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1. How to go about stealing the golden goose
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: The cooper-
ative sector is in the
sights of the BJP, now
that it has secured a
huge majority in both
the Houses of the UP
legislature. This sector
has been under the
strong grip of the Saifai
clan, especially the
family of Shivpal Singh
Yadav, for many dec-
ades. But now the strat-
egy of the saffron camp
is to completely elimi-
nate the Shivpal camp’s
influence on coopera-
tives, and it is evidently
paying off.
Notably, the coopera-
tive movement started
gaining momentum in
UP from the ’70s. The
cooperative sector con-
tributed a lot in
strengthening the hold
of the Samajwadi Party
in the state. In fact, in
the year 1977, Mulayam
Singh Yadav became
the cooperative minis-
ter for the first time and
since then the coopera-
tives in the state were
dominated by his sup-
porters. Turn to P2
Shivpal Yadav takes blessing
from elder brother Mulayam
Singh Yadav in Etawah before
the UP Assembly polls.
—FILE PHOTO
BJP’s plan to grab the cooperative
sector from the Saifai family is
heading towards success
The Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Federation (PCF)
was aimed at serving the masses in general and the
farmers in particular through procurement of their agricul-
tural produce and its marketing. Its board consists of 14
directors which include candidates from General Category,
Women, SC/ST, and OBC. There are 7,500 cooperative so-
cieties in the state, which have around one crore members.
RSS-affiliated Sahakar Bharati members have
won eleven of the 14 PCF board seats unopposed.
The winners are Ramashankar Jaiswal from Gorakh-
pur, Anand Kishore from Kanpur, Anurag Pandey from
Aligarh, Rakesh Gupta from Bareilly, Amar Nath Yadav
from Prayagraj, Valmiki Tripathi from Ballia, Purushot-
tam Pandey from Jhansi, Kunwar Pal from Meerut,
Vishram Singh from Lucknow, Ram Bahadur Singh from
Moradabad, and Ramesh from Moradabad.
THE PRIZE
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PROPHET MUHAMMAD REMARK ROW
BULLDOZERS ROLL
FOR 2ND DAY IN UP
Moni Sharma
Lucknow: A day after
the Prayagraj Develop-
ment Authority (PDA)
issued a notice to Mo-
hammad Javed, who
has been accused over
his involvement in the
violence in the district
on Friday
, asking him to
vacate his house, the
civic body on Sunday
brought in bulldozers to
demolish the building.
“We have found a 12
bore illegal pistol and a
315 bore pistol and car-
tridges and some docu-
ments that show objec-
tionableremarksagainst
court,” said Ajay Kumar,
SSP
,Prayagraj.Thedem-
olition by the municipal
agency came just hours
afteranoticewasputout
outside the residence of
Javed claiming illegal
construction on ground
and first floors of house.
Bulldozer being used to demolish the illegally constructed residence of Javed Ahmed, a local leader
who was allegedly the key conspirator of violent protests in Prayagraj on Sunday.
THAKUR: NO PLACE
FOR VIOLENCE IN
DEMOCRACY
SPEAK UP MR PM:
THAROOR TO MODI
JHARKHAND POLICE
FILE 25 FIRs AGAINST
‘THOUSANDS’
SONIA GANDHI IN HOSP
DUE TO COVID ISSUES,
CONDITION STABLE
CONG IS MAKING A
HUGE DRAMA: BJP’S
SAMBIT PATRA
CLASH BETWEEN 2 COMMUNITIES IN
GUJARAT AHEAD OF AMIT SHAH’S VISIT
Union minister Anurag
Thakur on Sunday said
there is “no
place for
violence in a
democracy”,
apparently
referring to
recent violent
protests in several parts of
country against controver-
sial remarks of suspended
BJP functionary Nupur.
Congress leader Shashi
Tharoor on Sunday said it
is high time
Prime Minis-
ter Narendra
Modi broke
his silence on
the “prolifera-
tion of hate
speech and Islamophobic
incidents” in the country,
asserting that his silence
is interpreted by some as
condoning what has been
happening.
Tension prevailed in
Jharkhand capital
Ranchi on Sunday, as police
strengthened security in
sensitive areas and reg-
istered 25 FIRs against
“thousands” of people in the
aftermath of violent protests
over controversial comments
on Prophet Mohammad.
Internet services, however,
were restored in the district
after nearly 33 hours, Ranchi
Deputy Commissioner
Chhavi Ranjan said.
New Delhi: Congress chief
Sonia Gandhi was on Sun-
day admitted
to Ganga Ram
Hospital for
treatment of
Covid-related
issues. Party
spokesperson
Randeep Singh Surjewala
said her condition is stable
and she will be kept at the
hospital for observation and
thank all Congress men and
women for their wishes.
Bhubaneswar: BJP national
spokesperson Sambit Patra
while address-
ing media here
on Sunday
said is making
huge drama
like press con-
ferences and
plan over the case. “If you
write a book on corruption,
National Herald case will find
its way in this book in a big
way. Sonia and Rahul are out
on bail in this case,” he said.
Hours before Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to
Gujarat’s Anand district on Sunday, a clash broke out
between two communities over a land dispute near a Ha-
numan temple in Borsad. The two communities hurled
stones at each other. A total of four people, including a
police constable, sustained injuries.
l PDA conducts
demolition drive at
Prayagraj violence-
accused’s residence
l Illegal guns were
found in the house
before razing: Cops
Prime Minister’s dream of Atmanirb-
har Bharat can be achieved only
through Atmanirbhar village. And to
make Atmanirbhar village, passed out stu-
dents of the Institute of Rural Management,
Anand (IRMA) have a major role to play.
—Amit Shah, Union Home and Cooperation Minister
Our party and our
government believe
in unity and respect
of all religions. They
are going to work
together with all
parties. We believe in
‘Sabka Saath, Sabka
Vikaas’. Whatever
was said, our party
took a stand and
clarified that respect-
ing all religions is
our priority. We all
should also cooper-
ate in maintaining
law and order.
—Danish Azad, UP
Minority Affairs Minister
The action on
Javed’s house is part
of action taken by
PDA. The police are
present there only to
ensure that the law-
and-order situation
remains under con-
trol. It (demolition)
has nothing to do
with the police. The
case lodged against
him is separate…
We are not linking
it with the incident
on Friday. PDA
may have thought
it is time, and they
should explain that.
—Prashant Kumar,
UP ADG (Law and Order)
WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, his wife Dr Sudesh
Dhankhar visited bereaved family of Late Inspector Agni
Mitra at his village and consoled his wife Dipti, daughters
Aditi Adrita. Dhankhar assured all help including Rs
11 lakh from his side for daughters. Dhankhar also said
that Chief Secretary has been called to effect immediate
response to the communication sent by LoP Suvendu
Adhikari. This in context of earlier curtailment of his rights
is inappropriate. Why have undeclared emergency
HIGHLIGHTS
l Internet services have
been restored in Ranchi
after nearly 33 hours
l Kuwait to deport ex-
pats who protested over
remarks against Prophet
l 400 arrested over UP
violence alone; 13 injured
cops receive treatment
l 30 AIMIM workers
arrested over violence
l Protestors vandalise
train, loot shops in Nadia
district, West Bengal
l WB LoP Suvendu
Adhikari stopped from
visiting violence-hit areas
l Kolkata Police say over
100 held, appeals for
cooperation and peace
l Section 144 imposed
in Ghaziabad till Aug 10
Amit Shah stresses on
development of villages
Anand (ANI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Sunday said
that India cannot be-
come self-reliant unless
rural development is
made a contributor to
the country’s economy.
Addressing the 41st con-
vocation ceremony of
the IRMA Shah said
that institute is playing
a major role in strength-
ening the rural sector
through innovations in
education and profes-
sional management.
“The aspect of rural
development is to make
villages convenient. For
this, remote connectiv-
ity of villages is neces-
sary
. There was no elec-
tricity in villages earli-
er, we provided electric-
ity connenctions to vil-
lages,” he said. Quoting
Mahatma Gandhi, Shah
said, “Gandhi ji had
said country’s soul re-
sides in villages. Coun-
try can never become
self-reliant unless rural
devp is made contribu-
tor to India’s economy
.”
Amit Shah waves to supporters during foundation stone laying
ceremony for renovation of Shaila Lakelet, in Sanand on Sunday.
National Herald: RaGa to
appear before ED today,
permit to march denied
New Delhi (Agencies):
Congress is planning to
put up a huge show of
strength on Monday
when its leader and MP
Rahul Gandhi will ap-
pear before the ED for
questioning in connec-
tion with a case linked
to National Herald.
However, Delhi Police
on Sunday night denied
permission for planned
march in support of Ra-
hul. Citing “present
communal situation”,
police issued notice re-
jecting permission for
march. Cong has made
a new strategy for foot
march. Cong gen secy
Venugopal asked Mahi-
la Morcha to reach ED
office directly
.
Now, the 10 members
delegation of AICC in-
cluding Rajasthan CM
AshokGehlotwillreach
ED office directly
.
Day 1: IPL
media rights
bids cross
`43,000 crore
Mumbai (ANI): The
IPL media rights value
for the 2023-2027 cycle
has gone past Rs 42,000
crore and is expected to
go even higher as per
sources in BCCI. This is
nearly three times more
than what Star India
paid in the year 2017.
The details of who
bid what are yet to come
but the value for per
match TV
, and digital
rights value have sur-
passed Rs 100 crore
mark. The process has
been divided into a total
of four packages (A, B,
C and D). Package A is
exclusive for TV (broad-
cast) for the Indian sub-
continent while pack-
age B is for digital-only
grouping for the same
region.
JP Nadda Rajnath to hold talks
with other parties on BJP’s behalf
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: IAF to
build 96 fighter jets in India
New Delhi (Agencies):
In the wake of bolster-
ing the the Aatmanirb-
har Bharat scheme as
envisaged by PM Modi,
the Indian Air Force
plans “to acquire 114
fighter jets out of which
96 would be built in In-
dia, and rest to be im-
ported from foreign ven-
dors. The IAF is mulling
acquiring 114 Multirole
FighterAircraft(MRFA)
under ‘Buy Global and
Make in India’ where
Indiancompanieswould
be allowed to partner
with a foreign firm.
New Delhi (PTI): Sun-
day authorised its presi-
dent JP Nadda and Un-
ion minister Rajnath
Singh to hold consulta-
tions with different po-
litical parties, including
those in Opposition, on
president’s poll, in what
is being seen as an out-
reach by ruling party to
arrive at a consensus on
choice for top constitu-
tional post. Leaders will
talktobothrulingNDA
Oppn UPA constituents,
besides other parties and
members. More on P5
PREZ POLL
FRENCH VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS ON SUNDAY IN THE 1ST
OF 2
ROUNDS THAT WILL DECIDE WHETHER PRESIDENT EMMANUEL
MACRON GETS A WORKING MAJORITY IN PARL OR ENDS UP
WITHOUT SUPPORT NEEDED TO DRIVE BY HIS REFORM AGENDA
CRUCIAL READ
5 LASHKAR-e-TAIBA TERRORISTS KILLED IN
3 ENCOUNTERS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Srinagar: LeT terrorist Adil Parray, who was involved
in recent killings of 2 police personnel, was killed in a
“chance” encounter on Sunday, taking number to 5. “LeT
#terrorist Adil Parray of #Ganderbal who was involved in
#killing of 02 JKP personnel Gh Hassan Dar and Saifulla
Qadri and injuring a 9-year-old girl, killed in chance
#encounter with a small team of police,” IGP, Kashmir
Vijay wrote on Twitter.
POLICE ARREST YOUTH FOR‘DEROGATORY’
COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON CM YOGI’S SPEECH
Shahjahanpur: On a complaint by BJP youth wing
workers, police have arrested a youth named Deshraj
Singh Yadav for posting derogatory comments on social
media against CM Yogi’s Budget speech in the Vidhan
Sabha. Yadav has been booked under the IT Act.
