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‘Satyamev Jayate: Victory against invaders’
First India Bureau
Ayodhya/Lucknow:
“India’s faith was at-
tacked by invaders,
but now, in the end,
India has won,” Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath said on
Wednesday after lay-
ing the foundation
stone for the garbha
griha (sanctum sanc-
torum) of the Ram
Janmabhoomi temple
here. “Once again the
slogan of Satyameva
Jayate (Truth wins)
has proved its signifi-
cance. The victory
has been achieved
through the path of
Dharma, Truth and
Justice,” he added.
CM Yogi performed
pooja of the garbha
griha and poured ce-
ment on the stones
during the founda-
tion stone laying cer-
emony. Speaking to
reporters later, he
said that the Ram
Temple will be the
“Rashtra Mandir” of
the country.
“Everyone who
kept the Ram Temple
movement alive must
be feeling very happy
today,’’ he said. “It is
a victory over all
those foreign invad-
ers who had attacked
the faith of the people
of India.”
About a hundred
saints and seers from
different parts of the
country took part in
the rituals of the
‘shilapujan’ ceremo-
ny. According to of-
fice bearers of the
Ram Janmabhoomi
Teerth Khestra Trust,
the idols of Ram Lala
will be installed on
January 24, 2024.
The timing of the
opening of the Ram
Temple assumes
significance as the
next general elec-
tions are scheduled
to be held in May 2024
in which the Modi
government will be
seeking a third term
in office.
CM Yogi launches next phase of Ram
Janmabhoomi Temple construction
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lays the foundation stone of the
sanctum sanctorum of the temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Ground
Breaking Ceremony 3,
scheduled to take place
on June 3, will see max-
imum 805 projects,
worth Rs 4459 crore, of
MSMEs being set up in
the state, followed by
275 of agriculture and
allied industries and 65
of pharmaceuticals and
medical supplies. The
other projects include
six related Turn to P5
GBC3: Investment in every
field, from varsity to dairy
CM Yogi releases a brochure on GBC 3 along with Industries
Minister Gopal Das Nandi, Chief Secy DS Mishra,ACS Home
Awanish Awasthi,ACS MSMEs and Information Navneet Sehgal,ACS
Principal Secy to CM SP Goyal and other officials on Wednesday.
to the ground. This was my
initiation into the humble
world of Samaj Sevaks, peo-
plewhoworkwholeheartedl
y
for society and the country
.
The process of debunking
myths about contesting elec-
tions had started for me.
I was told that I would be
fighting against a candidate
belonging to the royal family
and had ruled over the area
from 1952 to 1998. So it was
natural that winning the
election was going to be no
walk in the park for me, nei-
ther would my candidature
be accepted easily. Seniors
advised me to spread a word
among my family, friends
and relatives that I would be
fighting the elections and
seek their support. They
also advised me to meet
Atalji, Advaniji, Kushabhau
Thakre and Sushmaji.
The first karyakarta meet-
ing was to be held at Agarwal
Dharamshala
, Gurgaon. We
were fighting as a coalition
so a joint meeting with Indi-
an National Lokdal and BJP
karyakartas was organized.
The hall was chock-full of
workers of the two parties.
Modiji was present for the
meeting along with the most
renowned names of the BJP
.
What transpired that day
touched me to the core and I
grew emotionally attached
with Modiji for his brotherly
protection,guidanceandsup-
port. In his speech, Modiji
said, “One vote has made all
the difference and it is this- it
is the vote of Congress’s Rao
Indrajeet. Now Sudha Yadav
will fight for this seat. She is
a Veerangana and does not
have anything. We have to
help her fight and win.”
Modiji spread out a sheet on
the floor and placed a steel
Kalash in the centre. He then
charged the hall with these
words “I am a pracharak and
the Sangh takes care of me
and my expenses. Several
years ago when I visited my
mother, she blessed me with
Rs 11 and told me that this
money will come in handy
someday
. I feel it was for this
day that my mother gave me
that money
. I offer Rs 11 for
mysisterSudhaYadav’sfight
in this election and I request
all the karyakartas to sacri-
fice in this yajna everything
they have on them right now,
except for the fare to go back
home.” I was mesmerized, in
a state of transcendence
, as
this entire experience was so
new to me. Within half an
hour, at Modiji’s behest, an
amount of Rs 7.5 lakh had
been collected as funds for
my election campaign.
This is how my political
journey began. After this
Modiji organised a sabha in
my Lok Sabha constituency
.
It was a magnificent sabha
in Rewari and Atalji was to
attend it as well. Modiji rode
on a scooter the entire day to
gauge the pulse of the peo-
ple and the response to our
campaign. My car was stuck
in jam as people were gush-
ing in for the sabha and the
hovering of Atalji’s helicop-
ter could be heard signaling
his arrival. Modiji got me a
lift on a scooter too that took
me through the narrow
lanes so that I could make it
to the sabha in time. After
the event was over, Atalji
had a brief interaction with
me before leaving. He con-
gratulated me for inching
closer to a win. At last, when
I met Modiji at the party of-
fice later in the day, he said
“Look, you are winning this
election. Keep your calm
and continue to campaign
for a couple of days more.
You will make it.” And in-
deed, I won that election!
TO BE CONTINUED…
udha Yadav is a Kargil war
widow and has been a Lok
Sabha MP from Haryana.
Modi’s decision to field Kar-
gil war widows as candidates
gave this teacher a chance to
contest elections. Modi was
PrabhariatHaryanaofficeat
that time. The story is about
the immense support and
guidance that she received
from Modiji for the big con-
test. The incident as it hap-
pened: Modiji had once re-
ceived Rs 11 from his mother
in blessing, which he in turn,
a few years down the line,
handed over to Sudha Yadav
as a blessing to initiate her
election campaign and asked
the karyakartas to contrib-
ute whatever they had on
them at that moment to fund
her campaign. Within half
an hour, there were Rs 7.5
lakh on the blanket donated
as a campaign fund for Sud-
ha and of course, Sudha Ya-
dav won that election.
There were 18 Kargil war
widows in the area I resided
in and it was Modiji’s vision
to field someone from the
family of martyrs for that
election. I was a teacher by
profession and was clueless
about the ways of politics.
All of a sudden I started re-
ceiving calls from BJP mem-
bers encouraging me to con-
test elections but I continued
to refuse as neither my fam-
ily nor I ever imagined my-
self cut out for such a role.
Also, I had no political back-
ground. It was then that
Chaudhary Ishwar Singhji,
who was then the State Pres-
ident of Kisan Morcha, said
to me “I will give you a num-
ber. Speak to the person. You
will find your way
.” It hap-
pened to be Narendrabha
i’s
number. Let me reiterate, I
was so politically naive, I did
not even know what it meant
to be Rashtriye Sanghathan
Mahamantri of BJP
.
Nevertheless,
I called up
the landline number. Naren-
dra bhai used to reside at
Harishchandr
aMathurLane
at that time. He answered the
call himself and I introduced
myself. I said that the mem-
bers of the BJP are persuad-
ing me to contest the upcom-
ing elections and since I am
befuddled I have been given
your number. What he said to
me completely changed my
perspective.Hesaid“Sudhaji
a great change has come in
yourlifewiththemartyrdom
of your husband. Now you
must come out to serve soci-
ety
. Just say yes and the party
will help you fight the elec-
tions.” Although I wasn’t
completelyconvincedwheth-
er really politics was my cup
of tea, I called up Narendra
bhai the next day and con-
firmed to him my intention
to contest the elections. But
again I shared my misgiv-
ingswithhimandsaid,“Nar-
endra bhai, a few party work-
ers have told me that a lot of
money is required to run an
election campaign whereas I
belong to the service class.
What I have received as
exgratia payment, I wish to
save for my children. My
daughter is 7 while my son is
only three and a half. So this
money I cannot spend.” Nar-
endra bhai replied “Sudhaji
just say yes. Sangathan will
help you fight the elections.
These are all myths about
elections that you must not
harbour.HavefaithinNaren-
dra bhai and say yes to serv-
ing the society
.”
Thiswasthefirsttelephon-
ic conversation
I had with
Narendra bhai and I was yet
to meet him in person. My
first meeting with some of
the senior leaders of the
Sangh Parivar happened a
coupleof dayslateratHarish-
chandra Mathur Lane which
wastheresidenceof anMP
.It
had two rooms at the back
and an open area in the front.
I was awe-stricken
to find
Modiji,suchawell-knownpo-
litical figure, sitting on a mat-
tress on the floor, with books
strewn all over the place and
a telephone next to him. One
hadonlytotakeoff one’sslip-
persattheentranceandsiton
the floor to hold a discussion
with him. Even in my wildest
dreams, I could not have im-
agined Narendra bhai to be
someonesosimpleandrooted
YOU READ PART-6 ON MAY 27, 2022
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
Narendra Modi - The Quintessential Magic Maker
The Magic of Modi’s `11 in the election Yajna
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‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 7
MODI
SAINIK
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Modiji organised a sabha in my LS
constituency. Modiji rode on a scooter
the entire day to gauge the pulse of
the people and the response to our
campaign. My car was stuck in jam as
people were gushing in for the sabha
and hovering of Atalji’s helicopter could
be heard signaling his arrival. Modiji
got me a lift on a scooter too that took
me through the narrow lanes so that I
could make it to sabha in time.
‘MODIJI GOT ME A LIFT ON A
SCOOTER SO THAT I COULD
MAKE IT TO SABHA IN TIME’
The first karyakarta meeting was to be
held in Gurgaon. I grew emotionally
attached with Modiji for his brotherly
protection, guidance and support. In
his speech, Modiji said, “One vote has
made all the difference and it is this- it
is the vote of Congress’s Rao Indrajeet.
Now Sudha Yadav will fight for this seat.
She is a Veerangana and does not have
anything. We have to help her
fight and win.”
‘I GREW EMOTIONALLY
ATTACHED WITH MODIJI FOR
HIS BROTHERLY PROTECTION’
PERSPECTIVE
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WILL NOW COST `2,219.
RELIEF! A SPECIAL COURT IN MUMBAI ON WEDNESDAY PERMITTED
ACTOR RHEA CHAKRABORTY, AN ACCUSED IN A DRUGS CASE RELATED
TO ACTOR SUSHANT SINGH’S DEATH, TO TRAVEL TO ABU DHABI FROM
JUNE 2 TO 5 TO ATTEND IIFA AWARDS. JUDGE DIRECTED THE NCB TO
HAND OVER CHAKRABORTY’S PASSPORT TO HER.
INDIA DEFEATED JAPAN 1-0 TO WIN THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE ASIA
CUP 2022. RAJKUMAR PAL SCORED AN EARLY GOAL AS AN
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SONIA GANDHI RAHUL GANDHI GET ED NOTICES IN NATIONAL HERALD CASE
CONGRESS CRIES
‘VENDETTAPOLITICS’
l Rahul Gandhi has been summoned today
l Sonia Gandhi has been summoned on June 8
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directorate
on Wednesday sum-
moned Congress presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi and
her MP son Rahul Gan-
dhi for questioning in a
money laundering case
linked to the National
Herald newspaper, offi-
cials said.
The case was regis-
tered recently to probe
alleged financial irregu-
larities in the party-pro-
motedYoungIndianthat
owns the National Her-
ald newspaper. State-
mentsof otherCongress
leaders, who were then
office bearers of the Na-
tional Herald and Asso-
ciated Journals Limited
(AJL), have also been
recorded by the ED.
The case only in-
volved the conversion
of debt into equity to
pay off dues like sala-
ries, the Congress said,
accusing the govern-
ment of trying to deflect
attention from “real is-
sues” like inflation.
By targeting National Herald every
now and then, BJP has disgraced
and disrespected freedom fighters
as their [BJP’s]
predecessors
didn’t play a role in India’s
Freedom Movement. National
Herald newspaper was started
in 1942. At that time British
tried to suppress it. Today,
Modi govt is using the ED
to do the same. A money
laundering case has been registered when there is
no money laundering. Move reeks of a vendetta,
pettiness, fear, and political cheapness.
