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M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
has appointed two of
his senior most minis-
ters, finance minister
Suresh Khanna and ag-
riculture minister
Surya Pratap Shahi, to
overesee the party’s
campaign and ensure
victory of BJP candi-
dates in the Rampur
and Azamgarh Lok Sab-
ha by-polls.
The decision was tak-
en by Yogi while presid-
ing over a meeting of
his council of ministers
convened to discuss the
prevailing political sit-
uation and work out a
strategy for the by-elec-
tion to the two Lok Sab-
ha seats. Yogi said that
Suresh Khanna and
Surya Pratap Shahi
would work as election
in-charges for Rampur
and Azamgarh seats,
respectively. As a large
number of ministers
would also camp in the
two Lok Sabha constitu-
encies for campaigning
in coming days, the duo
would be exempted
from the divisional/dis-
trict tours during the
period, Yogi said.
Months after the As-
sembly elections, the
focus has shifted to the
crucial Lok Sabha by-
polls in Azamgarh and
Rampur. The by-elec-
tion to the two seats is
scheduled for June 23.
The counting of votes
will be on June 26.
Both the seats are
considered as bastions
of the Samajwadi Party
(SP), one held by party
president Akhilesh Ya-
dav and the other by the
party’s veteran leader
Azam Khan. The SP
managed to win the
seats even as BJP swept
the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
in the state. But, report-
ed differences between
the two leaders, whose
election to the state As-
sembly necessitated the
by-elections, may have
implications for the out-
come of the battle in
Rampur. The SP won all
10 assembly segments
in Azamgarh in this
year’s polls, one reason
why the seat is high on
BJP’s priority
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Yogi appoints two key aides to oversee LS by-polls
RAMPUR & AZAMGARH
Surya Pratap Shahi Suresh Khanna
APARNA YADAV GETS
THREAT CALL, FIR LODGED
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader
and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s
daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav received a threat
call on her WhatsApp number on Wednesday.
She alleged that the caller threatened to shoot
her with an AK-47 rifle within the next 72 hours.
Police have lodged an FIR at Gautam Palli station
based on Yadav’s complaint and initiated inves-
tigation. A surveillance team is looking for more
details of the number used for the
threat call. In her complaint she
said that the call came twice on
her WhatsApp number. Aparna
Yadav had joined BJP before the
assembly elections. In 2017 she
had contested assembly polls
on SP ticket from Lucknow
Cantt seat but was de-
feated by BJP candidate
Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
MHA to give priority to ‘Agniveers’ for
jobs in CAPFs, Assam Rifles: Amit Shah
New Delhi (Agencies):
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Wednesday
said that ‘Agniveers’
who complete their four
years’ service in the
armed forces under the
programme will be giv-
en priority for jobs in
paramilitary forces and
Assam Rifles.
Taking to twitter,
Shah said, “Agnipath
Yojana is a visionary
and welcome decision
of Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi for the
bright future of the
youth. In this context,
today, the MHA has de-
cided to give priority to
Agniveers who com-
plete 4 years under this
scheme for recruitment
in CAPFs (central
armed police forces)
and Assam Rifles.”
5G: START OF NEW ERA
New Delhi (ANI): To
boost digital connectiv-
ity, the Union Cabinet
chaired by PM Naren-
dra Modi has approved
the proposal of Dept of
Telecommunications to
conduct a spectrum
auction through which
spectrum will be as-
signed to the successful
bidders for providing
5G services to public
and enterprises. IT
Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw said the 5G
spectrum auction is the
beginning of a new era
for the Indian Telecom.
The government an-
nounced a total auction
of 72097.85 MHz of spec-
trum with 20 years va-
lidity by July-end will
be put to auction, which
is said to be held by the
end of July 2022.
The auction is expect-
ed to see participation
from 3 main carriers in
the country including
— Vodafone Idea, Bhar-
ti Airtel & Reliance Jio.
BRIEF
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in
India successfully
test fires Prithvi-II
Bhubaneswar: India
successfully test-fired it’s
indigenously developed
nuclear capable Prithvi-II
missile during night time
on Wednesday as part of
a user training trial from a
test range off the Odisha
coast. Nearly 10 days
after India conducted its
routine test.
Indian-origin doctor
jailed for rape in UK
London: An Indian-origin
doctor was on Wednes-
day sentenced to four
years of imprisonment by
a Scottish court after be-
ing found guilty by jurors
of serious sexual assault
against a woman over 3
years ago. Manesh Gill,
39, was sentenced at the
High Court in Edinburgh.
Judge’s daughter
arrested for murder
New Delhi: Over 7 years
after murder of a national-
level shooter in Chandi-
garh, CBI on Wednesday
arrested an accused
named Kalyani Singh,
daughter of HP HC’s Act-
ing CJ Sabina. Kalyani is
said to have been accom-
panying another person
who also shot Sidhu.
Hearing against UP
demolitions today
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court will on Thursday
hear a plea by Jamiat
Ulama-I-Hind against the
demolition drives carried
out in Uttar Pradesh
following violent protests
over the Prophet remarks
row. Plea seeks direc-
tions to initiate action
against the officials.
The move will help
youngsters, trained
under ‘Agnipath’,
to contribute more
to the service and
security of the
nation. Detailed
planning has
already begun on
this decision.
—Amit Shah,
Home Minister
 Speeds 10 times
faster than 4G
 5G auction will
be held in July
 It will arrive in
13 cities: DoT
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Home Minister Amit Shah
eepa Malik
talks about
her meet-
ing with
PM Modi
post her re-
turn from
Rio Para-
lympics in 2016. She re-
calls how in her career
of 10 years and years of
winning medals, it was
the very first time when
the Prime Minister of
India had invited her to
be part of a Meet and
Greet ceremony
. PM
Modi called her by her
name and said “Deepa,
in all your lectures,
speeches and interac-
tion with other players,
it is your positivity that
comes to the fore. I my-
self watch your videos
many a time and I feel
positive.” I believe noth-
ing can make for a more
memorable
moment
than when the Prime
Minister himself ac-
knowledges your inner
strength and courage,
says Deepa.
It was after Tokyo
2020 Paralympics
when all the ath-
letes met Prime
Minister Modi af-
ter returning
home with 19
medals. I had
participated not
just as a sport-
sperson but as a
team leader too in
those Paralym-
pics. Modiji supported,
blessed and encouraged
all the athletes before
they left for the event.
The medals, which we
won through Modiji’s
support and our hard
work were instrumen-
tal in changing the way
people perceive disabil-
ities. PM Modi’s en-
couragement
paved the
way for Paralympics
to
be treated like main-
stream sports in India.
He met all of us with
great love, affection and
appreciated our efforts.
He took time out for us
generously
from his
tight schedule- a PM’s
time is always invalua-
ble - and those golden
moments will remain
itched forever in the
hearts and minds of
our young athletes. The
best part about this was
that PM Modi had de-
tailed information
of
each and every player.
He just wasn’t aware of
the personal lives of the
athletes but he also fol-
lowed them religiously
throughout their Tokyo
tour so much so that he
knew what exactly the
players were doing at
what time, what their
likes and dislikes are,
much like a family
member would do. This
differentiate
s PM Modi
from all other leaders
India has ever seen- his
keen interest in people,
their problems and as-
pirations and a burning
desire to help everyone
reach their goals. Such
encourageme
nt coming
from the PM completely
changes the psyche of
the athletes and they
are filled with the
fervour of patriot-
ism, the desire to
bring home a
medal!
It is obvi-
ousthatwhen
the PM him-
self is interact-
ing with play-
ers, there is this
inevitable focus
on governance.
The players share
n u m e r o u s
thoughts with him and
they include feedback
the facilities, a look into
their problems, the pro-
cess of preparing for
tournaments
, and when
our PM takes cogni-
zance of such issues, it
does not only encourage
the players but it helps
in bringing the country
together and transform-
ing the mindset towards
the disabled.
I thank our PM for
mentioningmyachieve-
ments in his Sept 25,
2016 Mann Ki Baat
when he said that he
will never forget my
words I spoke after
I won the silver
medal in Rio.
I had said
“ w i t h
this medal I have de-
feated my handicap”. I
believe Modiji found it
energizing and I thank
him for recognizing me
for all my efforts.
I clearly recall one
very special moment
with PM Modi when I
experienced
how much
he cares about his coun-
trymen. It was a recep-
tion on August 15 at
Rashtrapati
Bhawan
and I had the honour to
be a part of it too. When
PM Modi came towards
us, he began by interact-
ing one by one with all
the athletes. We already
know how well-versed
he is at all times with
the personal and profes-
sional details of each
and every player. At the
same time, his aura is so
magnetic, that people
tend to flock to him nat-
urally
.Asheapproached
me, suddenly a lot of
people came towards us
to greet him. In their ex-
citement, they some-
how overlooked the fact
that I was sitting there,
at the centre of the com-
motion. And all of them
starting reaching out to
the PM over me which
was a cause of discom-
fort for me.
But then the most un-
expected happened. PM
Modi himself, with both
hishands,createdakind
of barrier around me as
if trying to shield me in
that commotion.
And
then, being the beloved
brother of every woman
in the country
, he placed
hishandonmybackand
told everyone to be cau-
tious. He said “Deepa
has undergone several
surgeries and her back
has innumerable
stitch-
es. Please do not lean
over her. She will get
hurt.” At that moment,
tears swelled in my eyes
when I heard the PM say
these words so full of
empathy, compassion
and concern. I felt it was
totallyremarkablethata
he should even remem-
ber that Deepa is strug-
gling with a spinal cord
injury and that the
Prime Minister should
try and protect her from
bodily harm.
I was touched and
overwhelmed
by this ex-
pression of concern for
me by PM Modi. I have
had the privilege of
meeting and interacting
with PM Modi on nu-
merous occasions over a
decade. In fact there was
one instance when he
himself wheeled my
wheelchair to the stage
during a programme!
I
got a call from PMO one
day that said “Deepaji
you need to reach
Ahmedabad
for an
event.” It was at a very
shortnoticebutformeit
was a matter of great
pride and honour as I
was being invited at the
inauguration
of Trans-
Stadia, which is one of
the most advanced inte-
grated multi-purpos
e
stadiums in the country
.
Some of the finest ath-
letesof thecountrywere
invited to this event but
PM Modi came up to all
of us and said “This line
up of great achievers
wouldneverbecomplete
without a woman, and
without a disabled.”
And then he wheeled me
onto the stage prior to
his address. What made
theeveningmorememo-
rable was that during
histhreeminutespeech,
PM Modi again ad-
dressed the youth of the
country and said that if
someonereallyneedsin-
spiration to be able to
overcomethechallenges
of life, he or she must
definitely read Deepa’s
biography once. She is a
living example of grit
and resilience.
That day to this mo-
ment, it has been my
endeavour to live up to
the faith, concern and
respect PM Modi har-
bours for me. I would
never want that trust to
break and at the same
time I want to continue
to contribute in the
making of my New In-
dia that cares for its
women and its disabled.
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30 HOURS AND COUNTING: RAHUL
SUMMONED FOR 4TH TIME TODAY
KAUN BANEGA RASHTRAPATI!
NATIONAL
HERALD CASE
Opposition parties agree
to field joint candidate
New Delhi (ANI): The
Opposition parties on
Wednesday took a reso-
lution to field a com-
mon candidate for the
presidential election.
The polls to elect the
successor of Ram Nath
Kovind is scheduled to
be held on July 18 and
votes will be counted on
July 21.
