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CBI’S DIAMOND
JUBILEE
CELEBRATIONS
TO START TODAY
New Delhi: India reported 3,823 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours,
a 27 per cent jump from previous day, according to the health ministry
data. One death each was reported from Delhi, Haryana, Kerala and
Rajasthan in a span of 24 hours and one was reconciled by Kerala.
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the
Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan in here on
Monday. He will also inaugurate newly constructed
offices of CBI at Shillong, Pune and Nagpur.
KHALISTAN
RADICALS
THREATEN
ASSAM CM
Guwahati: Assam DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh on
Sunday said threat to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma by a
pro-Khalistan group was being taken very seriously. In
an audio clip, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a designated
individual terrorist, was heard threatening Sarma.
OVER 3,800 COVID CASES, 4 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS
HEY RAM! WHAT’S HAPPENING
IN BIHAR & BENGAL
HM Amit Shah speaks to Bihar Guv,
takes stock of Ram Navami violence
BJP’s Bengal prez raps Mamata
after party worker shot dead
FIR against woman right-wing activist
for ‘hate speech’, 50 held after clash
AT LEAST 21 DIE IN
HORRIFIC US SOUTH,
MIDWEST TORNADOES
Washington: At least 21
people have been killed
after devastating storms
and tornadoes scraped the
South and Midwest parts
of the United States on
Friday into early Saturday
and dozens were reported
injured, media reported.
RAJ POLICE NABS
4255 IN AJMER AND
UDAIPUR RANGES
Jaipur: The police under a
special drive in districts of
Udaipur and Ajmer range
on Sunday caught 4255
miscreants by raiding 4808
places. DGP Umesh Mishra
said that hardcore and
wanted active criminals and
anti-social elements and
illegal weapons and other
illegal material such as
drugs, illegal mining, illegal
liquor were seized. P7
CHURU: 5, INCLUDING 3
CHILDREN, KILLED, 19
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Churu: Five people, including
three children, were killed
and 19 others injured in a
collision between a truck and
a pickup van in Rajasthan’s
Churu district, police said
on Sunday. SHO Subhash
Chandra said the accident
took place on Saturday night.
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PM CONDOLES DEMISE
OF FORMER CRICKETER
SALIM DURANI
Jamnagar: PM Narendra
Modi has expressed grief
over the demise of former
cricketer Salim Durani (88)
who died in Jamnagar on
Sunday. In a tweet thread,
PM Modi shared a photo
of him with Durani from a
programme in Jamnagar in
January 2004.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
ShahonSundayspoketo
Bihar Governor Rajen-
dra Arlekar and took
stock of situation in
wake of the violence
during Ram Navami cel-
ebrations and after.
Further, according to
sources, Shah assured
provision of additional
security reinforcements
from the Central Armed
PoliceForces(CRPF
,SSB
and ITBP) in view of the
current situation. Mean-
while, fresh violence
eruptedinpartsof Bihar
on Saturday night. As
many as six people were
injured handling illegal
explosives at a private
residence while two peo-
plewerearrestedinRoh-
tas, said a police officer.
Kolkata (ANI): The
BJP’s West Bengal chief
Sukanta Majumdar,
on Sunday hit out at CM
Mamata Banerjee over
the killing
of a party
worker in
Purba Bard-
haman say-
ing law and
order had collapsed in
the state. BJP worker
Raju Jha, was shot dead
by some unidentified
miscreants on Saturday
night at Shaktigarh in
Purba Bardhaman. Ma-
jumdar said, “It is not
important which party
he (the deceased) be-
longed to. What matters
is the fact that a citizen
of the state was shot
dead by five people in
broad daylight.”
Gir Somnath (PTI):
An FIR has been lodged
against a right-wing
woman activist for her
alleged hate speech and
over 50 people have been
detained for rioting fol-
lowing a communal
clash at Una town that
left two persons injured,
police said on Sunday
.
The clash erupted in
a sensitive area of Una
on Saturday night with
two groups hurling
stones at each other
amid tension caused by
speech of one Kajal Hin-
dustani at a ‘Hindu
Sammelan’ organised
on Ram Navami on
Thursday, in which she
allegedly targeted a mi-
nority community
.
The police and local
leaders had on Satur-
day called for a peace
committee meeting of
both communities who
ensured normalcy. But
hours after the meeting,
a clash broke out in the
sensitive area.
BIHAR VIOLENCE: 77
ARRESTED, NORMALCY
RESTORED, SAY COPS
CONGRESS SHOULD
ALSO APOLOGISE TO
OBCs, SAYS BJP
BJP TARGETS GOP
WITH ‘CONGRESS
FILES’ VIDEO SERIES
Patna (PTI): Altogether 77
people have been arrested
in communal violence that
erupted in Bihar Sharif town
in Nalanda during Ram
Navami festivities, police said
on Sunday. Normalcy has
been restored in Bihar Sharif,
the police said. Bihar Police
in a tweet on Sunday said,
“Normalcy has been restored
in Bihar Sharif…the situation
is completely under control.
Total 77 people have so far
been arrested by the police.”
New Delhi (PTI): The
Congress has finally shown
its faith in the judicial system
and it should now also apol-
ogise to backward classes
for “insulting” them, the
Bharatiya Janata Party said
on Sunday following reports
that Rahul Gandhi will file an
appeal against his conviction
in a defamation case.
New Delhi (ANI): The BJP
on Sunday hit out at the Con-
gress by releasing the first
episode of ‘Congress Files’, a
video series alleging corrup-
tion during grand-old party’s
70-year-rule. The 3-minute
video featured former PM
Manmohan Singh and former
Congress presidents Sonia
Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. P5
BIHAR
WEST BENGAL
MEANWHILE IN GUJARAT...
Charred remains of vehicles after a clash broke out between two groups during Ram Navami
procession, in Nalanda district in Bihar, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Vehicles set on fire during clashes between two groups, at
Kajipara in Howrah district, on Thursday. —FILE PHOTO
Rioters will be hung upside down if
BJP forms govt in Bihar in 2025: Shah
Hisua (PTI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Sunday tore
into the Nitish Kumar
govt in Bihar for “fail-
ing to check” commu-
nal violence in Sasar-
am and Bihar Sharif
towns and asserted
that rioters will be
hung upside down if
the BJP forms govt in
the state in 2025. At a
rally here, Shah as-
serted that the people
of Bihar have decided
to ensure the victory
of party candidates
in all 40 Lok Sabha
seats in the 2024 gen-
eral elections.
WILL DISLODGE MAHAGATHBANDHAN GOVT
IN BIHAR IN NEXT ASSEMBLY POLLS: SHAH
Hisua: Union HM Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that
the BJP will dislodge the Mahagathbandhan’ from power
in the next assembly polls in Bihar where the govt was
“BAD”, characterised by bhrashtachar’ (corruption),
arajakata’(anarchy) and daman’ (oppression). He squarely
blamed the Nitish Kumar govt for the communal tension
that forced him to cancel a scheduled visit to Sasaram.
THAKUR SLAMS DIDI OVER WORSENING
LAW AND ORDER SITUATION IN STATE
New Delhi: Hitting out at the West Bengal govern-
ment over the death of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
worker in the state, Union Minister
Anurag Thakur on Sunday accused
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
of being “biased” and “instigating
violence” through her speeches.
The BJP leader was reacting over
the death of a party worker Raju
Jha, who was allegedly shot dead
by some unidentified miscreants on Saturday night in
Shaktigarh of Purba Bardhaman in West Bengal.
Union HM and senior BJP leader Amit Shah being garlanded
during a Samrat Ashok Jayanti function in Nawada, on Sunday.
RaGa to challenge conviction in
defamation case in Gujarat today
Rathore is new Leader of
Oppn, Poonia his deputy
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi,
recently disqualified
from the Parliament af-
ter being sentenced to
two years in prison over
a 2019 defamation case,
will challenge his con-
viction and sentencing
in the Surat sessions
court on Monday
. Sourc-
es said the former Con-
gress president has, in
his plea, asked the ses-
sions court to set aside
the Magistrate order
convicting him in the
defamation case. He
also asked for an inter-
im stay on the convic-
tion till the matter is
disposed of. Rahul was
granted bail and his
sentence was suspend-
ed for 30 days to let him
appeal the decision.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Deputy leader
of Opposition in state
assembly Rajendra
Rathore,68,waselevated
to the post of Leader of
Oppositionwhileformer
BJP state chief Satish
Poonia, 58, was made
new Dy LoP on Sunday
.
The decisions were tak-
en at a meeting chaired
by state chief CP Joshi.
“
A grassroots worker like
mehasbeenelectedasthe
LoP
.Anewresponsibility
has been assigned,” said
Rathore, a 7-time MLA.
Rathore’s name was pro-
posed by Phool Singh
Meena and approved by
Vasundhara Raje, Anita
Bhadel, Madan Dilawar,
KanhaiyalalChaudhary
.
Rathore proposed Poon-
ia’s name and all MLAs
supported it. State in-
charge Arun Singh, co-
incharge Vijaya Rahat-
kar, Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat, Kailash
Choudhary and others
were present. P3
Rahul Gandhi outside his residence in New Delhi, on Sunday. He
may challenge against his conviction in the Sessions Court in Surat.
Vasundhara Raje greets LoP Rajendra Rathore in the presence of Dy LoP
Satish Poonia,Arun Singh, CP Joshi,Vijaya Rahatkar, and Chandrashekhar
at BJP headquarters in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
NOW, FREE EDUCATION UP
TO CLASS 12 UNDER RTE
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Now the stu-
dents of private schools
uptoclass12willalsoget
free education in the
State. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to
reimbursethefeesof the
students studying under
the Right to Education
(RTE).Rs46crorewillbe
spent on this, said an of-
ficial statement.
ThroughRTE,thereis
a provision of free edu-
cation only for the stu-
dents of classes 1 to 8. In
the last budget, Gehlot
had made a provision to
continue free education
for girl students in pri-
vate schools from class 9
to 12 at the expense of
the state government. In
this sequence, free edu-
cation will be provided
to students from class 1
to 12 on taking admis-
sion in private schools
under RTE. The an-
nouncement in this re-
gard was made by the
CM in the budget for the
year 2023-24.
CM Ashok Gehlot greeting a student when a delegation of students
came to meet him at CMR in Jaipur on Sunday.
3 NEW MEDICAL COLLEGES IN STATE
CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday approved a proposal to set
up three new medical colleges in Pratapgarh, Jalore
and Rajsamand. As per an official statement, each medical
college will be constructed at the cost of Rs 250 crores. P7

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Housing Board and
DNudge together cele-
brated World Autism
Awareness Day at
Jaipur Chaupati, Man-
sarovar on Sunday
.
Board Commissioner
Pawan Arora said that
the program was or-
ganized in association
with voluntary organi-
zations to spread
awareness about au-
tism disease.
Special children from
various institutions
won everyone’s heart by
giving impressive pres-
entations.
At the same time, re-
nowned singer Man-
meet Singh created a
pleasant atmosphere all
around with his perfor-
mance.
