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‘WORK WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION OR PRESSURE’
CM Yogi’s wise counsel to new IAS batch
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Trainee IAS
officers of 2020 batch on
Wednesday met Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath at Lok Bhavan.
During their interac-
tion, the Chief Minister
told the IAS officers that
they are the most impor-
tant link in the adminis-
trative system as they
play an important role
in the implementation
of development works.
He urged them to al-
ways work with a posi-
tive attitude, as such an
attitude will not only
prove useful in service
but also in life. He fur-
ther added that it is only
administrative officers
who can solve the prob-
lems of the people. The
Chief Minister on the
occasion said that to en-
sure that benefits of the
welfare policies of the
government reach the
people, it is a necessity
that the officers are ac-
quainted with all sub-
jects and issues. He said
that officers should be
able to take fast deci-
sions and diligently dis-
charge their responsi-
bilities to ensure that
cases of the public are
addressed in a transpar-
ent and time-bound
manner. He said that the
state government is
working hard towards
realising the resolve of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi to make India
a self-reliant country
.
The Chief Minister
advised the officers to
workonthebasisof pub-
lic dialogue without any
discrimination, pres-
sure and favouritism.
CM Yogi Adityanath with the Trainee IAS officers of 2020 batch at Lok Bhavan on Wednesday.
CM Yogi removes DGP
Mukul Goel for laxity
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a sudden
move, CM Yogi Adity-
anath on Wednesday
removed Director Gen-
eral of Police (DGP)
Mukul Goel from his
post over “inaction”,
people aware of the
matter said.
Goel, who was the
state’s DGP for a little
over 11 months, has
been appointed Direc-
tor General (DG) Civil
Defence. He still has
almost two years of
service and is due to
retire in February-end
2024. According to
home department offi-
cials, Goel was removed
due to disregard for
government work, lack
of interest in depart-
mental work and inac-
tion. They did not elab-
orate. Additional direc-
tor general (ADG), Law
and Order, Prashant
Kumar has been given
charge in the absence
of the DGP. Turn to P2
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“WHEN MODI CHANGED VENUE OF CM’S
EVENT FOR OUR SINDHI COMMUNITY”
NARENDRA BHAI
AFRIENDAND‘SANKATMOCHAK’
autam Samrat from Guja-
rat shares with us two inci-
dents when he was blessed
to have encountered the
kindness,thegreatnessand
the integrity of our PM.
The first incident is
from the time when the
country was reeling under
the Emergency and Modiji
was emerging a hero as an
RSS pracharak. We got to
see how Modiji remained
untouched by even an iota
of vanity
,andhischild-like
innocence was brought to
the fore when he visited
the narrator’s place.
The second incident re-
flects on the magnitude,
inclusiveness,andcompas-
sion of Modiji’s personali-
ty
. Gautam Samrat says
that Modiji would always
emerge as a saviour, ready
to help those in need.
The first time I got in
touchwithModijiwasdur-
ing the Emergency
. Naren-
drabhai at the time was
bringing about a revolu-
tion in Gujarat as an RSS
pracharak and I was han-
dling the Vistar Vibhag.
Those were not normal
times and everyone had
their hands full with re-
sponsibility
. Once, during
the Emergency, when he
was living in the garb of a
Sardar and it was nearly
impossible to recognise
him, he visited my place.
My younger son Monu, a
student of class three,
opened the door and ush-
ered him in. I was not
home at the time, and eve-
ryone in the family kept
wondering who the stran-
ger was. Eventually
, as my
wife told me later, Naren-
drabhai in order to break
the ice and end the confu-
sion,simplysaid,“Willyou
all only keep asking me
questions or offer me
lunch also?” That’s when
the entire family forgot all
about finding out the iden-
tity of the guest, and deep-
ly impacted by the good-
natured simplicity of the
stranger,gotaboutmaking
arrangementsforhismeal.
lates to the time when I
had planned a Sindhi com-
munity pan-Gujarat event.
It brings to the fore Naren-
dra Modi’s helpful and
considerate nature and
shows how it saved the day
for me. Bharatiya Sindhu
Sabha is a Sindhi organi-
sation that operates at the
national level. I was Guja-
rat Chief of this organisa-
tion and had planned a
mega event called Vande
Mataram in Gujarat. We
had organised competi-
tions at 6 places in the
state in 6 days and the fi-
nalists of these regional
level contests were to take
part in the final round that
day
. It was a contest of pa-
triotic and folk songs from
the Sindhi community
known as “Lada Geet”.
Tagore Hall had been
finalised as the venue of
this event and the finalist
teams were to arrive in
Ahmedabad for the perfor-
mance. Three days prior to
the event, I received a call
that gave me the jitters.
The caller said I would
have to cancel my event
scheduled for three days
later at the Tagore Hall
and book elsewhere. When
I enquired the reason be-
hind the request for can-
cellation, I was told that
theCMwouldberequiring
the hall for his event. My
heartsankbecausetheCM
is the executive head of
the state and I could not re-
ally do anything about it.
Reorganising
the event
would have been a gargan-
tuan task because invites
had been sent to people all
over Gujarat and making
arrangements for so many
people at such a short no-
tice would have been a her-
culean task for me.
Nevertheless,
I felt I
shouldn’t give up so easily
and it was Modiji’s face
that flashed in front of me.
In the past whenever I
faced any issues regarding
events related to the com-
munity
, I would give him a
call after 7 in the morning,
and Modiji would solve my
problem during our
10-minute conversation.
In the situation that I
was in that day, I realised
that he was my only ray of
hope and I immediately
rang up Narendrabhai.
But it must have been an
unusually busy day for
him because for more than
an hour, I did not hear
from him. I then left home
to meet one of the trustees
of a convention hall.
While I was conversing
with the trustee and re-
questing him to make
some arrangements
for
my event, I received a call
from Narendrabhai.
I ex-
plained my problem in
detail and laid bare my
troubles before him. His
response was short and to
the point. “I have no clue
about this. Let me see,”
and he hung up. There
was little for me to say or
do after that. I got busy
with other things after
speaking with Modiji.
Exactly after an hour
and a half, I received a call
fromtheNationalCorpora-
tion. “Please go ahead with
youreventatTagoreHallas
planned.”Iwasincomplete
awe. Just an hour ago Nar-
endrabhaihadsaid“Letme
see”. What magic he could
work in such a short while
was beyond me!
It is indeed remarkable
thedeepcompassionModi-
ji has for ordinary people.
Men like him are a rarity
who give importance to
people from other commu-
nitiesandtoeventssuchas
ours that promote bonding
between communities and
help preserve the rich cul-
tural heritage of India.
People often think that
Modijiisexceedinglystern
but I believe that a strong
and effective leader must
be stern like him. Above
all, no one knows better
thanmethatonlytheouter
shell of Narendrabhai
is
hard. His true self, the in-
ner core, is soft as butter
and this kind and tender
aspect of Modiji’s person-
ality comes to the fore eve-
ry time an ordinary man,
the poorest of the poor, ap-
proaches him with a prob-
lem. His simplicity makes
him extraordinary,
his
ability to empathize with
the sentiments of various
communities,
to solve
seemingly intricate prob-
lems with ease, and the
welfare of each and every
person in his heart, make
him truly a great leader.
I am fortunate to have
been associated with him
whilehewastheCMof Gu-
jarat. His method of work-
ingandtakingpeoplealong
withhimistrulyinspiring.
And today
, when the
worldisinacrisisof amag-
nitude never experienced
before, when a nuclear hol-
ocaust is staring humanity
intheface,itisforeveryone
to see how a true world
leader should think and
act. Modjii’s vision and his
thought processes are not
something ordinary mor-
tals can fathom. India is
fortunate to have such a
statesman at the helm in
such critical times.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 2
The first incident is from
the time when the country
was reeling under the
Emergency and Modiji
was emerging a hero as
an RSS pracharak
The second incident
reflects on the magnitude,
inclusiveness, and
compassion of Modiji’s
personality. Modiji
always emerged as a
saviour, ready to help
those in need
GAUTAM
SHARES 2
INCIDENTS
1
2
‘MEN LIKE MODI
ARE A RARITY’
It is indeed remarkable the
deep compassion Modiji
has for ordinary people. Men
like him are a rarity who give
importance to people from
other communities and to
events such as ours that
promote bonding between
communities and help
preserve the rich cultural
heritage of India.
YOU READ PART-1
ON MAY 7, 2022
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
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THE APEX COURT ‘NULLIFIES’ BRITISH-COLONIAL LAW; NO FRESH CASES; IN THE
PENDING CASES, COURTS TO CONSIDER RELIEF TAKING THE ORDER INTO ACCOUNT
SUPREME COURT, IN HISTORIC ORDER,
PUTS 152-YR-OLD SEDITION LAW ON HOLD
WITH SPLIT VERDICT...
Delhi HC terms
marital rape
unconstitutional
Why not let him go?:
SC raps UP over Azam
New Delhi: The Su-
premeCourtonWednes-
day directed the Uttar
Pradesh government to
file a reply to the plea
filed by Samajwadi Par-
ty leader Azam Khan
overthedelayinhearing
of his bail application in
a land grabbing case.
A bench comprising jus-
tices L Nageswara Rao,
B R Gavai and A S Bo-
panna asked the state
government to file its
reply in the case and
said it would hear it on
Tuesday
.
“What is this? Why
not let him go. He has
been jail since two
years. One or two cases
is okay but it cannot be
in 89 cases. Whenever
he gets bail, he is again
sent to jail in some oth-
er matter. You file a re-
ply
. ,” the bench said.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Wednes-
day gave a split verdict
on petitions seeking
criminalisationof mari-
tal rape.
While Justice Rajiv
Shakdher struck down
the Exception 2 that
protects men, who
have forced non-con-
sensual intercourse
with their wives, from
criminal prosecution
under Section 376 IPC
calling it unconstitu-
tional, Justice C Hari
Shankar disagreed say-
ing that the exception
doesn’t violate Article
14, 19 and 21.
The petitions were
pendingbeforethecourt
since year 2015 and 2017.
Both the judges however
agreed to grant certificate
of leave to appeal before
the Supreme Court as the
matter involves substan-
tial questions of law. Now,
the matter will be referred
to the Supreme Court.
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The SC asked the Centre
and states to refrain
from registering FIRs
invoking sedition charges
until further re-examination
1
Those booked under
Section 124A of IPC can
approach courts, the CJI said
3
Chief Justice of India NV
Ramana said it will be
appropriate to not use the law
2
Centre suggested on
Wednesday that cop only
of rank of SP can levy charges
4
New Delhi: The controversial sedition
law will be paused while the govern-
ment reviews it, the Apex Court said on
Wednesday in a landmark order that
impacts hundreds charged under the
colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedi-
tion can approach courts for bail.
LAKSHMAN REKHA
A
fter the Supreme Court
put on hold the trials
in pending cases under
the Sedition law, Law Minister
Kiren Rijiju said that while
he “respected the court and
its independence,” there is
a “Lakshman Rekha”, or
a line not meant to be crossed. “We respect
each other, the court should respect govern-
ment, legislature, so as government should also
respect court. We have clear demarcation of
boundary and that Lakshman Rekha should not
be crossed by anybody,” Rijiju said.
1 No new FIRs will be filed
for sedition and all
pending cases will be on hold
while the government
reconsiders the law, the
Supreme Court said, referring
to petitions that challenged the
law alleging its misuse in cases
like in Maharashtra, where it
was invoked over the chanting
of the Hanuman Chalisa.
2 “It is clear that Centre
agrees that the rigours
of (sedition) are not in tune
with the current situation. It
will be appropriate not to use
this provision of law till further
re-examination is over. We
hope and expect that centre
and state will desist from
registering any FIR under 124
A (sedition law) or initiate
proceeding under the same till
re-examination is over,” said
Chief Justice NV Ramana.
3 If any fresh cases are
filed, those charged can
approach the court. “The Union
of India is at liberty to pass
directives to states to prevent
misuse of the law,” CJI added.
4 “Great day for
democracy. The sedition
law stands stayed. Kudos to
the Supreme Court,” tweeted
Trinamool Congress MP
Mahua Moitra
5 On Monday, Centre took
a u-turn and announced
its decision to review the
sedition law that was once
used against Mahatma Gandhi
and Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak by the British. The law
allows arrest without a warrant
if a person is accused of
anti-government activities.
