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First India Bureau
Chandigarh
Haryana’s new Chief
Minister Nayab Singh
Saini won a floor test at a
specialAssembly session
convened on Wednesday.
The development came a
day after former Chief
Minister Manohar Lal
Khattar resigned as the
Chief Minister and the
BJP broke ranks with its
ally Jannayak Janta Party
(JJP). Saini, who took
oath as the Chief Minis-
ter on Tuesday following
the surprise resignation
of Manohar Lal Khattar,
sent a letter of support of
48 MLAs to Governor
Bandaru Dattatreya.
Jaipur, Thursday | March 14, 2024
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ED nabs ‘kingpin’ of `5k
cr cyber crime fraud case
First India Bureau
New Delhi
The Enforcement Direc-
torate on Wednesday said
it recently arrested a Del-
hi-based man in connec-
tion with a money laun-
dering investigation
linked to alleged duping
of common people to the
tune of more than `5,000
crore through cyber
crimes and online gam-
ing. Ashish Kakkar, a
“cyber fraudster” and a
resident of Greater
Kailash in Delhi, was
taken into custody from
Holiday Inn hotel in Gu-
rugram on March 2, the
central agency said.
Moni Sharma
New Delhi
Days after the high-pro-
file announcement of
195 candidates, featuring
PM Modi’s candidature
from Varanasi, the BJP
on Wednesday released
its second list of 72 can-
didates from 11 states
and UTs, springing many
surprises, similar to its
first list. While the first
list of 195 saw 34 sitting
Union Ministers being
fielded, in second, BJP
included the mins name-
ly Nitin Gadkari, Piyush
Goyal, Anurag Singh
Thakur & Prahlad Joshi.
But a closer shows the
constant trend — field-
ing ministers from the
Rajya Sabha, Delhi reset
and disruptions by drop-
ping many sitting MPs.
BJP has fielded its Rajya
Sabha MP Piyush Goyal
from Mumbai North. In-
terestingly, a substantial
portion of his term as a
RS member was left. The
BJP has started this
trend, where sitting mins,
who have won from RS,
are being asked to fight
the LS polls. Continuing
with trend of fielding
former CM who either
lost or were unceremoni-
ously removed by the
party, BJP fielded such
names however dropped
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nis-
hank. Well, Khattar from
Karnal did not come as a
surprise. TURN TO P8
Union mins, ex-CMs, scions of royal families feature in BJP 2nd list
With the second list of 72 candidates, BJP
has now declared 267 names for LS polls
NITIN JAIRAM
GADKARI
Nagpur — Maharashtra
ANURAG
SINGH THAKUR
Hamirpur — Himachal
PIYUSH
GOYAL
Mumbai North
PRALHAD
JOSHI
Dharwad — Karnataka
MANOHAR LAL
KHATTAR
Karnal — Haryana
TRIVENDRA
SINGH RAWAT
Haridwar — U’khand
BASAVARAJ
BOMMAI
Haveri —K’taka
MODI’STECHDRIVEFOR
‘MADE-IN-INDIA’CHIPS
PM lays foundation of 3 semiconductor facilities worth `1.25 lakh crore
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Wednesday laid
thefoundationstonesfor3
new semiconductor plants
– 2 in Gujarat and 1 inAs-
sam. The projects, valued
`1.25 lakh crore, mark a
crucial step towards In-
dia’s efforts to become a
global hub for semicon-
ductormanufacturing.Ad-
dressing‘India’sTechade:
Chips for Viksit Bharat’
event, PM Modi said the
21st century is a technol-
ogy-driven century and
cannot be imagined with-
out electronic chips.
Made in India Chip, De-
signed in India Chip, will
take India towards self-
reliance and modernity.
PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of 3 semiconductor facilities, via VC, in New Delhi on
Wednesday. Also seen here joining event virtually are Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Gujarat CM
Bhupendar Patel, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran.
India is already a space,
nuclear and digital
power, but we will also
start the commercial production of
semiconductor products. That day is
not far when India will also become
a global power in this sector.
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
PM MODI LAUNCHES PM-SURAJ NATIONAL
PORTAL TO BENEFIT MARGINALISED SECTOR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and
Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ)
National Portal on Wednesday to benefit margin-
alised sector and approved credit assistance for 1L
entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.
‘ELECTORAL BOND DETAILS
WILL BE SHARED ON TIME’
CEC Rajiv Kumar on
Wednesday said the poll
panel has received data
on electoral bonds from SBI and
it will be disclosed on time. The
Supreme Court had set Friday
5pm deadline for the EC to
display the details on purchase
of electoral bonds.
SBI submits electoral
bonds details to ECI,
files affidavit in SC
First India Bureau
New Delhi
Two days after a rap by
the Supreme Court in
the electoral bonds case,
the SBI filed an affidavit
today, informing that it
had submitted data on
the bonds to the ECI.
The SBI has said in its
compliance affidavit
that it has submitted the
data to the poll body in
a pen drive. The data, it
has said, is on 2 PDF
files that are password-
protected.
Under now-scrapped
electoral bonds scheme,
donors could purchase
bonds to donate to parties
of their choice. But the
parties had to redeem the
bondswithin15days,fail-
ing which the amount
would go to the Prime
Minister’s relief fund.
WHAT DID SBI SAY IN ITS
AFFIDAVIT IN TOP COURT
 Total of 22,217 electoral
bonds were issued between
April 2019 and February 15,
2024, before the Supreme
Court junked the scheme.
Out of this, political parties
redeemed 22,030 bonds.
 The remaining 187 elec-
toral bonds, were redeemed
and the money deposited
in the Prime Minister’s na-
tional relief fund, according
to rules.
Saini wins trust
vote in Haryana
Assembly
We are ready for 2024 LS polls, says CEC in J&K
First India Bureau
Jammu
Chief Election Commis-
sioner Rajiv Kumar on
Wednesday said that the
Election Commission is
fully committed to con-
ducting peaceful elections
in Jammu and Kashmir
soon. “We are ready for
the 2024 Lok Sabha elec-
tion. We will ensure free
and fair elections across
the country. We request
voters across the country
including J&K to enthusi-
astically take part in the
‘festival of democracy,”
the CEC said. “People
above 85 years and those
withdisabilitywillbepro-
vided voting at home fa-
cility in J&K,” he added.
CEC Rajiv Kumar addressing
media in Jammu on Wednesday.
Strict vigil will
be maintained
on the online
cash transfers
through the
wallets in J&K.
RAJIV KUMAR, CEC
CM AT PM-SURAJ NATIONAL PORTAL EVENT
India to become
world leader with
policies of Modi,
says CM Sharma
PM Modi addressed programme organised
on the occasion of launching of PM Social
Upliftment and Employment-based Public
Welfare (PM-Suraj) National Portal and
approving loan assistance through video
conferencing from Delhi on Wednesday
Aishwary Pradhan, Bharat Dixit & Vinod S Chouhan
Jaipur
hief Minister
Bhajan Lal
Sharma attend-
ed the conference orga-
nized by Union Ministry
of Social Justice and Em-
powerment at RIC on the
occasion of the launch of
PM-Suraj National Por-
tal and mega loan distri-
bution program. The CM
said under the leadership
of PM Modi, today India
is moving towards be-
coming the best country
in the world. “His policy
and intention to make In-
dia a world leader is re-
flected in the implemen-
tation of public welfare
schemes. Today India is
creating its own special
identity as a just and pro-
gressive nation. Rajast-
han will also play its role
with full dedication and
capability to fulfill the
resolve of developed In-
dia. He said youth have a
big role in developing the
country and the state.
They are the future of
country and 21st century
will belong to India. P10
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma being greeted by Avinash Gehlot during
the PM-Suraj National Portal event at RIC, Jaipur on Wednesday.
Also present here during the occasion is Jhabar Singh Kharra.
C
ACBgrillsRPSCmember
Manju Sharma for 2 hrs
First India Bureau
Ajmer/Dungarpur
Aday after theACB team
questioned RPSC mem-
ber Sangeeta Arya about
Executive Officer (EO)
recruitment involving
Congress leader Gopal
Kesawat, the team on
Wednesday questioned
RPSC member Manju
Sharma, poet Kumar
Vishwas’ wife, for about
2 hours. ASP Surendra
Rathore said that the
complainant had given a
complaint regarding a
bribe demand and named
Manju Sharma and San-
geetaArya in EO recruit-
ment. Meanwhile, ED
attached 5 properties re-
lated to ex- RPSC mem-
ber Babulal Katara in
Bharatpur, Malpur and
Moja Rajpur of Dungar-
pur. The properties are in
name of Katara’s son
Dipesh and are valued to
be around `90 lakh. P3
SENSEX
72,761.89
906.07
BSE
21,997.70
338.00
NIFTY
INVESTORS LOSE
`14 LAKH CRORE
Investors suffered heavy
losses amounting `13.57
lakh crore as stock market
took a sharp nosedive on
Wednesday. Stocks such
as PowerGrid, NTPC, Tata
Steel, Bharti Airtel, Titan
Company, and Tata Motors
were among the leading
contributors to the losses
witnessed on the Sensex.
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02
Through the Window of History
Tenth Lok Sabha Election 1991
Rajiv’sassassination
ledtosympathywave
&sawCong’sreturn
Manoj Mathur
Jaipur
he tenth Lok Sab-
ha elections in the
country were held
in 1991. This was
the third midterm poll in
country’s history. The en-
tire election was fought
around only two issues.
First,recommendationsof
Mandal Commission and
second, Ram Janmabhoo-
mi-Babri Masjid dispute.
For this reason it was also
calledtheelectionofMan-
dal-Kamandal. It was dur-
ing this poll that former
PM Rajiv Gandhi was as-
sassinated and due to the
sympathywave,Congress
succeededincomingclos-
er to power, leaving other
parties behind. Congress
did not get full majority
but once again formed the
government with the sup-
port of Left parties. PV
NarasimhaRaowassworn
in as Prime Minister on 21
June 1991. After Lal Ba-
hadurShastri,Raowasthe
second PM of the Con-
gress who was not from
the Nehru-Gandhi family.
After the dissolution of
the Ninth Lok Sabha in
1991, the first phase of
voting for the Tenth Lok
Sabha occurred on May
20. The process was in-
terrupted by the assassi-
nation of former PM Ra-
jiv Gandhi by LTTE ter-
rorists on May 21 while
campaigning in Tamil
Nadu. Consequently, the
election was postponed
for 15 days, with the re-
maining two phases of
voting held on June 12
and June 15. Rajiv’s as-
sassination occurred after
the first phase of voting
in 211 constituencies out
of 534, resulting in vary-
ing results between stag-
es. While the Congress
was almost wiped out in
the first phase, in subse-
quent two phases it
scored a big victory due
to sympathy wave. It
won 232 seats but was 40
short of a majority. How-
ever, due to terrorism, in
the elections held in Pun-
jab on 19 February 1992,
Congress got 12 out of 13
seats, taking its tally to
244.
NARASIMHARAODIDNOTEVENCONTESTELECTIONS
PV Narasimha Rao, who became the Prime
Minister after the elections of the tenth Lok Sabha,
did not become a candidate in the 1991 elections.