Arora said that apart
from the general public,
young parents also need
to be made aware so that
they can recognize the
symptoms of autism
and guide their children
properly as soon as pos-
sible. Reva Sudeep, the
founder of DNudge said
that it is very important
to fight autism and try
to bring a sense of posi-
tivity in them.
RHB & DNudge celebrate World Autism Day
SPREADING AWARNESS
lll
Arora said that
apart from the
general public,
young parents
also need to be
made aware so
that they can
recognize the
symptoms of
autism
NOW, LEADERS FROM SC-ST AND KSHATRIYA COMMUNITIES SHOW STRENGTH IN ELECTION YEAR
Withdrawcaseslodgedduring
BharatBandh:SC-STleaders
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: A controversy
broke out in the SC-ST
Mahapanchayat on Sun-
daywhentheorganisers
interrupted the disaster
management and relief
minister Govind Ram
Meghwal during his
speech and asked him to
sum up in two minutes.
He got angry over this
and left the programme
abruptly
.
When Meghwal was
addressing from the
stage, he was asked to
complete the address in
two minutes. Irked over
this, the minister told
the audience from the
stage that he had been
asked to complete the
address in two minutes,
so he was stopping.
Ministers Mamta
Bhupesh, Bhajan Lal
JatavandTikaramJully
also left the programme.
The programme was
organised at Mansarov-
er ground here by the
Ambedkar Memorial
Welfare Society in
which various pending
issues pertaining to res-
ervation, police cases
were raised.
They said that the
government had prom-
ised to withdraw cases
registered after Bharat
bandh on April 2, 2018
but the cases have not
been withdrawn so far.
Rajputs demand EWS
reservation to 14 percent
Leaders at the Kesariya Mahapanchayat at Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh, Govind Ram Meghwal, Bhajan Lal Jatav, Prashant Bairwa and other leaders participating in the
mahapanchayat organised at Mansarovar by the Ambedkar Memorial Welfare Society in Jaipur on Sunday.
Dr Ravi Prakash Mehrada, Satyaveer Singh and other office
bearers of the mahapanchayat at the event.
Thousands of people gathered at the mahapanchayat in Jaipur
on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The artificial
limb fitment camp of
Jaipur Foot concluded
in Cambodia with a to-
tal of 639 beneficiaries.
The camp in Cambo-
dia’s Serei Saophon city
in Bantey Meanchey
province was organized
by the Ministry of ex-
ternal affairs as part of
commemoration of 70th
Anniversary of Estab-
lishment of India-Cam-
bodia Diplomatic Rela-
tions and Azadi Ka Am-
rit Mahotsav (AKAM)
celebrating 75 years of
India’s independence.
The camp was inau-
gurated by Dr. Devyani
Khobragade, Ambassa-
dor of India to
Cambodia on March 2,
this year at the
Polytechnic Institute,
Serei Saophoan.
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: A national
training programme on
‘Moulding Future Legal
Profession’ was organ-
ised in Jaipur on Sun-
day which was attended
by law professions and
students from different
parts of the country
.
Supreme Court judge
DineshMaheshwariwas
the chief guest while Ra-
jasthan HC judge Ashok
Kumar Jain was the spe-
cial guest in the event by
Ranka Charitable Trust
at Vivekanand Global
University
. Justice MN
Bhandari, (former
Chief Justice of Madras
HC), Justice Ashok Ku-
mar Jain, Rajasthan HC
judges S. Shivkumar,
Bhanwaru Khan, for-
mer judge and Chair-
man OBC Commission
were also present.
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Kesariya Ma-
hapanchayat organized
by Rashtriya Rajput
Karni Sena was held to-
day at Vidhyadhar Na-
gar Stadium in Jaipur.
Brij Bhushan Singh,
MLA from Kesarganj in
UP, Raghuraj Pratap
Singh, Minister for La-
bour and Service Plan-
ning in UP Pankaj Sin-
gh, Director of Nims
University
, Siyaram Das
Maharaj, Gopal Das Ma-
haraj of Galta Gate, Ma-
hant Ramraj Das and
Sawal of Panchmukhi
Hanuman ji reached for
the mahapanchayat.
Flowers were showered
by helicopter.
Sukhdev Singh Goga-
medi,presidentof Rash-
triyaRajputKarniSena,
said that the Mahapan-
chayat was not a plat-
form for politics and has
been called for some is-
sues. “Our main de-
mand is that EWS reser-
vation should be in-
creased from 10 to 14
percent. Economically
backward upper castes
should get a place at the
Centre,” he said. He de-
manded for the Kshatri-
ya Jan Kalyan Board.
Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi presenting a momento to Maharaj
Triveni Dham on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Shailendra Singh Brij
Bhushan Singh at the event.
Flowers were showered from
the helicopter during the event.
Cong declares
17 block heads,
spokespersons,
media panelists
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress has
announced the names
of 17 more block presi-
dents in Rajasthan on
Sunday. The important
thing about the new list
is that so far the names
of both the block presi-
dents have been an-
nounced in Hawama-
hal, the assembly of
Minister Mahesh Joshi,
who received show-
cause notices due to a
parallel meeting on
September 25.
Meanwhile, PCC ap-
pointed Amit Chachan,
Indraj Gurjar and
Prashant Bairwa,
Khanu Khan Budhwa-
li, Mahendra Gehlot,
Ajay Kachhawa, RR Ti-
wari as the spokesper-
son. Rajendra Yadav,
Pratiksha Yadav,
Pradeep Chaturvedi,
Anil Tatia, Prateek
Singh, Kishore Shar-
ma, Bharat Meghwal
as media panelists.
Similarly, new media
co-ordinator are Pan-
kaj Sharma, Shubhdev
Singh Chauhan and Ni-
tin Saraswat.
Teacher beats student for
coming late to school in Baran
Kota: Man kills
wife for dowry
First India Bureau
Baran: A class sixth
student, studying at a
govt school in Anta
town of Baran district,
was injured after being
beaten by an ad-hoc
teacher. Police in-
formed the student,
Rasbihari Kewat, was
beaten by his teacher,
Dhanraj Suman, for
coming to school late.
“A police complaint has
been filed by the family
members of the victim
stating that Dhanraj Su-
man had mercilessly
beaten Rasbihari for
coming late to school
during the prayers ses-
sion. The other staff
had to intervene when
the incident took place.
The student sustained
neck injuries and a po-
lice complaint has been
filed at Anta Police Sta-
tion,” police said.
First India Bureau
Kota: A man brutally
beat up his wife to death
in Kota’s Bombay Yojna
area. The deceased,
Lakshmi, was married
to Ajay, a resident of
Kota about four years
ago. The relatives of
the deceased claimed
that Ajay used to fight
with his wife for dowry.
Police have registered
a case and started an
investigation.
Artificial limb fitment camp of
Jpr Foot concludes in Cambodia
Judges brainstorm at Moulding
Future Legal Profession event
Chittorgarh: Shambhupura police station team seized Rs
21.48 lakh from a car driver during the blockade. The
car driver could not give
clear information about the
suspected money. SP Rajan
Dushyant said that on Satur-
day, the blockade was being
done at Sand Road Tirahe by
Sava Chowki Incharge Sheetal
Gurjar and her team on the
instructions of SHO Adhyatma Gautam. During the block-
ade, a white colored Indica Vista car came, when it was
stopped and checked, a man was sitting on the driver’s
seat and a woman was sitting on the adjacent seat.
Jhalawar: Jhalawar has topped in recovering dues with
20.97 percent more than the set target under the Jaipur
discom. In the recovery cam-
paign which lasted for about two
months, Rs 846.60 crore has
been recovered surpassing the
target of Rs 825.63 crore. Jaipur
discom officials said that against
the target of 100, they recovered
102.54 percent. According to information, the engineers
and the linemen worked day and night since February.
Action was taken for recovery along with problem solving
by setting up a camp in the office. —Arif Mansoori
POLICE SEIZES `21.48 LAKH FROM A CAR
DURING BLOCKADE IN CHITTORGARH
JHALAWAR TOPS IN RECOVERING DUES
REVENUE COLLECTION WITH RS 846.60 CR
NEWS DIGEST
MINOR ALLEGEDLY RAPED BY FATHER IN
BANSWARA, ACCUSED ARRESTED
Banswara: A 14-year-old minor girl was allegedly raped
by her father in Ghatol town of Banswara district, police
said. Police informed the accused raped the victim while
her mother was working in the farmland. “The incident
took place on Friday. When the victim’s mother reached
the home, the girl narrated the incident to her mother. The
accused has been arrested and the medical of the victim
has been done. An FIR has been filed by the uncle of the
girl under relevant sections of the POCSO Act,” police said.
Dr. Devyani Khobragade and others describing details about the
limb to guests in the concluding camp in Cambodia on Sunday.
Justice JK Ranka lighting the lamp as Dinesh Maheshwari,
Justice MN Bhandari, Justice Ashok Kumar Jain look on at the
Moulding Future Legal Profession event in Jaipur on Sunday.
Govind R Meghwal
interrupted during
speech after which
he left the event
Kapil Mishra addressing a session on Sanatan Sanskriti Hindutva
organised by Navonmesh Foundation in Jaipur on Sunday.
Tripti Gautam
Jaipur: Targeting for-
mer Congress president
Rahul Gandhi for his ‘I
am not Savarkar’ re-
mark, BJP leader Kapil
Mishra said that he can
never be like the free-
dom fighter who was a
patriot. Mishra also said
that Congress leaders
once questioned the ex-
istence of Lord Ram
while living in big hous-
es but today when Lord
Ram’s magnificent tem-
ple is ready, they “are
losing their bungalow”.
“The biggest lie was told
just a few days back that
‘I am Gandhi and not Sa-
varkar’. ...You are not
even a real Gandhi and
you cannot be Savarkar
because the first condi-
tion of being a Savarkar
is to be a patriot,”
Mishra said.
Kapil Mishra targets
RaGa over surname,
Savarkar remark
NEW CONSPIRACIES
BEING HATCHED
Rajya Sabha MP Dr.
Sudhanshu Trivedi said
that some
powers
in the
world are
not able
to digest
India’s
changing forces. “New
conspiracies are being
hatched every day. They
don’t want India to
be called Vishwaguru
again,” he said.
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: The State BJP
will organise protests
and demonstrations in
all the districts against
various issues includ-
ing paper leak, law and
order, women safety in
coming days.
BJP State president
CP Joshi said that the
party will create a
movement against the
“anti-people policies”
of the Congress govern-
ment among the people.
The issues and strat-
egy to corner the Ashok
Gehlot government
were discussed in the
meeting of the party of-
fice bearers held at the
party’s state headquar-
ters here on Sunday
.
It was the first meet-
ing after Chittorgarh
MP CP Joshi took over
the post of the state
president, replacing
Satish Poonia.
“The Congress party
has always done the
politics of division. It
was Congress rulewhen
the massacre of Sikhs
took place in 1984. Ter-
rorists also got patron-
age and protection dur-
ing the Congress gov-
ernment rule,” Joshi
said in the meeting.