—Randeep Singh Surjewala,
Congress National General Secretary
ON ED NOTICE TO SONIA-RAHUL, NADDA
SAYS ‘CRIMINALS DENY’ THEIR CRIMES
BJP prez JP Nadda took a swipe at Sonia
Rahul after they were summoned by ED. he de-
clared that a criminal will always
deny their crimes. “Have
you ever seen a criminal
say I’m (a) criminal? They
will, (Sonia and Rahul) of
course, deny it.” he further
said agency’s documents
were “proof” of Gandhis’
crimes. “If chargesheet
is filed, you would
approach court to
get it quashed,”
Nadda said.
Cabinet allows procurement by
coop through GeM portal: Thakur
New Delhi: The Union
Cabinet, chaired by
PM Modi on Wednes-
day approved a propos-
al to expand the man-
date of Government e-
Marketplace (GeM) by
allowing procurement
by cooperatives. Move
will help over 8.54 lakh
registered coopera-
tives and their 27 crore
members as they
would get products at
competitive rates from
GeM portal. These co-
operatives will be ben-
efitted from the deci-
sion, said IB Minister
Anurag Thakur.
Anurag Thakur speaks during a media briefing on Cabinet
decisions, at National Media Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday.
BJP APPOINTS IN-CHARGES FOR RS POLLS
New Delhi: BJP has appointed union ministers as in-charges
for forthcoming RS polls in Haryana, Maharashtra, Karna-
taka and Rajasthan. Narendra Singh Tomar of Rajasthan,
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat of Haryana, G Kishan Reddy of
Karnataka and Ashwini Vaishnaw of Maharashtra. BJP is
pushing Opposition to gain more seats in these 4 states.
A MASSIVE
ED ACTION
AGAINST PFI
33 bank accounts
`68 lakh attached
in PMLA case
New Delhi: In a big de-
velopment, the ED on
Wednesday froze bank
accounts of the Popular
Front of India (PFI) in
anongoingPMLAinves-
tigation. The ED has
provisionally attached
23 bank accounts of PFI
having a collective bal-
ance of `59 lakh and 10
bank accounts of PFI’s
front organization Re-
hab India Foundation
(RIF) with a balance of
`9.50 lakh. Total amount
of `68,62,081 has thus
been provisionally at-
tached under Section 5
of Prevention of Money
Laundering Act, 2002.
GONE TOO SOON: KK, A TIME-LINE!
Gun salute being given to Bollywood playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath,
popularly known as KK at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata on Wednesday.
53-year-old singer collapsed on Tuesday night after his concert.A preliminary
post-mortem report has ruled out unnatural death of KK, according to police
sources, his face and head bore injuries. His last rites will be performed in
Mumbai today. (R) WB CM Mamata Banerjee pays floral tribute to KK.
Greetings on the
occasion of
Maharana Pratap
Jayanti, a legendary
king of Mewar, a
true patriot that
commenced the
first war of
independence.
RaGa SEEKS MORE
TIME FROM ED
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
has sought more time to
appear before the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) after the agency
summoned him in the National
Herald money laundering case
on June 2, said sources.
‘KASHMIRI PANDITS PROTESTING,
BJP BUSY CELEBRATING 8 YEARS’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednes-
day slammed the govt over the killing of
a Hindu woman teacher in Kulgam, saying
Kashmiri Pandits are protesting but the BJP is
busy celebrating 8 years of Modi govt. Security
personnel and civilians are dying in Kashmir
and this is the truth and it is not a film, he said.
“In Kashmir, 15 security personnel have been
martyred and 18 civilians have been killed in
the last five months. Yesterday too a teacher
was murdered,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
CRUCIAL READ
NEET PG RESULT
DECLARED IN
RECORD 10 DAYS
New Delhi: The NBE de-
clared the result for NEET
PG - the postgraduate
medical entrance exam
within a record time of
10 days of conducting
the exam. After months
ling pertest seeking
postponement, the medi-
cal entrance exam was
conducted on May 21.
4 KILLED, 14 HURT
AS EARTHQUAKE
HITS CHINA
Beijing: At least 4 people
were killed and 14 others
injured when a earth-
quake of 6.1-magnitude
on Wednesday struck
Ya’an city in China’s
quake-prone SW Sichuan
province, authorities said.
Epicenter, with depth of
17 km, was monitored at
30.4 degrees north lati-
tude, 102.9 degrees east
longitude, CENC said.
KASHMIR: SHAH
CALLS L-G, SEEKS
EXPLANATION
New Delhi: Targeted kill-
ings of Kashmiri Pandits
and other civilians in
Kashmir valley have
prompted HM Amit Shah
to seek an explanation
over security lapses from
UT’s Lieutenant Gover-
nor. Shah has called L-G
Manoj Sinha to Delhi
on June 3 for a briefing
on the ground situation.
National Security Advisor
Ajit Doval will also attend
the meeting.
MUCH ADO ABOUT
A TWEET: DADA IS
STILL BCCI BOSS
Kolkata: BCCI on
Wednesday quashed
speculation that Sourav
Ganguly will be step-
ping down from his role
as board prez. BCCI
secy Jay Shah told that
Ganguly is still BCCI prez.
Ganguly, hinting at new
“chapter of his life”, said
that “planning to start
something” to help a lot
of people. Dada, broke on
late Wednesday evening.
“I have launched a world-
wide edu app,” he said.
Sonia Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi JP Nadda

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022
02
Yogi hails Modi govt on 8
yrs in office, slams Cong
Lucknow(PTI): CM
Yogi Adityanath
Wednesday said there
was “distrust” among
the people against the
government before
2014, and separatism,
extremism and terror-
ism were on the rise.
Addressing a press
conference at the BJP
state headquarters
here on the completion
of the Modi govern-
ment’s eight years, the
CM said the situation
changed after 2014
when the BJP-led gov-
ernment came to pow-
er with the slogan of
“Sabka Saath, Sabka
Vikas” (inclusive de-
velopment). ”There
was distrust among
people against the gov-
ernment before 2014.
Separatism, extrem-
ism and terrorism
were on the rise.
Anarchy was at its
peak. Corruption had
become institutional,”
Adityanath said. He
said that in May 2014
when Modi came to
power, welfare schemes
were launched for vil-
lagers, poor, women
and all sections of soci-
ety without any dis-
trimination, changing
the lives of 133 crore
people of the country
.
He said govern-
ments in the past just
gave slogans for pov-
erty elimination, but
did nothing on the
ground, and for provid-
ing people with the ba-
sic necessities of
“Roti, Kapda and
Makan”.
CM says the situation changed after 2014 when the BJP came to power
CM Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CMs Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prashad Maurya, and BJP State
President and Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dav Singh at the press conference on 8 years of the
Modi government at party office in Lucknow on Wednesday.
YOGI’S ATTACK
Hiting out at the oppo-
sition parties, Adity-
anath also said there
was “distrust” among
the people against the
government before
2014, and separatism,
extremism and terror-
ism were on the rise.
He said govt in the
past gave lip service
to poverty alleviation,
but did nothing on the
ground. CM Yogi Adityanath presents a gift to a girl at the press
conference. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
Yogi to watch movie
‘Samrat Prithviraj’ in
Lucknow today
Allahabad HC slams
govt advocates for
‘double billing’
Lucknow(PTI): CM
Yogi Adityanath is
set to watch Bolly-
wood actors Akshay
Kumar and Manushi
Chhillar starrer his-
torical drama ‘Sam-
rat Prithviraj’ at a
special screening in
the state capital on
Thursday. Akshay,
Manushi along with
director Chan-
draprakash Dwivedi
will be present for
the screening.
Confirming the
same, Akshay said in
a statement, “It is an
honour for us that
the CM of UP, Yogi
Adityanath is watch-
ing our film based on
the life and daredev-
ilry of the last Hindu
Samrat Prithviraj
Chauhan who shed
every drop of blood
in his body to defend
Bharatmata.
Our film salutes
the courage and val-
our of the mighty
king and we hope
that the people of our
nation is inspired by
his values of protect-
ing his motherland at
any cost.” The movie
is based on the life of
legendary warrior
Prithviraj Chauhan
and also stars Sonu
Sood, Sanjay Dutt,
Manav Vij, Ashutosh
Rana and Sakshi
Tanwar. The movie
marks Manushi’s de-
but in Bollywood. .
YRF produced ‘Sam-
rat Prithviraj’ is set
to release on June 3.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court
took a dim view of the
fact that Additional
Advocate Generals,
Chief Standing Coun-
sels and Additional
CSCs who are ap-
pointed to represent
the State Government
are also representing
Corporations and Au-
thorities and charg-
ing double fees.
The Court said that
charging two bills in
one case for two par-
ties amounts to mis-
conduct on the part of
the government advo-
cates. Justice Rohit
Ranjan Agarwal said,
“It has become a rou-
tine feature in this
Court that Additional
Advocate General and
the Chief Standing
Counsel are also hold-
ing brief of various
dev authorities and
corporations.
Though there is no
bar for the same, but
these counsels are
raising bills from the
State as well as the de-
velopment authori-
ties.” After conclu-
sion of arguments,
when the judgment
was reserved, Addi-
tional Advocate Gen-
eral MC Chaturvedi
made a request for
recording his appear-
ance not only for the
state government but
also for the Ghazi-
abad Development
Authority
.
CM Yogi at the BJP office in Lucknow on Wednesday.
VENUE CHECK
Chief Secy Durga Shankar Mishra along with Lucknow DM Abhishek Prakash on
Wednesday take stock of preparations for the Third Groundbreaking Ceremony at Indira
Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow to be held on June 3. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
A view of the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan as it readies for the ceremony.
500 years of struggle is now turning
into success: CM Yogi in Ayodhya
First India Bureau
Ayodhya: After per-
forming the Pujan for
the sanctum sanctorum
of the Ram temple in
Ayodhya, UP CM Yogi
Adityanath said that fi-
nally, the 500 years of
continuous ‘Sadhna’
(Struggle) is turning
into ‘Siddhi’ (Success).
‘‘The Pujan of the
holy Ram Temple is a
key milestone en route
to the swift construc-
tion of the grand tem-
ple of Lord Shri Ram in
Ayodhya. It will not
only be a ‘National
Temple’, but will also
become a force to bind
the nation in one thread
under PM Narendra
Modi’s ‘Ek Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat’ cam-
paign,” said the CM on
Wednesday after visit-
ing and worshipping at
the Hanumangarhi.
Stating that it is a
proud moment for eve-
ry Indian, CM Yogi said,
“The invaders had at-
tacked the faith of Indi-
ans through their ne-
farious intentions and
malicious intent, shat-
tering the dreams of
our country, but ulti-
mately, India has
emerged victorious.
The significance of
Satyamev Jayate has
been proved once
again.” He acknowl-
edged the struggle of
revered saints and the
former Ayodhya Ram
Janmabhoomi move-
ment in charge Late
Ashok Singhal, and the
efforts of Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) and lakhs of its
workers in making the
grand construction of
the Lord Ram temple a
reality. ‘‘If we follow
the path of dharma
and truth, no one can
stop us from being vic-
torious,” said the CM,
adding, “The construc-
tion of a grand temple
in Ayodhya is under-
way. Today, any devotee
or tourist who comes to
Ayodhya Dham feels
blessed to see the grand
form of the temple be-
ing built.” Yogi stated
that the struggle had
been completed, and
now it was time for
people to join the con-
struction.
RAM JANMABHOOMI
CM Yogi Adityanath during the foundation lying ceremony of the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
‘‘If we follow
the path of
dharma and
truth, no one
can stop us
from being
victorious,” said
the CM. He also
released a book
about the temple
construction
work of Ram
Mandir.