6 The government argued
today that while it
reviews the law, it should not
be paused. For now, it
suggested, a police officer of
the level of Superintendent or
above could decide whether a
sedition charge should be filed.
7 “There has to be a layer
of scrutiny, where a
responsible officer is there to
scrutinise the gravity of the
situation and there of course
would be judicial forums,” the
Centre’s lawyer, Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta, said,
adding that a law cannot be
stayed on the basis of a PIL
(Public Interest Litigation).
8 Pending cases, the
government said, were
already before courts and
should be decided by them.
“We do not know the gravity of
offences pan-India. There may
be other terrorism charges too
in these cases. These pending
cases are not before police or
government. But they are
before Court. So, we should
not guess the wisdom of
Courts,” Mehta said.
9 Petitioners opposed the
government’s stand and
urged the court to pause the
sedition law until the govern-
ment’s review of the colonial-
era legislation is over. To
which, the Solicitor General
said: “We cannot undermine
respect for the judiciary of the
country.”
10 Senior lawyer Kapil
Sibal, representing the
petitioners, said there were
over 800 cases of sedition
across India and 13,000
people were in jail.
WHAT HAPPENED IN AND OUTSIDE COURTROOM ON WEDNESDAY
‘TAJ MAHAL LAND
BELONGS TO JAIPUR
RULER JAI SINGH’
Jaipur: BJP MP Diya Kumari
claimed on Wednesday that the
land on which the Taj Mahal
was built originally belonged
to Jaipur’s ruler Jai Singh and
it was acquired by Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan. P3
1-1 SPLIT VERDICT:
THE CASE NOW
REFERRED TO SC
CRUCIAL READ
INTERNET SUSPENDED IN BHILWARA
AFTER HINDU MAN KILLED BY MUSLIM
Bhilwara: Internet has been suspended in
Rajasthan’s Bhilwara town till Thursday amid tension
over the killing of a 22-year-old Hindu man, allegedly
by a Muslim, over a personal dispute. The murder
took place last night at the Kotawali police station
area, which is now under heavy police deployment.
The man was stabbed to death when he went to
resolve a dispute involving his younger brother.
BILL GATES TESTS
COVID POSITIVE
ED ARRESTS J’KHAND
IAS POOJA SINGHAL
Seattle: Micro-
soft co-founder
Bill Gates said
Tuesday that he
has tested posi-
tive for Covid-19 and is ex-
periencing mild symptoms.
Mr Gates tweeted that he
was isolating himself until
he is healthy again.
Ranchi: The Enforcement
Directorate on Saturday
arrested Jharkhand IAS
Pooja Sighal. The ED had
on last Friday conducted
raids at her premises. She
serves as Mining Secre-
tary and being linked to
embezzlement of Rs 18
crore MGNREGA funds.
AL-JAZEERA
SCRIBE SHIREEN
ABU AKLEH KILLED
West Bank: In a tragic
incident, an Al Jazeera
journalist was allegedly
shot in the head while
reporting an Israeli raid
in the West Bank town of
Palestine’s Jenin early on
Wednesday, the health
ministry said. Another Al
Jazeera journalist—Ali
al-Samudi, who was ac-
companying Shireen Abu
Akleh—was also injured.
Raj needs a double-engine
government, says Nadda
Laxman Raghav
Hanumangarh: Call-
ingforachangeof guard
in Rajasthan, BJP na-
tional president JP Na-
dda on Wednesday said
the state needs a double-
enginegovernment.The
current Congress gov-
ernment in Rajasthan is
“anti-people”andhasno
right to continue, Nadda
said at the inauguration
ceremony of the BJP’s
district office in Hanu-
mangarh.
He also claimed Ra-
jasthan has the highest
number of rape cases in
the country but the
Chief Minister was not
concerned.
Cong govt in Raj
is ‘anti-people’,
has no right to
continue, says
BJP chief
BJP National President JP Nadda addressing the party leaders
and workers at Hanumangarh on Wednesday.
‘Controversial’ ex-telecom min Sukh
Ram dies at 94, cremation in Mandi
Sukh Ram, a former
union minister and vet-
eran Congress leader from
Himachal Pradesh, died at
Delhi’s All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
early on Wednesday. He had
suffered a brain stroke in
Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi
on Saturday and was airlift-
ed to AIIMS. He died at 1:35
am, reports said. He was
94. rom 1993 to 1996, Sukh
Ram held the communica-
tions portfolio (independent
charge). In 2011, he was
sentenced to five years in
jail for corruption in a 1996
telecom scam.
JULY 27, 1927 - MAY 11, 2022
THAKUR PAYS HIS
CONDOLENCES
Union IB Minister
Anurag Thakur
expressed grief over Sukh
Ram’s death. He tweeted,
“The demise of senior
leader of Himachal Con-
gress and former Union
Minister Pandit Sukhram
ji is sad and it is the loss
of the entire state. His
contribution in the
development of
Himachal
will be
remem-
bered”.

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022
02
HI-TECH E-VIDHAN SYSTEM FROM MAY 23
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP Vidhan
Sabha proceedings are
set to go online and
stream live on various
social media platforms
including YouTube and
Facebook from May 23
when the State assem-
bly convenes its budget
session.
This will be Yogi gov-
ernment’s first assem-
bly session ever since
the BJP returned to
power for the second
consecutive time after
the recently concluded
assembly polls.
The MLAs and UP
ministers will get the
feel of the new system
on May 21 and May 22
during a mock session.
UP Assembly speaker
Satish Mahana said the
application of the
e-Vidhan system will
allow the people to as-
certain the perfor-
mance of their MLAs in
the assembly
. “Our aim
is to bring in transpar-
ency and efficiency,” he
said, after chairing an
all-party meeting at the
Vidhan Sabha on
Wednesday
.
The development
comes more than a year
after Yogi Adityanath’s
government, during its
first tenure, turned the
state cabinet meeting
paperless. The UP bud-
get too was made paper-
less days later. The
e-Vidhan system has
already been imple-
mented in Kerala and
Himachal Pradesh. Ma-
hana said that the appli-
cation of the e-Vidhan
System will allow the
state assembly to get
connected with its
counterpart in other
states. This will be part
of Digital India’s Na-
tional e-Vidhan Appli-
cation (NeVA) which
has been conceptual-
ized by the Union par-
liamentary affairs min-
istry
.
E-VIDHAN SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE STATE ASSEMBLY TO GET CONNECTED WITH ITS COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER STATES
After the all-party meeting, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Satish
Mahana addressing a press conference at Vidhan Bhavan.
Satish Mahana, Suresh Khanna and other MLAs at an all-party meeting held
in Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
MLAs can log in right from their seats
The seat of every MLA will be pre-decided in the
assembly. Ministers, MLAs will be able to partic-
ipate in the proceedings of the assembly only by
logging in from the tablet installed on their seat.
The number of seats in the assembly, too, are
proposed to be increased from the existing 379 to
403 which is Vidhan Sabha’s full strength.
More seats to accommodate MLAs
FOR MAY 23 BUDGET SESSION
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh assembly fac-
es a space crunch.
Gearing up for its first
budget session on
May 23, the State as-
sembly is making ar-
rangements to accom-
modate its members
whose strength has
gone up from 403 plus
one seat reserved for
the advocate general
to 415 now thanks to
ministers who are
members of the
Vidhan Parishad but
participate in the As-
sembly proceedings.
According to Speak-
er Satish Mahana, the
state Assembly had
only 379 seats for 425
members in undivid-
ed UP. The state As-
sembly’s strength was
brought down to 404
(including a nominat-
ed member) following
the division of UP for
the creation of Ut-
tarakhand in the year
2000. The UP Assem-
bly has no nominated
member now and the
strength is now 403.
“After a few days, I
was told arrange-
mentshavebeenmade
to increase the num-
ber from 379 to 403
seats. I went to the
House to see the in-
creased number of
seats. But we still
needed seats (about
10) for members of the
Upper House, who are
ministers. I had to re-
mind the staff about
the need for seats. The
number of seats has
been increased to 415
now,” he said.
UP Vidhan Sabha —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath is
among 40 BJP leaders
who will campaign for
the party in the forth-
coming bypoll to the
Champawat Assembly
constituency from
where his Uttarakhand
counterpart Pushkar
Singh Dhami is trying
his luck.
Apart from Aditya-
nath, Union Ministers
Smriti Irani and Anu-
rag Thakur, Rajya
Sabha members Anil
Baluni and Naresh Ban-
sal, former Union min-
ister Ramesh Pokhriyal
Nishank, Pradesh BJP
president Madan Kau-
shik, former chief min-
isters Trivendra Singh
Rawat and Tirath Singh
Rawat, Dhami’s cabinet
colleagues Satpal Ma-
haraj, Dhan Singh
Rawat and Rekha Arya
are part of the list.
Bypoll to the Cham-
pawat seat which was
vacated for Dhami by
Kailash Chandra Geh-
tori is scheduled to be
held on May 31. The re-
sults will be announced
on June 2.
ThoughtheBJPcame
to power in Uttara-
khand for a second con-
secutive term in the as-
sembly polls held in
February this year,
Dhami could not retain
his Khatima seat losing
it to Congress’ Bhuvan
Chandra Kapri.
Dhami is contesting
from Champawat to be-
come a member of the
state assembly which is
a constitutional re-
quirement he needs to
fulfil to remain in the
saddle.
Yogi to be star campaigner for his U’Khand counterpart
POLL TACT
CM Yogi Adityanath. —FILE PHOTO
MORE ON DHAMI
GREEN CORRIDOR
A green corridor was created to carry a harvested organ of a man killed in a road accident
for a patient suffering from critical organ failure on Wednesday. The patient killed in
the road accident was admitted in Apollomedics Hospital, while his organs such as two
kidneys, lever and corneas were harvested for transplant in different patients. The green
corridor was set up to carry one of the kidneys from Apollomedics Hospital to SGPGIMS.
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Dhami was unable to retain his
Khatima seat, losing it to
Congress’ Bhuvan Chandra Kapri
Fake farmers siphon off crores, recovery ordered
First India Bureau
Lucknow: More than
three lakh ineligible
farmers in UP siphoned
off crores posing as
beneficiaries the PM
Kisan Scheme.
According to sources,
till now more than 3
lakh ineligible benefi-
ciaries have been iden-
tified after investiga-
tion and verification in
Uttar Pradesh.
It is important to
mention that PM Kisan
is one of the most im-
portant as well as bene-
ficial government
schemes for the farm-
ers. Launched in 2019,
PM-Kisan aims to pay
Rs 6,000 in three instal-
ments every year to mil-
lions of eligible farm-
ers across India.
Between February
2019 and July 14, 2021,
11.08 crore beneficia-
ries across the country
received more than Rs
1.37 lakh crore, the
Union agriculture min-
ister told Parliament in
July
.
But he admitted that
42 lakh beneficiaries
who together received
Rs 3,000 crore in that
time had actually been
ineligible.
Since July, the Centre
has been urging the
states to bring back the
Rs 3,000 crore from the
fake beneficiaries even
as millions of deserv-
ing farmers remain ex-
cluded from the scheme.
The UP government has
now ordered recovery
of the money given to
all of them. Chief Sec-
retary Durga Shankar
Mishra has instructed
all the district magis-
trates to continuously
review the matter.
So far 2.55 crore farm-
ers have got the benefit
of PM Kisan Samman
Nidhi Yojana at least
once in Uttar Pradesh.
Out of these, 6.18 lakh
farmers are those
whose Aadhaar num-
bers were wrongly en-
tered in the database or
there is a difference in
the name entered in the
application and the
Aadhaar card.
CM Yogi during Janta Darshan at his official residence on Wednesday.
NO MORE BENEFIT
UP to get its first
tribal museum soon
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment in its second term,
through numerous
measures will unlock
the locked tourism po-
tential of the state and
will promote and glori-
fy the unique heritage
of Uttar Pradesh.
Boosting the tourism
potentialof thestate,Ut-
tar Pradesh is all set to
get its first tribal muse-
um—the‘TharuJanjati
Museum’ at Imilia Kod-
ervillage,aTharu-popu-
latedareaintheBalram-
pur district — soon.