A meeting called by
TMC supremo and WB
CM Mamata Banerjee to
discussajointcandidate
for the upcoming presi-
dential poll was held in
Delhi on Wednesday
.
Leaders of 17 parties-
TMC, Congress, CPI,
CPI(M), CPIML, RSP,
Shiv Sena, NCP, RJD,
SP, National Confer-
ence, PDP, JD(S), DMK,
RLD, IUML and JMM -
participated in meet.
Full report on P5
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
has been summoned
again on Friday by the
Enforcement Directo-
rate in a money laun-
dering case linked to
the National Herald
newspaper. Officials
said the Congress MP
sought exemption for
Thursday which was
allowed. Rahul arrived
at the ED Headquar-
ters in Delhi at around
11.35 am. He has been
questioned for nearly
30 hours since Monday,
the 1st day of ques-
tioning.
During the day, the
party leaders addressed
a press conference and
accused the central gov-
ernment of blocking
political activities by
preventing Congress
workers from entering
the party office, and
said the ruling dispen-
sation will have to face
consequences.
Top party leaders, in-
cluding KC Venugopal,
Bhupesh Baghel and
Randeep Surjewala ac-
cused police of force-
fully entering Congress
headquarters.
(From left) Akhilesh Yadav, Mehbooba Mufti, Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar and Mallikarjun Kharge
during a press conference regarding upcoming Prez poll at Constitution Club in Delhi on Wednesday.
We have decided we will choose only
one consensus candidate. Everybody
will give this candidate our support.
We will consult with others. This is a good
beginning. We sat together after several
months, and we will do it again.
—Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief
Union minister Rajnath Singh spoke
to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee and other opposition lead-
ers on Wednesday regarding the
Presidential elections that are due
next month. Sources said the gov-
ernment will try to form consensus
with the opposition and no names
were discussed at this stage.
Further, sources also informed that Arvind Kejriwal-
led AAP is not participating in the meeting. Sources
in the party also informed that AAP will consider
the issue only after the candidate for the upcoming
Presidential election is declared.
KEJRI-LED AAP PUTS A CONDITION
RAJNATH SINGH SPEAKS TO MAMATA
 RaGa’S DAY 3 WITH THE ED FOR OVER 10 HOURS
 CONGRESS PARTY’S STATEWIDE STIR CONTINUES
Police stop Congress workers during a protest outside the AICC office in New Delhi on Wednesday.
CONGRESS SENDS LEGAL
NOTICE TO CENTRE OVER
MEDIA LEAKS OF PROBE
CONGRESS PARTY
TRYING TO HIDE
CORRUPTION: BJP
COPS: BEATING UP
FUNCTIONARIES
‘TOTALLY FALSE’
Congress on Wednesday sent
a legal notice to the Centre
alleging that the media was being
given incorrect info about how
Rahul was handling his question-
ing by ED. Congress has cited
3 news channel reports to cor-
roborate its accusations. These
channels claimed, based on
unnamed sources, that Gandhi,
accused of money-laundering, is
being “evasive” during his ses-
sions with interrogators and “ap-
pears be tutored by his lawyers.”
The notice to HM Amit Shah and
FinMin Sitaraman accuses govt of
using ED for political vendetta.
HIGHLIGHTS
 Not a single penny
taken out of Young In-
dian, Rahul Gandhi tells
the ED: Sources
 Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
hury led parl panel sum-
mons Delhi Police chief
 Day-4 questioning
may end soon: Sources
 Congress leader P
Chidambaram said Delhi
police behaving like
“private militia” of BJP
BJP spokesperson
Sudhanshu Trivedi
on Wednesday said
Opposition party’s stir
shows its progressive
decline and claimed that
covering up the Gandhi
family’s alleged graft is
the “true satya” of its
“satyagraha”.
Delhi Police on
Wednesday rejected
as “totally false” the alle-
gations by Cong and said,
“We had tried to stop the
procession close the
gate of AICC. Their might
be some scrimmage,
but we had no reason to
enter AICC premises.”
COPS ENTER AICC HQ, PARTY HITS OUT
AT THE MODI GOVT; DEMANDS FIR
‘WHEN INDIA FACES THREATS…’: RAHUL
PRIYANKA WARN BJP ON ‘AGNIPATH’
Mayhem broke outside AICC HQ in Delhi on
Wednesday with many leaders alleging that po-
lice entered premises, manhandled beat up party
officials. Party demanded that an FIR for “criminal
trespass” be registered, erring police personnel be
suspended disciplinary action initiated over them.
Rahul on Wednesday took to Twitter “When India
faces threats on two fronts, uncalled for Agnipath
scheme reduces operational effectiveness of our
armed forces. BJP govt must stop compromising
dignity discipline of our forces.” Hrs earlier Priyanka
Gandhi also slammed govt over ‘Agnipath’ scheme.
 Leaders of 17 parties attend Mamata-led meeting in Delhi
 Mamata suggests names of Farooq, Gopalkrishna Gandhi
 TRS, BJD, AAP and SAD skip the Opposition meeting
P4
PM MAY VISIT HIS MOM ON HER 100TH
B’DAY
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Gan-
dhinagar on June 18 to pay a visit to his mother Hiraba who will
celebrate her 100th birthday on the day. A celebration has also
been organised at the Modis’ native town in Mehsana district.
ONE WHO SHOT DEAD RAJ MAN, KILLED
Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, one involved
in the targeted killing of a bank manager Vijay Kumar Beniwal
from Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh, were killed in an overnight
encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian on Wednesday.
RANA COUPLE’S BAIL PLEA ADJOURNED
New Delhi: Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana on Wednesday ap-
peared before court in Mumbai seeking cancellation of bail.
The court, however, adjourned the hearing till June 27.
UAE TO SUSPEND EXPORTS OF INDIAN WHEAT
Dubai: UAE has ordered a four-month suspension in exports,
re-exports of wheat, wheat flour originating from India, world’s
2nd biggest producer of grain, reports said on Wednesday.
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Singapore wants to partner
in UP’s Global Investor meet
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Singapore
High Commissioner Si-
mon Wong Wie Kuen on
Wednesday met Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath and proposed Sin-
gapore to be the first
partner country in the
UP Global Investor
Summit.
In the courtesy meet-
ing held at the CM’s of-
ficialresidencebetween
a delegation from Sin-
gapore led by the Singa-
pore High Commission-
er and CM Yogi, various
discussions were held
to further improve the
bilateral relations and
cooperation in existing
fields and ways to ex-
pand it, particularly in
Uttar Pradesh.
During the talks, Sin-
gapore High Commis-
sioner Wong informed
that various companies
from Singapore have in-
vested about USD 250
million in UP.
“We are encouraging
our investors to invest
in Lucknow and other
parts of the state. The
Global Investor Summit
will be a good opportu-
nity for these compa-
nies. It will be a pleas-
ure to collaborate with
UP in various areas of
urban development and
planning, including wa-
ter management. Singa-
pore is willing to work
in Uttar Pradesh as per
the intention of PM
Modi,” Wong said.
During the talks, Yogi
said that India and Sin-
gapore share strong
diplomatic and trade
relations, and UP can
play an important role
in improving them.
“All necessary infra-
structure is available
for industrial develop-
ment. The state is focus-
ing on improving con-
nectivity with 5 inter-
national airports. The
first inland waterway
from Haldia to Varanasi
is in Uttar Pradesh it-
self. Singapore compa-
nies will find a favora-
ble environment here,”
he added.
Yogi bets on
experience of
Sr ministers
UP Govt extends
wheat procurement
season till June 30
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Like in 2022 assem-
bly polls, the by-
polls are also seen
essentially as a con-
test between SP and
BJP even as the Ba-
hujan Samaj Party
(BSP) has fielded a
prominent candi-
date, Shah Alam, in
Azamgarh.
Alam quit the Sa-
majwadi Party be-
fore the assembly
polls after failing to
get a ticket.
While the ruling
party has fielded
Bhojpuri singer
Dinesh Lal Yadav
‘Nirahua’ from
Azamgarh Lok Sab-
ha constituency,
Ghanshyam Lodhi
is in fray from Ram-
pur Lok Sabha seat
from BJP.
Not surprisingly,
therefore, the seats
are on the Bharati-
ya Janata Party
(BJP)’s “priority
list” as the ruling
party sees it as an
opportunity to
make inroads into
the Opposition Sa-
majwadi Party (SP)
strongholds in
Uttar Pradesh.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Ut-
tar Pradesh govern-
ment on Wednesday
extended the wheat
procurement season
till June 30 to ensure
no wheat farmer fac-
es inconvenience.
The extended period
is expected to benefit
farmers.
Chairing a high
level review meeting,
the Chief Minister
directed the
officials,“The pro-
cess of wheat pro-
curement should be
continued till June
30. Order for exten-
sion of purchase pe-
riod should be made
with immediate ef-
fect.We are commit-
ted to ensuring farm
prosperity
.”
The Yogi-led gov-
ernment in UP is de-
termined to safe-
guard the interests
of the farmers.
Ahead of monsoons,
the CM also instruct-
ed for adequate ar-
rangements for the
protection of wheat
being procured.
“The endeavour is
to ensure that there
is no loss to farmers.
Payment will be
credited into their
accounts. This is the
responsibility of the
government,” he
said.
Wong expresses desire to collaborate with the
state in the fields of urban development
Yogi assures that Singapore-based companies
will find a favourable environment in UP
Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong Wie Kuen met CM
Yogi at his official residence on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE’S WORK IN AYODHYA
‘Agniveers’ to get priority in recruitment to police force
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath on
Wednesday said the
government will give
priority to ‘Agniveers’
-- soldiers recruited in
the Army, Navy and the
Air Force on short-term
contract under special
‘Agnipath’ scheme —
will get priority in re-
cruitment to police and
related services in the
state.
This comes a day af-
ter Defence minister
Rajnath Singh unveiled
the ‘Agnipath scheme’
of short term contrac-
tual recruitment, ex-
tending maximum of
four years, of soldiers
in the tri-services that
include the Army, the
Navy and the Air force.
He said, “The double-
engine government of
BJP is dedicated and
committed for the up-
liftment of the youth
and to secure their fu-
ture. Jai Hind!”
Chief Minister Yogi
had earlier praised the
scheme and said it will
create a “golden chap-
ter” in Indian military
history
.
“Under the ‘
Agnipath’
scheme, efforts are to
create a youthful profile
of the Armed forces”,
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh had said
during the unveiling of
the scheme.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
EMPLOYABILITY
No stamp duty on property transfer to blood relatives
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a major
relief, the Yogi govern-
ment has given its nod
to a proposal wherein
no stamp duty will be
levied on transfer of
property between blood
relations.
The proposal, which
was initially mooted in
2020 was approved by
the State cabinet meet-
ing presided by CM
Yogi on Tuesday and
expected to benefit a
large section.
Till now, five to sev-
en percent stamp duty
had to be paid on the
property valuation. In
this category, the gov-
ernment will include
father, mother, hus-
band-wife, son, daugh-
ter, son-in-law, son-in-
law, real brother, real
sister, son and daugh-
ter’s son and daughter.
Till now they also had
to pay the government
registration fee.
For example, if there
is a property of Rs 50
lakhs according to the
DM circle rate, then at
least Rs 4.20 lakhs had
to be spent for that.
Now this work will be
done for five thousand
rupees.
NOMINAL FEE

Double Engine
government in
UP committed
for the
upliftment of
youth to secure
their future,
Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
said
CM directs to increase
fleet of Advanced Life
Support ambulances
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Continu-
ing focus on develop-
ment of healthcare
infrastructure, Yogi
led-UP government
has directed to fur-
ther enhance the
fleet of Advanced
Life Support Ambu-
lances to serve the
people of the state.