DAY OF GREAT HAPPINESS: DEPUTY
CM KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA
Lucknow(PTI): Dep-
uty Chief Minister
Keshav Prasad Mau-
rya on Wednesday
said the second phase
of Ram temple con-
struction in Ayodhya
will start after the
foundation laying of
the sanctum sancto-
rum here.
Maurya reached
Ayodhya’s Ram
Katha Park helipad
to receive CM Yogi
Adityanath who will
be laying the founda-
tion stone of the
sanctum sanctorum
of the Ram temple
later in the day. ”The
construction of Ram
Janmabhoomi tem-
ple was started after
the decision of the
Supreme Court. Af-
ter the completion
of the first phase of
construction work
in the Ram Janmab-
hoomi, the second
phase will start with
the laying of founda-
tion stone by the
chief minister on
Wednesday.
‘‘Today is a day of
great happiness for
the devotees of Lord
Ram,” the deputy
chief minister said.
BJP LEADER HARIOM YADAV, SON
ACQUITTED IN ATTEMPT TO MURDER CASE
Firozabad (PTI): A lo-
cal court here on Tues-
day acquitted BJP lead-
er Hariom Yadav and
his son Vijay Yadav in
an attempt to murder
case.
The incident had tak-
en place on October 9,
2015. Hariom Yadav’s
lawyer Rajesh
Kulshrestha said the
court acquitted Hariom
Yadav after seven years.
Kulshrestha added that
on Oct 9, 2015, Rajeev
Yadav, a resident of Shi-
kohabad police station
area, had lodged a case
against Hariom Yadav
and his son for attack-
ing his uncle Ramesh
Chand. Police had given
a clean chit to the for-
mer MLA and his son.
However, a court inter-
vened and ordered them
to appear before it, and
had also sent the father-
son duo to jail.
Additional Sessions
Judge Jitendra Kumar
Singh while hearing the
case acquitted them ow-
ing to lack of evidence.
Hariom Yadav was an
SP MLA from the Sirsa-
ganj Assembly constitu-
ency in Firozabad from
2017 to 2022.
GANGSTER ACT ON
KABADI IQBAL
Meerut:Police have
registered a case
under Gangster Act
against notorious ve-
hicle thief and scrap
vendor ‘Kabadi Iqbal’
and his sons here.
Chandrakant Meena,
assistant superin-
tendent of police,
said several cases
had been registered
against Iqbl and his
three sons Afzal, Im-
ran and Abrar. Now
the Gangster Act
has been slapped on
them along with on
Mannu Kabadi alias
Moinuddin, Salim,
and Mohammad
Zaheen.
BJP leader Hariom Yadav
Deputy Chief Minister
Keshav Prasad Maurya
‘SHOW SANCTION PLAN’
Prayagraj: The Allahabad HC has asked the
Prayagraj Development Authority to file the
sanction plan of Indira Bhawan, a commercial
building in the city, in a PIL alleging that vari-
ous shop owners had encroached upon areas
for ventilation and fire exit. In spite of various
complaints to the Prayagraj Development
Authority, no action has been taken against the
encroachments, the PIL said. The court on the
request of the Authority adjourned the hearing
and fixed July 13 as the next date.
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

UTTAR PRADESH
03
CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) signed MoU with Delhi Skill and Entrepreneur-
ship University (DSEU) to extend ‘Mission Swava-
lamban’ by venturing into entrepreneurial education
for skilled youths and similar other initiatives to give
impetus for entrepreneurial education. SIDBI and
DSEU partnered to nurture aspiring youth to infuse
entrepreneurship and enterprise as preferred career
choice. DSEU will develop a curated courses and
launch multiple initiatives in partnership with SIDBI.
MINISTER ARVIND
SHARMA LAUNCHES
SAMBHAV PORTAL
Lucknow: Minister
AK Sharma launched
SAMBHAV (Urban De-
velopment) portal online
on Wednesday. This
portal will monitor the
individual grievances,
schemes, programs and
policies of the depart-
ments under him. An
ICT platform providing
multi-modal solution to
complaints logged by
the common people,
the SAMBHAV (Nagar
Vikas) portal helped
in resolving several
grievances in its maiden
edition. The entire online
program was guided by
Sharma himself, who
addressed the grievanc-
es of the public.
NOIDA POLICE
TOP STATE IN
RESPONSE TIME
Noida: Gautam Buddh
Nagar police commis-
sionerate has secured
the first position among
75 UP districts in terms
of response time to calls
made on the emergency
112 number for the
month of May, officials
said on Wednesday. The
Gautam Buddh Nagar
police has remained on
the first position for 11
months in a row since
July 2021, according to
the officials. For May,
the district police’s
swiftest response time
to an emergency call
in urban has been 4.39
minutes, in rural areas
it was 6.20 minutes, an
official statement noted.
SIDBI, DSEU INK DEAL TO ACCELERATE
EDUCATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BJP veteran at CM meet
sparks off speculations
Will Laxman Acharya be heading the ruling party in politically crucial UP?
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: As the wait
for new UP BJP chief
gets longer, the presence
of MLC Laxman Prasad
Acharya at the party
headquarters here on
Wednesday set off fresh
speculations as to who
would head the ruling
party in the politically
most crucial state.
The occasion was the
press conference of CM
Yogi to highlight the
eightyearsof ModiGov-
ernment under ‘Report
to Nation’ event. The
CM was flanked by his
dy CM’s Keshav Prasad
Maurya and Brajesh
Pathak. Also present
was incumbent state
party chief Swatantra
Dev Singh.
But the odd man,
whose presence on the
dais caught everyone’s
attention was senior
party leader Laxman
Acharya. Acharya pres-
ently is not only the vice
president of UP BJP but
also party’s deputy lead-
er in the House. He was
elected MLC in January
,
2021 along with former
bureaucrat-turned poli-
tician and PM Modi’s
close aide AK Sharma,
now a cabinet minister
intheYogiGovernment.
There are several
contenders for the
plume job. From within
the state unit, the con-
tenders are reportedly
vice-president Vijay Ba-
hadur Pathak and gen-
eral secretaries Ashwi-
ni Tyagi and Amarpal
Maurya. From outside
the state unit, the prob-
ables are Basti MP
Harish Dwivedi, Deoria
MP Ramapati Ram
Tripathi, Kannauj MP
Subrat Pathak and
Union ministers BL
Verma and Bhanu
Pratap Verma.
But some leaders
strongly feel and prefer
a Dalit for the post to
build on the fact that a
big chunk of Dalit vot-
ers had switched loyal-
ties from the BSP to the
BJP in the recent polls.
And it is here that Lax-
man Acharya comes
into the picture as a
very strong contender.
Other dark horses in-
clude Vidyasagar
Sonkar, Satish Kumar
Gautam, Ram Shankar
Katheria and GS
Dharmesh.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: 2012 batch
IAS officer of UP cadre,
Vibha Chahal has been
deputed to Centre as she
was on Wednesday
named Private Secre-
tary to Bharti Praveen
Pawar, MoS for Health
and Family Welfare,
New Delhi
Chahal was posted as
Addl Director ICDS,
which usually is held by
a PCS officer but the de-
sire of IAS officers to be-
ing posted in Lucknow
hasmeantthatIASoffic-
ers are ready to take up
posting in junior levels.
Chahal previously
also held the position of
DM of Etah and has nev-
er appeared in the race
to become a collector.
She also held the post of
Addl Resident Commis-
sioner of New Delhi
from 2019 to 2021 and
various other positions
in the state like Special
Secretary APC Branch,
OSD, Grader Noida, Jt
Magistrate Saharanpur
and Jt Magistrate
Meerut. Now she being
relieved from ICDS,
thereisamurmurinthe
corridors of bureaucra-
cy of promoting IAS
Sarika Mohan, Director
ICDS and moving her to
another department.
This would enable the
government to post new
officers in ICDS.
In total, 4 officers Vib-
ha Chahal, Dheeraj
Sahu,MukeshMeshram
andAnitaMeshramwill
be going on deputation
soon after the UP tour of
PM and President.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Dispropor-
tionate assets case was
filed against IAS Ram
Vilas Yadav, former sec-
retary of LDA and Addl
Director, Mandi Pari-
shad in Lucknow. Yadav,
currently Addl Secre-
tary, Social Welfare De-
partment of Uttara-
khand has previously
held important posi-
tions of PCS cadre in
Uttar Pradesh.
The government of
UP has sent various doc-
uments to U’khand to
conduct a probe against
Ram Vilas Yadav.
Yadav was earlier
posted in the PCS ser-
vice in UP and during
the partition of Uttar
Pradesh, he moved to
Uttarakhand where he
was promoted from PCS
to IAS cadre and given
the 2009 batch. The UP
government though got
a whiff of his irregu-
larities and started an
investigation against
him and he was found to
have disproportionate
assets. The investiga-
tion found that during
his time as Secretary in
LDA during the year
2007, he assisted the
family of Mukhtar An-
sari in their wrongdo-
ings.AbhishekPrakash,
IAS, who is currently
posted as DM of Luc-
know during his time as
VC, LDA had even sent a
report against him to
the government and
even mentioned many
officers who were hand
in glove with IAS Ram
Vilas Yadav.
The state government
during the investigation
also found that he was
involved in the recruit-
ment scam during his
tenure as Additional Di-
rector in the Mandi Par-
ishad and that he has
amassed much wealth
in many districts in-
cluding Lucknow and
Dehradun.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP STF has
arrested notorious
criminal carrying re-
ward of `25,000 and ac-
cused of illegal liquor
extraction from Saha-
ranpur liquor factory
.
STF sources said act-
ing on tip-off STF team
arrested notorious
criminal Abhay Singh
alias Ajju near under
construction Outer
Ring Road bridge at
Mall-Atrauli Road in
Lucknow.
During interrogation
arrested criminal Ab-
hay Singh alias Ajju
said he had murdered
Rakesh Tikait with his
accomplices in Danaor
village under Mall po-
lice station area over
election rivalry
.
Case was registered
against accused under
murder charges and re-
ward of ` 25,000 was an-
nounced on his arrest.
In another incident
STF arrested accused of
huge Excise Duty Tax
fraud who illegally
snitched liquor from Co-
operative company
, Ta-
pari in Saharanpur.
STF said then vice-pres-
ident(Operations)of the
company Somshekhar
of Lucknowwasaccused
of tax fraud of crores.
Lucknow(PTI): Con-
gress General Secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
arrived here on Wednes-
day to attend a two-day
‘Nav Sankalp Shivir’ to
discuss the strategy for
the party’s revival in UP
after its drubbing in the
recent state polls.
During her visit,
Vadra will also address
Congressworkers,party
spokesperson Uma
Shankar Pandey said.
Besides office-bearers
of the UP Congress, all
district and city presi-
dents, MLAs, former
MLAs and party candi-
dates for the Assembly
polls and the 2019 Lok
Sabha elections will at-
tend the ‘Nav Sankalp
Shivir’ which will con-
clude on Thursday
.
Vadra had actively
campaigned for the Con-
gress in the state polls
but the party only won
two of the 403 seats.
At a similar conclave
in Rajasthan’s Udaipur
in May
, the Congress an-
nounced wide-ranging
organisational reforms
to make the party battle-
ready for the next round
of assembly and Lok
Sabha polls.
The party announced
enforcing the ‘one fami-
ly, one ticket’ rule with
exception to be made
only when another fam-
ily member has been
working in the party for
at least five years.
It also decided that no
person should hold one
party position for over 5
years to give opportuni-
ty to new people and it
will provide 50 per cent
representation to those
below 50 at all levels of
the organisation.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his way to BJP office in
Lucknow on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Vibha Chahal, IAS
EMPLOYEES FETED AT
UPSRTC JUBILEE PROG
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Golden
Jubilee celebration
of UP State Road
Transport Corpora-
tion (UPSRTC) was
organised at Sugar-
cane Institute audi-
torium on Wednes-
day. The programme
was presided over by
RK Tiwari, Chair-
man while Trans-
port Minister (Inde-
pendent Charge)
Daya Shankar Singh
graced the occasion.
