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Shah performs Ganga aarti!
Union HM Amit Shah with Parmarth Niketan President Swami Chidanand Saraswati and
Baba Ramdev performs Ganga aarti, at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh on Saturday.
India will overtake Japan and
Germany by 2023: Dhankhar
Ravi Sharma, Kunal Trivedi,
Naveen Sharma &
Krishna Murari
Banswara
VP Jagdeep Dhankhar
landed at Talwara airstrip
onSaturdayafterwhichhe
offered prayers at Tripura
SundariTemple.Later,ad-
dressinggatheringatGov-
ind Guru Tribal Universi-
ty, VP said that he will
neverforget1989whenhe
was the Union Minister.
‘The nation’s gold was
sent by air to Switzerland
to be mortgaged in 2
banks. We took a mort-
gage there so that our
credit could be saved. To-
day our foreign exchange
is 600 bn US$. 10 years
ago, India was weakest
economies in the world.
We were considered as
one of the 5 weakest econ-
omies in world. Today In-
dia is in top 5 in terms of
economy and by 2030 it
will overtake Japan and
Germany,” he said.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar
plays drum with a student as VC Prof KS Thakur looks on, at the
Govind Guru Tribal University in Banswara on Saturday.
SHEKHAWAT SAYS WHILE INAUGURATING VIKAS BHARAT SANKALP YATRA...
‘Oppn trying to divide nation on caste, religion’
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat being felicitated by his supporters after
inauguration of Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Jodhpur on Saturday.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur
Targeting the Congress,
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat alleged that the
Opposition was trying to
divide the country based
on caste and religion.
He said there are only
four essential castes in
India – women, youth,
farmers, and the poor.
Shekhawat highlighted
the Modi government’s
commitment to the de-
velopment of these seg-
ments. He expressed op-
timism that progress
would accelerate with a
double engine govt in
place at the state level.
Speaking at the inau-
gural ceremony of Vikas
Bharat Sankalp Yatra at
CAZRI campus in Jodh-
pur, Shekhawat criticized
the opposition for creat-
ing divisions in society
along caste and religious
lines. Modi’s perspec-
tive, as mentioned by
Shekhawat, identifies the
four key castes as wom-
en, youth, farmers, and
the poor. Farmers, in par-
ticular, were praised for
their role in making India
a leading global producer
of food grains, milk, and
vegetables, he said.
He said that this Yatra
would disseminate info
about the central govt
schemes, reaching the
deserving beneficiaries
through mobile units.
Highlighting impact
of the government
schemes, Shekhawat
stated that 13.5 crore
people rose above the
poverty line in India
within a decade
PM MODI INTERACTS WITH THE BENEFICIARIES
OF THE VIKSIT BHARAT SANKALP YATRA
FORWINNINGPOLLS,
CONQUERPEOPLE’S
HEARTS,SAYSMODI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the beneficiaries of ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ via
video conferencing, in New Delhi on Saturday. Also seen here joining virtually is Dr Jitendra Singh.
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
Asserting that the recent
assemblypollresultshave
demonstrated that
‘Modi’s guarantee’ reso-
nates with people, PM
Narendra Modi said on
Saturday that some politi-
cal parties do not under-
stand that making “false
announcements” will
achieve nothing. PM
Modi stated in his re-
marks following his inter-
action with the beneficiar-
ies of the Viksit Bharat
Sankalp Yatra that it is
necessary to win people’s
hearts before winning
elections and that it is not
appropriate to underesti-
mate people’s wisdom.
“Modi cares for the
poor, the deprived whom
nobody cares for and for
whom the doors of offic-
es were closed. Not only
does he care for them but
he worships them. For
me, every poor is VIP,
every mother, daughter,
sister isVIP, every farmer
is VIP, every youth is
VIP,” PM Modi said.
OVER1.25CRORE
PEOPLECONNECTED...
In a short
period of
time, over
1.25 crore people
have been con-
nected with “Modi ki
guarantee” vehicles,
he said, adding that
nearly one lakh new
beneficiaries of the
free cooking gas con-
nection scheme have
also been added.
Modi cares
for the
poor, the
deprived whom
nobody cares for and
for whom the doors of
offices were closed.
Not only does he care
for them but he
worships them. For
me, every poor is VIP,
every mother,
daughter, sister is VIP,
every farmer is VIP,
every youth is VIP.
NARENDRA MODI, PM
NIA may probe
Sukhdev Singh’s
murder mystery
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
The National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) may
take over probe of Shri
Rashtriya Rajput Karni
Sena chief Sukhdev Sin-
gh Gogamedi’s murder
case in Jaipur. For this, a
proposal has been sent by
the Rajasthan Home De-
partment to the Govern-
ment of India. In this pro-
posal it has been said that
the probe of Gogamedi
murder case should be
handed over to NIA. P2
Jaipur, Sunday | December 10, 2023
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Odisha cash haul set to
be India’s ‘highest-ever’
Odisha: I-T Det intensified
its crackdown on an Odis-
ha-based liquor distillery
group and its linked enti-
ties on Saturday. Seizure of
“unaccounted” cash after
raids against Boudh Distill-
ery, others is expected to
reach `290 cr, making it
“highest-ever” black mon-
ey haul in single operation.
BSP suspends Danish over
his ‘anti-party activities’
Lucknow: A day before
the BSP national presi-
dent, Mayawati, was to
hold a national-level
meeting of the party lead-
ers in Lucknow, the Bahu-
jan Samaj Party (BSP)
suspended its Amroha MP
Danish Ali for anti-party
activities on Saturday.
5-year-old minor raped
by 2 youths in Beawar
Beawar: A five-year-old
minor girl was allegedly
gang-raped by two youths
in Beawar, police said on
Saturday late. “The ac-
cused took victim to a
farmland and then brutally
gang-raped her. Efforts
are being done to nab the
accused and matter is be-
ing probed,” police said.
Lekhi denies signing reply
to Parl question on Hamas
New Delhi: Union Minis-
ter Meenakshi Lekhi has
clarified that she has not
signed any paper with a
question on the declara-
tion of Hamas as a terror-
ist organization. Minister
of External Affairs on Sat-
urday clarified on Lekhi’s
tweet & said there seems
to be a technical error.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Amid suspense over the
Chief Minister’s candi-
date in Rajasthan, the
BJP scheduled to hold its
Legislature Party meet-
ing in the state capital
Jaipur on Monday and is
likely to announce Chief
Minister for the State on
the same day.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh, Rajya Sabha
MP Saroj Pandey and
National General Secre-
tary Vinod Tawde have
been appointed as ob-
servers and trio are likely
to reach Jaipur today. The
MLAs have been in-
structed by the BJPoffice
to stay in Jaipur for the
next 2 days. However,
there has been no official
announcements made by
the party regarding the
same. On Friday night,
National General Secre-
tary Sunil Bansal, Ra-
jasthan, met National
President JP Na-
dda. Political
implications
are being
drawn from this
meeting from
the point of view
of Rajasthan.
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NADDA’sDIALOGUE
WITHTHENEWLY
ELECTEDMLAs
SPARKSMOMENTUM!
Amidst the on-
going exercise
for the post of
CMs in 3 states, BJP
National President JP
Nadda interacted with
the newly elected MLAs
of Chhattisgarh, MP and
Rajasthan. Nadda said
that these days he is
looking at the biodata of
the MLAs and the MLAs
who won are very expe-
rienced. While instruct-
ing MLAs to participate
in ‘Vikas Bharat Sankalp
Yatra’, Nadda said that
he will himself monitor
its preparations
and will ask for
report of every
MLA. Along
with Nadda,
Sunil Bansal
also inter-
acted with
MLAs.
Pankaj Soni
l Rajnath Singh, Saroj
Pandey & Vinod Tawde
likely to come today
l Legislature Party
meeting may be held
tomorrow in Jaipur

Kamalkant Sharma
Jaipur
The election results of the
High Court Association
havebeendeclared.Prahl-
ad Sharma has won the
post of President. He de-
feated Mahendra Shand-
ilya by 237 votes. Where-
as, Sushil Pujari has won
the post of General Secre-
tary by defeating Dr. San-
jay Khedar by 130 votes.
Nikhilesh Katara and
AshokKumarYadavhave
been elected to the post of
Vice President. Chitank
Sharma has been elected
on the post of Joint Secre-
tary, Yogesh Kumar Tay-
lor the post of Treasurer,
Meenu Verma on the post
of Social Secretary, Lalit
Gautam on the post of Li-
brary Secretary and Ashi-
ma Mathur on the post of
Joint Library Secretary.
‘TERMINAL’ TRANSFORMATION
Airport gears up for higher passenger traffic
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur
aipur Airport is
u n d e r g o i n g
substantial ex-
pansions to enhance pas-
senger convenience, an-
ticipating a surge in air
travel in coming years.
To facilitate smoother
operations, 14 new
check-in counters have
been added to the exist-
ing 26 in the departure
area of Terminal 2, mak-
ing a total of 40 counters.
The departure gates have
increased from 2 to 5,
each equipped with 2
lines for passengers, pro-
viding a total of 9 lanes
for passenger entry and a
designated lane for staff.
Additionally, 2 new X-
Bis machines have been
installed. The boarding
gate has been relocated to
the first floor of the de-
parture area, expanding
seating capacity by 100
passengers. Construction
of a spacious new lounge
is underway.
The porch area is be-
ing expanded to avoid
any kind of traffic jam
during VIP movement. 2
lanes will be reserved for
VIPs while 3 new lanes
will be constructed near
the taxi parking area.
Parking will be made
between the new entry
and exit gates. Car park-
ing space will also be en-
hanced from 270 cars to
550 cars.
FILE PIC
The expansion aligns with govt’s emphasis on
connectivity with smaller cities, projecting a
rise in passenger traffic. Jaipur airport
witnessed a total passenger load of 4.98
million last year and a 7 to 10% increase is
expected this year. New changes are also
being made in the outer area of the Airport
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TonkRoadUnderpass:Reliefturnsintochallenges
Jaipur Development Authority seeks legal opinion
after facing backlash on township area changes
Rapid police response leads to
arrest in Dausa minor rape case
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
Lakshmi Mandir Tiraha
underpass on Tonk Road,
which was aimed at eas-
ing traffic congestion, has
become a cause of prob-
lem for drivers as it has
failed to address the pur-
pose for which it was con-
structed by the Congress
government.
Constructed by the
Jaipur Development Au-
thority at a cost of approx-
imately Rs 65 crore, the
underpass from Lalkothi
vegetable market towards
Tonk Road was inaugu-
rated on September 21.
The underpass was
constructed for making
the Tiraha traffic signal-
free, granting drivers res-
pite from stopping at sig-
nals. However, this relief
has been marred by traffic
jamsatotherpoints,creat-
ing a set of challenges.
