ABVP Leader Claimed Stomach Pain After Assault,' Was Operated For Appendicitis

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ABVP leader claimed stomach pain after

assault, was operated for appendicitis
Father met Minister...I
was healthy since 07,
appendicitis after attack
Hospital report does not mention he

had external, visible injury
SREENIVAS JANYALA
HYDERABAD, JANUARY 19
QUESTION MARKS are being
raised about the alleged assault
of an ABVP leader at the centre
of the row over the suspension
of five Dalit students, including
Rohith Vemula who committed
suicide last Sunday, at the
University of Hyderabad.
Last August, ABVP leader
Nandanam Susheel Kumar alleged he was assaulted by members of the Ambedkar Students
Association (ASA) in his hostel
room. But the report of Archana
Hospital in Madinaguda where
he was admitted by his brother
Vishnu Kumar on August 4 with
alleged history of assault states
he was operated upon for acute
appendicitis on August 7.
Dr Anupama Rao, Senior
Medical Officer of the University
of Hyderabad who, along with
then Vice Chancellor R P Sharma,
visited Susheel Kumar on August

8 a day after the surgery told
The Indian Express Tuesday:
After collecting all the medical
reports of Susheel Kumar and
examining them, I could not
reach the conclusion that he developed appendicitis due to the
alleged assault. There was one
line that there was a bruise on his
left shoulder. I could not say if he
was allegedly punched or beaten
up. I did not examine him as he
did not come to me and the hospitals report does not mention
that he had any external or visible injury.
According to Dr Rao, the resident doctor and general physician at the hospital said they
could not conclusively establish
if the appendicitis deteriorated
after Susheel Kumar was allegedly punched.
Dr Chenna Reddy, general
physician at the Archana
Hospital, said in
SREENIVAS JANYALA
NANDANAM SUSHEEL Kumar
whose complaint led to the suspension of Dalit scholar Rohith
Vemula who committed suicide
on Sunday has told The Indian
Express that his father was the
one who approached Union
Minister of State for Labour and
Employment
Bandaru
Dattatreya after which he sent a
letter to the Union HRD
Ministry.
My father submitted a letter to the Minister detailing the
Rohiths mother Radhika at the University of Hyderabad

campus, Tuesday. Harsha Vadlamani
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BJP cites his support for terrorism,

its Dalit leaders say PM must step in
LIZ MATHEW
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 19
ON THE day the BJP said the suicide of Rohith Vemula had
nothing to do with Dalit rights
or issues and the context of the
clash between student groups
was Rohiths stand in support of
terrorism, including that against
the hanging of Yakub Memon,

four of its Dalit leaders, three of
them MPs, disagreed with the
party stand and said the Prime
Minister must intervene in the
matter.
BJP national executive committee member and former
Union Minister Sanjay Paswan
took to Twitter to issue a warning: the stake holders of power
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Hardik rules out

compromise
with state govt
BAN ON OVER-2000 CC CARS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS
SPG tells SC we need big

cars to protect, so relax ban
V-P disagrees with A-G, asks: can

retired judge probe a sitting judge?
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UTKARSH ANAND
SURAT, JANUARY 19
MIFFED WITH the three

chargesheets filed against him
by the police this month, the
jailed leader of Patel quota agitation, Hardik Patel, Tuesday
ruled out the possibility of compromise with the Gujarat government. The Patidar Anamat
Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader
said the government was encouraging Naxalism by implicating him and other Patel leaders,
while
talking
to
mediapersons outside Kathor
court in Surat. The court extended his judicial custody till
February 8.
Surat police Tuesday submitted a 44-page chargesheet
against him and nine others in a
case related to blockade of highway near Kamrej on October 18
last year. He was handed over a
copy of the chargesheet. Hardik
Patels laywer Ramesh Sanepara
said, We have got the
chargesheet copy of Hardik
Patel. We will study it and decide
our future course of action.
Hardik, who is facing two
sedition cases, is lodged in
Lajpore Central Jail in Surat.
There is no question of compromise when chargesheet is
filed...this government is encouraging Naxalism, he said before the police took him away.
On October 18, after Hardik
was detained ahead of the IndiaSouth Africa cricket match in
Rajkot, some of his aides, including Surat convener of PAAS,
Alpesh Katheriya, allegedly
blocked the national highway in
protest at Kamrej on the outskirts of Surat. Police later
IN A quandary over the ban on

the registration of diesel SUVs
and high-end vehicles with engine capacity of over 2000 cc in
the national capital until March
31, the Special Protection Group
wants an exception to enable it
protect VIPs.
The SPG moved the Supreme
Court today with a request to exempt it from the prohibition because its fleet of vehicles to protect present and former Prime
Ministers and their immediate
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family members consists of

sedan and SUVs with engine capacity of 4000 cc and more.
In its application submitted
through its Assistant Inspector
General, the SPG has said that
given its duty to provide effective security to VIPs, the ban will
have a direct bearing on the
protection standards.
It is submitted that for effective protection, vehicles are one
of the most important components and in SPG, various types
of vehicles are used viz armoured, non-armoured, escort,
technical, which are both of
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MANEESH CHHIBBER
STATING THAT it was unable to
find merit in the contrary and
conflicting courses of action advised by the Attorney General,
Vice President Hamid Ansaris
office is learnt to have sought a
definite opinion from the Law
Ministry on whether retired
Supreme Court judge Vikramjit
Sen can continue to head a panel
to probe sexual harassment
charges against a Madhya
Pradesh High Court judge.
Ansari had constituted the
three-member committee of jurists last year after 58 MPs submitted a petition, seeking the
impeachment of Justice S K
Gangele over allegations of sexual harassment that forced a former Additional District and
Sessions judge of Gwalior to resign to protect her dignity,
womanhood and self-esteem.
Justice Sen had retired last
month and the Vice President,
who is also Chairperson of the
Rajya Sabha, had earlier sought
the opinion of the Law Ministry
on the course of action to be
taken in view of the retirement.
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Meanwhile in Madurai, another

story of Dalit death & prejudice
Denied access to public road for funeral procession tobury them
PAGE ONE
ARUN JANARDHANAN
MADURAI, JANUARY 19
WITH A straight face, M
Karthikeyan says his grandparents, who died recently, received
the distinction of a state burial.
They were buried by police,
only the 21-gun salute was missing, said the 30-year-old Dalit
from Nagapattinam.
Behind the dark humour, is a
chilling story of how caste divisions in a Tamil Nadu village
forced a Dalit family to put the
dead bodies of its near ones on
ice for days after being denied
access to the burial ground
through a village road.
ANCHOR
Policemen carry the body of Chellamuthu through the

forest path for burial at Vazhavur, Nagapattinam
According to Karthikeyan,
the influential Vanniyars of
Vazhavur, led by an AIADMK

leader, prevented the burial pro-
cession of his grandparents

through the public road, saying
it was a bad omen. Then, ignoring a High Court order, police
forcibly took away the bodies
through a different route and
buried them, he said.
Karthikeyan, who holds a BA
in English Literature and recently
completed a teachers training
programme, said District
Collector S Palanisami, DIG
Senthil Kumar, SP Abhinav
Kumar, Revenue Divisional
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Nitish keeps election

promise, rolls out 35%
reservation for women
SANTOSH SINGH
PATNA, JANUARY 19
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For VIP Minister, HRD sent an

email, 4 reminders to university
THE MINISTRY of Human

Resource Development Tuesday
denied putting any pressure on
the University of Hyderabad in
the matter related to suspension
of five Dalit students, one of
whom committed suicide
Sunday. But between September
and November last year, the
Ministry sent four letters and an
email to the university, seeking
comments/facts on the matter
politics must take serious note of

rohit vemula episode or be ready
to face wrath, revenge, revolt, reactions.
Speaking to The Indian
Express, Paswan expressed displeasure over his own partys reaction to the incident. It is damaging. We are doing politics for
humanity and society. The
attack on me on August 3, explaining why I was not safe on

the campus and asking university officials to take action, said
Kumar, speaking from a location
that he declined to identify.
Dattatreya, in his letter to HRD
Minister Smriti Irani, said that
the Hyderabad university has
in the recent past, become a den
of casteist, extremist and antinational politics.
Asked about his medical report in which the hospital diagnosed his ailment as acute appendicitis, and made no
reference to evidence of an
raised by Minister of State

Bandaru Dattatreya.
Dattatreya had written to
HRD Minister Smriti Irani in
August last year, accusing the
university of being a mute spectator after a group of Dalit students, including Rohith Vemula
who committed suicide Sunday
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N.E.W.S.
RAHUL REACHES
CAMPUS, STUDENTS
TAKE TO STREETS
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FULFILLING A key election

promise of Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar, the Bihar Cabinet today
gave the green signal to 35 per
cent reservation for women in
state government jobs.
The crucial decision was
taken at the Cabinet meeting today. There will now be provision
for 35 per cent reservation to
women of all categories in all
kinds of government jobs, said
Brajesh Mehrotra, Principal
Secretary (Cabinet).
The decision marked Nitishs
first big step in this direction in
nearly 10 years after unveiling 50
per cent reservation for women
in panchayat and local body polls
in 2006.
In the latest decision, the government said, the 35 per cent
reservation extended to women
in posts of police constable
would now be extended to cover

other state government vacancies, too.
The Cabinet also gave the goahead to rules paving way for the
Right to Public Grievances
Redressal Bill, which is likely to
be implemented in May, a target
set by the Chief Minister.
Nitish had frequently referred to his promise of reservation for women during the bitterly fought 2015 Assembly
elections.
But the Opposition BJP criticised the government for announcing populist schemes
that would not serve any purpose. Nitish Kumar derides BJP
by saying that we could only
beat our chests in frustration for
five years. But the CM saying that
there is rule of law does not
mean that there is rule of law in
the state... The mandate to Nitish
Kumar is to deliver on promises,
said BJP leader and former
deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi.
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sedan and SUV types, added the plea which

will be taken up on Wednesday by a bench
led by Chief Justice T S Thakur. A protective
motorcade, the SPG added, has heavy vehicles due to weight of armoured material and
other security features, having engine capacity of more than 4000 cc. Accordingly, an escort vehicle also has to have a comparable engine capacity to keep pace with the main car
so that it can provide adequate protection, it
said
The SPG complained that the ban has
The other members of the panel are

