only
supreme and we
are bonded labour-
ers. I cannot take it.
I have blocked him
today on Twitter,”
CM Mamata Baner-
jee said as per a
statement by the
West Bengal gov-
ernment.
“Pegasus is run-
ning from Governor
house. He is tapping
phones,” she added.
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8-8.5%
THE ECONOMIC SURVEY
PROJECTS ‘AMBITIOUS’
GDP GROWTH IN 2022-23
Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman on
Monday tabled the Economic
Survey 2021-22 a day ahead
of the Union Budget 2022
After a contraction of
7.3% last year, the
economy is estimated to grow
by 9.2% this fiscal, and 8.3%
in the next fiscal
The macroeconomic stability
indicators in the government’s
Economic Survey suggest that the country’s
economy is well-placed to take on the
challenges of the financial year 2022-23
1 2 3
New Delhi: India’s
Gross Domestic Prod-
uct growth rate is pro-
jected to grow by 8% to
8.5% in the next fiscal
year of 2022-’23, the gov-
ernment said on Mon-
day in the Economic
Survey tabled in Parlia-
ment by Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman. The finance
minister will present
the country’s annual
Budget on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Rajya
Sabha was adjourned
for the day after the Sur-
vey was tabled.
CEA V Anantha
Nageswaran
(R) along
with Principal
Economic
Advisor Sanjeev
Sanyal talk to
media, after
Economic
Survey 2021-22
is tabled in both
the Houses of
Parliament by
FM Nirmala
Sitharaman.
Prez addresses joint
session of Parliament
New Delhi: President
Ram Nath Kovind on
Monday highlighted the
achievements of the
Narendra Modi govern-
ment’s mega COVID-19
vaccination drive and
noted that 150 crore dos-
es were administered to
the country’s citizens in
a record time.
In his address to the
joint sitting of both
Houses of Parliament
at the start of the Budg-
et Session in the Cen-
tral Hall, President Ko-
vind said the Rs 64,000
crore PM Ayushman
Bharat Health Infra-
structure Mission will
prepare the country for
a health crisis in the
future.
President Ram Nath Kovind addresses the Parliament during the
Budget Session 2022. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman
Venkaiah Naidu, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are also seen.
CHALLENGES
AND CONCERNS
KEY MEASURES
FLAGGED
Despite a projected
9.2 per cent growth
in GDP in FY22 to above
pre-pandemic levels,
the Indian economy
continues to face a slew
of structural challenges
that existed prior to the
pandemic and new chal-
lenges brought on by
Covid-19. The Economic
Survey also noted that
the supply chain disrup-
tions and slow economic
growth have contributed
to an increase in inflation
in the country.
EASE OF EXIT
“There has been an
overhaul in the process
of winding-up due to the
insolvency/bankruptcy
with the introduction of
the IBC. However, the
procedure of voluntary
business exit still needs
to be simplified signifi-
cantly,” the Survey said.
CROSS-BORDER
INSOLVENCY
There is a need for a
standardised frame-
work for cross-border
insolvency. At present,
IBC has no standard
instrument to restructure
the firms involving cross
border jurisdictions.
REDUCE PATENT
PROCEDURE DELAYS
Average pendency for
final decision in acquir-
ing patents in India is
42 months as of 2020,
much higher than 20.8,
20, 15.8 and 15 months
respectively for USA,
China, Korea and Japan.
SENSEX ROCKETS
813 POINTS, NIFTY
ABOVE 17,300 MARK
The Sensex surged 813
points to reclaim the
58,000-level while the Nifty
breached the 17,300-mark
on Monday on account of in-
tense buying across sectors
after the Economic Survey
2021-22 projected healthy
growth for the economy
in the near term. Sensex
opened with significant gains
and kept its momentum
throughout the session. It
finally closed at 58,014.17,
clocking a gain of 813.94
points or 1.42 per cent.Like-
wise, the NSE Nifty rallied
237.90 points or 1.39 per
cent to end at 17,339.85.
STRONG REVENUE
The survey pointed out that revenues
have witnessed a strong revival in
FY22. This means that the government
has fiscal room to provide support
if necessary. High Foreign Reserves,
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and
rising exports have provided a buffer
against liquidity tampering.
AGIRCULTURE
Agriculture and allied sectors remained
the silver lining during the Covid-19
pandemic and are expected to grow by
3.9 per cent in 2021-22 after growing
3.6 per cent in the previous year.
SERVICES SECTOR
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the
services sector the hardest. This sec-
tor is projected to grow by 8.2 per cent
this financial year following the previ-
ous fiscal’s 8.4 per cent contraction.
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
The growth of the industrial sector
has been estimated at 11.2 per cent
in FY22.
CONSUMPTION
Total consumption is estimated to
have grown by 7.0 per cent in 2021-22
with significant contributions in the
form of government spending.
AIR INDIA PRIVATISATION
The Economic Survey has highlighted
that privatisation of Air India was a
significant step in terms of boosting
the privatisation drive and gathering
disinvestment proceeds.
INCREASE IN CAPITAL
SPENDING
According to the Economic Survey,
there can be a sharp increase in capital
spending by the government as a de-
mand and supply-enhancing measure.
CRYPTOCURRENCY
The issue of cryptocurrency has not
been covered in the Economic Survey
2021-22, Principal Economic Adviser
Sanjeev Sanyal said in an interaction
with media. “As you know, this is a
matter of some debate within govern-
ment. So, this is something that is
currently in discussion,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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SP’S RED CAP IS STAINED WITH BLOOD
OF INNOCENTS, SAYS CM ADITYANATH
First India Bureau
Agra: Addressing a
‘Prabhaavi Matdaata
Samwad’ in Agra, CM
Yogionceagainmount-
ed a blistering attack
on the Samajwadi Par-
ty, comparing SP
Chief’s family with the
Mahabharata’s charac-
ters. “Kaka, mama,
nana, bhatija (uncle,
maternal uncle, mater-
nal grandfather, neph-
ew), you must have
heard of them either
in Mahabharata or be-
tween 2012 and 2017,”
he said.
“Before 2017, the re-
cruitment charge in
different departments
was given to the family
members. Some to un-
cles, some to brothers,
and others to nephews.
They are the reincar-
nated characters of
Mahabharata who im-
peded UP’s progress by
launching a war just
like they did at the
time of Mahabharata.
Today again their can-
didate list is full of
criminals,” he said.
He said that the SP’s
red cap is stained with
the blood of innocent
people killed in the
Muzaffarnagar riots.
Whenever the SP got a
chance, they threw the
state into riots, never
cared to develop it. The
SP and BSP did the
work of tearing the so-
cial fabric apart. Our
government imple-
mented schemes for
the benefit of the poor.
As a result, today
every poor farmer is
getting the benefits of
schemes like PM Kisan
Samman Nidhi.
The list of candi-
dates declared by the
Samajwadi Party has
given a clear message
that Akhilesh is not
ready to leave “crimi-
nals, goons and riot-
ers”. I would like to
tell them that after
March 10, the same
bulldozer will track
down miscreants.
He said that BJP is
in front of you with
nationalism, good
governance and devel-
opment.
CM Yogi Adityanath slams oppn, says BJP implemented schemes for the benefit of the poor
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a gathering ahead of UP Assembly elections at Kirawali
in Agra on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
ALL GUNS ON SP
Everyone getting
protection under
BJP rule in UP: PM
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday said that mafia
and rioters used to be a
law unto themselves and
enjoyed government pa-
tronageunderSamajwa-
di Party rule in Uttar
Pradesh.
In his first virtual poll
rallyaftertheannounce-
ment of assembly elec-
tiondates,Modisaidthat
the SP wanted to exact
‘’revenge”, but the peo-
ple were alert to those
who have ‘dangai soch’
(rioters’ mentality).
“Five years ago, ‘da-
bang’ (muscle men) and
‘dangai’ (rioters) were
thelawuntothemselves.
Whatever they said be-
came the government
order.Traderswereloot-
ed and daughters could
not come out of their
homes. The mafia used
to roam freely under
government patron-
age,” the Prime Minis-
ter said in his address.
“Taking revenge is
their ideology,” he said
referring to the SP, “I
am happy that the peo-
ple of Uttar Pradesh are
alert about those who
have ‘dangai soch’”.
Taking a jibe at Akh-
ilesh Yadav, who had
said that he sees Lord
Krishna in his dreams,
the prime minister
said, “Those seeing
dreams are sleeping
while Yogi Adityanath
is awake and committed
to working for develop-
ment”.
“Five years ago, ille-
gal occupation of
house, land and shops
of the poor, downtrod-
den, backward, was a
symbol of socialism.
There used to be news
of exodus of people eve-
ry day,” he said.
“Today
, whether it is the
UP’s farmers, employ-
ees, traders or mothers,
sisters and daughters,
everyone is getting pro-
tection and respect. See-
ing our ‘kaam’ (work)
and their ‘karname’
(misdeeds), this time
also the people of UP
are going to give full
blessings to the BJP,”
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi added in his
address. —PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath at the virtual rally for the UP Assembly
election, in New Delhi on Monday.
EXODUS ISSUE
FACT CHECK ON KARHAL
HIGH FLIER
People bid bye to Yogi Adityanath as his chopper took off from ‘Prabhavi Matdata
Samvad’, at Kirawali, in Agra on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Akhilesh files nomination, asks
people to defeat negative politics
Lucknow: Samajwadi
Party president Akh-
ilesh Yadav on Monday
said this Uttar Pradesh
assembly polls will
write the country’s his-
tory for the next cen-
tury and appealed to
people to defeat nega-
tive politics.
Yadav, who was in
Mainpuri district to
file his nomination
from the Karhal assem-
bly seat, also said that
his “mission” is of a
movement of positive
politics with progres-
sive thinking.
“This ‘nomination’ is
a ‘mission’ as this UP
election will write the
country’s history for
the next century. Let’s
take part in this move-
ment of positive poli-
tics with progressive
thinking Defeat nega-
tive politics, remove it
too. Jai Hind!” Akhile-
sh Yadav said in a tweet
in Hindi.
He also shared a pic-
ture of him leaving on
the Samajwadi Vijay
Rath bus for Mainpuri
from his native place
Saifai in Etawah.
Karhal will go to polls
on February 20 in the
third of the seven
phase elections in the
state.
Later, talking to re-
porters, Yadav said, “I
want to thank the peo-
ple of Mainpuri and
the people of the or-
ganisation, who have
given me a chance that
today I am nominated
from Karhal for con-
testing the elections. I
am going to do it.”
“Positive politics has
been carried forward
and I hope the people of
UP will remove those
who do negative poli-
tics in this election.
Therefore, I appeal to
the people to give op-
portunity to the SP not
only in Karhal but in
every area. The party
will take the state on
the path of develop-
ment, prosperity and
progress,” he said
The Karhal constitu-
ency is located ust four
kilometres away from
Saifai — the native vil-
lage of SP patriarch
and former CM Mulay-
am Singh Yadav.
SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav files nomination papers for UP elections
on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Akhilesh’s assets increase
from `16.90 cr in 2019 to
`17.22 crore in 2022
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The net
worth of Samajwadi
Party president Akh-
ilesh Yadav’s assets
is Rs 17.22 crore.
In 2019, he had de-
clared assets valued
at Rs 16.90 crore.