One side of the under-
pass witnesses traffic bot-
tlenecks, primarily due to
the narrow road between
Tonk Phatak Railway
Overbridge and Barkat
Nagar. The road connects
Bajaj Nagar throughTonk
Phatak railway crossing,
leading to frequent traffic
jams. JDA’s attempts to
address the issue by seek-
ing to acquire approxi-
mately 1300 square me-
ters of railway land adja-
cent to the overbridge
faced resistance from the
Railways, complicating
the resolution.
Additionally, drivers
using the entry of the un-
derpass from Sahkar road
encounter traffic jams, es-
pecially during evenings.
The widened road from
Sahakar Marg to the un-
derpass, flanked by the
Lal Kothi vegetable mar-
ket, faces challenges from
Thadi vendors and hap-
hazardly parked vehicles.
Despite efforts by JDA
and traffic police to curb
encroachments and park-
ing irregularities, the lack
of robust enforcement has
hinderedapropercompre-
hensive solution.
Satynarayan Sharma
Jaipur
The Jaipur Police Com-
missionerate have made
the first arrest in the bru-
tal murder of Rajput
leader and Shri Rashtri-
ya Rajput Karni Sena
chief Sukhdev Singh
Gogamedi, who was
shot dead by armed as-
sailants at his Shyam
Nagar residence in
Jaipur a few days back.
The accused, identi-
fied as Ramveer Singh
(23), a native of Satnali
in the Mahendragarh dis-
trict of Haryana, was ar-
rested from his village on
charges of allegedly
helping the shooters -
Rohit Rathore and Nitin
Fauji - to flee from the
spot. “Ramveer helped
shooters flee the spot on
his bike dropped them
off near Bagru Toll Plaza.
From there, the assail-
ants boarded a bus and
escaped. Rohit Rathore
and Nitin Fauji called
someone through a pas-
senger’s mobile and took
a car on rent.
The shooters then
reached Sujangarh. Ram-
veer Singh and Nitin
Fauji are close friends
and used to be in same
class,” police said.
PTI
Dausa
A tourist from the US
died and two others were
injured when their car
overturned while over-
taking another vehicle in
Rajasthan’s Dausa dis-
trict on Saturday, police
said. According to the
police, Elizabeth (25), a
resident of California in
USA, was on the way
from Sawai Madhopur
with an Indian friend to
Delhi when their car
overturned on Jaipur-
Delhi Expressway.
“The USA-based
tourist was referred to
Jaipur where she died
during treatment. Her
friend and a car driver
got injured in the acci-
dent,” ASP Bajrang
Singh Shekhawat said.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur
A 12-year-old mentally-
challenged minor girl
was allegedly raped by
her uncle in Roopwas
area of Bharatpur dis-
trict, police siad. Police
informed the 38-year-
old accused is a distant
relative of the victim and
was arrested following
an FIR was registered
against the accused.
“The incident took place
around 3pm on Friday
under the Roopwas Po-
lice Station area. The
victim was rushed to
Roopwas hospital in a
critical condition. How-
ever, she was later re-
ferred to Bharatpur for
further treatment. The
accused was arrested
and produced before a
court on Saturday. He
has been sent to jail,”
police said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Secretary of Union Min-
istry of Health and Family
Welfare, Sudhansh Pant,
on Saturday reviewed
centrallysponsoredhealth
schemes being run in the
state at Swasthya Bhawan
in Jaipur.
During the meeting,
Sudhansh Pant said that
Rajasthan has improved
health standards by effec-
tively implementing cen-
trally sponsored health
schemes. “Rajasthan
should achieve 100% in
these health schemes and
programmes of the centre
government. Good work
has been done in the areas
of vaccination, TB eradi-
cation, institutional deliv-
ery, improvisng child sex
ratio and others.
Central Government is
aiming to make the best
health services accessible
to every person and no
personshouldbedeprived
of treatment,” said Union
Health Secretary Sud-
hansh Pant.ACS Shubhra
Singh, Director Public
Health Dr. Ravi Prakash
Mathur and other officials
were also present during
the meeting.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
Poliovaccinewillbead-
ministeredtochildrenup
to 5 years of age in 24
districts of Raj on Sun-
day as part of the Sub-
National Pulse Polio
Campaign. The cam-
paign will take place in
Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bi-
kaner, Churu, Dausa,
Dungarpur, Jaisalmer,
Jalore, Jhalawar, Na-
gaur, Tonk, Hanuman-
garh, Ganganagar,
Jaipur I-II, Bundi, Sikar,
Banswara, Alwar, Bar-
mer,Bharatpur,Udaipur,
Sirohi and Jodhpur dis-
tricts. NHM Mission
Director Dr. Jitendra
Kumar Soni said that
during the campaign,
doses will be adminis-
teredtoabout86.91lakh
childrenat42320booths
by a total of 66745
teams. Dr Jitendra Ku-
mar Soni also appealed
to parents to bring chil-
dren to booths for vac-
cinating their children.
Kamalkant Sharma
Jaipur
The fourth and final Na-
tional LokAdalat of 2023
was held at various courts
in Rajasthan on Saturday.
The Lok Adalat was in-
augurated by Acting
Chief Justice of Ra-
jasthan High Court and
Acting Chairman of Ra-
jasthan State Legal Ser-
vices Authority, Justice
Manindra Mohan Srivas-
tava, at Rajasthan HC.
With the help of dis-
trict law authorities,
about 46,96,700 pending
and pre-litigation cases
have been disposed of till
September 9, 2023. This
time also, a total of
9,88,209 pending and
pre-litigation cases were
referred for hearing. Na-
tional Lok Adalat was
organized in all the sub-
ordinate courts of the
state including Rajasthan
High Court as well.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Jaipur Development
Authority (JDA) has tem-
porarily halted its deci-
sion regarding the reduc-
tion of the minimum size
for townships on the out-
skirts of the capital. The
proposed change, allow-
ing townships to be devel-
oped on 5 hectares instead
of the current 10, had
sparked debate and re-
ceived objections.
JDAinitiated this move
through a notification on
February 27, seeking al-
terations to the criteria for
township development on
the outskirts of the Ring
Road and along National
Highways in Jaipur. The
proposed changes aimed
to relax existing norms,
considering the demand
for smaller townships on
narrower roads in these
areas. The JDA region
falling within the scope of
the master plan applicable
till the year 2025 has been
divided into Urbanizable
Area U1, Urbanizable
Area U2 and Urbanizable
Area U3.
The core area of the
city has been marked as
U1, the outskirts of the
Ring Road as U2 and the
areas on both sides of the
national highways as U3.
Strict provisions have
been made in the regula-
tions of the Master Plan
for township develop-
ment in U2 and U3. Ac-
cording to this, only big
townships can be created
on wider roads in these
areas but JDA had issued
this notification to seek
objections and sugges-
tions for changing these
provisions.
The proposed amend-
ments suggested a mini-
mum township size of 5
hectares, down from 10,
and a reduction in the
minimum road width re-
quired for township de-
velopment from 30 to 24
meters.Additionally, pro-
visions were introduced
for townships within the
radius of populated areas
in U2 and U3, subject to
certain conditions.
However, objections
and suggestions poured in
followingthenotification,
prompting the formation
of a committee chaired by
JDA Secretary Nalini
Kathotiya. The commit-
tee recommended legal
scrutiny, leading to the
sought-after opinion from
Additional Advocate
General Manish Singhvi.
Singhvi’s legal opinion
emphasized that JDA’s
proposed changes
amounted to a modifica-
tion of the master plan, a
process requiring approv-
al and adherence to legal
procedures.
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa
The Dausa Police on Sat-
urday arrested a man who
was accused of raping a
six-year-old minor girl
during a marriage cere-
mony in Dausa on Thurs-
day. Police informed the
accused, identified as
Anil Kumar Meena, a
resident of Dausa, raped
the girl in an intoxicate
state and then fled from
the spot.
“The accused does not
have a criminal record
but he is addicted to
drinking and has criminal
tendencies. Ten teams,
comprising 250 police of-
ficials, were formed and
the accused was arrest-
ed,” said Additional SP
Bajrang Singh Shekha-
wat. “While leaving the
marriage garden, a
masked young man came
and handed over the un-
conscious girl to her
grandmother and ran
away from there. Later, ot
was found that the victim
was raped,” added Ba-
jrang Singh Shekhawat.
The road was inaugrated on September 21, yet there hase been no ease in traffic jams in the area.
The accused Ramveer Singh.
The accused in custody of Dausa Police on Saturday.
First arrest made in Sukhdev
Singh Gogamedi murder case
HC assoc. polls: Prahlad
Sharma becomes prez
UStouristkilledinroadaccidentinDausa
Fourth National Lok Adalat held;
Nearly 10 Lakh cases reffered
Mentally-ill minor
girl raped by uncle
in Roopwas area
of Bharatpur Dist
Sudhansh Pant reviews
status of health schemes
Vaccination campaign for
Polio in 24 districts today
The widened road
is flanked by Thadi
vendors and the
haphazardly
parked vehicles
REPRESENTATIVE
THE BAR ASSOCIATION
RESULTS DECLARED
RECORD DISPOSAL OF COMPLAINTS IN JHUNJHUNU
Pawan Sharma
has won the
post of President
in The Bar Association.
Whereas, Rajkumar
Sharma has won the
post of General Secre-
tary, Lakshmi Sharma
the post of Vice Presi-
dent and Krishna Kumar
Yadav has won the post
of Joint Secretary.
Jhunjhunu: The District Consumer Disputes Redres-
sal Commission in Jhunjhunu on Saturday disposed
off a record 330 complaints and issued awards.
District and Sessions Judge Devendra Dixit and Consumer
Commission Chairman Manoj Meel disposed off record
complaints and set a new record. Earlier, in the third Lok
Adalat held in September, the consumer commission had
also disposed off 313 cases in a single day. Notably, in the
fourth National Lok Adalat held on Saturday, the maximum
number of cases were disposed of in Jhunjhunu which
were taken up before the commission. Of the 356 cases,
330 cases were related to AVVNL, Banking, Municipal
Council, BSNL, private schools, finance and insurance
companies and pre-litigation applications.
The winners celebrating after results of Association polls in Jaipur.
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POLL PREP BEGINS
Election Commission starts
preps for Lok Sabha elections
First India Bureau
Jaipur
ven though the
state govern-
ment has not yet
formed in Rajasthan after
the assembly polls, the
EC has already started
preparations for the up-
coming Lok Sabha elec-
tions in the next year. The
election commission, af-
ter holding talks with
representatives of all na-
tional and state-level po-
litical parties, has decid-
ed to start the campaign
of adding and amending
names in the voter list
from December 20.