Despite this, Congress chose Rao for the post of Prime
Minister. Rao later contested the Lok Sabha elections from
Nandyal seat in Andhra Pradesh and won by six and a
half lakh votes. Apart from the Nehru-Gandhi family, Rao
became the first Prime Minister who held the post of Prime
Minister for a full five years. It was during the tenure of
Narasimha Rao that the controversial Babri structure was
demolished by karsevaks in Ayodhya. It was Narasimha
Rao who brought Manmohan Singh, the former Governor
of the Reserve Bank, into politics by making him the
Finance Minister, who later became the Prime Minister
of the country twice. His tenure is also remembered for
economic reforms and liberalization in the country.
l PV Narasimha Rao becomes second Congress
Prime Minister from non-Nehru-Gandhi family
l The controversial Babri structure of Ayodhya
was demolished during this tenure
T
Bharatiya
Janata Party’s
seats increased
in the 1991 Lok Sabha
elections due to the
Ram Mandir issue. BJP
won 120 seats of which
the party won 51 seats
in UP and 20 seats in
Gujarat. 9 national and
136 regional parties
participated in this
election. Congress
performed well in
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and
Maharashtra.
BJP got the benefit
of Ram temple
CHURU LOK SABHA SEAT
Can BJP continue its winning streak from this seat?
Soubhagya Sharma
Jaipur
he Churu Lok
Sabha Constitu-
ency in Ra-
jasthan emerges
as a political mi-
crocosm, showcasing the
complex interplay of his-
torical legacies, changing
demographics, and the
evolving electoral land-
scape.
The constituency,
comprising eight Vidhan
Sabha constituencies, has
been a witness to intrigu-
ing developments, set-
ting the stage for the up-
coming 2024 Lok Sabha
elections
A General category seat,
Churu has been a BJP
stronghold since 1999.
Ram Singh Kaswan of the
BJPwon for 3 consecutive
terms, followed by his son
Rahul Kaswan doing the
same for 2 terms now.
Notably, five of Chu-
ru’s eight Vidhan Sabha
constituencies are held
by Congress, which the
party is claiming as their
path to victory in the up-
coming Lok Sabha polls.
The electoral history
of Churu reveals a fasci-
nating transition. Until
1977, the constituency
did not exist. Subse-
quently, the political
spectrum witnessed the
Janata Party era with
Daulat Ram Saran, be-
coming the first MP fol-
lowed by Congress and
Janata Dal representa-
tions.
BJPmade a substantial
impact from 1991 on-
wards.
The region displays a
literacy rate of 56.83 per
cent, reflecting a mix of
urban and rural voters.
MPs OF CHURU THUS FAR
l 1977, 1980: DAULAT RAM SARAN (Janata Party)
l 1984: MOHAR SINGH RATHORE (INC)
l 1985: NARENDRA BUDANIA (Janata Dal)
l 1989: DAULAT RAM SARAN (Janata Dal)
l 1991: RAM SINGH KASWAN (BJP)
l 1996, 1998: NARENDRA BUDANIA INC)
l 1999, 2004, 2009: RAM SINGH KASWAN (BJP)
l 2014, 2019: RAHUL KASWAN (BJP)
T
ASSEMBLY SEAT-WISE POSITION OF CHURU LS
l (10) NOHAR: Amit Chachan (INC)
l (11) BHADRA: Sanjeev Beniwal (BJP)
l (19) SADULPUR: Manoj Kumar (BSP)
l (20) TARANAGAR: Narendra Budania (INC)
l (21) SARDARSHAHAR: Anil Kumar Sharma (INC)
l (22) CHURU: Harlal Saharan (BJP)
l (23) RATANGARH: Poosaram Godara (INC)
l (24) SUJANGARH: Manoj Meghwal (INC)
DENIED TICKET, BJP MP KASWAN
QUITS PARTY GETS CONG TICKET!
It may be noted that the Lok Sabha
elections in Churu have become very
interesting this time as soon as the BJP
announced its first list of candidates. The party
fielded paralympian Devendra Jhajharia from
Churu while denying a ticket to its two-time
MP Rahul Kaswan. A miffed Kaswan quit the
party and joined the Congress on Monday
and on Tuesday Congress gave him a ticket
from Churu seat. The Churu seat has been a
BJP citadel with the Kaswan family winning
it successively since the 2004 LS polls.
Incidently, Rahul was the youngest LS MP
from State at the age of 37 when he won the
2014 general elections by defeating Bahujan
Samaj Party’s Abhinesh Maharshi.
IfyouliveinLakshadweep,
youronevotehaspowerofthirtyvotes!
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
t present, each
MP has 4
times more
voters than in
the first elec-
tion held in
1951–52. In previous
polls, where 5 lakh voters
used to elect one MP, now
around 20 lakh voters
elect one MP. Some states
are suffering a loss due to
number of LS seats being
stable. Since number of
MPs became stable, the
population has increased
significantly. Due to the
stabilization of numbers,
the political balance has
also been disturbed.
The value of votes in
all the states of the coun-
try has become unequal.
Indian MPs represent the
largest population in the
world, which is much
higher than the global av-
erage.
Due to the high popu-
lation in the parliamen-
tary constituency, the
public representatives are
not able to develop their
area properly and their
reach to the people has
also been limited. If a
representative is elected
from a smaller popula-
tion then he or she will be
able to develop his area
properly.
In delimitation done
based on 1971 Census,
one Lok Sabha seat was
created for population of
10 to 10.6 lakh in big
states, but now there has
been a lot of difference.
In our country, there is
one Lok Sabha MP for a
population of more than
25 lakh. This is the high-
est in the world.
The Constitution talks
about one MP for a max-
imum population of ten
lakh. It also says that the
number of MPs cannot
exceed 550. The Consti-
tution also mandates to
increase or decrease of
the number of seats in the
states according to the
population. Accordingly,
till 1971, the number of
seats in the country and
different states also in-
creased and decreased.
But, there has been no
change in this for the last
50 years. The result of
this was that today in UP
there is one MP for every
30 lakh people and in Ta-
mil Nadu there is one MP
for every 20 lakh people.
If we look at the mid-
year survey of 2016, an
MP from Rajasthan rep-
resents a population of 30
lakh while an MP from
Kerala represents less
than 18 lakh. MPs from
smaller states and union
territories represent
smaller populations but it
was considered neces-
sary from beginning that
at least one Lok Sabha
MP should be elected
from even smallest state.
VALUE OF VOTES
BECAME UNEQUAL AS
NUMBER OF MPS
BECAME STABLE
Malkajgiri of Telanga-
naisthelargestLokSabha
constituency in the coun-
try with 31,83,325 voters.
Whereas in Lakshadweep
the number of voters is
around 50,000.
According to this, the
voters of Lakshadweep
arethirtytimesmorepow-
erful than the voters of
other seats in the country.
If compared with Lak-
shadweep, Malkajgiri has
64 times more voters
whichmeansthatonevote
of Lakshadweep is equal
to 64 votes of Malkajgiri.
NO. OF SEATS KEPT
INCREASING TILL 1971
Delimitation was done
based on the Census of
1951, 1961 and 1971. Due
to less population increase
inthestatesofSouthIndia,
the LS seats of Hindi belt
stateswereincreased.Thus
the political power of the
southern states started de-
creasing. By linking this
with population control,
they stabilised the number
of seats.
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
30.5
13.8
6.9
5.6
4.2
3.9
LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCIES
WITH HIGHEST VOTE VALUE
n Lakshadweep
n Dadar-Nagar
n Daman & Islands
n Andaman-Nicobar
n Arunachal n Sikkim
THEYHAVETHELOWESTVALUE
l Delhi-0.8 l Rajasthan-0.9 l Madhya
Pradesh-0.9 l Karnataka-0,9 l Uttar
Pradesh-0.9 l Maharashtra-0.9
VOTEVALUEOFTHESEISONE
l Bengal l Guj l Haryana l Telangana
LAKSHADWEEP’S VOTE
IS THE MOST POWERFUL
If we compare all the states
and union territories of the
country, the value of vote of
Lakshadweep is the highest. Lak-
shadweep has 30 times more voters
than every Lok Sabha seat in the
country. In this way the average voter
of Lakshadweep is equal to 30 Indian
votes. The interesting fact is that the
total voters of the five smallest Lok
Sabha constituencies are less than
8 lakh whereas the five largest Lok
Sabha constituencies have 1.2 crore
voters which is 15 times more than
the smallest five constituencies.
27 SEATS WILL INCREASE
IN HINDI BELT
If the basic provisions of the
Constitution are implemented
as they are in today’s situ-
ation, the nature of the Lok Sabha
will change completely. There will be
an increase of 27 seats only in Hindi
speaking states like Rajasthan, Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. There will
be a reduction of 22 seats in southern
states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Kar-
nataka and Andhra Pradesh.
THE VALUE OF
VOTES IN ALL THE
STATES OF THE COUNTRY
HAS BECOME UNEQUAL
1
VOTERS INCREASED
BUT NUMBER OF
MPs REMAINED SAME
2
VOTERS PER MP
HAVE INCREASED
4 TIMES OVER THE PAST
FOUR DECADES
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IN BRIEF
Tiger tally reaches 33 in
Sariska with 3 new cubs
Alwar: Tigress ST12 from
Sariska Tiger Reserve has
once again given birth to 3
cubs. Before this, 3 cubs
each were born in 2018 &
2021. There are now a to-
tal of 33 tigers in Sariska
that includes 11 tigers, 14
tigresses and 8 cubs. P3
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New Delhi: Following
guidelines set by the Re-
serve Bank of India (RBI),
the NHAI issued an advi-
sory for Paytm FASTag
users to switch to FASTag
from other banks before
March 15, NHAI officials
said on Wednesday.
Rameshwaram Cafe blast:
NIA detains 1 from Ballari
Ballari: The National In-
vestigation Agency (NIA)
on Wednesday has de-
tained one person in con-
nection with Bengaluru’s
Rameshwaram Cafe blast
case. The suspect, Shabbir,
was detained from Ballari
in Karnataka.
PRESIDENT MURMU APPROVES
UTTARAKHAND UCC BILL 2024
President Droupadi Murmu has
approved Uttarakhand’s Uniform
Civil Code Bill, the government in the
Himalayan state said on Wednesday.
RAJNATH APPROVES EXPANSION
OF NCC BY ADDING 3L CADETS
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has
approved a proposal for expansion of
the National Cadet Corps (NCC) with
addition of 3 lakh cadet vacancies.
RUSSIA READY FOR NUCLEAR
WAR, SAYS PRESIDENT PUTIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin
said on Wednesday that Russia is
ready for a nuclear war if US harms
their sovereignty and independence.
COURT SENTENCES MUKHTAR
ANSARI TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar
Ansari sentenced to life imprison-
ment in case of forged documents for
obtaining an arms licence in 1990.
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‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’ UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI — PART 76
was performing at
Ahmedabad’s Kar-
navati Club, way
back in 2004, when Modi ji
was the Chief Minister of
Gujarat. I was singing on
stage when there was a
small commotion at the gate
and we heard Modi ji had
come. He came in and sat in
the front row, listening to
my music. I was so happy
and excited to have such a
guest in attendance that I
came down from the stage
and sat beside him to ex-
press my gratitude for mak-
ing time. I introduced my-
self as Anu Malik, and he
immediately nodded his
head with a smile, saying, I
know, I know, I do know
you. It was such an honour
for me. Many years later,
when I again had the oppor-
tunity to meet him at the
inauguration of HN Reli-
ance Foundation hospital in
Mumbai. I remember he
gave a wonderful speech at
the event enumerating the
benefits of Ayurveda, the
power of natural medicines
and yoga. Later as people
lined up to meet the PM, my
wife and I went up to Modi
ji and reminded him of the
brief meeting I had with him
at the Karnavati Club.Again
Modi ji immediately ac-
knowledged it
and said he re-
membered it
very well. He
even recalled
how I had come
down from the
stage and sat
with him for his
blessings. I can
never forget
these two mo-
ments of my
life with Modi
ji. I became a
fan of Modi ji
like everyone
else around the
world.
hen a delegation of a cream of
Kashmiri industrialists, social
workers and religious heads met
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he lis-
tened to them intently and assured them
that the problems of Kashmir would be
sorted out. He said the footfall in the tour-
ist destinations of Kashmir would be
highest. He had a belief and confidence
when he
said this that
we had not
seen earlier
in any lead-
er and we
looked at
each other
in disbelief.
