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First India Bureau
Farrukhabad: Slam-
ming the opposition
leaders for fuelling vac-
cine hesitancy and
spreading misinforma-
tion amid the Covid
pandemic for selfish
political gains, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath urged voters to
give a befitting reply to
those who misled people
on the vaccines which
saved millions of lives.
Addressing a public
meeting in Far-
rukhabad on Sunday,
CM Yogi said, “To fur-
ther their own failed
politics and nefarious
agendas, the Opposi-
tion tried their best to
cause panic in the
minds of the people.
They are never proud
of ‘anything Indian’.
Now the people will
give them a befitting re-
ply for playing with peo-
ple’s previous lives and
livelihoods.”
Remembering Kaly-
an Singh, the Chief
Minister said, “The
medical college coming
up in Bulandshahr will
be named after our for-
mer Chief Minister
Kalyan Singh Ji.” He
went on to say that un-
der ‘One District One
Medical College’, one
medical college each is
being built in Kasganj,
Etawah, Etah, Far-
rukhabad, and Hathras.
Yogi promises medical college
in name of Kalyan Singh
RALLY IN FARRUKHABAD
CM Yogi addressing the rally in
Farrukhabad on Sunday.
PUNJAB CONG UNDER
AMARINDER WAS
OPERATED BY BJP IN
DELHI, SAYS PRIYANKA
Kotkapura: Addressing an
election rally in Punjab’s
Kotkapura, Congress Gen-
eral Secre-
tary Priyanka
Gandhi
alleged a hid-
den alliance
between
former Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder Singh
and the BJP govern-
ment in Delhi. “Congress
government under Ama-
rinder had stopped being
operated from Punjab and
instead was being oper-
ated from Delhi, not by
the Congress, but by the
BJP,” she said.
Channi failed to protect PM, how
can he secure Punjab: Amit Shah
Ludhiana: Addressing
his first rally in Punjab
ahead of the Assembly
polls slated for Febru-
ary 20, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
slammed Chief Minis-
ter and Congress leader
Charanjit Singh Chan-
ni and questioned his
capabilities. “How can a
CM who failed to pro-
tect the country’s PM
secure the entire state,”
Shah asked.
The Union Minister
was referring to the se-
curity breach last
month which left Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi stranded on a flyo-
ver in Ferozepur for
around 20 minutes.
Speaking at a rally in
Ludhiana’s Daresi
Ground on Sunday
, Shah
said religious conver-
sions were a major issue
plaguing the state. “Reli-
gious conversions of
Sikhs and Hindus is a
major issue in Punjab.
The Congress govern-
ment led by Charanjit
Channi or AAP can’t
stop these conversions.
There is only one party
that can stop such con-
versions – the BJP
.” —PTI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at Durgiana
temple in Amritsar on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
UP’s 2ND PHASE, SINGLE-PHASE UTTARAKHAND, GOA VOTE IN ASSEMBLY POLLS TODAY
BJP LOOKS TO RETAIN, CONG ENTERS FRAY
UTTAR PRADESH PHASE-2
55
Constituencies
09
Districts
2.01
crore voters
586
Candidates
in the fray
7am-6pm
Polling time
UTTARAKHAND
70
Constituencies
13
Districts
81
lakh voters
632
Candidates
in the fray
8am-6pm
Polling time
GOA
40
Constituencies
02
Districts
11.60
lakh voters
332
Candidates
in the fray
7am-6pm
Polling time
Saharanpur, Thakurdwara, Moradabad Rural, Moradabad
Nagar, Kundarki, Bilari, Sambhal, Suar, Rampur
KEY CONSTITUENCIES
Ministers Suresh Khanna (Shahjehanpur), Baldev Singh
Aulakh (Bilaspur), Mahesh Chandra Gupta (Badaun),
Gulab Devi (Chandausi); Mohd Azam Khan (Rampur),
Abdullah Azam and Haider Ali (Suar-Rampur), Iqbal
Mahmood (Sambhal), Mahboob Ali (Amroha) and
Supriya Aron (Barielly Cantonment)
KEY CANDIDATES
Incumbent CM and BJP
leader Pramod Sawant,
Ministers Chandrakant
Kavalekar, Manohar
Ajgaonkar, Nilesh Joao
Cabral, Vishwajit Rane’s
wife Divya Rane, former BJP
leader Utpal Parrikar as an
independent, AAP’s Amit
Palekar, Delilah Lobo and
Vijai Sardesai among others.
KEY CANDIDATES
CM Yogi Adityanath
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
CM Pramod Sawant
AAP leader Amit Palekar
CRUCIAL ISSUES
Law and order, efforts for
communal polarisation,
mobilisation of youth,
farmers problems,
Muzaffarnagar riots,
developmental issues.
VOTER BASE
Region (West UP and
Roohilkhand) is largely
Muslim dominated region
along with OBC-Kurmi
population, which is
also quite communally
sensitive. There are also
some pockets of Sikh
community.
Of the total 403 Vidhan Sabha
seats in Uttar Pradesh, the
second phase of voting will take place
on Monday for 55 constituencies
spread across 09 districts
During last Assembly polls in
2017, BJP bagged 38 seats
while Samajwadi Party got
15 and Congress, BSP clinched two
seats each in the region
The politically volatile hill state is
gearing up for a triangular contest.
While the ruling BJP is looking to
retain the power, Congress has left no stone
unturned to regain power. The Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) has also thrown all its might
Goa Assembly elections are likely to
be a high voltage affair this time as
the ruling BJP will be eyeing to retain
power against challenges imposed by the
Congress, and debutantes Trinamool Congress
(TMC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Cong leader Harish Rawat
Incumbent CM Pushkar
Singh Dhami, who is
contesting the polls from
Khatima constituency.
Former CM Harish Rawat is
also contesting the elections
from the Lalkuwa seat. A
five-time MP Rawat, who
served as Chief Minister
of Uttarakhand from 2014
to 2017 is Congress Chief
Ministerial candidate in the
polls. Aam Aadmi Party’s
(AAP) chief ministerial
candidate Col Ajay Kothiyal
(Retd) has been fielded from
the Gangotri constituency.
KEY CANDIDATES
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ON FEB 16?
ATTACK
UKRAINE
US PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN WARNS
VLADIMIR PUTIN ON
‘DECISIVE’ ACTION IF
RUSSIA ‘FURTHER’
INVADES UKRAINE
BIDEN, AFTER HIS
PHONE CALL WITH
PUTIN, TELLS WESTERN
ALLIES THAT RUSSIA
CAN LAUNCH ATTACK
ON UKRAINE ON FEB 16
...ON THE VERGE OF WORLD WAR 3 !
l THE BEGINNING
November 10: NATO warns Moscow
over taking “aggressive action” after US
reports unusual troop movements near
the Ukrainian border.
l STRONG MEASURES IF AN
ATTACK HAPPENS
December 7: US President Joe Biden
threatens Russian counterpart Vladimir
Putin with “strong economic and other
measures” if he invades Ukraine.
l RUSSIAN TROOPS
IN BELARUS
January 17: Russian troops begin ar-
riving in ex-Soviet Belarus for military
drills, which Moscow says are aimed
at “thwarting external aggression”.
l US SAYS ANY INCUR-
SION IS ‘INVASION’
JANUARY 20: Biden says any
incursion of Russian troops is “an
invasion” after appearing to suggest
a “minor” attack on Ukraine might
invite a lesser response.
l BALTIC STATES
TO HELP UKRAINE
January 21: ex-Soviet NATO
members Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania say they will send
anti-tank and anti-aircraft
missiles to help
Ukraine defend itself.
l ‘MOSCOW TO INSTALL
A PRO-RUSSIAN LEADER
IN UKRAINE’
January 22: Britain claims Moscow
is “looking to install a pro-Russian
leader in Kyiv” and occupy Ukraine,
which Russia dismisses as “disinfor-
mation”.
l ‘US WHIPPING UP
HYSTERIA’
January 31: Moscow accuses the US of
whipping up “hysteria” as Washington
says 30,000 Russian troops will be
deployed in Belarus near the Ukrainian
border by early February.
l US SENDS 3,000 TROOPS
February 2: the US sends 3,000 troops
to fortify NATO forces in Eastern
Europe.
l LEAVE UKRAINE
February 11: the White House tell
Americans that leave Ukraine within
48 hours as a Russian attack could
come at any time.
A Ukrainian serviceman
uses a periscope
wrapped in textile
bandages to observe a
frontline position in
the Luhansk region
in eastern
Ukraine.
A view of Ukraine’s national flag waves
above the capital with the Motherland
Monument on the right in Kyiv on Sunday.
FLIGHTS HALTED
Some airlines have halted or
diverted flights to Ukraine amid
heightened fears that an invasion
by Russia is imminent despite
intensive weekend talks between
the Kremlin and the West.
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AJMER PROPERTY
BIZMAN KILLED,
BURIED IN UP;
5 HELD
Ajmer: A property busi-
nessman from Ajmer,
Nitesh Nain, 28, was
murdered in Firozabad
UP over an old enmity
and his body was buried
there on February 1.
Nain’s father had lodged
a case of kidnapping and
apprehension of murder,
Ajmer SP Vikas Sharma
said. A team from Alwar
Gate police station
recovered the dead body
from UP and arrested
five persons Hari Lan-
gra, Manoj Yadav, Kallu
alias Israr, Imran and
Gautam. Hari Langra
had given contract Rs
20 lakh to Manoj Yadav
for killing Nain, said IPS
Sujit Shankar.

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Abhinav Pandey
Lucknow: Body paint-
ed in silver and dressed
up as Mahatma Gandhi,
this 27-year-old man,
popular as Silver Gand-
hi , is drawing crowd
while campaigning for
the BJP in Uttar
Pradesh.
Mohan Mahapatra,
also known as Sai Ram
Gandhi , has in the past
travelled across seven
states of India on foot
spreading the message
of Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan. He has now
arrived in Uttar
Pradesh to ensure the
victory of the BJP , he
says.
The 27-year-old man
from Odisha says he is
rooting for the saffron
party because he is in-
spired by Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, his
ideology and his poli-
cies such as the Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan .
Mahapatra says he
first set out on this jour-
ney in 2016 using the
money his mother gave
him after selling her
earrings.
He says he does not
charge money from
anyone and does it out
of his own will.
He reached Lucknow,
the state capital, on Feb-
ruary 8 -- the day the
BJP released its mani-
festo for the Uttar
Pradesh polls. After
meeting Home Minister
Amit Shah, Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
and other BJP leaders,
he has actively been
campaigning here and
drawing crowds.
Not only children but
elders, too, throng to
take selfies with the
‘Silver Gandhi’ Maha-
patra wherever he cam-
paigns.
Seeing me, people
gather for selfies and
while they click photos,
I give them my message,
Mahapatra tells PTI.
When asked about
his plans, he says, I am
here till the elections
are over. I will be leav-
ing for Kaushambi,
where I will campaign
for Keshav Prasad Mau-
rya (deputy chief min-
ister) in the Sirathu
Assembly seat). I will
then go to Gorakhpur
by foot to campaign for
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath.
While Sirathu in
Kaushambi will go to
polls in the fifth phase
on February 27, elec-
tions to the Gorakhpur
seat will be held in the
sixth phase on March 3.
Explaining why he
chose Uttar Pradesh,
Mahapatra says it is the
biggest state and is the
heart of the country. If
the heart works proper-
ly, the entire body func-
tions well. I want to en-
sure that Yogi becomes
the chief minister of
Uttar Pradesh again.
Post the Assembly
elections, Mahapatra
wants to travel to New
Delhi on foot and meet
the prime minister. I
have met senior leaders
of the BJP. I even met
the President Ram Nath
Kovind, but could not
meet Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, who is
my idol. —PTI
Man from Odisha campaigns for BJP as ‘Mahatma Gandhi’
DEVOTED TO A CAUSE

Mahapatra,
better known
as the Sai
Ram Gandhi,
reached
Lucknow on
February 8,
when BJP
released its
manifesto for
the UP polls
Mohan Mahapatra campaigns for BJP in Lucknow.
AWARDED FOR ‘LONGEST JOURNEY
BY ROAD AS MAHATMA GANDHI’
New Delhi: Previously, the then Union minister
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had felicitated Maha-
patra for ‘Longest Journey by Road as Mahatma
Gandhi’ in Jaipur, Rajasthan.A former student of
Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar,
Mahapatra had set out on his first padayatra from
the Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri on June 26,
2016. Giving details about his family members,
Mahapatra says his father passed away in 2018
and that his mother is everything .