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Manjula
Chellur and eminent lawyer K K Venugopal.
While the Law Ministry opined that the retired judge could not continue to head the
committee since the Judges (Inquiry) Act,
1968, under which the committee was constituted, referred only to sitting judges, AG
Mukul Rohatgi opined that Justice Sen may
be allowed to continue or the panel reconstituted. However, the AG added that he was
inclined to endorse the view expressed by
Venugopal that there was nothing wrong if
the former judge continued to head the
panel. At the outset, this Secretariat is unable to understand how the two contrary and
conflicting courses of action as advised by
the Ld Attorney General will be valid in law
at the same time. As per our understanding,
even if a provision is capable of being interpreted in more than one ways, which may
even be conflicting to each other, ultimately,
Officer Krishnammal and around 200 police

personnel tried to convince his family to
avoid the public road after his grandfather
Chellamuthu (100) died on January 3. His
grandmother Pichammal (80) passed away
last November 26.
When contacted, Collector S Palanisami
admitted that the administration was unable
to implement the Madras High Court order
to ensure access to the public path because
the priority was to prevent caste clashes.
At the centre of the dispute is the route to
the burial ground. Villagers and officials said
Karthikeyan was asked to take the funeral
procession through another path cutting
through a forest and crossing a canal.
Karthikeyan refused and kept the bodies on
ice before they were taken away by police and
buried. I still do not know where exactly was
my grandfather buried, said Karthikeyan.
Villagers said the situation became so
volatile that Karthikeyan and his relatives
threatened to commit suicide. We poured
kerosene on ourselves and shouted that we
will commit suicide if the police continue to
disregard the High Court order, said
Karthikeyan, his voice trembling.
Collector Palanisami blamed the government pleader for failing to convey the correct picture to the court. It is true that we
failed to implement the HC order. But we
cannot ensure the rights of people always.
We had to prevent that procession, he said,
while confirming that he himself belonged to
the Vanniyar caste, an OBC category.
Some Dalit youths insisted on the right
to use the public road. If they had agreed to
avoid the procession, considering the opposition, we could have prevented this. The opposition from the OBCs, citing their beliefs,
couldnt have been fully ignored, he said.
DIG Senthil Kumar refused to comment
on allegations that police had forcibly taken
the body of Chellamuthu and lathi-charged
Dalit families. Whatever decisions I took
Behind Rohith Vemulas

suicide: how Hyderabad
Central University showed
him the door
SPG
stopped the procurement process for escort
vehicles since all these vehicles are of higher
engine capacity. The application stated that
no petrol SUV, at present, meets operational
standards. The SPG undertakes voluntarily
to migrate to petrol version as and when suitable SUVs in petrol version are available in
the Indian market, it told the court.
The SPG sought a modification of the
Ansaris office
there would be only one valid interpretation,
if at all the provision is legally sustainable,
the Rajya Sabha Secretariat is learnt to have
told the Law Ministry. To buttress its point,
the Rajya Sabha Secretariat is learnt to have
pointed out that whenever there were vacancies in an impeachment probe panel in
the past, the committee was reconstituted.
Law Ministry sources also pointed to the
views expressed by Y B Chavan, the then
Home Minister, who piloted the Judges
(Inquiry) Act, 1968, in Parliament.
Participating in the debate in Parliament in
August 1968, Chavan had stated that the Bill
didnt allow a retired judge to come into the
picture and that the the two judges, who
would be members of the probe panel,
would represent the Supreme Court and the
system of high courts. How can a retired
Madurai
was in consultation with the government
revenue department. It was not just a police
action, he said.
AIADMK leader and panchayat president
Nathan denied allegations that he opposed
the procession. I tried to settle the issue, but
the police attacked them. I stand for everyone, he said.
However, based on interviews with officials and villagers, and video footage from
the spot, The Indian Express pieced together
the sequence of events that show how the
administration went out of its way to convince the Dalits to submit to the Vanniyar demands.
NOVEMBER 26, 2015: Pichammal dies
of old age at her home in Mariamman Koil
street, Vanniyars object to the procession
being taken through the 5-km path. The
Dalit family rejects suggestions from police
and the RDO to take the body through the
forest path filled with thorny bushes,
which passes through private land and a
canal. The RDO delivers an ultimatum, the
family decides to keep the body at home.
NOVEMBER 28: The RDO and police
serve the family a notice for immediate burial, citing the decomposed state of the body.
NOVEMBER 29: A police force, headed
by the DSP, forcibly takes the body for burial
from Karthikeyans house.
November 30-January 1: Karthikeyan
submits a plea to the District Collector and
the Chief Ministers Cell, demanding access
to the public road, pointing out that his
grandfather was 100 years old. He gets no response.
JANUARY 3, 2016: Chellamuthu dies of
old age. Anticipating a repeat, Karthikeyan
hires a freezer, moves an urgent petition in
High Court.
JANUARY 4: In an interim order, the
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court order and said that there have been instances in the past when its role regarding
proximate security of the VIPs had been duly
appreciated by the apex court.
On December 16, the Supreme Court had
imposed a ban on the registration of diesel
SUVs and high-end vehicles with engine capacity of over 2000 cc in Delhi until March
31, after noting that because of the higher
engine capacity, they (diesel vehicles) are
more prone to cause higher levels of pollution.
judge represent the Supreme Court in such

an important panel? The best course would
be for the RS Chairman to make a request to
the Chief Justice of India to seek a replacement for Justice Sen, something that the AG
should have advised in the first place. Let us
see what happens now, said a source.
In her complaint of August 2014 to the
then CJI and several Supreme Court judges,
the woman judge had alleged that Justice
Gangele sent her a message through the district court registrar to perform dance on an
item song at a function at his residence. She
said she avoided the function, but the next
day, Justice Gangele allegedly told her that
he missed the opportunity of viewing a sexy
and beautiful figure dancing on the floor.
Incidentally, a three-judge in-house committee, which was probing the allegations against
Justice Gangele, had last year said that there
was insufficient material to establish the
charge of sexual harassment.
court asks the District Collector to allow the

procession through the public road and submit a compliance report.
JANUARY 5: Collectorate officials and
police appear before High Court in Chennai,
more than 300 km away, to oppose the order. They raise law-and-order issues and inform that the forest path to the burial ground
will be readied by March-end. But the court
asks the administration to provide protection and ensure that the procession is allowed through the road. By the time
Karthikeyan receives a copy, officials leave
for
the
day.
JANUARY 6: At around 10 am, the SP and
RDO arrive with a notice seeking immediate
burial of the body; around 200 policemen
are deployed.
Around 11 am, the family tries to thwart
efforts to take away the body by threatening
to commit suicide. DIG Kumar assures protection, asks family to complete final rituals.
Around 4.45pm, when the procession
reaches the public road, the Vanniyars had
set up a road block at least 500 m away. The
procession is surrounded by police who rush
the body through the forest path.
Video footage accessed by The Indian
Express shows groups of policemen running
into the forest with the body while the
crowd, including women, are lathi-charged.
We were beaten up and taken to a marriage hall in Nagapattinam town 40 km away,
instead of the nearest police station 5 km
away, said Karthikeyan. They were released
in batches starting 1.30 am.
Today, Karthikeyan says all he is left with
is a bunch of bills: Rs 12,000 for the writ petition, Rs 6,000 for the freezer, Rs 8,000 for
the funeral band (a local custom) and Rs
4,000 for the shop from where chairs were
rented. So will he file a contempt petition
against the state in court? Do you think I will
go and waste my money again? he asked.
Four suicide bids by rape victim after her video surfaced: Family
ADITI VATSA
MUZAFFARNAGAR, JAN 19
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman from a
Muzaffarnagar village in western Uttar
Pradesh, whose alleged gangrape in 2013
was recorded on video and circulated on
WhatsApp last week, tried to commit suicide four times in the last seven days, her
family members told The Indian Express.
According to her father and younger
brother, the suicide attempts happened after she lodged an FIR on January 16, soon after the video was circulated, naming two accused and claiming that she was being
blackmailed, and that her marriage had
ended as a result. Later, the woman named
four others involved in the case. Two days

ago, the family shifted her to a relatives
house in Muzaffarnagar town, said the
brother. Ever since she told us and the police
about the rape and blackmail, which had
been going on for around three years, the entire family has been distraught. We sent her
to a relatives house two days ago where
someone is by her side all the time. After the
video was circulated, she has been extremely
disturbed. She tried to take her life four times.
Once she ran to the terrace and was about to
jump from the building. We managed to save
her, said her brother.
Pointing to a room next to the verandah
of her house, the brother said, A few days
ago, she locked herself in the room. We broke
open the door and found her trying to hang
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herself. There was a noose around her neck

and she was trying to reach for the ceiling.
Two more times, she had locked herself in
this room and we had to break open the door.
We removed all sharp objects that were in
the room. He father, a 50-year-old farmer,
said, Every time I speak to her, she tells me
that she does not want to live. Why did she
not tell us what she was undergoing all these
years? Can there be a greater failure for a parent? If she could not have told me, she could
have told her mother or her sister. The matter could have been resolved, police complaint filed and action taken right then. She
would not have to suffer so much.
A postgraduate from a university in
Khatauli, the rape survivor was married
nearly two years ago.
his report: 26-year-old male admitted with alleged history of assault at 2.30
am on August 4. Complains of pain in abdomen and SOB (shortness of breath).
Patient managed conservatively for two
days in hospital. Suddenly, patient complained of severe abdomen pain in right iliac fossa with history of loose stool.
USG abdomen taken on August 7 show
acute appendicitis. PAC and surgical profile done, patient taken up for surgery.
Diagnostic Lap and Appendectomy done
under GA on August 7. Patient improved
well and discharged with stable vitals.
Dr Rao said the first question she asked
Susheel Kumar was why he did not go to
the 24x7 University Health Centre if he
was feeling unwell after being allegedly
punched in the abdomen.
I asked him that question as it was
past midnight when the incident happened and the nearest hospital was the
campus health centre. He said that the ASA
students did not allow him to go towards
assault, Kumar said: Since 2007 when

I joined the university, I have never had any
health issue. I never visited the health centre as I never fell sick. But two days after I
was roughed up, punched in the stomach
and admitted to the hospital, I had appendicitis and I underwent surgery. I do not
know if I had appendicitis but after I was
punched, the pain started and it turned out
to
be
appendicitis.
Kumar, who joined the university in
2007 for an Integrated MA and MPhil
course, said that on August 2 last year, he
saw members of the Ambedkar Students
Association (ASA) holding a protest at the
campus shopping complex against capital punishment.
They held placards with slogans like
Hang one Yakub and 100 others will be
born, har ghar se ek Yakub niklega and
similar slogans. (Mumbai blast convict
Yakub Memon was hanged on July 30). I
was very upset. I took pictures on my mobile and WhatsApped them to the sub-inspector of Gachibowli police station. On
August 3, we held a protest demanding
that protests like the one ASA held should
not be encouraged by the university. I
posted a comment on Facebook that ASA
Operated for
appendicitis
the health centre. He also said that fearing
another assault, he had fled outside the
campus from where he called his brother
who came to pick him up and admit to
hospital, Dr Rao said.
That night may be he felt unwell after
the incident that is why he had to visit the
hospital. Hospital records also show he
complained of nausea, difficulty in breathing, and abdomen pain when he was admitted. Much later, we came to know that
he also had appendicitis, she said.
Duty Security Officer (DSO) Dilip Singh,
who was the first to reach Susheels hostel
room that night after receiving a call, said
in his report that when he reached the
spot, he saw ASA cadres and Susheel
Kumar in a discussion.
Healthy
since 2007
goons are protesting against hooliganism.
ASA members regularly call us BJP goondas, RSS terrorists, right-wing goons and
fascists. But when I referred to the ASA
members as goons, they got offended and
after midnight of August 3 they barged
into my room and dragged me out.
Kumar said that they wanted an apology which I refused after which I was
punched in the stomach and roughed up.
I was in so much pain that I eventually
agreed to write an apology letter but I told
them that I had to inform the ABVP students committee. They gave me two minutes. I informed the sub-inspector of
Gachibowli police station who promised
to send police. Instead of police, the university security personnel arrived and rescued me. When I was sitting in the security
vehicle, the ASA members again pulled me
out as they wanted me to write the apology letter. We were taken to the security
office where I tendered the apology in
evening, clashed with ABVP leader

