First india jaipur edition-04 november 2020

ASHOCK TO BJP’S
STATE LEADERSHIP!
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: In political par-
lance, they say that a
smart leader is one who
can gauge the tide even
before the current be-
comes turbulent, and
succesfully turns the
odds in his favour thus.
One look at the Munici-
pal body result would
be enough to tell that
the political stalwart of
Rajasthan, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot not
only perfectly gauged
the ‘waters’ ahead of
the local body polls, but
also devised successful
strategy to counter
threat posed by the BJP.
It was Gehlot and his
trusted lieutenant, LSG
minister Shanti Dhari-
wal who devised bifur-
cating the three most
important local bodies
of Jaipur, Jodpur and
Kota. Furthermore, in-
creasing the number of
wards also ensured that
Congress candidates
would have to target
lower number of voters,
a point where Congress
always fares well.
And the results of the
six local bodies on Tues-
day proved once again
that Gehlot is a master-
mind when it comes to
winning elections. The
Congress party went on
the register thumping
victory in 3 out of the
six boards and such has
been its performance
that the party has been
able to form a board in
Jaipur first time since
1994, the year when the
formal formation of
Jaipur Municipal Cor-
poration was an-
nounced. The state cap-
ital was divided in
Jaipur Heritage and
Jaipur Greater wherein
Congress is in the driv-
ing seat in Jaipur Herit-
age and is all set to form
its board with inde-
pendents. However, in
Jaipur (Greater) BJP
has fared well. Turn to P6
54.44 per cent cast their vote
Bihar: Over 53 per cent
of the total 2.85 crore
electorsin94constituen-
cies of Bihar exercised
their franchise till 5 pm
in the second phase of
voting on Tuesday, ac-
cordingtoElectionCom-
mission data. The esti-
mated overall turnout at
6 PM is 53.51 per cent
(provisional), the poll
panel data said. Promi-
nent personalities in-
cluding Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar, his depu-
ty Sushil Kumar Modi,
TejashwiYadav,andLJP
president Chirag Pas-
wan cast their votes in
their respective polling
booths in the morning.
Polling began at 7 am,
but the time for its con-
clusion has been extend-
ed by one hour till 6 pm
to facilitate COVID-19
patients and those with
symptomsof thedisease
to exercise their fran-
chise during the final
hour. The process, how-
ever, concluded early in
Maoist-hit areas.
Turn to P6
‘BJP unmasked, people will teach them lesson’
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot opened a
front against the Bhar-
tiya Janta Party (BJP)
on Tuesday and said
that the party has been
unmasked. Sharing a
sting video of former
Gujarat Congress MLA,
whorecentlyjoinedBJP,
on his social media han-
dles,Gehlotsaidthatthe
people will teach BJP a
lesson to keep the de-
mocracy alive.
“The tru face of the
BJP has been unrav-
elled and to keep the
democracy alive, people
will teach it a lesson.
their countdown has
started,” Gehlot said,
and further added, “We
have always said that
BJP resorts to horse-
trading to snatch power
and now it has been
proved how they in-
dulge in these activi-
ties. BJP has made a
fashion out of this.
They, against the tradi-
tions of Democracy,
have entered in horse
trading in Goa, Ma-
nipur, Arunachal
Pradesh, Karntaka and
Madhya Pradesh and
tried a lot to do so in Ra-
jasthan too but could-
not do so.”
Gehlot’s tweets came
after a video of a for-
mer Congress MLA
went viral where he is
allegedly saying that he
hasnt resigned for noth-
ing but since BJP of-
ferred him a deal.CM Ashok Gehlot
GEHLOT OPENS FRONT ON SAFFRON PARTY
HIGH POLLING IN BYPOLLS
Tourists visit the Atal Tunnel after fresh snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti.
—PHOTO BY PTI
MASTERMIND GEHLOT’S STRATEGY ENSURES CONG’S
WIN DELVING MAJOR BLOW TO OPPOSITION
Celebrations galore as Congress party registers thumping victory. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Punjab CM to
lead ‘dharna’
at Rajghat
BJP MLA
seeks police
action against
BachchanNew Delhi: Punjab
Chief Minister Ama-
rinderSinghonTuesday
announced that he will
lead a relay ‘dharna’ of
Congress MLAs at the
Rajghat on Wednesday
morningtohighlightthe
state’s “power crisis and
critical essential sup-
plies”situationamidthe
Centre’s alleged ada-
mant refusal to allow
movement of goods
trains due to farmers’
agitation. The Chief
Minister said that Pun-
jab had run out of coal,
Turn to P6
Mumbai: A BJP MLA
in Maharashtra on No-
vember 3 approached
the police seeking ac-
tion against actor Am-
itabh Bachchan and
makers of TV show
‘Kaun Banega Crorepa-
ti 12’ for allegedly hurt-
ing Hindu sentiments.
Abhimanyu Pawar,
BJP legislator from
Ausa in Latur district,
in a complaint to Latur
SP Nikhil Pingle said
action should be taken
against Mr. Bachchan
Turn to P6
CBI, ED to grill Chidu,
Karti for another month
Expedite decision on Rajiv
killer’s plea: SC to TN Guv
New Delhi: A Delhi
court on Tuesday (3 No-
vember) granted time
till 2 December to the
CBI and ED to obtain
report on Letters Roga-
tory form the UK and
Singapore in connec-
tion to their ongoing
probe in the Aircel-
Maxis case against for-
mer Union Minister P
Chidambaram and his
son Karti.
Special Judge Ajay
Kumar Kuhar allowed
the request for more
time after Additional
Solicitor General San-
jay Jain, appearing for
the Central Bureau of
Investigation and En-
forement Directorate,
informed that the LRs
have been sent to the
countries but no reply
has yet been received.
The matter, which is at
the stage of taking cog-
nizance, is adjourned
for 2 December.
Turn to P6
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Tues-
day expressed unhappi-
ness over the Tamil
Nadu Governor for not
taking a decision for
over two years on the
remission plea of AG
Perarivalan,aconvictin
the Rajiv Gandhi assas-
sination case.
A bench headed by Jus-
tice L Nageswara Rao
asked the Tamil Nadu
government to request
the State Governor to
expedite his decision on
theState’srecommenda-
tions for the remission
of sentence of the con-
vict in the Rajiv Gandhi
assassination case.
“We don’t want to ex-
ercise our jurisdiction,
but we are not happy
with how this recom-
mendation Turn to P6
‘MODI CARES
FOR MOTHERS,
DAUGHTERS’
Araria: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, while
addressing an election
rally in Forbesganj
here on Tuesday, said
that he wins elections
because he cares
about mother and
daughters of the coun-
try. “People question
why Prime Minister
Modi wins elections.
He wins because he
cares about mothers
and daughters of the
country. Turn to P6
Bhopal/Lucknow/Ahmedabad: Moderate to high
polling was recorded on Tuesday in by-elections
to 54 assembly constituencies in 10 states despite
the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 68
percent turnout in 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh where
the results will decide the fate of the seven-month-
old BJP government. Stray incidents of clashes
between Congress and BJP workers were reported in
MP and one person was injured in firing in Morena
district, according to officials in the state. Turn to P6
BJP LEADERSHIP’S ABJECT FAILURE
BJP’s comparatively poor performance at Jaipur Kota and Jodhpur also indicate
the failure of the pesent state leaership of BJP which mainly focuses on Gulab
chand Katriya, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore and Chandrashekhar. In Vasund-
hara’s Raje’s absence, where she refrained from campaigning, is one important
pointer to again review and judge whether the BJP can stay afloat without Raje.
One important factor for BJP’s drubbing at Kota is that in absence of Om Birla,
after his taking over the charge of Lok Sabha speaker, there is no other versatile
and popular BJP leaer left behind in Kota to take on the Congress.
BIHAR 2ND PHASE POLLING
ML LATHAR
APPOINTED DGP
Jaipur: Late on Tuesday
night, the state govern-
ment issued orders ap-
pointing
Director
General
(Crime)
ML La-
thar as
the next
DGP of Rajasthan Police.
The top cop has been
made DGP for a term of
two years. Moreover, he
has also been promoted
to apex scale as well.
Notably, Lathar had been
discharging his duties as
acting DGP as well since
former DGP Dr Bhupen-
dra Yadav took VRS.
FIRST SNOW FALL
OF SEASON
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RACE FOR MAYORAL
POSTS HOTS UP RAJ!
Cong woos independents
to secure Heritage
Win-win for Gehlot, Shekhawat in Jodh
Congress candidate Deepika
Saini won from Ward 94.
Supporters of candidate celebrate their victory by taking
him in his arms from the counting centre to the city in
Jodhpur. (Inset) Winning candidate showing victory sign
in Jodhpur. —PHOTOS BY H N SHRIMALI
Supporters of
candidate celebrate
their victory by
garlanding and clicking
pictures. People
across city gathered to
congratulate on their
winning.People protested in Jaipur as counting started in absence of
some candidates as they reached venue late.
Congress candidate Sunita
Mavar celebrates her victory.
Congress candidate Asma Khan made Ward 81 proud by her
victory. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKARManoj Mudgal alongwith other Congress workers in Jaipur.
Independent candidate Rabia with her supporters in Jaipur.
Independent candidate, ex-BJP member Kusum Yadav won
from Ward 74 of Jaipur Heritage.
Bharat dixit
Jaipur: The Congress
on Tuesday managed to
sway the fortunes in its
favour in Jaipur munici-
palcorporationHeritage
where the party bagged
47 out of 100 seats in the
municipal corporation
elections. The Congress
garnered support of five
independent candidates
and claimed to have
crossed the magical
number of 51, required
to form the board. The
BJP could bag 42 while
11 independents won
from Heritage.
The four of the inde-
pendent councillors ar-
rived at the residence
of transport minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas from where they
were to be taken to
some hotel till the elec-
tion for mayor is held
on November 10.
“BJP can do anything
for power. In such a situ-
ation, we have decided
to keep all the council-
lors together,” said
Khachariyawas.
Khachariyawas said
thathewouldpersonally
hold public courts in all
the wards of the Jaipur
municipal corporations
Greater and Heritage to
resolve the problems on
the spot. In the counting
heldonTuesday,theBJP
gained a clear majority
in JMC Greater by bag-
ging 88 seats while Con-
gressgotonly49while13
independentswerevoted
to power. The BJP has,
however, not lost hope in
JMC Heritage and the
party leaders are trying
to approach the inde-
pendent candidates to
gain majority.
There was ruckus in
the counting hall when
a few candidates object-
ed to starting of count-
ing in their absence as
they reached late. They
demanded recounting
which the officials de-
nied leading to ruckus
and intervention of the
security personnel.
Shivprakas Purohit
Jodhpur: It is a win-win
situation for the ruling
Congress that won
Jodhpur municipal cor-
poration North and the
opposition BJP that
gained majority in
Jodhpur South.
The BJP was ruling
Jodhpur Municipal Cor-
poration but the govern-
ment bifurcated the mu-
nicipal corporation into
Jodhpur north and
JodhpurSouththistime.
