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MUHURAT TRADING
The stock markets are
scheduled to open for
the auspicious Diwali
Muhurat trading
on November
12. According
to the notices
on Saturday
from BSE and NSE, the
symbolic trading session
will take place between
6 pm and 7.15 pm.
PM Modi has stopped
infiltrators, abrogated
Article 370 in J-K: Shah
First India Bureau
Dhar
Union home minister
Amit Shah on Saturday
said that it is PM Modi’s
government that has the
courage to stop infiltra-
tors in the country and it
is not possible for the
Congress and leaders of
the opposition bloc IN-
DIAto do so. “Modi ji has
done the job of stopping
infiltrators in the country
and it is not possible for
Congress and INDIAbloc
leaders to do so. Whether
infiltrators should be
stopped or not,” he asked
while addressing a public
meeting at Manawar in
Dhar district of MPahead
of the November 17 As-
sembly elections.
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah greets public meeting for
the MP Assembly elections, in
Manawar, Dhar on Saturday.
BJP RELEASES 96-PAGE ‘MODI KI GUARANTEE
SANKALP PATRA’ FOR MP ASSEMBLY POLLS
JP Nadda with (L) Jyotiraditya Scindia, VD Sharma, Shivraj
Singh Chouhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw releases election
manifesto ahead of MP elections, in Bhopal on Saturday.
Bhopal: The BJP on Saturday released its manifesto for
the November 17 MP polls promising MSP for wheat
at `2,700 per quintal and paddy at `3,100 and houses
for beneficiaries of the state’s flagship scheme ‘Ladli
Bahna’. Free education
to girls from poor families
up to post-graduation,
free education to poor
students up to Class 12
and cooking gas cylinder
at `450 for beneficiaries of Ladli Bahna and ‘PM
Ujjwala’ schemes are among its other highlights. It also
promises 6 new expressways and a budget of `3 lakh
crore for empowerment of tribal communities.
BJP will set up institutes
in MP along the lines of
IITs and AIIMS if the BJP
retains power in State
Despite the festivities, BJP’s top brass — Modi in Telangana & Shah-Nadda in MP, are busy campaigning for Assembly polls
TRIOONTHEELECTORAL‘EXPRESS’!
Moni Sharma
Hyderabad
PM Narendra Modi on
Saturday attended a Ma-
diga rally in Secun-
derabad in Telangana in a
major reach out to the
Dalit community in tune
with BJP’s promise of an
OBC chief minister if it
comes to power in Telan-
gana. Modi addressed the
gathering and said, “I
have not come here to
seek anything from you.
I have come here to apol-
ogise for all the political
parties which deceived
you after Independence.”
“Beware of both the
Congress and the BRS.
Both of them are anti-
Dalit. BRS insulted
Ambedkar by demanding
a new Constitution. The
Congress too opposed
Ambedkar and did not al-
low him to win elections
twice,” PM Modi said.
'I have come here
to apologise': PM
Modi in Telangana;
consoles Madiga
leader on stage
PM Narendra Modi consoles Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi chief
Manda Krishna Madiga who got emotional during SC Reservation
Vishwarupa Mahasabha Public Meeting, Secunderabad on Saturday.
Telangana is standing
at a very important
juncture in history.
Telangana govt failed
to safeguard the
legacy of the state.
It has betrayed
everyone, including
Madiga community.
NARENDRA MODI, PM
(Top) Uttar Pradesh
Governor Anandiben
Patel and Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath receive
a certificate from
Guinness World Records
during the 'Deepotsav'
celebrations, in Ayodhya
on Saturday. (Left)
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi
Adityanath performs
‘Maha Aarti’ during the
Deepotsav celebrations
in Ayodhya on Saturday.
Ye Diwali, Ayodhya Wali!
Ayodhya sets new Guinness World Record by
lighting 22.23 lakh diyas during ‘Deepotsav
ICC ‘declares’ India vs
New Zealand semis
New Delhi: The Inter-
national Cricket Coun-
cil has declared semifi-
nal line-up for WC,
IND-NZ will play on
Nov 15. Also India and
Netherland will play
League Match today.
IN BRIEF
SI held for raping minor in
Dausa; BJP attacks govt
Dausa: Police sub-inspec-
tor accused of raping a
minor girl in Dausa dis-
trict has been arrested and
a case registered against
him, including POCSO
Act and SC/ST Act, offi-
cials said on Saturday. P7
3 tourists killed in fire in
houseboats at Dal Lake
Srinagar: At least 3 peo-
ple have died in fire in the
houseboats at the iconic
Dal Lake in Jammu and
Kashmir’s Srinagar. 5
houseboats and 7 huts
have been gutted in fires
that were first reported in
the early hours of Satur-
day. 8 people were res-
cued from scene of fire.
CONGRESS’S DEEPOTSAV
1.56L diyas convey Gehlot’s message of mission 156
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur
he ruling Con-
gress on Satur-
day gave a Di-
wali touch to its poll
campaign. Party organ-
ised a Deepotsav at Vidy-
adhar Nagar stadium
with a claim of lighting
up 1.56 lakh diyas (earth-
en lamps). Party symbol
‘Hand’ was made with
diyas and ‘Congress Phir
Se’ was also engraved
with burning lamps. 7
guarantees of Cong were
also shown with the
lamps. A number of jour-
nalists were also invited
by Gehlot to event. It is
claimed that such an
event by a CM was for
1st time in Raj. CM has
been continuously talk-
ing about Mission 156
with an aim to win 156
seats in polls. The 1.56
lakh diyas are being con-
nected with that claim.
CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurates Deepotsav in presence of Amin Kagzi, Dr Mahesh Joshi, Archana Sharma, RR Tiwari, Sitaram Agarwal,
Pushpendra Bhardwaj, Abhishek Choudhary, Shashikant Sharma and others at Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.
T
SANTOSHSHARMA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal to extend Diwali greetings at their residences in Kota on Saturday.
MEET AND GREET!
JC ON ONE-DAY VISIT TO KOTA
Happy
Diwali
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What has happened (in
Dausa) is shameful incident.
Such incidents have been
happening continuously in last 5 yrs.
Cong’s top leadership is keeping silence
& they never took care of daughters.
DiyaKumari,BJP MP Rajsamand
BJP leaders had brought
private electricity company
KEDL in Kota. We caught
thefts of this company & lodged cases.
The then BJP MLAs including Prahlad
Gunjal had brought company in 2017.
Shanti Dhariwal, UDH Minister
The foundation of develop-
ment is strong, it is our
responsibility to further
strengthen this foundation, which will
continue to provide facilities to the
public for many years to come.
Shakuntala Rawat, Cabinet minister
The way incidents of rape
are increasing for the last
5 years, the law and order
situation is collapsing in the state...The
time has come to remove the current
government in the state.
Ramcharan Bohra, BJP MP Jaipur City
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RAJASTHAN
ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
DAYS
FOR
POLL-TOON
SHEKHAR
CONGRESS-BJP BANK ON RAM NAAM!
More than 45 candidates named after Ram
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
mid the allega-
tions of doing
politics in the
name of Ram, Congress
and BJP’s electoral strat-
egy is seemingly banking
on name of ‘Ram’. More
than 45 candidates with
nameRamfromCongress
and BJPare in the fray for
200 assembly seats. Not
only this, the names of
many independent & can-
didatesofsmallpartiesare
also linked to Ram.
There is a contest on
Suratgarh seat between
Dungarram of Congress
and Rampratap of BJP.
Tikaram Jully and
Jairam of Congress from
Alwar Rural. Similar
competition is between
Motiram of Congress
and Jagsiram of BJP in
Revdar. On Pindwara
seat, Leela Ram from
Congress and Samaram
from BJP are facing each
other. In Chauhtan, there
is contest between Pad-
maram of Congress and
Adooram of BJP.
Among the candidates
fielded from Congress and
BJP, there is a candidate
named Ramlal and some-
onedirectlynamedRaghu-
veer. Former minister
RamlalJat,BJPspokesper-
son Ramlal Sharma are in
the election fray. Congress
candidate facing former
CM Vasundhara Raje in
Jhalrapatan is also Ramlal.
Raghuveer of Congress is
in the fray from Salumber
and Raghu of Congress is
in the fray from Kekri.The
name of the BJPcandidate
fielded from Udaipurwati
is Bhagwan Ram.
A
These candidates include
Sitaram Aggarwal, Tikaram Jully,
Dungarram Gaidar, Govindaram
Meghwal, Pusaram Godara, Raghu
Sharma, Ramswaroop Lamba, Badiram
Jakhar, Kishnaram Vishnoi, Ruparam
Meghwal, Padmaram Meghwal, Leelaram
Garsia, Motiram Koli, Dayaram Parmar,
Raghuveer Meena, Ramlal Jat. , Ramlal
Chauhan, Mangalaram Godara, Pitram
Kala, Bhagwan Ram Saini, Ramniwas
Gawadiya, Mevaram Jain, Ramlal Meena.
23 ASSOCIATED WITH ‘RAM’ IN CONG 22 CANDIDATES FROM BJP WITH ‘RAM’
These include Ramavatar
Bairwa, Ramhet Yadav, Jairam
Jatav, Rampratap Kasaniya,
Ramnivas Meena, Rambilas Meena,
Ramsahay Verma, Ramkesh Meena,
Kesaram Choudhary, JoraRam Ku-
mawat, Pabbaram Vishnoi, Bhairaram
Choudhary, Jogaram Patel, Aduram
Meghwal, PuraRam Choudhary, Sama-
ram Garsia, JagsiRam. Koli, Bannaram
Meena, Ramlal Sharma, Revatram
Daga, Balaram Mund, Lalaram Bairwa.
ANY LIGHT BANTER
BETWEEN CP JOSHI
& RATHORE?
CONGRESSMEN
STILL WAITING
FOR RAHUL’S VISIT
Jaipur: The Election
campaign is at its
peak in Rajasthan but
where is senior Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul has not come to
Rajasthan
since last
40 days.
Rahul last
came to
Jaipur on
23
September and ad-
dressed the workers’
conference in Mansar-
ovar. Since then,
Congressmen are still
waiting for Rahul’s visit.
Rebel BJP MLA
Chandrabhan Aakya
is contesting as an
independent after not
getting BJP ticket. There
was gossip in political
circles of some light banter
between CP Joshi &
Rajendra Rathore. But now
sources related to Joshi
denied any such incident.
“No such conversation took
place between Rathore &
CP, who is a simple
hearted person. Therefore
no question of quarreling
with anyone arises. This is
only a product of media,”
said sources.
DEVI SINGH BHATI & ARJUN MEGHWAL
REVIVE FRIENDSHIP, JOIN HANDS!