Road transport was
nationalised in 1947
to provide afforda-
ble, comfortable
transport to citizens.
The first bus ser-
vice of state road-
ways operated on
Lucknow-Barabanki
route on May 15, 1947
and presently, a fleet
of 11,293 buses is op-
erated by the corpo-
ration. It also oper-
ates services for
many tourist places
like Pokhara and
Mahendranagar in
Nepal besides has
bus service to 85,610
of 97,914 villages of
state. Total 240 driv-
ers/operators, 88
workshop staff, 17
asst regional manag-
ers depot, 3 regional
managers, 3 service
managers, 5 enforce-
ment personnel and
9 officers of NIMM
headquarters were
feted.
ICDSaddldirector Vibha Chahal on Delhi sojourn
Lucknow(PTI):
Tibetan spiritual
leader Dalai Lama
has released a
book by an UP dis-
trict magistrate
who has climbed
Mt Everest twice,
saying his expedi-
tions were meant
to promote water
conservation.
The book, “Ev-
erest: Experience
the Journey”, has
been written by
Jhansi DM Ravin-
dra Kumar. It was
released on Mon-
day in Himachal
Pradesh’s Dhar-
amshala by the
Dalai Lama, who
has also written
the forward for it.
Kumar said he
climbed Everest
twice through two
routes in Nepal
and Tibet to raise
awareness about
water conserva-
tion.
The DM said he
has tried to take
the Union govern-
ment’s schemes on
water conserva-
tion to the grass-
roots levels. He
also carried Gan-
ga Jal to Everest
and offered it
there, appealing to
the world to save
water, the DM
said.
Many eminent
personalities, in-
cluding former SC
judge Vineet Sa-
ran, CEC Rajiv Ku-
mar, Bollywood
actor Akshay Ku-
mar and singer
Udit Narayan,
have written testi-
monials for the
book.
DALAI LAMA
RELEASES
BOOK ON
EVEREST BY
JHANSI DM
LORD’S BLESSINGS
CM Yogi Adityanath prays to Lord Ram in Ayodhya on Wednesday.
Disproportionate assets case filed
against IAS officer Ram Vilas Yadav
INVOLVED IN SCAM
The government during
the investigation found
Yadav was involved in
the recruitment scam
during his tenure as
Addl Director in Mandi
Parishad and he had
amassed much wealth
in many districts
Priyanka in Lucknow for Nav Sankalp Shivir
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after reaching
Lucknow on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
BOOSTING SPIRIT
STF arrests criminal
with `25k bounty
Minister Daya Shankar
Singh and UPSRTC
Chairman RK Tiwari and
UPSRTC MD Rajendra
Pratap Singh honouring a
staffer.

PERSPECTIVE
04
to the ground. This was my
initiation into the humble
world of Samaj Sevaks, peo-
plewhoworkwholeheartedly
for society and the country
.
The process of debunking
myths about contesting elec-
tions had started for me.
I was told that I would be
fighting against a candidate
belonging to the royal family
and had ruled over the area
from 1952 to 1998. So it was
natural that winning the
election was going to be no
walk in the park for me, nei-
ther would my candidature
be accepted easily. Seniors
advised me to spread a word
among my family, friends
and relatives that I would be
fighting the elections and
seek their support. They
also advised me to meet
Atalji, Advaniji, Kushabhau
Thakre and Sushmaji.
The first karyakarta meet-
ing was to be held at Agarwal
Dharamshala, Gurgaon. We
were fighting as a coalition
so a joint meeting with Indi-
an National Lokdal and BJP
karyakartas was organized.
The hall was chock-full of
workers of the two parties.
Modiji was present for the
meeting along with the most
renowned names of the BJP
.
What transpired that day
touched me to the core and I
grew emotionally attached
with Modiji for his brotherly
protection,guidanceandsup-
port. In his speech, Modiji
said, “One vote has made all
the difference and it is this- it
is the vote of Congress’s Rao
Indrajeet. Now Sudha Yadav
will fight for this seat. She is
a Veerangana and does not
have anything. We have to
help her fight and win.”
Modiji spread out a sheet on
the floor and placed a steel
Kalash in the centre. He then
charged the hall with these
words “I am a pracharak and
the Sangh takes care of me
and my expenses. Several
years ago when I visited my
mother, she blessed me with
Rs 11 and told me that this
money will come in handy
someday
. I feel it was for this
day that my mother gave me
that money
. I offer Rs 11 for
mysisterSudhaYadav’sfight
in this election and I request
all the karyakartas to sacri-
fice in this yajna everything
they have on them right now,
except for the fare to go back
home.” I was mesmerized, in
a state of transcendence, as
this entire experience was so
new to me. Within half an
hour, at Modiji’s behest, an
amount of Rs 7.5 lakh had
been collected as funds for
my election campaign.
This is how my political
journey began. After this
Modiji organised a sabha in
my Lok Sabha constituency
.
It was a magnificent sabha
in Rewari and Atalji was to
attend it as well. Modiji rode
on a scooter the entire day to
gauge the pulse of the peo-
ple and the response to our
campaign. My car was stuck
in jam as people were gush-
ing in for the sabha and the
hovering of Atalji’s helicop-
ter could be heard signaling
his arrival. Modiji got me a
lift on a scooter too that took
me through the narrow
lanes so that I could make it
to the sabha in time. After
the event was over, Atalji
had a brief interaction with
me before leaving. He con-
gratulated me for inching
closer to a win. At last, when
I met Modiji at the party of-
fice later in the day, he said
“Look, you are winning this
election. Keep your calm
and continue to campaign
for a couple of days more.
You will make it.” And in-
deed, I won that election!
TO BE CONTINUED…
udha Yadav is a Kargil war
widow and has been a Lok
Sabha MP from Haryana.
Modi’s decision to field Kar-
gil war widows as candidates
gave this teacher a chance to
contest elections. Modi was
PrabhariatHaryanaofficeat
that time. The story is about
the immense support and
guidance that she received
from Modiji for the big con-
test. The incident as it hap-
pened: Modiji had once re-
ceived Rs 11 from his mother
in blessing, which he in turn,
a few years down the line,
handed over to Sudha Yadav
as a blessing to initiate her
election campaign and asked
the karyakartas to contrib-
ute whatever they had on
them at that moment to fund
her campaign. Within half
an hour, there were Rs 7.5
lakh on the blanket donated
as a campaign fund for Sud-
ha and of course, Sudha Ya-
dav won that election.
There were 18 Kargil war
widows in the area I resided
in and it was Modiji’s vision
to field someone from the
family of martyrs for that
election. I was a teacher by
profession and was clueless
about the ways of politics.
All of a sudden I started re-
ceiving calls from BJP mem-
bers encouraging me to con-
test elections but I continued
to refuse as neither my fam-
ily nor I ever imagined my-
self cut out for such a role.
Also, I had no political back-
ground. It was then that
Chaudhary Ishwar Singhji,
who was then the State Pres-
ident of Kisan Morcha, said
to me “I will give you a num-
ber. Speak to the person. You
will find your way
.” It hap-
pened to be Narendrabhai’s
number. Let me reiterate, I
was so politically naive, I did
not even know what it meant
to be Rashtriye Sanghathan
Mahamantri of BJP
.
Nevertheless, I called up
the landline number. Naren-
dra bhai used to reside at
HarishchandraMathurLane
at that time. He answered the
call himself and I introduced
myself. I said that the mem-
bers of the BJP are persuad-
ing me to contest the upcom-
ing elections and since I am
befuddled I have been given
your number. What he said to
me completely changed my
perspective.Hesaid“Sudhaji
a great change has come in
yourlifewiththemartyrdom
of your husband. Now you
must come out to serve soci-
ety
. Just say yes and the party
will help you fight the elec-
tions.” Although I wasn’t
completelyconvincedwheth-
er really politics was my cup
of tea, I called up Narendra
bhai the next day and con-
firmed to him my intention
to contest the elections. But
again I shared my misgiv-
ingswithhimandsaid,“Nar-
endra bhai, a few party work-
ers have told me that a lot of
money is required to run an
election campaign whereas I
belong to the service class.
What I have received as
exgratia payment, I wish to
save for my children. My
daughter is 7 while my son is
only three and a half. So this
money I cannot spend.” Nar-
endra bhai replied “Sudhaji
just say yes. Sangathan will
help you fight the elections.
These are all myths about
elections that you must not
harbour.HavefaithinNaren-
dra bhai and say yes to serv-
ing the society
.”
Thiswasthefirsttelephon-
ic conversation I had with
Narendra bhai and I was yet
to meet him in person. My
first meeting with some of
the senior leaders of the
Sangh Parivar happened a
coupleof dayslateratHarish-
chandra Mathur Lane which
wastheresidenceof anMP
.It
had two rooms at the back
and an open area in the front.
I was awe-stricken to find
Modiji,suchawell-knownpo-
litical figure, sitting on a mat-
tress on the floor, with books
strewn all over the place and
a telephone next to him. One
hadonlytotakeoff one’sslip-
persattheentranceandsiton
the floor to hold a discussion
with him. Even in my wildest
dreams, I could not have im-
agined Narendra bhai to be
someonesosimpleandrooted
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Modiji organised a sabha in my LS
constituency. Modiji rode on a scooter
the entire day to gauge the pulse of
the people and the response to our
campaign. My car was stuck in jam as
people were gushing in for the sabha
and hovering of Atalji’s helicopter could
be heard signaling his arrival. Modiji
got me a lift on a scooter too that took
me through the narrow lanes so that I
could make it to sabha in time.
‘MODIJI GOT ME A LIFT ON A
SCOOTER SO THAT I COULD
MAKE IT TO SABHA IN TIME’
The first karyakarta meeting was to be
held in Gurgaon. I grew emotionally
attached with Modiji for his brotherly
protection, guidance and support. In
his speech, Modiji said, “One vote has
made all the difference and it is this- it
is the vote of Congress’s Rao Indrajeet.
Now Sudha Yadav will fight for this seat.
She is a Veerangana and does not have
anything. We have to help her
fight and win.”
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HIS BROTHERLY PROTECTION’
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INDIA
05
COURTESY VISIT
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla meets President Ram Nath
Kovind on Wednesday.
Bihar politicos see eye to
eye, caste census soon
New Delhi: Caste-
based survey to be con-
ducted in Bihar soon,
announced chief minis-
ter Nitish Kumar on
Wednesday
.
Addressing a press
conference along with
RJD leader Tejashwi
Yadav, Nitish Kumar
said that the “caste-
based count” will done
in a set time frame.
The Bihar chief minis-
ter made announce-
ment after an all-party
meet held on Wednes-
day.
“In the meeting all
nine parties unani-
mously decided that a
caste-based census will
be done in a set time
frame. Soon a cabinet
decision will be taken
and it will be available
in the public domain,”
Nitish said.
RJD leader Tejashwi
Yadav asserted that the
“caste-based survey”
was in the interest of
the people of the state
and urged the Central
government to provide
the necessary finan-
cial support.
“It’s a caste-based
survey, not a census.
It’s our win. Today we
suggested (in the all-
party meeting) that so-
cial anthropologists
should be included in
this,” Tejashwi said.
“We’ve said to bring
the (bill) in the next
cabinet meeting and
start it in the month of
November. During
Chhath puja people who
reside outside Bihar
will also come to the
state and till then we
can complete prepara-
tion for it,” he added.
All nine parties unanimously decided to go ahead with caste census
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses a press conference after an all-party
meeting on the caste-based census in the state, at Samvad Hall in Patna. —PHOTO BY PTI
RJD PASSES RESOLUTION EMPOWERING
TEJASHWI TO TAKE PARTY DECISIONS
Patna: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLAs in Bihar
have passed a resolution authorising leader of the op-
position, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to take all calls related to
the party’s strategy inside and outside the House during a
state legislature party held on Tuesday late evening, lead-
ers aware of the matter said. The decision is indicative of
how the 32-year-old Yadav scion has got an elevation in
the party’s hierarchy as the de-facto number 2 as well as
the heir apparent to the ailing RJD chief, Lalu Prasad Ya-
dav, by wielding more powers in organisaitonal matters.