The municipal elec-
tions in Jodhpur were
the issue of prestige for
both the parties as Jodh-
pur is the hometown of
both CM Ashok Gehlot,
Union minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat.
The CM, however, did
not visit Jodhpur even
once during elections
and also skipped voting.
His son Vaibhav Gehlo
looked after the whole
poll process that led to
the party’s victory in
one corporation. On the
other hand, Shekha-
wat’s efforts also turned
successful in one mu-
nicipal corporation.
Gehlot’s political
mastery was visible in
the bifurcation of mu-
nicipal corporation
and delimitation of
wards which paved the
way for the party’s vic-
tory in one municipal
corporation.
QUITE HAPPY!
Bhawar S Charan
Kota: The results in
Kota south municipal
corporation were sur-
prising where neither
Congress nor BJP won
clear majority and in-
dependent councilors
will play a crucial role
in board formation.
Of the 80 wards in
Kota south municipal
corporation, ruling
Congress and opposi-
tion BJP got 36 wards
each. Rest 8 wards
were won by independ-
ent candidates who
have made the election
of mayor interesting.
Former deputy
mayor Sunita Vyas
lost election, BJP’s
Rammohan Mitra ali-
as Babla also faced de-
feat this time.
Other BJP candi-
dates Narendra Singh,
who is considered
close to Kota MP, Hem-
raj Hada, Mahip Solan-
ki and Kshetrapal also
lost elections.
BJP’s Vivek Ra-
jwanshi and Gopal
Manda have won elec-
tions. Prahlad Gunjal,
Bhawani Singh Ra-
jawat said that candi-
date selection and
ticket distribution
was done in a wrong
manner and former
CM Raje was ignored
in elections has given
negative results.
Kota: Independents hold key
in South,Cong leads North
HECTIC RUN FOR MAYORAL POSTS
DHARIWAL, KATARIA TO VISIT KOTA
TODAY IN VIEW OF NEW MAYOR
Efforts of UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal were
visible in Kota north municipal corporation
where the party’s candidates won in 47 out of
70 wards. Dhariwal is proposed to visit Kota
along with the district in charge agriculture
minister Lalchand Kataria today. The tour is sig-
nificant in view of elections for mayor. Yogendra
Khinchi, Vivek Rajvasnhi and Gopal Manda are
the top contender for the post of Mayor.
HIP HIP HURRAY!! JEET GAYE HUM !
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
—Pic for representational purpose only
CM Ashok Gehlot Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
10 more Covid-19
deaths,1,725 new
cases in Rajasthan
Dr Sharma condoles
bereaved families
Congress will form boards in four
municipal corporations: Dotasra
Congress’ misrule exposed in the
municipal results: Poonia, Mathur
DGP Lather reviews
law & order with
SPs, senior officers
HERDING ON AS RUN TO
FORM BOARDS STARTSParties are making special efforts to gain favours with independents
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Pradesh Con-
gress committee presi-
dent Govind Singh Do-
tasra said that the re-
sults of six municipal
corporations were sat-
isfactory and the party
would form its board in
four out of six corpora-
tions.
The results of the vot-
ing for the six munici-
pal corporations of
Jaipur, Jodhpur and
Kota were declared on
Tuesday. “The results
that have come to us to-
day are satisfactory.
The public has stamped
on the good governance
of the Congress in the
state.
They have stamped
on the development
work done in the last
two years,” Dotasra told
the media persons on
Tuesday.
He said that usually
Congress did not form
its board in the civic
bodies and the last time
also the BJP was in the
majority. But, this time
Congress is going to
make boards in four out
of six municipal corpo-
rations.
“We are forming a
board with a majority
in Jaipur Heritage be-
cause the 11 independ-
ents who have won here
are of our party’s ideol-
ogy, they have all come
to us,” he said. The par-
ty has won 47 out of 100
seats in JMC Heritage
and has claimed sup-
port of five independ-
ents.
He said that Congress
has won with a huge
margin In Jodhpur
North and Kota North.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: The Bharatiya
Janta Party on Tuesday
welcomed the results of
the six municipal corpo-
rations saying that it
reflected the wrong poli-
cies of the state govern-
ment. State president
Satish Poonia said that
the results of municipal
corporations in Jaipur,
Jodhpur, and Kota had
revealed the lies of Con-
gress. “Hypocrisy and
misrule of Congress
has been exposed. The
public has given its
mandate against the
ruling party which is
riding on ego of power.
The results are start of
fall of the Congress and
this fall will complete
with the Panchayati Raj
elections,” Poonia said
here on Tuesday. Con-
gress increased corpo-
rations and tried to di-
vide cities on the basis
of castes, Mathur said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: DGP ML La-
thar chaired his first
video conference
meeting with all the
range IGPs and dis-
trict SPs on Tuesday.
Lathar discussed the
law & order situation
in all the ranges and
districts individually
with the concerned
officers. He also took
up the issue of ar-
rangements for the
upcoming police con-
stable recruitment
examination at all the
centres across the
state.
Lathar asked the
concerned officers to
update the latest in-
formation regarding
the constable recruit-
ment examination on
the department web-
site timely to avoid
any confusion and
ensure transparency
in it.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
and the BJP herded its
candidates and some in-
dependents also as the
race for forming the
boards in six municipal
corporations started on
Tuesday with the an-
nouncement of munici-
pal results.
Both the parties are
making special efforts
to gain favours with the
in Jaipur municipal
corporation Heritage
and in Kota South. In
JMC Heritage, the Con-
gress won 47 out of 100
seats and is claiming
support of five inde-
pendent candidates.
MLAs started gather-
ing at the bungalow of
transport minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas. MLA Amin Kag-
zi reached Khachariya-
was’ residence with
three independent can-
didates. According to
party insiders, the inde-
pendent candidates
have been herded in ho-
tel Shakun in Jaipur.
Accepting the reports
of herding, Khachariya-
was and party Chief
whip Mahesh Joshi said
it was required as the
BJP could go to any ex-
tent in distabilising the
Congress prospects.
“BJP can go to any
extent to gain power as
such we have secured
who share Congress ide-
ology,” said Joshi who
asked the independents
to pledge support to
Congress by raising
their hands.
In Kota South, both
Congress and BJP won
36 seats each and eight
hold the key to forma-
tion of the board.
Meanwhile, BJP let
many of its winning
candidates from JMC
Greater to return to
homes as party gained
majority on the corpo-
ration by winning 88
seats. BJP had started
shifting its candidates.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Umashankar
Kiradu, District Edu-
cation Officer in Bi-
kaner, died during
treatment in Jaipur.
Kiradu was infected
with Corona. Gan-
gapur City MLA Ram-
kesh Meena tested
corona positive. Mee-
na is currently quar-
antine at his resi-
dence in Jaipur. He
appealed, whoever
has come in contact
with him should get
tested.
Jalore Collector
Himanshu Gupta
tests corona positive
alongwith his wife
and son. Rajasthan re-
corded 10 more COV-
ID-19 fatalities and
1,725 new cases of the
disease on Tuesday,
taking the death toll
in the state to 1,936
and the overall infec-
tion tally to 2,02,220.
A total of 16,385 pa-
tients are currently
under treatment for
the disease in the
state, an official bul-
letin issued here said.
In Jaipur, death toll
due to infection has
reached 377, 201 in
Jodhpur, 198 in Bikan-
er, 159 in Ajmer, 99 in
Alwar among others.
Shubham Jain
Kekri: Health Minister
Dr Raghu Sharma on
Tuesday was on tour of
Kekri specially to con-
dole some bereaved
families in his constitu-
ency. Dr Sharma con-
doled the family of for-
mer Central Wool De-
velopment Board chair-
man Kesar Lal Chaud-
hary on the demise of
his two brothers Ram-
chandra Chaudhary
and Panna Lal Chaud-
hary in quick succes-
sion. Dr Sharma
reached the Baghera
village residence of Ke-
sari Lal and expressed
his condolence. Bagh-
era Sarpanch Lala Ram
Jat was present at the
occasion. Dr Sharma
also condoled retired
principal Nathuram in
Sawar and Naresh Sin-
gh on the demise of
their mothers.
The recruitment
exam for 6310 posts of
Community Health Of-
ficer (CHO) for National
Health Mission and
Health department will
be held on 10 November.
COURTESY MEETING
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force) Shruti Sharma met Governor Kalraj Mishra On Tuesday.
Govind S Dotasra alongwith Mumtaz Masih and Tarun Kumar addressing a press conference.
Results of 6 municipal corp elections were declared on Tuesday.
Dr Raghu Sharma
Satish Poonia Om Mathur
ML Lathar

Everything is cyclic in the
world. If you become
successful, start giving back
to the work. —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
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his year’s Book-
erprizeshortlist
offers the most
diverse lineup
ever with four
female and two male writ-
ers, four of who are people
of colour. But while the di-
versity of 2020 shortlists for
the best original novel is to
be commended, the majori-
tyof thepublishersof Book-
er-winning novels are still
based in London.
This reflects that the con-
centration of power in the
UnitedKingdompublishing
is still in the English capi-
tal. As such, non-English
British writers published
outside London are peren-
nially disadvantaged by
Booker’s selection criteria.
And as it stands, of the 30
times the prize has been
awarded to UK-based au-
thors, it has only once gone
to a Scottish author: James
Kelman’s How Late it Was
How Late, in 1994. It went
once to a Welsh author –
Bernice Rubens for The
Elected Member in 1970 –
while Anna Burns became
the first winner from
Northern Ireland in 2018
for Milkman. Three non-
English, but UK-based win-
ners, all of which were pub-
lished by London presses.
The Booker is steeped in
Britain’s colonial history,
having originally been set
up as an award for British
and Commonwealth writ-
ers writing in the English
language and published in
the UK and Ireland.
The literary prize
opened up its entry criteria
in 2013 to allow submis-
sions from writers born
outside of Britain, its Com-
monwealth and its former
colonies. This is a move
that continues to rankle
some prominent British
authors with concerns US
writers are dominating the
line-up. All but one of the
writers on the 2020 short-
list, are from the US or hold
joint US citizenship.
Prior to this, the makeup
of Booker winners was
overwhelmingly male
(67%), privately-educated
(62%),andone-thirdof win-
nershadattendedOxfordor
Cambridge University. No
wonder, then, that Julian
Barnes, former judge and
winner of the prize, de-
scribed it as “posh bingo”.
As with any literary
prize, the Booker’s submis-
sion criteria has always
influenced the kind of nov-
els that are shortlisted. Its
submission guidelines,
which do not allow entries
from publishers who do
not publish at least two lit-
erary fiction titles a year,
have created an unbal-
anced system.
And since a rule change
in 2013, the prize is now
weighted even more to-
wards publishers with a
history of having books
longlisted for the prize –
whoareabletosubmitupto
four entries. This change
wassaidtobeintheinterest
of fairness and to better
“representthelevelsof pub-
lishing the different sized
houses do”. But many feel
the changes work in favour
of the bigger publishers.