In his affidavit
filed with his nomi-
nation papers on
Monday, Akhilesh
has shown that he
has Rs 1.79 lakh cash
in hand while wife
Dimple Yadav has Rs
3.32 lakh cash.
He has 5 bank ac-
counts -- two in Eta-
wah where he has Rs
3.19 lakh and Rs
23,662. He has two
bank accounts in
Lucknow in which he
has deposits of Rs 21
lakh and Rs 25,615.
He has one bank
account in Delhi
with Rs 1.35 lakh. He
also owns a commer-
cial plot in Lucknow.
Akhilesh also owns a
cellular phone worth
Rs 76,000, furniture
of Rs 17,085 and exer-
cise equipment
worth over Rs 5.34
lakh, while wife Dim-
ple has jewellery
items including gold,
diamond, pearl
worth Rs 59.76 lakh
and computer of Rs
1.25 lakh.
Akhilesh had de-
clared moveable
property worth Rs 7.9
crore and immovable
assets worth Rs 16.90
crore, in the affidavit
submitted with the
nomination paper for
his Lok Sabha elec-
tions in April 2019.
His wife Dimple has
declared Rs 3.68 crore
worth movable prop-
erties and immova-
ble assets of Rs 9.30
crore. Akhilesh’s in-
come has decreased
to Rs 84.83 lakh in fi-
nancial year 2017-
2018, when compared
to Rs 1.25 crore in
2013-14.
Akhilesh on the way to
filing his nomination papers
from the Karhal assembly
seat of Mainpuri district, on
Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Caste cauldron in West UP: SP-RLD combine
ditches AJGAR, relies on GAJAB combination
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Bharatiya
Janata Party’s last mile
push led by Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah in West UP has
once again brought fo-
cus back on the region’s
caste arithmetic.
Of the 71 assembly
seats across 14 districts
in West UP
, the BJP had
won 51 seats in 2017. The
number became 52 after
lone RLD MLA Sa-
hender Ramala joined
BJP. The SP had won 16
seats, Congress two and
the BSP one.But this
time round, the SP
seems to have taken a
leaf from Chaudhary
Charan Singh’s poll-
strategy of establishing
an anti-Congress front
in the 1960s, when the
party was at its peak.
The veteran Jat leader
had shunned the Con-
gress party, and led his
own faction to victory,
evenbecomingthechief
minister by successful-
ly implementing AJGR
popularly known as AJ-
GAR, a caste alliance
between Ahir, Jat, Gu-
jar and Rajputs. It was
first proposed by rural
leader Sri Chotu Ram.
Later that AJGAR got
transformed into MAJ-
GAR after adding Mus-
lims to these 4 castes.
The riots in Muzaffa-
rnagar in 2013, however,
led to breakdown of the
Muslim-Jat coalition.
This experiment
worked successfully in
the politics of UP for
about 10 years, but after
Mandal politics, the Sa-
majwadi Party (SP)
came into existence,
and Yadavs got separat-
ed and Rashtriya Lok
Dal (RLD) became as a
party of Jats.
A large number of
Rajputs stayed with SP
founder Mulayam Sin-
gh Yadav. In such a situ-
ation, whenever RLD
and SP were together, it
was said that now an at-
tempt would be made to
re-create the AJGAR
equation. Similar spec-
ulations were made
about the SP-RLD alli-
ance this time, but it is
proving to be wrong.
The reason behind this
is the BJP, which is cur-
rently in power and
Yogi Adityanath, the
CM is himself a Rajput.
SP and RLD have
started focusing on GA-
JAB equation instead
of AJGAR.
TheGAJABallianceis
made of Gurjars, Ahirs
(Yadavs), Jats and Brah-
mins. The SP wants to
compensatetheexpected
loss of Rajputs with
Brahmin votes. This is
the reason why it organ-
ised Prabuddh Sam-
melan in the entire state
and also participated in
ticket distribution.
The alliance partners
are giving special em-
phasis on Brahmins in
Purvanchal, where
Brahmin vs Rajput is
believed to be a domi-
nant political theme. If
the most backward
castes and Muslims are
added to this equation,
the Samajwadi Party
seems to be focusing on
a large vote bank.
POLL SAGA
SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary
have decided to contest the upcoming UP polls as a team.
SP-RLD aims to tap
Gurjars, Ahirs, Jats
Brahmins (GAJAB)
in Western UP
YOGI FORCED THEM TO FOCUS ON AJGAR
Aditi’s hubby
contests as
‘independent’
First India Bureau
N aw a n s h a h r :
Congress MLA
Angad Saini on
Monday filed nom-
ination as an Inde-
pendent candidate
from the seat fol-
lowing the denial
of party ticket to
him for the Punjab
Assembly polls, af-
ter his MLA wife
joined the BJP in
Uttar Pradesh.
His wife Aditi
Singh had report-
edly dared Con-
gress general sec-
retary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra to
contest from Rae
Bareli. The Con-
gress has fielded
Satbir Singh Saini
in Angad’s place
from Nawanshahr.
Addressing a
gathering of his
supporters here
on Monday, Angad
Saini attacked the
Congress high
command for its
“lopsided deci-
sion”, which ac-
coding to him, was
not based on his
performance but
on matters and is-
sues related to his
wife. —PTI

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Lucknow: Congressna-
tional general secretary
RandeepSinghSurjewa-
la on Monday attacked
the BJP over price rise
and urged people to get
rid of the ruling party
for relief from inflation.
Launching a booklet
on inflation ahead of the
UP Assembly polls, the
Congress leader said
while crematorium,
graveyard and gun cul-
ture are being raised, is-
sues of unemployment
and price rise remain
untouched.
Hesaidwhileinflation
is on the rise, in the rule
of PM Modi and UP CM
Yogi Adityanath, assets
of the BJP increased
from Rs 780 crore to Rs
4,850crore,a550percent
jump in the past seven
years.
Calling himself a
farmer, Surjewala said,
“This is the first govern-
ment, which has im-
posed tax on fertilisers,
pesticides, tractors and
farming implements.”
The governments of
Narendra Modi and
Ajay Singh Bisht (Adi-
tyanath’s other name)
have taken out Rs 17.50
lakh crore from farm-
ers’ pocket, he claimed.
“The fight of the Con-
gress is with inflation
and unemployment,”
Surjewala said as he al-
leged the PM and Adi-
tyanath had been loot-
ing people for the past
seven and five years,
respectively
.
Referring to the Con-
gress booklet, Surjewa-
la said, “That’s why we
say defeat the BJP, win
over inflation.”
Presenting inflation
figures, he said, “People
cannot comfortably
drink a cup of tea be-
cause in 2014, when the
Congress came to pow-
er, tea, which was Rs
130-140 per kg, has be-
come Rs 400-500 per kg
today
.”
He said during Con-
gress rule, the rail fare
was 32 paise per KM
but Modiji and Yogi
have increased the fare
to Rs 1.10 per KM,which
is 343 per cent increase,
he said. —PTI
Defeat BJP to win over inflation: Surjewala
STRONG WORDS
lll
The Congress
leader said BJP’s
assets had
increased by
over 550% in
the last 7 years
and, Modi and
Yogi govts had
taken out Rs
17.50 lakh crore
from farmers’
pocket
National General secretary of Congress Randeep Surjewala
addressing a press meet at UPCC office in Lucknow on Monday.
CRUCIAL READ
INCOME TAX TEAM RAIDS RENOWNED
JEWELLERY SHOWROOMS IN JAUNPUR
Jaunpur: The Income Tax Department raided the prem-
ises of two prestigious jewellery showrooms Gehna
Kothi and Kirti Kunj under city Kotwali area on Monday.
The I-T team, which came in about 25 vehicles, raided
3 different places of both the showrooms. Both are
reputed firms of the district. Heavy police force had
been deployed for security. The team carried out raids
by closing both the showrooms from outside. The
owner of Kirti Kunj Pratishthan is Nanhe Lal Verma and
I-T team took of his two sons with them.
EC NOTICE TO BJP
CANDIDATE FOR
CODE VIOLATION
Bulandshahr:The
Election Commission
Monday issued a notice
to Bulandshahr Sadar
BJP candidate for al-
leged violation of Covid
health guidelines after
a video showed him
dancing with support-
ers, officials said. They
said the Returning Of-
ficer has asked Pradeep
Chaudhary to submit an
explanation within 24
hours. EC has banned
roadshows, ‘padyatras’,
rallies till February 11.
LOVE AFFAIR:
BODY OF
YOUTH FOUND
Hardoi: The body of a
youngster was found
near Fattehpur Ghazipur
under Majhila area
here. Police said Azad,
resident of Fateehpur
Ghazipur village was
tailor. He went miss-
ing on Sunday and his
dead body was found
next morning near the
village. Police rushed
to the spot and initiated
investigations. Initial
probe revealed that
Azad had love affair in
the same village.
Driver of e-bus loses control in busy city crossing in Knp; hits cars, bikes, rickshaws
Kanpur: Six people
were killed and as many
grievously injured after
the driver of an electric
bus lost control and
rammed it into several
vehicles in Rail Bazar
area here, police said on
Monday
.
According to eye-wit-
nesses, the driver of the
bus moved it onto the
wrong side of the road
after which the bus
rammedauto-rickshaws,
motorcycles, cars and a
traffic booth between
GhantagharandTatMill
Crossing on Sunday
night. It then hit a truck
and broke down, they
said. The driver of the
bus was arrested, the po-
lice said.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police (East) Pra-
mod Kumar confirmed
thecasualtiesintheacci-
dent.
Of the six injured,
four were admitted to
Krishna Hospital while
the other two were ad-
mittedtoLalaLajpatRai
Hospital, he said.
The officer said sever-
al cars and motorcycles
were damaged and the
driver of the bus was be-
ing interrogated.
An FIR has been regis-
tered at the Rail Bazar
police station and a de-
tailed probe is underway
,
the police said. PM Nar-
endra Modi, CM Yogi,
Congress leader Priyan-
ka Gandhi Vadra con-
doled the deaths.
Relatives block the LaTouche Road by keeping the bodies of the victims, in Kanpur on Monday. (R)
The bus after the mishap.
President Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences
to the families of the victims. “Deeply saddened
by the news of many casualties in the Kanpur bus
accident. My deepest condolences to the families
who lost their loved ones in this incident. I wish
the injured people a speedy recovery,” President
Kovind posted on his official Twitter handle. PM
Modi tweeted,“Very sad to know about the road
accident in Babupurwa area of
Kanpur. My deepest
condolences to the families of those who have lost
their lives in this. ... wish a speedy recovery to all
those injured...
PREZ, PM EXPRESS GRIEF
6 DEAD, 9 CRITICAL AS BUS
RUNS OVER VEHICLES
PNB-Patanjali Ltd
launch credit cards
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Punjab Na-
tional Bank (PNB), and
Patanjali Ayurved Lim-
ited(PAL)havelaunched
co-branded credit cards
in partnership with Na-
tional Payments Corpo-
ration of India (NPCI).
The credit cards are of-
fered on NCPI’s RuPay
Platform and is avail-
able in two variants -
PNB RuPay Platinum
and PNB RuPay Select.
