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MODERN SOCIETAL PROBLEMS
AND JAINISM AS A WAY OUT
s a matter of fact,
the world cannot
be better than the
individuals form-
ing it. Mere
changes in gov-
ernmental setup
or economic systems can-
not help in raising the
quality of human
life. Man is not
merely a biologi-
cal entity or a so-
cial animal.
There is a hidden
core of human
personality
that
provides
real
meaning to one’s
life. In every hu-
man, there is an
essence of the Al-
mighty which is a
source of true
awakening
and
enlightenment. Whatever
is applicable in the world-
wide context is equally ap-
plicable in the Indian con-
text too.
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Late Acharya Mahaprag-
yaji quoted “Pratt” “Reli-
gion that ignores society
has no chance of survival”
because man and society
are interdepende
nt. There
is an intense interaction
between an individual and
his social surroundings.
Every individual is expect-
ed to be socially mature
and responsible.
Instead,
the individuals face a num-
ber of problems in their
social day-to-day affairs viz
socio-econom
ic inequali-
ties, poor status of women
in society on account of
domestic violence and sex-
ual abuses, ill-treatment of
elderly and widows in fam-
ilies, child abuse, dow-
ry, divorce, modern-
day stress, rape,
suicide, non-vege-
tarianism, alco-
holism, over-con-
sumerism, materi-
alistic ambitions,
economic recession, infla-
tion, scarcity of essentials,
poverty, cultural and reli-
gious conflicts, casteism,
population explosion, dirty
politics, unrestrained
indi-
vidualism etc.
JAINISM IS A
DISTINCT WAY OF
SOLVING THESE
PROBLEMS
As Jainism is based on hu-
manitarian values, it has
the potential to be univer-
sally appealing.
Lord
Rishabh Deva, the First
Tirathankar
(Life Con-
queror) can be found re-
ferred in the Holy Vedas.
He was an outstanding
and unique personality
who revealed the ideal of
“Ahimsa Dharma” based
on superior values of life.
In Jain philosophy,
there are 24 Tirthankars
out of which Lord Mahavi-
ra was the last one i.e. 24th
Tirthankar. He was born
527 years Before Christ
which is about 2,660 years
back. He was prince of
Vaishali in Bihar State
born to Mahara-
ja Siddharta &
Maharani Trish-
la and his birth
name was “Vard-
harnan”.
As per Lord
Mahavira - Jain-
ism is open to
people belonging
to all walks of life
irrespective
of
caste, colour,
creed, gender,
wealth etc. He
propounded that
‘Man’ himself is
the architect of
his own life and
he is guided by
his own “Kar-
ma”. No power
can save a man from the
implications
of his own
good or bad deeds. Jain phi-
losophy believes in self-re-
liance, individual cum so-
cial equality, inter-faith
tolerance, non-violence,
non-absolutism, non-pos-
session and adheres to lim-
iting one’s needs and
wants.
In short, Jain philoso-
phy can pave the way to-
wards resolution of all of
life’s problems but it re-
quires true faith and dedi-
cation on our part. If
MK Gandhi could
succeedinachiev-
ing political free-
dom through
Ahimsa, then
why not we!
DR IM KHICHA
M.Com, Ph.D
Founder Member and
Ex Director -Shree Vardhman
Girls College, Beawar
A
A FEW
BASICS
MENTIONED BELOW ARE A FEW IMPORTANT BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF JAINISM FOR SOLVING SOCIETAL PROBLEMS
“Pratt” “Religion that
ignores society has no
chance of survival”
because man and society
are interdependent.
—Late Acharya
Mahapragyaji
Man himself is
the architect of his
own life and he is
guided by his own
“Karma”.
—Lord
Mahavira
AHIMSA (NON-VIOLENCE)
It focuses on equal dignity for
all living beings. “Live & Let
Live” is the primary motto.
Christopher
Key Chapple
said the Jain concept of non-
violence is an eco-friendly
concept as violence never
brings peace & happiness to
man and the society at large.
All Tirthankars had declared
thatnolivingentityshouldbe
injured, enslaved, tortured or
killed.
NON-ABSOLUTISM
(ANEKANTA DHARMA)
This second principle is
based on the idea that there
are multi-dimens
ional per-
spectives to any idea or
thought, therefore there is no
place for absolute, one-sided
views. Acharya Mahaprag-
yaji said that ‘Anekanta’ is
not just a philosophy but a
manual for an ideal life. It
imbibes a culture of toler-
ance at familial level & peace-
ful coexistence at societal
level. It resolves communal
differences at religious level
and helps in achieving uni-
versal brotherhood at nation-
al & international level. In
short, it enhances mutual
understandin
g at every level.
NON-POSSESSIVENESS
(APARIGRAHA)
As per Lord Mahavira, pos-
sessiveness is a basic rea-
son behind individual and
social violence. Unlimited
and unchecked wealth and
resources result in social
imbalance and social con-
flicts. It divides the society
in the “Haves” & “Non-
Haves” which is totally
against equitable and just
social order and results in a
financially exploitative so-
ciety.
nMost of the individual and
social problems viz looting,
murder, rape, terror, sui-
cide, mental stress are the
outcomes of lack of faith in
valuesandidealspropound-
ed in Jain philosophy
.
nNeeds and desires of man
are constantly growing like
ever-expandin
g space. The
hierarchy which begins
with necessities moves on
to comforts and lastly rests
upon luxuries which ought
to be checked and balanced
wisely and timely
.
nPeople desirous of a peace-
ful and happy life must be-
lieve in living with mini-
mumworldlyrequirements
andwithmaximummutual
adjustments. Here the poli-
cy of forgiving and forget-
ting needs to be adhered to.
nOur day-to-day behavior
should be malleable (adapt-
able). Adjustability
and
gentleness in our character
are real virtues by which
many of the social prob-
lems can be solved easily
.
nMan should learn to break
away from the shackles of
slavery to ever-growing
de-
sires. He should be like a
trustee of his own wealth
since everything is derived
from and hence eventually
belongs to the society
. This
view was propounded by
Mahatma Gandhi as well.
nThe recurrent difficulties
and challenges which we
face in our daily lives help
in bringing out our hidden
potential, one should face
themwithundauntedspirit
and zeal to achieve one’s ul-
timate purpose in life.
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Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday attached properties
worth Rs 15 crore to Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik and his
family in a money laundering case involving alleged members of
D-company (criminal syndicate controlled by Dawood Ibrahim).
Pakistan’s investigative agency has opened an inquiry against
former PM Imran Khan over allegations that an expensive
necklace received as gift during his tenure was sold to a jeweller
for Rs 18 crore instead of depositing it to state gift repository.
MONEY LAUNDERING
CASE: ED ATTACHES
ASSETS OF NAWAB
MALIK, FAMILY
EX-PAK PM IMRAN
KHAN PROBED FOR
SALE OF NECKLACE
FOR `18 CRORE
MARIUPOL
SURRENDERS
Ukraine soldiers in
Mariupol are on its knees,
Moscow claims as US
President Biden accuses
PutinofgenocideinBucha
10 DEVELOPMENTS FROM WAR
1 Russia’s defence
ministry today said
that 1,026 Ukraine soldiers,
including 162 officers, have
laid down their arms in
Mariupol. Ukraine’s defence
ministry spokesman said he
had no information on such
a surrender.
2 Mariupol Mayor
Vadym Boichenko said
that more than 100,000
people are still stuck in the
city, awaiting evacuation. He
said earlier that some 21,000
civilian residents had been
killed during the siege.
3 Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky
said in an address to
Estonia’s parliament that
Russia was using phospho-
rous bombs in Ukraine.
4 Russian President
Vladimir Putin
reappeared after a rare
public silence to say the
invasion was a “noble” cause
and that peace talks had
reached a dead end.
5 Putin says the
country’s offensive is
proceeding “calmly” and
according to plan, with the
goal of “minimising losses”.
6 For the first time, US
President Joe Biden
accused Russian forces of
committing genocide in
Ukraine. “Yes, I called it
genocide. It’s become clearer
and clearer that Putin is just
trying to wipe out the idea of
even being able to be a
Ukrainian,” said Biden.
7 At least seven people
were killed and 22
wounded by shelling in
Ukraine’s northeastern
region of Kharkiv.
8 The mayor of the town
of Bucha, where
dozens of bodies were found
after Russia’s withdrawal
from northern Ukraine, says
more than 400 people have
been found dead so far and
25 women have reported
being raped.
9 Over 870,000
Ukrainians who fled
abroad since the war started
have returned to the country,
Ukraine’s border force says.
10 Zelensky has offered
to swap pro-Kremlin
tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk,
who has been
close to Putin for
years and who
was arrested after
escaping from
house arrest, for Ukrainians
captured by Russia.
Tejasvi, Poonia, other
BJP leaders stopped from
visiting Karauli, detained
Ravi Katara
Laxmi Kant Sharma
Dausa: Comparing Ra-
jasthan CM Ashok Ge-
hlot to Aurangzeb, BJP
MP and BJYM national
head Tejasvi Surya
termed the Congress as
“modern-day Muslim
League” and accused of
committing atrocities
on Hindus. He said this
after he along with BJP
state president Satish
Poonia, Rajasthan
BJYM head Himanshu
Sharma and MP Manoj
Rajoria was stopped
near Mahua on the
Jaipur-Agra highway
from visiting Karauli
town where communal
clashes happened on
April 2. Surya and other
leaders led the Nyay
Yatra and started a
dharna on the spot.
They were taken into
custody and released
later.
Surya, later at a press
conference, said they
oppose the “appease-
ment policy” of the rul-
ing Congress in Ra-
jasthan. “This is Ra-
jasthan and not Afghan-
istan. Jungle Raj has
emerged in Rajasthan
as it happened earlier
in Bihar. The state gov-
ernment should stop
giving second grade
treatment to Hindus. I
condemn the anti-Hin-
du and anti-India policy
of the state. Today’s
Congress is the “mod-
ern-day Muslim
League”, he said.
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GOVERNOR CALLS DGP, SEEKS
REPORT ON KARAULI CLASHES
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj
Mishra called Director
General of Police ML
Lather to Raj Bhavan on
Wednesday and took de-
tailed information about
the violence in Karauli
and directed for a fair
investigation into the incident. The meeting happened
two days after a 17-member delegation of the BJP met
the Governor and submitted a memorandum to him on
Monday requesting him to summon the DGP and to ask
him to file an FIR against the guilty and take action.
UKRAINE IS‘CRIME SCENE’,
SAYS ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR
Karim Khan, the International Crimi-
nal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, on
Wednesday visited the town of Bucha --
the scene of hundreds of civilian killings
which Ukraine has blamed on Russian
forces who occupied it for several
weeks. “Ukraine is a crime scene. We
are here because we have reasonable
grounds to believe that crimes within
the jurisdiction of the court are being
committed. We have to pierce the fog of
war to get to the truth,” he said.
Six weeks into Russia’s siege of the strategic port of Mariupol, the Ukrainian
troops who put up a fierce fight have begun to surrender, according to Moscow
Men wearing protective gear exhume the bodies of civilians killed during the Russian occupation in
Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv in Ukraine on Wednesday.
Pro-Russian troops load grenades into an infantry
combat vehicle in Mariupol.
Cong‘modern-day
Muslim League’,
Gehlot‘Aurangzeb’,
says agitated Surya
BJYM national head Tejasvi Surya, MP Manoj Rajoria and Raj BJYM
head Himanshu Sharma being detained by DIG (Crime Branch),
Jaipur Rahul Prakash while they were heading to Karauli.
CRUCIAL READ
TELANGANA COURT
ACQUITS AIMIM MLA
Hyderababd: AIMIM
floor leader and MLA,
Akbaruddin Owaisi, was
Wednesday acquitted of
all charges against him in
case of two hate speeches
he allegedly delivered in
December 2012. Special
sessions court gave
Owaisi benefit of doubt.
CIVILIAN SHOT DEAD
BY TERRORISTS IN JK
Srinagar: Terrorists killed
a man in Kulgam district
of Jammu and Kashmir
on Wednesday in what
appeared yet another in-
stance of targeted attack.