2. UTTAR PRADESH
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SEHGAL FLAGS OFF DRIVE WITH ABILITY
CAMPAIGN TO MOTIVATE DIVYANGJANS
Monica Prabhakar
Lucknow: ACS (Infor-
mation and MSME)
Navneet Sehgal on Sun-
day flagged off a group
of five divyangjan (Spe-
cially abled wheel chair
users), who went for an
excursion of Laddakh
with an aim, enthusi-
asm and courage to
change society’s per-
ception about disability
.
The 16-day campaign
was flagged from La
Martinere School.
The expedition, a
never seen before the
journey, saw a huge
turnout gathered to see
off the Expedition
Team. This excursion
to Ladakh is self-Driven
by Wheelchair Users/
Divyangjans them-
selves. The Cars driven
by the Wheelchair Us-
ers/Divyangjans are
modified for use by Dis-
abled Users (Lower
Body Paralysed).
On this occassion
ACS Navneet Sehgal
said, “Drive With Abili-
ty is the campaign start-
ed with a vision to ex-
hibit in front of the
world that Divyangjan
can achieve the same
feat as their abled coun-
terparts. It will only
help the team going but
many like them gain
confidence to achieve
anything they strive for
despite their difficul-
ties.”
The expedition team
consists of Sqn Ldr
Abhai Pratap Singh
(Retd), President of
Wheelchair Cricket In-
dia Association, Vijay
Singh Bisht, Former
Cricketer, Indian
Wheelchair Cricket
Team, Sunil Mangal,
Disability Activist from
Kanpur, Veer Singh
Sandhu and many oth-
ers.
ACS MSME and Info Navneet Sehgal poses with the team participating in the excursion to Laddakh.
Navneet Sehgal talks to Divyangjans at the event on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
Divyangjans head to an excursion to Laddakh in special cars designed for the purpose
TEAM MEMBERS
The team consists
of Sqn Ldr Abhai
Pratap Singh (Retd),
President of Wheel-
chair Cricket India
Association, Vijay
Singh Bisht, Former
Cricketer, Indian
Wheelchair Cricket
Team, Sunil Mangal,
Disability Activist,
Veer Singh Sand-
hu, Captain Punjab
Wheelchair Cricket
Team and Ravi Kant
Chauhan, Member,
Differently-abled
Cricket Committee,
BCCI.
The Divyangjans in
India can achieve the
same feat as their
abled counterparts.
—Navneet Sehgal,
ACS (MSME and information)
SHIVPAL’S SON HAS
BEEN PCF CHAIRMAN
FOR A LONG TIME
Continued from page 1
Later, Mulayam
transferred the re-
sponsibility of the
cooperative sector to
his younger brother
Shivpal, who handed
it over to his son Ad-
itya Yadav aka
Ankur.
Aditya has been
occupying the post of
chairman of UP Co-
operative Federation
(PCF) for a long time.
The term of the
PCF board ended in
December last year,
but hearing the peti-
tion filed by Aditya
Yadav, the High
Court issued an or-
der to retain him as
the chairman till the
elections were over.
But now he is on
the verge of losing
his post. Failure to
enroll as a member
of the Managing
Committee will re-
sult in termination
of his membership,
as it is a mandatory
condition to be a
member to become
the Chairman and
Deputy Chairman.
Now, the elections
of the board of PCF
are going on. For
these elections, top
officials of the state
BJP devised a perfect
plan: the responsibil-
ity of implementing
which is of State Co-
operative Minister
JPS Rathore.
Till now, eleven seats
of the fourteen-mem-
ber PCF board have
been grabbed by co-
operatives owing al-
legiance to the saf-
fron camp.
The elections of
Chairman and
Vice-Chairman will
be held on 14th June.
Political observers
insist that till the
previous govern-
ment of Yogi Aditya-
nath, the BJP’s stand
on PSPL chief
Shivpal remained
relatively soft, but
now in the changed
scenario, the BJP
high command has
taken a tough stand.
Now the saffron lob-
by is sure to take
complete control of
the cooperative sec-
tor.
The elections of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
will be held on 14th June. Political observ-
ers insist that till the previous government of
Yogi Adityanath, the BJP’s stand on PSPL chief
Shivpal remained relatively soft, but now in the
changed scenario, the BJP high command has
taken a tough stand.
PCF ELECTIONS ON JUNE 14
FARMERS TO PROSPER WITH ‘BHAMASHAH’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Believing
that the prosperity of
the state is directly pro-
portional to the pros-
perity of the farmers,
the Yogi Adityanath
government has
chalked out a plan for
benefitting the farmers
at grassroot level.
In order to provide re-
lief to farmers engaged
in horticulture, the Yogi
government has pro-
posed Rs 100 crore for
Bhamashah Price Sta-
bility Fund in order to
guarantee the mini-
mum price of potato,
onion and tomato to the
farmers.
Under this scheme,
the government will
create Bhamashah
Price Stability Fund,
which will ensure the
minimumsupportprice
of potatoes, onions, and
tomatoes.
Even in its manifesto
-- “Lok Kalyan Sankalp
Patra 2022” –the BJP
had promised to create
a “Bhamashah Bhav
Sthirta Kosh” (price
stability fund) to ensure
minimum price for all
the major crops like po-
tato, tomato, and onion.
Its direct benefit
will be given to those
farmers who were fac-
ing difficulties due to
the negligence of the
previous governments
before 2017.
Housing,commercial
real estate looks up
with big investments
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As many as
19 big-ticket housing
and commercial proper-
ty proposals worth Rs
4,344 crores are expect-
ed to take shape in dif-
ferent districts in next
few years.
This does not include
construction of struc-
tures for other sectors
such as warehousing,
logistics, IT, data cen-
tres, supporting infra-
structure for industries
such as power substa-
tions etc, hotels and
hospitals.
The sector-wise dis-
tribution of all the 1406
proposals presented in
GBC-3, presided over by
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi in the pres-
ence of top industrial-
ists such as Gautam
Adani, Kumar Manga-
lam Birla, Niranjan Hi-
ranandani Matthew
Eyries, Vijay Shekhar
Sharma, and others,
shows that investors
not only from India but
from many parts of the
world are keen to invest
in UP.
The presence of M.A.
Yusuf Ali, chairman of
the Lulu Group Interna-
tional, at the GBC was
significant as it indicat-
ed the presence of glob-
al retail industry giants
in UP.
It has largely been
possible because of the
support given by the
Prime Minister to UP,
and because of the push
given by CM Yogi.
THREE PROJECTS
IN LUCKNOW
Also in Lucknow,
there are three
projects by ANS
Developers Private
Limited. The first
is named Valencia
County with an
investment amount
of Rs 405 crores,
It is expected to be
commissioned by
January 2025, pro-
viding 800 jobs. The
second is Belvedere
Suites at a cost of
Rs 400 crores and is
likely to be commis-
sioned by January
2025. It is expected
to create 300 jobs.
The third, named
Whispering Woods,
coming up at a cost
of Rs 325 crores, is
likely to be commis-
sioned by December.
UP’S PROMINENT
INVESTING PARTIES
Prominent among the
proposals is that from
One97 Communica-
tions (PayTM) which
proposes to set up a
commercial office space
in Noida, which would
include ample retail
space on ground floor.
The proposed invest-
ment is to the tune of
Rs 504 crore and it is
expected to generate
8,000 jobs. It is ex-
pected to be completed
and commissioned by
July 2024.Among other
housing and commer-
cial property projects is
the Aissphra Lifespaces
(Palm Emporio) project
in Gorakhpur investing
Rs 250 crore, expected
commissioning date be-
ing January 2025 with
employment generation
for 400 individuals.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi donned a saffron
cap during a roadshow
in Gujarat in March, all
BJP leaders were seen
wearing similar caps
during the party’s foun-
dation day celebrations
in April.
Uttar Pradesh, which
is fresh out of Assem-
bly elections, has been
quick to catch in on the
trend. BJP MLAs were
recently seen sporting
saffron caps instead of
the usual saffron ‘gam-
chhas’.
According to party
sources, the sleekly de-
signed cap is said to
have been reviewed
multiple times before
being approved.
The fashionable cap
has a thin embroidery
on it along with a plas-
tic ‘Lotus’ pinned on it,
marking the party’s
election symbol.
Sources said the party
has asked all its parlia-
mentarians and senior
leaders to wear the cap
in public. The saffron-
coloured headgear is
expected to become the
identity of BJP workers
in the coming days.
Caps became a talking
point during the recent
Assembly elections
when BJP leaders tar-
geted the red caps worn
by Samajwadi Party
leaders and said during
election meetings that
‘red meant danger’.
SP’s reaction was
marked by a sense of
vengeance and its lead-
ers, particularly Akh-
ilesh Yadav, started
wearing the trademark
red cap at every event.
Seeing the surge of saf-
fron and red in political
functions, other party
leaders also started
wearing their party col-
ours on their heads.
Congress leaders now
wear white caps in the
Assembly and in public
functions, while
Suheldev Bhartiya Sa-
maj Party (SBSP) MLAs
can be seen sporting
yellow caps.
BSP leaders have
their deep blue caps
while Apna Dal leaders
wear blue and red caps.
Vidhan Sabha: Netas ‘cap’italise on new style statement
POLITICAL HUES
Traditional
‘Gamchhas’
are outdated
and caps are
the new
accessory
for politicians
across Uttar
Pradesh
BJP legislators in saffron caps hail Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
as he arrives to attend the first session of the 18th UP Assembly
at Vidhan Bhawan in Lucknow. —PHOTO BY ANI
MNREGA: Women SHGs to
Operate 150 Hi-Tech Nurseries
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To serve the
dual purpose of boost-
ing horticulture and
improving rural liveli-
hoods, the Uttar
Pradesh government
has decided to establish
150 Hi-Tech Nurseries
(which will be based on
Israeli technology) un-
der the MGNREGA
scheme.
The operation of
these Hi-Tech Nurser-
ies will be done by the
women of Self Help
Groups formed under
the Uttar Pradesh
State Rural Livelihood
Mission.
Under the scheme to
be initiated by the Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment, 2 Hi-Tech Nurser-
ies is being developed in
each district to grow
fruits like plum, pome-
granate, jackfruit, lem-
on, mango, guava, mor-
inga, dragon-fruit etc.
and several vegetables
as per the demands
based on the local geo-
graphical conditions
and surrounding areas.
It is to be noted that
the Indo-Israel Centre
for Excellence has been
established in Basti and
Kannauj for fruits and
vegetables respectively,
so that farmers can get
quality seedlings
MORE TO IT
DY CM ON INSPECTION MODE
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak visits Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital for inspection,
in Prayagraj on Sunday.
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO
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CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: DeputyCM Keshav Prasad Maurya on
Sunday said the Congress is making an “unsuccess-
ful attempt” to politicise the National Herald case.
“Corruption is the national character of the Congress,”
Maurya told reporters here. Maurya alleged that the
Congress leaders have started meddling with the coun-
try’s “peace” and “identity” after the ED unveiled their
wrongdoing. The Congress leaders should know that
Modi government at the Centre won’t allow anyone to
plunder the country’s resources, he said.
MUNICIPAL BABU
SUSPENDED ON
GRAFT CHARGE
Ballia: An executive of-
ficer of Ballia Municipal
Council was suspended
on graft charges, an
official said on Sunday.
Ballia Chief Treasury
Officer Vivek Srivastava
also said Executive Of-
ficer Dinesh Vishwakar-
ma will remain attached
to the office of director
of the Directorate of
Local Bodies during
the suspension period.
District administration
officials said the officer
had paid Rs 6.48 lakh
for a purchase without
taking approval of com-
petent authority.
48-YEAR-OLD
FARMER
ELECTROCUTED
Muzaffarnagar: A
48-yr-old farmer was
electrocuted when he
came in contact with a
high-tension wire close
to a tubewell in his fields
here, police said on
Sunday. Sanjiv Kumar
had gone to irrigate his
fields at Kadirpur village
on Saturday night when
the accident took place.
