16122021 first india jaipur

THE VIRAT CAPTAINCY
CHROMOSOME
KOHLI CONTRADICTS GANGULY, SAYS
CAPTAINCY NARRATIVE “INACCURATE”
According to Ganguly, the
BCCI had requested Kohli not
to relinquish his T20I captaincy.
However, Kohli contradicted that,
saying nobody had communicated
with him in that regard
Kohli said that he was
informed by selectors that
he won’t be ODI captain just one
and a half hours before Test
squad for South Africa series
was announced
Mumbai: Virat Kohli
contradicted BCCI
president Sourav Gan-
guly, saying that no
communication was
made to him as regards
to not relinquishing
the T20I captaincy.
He also rubbished
reports that he would
be opting out of the
ODI leg of the South
Africa tour. India’s
Test captain threw his
weight behind the new-
ly-appointed white-
ball captain, Rohit
Sharma.
“I was never told not
to give up T20I captain-
cy. The chief selector
discussed with me the
Test team, to which we
both agreed. And be-
fore ending the call, I
was told the five selec-
tors have decided I will
not be the ODI captain,
to which I replied,
‘okay, fine’. In the
selection call after-
wards, we chatted
about it briefly. That’s
what happened. There
was no communica-
tion prior to that at
all,” said Kohli.
“We (BCCI) had re-
quested Virat not to
step down as T20I cap-
tain. There was no
plan to change captain-
cy. But he stepped
down as T20I captain
and the selectors de-
cided not to split limit-
ed-overs captaincy, opt-
ing for a complete sep-
aration,” the BCCI
president had said.
MoS Mishra loses temper
when asked about son
Lakhimpur Kheri: A
purported video of Un-
ion Minister of State
(Home) Ajay Kumar
Mishra emerged in
which he is seen abus-
ing a journalist after be-
ing asked about his
jailed son Ashish, an
accused in the Lakhim-
pur Kheri violence case.
In the video, the min-
ister loses his cool and
gets involved in an an-
gry exchange where he
is heard saying, “Media
people are thieves. They
have sent an innocent
person to jail. Don’t you
feel ashamed? Switch
off your mic…What do
you want to know?” He
is seen grabbing jour-
nalist’s microphone.
Lone chopper crash survivor no more B’desh Prez,
PM hold talks
with Kovind
POLL PILGRIMAGE IN AYODHYA!
BJP National President JP Nadda with wife Mallika, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal
Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan offer prayers on the
banks of the Saryu river at the Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.
GEHLOT CABINET LAYS PATHWAY
FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT IN STATE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The meeting of
state cabinet and coun-
cil of ministers was or-
ganised at CMR on
Wednesday under the
chairmanship of CM
Ashok Gehlot during
which several impor-
tant policy decisions
were taken, including
making rules for con-
tractual appointment,
approval of draft policy
for regularisation of
dense population set-
tled on grazing land.
The Cabinet has ap-
proved the formulation
of ‘Rajasthan Contrac-
tual Appointment to
Civil Posts Rules-2021’
for contractual appoint-
ment of personnel to be
hired for a fixed period
for the purpose of im-
plementation of vari-
ous schemes, projects
and programs of the
State and Central Gov-
ernments. This deci-
sion of the cabinet will
pave the way for mak-
ing rules for the ap-
pointment of such per-
sonnel on contract to
meet the requirement
of manpower.
The cabinet has ap-
proved the draft of the
proposed policy for reg-
ularization of dense
population settled on
pasture land. The clas-
sification change of pas-
ture land will be done in
the larger public inter-
est only if there is non-
availability of other
state land. Turn to P6
Bengaluru: Group
Captain Varun Singh,
who was rescued after
the helicopter crash
that killed Chief of De-
fence Staff General Bi-
pin Rawat and 12 others
on December 8, died on
Wednesday
.
He was being treated
for severe burns at a
Bengaluru military
hospital after being air-
lifted from Wellington.
He had been on life
support. The Indian Air
Force informed about
his death.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi expressed
his anguish at the de-
mise. “Group Captain
Varun Singh served the
nation with pride, val-
our and utmost profes-
sionalism. I am ex-
tremely anguished by
his passing away
. His
rich service to the na-
tion will never be forgot-
ten. Condolences to his
family and friends. Om
Shanti,” PM tweeted.
Dhaka: President Ram
Nath Kovind held talks
with his Bangladeshi
counterpart M Abdul
Hamid on the first day
of his three-day visit
here on Wednesday, fur-
ther expanding bilater-
al ties based on sover-
eignty, equality, trust
and understanding that
transcend even a strate-
gic partnership.
President Kovind ar-
rived in Dhaka earlier
in the day on a maiden
3-day state visit at the
invitation of Hamid to
attendthegoldenjubilee
celebrations of Bangla-
desh’s independence
from Pakistan in 1971.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
‘NO QUESTION OF TALKING
ON LAKHIMPUR IN PARL
AS MATTER IS IN COURT’
New Delhi: Speaking to
the media, Leader of the
House in the Rajya Sabha,
Union Minister Piyush Goyal
said there is no question of
discussion on the Lakhimpur
Kheri incident as the matter
is sub judice even as the
Opposition raised the issue
in Parliament over the latest
developments in the case.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW & NEW DELHI
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana warned the Enforcement Directorate against
“indiscriminate” use of the law to control money laundering, saying the law will
lose its edge. Remarking that the law is currently being used as a weapon even
in cases where small amounts of money are involved, the Chief Justice said,
“You can’t put all people behind bars. You have to use it reasonably”.
The Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the
production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductors. Rs 76,000 crore
will be spent on this scheme in 6 years, Information and Broadcasting (I&B)
minister Minister Anurag Thakur informed. Thakur said that this scheme will
promote the manufacturing of semiconductor and display boards in country. P5
CJI WARNS PROBE
AGENCY OVER LAW
BEING “USED
AS A WEAPON”
CABINET APPROVES
`76,000 CR ORE
PLI SCHEME FOR
SEMICONDUCTORS
CORONA CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
6,984
new cases
247
new fatalities
20
new cases
01
new fatalities
Keeping room for specula-
tions wide open, Navjot
Sidhu posted a picture hint-
ing at possibilities triggering
speculation of Harbhajan
joining the Congress before
the Punjab election.
Hadn’t won ICC title, removing me as ODI skipper
“logical decision”, Virat Kohli said while extending
his full support to new captain Rohit Sharma.
Group Captain Varun Singh
Bangladesh PM Hasina called
on President Ran Nath Kovind
and the two leaders discussed
several issues on Wednesday.
Opium
thrives
Mohd Fahad
A
fghanistan’s
opium indus-
try is acceler-
ating business as
drought and sanc-
tions cripple the
country’s economy
under Taliban rule.
Farmers who used
to grow wheat or corn
are planting poppies
on their land now be-
cause drought, inter-
national sanctions
and border closures
have made legal crops
unprofitable.
The multibillion-
dollar drug industry,
which when Taliban
seized control of the
country in August,
had vowed to eradi-
cate. But 4 months on,
business is blooming.
under Taliban
While farmers remain unfazed by regime
change, Taliban look towards international
community with alternative crop demands
Afghanistan’s
‘THEY COULD NOT FUND THEIR
WAR IF THERE WERE NO OPIUM’
If the international community does
not accept our many demands and the
demands of civilians, farmers and the
government, the farmers would go back to poppy
cultivation because we have no other option. The
international community should help in making
dams, provide seeds and help the farmers to grow
other crops —Taliban spokesperson
We are helpless. Water level is
depleting. We don’t have other
crop seeds. If we spend 100
Afghani on growing onions, we get 20
Afghani in return —Opium poppy farmer
2 lakhhectares of poppies
planted in Afghanistan last year
30%rate
of increasing
drug use in
country
15%rate of
growing HIV among
intravenous users
in Herat city
$10bnin Afghan gold, investments
and foreign currency reserves seized by
US since Aug 15
85%of worldwide
opium production comes
from Afghanistan
$8bnUS spent over 15 years destroy-
ing crops and labs, but made little headway
$350mnin opiate taxes collected
by Taliban and non-state players in 2017
STAGGERING
FIGURES
z Important policy decisions pave way
for making rules for contract appointment
z Policy for regularisation of dense population
settled on pasture land to be brought

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021
02
MANTRI DARBAR RESTARTS AT PCC
Over 300 complaints received
on Day one of ‘Mantri Darbar’
On third anniversary, Govt plans to give gifts to contract workers, says Dr BD Kalla
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: A public hear-
ing was held at State
Congress Headquarters
on Wednesday wherein
two ministers, Educa-
tion Minister Dr BD
Kalla and Minister of
State Sukhram Vishnoi
held public hearing. Kal-
la told the media that on
the third anniversary,
the government can give
gifts to the contract
workers. Notably
, on the
very first day itself,
there was a huge crowd
in the hearing and the
Seva Dal members had
to face trouble in main-
taining order. About 300
complaints came for-
ward in ‘Mantri darbar’.
It was after a long
time that a public hear-
ing was held at the state
Congress headquarters.
In the public hearing
that lasted for three
hours, Dr BD Kalla
heard about 200 and
Sukhram Vishnoi heard
about 70 problems.
Public hearing at PCC
hasstartedfromWednes-
day and for the next few
weeks, party workers
and general public will
be heard in PCC which
willalsobringacohesive-
nessbetween‘power’and
organisation.
Education Minister
BD Kalla, on the ques-
tion of regularizing con-
tract workers, said, “To-
day in the state cabinet,
the topic of contract
workers was discussed.
Earlier also the circular
had come out from the
Chief Secretary, to give
30% bonus marks in the
concerned department.
The government can
give gifts to the contract
workers on the third an-
niversary
.” There was
immenseenthusiasmon
the first day of the hear-
ing. Kalla solved many
problems on spot. How-
ever, most cases were
related to transfers.
BD Kalla & Sukhram Vishnoi hold public hearing at PCC HQ on Wednesday.
Today in the state
cabinet, the topic of
contract workers
was discussed.
Earlier also the
circular had come
out from the Chief
Secretary, to give
30% bonus marks
in the concerned
department.
—Dr BD Kalla,
Education Minister
KHACHARIYAWAS TARGETS BJP
OVER JAN AKROSH RALLY
Jaipur: The anger of the people of the state as well as the
country is actually directed against the inflationary poli-
cies of the Central government, Food and Civil Supplies
minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said while ad-
dressing the media at his residence here on Wednesday.
Dubbing BJP’s ‘Jan Akrosh rally’ as a drama, the minister
said that it is not going to reduce people’s anger against
the opposition party’s lies and frauds. This is the age of
the internet and the whole truth is there on social media
for everyone to see, he added.Khachariyawas predicted
that BJP will face a scathing defeat in the 2023 elections
in the state and experience similar fate in the 2024 gen-
eral election too due to inflation and unemployment.
RHBCommissionerArorainaugurates
renovationworkofCitizenServiceCentre
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: On Wednes-
day, RHB Commission-
er Pawan Arora inau-
gurated the renovation
work of Citizen Ser-
vice Centre located at
Divisional Headquar-
ters. For the conveni-
ence of the common
man, state-of-the-art
facilities have been de-
veloped at this centre.
“This Citizen Ser-
vice Centre was inau-
gurated on February
22, 2013 by the then
Board President Paras-
ram Mordia. With the
expansion of services
and the coming of new
projects in the circle,
the number of visitors
coming here started in-
creasing, due to which
the need for its renewal
and expansion was felt.
In view of this, it was
decided by RHB to re-
new this Centre. Here
drinking water, com-
fortable seating ar-
rangement for the visi-
tors, toilets have been
renovated and LED has
been installed to give
information about
schemes. Separate cab-
ins have also been
made for the staff to sit
here,” Arora said.
Notably, marketing
officer and reception
officer will be available
here during office
hours to assist the visi-
tors coming here.