Satish Kumar Singh, a
driver by profession,
was shot in Kulgam’s
Kakran village.
PM MODI BROKE HIS PROMISE
MADE TO RAJ, STRESSES GEHLOT
CONGRESS STAGES PROTESTS ACROSS 13 RAJASTHAN DISTRICTS
TO DEMAND NATIONAL PROJECT STATUS FOR ERCP
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Congress on Wednes-
day held protests in 13
districts of the state to
demand national pro-
ject status for the East-
ern Rajasthan Canal
Project (ERCP) water
scheme. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot termed it
a protest against the
primeminister’sbreach
of promise.
“Theprotestisagainst
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s breach of
promise.Theprimemin-
ister,beforetheelections
in 2018, had said that 40
per cent of the people
living in 13 districts will
get drinking water and
farmers will get irriga-
tion water from the
ERCP
. Three years have
passed, but the central
government has not giv-
en it the status of a na-
tional project,” Gehlot
said in a series of tweets
in Hindi.
Theprotestswereheld
at the district headquar-
ters of the Congress in
Jhalawar, Baran, Kota,
Bundi,SawaiMadhopur,
Ajmer, Tonk, Jaipur, Ka-
rauli, Alwar, Bharatpur,
Dausa and Dholpur.
TurntoP8,RelatedreportonP3
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
NEW YEAR WITH HARVEST FEAST!
Chakma community members perform rituals at Deo River during Biju festival celebrations
at Pencharthal in Unikuti district in Tripura on Wednesday. Originally, Biju was first marked
as a harvest feast to celebrate the first produce after the rains. It is a part of the New Year
celebrations. People observing this feast to bid farewell to the passing year and welcome
the new year with open arms and the hope that it would bring them good luck.
Govt nod to `5.9K cr
for nat’l gram swaraj
New Delhi (PTI): The
government on Wednes-
day approved Rs 5,911
crore for the Rashtriya
Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
(RGSA) which will focus
on empowering elected
representatives of pan-
chayati raj institutions
for leadership roles and
help 2.78 lakh rural local
bodies achieve the sus-
tainable development
goals.
“TherevampedRGSA
will help improve Pan-
chayati Raj Institutions
andensuredevelopment
in villages. It will help
bridge the gap between
the rural and urban ar-
eas and strengthen Pan-
chayati Raj Institutions
across the country
,” IB
Minister Anurag
Thakur told reporters.
Chhattisgarh CM Baghel meets
Amit Shah, discusses Naxal issues
K’taka minister refuses to
resign, calls contractor’s
suicide note propaganda
Chhattisgarh: Chief
Minister Bhupesh
Baghel met Union Home
Minister Amit Shah in
Delhi on Wednesday dis-
cussedprominentissues
includingimpactof GST,
Naxal related issues, co-
ordination with central
paramilitary forces and
urged him to resume
provision of special as-
sistance to Naxal affect-
ed districts.
During the meeting,
the CM also raised vari-
ous issues including in-
creasing communica-
tion facility in Naxal
affected areas, deploy-
ment of two more bat-
talions of CRPF in
Bastar and formation of
‘Bastariya’ Battalion.
Bengaluru: Karnataka
Rural Development and
Panchayat Raj (RDPR)
minister KS Eshwarap-
pa, named in contractor
death case, on Wednes-
day said that he would
“definitely not resign”.
He demanded for a
probe into the “conspir-
acy” behind Santosh K
Patil’s death.
Addressing a press
conference, the senior
minister in Bommai
government said, “The
death note is false prop-
aganda (on contractor
Santosh Patil who ac-
cused Eshwarappa of
corruption found dead
in a lodge in Udupi). I
have informed and the
party president that
there is no question of
me resigning as a min-
ister.” See also P5
HC GIVES PROTECTION
FROM ARREST TO KIRIT
Mumbai: Bombay HC
granted interim protection
from arrest to BJP leader
Kirit Somaiya in an alleged
case of misappropria-
tion of funds to save INS
Vikrant. Court said, “The
FIR indicates that allega-
tions are mainly based on
media reports”.
GOVT SHOULD OBJECT
TO BLINKEN’S REMARK
Mumbai: NCP chief
Sharad Pawar on
Wednesday said that the
Union government should
have raised objection to
United States of America
Secretary of State Antony
Blinken’s remark on
‘severe violation of human
rights in India’ in India.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah being presented a bouquet by
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel during a meeting in New Delhi.
KS Eshwarappa
Union IB Minister Anurag
Thakur addresses a press
conference on Wednesday.
CM urged Shah to
resume provision of
special assistance to
Naxal-hit districts
Cong guns for his head, demands arrest

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Jaipur: Amagarh Leopard Safari will start from
May 10. The safari will be done in about 20 square
kilometres in Amagarh, Lalberi forest area. The for-
est department issued a tender for registration and
renewal of vehicles on Tuesday. 17 general vehicles
for Jhalana and Amagarh, five premium vehicles and
two Special Vehicles for Divyang will be provided.
Electric vehicles will be given priority in vehicle
registration. Only those vehicles will be registered
which are not more than five years old as on April 1.
This period will be seven years. — Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: In a positive news for the people whose
property has been seized for non-payment of urban
development (UD) tax, the Local Self-Government
department issued a circular on Wednesday ena-
bling them to take back the property after paying
25% of the outstanding dues. For the rest of the
dues, he would have to submit banker’s check or
demand draft which can be realised after six months
from the date of issue. In case a check bounces,
the property would be confiscated again, said the
circular released recently.
Jaipur: Agitating
accounts assistants
submitted a memoran-
dum to chairman of
Raj Development Corp
Dharmendra Rathore
regarding pending
recruitment. Rathore
wrote letter to CM
appealed to recon-
sider pending demand.
Officials of NREGA
Accounts Assistant
Association said if
govt does not take any
steps, then from April
27, they will agitate.
State GS of NREGA
Accounts Assistant
Union Narendra Singh
Rajpurohit said even
after 13 years, govern-
ment has not fulfilled
our demand.
Kota: Mahesh Sharma,
chairman of Vipra
Kalyan Board, was on a
visit here on Wednes-
day. Responding to
a question on taking
permission for singing
hymns and slogans
in religious events,
Sharma said we also
sing bhajans. Who’s
refusing? No permis-
sion is needed to sing
bhajans. This is a
system for peacekeep-
ing in the state. The
executive is doing its
job, the government
has nothing to do with
it. I sing a lot, I am into
singing bhajans too.
You also sing while
sitting outside and
singing.
AMAGARH LEOPARD SAFARI TO START
FROM MAY 10, VEHICLE TENDER ISSUED
RULES TO TAKE BACK SEIZED PROPERTY
EASED, PAY 25% OF OUTSTANDING DUE
ACCOUNTS
ASSISTANTS MEET
DHARMENDRA
NO NOD NEEDED TO
SING BHAJANS:
MAHESH SHARMA
NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur (PTI): BJP MP
Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore on Wednesday
accused the Rajasthan
government of working
against a particular re-
ligion by imposing pro-
hibitory orders after
the recent communal
riots in Karauli.
The Congress gov-
ernment in Raj on Sat-
urday issued guidelines
asking organisers to
furnish details of con-
tents that will be played
on loud speakers in pro-
cessions and rallies.
“The state govern-
ment is working against
a particular religion by
imposing prohibitory
orders. Karauli vio-
lence is condemnable,”
Rathore, the BJP MP,
told reporters that the
saffron party was try-
ing to bring truth out in
the open but the Ra-
jasthan government
was preventing it from
doing so by stopping its
leaders and workers
from visiting Karauli.
“We will try to reveal
the truth and get guilty
punished,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP MP Diya
Kumari met Tourism
Minister Vishwendra
Singh and Rajasthan
Tourism Development
Corporation (RTDC)
chairman Dharmendra
Rathore in Paryatan
Bhawan on Wednesday
.
They discussed clear-
ing tourism proposals
pending with Central
and state governments.
When Kumari raised
issue pertaining to
pending state govt ap-
proval for projects for
development of tour-
ism in her constituency
,
minister raised issue of
pending proposal of
creating tourism cir-
cuits in state request-
ed her to take it up with
Centre. He also said
about Palace-on-Wheels
proposal awaiting Cen-
tre’s approval.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A case of rape
by threatening to kill
her husband chil-
dren has come to light
in Kanota police sta-
tion area. Victim kept
on obeying accused for
two years for life of
her husband and chil-
dren. When she told
the matter to her hus-
band, he took her to
the police station and
registered a case. The
accused are abscond-
ing since the incident
but the police are on
the lookout for him.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP national
organising secretary
BL Santosh will be in
city today on a day’s
visit. He will preside
over meeting of state
level party functionar-
ies at its head office
here. State in-charge
Arun Singh will attend
meeting. Party’s state
president Satish Poonia
and organising secre-
tary Chandrasekhar
too will be present in
the meeting.
Yunus Gesawat
Nagaur: In the general
meeting of Nagaur Zila
Parishad held after a
long time on Wednes-
day heated argument
regarding the working
style of the CEO and the
staff erupted.
Many public repre-
sentatives raised ques-
tions during meeting.
There was anger
among the public repre-
sentatives for not giving
timely information to
the Zila Parishad Rural
Development Cell.
Dr. Sahdev Choud-
hary, member of Zilla
Parishad, told house
that CEO and personnel
of Zila Parishad are not
doing satisfactory
work. He kept griev-
ances of residents of
district in house and
raised questions re-
garding present.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The costly or-
gan transplants, bone
marrow transplant,
cochlear implants have
been included in the
packages under the CM
Chiranjeevi Yojana as
per the announcement
made in the budget by
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot recently
.
In this regard, the
hospitals empanelled
under the scheme have
been informed to make
needed changes in the
software.
Health minister Par-
sadi Lal Meena said
that in the scheme 5
packages of cochlear
implant, 9 of bone mar-
row transplant, 8 liver
transplant, and 7 of
heart transplant have
been added.
Under the scheme,
now the annual medical
insurance amount has
also been increased
from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10
lakh.
From April 1, pa-
tients are being provid-
ed free treatment. Pvt
hospitals charging Rs
11L for bone marrow
heart transplant would
be free.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: People suffer-
ing from severe heat in
Rajasthan got relief on
Wednesday when
storm blew and hails
fell with rain in Jais-
almer, Bikaner, Jodh-
pur, Churu, and Na-
gaur areas. Tempera-
ture dropped to 36 de-
gree Celsius in western
region in the evening.
Clouds covered the sky
in Jaipur also where
day temperature was
recorded 39.2 degree
Celsius. Western Dis-
turbance, rain and
thunderstorms have
started in state.
The relief has been
drizzled amidst scorch-
ing heat of past days
hailstorm has dam-
aged standing crops at
many places. On the
other hand, the Mete-
orological Department
has issued an alert that
strong winds may oc-
cur in Bikaner, Jais-
almer, Nagaur, Phalodi
and surrounding areas
with thunder, dust
storms and lightning.
Also, it will rain at
some places. The wind
speed is likely to be be-
tween 40 to 50 kms.
Thunderstorms and
rain have started in Bi-
kaner and Jodhpur.
In such a situation,
there may be rain.
Storm, rain, hail give relief from heat in Raj
Several transplants
have been added
in CM Chiranjeevi
Yojana
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addressing the press on Wednesday.
Dr. Sahdev Choudhary and other members in the meeting.
Raj govt working against particular
religion, alleges BJP MP Rathore
Tourism Min asks Diya
to help in PoW proposal
Dr. Sahdev questions Zila
Parishad’s functioning
Now, get costly transplants done
for free in Raj’s private hospitals
Jaipur woman
threatened
raped for 2 yrs
BJP leader BL
Santosh in city
today for meeting
Ravi Katara
Dausa: More than 700
police personnel includ-
ing SPs of Dausa,
Bharatpur Karauli
districts were deployed
to deal with situation
arising out of BJP’s
Nyay Yatra headed by
BJYM head Tejasvi
Surya state BJP pres-
ident Dr. Satish Poonia
on Wednesday
.
