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PRESIDENT MURMU GREETS
CITIZENS ON EVE OF ONAM
President Droupadi Murmu on
Monday greeted citizens on the eve
of Onam and said the festival gives
a message of social harmony. P5
UKRAINE: 2 KILLED, 5 HURT
IN RUSSIA MISSILE STRIKE
At least two people were killed
and five others injured after
Russia launched a missile strike
on Monday on a Ukraine village.
FM LAVROV TO REPRESENT
RUSSIA AT G20 IN INDIA
President Vladimir Putin said on
Monday that Russia would be
represented by Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov at G20 Meet in India.
MURDERABETMENTCHARGES
DISMISSEDAGAINSTIMRAN
A court in Pakistan has dismissed
an FIR stating murder abetment
charges against former Prime
Minister Imran Khan.
Miss World Karolina
Bielawska (R), Miss World
America Shree Saini (L)
and Miss World India Sini
Shetty, in Srinagar on
Monday. P6 PTI
IN BRIEF
Showcausenoticeto
27RASofficersfor
disobeyinggovtorders
Jaipur: The Dept of
Personnel (DOP) has in-
itiated action against 27
Rajasthan Administra-
tive Service (RAS) offic-
ers for not joining new
postings despite being
transferred. These offic-
ers have been issued
show cause notices. P3
Courtgiveschargesheet
copytoSenthilBalaji,
extendshisremand
Chennai: A special court
here on Monday served a
copy of ED chargesheet
to arrested DMK minis-
ter V Senthil Balaji in a
money laundering case.
Special Judge K Ravi,
served a copy of the
chargesheet to the DMK
minister Balaji.
BJP may go for LS
polls in Dec 2023: Didi
Kolkata: West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Monday
said that the BJP might
conduct the Lok Sabha
polls in December itself,
claiming that all chop-
pers have been booked
by the saffron party for
campaigning.
3Billswilleliminate70%
negativeenergy:HMShah
PTI
Gandhinagar
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Monday
said the three bills intro-
ducedinParliamentbythe
Centre to replace the IPC,
CrPC and Evidence Act
will ensure no case can
continue for more than
two years, which will re-
sult in elimination of “70
per cent negative energy”.
Shah was chairing the
26thWesternZonalCoun-
cil meeting here in which
a total of 17 issues be-
tween the states and Cen-
trewerediscussed,nineof
which were resolved,
while the rest were kept
for monitoring.
The WZC comprises
Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Goa and the Union Ter-
ritories of Daman and
Diu and Dadra and Nagar
Haveli. Gujarat CM Bhu-
pendra Patel, Maharash-
tra CM Eknath Shinde,
Goa CM Pramod Sawant,
Maha Dy CM Devendra
Fadnavi and others at-
tended the meeting.
Courtesy meet
Governor Kalraj Mishra being greeted by Pawan Arora, CEO
and Managing Editor of First India News and First India, at Raj
Bhawan in Jaipur, on Monday. P7
First India Bureau
New Delhi
CM Ashok Gehlot on
Monday once again ap-
peared before Delhi’s
Rouse Avenue Court,
through video conferenc-
ing, in the defamation
case filed by Union Min-
ister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat. By present-
ing an application on be-
half of Gehlot in the court,
it was contested that since
the complainant in the
case has not appeared for
three hearings, in such a
situation, Gehlot should
be acquitted in this case.
Gul Mohammad
Kota
Aday after 2 NEET aspir-
ants committed suicide
here, a senior officials of
Rajasthan govt held a
meeting with Kota collec-
tor and other officials
throughvideoconference.
Authorities have asked
coaching institutes to stop
conducting routine tests
of students preparing for
NEETand other competi-
tive exams for next two
months in wake of sui-
cides by some aspirants.
Representatives of
coaching institutes and
hostel association also at-
tendedthemeetingchaired
by Bhawani Singh Detha,
principalsecretary(higher
and technical education).
Detha is also the chairman
of a committee formed on
thedirectionofCMAshok
Gehlot to look into the is-
sue. The committee will
also visit Kota soon. P3
Defamation: CM
seeks acquittal
in the case
Coachingcentrestoldto
haltstudents’routinetests
KOTA SUICIDES
Union HM Amit Shah being felicitated by Gujarat CM Bhupendra
Patel in Gandhinagar on Monday. Maha CM Eknath Shinde and
Goa CM Pramod Sawant are also seen. PTI
First India Bureau
New Delhi
India’s Pragyan rover has
been safely re-routed af-
ter coming face-to-face
with a four-meter crater
on the Moon’s surface.
The ISRO tweeted on
Monday afternoon to say
the rover had spotted the
crater a safe three metres
from the edge and had
been directed to a safer
path. The six-wheeled,
solar-powered rover will
amble around the rela-
tively unmapped region
and transmit images and
scientific data over its
two-week lifespan.
First India Bureau
Mumbai
Reliance Industries Lim-
ited (RIL) chairman
M u k e s h
Ambani on
M o n d a y
said that he
will retain
the position
of company’s chairman
and managing director
for the next five years.
FULL REPORT P6
Rover de-routed as it
faces crater on Moon
Ambani to stay
as RIL CMD for
5 more years
PM Modi distributes 51,000
letters to new recruits
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, on Monday, dis-
tributed more than
51,000 appointment let-
ters to newly inducted
recruits in various para
military forces. He also
said that the recruitment
process in paramilitary
forces has been stream-
lined to reduce the time
of recruitment. He said
that automobiles, pharma
sectors are growing very
fast and will create huge
job opportunities in days
to come. P5
PM Narendra Modi virtually
addressing Rozgar Mela.
Nuh Shobha Yatra: Hindu body
chief detained amid tight security
First India Bureau
Chandigarh/Nuh
The Haryana police on
Monday detainedVishwa
Hindu Takht (VHT) chief
Viresh Shandilya, min-
utes before he could leave
to take part in ‘Jal Ab-
hishek’ yatra in Nuh dis-
trict. He has been kept
under “house arrest” at
his residence. Haryana is
put on high alert after the
Sarv Jatiya Hindu Ma-
hapanchayat called for a
‘Shobha Yatra’ on Mon-
day in Nuh despite CM
Manohar Lal Khattar de-
nying permission for the
procession. P6
A local offers water to cops deployed in view of call for a ‘Shobha
Yatra’ by Hindu organisations, in Nuh dist, on Monday. -PTI
CONG ‘INCITED’ VIOLENCE IN NUH, SAYS ANIL VIJ
The BJP-led Haryana govt has held the Congress
responsible for the Nuh violence that took place on
31 July against a Hindu religious procession. State’s
Home Minister Anil Vij asserted that the ongoing investiga-
tion suggests the Congress’s involvement in the violence.
He highlighted that evidence has been unearthed against
Mamman Khan, the Congress MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka.
ISRO’S SUN MISSION TO
BE LAUNCHED ON SEP 2
ISRO on Monday
announced that
it will launch the
Aditya-L1 Solar Mission, the
first space-based Indian ob-
servatory to study the Sun
on September 2, 2023. The
launch of the solar mission
will take place on Septem-
ber 2, 2023, at 11:50 am
from Sriharikota.
GEHLOT, JOSHI IN JODHPUR
Gehlot again
targets Shekhawat
over Sanjivani
scam & ERCP
CM GEHLOT SAID THAT THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF ERCP IS ON THE
UNION MINISTER, BUT HE ALSO
COULD NOT DO ANYTHING.
DR CP JOSHI HAILS ORGANISING
RPL IN JODHPUR
Rajeev Gaur, Satyanarayan Sharma,
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur
hief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
on Monday tar-
geted Union Minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekhawat
and said, “It is your re-
sponsibility to provide
relief to poor people. Peo-
ple associated with Sanji-
vani Credit Society met
me in Jaipur. The victims
told me the whole thing.”
Gehlot was in Jodhpur
where he addressed me-
dia.TheCMalsoreflected
on ERCP and said, “The
responsibility of ERCP is
on the minister (Shekha-
wat), but he also could not
do anything. He is only a
time pass minister and
could not pressurize Cen-
tralgovernmentregarding
ERCP. This time the
schemes of Rajasthan are
being discussed all over
the country. This time
Congress is going to re-
peat in Rajasthan and we
havesetatargettoinclude
Rajasthaninleadingstates
by 2030.” Gehlot also
urged the Centre to bring
social security bill. P7
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi
during inauguration ceremony of Central Modern Bus Stand at
Paota in Jodhpur on Monday.
C
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
GOLDENBOY
WINSGOLDAGAIN
First India Bureau
Budapest (Hungary)
OlympicchampionNeeraj
Chopra on Sunday (local
time) scripted history yet
againashebecamethefirst
Indian to win a gold medal
in the WorldAthletics
Championshipswith
a big throw of
88.17m in the
men’s javelin
final here.
T h e
25-year-
old Chopra
achieved his best
throwofthedayinhissec-
ondattempt.Hehadafoul
to start with, but then got
88.17m, 86.32m, 84.64m,
87.73m and 83.98m.
Pakistan’s reigning
Commonwealth Games
champion Arshad Na-
deem took the silver with
his season’s best throw of
87.82m, while Jakub
Vadlejch of Czech Re-
public got the bronze.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Gold: Neeraj Chopra:
88.17m (India) (Prize
money: $70000, close to
Rs 58 lakh)
Silver: Arshad Nadeem:
87.82m (Pakistan)(Prize
money: $35,000, around
Rs 29 lakh)
Bronze: Jakub
Vadlejch 86.67m
(Czech Republic)
(Prize money:
$22,000,
close to Rs
18 lakh)
Neeraj Chopra creates history, wins Gold with 88.17
metre throw in men’s javelin final in Budapest
Neeraj Chopra adds yet another golden page to
the history of Indian sports by becoming the first
ever Indian to win a gold medal in World Athletics
Championships. His superlative performance in the
javelin throw finals at Budapest will inspire millions of our
youth. President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn
Thetalented@Neeraj_chopra1exemplifies
excellence.Hisdedication,precisionandpassion
makehimnotjustachampioninathleticsbuta
symbolofunparalleledexcellenceintheentiresportsworld.
CongratstohimforwinningtheGoldattheWorldAthletics
Championships. Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Again…
congratulations
from the bottom
of my heart! Neeraj
Chopra has made India
proud by winning the
first gold medal for the
country in the World
Athletics Championships
held in Budapest. Hearty
congratulations on this
historic achievement.
We all are proud of you.
Jai Hind!
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Neeraj Chopra after winning
gold medal in Budapest.
RNI NUMBER: RAJENG/2019/77764 | VOL 5 | ISSUE NO. 83 | PAGES 12 | `3.00 Rajasthan’s Own English Newspaper
THE NATIONAL SPORTS DAY
Rajasthan’s Own English Newspaper

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CM’S APPROVALS
`26 per day increase in minimum wages effective from January 1
First India Bureau
Jaipur
he state govt is
continuously
taking impor-
tant decisions to provide
economic and social sup-
port to the workers. CM
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to
increase the rates of
minimum wages
by Rs. 26 per day
for each category.
Now the un-
skilled labourer
will get Rs.285
per day, the semi-
s k i l l e d
l a -
bourer will get Rs.297 per
day, the skilled labourer
will get Rs.309 per day
instead,andhighlyskilled
worker will get Rs. 359
per day. Keeping in view
the economic interest of
laborers and workers, the
revised rates will be made
effective from January 1,
2023.
It is notewor-
thy that the last
increase in
the rates of
m i n i m u m
wages was
Rs. 7 imple-
mented from
July 1, 2021.
T
Jaipur: A crackdown
on hookah bars and ca-
fes was initiated by the
police under the super-
vision of Additional Po-
lice Commissioner
Kailash Bishnoi. Police
have taken strict actions
against establishments
involved in hookah op-
erations in the guise of
cafes and restaurants.
Jaipur police launch
crackdown against
Hookah lounges
IN BRIEF
Jaipur: JDA complete-
ly demolished five new
illegal colonies on 51
bighas of agricultural
land in Zone-13. Be-
sides, JDA foiled the
construction of ‘Royal
City’ being made on
six bighas of agricul-
tural land.