The prize also often il-
lustrates a disconnect be-
tween the publishing in-
dustry and the reading
public. This gulf could be
behind the surging popu-
larity of the Guardian’s
Not the Booker prize, a
reader-nominated, deliber-
ately tongue-in-cheek, re-
joinder to the Booker’s per-
ceived pomposity.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
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own money. Once again the
people of India must suffer for the
BJP govt’s incompetence.
Sponsored by Shree Cement Limited
r Farooq Abdullah and his
other colleagues are busy
spreading certain myths and
lies in order to regain the lost
sympathies of the people. It
is being done in the hope that
repeated lies may convince
the people of their innocence
and help revive their sagging
political relevance in the
changed environment in
Kashmir. A perception is be-
ing created of them being
victimised. The seven valley
based political parties have
stitched an alliance called
Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar
Declaration (referred to as
the Alliance herein after). If
these myths and lies are not
busted in time they may turn
into beliefs. Therefore, an ef-
fort is being made in subse-
quent paras to present the
truth to the people.
Myth#1. Farooq & Co
claim that the people of Mus-
lim majority J&K decided to
join secular India instead of
Muslim Pakistan. The reality
is that as per India Independ-
ence Act 1947, the authority
to decide the future of his
princely state was vested in
the ruler/head of the state
and the people of the friendly
state had no choice in the
matter. Accordingly, Maha-
raja Hari Singh Ji, the then
ruler of the state exercised
his option in favour of India
by signing the Instrument of
Accession on 26th October
1947, being celebrated as the
Accession Day across the
UTs of JK and Ladakh.
Myth#2. The abrogation of
Article 370 is unconstitution-
al and arbitrary. The reality
is that the said article was
abrogated by a 2/3rd majori-
ty in both houses of the Par-
liament which represents 135
crore Indians. 100% mem-
bers who supported the Bill
were not exclusively mem-
bers of the ruling party BJP
but belonged to other parties
as well since BJP had only
300 members but 370 votes
were needed for the Bill to be
passed.AConstitutionBench
of the Supreme Court has al-
ready rejected an application
to intervene in the imple-
mentation of the J&K Reor-
ganisation Act 2019.
Myth#3. Articles 370 and
35A will be restored if Con-
gress returns to power. The
reality is that Congress has
maintained an ambivalent
stand on the issue through
conflicting statements by its
leader at the national and
Pradesh level. Despite open
challenge to Congress to an-
nounce that they would re-
verse the decision Congress
has failed to do so and not
made any commitment.
Myth#4. BJP is a commu-
nal party and promotes divi-
sive politics. Nothing can be
farther from the truth. These
leaders have always fought
elections on the plea of safe-
guarding the interests of
Muslims by terming BJP as
a Hindu party. They are re-
sponsible castigating the
Hindu minority as “belong-
ing to just 2.5 districts.”
Myth#5. There will be no
one to carry the Tiranga if
370 is abrogated. The nation-
al tricolour flies proudly atop
all buildings and offices in
Jammu & Kashmir. There
was overwhelming participa-
tion of the people during In-
dependence Day celebrations
this year despite the fear of
Covid. Flag hoisting, cultur-
al programmes, games and
sports activities were organ-
ised with gusto across the
Valley including remote vil-
lages. Very recently, hun-
dreds of Kashmiri youth
marched across the Gupkar
Road, where most of these
leaders reside, carrying Ti-
ranga and shouting anti-Pa-
kistan slogans on their way
to the nearby office of UN to
mark the Black Day, the day
Pakistan Army backed by
raiders attacked the princely
state for its forcible annexa-
tion. The inhuman atrocities
committed by the Pakis form
a gory chapter in the state’s
history for which Pakistan
can never be forgiven.
Lie#1. “The alliance is not
anti-national.” Without dig-
ging into their past but going
just by their recent utteranc-
es let the people decide for
themselves if they are anti-
national or not. The Presi-
dent of the alliance is on re-
cord to have said in an inter-
view with an on-line portal
that “Kashmiris don’t feel
that they are Indians” and
invited the Chinese. A few
days later he gave another
pro-China seditious state-
ment. He not only gave legiti-
macy to the Chinese incur-
sions in Ladakh but went
further to say that 370 will be
restored with Chinese help.
Lie#2. “The alliance is not
religion specific.” A mere
glance at the list of office
bearers of the alliance from
top to bottom will puncture
this lie by itself. Not once but
for the third time the alliance
has not included any non-
Muslim. There is no signato-
ry from Jammu region and
neither any office bearer has
been chosen from the region.
Undoubtedly, the alliance is
not only religion but region
specific as well.
Lie#3. “The alliance is
fighting for the restoration of
special status to Jammu and
Kashmir.” Jammu and Kash-
mir never had a special sta-
tus. Neither the Constitution
of India nor any official legal
document of the Government
of India uses the term “Spe-
cial Status” with reference to
J&K. Then where is the ques-
tionof itsrestoration?Article
370 was a temporary provi-
sion which gave special pow-
ers but no status. These spe-
cial powers were co-terminus
with Article 370. Farooq has
himself admitted that we are
fighting for “our rights.”
Lie#4. “Our aim is to en-
sure rights of the people of
Jammu,KashmirandLadakh
are restored.” The alliance as
brought out earlier does not
represent Jammu or Ladakh.
Ladakh is over joyed by be-
coming a UT, their long pend-
ing demand. They have just
voted for the Ladakh Autono-
mousHillDevelopmentCoun-
cil. They are least interested
in status quo. The local units
of NC and PDP have been dis-
banded moment Ladakh was
declared as a UT. As regards
Jammuisconcerned,thepub-
licsentimentsareoverwhelm-
ingly against Kashmiri he-
gemony. They have not forgot-
ten the discrimination they
suffered at the hands of these
leaders. They are in no mood
to give up their newly ac-
quired freedom. There are no
takers for status quo. Howev-
er, there is a growing demand
inJammuforaseparatestate-
hood. The public sentiments
are against any truck with
these leaders and they do not
want at any cost to be ruled by
them again.
Afewstarkrealitiesstareat
the Alliance which it is refus-
ing to recognise. One Nation,
One Constitution and One
Flag is an accepted norm in
J&K. Hence there is no space
left for sub-nationalism now.
They have to either amalgam-
ate with the rest of the nation
or join the separatist
foldThese days the Kashmiris
particularly the youth which
forms the majority are led by
a single “A” (ASPIRATIONS).
They are least interested in
their power politics. The Alli-
ance needs to accept these re-
alitiesandleadtheKashmiris
in realising their aspirations
rather than plunging them
back into the dark past.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
THE MYTHS AND LIES
BEING SPREAD BY GUPKARIS
D
The abrogation
of Article 370 is
unconstitutional
and arbitrary.
The reality is
that the said
article was
abrogated by a
2/3rd majority
in both houses of
the Parliament
which represents
135 crore
Indians. 100%
members who
supported the
Bill were not
exclusively
members of the
ruling party BJP
but belonged to
other parties as
well since BJP
had only 300
members but 370
votes were needed
for the Bill to be
passed. A
Constitution
Bench of the
Supreme Court
has already
rejected an
application to
intervene in the
implementation
of the J&K
Reorganisation
Act 2019
ARTICLES 370 AND 35A WILL BE RESTORED IF
CONGRESS RETURNS TO POWER. THE REALITY IS
THAT CONGRESS HAS MAINTAINED AN AMBIVALENT
STAND ON THE ISSUE THROUGH CONFLICTING
STATEMENTS BY ITS LEADER AT THE NATIONAL AND
PRADESH LEVEL. DESPITE OPEN CHALLENGE TO
CONGRESS TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WOULD
REVERSE THE DECISION CONGRESS HAS FAILED TO
DO SO AND NOT MADE ANY COMMITMENT
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu
based veteran, political
commentator, columnist, security
and strategic analyst

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INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Ashock to...
Notably, during his last
tenure, Gehlot had in-
troduced the formale of
direct election of mayor
in three cities of Jaipur,
Jodhpur and Kota
wherein Congress can-
didates won the mayor-
al polls with thumping
majrity even if the
board did not go to the
party’s kitty. Moreover,
in Kota, Dhariwal has
ensured Congress’s
board in Kota North
while the party is tout-
ed to form a board in
Kota south with the
help of independents.
Bihar 2nd...
A voter turnout of
55.69% was recorded in
the first phase of Bihar
assembly polls held on
October 28, the Election
Commission said in its
provisional data.
High polling...
Elsewhere, polling was
by and large peaceful as
voters, wearing masks
and gloves, queued up
at polling booths where
election staff in person-
al protective equipment
(PPE) suits assisted
them during the first
pan-India electoral ex-
ercise in the pandemic.
“The electoral exer-
cise going on in the
country is by far the
largest exercise in the
world amid the pan-
demic ...the voter turn-
out in the first phase
has been exceptionally
good.
‘Modi cares...
This is why mothers
continue to bless Modi,”
the PM said.
Stating that it is time
to fulfill more aspira-
tions of people in Bihar,
he said: “In the last dec-
ade, every house in Bi-
har got electricity and
gas connections. Now,
from 2021 to 2030, it is
time to fulfill more aspi-
rations of the people of
Bihar.”
The PM further lam-
basted the Opposition
and said, “they have
only learned to divide
society and win irre-
spective of anything
else...they are looting
people... but the people
of the nation have un-
derstood what the truth
is.” “The public cannot
be fooled for long, look
at what condition the
public has put Congress
party in... Today they
do not even have a total
of 100 MPs in Lok Sab-
ha and Rajya Sabha...
people still punish them
whenever there’s a
chance,” he concluded.
Punjab CM...
urea and DAP and other
essential supplies due
to Railways decision
not to ply goods trains
even after the farmers
eased their blockade to
allow such movement.
As the crisis resulted in
complete shutdown of
all power plants as well
as curtailment of agri-
cultural and vegetables
supplies, the CM said,
he had decided to hold a
“symbolic relay dhar-
na”.
CBI, ED...
Letters Rogatory is a
formal communication
in writing sent by the
Court in which action is
pending to a foreign
court requesting judi-
cial assistance.
On Tuesday, the Addi-
tional Solicitor General
informed the court that
replies are still awaited,
and a reminder has
been sent to both the
countries to expedite
the report.
BJP MLA...
and Sony Entertain-
ment Television over a
question asked during
Friday’s Karamveer
special episode.
“There was an at-
tempt to insult Hindus
and create discord be-
tween Hindus and Bud-
dhists who have been
living in harmony,”
Mr. Pawar tweeted,
posting a copy of his
two-page letter to the
police official.
The episode had so-
cial activist Bezwada
Wilson and actor Anup
Soni in the hot seat op-
posite Mr. Bachchan,
who asked the following
question for the level of
Rs. 6.40 lakh: “On 25th
December 1927, Dr B R
Ambedkar and his fol-
lowers burned copies of
which scripture?” The
options to the question
were: “(A) Vishnu Pura-
na (B) Bhagavad Gita,
(C) Rigved and (D)
Manusmriti.” Mr. Bach-
chan then said, “In 1927,
Ambedkar condemned
the ancient Hindu text
Manusmriti to ideolog-
ically justify caste dis-
crimination and un-
touchability and
burned its copies.”