Following the applica-
tions received by January
1, the draft list of voters
will be released on Janu-
ary 6. “The work of add-
ing and modifying names
in the voter list will be
done in 199 assembly
constituencies. The elec-
tion in the Karanpur as-
sembly constituency
will be held on January
5, due to which, the work
of adding names to the
voter list will be done af-
ter the elections. “Also,
after the draft list is pub-
lished in January, people
will be given a chance to
add their names,” said
Chief Electoral Officer
Praveen Gupta.
Praveen Gupta, Onkar Singh Lakhawat, Rajendra Singh Sekhawat
and others in a meeting in Jaipur.
E
BJPstateswearing-in:Dist
wiseministeriallineup
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Preparations for the
swearing-in are in full
swing in the state and BJP
is going to give a grand
look to the swearing-in
ceremony. PM Modi,
Home Minister Amit
Shah, and President JP
Nadda may be present for
the swearing-in along
with many members of
the Union Cabinet.
But who will be the
right candidate to get a
seat in the council of min-
isters of the BJP govern-
ment? It is believed that
those contenders who do
not feature anywhere in
the race to become CM or
DeputyCMorwhodonot
have the same influence
or sway in party like other
‘senior’ leaders, could
find themselves in the
contention for ministry.
Among these could be
Kalicharan Saraf, Rajya-
vardhan Singh Rathore,
Kailash Verma, Prem
Bairwa and Bhajan Lal
Sharma from Jaipur;
Jhabar Singh Kharra or
Govardhan Verma from
Sikar; Jogeshwar Garg
from Jalore; Hamir Singh
BhayalfromBarmer;Ma-
hant Pratap Puri from
Jaisalmer district; Babulal
Kharadi or Phool Singh
Meena from Udaipur;
Ajay Kilak orVijay Singh
from Nagaur district; Ota-
ram Devasi from Sirohi
district; Anita Bhadel or
Vasudev Devnani from
Ajmer;HariSinghRawat,
Deepti Maheshwari from
Rajsamand district; Ma-
hant Balaknath and San-
jay Sharma from Alwar
district and Dr Kirori Lal
Meena and Jitendra
Gothwal from Sawai
Madhopur may be in-
ducted as ministers.
Joshi accuses Cong of
extensive corruption
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
BJP state president CP
Joshi accused the Con-
gress of engaging in ex-
tensive corruption in Ra-
jasthan over the past five
years, asserting that their
focus is solely on accu-
mulating wealth.
Joshi, addressing a
press conference, also
targeted the Congress
over the recovery of
large sums of money
from the premises of
Congress MP Dheeraj
Sahu in Jharkhand.
Highlighting the case
of Dheeraj Sahu, Joshi
claimed that the exposed
ill-gotten gains of one in-
dividual offer insight into
the potential actions of
other Cong leaders, sug-
gesting widespread cor-
ruption within the party.
He noted that Congress
consistently opposes ac-
tions taken by national
agencies, implying dis-
comfort when investiga-
tions target the party.
Joshi also referred to
the allegations of Ashok
Gehlot’s Office of Special
Duty (OSD) Lokesh
Sharma saying that the
OSD has attributed the
defeat of Congress in Ra-
jasthan to Gehlot.
When asked about the
BJP legislature party
meeting, Joshi stated that
observers have been ap-
pointed, and the date for
the meeting will be com-
municated soon. Reacting
to Ashok Gehlot’s state-
mentthatBJPhasnotbeen
able to finalize the CM
face, Joshi countered and
said that the Congress has
not been able to decide the
leader of opposition.
CP Joshi addressing the press in Jaipur on Saturday. Also seen is
Pramod Vashishtha. NAIM KHAN
Not in contention
for post of CM,
says Balaknath
Raj HC partially
accepts petition
filed by Meghwal
Show cause
notice sent to
Jahajpur RO
First India Bureau
Jaipur
BJP MLA Baba Bal-
aknath, whose name was
being floated on social
media as one of the can-
didates among the sev-
eral contenders for the
post of CM of Rajasthan,
asked people on Saturday
to ignore such discus-
sions and said he needs to
gain experience under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
“Ignore the discus-
sions going on in the me-
dia and social media that
came out after the elec-
tion results. Now, I have
to gain experience under
the guidance of the PM,”
Balaknath said on X.
The BJPhas appointed
observers led by Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
to hold a meeting with
elected legislators.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jaipur
Rajasthan HC has par-
tially accepted the peti-
tion filed by Union Law
Minister Arjun Ram
Meghwal and set aside
the order for re-investi-
gation. With this, the
case was sent to ACB
Court Bikaner for a hear-
ing. The bench of Justice
Praveer Bhatnagar re-
fused to quash the FIR
lodged with the ACB.
The court passed the
direction while hearing
two petitions filed by the
minister. Afew days ago,
former Speaker of the
Raj Assembly Kailash
Meghwal had also ac-
cused Arjun Meghwal of
corruption while being
the collector.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
CEO Praveen Gupta
hasissuedashowcause
notice to the Returning
Officer of Jahajpur as-
sembly constituency
SDO Damodar Kha-
tana following a com-
plaint was filed against
him by BJP candidate
Gopi Chand Meena.
The complainant stated
that the SDO removed
around four to five
thousands names from
the voter list by pres-
surizing the BLOs.
“Voters were deprived
of voting while em-
ployees were threat-
ened with transfer and
suspension. There are
complaints about pres-
surizing people to vote
infavourofaparticular
party,” the notice read.
BJP stages protest at multiple locations against Cong MP linked to ‘biggest’ cash haul
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Amidst the turmoil fol-
lowing the recovery of
crores of rupees in an in-
come tax raid on Con-
gress Rajya Sabha mem-
ber Dhiraj Sahu in
Jharkhand, BJP MLAs in
Rajasthan held protests at
multiple locations.
Newly elected MLAs
including Gopal Sharma,
Balmukund Acharya,
Bhajanlal Sharma, Kali-
charan Saraf, and others
gathered at Jaipur’s
Chomu House Circle and
held the protest. They
shouted slogans against
Congress and burnt an ef-
figy. During the protest,
women workers decried
Congress for allegedly
hoarding the public’s
hard-earned money, as-
serting that the PM would
eradicate corruption.
Voicing their opposi-
tion to corruption, BJP
office bearers, MLAs,
and workers held protests
nationwide asserting PM
Modi’s stance against
such practices.
Duringprotest,women
workersdecried
Congforhoarding
public’shard-earned
money,asserting
thatthePMwould
eradicatecorruption
Courtesy call!
Chief Information Commissioner DB Gupta pays courtesy visit to Governor
Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Saturday.
Vasudev Devnani Dr Kirodi Lal Meena Mahant Balaknath Kalicharan Saraf
BJP supporters stage a protest against Dhiraj Prasad Sahu over
the recovery of unaccounted money in Jaipur on Saturday.
NAIM
KHAN
CHOOSING MINISTERS

TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Pride goes before
destruction, a haughty
spirit before a fall.
BIBLE
Today, Honorable Prime Minister Shri
@narendramodi ji interacted with the
beneficiaries of ‘Vikas Bharat Sankalp
Yatra’ through video conferencing. During
this, he participated in the program organized
in Gurugram, Haryana, visited the stalls of
Central Government schemes and distributed
certificates to the beneficiaries.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
In Meghalaya, an allocation
of Rs. 1241 Crores has
been sanctioned for the
enhancement and expansion of the
Phulbari-Tura segment on National
Highway 127B, transforming it
into a two-lane thoroughfare
with paved shoulders.
Nitin Gadkari @nitin_gadkari
IN-DEPTH
LIVE-IN RELATIONS
UNACCEPTABLE TO
PATRIARCHAL MIND
ociety has failed to come out of the patriar-
chal mindset to look at man-woman relation-
ships which have changed with time. Under-
standably, it is difficult to accept relations which do
not conform to the established norms. Haryana BJP
MP Dharambir Singh calling live-in relationships a
dangerous disease is symptomatic of the mindset
many people have. Rajasthan Human Rights chief,
Justice (retired) Mahesh Chandra Sharma expressed
a stronger view in 2019 when described women in
live-in relationships as “concubines”. He went on to
say that such “animalistic lives are against the basic
rights enshrined in the constitution and against their
human rights.” In October this year Justices Rahul
Chaturvedi and Mohd Azhar Husain Idrisi of the Al-
lahabad High Court observed that live-in relation was
more out of infatuation than sincerity.
The freedom of choice and the changing face of
Indian women are given scarce thought. Society for-
gets ugly acts of violence against women who opt for
the institution of marriage.
S
MIND-BOGGLING CASH
SEIZURES PIN OPPN
tbefuddlesone’smindtothinkthatpoliticians-
--ministers, MPs and MLAs---can hoard
crores of rupees at their homes. Income-tax
raids at Congress’s Rajya Sabha MPDhiraj Sahu, who
is also a liquor baron, has led to the seizure of Rs 300
crore. The cash was found stacked in 156 gunny bags.
It’s a mind-boggling figure for the poor and middle
class families. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
flayed the Congress for the loot and said that they will
have to give back every penny. The party also came
under attack for being hypocritical about honesty. It is
notjusthypocrisythat
the party talks about
fighting corruption in
public life while al-
lowing it flourish un-
der its gaze.
In comparison, the
cash and jewellery
recovered from the
flats of Arpita
Mukherjee, former
Trinamool Minister
Partha Chatterjee’s
aide, was peanuts.
Around Rs 49 crore
in cash and gold and
silver were seized
fromArpita Mukher-
jee’s two besides de-
tails of property. Par-
tha Chatterjee and
Arpita Mukherjee
were arrested.
Politicians are not the only ones without any mor-
al turpitude. Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal
was jailed in a money laundering case and her prop-
erties worth Rs 82.77 crore were attached by the En-
forcement Directorate which had also nabbed Partha
Chatterjee and his aide.
Opposition can always say that the BJPis not look-
ing at some of its own MPs. They will have to wait
for their return to power to be able to go after them
but in the meantime they must not only preach but
also practice incorruptibility. Such loot can’t be al-
lowed to go on.
I
Opposition can
always say that the
BJP is not looking at
some of its own MPs.
They will have to wait
for their return to
power to be able to
go after them but in
the meantime they
must not only preach
but also practice
incorruptibility.
Such loot can’t be
allowed to go on
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iven the fast-
pace of our
world today,
India’s loss
in the ODI
World Cup final seems like
a long time ago but in real-
ity, it’s not even a month
since the ‘tragedy’. In a
country where fans cele-
brate cricket victories like
festivals and treat losses
like catastrophes, the 4-1
T20 series win over Aus-
tralia worked as a soothing
balm to the burns of the
World Cup. Now, India is
all set for another T20 se-
ries in South Africa, their
second-last in the format
before the T20 World Cup
in June next year. Time is
of essence as the team pre-
pares for another challenge
in search of an elusive ICC
title but with many star
players absent, the young-
sters have a great opportu-
nity to shine and leave a
mark on the international
stage!