JDA razes 5 illegal
colonies on 51 bighas
PoliceCommissioner’snew
initiativeforcrimecontrol
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur
Jaipur Police Commis-
sioner Biju George Jo-
seph has started a crime
control initi-
ative by
starting a
video moni-
toring sys-
tem in the
Abhay Command Center.
Under this system, close
monitoring is being done
of the areas which are
crime hotspots in the city.
Rather than viewing
multiple camera feeds to-
gether, the Center now
concentrates on specific
zones with increasing
crime rates. If incidents
like chain snatching
surge in a location, the
Command Center closely
observes the area’s
CCTV footage at multi-
ple times. Once any sus-
picious activity is detect-
ed, the Command Center
alerts the concerne SHO
who promptly responds
to the situation.
The initial results of
this experiment are prom-
ising, as several crimes
have been averted or cul-
prits caught red-handed.
Additional Commission-
er of Police, Rahul
Prakash, oversees the
video monitoring system,
which is expected to ex-
pand to more crime-prone
areas., reinforcing.
Video monitoring in Abhay Command Centre
Crime hotspots
A police officer explaining the video monitoring system in the
Abhay Command Centre in Jaipur. FILE
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given admin-
istrative approval to various proposals received
from the tourism department in implementation
of the budget announcement to give tourism status as
an industry. With this approval of the CM, entitlement
certificates can be issued in favour of tourism units
on the basis of previously approved documents as
well as other documents. It will be made mandatory to
take Business Registration Number (BTR) from all the
units. At the same time, hotels with 10 or more rooms,
budget hotels.
CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal to
upgrade 6 govt upper primary schools in Jodhpur
district to higher secondary schools. He has also
approved the creation of 78 new posts for these schools.
For the operation of each upgraded school, 1-1 posts of
Principal, Junior Assistant and Assistant Staff, 2-2 teacher
level-2 and level-1 and 6 posts of senior teacher will be
created. The CM has given consent to start new subjects
in 4 higher secondary schools of Jodhpur.
CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal of
Medical Education Dept to provide relaxation in
agency charges for 3 construction works allotted to
Raj State Road Development Corporation (RSRDC). The
works have been allotted to RSRDC through the PWD. Ac-
cording to the proposal, Rs 408.94 crore construction work
of Public Health College in Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur,
Kota, Bharatpur & Bikaner divisions of the state.
CHIRANJEEVI BENEFITS
FOR EMPLOYEES IN ESI
`24.56 CR FOR SC/ST
FINANCE & DEVEP CORP
`10 CR FOR STADIUM
IN JHOTWARA
`11.16 CR FOR
E-REGISTRATION
PROVISIONSTOFACILITATEWORKOFTOURISMUNITS
6 SCHOOLS TO BE UPGRADED, NEW SUBJECTS IN 4
RELAXATION IN AGENCY CHARGES FOR 3 WORKS
CM Gehlot has
approved to include
the registered in-
sured employees and their
dependent families under
the ESI in the Mukhyamant-
ri Chiranjeevi Swasthya
Bima Yojana under the
ESI category, expanding
the scope of beneficiaries
under scheme.
CM Gehlot has
given consent for
additional budget
provision for providing an
amount of Rs 24.56 cr to
the Rajasthan Scheduled
Caste Tribes Finance
& Devep Cooperative
Corp. This amount will be
released as the third & final
installment of loan waiver.
CM Gehlot has
approved the
revised financial
proposal for the construc-
tion of a stadium at Kan-
war Ka Bas, Jhotwara in
Jaipur and sanctioned
Rs 10 cr. The stadium
will now be constructed
at a cost of Rs 10 crore
instead of Rs 1.50 crore.
Earlier consent was
given to spend Rs 1.50
crore for the construction
of the stadium.
Jaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot has given
financial approval
of Rs. 11.16 crores for
the 2-year project of
human resources for the
development work of
the e-registration project
of the Registration and
Stamp Department. The
CM has also approved
an additional budget
provision of Rs 5 crore
for the computerization of
the project.
Unique ‘Dugdhabhishek’
Bharat Sharma, Patron of Dharohar Bachao Samiti, performing ‘Dugdhabhishek’ with
a cow on the last Monday of Shrawan at Rojgareshwar temple in Jaipur.
SANTOSH SHARMA
14th
tableau of Barfani Baba
Prayers at JDA premises
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The 14th tableau of
fruits, flowers and Bar-
fani Baba was organized
in the Mahakal temple
on the Jaipur Develop-
ment Authority premis-
es on Monday. Thou-
sands of devotees par-
ticipated in this.
Jaipur Development
Commissioner Dr Jogar-
am, JDA Chief Control-
ler Enforcement Dhar-
mendraYadav, Olympian
athletics player Sapna
Poonia, JDAOfficers and
Employees Council Pres-
ident Babu Lal Meena,
JDA Bar Association
President Girdhar Gopal,
Sapta Rishi Mandal Pres-
ident Pandit Devi
Shankar were present on
the occasion.
Two awards handed
over to RHB Comm’r
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The RHB Commissioner
& SecretaryAlpaChoud-
hary on Monday was
handed citation and hon-
our by officials who re-
turned from Hyderabad.
Deputy Housing Com-
missioner, KC Dhaka,
Deputy Housing Com-
missioner, JS Bugalia,
Deputy Housing Com-
missioner and Technical
Advisor Commissioner
BL Swami, and Residen-
tial Engineer Rohit Sin-
gh, who returned from
Hyderabad presented
certificates to the com-
missioner and secretary.
The Commissioner
learned about their expe-
riences from the officials.
Justice Songara
bids farewell at
Rajasthan HC
Kota:Doubtsraisedoverhaste
inworld’slargestbellproject
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Justice Chandra Kumar
Songara retired on Mon-
day. The High Court
Employees Union and
Rajasthan High Court
Staff Association bid an
emotional farewell to
Justice Songara. On this
occasion, the Vice Presi-
dent of the Union Chan-
draprakash Chhajeda
along with Narendra
Mathur, Ajay Sharma,
Poonam Nagpal were
present.
First India Bureau
Kota
Doubts are being raised
on the quality of the
world’s biggest under-
construction bell at
Chambal Riverfront pro-
ject in Kota. Devendra
Kumar Arya, the engi-
neer of the contracting
firm, has claimed that the
79,000 kg bell will break
one day due to the haste
in which it is being built.
While sharing a post
on social media, Deven-
dra Kumar Arya said, “Is
this happening because
of Anoop Bartaria’s
haste? It is made of liquid
metal and it will take at
least a month for this liq-
uid metal casting to get
solid. However, the cast-
ing was completed on
August 17.”
He further posted that
recently Project Consult-
ant Anoop Bartaria vis-
ited the site and was sur-
rounded by 50 jawans. A
person who is not an ex-
pert in the matter was
called and the casting is
being opened under his
supervision.
“Despite my refusal,
the box of the casting is
being opened. In such a
situation, the bell is
bound to shatter into
pieces,” Arya posted.
Notably, a complaint in
this regard has been giv-
en to the Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, UDH
Minister Shanti Dhariwal
and UIT Kota.
Trader’s killers
held within 24
hours in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Three people have been
arrested within 24 hours
in a case related to the
murder of a businessman
in Jamwa Ramgarh police
station area on Monday.
BusinessmanRamjilal’s
body with his throat slit
was found in a car. CO
Ramsingh and his team
investigated the matter all
night & arrested Deepak,
Harsh&Chetan.Thethree
were partying with Ram-
jilal when they started
fighting with him over the
old dispute. SP Rural Ra-
jeev Pachar congratulated
the police team and an-
nounced cash prize and
citationtoencouragethem.
Dr Jogaram prays at the Mahakal temple on the Jaipur
Development Authority premises on Monday.
Alpa Choudhary and others
with citations on Monday.
Jaipur: In a tragic inci-
dent, around 15 labour-
ers, mostly women, were
injured when the pick-up
vehicle they were travel-
ling in overturned on
Sirsi road here on Mon-
day. One woman died
while four are critical.
The injured are being
treated under the direc-
tion of Trauma in-charge
Dr Anurag Dhakad.
1 dead, 15 injured as
overloaded pick-up
vehicle turns turtle
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur
The BJP is actively pre-
paring for the upcoming
elections with its mani-
festo set to be finalized
by October 15.
A meeting of the cam-
paign committee was
held at the party’s state
headquarters today in
which detailed discus-
sions about the manifesto
were held.
The meeting was
chaired by the committee
convener and union min-
ister Arjun Ram Megh-
wal.
However, the commit-
tee’s co-coordinator and
Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi
Lal Meena did not attend
the meeting.
It was the second
meeting of the manifest
committee. Kirodi Mee-
na had skipped the first
meeting also.
Rajya Sabha MP
Ghanshyam Tiwari, for-
mer minister Prabhulal
Saini, Subhash Maharia,
and Mamta Sharma at-
tended the meeting.
Arjun Ram Meghwal chairs the Chunav Sankalp Patra Samiti’s
meeting at BJP Headquarters in Jaipur on Monday. Also seen are
Dr Alka Gurjar & other members of committee.
4 RATHS BEING PREPARED FOR PARIVARTAN YATRA
Jaipur: One major public rally will be organised
daily in BJP’s Parivartan Yatra which is going to
start from four places next month. Four ‘raths’
or specially designed vehicles have been prepared for
four yatras. One of the raths is the same that was used
in 2018 with some modifications while three new raths
have been prepared.State-level leaders will be rotated for
public rallies as per demand.
BJPmanifestoforAssembly
pollslikelybyOctober15
A poster of under consturction
79,000 kg bell in Kota.
CONCENTRATING ON
SPECIFIC ZONES
Rather than viewing
multiple camera feeds
together, Center now
concentrates on specific
zones with increasing crime
rates. If incidents like chain
snatching surge in a location,
the Command Center closely
observes the area’s CCTV
footage. Once any suspicious
activity is detected, the Com-
mand Center alerts concerne
SHO who promptly responds
to the situation.
2 including
minor held in
taxi driver’s
murder case
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Two accused, includ-
ing a minor, have
been arrested for the
murder of a taxi driv-
er that came to light
on Sunday. Taxi was
booked for Khatu
Shyamji and miscre-
ants strangulated
Srichand Meena to
death inTatiyawas on
the way.
The miscreants
threw the body on the
railway tracks near
Kanota to make the
murder look like an
accident. The miscre-
ants ran away with
the taxi & cash. On
Aug 21, a missing
complaintofSrichand
Meena, 47, was regis-
tered at Mahesh Na-
gar police station.
The CCTV footage
of the toll plaza on
the route to Khatush-
yamji was scanned.
the way.
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
BJP accuses Gehlot govt of record number of
crimes against women in Raj - 118 in 25 days
Jaipur: In an action, 350
gram of gold was seized
at the Jaipur airport, said
an official. “The gold in
form of a wire was re-
covered from a passen-
ger’s bag,” an officials
said. The passenger had
smuggled this wire of
gold in a suitcase. The
official said that pass-
neger had landed to
Jaipur from Sharjah.
“The intelligence wing
of customs stopped the
passenger and checked
baggage as it looked sus-
picious. During check-
ing, gold was recov-
ered,” official added.
One held with 350gm
gold wire at Jaipur
International Airport
Jaipur: Nearly 35
councilors of Jaipur
Municipal Corporation
Heritage met PCC chief
Govind
Singh
Dotasra
and de-
manded
the arrest
of Mayor
Munesh Gurjar. Jaipur
District Congress com-
mittee president RR Ti-
wari convened a meet-
ing of Congress and
supporting independent
councilors of JMCH on
the controversy involv-
ing mayor Munesh Gur-
jar. Later, the councilors
met the PCC chief and
raised the demand to get
the mayor arrested.
Arrest JCMH Mayor,
demand councillors
to PCC Chief Dotasra
IN BRIEF
RAJASTHAN 03
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First India Bureau
Bhilwara
BJPMLAKailash Megh-
wal on Monday lashed
out at Union Law Min
Arjun Ram Meghwal and
said that he will ask PM
Modi to remove him
from the Council of Min-
isters. He made the alle-
gation during a public
meeting at a village in
Bhilwara but did not
elaborate.