Both the cards come
with attractive benefits
and spend-based waiv-
ers for customers. They
offer a hassle-free credit
service to purchase day-
to-day Patanjali prod-
ucts, along with cash
backs, loyalty points,
insurance cover and
more. For three months
from the card launch,
cardholders may enjoy
suitable cashback @2%
for transactions over
2500, subject to a ceiling
of ₹ 50 per transaction at
Patanjali Stores.
Cardholders will re-
ceive a welcome bonus
of 300 reward points on
activation. Additionally
,
they will get compli-
mentary domestic and
international airport
lounge access.
13UPbureaucratsincluding
3 IAS, 10 PCS officers retire
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Thirteen of
the state’s bureaucratic
officersi.e.3IASofficers,
7seniorPCSofficersand
3 deputy collector offi-
cers have retired at the
end of January 2022.
The IAS officers who
retired are Turamalla
Venkatesh of batch 1988
whoheldthepostof ACS
Irrigation and Water re-
source, Debashish Pan-
da of batch 1987 who
held the post of Secre-
tary Irrigation Central
Government and Rajen-
dra Pratap Pandey of
batch 2006 who held the
post of Secretary Home.
Amongthe10PCSoffi-
cerswhoretiredonJanu-
ary 31 include 7 Senior
PCSofficersand3Junior
PCSofficers.Itstobenot-
ed the of these 7 senior
PCS officers, 5 of them
areAddlCommissioners.
The retirees include PCS
Harishkar Yadav CRO
Mirzapur and PCS Raj
Narayan Pandey
, Addi-
tional Municipal Com-
missioner Ghaziabad.
Jaiprakash Yadav Depu-
ty Collector of Mau,
Abhay Kumar Gupta
Deputy of Collector and
MaharajganjKaushalen-
dra Kumar Deputy of
Collector Jaunpur are
the 3 Deputy Collectors
who retired.
Turamalla Venkatesh
New milestone: UP
crosses26-crdoses
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Keeping the
pace of vaccination in
top gear, Uttar Pradesh
crossed the 26 crore vax
doses milestone on Mon-
day
. This is another ma-
jorlandmarkasthestate
continuestoconductone
of the most successful
vaccination campaigns
in the country since the
rollout of the mass im-
munisation drive.
Committed to provid-
ing protection cover to
children in the age
group of 15-18, the state
of UP has so far admin-
istered vaccine doses to
over 66.8 per cent teen-
agers.
Since the beginning
of the inoculation drive
for this age bracket,
more than 92,94,039
teens have received
their first dose of vac-
cine within a span of 4
weeks.
Strengthening its
fightagainsttheCovid-19
pandemic, UP has also
administered over 13.03
lakh ‘precaution doses’
to healthcare, frontline
workers and those above
60 years.
In view of the partici-
pation of people in the
upcomingassemblyelec-
tions, the vaccination
drive has been intensi-
fied in the state.
Corona testing and booster dose for all state employees being
undertaken by state government and ECI before a 4-day
workshop of state employees assigned election duty at Jai Narain
PG college in Lucknow on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Over one crore vaccine
doses have been admin-
istered within a span
of a week. To ensure a
‘Covid-safe’ election, the
government is relying on
enhanced vaccination,
considering which the CM
has ordered to complete
100 per cent vaccination
in all districts in a phased
manner. UP is followed by
Maharashtra with 14.79
crore doses administered
so far.
OVER 1-CR DOSES
IN ONE WEEK
‘Choose a leader from among yourself,
who thinks about your well being’
First India Bureau
Hathras: Elections are
to be held in Hathras as-
sembly in the third
phase on February 20,
but no candidate wants
to be left behind in col-
lecting maximum votes
from the public. On
Monday
, Hathras assem-
bly candidate Sanjeev
Kaka reached Sasni via
Lalpur from Jalalpur
where he addressed a
public meeting and ap-
pealed to the people to
make BSP victorious.
BSP candidate San-
jeev Kaka did public re-
lations campaign in
Jalalpur, Lalpur and
Sasni,wherehetoldpeo-
ple about the strategy of
BSP along with seeking
votes from the people.
KakasaidtheBJPgov-
ernmentwasthegovern-
ment of the capitalists,
and it had nothing to do
with the happiness and
miseryof thepoor.“This
government has given
nothing but inflation
and unemployment to
the people, so now the
people should choose
such a leader for them-
selves who can think
about their well being, “
he said.
He said, he was a man
attached to the land and
was one of these people,
so he was confident of
full public support.
BSP’s Sanjeev Kaka.
POLL STAR
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a door-to-door campaign at JJ Colony in Noida on Monday.

—PHOTO BY ANI
Debashish Panda Rajendra Pratap Pandey

PERSPECTIVE
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very institution on this planet
uses a budget to estimate the rev-
enue and expenditure for a spe-
cific period.
The central government is re-
quired by Article 112 of the In-
dian Constitution to deliver an
annual financial statement to
Parliament. It is a statement of
the Government of India’s esti-
mated receipts and expenditures
for each financial year, which
runs from April 1 to March 31.
The Union budget for 2021 fo-
cused on increased capital ex-
penditure (CAPEX), disinvest-
ment, and tax compliance ease
following the Covid-19 pandemic-
induced recession.
The Union Budget of 2022 will
be critical in determining the In-
dian economy’s path ahead in the
face of the ongoing third wave of
the Covid contagion. According
to some market observers, the
government’s focus would be on
economic resuscitation through
increased spending, with need-
based capital investment being
the key imperative.
The finance ministry faces a
difficult task in managing and
delivering a pragmatic budget on
February 1, 2022, given the gov-
ernment’s desire to become a $5
trillion economy by 2025 and the
potential of another lockdown
and supply interruptions due to
mounting COVID cases around
the country
.
Finance Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman begins her fourth Un-
ion Budget preparations at a time
when the Indian economy is on
the path to recovery: GDP ex-
panded 8.4% in the second quar-
ter of FY2022, after rising 20.1
percent in the first quarter. So, in
the face of newer Covid varia-
tions, different institutions and
individual bodies are throwing
coins into the wishing well with
the following wishes, expecta-
tions, and fears:
HOPE FLOATS...
In the aftermath of the Covid
Pandemic, the Union budget will
play a pivotal role in putting In-
dia on the growth trajectory with
aim of achieving a $5 Trillion
Economy by 2025. Investments in
infrastructures, railways, agri-
culture, and disinvestment pro-
grams are expected to be part of
the Union Budget 2022 keeping a
high fiscal expenditure.
Under the National Monetiza-
tion Pipeline, the government
maydeclareassetmonetizationof
public sector companies (NMP). It
can also use REITs for monetizing
the real estate it owns.
The high food and fertilizer
subsidy burden of FY21-22 will
quite certainly be reduced in
FY23, albeit it will still be twice
as high as pre-Covid levels.
The budget may also focus on
enhancing the Pharma and
Healthcare Sectors, attention to
social safety measures such as
MGNREGA, and emphasis on
capital expenditure.
The government’s ‘Atmanirb-
har Bharat’ (Make in India) man-
ufacturing push might be bol-
stered by the budget, which could
increase subsidy disbursements.
In the textile sector, because
the price of raw cotton has been
steadily rising, the sector is urg-
ing the government to repeal the
5% import tariff and impose an
export duty
. Cotton prices in the
domestic market will be stabi-
lized as a result of this.
Increasing the Excise Tax, cer-
tain businesses in the tobacco
and cigarette industries may suf-
fer as a result of the increased
duty on cigarettes and tobacco
products.
TAXATION
The forthcoming budget is ex-
pected to provide relief to both
corporations and taxpayers
in the form of direct and
indirect tax refunds.
There might also be a
pleasant surprise in the
shape of an easing of GST
regulations and assistance
for industries that have suf-
fered relatively poorly as a result
of the epidemic.
As per the data provided by the
Income Tax Department, approx-
imately 42,800 people have de-
clared a taxable income of above
Rs. 1 crore annually whereas
only 8,600 individuals have re-
vealed their annual income is
above Rs. 5 crore. In an economy
with a tax-paying base of around
1.5 crore people, 4 lakh people
with income over Rs. 20 lakh, ac-
counting for 1% of the tax base,
account for 63 percent of the in-
come taxes received from indi-
viduals. As a result, 99 percent of
India’s tax-paying citizens are
forced to fill out ITRs while pay-
ing a paltry tax on some rationale
or another. People that pay up are
generally from the salaried class
because they can’t avoid paying
taxes. After all, TDS is deducted.
Only 2,200 doctors, chartered
accountants, attorneys, and other
professionals have declared year-
ly earnings of moreover Rs 1
crore. Wealthy agriculturists
don’t have to pay much in taxes.
Political parties also make sure
they don’t have to pay taxes. Indi-
viduals expect the
The implementa-
tion of the ex-
penditure tax
is envisaged.
The expendi-
ture tax is
similar to the
income tax, ex-
cept that the tax
base is one’s ex-
penditure rather
than one’s income. The move
from an income-based to an ex-
penditure-based income tax
would not only alleviate the nega-
tive effects and injustices of a
non-inclusive income tax, but it
will also curb wasteful spending
and stimulate savings to a far
greater extent than the current
system promises.
The Union Budget 2022 is pro-
jected to provide tax relief to indi-
vidual taxpayers, especially with
major state elections round the
corner. The majority of respond-
ents in a recent KPMG pre-budget
study stated they expected an in-
crease in the basic income tax ex-
emption ceiling of Rs 2.5 lakh.
The government has made sev-
eral initiatives to strengthen the
economy in the previous year, but
there has been no clear focus on
increasing spending, so the mar-
ket will be looking for some sub-
stantial announcements for the
salaried class. Individuals antici-
pate a rise in the standard deduc-
tion for salaried employees from
Rs50,000toRs1,00,000.Becauseof
the pandemic, health insurance
and other insurance products
have become increasingly cru-
cial. The government may
also consider giving addition-
al tax incentives to encour-
age people to get appropriate
health insurance. It is pre-
dicted that a separate bucket
for life insurance investment
for tax rebates under
section 80C would be created.
The government may broaden
the scope of Section 80D of the
Income Tax Act to allow people
of all ages to deduct expenses for
Covid-19 medical treatment for
themselves or family members.
The taxpayers also fear that
there might be a fee ranging from
Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 for filing in-
come tax returns.
The government should en-
hance the tax benefits for home
loans, which have remained near-
ly unchanged for many years.
There may be income tax deduc-
tion on housing loan interest to
increase from Rs 2 Lc to Rs 3 Lc,
as well as the extension of the
PMAY Credit Linked Subsidy
Scheme for middle-income
groups. Individuals also hope
that forthcoming Budget empha-
sizes growth by eliminating the
previously postponed GST on tex-
tiles and apparel. The people wish
for a well-calibrated decrease in
income tax slabs since this will
assist taxpayers in saving money
,
which may then be used to drive
additional spending and econom-
ic development, aiding the overall
recovery of the economy
.
BANKS, NBFCS AND
FINTECHS
Industry groups have proposed
creating a permanent refinanc-
ing window for NBFCs and clas-
sifying non-banking financial
firms as a priority sector for
banks to lend to.
Due to project delays caused by
the pandemic, for housing fi-
nance, the government may pro-
long the PMAY-CLSS program to
meet the government’s aim of
providing Housing for All by 2022.
The finance minister is antici-
pated to provide tax relief,
streamline investment, and pro-
vide further incentives to MS-
MEs for the MSME sector.