BJPholdsJanAkroshrally
inBundiagainstStateGovt
First India Bureau
Bundi: Jan Aakrosh
Rally ‘Halla Bol’ pro-
gramme was organised
by BJP against the state
government in Bundi on
Tuesday
. Many BJP
workers and office-bear-
ers, including local MLA
Chandrakanta Meghwal
and MLA Ashok Dogra,
formerAgricultureMin-
ister Prabhu Lal Saini,
State chief Dr Satish
Pooniaattendedtherally
.
Theoffice-bearerssaid
that in the coming 2023
elections, the Congress
govt has to be wiped out.
The government has no
control over the law &
order situation, atroci-
tiesonDalits,illegalmin-
ing, issue of constant in-
flation, high prices of
diesel and petrol and
waiving off the farmers’
loans and is moving to-
wards its farewell.
Therallystartedfrom
Azad Park and reached
the District Collectorate
andamemorandumwas
submittedtotheDistrict
Collector in the name of
the Governor.
The party will
bring the truth
to the people by
showing Congress mani-
festo in 8 districts and
telling them how the
govt hasn’t kept its
promises through Jan
Aakrosh Rally.
Satish Poonia,
BJP State President
BJP State president Satish Poonia addresses Jan Akrosh Rally.
Rathore slams
state govt for
celebrating
3rd anniv
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Deputy
Leader of Opposition
Rajendra Rathore
stopped at Bharatpur on
his way to Dholpur on
We d n e s -
day, where
he inter-
acted with
j o u r n a l -
ists at a
private ho-
tel and attacked the
state government, say-
ing that the Rajasthan
government was cele-
brating the completion
of its three-year term.
“The people of Ra-
jasthan are suffering
from problems. A Jan
Aakrosh rally is being
taken out by the BJP to
show the problems of
those people and to
show their anger to the
state government. In
the election manifesto,
we will make concrete
arrangements to check
inflation,” he said.
Distressed woman kills
daughter, self in Jalore
Lunaram Darzi
Jalore: Piqued over the
extra-marital affair of
her husband, a woman
committed suicide by
jumping into a tank
along with her two and
half years old daughter,
in Balwana village un-
der Sanchor police sta-
tion of the district on
Wednesday
.
According to reports,
the 32-year-old victim
Prakash Devi’s hus-
band, who is a Patwari
in the village, was hav-
ing an affair with a
woman Patwari of
Jaipur for some time.
As she resisted, her hus-
band stopped talking to
her six months ago.
Finding no way out to
revivetherelationship,a
distressed Prakash Devi
took the extreme step.
WOMAN WAS UNDER
MENTAL PRESSURE,
SAY POLICE
Jaipur: The woman who
died by hanging along
with her son and daugh-
ter at Singod Khurd of
Govindgarh police station
area of Jaipur district
on late Tuesday, was
under extreme mental
pressure due to domestic
disputes, said the police
on Wednesday. Ravindra
Sethi, the husband of the
deceased, is posted in
the RAC battalion. The
police said Sethi got al-
coholic and had incurred
debt for the house.
OVER HUSBAND’S AFFAIR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The recom-
mendation to pro-
mote 43 IAS and 45
IPS officers was ap-
proved in a screen-
ing committee meet-
ing held on Wednes-
day. Chief secretary
Niranjan Arya
chaired the meeting.
The officers will be
promoted to a new
scale from January
1, 2022.
CS gives nod to
promote IAS, IPS
officers to new
scale from Jan
NEWS DIGEST
MINOR GANGRAPED IN BHARATPUR BY
ARMED MISCREANTS, CASE FILED
Bharatpur: A case of gangrape with a minor girl has come
to light in the Kaman police station area. The criminals were
armed at the time of the
incident. Kaman police station
officer Daulat Sahu said that
on Wednesday afternoon, the
mother and daughter were
standing in Kaman town when
two people in a car started
a conversation with them
and took them to a secluded spot in a jungle near Lok Kund
where the minor was gangraped.
IT’S LIKE MAN SANS MASCULINITY: BJP’S
GYANDEV ON RAHUL’S HINDUTVA REMARK
Jaipur: Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi for his Hindu and Hindu-
tva remark, senior BJP leader and former MLA Gyandev Ahuja
has given a controversial statement. Ahuja said that saying ‘I
am a Hindu but not a Hindutvavadi’ is just like saying that ‘I am
a man, but I do not have masculinity’. He also said that every-
one knows from which side Rahul Gandhi is a Hindu. Mayawati
is also speaking of being Hindu because of pressure from
BJP. SP leader Akhilesh Yadav is also going to temples. Even
Congress leaders are chanting Hindu now. Ahuja has given a
controversial statement even before the Janakrosh rally to be
held at the BJP district headquarters on Thursday. More than
10,000 people are claimed to reach the Janakrosh rally.
Jaipur: Cold wave conditions prevailed in parts of Rajasthan
with Fatehpur in Sikar district recording the lowest tempera-
ture of three degrees Celsius for Tuesday. Pilani (Jhunjhunu)
and Sangaria (Hanumangarh)
recorded the night tempera-
ture of 4.1 degrees Celsius on
Tuesday, according to the MeT
department. The minimum
temperature in Nagaur was
5.8 degrees Celsius, while it
was 6.3 degrees in Jaisalmer,
6.5 degrees in Bikaner, 6.7
degrees in Churu, 6.9 degrees
in Ganganagar. Jaipur recorded a minimum temperature of
10.8 degrees Celsius. The weather conditions will remain the
same in the next 24 hours, the MeT department said.
RAJASTHAN REELS UNDER COLD WAVE;
FATEHPUR RECORDS LOWEST AT 3°C
First India Bureau
Jaipur: To press for its
demand for installation
of the statue of Maha-
raja Surajmal in the
precincts of the new
Parliament complex,
better known as Central
Vista, a delegation of
Antarastriya Jat San-
sad met Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla in
New Delhi.
The delegation com-
prised coordinators of
the organisation Rama-
vatar Palsania and PS
Kalwania, Kripal Singh
Khapra from the US and
Ram Singh Kulhari
from Bengaluru.
The delegates ex-
plained that Maharaja
Surajmal fought for the
sake of the country and
religion and won over
Delhi thrice. He has
fought as many as 130
wars and emerged vic-
torious in all of them.
The king was known for
his bravery, valour and
courage in the whole
world.
Install Maharaja Surajmal
statue in Parl: Jats urge Birla
Om Birla
Act of indiscipline: Are ‘seniors’ giving ‘cold shoulder’ to CS Arya?
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: A high profile
meeting organised on
Wednesdayinthecham-
bers of Chief Secretary
has become the talking
point of the entire state
bureaucracy and inter-
estingly enough, even
before the meeting
started, a section of the
bureaucracy had kept a
weather eye on the de-
velopments of the meet-
ing. The reason for this
was that two officers
senior to CS Niranjan
Arya were to take part
in the meeting and the
DoP had even issued a
notice in this regard but
both the senior officials
refused to take part in
the meeting.
The DoP had called
the meeting for screen-
ing of 1998 batch IAS
officers for promotion
to the Principal Secre-
tary rank.
The DoP had sent let-
ters well in advance to
senior IAS officers of
the state—1985 batch
Ravishankar Srivasta-
va and 1987 batch Veenu
Gupta—and invited
them to the meeting
that was to be held un-
der the chairmanship
of CS Arya. However,
when Veenu Gupta de-
clined to attend the
meeting, the DoP is-
sued a new notice on
December 2, inviting
1988 batch officer
Pawan Kumar Goyal.
But just before the
meeting that was sched-
uled for Wednesday,
Ravishankar Srivasta-
va also declined. In his
place, a much junior
IAS Sudhansh Pant was
called for the screening
committee to complete
the formality
.
It is well known that
afterNiranjanAryawas
appointedCSinOctober
2020, two senior IAS of-
ficers—Subodh Agraw-
al and Pawan Kumar
Goyal—started working
under Arya in Secretar-
iatasACS.However,nei-
ther did Ravishankar
nor Veenu Gupta looked
back at the Secretariat.
Moreover, they have not
attended even a single
meeting chaired by CS
in the past 14 months.
It was in the back-
ground of this ‘tussle’
that the state bureau-
cracy was keen on the
outcome and develop-
ments of this meeting.
And while it was being
speculated if they will
reach CS’s chamber or
not, in the end, both the
officers did not sit for
the meeting.
Knowledgeablesourc-
es claim that there is an
extreme sourness in the
relationship of Veenu
Gupta and Niranjan
Arya.
When DB Gupta was
serving as CS, a tussle
between Niranjan Arya
(then ACS Finance) and
Veenu Gupta was seen
during a crucial meet-
ing. Advisor to CM
Arvind Mayaram had
then taken Veenu Gup-
ta’s side.
According to offi-
cials, two senior most
officials of the cadre
have to be present in the
screening committee
meeting but this rule
was not followed in the
meeting on Wednesday
.
Will the state govern-
ment consider to initi-
ate disciplinary action
against the two senior
officers for their act of
insubordination?
Niranjan Arya Veenu Gupta Ravishankar Srivastava

RAJASTHAN
03
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: Wonder Ce-
ment, one of the coun-
try’s leading cement
manufacturing com-
panies on Wednesday
unveiled Wonder Ce-
ment XTREME for all
critical concrete appli-
cations in Rajasthan,
an environmental
friendly & high
strength cement. The
new product was
launched across Ra-
jasthan at Jaipur,
Udaipur, Ajmer and
Jodhpur. Chairman
Ashok Patni, attended
the Udaipur event
along with Ibrahim
Ali, Whole Time Direc-
tor and Vimal Patni
Vice Chairman.
The Wonder team is
confident with its fea-
tures that this cement
would take the con-
struction industry by
the storm.
The company started
in2010underRKgroup,
has seen tremendous
growth in a very short
span of time. This am-
bitious vision and
growth plan carries in
its DNA a no-compro-
mise quality, commit-
ment of state-of-the-art
technology, a culture
of trust & transparen-
cy. Today, with it’s cut-
ting-edge the cement
manufacturing compa-
ny has establioshed it-
self as a leading player
in the industry
.
An emphasis on
technological superior-
ity enables the compa-
ny to differentiate its
offering through im-
peccable quality & ef-
fective communica-
tion. With an extensive
network of dealers &
retailers, Wonder Ce-
ment currently retains
premium position in
the segment.
Wonder Cement
started with its first
Line-1 of production in
Nimbahera, Chittor-
garh District, with a
capacity of 3.25 million
tons per year in March
2012.
Wonder Cement launches its 1st premium
cement for all critical concrete application
COVID: 1 FROM BARMER
DIES, 20 NEW +VE IN STATE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In an alarming
trend, the figure of
deaths due to covid in-
fection has gradually
started increasing in
Rajasthan where one
more person has died
due to covid-19 on
Wednesday. Earlier, 2
patients had died on De-
cember 13.
There was no death
from corona from July
31 to November 18. Af-
ter death of a child in
Jaipur on Nov 18, a pa-
tient from Bikaner
died on Dec 6. On De-
cember 13, the death
of one patient each
from Churu & one
from Rajsamand was
recorded.
The latest death re-
ported on Wednesday
was from Barmer. With
this, the tally of deaths
due to covid infection
in state increased to
8959. At the same time,
20 fresh cases reported
on Wednesday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the 2nd
phase of the Zila Pari-
shad & Panchayat polls,
68.57 per cent voters ex-
ercised their franchise
in Kota, Baran, Karauli
& Sri Ganganagar.
Maximum voting
took place at Sadulsha-
har Panchayat Samiti
of Sri Ganganagar,
where 77.95 percent vot-
ers cast their votes.
In the first phase,
64.35 per cent voters
had exercised their
franchise.