Bikaner MP Arjun
Ram Meghwal was re-
cently appointed conven-
or of the BJP’s election
manifesto committee for
the Raj assembly polls.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur
Congress leader Ramesh-
war Dudi’s health condi-
tion remained critical on
Monday. Dudi, the chair-
man of the Rajasthan
StateAgro Industries De-
velopment Board, suf-
fered brain haemorrhage
on Sunday and a surgery
was performed by a team
of doctors at the state run
hospital to remove the
clot. Looking at the criti-
cal condition, possibili-
ties were explored to shift
him to Medanta hospital
in Delhi NCR. A treat-
ment note was prepared
and sent to Medanta hos-
pital. However, the final
decision will be taken by
the family.
CM talked to the doc-
tors at the SMS hospital.
He also talked to Medan-
ta hospital management
about the shifting. On his
direction, education min-
ister BD Kalla reached
the hospital and held dis-
cussion with doctors on
the condition of Dudi.
Medical board members
Dr.SM Sharma, Dr.Achal
Sharma, Dr.BL Ku-
mawat, Dr.Sudhir Mehta,
Dr.Rashmi Kataria were
present during discussion
with the minister. Dudi is
on ventilator support in
the neurosurgery ICU.
Earlier in the day, dep-
uty leader of opposition
Satish Poonia visited the
hospital and enquired
about Dudi’s health.
CM Ashok Gehlot is
concerned about Dudi’s
well-being, after return-
ing from Johdpur, he
reached SMS Hospital to
knowaboutDudi’shealth.
Navin Sharma & Vedant Tiwari
Churu
There seems to be no res-
pite for AdSP Divya Mit-
tal, who is under suspen-
sion for taking bribe and a
matter of spurious drugs.
On Monday, the Churu
ACB team reached Chi-
dawa and in the presence
ofMittal’sbrother,Nikhil,
opened the sealed ances-
tral house and conducted
a search operation.
The team reached to
collect evidence in the on-
going case on Mittal. Ch-
uruACB team took action
under the leadership of
ASP Shabbir Khan. The
entirehousewassearched.
Earlier also, the team of
Churu ACB had come
here but the house was
closed. The team sealed
the house and put up a no-
tice. Now the team came
again on Monday and
conducted a search opera-
tion in the presence of Di-
vya’s brother.
MLA Meghwal
seeks removal
of Min Meghwal
KOTA SUICIDES: ‘Half-day study, half-day fun’, identifying students with suicidal
tendencies among measures to curb suicides; Min PSK terms coaching owners ‘mafia’
Collector OP Bunkar along with other senior officials during discussion with Principal Secretary
Education BS Detha, through video conference, at Kota District Collectorate on Monday.
Upon returning from Jodhpur, CM Ashok Gehlot directly reaches
SMS Hospital to inquire about Rameshwar Dudi’s well being on
Monday. Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi also accompanied him.
Arjun Ram Meghwal, BD Kalla and others at the SMS Hospital to
inquire about Rameshwar Dudi’s health on Monday.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Cabinet ministers have
raised concerns on the in-
creasing suicide cases in
coaching institutes in
Kota. Pratap S Khachari-
yawas said that coaching
institutesareonlyengaged
in collecting money. He
also took a dig at the
coaching instuitutes in the
state and said “The coach-
ingoperatorsofRajasthan
are very wealthy but they
cannot harass the children
on the basis of money. He
also termed coaching
centers as ‘mafia’.
PHED Min Mahesh
Joshi said, “The pressure
of studies is there. Apart
from this, several students
have the burden of their
parents having borrowed
money for their studies.
So, if they fail, what will
happen to their parents.”
GovindRamMeghwal,
MLA from Khajuwala
said “Watching mobile
dayandnightisincreasing
depression among the
youth.Earliermanusedto
sit in the middle of the
family, used to talk, but
nowadays children are
getting depressed.”
SITUATION GRIMFUL
HEAD CONSTABLES HELD IN JHUNJHUNU,
DUNGARPUR WHILE TAKING BRIBE
l Over two lakh students
move to Kota annually to
prepare for competitive
exams such as the Joint
Entrance Exam (JEE) for
engineering and the Nation-
al Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test (NEET) for admission
to medical colleges.
l According to authorities,
22 students preparing for
competitive exams in the
district have ended their
lives so far in 2023 -- the
highest for any year. Last
year, the figure was 15.
l Kota Collector O.P.
Bunkar said the exams had
been stopped with immedi-
ate effect for the next two
months in order to provide
“psychological support and
security” to the residential
students.
Jhunjhunu/Dungarpur: ACB
Jhunjhunu arrested Ramesh
Kumar, Head Constable,
Bhaloth, Police Station Pacheri Ka-
lan, District Jhunjhunu on Monday
while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000
from the complainant. Kumar de-
manded a bribe of Rs 12,000 in lieu
of taking action on a complaint and
returning his motorbike. In another
incident, ACB Udaipur unit arrested
Ramesh Chandra Yadav, Head
Constable, in Dungarpur on Mon-
day for taking a bribe of Rs 3,000
from the complainant. He sought
money for not taking action against
the complainant in a complaint.
I would say to parents that their
children are not succeeding
because of coaching but they are
already brilliant. This(coaching
institutes) demoralize the
students...The govt should take
strict action against this coaching
mafia. SP and Collector should take
action as directed by the CM
otherwise Raj Cong will take action.
PRATAPSKHACHARIYAWAS,CABINET MINISTER
FUN CLASSES EVERY WEEK, FOCUS ON REDUCING
SYLLABUS, SAYS STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE
CLASS 11 GIRL HANGS SELF AS MOTHER
SCOLDS, REFUSES TO GIVE HER MOBILE
Kota: A meeting of committee formed at the state
level regarding the coaching student suicide case
was held in Kota on Monday. Education Principal
Secy Bhavani S Detha connected through video confer-
encing and took feedback from the officers, including Kota
Collector and City SP on the increasing suicide cases. He
instructed officials to strictly follow the guidelines. The
Collector has issued an order banning all types of tests and
exams being conducted by coaching institutes for next two
months to keep the student stress free. Instructions were
also issued to conduct four hours of study and four hours
of fun classes. It was decided to reduce the syllabus after
consulting the subject experts. Another meeting will be
held on the issue on Sept 2. Gul Mohammad
Dungarpur: A 17-year-old girl committed
suicide by hanging herself in Balwada
village of Kotwali police station area after
her mother scolded her and refused to give her the
mobile phone. The police have registered a case
regarding and started investigation. According to
police, Mohanlal said that his daughter, Roshni
(17), studied in Class 11th. On Sunday, his wife
informed her that Roshni had committed suicide
and he came from Gujarat. The father has denied
any suspect.
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur
A day after a history-
sheeter was shot dead in
broad daylight in Bharat-
pur, four miscreants
opened fire at a jeweller
on Monday near Kotwali
police station in the heart
of the city injuring him
badly. Four miscreants
came on bike and asked
for the key of the locker,
but when the business-
man resisted, they fired
at him injuring him in his
leg. They tried to flee but
one was caught.
As the news spread,
traders gathered and
started shouting slogans
against the administra-
tion and shut the market
to stage on a dharna.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Department of Per-
sonnel (DOP) has initi-
ated action against 27
officials of Rajasthan
Administrative Service
(RAS) for not joining
new postings despite be-
ing transferred.
Sixteen RAS officials
including Anita Meena,
Amrit Chowdhary, Rajpal
Singh, Ashish Kumar,
Bhagwat Singh, Mansin-
gh Meena, Priyanka Bish-
noi, Shefali Kushwaha,
Rohit Chauhan, Priyanka
Talania, Vishal Dave,
Ramswaroop Chauhan,
Sohan Ram Chowdhary,
RadheshyamDelu,Kanak
Jain and Anshul Singh
have been issued show
cause notices for not join-
ing their new postings.
Similarly, disciplinary ac-
tion has been proposed
against 11 RAS officers
for not even replying to
the show cause notices is-
sued by the DOP.
The officials include
Anjana Sehrawat, Balkis-
hanTiwari, Chetan Chau-
han, Durga Shankar Mee-
na, Gangadhar Meena,
Meenu Verma, Naresh
Singh Chauhan, Rakesh
Kumar Gupta (First),
Santosh Kumar Meena,
Vineet Kumar Sukhadia
and Vishnu Kumar Goy-
al. The officials were
transferred on different
dates and election work is
being hampered due to
officials not joining their
new postings.
DudimaybeshiftedtoMedanta;
CM,otherleaderssvisitSMShosp
ACB raids suspended AdSP Mittal’s ancestral house
Jeweller injured in daylight firing
in Bharatpur, accused arrested DoP sends notices to 27
RAS officers for not
following transfer orders
ACTION AGAINST RAS
ACB team conducting search operation at suspended AdSP Divya
Mittal’s home in Churu on Monday.
Ramesh Kumar, HC
Jhunjhunu
Ramesh C Yadav, HC
Dungarpur
Jinendra Singh Shekhawat
Jaipur
ith the political
mercuryincreas-
ing with each
passing day as Rajasthan
nears assembly polls, the
Bhartiya Janta Party, on
Monday, levelled serious
allegation on Gehlot gov-
ernmentasitreleasedalist
claiming that there were a
whopping 118 rape inci-
dents in merely 25 days.
In fact, a BJP leader in
New Delhi released a long
list of such incidents.
Among these are rape of
minor in Anupgarh, three
rape incidents in Jaipur’s
Bassi, rape in Jaipur’s
Shiprapath, incidents of
rape in Murlipura and Na-
hargarh, rape in Jhunj-
hunu’s Mandawa Mod,
Jaipur’s Pratapnagar, two
rapeincidentsinBikaner’s
Mahajan and two in
Jaipur’s Jawahar Nagar,
two rape incidents in
Jaipur’s Bhattabasti, rape
incident in Abu Road,
woman harassed in Sikar
and rape incident in
Bharatpur’s Bayana. Ac-
cording to the BJP, in the
past twenty five days,
women were harassed in
Jaipur’sTungaandSikar’s
Ranoli while rape inci-
dents occurred in Jodh-
pur’s Dangiawas, Jaisin-
ghpura Khor and Murli-
pura in Jaipur along with
rape incidents in Jodhpur
and Pilibanga of Hanu-
mangarh. The list also
mentions rape incidents in
Churu and Jaipur’s Jawa-
har Circle along with har-
assmentandexcesseswith
women in Chaksu and
Dausa, rape of girl child in
Alwar and Kekdi. Shock-
ingly, the list alleges of the
rapeofadoctorbyapolice
officerinDungarpurwhile
also highlighting rape in-
cidents in Chittorgarh and
Ajmer,AlwarandUdaipur.
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Police recording statement in Dungarpur on Monday.
A BJP leader in New
Delhi released a long
list of 118 incidents
with main focus being
on 35 incidents
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The spirit is beyond
destruction. No one can
bring an end to spirit which
is everlasting.
BHAGAVAD GITA
Path-breakinginitiativeslike,National
CreditFrameworkundertheNEPwill
benefitournewrecruitsintheircareer
trajectory.NCrFbridgesthegapbetweenearning
andlearningandpavesthewayforlifelong
learning.Ionceagaincongratulateand
extendbestwishestoour#YuvaShakti
forafulfillingcareerahead.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
On the eve of #NationalSportsDay we
dedicate the state-of-the-art facilities
to the nation at NIS Patiala. Happy to
inaugurate the renovated facilities: Weightlifting
Hall, Guest House, Hostels along with inauguration
of Fitness Center and Auditorium. These
enhancements resonate with our Government’s
relentless effort to upgrade and strengthen
facilities aimed at nurturing sporting excellence.
Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur
IN-DEPTH
CHOPRA IS INDIA’S
GOLD STANDARD
IN ATHLETICS
est there were some doubting Thomases,
Neeraj Chopra has ensured that there is none
to question his status as India’s golden boy
in athletics. He was the first to win an Olympic gold
for India in javelin throw and he is now the first to
win gold at the World Athletics Championship in
Budapest with a throw of 88.17 m. His achievement
is unrivalled now and would remain so for a long time
to come as no other athlete has delivered with such
consistency. It’ll only be fair to call him India’s gold
standard of athletics, especially for the new crop of
javelin throwers.