Directing the offi-
cials on the same,
CM Yogi, while ad-
dressing the high
level meeting said,
“It is necessary to in-
crease the fleet of
Advanced Life Sup-
port Ambulances in
the state. All mobile
medical vans must
be functional and
technical support
should be taken to
keep their response
time to a minimum.”
ALS ambulances
have been equipped
with the life-saving
equipment so that
they can be given
first aid before they
reach the hospital
during an emergen-
cy. So far, 3.48 lakh
patients have been
provided service in
the state.
The staff has been
trained to be sensi-
tive towards parents
or guardians of the
patients.
Issuing the in-
structions, the gov-
ernment further stat-
ed that the state must
be equipped to serve
all its citizens.
The vehicles of
108, 102 fleet and 137
of Advanced Life
Support ambulance
services have been
pressed into service
by the Uttar Pradesh
government which
are equipped with
oxygen cylinders and
‘ALS’ equipment
along with other
needed facilities.
ALS ambulance
Mobile medical vans for rural areas
Mobile medical vans will tour the remote
areas of the state and will have a senior
doctor, a nurse, lab technician and a pharma-
cist apart from the driver. The life-saving will
include Nebulizer, Electric Needle Destroyer,
ECG Machine, Embu Bag, Autoscope, Glu-
cometer, Dressing Drum etc.
UP govt to give 5.38L tablets
and smartphones to youth
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a bid to
connect technology
with education, the
Yogi government is
providing free tablets
and smartphones to the
youth in Uttar Pradesh.
In the year 2021-22 till
March 31, 12,31,983
devices were distribut-
ed. The state govern-
ment has given instruc-
tions to supply the re-
maining 5,38,017 tablets
and smartphones in the
next two months.
This tablet and smart-
phone will be handed
over to the eligible
students.
The government
aims to provide 20 lakh
tablets and smart-
phones to the youth in
the next five years. For
this, the government is
continuously making
efforts. Under this
scheme, implemented
in the year 2021-22, bids
for 2.5 lakh tablets and
2.5 lakh smartphones
were published on the
GeM portal.
The selected supply-
ing entities had com-
mitted to deliver 7.20
lakh tablets and 10.50
lakh smartphones (total
17.70 lakh devices) in 90
days, but only 12,31,983
devices were delivered
till March 31, 2022.
Under the scheme,
the state government
has decided to restart
the supply of remain-
ing 5,38,017 devices for
the total 17.70 lakh tar-
geted and contracted
students who are study-
ing in the final year of
a course or whose dura-
tion of the course is
more than one year.
CM Yogi directs to
give prior info on
UP board results
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With UP
Board results expected
to be announced soon,
CM Yogi on Wednesday
said that prior informa-
tion about it should be
given to examinees and
their parents.
The instructions
were given by the UP
CM at a Team 9 meet.
“The examinees and
their parents must be
waiting for their exam
results. The board
exam results should be
declared on time,” he
told the officials adding
that prior information
about the declaration
of the results must be
given to the parents /
examinees.
The board is yet to
take a decision on result
date and time, an offi-
cial of the UP Education
Department had said.
UP Board high
school and intermedi-
ate exams that conclud-
ed on April 13. A total
of 51,92,689 students
registered but only
47,75,749 students out
of them had appeared
in the exams.
FAKE MESSAGE
Dy CM Maurya
slams Cong
over protests
First India Bureau
Jhansi: For the Con-
gress, an individual
takes precedence over
the country, said Depu-
ty Chief Minister Kes-
hav Prasad Maurya as
he slammed the party
for holding demonstra-
tions over the question-
ing of its leader Rahul
Gandhi in a money-
laundering case.
Lashing out at Con-
gress, Maurya said po-
litical demonstrations
have proved that “cor-
rupt people are trying
unsuccessfully to put
pressure on institu-
tions like the Enforce-
ment Directorate”.
He said PM Narendra
Modi had faced harass-
ment at the hands of
central agencies when
he was the CM of Guja-
rat but he never used
the party to show
strength or put pres-
sure.
“He had to appear in
front of the ED or the
CBI but never showed
strength of the party to
avoid it. But here the
country is not big for
the Gandhi family
, their
party is not big, the in-
dividual is big,” he said.
“In the BJP, it is not
so. It is the country
first, then the party and
only then the person,”
he said during a two-
day visit to the Maura-
nipur area of the
district.
Yogi Adityanath distributing tabs to students. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Under the
newly introduced Ag-
nipath scheme, the de-
fence ministry would
start a recruitment ral-
ly in UP and Uttara-
khand, said Lt Gen Yo-
gendra Dimri, the gen-
eral officer command-
ing-in-chief (GOC-in-
C), Central Command,
on Wednesday
.
“Now, all non-officer
recruitments in defence
services would be
through Agnipath
scheme. By August-Sep-
tember, the recruitment
rally would start in and
west UP like Meerut
and Agra. In October-
November, the rally will
cover Lucknow, Vara-
nasi, Gorakhpur cit-
ies,” said Dimri.
“By January, the
training of Agniveers
would start and they
would start serving by
July. After rendering 4
years of service, the Ag-
niveers would be given
class 12 equivalent cer-
tificates”, he added.
Non-officer recruitments
via Agnipath, says Lt Gen
CM Yogi Adityanath
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO

UTTAR PRADESH
03
CRUCIAL READ
WOMAN, DAUGHTER
ELECTROCUTED IN
MAHARAJGANJ
Maharajganj: A
35-yr-old woman and
her daughter died of
electrocution after they
accidentally touched a
bare wire on Wednes-
day, police said. Nisha
Chaudhary and her
daughter Karishma, 14,
were sleeping in their
house in the afternoon
when a table fan fell on
them. While moving the
fan, they accidentally
touched a bare wire,
Maharajganj Superinten-
dent of Police Kaustubh
said. They were living in
Dhani village under Bri-
jmanganj police station.
Both died on the spot.
Their family members
informed cops.
2, INCLUDING
9-YR-OLD, DROWN
IN POND
Bhadohi: Two people,
including a minor,
drowned while bathing
in a pond here on
Wednesday, police
said. They identified
the deceased as Sahil
Ansari, 19, and Vishnu
Valmiki, 9. Ansari, an
undergraduate student,
was bathing in a pond
near Hariharnath
Temple in Kunwarganj
village when he began
drowning. Valmiki, a
sweeper’s son, tried
to save him but he too
drowned, Gyanpur
police station SHO
Ram Darash Ram said.
Police took the help of
divers and villagers to
recover their bodies.
STATE CONGRESS TO GHERAO RAJ
BHAWAN TODAY AGAINST ED ACTION
Lucknow: UP Congress will hold a ‘Raj Bhawan
gherao” programme on Thursday to protest continued
questioning of senior party leader Rahul Gandhi by the
ED in the National Herald money laundering case. The
manner in which former national president of the Con-
gress is being tortured on the pretext of interrogation
by the ED at the behest of the BJP will not be tolerated,
chairman of UP Congress’ Media and Communication
Department Naseemuddin Siddiqui told reporters here.
The former minister said the atrocities committed by
the police by entering the party headquarters in Delhi at
the behest of the BJP have crossed every limit.
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
JUNE 10 VIOLENCE
PRAYAGRAJ POLICE ISSUE POSTERS OF
59
n Posterstobe
circulatedon
socialmedia,put
upinpublicplaces
n Appeal to
public to help in
identification
Prayagraj(PTI): The
Prayagraj police have
issued posters of 59 peo-
ple, allegedly involved
in the June 10 violence,
which will be put up on
roadsides and public
places so that they
could be identified and
arrested, officials said
on Wednesday
.
The posters will also
be circulated on social
media platforms, they
said.
“We have video and
photographic evidence
showing that these peo-
ple were involved in
stone pelting and other
illegal activities on
June 10. However, their
identification is pend-
ing,” Prayagraj Senior
Superintendent of Po-
lice Ajay Kumar said.
“We have appealed to
the general public to
help us in their identifi-
cation,” the SSP added.
The violence broke
out after the Friday
prayers against contro-
versial remarks against
Prophet Mohammad by
now-removed BJP func-
tionaries Nupur Shar-
ma and Naveen Jindal
“Arrests are being
made after confirming
the identities of the ac-
cused and as per law,”
the SSP clarified.
To prevent a possible
repeat of such an inci-
dent coming Friday
, the
police have deployed an
adequate amount of
force. Kumar said the
police are also reaching
out to prominent clerics
and elders of the com-
munity to ensure peace.
Meanwhile, the me-
dia cell of the police on
Wednesday shared in-
formation about the
items recovered during
searches at the house of
Javed Ahmad alias
Javed Pump, the alleged
mastermind of the June
10 violence in Atala
here, before it was de-
molished.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: “The armed
forces would soon con-
duct recruitment ral-
lies at various campus-
es and special rallies.
Enrolment would be
done through an online
centralised system for
all three services,” said
Lt Gen Yogendra Dim-
ri, General Officer
Commanding-in Chief
(Goc-in-C), Central
Command here on
Wednesday
.
He said all recruit-
ments to Indian Armed
Forces at entry level
will be conducted
through Agnipath Re-
cruitment Scheme,
Responding to a ques-
tion on Agniveers being
posted in sensitive and
border areas and risk to
national security, Lt
Gen Dimri said, “We
would have eyes on ev-
ery Agniveer and their
records will be with us,
so there would be no
such problem. Even to-
day, those who have
served in defence ser-
vice have worked in sen-
sitive areas, but any sen-
sitive information leak
has never happened.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Country’s
first National Confer-
ence of Chief Secretar-
ies began in Dharam-
shala, Himachal
Pradesh from Wednes-
day. The 3-day confer-
ence being organised at
HPCA Stadium in Dha-
ramsala will see about
200 participants includ-
ing the participants of
Central government,
representatives of all
states and union terri-
tories. The conference
to be held from June 15
to June 17 will also see
PM Narendra Modi in
attendance. The confer-
ence is being touted as
the important step to-
wards further strength-
ening the partnership
between the Central
andStateGovernments.
PM Modi will reach
Dharamshala on 16th
June on a two-day visit
to attend the National
Conference of Chief
Secretaries. He will in-
augurate the National
Conference of Chief
Secretaries on June
16th and then attend the
conference on the sec-
ond day before leaving
for New Delhi.
Total 36 Chief Secre-
taries will take part in
the conference and is a
first of its kind in the
country.Meetings will
be held on June 16 and
17 with PM Modi pre-
siding over the meeting
on the second day
.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP Gover-
nor Anandiben Patel
and CM Yogi Aditya-
nath have congratulated
MadanMohanMalaviya
University of Technolo-
gy (MMMUT), Gorakh-
pur management on be-
ing awarded ‘
A’ grade by
the National Assess-
ment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC).
It has become the first
state university to get
this rank. There are 34
state universities in UP
.
While the UP Governor
said it was definitely a
proud achievement as it
will inspire other uni-
versities also to aspire
for the honor, CM Yogi
took to twitter to extend
congratulations to the
university fraternity
and the people of the
state for this achieve-
ment. He said, “I’m con-
fident that this will in-
spire other universities
of the state to set new
standard of quality edu-
cation in the same way
.”