To boost business grew expo-
nentially, the government might
implementfiscalpolicyinitiatives
to help MSMEs and firms create a
robust digital infrastructure.
The public stands to benefit
from start-ups and the FinTech
business. People should be able to
rely on simple, safe, and one-stop-
solution services as a result of
FinTech businesses’ efforts. Fin-
Tech is a technology and innova-
tion-driven sector. The govern-
ment should concentrate on grow-
ing its digital footprint to facili-
tate access to financial services. It
will assist if systemic financial
institutions, such as FinTech NB-
FCs, can support small enterpris-
es through lower-cost financing
programs, the expansion of the
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for
MicroandSmallEnterprises’cov-
erage, and appealing priority sec-
tor lending standards. A dedicat-
ed Fintech Hub for the Fintech
ecosystem should boost the sec-
tor’s visibility and growth. Fin-
tech organizations that specialize
in micro credit and lending invest
in technology and other tools to
reach out to unbanked or under-
banked people who aren’t served
by traditional NBFCs and banks.
They are striving toward the goal
of financial inclusion. A frame-
work for providing tax incentives
and quick access to cash would be
a positive move.
While India is home to over
17% of world’s population, 65 %
of whom are under the age of 35,
the country’s financial literacy
rate is only 24%. Personal fi-
nance should be taught in
schools so that citizens may
channel their savings into
investments and build
wealth for themselves
and the economy
. A policy
directive in that direction in the
future budget would be a positive
move in the right direction.
UNION BUDGET 2022
GREATEXPECTATIONS!
Individuals expect
the Union Budget
2022 to be savings-
centric, i.e. increasing
exemption limits
and deductions
to inculcate more
savings of post-tax
disposable incomes
which in turn will
fuel investments.
Individuals wish for
reduced effective
taxes for middle-
and low-income
households, either
through lower rates
or a higher standard
deduction.
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INDIA
05
IN THE COURTYARD
IND-ORIGIN US MAN
JAILED FOR SEXUALLY
ABUSING TEEN
New York: A 41-year-old
Indian-origin man in US
has been sentenced to 15
months in prison for sexu-
ally abusing a minor boy
seated next to him on an
airplane in 2019, accord-
ing to Justice Dept. District
Judge Nancy E. Brasel
sentenced Neeraj Chopra,
who is from Minneapolis,
for engaging in sexual
contact on an airplane dur-
ing a flight from Boston to
Minneapolis, according to
a statement by the US De-
partment of Justice on Fri-
day. Chopra was convicted
of crime in July last year
following a three-day trial.
According to court docu-
ments, Chopra knowingly
engaged in abusive sexual
contact with a 16-year-old
victim who was seated
next to him aboard a Jet
Blue flight from Boston.
CBI TAKES OVER
CASE OF TN GIRL
WHO KILLED SELF
New Delhi: The Madurai
Bench of the Madras
High Court transferred
the Thanjavur student
suicide case to the CBI on
Monday, January 31. The
order comes the same day
that the National Com-
mission for Protection
of Child Rights (NCPCR)
team is visiting Thanjavur
to conduct an inquiry into
the matter. On January
19, a Class 12 girl in Tamil
Nadu’s Thanjavur died
in the hospital after not
responding to treatment.
She had consumed pes-
ticide on January 9, after
she was allegedly forced
to clean rooms and other
menial work. It is also
alleged that she was forced
to convert to Christianity.
The 17-year-old girl con-
sumed pesticide in a bid to
kill herself.
SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: SC JUDGE RECUSES
FROM HEARING TARUN TEJPAL’S PLEA
New Delhi: A Supreme Court judge on Monday recused
from hearing a plea by former editor of Tehelka magazine
Tarun Tejpal against the Bom-
bay High Court, which declined
to entertain his application for
an in-camera hearing of the
appeal filed by the Goa govern-
ment against his acquittal in a
sexual assault case. Justice U
U Lalit recused from hearing
Tejpal’s plea. This is the second recusal in the case. On Janu-
ary 21, SC judge Rao opted out of hearing the plea.
WB POST-POLL: CBI OPPOSES SUPIYAN PLEA,
SAYS CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION REQUIRED
New Delhi: CBI opposed the plea filed by TMC leader SK
Supiyan, who was the election agent of WB CM Mamata
Banerjee in Nandigram, and urged the court to dismiss his
petition seeking relief, saying that there are cogent reasons
to justify the arrest of the petitioner and his custodial
interrogation to unearth a wider and larger conspiracy of
planned political rioting and revenge. “Thus as per state-
ment on record pertaining to the offence in question, there
are cogent reasons to justify arrest of the petitioner and his
custodial interrogation to unearth a wider and larger con-
spiracy of planned political rioting and revenge,” said CBI.
KAPIL HADN’T SURFACED WHEN VIOLENCE
WAS PLANNED: PROSECUTOR IN UMAR BAIL
New Delhi: The prosecution told a court on Monday there
was a proposal to incite violence by the main conspirators
of the Northeast Delhi riots
of 2020 and BJP leader Kapil
Mishra was not in the picture
as it opposed the bail of former
JNU student Umar Khalid in
connection with one of the cas-
es. Special Public Prosecutor
(SPP) Amit Prasad made his
arguments before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Amitabh
Rawat and dismissed the complicity of Mishra in the riots.
MLAs’ SUSPENSION: BJP TO MOVE SC AGAINST
SENA LEADERS FOR QUESTIONING DECISION
New Delhi: BJP will file a case against Shiv Sena leaders for
questioning the SC’s recent decision to revoke the suspension
of 12 party MLAs from Maha
Assembly. Party’s state chief
Chandrakant Patil said, “We will
file a case in the Supreme Court
against Sena’s Sanjay Raut
and transport min Anil Parab
for speaking against the SC’s
decision.” Patil said that by
questioning the decision of apex court and casting aspersions
on it, some Sena leaders were insulting the judiciary.
MOVE HC SEEKING PROHIBITION ON EXHIBITION
OF MOVIE ‘WHY I KILLED GANDHI’: TOP COURT
New Delhi: SC on Monday directed the petitioner seeking
to prohibit any exhibition or publication of the film “Why I
killed Gandhi” or any of its contents in any manner whatso-
ever on any OTT Platform or any other online social media,
to approach the high court with his grievances. A bench of
justices Indira Benerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari refused
to entertain the plea filed by one Sikandar Behl through
Advocate Anuj Bhandari. The court, however, noted that it
appears that the petitioner as a citizen has a serious cause
of concern. But it also observed that no fundamental right
of citizen appears to have been violated. Court granted him
liberty to approach the HC with his grievances.
SC COLLEGIUM RECOMMENDS JUSTICE
MUNISHWAR BHANDARI AS MADRAS HC CJ
New Delhi: The SC collegium headed by Chief Justice N
V Ramana has recommended to the Centre that Justice
Munishwar Nath Bhandari be
appointed as the Chief Justice
of the Madras High Court.
The collegium, which also
comprised senior most judges
Justices U U Lalit and A M
Khanwilkar, held deliberations
on December 14, 2021 and
January 29, 2022, recommended 17 names for appointment
as judges in Andhra Pradesh, MP and Orissa high courts.
KHADSE’S SON-IN-LAW’S BAIL RESERVED TILL FEB 9
Mumbai: A special PMLA court in Mumbai has completed its
hearing on the bail plea of Girish Chaudhri, son-in-law of NCP
leader Eknath Khadse. The court has reserved its order till
February 9 on this case. Girish Chaudhary was arrested by
Enforcement Directorate (ED) in July 2021 in connection with
Pune’s Bhosari land scam matter. In the case, a plea was filed by
Pune-based activist Hemant Gavande in 2017, alleging that
Khadse misused his position as Revenue Minister.
MAJITHIA GETS RELIEF FROM ARREST TILL FEB 23
New Delhi: While observing that the election in Punjab will be
held on February 20, the Supreme Court on Monday granted
protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader
Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in the drug case. A
Bench of Chief Justice of India Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli asked Majithia to
surrender before the concerned trial court on February
23 and apply for regular bail.
BAIL TO LAWYER, SM MANAGER OF DESHMUKH
New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Monday granted bail to
Maharasthra’s ex-HM Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer Anand Daga and
his social media Manager Vaibhav Gajendra Tumane in the
document leak case. Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal
granted bail in the matter. During arguments, CBI had opposed
the bail plea saying Tumane was the one who collected the
sensitive report from Lawyer Anand Daga, prepared its
copies and couriered it to various addresses in Delhi.
AVOID CLOSE
SITTING AT ANY COST:
RS CHAIRMAN URGES MPs
New Delhi: RS Chair-
man M Venkaiah Naidu
on Monday requested
all members of House
to follow new seating
arrangements and
avoid close sitting at
any cost amid the Cov-
id-19 scare. Unlike ear-
lier arrangements in
normal days, the new
seating arrangements
for the members are
fixedinRSandLScham-
bersaswellasthegaller-
ies of both the Houses.
NO LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS ON DAY 1
The govt indicated that
it is unlikely to bring
any legislative business
in RS in 1st half of the
session, sources said.
Naidu held on the agen-
da via VC indicated
priority will be given
to the debate of Presi-
dent’s address. —ANI
OBIT REFERENCES
ON 1ST DAY OF
BUDGET SESSION
Obituary references
to the passing away
of sitting member Dr
Mahendra Prasad;
ex-members Joyanta
Roy, Debendra Nath
Barman, M Moses,
Ganeshwar Kusum;
and legendary Kathak
dancer Pandit Birju
Maharaj were also
made by Rajya Sabha
Chairman.
Pegasus raises head once
again before Parl session
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The spy-
ing on Israeli software
Pegasus was revealed
just before the mon-
soon session of Parlia-
ment last year. The
result of that revela-
tion was that the en-
tire session was in tur-
moil. The opposition
has been demanding a
discussion and inves-
tigation on the
Pegasus case and the
government has been
happily carrying on
with its legislative
business. The opposi-
tion worked outside
the parliament and the
government inside the
parliament. The im-
pact of this disclosure
was also seen on the
next session i.e. win-
ter session. However,
there was little effect
as the Supreme Court
had announced the
formation of a techni-
cal committee of ex-
perts to probe the mat-
ter in October itself.
For this reason,
Pegasus was not an is-
sue in the budget ses-
sion of Parliament in
the new year. But be-
fore the
new ses-
sion, a
new reve-
lation was revealed.
TheAmericannewspa-
per New York Times
has reported that
Pegasus was also in-
volved in an arms deal
worth about Rs 15,000
crore during PM Nar-
endra Modi’s visit to
Israel in 2017. That is,
India bought Pegasus
software in 2017 itself.
If this is true, then it is
very likely that the
country’scitizenswere
spied on
because in
the first
revelation
of Pegasus, 300 phone
numbers were report-
edtohavebeenhacked.
Everyone knows
how far the investiga-
tion of the committee
formedbytheSupreme
Court will go. Like the
parliamentary com-
mittee, this committee
will not have the privi-
leges and will be able
to investigate as many
documents and deals
of the government as
the government wants
to be investigated. So,
its results can be pre-
dicted in advance. The
opposition is also
aware of this, so its up-
roar will continue. So,
one can say that an-
other session is about
to start and the stage is
set. There will be alle-
gations and counter-
allegations from both
sides and the end re-
sult will be that the op-
position MPs will be
agitating in the Parlia-
ment House complex
and the government
will be handling all the
work smoothly
. It will
notbesurprisingif the
budget is also passed
without discussion.