AAKYA’S TICKET WAS CUT TO ‘ADJUST’
NARPAT RAJVI ON CHITTORGARH SEAT!
Bikaner: In a big news related to Bikaner
politics, political friendship between former
minister Devi Singh Bhati and Union Minister Arjun
Meghwal has revived.
Devi Singh Bhati's
grandson and BJP
candidate Anshuman
Singh reached MP Seva
Kendra. Former head
Jaiveer Singh Hadla was
also present. He is meeting with Union Law Minister
Arjun Meghwal and after that meeting with Devi
Singh Bhati was also fixed. Actually, Rural District
President Jalam Singh Bhati played an important role
in this patchup. The enmity between the two leaders
was going on for a long time. Laxman Raghav
Chittorgarh: About why BJP rebel MLA Chandrab-
han Aakya didn’t get the party ticket from Chittor-
garh, informed sources reveal that Aakya’s ticket was
cut to ‘adjust’ Narpat S Rajvi, who has already contested
elections from Chittorgarh. When this time Rajvi could
not get the ticket from Vidyadhar Nagar in Jaipur, the
question arose, where should he be ‘adjusted’? It did not
seem appropriate to cut Rajvi’s ticket on the occasion of
the birth centenary of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat that is
why ticket was given to Rajvi on the old seat Chittorgarh.
Aakya is now contesting as an independent.
Adda
Adda
RAJ
RAJniti
ka
Ex-min,CongleaderfromKota,
ChhaviRajawat&othersjoinBJP
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Several leaders including
former Congress minister
Ram Gopal Bairwa and
former Chaksu MLA
Ashok Tanwar joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party
here on Saturday. Former
Kota Congress District
President Pankaj Mehta,
Tonk’s Soda Sarpanch
Chhavi Rajawat, along
with their supporters also
joined the party.
BJP state president CP
Joshi, MP Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore and elec-
tion management com-
mittee convenor Narayan
Panchariya welcomed
them into the party at the
party’s media centre. On
this occasion, Joshi said
that Cong govt had com-
pletely failed in protect-
ing women. Referring to
incident of rape of a mi-
nor girl in Dausa, he said
that this incident de-
stroyed dignity of wom-
en. When saviours be-
come predators then who
can expect protection
from them, he said.
He said, ‘Fed up by the
jungle raj prevalent in the
state, Cong leaders are
joining the BJP family.’
Joshi said that the Con-
gress govt has tarnished
the history of Meera,
Panna, Rani Hada in
brave land of Rajasthan.
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
Voting work will start in
the state after Diwali hol-
idays.Voters choosing the
option of home voting
will be able to vote
through postal ballot from
15 to 19 November. The
Commission has formed
teams in this regard. Dur-
ing this period, special
polling teams will go to
the homes of such voters
and conduct their voting
throughpostalballot.This
time the Commission has
made the option of voting
from home available to
voters above 80 years of
age and disabled voters.
Congress and BJPhave
also made special prepa-
rations to get these votes
cast in their favor.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur
Congress General Secre-
tary Jairam Ramesh on
Saturday said that party
is seeking a mandate
based on the works done
by its govt in Rajasthan
in past five years whereas
issues of the BJP are po-
larisation and ED, CBI.
He said that the BJP
has no strategy other than
this and the PM is raising
allegations against the
Raj govt out of fear. He
termed the allegations
“totally baseless”. PM
Modi during his public
meeting in Udaipur had
accused Cong govt of
sympathising with terror-
ists. “Rajasthan has be-
come a model state in the
last five years and the
Prime Minister is afraid
and troubled by it. Be-
cause the PM is not left
with any other issue,
that’s why ED and CBI
are sent,” said Ramesh.
CP Joshi, Rajyavardhan S Rathore, Narayan Panchariya, & Dr Somya welcomed new joinees of BJP at
party’s media centre in Jaipur on Saturday. Ram Gopal Bairwa, Ashok Tanwar, Pankaj Mehta, Chhavi
Rajawat, and others joined the saffron party on this occasion.
Jairam Ramesh & Swarnim Chaturvedi during press cconference
at PCC office in Jaipur on Saturday. NAIM KHAN
RG Bairwa, Ashok
Tanwar, Chhavi
Rajawat, & Pankaj
Mehta join BJP
Gestures
with ‘hands’!
Cutouts of top Congress
leadership are placed at
the PCC office in Jaipur on
Saturday as the race for
assembly polls intensifies.
Interestingly, each leader is
seen doing different gesture
of ‘hands’ with common
slogan of ‘Congress phir se’.
NAIM KHAN
Home Voting will
start from Nov 15
Weareseekingvotes
forourworks:Jairam
Kota’s devp being discussed across
entire country, says Vaibhav Gehlot
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota
RCA President Vaibhav
Gehlot on Saturday at-
tended the meeting of
workers in Kota North
assembly constituency of
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal.
Addressing the work-
ers in the meeting held at
Maharshi Dadhich Bha-
wan, Gehlot said that
Kota is included in the
selected cities of the
country and the vision
with which Dhariwal has
done development work
in Kota is being discussed
across the country.
PTI
Jaipur
Voters of Shergaon of
Abu-Pindwara Assembly
constituency will be able
tovoteintheirownvillage
for first time, an official
said on Saturday. CEO
Praveen Gupta said that
foreasyandinclusivevot-
ing, EC will set up polling
booth in remote areas.
Remote Shergaon
village to have polling
station for first time
16,849 VOTERS ARE
100 YRS OLD IN RAJ
A total of
11 lakh 72
thousand 260
voters aged 80 years
and above and 16,849
voters above 100
years of age are regis-
tered in the voter list.
For the voters who will
be absent at home
during the first phase
of home voting,
special polling teams
will visit for the second
time on November 20
and 21. Voting dates
for voters associated
with essential services
have been fixed from
November 19 to
November 21.
PRAVEEN GUPTA,
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
CM ASHOK GEHLOT TO
VISIT KOTA ON NOV 14
CM Ashok Gehlot will
be on tour of Kota on
November 14. Gehlot
and senior Cong leaders will
address a gathering in Kota
(N) Assembly constituency.

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RAJASTHAN
Courtesy meet
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets Jairam Ramesh, MP and AICC General Secretary
(In-charge Communications) when the former reached the residence of Dr
Chandra for a courtesy meet, on Saturday afternoon in Jaipur.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur/Phalodi
CMAshokGehlotsaidthat
the Congress govt has im-
plemented public welfare
schemes for 5 years keep-
ing in mind every class &
every family of Rajasthan.
“These schemes, which
were implemented with
thecooperationofallpub-
lic representatives and
commonpeople,arebeing
discussed in entire coun-
try today. Subject experts
ofthecountryareappreci-
ating the schemes by writ-
ing articles on them. This
is our collective biggest
achievement. Now we
will strengthen them fur-
ther by forming the Con-
gress govt again,” he said
while addressing a huge
public meeting in Bho-
palgarh of Jodhpur rural
district on Saturday in
support of Congress can-
didate Geeta Barwad.
The CM said that the
BJP only works to stop
the schemes. “Many im-
portant decisions includ-
ing refinery and rural bus
service in Barmer were
stopped. Due to this,
along with increasing the
problems of the common
people, the government
has also suffered huge
losses,” he said.
In Lohawat, Gehlot
said that Cong govt pro-
vided relief to the com-
monpeoplefrominflation
bygivingguaranteesof10
schemes through Me-
hangai Rahat Camps.
“Now the Congress Party
is giving 7 guarantees to
the people of state, which
will be fulfilled as soon as
govt is formed,” he said
while addressing a public
meeting on Saturday.
BJPonlyworkstostop
ourschemes:CMGehlot
CM Gehlot’s rallies in Bhopalgarh, Phalodi, Lohawat
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing a huge public meeting in Bhopalgarh of Jodhpur rural district, while
campaigning for Congress candidate Geeta Barwad on Saturday.
CM Ashok Gehlot during ‘Congress Guarantee’ rally in Lohawat
on Saturday. He campaigned for Kisnaram Vishnoi there.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Former CM Vasundhara Raje
linked the lotus and Goddess
Lakshmi together and said that
people spent 5 years in dark-
ness.You know that Lakshmi ji
sits on lotus flower. Therefore,
pressthebuttononthelotus.All
darkness will go away. Your
every day will be Diwali.
Raje addressed a public
meeting in Dudu's Phagi on
Saturday in support of BJPcan-
didate Premchand Berwa. Tar-
geting the Gehlot govt of the
state, she said that incidents of
corruption and rape are con-
tinuously increasing in tenure
of the Cong govt. “Congress is
talking about giving guarantees
in govt schemes. But incidents
of rape and corruption are in-
creasing,” she said.
Hundreds of workers of
RLP took membership of BJP
under the leadership of State
Working Committee Gora.
During the meeting, Raje ap-
pealed to help the BJP candi-
date win from the Dudu.
Wajahat Akhtar
Tonk
Cong leader Sachin Pilot has inten-
sified campaigning in Tonk con-
stituency where he visited over 80
villagesinlast76hrs.Hehighlight-
edlackofissuesinBJP’scampaign
& confidence in Cong’s potential
for a substantial victory. Several
Congress leaders and supporters
were present with Pilot.
PressbuttononGoddessLakshmi’s
‘lotus’,everydaywillbeDiwali:Raje
Vasundhara Raje greeting supporters
in Dudu, where she campaigned for
Premchand Bairwa on Saturday.
Sachin Pilot driving tractor during his
campaigning in Tonk on Saturday.
Pilot intensifies campaign in Tonk, highlights
lack of issues in BJP’s election campaign

iwali or Deepav-
ali is the “festival
of lights.” One
reason why light
is so significant
in human life is the way our
visual apparatus is made. For
other creatures, light simply
means survival. But for a hu-
man being, light is not just
about seeing or not seeing. The
rising of light in our life signi-
fies a new beginning and,
above all, clarity. Most crea-
tures exist by instinct, so they
have no issues of confusion as
to what to do or not to do. A
young tiger never sits around
and asks itself, “Will I become
a good tiger, or will I end up as
a housecat?” If it just eats well,
it will become a good tiger.
You may be born as a human
being, but to become a good
human being, you have to do so
many things. And even then,
you still will not know where
you stand. In comparison, you
may think you are better than
someone else. But by yourself,
you do not know where you
stand. Human intelligence is
such that if you do not organize
it properly, it causes more con-
fusion and misery than those
creatures that have a millionth
of your brain will ever experi-
ence – they seem to be crystal
clear. An earthworm or insect
simply knows what to do and
what not to do – a human being
does not. It takes a certain intel-
ligence to be confused. Human
struggle is due to our own cer-
ebral capability.