State Election Com-
mission Commissioner
PS Mehra said in the
2nd phase elections
were held for 240 wards
of 12 Panchayat Samitis
and their respective
Zila Parishads.
He said that out of
total 12 lakh 72 thou-
sand 911 voters, 8 lakh
72 thousand 783 exer-
cised their franchise.
Mehra thanked the
voters for free, fair,
peaceful and safe voting
following Covid guide-
lines.
Polling for third
phase would be con-
ducted on Dec 18 &
counting would be done
on December 21.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Enforce-
ment squad of Jaipur
Development Authority
(JDA) razed a duplex
villa scheme that was
being illegally con-
structed on Sumel Road
in Agra Road area of
the city on Wednesday
.
The builder had al-
ready constructed 12
villas under the scheme
on a small plot of only
100 yards, which falls in
ecological zone.
Chief Enforcement
Controller Raghuvir
Saini said the plot is
situated in Zone-10.
Construction of the vil-
las was illegal as the ap-
proval of the JDA has
not been availed despite
it being an ecologically
sensitive zone. Con-
struction was going on
there for 8 villas of
15x35 feet size & 4 villas
of 15x30 feet size.
JDA had served a no-
tice to builder on Sept 2.
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: Now liquor
consumers will not be
charged more in city as
the excise department
has made it mandatory
to install PoS machines
& issue bills from Jan 1.
It is aimed at curbing
any overpricing by lo-
cal vendors. However,
reluctance of liquor
contractors to install
POS machines has de-
prived buyers of bene-
fits of new directive.
Taking strictness on
the liquor shop opera-
tors, the Excise Depart-
ment has made it man-
datory to install ma-
chines by Dec 31.
District Excise Offic-
er Matadin Meena has
taken over in Jaipur
city last week and has
directed inspectors of
all seven circles to get
POSmachinesinstalled
at liquor shops at the
earliest.
“From Jan 1, liquor
consumers will get the
bill for each product,”
said District Excise Of-
ficer Matadin Meena.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A young man
in a live-in with a mar-
ried girl here for last
two years was so scared
to see the girl’s husband
that he jumped from the
fifth floor of Riya Apart-
ment under Pratapgarh
police station.
He died during treat-
ment in the hospital.
The girlfriend and her
husband are abscond-
ing after the incident.
SHO Balvir Singh
Kasba said that Moh-
sin, alias Azam (30),
resident of Kannauj in
Uttar Pradesh, had driv-
en away a 24-year-old
girl from Nainital to
Jaipur about two and a
half years ago. He lived
in Malviya Nagar for
about seven months. He
had been living in a
rented flat for a month
on the fifth floor in Riya
Apartment near NRI
Circle. Police is on a
lookout.
Jaipur: The HC has
suspended the life sen-
tence of 4 of 6 accused
in Jhalawar’s Sattu
Chaudhary murder
case. Jhalawar’s NDPS
court had sentenced 6
accused to life impris-
onment after the de-
ceased was shot dead
at Bhawani Mandi on
30 November 2012. Ad-
vocate AK Jain said
sentence was given
without facts and evi-
dence. —FIB
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor and
Chancellor Kalraj
Mishra will attend the
first convocation of Dr
Bhimrao Ambedkar
Law University to be
held at Birla Auditori-
um today
. He will confer
degrees to students.
Besides, he ad-
dressed a joint meeting
of the governing body
and executive body of
council as President of
West Zone Cultural
Centre at Raj Bhavan
on Wednesday.
Mishra on Wednes-
day said that the West
Zone Cultural Centre
should work to con-
nect all sections of the
society with tradition-
al arts.
He emphasised on
making special efforts
for the protection of
tribal arts, extinct arts,
and styles.
The Governor wHe
said that to encourage
documentation of local
arts and experiences
and contributions of
eminent artists, the
Centre should start
events like author fel-
lowship scheme and
artist-writer journey
.
Director of the Cen-
tre Kiran Soni Gupta
presented the details of
the programme.
Earlier, 2 patients had
died on December 13
Infection in state
increases to 8,959
z Most of them, 4, are from
Udaipur, 3 each from Ajmer,
Bikaner, Jodhpur, 2 each from
Alwar, Dausa, Jaipur and one
tested positive in Jhunjhunu.
z The latest death reported on
Wednesday was from Barmer.
z There was no death from co-
rona from July 31 to Novem-
ber 18.
9,55,147
TOTAL CASES
20 IN A DAY
9,45,928
TOTAL RECOVERED
8,959
TOTAL DEATHS
1 IN A DAY
260
ACTIVE CASES
111 IN JAIPUR
COVID-19 UPDATE
Children of a govt school coming out of examination hall. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Over 68 % voting recorded in 2nd
phase of
Zila Parishad & Panchayat Samiti polls
JDA razes illegally constructed
duplex villa at Sumel Road
Now,POS machines mandatory to
issue liquor bills in JPR from Jan 1
Man jumps off building on seeing
paramour’s husband,dies on spot
Jhalawar murder
case: HC
suspends life
sentence of 4
Efforts should be made to
protect tribal arts: Guv Mishra
Governor addressing a joint
meeting of the Governing Body
and Executive Body of Council
at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.
Enforcement squad razing a duplex constructed at Sumel road.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Mahavir
Prasad Sharma took
over as Secretary of Raj
Legislative
A s s e m b l y
on Wednes-
day. Earlier,
Sharma was
working as a
Judicial Member of
State Consumer Dis-
putes Redressal Com-
mission. Sharma took
charge from officers &
employees of Vidhan
Sabha & inquired about
working of Vidhan Sab-
ha Secretariat.
Raj Legislative
Assembly gets
new Secretary
BILLING STILL
NOT DONE
z 404 liquor shops
in the city
z About 370 shops
are currently oper-
ating
z POS machines
installed at 235
shops so far
z But most of these
shop operators are
not issuing the bill
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On Wednesday
Court of District Con-
sumer Forum here, is-
sued notices to Sh.
Vivek Choradiya, Own-
er of M/s Vivanta Cor-
poration here in a mat-
ter filed by Shikha Jain
where she claimed that
she has deposited Rs
54.17 L & 4 L for tiles
etc., in 2015, but posses-
sion has not been given.
The matter was argued
by Adv Sunil Kumar
Singh, Adv Saurabh
Chatterjee & Adv Keerti
Harsha Chatterjee.
Consumer Forum
issues notice to
Vivek Choradiya
Naveen Joshi
Bhilwara: MoUs worth
Rs 10,000 cr were signed
in investment summit
held here on Wednes-
day. More than 150 in-
vestors from India &
abroad showed interest.
Investment of Rs 10,000
cr would generate em-
ployment for 25000 per-
sons. Industry minister
Shakuntala Rawat
showcased investment
opportunities.
Bhilwara: `10k
cr MoUs inked
29 IN A DAY
Ashok Patni inaugurates Wonder Cement XTREME, also seen are
Ibrahim Ali and Vimal Patni.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Onewhoseesinactionin
action,andactionininaction,
isintelligentamongmen.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
The auspicious Durga Puja reflects
India’s splendid cultural heritage and
spirit of unity. It is great to learn that
this iconic festival has been inscribed
on UNESCO’s #IntangibleHeritage list.
Every Indian is immensely proud.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Group Captain Varun Singh will always
be remembered for his exceptional
gallantry, fortitude and service to
the nation. Deeply sorrowed by the
passing away of this braveheart. My
sincerest condolences to his family
and friends. Om Shanti
TOP TWEETS
ASPIRING INDIAN
WOMEN HAVE ONE
MORE ROLE MODEL
IN LEENA NAIR
eena Nair has joined
the ever-increasing
list of Indians head-
ing global compa-
nies. A mentee of
Indira Nooyi, the first Indian
woman global CEO, Leena is a
gold medallist from XLRI, Jam-
shedpur, Leena has, as a top hu-
man resource executive, become
a role model for other women
and HR executives to break the
proverbial glass ceiling. It is in-
deed a proud moment for all
women in India.
As the global CEO of the $10
billion luxury firm Chanel, Lee-
na’s appointment comes soon
after Parag Agarwal’s appoint-
ment as Chief Executive Officer
of Twitter. In the big league
ahead of her are: Satya Nadella,
Sundar Pichai, Shantanu Naray-
en, Puneet Renuen and nine oth-
ers. Some of these big names
adorning top positions in global
companies are also a testimony
to the quality of education in
some of India’s better known
educational institutions. Also,
their rise proves that if given
the right environment in a work-
place they have the potential to
rise to the highest position.
L
here’sanoverdose
of religion by the
BJP in the run-up
to assembly elec-
tions in Uttar
Pradesh. First there was the
grand opening of the Kashi
Vishwanath Dham corridor,
where Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modiremainedthecentre
of all media attention.
He invited criticism that in
a secular state the PM should
not be seen aligning with
only one religion. Modi fol-
lowed this up with a visit to
the Swarveda temple.
Making good use of Vara-
nasi as his parliamentary
constituency, the PM chaired
a meeting of all 11 chief min-
isters of BJP-ruled states
where he directed them to
give “topmost priority to de-
velopment and ease of liv-
ing” and fighting malnutri-
tion. A day from now the re-
ligious city will host a na-
tional conference of mayors
to be addressed by the prime
minister. These events are an
effective answer to Modi’s
critics who only saw the
country’s secular creden-
tials being compromised at
the KVD show.
But there is no denying that
there is a surfeit of religion in
the state. References to Au-
rangzeb, Shivaji, Jinnah, top-
ee waale, lungi waale have al-
ready figured in the political
discourse and that definitely
is not the end of it.
After all, real campaigning
isyettobegin.Withthe11chief
ministers moving from Vara-
nasi to Ram Janmabhoomi in
Ayodhya in an unprecedented
move, the state has become
more of a pilgrimage centre
with overt political intentions.
One significant lesson
which the BJP CMs should
learn from the PM is that of
taking a midnight stroll to
check the development work.
He has certainly transformed
Varanasi.
SURFEIT OF RELIGION
IN POLL-BOUND UP
One significant lesson
which the BJP CMs
should learn from the PM
is that of taking a
midnight stroll to check
the development work.
He has certainly
transformed Varanasi
T
he 75th year of Independence
is a time to introspect, work
and live for the nation in line
with the vision highlighted
by our forefathers. December
15 marks the death anniver-
sary of the great “unifier of
the nation”, Sardar Vallabh
Bhai Patel. The people of In-
dia will remain forever in-
debted to him for his leader-
ship during the freedom
struggle and his vision, wis-
dom, and statesmanship in
the post-Independence era.
Patel began his public life
as a municipal councillor in
Ahmedabad and went on to
become the Home Minister
and Deputy Prime Minister
of India. He had a granular
understanding of the vari-
ous stakeholders in govern-
ance and administration and
their relevance, roles, and
responsibilities. His stead-
fast approach while handling
the complexities of the coun-
try made him a responsible
voice of the masses. He ac-
tively strengthened the free-
dom struggle by mobilising
people to fly the national flag
at public places in 1922-23.
The non-violent Bardoli
Satyagraha turned out to be
a matchless victory for peas-
ants against the mighty Brit-
ish empire. His role in it led
women to bestow him with
the title of “Sardar”. As an
uncompromising discipli-
narian and advocate for uni-
ty, he made remarkable con-
tributions to the 1937 provin-
cial elections, individual
Satyagraha, the Quit India
Movement.
For this, he spent consider-
able time in prison. As chair-
man of the Advisory Com-
mittee on Fundamental
Rights, Minorities and Tribal
and Excluded Areas of the
Constituent Assembly, Patel
piloted important sections in
the Constitution related to
fundamental and minority
rights. He even emphasised
that rights and duties are two
sides of the same coin.
His meticulous handling
of the integration of the
princely states in a short
time bears testimony to his
zeal and steadfastness. Pa-
tel’s diplomatic manoeuvres
secured the “accession” of
princely states and provided
shape to the nation, bringing
these areas in line with the
constitutional framework.