Secretary planning,
Alok Kumar also con-
gratulated vice-chancel-
lor, MMMUT, Gorakh-
pur, JP Pandey
. His
tweet reads, “Big con-
gratulations to VC, fac-
ulties, staff and stu-
dents of Madan Mohan
Malaviya University of
Technology
. MMMUT
becomes first govt uni-
versity, getting grade A
accreditation from
NAAC.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Expressing
concern over the num-
ber of deaths caused
every year due to light-
ning strikes, CM Yogi
Adityanath has asked
the State Disaster Man-
agement Authority to
set up a lightening fore-
cast system in the state.
The CM in a high-lev-
el review meeting on
Wednesday, said, “A
large number of people
die due to the lightning
strikes in the state. De-
spite the unpredictable
nature of a lightning
strike, we must try to
minimise the loss of life
by sending alerts to us-
ers who are in areas
that might receive light-
ning strikes.”
In this regard, coordi-
nation should be made
with the State Disaster
Management Authority
for technological ar-
rangements, he added.
In the wake of being
fully equipped to tackle
any natural calamities
in the future, the Yogi
government is prepar-
ing a robust system in
UP to prevent damage
and loss of life.
Amethi (PTI):
Union Minister Sm-
riti Irani on Wednes-
day hailed PM Mo-
di’s announcement
to recruit more than
10 lakh people in
various government
departments and
ministries in the
next 18 months.
She said the gov-
ernment has also
undertaken several
measures to create
avenues for self-em-
ployment.
Addressing the
third and final ses-
sion of the BJP’s dis-
trict working com-
mittee meeting
through video con-
ferencing, Irani
said, “Our govern-
ment does what it
says.”
Policemen put up a poster on Wednesday showing pictures of the accused of the violence that
erupted at Atala in Prayagraj on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, GOC-IN-C, Central Command addresses a
press meet in Lucknow on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Central Command chief
holds presser on Agniveer
OPPORTUNITY
UP to set up lightning alert
system to save lives
AAPDA MITRA’ AND
‘AAPDA SAKHI’ CAN
BE HELPFUL
Lucknow: The
government’s Aapda
Mitra and Aapda
Sakhi scheme will
also be of great help
in preventing other
calamities including
lightning strikes and
saving lives. Trained
Aapda Mitras and
Aapda Sakhis will be
equipped with rescue
equipment and safety
kits so that they can
deal with any disaster.
Under this scheme,
10 lakh women of
Self Help Groups will
be given training in
disaster management.
Disaster Management
Helpline 1070 will also
be integrated with
112 helpline. CM Yogi
has already directed
officials to provide ex
gratia assistance to
the families affected
by the natural calami-
ty within 24 hours.
Irani hails PM
Modi’s 10L job
announcement
Shahjahanpur (PTI):
Members of the Mus-
lim community gath-
ered at a mosque here to
register their protest
against the controver-
sial remark on Prophet
Mohammad and de-
manded the arrest of
now-removed BJP lead-
er Nupur Sharma.
They held a meeting
at the Town Hall
Mosque and later hand-
ed over a memorandum
addressed to President
Ram Nath Kovind to Su-
perintendent of Police
S Anand and Additional
District Magistrate
Ramsewak Dwivedi.
Town Hall Masjid Com-
mittee president Syed
Qasim Raza said that a
demand to arrest Shar-
ma, slap the National
Security Act against
her and stop provoca-
tive debates on social
media at the earliest
have been made in the
memorandum.
“The government is
sending those who de-
mand this to jail and
their houses are being
demolished through
bulldozers, which is il-
legal. This is injustice,”
he said.
SP Anand said he ac-
cepted the memoran-
dum after he learnt that
the community mem-
bers wanted to register
their grievances.
Additional District
Magistrate Ramsevak
Dwivedi said that the
memorandum will soon
be sent to the authori-
ties concerned.
The administration
deployed police force
and administrative offi-
cers at the mosque as a
precautionary mea-
sure.
Muslims demand arrest of Nupur Sharma
MEMO TO PREZ
Police detaining protestors during a demonstration over offensive
remarks by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in Saharanpur.
PLEA FOR PEACE
Kashi Dharm Parishad members hand over a letter on Wednesday to Additional Commissioner
of Police Varanasi for restoration of peace in the city. —PHOTO BY PTI
First nat’l meet of CSs
starts in Dharamshala
Guv, CM congratulate Gkp varsity
for NAAC ‘A’ grade accreditation
UP CS Durga Shanker Mishra
—PHOTO BY PTI

PERSPECTIVE
04
eepa Malik
talks about
her meet-
ing with
PM Modi
post her re-
turn from
Rio Para-
lympics in 2016. She re-
calls how in her career
of 10 years and years of
winning medals, it was
the very first time when
the Prime Minister of
India had invited her to
be part of a Meet and
Greet ceremony
. PM
Modi called her by her
name and said “Deepa,
in all your lectures,
speeches and interac-
tion with other players,
it is your positivity that
comes to the fore. I my-
self watch your videos
many a time and I feel
positive.” I believe noth-
ing can make for a more
memorable moment
than when the Prime
Minister himself ac-
knowledges your inner
strength and courage,
says Deepa.
It was after Tokyo
2020 Paralympics
when all the ath-
letes met Prime
Minister Modi af-
ter returning
home with 19
medals. I had
participated not
just as a sport-
sperson but as a
team leader too in
those Paralym-
pics. Modiji supported,
blessed and encouraged
all the athletes before
they left for the event.
The medals, which we
won through Modiji’s
support and our hard
work were instrumen-
tal in changing the way
people perceive disabil-
ities. PM Modi’s en-
couragement paved the
way for Paralympics to
be treated like main-
stream sports in India.
He met all of us with
great love, affection and
appreciated our efforts.
He took time out for us
generously from his
tight schedule- a PM’s
time is always invalua-
ble - and those golden
moments will remain
itched forever in the
hearts and minds of
our young athletes. The
best part about this was
that PM Modi had de-
tailed information of
each and every player.
He just wasn’t aware of
the personal lives of the
athletes but he also fol-
lowed them religiously
throughout their Tokyo
tour so much so that he
knew what exactly the
players were doing at
what time, what their
likes and dislikes are,
much like a family
member would do. This
differentiates PM Modi
from all other leaders
India has ever seen- his
keen interest in people,
their problems and as-
pirations and a burning
desire to help everyone
reach their goals. Such
encouragement coming
from the PM completely
changes the psyche of
the athletes and they
are filled with the
fervour of patriot-
ism, the desire to
bring home a
medal!
It is obvi-
ousthatwhen
the PM him-
self is interact-
ing with play-
ers, there is this
inevitable focus
on governance.
The players share
n u m e r o u s
thoughts with him and
they include feedback
the facilities, a look into
their problems, the pro-
cess of preparing for
tournaments, and when
our PM takes cogni-
zance of such issues, it
does not only encourage
the players but it helps
in bringing the country
together and transform-
ing the mindset towards
the disabled.
I thank our PM for
mentioningmyachieve-
ments in his Sept 25,
2016 Mann Ki Baat
when he said that he
will never forget my
words I spoke after
I won the silver
medal in Rio.
I had said
“ w i t h
this medal I have de-
feated my handicap”. I
believe Modiji found it
energizing and I thank
him for recognizing me
for all my efforts.
I clearly recall one
very special moment
with PM Modi when I
experienced how much
he cares about his coun-
trymen. It was a recep-
tion on August 15 at
Rashtrapati Bhawan
and I had the honour to
be a part of it too. When
PM Modi came towards
us, he began by interact-
ing one by one with all
the athletes. We already
know how well-versed
he is at all times with
the personal and profes-
sional details of each
and every player. At the
same time, his aura is so
magnetic, that people
tend to flock to him nat-
urally
.Asheapproached
me, suddenly a lot of
people came towards us
to greet him. In their ex-
citement, they some-
how overlooked the fact
that I was sitting there,
at the centre of the com-
motion. And all of them
starting reaching out to
the PM over me which
was a cause of discom-
fort for me.
But then the most un-
expected happened. PM
Modi himself, with both
hishands,createdakind
of barrier around me as
if trying to shield me in
that commotion. And
then, being the beloved
brother of every woman
in the country
, he placed
hishandonmybackand
told everyone to be cau-
tious. He said “Deepa
has undergone several
surgeries and her back
has innumerable stitch-
es. Please do not lean
over her. She will get
hurt.” At that moment,
tears swelled in my eyes
when I heard the PM say
these words so full of
empathy, compassion
and concern. I felt it was
totallyremarkablethata
he should even remem-
ber that Deepa is strug-
gling with a spinal cord
injury and that the
Prime Minister should
try and protect her from
bodily harm.
I was touched and
overwhelmed by this ex-
pression of concern for
me by PM Modi. I have
had the privilege of
meeting and interacting
with PM Modi on nu-
merous occasions over a
decade. In fact there was
one instance when he
himself wheeled my
wheelchair to the stage
during a programme! I
got a call from PMO one
day that said “Deepaji
you need to reach
Ahmedabad for an
event.” It was at a very
shortnoticebutformeit
was a matter of great
pride and honour as I
was being invited at the
inauguration of Trans-
Stadia, which is one of
the most advanced inte-
grated multi-purpose
stadiums in the country
.
Some of the finest ath-
letesof thecountrywere
invited to this event but
PM Modi came up to all
of us and said “This line
up of great achievers
wouldneverbecomplete
without a woman, and
without a disabled.”
And then he wheeled me
onto the stage prior to
his address. What made
theeveningmorememo-
rable was that during
histhreeminutespeech,
PM Modi again ad-
dressed the youth of the
country and said that if
someonereallyneedsin-
spiration to be able to
overcomethechallenges
of life, he or she must
definitely read Deepa’s
biography once. She is a
living example of grit
and resilience.
That day to this mo-
ment, it has been my
endeavour to live up to
the faith, concern and
respect PM Modi har-
bours for me. I would
never want that trust to
break and at the same
time I want to continue
to contribute in the
making of my New In-
dia that cares for its
women and its disabled.
TO BE CONTINUED…
D
‘MODI HAI TO
MUMKIN HAI…’
UNTOLD STORIES OF
PM MODI - PART 10
MALIK-BEYONDDISABILITY
YOU READ PART-9 ON JUNE 9, 2022
COMPILED AND EDITED BY SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
‘PM WHEELED ME ONTO THE
STAGE PRIOR TO HIS ADDRESS’
Some of the finest athletes of the country were
invited by PM Modi in Ahmedabad, he came
up to all of us and said “This line up of great
achievers would never be complete without a
woman, and without a disabled.” And then he
wheeled me onto the stage prior to his address.
What made the evening more memorable was
that during his speech, PM again addressed
youth said that if someone really needs inspi-
ration to be able to overcome challenges of life,
he or she must definitely read Deepa’s biography.
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MODI: THE SUPER HERO
MODI: THE SUPER HERO,
,
PM NARENDRA MODI’S
ENCOURAGEMENT PAVED
WAY FOR PARALYMPICS
Modiji supported, blessed and
encouraged all the athletes
before they left for the event. The
medals, which we won through
Modiji’s support and our hard work
were instrumental in changing the
way people perceive disabilities. PM
Modi’s encouragement paved the
way for Paralympics to be treated like
mainstream sports in India.
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INDIA
05
Rajnath said PM Modi wants our
opinion on Prez poll : Cong leader
THE COMMENT CAME HOURS AHEAD OF THE OPPOSITION’S BIG MEETING IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CALLED BY WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER MAMATA BANERJEE
New Delhi(ANI): Con-
gress leader Mallikar-
jun Kharge said on
Wednesday that De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh had told him that
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi wants to know
the Opposition’s opin-
ions on the Presidential
poll.