The museum is cen-
tered around the vi-
brant and varied cul-
ture and lifestyle of the
Tharu tribe.
Spread over an ex-
panse of 5.5 acres, the
museum has almost
neared completion.
On the lines of the
tribal museum in Bal-
rampur, the state gov-
ernment has also
chalked out an action
plan to establish simi-
lar tribal museums in
Lucknow, Sonbhadra
and Lakhimpur Kheri.
In addition, a museum
for children will also
come up in the district
of Kannauj.
The Culture Depart-
ment has also proposed
to construct a gallery
— ‘Azaadi ki Gaurav-
gaatha’ — based on the
saga of independence
at the Government Ar-
chives, Lucknow.
Along with this, a
Natural Science Muse-
um will also come up in
Meerut and Gorakhpur.
While a Sant Ravidas
Museum will be estab-
lished in Varanasi.
To preserve, promote
and popularise the cul-
tural identity of Uttar
Pradesh, the state gov-
ernment will also start
a community radio -
‘Jai Ghosh’ at Sangeet
Natak Akademi.
The Culture depart-
ment will publish 75
books depicting the
rich history of 75 dis-
tricts of the state on the
occasion of Amrit Ma-
hotsav. Moreover, the
department will also
produce and screen 75
short films based on
patriotism.
A woman from Tharu community
Nat’l technology Day: CM bats for indigenous apps
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Stressing
the importance of pre-
serving and promot-
ing local products and
initiatives to strength-
en the goal of a ‘self-re-
liant’ India, Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath on National Tech-
nology Day urged the
Uttar Pradesh citizens
to use indigenously
developed apps like
Koo.
While interacting
with Koo app’s Found-
ers Aprameya Rad-
hakrishna and
Mayank Bidawatka in
Lucknow on Wednes-
day, the Chief Minis-
ter said, “People must
utilise and support
indigenously devel-
oped apps like Koo.
Koo being India’s own
language-based mi-
cro-blogging platform
should be used by the
people of the state to
connect with the ini-
tiatives of the govern-
ment.”
CM also spoke about
his vision of digitally
empowering the peo-
ple of the state.
CM Yogi met Koo founders on Wednesday.
CM interacted
with Koo
founders, which
is India’s own
micro blogging
platform
Mukul Goel had experience
of varied responsiblities
Continued from pg 1
A 1987-batch Indian Po-
lice Service (IPS) officer
of the UP cadre, Mukul
Goel was appointed the
DGP on June 1, 2021.
Before that, Goel was
posted in the Border Se-
curity Force (BSF).
People aware of the
matter said three IPS
officers of 1988 batch
Director General Intel-
ligence DS Chauhan,
Director General Police
Recruitment and Pro-
motion board RK Vish-
wakarma and Director
General Prison Anand
Kumar are among the
front runners for the
state’s top police post.
Mukul Goel had ear-
lier worked as SP/SSP
in Almora, Jalaun,
Mainpuri, Hathras,
Azamgarh, Gorakhpur,
Varanasi, Saharanpur
and Meerut districts of
Uttar Pradesh.
The top notch officer
was also posted in the
Indo-Tibetan Border Po-
liceandtheNationalDis-
aster Response Force.
UK CM Pushkar Dhami.

UTTAR PRADESH
03
Lucknow(PTI): A vid-
eo clip of a remark by a
Lucknow University
professor has triggered
a controversy with the
ABVP staging a protest
and filing an FIR
against him for alleg-
edly hurting Hindu re-
ligious sentiments.
The FIR against Dalit
professor Ravikant
Chandan of the Hindi
department was regis-
tered on Tuesday, the
ABVP’s Avadh Prant
organisation secretary
Anshul Srivastava said.
ABVP is a student or-
ganisation affiliated to
the RSS.
The Lucknow Uni-
versity administration
has sought a written
clarification from the
professor, but he said he
has not received any
such communication.
”During a debate on a
social media platform, I
had quoted a popular
story from the book
‘Feathers and Stones’
by Pattabhi Sitara-
mayya regarding the
Kashi temple demoli-
tion and building of a
mosque,” Chandan told
‘‘The ABVP and oth-
er organisations used
part of the video to in-
dulge in wrong publici-
ty and instigated peo-
ple, leading to a mob
gathering against me at
the university on Tues-
day and raising objec-
tionable slogans,” he
said. Chandan said the
ABVPusedapartof the
video to indulge in
wrong publicity and in-
stigate people against
him. According to Sriv-
astava, the professor
too lodged an FIR
against ABVP activists
on Wed, alleging that
they tried to assault
him and created hatred
against him through so-
cial media.
Dehradun(PTI): The
Badrinath-Kedarnath
temple committee on
Wednesday appealed
to Char Dham pil-
grims to make ar-
rangements for their
stay on the yatra
route prior to em-
barking on their jour-
ney to avoid any in-
convenience.
The appeal is being
issued as the number
of pilgrims arriving
at the temples is be-
yond their carrying
capacity, Chairman
of the Committee
Ajendra Ajay said.
‘‘If the pilgrims
start after making
bookings for their
lodgings in advance
they will not have to
face any last-minute
glitches and confu-
sion. Not getting any
accomodation after ar-
rival can cause great
inconvenience espe-
cially to children and
the elderly,” he said.
He also advised pil-
grims to visit not just
the already famous
Himalayan shrines of
Badrinath, Kedar-
nath, Gangotri and
Yamunotri but also
the other ancient
temples.
Dalit prof at LU faces heat of ABVP rage
Advance booking mandate for Char Dham
Devotees at Kedarnath in
Rudraprayag district on Wed.
CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra on
Wednesday said that the International Yoga Day on
June 21 should be made a grand event for which all
preparations should be completed in time. He said
that Amrit Mahotsav of Independence was being cele-
brated on 75th anniversary of country’s independence
and keeping this in view, Amrit Yoga Month would be
celebrated from May 21 to June 21, in which a target
7.5 crore people would be connected with Yoga. He
directed all District Magistrates to prepare a micro
plan to achieve this goal to set international records
on Yoga Day.
‘GOVT TO ENSURE
LAWS ARE NOT
MISUSED’
SC EXTENDS
STAY ON ARREST
TILL FRIDAY
Agra:Following the
Centre’s decision to
re-examine and recon-
sider the provisions of
the sedition law, Union
Minister of State
for Law and Justice
SP Singh Baghel on
Wednesday said it is
the duty of the gov-
ernment to ensure that
laws are not misused.
”There are some laws
that require amend-
ments. The proposal
in this regard has been
made and its affidavit
has also been filed
by the govt in the SC.
Sedition has happened
in the country.
CS: SET A RECORD BY CONNECTING
7.5 CRORE PEOPLE ON YOGA DAY
Noida: The Supreme
Court on Wednesday
extended the stay
on the non-bailable
warrant issued by the
Allahabad High Court
against Noida Chief
Executive Officer (CEO)
and IAS officer Ritu
Maheshwari till May
13 in connection with
contempt proceedings
against her. A bench of
Justice S Abdul Nazeer
and Krishna Murari had
adjourned the matter
for Friday and asked to
list the matter before
“any appropriate bench”
after getting direction
from the CJ of India.
REMARK ON GYANVAPI ISSUE
115 CASES REGISTERED UNDER
SEDITION LAW FROM 2010-20
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even as the
Supreme Court on
Wednesday directed the
Centre and states to
keep in abeyance all
pending trials, appeals
and proceedings with
respect to the charges
framed under Section
124a of the Indian Penal
Code (sedition law) till
the central government
completes the promised
exercise to reconsider
and re-examine the pro-
vision of this law, the
NationalCrimeRecords
Bureau (NCRB) data
from 2010 to 2020 indi-
cated 115 cases were
registered under the
law in UP.
The NCRB data
during this period indi-
cated that 168 cases
were registered in Bi-
har followed by 139 in
Tamil Nadu, 115 in Ut-
tar Pradesh, 62 in
Jharkhand, 50 in Kar-
nataka and 30 in Odis-
ha. Similarly, as per
NCRB data Assam re-
corded the most arrests
for sedition between
2018-2020 with 23 in 2018
and 2019 and 10 in 2020.
The section 124a of IPC
popularly known as “se-
dition law” apart from
dealing with serious of-
fences, has also been a
handy tool to harass the
political rivals and oth-
ers by state govern-
ments all over the coun-
try
. The police have also
been using terminology
“Desh droh ka muqad-
ma” to fix the inconve-
nient people which has
finally forced the Su-
preme Court to review
the validity of the law
in the changing situa-
tion.
The NCRB has listed
“offences against the
state” under section 121
of the IPC (waging or
attempting to wage war
or abetting waging of
war against the govt,
121a (conspiracy to
commit offences) and
section 122 (collecting
arms with the intention
of waging war against
the state). Even before
the top court took up
the matter the Union
Home Ministry had in-
dicated about the re-
view of section 124a of
IPC in 2021 when then
Minister of State for
Home G Kishan Reddy
in reply to a question in
the Lok Sabha whether
the government had
any plan to scrap the
present provisions of
the sedition law, said
“amendment of crimi-
nal law is a continuous
process”. The central
government had initial-
ly defended the colonial
provision, but later told
the apex court it was re-
viewing it.
NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU
DATA OF DIFFERENT STATES
The NCRB data during this
period indicated that 168
cases were registered in
Bihar followed by 139 in
Tamil Nadu, 115 in Uttar
Pradesh, 62 in Jharkhand,
50 in Karnataka and 30
in Odisha. Similarly, as
per NCRB data Assam
recorded the most arrests
for sedition between 2018-
2020 with 23 in 2018 and
2019 and 10 in 2020. It
was followed by Andhra
Pradesh (15), MP (4), Ch-
hattisgarh (3), Karnataka
(24), Nagaland (18), UP
(17). Similarly, conviction
rate under sedition cases
was 33.3 per cent in 2020,
3.3 per cent in 2019, 15.4
per cent in 2018, and 16.7
per cent in 2017 and the
age group was largely
between 18-35 between
2015-2020. As compared
to other offence, crime
under sedition law has
been rare with not more
than 0.01 per cent of all
IPC crimes.
‘Taj Mahal land belongs
to Jaipur ruler Jai Singh’
Jaipur(PTI):Theland
on which the Taj Ma-
hal was built original-
lybelongedtoJaipur’s
ruler Jai Singh and it
was acquired by Mu-
ghal emperor Shah
Jahan, BJP MP Diya
Kumari claimed on
Wednesday, asserting
that records are avail-
ablewiththeerstwhile
Jaipur royal family
.
She also supported
a petition in the Alla-
habad High Court,
seeking a fact-finding
inquiry into the “his-
tory” of the Taj Mahal
and also opening of
the doors of its “22
rooms” to see “the
truth, whatever it
is”.”Itshouldbe
investigated
what was
there before
the monu-
ment was
built and
people have the right
to know.
There are records
available with the Jai-
pur family and it
wouldprovidethese,if
required,”MsKumari,
a member of the erst-
while Jaipur royal
family, said. Compen-
sation was given in
lieu of the land but
how much was it,
whether it was accept-
ed or not, I cannot say
this because I have not
studied the records
which are there in our
‘pothikhana’. But the
land belonged to our
family and Shah Jah-
an had acquired it,”
she said.
‘‘People should
know why the rooms
are locked there.
There could have
been anything before
the Taj Mahal, may be
a temple. People have
the right to know
what was there origi-
nally before the ‘ma-
qbara’,” Ms Kumari
said. She said she
has not studied
the records
and can reach
a conclusion
only after
examining
them.
Temple priest
found dead
in Jhansi
First India Bureau
Jhansi: Panic was trig-
gered in the area after a
priest of temple was
found dead near temple
Mavai village here. Po-
lice sources here said
that Ramchandra was
priest in a temple in Ma-
vai village.
He was married and
had two children but
his wife had left him
over financial dispute.
He was found dead near
the temple gate and his
mobile, cash was miss-
ing. Police have sent
the dead body for
post-mortem and said
that actions will be tak-
en after the reports.
Brother of deceased al-
leged that Ramchandra
was murdered while
police said further in-
vestigations were un-
derway
.