Instead of being a tremen-
dous possibility, intelligence
has become a problem for a
whole lot of people. They may
give their suffering different
names, calling it stress, anxiety,
depression, madness, or mis-
ery. But essentially, it means
their intelligence has turned
against them. If you are suffer-
ing by yourself, without any-
one poking you, it means your
intelligence is working against
you. This being the nature of
human existence, clarity is of
supreme importance. That is
why light is important. Light
means clarity. Diwali is impor-
tant because it is a festival
dedicated to clarity, to bringing
down the murkiness in you.
On Diwali, you will see eve-
ry town, city and village is lit
up with thousands of lamps
everywhere. But the celebra-
tion is not just about lighting
lamps outside – an inner light
has to come. Light means clar-
ity. Without clarity, every other
quality that you possess will
only become a detriment, not a
gift, because confidence with-
out clarity is a disaster. And
today, too much action in the
world is performed without
clarity. On a certain day, a
rookie policeman was driving
for the first time through a
town with his experienced part-
ner. They got a message on the
radio, which said that there was
a group of people loitering on
a certain street, and were asked
to disperse them. They drove
into the street and saw a group
of people standing at one of the
corners. As the car came close
by, the new policeman rolled
his window down with great
enthusiasm and said, “Hey, all
of you. Get off that corner!”
The group looked at each other
in confusion. Then he yelled
louder, “Didn’t you hear me? I
told you to get off that damn
corner!” They all dispersed.
Then, pleased with the effect
that he had on people when
performing his first official
task, he looked at his experi-
enced partner and asked, “Did
I do well?” His partner said,
“Not bad at all, considering
that it was a bus stop.”
Without the necessary clari-
ty, whatever you try to do will
be a disaster. Light brings clar-
ity to your vision – not just in a
physical sense. How clearly
you see life and perceive eve-
rything around you decides
how sensibly you conduct your
life. Diwali is the day when the
dark forces were put to death
and light happened. This is also
the predicament of human life.
Like the dark clouds which
brood in the gloomy atmos-
phere, not realizing that they
are blocking the sun, a human
being does not have to bring
any light from anywhere. If he
just dispels the dark clouds that
he has allowed to gather within
himself, light will happen. The
Festival of Lights is just a re-
minder of that.
NON-SERIOUS BUT
ABSOLUTELY INVOLVED
If you approach everything in
a celebratory way, you learn to
be non-serious about life but
absolutely involved. The prob-
lem with most human beings
right now is, if they think
something is important, they
will become dead serious about
it. If they think it is not so im-
portant they will become lax
about it – they do not show the
necessary involvement. When
someone says, “He is in a very
serious condition,” that means
his next step is you know
where. A lot of people are in a
serious condition. There is only
one thing that is going to hap-
pen to them which is of any
significance. The rest will by-
pass them because with any-
thing that they think is not seri-
ous, they are unable to show
involvement and dedication.
That is the whole problem. The
secret of life is in just this –
seeing everything with a non-
serious eye, but absolutely in-
volved – like a game. That is
the reason the most profound
aspects of life are approached
in a celebratory way so that you
do not miss the point.
The idea of Diwali is to
bring that aspect of cel-
ebration into your life.
SOURCE: WE CONVEY OUR GRATITUDE
TO ISHA FOUNDATION (HTTPS://ISHA.
SADHGURU.ORG/) FOR ENRICHING ARTICLE
Sadhguru
The writer is Yogi, Mystic,
Visionary & Founder of
Isha Foundation
D
SIGNIFICANCE
OFDIWALI
The secret of life is in just this — seeing
everything with a non-serious eye, but
absolutely involved — like a game
THE
n the Indian culture,
there was a time
when there used to
be a festival every
day of the year – 365 festivals
in a year. The idea behind
this was to make our whole
life into a celebration. Today,
maybe only thirty or forty
festivals remain. We are not
able to celebrate even those
now because we have to
go to office or do something
else daily. So, people usually
celebrate only around eight
or ten festivals annually. If
we leave it like this, the next
generation will not have any
festival. They will not know
what a festival is. They will
just earn and eat, earn and
eat – they will go on and on
with just this. It has already
become like this for many
people. A festival means they
give you a holiday, and you
wake up only at noon. Then
you just eat more, go for a
movie or watch television at
home. And only if they take
some external stimulants, will
these people dance a little.
Otherwise they will not sing
or dance. It was not like that
before. A festival meant that
the whole town would gather
in a place, and there would be
a big celebration. A festival
meant we got up at four in the
morning, and very actively,
lots of things happened all
over the house. To bring back
this culture in people, Isha
celebrates four important
festivals: Pongal or Makar
Sankranti, Mahashivratri,
Dussehra and Diwali.
LIFE AS A
CELEBRATION
I
LET THERE
BE LIGHT
Without the necessary
clarity, whatever you try to
do will be a disaster. Light
brings clarity to your vision
– not just in a physical
sense. How clearly you see
life and perceive everything
around you decides how
sensibly
you conduct your life.
Diwali is the day when the
dark forces were put to
death and light happened.
This is also the predica-
ment of human life. Like
the dark clouds which
brood in the gloomy atmos-
phere, not realizing that
they are blocking the sun,
a human being does not
have to bring any light from
anywhere. If he just dispels
the dark clouds that he has
allowed to gather within
himself, light will happen.
The Festival of Lights is
just a reminder of that.
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BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA
V-P directs publication of reports on 3 new bills
First India Bureau
New Delhi
ice-President
and Rajya Sab-
ha Chairman
Jagdeep Dhankhar on
Saturday directed the cir-
culation and publication
of 246th Report on ‘The
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhi-
ta, 2023’, 247th Report
on ‘The Bharatiya Na-
garik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023’, and 248th Report
on ‘The Bharatiya Sak-
shya Bill, 2023’.
The reports were sub-
mitted by Brij Lal, Rajya
Sabha MP and Chairman
of the Department-relat-
ed Parliamentary Stand-
ing Committee on Home
Affairs, on Friday.
“Hon’ble Vice-Presi-
dent of India and Chair-
man, Rajya Sabha, Shri
Jagdeep Dhankhar has
directed the circulation
and publication of the fol-
lowing three Reports:
246th Report on ‘The
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023’, 247th Report on
‘The Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’,
and 248th Report on ‘The
Bharatiya Sakshya Bill,
2023’, submitted on No-
vember 10, 2023 by Shri
Brij Lal ji, Member Par-
liament (RS) and Chair-
man of Department-relat-
ed Parliamentary Stand-
ing Committee on Home
Affairs,” the Vice Presi-
dent said in a post on ‘X’.
The Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita 2023,
the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita 2023, and the
Bharatiya Sakshya Bill
2023 were introduced in
the Lower House of Par-
liament on August 11.
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant during the 37th National
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ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS
2023
RajnathslamsBaghelgovtfor
scams,religiousconversion
Rajnath Singh addresses a rally for 2nd phase of Chhattisgarh polls, in Salgawan Kalan on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Raipur
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Saturday said In-
dia’s character has never
been to attack or occupy
even an inch land of an-
other nation but it has
takenaresolvetonotspare
anyone if it is harmed.
At rallies in Sitapur,
Bharatpur-Sonhat and
Patan Assembly
seats in poll-bound
Chhattisgarh, he at-
tacked the Con-
gress over cor-
ruption and for
being a “zero”
when it came to
development.
He said the
Naxalism will
be eliminated
in next three to
four years and
vowed to prohibit forced
religious conversion if
the BJP wins.
Union Minister says
India has emerged
as a powerful
nation under Prime
Minister Modi
Union Minister
Rajnath Singh
on Saturday hit
out at the Congress
over corruption and
said the party calls
itself hero' but it is zero'
in doing development.
At a rally in Sitapur
constituency of poll-
bound Chhattisgarh,
he said Naxalism will
be eliminated from the
state in next 3-4 years.
“CONGCALLSITSELF
HEROBUTIT’SZERO”
RAJNATH SINGH SAYS:
 If BJP comes to power in Chhattisgarh, (forced) religious
conversion will be prohibited
 Left Wing Extremism rose in Chhattisgarh under Cong
govt. It will be eliminated in 3-4 yrs if BJP voted to power
 Law and order situation has collapsed in Chhattisgarh
under the Congress rule
KCR,OwaisiarepuppetsinModi’shands:Cong
Agencies
Hyderabad
Ahead of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s elec-
tion rally in Hyderabad
later Saturday, the Con-
gress party has put up in-
novative hoardings
mocking him and its two
other opponents.
The hoardings show
the Prime Minister using
Telangana Chief Minis-
ter and Bharat
Rashtra Samithi
(BRS) presi-
dent K. Chan-
d r a s e k h a r
Rao and Ma-
jlis-e-Itte-
hadul Mus-
l i m e e n
(MIM) president Asa-
duddin Owaisi as pup-
pets. The Congress party
installed the “puppets”
at key locations in-
cluding HITEC
City.
The Congress
leaders have been
accusing BRS and
MIM of working with the
BJP.
At all rallies addressed
by Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi during the
last few weeks in Telan-
gana, he alleged that
BRS and MIM are the B
and C teams of Con-
gress party.
Modi addressed a pub-
lic meeting at Parade
Grounds in Secun-
derabad in the evening.
Cutouts of PM Narendra Modi, Asaduddin Owaisi and BRS Chief KCR
are put up ahead of Telangana polls, in Hyderabad on Saturday.
3 poll observers
removed in MP,
Chhattisgarh
and Mizoram
ANI
New Delhi
Three poll observers
were removed from
their duties by the
Election Commis-
sion for ‘misconduct
and violations’in the
states of Chhattis-
garh, Mizoram, and
Madhya Pradesh.
IAS Laltinkhuma
Franklin has been re-
moved from the post
of General Observer
in Chhattisgarh’s
Dantewara Assem-
bly Constituency and
has been replaced by
IAS Anurag Patel.
Udaya Narayan
Das, who was de-
ployed in MP as
General Observer in
Seoni Malwa and
Hoshangabad, has
been removed and
IAS R Girish has
been deployed as his
replacement.
The EC has re-
moved IRS officer
Gaurav Awasthi,
who was deployed as
an expenditure ob-
server at Lunglei
District in Mizoram.
UP CM Yogi to celebrate Diwali
with forest dwellers today
ANI
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi
Adityanath will once
again share the gaiety of
the festival of lights, Di-
wali, with Vantangiya
people (forest dwellers)
in Tinkonia village No. 3
in Gorakhpur on Sunday.