How could
tourism rise
when no
one was
willing to be
here due to
the social
situation? But soon after, just one tweet
of Modi ji changed the whole scenario of
Kashmir. His first tweet was about the
famous tulip garden and it garnered mil-
lions of views, renewing the world’s inter-
est in it. Tourists started flocking in. He
had said religious tourism would be made
a reality in Kashmir. Today indeed it is so.
This has led us to believe in the truth of
the adage, ‘Modi Hai To Mumkin Hai’.
was struck by Modi ji’s im-
peccable professionalism
that goes hand in hand with
his personal humanitarian touch in
everything he does. I remember we
were set for a meeting in Gandhina-
gar regarding the Mind Champions
Academy — a programme to intro-
duce chess in schools and we were
proposing the same to the Gujarat
government. Things moved with
clockwise precision. We were
shown to the meeting room exactly
at 11 and Modi ji, as the CM of Gu-
jarat at that time, joined in soon.The
officials were all well instructed and
informed beforehand. Everyone
was ready with their homework. It
was a seamless experience and the
meeting lasted just as long as it was
needed. There
was proper
f o l l o w - u p
through emails
and other offi-
cial channels,
which gave us
point by point
details of how
we were pro-
gressing and
which were
the areas of
disagreement
if any.
I remember
I once told
Modi ji casu-
ally that I
loved Gujarati meal. He immedi-
ately told me, let me treat you to a
Gujarati thali and he took me to the
state guest house for a sumptuous
lunch. Such is his humanitarian ap-
proach despite all his professional
business. He has a strong human
side to all his professional tough-
ness as he laughs, cracks jokes and
loves to have fun. His focus at work
co-exists so well with his individ-
ual attention.
Ithasbecomeanormnowthatthe
PMwillcallandcongratulateanath-
lete if he/she achieves something
great at the world stage. This is a
greatmotivationforsportspersonsto
get a call from the PM of the country
and this elevates his/her stature.
Again this is an instance of the indi-
vidual touch I mentioned.
I was also surprised by his in-
novative approach to things. When
we organised the mega chess com-
petition (Chess Mahotsav) in De-
cember 2010 with 20,000 partici-
pants and entered the Guinness
Book of Records as the largest such
simultaneous display in the world
at a single venue, all the table
clothes were ordered in black and
white colours so that they could
create a chessboard pattern. When
an aerial shot was taken, the whole
stadium sported the look of a chess-
board due to the black and white
table clothes. Modi ji had visual-
ised the whole thing beforehand
and instructed to plan the event ac-
cordingly. Also the organisation of
the event was flawless. Buses were
deployed by the state government
to bring volunteers to the venue
from all across the state. Even sev-
eral international grandmasters
were invited and hosted by the gov-
ernment to be a part of the event.
Similarly, when the chess olym-
piad was organised, there was no
concept of a rally torch like it hap-
pens in the Olympics. But Modi ji,
in another display of imagination
and his innovative spirit, introduced
the concept of a torch rally for the
chess olympiad and how it has be-
come an important part of the event.
These things really make him stand
apart as a leader par excellence.
I
W
I
Modi sahab’s one
tweet changed the
whole J&K scenario
Modi’sprofessionalismco-
existswithindividualtouch
Vishwanathan Anand
Chess Grandmaster
Anu Malik
Music Director
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
You read PART 75
on MARCH 7, 2024
NaMo
LEADERPAR
EXCELLENCE
PM Narendra Modi
Darakshan Andrabi
Chairman, Waqf Board J&K
The narrators underscore Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s exceptional professionalism coupled with his genuine empathy in
every aspect of his work. They highlight his distinct manner of connecting with people, never forgetting previous interactions.
During a meeting with a delegation comprising leading Kashmiri industrialists, social advocates, and religious figures, PM Modi
attentively heard their perspectives and offered assurances regarding the issues confronting Kashmir and beyond.
HOW I BECAME
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Through the Window of History
Tenth Lok Sabha Election 1991
Rajiv’sassassination
ledtosympathywave
&sawCong’sreturn
Manoj Mathur
Jaipur
he tenth Lok Sab-
ha elections in the
country were held
in 1991. This was
the third midterm poll in
country’s history. The en-
tire election was fought
around only two issues.
First,recommendationsof
Mandal Commission and
second, Ram Janmabhoo-
mi-Babri Masjid dispute.
For this reason it was also
calledtheelectionofMan-
dal-Kamandal. It was dur-
ing this poll that former
PM Rajiv Gandhi was as-
sassinated and due to the
sympathywave,Congress
succeededincomingclos-
er to power, leaving other
parties behind. Congress
did not get full majority
but once again formed the
government with the sup-
port of Left parties. PV
NarasimhaRaowassworn
in as Prime Minister on 21
June 1991. After Lal Ba-
hadurShastri,Raowasthe
second PM of the Con-
gress who was not from
the Nehru-Gandhi family.
After the dissolution of
the Ninth Lok Sabha in
1991, the first phase of
voting for the Tenth Lok
Sabha occurred on May
20. The process was in-
terrupted by the assassi-
nation of former PM Ra-
jiv Gandhi by LTTE ter-
rorists on May 21 while
campaigning in Tamil
Nadu. Consequently, the
election was postponed
for 15 days, with the re-
maining two phases of
voting held on June 12
and June 15. Rajiv’s as-
sassination occurred after
the first phase of voting
in 211 constituencies out
of 534, resulting in vary-
ing results between stag-
es. While the Congress
was almost wiped out in
the first phase, in subse-
quent two phases it
scored a big victory due
to sympathy wave. It
won 232 seats but was 40
short of a majority. How-
ever, due to terrorism, in
the elections held in Pun-
jab on 19 February 1992,
Congress got 12 out of 13
seats, taking its tally to
244.
NARASIMHARAODIDNOTEVENCONTESTELECTIONS
PV Narasimha Rao, who became the Prime
Minister after the elections of the tenth Lok Sabha,
did not become a candidate in the 1991 elections.
Despite this, Congress chose Rao for the post of Prime
Minister. Rao later contested the Lok Sabha elections from
Nandyal seat in Andhra Pradesh and won by six and a
half lakh votes. Apart from the Nehru-Gandhi family, Rao
became the first Prime Minister who held the post of Prime
Minister for a full five years. It was during the tenure of
Narasimha Rao that the controversial Babri structure was
demolished by karsevaks in Ayodhya. It was Narasimha
Rao who brought Manmohan Singh, the former Governor
of the Reserve Bank, into politics by making him the
Finance Minister, who later became the Prime Minister
of the country twice. His tenure is also remembered for
economic reforms and liberalization in the country.
l PV Narasimha Rao becomes second Congress
Prime Minister from non-Nehru-Gandhi family
l The controversial Babri structure of Ayodhya
was demolished during this tenure
T Bharatiya
Janata Party’s
seats increased
in the 1991 Lok Sabha
elections due to the
Ram Mandir issue. BJP
won 120 seats of which
the party won 51 seats
in UP and 20 seats in
Gujarat. 9 national and
136 regional parties
participated in this
election. Congress
performed well in
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and
Maharashtra.
BJP got the benefit
of Ram temple
CHURU LOK SABHA SEAT
Can BJP continue its winning streak from this seat?
Soubhagya Sharma
Jaipur
he Churu Lok
Sabha Constitu-
ency in Ra-
jasthan emerges
as a political mi-
crocosm, showcasing the
complex interplay of his-
torical legacies, changing
demographics, and the
evolving electoral land-
scape.
The constituency,
comprising eight Vidhan
Sabha constituencies, has
been a witness to intrigu-
ing developments, set-
ting the stage for the up-
coming 2024 Lok Sabha
elections
A General category seat,
Churu has been a BJP
stronghold since 1999.
Ram Singh Kaswan of the
BJPwon for 3 consecutive
terms, followed by his son
Rahul Kaswan doing the
same for 2 terms now.
Notably, five of Chu-
ru’s eight Vidhan Sabha
constituencies are held
by Congress, which the
party is claiming as their
path to victory in the up-
coming Lok Sabha polls.
The electoral history
of Churu reveals a fasci-
nating transition. Until
1977, the constituency
did not exist. Subse-
quently, the political
spectrum witnessed the
Janata Party era with
Daulat Ram Saran, be-
coming the first MP fol-
lowed by Congress and
Janata Dal representa-
tions.
BJPmade a substantial
impact from 1991 on-
wards.
The region displays a
literacy rate of 56.83 per
cent, reflecting a mix of
urban and rural voters.
MPs OF CHURU THUS FAR
l 1977, 1980: DAULAT RAM SARAN (Janata Party)
l 1984: MOHAR SINGH RATHORE (INC)
l 1985: NARENDRA BUDANIA (Janata Dal)
l 1989: DAULAT RAM SARAN (Janata Dal)
l 1991: RAM SINGH KASWAN (BJP)
l 1996, 1998: NARENDRA BUDANIA INC)
l 1999, 2004, 2009: RAM SINGH KASWAN (BJP)
l 2014, 2019: RAHUL KASWAN (BJP)
T
ASSEMBLY SEAT-WISE POSITION OF CHURU LS
l (10) NOHAR: Amit Chachan (INC)
l (11) BHADRA: Sanjeev Beniwal (BJP)
l (19) SADULPUR: Manoj Kumar (BSP)
l (20) TARANAGAR: Narendra Budania (INC)
l (21) SARDARSHAHAR: Anil Kumar Sharma (INC)
l (22) CHURU: Harlal Saharan (BJP)
l (23) RATANGARH: Poosaram Godara (INC)
l (24) SUJANGARH: Manoj Meghwal (INC)
DENIED TICKET, BJP MP KASWAN
QUITS PARTY GETS CONG TICKET!
It may be noted that the Lok Sabha
elections in Churu have become very
interesting this time as soon as the BJP
announced its first list of candidates. The party
fielded paralympian Devendra Jhajharia from
Churu while denying a ticket to its two-time
MP Rahul Kaswan. A miffed Kaswan quit the
party and joined the Congress on Monday
and on Tuesday Congress gave him a ticket
from Churu seat. The Churu seat has been a
BJP citadel with the Kaswan family winning
it successively since the 2004 LS polls.
Incidently, Rahul was the youngest LS MP
from State at the age of 37 when he won the
2014 general elections by defeating Bahujan
Samaj Party’s Abhinesh Maharshi.
IfyouliveinLakshadweep,
youronevotehaspowerofthirtyvotes!
Pankaj Soni
Jaipur
t present, each
MP has 4
times more
voters than in
the first elec-
tion held in
1951–52. In previous
polls, where 5 lakh voters
used to elect one MP, now
around 20 lakh voters
elect one MP. Some states
are suffering a loss due to
number of LS seats being
stable. Since number of
MPs became stable, the
population has increased
significantly. Due to the
stabilization of numbers,
the political balance has
also been disturbed.
The value of votes in
all the states of the coun-
try has become unequal.
Indian MPs represent the
largest population in the
world, which is much
higher than the global av-
erage.
Due to the high popu-
lation in the parliamen-
tary constituency, the
public representatives are
not able to develop their
area properly and their
reach to the people has
also been limited. If a
representative is elected
from a smaller popula-
tion then he or she will be
able to develop his area
properly.
In delimitation done
based on 1971 Census,
one Lok Sabha seat was
created for population of
10 to 10.6 lakh in big
states, but now there has
been a lot of difference.