CCS metro station gets food court waiting lounge
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Kumar Kes-
hav MD, UPMRC on
Wednesday inaugurat-
ed a food court and
waiting lounge at CCS
Airport Metro Station,
Lucknow.
The name of the food
court is Eat.co. This
company is having food
courts at different air-
ports of Dehradun,
Bhubaneswar, Trivan-
drum Calicut. They
are also offering Airbus
food services by Food
truck at airports of
Lkow, Ahmedabad, Jai-
pur Mangalore.
This food court and
waiting lounge shares a
close proximity with
the CCS Airport. It will
cater to the needs of all
those passengers whose
arrival and departure
are scheduled for a par-
ticular day
.
This food court is
aesthetically construct-
ed to provide a space to
the passengers where
they can take rest and
dine with their friends
or family members.
Spread over a vast
area in the Chaudhary
Charan Singh Airport
Metro Station’s con-
course area this AC
food court houses 5 eat-
ery joints where the
commuters can relish
different varieties of
delicacies.
BSc 3rd year paper
leaked,10 arrested
First India Bureau
Agra: In the main ex-
amination of Dr. Bhim-
rao Ambedkar Univer-
sity, Agra, the question
paper of B.Sc. 3rd year
Mathematics and Zool-
ogy was out an hour be-
fore the commencement
of the examination.
Students were solving
questions while stand-
ing in a swarm outside
College.
The Proctorial Board
caught the examinees
at 10.45 am. Whereas
the exam was to start at
11:30. Question papers
have been found in the
phones of the students.
About 10 youths have
been arrested in this
case. As soon as the in-
formation about the pa-
per leak was received,
the police and adminis-
trative officials also
reached the spot. On the
other hand, due to pa-
per out, the university
administration has can-
celed the exam.
SUMMER SCENE
A hot-road mirage,“fake water”, on the road seen after city temperature crossed 38°C in
Lucknow on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
ABVP students protesting against Professor Ravi Kant Chandan
at Lucknow University on Tuesday.
—PHOTO
BY
ASHOK
DUTTA
—PHOTO
BY
ASHOK
DUTTA

PERSPECTIVE
04
COMPILED AND EDITED
BY SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
l Vol 2 l Issue No. 178 l RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi Industrial Area Kanpur Road Lucknow.
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“WHEN MODI CHANGED VENUE OF CM’S
EVENT FOR OUR SINDHI COMMUNITY”
NARENDRA BHAI
AFRIENDAND‘SANKATMOCHAK’
autam Samrat from Guja-
rat shares with us two inci-
dents when he was blessed
to have encountered the
kindness,thegreatnessand
the integrity of our PM.
The first incident is
from the time when the
country was reeling under
the Emergency and Modiji
was emerging a hero as an
RSS pracharak. We got to
see how Modiji remained
untouched by even an iota
of vanity
,andhischild-like
innocence was brought to
the fore when he visited
the narrator’s place.
flects on the magnitude,
inclusiveness,andcompas-
sion of Modiji’s personali-
ty
. Gautam Samrat says
that Modiji would always
emerge as a saviour, ready
to help those in need.
The first time I got in
touchwithModijiwasdur-
ing the Emergency
. Naren-
drabhai at the time was
bringing about a revolu-
tion in Gujarat as an RSS
pracharak and I was han-
dling the Vistar Vibhag.
Those were not normal
times and everyone had
their hands full with re-
sponsibility
. Once, during
the Emergency, when he
was living in the garb of a
Sardar and it was nearly
impossible to recognise
him, he visited my place.
My younger son Monu, a
student of class three,
opened the door and ush-
ered him in. I was not
home at the time, and eve-
ryone in the family kept
wondering who the stran-
ger was. Eventually
, as my
wife told me later, Naren-
drabhai in order to break
the ice and end the confu-
sion,simplysaid,“Willyou
all only keep asking me
questions or offer me
lunch also?” That’s when
the entire family forgot all
about finding out the iden-
tity of the guest, and deep-
ly impacted by the good-
natured simplicity of the
stranger,gotaboutmaking
arrangementsforhismeal.
lates to the time when I
had planned a Sindhi com-
munity pan-Gujarat event.
It brings to the fore Naren-
dra Modi’s helpful and
considerate nature and
shows how it saved the day
for me. Bharatiya Sindhu
Sabha is a Sindhi organi-
sation that operates at the
national level. I was Guja-
rat Chief of this organisa-
tion and had planned a
mega event called Vande
Mataram in Gujarat. We
had organised competi-
tions at 6 places in the
state in 6 days and the fi-
nalists of these regional
level contests were to take
part in the final round that
day
. It was a contest of pa-
triotic and folk songs from
the Sindhi community
known as “Lada Geet”.
Tagore Hall had been
finalised as the venue of
this event and the finalist
teams were to arrive in
Ahmedabad for the perfor-
mance. Three days prior to
the event, I received a call
that gave me the jitters.
The caller said I would
have to cancel my event
scheduled for three days
later at the Tagore Hall
and book elsewhere. When
I enquired the reason be-
hind the request for can-
cellation, I was told that
theCMwouldberequiring
the hall for his event. My
heartsankbecausetheCM
is the executive head of
the state and I could not re-
ally do anything about it.
Reorganising the event
would have been a gargan-
tuan task because invites
had been sent to people all
over Gujarat and making
arrangements for so many
people at such a short no-
tice would have been a her-
culean task for me.
Nevertheless, I felt I
shouldn’t give up so easily
and it was Modiji’s face
that flashed in front of me.
In the past whenever I
faced any issues regarding
events related to the com-
munity
, I would give him a
call after 7 in the morning,
and Modiji would solve my
problem during our
10-minute conversation.
In the situation that I
was in that day, I realised
that he was my only ray of
hope and I immediately
rang up Narendrabhai.
But it must have been an
unusually busy day for
him because for more than
an hour, I did not hear
from him. I then left home
to meet one of the trustees
of a convention hall.
While I was conversing
with the trustee and re-
questing him to make
some arrangements for
my event, I received a call
from Narendrabhai. I ex-
plained my problem in
detail and laid bare my
troubles before him. His
response was short and to
the point. “I have no clue
about this. Let me see,”
and he hung up. There
was little for me to say or
do after that. I got busy
with other things after
speaking with Modiji.
Exactly after an hour
and a half, I received a call
fromtheNationalCorpora-
tion. “Please go ahead with
youreventatTagoreHallas
planned.”Iwasincomplete
awe. Just an hour ago Nar-
endrabhaihadsaid“Letme
see”. What magic he could
work in such a short while
was beyond me!
It is indeed remarkable
thedeepcompassionModi-
ji has for ordinary people.
Men like him are a rarity
who give importance to
people from other commu-
nitiesandtoeventssuchas
ours that promote bonding
between communities and
help preserve the rich cul-
tural heritage of India.
People often think that
Modijiisexceedinglystern
but I believe that a strong
and effective leader must
be stern like him. Above
all, no one knows better
thanmethatonlytheouter
shell of Narendrabhai is
hard. His true self, the in-
ner core, is soft as butter
and this kind and tender
aspect of Modiji’s person-
ality comes to the fore eve-
ry time an ordinary man,
the poorest of the poor, ap-
proaches him with a prob-
lem. His simplicity makes
him extraordinary, his
ability to empathize with
the sentiments of various
communities, to solve
seemingly intricate prob-
lems with ease, and the
welfare of each and every
person in his heart, make
him truly a great leader.
I am fortunate to have
been associated with him
whilehewastheCMof Gu-
jarat. His method of work-
ingandtakingpeoplealong
withhimistrulyinspiring.
And today
, when the
worldisinacrisisof amag-
nitude never experienced
before, when a nuclear hol-
ocaust is staring humanity
intheface,itisforeveryone
to see how a true world
leader should think and
act. Modjii’s vision and his
thought processes are not
something ordinary mor-
tals can fathom. India is
fortunate to have such a
statesman at the helm in
such critical times.
TO BE CONTINUED…
G
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 2
The first incident is from
the time when the country
was reeling under the
Emergency and Modiji
was emerging a hero as
an RSS pracharak
The second incident
reflects on the magnitude,
inclusiveness, and
compassion of Modiji’s
personality. Modiji
always emerged as a
saviour, ready to help
those in need
GAUTAM
SHARES 2
INCIDENTS
1
2
‘MEN LIKE MODI
ARE A RARITY’
It is indeed remarkable the
deep compassion Modiji
has for ordinary people. Men
like him are a rarity who give
importance to people from
other communities and to
events such as ours that
promote bonding between
communities and help
preserve the rich cultural
heritage of India.
YOU READ PART-1
ON MAY 7, 2022
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

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INDIA
05
I-T Dept hit by epidemic act, BMC Chief has carte blanche!
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Chief Minis-
ter, Uddhav Thackeray
,
who heads the MVA gov-
ernment, told the state
legislative assembly in
March that Union gov-
ernment agencies were
being misused to con-
certedly target non-BJP-
ruledstategovernments,
opposition party leaders
andbureaucrats.Hewas
quiteright,if theexperi-
ence of Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
(BMC) Commissioner
Iqbal Singh Chahal is
anything to go by
.
In February
, Chahal’s
office was issued a sum-
mons by the Income Tax
(I-T) department seek-
ingspecificdetailsabout
nine jumbo medical cen-
tres, with a capacity of
15,000 beds, set up in
Mumbai in the wake of
the COVID-19 pandemic
of 2020. Almost simulta-
neously, the Enforce-
ment Directorate also
launched investigations
againstthedaughtersof
firebrand Shiv Sena
spokesperson and Mem-
ber of Parliament San-
jayRaut,regardingtheir
commercial involve-
ment with the BKC and
Goregaon-based jumbo
COVID-19 centres.
Strangely, on April
07, the I-T department
withdrew the summons
issuedtotheBMCChief
and even apologized for
the ‘inconvenience’ to
his office.
A senior I-T officer
told First India, “There
are individual cases of
aberrationcausedbythe
overzealous conduct of
some officers. In fact, in
October 2021, the Bom-
bay High Court also is-
sued orders against an-
otherI-Tofficerforsimi-
lar insensitivity
, and pe-
nalized him Rs25,000
from his salary
. These
things should not hap-
pen, but sometimes do.”
Incidentally
, Chahal
was also served another
IT summons in March
following raids conduct-
edonformerBMCstand-
ing committee chairper-
son Yashwanth Jadhav.
This summons sought
detailsonthenamesand
PAN card details of the
standing committee
chairman for 2017-2018
and2019-2020,BMCscru-
tiny committee mem-
bers and of then BMC
commissioner Praveen
Pardeshi(whowasdraft-
ed into the Centre’s De-
partment of Personnel
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi after his ten-
ure as BMC Chief).
Chahal told First In-
diathathehadfurnished
all the details sought by
theI-Tdepartmentinthe
Jadhav case.
Queried on the issue
of the nCoV hospitals
summons, the BMC
Chief was reluctant to
comment on the I-T de-
partment’s apparent
fumble.
“We are officers of
the government and the
summon was issued to
BMC and not (to me) in
my individual capacity
.
Subsequently
, after I ad-
dressed a (legal) re-
sponse, the I-T depart-
ment informed me that
the summons stood
withdrawn with imme-
diate effect and, any in-
convenience caused
was regretted,” he said.
However, according to
a senior state secretariat
official,“TheBMCChief
was advised to consult
legalopinionand,subse-
quently
, sent his reply
through his advocate.
The I-T department also
consulted legal advisers
and the summons was
withdrawn six weeks af-
ter it was issued.”
The secretariat offi-
cial also provided de-
tails of the back and
forth that ensued be-
tween the IT depart-
ment and the BMC’s le-
gal counsel on strict
condition of anonymity
.
The IT summons was
issued for the purpose
of investigating alleged
corruption in the set-
ting up of the nine jum-
bo centres. It sought in-
formation on the tender-
ing process, the number
of tenders received, the
procedure followed to
award tenders, work or-
ders issued, terms and
conditions of tendering
and dates of awards.
Chahal’slegalcounsel
inhisreplyinformedthe
ITdepartmentthatwhile
it had asked questions
regarding the tendering
aspectsof thejumbocen-
tres,“…allthesetenders
were issued in March
2020 under the Epidemic
Act of 1897.”