Peace cannot be
restored by army,
police in Kashmir:
Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar (Agencies):
Assertingthatpeacecan-
notberestoredbytheuse
of army and
police in
K a s h m i r,
N a t i o n a l
Conference
chief Fa-
rooq Abdullah batted
strongly for bringing all
politicalpartiesonboard
tofindoutawaytotackle
this grave situation and
said people want protec-
tion of their families.
Abdullah asked the
government to be very
alert during forthcom-
ing Amarnath yatra
and said if there is one
single untoward inci-
dent during the yatra,
there will be country-
wide repercussions.
In reply to a question
about the security chal-
lenge to Amarnath
yatra, he said, “God for-
bid, if there is even one
untoward incident, re-
percussionof whichwill
not only be faced by
Jammu and Kashmir
but entire India. They
(government) have to be
veryalertandcautious.”
Govt envoy giving
wrong interpretation
to confuse: NSCN-IM
Kohima (Agencies):
The National Socialist
Council of Nagalim
(Isak-Muivah) on
Wednesday accused
the Central govern-
ment’s representative
for peace talks for “giv-
ing wrong interpreta-
tion in order to confuse
the common people”.
Without mentioning
the name of Central
government represent-
ative and former Spe-
cial Director of the In-
telligence Bureau A.K.
Mishra, the dominant
Naga outfit, in a state-
ment, said: “NSCN
leaders have categori-
cally stated time and
again that they will up-
hold the Framework
Agreement (signed on
August 3, 2015) in letter
and spirit.
“But the representa-
tives of the govern-
ment of India have
started giving wrong
interpretations in or-
der to confuse the com-
mon people. The Na-
gas are again placed at
a critical juncture
where they have to
make a decision to
save their national fu-
ture or perish. This is
going to be the turning
point of history. And
now is the time to de-
cide our destiny.”
Cannot‘mediate’ in Naga issue,says Himanta
New Delhi (Agencies):
Inavirtualroyalsnubto
the Nagaland Core Com-
mittee comprising state
ministers and legisla-
tors,AssamChief Minis-
ter and NEDA convener
Himanta Biswa Sarma
said on Wednesday that
“Idon’tthinkIcanmedi-
ate in such a big issue”.
“This(Nagainsurgen-
cy-political problem) is a
big complex issue. The
Government of India
has already nominated
A.K. Mishra to negotiate
with the NSCN(IM) and
findoutasolutionthatis
acceptable to everyone,”
Sarma said a day after
the Core Committee in-
vited him for a meeting
in Dimapur on Thurs-
day
.
The key panel is head-
ed by Nagaland Chief
Minister Neiphiu Rio of
theNDPPandcomprises
BJP leader and Deputy
CM Y Patton, former
Chief Minister TR Zeli-
ang (also NDPP) and
NPFleaderKAzoNienu.
However, Sarma
maintained that at the
“political level” as the
NEDA convener, he
keepsoninteractingand
meeting the leaders of
BJP
, NDPP and NPF in
Nagaland.Rioisheading
the NDPP-BJP-NPF ‘op-
position-less’ govern-
ment in the state where
Assembly elections are
due by Feb-March 2023.
“We keep on talking
because all are NEDA
leaders. But my role is
limited — only to inter-
act with our NEDA part-
ners and not beyond,”
Sarma said.
Assam CM with his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio. —FILE
Congress has leaders but no
party workers, says Nadda
Bhopal (Agencies):
BJP president JP Na-
dda on Wednesday took
a dig at the Congress
saying the grand old
party is a workerless
party in Madhya
Pradesh. His remarks
came after he arrived in
Bhopal on Wednesday
.
Nadda claimed, “A
Congress leader told
him that around 40 lead-
ers are mahamantri
and over 150 are mantri
in the Madhya Pradesh
Congress, but it has no
workersontheground.”
Nadda arrived in the
state capital on a three-
day visit to Madhya
Pradesh on Wednesday
.
Chief Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan, State
BJP president V
.D. Shar-
ma and other senior
BJP leaders welcomed
him at the state hanger.
Nadda further said
that only BJP had lead-
ers, policies, intention,
workers and environ-
ment to work. All these
qualities were needed
for success in politics.
Addressing the BJP
leaders and party work-
ers, he said that he felt
overwhelmed by the
grand welcome.
JP Nadda
BRIEF
in
in
GHOSH IN NO
MOOD TO ABIDE
BY GAG ORDER
Kolkata: BJP’s nation-
al Vice President and
former West Bengal
unit chief Dilip Ghosh
seems to be in no
mood to honour his
party high command’s
order barring him
from making media
statements against its
leadership. Just a day
after BJP’s national
General Secretary
and headquarters
in-charge, Arun Singh
sent an email commu-
nique to Ghosh on this
count, the latter was
in his usual maverick
mood on Wednesday.
“I have not received
such communication
from the party high
command,” he said.
BRIJESH KALAPPA
QUITS CONGRESS
IN KARNATAKA
Bengaluru: The Con-
gress party in Karnata-
ka has suffered another
setback with senior
party worker Brijesh
Kalappa resigning
to switch over to the
Aam Aadmi Party. Mr
Kalappa, a Supreme
Court advocate, joined
the grand old party in
1997. While making
the announcement
in an emotional note
addressed to Congress
chief Sonia Gandhi, he
said he started losing
the passion for con-
tinuing working for the
party’s interest as he
was not given his due.
CIVILIAN SHOT AT
BY MILITANTS IN
JK’S SHOPIAN
Srinagar: Militants
shot and injured
a civilian in JK’s
Shopian district on
Wednesday. Police
sources said that the
militants fired at the
civilian in Rakh-e-Ch-
idren village of Shop-
ian district. “The
civilian, identified as
Farooq Ahmad from
Rakh-e-Chidren,
was shifted to the
hospital where his
condition is stated to
be stable. The area
has been cordoned
off and a search
operation is on,” the
sources said.
Bawana gang vows
revenge in 2 days
The Delhi-based Neeraj
Bawanaganghasthreat-
ened to launch a retalia-
tory attack in the wake
of Punjab singer Sidhu
Moosewala’s broad day
light murder in Punjab.
In a Facebook story,
the gang has vowed to
deliver results in just
two days. The message
was uploaded by a Fa-
cebook profile named
‘Neeraj Bawana Delhi
NCR’. “Jai Baba ki.
Got the tragic news.
Sidhu Moosewala was
our brother from
heart. WIll deliver re-
sults in 2 days,” read
the FB post.
Sidhu Moosewala

❍ MOOSE WALA’S MURDER
‘ACCUSED GANGSTER
NOT COOPERATING’
New Delhi: A gangster who
is a suspect in the murder
of Sidhu Moose Wala is
not cooperating with the
police during interrogation,
Delhi Police sources have
said. The gangster, Law-
rence Bishnoi, has denied
any role in the killing of the
Punjabi singer on Sunday,
the sources said.
United Nations (Agen-
cies): India has cau-
tioned over the “height-
ened”threatof misuseof
biological agents and
chemicals as weapons
against the backdrop of
the COVID-19 pandemic
andcalledontheinterna-
tional community to ad-
dress the rapid evolution
of proliferation risks.
It said new and
emerging technologies
may increase the risk
of Weapons of Mass De-
struction (WMD) access
by terrorist groups and
other non-state actors.
“The access to these
weapons of mass de-
struction by terrorists
and other non-state ac-
tors adds a serious di-
mension to threats
posed by these weapons
to international peace
and security,” A Amar-
nath, a counsellor at
India’s UN Mission,
said on Tuesday
.
Speaking at the open
consultations of the UN
Security Council 1540
Committee on the pro-
liferation of nuclear,
chemical and biological
weapons, he said a key
area that needs the fo-
cus of the international
community is the rapid
evolution of prolifera-
tion risks.
“New and emerging
technologies may in-
crease these risks of
WMD access by terror-
ist groups and other
non-state actors. The
growing capabilities of
terrorists and other
non-state groups to ac-
cess delivery systems
like missiles and un-
manned/uncrewed aer-
ial systems have com-
pounded the risks of
terrorism using WMDs.
“Similarly, in the
COVID-era,thethreatof
misuse of biological
agents and chemicals as
weapons,combinedwith
advances in chemistry
and biology
, has height-
ened.Theopenconsulta-
tions would be a useful
forum to deliberate on
theseissuesandhowthe
Committee can assist
member states in this
area,” he said.
An outbreak of novel
coronavirus was first
reported in central Chi-
na’s Wuhan city in De-
cember, 2019 and spread
rapidly to become a pan-
demic. Over 530,022,000
cases of COVID-19 have
been reported globally
while the disease has
claimed the lives of over
6,292,000 people, accord-
ing to Johns Hopkins
University
.
He stressed that India
accords great impor-
tancetotheimplementa-
tion of resolution 1540.
India points to risk of terrorists using bioweapons
IN COVID’S AFTERMATH
In Covid-era, the threat of misuse of biological agents and chemicals as weapons has heightened.
FROM PG1…
GBC3: Investment...
to education, worth Rs
1,183 crore, seven pro-
jects worth Rs 489 crore
of dairy, and 6 of ani-
mal husbandry worth
Rs 224 crore.
In GBC III, 29 pro-
jects, all above Rs 500
crore each, account for
Rs 40,106 crore of the
total investment of Rs
80,224 thousand crore
scheduled to come on
the ground.
Similarly, there are
52 projects worth Rs
15,614 crore between Rs
200 crore and Rs 500
crore. There are 112
projects worth Rs 9,959
crore ranging from Rs
50 crore to Rs 200 crore.
As many as 230 projects
worth Rs 10 to 50 crore
account for a total in-
vestment of Rs 5,068
crore. There are 972
projects of less than Rs
10 crore worth Rs 2,757
crore and 11 projects
worth Rs 5,408 crore
supporting infrastruc-
ture.
NAGA PEACE TALKS
Police party attacked
in Gujarat, cop injured
H i m m a t n a g a r
(Gujarat): A head con-
stable was injured
when a mob attacked a
police team in Guja-
rat’s Sabarkantha dis-
trict with stones and
one even opened fire on
them on Wednesday,
police said.
Three to four other
police personnel suf-
fered minor injuries in
stone pelting in Gauri
village of Poshina po-
lice station area in Sa-
barkantha.
District Superinten-
dent of Police Vishal
Vaghela told media
that based on specific
information that a per-
son from Gauri village
is in possession of ille-
gal arms, a police team
reached his house to
conduct a search. How-
ever, the wife of the ac-
cused screamed for
help, and as in the
neighbouring street, a
marriage was going
on, a mob from there
rushed and started
pelted stone on the po-
lice team.

INDIA
06
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: When for-
mer Karnataka Chief
Minister BS Yediyurap-
pa was removed from
the post of Chief Minis-
ter, there was talk that
his son BY Vijayendra
would be made a minis-
ter in the state govern-
ment, but that did not
happen. Then there was
a discussion that he
would be given ticket in
the Legislative Council
elections to be held on
seven seats, but he
didn’t even get the tick-
et. Now Yediyurappa
has said that a big re-
sponsibility will be
given to his son. There-
fore the question is,
will his son get the big
responsibility as his fa-
ther has claimed? Keep
in mind that the assem-
bly elections are going
to be held in the state
next year and it is be-
lieved that Vijayendra
can get a ticket then.
But contesting the as-
sembly elections is not
a big responsibility. So
the question natural
arises: Is Yediyurappa
seeing his son become
the chief minister?
On the other hand,
knowledgeable BJP
leaders say that Basa-
varaj Bommai has been
made the Chief Minis-
ter of the state as Yed-
diurappa’s choice. So
now there is no need to
listen to him.