He said that in peace-
loving Rajasthan, the
government is giving
protection to the people
who have been spoiling
harmony in the last
four and a half years.
Joshi also accused the
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot of doing the poli-
tics of appeasement.
“The people of Ra-
jasthan will give an an-
swer to the Congress
government in the 2023
assembly elections. BJP
will get a huge man-
date,” he said.
Sources said that the
party high command
wantstohandoversome
important responsibili-
ties to Satish Poonia (58)
before the Assembly
elections, so that the
right message can be
giventothepublic.Inthe
coming days, he can also
beentrustedwithimpor-
tantresponsibilityinthe
Election Committee.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: All the factions
in the State unit of the
BJP were seen united
on Sunday during the
announcement of the
name of the new Leader
of Opposition. Former
Chief Minister Vasund-
hara Raje moved the
proposal for the ap-
pointment of her old
loyalist Rajendra
Rathore as the Leader
of Opposition.
Om Mathur, Arun
Singh, CP Joshi, Satish
Poonia, Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat and all
other leaders were
seen united on the par-
ty forum. This ‘united
front’ has given a
strong message. Now
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot will have a chal-
lenge to fight against
this unity.
Finally,
the dream
of a strug-
gling man
came true to-
day. Rajendra
Rathore had
fought the
battles of
the Dara
Singh en-
counter
case in
C B I
court on
his own and got a clean
chit.
Now Rathore has
also joined the ranks
of CM candidates. This
is the result of
Rathore’s combative
personality and ‘po-
litical strategy’.
“Thereareseveral
challenges before
the BJP in this elec-
tion year. We will
raisealltheimpor-
tant issues in-
side and out-
side the State
Assembly,”
saidRathore
while speak-
ing to media
on Sunday
.
Dinesh Tiwari
Jaipur: Now children
of private doctors pro-
testing against the
Right to Health Act
have joined the stir.
Children took out a ral-
ly in support of the
movement from Jaipur
Medical Association
(JMA) with posters and
banners giving the pro-
test an emotional turn.
The rally rally start-
ed at 10:30 am. Along
with this, GBM will be
organised at the JMA
Auditorium. Doctors
will start a mass de-em-
panelment campaign in
the GBM.
However, Dr Neelam
broke her fast unto
death after senior doc-
tor Dr Virendra Singh
offered her juice. Dr
Neelam Khandelwal
was on fast unto death
in JMA. She was on fast
unto death for five days
in protest against the
Act. The declining
health of Dr Khandel-
wal has worried the
doctors.
RAJASTHAN
03
Manoj Sharma
Tonk (Niwai): Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra on
Sunday took part in the
39th convocation cere-
mony of Banasthali
University in Niwai
town of Tonk district.
While addressing the
gathering, the gover-
nor thanked Hiralal
Shastri and Ratan
Shastri and all those
people who have
worked to build the in-
stitution like Banastha-
li University.
“Over the years, it
has emerged as a dy-
namic educational in-
stitution that has pre-
pared its students to
play various roles in
life. Banasthali Vid-
yapeeth has achieved a
different position in
the crowd of educa-
tional institutions. I
am very impressed
with the all-around ed-
ucation provided
here,” said Governor
Kalraj Mishra.
Guv terms Banasthali Univ ‘dynamic’ edu institution
39TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY
BJP to launch statewide stir
Divya sent
to three-day
police remand
16 more FIRs
filed in Sanjivani
scam in Jodhpur
Rathore joins ‘CM rank’ post
becoming Leader of Oppn!
Newly appointed LoP Rajendra Rathore and Dy LoP Satish Poonia with BJP leaders Vasundhara Raje, Arun Singh, CP Joshi, GS Shekhawat, Kailash Choudhary,
Chandrashekhar, and Vijaya Rahatkar at State BJP Headquarters in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
Doctors’ kids participate in the protest march against the Right to
Health Act, in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
A student receives a medal from Governor Kalraj Mishra during
Banasthali University convocation ceremony in Tonk on Sunday.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit meets Governor Kalraj Mishra
at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Sunday.
Rajendra Rathore presents bouquet to newly appointed Deputy
LoP Satish Poonia, at BJP headquarters in Jaipur on Sunday.
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: Suspended Ad-
ditional Superinten-
dent of Police (AdSP)
Divya Mittal was pro-
duced before a court on
Sunday, after which she
was sent on a three-day
police remand. Divya
Mittal, who is facing
charges of corruption
to the tune of Rs 2 crore,
was produced before
judge Gaurav Garwa at
his residence and there-
after sent on police re-
mand till April 4.
Additional SP Kamal
Singh Tanwar in-
formed that Divya Mit-
tal will be taken to
Jaipur for interroga-
tion. “Divya Mittal has
been arrested under the
provisions of the NDPS
Act for doing a shoddy
investigation in three
cases of NDPS. A five-
dayremandwassought,
but the court granted
three days of police re-
mand,” said Kamal
Singh Tanwar.
Shiv Prakash Purohit
Jodhpur: On the basis
of complaints by vic-
tims of Sanjivani scam,
16 cases were regis-
tered in three different
police stations in Jodh-
pur on a single day. Be-
sides, FIRs are being
registered in the police
stations across the
state. In western Ra-
jasthan, 123 cases have
been registered in the
last one week. A total
of 123 cases have been
registered in different
police stations.
Mahesh Sharma
Jaipur: A police con-
stable was beaten in the
Kanota area by people
for allegedly demand-
ing Rs 50,000 as ransom.
Police informed the
constable, Shailendra
Singh, posted in Gandhi
Nagar Police Station,
had taken Anmol, a res-
ident of Kho Nagori-
yan, into custody
.
“Along with two oth-
er men, Anmol was
taken to areas near the
Ring Road. They later
called the family mem-
bers of Anmol and de-
manded a ransom of Rs.
50,000. Later, when the
family members
reached the spot, they
found that Shailendra
Singh was sitting with
the two men. The con-
stable was then beaten
by the family members
of Anmol,” police said.
“Shailendra Singh
was rushed to hospital
for treatment. The con-
stable is presently in
the security of a judi-
cial magistrate and
was absent from duty
for the last week.
Shailendra Singh has
been sent to police
lines following the in-
cident and the matter
is being investigated,”
police said.
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: A 20-year-old
man allegedly mur-
dered a minor girl,
chopped her body into
pieces and stuffed them
in plastic bags here, po-
lice said on Sunday
.
According to police,
the possibility of the
eight-year-old girl being
raped before the mur-
der has not been ruled
out and the accused, a
school dropout, is being
interrogated.
The girl was missing
since March 28. Her
chopped body parts
were found at an aban-
doned house in Mavli
area on Saturday night,
they said.
Some local residents
had complained of a
foul smell emanating
from the abandoned
house, police said, add-
ing that the victim lived
in the same neighbour-
hood. Superintendent
of Police Vikas Sharma
said the accused resid-
ed near the victim’s
house.
The post-mortem was
done at a Government
Hospital. Police are
probing the death of the
child from other angles,
including occult.
The villagers have
demanded that the kill-
ers be caught and pun-
ished at the earliest.
According to informa-
tion, the girl’s father
had filed a missing
complaint on March 28.
The victim was a stu-
dent of class IV in Gov-
ernment Higher Prima-
ry School.
Constable beaten for
demanding `50,000
ransom in Kanota
Police find chopped
body of minor girl in
Udaipur,one arrested
During party meet, Kailash
Meghwal left after getting
angry but later returned RAJENDRA RATHORE,
OTHER LEADERS HOLD
MEET AT RAJE’S HOUSE
RESIDENT DOCTORS TO
RESUME WORK TODAY
Jaipur: Leader of Opposi-
tion Rajendra Rathore, BJP’s
state in-charge Arun Singh,
and BJP State President
CP Joshi reached 13, Civil
Lines residence of former
CM Vasundhara Raje for
political consultations on
Sunday after the party
meeting. Rathore reached
Raje’s residence after about
4.5 years. Although both of
them met at the BJP state
headquarters, the meeting
at her residence has great
significance in itself.
Jaipur: The resident doc-
tors finally agreed to return
to work from Monday. The
residents were divided in
two factions but now both
factions are on the same
table. After the representa-
tives of JARD, the residents
of the Joint Action Commit-
tee also agreed on Sunday
night. There will be a big
relief for patients facing
problems in the government
hospitals for a long time.
The wife of Vice-President of India
Jagdeep Dhankhar, Sudesh Dhankhar,
was awarded the PhD degree on Sunday.
The doctorate degree on “Sustainable
Development - Assessment of Sustain-
ability of Groundwater Resource and Ir-
rigated Agriculture in Jhunjhunu District,
Rajasthan” was awarded to Sudesh
Dhankhar at the 39th convocation
ceremony at the Banasthali Vidhyapith.
She was enrolled for PhD at Banasthali
Vidyapith in September, 2013.
z What is the mean-
ing of ‘crowning’ of
CP Joshi as BJP state
chief in Rajasthan?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
The first meaning of
thismoveisthatnowRa-
jasthan will directly be
under control of Delhi
and all major decisions
of RajasthanBJPwillbe
done from Delhi. This
wasstartedfromtheday
when the meeting of Ra-
jasthan core committee
happened in Delhi and
not in Jaipur. The sec-
ond message of this
move is that for a long
time, Narendra Modi
and Amit Shah were in
search for a renowned
Brahmin face, a second
generation young face
who can lead the politics
for the next 25-30 years
and stay in active poli-
tics. Now their search
has ended at CP Joshi
and whenever a Brah-
min Chief Minister is to
be made, Joshi will be
the first priority
.
z Did it really take
three months to find a
new face because three
months back Satish
Poonia’s tenure ended
and he was given an
extension of sorts?
The time was spent be-
cause it was a major de-
cision. 2023 is election
year and there is im-
mensegroupism.Allthe
groups have to be taken
in confidence. Then the
BJP was engaged in
North-East and then in
Gujarat and other is-
sues. So it was due to the
general busy schedule
of the party high com-
mand which caused a
minor delay and cou-
pled with the time taken
to create a general con-
sensus and now a per-
son who has consensus
has been positioned.
z What does Satish
Poonia’s farewell
mean for BJP?
See it is not Satish Poo-
nia’s farewell. It is not
removal. He had a three
year tenure, he complet-
ed it and stayed three
months extra as party
president in Rajasthan.
In a way, he lived more
than his allotted life as
BJP chief. So this is not
farewell, rather it is
shifting of responsibili-
ty which happens in
every party
. But still,
there are questions be-
ing raised as to why was
he shifted and why
wasnt he given an exten-
sion. For that I say the
first issue is Vasundha-
ra Raje’s stubborness.
Satish Poonia always
checked Raje from com-
ing to main stream and
a few incidents hap-
pened where she had to
face insult. Due to these
incidents, Madam was
adamant that Poonia
should first be removed.
What were these inci-
dents? Once it so hap-
pened that senior BJP
leader V
. Satish was in
Jaipur and to meet him,
Raje reached BJP office.
Satish Poonia’s car was
parked under the porch
in the office. When a two
time chief minister
comes, there are people
around their vehicle
and a huge crowd reach-
es to welcome them.
