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Christ statue vandalised in Haryana
as attacks against Christians spread
After 52 students catch corona,
Maharashtra school sealed
150 migrants held
for attacking police,
arson in Kerala
Ambala: A statue of Je-
sus Christ was vandal-
ised at a Church in
Haryana’s Ambala this
afternoon.
Police are analysing
CCTV footage but
haven’t yet been able to
identify the criminals.
Haryana’s Home
Minister Anil Vij said
that they hope to iden-
tify the criminals
thourg CCTV footage.
“We have assigned
three teams to catch the
criminals. We have
gathered CCTV footage
and two men appear to
have been involved in
this. We hope that we
will soon arrest those
involved based on the
video footage,” he said.
“Two men jumped
the boundary wall at
12:30 pm and vandalised
a Jesus Christ statue at
around 1:40 pm. They
haven’t been identified
yet, police teams have
been assigned to inves-
tigate it. A complaint is
being lodged and action
will be taken accord-
ingly,” SHO Naresh-
said.
Ahmednagar: First 19
children were found to
be infected with Cov-
id-19 at Maharashtra’s
Jawahar Navodaya
school, following which
450 students were tested
for the virus. Now, 33
more children have test-
ed positive.
A total of 52 people
tested positive for Covid
at the school.
The school has been
sealed and the area has
been declared a con-
tainment zone.
The number of cases
of the fast-spreading
Omicron variant of
Covid has risen to 422 in
India, with Maharash-
tra reporting the most
number of infections.
The state has also has
reported the most num-
ber of Covid cases.
Kochi: At least 150 mi-
grant workers were
taken into custody and
two cases were regis-
tered after they at-
tacked a police team,
which went to contain a
clash that erupted
among the workers dur-
ing Christmas celebra-
tions in Kochi, police
said on Sunday
.
The incident took
place at the labour
camp of Kitex gar-
ments located in the
Kizhakkambalam area
on Saturday night.
“Around 150 migrant
workers were taken
into custody and lodged
in various stations. The
assailants would be
identified from among
them. Two cases have
been registered,” Er-
nakulam rural Superin-
tendent of Police K
Karthik said.
A special police team
was constituted to
probe the incident in
which five policemen
were attacked, one po-
lice vehicle was set
ablaze and three other
vehicles were vandal-
ized, he added.
Dharma Sansad row: Hate speeches in
Mahatma’s land unacceptable, says Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Targeting the
prime minister and oth-
er leaders for their ‘si-
lence’ over alleged hate
speeches at a Dharma
Sansad in Haridwar, Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Sun-
day said such acts in the
land of Mahatma Gan-
dhi cannot be tolerated.
He said the ‘language
of violence’ allegedly
used by the speakers is
against Indian culture
and is unacceptable. Ge-
hlot said it was surpris-
ing that the prime min-
ister, home minister and
the chief minister of
Uttarakhandweresilent
on the issue and the gov-
ernment did not take
anyactionagainstthem.
The Dharma Sansad
held in Uttarakhand
has shaken the country
.
Use of the language of
violence is against our
culture. The prime min-
ister and the chief min-
ister are silent, and the
home minister is keep-
ing mum. Why is action
not being taken? Gehlot
told reporters after at-
tending the party’s
training camp at Shiv-
daspura near Jaipur.
He said while Gan-
dhi’s birth anniversary
is observed across the
globe as the Interna-
tional Day of Non-Vio-
lence, it is unfortunate
that such hate speeches
were delivered in his
country
. Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot
A statue of Jesus Christ vandalised at the Holy Redeemer Church
premises of Ambala Cantt, in Ambala on Sunday.
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The snake bit Salman Khan’s hand on Sat-
urday night at his farmhouse near Panvel in
Raigad district. The actor was then taken to a
hospital at Kamothe in Navi Mumbai and was
discharged on Sunday morning.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh
Tomar on Sunday said that the government
has no intention to bring back the three farm
laws. Tomar’s statement came a day after the
Congress accused Centre of a conspiracy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit
Mandi in Himachal Pradesh on Monday to
inaugurate and lay the foundation stone
of hydropower projects worth over
Rs 11,000 crore.
SALMAN KHAN
BITTEN BY
SNAKE IN
FARMHOUSE
NO INTENTION TO
BRING BACK FARM
LAWS, SAYS AGRI
MINISTER TOMAR
PM MODI IN
MANDI TODAY
FOR LAUNCH OF
POWER PLANTS
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CENTRE FORMS PANEL TO
LOOK INTO DEMAND FOR
AFSPA REPEAL IN NAGALAND
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Amid the
growing clamour for
the repeal of the
Armed Forces Special
Powers Act (AFSPA)
from Nagaland in the
aftermath of the civil-
ian killings, a state
government release
Sunday said that a
committee to look into
the demand will be in-
stituted by the cental
government.
This comes after
representatives of the
Nagaland government,
including Chief Minis-
ter Neiphiu Rio, held a
meeting with Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah in Delhi on
Thursday to discuss
the present scenario in
Nagaland in the after-
math of the incident in
Mon district’s Oting,
where 14 civilians
were killed in a secu-
rity ambush and clash-
es that followed.
The meeting, which
was chaired by Shah,
was also attended by
Nagaland Deputy
Chief Minister Y Pat-
ton former Chief Min-
ister TR Zeliang and
Assam Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The committee will be chaired by the Additional Secretary,
Northeast, Ministry of Home Affairs. It would also include the
Chief Secretary and DGP of Nagaland as well as IG Assam Rifles
(North) and representatives from the Central Reserve Police Force
The panel, which has
been asked to
submit its report in
45 days, will decide
on whether AFSPA
can be repealed
from Nagaland and
the state’s
“disturbed area”
status be removed.
Casteist, family parties
of ‘Bua-Babua’ couldn’t
bring devpt in UP: Shah
First India Bureau
Kasganj: Launching a
veiled attack on the Op-
position, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday said that the
past governments of
“Bua-Babua” in Uttar
Pradesh could not bring
development in the state
since they are ‘casteist’
and ‘family’ parties.
Addressing Jan Vish-
was Yatra in Kasganj of
poll-bound Uttar
Pradesh, Shah said,
#039;Bua and babua
ran the governments in
Uttar Pradesh. Did they
bring any development?
These are casteist par-
ties and family parties.
There were 700 riots
during Akhilesh Ya-
dav’s five-year rule. Ear-
lier the common people
were migrating from
Uttar Pradesh. Earlier
the law and order situa-
tion was so bad that
people were afraid of
sending their daughters
to schools and colleges.
Hailing the present
law and order situation
in Uttar Pradesh during
theongoingChief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath’s
tenure,Shahsaidthatno
one dared to riot in the
lastfourandahalf years.
Earlier there was a
Bahubali in every dis-
trict, today there is a
designated product
from every district,
stated Shah. Remem-
bering former Chief
Minister Kalyan Singh,
Shah said, “Kalyan Sin-
gh ji spoke of good gov-
ernance within UP for
the first time. He
worked towards giving
rights to the backward
society
. Kalyan Singh ji
chose Ram Janmabhoo-
mi over the chief minis-
ter’s chair and pave the
way for Ram Temple.”
Judges
appointing
judges myth,
others also
involved in
process: CJI
Vijayawada: Calling it
a “widely propagated
myth”, Chief Justice N
V Ramana Sunday de-
fended the judiciary
against charges that
judges were appointing
judges through the Col-
legium system.
Delivering the 5th
Late Shri Lavu Ven-
kateswarlu Endow-
ment Lecture at Sid-
dhartha Law College in
Vijayawada, Ramana
said, “It is nowadays
fashionable to reiterate
phrases like ‘judges are
themselves appointing
judges’. I consider this
to be one of the widely
propagated myths.”
Stating that filling
vacancies is one of the
challenges, the CJI ap-
preciated the Centre’s
efforts in appointing
several judges in recent
times.
AFTER OUTRAGE, MAKERS TO
CHANGE LYRICS OF LEONE SONG
‘MADHUBAN MEIN RADHIKA’
GOONS MAKING AN EXODUS UNDER
YOGI GOVERNMENT: AMIT SHAH
NIGHT CURFEW IN
DELHI FROM TODAY
Union Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said
criminals in Uttar Pradesh are making an exodus
now, while earlier it was common man who was
forced to flee by them. He said the BJP made
a hat-trick of electoral wins since the 2014 Lok
Sabha polls in the state. “Now in 2022, BJP will
hit a ‘chaukaa’ by winning UP,” he claimed.
New Delhi: Night curfew will be
imposed in Delhi from 10 pm
to 5 am starting Monday, the
government said on Sunday as
the national capital reported 290
fresh cases of Covid - a 16 per
cent jump from Saturday - and
one related death in 24 hours.
The case positivity rate has
climbed to 0.5 per cent, which is
stated to be of a critical level.

z Music label Saregama
on Sunday said the
company will “change”
the lyrics and the name
of the song “Madhuban
mein Radhika” after
Madhya Pradesh Home
Minister Narottam Mishra
alleged that the video of
the track has hurt senti-
ments of Hindus.

z Madhya Pradesh
Home Minister Narottam
Mishra had lashed out
at a recent music video
featuring Sunny Leone,
warning that action will
be taken against the ac-
tress and makers of the
song if they don’t pull it
down from social media
platforms. Efficy of
Leone was also burned
in Mathura.

z Asking Leone to
apologise, Mishra said
the state will take action
against her and com-
poser Saqib Toshi if the
video is not removed
from YouTube within
three days. He also said
an FIR will be registered
against Leone.

z Recently, Mathura-
based priests
also demand-
ed a ban on
the video,
accusing
the Bol-
lywood
actress
of hurt-
ing their
religious
senti-
ments.
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
INDIA
RAJASTHAN
6,987
new cases
162
new fatalities
62
new cases
00
new fatalities
Action will be taken in accordance with law to secure justice for all, said Army on Dec 4 incident.
76 top lawyers
write to Chief
Justice on
genocide call
New Delhi: Seventy-six
advocates of the Su-
preme Court have writ-
ten to CJI NV Ramana,
asking Supreme Court
to take suo motu cogni-
sance of calls for “eth-
nic cleansing” at two
religious events in Del-
hi and Haridwar. Nam-
ing a list of people who
had given the call, the
advocates wrote that in
absence of police ac-
tion, “Urgent judicial
interventionisrequired
to prevent such events
that seem to have be-
come order of the day”.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2021
02
Naveen Joshi
B h i l w a r a / R a j s a -
mand: BJP State Pres-
ident Satish Poonia on
Sunday said said that
the CM Gehlot led gov-
ernment will find it
difficult to garner
enough seats this time
and the party will not
be able to form a gov-
ernment of jugaad
even.
Poonia attended the
closing ceremony of
BJP District Training
Camp at Kothari Vati-
ka during his one day
visit to Bhilwara on
Sunday. MP Subhash
Bahedia, District Pres-
ident Ladu Lal Teli and
others were present.
Accusing the Con-
gress of being corrupt,
he said the party has
no moral right to cele-
brate over the issue of
farm laws. The farm-
ers are facing prob-
lems regarding urea
and electricity. Instead
of coming on the roads,
these unemployed peo-
ple should focus on the
deteriorating law and
order situation in the
state.
In Rajsamand, Poo-
nia offered prayers in
Shreenathji temple in
Nathdwara and met lo-
cal people and vendors
there. He held a meet-
ing with the office-
bearers in which Rs 21
lakh was collected un-
der the lifetime contri-
bution fund.
Congress’ seats will be in minus this time: Poonia
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

A peaceful state
like Rajasthan
has become the
capital of
crimes. The
farmers are
facing problems
regarding urea
and electricity,
said Poonia
Satish Poonia felicitated with a traditional weapon in Bhilwara.