In our country, there is
one Lok Sabha MP for a
population of more than
25 lakh. This is the high-
est in the world.
The Constitution talks
about one MP for a max-
imum population of ten
lakh. It also says that the
number of MPs cannot
exceed 550. The Consti-
tution also mandates to
increase or decrease of
the number of seats in the
states according to the
population. Accordingly,
till 1971, the number of
seats in the country and
different states also in-
creased and decreased.
But, there has been no
change in this for the last
50 years. The result of
this was that today in UP
there is one MP for every
30 lakh people and in Ta-
mil Nadu there is one MP
for every 20 lakh people.
If we look at the mid-
year survey of 2016, an
MP from Rajasthan rep-
resents a population of 30
lakh while an MP from
Kerala represents less
than 18 lakh. MPs from
smaller states and union
territories represent
smaller populations but it
was considered neces-
sary from beginning that
at least one Lok Sabha
MP should be elected
from even smallest state.
VALUE OF VOTES
BECAME UNEQUAL AS
NUMBER OF MPS
BECAME STABLE
Malkajgiri of Telanga-
naisthelargestLokSabha
constituency in the coun-
try with 31,83,325 voters.
Whereas in Lakshadweep
the number of voters is
around 50,000.
According to this, the
voters of Lakshadweep
arethirtytimesmorepow-
erful than the voters of
other seats in the country.
If compared with Lak-
shadweep, Malkajgiri has
64 times more voters
whichmeansthatonevote
of Lakshadweep is equal
to 64 votes of Malkajgiri.
NO. OF SEATS KEPT
INCREASING TILL 1971
Delimitation was done
based on the Census of
1951, 1961 and 1971. Due
to less population increase
inthestatesofSouthIndia,
the LS seats of Hindi belt
stateswereincreased.Thus
the political power of the
southern states started de-
creasing. By linking this
with population control,
they stabilised the number
of seats.
A
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
30.5
13.8
6.9
5.6
4.2
3.9
LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCIES
WITH HIGHEST VOTE VALUE
n Lakshadweep
n Dadar-Nagar
n Daman & Islands
n Andaman-Nicobar
n Arunachal n Sikkim
THEYHAVETHELOWESTVALUE
l Delhi-0.8 l Rajasthan-0.9 l Madhya
Pradesh-0.9 l Karnataka-0,9 l Uttar
Pradesh-0.9 l Maharashtra-0.9
VOTEVALUEOFTHESEISONE
l Bengal l Guj l Haryana l Telangana
LAKSHADWEEP’S VOTE
IS THE MOST POWERFUL
If we compare all the states
and union territories of the
country, the value of vote of
Lakshadweep is the highest. Lak-
shadweep has 30 times more voters
than every Lok Sabha seat in the
country. In this way the average voter
of Lakshadweep is equal to 30 Indian
votes. The interesting fact is that the
total voters of the five smallest Lok
Sabha constituencies are less than
8 lakh whereas the five largest Lok
Sabha constituencies have 1.2 crore
voters which is 15 times more than
the smallest five constituencies.
27 SEATS WILL INCREASE
IN HINDI BELT
If the basic provisions of the
Constitution are implemented
as they are in today’s situ-
ation, the nature of the Lok Sabha
will change completely. There will be
an increase of 27 seats only in Hindi
speaking states like Rajasthan, Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. There will
be a reduction of 22 seats in southern
states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Kar-
nataka and Andhra Pradesh.
THE VALUE OF
VOTES IN ALL THE
STATES OF THE COUNTRY
HAS BECOME UNEQUAL
1
VOTERS INCREASED
BUT NUMBER OF
MPs REMAINED SAME
2
VOTERS PER MP
HAVE INCREASED
4 TIMES OVER THE PAST
FOUR DECADES
3

3 NEW MEMBERS OF SARISKA FAMILY SPOTTED
Sariska tiger tally reaches 33 with ST-12’s 3 cubs
Nirmal Tiwari
Alwar/Jaipur
igress ST 12
from Sariska
Tiger Reserve
has once again given
birth to 3 cubs. Before
this, three cubs each were
born in 2018 and 2021. In
this way a single tigress
has given birth to 9 tigers
in 5 years. Tigress ST-12
has been seen with her
three cubs in Talvriksha
range. After this, there
are now a total of 33 ti-
gers in Sariska of which
there are 11 tigers, 14 ti-
gresses and 8 cubs.
Forest Minister Sanjay
Sharma said, “Tigress ST
has given birth to 3 cubs
in Talvriksha range. The
cubs appear to be more
than one and a half
months old. But now the
number of tigers has in-
creased in Talvriksha
range also.
The pictures of the
new cub and the tigress
have been received by
the Sariska administra-
tion through a camera
trap.”
On this occasion CM
Bhajanlal Sharma posted
on social media platform
and said, “Nature’s
unique heritage, tigers,
are essential for a favora-
ble ecosystem. Our gov-
ernment is committed to
the conservation and pro-
motion of the ‘national
animal’tiger, a symbol of
strength, beauty and
strength.”
The chief minister
stressed that the “exist-
ence of tigers, a unique
heritage of nature, is ex-
tremely important for the
ecosystem”.
Tigress ST-12 has been spotted with her three cubs in Talvriksha
range of Sariska Tiger Reserve on Wednesday.
To revive the tiger
population in Sariska,
a rehabilitation
programme was
started in 2008 by
bringing two tigers
from Ranthambore
National Park in
Sawai Madhopur
district to Sariska
which is spread over
1213.34 square kms
in the Aravalli Hills
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clashwithcopsduringprotest
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur
In Jaipur on Wednesday ,
there was a clash be-
tween NSUI activists and
the police during a pro-
test march. The police
baton-charged the NSUI
activists and dispersed
them. The organization’s
state president said, “On
the orders of the govern-
ment, the police baton-
charged us. This reflects
low mentality of BJP.”
In fact, in Jaipur, NSUI
activists were planning to
march from the Martyrs’
Memorial to the BJP
headquarters in protest
against the statement
made by BJP MP Anant
Hegde. However, the po-
lice barricaded the Mar-
tyrs’ Memorial before-
hand, stopping the NSUI
activists. This angered
the NSUI workers, who
attempted to break
through the barricades.
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur/Dungarpur
The Enforcement Direc-
torate has attached 5
properties related to for-
mer RPSC member Bab-
ulal Katara . The action
was taken in Bhaatpur,
Malpur and Moja Rajpur
where 4 agricultural land
and 1 commercial land
was attached by the offi-
cials while taking action
under PMLA.
The properties are in
the name of Katara’s son
Dipesh Katara and are
valued to be around Rs
90 lakhs while the market
value is said to be about
Rs 1 crore 50 lakhs. The
team from the Enforce-
ment Directorate in
Jaipur arrived at the tehsil
office on Wednesday and
completed the initial doc-
umentation process first.
Later, they marked all
five properties with the
police force accompany-
ing them and affixed a
board declaring the own-
ership under ED.
Govt extends
liquor licence
period by three
months till June
Govt staff protests
against BLO duty
on Holi; demand
reversal of orders
7 IPS transferred in
late night shuffle; 5
dist’s SPs changed
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur
The government has ex-
tended the license period
of existing liquor shops
in Rajasthan by three
months. Now the existing
shop operators will be
able to operate these
shops till June 30.
Shop operators whose
guarantee (target amount
for depositing tax by sell-
ing liquor) has not been
fulfilled, have been given
permission to deposit this
amount till June 30.
However, more than half
of these are not in favor
of renewing the license
because at present these
shops are not able to
meet their target, due to
which their operators
now want to close them
by 31st March.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The government employ-
ees are protesting against
orders of BLO’s sitting at
the booth on the festival
of Holi. The Rajasthan
Shikshak Sangh has sub-
mitted a memorandum to
the Election Department
demanding the cancella-
tion of the orders.
State Vice President
Basant Jindal said that
Holi is the main festival
of Hindus and with this
order, BLOs won’t be
able to celebrate Holi
with their families at
home.In this regard, this
order should be immedi-
ately canceled.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
7 IPS were transferred on
Wednesday night. Abhi-
jeet Singh, has been
transferred to CID CB
Jaipur while Dungarpur
SP Shyam Singh as dy
commissioner in Police
HQ. Monica Sen posted
as SPDungarpur. Laksh-
man Das, SP of Pratap-
garh. Kundan Kanwaria
has been sent to Balotra.
Brijesh Jyoti Upadhyay
to Karauli while Sumeet
Mehrada who was who
was till now SPin Karau-
li has been transferred to
Dholpur as SP.
ACB raids one more doctor
in DA case, this time in Dausa
CBI court sentences ex-postal assistant to 5 yrs’ RI & fine
First India Bureau
Jaipur
The Court of Special
Judge, CBI Cases, Jaipur
has today sentenced
Nimit Choudhary, the
then Sorting Assistant,
Railway Mail Services,
Postal Department,
Ajmer to 05 Years’ Rig-
orous Imprisonment with
fine of Rs. 20,50,000/- in
a corruption case related
to misappropriation of
government money to the
tune of Rs. 43.53 lacs.
A case was registered
by CBI on 09.01.2014
against two accused per-
sons namely Mohini
Gupta, the then Manager
and Shri Nimit Choud-
hary, the then SortingAs-
sistant both from RMS,
Postal Department,
Ajmer. During investiga-
tion accused Mohini
Gupta, Manager died.
After successful investi-
gation, a chargesheet was
filed on 28.01.2015, fol-
lowed by a supplemen-
tary chargesheet on
09.07.2015.
The Trial Court found
the accused Shri Nimit
Choudhary guilty and ac-
cordingly sentenced him.
CBI cited 60 witnesses
and 973 documents/evi-
dences in support of the
charges which stood test
of trial in the Court.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Dausa
One more doctor is in
ACB net. After Dr Ran-
jan Lamba ACB has tak-
en action against Dr
Dinesh Meena in Dausa.
The team arrived in
Mahwa on Wednesday
morning after the SOG
action in Dausa with ref-
erence to allegations of
acquisition of dispropor-
tionate assets. Search op-
eration was conducted at
three locations of senior
medical officer which in-
cluded his residence in
Mahwa & at one more
location along with a
place in his village.
During this search,
some members of the
family are also under the
target ofACB. The issue
of earning money ille-
gally has come to light
which may have been in-
vested in various ave-
nues. Additional SP of
ACB Lalit Sharma led
this raid with several of-
ficers. After receiving
information about invest-
ing money in some plac-
es, another team is also
carrying out similar in-
vestigations at various
places in Bharatpur.
ACB raids locations related to
Bikaner’s Dist Education Officer
First India Bureau
Bikaner
In a big action against
corruption, theACB raid-
ed the Jodhpur location
of Bikaner District Ex-
cise Officer Mohan Lal
poonia in a matter related
to disproportionate as-
sets. Raids were also
conducted at his loca-
tions in Bikaner.
ACB Deputy Inspector
General Harinder Ma-
havar of Jodhpur re-
vealed that documents
related to approximately
10 residential and agri-
cultural properties were
found at various loca-
tions under the name of
the accused and his rela-
tives. These properties
are being valued in the
crore. The operation was
conducted under the
leadership of additional
SP Om Prakash.
31 major minerals blocks
auctioned till March 13
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Rajasthan has set a new
record in the auction of
major mineral blocks un-
der the leadership of
Chief Minister Bhajanlal
Sharma.
The mines department
has successfully auc-
tioned 31 major minerals
blocks through the Gov-
ernment of India’s e-por-
tal till March 13 in this
financial year. Mines
Secretary Anandhi said
that the auction of 15
blocks of limestone was
done from February 21 to
March 13.