Expedite decision...
has been pending for
two years. We want the
Governor to pass or-
ders,” the bench ob-
served when it was in-
formed that the matter
is still pending before
the Governor.
During the hearing,
the bench asked TN’s
Additional Adv Gen Ba-
laji Srinivasan, “Why is
the Governor taking so
much time? Can’t you
tell him?” Srinivasan
said this is a case of a
larger conspiracy.
FROM PG 1
Modi also mocked the Opposition & said the people of Bihar have rejected their‘gundaraj’
‘Allies of jungle raj don’t want chants
of Bharat Mata & Jai Shree Ram’Saharsa: In a veiled at-
tack at Congress and
RJD, PM Narendra
Modi on Tuesday said
that allies of “jungle
raj” in Bihar have a
problem with chanting
“Bharat Mata Ki Jai”
and “Jai Shri Ram”.
Addressing a rally
here, he said that Bihar
has left behind the dark-
ness of insecurity and
anarchy and added that
poor were denied the
right to vote during
‘jungle raj’. “Those who
ran ‘jungle raj’ in Bihar
and their allies want
that you don’t raise
‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slo-
gans. Think about it.
There are people who
get feverish just by say-
ing ‘Bharat Mata Ki
Jai’. Allies of jungle raj
want slogans of ‘Bharat
Mata ki Jai’ should not
be raised,” the PM said
and later ended his
speech with the ‘Bharat
Mata ki Jai’ slogan.
“Allies of jungle raj in
Bihar have problem
with Bharat Mata. One
group says you should
not raise the Bharat
Mata ki Jai slogan and
the other group experi-
ences headaches due to
the slogan. Now, these
people who are against
Bharat Mata have come
to seek votes. There is a
need to give a befitting
answer to such people in
this election,” he added.
People know PM Modi,
Nitish looted Bihar
Katihar: Hitting out at
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi and Chief
Minister Nitish Ku-
mar, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Tues-
day alleged they have
“looted” Bihar, and
claimed that people
have decided to vote
them out of power. Ad-
dressing a poll rally
here, the former Con-
gress president criti-
cised the NDA govern-
ment over demonetisa-
tion, migrant crisis,
GST, handling of the
coronavirus pandemic
and the three new
farm laws.
He said neither Modi
norKumardidanything
to help migrant labour-
ers when they were
walking thousands of
kilometres to return
homes during the coro-
navirus lockdown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the supporters during
an election rally for Bihar Assembly Polls, in Saharsa on Tuesday.
PM MADE AN APPEAL TO PEOPLE
Shah expresses grief
over demise of
violinist Krishnan
New Delhi: Expressing
grief over the demise of
TN Krishnan, Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Tuesday paid tribute to
the notest violinist,
stating that “he cap-
tured the imagination
of several generations
with his breathtaking
compositions”.
“Saddened on the
passing away of Violin
maestro Shri TN
Krishnan ji. As a gifted
musician, TN Krishnan
ji captured the imagina-
tion of several genera-
tions with his breath-
taking compositions.
My deepest condolences
are with this family and
followers. Om Shanti
Shanti Shanti,” Shah
tweeted.
Earlier in the day,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi too condoled
the demise of Krishnan,
who passed away in
Chennai at the age of 92.
In a tweet, Prime Minis-
ter Modi conveyed con-
dolences to Krishnan’s
family and noted that
his demise has left a
“big void in the world of
music”.
Krishnan, who
breathed his last on
Monday evening, was
born on October 6, 1926,
in Kerala and later set-
tled in Chennai. He also
received many awards
like Padma Bhushan,
Padma Vibhushan and
Sangeetha Kalanidhi.
BJP’s
Mission
Bengal in
Shah’s visit
New Delhi: The
BJP seems to have
moved on to its
next goal -- Bengal.
Among those in
the ruling party
investing in that
state early is union
Home Minister
Amit Shah. Amit
Shah, who has
kept away from the
heat and dust of
the Bihar cam-
paign, is set to visit
Bengal on Thurs-
day and Friday.
Sources say the
Home Minister
will largely focus
on fixing the or-
ganisational struc-
ture of the BJP in
West Bengal ahead
of the assembly
elections next year.
Modi to chair
Global Investor
Roundtable
Akhtar files
complaint
against Ranaut
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will on Thursday chair
a virtual global investor
roundtable that will
provide an opportunity
to leading global inves-
tors and Indian busi-
ness leaders to engage
and deliberate with sen-
ior policy makers on
how to further acceler-
ate the growth of inter-
national investments in
the country.
The Virtual Global
Investor Roundtable
(VGIR) is an exclusive
dialogue between lead-
ing global institutional
investors, Indian busi-
ness leaders and the
highest decision mak-
ers from the govern-
ment of India and finan-
cial market regulators,
the statement said.
New Delhi: Bollywood
lyricist Javed Akhtar
on Tuesday filed a crim-
inal complaint against
actor Kangana Ranaut
in a local court for alleg-
edly making defamato-
ry and baseless com-
ments against him in
television interviews.
According to the Mum-
bai Mirror report,
Akhtar filed the com-
plaint before the And-
heri Metropolitan Mag-
istrate, seeking action
against Ranaut under
the relevant provisions
of the IPC for defama-
tion. As per the com-
plaint, Ranuat had re-
cently made certain
baseless comments on
Akhtar which has
caused damage to the
reputation of the vet-
eran poet-lyricist.
Hasanpur:Inphase
two of the Bihar
polls, RJD leader
and son of Lalu
Prasad Yadav, Tej
Pratap on Tuesday
said Bihar has be-
come ‘Lalumay’ and
everyone looks up to
him with respect.
“Everyone in Bihar
and especially peo-
ple of Hasanpur are
‘Lalumay’ and eve-
ryone is with Lalu
Yadav and they look
up to him with re-
spect.Iwillwinwith
a margin of 50,000
from Hasanpur,”
said Tej Pratap.
Tej Pratap asked
the voters to be fear-
less. “I want to tell
the public that they
should cast their
vote fearlessly,” he
added.
Bihar has
become
‘Lalumay’:Tej
Pratap Yadav
Phle matdaan, fir Jalpaan : Nadda
New Delhi: BJP chief
Jagat Prakash Nadda
on Tuesday urged the
people of Bihar to ex-
ercise their vote in the
second phase of the
state assembly polls to
ensure their public
participation in the
biggest festival of de-
mocracy by following
all COVID-19 protocols.
“Phle matdaan, fir
Jalpaan (voting first,
then refreshment).
The people of Bihar
are going to vote in the
second phase for their
bright future today.
Appeal to all voters to
ensure their public
participation in this
‘mahaparva’ of de-
mocracy by following
COVID-19 rules,” the
BJP chief tweeted
(roughly translated
from Hindi).
Polling began at 7 am
on 94 assembly seats
across 17 districts in
the second phase of Bi-
har polls this morning
with precautionary
measures against COV-
ID-19 in place.
Every single
vote given
to NDA will
take Bihar on the
path of development.
But one wrong vote
of yours will again
push Bihar towards
Jungle Raj. Be both
careful and cautious,
again choose NDA in
Bihar.
—Sushil Modi,
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister
Tribute to TN Krishnan
HC adjourns hearing on
Mehul Choksi’s plea
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Tuesday
listed on November 20
hearing on a petition
filed by businessman
and diamantaire Mehul
Choksi, who is an ac-
cused in the PNB scam
case, against Netflix’s
documentary titled
“Bad Boy Billionaires”.
A division bench of
Chief Justice DN Patel
and Justice Prateek Ja-
lan said that it will hear
the matter on Nov 20.
The court was hear-
ing Choksi’s petition
against the order of a
single-judge bench dis-
missing his plea seek-
ing pre-screening of the
documentary.
In the last hearing
Choksi’s advocate Vijay
Aggarwal had asked if
Netflix is permitted to
violate an individual’s
fundamental rights. Ag-
garwal had also asked
whether Netflix’s claim
to remain unregulated
and being beyond the
jurisdiction of writ
courts in India is legal.
SenioradvocatesNeeraj
Kishan Kaul and Dayan
Krishnan, appearing
for Netflix, had argued
that the appellant is not
entitled to any relief, as
he is not a Citizen of In-
dia, as he has forsaken
his citizenship, and
therefore, not entitled
to the protection of any
fundamental right.
SC defers to Nov 5
hearing on pleas
Rajiv challenges
Centre’s decision
against him
New Delhi: The SC on
Tuesday deferred to No-
vember 5 hearing on the
pleas seeking an exten-
sion of the loan morato-
rium and waiver of in-
terest on term loans
during the six-month
moratorium period.
A three-judge bench
headed by Justice Ashok
Bhushan deferred the
matter after Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta
sought adjournment cit-
ing he had to appear be-
fore another bench in
connection with the
hearingof petitionschal-
lengingtheCentralVista
construction project.
“We defer the hear-
ing. We will hear the
case day after tomor-
row, (November, 5),”
Justice Bhushan said.
The petitioners also
agreed to the argument
of Mehta for deferment.
The top court was
hearing petitions, in-
cluding two filed by one
Gajendra Sharma law-
yer Vishal Tiwari, seek-
ing the waiving of inter-
est on interest and other
appropriate directions
in the loan moratorium,
granted as a relief.
New Delhi: Kusegaon
Fruits and Vegetable
director Rajiv Agarwal,
who had been acquitted
in the 2G spectrum al-
location case, on Mon-
day, urged the Delhi
High Court to issue a
direction to the Centre
to bring on record the
documents containing
the process to be fol-
lowed before taking a
decision to file an ap-
peal. Arguing for Rajiv
Agarwal, his advocate
Vijay Aggarwal told
Justice Brijesh Sethi
that it is important to
see whether the action
of the executive is with-
in the parameters of
the law and that the de-
cision passes the test of
reasonableness.
Extension Of Loan Moratorium
Rahul Gandhi
Amit Shah

NEWSJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
State Human Rights
Commission Chair-
man, Justice Mahesh
Chand Sharma turns a
panacea in ‘covid times’
taking suo-moto cogni-
zance in timely contain-
ing the air pollution
and ensuring Complete
No-cracker, No fire -
works Deepawali in
mass public interest.
The Commission
strongly reckons the the
advice of the senoir
medicos from emmi-
nent Hospitals i.e. SMS
and Mahatma Gandhi
Hospital to ensure
‘Health’ as the primary
need of the hour and
ensuring ‘pollution
free’ clean evironment
to ease the Covid pa-
tients already suffering
with various lung ail-
ments and respiratory
issues, which can other-
wise be welcoming to
another ‘pogrom.’
RSHRC even appreci-
ates the witted orders
issued from time to
time by CM Ashok Ge-
hlot and seriously deal-
ing the issue and took
prodigal steps taking in
concern, the overall hu-
manity, banning sale of
firecarckers and and
also ensuring strict ac-
tion against polluting
vehicles plying out of
fitness and even Shudh
ke liye Yuddh Abhiyan.