MAX RIOTS DURING SP RULE: CM YOGI
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
on Sunday said Uttar
Pradesh saw the maxi-
mum number of riots
during the Samajwadi
Party rule and only the
incumbent BJP govern-
ment kept such inci-
dents under check.
He also said since
vaccines against
COVID-19 saved lives,
votes should also go to
Yogi and Modi vaccines
In his addresses at
the election rallies in
Rajepur and Kamalganj
here, Adityanath called
the SP a party of rioters
and said the maximum
number of riots in the
state took place during
the previous govern-
ment as the Akhilesh
Yadav-led party patron-
ized anti-social ele-
ments.
After the BJP govern-
ment assumed power,
he said, effective curbs
were implemented,
which is why not a sin-
gle incident of rioting
took place in five years
Referring to Kavad
Yatra, an annual pil-
grimage of Lord Shiva
devotees, the Chief
Mininster Yogi Aditya-
nath said curfews were
being clamped during
the procession earlier.
However, under the
BJP rule in Uttar
Pradesh, the yatra was
being taken out with
much fanfare.
He said the dou-
ble-engine government
of the BJP at the Centre
and state reached out to
the public during the
pandemic even when
the SP, Bahujan Samaj
Party and Congress
spread propaganda
against the vaccines.
The third wave of
COVID-19 did not harm
the people only because
of the vaccine, Aditya-
nath said, adding, If the
vaccine has saved lives,
then the votes should
also be given to the Yogi
and Modi vaccines.”
Referring to the ac-
tion taken by his gov-
ernment against crimi-
nals, Adityanath said
the government’s for-
mula is development on
the one hand and bull-
dozer on the other .
Addressing a rally in
Kamalganj in support
of Bhojpur Legislative
Assembly candidate
Nagendra Singh Ra-
thore, the chief minis-
ter alleged that the SP
government wanted to
make Bhojpur Islam-
abad.
Today, every section
of the society is reaping
the benefits of develop-
ment, the Chief Minis-
ter said. —PTI
NO RIOTS WERE WITNESSED ACROSS UTTAR PRADESH DURING THE BJP RULE, SAYS YOGI ADITYANATH
CM Yogi interacts with children during one of his election campaigns on Sunday.
Similarly, in the second phase of the
elections in Uttar Pradesh , 6,860
inspectors and sub-inspectors of UP
Police, 54,670 head constables and
constables, 18 companies of PAC, 43,397 home-
guards, have been put on duty,” .
—Statement by UP Police
2ND PHASE: 60K COPS DEPLOYED,
8 DISTTS IN ‘SENSITIVE’ CATEGORY
Lucknow: Over 60,000 cops, including 6,860
inspectors and sub-inspectors, and nearly 800
paramilitary companies will be on duty during
the second phase of the polls on Monday,.“Eight
assembly constituencies of Nagina, Dhampur,
Bijnor, Asmoli, Sambhal, Deoband, Rampur
Maniharan and Gangoh have been placed in the
‘sensitive’ category,” Police said in a statement.
Suraksha ka mahaul bana
rehna chahiye, states CM
First India Bureau
Etah: Castigating the
previous governments
for failing to provide
proper and accessible
healthcare facilities to
the people, CM Yogi on
Sunday said that the
BJP government ful-
filled the far-fetched
dream of people in Etah
to have a medical col-
lege in their district.
Addressing a public
meet in Jalesar constit-
uency of Etah, Yogi con-
trasted development
works by his govern-
ment with that of the
erstwhile governments.
“The district, which
played a leading role in
the struggle for inde-
pendence of the coun-
try, only dreamt of hav-
ing proper healthcare
facilities for 70-71 years
even after indepen-
dence. It was the BJP
government which ful-
filled the far-fetched
dream through the con-
struction of Virangana
Avantibai Lodhi Medi-
cal College.”
Maintaining that Ut-
tar Pradesh’s Covid-19
management fared well
in comparison to many
other states and coun-
tries, the CM said, “Un-
der PM Modi’s leader-
ship the most populous
state contained the pan-
demic efficiently. Peo-
ple are being provided
free vaccines, free test-
ing facilities and free
treatment along with
free double-dose of
foodgrains. The im-
proved health care ser-
vices under BJP’s last
5-year rule paid divi-
dends during the trying
times of covid-19.”
Asserting that the
rule of law now prevails
in the state, the Chief
Minister concluded say-
ing that, “Chunav aate
jaate rahenge, lekin
suraksha ka mahaul,
pradesh ka vikas, betiy-
on ki suraksha, garee-
bon ka kalyan, annada-
ta ka samman hona
chahiye.”
CM Yogi addresses a crowded election rally in Etah district
on Sunday.
CHUNAV AAYENGE JAYENGE, LEKIN...
YOGI HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF JALESAR
BELLS IN AYODHYA RAM TEMPLE
Etah: Yogi further said that when the SP was in
power it withdrew cases against those involved
in the terrorist attack on Ram Janmabhoomi in
Ayodhya, however, today, the bells from Jale-
sar are adorning the Ram-Temple in Ayodhya.
“Jalesar’s bells through the state’s ODOP scheme
has not only generated employment, but also,
has given recognition to the region on the global
map. The 2100 quintal bell placed at Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi was prepared by Shri Vikas Mittal
from Jalesar itself.”
PM MODI PUT COVID-19
JINN IN BOTTLE, SAYS CM
Lucknow: Taking pot-
shots at previous gov-
ernments in the state,
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath said on Sunday
that those who are in-
auspicious for the de-
velopment of the state
will automatically van-
ish once the bell made
in Jalesar starts ring-
ing inside the Ram tem-
ple in Ayodhya.
He also said that
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi-led govern-
ment at the Centre suc-
cessfully “put the
COVID-19 jinn in a bot-
tle”.
Adityanath said that
before 2017, power-
sponsored mafias and
criminals used to domi-
nate the district.
“Be it Congress, SP or
BSP
, they had no sympa-
thy for the poor, farm-
ers, medium and small
enterprises (MSMEs).
They did not do any-
thing for them, did not
waive farmers’ debts,
did not build toilets,
houses for the poor, and
healthcare facilities
were not provided ei-
ther. Their sympathy
was only with mafias
and criminals. Have
you not seen the gov-
ernment’s bulldozer
run over such mafias
and criminals after 2017
and their wealth being
seized?” added Adity-
anathin his address at
the rally organised in
Etah district . —ANI
PM MODI TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
MEETING IN SITAPUR DISTRICT
Sitapur: PM Narendra
Modi will be address-
ing a rally on Febru-
ary 16 at the Military
Grass Farm Ground.
Apart from PM Modi
many other senior
BJP leaders will be
campaigning for the
candidates in Sitapur district. It is to be noted
that Saket Mishra, a BJP worker who was expect-
ing the election ticket, but was denied a chance
is now fighting independently and claims himself
as the real BJP candidate from Sitapur Sadar
seat. It is to be noted the BJP President JP Nadda
has recently addressed a rally in Sitapur, which
will now be followed by PM Modi’s rally and is
likely to spoil Mishra’s chances of being elected
from the seat.
‘Khote Sikke’ can’t be used in mkt:
DEF MIN TRAINS GUNS ON SP
Lucknow: Launch-
ing an attack on the
Samajwadi Party, De-
fence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Sun-
day said a true social-
ist takes every section
of the society along
and not those who in-
dulge in politics of
appeasement .
Those speaking
about ‘Samajwad’ (so-
cialism) are ‘khote
sikke’ (counterfeit
coins) and can’t be
used in market, he
said.
Addressing an elec-
tion meeting in Ram-
nagar Assembly con-
stituency here, Singh
said the name Sama-
jwadi Party’ and its
leaders did not go well
together as merely
having such a name
does not make one Sa-
majwadi .
Explaining social-
ism, the BJP senior
leader said, A true Sa-
majwadi is a person
who takes everyone
along. A person who
indulges in politics of
appeasement and at-
tempts to form the
government by divid-
ing the society can
never be a Samajwadi.
In an apparent ref-
erence to the SP lead-
ers, Singh said, These
peoplewhoaretalking
about Samajwad have
turned into ‘khote sik-
ke’ and you know kho-
te sikke are not used
in the market. Today’s
Samajwadi Party is
not going to work in
UP politics.
Terming Baraban-
ki a bastion of social-
ists, he said, When the
Congress was ruling
entire India, the peo-
ple of this place stood
with eminent social-
ists like Ram Sevak
Yadav and Ram Mano-
har Lohia. But, ever
since the fake ‘Sama-
jwadis’ emerged in
the state, people’s
myth was broken.
He said the BJP is a
party that imbibed
the original essence
of socialism and
stayed true to it.
Remembering his
association with
Barabanki, Singh
said he had been elect-
ed as an MLA from
the Haidargarh As-
sembly constituency
in the district, and
you people had made
me the chief minister
of the state. —PTI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses a rally in Ramnagar
area of Barabanki on Sunday.
TARGETS SP
PM Modi

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CRUCIAL READ
EC TURNS DOWN MINISTER’S DEMAND
FOR RE-ELECTION IN THANA BHAWAN
BSP RELEASES LIST OF 47 CANDIDATES
FOR SEVENTH PHASE POLLS
Shamli: The EC has turned down minister Suresh
Rana’s demand for re-election in Thana Bhawan As-
sembly constituency after he alleged irregularities in
polling. Rana was the BJP candidate from Thana Bha-
wan constituency which went to the polls in the first
phase on February 10. District Election Officer Jasjit
Kaur, who is also the District Magistrate of Shamli,
in a press statement on Sunday said elections were
held peaceably and there were no incidents of mal-
practice or irregularity during the polls.
Lucknow: The BSP on Sunday released a list of 47
candidates for the seventh phase of UP polls. BSP
has finalised the names of candidates for most of the
seats in the seventh phase. It has fielded Saroj Pandey
from Atraulia, Ramesh Chandra Yadav from Gopalpur,
Shankar Yadav from Sagdi, Abdusalam from Mubarak-
pur, Sushil Singh from Azamgarh Sadar, Manoj Singh
from Badlapur, Shyam Prakash alias Rekha Rajbhar
from Varanasi Uttar, Kaushik Panday from Varanasi
Cant, Dinesh Kasidhan Gupta from Varanasi South.
NIGHT CURFEW IN
STATE RELAXED
BY AN HOUR
Lucknow: Amid a dip in
COVID-19 cases, night
curfew in Uttar Pradesh
has been relaxed by
an hour. ACS (Home),
Awanish Awasthi, said
on Sunday that the “The
night curfew will be
imposed from 11 pm
(to 6.00 am) instead
of 10 pm,” In the past
24 hours, as many 10
fresh COVID-19 deaths
were reported in Uttar
Pradesh, taking the
death toll in the state
to 23,391. There are a
total of 15,276 active
COVID-19 cases in the
state.
‘YOGI, AKHILESH
TWO SIDES OF
SAME COIN’
Farrukhabad: AIMIM
chief Asaduddin Owaisi
on Sunday dubbed
CM Yogi and SP chief
Akhilesh Yadav as two
sides of the same coin.
Hyderabad MP Owaisi
made the remark while
addressing an election
rally here. “Yogi (Adi-
tyanath) and Akhilesh
(Yadav) are two sides
of the same coin,” said
Owaisi while seeking
votes for the candidates
of Bhagidari Parivartan
Morcha so that former
UP minister Babu Singh
Kushwaha could be
made the UP CM.
BATTLE GROUND
(L-R) A polling official checks EVMs. Polling officials collect election material at a distribution
centre in Moradabad on Sunday for Monday’s Phase 2 elections in the state. —PHOTOBY PTI
Phase2pollstoday:Leaders
devisenovelanticstowoovoters
Lucknow: From sing-
ing songs to frying
‘puris’ and making emo-
tionalappeals,thecandi-
dates fielded by various
political parties in the
Uttar Pradesh polls are
making every effort to
woo the voters.
Unusual means of
connectingwiththeelec-
torate are also being ad-
optedbyministersinthe
Yogi Adityanath govern-
ment, who are doing
their bit to reach out to
the voters.
If senior minister
Suresh Khanna is sing-
ingsongsinvokingpatri-
otism in Shahjahanpur,
anotherministerBrijesh
Pathak is frying puris at
a roadside kiosk.
The Congress nomi-
nee from the Moham-
mdabad Gohna seat in
Mau, Banwari Lal, is
making a desperate ap-
peal to the voters to ei-
ther give him votes or a
“kafan” (shroud).
Seeking re-election
from the Shahjahanpur
seat for the ninth time, a
video clip of Khanna
singing a song at an elec-
tion meeting went viral
on social media plat-
forms recently
.