She said that according
to the progress report re-
leased from the Mines
Ministry, in this financial
year till March 1, 2024,
22 major mineral blocks
were auctioned in Mad-
hya Pradesh and Ra-
jasthan each. After this,
with the auction of 9
more blocks till March
13, a total of 31 major
mineral blocks have been
auctioned in Rajasthan
which is the highest in
the entire country.
Edu secy issues notice
after surprise check
46 engineers transferred
to ERCP ahead of launch
First India Bureau
Jaipur
With the change of gov-
ernment in Rajasthan, a
series of meticulous in-
spections of officials has
begun. Following the
scrutiny of CS Sudhansh
Pant, now other officials
are also undergoing simi-
lar inspections.
In line with this, the
Secretary of the Educa-
tion Department,
KrishnaKunal,conduct-
ed an inspection in the
sections of the Education
Department at the Secre-
tariat on Wednesday.
During this process,
upon finding several of-
ficials and employees
absent, he expressed dis-
satisfaction and ordered
notices to be issued de-
manding explanations
from eve-
r y o n e .
Krishna
Kunal ar-
rived at
the office
at 9:45
AM and
directly proceeded to in-
spect the sections of the
Education Department.
During this time, 9 offi-
cials and employees were
not present at their desig-
nated locations.
Expressing displeasure
over this, Krishna Kunal
questioned the present of-
ficials about the absence
of the absent officials and
employees.
First India Bureau
Jaipur
Chief Minister Bhajanlal
Sharma and Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat have
played an important role
in dedicating the Parvati-
Kalisindh-Chambal Link
(Integrated ERCP) proj-
ect for drinking water,
irrigation and industrial
development in Eastern
Rajasthan, Water Re-
sources Minister Suresh
Singh Rawat said.
He said that this pro-
ject will soon be imple-
mented and the state gov-
ernment is working at a
fast pace in this direction.
Rawat said that this
ambitious project of the
state was stalled for many
years.
He said that this pro-
ject will prove to be a
lifeline for the farmers
and common people in
eastern Rajasthan.
The department on
Wednesday transferred
46 engineers and person-
nel of the Water Resourc-
es Department to the
ERCP office. These in-
clude 27 engineers, 7
non-gazetted (engineer
cadre) and 12 non-gazett-
ed (ministerial cadre)
personnel.
Ex-RPSCmemberKatara’s
5propertiesseizedbyED
First India Bureau
Ajmer
The team of Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB)
Jaipur reached Rajasthan
Public Service Commis-
sion (RPSC) Ajmer on
Wednesday at around 11
am and interrogated Ku-
mar Vishwas’ wife -
RPSC member Manju
Sharma for about 2 hours.
The ACB team left the
RPSC after two hours of
questioning. After com-
ing out, Additional SP
Surendra Rathore while
talking to the media said
that in Jaipur ACB, com-
plainant Vikas had given
a complaint regarding a
bribe demand and named
commission members
Manju Sharma and San-
geetaArya in EO recruit-
ment. The first 4 accused
have been arrested.
RPSC member Manju
Sharma has also been
questioned regarding this
recruitment. Other peo-
ple will also be interro-
gated in this case. The
former CS’s wife was
also interrogated on
Tuesday. The ACB team
reached the house of Dr.
Sangeeta Arya and in-
quired about EO recruit-
ment and Gopal
Kesawat.
RPSC member Manju grilled by ACB for 2 hours
One of the properties of Babulal Katara being seized by officials on Wednesday.
NSUI members clashing with cops on Wednesday. NAIM KHAN
NSUI workers burn effigy during protest on Wednesday.
The baton charge
on the NSUI
youth activists,
who were protesting
against the threat of
BJP MP Anant Hegde to
change the Constitution
and then opposing it
within its constitutional
framework, is evidence
of the BJP’s authoritarian
tendencies. Salute
to the courage and
commitment of all the
brave young workers
of NSUI who were
injured in defense of the
Constitution.
Ashok Gehlot
@AshokGehlot51
The case was
registered by CBI
almost a decade ago
in 2014, while
chargesheets were
filed following year

RAJASTHAN 04
AAm SuchAnA
Every cfeif person and general person informed that plot/House
No. 10 A measuring 727.48 sft and part of plat No. 11 Measuring
403”61 Sq ft. Total Measuring 1131.09 sqft Situated in aararji No.
11037/4961, Pusa Nagar Colony Shahapura purchased by Shree
Satyanarayan Mundra through Rasisterd Sale deed dated 15/7/2022
from Saurabh Mansinghka and said Shree Satyanarayan Mundara
is to be taken loan from LIC HFL Bhilwara on the said Plot/House
property. But document Regd Release deed dated 7/7/20221 LR of
said Shree late Kamal Kumar Mansinghka (Not more LR)
Therefore any objection is invited by any related person for the
said loan within 15 days from the date of said Aam Suchana.
Any objection will be not entertain after expired of the said 15 days.
R.P. chaturvedi
“Advocate”, Bhilwara
CLEANLINESS DRIVE
Dr Somya launches ‘Ghumo Jaipur’
First India Bureau
Jaipur
aipur Munici-
palCorporation
Greater Mayor
Dr Somya has taken an
initiative on the theme of
“Ghumo Jaipur” under
which she will be seen
going across the parks
and other places of Jaipur
during morning hours in
a bid to keep these places
clean with the participa-
tion of people. Under this
initiative, she reached
Jaipur’s well-known
place for morning walk-
ers, Jawahar Circle Park.
She reached there at
about 6 Am and partici-
pated in yoga exercises
along with the people.
She also ran in the park
anddistributedcarrybags
made of cloth to the peo-
ple present in the park.
On this occasion, she re-
quested the people to
throw the garbage in the
bins and to use the carry
bagsmadeofclothsothat
theuseofsingle-useplas-
tic can be minimized.
Dr Somya participated in yoga exercises along with the local residents under ‘Ghumo Jaipur’
initiative at Jawahar Circle Park in Jaipur on Wednesday.
J
Jaipur: Advocate
Manish Patel has been
appointed as Additional
Advocate General of
the state. In an order is-
sued by the law depart-
ment his appointment
was made in Jodhpur
main bench of Ra-
jasthan High Court.
Manish Patel is the son
of law minister Jogar-
am Patel.
Manish Patel appt
Additional Advocate
General in Raj HC
Sanchore: A 35-year-
old man, his minor son
and another member of
their family died in a
collision between a car
a trolley in Sanchore
district, police said on
Wednesday. Police Sub-
Inspector Ganga Prasad
said the car rammed into
the trolley from behind
on National Highway 68
near the Karola crossing
late Tuesday night.
Three members of a
family killed in road
accident in Sanchore
Jaipur: Padao Restau-
rant, a famous food joint
at Nahargarh will re-
main closed on Thurs-
day as the RTDC Con-
clave will be organized.
The inauguration of
Saras Parlour along with
the cultural evening and
RTDC session will be
the highlights of the
event. Deputy CM Diya
Kumari will be the
chief guest of the event.
Padao restaurant to
be closed today for
RTDC conclave
IN BRIEF
Jaipur: After 38 years,
the nation’s first family
court will soon get its
own building. On the
land on which the build-
ing will be constructed,
the work has started to
remove the existing
structure. The foundation
stone will be laid soon.
India’s 1st family
court to get own
building
Jaipurliquortrader’smurderplot
foiled,paroleesheldwithfirearms
These criminals were tasked with murdering a liquor businessman
First India Bureau
Jaipur
In theAlwar murder case,
three miscreants who had
been freed on parole from
jail had been apprehend-
ed by Jaipur Police with
firearms with them. It be-
came clear during ques-
tioning that these crimi-
nals had come to Jaipur to
kill a liquor businessman
rather than set up a hide-
out. Using the Signal app,
these criminals were
tasked with murdering a
liquor businessman from
the Ajmer high-security
jail. The Harmada police
station apprehended all
three of the miscreants
even before they killed
anyone. Knowing ex-
actly where the liquor
businessman was hiding,
they set out early on
Monday morning to car-
ry out the murder. The
miscreants were taken
away with a scooter, a
handgun, and a country-
made pistol, together
with seven rounds.
CRIME
ROUNDUP
The three accused Urvesh Meena, Kush Agarwal, Akash Banjara.
SI paper leak: 6 sent to police remand
First India Bureau
Jaipur
A local court here on
Wednesday remanded
six accused of Ra-
jasthan Police Sub In-
spector Recruitment
Examination-2021 pa-
per leak case till March
19. SOG sought re-
mand for Harshvardhan
Meena, Rajendra Ya-
dav, Rajendra Yadav,
Shivratan Moth, Jag-
dish Siyag and his sis-
ter Indubala for further
interrogation and col-
lecting evidence.
CMM-2 Poonaram
Godara gave police re-
mand of all 6 accused
till March 19. The oth-
er accused in the case
Naresh Kumar, Rajesh-
war, Surendra Kumar,
Karanpal Godara,
Vivek Bhambu, Mano-
har Lal, Gopiram,
Shravan Kumar, Roh-
itash Kumar, Prem-
sukhi, Ekta, Bhagwati,
Narangi and Chanchal
Kumari are on remand
till March 18. Hearing
will be held tomorrow
on illegal detention and
not giving notice of
section 41 before ar-
rest. Advocate Vipul
Sharma, on behalf of
the accused, has chal-
lenged the arrest in the
application.
JAIPUR RAIDS: COMMISSIONERATE TEAM NABS
SMUGGLERS, SEIZES DRUGS WORTH `20 LAKH
Jaipur: Under the command of SP Brijesh Jyoti
Upadhyay, the Bari police station started action
against illegal ganja and
detained accused Jeetu Thakur
while smuggling it. 85 kilograms
of illegal ganja were recovered
from the accused’s hands, with
a street value of roughly Rs 20
lakh. It was a collaborative effort
by DST, QRT, and the Bari police
station. The commissionerate special team raided Jawahar
Nagar, Galata Gate, and Kanota police stations in Jaipur,
led by Additional Police Commissioner Kailash Vishnoi.
The crew apprehended three female smugglers.
Sanitation workers protest!
The meeting between the
govt and the protesting
sanitation workers has not
yielded any results. In a late
evening meeting the govt
rejected the conditions of
the union of the sanitation
workers. The organisation
demanded the inclusion
of candidates from the
Valmiki community in the
recruitment who have
previously worked in
sanitation on a contract
or temporary basis in
municipal bodies. The state
govt refused to accept the
demand to facilitate their
joining without including
them in the lottery. Due to
the ongoing strike heaps of
garbage were seen piled up
in the Walled City and other
parts of Jaipur.
NAIM KHAN
Kota Shiv Baraat case:
Organiser’s grandson
succumbs to injuries
Saman was cremated in Kota on Wednesday morning.
First India Bureau
Kota
A boy who was electro-
cuted during a Shivratri
parade in Kota’s Kunhadi
police station area died in
the hospital last night,
five days later. This child
was the Shiv Baraat or-
ganizer’s grandson. The
organizer and his brother
were taken out of jail in
police custody to attend
their grandson’s funeral.
This marks the second
death in the tragedy.
Councilor Anu Kumar
stated that on Tuesday,
the court sentenced the
organizer and his brother
to jail. Saman’s grandfa-
ther was informed of his
death late at night while
in jail. Badrilal and Bab-
ulal were returned home
from jail on Wednesday
morning, in whose pres-
ence were the final rit-
uals performed. As
soon as Badrilal and
Babulal arrived home,
they burst into tears.