Chahal, himself, had
takenuptheBMCChief’s
post much later in May
.
The BMC Commis-
sioner further stated
(through his advocate)
that his office enjoyed
‘carte blanche’ under
the Epidemic Act which
cannot be questioned by
any authority as the Act
was legislated by Parlia-
ment. The BMC Com-
missioner, citing the
provisions of the Act,
askedtheITdepartment
to “kindly withdraw the
summons issued in the
regard” failing which,
he “would approach the
Bombay High Court” in
the matter.
Six weeks later, the IT
department withdrew
its summons.
Meanwhile, the status
of the ED investigations
is still unclear at the
time of going to press.
PARLIAMENT’S 1897 LAW IS UNQUESTIONABLE, IT SAYS SORRY OVER SUMMONS ON JUMBO NCOV CENTRES
Iqbal Singh Chahal
One arrested in ‘Khalistan’
flag incident: CM Jairam
New Delhi (ANI):
Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Jairam
Thakur on Wednesday
said that one accused
hasbeenarrestedincon-
nection with the ‘Khal-
istan’ flag incident.
Thakur said that two
accused were involved
in putting up the flags
on the wall of the state
Assembly, out of which
one has been nabbed
this morning.
Speaking to media,
Thakur said, “I would
like to say that in the
case where Khalistani
flags were tied on the
Himachal Pradesh As-
sembly gate, I am shar-
ing for the first time
that there were two ac-
cused who had come to
carry out the whole in-
cident. One of them
has been arrested ear-
lier today.”
Askedaboutareported
threatissuedbyabanned
outfit, Thakur said that
theincidentstakingplace
in the state are “a matter
of concern”.
Jairam Thakur
HP CM THAKUR
CALLS ON PM MODI
New Delhi: Himachal
Pradesh Chief Minister Jai
Ram Thakur on Wednes-
day called on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
in the national capital and
urged him for holding a
national-level function on
completion of Centre’s
eight years in office on
May 31 in the state.
Bandipora: Pak
terrorist killed
in encounter
Srinagar (Agencies):
Two encounters broke
out between terrorists
and security forces in
Jammu and Kashmir
on Wednesday. Accord-
ing to the Jammu and
Kashmir Police, the en-
counters broke out in
the Bandipora and
Anantnag districts of
the Union Territory
(UT) respectively
.
The terrorist who
was killed was a part
of a newly infiltrated
terror group, the po-
lice said.
Modi govt’s decisions are for
the good of people: Amit Shah
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launches the book ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit
Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Narendra Modi
government does not
make policies that ap-
peal to people but rath-
er those that benefit
them, Union Home min-
ister Amit Shah said on
Wednesday
.
Shah was speaking at
the launch of the book
Modi @ 20: Dreams
Meet Delivery at Vig-
yan Bhavan. The book,
funded by BlueCraft
Digital Foundation and
published by Rupa, is
an anthology of 21 arti-
cles written by eminent
people, including Amit
Shah, Foreign Minister
S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit
Doval, Infosys’ Nandan
Nilekani and Sudha
Murty, Uday Kotak of
Kotak Mahindra Bank
and shuttler PV Sind-
hu, among others.
“He is never in a hur-
ryonpolicy-making.But
his determination to im-
plement them amazes
eventhebest.Manywon-
der how he can stand his
ground despite so much
opposition. The Modi
government does not
take decisions that will
please people. It takes
decisionsthatareforthe
good of the people,”
Shah said at the event.
The event had Vice
President M Venkaiah
Naidu as the chief guest
and Shah and Jais-
hankar among the
speakers apart from
Naidu. It also saw all
key cabinet ministers in
attendance, apart from
senior bureaucrats and
Bollywoodpersonalities
like Karan Johar, Sid-
dharth Malhotra and
Shankar Mahadevan.
While speaking at the
event, Naidu said even
Modi’s detractors agree
he is a phenomenon,
whether they like it or
not. “Under his leader-
ship, India is respected
across the world. Modi
gave a three line man-
tra — reform, perform
and transform—which
he lives by… Transfor-
mation to better the
lives of the people of
the country. This is
what has made him so
popular,” he said.
Jishankar said odi
had led a foreign policy
that was much more
“security-focussed” and
practised diplomacy
that is “development-
focussed”.
BOMMAI’S MEETING WITH SHAH RAISES
HOPE OF CABINET EXPANSION IN K’TAKA
New Delhi: Hopes of cabinet aspirants in Karnataka
soared high after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on
Wednesday. Sources in the BJP stated that the meeting
was held to finalise the list of candidates and to take a final
call on crucial issues such as according cabinet berths to
former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra
and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and others. The
confusion surrounding cabinet expansion or cabinet over-
haul is likely to end soon. The final lists in this connection
are ready and have reached the high command. The party
high command has got the survey of performance and
popularity of ministers done through its sources.
BOOK ON PM’S LIFE LAUNCHED IN DELHI
Is SIT member on black money trail in conflict of interest?
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Former Su-
premeCourtjusticeAri-
jit Pasayat, vice-chair-
man of the Special In-
vestigation Team (SIT)
set up by the Union gov-
ernment in 2017 on or-
ders of the Supreme
Court in 2014 to curb
black money in India, is
under fire. He has been
accused of conflict of
interest as he availed of
the Income Tax depart-
ment’s Vivad se Vish-
was (VsV) scheme to
settle his dispute with
the tax authorities.
The former apex
court justice had dis-
puted the I-T depart-
ment’s assessment of
his income while also
serving as an arbitra-
tor to resolve several
legal issues.
One line of thought
being whispered
around New Delhi’s
power corridors sug-
gests that the former
judge should resign on
moral grounds after
the I-T department pe-
nalized him for tax eva-
sion (particularly since
he availed VsV); anoth-
er, is that there is no
caseof moral turpitude
to be made against him.
The SIT, headed by
former Supreme Court
judge MB Shah, is
meant to investigate
black money stashed
abroad through a coor-
dinated effort with var-
ious members from the
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI), Intelligence Bu-
reau (IB), Enforcement
Directorate (ED), Cen-
tral Bureau of Investi-
gation (CBI), Financial
Intelligence Unit, Re-
search and Analysis
Wing (RAW) and Direc-
torate of Revenue Intel-
ligence (DRI).
Thoseprescribingthe
moral high ground say
justice Pasayat, empan-
elled on the SIT to iden-
tify and proceed against
fellow Indians hoarding
black money abroad
must--likeCeasar’swife-
-be above (any) suspi-
cion. Therefore, they
argue, he should resign
hispost,havingusedthe
VsV option proffered by
the I-T department.
This logic is
rejected by a
senior I-T as-
sessment officer who
tells First India, “The
very purpose of VsV
was unlike any amnes-
ty scheme for which
Ceasar’s wife could be
grudged under some
rationale. The custom-
ized VsV scheme was
basically aimed and
intended to achieve ex-
actly what the good
judge has opted for,
rather than continue
in a long-pending legal
dispute before the
courts of law in India.”
Explaining further,
theI-Tofficialsaid,“Un-
like other amnesty
schemes, VsV was in-
troduced with the
basic objec-
tive of shor-
ing up the
revenues
owed to
the Indian exchequer
that were held up in liti-
gation.Onlythosecases
which fulfilled all the
criteria to fit into this
particular scheme were
allowed to opt for it. Be-
sides, a 40% rate of tax
is prescribed and levied
on the so-declared in-
come. So, where is the
dispute and conflict of
interest? As an I-T of-
ficer,Imaydisputesome
portion of my income
just like Pasayat and, at
worst, I may be grudged
for being an incompe-
tent assessing officer.
However, I cannot be
blamed for having con-
ducted myself in an un-
ethical manner.”
He pointed out that
justice Pasayat was in
dispute with the I-T au-
thoritiesoverhistaxable
incomecomponentafter
having made full disclo-
sure of his earnings
both as an SIT member
andalsoasanarbitrator.
The only flaw pertained
to him not having main-
tainedbooksof accounts
and bills to explain and
justify over Rs 2 crore in
incurred expenditure
for the assessment peri-
od in question.
“How does full dis-
closure place Ceaser’s
wife under suspicion?”
the officer asked.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT QUESTION:
IS THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPRIETY
ALSO VIOLATED IN THIS CASE?
Justice Arijit Pasayat
Gujarat BJP
MLA gets
2-year RI in
gambling case
Halol (PTI): A court at
Halol in Gujarat’s
Panchmahal district
on Wednesday sen-
tenced BJP MLA Kesa-
risinh Solanki and 25
others to rigorous im-
prisonment (RI) for
two years in a gam-
bling case, less than a
year after their arrest
from a resort in a po-
lice raid.
The court of addi-
tional chief judicial
magistrate, Prem Han-
sraj Singh, also im-
posed a fine of Rs 3,000
each on the MLA, who
represents the Matar
Assembly constituency
in the Kheda district,
and 25 other accused.
Solanki and 25 oth-
ers, including seven
women — four of them
Nepalese nationals —
were arrested in a joint
operation carried out
by the local crime
branch and the Pava-
gadh police on the
night of July 1, 2021,
for indulging in gam-
bling at a resort at
Shivrajpur in the
Panchmahal district.
MP local polls: BJP, Cong
promise 27% OBC quota
Bhopal (PTI): The
ruling BJP and opposi-
tion Congress on
Wednesday an-
nounced, separately,
that they will field 27
per cent of candidates
from the Other Back-
ward Classes category
in the coming local
body elections in MP.
The announcements
followed the Supreme
Court’s direction to the
authorities to notify
the schedule of these
elections within two
weeks without OBC
reservation. While
Chief Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan has
said that a review peti-
tion will be filed in the
Supreme Court against
the ruling, Congress
accused the BJP of de-
priving the OBCs of
quota in elections.
On Tuesday, the Su-
preme Court said that
until the ‘triple test
exercise’, as specified
in a constitution
bench verdict of 2010,
was completed, no res-
ervation can be pro-
vided for the Other
Backward Classes.

INDIA
06
Lucknow (Agencies):
After a grand Ram tem-
ple in Ayodhya, a mag-
nificent Laxman temple
will be built in Luc-
know. The bhumi pujan
for the proposed temple
will be held on Thurs-
day in Jankipuram ex-
tension.
Pandit Dhirendra
Vashisht, who heads
the Shri Laxman Peeth
Sewa Nyas, said
that the temple would
be built in one acre
land and its height
would be 81 feet.
“The temple con-
struction will take
around five years and it
is being designed by
Meenakshi Tiwari and
Sunil Srivastava, ac-
cording to Vastu norms.
It will be grand and
magnificent,” he said.
The temple will
have statues of Lax-
man, his wife Urmila
and there will also be
statues of Shiva Pari-
var and Ram Darbar.
Laxman temple to come up in Lucknow
AFTER GRAND RAM TEMPLE
lll
Pandit
Dhirendra, who
heads the Shri
Laxman Peeth
Sewa Nyas, said
that the temple
would be built in
one acre land
and its height
would be 81 feet
New Delhi (ANI): On
National Technology
Day, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi ex-
pressed gratitude to
the scientists and their
efforts that led to the
successful Pokhran
tests in 1998.
Sharing a video clip
of the Pokhran tests,
PM Modi also remem-
bered the “exemplary
leadership of former
Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee”. He
said that the former
Prime Minister
“showed outstanding
political courage and
statesmanship”.
“Today, on National
Technology Day, we ex-
press gratitude to our
brilliant scientists and
their efforts that led to
the successful Pokhran
tests in 1998. We remem-
ber with pride the ex-
emplary leadership of
Atal Ji who showed out-
standing political cour-
age and statesman-
ship,” Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said in
a tweet.
PM MODI HAILS SCIENTISTS
FOR 1998 POKHRAN TESTS
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY
New Delhi (ANI): PM
Narendra Modi will
virtually address a
gathering, Utkarsh
Samaroh, in Gujarat’s
Bharuch on Thursday.
The programme will
mark the celebration of
100 per cent coverage
of four key schemes of
the state government
in the district, which
will help provide timely
financial assistance
to those in need. The
district administration
of Bharuch carried out
the ‘Utkarsh Initiative’
drive from January.