Police have sent the
body for a post-mor-
tem examination. Irate
over the incident, some
farmers started a protest
at Bhopa, seeking com-
pensation for Kumar’s
family.
CONG MAKING‘UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT’
TO POLITICISE HERALD CASE: MAURYA
During the pandemic, as compared to other countries,
India has performed very well, be it 193-cr vaccinations
or giving free rations to 80-cr people, says Union Minister
India, the world’s fastest growing economy is moving
ahead with 8.7 per cent, the GST collections have
reached 1.5 lakh crore, he added
1 2
‘Noplaceforviolenceindemocracy’
Lucknow (PTI): Union
minister Anurag Thak-
ur on Sunday said there
is “no place for violence
in a democracy”, appar-
ently referring to recent
violent protests in sever-
al parts of the country
against the controver-
sial remarks of sus-
pended BJP functionary
Nupur Sharma on
Prophet Mohammad.
Cases have been reg-
istered in Uttar
Pradesh, Delhi, Maha-
rashtra and other states
where people held mas-
sive protests after Fri-
day prayers demanding
the arrest of former
BJP spokespersons
Sharma and Naveen
Kumar Jindal.
Speaking to reporters
here, Information and
Broadcasting minister
said, “There is no place
for violence in a democ-
racy
. Everybody should
get an opportunity to
put his point of view in
a democracy
. And when
the problems can be re-
solved through talks,
then there is no place for
stone-pelting, arson and
unruly behaviour.”
Leaders or organisa-
tions should not add fuel
to the fire, he stressed.
The Union minister
said law and order is a
state subject and in or-
der to maintain it, they
should take strict possi-
ble action against the
rioters.
He claimed violent
protests are being delib-
erately planned to viti-
ate the atmosphere in
the state and in the
country
.
“During corona pan-
demic, as compared to
other countries, India
has performed very
well. Be it 193 crore vac-
cinations, giving free
rations to 80 crore poor
people continuously for
28 months or bringing
back 23,000 students un-
der Operation Ganga
from Ukraine. The econ-
omy has been strength-
ened further, and India,
the world’s fastest grow-
ing economy is moving
ahead with 8.7 per cent.
The GST collections
have reached 1.5 lakh
crore,” he said.
Earlier in the day,
Thakur participated in
a cleanliness pro-
grammeattheKDSingh
Babu Stadium here, and
contributed in cleaning
the area.
Sultanpur (PTI): A
moving BMW car sud-
denly caught fire on
Lucknow-Varanasi
highway here, forcing
the driver to jump out
of it to save his life, po-
lice said on Sunday.
According to eyewit-
nesses, the incident
had taken at around
11.30 pm on Saturday.
Some local residents
placed barricades on
the road to signal other
vehicles passing
through about the
burning car.
Fire tenders were
called to put out the
blaze, the police said.
Mohd Irfan, the man
driving the car, said
that he had come to
Lucknow on Saturday
morning to get his car
serviced, and was re-
turning to Varanasi af-
ter getting it done. Sud-
denly, the engine of the
car got locked, and be-
fore he could under-
stand anything, smoke
started coming out
from the car and
it caught fire, the Ghazi-
pur resident
said, according to the
police. Bandhua Kala
Station SO Ravindra
Singh said that the inci-
dent occurred near the
police training school.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Central
Bureau of Investigation
(CBI), Income Tax De-
partment and all agen-
cies are being misused
to suppress voices, the
Congress claimed on
Sunday, as Rahul Gand-
hi and Sonia Gandhi
have been summoned
by the Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) in a mon-
ey laundering case
linked to the National
Herald newspaper- As-
sociated Journals Lim-
ited, this June.
Addressing a press
briefing here on Sunday
,
Sachin Pilot, a senior
leader of the grand old
party
, said all leaders of
the party were ready for
any type of question,
but it was important to
put forth ‘the truth’ be-
fore the country
.
“The Central agen-
cies that had the full
confidence of the peo-
ple, today
, are known by
all to be working as per
the whims and fancies
of the Central govern-
ment. They will only do
what brings benefits to
the Bharatiya Janata
Party,” Pilot said. The
Congress leader added,
“Is it possible that in the
whole country, not one
BJP leader has ever
committed any wrong
that his or her proper-
ties are raided, and an
enquiry is set up?’”
Rahul Gandhi would
be heading to the ED of-
fice for interrogation in
the money laundering
case linked to the Na-
tional Herald newspa-
per-AssociatedJournals
Limited on June 13. For
the said date, the Con-
gress is preparing for a
major show of strength
in Delhi, as per sources.
On June 13, Congress is
planning to stage ‘sa-
tyagraha’ in front of ED
offices in all states
across India.
First India Bureau
Azamgarh: Action was
taken against three ac-
cused under National
Security Act (NSA) into
matter of deaths due to
poisonous liquor in Ma-
hul under Ahirauna police
station area here. Anurag
Arya, SP said NSA was
imposed against accused
of illegal liquor trade. He
said 13 persons had lost
their lives while several
others faced health dis-
abilities after consuming
liquor sold from shop of
Rangesh Yadav, nephew
of SP MLA Ramakant
Yadav. He said case
was registered against
accused under Section
60 (A) of Excise Act
and sections 272, 273,
420, 467, 471 of IPC.
Action was also taken
under Gangster Act and
their assets were seized
as per proceedings. He
said NSA was imposed
on Mohd Naeem, Mohd
Faeem and Shahbaz and
further proceedings were
underway. All accused
were jailed.
When problems can be resolved through talks, then there is no place for
stone-pelting, arson unruly behaviour, says IB Minister Anurag Thakur
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur lays
a garland on a child upon arrival at Chhoti Jugauli area, in Lucknow on Sunday. (Bottom) Anurag
Thakur eats mango with BJP Scheduled Front leader Kundan Gautam in Lucknow. — PHOTO BY ANI
CLEAN INDIA IS KEY TO
FIT INDIA, POWERFUL
INDIA: THAKUR
Union Information and Broadcasting, youth af-
fairs and sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur
today said clean India is the key to fit India and
powerful India. Addressing the players of Sports
Authority of India (SAI) and members of Nehru
Yuva Kendra in Lucknow the Minister said that at
a time when country is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav, we should develop a culture of sports
and fitness in India. He said government is trying
to provide all facilities to the players. He flagged
off the Fit India, clean india run rally today morning
at Hazratganj, Lucknow. Later he participated
in a function of NYK and SAI at KD Singh Babu
stadium Lucknow. Emphasising on the necessity
of cleanliness Thakur said on the occasion that the
cleanliness drive launched by NDA government
has changed a lot in the country and changed the
mindset of the people.
Minister Anurag Thakur takes up the broom at an event in
Lucknow on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Energy
Minister AK Sharma to-
day said that the State
Government was deter-
mined to provide ade-
quate and uninterrupt-
ed power supply to all
the electricity consum-
ers. He said all the con-
sumers should pay their
bills on time.
Due to non-payment
of bills regularly, the
amount due to the con-
sumers increases and
theyareunabletopay
.In
order to give relief to
consumers, the Energy
Departmenthasdecided
to delay the distribution
of all electric load of do-
mestic (LMV-1) and pri-
vate tube wells (LMV-5)
and commercial (MMV-
2) categories of consum-
ers of 05 kW electric
load in urban and rural
areas. He said One-time
settlement scheme
(OTS) with 100% waiver
of surcharge (interest) /
surcharge was imple-
mented on June 1, 2022.
This scheme will be
applicable till June 30,
2022. Under the scheme,
consumers now had 18
days left to take advan-
tage of the discount on
their dues.
The Energy Minister
said so far, 7.19 lakh peo-
ple took advantage of
the one-time settlement
scheme and deposited
Rs 432 crore as the first
installment. This had
given them relief of Rs
110 crore on their inter-
est exemption. He said
that there were about
2.75 crore defaulting
consumers, who could
pay their outstanding
bills by taking advan-
tage of this scheme. He
said under the scheme
the department was ex-
pected to get the out-
standing revenue of Rs
35,000 crore.
Under the scheme fa-
cility had been provid-
ed to the defaulting con-
sumers to deposit their
dues in monthly install-
ments along with the
bills of the coming
months.
He said consumers
with arrears amounting
to over Rs one lakh will
get the facility to deposit
the amount in maxi-
mum 12 installments
whileforthosewhohave
outstanding amount up
to Rs 1 lakh, in six in-
stallments. He said the
disconnected connec-
tion of the consumers
would also be reconnect-
ed as soon as the first
installment was paid by
joining this scheme.
Energy minister lays stress on payment of pending electricity dues
FOR ADEQUATE POWER
AK Sharma, Energy Minister
Close shave for
driver as BMW
car catches fire
D-DAY
Candidates appear for the UP PCS prelims exam in Moradabad on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
EASY OPTIONS
Central agencies being misused
to suppress voices: Sachin Pilot
Congress leader Sachin Pilot during the press meet in Lucknow
on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
NSA AGAINST ILLEGAL LIQUOR TRADERS
Keshav Prasad Maurya addressing a press conference at BJP
office in Lucknow on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
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Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
The youth power of the country is the
cornerstone of New India and in the
last eight years we have left no stone
unturned to empower it. Be it the new
education policy or the expansion of
IITs and IIMs, from new start-ups and
unicorns to Khelo India Kendra, every
necessary initiative has been taken for
the youth.
NsitharamanOffice
@nsitharamanoffc
Indian economy has rebounded
strongly despite 3 significant
#COVID19 waves, the US Treasury
has said in report to Congress...
After contracting 7% in 2020, output
returned to pre-pandemic levels by 2nd
quarter of 2021, with full-year 2021
growth of 8%.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
But seek first the kingdom
of God and his
righteousness, and all these
things will be added to you.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
TRADE WAR IS
ALL SET TO BEGIN
AT WTO MEET
IN GENEVA
ommerce and trade
ministers from 164
member-countries
are scheduled to meet
at the 12th Ministeri-
alConferenceof theWorldTrade
Organisation at Geneva from
June 12-15, 2022. The meeting is
taking place after a gap of two
years as the one due in 2020 was
postponed due to the pandemic.
There are a host of thorny issues
like subsidies, export restric-
tionsonfarmproductsetc.which
the developed countries want
eased. The developing countries
insist on retaining them in their
own interests. In the agriculture
sector, developed countries are
opposed to imposition of export
curbs in certain cases but India
is against the proposal as it may
hurt domestic food security
.
Subsidy in fishery is another
issue which the big countries
want developing countries to
cut while continuing with deep
sea fishing. India wants the big
countries to slash subsidies
first. The developed countries
will try to have their way but In-
dia and other developing na-
tions are ready for a face-off.
TOP TWEETS
C
lections to find
Ram Nath Ko-
vind’s successor
will be held in
July
. The Bharati-
ya Janata Party is all geared
up with numbers to ensure
victory of the National Demo-
cratic Alliance candidate. On
its own the NDA is short by
13,000 votes but its allies---the
Biju Janata Dal of Orissa and
the YSR Congress Party of
Andhra Pradesh---have more
votes than needed to see the
NDA nominee through. The
BJD has over 31,000 votes and
the YSRCP has 43,000 votes.
A fragmented opposition
has its task cut out. First of all
ithastoensureunityinitsdif-
ferent camps. Unity efforts
have resulted in a face-off be-
tween Congress President So-
nia Gandhi and West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee with
both the leaders have called
for separate meetings urging
different political parties to
cometogether.MamataBaner-
jee has asked several opposi-
tion leaders, including Sonia
Gandhi and chief ministers
foran“effectiveandstrongop-
position against divisive forc-
es”. Her initiative has taken
many leaders by surprise.