Chopraisonly25and,besidestheWorldAthleticsand
2021 Olympic golds, he has hauled gold at 2018Asian
and Commonwealth Games, Under-20 World Champi-
onships, an achievement which will be hard to match.
The best of Neeraj Chopra is yet to come. Having
touched 89.94 m at Stockholm, Chopra’s aim is to
cross the 90 m mark.
L
KEEPING NUH CALM WAS
IMPORTANT FOR KHATTAR
ith Nuh slated to host two sessions of G-20
summit from November 3 to 7 it was im-
perative for the Manohar Lal Khattar gov-
ernment to rein in the Vishwa Hindu Parishad from
taking out a religious procession on the last Monday
of the Hindu month of Saawan. Last time a religious
procession was taken out in the district on July 31
there was widespread violence in the district in which
six people, including two home guards, were shot
dead. To keep the situation peaceful, the police es-
corted the local VHP chief Alok Kumar and a few of
his supporters. In a curfew-like situation, outsiders
were barred from en-
tering Nuh, the inter-
net was shut down
and those wanting to
offer holy water to
Lord Shiva were told
to perform the ritual
in temples near their
homes.
A repeat of last
month’s violence
would have embar-
rassed the Govern-
ment of India and
created a wrong im-
pression on the minds
of G20 members.
Equally important
was the swiftness
with which action
was taken against the
teacher of a school in Muzaffarnagar for getting a
Muslim by slapped by his classmates for forgetting
his multiplication tables.
Such incidents happening at a time when India is
hosting a prestigious global event tarnish the coun-
try’s image. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has de-
scribed India’s presidency of G-20 as “people’s
presidency”. Heads of 40 countries will be coming
to India for the summit. It has been described as the
“biggest participation in G20 history. The Haryana
government has done well to keep the situation under
control without causing any tension.
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Heads of 40
countries will be
coming to India for
G20 summit. It has
been described as
“biggest
participation in G20
history. Haryana
govt has done well to
keep situation under
control without
causing any tension
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PROBLEMS
SOLUTION
Man has become a victim
of his environment. He
is not in control of his
mind but a victim of the
environment. Is it not so?
We pollute our environment
in a very subtle way
through our negative
emotions. But it takes quite
sometime to clear the
environment of this.
Our body has the capacity
to sustain the vibrations
of bliss and peace much
longer than it does
negative emotions because
positivity is in the centre of
our existence. Just like in
the structure of an atom,
protons and neutrons are
in the centre of the atom
and electrons are only the
periphery, the same is with
our lives; the centre core of
our existence is bliss and
joy, but it is surrounded by
a cloud of negative ions.
TheImpactof
NegativeEmotions
hen you feel
depressed,
know that
you are cre-
ating parti-
cles of depression around
you. Those ions of depres-
sions around you go and
stick to the environment. If
someone walks into that
place, even after you have
left, that person for no rea-
son would start feeling de-
pressed. Have you experi-
enced this? You walk into
a room and suddenly feel
angry vibes. You were all
right a few minutes ago but
the moment you walk in,
all the anger, stress and
tension overtake you.
Like we pollute the
earth and the water, we
also pollute the subtle en-
vironment of feelings and
emotions. Man has be-
come a victim of his envi-
ronment. He is not in con-
trol of his mind but a vic-
tim of the environment. Is
it not so? We pollute our
environment in a very sub-
tle way through our nega-
tive emotions. But it takes
quite sometime to clear the
environment of this. It is
inevitable that sometimes
you feel stressed and nega-
tive. Sometimes you get
into all sorts of moods —
it is inevitable. It happens.
Nobody wants it, but it
happens. So how do we
handle them? We hear a lot
about other things in life
but we spend very little
time hearing ourselves.
This is the most unfortu-
nate thing. Then what is
the solution? This is where
we miss a very fundamen-
tal principle that governs
our environment, our mind
our emotions and our life
in general.
Our body has the capac-
ity to sustain the vibrations
of bliss and peace much
longer than it does nega-
tive emotions because
positivity is in the centre of
our existence. Just like in
the structure of an atom,
protons and neutrons are in
the centre of the atom and
electrons are only the pe-
riphery, the same is with
our lives; the centre core of
our existence is bliss and
joy, but it is surrounded by
a cloud of negative ions.
Through the help of the
breath, we can easily get
over our negative emo-
tions in a short period.
Through meditation and
certain breathing tech-
niques, you can clear this
negative cloud.
What is there for you to
get depressed? You are
here for a few years any-
way; just a few years on
this planet. And as long as
you are here, you can as
well be happy. This life has
so much to offer you. You
can see this once you take
sometime off, rejuvenating
the soul. Your soul is hun-
gry for a smile from you. If
you could give this, you
feel energised the whole
year and nothing whatso-
ever can take the smile
from you.
Take some time off to
look a little deep into one-
self and calm the mind
down. Thus erasing all the
impressions that we are
carrying in our minds, we
can experience the pres-
ence, the divine that is the
very core of our existence.
The presence has to be felt
by the heart and human life
is enriched only when we
can live this sixth sense of
existence, of feeling.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
Through the help of the breath, we can easily get
over our negative emotions in a short period.
Through meditation and certain breathing
techniques, you can clear this negative cloud....
Take some time off to look a little deep into oneself
and calm the mind down. Thus erasing all the
impressions that we are carrying in our minds, we
can experience the presence, the divine that is the
very core of our existence.
W
SRISRIRAVI
SHANKAR
The writer is an Indian yoga
guru, a spiritual leader,
founder of The Art of Living

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HONOUR FOR NTR
Prez releases commemorative coin on former AP CM Rao
PTI
New Delhi
resident Drou-
padi Murmu on
Monday re-
leased a commemora-
tive coin on legendary
actor and former chief
minister of unified
Andhra Pradesh late N T
Rama Rao on his cente-
nary year at the Rashtra-
pati Bhavan Cultural
Centre here.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, the president said
NTR enriched Indian
cinema and culture
through Telugu films,
according to a Rashtra-
pati Bhavan statement.
He breathed life into
the prominent characters
of Ramayana and Ma-
habharata through his
acting. The characters of
Lord Rama and Lord
Krishna played by him
became so alive that
people started worship-
ping NTR, Murmu said.
She noted that NTR
also expressed the pain
of the common people
through his acting.
He spread the mes-
sage of social justice and
equality through one of
his films ‘Manushulanta
Okkate’ — all human
beings are equal, Murmu
said.
The president said
NTR’s popularity was
equally wide as a public
servant and leader.
P
INDIA 05
Automobile,pharma,tourism
sectorsexpectedtogrow:Modi
PTI
New Delhi
Modi on Monday said the
Indian economy was on
the path of rapid growth
which had led to creation
of big opportunities for
employment of the youth.
He said automobile,
pharma, tourism and
food processing sectors
were expected to grow at
a rapid pace and open up
employment opportuni-
ties for the youth.
The PM said India had
emerged as the fastest
growing economy and
would soon be among the
top 3 economies in the
world during this decade
and bring benefits to the
common man.
“For any economy to
grow, it is imperative that
every sector develops.
From space to start-ups,
when every sector grows
the economy will move
ahead,” he said.
COURTCONVICTSMANIN
MBBSSTUDENTSUICIDE
New Delhi: A court
has sentenced a local
resident S Pradeep to five
years of rigorous imprison-
ment in connection with the
suicide of MBBS student
with whom he was in a
relationship, officials said
here on Monday. The case
was handed over to the
CBI on the orders of the
Madras High Court on a
petition of the mother of the
victim.
PIL OVER MERGER OF
POLITICAL PARTIES
Mumbai: A PIL has
been filed in the HC
seeking that a paragraph
providing for the “split and
merger” of political parties in
the Tenth Schedule of the
Constitution be declared as
illegal and ultra vires and in
contravention of its basic
structure. The petitioner has
claimed that this provision
was used by politicians for
group defections.
JADAVPUR UNIV: HIGH
COURT DISMISSES PIL
Calcutta: A Public
Interest Litigation was
filed seeking measures to
ensure a proper educational
atmosphere in the Jadavpur
University campus in
Kolkata. A first-year student
from the varsity recently died
under mysterious circum-
stances which sparked a row
over a hostile environment in
the campus and hostel
leading to several arrests.
HC TAKES COGNISANCE
OF MINOR’S ASSAULT
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court took
cognisance of the case of
sexual assault of a minor
girl allegedly by suspended
Delhi government officer
Premoday Khakha and
directed the authorities to
ensure that the identity of
the survivor is not revealed.
A bench initiated on its own
a PIL after taking suo motu
cognisance of the incident.
SCDISPOSESPETITION
OVERDEMOLITIONDRIVE
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Monday disposed of a plea
related to the demolition
drive to clear alleged illegal
constructions near Krishna
Janmabhoomi in Uttar
Pradesh’s Mathura, and
granted liberty to the
petitioner to seek relief
before the civil court.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the distribution of 51,000 appointment letters to
recruits at National Rozgar Mela via video conference, in New Delhi on Monday. ANI
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar rejected Opposition’s demand
seeking minister Sandeep Singh’s resignation on Monday.
EMPLOYMENT HAS INCREASED IN
LAST 9 YRS OF MODI GOVT: SINGH
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra
Singh on Monday said employment
has increased in the last 9 years of
the Modi government, during which 9 lakh
jobs were given to the youth. He also said
one of the biggest achievements of PM
Modi’s tenure was that a large number of
government jobs have been provided.
OVER 1.5 CR JOBS CREATED IN 9
ORGANISED SECTORS: YADAV
New Delhi: Union Minister
Bhupender Yadav on Monday
said over 1.5 crore jobs have been
created in 9 organised sectors, including
IT, manufacturing, education, trade and
transport, hospitality and medical sector,
during the nine-year rule of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi government at the Centre.
“PRACTICEYOGA”:PM’S
ADVICETOPERSONNEL
New Delhi: PM Nar-
endra Modi on Mon-
day advised new
recruits in the central armed
police forces to maintain
physical fitness and practice
yoga for mental well-being.
Modi urged the new appoin-
tees not to compromise on
physical fitness. “Your job is
not timebound. You have to
face the wrath of the weath-
er. Hence, physical fitness
is of utmost importance to
you. If you are fit physically,
half of the work is done in
a jiffy,” the PM said through
video conference. He also
urged the new recruits to
practice yoga to deal with
tense moments, which are
aplenty in the field of work
of security personnel. “You
should practice yoga every
day. A stable mind will give
you greater strength in your
work. Yoga is not just physi-
cal exercise, it is necessary
if you have to maintain a
healthy and stable mind,
particularly to keep yourself
tension-free while discharg-
ing your duties,” Modi said.
‘ONAM GIVES MESSAGE
OF SOCIAL HARMONY’
New Delhi: President
Droupadi Murmu
on Monday greeted
citizens on the eve of Onam
and said the celebration of
the festival by all irrespective
of their religious and caste
identities gives a message of
social harmony. The festival
is a unique example of Kera-
la’s rich cultural heritage, she
said. “This festival is also an
occasion to express gratitude
towards nature. Celebration
of this festival by all irrespec-
tive of their religious and
caste identities also gives a
message of social harmony,”
President Murmu said.
CandidatesagainstSonia,
SupriyaSule,Dimplesoon
Agencies
New Delhi
The BJP, which is gear-
ing up for the 2024 Lok
Sabha elections, may
soon announce candi-
dates against Congress
Parliamentary Party
(CPP) chairperson Sonia
Gandhi, Samajwadi Par-
ty (SP) leader Dimple
Yadav and Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
leader Supriya Sule
Gandhi represents
UP’s Rae Bareli parlia-
mentary constituency,
Yadav represents Main-
puri seat, and Sule Maha-
rashtra’s Baramati seat.
The constituencies from
where they represent are
their respective parties’
strongholds.
According to highly
placed sources in the
BJP, the party may soon
announce the names of
candidates in these Lok
Sabha seats.
