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02
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
he political
battle is set
for the 2024
Lok Sabha
elections. The
announce-
ment of the
candidates is awaited, but
the election campaign
seems to have intensified.
It is often seen in Lok
SabhaandAssemblyelec-
tions that many veterans
contest polls from more
than one seat. Reason be-
hind this may be search
for a safe seat or fight to
prove oneself. If we look
at the electoral history,
some candidates have
contested not one, not
two, but even three seats.
PM Narendra Modi con-
tested from two constitu-
encies in 2014 Lok Sabha
polls. PM Modi was a
candidate from two seats,
Varanasi and Vadodara.
He won both seats but
later left Vadodara seat.
The strategy behind
Modi’s move to go from
Gujarat to Varanasi to
contest LS polls might
have been formula de-
rivedfrom historicalprec-
edence. Historically, most
PMs in the country have
ascended to power by
winning polls in Uttar
Pradesh, which boasts a
maximum of 80 Lok Sab-
ha seats.
In the 2019 LS polls,
Rahul Gandhi contested
from two seats, UP’sAm-
ethi and Wayanad in Ker-
ala.While he lostAmethi,
he won fromWayanad. In
the past too, leaders like
Indira Gandhi, Atal Bi-
hariVajpayee, Sonia Gan-
dhi, and LK Advani have
contested from more than
one seat.
Similarly, in 1957, Va-
jpayeecontested elections
from three seats in UP,
includingBalrampur,Ma-
thura, and Lucknow. In
theyear1980,IndiraGan-
dhi contested elections
from two seats and won
both seats.
But what is the rule be-
hind this? What is the
maximum number of
seats a candidate can run
for in an election? How
many seats can a candi-
date contest from, one,
two, three, or four?
T
LEADERS CONTESTING ON MORE THAN ONE SEAT
CAUSE LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT EXCHEQUER
After a candidate wins both seats, one seat has
to be vacated within 10 days of the election
results. Once the seat becomes vacant, the
Election Commission has to conduct by-elections there.
However, on one hand, the Election Commission has
to struggle in this entire process, on the other hand, it
leads to an unnecessary financial burden on the public
exchequer. Many recommendations were also made
against the rule of contesting elections from more than
one seat. In 2019, a petition in this regard was also filed
with the Supreme Court. The Election Commission also
supported it. However, the government said that this
would violate the rights of the candidates.
WHYLEADERS
CONTESTELECTIONS
MULTIPLE
SEATS?
FROM
l Modi, Sonia, Rahul, Atal, Advani all have contested polls
from two or more seats l NT Rama Rao is the only leader
who has won elections on all three seats simultaneously
In 1996 one could
contest polls on
only two seats!
he rules for con-
testing elections
are clear from
the Representation of
the People Act. It was
made clear in Section
33 of this Act that a
candidate can contest
on more than one
seat. This was the rule
before 1996, wherein
any candidate could
contest elections on
more than one seat.
However, after 1996,
Section 33 of this
Act was amended to
Section 33 (7) where
it was decided that
a candidate could
contest elections for a
maximum of two seats
only. If a candidate
wins more than one
seat, he has to choose
one of the two seats.
Along with this, one
seat has to be left after
which a by-election is
held on the vacated
seat. In the 2014 Lok
Sabha elections, PM
Modi had to give up
one seat. The same
thing happened with
Indira Gandhi, too, and
she had to give up a
seat after winning both.
T
NTR, stalwart from
South, who won polls
from all three seats!
tal Bihari
Vajpayee had
contested elec-
tions from 3 Lok Sabha
constituencies in 1957.
In 1977, when Indira
Gandhi lost the elec-
tions in her stronghold
Rae Bareli, in 1980,
apart from Rae Bareli,
she also contested
from Medak. In 1991,
Vajpayee contested
LS polls from UP’s
Lucknow and MP’s
Vidisha seats. LK
Advani had won elec-
tions from New Delhi
and Gandhinagar. In
1999, UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi con-
tested elections from
Bellary and Amethi.
Mulayam Singh Yadav
contested 2014 LS
polls from Mainpuri and
Azamgarh. In 2009,
Lalu Yadav contested
from Saran and Patli-
putra. Former Hary-
ana Deputy CM Devi
Lal contested from
three seats and was
defeated on all three.
Nandamuri Taraka
Rama Rao, popularly
known as NT Rama
Rao, the veteran leader
of the South, contested
from three seats Hindu-
pur, Nalgonda and
Gudivada in the 1985
elections of the Andhra
Pradesh Assembly and
won all three.
A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contested from
two constituencies including Varanasi and
Vadodara in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
ajsamand Lok
Sabha seat fall-
ing in the
Udaipur division
is the only seat in
the state, which comprises
eight assembly seats in
five districts. Deputy
Chief Minister Diya Ku-
mari was the MP from
here in the BJP govern-
ment, but after becoming
MLA, she resigned from
the post of MP. Four as-
sembly constituencies of
Rajsamand district fall
under this constituency,
including Rajsamand,
Nathdwara, Kumbhal-
garh, and Bhim. Apart
from this, the Degana and
Merta assemblies are in
the Nagaur district, the
Jaitaran assembly is in the
Pali district, and theeighth
seat, Beawar itself, has
become a district. Dis-
tance from Udaipur to Ra-
jsamand is about 60 kilo-
metres and at one time it
was in Udaipur district.
Due to short distance,
place is closely connected
to Udaipur from political
as well as tourism & busi-
ness standpoints.
Four assembly constit-
uencies of the district fall
in Rajsamand seat, hence
there is a maximum claim
for tickets from here.
When this LS seat was
formed after the new de-
limitation in 2008, in the
first LS polls in 2009, Go-
pal Singh Edwa won on a
Congress ticket. Howev-
er, he lost in 2014. Now,
half a dozen contenders
from Merta-Degana as-
sembly seat are staking
their claim from this seat.
In recent assembly polls,
BJP secured victory in all
eight assembly seats of
Rajsamand LS seat.With-
in Rajsamand district,
BJP achieved a clean
sweep, winning in all four
assemblies. In the last LS
polls, BJP won here con-
secutively.
First India Election Desk
RAJSAMAND LOK SABHA SEAT
This lone Lok Sabha seat extends across four districts of Raj
R
ASSEMBLY SEAT-WISE POSITION OF RAJSAMAND LS
l (103) BEAWAR: Shankar Singh Rawat (BJP)
l (111) MERTA: Laxmanram Meghwal (BJP)
l (112) DEGANA: Ajay Singh (BJP)
l (116) JAITARAN: Pali Avinash Gehlot (BJP)
l (173) BHIM: Harisingh Rawat (BJP)
l (174) KUMBHALGARH: Surendra Singh Rathore (BJP)
l (175) RAJSAMAND: Deepti Maheshwari (BJP)
l (176) NATHDWARA: Vishvaraj Singh Mewar (BJP)
MPs OF RAJSAMAND THUS FAR
l 2009 GOPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT (Congress)
l 2014 HARIOM SINGH RATHORE (BJP)
l 2019 DIYA KUMARI (BJP)
DELIMITATION CHANGED
THE CASTE EQUATION
In 2008, Rajsamand was chosen as the new
general seat in place of Udaipur, which was
reserved for candidates from the Scheduled
Tribe community. The assembly constituencies of
Rajsamand are scattered and far-flung and their
combination has changed the caste equation in this
constituency, which by its name would be
considered part of the tribal belt. The mixing of four
assembly constituencies of Marwar and Mewar
regions has created complications in the Rajsamand
seat and influential leaders of both regions stake
their claim here. The constituency has more or less
the same proportion of Rajput, Jat and Brahmin
voters and hence for its first general elections, this
seat saw candidates from all three factions of the
society battling it out.
TOTAL RECALL
3RD LOK SABHA POLLS-1962
Nehru’s last poll;
country saw three
PMs in five years!
Manoj Mathur
Jaipur
ndian politics had
started taking a
new turn by the
time elections for
the third Lok Sabha took
place in 1962 and when
Indira Gandhi had for-
mally entered politics.
Indira was made the
President of Congress in
1959. The Congress con-
tested and won elections
under the leadership of
the then Prime Minister
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
but in this election itself,
disillusionment with
Nehruvian socialism be-
gan and its shine also di-
minished.
By making his daugh-
ter the Congress Presi-
dent, Nehru was also ac-
cused of dynasty politics.
Like the first two general
elections, this time also a
strong Opposition could
not emerge, yet the vot-
ing share and seats of the
Congress decreased.
Congress won 361 out of
494 parliamentary seats
with a 44.72 per cent vote
share and Pandit Nehru
became the Prime Minis-
ter for the third time. This
was Nehru’s last election.
The third Lok Sabha was
formed in June and just
three months later in Oc-
tober 1962, the India-
China war broke out. It is
said that Nehru suffered
a severe blow from this
war, from which he could
not recover. Nehru died
on 27 May 1964. Lal Ba-
hadur Shastri became the
Prime Minister of India
after Nehrus’ demise.
Shastri died in 1966 after
a tenure of 19 months.
Then Gulzari Lal Nanda
was made the interim
PM. In late 1966, Indira
Gandhi became the coun-
try’s first woman Prime
Minister. In this way, the
country got three PMs
during the tenure of the
third Lok Sabha.
Similar to previous
general elections, the 3rd
LS poll was lengthy,
spanning 110 days from
Feb 16 to June 6. The
abolition of two-member
parliamentary constitu-
encies in 1961 main-
tained 494 parliamentary
seats. With 21.8 crore
eligible voters, turnout
reached 55.4%. Among
1,985 candidates, 856
forfeited their deposits.
66 women contested,
with 31 securing a win.
MANY STALWARTS INCLUDING VAJPAYEE LOST
In the third Lok Sabha elections, prominent figures
such as Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, Shripad Amrit
Dange, AB Vajpayee, JB Kripalani, Balraj Madhok,
Lalit Narayan Mishra, Ramdhan, and former Bihar CM
Abdul Ghafoor faced defeat. Vajpayee, contesting from
Balrampur and Lucknow, lost both. Congress leaders
Subhadra Joshi defeated him in Balrampur, while BK
Dhawan in Lucknow. Despite these losses, Vajpayee
later served in Parliament as a Rajya Sabha member. JB
Kripalani lost to Congress veteran VK Krishna Menon in
Bombay City (North), and Balraj Madhok was defeated by
Meharchand Khanna of Congress in New Delhi.
l Indira Gandhi
formally entered
politics, also became
a Prime Minister
l 3 months after third
Lok Sabha was formed,
Indo-China war broke
I
APARTFROMCONG,
FOURPARTIESTOUCHED
DOUBLEFIGURES
In the third Lok
Sabha election, CPI
secured 29 seats,
making it the second-largest
party, while the Swatantra
Party, founded in 1959 by C.
Rajagopalachari, secured 18
seats, coming in third with
a 7.89% vote share. The
Jan Sangh’s seats tripled
compared to 1957, securing
14 seats with a 6.44% vote
share. Additionally, the Praja
Socialist Party won 12 seats,
Socialist Party won six seats,
regional parties secured 28
seats, and other registered
parties won six seats.