The comment came
hours ahead of the Op-
position’s big meeting
in the national capital
called by Trinamool
Congress chief and
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Banerjee.
Mr Kharge also asked
if the government will
accept if the Opposi-
tion parties propose a
“unanimous, non-con-
troversial” candidate’s
name.”I spoke to Ra-
jnath Singh, he said
that the PM wants to
know our opinions, I
asked what their pro-
posal is, who the candi-
dates are... he didn’t say
to be in touch. If we put
forward a unanimous
n o n - c o n t r ove r s i a l
name, will the govern-
ment accept it?” Mr
Kharge told news agen-
cy. Ms Banerjee had in-
vited chiefs of 22 politi-
cal parties to the meet-
ing in Delhi to discuss a
united fight against the
BJP and its allies in the
election for a new Pres-
ident.But as the count-
down for the meeting
began, several parties
made it clear that they
will stay away. While
some chose to skip the
meeting in their at-
tempt to be equidistant
from the Congress and
the BJP, others cited the
presence of the Con-
gress for their decision.
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The an-
swer to the ‘million
dollar question’ as to
who has a stronger
chance of being the
first civilian and com-
mander-in-chief of
the armed forces of
India, i.e. the next
President of India, re-
mains in the hands of
but two men, and the
country will know
about this only after
June 15 when BJP
fields its candidate.
The EC will issue the
notification of the
Presidential election
on June 15 and nomi-
nations will start
fromthatday
.Thelast
dateforfilingnomina-
tions is June 29. So,
between June 15 and
29, it will be known
who will be the BJP
candidate for the post
of President. Before
that the names are be-
ing speculated on the
basis of electoral
maths and circum-
stances.
Some are speculat-
ing that a Muslim
could be the presi-
dent,giventhecontro-
versy and interna-
tional outcry follow-
ing the BJP spokes-
person (now suspend-
ed) Nupur Sharma’s
remarks on Prophet
Muhammad. Howev-
er, the probability of
this happening is
zero. Still the name is
of Kerala Governor
Arif Mohammad
Khan is doing the
rounds. Those who
are hoping for a Mus-
lim President say that
if not the President,
then Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi can be appoint-
ed as the Vice Presi-
dent. Since Naqvi has
not been sent to the
RajyaSabhabyBJP
,it
beingspeciulatedthat
he may be given the
Vice-Presidentialseat
or Governorship of a
state.
It is also being said
that BJP can make a
SouthIndianasPresi-
dent asa populist
measure of getting
someseatsfromSouth
India in the next Lok
Sabha elections. In
this context, the
names of Telangana
GuvTamilisaiSound-
ararajan and Hary-
ana Guv Bandaru
Dattatreya are being
cloated. Additionally
,
the possibility of
namingthefirsttribal
presidentof thecoun-
try is also being ex-
pressed and in this
context the names of
Chhattisgarh Guv
Anusuiya Uikey and
former Jharkhand
Guv Draupadi Mur-
mu are being dis-
cussed. The names of
two other women- Ut-
tarPradeshGovernor
Anandiben Patel and
formerSpeakerSumi-
tra Mahajan are also
being speculated by
some for the position.
New Delhi: The Left parties have suggest-
ed the name of Mahatma Gandhi’s grand-
son, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, for the upcom-
ing Presidential polls. He has sought time
to think over the matter. Sources said the
Left parties, in their meeting with Sharad
Pawar on Tuesday, suggested the name
of the former WB governor. Pawar wasn’t
averse to the suggestion. His name is likely
to be proposed at today’s meeting.Speak-
ing to media, Gopalkrishna Gandhi said, “I
have been asked if I would consider being
such a candidate if a consensus builds
around my name.too early to comment.’’
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin
Owaisi on Wednesday said he was not
invited to the meeting called by Tri-
namool Congress supremo and West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
with the Opposition leaders to discuss
the Presidential polls. Speaking to me-
dia, Mr Owaisi said, “I was not invited.
Even if I were invited, I would not have
participated. The reason is Congress.
The TMC party which speaks ill about us,
even if they had invited us, we would not
have gone just because they invited the
Congress.”
LEFT SUGGEST GOPALKRISHNA
GANDHI’S NAME FOR POLLS
‘NOT INVITED’ TO MAMATA’S
MEETING, SAYS AIMIM CHIEF
Who will BJP ‘hand
over’ the Presidency
of India to?
Mallikarjun Kharge in a conversation with TR Baalu at Constitution Club in New Delhi on Wednesday.
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar
on Wednesday put out his statement that he has declined
the proposal of the opposition parties to suggest his name
as a candidate for the election of the President of India.
“I am happy to continue my service for the wellbeing of
the common man,” Pawar tweeted explaining why he said
‘no’ to the proposal. After Sharad Pawar declined the offer,
Mamata Banerjee suggested the names of Farooq Abdul-
lah and Gopalkrishna Gandhi as opposition candidate for
the election, RSP’s NK Premchandran who attended the
opposition leaders’ meeting in New Delhi said.
PAWAR SAYS HAPPY TO CONTINUE HIS
SERVICE AFTER DECLINING POLL OFFER
Muzaffarpur (ANI):
Unhappy over the gov-
ernment’s Agnipath
scheme to induct sol-
diers on short-term con-
tract into the armed
forces, aspirants pro-
tested in Bihar on
Wednesday, blocking a
highway in Muzaffar-
pur and railway tracks
in Buxar.
They termed the
scheme, announced on
Tuesday, detrimental to
their long-term pros-
pects because only up to
25% of the recruits or
Agniveers under the
scheme may get regular
commission. “Bharti do
ya arthi do was among
the slogans as the pro-
testing young men
burnt tyres and hoard-
ings in heaps on NH- 28,
which links Lucknow
to Barauni in Bihar, in
Muzaffarpur.
Similar scenes were
witnessed at Chakkar
Chowk near the city’s
railway station, merely
half a kilometre from
Chakkar Maidan where
army recruitment ral-
lies are held.The pro-
testers said they were
waiting for regular re-
cruitment rallies to re-
sume after two years
but were given this
scheme instead. Regu-
lar recruitment rallies
were stopped around
two years ago after the
onset of the corona,but
have not resumed.
New Delhi(ANI): The
first indigenously de-
veloped quadrivalent
human papillomavirus
(qHPV) vaccine against
cervical cancer by the
Serum Institute of In-
dia (SII) will be dis-
cussed by the Subject
expert committee on
Wednesday.
The application for
market authorization
of the qHPV vaccine
was submitted to the
DCGI on June 8 by
Prakash Kumar Singh
(director of govern-
ment and regulatory
affairs). The applica-
tion to the DCGI by
Singh mentions the an-
tibody response of the
vaccine against HPV
types in all dose and
age groups.
The vaccine is ex-
pected to be launched
in the market before
the end of 2022, sources
told. The qHPV will be
India’s first indige-
nously curated vaccine
against cervical cancer.
To ensure its early
availability in the
country, the Pune-
based Serum Institute
of India has applied for
market authorization
after completing the
phase 2/3 clinical trial
with the support of the
Department of Bio-
technology.
Geneva: Union Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goy-
al on Tuesday called for
preserving special and
differential treatment
at the WTO in dealing
with fisheries subsidies
saying India cannot
compromise on the live-
lihoods of over 9 mil-
lion fishermen fami-
lies.
“I see a lot of coun-
tries very concerned
about their fishermen.
But what are the num-
ber of fishermen? One
may have 1,500 fisher-
men, another may have
11,000 fishermen, an-
other has 23,000 fisher-
men, and yet another
12,000,” Goyal said in
his intervention on
Fisheries Subsidies Ne-
gotiation at the 12th
WTO conference.
“Opposing the WTO
proposal on fisheries
subsidies, Goyal said,
“I see in every which
way
, the Uruguay round
asymmetries and dis-
crimination in agricul-
ture being sought to be
institutionalised in
fishing today
.”
First indigenous
vax for cervical
cancer will be
launched soon
‘India rejects text on fisheries
subsidy negotiations at WTO’
Jabalpur: A babysitter was
arrested on Tuesday after
she was caught on camera
beating a two-year-old boy
in MP Jabalpur in absence
of the child’s parents, the
police said. 30-year-old Ra-
jni Chaudhry was arrested
after a complaint filed by
the child’s parents citing
CCTV footage in which the
babysitter is seen thrash-
ing the child. A video clip
shows the woman slapping
the child and pulling his
hair while he looks dazed.
New Delhi: The ED has
arrested two persons in a
case of money laundering
wherein around Rs 425
crore were fraudulently re-
mitted outside India using
19 dummy Indian entities.
Vikas Kalra and Sidhant
Gupta were arrested on
Monday, said the ED in a
statement. The ED said it
initiated a money-launder-
ing investigation on the
basis of the FIR registered
by Punjab National Bank
against 19 entities which
opened accounts.
New Delhi: An FIR was
registered against a
Congress leader from
Nagpur for allegedly
making derogatory remarks
against PM Modi during a
demonstration held near
the Enforcement Director-
ate’s office, police said on
Wednesday. A case was
registered against former
Nagpur unit Congress
president, Sheikh Hussain,
at the Gittikhadan police
station on Tuesday night.
Geneva: Cracks
between developed
and developing nations
emerged as rich, de-
veloped countries have
once again created
obstacles in getting
consensus-based
approval on the TRIPS
waiver. It is learnt from
top official sources that
the UK and the host of
WTO Switzerland are
opposed to the idea
of transferring IPR or
patents to developing
countries for combat-
ting pandemics.
Orchha: Senior BJP leader
Uma Bharti threw cow
dung at a liquor shop in
Orchha town of MP Niwari
district, amid her demand
for total prohibition in the
party-ruled State. After the
incident on June 14, Ms.
Bharti in a tweet claimed
the shop was not approved
for the spot where it was
located, and that it was a
“crime” to open such an
outlet in Orchha.However,
police said the shop was
located at the place where it
was sanctioned.
BABYSITTER BEATS,
TORTURES 2-YEAR-
OLD IN MP
ED ARRESTS 2 IN RS
425-CR MONEY
LAUNDERING CASE
FOUL LANGUAGE
AGAINST PM: FIR
AGAINST CONG
UK, SWITZERLAND
SCUTTLED TRIPS
CONSENSUS
AT WTO
UMA BHARTI THROWS
COW DUNG AT LIQUOR
SHOP IN MP
Chhattisgarh: Rahul Sahu, an 10-year-old boy who had
fallen into a borewell in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir Champa
district, was rescued after a 104-hour-long operation
on Tuesday night, said officials. Over 500 personnel,
including officials of the National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF), the Indian Army, local police and the
district administration, were involved in the massive
rescue operation that was underway since Friday eve-
ning. CM Bhupesh Baghel tweeted, “With everyone’s
prayers and relentless and dedicated efforts of the
rescue team, Rahul Sahu has been evacuated safely. I
wish that he recovers completely as soon as possible.”
BOY TRAPPED IN BOREWELL SAVED
AFTER 100-HOURS OF RESCUE OPERATION
CRUCIAL READ
Jobless youth protest against
Agnipath Scheme in Bihar
CM Mamata Banerjee welcomes NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
PRESIDENT POLL
New Delhi (PTI):
Sports Minister Anurag
Thakur on Wednesday
said that the govern-
ment is taking all possi-
ble steps to ensure safe-
ty of women athletes,
hours after the Sports
Authority of India (SAI)
issued a directive, mak-
ing it mandatory for
NSFs to include a wom-
en coaches in the teams.