Sourcessaidtheseseats
are among the 160 Lok
Sabha seats which are
generallyconsideredtobe
strongholds of leaders
from Opposition parties.
These 160 parliamentary
constituencies also in-
clude seats on which the
BJP had to face defeat in
the 2019 General Elec-
tions, sources said.
Sources added that the
BJP high command is of
the view that by announc-
ing the names of the can-
didates in these seats in
advance, the party’s nom-
inees will get enough
time to prepare for the
elections and it will be in
a strong position.
LS Elections 2024: BJP for 160 ‘weak’ seats
Ruckus in Haryana
House as Cong seeks
Singh’s resignation
PTI
Chandigarh
Haryana Assembly pro-
ceedings were adjourned
for 30 minutes on Mon-
day amid uproar after the
main Opposition Con-
gress sought Minister
Sandeep Singh’s resig-
nation in connection
with a sexual harassment
case and also a discus-
sion on the Nuh violence.
As the Zero Hour be-
gan, Congress members
led by Leader of Opposi-
tion Bhupinder Singh
Hooda were up on their
feet demanding Singh’s
resignation following a
charge sheet against him
by the Chandigarh Police.
Chief Minister Mano-
har Lal Khattar rejected
the opposition’s demand
seeking Singh’s resigna-
tion.While the ruling BJP
benches, including Singh,
thumped the benches fol-
lowing the chief minis-
ter’s statement, Congress
members rushed to the
Well of the House.
The Speaker told them
that Singh’s matter was
sub-judice and ‘no sub-
judice matter can be dis-
cussed here’. Singh was
present in the House.
Congress members
raised anti-government
slogans while ruling BJP
benches also responded
with slogans. Hooda said
they are demanding that
Singh should resign on
moral grounds or the
chief minister should
sack him.
The Chandigarh Police
had recently submitted a
final report against Singh
before a court.
IN THE COURTYARD
MP:ShahtoflagoffBJP's'JanAshirwadYatra'onSep3
PTI
Bhopal
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah will flag off
the Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty’s ‘JanAshirwad Yatra’
on September 3 from
Chitrakoot in Satna in
Madhya Pradesh, where
polls will be held at the
end of the year. Making
the announcement in a
press conference, Union
Minister Narendra Singh
Tomar and state unit
chief VD Sharma also
said PM Narendra Modi
has been invited to ad-
dress a workers’ meeting
to mark the culmination
of the yatra in Bhopal on
September 25, the birth
anniversary of stalwart
Deendayal Upadhyaya.
Shivraj Singh Chou-
han, the longest serving
chief minister of the
state, will take part for a
few hours on each day of
the yatra, said Tomar,
who is also the party’s
MPelection management
committee convenor.
The Jan Ashirwad
Yatra will be taken out
from different parts of
the state, and Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
has been invited to flag
off four legs of the initia-
tive, Sharma informed.
“5 committees have
been formed for five
yatras,” Sharma said.
Partieswillnotbecomfortablein
joininghandswithBJP:RLD'sJayant
PTI
New Delhi
Dismissing as “conjec-
ture” the talk about the
possibility of his party
switching to the NDA,
RLD chief Jayant Chaud-
hary on Monday said par-
ties would not be com-
fortable joining hands
with the BJP which, he
alleged, is “very effec-
tive” at steam-rolling dis-
senting voices.
In an interview with
PTI ahead of the crucial
meeting of the Indian
National Developmental
Inclusive Alliance (IN-
DIA) in Mumbai, the
Rashtriya Lok Dal
(RLD) leader also said
the Congress has a “big
role” going forward as it
is a “well-understood
brand” with many peo-
ple across the country
voting for the party for a
long time.
After the Mumbai
meeting, there will be no
more “conjecture” on Ut-
tar Pradesh or the shape
of the alliance and people
will be more confident
about INDIA, he said.
RLD chief Jayant
Chaudhary hit back at
Modi and the BJP for
calling the 26-party op-
position alliance ‘Gha-
mandia’, saying if any
leader who has a majority
and has had two terms at-
tacks his opposition like
this, “it betrays a lack of
confidence, jittery nerves
and also a basic undemo-
cratic nature”.
Singh, who is part of
the opposition group
INDIA, says he does
not see any reason to
change his approach
heading towards the
2024 Lok Sabha polls
Meanwhile, NTR’s
widow and YSR Cong
party leader
Nandamuri Lakshmi
Parvathi criticised
the govt for
overlooking her right
to be invited to the
prog held in memory
of her late husband
Now,AAPdemandsprobe
intoAdaniPowerissue
PTI
New Delhi
AAP Rajya Sabha MP
SanjaySinghonMonday
demanded action against
officials and ministers in
Gujarat for alleged excess
payment to Adani Power
Mundra Limited (AP-
MuL) over five years un-
der two power purchase
agreements.
Gujarat government
had denied the allegation
after state Congress chief
Shaktisinh Gohil had on
Saturday raised the issue
and claimed that the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) government had
made an “excess pay-
ment of Rs 3,900 crore”
to the company.
Gujarat government
spokesperson and cabinet
minister Rushikesh Patel
said the allegations were
“misleading” and that the
payment was only inter-
im and not final.Address-
ing a press conference,
Singh on Monday de-
manded a probe into the
“corruption”.
President Droupadi Murmu releases a commemorative coin on former Andhra Pradesh CM NT
Rama Rao on his centenary year, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi. PTI
Sonia Gandhi Supriya Sule Dimple Yadav
BJP MAY GO FOR LS POLLS IN DEC, HAS BOOKED
ALL CHOPPERS FOR CAMPAIGNING, SAYS MAMATA
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Baner-
jee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the
Lok Sabha polls in December 2023 itself, claiming
that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party
for campaigning. Banerjee cautioned that a third term for
the BJP would ensure the nation faces an “autocratic” rule.
“If BJP returns to power for the third consecutive term, the
nation would face an autocratic rule. If they return to power,
it will make our country a nation of hatred,” she said.

INDIA 06
KAROLINA BIELAWSKA VISITS KASHMIR
Miss World enjoys lunch, dons traditional pheran
Agencies
New Delhi
iss World
Karolina Biel-
awska visited
Kashmir along with
Miss World India Sini
Shetty and Miss World
Caribbean Emmy Pena.
Karolina enjoyed lunch
and visited Dal Lake for
a shikara ride with other
dignitaries.
Karolina Bielawska
from Poland won the
title of international
beauty pageant Miss
World 2021.
She is a Polish model,
TV presenter, social ac-
tivist, UN Messenger of
Peace Goodwill Ambas-
sador, philanthropist and
publicist. Karolina Biel-
awska is the first ‘Miss
World’ to visit Kashmir.
Karolina Bielawska
made the most out of
her day by visiting Dal
Lake for a shikara ride
and donning tradition-
al Kashmiri pheran
with other renowned
dignitaries.
Miss World Karolina Bielawska visited Kashmir on Monday. The beauty queen was joined by Miss World India Sini Shetty, Miss
World Caribbean Emmy Pena and Julia Morley, chairperson and CEO of the Miss World Organisation.
M
Balrampur: A BJP
MLA’s nephew and 11
others were booked un-
der the SC/ST Act for
allegedly beating some
Dalit people here, po-
lice said on Monday. A
video clip of the alleged
incident surfaced on the
social media following
which, the action was
taken, as per police.
BJP MLA’s nephew
booked under SC/ST
Act for beating Dalit
Chennai: 5 men were
arrested on Monday by
Railway Police in con-
nection with the fire ac-
cident in a coach stabled
in Madurai railway
junction yard. The ar-
rested persons have
been identified as Sath-
yaprakash, Narendra,
Kardish Sakhani, Deep-
ak and Sukum Kashyap.
Five arrested in
Madurai train
coach fire case
New Delhi: The toll in
the blast at an illegal
firecracker factory in
West Bengal’s North 24
Parganas district rose to
nine with one more
body recovered from a
pond, a senior police
officer said on Monday.
One person was arrested
in connection with the
blast, the officer said.
Toll in illegal
firecracker factory
blast rises to 9
New Delhi: Two boys
were allegedly sexually
assaulted by classmates
in northwest Delhi’s Sa-
maypur Badli area, po-
lice said on Monday.
Two boys filed separate
complaints alleging that
they were sexually as-
saulted by 5-6 class-
mates, police said. Two
cases have been filed.
Two boys sexually
assaulted by
classmates in Delhi
New Delhi: No law
gives the right to a hus-
band to beat and torture
his wife, the Delhi HC
has held while granting
divorce to a woman on
the grounds of cruelty
desertion by the man.
The HC said, it has been
proved that the man
failed to resume com-
panionship with his wife.
No law gives right
to husband to beat,
torture wife: HC
IN BRIEF
New Delhi: ADelhi
court sentenced ex-MLA
Rambeer Shokeen to 4
months in jail for failing
to appear before it de-
spite repeated summons.
The politician was an ac-
cused in a case related to
running of an organised
crime in Delhi-NCR.
Ex Delhi MLA gets
4-month jail term
PTI
New Delhi
Delhi airport operator
DIAL on Monday said
it is working with dif-
ferent government de-
partments, including the
home ministry, to pro-
vide necessary support
for facilitation of guests
coming for the G20
Summit, which is
scheduled to be held in
the national capital on
September 9 and 10.
A DIAL spokesper-
son said it has also
formed a team of senior
officials who will mon-
itor G20 arrival and de-
parture operations to
ensure the best experi-
ence for the arriving
delegates.
Besides, it is working
with different govern-
ment departments like
the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA), the Min-
istry of Home Affairs
(MHA), and the Delhi
government to provide
necessary support for
guest facilitation.
The Indira Gandhi
International Airport
(IGIA) in the national
capital is operated by
the Delhi International
Airport Ltd (DIAL), a
consortium led by the
GMR Group.
According to the
spokesperson, standees
and cutouts have been
positioned featuring
information about the
summit to provide
valuable insights to
passengers.
With Help Of Govt Departments Including Home Ministry
G20Summit:DIALsetsup
teamofseniorofficials
Ambaniappoints
allthreechildren
toRelianceboard
Ambani Sets Succession Plan
PTI
Mumbai
Asia’s richest man Muke-
shAmbani began execut-
ing a succession plan for
his USD 200-billion en-
ergy-to-technology con-
glomerate Reliance In-
dustries, appointing his
three children Isha,
Akash, and Anant to the
board of the company
which he will continue to
chair for five more years.
Till now, the three
children were involved
only at operating busi-
ness-level and none were
on the board of the India’s
largest listed company.
The board of Reliance
met ahead of the compa-
ny’s annual general meet-
ing to approve the ap-
pointment of twins Isha
and Akash as well as
Anant, as the “non-exec-
utive directors of the
company,” the firm said
in a stock exchange filing.
At the shareholders’
meeting, MukeshAmbani
said US Ivy League uni-
versity-educated scions
have“earnedtheirstripes”
and he saw “the flame” of
his legendary father
Dhirubhai shine in them.
Mukesh joined the
board at the age of 20
years has secured an-
other 5-year term as the
company head after ex-
piry of the current termi-
nal on April 19, 2024.
Cong takes dig at PM Modi’s
RozgarMela,termsitgimmick
Agencies
New Delhi
The Congress on Mon-
day criticised PM Naren-
dra Modi over the alleged
lack of employment op-
portunities, saying he is
holding Rozgar Melas as
he is feeling the heat of
an election year and to
save his image.
Congress general sec-
retary Jairam Ramesh
termed the Rozgar Melas
as the biggest
jumlas(rhetoric) and
said the prime minister
has failed to fulfil his
promise of creating two
crore jobs per year.
After destroying the
MSME sector with de-
monetisation, a badly
designed GST and an ill-
planned sudden lock-
down. After betraying
the hope of aspirational
youth for over 9 years,
the PM is feeling the
heat in an election year,
he said on X.