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First India Bureau
Kolkata/Arambagh
PM Narendra Modi on
Friday inaugurated and
laid foundation stone for
rail, ports, oil pipelines,
LPG supply and waste-
water treatment projects
worth `7,200 crore inAr-
ambagh area of Hooghly
district in West Bengal.
PM Modi said Centre
has taken steps for wel-
fare of poor and that is
why in last 10 years,
about 25 crore people of
nation have come out of
poverty. “Amid achieve-
ments, the entire country
is watching the situation
of shame in WB. The
whole country is sad and
angry after seeing what
TMC, which beats drum
of Maa, Mati & Manush,
has done to the sisters of
Sandeshkhali. TMC in-
volved in corruption in
all spheres of life - from
appt in govt jobs to cattle
smuggling. Soul of Raja
Ram Mohan Roy must
have been pained by
Sandeshkhali,’ he added.
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RAIN SETS ‘COOL WEEKEND’ TONE!
Vehicles commute during rainy evening at Statue Circle in Jaipur on Friday. With
prevailing western disturbances and upper air cyclonic circulation, some places in
the state witnessed mild showers and hailstorms. SANTOSH SHARMA
CM SHARMA IN CITY OF LAKES
Govt is working on priority to supply water: CM
Ravi Sharma, Narayan
Meghwal and Gopal Lodha
Udaipur
M Bhajan Lal
Sharma said the
state govt will
not only start schemes,
programmes and innova-
tions but will also com-
plete them in time bound
manner. He said that the
Dewas III and IV project
has been started to ensure
year-round drinking wa-
ter supply in the city of
lakes, Udaipur. This will
fulfill the drinking water
demand of Udaipur, he
said on Friday while ad-
dressing the foundation
stone laying ceremony of
Dewas Project: Third and
Fourth Dam and Tunnel
construction work in
Gogunda, Udaipur. “Our
government is working
on priority for the supply
of drinking water in the
state. The recent historic
MoU between ERCPand
Tajewala Headworks will
ensure water availability
in Eastern Rajasthan and
Shekhawati region. The
work of bringing these
schemes on ground has
also been started,” he
said. He said that PM Na-
rendra Modi has a desire
to make India a big wed-
ding destination in the
world and in this direc-
tion, Udaipur has
emerged as a major wed-
ding destination. He in-
formed that the islands of
Banswara will also be
developed as tourist des-
tinations. He inspected
models of 3rd and 4th
phases of Dewas project.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, State BJP Chief CP Joshi, Kanhaiyalal
Choudhary, Suresh Singh Rawat, Babulal Kharadi, Hemant Meena, Chunnilal Garasiya and others
release Chief Minister Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan 2.0 poster during an event in Udaipur on Friday.
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NIFTY
Modi ‘roars’ in WB, ‘Didi Jache’! MoD seals key
5 deals worth
`39,125 crore
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Ministry of Defence
(MoD) on Friday sealed
five major defence acqui-
sition contracts worth ‱
`39,125 crore including
procurement of BrahMos
supersonic cruise mis-
siles, radars, weapon sys-
tems and aero-engines
for MiG-29 jets as part of
efforts to boost the com-
bat capabilities of the
armed forces. Two sepa-
rate deals were firmed up
for the procurement of
Brahmos missiles.
UAPA case filed over
explosion, 10 injured
First India Bureau
Bengaluru
Popular eatery joint The
Rameshwaram Cafe in
Whitefield area here, of-
ten frequented by celeb-
rities, witnessed a blast
on Friday. At least 10
people were injured in a
low-intensity blast.
The blast occurred in
the dining area of Cafe,
when employees from
several IT companies in
the area were having
lunch. Police are investi-
gating the cause of the
blast which sources said
was indicative of a
low-intensity improvised
explosive device (IED).
Police have registered a
case under sections of
UAPA of 1967 and Ex-
plosives Substances Act.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday evening.
Rajnath Singh signs MoU for
5 projects in Delhi on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation of various projects at Arambagh in Hooghly
on Friday. WB Governor CV Ananda Bose, Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar also seen here.
Staff & customers at The Rameswaram Cafe after blast on Friday.
 PM Modi launches
projects worth `7,200
crore in West Bengal’s
Arambagh at Hooghly
 Lok Sabha polls will
mark beginning of TMC
govt’s end, says Modi
IN BRIEF
Paytm Payments Bank fined
`5.49 crore for violations
New Delhi: FIU-I has im-
posed penalty of `5.49 cr
on Paytm Payments Bank
for money laundering. Fi-
nance ministry said pro-
ceeds of crime were routed
through bank accounts
maintained with Paytm
Payments by entities en-
gaged in illegal activities.
SCdismissesAsaram’splea,
askshimapproachRajHC
New Delhi: The SC on Fri-
day refused to entertain the
plea of self-styled godman
Asaram Bapu, who serving
a jail term in a rape case,
that his sentence be sus-
pended on health grounds.
Bench asked his council to
approach Rajasthan HC.
Rameshwaram Cafe IED Blast
BJP CEC MEET: SEAT-BY-SEAT STRATEGY FOR LOK SABHA POLLS
BJP’SMEETINGTILL4AM
MAPSOUTWINNINGFORMULAS
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
Sources reveal that fol-
lowing a late-night ses-
sion chaired by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
the BJP has finalized its
roster of 100-125 Lok
Sabha candidates. Insider
information suggests that
the release of the initial
candidate list is immi-
nent.The marathon meet-
ing, held at the BJP head-
quarters in Delhi from 11
pm Thursday to 4 am
Friday, played a crucial
role in candi-
date selection.
With the up-
c o m i n g
March 6
Cabinet
m e e t i n g ,
speculation is rife
that the BJP may unveil
its initial Lok Sabha
candidate list, marking
the final such meeting
before the upcoming
elections. There’s an-
ticipation that the BJP
might surprise by re-
voking tickets of cer-
tain ministers in this
first list, with an-
nouncements potential-
ly following the Cabi-
net session as part of
their strategy.
There are rumors that
MPs with lackluster per-
formance records may
face ticket cancellations,
aligning with PM Modi’s
assertion of the BJP’s
commitment to contest-
ing vigorously for every
parliamentary seat. The
candidate roster will pri-
oritize high-profile fig-
ures and address ‘weak’
seats where the party nar-
rowly lost out in the 2019
Lok Sabha elections.
States discussed during
the late-night delibera-
tions include Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mad-
hya Pradesh, Gujarat,As-
sam, Kerala, and Telan-
gana. Insider sources
further suggest the pos-
sibility of Union Minis-
ters, who also serve as
Rajya Sabha MPs, con-
testing in the forthcoming
Lok Sabha elections an-
ticipated in April-May.
Notable personalities un-
der consideration include
Bhupender Yadav, Nir-
mala Sitharaman, Sarba-
nand Sonowal, Dharmen-
dra Padhan, S Jaishankar,
and V Muraleedharan.
Moreover, the BJP’s
candidate list will feature
fresh faces, with a par-
ticular emphasis on fe-
male candidates. For in-
stance, there’s buzz sur-
rounding potential candi-
dacy of Bhojpuri star
Pawan Singh, who may
challenge TMC MP and
actor Shatrughan Sinha
in WB’s Asansol district.
Modi is also scheduled to
chair meeting of Council
of Ministers on March 3.
NOTHING IS FINALISED YET BUT...
NAMES OF SEVERAL RAJ LEADERS OKAYED!
ACCORDING TO SPECULATION, CONCLUSIONS HAVE BEEN
MADE ON THE FINALISATION OF THE SEATS LISTED BELOW...
 A lot of work went be-
hind preparing the first list,
including taking feedback
from the public, sources
said.
 The public was asked
to submit their feedback
about the MPs of their
constituency on BJP’s
NaMo app, and also men-
tion 3 most popular BJP
leaders in their regions.
 Reports were sought
from BJP MPs regard-
ing the work they have
done in their respective
constituencies for the last
two years.
 Ministers in every par-
liamentary constituency
of BJP ruled states were
asked to gather reports on
the work done by MPs.
 Then, the reports
received from ministers
and party organisation
committee were reviewed
by the SEC.
PM Narendra Modi being welcomed by BJP National President JP Nadda as
he arrives for the BJP CEC meeting, at party headquarters, in Delhi on Thursday.
 The BJP finalises names of
nearly 100-125 candidates
 Plans to name 50 percent
of BJP candidates by March 10
 BJP’s poll body deliberates
on candidates for 16 states
NAME POTENTIAL SEAT
Narendra Modi Varanasi
Amit Shah Gandhinagar
Rajnath Singh Lucknow
Nitin Gadkari Nagpur
Piyush Goyal Mumbai North
Mansukh Mandaviya Rajkot
Smriti Irani Amethi
Rajnath Singh Lucknow
Yuvraj Singh Gurdaspur
Akshay Kumar Chandni Chowk
S Jaishankar Vadodara
NAME POTENTIAL SEAT
Jyotiraditya Scindia Guna/Shivpuri
Shivraj S Chouhan Bhopal/Vidisha
Pawan Singh Asansol
Brij Bhushan’s son Gonda
Kangana Ranaut Mandi
Ravinder Raina Anantnag
Brij Bhushan’s son Gonda
Ramesh Bidhuri South Delhi
Pravesh Verma West Delhi
Hansraj Hans On Hold
Harsh Vardhan On Hold
Ramswaroop Koli Bharatpur
Lumbaram Chaudhary Jalore
Harshini Kulhari Jhunjhunu
Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya Banswara
Bhupender Yadav Alwar
Om Birla Kota
Devendra Jhajharia Churu
PP Chaudhary Pali
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jodhpur
Sumedhanand Saraswati Sikar
Arjun Ram Meghwal Bikaner
Dushyant Singh Jhalawar
CP Joshi Chittorgarh
Kailash Choudhary Barmer
The BJP Central
election committee
meeting, chaired by PM
Narendra Modi that
continued till Friday wee
hours, has zeroed in on
many names from
Rajasthan also. The
names on 11 seats have
been put on hold. From
Jaipur Rural, Rao
Rajendra Singh or Rakhi
Rathore may be fielded.
For Jaipur city, Ram-
charan Bohra or some
other Brahmin candidate
may emerge. From
Nagaur Jyoti Mirdha and
CR Choudhary’s names
are doing rounds. From
Dausa, MP Jaskaur
Meena’s daughter may be
fielded. Name of Bhawani
Singh Kalvi, son of
Lokendra Kalvi, is under
consideration from
Rajsamand. According
to sources, ticket was
offered to Vasundhara
Raje also. Aditi Nagar
BEHIND THE SCENES
Friday, played a crucial
role in candi-
date selection.
With the up-
speculation is rife
that the BJP may unveil
its initial Lok Sabha
candidate list, marking
the final such meeting
before the upcoming
elections. There’s an-
ticipation that the BJP
might surprise by re-
voking tickets of cer-
tain ministers in this
first list, with an-
nouncements potential-
ly following the Cabi-
net session as part of
their strategy.