Nandanam Susheel Kumar.
Sources in the university administration
claimed that Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao,
who had been newly appointed, was under
pressure to act and this led to the suspension of the five Dalit students, including
Rohith Vemula. But Appa Rao maintained
that the decision to suspend the five was
not based on letters from the HRD Ministry.
The Ministry intervention began with
an email from Under Secretary Ramji
Pandey and was followed by letters from
Deputy Secretary Subodh Kumar Ghildiyal
and Joint Secretary Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.
Consider these:
On September 3, an email was sent to
the Registrar by Under Secretary Ramji
Pandey: Please find attached herewith a
copy letter dated 17.08.2015 of Shri
Bandaru Dattatreya, MoS for Labour and
Employment, along with enclosures. It is is
requested that issues raised by Honble
MoS may kindly be examined and facts
may be intimated to the Ministry to enable us to submit reply to MoS. Vice
HRD letters
reactions should be sensitive, should understand the anguish and anger of the Dalit
community.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi
should make a statement to reassure Dalits
of his governments commitment to their
well-being. There should be a CBI probe
into the Hyderabad incident. It should be
investigated meticulously and sincerely,
he said.
Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, BJP MP from
Latur, said: Just because he (rohith) had
joined the protests against the hanging of
Yakub Memon, you cannot brand him
anti-national. This is a democratic country and it is a citizens fundamental right
to express his views on issues.
Ashok Kumar Doharey, BJP MP from
Etawah, said what happened to Rohith
was injustice and condemnable. He said
he was counting on his party and the
Prime Minister. Our Prime Minister wants
to take along everyone. He will take it seriously and will ensure that justice is done
to him, Doharey said.
Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi, BJP MP
from Bijapur, said: What happened was
very bad. And giving it an anti-national
colour is also bad. The government should
ensure that action is taken against authorities who harassed him. The Prime
Minister should intervene.
Earlier in the day, with protests growing and the Opposition demanding the
Dalit leaders say

PM must step in
Chancellor R P Sharma, who was about to

retire, chose not to act and left it to his successor. On September 23, P Appa Rao took
over as the new Vice Chancellor.
ON SEPTEMBER 24, Deputy Secretary
Subodh Kumar Ghildiyal, sent a letter to
the Registrar which spelt out the subject:
Antinational activities in Hyderabad
Central University premises Violent attack on Sri Nandanam Susheel Kumar, PhD
student and President of ABVP.
...It is requested that the same may
kindly be expedited to enable the Ministry
to reply to MoS, Ghildiyals letter stated.
ON OCTOBER 6, Ghildiyal wrote a
similar letter with the same subject line,
addressing it this time to the Vice
Chancellor. .
ON OCTOBER 20, Joint Secretary
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu wrote to the Vice
Chancellor referring to the earlier letters.
The facts called for through email...(and)
reminders on the issues raised...has not
resignation of Minister of State Bandaru

Dattatreya and HRD Minister Smriti Irani,
the BJP said the the context of the clash
between student groups was Rohiths
stand in support of terrorism, including
that against the hanging of Yakub
Memon.
Rejecting Opposition calls for resignation of the ministers, the BJP maintained
that they acted on a complaint against
anti-nationalism and fundamentalism on
the campus. The partys Telangana unit circulated video clippings and recorded
speeches of Rohith which the party alleged
echoed his stand supporting the enemies
of the state.
BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao,
who belongs to Karimnagar in Telangana,
said Rohiths suicide note was in fact an
ammunition for his party to expose the
matter.
Many of his speeches, of which we
have videos, show he had views that supported terrorists like Yakub Memon, Rao
told The Indian Express.
This incident has nothing to do with
Dalit issues or rights just because he was
a Dalit... Disciplinary action was taken
against Rohith on the advice of the court
I did not see ASA members beating

Susheel. At least it did not happen in front
of me. Susheel agreed to give an apology
letter and also apologise on FB (Facebook).
We all proceeded to the security office
where the matter could be settled. When
Susheel was in the security jeep, some ASA
members tried to pull him out during
which the bruise on his left shoulder may
have occurred and his shirt was torn,
Singh said. Based on the reports by Dr Rao
and Singh, the proctorial board first recommended that five students of ASA, including Rohith Vemula, be given strict
warning not to indulge in such behaviour,
and a warning to Susheel Kumar to desist
from posting inflammatory comments.
On August 3,1 the proctorial board
changed its stand and, based on Dr Raos
report and statement of Susheel Kumar, it
recommended suspension of Rohith
Vemula, Dontha Prashanth, P Vijay Kumar,
Sheshu Chemudugunta, and Velmula
Sunkanna.
writing in front of the duty security officer.

Kumar said that when he was in hospital, ABVP general secretary Krishna
Chaitanya submitted a complaint on his
behalf to the university Proctorial Board
describing the attack. Chaitanya said that
he himself had not witnessed the attack
on me as he was not present there. The
university officials also met the doctors at
the private hospital. Based on their statements, the Board suggested that both sides
should be let off after warnings. However,
when some students came to know that
the attack itself was under question, they
said they will give statements. I intimated
this to the Proctorial Board and they interviewed two witnesses, one of whom is a
member of ASA, and recorded their and
my statements. After this the Proctorial
Board submitted a final report in which it
recommended suspension of the five students. When they protested, the university revoked their suspension. That is
when my father filed a petition in the High
Court in Hyderabad that I was not safe. He
also approached Union Minister of State
for Labour and Employment Bandaru
Dattatreya.
been received so far. I would appreciate if

you could kindly look into the matter personally and get the facts provided at the
earliest to enable the Ministry to submit a
reply to the MoS.
ON NOVEMBER 19, Under Secretary
Ramji Pandey wrote another letter to the
Vice Chancellor: ...the comments/facts
have not been received so far. It is therefore requested that the same may be
kindly expedited to enable the Ministry
to reply to MoS. On Tuesday, HRD
Ministry spokesperson Ghanshyam Goel
said the Ministry was only doing its duty
by seeking the universitys comments as
it is obligated to give a time-bound reply
to all VIP references.
As per the Central Secretariat Manual
of Office Procedure, the government
should acknowledge a VIP reference
within 15 days and respond to it in another
two weeks...Reminders were issued as
there was no reply from the university authorities. Its wrong to insinuate that the
Ministry put pressure on the university administration, Goel said.
and even a lenient stand was taken by

university authorities by permitting him
to the campus except the hostel. The
context of the clash between student
groups was Rohiths stand in support
of terrorism, including that against
the hanging of Yakub Memon, he
said.
At the BJP headquarters, its two national secretaries, Shrikant Sharma and
Sidharth Nath Singh, defended Dattatreya and Irani saying the MoS had merely
forwarded a complaint about the alleged
anti-national activities of some students
on the campus to the HRD minister who
then referred the matter to the institution for appropriate action.
The BJP slammed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for visiting the
Hyderabad campus Tuesday. It is unfortunate that Rahul Gandhi is doing politics
over a suicide. Congress has stooped to
such a low that it is doing politics over the
death of a student. We reject any such demand (for resignation) outright, Sharma
said.
Last year, the BJP was in the dock when
Minister of State V K Singh made his controversial dog remark while referring to
the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana.
For everything... like if somebody throws
a stone at a dog, then the Central government is responsible... it is not like that,
Singh had said.
Hardik rules out compromise with state govt

added Hardiks name to FIR, alleging
that before he was detained he had given
instructions to PAAS leaders on phone to
disrupt the traffic. Surat district police had
recently filed a chargesheet in this case
against Hardik and others in Kathor court
in Surat. The 37-page chargesheet includes
transcripts of phone conversations and
CCTV footage of the damages to public
property by Patidar youths near toll gate.

Hardik was produced before Kathor
court by police after his 14-day judicial
custody ended.
He told mediapersons, Community
leaders are damaging the community. The
police has started filing chargesheets
against me. Hardik also handed over
copies of a handwritten two-page letter,
signed by him, to mediapersons. The letter

is addressed to the various Patidar communities: Umiya Mata Trust, Khodal Mata
Trust, Samast Patidar Samaj and Sardar
Dham, Ahmedabad. In the letter, he attacked Patel community leaders and
charged them of breaking the unity of the
Patidars. He also advised youths to unite
and support the movement.
Italian Marine Case: Tribunal to take up Italy plea in March

SAGNIK CHOWDHURY
THE ARBITRAL Tribunal under the
Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague
set up in November last year to arbitrate
between India and Italy in the dispute surrounding criminal jurisdiction over Italian
marines Sergeant Salvatore Girone and
Sergeant Massimiliano Latorre is likely to
take up a plea moved by Italy in the last week
of March.
The plea, filed in December last year,
sought directions allowing Girone to travel

to and remain in Italy till arbitration between
the two countries is completed.
Following a discussion on certain procedural matters on Monday, the Arbitral
Tribunal is likely to hear the plea on March
30 or 31, sources said.
RAJKOT
WORLD TRADE SHOW FROM FEB 11
3 GUJARAT
Saurashtra Vyapar Udyog Mahamandal will host a five-day long international trade show here from February 11 this year to help manufacturers to export their products in African countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS
Central panel visits 3 most

polluted industrial clusters
IN SOLIDARITY
Dalit youths at a meeting to condemn the circumstances
under which Rohith Vemula, a research scholar from
Hyderabad, committed suicide, at Sardar Baug in
Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Jignesh Mevani, one of the youths,
said they had decided to hold a protest at Gujarat University
on January 22 under the banner of Ambedkar Students
Association. Javed Raja
Incredible India
pioneer targets
Aamir: Damaging
the brand entity
AHMEDABAD, JANUARY 19
TAKING A swipe at actor Aamir
Khan, senior bureaucrat
Amitabh Kant, a key driver of the
Incredible India campaign during his stint in the Ministry of
Tourism, Monday said if the
brand ambassador of Incredible
India says that India is intolerant,
then he is not working as the
brand ambassador, he is damaging the brand entity of the nation.Kant, who is Secretary,
Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP), repeated
his statement on Twitter
Tuesday: Being a Brand Ambassador imposes responsibilities.
U cant run down what ure promoting. Thats damaging d
brand.
On Monday, Kant, who was
in Ahmedabad for the 36th convocation of the National Institute
of Design, was asked about the
removal of Khan from the
Incredible India campaign. He
referred to Khans remarks at the
Ramnath Goenka Excellence in
Journalism
Awards
last
November where, asked about
the rise in acts of intolerance, the
actor said: (Wife) Kiran and I
have lived all our lives in India.
For the first time, she said, should
we move out of India? Thats a

disastrous and big statement for
Kiran to make to me. She fears
for her child. She fears about
what the atmosphere around us
will be. She feels scared to open
the newspapers everyday. That
does indicate that there is a sense
of growing disquiet.
The brand ambassador, Kant
said, has to promote the brand,
not destroy it. A brand ambassador must be the best ambassador for promoting and marketing India, he cannot be the
destroyer of the brand... If the
brand ambassador of India promotes it as Incredible India, then
people will come here for sightseeing and tourist inflow will increase. But if the brand ambassador of Incredible India says
that India is intolerant, then he
is not working as the brand ambassador, he is damaging the
brand entity of the nation, then
people wont come here. In his
convocation address, Kant urged
students to impact life in India
through design and cited Amir
Khusro: I turn to this 14th-century poet, he was a Muslim, he
wrote in the Persian language, his
ancestry was Turkish... He
counted himself to be the luckiest man alive to be born in India
and he said India was the most
creative country at that stage...
Centre ropes in NID