UNION MIN CHANDRASEKHAR HITS BACK AT
RAMESH OVER HIS DIG AT PM'S ROZGAR MELA
“IT IS BEST TO IGNORE THEM”: UNION MINISTER
ON CONGRESS TARGETING PM ON G20 PRESIDENCY
New Delhi: Union
minister Rajeev
Chandrasekhar on
Monday hit out at Congress
leader Jairam Ramesh, de-
scribing him as a spinmas-
ter who was stepping into
the “flopped roles” of P Chi-
dambaram and former RBI
governor Raghuram Rajan
and using the word jumla”
to discredit the Modi gov-
ernment’s achievements.
Union minister Rajeev
Chandrasekhar slammed
Ramesh's remarks on
the micro-blogging site,
saying, “This spinmaster is
stepping into the flopped
roles of Chidambaram and
Raghuram Rajan of using
the word ‘jumla’ to deal with
PM Narendra Modi ji gov-
ernment’s achievements.”
New Delhi: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
reacting to Congress leader Pawan Khera's remarks
targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi following
the G20 presidency on Monday said that “It is best to ignore
them” as they have become irrelevant to the progress, India
is making. Chandrasekhar further slammed Khera for his
statement and said there are people who keep on pulling
down the country and making country achievements look
petty. Pawan Khera in his statement had said that PM Modi
keeps forgetting that India's G20 presidency is a rotational
one and not because of the fact that he is the Prime Minister.
Nuh wears
deserted look
amid tight security
Agencies
New Delhi
The Nuh administration on
Monday allowed 15 seers
and leaders of right-wing
groups to offer prayers at
the Shiv temple in Nalhar
area of this district in Hary-
ana which has been turned
into a fortress in view of the
Sarv Jatiya Hindu Ma-
hapanchayat's call for a
'shobha yatra'.
Authorities have denied
permission for the yatra on
Monday in the aftermath of
the communal clashes on
July 31. However, the locals
have been allowed to offer
prayers in the temples in
their neighbourhood on the
last Monday of the holy
month of Shravan.
Heavy security arrange-
ments have been put in
place in view of the call for
the yatra and some seers
heading towards Nuh were
stopped at Gurugram, po-
lice officials said.
Five major checkpoints
have been set up from the
Delhi-Gurugram border un-
til Nuh with media vehicles
not being allowed to go be-
yond the third checkpoint.
PTI
Mumbai
Legendary Sunil
Gavaskar on Monday
said India will rise as
a 'sporting country' in
the next 10-15 years,
while lauding historic
achievements of jave-
lin sensation Neeraj
Chopra, chess prodigy
R Praggnanandhaa
and badminton star
HS Prannoy.
Chopra on Sunday
became the first-ever
Indian to win a gold
medal at the World
Athletics Champion-
ships, while Pragg-
nanandhaa last week
created history by
reaching
theWorld
Cup fi-
nal at 18
years.
India will be
known sporting
country in 10-
15 years: Sunil
Vehicles pass by a mural designed under a railway bridge in preparation for the upcoming G20
Summit, near Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Monday. PTI
Akash, Isha and Anant Ambani to join RIL board.
Today, I see both my
father and me in Isha,
Akash, and Anant. I
see the flame of
Dhirubhai shine in all
of them. I would
mentor them for the
leadership role. I shall
continue to perform
my duties and
responsibilities as
Chairman and
Managing Director for
five more years, with
greater vigour.
MUKESH AMBANI,
RIL CHAIRMAN
50 AMBULANCES
TO BE STATIONED
New Delhi: As
many as 50
ambulances
along with medical ar-
rangements will be kept
ready with adequate
staff at hotels, airports
and the G20 Summit
main venue Bharat
Mandapam to deal with
any medical emergen-
cy, official sources said
on Monday.
'I'LLBEATG20.DISAPPOINTEDTHATYOU
WON'TBEINCLUDED':TRUDEAUTOZELENSKYY
New Delhi: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
has confirmed his participation at the up-
coming G20 summit
in India, doing so with direct
expressions of disappoint-
ment towards Ukraine's
exclusion from the same. In
a telephonic conversation
with Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trudeau pledged to ensure
Kyiv's concerns are given due attention.
Raj.Samwad/C/23/8314

Satyanarayan Sharma and
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur
CM Ashok Gehlot inau-
gurated Jagshanti Audi-
torium and Lata Ramesh
Parekh Skill Develop-
ment Centre of Marud-
hara Industries Associa-
tion at Basni in Jodhpur
on Monday. He also un-
veiled the Entrepreneur
‘Logo.’ Addressing the
event, Gehlot said that
the State govt is commit-
ted to industrial develop-
ment. “With 11.04 per-
cent GDP growth rate,
Rajasthan’s standing of
first in North India and
second in the country
shows our commitment,”
the Chief Minister said.
“With the policies of
state govt, Raj has pro-
gressed in every field,
said CM while address-
ing the inaugural cere-
mony of Central Modern
Bus Stand at Paota in
Jodhpur on Monday. He
inaugurated and laid the
foundation stone of de-
velopment works worth
about Rs 113 crore.
“This bus stand
equipped with modern
facilities will provide
convenience to the pas-
sengers and drivers. Pub-
lic transport is not a
means of earning revenue
for us, it is a work of pub-
lic service. On the festi-
val of Raksha Bandhan,
women have been given
100 per cent concession
in fare. After Jaipur, now
a state-of-the-art bus
stand has been prepared
in Jodhpur and dedicated
to the public,” CM said.
Built at a cost of Rs
50.15 crore, the Central
Bus Stand will have 12
ticket counters, a tourist
information centre, air-
conditioned waiting
lodge, boarding base for
21 buses and lighting
base for 6 buses. Along
with this, there will be 6
lifts, ATM, post office,
police post, dispensary,
parcel office, clock room
and dry pantry at the bus
stand. Apart from this,
stores and restaurants
will also be available on
the first floor of the bus
stand.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Gearing up for upcom-
ing assembly polls, the
while chairing the
Screening Committee’s
meet at PCC War room in
Jaipur, Chairman Gaurav
Gogoi members
Ganesh Godiyal Ab-
hishek Dutt held discus-
sions, seeking input from
prominent leaders in-
cluding GS Dotasra,
Ministers others on
candidate selection. Sen-
ior leaders gave sugges-
tions on criteria for
choosing candidates.
A prominent sugges-
tion emerging from the
discussions was to re-
place candidates in con-
stituencies where the
party faced significant
defeats in previous polls.
It was also suggested
to field ex- MPs, given
their established support
base. These discussions
will aid in finalizing a
panel of candidates for
first phase of ticket an-
nouncements, slated for
the first week of Sept.
The process will shift
to Delhi, where further
rounds of meets will lead
to finalization of tickets.
Shubham Jain
Ajmer
The 8th mega job fair
was organised on Cen-
tre’s behalf in 43 cities,
including Ajmer. PM
Modi distributed ap-
pointment letters to
51,000 new recruits via
VC.
The job fair was organ-
ised at CRPF Group Cen-
tre 2 in Ajmer, in which
Union Law Minister Ar-
jun Ram Meghwal gave
appointment letters to
251 newly appointed per-
sonnel. Speaking on the
occasion, Meghwal said
that corruption in em-
ployment has reached its
peak and to change this,
the PM has made a new
system under which the
process of application,
exam appointment can
be done at home.
Accusing Congress of
running a rate card in the
name of providing em-
ployment, Meghwal said
that this system was
changing now as PM
wants to safeguard em-
ployment of the youths.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Ex- CM Vasundhara Raje
said that due to the unde-
clared closure of Gang
Canal, the farmers are in
trouble. “Three to four ir-
rigation water fields of
farmers are drying up and
this will affect other busi-
nesses as well.” Raje said
that the farmers have a
significant contribution
in State’s economy. She
has asked the state govt
to allow canal construc-
tion on land of Rajasthan
feeder, adding that due to
the undeclared ‘bandh’
in Canal, leave aside ir-
rigation water, even
drinking water has be-
come a problem.
Raje also said that the
State government should
not test the farmers and
try to save their crops.
Assembly Speaker
Dr CP Joshi hailed
CM saying, “Gehlot ji
has an important contribu-
tion in my political journey.
Our journey has been since
1980. No one can have the
qualities that CM Gehlot
has as he has the quality to
take everyone along. Only
his heart knows in what
situations he is working.
Only a rare man can do
such a thing.”
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur
The process for appoint-
ment of the new Chair-
man of Real Estate Reg-
ulatory Authority
(RERA) has been initi-
ated. Since several
weeks had passed to the
last date of inviting ap-
plications, July 5, it was
being speculated wheth-
er the appointment of
new Chairman would be
done prior to the elec-
tion ‘Code of Conduct’
coming into force.
However, according
to knowledgeable
sources, the appoint-
ment would be done in
the first week of Sep-
tember. The preliminary
meeting of the three
member committee un-
der the chairmanship of
Justice Manindra Mo-
han Shrivastava of Ra-
jasthan High Court was
held on August 18,
wherein Principal Sec-
retary UDH, T. Ravi-
kanth, and Secretary
Law, Gyan Prakash
Gupta also participated.
During the meeting,
which occurred in the
chamber of Justice
Shrivastava in the High
Court, the ACR, service
history and other rele-
vant information about
the four applicants was
examined.
It has come to light
that the second meeting
of the committee will be
held today, wherein, the
final panel of the candi-
dates could be formed
after which the panel
would be sent to CM
and he would put the fi-
nal stamp on one name.
Notably, for the post
of RERA Chairman,
four candidates had ap-
plied- Ravishankar
Srivastava, Pawan Ku-
mar Goyal, Veenu Gup-
ta and a retired Chief
Engineer from Housing
Board. Among the con-
tenders, Veenu Gupta
surprised the entire bu-
reaucracy by applying
at the last moment on
the last day of submit-
ting application. The
manner she suddenly
joined the race, after not
being appointed as the
next CS of the State, it
is largely believed that
finally it will be Veenu
Gupta who will be ap-
pointed to this chair.
In fact, bureaucratic
sources reveal, that the
main competition in the
race is between Veenu
Gupta and Pawan Ku-
mar Goyal, with Veenu
Gupta’s chances being
on the ‘brighter side’.
Furthermore, word is
that the remaining two
contestants, Ravis-
hankar Srivastava and
the retired Chief Engi-
neer from Housing
Board, are not in the
contest.
An ACS rank officer
of the 1987 IAS batch,
Veenu Gupta would re-
tire in December and as
Chairman RERA, she
would continue in the
government establish-
ment for five years.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota
LS Speaker Om Birla
said that women are full
of compassion are de-
voted to serve others.
“She herself suffers, but
wishes for the happiness
of the family,” he said.
Birla along with for-
mer MLA Heera Lal Na-
gar participated in a
heartwarming event in
Polai Kalan village in
Sangod area where wom-
en tied Rakhis to both
leaders as part of the
‘Laadli Behna’ pro-
gramme.
Birla expressed his
commitment to uplift the
lives of women, aiming
to eliminate struggles
and bring prosperity. The
event witnessed emo-
tional moments as Birla
fondly recalled his late
mother’s care and dedi-
cation to their family. “It
is our responsibility that
these sisters also experi-
ence happiness in their
lives,” he said.
Ex-MLA Heera Lal
Nagar praised Birla’s
service-oriented politics
highlighted his focus
on area’s welfare. Vari-
ous local leaders other
dignitaries were present.
Women tie the ‘Rakshasutra
on Om Birla’s wrist during
a programme held at Polai
Kalan village of Sangod tehsil
on Monday.
GS Shekhawat gives the appointment letter
to a youngster during the Rozgaar Mela held
at BSF’s Chandan Singh Chandel Stadium in
Jodhpur on Monday.
Arjun Ram Meghwal hands over appointment
letter to a youth during the Rozgaar Mela held
in Ajmer on Monday. Anita Bhadel, Vasudev
Devnani, Bhagirath Chaudhary others were
present. ANAND SHARMA
Governor deeply concerned over
spate of suicides in Kota: Arora
First India Bureau
Jaipur
awan Arora,
CEO and Man-
aging Editor of
First India News and First
India, called on Governor
Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bha-
wan on Monday.