There are rumors that
PM Narendra Modi being welcomed by BJP National President JP Nadda as
he arrives for the BJP CEC meeting, at party headquarters, in Delhi on Thursday.

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Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
he political
battle is set
for the 2024
Lok Sabha
elections. The
announce-
ment of the
candidates is awaited, but
the election campaign
seems to have intensified.
It is often seen in Lok
SabhaandAssemblyelec-
tions that many veterans
contest polls from more
than one seat. Reason be-
hind this may be search
for a safe seat or fight to
prove oneself. If we look
at the electoral history,
some candidates have
contested not one, not
two, but even three seats.
PM Narendra Modi con-
tested from two constitu-
encies in 2014 Lok Sabha
polls. PM Modi was a
candidate from two seats,
Varanasi and Vadodara.
He won both seats but
later left Vadodara seat.
The strategy behind
Modi’s move to go from
Gujarat to Varanasi to
contest LS polls might
have been formula de-
rived from historical prec-
edence. Historically, most
PMs in the country have
ascended to power by
winning polls in Uttar
Pradesh, which boasts a
maximum of 80 Lok Sab-
ha seats.
In the 2019 LS polls,
Rahul Gandhi contested
from two seats, UP’sAm-
ethi and Wayanad in Ker-
ala.While he lostAmethi,
he won fromWayanad. In
the past too, leaders like
Indira Gandhi, Atal Bi-
hariVajpayee, Sonia Gan-
dhi, and LK Advani have
contested from more than
one seat.
Similarly, in 1957, Va-
jpayee contested elections
from three seats in UP,
includingBalrampur,Ma-
thura, and Lucknow. In
theyear1980,IndiraGan-
dhi contested elections
from two seats and won
both seats.
But what is the rule be-
hind this? What is the
maximum number of
seats a candidate can run
for in an election? How
many seats can a candi-
date contest from, one,
two, three, or four?
T
LEADERS CONTESTING ON MORE THAN ONE SEAT
CAUSE LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT EXCHEQUER
After a candidate wins both seats, one seat has
to be vacated within 10 days of the election
results. Once the seat becomes vacant, the
Election Commission has to conduct by-elections there.
However, on one hand, the Election Commission has
to struggle in this entire process, on the other hand, it
leads to an unnecessary financial burden on the public
exchequer. Many recommendations were also made
against the rule of contesting elections from more than
one seat. In 2019, a petition in this regard was also filed
with the Supreme Court. The Election Commission also
supported it. However, the government said that this
would violate the rights of the candidates.
WHYLEADERS
CONTESTELECTIONS
MULTIPLE
SEATS?
FROM
l Modi, Sonia, Rahul, Atal, Advani all have contested polls
from two or more seats l NT Rama Rao is the only leader
who has won elections on all three seats simultaneously
In 1996 one could
contest polls on
only two seats!
he rules for con-
testing elections
are clear from
the Representation of
the People Act. It was
made clear in Section
33 of this Act that a
candidate can contest
on more than one
seat. This was the rule
before 1996, wherein
any candidate could
contest elections on
more than one seat.
However, after 1996,
Section 33 of this
Act was amended to
Section 33 (7) where
it was decided that
a candidate could
contest elections for a
maximum of two seats
only. If a candidate
wins more than one
seat, he has to choose
one of the two seats.
Along with this, one
seat has to be left after
which a by-election is
held on the vacated
seat. In the 2014 Lok
Sabha elections, PM
Modi had to give up
one seat. The same
thing happened with
Indira Gandhi, too, and
she had to give up a
seat after winning both.
T
NTR, stalwart from
South, who won polls
from all three seats!
tal Bihari
Vajpayee had
contested elec-
tions from 3 Lok Sabha
constituencies in 1957.
In 1977, when Indira
Gandhi lost the elec-
tions in her stronghold
Rae Bareli, in 1980,
apart from Rae Bareli,
she also contested
from Medak. In 1991,
Vajpayee contested
LS polls from UP’s
Lucknow and MP’s
Vidisha seats. LK
Advani had won elec-
tions from New Delhi
and Gandhinagar. In
1999, UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi con-
tested elections from
Bellary and Amethi.
Mulayam Singh Yadav
contested 2014 LS
polls from Mainpuri and
Azamgarh. In 2009,
Lalu Yadav contested
from Saran and Patli-
putra. Former Hary-
ana Deputy CM Devi
Lal contested from
three seats and was
defeated on all three.
Nandamuri Taraka
Rama Rao, popularly
known as NT Rama
Rao, the veteran leader
of the South, contested
from three seats Hindu-
pur, Nalgonda and
Gudivada in the 1985
elections of the Andhra
Pradesh Assembly and
won all three.
A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contested from
two constituencies including Varanasi and
Vadodara in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
ajsamand Lok
Sabha seat fall-
ing in the
Udaipur division
is the only seat in
the state, which comprises
eight assembly seats in
five districts. Deputy
Chief Minister Diya Ku-
mari was the MP from
here in the BJP govern-
ment, but after becoming
MLA, she resigned from
the post of MP. Four as-
sembly constituencies of
Rajsamand district fall
under this constituency,
including Rajsamand,
Nathdwara, Kumbhal-
garh, and Bhim. Apart
from this, the Degana and
Merta assemblies are in
the Nagaur district, the
Jaitaran assembly is in the
Pali district, and the eighth
seat, Beawar itself, has
become a district. Dis-
tance from Udaipur to Ra-
jsamand is about 60 kilo-
metres and at one time it
was in Udaipur district.
Due to short distance,
place is closely connected
to Udaipur from political
as well as tourism & busi-
ness standpoints.
Four assembly constit-
uencies of the district fall
in Rajsamand seat, hence
there is a maximum claim
for tickets from here.
When this LS seat was
formed after the new de-
limitation in 2008, in the
first LS polls in 2009, Go-
pal Singh Edwa won on a
Congress ticket. Howev-
er, he lost in 2014. Now,
half a dozen contenders
from Merta-Degana as-
sembly seat are staking
their claim from this seat.
In recent assembly polls,
BJP secured victory in all
eight assembly seats of
Rajsamand LS seat.With-
in Rajsamand district,
BJP achieved a clean
sweep, winning in all four
assemblies. In the last LS
polls, BJP won here con-
secutively.
First India Election Desk
RAJSAMAND LOK SABHA SEAT
This lone Lok Sabha seat extends across four districts of Raj
R ASSEMBLY SEAT-WISE POSITION OF RAJSAMAND LS
l (103) BEAWAR: Shankar Singh Rawat (BJP)
l (111) MERTA: Laxmanram Meghwal (BJP)
l (112) DEGANA: Ajay Singh (BJP)
l (116) JAITARAN: Pali Avinash Gehlot (BJP)
l (173) BHIM: Harisingh Rawat (BJP)
l (174) KUMBHALGARH: Surendra Singh Rathore (BJP)
l (175) RAJSAMAND: Deepti Maheshwari (BJP)
l (176) NATHDWARA: Vishvaraj Singh Mewar (BJP)
MPs OF RAJSAMAND THUS FAR
l 2009 GOPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT (Congress)
l 2014 HARIOM SINGH RATHORE (BJP)
l 2019 DIYA KUMARI (BJP)
DELIMITATION CHANGED
THE CASTE EQUATION
In 2008, Rajsamand was chosen as the new
general seat in place of Udaipur, which was
reserved for candidates from the Scheduled
Tribe community. The assembly constituencies of
Rajsamand are scattered and far-flung and their
combination has changed the caste equation in this
constituency, which by its name would be
considered part of the tribal belt. The mixing of four
assembly constituencies of Marwar and Mewar
regions has created complications in the Rajsamand
seat and influential leaders of both regions stake
their claim here. The constituency has more or less
the same proportion of Rajput, Jat and Brahmin
voters and hence for its first general elections, this
seat saw candidates from all three factions of the
society battling it out.
TOTAL RECALL
3RD
LOK SABHA POLLS-1962
Nehru’s last poll;
country saw three
PMs in five years!
Manoj Mathur
Jaipur
ndian politics had
started taking a
new turn by the
time elections for
the third Lok Sabha took
place in 1962 and when
Indira Gandhi had for-
mally entered politics.
Indira was made the
President of Congress in
1959. The Congress con-
tested and won elections
under the leadership of
the then Prime Minister
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
but in this election itself,
disillusionment with
Nehruvian socialism be-
gan and its shine also di-
minished.
By making his daugh-
ter the Congress Presi-
dent, Nehru was also ac-
cused of dynasty politics.
Like the first two general
elections, this time also a
strong Opposition could
not emerge, yet the vot-
ing share and seats of the
Congress decreased.
Congress won 361 out of
494 parliamentary seats
with a 44.72 per cent vote
share and Pandit Nehru
became the Prime Minis-
ter for the third time. This
was Nehru’s last election.
The third Lok Sabha was
formed in June and just
three months later in Oc-
tober 1962, the India-
China war broke out. It is
said that Nehru suffered
a severe blow from this
war, from which he could
not recover. Nehru died
on 27 May 1964. Lal Ba-
hadur Shastri became the
Prime Minister of India
after Nehrus’ demise.
Shastri died in 1966 after
a tenure of 19 months.
Then Gulzari Lal Nanda
was made the interim
PM. In late 1966, Indira
Gandhi became the coun-
try’s first woman Prime
Minister. In this way, the
country got three PMs
during the tenure of the
third Lok Sabha.
Similar to previous
general elections, the 3rd
LS poll was lengthy,
spanning 110 days from
Feb 16 to June 6. The
abolition of two-member
parliamentary constitu-
encies in 1961 main-
tained 494 parliamentary
seats. With 21.8 crore
eligible voters, turnout
reached 55.4%. Among
1,985 candidates, 856
forfeited their deposits.
66 women contested,
with 31 securing a win.
MANY STALWARTS INCLUDING VAJPAYEE LOST
In the third Lok Sabha elections, prominent figures
such as Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, Shripad Amrit
Dange, AB Vajpayee, JB Kripalani, Balraj Madhok,
Lalit Narayan Mishra, Ramdhan, and former Bihar CM
Abdul Ghafoor faced defeat. Vajpayee, contesting from
Balrampur and Lucknow, lost both. Congress leaders
Subhadra Joshi defeated him in Balrampur, while BK
Dhawan in Lucknow. Despite these losses, Vajpayee
later served in Parliament as a Rajya Sabha member. JB
Kripalani lost to Congress veteran VK Krishna Menon in
Bombay City (North), and Balraj Madhok was defeated by
Meharchand Khanna of Congress in New Delhi.
l Indira Gandhi
formally entered
politics, also became
a Prime Minister
l 3 months after third
Lok Sabha was formed,
Indo-China war broke
I
APARTFROMCONG,
FOURPARTIESTOUCHED
DOUBLEFIGURES
In the third Lok
Sabha election, CPI
secured 29 seats,
making it the second-largest
party, while the Swatantra
Party, founded in 1959 by C.
Rajagopalachari, secured 18
seats, coming in third with
a 7.89% vote share. The
Jan Sangh’s seats tripled
compared to 1957, securing
14 seats with a 6.44% vote
share. Additionally, the Praja
Socialist Party won 12 seats,
Socialist Party won six seats,
regional parties secured 28
seats, and other registered
parties won six seats.