Either he can keep a
chief minister of his
choice or get his son
made a minister. It is
said that Yeddyurappa
is sacrificing his son
only to keep ‘alive’ CM
‘nominated’ bi him.
But it won’t last long.
Yeddiurappa will real-
ly take some big re-
sponsibility in the par-
ty for his son before the
next assembly elec-
tions. If his son is not
made a minister, then
he would like to inter-
fere more in the distri-
bution of assembly
tickets so that more
and more people can
get tickets. Yediyurap-
pa is laying his cards
by sensing the situa-
tion of a hung assem-
bly and therefore, the
assembly elections
next year are going to
be interesting.
Does BS Yediyurappa see a CM in his son?
FATHER PAVES THE WAY!
Srinagar (Agencies):
More than 100 Hindu
families have fled Kash-
miraspanicspreadafter
the killing of a Hindu
school teacher in the re-
gion, a community lead-
er said on Wednesday
.
Militants on Tuesday
shot dead Rajni Bala,
36, outside a govern-
ment school in Kulgam
that lies south of Srina-
gar - the latest in a spate
of targeted killings of
Hindus and Muslims.
Avtar Krishan Bhat,
president of a Hindu
Kashmiri Pandit colony
in Kashmir’s Baramul-
la, said that around half
of the 300 families liv-
ing in the area had fled
since Tuesday
.
“They were terrified
after yesterday’s kill-
ing. We will also leave
by tomorrow as we are
waiting for a govern-
ment response,” he
said. “We had asked the
government to relocate
us outside Kashmir.”
Residents said po-
lice had sealed off a
Hindu area in Srina-
gar and stepped up se-
curity around places
where Kashmiri Pan-
dit government em-
ployees live.
The local administra-
tion did not immediate-
ly respond to a request
for comment on fami-
lies fleeing, but the re-
gion’s top government
official, Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha,
last month assured
Kashmiri Pandits that
measures would be tak-
en for their security
.
Some 2,50,000 Kash-
miri Pandits left the
Kashmir valley in 1989.
KASHMIR EXODUS 2.0!
OVER 100 HINDU FAMILIES FLEE
VALLEY AFTER TEACHER’S KILLING
Relatives and family members of government teacher Rajni Bala mourn during her funeral, in Samba
on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Thiruvananthapuram
(Agencies): The last
time this happened was
way back in June 2019,
when Kerala schools
opened for a new aca-
demic year, but amidst
Covidblues,thefirstday
of a new academic year
in 2020 and 2021 was
held online, but on
Wednesday it was a re-
turn to the past, when
close to five million
schoolchildrenmarched
to their schools across
the state.
Even though the
schools had opened last
year, there were restric-
tions on the number of
students and at no point
of time the entire
strength of the schools
was present.
The state level inau-
guration of this was
heldatastaterunschool
near the IT hub at Tech-
nopark by Chief Minis-
ter Pinarayi Vijayan.
Pinarayi Vijayan said
his government was
very particular to pro-
vide the best infrastruc-
tureforstaterunschools
and they have been able
to do well in this front.
Oh it's great to be
back. It was tough for
two years to be staying
at home, when we
should have been at
our schools, said a
group of very young
students in the state
capital city, waiting for
classes to begin.
State Education Min-
ister V
. Sivankutty said
that none need to be
worried of Covid as all
arrangements are in
place and the state gov-
ernment is keeping a
close tab on the daily
happenings. Masks are
mandatory at the
schools all the time for
staff and students.
COVID: Almost 50 lakh students return
to Kerala schools after gap of 2 years
Chennai (Agencies):
With Sri Lanka facing
an acute economic cri-
sis, the migration of
people coming to India
continues as three more
persons from the island
nation reached Tamil
Nadu on Wednesday
.
RameswaramMarine
police found them at the
seashore near the
Gothandaramar temple
during a routine inspec-
tion. The three who
reached the shores of
Tamil Nadu are L Ani-
stan, Jesintha Mary
alias Akhila and her
son Pravin Sanjay
.
Three more Sri Lankans
arrive in Tamil Nadu
The Income Tax depart-
ment on Wednesday
started search opera-
tions at about 400 loca-
tions belonging to vari-
ous groups, including
liquorbarons,acrossthe
country
, sources said.
The search operation
is on at five states, in-
cluding Haryans's Guru-
gram, Mumbai, Delhi.
In Mumbai, an I-T
team reached the office
of Embassy Group situ-
ated in Bandra Kurla
Complex. Nobody was
allowed to leave or enter
the office.
At Gurugram, the
search operation was on
at the office of a busi-
nessman who deals with
liquor. The government
agency has doubt that
they are allegedly in-
volved in tax evasion.
I-T raids at 400
locations of liquor
barons, others
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): Amid the huge
controversy on revision
of class 1 to 10 text
books, the Textbook Re-
vision Committee head-
ed by Rohith Chakrathi-
rtha has completed the
revision of history text-
book of PUC-II in Kar-
nataka, according to
reliable sources.
The sources in Educa-
tion department re-
vealed that the commit-
tee has revised one les-
son of history textbook.
The revision has been
made on the chapter
“Birthof newreligions”.
The committee will
submit the revised text
to the Education depart-
ment and seek its con-
sent.RulingBJPgovern-
ment had earlier direct-
ed to handover the re-
sponsibility of revision
of the 4.2 lesson “Birth
of New Religions” of So-
cial Science Text book
prescribed for II PUC
students.
Education Minister
B.C. Nagesh had written
a note in this regard on
February 17, 2022 to the
Principal Secretary of
the department.
The4.2lessonforPUC-
II Social Science book in
the title ‘Birth of new
religions — Jainism and
Buddhism” says that the
confusions, dominance
of priests, sacrifice of
animals, prayers, caste
system and birth of leg-
ends led to the birth of
new religions. This in-
terpretation has created
a controversy
.
PUC-II history lesson revised
in Karnataka amid furore
New Delhi (PTI): India
has underscored that its
projectsarefullycompli-
ant with the provisions
of the Indus Water Trea-
ty and it is committed to
bilateral resolution of
issues and suggestions
givenbyPakistanduring
a meeting of the Perma-
nentIndusCommission,
sources told media.
The discussion was
held during PIC's 118th
meeting, comprising In-
dus Commissioners of
India and Pakistan, that
concluded on Tuesday
in New Delhi. India has
also said it is already
providing information
of extraordinary dis-
charges of water from
reservoirs and flood
flows after Pakistan re-
quested New Delhi to
provide advance flood
information during the
forthcoming flood sea-
son, they said. Techni-
cal discussions were not
held during the meet-
ing, sources said.
India further assured
that the same will be
continued in the man-
ner provided in the
Treaty
, they said.
India assured that In-
dian projects are fully
compliant with the pro-
visions of the Treaty
and it is committed to
bilateral resolution of
issues, and suggestions
given by Pakistan dur-
ing 117th meeting will
be examined and dis-
cussed in the next meet-
ing, sources said.
‘Indian projects fully comply
with Water Treaty,Pak told’
Chandigarh (Agen-
cies): To bring efficien-
cy and check the pilfer-
age of state revenue,
the Punjab government
on Wednesday abol-
ished the physical
stamp papers.
Stamp papers of any
denomination can now
be obtained via e-stamp,
ie, computerised print-
outs from any stamp
vendor or from banks
authorised by the state
government. Revenue
Minister Bram Shanker
Jimpa said that earlier,
the e-stamping facility
was applicable only to a
value above Rs 20,000.
Punjab replaces
physical stamps
with e-stamp
AUTHORITIES LOCK
KASHMIRI PANDITS
Srinagar: Migrant
Kashmiri Pandit
employees were on
Wednesday confined to
their pooled accom-
modations by the
authorities as they have
threatened to leave the
Valley in protest against
recent killings by the
militants. Authorities
confined migrant Kash-
miri Pandit employees
to pooled accommo-
dations in Tullamulla
area of Ganderbal
district, Sheikhpora
in Budgam district,
Veesu in Anantnag and
in Baramulla and Kup-
wara districts. These
employees have not
been attending duties
after Rahul Bhat was
killed by militants.
AFTER CLINCHING VICTORY
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Womens World Boxing Championships 2022 gold
medalist boxer Nikhat Zareen and bronze medalist boxers Manisha Moun and Parveen
Hooda, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
POLITICAL SLUGFEST BEGINS
Kolkata (ANI): Con-
gress MP Adhir
Ranjan Chowd-
hury on Wednesday
demanded a thor-
ough inquiry into
the death of singer
KK after a live con-
cert in Kolkata.
“All said and done.
I demand a thorough
inquiry behind the
sad demise of singer
KK by a competent
authority
. The pre-
vailing ambience of
the Nazrul Mancha
during his perfor-
mance reveals many
unsavoury questions
including critical
mismanagement of
the said platform
which might have
triggered his death,”
said Chowdhury in a
Twitter post.
Singer Krishnaku-
mar Kunnath, better
known as KK, passed
away on Tuesday
evening. The singer
fell ill while perform-
ingataneventinKol-
kataandwasbrought
to the CMRI hospital,
where he was de-
clared dead.
Staff members of
Nazrul Manch where
the concert was held
said people were
more than the capac-
itywhereinthecrowd
was jumping from
the boundary and
some broke the gates.
“KK’s show was at
7 pm. He was sweat-
ing and took water in
between. He left only
after completing the
programme. Our
seat capacity was
2,482 but the crowd
was more than dou-
ble the capacity
. The
crowd broke the
gate,” Chandan Mai-
ty, Nazrul Mancha
staff told media.
Adhir demands
thorough probe in
singer KK’s death
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Wednesday
registered an unnatural death case related
to the sudden demise of singer KK, here on
Tuesday night, people aware of the matter
said and added his body will be flown to
Mumbai after a post-mortem. Minister Aroop
Biswas said KK’s body was taken from a
private to a state-run hospital for the post-
mortem, which is mandatory when a person
is declared dead on arrival at a hospital. “After
the post-mortem, the body will be flown
to Mumbai.” He said KK’s widow and their
son and daughter have arrived in Kolkata.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who was
in Bankura, said she was rushing back to
Kolkata to pay her last respects to the singer.
KOLKATA POLICE REGISTERS
UNNATURAL DEATH CASE
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa with his son BY
Vijayendra. —FILE PHOTO

NEWS
07
IT RAID AT PAN
MASALA
COMPANY’S
OFFICES IN KNP
Income Tax Department which
recently conducted a raid at
places of perfume trader Piyush
Jain raided seven places
simultaneously has now raided
another big pan masala trader in
the city after receiving information
of his misdoings on Wednesday.
Rumors are black money and
misappropriation of funds
amounting to crores have been
uncovered. The Income Tax team
conducted raids at the residence
of the owner of Pan Masala
Company located in Swaroop
Nagar, the factory located in Dada
Nagar, the office in Nayaganj, and
several other places in the city.
The team reached all the places to
conduct a thorough search. The
premises of the businessman was
raided 10 years back and during
that raid, a large amount of money
was found in the sofas. Also, the
daughter of the said businessman
was also sent to jail for her
involvement in a famous murder
case in the city. During the raid,
the team found crores in cash and
gold bullion from the premises of
the perfume trader and
information was received that a
famous pan masala businessman
in Kanpur was somehow involved
in the black deeds along with the
perfume trader. As per the
information, bills were raised
against products that were being
sent to pan masala businessmen
even after he had shut down his
business which created a big
difference in the annual turnover
and it ultimately had the Income
Tax department suspicious and
raids were conducted on the
premises of the businessman.