It was a courtesy meet-
ing during which various
issues were discussed in-
formally. The Governor
expressed deep concern
over the increasing num-
berofsuicidesinKotaand
said that the government
will have to take steps to
curb such incidents while
keepingthecircumstances
of Kota in mind. Mishra
told that earlier also when
suicide cases in Kota
surged, he had written a
letter to Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot following
which the CM had taken
quick steps and had a vir-
tual dialogue with the
coaching operators.
Mishra said that stu-
dents should also be giv-
en the opportunity to
move around and play.
Along with this, counse-
lors should also be ap-
pointed in coaching cen-
tres to make the students
mentally strong.
He said that it should be
looked into why suicides
arehappeninginKotaonly
while coaching institutes
arethereinothercitiesalso.
Issues related to Consti-
tutionParkandhigheredu-
cationwerealsodiscussed.
The Governor said that the
work of Constitution Park
is going on in 25 out of 27
Universities and the work
has been completed in 10
to 12 Universities.
Governor Kalraj Mishra with Pawan Arora at Raj Bhawan in
Jaipur on Monday. It was latter’s courtesy meet with Mishra.
P
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STATEWITHMISSION2030:CM
l The Chief Minister invites suggestions from entrepreneurs for ‘Vision-2030’
document l Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi felicitated 29 entrepreneurs for
their special contribution in making Jagashanti Auditorium and Skill Centre
CHIEF MINISTER’S
JODHPUR TOUR
DR CP JOSHI HAILS CM
GEHLOT DURING EVENT
CM Ashok Gehlot Inaugurates newly constructed Jag Shanti Auditorium Lata Ramesh Parekh
Skill Development Centre built by Jodhpur Marudhara Industrial Association at Basni in Jodhpur
on Monday. Sangeeta Beniwal, RS Solanki, Binaka Maloo, Kunti Deora Parihar, Manisha Panwar,
Mahendra Vishnoi, Vaibhav Gehlot, Badriram Jakhar, Dilip Soni, Bhanwarlal Chopra others present.
CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurates the Central Bus Stand other
development works in Jodhpur on Monday. Also seen are Dr CP
Joshi, Vaibhav Gehlot and others.
CM Ashok Gehlot’s elder sister, Vimla Devi ties a ‘Rakhi’ on his wrist
during CM’s visit to her residence in Lal Sagar area in Jodhpur on
Monday. CM was accompanied by his wife Sunita Gehlot.
Congress’ 1st
list of
Assembly candidates
in first week of Sept
CONG WILL RETAIN POWER IN RAJ: GOGOI
Jaipur: Congress leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi on
Monday during the Screening Committee’s Meet-
ing, said, “The atmosphere for the party is good in
Rajasthan. The state government is doing good work in the
state and the government will repeat.” “We are not here to
just talk about tickets. Our purpose is to deliberate on how
to secure our govt’s re-election,” sources quoting Gogoi
said. Sources said that panels recommended by SEC will
be evaluated based on AICC survey report. Gogoi said that
he will ensure complete transparency in the entire process.
Responding to suggestions from ministers leaders, Gogoi
said that all will collectively brainstorm over suggestions.
Gaurav Gogoi, GS Dotasra hold a discussion during the Screening
Committee’s meet at ‘War Room’ located at PCC Office in Jaipur
on Monday. Abhishek Dutt, Ganesh Godiyal, Qazi Nizamuddin,
Virender Rathore, Amrrita Dhawan and others were present.
PM Modi wants to safeguard employment
of the youths: Union Min Meghwal in Ajmer
Raje corners govt
over closure of
Gang Canal
Race hots up for RERA Chairman as Veenu Gupta-PK
Goyal gain ‘lead’ with Veenu in a ‘comfortable spot’!
Women are full of
compassion: Birla
Veenu Gupta Pawan Kumar Goyal
The second meeting
of the committee will
be held today,
wherein, the final
panel of candidates
could be formed after
which it would be
sent to CM
The Gehlot govt
has ‘taken over’
the latest issue
of world renowned
Time Magazine as
three schemes of govt
have found their way in
an article on the 18th
page of the September
issue of the magazine
with the headline,
‘Rajasthan a symbol
of efficient economic
management’. Under
the article, Rajasthan
has been described as
a ‘catalyst’ of women
empowerment. The
article mentions Indira
Gandhi Smartphone
Yojana, Annapurna
Food Scheme and the
law made for gig work-
ers, which are schemes
in which Rajasthan
Pioneer across the
nation. The article men-
tions how was the law
for gig workers created
with a welfare fund of
2 billion and how smart
phones, with internet,
are empowering them.
And how 10.6 million
families placed in
NFSA were given An-
napurna food packets?
The article delves in
data and case study
analytically. In fact,
this is probably the first
time when an article
has been published by
Time Magazine about
any Govt’s plan. The
selection of stories is
done via scientific as-
sessment.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
GEHLOT GOVT’S
SCHEMES IN
TIMES MAGAZINE
State govt is committed
towards industrial
devp. Investment in Raj
has increased due to
our policies industry-
friendly environment.
Also, due to efficient
financial management,
Rajasthan has become
a model state of the
country in various
fields.
ASHOK GEHLOT, CM

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being fit and healthy in our life. Greetings on
National Sports Day!
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THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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What was the reason
for increase in the total
number of leaders in
CWC from 39 to 84?
Also, what has been the
political history of these
additional individuals?
Dr Jagdeesh Chan-
dra: Like I said, Rahul
Gandhi must have been
disappointedtoseethelist
and smiled too, reminisc-
ing the plans he had for
theCongressandwhathas
actually happened. What
is the point of having 84
leaders?Congresshascre-
ated the CWC which in-
cludes all leaders, even if
they had a failed electoral
journey or if their political
career was not at its high-
est. They have created the
CWC which includes all
their stalwarts, barring
justafew.84islikeawed-
ding processing and can
you honestly come to any
unanimous decision in
this‘Baraat’?Theanswer
is“No.”So,theyhavecre-
ated this ‘Baraat’ as per
their whims and fancies.
So will this ‘CWC
Baraat’ ever finalise its
decision on anything?
It is almost impossible.
Just imagine, if 84 people
are in the ‘Darbar’and if
you raise an issue, as a
natural consequence of
this, won’t these 84 indi-
viduals voice out their
individual opinion on the
issue at hand? So who
will finalise the decision?
Kharge can’t because nei-
ther his age nor the neces-
sary impact in the party is
on his side. He will ap-
proach the ‘power cen-
tres’i.e. Priyanka Gandhi
and Rahul Gandhi and the
entire time would be
wasted in this. So, one
should not hope that a
committee of 84 individu-
als can take a decision or
ensure value addition to
something, it certainly
does not seem so.
Should we believe that
G23 is a thing of the past?
Yes. G23 has been bur-
ied and all its members
have come back. Perhaps
some of them apologised
to make a comeback into
the party or perhaps
Kharge brought them
back to show Sonia Gan-
dhi that he has united the
Congress party. People
like Ghulam Nabi Azad
and Kapil Sibbal had
gone out and there is no
way through which they
could rejoin the party.
Among them, Sibbal is a
special individual and he
actually does not need
anyone as he is a lawyer.
Ghulam Nabi cannot not
come back even if he
wants to. Remaining dis-
gruntled leaders have
now come back because
they do not have any
other option. Thus, one
can say that the G23 has
been buried now.
Asenior Congress lead-
er has quipped that what
ever best the Congress has
been left with, has been
included in the CWC,
since many party’s leaders
have joined the BJP.
To some extent that is
right. If you do not give
result and don’t keep
your herd along, then
this is bound to happen.
If you can’t keep your
flock together, then the
neighbour is bound to
lure them in. Politics to-
day hovers around the
principle of ‘Saam,
Daam, Dand, Bhed,’ but
it is not that most of the
party leaders have left.
About 50 legislators
from across the nation
may have joined BJP.
Congress is still left with
a substantial number of
legislators and the party
should use them accord-
ingly. But Congress lead-
ers can’t get above
groupism and then there
is the issue of disgruntle-
ment, which is natural. It
is natural because expec-
tations are the tragedy of
life and you can’t make
everyone happy. For ex-
ample, there is Acharya
Pramod, who praises Pi-
lot, he too is disgruntled
with the appointments as
are other leaders. But
perhaps what has more
impact is a person’s luck.
Those who have not been
included, for them I
would say that perhaps it
was not in their luck and
they should try again. I
would tell you a story of
luck concerned with Ra-
jasthan.About year and a
half back, the Union
Cabinet shuffle was to
happen and during this
time, it was almost de-
cided that Diya Kumari
would be inducted in the
Cabinet. Suddenly, it
was heard that the name
was removed. Why did it
happen? Because the
party had to cater to all
communities and in that
permutation-combina-
tion, the name was re-
moved. Now look at Pi-
lot’s luck. He fell short of
becoming CM twice and
once, mere 24 hours
played a decisive role
and the oath was to be
taken the next morning,
and the night before a re-
bellion happened. So,
one can’t do away with
luck. In totality, there are
a handful of reasons for
people’s disgruntlement.
Issue with the Congress
is that there is a big
‘crowd’ and not every-
one can be adjusted.
Will there be a repeat
of the G23 then?
No, I don’t think so.
The situation does not
exist to form another G23
like group. Those who
formed the G23, they
have fallen back in line
after failing to make any
impact. They are not too
motivated. Like I said,
there is no need to be ex-
cited with the Congress
Working Committee. I
don’t see that any major
change would come to
the party through this
CWC and whatever
‘parivartan’ the Con-
gress will garner, will be,
to a limit, through Rahul
Gandhi’s ‘yatra’ which
people will keep joining
at different phases. And
the only positive note
through this would be
that may be Rahul Gan-
dhi gets a few lakh votes
to the party’s kitty, that is
all. Votes will not be gar-
nered through Priyanka
Gandhi and everyone has
witnessed Congress’ de-
bacle in Uttar Pradesh
polls. Priyanka’s impact
was killed by the party
itself as the leaders did
not let her come forward
and now there are various
‘power centres’ in Con-
gress. So now, Rahul
Gandhi has parted ways
with them and is focused
on his public life, and is
on the path to establish a
‘singleton politics’. Such
actions do not make the
party. People in the party
had pinned their hopes on
Rahul Gandhi and on the
other hand, he is saying
that he will tow his own
line as a single entity.
Shashi Tharoor had
filed his nomination for
contesting the Congress
President election even
though Kharge was
known to become the
President. This was seen
as a rebellion. Now, Tha-
roor has been given place
in the CWC. How do you
look at this development?
This should be appreci-
ated. It is party’s internal
democracy and it is free-
dom of expression. Such
large-heartedness can be
displayed only by Sonia
Gandhi and Kharge.
Rather Kharge must have
inspired Sonia Gandhi
that no, this leader was
contesting against him,
but he (Kharge) has no
bad blood with Tharoor
and that Tharoor should
be included in the CWC.
See, firstly, CWC is the
way to include all dis-
gruntled leaders in the
party, to bring forth ambi-
tious individuals and
since ticket distribution is
far off, thus this place in
CWC has been accorded
to give such leaders a
sense of security. It is an
attempt to appease the
leaders within the party.
Pratibha Singh, wife of
former CM of Himachal
Veerbhadra Singh, who is
currently holding the
charge of PCC Chief in
the hill-state, she has also
been given place in CWC.
Does she have any politi-
cal relevance?
The political relevance
stems from the fact that
she is a force in
Himachal. Earlier, there
was an immense tussle to
appoint her son as the
CM, but somehow that
matter was settled. From
what I have heard, word
is that she is in touch
with BJP leadership and
talks are going on to join
BJP. It could be that the
Congress High Com-
mand also came to know
of this and thus, to retain
power in Himachal, she
has been included in
CWC. See, now CWC
has become a flexible
unit and there is no mer-
it appointment made
now in CWC. Her son is
in the Cabinet. As such,
the threat of ‘Operation
Lotus’ looms large over
every state and if some-
thing happens, then only
she can lead that change
as there is no one else
who can lead this change.
During re-organisa-
tion, Congress has ac-
corded spokesperson sta-
tus to Jairam Ramesh,
and two other leaders.
What does this mean?