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Bhanwar S Charan
Kota
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla, during his stay in
Kota-Bundi constituency,
participatedin‘Tiffinwith
Didi’ programme in Sul-
tanpur. He interacted with
women associated with
self-helpgroups&praised
themfortheirpassion,and
hard work. Birla assured
to make women self-reli-
ant. He assured to estab-
lish a network between
self-help groups and big
companies and said assis-
tance will be provided.
Meanwhile, Birla also
interacted with women of
the SHG associated with
Rajivika. He mentioned
starting Dadi-Nani
School to make senior
citizens literate. He said,
“From senior citizens to
grandparents, all will
study in these schools.
They will not opt for a
thumb impression.”
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur
FormerCMAshokGehlot
has shifted to his new resi-
dence in bungalow num-
ber49onCivilLines.This
bungalow is opposite
Vasundhara Raje’s resi-
dence.After shifting to his
news house, Gehlot held a
press conference in which
hespokeonseveralissues.
Gehlotsaidthatthosewho
want to leave party should
quickly go.
“Wealsowantthatthere
should be no delay so that
thereisnoconfusion.Oth-
er people or leaders are
ready to take their place in
Cong.” He said that the
BJP stole word “guaran-
tee” from us. “Scams are
committed in the name of
electronic bonds. Chandi-
garh Mayor’s example is
before everyone.They de-
ceived in the name of
ERCP and Yamuna MoU
as it has not been made
public yet,” he said.
HIRANI’S MOVIE ON JAGTANI IN LIMBO!
Movie featuring Ranveer Singh stuck due to
I-T raids on main character hailing from Jpr
First India Bureau
Jaipur
ndian movie
producer Raj-
kumar Hirani
has been planning his
next movie for a long
time and it seemed that
he finally had the right
story to woo the audi-
ence. However, now it
appears that perhaps the
entire script of the film
may be changed or the
film will not be made at
the moment!
But why would it
come to this? Truth be
told, Hirani was making
a film on the life of Har-
ish Jagtani of Jaipur!
Jagtani is a big business-
man of Congo and Hi-
rani has cast Ranveer
Singh to play Harish’s
role in the film. But the
recent Income Tax raid
has changed the entire
story of the film and
there is information in
‘relevant circles’ about
Harish’s assets being
worth crores of rupees.
Moreover, word is that
now ED may also enter
the case soon. On the
other hand, there is news
of Harish leaving India
and shifting to London.
Harish has assets worth
crores of rupees in India
and it is being said that
Harish has allegedly tied
up with a big builder and
a big Congress leader to
facilitate his movement
out of the nation.
Interestingly, Harish
Jagtani used to run a
small restaurant 15 years
ago and built a huge em-
pire worth billions of ru-
pees in just 15 years.
Jagtani is the owner of
HJ Foundation, Service
Air Cargo, Modern Con-
struction, HJ Hospital,
Shiv Sheetal Builders
and is famous in foreign
countries by the name of
‘Sir Harry’!
His name also cropped
up in controversy with
the former President of
Congo and recently,
there was a lot of discus-
sion in the city after he
gifted a villa worth Rs
100 crore to his wife
Neha in Jagatpura. Fur-
thermore, the recent raid
on Harish is being con-
sidered as the biggest
raid of the state so far.
Harish Jagtani is the owner of HJ Foundation and team of Raj
Kumari Hirani had also visited Congo to do recce for the film. Rajkumar Hirani
I
Jaipur: On instructions of
CM, the recruitment pro-
cess has been started for
24,797 posts of sanitation
workers in 186 urban bod-
ies of the state govern-
ment. According to the re-
lease issued by the LSG
Dept on Friday, applica-
tions for these posts will
start from March 4, 2024.
Notably in the Vote on Ac-
count (Budget) 2024-25,
the state govt had an-
nounced 70K recruitments.
CM’s gift: Recruitment
on 24,797 posts of
sanitation workers
Dholpur: After a break
of five days, Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay
Yatra will start from
Dholpur today. Rahul
Gandhi will start the
roadshow from Rajkheda
bypass today. After this,
the yatra will enter More-
na in Madhya Pradesh.
Cong veterans will reach
Dholpur for the yatra.
RaGa’s Bharat Jodo
Nyay Yatra to resume
in Dholpur today
IN BRIEF
DPRforSitapura-Vidyadhar
Nagarroutetobemade:CM
‘Develop Jpr Metro as a model across country’
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Chief Minister Bhajan
Lal Sharma said that pro-
viding easy transporta-
tion facilities to the peo-
ple of Jaipur is the prior-
ity of the state govern-
ment. Keeping this in
view, Jaipur Metro
should be developed as a
model metro across the
country. In this project,
expenses and costs
should be properly as-
sessed so that along with
proper utilisation of fi-
nancial resources, better
transportation facilities
can also be provided to
the common people.
CM Sharma was pre-
siding over an important
meeting with the officials
of Jaipur Metro Rail Cor-
poration Limited at the
Chief Minister’s Office
on Friday. He also gave
instructions to prepare
afresh the DPR for the
extension of the new
phase of Metro from Sita-
pura to Ambabadi and
Vidyadhar Nagar. He said
that foundation stone of
Phase 1-D of Jaipur Met-
ro (from Mansarovar to
Ajmer Road intersection
on 200 feet bypass), in-
cluded in the 100-day ac-
tion plan, should also be
laid soon. Sharma said
that major crowded plac-
es of the city should be
included in connectivity
of Jaipur Metro.Also, the
possibilities of its expan-
sion in future should also
be kept in mind.
Jpr Metro extension
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma during the meeting in Jaipur on Friday. CS Sudhansh Pant, ACS (Finance) Akhil Arora, ACS (CM) Shikhar Agrawal,
Principal Secy (CM) Alok Gupta, Principal Secy (UDH) T Ravikanth, Jaipur Metro CMD P Ramesh and other officials were also present.
Ashok Gehlot interacting with
media persons at his new
residence in Jaipur on Friday.
A woman clicking selfie with Om Birla during the ‘Tiffin With Didi’
programme in Kota on Friday.
FormerCMGehlot
cornersBJPGovt
Gehlot shifted to new residence
CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma hits
back at Gehlot
Union Minister
S Jaishankar in
Neemrana for
CSEP conference
First India Bureau
Udaipur
Reacting to issues raised
by former CMAshok Ge-
hlot in a press conference
on Friday, CM Bhajan Lal
Sharma said in Udaipur
that, “You say the govt is
run by bureaucrats. Look
at your time Gehlot Sa-
heb. When you went to
the teachers’program and
asked the teachers about
transfers and what answer
you got. But what did you
do to Edu Minister then?
The public wants answers
from you?,” he said.
“See how many times
your Central govt worked
to dismiss many state
govts. How much did
Cong misuse power?
Look inside yourself to
see what the Cong govt
has not done? This is BJP
which runs with ideas.We
keep our culture in mind
and fulfill whatever we
promise,” he said.
Ashwini Yadav
Alwar
Foreign Minister S Jais-
hankar arrived at Neem-
rana Fort on Friday after-
noon for the Center for
SocialandEconomiccon-
ference organized by the
PM’s EconomicAdvisory
Council & NITI Aayog.
Accompanied by
Neemrana Tehsildar
GambhirSinghandpolice
escort, Jaishankar was
welcomed by officers in-
cludingDSPAamirHasan
& station in-charges Ma-
hendra SYadav and Ram-
kishor Sharma. Tight se-
curity was deployed
throughout the fort.
Also present were NITI
Aayog’s Vivek Devaray,
his wife Suparna Baner-
jee, and other delegates.
Theconference,hostedby
NITI Aayog, witnessed
discussions on various
policy matters.
13-YROLDGIRLTREATEDAFTERBIRLA’SEFFORTS
Kota: Whenever 13-year old Manisha went out, people
would taunt the innocent girl by looking at her nails. Be-
cause of her nails, she could neither hold a pen nor do
any work. Her family met Speaker Om Birla to seek help in get-
ting the disability certificate made but Birla got the girl treated
in AIIMS for two years
and today, she is moving
towards recovery. This
is the story of Nayapur
resident Manish Kumar
and Nutan’s daughter
Manisha. Manisha is just
13 years old, but the dis-
ease started appearing
as soon as she was born. When she was born,
the nails of her fingers and toes were half red.
After three months the nails became black and
hard. She tried to cut it with a nail cutter but it didn’t work.
GEHLOT MUST COUNT WORK DURING HIS TENURE
IN FIRST 2 MONTHS, COUNTERS ARJUN MEGHWAL
KARMYOGI CM BHAJAN LAL SHARMA STAYS BUSY 24X7
Jaipur: In the BJP state office, Union Minister Arjun
Ram Meghwal hit back at the statement of former
CM Ashok Gehlot and has chal-
lenged him. He said that the BJP govt is in
a strong position. “CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
has taken historic decisions during his two-
month tenure, keeping in mind the interests
of the people of the state. Former CM Gehlot
should discuss the work done during his
tenure in the first two months. He should discuss the public
manifesto of Congress and the manifesto of BJP on an open
platform, but he will not do so,” he said.
After becoming the Chief Minister, Bhajan Lal Shar-
ma has been busy with government work for about
17 to 18 hours a day. In the latest he has been
busy for the past 24 hours. He came to Jaipur on Thursday
after attending meetings in Delhi. He then completed work
for four hours and reached Delhi again. He got free from
the meeting here at 4 am on Friday, rested for a while
and started his routine at 6 o’clock. Sharma had meetings
again in the morning in Delhi and then reached Udaipur. He
directly reached CMO after returning from Udaipur and was
busy with government affairs. The busy CM, however, has
never skipped holding public hearings.
Courtesy Meet
UDH Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra paid a courtesy visit to
Governor Kalraj Mishra at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Friday.
Om Birla shares ‘Tiffin With Didi’
S Jaishankar at Neemrana Fort
on Friday afternoon.
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma addressing
the event in Udaipur on Friday.
Gajendra S Shekhawat & Mahant Pratap Puri during the
inauguration of the model ward in Pokaran on Friday.
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer
Jodhpur MP and Un-
ion Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat is on a
tour of rural areas of
Pokaran assembly
constituency. He met
the villagers in Sakra
on Thursday and in-
augurated the model
ward of Community
Health Centre here.
Hesaidthatworkis
going on regarding
health in the rural ar-
eas of Jodhpur. Local
BJPleaders,including
Pokaran MLA Ma-
hant Pratap Puri,
Sakra Pradhan Bhag-
wat Tanwar, former
PokaranMLAShaitan
Rathore were present.
After the public hear-
ing in Sakra, Shekha-
wat visited Nedan to
inspectthenewlycon-
structed dam. He lis-
tened to problems of
the villagers and as-
sured them a solution.
Hirani was making a
film on life of Harish
Jagtani of Jaipur!