Karauli SP Shailen-
dra said protesters were
not arrested. According
to police, due to a cur-
few, BJP leaders were
stopped from going.
Before heading to Ka-
rauli, Tejasvi Surya and
Satish Poonia met in-
jured JEN Nitin at SMS
hospital in Jaipur.
Targeting govt, Poo-
nia said Gehlot’s “good
morning good night
happens in politics.”
Incidents of harass-
ment against dalits
have increased by 40%.
Interestingly, Surya
was seated in car driven
by Satish Poonia. There
is a discussion that it
was an attempt to send
a message to the young
cadres.
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: Clearing his
stance on the Karauli
violence, All India Maj-
lis-e-Ittehadul Musli-
meen (AIMIM) chief,
Asaduddin Owaisi, said
that it was the fallout of
the failure of the law
and order situation in
the state. He was ad-
dressing the media at
the Jaipur airport.
“It is a failure of law
and order of the Gehlot
government in Ra-
jasthan. We thought he
will learn from the pre-
vious incidents. It’s a
great loss, targeted vio-
lence against the Mus-
lim community needs
to be addressed. The
government should
take responsibility,”
said Owaisi.
Violence broke out
in Karauli district of
Rajasthan on April 2 af-
ter a stone-pelting inci-
dent at a religious pro-
cession.
Several vehicles and
shops were set afire in
the communal clash fol-
lowing which curfew
was clamped.
Karauli: BJP cries foul play; Cong rebuts charges
Karauli violence: Govt must
take responsibility, says Owaisi
He terms it
targeted violence
against Muslim
community
Asaduddin Owaisi with supporters in a community event in Jaipur
on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Tejasvi Surya, Dr. Satish Poonia, and Manoj Rajoria
trying to cross barricades (inset) Tejasvi Surya, Dr.
Satish Poonia meet injured AEN at SMS Hospital.
Owaisi is an agent of BJP. He does politics
in name of Muslims. CM Gehlot walks with
all communities and everyone knows how
sensitive he is. Cong doesn’t do work of dividing, it
does work of connecting.
—Dr. Khanu Khan Budhwali, Chairman Raj Muslim Waqf Board
BJP’s Nyay Yatra headed by Tejasvi Surya Dr. Satish
Poonia was stopped and they were detained by police
Targeting the Nyay Yatra of the BJP in
Karauli on Wednesday, Cabinet Minister
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
termed it a “riot yatra”. He said
that the BJP people are again
spoiling the communal harmony
and atmosphere in the state
while Hindus and Muslims are
again living with communal har-
mony in Karauli. The culprits have been sent
to jail. “Peace is established in Karauli and this
is causing pain in the stomach of BJP and they
want to spoil atmosphere again,” he said.
Karauli: Curfew in Karauli has been extended till
April 15. IG Prasanna Khamesra along with team
held the fort on Wednesday regarding the BJP’s
Nyay Yatra. Entrances of district all inner routes
of the district headquarters were blocked. IG him-
self continued to do rounds of outer part. Addition-
al batch of hundred soldiers called from Dholpur,
Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur. —Manoj Jain
PEACE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN
KARAULI THIS PAINS BJP: PSK
CURFEW TILL APR 15, IG HOLDS FORT
Palace On Wheels.
Commuters braving the scorching heat in Jaipur.
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress work-
ers staged demonstra-
tions in front of the Col-
lectorates across Raj on
Wednesday pressing for
their demand to accord
‘national project’ status
to the much hyped East-
ern Rajasthan Canal
Project (ERCP). They
also demanded resigna-
tion of Union Jalshakti
Min Gajendra S Shekha-
wat over the issue.
In Ajmer, a Congress
delegation met the Dis-
trict Collector and sub-
mitted a memorandum
to him in the name of
the President. Centre
for Development of Vol-
untary Sector president
Mumtaz Masih led the
delegation.
In Kota, Congress
workers burnt the effi-
gy of Shekhawat dur-
ing the demonstration.
Party’s district presi-
dent Ravindra Tyagi
and state secy Rakhi
Gautam participated in
the demonstration. In
Bharatpur Ministers
Subhash Garg, Bhajan
Lal and Ramesh Meena
participated in Dharna.
RAJASTHAN
03
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Central
Government has given
the approval to apply
booster dose (precau-
tion) dose to all the peo-
ple in the 18-59 age
group. However, those
who opt for the vaccine
will now have to pay for
the dose on their own.
The Central govt has
refused to provide free
doses to the state govts
for this age group. In
such a situation, one
need to get the dose
from private vaccina-
tion centre fro which
the cost is Rs 386.
Dr Raghuraj Singh,
Project Director (Vac-
cination) of Rajasthan
Health Department in-
formed that the Central
Government has not
given free booster dos-
es to the people in the
age group 18-59. There-
fore, the people of this
age group will not be
dosed at any govt cen-
tre in the state. For
this, one has to visit a
private centre only
.
At present, the cen-
tral government is giv-
ing free precaution
doses to health care
workers, front line
workers and people of
the age group of 60
years and above only.
These doses are cur-
rently being applied at
all government cen-
tres. Apart from this,
the first and second
doses are being given
free of cost to the age
group of 12-59 years.
In the 18+ age group,
at present 85% of peo-
ple have got both doses
in Rajasthan.
Pre-caution dose rate hit amid no free doses
TUSSLE OVER ERCP
NEWS DIGEST
Cong ups the ante on BJP
seeking nat’l tag for ERCP
Congress staging protest at Collectorate Circle, Jaipur on Wednesday. Dr Mahesh Joshi, Pratap
Singh Khachariyawas, Jyoti Khandelwal, Rafeek Khan, Khanu Khan Budhwali, Munesh Gurjar
participated and burnt the effigy. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Modi ji promised to declare
ERCP as a national project
for votes in 2018 but now 40
per cent of the state’s population is
waiting for fresh water and the Union
Jal Shakti minister is deceiving people
of Rajasthan. —GS Dotasra, PCC Chief
Till Rajasthan enters an
agreement with Madhya
Pradesh, this Eastern Ra-
jasthan Canal Project can’t go ahead.
Ashok Gehlot is using this issue as a
political tool.
—Gajendra S Shekhawat, Union Jal Shakti Min
3 kids among 5 killed
as van falls into deep
gorge in Nandeshwar
Cop’s phone
tap: HC notice
to CS, DGP
JMCG to hold
2nd
GBM on
April 18
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Five per-
sons, including three
children, were killed
while 15 others were
injured in a ghastly
accident under Nai
police station limits
on Wednesday
.
According to
sources, people of
Kharpana near Kaya
village had gone to
Kalivas village to at-
tend an engagement
ceremony. While re-
turning, their pickup
van went out of con-
trol and fell into a 30-
feet deep gorge be-
hind the Nandesh-
war Mahadev temple.
The van was over-
loaded as it was filled
with much more peo-
ple than its capacity
.
The injured were
rushed to MB Hospi-
tal. Till the last report
came in, the death of
5 has been confirmed
whiletheconditionof
four others is said to
be critical, including
a child.
Udaipur District
Collector Tarachand
Meena, SP Manoj Ku-
mar, Rural MLA
Phool Singh Meena,
AICC member Dr
Vivek Katara visited
the spot and took
stockof thesituation.
“Mydeepestcondo-
lencestothebereaved
family, may God give
them strength in this
difficult time. Wish-
ing speedy recovery
to the injured in the
accident.” tweeted
CM Ashok Gehlot.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: After a slow
start, the excise settle-
ment is now gaining
momentum with the ad-
ministrative skill of Ex-
cise Commissioner
Chetan Deora. After
nine rounds of auction
in two phases, the set-
tlement has reached
over 70%. Although the
performance of Jaipur
city is poor, it is expect-
ed that in this month
the settlement will be
reached up to 100%.
In March, during the
first round of excise set-
tlement in six auctions,
where only 664 shops
were auctioned across
the state, in the second
round, 2221 shops were
auctioned in three at-
tempts. Before this, a
total of 2501 shops were
renewed.
In fact, there was dis-
satisfaction among the
liquor traders regard-
ing the excise policy
from the very begin-
ning. Due to which the
Excise Department had
to suffer a loss of more
than Rs 200 crore in a
week. Angered by fail-
ure of settlement, Prin-
cipal Finance Secy Akh-
il Arora, FSR Suresh
Gupta Excise Com-
missioner Chetan De-
ora not only reprimand-
ed the non-performing
officers but also made
seven officers APO.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A teacher
broke the hand of a
class 5 student for not
paying the school fees
in Muhana area in the
city. The teacher
stopped the girl after
the school was off and
twisted her hand hard.
Whenthegirlscreamed,
the teacher dropped her
on the ground.
Her father Badal
complained that his
10-year-old daughter
Shivani Panchal stud-
ies in Blue River Acad-
emy School. Recently,
he had deposited the
fees in the school, but
the fees for three
months were pending
for which she was being
harassed by the school.
He named teacher Kam-
lesh Devi in the police
complaint after which
an FIR was filed.
When the family
members saw the condi-
tion of the girl and
asked the teacher, she
misbehaved and drove
them away
.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: Mayor of
JMCG Dr Somya is in
trouble again as Com-
missioner Yagyamitra
Singh Deo has now ap-
proached a higher
court after a lower
court acquitted her of
the charges of abet-
ting assault on him.
Deo filed a review peti-
tion in the District and
Sessions here on
Wednesday
.
During a meeting in
June last year, Dr
Somya and Deo had a
tiff over some matter.
In a huff, Deo tried to
leave the meeting but
some councillors al-
legedly assaulted him.
Arguing on behalf
of the petitioner Com-
missioner, his counsel
Adv AK Jain Associ-
ates submitted that
the order of the lower
court is contrary to
the facts while the
statements of the wit-
nesses support the
complainant’s version
only. The DS court
has now posted its
hearing to Saturday
.
Jhunjhunu:Hearing
thepetitionof former
Surajgarh SHO
Surendra Malik, the
RajHConWednesday
issued notices to the
higher officials, in-
cluding the DGP and
the CS. Malik has ac-
cused the then Range
IG S Sengathir of get-
tinghisphonetapped,
taking out his call de-
tails and tracking the
locationof hismobile
phone in 2020.
Malik’s counsel
Mithlesh Kumar Rai
pleaded that as per
law, it is mandatory to
take the approval of a
Secy level officer of
the govt before tap-
pingsomeone’sphone.
To this, the court
soughttoknowwheth-
er this procedure has
been followed in this
case or not. —FIB
Jaipur: For the sec-
ond time since its in-
ception, the Jaipur
Municipal Corpora-
tion–Greater(JMCG)
is going to hold its an-
nual GBM on coming
Monday
. The meeting
will be held at the
JMCG auditorium.
The first GBM was
held on 28 January
last year.
As per the agenda
announced on
Wednesday
, there are
five proposals which
will be taken up at the
meeting. Topping the
listisparticipationof
elected representa-
tives in the govt’s
flagship campaign
Prashasan Shahron
Ke Sang. Other issues
includezone-wisecol-
lection of garbage,
arrangement for
dumping yard and
regularisation of the
temporary sanitary
workers. —FIB
Protest over ERCP issue
causes huge traffic jam at
Collectorate Circle in Jaipur
GOVERNOR MISHRA TO VISIT SAGWARA
TODAY; WILL ATTEND RELIGIOUS EVENT
PILGRIMAGE FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS
AFTER TWO YEARS
ACB ARRESTS
BILADA CIVIC
BODY’S EO BHATI
IN THE COURTYARD
Mayor Dr Somya’s
acquittal challenged
Raj Excise department revs up the speed how!
Girl’s hand fractured over
fee issue, teacher booked
Long queues of cars at Collectorate Circle on Wednesday.
X-ray of the fractured hand of 10-year-old victim Shivani.
Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra will be on one day tour
of the Dungarpur district on Thursday. The Governor
will take part in a religious program for the Gayatri
family in Sagwara. Collector Shubham informed that
Governor Kalraj Mishra will arrive at Sagwara Helipad
at 11:30 am. After welcoming the Governor, at 11.35
am, will participate in Shri Ram Nagar Gayatri Shak-
tipeeth, 108 Kundiya Gayatri Mahayagya, Sapt Gau
Parikrama, temple inauguration program. Along with
the administration, the Gayatri family is also busy with
the final preparations for the Governor’s program.
Jaipur: Under the
Rajasthan Senior Citizen
Teerth Yojana, senior
citizens will be able to
make a pilgrimage again
after two years. Appli-
cations for this will be
taken soon. This time
Gangasagar, Kamakhya
temple and Mahakal tem-
ple of Ujjain have also
been added Devasthan
Minister Shakuntala
Rawat took a meeting at
the Devasthan office on
Friday and gave instruc-
tions to the officials.
Jodhpur: A team of ACB
Jaipur came to Jodhpur
on Wednesday and
arrested Bilada Munici-
pality EO Jitendra Bhati
in a case of demanding
Rs 5 lakh bribe in 2020.
This action was carried
out under the leadership
of Inspector Subhash
Meel of ACB Jaipur
team. The further truth
will unfold only after a
thorough interrogation.
Accused Jitendra Bhati
was posted in Merta at
that time.
Total shop
7665
Auctioned
2885
Renewed
2501
Pending
2279
Dr Somya Yagyamitra S Deo
—FILE PHOTO
Mangled remains of vehicle.

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harmless plas-
tic straw is stir-
ring a storm in
small packages
of juice and
milk. The storm began
brewing after the Central
government ordered a ban
on plastic straws given
with packages of milk and
other beverages. The ban
kicks in from July and the
Amul dairy group has said
that the move will disrupt
supplies and push up costs.
The government is of the
view that single-use plas-
tics like the mini straws
are an environmental haz-
ard as they choke up rivers.
The managing director of
Amul dairy, RS Sodhi, ap-
preciatedthegovernment’s
intention but said that
“plastic straws are not
even 0.1 percent of total
plastic consumption”.
The industry is finding
it difficult to replace plas-
tic straws without disrupt-
ing supplies during the
peak demand season. Re-
placing plastic straw with
those of paper will incur
additional cost on compa-
nies like Amul and other
juice manufacturers.
The concern about sin-
gle-use plastic is indeed
good-intentioned but it
continues to be used with
impunity, especially by
small vendors. The painful
decision will therefore
have to be implemented
cutting across all business-
es. Even the use of plastic
bottles will have to be dis-
couraged.
Butstrongstepsareneed-
edagainsttheuseof plastic.
Researchers at a medical
schoolintheUKhavefound
“tinypiecesof plasticinthe
lungs of living humans”. In
India, plastic has been
found in fish in Mumbai
and Chennai. Pondicherry
and Cochin universities
saidinastudythatChennai
residents may be inhaling
microplastic found in dust
in 16 localities of the city
.
Isn’t human health more
important than a straw?
STORM BREWING IN
JUICE, MILK PACKS
The government is of the view that single-use plastics
like the mini straws are an environmental hazard as
they choke up rivers. The managing director of Amul
dairy, RS Sodhi, appreciated the government’s
intention but said that “plastic straws are not
even 0.1 percent of total plastic consumption”
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NarendraModi ji for #LocalGoesGlobal.
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TOP TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
When meditation is mastered, the
mind is unwavering like the flame of
a lamp in a windless place.
—Bhagavad Gita
Advocate of strong democracy, Dr Bhimrao
Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution
Dr Ambedkar had specifically put this point in the draft constitution committee that ‘we need a government in
which the people in power understand that when obedience to the government ends and resistance starts’
ndian Constitution is federal
as well as unitary
. It is the
great feature of our Constitu-
tion that in the Preamble it-
self, its purpose, goal and es-
sence have been summed up
in a nutshell. The preamble
of the Constitution ‘We the
people of India’ not only con-
tains the dignity of the demo-
cratic system of governance
but also declares that the con-
stitution derives its power
directly from the people. Dr
Bhimrao Ambedkar was the
mainarchitectandbuilderof
this constitution adorned
with the sentiments of equal-
ity
, sovereignty
, fraternity
. As
the Chairman of the Consti-
tution Drafting Committee,
he not only included impor-
tant subjects in the Constitu-
tion from the Indian perspec-
tive but also ensured all those
provisions related to the em-
powerment of democracy,
which strengthen the politi-
cal structure of the country
.
After the independence of
the country
, while adopting
theparliamentarydemocracy
system, fundamental rights
wereprovidedtothecommon
citizens in the constitution
and their fundamental duties
have also been ensured. I con-
sider Dr Ambedkar rare in
the sense that he strongly ad-
vocated the implementation
of social and economic codes
of conduct in the Constitu-
tion keeping in view the con-
texts of the times. Ambedkar
said that democracy can be
protected only by providing
economicandsocialfreedom.
He specifically put this point
in the draft constitution com-
mitteethat‘weneedagovern-
ment in which the people in
power understand that when
the obedience to the govern-
ment ends and resistance
starts’. The government
should be of the people, for
thepeopleandshouldbeelect-
ed by the people.
Dr Ambedkar always em-
phasized on strengthening
the federal system in the con-
stitution. The big reason be-
hind this was that he was in
favour of making India’s fed-
eral system the most power-
ful. Under the strength of
parliamentary democracy
, he
intended that in ordinary cir-
cumstances, the state is free
from the control of the cen-
tral government, but under
the constitution, it should
become a powerful center of
the country
. It was also neces-
sary in the circumstances of
that time because when the
constitution was being made,
there was turmoil in the
country
.Naturally
,duringthe
makingof theconstitution,it
was kept in mind that if the
center becomes weak, then
the country’s Independence
can also be in danger again.
One major highlight of Dr
Ambedkar’s constitutional
contemplation is that he laid
moreemphasisonthenatural
principles of human rights
duringthemakingof thecon-
stitution. Perhaps he knew
that forcing any right by any
law is not good for democracy
.
That is why he placed moral
consciousness in the rights.
Hebelievedthatif alawisim-
plemented by bringing it
within the ambit of social
consciousness,thentherights
will be protected for a long
time, otherwise they can be
opposed by the community at
anytime.ThatiswhyAmbed-
kar also gave importance to
giving equal rights to women
asmenandtoincludethemin
the mainstream. Under Arti-
cle 14 of the Constitution, it
has been made clear that no
citizen can be discriminated
against on the basis of sex.
Ambedkar’s role as the
head of the Constitution
Drafting Committee is also
not less important in that he
not only decided the role of
important provisions related
to the constitution, but also
included in it the important
subjects that strengthen the
republic in the Indian per-
spective. When I was a mem-
ber of the Lok Sabha, I had
the opportunity to study the
proceedings of the Constitu-
ent Assembly in detail and
during that time, I read the
ten-volume ‘Government Re-
portontheDebateof theCon-
stituent Assembly of India’
with great interest. While
reading this, I also came
across the personality of Dr.
Ambedkar, in which he has
given credit to his colleagues
despite the great work of
writing the Constitution.
The debate that took place
in the Constituent Assembly
from November 17 to Novem-
ber 25, 1949, was answered by
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. In
this he openly expressed his
opinion on the criticisms of
the constitution. While doing
so, he also specifically told
thattheConstitutioncontains
the ideas of the present gen-
eration. Along with the flexi-
ble process of the Constitu-
tion, he also established that
we should not be satisfied
with political democracy
andshouldalsogivetheform
of social democracy to our
political democracy
. Social
democracy means the princi-
ple of liberty
, equality and
fraternity
. The special
thing that has been done
by Dr. Ambedkar in the
context of the Constitu-
tion is that he has also
called for adopting a
resolution to preserve
the Constitution, so that
there is a continuous ef-
fort to remove the evils
and weakness should
not be seen in the under-
taking to remove evils.
I agree that the special
contribution of Dr.
AmbedkartotheIndianCon-
stitution has not been dis-
cussed much. In the pream-
ble of the Constitution pro-
posed by the first Prime
Minister of the
country
, Pt. Jawaha-
rlal Nehru, the con-
cept of ‘fraternity’ is due to
Dr. Ambedkar. His broad con-
stitutional vision can be
deeply understood in his last
speech to the Constituent As-
semblyinwhichhehadcalled
‘fraternity’ necessary for the
unity and integrity of the
country
. Dr. Ambedkar was
such an architect and builder
of the Indian Constitution,
who, by connecting the coun-
try with the feelings of
nationalism, laid the
constitutional foun-
dation for strength-
ening democracy
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
KALRAJ
MISHRA
Governor, Rajasthan
The preamble of the
Constitution ‘We the
people of India’ not only
contains the dignity of
the democratic system of
governance but also
declares that the
constitution derives its
power directly from the
people. Dr Bhimrao
Ambedkar was the main
architect and builder of this
constitution adorned with the
sentiments of equality,
sovereignty, fraternity
DR BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR
When I was a member of the
Lok Sabha, I had the
opportunity to study the
proceedings of the
Constituent Assembly in
detail and during that time,
I read the ten-volume
‘Government Report on the
Debate of the Constituent
Assembly of India’ with
great interest. While
reading this, I also came
across the personality of Dr.
Ambedkar, in which he has
given credit to his colleagues
despite the great work of
writing the Constitution
The debate that took place
in the Constituent Assembly
from November 17 to
November 25, 1949, was
answered by Dr. Bhimrao
Ambedkar. In this he
openly expressed his
opinion on the criticisms of
the constitution. While
doing so, he also specifically
told that the Constitution
contains the ideas of the
present generation
I agree that the special
contribution of Dr.
Ambedkar to the Indian
Constitution has not been
discussed much. In the
preamble of the Constitution
proposed by the first Prime
Minister of the country, Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru, the
concept of ‘fraternity’ is due
to Dr. Ambedkar

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WB:Political slandering eruptsas
BJPdecides to send probe team
Kolkata (Agencies):
Fresh rounds of politi-
cal mud-slinging has
erupted after the BJP’s
central leadership in
New Delhi decided to
send its five-member
factfindingteamtoWest
Bengal to conduct an in-
dependent probe into
the rape of a minor girl,
who died later, at Han-
skhali in Nadia district.
The five-member
probe team will visit the
crime spot, prepare a
detailed report and sub-
mit the same to Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah and part’s nation-
al president JP Nadda.
Soon after the BJP’s
decision, Trinamool
Congress national gen-
eral secretary and the
party spokesman Kunal
Ghosh gave a strongly-
wordedstatementwhere
he questioned the mo-
tive behind sending the
fact-finding team when
CentralBureauof Inves-
tigation (CBI) is all set to
take up the probe in the
case following an order
of the division bench of
theCalcuttaHighCourt.
“There can be multi-
ple reasons behind the
decision to send the par-
ty’s own fact-finding
team to the state at this
juncture.Thereis a high
possibility that the head
of team is coming to in-
fluence the CBI probe in
the matter so that the
central probe agency
frames charges as per
convenience of the BJP
leadership and not as
per findings based on
evidence. The intention
of sending the fact-find-
ingteamissheerpolitics
over the tragic end of a
girl, which has already
been condemned by all
of us,” Ghosh said.
He also asked as to
why the saffron leader-
ship did not form and
send similar- finding
team when similar mi-
nor rapes happened in
BJP-ruledstateslikethat
in Unnao and Hathras.
However, his allega-
tions were rubbished by
BJPlegislatorfromWest
Bengal, Srirupa Mitra
Chowdhury, who is one
of the five members of
the fact-finding team.
Accordingtoher,whena
lady chief minister of a
state terms the minor
rape as a minor incident
and tries to give a love-
angle twist to the issue,
it is clear that no woman
in the state is safe. “We
want the Centre to take
immediate steps to en-
sure the safety and secu-
rity of the women in the
state,” she said.
The other four mem-
bers of the team are —
party MP Rekha Verma,
actressKushbooSundar,
Uttar Pradesh’s woman
and child development
minister Baby Rani
MauryaandBJPlegisla-
tor from Tamil Nadu
Vanathi Srini-
vasan.