The BJP leader was
heard singing his ver-
sion of poet Pradeep’s
“hum layen hain toofan
se kashti nikal ke, mere
desh ko rakhna mere
bachho sambhal ke”,
scripted for the 1954 film
‘Jagriti’ and sung by
Mohd Rafi.
Khanna’s lyrical ap-
peal, in line with his par-
ty’s campaign to keep
Uttar Pradesh safe from
the vices of crime, ter-
rorism,casteism,region-
alismanddynasticismis
-- “is kshetra ko rakhna
mere mitron sambhal ke,
hum laye hai apradh se
Uttar Pradesh nikaal
ke...atankvad, kshetra-
vad, jatiwad ko, humne
kiya parast pariwarvad
ko...behka na de vikas se
koi dhoke me daal ke...is
kshetra ko rakhna mere
mitron sambhal ke.
Tumhi bhavishya ho
mere UP vishal ke....”
Chairman of the Zila
SahkariBankinShahja-
hanpur and BJP leader
DPS Rathore said Khan-
na had made such ap-
pearances on different
party platforms earlier
as well. “The song that
he is singing during
campaigning is a patri-
oticsongandhehasonly
expressedhispatriotism
and concerns through
it,” Rathore said.
Law Minister Pathak
caught eyeballs when he
took to the busy streets
of the state capital with
his supporters for a
door-to-door campaign
and fried puris at a road-
side kiosk in Narhi Ba-
zar. He also tried his
hands at a sewing ma-
chine at the “Ladle Tai-
lor” shop.
Though Pathaksaidit
was nothing new as he
had been moving about
in the area for the last
five years, his presence
at the roadside kiosk
and the tailoring shop
generated interest
among the locals who
werealsoapplied“tilak”
by the minister. —PTI
Bareilly: With prob-
lems faced by sugarcane
farmers being one of the
top poll issues in Uttar
Pradesh, the state’s ma-
jor belt for the cashcrop
isgoingforsecondphase
voting on February 14.
The state is estimated
to have a sugarcane
area of 23.08 lakh hect-
ares, as against 23.07
lakh hectares in 2020-21,
and the cane belt of UP
is home to at least 35
lakh farmers.
The predominance of
sugarcane farming
couldbeguagedfromthe
fact that the the western
UP districts have over-
whelming proporting of
the cash crop. Bareilly
has 70 per cent sugar-
cane farmers, Morad-
abad has around 60 per-
cent, Badaun has 40 per
cent, Bijnor has over 50
per cent, and Rampur
hasaround45percentof
the cash crop growers,
according to the infor-
mation provided by the
district administrations
and local farmers.
Among other districts
Sambhal has 35 per cent
sugarcane farmers, Sa-
haranpur and amroha
have 65 per cent and 60
percentrespectively
,and
Shahjahanpurhas35per
cent cash crop grwoers.
Inphasetwo,thereare
586 candidates in the
electoral fray for the 55
seats spread across nine
districts that also in-
cludes nine constituen-
cies reserved for SCs.
The key constituen-
cies and candidates in-
clude Congress’ Nawab
Kazim Ali Khan from
Rampur, SP’s Supriya
Aron from Bareilly
Cantt,KeeratSinghGur-
jar from Gangoh and
BJP’s Devendra Nagpal
from Naugawan seat.
At present, the sugar-
cane economy in UP is
estimated at Rs 40,000
crore. The early variety
rateof sugarcane,which
is also considered the
best variety is Rs 350 per
quintal whereas the re-
ject variety is sold at Rs
340 per quintal, officials
informed. —ANI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: One of the
most keenly anticipated
contests in the second
phaseof pollinginUPon
Monday would be in the
Muslim-dominated seat
of Rampur where jailed
SP leader Azam Khan is
upagainstCongress’Ka-
zim Ali Khan and BJP’s
Akash Saxena. What
lendsanedgetothiscon-
test is how Kazim and
Saxena are trying to cor-
ner the nine-time MLA,
and arguably the tallest
Muslim leader in the
state, Azam Khan.
The district has five
assembly segments-
Suar, Chamraua, Bilas-
pur, Rampur and Milak
(Reserved). In 2017, SP
won Suar, Chamraua
and Rampur while BJP
got Bilaspur and Milak.
Another family with
considerable influence
in the region is the
Nawab family of Ram-
pur. Interestingly
, Suar
seat was held by Nawab
Kazim Ali Khan or
Naved Mian as he is pop-
ularly known, from 2002
to2017.Thistimehisson
Haider Ali Khan aka
Hamza is pitted against
AbdullahAzamKhanon
ApnaDal(Sonelal)ticket
as the first Muslim NDA
candidate in UP since
2014.
Naved Mian, however
is contesting on Con-
gress ticket from Ram-
pur against Azam Khan.
In 2017, Naved contested
from Suar on BSP ticket
and lost to Abdullah
Azam Khan but outseat-
ed him in a legal battle.
It’s again father vs fa-
ther in Rampur and son
vs son in Suar seat. The
contest would be inter-
estingonChamrauaseat
as well. SP’s Naseer Ah-
mad Khan will face for-
mer BSP MLA and run-
ner up in 2017 election
Ali Yusuf Ali who is
fielded as Congress can-
didatethistime.BJPhas
fielded Mohan Lodhi
while BSP has shown
faith in Abdul Mustafa
Husain.BJPcandidateis
purely hoping for divi-
sion of votes on this
Muslim dominated seat.
The two seats that
went to BJP in 2017 were
Bilaspur and Milak. The
contest on Bilaspur, ex-
pertsbelieve,isexpected
to be bipolar between
BJP’s sitting legislator
Baldev Singh Aulakh
and two term Congress
MLA Sanjay Kapoor.
Kanpur: Chhattisgarh
CM Bhupesh Baghel on
Sunday slammed PM
Modi for his statements
against Pt Nehru and In-
dira Gandhi in Parlia-
ment, stating the PM did
not want to answer any
issues in the present and
keeps raising questions
on the history of the
Congress party
.
Baghel’ remarks were
made during a door-to-
door campaigning in
supportof Congresscan-
didate in Kanpur ahead
of tomorrow’s second
phase of polling in UP
.
“PMhasraisedallega-
tions against Nehruji
and Indiraji. But neither
Nehruji nor Indiraji can
answer. They (BJP) can-
not distort history
. Rath-
erheshouldanswerhow
much black money re-
turned to the country
after demonetisation,
what changes followed
in the economy after im-
plementation of GST,
how much loss did the
country sustain during
the lockdowns and how
many bodies were found
in rivers (during Covid
second wave). He cannot
answer these,” Baghel
said. —AGENCIES
Congress candidate Banwari Lal’s handout makes an emotional appeal to the people to vote for him
as it is his last election. The tagline reads ‘Banwari Bechara’ (Poor Banwari).
Naved Mian Azam Khan
From singing
songs to frying
puris, top leaders
doing all to swing
voter mood in
their favour
‘VOTE YA KAFAN...’
Sugarcane farmers
to decide fate of
candidates in 55 seats
IMPORTANT SEATS
It’sfathervsfather,sonvssononSuar,Rampurseats
Bora plays up BJP policies
urging ppl to vote for party
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As part of
the meeting and pub-
lic relations cam-
paign, BJP candidate
from Lucknow North,
Neeraj Bora interact-
ed with the people in
Jankipuram and ap-
pealed to make BJP
win again. During
this, Bora apprised
the people about the
welfare policies being
run by the BJP and
the plans prepared for
the people in future.
Bora on Sunday
reached Mrityunjay
Mahadev Temple in
Jankipuram and of-
fered prayers. After
this, in a meeting or-
ganised in the temple,
he established a dia-
logue with the people.
He said the grand su-
pernatural inaugura-
tion of the corridor of
Lord Shiva’s beloved
Kashi Vishwanath
temple had been done
by PM Modi with the
concept of divine
Kashi - Bhavya
Kashi’s resolution.
Due to the discrimina-
tory politics of vote-
bank, it had become a
common belief of
many people of the
majority Hindu soci-
ety of the country
that the mythological
ancient temples and
other places of Sana-
tan Dharma in India
should not be taken
care of.
In a meeting at Lax-
minagar in Faizullag-
anj, BJP candidate
Neeraj Bora called
BJP a party of ideas
and appealed to the
people to bring back
the double engine gov-
ernment in the state.
BJP candidate Neeraj Bora during door-to-door campaign
in Lucknow on Sunday.
Union Minister
Piyush Goyal
will seek votes
on Monday in
support of
Neeraj Bora.
‘PM has no answers to present problems’
BAGHEL
SLAMS
MODI ON
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
It is easy to see the faults of
others, but difficult to see one’s
own faults. One shows the faults
of others like chaff winnowed in
the wind, but one conceals one’s
own faults as a cunning
gambler conceals his dice.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
TOP TWEETS
LUCKNOW SUPER
GIANTS ARE SET TO
MAKE IMPRESSIVE
DEBUT THIS IPL
ucknow SuperGiants
(LSG) are entering
their first IPL season
with a bang. After
all, the Lucknow
franchise was bought by the
RPSG group for a whopping Rs
7,090 crores and its buys at the
IPL auction showed its determi-
nation to leave a mark in its de-
but season. Even before the first
bid was made, the LSG had
roped in KL Rahul (captain) for
Rs 15 crore, Marcus Stoinis (Rs
11 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 4
crore). The franchise’s other im-
pressive buys include Jason
Holder (West Indian all-round-
er), South Africa’s star batsman
Quinton de Kock, England’s
Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Man-
ish Pandey, Deepak Hooda,
Krunal Pandya (both all-round-
ers) and Ankit Rajpoot.
On paper the team looks solid
and well balanced. It has excel-
lent pace bowlers in Avesh
Khan, Wood, Holder and Ra-
jpoot. All of them can decimate
any opposition. KL Rahul, Quin-
ton de Kock, Manish Pandey,
Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pan-
dya will be batting mainstays.
L
ttar Pradesh,
where polling is
being held to elect
legislators, is de-
scribed as a caste
cauldron. Neighbouring MP
Rajasthan also have caste-
driven politics like in many
other states of India.
In UP, tickets were distrib-
uted based on caste. It has
been all about Brahmins,
Dalits, Thakurs, Rajbhars
and Mauryas. Upper caste,
lower caste issue is not con-
fined to politics as it perme-
ates other spheres of society
.
Inter-caste relationships are
frowned upon and those from
lower castes are sneered at
and are expected to follow
many dos and dont’s. As caste
system is an inherent part of
Hindu society, continuation
of the practice is unsurpris-
ing.What is shocking is Indi-
ans carrying the caste sys-
tem to faraway America. In
an opinion piece American
journalist Kenneth J. Cooper
wrote about “shunning of a
people once called untoucha-
bles at workplaces, schools,
romantic relationships and
houses of worship” in 2018.
Based on a survey’s finding
Cooper said that there were
more Dalits with postgradu-
ate degrees than Brahmins.
Over last few years caste-
based discrimination has at-
tracted the attention of au-
thorities, mainly in universi-
ties. In Nov 2019 Brandeis
University became the first
US university to prohibit
caste prejudice on its cam-
pus. Then in June 2020, Cali-
fornia’s Dept of Fair Employ-
ment and Housing sued Cisco
for allegedly discriminating
against an engineer on basis
of his caste. Last year in Sept,
University of California, Da-
vis, public university
, banned
caste-based discrimination.
Colby College followed suit in
October. California State Uni-
versity also added caste to its
anti-discrimination policy
.
INDIANS CARRY CASTE
BIAS TO AMERICA
Over last few years caste-
based discrimination has
attracted attention of
authorities, mainly in
universities. In Nov 2019
Brandeis University
became 1st US
university to prohibit
caste prejudice
on its campus
U
ho of us is not infected with
it? But this infection is not
one that we can fight with an-
tibiotics. Nor does its remedy
lie in pills. We can feel its
symptoms every day. The
knot of tension in our stom-
ach, the splitting headache,
the feeling that ‘I’m going to
explode,’ that ‘I just can’t take
it anymore.’ Current diseases
manifest themselves in many
forms, but most are rooted in
a single poison – stress. Anxi-
ety has become so much part
of our lives that we have
stopped noticing it, like peo-
ple who live near a busy train
station or airport may no
longer notice the noise. What
brings distress to one person
may be a refreshing experi-
ence for someone else. The
overcrowded areas and loud
noises can affect many, but
some things affect all – such
as personal illness, loss of job
and financial reverses.