The internal power strug-
gles and sheer lack of demo-
cratic values in the Congress
werevisiblewhilechoosingthe
first prime minister of inde-
pendentIndia.Itispertinentto
note that 12 out of 15 Congress
Committees preferred Patel as
leader. Nevertheless, Nehru
was selected prime minister at
this crucial juncture.
Sardar Patel’s letter to
Nehru on November 7, 1950,
clearly highlights his vigor-
ous criticism of Nehru’s han-
dling of Tibet, China, and
Kashmir. Nehru’s orientation
resulted in the India-China
and India-Pakistan wars in
later years. The 41-year delay
in posthumously awarding
the Bharat Ratna to Sardar
Patel is another matter that
underlines the Congress’s re-
luctance in giving Patel the
credit he deserves as a nation
builder. He was denied his
due thanks to Nehruvian and
leftist historians.
In addition to taking on the
mammoth task of unification,
the Iron Man of India was in-
strumental in strengthening
the steel frame of India — the
All India Services. In Novem-
ber 1947, he decided to cultur-
ally connect the shared herit-
age and ethos of Indians by
reconstructingthedemolished
Somnath temple that would
depict the story of India’s re-
surgence, the victory of con-
struction over destruction.
The current government,
under the visionary leader-
ship of Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, has undertaken
several initiatives in line with
Patel’s ideals and example.
The steel frame of India is be-
ing further strengthened to
prepare future-ready civil
servants through Mission
Karma Yogi. This capacity-
building programme aims to
overcome the challenges of a
technologically-connected
world, facilitate ease of living
for citizens, provide the best
governance, and make India’s
the world’s best civil services.
The repeal of Article 370
was a well-thought-out move
of the Modi government to
correctahistoricblunder.The
government is also fulfilling
Patel’s dream with the overall
development of Somnath,
apartfrommakingthetemple
complex more attractive.
On Patel’s 143rd birth anni-
versary
, the Statue of Unity
,
the tallest statue of the world,
was dedicated to the nation.
From 2014 onwards, his birth
anniversary
, October 31, is ob-
served as “National Unity
Day”. The Ek Bharat-Shresh-
tha Bharat initiative further
strengthensthesustainedand
structured cultural connec-
tionbetweendifferentregions.
Itisworthrealisingthatthe
society we inherit owes every-
thing to our forefathers. They
worked hard to institutional-
ise the framework that em-
powers individuals to grow,
attaintheirpotentialandscale
new heights for the nation as
a whole. As a part of the ongo-
ing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,
thedeathanniversaryof Sard-
ar Patel is an opportune mo-
ment to pay homage to the
supreme sacrifices of the
countless known and un-
known individuals who made
this possible, and pledge to
achieve the goal of building a
NewIndiaasatributetothem.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL
The writer is Union Minister of State for
Parliamentary Affairs and Culture
His meticulous handling of
the integration of the
princely states in a short
time bears testimony to his
zeal and steadfastness.
Patel’s diplomatic
manoeuvres secured the
“accession” of princely
states and provided shape
to the nation, bringing
these areas in line with the
constitutional framework
The current
government, under the
visionary leadership of
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, has undertaken
several initiatives in line
with Patel’s ideals and
example. The steel frame
of India is being further
strengthened to prepare
future-ready civil
servants through
Mission Karma Yogi
CELEBRATING
THE UNIFIER;
TRIBUTES TO
SARDAR PATEL

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Anita Hada
New Delhi: 18 Chief
Ministers and Deputy
Chief Ministers of the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty and its allies are
gathered in Varanasi
and not a single one of
them is a Dalit. The
BJP had announced
that it would make a
Dalit chief minister in
Punjab. But what will
happen to that promise
now? In Punjab, there
is an ‘alliance’ between
the Bharatiya Janata
Party and Captain Am-
arinder Singh’s Punjab
Lok Congress. This co-
ordination will be on
the same lines on
which Akali Dal and
BJP used to coordinate
earlier. That is, like the
Akali Dal, Captain’s
Punjab Lok Congress
will be a major player
and will fight on more
seats. BJP will fight on
fewer seats so obvious-
ly the chief ministerial
candidate will not be
from BJP.
Captain Amarinder
Singh, leader of Punjab
Lok Congress will con-
test on his own face.
This means that if the
situation arises to form
the government, then
the Chief Minister will
be Amarinder Singh.
This means that the
BJP will have to with-
draw its claim of a Dalit
Chief Minister in Pun-
jab. It can certainly
make as many Dalit
Deputy Chief Minis-
ters as possible, but this
promise has not been
made till now.
On the other hand,
Akali Dal has an-
nounced that if its gov-
ernment is formed, a
Dalit leader of Bahujan
Samaj Party will be-
come the Deputy Chief
Minister. Arvind Kejri-
wal’s Aam Aadmi Party
has also promised to
make Dalit Deputy
Chief Minister and
Congress is contesting
elections on its recently
appointed Dalit Chief
Minister.
What will happen to the Dalit CM of BJP?
DALIT POLITICS
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: So now,
former Congress
president Rahul
Gandhi has also
towed the line that
political observers
claim is originally
of the BJP i.e. form-
ing a 'Hindu Raj'. Af-
ter proving himself
as a 'Janeudhari'
Kashmiri Brahmin
and visiting many
temples, he has now
declared that the
' H i n d u t v av a d i s '
have to be removed
from power and Hin-
dus have to come to
power. Think, a few
days ago, could a
Congress leader talk
about establishing
'Hindus Raj? But the
BJP has made
caused such ripples
in the 'political
pool', by 'weaponis-
ing' the thought of
Hindu Rashtra and
has mentally condi-
tioned Hindus in
this name in such a
way, that even the
Congress has to talk
about Hindu Raj.
Rahul Gandhi has
given a long lecture
on Hindus and Hin-
dutvawadis but has
not explained how
the Hindu Raj he is
talking about will be
different from the
Hindu Rashtra of
the BJP.
Rahul Gandhi
called Mahatma
Gandhi a Hindu and
his assassin Na-
thuram Godse a Hin-
dutvawadi. Then he
said that Hindu in-
sists for truth and
Hindutva insists for
power. In this way,
Rahul Gandhi has
talked about making
a Hindu Raj envi-
sioned by Mahatma
Gandhi. Significant-
ly, Mahatma Gandhi
himself used to talk
about Ram Rajya,
but his Ram Rajya
was completely dif-
ferent and a glimpse
of it is found in his
book 'Hind Swaraj'.
If Rahul Gandhi is
talking about that,
then he will have to
put a theoretical
framework of this
before the citizens of
the country as mere-
ly giving speeches in
rallies will not be of
any use. He should
prepare a new pre-
amble on the basis
of Mahatma Gan-
dhi's vision of Ram
Rajya and keep it in
front of the people
of the country, mak-
ing a new Congress
by changing the ex-
isting Congress.
And if he con not do
this, then it seems,
Rahul has merely
employed a ruse to
extract 'religious
sentiment' for politi-
cal capital, which
incidentally, accord-
ing to Rahul, is what
BJP and its leaders
engage in.
WillRahulestablish
RamRajyaenvisioned
byMahatmaGandhi?
Rahul Gandhi
Dehradun: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Wednesday said that
the Centre won't let
powers spoil India's
relations with Nepal.
Singh, addressing the
gathering on the occa-
sion of the Shaeed Sam-
man Yatra and founda-
tion stone laying cere-
mony of 'Sainya Dham'
in Dehradun, said,
There are powers that
want to spoil India's re-
lations with Nepal. I
want to tell you that if
we need to bow our
head, we will do it but
we won't let our rela-
tionsbreakwithNepal.”
The gathering at the
'Shaheed Samman
Yatra' event also ob-
served a minute's si-
lence and paid tribute
to Group Captain
Varun Singh who
passed away at Bengal-
uru Command Hospital
on Wednesday. —ANI
We won't let
‘powers’ spoil
relations with
Nepal: Rajnath
Rajnath Singh
Ex-CJI reacts
over privilege
motion moved
against him
New Delhi: React-
ing to the privilege
motion moved by
several Rajya Sabha
Members against
him, former Chief
Justice of India
(CJI) and Rajya Sab-
ha member Ranjan
Gogoi on Wednes-
day said that the
law will take its
own course.
Gogoi further in-
formed that he will
not be able to attend
Parliament’s pro-
ceedings today, but
was present there
on Monday and
Tuesday. This
comes as Shiv Sena
and IUML MPs, ear-
lier in the day, sub-
mitted privilege
motions against Go-
goi on his remarks
on attending the
House to a media
outlet. —ANI
Ranjan Gogoi
New Delhi: In a breath-
er for crypto trading
platforms, the Crypto-
currency and Regula-
tion of Official Digital
Currency Bill, 2021,
which was listed by the
Government as one of
the agenda items for the
Winter Session of the
Parliament, might not
be tabled in the ongoing
Session.
The Government is
mulling changes to the
proposed legislation’s
framework which
means it may not be in-
troduced in the Winter
Session.
Some of the issues
pertaining to the Bill
need more discussions
and comments from the
public. These include
matters such as the in-
clusion of the Central
Bank Digital Currency
(CBDC) in the current
framework or under the
RBI Act.
The Government felt
that any law around
cryptocurrencies needs
to be in synch with a
global framework
which is still evolving
after discussing the
matter at the highest
levels, the report said,
quoting official.
“It may be better to
wait and observe how
the situation pans glob-
ally, they added. How-
ever, for consumer pro-
tection and taxation of
cryptocurrencies, exist-
ing laws and regula-
tions could be tapped, it
was felt.
At US President Joe
Biden-hosted Democra-
cy Summit, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
called for synchronised
efforts to shape social
media norms and cryp-
tocurrencies to ensure
they are used to “em-
power democracy and
not to undermine”.
The official further
said any potential cryp-
tocurrency framework
should be formed after
consulting all stake-
holders amid an
evolving global consen-
sus on the matter.
—Agencies
GOVT GOES SLOW ON CRYPTO BILL!
Centre mulling changes to proposed legislation’s framework which means it may not be tabled in Winter Session
New Delhi: Amid de-
mand for the removal
of Union Minister Ajay
Kumar Mishra by the
Opposition, the Lok
Sabha was adjourned
till 11 am on Thursday.
Several Congress
leaders, including
Rahul Gandhi, moved
adjournment motions
in the House demand-
ing the removal of
Ajay Mishra Teni as
Minister of State (MoS)
for Home Affairs over
the Lakhimpur Kheri
incident.
The Lok Sabha was
earlier adjourned twice
in the day, first till
noon and then till 2
pm amid uproar in the
House. —ANI
RUCKUS IN LS OVER LAKHIMPUR INCIDENT; ADJOURNED
New Delhi: The Union
Cabinet on Wednesday
approved a budget of
Rs 76,000 crore for de-
signing and manufac-
turing semiconductor
chips in India.
Union Information
and Broadcasting Min-
ister Anurag Thakur
said the cabinet sanc-
tioned Rs 76,000 crore
for the ambitious pro-
ject, titled Programme
for Development of
Semiconductors and
Display Manufacturing
Ecosystem, to be spent
over a span of six years
According to the Gov-
ernment, the project
will have a multiplier
effect across different
sectors and will help in
deeper integration to
the global value chain.
It would contribute
significantly towards
achieving $5 trillion
dollar economy and $5
trillion GDP by 2025.