Suvendu Adhikari with supporters participate in a law violation programme in Birbhum district.
CBI PROBE MUST
BE COMPLETED
IN EXPEDITIOUS
MANNER: TMC
Kolkata: The ruling
TMC on Wednesday
said that the CBI probe
must be completed in an
“expeditious manner”,
describing the incident
as a “ghastly crime that
shook the conscience of
Bengal”. “We wish the
probe gets completed
at the earliest and the
chargesheet submitted
against the accused in
the court in a time-bound
manner. The guilty can-
not evade punishment
for this heinous crime.
There is a high possibility that the
head of team is coming to influence the
CBI probe in the matter so that the cen-
tral probe agency frames charges as per conven-
ience of the BJP leadership and not as per find-
ings based on evidence.
—Kunal Ghosh, TMC national general secretary
RAPE CASE
HANSKHALI
INDIA
05
ED ARRESTS PFI
MEMBER FROM
KERALA IN PMLA
New Delhi (ANI): The
Enforcement Directorate
has arrested MK Ashraf, a
Popular Front of India (PFI)
leader from Kerala, under
the PMLA. He was arrested
at the Delhi Headquarters
of the federal agency yes-
terday, sources told media.
PFI leader’s residence was
raided by the ED last Janu-
ary and subsequently, he
was summoned multiple
times to Delhi for question-
ing. In the month of March
alone, he was questioned
on four consecutive days
from 19 to 23 and had re-
ceived another summon on
March 29 asking to appear
again on April 5.
MUSHROOMS
POISONING: TOLL
REACHES 13
Dispur (PTI): As many as
13 people died in the last
2 days after consuming
poisonous mushrooms
in four districts of Upper
Assam, Superintendent
of Assam Medical College
and Hospital Dr Prasanta
Dihingia said on Wednes-
day. Dr Dihingia informed
that all the victims of
mushroom poisoning
died at the Assam Medical
College and Hospital while
undergoing treatment. He
said that 35 patients with
mushroom poisoning from
the upper Assam were ad-
mitted in the last five days,
out of which 13 patients
died in the past two days.
11 BOOKED
UNDER PSA IN
JK’S BANDIPORA
Srinagar (Agencies):
Eleven persons allegedly
involved in unlawful and
subversive activities were
booked under the PSA
on Wednesday in JK’s
Bandipora. Police sources
said 11 people involved in
unlawful and subversive
activities in Bandipora dis-
trict were slapped with PSA
and subsequently shifted to
different jails. Those booked
include some separatist
leaders like Abdul Samad
Malla, Kaiser Ahmad Parray
and others. “After they were
booked under the PSA,
these 11 persons were
shifted to different jails”, the
sources said.
IN BRIEF
4-week relief for
Bengal Minister
from appearing
before CBI
Kolkata (Agencies):
A division bench of the
Calcutta High Court
granted a four-week
breather to state Minis-
ter Partha Chatterjee
from appearing before
the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)
which is probing the re-
cruitment irregulari-
ties scam in West Ben-
gal School Service Com-
mission (WBSSC).
Chatterjee was the
education minister
when the irregulari-
ties took place and cur-
rently is the state com-
merce and industries
minister.
On Wednesday
morning, the division
bench of Justice Sub-
rata Talukdar and Jus-
tice Ananda Mukho-
padhyay granted the
four-week breather to
Chatterjee.

❍ WBSSC SCAM
Partha Chatterjee
Cong leaders stage a protest demanding arrest of Eshwarappa.
Contractors up the
ante, civil works to
stop from May 25
Bengaluru (Agencies):
The Karnataka State
Contractors Association
(KSCA) announced
Wednesday that all its
members will stop civil
works for a month start-
ing from May 25 to pro-
test “rampant corrup-
tion” in various govern-
ment departments.
The Association also
sought an “independent
inquiry” to unearth the
‘40 per cent kickback’
scaminthegovernment,
and even claim that they
were receiving threats.
Further, the Associa-
tion said it will release
documents to show cor-
ruption by 5-6 ministers
and 20 lawmakers if
Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai fails to
end the kickbacks with-
in 15 days.
The Association, in
July 2021, had written to
dra Modi complaining
that contractors were
forced to pay a 40 per
cent cut in civil works,
which has triggered a
political storm.
Speaking to reporters
aftertheKSCAexecutive
committee meeting, its
president D Kempanna
said a massive rally will
beheldonMay25inBen-
galuru in which 50,000
contractors from differ-
entpartsof thestatewill
participate. “Following
this, we will stop work
for a month across the
state,” he said.
Contractorsarefacing
threats from politicians,
Kempanna claimed.
“There are documents
with many contractors
about corruption, but
theyareafraidtorelease
them as this is a ‘rowdy-
ism’ govt,” he said.
Shah’s push for Hindi:
TN BJP president says
‘won’t let that happen’
Chennai (Agencies):
Tamil Nadu BJP leader
K Annamalai on
Wednesday said that the
state unit of the party
will not allow imposi-
tion of Hindi in Tamil
Nadu. The statement
comes a few days after
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah’s remark on
learning Hindi evoked
widespread reactions
across the country
.
Addressing a press
conference at the state
party headquarters in
Chennai on Tuesday,
Annamalai said: “If we
require for work, edu-
cation or other purpos-
es, we can learn Hindi
but it cannot be im-
posed. None of us here,
including me, speaks
Hindi. There is no situ-
ation here as such that
we have to learn a lan-
guage to prove that we
are Indians.”
Annamalai claimed
that the Congress po-
liticised the Hindi lan-
guage issue for over 40
years but Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi did
not approve the draft
of the National Educa-
tion Policy that had
Hindi as the main lan-
guage. “He (Modi) gave
the clearance only af-
ter the cabinet exam-
ined the final report
that made Hindi an op-
tional language.”
Reacting to Oscar-
winning musician AR
Rahman’s remark that
Tamil should be the
link language, the for-
mer IPS officer said: “If
Tamil becomes the link
language of India, it
will be a great pride for
all of us, but have we
made efforts to make
the Tamil language
achieve that space?”
K Annamalai
SC agrees to hear
Nawab Malik’s plea
Supreme Court on
Wednesdayagreedtolist
for hearing a plea of Ma-
harashtra Minister and
NCP leader Nawab Ma-
likfiledagainstanorder
of the Bombay High
Court which had reject-
ed his interim applica-
tion seeking immediate
release in a case of mon-
ey laundering being in-
vestigated by the En-
forcement Directorate.
A Bench headed by
CJI NV Ramana agreed
to list the case for hear-
ingaftersenioradvocate
Kapil Sibal, appearing
for Malik, mentioned
the matter for urgent
listing of the case.
MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
Nawab Malik
Humbly request PM to, withdraw
‘Achchhe Din’: Kharge on inflation
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress on Wednesday
attacked the Centre on
the issue of inflation
and leader of opposition
Mallikarjun Kharge
said inflation was at its
highest in the last 17
months and the Prime
Minister should with-
draw his “Achchhe Din”
statement.
“
At 7%, Inflation is
nowhighestin17months.
I humbly request @nar-
endramodi ji to immedi-
ately withdraw these
‘
Achchhe Din’. People of
India have had enough
of ‘good times’.”
The Congress has
been targeting the gov-
ernment on the infla-
tion and has squarely
blamed the government
for the high prices
Many reports suggest
that with higher food
price pressure in the
near term (summer ef-
fect, international pric-
es, higher transport
cost, supply chains) and
persistent input cost
pressure in the non-food
segment, it now sees in-
flation crossing 6 per
cent in FY23.
Earlier, Congress’ Ra-
hul Gandhi said, “The
governmentshouldbull-
doze inflation and un-
employment but instead
of that the BJP’s bull-
dozer is driven by ha-
tred to instill fear.
Mallikarjun Kharge
Hijab: Person accused of threatening judges moves SC
New Delhi (ANI): A
plea has been moved in
the Supreme Court by a
Chennai resident seek-
ing quashing of case
against him in Karna-
taka for allegedly
threatening the Karna-
taka High Court judges,
who delivered the hijab
verdict.
The petitioner, Ra-
hamathulla, urged the
top court to either
quash or transfer the
FIR registered against
him in Karnataka to
Madurai police station
in Tamil Nadu, since
another FIR in connec-
tion with the same is-
sue has already been
registered there.
“The petitioner
would be put to tremen-
dous hardship and it
would be impossible for
the petitioner to ap-
proach various courts/
police stations in two
different states in re-
spect of such FIRs”.
The plea added that
the continuation of in-
vestigation in both the
FIRs, parallel by two
different investigating
agencies, would tanta-
mount to abuse of due
process.
A bench of Justices
Sanjiv Khanna and Bela
M Trivedi sought re-
sponse from the Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka
govts on the plea.
Mumbai (ANI): React-
ing over MNS Chief
Raj Thackeray’s ulti-
matum on the usage of
loudspeakers in
mosques, Deputy Chief
Minister of Maharash-
tra Ajit Pawar said on
Wednesday that Thack-
eray should not be giv-
en much importance.
The Dy CM said, “Raj
Thackeray must not be
given so much impor-
tancewhentherighttime
comes, I’ll surely answer
toit,Ihavetheanswerfor
every question.”
Earlier Pawar had
said that the state gov-
ernmentwilldiscussthe
order of the court and
will talk to the Home
Minister Dilip Walse Pa-
til about it. To this,
Thackeray called Pawar
anatheist,who“doesnot
believe in any religion”.
Maharashtra Navnir-
man Sena (MNS) chief,
Raj Thackeray on Tues-
day reiterated its warn-
ing to the state govern-
ment that they should
shut loudspeakers in
mosques by May 3.
“Loudspeakers in
mosques should be shut
by May 3 otherwise, we
willplayHanumanChal-
isa on speakers. This is a
social issue, not a reli-
gious one. I want to tell
thestategovernment,we
will not go back on this
subject,dowhateveryou
want to do,” the MNS
chief had stated.
Raj Thackeray must not be given much importance: Ajit Pawar
LOUDSPEAKER ROW
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Sanjay Raut on
Wednesday said
Raj Thackeray
has become a
“loudspeaker” of
BJP after
securing
“amnesty” from
Central probe
agencies
JOURNALIST HELD OVER ALLEGED
ATTACK ON PAWAR’S RESIDENCE
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police arrested one journalist from
Pune in connection with the alleged attack outside the NCP
chief Pawar’s residence in Mumbai. He has been brought
to Mumbai for interrogation. According to the police, as
many as 115 people have been arrested, of which 109
have been sent to judicial custody. A group of Maharashtra
State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) workers tried
to enter Sharad Pawar’s residence and held a protest by
hurling stones and slippers at his place. The protest came
a day after the Bombay HC asked the striking workers of
the transport corporation to resume their duty by April 22.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

Their sacrifice will motivate
coming generations: PM Modi
INDIA
06
TRIBUTE TO JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE VICTIMS
New Delhi (ANI):
dra Modi on Wednesday
paid tributes to the vic-
tims of the Jallianwala
Bagh massacre and said
that their unparalleled
courage and sacrifice
will keep motivating the
coming generations.
Sharing the speech at
the inauguration of the
renovated complex of
Jallianwala Bagh
Smarak last year, PM
Modi tweeted, “Trib-
utes to those martyred
in Jallianwala Bagh on
this day in 1919. Their
unparalleled courage
and sacrifice will keep
motivating the coming
generations.”
PM Modi unveiled the
renovated Jallianwala
Bagh memorial through
video conferencing on
August 28, last year, and
stated that those 10 min-
utes of April 13, 1919,
became the immortal
story of our freedom
struggle, due to which
we are able to celebrate
the Amrit Mahotsav of
freedom today
. Jallian-
wala Bagh is the place
that inspired countless
revolutionaries and
fighters like Sardar Ud-
ham Singh, and Sardar
Bhagat Singh to die for
the freedom of India.
Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah also paid
tributes to the victims
of the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre and tweeted,
“I bow to the courage
and valour of the im-
mortal martyrs of the
Jallianwala Bagh mas-
sacre, which a symbol
of the ruthlessness and
brutal atrocities of for-
eign rule.”