The mood is upbeat in
Tikonia No. 3 village
situated in the Kushmi
forest, where CM Yogi
will celebrate this year’s
Diwali with members of
the Vantangia communi-
ty on Sunday.
He will also present a
Diwali gift of develop-
ment projects worth Rs
153 crore to various gram
panchayats of Gorakhpur
district on the occasion,
according to an official
press statement.
Chhattisgarh
Telangana
BATTLEGROUND CHHATTISGARH
You can see our party manifesto since
1951 when we started our politics as Jan
Sangh. We have done whatever we have
said. In 1951, we had promised the day we
get a majority in both Houses of
Parliament, we will remove Article 370
from Jammu and Kashmir.
RAJNATH SINGH, DEFENCE MINISTER
Warangal: Hitting out at the Bharat Rashtra Samithi
govt ahead of the Assembly polls, Union Minister
Anurag Thakur has said that
people in Telangana are upset with
the dynasty politics and the corrup-
tion of the BRS government. Thakur
said, “There is a lot of anger against
BRS and KCR among people.
People are upset with dynasty politics and corruption.”
THERE IS LOT OF ANGER AGAINST BHARAT
RASHTRA SAMITHI AND KCR: ANURAG THAKUR
Hyderabad: The
BJP will release its
manifesto for the
November 30 polls after the
Diwali festival, Union Minister
and Telangana BJP chief G
Kishan Reddy said on Satur-
day. Speaking to reporters,
Reddy said PM Narendra
Modi will address rallies on
November 26 and 27.
Hyderabad: All India
Majlis-E-Ittehadul
Muslimeen (AIMIM)
president Asaduddin Owaisi
along with Karwan candidate
Kausar Mohiuddin participat-
ed in door-to-door election
campaigning in the Karwan
assembly constituency on
Saturday. Elections will be
held on November 30.
WILLRELEASEMANIFESTO
AFTERDIWALI:GKREDDY
OWAISI CAMPAIGNS IN
KARWAN CONSTITUENCY
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs rituals to
an artist dressed as Lord Ram while participating in Rajabhishek
to celebrate Deepotsav, in Ayodhya on Saturday. ANI
WILL MAHUA BE EVICTED FROM THE HOUSE?
By Tridib Raman
The author is a journalist and political commentator
and views expressed are his personal
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
Mirch Masala
IS BJP TOP LEADERSHIP READY FOR CASTE CENSUS?
othing is permanent in politics.
BJP, which has always defied the
collective voices of Opposition on
caste census, has now decided to change
its strategy. Congress has continuously
raised the demand for OBC rights and caste
census, especially Rahul Gandhi has con-
nected its ends and has also prepared a
road map for the 2024 elections. So, to delay
Rahul's decision, BJP top leadership may
agree to conduct caste census in the winter
session of Parliament and most importantly,
its report can also come in just three months
i.e. by February. BJP top leadership plans
to put a twist in it i.e. sub-caste census can
also be included in the caste census. BJP's
own estimate is that 'it can get the benefit of
division among the main castes in the elec-
tions of 2014.' For example, keeping in mind
the dominance of Yadav votes in Bihar, BJP
has nominated Nand
Kishore Yadav, Ram
Kripal Yadav, Nityanand.
Many Yadav leaders
like Rai were always
given preference, but the
Yadavs of Bihar considered Lalu Yadav and
his family as their leader. For example, BJP
wants that ‘in states like Bihar-UP, Yadav
sub-castes should also be identified and
brought to the fore, so that there can be a rift
in the Yadav vote bank.'
N
‘MAT CHUKE
CHAUHAN’
he words of
Shivraj Singh
Chouhan,
who made BJP’s senior
Chanakya and Chandragup-
ta learn the political lesson
by heart, are different.
There were preparations to
‘cut him to size’, but no mat-
ter how the wind changed
in the state, Shivraj’s
helicopter
was not stop-
ping. Early in
the morn-
ing, Shivraj
leaves for the
election cam-
paign in his
helicopter. He takes the BJP
candidate whose meeting is
to be held with him, under-
stands the mathematics and
geography of the area on
the way and in his speech
talks about the same lo-
cal issues. The meeting
ends, the candidate from
the place where the next
meeting is to be held now
stands beside Shivraj, then
the story replays. Seeing
their candidate landing
from the CM’s helicopter,
the general public gets
overwhelmed that ‘Our
leader is so close to the
CM, if we win, he will defi-
nitely become a minister.’
And the same script is
repeated again and again.
Due to this, in Shivraj’s
meetings, crowd also gath-
ers and enthusiasm remains
among the people.
T
elhi is preparing to gnaw on TMC MP
Mahua Moitra and the Ethics Committee
has submitted its report to the Lok Sabha
Speaker in the ‘Cash for Query’ case. Mahua has
also prepared to challenge this report in the Su-
preme Court. In response to this, the govt supporters
say that ‘It is clearly mentioned in Article 122 of the
Constitution that the court cannot investigate the
proceedings of the Parliament so she cannot chal-
lenge the proceedings taken here in the court.’ But
in the recent times, these accepted traditions have
been openly violated. The decision of the Speaker in
Maharashtra Assembly has been challenged in the
court and soon the court is going to give its decision
in this matter. So, Mahua has also almost decided
that ‘if the Speaker’s decision is unfavorable in her
case, she will challenge it in the Supreme Court.’
Anyway, the leaders of the opposition parties who
were part of the Ethics Committee claim that in just
two and a half minutes the report was approved, but
the committee members were not even heard. In this
report, it has been said that Mahua took cash and
gifts from time to time. Sources claim that industrial-
ist Darshan Hiranandani, who made this allegation
against Mahua, did not appear before the commit-
tee, rather BJP MP from Godda Nishikant Dubey
appeared with Hiranandani’s affidavit and replied
on his behalf. By the way, according to the law,
Darshan should have told when and where he gave
this money to Mahua. When the Speaker orders,
CBI and ED will attack Mahua.
D
NITISH HAS BECOME FORGETFUL
itish Kumar, who became the new teacher
of sex education, may have just turned 72,
but he has suffered from amnesia. A similar
incident happened recently. An old associate of Nitish
Kumar and a leader who was a minister in his govern-
ment passed away recently. Nitish became emotional
and reached the tribute meeting of his beloved leader,
where a big photograph of that leader was kept and
Nitish had to offer flowers on the photograph. Nitish
picked up flowers in his hands and instead of offer-
ing them on the photograph, he offered them on the
leader's son standing next to the photograph.
N

OCT 5 - NOV 19
06
New Delhi: Over a million fans have attended
the ongoing cricket World Cup with the
tournament
on track to become
one of the most at-
tended ICC events in
history. With 6 games
to go, the millionth
fan came through the
turnstiles during the
match between Af-
ghanistan and South
Africa in Ahmedabad.
The tournament has
already broken mul-
tiple viewership and
digital records.
FOR BILATERAL TIES
EAM Jaishankar embarks on 5-day visit to UK
PTI
New Delhi
xternal Affairs
Minister S Jais-
hankar on Sat-
urdayembarkedonafive-
day visit to the UK with
an aim to review various
aspects of bilateral ties.
It is expected that
preparations for British
Prime Minister Rishi Su-
nak’s possible visit to
India in the next few
months will figure in his
talks in London.
“ExternalAffairs Min-
ister S Jaishankar will be
on an official visit to the
United Kingdom from
November 11-15,” the
Ministry of External Af-
fairs (MEA) said.
“India and the UK have
agrowingbilateralpartner-
ship. During his visit, the
external affairs minister
willbeholdingdiscussions
with his counterpart, For-
eign Secretary Sir James
Cleverlyandwillmeetsev-
eral other dignitaries,” it
said in a statement. The
MEA also referred to the
“warm and thriving” rela-
tionship between the two
sides.TheIndia-UK Com-
prehensive Strategic Part-
nership was launched in
2021 along with the In-
dia-UK Roadmap 2030
that seeks to expand ties
in a range of areas.
“The roadmap is a
commitment to a partner-
ship that delivers for both
the countries. The exter-
nal affairs minister’s
visit will give a new im-
petus to the friendly ties
between the two coun-
tries,” the MEA said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar FILE
E
First India Bureau
Pune
Mitchell Marsh blasted
his second big century of
the World Cup as Aus-
tralia primed themselves
for the semi-finals by
cruising to their seventh
straight victory with an
eight-wicket win over
Bangladesh on Saturday.
Australia lost Travis
Head early in their chase
of 307 but fellow opener
David Warner (53) and
Marsh (177 not out)
forged a 120-run partner-
ship for the second wicket
beforethefive-timeworld
champions comfortably
got home in 44.4 overs.
Marsh reached his third
one-day international
century in 87 deliveries
and ended with 17 fours
andninesixesasheturned
the screws on Bangladesh
in a 175-run stand with
Steve Smith (63 not out),
who returned to the side
after a bout of vertigo.
Towhid Hridoy earlier
scored his maiden half-
century on his way to 74
at Pune's MCA Stadium,
as Bangladesh finished
with 306-8 from 50 overs
in the final group game.
CenturionMarshsinksBangladesh
England secure Champions Trophy qualification
First India Bureau
Kolkata
England crushed Paki-
stan by 93 runs to end an
otherwise forgettable
campaign in the World
Cup on a winning note
here on Saturday.
England scored sa
competitive 337 for nine
in their last game of the
tournament, and then
stopped Pakistan at 244
in 43.3 overs.
England thrash Pakistan to end campaign
England bowler Gus Atkinson celebrates with teammates after
dismissing Pakistan’s batter Babar Azam during their World Cup
match against Pakistan in Kolkata on Saturday. PTI
WC HITS 1 MILLION FANS MILESTONE, TO
BECOME ONE OF MOST ATTENDED ICC EVENTS
Agencies
New Delhi
Air quality across Delhi
remains in the “poor”
category, according to
the Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB), a
day after rain in the na-
tional capital and sur-
rounding areas washed
away the toxic haze,
bringing some relief to
residents and improving
air quality marginally.
The Air Quality Index
(AQI) today inAnand Vi-
har, RK Puram, Punjabi
Bagh, and ITO was re-
corded at 282, 220, 236,
and 263, respectively.
Delhi was gasping for
air after a week of suffo-
cating pollution, with
levels of harmful parti-
cles up to 100 times the
World Health Organiza-
tion’s safe limit.
Light to moderate rain-
fall across Punjab has
provided significant re-
lief from raging farm
fires, with only 6 active
cases of stubble burning.