—Sumit Awasthi
ADI KAILASH
PILGRIMAGE:
FIRST BATCH OF
30 PILGRIMS
ARRIVES AT
DHARCHULA
The first batch of 30 pilgrims
reached Dharchula on
Wednesday on the way to Adi
Kailash, a popular pilgrimage
destination near the Indo-China
border in Uttarakhand’s
Pithoragarh district. With the
Kailash-Mansarovar yatra not
taking place for three years, the
Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, the
nodal agency for the yatra, is
conducting the pilgrimage to Adi
Kailash, also known as Chhota
Kailash. The pilgrimage
destination is located in Vyas
Valley. The first batch has
pilgrims from Chandigarh, Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
and Uttarakhand, Nigam sources
said. A total of 500 pilgrims in 18
batches will be taken to Adi
Kailash, Om Parvat and Parvati
Lake during the five-day
pilgrimage, Nigam official Dinesh
Gururani said. The pilgrims can
reach their destination in their
vehicles as the road to Adi Kailash
has been built by the BRO, he
said. The pilgrimage will go on up
to the last week of July, Gururani
said. —PTI
THREE GIRLS
DROWN IN RIVER
Three teenaged girls drowned
when one of them slipped into
the Sharda river and the 2 others
tried to save her, police said on
Tuesday. The dead have been
identified as Priyanshi (17),
Khushbu (18) and Ruby (19). They
all were residents of Bajhera
village. SHO Siyaram Verma said
the bodies have been sent for a
post-mortem examination.
The girls had gone to the Sharda
river and while walking along the
river, Priyanshi’s slipped into it.
Ruby and Khushbu attempted to
pull her out but they they got stuck
in deep waters. Hearing their cries
for help, local villagers rushed to
their rescue. The girls were rushed
to health centre were declared
brought dead, police said. —PTI
NOIDA AUTHORITY RAZES OVER 50 ILLEGAL
FARMHOUSES ON YAMUNA FLOODPLAINS
Noida (PTI): Over 50
farmhouses that had
come up illegally along
the Yamuna floodplains
in Noida in UP were
razed down during a
major anti-encroach-
ment drive on Wednes-
day, officials said. The
demolished properties
were located in an area
spanning 1,45,000 sq me-
tre and estimated to be
costing around Rs 55
crore, the Noida Au-
thority officials said.
“Any type of con-
struction is prohibited
in the (Yamuna) flood-
plains area in Noida.
Today, 7 illegal and un-
authorised farmhous-
es/constructions demo-
lition proceedings were
carried out on 25,000
square metres of land in
Gulawali village. In to-
day’s action, a total of
145,000 sq. land, cost Rs
55 crore was removed
from encroachment,”
Noida Authority CEO
Ritu Maheshwari tweet-
ed in Hindi. Noida Au-
thority’s Officer on Spe-
cial Duty (Land) Prasun
Dwivedi said besides
Gulawali, illegal farm-
houses and construc-
tions in Tilwada village
were also demolished
during the operation
that started at 9 am on
Wednesday
. “Altogether
55 farmhouses and oth-
er illegal constructions
were razed during anti-
encroachment drive.
For the entire process,
about 150 employees of
Noida Authority includ-
ing senior officials were
on the ground along
with police and PAC per-
sonnel,” Dwivedi said.
He said 9 JCB ma-
chines and 8 dumpers
were engaged for demo-
lition drive. The OSD
said the Noida Authori-
ty will follow up the ac-
tion with legal proceed-
ings against people in-
volved in illegal coloni-
sation lodge an FIR.
“The matter in question
regardingunauthorised
and illegal construction
was very serious in na-
ture, on which the need
for immediate action
was felt,” he said.
9 JCB machines and 8 dumpers were engaged for the demolition drive, the officials said
The Noida Author-
ity has cautioned
the general public
against falling trap in
the clutches of land
mafia involved in the
business of unauthor-
ised, illegal colonies
farm houses in river
floodplains and on
govt properties, Noida
Authority’s Officer said.
CAUTION
Man crushed to death by
three in Muzaffarnagar
M u z a f f a r n a g a r
(PTI): A 50-year-old
man was crushed un-
der a car here by
three unknown per-
sons who were trying
to escape after steal-
ing his goats, police
said on Wednesday.
The incident took
place on Tuesday
night at Kairana
town in Shamli dis-
trict, they said, add-
ing that the deceased
has been identified
as Rashid. Police
said Rashid was
crushed to death by
miscreants who were
trying to escape the
spot with his three
goats in a car. Ac-
cording to the com-
plaint lodged by the
victim’s son Nazim,
his father was
crushed under the
car when he tried to
stop the miscreants
and get back the
goats. The three fled
the spot leaving the
car and the animals
behind, police said.
According to Circle
Officer Jitender Ku-
mar, a case has been
registered in this re-
gard against the uni-
dentified persons.
FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Members of Varanasi Women Commission interact with local women to understand problems faced by them, in
Varanasi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Prof sent on leave after right-wing
leaders object to him offering namaz
Aligarh (PTI): A col-
lege professor here was
sent on compulsory
leave after a video show-
ing him performing
‘namaz’ in the college
lawns went viral and
Hindu right-wing youth
leaders demanded ac-
tion against him.
The incident was re-
ported in Sri Varshney
College following
which Professor S R
Khalid was on Tuesday
sent on one month’s
compulsory leave.
A spokesman of the
college told media that
an inquiry has been or-
dered into the matter
after some youth lead-
ers belonging to the
Bhartiya Janata Yuwa
Morcha (BJYM)
charged the teacher of
indiscipline and trying
to disturb peace by of-
fering prayers at a pub-
lic place. A complaint
in this connection was
also filed at Kuwarsi
police station. Police
said action in the mat-
ter will be taken after
receiving a report from
the college authorities.
Student leader Deepak
Sharma Azaad told re-
porters that by offering
‘namaaz’ inside the col-
lege campus, the pro-
fessor was trying to
vitiate the peaceful at-
mosphere.
Video grab of law professor SR Khalid offering namaz on college
lawns following which right wing organisations raised objections.
The incident was
reported in Sri
Varshney College
following which
the prof was sent
on one month’s
compulsory leave
Woman shot dead, 2 kids injured in
firing over minor issue in Barabanki
First India Bureau
Barabanki: A woman
was shot dead while her
two kids were injured
in firing after a dispute
over a minor issue in
Palauli village under
the Asandara police sta-
tion area.
Police sources said
that there was a dispute
between Kali Baks Sin-
gh and his cousin Har
Bahadur Singh over the
property
.
After heated argu-
ments over the eucalyp-
tus tree planted at dis-
pute parties Ajay Sin-
gh, son of Kali Baks
Singh and his brother
Mukesh, sisters Sweety
and Shivani, and Saty-
am were going to regis-
ter compliant about the
matter when Har Baha-
dur and his accomplic-
es attacked them.
After hurling stones
at another party, Har
Bahadur opened fire on
Ajay and his family.
Sweety died on the spot
in gun firing while Shi-
vani and Satyam were
severely injured.
The gun used by Har
Bahadur was regis-
tered in name of his
father.
Senior police offi-
cials rushed to the spot
and initiated investiga-
tions. A case was regis-
tered against Har Baha-
dur, Ran Bahadur, Sub-
hash Singh, Satendra
Singh, Reshma, Rita,
Basanti, Puja, and Nan-
cy on a complaint of
Ajay. Police have ar-
rested four accused and
further investigations
are underway
.
Senior police officials
rushed to the spot
and initiated investi-
gations.Police have
arrested four accused
and further investiga-
tions are underway.
PROBE ON
Two killed as massive fire breaks
out in saree showroom in Jhansi
First India Bureau
Jhansi: A fire broke
out in a Saree show-
room near Tajia gate
undertheKotwalipolice
station area in the early
hours of Wednesday,
leaving an elderly cou-
ple dead, police said. Po-
lice sources here said
that a fire broke out in
Poonam Vastralay near
Datiya gate under the
Kotwali police station
area and several people
were trapped inside a 3
storey building.
The blaze in the four-
story building, housing
a shop and residence,
broke out at around 4
am probably due to a
short circuit, Superin-
tendent of Police, Jhan-
si, Vivek Tripathi said.
The top floor is where
the owner of the shop
has his residence and
fire reached that floor
too due to which the
owner Sriram Agarwal
(70) and his wife Shanti
Devi (65) were trapped.
Some LPG cylinders
also exploded and the
blazeengulfedtheentire
building.
While the couple died,
some other family mem-
bers were injured and
rushed to a hospital. A
team of the fire depart-
ment doused the blaze.
A detailed probe is on in
the matter.
Fire tenders rushed to
the spot after informa-
tion and initiated relief
work. It was reported
that police and fire
tenders managed to
rescue seven persons
while two other died
due to heavy flames.
SEVEN RESCUED
2 miscreants
rob bag of
cash from
gas agency
manager
First India Bureau
Agra: Inbroaddaylight,
bike-borne men robbed
Rs 1 lakh 90 thousand
cash from the manager
of Indane Gas agency
while he was on his way
to deposit the money in
the bank. The robbers
carried out the act at
Khand Tiraha under the
Bah police station area.
Thegasagencymanager
said that he along with
his partner Ramnaresh
was going on a bike to
depositmoneyattheSBI
branch in Bateshwar
when suddenly 2 youths
came on a bike and
snatched the bag full of
currency notes and fled.
A police investigation
has so far revealed that
after snatching the bag
from the manager, the
accused fled towards the
border of Firozabad.
AgraSSPSudhirKumar
Singh said that this inci-
dent happened in a de-
serted area, about one-
and-a-half kilometers
from the gas agency of-
fice. Three police teams
have been formed to
track the case. Footage
of nearby CCTV camer-
asisalsobeingreviewed,
police said.
Police during investigation.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
A new beginning – a day, a
month or a year – brings a
measure of hope and
resolution, always!
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
BKUleaderDilbagattackedbybike-bornemen
Lakhimpur Kheri
(PTI): BKU leader Dil-
bag Singh, a witness in
the Lakhimpur Kheri
violence case, was al-
legedly attacked by two
unidentified men here,
police said on Wednes-
day. The attack took
place Tuesday night
when the Bhartiya
Kisan Union (Tikait)
district president was
returning home from
Aliganj- Muda road in
Gola kotwali area in
his SUV when the bike-
borne miscreants
opened fire on him.
Singh, however, sus-
tained no injuries in
the attack.
Singh is among the
witnesses in Tikunia
violence of October 3,
2021 in which eight peo-
ple, including four
farmers and a journal-
ist, died. Union minis-
ter Ajay Mishra’s son
Ashish Mishra was ar-
rested in connection
with the incident.
Talking to PTI over
phone, the BKU leader
said the miscreants
punctured a tyre of his
SUV owing to which he
had to stop the vehicle.
“The assailants at-
tempted to open the
gates and windows of
the SUV. When failed,
they fired two shots at
the window pane of the
driver side,” he said.
Singh said he was
driving the SUV and
was alone. He said sens-
ing the intentions of
the attackers, he folded
the driver seat and bent
down towards the floor.
As the vehicle windows
were covered with dark
film, the attackers
could not decide the
BKU leader’s status in
the SUV and fled away
on their bikes.
Singh said he had
sent his official gun-
man (provided to him
by the district adminis-
tration) on leave owing
to his son’s sudden sick-
ness on the day. He
lodged a complaint with
Gola kotwali police
soon after the attack.
He added that he had
also informed BKU-Ti-
kait spokesperson
Rakesh Tikait about
the incident. Mean-
while, Additional Su-
perintendent of Police
(ASP) Arun Kumar
Singh told PTI that on
the complaint of Dil-
bag Singh, an FIR un-
der appropriate sec-
tions of IPC had been
lodged.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Samajwadi
Party president Akh-
ilesh Yadav on Wednes-
day visited his party
lawmaker Azam Khan,
who is admitted to the
Sir Ganga Ram Hospi-
tal here, sources said.
The two leaders chatted
for two hours amid
speculation of a rift.
They discussed the
Rampur Lok Sabha by-
election and the Rajya
Sabha election, accord-
ing to sources. “I have
no complaints against
him (Akhilesh Yadav). I
am not unhappy, I can’t
afford to be unhappy. I
am too small to advise
Akhilesh Yadav,” Khan
said at Delhi’s Sir Gan-
ga Ram Hospital where
he was admitted for
routine check-ups.