RS Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu conducts Proceedings of upper
house on 1st day of the Budget Session of Parliament on Monday.
Parliament has
right to know
truth in Pegasus
row, says CPI MP
New Delhi: Communist
Party of India Rajya
SabhaMPBinoyViswam
on Monday said the
House has a right to
know the truth in the
Pegasus row and minis-
ters are supposed to
come up with facts.
Viswam has given a no-
tice of breach of privi-
lege against Union Min-
ister of Communica-
tions, Electronics and
InformationTechnology
Ashwini Vaishnaw for
his statements on the
floor of the House re-
garding Pegasus contro-
versy
. “(IT Minister)
Ashwini Vaishnaw is a
good friend, he is a good
man.Butwhathesaidon
Pegasus were not facts.
The House has the right
to know the truth and
ministers are supposed
tocomeupwithfacts.He
was trying to hide gov-
ernment’s face, facts on
Pegasus,” Viswam told.
The IT Minister
misled the
Parliament by
stating that Pegasus
was not connected with the
Indian Govt. One of the most
credible newspapers of the
world says the Pegasus deal
was done during PM
Narendra Modi's visit to
Israel. That is why we're
moving privilege
motion.
—KC Venugopal,
Congress leader
Now think, what will be the effect of this new
revelation on the budget session of Parliament? This
gives the opposition a new issue on Pegasus and the
opposition will demand the PM’s reply on this issue,
would like to have a discussion and will demand a
Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate it.
Obviously, the government will not be ready for this.
The government has a defense argument that the
Supreme Court has formed a committee, so now
that committee should be allowed to investigate,
there is no need for another inquiry
SPECIAL
Adhir alleges Centre misleading
Parl,top court on Pegasus matter
New Delhi: Congress
LokSabhaleaderAdhir
Ranjan Chowdhury on
Monday alleged that
the Central govern-
ment is misleading the
Parliament, the SC and
the people on the
Pegasus matter. Con-
gress leader said, “We
have moved the Privi-
lege motion in House
on Pegasus. This gov-
ernment is misleading
the House, SC, people...
As Opposition, it’s our
responsibility to raise
this issue; Centre at-
tempting to spread lies
about it (Pegasus).” As
the Union Budget ses-
sion begins on Monday
,
Congress has planned
to target the PM Naren-
dra Modi-led Central
govt on the issue of
Pegasus snooping.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury other MPs attend first day of Budget
Session of Parliament in Lower House, in New Delhi on Monday.
BIGGER THAN WATERGATE SCANDAL:
SHIV SENA ON PEGASUS SPYING ROW
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday remarked
that the alleged snooping using the controversial
Pegasus spyware was bigger than the Watergate
scandal that had rocked the US in the 1970s. Shiv
Sena mouthpiece, Saamana, said that the Modi
government allegedly lied in Parliament about
purchasing the Pegasus spyware from Israel,
which was reported by The New York Times last
week. Referring to the Watergate scandal in the
US involving President Richard Nixon, the editorial
said that the American president eventually had to
resign following the spying disclosures.
Badal
family's
frustration
over Sidhu
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: In Punjab,
Parkash Singh Badal
family has once again
gearedupagainstNavjot
Singh Sidhu, which is
notthefirsttimethatthe
Badal family has come
face to face against Sid-
huinthismanner.When
Sidhu was in the BJP
and the BJP was in sync
with the Akali Dal, even
then the Badal family
did not get along with
Sidhu. But then Arun
Jaitleyusedtolook‘han-
dle’PunjabfromtheBJP
sideandheusedtomain-
tain the balance. But in
2014, the Badal family
created a feud between
Jaitley and Sidhu. Jait-
ley got the Amritsar seat
vacatedfromSidhuashe
decidedtocontestfromit
and for this, Sidhu was
also sent to the RS.
However, in that elec-
tion,CaptainAmarinder
Singh defeated Jaitley
.
EventhentheBadalfam-
ily propagated that Sid-
hu did not work in Am-
ritsar and he defeated
Jaitley by fraternizing.
The end result of this
campaign was that Sid-
hu left the BJP and went
toCongress.Sincethena
one-on-one contest with
theBadalfamilyisgoing
on. This time, Bikram
Majithia, brother of
Parkash Singh Badal’s
daughter-in-lawHarsim-
rat Kaur Badal, has him-
self reached Amritsar
East seat to challenge
Sidhu.Keepinmindthat
in the 2014 LS elections,
it was Majithia who was
lookingaftertheelection
campaign and other de-
tails for Jaitley
.
But now Majithia has
been fielded and there-
fore, it is needless to say
,
that Badals will put
their entire strength be-
hind him.
Parkash Singh Badal

INDIA
06
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Former
Congress President Ra-
hul Gandhi has said that
the party’s chief minis-
terial candidate will be
announced in Punjab. It
is being said that Rahul
is caught in the trap laid
by Delhi CM Arvind Ke-
jriwal in this matter,
however, nothing can be
farther from the truth. It
is in Congress’ interest
to contest by announc-
ing the name of current
CM Charanjit Singh
Channi in Punjab and
word is that Channi’s
name is more likely to
be announced by the
party. With the an-
nouncement of his
name, the party can ex-
pect to garner 34% Dalit
votes outrightly. Al-
though Navjot Singh
Sidhu, Pratap Singh Ba-
jwa, Sukhjinder Rand-
hawa and Sunil Jakhar
are also contenders,
Channi’s name is more
likely. So, in Punjab,
Congress will benefit
from the announcement
of CM’s candidate.
But what will hap-
pen in the rest of the
states? Will the Con-
gress announce the CM
contender in other
election states as well?
In UP, Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra had de-
scribed herself as a
contender, in gestures,
but within a day her
claim was withdrawn.
The Congress has
neither a face nor any
hope for the party in
UP. But in Uttarakhand,
Goa and Manipur, the
party has leaders and
there is hope. So, will
the Congress fight in
these states by declar-
ing its CM contenders?
In Uttarakhand too, if
the party makes Harish
Rawat a contender, it
can benefit from the
move. But looking at
the situation so far, it
does not seem that the
party will fight in other
states by declaring CM
contenders. This is rea-
son enough to believe
that it is because of Ke-
jriwal in Punjab that
the Congress has de-
cided to declare the CM
contender.
Where will Congress declare CM contenders?
DILEMMA IN CONGRESS
FALEIRO JOLTS
TRINAMOOL!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The true
hopes of the Trinamool
Congress in Goa seem to
be coming to an end as
the party's tallest leader
and former CM Luizin-
hoFaleirohasrefusedto
contest the assembly
elections. Earlier he had
to contest election and
his name was an-
nounced but suddenly
he said that he will not
contesttheelectionsand
will give a chance to
the young face in
his place. His an-
nouncement is a
big setback for
Trinamool. There
are chances of Mamata
Banerjee's party win-
ning two-three seats in
the Goa assembly elec-
tions, of which one seat
would have belonged to
Faleiro. With him not
contesting, this possi-
bility has diminished.
Now the party has hope
from Lekhi Churchill
Alemao. If the party
wins one or two seats
including Alemao, it
will be a major boost for
the party
.
Now the question is
why did Luizinho Fa-
leiro refuse to contest
the election? It was be-
lieved that if he had
fought, he would have
won the election. But he
has refused because he
doesn'tneedtofight.
Had he won the as-
sembly elections,
he was becoming
the CM but then he
wouldhavehadtoresign
from the Rajya Sabha.
Keep in mind that af-
ter including him in
his party, TMC has sent
him to the Rajya Sab-
ha. Had he become an
MLA, the party would
have asked him to
leave the Rajya Sabha.
Even if he could not
win, his status in TMC
would have been less.
Hence he is trying to
preserve his current
status so that a better
bargaining can be
done during LS polls.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
declined to hear a Pub-
lic Interest Litigation
(PIL) seeking direction
to the Centre, Delhi
Government and others
to submit the plan for
the distribution of es-
sential supplies and
services during the up-
coming third wave of
COVID-19. The plea also
sought direction to sub-
mit the plan for availa-
bility and distribution
of oxygen during the
upcoming third wave
which is expected in
the next 10 days.
The bench of Justice
Vipin Sanghi and Jus-
tice Jasmeet Singh on
Monday showed their
displeasure on the pe-
titioner and said the
present situation of
pandemics is getting
better in Delhi. We
are dealing with a de-
clining number of cas-
es now, hospital beds
are vacant and you are
filing this frivolous pe-
tition now.
Petitioner Jagdish
Sharma, a Congress
leader stated that since
the last few days Omi-
cron is spreading
among the citizen very
fast therefore it poses a
grave threat of deadly
infection among the
population of the
country. —ANI
PM Modi meets Akali Dal (Sanyukt)
chiefSardarSukhdevSinghDhindsa
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday said that Rajya
Sabha MP
, Sardar Sukh-
devSinghDhindsa’spas-
sion for Punjab’s pro-
gress is always visible.
Earlier today, PM
Modi held a meeting
with Shiromani
Akali Dal (Sany-
ukt) head Sardar
Sukhdev Singh
Dhindsa who is
also BJP’s ally
. Taking
to Twitter, PM Modi
said, “Had a wonderful
meeting with Rajya Sab-
ha MP, Sardar Sukhdev
Singh Dhindsa Ji. It is
always a delight to hear
his insightful views on
key subjects. His pas-
sion for Punjab’s pro-
gress is always visible.”
This meeting came
ahead of the upcoming
Punjab Assembly
elections which will go
to the polls on Febru-
ary 20. —ANI
New Delhi: The Samy-
ukt Kisan Morcha, an
umbrella body of farm
unionsthatspearheaded
protestsagainsttheCen-
tre’s agri laws, on Mon-
day threatened to re-
sume its agitation if the
government does not
fulfil promises made to
farmers in Dec last year.
In a statement, the
SKM alleged that the
government had not ful-
filled any of the prom-
ises, including setting
up a committee on MSP
and withdrawal of cas-
es against protesters,
made to the farmers.
The farmers will be left
with no option but to
resume their agitation
if the govt continues to
renege on its promises,
it said. Following the
call of the SKM, farm-
ers across the country
observed ‘’Day of Be-
trayal’’ on Monday over
Centre’s non-fulfilment
of its promises. —PTI
SKM threatens to resume
stir against farm laws
AIADMK-BJP ALLIANCE
ONLY @NATIONAL LEVEL;
LOCAL BATTLE ALONE
COCONUT VENDOR
WHO WAS PRAISED
BY PM FEELS AMAZED
Chennai: After the seat-
sharing talks between the
AIADMK and BJP failed,
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K
Annamalai on Monday said
the saffron party would be
contesting the upcoming
urban local body polls alone
as they wished to strength-
en the party at the ground
level. He, however, added
that the alliance with the
AIADMK would continue at
national level and both will
fight 2024 Polls together.
Chennai: Thaiammal, who
donated Rs 1 lakh from
her savings to build a new
building for the panchayat
union middle school in her
village, said whatever hap-
pened since her donation
was something beyond her
imagination and dreams.