The Men in Blue have
already reached South Af-
rica for the series and inter-
estingly have separate team
captains for each format.
The T20s team will be led
by Suryakumar Yadav as
Hardik Pandya is still re-
covering from his ankle
injury sustained during the
World Cup. Surya was in
sublime form in the series
versusAustralia and led the
team well through difficult
phases in many games.
K.L.Rahul has been ap-
pointed the captain for the
ODI series and Rohit Shar-
ma will be back as the cap-
tain in the Test matches.
All eyes will be on the
young guns of Indian crick-
et to showcase their prow-
ess and cement their places
for the upcoming T20
World Cup. Even in the se-
ries against Australia, India
selected many fresh faces
who delivered in pressure
situations. One of them is
Rinku Singh, whose IPL
exploits have put him in the
limelight. He has shown his
calibreinthelimitedmatch-
es that he has played so far.
His crucial 22 of 14 balls
won India the first match of
the series while chasing
209. Even in the second
match his 31 of just 9 balls
helped India set up a mam-
moth 235 batting first.
Besides Rinku, another
player who must have im-
pressed the selectors was
Jitesh Sharma. Playing his
first game, he hit an im-
pressive knock of 35 in
19-balls in Raipur. Then in
the final match of the se-
ries he scored a 16-ball 24
helping India post a par
score on a challenging
pitch. They were ably sup-
ported by Yashavi Jaiswal,
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Is-
han Kishan at the top of the
order. Though the trio have
been in and out of the side,
they have performed well
and look certain to be in
the World Cup team.
While India was clinical
with the bat, their fast-
bowling resources, in the
absence of Bumrah, Shami
and Siraj was paltry. This
is probably one area where
the Indian team needs more
boxes ticked. Arshdeep
Singh and Prasidh Krishna
in particular were often
taken to the cleaners by
Aussie batsmen and in the
third match, where Aus-
tralia chased down the tar-
get of 223, Indian fast
bowlers were punished se-
verely. Though Mukesh
Kumar with his fine con-
trol over line and length did
manage to find some suc-
cess, it may not be enough
for him to seal a spot in the
playing 11 once the first-
choice pacers are back.
Not all was bleak for In-
dian bowling in the series
as Ravi Bishnoi and Axar
Patel showed that spin still
has an important role to
play in the shortest format.
Bishnoi in fact, ended up
with 9 wickets and rose to
number 1 among bowlers
in T20 rankings after the
series. Both the spinners
picked up wickets at vital
moments in the game and
kept the economy rate un-
der check as well. With
Yuzvenda Chahal hardly
appearing to be in the se-
lectors’ scheme of things
in the T20s, Bishnoi has
almost cemented his spot
in the T20 team. As India
now looks to topple South
Africa in their home condi-
tions, the inexperience of
the players on the fast,
bouncy pitches is a matter
of grave concern.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
MORE ABOUT
INDIA TEAM
Not many teams have
been able to beat South
Africa at home. In such a
scenario, Indian batters will
have to adapt quickly as
India plays its first game
on Sunday without much
time for acclimatisation
to local conditions.
The crucial part of the tour
will also be the Test leg
when Team India will be
bolstered by the presence
of its superstars, especially
Virat Kohli and Rohit
Sharma. With the World
Test Championship cycle
also in progress, it will be
a special challenge for the
Indian team to accumulate
important points.
History also stands
against them as India
has never won a Test
series in South Africa.
With the increasingly
busy international cricket
schedule, the cricketing
world awaits the upcoming
contest to see if the Indian
team can script a new
narrative in a terrain that
has usually proved
tricky for them!
AFTER THUMPING AUSTRALIA IN T20s
TeamIndiaAllSetfor
SouthAfricaChallenge!
G
Siddhaarth
Mahan
The writer is a specialist
on Sports and Cinema
who works as an actor in
the Hindi film industry
The Men in Blue have already reached South
Africa for the series and interestingly have
separate team captains for each format. The T20s
team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav as Hardik
Pandya is still recovering from his ankle injury
sustained during the World Cup. Surya was in
sublime form in the series versus Australia and
led the team well through difficult phases in many
games. K.L.Rahul has been appointed the captain
for the ODI series and Rohit Sharma will be back
as the captain in the Test matches.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISABILITY
Don’t patronise persons with disability: V-P
First India Bureau
Gurugram
ice President
J a g d e e p
Dhankhar on
Saturday urged people to
not treat persons with
disabilities as objects of
sympathy and gauge
their worth on their
knowledge, abilities and
expertise.
He said there is a need
to create an ecosystem
which allows the flour-
ishing of persons with
disabilities, who are oth-
erwise talented.
Dhankhar made the
remarks addressing the
second day of the 10th
National Conference on
Disability. Earlier, he in-
augurated the Global
Resource Center of
Sarthak Foundation in
Sector 45 here.
The Vice President in
his address mentioned
Albert Einstein who, de-
spite dyslexia, made
great science discoveries
and postulated several
key hypotheses.
True disability is more
than just what meets the
eye and extends to one’s
mental, spiritual, and
emotional being, he said.
“I feel I am at the right
place today. Dr Jitender
Aggarwal, his energy and
his vision has inspired
me.The Haryana govern-
ment and the Centre
should work in collabo-
ration to implement their
initiatives.
“Bharat is set to be-
come a developed nation
by 2030.And this change
is going to affect com-
mon people and their de-
velopment which will
also lead to the revolu-
tion in empowerment of
Divyangjan in the coun-
try,” Dhankhar said.
V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar with others at the 10th National
Conference of Disability during the inauguration of Sarthak
Global Resource Centre, in Gurugram, on Saturday. PTI
At 10th National
Conference on
Disability Vice
Dhankhar calls upon
Corporates to use CSR
funds to empower
‘Divyang’ people
V
INDIA 05
When policy is given utmost priority, one can see its outcomes: Modi
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in his virtual ad-
dresses in the second
edition of InFinity Fo-
rum said that the growth
story of India has shown
to the world what out-
comes are achieved
when the policy is given
the utmost priority.
“Today, the growth
story of India has shown
to the world what out-
comes are achieved
when policy is given the
utmost priority, when
good governance is
strongly ensured, and the
country and countrymen
form the base of the eco-
nomic policy,” the Prime
Minister said in his ad-
dress on Saturday.
Modi said that India’s
economy has progressed
at the rate of 7.7 per cent
in just six months of this
Fiscal.
On India leading the
Global South, the Prime
Minister said, “TheAus-
tralian PM, earlier in
March, said that India is
in a strong position to
give leadership to the
Global South.”
Modi said the World
Economic Forum has ac-
knowledged that red-
tapism has decreased in
India creating a better en-
vironmentforinvestment.
“A few weeks ago
World Economic Forum
said that red-tapism has
decreased in India and
there is a better environ-
ment for investment. To-
day, the whole world is
looking at India with
hopes and expectations,”
he said.
Praising his govt for
the reforms undertaken
in the last decade, the
PM said, “Today the
whole world has expec-
tations from India and
this has not happened
just like that. The reason
behindthisisitsstrength-
ening economy and the
transformative reforms
being undertaken for the
last 10 years.”
On India tackling the
problem of climate
change, PM Modi said,
“One of the biggest chal-
lenges facing the world
today is climate change.
We are conscious that
India, being one of the
largest economies in the
world, does not underes-
timate these concerns.”
On the Gujarat Inter-
national Finance Tec-
City (GIFT City) in Gu-
jarat, the Prime Minister
said, “The churning of
21st century economic
policies in GIFT City
will make Gujarat
proud...India is one of
the fastest-growing Fin-
Tech markets in the
world today. India’s
strength in FinTech is
aligned with the vision
of GIFT IFSC, making it
an emerging hub of Fin-
Tech.”
Congratulating Guja-
rat on the traditional
dance Garba being in-
cluded in the intangible
cultural heritage by UN-
ESCO, PM Modi said,
“Recently, Gujarat’s tra-
ditional dance Garba has
been included in the in-
tangible cultural heritage
by UNESCO. This is a
huge achievement in it-
self. Gujarat’s success is
the country’s success.”
Indiacancreatepositive
impactongrowthof
others:RajnathSingh
PTI
New Delhi
Indiahasshowedthatthere
is no irreconcilable trade-
off between growth and
distributivejustice,andthe
government is making all
efforts to further boost the
country’s position as a
growth engine, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
said on Saturday.
In an address at the an-
nual general meeting of
FICCI, Singh said India,
as the fastest growing
major economy in the
world, has now reached a
position to trigger a “pos-
itive impact” on the
growth of other countries.
“India showed that
there is no irreconcilable
trade-off between growth
and distributive justice.
That means providing
fair opportunities to all
citizens and accelerating
the growth rate and both
can be achieved simulta-
neously,” he said.
“The government is
making all efforts to fur-
ther strengthen India’s
position as a growth en-
gine. But you know that
the government cannot
do this work alone. For
that we also need the sup-
port of the wealth crea-
tors and thought leaders
of this country,” he told
the industry captains.
Singh said there the in-
dustry leaders have a
“special responsibility” to
helpthegovernmentwrite
the next chapter of the
“Indian growth story”.
“If India is the growth
engine of the global
economy then all of you
wealth creators and
thought leaders are the
motor of that growth en-
gine,” he said.
“Therefore, there is a
special responsibility on
all of you to help the gov-
ernment write the next
chapter of the Indian
growth story by integrat-
ing the needs of everyone
from the engine to the
last coach,” Singh added.
He referred to the gov-
ernment’s focus on infra-
structure development,
especially to expand con-
nectivity. “The way we
have done infrastructure
development in far-flung
areas in India, the way
we have laid a network of
connectivity under the
PM Gati Shakti Yojana
— be it the remote North-
East or small cities or
towns, we have connect-
ed everyone,” he said.
“Moving on from the
growth pole, I would like
to call this the growth
web,” he noted.
The defence minister
said the government is
investing at the bottom of
the pyramid.
“Be it the farmers of
the country, tribals or
street vendors, or ‘Vish-
wakarma brothers’ — by
implementing schemes
for these people, we have
ensured that we also pay
attention to the bottom of
the pyramid,” he noted.
Rajnath Singh being welcomed by FICCI President Subhrakant Panda at the 96th AGM of FICCI, in New Delhi, on Saturday. PTI
Amit Shah to
chair 26th
meeting of EZC
in Bihar today
BJP to keep
attacking
I.N.D.I.A. on
various issues
BJP stages
protest outside
Congress HQs
ANI
New Delhi
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah will chair the
26th meeting of the East-
ern Zonal Council in Pat-
na on Sunday, the MHA
said on Saturday.