Mamata’s initiative came
afterSoniaGandhihadsetthe
ball rolling when the Election
Commission announced the
scheduleforPresidentialelec-
tions.Likeinseveralprevious
Presidential elections, Mama-
ta has thrown her hat in the
ring even if it means jeopard-
ising the opposition’s chanc-
es.Theoutcomeof theopposi-
tion’s efforts to close ranks
can easily be foreseen. Based
on that, it is also easy to pre-
dict the NDA’s success in the
July 18 election to the nation’s
highest office as both the ini-
tiators of opposition unity
lack the ability to secure sup-
port of all regional satraps.
BEFORE PREZ POLL THE
SHOW OF DISUNITY
Outcome of opposition’s
efforts to close ranks
can easily be foreseen.
Based on that, it is
also easy to predict
the NDA’s success in
July 18 election to
nation’s highest office
as both initiators of
opposition unity lack
ability to secure support
of all regional satraps
E
ne of the complexities of Raj
Dharmaistheneedtobalance
scarce resources and priori-
tisewhatisbest‘forthelargest
goodof thelargestnumber’.A
state has to maintain a fine
balance between interests
whichareantagonistictoeach
other and evolve a consensus
that is more or less acceptable
to the key stakeholders. In
fact, the clash between legisla-
tiveintent,judicialinterpreta-
tion and the ground level is-
sues which administrators
havetofaceisperhapsinevita-
ble.Thisinevitabilityperhaps
explains the title of Gur-
charan Das’s book ‘The Diffi-
culty of Bring Good’ – for if
beinggoodwaseasy
,mostpeo-
ple would prefer to do so, and
the world would neither need
the state, not Raj Dharma!
In the Indian context , there
are three additional points
which add to the complexity :
we have a carefully crafted
compromisebetweentheFun-
damental Rights and the Di-
rective Principles of State
Policy , contradictions be-
tween rights of individuals as
citizens of India rights
which emanate from their
membership of a community
– SC/ST/OBC/Minority com-
munity , and last but not the
least ,a very wide disparity in
the economic, social, cultural,
intellectual endowments with
which people are born .
Overtime,manyof theseis-
sues are resolved, but newer
ones emerge for we live in a
world in which the expecta-
tions of stakeholders will al-
ways exceed the capacity of
the state to fulfil them. When
the state expands its capacity
,
it extends its powers, includ-
ing those of coercion. The
very first amendment to the
Constitution saw the dilution
of theRighttoFreedomof Ex-
pression,aswellasof theFun-
damental Right to Property
and endorsement of sedition
laws. In fact, without the first
amendment, the abolition of
Zamindari would have been
rendered difficult, if not im-
possible. The main argument
proffered by the state was that
addressing issues of hunger
and employment took prece-
dence over any other Right
enshrinedintheConstitution.
Over the years, there was a
political consensus on land
reforms as well the need to
strengthen the PDS and some
kind of an employment guar-
antee, and finally in the first
decade of this century
, the
Right to Work and the Right to
Food were adopted in a rare
showof bipartisanconsensus.
As things stand today
, The Na-
tional Food security Act cov-
ers nearly seventy percent of
thepopulationandofferscere-
als, pulses, oil, and sugar at
affordable rates. PDS outlets
across the country as well as
welfare schemes like Mid-day
meal and ICDS centres for ex-
pectant and lactating mothers
have addressed the issue of
hunger and absolute depriva-
tion. Besides,theMGNREGA,
has ensured that the landless
and the marginal farmers
haveatleastahundreddaysof
employment in a year. Be-
tween these two rights, the is-
sue of Roti (basic food) has
been resolved.
In the hierarchy of basic
needs, next to Roti is Kapda –
clothing. Till three decades
ago, many state governments
ran the ‘dhoti- saree scheme’
to provide two sets of clothes
to the BPL families before the
festival season. To the best of
my knowledge this has been
discontinued in all states, for
the‘market’hasaddressedthe
needs of all segments of soci-
ety
, including those at the Bot-
tomof thePyramid(BoP).The
expansionof thetextileindus-
try
, coupled with availability
of recycled clothes, rejects
from brands and export sur-
pluses have ensured that al-
most everyone in the country
– from the workers at con-
struction sites to nursing as-
sistants – have access to
clothes as well as footwear.
Thus, we have the interest-
ing proposition under which
thestateensuredRoti,andthe
markets provided Kapda.
Working in tandem they have
also been able to address the
issue of Bijli(power), Sadak
(roads) and Paani(water).
While the state has offered
subsidy for the consumption
of some basic units of water
and electricity to very house-
hold, the tolling at the high-
ways has generated resources
fortheroadbuildingprogram.
However, with respect to a
roof over every head - neither
the state, nor the market has
a grip over the situation. This
is further complicated by the
fact that the judiciary is giv-
ing two sets of instructions.
While on the one hand some
High Courts have directed
the district administration
and municipal authorities to
remove all encroachments
and report compliance to the
court:TheSChasheldinCha-
meli Devi versus the state of
UP that the right to shelter is
a fundamental right available
to every citizen and it was
read into Article 21 of Funda-
mental Rights and Article 39
of Directive Principles of
State Policy of Constitution
of India as encompassing
within its ambit, the right to
shelter to make the right to
life more meaningful.
Isitnotcommonknowledge
that an overwhelming major-
ity of those who live in the
most precarious conditions in
Malin Bastis or JJ clusters be-
long to the BoP
, and do not
havethewherewithaltoowna
roof over their head? The liv-
ing conditions in the slums –
whether authorised or unau-
thorised – are not such that if
a person can afford to, she will
not move out. Is it not obvious
that the land on which their
dwelling unit is built is an en-
croachment? If this be case,
then threat of removal actu-
ally makes the occupants of
these unauthorised colonies
‘electoral fodder’ for parties?
As the occupation is not legal,
the threat of eviction, coupled
with prospects of regularisa-
tion keep voters in a state of
permanent dependency
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
O
However, if, and only if
political parties , cutting
across party lines evolve a
consensus on the Right to
Shelter will we be able to
move ahead and find
innovative financial, legal
and technology packages to
address the issue .After all , if
we harbour the ambition of
emerging as a global power
with a five trillion-dollar
economy by 2025, and forty
trillion by 2047 , we will
have to factor in the
burgeoning need and
demand for ecologically
sustainable, financially
stable, culturally enriching
habitations in which
children and women have
amenities to ensure their
development as per the SDGs
to which India is a
signatory.
SANJEEV CHOPRA
The writer is Distinguished Fellow,
USI Delhi and Historian Policy
Analyst. Also former Director,
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy
of Administration, Mussoorie
YOU READ RAJ DHARMA 10 ON MAY 30, 2022
A roof over every head?
RAJ DHARMA 11
Clash between legislative
intent, judicial
interpretation and the
ground level issues which
administrators have to face
is perhaps inevitable. This
inevitability perhaps
explains title of Gurcharan
Das’s book ‘The Difficulty
of Bring Good’ – for if
being good was easy, most
people would prefer to do
so, world would neither
need state, not Raj Dharma!
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New Delhi (ANI): With
Chief Economic Advi-
sor V Anantha Nag-
eswaran citing the IMF
forecast that the Indian
economy would cross
USD 5 trillion by 2026-27,
senior Congress leader
PChidambaramonSun-
day said the goal of a
USD 5 trillion GDP ap-
pears to be a case of
”shifting goalposts” as
the original target year
was 2023-24.
Speaking at the fi-
nance ministry’s iconic
week celebrations of
’Azadi ka Amrit Mahot-
sav’, Nageswaran had
said last week that IMF
has forecast the Indian
economy to cross USD 5
trillion by 2026-27. In-
dia’s GDP in dollar
terms has already
crossed USD 3 trillion.
Reacting to the remarks,
Chidambaram said the
”goal of a USD 5 trillion
GDPappearstobeacase
of ’shifting goalposts’”.
The original target
year was 2023-24, the for-
mer finmin said.
Goal of $5 tn GDP appears to be case
of ‘shifting goalposts’: P Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram
EVMs are not designed for the
voting system of Prez election
The EVM is an aggregator of votes and under the system of proportional representation
New Delhi: Ever won-
dered why electronic
voting machines, used
in four LS elections and
127 assembly polls since
2004, are not deployed
in polls to elect the Pres-
ident and VP of India.
The EVMs are based
on a technology where
they work as an aggre-
gator of votes in direct
elections such as the LS
and state assemblies.
Voters press the button
against the name of the
candidate of their
choice and the one who
bags the maximum
number of votes is de-
clared elected. But the
election of the Presi-
dent is held in accord-
ance with the system of
proportional represen-
tation by means of sin-
gle transferable vote.
The EVMs, officials ex-
plained, are not de-
signed to register this
system of voting. The
EVM is an aggregator
of votes and under the
system of proportional
representation. In other
words, a different type
of EVM would be need.
Subsequently, in 1989,
Parliament amended
the Representation of
the People Act, 1951.
RS win morale
booster for
the BJP
New Delhi: The RS
poll results came as a
morale booster for the
Modi govt ahead of next
month’s Prez election.
The BJP won 24 of the
57 RS seats on which
biennial polls were held.
Mamata calls
Oppn meeting
over prez poll
New Delhi: WB CM
Mamata Banerjee has
invited leaders of 19
political parties to a
meeting in Delhi next
Wednesday to produce
a “confluence of Oppo-
sition voices” for polls.
LALU PRASAD YADAV TO CONTEST PRESIDENT POLLS,
BUT NOT THE ONE WHO COMES TO MIND
Patna: In the upcoming
Presidential election, Lalu
Prasad Yadav plans to
throw his hat in the ring,
firm in his belief that there
must be a Bihari in the
contest. However, he is
not the Rashtriya Janata
Dal chief.A resident of
Saran district, which
incidentally has been
the karmabhoomi of his
famous namesake, Yadav
claims to have already
booked a flight ticket to
Delhi where he proposes
to file his nomination
papers on June 15. ‘‘My
papers got rejected last
time’’, said Lalu.
Terrorist responsible for killing
JK cop neutralised in encounter
Srinagar: The terrorist
responsible for the kill-
ingof JammuandKash-
mir police personnel
Reyaz Ahmad was
among three LeT terror-
ists neutralized in an
overnight encounter
with security forces at
Drabgam area in South
Kashmir’sPulwamadis-
trict, officials said on
Sunday
.
“At about 1855 hrs,
acting on specific infor-
mation generated by Po-
lice regarding presence
of terrorists in village
Drabgam area of Pul-
wama, a joint cordon
search operation was
launched by Police,
Army and CRPF in the
said area,” police said.
“In the ensuing encoun-
ter, three local terrorists
of proscribedterrorout-
fit LeT were killed and
their bodies were re-
trieved from the site of
encounter,” police said.
Police have registered a
case and investigation
has been initiated.
—REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
JK GOVT ANNOUNCES RELIEF FOR
HOUSEBOAT OWNERS SHIKARAWALAS
Srinagar : Jammu and
Kashmir govt on Sun-
day announced relief
for houseboat owners
and shikarawalas in the
Union Territory. An official
statement said: “Giving
big relief to the houseboat
owners and shikarawalas
of Jammu and Kash-
mir, the Administrative
Council, which met here
under the chairmanship
of Lt Guv Manoj Sinha,
approved the proposal of
Tourism Dept to provide
subsidised timber for
repairs and maintenance
of houseboats and taxi
shikaras. “The decision
will provide timber for
minor/periodical repairs
and maintenance of regis-
tered houseboats on 50%
discount.
Mamata’s focus is on Oppn
not on those on rampage: BJP
New Delhi: After West
Bengal Leader of the
Opposition Suvendu
Adhikari was stopped
from visiting Howrah,
the BJP on Sunday said
that all of CM Mamata
focus is on opposition
and not on people who
are on the rampage in
her state.