Elaborating on the
scheme, Union minister
for Telecom and Infor-
mation Technology (IT)
Ashwini Vaishnaw
said, “Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has tak-
en a historic decision in
the field of Electronics
in which the develop-
ment of a complete eco-
system could take place
within the country in-
cluding design, fabrica-
tion, testing and pack-
aging. It would take the
investment of Rs 76,000
crore. Today we have
reached USD75 billion
in electronics manufac-
turing in 7 years. With
the pace that we are
moving at, in the next 6
years, we will reach
USD300 billion in elec-
tronics manufactur-
ing.” —ANI
Cabinet OK’s `76k for
designing, manufacturing
of semiconductor chips
MHA: No plan
to enumerate
caste census
New Delhi: The
Central Govern-
ment has reiterated
its stand that there
is no plan to enu-
merate caste-wise
data in Census 2021
other than Sched-
uled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes.
The Ministry of
Home Affairs in-
formed Rajya Sab-
ha that the decision
has been taken as a
matter of policy
.
“The Govern-
ment has not enu-
merated caste-wise
population other
than SCs and STs in
Census since inde-
pendence,” Minis-
ter of State Nity-
anand Rai stated.
The Ministry
also informed that
they are aware that
a resolution to con-
duct a caste-based
census has been
passed by Andhra
Pradesh Assembly
.
—Agencies
IN THE COURTYARD
COURT RELIEVES ARYAN FROM
APPEARING EVERY WEEK
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court on Wednesday
relieved Aryan Khan, who
was arrested in the drugs-
on-cruise case, from
appearing before Narcot-
ics Control Bureau (NCB)
every week. However,
the court directed him to
appear before Delhi’s SIT
whenever summoned.
Aryan Khan along with
other accused Arbaaz
Merchant and Munmun
Dhamecha were granted
bail by the HC on October
28 in the drugs-on-cruise
case. An NCB team
busted an alleged drugs
party on the Cordelia
Cruise ship which was on
its way to Goa at mid-sea
on October 2 night. Eight
persons were detained for
questioning by the NCB in
connection with the case.
NOTIFY 27% OBC
SEATS AS GEN:
SC TELLS MAHA
SC ACQUITS
THREE DEATH
ROW CONVICTS
PAY COVID RELIEF
WITHIN 10 DAYS:
SC TO MAHA
SC RAPS ED OVER
INDISCRIMINATE
USE OF PMLA ACT
SC COMMUTES
DEATH PENALTY
OF CRIMINAL
SC GIVES RELIEF
FROM ARREST
TO RAJ KUNDRA
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court asked the Maha-
rashtra Government and
State poll panel to renotify
the 27 per cent seats re-
served for OBCs in the
local body polls and hold
elections to them along
with the polls to the re-
maining 73%. Earlier the
SC had stayed the elec-
tions to the 27% reserved
seats stating that the
decision to earmark the
quota was done without
following the triple-test.
Court acquitted three
murder accused who
were sentenced to death
by the Trial Court and the
Allahabad High Court.
The bench comprising
Justices L. Nageswara
Rao, BR Gavai and BV
Nagarathna observed that
the prosecution utterly
failed to prove the case
beyond reasonable doubt.
Momin Khan was accused
of murdering his parents,
brother and other rela-
tives following a dispute.
Jaikam Khan is a cousin
of Momin Khan. —ANI
New Delhi: While hearing
the Covid compensation
issue, the Supreme Court
raps the States once
again. The SC expressed
its displeasure and chas-
tised the States for their
lax attitude. Maharashtra
has been given ten days
to make the payment,
which includes both the
authorisation and the
actual payment. It is
regrettable that only 1600
out of 85,000 have been
granted says Supreme
Court to Maharashtra. The
SC has taken notice of the
States' failure. —ANI
Court on Wednesday told
the Enforcement Direc-
torate that indiscriminate
use of the Prevention of
Money Laundering Act
will dilute the relevance
of the legislation. A bench
of Chief Justice of India
NV Ramana, Justice AS
Bopanna and Justice
Hima Kohli made the
observation while hearing
two cases by petitioners
who had been named as
accused under the PMLA.
The first case pertains to
a man named Narender
Kumar Patel. —ANI
New Delhi: The top court
has commuted the death
penalty of a man convict-
ed for raping and killing a
three-year-old girl in 2016
and considered the pos-
sibility of his reformation
and rehabilitation. Com-
muting the death sen-
tence of a Chhattisgarh
resident to life imprison-
ment. The Bench passed
the order on an appeal
filed by Lochan Srivas
against the conviction and
death penalty. —ANI
NO COMMENT: APEX COURT
ON GUJARAT COVID DEATHS
New Delhi: Under-
reporting of Covid
deaths may or may not
have happened and the
only concern now is
ensuring that compen-
sations are paid to the
maximum number of
families who suffered,
the Supreme Court said
after Gujarat com-
plained that the media
has misreported the
issue. Gujarat had, in a
way, admitted 10,000
more Covid deaths
yesterday in its data
submitted to the court
on compensation paid
to the families who
lost a loved one to the
pandemic, which made
headlines. The SC
lauded the Gujarat's
adverts giving publicity
relating to disbursal of
the ex-gratia compen-
sation to the family of
the Covid victims in
compliance with its
earlier orders. —Agencies
Court on Wednesday
granted four weeks'
protection from arrest
to businessman and
Bollywood actor Shilpa
Shetty's husband Raj
Kundra in connection with
one of the cases involving
allegations of producing
and streaming porno-
graphic content.A Bench
headed by Justice Vineet
Saran granted immunity
to Kundra from arrest for
four weeks. —ANI

New Delhi: India’s
Covid Task Force chief
VK Paul on Tuesday
said there is a potential
scenario that “our vac-
cines may become inef-
fective in emerging sit-
uations” and empha-
sized the need to be
ready to modify the
vaccines as per re-
quirement.
He also hoped that
Covid in India is possi-
bly moving in the direc-
tion of endemicity,
where there is a low or
moderate level of
transmission going on.
Speaking at an event
organised by industry
body CII, Paul also em-
phasised the need for
having vaccine plat-
forms that are adapta-
ble quickly with the
changing nature of the
variants. While noting
that the contribution
of the industry to sci-
ence is low in country,
Paul said, “Our nation-
al investment in sci-
ence is all public mone,
even during dev vac-
cines, a lot of testing
was done at national
laboratory”. Paul also
said effective strategy
should ensure India’s
adult population is ful-
ly vaccinated. —ANI
INDIA
06
AMID OMICRON CONCERNS...
...OUR VACCINES MAY BECOME
INEFFECTIVE, SAYS VK PAUL
Paul also emphasizes the need to be ready
to modify the vaccines as per requirement
Medic collects swab sample of Women’s Hockey League players. (R) A 110-bedded quarantine isolation facility in Patna on Wednesday.
India is moving in direction of endemicity
with low or moderate transmission going on
We have experienced Delta shock
and now the Omicron shock…
there is a potential scenario that
our vaccines may become ineffective in
emerging situations in the wake of the
last three weeks of living
with Omicron, we have
seen how such doubts have
come up, some of them
may be genuine, we still
don’t have the final
picture.
—VK Paul, India’s
Covid Task Force chief
Kareena’s maid, Shanaya
Kapoor test Covid +ve
5 travellers from UK test
Covid positive in Noida
3 test positive for Omi-
cron in Hyderabad
Restrictions extended in
Mumbai till Dec 31
Mah govt slashes RT-
PCR rates to Rs 1,975
Kenya detects 3 cases
of Omicron variant
Philippines confirms
first 2 Omicron cases
Algeria confirms 1st
case of Omicron variant
China detects its second
case of Omicron
Australian PM tested for
Covid following casual
contact
Covid-19 third wave is
inevitable, roadmap for
booster dose should be
the focus: Top Expert
New Delhi: Expressing concern over Omicron variant,
Congress leader in LS Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on told
the House that Centre should review its stand on vac-
cinating children and adolescents. He also asked the
government to be fully prepared to avoid a repeat of
the crisis, as was seen during the second surge earlier
in the year. “Till now, 41 people have been infected with
Omicron variant, so its tentacles have spread in other
states also, much to the concern of all of us,” he said.
Kolkata: A seven-year-old boy from Murshidabad
district has become WB’s first resident to test positive
for Omicron variant, state health department said on
Wednesday afternoon. The child and his parents landed
in Hyderabad from Abu Dhabi late on night of Decem-
ber 10. They took a flight to Kolkata on December 11
and, according to reports received so far, travelled to
Farakka in a car.
APPROVE JABS FOR MINORS: ADHIR RANJAN
WB SEES 1ST OMICRON: 7-YR-OLD BOY +VE
New Delhi: Karan Johar,
his family members and
staff have tested negative
for Covid,
he said on
Wednes-
day. In
fact, KJo
also said,
he tested
himself
twice to be safe. He said
that his dinner for 8
guests could not be called
a “party” and denied that
his home was a Covid
“hotspot.”
MY HOME IS NO
COVID HOTSPOT:
KJo TESTS -VE
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
on Wednesday paid
rich tributes to Sard-
ar Vallabhbhai Patel
on his death anniver-
sary
. Several Congress
leaders including LoP
in the RS Mallikarjun
Kharge and party
chief whip Jairam
Ramesh, chief spokes-
person Randeep Sur-
jewala, party whip in
the LS Manickam
Tagore also remem-
bered Patel and paid
him tributes.
On Sardar Vallab-
hbhai Patel’s 71st
death anniversary,
PM Narendra Modi,
Home Minister Amit
Shah, Defence Minis-
ter Rajnath Singh,
Union minister Pral-
had Joshi, Housing
minister Hardeep
Puri as well as several
Union ministers and
BJP leaders paid
homage to India’s 1st
home minister. —ANI
SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL DEATH ANNIV
TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR
‘INDIA’SUNIFIER’
Vladimir Putin,Jinping
discuss US-organised
Summit for Democracy
9 dead, 22 hurt as bus falls in rivulet in
AP, CM announces `5L ex-gratia for kin
Pulwama: A militant
affiliated to Hizbul Mu-
jahideen was killed in a
gunfight with security
forces in Uzrampathri
of JK’s Pulwama dis-
trict on the intervening
night of Tuesday
Wednesday
, said police.
Police identified de-
ceased militant as Feroz
Ahmad Dar, a resident
of Heff-Shrimal in
Shopian. He was in-
volved in many inci-
dents since 2017, includ-
ing an attack in Shopi-
an in 2018, in which
four policemen were
killed. Cops described
Dar as an “A+ category
terrorist”. —ANI
Hiz Mujahideen
militant killed in
gunfight in JK’s
Pulwama region
Moscow: Russian Pres-
ident Vladimir Putin
and his Chinese coun-
terpart Xi Jinping held
a virtual meeting on
Wednesday and dis-
cussed the recently held
US-organised Summit
for Democracy
.
The Summit for De-
mocracy was held last
week. Both Russia and
China were not invited
to the summit which
saw the participation
dozens of countries. At
the virtual summit,
both Putin and Xi said
that the summit was
“counterproductive”
and imposes new divid-
ing lines in the interna-
tional community
.
“[The leaders] were
unanimous in their as-
sessments that the
event was thought of as
a confrontational one
from the very begin-
ning, and that is what it
actually became,” said
Yuri Ushakov. —ANI
NEWS FROM AROUND WORLD
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. —FILE PHOTO
Hyderabad: At least
nine people died after
an APSRTC bus fell into
a reservoir in West Go-
davari district on
Wednesday afternoon.
The bus driver, seven
women, and one man
were among the dead.
More than 40 other pas-
sengers were rescued
by fishermen and pas-
sersby from the bus
half-submerged in the
Jalleruvagu reservoir.
The mishap hap-
pened near a bridge
while the bus was on its
way from Aswaraopeta.
AP CM YS Jagan Mo-
han Reddy has an-
nounced Rs 5 lakh ex-
gratia to the kin of de-
ceased and has ordered
dist collector to take
care of injured. —ANI
There were 47 passengers in the bus travelling from Velerupadu.
Nagaland Civilian Killings: Protests against Army grows
Kohima: The protests
in Nagaland against
the Armed forces over
last week’s killing of
14 civilians in a
botched operation are
now spreading across
the state.