Congress
has no
moral
right to cele-
brate over the
issue of farm
laws as farmers
are facing vari-
ous problems.
—Satish Poonia,
State BJP President
60-YR-OLD WOMAN FOUND DEAD ON
ON SALEMABAD ROAD IN AJMER
Ajmer: The dead body of an elderly woman
Kamaladevi (60) was found on Salemabad Road
under Gandhi Nagar police station area of Ajmer
district on Sunday. The woman’s throat was slit
and the blood-stained knife was also recovered
from the spot. The woman had left her house on
Saturday morning. However, when she did not
return, her family members started searching
for her. Gandhi Nagar SHO Shambhu Singh said
that a case of murder has been filed against an
unknown person on complaint of her son.
Jaipur: Malviya Nagar MLA Kalicharan Saraf inaugu-
rated two asphalt roads constructed by Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority in
front of Jai Club in Ward
150 Mahavir Marg, C
Scheme. Councilor Jiten-
dra Shrimali said that for
a long time there were
huge potholes on these
roads, and passersby
had to face a lot of trouble. Traffic became easy now.
SARAF INAUGURATES TWO ROADS IN C
SCHEME GIVING RELIEF TO COMMUTERS
Jaipur: The Jaipur district unit of the National
Rural Livelihood Mission Employees Union was
formed under the directions of state president
Amit Joshi. Amita Vyas was appointed as district
president, Pushpendra Singh as vice president,
Ashok Sharma as secretary, Yash Sharma as gen-
eral secretary, Neha Sharma as treasurer, Girvar
Singh as mantri, Subhash Chandra Kumawat as
mahamantri. Ashok Sharma said that discussions
were held on demands of staff serving under the
Rajasthan Gramin Ajeevika Vikas Parishad. He said
that issues including regularisation of the staff and
hike in DA were discussed.
NRLM JAIPUR EXECUTIVE FORMED, TO
TAKE UP ISSUES OF EMPLOYEES
NEWS DIGEST
CRPF officer resigns citing
paper leaks, Kirodi gets vocal
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Amidst the
controversies arising
over the recruitment in
Rajasthan, a Paramili-
tary officer from Ra-
jasthan has resigned,
prompting BJP’s Rajya
Sabha MP Kirodi Lal
Meena to demand resig-
nation of PCC chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra.
Assistant Comman-
dant in CRPF Vikas
Poonia, who hails from
Jhunjhunu and a recip-
ientof ShauryaChakra,
sent his resignation to
the President in protest
against the irregulari-
ties in recruitment in
the state and his wife,
who is in medical and
health department, also
said she too will quit
the job if the state gov-
ernment does not give
up stubbornness.
Kirodi Meena de-
manded from the CM to
seek resignation of PCC
chief Govind Singh Do-
tasra, who was the edu-
cation minister. Meena
said that Vikas Jakhar
has resigned after being
hurt by RBSE chair-
man DP Jaroli and Go-
vind Singh Dotasra.
Veg vendor booked for
rape attempt with minor
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: In a horrific in-
cident, a 9-year-old girl
was allegedly molested
and raped by a vegeta-
ble vendor when he
found her alone at home
in Jaipur. He ran away
after the neighbours
heard the cries of the
minor. A case has been
registered against the
accused under POSCO
Act after the victim’s
mother lodged a com-
plaint at Karni Vihar
police station.
The victim’s mother
hails from Tonk and
works in a private hos-
pital. On December 24
when she returned af-
ter completing her shift
at the hospital at 6.30
pm, she was informed
about the incident by
her neighbour.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Farmer leader
Rakesh Tikait on Sun-
day said Samyukt Kisan
Morcha is not contest-
ing any election and he
was not going to join
politics.
Tikait was in Jaipur
to attend the 5th Suraj-
mal International
Awards ceremony
where he said that the
farmers’ movement is
yet not over as the gov-
ernment has repealed
only three agriculture
laws. Other demands
have not been met. “If
the government ignores
our demands, the pro-
test will begin again.”
Asked about his
stance on UP assembly
elections, also due in
February, he said he
will speak on it after the
model code of conduct
comes into force.
He, however, said
farmers will be in the
role of king maker in
UP. “We are holding a
meeting on 15 and we
will talk about this
then,” Tikait told re-
porters when asked
about it.
Again, Raje photo
missing in poster
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: The poster
war in BJP is not stop-
ping. A tractor rally
wastakenoutinBharat-
pur by the Bharatiya
Kisan Morcha on Sun-
day where the photo of
former CM Vasundhara
Raje was missing. Ear-
lier, when Vasundhara
Raje came to Bharatpur,
the photo of state presi-
dent Satish Poonia was
missing from the poster.
Around 100 tractors
were involved in the
rally that was flagged
off by Hariram Ran-
wan, State President of
the BKM. Ranwan said
that a tractor rally is be-
ing taken out to make
the farmers aware.
WINTER RAIN BRINGS CHILL!
WINTER RAIN BRINGS CHILL!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The effect of a
Western Disturbance
started showing over
the northern part of Ra-
jasthan on Sun-
day as it rained in
several parts of
the state. After
the rain in Jaipur
late evening, the
effect of cold in-
creased. Meteor-
ologists said that
now the effect of
winter will in-
crease even dur-
ing the day. The
maximum tem-
perature which
used to be at 26
degrees, will now
drop to around 20
degrees. The Me-
teorological De-
partment has ex-
pressed the pos-
sibility of drizzle
in the districts of
6 divisions of the
state till December 28.
The minimum tempera-
ture in Churu Saturday
night rose by 5 degrees
Celsius to 13.2 degrees.
3-day training
camp for
BJP workers
in Dausa
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Ahead of the
assembly elections, BJP
has intensified its ef-
forts to bring the organ-
ization in an active
mode. For this, a three-
day training camp will
be held from December
27 to 29 at Rawat Palace,
Dausa. In this, the na-
tional and state level
leaders of the party, in-
cluding state president
Satish Poonia will train
important workers on
several issues.
District president
Ratan Tiwari said that
Tikam Singh Gurjar
and co-convener
Pramod Vyas have
been made the conven-
er of the camp. Media
in-charge Shivkumar
Sharma said that in the
camp, National Minis-
ter Alka Singh Gurjar,
Lok Sabha MP Jaskaur
Meena, Rajya Sabha
MP Kirodilal Meena,
MP Ramkumar Verma,
former minister Ghan-
shyam Tiwari, former
MLA Phoolchand
Bhinda, district organ-
ization in-charge
Shailendra Bhargava
and other state level
leaders will attend the
training camp.
Poster without Raje photo
Protest will restart if demands are ignored, said Tikait in Jaipur.
the northern part of Ra-
Acase of rape has been filed at Muhana police sta-
tion, where a 35-year-old victim named a person
for raping and blackmailing her by making obscene
videos. The victim has mentioned in the complaint that
she had come to Jaipur from Agra in search of work in
the year 2017. In Muhana she met the accused person.
On the pretext of providing work to the victim, he took
her to a secluded place in Muhana and committed the
rape by feeding her intoxicants and made an obscene
video of the victim.
35-YEAR-OLD ALLEGES RAPE, BLACKMAIL
ON BASIS OF OBSCENE VIDEOS BY ACCUSED
SKMnotgoingtocontest:Tikait
MEEL SPEAKS
Commuters were seen running for shelter as it rained heavily on Sunday
evening in several parts of Jaipur city. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Vikas Poonia
If government
ignores our
demands, the
protest will
begin again.”
—Rakesh Tikait,
farmer leader

RAJASTHAN
03
Over 51L kids to be jabbed to fight
off impending Omicron wave in Raj
74L people including 68.33 lakh senior citizens to get booster dose from Jan 10
First India Bureau
Jaipur: There is news
of relief amid the sus-
pected 3rd wave of Co-
rona and the growing
threat of Omicron. PM
Narendra Modi has an-
nounced to start vacci-
nation from January 3
for children in the age
group of 15 to 18 years.
In such a situation,
more than 51 lakh chil-
dren of Rajasthan will
be vaccinated. Prepara-
tions have been com-
pleted regarding this.
Apart from the hospi-
tal,preparationsarealso
beingmadebytheHealth
Department to ensure
that the children get the
facilityof vaccinationin
the school as well. At the
same time, children can
get two to three doses of
the vaccine.
“The department has
completed all the prepa-
rations for the vaccina-
tionof agegroupof 12to
18 years in Rajasthan.
This age group is esti-
mated to have 1.10 crore
children. However, the
central government has
included only children
between the ages of 15
and 18 in the first phase.
In such a situation, the
number of children of
thisagegroupisbelieved
to be around 51 lakh,”
said Dr. Raghuraj Singh,
Director of Vaccination
Project in Rajasthan
Health Directorate.
Now from January 10
inthestate,thesegroups
as well as those people
of front line workers,
who are more likely to
get infected, will be giv-
en a booster dose of the
vaccine. Rajasthan has
more than 5,88,779
health care workers,
while more than 5,89,908
front line workers.
With 6 Covid cases
in Vaishali Nagar and
5 in Durgapura, CMHO
Sharma has written to
the district admin to
declare containment
zones in these areas.
A youth receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot. —FILE PHOTO
Jaipur reports
46 new cases
after 6 months
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After a gap of 6
months, 46 new corona
positive cases were re-
ported on Sunday
. Earli-
er on June 19, 55 cases
were reported in Jaipur,
which was the highest.
The increasing cases in
Jaipurhavenowbecome
acauseof concern.How-
ever, in all these cases,
no one is being told in a
serious condition.
According to Jaipur
CMHO, maximum 6 cas-
es were found in Vaisha-
li Nagar area, out of
which 5 cases belong to
the same family
. Apart
from this, 4 out of 5 cas-
es found in Durgapura
are also being reported
from the family
.
JMCH razes 35 shops,
seals 6 on Govind Dev
Ji temple premises
Ziyauddin Khan
Jaipur: Taking ac-
tion against en-
croachments, the
Municipal Corpora-
tion Jaipur Heritage
razed 35 shops built
on the Govind Dev ji
temple premises and
sealed six of them in
Jaipur on Sunday
.
Deputy SP Islam
Khan of the corpora-
tion’s enforcement
squad said that a peti-
tion was filed in the
High Court in 2009 re-
garding the illegal
shops. An order to re-
move these shops was
given in 2014. Khan
saidthatthedisplaced
shops will be rehabili-
tated. For the last sev-
en years, the corpora-
tion did not remove
these shops. In its sur-
vey report, the corpo-
ration identified 35
shops and asked the
shop owners to vacate
their shops but they
did not do so.
Around 12 noon on
Sunday
, the enforce-
ment squad of the
Municipal Corpora-
tion reached the tem-
ple premises with
heavypoliceforceand
carried out the drive.
JMC Heritage team during an anti-encroachment drive
near Govind Dev ji temple on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Cleanliness after BVG
750 ton garbage lifted by 4700 sweepers in 2 days
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After termina-
tion of contract of BVG
Company by Jaipur
Heritage Municipal
Corporation, the offic-
ers and employees have
come on the front to en-
sure cleanliness in the
heritage area.
Constant monitoring
is being done by Mayor
Munesh Gurjar and
Commissioner Awad-
heshMeena.Atthesame
time, zone deputy com-
missioners are making
field visits to keep the
cleanliness system bet-
ter in both the shifts.
Meena informed that
4700 sweepers are work-
ing in both the shifts
and 750 tonnes of gar-
bage was lifted from the
city in two days. 16
units are working con-
tinuously for garbage
collection. 100 hoppers
are engaged in lifting
the garbage.