Boredom is one of the most
crushing and grinding of
stresses. It is an unpleasant
feeling that something is not
right and that one’s needs are
not met, a feeling of being
trapped. Many are bored with
their routine jobs or a dull so-
cial life. Lacking any stimula-
tion, it may cause a person to
sleep a lot, bringing sickness,
inefficiency and personal
problems. Our mind desires
change, challenge, learning
and new experiences. Variety
adds spice to life. When noth-
ing is really challenging, even
the most glamorous, privi-
leged existence is boring.
The struggle to balance
work, family and outside
commitments, has intensi-
fied. Excessive pressure cre-
ates mental confusion and
can trigger foolish actions
that we later regret. Bur-
dened with anxieties and
daily hassles, many try to
drink away their frustra-
tions. Others try to go on
sprees with their friends or
put on a mask of cheerful-
ness. Using such escapist
measures only increases
frustration. Like a spirited
horse, stress can give us an
enjoyable and exhilarating
ride. But if it goes wildly out
of control, life is at ri sk. So,
stress in manageable doses,
can provide the stimulus to
be creative, productive, en-
thusiastic and cause us to
rise up quickly to challeng-
ing situations. One can never
really get rid of all stress
from life. What we have to
look at is our reaction to it.
We can learn to lessen it.
Justlikesteamboilersneed
escape valves, we need a good
supportsystemof friendsand
family to reduce anxiety
. By
resolving conflicts and ac-
cepting others as they are, we
avoid getting annoyed by eve-
ry trifle in life specially when
our expectations are not ful-
filled. Also, complimenting
and treating others with re-
spect, brings out their best.
An organised and clean envi-
ronment reduces irritants.
Surrounding ourselves with
things that make us relax –
photos, flowers and memen-
tos, helps. Spending time on
ourselves in reading and
physical exercise fills our per-
sonal resource bank that
charges us emotionally
.
Meals, with large portions of
fruits and vegetables, prevent
fatigue. Achievement obses-
sion can cause tension.
Wanting to be the best is an
admirable goal but getting
fixated on that one thought
can make one forget to enjoy
the precious moments. By
recognizing our limitations,
abilities and circumstances,
and working out a practical
schedule, one can focus on
what can be done rather than
worrying upon what cannot
be done. Completing tasks in-
stead of postponing minimiz-
es anguish. Staying calm and
trying to solve problems step
by step makes us feel in con-
trol. At times, taking help and
delegating work, prevents
stress from overpowering us.
Another way to fight off the
tension of daily pressures is
to cultivate a sense of humor.
Laughing is healthful – we
relieve tensions and brighten
our mood. Balancing work
and leisure reduces stress.
Taking regular breaks for a
change of pace increases pro-
ductivity, thus stimulating
the mind. Many times a
change is needed in how we
view our situation to cope
with feelings of helplessness.
Dwelling on past errors can
add stress to the present. Life
can be understood back-
wards, but it must be lived
forwards.Thecapacitytocon-
template the harmonious el-
egance in nature is one of the
most satisfactory experienc-
es. Looking at something
greater than our conscious
self makes all daily troubles
appear to shrink in compari-
son. Peace of mind can be
achieved through contact
with the sublime. One can
gain perspective of one’s
problems before the universal
realities. Minimizing anxiety
is more than a matter of fol-
lowing a simple step or for-
mula. Often, a change in out-
lookisneeded.Makingadaily
practice of stress manage-
ment a priority in our busy
lives can reduce the stressful
triggers and soothe our heart,
mind and emotions.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
REKHA KUMAR
The writer is a personal
development skills facilitator
Wanting to be the best is an
admirable goal but getting
fixated on that one thought
can make one forget to
enjoy the precious
moments. By recognizing
our limitations, abilities
and circumstances, and
working out a practical
schedule, one can focus on
what can be done rather
than worrying upon what
cannot be done. Completing
tasks instead of postponing
minimizes anguish.
Staying calm and trying to
solve problems step by step
makes us feel in control
Anxiety has become so
much part of our lives
that we have stopped
noticing it, like people
who live near a busy
train station or airport
may no longer notice the
noise. What brings distress
to one person may be a
refreshing experience
for someone else
inefficiency and personal
ANXIETY
THE
HIDDEN
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INDIA
05
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Questions
are being raised about
the political and admin-
istrative capability of
Karnataka Chief Minis-
ter Basavaraj Bommai
astheBJPhaslostmany
elections in Karnataka
since he became the
Chief Minister. The BJP
also lost in Bommai’s
ownconstituency
.That’s
when there was specula-
tion about his replace-
ment before the assem-
bly elections to be held
next year. Meanwhile,
thequestionof adminis-
trative capacity has also
startedtoarise.Intwoor
three districts of the
state, there was a dis-
pute over the hijab and
saffron gamcha in col-
leges. There was a lot of
hue and cry in Udupi
andShivamogga,butthe
chief minister suddenly
closed high schools and
colleges across the state
for three days. Nothing
can be more incompe-
tent for any government
than this.
However, on the other
hand some BJP leaders
are calling it a strategy
claiming that some two
decades ago there was a
controversy over hoist-
ing the tricolor at the
Idgah ground, which
paved the way for the
BJP to come to power in
Karnataka. Now that
the tricolor is being
hoisted in colleges and
the BJP has complete
hold on the electorate, it
is in a position to ex-
pand to other southern
states outside Karnata-
ka. Informed sources
say that the issue of pro-
test against Muslim girl
students wearing hijab
and Hindu students go-
ing to college with saf-
frongamchaandsaffron
turban did not arise
spontaneously
. This ex-
periment was done
three years ago and now
the same experiment is
being carried forward.
It is also being said that
the BJP has reached its
peak in North India,
from where it will only
go down, so prepara-
tions are being made to
repeat the politics of
North India in the
southern states.
Is it Bommai’s failure or BJP’s
strategy for future prospects?
HIJAB ROW
New Delhi: “I can give
my life for my brother
and he can give his life
for me,” Congress lead-
er Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra said on Monday
in response to the BJP’s
charge that there is a
conflict between the
siblings.
“Where is the con-
flict,” she said, re-
sponding to reports
that Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath had said
that the “rift” between
Priyanka and Rahul
Gandhi would bring
the Congress down.
Turning the argu-
ment around with a
smile, she said, “The
conflict is in Yogi Ji’s
mind. It seems he is
saying this owing to the
rift in the BJP, between
him, (Prime Minister
Narendra) Modiji and
(Union Home Minister)
Amit Shah ji.”
The Congress leader
responded to the query
while being seated in a
helicopter on the elec-
tion campaign trail.
From political rallies
to campaigns like ‘Lad-
ki Hoon Lad Sakti
Hoon’, the Congress
leader has been spear-
heading her party’s
campaign as it takes on
the ruling BJP and the
main challenger, the
Akhilesh Yadav-led Sa-
majwadi Party.
Last month, Ms
Vadra set off specula-
tion that she could be
the party’s Chief Min-
ister candidate.
To a question on the
party’s choice for the
post at the release of a
job manifesto, Priyanka
replied, “You can see
my face everywhere,
can’t you?” —PTI
New Delhi: On Sunday,
Lok Sabha MP Asadud-
din Owaisi declared
that a girl wearing a hi-
jab would be the Prime
Minister of India one
day
.
All India Majlis-E-It-
tehadul Muslimeen
chief Owaisi tweeted a
video on Sunday, in
which he said that wom-
en wearing hijabs will
go to college, become
district collectors, mag-
istrates, doctors, busi-
nesswomen and so on.
Addressing an audi-
ence, Owaisi can be
heard saying in the vid-
eo, “I may not be alive to
see it, but mark my
words, one day a hijab-
wearing girl will be the
Prime Minister.”
He added, “If our
daughters decide and
tell their parents they
want to wear hijabs,
their parents will sup-
port them. Let’s see who
can stop them! —PTI
SUAR: The Battle of Rampur extends
into neighbouring Suar with the clash of
sons of Azam Khan and Kazim Ali. Azam’s
son Abdullah, who who won the seat in
2017, and later disqualified because of
using fake age certificate, is facing
Kazim’s son Haider Ali Khan, an England-
educated youth who spurned Congress’s
ticket to become the candidate of NDA
partner Apna Dal (S). That makes him the
first Muslim candidate of BJP and allies
since 2014. In 2017, Abdullah had
defeated Haider’s father, who pursued the
‘fake certificate’ case against him. So, it’s
a grudge clash for both.
AONLA: Former minister Dharampal
Singh is seeking his fifth term from this
seat of Bareilly district. He joined the
Yogi government in 2017 as irrigation
minister but resigned midway. He is
facing his former ‘colleague’, BJP MLA
from neighbouring Bilsi Radha Krishna
Sharma, who has crossed over to SP.
Sharma has been two-time MLA.
Known for Iffco’s fertiliser unit and
considered to be a saffron bastion, BJP
has lost just twice in the past 36 years.
Lodhs are the most dominant caste so,
BSP has fielded Laxman Prasad Lodhi
and Congress Omvir Yadav.
BILASPUR: After year-
long farm protest, Yogi
cabinet’s sole Sikh
Minister and sitting MLA
Baldev Singh Aulakh
faces an onerous task of
winning over voters,
especially the Sikhs, who
are present in a large
number here. His
challenger is Congress
veteran Sanjay Kapoor,
who won the seat in 2012
and 2007. SP has fielded
Amarjeet Singh while
BSP is banking on Ram
Avatar Kashyap.
BEHAT: MLA Naresh
Saini, one of the seven
Congress winners in
2017, is now a BJP
candidate. Saharanpur
district, under which this
seat falls, in fact
witnessed a delirious
churning of candidates in
the run-up to the polls.
SP’s Omar Ali and BSP’s
Rais Malik would be vying
for the support of a large
concentration of Muslim
electorates of the
constituency, which may
benefit Saini.
NAKUR: Two turncoats are battling.
Two-time MP and ex-Minister, Dharam
Singh Saini, made a high-decibel crossover
to SP before polls. His rival, BJP’s Mukesh
Chaudhary, was in Congress till 2019 when
he defected to BJP. Saini, however, has his
arch-rival Imran Masood by his side. A
Cong strong man, Masood lost narrowly
to Saini in two elections and switched
over to SP. Although he got no ticket, he
has vowed SP’s win. BSP’s Sahil Khan is
hoping to make a dent in SP’s Muslim
vote bank. Chandra Shekhar’s Azad
Samaj Party, which has presence in the
district, has fielded Sonu Kumar.
AMROHA: Former cabinet minister
Mehboob Ali has had an uninterrupted
run since 2002 and is seeking a fifth
term. In 2017, he won by over 15,000
votes though BJP swept the remaining
three seats of Amroha district. This
time, he got a shot in the arm when the
Congress nominee Salim Khan joined
SP just two days before voting,
claiming that he was not being allowed
to meet Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. BSP
has also fielded a Muslim candidate,
Naved Ayaz, considering a large number
of minority votes. BJP, which last won
in 1991, has fielded Ram Singh Saini.
UP Assembly polls: 10 hot seats in the wild West
Poll action in west UP is peaking with voting
for the second phase on Monday.Take a look
at these 10 key constituencies and what
makes them interesting that will play a crucial
role in the power-share of Uttar Pradesh
RAMPUR: It’s SP veteran Azam Khan versus his ‘nemesis’ Akash Saxena
(BJP). Saxena lodged 30 of 100-odd police cases of land-grabbing against
Azam, which led to his arrest. Azam, who is also Rampur MP, is seeking a record
10th term from jail. Nawab Kazim Ali of Congress, the scion of local royal family,
and four-time MLA from two neighbouring seats makes it a three-way contest.
While the Rampur royalty and Azam have a history of rivalry, Akash, the son of
former minister Shiv Bahadur, waged a long battle against the SP veteran. Azam,
is riding on sympathy factor because of his ‘victimisation’.
CHANDAUSI (R): UP’s junior minister Gulab Devi had to battle other
aspirants from her own party after her candidature was announced for this
reserved constituency of Sambhal. She is a four-time MLA, having won for the
first time in 1991. After 2002, she tasted two defeats before regaining it in 2017.
Congress’s Vimlesh Kumari, runner-up last time, is now SP’s candidate. Last
time, she was supported by SP. Congress has also fielded a woman, Mithilesh
Kumari, while BSP has fielded Ran Vijay Singh. BJP candidate is also battling
against the trend of this seat known for changing winning parties.
SHAHJAHANPUR: UP’s finance minister Suresh Khanna is seeking a
record ninth victory for this terai seat on which he has had a hold since 1989.