WB BJP President
Sukanta Majumdar was
arrested on Saturday
afternoon while he was
on his way to Howrah
where tension has been
brewing for the past few
days over remarks
made against Prophet
Muhammad by two now
suspended BJP spokes-
persons. WB BJP co-in-
charge Amit Malviya
tweeted: “After putting
BJP WB President Su-
kanta Majumdar under
detention, Mamata Ba-
nerjee is now ensuring
that LoP Suvendu Adhi-
kari is not able to visit
Howrah, where BJP of-
fices have been gutted.
Her entire focus is on
the opposition, not on
rampaging ‘Dudhel
Gais’, as she calls
them.”Malviya also
shared a letter ad-
dressed to Inspector.
BJP’s Amit Malviya
CRUCIAL READ
Ujjain: Spurred by Union minister Nitin
Gadkari’s promise that his ministry would
allot `1,000 crore per kilogram of weight
lost by Ujjain MP Anil Firojiya for devel-
opment works, the latter has claimed that
he is now lighter by 15 kgs and entitled to
ask for `15,000 crore fund.The challenge
to lose weight started in February this year
after Nitin Gadkari made the “funds for flab”
promise while addressing an event in Ujjain
in which the foundation stones of a few
projects were laid.
BJP MP LOSES 15 KG AFTER GADKARI
PROMISES RS 1,000 CRORE FUNDS
Vijayawada: A teenager allegedly committed
suicide after his friends mocked him follow-
ing defeat in online game PUBG. The incident
was reported from Machilipatnam town of
Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Sunday.
The 16-year-old felt reportedly humiliated
after his friends mocked him when he lost
the online game. He came home and alleged-
ly hanged himself to the ceiling fan.Police
shifted the body for autopsy and took up
investigation. District Cong president Tantia
Kumari, demanded govt to ban PUBG .
BOY KILLS SELF AFTER FRIENDS
MOCK HIM OVER DEFEAT IN PUBG
Mumbai: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will visit
Maharashtra to inau-
gurate the Jal Bhushan
Building and Gallery
of Revolutionaries at
Raj Bhavan in Mumbai
on June 14, said the
Prime Minister’s Office
(PMO). During his visit,
the Prime Minister will
inaugurate Jagadguru Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Temple in Dehu, Pune, and Jal Bhushan Building
and Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhavan in
Mumbai. In the evening, the Prime Minister will
participate in Dwishatabdi Mahotsav (200 years’
celebration) of ‘Bombay Samachar’ (now Mumbai
Samachar) at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO
VISIT MAHARASHTRA ON JUNE 14
5 devotees in
Bengal killed
due to heat at
religious fest
New Delhi: Five elder-
ly devotees died and 40
others were inured due
to heat and humidity
amid a crowd surge at a
religious gathering in
Bengal on Sunday
. Doz-
ens of people, most
without masks, were
seen jammed together
in visuals from the
event at Barrackpore
sub-division of North
24 Parganas district.
“Distressed to know
of 5 old devotees’ death
due to heat and humid-
ity in Danda Mahotsav
at ISKCON temple at
Panihati, tweeted CM-
Mamata Banerjee. “Au-
thorities have rushed to
the spot, she informed.
According to adminis-
tration sources, “The
accident took place un-
der the pressure of ex-
treme crowd and tem-
perature.
The temple and was
closed for the last two-
years. So, this year, the
event saw a huge crowd
of about two and a half
to three lakh people”.
“The police administra-
tion had no advance in-
formation about the
crowd, they said.
Over 19L devotees took
Char Dham Yatra in ‘22
Dehradun: Over 19
lakhs devotees under-
took the Char Dham
Yatra since the pilgrim-
age began on May 3 this
year, informed the
Badrinath-Kedarnath
Temple Committee on
Sunday
.
Temple Committee
said that till the evening
of June 11, the total
number of pilgrims
who reached Uttara-
khand Chardham is
19,04,253 (nineteen lakh
four thousand two hun-
dred fifty-three). From
May 8 to June 11 even-
ing, 6,57,547 pilgrims
reached Badrinath
Dham while 6,33,548 pil-
grims have reached the
Kedarnath Dham from
May 6 to June 11 even-
ing. Meanwhile, a total
of 91 pilgrims have lost
their lives during the
course of the Char Dam
Yatra in Uttarakhand
till May 27.
Kedarnath Temple
Will SP lose Azamgarh and Rampur seats before BJP’s ‘trump cards’?
Sharat K Verma
Lucknow: Elections to
both Azamgarh and
Rampur Lok Sabha
seats are to be held on
June 23. If BJP wins
even one of these seats,
it will be a big setback
for the Samajwadi Par-
ty as both the seats are
heavily influenced by
SP
.InthelastLokSabha
elections, Akhilesh Ya-
dav himself had con-
tested from Azamgarh
and got more than 60
per cent votes. Before
him, Mulayam Singh
Yadav had won from
thisseatinthe2014elec-
tions. Thus it is a se-
cured seat of the party
and the Mulayam fami-
ly
. Similarly
, Azam
Khan, who was the par-
ty’s Muslim face in
Rampur, had won and
the seat fell vacant due
to his resignation. SP
cannotaffordtoloseany
seat, on the other hand
BJP is laying cards to
win both the seats.
The first card seems
to be fitting the bill. The
BSP, which indirectly
helped the BJP in the
assembly elections, has
announced that it will
not contest the Rampur
seat and will field Shah
Alam from the Azam-
garhseat.Thisbetisgo-
ing to help BJP, which
wants to create a one-
on-one contest in Ram-
pur. The second ‘trump
card’of BJPisMukhtar
AbbasNaqvi,whomthe
party will field from
Rampur. If Azam Khan
does not come out open-
ly to defeat BJP on this
seat, then BJP will win.
Similarly
,inAzamgarh,
if the BJP fielded a
member of the Mulay-
am family, the contest
would become interest-
ing.Inresponse,if Akh-
ilesh contests his wife,
then the contest will be
of equal powers!
(L) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav (R) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Elections to both
Azamgarh and
Rampur LS seats
are to be held on
June 23. If BJP
wins even one of
these seats, it
will be a big
setback for the
Samajwadi Party
PM SHOULD’VE INTERVENED, SILENCE
NOT NEW: CHIDAMBARAM ON PROPHET
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HIGH SECURITY
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EYING GUJARAT ASSEMBLY POLLS,
AAP APPOINTS NEW OFFICE BEARERS
FORMER TV JOURNO ISUDAN GADHVI IS NAT’L JT GEN SECY
Ahmedabad (ANI):
Eying Gujarat assem-
bly polls later this year,
the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) on Sunday an-
nounced a new organi-
zation structure for Gu-
jarat with over 850 of-
fice bearers. The party
has appointed Kishorb-
hai Desai as the state
president (frontal or-
ganization) and Manoj
Sorathiya as the state
general secretary
.
“MAJOR AN-
NOUNCEMENT AAP
announces a New Or-
ganization structure
for Gujarat with over
850 office bearers Shri
@isudan_gadhvi has
been appointed as the
National Joint General
Secretary Shri Indra-
nil Rajguru has been
appointed as the Na-
tional Joint Secretary
Best wishes,” the AAP
posted on its official
Twitter handle.Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal-led party has
appointed Isudan Gad-
hvi as the national
joint general secretary
of Gujarat, while In-
dranil Rajguru has
been appointed the na-
tional joint secretary
of the state.Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal-led party, on June
8, said its Gujarat or-
ganizational structure
has been dissolved to
restructure the party
unit with the aim to de-
feat the ruling Bharati-
ya Janata Party
(BJP) in the State As-
sembly elections due
later this year.
AAP announces new organization structure for Gujarat with over 850 office bearers.
AAP TO CONTEST ALL SEATS, ANNOUNCE
CM CANDIDATE AT RIGHT TIME: KEJRI
BJP SLAMS AAP
AS COUNCILLOR'S
SON OPENS FIRE
Chandigarh: BJP leader
Manjinder Singh Sirsa on
Sunday hit out at Punjab
chief minister Bhagwant
Mann after AAP council-
lor's son opened fire
killing one and injuring
three others. Stating that
an innocent person died
in the presence of the
police, the BJP leader said
Punjab is crying tears
of blood under Mann's
leadership while Mann is
counting his achievements
in Himachal.A 35-year-
old man was killed
and three others were
injured after the son of an
AAP woman councillor
Charandeep Singh, alias
Babba, opened fire over
a property dispute at the
100-Feet Road area falling
under the B-Division
police station in Amritsar
city. A video of the incident
has gone viral in which a
police party is purportedly
seen present at the spot
when the firing incident
happened. The deceased
has been identified as
Gurpartap Singh, alias
Raja, while the injured are
his friends who has not
been identified yet.
New Delhi- India
logged 8,582 new coro-
navirus infections tak-
ing the total tally of
Covid-19 cases to
4,32,22,017, while the ac-
tive cases increased to
44,513, according to the
Union Health Ministry
data updated on Sunday
.
The death toll
climbed to 5,24,761 with
four fatalities, the data
updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases com-
prises 0.10 per cent of
the total infections,
while the national Cov-
id-19 recovery rate was
recorded at 98.66 %, the
ministry said. An in-
crease of 4,143 cases has
been recorded in the ac-
tive Covid-19 caseload
in a span of 24 hours.
India logs
India logs
8,582 new
8,582 new
Covid-19
Covid-19
cases,4
cases,4
deaths
deaths
New York : Inactivated and mRNA Covid-19
vaccines appear to be safe for patients treated
for hypothyroidism, say researchers. The
study, to be presented at ENDO 2022, found
that these vaccines do not cause significant
fluctuations in thyroid function and are not
associated with increased risks of emergency
department visits or unscheduled hospitalisa-
tions. No previous studies have looked at any
possible relationship between COVID-19 vac-
cines and unstable thyroid function control
among patients receiving thyroid hormone
replacement for hypothyroidism, said lead
researcher David T.W
. Lui from the University
of Hong Kong.Our reassuring findings
should encourage patients treated for hypo-
thyroidism to get vaccinated against Covid-19
for protection from potentially worse Covid-
19-related outcomes, Lui added.
Covid vax likely safe for
hypothyroidism patients
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC will on Monday pro-
nounce its verdict on a
plea by CPI(M) leaders
Brinda Karat and KM
Tiwari challenging the
trial court’s refusal to
direct registration of
FIR against Union Min-
ister Anurag Thakur
and his BJP colleague
and MP Pravesh Verma
for their alleged hate
speeches over anti-CAA
protest at Shaheen Bagh
here.
Justice Chandra Dha-
ri Singh had reserved
the order on March 25
on the petition which
claimed that an FIR
shouldbelodgedagainst
the leaders as a cognis-
able offence is made out
against the leaders and
that they were only ask-
ing the police to investi-
gate the matter.
The petitioners had
alleged in their com-
plaint before the trial
court that “Thakur and
Verma had sought to in-
cite people as a result of
which three incidents
of firing took place at
two different protest
sites in Delhi”.
First India Bureau
Udhampur: Union
Minister Dr Jitendra
Singh on Sunday said
that PM Modi personi-
fies the true essence of
democracy, wherein
common man from a
humble background
can rise to the highest
echelons on the basis of
sheer merit and peo-
ple’s popular support.
Addressing a BJP
meeting, Dr Jitendra
Singh said, the true es-
sence of democracy is
that whenever a new
child is born, regard-
less of whatever is the
social or economic sta-
tus or lineage of the
household, the mother
should have the confi-
dence to dream that in a
democratic order, even
her child has the oppor-
tunity to achieve the
highest position in hier-
archy. If that be so,
Modi’s rise to the posi-
tion of PM restored the
faith of common people
in democratic strength
and the values of India.
At the same time, it
also marked the end of
dynasticism that had
resulted in family rule
of successive genera-
tions at the Centre. Dr
Jitendra Singh noted
that the public welfare
schemes and pro-
grammes introduced by
Modi during last 8 years
for benefit of deprived
sections of society are
in fact redemption of
six decades of struggle
by BJP for establishing
a governance system
based on the principle
of “Appeasement to
None Justice to All”.