“The awaereness
campaign about doping
andwomen’ssafetyhave
been introduced in both
Khelo India Youth
Games and University
Games.
“Regarding women’s
safety measures, we are
trying not only to issue
guidelines but topasson
these to every sportsper-
son so that they are not
uninformed and they
can protect themselves
and their dignity,”
Thakur told reporters.
SAI’s decision came
close of the heels of two
harassment complaints
by female athletes
against their respective
coaches.
A female cyclist had
recently accused chief
coach R K Sharma of
“inappropriate behav-
iour” in Slovenia and
had also filed an FIR
against him.
The coach was sacked
and is facing a detailed
investigation.
A female sailor had
also complained that
her coach made her “un-
comfortable” during
training trip in Germa-
ny although she did not
term it as sexual harass-
ment.
GOVT TAKING ALL STEPS FOR SAFETY OF WOMEN
ATHLETES, SAYS SPORTS MINISTER THAKUR
Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar inaugurates six Squash courts at
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi in august presence of the Union Minister for Youth Affairs
and Sports, Information Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —ANI

INDIA
06
Presidential contest to define Cong’s political relevance!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Even be-
fore giving somewhat of
a contest to the BJP in
presidential election,
the Congress party will
have to contest with
other political parties to
make itself heard. This
is so because the opposi-
tion parties are prepar-
ing to contest the elec-
tions by forming a non-
BJP and non-Congress
front. Even if a Third or
Federal Front is not
formed, opposition par-
ties are still trying to
field a common candi-
date and force the Con-
gress to support this op-
position alliance. On
the other hand Con-
gress is not ready to sup-
port the leader of other
party other than its own
party in any condition.
The Congress wants
that a presidential can-
didate fielded by it
should be supported
‘automatically’ by the
rest of the parties as
has been the case in the
past. That is why the
Congress has engaged
Mallikarjun Kharge in
this campaign.
On the other hand the
leaders of Mamata Ba-
nerjee,Chandrashekhar
Rao and Arvind Kejri-
wal’s parties are en-
gaged in different ef-
forts. Until a few days
ago, the Samajwadi Par-
ty National President
AkhileshYadavwasalso
taking initiative in this
matter. But he has been
embroiled in the by-elec-
tions to two Lok Sabha
seats in his state - Azam-
garh and Rampur. Both
the seats are of impor-
tantforhimasbothhave
been his party’s seats
and vacated by resigna-
tion. However, Mamata
Banerjee has called a
meeting of opposition
parties on Wednesday
.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi
Party MP Sanjay Singh
has gone to Mumbai to
meet Sharad Pawar. K
Chandrashekhar Rao
has already met Stalin,
Hemant Soren, Mamta
Banerjee, Arvind Kejri-
wal etc. So, the Congress
has yet to fight the battle
of deciding the candi-
datebeforetherealfight.
Meanwhile, Sonia Gan-
dhi’s health has deterio-
rated and Rahul Gandhi
is embroiled in ED’s in-
terrogation and in such
situation,Congressfinds
itself embroiled in a po-
litical ‘turf war’, the re-
sult of which will decide
thepoliticalfutureof the
grand-old party
.
Why Mallikarjun
Kharge?
The Congress wants
that a presidential
candidate fielded by it
should be supported
‘automatically’ by the
rest of the parties as
has been the case in the
past. That is why the
Congress has engaged
Mallikarjun Kharge in
this campaign.
Fresh landslides reported in
Assam; heavy waterlogging
Guwahati(PTI): Fresh
landslides were report-
ed from various parts
of Guwahati for the sec-
ond consecutive day on
Wednesday amid inces-
sant rainfall, which
also led to heavy water-
logging in most parts of
the city, officials said.
There was no report of
any fresh casualty dur-
ing the day
.
The state has regis-
tered 42 deaths due to
floods and landslides
this year, including the
four who were buried
under a huge mass of
earth in Boragaon area
on Tuesday. An official
of Assam State Disaster
Management Authority
(ASDMA) told that de-
bris pileup caused by
landslides have blocked
thoroughfares in Geet-
anagar, Sonapur,
Kalapahar and Nijara-
par areas. Heavy rain
has also flooded roads
in several parts of the
city – the worst affected
among these being Anil
Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Ra-
jgarh Link Road, Ruk-
minigaon, Hatigaon
and Krishna Nagar.
Students carry their luggage to safer places after their accommodations were flooded due to rains, in Guwahati on Wednesday.
ASSAM HAS
REGISTERED 42
DEATHS DUE TO
FLOODS AND
LANDSLIDES
THIS YEAR
IMD PREDICTS
HEAVY RAINFALL
TILL JUNE 17
CHERRAPUNJI LOGS
WHOPPING 811.6
MM OF RAINFALL
New Delhi: As monsoon
rain pummelled the
northeast, Cherrapunji
in Meghalaya recorded
a massive 811.6 mm of
rainfall in 24 hours ending
8:30 am on Wednesday,
the highest in June since
1995, the India Meteoro-
logical Department (IMD)
said. One of the wettest
places in the world, Cher-
rapunji has recorded more
than 750 mm of precipita-
tion on a June day on 10
occasions since the IMD
started keeping records,
the IMD data showed.
On June 16, 1995, the
town nestled in the East
Khasi Hills gauged 1563.3
mm of rainfall. A day
before, on June 15, 1995,
it received 930 mm of
precipitation.
MONSOON LIKELY TO ENTER ODISHA IN 48 HRS: IMD
Bhubaneswar: The south-
west monsoon is likely to
make an onset over Odisha
during the next 48 hours,
the IMD said. Chitrakonda
in Malkangiri district and
some other places in the
southern part of Odi-
sha have already started
experiencing pre-monsoon
rainfall, the Bhubaneswar
Centre of IMD’s Meteoro-
logical Department said
Wednesday.One or two
places in 16 districts of
the coastal state are likely
to experience thunder-
storm accompanied by
lightning for 24 hours
beginning from 8.30 am
on June 15, the weather
office said.“Thunderstorm
with lightning very likely
to occur at one or two
places over the districts
of Jharsuguda, Sundar-
garh, Deogarh, Keonjhar,
Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj,
Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh,
Kandhamal, Rayagada, Ga-
japati, Ganjam, Malkangiri,
Koraput and Nabarang-
pur,” the IMD’s regional
centre said.
Top Ind-ASEAN officials
meet held in New Delhi
New delhi: Top officials
of India and ASEAN na-
tionsheldextensivetalks
on Wednesday
, a day
aheadof theforeignmin-
isterial dialogue that is
expected to focus on fur-
ther expansion of trade
and strategic ties as well
as cooperation in the In-
do-Pacific.
Singaporean Foreign
Minister Vivian Bal-
akrishnan, Vietnam’s
BuiThanhSonandIndo-
nesian Foreign Minister
Retno Marsudi have al-
ready arrived in the na-
tional capital for the In-
dia-ASEAN talks on
Thursday
. India is host-
ing the foreign ministers
of Association of South-
east Asian Nations na-
tions from June 16 to 17
tomarkthe30thanniver-
sary of its relations with
the 10-nation grouping.
The Ministry of Exter-
nal Affairs (MEA) said
thetopofficialsreviewed
the ASEAN-India strate-
gic partnership and its
future direction besides
deliberating on the steps
for further implementa-
tion of the ‘plan of ac-
tion’ (2021-2025) between
the two sides.
India is hosting the foreign ministers of ASEAN.
Kovind lays foundation
of Raj Bhawan in Goa
Goa: President Ram
Nath Kovind laid the
foundation stone of the
new Goa Raj Bhawan
building near here on
Wed. The building is be-
ing constructed in the
premises of the existing
guv house, which is a
450-year-old structure
constructed during the
then Portuguese rule,
located on a hill over-
looking the Arabian
Sea. On Wed, Kovind
laid the foundation
stone for the new com-
plex.GoaGuv PSSreed-
haran Pillai, CM, Dr
Pramod Sawant, Union
Minister of State were
present at the function.
President Ram Nath Kovind lays the foundation stone of new Raj
Bhawan complex in Panjim, Goa on Wednesday.
WHO to share
vaccines to stop
monkeypox
New Delhi: The World
Health Organisation
said it’s creating a new
vaccine-sharing mecha-
nism to stop the out-
break of monkeypox in
more than 30 countries
beyond Africa. The
move could result in the
U.N. health agency dis-
tributing scarce vaccine
doses to rich countries
that can otherwise af-
ford them. To some
health experts, the ini-
tiative potentially miss-
es the opportunity to
control monkeypox vi-
rus in the African coun-
tries where it’s infected
people for decades, serv-
ing as another example
of the inequity in vac
distribution that was
seen during the covid.
Anurag Thakur praises
Neeraj Chopra as he
sets new javelin record
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister for Youth Affairs
and Sports Anurag
Thakur and former In-
dia cricketer Gautam
Gambhir lavished
praise on “golden boy”
Neeraj Chopra after the
star thrower created a
new national record on
Tuesday
.
Neeraj Chopra, In-
dia’s Olympic gold med-
allist, set a new national
record and finished
with a silver medal with
a throw of 89.30 meters
at the Paavo Nurmi
Games in Finland.
Neeraj bettered his own
previous national re-
cord of 88.07 meters
which he had set in Pa-
tiala in March last year.
The 24 year old Indian
made a statement of in-
tent with his opening
throw, measuring an im-
pressive 86.92m. He then
recorded 89.30m in his
second attempt, better-
ing his own previous
personal best and na-
tional record of 88.07m.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Golden Great @Neeraj_
chopra1 does it again!
Neeraj Chopra threw
89.30 meters at Paavo
Nurmi Games to create a
new National Record! Ab-
solutely THRILLED You`ve
got to see his throw.
Maha transport
minister Anil
Parab skips ED
summons
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Transport Minister and
Shiv Sena leader Anil
Parab skipped sum-
mons of the Enforce-
ment Directorate
Wednesday
.
He was summoned
for questioning in con-
nection to a money
laundering case linked
to a resort in the coast-
al hill station of Dapoli
in Maharashtra. Parab
told indianexpress.
com, “I received the
summons on Tuesday
and as I am not in
Mumbai currently, so I
could not appear before
the ED.”
The minister added
that he has informed
the agency about his in-
ability to appear before
it through a letter.
PUNJAB POLICE GETS 7 DAYS REMAND
OF GANGSTER LAWRENCE BISHNOI
Punjab: The Punjab police brought gangster Lawrence
Bishnoi to Punjab from Delhi under heavy security on early
Wednesday morning, to question him in the murder case
of singer-politician Sidhu Moose
Wala, news agency PTI reported.
After being brought to Punjab,
Bishnoi was presented in Mansa
district court which granted
Punjab police a seven-day remand
of the gangster, sources told PTI.
Delhi court had granted Punjab
police the transit remand of taking him to Punjab in relation
to the Moose Wala murder case. The order was passed after
the police had arrested Bishnoi in singer’s murder case.
ACCIDENTS STILL
TAKING PLACE
DESPITE SC ORDER
New Delhi: Little seems to
have changed more than a
decade after the Supreme
Court issued guidelines
on preventing accidents
of people, mostly small
children, falling into aban-
doned borewells and tube
wells. The issue has come
into the limelight again
with the rescue of 11-year-
old Rahul Sahu, who was
pulled out from a 80 feet
borewell in Chhattisgarh’s.
218 ARRESTED
OVER PROPHET ROW
VIOLENCE
Kolkata: The WB Govt on
Wed submitted a report
before the Calcutta High
Court, stating that there has
been no untoward incident
in the last two days during
protests over now-sacked
BJP spokesperson Nupur
Sharma’s controversial
remarks against Prophet.