Jagtani is a big
businessman of
Congo and Hirani has
casted Ranveer Singh
to play Harish’s role
but recent I-T raid
has changed the
entire story of this
undeveloped film
Shekhawat inaugurates
model CHC in Pokaran

RAJASTHAN 04
HOPE AMIDST HARDSHIP
Apna Ghar rescues 200 people in the State
First India Bureau
Bharatpur
n a first, the
Apna Ghar res-
cue operation
was carried out for the
sick and homeless on
such a large scale in the
entire state in which the
Social Justice and Em-
powerment Department
of the government played
an important role by ex-
tending its full support.
During the rescue op-
eration, helpless sick peo-
ple were found in very
serious condition near
religious places and rail-
way stations. Some lay
half-burnt on a wheel-
chair, some had broken
bones, some had leprosy,
some were sitting in filth
and some of them were
found wandering. These
include 24 from Bikaner,
51 from Jodhpur, 22 from
Ajmer, 33 from Kota, 40
from Jaipur, 27 from
Udaipur & two from
Bharatpur. There were a
total of 44 ambulances
from Apna Ghar Ash-
rams, out of which six
ambulances were from
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and
Delhi Ashrams and four
ambulances were on rent.
Narpat Zoya
Deedwana
A Chetak helicopter of
the Indian Army made a
‘precautionary’ landing
in a farm field near
Deedwana village in Ra-
jasthan on Friday.
It was followed by an-
other Chetak helicopter
which landed there in or-
der to assist the first
chopper. As per sources,
after 10 minutes, both the
helicopters took off
again.
Col Amitabh Sharma,
PRO (Defence), Jaipur,
said that the two chop-
pers have now reached
their destination.
“It was a precautionary
landing,” he said.
The Army pilots and
soldiers detected a tech-
nical flaw which was rec-
tified within 10 minutes
after which both the heli-
copters took off again,
officials said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Weather in the state
changed suddenly on
Friday and many areas
witnessed rainfall &
strong winds. The mete-
orological department
issued orange alert for 6
districts. Due to light-
ning in various parts of
the state 7 people died
while 2 were injured. Of
the 7 dead, 4 were from
Sawai Madhopur while
two died in Lalsot tehsil
of Dausa and 1 from
Chaksu tehsil in Jaipur.
CM Bhajanlal Sharma
announcedfinancialsup-
port of Rs 5-5 lakh each
to the next of kin of those
who died by lightning.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Speaker of RajasthanAs-
sembly Vasudev Devnani
has termed writing work
to be a medium of serv-
ing the nation and has
called upon the writers
to write to make the peo-
ple realize the greatness
of Indian culture and
called it true service of
the nation.
Devnani was speaking
on the occasion of the
poetry book launch of Dr
Prem Singh Charan in
Jawahar Kala Kendra on
Friday. He inaugurated
the exhibition ‘ cathar-
sis’ and lit the lamp on
this occasion. Devnani
said that culture is vital
for human life and good
culture strengthens the
family, society, and the
nation.
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur
ED has arrested Piyush
Jain who is an associate of
Padam Chand Jain & Ma-
hesh Mittal for getting the
work done for Shreeshy-
am Tubewell Company,
Shree Ganpati Tubewell
Company under the
PMLA law and of getting
illegal protection from
government employees,
giving bribes to get ten-
ders, passing bills and
wrongdoings done in ten-
ders. This is the first arrest
made by ED in the Jal Ji-
van Mission corruption
case in the state.
In addition, ED secured
a four-day detention of
Piyush Jain. ED’s inquiry
has also found that Padam
Chand Jain and Mahesh
Mittal were also involved
in gathering bogus docu-
ments for their firms. To
complete the work, an
enormous sum of almost
Rs 3 crore 50 lakh has
been invested. The En-
forcement Department
(ED) has conducted raids
at over 70 sites so far,
seizing assets valued at Rs
11 crore 3 lakh, including
Rs 6.50 crore worth of
gold and silver.
Members of Apna Ghar and teams of Social Justice and Empowerment Department rescuing sick
and homeless in the State on Friday.
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इस कारायालर के पत्र क्रमांक 1141 दिनांक 21.02.2024 के द्ारा आमंदत्रत दनदििा सूचना संखरा
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क्र.सं. संशोिन का नाम मूल दनदििा से िदणमा् संशोदि् दनदििा
1 दनदििा आिेिन डाउनलोड
करने की तारीख
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2 ऑनलाइन दनदििा जमा
कराने की तारीख
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29.02.2024 को सारं 06.00 बजे तक
04.03.2024
3 दनदििा खोलने की तारीख 01.03.2024 को िोपहर
03.00 बजे तक
05.03.2024
मूल की अनर शततें एिं दनरम रथाित रहेंगे।
Chetaks execute safe landing
in farm fields in Deedwana
Lightning claims 7 lives
Army pilots detected
a technical flaw
which was rectified
within 10 minutes
The helicopter took off again about 10 minutes after landing in
the gaushala in Deedwana on Friday.
Dark clouds hover over Statue Circle in Jaipur on Friday evening. SANTOSH SHARMA
‘Writing a medium
of service to country’
ED detains Piyush Jain
in JJM corruption case
Vasudev Devnani released Dr Prem Singh Charan’s poetry
collection Geetakshari at JKK in Jaipur on Friday.
Tragic blaze
claims life of
3-year-old
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A fire in a mud hut
claimed the life of
3-year-old Divyanshi
and severely burned
1-and-a-half-year-
old Ruchita. A girl
who was severely
burned has been ad-
mitted to the hospital.
The fire’s causes re-
mained a mystery.
This case relates to
the Kaladera police
station area’s Barsin-
ghpura village. Fire-
fighters and villagers
worked together to
put out the fire.
NaMo App: BJP
leaders enlisted
for downloads
JMC-Greater to
host Shaktivandan
event at JKK
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
The duty of downloading
the“NaMoApp”hasbeen
assigned to Mandal offi-
cials, MPs, and ministers
from the BJP. Ministers
have targets of 15,000 and
10,000, District Presi-
dents of 10,000, Yuva
Morcha State Presidents
of 5,000 and 2000, Mor-
cha State Prezs of 3000,
State Officers of 500 and
District Officers of 300,
Dept State Executives of
500, District Heads, Prad-
hans, Municipal Chair-
mans of 500, Divisional
Presidents of 300 and
150, District Council
members, Panchayat
Committee members, and
Sarpanches have targets
of downloading 200 apps.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Shaktivandan’s program
will be organized in JKK
from March 2 to 4 at
Shilpgram by Jaipur Mu-
nicipal Corporation –
Greater. Taking to social
media site X by posting a
video she said that this
event is an opportunity to
give multiple opportuni-
ties to ‘ nari shakti’ (
women) of the country.
She said that today, under
the leadership of the
Prime Minister, the ob-
stacles coming in the way
of mothers, sisters, and
daughters of the country
are being removed.”
First India Bureau
Jodhpur
A murder and evidence
destruction case was
filed against two govern-
ment teachers by the De-
chu police station. On
November 5, 2023, Ni-
tendra Valmiki departed
Churu for Jodhpur. The
deceased’s cell phone
was discovered on a pri-
vate bus traveling to Jais-
almer. Near Highway
125 in Dechu, a skeleton
with its head cut off was
discovered three months
ago. The deceased’s fam-
ily filed a murder and
evidence destruction case
at the Dechu police sta-
tion against Mamta and
Jaikaran Meena. Officer
Dawood Khan of the De-
chu police station is us-
ing CCTV to do a pre-
liminary investigation.
There’s a murder case
including a romantic re-
lationship emerging.
Two govt teachers booked in murder and
evidence destruction case in Jodhpur
Jaipur: The ACB
squad not only
searched the Apollo
Veterinary College but
also the homes of trust
officials. The case as
a whole concerned the
misappropriation of around
Rs 35 cr. The file has been
reopened per the court’s
directions, despite the fact
that ACB had already filed
FR in the case. The ACB
staff is now looking into the
matter. Navin Sharma
The Crime Branch team of the Police Headquarters
arrested Piyush Bharat Saini, carrying a reward of
Rs 50,000 and a resident of West Delhi, absconding
for seven years in a case of fraud involving Rs 1.24 crore
registered in Alwar district. He was detained from Mumbai
after interrogation. The accused is facing charges in 16
criminal cases of fraud.
Jaipur: SOG continues to take action
against the accused involved in paper
leak cases. A case of a dummy can-
didate appearing in the Junior Engineer com-
petitive examination -2022 has been revealed.
One Indraj Singh has been arrested by SOG
who is being interrogated by the cops.
ACB ON TRAIL: REOPENS
APOLLO VET COLLEGE
`35 CRORE FRAUD CASE
CRIME BRANCH ARRESTS FUGITIVE FRAUDSTER
PIYUSH BHARAT SAINI FROM MUMBAI AFTER 7 YRS
PAPER LEAK: SOG ARRESTS DUMMY CANDIDATE
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur
First India News was pre-
sented with The Fateh
Singh Rathore ‘Service
to Wildlife Journalism
Award 2024’, along with
a citation, a souvenir, and
a monetary prize of Rs
25,000 on Friday. The
Fateh Singh Memorial
Lecture and Wildlife
Conservation Award cer-
emony was conducted at
Fateh Public School,
Ranthambore in Sawai
Madhopur. Nirmal Ti-
wari received the award
from Ranthambore field
director Anoop KR.
The participants in-
cluded the officers and
employees of the forest
department.
Nirmal Tiwari from
First India News
awarded with ‘Service
to Wildlife Journalism
Award 2024’
The joint contingents of the Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defence Force underwent intense training in Room
Intervention, Close Quarter Battle firing, Obstacle Clearance, and Unarmed Combat. Yoga was practised diligently and
its contribution towards attaining a healthy body and a sharp mind was well received.
Intense training! FatehSinghRathoreawards
givenforwildlifeconservation
IFS Anoop KR giving award to Nirmal Tiwari at Fateh Public
School, Ranthambore in Sawai Madhopur on Friday.
Surat Singh Poonia
was honoured for
his exceptional work
from 2007 to the present
day as a specialist in the
conservation of new bird
species at Chhapar Wildlife
Sanctuary—which is particu-
larly well-known for its black
bucks. He was awarded with
a memento, Rs 100,000
cash citation, and a Life
Time Achievement Award.
SURAT SINGH POONIA
RECEIVES AWARD

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TOP
TWEETS
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
However many holy words you
read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if
you do not act on upon them?
BUDDHA
Today, the country is making all-round
development under the leadership of
Pradhan Sevak @narendramodi ji. Due to
timely decisions, proper implementation and
forward vision, India has recorded a strong
GDP growth of 8.4% in the third quarter. On the
strength of strong leadership, sound policy and
clear intentions, India is moving rapidly
towards becoming the third largest
economy in the next three years.
Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani
A perfect example of industry-academia
collaboration, Project ODISERV is a 100 hours
training program that will equip the youth of
Odisha with crucial skills required for the banking,
finance and insurance industry. The training program
will boost competencies, increase employability of
#YuvaShakti of Odisha and prepare a future-
ready workforce for the banking and
financial services sector.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
IN-DEPTH
MOVINGTOWARDS
ACCOMPLISHING
MISSION CHIP
ndia’s chip mission got a major boost when
the Union government gave its approval for
Rs 1.26-lakh crore investment in its first
semiconductor fabrication plant, and two other re-
lated projects, to be set up by the Tata Group jointly
with Taiwan’s chip-maker Powerchip (PSMC) in Gu-
jarat. Taiwan makes the bulk of the world’s semicon-
ductors, about 65 percent, and 90 percent of the most
advanced computer chips are Taiwan-made. These
chips keep smartphones, cars and supercomputers
running. This makes the small island nation extreme-
ly important for the world. The TATA-PSMC venture
will begin production soon and give the country the
much-needed self-reliance in a key strategic sector.
The announcement comes on the heels of Vedanta-
Foxconn, another Taiwanese company, deal being
called off. Union MinisterAshwini Vaishnav had said
that the decision to call off the deal will not affect
India’s semiconductor programme. The govern-
ment’s nod to the TATA- PSMC venture proves him
right. The decision gives India a prospective heft in
a US-China dominated market.
I
PUTIN MINCES NO WORDS
IN WARNING TO WEST
hen President Emmanuel dropped a bomb-
shell by stating that France did not rule out
sending ground forces to Ukraine to fight the
Russians it was presumed that it was an off-the-cuff
remark. But it was not. After a barrage of criticism
Macron stood by the remark which, he said, was
“thought through and measured”.
Germany, Poland and NATO immediately ruled out
any possibility of western troops going to Ukraine as
it would widen the conflict bringing Russia and the
West face-to-face. The consequences of any such con-
frontationistmovewouldbedisastrous.GermanChan-
cellor Olaf Scholz
calmed nerves when
he said it was agreed
at the Paris confer-
ence that “there will
be no ground troops,
no soldiers on
Ukrainian soil who
are sent there by Eu-
ropean states or
NATO states”.
In a warning
which France and
NATO should not
ignore, Russian
President Vladimir
Putin spoke of a nu-
clear war if Euro-
pean ground troops
were to land in
Ukraine. He re-
minded the “reck-
less and irresponsi-
ble” western lead-
ers of the fate of
past invaders like
Napoleon and Hitler and said that those invading
Russia now will meet a more tragic fate.
European and NATO states, including the US and
UK, have provided huge support to Ukraine by way
of money and military hardware from the time the
war began over two years ago. Given the huge mis-
match between Ukraine and Russia in every respect,
Kyiv is finding it difficult to face the enemy without
western support which, on the other hand, is facing
economic constraints in providing for the war. Much
will change if Donald Trump wins.
W
In a warning which
France and NATO
should not ignore,
Russian President
Vladimir Putin spoke
of a nuclear war if
European ground
troops were to land in
Ukraine. He reminded
the “reckless and
irresponsible”
western leaders of the
fate of past invaders
like Napoleon and
Hitler and said that
those invading Russia
now will meet a more
tragic fate
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City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504.  Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra  Managing Editor: Pawan Arora  Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act
PERSPECT VE 06
Jaipur, Saturday | March 2, 2024 www.firstindia.co.in firstindia.co.in/epapers/jaipur thefirstindia thefirstindia thefirstindia
he second
edition of
the Wom-
en’s Premier
L e a g u e
(WPL) has stormed onto
the cricketing scene, leav-
ing fans enthralled with
dazzling displays of skill,
thrilling encounters, and
emerging talents. As the
first week of the 2024
WPL came to a close, the
stage was set for a capti-
vating journey through a
league that continues to
redefine women’s cricket.
As the first week con-
cluded, Delhi Capitals se-
cured a 25-run victory
over Royal Challengers
Bangalore, capping off a
week filled with last-ball
thrillers and spectacular
individual performances.
The points table began tak-
ing shape, with Mumbai
Indians, Royal Challeng-
ers Bangalore, and Delhi
Capitals occupying the top
positions, separated only
by net run rate. However,
the Gujarat Giants and UP
Warriorz faced challenges,
grappling with many is-
sues which has relegated
them to the bottom of the
table for now.
Individual performances
have added much needed
spice to the competition,
withSmritiMandhanafrom
RCB, after a lacklustre sea-
son in 2023, bouncing back
strongly. She currently
holds the Orange Cap with
130 runs in three matches at
a strike rate of 160.49. Sha-
fali Verma, from Delhi
Capitals, has also been
among runs, overcoming a
shakystarttorecordsucces-
sive fifties, amassing 114
runs in three matches at a
strike rate of 140.24.
Alice Capsey, a key
player for Delhi Capitals,
maintained her form with
crucial contributions both
with the bat and ball. Her
dynamic performance
against RCB for Delhi
Capitals, scoring 75 runs
and taking two wickets,
marked a sensational debut
in the WPL. Shafali and
Capsey are the big reasons
why Delhi finds itself at
the top of the points table.
Indian Captain and now
the Mumbai Indians skip-
per, Harmanpreet Kaur
,demonstrated her fine
form as she led from the
front in the first two match-
es. Notching up scores of
55 against Delhi Capitals
and an unbeaten 46 against
Gujarat Giants, Kaur
showcased her prowess
as a dependable chas-
er. Her strategic use
of paddle sweeps
and reverse sweeps
highlighted her ability
to control the game.
Among the bowlers,
Amelia Kerr’s all-round
brilliance has earned her
the Purple Cap, leading the
bowling charts with seven
wickets. Her all-round
skills, including handy
cameos with the bat, rein-
forced her status as one of
the standout performers in
the tournament.
Meanwhile, the dynamic
South African pace-bowl-
ing duo of Shabnim Ismail
and Marizanne Kapp have
also made their presence
felt in the tournament. Is-
mail’s explosive 3/18 per-
formance for Mumbai In-
dians against Gujarat Gi-
ants showcased her ability
to dismantle batting line-
ups during the powerplay.
Kapp, meanwhile, played a
pivotal role in Delhi Capi-
tals’first win, orchestrating
a masterful spell that dis-
mantled UP Warriorz, re-
ducing them to 16/3.
It’s not just the seamers
who are finding success at
the competition but also
Asha Sobhana, the under-
dog spinner from Royal
ChallengersBangalore.She
etched her name in WPL
history with a mesmerizing
five-wicket haul against
U.P Warriorz drawing par-
allels with the legendary
Anil Kumble. Asha’s
achievement has added a
touch of history to the un-
folding drama of the WPL.
The bottom of the table
is occupied by Gujarat Gi-
ants, who find themselves
in a familiar territory,
struggling to find a win-
ning formula. Despite re-
vamping their team, early
signs indicate a lack of
cohesion in their playing
XI. Last season’s wooden
spoon holders faced com-
prehensive defeats against
Mumbai Indians and Roy-
al Challengers Bangalore,
failing to post threatening
totals in both matches.
In the midst of this crick-
eting carnival, one player
who has emerged from
relative obscurity to steal
the spotlight is Sajana Sa-
jeevan. Picked by Mumbai
Indians, the 29-year-old
all-rounder from Wayanad
showcased her mettle in a
thrilling debut. Her first-
ball six in the final over
handed Mumbai Indians an
incredible win against Del-
hi Capitals, making her an
instant sensation.
TheintenseLeagueatthe
Chinnaswamy Stadium has
witnessedanoverwhelming
show of support from en-
thusiastic fans, underscor-
ingthesuccessandgrowing
popularity of women’s
cricket. The passion of the
Bangalore crowd added an
extra layer of excitement,
turning every match into a
carnival of cricket.
While the Women’s Pre-
mier League has evolved
into a cricketing extrava-
ganza each match has
broughtnewstories,turning
players like Sajana Sajee-
van into household names,
further establishing the
WPLasaplatformfortalent
discovery and celebration
of the women’s game.
The blending of estab-
lished stars with emerging
talentsisaperfectrecipethat
has given fans great cricket-
ingcontests.Witheachpass-
ing match, the WPL reaf-
firms its status as a corner-
stoneinthegloballandscape
of women’s cricket, setting
the stage for a future where
the sport continues to shine
brighter than ever before!.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
FansRejoiceinaWeekofCricketing
ThrillsandExceptionalSkills
WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE 2024
As the first week concluded, Delhi Capitals secured
a 25-run victory over Royal Challengers
Bangalore, capping off a week filled with last-ball
thrillers and spectacular individual performances.
The points table began taking shape, with Mumbai
Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi
Capitals occupying the top positions, separated
only by net run rate. However, the Gujarat Giants
and UP Warriorz faced challenges, grappling with
many issues which has relegated them to the
bottom of the table for now
T
Siddhaarth
Mahan
The writer is a specialist
on Sports and Cinema
who works as an actor in
the Hindi film industry
Overwhelming
WPL GAME
The intense League at the
Chinnaswamy Stadium
has witnessed an over-
whelming show of support
from enthusiastic fans,
underscoring the success
and growing popularity
of women’s cricket. The
passion of the Bangalore
crowd added an extra
layer of excitement, turn-
ing every match into
a carnival of cricket.
While the Women’s Premier
League has evolved into
a cricketing extravaganza
each match has brought
new stories, turning players
like Sajana Sajeevan into
household names, further
establishing the WPL as a
platform for talent discovery
and celebration of
the women’s game.
The blending of estab-
lished stars with emerging
talents is a perfect recipe
that has given fans great
cricketing contests. With
each passing match, the
WPL reaffirms its status as
a cornerstone in the global
landscape of women’s
cricket, setting the stage
for a future where the
sport continues to
shine brighter than
ever before!

Jaipur, Saturday | March 2, 2024 07

LOK SABHA ELECTIONS
Google’s initiative to curb fake news, deepfakes
Agencies
New Delhi
head of the 2024
General Elec-
tions, technolo-
gy major Google on Fri-
day announced the launch
of ‘Shakti, India Election
Fact-Checking Collec-
tive’ – a consortium of
news publishers and fact-
checkers in the country, in
a bid to curb the spread of
online misinformation,
including deepfakes.
The pan-India initia-
tive will be led by Data-
LEADS, in collaboration
with the Misinformation
Combat Alliance and
other fact checkers, with
support from the Google
News Initiative (GNI).
“Startingtodayuntilthe
conclusion of the General
ElectionsinIndia,thepro-
jectwillfocusonconnect-
ing independent fact
checkers and Indian lan-
guage publishers, giving
them a collaborative plat-
form to share fact checks,
research resources and
alerts on elections-related
viral misinformation and
deepfakes, saving crucial
time,” Google said.
The company added
that fact-checks in multi-
ple Indian languages and
formats, including vide-
os, will be shared and
amplified via partnering
news publishers.
“Amidst a complex in-
formation landscape,
with the elections round
the corner, the Collective
is a crucial intervention
towards building a robust
fact-checking ecosystem
to safeguard the demo-
cratic processes,” said
Syed Nazakat, Founder
and CEO, DataLEADS.
In addition, the project
will provide news organ-
izations and fact-check-
ers essential training in
advanced fact-checking
methodologies, deepfake
detection, and the latest
Google tools like the Fact
Check Explorer, to
streamline verification
processes.