While this was happen-
ing, Poonia’s driver van-
ished and even though a
search was made for
him, he could not be
seen anywhere. So mad-
amgotdownandwalked
towards the BJP office.
This could be a coinci-
dence too. But a few
days after this incident,
madam again went to
the party office and this
time the same thing
happened with a minor
twist.Thistimethedriv-
er was there but he
claimed that he has lost
the car keys! This is
funny as well as foolish.
How can it be that the
driver would loose the
key to the car? Madam
again walked to the of-
fice. So the cumulative
effect of such incidents
was that madam, it is
obvious, would have got
hurt. She is a two time
CM and may have been
adamant that Poonia be
removed. Second aspect
is that almost all senior
leaders of the party
were displeased with
Satish Poonia’s style of
functioning. Poonia is a
young and straightfor-
ward person, but every-
one’s style of function-
ing is different, so peo-
ple were not happy
.
Thirdly, nine by-elec-
tions happened in Poo-
nia’s tenure, and the
party lost in seven.
There was no response
of it. So you will have to
take moral responsibil-
ity
. Fourthly, the Jan
Aakrosh yatra was car-
ried out but you could
not pick up any major
issue against Ashok Ge-
hlot government. When
the high command
sought report, you said
seven and a half lakh
people gave their appli-
cations. PM said that if
so many people are
against Gehlot that
means the people are
troubled and that BJP
will win 150 seats. But it
was not so as when the
claims were checked,
Poonia had to face em-
barassment. But per-
haps the biggest issue of
all was that, in a display
of immaturity and ex-
citement, he projected
himself as CM candi-
date. The meetings in
which he would go,
workers would take him
to the stage on their
shoulders and slogans
would be raised prais-
ing Poonia. But they
should understand that
there is only one lion in
BJP
, rather in the coun-
try and that is Narendra
Modi and you are ven-
turing in that domain
unnecessarily
. This was
uncalled for. In fact, it
was more of the imma-
ture workers that dam-
aged him and the cumu-
lative effect of all these
was that his regular and
routine departure got
converted into a remov-
al, in public perception.
z You mentioned the
incidents between
Vasundhara Raje and
Satish Poonia. Do you
think that the devel-
opments of March 4,
wherein Raje conduct-
ed her birthday cele-
brations at Salasar
while Poonia held a
protest in Jaipur
,
played any role in
Poonia’s removal?
That was an act of im-
maturity
, nothing more,
nothing less. Madam
had already sounded
off, a month in advance,
all senior leaders of
BJP including JP Na-
dda, Amit Shah and BL
Santosh that on her
birthday she carried
out the devdarshan
yatra and requested
that it should not be
taken otherwise. So eve-
rything was well, since
all the seniors had been
informed. It is not
known whether Poonia
knew about Raje’s plan
or not, but he an-
nounced a rally against
Gehlot government will
be taken out by BJYM
till state assembly. But
that day the assembly
was adjourned that day
and some people said
that Gehlot has extend-
ed a courtesy to Raje.
They then protested at
CMR, but the same day,
when Raje was carry-
ing out such a major
program, you held the
rally. It is said there
were four or five
thousand peo-
ple in Poonia’s
rally but there
were at least
ten times
more people
in Raje’s
b i r t h d ay
pro g ram.
So without
any reason
you gave a
message in
the party
that there is
a vertical di-
vide between
Vasundhara Raje and
Satish Poonia, which is
unfortunate. The situa-
tion was gauged by
state incharge Arun
Singh who reached
to Ashok Parnami
and even danced
in the Phag Utsav and
doused the stand-
off. But it was
an uncalled for confron-
tation which ultimately
became a loss for Poon-
ia. So yes you are right
that this was the ‘last
nail in the coffin’ in this
adverse relationship.
z Has Satish Poonia,
who has been object-
ing to madam
throughout his ten-
ure, became a scape-
goat or did he got
‘hit-wicket’?
Perhapshemayhavegot
this mandate to bring
down the supremacy of
Raje in Rajasthan. It is
true that the party was
in the hands of one per-
son — Raje.
And it is but
o b v i o u s
that when
the party
gets into the decentrali-
sation mood, it stresses
that the power should
not get concentrated in
thehandsof oneperson.
So it is possible that the
high command may
have said to Poonia to
run the affairs in such a
democraticmannerthat
the power does not re-
main constricted in the
hands of one person.
But the manner in
which he implemented
this mandate was defec-
tive. I wouldnt say he
was a scapegoat or hit
wicket but yes he had to
face the consequences
of his overt actions. As
such he had to go since
the three year tenure
had been completed.
z So now that Poonia
is not there as party
chief, who will head
the Jat leadership in
BJP? Secondly, you
said that this is not his
farewell, so what do
you believe his politi-
cal future will be like?
As far as Jat leadership
isconcerned,itisestab-
lished by the high com-
mand only
, broadly
speaking. However, it
wouldnotbewrongto
saythatasof now,the
tallest leader is Sat-
ish Poonia. Next to
him could be Ra-
hul Kaswa or
Kailash Choud-
hary
. So in stature,
theyarenotnearPoonia.
Then there is PP Choud-
hary
, who has claimed
that his ancestors were
Rajputs, but then again
his claim to the Jat lead-
ership in BJP is not that
sound.AssuchinBJP
,no
one has any leadership
rather the leadership is
inhandsof twoindividu-
als i.e. Narendra Modi
and Amit Shah. But for
self satisfaction one can
say that in Jat quota, the
leadershipwillbeinPoo-
nia’s hands. As far as his
future is concerned, it
will not be wrong to say
that his future is bright.
Hisrehabilitationwillbe
donesoon.Itisbeingsaid
that perhaps he may be
made deputy leader of
opposition under Rajen-
dra Rathore as LoP
. But
there are apprehensions
among senior Sangh
leaders who say that
Poonia has seniority as
party president. How
can he work under
Rathore? He may also be
given charge of some
stateortakeninNadda’s
team and if BJP comes
to power in Rajasthan,
he can be made a minis-
ter with an important
portfolio.
z Why did Rajendra
Gehlot and Arun
Chaturvedi fall be-
hind in the race for
party presidency in
Rajasthan?
Rajendra Gehlot is a fa-
vourite of Sangh and
was close contestant in
the race. But two factors
went against him. First-
ly
, he is a leader from
Jodhpur-Marwar and
there are already two
senior leaders from the
region — Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat and Ash-
wini Vaishnav. Then
thereisOmMathurfrom
Pali and Kailash Choud-
hary from Barmer. So he
does not have a major
role there. Secondly
, he
hails from the Mali com-
munityandthatcommu-
nity has securely stand-
ing with Ashok Gehlot.
Thirdly, when the lead-
ership was mulling on
the name of party presi-
dent, Gehlot must have
thought tat he should
present his side to Amit
Shah and by chance,
Shah was in Rajasthan.
When he was returning
back, Gehlot asked him
if he can accompany
Shah back to Delhi in
the charter flight. Shah
did not say anything but
Gehlot accompanied in
the flight. However, in
the flight, several books
were placed on the set
next to Shah and as soon
as he sat, Shah went into
a meditation. Rajendra
GehlotwaitedforShah’s
meditation to end, but it
ended only after the
plane had landed. So he
did not get the opportu-
nity to speak on the is-
sue. So it is about luck
also. Regarding Arun
Chaturvedi, he too is a
Brahmin but in front of
CP
, he is a weaker candi-
date in the race. Moreo-
ver, he has lost the elec-
tion also. Although he is
close to Dattatreya Hos-
abole of RSS. However,
Chaturvedi has report-
edly told some friend of
his that madam did not
support him at the end
moment. May be that
happened, you never
know.IfeelRajendraGe-
hlot was a stronger can-
didature but he could
not make it.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Learning is a part of life. The wise learn
from the errors of others, while the foolish
endure needless distress by their
stubbornness to learn only from personal experience.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
JAIPUR | SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2023
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Did it really take
months back Satish
and he was given an
extension of sorts?
The time was spent be
cause it was a major de
year and there is im
again walked to the of
Santosh that on her
out the devdarshan
gets into the decentrali
high command may
Has Satish Poonia,
throughout his ten-
the power does not re
But the manner in
this mandate was defec
z What is the mean-
ing of ‘crowning’ of
CP Joshi as BJP state
chief in Rajasthan?
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra:
The first meaning of
thismoveisthatnowRa-
jasthan will directly be
under control of Delhi
and all major decisions
of RajasthanBJPwillbe
done from Delhi. This
wasstartedfromtheday
when the meeting of Ra-
jasthan core committee
happened in Delhi and
not in Jaipur. The sec-
ond message of this
move is that for a long
time, Narendra Modi
and Amit Shah were in
search for a renowned
Brahmin face, a second
generation young face
who can lead the politics
for the next 25-30 years
and stay in active poli-
tics. Now their search
has ended at CP Joshi
and whenever a Brah-
min Chief Minister is to
be made, Joshi will be
the first priority
.
z Did it really take
months back Satish
and he was given an
extension of sorts?
The time was spent be-
cause it was a major de-
year and there is im-
groups have to be taken
in confidence. Then the
BJP was engaged in
North-East and then in
Gujarat and other is-
sues. So it was due to the
general busy schedule
of the party high com-
mand which caused a
minor delay and cou-
pled with the time taken
to create a general con-
sensus and now a per-
son who has consensus
has been positioned.
z What does Satish
Poonia’s farewell
mean for BJP?
See it is not Satish Poo-
nia’s farewell. It is not
removal. He had a three
year tenure, he complet-
ed it and stayed three
months extra as party
president in Rajasthan.
In a way, he lived more
than his allotted life as
BJP chief. So this is not
farewell, rather it is
shifting of responsibili-
ty which happens in
every party
. But still,
there are questions be-
ing raised as to why was
he shifted and why
wasnt he given an exten-
sion. For that I say the
first issue is Vasundha-
ra Raje’s stubborness.
Satish Poonia always
checked Raje from com-
ing to main stream and
a few incidents hap-
pened where she had to
face insult. Due to these
incidents, Madam was
adamant that Poonia
should first be removed.
What were these inci-
dents? Once it so hap-
pened that senior BJP
leader V
. Satish was in
Jaipur and to meet him,
Raje reached BJP office.
Satish Poonia’s car was
parked under the porch
in the office. When a two
time chief minister
comes, there are people
around their vehicle
and a huge crowd reach-
es to welcome them.
While this was happen-
ing, Poonia’s driver van-
ished and even though a
search was made for
him, he could not be
seen anywhere. So mad-
amgotdownandwalked
towards the BJP office.
This could be a coinci-
dence too. But a few
days after this incident,
madam again went to
the party office and this
time the same thing
happened with a minor
twist.Thistimethedriv-
er was there but he
claimed that he has lost
the car keys! This is
funny as well as foolish.
How can it be that the
again walked to the of-
was that madam, it is
obvious, would have got
hurt. She is a two time
CM and may have been
adamant that Poonia be
removed. Second aspect
is that almost all senior
leaders of the party
were displeased with
Satish Poonia’s style of
functioning. Poonia is a
young and straightfor-
ward person, but every-
one’s style of function-
ing is different, so peo-
ple were not happy
.