After a boycott call
by Konyak Union, the
top body of the Kon-
yak Naga tribe that
dominated the dis-
trict, another organi-
sation that represents
Naga tribes of five dis-
tricts has declared
“non-cooperation”
with the security forc-
es until their demands
are fulfilled and jus-
tice is delivered to the
victims of the civilian
killings.
The organization
also asserted that
Home Minister Amit
Shah’s statement in
the Parliament on De-
cember 6 in regard to
the Oting killings,
where he had stated
that the security forc-
es fired in self-de-
fense, should be with-
drawn. —ANI
1 2
Mumbai: A penalty of
Rs 1.8 crore has been
imposed on PNB by the
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI), while ICICI Bank
has been fined Rs 30
lakh for deficiencies in
regulatory complianc-
es. According to a state-
ment issued by the cen-
tral bank, PNB was
found guilty of contra-
vening provisions of
the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949, related to
pledge of shares by it.
Investigations by RBI
found that PNB had
held shares in borrower
companies, as pledgee,
of an amount exceeding
thirty per cent of paid-
up share capital of
those companies.
FROM P1…
RBI imposes `1.8 crore
penalty on PNB
HIGHLIGHTS
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment said on
Wednesday that it is
bringing key amend-
ments to reform the
electoral process based
on the Election Com-
mission’s recommen-
dations. According to
the EC, pilot projects
conducted by it have
been very positive and
successful. The gov-
ernment will introduce
these key electoral re-
forms in winter ses-
sion of the parliament.
Four major reforms
are being introduced to
strengthen the elector-
al rolls. Just like PAN-
Aadhaar linking, seed-
ing of Aadhaar with
one’s voter ID or an
electoral card will now
be allowed. However,
unlike the former, this
is being done on a vol-
untary basis, in ac-
cordance with the right
to privacy judgment of
SC and a test of propor-
tionality
.
EC has also decided
to make the law gen-
der-neutral for service
officers, allowing hus-
band of service officer
to vote as well. —ANI
4 major reforms soon to strengthen electoral rolls!
To make
voting more
inclusive
To give more
power to EC
To weed out
duplicates
Chance to register
4 times in a year...
Another proposal is to
allow more attempts to reg-
ister in the electoral rolls.
Starting January 1 next
year, first-time voters turn-
ing 18 will have the chance
to register four times a year
with four different cut-off
dates. They could do this
only once a year till now.
Gehlot Cabinet…
Under the policy
, a lease
of a maximum of 100
square meters per fam-
ily will be given to the
families living on the
pasture land for at least
30 years. This benefit
will not be given to the
income tax payer. With
this policy, poor fami-
lies settled on pasture
land will be able to get
pattas.
Furthermore, the
Cabinet approved the
joint venture company
of the State Govern-
ment and M/s Adani
Renewable Energy Park
Rajasthan Limited for
setting up of 1500 MW
capacity solar park in
the state at Bhimsar
and Madhopura in Jais-
almer, 1324.14 hectare
in Sadrasar village and
276.86 hectare in Batay-
adu and Nedan village.
For this, approval has
been given to allot state
land at conditional cost.
Apart from this, ap-
proval was given to allot
64.38 hectares of gov-
ernment land on lease
conditionally in Keral-
ian village for setting
up of about 30 MW wind
solar hybrid power pro-
ject. This will increase
the solar power genera-
tion capacity and create
employment opportuni-
ties.
Rajasthan Ethanol
Production Promotion
Policy-2021 was ap-
proved in the meeting
with a view to encour-
age the establishment
of ethanol production
units in the state. This
policy will promote the
production of ethanol
as a sustainable and al-
ternative fuel. Incen-
tives will be payable
under the provisions of
RIPS-2019 to the ethanol
production units set up
under this policy. With
this, ethanol plants will
be set up as per rules in
the ground water safe
areas (safe blocks) of
the state, which will en-
courage industrializa-
tion. Along with this,
profit opportunities
will be generated for
farmers, entrepreneurs
and workers.
In the meeting, ap-
proval was given to
amend the Rajasthan
Town Planning Service
Rules, 1966. With this,
Bachelor of Planning
and Master of Planning
can be included in the
essential qualification
for direct recruitment
of Assistant Town Plan-
ner. With this decision,
candidates having high-
er qualification, exper-
tise and experience re-
lated to town planning
will be available in the
Town Planning Depart-
ment.

NEWS
07
NEWS DIGEST
POWER THEFT:
VIGILANCE
TEAM ATTACKED
THREE HELD FOR
PRIEST MURDER
IN JALORE
Nagaur: A 6-member
vigilance team, in-
cluding Executive En-
gineer CCVR Ratanlal
Khatik was attacked
by two unidentified
assailants on bikes
while the team was
headed towards
Khudi Kala village to
take action against
those involved in
electricity theft.
Jalore: Bagoda
police has solved the
mystery behind the
murder of a priest
and arrested three
persons involved
in the crime, on
Wednesday. The vic-
tim Nenuram Pujari
was the priest of the
Hanuman temple in
Dhumbadia under
Bagoda police limits.
the priest used to
stay in a hut.
CM TO GIFT 3,700 WORKS
WORTH `14K CR TO STATE
Yogesh Sharma
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: On the suc-
cessful completion of
three years of the state
government, various
events will be organ-
ized and a discussion
on the same was held
in the meeting of State
Council of Ministers
held at CMR on
Wednesday. Under the
‘Aapka Vishwas-Ha-
mara Prayas’ pro-
gramme to be organ-
ized with the resolve of
‘Seva Hi Dharma-Seva
Hi Karma’, on Decem-
ber 18 and 19, CM Ge-
hlot will gift the state
3,700 different develop-
ment works costing
about `14,000 crores.
Gehlot will also
launch schemes and
programmes related to
various departments
on this occasion. Mem-
bers of the State Coun-
cil of Ministers, MPs,
MLAs, public repre-
sentatives of Panchay-
ati Raj and urban bod-
ies, officers-employees
and general public will
be able to join these
events which will be
live telecast on various
social media platforms.
Gehlot will inaugu-
rate a four-day exhibi-
tion ‘Aapka Vishwas-
Hamara Prayas’ based
on the achievements of
the state government
over the past three
years at Jawahar Kala
Kendra at 11 am on Dec
18. He will inaugurate
and lay the foundation
stone for development
works related to ener-
gy, water resources,
public health engineer-
ing, public works, ur-
ban development, au-
tonomous government,
forest, agriculture, co-
operative, dairy and
industry during the
main function organ-
ized at CMR at 3 pm. In
these, foundation stone
of development works
costing about `8,500
crores will be laid.
On December 19, he
will inaugurate the re-
ception halls of more
than 500 police sta-
tions, 12 new police sta-
tion buildings and oth-
er home departments
buildings. He will also
launch Anupriti
Coaching Scheme,
Ambedkar DBT Vouch-
er Scheme, Jagriti
Back to Work Scheme,
about 200 Mahatma
Gandhi English Medi-
um Schools etc.
Dispose of SC/ST, Arms Act cases early, says DGP
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: DGP M L Lather
on Wednesday directed
IGs range and SPs to
clear maximum penden-
cy of cases by the end of
this month. Chairing a
crime review meeting
through video confer-
ence, the DGP asked the
officers to dispose of the
cases under POCSO act,
SC and ST (prevention of
atrocities) Act and Arms
Act with priority
.
He also expressed dis-
pleasure over engaging
trainee IPS officers, who
are deputed in districts
as additional SPs, in in-
vestigation of crime say-
ing that the officers have
been appointed as Addi-
tional SP so that they can
understand the function-
ing of the SP properly.
The DGP said that in
most of the districts, IPS
officers working as Ad-
ditional SPs are conduct-
ing investigation related
work and instructed all
the SPs to not give any
kind of investigation to
such officers.
Let DGP ensure
IO’s presence in
court, says HC
Villagers in Sikar block highway
for5hrs,demandarrestofkillers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Miffed over
the non-appearance of
Investigating Officers
(IOs) despite repeated
summons, the High
Court on Wednesday
instructed the DGP to
inform the concerned
officer about the court
summons and ensure
his presence in court
on December 16 along
with relevant papers.
When the lawyer of
the petitioner drew the
attention of the Bench
that IO in the case Ne-
michand Khalia is not
present in court, Jus-
tice Farzand Ali com-
mented that police of-
ficers have developed a
habit of not complying
with the court orders.
The judge reminded
that Khalia was first
told to appear on Nov 5,
2020 for the case he is
probing into, but he
didn’t. Later, he was
given many chances to
appear but he never ap-
peared.
First India Bureau
Sikar: A 70-year-old
woman and her daugh-
ter-in-law were mur-
dered by suspected rob-
bers in a village in Si-
kar district, police said
on Wednesday
.
The villagers pro-
tested on Wednesday
and blocked the state
highway leading to
long traffic jam. Later,
villagers removed the
jam after 5 hours after
assurance from SDM
Dilip Singh Rathore
to arrest the accused
in 5 days. The last rites
of both the dead will be
held on Thursday
.
MAN ‘BURNS’
MOTHER ALIVE
Sikar: The charred body
of an elderly woman was
found in her house in
Sikar district of Rajasthan.
Her daughters have
alleged that she was
murdered by her son over
a property-related dispute.
The charred body of 75-
year old Basanti Devi was
found in her house under
Khatu Shyamji police
station area.
Held for bribe: 4 govt officials including
Narcotics Inspector, a SI, 2 Agri dept staff
Naveen Sharma
Jaipur: Four govern-
ment officials includ-
ing an inspector of
Central Bureau of Nar-
cotics and a Rajasthan
Police Sub Inspector
were arrested in Ra-
jasthan for taking
bribes in three sepa-
rate cases. ACB arrest-
ed an inspector of Cen-
tral Bureau of Narcot-
ics in Jaipur while tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 2 lakh
in Jaipur. The accused
inspector Aman Pho-
gat had demanded
bribe of Rs 5 lakh from
complainant for not
makinghimanaccused
in a case. After the trap,
a search was conducted
at his residence in
which the ACB team
recovered Rs 6 lakh.
In Alwar, the SHO of
Shekhpur Ahir Police
Station SI Ramkishore
was arrested while tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 50,000
from the complainant.
In Tonk district, dep-
uty director agricul-
ture Rajendra Kumar
Khandelwal and his
seniorassistant Dinesh
Kumar were trapped
while taking a bribe of
Rs 25000, said DG ACB
BL Soni.
GEHLOT GOVT’S THIRD ANNIVERSARY
EVENTS PLANNED
z CM Ashok Gehlot
will inaugurate oxygen
plants, lay foundation
stones inaugurate
projects and schemes
of various depart-
ments. Lay foundation
stone of development
works worth about
Rs800 crore and devel-
opment works costing
about Rs800 crore will
be inaugurated.
z Short films based on
achievements of state
govt will be screened.
z Members of State
Council of Ministers will
inaugurate dist level devp
exhibition, inaugurate
district level events at the
dist level function on Dec
20 21 and will inform
about the achievements
of govt through press
conference.

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POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
If you cannot do anything to
help a man - listen to him -
even that helps.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
z How do you view De-
cember 12 Jaipur Ma-
harally as a whole
what message it has
for both Congress and
BJP?
Jagdeesh Chandra:
This rally has three big
messages. First, the au-
thority of Congress
High Command was re-
stored. Second, Rahul
Gandhi for the first time
decided the ideological
line of the party in a
bold move, on which the
party will contest future
elections. And the third
message is Rise and Rise
of Ashok Gehlot. As far
as the BJP is concerned,
it is a warning signal or
point of concern that
this rally will affect 2023
elections in Rajasthan.
This Maharally is an
alarm bell for the BJP.
z After amazing suc-
cess of this rally, has
Gehlot’s stature in-
creased so much that
he may be considered
an Opposition leader
in front of Modi
has he moved a step
closer towards becom-
ing Cong President or
Working Prez?