SP’s district president Tanveer Khan who offered a tough contest to Khanna in
the past two polls, is back to challenge him, banking on Muslim voters. BSP
has played its Brahmin card, fielding Dhandhu Mishra while Congress has
sprung a surprise by putting its bet on ASHA worker Poonam Pandey. She
hogged the limelight after being assaulted by cops when she was trying to
barge into UP CM’s rally site.
TILHAR: It’s a battle of turncoats here. BJP’s giant killer Roshan Lal
Verma, who felled Congress’s Jitin Prasada in 2017, is now SP’s candidate,
having made the high-profile crossover along with Swami Prasad Maurya
and others. He won the seat in 2012, but as BSP candidate. Verma is facing
BJP’s Saloni Kushwaha, an SP worker who made a quick switchover after
her ticket went to a turncoat. While she is also expected to get the benefit of
the goodwill of her doctor husband, BSP candidate Faizan Ali might make a
dent in SP’s Muslim votebank.
CAN GIVE LIFE FOR MY BROTHER:
PRIYANKA ON BJP’S ‘RIFT’ CHARGE
Ashok Kaura
Patiala: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday saluted the val-
ourof Punjabis,Sikhsin
particular,sayingthena-
tionfeelssafeandsecure
as they keep a guard.
Addressing a largely
attended rally here on
Sunday
, Shah said, Pun-
jab was a border state
and peace and security
here was very much im-
portant for the security
of the country
. He said,
onlyanNDAgovt,which
will work closely with
the central government
can ensure peace, har-
mony and security here.
Shah had a special
praise for former CM
Capt Amarinder Singh,
who was also sitting on
the dais, that he always
rose above partisan con-
siderationswhenitcame
to the issues concerning
national security
. He dis-
closed that when he be-
cametheHomeMinister
in 2019, he felt quite con-
cerned about the securi-
ty along the Punjab bor-
der. “But once I spoke to
Capt Amarinder, I felt
relaxed,” he recalled.
In a special message
to people of Patiala, the
Home Minister said, the
way the Congress party
had treated a senior
leader like Capt Ama-
rinder, it (Congress)
must not get a single
seat from Patiala.
Vote to break the spell of
state’s political instability
Amit Shah salutes
Punjabis’ valour
Girl wearing hijab will
be PM of India one
day: Hyd MP Owaisi
BJP is coming back,
no chance of hung
Assembly: Biren Singh
UTTARAKHAND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Dehradun: Having
seen 11 Chief Minis-
ters in the last two
decades since the for-
mation of Uttara-
khand, the hilly state
will vote on Monday
for its 70-member As-
sembly seats. While
the incumbent BJP is
up against the elec-
toral trend of the peo-
ple voting out the gov-
ernments in every
elections, Congress is
hoping for a come-
back, and Aam Admi
Party (AAP) has
pitched in to find a
foothold in a state
widely known for po-
litical instability
.
The voting will be-
gin at 7 am and end at
5 pm after the elec-
tioneering came to an
end on Saturday, 48
hours before the elec-
torate begin casting
their votes. There’re
632 candidates in the
electoral fray for 70
Assembly seats.
Other than the BJP
and Congress, and
AAP, Samajwadi Par-
ty and Bahujan Samaj
Party are also testing
their electoral
strengths in the state.
TheAAPhasnamed
a retired colonel and
candidate from Gan-
gotri seat Ajay Kothi-
yal as its chief minis-
terial candidate. For-
mer state chief minis-
ter Harish Rawat led
the Congress cam-
paign during the cam-
paigning. The BJP’s
star campaigners
soughttobuildthepoll
plank on the works
donebytheincumbent
chief minister Push-
kar Singh Dhami.
Dhami is contest-
ing from Khatima As-
sembly seat whereas
Rawat is in the fray
from the Lalkuwa
constituency
.
After Uttarakhand
was formed by carv-
ing out from Uttar
Pradesh, the hilly
state has given man-
dates alternatively to
the Congress and the
BJP, while there also
being instability of
the governments due
to frequent change of
chief ministers.
With the formation
of the government in
2017, the BJP had cho-
sen Trivendra Singh
Rawat, MLA from the
Doiwala seat, as its
chief minister, but he
was replaced by Ti-
rath Singh Rawat in
March 2021. —PTI
Guwahati: With some
election surveys fore-
casting a hung assem-
bly in Manipur, Chief
Minister Biren Singh
has ruled out the possi-
bility despite the Febru-
ary 28 and March 5 polls
being a multi-corner
fight, with regional par-
ties like the NPP, NPF
and new entrant JD(U)
fielding some strong
candidates.
Singh said his party
BJP, which faced an in-
tense backlash within
over its choices of can-
didates last month, has
been calculative in its
strategy and has fo-
cused on the winnabil-
ity of its nominees.
This will earn the par-
ty an absolute majority,
the Chief Minister
claimed.
“There is no chance
of a hung assembly, no
question. I am saying it
will all calculations.
Out of 60 seats, we have
29 sitting MLAs contest-
ing and their winnabil-
ity is very high. And
with that, we just need
to win 11 other seats to
form the government,
which we will easily
achieve. This is the
arithmetic we are work-
ing upon,” Mr Singh
told media. —Agencies
Bangalore: The Udupi district administration has
imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144
of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the
district from Monday till February 19. The move
comes as part of a precautionary measure as the
schools are reopening Monday after the holiday
declared by the state government in view of the
hijab-saffron shawl controversy.
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ELECTION BUZZ
Manipur CM Biren Singh
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah with PLC chief Capt
Amarinder Singh, in Patiala on
Sunday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with Rahul Gandhi

INDIA
06
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: There is
news about Rashtriya
Lok Dal leader Jayant
Chaudhary that he has
formed a digital team of
one and a half thousand
people. Samajwadi Par-
ty also has a big team on
social media and Con-
gress too has a huge
team.
But till now neither a
fake news has come in
the social media about
the BJP or its candi-
dates nor any tweet has
been made by making a
fake Twitter handle of
any BJP leader. All the
fake news about opposi-
tion leaders are going
viral and fake tweets
are being made from the
Twitter handles of op-
position leaders. Obvi-
ously the leaders of the
opposition should learn
something from the IT
cell of the BJP
. However,
Jayant Chaudhary’s
party has registered an
FIR. In fact, in the past,
a fake Twitter handle of
Jayant Chaudhary was
created with a ‘blue
tick’ terming it to be a
verified account and it
was tweeted that people
should not vote for
Ahmed Hameed, RLD’s
candidate from Bagh-
pat. Similarly, the Twit-
ter handle of the leader
of the Samajwadi Par-
ty’s purvanchal region
carrie a tweet stressing
to vote for SP so that a
new Pakistan can be
created.
Both these tweets
were fake. In protest
against the BJP, a jour-
nalist, active on social
media, also tweeted by
making a similar Twit-
ter handle that if the
BJP wins, they will
leave journalism and
become a street vendors
instead.
All fake news about the opposition
Modi greets listeners on
Radio Day, calls it amazing
Adopted by UNGA in 2012, February 13 is observed as World Radio Day
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday greeted radio
listeners on World Ra-
dio Day and said radio
remains an integral
part of people’s lives
and is an amazing me-
dium to connect people.
Adopted by the Unit-
ed Nations General As-
sembly in 2012 as an
international day, Feb-
ruary 13 is observed as
World Radio Day
.
“World Radio Day
greetings to all radio
listeners and those who
enrich this outstanding
medium with their tal-
ent as well as creativi-
ty,” PM said on Twitter.
He said radio re-
mains an integral part
of people’s lives be it at
home, during journeys
and otherwise “It is an
amazing medium to
connect,” PM said.
—PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Amolo
Odinga, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Sunday met former
Prime Minister of Kenya
Raila Amolo Odinga
and discussed issues of
mutual interest. The two
leaders share friendly
personal relations going
back decades. PM Modi
expressed his happiness
at being able to meet
Odinga after almost
three and half years,
according to the release
by Prime Minister’s Of-
fice. The Prime Minister
recollected his multiple
interactions with Odinga
since 2008 in both India
and Kenya, as well as
the latter’s support to
the Vibrant Gujarat Sum-
mit in 2009 and 2012.
MODI MEETS EX-KENYA PM RAILA AMOLO ODINGA
Govt to tighten MGNREGA
to plug ‘tremendous leakages’
New Delhi: The Gov-
ernment is working to
tighten the Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guaran-
tee Act (MGNREGA)
scheme as “tremendous
leakages” have been no-
ticed in the flagship ru-
ral jobs programme for
the past two years, a top
official said. The Centre
has allocated Rs 73,000
crore for 2022-23, which
is 25 per cent lower than
the Rs 98,000 crore pro-
vided in the revised es-
timate (RE) for the cur-
rent fiscal.
The allocation for the
next fiscal is same as
was budget estimate
(BE) for the current fis-
cal. The official said in
the last two years, the
RE has been higher
than the BE significant-
ly and it has been no-
ticed that tremendous
leakages are going on
and middlemen are tak-
ing money for enrolling
names of beneficiaries
under the scheme. —PTI
Sri Lankan Navy
arrests 12 Indian
fishermen for
alleged poaching
Colombo: The Sri Lan-
kan Navy has arrested
12 Indian fishermen
and seized two fishing
trawlers for allegedly
poaching in the coun-
try’s territorial waters,
an official statement
said on Sunday. The ar-
rests were made in seas
north of Talaimannar.
They were indulging in
bottom trawling, the
Navy said.
“In an operation con-
ducted in seas north of
Talaimannar in the
dark hours of February
12, Sri Lanka Navy
managed to seize 2 In-
dian trawlers with 12
Indian fishermen
whilst poaching in Sri
Lankan waters,” said
the statement.
This is the third ar-
rest of Indian fisher-
men in Sri Lankan wa-
ters this month. On
February 8, the Navy
arrested 11 Indian fish-
ermen and seized three
fishing trawlers. —PTI
Over70%teensjabbed with firstdose:Mandaviya
New Delhi: Over 70 per
cent of India’s adoles-
cents in the 15-18 age
group have received the
first dose of Covid-19
vaccine so far, Union
Health Minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya said
on Sunday. He also ap-
pealed to all those in
this age group to get in-
oculated at the earliest.
“Young India further
strengthening the
world’s largest vaccina-
tion drive. Over 70 per
cent of our youngsters
between 15-18 age group
have received their 1st
dose of Covid-19 vac-
cine,” Mandaviya said.
“I appeal to all eligi-
ble young friends to get
vaccinated at the earli-
est,” he added.
Health Ministry data
showed over 1.47 crore
beneficiaries are fully
vaccinated. With the ad-
ministration of more
than 49.16 lakh doses in
a span of 24 hours, the
cumulative vaccine dos-
es administered in the
country have exceeded
172.81 crore. —PTI
Why not discuss the
matter pending in court?
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: In India,
Governments have a
unique excuse to avoid
discussion and respon-
sibility that the matter
is pending in court. If
the matter is pending in
the court, can it not be
discussed or the respon-
sibility of someone for
that matter be fixed?
Then there can be no
discussion on any issue,
no politics and no re-
sponsibility can be fixed
because somehow all
the cases are pending in
the court — if not in Su-
preme Court, then ei-
ther in High Court of
some State or the other
courts.
The Central Govern-
ment is using this eter-
nal excuse to avoid the
Pegasus espionage case.
The first part of the
Budget Session of Par-
liament has passed and
during this time the
Ministers gave the ex-
cuse that the Pegasus
matter is pending in the
Supreme Court, so there
can’t be discussion on
it. It is a different mat-
ter that even when the
Pegasus case had not
reached the SC, the Gov-
ernment didn’t discuss
it. Keep in mind that
this matter came to
light just before the
Monsoon Session last
year and no one had ap-
pealed in the SC, but
even then the Govern-
ment didn’t conduct dis-
cussion on it. So, the
pendency of the matter
is just an excuse.
Just imagine, for sev-
eral decades the Ayod-
hya case was pending in
the court but did the
discussion ever stop?
The BJP did not believe
in the court earlier in
this matter and there
would be hardly any
BJP leader of the gen-
eration before Naren-
dra Modi, Amit Shah,
who has not questioned
the work of the court in
Ayodhya case, terming
it a matter of faith. But
today all the leaders
have become faithful to
the court!
The Leader of the Op-
position is also not ask-
ing the Government
that the issue of the
three controversial ag-
riculture laws is still
pending in the Supreme
Court and the three-
member committee
formed by the apex
court had given a report
to the SC, which was not
even opened, then how
did the Government
withdraw the three laws
by presenting the Bill in
Parliament? Why didn’t
the Government stand
firm in front of the
farmers that the matter
is pending in the Su-
preme Court?