The report stated that a
total of 218 people have
been arrested in connection
with the violence.
IN THE COURTYARD
Dr Jitendra: AI enabled
portal for pensioners soon
New Delhi: The De-
partment of Pension
and Pensioners’ Wel-
fare will launch an arti-
ficial intelligence-ena-
bled common portal
soon for the benefit of
pensioners, Union Min-
ister Jitendra Singh
said on Wednesday
.
Interacting with ben-
eficiaries of ‘Bhav-
ishya’, a portal for pen-
sion payment and track-
ing, here, he said that in
keepingwithPM Modi’s
motto of ensuring ‘ease
of living’ for all, the AI-
supported portal will
send automatic alerts to
pensioners. Singh, the
Min of State for Person-
nel, said the proposed
portal will not only en-
able constant contact
with pensioners and
their associations
across the country but
will also regularly re-
ceive their inputs, sug-
gestions as well as
grievances for prompt
response. Most of the
superannuated senior
citizens, including re-
tired paramilitary per-
sonnel, and those about
to get superannuated
lauded the prompt pen-
sion processing
through the ‘Bhav-
ishya’ platform and
thanked the minister
for such seamless ser-
vice, a statement issued
by the Personnel Minis-
try said. Some of the
hiccups from the bank-
ing side were brought
to the notice of the min-
ister, which he said
would be taken care of
automatically in the AI-
enabled portal with
fixed responsibility
.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in an interaction with beneficiaries
of Bhavishya , a Portal for Pension Payment and Tracking System at
Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi on Wednesday.

NEWS
07
DEATH KNELL
FOR EMPLOYEES’
WELFARE
CORPORATION
The fate of around 500
personnel of the Uttar
Pradesh Government
Employees’ Welfare Corporation
hangs in balance with the
management having
recommended a permanent
shutdown of the 57-year-old
organization that has not been
able to pay salaries to the staff
since 2017, people aware of the
development revealed.
According to the state
government, they are yet to take
a final call on the
recommendation, and there is a
little chance left for the survival
of the corporation as all the
revival bids in the past have
come to a cropper. Besides, the
government has refused to give
any financial assistance to it.
“The UP Government
Employees’ Welfare Corporation
management has sent a
proposal to the state
government, recommending the
winding up of the corporation
after the government asked
them to mobilise resources on
their own to keep the
corporation alive,” said an
official requesting anonymity.
Set up as a registered society in
1965, the corporation was
mandated to sell consumer
items of daily use to government
employees and pensioners
through its own depots (stores)
at a price lower than the market
price because such goods
remained exempted from sales
tax/VAT. But a countdown to its
end began after the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) regime came
into force in the country and the
state in July 2017.
—M Tariq Khan
MOTHER, MINOR
DAUGHTERS
FOUND HANGING
IN RAE BARELI
Bodies of a 32-year-old woman
and her 2 minor daughters were
found hanging in their house in
Bijamau village, police said. Bitana
and her daughters Saumya (7) and
Jahnvi (5) had dinner with their
family on Monday night and went
to their room to sleep, police said.
However, when they did not come
out on Tuesday morning, a family
member peeped inside and saw
the trio hanging from the roof, they
said. Dalmau Kotwali in-charge
Pankaj Tripathi said the bodies
have been sent for post mortem.
Forensic team has collected
evidence from the spot and
investigations are on. —PTI
DUPLICATE
‘SURF EXCEL’
MANUFACTURING
UNIT BUSTED IN
GREATER NOIDA,
1 HELD
Afactory manufacturing
duplicate ‘Surf Excel’
detergent powder was busted in
Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida and
one person was arrested in
connection with the case, the
police said on Wednesday. The
unit, located in the Site-5 area of
Greater Noida, was busted by the
Kasna police, they said. Over
10,000 sachets of 80-gm weight
having the label of Hindustan
Unilever’s Surf Excel brand and
more than 32,000 unprinted
sachets of the same size, besides
50 kg of raw material and a
similar amount of a chemical was
seized from the spot, officials
said. “The illegal duplicate
detergent-making unit was
detected on Tuesday in the Site-5
area of Greater Noida and was
busted by the local police team
along with officials representing
Hindustan Unilever from
Gurugram, Haryana, a police
spokesperson said. Wrapping
papers, a bag closure machine,
weighing scales other equipment
were also seized from the unit, the
spokesperson said. —PTI
TWO HELD FOR COW SLAUGHTER AFTER ENCOUNTER
Noida (PTI): Two sus-
pected cow slaughterers
were arrested after they
got injured in a gunfight
with the police in Uttar
Pradesh’s Noida on
Wednesday morning, of-
ficials said. Their four
other associates, how-
ever, managed to escape
during the encounter
which broke out around
8 am near a dumping
yard in Sector 68, under
the Phase 3 police sta-
tion limits, the officials
said. The local police
had set up a checking
point when the miscre-
ants, who were in a
Santro car, were inter-
cepted for inquiry
.
However, they opened
fire on the police party,
leading to retaliatory
action in which two got
injured and were held,
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Police
(Central Noida) Elama-
ran G said. Those held
have been identified as
Mohd Zeeshan and
Mohd Isa, both resi-
dents of Amroha dis-
trict in western UP,
Elamaran said, adding
the duo was sent to a
hospital for treatment.
He said police recovered
tools used in cow
slaughtering from their
possession along with
two illegal firearms and
some ammunition after
the encounter. Earlier,
the Noida police had
launched an investiga-
tion after suspected cat-
tle carcasses were found
strewn at a dumping
yard near a village in
the Phase 3 police sta-
tion area on June 7. On
June 13, the police had
claimed to have arrest-
ed four persons near the
Sector 62 roundabout
and recovered beef be-
ing transported by them
in 2 cars, as per officials.
The UP Cow Slaugh-
ter (Prevention) Act,
2020 bans the slaughter
of cows in the state and
provides punishment of
up to seven years in jail
and a fine of Rs 3 lakh
for offenders. Earlier
this month, the UP Po-
lice identified that 168
animal mafia are cur-
rently active in the state,
including in its western
part, and launched a
crackdown on them.
Tools used in slaughtering have been recovered along with 2 illegal firearms and some ammunition, police said
4 OTHER ASSOCIATES ESCAPED
SADHVI @ GARIB KALYAN JANSABHA
Union MoS for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti addresses Garib Kalyan Jansabha to mark 8 years of the Modi
government, in Varanasi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
2MINORSAMONG4KILLED
INCAR-TANKERCOLLISION
Sultanpur (PTI): Four
people, including two
minors, were killed and
two others injured
when a car collided
with a tanker on
Purvanchal Express-
way here, police said on
Wednesday
.
The incident hap-
pened on Tuesday
night when the car, an
SUV, was on its way to
Lucknow from Ballia,
they said.
The deceased were
identified as Shyam
Narayan (40), Supriya
(21), Jay Verma (14) and
Abhigyan Verma (10),
police said. Injured per-
sons, D K Verma and
his wife Seema, are un-
dergoing treatment at a
hospital, Station House
Officer (Dostpur) Anil
Kumar Mishra said.
The bodies have been
sent for post-mortem
and the matter is being
investigated,” he said.
2 dead as car overturns
on Yamuna Expressway
Mathura (PTI):
Two people were
killed and as many
injured when a
speeding car over-
turned on the Yamu-
na Expressway here
on Tuesday, police
said. The accident
occurred early Tues-
day and the car was
on its way to Agra
from Noida.
The driver of the
car lost control of
the vehicle, they
said. Karan, a resi-
dent of Unnao, was
driving the car and
died on the spot
while Mohd Arif An-
sari, hailing from
west Champaran in
Bihar, succumbed to
injuries at a private
hospital in Agra, po-
lice said. The other
two occupants of the
vehicle are hospital-
ised and their condi-
tion is stated to be
stable, police added.
Everyone needs to cooperate to
make India a world leader: RSS chief
FOURHELDINCONNECTION
WITH1984ANTI-SIKHRIOTS
First India Bureau
Muzaffarnagar: Rash-
triya Swayamsewak
Sangh (RSS) chief Mo-
han Bhagwat, on
Wednesday, said that
every citizen of the
country should cooper-
ate in taking the nation
forward. He said that
society must work to-
gether to make India a
‘Vishwa Guru’ (World
leader). He also said
that it would not be
easy to advance on the
path of truth but for the
development of the na-
tion, all should come
forward with unity
.
The RSS chief was
addressing a public
gathering here at a tem-
ple in Muzaffarnagar’s
Khatauli area. He
claimed that unrest and
disturbance in the
whole world would be
eliminated if India be-
comes World Guru. Spe-
cial security arrange-
ments were placed for
programme of the RSS
chief. After addressing
the local temple, Bhag-
wat reached Sardar
Vallabh Bhai Patel Ag-
riculture University
where he addressed a
gathering on water con-
servation. While under-
lining its importance,
Bhagwat reminded us
that it is a duty of every
citizen to preserve nat-
ural resources and pro-
tect the environment.
He also said all citi-
zens irrespective of
faith and creed should
come forward to ensure
national develop-
ment. RSS chief has
backed peace and unity
in recent address after
violent protests were
observed over Gyanvapi
and BJP spokesperson’s
statement on Prophet.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: The Special
Investigation Team
(SIT) formed by the gov-
ernment has completed
its three-year-long in-
vestigation into the
matter of the death of
127 persons in anti-Sikh
violence in 1984. Four
accused have been ar-
rested from the
Ghatampur area.
The violence erupted
after the murder of
then PM Indira Gandhi
on October 31, 1984. Sev-
eral persons had lost
lives and 127 persons
from the Sikh commu-
nity were lynched in
that violence.
The UP government
formed an SIT to rein-
vestigate the matter
on May 27, 2019. SIT
found evidence in 14
closed cases and more
cases have to be probed
further.
SIT has identified 94
accused of which 20 ac-
cused have died while
statements of 147 wit-
nesses have been regis-
tered till date. SIT has
arrested Safiullah
Khan, Yogendra Singh
alias Babban Baba, Vi-
jay Narayan Singh alias
Bachhan Singh and Ab-
dul Rehman alias Lam-
bu for their involve-
ment in violence in the
Nirala Nagar area on
November 1, 1984.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
The arrested accused in police custody have been identified as
Saifullah Khan, Yogendra Singh, Vijay Singh, and Abdul Rehman.
OVER 40 CASES
School principal’s
body found hanging
from tree in Sultanpur
First India Bureau
Sultanpur: A prin-
cipal of a primary
school was found
hanging from a euca-
lyptus tree in Puru-
shottampur village.
Police rushed to the
spot and initiated an
investigation and
every angle of the
matter is being
probed.
Police sources
here said that Rajen-
dra Prasad, resident
of Mohammadpur,
Ambedkar Nagar
was the principal of
a primary school in
Katat Purushottam
village.Hewasfound
hanging from a tree
in the village on
Wednesday morn-
ing. Police have
found the death of
the principal suspi-
cious as fight marks
were found near the
spot and the his mo-
torbike, and mobile
were missing. The
forensic department
team and dog squad
have investigated the
place and further
probe is underway
.
Police have inter-
rogated the family
members and resi-
dents of the village.
Police were search-
ing for the missing
mobile phone of the
deceased and police
have claimed that the
culprits will be ar-
rested soon.