Piles of trash line streets in JMC Heritage areas.
RAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT BECOMES
BDL’S INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Jaipur: Rajendra Singh Shekhawat has become an in-
dependent director in Bharat
Dynamics Limited (BDL), a
PSU under the Ministry of
Defence. After the appoint-
ment, Shekhawat expressed
gratitude to BJP state prez
Satish Poonia and state
general secretary (organisation) Chandrashekhar. The
appointment is rewarded for his continuous dedica-
tion and sincerity for the party organisation.
Jaipur: The triennial elections to the executive
committee of the Shri Bhavani Niketan Education
Committee, a leading
institution of Rajput
society, were held on
Sunday. Shivpal Singh
Nangal has been elected
president unopposed for
the third time. Chief Elec-
toral Officer Ganga Singh
Shekhawat (Retd. RHJS) informed that Shivpal
Singh Nangal as President, Nagendra Singh Rathod
(Bagar) as Vice President were elected unopposed.
Bharatpur: Principal Secretary of the Urban Bodies
Department, Kunji Lal Meena during his one-
day visit to Bharatpur
reviewed the Prashasan
Shehron ke Sang cam-
paign in the Municipal
Corporation, Urban
Development Trust,
Bharatpur and issued
necessary guidelines for
issuing maximum number of leases. After reviewing
the pending cases at the level of the government,
instructions were also given for their disposal.
BHAVANI NIKETAN EDUC COMMITTEE POLL:
NANGAL RE-ELECTED UNOPPOSED AS PREZ
KUNJI LAL MEENA REVIEWS PRASHASAN
SHEHRON KE SANG IN BHARATPUR
NEWS DIGEST VDO exam today,
no exam centre
in many districts
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Preliminary
examination of Village
Development Officer
(VDO) will be held in
four phases on Monday
and Tuesday for which
all the preparations
have been completed by
the Rajasthan Staff Se-
lection Board.
14.92 lakh candidates
have enrolled for the
exam of Village Devel-
opment Officer. There is
no exam centre in Bar-
mer, Churu, Dholpur,
Jaisalmer, Jalore, Ka-
rauli, and Pratapgarh.
COURTESY MEETING
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra meets Union Minister of Education, Skill Development
Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Sunday. The Governor
discussed with him the efforts being made to upgrade higher education in the state.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Twelve states
including Delhi, Hary-
ana and Uttar Pradesh
have banned Christmas
and New Year celebra-
tions due to the rise in
the number of Omicron
patients in the country
.
But unlike the neigh-
boring states, there are
no restrictions on cele-
brating Christmas and
New Year in Rajasthan.
In such a situation,
on Saturday and Sun-
day, thousands of peo-
ple from six states, in-
cluding Delhi, Punjab,
Haryana and Uttar
Pradesh reached Jaipur
to celebrate Christmas.
About 40,000 people
from neighbouring
states reached the tour-
ist places of the city.
This number of people
arriving at tourist plac-
es has been estimated to
be double as compared
to last year. A large
number of people from
neighboring states on
their arrival in Jaipur
struggled with jam on
all the main roads from
Amer to JLN Marg.
Thousands flock to state for Christmas, New Year amid COVID fears
REVENGE TOURISM!
lll
In the
celebration of
Christmas, the
guidelines of
Corona were
violated. About
95 per cent
hotels are
booked till
December 31
Roads choked due to heavy tourist influx in Jaipur. (R) Many tourists were seen without masks and ignoring social distancing.
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Local bodies given power to decide
parking rates in commercial plots
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Urban bodies
will now be authorised
to determine parking
rates of cars in commer-
cial plots in dense popu-
lation.
The UDH department
hasamendedtheexisting
building bylaws to em-
power local bodies to de-
cide the parking rates of
carsincommercialplots.
This includes commer-
cial plots up to 50 sqm.
Under the amend-
ment, young architects
have also been author-
ised to issue construc-
tion approval and occu-
pancy certificates on
plots up to 1000 square
metres. These will in-
clude such architects
who have not completed
5 years (from the date of
issue of order) after ob-
taining the degree of
Architect.
At the same time, ar-
chitects who have com-
pleted more than five
years after obtaining
the degree will be au-
thorised to work under
the Model Building
Regulations, 2020. Local
young architects of the
state will be charged a
one-time fee of Rs
20,000 and an annual
renewal fee of Rs 7500
for registration.
Vasundhara Raje
@VasundharaBJP
The ever-increasing
cases of Omicron
in the country are a
matter of concern.
Therefore, never
make the mistake
of underestimating
the magnitude of the
corona epidemic and
keep following the
precautions related
to wearing a mask,
keeping a distance of
two yards and wash-
ing hands with soap.
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TOURISTS IN NUMBERS
Alwar chairperson seat deal
was for `2.5 cr, audio claims
Ashvini Yadav
Alwar: An audio clip
purportedly having tel-
ephonic conversation
between former chair-
person of Alwar Mu-
nicipal Council Bina
Gupta and Congress
leader Himanshu Shar-
ma regarding a deal of
Rs 2.5 crore for chair-
person’s post has gone
viral.
Both the leaders were
repeatedly called but
they could not be ap-
proached for comments.
Gupta was arrested
by the ACB a month
back while taking a
bribe of Rs 80,000 and
she has come out of
bail. In a recent inter-
view to a newspaper,
she alleged that Himan-
shu Sharma had taken
money to make her the
chairperson. Gupta had
claimed that Sharma
had taken Rs 3.75 crore
from the councillors
who had stayed in a ho-
tel during elections.
Sharma had rejected
the allegations.
In the audio, the wom-
an is accusing the man
of taking Rs 2.5 crore
from her. There is also a
mention of extortion
from street vendors.
COVID-19
UPDATE
9,55,480
TOTAL CASES
62 IN A DAY
9,46,199
TOTAL RECOVERED
8,963
TOTAL DEATHS
ZERO IN A DAY
318
ACTIVE CASES
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fulfil one’s desires and that there is no
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Congratulations to all the winners
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A person can rise through
the efforts of his own mind;
or draw himself down, in
the same manner. Because
each person is his own
friend or enemy.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
CJI RAMANA
SPEAKS SOME
HARSH TRUTHS
ABOUT POWERS OF
JUDICIAL REVIEW
hat the Central and
several state govern-
ments are becoming
authoritarian is no
secret. Nothing ex-
emplifies that better than the
CEC being told to be present at a
meeting chaired by the Principal
Secretary in the PMO. It amount-
ed to the subordination of a con-
stitutional body by the execu-
tive. Warning against this ten-
dency Chief Justice of India NV
Ramana said that having brute
majority in parliament does not
allow a government to take arbi-
trary actions. He also made it
clear that functioning democra-
cy in the country hinges upon
judicial review, which the judici-
ary has been entrusted with.
Judicial review is the power
given to courts to examine deci-
sions of the legislature, execu-
tive and the administration. In
recent times this power has
been criticised as judicial over-
reach or activism by the govern-
ment which prefers all constitu-
tional bodies to be subservient
to it. If the judiciary continues
to be under constant malicious
attacks threatening its inde-
pendence, democracy will be
reduced to a farce.
TOP TWEETS
T
igns are ominous.
Bajrang Dal and
other hard right
wing Hindu out-
fits, which are
close to running a parallel ad-
ministration in some places,
are out to make India unliva-
ble for Christians Muslims.
Christmas celebrations were
disrupted in several states by
Bajrang Dal. The vandalism
came about a week after some
speakers at the Dharm San-
sad held at Haridwar from
December 17-19, threatened to
ransack hotels commercial
establishments where Christ-
mas celebrations were being
held. Festival of joy turned
into one of fear gloom as
right-wing hoodlums went
about disrupting revelry in
Haryana’s Gurugram Ku-
rukshetra, at a school in Kar-
nataka’s Mandya district by
Hindu Jagarana Vedike and
Assam’s Cachar and Silchar
districts. The reasons given
for disruptions varied from
alleged conversion to absence
of pictures of Hindu gods and
goddesses on the walls and for
not celebrating Tulsi Diwas.
With police not registering
any case these forces only get
emboldened joie de vivre
of Christian Muslim fes-
tivities is gradually losing its
fervour. Using strong-arm
tactics is aimed at marginal-
ising these communities and
preventing participation by
others. These outfits thus
seem to be succeeding as law
enforcement agencies prefer
to remain mute spectators as
happened in Assam, Karna-
taka and Haryana.
With Bajrang Dal, Hindu
Jagarana Vedike sundry
othersuchoutfitsontheprowl,
India is trying to make its way
to becoming a Hindu rashtra,
where Hinduism’s peaceful co-
existence with other religions
may become difficult.
XMAS DISRUPTIONS
A GRIM POINTER
Reasons given for
disruptions varied from
alleged conversion to
absence of pictures of
Hindu gods
goddesses on walls
and for not celebrating
Tulsi Diwas. With police
not registering any case
these forces only get
emboldened
S
Jinnah: The man who created
Pakistan the way he wanted!
he date of the birth of Mo-
hammed Ali Jinnah remains
somethingof amystery
.Inthe
registerof hisschool,inKara-
chi, the date given is October
20, 1875. M.A. Jinnah always
maintained that he was born
on Christmas Day in 1876.
Why am I writing about
Jinnah? Yesterday I finished
reading, “Jinnah”: His Suc-
cesses, Failures and Role in
History. The volume is 808
pages long. The author is,
Ishtiaq Ahmed, who is cur-
rently professor emeritus of
political science at Stock-
holm University
.
Whenever I am asked,
“Whowasthemostsuccessful
pre-1947 Indian politician”,
my answer is “M.A. Jinnah.”
Jinnah was a brilliant law-
yer, before becoming an as-
tute and brilliant politician.
Almost all his life he lived
in Bombay
. By the age of 35 he
was a millionaire. He lived in
a palatial house in Malabar
Hill. He married late in life.
His wife came from an emi-
nent Parsi family. The mar-
riage was not a happy one.
Jinnah at one time was
called the “ambassador” of
Hindu-Muslim Unity”, by no
less a person than Sarojini
Naidu. He was member of
the newly founded Muslim
League and also of Congress.
When Gandhiji finally re-
turned to India from South
Africa in January 1915, Jin-
nah warmly welcomed him.
By 1920 Gandhiji had be-
come the Congress supremo.
Jinnah did not participate in
the non-cooperation move-
ment. He was for achieving
India’sindependencethrough
constitutional means.
He finally left the Congress
in 1928. Feeling politically
frustrated, he left for London
in 1930. He bought a house in
the upper class part of Lon-
don- Hampstead, was driven
byanEnglishChauffeurinhis
master’sRollsRoyce.Jinnah’s
lawpracticeflourished.Heap-
parently made a lot of money
.
The Muslim League was
rudderless, an elitist party of
Muslim Talukdars and rich
land owners. On the pleading
of Liaquat Ali Khan and oth-
er leaders, Jinnah was per-
suaded to return to India.
This he did in 1935.
Single handedly, he con-
verted the Muslim League
into a mass organisation.
The Congress did not take
him too seriously. Major po-
litical misjudgment. In the
1937 provincial elections the
performance of the Muslim
League was dismal. The Con-
gress did exceptionally well
and formed governments in
six out of eleven provinces.
In 1938-39 the Congress
faced serious internal prob-
lem. The Mahatma and Sub-
hash Chandra Bose did not
get on. Eventually Gandhi
had his way
.
GandhijilaunchedtheQuit
India movement on August 8,
1942. On the 9th he and all
members of the Congress
Working Committee were ar-
rested. The Mahatma for once
got it wrong. The Quit India
movement lasted for seven to
eight months and was bru-
tally suppressed by the Vice-
roy. The political field was
now at Jinnah’s hands.