Kirodi Meena criticises Congress over nepotism CAA claims
Soil collapse
claims lives of 2
labourers in Sirohi
Maulvi gets lifer
for sodomy of
minor in Kota
First India Bureau
Jaipur
After Vaibhav Gehlot son
of former CMAshok Ge-
hlot has been given the
ticket from Sirohi – Ja-
lore Lok Sabha seat,
cabinet minister Dr Ki-
rodi Lal Meena has at-
tacked the former CM
and the congress party
over nepotism. Meena
said Ashok Gehlot is
worried today about how
his son will become a
Member of Parliament?
He said that Sonia Gan-
dhi is concerned about
how Rahul will become
Prime Minister. He com-
pared this with the BJP
and said that Modi Ji and
the BJP are concerned
about the country.
Speaking on the im-
plementation of CAA,
Meenaa said that the
Congress leaders should
not make false state-
ments, and reacting to
the recent statement of
Congress leader Sachin
Pilot on CAA he said
that Pilot should not
make false statements.
PTI
Sirohi
Two labourers died of
suffocation after they got
trapped due to sudden
collapse of the soil in
Abu Road area of Sirohi
district on Wednesday,
police said.
Theaccidenttookplace
this morning when four
labourers were laying
pipes in the pit dug for
sewerage, they said. A
police official said that
the work of laying a
sewerage pipe was go-
ing on in Hina Colony
and the four labourers
were working in a 10
feet deep pit.
First India Bureau
Kota
A maulvi has been sen-
tenced to life imprison-
ment for sodomising a
minor boy. POCSO court
no- 3 of Kota punished
the maulvi for this of-
fence and also imposed a
fine of Rs 21 thousand.
Special public prosecutor
Lalit Sharma informed
that a minor child in his
report lodged in Bud-
hadeetpolicestationcom-
plained about his ordeal.
He also said that Maulvi
had threatened him with
dire consequences if he
told about the crime.
Congress optimistic for
Lok Sabha polls: Pilot
Criminals will not be
spared, says Bedham
ANI
Tonk
Congress leader Sachin
Pilot on Wednesday ex-
uded confidence in the
names announced by the
party for the upcoming
Lok Sabha elections and
stated that the candidates
who have a good chance
of winning have been
given the opportunity.
On the announcement
oftencongresscandidates
in Rajasthan’s second list,
Pilot said that after care-
ful study by the AICC
(All India Congress
Committee), winning
candidates have been
fielded from Rajasthan.
Pilot emphasized the
Congress’ optimism for
the upcoming elections,
citing instances of sit-
ting Lok Sabha MPs
from Haryana and Ra-
jasthan leaving the BJP
to join Congress.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner
Minister of State for
Home Jawahar Singh
Bedham was given a
grand welcome under the
leadership of District
President Jalam Singh
BhatiandDistrictGeneral
Secretary Mohan Surana
in Bikaner on Monday. In
a conversation with FIN,
Bedham said that crimes
had increased due to the
appeasement done by the
previous govt, but now
the BJP govt under the
leadership of CM Bhajan
Lal Sharma has zero tol-
erance on criminals.
Sachin Pilot met people
at residence in Jaipur on
Wednesday.
Jawahar Singh Bedham being
welcomed in Bikaner.
Kirodi Lal Meena addressing an
event in Jaipur on Wednesday.
The organiser
and his brother
were taken out of
jail in police
custody to attend
their grandson’s
funeral in Kota
FAKE KIDNAPPING:
TRIO ARRESTED IN JPR
Jaipur District East’s
special team and
Pratap Nagar police
station on Wednesday
arrested three youths who
had kidnapped a minor and
demanded a ransom of Rs
5 lakh. The minor himself,
along with his friends, had
created a false story of
kidnapping and ransom.
The minor incurred a loan
for investing money in trad-
ing, after which, to repay
the loan, he along with his
friends hatched a con-
spiracy of kidnapping and
ransom. The kidnapped
child invests money in
trading.

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‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’ UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI — PART 76
was performing at
Ahmedabad’s Kar-
navati Club, way
back in 2004, when Modi ji
was the Chief Minister of
Gujarat. I was singing on
stage when there was a
small commotion at the gate
and we heard Modi ji had
come. He came in and sat in
the front row, listening to
my music. I was so happy
and excited to have such a
guest in attendance that I
came down from the stage
and sat beside him to ex-
press my gratitude for mak-
ing time. I introduced my-
self as Anu Malik, and he
immediately nodded his
head with a smile, saying, I
know, I know, I do know
you. It was such an honour
for me. Many years later,
when I again had the oppor-
tunity to meet him at the
inauguration of HN Reli-
ance Foundation hospital in
Mumbai. I remember he
gave a wonderful speech at
the event enumerating the
benefits of Ayurveda, the
power of natural medicines
and yoga. Later as people
lined up to meet the PM, my
wife and I went up to Modi
ji and reminded him of the
brief meeting I had with him
at the Karnavati Club.Again
Modi ji immediately ac-
knowledged it
and said he re-
membered it
very well. He
even recalled
how I had come
down from the
stage and sat
with him for his
blessings. I can
never forget
these two mo-
ments of my
life with Modi
ji. I became a
fan of Modi ji
like everyone
else around the
world.
hen a delegation of a cream of
Kashmiri industrialists, social
workers and religious heads met
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he lis-
tened to them intently and assured them
that the problems of Kashmir would be
sorted out. He said the footfall in the tour-
ist destinations of Kashmir would be
highest. He had a belief and confidence
when he
said this that
we had not
seen earlier
in any lead-
er and we
looked at
each other
in disbelief.
How could
tourism rise
when no
one was
willing to be
here due to
the social
situation? But soon after, just one tweet
of Modi ji changed the whole scenario of
Kashmir. His first tweet was about the
famous tulip garden and it garnered mil-
lions of views, renewing the world’s inter-
est in it. Tourists started flocking in. He
had said religious tourism would be made
a reality in Kashmir. Today indeed it is so.
This has led us to believe in the truth of
the adage, ‘Modi Hai To Mumkin Hai’.
was struck by Modi ji’s im-
peccable professionalism
that goes hand in hand with
his personal humanitarian touch in
everything he does. I remember we
were set for a meeting in Gandhina-
gar regarding the Mind Champions
Academy — a programme to intro-
duce chess in schools and we were
proposing the same to the Gujarat
government. Things moved with
clockwise precision. We were
shown to the meeting room exactly
at 11 and Modi ji, as the CM of Gu-
jarat at that time, joined in soon.The
officials were all well instructed and
informed beforehand. Everyone
was ready with their homework. It
was a seamless experience and the
meeting lasted just as long as it was
needed. There
was proper
f o l l o w - u p
through emails
and other offi-
cial channels,
which gave us
point by point
details of how
we were pro-
gressing and
which were
the areas of
disagreement
if any.
I remember
I once told
Modi ji casu-
ally that I
loved Gujarati meal. He immedi-
ately told me, let me treat you to a
Gujarati thali and he took me to the
state guest house for a sumptuous
lunch. Such is his humanitarian ap-
proach despite all his professional
business. He has a strong human
side to all his professional tough-
ness as he laughs, cracks jokes and
loves to have fun. His focus at work
co-exists so well with his individ-
ual attention.
Ithasbecomeanormnowthatthe
PMwillcallandcongratulateanath-
lete if he/she achieves something
great at the world stage. This is a
greatmotivationforsportspersonsto
get a call from the PM of the country
and this elevates his/her stature.
Again this is an instance of the indi-
vidual touch I mentioned.
I was also surprised by his in-
novative approach to things. When
we organised the mega chess com-
petition (Chess Mahotsav) in De-
cember 2010 with 20,000 partici-
pants and entered the Guinness
Book of Records as the largest such
simultaneous display in the world
at a single venue, all the table
clothes were ordered in black and
white colours so that they could
create a chessboard pattern. When
an aerial shot was taken, the whole
stadium sported the look of a chess-
board due to the black and white
table clothes. Modi ji had visual-
ised the whole thing beforehand
and instructed to plan the event ac-
cordingly. Also the organisation of
the event was flawless. Buses were
deployed by the state government
to bring volunteers to the venue
from all across the state. Even sev-
eral international grandmasters
were invited and hosted by the gov-
ernment to be a part of the event.
Similarly, when the chess olym-
piad was organised, there was no
concept of a rally torch like it hap-
pens in the Olympics. But Modi ji,
in another display of imagination
and his innovative spirit, introduced
the concept of a torch rally for the
chess olympiad and how it has be-
come an important part of the event.
These things really make him stand
apart as a leader par excellence.
I
W
I
Modi sahab’s one
tweet changed the
whole JK scenario
Modi’sprofessionalismco-
existswithindividualtouch
Vishwanathan Anand
Chess Grandmaster
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Union minister Nitin
Gadkari retains his Nag-
pur seat after there was a
little uncertainly as his
name did not feature in
the first list of the candi-
dates for the 2024 Lok
Sabha election. In Delhi,
the BJP has dropped six
out of its seven sitting
MPs. Harsh Malhotra will
contest from East Delhi
and Yogendra Chandolia
from North West Delhi.
BJP chief spokesper-
son and Rajya Sabha
member Anil Baluni has
been fielded from Garh-
wal in Uttarakhand. In
Delhi, the BJP has
dropped six out of its
seven sitting MPs. Harsh
Malhotra will contest
from East Delhi and Yo-
gendra Chandolia from
North West Delhi.
BJP leader Vivek Sahu
will face former MP CM
Kamal Nath’s son Nakul
Nath in Chindwara. The
BJP’s Central Election
Committee on Monday
held its second meeting to
decide on the candidates
for the Lok Sabha elec-
tions as its senior leaders,
including Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, went
through the list of proba-
bles for several states to
make final choices.
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BJP drops 6 sitting MPs from
7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi
Anil Baluni
Shobha Karandlaje
Ashok Tanwar
Tejasvi Surya
Rao Inderjit Singh
Vivek Sahu
BJPNAMES60CANDIDATESFORARUNACHALPOLLS
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday names its candi-
dates for all 60 assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh,
with Chief Minister Pema Khandu contesting from
Mukto seat which he represents in the current House. The
party's Central Election Committee approved the names in a
recent meeting, it said in a statement. Assembly polls in the
northeast state are held along with Lok Sabha elections. The
BJP had won 41 seats in the 2019 assembly polls.
K’taka:PMtostartBJPpoll
drivefromKharge'sturf
Agencies
Bengaluru
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will kickstart the
Karnataka phase of the
Lok Sabha election cam-
paign from Kalaburgi
from March 16, the home
turf ofAll India Congress
Committee President
Mallikarjun Kharge who
reportedly is reluctant to
contest the Lok Sabha
election from there.
“On March 16, PM
Narendra Modi is sched-
uled to visit Kalaburgi
where he will address a
significant public gather-
ing,” Karnataka BJP
General Secretary Sunil
Kumar told reporters.
Following this, on
March 18, PM Modi will
be addressing another
large public meeting in
Shivamogga at 2 pm, he
said. These visits are part
of his two-day tour, with
the Kalaburgi event tak-
ing place at the Kalabur-
agi NV playground and
the Shivamogga event at
Allamaprabhu Maidan,
Kumar said. Kharge had
won from Gulbarga Lok
Sabha segment twice but
lost the 2019 polls.
Modi’s decision to be-
gin the Karnataka phase
of the Lok Sabha elec-
tions from the constitu-
ency formerly held by
AICC Chief could be
seen as a strategic move
by the BJP to challenge
the Congress party’s
stronghold in the region.
The Congress party’s
national president is al-
legedly not enthusiastic
about contesting the
general election from
the Kalaburagi Lok Sab-
ha constituency.