Delhi HC verdict today
on plea for hate speech
‘PM personifies true essence of democracy’
Mumbai: “The situa-
tion is not in our favour
these days... For some
time you carry out your
work from inside the
central jail, do not wor-
ry about anything,”
Nana Patekar told Ajay
Devgan in the 2005 Bol-
lywood flick ‘
Apaharan’.
The movie in the be-
ginning also mentions
that all characters and
incidents in the film are
fictitious and any re-
semblance to any per-
son -- be it living or dead
-- is purely coincidental.
The public believed the
director’s version as
such things can only
happen in reel life, and
not in the real world.
However, incidents like
the killing of acclaimed
Punjabi singer Sidhu
Moosewala have made
the people rethink
whether the movie was
just a figment of imagi-
nation of the script
writer or a reality
.
Soon after the brutal
murder of Moosewala,
Punjab Police had made
apprehension that
jailed gangster Law-
rence Bishnoi could be
behind it. Since then,
the Special Cell of Delhi
Police took the custody
of Bishnoi, who was at
that time lodged in the
high-security Tihar Jail
in a MCOCA (Maha-
rashtra Control of Or-
ganised Crime Act)
case.
He is allegedly in-
volved in more than
five-dozen criminal cas-
es lodged against him in
Delhi, Haryana, Ra-
jasthan and Punjab and
had once even threat-
ened to kill Bollywood
star Salman Khan.
While reports kept
coming everyday re-
garding the involve-
ment of Bishnoi in
Moosewala’s killing, the
police could not finding
anything concrete in
the matter to divulge
the information with
the media. It was also
reported that Lawrence
Bishnoi was not cooper-
ating with the police.
On June 2, Sachin Bish-
noi, a nephew of Law-
rence claimed responsi-
bility for Moosewala’s
murder while speaking
to a news channel. He
claimed that Mossewa-
la’s murder was a re-
venge for the killing of
Youth Akali Dal leader
Vicky Middukhera in
August last year.
Moosewala killer Lawrence, but wasn’t he in jail?
PULSE
DAILY
DAILY
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
chief Parkash Singh Badal’s health is said
to be improving a day after he was admitted
to Fortis Hospital in Mohali. The five-time
Punjab chief minister was rushed to the hos-
pital on Saturday night with complaints of
gastritis and bronchial asthma. His condition
is said to be improving now, and all of his
parameters are normal, doctors said. Earlier
this year, Badal had contracted Covid-19. In
February, he was taken to a private hospital
in Mohali for a post-Covid health check-up.
New Delhi: Amid the
ongoing rage and
protests over remarks
on Prophet Mohammad
by the BJP’s former
Delhi media head along
with suspended party
spokesperson Nupur
Sharma, Jindal Steel
Power on Sunday
issued a clarification
saying its chairman was
“in no way related” to
the ongoing tension.
Jindal Group chairman
Naveen Jindal had been
facing some backlash
over the past few days
due to misinformation
amid an outrage sur-
rounding the comments
made by Sharma.
New Delhi:Kerala gold
smuggling case ac-
cused Swapna Suresh
broke down in front of
the media in Palakkad
while claiming that
there was a deliberate
attempt being made
to hurt people around
her and isolate her.
Defending her lawyer
R Krishnaraj, who
faces arrest over an old
Facebook post, Swapna
said: “Why are they
attacking me like this? I
stick to the statement I
gave. Don’t hurt people
who are around me.
Hurt me, please kill me
so that the story will
get over.”
FORMER PUNJAB CM PARKASH
BADAL ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
IDENTITY: JINDAL
GROUP CLARIFIES
‘KILL ME SO STORY
GETS OVER’
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: AICC gen-
eral secretary and close
aide of the Nehru-Gan-
dhi family- Ajay Maken
- lost the Rajya Sabha
election and with it any
hopes of sitting in the
hallowed Upper House
of the Indian Parlia-
ment is also lost.
BJP supported inde-
pendent candidate
Karthikeya Sharma de-
feated him by a very
narrow margin in a
close contest. Voting
was held on Friday and
after hours of drama,
the results were de-
clared at around 2.30
am. After settling vari-
ous disputes, the count-
ing of votes started at
1.30 pm. Congress lead-
ers started celebrating
as soon as the Election
Commission ordered
the counting of votes to
begin. Because the elec-
tion officer had rejected
the demand of BJP to
reject two votes of Con-
gress, so, Congress lead-
ers were confident that
Maken got 30 out of 31
votes. But when the re-
sults were announced, it
was found that he got
only 29 votes and the
vote of a Congress MLA
became invalid. Kul-
deep Bishnoi, a Con-
gress MLA, had already
voted for the BJP on the
basis of conscience. He
followed the rules of Ra-
jya Sabha voting and
showed it to Congress’s
election in-charge Vivek
Bansal by voting for
BJP. So his vote could
not be cancelled. De-
spite this, the Congress
wasconfidentthatithad
garnered 30 votes. The
surprising thing is that
the Congress does not
know about the one vote
which has been
canceled.
So, now there is a dis-
pute as to whose fault
led to Maken’s Maken
electoral loss. Leaders
close to Bhupinder Sin-
gh Hooda say that all the
fault lies with the Con-
gress high command,
while on the other hand,
leaders close to the high
command are claiming
in the media that Hooda
could not handle or
couldnotarrangeoneor
two extra votes. Those
closetoHoodaareclaim-
ing of two mistakes of
the high command. The
first is the fault of Vivek
Bansal, the in-charge,
who did not even know
which MLA’s vote was
invalid. All the MLAs
cast their vote by show-
ing him their choice, but
he could not understand
which MLA did what
mistake, due to which
the vote may become in-
valid. The second mis-
take is that of Rahul
Gandhi, who did not
give time to meet Kul-
deep Bishnoi.
On the other hand,
leaders close to the high
command and the anti-
Hooda lobby says that
the Congress lost be-
cause of overconfidence
of Hooda father-son as
both did not arrange for
a single additional vote.
Even knowing that
Bishnoi would cross
vote, the duo did not try
to persuade him. If
Bishnoi was not being
persuaded, an addition-
al vote should have been
arranged. In that sce-
nario, independent Bal-
raj Kundu could have
been persuaded. Inde-
pendent legislator Rake-
sh Daulatabad and IN-
LD’s Abhay Chautala
voted for the BJP sup-
ported candidate. How-
ever, it is a matter of
satisfaction for Hooda
that he managed to keep
29 Cong MLAs united
but the bad thing is that
he could not pass in the
very first examination.
Who is at fault over Ajay Maken’s Rajya Sabha poll loss?
HOW MAKEN LOST HARYANA SEAT?
Ajay Maken
Dr Jitendra Singh addressing BJP meeting in Manwal on Sunday.
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KANPUR METRO:
MACHINE
SEGMENT
LOWERED FOR
UNDERGROUND
CONSTRUCTION
Under the First Corridor of
Kanpur Metro Rail Project
(IIT-Kanpur to Naubasta), the
first Tunnel Boring Machine
(TBM) segment was lowered
today in the launching shaft
constructed at Bada Chauraha.
The segment was lowered after
Pooja ceremony at construction
site in the presence of senior
officials of UPMRC and
contracting agency. UPMRC is
trying to start the construction of
the tunnel till the end of this
month or in the first week of the
next month. The TBM selected
for the tunnelling is a state-of-
the-art machine designed for the
geological condition of Kanpur.
The process of lowering of TBM
has commenced today with
lowering of Middle shield
weighing120 tonne with the help
of 400 tonne and 250 tonne
heavy crawler cranes. This shield
was placed on the cradle inside
the shaft. After this Front shield,
Tail shield and Cutter head of the
machine will also be lowered
inside the rectangular shaft
which has a length of about 21
meters, width of about 24 meters
and a depth of about 17.5
meters. All these segments will
be then aligned in the shaft and
mechanical components and
wires will be connected to
complete the machine. The
casting of precast concrete rings
for the tunnel is going on since
October 2021. Two TBM
machines will be launched from
the launching shaft at Bada
Chauraha, which will construct
the tunnels in the direction of
Nayaganj. Extensive
instrumentation will be done
throughout the underground
stretch and continuous online
and real time monitoring will be
done by a team of dedicated
experts to ensure safety during
TBM operation. The state of the
art on board computerized tunnel
guidance system will be provided
in TBMs to ensure that the
tunnelling is done as per the
designed alignment to the
highest level of accuracy. TBM
shall be retrieved at Phoolbagh-
Nayaganj station after building
tunnel of 990m. The tunnel
between Bada Churaha and
Phoolbagh-Nayaganj metro
stations shall be completed in
approximately six months. After
the retrieval both machines will
be re-launched from the shaft to
be built at Chunniganj and the
tunnels will be constructed
through Naveen Market up to
Bada Chauraha.
—First India Bureau
YOUNG
ENTREPRENEUR
FOUND DEAD IN
GHAZIABAD
Ayoung entrepreneur was found
dead in his vehicle in the
Indirapuram area. Police sources
here said that Shivam Sharma
was shot dead and his dead body
was found in his vehicle. The
police and forensic team initiated
an investigation and the body was
sent for post-mortem. Shivam
was the owner of a mobile phone
showroom in the Kanawani area.
Investigations revealed that
Shivam had received a call late on
Saturday night and then he left to
meet someone. Also, fire marks
were not found in the vehicle
which indicates that Shivam was
shot three times somewhere else
and put in his car later. Police
were searching for call details of
the deceased and CCTV cameras
in the area are also being
searched. Police said that the
initial investigation indicated that
someone known to Shivam could
be involved in the murder and
also claimed that the culprits will
be arrested soon.
—Janardan Misra
DEMOLITION ILLEGAL: PETITION TO CHIEF JUSTICE
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: A letter pe-
tition has been filed at
Allahabad HC against
the demolition of the
house of Javed Moham-
mad who was allegedly
involved in the June 10
violence in Prayagraj.
In the letter petition,
addressing the chief
justice of Allahabad HC
filed by advocate KK
Roy along with five oth-
er advocates, it was
claimed that the demo-
lition is against the law
as the house doesn’t be-
long to Javed Moham-
mad but it is owned by
his wife Praveen Fati-
ma who had received it
as a gift from her par-
ents even before her
marriage. In the peti-
tion, it was stated that
social activist Javed
Mohammad was arrest-
ed on the night of June
10 regarding an FIR
lodged at Police station
Khuldabad of
Prayagraj, and the
Prayagraj Development
Authority has decided
to bulldoze his house
situated in JK Ashiya-
na, Kareli area of
Prayagraj. As per the
petition, Javed Moham-
mad was not the owner
of the house in which
he and his family reside
and the owner of the
house was Parveen
Fatima wife of Javed
and the house was gift-
ed to her by her parents
before marriage.
One of the petition-
ers Saeed Siddiqui said
that a letter petition
was filed against the
demolition order as
Javed Mohammad has
no ownership over the
land and the building
which is selected and
targeted for demolition,
any attempt by the dis-
trict and police admin-
istration and the Devel-
opment Authority to
demolish that house
will be against the basic
principle of law and a
grave injustice to the
wife and children of
Javed Mohammad.
People gather as a bulldozer demolishes the house allegedly illegally built by Javed Mohammad in Prayagraj.
Police personnel march towards Atala area of Prayagraj to demolish the house said to be illegally
built by Javed Mohammad. —PHOTOS BY ANI
FAMILY ESCAPED
Threat to bomb Ayodhya court
First India Bureau
Ayodhya: A threat let-
ter was received in the
District Judge’s Court
through a registered
post in which it men-
tioned to explode the
local court with
bombs. Police have reg-
istered a case against
an unidentified person
in the matter and the
probe is underway
.
The letter was sent
with the name of
Rashid, a resident of the
Purakalandar area in
Daulatpur but after in-
vestigation, it was found
that some miscreant
used his name to frame
him. Security of local
court was enhanced af-
ter the threat letter re-
ceived. The name of
Rashid was used in the
threat letter while the
investigation revealed
that this minor kid had
no knowledge of such a
letter. An earlier bomb
threat was received to
explode important tem-
ples including the Ram
temple with a series of
bomb blast.