M Thaiammal (43) a tender
coconut vendor from
Udumalaipettai praised by
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in his monthly radio
address to the nation on
Sunday, said she did not
even imagine that her small
gesture for a local school
would attract national at-
tention. The Rs 1 lakh she
donated was collected over
about four years.
VISTARA CANCELS
SEVERAL FLIGHTS
FOR FEBRUARY
K’TAKA BJP MEET
WITH SHIVAKUMAR
SPURs SPECULATION
New Delhi: Vistara airline
had cancelled several flights
for the month of February
while many more were
rescheduled due to low
demand, sources in aviation
disclosed on Sunday. The
cancellation and reschedul-
ing of flights have led to
several complaints from
affected passengers. Taking
to Twitter, a passenger also
raised concern over the
unavailability of Vistara’s
customer care. Furnishing
a reply on the same, Vistara
Spokesperson on Monday
informed that they are offer-
ing a waiver of change fee
for one-time rescheduling
on all direct bookings with
travel until March 31.
Bengaluru: A private
meeting held by K’taka
Cong prez D K Shivakumar
with a BJP minister at the
former’s home on Monday
morning has triggered
speculation that the minis-
ter is unhappy with recent
changes in the state govt.
Both Tourism Min Anand
Singh and Shivakumar,
also an MLA, said the visit
was a courtesy call. “A visit
to the house is not about
politics,” Shivakumar said.
New Delhi: “Far more dangerous than Omicron is ‘O
Mitron’,” senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said
on Monday in an apparent swipe at the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, as he flagged “increased polarisation”
and the “weakening of democracy”. Congress leader
Shashi Tharoor has been attacking the government, al-
leging that it is indulging in divisive rhetoric and
spreading hatred. “Far more dangerous than
Omicron is ‘O Mitron’! We are measuring
the consequences of the latter every day
in increased polarisation, promotion
of hatred bigotry, insidious
assaults on the Constitu-
tion the weakening
of our democracy,” the
former Union minister
said in a tweet.
‘O MITRON’ MORE DANGEROUS THAN
OMICRON, SAYS SHASHI THAROOR
WEST BENGAL GOVT EASES COVID
CURBS; YAYS TO SCHOOLS, FLIGHTS
Kolkata: The West Bengal govt on Monday says
that that schools (classes VII–XII), colleges and
universities will reopen from February 3. Commu-
nity schools would be held for students
of classes V to VII. West Benghal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
also said that we are allowing direct
flights from UK but Passengers
coming from UK will have to un-
dergo RT-PCR test on arrival.
HIGHLIGHTS
l Tamil Nadu: Devotees
flout COVID protocols
as they bathe on Thai
Ammavasai
l Canadian PM Trudeau,
‘in hiding’ over
vax stir, says he’s
Covid-19 positive
l Odisha schools and
colleges not reopening
from February 10,
Govt calls notice fake
l Sri Lanka pacer
Nuwan Thushara tests
positive for COVID-19
ahead of Australia
series
PM Narendra Modi meets Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Monday.
AT 94, BADAL TO BECOME OLDEST
CANDIDATE TO CONTEST ELECTIONS
CAPT PREDICTS
SIDHU’S DEFEAT
New Delhi: Five-time former Punjab Chief Minister and
senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh
Badal will become the oldest candidate to contest any
type of election in the country as he filed his nomina-
tion papers for the upcoming assembly polls in the
state on Monday. At the age of 94, Badal will contest
the Punjab Assembly polls from his home turf Lambi.
Breaking the age bar, before the SAD patron, former
Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan had contested
the Assembly election as the oldest candidate in 2016
at the age of 92 years.
Patiala: Even as he
dubbed as farce Rahul
Gandhi’s claims of
deciding CM face
with inputs from the
ground, PLC chief
Captain Amarinder
Singh on Monday
predicted an abysmal
defeat for Sidhu from
Amritsar East, which
he had won in past
only with support of
BJP. “I’m not Majithia’s
uncle,” quipped PLC
leader, adding that
with 38% of voters in
Amritsar East being
Hindus and 32% SCs,
Sidhu’s defeat was
certain,” he said.
HIGHLIGHTS
l PRIYANKA GANDHI
BEGINS DOOR-TO-
DOOR CAMPAIGN IN
NOIDA FROM KALI
MATA MANDIR, EX-
PRESSES CONFIDENCE
IN DEFEATING BJP
 l Will win UP polls
very comfortably, says
Hema Malini
 l Charanjit Singh
Channi files his nomina-
tion papers before the
returning officer at Tapa
 l Captain Amarinder
Singh files nomination
from Patiala
 150 FIRs lodged for
violation of ECI’s Mod-
el Code of Conduct in
Uttarakhand
Channi filing his nomination
papers on Monday.
PLANFORDISTRIBUTIONOFESSENTIALSUPPLIESINTHIRD
Rahul Gandhi
Luizinho Faleiro
Arvind Kejriwal Charanjit Channi
Modi held a meeting
with Shiromani
Akali Dal (Sany-
Dhindsa who is
also BJP’s ally
. Taking
PUNJAB
will give a chance to
the young face in
big setback for
Trinamool. There
has refused because he
doesn'tneedtofight.
Had he won the as-
sembly elections,
he was becoming
the CM but then he
GOA
GOA
ASSEMBLY POLLS
SAFE HOMECOMING!
Miram Taron (centre) with his parents at Tuting in Arunachal
Pradesh on Monday. Almost two weeks after he went
missing on border between India and China, he was
reunited with his family by the Indian Army on Monday.
ASSEMBLY POLLS:
CASES LODGED OVER
ALCOHOL, DRUGS
New Delhi: A little over
1% of the FIRs filed in
connection with the ongo-
ing Assembly elections
were related to violation of
COVID-19-related safety
norms, while just over
70% of the cases were
lodged under Acts dealing
with alcohol and drugs,
according to EC sources
on Monday. Till Monday,
25,365 complaints had
been received through
the EC’s cVIGIL app and
22,257 of them or 88%
were found to be correct,
the source said. The EC
had taken a zero tolerance
approach towards any at-
tempt to harm the sanctity
of the electoral process.
PR SREEJESH WINS
ATHLETE OF THE
YEAR 2021 AWARD
New Delhi: India’s
seasoned goalkeeper, PR
Sreejesh, was on Mon-
day named as The World
Games Athlete of the Year
for 2021. In 2020, Indian
women’s hockey captain
Rani Rampal became the
first Indian to win the hon-
our for her performances
in 2019. Veteran Indian
hockey goalkeeper PR Sre-
jeesh, was part of the men’s
team that claimed a bronze
medal in the Tokyo.
New Delhi: The issue of the wrong depiction of a map of
India on WHO’s website has been “raised strongly” with
the World Health Organisation, the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The statement was made
in a written reply by Minister of State (MoS) V Muraleed-
haran to a question in the Rajya Sabha. The question was
asked by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Scin-
dia had sought a response from the MEA on whether a
map of India on the WHO website “is depicting the Union
Territories of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh in a totally
different colour” and if so, whether the Government of
India has lodged any protest with the WHO in this regard.
MATTER RAISED AT HIGHEST LEVEL; MEA OVER
MAP SHOWING JK IN DIFFERENT COLOUR
New York: The United States has blocked the appoint-
ment of the next Pakistan ambassador, Masood Khan,
over possible terror links. US Congressman Scott Perry
wrote to the US President, Joe Biden, and requested him
to reject Masood Khan as the next ambassador. The US
Congressman mentioned that Masood was known to
have praised Burhan Wani. The US Congressman urged
President Joe Biden to reject “any diplomatic credentials
presented to him by Masood Khan. The letter said, “can
only be described as a breathtaking lack of judgment at
best,” it added that a pause is not enough. I urge you
to reject any diplomatic credentials presented to you by
Masood Khan and reject any effort by Pak Govt.
US BLOCKS PAKISTAN ENVOY’S APPOINTMENT
OVER POSSIBLE ‘TERROR LINKS’
CRUCIAL READ
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NEWS
07
PEOPLE ARE
ANGRY WITH BJP
AND ITS FALSE
PROMISES: SP’S
GAUTAM
Agra’s Samajwadi Party’s
(North) constituency
candidate Gyanendra Gautam has
given full force to make the public
relations campaign a success. On
Monday, Gautam’s convoy
reached for public relations at
Nagla Padi, Kailash Colony, Bodla,
Sector 4, New Agra, Agra.
Wherever Gyanendra and his
convoy reached, people
welcomed him with garlands of
flowers. Gautam is also very
excited by the love and affection
being received by the people. He
said that the way the public is
showering love on him, similarly
this time, the votes of the public
will also be in the bag of the
Samajwadi Party. It has been
more than 2 weeks since
Gyanendra Gautam started the
public relations campaign on
Monday. During this, Gautam and
his supporters are constantly
doing public relations in the
(North) constituency to know the
problems of the people and at the
same time assuring the public
that after the SP govt comes to
power, not only the problems of
the people will be heard but also
it will be resolved. Gautam, who
is doing public relations, told that
his purpose of doing public
relations is not only to solicit
votes for the party but also to
reach out among the people to
know their problems. He said that
he first reached Nagla padi in the
New Agra area for public
relations, where people told him
that since the last five years, in
the name of development work in
his area, there were several
abuses, BJP talking about
bringing Ganga water. People in
the government are craving every
drop of water. He also said that
people everywhere are angry with
BJP and its false promises, so
now the people also do not want
to bring such a false government
again, so this time, the public’s
full support is with the Samajwadi
Party. —Preeti Nagia
SURPRISE
INSPECTION BY
SSP KESHAV
CHAUDHARY
CAUSES PANIC
The never ending surprise
inspection by SSP Keshav
Chaudhary, posted in the border
district of Bahraich is giving
headache to all the poilce
personnel posted in the district. On
one hand, SSP can be seen hearing
the public and on the other hand,
he has been patrolling himself to
keep his team in 24 hours alert by
continuously checking police
stations. Due to the late-night
patrolling of SSP, there is a sense
of alertness among the police
personnel posted in the district.
From the day IPS Keshav
Chaudhary took over the command
of Bahraich, his surprise checkings
in the police station, police
outpost, and Kotwali are going on
continuously. In this episode, at
around 1AM last night, SSP
Keshav Chaudhary reached the
police station Risia in his night
suit. On seeing the SSP, the police
personnel got panicked after which
the SSP began inspecting. SSP
Keshav Chaudhary began checking
the duty of all the police personnel
deployed at the police station Risia,
and gave necessary instructions by
checking the CCTV cameras,
lockup, duty register, and other
registers. —Ajay Sharma
‘ISLAMABAD’RESIDENTSGEARUPTOVOTEFORDEVP
Bijnor: This Islamabad
has nothing to do with
Pakistan’scapital,andis
a village in Bijnor dis-
trict, located approxi-
mately 40 km away from
the district headquar-
ters. It has a population
of around 10,000, of
which around 4,700 peo-
ple are eligible to vote.
Despite sharing its
name with the neigh-
bouring country’s capi-
tal, local people say the
name ‘Islamabad’ has
never been a cause of
concern. However, they
said the village needs
developments and that
they will vote for a can-
didate,whotheybelieve,
will address their con-
cerns.“Idon’tknowhow
the name ‘Islamabad’
came into existence. But
this name is in use since
the days of my great
grandfather,” Vijendra
Singh, husband of vil-
lage pradhan Sarvesh
Devi, told PTI.