From raising the lim-
it of reservation, reser-
vation in promotion and
Uniform Civil Code to
Kashmir, countless cas-
es are pending in the
courts, but they are also
discussed in the Parlia-
ment, discussed by the
Government and also
discussed in the media.
Discussions are stopped
on the pretext of court
only on those matters
which are inconvenient
for the Government.
The reality is that the
pendency of any matter
in court is not a hin-
drance to the
Government or
Parliament.
Severe respiratory issues in 44% of
deaths during 3rd wave in Maha
Centre okays `2.5 cr for tribal fair
‘Sammakka Saralamma Jathara’
Mumbai: While the
Omicron variant of the
Covid-causing SARS-
CoV-2 virus doesn’t
affect the lungs, around
44% of the patients
who died in Maharash-
tra during the third
wave had severe res-
piratory complications.
An analysis done by
the State Government
Covid-19 death audit
committee found lower
respiratory problems
in 459 out of the 1,052
Covid patients who died
in January; the Omicron
wave has been on a
decline since the start
of February. “It is pos-
sible these 459 patients
were infected by the
Delta variant,” said Dr
Avinash Supe, who is
a member of Covid-19
death audit committee.
The main difference be-
tween the Omicron and
Delta variants is that the
former mainly affects
the throat and spares
the lungs, leading to
milder infection.
New Delhi: Union
Minister for Tourism
and Culture G Kishan
Reddy on Sunday said
that the Central Govern-
ment has approved
the release of Rs 2.5
crores for Sammakka
Saralamma Jathara, the
largest Tribal festival in
the world. “Government
of India under Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
respects the unique
culture and heritage of
tribal communities. The
Sammakka Saralamma
Medaram Jatara is one
of the largest Tribal
festivals in the world
and the Government is
extending all possible
support,” said Reddy.
Ahead of the tribal festi-
val Sammakka Saralam-
ma Jathara from Febru-
ary 16, Union Minister
for Tourism and Culture
further stated that the
government has sanc-
tioned approximately 80
crores for the develop-
ment of the Tribal Cir-
cuit in Telangana. —ANI

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score over 80% in
ICMR’s quality check

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organiser says 3 new
Covid cases detected
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personnel on Feb 12
HIGHLIGHTS
CRUCIAL READ
GURUGRAM ROW:
DIVYANG WOMAN
VS EATERY OWNER
SAMEER WANKHEDE DEPOSES BEFORE
NCB VIGILANCE PANEL IN DELHI
‘MENTAL HEALTH LEAST PRIORITY OF
BIHAR GOVT’: PATNA HC RAPS STATE
JEWELLERY FIRM
PROMOTER HELD
IN BANK FRAUD
New Delhi: The owner
of a popular Gurugram
restaurant that had
on Friday night alleg-
edly refused entry to a
woman with a physical
disability as it would
“disturb other custom-
ers” on Sunday declined
to comment further
when asked to explain
the management’s ac-
tions. Goumtesh Singh,
Founder Partner at
Raasta who had posted
an apology on Twitter
earlier in the day.
New Delhi: Sameer Wankhede, the Narcotics
Control Bureau’s former Mumbai zonal director, on
Sunday appeared before a departmental vigilance
panel here that is investigating allegations of
extortion against the agency tea that conducted
the drugs-on-cruise raid leading to the arrest of
actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan and oth-
ers. Official sources said Wankhede presented his
version and documents related to the raid, which
took place at the international cruise terminal in
Mumbai, before NCB DDG for the northern region
Gyaneshwar Singh.
Patna: Expressing shock and displeasure over the
lack of a mental health authority in Bihar despite
such provisions in the Mental Health Care Act, 2017,
and the growing need of mental healthcare services
in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Patna high
Court has directed the state’s chief secretary to
forthwith take all steps ensuring establishment of
the authority as stipulated and indicate the steps
taken for complying with the other provisions of the
statute.
New Delhi: The
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) on Sunday
said it has arrested a
managing partner of a
Hyderabad-based gems
and jewellery firm in a
money laundering case
linked to an alleged
bank loan fraud of Rs 67
crore. Sanjay Agarwal
was produced before a
special PMLA court in
Hyderabad on February
11 and the court re-
manded him to 15 days
of judicial custody.
SBI says no delay in filing of
case on ABG Shipyard fraud
New Delhi: Amid alle-
gations of delay in fil-
ing of complaint
against the country’s
biggest bank fraud to-
taling Rs 22,842 crore,
State Bank of India
(SBI) on Sunday said it
has been diligently fol-
lowing the ABG Ship-
yard fraud case with the
CBI following the foren-
sic audit report.
The CBI recently
booked ABG Shipyard
Limited, its former
chairman and manag-
ing director Rishi Kam-
lesh Agarwal and oth-
ers for allegedly cheat-
ing a consortium of two
dozen lenders led by
ICICI Bank.
ABG Shipyard fraud
is much higher than the
one perpetrated by
Nirav Modi and his un-
cle Mehul Choksi, who
cheated the PNB of
around Rs 14,000 crore
through issuance of
fraudulent Letters of
Undertaking (LoUs).
Congress general sec-
retary Randeep Singh
Surjewala wondered as
to why did it take five
years after the liquida-
tion proceedings of
ABG Shipyard to lodge
even an FIR for duping
28 banks of Rs 22,842
crore.
Responding to the al-
legation, SBI in a state-
ment said a fraud is de-
clared basis the foren-
sic audit report find-
ings that are discussed
thoroughly in joint
lenders meetings. —PTI
‘Glaciers in Karakoram
stable, others melting’
New Delhi: Glaciers in
the Karakoram region
are in a stable condition,
but those feeding the
Ganga and the Brahma-
putra river basins are
melting at a faster rate,
the Earth Sciences Min-
istry has said.
In reply to a question
in the Lok Sabha, the
Ministry said the mean
retreat rate of the Hin-
dukush Himalayan gla-
ciers was 14.9-15.1 me-
tres per annum, which
varied from 12.7-13.2 me-
tres per annum in the
Indus, 15.5-14.4 metres
per annum in the Ganga
and 20.2-19.7 metres per
annum in the Brahma-
putra river basins.
“However, glaciers in
the Karakoram region
have shown compara-
tively minor length
change, indicating the
stable condition,” the
ministry said.
The ministry
, through
itsautonomousinstitute
National Centre for Po-
lar and Ocean Research
(NCPOR),hasbeenmon-
itoringsixglaciersinthe
Chandra basin in Hima-
laya since 2013. —PTI
—FILE PHOTO

NEWS
07
WIFE, PARTNER
HELD FOR
KILLING MAN,
BURNING BODY
Awoman in Greater Noida has
been arrested along with her
live-in partner and two other men
for allegedly killing her husband
and setting the body on fire in a
bid to hide evidence. The woman,
who had separated from her
husband in 2018, had herself
called up the emergency number
of the police on Thursday
morning to inform about the
incident, claiming her husband
had been set on fire by
unidentified persons inside his
home. Deputy Commissioner of
Police (Greater Noida) Amit
Kumar said the episode, which
took place at Nilauni Mirzapur
village under Rabupura Police
Station limits, was planned by the
woman, identified as Neha, who
had her eyes on her husband
Veerpal alias Pappan’s property
and money. During the
investigation, it was found that
Veerpal was killed on the night of
February 9 itself and the next
morning his body was set on fire
by accused persons to destroy
the evidence, Kumar said. Four
people, including the wife of the
deceased, her partner Mukesh
Kumar and two other men —
Bhudev Sharma and Rajkumar —
hired by them for the killing, have
been arrested. The couple had got
married in 2008 and had three
children. A few years ago Neha
got into an illicit relationship with
Mukesh, who had a clothes’ shop
in Dankaur town. —PTI
NO DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
WORDS DEEDS
OF CONGRESS:
PRATIMA PAL
Firozabad which is famous for
bangles, also has an
assembly seat, Sirsaganj, which
came into existence in 2012, and
since then in both elections, it
was won by Samajwadi Party. But
this time, the contest is very
interesting because Samajwadi
Party MLA Hariom Yadav is
contesting on a lotus flower, while
social worker Pankaj Mishra is
riding on an elephant, and
somewhere in the midst of all
this, the slogan ‘Ladki Hoon Lad
Sakti Hoon’ is giving sleepless
nights to veterans of Sirsaganj. In
the Sirsaganj assembly, this
slogan is being heard in the city
as well as in the rural areas. It
was because of this that Akhilesh
Yadav reached the constituency
along with Rajya Sabha MP
Professor Ramgopal Yadav and
his son, former Firozabad MP
Akshay Yadav. During a
conversation with First India,
Congress candidate Pratima Pal
said that this time the public had
made up its mind to send her to
the assembly because there is no
difference between words and
deeds of Congress. On the other
hand, BSP candidate Pankaj
Mishra in conversation with First
India said that BJP candidate Hari
Om Yadav will not get more than
25,000 votes. Who will win will be
seen on March 10 when results
will come. —Sumit Awasthi
CRIME ROUND-UP
DOUBLE
MURDER IN
MEERUT
Meerut: Dead bodies
of two men were
found under the Rota
police station area
at Dilawara-Jainpur
road. Police sources
said that villagers
informed police that
2 bodies were seen
near Jainpur village at
Dilawara-Jainpur road.
Senior police officials
rushed to the spot and
investigations were
initiated. The forensic
department team has
collected evidence from
the spot and police are
trying to ascertain the
identity of the deceased.
Police have frisked
clothes on both bodies
but no identification
document was found
it is reported that
both deceased were
in the age group of
35 to 40 years their
photographs have been
circulated in nearby
police stations.
POLICE ARREST 2 FOR BETTING
ON ELECTIONS IN GHAZIABAD
Ghaziabad: Police have arrested two miscreants who
placed a bet on BJP candidate assuring each other with
an agreement on Rs 10 stamp paper. Police initiated
action after the stamp paper about the bet went viral on
social media have arrested both accused who signed
the document. It was mentioned in the agreement that
if BJP candidate Nand Kishore Gujjar will win, Amit
Bansal will get Rs 18,000 from Iqbalwho had claimed
that Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance
candidate Madan will be a winner of the seat.
CRIMINAL WHO ABDUCTED,
KILLED CHILD, ARRESTED
Azamgarh: Police have arrested a criminal after an
encounter in the Jagganath Sarai area and recovered
a country-made pistol along with cartridges from
him. Anurag Arya, Superintendent of Police said that
the five-year-old son of Awadesh, resident of Jagganath
Sarai, was missing from February 11 after which an FIR
was registered. During the investigation, it was revealed
that the neighbor of the victim’s father had kidnapped
the kid to avenge the death of his grandfather.
MAN KILLS
IN-LAWS
OVER
MARITAL
DISPUTE
Kasganj: A man shot
dead his father-in-law
and mother-in-law over
a marital dispute in the
Lal Ghat area. Police
sources said that
Rama, daughter of
Gopal, resident of
Lal Ghat area was
married to Amit Kumar,
resident of Agra. Rama
was staying with her
parents after a dispute
with her husband.
Amit was asking her
to return to his place
but when she denied,
he reached Rama’s
house created chaos.
When mother of Rama,
tried to intervene, Amit
shot her and then later
shot he father. Suman
died on the spot while
Gopal died during
the treatment. Amit
managed to escape and
police has launched a
manhunt to nab him.
TURNCOATS SPICE UP POLL CONTEST IN STATE
Lucknow: Switching
sides has always been a
part of the poll scenario
and this time is no dif-
ferent with almost all
parties in Uttar Pradesh
from the major ones like
the BJP and Congress to
smaller outfits like
Apna Dal (Sonelal) see-
ing some legislators bid-
ding them goodbye and
some others joining
them. The maximum
gains from this flight of
legislators has been to
the BJP followed by the
Samajwadi Party
, while
the losers are the BSP
and the Congress.