Peopleshouldn'twaste
votesonCong,SP:Yogi
UP CM terms Cong Samajwadi Party as ‘liabilities’
First India Bureau
Unnao/Farrukhabad
Terming the Samajwadi
Party (SP) and Congress
as ‘liabilities’, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath urged
people to refrain from
voting for parties that fail
to ensure the provision of
essentials such as ration,
housing, and healthcare to
the underprivileged. He
also criticised them for
not honouring people’s
faith by constructing the
Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
In Farrukhabad,Adity-
anath lashed out at the
previous governments
and cautioned the voters
not to get seduced by
those who “imposed cur-
fews, prevented progress
and worked on a policy
of appeasement”.
Addressing a function
in Unnao to inaugurate
and lay foundation stones
of projects worth Rs 241
crore, the chief minister
asked the gathering,
“Could those in the Con-
gress have made the Ram
temple (possible) in Ayo-
dhya? Could those in the
SP have made it? If they
cannot give ration, houses
or health facilities to the
poor nor can they respect
your faith by building a
Ram temple, why do you
waste your vote and ac-
cept them as a burden
over you?” With 80 Lok
Sabha seats, the maxi-
mum amongst all the
states, Uttar Pradesh is the
most crucial battleground
for the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP), which is eye-
ing to retain power for a
third consecutive term at
the Centre in the upcom-
ing general election.
UP CONG LEADER, EX-
CONGRESS MLA AND
SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL
LEADERS JOIN BJP
INDIA-BHUTAN TO
ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY
MOU TO ENHANCE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
New Delhi: Con-
gress leader from
Uttar Pradesh Ajay
Kapoor switched to the
BJP on Wednesday, saying
“every person” in the country
should join Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s “family” for
the progress of the country.
Kapoor said he worked “very
honestly” during his over
37-year-long association with
the Congress. “But, today, I
feel that every person should
join Modi ji’s family for the
progress of the country,” he
said. Also, a day after Con-
gress renominated sitting
MP Nakul Nath, former party
MLA Choudhary Gambhir
Singh and several other
local leaders from the Naths'
home turf joined the ruling
BJP on Wednesday. Singh
was the Congress MLA
from Chourai in Chhindwara
district during 1998-2003.
He and others including
district Congress farm-
ers wing president Chand
Chouriya, district Congress
vice president Satish Mishra
and members of the party's
health and medical cell from
Gwalior-Chambal region
joined the saffron party.
New Delhi: The Union
Cabinet, under the
leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
has given its approval for
the signing of an Agreement
between the Bhutan Food
and Drug Authority (BFDA)
and the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) in the area of food
safety, in a move aimed at
fostering closer ties and pro-
moting trade between India
and Bhutan. It underscores
the shared commitment of
both nations to uphold high
standards of food safety.
New Delhi: The
Union Cabinet, under
the leadership of PM
Narendra Modi, has granted
approval for the signing of a
Memorandum of Understand-
ing (MoU) between India and
Bhutan on cooperation in
the field of Energy Efficiency
and Energy Conservation
Measures, in a significant
step towards promoting
sustainable energy practices
and conservation measures.
The MoU will facilitate col-
laborative efforts in enhanc-
ing energy efficiency across
various sectors.
CAA: Govt to issue helpline nos to help applicants
Agencies
New Delhi
The ministry of home
affairs on Wednesday
said that the govern-
ment will soon issue
helpline number to as-
sist people applying for
Indian citizenship under
the Citizenship Amend-
ment Act of 2019.
The MHA said that the
service would be availa-
ble from 8am to 8pm.
Under the Citizenship
AmendmentAct of 2019,
a helpline number will
soon be launched to assist
applicants for Indian citi-
zenship.
Applicants can call
toll-free from anywhere
in India to obtain infor-
mation related to CAA-
2019,” MHA said.
The application may
alternatively be submit-
ted via ‘CAA-2019’ mo-
bile application.
Cabinet approves two corridors of Delhi Metro
Phase-IV projects to enhance connectivity and impact real estate markets
Agencies
New Delhi
The Union Cabinet on
Wednesday approved
two new corridors of
Delhi Metro’s Phase-IV
project — Lajpat Nagar
to Saket G-Block and In-
derlok to Indraprastha —
Union Minister Anurag
Thakur said.
The total project cost
of the two corridors is
estimated at `8,399
crore, which will be
sourced from the Union
and Delhi governments,
and international funding
agencies. These two lines
will comprise 20.762 km.
The Inderlok - In-
draprastha corridor will
be an extension of the
Green Line and will pro-
vide interchange with the
Red, Yellow, Airport
Line, Magenta, Violet
and Blue Lines. The Laj-
pat Nagar- Saket G Block
corridor will connect the
Silver, Magenta, Pink
and Violet Lines.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur addresses the media during a press
conference regarding the Cabinet decision on two new metro
corridors, at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mamata disowns
brother amid
conflict over Lok
Sabha poll ticket
PTI
Kolkata
TMC supremo Mamata
Banerjee on Wednesday
disowned his younger
brother Babun Banerjee
after he ex-
pressed dis-
p l e a s u r e
over the
party re-
nominating
Prasun Banerjee from
Howrah Lok Sabha seat
in West Bengal.
Slamming her brother
for speaking out against
the party’s selection, Ba-
nerjee said, “Before eve-
ry election, he creates a
problem. I don’t like
greedy people. I don’t
believe in dynasty poli-
tics that I will give him
ticket in elections. I have
decided to disown him.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the ‘India’s Techade:
Chips for Viksit Bharat’, on Wednesday. PTI
LS Polls
UP CM Yogi Adityanath distributes a toolkit to a beneficiary
during a programme, in Lucknow on Wednesday. ANI
Uttar Pradesh is a state of unlimited potential....
Some people turned the state bimaru in spite of the
that unlimited potential. When the double-engine
government came to power, a reference to the
party being in power both at the Centre and in the
state, this unlimited potential was linked to the
campaign for the country's progress and
development of youngsters and entrepreneurs
under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.
YOGI ADITYANATH, UTTAR PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER
Thousands of Dalit families from the neighbouring
countries whose two to three generations have
passed are waiting for citizenship for years. Do those
who came from Pakistan and whose two-three
generations have passed have no right to have
citizenship. Modi government did what the Congress
could not do in 75 years.
ANURAG THAKUR, UNION MINISTER
MOU SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND BHUTAN
ON GENERAL SUPPLY OF PETROLEUM, OIL
IGFA AGREEMENT
BETWEEN INDIA-UAE
THAKURLAUNCHES
NEWSSERVICE
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today has given
its approval of signing of Memorandum of
Understanding between the Government of India and
the Royal Government of Bhutan on General Supply of
Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants (POL) and related products
from India to Bhutan. It aims to benefit India and its citi-
zens with improved economic and commercial linkages
with Bhutan irrespective of any gender, class or income
bias, particularly in the area of hydrocarbon sector.
New Delhi: The
Union Cabinet,
under the leader-
ship of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, has grant-
ed ex-post facto approval
to the Inter-Governmental
Framework Agreement
(IGFA) signed between
India and the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), in
a move set to bolster bilat-
eral relations and pave
the way for enhanced
economic cooperation.
The agreement, inked
on Wednesday, during a
high-level visit between
the two nations.
New Delhi:
Union Minister of
Information and
Broadcasting Anu-
rag Singh Thakur today
launched PB-SHABD,
a news sharing service
from Prasar Bharati and
websites of DD News and
Akashvani News as well
as updated News on Air
mobile app at an event in
National Media Centre,
New Delhi. Speaking on
the occasion, Thakur said
that today was a historic
day for the information
and broadcasting sector
of the country.
ISLAM TEACHES LOYALTY TO ONES COUNTRY
‘Muslims should not view CAA as a law against their community’
Insha Warsi
he Citizenship
(Amendment)
Act (CAA)
passed in India in 2019
has been a subject of de-
bate, particularly among
Indian Muslims, who
perceive it as potentially
discriminatory towards
their community. No-
body has forgotten the
large scale protests (and
associated violence) at-
tached to it which makes
it crucial to address this
misconception and delve
into what the teachings of
Islam, as laid out by Al-
lah and exemplified by
Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him), say
about the importance of
loyalty to one’s country
and its laws.
Islam, as a religion,
emphasises the impor-
tance of being faithful to
both God and one’s coun-
try. The Quran teaches
that Muslims should
obey those in authority,
as stated in Surah An-
Nisa (4:60): “O ye who
believe, obey God, obey
the Prophet, and obey
those in authority.” This
verse serves as a remind-
er for Muslims to respect
and comply with the laws
and authorities of the
land in which they reside.
Prophet Muhammad fur-
ther emphasised the sig-
nificance of love for
one’s nation, teaching
that genuine patriotism is
a fundamental aspect of
faith. The Prophet stated,
“Love for one’s nation is
a part of faith.” This
teaching demonstrates
that a Muslim’s love for
God and his commitment
to his nation are not con-
flicting concepts but
rather complementary
expressions of his faith.
Islam encourages Mus-
lims to actively contrib-
ute to promote peace, and
work towards the better-
ment of society. True
love for God and Islam
also entails exhibiting
loyalty, respect, and de-
votion to one’s country.
Muslims are called upon
to be responsible and
law-abiding citizens, up-
holding the principles of
justice and fairness in
their actions. It is crucial
to clarify that Islam
strictly prohibits taking
the law into one’s own
hands or engaging in any
schemes or conspiracies
against one’s nation. The
religion advocates peace,
justice, and the rule of
law. Any grievances or
concerns should be ad-
dressed through legal and
peaceful means within
the framework of the
country’s laws and insti-
tutions. Islam teaches
that individuals should
strive to be law-abiding
citizens, promoting har-
mony and contributing
positively to their socie-
ties. In light of this un-
derstanding, it is impor-
tant for Indian Muslims
to recognise that the
CAA should not be
viewed as a law against
their community. The
legislation aims to pro-
vide a pathway to Indian
citizenship for religious
minorities facing perse-
cution in neighbouring
countries without affect-
ing the status or rights of
Indian Muslims. By em-
bracing the teachings of
Islam, Indian Muslims
can appreciate the sig-
nificance of loyalty to
their nation and actively
participate in fostering a
harmonious and inclu-
sive society.
It is important for In-
dian Muslims to under-
stand that the CAA is not
intended to target their
community but rather to
provide a legal frame-
work for assisting perse-
cuted religious minori-
ties. By dispelling mis-
conceptions and embrac-
ing the teachings of Is-
lam, Indian Muslims can
cultivate a deeper sense
of loyalty and actively
contribute to the pro-
gress, unity, and well-
being of their country
while upholding the prin-
ciples of justice, peace,
and the rule of law that
Islam advocates.Through
dialogue, understanding,
and cooperation, Indian
Muslims can play a cru-
cial role in building a har-
monious society that up-
holds the values of inclu-
sivity, religious freedom,
and equal treatment for
all its citizens.
(Author is Francophone
and Journalism Studies,
Jamia Millia Islamia)
T

Agencies
Washington
US President Joe Biden
and former President
Donald Trump clinched
their parties’ presidential
nominations on Tuesday
with decisive victories in
a slate of low-profile pri-
maries, setting up a gen-
eral election rematch that
many voters do not want.
The outcome of con-
tests across Georgia,
Mississippi and Wash-
ington state was never in
doubt. Neither Biden, a
Democrat, nor Trump, a
Republican, faced major
opposition. But the mag-
nitude of their wins gave
each man the delegate
majority he needed to
claim his party’s nomina-
tion at the national con-
ventions this summer.