‘Unrest and
disturbance
in the whole
world would
be eliminated
if India
becomes
World Guru’
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
On the day of martyrdom of
Guru Arjan Dev, we paid
tribute to the fifth Guru.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Ayodhya (PTI): Maha-
rashtra minister and
Shiv Sena leader Aadi-
tya Thackeray, who on
Wednesday paid a visit
to Ayodhya, said his ar-
rival at the temple town
is not associated with
politics but he is here to
seek the blessings of
Lord Ram.
Thackeray, who tried
to stay clear of politics,
however said that Cen-
tral agencies have
turned into an adver-
tisement literature. He
was responding to a
question on the Enforce-
ment Directorate quiz-
zing Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi.
His visit comes at a
time when the BJP
, Shiv
Sena’s former ally, has
been questioning the
party’s commitment to
Hindutva. Earlier, head
of Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena Raj
Thackeray had an-
nounced his visit to
Ayodhya on June 5, but
was cancelled later.
“My visit to Ayodhya
is no politics. I have
come here to seek the
blessings of Lord Ram,”
Thackeray told the me-
dia. “Ayodhya is the cen-
tre of faith in India. In
2018, we gave this slogan
- first temple, then gov-
ernment. After Shiv Se-
na’s slogan, the way for
the construction of the
temple was cleared.
Now, Ram temple is be-
ing built on the orders
of the Supreme Court,”
he said.
“We will pray to Lord
Rama to give us the
strength to serve the
people better,” he said.
Thackeray said talks
will be held with the Ut-
tarPradeshgovernment
seekinglandinAyodhya
to establish Maharash-
tra Sadan.
On his first visit to
Ayodhya, Thackeray
will also hold a meeting
with party functionar-
iesbesidesparticipating
in an ‘aarti’ at the banks
of River
Sarayu lat-
er in the day
.
Thackeray,
son of Shiv
Sena president
and Maharashtra
CM Uddhav Thacker-
ay, arrived in Lucknow
at around 11 am from
where he reached Ayod-
hya by road.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: Eight years
ago, SP patriarch Mu-
layam Singh Yadav, con-
testing from Azamgarh
seat, was apprehensive
about his victory in the
initial phase itself, so he
called his brother
Shivpal Singh Yadav
there. The latter’s pres-
ence not only strength-
ened the SP
, but also en-
sured Mulayam’s victo-
ry by 3.60 lakhs in spite
of the pro-Modi wave.
Later, addressing a
meeting in Saifai, MSY
admitted candidly that
the Azamgarh election
was a close shave for
him. He credited the
members of Saifai fam-
ily, including Shivpal,
for the victory of that
Lok Sabha election.
However, subsequent
developments led to a
deep rift between
Shivpal and his neph-
ew, Akhilesh. In the
2017 assembly polls, SP
chief Akhilesh Yadav
completely sidelined
Shivpal. Despite the al-
liance with Congress in
that election, the party
could not even reach 50
seats. It was believed
that along with the BJP
wave, Shivpal’s discon-
tent also played a role in
the defeat of SP. In the
backdrop of Shivpal’s
displeasure, in 2019 gen-
eral elections, three
members of the Saifai
family lost in SP’s bas-
tions - Dimple Yadav
from Kannauj, Akshay
Yadav from Firozabad
and Dharmendra Yadav
from Badaun. Although
Shivpal had withdrawn
the candidature of his
outfit PSPL candidate
SunilRathorefromKan-
nauj, the result of his
annoyance was that
Akhilesh’s wife lost the
electionbyjust12kvotes
toBJP’sSubrataPathak.
In Badaun, Dharmen-
dra Yadav was defeated
by BJP’s Sanghamitra
Maurya by 26k votes.
Shivpal Yadav him-
self apparently became
an obstacle in the way
of his nephew Akshay,
who registered a big
victory in 2014 from
Firozabad seat; Chan-
drasen Jadaun of BJP
won by 28k votes. Ak-
shay was second and
Shivpal was in third
position.
Political observers
assert that BJP’s cam-
paigning in support of
‘Nirahua’, who secured
35.1 per cent votes
against Akhilesh last
time, is clearly indicat-
ing that the ruling par-
ty does not want to al-
low the by-election to
become an ‘easy fight’
in any case. When every
vote is valuable, in such
a situation, the stand of
political stalwart Shiv-
pal, who has been left
out of the list of star
campaigners of SP, will
matter a lot. The ‘Shiv-
pal factor’, which has
become the cause of
concern for the SP in
the past, can prove to be
harmful for the poll cal-
culations of the SP even
in this by-election.
Lucknow (PTI): Sam-
ajwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav on
Wednesday dubbed
the Enforcement Di-
rectorate as Examina-
tion in Democracy and
said in politics the op-
position is required to
clear this exam when
the government fails.
He said those who
are prepared are not
afraid of any exam-
ination. “The meaning
of ED is now Exam-
ination in Democra-
cy’. In politics, the op-
position is required to
clear this exam. When
the government fails,
it announces this
exam. Those who have
prepared well are nei-
ther afraid of writ-
ten-reading exam nor
verbal exam...And you
should never be
afraid,” Yadav tweeted
in Hindi. His reaction
comes amid the ongo-
ing questioning of
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi by the ED in
the National Herald
case.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: IPS officer
of 1994 batch Prakash D
of ADG rank in Uttar
Pradesh bureaucracy
has returned to Uttar
Pradesh from central
deputation. IPS
Prakash D, who was
honored by Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah in the 83rd parade
of CRPF, was posted as
IG in CRPF.
He was posted in Cen-
tral Sector Lucknow of
CRPF and after being
relieved from Central
Deputation, he has giv-
en his joining in UP.
Soon order of his post-
ing on ADG rank would
be issued in state.
After IPS Prakash D
comesbacktoUP
,4more
IPS officers are going to
return to UP post com-
pleting their central
deputation tenure.
Hence in next 3 to 6
months, representation
of IPS officers of UP in
Center would decrease.
After return of IPS
Prakash D, 39 IPS are
still posted on Central
deputation.
‘Here to seek Lord Ram’s blessings’
Maharashtra minister Shiv
Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray says
Ayodhya visit not related to politics
Talks will be held with the UP govt
seeking land in Ayodhya to establish
Maharashtra Sadan, says Thackeray
1 2
Aditya Thackeray addresses a press conference in Ayodhya on Wednesday along with Shiv Sena MP
Sanjay Raut. (R) Aditya at Lucknow airport on his way to Ayodhya on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Mamata Banerjee receives Akhilesh Yadav as he arrives to
attend Opposition leaders’ meeting ahead of Presidential polls,
at Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on Wednesday.
‘When govt fails, Oppn
has to clear ED exam’
AKHILESH JIBE
1994-batch IPS officer Prakash D
returns to UP from Central deputation
‘Shivpal factor’ can hurt SP prospects in Azamgarh
Now Azamgarh bypoll
fight turns triangular
Shivpal Yadav —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) chief Mayawati
aggressively trying to
cash in on the resentment
brewing in the Muslim
community over former
BJP spokesperson Nupur
Sharma’s remarks against
the Prophet and Yogi Adity-
anath government’s “bull-
dozer justice” against those
involved in Friday violence,
the prestigious Lok Sabha
byelection in Azamgarh has
become interesting as the
fight has distinctly turned
triangular. The Samajwadi
Party with its Yadav-Muslim
combination has been
desperately trying to retain
the seat which had fallen
vacant after the resignation
of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.
The SP has fielded Yadav’s
cousin Dharmendra Yadav
who had lost 2019 Lok
Sabha election in Badaun.
But Mayawati, taking the
fight aggressively and
making effort to make dent
into SP’s well-entrenched
Muslim base, seems to
have put spoke in SP’s plan.
The BSP has fielded former
legislator and a popular
Muslim leader Shah Alam
Guddu Jamali.
Even as the Samajwadi
Party along with its ally
Suheldeo Bharatiya Samaj
Party (SBSP) chief Om
Prakash Rajbhar has
launched campaign to retain
the seat, the BJP candidate
Bhojpuri singer Dinesh Lal
Yadav “Nirahua” is hoping
to cut into SP’s Yadav vote
bank. There are sizeable
numbers of Rajbhars in
Sagdi, Mehnagar, Nizama-
bad, Atraulia and Azamgarh
Sadar assembly seats. In
Azamgarh both Yadav-Mus-
lim and Dalit-Muslim make
winning combination and it
would be watched with in-
terest how this caste-based
alliance works. The division
in Muslim vote, as it seems
possible, could also help
the BJP in wresting the seat
as non-Yadav OBC in east
UP had gone with BJP in
assembly elections. Apart
from central leaders the BJP
has deployed large number
of senior leaders including
ministers to campaign in
the constituency. According
to information CM Yogi has
directed the ministers not to
raise “Nupur Sharma” issue
in the campaigning.
Former BJP spokesperson
Nupur Sharma
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With the dis-
appearance of name of
national general secre-
tary BSP Satish Chan-
dra Mishra from star
campaigners list for
Lok Sabha byelection in
Azamgarh, specula-
tions are rife in party
circle that days of
“Brahmin face” of the
party are numbered in
the Dalit outfit.
The BSP recently re-
leased the list of the 40
star campaigners for
the Azamgarh Lok
Sabha seat. The list in-
cluded BSP president
Mayawati, state unit
president Bhim Ra-
jbhar, party MLA Uma-
shankar Singh, zonal
coordinator Munkad
Ali and other senior
party leaders.
Mishra, whose term as
a member of Rajya
Sabha expires on July 4,
had campaigned exten-
sively for his party in
the 2022 UP elections
held in Febru-
ary-March. Mishra was
entrusted with the task
of mobilising the Brah-
min community to sup-
port the BSP. BSP man-
aged to win only one
seat in the 2022 U.P. as-
sembly elections.
Nakul Dubey — a
close aide of Mishra —
recently joined the Con-
gress, setting specula-
tion of a rift in the party
.
A BSP member said
Mishrawasnotincluded
in the list of the star
campaigners on health
grounds. To win the
seat, the party has in-
cluded OBC-Dalit and
Muslim leaders as star
campaigners, he added.
BSP has fielded former
MLA Shah Alam alias
GudduJamalifortheby-
polls on Azamgarh seat.
Aftertheentryof Dubey
in Congress there were
reports that Mishra
would also join the Con-
gress to re-enter Rajya
Sabha but the Congress
nominated three other
leaders Pramod Tiwari,
Imran Pratapgarhi and
Rajeev Shukla for the
upper house.
Mishra, who was an
architect of Dalit-Brah-
min combination, had
played significant role
in bringing the upper
caste community closer
to BSP in 2007 assembly
.
He was suitably reward-
ed with Rajya Sabha
seat. In 2022 election
also he launched his
Brahmin outreach after
offering prayers at Ram
temple in Ayodhya and
organised scores of
Brahmin conferences
all over the state. But
the community did not
respond to his gesture.
The BSP, in a worst
ever performance, could
win just one assembly
.
Mayawati seems to have
realised that with BJP’s
octopus like grip over
Brahmin community, it
is presumably useless to
further invest on “Brah-
min face” of the party
.
While reorganising the
party after assembly de-
bacle Mayawati has
been relentlessly trying
to sew in Dalit-Muslim
combination for 2024
Lok Sabha elections.
Tough for Brahmin face Mishra to find place in Maya’s Dalit-Muslim combo
CHANGE OF STRATEGY
BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra
MAKING A STATEMENT
Anupam Kher performs Tripindi Shradh for Kashmiri Pandits killed in the 1990 Kashmir
massacre, in Varanasi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
—PHOTO BY ANI
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

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