Delhi air quality still
in ‘poor’ category
A flock of birds flies over the Rashtrapati Bhavan amid smog as the
air quality slightly improves, in New Delhi on Saturday. ANI
Australia’s Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh celebrate after winning their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
2023 match over Bangladesh, in Pune on Saturday. PTI
Baby dies as Gaza’s largest hospital runs out of fuel
Red Cross raises alarm amid reports of City facing ‘desperate situation’
First India Bureau
Gaza
Ababy died in an incuba-
tor at Gaza’s largest hos-
pital after the facility lost
power, and another per-
son was killed by an Is-
raeli shell in intensive
care, a spokesperson for
the Palestinian health
ministry said on Saturday.
Israel’s military,
which residents said had
been fighting Hamas
gunmen all night in and
around Gaza City where
the hospital is located,
did not immediately re-
spond to questions on
the comments from
health ministry spokes-
person Ashraf Al-Qidra.
“The situation is worse
than anyone can imagine.
We are besieged inside the
AlShifaMedicalComplex,
and the occupation has tar-
geted most of the buildings
inside,” said Qidra, who
representsthehealthminis-
try in Hamas-controlled
Gaza. The Israeli military
has said that Hamas mili-
tants who rampaged
through southern Israel
last month have placed
command centres under
Shifa hospital and others
inGaza,makingthemvul-
nerable to being consid-
ered military targets.
PTI
New Delhi
The Enforcement Direc-
torate (ED) arrested three
alleged associates ofAAP
MLA Amanatullah
Khan on Saturday in
connection with a mon-
ey-laundering case linked
to alleged irregularities in
the recruitment of staff
for the DelhiWaqf Board,
official sources said.
The agency had last
month raided the prem-
ises of theAAPlegislator
who represents the Okhla
constituency in the Delhi
Assembly.
Zeeshan Haider, Daud
Nasir and Jawed Immam
Siddiqui have been taken
into custody under the
provisions of the Preven-
tion of Money Launder-
ing Act (PMLA), the
sources said. The ED
claimed that the 3 were
“associates” of Khan and
had dubious cash trans-
actions between them.
The federal agency had
alleged after the raids that
Khan had acquired “huge
proceeds of crime” in
cash from illegal recruit-
ment of staff in the Delhi
Waqf Board and invested
those to purchase immov-
able assets in the name of
his associates.
3 ‘aides’ of AAP MLA
Khan arrested by ED
AMUconnection:FourISIS-
inspiredterroristsnabbedinUP
Agencies
New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh Anti-Ter-
rorist Squad arrested four
suspected ISIS terrorists
fromAligarh on Saturday.
The accused were
identified as Raquib
Imam Ansari (29) who
pursued Btech and Mtech
from AMU, Naved Sid-
diqui (23) holds a BSc
from Aligarh Muslim
University(AMU), Mo-
hammed Noman Gaffar
(27) is a BA (hons) from
AMU, and Mohammed
Nazim (33) also from
AMU. ATS said the four
were associated with the
Students ofAligarh Mus-
lim University (SAMU)
and ISIS and were alleg-
edly planning terror ac-
tivities across the state,
the ATS said.
Special DG (Law and
Order) Prashant Kumar
said that the accused were
inspired by ISIS ideology
and were taking instruc-
tions from their ISIS han-
dlers to carry out terror
activities in the state.
“They were collecting
material & planning some
strike,” Kumar added.
The ATS recovered
propaganda material re-
lated to ISIS and Al Qae-
da in the Indian Subcon-
tinent (AQIS) from the
duo’s pen drives.
Iceland in state of
emergency after
800 earthquakes
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New Delhi
Iceland declared a state of
emergency on Friday af-
ter a series of powerful
800 Earthquakes rocked
the country’s southwest-
ern Reykjanes peninsula,
in what could be a precur-
sor to a volcanic eruption.
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TODAY’S MATCH
It is expected that
preparations for
British PM Rishi
Sunak’s possible visit
to India in the next few
months will figure in
his talks in London.
The MEA also referred
to the “warm and
thriving” relationship
between the 2 sides.
Australia win by 8 wickets, register their 7th straight victory before semifinals
ICC World Cup 2023
TEAMS M W L T N/R PT NRR
INDIA 8 8 0 0 0 16 2.456
SOUTH AFRICA 9 7 2 0 0 14 1.261
AUSTRALIA 9 7 2 0 0 14 0.841
NEW ZEALAND 9 5 4 0 0 10 0.743
PAKISTAN 9 4 5 0 0 8 -0.199
AFGHANISTAN 9 4 5 0 0 8 -0.336
ENGLAND 9 3 6 0 0 6 -0.572
BANGLADESH 9 2 7 0 0 4 -1.087
SRI LANKA 9 2 7 0 0 4 -1.419
NETHERLANDS 8 2 6 0 0 4 -1.635
POINTS TABLE WORLD CUP 2023
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
 Rainfall reduced air
pollution by 50 per cent:
Delhi Environment Minister
Gopal Rai
 As Delhi battles air
apocalypse, its 13 pollution
hotspots remain a worry
 As Patna’s AQI reaches
‘severe’ zone, doctors cau-
tion people with morbidities
 Uttarakhand: Snowfall
continues for second con-
secutive day in Badrinath
ARAB LEADERS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE END TO WAR
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries called
on Saturday for an immediate end to military opera-
tions in Gaza, declaring at a joint Islamic-Arab sum-
mit in Riyadh that Israel bears responsibility for "crimes"
against Palestinians. Prince Mohammed said the kingdom
affirms its “condemnation and categorical rejection of this
barbaric war against our brothers in Palestine”.
People take part in a die-in ahead of a Scottish Palestinian
Solidarity Campaign protest in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday.
The arrested have been
identified as Raquib Imam
Ansari, Naved Siddiqui,
Mohammed Noman Gaffar,
and Mohammed Nazim.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators
march around Times Square.
The preliminary figures show
the biggest tremor had a
magnitude of 5.2.
The “clear conclusion”
of all governments
present at summit was
“that there is no other
solution than first a
humanitarian pause,
going to a ceasefire,
which will allow [us] to
protect all civilians
having nothing to do
with terrorists”. These
babies, ladies, old
people are bombed
and killed. So we do
urge Israel to stop
EMMANUEL MACRON,
FRENCH PRESIDENT

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NEWS
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa
Rape accused sub-in-
spector Bhupendra Singh
has been terminated from
service on the direction
of DGP Umesh Mishra.
The accused allegedly
raped a 4-year-old girl in
Dausa on Friday which
incited public outrage,
leading to a tumultuous
series of events.
Looking at the serious-
ness of the incident, DGP
gave direction to termi-
nate the accused SI, and
the order in this regard
was issued by the range
IG Umesh Dutta on Sat-
urday. He was suspended
shortly after his arrest
yesterday.
The gravity of the situ-
ation prompted public
unrest, resulting in the
vandalism of the police
station where the accused
was present.
Enraged civilians
stormed the station, drag-
ging Singh out, and sub-
jecting him to physical
assault.
Earlier, when the vic-
tim girl’s father had
reached the police station
to complain, he was
thrashed by the SI.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
Adaring heist unfolded in
a Jaipur jewellery shop
when a group of women,
posing as customers,
made off with a box brim-
ming with jewellery val-
ued at around Rs 7 lakh.
CCTV footage captured
the brazen act, aiding the
hunt for the female thief
gang by the Malpura Gate
police station.
According to the shop
owner Harishankar Soni,
the theft occurred at Pu-
rushottam Abhushan
Bhandar in Sanganer
Main Market on Thurs-
day evening when five
women arrived and
showed interest in silver
jewellery.While distract-
ing Soni’s son Baba alias
Vikas, the cunning
thieves swiftly stole the
box of gold jewellery
from the counter.
Sub-inspectoraccusedofraping
4-yr-oldheldandterminated
PINK CITY LIT UP!
First India Photojournalist Sunil Sharma captures the iconic view of the Pink City from the
top of Nahargarh ahead of Diwali on Saturday. (Inset) Governor Kalraj Mishra witnessed the
special lighting done at various places in the city on the occasion of Diwali on Saturday. He
stopped the car at various places and gazed at various Diwali lights for about 1.5 hour. Also
seen in Govind Jaiswal. The Governor congratulated the people on Diwali, Govardhan Puja
and Bhaiya Dooj. He wished that this festival of lights brings new happiness in the lives of
all of us and our nation is always illuminated with happiness, prosperity and good fortune.
GOVERNOR INSTRUCTS DGP FOR
STRICT AND EFFECTIVE ACTION
Jaipur: Taking cognizance of the
news of the rape of a four-year-
old girl in the Dausa district,
Governor Kalraj Mishra expressed deep
anger and instructed to take strict and
effective action in this regard. Governor
Kalraj Mishra spoke to Director General
of Police Umesh Mishra on phone in
this regard on Saturday. During this,
he instructed to take immediate strict
action against the culprit. He said that
such incidents bring shame to the entire
society. He instructed the Director Gen-
eral of Police Mishra to ensure strong
arrangements for law and order and
public safety and to take such incidents
seriously and take effective action for
the same.
CHILD PANEL CHIEF SAYS NOTICE BEING ISSUED TO CONGRESS GOVT
MOST WANTED GANGSTER WITH `50,000 REWARD ARRESTED IN JAIPUR
New Delhi: Taking cognisance of the arrest of a police officer for allegedly
raping a minor girl in Dausa, the chairman of the National Commission for
Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo said a notice was
being issued to the Rajasthan government in the matter. “We have taken due cog-
nisance of the incident and are in the process of issuing a notice to the Rajasthan
government in the matter. We are taking action as per the preliminary information
that we have received about the incident. It is also important to ensure the safety
and security of the victim and her kin in light of this incident. We will ensure that the
girl and her family are provided proper counselling to deal with the aftermath of this
incident,” Kanoongo said.
Jaipur: The team of Police Headquarters CID Crime Branch, on Saturday, arrested
gangster Varun Chaudhary, son of Jadveer Singh, absconding for three years. He
is among the 10 most wanted criminals of Rajasthan and was detained from Sindhi
Camp bus stand. He was later handed over to Kishanganj police station of Ajmer. Chaud-
hary carries a reward of Rs 50,000 on him. ADG Crime Dinesh MN said that in view of the
upcoming assembly elections, teams of Police Headquarters Crime Branch have been sent
to different cities to arrest drug smugglers and wanted criminals involved in illegal activities.
Meanwhile, the team got information that Chaudhary was going from Mathura to Somnath in
Gujarat via Jaipur. The team from Bharatpur chased the gangster and arrested him.