to give fillip to dying
crafts of minorities
NID to help minority affairs ministry
give brand identity to endangered
crafts of six minority communities
LAKSHMI AJAY
THE NATIONAL Institute of
Design, Ahmedabad, is all set to
give the dwindling crafts of the
minorities a fresh lease of life.
From the exquisite gari embroidery of the Parsis to the traditional lacework of the
Christians across the country,
the institute will help them all
get a brand identity and a design edge.
The Ministry of Minority
Affairs has roped in the NID as
the knowledge partner under its
Upgrading the Skills & Training
in Traditional Arts/Crafts for
Development (USTTAD) scheme
to undertake extensive craft documentation, development and
benchmarking programme for
six minority communities, including Muslim, Sikh, Christian,
Parsi, Buddhist and Jain, spanning 25 clusters across the country.
NID, which officially joined
the project two weeks ago, will
identify traditional community
craft clusters that could represent the communities in an inclusive manner and could become the beneficiaries of the
project. We would establish the
criteria for the selection of a craft,
set standards for craftsmen, like
authenticity, fair practices, promotion, best practices quality assurance, among other things.
The socio-cultural, historic and
economic aspects of the craft in
terms of skills, techniques and

processes, will also be documented. We will develop design
development workshops that
will look at the three aspects, including capacity-building, product development and diversification and training of
master-craftsmen trainers, said
Shimul Vyas, faculty and head of
NIDs Outreach Programmes,
who is heading the project.
Under the NIDs intervention,
3-6 month and one-year courses
in craft development will be
worked out, which will be certified by the Ministry of Minority
Affairs, said the NID faculty.
While the NID is engaged in this
project for the next 4-5 years, a
dedicated
team
for
each cluster will have a year-long
engagement with each cluster.
Giving a roadmap of the project,
Vyas said, In the first year, we
will pick five clusters engaging
in the endangered crafts. We
plan to do three workshops per
cluster and the course curriculum will be developed for the
craft clusters so that youth from
the minority community can derive formal training and help stay
engaged in the traditional craft
undertaken by their community.
Another important parameter will be if getting women involved so that they can be
trained and their skills upgraded.
This project is set to become an
important platform for the promotion of traditional crafts,
Vyas further added.
Delegation to review moratorium
GANDHINAGAR, JANUARY 19
AMID INTENSE demand of industries and Gujarat government to lift the moratorium on
industrial clusters of Vatva, Vapi
and Ankleshwar, a high-level
delegation of Union Ministry of
Environment, Forests & Climate
Change (MoEF & CC) Tuesday
visited the three clusters to review the prospects of lifting the
moratorium. The team was led
by Joint Secretary of MoEF & CC
Manojkumar Singh and two officials of the Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB).
Principal
Secretary
(Environment
&
Forest
Department, Government of
Gujarat) Poonamchand Parmar,
Managing Director of Gujarat
Industrial
Development
Corporation Manoj Aggrawal
and Secretary of Gujarat
Pollution Control Board (GPCB)
Hardik Shah accompanied the
team to the three industrial clus-
ters. During the visit, both

Gujarat government and GPCB
tried to impress upon the Central
delegation about the activities
done at the three clusters to
check pollution and demanded
to lift the moratorium.
Hardik Shah said, The three
visited all the three industrial
clusters and met the industries
also. Both Gujarat Government
and GPCB have shown them the
work done there to check pollution and have requested to lift
the moratorium. We have also
shown them three studies conducted by the National Institute
of Oceanography (NIO), Central
Salt & Marine Chemicals
Research Institute (CSMCRI) and
National
Environmental
Engineering Research Institute
(NEERI) to support our request.
Vapi, Ankleshwar and Vatva
industrial clusters of Gujarat are
among the 75 severely polluted
or critically polluted industrial
clusters of the country on the basis of the Comprehensive

Environmental Pollution Index
(CEPI) prepared by MoEF & CC,
following aggressive representations by voluntary groups
working in the field of environment protection on massive pollution done by industries. The
MoEF had imposed the moratorium on these critically polluted
zones during the UPA regime in
2009, restricting establishment
of new units and expansion by
existing ones. The industries of
the three clusters and the
Gujarat Government have been
demanding lifting of the ban.
However, leading environmental activist from Paryavaran
Sureaksha Samiti, Rohit
Prajapati, criticised the visit on
the ground that none of the actual stake-holders the local
citizens or the voluntary organisations who repeatedly raised
the issue of environment protec-
tion were notified or invited

to meet the Central delegation.
It is very disturbing that none
of the actual stakeholders,
meaning those affected by the
industrial pollution, the local citizens, we, the voluntary organisations who have raised the issue of environment protection
were invited to these meetings,
Prajapati said in a release, alleging that industrialists had
strongly lobbied for the removal
of critically polluted zone. We
have repeatedly pointed out
with compelling evidence how
industrial treatment plants in
Vatva, Ankleshwar and Vapi and
other places in Gujarat have
failed to meet the prescribed
norms and instead have been
used as front by the polluting industries to bypass the environment protection laws, he said.
Sting catches ayurvedic doctor

holding sex determination test
Ahmedabad:
Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation (AMC)
health department officials
caught a doctor from his hospital
red-handed Tuesday for illegally
conducting prenatal sex determination test in the course of a
sting operation. The accused is
Dr Rajen Patel, an ayurvedic
medical practitioner, who runs
Hariom Hospital in Vastral area.
Dr Bhavin Joshi of AMC
health department carried out
the operation that went on for
about 11 hours with the help of a
decoy, a pregnant ASHA worker,
who volunteered for the sting
operation. As many 30 members, including police personnel,
formed the team that conducted
the sting operation. The doctor
will be produced before a court
which will decide the quantum
of punishment for violation of
provisions of Prenatal Diagnostic

Techniques Act, 1994. The accused doctor took Rs 15,000 as
bribe to tell the sex of the foetus.
We were on this operation
for the past fortnight and caught
the erring doctor who demanded Rs 25,000 initially and
finally agreed for Rs 15,000 in the
third sitting, said Dr Joshi. The
complainant belongs to Daskroi
taluka, he said. The doctor had
last registered his clinic for
sonography machine in 2010
and the registration period had
expired in June 2015, after which
he did not apply for fresh registration, said Dr Joshi.
When The Indian Express
tried to contact Dr Patel, a staffer
at the hospital said that he had
been admitted to a hospital for
treatment of high blood pressure
and other complications. ENS
4 GUJARAT
Hardik aides file bail pleas
Surat: The bail applications of
quota agitation leader Hardik
Patels two aides Vipul Desai
and Chirag Desai were filed by
their lawyers in Surat district
court on Tuesday. Surat police
had arrested Hardik Patel, Vipul
Desai and Chirag Desai under
sedition charges. It had submitted the chargesheet with the
Surat district Court a few days
ago. The fourth accused in the
case, Surat PAAS co-convenor
Alpesh Katheriya, is still absconding.
Vipul Desais defence lawyer
Y B Wala submitted his interim
bail application with the Surat
district court on the ground that
his younger brother was getting
married on January 30 and the
court should grant him the permission to attend the wedding.
Investigating officer J H Dahiya
was not present in the court on
Tuesday. The court postponed

the hearing on January 21.
Advocate K D Seladiya remained present on behalf of
Chirag Desai. In the bail application, he mentioned that the accused had been arrested under
suspicion by the police and he
was not a criminal as there was
not a single case registered
against him in the past. Chirag
is not associated with PAAS and
he didnt hold any post in the organisation. The accused is married and has children and if he is
kept in the jail, there is nobody
to take care of his family. If he is
given bail, he will remain present in the court on the hearing
dates, he wrote in the petition.
Seladiya said, Chirag is not
directly or indirectly involved
with PAAS. He was at his house
as he is a friend of Vipul. He is innocent. ENS
Chargesheet claims Cong

leader involved in quota stir
THE CHARGESHEET filed by
Ahmedabad Detection of Crime
Branch (DCB) against Hardik
Patel and five of his key associates has pointed to the alleged
involvement of senior lawyer
and Congress leader B M
Mangukia in the Patidar agitation. The documents revealed
that at one point of time
Mangukia was instigating one of
the accused not to take instructions from Hardik anymore.
The chargesheet has a number of documents on telephone
calls intercepted by the DCB officials. The documents claim that
Mangukia was guiding the accused to spread messages in the
name of Hardiks safety and
throng the HC which was hearing the habeas corpus petition
filed on September 22 past midnight. On the same date, accused
Ketan Patel and Dinesh
Bhambhaniya had moved the
petition through Mangukia, alleging that Hardik was kidnapped by the police.
The purported call details
show Mangukia talking to
Dinesh, saying, Those messages
have started. Dinesh replies,
Those messages reached everywhere, which message are you
taking about. Mangukia says:
Rajni Patel (minister of state for
home) should apologise in 24
hours. Dinesh says, Yes, we are
doing it... In another instance,
Mangukia says in the purported
transcript produced along the
chargesheet, What are Patidars
doing for Hardiks safety, add this

(in the message). Everyone
should be present in the HC for
Hardiks safety on 8 (October, the
date of hearing on habeas corpus
petiton). In another document,
the caller, identified as Vakil,
says, Lets start messages that
Hardik is not safe, lets go to High
Court...Lets start, he should be
afraid tomorrow...
When The Indian Express contacted Mangukia about his alleged involvement, he said, I
have not committed any offence.
I am also a Patidar, a politician
and a lawyer. Helping the community doesnt amount to an offence. Mangukia is heading the
Gujarat legal cell of Congress.
The documents also reveal
that the night HC was hearing
the habeas corpus petition,
Hardik was constantly in touch
with his key associates, now coaccused, on phone. At one point,
when news flashed that Hardik
was kidnapped by the police, he
is shown talking to Dinesh. At
9:07 PM, Dinesh calls up Hardik,
saying, At BMs place the situation is that the police are claiming that Hardik is not with them.
You must be watching TV.
Hardik replies, No, I am in a
farm. I and a boy are here and its
raining heavily, I am sitting under a tree.
The chargesheet also has
statements of various persons
involved in the agitation. Some
of them have said that the
habeas corpus petition was
stage-managed. Besides, the
DCB has also taken a statement
of a star witness whose identity
has been withheld.
Hardik withdraws bail

plea in sedition case
Police had filed chargesheet Monday
dubbing Patel quota stir as illegal
PATIDAR RESERVATION stir
leader Hardik Patel Tuesday
withdrew his bail application
from the Gujarat High Court, a
day after Ahmedabad Detection
of Crime Branch (DCB) filed a
chargesheet against him and five
of his aides in a sedition case and
dubbed their stir as illegal.
Hardiks lawyer Rafik
Lokhandwala said that since
chargesheet has been filed, fresh
bail applications will be moved
before sessions court. On
Monday, Hardik had withdrawn
his bail petition in connection
with Surat sedition case.
Lokhandwala said that since
there is a change in circumstances after filing of the
chargesheets fresh petitions will
be filed in respective courts in
Surat and Ahmedabad.
Lokhandwala said that the
bail applications were filed
when the chargesheets had not
been submitted by the police.
Now, since the investigation is
over with filing of the
chargesheets fresh petitions for
bail will be filed.
The summary of the
chargesheet states that despite
In AMC, ruling BJP stages

walkout over Cong remark
Ahmedabad: In an unusual
move, the ruling Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) staged a walkout from the general board
meeting of the Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation here on
Tuesday over a noisy Opposition
reaction to a remark by its party
leader Bipin Sikka. Sikka had
taunted the Congress for its
small numbers (49 against 142)
in AMC saying it was like sparrows to eagle when compared
with the ruling party.
To this Rajshriben Kesri,
Congress Chandkheda councillor, said the BJPs eagle should
not underestimate the sparrows.
She quoted Guru Gobind Singh
to say the eagle (baaz) would be
defeated by sparrows. On hearing her reply all the BJP councillors rushed to the well and did
not take their seat despite repeated requests by Mayor
Gautam Shah, who continued
the House business even as all
members made a beeline to the
exit. Prior to this, Mayur Dave,