Shah added, “Your
sacrifice, dedication,
and sacrifice for the
freedom of Mother In-
dia will continue to in-
spire the coming gen-
erations to sacrifice for
the unity and integrity
of the country
.”
According to British
govt records, 379 people
including men, women,
and children were killed
while 1,200 were wound-
ed in the firing.
Punjab Police personnel pay tributes to the martyrs of the
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar on Wednesday.
CONG ATTACKS GOVT, SAYS ‘IN NEW INDIA SAME TYRANNY’
New Delhi (Agencies):
On the 103rd anniversary
of Jallianwala Bagh, the
Congress paid tributes
to the martyrs and at-
tacked the current govt
over alleged authoritar-
ian mentality and said
in new India it's same
tyranny. Congress said,
On 13th April 1919, hun-
dreds of innocent people
were attacked by an
authoritarian mentality.
In New India, hundreds
of innocent people are
attacked by an authoritar-
ian mentality everyday.
They were fighting for
their deserved rights.
Peacefully. Protect-
ing national interest.
Hundreds of them lost
their lives doing so at the
cruel hands of tyranny.
Be it the Jallianwala
protest or the year-long
farmers protest; both
met the same fate, the
Congress added.
The Directorate General
of CivilAviation(DGCA)
has barred 90 SpiceJet
pilotsfromflyingBoeing
737 Max aircraft until
they undergo the re-
quired training, citing
issueswiththeirsimula-
tor training.
“...we have barred
these pilots from flying
Max and they have to re-
trainsuccessfullyforfly-
ing MAX. We will take
strict action against
those found responsible
forthelapse,”saidDGCA
director Arun Kumar,
without specifying what
the issues were.
A spokesperson for
the airline said DGCA,
the civil aviation regula-
tor, “had [an] observa-
tion on the training pro-
file” followed by 90 Pi-
lots. “...therefore, as per
the advice of DGCA,
SpiceJet has restricted
90 pilots from operating
MAX aircraft until these
pilots undergo retrain-
ing to the satisfaction of
DGCA.” The spokesper-
son added these pilots
continuetoremainavail-
able for other Boeing 737
aircraft.
SpiceJetistheonlyIn-
dian airline to operate
them. It has 11 such air-
craft in its fleet. Billion-
aire Rakesh Jhunjhun-
wala’s Akasa Air, which
plans to begin opera-
tions this summer, has
ordered 72 Boeing 737
MAX aircraft.
The spokesperson
said the restriction will
not impact 60 daily
flight operations by
MAX aircraft. “...144 pi-
lots are required to op-
erate these 11 aircraft.
560 pilots continue to
remain available,” the
spokesperson said.
90 SpiceJet pilots
barred from flying
Boeing 737 planes
MANN WELCOMES CJI
Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana being welcomed by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant
Mann on his arrival in Amritsar on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
UP hatemonger
seer Bajrang Muni
held after 11 days
Lucknow (Agencies):
A hatemonger from Ut-
tar Pradesh, who
threatened Muslim
women with rape, has
been arrested. The po-
lice caught Bajrang
Muni Das, the head of
Maharshi Shri Laksh-
man Das Udasin Ash-
ram in Khairabad,
from Sitapur, 100 km
from state capital Luc-
know. The arrest
comes 11 days after he
made his shocking
threats at a religious
procession in presence
of the police.
Vandalism
outside Delhi
CM’s house:
8 granted bail
New Delhi (ANI):
The Delhi High
Court has granted
bail to eight people
arrested by Delhi
Police over the re-
cent incident of
protest and vandal-
ism outside Delhi
Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal's
residence.
The bench of
Justice Asha
Menon on Tuesday
,
while passing the
order said, Since
the nature of the
evidence is such,
there is no possibil-
ityof theapplicants
tampering with the
evidence or induc-
ing or threatening
any witness.
The Supreme Court on
Wednesday restrained
the Andhra Pradesh
government from trans-
ferring funds from the
State Disaster Response
Fund (SDRF) to a per-
sonal deposit account,
saying it is a very seri-
ous issue.
A plea filed by state
resident Palla Srinivasa
Rao said when the top
court is actively and
continuously monitor-
ing the implementation
of its October 2021 or-
der, dealing with the is-
sue of disbursing ex-
gratia assistance of Rs
50,000 to next of kin of
Covid-19 victims, the di-
version of funds by the
AP government from
the SDRF to personal
deposit account is not
only against the law of
the land but is also con-
temptuous in nature.
Advocate Gaurav
Bansal, representing
Rao, submitted that AP
government diverting
funds from SDRF to a
personal deposit ac-
count, is not permissi-
ble under the Disaster
Management Act. Ad-
ditional Solicitor Gen-
eral Aishwarya Bhati,
representing the Cen-
tre, also said that the
Finance Ministry has
asked questions from
the state on the issue.
A bench of Justices
MR Shah and BV Naga-
rathna said this is a
very serious issue and
asked the state govern-
ment not to divert funds
under the Disaster
Management Act. After
hearing the arguments,
the bench issued notice
to the state government
in the matter.
SC stops Jagan govt
from diverting SDRF
funds to PD accounts
Environmentalactivists
on Wednesday strongly
criticised the amend-
ments proposed by the
Ministry of Environ-
ment Forest and Cli-
mate Change
(MoEFCC) to the EIA
notification.
The MoEFCC had,
on Tuesday
, published a
set of amendments to
theEnvironmentImpact
Assessment (EIA), 2006
notification that pro-
vides for exemption of
environmental clear-
ance (EC) to several pro-
jects, including defence
related/border areas
projects, those up to 25
MW thermal plants
based on biomass or ex-
pansion of terminal
building of airport.
Already, the Envi-
ronment Ministry has
proposed a volley of
amendments that have
been deemed as ‘dilu-
tion’ of the EIA pro-
cess and criticised
heavily by environ-
mental activists. Those
amendments, intro-
duced in 2020, are yet
to be finalised.
Kanchi Kohli, a re-
searcher with Delhi’s
Centre for Policy Re-
search (CPR), said such
changes can be under-
stood as a pick and
chooseapproachtoenvi-
ronment regulation.
“The two assumptions
based on which these
changes are brought re-
quire in-depth examina-
tion,” Kohli said.
Environmental activists slam proposed amendments
EIA NOTIFICATION
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The private
sector just does
not want to
spend money
and has a poor
track record of
environmental
management
plans, said
Mohanty
IN THE COURTYARD
Supreme Court on
WednesdayaskedtheUt-
tarakhand government
to file a status report re-
garding the progress in
the investigation into
thespeechesdeliveredat
the Dharam Sansad
event held in Haridwar
in December 2021.
A bench of Justices
AMKhanwilkarandAb-
hay S Oka also permit-
tedthepetitioners—for-
mer High Court judge
and senior advocate An-
jana Prakash and jour-
nalist Qurban Ali — to
alert the concerned au-
thority against the pro-
posed Dharam Sansad
event to be held in
Himachal Pradesh.
It allowed the peti-
tioners to serve on the
State of Himachal
Pradesh the copies of
the new applications
filed against the pro-
posed event to be held
in the state.
The hearing will now
be held on next Friday
.
Haridwar hate speech case: Supreme
Court asks U’khand to file status report New Delhi (Agencies): The Supreme
Court on Wednesday sought response
from the Centre on a PIL filed by the
wife of a prisoner of war (PoW), Major
Kanwaljit Singh, in Pakistan, seeking
a mechanism for effectively enforc-
ing the right to life under Article 21 of
the Constitution. A bench comprising
Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya
Kant noted that the plea raises an
important issue, as it issued notice
to the central government. The bench
said: It is an important matter...to be
listed after 3 weeks. Liberty to serve
through standing counsel. The plea
arraigned the Ministry of External
Affairs, Ministry of Defence, and the
Chief of Army Staff as respondents.
SC SEEKS CENTRE GOVT’S
RESPONSE ON POWs IN
PAKISTAN SINCE 1971 WAR
New Delhi (Agencies): The
Supreme Court on Wednesday
refused to entertain a petition
seeking to direct and declare
that the Centre can enact only
uniform law for Trust and
trustees, charities and charita-
ble institutions, and religious
endowments and institutions.
A bench headed by Justice DY
Chandrachud, however, grant-
ed liberty to the petitioner to
pursue any remedy as available
in law. Thereafter, the petition-
er Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay
withdraw his petition.
SC DISMISSES PLEA FOR
UNIFORM LAW FOR
TRUST AND TRUSTEES
Except for
defence, there
is no reason
why any project
of public utility
be exempted
from EIA
As Shanghai remains sealed over Covid,
Indians asked to contact Beijing embassy
Beijing (Agencies): As
China’s financial hub,
Shanghai, remains
sealed over a surge in
Covid cases, Indians
have been asked to con-
tact the embassy in Bei-
jing for the time being.
Theconsularservicesin
the Chinese financial
hub-whichhasemerged
as the latest hotspot - are
“inaccessible” for now,
an official statement
said on Wednesday
.
The Consulate Gen-
eral of India in a no-
tice said it will remain
inaccessible and will
not be in a position to
provide consular ser-
vices in person”.
According to the em-
bassy
, Indian citizens
can reach out for a con-
sularemergencyatthese
numbers:8618930314575/
18317160736.
New Delhi: Serum
Institute of India (SII) on
Wednesday claimed that
“Made in India” Covid vac-
cines have provided more
protection against the
coronavirus infection than
mRNA vaccines like Pfizer
and Moderna. Speaking
to media, the SII CEO
said, “Indian vaccines are
providing more protection
against the disease than
mRNA vaccines like Pfizer
and Moderna.”
DESI VACCINES
BETTER THAN PFIZER,
MODERNA: SII CEO
Medical workers in protective suits conduct ward rounds at
Shanghai New International Exhibition Hall in Shanghai, China.

NEWS
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Promoted by
Ashiana Housing Limited
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The Petroleum
Department, which has
achieved 100 percent
target in petroleum
revenue, has played an
important role this
time by contributing
about Rs 4,000 crore to
the government ex-
chequer. Due to the
hard work of Petrole-
um Minister Pramod
Jain Bhaya and ACS
Dr Subodh Agrawal on
the revenue front, the
department has set a
new record in revenue
earning. On March 31,
in the last financial
year, the Petroleum De-
partment achieved the
target of cent percent
revenue by earning
more than Rs 3,995
crore. This amount is
more than Rs 2,090
crore as compared to
the last financial year
when the department
got only Rs 1,904 crore
revenue. “It was a big
challenge to increase
theproductionof crude
oil in Barmer basin
and to maintain its de-
mand in the market,
but by planning, we
also maintained the de-
mand in the market
and did not let the pro-
duction get affected,”
said Pramod Jain
Bhaya. Now in the fi-
nancial year starting
from April 1, the de-
partment is to move
towards target of Rs
5,000 crore. For this, the
department has pre-
pared an action plan.
Raj govt’s petroleum revenue touches
record `4,000-cr mark: Min Bhaya
NEW RECORD
Rashtriya Samagam:
Meghwal’s show of
strength in Bikaner
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: The birth an-
niversaryof DrBabasa-
heb Bhimrao will be
celebrated on April 14.
On his 131st birth anni-
versary
, two Dalit lead-
ers have come face to
face in Bikaner. Union
Minister Arjun Ram
MeghwalandStateCab-
inet Minister Govind
Meghwal are all set to
acquire political advan-
tage of this day at their
ownlevel.UnionMinis-
ter Arjun Meghwal has
already presided over a
huge event held at the
Railway Ground, while
Govind Meghwal will
address a mass gather-
ing on Thursday
. The
Rashtriya Samagam
function was organized
by Ravi Shekhar Megh-
wal, son of Union Min-
ister Meghwal at the
Railway Ground. Work-
ers arrived at the venue
through buses from Bi-
kaner city as well as
rural areas.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla was on a
one-day visit to Ram-
ganjmandi town of Kota
on Wednesday. Birla
launched the “Every
Family Healthy – Every
Village Healthy” cam-
paign in Satlakhedi,
Kota-Bundi.