CP JOSHI, RAJE REACT TO RAPE,
DEMAND STRICT PUNISHMENT
Reacting to rape case in Lalsot of
Dausa, former CM Vasundhara
Raje said that the misgovernance
that Congress has given to Rajasthan
in the last five years is the result of that
such incidents of brutality against daugh-
ters are not stopping. “The incident of
rape of an innocent child has once again
put Rajasthan to shame. The screams of
this daughter will continue to echo in the
ears of the people of the state until the
criminals are punished and until this inac-
tive government is bid farewell,” she said.
BJP state president CP Joshi said,“The
Dausa incident shattered the dignity of
women. When the protector becomes the
eater, then who can expect protection
from?,” he said.
DOMESTICHELPDECAMPS
WITHCASH&JEWELLERY
Jaipur: A domestic
helper entrusted
with caring for an
ailing elderly man abscond-
ed with significant sums of
money and other valuable
possessions in Jaipur.
The incident occurred in
Chitrakoot police station
area. The victim family filed
a case against the accused
identified as Ramkesh.The
missing belongings include
a briefcase packed with Rs
8 lakh, along with 2.5 kgs
of gold.The accused also
stole other valuable items
before disappearing.The
matter is being investigated
by the police.
Satyanarayan Sharma
DHOLPUR/JALORE: POLICE SEIZE
`5L `3 LAKH AT TWO PLACES
Dholpur/Jalore: Dholpur’s Kot-
wali police intercepted a car and
recovered Rs 5 lakh in cash during
a routine check. The occupants failed
to provide a satisfactory explanation for
the money, leading to its confiscation.
The accused was going to Ghaziabad
to attend his son’s engagement with the
money. Since there was no record of the
money, the police seized the money under
102 CrPC. The action was taken in the
direction of Kotwali in charge Ramkishan
Yadav. Simultaneously, Raniwara FST
(Flying Squad Team) in Jalore initiated
actions resulting in the seizure of Rs 3
lakh 75 thousand during vehicle check-
ing in various villages. The police have
plunged into a thorough investigation
following this substantial cash recovery.
Vinod Singh Chouhan
4000L GHEE SEIZED IN JAISALMER;
120KGS SWEETS DESTROYED IN SGNR
Jaisalmer/ Sriganganagar: Police
caught a truck full of ghee during a
blockade in Jaisalmer and seized
about 4000 litres of spurious ghee. Sangad
police station officer Manaklal Bishnoi along
with his team took action. About 255 car-
tons of spurious ghee were being transport-
ed through Jamnagar to Jaisalmer. Police
are investigating the matter. The action was
taken under the direction of SP Vikas Sag-
wan. In a similar incident, the Food Safety
Dept took action during the festive season
and raided warehouses of sweet sellers in
Aryan. After a complaint, samples of sweets
were also taken for checking. A total of 120
kg milk cakes and sweets were destroyed
on the spot after the raids. Samples were
also taken at the shops of Jalebi sellers
in Sriganganagar. FSO Hansraj Godara’s
team took action. Suryaveer
Wherever atrocities against women happen, they
are shameful. They have to be condemned. Madhya
Pradesh is number one in cases of atrocities on
women, atrocities on Dalits. The proceedings
against criminals take place in Rajasthan. Action is
taken against those who are criminals as soon as
possible. JAIRAM RAMESH, CONGRESS LEADER
Angry villagers protest outside Rahuwas police station in Dausa
on Saturday.
CCTV footage of the accused
gang at the jewellery shop.
Police with the accused and seized cash at
Sagar Pada post on Madhya Pradesh border.
Police and Food Safety Department team with
the accused and carton of ghee in Jaisalmer.
Dausa rape case
Woman gang decamps with
jewellery box worth ` 6.75L
CRIME
ROUNDUP
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur
DGP Umesh Mishra
gave clear instruc-
tions to all the Super-
intendents of Police
to take care of the
convenience of the
common people dur-
ing the Diwali festival
and keep a sharp eye
on the scrutiny and
checking campaigns
across the state due to
the upcoming elec-
tions.
Ensure zero
inconvenience
on Diwali: DGP
LS Speaker Birla stresses
on being vocal for local
Villagerssavedrowing
girl,boydiesinwell
Villagers,whoturnedupoutsidethepolice
stationinlargenumbers,beatupthesub-
inspectoraccusedofrapingtheminor
First India Bureau
Kota
ok Sabha
Speaker Om
Birla on Satur-
day met the common
people in Mahavir Nagar
and Teachers Colony
area and wished them for
Diwali. He appreciated
people for purchasing
products made in India
and said that being vocal
for locals is in the inter-
est of the country.
Birla said that he met
the people selling lamps,
flower garlands, wor-
ship materials and other
items on the roadside at
Mahavir Nagar Circle
and congratulated them
on Diwali. He also met
the traders and common
people. He noticed peo-
ple showing interest in
homemade goods and
handicraft items.
Om Birla said that on
the call of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, an
atmosphere has been
created in the entire
country for local prod-
ucts.
Sanjay Jain
Pratapgarh
A brother and sister
faced a terrible mishap
as they fell into a
boundary-less well in
Pratapgarh district on
Saturday. While the sis-
ter was rescued, the
brother died.
Jeevatram (14) and
Namkanya (12) were
running to the fields
when the incident oc-
curred in the Pipalk-
hunt area.
Villagers rushed to
the scene upon hearing
their cries. They
promptly rescued Nam-
kanya, but despite ef-
forts, the brother tragi-
cally drowned.
Despite a thorough
search, his body
couldn’t be found. Des-
perate measures led to
the retrieval of the body
an hour later after using
a motor to pump out the
well water.
Om Birla met people at Mahavir Nagar and Teachers Colony area
on the occassion of Diwali in Kota on Saturday.
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Villagers at the accident spot
in Pratapgarh on Saturday.

It is said in Delhi Con-
gress circles that Ashok
Gehlot works as a paral-
lel Congress President
while staying in Jaipur.
What do you think about
this claim?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
Absolutely. He does not
only get decision regard-
ing Rajasthan done from
Jaipur, but he gets deci-
sions on other states done
too. He is de-facto Mall-
ikarjun Kharge. Rather I
would go on to say that
he is more powerful than
Kharge. He is more ar-
ticulate than Kharge.
What you have said has
been said in the past as
well thatAshok Gehlot is
in a role of a parallel
Congress President.
If Congress does form
government in Ra-
jasthan post election,
then who will lead the
government as Chief
Minister?
See, for the past fifteen
years since I have been
part of the media, I have
always been saying that
in Rajasthan, Congress
means Gehlot and till
the time Gehlot is alive,
by God’s grace, Gehlot
will always be the CM.
And this has come true
till now. In spite of the
rebellion of September
25, Gehlot continued to
remain CM. Now the
question is who will be
CM if the government is
formed now? My belief
is that if Congress be-
comes successful in
forming government,
then Gehlot will be
Chief Minister.
What was Sachin Pi-
lot’s role in this entire
ticket distribution? Was
he satisfied with the can-
didates fielded? Has the
Gehlot-Pilot conundrum
finally got solved?
There is a senior journal-
ist Sanjeev Srivastav
who says that their is-
sues have not ended
rather on the surface
there has been an under-
standing. Both the lead-
ers have got tickets for
their supporters. Pilot
has got about two dozen
tickets for his supporters
which has been a face-
saving for him Gehlot
gave ninety percent tick-
ets to his supporters.
Well as far as their tussle
is concerned, that will
come to light when there
is a chance of getting
power. As of now there
is no power with either
of the leaders and when
after election, if situa-
tion becomes that Con-
gress may come to pow-
er, then the real power
struggle will start and it
will be known if their is-
sues have been settled. It
will be premature to say
that today.
But still Pilot camp
and high command
sources stress that if
Congress goes on to
form government, then
Sachin Pilot may be the
Chief Minister.
They have been thinking
on these lines but this de-
velopment does not
come to pass. In fact
there came a time when
preparations were made
for swearing in, but it did
not come to pass. I have
heard that in these past
five years. Promises
were made. Although
Priyanka Gandhi says
that Sachin was never
promised CM’s chair but
was told that the high
command will take care
of him. Perhaps others
thought this was meant
about CM’s chair. So
what will happen now in
the assurances given to
Pilot will be known on
the day government is
formed but the most im-
portant aspect is that Pi-
lot’s horoscope should
also be right. He came
close to being CM twice.
Once was when he re-
belled at his group
reached Manesar but at
the last minute Ahmed
Patel came as a heaven
sent angel for Gehlot and
took three Pilot support-
ers with him. Had those
three not backed out, Pi-
lot would have become
CM. His horoscope
would reveal that in spite
of high command’s
blessings if he can, or if
Gehlot surrenders, which
to me does not seem to
be happening because
then he could say that
2024 election are round
the corner hence he
should be made CM to
project Congress’trust in
leaders. But even if he
surrenders, does Pilot’s
horoscope say that he
will become CM? I be-
lieve that if such a situa-
tion arises, and Ashok
Gehlot gives his resigna-
tion under an emotional
environment in favour of
Pilot, then too he would
establish a mechanism
that Pilot does not be-
come CM rather some
other should become.
Definitely, Pilot has
waited for a long time
and he is young and the
new generation should
be given a chance, but at
least his horoscope
should also reflect some-
thing positive for him.
Similarly, Gehlot’s horo-
scope should also hint at
forming government and
Congress should come
out victories only then
will all these variables
will come into play and
hence there will be a sus-
picion on this question
over Pilot.
You said that if the
Congress government
comes then Ashok Ge-
hlot will be the Chief
Minister. But suppose
that Congress govern-
ment came and for some
reason he was not given
the role of Chief Minis-
ter, then what would be
the role of Gehlot?
Then see, one thing will
happen that he will have
to go to Delhi. And this
means that it is natural
that the post of General
Secretary is kept for him,
perhaps he should be ap-
pointed in place of Venu-
gopal and given the
charge of Treasure. But I
think the bigger thing is
that he could have be-
come the Congress
President. But Kharge
has gone much further
and is handling issues
like Opposition Unity
and India Alliance.
But if such a situation
arises, then Ashok Ge-
hlot can be the Prime
Ministerial face of Con-
gress. The reason is that
Rahul Gandhi is a reluc-
tant bride and even if the
party asks him, he will
say that no, I am not
ready to take any direct
responsibility. So, the fu-
ture of Ashok Gehlot in
Congress is that in that
situation, he will be So-
nia Gandhi’s eyes and
ears in Delhi and his
mind will be focused on
Rajasthan too. He will
come here a few days a
week and he will be the
backward class face of
Congress for the post of
Prime Minister.
What do you feel that
after what happened
on August 25, 2022
and Gehlot did not be-
come Congress Presi-
dent, was he right in do-
ing so or is his
current
role bet-
ter?