From 1942 to 1947 The Mus-
lim League became a major
factor in India’s politics.
The Muslims were not a
minority but a nation, was
Jinnah’s unbeatable slogan.
India had to be divided. It was
on August 14-15 1947. Hence,
the India Freedom Movement
ended in partial failure.
Nehru himself conceded this.
M.A Jinnah did not spend
even a day in jail, did not face
a lathi charge nor took part
in a political hurtle. By 1946
he abandoned constitutional-
ism and resorted to Direct
Action. Recall the Calcutta
killings. Almost single- hand-
edly (the British behind the
curtain did help him) he cre-
ated Pakistan. Steadfast big-
otry and communalism suc-
ceeded. Millions of innocent
lives were lost when India
was partitioned.
Was Jinnah a great man?
In many ways, ‘he was.’ He
created a nation. However, he
could be disagreeably petty.
When Gandhiji was assassi-
nated, Jinnah issued the fol-
lowing incredible and grace-
less statement:
“Whatever our political
differences, he was one of the
greatest man produced by the
Hindu community, and a
leader who commanded their
universal confidence and re-
spect.
“I wish to express my sor-
row, and sincerely sympa-
thize with the great Hindu
Community and his family in
their bereavement at this mo-
mentous, historical and criti-
cal juncture so soon after the
birth of freedom and freedom
of Hindustan and Pakistan.
“The loss to the Dominion
of India is irreparable, and it
will be very difficult to fill
the vacuum created by the
passing away of such a great
man at this moment.”
But deeply moving and sin-
cere homage was paid to Gan-
dhiji in the Pakistan Constit-
uent Assembly by Prime
Minister Liaquat Ali Khan,
by the East Bengal premier,
Khwaja Nizamuddin, Mian
Mumtaz Daulatana, Premier
of Punjab, M.A. Khuhro, Pre-
mier of Sind.
M.A. Jinnah heard the
tributes to Gandhiji. Finally
he stood up and to some ex-
tent made up for atrocious
earlier statement.
“I have heard the deep ex-
pression of sorrow and grief
and I associate myself with
the tributes that have been
paid to this great man and his
greatness. He died in the dis-
charge of duty in which he
was engaged. He was man of
principles and when he be-
lieved that it was his duty he
took it up and performed it.
His tragic death, however,
much as we may deplore and
condemn it, was a noble
death for he died in the dis-
charge of the duty in which
he believed. I will convey the
message as desired by you,
Mr. Prime Minister, to the In-
dian people in due course.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
Jinnah at one time was
called the “ambassador” of
Hindu-Muslim Unity”, by
no less a person than
Sarojini Naidu. He was
member of the newly
founded Muslim League
and also of Congress. By
1920 Gandhiji had become
the Congress supremo.
Jinnah did not participate
in the non-cooperation
movement.
The Muslim were not a
minority but a nation, was
Jinnah’s unbeatable
slogan. India had to be
divided. It was on August
14-15 1947. Hence, the
India Freedom
Movement ended in
partial failure. Nehru
himself conceded this.
M.A. Jinnah did not spend
even a day in jail, didn’t
face a lathi charge nor took
part in a political hurtle. By
1946, he abandoned
constitutionalism and
resorted to Direct Action.
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India

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INDIA
05
New Delhi: After pass-
ing away of Ahmed Pa-
tel, Con-
gress gen-
eral secre-
tary Pri-
y a n k a
G a n d h i
Vadra has
emerged
t r o u b l e
shooter
within
the par-
ty and
all com-
plainants are landing at
her door with their
grievances. Most re-
cently, when Uttara-
khand crisis loomed
this week with former
Chief Minister Harish
Rawat targeting the
party, Priyanka Gandhi
stepped in to defuse the
tension and placated
the sulking leader.
This is not the first
time the Gandhi sibling
has managed crisis in
theparty
.Shewasinstru-
mental in Punjab and
was the main brain be-
hind the removal of
Amarinder Singh and
installing Navjot Singh
Sidhu in the party appa-
ratus. She along with
Rahul prevailed upon
Ashok Gehlot to accom-
modate Sachin Pilot loy-
alistsinthegovernment.
After UP polls, analysts
feel that the Congress
willhavetoofferPriyan-
ka Gandhi a bigger role
to reach out to leaders
who are not in sync with
Rahul Gandhi. Moreo-
ver, to win back the dis-
gruntledleaders and the
G-23 group, most of the
lot praised her for the
fight she took up in UP
after the Kheri incident.
While she has been
credited with making
party visible in UP by
raising issues at a short
span of time, the cur-
rent survey shows that
Cong may not gain elec-
torally in the state.
Will PGV get bigger role in Cong after UP polls?
BIG QUESTION
ALREADY IN CRISES
PM’scleanlinessmantra:Discipline,dedication
PrimeMinisterNarendraModiduringMannKiBaatprogrammeencouragedpeopletofollowtheSwachhBharatinitiative
New Delhi: With an
aim to encourage people
to follow the ‘Swachh
Bharat’ initiative, PM
Narendra Modi on Sun-
day said that the resolve
of cleanliness will be
fulfilled only with disci-
pline, awareness and
dedication. In his Mann
Ki Baat program on
Sunday
.
PM Modi cited an ex-
ample of ‘Puneet Sagar’
campaign undertaken
by cadets for cleanliness
in which more than 30
thousand NCC cadets
participated.
“These cadets
cleaned the beaches, re-
moved plastic waste
from there and collect-
ed it for recycling. Our
beaches, our mountains
are worth visiting only
when there is cleanli-
ness at the place,” he
said. He said that it is
the responsibility of
every countryman that
the places which give us
so much joy, should not
be made dirty by us.
Speaking about ‘Ek qad-
am swachhata ki ore’
effort, Modi said.
“Special campaigns
are also being run in
ministries and depart-
ments to remove the old
and pending material.
Some very interesting
things have happened
throughthiscampaign.”
“When this cleanliness
drive was started in the
Department of Post, the
junkyard there became
completely empty and
turned into a courtyard
and cafeteria.
LAST EDITION OF MANN KI BAAT 2021
New Delhi: PM will
hold Pariksha Pe Char-
cha with students be-
fore the annual exams
in 2022. Addressing the
nation in the 84th epi-
sode of his monthly ra-
dio programme 'Mann
Ki Baat' on Sunday,
PM said, I discuss
such similar topics
with students on ex-
ams. This year also I am
planning to discuss
with the students be-
fore the exams. The reg-
istration for this pro-
gramme is also going to
start two days later, Dec
28 onwards on Mygov.
in. The registration will
be from Dec 28 to Jan
20.Modi said an online
competition will also be
organized for teachers,
and parents of class IX
to XII students. I would
like you all to take part
in this. I will get an op-
portunity to meet you.
Together we will brain-
storm on many aspects
related to examination.
PM Modi to hold Pariksha Pe Charcha
2022: Registration begins on Dec 28
‘AWARENESS, DISCIPLINE OUR
STRENGTH IN FIGHTING OMICRON’
MODI LAUDS AP
AIRGUN SURRENDER
CAMPAIGN New Delhi: Amid the spread of the Omicron variant
of coronavirus, PM Modi on Sunday said self-
awareness and self-discipline are the country's
strengths in fighting against the novel variant
of the COVID. Addressing the nation in the 84th
episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann
Ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister said, Friends,
we also have to keep in mind that a new variant of
coronavirus has already knocked at the door. Our
scientists are continuously studying this new Omi-
cron variant. They are getting new data every day,
their suggestions are being worked upon. In such a
situation, self-awareness and self-discipline are the
country's strengths in fighting against this variant
of coronavirus. It is this very collective strength of
ours that will defeat COVID; with this very sense of
responsibility, we have to enter into 2022.
New Delhi: Prime
Minister on Sunday
congratulated the people
of Arunachal Pradesh for
adopting Airgun Sur-
render Campaign and
stated that more than
1,600 airguns have been
surrendered voluntarily
by the people here, In
this campaign, people
are voluntarily surrender-
ing their airguns, so that
indiscriminate hunting of
birds can be stopped in
Arunachal Pradesh.
Dispur: Hours after ex-
horting BJP's state unit
leaders to surrender
their security cover,
Assam CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma on Sun-
day revealed that BJPs'
Karimganj President
Subrata Bhattacharjee
has surrendered his
Personal Security Of-
ficer (PSO) on Saturday
.
The decision came
after Sarma asked BJP's
state unit leaders to sur-
render their security.
The CM had reportedly
said that having a PSO
is Congress culture
and we do not have any
threat of life for we
have done nothing
wrong. Sarma tweeted,
I am in deep gratitude,
grateful to Sri Subra-
ta Bhattacharjee, Presi-
dent BJP Karimganj for
having given up his
PSO on my request.
HIMANTA LAUDS BJP
KARIMGANJ CHIEF
New Delhi: An Indian
Army officer would
face a general court-
martial on 12 different
charges of corruption
and wrongdoings dur-
ing the demonetisation
exercise carried out in
Nov 2016 when some
new currency notes
were introduced and
old notes taken out of
circulation.
The GCM is sched-
uled to begin from Janu-
ary 10, 2022, at the West-
ern Command head-
quarters where discipli-
nary proceedings in the
cases related to corrup-
tion in demonetisation
have been going on. The
Army Captain was post-
ed in the Army Postal
Services in the Delhi
area during the demon-
etisation process when
the alleged acts of cor-
ruption took place, govt
sources told ANI. As
per the charges against
the Captain, through
illegal means, he al-
lowed an exchange of
old currency notes for
new notes on various
occasions on days when
no transaction was al-
lowed.The Indian
Army has been taking
strict action.
ARMY CAPTAIN
FACES COURT
MARTIAL FOR
CHEATING
New Delhi: Congress
MP Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury has writ-
ten a letter to PM Modi
regarding Covid Hos-
pital in West Bengal's
Murshidabad and
Kalyani.
I am very thankful
to you for sanctioning
two covid hospitals,
one for Murshidabad
and another for Kalya-
ni on my request
through the PM-Cares
Fund, the release
read. However, six
months have passed,
but no progress has
been made in the con-
struction/establish-
ment of the said hospi-
tals, Chowdhury said.
In view of third-wave
lurking around, I
would request you to
kindly instruct the
state govt to do the
needful on their part
in respect of the es-
tablishment of the
a b ove - m e n t i o n e d
makeshift covid hos-
pital and you may
also like to instruct
the concerned depart-
ment for the same.
Cong’s Adhir Ranjan writes to PM
regarding two Covid Hosps in WB
Bengaluru: With the
state witnessing a rise
in Omicron cases, the
Karnataka govt has
decided to impose a
night curfew from Dec
28 from 10 pm to 5 am
for ten days.
The announcement
came after Karnataka
CM Basavaraj Bommai
chaired a meeting with
cabinet colleagues, the
state chief secretary,
and other senior offi-
cials from health and
police departments.
Addressing a press
conferenceon Sunday ,
Karnataka Health Min
K Sudhakar said,. New
Year celebrations at
pubs, restaurants and
hotels are banned. Sec-
tion 144 will be im-
posed in the state from
December 28.” Sudha-
kar added, “Only 50
per cent seating ar-
rangements are al-
lowed in hotels.
He also said the
COVID-19 vaccine will
be administered to
children aged 15 to 18
and booster shot to
those above 60 years
and have comorbidity
conditions.