UP BJP spokesperson
Rakesh Tripathi said
about 15 legislators of
variouspartieshaveem-
braced the lotus in the
recent past. “This in-
cludes Congress MLAs
Aditi Singh, Rakesh
Singh (both from Rae
Bareli), and Naresh
Saini (from Saharan-
pur). BSP MLAs Van-
dana Singh (from Sagri
in Azamgarh), Ramveer
Upadhyay (from Sad-
abad in Hathras) and
Anil Singh (from Purwa
in Unnao) have also
joinedtheBJP
,”Tripathi
said.TwoSPMLAs,Sub-
hash Pasi (Saidpur in
Ghazipur district) and
Hari Om Yadav (Sirsa-
ganj in Firozabad) have
joined the BJP. Hariom
Yadav is a distant rela-
tive of Samajwadi Party
patriarch Mulayam Sin-
gh Yadav, and had quit
the SP recently
. The SP
members of Legislative
Council, who have
joined the BJP are Nar-
endra Singh Bhati,
Shatrudra Prakash,
Rama Niranjan, Pappu
Singh, CP Chandra,
Ghanshyam Lodhi and
Shailendra Pratap Sin-
gh. The SP is also a fa-
vourite destination of
MLAsof otherparties.It
received a big boost
when three ministers —
Swami Prasad Maurya,
Dara Singh Chauhan
andDharamSinghSaini
— of the Yogi Adity-
anath cabinet tendered
resignationandjoinedit
ahead of the crucial as-
sembly elections.
A number of BJP
MLAs also joined hands
with Akhilesh Yadav.
They are Brijesh Praja-
pati (Tindwari in Ban-
da), Roshanlal Verma
(Tilhar in Shahjahan-
pur), Bhagwati Prasad
Sagar (Bilhaur in Kan-
pur Nagar), Vinay
Shakya (Bidhuna in Au-
raiya), Digvijay Naray-
an alias Jai Chaube
(Khalilabad) Madhuri
Verma (Nanpara in
Bahraich) and Rakesh
Rathore (Sitapur).
AmarSinghChaudhary
,
ApnaDal(Sonelal)MLA
from Shohratgarh in
Siddharthanagar came
to SP. Sitting BJP MLA
from Agra’s Fatehabad
constituency Jitendra
Verma too resigned
from the party’s prima-
ry membership, and
said that he has joined
the SP, as his name did
not figure in the list of
candidates released by
the BJP for the first
phase of elections.
BSP MLA legislator
Vinay Shankar Tiwari
from Chillupar assem-
bly seat in Gorakhpur,
who was expelled from
the BSP, also joined the
SP
. —PTI
Rebel Congress MLA from Raebareli Aditi Singh joins BJP in
presence of BJP Uttar Pradesh President Swatantra Dev at state
party headquarters in Lucknow. —PHOTO BY ANI
POLITICIANS WHO CHANGED POLITICAL AFFILIATION
‘Ordinary housewife’ but confident of win:Gautam Bajrang Dal
workers hang
effigy of St
Valentine
First India Bureau
Kanpur: For BSP can-
didate Madhu Gautam,
who is contesting from
the Bilhaur seat, a
large number of
youths and women are
engaged in campaign-
ing day and night.
While talking to First
India, Gautam said, “I
am the daughter of Bil-
haur. I am here day and
night to listen to peo-
ple’s problems. People
should not get con-
fused by the false
promises of candi-
dates of other parties.
They should give me a
chance to serve them. I
sincerely hope that on
March 10, the results
of this seat will be
shocking.” It may be
mentioned that Madhu
Gautam from BSP,
Rachna Singh from SP,
and Rahul Bachcha
Sonkar from BJP are
in the fray, among oth-
ers, in the Bilhaur as-
sembly seat. Gautam
said that nothing has
been done in the name
of development, educa-
tion, law and order,
roads and development
in the villages in Bil-
haur. She said that
though she is an ordi-
nary housewife, she
has entered the elec-
toral battle because of
the love and support of
people. She added that
the public has only
been deceived by the
former MLA who be-
came an MLA solely
due to caste politics.
Maulana Umar Gautam,
held for forced religious
conversion, granted bail
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A local
court in Fatehpur has
granted bail to Maula-
naUmarGautaminan
alleged forced reli-
gious conversion case.
Additional Sessions
Judge (IV) at Fatehpur
Rajendra Singh grant-
ed bail to Gautam on a
personal bond of Rs
one lakh and two sure-
tiesof thelikeamount.
The judge noted that
theallegedoffencewas
committed in early
2020, while the anti-
conversion law under
which the accused has
been booked, came
into force on Novem-
ber 27, 2020. The ac-
cused was charged
under Section 420, Sec-
tion 120-B, Section 153-
A, Section 153-B, Sec-
tion295-AandSections
35UPProhibitionof
Unlawful Conversion
of Religious Act.
As per the facts of
the case, Umar had
taught from May 1,
2019 to March 19, 2021
in Noorul Huda Eng-
lish Medium School,
whose manager was
Maulana Umar Sharif
Mahajri. It was al-
leged that in this
school, Islamic educa-
tion was given to Hin-
du children, Namaz
was taught and when
some children re-
fused, they were ei-
ther lured or intim-
dated. The prosecu-
tion had alleged that
Gautam forced Hindu
teachers to adopt Is-
lam by insulting Hin-
du deities, using hate-
ful words, and lured to
send them abroad
with good facilities
and a lot of money.
When the complain-
ant refused to change
her religion, she was
removed from servic-
es and later received
death threats, it was
claimed. Pursuant to
the filing of the com-
plaint, Gautam was
arrested by the Uttar
Pradesh Police’s anti-
terror squad (ATS) on
charges of mass con-
version of people into
Islam through induce-
ments such as mar-
riage, job, money and
mental pressure.
First India Bureau
Agra: Bajrang Dal
workers on Sunday
hanged an effigy of St
Valentine and warned
youngsters to refrain
from vulgarity on Feb-
ruary 14. Bajrang Dal
workers also an-
nounced that if any
couple found in parks
in objectionable posi-
tion, they will arrange
their marriage as per
Hindutraditiononthe
spot. The workers said
that youngsters were
following western cul-
ture of vulgarity and
ignoring ancient In-
dian culture tradi-
tions. Bajrang Dal
workers hanged the
effigy at Raja Mandi
crossing and staged a
protest against a west-
ern culture which
they said was spread-
ing vulgarity and of-
fensiveness. Avatar
Gill, a Bajrang Dal ac-
tivist, said that it was
not the preaching of
Saint Valentine to
spread vulgarity
. “It is
ruining our ancient
culture it should be
opposed. If any couple
will be found in objec-
tionable posture in
public places, Bajrang
Dal workers will ar-
range their marriage
on the spot,” he said.
Maulana Umar Gautam —FILE PHOTO
FIR AGAINST UMAR
Madhu Gautam on the campaign trail on Sunday.
Pratima Pal
—FILE PHOTO

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
58,30,736
TOTAL DEATHS
33,13,77,382
TOTAL RECOVERED
7,40,26,036
ACTIVE CASES
41,12,34,154
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
5,08,665
TOTAL DEATHS
4,15,85,711
TOTAL RECOVERED
5,37,045
ACTIVE CASES
4,26,31,421
TOTAL CASES
08
2NDFRONT
Love is an emotion which colours
all other emotions with joy, giving a
rosy hue to life itself.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Hathras: Whenever
major scams are un-
earthed in India “peo-
ple from a particular
place are found in-
volved”, claimed Sama-
jwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav on Sunday
while referring to the
Rs 22,842 crore bank
fraud by the Guja-
rat-based ABG Ship-
yard.
Addressing an elec-
tion meeting at Sikan-
dararau here, he
claimed a poor person
has to mortgage his
land to avail a bank
loan while big business-
men fly abroad after
getting a huge loan. On
February 7, the CBI
booked ABG Shipyard
Limited (ABGSL), its
former chairman and
managing director Ri-
shi Kamlesh Agarwal
and others for allegedly
cheating a consortium
of banks led by the
State Bank of India of
over Rs 22,842 crore.
The ABGSL being a
major player in the In-
dian shipbuilding in-
dustry operates from
shipyards located at
Dahej and Surat in
Gujarat.
Those who have read
the newspapers would
be knowing that a ma-
jor bank scam has taken
place. Whenever these
major scams take place,
people from a particu-
lar place are involved.
In the scams, which had
taken place earlier, a
number of people were
from that place,” the Sa-
majwadi Party chief
said. ”The money in the
bank is of the poor.
When a poor person
wants to avail a loan, he
has to mortgage his
land. But these big busi-
nessmen take a big loan
from the banks, arrange
an air ticket and go to a
foreign country,” he
said. He also pledged
compensation of up to
Rs 5 lakh to the families
of those killed by stray
bulls in the state. —PTI
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Two IAS of-
ficers of UP have trans-
formed the country’s
and the state’s largest
transportfleet,UPRoad-
ways, into a cashless re-
ality
.
UPSRTC MD IAS Ra-
jendra Pratap Singh and
Additional MD IAS Sar-
mit Kaur Broka togeth-
er have announced the
start of cashless ticket-
ing facility in the road-
ways buses of UP State
Road Transport Corpo-
ration from Feb 22.Now
anyone can take a ticket
by paying through Pay-
tm, credit card, debit
card and UPI mode.This
is a good initiative to rid
the passengers of UP
from the hassle of retail
money transactions.
ThetwoIASofficershad
made an official request
to start cashless ticket-
ing with the service pro-
vider organisation on
Nov 23 and now in the
first phase from Feb 22,
cashless ticketing sys-
tem will be implement-
ed.He said that 100 ma-
chines have been called
in the state as of now.
LOVE IS IN THE TAJ
A couple poses at the Taj Mahal on the eve of Valentine’s
Day in Agra on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Akhilesh Yadav atthe campaign
rally in Hathras on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
Akhilesh’s cryptic take on ` 22k-cr fraud
2 IAS officers get UPSRTC
into cashless travel mode
3 IAS OFFICERS GET NEW CHARGE
Lucknow:
In the midst
of the code
of conduct
for the UP
Assembly
elections,
the govt has
given additional charge to an IAS officer while giving
new postings to 2 IAS officers. After the removal of
Gonda DM Markandey Shahi by the Central Elec-
tion Commission, the government has posted him
as Special Secretary, Food Logistics, and Controller,
Legal Metrology. It is worth mentioning that after the
removal of Gonda DM from the post, IAS Ujjwal Kumar
was posted there as the new collector. Prayagraj Mela
Officer IAS Shesh Mani Pandey has also been given a
new posting as Special Secretary, Handloom Indus-
tries. Sheshmani Pandey was posted in this depart-
ment before becoming the Mela Officer. During the
Magh Mela, Pandey fell ill due to Covid. Along with
this, the government has given the additional charge of
Mela Officer Prayagraj to 1995 batch IAS Arvind Kumar
Chauhan, VC of Prayagraj Development Authority.
M Shahi
SM Pandey Arvind Kumar
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: Republi-
can Party of India
President and Union
Minister Ramdas
Athawale’s decision to
give full support by
not fielding any candi-
date in the UP elec-
tions brought relief to
the BJP camp. On the
other hand, many par-
ties playing the role of
allies in other states,
especially JD(U) and
VIPs, are preparing to
take on the BJP in UP.
In the Nitish Ku-
mar-led Bihar govern-
ment, the BJP may be
an ally of JDU, but the
alliance between the
two parties could not
take final shape in UP.
Disappointed by this,
the state unit of JDU
decided to contest the
elections alone on 51
seats. Candidates have
also been declared for
30 seats. Although
JDU does not have any
significant political
impact in UP, it has
popularity in a section
of the Kurmi fraterni-
ty. Notably, the Kurmi
community, which ac-
counts for 12 percent
of the total population
of UP, is the second
largest OBC commu-
nity after the Yadavs.
Kurmi voters play a
decisive role in many
seats in Purvanchal
and Central UP.
A large chunk of
these voters have been
with the Apna Dal-
BJP alliance since
2014. Although Apna
Dal-S chief Anupriya
Patel is the big mascot
of Kurmi politics, the
influence of JDU on
these voters also can-
not be ruled out.
The latter has its in-
fluence in many areas
of districts adjoining
Bihar. Nitish’s party,
which had joined
hands with the BJP in
the 2007 and 2012 UP
assembly elections,
did not contest the
2017 elections here.
But now the party is in
the electoral fray with
full vigour.
Another Bihar ally
of the BJP
, the Vikass-
heel Insaan Party
(VIP), is also trying its
hand in the UP elec-
tions. Mukesh Sahni’s
party
,popularlyknown
as Son of Mallah, has a
great influence on the
most OBC caste Mal-
lah-Nishad. Nishads
are a community of
fishermen who live
along the Ganga. They
have a sizable presence
in Gorakhpur, Deoria,
Although Sanjay Ni-
shad’s party has a
strong hold on this
caste group in many
districts of the eastern
region, hence BJP pre-
ferred alliance with it
rather than VIP
.
Allies in other states turn
rivals for BJP in UP
NISHAD VOTE
Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) leader Santosh Kushwaha joins
hands with Rashtriya Lok Samta Party President Upendra
Kushwaha.