PM TO ADDRESS
UTKARSH
SAMAROH IN
BHARUCH TODAY
Modi remembered
the exemplary
leadership of
former PM Atal
Bihari Vajpayee
Aurangabad (PTI): A
32-year-old farmer in
Maharashtra’s Beed
district set his ready-
for-harvesting sugar-
canesonfireonWednes-
day and later commit-
ted suicide, fearing
losses after his standing
crop could not be taken
to mill for crushing on
time, a police official
said.
The incident took
place in the morning in
Hingangaon village un-
der Georai tehsil and a
case was registered at
the local police station,
the official said.
“The farmer, Namdev
Atmaram Jadhav (32),
had two acres of land
on which he had sown
sugarcane. At around
11 am, the farmer came
to his field and set the
sugarcane crop ablaze.
He then phoned his rel-
ative residing in a
neighboring village and
told him he is commit-
ting suicide as his sug-
arcanes have not been
taken to mill for crush-
ing,” he said.
“After the call, Nam-
dev Jadhav hanged him-
self to a neem tree in his
field using a nylon rope.
A case was registered at
the Gevrai police sta-
tion and further investi-
gation was underway,”
the official said.
When contacted in
Aurangabad, Kalidas
Apet, a member of the
farmer outfit Shetkari
Sanghatana, said, “Not
a single new sugar mill
has been established in
Maharashtra in the last
few years.”
Maha Farmer sets sugarcane
field on fire, hangs self to death
New Delhi (Agencies):
Delhi's Dwarka court
on May 10 reserved or-
der on the applications
seeking the release of
the mobile phones of
BJP leader Tajinder Pal
Singh Bagga and his fa-
ther, and enhancement
of security for his kin.
Metropolitan magis-
trate Nitika Kapoor re-
served the order for
May 17 on the applica-
tions moved on behalf
of Bagga. The Court
asked the Delhi Police
whether the mobile
phones have been recov-
ered or not. The police
will file its reply on the
applications.
Advocate Sanket
Gupta submitted before
the court that the mo-
bile snatched during
the incident should be
released to Tajinder Pal
Singh Bagga and his fa-
ther. These phones are
required for day to day
needs. Bagga's father
reported to the Delhi
Police alleging that on
Friday some armed un-
known persons had kid-
napped his son during
which the phones were
snatched.
Advocate Gupta also
raised the security is-
sue before the court so
it may direct the Delhi
Police to provide secu-
rity to Bagga and his
family. The court said
the order will be passed
on the relief sought on
the next date. The state-
ment of Tajinder Pal
Singh Bagga could not
be recorded on Monday
before the court as he
was out of Delhi.
Delhi court reserves order on security to Tajinder Bagga
Jammu (Agencies):
Kashmiri separatist
leader Yasin Malik
pleaded guilty before a
special NIA court on all
charges including
UAPA in connection
with a terror case, for
hatching a criminal
conspiracy, waging war
against the country
, and
other unlawful activi-
ties disturbing the
peace in the Valley
.
As per the sources, he
told the court on Tues-
day that he was not con-
testing the charges lev-
elled against him in-
cluding section 16 (ter-
rorist act), 17 (raising
funds for the terrorist
act), 18 (conspiracy to
commit terrorist act),
and 20 (being member
of terrorist gang or or-
ganisation) of the
UAPA and sections 120-
B (criminal conspiracy)
and 124-A (sedition) of
the Indian Penal Code.
Kashmiri separatist
leaders, including Ya-
sin Malik, Shabbir
Shah, Masarat Alam,
former MLA Rashid En-
gineer, businessman
Zahoor Ahmad Shah
Watali, Bitta Karate,
Aftab Ahmad Shah,
Avatar Ahmad Shah,
Naeem Khan, Bashir
Ahmed Bhat, alias Peer
Saifullah and several
others have also been
framed under charges
for criminal conspiracy
,
waging war against the
country and other un-
lawful activities.
Separatist Yasin Malik
pleads guilty in case
related to terrorism
Chandigarh (ANI):
The skeletons of 282 In-
dian soldiers who par-
ticipated in the coun-
try's First War of Inde-
pendence in 1857 were
found during the exca-
vation near Amritsar,
said Dr JS Sehrawat,
Assistant Professor,
Dept Anthropology,
Punjab University. The
soldiers were said to
have revolted against
the use of pork and
beef-greased cartridges.
These skeletons be-
long to 282 Indian sol-
diers killed during In-
dia's first freedom
struggle against the
British in 1857. These
were excavated from a
well found underneath
a religious structure in
Ajnala near Amritsar
in Punjab, said the as-
sistant professor.
These soldiers were
revoltingagainsttheuse
of porkandbeef greased
cartridges, a study has
suggested. Coins, med-
als, DNA study, elemen-
tal analysis, anthropo-
logical, radio-carbon
dating, all point towards
the same, Sehrawat
added. Some Indian se-
poys recruited in the
British Indian army
had revolted against the
use of pork and beef
greased cartridges.
Skeletons of 282 Indian
soldiers, who revolted in
1857, found in Punjab
Bengaluru (ANI):
Claiming (mental) har-
assment, a senior IPS
officer P Ravindranath
resigned from his posi-
tion on Tuesday
.
“I’m prematurely
transferred with the in-
tention of harassment,
since I’ve taken legal ac-
tion against people in-
volved in fake caste cer-
tificate issue,” read
Ravindranath’s letter.
Claiming that such
resignations come dur-
ing the tenure of every
government, the Karna-
taka Minister Shivaram
Hebbar said, “Such res-
ignations come during
the tenure of every gov-
ernment, not only dur-
ing the tenure of BJP.”
“Senior officers take
their own decision. He
has not blamed the
government. Someone
who works will always
be under the pressure
of one or the other
kind. I am a minister,
and I am under a lot of
pressure but resigna-
tion is not the solu-
tion,” Hebbar added.
Citing‘harassment’,K’taka IPS resigns
Dehradun (ANI): The
Uttarakhand govern-
ment, on Tuesday, an-
nounced its decision to
increase the number of
pilgrims by 1,000 each
to Yamunotri, Gan-
gotri, Kedarnath, and
Badrinath.
“The government
has decided to increase
the number of pilgrims
at Chardham by one
thousand,” Chief Min-
ister Pushkar Singh
Dhami told ANI.
With this, 16,000 devo-
tees can visit Badrinath
and 13,000 can have
‘darshan’ of the deity at
Kedarnath Dham in a
day. Earlier, when the
pilgrimage began on
May 3, only 15,000 devo-
tees were allowed daily
at Badrinath, 16,000 at
Kedarnath, 7,000 at
Gangotri Dham.
Uttarakhand Govt increases daily
number of pilgrims to Char Dham
Bhopal (Agencies):
Madhya Pradesh School
Education Minister In-
der Singh Parmar's
daughter-in-law Savita
Parmar allegedly died
bysuicideonTuesdayin
Ponchaner village of
Kalapipal tehsil in
Shajapur District of
Madhya Pradesh. Savita
Parmarwasfoundhang-
ing at their residence.
The relatives of Savi-
ta Parmar have con-
firmed the incident.
The cause of the inci-
dent is alleged to be a
family problem al-
though nothing has
been confirmed yet.
22-year-old Savita Par-
mar was married to
Devraj Singh, son of
Inder Singh Parmar.
The body was sent post-
mortem this morning.
Madhya Pradesh
Minister’s
daughter-in-law
found hanging
First India Bureau
Thane: Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi has
moved an application
in a court at Bhiwandi
in Thane district, seek-
ing permanent exemp-
tion from appearance
in a defamation case
filed against him.
Judicial Magistrate
First Class (JMFC) JV
Paliwal on Tuesday di-
rected the complain-
ant, local Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) activist Rajesh
Kunte, to respond to
the application and
kept the matter for
further hearing on
May 18.
In 2014, Kunte had
filed the case against
Gandhi after watching
his speech in Thane’s
Bhiwandi township,
where the Congress
leader alleged that the
RSS was behind the
killing of Mahatma
Gandhi.
Kunte had claimed
this statement slan-
dered the reputation of
the RSS.
In his application
moved on Tuesday,
Gandhi said, “Being a
member of Parliament
(MP) (from Wayanad in
Kerala), he has to visit
his constituency, at-
tend to the party work
and travel a lot, hence
he be exempted from
appearing in person
before the court.”
Exempt me from Maha court appearance: RaGa
New Delhi (ANI):
While former US Presi-
dent Donald Trump is
likely to make a return
to Twitter, Minister of
State for Electronics
and Information Tech-
nology Rajeev Chan-
drasekhar on Wednes-
day said that de-plat-
forming is a violation
of the fundamental
rights of the users.
The MoS, reacting to
Elon Musk calling the
decision to ban Trump
from Twitter morally
bad, said that there
must be a set force of
law to establish who is
to be banned and on
what grounds, and add-
ed that it must never be
done arbitrarily
.
Taking to Twitter, Ra-
jeev Chandrasekhar
said, De-platforming is
a big deal- It's a viola-
tion of fundamental
rights of users and
must have a force of law
behind it for any plat-
form to exercise and
must never ever be done
arbitrarily
.
At the 'Future of the
Car' event hosted by the
Financial Times, Elon
Musk had said that if
his deal to acquire Twit-
ter is completed he
would restore Donald
Trump's banned ac-
count on the microblog-
ging website.
Minister Chandrasekhar backs
Trump’s Twitter ban reversal
LAXMAN TEMPLE
New Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who
got protection from arrest by the Punjab and Haryana
High Court till May 10, on Sunday said that he will not
be afraid even if 1,000 cases are lodged against him.
Attacking Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Bagga released
a video saying that “if Kejriwal thinks that he has the
power and the police and he can frighten the BJP
activists, then he should register 1,000 cases against
them not just one.” Bagga went on to say that “Kejri-
wal used Punjab ministers against me which proves
that they are afraid and cannot sleep properly.”
WON’T AFRAID EVEN IF 1K CASES ARE
REGISTERED AGAINST ME: BAGGA
BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. —FILE PHOTO
Skeletons of Indian soldiers
who revolted in 1857.
Yasin Malik
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
PM Narendra Modi
P Ravindranath

NEWS
07
A ‘SUMMIT’ OF
BRAWLS
This swanky edifice in Gomti
Nagar has been making
headlines for all the wrong reasons
for quite some time now. One of
the most favourite go-to-place of
the party hungry youngsters, the
venue has seen a series of late-
night ‘bashes’ and drunken fights
which broke out in its bars on its
various floors. Talking of bars, the
high-rise certainly raises the bar
for housing not just one or two but
a whopping 12 bars on its entire
premises, according to sources.
The surfeit of bars, not to mention
the frequent fisticuffs, has raised
an alarm and severe safety
concerns among residents living
in group housing around the
building. Videos and pictures of
people indulging in abusive
scuffles have gone viral on social
media and become the talk of the
town. The residents’ outcry and
brouhaha have now caught the
attention of ADG (Law Order)
Prashant Kumar. He has shot off a
letter to Lucknow Police
Commissioner seeking a probe on
how so many bars are operating in
one building in a residential area
and whether they are complying
with norms. A fact-finding report
has been sought within a
week. The residents’ welfare
associations of the various multi-
storied apartments in the vicinity
have also started a campaign on
social media platforms seeking an
end to the frequent fracas that
disturbs the peace and poses a
threat to law and order in the area.
—M Tariq Khan
LUCKNOW UNIV
PLACED AMONG
TOP RANKERS IN
EDURANK UNIV
RANKINGS
Lucknow University has
registered another achievement
in the field of academic excellence.
The University of Lucknow has
been ranked 29th in India in the
recently released “EduRank”
university rankings and 1773rd in
the World 2022 overall rankings.