It is a good effort. They
should bring journalists
withthem.AssuchJairam
Ramesh is a good spokes-
person. Pawan Khera has
been a professional jour-
nalist and then third is
Supriya Shrinate, she was
also a journalist and hails
from a political family. I
think she contested elec-
tion in 2019 but luck did
not favour her. So another
journalist has entered
politics which I welcome.
It is a good effort that they
brought in journalists and
we welcome that move.
In their election strate-
gy, Modi-Shah give pref-
erence to youth, tribals,
OBCs and women. Will
the new CWC rise up to
this challenge and coun-
ter it?
CWC has taken up this
challenge. 66 % seats
have been given to this
category i.e. the profor-
ma of ten categories. In
that way, Congress
Working Committee is
successful. But their se-
lection is done on mean-
ingful basis but the selec-
tion of CWC is part of
appeasement, by and
large. This is a major dif-
ference between the two.
But yes, one can say that
CWC has been success-
ful on these issues.
PM Modi, on August
15, said that he will hoist
the Tricolour from Red
Fort yet again next year.
What is your take on this?
His self-confidence is
always at its highest. You
talk about 2024, he is talk-
ing about 2047! And his
confidence gets him suc-
cess.Whatever he has said
till date, he has achieved it
the confidence with
which PM Modi talks
about the future, I believe
he will definitely hoist the
Tricolourfrom RedFortin
2024 as well. From the in-
dications that are before us
today, it appears that not
just 2024, but even hoist-
ing of Tricolour in 2029
will be done by him only.
Will Congress’ new
team be able to compete
with Modi in 2024?
It is almost impossible.
Competing with Modi-
Shah is extremely diffi-
cult. And for this, one
needs luck, effort, strate-
gy then, there should be
someone who does that
amount of hard work and
add to that the popularity
needed. This combination
is extremely rare till
date, this seems impossi-
ble. Just for the sake of
arguments, I can give you
ten conflicting opinions,
butthefactremainsthatin
today’s day age, no one
can challenge or compete
with them.
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News and First India, states that no unanimous decision can be taken in a committee which has 84
members. He states G23 is a thing of the past and will not be formed again. Including journalists as
spokespersons may be a welcome change in the Congress, but Congress will still lag behind when it
comes to even throwing a challenge to Modi-Shah, says Dr Jagdeesh Chandra. Excerpts… (Part II)
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on the road to success, a key learning for a
leader.
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THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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Jaipur, Monday | August 28, 2023
zIs the new Congress
Working Committee a U-
Turn by Rahul Gandhi?
Dr Jagdeesh Chan-
dra: Congress’ new
working committee is
Rahul Gandhi’s surren-
der before the system,
before the arrangement,
before the pressure of the
Gandhi family and other
factors. Owing to pres-
sure from all quarters, it
seems Rahul Gandhi has
let go of his own political
philosophy with which
he had joined the Con-
gress i.e. new blood will
bring transformation in
the party and that Rahul
will take the party to
newer heights and bring
new people in the party.
But it seems that due to
outside factors which are
compelling factors too,
Rahul Gandhi has ac-
cepted defeat. He seems
tired and is alone in this
crowd of Congress and
perhaps that is why he
goes on ‘yatras’ to plac-
es like London and
Ladakh. When he looks
at the world standing at
the top of some peak at
14,000 feet in Ladakh,
perhaps he feels some
calm that he is out of the
day-to-day tussles within
the Congress and that he
is out of the scope of re-
forms which the Con-
gress party’s first family
stops from happening.
On the flip side, when he
stands at that height, he
is dwarfed by Narendra
Modi and Amit Shah
standing on much higher
ground than Rahul. He
can not counter them.
Rahul is carrying on like
a person adamant at
struggling through life,
but he is doing all that
alone and he is perhaps
devoid of the ability to
take the entire party and
organisation forward.
So, he is doing every-
thing as a single unit, and
whatever benefit the
party will get from it, it
will get later. So if you
ask if this is Rahul Gan-
dhi’s U-Turn, then yes, it
is definitely so because
the expectations that Ra-
hul Gandhi had from the
reorganisation of Con-
gress party, those expec-
tations have not been met
with this working com-
mittee and one can term
it failure or surrender or
anything else that one
may like. In totality, Ra-
hul Gandhi must not be
happy with all these de-
velopments.
zRahul had announced
that in future, CWC
members would also be
elected and not selected.
Why did it not come to
pass?
He had indeed said so
and this statement was
made at the time of the
original CWC, which
had 23 seats. In the par-
ty’s constitution, there
was this provision that
half the seats should be
filled with election and
half with appointment
and if due to some rea-
son election is not held,
then appointment can be
done on those seats. But
what has happened sud-
denly is that no one
asked anything and the
meeting of steering com-
mittee was not held. The
question then rises as to
who gave Mallikarjun
Kharge the power to not
follow the party’s consti-
tution and do away with
election while carrying
out appointments on
their own? So, the basic
theme of bringing inter-
nal democracy in the
party has been shattered.
Thus, Rahul Gandhi’s
dream that there would
be internal democracy in
the party, has been left in
the lurch and perhaps
that is why the people
say that this is also a U-
Turn of Rahul and Sonia
from their promise to the
people.
zHas the Congress tak-
en a U-Turn on its prom-
ise of appointment of
leaders under the age of
50 to half of the posi-
tions in the CWC?
Unfortunately Con-
gress could not keep up
with its own promise.
There are only handful of
individuals in this new
CWC, who are under 50
years of age like Pilot,
Gogoi and Kamleshwar
or perhaps a few others
like Hooda. But the pa-
rameter the party had set
for itself when it said that
50 % people would be
under 50 years of age,
that parameter has not
been followed. Hence, it
is said that Rahul or Con-
gress’ commitment on
this front has not been
fulfilled. So, you can say
it was a U-Turn or a fail-
ure. It was a major deci-
sion of Congress as a
national party. There
may have been pressure,
or appeasement or com-
pulsion, after all human
beings are bound by situ-
ations, but the result of
all these situations was
that Congress that had
made a claim on its own
that it will be more dem-
ocratic, that dream has
been shattered.
zDo you think there was
nothing new in Con-
gress’ exercise and all
individuals who have
been directing the party
have been accommodat-
ed in CWC?
Definitely. There is an
entire line of leaders that
form the ‘Margdarshak
Mandal’ of Congress in
which you have Man-
mohan Singh, Ambika
Soni, AK Antony, Chid-
ambaram, Salman Khur-
shid, Tariq Anwar, Dig-
vijaya Singh etc. So the
point is that in BJP, there
are a handful of people
who fall in that block of
‘Margdarshak Mandal’
but in Congress, its
completely reverse, as
70 out of 84 leaders fall
in that category. Hence,
it is said that entire
CWC is Congress’
‘Margdarshak Mandal.’
zDoes Rahul Gandhi’s
promise of ‘Generation
Change’ through CWC
appointment is a thing of
the past? Has it turned
out to be a lie?
Very unfortunate. It
can be said that Rahul
Gandhi has met with an
accident on this front.
What a dream it was and
what thought was given
to it that young brigade,
new faces and new ener-
gy would be pumped into
the grand-old party! But
look at it today. The party
has come back to the old
guard and it is said that
there is no substitute for
experienced people. Just
imagine, the average age
of CWC members is 61
years with Manmohan
Singh at 90 years being
the oldest, followed by
Kharge at 82 years, Am-
bika Soni at 82 followed
by Antony, Chidambar-
am and others. So, the
basic thought that young
blood would be inducted
and the party’s face
would be changed
through CWC has turned
out to be a flop show and
one can say it is a com-
plete U-Turn.
zCongress had said af-
ter its Udaipur Chintan
Shivir that it will start
two departments - Elec-
tion Management and
Public Feedback. But
these departments were
not formed. What were
the reasons?
This is not that big an
issue, but it is more like
non-compliance because
there were other major
agendas. This was com-
paratively a smaller
agenda and perhaps no
heed was paid to it. But
yes, it can be said that, on
paper, this was also a
promise which has not
been fulfilled.
zIn this new CWC, an
effort has been made to
somehow create a bal-
ance between the old and
young. Do you think So-
nia Gandhi and Mall-
ikarjun Kharge have
been successful in this?
To a large extent, yes.
They have taken a few
young leaders and there
are more leaders from the
old block. Effort has been
made even in the states.
For example, if there is
Channi in Punjab, then
there is Ambika Soni
also. You can say that an
attempt has been made to
take everyone along and
unite everyone and like it
was said earlier, it ap-
pears that Congress is at
its best, as far as organi-
sation is concerned. But
it seems that instead of
merit, Congress has
merely gone through the
motions and reached the
number of 84 appoint-
ment. However, one
thing is certain that the
command has come back
to the old guard.
zWhen we talk of the
new CWC, does it imply
that Sonia Gandhi has
once again become
Congress President
through it?
Truth be told, this is
Sonia’s return into the
Congress. Party’s com-
mand has come back,
through Kharge, in So-
nia hands. All the old
loyalists of the party
who left and joined the
G20, all of them have
returned in the CWC
and thus, it is being said
that it is a Sonia nomi-
nated CWC.
zHas Mallikarjun
Kharge played any role
in the appointments in
new CWC? Has he final-
ly come out of the ‘rub-
ber stamp’ image?
No, he has not come
out of that ‘rubber stamp’
image fully, but yes, he
has been partly success-
ful in blurring that image.
There is no doubt that
Kharge has provided im-
mense stability to Con-
gress as its President and
has brought everyone
together. He has proved
to be a good manager,
who has brought back
even those who had be-
come disgruntled. So,
you can say that he has
performed well as re-
gards the new CWC.
zIt took ten months to
form the new CWC. What
caused such a delay?
See, when there is im-
mense pressure, and de-
cisive leaders are not
around, then such things
happen. Congress always
had three power-centres
in Sonia, Rahul and Pri-
yanka. Then the OSDs of
these leaders also wield-
ed some influence and
some of these influencers
have been accommodat-
ed in the committee.
Then another power cen-
tre is Kharge. More so,
when a committee like
this is formed, then it has
to be kept in mind how
women, OBCs, Dalits,
Minorities and other sec-
tions are being represent-
ed in the committee. So
in carrying out this per-
mutation and combina-
tion, it took ten months.
And as such it is said that
delays have been a natu-
ral phenomenon in Con-
gress for years, even after
Rahul came into picture.
In fact, the party should
be thankful to Kharge
that he created some sort
of momentum and got the
ball rolling. But still ten
months’ time was taken
and Congress leaders
should be thankful to
Kharge that at least some
work has been done.
Now, there will be ap-
pointment of Secretaries
which is another major
challenge that the party
will have to take up.
Then General Secretaries
would be appointed and
there would be all kinds
of pressures mounted on
the central leadership as
there have been various
‘power centres.’ Then
there are in-charges and
those, who are aiming for
a party ticket for assem-
bly elections are making
a beeline for these in-
charges, which has cre-
ated another power cen-
tre in the party. People
say that ticket distribu-
tion is like a business
now. As a party, Con-
gress is not prepared to
contest polls and it has
already wasted ten
months and it should not
be expected from the new
CWC that it would work
as a motivating factor for
2023 Assembly or 2024
General elections.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Reflecting on the recently formed Congress Working Committee (CWC), Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO and
Editor-in-Chief, Bharat24-Vision of New India; CMD and Editor-in-Chief of First India reveals how
Congress party has broken its promises made during Udaipur Chintan Shivir aimed at overhauling the
party and its image at national level. Dr Chandra also critically examines how Rahul Gandhi has
surrendered before the family and in a way appears to have taken a sabbatical, how the CWC has, yet
again, fallen into the hands of the old guard and how the young turks have been given only a
ceremonial representation in the CWC. Excerpts… (Part I)
CONGRESSTOOK‘U-TURN’ONCWC;‘RAHUL
EFFECT’UNSEEN;MODI-SHAHCONTINUETO
BEATOWERINGCHALLENGE: DrCHANDRA
During the show
#JConRahulUTurn
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on Twitter
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Astha
Khandelwal, Mahima Singh Kanwar, Shikha Thakur,
Aditi Nagar Poornima Mishra during The JC Show.
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