With this initiative of
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla, health check-up
of every needy will be
done in remote villages
and they will be able to
get proper treatment ac-
cording to their disease.
“Different camps will be
set up in different areas,
through which sick peo-
ple in rural areas will be
tested, after which they
will be provided treat-
ment. If needed, facili-
ties of big hospitals of
big cities can also be
provided,” he said. Birla
also attended the distri-
bution function of Divy-
angjanAuxiliaryEquip-
ment organized by the
Department of Social
Empowerment at Ram-
ganj Mandi. Om Birla
will be in Kota on a two-
day stay from Thursday
.
Birla launches health
programme in Kota
Satya Pal Malik raises
question over BJP’s
victory in UP polls
First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: Megha-
layaGovernorSatya Pal
Malik participated in
the Kisan and Yuva Jag-
riti Samagam at Sangar-
ia in Hanumangarh dis-
trict on Wednesday and
called upon the farmers
tobeunitedandreadyfor
fight.“MSPisthelifeline
of the farmer and the
government is shying
awayfromthisissue,”he
said. On the offer of
crores of bribes as the
Governorof Jammuand
Kashmir,hesaid,“When
the CBI asks, I will give
their names and many
peoplearefeelinguneasy
due to this. When I told
this to PM Modi, he sup-
ported me and asked me
not compromise on cor-
ruption.”
On the question of
BSP’s role in BJP’s vic-
tory in UP, he said that
everyone knows how
BJP won while BJP was
not winning there on its
own. On the question of
doing politics by hold-
ing a constitutional
post like Governor, he
said that there is no
politics and truth
should be spoken.
2 arrested in Kota for
provocative message
Kota (PTI): Two men
have been arrested over a
message asking Muslim
youth to unite and “de-
fend” themselves and
their mosques that was
posted on a WhatsApp
group run by BJP sup-
porters, police said.“An
FIR was registered on
Tuesday against Waqf
Board member Salman
Pathan (22) and Shah-
rukh (25) under IPC sec-
tion 151 (disturbance of
public peace) at the Jawa-
har Nagar Police Station
following a complaint by
Bajrang Dal member Yo-
gesh Raniwal,” CO Ram-
kishan Meghwal said.
Raniwal alleged that the
provocative video clip,
posted on ‘Team Youth
BJP’ WhatsApp group,
showed a group of Mus-
lims pelting stones on a
Hindu rally
.”
Dhariwal gets emotional in padyatra
First India Bureau
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal be-
came emotional on
Wednesday when he
was addressing the
people at the conclu-
sion of the mass non-
violence padyatra tak-
en out during the Bhag-
wan Mahavir Janma
Kalyanak Mahotsav.
He also appealed to the
people of the society to
organize a ‘Kshama-
Yachna’ programme
and urged that the rep-
resentatives of other
communities to be
called in this pro-
gramme.
Earlier, UDH Minister
ShantiDhariwaljoined
the community mem-
bers in non-violence
padyatra from shop-
ping center to Danbari.
The non-violence pady-
atra was accorded
grand welcome at sev-
eral places.
A large number of
Shwetambar and
Digambar Jain com-
munity members
joined the yatra along
with their families.
Om Birla also pays tributes to Gurjar leader Col
Kirori Singh Bainsla at Mudiya village in Karauli
Drug smugglers
open fire on
police party in
Udaipur, flee
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Fearing be-
ing caught during the
blockade on Gogunda
of Udaipur, drug smug-
glers opened fire on
police party. While fir-
ing one after the other,
the smugglers fled
from the spot leaving
the car there in the
jungles. About 326 kg
of illegal dodachura
has been recovered
from the car. The value
of the confiscated
goods is Rs 10 lakh.
In fact, the Gogunda
police station was doing
a blockade near Maja-
vadi village. Mean-
while, smugglers in a
car broke the blockade
by firing at the police.
The police also retali-
ated and blasted the
tyre of the car.
Connectmorekids
ofminoritywith
edu,saysCSUsha
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CS Usha Shar-
ma said that efforts
should be made to con-
nect more and more
children of minority
community with educa-
tion. She directed the
officers that the per-
centage of students be-
longing to the minority
community in Indus-
trial Training Insti-
tutes should necessari-
ly increase and ‘custom-
ized’ courses should be
started for the students
according to their inter-
est. She said that even-
ing classes should be
started in ITIs and
should be motivated for
admission in education-
al institutions. She di-
rected to start evening
classes in polytechnic
colleges also.
Presiding over the
state level review meet-
ing of the PM’s 15-point
programme and
the PM’s Jan Vikas Kar-
yakram at the Secretar-
iat here on Wednesday,
Sharma said that the
settlements should be
identified in the entire
state where people from
the minority
.
Chief Secretary Usha Sharma in the meeting. Secretary, Minority
Affairs and Waqf Department, PC Kishan also seen.
CIVIL SERVICES
DAY ON APRIL 21
Jaipur: A meeting
was organised for
the preparations of
the Civil Services Day
on April 21. Chief
Secretary Usha
Sharma presided over
the meet. Principal
Secretary Ashwini
Bhagat, Kunji Lal
Meena, Principal
Secretary Anand
Kumar, Secretary Dr.
Samit Sharma, Hous-
ing Board Commis-
sioner Pawan Arora,
IAS Manish Arora,
Rashmi Sharma and
other officers were
present in the meet-
ing. Participants will
discuss various issue
in different sessions.
Arjun Ram Meghwal paying tributes to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
at Rashtriya Samagam in Bikaner on Wednesday.
While addressing the function, Shanti Dhariwal became
emotional and starting crying. —PHOTO BY AKSHAY PAREEK
Chittorgarh : A constable posted in the Police Line
Public Relations Center committed suicide by hang-
ing himself. The reasons of the suicide are not yet
known. SP Preeti Jain, Deputy Chittorgarh Budhraj
and Sadar SHO Harendra Singh Sodha reached the
spot. According to the police, Rahul (26) son of Ram
Sharan Yadav, a resident of Mundawar, Alwar, com-
mitted suicide by hanging a rope in the morning.
Jodhpur: Former Congress MP from Pali Badriram
Jakhar is in the headlines these days. A photo with
African Cheetah is being shared a lot. It is being
claimed that he has brought them to guard the farm-
house. When the fact associated with the photos was
verified, this claim turned out to be false.The fact is,
Jakhar has gone to visit the African country Zambia
with his friend and former MP Ramnarayan Dudi. His
relative Navlaram Godara also lives in Zambia. These
photos of former Congress MP are from Zambia
National Park. Cheetahs are in good numbers in this
national park and are also very friendly with humans.
CONSTABLE DIES BY SUICIDE BY HANGING
HIMSELF IN CHITTORGARH POLICE LINES
PHOTOS OF EX-MP BADRIRAM JAKHAR
WITH AFRICAN CHEETAH GO VIRAL
NEWS DIGEST
Om Birla with Col Bainsla’s son Vijay
bainsla and family at Mudiya village
in Karauli. (Inset) Birla meets a
divyang in Ramganjmandi.

First India Bureau
Jaipur: With violence
hitting several states of
the nation on Ram Na-
vami, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has yet
again targeted the BJP
government over the is-
sue stressing that the
violence has erupted in
states with BJP govern-
ments.
Gehlot said, “Ram
Navami riots have
erupted in the states
where there are BJP
governments, whereas
in all
the districts of Ra-
jasthan, the procession
of Ram Navami took
out in a peaceful man-
ner. In Rajasthan, all
communities celebrat-
ed the festival of Ram
Navami together and
Ram Navami proces-
sions were welcomed by
people of all religions,
classes including Hin-
dus, Muslims, Sikhs.”
The Chief Minister
saidinhisstatementthat
the BJP is troubled by
the unity and cordial at-
mosphere of the people
of Rajasthan. They are
regretting that how
the festival of Ram
Navami was cele-
brated peaceful-
ly in the state,
he said.
“BJP leaders are con-
stantly trying to create
a communal atmos-
phere in the state. That
is why sometimes they
go to Karauli and do il-
legal things, sometimes
they submit a memo-
randum to the Gover-
nor, so that tension re-
mains in the air. But the
state government has
instructed the adminis-
tration to remain vigi-
lant, so that no unto-
ward incident can hap-
pen,” he said.
CM Gehlot warned
that if any person tries
to disturb the peace sys-
tem of Rajasthan, then
strict action will be
taken against him, irre-
spective of the party or
class he belongs to.
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s bu-
reaucracy is surprised
and in a state of disar-
ray after senior leader
of BJP recently threat-
ened the bureaucracy of
being too loyal to the
current regime and
warned the officials of
facing the consequences
of the same. Although
Union Min Gajendra S
Shekhawat had sur-
prised everyone by
stressing that 4 IAS and
4 IPS will definitely be
punished and though at
that time this statement
was not taken much se-
riously, however, now
former CM Vasundhara
Raje has given a clear
warning to bureaucrats
that the ‘time does not
remainsamealways,the
officers that are not car-
rying out their constitu-
tional responsibilities
will have to face conse-
quences’. This state-
ment has now instilled
fear in the bureaucracy
.
Raje’swarningisalsoef-
fective since her image
has been of a moderate
and liberal leader. Ac-
cording to political ob-
servers, Raje must have
been under pressure to
giveaclearmessagethat
sheiscompletelyaligned
with the party line and
doesnt have any soft cor-
ner with Rajasthan CM
or his bureaucracy,
which is bein targeted
by another BJP CM con-
tender Shekhawat.
If the tradition of
changing governments,
a phenomenon of the
past fifteen years, is re-
peated in 2023, then BJP
can come to power in
the state and in that
situation the ‘loyal’ bu-
reaucrats may face ‘dif-
ficulties’. Therefore, the
officers who are giving
most results, they can
be ‘slowed down’, which
would not be good for
the working of the state
government and vari-
ous pro-people schemes.
An important aspect
is that when in 2018 Ge-
hlot was in the opposi-
tion and was preparing
to form govt, he too had
then scolded the bureau-
crats and stressed that
heevenhadalistof offic-
ers loyal to the BJP
. In
fact, in his earlier term,
Gehlot had even formed
Mathur Commission
against loyal officers.
Itisanestablishedfact
that CM’s trusted offic-
ers, like Principal Secre-
tary to CM, Finance Sec-
retaryHomeSecretary
,
have always been given a
‘cold posting’ once the
govt changes. Raje had
even put Gehlot’s former
CS CK Mathew to a cold
posting which means
that it is a ‘loosing battle’
for bureaucrats to be a
favourite of CM.
It is also true that sev-
eral officials keep the
rules and regulations at
bay to keep CM and min-
isters happy but target-
ing the entire bureau-
cracy over it is not right.
The current govt still
has 20 months left with
itself and the kind of
threats that are being
given to bureaucrats, it
hassurelybroughtdown
the morale. It is believed
that officials may actu-
ally let go of the work
which will ultimately
hurt the people.
It is therefore impor-
tant to put an end to this
vendetta phenomenon
and for this the future
CMs will have to take a
step by showing large
hearted approach. Just
like it is extremely hard
to ride a horrified
horse, similarly it is im-
possible to run the state
with a troubled and de-
moralised bureaucracy
.
FIRST INDIA NEWS : 4 YEARS OF STUPENDOUS SUCCESS!
Greetings to all on Ambedkar
Jayanti, today we pay tribute to
and remember the great leader,
the architect of the Constitution!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
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DirectorVirendra Choudhary accords a warm floral welcome to Jagdeesh Chandra as he takes over as CMD
of First India News on 13April,2018.Also seen isVirendra Choudhary’s father and senior Congress leader
Dr Sahdev Choudhary,PurushottamVaishnav and Ramakant along with members of First India team.
Jagdeesh Chandra with Senior Editor Sudhanshu Mathur, Editor (News) Jinendra Shekhawat and
First India team during the celebration at the channel office on Wednesday.