CM has repeatedly said
that Food adulteration
will be taken seriously
and got it declared as
cognisable offence too.
Also The Rajasthan
Epidemic Disease Act
2020 is ammended ac-
cordingly. The Home
Dept vide its notifica-
tion dated NoV 2, 2020
has laid severe pecuni-
ary punishments for
the offenders and
geared up the entire ad-
ministrative machin-
ery to ensure a pollu-
tion - free festive sea-
son. ‘Health’ is the
greatest concern for
humanity, and strict
compliance of the gov-
ernment directions
such as wearing mask ,
avoiding public gather-
ings and celebrating a
healthy clean Diwali is
a not only the need of
the hour, but it will
count as a philanthrop-
ic act & avoid grim con-
sequences of Pandemic.
Combating Corona: RHRC vouches
for a clean,‘No cracker’ Deepawali
Mahesh Chand Sharma
Constable
kills self
over marital
discord
First India Bureau
Kota: A 22-year-old po-
lice constable allegedly
hanged herself from a
ceiling fan at govern-
ment quarters in Ra-
jasthan’s Baran district
due to troubled rela-
tionship with her hus-
band. The incident took
place in Police Line
area late Monday night
and no suicide note was
recovered from the
room of the constable,
police said.
A case of abetment of
suicide was lodged
against the husband
based on the complaint
filed by the constable’s
father, they said.
Raveena Sahariya, a
resident of Janakpur
village, was posted as a
constable in Police
Line, said Mangilal Ya-
dav, the CI at Baran City
police station.
The constable was
married to Rajkaran
Sahariya, a resident of
Sodala village, around
one-and-half-years ago
but she was not satis-
fied with relationship
and was living sepa-
rately, the CI said.
Make Luni ‘encroachment
free’ by Dec 31: Raj HC
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The division
bench of Justice Sang-
eet Lodha and Justice
Rameshwar Vyas took a
strict view of the en-
croachment of the Luni
river and ordered the SP
and Collector of Jodh-
pur to submit an action
planin3daysalongwith
a report stating the day-
today action taken on
the encroachments. The
Rajasthan High Court
bench ordered both dis-
trict Collector Vishram
Meena and SP Anand
Sharma to make Luni
river ‘encroachment
free’ by December 31.
While hearing a peti-
tion by Sumer Lal Shar-
ma the court had asked
theSPandcollectortobe
personallypresentinthe
court on November 2,
but both had excused
themselvesfromhearing
citing the election duty
as the reason. The court
had then set the hearing
for November 3 and
askedboththeseniordis-
trict officers to ensure
their presence in the
hearing. HC asked both
the officers to be present
on Nov 19 in the next
hearing along with the
reportof encroachments
removed until then.
ERADICATING CORRUPTION
SARPANCH ARRESTED FOR
TAKING BRIBE IN RAJ’S CHURU
Jaipur: A village sarpanch was arrested
on Tuesday for taking a bribe of Rs 22,000
in Rajasthan’s Churu district, an Anti-
Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said
here. Pawan Singh, sarpanch of Rajiasar
Meetha village, had demanded the bribe
for payment of dues related to supply of
construction materials, Superintendent of
Police, ACB, Anand Prakash Swami said.
He said a case was registered against the
accused under sections of the Prevention of
Corruption Act.
POLICEMAN IN ACB NET FOR
TAKING RS 10,000 BRIBE
Dausa: Dausa ACB team nabbed a police
officer, Sumer Singh accepting a bribe of Rs
10,000. The policeman was caught red-
handed with the amount from the residence.
The bribe was demanded in lieu of adding a
serious clause in the issue. The team under
the leadership of CI, Vijay Singh is taking
action in the case.
Pvt school fee: HC
to hear matter today
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: A division
bench of Rajasthan
High Court will conduct
hearing in the matter of
private schools fees.
The hearing which
wasscheduledon11peti-
tions including the ap-
peal of the state govern-
ment in the single judge
benchof justiceSabeena
gotpostponedandallthe
matters were referred to
the division bench head-
ed by Chief Justice.
Meanwhile, a teacher
from Central academy
school- Ambabari, Avi-
nash Rajora moved an
application through his
counsel, Poonam Chand
Bhandari for implead-
ment.
Rajora has prayed to
hear the side of teach-
ers. He mentioned in
the application that ser-
vices of 75 percent of
teachers and other staff
have been discontin-
ued. He was given half
salary for two months.
‘Implementation of
Jal Jeevan Mission
in Raj, WB awful’
New Delhi: The perfor-
mance of West Bengal
and Rajasthan in imple-
menting Jal Jeevan
Mission was “dissatis-
factory”, the Centre
said on Tuesday after
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat held a meet-
ing with states to dis-
cuss the progress of the
programme which aims
to provide tap water
connection to all rural
household by 2024.
West Bengal, whose
performance over the
implementation of the
Jal Jeevan Mission was
termed “dismal” by the
ministry last week, did
not attend the meeting,
the minister told re-
porters.
Haryana Chief Min-
ister M L Khattar and
Tripura Chief Minister
Biplab Deb were pre-
sent at the meeting.
“Our political com-
mitments could be dif-
ferent but the enthusi-
asm the states have
shown in the implemen-
tation of the Jal Jeevan
Mission is extraordi-
nary,” he said.
Shekhawat said Delhi
has performed better
and except for a few, al-
most all states were im-
plementing the scheme
at a fast pace.
“Jal Shakti Minister
reviews the progress of
Jal Jeevan Mission.
Goa, Telangana, Hary-
ana, Himachal and Bi-
har show promising
signs; West Bengal and
Rajasthan’’s perfor-
mance dissatisfactory,”
the ministry said in a
statement. —PTI
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Raje writes to
CM over jobs
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former CM
Vasundhara Raje sent a
letter to Chief Minister
AshokGehlotforprovid-
ing job opportunities to
people employed in
small chores. She said
that the government
should take care of peo-
ple with small jobs. Raje
mentioned about the
peoplewhoareemployed
in marriages, religious,
and social events. “The
government should
make provision so that
band, mare owners, and
those carrying lights are
notincludedinthemaxi-
mum limit fixed for the
people attending a mar-
riage or other function”
she said in the letter.
Docs at JLN Hosp to go on
indefinite strike from Wed
Subham Jain
Ajmer: Resident doc-
torsof theJLNHospital,
threatened to go on an
indefinite strike from
Wednesday afternoon 3
pmonwardsif thepolice
doesn’t arrest the ac-
cused of the manhan-
dling incident with the
hospital staff, which
tookplaceonOctober27.
A General Body Meet-
ing of the Resident Doc-
tors Association (RDA)
was convened on Tues-
day afternoon, which
decided that all the resi-
dents working in all
wards including Emer-
gency, ICU and COV-
ID-19 Wards will go on
strike from Wednesday,
if doesn’t arrest Sushil
Bhatnagar & others,
who allegedly man-
handled a pregnant doc-
tor along with other
staff a week ago. RDA
president Dr Govard-
han said that 8 days
were enough time for
police to take action
against the perpetra-
tors of hooliganism.
Saffron party never thought
for labourers’ welfare: Abrar
First India Bureau
Nagaur: CongressMLA
Danish Abrar, who has
been appointed as the in
charge of Nagaur dis-
trict for upcoming Pan-
chayti Raj elections,
held a meeting with the
party leaders and work-
ersheretotakefeedback
and review prepara-
tions for the elections.
He also met with the
workers aspiring to
contest elections and
took their applications
and biodata.
Targeting BJP, he
said that saffron party
never thought for wel-
fare of labourers and
farmers & thus, it en-
acted anti-farmers laws.
Ex- Dy Dist Head, Dr Sahadev Chaudhary with ex- Nagaur Chief,
Om Prakash Sain.
SUNRISERS INTO THE PLAYOFFS
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wickets against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday.
With this win SRH enter the playoffs at number 3.
DAVID
WARNER
10
FOUR
1
SIX
58 BALLS
85*
NAHARGARH BIOLOGICAL PARK
LOSES 8TH
BIG CAT IN 13 MTHSA MEDICAL BOARD CONDUCTED A POST-MORTEM AND THE CARCASS WAS DISPOSED OFF ON MONDAY
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: A young Asi-
atic lion, Tejas who
suffered paralysis a
year ago died in Na-
hargarh Biological
Park on Monday
evening.
He was sick for the
last few days. Tejas
was born to Tejika
and Siddharth near-
ly three and a half
years ago and all
three have died.
This is 8th death
of a big cat in Na-
hargarh Biological
Park in 13 months,
which has come as
a shock for the
wildlife lovers.
A medical board
conducted a post-
mortem and the car-
cass was disposed
off on Monday.
There was some
improvement in
Tejas’s health for
the last two days
and his
health was
also being
m o n i -
tored, but
on the night
of Novem-
ber 2,
his condition sud-
denly deteriorated
and he died.
The medical board
took samples, which
have been sent to IVRI
Bareilly for testing.
Earlier, tigress
Rambha’s cub, Rid-
dhi died on Septem-
ber 21, 2019. Lioness
Suzanne died on
September 1, 2019,
the white tigress,
Sita passed away on
September 26, 2019,
tiger cub, Rudra on
June 9, 2020.
The only tiger Raja
died in August 2020,
Babbar lion Sidharth
and Kailash died on
June 20, 2020 and
October 17, 2020 re-
spectively.
After the deaths of
8 big cats, only
Tripur and Tara are
left in Lion Safari in
the park.
EMERGING ‘STAR’ OF
GEHLOT CABINET
For the last couple of months,
WCD minister and one of
Gehlot’s lady troubleshooter,
Mamta Bhupesh is slowly
emerging as a new popular star
of Gehlot cabinet. Gehlot, who
always considers Mamta as his
daughter, has given her almost a
complete free hand in the running
of her WCD ministry, where she
has demonstrated an outstanding
performance. Like the former
finance minister Pradhuman
Singh, Mamta also maintains a
close personal rapport with her
bureaucracy. During a recent
MLAs ‘badabandi’ at Jaipur and
Jaisalmer, she was given the
responsibility of taking care of all
lady MLAs and in this role, she
was giving her daily ‘feedback’ to
CM Gehlot during that critical time.
According to sources, in the next
reshuffle, she might get the charge
of some other ministry. In fact,
she is the popular and smiling face
of Gehlot cabinet.
—Aishwary Pradhan
TENSED CONGRESS
AND ITS LEADERS
It appears that the local body
election has raised tensions in the
Congress party. While generally
the senior leaders stay calm when
the situation becomes contrasting,
however, this time around even the
seniors have been riled up. Only
a handful of days have passed
when former Jaipur Mayor Jyoti
Khandelwal openly rebelled against
much senior leader Shanti Dhariwal
wherein sparks also flew between
the two. In the second incident of
similar kind, highly placed sources
reveal that a minor verbal ‘spat’
occurred between Dhariwal and
Dotasra too on the selection of
candidates for local body election!
However what is more surprising
is the fact that it occurred before
CM Ashok Gehlot and it is being
said that even the high command
has been apprised of the same by
the rival camp which has sought a
‘secret report’ on the entire issue!