BJPs Khadia councillor, made a
valiant effort to defend AMC in
the Nagri eye hospital blinding
case as the Congress demanded
a compensation of Rs five lakh
each to those who lost their eyesight after a faulty injection was
given to 19 patients on January
14. While one of them had lost
vision completely in the incident, the remaining persons are
expected to recover vision over
next one and half months.
In the beginning, the mayor
greeted Hasan Khan Pathan, a
Congress councillor, for becoming chairman of an interstate cooperative bank. The Congress
also tried to corner the mayor
over defaulting on payment of
property tax and profession tax
dues for the last several years.
However, there was a counterattack to save him on the issue,
but BJP members sought to
strengthen the severely understaffed tax department. ENS
Campaign for Choryasi bypoll

ends, CM confident of victory
SURAT, JANUARY 19
CHIEF MINISTER Anandiben
Patel Tuesday addressed a public gathering at Magdalla area of
Surat city while campaigning for
the BJP for the bypoll of Choryasi
assembly constituency. The bypoll was necessitated following
the death of BJP MLA Raja Patel,
who died of dengue in August
last year.
While BJP fielded Raja Patels
daughter Jankhana Patel for the
seat, opposition Congress fielded
Dhansukh Rajput, a councillor of
Surat Municipal Corporation.
Tuesday was the last day of campaigning and Anandiben Patels
was the only major public rally
organised by either of the two rival political parties. The candidates have relied mainly on
door-to-door campaigning.
In her address, the CM said
that the Congress candidate will
face the hat-trick of defeats at
the hand of the BJP candidate.
The Congress candidate has

till now fought a local assembly
election and a Parliament election and in both the elections he
had been defeated by the BJP
candidate and this time he is
contesting for the third time and
we are sure that it will be hattrick defeat of the Congress candidate. Our candidate is a
woman contesting on the general seat against the male candidate, Patel said.
The CM also referred to the
starting of work for the Metro
Rail project in Ahmedabad recently and added that similar
project has been sanctioned for
Surat also.
...We have started working
on the Metro rail project in
Ahmedabad. We have also declared similar metro rail project
in Surat and the contract has
been given to the same company. The project will be finished
in different phases and will be
completed in ten years. This will
reduce the traffic problems in
the city, she said.
Hardik Patel
the knowledge that his community could not be listed under the
OBC category legally and socially, the accused created the
movement to dislodge the
democratically elected government through violence by
hatching a criminal conspiracy
which amounted to sedition.
The chargesheet further
claimed that the accused
wanted to dislodge the government by waging a war against
the state.
Chief minister Anandiben Patel addresses a public meeting

at Magdalla in Surat on Tuesday. Hanif Malek
Poor infra, delay in modernisation

hit Vadodaras best civic hospital
ADITI RAJA
VADODARA, JANUARY 19
POOR INFRASTRUCTURE facilities and inordinate delay in
modernisation have hit hard
Vadodaras finest civic hospital,
which receives patients from
across the country every day.
Relatives of many patients admitted in the SSG hospital made
a representation to the secretary
of the state health department
requesting to look into these
matters Monday.
The 1,500-bedded SSG hospital and medical college, which
is supposed to provide medical
facilities in various specialized
areas is witnessing its infrastructure falling apart, aside from the
state governments delay in procurement of modern equipment
sanctioned for the hospital since
2012.
On Monday, relatives of patients currently seeking treatment in various departments of
the SSG hospital, led by social activist Priyavadan Patel submitted a memorandum to the secretary of the state health
department, seeking explanation on the neglect towards SSG
hospital which sees needy patients rushing in for treatment
from as many as seven districts
of Central Gujarat. In their memorandum to the health secretary,
the petitioners urged the government to notice the extreme
difficulties that patients face in
various departments of the SSG
hospital, where the infrastructure is so poor that it is not suitable for even animals.
Enlisting their grievances in
the memorandum, the petitioners stated that the civic hospital
was extremely dirty with toilets and bathrooms broken,
dysfunctional lights, fans, airconditioners and Neuro-ICU as
well as the discontinuation of
important medical tests like 2DEcho, thyroid profile and
Creatinine.
According to documents, the
state government sanctioned as
many as 52 new equipments for
various speciality departments
of the SSG hospital since financial year 2012-13, to be procured
by Gujarat Medical Services
A group of patients has given a petition to state health

secretary against the poor condition of the neurosurgery
ward of the SSG hospital in Vadodara. Bhupendra Rana
Corporation (GMSCL) in
Gandhinagar. So far, only about
five equipment have reached the
hospital since 2012. For the last
seven years, the operation theatres of the hospital in the orthopaedic, general surgery and
neurosurgery departments are
under renovation and the proposed advanced medicine building of the hospital has not materialized.
In the neurosurgery department that sees about 60 surgeries being performed every
month, none of the eight equipments that were sanctioned in
2012 have reached so far. Dr
Amey Patankar, HoD says he has
written to the Medical
Superintendent seeking intervention in the matter repeatedly.
Patankar says, I have requested the Superintendent to
inform the higher authorities
that the matter is serious and
must be expedited so that the
process of purchase of these
equipments is completed. It will
help poor patients who look up
to SSG hospital for their basic
medical needs. It will also equip
the Neuro department in a much
better way.
Often, relatives of poor patients are asked to purchase needles, surgicals, disposable surgical gloves, catheters and hand
wash steriliums as the government has taken away the power
from the hospital to make direct
purchase. But the procuring
agency of the government has
not provided a single box of the
items to the speciality departments for the last six months,
while surgeries are happening in

big numbers, Patel says.
Relatives also say that the
pathology department of the
hospital refuses several blood
tests, forcing patients to spend
money at private labs for quick
diagnosis in emergencies. Patel
says, Tests such as thyroid are
conducted only once a week.
The blood bank is always short
on blood and does not allow relatives to donate, forcing them to
bring blood from other private
blood banks.
When contacted, Medical
Superintendent Dr Rajeev
Daveshwar said that he had no
authority to procure the equipment. The procurement is done
by GMSCL and they are the only
ones who can answer why these
equipment not reached us yet.
Whatever we require we send to
the government, they sanction
and purchase and then send it to
the hospital as per the policy. If
we get modern instruments we
can provide modern treatments, Daveshwar said.
Dr Vipul Agarwal, Managing
Director of GMSCL said, We are
only the custodians of the
budget sanctioned for procurement of equipment of hospitals
as per the indent of the
Additional Director, Medical
Education. It is possible that
there may have been some hindrance in the process of procurement. We will be procuring
equipment for all sanctioned indent as soon as possible. If some
demand is not completed in a
particular year, a fresh indent
can be made.
IDMC to help preserve milk for 90 days without refrigeration

Anand: In order to help preserve
milk for longer duration without
refrigeration, IDMC limited a
wholly-owned subsidiary of
National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB) will be setting
up a 5,000 tonne per annum
plant at Anand district . This
plant will manufacture food
grade poly-film, capable of preserving milk in pouches for as
long as 90-days.
At present we have a capac-
ity to manufacture 9,000 tonne

of poly-film that is used to pack
liquid milk among other items.
We are not only increasing this
capacity to 12,000 tonne, but in
the next one year we are planning to invest Rs 40 crore to bring
in a seven-layer technology that
can preserve milk in poly packs
between 30-90 days depending
on the levels of pasteurization,
said Ravi Shankar, MD of IDMC.
The company first started
manufacturing poly-film in
2006 with an initial investment
of Rs 35 crore for milk cooperatives who had to initially deal
with leaking milk pouches.
This will be a multi-layer
poly-film which can be used to
pack milk and you do not need
to keep them under refrigeration, he added. At present, such
multi-layered poly-film is being
used by Gujarat Cooperative
Milk Marketing Federation. ENS
GOVT & POLITICS 5
PM sounds poll bugle in Assam

Takes dig at Manmohan: With a PM
from the state for 10 years, I thought
Assam would have no problems
SAMUDRA GUPTA
KASHYAP
GUWAHATI, JANUARY 19
SOUNDING THE poll bugle for
the upcoming Assam assembly
elections, PMNarendra Modi
Tuesday hit out at the Congress,
which has been in power in the
state for 15 years. At rallies in
Kokrajhar and Guwahati, Modi,
referring to former PM
Manmohan Singh, said, Why
is the Congress accusing the
BJP-led government at the
Centre for Assams problems?
Hasnt the Congress been in
power here for 15 long years?
With a PM from the state for 10
long years, I thought Assam
would have no problems left.
He also ridiculed the
Congress for becoming nervous
and restless over his Assam
visit. I was not thinking of elections when I originally set my
programmes in Guwahati and
Kokrajhar. Only when I saw that
there was a storm in the
Congress and they began feeling
tense after hearing about my
visit, that I realised that assembly elections are round the corner, Modi said. If Assam has so
many problems, then who is responsible? The Congress has
been in power for 15 years, an
Assam MP was PM for 10 years,
and now they are asking me
PM picks new
allys turf to kick
off campaign,
announces sops
SAMUDRA GUPTA KASHYAP
PM Narendra Modi began his
first visit in the election year to
Assam with a massive rally in
Kokrajhar, where he announced
sops for the states four
Bodoland
Territorial
Autonomous Districts (BTAD).
The Kokrajhar rally was organised by the Bodo Peoples
Front (BPF) and not the BJP, and
that too within three days of the
tribal party forging an alliance
with the saffron party. The BPF,
which won 12 assembly seats in
the four districts in two successive elections, had in June 2014
severed its ties with the Congress. The Congress-BPF alliance
was forged in May 2006.
Apart from hitting out at former PM Manmohan Singh and
the Congress, Modi said: I have
come here to work with you for
the peoples welfare... to be part
of efforts to realise your dreams.
Indicating that there will be
no dearth of funds for the Bodoland area, Modi added: Three
days ago BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary and deputy chief Khampha Borgoyari came to my house
and we had a heart to heart discussion. Now that we have
talked with open hearts, we will
also give with an open heart.
During his speech, Modi accused the Congress government
in the state of making false
promises. He also announced his
governments decision to grant
ST status to Bodo people residing in the states two hill districts,
as also to Karbi tribals living in
the plains.
questions, said the PM, taking a

swipe at Congress hoardings attacking him. They should first
give details of how they spent
funds in the last 15 years. Only
after that should they ask about
my 15 months. I have seen the
number of problems listed by
the Congress. But isnt that proof
of the Congress governments
failure? he said.
The reality, Modi said, was
that there had been misappropriation of funds during the
Congress tenure here. Where
have the funds gone? Misuse
must stop. The peoples money
has been looted for long. Now
that
the
Ministry
for
Development of Northeastern
Region has started asking for
utilisation certificate of funds for
every scheme, they have not
been able to continue the loot,
he said. The Congress doesnt
give details of funds spent, and
complains when the Centre asks
for it. That is why they dont like
me. The Assam government
must give details of the funds
spent. In fact, all Northeastern
states must give details. After all,
it is peoples money, Modi said.
He also quoted Rajiv Gandhi,
saying that for every rupee spent
by the government, only 15 paise
reaches the people. How does a
rupee become 15 paise? Funds
come, but are not seen being
spent on the ground, he said.
Modi in Khanapara, Guwahati ,on Tuesday. Dasarath Deka
Boost Make In India:

PM at IIT Guwahati
SAMUDRA GUPTA KASHYAP
PM NARENDRA Modi Tuesday
asked IITs, IIITs and other technical institutions to create an atmosphere to boost the governments Make In India campaign.
Interacting with over 2,500
students of engineering colleges
and universities from all over the
Northeast at the IIT campus here,
PM Modi said that nations youth
had the potential of leading the
world in cyber-security.
The biggest challenge before
the world is how to ensure cyber-security. We have the highest number of people working in
the Silicon Valley. We are the
only country in the world to be
successful in its first Mars mission attempt. Cant our IITs, IIITs
and other technical institutions
PM said that nations

youth had the potential
of leading the world in
cyber-security
create an atmosphere for boosting Make In India so that we can
take on the cyber-security challenge worldwide? asked Modi.
He also regretted that India
was still importing scientific and
electronic goods despite having
so many world-class institutions.
Our biggest import bill after petroleum products is electronic
goods... I have come to you with a
big challenge. We must not only
take to manufacturing electronic
goods but also supply them to the
whole world. Only you can take
the Make In India programme
forward, said Modi.
I can say with certainty that I make the best chai

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that
when it comes to making tea, he is unbeatable. I can state with absolute certainty that
I can make the best chai. Mind you, I am not
only a great foodie but have also tried my
hand at cooking. There are some preparations
of mine that have been certified as delicious,
Fadnavis said in a conversation with young
actor Jitendra Joshi at the 68th foundation day
of Loksatta, the Marathi newspaper of the
Express Group.
Fadnavis spoke about his passion for reading, cinema, poetry, songs and writing.
He said he was a quiet boy during his
school days, Since I was tall, I was always
made to sit on the last bench. I remained a
last-bencher till my college days. Yes, there
were some pranks and mischief in which I indulged in college. But overall, I have always
carried the image of a good boy.
Recalling the major influence of his late
father Gangadharrao Fadnavis, which shaped
his political career, he said, I must admit I am
not even 10 per cent of what he achieved in
his life. The tremendous goodwill he earned
amazes me. My father died of cancer. From
Yashwant Chavan to Sharad Pawar, all of them
would come and meet him, even in his last
days. Pawar even indicated that we should
Fadnavis with Joshi during 68th

foundation day of Loksatta Tuesday.
Vasant Prabhu
take him abroad for treatment. But my father

always said, I will avail of whatever medical
treatment is possible in my country. I have
lived and worked to my best. If death is
knocking on the door, let it come in my own
country.
As for his
mother, Fadnavis
said she never indulged in politics.
But her ability to
judge a political situation
always
proves right. She
has an inherent
wisdom that never
goes wrong. ENS
7 EXPRESS NETWORK
PATHANKOT AND AFTER
In Gurdaspur, NIA examines

signs of infiltration at border
DEEPTIMAN TIWARY
THE NIA has reportedly found
tell-tale signs of the Pathankot
attackers having entered
through the Punjab border.
According to sources, the
agency has found six Epcot boot
marks on a stretch of about 6 km
on the border near Bamial, a border village in Gurdaspur district.
Epcot is a major shoe manufacturer in Pakistan. The BSF,
though, had not found any evidence of infiltration on the
Punjab border. While the boot
marks are being domestically
examined to match them with
those found on the bodies of the
slain terrorists, the NIA has found
that this 6-km stretch is quite
vulnerable to infiltration.
There are many gaps in the
fencing in this stretch because of
rivers flowing in and out of India.
The Ujjh river enters and exits
many times on this stretch. Some
of the gaps are as wide as 30 feet,
an NIA officer said. Sources said
it was not difficult to cross this
stretch as the rivers are shallow
(with water reaching just above

the knee) and large parts of the
river bed are dry.
While a firm conclusion can
be drawn only after the forensic
report is in, there is reasonable
suspicion that the terrorists entered from this stretch, said another NIA officer.
The revelations run contrary
to the BSFs findings. A team
formed under a DIG-level officer to scan the entire length of
the Punjab border to find out
how and where the terrorists
entered has not been able to
reach any conclusion.
The BSF has maintained that
there was no breach on the fence
and all vulnerable gaps on the
northern Punjab border were
covered with digital video
recorders and thermal imaging
cameras, which have not captured any incidence ofinfiltration.
The force, however, is not
shying away from the responsibility of a possible lapse that led
to the entry of the terrorists, and
is already conducting a court of
inquiry against two of its officers
who were responsible for border
vigilance in Gurdaspur.
Meanwhile, the NIA continued to question Gurdaspur SP

Salwinder Singh, who underwent a lie detector test on
Tuesday and may be subjected
to the test again on Wednesday.
NIA DG Sharad Kumar said
that Singh continues to remain a
suspect and that the agency is
verifying his revelations. The DG
also said that India would soon
send evidence against the terrorists to Pakistan.
Pakistan has sought evidence from us. We will send
them soon, he said. Sources said
these would include reports of
forensic tests conducted on the
boot marks near Bamial,
DNA reports of the slain terrorists and voice samples of handlers and terrorists as recorded
during intercepts. The NIA will
also send documentary evidence
on the inventory of articles
found on the bodies of the terrorists. Many of these bear markings of having been manufactured in Pakistan. Sources said
the agency is still questioning
people inside and outside the IAF
base in Pathankot to ascertain if
the terrorists got any local help.
New Delhi: The attack on

Pathankot airbase could have
been prevented if the state governments had handed over
probe of previous terror attacks,
in which militants had infiltrated
the International Border, to the
National Investigation Agency
(NIA), Jammu and Kashmir
Governor N N Vohra said
Tuesday.
When Dinanagar (in
Gurdaspur) attack took place,
Punjab (government) said its
none of NIAs business. This is
not done, Vohra said. Had the
case been investigated by the
NIA, the agency would have
identified the route taken by terrorists to infiltrate, would have
plugged that route, and
Pathankot (attack) would never
have happened. Similarly, if the
Kathua attack (in Jammu on
March 20) had been investigated
by the NIA, Dinanagar (July 27)
would not have happened.
Speaking at a function in the
Capital to commemorate the
NIAs raising day, Vohra said the
International Border in Punjab is
not well guarded, and in its
present capacity the BSF is unable to guard it. ENS
Security agencies on alert amid intrusion threat
Jammu: The state unit of the

BJP Tuesday hailed the
action being taken by
Pakistan against Jaish-eMuhammed, including its
leader. This action of
Pakistan... will prepare
ground for meaningful talks
between the two countries,
said BJP chief spokesperson
Sunil Sethi. ENS
MAN AMAN SINGH CHHINA

CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 19
SECURITY AGENCIES along the
International Border (IB) with
Pakistan have been put on high
alert after receiving a warning on
possible intrusion by terrorists
into India. Jaish-e-Muhammad
and Lashkar-e-Toiba militants
may try crossing over to India
Punjab border with Pakistan.

Highly placed sources in
Western Command said the military and BSF units in the area
had been alerted to keep an eye
out for possible intrusions. The
army and other agencies are also
conducting area domination patrols in the night time. Several
tiers of security rings have been
put into place in the Punjab border with Pakistan.
Veteran journalist Aroon Tikekar dies

MUMBAI, JANUARY 19
VETERAN JOURNALIST and accomplished author Aroon
Tikekar passed away in Mumbai
on Tuesday. Tikekar (72) who
was editor of Loksatta (The
Indian Express Group) for a
decade between 1992 and 2002,
is known for his well researched
scholarly writings on a wide
range of subjects, from history to
literature, in English as well as
mother tongue Marathi. His passion for books was no secret. He
was cremated at Shivaji Park.
As president of the Asiatic
Society of Mumbai, a charge he
AROON TIKEKAR
took over in year 2010, he
painstakingly worked to preserve
several thousand books which
were rare and dated back to the
British era. He also launched the
Observer Research Foundations
Maharashtra study centre.
Tikekar began his career as a
college teacher, and served at the
US Library of Congress office in
New Delhi. It was followed by his

job as reference chiefofthe Times
of India and a senior assistant editor of Maharashtra Times. He
joined the Express Group to take
charge of Loksatta as Editor.
Tikekar also served as group
editor of Marathi newspaper
Lokmat and Editor Director of
Sakal Group of newspapers. On
Tuesday, prominent people from
different walks of life led by Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid
tribute to Tikekar. In his condolence message, Fadnavis described Tikekar as a stalwart.
He said, Tikekars scholarly
writings, which were well re-
A four-year-old girl died and her 12-year-old sister was admitted to a hospital in Agartala after having tea that their
mother had allegedly laced with poison Monday. Police
claimed she wanted to kill her husband.
If earlier cases RED FORT ATTACK

were with NIA,
no Pathankot,
says Vohra
J&K BJP PRAISES PAK

ACTION AGAINST JeM
from several points along the international border with Pakistan

abutting Punjab and Jammu and
Kashmir, the alert says.
As per the alert, which has
been disseminated to the security agencies, including Army
formations falling under the
Western Command, these terrorists are expected to take specific routes across nallahs and
riverine tracts along the Jammu-
AGARTALA
POISONED TEA KILLS GIRL
searched, always provided an insight into a wide range of topics

both historical and contemporary. He was a book lover who
not only wrote and read but
launched a movement to preserve old and rare books and
manuscripts. Whether it was
history of Mumbai or
Maharashtra, he provided an interesting perspective through
his writings, he added.
According to state Education
and Culture Minister Vinod
Tawde, Tikekar pursued the
journalism which was founded
on ethics and was unbiased in
his writings.
SC allows open court hearing

for death-row convict Arif
EMPHASISING ON the irreversibility of death sentence, the

Supreme Court Tuesday granted
2000 Red Fort attack convict
Mohd Arif an open court hearing to convince the court why his
punishment required a reconsideration.Giving a ray of hope
to the death row convict, a
Constitution Bench led by Chief
Justice T S Thakur said that Arifs
review petition shall be heard in
open court again if he files such
a plea within a month.
Arif, the court held, shall get
this opportunity irrespective of
the fact that his curative petition

has already been dismissed. The
bench modified a previous order
that had disentitled death row
convicts to seek open court hearings of their review petitions if
their curative petitions had been
rejected.
By a verdict in September
2014, the court had ruled that all
review petitions of death row
convicts shall be heard in an
open court by a three-judge
bench. But the convicts whose
curative petitions had been dismissed before this judgment
were deprived of this benefit.
Earlier, review petitions were
heard in judges chambers.
However, on Tuesday, the
MHA ISSUES REPUBLIC DAY ADVISORY