When asked whether
thenameinstilledasense
of insecurity among vil-
lagers, Singh said, “Nev-
erwasthereanysenseof
insecurityamongthevil-
lagersoverthisissueand
never did such a thought
cross our minds. This
name will continue.” Is-
lamabadislargelyinhab-
ited by Chauhans, Praja-
patis and has a Muslim
population of about 400.
All of the people live
in peace, he said. Villag-
ers here cultivate sug-
arcane, wheat, paddy
groundnut among the
other crops, he said. On
asked what the villag-
ers would consider
while casting votes,
Singh said the small
stretches of roads in the
village are ‘kuccha’ and
they need to be convert-
ed into ‘pucca’ roads.
He also said there have
been problems in sell-
ing paddy to govern-
ment agencies, but the
issue was resolved af-
ter the Bhartiya Kisan
Union (BKU) inter-
vened. We also want an
inter-college so that
girls can study here.
But we have got no as-
surance from anyone.
These are the issues
thatwewillkeepinmind
while voting, Singh, who
isalsoanoffice-bearerof
BKU, the organisation
headed by farmer leader
Rakesh Tikait, said. Mo-
hammed Salman (30), an
online trader and a vil-
lager,said,“Weareliving
in this village for many
generations.Healsosaid
that Islamabad village is
very close to his heart,
and all the residents of
thevillagetakethename
in a very positively
.
Sitting BJP MLA and
party candidate from
Barhapur Assembly
constituency Sushant
Kumar Singh told that
there were no issues
with the name of the
village. Kapil Kumar,
the SP candidate from
Barhapur said, “The
feeling of fear and con-
cern had never cropped
up because of the name
Islamabad nor has
there been any inferior-
ity complex. The people
of the village never de-
manded a change of
name either. This name
has continued after
Independence.” —PTI
This Islamabad has nothing to do with Pak’s capital, is a village in Bijnor dist, located some 40 km away from the dist HQ
BJP’s Sushant Kumar Singh (L) and BSP’s Mohammad Ghazi
are the candidates for Bijnor Assembly seat.
CHANCES OF CANDIDATES IN CONSTITUENCY
CRIME ROUNDUP
Bulandshahr: A 48-year-
old woman died alleged-
ly after being shot in the
head during celebratory
firing at a wedding
ceremony in UP district,
police said. The incident
took place in Samaspur
village on Sunday
night, when the bride’s
cousin opened fire with
a country-made pistol,
they said. The bullet hit
the head of Javitri, who
was at the wedding. She
was taken to the hospital
in critical condition,
where doctors declared
her brought dead. The
bride’s cousin has been
arrested, police said.
—PTI
First India Bureau
Baghpat: An elderly
man and his grandson
was shot dead in Basi
village in the Khekada
area. Police sources
here said Sat Singh
was returning home
along with his grandson
Mandeep from farms
when armed assailants
opened fire on them
near. Police rushed to
the spot after informa-
tion and initiated inves-
tigations. The forensic
team has collected
evidence from the spot
15 bullet shells were
recovered from the spot.
The probe is underway.
Lucknow: Police have arrested a former bank
manager accused of more than Rs 45 crore scam
and carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head
from near the Bara Birwa crossing in the Krish-
na Nagar area. Aparna Rajat Kaushik, Deputy
Commissioner of Police (Central), said that Manoj
Kumar Meena, then Regional Manager of Canara
Bank, Vipin Khand Gomti Nagar Branch, Lucknow,
had filed a complaint against the Canara Bank’s
Kanpur Road branch manager Akhilesh Kumar for
a scam of Rs 45 crore on December 31, 2021. A
case was registered based on the complaint and
a non-bailable warrant was issued against Kumar
and a reward of Rs 25,000 was issued for his
arrest. A joint team of crime branches arrested
Kumar near the Bara Birwa crossing in the Labour
Mandi area. Police recovered one country-made
pistol along with four cartridges, seven mobile
phones, a laptop, an SUV, and identity cards from
him. It was alleged that the accused had burgled
Rs 45 crore from the bank using forged papers.
WOMAN KILLED
BY CELEBRATORY
GUNFIRE
MAN, HIS
GRANDSON SHOT
DEAD IN BAGHPAT
BANK MANAGER, ACCUSED OF
` 45 CRORE SCAM, ARRESTED
2 VIDEOGRAPHERS BOOKED
FOR RAPE ATTEMPT
Muzaffarnagar: Two videographers have been
booked after a woman colleague complained
that they attempted to rape her in the studio,
police said on
Monday. Zakir
and Shakib, the
accused, run a
studio in Lad-
dhawala locality
under Kotwali
police station
limits where they
shoot and edit
news videos. They
had recently hired a woman employee. On
Saturday, the duo allegedly attempted to rape
her in the studio, the police said. Zakir and
Shakib are absconding. A search has been
launched, they said. —PTI
Legal action starts as
Ravi Kishan flouts poll
code, Covid norms
Noida: Legal action
has been initiated
against BJP MP and
actor Ravi Kishan for
violation of the mod-
el code of conduct
and flouting COV-
ID-19 norms during a
campaign here for
the Uttar Pradesh as-
sembly polls, police
officials said.
The Bhojpuri su-
perstar and Gorakh-
pur MP was in Noida
on Sunday to cam-
paignforBJP’ssitting
MLA Pankaj Singh,
who is again contest-
ing the election as the
party’s candidate.
While the Election
Commission(EC)had
banned physical ral-
lies and allowed only
door to door cam-
paigns in view of the
pandemic, a large
numberof peoplehad
turned up at Kishan’s
programme at Chot-
pur village against
the permitted limit of
10 people.
Videos of the pro-
gramme also sur-
faced on social me-
dia, purportedly
showing the gross
violations. “The po-
lice have taken note
of a social media
video which prima
facie showed viola-
tion of EC guidelines
and COVID-19 proto-
cols during the elec-
tion campaign. The
in-charge of the local
Sector 63 police sta-
tion has submitted a
report regarding the
incident to the re-
turning officer in
Noida for further le-
gal proceedings,” Ad-
ditional Deputy Com-
missioner of Police
(Central Noida)
Elamaran G said.
Voting in Noida in
Gautam Buddh Na-
gar district of UP
will take place on
February 10, the first
of the seven phase
polls in the state. Re-
sults will be declared
on March 10. —PTI
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
The EC has
banned rallies
allowed only
door to door
campaigns in
view of the
pandemic
DOCTOR’S 8-YR-OLD SON KIDNAPPED,
KILLED BY HIS EX-EMPLOYEES: COPS
Bulandshahr: The po-
lice on Sunday recov-
ered the body of an
eight-year-old son of a
doctor, missing for the
last 2 days. The child’s
body was recovered
from the Chhatari po-
lice station area at the
instance of 2 sacked em-
ployees of the doctor,
Nijam and Shahid, who
have been arrested for
allegedly abducting the
child killing him on
Friday night, Debai’s
Circle Officer Vandana
Sharma said on Sunday
.
The child’s father had
reported the matter to
the police soon after his
son had gone missing
on Friday the police
had promptly swung
into action, she said. On
the evidence gathered
during the preliminary
investigation, the police
detained 2 ex-employees
of the doctor and ques-
tioned them about their
alleged roles in the kid-
napping of the child,
she said. The 2 who had
been earlier working as
compounders with the
doctor admitted to the
police that they had
been behind the kidnap-
ping and murder of the
child out of animosity
with the doctor as he
had sacked them two
years ago for commit-
ting some error in their
work, she added. —PTI
The deceased 8-year-old.
Ex-MLA’s
arms license
cancelled
for misuse
Sultanpur: The district
magistrate here has
cancelled the arms li-
cense of former MLA
Chandra Bhadra Singh
alias Sonu for alleged
misuse of his single
barrel gun, officials
said on Monday. A no-
tice in this connection
has been put up outside
Singh’s house on the or-
ders of Sultanpur depu-
ty commissioner Ravish
Gupta, they said. “The
district magistrate has
directed the former
MLA to deposit his sin-
gle barrel gun of 0.32
bore and a rifle, a no-
tice regarding the same
has been put up at his
residence on January
30,” Dhanpatganj sta-
tionhouseofficerManoj
Sharma said. —PTI
KASHYAP PANCHAYAT
IN SHAMLI DECIDES TO
VOTE FOR‘NOTA’
Shamli: A panchayat
of the Kashyap commu-
nity said its members
will not vote for any
candidate in the upcom-
ing Assembly polls as
the government has not
fulfilled their demand
to shift 17 OBCs into the
Scheduled Castes list.
Members of the com-
munity said they ar-
rived at the decision
during a meeting head-
ed by Kashyap leader
Mohar Singh Kashyap
at Jhinjhana town on
Saturday evening. The
members said while
they will discharge
their responsibility of
voting, they were com-
pelled to opt for ‘None
Of The Above’ (NOTA)
option in the EVM dur-
ing the election on Feb-
ruary 10 in Kairana As-
sembly constituency.
The 17 Other Backward
Classes (OBC) commu-
nities that have been
demanding to be listed
as SCs include Kahar,
Kewat, Nishad, Bind,
Bhar, Prajapati, Rajb-
har, Batham, Gaur,
Tura, and Machua
among others. Satur-
day’s meeting saw the
presence of at least 32
Khap heads. —PTI
Farmers gathered during Kisan
Mahapanchayat in Shamli last
year. —PHOTO BY ANI

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
5,683,403
TOTAL DEATHS
297,218,688
TOTAL RECOVERED
72,945,363
ACTIVE CASES
375,847,454
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
495,050
TOTAL DEATHS
38,976,122
TOTAL RECOVERED
1,831,268
ACTIVE CASES
41,302,440
TOTAL CASES
08
2NDFRONT
Every ending is a new
beginning- you may not feel it
but deep down, we all must
believe it!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Lucknow: TheBharati-
ya Janata Party has
posed a big challenge to
SP Chief Akhilesh Ya-
dav in his home ground.
Samajwadi Party Presi-
dent Akhilesh Yadav,
who is talking about vic-
toryintheUttarPradesh
assembly elections, has
found an obstacle in SP
Singh Baghel as BJP
candidate against him
from Karhal seat.
On Monday
, Akhilesh
Yadav filed his nomina-
tionfromKarhalseat.Im-
mediately after the nomi-
nation, SP Singh Baghel
was fielded in the Karhal
seatbyBJPasacandidate
against Akhilesh.
According to experts,
the Baghel’s entry in the
fray has made Akhilesh
Yadav’s journey to UP
assembly difficult while
making the contest a cu-
rious one. The social
media platforms were
soon flooded with the
speculation on the elec-
toral fight on Karhal
seat in Mainpuri dis-
trict going to poll on Feb
20 next in third phase of
UP polls.
The BJP made its in-
tentionsclearbylaunch-
ing its campaign in an
aggressive manner. Dy
CMKeshavPrasadMau-
rya himself spearhead-
ed an intensive door to
door campaign in Main-
puri. Claiming that
Akhilesh Yadav’s dream
of reaching the Legisla-
tive Assembly from here
will not be fulfilled,
Maurya said that SP
Singh Baghel would reg-
ister victory from Karh-
al with a huge margin.