—First India Bureau
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KKR BEAT SRH VIA SUPER OVER!
SOUNDING
DEATH
KNELL?
DEATHA
Nahargarh Biological Park seems to have become
a graveyard of Big Cats as 7 have died in past 13
months; Death of a lion on Sunday, shows that all
is not well here! A report by Nirmal Tiwari...
lion died due to health
complications at Na-
hargarh Biological
Park on Sunday. The
four-year-old Kailash
developed health issues after
having food on Saturday even-
ing, following which he was
given treatment said sources.
With this a debate over the
functioning of the Park has
started among wildlife lovers.
The Park has been in news for
death of lions and tigers in re-
cent times. The death of 7 big
cats in 13 months raised seri-
ous questions on the monitor-
ing of Park by officials, which
seems to be fast turning into a
graveyard of big cats!
Gross negligence on part of
Park’s administration is palpa-
ble with the fact that big cats,
including Asiatic lions, have
died one after another since
September 19, 2019.
Sources indicate untrained
veterinary doctors, adminis-
trative negligence and lack of
monitoring have cost dear to
the lives of seven big cats in a
period of 13 months. (See table).
These deaths had alarmed
the authorities but unfortu-
nately, the negligence was cov-
ered up. The Forest Depart-
ment did not learn from the
mistakes back then. After
deaths of big cats at regular
intervals, the forest depart-
ment took blood samples of all
tigers, lions and leopards. Bar-
ring the leopards, tiger and
lion kidneys were found to be
damaged. The creatinine level
of all was found to be 3.5 to
4. Despite this, the Park ad-
ministration remained
negligent and these big
cats were given medicines only
on the advice of one doctor.
Now, Asiatic Lion Kailash’s
death has shocked the depart-
ment. Parks’ Assistant Forest
Conservator Jagdish Gupta
said Kailash was given medi-
cine last night but he died in
the morning. A medical board
of 3 doctors declared the cause
of death as a cardiac arrest.
However, sources say that
Kailash was 4 years old and
had an infection in kidney, due
to which he had an increased
level of creatinine.
Leptospirosis is spread by
rat urine and despite deaths, in
Park no control of mongoose
and rats has been done yet.
Now there are 3 tigers and as
many lions left here but and
they too face risk of death!
A
Name Date of death Reason of death
Kailash (Lion) 18 Oct 2020 Cardiac arrest
Raja (White Tiger) 4 Aug 2020 Leptospirosis
Siddharth (Lion) 11 June 2020 Leptospirosis
Rudra (Tiger) 10 June 2020 Leptospirosis
Sita (White Tigress) 27 Sept 2019 Canine distemper
Riddhi Tigress 21 Sept 2019 Canine distemper
Suzan Lioness 19 Sept 2019 Canine distemper
Lion Kailash died at the
Nahargarh Biological
Park on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Nahargarh Biological Park has been in
news for wrong reasons in recent months.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Western disturbances lead to rain in
Jodhpur, Kota & Udaipur divisions
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The western
disturbances formed a
cyclonic system in Af-
ghanistan and nearby
areas leading to change
in weather in many
parts of Rajasthan on
Sunday.
Lightning caused a
hole in the roof of a
house in Sanjay Colo-
ny of Pratap Nagar
area of Jodhpur while
some of its walls col-
lapsed, damaging some
equipment inside the
house. A part of the
old dilapidated Seva
Ram hospital building
also collapsed al-
though no loss of life
was reported from any-
where in the city.
Along with Jodhpur,
Pokhran in Jaisalmer
also reported rains for
more than an hour on
the weekend. Both cit-
ies reported inconven-
ience due to water log-
ging.
The weather depart-
ment has predicted
light showers in parts
of Kota and Udaipur di-
visions on Monday.
Galiyakot in Dungar-
pur, Sajjangarh in Ban-
swara, Pindwara in
Sirohi, Pali city, Rani in
Pali, Sumerpur in Pali,
Arinpura/Jawai Dam
and Bali in Pali report-
ed 3 mm, 1 mm, 1 mm, 5
mm, 2 mm, 1 mm and 1
mm rains respectively
on Sunday.
Sri Ganganagar re-
ported the least temper-
ature in the state with a
minimum of 15.8 de-
grees Celsius on Satur-
day night. It also experi-
enced the highest tem-
perature in the state
with a high of 37.8 de-
grees Celsius while the
maximum temperature
in Jodhpur dropped to
27.8 degrees Celsius.
MET WARNED OF
YELLOW ALERT
FOR RAIN!
The Meteorological
Department had issued
a yellow alert for thun-
derstorm and light rain
in some places in Baran,
Kota, Banswara, Chittor-
garh, Jhalawar, Dungarpur,
Pratapgarh, Sirohi and
Udaipur districts of east-
ern Rajasthan on Sunday.
Some portion of dilapidated
building of Sevaram Hospital
of Jodhpur fell due to rain.
DREADFUL
DEMISE
Earlier, tigress
Rambha’s cub, Rid-
dhi died on Sep-
tember 21, 2019.
Lioness Suzanne
died on September
1, 2019, the white
tigress, Sita passed
away on Septem-
ber 26, 2019, tiger
cub, Rudra on June
9, 2020. The only
tiger Raja died in
August 2020, Bab-
bar lion Sidharth
and Kailash died on
June 20, 2020 and
October 17, 2020
respectively.
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Washington: The 2020
US Presidential elec-
tion is much different
than previous elections
owing to people being
nervous about the coun-
try’s future amid nearly
8 per cent unemploy-
ment and more than
231,000 COVID-19
deaths.
The division and
anxiety are evident in
conversations among
voters in long lines
outside early voting
places and across
browning autumn
lawns where warring
yard signs pit neigh-
bor against neighbor,
said The New York
Times.
According to the NYT
report, a fundamental
unease about the coun-
try hovers over most
other concerns voters
describe as they cast
ballots: The future of
America troubles them
more than whether they
may lose a job in this
recession, whether they
could become ill in this
pandemic, whether
they could personally
be harmed by violent
crime. The national
polling by the NYT
and Siena College has
stated that the voters
fear the US could lose
its democracy.
“That sentiment
means different things
to voters on the left and
the right. Republicans
describe fears of creep-
ing socialism from
within the Democratic
Party and deep changes
in American values
amid protests against
the police and histori-
cal figures. Democrats
fear threats to democ-
racy from within the
White House itself, as
they describe Trump
undermining the coun-
try’s institutions and
rule of law,” the NYT
stated. —ANI
Nervous Americans cast ballots amid corona
US ELECTIONS 2020
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that the under construc-
tion petroleum refinery
in Barmer is a huge
dream of the people of
Rajasthanandespecially
the western region, due
to which the economic
development will touch
new heights. State gov-
ernmentiscommittedto
complete this project on
time. He directed the of-
ficials to cooperate fully
with the project partner
company Hindustan Pe-
troleum (HPCL) at all
levels to expedite the
construction works of
the project.
Gehlot, on Tuesday
evening, held a high-lev-
el review of the refinery
project through video
conference at the Chief
Minister’s residence. In
a meeting that lasted
more than two hours, he
said, “The government
wants to complete this
projectontime.Thiswill
be possible only when
the company and the
government act as a
complement to each oth-
er,” he said.
The Chief Minister
said that the State Gov-
ernment wants to com-
plete the Rajasthan Re-
fineryonthebasisof full
priority and commit-
ment.“TheJaipurMetro
projectwascompletedin
a time bound manner
during the previous ten-
ure of the government.
The goal of timely estab-
lishment of the refinery
will also be achieved on
the same lines. Regular
monitoring of the pro-
ject will be done at the
level of the CMO. This
willleadtobettercoordi-
nation between various
departments of the gov-
ernmentaswellasquick
resolution of interde-
partmentalissues.There
will also be coordination
with the Hindustan Pe-
troleum officials from
the CMO and necessary
instructions will be is-
sued,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Gehlot ex-
pressed happiness that
theconstructionworkof
the project has been
done faster than expect-
ed so far. He also asked
the officials of Hindu-
stan Petroleum to speed
up the development
work required in the vil-
lages of the project area
so that local people
wouldbeassociatedwith
the project and the local
communities would be
partners of the project.
Ministerof Minesand
Petroleum, Pramod Jain
Bhaya emphasized on
better coordination be-
tween the company and
government officials.
Revenue Minister
Harish Chaudhary said
that Hindustan Petrole-
um should accelerate
development work in
area around the refin-
ery project.
CM: State Govt committed to
complete the project on time
REFINERY REVIEW MEETING
PROUD STATE
Rajasthan Foundation Commissioner Dheeraj Srivastava congratulating newly appointed
Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya, Srivastava was accompanied by 3 other representatives
of the foundation. Arya also met UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal and Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma and took feed back from both the senior ministers of the state with a view
to provide maximum benefits to the common people through various state government
schemes. Arya was also congratulated by a RAS association delegation led by association
president Shaheen Ali along with RAS Sukhbir Saini, Sunil Bhati, Mahendra Khinchi,
Harsahay Meena and other office bearers & members.
The hoardings of have been the subject of discussion in the midst of the corporation
elections in Jaipur city. People are proud to see a dalit bureaucrat emerging as the
administrative head. He is also the first CS to have hoardings akin to politicians. With this,
speculations are also being made about his political journey. His retirement is set to be in
January 2022 and it is believed that later he can prepare and start a new political journey.
COURTESY MEET
Lok Sabha speaker met the Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, at his residence
in Delhi. They discussed about increasing the use of technology in the functions of the
Assembly Secretariats with the help of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Jaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot approved an
additional provision
of Rs 99 crore as a
grant-in-aid to the
gaushalas of the
state. This amount
will be used for the
conservation and pro-
motion of cows in the
gaushalas of the
state.
99 CRORE GRANTS-IN-AID TO COWSHEDS
Vimal Jain
Jaipur: In a surprising
development, the I-T
employees have fur-
nished a notice to the
authorities to go on a
strike on November 26.
The state wide strike
will witness participa-
tion of employees to
raise awareness of of-
ficials to the demands
made by the employees.
The notice has been
handed to Principal
Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax (PCCIT) by
the Income Tax Employ-
ees Federation. Copy of
notice, signed by Siyar-
amSwami-GeneralSec-
retary of ITEF’s Ra-
jasthan Circle, has been
forwarded to CC
Udaipur, ReAC Jodhpur
and DGIT. The strike
has been called in sup-
port of the proposed
strike over 17 point de-
mand made by Central
Employees which in-
clude restarting the old
pension scheme, cadre
restructuring, DPC and
other demands.
Ashwani Yadav/
Deepak Lawania
Jaipur: Senior IAS of-
ficer Neeraj K Pawan on
Tuesdayassuredtheagi-
tating Gurjar leaders
that the state govern-
ment is serious to ad-
dress their issues with a
positive approach and
requested them to call
off the agitation, this
move was appreciated,
as Pawan was called the
‘Hanuman’ by people.