 Yours has been a
long journey. As Jus-
tice in Rajasthan
High Court to Alla-
habad High Court
then as Acting CJ of
Madras High Court
and now as CJ of
Madras HC. What
challenges did u face
because the general
public does not be-
lieve that senior
Judges can also face
difficulties?
This is a good question.
The biggest question for
people is why do deci-
sionsincasestaketime?
Why aren’t decisions
taken faster and cases
are dragged for 20-30
years? I will give you an
example from my expe-
rience of Rajasthan HC.
Every day
, on average,
200-300caseswerelisted,
andweworkfor300min-
utes a day
. So each case
would have only a min-
ute for one case and it is
impossible to hear and
decide the matter be-
causedecisionswarrant
time. If there is such a
major challenge so obvi-
ously the pressure is
also huge because our
effort is to give most de-
cisions so that people
can be given justice. But
people believe that deci-
sions are not taken
whereas if you look at
the pendency and the
corresponding number
of judges, there is a
dearth of judges. A
judge can’t pronounce
200-300 decisions daily
.
Thisisthereasonforthe
delayandthensomeliti-
gations come up with-
out any reason and in-
crease the number of
cases. Therefore, people
think that decisions are
not being taken without
realizing the burden on
the judiciary
. They just
focus on their own case.
And it’s not that we do
not work more, in fact,
we work for 12-14 hours
a day but we do as much
one can. But yes the
dearth of judges is the
most painful aspect
among all this.
 You are right. Pen-
dency is a major is-
sue. What, according
to you, should be
done to handle it?
There are 2 things
which the government
and judiciary is realiz-
ing. One is the strength
of judges is not at par.
We have to increase the
number of judges. Sec-
ondisthesimplification
of procedure. The big-
gest hindrance to us in
pronouncing a quick
judgement, especially
insubordinatecourts,is
procedure. It has been
simplified to some ex-
tent but whatever there
is if it is
simpli-
fied fur-
ther, we
may be
able to give it a good
pace. I would not say
thatlawyerseithertwist
it or interpret it in a cer-
tain manner. It is really
painful that we are not
able to give justice to a
person for years.
 Do you think when
High Courts are
changed, for example
you went from Ra-
jasthan HC to Alla-
habad HC to now
Madras HC, did you
feel any change or
difficulty?
I would say there are
pros and cons to every-
thing. There are chal-
lenges for example in a
new place there is a new
bar and you take time to
understand everything,
you have to give time
that takes a toll on liti-
gation but on the other
side it is beneficial in
the sense that you get to
understand from new
individuals, you come
across new experiences
and using those experi-
ences one can work to-
wards institutional
benefit.
I would
say my
experi-
ence of
Allahabad High Court
was one of the best part
of my judgeship. The
love we got there and
the amount of relearn-
ing I underwent of law
was good. Although
there is a minor matter
of local laws but in
merely couple of
monthswelearnallthat
and now that is what I
ambenefittingfromMa-
dras HC too. You get to
start afresh and the re-
sponse in each new
place is always good.
There may be some bi-
ases but when you work
properly all those also
end. I was therefore suc-
cessful in Lucknow as
the disposal of cases
was high.
 You have carried
out the role of Acting
CJ in Madras High
Court and have seen
the developments
from a closer per-
spective. Now as CJ,
what do you think
will be the changes?
The first thing we have
to look at is the penden-
cyof cases.Intherecent
record, Madras stands
at fourth spot among
most pendency of cases.
It is a big HC so penden-
cyisnotsomethingtobe
worriedaboutasagainst
75 judges we have 60
judges working. So we
have a good strength,
therefore, our efforts
will be to increase the
disposal of cases. Ulti-
mately this institution
is to redress the griev-
ancesof thelitigantand
if litigants face a delay
then it is painful.
 It is said that with
time law should also
be changed or up-
graded. Do you also
think so?
Indeed up-gradation
shouldhappen,especial-
ly the procedure needs
to change a lot as it aids
in delay
. Especially
when the new law
comes,theyarenoteval-
uated. For example Sec-
tion 130 (a) of the Nego-
tiable Instruments Act,
wedidnotseehowmuch
burden will fall on the
courts, if we are creat-
ing courts to handle the
load or not. So evalua-
tion is an important as-
pect that needs to be un-
dertaken on priority
. If
the number of courts
arenotincreased,Idon’t
think disposal of cases
will increase. Pendency
is so huge that if we do
not get new cases for
years altogether then
also their pendency will
not end with the
strength we have.
 What will you say
regarding your con-
nection with Ra-
jasthan?
I was born in Rajasthan
and the place I am at
and the honour being
given to me is all be-
cause of Rajasthan. I
cannot forget the peo-
ple of Rajasthan. I am
in Madras but my heart
is in Rajasthan. I wish
the best for Rajasthan
and its people. When
my responsibilities
end, I would want that
connect with my roots,
my people and do some-
thing with them.
“PENDENCY,AHUGEFACTORINDELAYINGJUSTICE,WILLNEED
MORE COURTS AND SIMPLER PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS IT”
Shweta Mishra calls upon Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Munishwar Nath Bhandari in Chennai on Sunday.
EXCLUSIVE
Assistant Editor and Senior Anchor of
Assistant Editor and Senior Anchor of
First India News, Shweta Mishra
First India News, Shweta Mishra
interacts with Justice Munishwar Nath
interacts with Justice Munishwar Nath
Bhandari in Chennai on Sunday.
Bhandari in Chennai on Sunday.
Bhandari has been recently appointed as
Bhandari has been recently appointed as
the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

t is that time of the
year again. The time
to celebrate those spe-
cial feelings and real-
ly prep up for the
much-awaited meet-
ing! Also, the time
chocolate and teddy bear
companies make a lot of
money.
Yep, you guessed it
right. It is the most ro-
mantic week of the
year. Valentine’s Day
has rolled around yet
again, and now it’s
time to start thinking
aboutwhatyou’llwearto
celebrate the festival of ro-
mance. We all know that love
is a beautiful feeling and
finding someone who recipro-
cates your feelings and loves
you the same way is some-
thing much more beautiful
and heavenly
.
Whether you’re single or in
a relationship, a red dress, top,
trouser, or pump is a terrific
way to mark the occasion. If
you have a significant other,
you may be planning a candle-
light Italian evening. Why?
Because you adore February
14th and wish to preserve its
traditions and customs. More-
over, it is almost certain that
someonewillbedrawntoyour
red dress.
If you’re single and dislike
the entire thing, red is still
the way to go. You can grab
your closest buddy, dress up
in red, and go on a spoof Val-
entine’s Day date, using the
occasion as an excuse to get
crazy drunk and have fun
with your buddies.
Wearing red might be help-
ful in so many ways!!
The initial red impact can
kick in (regardless of any
self-perception characteris-
tics), allowing individuals
the opportunity to be viewed
as more beautiful, prompt-
ing others to assume that
the person is more sexually
responsive or higher in so-
cial standing.
Boosting one’s beauty via
red and feeling well about
oneself may give people a
sense of confidence, which
is typically regarded as an
appealing attribute. Other
than that, red has a certain
festive vibe to it. Getting all
dressed up and ready for the
night will most definitely
have you feel extra confident
and ravishing.
LUCKNOW, MONDAY
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
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I SEE YOU WITH YOUR
RED DRESS ON!
ON VALENTINE’S DAY THE COLOUR TO GO FOR IS RED. CITY FIRST CELEBRATES
THIS COLOUR OF LOVE AND SHOWS THE WAY TO MAKE THE DAY SPECIAL FOR
YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONE, WHATEVER YOUR STYLE STATEMENT!
DEVANSHI MUDGAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
HAPPY
VALENTINE'S
DAY!
I

DDLJ WAS VOTED THE MOST
ROMANTIC MOVIE BY OUR
READERS AND THE ONE WHICH
THEY WOULD LOVE TO WATCH
WITH THEIR SPECIAL ONE ON
THIS DAY OF ‘LOVE’. CITY
FIRST REVISITS WHY
DDLJ IS STILL ICONIC
FOR GENERATIONS!
MOHABBAT KA NAAM
AAJ BHI MOHABBAT HAI...
YEH NA KABHI BADLI HAI
AUR NA HI KABHI BADLEGI
DDLJ redefined romance
and love and in its own
way addressed many oth-
er issues as well. The
winner of 10 Filmfare
awards, Dilwale Dulha-
nia Le Jayenge was as
critically acclaimed as well as a
box office hit. DDLJ had flaws and
all, but is nevertheless a lot of fun.
And honestly, that tune lives in
your mind rent-free... tujhe dekha
to yeh jaana sanam...
Some die hard fans have seen
the film more than 50 times and
recall every song, speech, and
scene. The final train scene of
this movie has inspired var-
ious spoofs, memes, and
other kinds of pop-culture
content. The film was
made at a time when In-
dian cinema was trying
to return from the blood
and gore of the 1980s to
family-friendly dramas
and romances. DDLJ,
while adhering to many
of these topics, also
showed that outright re-
bellion and alienating
one’s family isn’t the only
way to make a point. One
could do it in the ‘Indian’ way
.
Amrish Puri’s Bauji was
meant equally to address the
guilt of Non-Resident Indi-
ans (NRIs) for having left
their homeland in search
of better lives.
DDLJ gave us many lines
to spring up at family or
friends’ get-together -
Bade Bade Deshon me
Choti Choti Bate Hoti
Rehti Hai, Jo shadi
wale ghar me seva
karta hai use bohot
sundar dulhan milti h,
Jab ladki javan ho jati h to uski
maa uski dost ban jati h, Sapne
dekho zarur dekho bas unke pure
hone ki zid mat kro, and much
more.
This may sound like pop sociol-
ogy but DDLJ wasn’t a mere film.
For those who grew up in the ‘90s,
the film defined love. It was a com-
ing-of-age film. Suddenly
, mustard
flowers became a symbol of love.
Karvachauth was for both and
Mom and Dad roles were rede-
fined.
Today
...let us once again... roam
in the yellow fields and hum... tu-
jhe dekha to yeh....
HARSHIKA KASLIWAL
DDLJ WAS VOTED THE MOST
ROMANTIC MOVIE BY OUR
READERS AND THE ONE WHICH
THEY WOULD LOVE TO WATCH
WITH THEIR SPECIAL ONE ON
THIS DAY OF ‘LOVE’. CITY
FIRST REVISITS WHY
DDLJ IS STILL ICONIC
FOR GENERATIONS!
MOHABBAT KA NAAM
AAJ BHI MOHABBAT HAI...
YEH NA KABHI BADLI HAI
AUR NA HI KABHI BADLEGI
DDLJ redefined romance
and love and in its own
way addressed many oth-
er issues as well. The
winner of 10 Filmfare
awards, Dilwale Dulha-
nia Le Jayenge was as
critically acclaimed as well as a
box office hit. DDLJ had flaws and
all, but is nevertheless a lot of fun.
And honestly, that tune lives in
your mind rent-free... tujhe dekha
to yeh jaana sanam...
Some die hard fans have seen
the film more than 50 times and
recall every song, speech, and
scene. The final train scene of
this movie has inspired var-
ious spoofs, memes, and
other kinds of pop-culture
content. The film was
made at a time when In-
dian cinema was trying
to return from the blood
and gore of the 1980s to
family-friendly dramas
and romances. DDLJ,
while adhering to many
of these topics, also
showed that outright re-
bellion and alienating
one’s family isn’t the only
way to make a point. One
could do it in the ‘Indian’ way
.
Amrish Puri’s Bauji was
meant equally to address the
guilt of Non-Resident Indi-
ans (NRIs) for having left
their homeland in search
of better lives.
DDLJ gave us many lines
to spring up at family or
friends’ get-together -
Bade Bade Deshon me
Choti Choti Bate Hoti
Rehti Hai, Jo shadi
wale ghar me seva
karta hai use bohot
sundar dulhan milti h,
Jab ladki javan ho jati h to uski
maa uski dost ban jati h, Sapne
dekho zarur dekho bas unke pure
hone ki zid mat kro, and much
more.
This may sound like pop sociol-
ogy but DDLJ wasn’t a mere film.
For those who grew up in the ‘90s,
the film defined love. It was a com-
ing-of-age film. Suddenly
, mustard
flowers became a symbol of love.
Karvachauth was for both and
Mom and Dad roles were rede-
fined.
Today
...let us once again... roam
in the yellow fields and hum... tu-
jhe dekha to yeh....
HARSHIKA KASLIWAL
COME FALL
COME FALL
D
IN LOVE
IN LOVE
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