Of course, this rally
has proved that Ashok
Gehlot is the confidant
and the most powerful
person for the Gandhi
family and after Rahul,
in entire party, he can
challenge Modi openly
.
z Congress has, in
last 15-20 years, held
such a big rally prob-
ably for the first time.
Who would you to
give credit for this?
We have declared in
an article that it was a
‘One Man Show’ and ba-
sic message of the rally
is that only. Along with
Ashok Gehlot, the credit
goes to his colleagues
Ajay Maken and Govind
Singh Dotasra. So, this
was a team of three per-
sons headed and super-
vised by Ashok Gehlot.
Then there were the
Cabinet ministers,
MLAs and KC Venugo-
pal also joined later. One
thing I noticed is that
MLA Rafik Khan re-
mained stationed at the
airport till late night as
he was responsible for
hosting leaders coming
from other states. It was
basically a team work.
z For the first time,
during a political ral-
ly, the life of the com-
mon man did not
come to a standstill.
There were no long
traffic jams etc. What
is your take on this?
It was a miracle in-
deed.Duringmyservice,
I have seen several ral-
lies and was even called
the rally expert. It was
probably for the first
time that no shop or ven-
dor was looted, there
were no traffic jams, ex-
cept on a part of Sikar
Road. So credit goes to
the CM, who is also the
home minister. CS and
DGP were involved.
Then Jaipur police
team, headed by Anand
Srivastava who is a man
of all seasons, per-
formed very well. It was
because of this Gehlot,
after seeing off guests at
the airport, reached
OTS patted Srivasta-
va’s back for being an
execution miracle.
z What is your assess-
ment of the crowd
gathered at the rally?
Guessing about num-
ber of people in rallies is
an enigma, a mystery
. In
a fair assessment, we
reached the number of
around 1.25 lakh even
though the BJP leaders
are claiming that chairs
were only 24,000, some
said 40,000 or 60,000. So
leaving numbers aside,
the rally was a hit and
even from numbers
point of view, it was a
great success.
z You mentioned ear-
lier that rally was a
‘One Man Show’?
The ‘One Man Show’
because the entire plan,
right from the selection
of venue to formation of
teams and to garner re-
sources, CM Ashok Ge-
hlot was behind it. Fur-
ther, there was a task of
inviting leaders to send
a message of united
Congress. So, the whole
A-Z scenario indicated
towards Gehlot that is
why it was called a ‘One
Man Show’.
z Sometimes praise,
sometimes attack.
Just two days ago, Ge-
hlot said that PM
does not even reply to
many of his letters.
What is your analysis
of relation between
the two?
Both Modi and Gehlot
are masterminds of hu-
man relationships. Dur-
ing the last 4-5 years, the
PM has praised Gehlot 4
times, twice during co-
rona times and then dur-
ing inauguration of en-
gineering colleges, and
earlier when Gehlot
went to meet the PM af-
ter becoming the CM.
They have had good rela-
tions when both were
CMs. So, their equations
keep changing as per po-
litical requirements. As
far as responding to let-
ters is concerned, Ashok
Gehlot writes a lot of let-
ters and tries to corner
the PM on all issues. Be-
sides, he is an aware per-
son who reacts to issues
and he got political mile-
age from statement that
the PM does not respond
to his letters.
z Rahul Gandhi spoke
on Hindu, Hindutva
Hindutvavadi in
the rally. CM Gehlot
endorsed Rahul’s phi-
losophy on December
13 through 3 tweets.
How do you perceive
it?
Gehlot is avowedly the
most loyal person of
Gandhi family. Rahul
usually has issue that
whatever line he takes,
no party leader supports
it. But this time Gehlot
supported him and tried
to convey Rahul’s mes-
sage to the masses in
simplified terms and
rushed to Rahul’s res-
cue. Gehlot has been de-
fending the Gandhi fam-
ily whenever they are
attacked by the oppo-
nents. He emerged as a
natural troubleshooter
or a supporter of Rahul.
z Was this rally a
launching pad for Ra-
hul to be made Con-
gress President? After
all, when will Rahul
take over the charge
of Congress Presi-
dent?
Rahul’s projection on
posters was just because
of Gehlot who wanted
his face to be in focus
prominently as the lead-
er. About Rahul, even
Lok Sabha Speaker once
told me he is a brilliant
person. But my analysis
about Rahul is that he is
a reluctant bridegroom.
He has been seeking a
free hand in the party,
which is not possible for
now. If he is fated to
head the party, some day
news will come that Ra-
hul has become Presi-
dent of Congress.
z After many months,
Sonia Gandhi came
out of Delhi who
persuaded her to come
to Jaipur for rally.
She did not give any
speech here, how do
you see this whole in-
cident?
It is true that she was
not well and not willing
to come. It seems Pri-
yanka talked to Sonia on
Gehlot’s request. Rahul
had talked to her earlier.
I think Gehlot used veto
as he has strong moral
influence on the Gandhi
family
. She must be sus-
picious of numbers in
the rally as there have
been instances of less
crowd in the past. As far
as her speech is con-
cerned, I think she had
brought written speech
and was willing to de-
liver it but the way Ra-
hul dominated the stage
and spoke effectively she
dropped the idea of her
speech. And the line of
her speech must have
been different from that
of Rahul. This sent a
message that Sonia has
declared that Rahul is
the boss and he will call
the shots.
z How excited will Ge-
hlot be with the suc-
cess of this grand ral-
ly, only 5 days before
the 3rd anniversary of
his government on De-
cember 17?
Of course, Gehlot
must be excited as he
has performed excel-
lently well in the last 3
years and the govern-
ment is successful at
every front. Among the
Congress ruled states,
Rajasthan is perhaps the
best—politically and ad-
ministratively—man-
aged state. In Punjab, the
change of guard hap-
pened because Rahul
had got a survey done in
which only 6% voters
were with Captain Ama-
rinder Singh. Chhattis-
garh and Punjab must
be doing well, but Ashok
Gehlot is doing the best.
z Gehlot govt faced
crisis from within,
then there was Corona
challenge. Now, the
rally was shifted from
Delhi to Jaipur. Do
you perceive it as a
blessing for Gehlot?
200%, blessing in dis-
guise. Even Gehlot
would not have thought
that he would emerge
taller in stature after the
rally, he was a natural
choice for the rally due
to his skills and he
proved it.
z A few months ago,
there was a discussion
in Delhi that on lines
of Punjab, elections
of 2023 in Chhattis-
garh and Rajasthan
would also be fought
by putting forward a
new face, but after
this rally, Gehlot’s
stature has risen.
Even after this, do you
see any leadership
change in Raj just be-
fore 2023?
Not at all. Once
Prashant Kishor had
suggested introducing
new faces in the three
states and there was a
thought on this. But now
the situation has
changed and that sug-
gestion is completely
ruled out. Ashok Gehlot
is bound to continue not
only in 2023, his claim is
till 2028. No change of
leadership, no change of
face.
z How was Pilot, who
is called another
power centre in
Rajasthan Congress,
treated in this rally of
Gehlot and how was
the response of Sonia,
Rahul, Priyanka to-
wards Sachin?
His treatment was
good. Expectations are
the tragedy of life!
Sachin has nothing to
express his anger or dis-
content. He was made to
sit in the front row in the
rally even though he is
just an MLA now while
AICC general secretar-
ies sat in the back rows.
Rahul addressed Pilot in
his speech and his sup-
porters rejoiced. Priyan-
ka did not take his name,
which is not a big issue
as Pilot is close to her
already
. Pilot seems to be
the most contended for
now.
z Some political ob-
servers believe that
the gap between the
stature of Gehlot and
Pilot after this rally
has widened. Do you
think so too?
Apparently, it was not
a rally but Gehlot’s Tsu-
nami in which all were
washed away, including
Pilot. The gap in stature
of both is visible and
practical after the rally.
Political analysts and
experts also feel that Ge-
hlot has grown too tow-
ering.
z Then what will be
Pilot’s role in 2023
elections? Will he be
able to play an active
role in election?
Certainly, he will be
visible in an active role.
He may become general
secretary in AICC but he
is a part of active poli-
tics in Rajasthan, a sen-
ior Congress leader told
me. In 2023, he may get
the responsibility of
PCC chief or chairman
of the election campaign
committee.
z Gehlot did not even
mention Pilot’s name
in his speech. Did the
distance between the
two not reduce even
after an hour-long
meeting before rally?
The meeting was an
initiative from Pilot side,
courtesy Ajay Maken
who has been trying to
bridge gaps between the
duo. Pilot had called and
sought time. He had
sought time a week ago
also but it could not ma-
terialise. Both were keen
for reconciliation and
the meeting was fruitful.
Pilot’snottweetingabout
it does not matter much.
z What do you think
about Priyanka’s role
in the rally?
Her role was as an ob-
server to assess the rally
and she was happy to see
presence of large num-
ber of women.
z “Kahin pe nighein,
kahin pe nishan” as
some political observ-
ers said about Rahul’s
political agenda at
Jaipur rally. What
does this mean?
It is absolutely cor-
rect. The issue of infla-
tion was to be raised but
BJP’s Hindu agenda was
targeted. It, however,
disappointed many who
wanted to hear about
price rise. Rahul men-
tioned about price rise
but 53 times he men-
tioned about Hindu and
Hindutva.
z Will Rahul be able
to match the kind of
Hindu card that PM
Modi played in the
midst of a huge crowd
at the inauguration
ceremony of the Kashi
Corridor in Varanasi
on December 13?
Tough, very tough.
Not only Rahul, it is
tough for anyone else.
Narendra Modi is a
Hero. What has hap-
pened in Kashi is un-
precedented. I visited
there recently when fin-
ishing touches were be-
ing given, unprecedent-
ed work. PM Modi’s pro-
jection has been of Hin-
du Samrat in Kashi and
he is ruling over the
hearts of the people.
Modi is perfectionist
and it is very tough to
match him.
z What will be the re-
sults of philosophy of
Hindu and Hindutva
explained by Rahul
in his speech and will
the Congress party
get its benefit in the
elections of 5 states?
Efforts are there to
derive benefit. In the
long term, Rahul has set
a line of ideology of the
party, official or unoffi-
cial, for the future. It
will give some benefit.
z The attempt by Ra-
hul to take a soft line
on Hinduism has got
negative reaction
among Muslim voters
of Congress. How will
Rahul balance it?
Rahul Gandhi will
balance it but he has not
much to do as trust and
faith of minority com-
munity is still with the
Congress and alterna-
tives are not there.
There is initial resent-
ment among minority
section but time is a big
healer and there is not
much need for balanc-
ing here.
z Apart from Gehlot,
what was the exact
role of Venugopal,
Maken, Dotasra, Ran-
deep Surjewala, Pi-
lot in this rally?
Venugopal’s role was
ceremonial. Maken was
very active. After Gehlot,
the person who has
gained prominence in
Gandhi family
, is Maken.
Hisrolewastobridgegap
between Gehlot and Pilot
for which he camped
here and faced all up-
heavals. Dotasra has
gained a lot in this pro-
cess as he keeps visiting
Delhi and he is a grass-
roots worker. Surjewala
and Sandeep Chaudhary
remained in limelight.
Surjewala set the line for
the media. He is the third
beneficiary of this rally
.
Pilot’s role was balanced
and even got chance to
speak there.
z Senior Congress
leader Dr CP Joshi
did not attend the
rally?
He is a natural ally of
Gehlot. Dr CP Joshi is on
a constitutional post as
such he did not attend
the rally but he was pre-
sent at CMR during the
dinner. He was given due
credit within limita-
tions. I missed the name
of Dharmendra Rathore
among people who made
the rally successful but
his contribution was im-
mense.
z In Jaipur, Amit
Shah had said that
BJP will never topple
Gehlot government
and will form its gov-
ernment in 2023 by
taking two-thirds ma-
jority. What does this
mean?