New Delhi: The Home Ministry has issued an advisory to states and
Union Territories to ensure adequate security arrangements at sensitive and high footfall locations ahead of Republic Day to thwart terror attacks, and to be alert to any attempt to target VIPs.
Issued in the wake of the Pathankot terror attack, the advisory also
warns of a threat from terror outfits such as the Jaish-e-Muhammed,
Lashkar-e-Toiba and the Islamic State.French President Francois
Hollande will be the chief guest at the parade. ENS
Bench underscored that it was

the irreversible nature of capital
punishment that had prompted
it to allow open court hearings
in such cases and convicts
should not be denied this opportunity only because their curative petitions had been dismissed. It also observed that
since very limited grounds are
available to a convict in a curative petition, whereas he can argue on various points in the review petition, dismissal of a
curative petition may not be
held as the final word on the
facts of the case.
It asked Arifs counsel to file
a fresh review petition within a
month and then the matter shall
be placed before a three-judge

bench to hear his case in open
court. His counsel had earlier argued that the classification in the
previous judgment was artificial,
as dismissal of curative petition
is on grounds very distinct with
the review plea. He further
pointed out that out of 15 death
row convicts who had sought
open court hearing of review petitions, only Arif was denied the
benefit since his curative petition
had been dismissed. The apex
court on April 28, 2014 had
stayed Arifs execution in the
case. Three people, including
two Army personnel, were killed
in the December 22, 2000 Red
Fort attack.
8 A DEATH ON CAMPUS
Outrage on Hyderabad campus and elsewhere
Rahul reaches varsity,
targets VC and minister
in Delhi for suicide
VOICES
BSP draws parallel
with Ekalavyas
sacrifice
SREENIVAS JANYALA
CONGRESS VICE-PRESIDENT Rahul Gandhi
arrived Tuesday afternoon at Hyderabad
Central University where Dalit research student Rohith Vemula, who had been suspended, committed suicide Sunday evening.
Rahul attacked vice-chancellor Prof P Appa
Rao as well as a minister in New Delhi,
without naming either HRD Minister Smriti
Irani or MoS for Labour and Employment
Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been named in
the FIR on abetment to suicide.
The conditions for Rohith to commit suicide were created by the VC and the minister
in New Delhi. The VC has no merit to continue in his post, Rahul said. Whether it is
suicide or accident or illness, when a student
dies, the man in-charge of this institution has
to show the bare minimum respect and
courtesy and go and meet the family. The VC
has shown no decency to even meet Rohiths
mother. It is an insult to this institution and
its students.
Members of several student organisations staged noisy demonstrations against
the VC demanding his resignation. Several
student leaders explained the sequence of
events to Rahul, who listened standing on a
small stage. The student leaders urged everyone visiting the university not to make it one
political party against another.
Rahul said he agreed with the view of students that the university administration created the conditions that drove Rohith to suicide. I agree with the students and Rohith
Vemulas family must be compensated adequately. He was the familys future, they were
dependent on him, Rahul said. Now that
he is no more, the future he was supposed to
provide for the family should be given to the
family in the form of compensation. And the
people who are responsible for his death
should receive the strictest punishment.
In New Delhi, the BJP hit back at Rahul.
It is unfortunate that Rahul Gandhi is doing
politics over suicide. Congress has stooped
to such a low that it is doing politics over the
death of a student. We reject any such demand (of resignation) outright, BJP national
secretary Shrikant Sharma. And general secretary P Muralidhar Rao said, Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Digvijaya Singh
should remember that the Congress had
done gross injustice to Dr B R Ambedkar and
harassed him all his life. Now they are trying
to project themselves as champions of the
Dalit cause.
Derek heads to campus

Rahul was the first political leader from
Delhi to visit the campus. He will be followed
by the Trinamool Congresss Derek OBrien
and MP Pratima Mondol. We have spoken to
the students and they said it will be a nice
gesture if you come and express solidarity
with us, PTI quoted OBrien as saying.
At JNU, students
exercise freedom of
expression: VC
ARANYA SHANKAR
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University vice chancellor S K Sopory has called the suicide of
Hyderabad Central University research
scholar Rohith Vemula unfortunate. At a
press interaction ahead of his retirement, he
was asked about JNU students holding several movements during his term and the current protest against the Dalit scholars suicide. Sopory said, Students here (at JNU) are
aware of the freedom of expression and they
exercise it. About the Hyderabad incident,
he told The Indian Express, I hadnt followed
this before the incident... Its unfortunate and
I wish this could have been resolved at the
university level before a student had to commit suicide. He refused to comment on
Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya and HCU
vice chancellor Appa Rao being booked.
New Delhi: The BSP has equated Dalit

scholar Rohith Vemulas suicide with
archer Ekalavyas sacrifice in the
Mahabharata. In ancient times it was
Ekalavya who was forced by uppercaste people to sacrifice his right
thumb. Today it was a bright Dalit
scholar who was forced to end his life.
It exposes the dirty anti-Dalit face of
the BJP, BSP leader Swami Prasad
Maurya told The Indian Express. The
BSP has demanded the resignation of
Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
Dattatreya called him anti-national,
pushed him to end his life. He, the
V-C, all officers concerned should be
booked for murder and jailed immediately, said Maurya, leader of the opposition in UP. This incident confirms
that Dalits are being hounded at educational institutions. The victim and
his four friends were suspended for no
reason. Though they were found innocent in the probe, they still faced punishment. He found suicide better than
this humiliation, Maurya said.
ASHUTOSH BHARDWAJ
Govt a habitual
offender against
Dalits: Congress
Rahul Gandhi at Hyderabad Central University, where he targeted ministers Bandaru Dattatreya and Smriti Irani for Rohiths suicide. Harsha Vadlamani
Hunger strike at FTII, demonstrations in Delhi

ARANYA SHANKAR &
SREENIVAS JANYALA
NEW DELHI, HYDERABAD, JANUARY 19
FROM VIOLENCE on the Hyderabad campus
to demonstrations in Delhi to a hunger strike
at Punes Film and Television Institute of
India, protests against Rohith Vemulas suicide broke out in many cities. Students
demonstrated in Mumbai, Chennai,
Gandhinagar and other places.
On the Hyderabad Central University
campus, Telangana BJP spokesperson
Prakash Reddy was allegedly attacked by
protesters. Reddy was leaving the campus
when students surrounded him. In the confrontation, his cars windshield was broken
but the BJP leader was unhurt.
At FTII in Pune, students sat on a daylong
hunger strike outside the gate in solidarity
with the protesting students in Hyderabad.
The hunger strike started with eight students
and more joined later. Terming the death an
institutional murder, the protesters demanded a probe.

In New Delhi, the All India Students
Association (AISA), NSUI, and AAPs student
wing held demonstrations. AISA burnt an effigy of Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya
and held a candlelight demonstration at
Jantar Mantar. The NSUI marched to the HRD
Ministry where some of its activists were detained. AAP and its Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh
Samiti protested at Jantar Mantar, where
leaders including Ashutosh, Dilip Pandey and
Rakhi Birla spoke. AAP has declared January
21 an all-India protest day and will submit a
memorandum to the President asking for
Dattatreyas resignation.
Dattatreya, the university VC (Appa Rao)
and the HRD Ministry have murdered
Rohith. This was not a suicide. They will all
have to resign, Pandey said.
At its effigy burning programme, AISA
state secretary Ashutosh Kumar said the HRD
Ministry has been trying its best to pretend
it had nothing to do with the victimisation
Poet Vajpeyi returns D Litt

he got from Hyderabad
the atmosphere of intolerance prevailing in
ASHUTOSH BHARDWAJ
the country.
Vajpeyi is organising a seminar with
artists and writers on the attempts of restrictVETERAN HINDI poet Ashok Vajpeyi has re- ing the creative and intellectual freedom in
turned his D Litt from Hyderabad Central the country. An atmosphere is developing
University in protest against the events lead- in the country that muffles any kind of dissent and pushes it to the brink. We
ing to the suicide of research
need to oppose it, he said.
scholar Rohith Vemula. Vajpeyi
Vajpeyi said Hyderabad Central
said, A Dalit student wanted to be
University has failed to uphold its
a writer, but he was forced to comduty of respecting knowledge.
mit suicide due to anti-Dalit poliVajpeyi is a former chairman of
cies. This is intolerance of another
Lalit Kala Akademi. His published
kind. I am returning the award in
works of poetry include the collecprotest against the university autions Shaher Ab Bhi Sambhavana
thorities, who it seemed acted unASHOK VAJPEYI
Hai, Tatpurush, Bahuri Akela, Ibarat
der political pressure.
Se Giri Matrayen, Ummeed ka
In a season of award wapasi,
Vajpeyi, who turned 75 recently, was among Doosra Naam and Vivaksha. He had received
the first writers who had returned their the Sahitya Akademi award in 1994 for his
Sahitya Akademi awards in protest against collection Kahin Nahin Wahin.
An AISA activist raises a protest in New

Delhi. Praveen Khanna
of Rohith Vemula and four other Dalit students, but its letters clearly show the ministry was actively involved in pressurising the
university to act against Rohith and other
Dalit students.
NSUI President Roji M John, who was
among those detained, said, Besides
Dattatreya and vice-chancellor Appa Rao,
HRD Minister Smriti Irani also abetted
Rohiths suicide, so she too should resign.
In Maharashtra, several students held a
protest outside the office of Mumbai
University while the NCP student wing held
protests at various places. In Gandhinagar,
50 Dalit students of Central University of
Gujarat held a protest and termed the suicide an institutional murder. In Chennai,
SFI members staged a protest demonstration. And in Phagwara, activists of Punjab
Ambedkar Sena Moolnivasi took out a
protest march, burnt an effigy of Smriti Irani
and demanded that Dattatreya be sacked.
WITH ENS & PTI
Scholars world over take note

of discrimination in India
KEDAR NAGARAJAN
A GROUP of 129 scholars from universities
across the world have written to Hyderabad
Central University demanding the reinstatement of the four students suspended along
with Rohith Vemula, who went on to commit
suicide.
The scholars institutes include
Germanys University of Goettingen and Max
Planck Institute and various universities in
the US, Canada, the UK, France, Denmark,
South Africa and Singapore. They were
studying various subjects, according to the
list of signatories.
They wrote that caste-based discrimination at universities in India is increasingly being taken note of by the global community
of scholars and earning India a rather poor
name in the academic community. This suicide is not an individual act. It is the failure
of higher educational institutions in democratic India to meet their most basic obligation: to foster the intellectual and personal
growth of Indias most vulnerable young
people, they added. Instead, Rohith now
joins a long list of victims of prejudice at premier institutions in the country, where pervasive discrimination drives so many Dalit
students to depression and suicide.
It (the suspension) was ordered under
political pressure, without even allowing the
young men in question to speak in their own
defence, their letter reads. It directly contravened an earlier decision made by the university administration itself, which had exonerated them of any charges of wrongdoing
charges which had been trumped up by
political rivals opposed to the activism of
these young men.
As Ambedkar Association grew, so did its assertiveness