The Eastern Zonal
Council comprises the
states of Bihar, West Ben-
gal,OdishaandJharkhand.
The meeting is being or-
ganized by the Inter-State
Council Secretariat under
the MHAin collaboration
with the Bihar govt.
“The 26th meeting of
the Eastern Zonal Council
will be attended by the
Chief Ministers of the
member states along with
two senior ministers from
each state.The Chief Sec-
retaries and other senior
officers of the state govts
and senior officers of
Central govt will also par-
ticipate” the MHA said.
Agencies
New Delhi
Even though the BJP got
a massive mandate in the
recently held Assembly
elections in Rajasthan,
Chhattisgarh and Mad-
hya Pradesh, the party
has decided that that it
will continue to attack
the I.N.D.I.A. bloc on the
Sanatan Dharma issue,
graft, etc, in view of the
forthcoming Lok Sabha
polls in 2024.
The BJP wrested pow-
er from the Congress in
Rajasthan and Chhattis-
garh, while it was suc-
cessful in saving its gov-
ernment in Madhya
Pradesh.
PTI
New Delhi
Delhi BJP leaders and
workers staged a demon-
stration outside Congress
headquarters here on Sat-
urday, against the alleged
corruption of the grand
old party in the backdrop
of the recovery of huge
amounts of “unaccount-
ed” cash from Odisha.
The BJP protesters led
by state president Viren-
dra Sachdeva marched
towards Congress party
headquarters at Akbar
Road but were stopped
by the police at a
barricade.
BJPtoholdlegislature
partymeetingin
BhopalonDec11
Telangana:CM,DyCM
takeoathasmembers
ANI
Bhopal
Amid suspense over the
Chief Minister’s candi-
date in Madhya Pradesh,
the Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) scheduled to
hold its legislature party
meeting in the state capi-
tal Bhopal on Monday
and is likely to announce
CM for the state on the
same day.
The meeting is sched-
uled to be held at the state
BJP office here at around
4 pm under the supervi-
sion of the three central
observers appointed by
the party.
The Bharatiya Janata
Party on Thursday an-
nounced the three central
observers which include
Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar, K
Laxman, National Presi-
dent, OBC Morcha and
Aasha Lakda, National
Secretary for the state.
Notably, the Bharatiya
Janata Party made central
observers last time in the
state in 2005 when for-
mer Chief Minister Babu
Lal Gaur left the CM
post. After that Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan took the oath
for the first time as Chief
Minister of the state in
November 2005. Earlier,
the central observers
were appointed in 2004
when former CM Uma
Bharti left the CM post
and after that Babu Lal
Gaur was appointed as
CM of the state.
Agencies
Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Minister
A Revanth Reddy and
Deputy Chief Minister
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
took oath as members in
the first session of the
third Legislative Assem-
bly which began here on
Saturday.
As many as 51 elected
MLAs out of the total
119 members attended
the first session to take
oath.
Pro-tem Speaker Akb-
aruddin Owaisi of
AIMIM administered the
oath to the newly elected
legislators.
After administering
oath, the Pro-tem Speak-
er adjourned the maiden
session of the Assembly
to December 14.
AKBARUDDIN IS T’GANA
PRO-TEM SPEAKER
Hyderabad: AIMIM
MLA Akbaruddin
Owaisi took oath
taken oath as Protem
Speaker of the Telangana
Legislative Assembly in
Raj Bhawan, Hyderabad
on Saturday. The oath was
administered by Telangana
Governor Tamilisai Sounda-
rarajan. Telangana CM
Revanth Reddy was also
present on the occasion.
PM Modi, various other
leaders extend birthday
wishes to Sonia Gandhi
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi and various
leaders wished Con-
gress Parliamentary
Party Chairperson So-
nia Gandhi on her 77th
birthday. “Best wishes
to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji
on her birthday. May
she be blessed with a
long and healthy life,”
the Prime Minister said
in a post on ‘X’ on Sat-
urday.
Modi’s wishes come
at a time when the Con-
gress just lost three
Hindi heartland states
in the recently conclud-
ed Assembly polls, and
the crucial Lok Sabha
elections are just six
months away.
Congress chief Mall-
ikarjun Kharge also took
to ‘X’to extend his wish-
es to the former party
president. Kharge de-
scribed her as a “relent-
lessadvocateoftherights
of the marginalised.”
“Greetings to Con-
gress Parliamentary
Party Chairperson, Smt.
Sonia Gandhi ji on her
birthday. A relentless
advocate of the rights of
the marginalised, she
has been a symbol of
utmost grace while bat-
tling adversity with
courage, grit and self-
less sacrifice. I wish her
a long and healthy life,”
Kharge said in post on
‘X’ (formerly Twitter).
A Revanth Reddy with other Congress leaders at 77th birthday
celebration of Sonia Gandhi in Hyderabad, on Saturday. PTI
REDDY CUTS SONIA’S
BIRTHDAY CAKE
Hyderabad: Telan-
gana Congress
leaders and cadre
celebrated the 77th birth-
day of Parliamentary Party
Chairperson Sonia Gandhi
in a grand manner at Gan-
dhi Bhavan on Saturday.
CM and PCC President
Revanth Reddy, who vis-
ited the party office for the
first time after taking oath
as CM, cut the 78-kg cake
along with other senior
Congress leaders.
DEFENCE MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS INDUCTION OF
WOMEN IN VARIOUS POSITIONS IN 3 SERVICES
The Defence Minister also highlighted induc-
tion of women in various positions in the three
services. “If I talk about the defence sector,
you see that we started the admission of girls in Sainik
School. Women officers of Army, Air Force and Navy
are also training in National Defence Academy,” he said.
“Women pilots are being appointed in fighter aircraft in
the Air Force. Today women are working on big posts in
the Army also. A large number of our girls are joining the
armies through the Agniveer scheme,” he said.
India showed that there is no irreconcilable
trade-off between growth and distributive
justice. That means providing fair opportunities
to all citizens and accelerating the growth rate
and both can be achieved simultaneously.
RAJNATH SINGH, DEFENCE MINISTER

AYODHYA CHRONICLE
TV9 News Director Hemant Sharma’s book ‘Ram Phir Laute’launched
First India Bureau
New Delhi
SS Sarkaryavah
Dattatreya Ho-
sabale launched
the latest book of well-
known journalist Hemant
Sharma at the Ambedkar
InternationalCentreinthe
national capital on Satur-
day. Titled ‘Ram Phir
Laute’ the book chroni-
cles the journey of Ram
Temple construction in
Ayodhya. The book talks
about the cultural values
of Ayodhya and the Ram
Mandir movement.
Among others who
graced the occasion in-
clude -Swamy Shri Gya-
nanand Maharaj and chief
guest Justice Hemant
Gupta, a former judge of
the Supreme Court. The
event was presided over
byAlok Kumar, the inter-
national working presi-
dent of VHP. Priced at Rs
200, the book has been
published by Prabhat
Prakashan.
Sharma has over 35
years of experience in the
field of journalism. He
currently serves as News
Director of the TV9
group. He has won sev-
eral awards, including
Yash Bharti Award. Shar-
ma had written several
books, including, ‘Yudh
meinAyodhya ’and ‘Ayo-
dhya ka Chashmdeed’.
Through both of his
above-said books, Shar-
ma tried to make today’s
generation understand
every layer of the Ram
Mandir dispute. His latest
book comes out with sim-
ilar promises.
Importantly, Sharma
had seen and observed the
Ayodhya movement very
closely over the years. He
was also the only journal-
ist in India to report every
incident of the movement,
right from the opening of
locks in Babri Masjid to
the demolition of the ille-
gal monument.
Whilethebookdoesnot
claim to be a complete or
even small assessment of
Lord Ram, through this
book the writer tries to
make people understand
the importance of Ram,
Ramtva, and the greatness
of the lord’s Purushottam
form. The book discusses
cultural and social values
ofIndiathatwillcomeinto
being after the construc-
tion of the Ram Temple.
The function to release Hemant Sharma’s book titled ‘Ram Phir Laute’ in New Delhi on Saturday.
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INDIA 06
TOURISTS REJOICE IMD anticipates a decrease of 3 to 5 deg Celsius in minimum temp across eastern India over the next 3 days
TouristscelebrateSandakphu’s1stsnowfall
PTI
Kolkata
In a burst of seasonal
exuberance, tourists em-
braced the season’s first
snowfall at Sandakphu,
the highest point of West
Bengal, engaging in
playful snowball fights
that painted the land-
scape with colourful mo-
ments against the majes-
tic backdrop of the
Kanchenjunga mountain
range.
As temperatures
dipped in the higher
reaches of Darjeeling
district, the Meteorologi-
cal Department antici-
pates a decrease of three
to five degrees Celsius in
minimum temperatures
across eastern India over
the next three days.
News of the first snow-
fall in Sandakphu and
Tonglu prompted tourists
to flock to the elevated
regions of the district.
Situated at an eleva-
tion of 11,930 feet on the
Singalila ridge in the
Himalayas, Sandakphu
stands as the highest
point in West Bengal, of-
fering panoramic views
of the Everest, Makalu,
Lhotse, and the Kanchen-
junga peaks.
CRUCIAL READ
Srinagar records coldest night of
season, min temp settles -4.6°C
PTI
Srinagar
Srinagar experienced its
coldest night of the sea-
son, with the minimum
temperature settling be-
low the freezing point at
minus 4.6 degrees Cel-
sius, the officials said on
Saturday.
The temperature re-
corded on Friday night
in the summer capital
of Jammu and Kashmir
was down more than
two notches from the
minus 2.4 degrees Cel-
sius on Thursday
night, the MeT officials
said.
Srinagar’s tempera-
ture is the lowest so far
this season, the officials
said. Pahalgam was the
coldest place in the
Kashmir Valley.
The officials said Pa-
halgam in south Kash-
mir’s Anantnag district,
which serves as one of
the base camps for the
annual Amarnath Yatra,
recorded its minimum
temperature at minus 5
degrees Celsius.
DELHI RECORDS MINIMUM
TEMP AT 8.5 DEG CELSIUS
New Delhi: The national
capital on Saturday
recorded a minimum temperature
of 8.5
degrees
Celsius, one
notch below
the season’s
average,
according to
IMD. The IMD has predicted clear
sky during the day. The maximum
temperature is likely to settle
around 25 degrees Celsius, it
said. The relative humidity at 8.30
am was 100 per cent.