Thirdly, nine by-elec-
tions happened in Poo-
nia’s tenure, and the
party lost in seven.
There was no response
of it. So you will have to
take moral responsibil-
ity
. Fourthly, the Jan
Aakrosh yatra was car-
ried out but you could
not pick up any major
issue against Ashok Ge-
hlot government. When
the high command
sought report, you said
seven and a half lakh
people gave their appli-
cations. PM said that if
so many people are
against Gehlot that
means the people are
troubled and that BJP
will win 150 seats. But it
was not so as when the
claims were checked,
Poonia had to face em-
barassment. But per-
haps the biggest issue of
all was that, in a display
of immaturity and ex-
citement, he projected
himself as CM candi-
date. The meetings in
which he would go,
workers would take him
to the stage on their
shoulders and slogans
would be raised prais-
ing Poonia. But they
should understand that
there is only one lion in
BJP
, rather in the coun-
try and that is Narendra
Modi and you are ven-
turing in that domain
unnecessarily
. This was
uncalled for. In fact, it
was more of the imma-
ture workers that dam-
aged him and the cumu-
lative effect of all these
was that his regular and
routine departure got
converted into a remov-
al, in public perception.
z You mentioned the
incidents between
Vasundhara Raje and
Satish Poonia. Do you
think that the devel-
opments of March 4,
wherein Raje conduct-
ed her birthday cele-
brations at Salasar
while Poonia held a
protest in Jaipur
,
played any role in
Poonia’s removal?
That was an act of im-
maturity
, nothing more,
nothing less. Madam
had already sounded
off, a month in advance,
all senior leaders of
BJP including JP Na-
dda, Amit Shah and BL
Santosh that on her
out the devdarshan
yatra and requested
that it should not be
taken otherwise. So eve-
rything was well, since
all the seniors had been
informed. It is not
known whether Poonia
knew about Raje’s plan
or not, but he an-
nounced a rally against
Gehlot government will
be taken out by BJYM
till state assembly. But
that day the assembly
was adjourned that day
and some people said
that Gehlot has extend-
ed a courtesy to Raje.
They then protested at
CMR, but the same day,
when Raje was carry-
ing out such a major
program, you held the
rally. It is said there
were four or five
thousand peo-
ple in Poonia’s
rally but there
were at least
ten times
more people
in Raje’s
b i r t h d ay
pro g ram.
So without
any reason
you gave a
message in
the party
that there is
a vertical di-
vide between
Vasundhara Raje and
Satish Poonia, which is
unfortunate. The situa-
tion was gauged by
state incharge Arun
Singh who reached
to Ashok Parnami
and even danced
in the Phag Utsav and
doused the stand-
off. But it was
z Has Satish Poonia,
ing to madam
throughout his ten-
ure, became a scape-
goat or did he got
‘hit-wicket’?
Perhapshemayhavegot
this mandate to bring
down the supremacy of
Raje in Rajasthan. It is
true that the party was
in the hands of one per-
son — Raje.
And it is but
o b v i o u s
that when
the party
gets into the decentrali-
high command may
the power does not re-
But the manner in
this mandate was defec-
wicket but yes he had to
face the consequences
of his overt actions. As
such he had to go since
the three year tenure
had been completed.
z So now that Poonia
is not there as party
chief, who will head
the Jat leadership in
BJP? Secondly, you
said that this is not his
farewell, so what do
you believe his politi-
cal future will be like?
As far as Jat leadership
isconcerned,itisestab-
lished by the high com-
mand only
, broadly
speaking. However, it
wouldnotbewrongto
saythatasof now,the
tallest leader is Sat-
ish Poonia. Next to
him could be Ra-
hul Kaswa or
Kailash Choud-
hary
. So in stature,
theyarenotnearPoonia.
Then there is PP Choud-
hary
, who has claimed
that his ancestors were
Rajputs, but then again
his claim to the Jat lead-
ership in BJP is not that
sound.AssuchinBJP
,no
one has any leadership
rather the leadership is
inhandsof twoindividu-
als i.e. Narendra Modi
and Amit Shah. But for
self satisfaction one can
say that in Jat quota, the
leadershipwillbeinPoo-
nia’s hands. As far as his
future is concerned, it
will not be wrong to say
that his future is bright.
Hisrehabilitationwillbe
donesoon.Itisbeingsaid
that perhaps he may be
made deputy leader of
opposition under Rajen-
dra Rathore as LoP
. But
there are apprehensions
among senior Sangh
leaders who say that
Poonia has seniority as
party president. How
can he work under
Rathore? He may also be
given charge of some
stateortakeninNadda’s
team and if BJP comes
to power in Rajasthan,
he can be made a minis-
ter with an important
portfolio.
z Why did Rajendra
Gehlot and Arun
Chaturvedi fall be-
hind in the race for
party presidency in
Rajasthan?
Rajendra Gehlot is a fa-
vourite of Sangh and
was close contestant in
the race. But two factors
went against him. First-
ly
, he is a leader from
Jodhpur-Marwar and
there are already two
senior leaders from the
region — Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat and Ash-
wini Vaishnav. Then
thereisOmMathurfrom
Pali and Kailash Choud-
hary from Barmer. So he
does not have a major
role there. Secondly
, he
hails from the Mali com-
munityandthatcommu-
nity has securely stand-
ing with Ashok Gehlot.
Thirdly, when the lead-
ership was mulling on
the name of party presi-
dent, Gehlot must have
thought tat he should
present his side to Amit
Shah and by chance,
Shah was in Rajasthan.
When he was returning
back, Gehlot asked him
if he can accompany
Shah back to Delhi in
the charter flight. Shah
did not say anything but
Gehlot accompanied in
the flight. However, in
the flight, several books
were placed on the set
next to Shah and as soon
as he sat, Shah went into
a meditation. Rajendra
GehlotwaitedforShah’s
meditation to end, but it
ended only after the
plane had landed. So he
did not get the opportu-
nity to speak on the is-
sue. So it is about luck
also. Regarding Arun
Chaturvedi, he too is a
Brahmin but in front of
CP
, he is a weaker candi-
date in the race. Moreo-
ver, he has lost the elec-
tion also. Although he is
close to Dattatreya Hos-
abole of RSS. However,
Chaturvedi has report-
edly told some friend of
his that madam did not
support him at the end
moment. May be that
happened, you never
know.IfeelRajendraGe-
hlot was a stronger can-
didature but he could
not make it.
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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The actions of a great man are an inspiration
for others. Whatever he does becomes standard
for others to follow. —Bhagavad Gita
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Salim Durani Ji was a cricketing
legend, an institution in himself. He
made a key contribution to India’s
rise in the world of cricket. On and off
the field, he was known for his style.
Pained by his demise. Condolences to
his family and friends. May his soul
rest in peace.
TOP TWEETS
Amit Shah @AmitShah
The peace witnessed in Mizoram today
is an unprecedented example of the
victory of India’s democracy. With the
efforts of Modi ji and the cooperation
of the local people, peace has been
established in Northeast. As compared
to 2014 there has been a 67% dip in
incidents of violence, a 60% decrease
in deaths of security personnel and an 80% reduction in
civilian deaths in 2021.
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nflation is back,
and it is demon-
strating its usu-
al tenacity
. In
the United
States, the inflation rate
rose from 1.2% in 2020 to
4.7% in 2021 and 8.1% in
2022. The forecast for 2023 is
3.5%, but recent figures
have shown a disappoint-
ingly modest decline. As of
February 2023, the US an-
nual inflation rate was 6%,
but core inflation (exclud-
ing volatile energy and food
prices) had increased by
0.5% and remained high, at
5.5%. Inflation in the euro-
zone is demonstrating simi-
lar persistence. The annual
rate increased from 0.3% in
2020to2.6%in2021and8.4%
in 2022. And while inflation
is expected to decline to
5.6% in 2023, recent figures,
likeintheUS,havebeendis-
appointing.InFebruary
,an-
nual inflation decreased
only slightly
, to 8.5% (from
8.6% in January), while
core inflation increased to
5.6% (from 5.3% in Janu-
ary). Far from being con-
fined to the US and Europe,
high inflation is a global
phenomenon, with coun-
trieslikeTurkeyandArgen-
tina reporting record-
breaking rates above 70%.
A MACROECONOMIC
PHENOMENON
It has become standard to
look at different price com-
ponents to identify what is
contributing most to head-
line inflation. Obviously,
energy prices come to
mind, and some observers
have deemed today’s price
rises “Putin’s inflation,”
owing to the undeniable
role that Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine played in driv-
ing up firms and house-
holds’ energy costs last
year. This interpretation
has encouraged hope that
inflation will be much low-
er in 2023, since energy
prices are expected not to
rise further this year, and
perhaps even to decline.
Accordingly, some com-
mentators in the US and
Europe warn that mone-
tary-policy tightening by
the US Federal Reserve
and the European Central
Bank risks overshooting.
More importantly
, focus-
ing on the relative strength
of price components (like
energy prices) as a causal
factor overstates the mi-
croeconomic foundation
of macroeconomics. Infla-
tion still is what it always
has been: a macroeconom-
ic phenomenon that re-
sults from the disequilib-
rium of aggregate demand
and aggregate supply
.
Source: Project Syndicate
Why Inflation Persists
I
Contrary to what many
would like to think, high
inflation today is a
macroeconomic
phenomenon, resulting
from too much money
chasing too few goods.
Worse, there are reasons
to worry that it will prove
to be more persistent
hina and India have many
similarities. India has
been shaped by Hinduism
and China by Buddhism.
Buddhism originated in
India and has a similar
value system to Hinduism.
Therootsof manysystems
considered Chinese are ac-
tually Indian, including
martial arts, acupressure
and acupuncture. China is
also emerging as the new
yoga superpower after the
US. Logically, India and
China should be friends,
although China’s ambi-
tions do not allow this.
India is a nuclear state
with two nuclear-armed
adversaries in China and
Pakistan on its borders.
China seeks to deepen eco-
nomic relations with Paki-
stan via its Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI). It has fol-
lowed a “string of pearls”
strategy to encircle India
and makes constant revi-
sionist claims about the
India-China border.
Nevertheless, it is im-
portant to note that China
had not supported Paki-
stan in the 1999 Kargil con-
flict. However, China’s as-
sistance to Pakistan’s nu-
clear weapon and missile
programmes, and its BRI
investments in Pakistan
threaten India. Therefore,
India faces the risk of a
two-front war.
A POWER-HUNGRY
CHINA SEEKS TO
DOMINATE INDIA
China only respects hard
power.Moneyandmilitary
might are the operative
metrics. Beijing is seeking
towrestthemantleof glob-
al leadership from Wash-
ington.Indiahastradition-
ally played a passive role
with China. New Delhi has
consistentlydemonstrated
reluctance to confront Bei-
jing or take the initiative
of proposing new solu-
tions to sort out its border
disputes. Indian foreign
policy, influenced by Hin-
du philosophy, including
ahimsa, has traditionally
seen leadership as an exer-
cise of soft power, moral
pressure, and diplomatic
negotiations.