NIGHTCURFEWINK’TAKAFOR10 DAYS
35% OF ADULT POPULATION
YET TO BE VACCINATED: CONG
New Delhi: With the number of Omicron cases
rising in India, the Congress attacked the Centre
and asked by when the govt is intending to vac-
cinate the remaining 35 per
cent of the adult population
of the country.Speaking
at the press conference,
Congress spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala said,
“According to the PIB data
and affidavit submitted in
the Supreme Court, around 36 crore of the
eligible population is yet to receive the second
dose of COVID dose while 11 crores to get both
the doses. By when the govt will inoculate this
population? The govt had promised to vaccinate
the adult population by December 31. However,
it has not fulfilled the promise.”The Congress
party also questioned why the government is
administering vaccines to children.
New Delhi: Modi
on Sunday praised
the Drone show
organized in the
Residency area
of Lucknow and
said that different
aspects of the Indian
freedom struggle
were brought to life
by the show. This
drone show was
organized in the
Residency area of
Lucknow.Describing
the 'Drone show',
the PM said that
different aspects of
the Indian free-
dom struggle were
brought to life during
the show.Similarly,
you can also bring
to the people the
unique aspects re-
lated to the freedom
movement con-
nected to your cities,
villages.
PM MODI
PRAISES
‘DRONE SHOW’
ORGANIZED IN
LUCKNOW
PM recalls
late Group
Captain Varun
Singh’s letter
New Delhi: Modi
on Sunday lauded
late Group Captain
Varun Singh for
giving the mantra
of turning “ordi-
nary into extraordi-
nary” in a letter
written to his
School Principal af-
ter receiving Shau-
rya Chakra by Pres-
ident Ram Nath
Kovind for his act
of exceptional gal-
lantry. “Many peo-
ple are engaged in
serving ‘Maa
Bharati’ and touch-
es heights with
pride everyday.
They teach us a lot
of things. This was
the life of our
Group Captain
Varun Singh who
died in Tamil Nadu
chopper crash.
He informed that the Ministry of Envi-
ronment has also converted its vacant
junkyard into a wellness centre and the
Ministry of Urban Affairs has installed a
Swachh ATM too. —Narendra Modi, PM
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: The sudden
premature repatriation
on Sunday of Special
Director in the Intelli-
gence Bureau Sunil Ku-
mar Bansal, a 1987
batch IPS, to the parent
cadre of Odisha is seen
to have been done with
a view to making him
the next state DGP as
the incumbent Abhay, a
1986 batch IPS officer, is
scheduled to retire on
December 31 after com-
pleting his two-year
term (including six
months of extension).
Bansal’s repatriation
is seen similar to an-
other Special Director
N K Mishra (1988 batch
IPS) who was repatri-
ated from IB to the cad-
re (Sikkim) state on No-
vember 11, 2021. Three
weeks later Mishra was
made the interim-DGP
of the state.
It may be pointed that
earlier Special Director
(IB) Sheel Vardhan Sin-
gh (IPS:1986:BH) was
drafted as DG, CISF on
November 09, 2021.
Singh’s appointment
in CISF and simultane-
ous repatriation of NK
Mishra was seen in of-
ficial circles as part of
a plan to pave the way
for appointing the next
IB Chief. However, soon
after (on November 16,
2021) the government
empowered itself to ex-
tend the services of
certain key investigat-
ing officials including
the IB chief. This
cleared the fog on the
succession issue in the
IB and necessitated the
suitable accommoda-
tion of its senior offi-
cials. Bansal’s repatria-
tion followed this
scheme of things.
To settle the matter,
the UPSC on December
09, 2021, conducted a
meeting joined by state
chief secretary Suresh
Chandra Mahapatra
and outgoing DGP Ab-
hay, both 1986 batch of-
ficers, at its Delhi office.
It may be noted that
the Odisha government
had already issued a no-
tification in November,
allowing Abhay to su-
perannuate on Decem-
ber 31. It may be under-
lined that Abhay is the
first Odisha DGP to
serve for two full years
as stipulated by the Su-
preme Court. The state
government also sub-
mitted a list of three
prospective candidates
for selection as the next
state DGP. Bansal’s
name figured in the list.
Though, initially
Sunil Kumar Bansal’s
appointment for the
DGP post seemed bleak
as he has been away
from Odisha for more
than 15 years on central
deputation. But finally,
with repatriation or-
ders notified by the
Centre on Sunday,
Bansal is set to succeed
Abhay as Odisha DGP.
IB’s Spl Dir prematurely
repatriated, set to take
over as Odisha DGP
CM Himanta Biswa
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
MP Adhir Ranjan
Sunil Kumar Bansal

New Delhi: A day after
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi authorised
booster dose and vacci-
nation of those above 15
years of age, the Con-
gress has questioned
the availability of jabs.
The party demanded
vaccination for all
above 3 years of age.
Addressing a press
conference, party Gen-
eral Secretary Randeep
Singh Surjewala said:
“Is Modi Govt failing
India by tepid response
to Omicron variant bor-
dering on directionless
drift? Is India’s Covid-19
vaccine policy marred
by failure of leadership,
rudderless response
and planless prepara-
tion?”
Wounds inflicted by
the pandemic will not
be healed by lip service
or coming on the televi-
sion and the govern-
ment cannot run away
from its responsibilities
by changing vaccina-
tion policy each day, he
said.
The Congress alleged
that the government is
playing with the lives
of the people.
Surjewala asked
when will 47.95 crore
people, whose second
dose is due, be vacci-
nated?
“As per the govern-
ment, the population of
those over 18 years is 94
crore. But according to
the government data till
December 25, 36.50
crore people have not
received the second
dose, while 11.45 crore
have not received even
one dose,” he claimed.
“The government
said that the vaccine
manufacturing capaci-
ty will be 16.80 crore per
month but the required
dose is 95 crore. How is
it possible to vaccinate
people in 149 days?”
Surjewala asked.
PM Modi on Saturday
announced that people
in the age group of 15-18
years will be eligible to
get vaccine against nov-
el coronavirus from
January 3, 2022. “The
decision to vaccinate
children will not only
strengthen our fight
against COVID, rather
it would also reduce the
worries of parents
whose children are go-
ing to schools,” the
Prime Minister said
while announcing the
major decision. Apart
from children’s vac-
cine, a precaution dose
for healthcare workers
will also start from Jan-
uary 10. —AGENCIES
INDIA
06
Srinagar: The killer of
a police official was
among the six terrorists
neutralised in the last 48
hours in four anti-ter-
rorist operations in
Kashmir, officials said
on Sunday
.
Police said based on
intelligence regarding
the presence of a terror-
ist in a Anantnag’s vil-
lage, a joint cordon and
search operation was
launched by the police
and army’s 3 RR on Sat-
urday
.
“During the search
operation, presence of
terrorist was ascer-
tained, we’ve asked him
to surrender. But in-
stead of surrender he
fired indiscriminately
upon the joint search
party which retaliated
leading to an encoun-
ter,” police said.
In the ensuing en-
counter, the trapped ter-
rorist was killed. “He
has been identified as
Faheem Bhat, a resident
of Kandipora, Anant-
nag.” police said
Incriminating mate-
rials, including arms
and ammunition, were
recovered from his pos-
session.
Pertinently
, in the last
48 hours, joint teams of
police and the security
forces neutralised six
terrorists in four suc-
cessful anti-terrorist op-
erations without any
collateral damage.
6 terrorists killed in 48-hrs in Kashmir security ops
TENSION IN VALLEY
When will 47.95 crore people with second dose due be vaccinated? asks Surjewala
AS INDIA OPENS VAX FOR 15-18,
CONG QUESTIONS AVAILABILITY
‘PM present at campaigns
but absent in Parliament’
Kalaburagi (Karna-
taka) : Leader of the
Opposition in Rajya
Sabha Mallikarjun
Kharge took a dig at
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Sunday by
saying that the “PM
could make himself
available for the elec-
tion campaign every
day but he chose to be
absent in the Parlia-
ment for all the days.”
“There was logjam in
the Rajya Sabha. He
could have come and
eased it out but he
didn’t,” said Kharge.
On PM Modi’s an-
nouncement of a vacci-
nation drive for chil-
dren between 15 and 18
years of age from Janu-
ary 3 and booster doses
for healthcare and
frontline workers,
Kharge said that there
is nothing to talk about
it as the COVID-19 third
wave is the same
throughout the world
and all the Prime Min-
isters and Presidents
around the world are
taking necessary pre-
cautions.
“It is just that our
PM talks about his
achievements and be-
lieves in addressing the
nation rather than do-
ing actual work on
COVID-19. He had even
decreased the deaths
due to COVID-19 infec-
tion”, the leader of Op-
position added.
“Before this never
have a Prime Minis-
ters ever done public-
ity for his party just
like PM Narendra
Modi does for BJP”,
added Kharge.
Kharge opined that a
leader should think
about making common
people’s lives better in-
stead of “dictating
them about what to eat
and how to live.” —ANI
‘Tell RaGa that respect being
commanded, not demanded’
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of Parliamentary
Affairs Pralhad Joshi on
Sunday slammed Con-
gress MP Jairam
Ramesh and his col-
leagues for allegedly in-
dulging in hooliganism
duringmonsoonsession.
Sharing a video of
the monsoon session of
the Parliament, Joshi in
a tweet said, “As peo-
ple’s representatives, it
is the duty of Parlia-
mentarians to respect
the Chair and behave in
a manner worthy of
their standing. Howev-
er Jairam Ramesh,
your colleagues chose
disruption over debate.
It was unfortunate as
the whole country wit-
nessed their sheer hoo-
liganism.”
Joshi further
slammed Rahul Gandhi
and said that respect is
commanded and not de-
manded,
“To err is human but
to repeatedly justify it
is foolish. We were al-
ways ready to withdraw
suspension had your
colleagues apologised,
but they were only jus-
tifying. You must not
lose your way while
pleasing RaGa. Do tell
him about respect being
commanded and not de-
manded,” he said. —ANI
CRUCIAL READ
MAHA GOVT DENIED NOD FOR NADDA’S
VISIT TO VAJPAYEE STATUE EVENT : BJP
Mumbai: BJP president J P Nadda’s visit to Mumbai to
unveil a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vaj-
payee was cancelled, following which the party claimed
the Maharashtra government denied permission for
the event at the last minute.
The event was scheduled on
Saturday, on the occasion of
Vajpayee’s birth anniversary,
at a sports complex in sub-
urban Kandivali. Maharashtra
is currently governed by the
three-party alliance of the Shiv
Sena, NCP and Congress. BJP
Lok Sabha member from north Mumbai Gopal Shetty
claimed that state Sports Minister Sunil Kedar “denied
permission for the event at the last minute”.
PRESIDENT KOVIND GIVES ASSENT TO
SURROGACY (REGULATION) ACT, 2021
New Delhi: The Presidential assent, which came on
Saturday, was published in the government gazette
immediately. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on
Dec 17 after the Rajya Sabha passed it on Dec 8. The
Act defines surrogacy
as a practice where a
woman gives birth to a
child for an intending
couple with the intention
of handing over the child
to the couple after its
birth. The Bill prohibits
commercial surrogacy and allows only altruistic sur-
rogacy which involves no monetary compensation to
the surrogate mother other than the medical expenses
and insurance coverage during pregnancy.
THAROOR CAN GO
OUT OF PARTY:
KERALA CONG CHIEF
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Pradesh Con-
gress Committee Chief K
Sudhakaran on Sunday
threatened to take ac-
tion against his party
MP Shashi Tharoor,
saying he was only an
individual in the party
and if he does not abide
by the party line ‘he will
have to go out of the
party’. Keral’s Congress
chief Sudhakaran was
speaking to reporters in
his hometown Kannur
while responding to the
political stand taken by
Tharoor that he required
more time to study on
the controversial high-
speed rail project which
is being implemented by
the state government.