PUDUCHERRY LG APPEALS
FOR CHENNAI RELIEF
Puducherry: Puducherry LG
Tamilisai Soundararajan on
Saturday appealed to the Tamil
Nadu govt to
initiate
speedy steps
and measures
on a war
footing to help
and assist the
people in rain-ravaged areas in
Chennai. She was speaking to
reporters on the sidelines of a
regional-level science exhibition
organised by the Education
Directorate here.
TN CM STALIN ANNOUNCES
`6K AID TO CYCLONE-HIT
Chennai: TN CM MK Stalin
on Saturday announced a
cyclone relief package comprising
`6,000 cash
assistance
and increased
payout under
other
categories
including
enhanced compensation for
flood-hit crops. The CM’s
announcement followed a hi-level
meeting at the Secretariat that
reviewed damage and the relief to
be provided to the affected people.
TN BJP ORGANIZES RELIEF
DISTRIBUTION IN CHENNAI
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP
has organized a relief
materials distribution programme
for the people
who have
been affected
by Cyclone
Michaung in
Chennai. The
BJP ward
councillor Leo Sundaram
organized the event in the
Karapakkam area, where BJP
Tamil Nadu president Annamalai
participated and distributed relief
materials to the affected people.
TDP CHIEF NAIDU VISITS
WATERLOGGED AREAS OF AP
Bapatla: TDP Chief
Chandrababu Naidu visited
Yanadi Colony in Andhra
Pradesh’s
Bapatla town
on Saturday
and met with
residents of
the areas that
continue to
reel under waterlogging, even
three days after Cyclone
Michaung. He expressed deep
concerns over persistent
waterlogging issues in parts of
Bapatla.
MoS R Chandrasekhar
helps disabled to get
enrolled for Aadhaar
New Delhi: Union Mini
of State Electronics
and IT Rajeev Chan-
drasekhar helped a disabled
Kerala woman after he
came to know that she was
unable to enroll for Aadhaar.
The minister directed that
immediate steps should be
taken to ensure her
enrolment. The Aadhaar
authorities had intimated -
the Kerala woman Josymol
Jose - that it will not be
possible to give her card.
Delhi riots: Court
reserves order on bail
of Shahrukh Pathan
New Delhi: Delhi’s
Karkardooma Court on
Saturday reserved an order
on the bail plea of Shahrukh
Pathan, the man who
pointed a gun at a police-
man during the North East
Delhi riots in 2020. Pathan
has sought bail on the
grounds of a delay in trial.
Additional Sessions Judge
(ASJ) Amitabh Rawat, after
hearing the arguments,
reserved the order for
December 14.
Man beats his sister-
in-law for voting for
BJP; case registered
Sehore: A man beat
up his sister-in-law for
voting for BJP in MP
assembly elections in
Sehore district, according to
an FIR copy. The incident
occurred in Barkheda
Hasan village in the district
on Dec 4 after which the
woman lodged a complaint
and demanded action into
the matter. The complainant
reached the police station
along with her daughter and
made a complaint.
2 get term life for
murder of constable,
another man in UP
Pratapgarh: A local
court has convicted
two men in the eight-year-
old murder of a police
constable and one other in
Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj
district and sentenced them
to life in prison. The
bullet-riddled bodies of
Sarvesh Pandey, a police
constable, and one Anupam
Shyam Srivastava were
recovered from a village of
Prayagraj district’s Mau
Aima area in April 2015.
Bengal: Four of family
critically injured in
cylinder blast
Jhargram: Four
members of a family
were seriously injured in an
explosion of an LPG
cylinder in WB’s Jhargram
district on Saturday, police
said. The incident took
place when food was being
cooked in injured persons’
house in Lalgarh police
station area, a police officer
said. The injured were
rescued and admitted to
Medinipur Medical College
and Hospital.
13 arrested in ISIS terror conspiracy case
PTI
New Delhi
In a massive crackdown
on the ISIS terrorist or-
ganisation, NIAon Satur-
day arrested its 15 opera-
tivesduringmultipleraids
across Maharashtra and
K’taka, an official said.
The arrested accused
included the leader of an
ISIS module who was
administering ‘bayath’
(oath of allegiance) to
new recruits, a spokes-
person of the federal anti-
terror agency said.
Several NIA teams
swooped down on as
many as 44 locations in
Padgha-Borivali, Thane,
Mira Road and Pune in
Maharashtra, and Ben-
galuru in Karnataka early
Saturday morning, and
apprehended the 15 ac-
cused for allegedly pro-
moting terror and terror-
related acts and activities
of the proscribed organi-
sation, the official said.
Huge amounts of un-
accounted cash, firearms,
sharp-edged weapons,
incriminating docu-
ments, smart phones and
other digital devices
were seized during the
raids, conducted as part
of the NIA’s ongoing ef-
forts to disrupt and de-
molish the attempts of
Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS), also known
as Islamic State, to carry
out violent acts of terror
and take innocent lives,
the spokesperson said.
The official said the
accused, operating on the
directions of their foreign
handlers, had been ac-
tively involved in various
terrorist activities for fur-
thering the violent and
destructive agenda of the
ISIS.
Several NIA teams
swooped down on as
many as 44 locations
in Karnataka, and
apprehended the 15
accused for allegedly
promoting terror
Inclusive skiGCA
propels gender
equality in aviation
ANI
New Delhi
Director General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA),
Vikram Dev Dutt, an-
nounced on Saturday a
robust framework to pro-
mote gender equality and
foster inclusivity in the
aviation sector.
The DGCAis a regula-
tory body that deals with
safety issues, air transport
services, and airworthi-
ness standards.
Addressing ‘Women in
Aviation’ India’s Awards
ceremony, themed ‘Giv-
ing Wings to Dreams
2023,’Duttsaid,“Weiniti-
ated brainstorming ses-
sions to understand the
perspectivesandchalleng-
es faced by our women
officers. This introspec-
tion has led to ongoing
thought processes, with
plans to unveil a compre-
hensive framework early
next year that transcends
mere paperwork and offi-
cial circulars.”
Underscoring DGCA’s
larger role in influencing
positive change within
the private sector, Dutt
welcomed collaboration
and suggestions from the
aviation community.
“Breaking new ground
requires taking the right
steps, and we are open to
navigating uncharted ter-
ritory with collective in-
put,” he concluded.
This strategic initiative
by DGCA signals a sig-
nificant stride towards
gender inclusivity in In-
dian aviation.The regula-
tor is poised to lead by
example, implementing
substantive measures to
reshape the industry’s
landscape.
2 members of Lawrence Bishnoi
gang held from Delhi’s Vasant Kunj
ANI
New Delhi
Two members of the
Lawrence Bishnoi syndi-
cate were apprehended
after a brief exchange of
fire in Delhi’s Vasant
Kunj area on Friday
night, police said.
According to police,
the arrested individuals,
identified as Anish and a
15-year-old juvenile,
were allegedly on their
way to carry out an extor-
tion-related firing near a
renowned 5-star hotel in
South Delhi, when they
were caught.
According to the po-
lice, the duo was appre-
hended based on specific
intelligence inputs.
While a total of five
rounds were fired by the
accused, the police re-
taliated with two rounds
in self-defence, and no
injuries happened, ac-
cording to the police.
Delhi police nab key Tyagi-Gauri
gang member after 4-year chase
ANI
New Delhi
After a relentless four-
year pursuit, Delhi Police
have successfully appre-
hended Rohit, a key
member of the notorious
Tyagi-Gauri gang from
the Tilak Nagar area. A
semi-automatic pistol of
.32 bore with three live
cartridges was also re-
covered from his posses-
sion, officials said on
Saturday. Police said that
the accused was caught
with arms and was at-
tempting to revive the
gang’s activities under
Salman Tyagi and Sad-
dam Gauri. The arrested
accused, Rohit, was in-
volved in seven criminal
cases and was wanted in
a case under MCOCA at
Police Station Hari
Nagar, Delhi.
RAM TEMPLE TRUST RELEASES PICS SHOWING
CURRENT STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION WORK
New Delhi: The sanctum-sanctorum of the Ram
Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya is almost
complete, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra Trust said on Saturday. The Trust released the
latest pictures of the under-construction Ram Temple in
Ayodhya on Saturday, showing the temple’s sanctum-
sanctorum almost complete. “The sanctum sanctorum
of Lord Shri Ramlala is almost ready. Recently, the
lighting-fitting work has also been completed. I am
sharing some photographs with you,” Trust General
Secretary Champat Rai said in a post on X.
The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust has
decided to enthrone Ram Lalla at the sanctum-sancto-
rum of the Ram Temple between noon and 12:45 pm
on January 22, next year. The trust has invited 4,000
saints of all sects for the ceremony. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will attend the inauguration of the Ram
Temple in Ayodhya next year.
Houses are covered
in snow after fresh
snowfall at Sandakphu,
in Darjeeling district of
West Bengal. PTI

PTI
Dubai
ndia has not
only shown an
ability to pro-
gress at home but also
displayed during its G20
presidency that it has the
capability of getting the
world to agree on some-
thing of common interest
at a very difficult and
very divisive moment,
ExternalAffairs Min-
ister S Jaishankar
said on Saturday.
Jaishankar’s re-
marks came during his
interaction with Indian
students and
young pro-
fessionals
in Dubai
andshared
perspec-
tives on
trans-
formations in India and
the impact it is having on
the everyday lives of Indi-
ans at home and abroad.
Jaishankarsaidstudents
and young professionals
will be at the forefront of
building aViksit Bharat in
the Amritkaal. Talking
about India’s pro-
gress Jaishankar
said India has just
completed its
presidency of the
G20.
“And in this
p r e s i d e n c y,
what had hap-
pened was that,
because of the
geopolitics, the whole
controversy around
Ukraine, there was a lot
of concern, whether we
will be able to get every-
body together,” he said.
At the same time, he
said there was also worry
that the real agenda of the
G20 which was helping
growth development, es-
pecially helping countries
of the developing world
may be sidetracked.
“So again, we today
have not only shown an
ability to progress at
home, we have shown
also that India is capable
of getting the world, at a
very difficult, very divi-
sive moment, around the
table to agree on some-
thing common, you
know something which
is in our common inter-
est. And that too, is
something which says a
lot about India,” Jais-
hankar said.
JAISHANKAR IN DUBAI
India can bring the world leaders on same page: EAM
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Englandsealseries2-0after
Indiasufferstunningdefeat
Hosts batting collapses in 2nd T20I match
PTI
Mumbai
Indian batting looked
clueless and out of depth
to be dismissed for their
third lowest total as Eng-
land notched up a four-
wicket win in the second
women’s T20I to take an
unassailable 2-0 lead in
the three-match series
here on Saturday.
On a day uncapped In-
dian cricketers won fat
pay-cheques in the Wom-
en’s Premier League
(WPL) auction, Shafali
Verma (0), Smriti Mand-
hana (10), skipper Har-
manpreet Kaur (9), Deep-
ti Sharma (0) cut a sorry
figure as India were shot
out for 80 in 16.2 overs.