This soft “head-in-the-
sand” foreign policy of un-
endingtalkandlittleaction
is further aggravated by
India’s inability to reduce
import dependence on Chi-
nese electronics and phar-
maceutical intermediates.
Thus, China’s authoritari-
an regime believes that it
has a free pass to bully In-
dia. The Chinese test this
periodically through per-
sistentlyrevisionistborder
skirmishes and aggressive
rhetoric in different fo-
rums.
Rising powers attempt
to dominate their “near
abroad” and this reflects
clearly in China’s string of
pearls, debt trap diploma-
cy, BRI and hexiao gong-
da—unitingwiththesmall
to counter the big—strate-
gies. Jawaharlal Nehru,
India’s first prime minis-
ter, came up with five
Panchsheel principles,
which included the princi-
ple of non-aggression. Yet
the 1962 India-China War
broke out at the height of
Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai.
China has no problem
with deception. Through
the millennia, the Chinese
have been guided by The
Art of War, the classic
penned by Sun Tzu in the
5th century BC. He argued
that “warfare is a way of
deception” and the 1962
war serves as a good exam-
ple of the application of
this principle. China uses
Sun Tzu’s psychological
techniques to achieve its
political goals. In the case
of Uyghur Muslims and
Tibetans, China has prac-
ticed cultural genocide.
Chinaisaggressive,persis-
tent, and unpredictable in
its constant attempts to re-
draw the borders. Even 18
rounds of border negotia-
tionswithIndiahaveyield-
ed no results.
China’s BRI initiative
through Pakistan Occu-
pied Kashmir (POK) to
Gwadar port creates a su-
per link through which
military equipment can be
moved. China is weaponiz-
ing BRI and this is detri-
mental to India. In a future
scenario, Chinese military
bases in the Indian Ocean
Region (IOR) in Myanmar,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Maldives and Pakistan, ac-
quired through debt trap
diplomacy
, would jeopard-
ize Indian national securi-
ty
. Beijing is also cosying
up with both Nepal and
Afghanistan. In Nepal,
China has had much suc-
cess and the country even
elected a communist gov-
ernment. In Afghanistan,
success has been harder to
come by because the Tali-
ban runs a hardline Islam-
ist regime.
India has to respond to
Chinese aggression. It will
only achieve peace when
the country achieves ade-
quate military and eco-
nomic power. India could
also turn to its very own
political philosopher
known as Chanakya or
Kautilya who wrote
Arthaśāstra in 300 BC.
NUCLEAR
PAKISTAN’S
ECONOMIC WOES
CAN UNLEASH
JIHADISM
The 1971 India-Pakistan
War still scars the Paki-
stani psyche. India liberat-
edBangladesh,whichuntil
then was East Pakistan.
Since then, Pakistan has
been obsessed with India.
As revenge it sought to
“bleed India with a thou-
sand cuts.” It funded and
supported insurgencies in
India. In Punjab, it led to a
campaign of terror for
Khalistan. Pakistan has al-
ways dreamt of annexing
Kashmir and has persis-
tently fomented trouble
there since 1947. India and
Pakistan have fought three
major wars, one minor one
and engaged in countless
border clashes. So, a Paki-
stan-China nexus worries
India.
Pakistan describes its
friendship with China as
being “higher than the
mountains, deeper than
the oceans, sweeter than
honey
.” Pakistan is the
biggest recipient of BRI
money
. Chinese debt is $30
billion—30% of its exter-
nal debt—and continues to
grow. Because of this debt,
Pakistanhaslostitsability
to be an independent voice
for Muslims. Pakistanis
speak about Kashmiris all
the time but dare not men-
tion fellow Muslim Uy-
ghurs. So beholden is Is-
lamabad to Beijing that
Pakistan would have to
follow China’s lead and
could lead to a two-front
war for India.
After years of military
rule and a pseudo-democ-
racy, Pakistan’s economy
is in tatters. Both econom-
ic mismanagement and
natural disasters have
brought the country to its
knees. The poverty rate
has increased dramatical-
ly
. Inflation has spiraled
out of control. Thousands
of madrassas have
churned out tens of thou-
sands of jihadis since the
1980s when Saudi money
flooded into the country
.
Then, the goal was to fight
theSovietsinAfghanistan.
Now, jihadis could cause
civil war and the implo-
sion of Pakistan. Since Pa-
kistan is a nuclear-armed
state, an implosion poses
tremendoussecurityrisks.
INDIA MUST HEED
KAUTILYA’S WISE
WORDS
Kautilya recommends that
statesstriveforabalanceof
power and prevent rivals
from becoming too power-
ful. He asks the king to be-
come the most powerful
among his peers (vijigishu)
to achieve peace and secu-
rity
. He includes conquest,
psychological influence,
physical domination, se-
duction and assassination
as tools of state policy
.
Kautilya also speaks of
security alliances as a key
tool of foreign policy
. The
combined military spend-
ing of Pakistan and China
was $263 billion in 2020.
This was nearly 3.6 times
India’sdefensebudget.Chi-
na alone outspends India
by $180 billion. China
spends less than 33% on
personnel costs, while In-
dia spends about 60%.
Needless to say
, the Indian
Army needs to focus on
technology-drivenmodern-
ization.Indianforeignpoli-
cy wonks must deepen the
country’ssecurityarrange-
ment with US and Japan,
which has just doubled its
military spending.
The Chinese army has
an edge over the Indian
Army, but India is better
prepared in high-altitude
warfare with experi-
enced troops.
Source: Fair Observer
C
BRI initiative of China
through Pakistan
Occupied Kashmir
(POK) to Gwadar port
creates a super link
through which military
equipment can be
moved. China is
weaponizing BRI and
this is detrimental to
India. In a future
scenario, Chinese
military bases in the
Indian Ocean Region
(IOR) in Myanmar,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Maldives and
Pakistan, acquired
through debt trap
diplomacy, would
jeopardize Indian
national security.
Beijing is also cosying
up with both Nepal and
Afghanistan.
CAN KAUTILYA HELP LOOK AT
INDIA’S WAR RISK DIFFERENTLY?
ROHAN BEDI
The author is the Managing Director
Chief Trainer of Singapore Financial
Crime Compliance Association
(www.sfcca.com.sg)

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INDIA
05
BJPlaunches‘Congressfiles’to
targetpartyovercorruption
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Bharatiya Janata
Party on Sunday re-
leased the first episode
of ‘Congress Files’, in a
fresh round of attack on
the Congress over cor-
ruption allegations dur-
ing the UPA tenure.
In the video message
titled ‘Congress means
corruption’, the BJP
said, “The Congress has
looted`48,20,69,00,00,000
from the public in 70
years of its rule. That
money could have been
utilised for so many
useful areas of security
and development.”
The three-minute
video also featured for-
mer Congress president
Sonia Gandhi and then
Prime Minister Man-
mohan Singh.
MENTION OF COAL,2G
SPECTRUM,CWG SCAM
‘CONG LOOTED PEOPLE’S HARD-EARNED MONEY’
Referring to the last 10 years
of the Congress govern-
ment, the BJP accused Agus-
taWestland CEO of giving a
bribe of 350 crore in the VVIP
helicopter purchase. “Coal
scam of `1.86 lakh crore, 2G
Spectrum scam of `1.76 lakh
crore, MNREGA scam of `10
lakh crore, Commonwealth
scam of `70K crore, a bribe
of `362 crore in the helicopter
deal with Italy, `12 crore bribe
for chairman of railway board.
THE MOVIE IS STILL NOT OVER, SAYS BJP
At the end of the video message, the BJP stated, “This is only
the jhanki (trailer) of Congress’ corruption, the movie is still
not over.” Earlier, Congress had also attacked BJP over the Adani
issue, and released multiple sets of questions under the cam-
paign of “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun”. The party alleged that the
BJP granted “monopolies” to the Adani group in various projects.
In the video, the BJP alleged that the Congress has looted
` 48,20,69,00,00,000 of the hard-earned money of the
people. The coal scam of 1.86 lakh crore has also been
mentioned in the video.
MANY WORKS COULD
HAVE BEEN DONE: BJP
The BJP claimed that with
`48 trillion 20 billion 69
crore, many works could
have been done - from secu-
rity to the development of the
country. “Using this much
amount, 24 INS Vikrant, 300
Rafale jets, and 1,000 Mangal
Missions could have been
made or purchased. But the
country had to bear the cost
of Congress’ corruption, and
it lagged behind in the race of
progress,” said the message.
BJP in a video
alleges rampant
corruption
under the UPA
government
‘Why PM Modi,Shah Silent’:
Sibal on Bengal,Bihar clash
New Delhi (PTI): In
the wake of communal
violence in West Bengal
and Bihar, Rajya Sabha
MP Kapil Sibal on Sun-
day questioned the “si-
lence” of PM Narendra
Modi over the matter,
and said “let not 2024
general elections be the
reason” for the violence.
Sibal appealed to the
people to put a stop to
the “burning of Bengal
and Bihar, and to the
seeds of hatred” which,
he said, can only benefit
politicians and political
ideologies.Theordinary
man becomes a victim
of this hatred, he said.
“I want the PM (Modi)
to speak up, I want the
home minister (Shah) to
speak up condemn the
violence. It is unfortu-
nate that in the midst of
this violence, neither of
them have spoken, why
aretheyquiet,”heasked.
GIRIRAJ SINGH SLAMS NITISH, RAISES
QUESTIONS ON FIRING IN NALANDA VIOLENCE
Patna (Agencies): After the violence in Sasaram and Nalanda
districts, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that
two persons died in Nalanda due to gunshots
fired by either ‘police’ or ‘people of Muslim
community’. “The people of Hindu commu-
nity are facing the atrocity. They are being
killed either by the gunshots of police or by
firing by the people of Muslim community
but the chief minister is saying that the third
force is involved in the riot,” Singh said. “The
people of Hindu community are feeling insecure in Nalanda
and Sasaram. Violence had taken place on Saturday night in
Nalanda as well. There is no police. Nitish Kumar should tell
us that he is only a chief minister of Muslim,” Singh said.
“Bihar is following the path of West Bengal. Why the police
have not taken action against them,” Singh said.
Cong should first set
its house in order
Bengaluru (PTI):
Amid the buzz around
forging opposition uni-
ty ahead of the Lok
Sabha elections, Janata
Dal (Secular) patriarch
and former Prime Min-
ister H D Deve Gowda
said on Sunday that the
Congress should set its
house in order first.
In an interview to
PTI, he also said there
are many options be-
fore opposition parties
and this nation has a
wealth of leadership.
Upbeat about JD(S)’
prospects in the May 10
Assembly polls in Kar-
nataka,theveteranlead-
er who has withdrawn
from active campaign-
ing due to age- related
ailments said it will set
the tone for other state
elections this year and
the Parliamentary elec-
tions in 2024.