Google claimed that,
since 2018, its fact-
checking collective, it
has trained over
65,000 journalists,
media educators and
journalism students
in 15+ languages
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First India Bureau
Berhampur
President Droupadi Mur-
mu said on Friday that
India is making a crucial
shift from focusing on
women’s development to
embracing women-led
development. Address-
ing the 25th convocation
of Berhampur University
at Bhanja Bihar, the Pres-
ident emphasized the un-
deniable potential of girls
to outshine boys when
provided with equal op-
portunities.
Highlighting the re-
markable contribution
of women in literature,
culture, dance, and mu-
sic, President Murmu
asserted that the prowess
of daughters extends
across various fields,
ranging from science
and technology to roles
in the Police and Army.
Singling out the south-
ern region of Odisha, the
President underscored its
historical significance
not only within the state
but also in the broader
context of India. The re-
gion, she noted, has been
a crucible of education,
literature, arts, and
crafts. Emphasizing the
illustrious legacy of fig-
ures like Kabi Samrat
Upendra Bhanja and Ka-
bisurya Baladev Rath,
who hailed from this re-
gion, she celebrated their
contributions to Odia
and Indian literature.
She further highlight-
ed the region’s role as the
birthplace and workplace
of numerous freedom
fighters, martyrs, and
public servants. Com-
mending the pivotal role
of Berhampur Universi-
ty, established in 1967 as
the oldest university in
southern Odisha, she
praised its contribution to
education and develop-
ment, particularly in the
tribal-dominated area.
Expressingherdelight,
she noted that over 55
percent of students in the
university are girls. She
celebratedthefactthat60
percent of the gold medal
winners and half of the
researchers receiving
doctoral degrees on Fri-
day were female, citing it
as an exemplary instance
of gender equality.
Murmutooktheoppor-
tunity to remind students
that a convocation is not
merely a ceremony for
receivingdegreesbutalso
a celebration of their hard
work and success, mark-
ing the beginning of new
dreams and possibilities.
India is moving towards women-led development: Murmu
Prez Droupadi Murmu at Berhampur University’s convocation, in
Ganjam on Friday. Odisha Guv Raghubar Das also present. ANI
First India Bureau
Dhanbad
Calling Congress
“scammers,” Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Friday launched a scath-
ing attack on the grand
old party in Dhanbad and
said that Congress and its
allies are the “biggest en-
emies of development.”
“Congress and its alli-
ance parties are the big-
gest enemies of develop-
ment ... The foundation
stone of the electricity
power plant of North
Karanpura was laid by
former PM Atal Bihari
Vajpayee at the end of the
previous century... After
that, the scammer gov-
ernment of Congress
came into power and this
project was shut down...
In 2014, I gave a guaran-
tee of reviving this pro-
ject. Today, a number . of
houses are lightened be-
cause of this power
plant,” the Prime Minis-
ter said.
The Prime Minister
further said that for the
development of
Jharkhand, better law and
order and an honest gov-
ernment is important.
Calling the JMM-Con-
gress government dynas-
tic and corrupt, Modi
said “extortion” has in-
creased under the present
regime, and they have
created “mountains of
unnamed properties.”
Congressanditsallalliesarebiggest
enemiesofdevelopment,saysModi
PM Narendra Modi with Union Minister Arjun Munda, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan and CM
Champai Soren lays foundation stone of multiple projects, in Dhanbad district, on Friday. PTI
PM GIFTS `35,700 CRORE PROJECTS TO JHARKHAND
BJPRAPSPRIYANK FOR
LAWORDERSITUATION
Dhanbad: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the
foundation stone for multiple projects worth Rs 35,700
crore in Jharkhand from Sindri in Dhanbad district on
Friday. These projects are related to fertiliser, rail, power, and
coal sectors. PM Modi dedicated to the nation the Hindustan
Urvarak Rasayan Ltd’s (HURL) Sindri fertiliser plant.
Bengaluru: Kar-
nataka Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
on Friday said that the
incidents of murders and
extortion in Kalaburagi
district of the state have
increased after Minister for
RDPR, IT, and BT Priyank
Kharge took over as the
District in-charge Minister of
Kalaburagi. “Priyank Kharge
is a troll minister. During his
tenure, incidents of murders
and extortion have in-
creased. After he took over
as the District in-charge
Minister of Kalaburagi, BJP
workers and leaders have
been hacked to death one
after the other,” the Karna-
taka BJP said. The Opposi-
tion party in Karnataka said
that Priyank Kharge has
handed over the Kalaburagi
to nefarious elements.
ANI
Shimla
Aday after trouble-shooter
DK Shivakumar declared
that Himachal Pradesh’s
political crisis was over,
state Congress chief Prat-
ibha Singh on Friday said
that the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP)’s “work” is
“betterthanours”.Claiming
the BJP “will do a lot of
things”asperthedirections
ofPrimeMinisterNarendra
Modi,shesaidtheCongress
is on weak footing.
Pratibha Singh’s re-
markscamehoursafterher
son Vikramaditya Singh
met with the rebel MLAs
whovotedagainsttheCon-
gress in the Rajya Sabha
elections.Becauseofcross-
voting, the BJP dealt an
embarrassing loss to the
ruling Congress, which is
in majority in the state as-
sembly.
“Alotofthingsremainto
be done in Congress...It is
true that BJP’s work is bet-
terthanours,”shetoldANI.
HimachalCongchiefPratibhaSingh
saysBJP’sworkisbetterthanCong’s
BJP worker hacked to death in
K’taka, kin suspect ‘supari’ killing
Agencies
Bengaluru
ABJPworkerwashacked
to death in Karnataka’s
Kalaburagi district, said
police on Friday.
The family has sus-
pected it to be a case of
‘supari’ (contract) kill-
ing. The deceased, iden-
tified as Girish Chakra,
was the right-hand man
of BJP MP Dr. Umesh
Jadhav from Kalaburagi.
The incident occurred in
the Saganura village near
Afzalpur taluk.
The police said Girish
was killed after being in-
vited to a felicitation party
by friends at a farm late
Thursday night. He had
recently been appointed
as the Director of the
BSNLAdvisory Commit-
tee by MPUmesh Jadhav.
The assailants threw
chili powder into his eyes
before hacking him to
death. Local authorities
suspect the involvement
of a gang in the murder.
Sadashiva Chakra, vic-
tim’s brother, said, “The
murder occurred due to
the inability to tolerate
Girish’s progress in poli-
tics. Some of our com-
munity leaders are in-
volved. Enemies must
have hired contract kill-
ers to eliminate him.”
ANI
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, former Bihar CM
Tejashwi Yadav greeted
Bihar Chief Minister Ni-
tish Kumar who turned
73 on Friday.
PM Modi extended his
wishes to Nitish Kumar
on his birthday.
“Best wishes to Bihar
CM Nitish Kumar on his
birthday. Praying for his
long and healthy life in
service of the people,”
PM Modi posted on X.
Former Bihar Deputy
CM Tejashwi Yadav also
extended his greetings to
the Bihar CM.
In a post on X (former-
ly Twitter), the RJD lead-
er and Nitish Kumar’s
former ally wrote, “Birth-
day wishes to respected
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
on his birthday.”
“I pray to God for your
good health, happiness
and long life,” he added.
Nitish Kumar took the
oath as CM of Bihar for
the ninth time in January,
this time with the BJP-
led NDA.
First India Bureau
Ajmer
The designated TADA
Court has handed down
life imprisonment to two
more accused, Irfan
Ahmed and Hamir-Ul-
Uddin, in connection with
a series of explosions that
rocked five trains on the
night of December 5 and
6, 1993, including the
prestigious Rajadhani Ex-
press running on different
routes across the country.
It brings total number
of accused receiving life
imprisonment in the cases
taken over by the CBI to
12. The TADA court had
previously convicted and
sentenced 15 individuals
onFebruary28,2004.The
SupremeCourtupheldthe
sentences for 10 of these
individuals, namely Dr
Mohd.JaleesAnsari,Ash-
faque Khan, Dr Habib
Ahmed Khan, JamalAlvi,
Mohd Afaque Khan, Fa-
zlur Rehman Sufi, Mohd
Shamsuddin @ Painter
Baba,MohdAmin,Mohd.
AizazAkbar,andAbreRe-
hmat Ansari @ Kari.
The explosions on the
intervening night of De-
cember 5-6, 1993, tar-
geted six prestigious
trains in the country. Ini-
tially, five criminal cases
were registered by the
Govt Railway Police sta-
tions. Subsequently, the
Govt of India issued noti-
fications on December 21
and December 28, 1993,
entrusting the investiga-
tion of these cases to the
DSPE, Central Bureau of
Investigation.As a result,
five regular cases were
registered with the CBI,
leading to a comprehen-
sive investigation.
Agencies
Kolkata
Trinamool Congress
(TMC) national spokes-
person and senior leader
Kunal Ghosh on Friday
removed the party’s name
fromhisofficialXhandle.
In his bio, Ghosh now
identifies himself as a
‘Journalist’
and ‘Social
Activist,’
hinting at a
potentialshift
in his focus
and priorities. This action
has sparked speculation
about Ghosh’s potential
resignation from his roles
as party’s spokesperson
and general secretary.
TMC has not issued any
official statement yet.
PTI
New Delhi
Ahead of the Lok Sabha
polls, the Election Com-
mission on Friday asked
parties and their leaders to
refrainfromseekingvotes
on the basis of caste, reli-
gion and language, and
not insult the devotee-de-
ity relation or make any
suggestion of a divine
censure. In an advisory
warningtheparties,candi-
dates and star campaign-
ers of stern action for any
violation of Model Code
of Conduct instead of the
previous practice of only
‘moral censure’, the poll
panel also said that tem-
ples, mosques, churches,
gurdwaras or any other
place of worship should
not be used for poll propa-
ganda or electioneering.
1993 serial bomb
blasts: Life sentence
for 2 more accused
Kunal Ghosh
turns rebel, drops
TMC identity from
social media bio
EC’s advisory for
political parties
ahead of LS polls
Nitish Kumar turns 73; PM Modi,
Tejashwi Yadav extend greetings
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary greets state CM Nitish Kumar
on his birthday, at state Assembly in Patna on Friday. ANI
FI TOON
Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikrama-
ditya Singh has met six rebel
Congress lawmakers in BJP-ruled
Haryana’s Panchkula ahead of a visit to
Delhi even as chief minister Sukhwinder
Singh Sukhu on Thursday appeared to have
staved off a crisis his government faced.
VIKRAMADITYA SINGH MEETS REBEL MLAs,
SPARKS UNEASE WITHIN HIMACHAL CONGRESS
HPCC Chief Pratibha Singh speaks to the media in Shimla on Friday.

NEWS 09
“Yetanothercrimeagainsthumanity”
Condemnation of Israel’s actions grows after dozens killed while seeking aid
Agencies
New Delhi
Turkey has joined Saudi
Arabia, Egypt and Jordan
in condemning Israeli
forces firing on Palestin-
ians waiting for the deliv-
ery of aid, with its for-
eign ministry calling the
event “yet another crime
against humanity.”