Security was en-
hancedafterathreatcall
was received on emer-
gency number 112. Po-
lice had traced the mis-
creants in Gujrat and it
was revealed that mis-
creants were trying to
create chaos in the holy
city
. Police still took the
matter seriously and
strict vigilance was put
near the sensitive areas.
As many as 4 persons
including an advocate
had lost their lives while
more than 24 were se-
verely injured in a bomb
blast in Faizabad court
on November 23, 2007.
MAN HELD IN
BALLIA FOR
‘INDECENT’
POST AGAINST
NUPUR SHARMA
Ballia (PTI): A man
here was arrested on
Sunday for making ob-
jectionable posts on
Facebook against
now-suspended BJP
spokesperson Nupur
Sharma, police said.
Ramayan Singh, SHO
Revati Police Station,
said one Muhammad
Yakub Ansari, a resi-
dent of Revati town,
had posted an indecent
and objectionable post
against Sharma on
Facebook on Saturday.
About the post, police
took cognizance of it
and on the complaint
of the SHO lodged an
FIR Saturday night
against Ansari under
relevant sections of the
Indian Penal Code and
section 67 of the IT Act.
18-YEAR-OLD GIRL MURDERED, BODY
CHOPPED OFF BEFORE BEING DUMPED
Balrampur (PTI): An
18-year-old girl was
murdered and her body
chopped off before be-
ing dumped in a sugar-
cane field here, police
said on Sunday. Police
have arrested in this
connection a man, iden-
tified as Santosh Ver-
ma, who is in his late
20s. The woman’s family
members have alleged
rape before murder, po-
lice said. The girl had
gone missing on June 6
and her family was in-
formed on Saturday
that her body was found
in the sugarcane field in
a decomposed condi-
tion. Her father identi-
fied her from slippers
and clothes. The girl’s
family claimed that acid
was poured on the body
to hide her identity
. Su-
perintendent of Police
Rajesh Kumar Saxena
said the accused has
been arrested. The body
has been sent for a
post-mortem examina-
tion, he said.
Kanpur violence well-planned conspiracy: VHP
Haridwar (PTI): The
Vishwa Hindu Parish-
ad on Sunday ex-
pressed concern over
the Kanpur violence
last Friday and de-
scribed it as a “well-
planned conspiracy”.
VHP General Secre-
tary Milind Parande
after the conclusion of
the organisation’s two-
day meeting here said
the government, po-
lice and society are
fully capable of re-
sponding to it. Seers at
the meeting expressed
resentment against
the violence and called
it a “well-planned con-
spiracy”, Parande
said. Violence had
erupted on June 3 in
Kanpur following Fri-
day prayers over sus-
pended BJP leader Nu-
pur Sharma’s alleged
derogatory remarks
on Prophet Moham-
med in a television
show. Parande further
said four resolutions
were passed during
the meeting, which in-
cluded the demand
that monasteries and
temples in the country
be freed from the gov-
ernment control. The
body also demanded a
stringent law to check
conversions and the
implementation of the
Uniform Civil Code.
Javed’s family has filed a plea against the demolition, claiming
that the order incorrectly mentions him as owner of the house
PetitionsaystheownerofthehouseisParveenFatima,wifeof
Javed,andthehousewasgiftedtoherbyherparentspriormarriage
POLICE NAB 304 PEOPLE
FOR FRIDAY VIOLENCE
Lucknow: Police has
so far arrested over
300 people from 8 dis-
tricts of the state in
connection with Fri-
day’s violence during
protests against the
controversialremarks
of suspended BJP
functionary Nupur
Sharma on Prophet
Mohammad. In a
statement issued here
on Sunday
, Additional
Director General of
Police (Law and Or-
der) Prashant Kumar
said, “As many as 304
persons have been ar-
rested from eight dis-
tricts of the state, and
13caseshavebeenreg-
istered in this connec-
tion in 9 districts of
thestate.”Elaborating
further, Kumar said,
“91 persons have been
held in Prayagraj, fol-
lowed by 71 in Saha-
ranpur, 51 in Hathras,
34 each in Ambedkar
Nagar and Morad-
abad, 15 in Firozabad,
six in Aligarh and two
in Jalaun.” Of the 13
cases,threecaseseach
were registered in
Prayagraj and Saha-
ranpur, and one each
in Firozabad, Ambed-
kar Nagar, Morad-
abad, Hathras,
Aligarh, Lakhimpur
Kheri and Jalaun, the
senior officer said.
CONCERN
ADG Prashant Kumar
speaks to the media on
the demolition drive in
Prayagraj, in Lko on Sunday.
Nupur Sharma
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‘BJP respects all religions’
Minority Affairs Min
clarifies party’s stance
‘BJP will not tolerate
divisive politics’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In what ap-
pears to be a bovine
medical emergency doc-
tors in Fatehpur dis-
trict of UP have been
told to be on immediate
standby to attend to the
DM (District Magis-
trate) Anupriya
Dubey’s sick cow.
What has raised eye-
brows is an official rec-
ommendation letter by
the Chief Veterinary
Officer, Dr SK Tiwari to
7 doctors in his team to
heal the ailment of
Dubey’s cow.
The orders include
that the practitioners
must perform daily
check-ups, twice in the
morning and evening,
which must be followed
by a report about each
assessment completed
without delay
.
The CVO’s letter
which has been dated
the 9th of June has
since gone trending on
social media platforms.
Surprisingly,
Fatehpur District
Magistrate Dubey said
she had not issued any
such instructions or or-
der to the CVO and said
that she would be issu-
ing a clarification to put
the record straight.
Bizarrely the efforts
of high-ranked officials
to ensure the wellness
of their pets have in fact
been a consistent event,
in recent memory an
IAS couple was repri-
manded and trans-
ferred to opposite ends
of the nation after it
was reported that the
duo cleared out a stadi-
um in Delhi to walk
their canine.
Power trip incidents
of this sort are a com-
mon event in the bu-
reaucratic circuits. In
2017, Samajwadi Party
leader Azam Khan was
reported to have or-
dered an entire deploy-
ment of the Rampur
Police Force and dog
squad to hunt for his
stolen pack of buffalos.
More recently a BJP
MLA in Karnataka re-
portedly apologized, af-
ter video proof surfaced
of his daughter arguing
and reprimanding a po-
lice officer after she al-
legedly cut a red light.
The bizarre incident
has since, gone viral on
several social media
platforms.
Lucknow (ANI): In
the wake of the ongoing
protest following con-
troversial remarks on
Prophet Muhammad by
suspended BJP leader
Nupur Sharma, Uttar
Pradesh Minister of
Minority Affairs Dan-
ish Azad on Sunday
said that the party’s ac-
tion clarified that re-
specting all religions is
its priority and also
urged people to main-
tain law and order.
Speaking to ANI,
Danish Azad said, “Our
party and our govern-
ment believe in unity
and respect of all reli-
gions. They are going to
work together with all
parties. We believe in
‘Sabka Saath, Sabka
Vikaas’. Whatever was
said, our party took a
stand and clarified that
respecting all religions
is our priority. We all
should also cooperate
in maintaining law and
order.”
According to him, the
way the party took ac-
tion against the contro-
versy, and gave out a
loud message that the
party believes in devel-
opment and any at-
tempt to divide people
will not be tolerated. “It
is our responsibility to
ensure law and order
are maintained. If there
is any issue, we should
present it in a matured
manner and take our
country forward.”
“Our party took stock
of the situation and
cleared that we respect
all religions and it is
also our duty that we all
maintain peace and law
and order. We should
talk about peace. If
there is any problem,
then sit together and
solve them”, he added.
Lucknow (PTI): Sama-
jwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav has tweeted
a video of policemen
thrashing some men
with sticks in a “lock-
up”, saying questions
should be raised over
such incidents.
However, it is not
clear from the video
whether the incident
took place at a police
station or some other
place. Sharing the vid-
eo on his Twitter han-
dle on Saturday, Yadav
condemned the police
action.
“Questions must be
raised on such a deten-
tion, otherwise justice
will lose its power
(‘iqbal’). UP is No.1 in
custodial deaths. UP
tops in human rights
violations and UP is
ahead of all in Dalit
atrocities,” he wrote
tweeting the video.
Responding to SP
Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s
remarks, Uttar Pradesh
Deputy Chief Minister
Keshav Prasad Maurya
while conversing with
reporters on Sunday
said, “Rioters are being
beaten up but Akhilesh
Yadav is feeling the
pain.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: While ex-
plaining the scope and
power of the court un-
der Section 319 CrPC,
the Allahabad High
Courtrecentlyobserved
that this provision al-
lows the court to sum-
mon those persons who
are not named in the
charge sheet to appear
and face trial (in cer-
tain circumstances).
Justice Vikas Bud-
hwar was hearing a re-
vision petition filed by
Rameshwar and anoth-
er challenging an order
of the Court of Sessions
Judge, Mahoba sum-
moning the accused un-
der section 319 crpc in
connection with an of-
fence of culpable homi-
cide not amounting to
murder (punishable un-
der Section 304 IPC)
The court said that
once the Magistrate
finds that there is suffi-
cient material available
on record before it to
summon a person in the
trial which is proposed
to be undertaken, then
the powers u/s 319
Cr.P.C. are to be used.
“The stage which is
contemplated under
section 319 Cr.P.C. 1973
is a stage before the con-
clusion of the trial and
thus, only one conclu-
sion can be drawn that
the Magistrate must be
prima facie of the opin-
ion that there are suffi-
cient material and
cause for summoning
the culprit who is either
not named in the FIR or
if named”, the High
Court mentioned.
Mathura (PTI): Four
people including a local
BJP leader have been
arrested for beating up
a woman and her broth-
er, after she resisted
their attempt to occupy
her shop at the Jan Su-
vidha Kendra’ in Barsa-
na area here, police said
on Sunday
.
According to the po-
lice, the incident took
place on Saturday
.
CO of Govardhan
Gaurav Kumar Tripathi
on Sunday said that the
main accused in this
case is one Ranveer
Singh alias Ranno, a lo-
cal BJP leader.
Singh has been ar-
rested along with
Deenu, Virendra, and
Harishankar, allegedly
his accomplices in the
act, and a case has been
registered against them
for attempting to kill
the woman and her
brother, and for molest-
ing her, police said.
In all, 10 people have
been booked in connec-
tion with the incident,
police said.
On Saturday
, Ranveer
Singh came to the Jan
Suvidha Kendra’ (a
public facilities centre),
and started ransacking
the woman’s shop, po-
lice said. When she and
her brother resisted,
they were thrashed
with sticks, causing
them to bleed, they said.
Subsequently
, a video
of the incident was cir-
culated on social media,
prompting Samajwadi
Party leader Pradeep
Chaudhary to demand
an action in the matter.
When contacted,
BJP’s district president
Madhu Sharma said
Ranveer Singh is the
head of the party’s
Nandgaon mandal, and
that the incident had
taken place over a prop-
erty dispute.
“A three-member
committee headed by
the general secretary of
BJP’s district has been
formed, and it will sub-
mit its report in 15 days.
After the submission of
the report, action will
be taken accordingly,”
Sharma said.
DM’s sick cow to be hospitalised, attended by seven govt doctors
PETS AND VETS
Special orders
issued by Chief
Veternary
Officer to make
sure that the
cow is inspected
on a timely
basis
Anupriya Dubey, Fatehpur DM
CMO SUSPENDED
FIRS REGISTERED
Minister Danish Ansari after filing his nomination papers for the legislative council seat. —FILE PHOTO
LAW STUDENT ARRESTED
FOR CALLING FOR BANDH
2 ARRESTED FOR INCITING
RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS
Lucknow (PTI): Police
on Saturday arrested a
law student for sharing
messages on Whatsapp
asking people in Kanpur
to down shutters of their
shops on June 10, of-
ficials said.