DEVE GOWDA ON OPPN UNITY
AHEAD OF 2024 POLLS
z How do you see
JD(S) prospects in the
upcoming Karnataka
Assembly elections?
z What is your take on
BJP Cong, and have
they delivered when in
power in Karnataka?
My party will do well across
Karnataka. A lot of people who
are cynical and focusing only
on the two national parties
will be surprised. We are not
seeking votes for a divisive
agenda. We are seeking votes
in the name of an inclusive
social and development vision
the Pancharatna programme.
My party will come to power
and we will implement the
programme. Our leader H
D Kumaraswamy has just
completed a statewide tour
to publicise this programme.
The response he has received
is overwhelming. Our party
strategy is very simple work
hard and be sincere with
people, don’t keep bluffing to
them and don’t divide them.
I don’t want to comment on
this. Our leaders H D Ku-
maraswamy and C M Ibrahim
(JDS state president) can offer
a proper analysis on this. I can
only say that the national par-
ties are in the habit of making
tall claims and false claims.
People have seen through
their circus and falsehoods.
RaGa's disqualification created surprising
wave of Opposition unity: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi (PTI): Wel-
comingtherecent“wave
of Opposition unity”,
Lok Sabha MP Shashi
Tharoor on Sunday said
the Congress will “de
facto” be the fulcrum
around which other par-
ties converge, but as-
serted that if he were in
the party leadership, he
would not “crow about
it”andencourageoneof
the smaller outfits to
play the role of conven-
or of an alliance to take
on the BJP in the 2024
general election.
In an interview with
PTI, Tharoor said Ra-
hul Gandhi’s disqualifi-
cation from Lok Sabha
following his convic-
tion in a 2019 defama-
tion case has generated
a “surprising wave of
Opposition unity” with
many parties having be-
gun to feel the truth of
the adage -- “united we
stand, divided we fall.”
The former Union
minister also said if
most of the Opposition
parties have now found
a new reason to come
together and stop divid-
ing each other’s vote,
the BJP might find it
much harder to win a
majority in the 2024
elections.
Asked about Con-
gress leader Digvijaya
Singh’s ‘thank you Ger-
many’ tweet after that
country took note of
Gandhi’s disqualifica-
tion, Tharoor said he
would have advised his
senior party colleague
not to say what he did.
“The international
attention - and the nega-
tive press for India -
should not surprise
(Narendra) Modi and
his government. Doubts
about the democratic
credentials of this gov-
ernment have been
growing for some years,
as is evident from the
global media,” he said.
“Still, I would have
advised my highly re-
spected senior col-
league and friend not to
say what he did. It has
always been an article
of faith for the Con-
gress party that we do
not require or accept
any foreign tutelage af-
ter 200 years of subjec-
tion to colonial rule,”
Tharoor stressed.
“I am confident the
people of India will vote
for democracy and the
right to determine who
rules them,” the MP
from Thiruvanan-
thapuram said.
Congress supporters protest in front of the statue of BR
Ambedkar against the disqualification of party leader Rahul
Gandhi as an MP, in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
UNITY IS FAR MORE
IMPORTANT THAN
PRIDE OF PLACE, IN
MY VIEW: THAROOR
New Delhi (PTI): Ev-
eryone knows what the
Congress represents
and it doesn’t need to
insist on that being
recognised, he said. In
fact a modicum of hu-
mility will go a long way
towards winning over
the other parties, said
Tharoor, who had con-
tested for the post of
Congress president last
year but had lost the
internal party election
to Mallikarjun Kharge.
Unity is far more
important than pride
of place, in my view,”
Tharoor asserted. Asked
if he sees a parallel in
Rahul’s disqualification
with that of his grand-
mother, former prime
minister Indira Gandhi
in the 1970s, Tharoor
said there is little doubt
that public sympathy
is with Rahul Gandhi
after this “reprehensible
disqualification and
jail sentence”. People
realise it is not good
for democracy that the
principal leader of the
major Opposition party
is sentenced to jail and
denied a voice in Parlia-
ment, he said.
RaGa ‘cannot be like
Savarkar’ even if
reborn, says Thakur
New Delhi (ANI):
Training his guns at
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi over his remark
on Veer Savarkar, Union
MinisterAnuragThakur
on Sunday said that the
former “cannot become
like Savarkar even if he
takes 10 births.”
Rahul Gandhi, who
was disqualified as an
MP after being convict-
ed in the criminal defa-
mation case over the
‘Modi surname’ re-
mark, on March 25 said,
“My name is not Sa-
varkar, my name is Gan-
dhi. Gandhis don’t apol-
ogise to anyone”.
Speaking to ANI, at
the JITO Ahimsa Run at
the Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, here, Anurag
Thakur said that the
country will never
forgive Rahul Gan-
dhi for his insult to
Savarkar.
“The country will
never forgive Ra-
hul Gandhi for his
insult to Savarkar.
Rahul Gandhi can’t be
Savarkar even if he
takes 10 births. Sa-
varkar ji spent his
whole life for freedom
andRahulGandhispent
his whole time cam-
paigning against Indian
democracy with the
help of Britishers,” he
said.
Earlier on March 28,
after former chief min-
ister Uddhav Thackeray
cautioned Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
against criticising the
VD Savarkar, CM
Eknath Shinde hit out
at Rahul Gandhi saying
that the latter should go
and stay at the Anda-
mans jail like Savarkar
if he can.
“The citizens of Ma-
harashtra are upset
with what Rahul Gan-
dhi said. Rahul Gandhi
should go and stay at
the Andamans jail for
one day if he
can,” Mr
S h i n d e
had said
w h i l e
t a l k i n g
to report-
ers.
SC TO HEAR PLEA
OF 14 PARTIES
LED BY CONGRESS
COURT ACQUITS
26 IN GANG-RAPE,
MURDER CASES
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court is scheduled to
hear on Wednesday a
plea filed by 14 parties,
led by the Congress,
alleging arbitrary use
of central probe agen-
cies against opposition
leaders and seeking
guidelines for the future.
According to the list of
business uploaded on the
apex court website, the
plea of Opposition parties
would be heard on April
5 by a three-judge bench
headed by Chief Justice
of India D Y Chandra-
chud. The joint plea was
mentioned for urgent
hearing on March 24 by
senior advocate Abhishek
Singhvi. “I am asking for
the guidelines for the fu-
ture. This is a remarkable
convergence of 14 parties
against the misuse of the
agencies, both CBI and
ED,” Singhvi had said.
Godhra: A court in
Gujarat has acquitted all
26 persons accused of
gangrape and murder
of more than a dozen
members of a minority
community in separate
incidents in Kalol during
2002 communal riots
for want of evidence in
the 20-year-old case. Of
the total 39 accused, 13
died during the pendency
of the case and the trial
against them was abated.
A court of additional
sessions judge of Halol
in Panchmahal district,
Leelabhai Chudasama,
on Friday acquitted 26
persons for the offence
of murder, gangrape
and rioting for want of
evidence. “As many as 13
out of a total 39 accused
in the case had died
during the pendency of
the trial,” the court in the
order said.
IN THE COURTYARD
Centre not
giving Bihar its
due funds, says
Bihar FinMin
‘Barring Modi, no
other PM has
spoken about
building toilets’
Patna (PTI): Bihar Fi-
nance minister Vijay
Kumar Choudhary said
that state govt has spent
`2,35,000 crore, which is
99 per cent of the total
estimated budget of
`2,37,691 in 2022-23. He
also claimed that Bi-
har’s economy is one of
the fastest-growing in
India. “Bihar has not
only grown consistently
but also outperformed
even the most developed
states. The state spent
`2,35,000 crore, which is
99 per cent of the total
estimated budget of
`2,37,691, in 2022-23.
This is the highest ever
spending by Bihar so
far,” he said. He accused
the Centre of showing
reluctance in releasing
funds/share under var-
ious centrally spon-
sored schemes.
New Delhi: Former
president Ram Nath
Kovind on Sunday said
barring PM Narendra
Modi, who spoke about
building toilets from
the ramparts of the Red
Fort, no other prime
minister had laid stress
on the subject.
Kovind was speaking
at the National Confer-
ence on Sociology of
SanitationwhereModi’s
message was also read
out. The former presi-
dentlaudedPM’snation-
widecampaignforbuild-
ing toilets and igniting
the mind of the masses
towards sanitation.
1st-time voters are children of Modi era
and that is their greatest blessing: Singh
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Union Minister
Dr Jitendra Singh to-
day said that the first-
time voters who have
attained the age of 18
are the children of the
Modi era and that is
their greatest blessing
and advantage.
Singh said that as
these new young voters
are getting the opportu-
nity to exercise their
franchise, they will be
voting for the Modi led
dispensation in an In-
dia which is full of op-
timism and upward
journey. He said that
this is something quite
in contrast to the plight
the earlier two genera-
tions of youth after in-
dependence went
through, when there
was an atmosphere of
pessimism and lack of
esteem. Many of the
youth went aboard dur-
ing this time as they
were not able to find
any future hope for
themselves by staying
back in the country, the
Minister remarked.
Singh said that
whereas now the trend
has shifted. Not only the
Indian youth are looked
up with esteem but the
youth who have gone
out of India are looking
to come back and ex-
plore the opportunities
in front of them.
The Minister men-
tioned that those who
vote for the first-time
now will have the op-
portunity to become
key voters and opinion
makers of the Indian
society at a time when
India celebrates 100
years of independence
25 years from now as
they would be at the
prime of their age.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressing a congregation of First-time Voters at Hasanpur
Assembly constituency, Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
PM Narendra Modi Kapil Sibal

INDIA
06
How was personal data of 67 cr
people stolen: Cong asksCentre
Cong leader Jairam Ramesh questions Centre after Cyberabad police busts “biggest” cyber theft
New Delhi (ANI): Con-
gress leader Jairam
Ramesh on Sunday
questioned the Centre
after the Cyberabad Po-
lice in connection with
the biggest cyber theft
arrested one person
over procuring and sell-
ing personal and confi-
dentialdataof 66.9crore
people organisations.
On Saturday, the Cy-
berabad Police arrested
one person over procur-
ing and selling personal
and confidential data of
66.9 crore people and or-
ganisations in 104 cate-
gories across 24 states
and eight metropolitan
cities of the country.
Taking to Twitter, the
Congress leader raised
several questions and
shared a news report.
He asked, How and
why was the personal
information of 67 crore
people in India stolen?
Who stole the data of
the army and how?
He added, This is an
attack on the privacy
and security of Indians
and we do not accept it
at all. The government
should immediately
clarify this matter.
(roughly translated
from Hindi)
On Saturday
, Cy-
berabad police tweeted,
Cyberabad police bust-
ed a data theft gang who
has been involved in the
theft,procurement,hold-
ing, and selling of per-
sonal and confidential
data of 66.9 cr individu-
als and organizations
across24statesandeight
metropolitan cities.
TheCyberabadadded,
the accused has been
found to possess data
from various sources,
including Byjus, Vedan-
tu, cab users, GST, RTO,
Amazon, Netflix, Paytm,
Phonepe etc. The ac-
cused was operating
through a website called
'InspireWebz' based in
Faridabad, Haryana,
and was selling the data-
base to clients.