AIDE OF FORMER
CM’S PA HELD FOR
TAKING BRIBE
Chennai: The Salem Dis-
trict Crime Branch (DCB)
has arrested a person
who was an aide of for-
mer CM K. Palaniswami’s
personal assistant, for
allegedly taking bribe
from an engineer promis-
ing him a govt job during
the previous AIADMK
regime. The accused K.
Selvakumar (45) of Ka-
dayampatty was arrested
on Saturday. Selvakumar
was a close aide of G.
Mani alias Nadupetti Mani
who was the personal
assistant of Palniswami.
According to the Crime
Branch, Tamil Selvan
(29), was approached by
the duo, demanding Rs
17 lakh bribe in leu of a
job at TNTC.
2 more names in
police complaint
in Haridwar Hate
speech case
Haridwar: Haridwar
Superintendent of Po-
lice (SP) City Shekhar
Suyal on Saturday said
that two more persons
have been named in the
FIR in connection with
the alleged hate speech
in the Dharma Sansad
in Haridwar.
The police have
named Dharm Das and
Annapurna, a woman
in the hate speech case.
Earlier on Wednesday,
police said it had
booked Wasim Rizvi
aka Jitendra Tyagi, and
others under Section
153A Indian Penal Code
in the case.
Meanwhile, Anand
Swaroop, an attendee of
Dharma Sansad said,
“We stand by our state-
ments that are well
thought out. If a person
rapes our sister, won’t
we kill him? Speakers
talkedaboutkillingsuch
persons, not ordinary
Muslims who are our
friends. No one can stop
India from becoming
Hindu Rashtra”. —ANI
TWO COPS INJURED IN GRENADE
ATTACK IN JK’S PULWAMA
RAHUL GANDHI TO LAUNCH PUNJAB
POLL CAMPAIGN ON JAN 3 FROM MOGA
Pulwama: Two policemen were injured in a
militant attack, as a grenade was hurled towards a
police party in south
Kashmir’s Pulwama
district on Sunday.
Reports said the
militants lobbed the
grenade towards a
police party near the
Pulwama Post Office,
causing splinter injuries to two policemen. The
injured cops were immediately shifted to a hospital
while the area was cordoned off to nab the attack-
ers, according to reports.
New Delhi: Cong leader Rahul Gandhi
will start campaigning for the Punjab
assembly election from January 3,
sources reported. He will address
a rally in Moga on January 3. Pun-
jab assembly polls will be held in
2022. In the 2017 Punjab Assem-
bly polls, Congress won
an absolute major-
ity in the state by
winning 77 seats
and ousted
the SAD-BJP
govt. —ANI
Joint teams of police and the security forces have neutralised six
terrorists so far. —FILE PHOTO
Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
New Delhi: The Indian
Medical Association
(IMA) on Sunday said
that the Centre should
ensure the large-scale
availability of Cov-
axin if a mixed match
policy is adopted
for booster doses
for healthcare work-
ers, as the majority
of the people have
taken Covishield as
their first and second
doses. “On behalf
of the frontline and
healthcare workers,
we hail the announce-
ment of the Prime
Minister for the
precautionary booster
dose for healthcare
and frontline work-
ers. It is the right
step as the imminent
third wave by the new
variant is a matter of
concern. “Omicron is
at our doorstep and
we need to protect our
healthcare and front-
line workers in all pos-
sible ways”, the IMA
said in a statement.
On the ongoing RDA
strike which has hit all
the medical services
in the national capital,
the IMA said that the
issue of expediting
PG counseling is the
need of the hour to
increase manpower
ahead of the looming
third wave threat. The
infrastructure without
manpower is a futile
measure, it added.
The association has
also welcomed the
government’s decision
to inoculate children
between 15-18 years
of age. J A Jayalal,
National President of
the IMA, said: “The
IMA also welcomes the
much-awaited decision
of vaccination for chil-
dren from January 3.
At this moment of reo-
pening of schools, this
will be the welcome
step to bring additional
safety to children. The
vaccination process
for children must be
handled with much
more care and con-
stant monitoring and
surveillance must be
ensured.” —PTI
ENSURE
AVAILABILITY
OF COVAXIN
IF MIXED
MATCH
POLICY FOR
BOOSTER
IS ADOPTED:
IMA
“As per the government,
the population of those
over 18 years is 94 crore.
But according to the
government data till De-
cember 25, 36.50 crore
people have not received
the second dose, while
11.45 crore have not re-
ceived even one dose”
—Randeep Surjewala,
Gen Secy
INDIA’S
OMICRON TALLY
TOUCHES 422
CHINA’SSINOVACINSUFFICIENTAGAINSTOMICRON:STUDY
As many as 422
Omicron cases
have been detected
across 17 states and
UTs in India so far and
130 of these people
have recovered or
migrated, according to
Union health ministry
data updated on Sun-
day. Maharashtra has
recorded the highest
number of Omicron
cases at 108, fol-
lowed by Delhi at 79,
Gujarat 43, Telangana
41, Kerala 38, Tamil
Nadu 34 and Karna-
taka 31. India’s total
caseload increased to
3,47,86,802.
Contradicting the vaccine maker’s pro-
nouncement, a new study has found
that third dose of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vax
does not provide sufficient protection
against the Omicron variant. According to
Nikkei Asia, the University of Hong Kong
(HKU) and the Chinese University study,
a third shot of what is one of the world’s
most widely used Covid-19 vaccines does
not produce enough levels of virus-neu-
tralising antibodies. Sinovac last week said
its own study had found that a third dose
was “effective in improving the serum
neutralising against the omicron strain”.
Rahul Gandhi
Mallikarjun Kharge

NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The hill State
of Himachal Pradesh
on Sunday reached its
zenith in cricket, with a
stunning 11-run victory
over mighty Tamil
Nadu in the final of the
Vijay Hazare Trophy
.
Youngster Shubham
Arora came out all guns
blazing with his maiden
List A century as
Himachal downed five-
time champions Tamil
Nadu under the VJD
method to win their
first ever domestic one-
day championship.
Chasing a stiff 315,
Himachal Pradesh, who
were playing their
maiden Vijay Hazare
final, responded in style
with the 24-year-old
wicketkeeper-batter
making a fine 136 not
out with 13 fours and
one six.
With Himachal 299/4
in 47.3 overs, and need-
ing 16 off 15 balls, bad
light suspended play at
5pm, before Himachal
were declared winners
under the VJD Method.
Tamil Nadu have been
the best domestic side
in the country in white-
ball cricket since the
2019-20 season.
After losing the finals
of the one-day and T20
competitions in 2019,
the team has won back-
to-back titles in the
Syed Mushtaq Ali Tro-
phy T20s (2020-21 and
2021-22), but underdogs
Himachal outplayed the
favourites.
On a day when veter-
an wicketkeeper-batter
and former captain
Dinesh Karthik
smashed an entertain-
ing 103-ball 116, the
young Himachal
glovesman outshone
the seasoned pro with
his well-calculated, un-
beaten century under
pressure.
HP stun mighty TN in Vijay Hazare Trophy final for maiden title
UNDERDOGS OUTPLAYED FAVOURITES
CID-CB team starts probe
into RTI activist attack case
Team led by SP Gaurav Yadav met the victim at MDM hospital reached Barmer
CID-CB team arrives at Barmer after meeting RTI activist at Jodhpur on Sunday.
Himachal Pradesh team celebrates after winning the Vijay Hazare trophy at SMS stadium in Jaipur.
Vaibhav Gehlot, Vimal Sharma, Mahendra Sharma, Bhawnai
Samota during the match between HP and Tamil Nadu.
Mukesh Mathrani/Rajiv Gaur
Bar mer/Jodhpur:
The Rajasthan Govern-
ment on Saturday or-
dered a probe by the
CID-CB into the brutal
attack on an RTI activ-
ist in Barmer district
earlier this week and
announced financial as-
sistance of Rs 2 lakh for
him. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot also
wrote to Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi and
urged him to frame the
rules under the Whistle
Blowers’ Protection Act
to ensure protection for
RTI and social activists.
A team led by Gaurav
Yadav, superintendent
of police of CID-CB
reached Barmer. The
team met the victim at
MDM hospital in
Jodhpur.
Later, the team
reached Pachpadra po-
lice station and collect-
ed the details regarding
the case. The CID-CB
team also inspected the
RTI ACTIVIST RECALLS ATTACK HORROR
After directions from
the CM Gehlot, the
CID-CB team has
took over the investi-
gation in the Barmer
RTI activist assault
case and we are as-
sisting them.
—Deepak Bhargava,
SP Barmer
Over9killegalminingcases,
929 FIRs in last 8 months
Raj Invest Summit: Roadshow
for investors in Chennai today
Panels to solve issues
of scribes in Rajasthan
Under Vaibhav’s reign,
RCA discusses players’
pension, new stadium
Vaibhav Gehlot, Amin Pathan, Mahendra Sharma, Deva Ram, and
Kishan Kumawat during the meeting on Sunday.
Agri Minister
emphasises
for inland
fisheries
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Taking on ille-
gal mining in Ra-
jasthan, the mines de-
partment has made
9,789 cases of illegal
mining and registered
FIRs in 929 cases in the
last eight months.
A fine of RS 69.50
crore was recovered
and as many as 9,925 ve-
hicles and machinery
were seized by the de-
partment. The strict ac-
tion was the result of
coordinated efforts of
the mines minister
Pramod Jain Bhaya,
ACS mines Subodh
Agarwal and director
KB Pandya. Additional
director N K Kothari in-
formed that 3,777 cases
of illegal mining of
sand and 6,012 cases of
illegal mining of other
minerals were made by
the department in
eight months.
Dimple Sharma
Chennai: A road show
under Rajasthan Invest
Summit will be held in
Chennai on Monday
. In-
vestor connect pro-
grammes are being or-
ganised for discussions
with the investors of
the country under In-
vest Rajasthan-22.
In the event organ-
ised at Hotel The Wes-
tin, a delegation led by
Industries and Com-
merce Minister
Shakuntala Rawat and
Food and Civil Supplies
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas will
discuss with the inves-
tors and invite them to
summit to be held on
January 24-25.
ACS PHED Sudhansh
Pant, Commissioner of
Rajasthan Foundation
Dhiraj Srivastava, Ad-
ditional Commissioner
of DMIC Arun Garg,
senior officials, will
take part in the event.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On CM Ashok
Gehlot’s directions, the
State Govt on Sunday,
formed committees to
solve the problems
faced by journalists.
To solve the issues of
residential problem, a
committee is formed
under the chairman-
ship of Principal Secre-
tary UDH.
Naresh Sharma of
First India is included
in the committee for
residential issues along
with journalists
Virendra Singh, Sush-
ant Pareek, Babulal
Dhayal, and Manish
Sharma. For journalist
welfare and redressal
of various problems, a
committee including
First India’s Yogesh
Sharma, Aditi Nagar
and Naresh Sharma
has been formed.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The meeting of
the Rajasthan Cricket
Association’s (RCA) Ex-
ecutive Committee was
held on Sunday at RCA
office in which various
issues were discussed
extensively
.
According to RCA
Secretary Mahendra
Sharma, the meeting
was held under the
chairmanship of RCA
president Vaibhav Ge-
hlot. In the meeting, in
particular, players’ pen-
sion, sports awards for
the domestic cricket
season 2021-22 and vari-
ous points of RCA’s new
stadium were discussed
extensively
.
“As per the instruc-
tions of RCA president
Vaibhav Gehlot, deci-
sions were taken unani-
mously on other issues
including former Ranji
players of the state,
players who performed
brilliantly for the state
in BCCI’s domestic
cricket season,” Mahen-
dra Sharma said.