In reply, England can-
tered home in 11.2 overs
to take an unassailable
2-0 lead in the three-
match series. The final
T20I is slated on Sunday.
In defence of their
paltry 80, India had a
horror start with a way-
ward Renuka Singh
leaking eight runs in
four wide deliveries.
Sophia Dunkley then
took the attack on inexpe-
rienced Bengal seamer Ti-
tas Sidhu with two bound-
aries as England raced to
17 runs in first two overs.
Renuka returned to
take two wickets — So-
phia (9) and Danni Wyatt
(0) — but with no score-
board pressure Alice
Capsey (25; 21b) and Nat
Sciver-Brunt (16; 13b)
seized the momentum
with their counter-attack-
ing display to take them
past 50-run mark inside
seven overs. But the duo
failed to take the team
home as India managed
to take two wickets with
seven runs needed.
Deepti sharma took
two in as many deliveries
— Amy Jones and Freya
Kemp — but it didn’t
matter as Sophie Eccle-
stone (9) clinched the
series with a four. Their
match aggregate of 162
runs was also the lowest
involving the two teams.
For India, Jemimah
Rodrigues was the lone
bright spot with a 33-
ball 30, and one of the
two batters to get into
double digit scores, in a
bizarre display by the
Indian batters.
That all their top-four
batters got out LBW
showed their lack of ap-
plication on a batting-
friendly wicket at the
Wankhede stadium.
PTI
Kolkata
One of the greatest Indi-
an goalkeepers Subrata
Paul, 36, on Friday de-
cided to call it quits,
bringing curtains on a
glittering career spanning
over 16 years.
“Thank You Spider-
man. Blue Tigers custo-
dian hangs up his gloves
today,” the All India
F o o t b a l l
Federation
posted on X.
Paul, who
made his de-
but against
Lebanon in the World
Cup qualifiers in 2007,
had 65 appearances for
India. He earned the so-
briquet “Spiderman” for
his heroics under the bar
against heavyweights
South Korea in the 2011
Asian Cup in Doha when
India had qualified after
a gap of 27 years.
Overall, Paul made
more than 35 saves in the
whole tournament and
has become one of the
stars of the team since.
South Korea had 20
shots on goal of which
Paul saved 16 as India
went down 1-4 in a val-
iant display.
Former India
goalkeeper
Subrata Paul
calls it quits
Series win over Aussies was big
boost ahead of SA tour: SKY
PTI
Durban
Suryakumar Yadav on
Saturdayadmittedthatthe
heart-breakingWorldCup
final defeat is a tough one
to move on from, but the
Indian captain termed the
recentT20serieswinover
Australiaasabigboostfor
the team ahead of the
South Africa tour.
India had beaten Aus-
tralia 4-1 in the five-match
seriesathome.“TheWorld
Cup defeat was a disap-
pointment, and it is tough
tomoveonfromit.Butthe
series win againstAustral-
ia was a big boost even
though it came in a differ-
ent format,” said Suryaku-
mar on the eve of the first
T20 against SouthAfrica.
“Yuvraj’s role in
2011 WC win
under-shown”
ANI
New Delhi
Former India cricketer
Gautam Gambhir has said
that former
all-rounder
Yuvraj Sin-
gh has not
got due cred-
it for his role
in India winning the
World Cup in 2011. Yu-
vraj scored 362 runs and
got 15 wickets in 2011
WC. He won four ‘Player
of the Match’awards, the
same number that Sri
Lanka’s Aravinda de Sil-
va won in the 1996 edi-
tion of the World Cup.
Nawaz: I was ousted for
opposing Kargil Plan
PTI
Lahore
Pakistan’s former prime
minister Nawaz Sharif on
Saturdaysaidhewasoust-
edfromthegovernmentin
1999 by (late) Gen Pervez
Musharraf for opposing
the Kargil misadventure,
as he underlined the im-
portance of having good
relations with India and
other neighbours.
The three-time prime
minister questioned why
he was ousted from the
office of the prime min-
ister prematurely.
“I should be told why I
was ousted in 1993 and
1999. When I opposed
the Kargil plan saying it
should not happen… I
was ousted (by Gen Per-
vez Musharraf). And lat-
er what I said proved
right,” Sharif said here
while talking to the aspir-
ants of his party tickets
for upcoming polls.
The Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N)
supreme leader said that
on all three occasions be-
ing the premier he was
delivering but he was
sent packing and that he
did not know why.
“I want to know why I
was ousted every time,”
he asked. Sharif also
talked about the visit of
two Indian prime minis-
ters to Pakistan only
when he was the prime
minister of Pakistan.
“We have delivered on
every front. During my
tenure as PM, two Indian
prime ministers visited
Pakistan. Modi sahab and
Vajpayee sahab had come
to Lahore,” the former
prime minister said,
stressing improved rela-
tions with India and other
neighbouring countries.
“Divorced from reality”: US vetoes
UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire
Agencies
United Nations
An extraordinary UN bid
to call for a ceasefire in
Gaza was blocked by the
United States on Friday
(local time) while Israeli
forces continued a relent-
less offensive to destroy
Hamas after its deadly
attack two months ago.
The fighting has left
17,487 people dead in the
Palestinian territory,
mostly women and chil-
dren, as per the Hamas-
run health ministry.
Israel has vowed to
eradicate Hamas over its
unprecedented attack on
October 7 when militants
broke through Gaza’s
militarised border to kill
around 1,200 people and
seize hostages, 138 of
whom remain captive, ac-
cording to Israeli figures.
3 elderly people killed, 200
evacuated as fire breaks
out at hospital in Italy
Agencies
Rome
Three elderly people
were killed when fire
swept through a hospital
overnight in the town of
Tivoli, close to Rome,
Italian media reported
on Saturday.
A fourth body was
found in the mortuary of
the San Giovanni Evan-
gelista hospital but that
victim was believed to
have died before the
blaze broke out shortly
before 11 pm on Friday
night, Italy’s Ansa news
agency said.
The fire brigade used
turntable ladders to help
evacuate around 200 peo-
ple from the hospital, in-
cludingapregnantwoman
and a number of children.
INDIA BELIEVES IN EQUITY CLIMATE JUSTICE
India firmly believes that equity and climate
justice must be the basis of climate action and
this can be ensured only when
the developed countries take the lead
in combating climate change, Environ-
ment Minister Bhupender Yadav said
at the COP28 on Saturday. Yadav also
highlighted India’s contribution to the
global actions in restricting temperature
rise by reducing emission intensity much
ahead of the promised target year as mentioned in the
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Ind-Eng T20 Series
England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt plays a shot during the 2nd T20
International match between India Women and England
Women, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Saturday. PTI
Indian women’s cricket
captain Harmanpreet
Kaur has said a long
rope will be given to the play-
ers selected for the ongoing
series against England as well
as the 3-match affair against
Australia, keeping in mind next
T20 World Cup. The Indian
women have a busy month as
they will play two T20Is and a
one-off Test against England.
SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER, US SECY BLINKEN
DISCUSS GAZA SITUATION, REGIONAL ISSUES
Washington: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister
Prince Faisal bin Farhan held discussions
with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in
Washington, DC to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, Arab
News reported. The meeting involved a comprehensive
review of bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and
the United States. “During the meeting, bilateral rela-
tions between the Kingdom and the United States were
reviewed, and developments in the Gaza Strip and its
surroundings were discussed, as well as regional is-
sues of common interest,” according to media reports.
India beat Canada to
enter quarter-finals
Agencies
Bukit Jalil
India defeated Canada
10-1 in their third
match of the ongoing
FIH Hockey Men’s
Junior World Cup Ma-
laysia 2023 at the Na-
tional Hockey Stadium
in Bukit Jalil, Kuala
Lumpur on Saturday.
With this win, India
finished at second po-
sition in the Pool C ta-
ble and have qualified
for the quarterfinals.
Aditya Arjun Lalage
(8’, 43’), Rohit (12’,
55’), Amandeep Lakra
(23’, 51’), Vishnukant
(42’), Rajinder (42’),
Kushwaha Sourabh
Anand (51’) and Uttam
Singh (58’) were the
goal scorers for India.
FIH Hockey Men’s Jr WC
We have delivered on
every front. During my
tenure as Prime
Minister, two Indian
prime ministers
visited Pakistan. Modi
sahab and Vajpayee
sahab had come to
Lahore.
NAWAZ SHARIF,
FORMER PAKISTAN PM
Rejected charges of
involvement in violence
In Canada: Government
Agencies
New Delhi
In calling for India’s co-
operationintoitsallega-
tions of a potential In-
dianlinktothekillingof
a Khalistani leader on
its soil, Canada has not
provided any “specific
and relevant informa-
tion” to New Delhi for
it to act upon, govt said
in Parliament. MoS V
Muraleedharan said in
Lok Sabha that the govt
hasconveyedtoCanada
its “concerns” over ac-
tivities of anti-India ele-
ments in that country
andrequestedOttawato
take action against such
elements besides deny-
ing space to them.
PM Narendra Modi with Canada PM Justin Trudeau. FILE
A UN Security Council (UNSC) session in progress at the United
Nations on Friday (local time).
Rescue operation in progress at
the hospital in Tivoli (Rome).
Suryakumar Yadav. FILE
INDIA MUST BUILD CURRENT SIDE FOR NEXT
WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP, SAYS HARMANPREET

BUREAUCRATIC TALES
WHAT WILL NOW HAPPEN TO ADVISORS TO CHIEF MINISTER?
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
ith a change in
government, it
is believed that
the three bureaucratic ad-
visors to CM Ashok Ge-
hlot will also be changed.
These are Arvind Ma-
yaram, Govind Sharma
and Niranjan Arya.
Arvind Mayaram and
Govind Sharma were ap-
pointed as advisors
through an official order
of DoP dated December
21, 2018, right after the
Congress government
was formed, whereas
Niranjan Arya was ap-
pointed as advisor to CM
on December 31, 2022.
They were given salary,
office, staff, car and bun-
galow, although they did
not take salaries.
Arvinda Mayaram and
Niranjan Arya had offic-
es in Yojna Bhawan
while Govind Sharma
had office in the main
building of Secretariat.
Niranjan Arya was allot-
ted a huge bungalow at
Hawa Sadak of Jaipur.
Arvind was appointed
as Chief EconomicAdvi-
sor to CM. It is a matter
of enquiry as to what his
usability and achieve-
ments were in the five
years, but during this
time he was embroiled in
controversies and made
headlines too. When in
January 2022, CBI raid
was conducted at institu-
tions associated with
him, it made national
headlines. The second
time he courted contro-
versy was when he
joined Rahul Gandhi’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra. He
was present in Congress’
rally atAlwar. Moreover,
Arvind stayed less in
Jaipur and more in Delhi
for the five years.