From the point of
view of caste equation
also, the electoral battle
of Baghel and Akhilesh
in Karhal seems to be
interesting. The Yadav
voters comprised
around 27 per cent fol-
lowed by the Thakur
community with over 12
per cent. The share of
Shakya, Maurya, Kush-
waha community is
more than 12 per cent.
Pal, Gadaria, Dhangar
community is about 9
percent,whiletheshare
of Muslim community
and Brahmin communi-
ty is five percent each .
BJP launches SP Baghel against Akhilesh on Karhal seat
TOUGH BATTLE
Development comes soon after the
SP chief filed his nomination from
the seat on Monday morning
BJP candidate SP SIngh Baghel
Historically,rulingpartyhasgottheupperedge;tillnowSamajwadiPartydominatedtheUttarPradeshUpperHouse
CRUCIAL BATTLE FOR MAJORITY IN
LEGISLATIVECOUNCILBIENNIALPOLLS
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: Along with
the process of the last
phases of the UP assem-
bly polls, voting for the
biennial elections of the
Legislative Council of
the state is also going to
take place. Till now, the
Samajwadi Party domi-
nated these thirty six
seats, spread across 35
local authorities’ con-
stituencies, in the Upper
House. But now there is
a possibility of an up-
heaval in the political
equations here.
It is evident from the
electoral history that
there is an upper edge in
the MLC elections for
the ruling party of the
state. In the year 2016,
when the Legislative
Council elections were
held for these seats of
local bodies, at that time
the Akhilesh-led SP gov-
ernment was in the
state. Out of these 36
seats, SP got majority in
the Upper House by win-
ning 31 seats. In 8 MLC
seats, the SP had won
unopposed.
The BSP could get
success in only two
seats, while Dinesh
Pratap Singh of Rae
Bareli won as a Con-
gress candidate. Apart
from these, Brijesh Ku-
mar Singh from Varana-
si and Vishal Singh
‘chanchal’from Ghazi-
pur won as independent
candidates.DineshPrat-
ap Singh and Vishal
Singh later joined BJP
.
TheseMLCshavealso
become part of BJP,
which includes Dhan-
shyam Lodhi from Ram-
pur, Shailendra Pratap
Singh from Sultanpur,
Rama Niranjan from
Jhansi, CP Chand from
Gorakhpur, Ravi Shan-
kar Pappu from Ballia,
Jaswant Singh from Ha-
thras and Narendra
Bhati from Gautam.
Budh Nagar.
According to political
analysts, the BJP
, ruling
party, is trying to get a
majority in the Legisla-
tive Council by winning
maximum seats in these
elections. At the same
time, the focus of SP is
to save its sitting seats.
For this reason, BJP and
SP strategists have
started brainstorming
about the selection of
candidates. For the pur-
pose of getting the coun-
cil ticket, the efforts to
switch over from one
party to another is also
gaining momentum.
Allahabad HC stays recruitment
on 6,800 reserved teacher posts
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Luc-
know Bench of the Al-
lahabadHighCourton
January 27 stayed the
recruitment of 6800
reserved category
posts in assistant
teacher recruitment.
A single-judge
benchof JusticeRajan
Roy passed this order
while hearing a peti-
tion filed by Bharti Pa-
tel and five others.
By means of the pe-
tition, the petitioners
have challenged the
decision of the state
government dated
January 5, 2022 by
whichtheyhavedecid-
edtoissueanaddition-
al select list of 6,800
(inadvertently re-
ferred as 6000 in the
earlier order dated
January 25, 2022) can-
didates by revisiting
the selection process
based on which the ap-
pointments have al-
ready been made
against 69,000 posts,
and the consequential
action in issuing a se-
lect list of 6,800 per-
sons for appointment
as Assistant Teacher.
RaghavendraSingh,
Advocate General has
put in appearance on
behalf of the official
opposite parties and
informed the Court
that certain reserved
category candidates
had filed petitions be-
fore the Court, where-
in certain orders were
passed by this Court
based on which, the
State has revisited the
implementation of
reservation policy as
also the provisions of
the Reservation Act,
1994 and the law on the
subject, according to
which, such reserved
category candidates
who are otherwise
meritorious, meaning
thereby, they have se-
cured marks higher
than the cut-off for the
general category are
entitled to be consid-
ered and selected for
unreserved posts.
Shah being
casteist: RLD
chief Jayant
First India Bureau
Aligarh: Rashtriya Lok
Dal chief Jayant Chaud-
haryonMondayaccused
Union Home minister
Amit Shah of consis-
tently using “caste-
based terminology”
during his election cam-
paign in western Uttar
Pradesh.
Chaudharyhurledthe
allegation days after
Home Minister Shah in
hismeetingwithaselect
group of Jat representa-
tives had observed that
JatsandBJPsharealeg-
acy of fighting against
the Mughals.
After addressing a
gathering at Maalav vil-
lage near Khair told re-
porters that the Union
Home Minister have
been “constantly harp-
ingaboutJatsandbring-
ing in caste issues. This
is not appropriate as it
lowers the level of the
discourse and sidelines
the main issues of farm-
ers.”“Wearefightingfor
thecauseof farmersand
nowheredowebringthe
caste issue in our cam-
paign,” he said.
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
VOTING IN 2 PHASES
FOR 36 SEATS
Lucknow: Voting
will be held in two
phases for the 36
seats of Lucknow-
Unnao, Rae Bareli,
Pratapgarh, Sultan-
pur, Barabanki, Bah-
raich, Gonda,
Faizabad, Basti-Sid-
dharthnagar, Gora-
khpur-Maharajganj,
Deoria, Azamgarh-
Mau, Ballia, Ghaz-
ipur, Jaunpur, Vara-
nasi, Mirzapur-Son-
bhadra, Allahabad,
Banda-Hamirpur,
Jhansi-Jalaun-Lalit-
pur, Kanpur-
Fatehpur, Mo-
r a d a b a d - B i j n o r,
Rampur-Bareilly,
Budaun, Pilibhit-
Shahjahanpur, Har-
doi, Kheri, Sitapur,
E t a w a h - F a r -
rukhabad, Agra-Fi-
rozabad, Mathura-
Etah-Mainpuri, Ali-
garh, Bulandshahr,
Meerut- Ghaziabad,
Muzaffarnagar-Sa-
haranpur.
Members of Dis-
trict Panchayat and
Kshetra Panchayat,
members of urban
bodies Municipal
Corporation, Munic-
ipality and Nagar
Panchayat as well as
elected members of
Cantonment Boards
are also voters for
the seats of local
body quota of the
Legislative Council.
CAN BE A GAME CHANGER FOR BJP
Owaisi finds support for UP polls
in Kushwaha-Meshram alliance
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: AllIndiaMa-
jlis-e-Ittehadul Musli-
meen (AIMIM) chief
Asaduddin Owaisi, till
recently being shunned
by the opposition in UP
,
has finally found new
partners for the state
polls. Through the new
front‘BhagidariParivar-
tan Morcha’, once again
the exercise of consoli-
dating the OMD
OBC-Muslim and Dalit
voters has started gain-
ing momentum.
Besides AIMIM, the
political outfits included
in Bhagidari Sankalp
MorchaareJanAdhikari
Party led by Babu Singh
Kushwaha, the Bharat
Mukti Morcha led by
VamanMeshram,Janata
Kranti Party led by Anil
Singh Chauhan and
Bhartiya Vanchit Samaj
Party led by Ram Prasad
Kashyap.Twomostinflu-
ential faces among these
names are Babu Singh
Kushwaha and Vaman
Meshram.
Kushwaha was con-
sidered a powerful min-
ister during Mayawati’s
rule. The main accused
of the state’s well-
known NRHM scam,
Kushwaha was in jail
for long, and has been
charge-sheeted by the
CBI. He was also with
BJP for a brief period.
But due to the voices
of dissent, he formed a
new party ‘Janadhikar
Party’. Babu Singh
Kushwaha has a signifi-
cant hold on the voters
of the Maurya-Kushwa-
ha-Shakya community
,
which accounts for six
per cent of the total pop-
ulation of UP
.
Vaman Meshram,
president of All India
Backward and Minority
Communities Employ-
ees Federation
(BAMCEF), is consid-
ered an influential Dalit
leader. BAMCEF, set up
by BSP founder Kanshi
Ram five decades ago,
has had a significant im-
pact in many districts of
UP
. The head of this out-
fit, Vaman Meshram,
has claimed that he has
a stronghold among the
backward and Dalit em-
ployees because the full
time volunteers of his
organisation have been
working on the ground
in UP for a long time.
Asaduddin Owaisi campaigning in Ghaziabad on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
OWAISI’S CALCULATION
GOVT REVISES LIST

he fashion in-
dustry is always
categorized as a
dynamic one,
where consum-
er preferences
surely rule the
market. There is no
denying that Indian
arts, crafts, and local
traditions are unpar-
alleled the world
over, often inspiring
global fashion
trends.
Jaipur Dori,
founded in 2015 by
Princess Shalini
Narukaa of Jaw-
li, Alwar, focuses
on fabric, crafts-
manship and
comfort. It is a
sustainable
unisex cloth-
ing brand ear-
lier known as
M i r a a y a ,
based in
Jaipur. 10%
of proceeds
earned by Jaipur Dori go
towards Angles Care - A
school for the underprivi-
leged under Shalini’s Foun-
dation and rewilding Jawai
Seva for semi arid ecologi-
cal conservation. Jaipur
Dori is committed to in-
volving more sustainably
ethical and responsible
practices while remaining
devoted to bridging the gap
between western and Indi-
an patterns by creating de-
signs that are fluid, bold
and rooted to the soil.
As a young girl, Princess
Shalini was much motivat-
ed by her mother (Late
RaniSahibaRatanKumari,
Princess of Nachana, Jais-
almer) who used to use
leftover fabrics, and other
recyclable material to cre-
ate toys for the local village
children. She was fascinat-
ed by needlework and the
wayhermothercouldmake
clothes out of thread and
wool, that was when Sha-
lini learnt the word cro-
chet, leading her to explore
several mediums of mak-
ing garments and embroi-
dery
.
Most of Shalini’s child-
hood and teens years went
into spending time with the
local craftsmen and women
observing and alongside
learning how to create de-
tails in the design, Shalini
started visiting the library
to explore more about fash-
ion of the past, she started
creating her own sketches
and took to the machine,
what started as fascination
became a part of who Sha-
lini was becoming. In her
late 20’s Princess Shalini
started professionally
making clothes for friends
and family leading her to
make bridal dresses, she
would then use the lefto-
ver fabric material to make
clothes for the needy in her
spare time. Jaipur Dori is
creatingasymphonythatis
ultimately inspired by a
strong female figure such
as herself.
LUCKNOW, TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
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JAIPUR DORI:
A PERFECT BLEND OF
TREND AND CULTURE
Jaipur Dori is a brand that has made its presence felt
by creating ethnic fashion in a contemporary format.
Princess Shalini Narukaa of Jawli, Alwar, the
participating designer for the First India Fashion
Connect, season 11 to be held at Oaks Ibn Batuta
Gate Hotel, Dubai on March 12, has been a powerful
pillar and backbone of the brand, leading to a large
customer base and unprecedented success!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
T
Princess Shalini Narukaa
Rajkumari Padmaja Jodhpur rewilding
Jawai Seva wearing Jaipur Dori
Riddhi

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