F
irst India News celebrated the
fourth anniversary of Jagdeesh
Chandra taking over the news
channel on 13 April, Wednesday at the
channel office, with a cake cutting cere-
mony where the entire team congratulat-
ed the Channel head Jagdeesh Chandra on
leading the news channel to become the
most watched channel of Rajasthan in
four years, since April 13, 2018. Wednesday
notched up another landmark as it was the
day when Jagdeesh Chandra completed a
huge 14 years successful innings in the
world of media.
Jagdeesh Chandra also gave credit to Di-
rector First India News Virendra Choud-
hary for his cooperation and new ideas and
pledged anew that the team of JC and VC
would continue to scale new heights, with
Rajasthan going to polls in 2023- First India
News would continue to rule the airwaves.
Virendra Choudhary congratulated
Jagdeesh Chandra and wished him many
more anniversaries at First India News.
Now 2023 haunts Rajasthan bureaucracy!
BJP RULED STATES FAILED WHERE
RAJASTHAN EXCELLED, GEHLOT JIBES
BJPleaderstryingtofomentcommunalatmosphereinRajasthan,saysCMAshokGehlot
RAM NAVAMI VIOLENCE
RHB’s golden
run continues
unabated!
Rajasthan Housing Board’s help desk.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Housing Commis-
sioner Pawan Arora
informed on Wednes-
day that even after the
record turnover of
Rs.6 thousand crore
in the last financial
year, the flight of Ra-
jasthan Housing
Board is continuing
unabated. Notably, in
the first two Wednes-
days of the new finan-
cial year, under the e-
bid submission
scheme, the Board
has sold 216 proper-
ties in the state and
earned a revenue of
Rs 35 crores.
He said that from
this Wednesday itself,
554 houses of Dwarka-
puri apartment locat-
ed in Pratap Nagar of
Jaipur were added in
the e-bid submission.
“Of these, 462 flats
were of 1 BHK and 92
flats were of 2 BHK.
There was a tremen-
dous trend of people
buying flats in this
apartment and on
Wednesday, 70 flats
were sold. It is worth
mentioning that the
AIS Residency
Scheme for All India
Service Officers is
coming up near this
apartment and NRI
Scheme is already lo-
cated here. 1 BHK flats
are available in this
apartment for just
Rs.6 lakhs. The inter-
esting thing is that out
of this amount, only
10 per cent of the
amount is to be depos-
ited for possession,”
Arora said.
The Housing Com-
missioner said that
under the e-bid sub-
mission scheme, 3
thousand 234 surplus
houses of Kudi Bhag-
tasaniandVivekVihar
Yojnaof Jodhpurwere
madeavailableforsale
with a discount of 50
per cent from this
Wednesdayitself.Both
thesehousingschemes
saw a very good re-
sponseandonWednes-
day 50 houses were
sold. It is noteworthy
thatrecently
,theHous-
ingCommissionervis-
ited Jodhpur and re-
viewed the unsold
houses under Kudi
Bhagtasani Yojna. It
was decided by the
Board to provide 2,160
houses here at a dis-
count of 50 percent.
The commissioner
said, “From this
Wednesday, 3 thou-
sand 694 houses were
added by the division
at a huge discount of
50 per cent in Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Udaipur,
Kota and Ajmer. For
the sale of these hous-
es, helpdesks were es-
tablished by the Board
in the respective
schemes, and a huge
crowd of people ap-
proached these help-
desks.” The commis-
sioner said that the
earnest money of un-
successful applicants
of the e-bid submis-
sion scheme will be
returned within 72
hours.
Meanwhile, 109
properties were sold
in Jaipur circle first,
second and third, due
to which RHB gener-
ated a revenue of
Rs.21.15 crore. In
Jodhpur circle first
and second, 67 proper-
ties were sold, due to
which the Board re-
ceived a revenue of
Rs.9.28 crore while in
Kota circle 5 proper-
ties were sold, due to
which the Board got
revenue of RS 23 lakh.
CM TO ATTEND API CONFERENCE FROM PG 1...
PM Modi...
“When 16 projects going on in other states can be declared
national projects, it is beyond everyone’s understanding
why the ERCP is not being declared a national project. Why
is the central government discriminating against Ra-
jasthan,” Gehlot asked in another tweet. He said Shekha-
wat was rubbing salt on the wounds of the people by saying
that the PM did not utter a word about the ERCP. Mean-
while, Dotasra said that 40 per cent of the state’s popula-
tion is waiting for fresh water, but the Union Jal Shakti
minister was deceiving people.
Jaipur: Association of Physicians of India (API) will hold its
annual conference from Thursday at Jaipur Exhibition and
Convention Center (JECC) at Sitapura. In this conference,
doctors from all over the country and abroad will gather under
one roof to discuss the effects, causes and research related
to the corona virus. Eminent physicians and doctors from UK
and US and different states of India and SMS Hospital in
Jaipur will gather. Organizing Chairman Dr.KK Pareek
informed that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and
Medical Minister Parsadi Lal Meena will also
participate in it at 6.30 pm on Thursday.
GEHLOT TO PROVIDE IMPETUS TO
CONG’S ‘AZADI KI GAURAV YATRA’
Congress’s ‘Azadi Ki
Gaurav Yatra’ will
enter Rajasthan in the
morning of April 15 from
Rajasthan-Gujarat border
and will be received by
CM Ashok Gehlot, PCC
in-charge Ajay Maken, and
PCC Chief Govind Singh
Dotasra, among several
other leaders, at Ratanpur
border of Dungarpur. Led
by Seva Dal workers, this
yatra had left from Sa-
barmati in Gujarat on 6th
April, and will culminate
at Raj Ghat in Delhi. The
‘Azadi Ki Gaurav Yatra’
was started by the All
India Congress Commit-
tee to give the message
of social harmony and
brotherhood in the coun-
try. Out of the total journey
of 1013 km, the journey of
707 km will be traversed
through Rajasthan alone.
On April 15, the journey
will reach Ratanpur border
of Rajasthan.
On reaching the Gujarat-
Rajasthan border, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot,
PCC in-charge Ajay
Maken, State Congress
President Govind Singh
Dotasra, ministers-MLAs
and party officials of the
Gehlot government will
welcome and join the
yatra. For this, Gehlot will
reach Udaipur airport on
the scheduled day at 9.50
am by special plane and
will leave for Dungar-
pur by helicopter at 10
o’clock in the morning.
After attending the yatra
and addressing a public
meeting at 10:30 am,
he will leave for Udaipur
from Ratanpur border
at 12 noon. Meanwhile,
Gehlot will even chair a
meeting of district ad-
ministration in Udaipur at
5 pm on the same day.
Meanwhile, after enter-
ing Rajasthan on April
15, Gaurav Yatra will
pass through Udaipur,
Banswara, Nathdwara,
Beawar, Ajmer and Jaipur.
PRE-POLLPOLITICALRIVALRIESULTIMATELYDAMAGEDEVELOPMENTGRAPHOFSTATE
CM Ashok Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a late
night reshuffle on
Wednesday, the
state government
shifted 69 IAS offic-
ers. Those trans-
ferred include
Veenu Gupta be-
come ACS industry,
Dr Subodh Agarwal
is now ACS mines,
petroleum and
PHED, Sudhansh
Pant is now chair-
man of State pollu-
tion board, Shikhar
Agarwal is princi-
pal secretary forest,
Ajitabh Sharma is
now chairman of
Raj Tax Board.
69 IAS officers
shifted in late
night reshuffle

T
he celebrations have begun for
the Bhatt and the Kapoor fami-
lies as Alia and Ranbir’s wed-
ding is today. The entertain-
ment world’s favourite couple is going
to tie the knot this weekend. As per the
latest reports, the pre-wedding func-
tions of the couple will include Sang-
eet and a Cocktail party will happen at
RK House, while the wedding is slated
to take place on the 15th of April at
Vastu. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s
wedding functions have finally be-
gun.
The Haldi function and Mehendi
functions were held on Wednes-
day and with the arrival of the
family of the bride, the excite-
ment and joy are on the next
level. —Agency
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V
arun Tej’s
next release
is Anil
Ravipudi’s
directorial laugh-
ter riot, F3: Fun
and Frustration.
This sequel to the
2019 hit comedy
, F2: Fun
and Frustration, is slat-
ed to release in theatres
across the country on
May 27. The Ghani star
has shared a photo from
the sets of the project.
Sharing a mirror selfie
from the dressing room,
the actor wrote, “Shoot
time!#F3”.Heposedforthe
picture in a floral shirt.
BackedbySriVenkateswara
Creations,thefilmstarsVen-
katesh Daggubati, Taman-
naah Bhatia and Mehreen
Pirzada in key roles. Mean-
while,NataKireetiRajendra
Prasad will be seen in a hi-
larious part of the film,
whileSonalChauhanissaidtohave
been roped in for a compact role in
the movie. —Agency
The Kapil
Sharma Show
T
he upcoming epi-
sode of the Kapil
Sharma Show will
be graced by the
Bollywood stars Shahid
Kapoor and Mrunal
Thakur. In the promo
of the episode, Kapil
Sharma welcomes
the actors on the
stage. He teased
Mrunal as he asked
her, “Maine dekha aap
inko cricket khelne se rok
ri hai, kyu aapko safed jer-
sey dhoni padti hai isli-
ye?” Mrunal promptly
replies that it is very
obvious that she
would get angry if
she is doing house-
hold chores. Shahid
quickly justifies
himself say-
i n g ,
“A i s a
m a t
sochna
ki main
kuchbhini
karta hu film
mein, main
karunga”. —Agency
Kapoor’s Delhi
HOUSE THEFT
A
few days back,
Sonam Ka-
poor and her
h u s b a n d
Anand Ahuja’s Delhi
residence was alleg-
edly robbed of cash
and jewellery worth
Rs 2.40 crore. “A case
under Indian Penal
Code Section 381 (theft
by the servant of prop-
erty in possession of
master) was regis-
tered on February 23
at Tughlaq Road Po-
lice Station the same
day and an investiga-
tion was started”, said
police. On Wednesday,
the police arrested a
nurse working at Sonam’s residence
along with her husband. Aparna
Ruth Wilson takes care of the ac-
tress’ mother-in-law, and Wilson’s
husband Naresh Kumar Sagar is
an accountant at a private firm
in Shakarpur. The com-
plainant in the case was the
manager of Sonam and her
husband Anand’s house
which employs over 20 peo-
ple. —Agency
I
t is great news for the fans of Shahid Kapoor and
Mrunal Thakur as well as the makers of the show
as the movie Jersey will finally release on 22nd
April. The film had been facing some legal hur-
dles in the past few days due to a copyright claim
on the story
. Owing to the complex situation the
makers had postponed the film by a week to 22nd
April, which was earlier supposed to release on
14th April. The decision for the date shift was tak-
en when the makers of the film got to know that a
case had been filed and was being heard in Bombay High Court
this week. They didn’t want to leave anything for the last min-
ute; hence decided to get a favourable order from the court be-
fore they planned the release of the film. —Agency
ctor Kunal Kemmu is
currently basking in
the success of his
web series Abhay 3.
He got lots of appre-
ciation from the audi-
ence for his acting
skills. Apart from this, Kunal
is a family man and is mar-
ried to Saif Ali Khan’s sister
Soha Ali Khan. The couple
has a daughter named Inaaya
as well. He also shared a good
rapport with Saif and his wife
Kareena Kapoor Khan and
they often hang out together.
Recently, in an interview with
Siddharth Kannan, Kunal re-
vealed the mood at the dinner
table when he, Soha, Saif, and
Kareena dine in together. He
called Kareena Kapoor Khan
a fun person and said, “I got to
know this firsthand only be-
cause I’m now a part of that
family. She is genuinely very
very funny
.” He added, “We’ve
had meals where I have not
been able to eat, because when
she gets into that zone, oh my
god she is hilarious. She is so
much fun actually to be with.”
—Agency
A The Funny
BEBO
JERSEY RELEASE
THE BIG DAY
IS HERE!
Fun and
Frustration
JAIPUR, THURSDAY,
APRIL 14, 2022
Mrunal Thakur
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Alia Bhatt
Sonam Kapoor
Tamanaah Bhatia
Shahid Kapoor

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