Although Govind
Sharma’s appointed or-
der did not mention as to
the matter on which he
would advise CM, but he
was extremely busy in
work surrounding Bar-
mer refinery. He came
seldom to his office in
the Secretariat, but he
toured Barmer several
times for refinery pro-
ject. He took immense
interest in this work.
NiranjanArya’s retire-
ment made various cir-
cles suspect that as advi-
sor, he would advise CM
on the day to day work-
ing of the state govern-
ment while sitting in
CMO. But he was given
an office in Yojna Bha-
wan, away from the Sec-
retariat. It was told infor-
mally that Arya would
work on improving the
bureaucratic system and
bettering the service de-
livery of flagship
schemes and projects of
the state government.
However, it is difficult to
fully assess how much
work did he do in this
aspect, but it is well
known that Arya forego
his responsibility of ad-
visor and picked up the
begul for Congress poli-
tics. He spent months in
Sojat to prepare for as-
sembly election and
when he was given Con-
gress’ ticket, he worked
day and night to win the
election, although he lost
by a huge margin.
Apart from these
three, a retired IAS GS
Sandhu was also made
advisor to government,
however, he was ap-
pointed as advisor to
UDH department and not
CM. He too was provid-
ed with staff, office and
car. He spent most of his
time in Prashasan
Shehro/Gaon Ke Sang
campaign. These four
men were appointed ‘till
further orders’ and the
process of their removal
is not final as of now.
However, Gehlot gov-
ernment’s Advocate
General Mahendra Sing-
hvi and advisor in Vidyut
Bhawan AK Gupta have
suo-moto resigned after
the election results came.
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CongressleadersgiventasktoprepareforLSPolls
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi
A review meeting was
held at Delhi Congress
headquarters regarding
Congress’s defeat in the
assembly elections. After
this, the leaders of Ra-
jasthan were given the
task to prepare for the
Lok Sabha elections. On
Saturday, Rahul Gandhi
and Mallikarjun Kharge
talked in detail about the
reasons for the defeat.
The conflict with the
seats lost by a small mar-
gin was also discussed.
After the meeting, Con-
gress state in-charge
Sukhjinder Singh Rand-
hawa said, “From today
we will start preparing for
the Lok Sabha elections.”
Randhawa denied the res-
ignations of the state in-
charge and the state pres-
ident and argued that the
performance of Congress
in Rajasthan has been
better. Apart from Rahul
Gandhi and Kharge,
Ashok Gehlot, Govind
Singh Dotasra, Sachin Pi-
lot, CP Joshi, Bhanwar
Jitendra Singh and Go-
vind Meghwal were pre-
sent in the meeting.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
After the Assembly elec-
tions, Modi’s guarantee
will continue to be BJP’s
electoral ‘Branhmastra’
in the Lok Sabha elec-
tions also. BJP will de-
ploy its army of workers
in the ‘Viksit Bharat
Sankalp Yatra’run by the
Central Government.
Through this yatra, the
party has once again
planned to mobilize the
workers up to the booth
level. The attraction of
this yatra will be ‘Modi’s
Guarantee Vehicle’.
Regarding the yatra,
BJPNational President JP
Nadda has held discus-
sions with the MLAs and
party officials of Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Chhattisgarh and as-
signed them the task.
In the meeting, Nation-
al General Secretary
Sunil Bansal said that the
people have accepted
Modi’s guarantee in the
elections of all three
states and therefore, spe-
cial focus is being given
on Modi’s guarantee. He
informed that data of
beneficiaries of the Cen-
tral Government will be
prepared till Gram Pan-
chayats level. If any eli-
gible person is found de-
prived of the Central
Government scheme dur-
ing the yatra, they will
also be added to the list
of beneficiaries by pro-
viding the benefits of the
schemes, he said.
ANI
Jaipur
Ahead of crucial meeting
to evaluate party’s per-
formance in recent Ra-
jasthan polls, Congress
leader Ashok Gehlot on
Saturday criticized the
BJP’s delay in announc-
ing CM faces for three
Hindi heartland states --
Madhya Pradesh, Chhat-
tisgarh and Rajasthan,
saying that “there is no
discipline in this party.”
“There is no discipline
in this party. If we had
done the same, I don’t
know what allegations
they would have levelled
against us misled peo-
ple. They polarized polls.
We will cooperate with
the new govt,” he said.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
Along with consulta-
tions with the newly-
elected MLAs, the
liking and disliking
of RSS will also be
given a top priority
while finalising the
name of new chief
minister of Rajasthan.
The BJP has given the
task of the exercise to
select the CM to the
three observers.
While Union Minis-
ter Rajnath Singh will
play the key role in
this, Vinod Tawde
and Saroj Pandey
have also been given
different tasks.
If sources are to be
believed, the BJP has
tasked Vinod Tawde to
hold discussions with
the State’s RSS lead-
ership and directly re-
port the same to the
party high command.
As Tawde has an RSS
background, it is be-
lieved that before dis-
cussions with the
MLAs, the party
would try to know the
liking and disliking of
RSS office-bearers.
MIFFED OVER RAJ RESULTS RaGa SLAMS LEADERS
Rahul Gandhi looked very angry at AICC’s meeting
related to Rajasthan and refused to listen to anyone’s
explanation in meeting. On contrary, he told this to the
Rajasthan leadership, “In 4 days, please give us your sugges-
tions on how to win Lok Sabha elections on 25 Lok Sabha
seats in Rajasthan?” Interestingly, there is a big reason for
Rahul Gandhi’s displeasure. It is said that Rahul wanted to
give at least 50 tickets based on independent report and the
word that tickets for new faces will be given by cutting the
tickets of 50 existing MLAs. But he could not do so and the
result was that the game was lost. Rahul Gandhi had to bow
down to the insistence of big leaders of Rajasthan. Rahul was
angry with ticket distribution. Yogesh Sharma
Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, KC Venugopal, Ashok Gehlot, Gaurav Gogoi, CP Joshi, Sachin Pilot,
Harish Chaudhary, Mahendrajeet Malviya during AICC meeting of Raj polls in New Delhi on Saturday.
Jaislamer’s Patwa Haweli. FILE FILE
Arvind Mayaram Govind Sharma Niranjan Arya
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Anurag Thakur interacting with media in Hamirpur on Saturday.
The conflict with
the seats lost by
a small margin
also discussed
Leader with backing of RSS may get
preference in CM selection in State
Nadda assigns tasks to BJP MLAs
for ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ Sanghtobeconsulted
alongwithMLAsonCM
Exercise to select Raj CM
Gehlot criticizes
BJP’s delay in
CM face in Raj
Election on religious
issue reason behind
Cong defeat: Gehlot
First India Bureau
New Delhi
After AICC meeting to
discuss Rajasthan As-
sembly election results,
Rajasthan Congress In-
Charge Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa said that there
was a long discussion in
the meeting. There is
very little difference be-
tween our vote share and
the votes polled in BJP's
favor. Many of our candi-
dates have lost by very
less votes. There are such
candidates also whose
difference is less than
1500. All of these issues
were discussed. We have
told them from today it-
self that we will prepare
for Parliament. Wherever
our shortcomings remain,
we will counter them. We
will fight the elections
unitedly. The entire Con-
gress was united in the
assembly elections. Our
booth level or divisional
presidents, block presi-
dents and district presi-
dents did a lot of work.
Congress workers also
worked very hard. Our
leaders have also said that
preparations for Lok Sab-
ha elections have to be
made from today itself.
We have to fight and tell
people that we will come
out victorious, he said.
On the question of res-
ignation of the in-charge
or state president after the
defeat of Congress in Ra-
jasthan elections, Rand-
hawa said, Rajasthan
has had much better per-
formance compared to
other states. Our vote
share has not come down.
We have moved ahead by
0.44% from earlier.
ANI
Hamirpur
(Himachal Pradesh)
Taking a jibe at Rajasthan
caretaker Minister, Un-
ion Minister Anurag
Thakur said that Ashok
Gehlot’s “wish” would
come true on Monday,
suggesting that the CM
selections for three states,
namely Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan, and Chhattis-
garh, would be disclosed.
“We will fulfil Ashok
Gehlotji’s wish on Mon-
day. Rajasthan has wit-
nessed corruption, nepo-
tism and inner clashes
during his five-year rule.
He should sit peacefully
now,” Thakur told re-
porters.
Attacking the Con-
gress party, he added,
“Our party doesn’t give
orders from the top; rath-
er, we have a strong dem-
ocratic system where all
the MLAs sit together
and decide the leader”.
Anurag Thakur coun-
tered Rajasthan caretaker
CM after Ashok Gehlot
criticised the BJP for the
delay in announcing CM
faces for three Hindi
heartland states--Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
and Rajasthan--saying
that “there is no disci-
pline in this party.”
“There is no discipline
in this party. If we had
done the same, I don’t
know what allegations
they would have levelled
against us and misled
people. They polarised
the polls. We will cooper-
ate with the new govern-
ment,” he said while
speaking to reporters.
‘...Gehlot ji should sit
peacefully now as BJP
will announce CM soon’
Suryaveer S Tanwar
Jaisalmer
PM Narendra Modi has
praised the architecture
of Patwa Haveli of Jais-
almer during the inaugu-
ral ceremony of IndiaArt
Architecture and Design
Biennale 2023. While re-
ferring to Jaisalmer, the
PM praised the structure
of 5 Havelis of Jaisalmer.
If some of you have
gone to Jaisalmer, you
must have seen the Patwa
Haveli. The architecture
works as a natural air
conditioner and such
type of architecture is not
only long sustainable but
it is also environmentally
sustainable, said PM
Narendra Modi.
PMModipraisesPatwaHavelisofJaisalmer
Difference in votes between BJP
Congress is less, says Randhawa
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Madhusudan Mistry, GS Dotasra and
Jitendra Singh during review meeting in New Delhi on Saturday.
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Acting Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has cited
the election on religious
issues as the reason for
Congress's defeat in the
assembly
elections.
Ashok Ge-
hlot said,
‘BJP did
not have
any issue
in the as-
sembly elections. They
gave speeches increas-
ing religious tension.
they polarized the elec-
tion on nationalism and
Hindu-Muslim issues.
We had said that
the public is our mother
and we will humbly ac-
cept whatever decision
they take.’
BJP ‘yatra’ to start
from Dec 16 in
Raj, MP, C’garh ;
Modi’s guarantee
wil be key to win
Lok Sabha polls
WhileRajnathSingh
willplaythekey
roleonCMname,
VinodTawde
SarojPandeyhave
alsobeengiven
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