The Cyberabad Police said they arrested a person who was
allegedly involved in stealing, holding and selling personal and
confidential data of 66.9 crore individuals and organisations.
BUS WITH 22 ONBOARD
FALLS INTO DITCH
IN UTTARAKHAND
MAN KILLED IN TIGER
ATTACK IN MADHYA
PRADESH RESERVE
GANGSTER ATIQ
AHMED'S RELATIVE
ARRESTED IN UP
IIT-MADRAS STUDENT
DIES BY SUICIDE,
THIRD CASE THIS YEAR
Dehradun: As many as 22
people, including the bus
driver, were injured when
a bus fell into a ditch on
the Mussoorie-Dehradun
road Sunday, said police.
“With the help of In-
do-Tibetan Border Police
(ITBP), all the injured
have been rescued and
admitted to the hospital
for treatment,” according
to Mussoorie police.The
condition of three pas-
sengers is serious, said
police. Further details
are awaited.
New Delhi: A 22-year-old
man was mauled to death
by a tiger in a buffer zone of
the Bandhavgarh Tiger Re-
serve in Madhya Pradesh’s
Umaria district, an official
said on Sunday. The inci-
dent took place between 8
pm and 9 pm on Saturday
at Kumbhai village in
Manpur buffer zone of the
reserve, police said. The
victim, identified as Anuj
Baiga, had gone out near
Chamkui drain when the
tiger, apparently hiding in
the bushes nearby, attacked
him, the official said.
Prayagraj: The Special
Task Force (STF) arrested
gangster Atiq Ahmed’s
brother-in-law, Akhlaq,
from Meerut, as per the
police sources. Akhlaq
was arrested for allegedly
harbouring shooters and
helping them escape after
the crime. He is a resident
of the Nauchandi area in
Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut.As
per police sources, after
murdering Umesh Pal, the
shooter and Asad, Atiq
Ahmed’s son, absconded
with the help of Akhlaq.
New Delhi: A PhD student
of the Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, died
by suicide in his room in
Tamil Nadu’s Velachery,
police said on Sunday.
This is the third incident of
suicide reported from IIT
Madras this year and the
11th case since 2018. “On
March 31, the deceased
student posted a What-
sApp status ‘I am sorry not
good Enough’. Seeing the
status, his friends reached
his home and found Sachin
hanging in his room,”
police said.
CRUCIAL READ
Toronto (PTI): Canadian police have named two of the
eight people, including four Indians, whose bodies were
found in a marshland area along the US-Canada border,
amid an investigation into the circumstances of their
deaths. Bodies of eight persons were recovered last
week from the marsh on the riverbank near Akwesasne,
a community which straddles Quebec, Ontario and New
York state. Police say the deceased — believed to be
two families of Indian and Romanian descent — were
trying to cross into the US from Canada.
4 INDIANS AMONG 8 DEAD AS THEY ATTEMPTED
TO ENTER US ILLEGALLY FROM CANADA
second G20 Tourism
Working Group meet-
ing is focused on pro-
jecting domestic tour-
ism in mission mode
and will help India max-
imise its potential in
the sector, Tourism
Minister G Kishan Red-
dy said on Sunday
.
The meeting, being
held in Darjeeling and
Siliguri in West Bengal
from April 1 to 3, is be-
ing attended by more
than 130 participants,
including delegates of
G20 members, invitee
countries and interna-
tional organisations,
industry partners, state
tourism officials and lo-
cal tour operators.
Reddy said the vision
of the conference is to
project domestic tour-
ism in mission mode. “It
will also make India
maximise its potential
in the tourism sector,”
he said. The Union Min-
istry of Tourism has
also formulated a com-
prehensive tourism
policy with holistic fla-
vour for a sustainable
and responsible growth
of the tourism sector in
the country,” he stated.
Welcoming the dele-
gates to Siliguri, Union
Minister of State for Mi-
nority Affairs John
Barla said West Bengal
is the land from where
India got its national an-
them. “West Bengal is a
favourite destination for
tourists from not only
India but across the
world as well and hence
infrastructure develop-
ment and promotion of
tourism are going on in
tandem to draw more
globetrotters to this part
of the country
,” he said.
The day started with
a yoga session organ-
ised by the Ministry of
AYUSH for the dele-
gates from G20 member
countries.
G20 meet will help India maximise its potential in tourism: Reddy
REVOLUTIONISING INDIA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY
lll
Speaking on the
2nd day of the
meeting, Reddy
said that the
vision of the
conference is to
project domestic
tourism in
mission mode
Union Minister for Culture,Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), G. Kishan Reddy
attends the side event of 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group meeting (TWG), in Darjeeling on Sunday.
Suraj takes charge as new
Chief of Personnel of Navy
New Delhi (ANI):
Vice Admiral Suraj
Berry on Sunday took
over as the new Chief
of Personnel of the
Indian Navy, accord-
ing to an official
statement.
He succeeded Vice
Admiral Satish Ku-
mar Namdeo Ghor-
made who superannu-
ated after more than
39 years of service to
the Navy on Friday
.
VAdm Berry was
commissioned on Jan-
uary 1, 1987, and is a
specialist in Gunnery
and Missile Warfare.
His Sea commands in-
clude the missile ves-
sel INS Nirbhik, mis-
sile corvette INS Kar-
muk, stealth frigate
INS Talwar, and the
aircraft carrier INS
Vikramaditya of
which he was the com-
missioning Com-
manding Officer, the
statement said.
His Staff and Op-
erational appoint-
ments include those
as the Operations Of-
ficer of the Mobile
Missile Coastal Bat-
tery, Fleet Gunnery
Officer of the West-
ern Fleet, Defence Ad-
viser to the Indian
High Commissioner
of Sri Lanka and Mal-
dives, Director at the
Directorate of Staff
Requirements and
Naval Assistant to the
Chief of Naval Staff
and Principal Direc-
tor Strategy, Con-
cepts and Transfor-
mation at the Naval
Headquarters, the
statement said.
VAdm Berry was
awarded the Vishisht
Seva Medal (Meritori-
ous Service Medal) in
2006 for services dur-
ing the Tsunami Re-
lief operations in Sri
Lanka/ Maldives and
the Nau Sena Medal
(Navy Medal) in 2015
for devotion to duty
.
NOTICES TO 11
ORGANISATIONS
Cyberabad Police has
issued notices to as
many as 11 organisa-
tions, including three
banks, a social media
giant and an Infor-
mation Technology
services company,
asking their repre-
sentatives to appear
before it in connection
with a breach of data
of 66.9 crore persons
across the country, a
senior police official
said on Sunday.
Vice Admiral Suraj Berry
appointed new Chief of
Personnel of Indian Navy, on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Suraj Berry
was commis-
sioned on
January 1, 1987. His
Sea commands in-
clude the missile ves-
sel INS Nirbhik, mis-
sile corvette INS
Karmuk, and the
aircraft carrier INS
Vikramaditya of
which he was the
commissioning Com-
manding Officer.
—Official statement
Punjab CM asks MLAs to
expedite crop loss relief
Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Devinder Dhos visited the
villages of Dharamkot (Amiwala, Sangalan, Bizapur, Manjhali,
Sherpur Tayamba) to take stock of the crops damaged by the
rains with the administration, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: To ensure
compensation for crop
loss to farmers before
the festival of Baisakhi,
Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Mann Sun-
day asked MLAs and of-
ficers to increase their
field visits to and re-
dress the problems of
farmers.
“The MLAs should
meet the farmers and
listen to their grievanc-
es; likewise, the officers
should ensure that the
special girdawari (crop
loss inspection) is com-
pleted soon so we can
disburse the compensa-
tion before Baisakhi,”
said the chief minister.
Expressing solidarity
with the farmers who
lost their crops due to
incessant rain and hail-
storm, Mann said the
government is with the
food growers in this
hour of crisis. He said
that loss worth every
penny would be com-
pensated, and no stone
will be left unturned.
Mann said that he
was aware of the agony
faced by the farming
community due to the
whopping loss suffered
by them on account of
inclement weather
conditions.
The CM said he was
personally monitoring
the entire drive daily to
ensure that the affected
farmers are compen-
sated most transpar-
ently and expeditiously
.
Punjab CM
Mann also said
that the govt is
with the food
growers in this
hour of crisis
Assam govt to ‘examine’ misuse
of funds during ex-Prez’s visit
Guwahati (PTI): The
Assam government on
Sunday said it has di-
rected an additional
chief secretary to ex-
amine the alleged di-
version of funds under
tiger conservation and
other projects to the
visit of former Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kovind
and his family to Ka-
ziranga National Park.
Environment and
Forest Minister Chan-
dra Mohan Patowary
said the additional
chief secretary of the
forest and environment
department Ravi
Shankar Prasad has
been directed to look af-
ter the allegation follow-
ing a reply to a social
activist under the Right
to Information Act.
We have asked Pras-
ad to examine the entire
issue. He is currently
examining if funds al-
located to tiger projects
and other conservation
efforts were diverted
and misused during the
visit of the former Pres-
ident to Kaziranga Na-
tional Park, he said.
Patowary, however,
declined to share fur-
ther details and said
other information will
be shared once Prasad
gives his opinion. Mean-
while, Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests
(PCCF) M K Yadava,
who is also the Head of
Forest Force (HoFF) As-
sam, was relieved from
his additional charge of
Chief Wildlife Warden
with immediate effect.
Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by family, was on a three-day
tour to Assam on February 2022. —FILE PHOTO
Not hard but
impossible for
SP to defeat
BJP: Mayawati
Lucknow (PTI): Ahead
of the UP urban local
body polls, Bahujan Sa-
maj Party chief
Mayawati on Sunday
launched a scathing at-
tack on the Samajwadi
Party and asked her
party workers to re-
main cautious about
the propaganda that its
support among Dalits
was weakening. Having
been deceived repeat-
edly, people have now
realised that it is “not
difficult but impossi-
ble” for the SP to defeat
the BJP, she charged.
“To defeat BJP, BSP is
necessary,” she assert-
ed. It was decided in the
meeting that BSP will
go it alone in the urban
local body polls.
❍ FOR WORK ON GROUND WATER CONSERVATION
Vice Prez Dhankhar’s wife awarded PhD
New Delhi (PTI): Vice
President Jagdeep
Dhankhar's wife Sudesh
Dhankhar was on Sun-
day awarded a PhD in
Economics for her work
on sustainable develop-
ment ground water
conservation in Jhunj-
hunu district of Ra-
jasthan. The doctorate
degree on Sustainable
Development - Assess-
ment of Sustainability
of Groundwater Re-
source and Irrigated Ag-
riculture in Jhunjhunu
District, Rajasthan was
awarded to Sudesh
Dhankhar at a convoca-
tion ceremony at the Ba-
nasthali Vidhyapith.
The degree was handed
over by Rajasthan Gov-
ernor Kalraj Mishra.
She enrolled for PhD
at the Banasthali Vid-
yapith in September,
2013, and completed it
on March 14, 2022.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and wife Sudesh Dhankhar
—PHOTO
BY
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