The accused has been
identified as Kshitij
Dwivedi, a resident of
Shastri Nagar locality
of Kakadev, the police
officials said.
Violence broke out in
parts of Uttar Pradesh
during protests against
the controversial
remarks of now-sacked
BJP functionaries on
Prophet Mohammad on
Friday with mobs pelting
stones at policemen and
an attempt being made
to set ablaze a police
vehicle.
However, Kanpur, the
industrial capital of
Uttar Pradesh, which
witnessed violence over
the issue on June 3,
remained peaceful on
June 10.
Joint Commissioner of
Police (Law and Order)
Anand Prakash Tiwari
told PTI that Kshitij
Dwivedi was arrested
from Kakadev for cir-
culating messages on
WhatsApp asking people
to close their shops on
June 10.
The accused had created
a group and shared mes-
sages appealing people
to observe a bandh on
June 10 with an inten-
tion to instigate people
and disturb communal
harmony in the city, the
police official further
added.An FIR has been
lodged in the matter
under relevant sections
of the Indian Penal Code
and the IT Act on a com-
plaint by a sub-inspector.
Lucknow: Two people were arrested on Sun-
day in Bhadohi district on charges of inciting
religious sentiments’ through Facebook posts,
police here said.According to Superintendent
of Police Dr Anil Kumar, one Chaudhary Azhar,
a resident of Suryawa Police Station area, had
made some caste-specific posts on Facebook
against Nupur Sharma after some people took
out a procession in her
support on Saturday.
Durgesh Singh, the
second accused, from
Kotwali area, had also
made a post on the
same site hurting the
religious sentiments of
a particular community, he said.
The SP said that police took note of the posts
made by the two men and booked them under
relevant sections.He also appealed to the general
public to avoid making objectionable remarks on
social media and maintain peace, warning them
of strict legal action if they do otherwise.
People in Gopiganj Police Station area of ??the
district had taken out a procession in support
of Nupur Sharma, a former spokesperson of
Bharatiya Janata Party, on Saturday evening.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER!
A peacock and some parrots together in a garden on a hot summer day in New Delhi on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP LEADER ARRESTED
FOR THRASHING WOMAN
ACTION TAKEN
The woman had
allegedly resisted the
BJP leader’s attempt to
occupy her shop
Three member
committee of BJP to
investigate and submit
report within 15 days
HC EXPLAINS POWERS TO SUMMON FOR TRIAL
Allahabad High Court
EVEN WITHOUT
MENTION IN CS
The Allahabad High
court said that
section 319 CrPC
gives power to the
Trial Court to proceed
against a person who
has not been named
in the charge sheet, if
evidence of the involve-
ment of that person
emerges during the
trial/inquiry.
AKHILESH SHARES VIDEO OF COPS
THRASHING MEN INSIDE 'LOCK-UP'
Akhilesh Yadav
10. he auditions of Miss
Rajasthan-2022, the
biggest beauty pag-
eant of Rajasthan or-
ganised by Fusion
Group ,were held on
Sunday at Hotel
Prime Safari. This time, girls
from small towns, villages and
more than 1200 big cities
across the state participated in
the audition. During the audi-
tions, there was a lot of enthu-
siasm among the girls toward
the fashion and glamour in-
dustry
. To support the contest-
ants in the auditions, their
families arrived in traditional
costumes. During the audi-
tions, the contestants in-
grained the judges with their
beautiful fashion statements
and catwalks on the ramp. The
jury panel included Nimisha
Mishra, Kanchan Khatana,
Mansi Rathore, Kashish
Ashwani, Bhawna Vaishnav,
Himadri Bhatnagar, Sapna
Singh, Chesta Mathuria, Kum-
kum Choudhary, Yoshita Aro-
ra, Sangeeta Bhamu, Sejal Go-
vil, Jyotika Chhatwani and
Sejal Arora. Organisers Yo-
gesh Mishra and Nimisha
Mishra told that after the audi-
tion, the interview round of
the participants will be con-
ducted in which 28 partici-
pants will be selected for the
final. Out of which one of the
contestants will get a chance
to win the title of Miss Ra-
jasthan 2022. The 28 finalists
selected will be given free
grooming sessions for 1
month. And they will be pre-
pared for national and inter-
national competitions that
will help the finalists of Miss
Rajasthan to increase their
pride and confidence by par-
ticipating in national and in-
ternational competitions.
Prime Safari Chairman
PawanGoyal,JDMaheshwari,
Vivo Promotion Manager Mu-
dit Sharma, Neeraj Adhalkha,
Tanushree Bhardwaj, Direc-
tor of CS furnishing Lalit
Natani, Fashion Photog-
rapher Vasu Jain,
Host Rakesh
Sharma, Ra-
ghav Goyal,
M u k e s h
M i s h r a
and Aditi
S h a r m a
were the guests
present.
During the occasion, Yo-
gesh Mishra and Nimisha
Mishra, organisers of Miss
Rajasthan said that the beauty
pageant 'Miss Rajasthan' has
become a powerful medium to
make a career in the fashion
and glamour industry. Girls
from small towns are also ful-
filling their dreams through
Miss Rajasthan. He further
added that now the trend of
girls toward the fashion and
glamour industry has in-
creased. And parents are also
supporting their girls in their
dreams. After which the num-
ber of girls in auditions is in-
creasing every year.
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AUDITIONS OF MISS
RAJASTHAN-2022, ORGANISED
BY FUSION GROUP, TOOK PLACE
ON SUNDAY AT HOTEL PRIME
SAFARI. CITY FIRST BRINGS TO
YOU GLIMPSES FROM THE
ASTONISHING AUDITIONS!
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(L-R) Sejal Arora, Chesta Mathuria, Kanchan Khatana with Contestant of Miss Rajasthan 2022
(L-R) Sejal, Chesta, Sapna, Bhawna, Himadri, Kanchan, Mansi, Kashish, Kumkum,Yoshita and Sangeeta
Nimisha
Mishra
and
Yogesh
Mishra
11. henwethinkof BTS,
one imagines a suc-
cessful band carry-
ingabagthat’s‘hella
trophiesanditshella
thic’ and a fandom
that worships their
shrine wherein Music is the
sole creator of their purple uni-
verse while dancing strings
their souls. What we see is the
surface-level reality of a band
that struggled through the
blood,sweatandtearsof achiev-
ing their dreams but beneath
those fiery curtains of passion
and unwavering music chart
records are the concepts and
messages that they portray via
their heartfelt songs.
About5yearsagoIsawBTS.
Before BTS, K-Pop was just a
genre of music for me. But af-
ter knowing them I realized
Bangtan is not a simple boy
group but these seven mem-
bers, RM, Jin, Suga, J Hope,
Jimin, V and Jungkook repre-
sent seven pillars of life: They
were formed through auditions
by BigHit Entertainment with
their song ‘No more Dreams’ in
2013, after struggling for
years finally in 2016,
they truly became fa-
mous with their come-
back ‘FIRE’ and be-
came one of the most
famous idols of Korea,
then in 2017 their In-
ternationalfamegrew
and they were fea-
tured in AMAs 2017 Ellen
Degeneres Show. After domi-
natingtheentiremusicindus-
trynowtheyhavecompleted9
glorious years with their
Army
. BTS represents sev-
en pillars of life and has
always taught its fans to
fight for their dreams.
PROGRAM: By pro-
gram, I mean a system-
atic and organised life.
They are very profes-
sional and hard-work-
ing, they taught us to
work hard for our
dreams.
IMPROVISATION: BTS al-
ways keep room for improve-
ment for themselves, they work
hard, accept wisdom with open
hands and always try to learn
and become the best version of
themselves,andtheyalwaysmo-
tivate their fans to do the same.
COMPARTMENTALIZA-
TION: Just like we have skin
thatkeepsdeleterioussubstanc-
es outside our body
.
BTS taught us to keep hate
and negativity away
. They have
receivedsomuchhateanddeath
threats and were ill-treated for
their looks but they took every
hate as a challenge and fought it
with their talent. They also
taught their fans to love them-
selves and accept who they re-
allyare,irrespectiveof whatthe
world thinks.
ENERGY:BTSisasynonymfor
energy
, perfection, positivity
,
professionalism and magic.
REGENERATION: Walking,
running, falling and again get-
ting up with a fighting spirit is
what regeneration means here
andourBTSistheperfectexam-
pleof this.Frominvitingspecta-
torsforfreeconcertstoperform-
ing concerts in the world’s big-
gest stadiums (Housefull) and
GRAMMYs is just a BTS thing.
ADAPTABILITY: Rigorous
training, extreme diet, a
packed schedule, slave con-
tracts, public image pressure,
work pressure, having to
look perfect, no privacy
,
etc. They still manage
and adapt themselves
beautifully irrespec-
tive of anything.
SECLUSION: They
always try to keep
pain, grief, pres-
sure and sadness
away from
their fans and
always motivate and comfort
them in their magic shop.
The main BTS concept re-
volves around BTS Universe
(BU) commonly known as the
Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa series.
The narrative depicts seven
boys that are best friends with
their fates star-crossing each
other. They dwell in the joyous
of the good times but are
bogged down in the mire of
misery when they separate
ways. Here is when they give
into their anxieties as they
deem living as a burdensome
task and the prevailing uncer-
tainties damage their life.
Every new BTS album adds
to the concept, it goes on with
the narrative - sometimes the
cliffhanger is heartbreaking,
sometimes it shows a message
of hope reflecting an almost
mirage.
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The best is yet to come
Glorious
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YEARS with
BTS
BTS, BREAKING THE
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SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED 9
GLORIOUS YEARS OF
TOGETHERNESS, CITY
FIRST BRINGS TO YOU
INSPIRING AND
MAGICAL JOURNEY OF
BANGTAN, MEGASTAR
OF KPOP !
25
Guinness World Records,
including for the most
Twitter engagements
13
world records in 2021 alone,
the group was inducted into
the record 2022 Hall of Fame
30
awarded in foreign artist in
the history of the ceremony
10
awards at the 36th
Japan Gold Disc Awards
● Billboard’s Top Social Artist award since 2017
● Top Duo/Group award at the Billboard Music Awards.
● Favorite Duo or Group–Pop/Rock Favorite Social Artist at the
American Music Awards
● 1st Korean pop act to receive a Grammy Award nomination
● BTS have also placed on the Time 100 in 2019
● Appointed Special Presidential Envoys for public diplomacy by
South Korean President Moon Jae-in in July 2021
● BAppointed Special Presidential Envoys for public diplomacy by
South Korean President Moon Jae-in in July 2021
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● Asia Artist
● The Fact Music
● Gaon Chart Music
● Genie Music
● Golden Disc
● Korean Popular Music
● Korean Broadcasting
● Korean Music
● Korean Popular Culture
Arts
● Melon Music
● Melon Popularity
● Mnet Asian Music
● Seoul Music
● Soribada Best K-Music
KOREAN
AWARDS
● American Music
● Billboard Music
● BBC Radio1 Teen
● Bravo Otto
● BreakTudo
● E! People’s Choice
● Grammy
● Gaffa Prisen
● iF Design
● iHeartRadio
● iHeartRadio Much Music
Video
● iHeartRadio Music
● Japan Gold Disc
● Kazz
INTERNATIONAL
AWARDS
● MTV Europe Music
● MTV Millennial Awards
Brazil
● MTV Video Music Awards
● MTV Video Music Awards
Japan
MTV
AWARDS
● Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice
● Nickelodeon Argentina
Kids’ Choice
● Nickelodeon Brazil Kids’
Choice
● Nickelodeon Colombia
Kids’ Choice
● Nickelodeon Mexico Kids’
Choice
● Radio Disney Music
● Shorty
● Soompi
● Soompi Fandom
● The Asian
● THOS
● Teen Choice
● Yinyuetai V Chart
MYX
AWARDS
10
awards in a
single ceremony
RECORDS
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
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