My assessment is that it
was a strategic mistake
of Ashok Gehlot. He
should have opted for
party presidency. At that
time Rahul Gandhi’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra was
going on. If at that time,
Ashok Gehlot had be-
come the President, Ra-
hul Gandhi, KC Venugo-
pal, Priyanka and others
would have walked in
theYatra passing through
Rajasthan, then you can
imagine the added en-
thusiasm would the Con-
gress workers have had
in their journey! In the
mind of any Congress
worker, becoming the
President of the party is
the epitome. So he
should not have lost the
opportunity either in the
conflict with Pilot or in
the allurement of the
post of Chief Minister,
but he lost it. And again,
he was the most loyal
leader of the party, and
loyal to Sonia Gandhi.
No one could have ex-
pected that when Ashok
Gehlot was the CLP
leader, there could be a
rebellion in the team and
a rebellion against the
orders of the high com-
mand. And Ashok Ge-
hlot himself went and
said that Madam, I am
sorry and it was my re-
sponsibility because I
was the leader and I
could not get it done.
Even on the day the re-
bellion was taking place,
Ashok Gehlot told Ma-
hesh Joshi at 1 o’clock in
the night that everything
is fine but what would
Sonia ji be thinking? So
they had a relationship of
trust and confidence? It
was broken once.
Whether it was restored
later is a different matter.
Sonia’s confidence was
so much that when all
this happened andAshok
Gehlot came apologiz-
ing, he was still offered
the opportunity to be-
come the President.
Someone told me that at
8:30, then at 11:30
and then at
1:30 the
high Com-
m a n d
p h o n e d
G e h l o t
and said
l e a v e
whatever
h a p -
p e n e d ,
come to
D e l h i
and become the Presi-
dent. But he did not like
it. But today I can say
that if the government is
not formed, and Ashok
Gehlot would mull on
this aspect, he may come
to conclusion that it
would have been better if
he had gone somewhere
else, then neither would
he be accused of rebel-
lion or breach of trust.
The only thing that re-
mains is that he remained
the Chief Minister for
one and a half years. I
said that revenge is the
cause of death. Their
people have such a
strong sense of venge-
ance against Pilot and the
feeling of enmity be-
tween the two camps is
so great that they felt that
if he was no longer the
Chief Minister, his sup-
porters would absolutely
come to ransom. So all
those supporters ran to
Gehlot’s house and cre-
ated pressure that some-
thing bad may happen.
So all of them went and
explained to Gehlot.
Otherwise there was a
moment when Ashok
Gehlot had called Ma-
hesh Joshi and said that
if you have received a
call from Delhi, then
make a proposal of one
or two lines that you trust
the command. But the
supporters who were
afraid of Pilot got this
decision changed. So I
believe that it would
have been better if Ge-
hlot had become the
party president. Now
who can read the destiny,
so let’s see.
So if BJP government
is formed in the State,
who will be the contend-
er for the CM’s chair?
This is a relevant ques-
tion since majority of
surveys are saying that
BJP will come back to
power. As far as CM is
concerned, the natural
choice in this party was
Vasundhara Raje. I have
used the word ‘was’ in
addressing this question
in relation to Raje. Had it
been the case that she
would have been project-
ed and contest would
have been fought on Nar-
endra Modi’s face and
Amit Shah’s strategy,
then the chances of win-
ning the elections would
have been more. Al-
though BJP is claiming
that it will get 140 seats.
So Raje would have be-
come CM as natural
choice. However, as of
today and according to
the prevailing situation,
Raje is not the front run-
ner for CM. As of today,
Gajendra Singh Shekha-
wat is the choice for CM
and I have been saying
this for the past four
years that the high com-
mand has groomed him
over these years for Ra-
jasthan as shadow Chief
Minister or as leader of
opposition. And second-
ly, as far as Raje is con-
cerned, it is high com-
mand’s policy decision
that they have replace old
guards with second gen-
eration. They are looking
for leaders that are young
who can rule for 10-15
years and Shekhawat
falls in that bracket. But
if one has to name one
can name Ashwini
Vaishnaw, or Arjun Ram
Meghwal or Diya Ku-
mariorRajendraRathore.
But I believe that Shek-
hawat is the natural con-
tender who has been
groomed by the party for
four years.
InBJP,GajendraSinghShekhawatcontinues
tobethefrontrunnerforCMpost:DrChandra
Giving an in depth analysis of the current political situation in Rajasthan, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra — CEO
and Editor-in-Chief, Bharat24-Vision of New India and CMD and Editor-in-Chief, First India News and
First India, asks, ‘Will Sonia succeed this time in making Pilot the Chief Minister?’ Dr Chandra also
stresses that CM Ashok Gehlot lost out on a golden opportunity to become Party President and how
Gehlot, if all goes well for him, might become Party’s Prime Ministerial face! Excerpts... (Part-II)
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of Deepawali! Let us pray for peace, blissful
happiness and harmony for all humanity!
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Greetings on Naraka Chatudashi ! May this festive
season fill our lives with joy, peace, goodness,
wealth, good health and prosperity!
Dr JagDeesh ChanDra, CMD Editor-in-Chief
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
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zWill Gehlot form his
government in Ra-
jasthan once again and
fulfil his wishes of be-
coming CM for the
fourth time?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
Today Will Gehlot form
government and become
CM for the fourth time is
a question, whose answer
will be known only on
December 3, but it is cer-
tain that, as of this mo-
ment, Gehlot is totally
confident that he will
form the government. It
is his analysis that as of
now, Congress has
around 82 seats within
the next week or ten
days, the situation will
change, such is their
claim, and that the Con-
gress will touch the 100
seats required. But the
betting market and the
surveys are terming it to
be BJP’s victory. Pha-
laudi betting market is
claiming that it would be
120-130 seats in favour
of BJP and Congress
would be around 65-70
seats. Apart from that
ABP, India Today and
other similar institutions
have done surveys, which
say that BJP would get
anywhere between 115-
125 seats and Congress
would be between 62 to
85. Gehlot’s analysis is
also on the same lines.
There is only one survey
in the nation that has
claimed that Congress
would get around 110
seats and BJP would get
about 82 seats and that
institution claims that it
had done survey in Kar-
nataka and said that Con-
gress would get 135 seats
which proved to be true.
They had said Congress
would get 45 seats in
Himachal and Congress
got 40 seats. Hence, they
are hopeful that Congress
government will be
formed in Rajasthan. But
the majority of surveys
hint at BJP government.
But perhaps the most im-
portant parameter of this
election and if Gehlot
will form government
again is if this election is
being fought on the face
of sitting legislators or on
Ashok Gehlot’s face. If it
is being contested in the
face of MLAs, then any-
thing can happen and
Congress can get stuck at
40 odd seats too. The rea-
son for this is that there is
immense anger and dis-
gruntlement against
MLAs because there are
complaints of interfer-
ence in transfers of Pat-
waris, Collectors, SHOs
and SPs, interference in
routine administration,
corruption complaints
and thus it is being said
that during this govern-
ment, legislators had
been behaving like re-
gional CMs and even CM
himself was compelled
and although he too ac-
cepted that it was not
right, but what could be
done, it was his political
compulsion. There were
two problems. Firstly, he
had to keep the flock to-
gether so that they do not
shift to the Pilot camp
and secondly, he had to
send money to AICC as
well like any other CM
for any other party. Due
to both the reasons, the
administration was hit in
the field. In fact, Gehlot’s
own slogan of good gov-
ernance was hit and I can
bet on it that when he
would sit at night and
mull on things, he must
feel sad on the situation.
So let’s see what happens
in the days to come.
zWhy does Sonia Gan-
dhi have so much trust
on Ashok Gehlot? Why
did she give complete
free hand to him in ticket
distribution?
The trust is there because
of an emotional bond
since the time of Rajiv
Gandhi as she considers
him like family. Truth be
told, the trust Sonia Gan-
dhi has on Gehlot is more
than she has on Rahul
and Priyanka, the situa-
tion says so. Look at the
developments on Sep-
tember 25, all his crimes
were forgiven. It hap-
pened in Jaipur and in a
way, we can say that it
was a rebellion of sorts
when High Command’s
orders were not followed.
When Maken left Ge-
hlot’s residence, he had
to call up Sonia Gandhi
and apologise for being
unable to get the state
unit to follow High Com-
mand’s directive. He
merely had to take a one-
line proposal that the
state unit gives all rights
to the High Command on
selection of new Chief
Minister i.e. Pilot’s chris-
tening. But that couldn’t
happen and look at the
time since then, Ashok
Gehlot is secured at his
place. He apologised and
everything ended. So,
Gehlot and Sonia’s rela-
tion is beyond decoding
and perhaps that is why
some people say that
there may be a secret un-
derstanding between the
two that if push comes to
shove, she will always
stand behind Gehlot.
zAmong his three trust-
ed lieutenants, why
could Gehlot get ticket
only for Dhariwal and
not the other two as well
i.e. Mahesh Joshi and
Dharmendra Rathore?
Do you think Gehlot did
not use his veto for both
of them?
See, veto is not used for
everyone. Veto itself
means for one and for the
remaining individuals
recommendations can be
made. There is word in
political circles that since
Dhariwal’s candidature
was kind of like prestige
point for Gehlot, there
may have been some deal
of-sorts that has been
made. But Gehlot estab-
lished his credibility by
getting a ticket for Dhari-
wal and gave message
that he is the ‘Boss.’Dha-
riwal’s situation is differ-
ent from these two. The
Screening Committee
had recommended giving
ticket to Dhariwal at the
initial stage, but Dhari-
wal was not ready to con-
test. He wanted that tick-
et be given to his son, but
Gogoi said that ticket
will not be given to sons
or relatives, although at a
later stage they did give.
After this, the Screening
committee meeting hap-
pened and perhaps some
individuals, may be from
Pilot camp, complained
to Sonia Gandhi that
Dhariwal’s ticket has not
been cut. So just as the
candidature was dis-
cussed, Sonia asked if
‘he is the same man’.
Then after multiple ses-
sions and deliberations,
Gehlot came out to be the
ultimate winner and Dha-
riwal was given ticket.
As far as the remaining
two are concerned, they
are Gehlot’s trusted lieu-
tenants and were there in
the September 25 rebel-
lion, but this time around,
Gehlot could see through
Dhariwal only and not
the other two.
zSo what is Mahesh
Joshi and Dharmendra
Rathore’s future in Con-
gress because there was
word that Joshi could
join BJP also?
Discussion was held on
Joshi joining BJP, but it
was not to be, perhaps
over some conditions
that he may have had.