Kashiram Choudhry
Jaipur: The Agri-
culture Summit in
Nagpur was attend-
ed by Agriculture
Minister Lalchand
Kataria and Minis-
ter of State for Agri-
culture Marketing
Murarilal Meena.
They visited the ex-
hibition organised
at ‘Agro Vision’ at
Resham Bagh
Ground.
While addressing
the fisheries work-
shop as the chief
guest on this occa-
sion, Agriculture
Minister Kataria
talked about the im-
mense potential for
inland fisheries in
the country, other
than marine fisher-
ies. He also men-
tioned that the
farmers are being
encouraged.
ACTION AGAINST MINING MAFIAS
CS ARYA IN DELHI FOR PROMOTIONS
OF IAS FROM OTHER SERVICES TODAY
Jaipur: Chief Secretary Nirajan Arya will go to Delhi
today to attend a meeting for selection through
promotion in IAS from other services. The state
government has sent 10 names to UPSC for 2
vacant posts. Names sent include Akul Bhargava
(IT department), Anil Ambesh (PHED), OP Bairwa
(Statistical Service), Bijendra Singh (Civil Defence),
Kesar Singh and Rashid Khan (Agriculture), Dr.
Mahendra Khadagawat (Archives), Shipra and
Vikram (Insurance and Provident Fund).
Lucknow: The last rites of Wing Commander Harshit
Sinha, who died after a MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the
Indian Air Force crashed
in Rajasthan’s Jaisalm-
er, was performed in
Lucknow on Sunday.
Sinha’s dead body was
handed over to his fam-
ily members and was
later cremated at Baikunth Dham in UP’s Lucknow.
Meanwhile, UP CM Yogi Adityanath paid tributes.
SINHA WHO DIED IN MiG-21 CRASH LAID
TO REST WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS
Kota: In Bhopal, Digvijay Singh said that eating beef
is not a wrong thing,
Ramganjmandi MLA
Madan Dilawar in Kota
reacted to his state-
ment, but he also made
controversial remarks on
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul
Gandhi and Congress
party. He compared the Congress party to an animal.
About Rahul Gandhi’s statement that he is a Hindu but
not a Hindutvawadi, Dilawar said that it is saying like
that he is Rajiv Gandhi’s son but he does not consider
him as a father.
BJP MLA MADAN DILAWAR TERMS
CONGRESS PARTY AS ‘ANIMAL’
NEWS DIGEST
Shakuntala Rawat, Dhiraj Srivastava and others visited Tirupati
Balaji on Sunday.
National champion
Ronaldo broke national
national record and won
gold medal in 1,000
thousand meters race
with a time record of
01.08.794. Ex-national
champion Amarjeet
Singh satisfied with the
Silver and Sahil Kumar
bags the Bronze at SMS
Stadium, Jaipur on
Sunday. —PHOTOS BY
SUMAN SARKAR
MAN-ELITE
ROAD RACE
seized Scorpio vehicle
which was used in
the crime.
Deepak Bhargav, su-
perintendent of police
in Barmer, said that fol-
lowing state govern-
ment directions, the
CID-CB team has took
over the investigation
in the Barmer RTI ac-
tivist assault case. He
said that besides han-
dling over the case de-
tails and other records
they are now assisting
the CID CB team.
RTI activist Amra
Ram Jat, a resident of
Jasoda Ki Beri village
under Gida police sta-
tion area, was kid-
napped and beaten up
and his legs pierced
with nails by a group of
attackers on December
21 when he was return-
ing back to his home
from Jodhpur. He had
complained against il-
legal liquor trade some
time ago. Acting on his
complaint, the police
had seized liquor.

From Pg 1...
If we do not live with
love and harmony, how
will the country remain
united? Whether it is
Hindu, Muslim, Sikh,
Christian, Jain, Parsi...
everyone has to live to-
gether, he said. Gehlot
also expressed concern
over the rising number
of COVID-19 cases and
said the Centre finally
announced the booster
dose after his govern-
mentmountedpressure.
I had been telling
them (Centre) for one-
and-a-half totwomonths
that they should allow
booster dose to people
above 60 years and those
ill. The booster dose is
being administered in
several countries. Yes-
terday
, the prime minis-
ter announced this and
we are happy that he, at
least,acceptedourpoint,
Gehlot said.
Choose to spend these last few
days of 2021 mending bridges
and reaching out to others.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Additional
Chief Secretary of
PHED Sudhansh Pant is
unhappy with the per-
formance and working
style of the engineers
and officers of his de-
partment. He is angry to
such an extent that he
has left three WhatsApp
groups of senior and
junior team members
through which he used
to be in regular touch
with his team members.
He used to take updates
on progress of works
and used to give direc-
tions in the groups, but
hehasnowdiscontinued
this monitoring system.
As a result of it, Pant
came in full action in the
state level review meet-
ing of Jal Jeevan Mis-
sion(JJM)onFridayand
henotonlyreprimanded
engineers for slow pro-
gress and continuous
carelessnessintheworks
under the mission, but
also issued chargesheet
under 16 CCA to half a
dozen senior officers of
the level of Additional
Chief Engineer and Ex-
ecutive Engineer.
What is more impor-
tant is that he even did
not spare Superintend-
ing Engineer of Jaipur
rural RC Meena, who is
considered close to an
influential MLA and
has approach to the top.
Pant is more focused
and sensitive towards
JJM as compared to
other activities of the
department. He him-
self goes to the field
and takes ‘on the spot’
action against irre-
sponsible officers, if he
finds any shortcomings
in the work.
Last month, he con-
ducted field visit in
Jaipur rural for 7 hours
to review the progress
of the works. He had is-
sued chargesheet to two
engineers that time. In
order to achieve the tar-
get of 30 lakh tap con-
nections, Pant has im-
plemented micro- moni-
toring system. He has
bound the engineers for
field visit and night stay
.
But at the same time,
abittertruthisthatSud-
hansh Pant and Mission
DirectorPrithviRajlack
coordination and are in
confrontation. The real-
ity is that Prithvi Raj
himself is a senior IAS
officer of 2002-batch and
is the secretary of a ma-
jor department like Wa-
ter Resources. In such a
situation, he is not find-
ing it comfortable to
work under the ACS of
another department,
while himself being the
Missing Director – JJM.
This is neither right nor
practical.
When the state gov-
ernment had posted
Prithvi Raj under Pant,
First India had clearly
indicated ( October 2,
2021issue)thatthemove
or experiment of the de-
partment of personnel
would prove to be a fail-
ure. This is exactly what
has happened.
It is said that confron-
tation and disagree-
ments between both the
officers were usually
seen in the WhatsApp
chatting (in groups).
When one day Pant
wrote, “another day of
poorperformance,”then
Prithvi Raj had replied
in the same tone. The
situation reached such a
level that Pant had left
all message groups.
Pant, as per the talks,
is about to go to Delhi
on deputation. Howev-
er, he is fully concen-
trated on the work, but
it is necessary to make
another IAS officer as
Mission Director in
place of Prithvi Raj.
Pant-RajconfrontationleavesSudhanshdisheartened,hampersJJMwork!
Om Birla, Shanti Dhariwal, Sandeep and Madan Dilawar during
the programme of Pensioners’ Society in Kota on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY AKSHAY PAREEK
(Above) CM Ashok Gehlot
inaugurates the three-day long
‘National Level Training Camp’
at Bada Padampura on Sunday.
Also seen here is GS Dotasra.
(R) CM Gehlot addresses the
event as GS Dotasra, Dr Mahesh
Joshi, GR Meghwal, Sachin Rau
others look on. —PHOTOS BY
SANTOSH SHARMA
Createanopenplatformtotellourflaws:CM
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The Gehlot
government will now
take many of its big de-
cisions and make budg-
et announcements on
the basis of the resolu-
tion of the state Con-
gress session. The reso-
lution will be passed by
convening a session on
behalf of the Congress
party in January
. In the
presence of State Con-
gress President Govind
Singh Dotasra and
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, this announce-
ment was been made in
the three-day training
camp of the Congress
Party which started at
Bada Padampura near
Jaipur from Sunday.
During this, Gehlot said
that good decisions
have been taken in the
Congress government
of the state. “Our plans
and schemes are great
Birla,Dhariwaljoinhandsforpensioners’welfare!
First India Bureau
Kota: LS Speaker Om
Birla said that the expe-
rience of pensioners is
an invaluable treasure
of the country and they
should pave the way for
society’s welfare by
contributing to policy
making development
with their experience.
In the annual conven-
tion of Rajasthan Pen-
sioners’ Society in Kota,
Birla said that pension-
ers have been the ‘axis
of development’ and
they have dedicated
valuable time of their
life to the progress of
the state and the coun-
try
. He said that even in
the post-retirement life,
pensioners can play
their multi-dimension-
al role for the society
.
“Pensioners can
make a significant con-
tribution in preparing
the roadmap for ideal
development,” he said.
First India Bureau
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal at the
Pensioners’ pro-
gramme held in Kota,
announced that entry
to Chambal Garden,
will be entirely free for
senior citizens.
Raising questions on
privatisation, Dhariwal
said that when the fac-
tories and establish-
ments of public sector
are given in private
hands, then the employ-
ees will be at loss.
There is already a
threat to pension of
new employees secur-
ing government jobs
and when the public
sector is privatised,
there will be an objec-
tion to the pension of
the employees, the Min-
ister said.
MEET GREET...
Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Commissioner of Rajasthan Foundation Dhiraj
Srivastava at The Westin Hotel in Chennai on Sunday, during his one-day trip to the city.
Feedback of workers
should be taken even if
there is criticism, but
when the truth comes out, there is
improvement. It has been three
years of the government but in the
meantime, so much work has been
done that people don’t have any
negative thought about govern-
ment. This is the victory of our
government. If the work continues
like this, we will form the govern-
ment again.” —Ashok Gehlot, CM
We need to do a lot of work.
Whether it is Food Security Act
or RTI initiative, everything
for Congress is a gift. But our shortcom-
ing is that we do not say. Now we have
to change, we have to give up the longing
for the post. Today many such people
have come among us who are competing
to get a post. But I would like to say that
I being a Congressman, is the biggest
post. It is a proud moment to work in
the organisation.
—Govind Singh Dotasra, PCC President
Sudhansh Pant
which we have to bring
to the public. But, in-
spite of doing good
work, we all lag behind
in marketing, whereas,
BJP people do nothing,
but they are masters in
marketing and engage
in mere marketing only
.
We have to understand
these things,” Gehlot
said. “Now the Con-
gress party should or-
der the government. We
too will enjoy working,
when Congress workers
will say that some work
is done through Con-
gress Committee. It is
good that there is coor-
dination between or-
ganisation and govern-
ment. The workers who
can take govt work to
public can’t do adver-
tisements worth crores.
PCC Chief Govind
Singh Dotasra during
the inaugural session
told CM, “ Demands of
workers are in public
interest. For that we
will convene a conven-
tion in Jan 2022, where-
in, resolution will be
passed given to gov-
ernment. I hope, you,
who has worked in both
the organisation and
the government, will
give full attention to the
organisational matter.”
Rajasthan PCC
to call open
session in
January 2022
HAPPY THAT AT
LEAST PM
ACCEPTED OUR
POINT: GEHLOT
Sachin Pilot during his visit to Tonk, addresses people's
concern during a public hearing conducted at village
Rustomganj at Gram Panchayat Chandlai on Sunday.