Last year, Lucknow University was
ranked 58th among universities
across the country in the
“EduRank” ranking. The ranking of
“EduRank” is determined on the
basis of 3 key parameters - leading
performance in research (5,764
publications and 72,746 citations),
non-academic reputation, and
quality of alumni outstanding
performance. It is the only state
university in Uttar Pradesh to be
ranked in the top 50 of India in this
ranking. Lucknow University has
got fourth place (1st Indian
Institute of Technology Kanpur,
2nd Banaras Hindu University and
3rd Aligarh Muslim University) in
the combined ranking of all
educational institutions of Uttar
Pradesh. Out of all the universities
of India, only selected state
universities have been able to mark
their place in the top ranking, in
which Lucknow University is
among leading ones. Lucknow
University has secured 16th
position exclusively in the list of
universities included in the
ranking. It is to be known that
even before this, Lucknow
University has become the only
state university in Uttar Pradesh to
be ranked in world-renowned and
prestigious rankings like “QS
World Ranking”, “Times Higher
Education World Ranking”,
“Webometrics Ranking”, “Nature
Index ranking”. It is also the only
state university in the state to get a
place in NIRF ranking. The Vice
Chancellor of Lucknow University,
Prof. Alok Kumar Rai, said that
new initiatives taken in the
direction of achieving educational
excellence along with multi-
dimensional development and
quality teaching and research have
been decisive for such
development and further he
appreciated the contribution of the
students and teachers of the
university for this achievement. It
is only with the joint efforts of the
University that higher standards
can be set in the quality of the
University. —First India Bureau
PROPERTIES OF GANGSTER
VIKAS DUBEY’S FAMILY SEIZED
First India Bureau
Kanpur: DistrictMagis-
trate Kanpur Neha
Sharma has issued no-
tice to seal the proper-
ties of history-sheeter
Vikas Dubey, who was
killedaftertheinfamous
Bikru incident, and of
his wife Richa Dubey
and sons and relatives,
after confiscating the
same. An attachment or-
der has also been sent
with information about
the confiscation of prop-
erty worth Rs 67 crore.
The file has been sent
to the Gangster Court.
Vikas, his relatives had
illegally acquired prop-
erty worth several
crores. The police had
sent the report of con-
fiscation after survey-
ing and marking it to
the DM. Now the Dis-
trict Magistrate has
sent notices to Richa
Dubey, her sons Akash
and Shantanu Dubey,
besides Dinesh Tiwari,
Rekha Devi, Kuldeep
Kumar, Pawan Kumar,
Gagan, Aman.
District Magistrate
Neha Sharma said that
a letter of action has
been sent to the DM of
Lucknow Abhishek
Prakash and the DM of
Kanpur Dehat Neh Jain
also. Sealing of proper-
ties on land in Bikru
and Chaubepur villag-
es would be done by
Chaubepur police and
Tehsildar Bilhaur, who
has been made a receiv-
er. All properties would
be attached and sealed
after being vacated. Of-
ficials say properties
worth about Rs 66 crore
of 32 other people close
to Vikas Dubey would
also be confiscated and
sealed after people liv-
ing there are asked to
vacate the same.
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE ORDERS
Dubey was killed in an alleged encounter days after he and his
men gunned eight policemen in 2020. —FILE PHOTO
HISTORY SHEETER REACHED POLICE STATION
TO FORSWEAR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
Farrukhabad: Police sources said that Lucky Pal,
a resident of Angooribagh colony reached the
office of the police superintendent and promised
not to involve in any criminal activities again. He
said that he got married and has taken an oath that
he will not involve in any criminal activity in the
future. Kajal, his wife said that her husband was
released from jail on April 20 and he has promised
not to involve in any criminal activity again. Police
were troubling him again while he wanted to come
out of the criminal world. “If any criminal wants to
reform it’s a good sign”, said Ashok Kumar Meena,
superintendent of police.
Case against
SP MLA in
Kanpur
Kanpur: A case was
registered against
Samajwadi Party (SP)
MLA Amitabh Bajpai
under obstruction in
government proceed-
ing charges after a
dispute over vacat-
ing Gandhi Shanti
Pratishthan at Civil
Lines area. SP MLA
and members of Prat-
ishthan had opposed
vacating the premises
alleging that police
were favouring capital-
ists and working under
their pressure. It was
reported that the
dispute of Gandhi
Shanti Pratishathan
was pending for a
long time and land
mafias were trying to
remove Basti near the
premises to encroach.
The police force was
removing encroach-
ment when SP MLA
Amitabh and Khadi
Gramodyog president
Suresh Gupta opposed
it. Police have regis-
tered cases against SP
MLA and others and
further investigations
were underway.
BOON FOR TOURISTS
A foreigner poses during a photo shoot at the Taj Mahal on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
45 booked for brandishing firearms
during Maharana Jayanti procession
Aligarh (PTI): For-
ty-five people have been
booked for conducting a
Maharana Pratap
Jayanti procession
through an unautho-
rised route and bran-
dishing firearms, police
said on Wednesday
. The
incident came into light
after a purported video
surfaced on social me-
dia, they said. Firearms
were displayed and loud
music played during the
procession organised by
the Maharana Pratap
Yuva Sanghtan on Tues-
day
, the police said. The
organisers have been
charged for taking the
jatha through a sensi-
tive locality in contra-
vention of a designated
route, they said, adding
that there is no prece-
dent of taking out such
aprocession.Amongthe
45 people booked, 20
have been named, the
police said. Maharana
Pratap Jayanti, com-
memoratingthecourage
and valour of the war-
rior king of Mewar, was
celebrated on Tuesday
.
The incident
came to light
after a video
surfaced on
social media
Woman kills
stepsons
over property
dispute
First India Bureau
Deoria : A woman
was arrested on
Wednesday for al-
legedly killing her
two teenage step-
sons over property
dispute in a vil-
lage here, police
said. The deceased
were identified as
Ajay (18) and
Abhishek (15),
they said. The in-
cident came into
light when around
5 am their mother
Mansa Devi found
them lying on
their beds with
their throats slit,
Circle Officer of
Rudrapur, Jilajeet,
said. Deoria Su-
perintendent of
Police Shripati
Mishra said, Sri-
navas, a resident
of Devtaha Chitai
village, works in
Dubai and has two
wives - Kusum and
Mansa Devi. In the
morning, the ac-
cused stepmother
Kusum along with
her son Raju and
daughter-in-law
Archana carried
out the murders
when Devi was not
at home, the SP
said. The three ac-
cused have been
arrested and bod-
ies have been sent
for post-mortem
examination, the
CO said. As per po-
lice, property dis-
pute could be the
reason behind the
double murder.
Man killed, his
son injured in
celebratory
firing, 2 arrested
M u z a f f a r n a g a r
(PTI): The police have
arrested two men after
a person was killed and
his minor son injured
in a celebratory firing
during a wedding here,
police said on Tuesday.
The police said 35-
year old Sonu, a rela-
tive of the groom, was
killed and his three-
year old son was in-
jured in the celebra-
tory firing at Badsu
village under the
Ratenpuri police sta-
tion limits here late on
monday night.
Station House Offi-
cer Vinod Kumar said
a case was registered
following the incident.
“Two wedding guest --
Robin and Jal Singh
have been arrested
them. They were found
involved in celebratory
firing,” he said.
Justice will be done to Azam Khan, says Akhilesh Yadav
Azamgarh (PTI): Sa-
majwadi Party presi-
dentAkhileshYadavon
Wednesday expressed
hope that justice will be
done to Azam Khan,
the SP leader languish-
ing in jail for over two
years. Yadav, who at-
tended a function in
Azamgarh, alleged that
the government is
tightening legal grip on
Azam Khan so that he
could not get out of jail.
Khan, a senior SP lead-
er and MLA from Ram-
pur, is currently in jail
on several charges in-
cluding corruption.
“The way the court
hearing is going on, Sa-
majwadis hope that
justice will be done to
him,” said Yadav. Khan
has been lodged in Si-
tapur jail for over 2
years. In a major relief
to him, the Allahabad
HC granted Khan bail
in the case of illegal
possession of enemy
property
. Khan has got
bail in 88 out of 89 cas-
es. He will be released
from jail only after the
bail is granted in the
last case. The SP presi-
dent alleged that ever
since the BJP govern-
ment has come to pow-
er, it has imposed seri-
ous sections like sedi-
tion against the politi-
cal leaders who are
vocal against the gov-
ernment. “Bulldozers
are being used to de-
molish the homes of
Muslims and people
seeking justice in the
state,” said Yadav.
3die,10severelyinjuredinroadmishapinHardoi
First India Bureau
Hardoi: 3 including a
woman and her son lost
their lives while 10 oth-
ers were severely in-
jured when a minitruck
dashed into a taxi and
motorbike near Kuyian
Kheda village on the Ka-
tra-Bilhor highway
.
Police sources said
that a taxi moving to-
wards Harpalpur met
with an accident when
a speeding minitruck
rammed a taxi and mo-
torbike near Kuyian
Kheda village. Murti
Devi, wife of Munshi
Lal Yadav, and her
12-year-old son Sachin
died on the spot and
motorbike-borne Sukh-
dev succumbed to his
injuries on his way to
the hospital.
Also, 10 persons in-
cluding Sita, Gyanen-
dra, Suresh, Anup,
Avanish, Geeta, Ragini,
and Prashant received
severe injuries. The in-
jured were shifted to
CHC and where five of
them were referred to
the district hospital due
to deteriorating condi-
tions. Police rushed to
the spot after informa-
tion and initiated inves-
tigation. The traffic was
cleared after hours
when dead bodies were
sent for post-mortem.
7 people, including six school
students, injured in car crash
Noida (PTI): Six school
students and a 22-year-
old man were injured
after their car allegedly
went out of control and
hit a divider in Greater
Noida on Wednesday af-
ternoon, police said.
The incident occurred
near a CNG pump in
Delta 2 area, under
Surajpur police station
limits when the chil-
dren were being taken
to football practice. Ac-
cording to the police,
the car was being driven
by the 22-year-old man.
“The car seems to have
got out of control and
collided with the divid-
er. These children were
from different private
schools and aged 14-15
years,” a police spokes-
person said.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav leaves after meeting
SP activists detained in Azamgarh district jail, on Wednesday.

08
2NDFRONT
Ballia (PTI): SBSP
president Om Prakash
Rajbhar, an SP ally, on
Wednesday targeted the
Yogi government alleg-
ing that he was attacked
in Ghazipur at the be-
hest of the BJP leaders
who were miffed at
their party’s poor show
in Purvanchal in the re-
cent elections.
Rajbhar, while talk-
ing to reporters at the
party office in Rasra on
Tuesday, alleged that
the mob attacked him
with the intention of
killing him. “Earlier,
when there was a rob-
bery, dacoits used to
shout Jai Bhavani’.
Now the people of BJP
shout Jai Shri Ram’ be-
fore they attack some-
one, he said.
Even as they attacked
me, they raised the slo-
gan Jai Shri Ram. I
have video of the inci-
dent as proof, Rajbhar
said. The BJP was
wiped out from Azam-
garh in Purvanchal re-
gion to Ambedkar Na-
gar, Ghazipur etc. in the
Uttar Pradesh assembly
elections. Due to this
the BJP leaders and
their goons are furious.
That is why I was at-
tacked so that they can
stop my campaign
against the BJP, the for-
mer cabinet minister
said. Rajbhar also said
that he will stage a sit-
in in Ghazipur if the
culprits behind the inci-
dent were not arrested
within 24 hours.
Rajbhar, an MLA
from Ghazipur’s Zahoo-
rabad seat, claimed that
he was told by the vil-
lagers that a conspiracy
was being hatched for
the past two months to
kill him. He had re-
leased a video on Tues-
day alleging that while
he was meeting some
people in a village in his
assembly constituency
on Monday morning,
about 10-12 BJP sup-
porters armed with
sticks tried to attack
him.
He could escape only
because of the presence
of the security person-
nel, he had said. On
Tuesday
, the Samajwadi
Party too had spoken
about the attack on Ra-
jbhar by some lathi-
wielding men in his as-
sembly constituency
.
Accusing the BJP Ra-
jbhar told reporters the
government is busy do-
ing politics of Hindu
and Muslim and hatred.
The attention of the
government is not on
the problems related to
the common people.
BJP is raising the issue
of Gyanvapi and Taj
Mahal to divert the
common people from is-
sues that concern them,
he said.