See, Joshi is a loyalist in-
dividual. He is loyal to
Gehlot, is a calm and col-
lected person and takes
everyone along. This
time around, some situa-
tions arose and cases
happened that the matter
went out of hand.And the
three men, Dhariwal,
Joshi and Rathore, who
were considered accused
of rebellion, one of them,
Dhariwal, was let go and
these two were not. But
now I do not think that he
will be heading to BJP
since its too late now. So
what next then? If Gehlot
comes back to power,
then he would be reha-
bilitated. As far as Dhar-
mendra Rathore is con-
cerned, it does not matter
to him, if he has not been
fielded since he is Ge-
hlot’s ‘Hanuman’ and
when Gehlot comes to
power, Rathore always
shines. He is Gehlot loy-
alist and is executioner
for him. So, I see their
rise with Gehlot’s rise.
zQuestions were raised
on Assembly Speaker Dr
CP Joshi during the re-
bellion. What is your
take on it?
It was not during the re-
bellion but during the
discussions on ticket dis-
tribution when question
was raised on fielding
Dhariwal, Joshi and
Rathore. During that
time, some individuals
made themselves heard
before the High Com-
mand, albeit in a hushed
manner, that these three
were identified but there
was a fourth individual
also. When the High
Command enquired, it
was told that the strategy
to give resignations, as
part of rebellion, was
forged at Dr CP Joshi’s
residence and when they
could not understand
what could be done, they
approached CP Joshi and
it was him who showed
them the way forward.
This was the complaint
that was made before the
High Command. How-
ever, CP Joshi’s image is
a credible image and he
has his own individuality
before the High Com-
mand. It is believed that
he is a powerful speaker
that he wouldn’t have
done so. Thus, Joshi re-
ceived the benefit of
doubt. Interestingly, Ge-
hlot has even announced
that Joshi is his natural
ally if he becomes CM
the next time, he will
make CP the Assembly
Speaker yet again.
zIt is said that Rahul
and his team had decid-
ed on cutting 50 percent
tickets of sitting MLAs,
but it did not happen.
How did Gehlot get So-
nia to overturn this deci-
sion of Rahul’s?
It is true that a decision
was made based on sur-
veys that ticket of half of
sitting legislators would
be cut. In the beginning,
the party was of the
thought that since there
were several complaints
against the legislators
and there was immense
anti-incumbency against
MLAs, thus, they should
not be fielded. Therefore,
half the tickets were to be
cut. Hence out of 113,
half of the tickets were to
be cut, but it didn’t hap-
pen and merely two doz-
en tickets were cut. So
the question is why did
the Party not cut tickets?
When CEC met, Rahul
Gandhi saw the list and
said that this is the same
old list and questioned
the motive behind hold-
ing the meeting and dis-
cussing it. So, Rahul was
of the idea that tickets
must be cut. Any ways,
that meeting was can-
celled and rescheduled
after which Gehlot
brought a new theory
saying that there is lack
of good candidates in the
field and there may be a
rebellion as well. Rahul
Gandhi was convinced
with Gehlot;s word and
said that if we have to
loose, then we may con-
test the same leaders.
This would also mean
that if we lose then the
gap of votes would be
less. Moreover, I have
said in the past too that
when tickets are stalled
till last moment, those
tickets are given by Ge-
hlot only. This is because
his home work is so
strong that if any issue
comes up, then that seat
ultimately goes in Ge-
hlot’s kitty only. So now,
the question is who actu-
ally dominated the ticket
distribution? Rahul Gan-
dhi and a few others
asked for certain MLAs
to be given ticket, but on
the contrary, the ticket of
all these MLAs were cut.
As far asAshok Gehlot is
concerned, he has his
own mathematics regard-
ing politics. I would go
on to say that after Amit
shah, if there is another
leader who is the second
most successful Home
Minister too, it would be
Ashok Gehlot since he
also has the Home port-
folio. His intelligence
and surveillance system
is at par with Amit Shah
and I feel that if he had
been in BJP, he would
have been a major part of
Modi-Shah team. So on
the basis of that intelli-
gence team, Gehlot won
against Pilot. So as far as
cutting tickets is con-
cerned, ultimately ‘mag-
ic’ happened!
TO BE CONTINUED...
GEHLOTHADDECISIVESAYINCONG
TICKETDISTRIBUTION:DrCHANDRA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Bharat24-Vision of
New India and CMD and Editor-in-Chief, First India News and First
India, reveals how before Congress went to the ‘battle ground,’ there
was an internal squabble between leaders to come out on top, how
Gehot wishes to form government yet again, how all but one survey
claim that BJP will return, how Gehlot gave ticket to Dhariwal but
could not get tickets for Dr Mahesh Joshi and Dharmendra Rathore.
Interestingly, terming that Gehlot’s intelligence and surveillance
would have been close associate of Amit Shah, Dr Chandra stressed
that if Gehlot would have been in BJP, he would have been a major
part of Modi-Shah team. Excerpts... (Part-I)
During the show
#JCOnRajasthanElection
trended top All-India
on Twitter
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Sophiya Singh, Deeksha Yadav,
Shikha Thakur, Aditi Nagar and Poornima Mishra during The JC Show.
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The offices of First India Channel
and Newspaper embraced
the spirit of Diwali with divine
fervour, conducting a puja
on the auspicious occasion of
Dhanteras on Friday. Pawan
Arora, CEO and Managing Editor
of First India News, graced the
celebration, leading prayers
for prosperity, peace, and good
health for all. The entire team
gathered at both the channel
and newspaper offices, creating
a harmonious atmosphere filled
with festive joy. Pawan Arora
extended his heartfelt wishes to
everyone present, emphasizing
the significance of Dhanteras
in ushering in wealth and
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founder and ace
makeover expert
Richa Agarwal, has achieved a
remarkable feat by receiving
the prestigious Glorious Award
for Best Makeup Studio Chain
of the Year 2023. The accolade
was presented by renowned
Bollywood actress Bhag-
yashree, adding a touch of
glamour to the celebration. Ri-
cha Agarwal expressed her
pride and gratitude for this es-
teemed recognition, highlight-
ing the salon’s consistent
dedication to excellence in
providing top-notch
beauty services.
As a leading makeup
studio chain, Richa em-
phasized their unwa-
vering commitment to
delivering outstanding
beauty and grooming
experiences. She at-
tributed the award to
the team’s hard work,
creativity, and inno-
vation in the field of makeup
and beauty.
Richa Agarwal extended
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yashree, Stylefistaa, and Run-
way Fashion Management
for recognizing their efforts
and bestowing them with
this prestigious award.
The achievement further
solidifies Cleopatra
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dustry. Richa takes im-
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lishing her as a lead-
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GREETINGS!
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
was greeted by Dr
Anita Hada and Capt.
Amarjeet Sangwan
on the occasion of
Diwali at the former’s
residence on Saturday.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by senior journalist Rajendra Chhabra
and his family, as they reached the former’s residence to greet him on
the occasion of Diwali.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Pulkit, Rajendra, Chitra and Swati
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by Naina Parmar,
supermodel, Elite Miss Rajasthan Season 10, as she reached the
former’s residence to seek blessings on the occasion of Diwali.
DIWALI CHEERS WITHOUT FEARS
Anita Hada
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et’s face it,
evenwejumpa
little and in-
s t i n c t i v e l y
close our eyes inspite
of foreknowledge
that a cracker is
about to go off in our
vicinity, then think
of the poor animals
who feel as if they
are under siege / at-
tack with the bangs,
pos and blasts going
around them suddenly.
As parents to our pets, it is
our duty to make them feel
secure and comfortable dur-
ing the festive season. Some
simple tips can be a big help.
Provide a safe and quiet
place- a room or a crate will
also do, you can keep it in the
bathroom if there is no other
area. Put on a dim night light,
windows and doors closed,
keep their food and water
bowls and their blanket and
bedding plus a favourite toy.
Go to them occasionally to
pet them and give them a treat
or two, lest they get anxious.
Keep them away from
lights and crackers, it can be
dangerous. If your pet is very
excited and anxious, ensure
that they do not leave home
as they might get lost in run-
ning away, in extreme cases,
ask your vet for a calming
device for the pet in advance.
Finish the evening walk on
festive days before the sun
sets.
Also, be as compassionate
for street dogs. If they take
refuge in your garden or be-
low your car, allow them.
Post the name and number of
your local animal welfare
Helpline in the colony and
friends Whats-app groups, so
that in case anyone sees a hurt
street animal, they can imme-
diately call for help. We, the
humans, are supposed to be
the most intelligent life on
Earth, let us take care of oth-
ers! Happy Deepawali!
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Chirayu Bhandari, grandson of senior journalist Prakash Bhandari
and a student of ninth standard of Birla Public School Kishangarh
was honoured with the exception visual and performing art by the
school. Young Chirayu is an upcoming clarinet player and also a
thoughtful painter.
PROUD MOMENT!
vation in the field of makeup
and beauty.
Richa Agarwal extended
heartfelt gratitude to Bhag-
yashree, Stylefistaa, and Run-
way Fashion Management
for recognizing their efforts
and bestowing them with
this prestigious award.
The achievement further
solidifies Cleopatra
Makeovers’ position as
a leader in the makeup
and beauty in-
dustry. Richa takes im-
mense pride in this
recognition, estab-
lishing her as a lead-
ing name in the
field. Cleopatra
looks forward to
continuing its
journey of excel-
lence, providing
exceptional beau-
ty services to its
valued clients.
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra was greeted by senior journalist Rajendra Chhabra
and his family, as they reached the former’s residence to greet him on
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Pulkit, Rajendra, Chitra and Swati
Jaipur has also created its own new identity in
the startup world, and by further strengthening
that identity, Innovher was launched recently.
The inauguration ceremony of this new initiative
to promote Women, LGBTQ+, and Specially Abled
Founders was organised at the Rajasthan Innovation
Center where many stalwarts of the startup world
were seen. The event also featured a panel with
women founders and leaders who discussed ‘Startup
Ecosystem: An Equal Playground or Still a Man’s
World?’
Pawan Arora during the puja at the channel, seen here are Rainu Singh,
Shweta Mishra Awasthi, Lalit Gangwani, Jinendra Singh Shekhawat,
Kavita Chauhan, Nandini Agrawal, Dimple and Tripti
Pawan Arora during Dhanteras puja at the newspaper office, seen here are
Anita Hada, Moni Sharma, Sharat Agarwal, Poorvashree, Nikita Sharma,
Tripti, Naim, Pawan, Yogesh and Ranjita
Richa Agarwal receives award from Bhagyashree
Bhagyashree
Encourage the celebration of Diwali without
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