He said he had no
contact with Akhilesh
while in prison, so the
question of a rift
doesn’t arise.
Khan was admitted to
the Medicine Depart-
ment of the facility on
Sunday for a routine
medical check-up. “Akh-
ilesh Yadav visited the
hospital and met Azam
Khan who is admitted
at the facility,” a hospi-
tal source said.
The condition of
Khan is “perfectly sta-
ble”, hospital sources
had said on Tuesday.
Khan was released from
Sitapur Jail in Uttar
Pradesh on May 20, a
day after the Supreme
Court granted him in-
terim bail in a cheating
case. Azam Khan was
the Lok Sabha MP from
the Rampur seat but
quit after he became an
MLA. His support to
any Samajwadi Party
candidate on the seat is
crucial. Elections are
due this month.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Three Uttar
Pradesh Police person-
nel recently tendered an
unconditional apology
for attempting to influ-
ence a case in the Alla-
habad High Court.
A single bench of Jus-
ticeSanjayKumarSingh
was hearing a criminal
appeal filed by Waseem
when it came to light
that officials of Tanda
policestationof Rampur
were pressurizing the
victim to settle the case.
The accused, the Super-
intendent of Police
Ashok Kumar, Addition-
al Superintendent of Po-
lice Dharm Singh
Marchhal and Investiga-
tor Sub-inspector Adesh
Kumar appeared in the
court and tendered an
unconditional apology
.
The Court Noted that,
The investigating of-
ficer in his affidavit has
mentioned that the
statement of the victim
was recorded under
Section 161 CrPC by au-
dio and video clippings
and the same is availa-
ble in a pen drive, which
will be produced before
the Court at the time of
hearing. He also ten-
dered his unconditional
and unqualified apolo-
gy for ignoring the
statement under Sec-
tion 164 CrPC of the vic-
tim and submitting a
police report relying on
the statement under
Section 161 CrPC.
The pen drive related
to the statement of the
victim of the case was
produced before the
Court during the course
of argument.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: After suf-
fering a humiliating
defeat in the recently
concluded assembly
polls in UP, the
Mayawati-led BSP is
now on the verge of
decimation in the Ra-
jya Sabha and the UP
Legislative Council as
well.
It has become im-
perative for the party
to focus on civic polls
to boost the sagging
morale of the party
cadre, which is other-
wise disenchanted by
the successive series
of electoral defeats.
Notably, the BJP
had won a landslide
victory in the munici-
pal elections held in
UP five years ago, but
the performance of
the BSP was also a sur-
prise to the political
observers. For the
first time after 22
years, the BSP’s deci-
sion to contest the
civic polls on the party
symbol proved to be
very effective.
Although BJP had
secured 14 mayoral
posts out of 16 but the
BSP registered twin
successes in Meerut
and Aligarh, wrested
both seats from the
BJP. Political experts
insist that Mayawati’s
party is going through
themostdifficultphase
since its inception.
In view of these
harsh political chal-
lenges, the BSP chief
has started implement-
ing new plans. The fo-
cus is being on Dalit-
Muslim combination
formula. Mayawati
has entrusted the task
of strengthening the
party organization in
all 734 urban bodies to
three dozen in-charges
of all the mandals of
the state including par-
ty’s state president
Bhimrajbhar. The par-
ty’s state in-charges
Munkad Ali, Vijay
Pratap Gautam and Ra-
jkumar Gautam are
toiling in the task of
adding new members
to their respective
mandals. According to
political analyst
AkhandShahi,bymak-
ing the membership
campaign successful in
the cities, BSP can
emerge as a strong con-
tender in the elections
of urban areas, as well
as the party organisa-
tion can achieve a
strong position in
terms of preparations
for the upcoming LS
elections.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A Sub
Divisional Officer
(SDO)of UPPCLin
Farrukhabad has
reportedly put up a
photo of Osama
Bin Laden in his
office terming him
as the world’s best
‘Avar’ (Junior)
engineer.
The issue came
to light after a pic-
ture of Osama in
SDO Ravindra
Prakash Gautam’s
office went viral on
the social media.
Osama Bin Laden
had masterminded
the 2011 terror at-
tack at United
State’s Word Trade
Centre and was
neutralised by spe-
cialised US forces
years later.
Several netizens
have have tagged
the tweet to Chief
Minister Yogi Adi-
tyanath and senior
power corporation
officers and de-
manded action
against the SDO.
Many said that
they have always
seen photos of Ma-
hatma Gandhi, Dr
B R Ambedkar,
Prime Minister
and Chief Minis-
ters in govt offices
but never seen
such strange and
weird behaviour.
They are demand-
ing action against
the govt official.
Lucknow (ANI): The
Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) will contest the
Azamgarh parliamen-
tary constituency by-
election and has picked
former MLA Shah
Alam alias Guddu Ja-
mali as its candidate.
Meanwhile, the party
has decided to stay
away from contesting
the Rampur parliamen-
tary constituency bye-
election. “BSP has de-
cided to contest the
Azamgarh with full
strength. But, BSP will
not contest the bypoll
on the Rampur seat be-
cause we need to make
the party stronger in
the seat. The party will
certainly contest there
in the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections,” Mayawati
said in a statement is-
sued by the party
.
By fielding Jamali,
BSP eying more Mus-
lim votes. Seats fell va-
cant in Azamgarh and
Rampur after SP lead-
ers Akhilesh Yadav and
Azam Khan resigned as
MPs from the seats after
winning in the 2022 As-
sembly elections.
Dilbag Singh is a witness in the
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
Attackers punctured tyre of
Singh’sSUV, tried to open gates
Lakhimpur Kheri violence site. (Inset) Dilbag Singh
BSP chief Mayawati —FILE PHOTO
FORENSIC TEAMS TO
EXAMINE VEHICLE
ASP Arun Kumar Singh
said forensic teams had
been sent to the spot to
examine the vehicle and
the crime scene and col-
lect evidences. He said
police were investigating
the case and efforts
were on to identify the
attackers. The ASP
added the BKU-Tikait
district president sent
his gunman on leave
without intimating the
senior police authorities
UPPCL
OFFICIAL PUT
UP LADEN’S
PIC IN OFC
BSP fields
Guddu Jamali
in Azamgarh
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav visits party
veteran Azam Khan at Delhi hospital
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav with party leader Azam Khan at the hospital in Delhi on Wednesday.
After state poll debacle, it’s do
or die battle for BSP in civic polls
CRUCIAL TIME
In 2017 civic polls in UP,
BSP candidate Moham-
mad Furkan defeated
BJP’s Rajeev Agarwal by
a margin of 10445 votes
in Aligarh. Whereas in
Meerut, BSP’s Sunita
Verma won over BJP’s
Kanta Kardam by a
margin of 15000 votes.
Besides, the BSP can-
didates also performed
well in Jhansi, Agra and
Saharanpur where its
candidates lost seats by a
very narrow margin
BSP PERFORMED WELL
IN 2017 CIVIC POLLS
The BSP’s Rajya Sabha
MPs Satish Chandra
Mishra and Ashok
Siddhartha are going to
retire next month, after
which only one member
Ramji Gautam will be
left in the Upper House
of Parliament. On July
6, the term of party’s
MLC Atar Singh, Suresh
Kumar Kashyap, Dinesh
Chandra will also be
completed, then only
Bhimrao Ambedkar will
be the only BSP MLC
TWO BSP MPS GOING TO
RETIRE NEXT MONTH
COURTESY MEET
Assembly speaker Satish Mahana presented a copy of motion of thanks to Governor Anandiben
Patel, after the completion of first session, at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow on Wednesday.
3 Rampur policemen tender apology in
HC for attempting to influence a case
IN THE COURTYARD
SUB-INSPECTOR HELD TAKING
BRIBE OF `10,000
Jaunpur: A police sub-inspector was on Tuesday caught
taking a bribe of `10,000, officials said. Additional Su-
perintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar said Mahatim
Pandey had a property dispute with his neighbour Ambika
and a case was registered in this regard. Sub-Inspector
Haidar Ali had demanded `10,000 to remove the name of
an accused related to Mahatim’s side. Mahatim informed
the anti-corruption team regarding this. The anti-corrup-
tion team reached Mariyahu on Tuesday and as soon as
Mahatim Pandey handed over `10,000 to the sub-inspec-
tor, he was arrested immediately.
HC: RELEASE
MAN HELD
FOR COW
SMUGGLING
Prayagraj: The Allahabad
High Court has asked SSP
Prayagraj and Nawabganj
Inspector, considering the
complaint made by the
father of the accused in a
case of cow smuggling that
if the accused was in police
custody from May 17 to 19,
then how would he smug-
gle a cow? The Division
Bench of Justice Ashwani
Kumar Mishra and Justice
Rajnish Kumar heard a
Habeas Corpus Petition
filed by Mohammad Ashraf
Through Mohd Yusuf. The
Court passed the Following
order on 26.5.2022: “AGA
has been directed to obtain
instructions. On the basis of
instructions received to this
Court, it has been informed
that the corpus Ashraf
is wanted in Case Crime
No.256 of 2022 registered
on 19.05.2022 and that
he has been taken into
custody in connection with
the said case.

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ollywood has
more than its
share of films
with lead ac-
tors in double
roles with
Ram aur Shy-
am, Seeta aur Geeta
and Chaalbaaz, being
my personal favour-
ites. Sharmilee was
not in this league as
an entertainer but it
had its moments with
it’s moral ambiguity
and in-depth charac-
terisation of the lead
actors not to mention
the music.
The title track
O’meri Sharmilee is
super cute and buoy-
ant. Khiltey hain gul
yahaan and Megha
chaye aandhi raat are
both totally humma-
ble even today. Aaj
madhosh hua jaaye
rey … it’s all about
love and togetherness.
Rakhee is actually
breathtakingly beau-
tiful in both person-
nas as the wild and
outgoing Kanchan
and the demure and
traditional Kamini,
though I personally in
looks preferred the
traditional sweet Ra-
khee. She does mod-
ernise herself for her
beau Shashi but her
core remains tradi-
tional.
I liked the negative
Rakhee as Kamini
much better with her
spontaneity, naughti-
ness, perkiness, self-
ishness and flirta-
tious ways much more
than Kanchan who is
‘demure as dumb’,
painfully shy. And un-
like the usual Bolly-
wood twin dramas,
the ‘bad’ twin does
not have a change of
heart in the end, in
fact Kanchan be-
comes actually vil-
lainous towards the
end- her’s and the
movie’s. There is a
stark contrast be-
tween the two with
the self- sacrificing
Kamini and the self-
ish Kanchan.
Shashi Kapoor will
steal your heart as a
dashing, handsome,
charming Army of-
ficer (in uniform most
of the time) who falls
for one sister to be
married off to her
twin though I do wish
he had been kinder to
the innocent Kamini;
he is brutal in heart-
break and actually we
see a nervous break-
down. But the charac-
ters are all too human,
be it Shatrughan, Ra-
khee as Kanchan or
Shashi.
The movie has a
moral lesson of
traditional versus
modern Kanchan
the party girl falls
in the wrong com-
pany and how her life
deteriorates. The
strength of Kamini
who with her moral
compass and compas-
sion finds happiness.
The movie does have
some unnecessary
twists and under-
world drama but then
what is Bollywood
without these?
B
LUCKNOW, THURSDAY
JUNE 2, 2022
NOT SO SHY
NOT SO SHY
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
THIS THROWBACK THURSDAY, CITY FIRST TAKES YOU ON A RIDE OF
ROMANCE AND THRILLING MYSTERY WITH DOUBLE ROLES, SPIES, LOVE,
ROMANCE, HEARTBREAK, MODERNITY VS TRADITIONAL, EAST VS WEST,
FLAWED HUMANS AND MUCH MORE WITH SHARMILEE, THE RAKHEE DOUBLE
ROLE STARRER WITH THE DASHING SHASHI KAPOOR IN LEAD WITH A
WONDERFUL TRACK BY SD BURMAN!

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