‘Yogi Ji wants me killed’: Rajbhar alleges attack by BJP goons
‘REVENGE’ ALLEGATION
lll
SBSP president
Om Prakash
Rajbha says he
will stage a sit-
in in Ghazipur if
the culprits
behind the
incident not
arrested within
24 hours
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party’s president Om Prakash Rajbhar
Raj Thackeray’s visit to Ayodhya in June is likely to be preceded by his nephew Aditya’s
Ayodhya a poll pilgrimagefor Maha
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: One end of
the ongoing tug-of-war
between the Thackeray
clan in Maharashtra
seems to be connecting
with Ayodhya, the city
of faith. Soon after the
announcement of Raj
Thackeray’s visit to
Ayodhya in June, Aadi-
tya Thackeray, son of
Shiv Sena Chief Ud-
dhav Thackeray and
Maharashtra Tourism
Minister, also an-
nounced a trip to this
holy city
.
Notably, all political
parties have high stakes
in the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
(BMC) elections to be
held this year. After the
failure of the Marathi
‘manoos’ card in previ-
ous polls, MNS Chief
Raj Thackeray has set
out on the path of hard-
line Hindutva politics
to regain political
weight in his state.
The Hanuman Chali-
sa-Azaan row and Loud-
speaker issue seems to
have brought the MNS
back into the folds of
political relevancy.
Even this new Hindut-
va avatar of Raj Thac-
keray has received
praise from several BJP
leaders.
Political observers
believe that in the back-
drop of BMC polls,
there is seemingly a
fierce competition be-
tween BJP, Shiv Sena
and MNS over Hindut-
va credentials.
With BJP and MNS
toiling to create the per-
ception that Shiv Sena
has diluted its core ide-
ology of Hindutva after
sharing power with
Congress-NCP; the Ud-
dhav Thackeray-led
party is passing
through a state of ner-
vousness.
Shiv Sena, worried
about the activities of
Raj Thackeray, is also
trying to assert its Hin-
dutva stance. Since the
Ayodhya issue is a pow-
erful symbol in the Hin-
dutva political space,
the Shiv Sena also
geared up to counter
the plan of Raj Tha-
kare’s visit to Ayodhya.
Meanwhile, amidst
Thakeray clan’s Ayod-
hya visit row, Maha-
rashtra Congress Presi-
dent Nana Patole is also
preparing to visit Tem-
ple Town accepting the
invitation of the saints
of Dashrath Gadi of
Ayodhya. Earlier, Rohit
Pawar, the grandson of
NCP chief Sharad
Pawar, had also reached
Ayodhya last week and
worshiped Ram Lalla.
A poster in Ayodhya.
CONTROVERSY SINCE THE TIME
OF BALASAHEB THACKERAY
Lucknow: Ayodhya’s Ram
temple issue has been of
great significance in Maha
since the time of Balasaheb
Thackeray. Many Shiv
Sainiks also participated in
kar seva in Ayodhya during
the Ram Janmabhoomi
movement. Even, two years
ago, Shiv Sena, miffed by
not getting an invitation to
Shri Ram Mandir Bhumipu-
jan Ceremony by PM Modi
in Ayodhya, published an
advertisement in its mouth-
piece ‘Saamana’, which has
triggered a controversy . “I
am proud of the men who
did this”. It was also written
in Saamana’s article that
Shiv Sena had played a piv-
otal role in the demolition of
the Babri structure, yet it was
not invited for Bhoomipujan.
‘OPPOSITION BY BJP MP TO RAJ’S
AYODHYA VISIT IS `FIXED MATCH’’
SC to hear UP’s
reply on Azam bail
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on
Wednesday directed the
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment to file a reply on
the plea filed by Sama-
jwadi Party leader
Azam Khan over the
delay in hearing of his
bail application.
A bench comprising
justices L Nageswara
Rao, B R Gavai and A S
Bopanna asked the
state government to file
its reply in the case and
said it would hear it on
Tuesday
.
“What is this? Why
not let him go. He has
been jail since two
years. One or two cases
is okay but it cannot be
in 89 cases. Whenever
he gets bail, he is again
sent to jail in some oth-
er matter. You file a re-
ply. We will hear on
Tuesday,” the bench
said. Justice Gavai also
observed: “This chain
will continue as and
when he is released on
bail in one matter, tag
him in another FIR and
keep him behind bars.”
Senior advocate Ka-
pil Sibal, appearing for
Khan, said this is a
worrisome case which
requires a detailed
hearing.
Additional Solicitor
General S V Raju, ap-
pearing for the state
government, said a
wrong impression is
being created and there
is substance in each of
the cases lodged
against Khan. Khan is
presently lodged in Si-
tapur jail in connec-
tion with a number of
cases, including that of
land grabbing, lodged
against him in Ram-
pur.
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan
Amrit Sarovar beneficial for UP in rainy season
First India Bureau
Kanpur: On the 75th
Anniversary of India’s
independence, Govern-
ment of india has tak-
en up the project of
“Amrit Sarovar”, in
which 75 ponds would
be restored rejuve-
nated in every district
this year.
To give boost to this
project , Government
of Uttar Pradesh has
issued order to identify
75 large ponds which
are to be restored re-
juvenated. Raj Shek-
har, Commissioner,
Kanpur Division, on
Wednesday visited a
hstoric pond situated
in CSA Agricultural
university campus.
This pond is historic
because during the in-
famous Agra Femine,
this pond used to give
employment to people
to earn their bread
butter. Unfortunately,
since many decades
there is no water in
this pond. It is because
most of the water
sources / inlets have
been blocked by vari-
ous construction works
buildings.
The Commissioner
asked VC CSA to study
to report regarding
how this pond can be
rejuvenated by ensu-
ing the sufficient water
flow in this during
rainy season.
CYCLONE EFFECT
People take shelter in Varanasi during rain due to weather change caused by the movement
of Cyclone Asani on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
COMMISSIONER’S ORDER
AnotherministerdinesatDalit’s
home,butthisonehasAC
First India Bureau
Sitapur: Danish Azad
Ansari, Minister for Mi-
nority Welfare was given
a warm welcome by BJP
leaders and workers
during his visit to PWD
Guest House in Sitapur
on Tuesday
.
The minister during
his visit met District
Magistrate Anuj Singh,
SOP and BJP leaders as
well as workers. Danish
Azad Ansari, who
reached Sitapur late in
the evening on Tuesday
,
first held meeting with
officials before going to
the house of Ram Gopal
Valmiki, a Dalit activist
to have his dinner. The
interesting aspect about
this visit of his was that
the BJP workers had pri-
or to the minister’s visit
had installed air coolers
so that the minister does
not face any inconve-
nience. Minister Ansari
was accompanied by Si-
tapur BJP District Presi-
dentAchinMehrotraand
Maholi MLA Shashank
Trivedi during his visit
to the activist’s house.
BJP MPs IN A SLUGFEST OVER MNS CHIEF’S PROPOSED VISIT TO AYODHYA
Lucknow: BJP MPs in UP
are now sparring over Ma-
harashtra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) chief Raj Thacker-
ay’s proposed visit to Ayod-
hya on June 5.On Wednes-
day, Lallu Singh, a BJP MP
from Ayodhya, said that
anyone who comes to seek
the blessings of Lord Ram
is welcome. Lallu Singh’s
statement is in stark con-
trast from that of BJP MP
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,
who has been vehemently
opposing Thackeray’s visit,
saying that he should first
apologise to north Indians
for his campaign against
them before stepping into
the holy city. Lallu Singh
further said that there are
many other parties and
leaders who have spoken
against Lord Ram and
Ayodhya from time to time
but they have never been
stopped from entering the
town. BJP insiders said
that his statement is in
sync with the party line
and could have come at
the behest of the Sangh
and the BJP which has
not spoken against Raj
Thackeray so far.
Danish Azad Ansari while having
dinner in Sitapur on Tuesday
(L) Lallu Singh, Raj Thackeray, (R) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
The minister during his
visit to the activist’s
house ate curry made
from pumpkin and
gourd along with roti
We can design and create the
most wonderful place but only
people can bring it alive and
make it a reality.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Mumbai: The continuing
opposition by BJP MP from
Uttar Pradesh Brij Bhu-
shan Sharan Singh to Raj
Thackeray’s Ayodhya visit is
a fixed match , the National-
ist Congress Party claimed
on Wednesday. The BJP is
making Thackeray, who heads
the Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS), to dance to its
tune, it alleged. Thackeray
is going to visit Ayodhya on
June 5, but Singh has said he
would not be allowed to enter
that city until he apologized for
`humiliating’ the North Indians
in the past. The opposition
to Raj Thackeray’s Ayodhya
tour is a ‘nura kushti’ (fixed
match). First announcement,
then opposition by #BJP MP
#BrijBhushan, then #Devendra-
Fadnavis ji requesting the MP
to allow visit and post request,
silent #MNS says visit on.

LUCKNOW, THURSDAY,
MAY 12, 2022
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e galiyan ye
chaubara, a
sweet charm-
ing innocent
Padmini in
love with an
idea and Rishi
with heartbreak in his
eyes, in love with the
unattainable – made
this song unforgettable
and the lyrics made it a
must in every wedding
of the time. Prem Rog,
through a love story,
lays bare the hypocriti-
cal society and raised
the issue of widow re-
marriage, which was
definitely an issue in
1982 in rural and semi-
urban India and also
caste, class and wom-
en’s safety which are is-
sues the society is still
grappling with, sadly
.
For me, the movie
was carried on the
shoulders of the young
(only 17) Padmini Kol-
hapure ably aided by
Nanda, Tanuja, Bindu
and Kiran. The despair-
ing courage of these
women as they push
against the wall and
strive to conform and
break free, the brutal
truth they face daily
and hide behind the tra-
ditional chores and du-
ties, left an indelible
mark on me.
Padmini aced the
transition from a bub-
bly, chirpy young cos-
seted girl from a rich
family where all her
demands are fulfilled to
a heartbroken, abused
widow who barely is
granted a second-citi-
zen status in her own
home. Suddenly
, all the
familial ties and love
come to nought. The
devastation of this
change is in Padmini’s
face, eyes and entire
bodylanguage.Shegave
a stellar performance.
LikeinallRajKapoor
movies, the women
dominatebutRishigave
one of his best perfor-
mances too as the sensi-
tiveloverwhofirstbows
in front of his innocent
beloved’s desire and
then the strong digni-
fiedreformist,asheres-
cues his love from her
horrible fate which is
no fault of hers.
Shammi Kapoor
plays the patriarch of
the crumbling hollow
traditional structure
who is striving to hold
things together, he is
hypocritical but the
camera catches his an-
guish. Sushma Seth’s
only security is for the
system to exist, fearing
change she is a staunch
supporterof thepatriar-
chal system. Kulbhush-
an Kharbanda and Raza
Murad, unfortunately
,
are very close to real life
as villains.
The movie eerily ech-
oes real life, especially
in the justification by
Sushma Seth to ill-treat
Padmini supposedly for
her own good and the
anguishedNandaplead-
ing with Padmini to
keep quiet about her
rape by her rich and
powerfulbrother-in-law
because it would lead to
bloodshed. She is as
helpless as Tanuja, who
lashes out but ultimate-
ly quietly carries on
climbingthetraditional
staircase which leads
nowhere for women.
Main Hoon Prem
Rogi, Mohabbat Hai
Kya Cheez, Meri Kismat
Mein Tu Nahi and
Bhanvare Ne Khilaya
Phool all the songs add
grace to the movie. I did
find the ending to be
over-dramatized with
an overdose of caste.
Watch Prem Rog as a
reminder that many
stillsufferinsilenceand
justice rendered has to
start from home, as a re-
minder that women’s
rightsarehard-wonand
it is our duty as women
today to walk one step
furthertomaketheroad
easy for the girls who
follow us, as a reminder
that family and love can
weaken you also, as a
reminder that love
bridges all gaps.
THIS
THROWBACK
THURSDAY, CITY
FIRST BRINGS YOU
PREM ROG, A STORY
OF A POWERFUL TRUE
LOVE WHICH DEFINES THE
EMOTION EVEN AS RAJ
KAPOOR WEAVES A POWERFUL,
ENLIGHTENING, SOCIAL DRAMA
SET IN A FEUDAL THAKUR FAMILY,
WHICH THROWS UP ISSUES AND THE
UNEVEN, TEAR-SOAKED LAYERS OF INDIA’S
GENDER-BIASED SOCIETAL STRUCTURE WHERE
EVEN YOUR OWN FAMILY FORSAKES YOU!
Y
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
FORSAKEN?
FORSAKEN?

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