Israeli troops in the
northern Gaza Strip
opened fire on Palestini-
ans scrambling for food
aid on Thursday in a cha-
otic incident that the
health ministry in the
Hamas-run territory said
killed over 100 people.
The Israeli military
said a “stampede” oc-
curred when thousands
of Gazans surrounded a
convoy of 38 aid trucks,
leading to dozens of
deaths and injuries, in-
cluding some people be-
ing run over.
Israel said many of the
dead were trampled in a
chaotic crush for the food
aid, and that its troops
only fired when they felt
endangered by the crowd.
The Gaza health min-
istry condemned the
“massacre” in Gaza City,
saying 112 people were
killed and more than 750
wounded.
Israel-Gaza War
REACTIONS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD
 Washington will be
monitoring an upcoming
investigation closely and
“pressing for answers: US
 The fire by Israeli sol-
diers against civilians trying
to access food is unjustifi-
able: France Ministry
 The world must block
Netanyahu: Colombia
 The unacceptable nature
of what happened in Gaza,
with dozens of civilians
dead, underlines the ur-
gency of a ceasefire: Spain
 We call for an “immedi-
ate ceasefire” in Gaza and
urge Israel to protect the
Palestinian population after
the “tragic deaths”: Italy
 We condemn the inci-
dent and was “appalled by
the tragic human toll of the
conflict: United Nations
 European Union foreign
affairs chief Josep Borrell
denounced the deaths as
“totally unacceptable”
 We condemn the deaths
and reiterated “the need to
reach an immediate cease-
fire”: Saudi Arabia
 Germany joins calls for
Israel to ‘fully explain …
mass panic and shooting’
at Gaza aid site
 We condem “in the
strongest terms the heinous
massacre committed by the
Israeli occupation: Qatar
HE'SIRRESPONSIBLE,
NO SIGN OF RISK: US
Washington: The US
denounced Vladimir
Putin’s warnings
of a risk of nuclear war as
“irresponsible,” but said
there was no sign of greater
risk. “It is not the first time
we have seen irresponsible
rhetoric from Vladimir Putin,”
State Department spokes-
man Matthew Miller.
$19.6BNINLOSSESTO
UKRAINE'STOURISM:PM
Kyiv: Ukraine’s ongo-
ing war with Russia
has incurred losses
of at least $19.6 billion to the
country’s cultural and tourism
sectors, Prime Minister De-
nys Shmyhal said. Shmyhal
added on Thursday that 900
historical and cultural sites in
Ukraine were destroyed or
damaged during the war.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WAR
 ‘Take pity on us, Ramadan is coming soon’: Deadly
scenes as desperate Gazans rush aid trucks
 More than 100 killed while seeking aid in Gaza, overall
death toll passes 30,000, as per the latestr report
 Joe Biden and Italy’s Meloni to hold talks at time of
worries about Ukraine, political headwinds at home
MUSKSUESOPENAI,CEO
OVERDISAGREEMENT
New York: Elon
Musk has sued
ChatGPT-maker
OpenAI and its chief execu-
tive Sam Altman, among
others, saying they had
abandoned the company’s
original mission to develop
artificial intelligence for
the benefit of humanity not
profit. The lawsuit filed late
on Thursday said Altman
and OpenAI’s co-founder
Greg Brockman.
CRUCIAL UPDATES
 Meta said that it took
down over 17.8 million piec-
es of bad content across
13 policies for Facebook
and over 4.8 million pieces
of objectionable content
across 12 policies for Insta-
gram in India in January
 In December 2023, Meta
took down over 19.8 million
pieces of content across 13
policies for Facebook and
over 6.2 million pieces of
content across 12 policies
for Instagram
Palestinians perform Friday prayers near the ruins of a mosque
destroyed by Israeli strikes. Women (left) gathered to mourn.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his state-of-the-nation
address in Moscow, Russia, Thursday.
Demonstrators holding posters take part in a rally calling for
the release of hostages in Tel Aviv on Friday.
Westsendingtroops
toUkrainecouldlead
tonuclearwar:Putin
Agencies
New Delhi
Russian President
Vladimir Putin warned
the West of the risk of
nuclear war if they send
their own troops to fight
for Ukraine, saying Mos-
cow had the weapons to
strike Western targets.
Inhisannualstateofthe
nation address, Putin said
claims that Russia intends
to attack Europe are “non-
sense” but warned that his
countrymightstrikeWest-
ern countries with nuclear
weapons. Putin refer-
enced an idea floated by
French President Emma-
nuel Macron, who on
Monday said the possibil-
ity of sending Western
troops to Ukraine “cannot
be ruled out.”
Bangladesh fire: At
least 46 dead in
Dhaka building blaze
Google removes Indian Matrimony Apps from Playstore
Agencies
New Delhi
Google began removing
the apps of 10 companies
in India on Friday, in-
cluding some popular
matrimony apps such as
Bharat Matrimony, in a
dispute over service fee
payments, potentially
sparking a showdown
with startup firms.
The dispute centres on
efforts by some Indian
startups to stop Google
from imposing a fee of
11% to 26% on in-app
payments, after the coun-
try’s antitrust authorities
ordered it to dismantle an
earlier system of charg-
ing 15% to 30%.
But Google effectively
received a go-ahead to
charge the fee or remove
apps after two court deci-
sions in January and Feb-
ruary, one by the Su-
preme Court, not to give
any relief to startups.
Matrimony.com dating
apps Bharat Matrimony,
Christian Matrimony,
Muslim Matrimony Jo-
diiweredeleted,company
founder Murugavel Jana-
kiraman said, describing
themoveasa“darkdayof
Indian Internet”.
India thanks governor of quake-
hit Ishikawa for helping Indians
Agencies
New Delhi
India’s Ambassador to
Japan on Friday reaf-
firmed New Delhi’s soli-
darity with the quake-hit
Ishikawa Prefecture and
thanked its governor for
extending assistance to
the Indian community
there. The 7.6 magnitude
earthquake, which struck
Japan’s northernmost
peninsula of Noto on
January 1, killed 241
people, 15 of whom died
due to indirect causes.
Ambassador Sibi
George met the Governor
of the Ishikawa Prefec-
ture, where the Noto pen-
insula is located, and ex-
pressed condolences for
the loss of lives caused
by the earthquake. EAM
S Jaishankar is scheduled
to visit Japan next week
for talks with his counter-
part and other leaders.
IVPL: Naman Sharma's 148-run blitz powers
Rajasthan Legends to victory over Mumbai
Agencies
Greater Noida
Naman Sharma show-
cased an extraordinary
displayofbattingprowess,
smashing an impressive
148 runs off just 61 balls,
propelling Rajasthan Leg-
ends to a resounding
8-wicket victory over
MumbaiChampionsinthe
Match 14 of the Indian
Veteran Premier League
(IVPL) at the Shaheed Vi-
jay Singh Pathik Sports
Complex on Friday.
Mumbai Champions
scored 224/3 in the allot-
ted 20 overs after Phil
Mustard’s fifty and an
onslaught by Peter Trego
in the death overs. Ra-
jasthan Legends chased
down the target with 5
balls to spare on the back
of Naman Sharma’s mas-
terclass and Angelo
Perera’s gutsy fifty.
Opting to bat first,
Mumbai Champions got
off to a flying start with
skipper Virender Sehwag
and Phil Mustard forging
an impressive 88-run
partnershipinjust9overs.
Naman Sharma’s stellar performance guided Rajasthan Legends
to a memorable triumph, securing the win with 5 balls to spare.
Firefighters work to contain a fire that broke out at a commercial
complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Agencies
Dhaka
The death toll in the fire
at a multi-storey building
in Bangladesh has risen
to 46, local media report-
ed. President Moham-
med Shahabuddin and
Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina expressed grief
over the loss of lives and
property in the incident,
Dhaka Tribune reported.
The fire, which had
broken out in a restaurant
at around 22:00 local
time (16:00 GMT) on
Thursday in Dhaka, had
spread to other floors of
the building.
The bodies of 39 peo-
ple have been identified.
At least 32 bodies have
been handed over to fam-
ilies without autopsy.
However, identities of six
bodies remain unknown.
PM SURYA GHAR MUFT BIJLEE YOJANA
Agame changer scheme that will save`15 thousand per household
HOW YOU CAN APPLY FOR AND GET SUBSIDY UNDER THE ROOF TOP SOLAR SCHEME
ABOUT THE YOJANA
ANY LOAN FACILITY TO
FINANCE SOLAR UNIT?
WHY SHOULD YOU OPT
FOR ROOF TOP SOLAR?
HOW DOES IT WORK?
PM Surya Ghar Muft
Bijlee Yojana is a
Scheme that aims to
provide free electricity to 1
crore households, who opt to
install roof top solar electric-
ity unit. The households will
be able to get 300 units of
electricity free every month.
Yes. Households
will be able to ac-
cess collateral-free
low-interest loan products of
around 7% at present for in-
stallation of residential RTS
systems up to 3 kW. The in-
terest rate has been pegged
at 0.5% above the prevailing
Repo Rate decided by the
RBI. In the event of Repo
Rate, which is 6.5%, getting
reduced to say 5.5%, the
effective interest rate for
consumer will become 6%
instead of the current 7%.
Simple econom-
ics. The households
will be able to save
electricity bills as well as
earn additional income
through sale of surplus pow-
er to DISCOMs. This Yojana
promises an assured saving
of approximately Rs 15,000
in a year for a household
consuming up to 300 units
a month, by installing Roof
Top Solar unit of 3 kW
capacity. A household will
save on electricity bill ap-
proximately `1,800 – `1875.
 The applicant must be
an Indian citizen
 Must own a house with
a roof that is suitable for
installing solar panels
 Household must have a
valid electricity connection
 The household must not
have availed of any other
subsidy for solar panels
First, the interested consumer has to register on the
national portal www.pmsuryaghar.gov.in. This has
to be done by selecting the state and the electric-
ity distribution company. The National Portal will assist
the households by providing relevant information such as
appropriate system sizes, benefits calculator, vendor rating
etc. The consumers can choose the vendor and the make
of the Roof Top Solar unit they wish to get installed.
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE SCHEME?
ABOUTTHENATIONALPORTALFORTHEYOJANA
The scheme pro-
vides for a subsidy
of 60% of the solar
unit cost for systems up to
2 kW capacity and 40 per-
cent of additional system
cost for systems between 2
to 3 kW capacity.
WHAT IS THE STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR AVAILING OF SUBSIDY?
 Register on the portal
with the following
 Select your State
Electricity Distribution
Company
 Enter your Electric-
ity Consumer Number,
Mobile Number Email
 Once you get the
commissioning report.
Submit the bank account
details and a cancelled
cheque through the
portal. You will receive
your subsidy in your bank
account within 30 days
 Login with Consumer
Number Mobile Number
 Apply for the Rooftop
Solar as per the form
 Once you get the
feasibility approval, get the
plant installed by any of the
registered vendors
 Once installation is
completed, submit the plant
details apply for net meter.
 Commissioning certifi-
cate will be generated, after
installation of net meter and
inspection by DISCOM
STEP 1 STEP 6
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5

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