The officer informed
Kirori Singh Bainsla
and other leaders at the
agitation site that the
state government has al-
ready accepted three de-
mands and discussions
on the rest of the de-
mands can also be held.
When Pawan reached
the dharna site, Bainsla
askedhimtotellthecom-
munity people sitting on
the railway tracks what
he has to offer on behalf
of the government.
Pawan said that written
order for the salaries of
1252 MBC community
people will be issued,
chequesof Rs.5lakhwill
be handed over to the
familymembersof three
persons who suffered
bullet injuries during
agitationsinthepastand
have now passed away,
and appointment letters
to one dependent mem-
ber from each family.
Along with this, he
said, all justified de-
mandswillbemetbythe
government.Bainslahas
given one day time to the
officer for seeking re-
sponse from the govern-
ment over the rest of the
demands. However, the
agitation continued.
Col Bainsla’s son Vi-
jay Singh Bainsla said
that the agitation will
continue till all the de-
mands are met. Pawan
saidthatthedoorsof the
state government are al-
ways open for talks and
if required, a meeting in
Jaipur could be held. He
also wished Vijay Bain-
sla on his birthday and a
cake cutting ceremony
too was held on tracks.
I-T employees to
strike on Nov 26
Gurjaragitationcontinues,IASPawan
assures them of govt’s support
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: The process of
filingnominationpapers
for the elections of Zila
Parishad and Panchayat
Samiti members will be-
gin with the notification
on November 4. State
election commissioner
PS Mehra informed that
the nomination papers
can be filed till 3 PM on
November 9. Scrutiny
will take place on No-
vember 10 and nomina-
tions can be withdrawn
till3pmonNovember11.
Nomination of
Zilla Parishad,
polls’ begin
A woman casts her ballot in Michigan on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Karauli: The Gurjar
agitation has thrown
normallifeoutof gearas
the blockade on roads
and railway tracks con-
tinuedonTuesday.Inter-
netservicescontinuedto
remain suspended while
roadwaysbusestoowere
notplying.Trainswhich
pass through Suroth,
Shri Mahaveer Ji
Hindaun have also been
diverted. Due to suspen-
sionof internetservices,
online classes, e-mitra
servicesandotherworks
have been affected.
Common life
troubled by
Gurjar strife
Neeraj K Pawan
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CM Ashok Gehlot
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
1,936
DEATHS
2,02,220
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,734 DEATHS 1,75,633 CASES
DELHI
6,652 DEATHS 4,03,096 CASES
WORLD
1,215,106
DEATHS
4,75,80,602
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
83,10,665
CONFIRMED CASES
1,23,579
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
44,248 DEATHS 16,92,693 CASES
TAMIL NADU
11,214 DEATHS 7,31,942 CASES
KARNATAKA
11,247 DEATHS 8,32,396 CASES

JAIPUR, WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
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n a new series,
our writers ex-
plore their best
worst film.
They’ll tell you
what the critics
got wrong – and
why it’s time to give
these movies another
chance.
While some may know
John Waters through
his family friendly Hair-
spray (1988) – adapted
into a stage musical in
2002 and back to the
screen in 2007 – many
know him as the Prince
of Puke, the King of Bad
Taste or the Pope of
Trash.
Perhaps his most no-
torious film is the ex-
ploitation comedy Pink
Flamingos (1972), the
first in his “Trash Tril-
ogy”, which also in-
cludes Female Trouble
(1974) and Desperate
Living (1977).
Pink Flamingos is em-
blematic of Waters’
camp aesthetic, juxta-
posing grotesque sub-
ject matter against pas-
tel colours, kitsch props
and bubblegum pop mu-
sic.
Waters’ muse Divine
is Babs Johnson, the
“filthiest person alive.”
She lives with her moth-
er Edie (Edith Massey),
who dresses as a baby,
sits in a crib and screams
for eggs; her ghoulish
lover Cotton (Mary Viv-
ian Pearce); and her son
Crackers (Danny Mills),
who, in a particularly
gruesome moment, has
sex with a woman while
a live chicken is crushed
to death between their
two bodies.
But Babs’ title of
“filthiest person alive”
is at stake, and she must
rival Raymond (David
Lochary) and Connie
Marble (Mink Stole),
who kidnap women, im-
prison and forcefully
impregnate them, and
sell their babies to les-
bian couples.
Variety’s first review
is now famous, calling it
“one of the most vile,
stupid and repulsive
films ever made.”
BANNED FOR
INDECENCY
It wasn’t just the critics
who were unimpressed.
When distributors tried
to bring the film to Aus-
tralia in 1976, it was
banned for “indecency”.
A cut version was given
an R rating and released
that year theatrically.
The film’s full version
was eventually granted
an X18+ rating, for por-
nographic, non-simulat-
ed sexual activity, re-
stricting sale and hire
of the film to the ACT
and some regions of the
NT.
In 1997, for a 25th an-
niversary cinematic re-
release, the uncut film
was again refused. The
classification board said
films could receive an R
rating when sexual ac-
tivity was “realistically
simulated” – but not
when it was “the real
thing”.
Films with unsimu-
lated sexual activity,
such as Catherine Breil-
lat’s Romance (1999)
and John Cameron
Mitchell’s Shortbus
(2006) have since been
awarded R18+ classifi-
cation, allowing the cat-
egory to include them.
But the full version of
Pink Flamingos main-
tains an X18+ rating.
Even the National Film
and Sound Archive’s
2017 screenings of
banned films showed a
cut version rated R18+.
STUPID? NO: IT WAS
GROUNDBREAKING
Despite this recep-
tion, Pink Flamingos is
now heralded as ground-
breaking. It shaped the
boundaries of bad taste
and gross out humour.
There are several
shocking scenes in the
film. One sees Divine
and Crackers break into
the Marbles’ home
where, after licking all
the furniture, Divine
fellates her son. Anoth-
er sees a shot of a man
flexing his prolapsed
anus so it looks like it’s
miming the words to
“Surfin’ Bird”.
But perhaps the most
notorious is where, in
the final scene, Divine
eats dog faeces to the
song “How Much is the
Doggy in the Window?”.
Just how much can
you stomach when
watching something dis-
gusting?
The characters in
Pink Flamingos chal-
lenge normative ideas
around sexuality, gen-
der and family. Con-
fronting perceptions of
“good taste”, Pink Fla-
mingos attacked an elit-
ist culture that excluded
many communities,
such as queer folk and
punks.
Source: https://theconversation.
com/profiles/stuart-richards-9983
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KRITIKA KHURANA, Blogger
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your initiative to completing
all given tasks will be
noticed by those who
matters. Enhancement in
salary or previous arrears will boost
your finances. Following a diet fad will
help you remain in shape. Your
professional approach to the issues at
hand will help in expediting them.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Wrong decisions may
become a bane and get you
on the back foot. Don’t
ignore sane advice. Trying
to earn big time may remain a dream,
if you don’t work towards achieving
it. Those feeling out of sorts for
some time are likely to make a quick
recovery, with some efforts.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Taking recourse to dire
measures in a relationship
is not warranted at this
point in time rather give it
some more time. Things are bound
to turn favourable. Your analytical
abilities and professional bent of
mind are to get you noticed at work.
You remain judicious in spending.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
It may not be a good idea to
thrust something on
someone, when you know it
will be difficult for him or
her to discharge. Today, nearness to
your lover will prove most comforting.
Some relief is foreseen for those under
debt. Chance of a new job may come
your way.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Making things work that
have been given up by
others can get you noticed,
so start thinking in this
direction. You will manage your
finances well. Don’t indulge in
rumour mongering, as you simply
gain nothing. You can be given
thumbs up for going ahead.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You do well by not
antagonising someone who
is all for you. Good
opportunities are likely to
materialise on the academic front.
Giving up health products and
switching to a normal balanced diet will
be right. Those thinking of buying
property will need to be discerning.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Find time for someone who
is insistent on meeting
you. Compensation due to
you may get delayed
because of covid situation . You
receive a lot of encouragement from
your well-wishers in your present
occupation. Be careful of your rivals,
and don’t instigate them.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Today despite networking,
something desired on the
academic front may remain
out of reach. You may not
get the benefit of doubt in a
workplace slip-up. A peaceful home
environment may remain elusive.
Tensions regarding money cannot be
ruled out at home but this won’t last.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You may surprise
everyone by asserting a bit
more than usual to make
your point. This will help in
restoring your self-confidence. You
will be most efficient today on the
work front. There seems no problem
on the monetary front. Scoring well
on the academic front is indicated.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Money will not be a
constraint in achieving
what you have set out for.
A bad property deal may
put you in a bind, so read the fine
print before proceeding ahead.
Changes made by you at workplace
may not be appreciated by all.
Remain guarded on academic front.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You are likely to have a
time of your life, exploring
new locales. Getting
involved in whatever you
are doing will get you into the picture
quickly. Delving into things that don’t
concern you will be appreciated by
people. A show or exhibition is likely
to get you some good business.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will need to go out of
your way to woo the
golden hen. On the
academic front ,you are
likely to bounce back with full gusto.
An important responsibilty at work
will help in proving your mettle and
is likely to do your career good. Save
money for the rainy day.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
My best worst film: Pink Flamingos :
‘One of the most vile, stupid and
repulsive films ever made’?
STUART
RICHARDS
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merican model
Chrissy Teigen
paid tribute to
her late son,
Jack after she
suffered a preg-
nancy loss.
Teigen had revealed
that she had suffered a
pregnancy loss while ex-
pecting her third child
with husband John
Legend. The couple
took a break and
now, it seems that
Teigen and Legend
are attempting to
return to normalcy,
as they recently headed
out on a ‘date night,’ as
the former model said in
a short video shared to
Twitter.
Alongside the six-sec-
ond clip, the star wrote:
“I have gotten used to
my naturally frowny
mouth. It’s kind of wild
how much I laugh and
smile and how
it’s still frowny,
no matter what
lol.” With
Teigen’s wrist
turned up, a new
tattoo was visible
just below her
hand. “Jack,” the
ink simply read.
—Agency
A
merican rapper Cardi B has
reportedly called off her
divorce from Offset. The
‘WAP’ rapper filed docu-
ments Monday in Georgia to dis-
miss the divorce ‘without preju-
dice.’ She originally filed for di-
vorce in September. At the time,
the 27-year-old Grammy winner
shared she was seeking to legally
part ways from the Migos emcee,
because they were having heated
arguments as of late. “I wanted to
let y’all know I have shed not one
tear,” Cardi told her fans in an Ins-
tagram Live video. In the video, she
spoke to her followers candidly and
admitted she has cried over her hus-
band’s past cheating scandals, but was
adamant that previous or current infi-
delity was not a factor in her decision
to separate. —Agency
A
s ‘Parinda’ completed 31 years on
Tuesday, actor Madhuri Dixit Nene
shared her experience of working
in ‘The Most Powerful Film Ever
Made.’ Taking it to Twitter, the ‘Dhak Dhak’
famed actor said she had a thrilling experi-
ence while playing the character of Paro in
the film.