Manoj Sharma
Jaipur: Former Dep-
uty CM Sachin Pilot
during his day-long
visit to Tonk district
on Sunday, claimed
that PM Narendra
Modi is visiting Uttar
Pradeshfrequentlyas
BJP leaders fear that
the party may lose
next year’s Assembly
polls there. He visit-
ed half a dozen vil-
lages and held public
hearings. He an-
nounced the con-
struction of commu-
nity building and
renovation of a
school. While talking
to media, Pilot target-
ed the central govern-
ment on the issue of
inflation saying, “Be
it petrol, diesel, LPG
gas or food items,
prices are skyrocket-
ing but the central
government has
failedtocontaininfla-
tion. We have tried to
provide relief to peo-
pleinthestatebutthe
Centrehasnointerest
in curbing inflation,”
Pilot told reporters in
Tonk, his Assembly
constituency
.
He said BJP lead-
ers indulge in poli-
tics of religion and
caste, and the public
have realised this.
Meanwhile, Pilot will
unveil the statue of
martyr Hansraj Gur-
jar today at 12:30 pm
during a programme
to be held at Mughal-
pur, Bansur.
PM frequently visiting
UP as BJP fears it may
loseAssemblypolls:Pilot
Dhariwal‘junior’totakestagenow?
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Finally, after a
waitthatspannedyears,
perhaps the ‘opportune
time’ came on Sunday,
when the much awaited
‘political launching’ of
a renowned face of Had-
oti was conducted. The
birthday of UDH Minis-
ter Shanti Dhariwal’s
son - Amit Dhariwal -
was on Sunday and the
‘grand’ manner in
which the birthday was
celebrated, hints in this
direction. Even though
theministerwasontour
of the region, yet Amit’s
‘birthday celebrations’
were the centre of at-
traction in the region
and therefore, political
observers are estimat-
ing, if the launch of
thirdgenerationof Dha-
riwal family into state
politics, has happened
as this was the ‘talk of
the town’ on Sunday!
Well wishers gather in huge numbers to celebrate the birthday of
Shanti Dhariwal’s son, Amit Dhariwal in Kota on Sunday.
‘PSUprivatisationwillafftectpensioners’
Jaipur: Sharing his experience at
the event, Gehlot said that he has 50
years of experience in politics. “The
Congress leadership has invested 50
years on me. Be it Indira Gandhi, Ra-
jiv Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi, they gave
me the opportunity. Due to this, I got
the opportunity to become a Union
Minister thrice, PCC President thrice
and Chief Minister thrice. This figure
‘3’ stayed with me. Looking at the cri-
sis, the party is going through today,
it is our responsibility to strengthen
it by standing by it through thick
thin . The respect of the worker
is always on my mind. Who else
other than me will understand how
important a worker is? Yet we have
to hear that the worker should be
respected,” Gehlot said, further
adding, “In the past also I have been
saying many times that there hasn’t
been any consideration for AICC and
PCC members since last five years.
I kept on talking about organising
a convention once a year, but the
convention didn’t take place.”
CONG LEADERSHIP HAS INVESTED 50 YRS ON ME: CM
CM Gehlot seeks blessings of Jain saints
after offering prayers at the Jain Temple in
Bada Padampura on Sunday.

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Breaking the shackles of
patriarchy, Sonali Yadav, hailing
from Alwar, is a proud model and
believes in the strength of hard-
work and passion!
onali Yadav was very
active since her
childhood and par-
ticipated in various
competitions in my
school and college
like dancing, singing
drawing. Her good height
and passion for fitness moti-
vated her to get into the field
of modelling.
Sonali recalls how it was
hard getting into the field of
modelling coming from a so-
ciety where girls aren’t al-
lowed to get basic education
and are married at a young
age. She belongs to a middle-
class joint family.
However, she was fascinated
by watching models on the
runway and it was something
even she aspired to do. Wear-
ing stylish and unique de-
signs and get a chance to
walk the ramp is a dream
come true for Yadav.
She won the title of Miss
Top Model India 2021 and
credits her mentor Pawan
Tank who supported her
throughout. Sonali says that
Sushmita Sen is her role mod-
el as she is a versatile model
and the attitude she car-
ries is something she ad-
mires.
When asked about
alternative career
goals, Yadav remarks
that if not a model,
she would like to be
in the field of agri-
culture.
Coming from a
financially weak
background and
working at a
young age,
b a c k w a r d
thinking of
her society
was a
huge chal-
lenge for
Sonali.
But, with
much vigour,
she broke the
shackles and
emerged victori-
ous.
Woman
of vigour POORVI SINGHAL
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S

10
ETC
NIPAKSHI,
Actor
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
You will succeed in
putting your stagnant
love life back on the
track. Professionals will
be able to give their
best in a new situation. Financially, this
day may prove lucky for you, so go ask
for the raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances
with your health today.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A change of job is likely
to give you better perks.
This is the time when
you enjoy yourself with
a new group of friends
or colleagues. Those in business will
soon get a chance to make profits. A
new deal is likely to come through and
give you a taste of success. Spending
time with lover proves most fulfilling.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those looking for
buying a house can get
a good bargain.
Appreciation is in store
for some homemakers.
A professional victory is yours if you
play your cards well today. Those in
business will be able to maintain good
earning. Young lovers are likely to
enjoy total bliss.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your professionalism in
handling problem areas
will be appreciated. You
will find fulfilling family.
A senior is likely to put
in a good word for you to the higher
ups. Financially, you will be able to
consolidate your position. Exercise
care in matters of health. Lover may
become your pillar of strength.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Remaining on the good
side of those who
matter on the academic
front will help you
achieve much. Good
tidings of your well wishers will keep
you going on the professional front. A
family elder may look up to you for
guidance. Spending time with lover
proves most fulfilling.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
You may get busy
organising something
on the social front. You
may need to put your
ideas into action, if you
want to prove yourself. A party may be
thrown in your honour at work. Your
good performance is likely to be
noticed by higher ups. Health-wise a
good day is foreseen.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
On the social front, the
day finds you in your
element. Something
special awaits you on
the romantic front today.
Your strategy to promote yourself on
the professional front will bear fruits.
You may need to speed things on the
academic front to remain ahead. Your
love life will bring you immense joy.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Those in love with the
adventures are likely to
chase the excitement
very soon. Your own
happiness is in your
hands today. This is a favourable day
for completing pending jobs.
Financially, no problems are foreseen.
It is best to avoid outside food. Much
fun is in store on the social front.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Some positive changes
can be expected on the
home front. This seems
a good day for job
seekers. New avenues
for earning open up as you get more
determined. Fitness through extra
efforts is assured. If you are in love,
chances of making an exciting plan
together is possible.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Buying new furniture or
a major appliance is
possible. With good
networking, a prized
posting can be yours .
Those trying to get back their money
will succeed. A healthy phase of life
begins for some. Your love life is likely
to give you immense joy, so make the
right moves.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Your reputation is likely
to boost your image on
the social front. This is
an excellent day to
spend time with family.
Good planning will see you complete a
task at work in record time. Monetary
front grows strong for some. You
enjoy excellent health. Those seeking
love are likely to get lucky.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Honours are likely to
greet you in something
that you have managed
to achieve. You will be a
pillar of strength to a
friend or associate. A good day at work
is foreseen as you make your mark in
front of those who matter. Financial
front remains stable. Health remains
fine.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
SaurabbhSachdeva
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the Power Corridors of Rajasthan Delhi.
heneverwetalkabout
the professional
mournersalsoknown
as Rudali, who are
hired to weep profes-
sionally at the death
of a male relative in
royal families and later in the
Rajput Landlords’ families in
Sirohi, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jais-
almer and other border areas of
Rajasthan, we immediately
think about the famous Kalpana
Lajmi’s movie “Rudali”, pro-
duced in 1993, based on the nov-
el written by Mahasweta Devi.
Through its protagonist San-
ichari, Mahasweta Devi talks
about Rudalis who are always
dressed in black and have to sit
and cry, beating the ground and
their chests, screaming and cry-
ing. They have to continue
mourning the death for the next
12 days. It is believed that the
more dramatic and theatrical
the mourning is, the more it is
talked about amongst the soci-
ety
. However, due to an increase
in literacy, the Rudali tradition
is not as prevalent as it was
years ago. The people now pre-
fer quieter funerals, because of
which the Rudalis are now los-
ing their importance. They find
it hard to make ends meet by
practicing this profession now.
Some even say that Rudalis
don’t exist anymore. Their dis-
cussion in the film is more im-
aginative, less real.
Rudalis still do exist in vil-
lages like Revdar of Sirohi,
Shergarh Patodi of Jodhpur,
Chhittar ka paar, Kotda, Chuli,
and Fatehgarh of Barmer, Ram-
devra and Pokharan of Jaisalm-
er. However, their scope of work
has now narrowed to a great
extent. The reason behind this
is that the Rajput landlords
don’t have the same impact in
the society, as they used to have
before. And a few that are left,
do not give as much attention to
an economic status like earlier.
These Rudaalis not only belong
to the Ganju and Dusaad caste
but also come from Bhil and
other communities. In reality,
all the Rudaalis are widows.
They are still considered inaus-
picious and the society keeps an
eye on them as they do on a
woman, whose husband is no
more.
Most of the widow Rudalis
have bowed their heads to the
judgment of village-council
members and have accepted the
Naata tradition (the woman is
married in the same family to
her elder or younger brother in
law). Others are still entangled
in the vortex of life and keep liv-
ing with the social stigma of be-
ing a widow. Even though they
have accepted the weepers’ pro-
fession, it doesn’t earn them
bread every day. Death doesn’t
happen every day, then how can
they cry theatrically every day
.
When there’s no work, there’s
no money
. To make living, they
are also doing the work of wag-
es, farming, and animal hus-
bandry
. Rudaalis are even called
to do illegal activities like, cut-
ting down the restricted trees
like Khejri and Rohida in ex-
change for money. In some vil-
lages, the Rudalis have been in-
structed not to step out of the
house early in the morning, as
they are still considered un-
lucky and wretched.
The attire of Rudalis are de-
cided based on their age. For
instance a young widow has to
wear green color clothes where-
as if the widow is in her old age,
she has to wear dark red color
long blouse (kurti-kaanchli)
with same color border paired
with a skirt (dhaabla) and dark
red stole (chunar) that is en-
graved with black peacock
feathers. It is often said that Ru-
dalis always live outside the vil-
lage area but it is not the whole
truth. In reality, initially the
royal families owned large
amount of land outside the vil-
lage, where they could shelter
the Rudalis as they were consid-
ered inauspicious. But with
change in times, Rudalis live
outside as well as inside the vil-
lages. Their competence and
inefficiency contribute a lot to
this. For instance, the Rudalis
who are capable of doing farm-
ing and animal husbandry earn
a lot more than the only ones
dependent on the weeping pro-
fession.
As far as living outside the
village is concerned, in some
parts of Sirohi, Jodhpur, Bar-
mer, and Jaisalmer, they are
given shelter in the outskirts of
the village. Meaning, Rudalis’
first house starts from the end
of the villages’ last house. Their
houses are made of thatch and
mud. Their truth of life is quite
obvious from their pale-looking
houses. Even though they are
ostracized because they are ‘un-
touchables’, it does not spare
them from the dirty eyes of the
upper-caste men. They are ex-
tremely vulnerable to exploita-
tion from society. They can
never show what pains they are
going through and the society
couldn’t care less. But they can
be seen sitting in groups sing-
ing songs and expressing their
grief in the form of these songs.
They now want rights and
equality and not pity in the eyes
of society. They demand the
freedom to do something mean-
ingful, to live freely and to be
able to read and write, to choose
their life partner and of course
to be able to live on their terms
after losing their husband and
NOT to live by the imposed way
of the society
.
AMIT BAIJNATH GARG
Senior Journalist-Writer
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