Not even halfway
through the presidential
primary calendar, Tues-
day marked a crystallis-
ing moment for a nation
uneasy with its choices in
2024. There is no longer
any doubt that the fall
election will feature a re-
match between two
flawed and unpopular
presidents. At 81, Biden
is already the oldest pres-
ident in US history.
NEWS 09
Biden,Trumpsetforrematch
afterclinchingnominations
Agencies
Moscow
President Vladimir Pu-
tin said Wednesday that
Russia is ready to use nu-
clear weapons if its sov-
ereignty or independence
is threatened, issuing an-
other blunt warning to the
West just days ahead of
an election in which he’s
all but certain to secure
another six-year term.
The Russian leader has
repeatedly talked about
his readiness to use nu-
clear weapons since in-
vading Ukraine in Febru-
ary 2022. The most recent
such threat came in his
state-of-the-nation ad-
dress last month, when he
warned the West that
deepeningitsinvolvement
in the fighting in Ukraine
would risk a nuclear war.
Asked in an interview
on Wednesday if he has
ever considered using
battlefield nuclear weap-
ons in Ukraine, Putin re-
sponded that there has
been no need for that. He
also noted that he doesn’t
think that the world is
heading for a nuclear war.
US Elections 2024
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both
clinched their parties’ nomination on Tuesday (EST).
Union Home Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah inaugurates a new
office building for three Multistate Cooperative Societies at the
World Trade Centre, Naoroji Nagar in New Delhi on Wednesday.
MoS Ministry of Co-operation BL Verma also present. ANI
Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Delhi: Sixty-eight years ago. After Eisenhower
beat Stevenson in 1952 and won all but nine states,
the incumbent president faced Stevenson again four
years later and secured an even larger landslide. There are
other examples of presidential race rematches, but they
occurred far earlier in U.S. history.
New Delhi: Just 1. Grover Cleveland is the
lone president in U.S. history to serve two
non-consecutive terms. He successfully pulled
off what Trump is now attempting — winning back the
White House from the opponent who took it from him.
New Delhi: Forty-four percent of Israelis would
rather see former US president Donald Trump
return to the White House in 2025, compared
to 30% who would prefer US President Joe Biden
be elected for a second term, according to a poll
published by Channel 12 on Tuesday evening. An
additional 26% said they didn’t know which of the two
men they would rather see elected. Among respond-
ents who voted for parties in the current government
coalition, 72% said they preferred Trump while 8%
said they preferred Biden. When asked the same
question, 55% of respondents who voted for parties
sitting in the opposition preferred Biden and 23%
said they would rather see Trump return. The poll
was conducted on Tuesday, March 12 and included
responses from 504 people representing a sample
of the entire population of Israel aged 18 and above.
It had a maximum sampling error of 4.4 percentage
points. Moving away from the US political landscape,
the survey focused on Israel’s own political turmoil.
WHEN WAS THE LAST REMATCH OF A
PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN THE UNITED STATES?
HOW MANY FORMER PRESIDENTS HAVE
RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE?
BY 44% TO 30%, ISRAELIS PREFER TRUMP
TO BIDEN AS NEXT US PRESIDENT
Russia is ready to use nuclear
weapons if threatened: Putin
z Russia, which inher-
ited the Soviet Union’s
nuclear weapons, has the
world’s biggest store of
nuclear warheads.
z Putin controls about
5,580 nuclear warheads,
according to the Fed-
eration of American
Scientists
z Of those about 1,200 are
retired but largely intact
and around 4,380 are
stockpiled for use by long-
range strategic launchers
and shorter-range tactical
nuclear forces, accord-
ing to the Federation of
American Scientists.
Washington: The United
States will send a new mili-
tary aid package for Ukraine
worth $300 million, President
Joe Biden’s administration
said on Tuesday, the first
such move in months as ad-
ditional funds for Kyiv remain
blocked by Republican lead-
ers in Congress. The White
House has been scrambling
to find ways to send more
military assistance given the
situation on the battlefield
and the resistance to the
funding from Republican
hardliners. An official said
the funding was coming from
unanticipated cost savings
from Pentagon contracts.
HOW MANY WEAPONS
DOES RUSSIA HAVE?
US TO SEND WEAPONS
PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview in
Moscow on Wednesday.
STOCK MARKET
Foreign Institutional Investors crutch no longer needed for new rise
First India Bureau
Jaipur
his week the In-
dian stock mar-
kets have once
again reached their high-
est level. The mood
changed again for the
foreign institutional in-
vestors (FIIs) who had
made purchases last
week and FIIs also made
a big sale of Rs 10081.08
crore, but the Domestic
Institutional Investors
(DIIs) also responded to
this selling by purchasing
Rs 10129.17 crore. De-
spite the selling by FIIs,
the Indian stock market
again managed to touch
new highs in the week
ending on Thursday. The
selling of FIIs can also be
understood as the fact
that there is no longer
any special need for new
investments from FIIs for
the Indian stock markets
to move forward. Indian
investors are also now
putting their trust in the
stock market considering
the pace of the country’s
economy and those who
invest smartly instead of
following hearsay and
constantly keep an eye on
their investments are also
earning. For those who
do not have time to man-
age shares after buying
them, Systematic Invest-
ment Plan i.e. SIP is
proving to be a good me-
dium. The figures for
February 2024 are proof
of this. In the month of
February, investment in
SIPthrough mutual funds
crossed Rs 19186.58
crore for the first time,
which was only Rs
18838.33 crore in the
month of January. The
number of SIP accounts
also continued to in-
crease in February and it
increased by 49.79 lakh
to reach 820.17 lakh. Fig-
ures can be boring, but
the truth is that crores of
rupees are continuously
coming into the stock
market through SIP and
this is the main reason for
the continuous rise in the
market.
Regarding the market
trend this week, traders
say that the market looks
strong in the long term.
According to traders, for
long-term investment,
investment in selected
listed shares of Tata
Steel, State Bank of In-
dia, SAIL, Jio Finance
and public sector under-
takings can be consid-
ered safe even during this
time. This week, market
sentiment influenced
Popular Vehicle and Ser-
vice and Crystal Integrat-
ed Service Ltd. IPOs.
Five new SME platform
IPOs are open for inves-
tors. It’s crucial to assess
company finances and
IPO premiums before in-
vesting. Additionally,
Segal India Ltd. filed its
draft prospectus (DRHP),
and Viraj Iron and Steel
Ltd. revised its DRHP
among new IPO applica-
tions submitted to SEBI.
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Vimal
Kothari
Associate Editor, First
India News Senior
Journalist
DATA REVEALS PROMISING TREND IN THE INDIAN STOCK MARKET
z There has been an improving trend
in the Indian stock markets in the last
week also. According to the data, last
week the BSE index improved by 313.24
points and closed at 74119.39, while
the NSE Nifty index also increased by
115.15 points and closed at 22493.55.
z The special thing was that the trend of
midcap and smallcap indices was op-
posite to the growth of the base index,
and even declined.
z Talking about the bullion market, this
week the price of gold improved by Rs
2200 per 10 grams, while the price of
silver increased by Rs 1,850 per kg and
the price of gold was Rs 67,400 per ten
grams and silver was Rs 74,700 per
kg. Traders say that bullion business
is expected to continue improving this
week also.
Agencies
New Delhi
Cooperation Minister
Amit Shah onWednesday
said the three new coop-
erativesocieties--NCOL,
NCEL and BBSSL -- will
help solve many prob-
lems of Indian agriculture
and enhance farmers’ in-
come by promoting ex-
ports of farm products,
including organic foods.
He was speaking after
inaugurating the new of-
fice building of three na-
tional level multi-state
cooperative societies --
Bhartiya Beej Sahakari
Samiti Ltd (BBSSL), Na-
tional Cooperative Or-
ganics Ltd (NCOL) and
National Cooperative
Export Ltd (NCEL) at
World Trade Centre,
Nauroji Nagar here.
Shah stressed on the
need to promote organic
and natural farming,
while discouraging use of
chemical fertilisers. He
announced that there will
be a laboratory in every
district over the next five
years to certify organic
farm and products. He
noted that the total global
organic market is Rs 10
lakh crore and India’s ex-
ports of organic products
are only Rs 7,000 crore.
3 new coop societies
will help solve many
agri problems: Shah
Ashwin replaces Bumrah
at top of ICC Test rankings;
Rohit rises to 6th in batters
PTI
Port Louis
President Droupadi Mur-
mu on Wednesday paid
tributes to the brave Mau-
ritian ancestors at Aap-
ravasi Ghat and Interna-
tional Slavery Museum.
Murmu is here on a
three-day state visit dur-
ing which she was the
chief guest at the coun-
try’s National Day cele-
brations on Tuesday.
On Wednesday,” Presi-
dent Droupadi Murmu
paid tributes to the brave
Mauritian ancestors at
Aapravasi Ghat and Inter-
national Slavery Museum
in Port Louis,” the Presi-
dent of India posted X.
“President climbed the
same 16 stone steps from
where the first indentured
workers from India began
their new lives in Mauri-
tius, nearly two centuries
ago,” the post read on X.
Pankaj Soni
Nagpur
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh is active as a social
organisation since the last
99 years. On Vijayadash-
mi 2025, it will complete
one hundred years of ex-
istence.
In this context, the an-
nual Akhil Bharatiya
Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS)
this year will discuss
plans for the centenary
year. This year Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh will
hold its annual ABPS in
Reshimbag, Nagpur at
Smriti Bhavan premises
on March 15, 16 17.
The ABPS will review
the work, especially re-
lated to the shakhas. RSS
aims to take the number
of shakhas to one lakh in
its centenary year.
This was informed by
Akhil Bharatiya Prachar
Pramukh Sunil Ambekar
at a press briefing in
Reshimbag premises on
Wednesday. Pashchim
kshetra Sangh chalak Dr.
Jayantibhai Bhadesia was
present on the dias.
The Pran Pratishtha of
Shri Ram lalla on January
22 this year has ushered in
an environment of excite-
ment and joy. This his-
toric event is very impor-
tant from Bharatiya per-
spective. Pratinidhi Sabha
will pass a resolution in
this regard.
The Sabha will witness
the election process for
the post of Mananiya
Sarakaryawah (2024-
2027). Prior to that, it will
also witness the election
process for eleven kshetra
Sanghchalak.
PTI
Dubai
A nine-wicket haul in his
100th Test match helped
Indian off-spinner Ravi-
chandran Ashwin re-
claim the top spot in the
bowlers’ list, while his
captain Rohit Sharma
was back in the top-10 at
sixth in the batting charts
of the latest ICC rankings
on Wednesday.
Ashwin was at his
best throughout the
Dharamsala contest
against England as the
experienced right-armer
picked up four wickets
in the first innings and
then a 36th five-wicket
haul in the second in-
nings as India cruised to
a dominant triumph in
the fifth and final Test of
their series.
The big haul helped
Ashwin move past team-
mate Jasprit Bumrah into
the premier position that
he previously held earli-
er this year, the ICC said
in a statement. Rohit,
who smashed a hundred
in Dharmsala, rose five
places to sixth and within
108 rating points of No.1
ranked Test batter Kane
Williamson.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (up
two places to eighth) and
Shubman Gill (up 11
spots to equal 20th)
reached new career-best
ratings following excel-
lent individual series
against Ben Stokes’side.
President Murmu visits Aapravasi Ghat, and
pays tributes to brave Mauritian ancestors
President Murmu offers prayers to Mangalmurti Mahadev during
a visit at Ganga Talao, in Port Louis, Mauritius, Wednesday.
RSS to hold 3-day conclave in Nagpur,
resolution on Ram Temple on agenda
Akhil Bharatiya Prachar
Pramukh Sunil Ambekar at the
press briefing before the Akhil
Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha.

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