“#31YearsOfParinda. Playing ‘Paro’ in
#Parinda was a thrilling experience.
The tagline of the film rightly justi-
fies it “The Most Powerful Film
Ever Made”. I also did a death
scene for the first time. Won-
derful memories with the
amazing cast & crew
makes this one very
special,” she
wrote along
with the poster
of the film.
—ANI
31 YEARS STRONG
G
auhar Khan and
Zaid Darbar are
planning to tie a
knot of Christmas
Eve, that is 25 December this
year. Earlier it was reported
that the couple would be tying
the knot on 22 November, but
Gauhar denied this fact.
A source close to Gauhar stat-
ed that the families have short-
listed 25 December as the date,
and due to the pandemic, they
would have a private and inti-
mate ceremony with just close
friends and family in attend-
ance. —Agency
V
ikrant Massey took
to Instagram and
shared a throwback
boomerang video of
himself with Gillani
Sharukh. The actor re-
vealed that they had
wrapped up Vinil Mathew’s
mystery thriller flick Ha-
seen Dilruba. In the video,
Massey has donned a white
outfit with a pair of specta-
cles. He is visible hugging
Gillani Sharukh, who has
donned a casual black t-shirt.
He caption the post as, “Yeh
hai @gillanishahrukh. Humne
aaj hamaari film #haseendillru-
ba wrap ki. Yeh yahaan hote to
aise hi inhe chipak jaata. Aaj
yeh yahaan nahi hai, soch post
share kar dun.” —Agency
W
ith only a day left to
vote in the US, sev-
eral international
stars have been show-
ing their stan for President and
urging fans to vote. Several ce-
lebrities took to their social me-
dia accounts on Monday to re-
veal that they have voted for
Biden as president. Taylor Swift
shared a video on Twitter to re-
veal her support. “Allow me to
be the one-millionth person to
remind you that tomorrow is
your last chance to make your
voice heard and your vote count,
so if you haven’t voted yet,
please do,” she says in the clip
shared online which ended with
an artwork of Biden and US
Vice President candidate Ka-
mala Harris. —Agency
P
irates of the Caribbean star
Johnny Depp has lost the libel
case against British tabloid
The Sun on Monday, Novem-
ber 2. The actor had sued the inter-
national publication after the tab-
loid described him as a “wife beat-
er.” A judge of the London High
Court dismissed the claim by the
actor for compensation at the end of
the case. The judge also ruled that
the allegations against the Hollywood
actor were “substantially true”. It is
reported that the ruling could severe-
ly impact Depp’s reputation and ca-
reer.
Judge Andrew Nicol accepted Am-
ber Heard’s claims of the actor vio-
lently assaulting her on various occa-
sions during their five-year relation-
ship. The judge said that he has found
the assault allegations of Heard
against Depp
“have been
proved to
the civil standard.”
The judge added, “It
follows that this
claim is dis-
missed.”
—Agency
LOST THE CASE
TYING A KNOT?
‘HASEEN DILRUBA’
URGING FANS TO VOTE
Inked!A
A
ctors Akshay Kumar and Kriti
Sanon will kickstart shooting
for their upcoming action-
comedy ‘Bachchan Pandey’ in
Jaisalmer in January 2021.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran
Adarsh shared the update on Twitter
on Tuesday. The film critic further
shared that the shoot for the film
will continue till March 2021 in
the city of Jaisalmer.
“AKSHAY KUMAR- KRITI
SANON... #AkshayKumar
and #KritiSanon to kick-
start shoot for action-com-
edy #BachchanPandey in
#Jaisalmer in Jan 2021...
Shoot will continue till
March 2021,” he tweet-
ed.
“One more actress
will be signed soon...
Directed by
#FarhadSamji...
Produced by
#SajidNadiad-
wala,” the
tweet further
read. —ANI
‘Bachchan
Pandey’
CARDI B-
OFFSET
JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Chrissy Teigen
Johnny Depp
Taylor Swift
Akshay Kumar
Kriti Sanon
Vikrant Massey
Madhuri Dixit Nene;
(inset) Her postCardi B
Zaid Darbar and Gauhar Khan

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arva Chauth is a fes-
tival where Hindu
women especially
from North India,
observe a whole day
fast from sunrise till
sunset for the well-
being and longevity of their
husband’s life. For the cere-
mony of breaking fast and
pooja, women dress up in eth-
nic attire and one of the most
common choices for it is a
red saree. While traditions
still rule the day with an ar-
ray of rituals and a peek at
the much-awaited moon, the
wardrobe factor has drasti-
cally modified the look and
feel of the occasion. It is a
day when you get to show-
case your dressy-glam Indian
version, with all sorts of ex-
perimenting fabulousness
beyond the traditional red
saree ensemble. And this
year is no exception; howev-
er, with the pandemic on our
heads, there could be a few
changes in the overall look.
City First talked to a few peo-
ple from Rajasthan and Guja-
rat, to know their Karwa
Chauth look this year.
Karwa Chauth is all
about revelling in a
good mood and noth-
ing makes women feel better
than dressing well while
doing something special
for their husbands. It is
always a great idea
to slip into a
lehenga for
karwa
Chauth. I purchased a red
lehenga with golden
work on it as red is a
symbol of love and
golden is a symbol
of prosperity. I
am wearing a red
mask along that
completes my look
which stays tradi-
tional yet a stylish
statement. Be
it clothes,
jewellery or
make-up,
everything
adds to the
feel-good
factor on
this day.
—VIDHI
PARASWANI
CITY FIRST
T
o illuminate Diwali
with environment-
friendly self-made
decorations that also
teaches some lessons of
Mathematics, the Cen-
tre for Creative Learn-
ing (CCL) at the Indian
Institute of Technolo-
gy Gandhinagar (IITGN)
has launched a ‘20-20 lamps’
series. As a part of this video
series, which was launched
on the day of Dussehra and
would continue for 20 days up
to Diwali, every day the CCL
team would release a video
on its YouTube channel on
how to make a new paper
lamp that is based on one of
the Mathematical concepts.
This offering from CCL,
IITGN originated during
one of the episodes of
the immensely popu-
lar 3030 STEM pro-
gram, a live Sunday
weekly YouTube series
to make Mathematics and
Science engaging by creat-
ing a sense of wonder from
everyday life. 3030 STEM has
attracted around 4 lakh reg-
istered users with more than
15 lakh views.
Sharing the idea behind
this initiative, Prof Manish
Jain, Associate Teaching Pro-
fessor, IITGN said, “In these
difficult times, ‘20-20 Lamps’
is a great way for the whole
family to sit together and get
creative. These lamps serve
the dual purpose of learning
and family bonding. The
math behind them is interest-
ing,andthematerialrequired
to make it is minimal, only a
chart paper and glue.”
UNIQUE DIY
A
n audition to cast for upcoming short
films and music albums of Gathjod
Films and Entertainment is being or-
ganized on 6 November, Friday. The au-
dition will be from 12 to 4 pm at Lakshmi Niwas
Hotel, Jaipur.
In this audition, celebrities from the fashion
and Bollywood world will participate as jury
members, like actress Deepti Saini, Akbar
Khan, Miss Rajasthan Karishma Hada, Arpana
Bajpai, Gaurav Gaur, Neena Gupta, Dr Shikha
Tiwari, and many more. —City First
AUDITIONS ALERT!
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Shweta Mishra of First India News on her birthday on Tuesday,
at his residence.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS!
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
GUJ: Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, young
innovators of Ahmedabad, Param Gutka
and Yash Shah, have developed a unique
technological solution to fight the COVID-19
virus and germs.
—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
RAJ: Sarwar Municipality in Ajmer organized a marathon for awareness under the Corona
Mass Movement. Congress Youth leader Sagar Sharma flagged off the race. This marathon
was organised to motivate common people to wear masks and maintain social distance. It
took place from Link Road, Chaman Chauraha to Municipality. On this occasion, everyone
was administered a mask and an oath of protection from the coronavirus. —M IMRAN TAK
RAJ: Ladies
from the
Pink City
were spotted
at various
locations,
in order to
shop for the
occasion
of Karwa
Chauth on
Tuesday.
—PHOTO BY
NAIM KHAN
GUJ: Joint
Police
Commissioner
Ajay Chaudhary
checking the
suspected
vehicles, to
make the city
more safe and
secure ahead
of the Diwali
festival in the
Satellite area of
Ahmedabad.
—PHOTO BY
HANIF SINDHI
HAPPY B’DAY!
IFS Shailaja Deval
celebrated her birthday on
3 November, Tuesday. We
wish her all the best!
CITY FIRST
R
ajasthan Police start-
ed an online initia-
tive ‘AAWAJ’ to make
youth legally aware
of several crimes and its con-
sequences. The program was
conducted online on Tues-
day, in the joint aegis of Ra-
jasthan Police and Subodh
Public School, through
which youngsters were
given complete infor-
mation about all kinds
of laws related to them
and how to avoid crime and
criminals. Attempts were
made to develop a sense of
respect for women so that
sexual offences with women
could be minimized and
youth crimes.
The program was started
by ADG Civil Rights and le-
gal information was shared
by the Additional SP Seema
Hingonia at Police Head
Quarter, Jaipur. The main
objective of the program is to
protect women and girls, as
well as to keep the boys away
from crime.
Youth-ki-
AAWAJ
CITY FIRST
M
anaging di-
rector of
S u n d a r a m
Group, Ram Gopal
Agarwal gave a check of Rs
11,000 to the Government of
Rajasthan on the occasion of
his birthday. Along with this,
he distributed ration through
the Kota Collector, Ujjwal
Rathore, to needy families on
Tuesday. He distributed 5000
packets of food and 5000 pack-
ets of Sundaram flour to the
needy people.
On the occasion, Ram
Aggarwal shared that
he would continue to
support the event till Di-
wali and also assured that
he would cooperate with the
Creature Foundation in vari-
ous social activities. They
have decided to distribute 2000
kits of flour, semolina, maida
and khichdi to 2000 poor fami-
lies of Jaipur. He further
shared that he is going to or-
ganise a blood donation camp
with the Creature Foundation
at Raja Park, Jaipur on 8 No-
vember. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
SUPPORTING
NEEDY FAMILIES
KARVA
CHAUTH
2020!
KARISHMA
GWALANI
Karishma.gwalani
@firstindia.co.in
K Amidst Covid 19,
people are demanding
simple cotton lehengas
and sarees which has no
handwork, easy to maintain
and easy to carry. They are de-
manding a couple of twinning
dresses too. Not to forget,
matching dress masks have
now become a compulsion.
—RACHNA KHANDELWAL,
Designer
Karwa Chauth
is one of
my favour-
ite festivals. One
reason being it is
a Festival of love
and others that you
can get ready as
much as you want. Considering this
pandemic, I ordered everything
online that too in advance, and
kept all things in isolation for a
week. I bought a new pink suit
and jewellery with a matching
facemask. I and my sister in
law are helping each other
in mehndi and makeup. We
are going to do pooja with
social distancing in our
society in small groups.
—PUJA MISHRA
ASP Seema Hingonia

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