The big message it
sent was that Amit Shah
is a great democrat also.
He filled enthusiasm in
the BJP that party will
form government in
2023 with two-thirds ma-
jority
. For Congress, the
message is all doors are
closed for those leaving
the Gehlot government.
The bargain game is
over now. Gehlot is an-
other gainer with this
statement. I hope with
this Gehlot’s political
compulsions will be re-
moved and he will focus
on good governance
now.
z Where has the inter-
nal factionalism in
the BJP or the fight
for the CM’s post
reached now? Has
high command been
able to find a solution
to Raje factor?
After Amit Shah’s
visit there is no question
of anyone using posters
with claims for the CM
post. As far as Raje fac-
tor is concerned, it is a
challenge and a big ques-
tion. Shah tried to han-
dle it by calling her ‘Ya-
shaswi Mukhyamatri’
and Raje camp is elated
over this. Shah did not
mention about works of
GS Shekhawat. Without
sorting out Raje factor,
with or without CM
post, there is no chance
of winning election, it is
my analysis. Her sup-
porters have already
made a plan of 200 con-
stituencies in case she is
not made CM candidate.
But all this is just for
show off, for bargain. I
do not think Raje will
form a new party al-
though her supporters
may instigate her. There
may be ED and IT inves-
tigations against some
and they will go on a
backfoot. Raje has threat
from people who insti-
gate her to form a new
party
. She will not do so.
But I agree the BJP has
to sort out Raje factor to
win elections and the be-
ginning was with Shah’s
‘Yashaswi Mukhy-
amatri’ address.
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GEHLOT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2023 POLLS BUT PILOT MAY BE
APPOINTED EITHER PCC CHIEF OR CHAIRMAN OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE!
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Presenting an analysis of the recently concluded Congress ‘maha-rally’, Editor-In-Chief of
First India, Jagdeesh Chandra, in The New JC Show, highlights the prime takeaway from
the rally-Sonia’s handing over the party’s ‘baton’ to Rahul, who will now call the shots and
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This Throwback Thursday, walk the lanes of ‘Bazaar’ with us as we
observe hopes and dreams jostle with the reality of poverty, in the
crowded alleys of life - love blooms only to shrivel and die!
ekh lo aaj humko jee bhar
ke … There is something
so undeniably beautiful
about this song…your
heart will break a little as
you listen to it … but then
Bazaar driven with the
passion that only Smita Patil could
bring to her role will do that to you
when you watch it, leave a lump in
your throat.
The performances of all of the
actors Smita, Supriya Pathak and
Farooque Sheikh will bind you to
the movie but the ‘realistic’ story
woven with top-rate acting, dia-
logues, music, songs is something
which will make Bazaar a memora-
ble film…years down the line. Na-
seeruddin Shah plays the role of an
observer – a theatrical throwback!
Phir Chhidi Raat baat phoolon
ki, Dikhai Diye Yun Ke Bekhud
Kiya and Karoge Yaad To Har Baat
Yaad Aayegi …each song is a mas-
terpiece. Dikhai Diye yun… watch
this song for almost every emotion
known to humankind across the
faces of the characters as a young
innocent Supriya sings it.
Bazaar is a fact check on how
love, principles, relationships lose
the war against money. The Hy-
derabadi atmosphere with the
rocky outcrops and beautiful
mosques is perfect and Mumbai
forms an excellent backdrop of
hope and despair, the feelings
which Bazaar excites in the viewer.
My favourite is Supriya Pathak
with her beauty, innocence, hope,
passionate fight and final de-
spair- and becomes a symbol for
so many young girls who are
even today part of the ‘bazaar’
of ‘marriage’ – who kill their
dreams themselves in the name
of family and tradition.
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
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KAROGE
YAAD TO...

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ETC
alf a century ago, on
this day, in the largest
military surrender af-
ter World War II, Paki-
stan lost half its terri-
tory by signing the In-
strument of Surrender
after a 13-day war, instating the
formation of East Pakistan as
the new nation of Bangladesh.
Over a thousand miles of In-
dian terrain separated West
Pakistan from the East whose
population was predominantly
Bengali. Since Pakistan gained
independence, a condescend-
ing attitude towards the Ben-
gali people was evident. With
political and industrial power
being concentrated in West Pa-
kistan, the rejection of Bengali
as an official language and all
currency and official docu-
ments, including postal stamps
and railway tickets being print-
ed in Urdu, the imposition of
martial law, the economic dis-
parity between the two parts,
and the government’s indiffer-
ence as seen during the calami-
tous ‘Bhola’ cyclone in 1970, the
people of East Pakistan had
endured enough.
In December 1970, the Awami
League party, led by Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman won the na-
tional election but wasn’t per-
mitted to form the government.
Rising political discontent-
ment and cultural nationalism
in East Pakistan was met by
barbaric oppression when Pa-
kistan launched ‘Operation
Searchlight’ against the people
of the East on March 25, 1971,
which killed over 7,000 Bengali
civilians in a night. The follow-
ing day, Rahman declared East
Pakistan independent with the
support of the underground
liberation army called the
Mukti Bahini.
In the subsequent months,
about 20 million Bengalis were
internally displaced, a large
section of East Pakistan’s intel-
lectual community were mur-
dered, between 3 to 5 hundred
thousand people died (the
Bangladesh government puts
the figure at 3 million), approx-
imately 4 hundred thousand
Bengali women were molested,
and over 10 million refugees
entered India in search of safe-
ty.
Indira Gandhi permitted a
government in exile by the
Awami League and the Indian
Army’s Eastern command
launched ‘Operation Jackpot’,
to train, equip, and advise the
Mukti Bahini fighters. India
joined the war on 3rd Decem-
ber 1971, when Pakistan
launched airstrikes on 11 Indi-
an airbases. Gandhi addressed
the nation stating that “War
has been forced on us”. India
quickly responded by captur-
ing around 15 thousand kilome-
tres of Pakistan’s territory
. The
Indian Army under then Gen-
eral Sam Manekshaw, Major
General Inder Gill, the Direc-
tor of Military Operations, Ma-
jor General JFR Jacob, the
Chief of Staff in the Eastern
Army Command, and Lieuten-
ant General Sagat Singh, who
was commanding IV Corps in
Tezpur, organised three Indian
corps supported by three bri-
gades of the Mukti Bahini, and
many others fighting irregu-
larly, and raced to Dacca, the
geopolitical and geostrategic
centre of Pakistan.
Pakistan had faith in its mil-
itary’s abilities and relied on
China’s support and US’s inter-
vention. While China took a
neutral stand, the US moved its
Seventh Fleet towards the Bay
of Bengal which was countered
by the USSR’s fleet. The Indian
aircrafts dominated the East
Pakistan sky by the end of the
first week, and a heliborne ma-
noeuvre put troops across the
Meghna river, which had until
then given Dacca a natural de-
fence while INS Vikrant de-
stroyed the Eastern wing of the
Pakistan Navy and effectively
blocked the East Pakistan
ports.
By the afternoon of Decem-
ber 16, 1971, Pakistan had sur-
rendered. In 1972 the Shimla
Agreement was signed between
India and Pakistan to ensure
Pakistan’s recognition of Bang-
ladesh as an independent state
in exchange for 93 thousand
Pakistani prisoners of war.
The liberation of Bangladesh
from Pakistan’s barbaric op-
pression is a glorious story of
valour for India.
The Liberation of
BANGLADESH
DEVESHREE SHEKHAWAT
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PM Indira Gandhi with her three Chiefs
Indian PM Indira Gandhi (left) and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Mujibur Rahman sign treaty of friendship in Dhaka on March 19, 1972
Chief of Staff of the Indian Army General Jagjit Singh Aurora and Lt. General AAK Niazi of the Pakistani Army sign the
papers on December 16, 1971 that ended the war between the two countries and led to the creation of Bangladesh
The Mukti Bahini advancing into Khulna
Then prime minister Indira Gandhi with General S H F J Manekshaw,
then the chief of the army staff
Pakistani soldiers surrender in Bangladesh in 1971
‘You surrender orWe wipe you out’ was the message given by Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
to Pakistan on 13th December 1971
Lieutenant General Sagat Singh and then Major General K V Krishna Rao,
later the army chief with Havildar Dil Bahadur Chettri at Sylhet
during the 1971 War
Refugees seeking shelter in 1971

I am a CA by profession and baking is my
passion. Besides being an obvious means to an
end (a baked good), the act of baking is a form
of my self-expression. I create what I want to
create, however little or magnificent that baked
good maybe. I was passionate about cooking
and baking since my childhood. When I worked
a 9-5 job in a corporate environment, coming home and
baking helped me relax and unwind. In a job where I didn’t
have much creative freedom, baking truly kept me fulfilled
and energized. And, not to mention, it’s a double whammy
of awesomeness– baking makes me happy and baked goods
make everyone happy. Spreading joy is immensely powerful.
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Home Bakers steal the show
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h! Christmas! It’s
time to hang up
the stockings,
deck up the tree
and get your
hands on the
most creative fes-
tive hampers and cakes.
Away from the glitter and
glitz of high-profile cake
mixing sessions at star ho-
tels and the flurry of cakes
and cookies at commer-
cial bakeries, the tradi-
tional home bakers with
their array of the yummi-
est, richest cakes and
goodies are capturing the
hearts of many in the city
.
This Christmas, home
bakers take the cake. Ear-
lier this year, while the
pandemic wrecked big
and small businesses, the
world took comfort in
sweet baked goodies. Es-
tablished home bakers in
the city took it upon them-
selves to conduct virtual
classes thereby leading to
an influx of aspiring bak-
ers who have no qualms in
exhibiting their new tech-
niques on Instagram.
City First brings to you
some of the home bakers
and Chefs from Jaipur,
Lucknow and Delhi who
are pepping up the Christ-
mas goodies and adding
some jazz to those cakes
with their creativity!
IT’S AIN’T ABOUT BAKING CAKES, IT’S ABOUT THE JOY AND CALM THAT COME WITH
IT. AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS, CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME AWESOME HOME
CHEFS AND BAKERS THAT ARE READY TO SERVE MOUTH-WATERING DESSERTS!
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My mother is an avid baker and I’ve grown
up with the smell of freshly baked cake in
our house. I fell more in love with patisserie
and breads during my year abroad in Paris,
where I was working as an English professor,
at the age of 21. I am now a professional-
ly trained pastry chef. I worked at the prestigious Taj
Mahal Palace Hotel before starting Crème, in the wake
of Covid-19 last year. For Christmas, we’ll be making the
quintessential Fruit Rum cake, a decadent Chocolate
Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries and Blueberries, and
Nutella-Strawberry Brownies!
—AYUSHI AGARWAL
Being a home baker, I
get a lot of specific re-
quests for cakes and
pastries, especially,
around the holiday
season. This year, I’ve come up
with gluten-free cakes, plum cakes
made out of healthier versions of
flour apart from that I’ve also come
up with healthy, carrot cake with
raisins and walnut (sugar-free). I
also do traditional plum cakes and
fondant cakes.
—-GITA BHARGAVA
Is there anything better than
having a house that smells like
baking chocolate chip cookies?
Usually, we don’t make a whole cake or batch
of cookies just for ourselves. Instead, we
tend to embark on baking with the intention
to share what we’re making. Ahead of Christ-
mas, I have already soaked the fruits and
preparations are in full swing. Can’t wait!
—-MONIKA SHAH
My love for food and everything
delicious developed from an ear-
ly age. For the upcoming festive season, I am
launching a variety of non-traditional Christ-
mas desserts that take the spirit forward,
but leave the boundaries behind. Traditional
Christmas flavors and cheers in desserts that
are not so conventional. Its comfort food
elevated. —SEJAL PARNAMI

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