SREENIVAS JANYALA
HYDERABAD CENTRAL Universitys
Ambedkar Students Association, to which
deceased scholar Rohith Vemula belonged,
began in 1993 with 10 or 15 members and
went on to grow to a strength just short of
800 by 2015. As its influence grew, so did the
assertiveness of its members.
The small group formed ASA after the
Mandal agitation, a time when Dalits and
students of marginalised communities at
University of Hyderabad had started complaining about oppression by upper-caste
members of faculty and student organisations such as NSUI and ABVP.
Initially, the members kept largely to
themselves and held low-key programmes
on uplift and discrimination of Dalits, human
rights and womens rights. After 2000, it began to hold elections within while lending
support to various unions during student

elections. In 2010, ASA contested its first general elections on campus in alliance with SFI.
In 2011-12, ASAs Dontha Prashanth was
elected president of the students union.
Prashanth is one of the five scholars suspended, including Rohith. Sources on campus alleged Prashanth is aggressive and often gets into confrontations. ASAs president
Ramji Chintagada, elected last month, said
neither Prashanth nor any of the others suspended ever created trouble. This is false
propaganda spread by ABVP members. In
fact, the ABVP is responsible for small skirmishes over petty issues. ASA and ABVP
members had minor clashes but these never
got out of hand, said Ramji, who had lent
Rohith Rs 40,000 over five months.
Susheel Kumar (ABVP) wanted to contest the elections, Ramji said. To play up our
protest against the ABVP attack for screening the documentary Muzaffarpur Baaqi
Hain, Susheel posted a nasty comment on
A student shouts slogans on the Hyderabad campus. Harsha Vadlamani
Facebook. When we confronted him and he

was forced to apologise, his ego was hurt and
he decided to make it a bigger issue by accusing ASA members of assault. ABVP made
it appear as if we were protesting against the
hanging of Yakub Memon when in fact we
were protesting against capital punishment.
It ended in the tragedy of Rohith suicide.
The ABVP has often accused ASA of unwarranted aggression. Krishna Chaitanya,
general secretary of ABVP, said, We are not
opposed to ASA because it is a Dalit organisation. We are against its methods like using
unwarranted aggression in the name of asserting equality. They hold everyone in contempt except themselves. ASA members also
intimidate other Dalits who follow other political ideologies. In most skirmishes, they escape punishment by accusing officials of discrimination and this has encouraged them
to beviolent as they feel they will get away
with anything. Anything that is not
favourable to them, they label Brahminical.
New Delhi: The Congress demanded

the resignation of Union ministers
Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya for
Rohith Vemulas suicide and sought a
probe by a sitting high court judge.
Facts available in the public domain
unequivocally
establish
that
Dattatreya, BJP MLA Ramachandra Rao
and ABVP activists are responsible for
deliberately orchestrating circumstances leading to the tragic suicide,
Congress leader Kumari Selja said.
This horrific incident is part of the
Narendra Modi governments unabated agenda to undermine the rights
of deprived and underprivileged, particularly the Scheduled Castes and
Other Backward Classes, which has
manifested itself in last 19 months.
The suicide, she said, was a sinister culmination of social boycott of Dalits
from the campus and passing of
derogatory remarks against Dalits by
ABVP activists. The Modi government
has become a habitual offender in
trampling upon the rights of Dalits and
the poor. Selja said Irani and
Dattatreya should resign, else the
prime minister should sack them.
MANOJ C G
Kejriwal demands
ministers ouster,
apology from PM
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal demanded that Prime
Minister Narendra Modi sack ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru
Dattatreya and apologise to the country for Rohith Vemulas suicide. He
questioned their interference in the
internal affairs of Hyderabad Central
University. Terming it a murder of
democracy, social justice and equality,
Kejriwal said the incident has shaken
the collective conscience of the entire country. In a statement, Kejriwal
said the searing injustice of depriving
Rohith along with four other research
scholars of their monthly stipends, library facilities, and their eventual suspension from the Hyderabad Central
university, led Rohith to take his life.
ENS
ABVPs JNU unit

talks of beef, Yakub
and monster
New Delhi: The ABVP unit at Jawaharlal
Nehru University has criticised the
politicisation of Rohith Vemulas suicide and the use of the expression social boycott. This very word social
boycott brings out the real agenda of
these pseudo Ambedkarite Leftist organisations, the ABVP said in a statement. JNU Students Union joint-secretary Saurabh Sharma said, The HCU
administration should be careful, and
nip anti-national activities in the bud
like organising beef festivals and holding a protest march against Yakub
Memons hanging. And ABVP leader
Sourabh Kumar posted on Facebook,
Rohith in his suicide note writes, I feel
a growing gap between my soul and
my body. And I have become a monster. This raises the question whether
the ideology of Ambedkar Student
Association compelled him to become
a monster?
ARANYA SHANKAR
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A Passage to Portugal
PAPER
CLIP
FLAGGING INTERESTING
RESEARCH
COGNITION
HOW BIRDS SING
Published in Science, January 15, 2016
AUTHORS: Daniela Vallentin,

Michael A Long and Others
Bird brains are

smarter than
you thought
MALE ZEBRA finches learn their
courtship songs from their fathers.
The new study has detailed the precise changes in brain circuitry that occur during that process.
As a young male listens to his fathers song, networks of brain cells are
activated that the younger bird will
use later to sing the song himself, researchers have found.
As the learning process occurs, inhibitory cells suppress further activity in the area and help sculpt the song
into a permanent memory.
These inhibitory cells are really
smart once youve gotten a part of
the song down, the area gets locked,
said Michael Long, study co-author.
Zebra finches learn their courtship
song from their fathers and reach sexual maturity in about 100 days. At this
point, they ignore their fathers tutoring altogether, Dr Long said.
In the study, he and his colleagues
played recorded courtship songs to
young and old birds and monitored
neural activity in their brains. In sexually mature birds, the courtship song
did not elicit any neural response.
Understanding the role of the inhibitory cells in the brain could help
researchers develop ways to manipulate this network, Dr Long said.
Maybe we could teach old birds
new tricks, he said. And extrapolating widely, maybe we could even do
this in mammals, maybe even humans, and enrich learning.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
For several years, Goans have been queueing up at the Consulate General of Portugals office in
Altino, Panjim not far from the Chief Ministers official residence seeking Portuguese
citizenship. HARSHA RAJ GATTY reports on their method, motivation and numbers
HOW MANY
HAVE GONE?
WHY
No
government
agency,
NRI
Commission of Goa,
the Regional Passport
Office or the Foreigner
Regional Registration
Office (FRRO) seems to
have the exact number of Goans who
have acquired a Portuguese passport
apparently because their Indian passports
can be surrendered at many places, including at Indian missions abroad, and no
total figures are available. The Goa
Migration Survey, 2008, found that 12%
of households had an emigrant abroad,
and the total annual remittances in the
state were Rs 600 crore. However, the report pointed out that Europe is home to
only 13% of the Goan diaspora; the largest
numbers (50%) are settled in the Gulf,
where Goans started to move from the
time of the oil boom of the early 1960s.
It is estimated that broadly, over a lakh
of Goans have relinquished their Indian
citizenship to move to Portugal and subsequently, to other EU countries.
The population of Goa was 14.5 lakh
in the Census of 2011.
The first noticeable

Goan migration was
seen after Portugal became a member of the
European Union on
January 1, 1986. EU
membership gives a
Portuguese passport-holder access to 28
countries across Europe, including major
economies such as Germany, the UK and
France, with equal benefits in terms of
employment, concessions and rights.
Limited opportunities for employment in
Goa amplified the attraction of Europe,
and as the migration progressed, tales of
migrants making fortunes fuelled the exodus further.
Under Portuguese law, a Goan citizen
aspirant must possess a birth certificate
or marriage certificate issued by the
Conservatria do Registo Civil de Goa,
Daman, Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli prior to
December 18, 1961. Those born after this
date must have record of at least one parent having been a resident of Estado da
India, including a death certificate. All
such Goans are eligible to register at the
Central Registry of Births at Lisbon, and
may be granted the Carto de Cidado, the
Portuguese national identity card, which
puts them on the road to obtaining a
Portuguese passport.
PORTUGAL
DO THEY WANT TO GO?
HOW
ARE GOANS ELIGIBLE?
Goa, along with Daman
and Diu, became part
of India in December
1961, but Portugal, the
erstwhile colonial ruler,
accepted Indias sovereignty over the territories only after the two countries signed a
treaty on December 31, 1974. The treaty,
while dealing with property, assets or
claims ofcitizens, and the return ofrecords,
had nothing on the citizenship of the residents of the erstwhile Antigo Estado da
India, or Portuguese India. It was assumed
then, according to an Indian official familiar with the circumstances of the signing
of the treaty, that its very title Treaty between the Government of India and the
Government ofthe Republic ofPortugal on
recognition ofIndias sovereignty over Goa,
Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Related Matters implied that residents
would assume Indian citizenship.
However, on June 24, 1975, the
Portuguese government issued a portaria
(decree), under which it allowed the residents of its former territories to claim
Portugese citizenship if they registered
their births in Lisbon. The same decree allowed the next two generations (sons,
daughters, grandchildren) of such citizens
to inherit the citizenship of Portugal.
The Indian government did not contest these provisions apparently because it wanted to avoid prolonged and
expensive litigation at the International
Court of Justice, and probably also because leaders at the helm of affairs then
did not anticipate people might want to
migrate to a country that was at the time
poor by European standards.
GOA
Obama immigrant shield in top court. Now?

The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider a legal challenge to President Barack Obamas overhaul of
immigration rules, one of his most far-reaching executive actions. What does this mean?
What did Obama try to do?
Fourteen months ago, Obama ordered the
creation of a programme Deferred Action
for Parents of Americans and Lawful
Permanent Residents, or DAPA intended to
allow some 5 million illegal immigrants who
are parents of citizens or of lawful permanent
residents to apply to escape deportation and
obtain work permits. The President said DAPA
was the result of years of frustration with
Republicans in Congress who had refused to
support bipartisan Senate legislation to update immigration laws. In 2014, he assured
millions of illegal immigrants: You can come
out of the shadows.
What happened then?
The Presidents promise went unfulfilled.
A coalition of 26 states, led by the Republican
attorney general in Texas, filed a lawsuit accusing him of ignoring federal procedures
for changing rules and of abusing the power
of his office by sidestepping Congress. In
February 2015, Judge Andrew S Hanen of

Federal District Court in Brownsville, Texas,
entered a preliminary injunction shutting
down the programme while the legal case
proceeded. The government appealed, and
on November 9, a divided three-judge panel
of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in
New Orleans, affirmed the injunction.
Why has the Supreme Court agreed to
hear the case?
The justices gave no reasons. But the court
has broadened the scope of the case, asking
the parties to address an additional and fundamental question: whether the administrations plan violates the constitutional command that the President shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed.The new case
joins those on abortion, affirmative action,
public unions, voting rights and religious liberty, decisions in all of which will probably
land in late spring and early summer, as the
presidential election enters its final stages.
What is the states argument?

In their written arguments, the states
have acknowledged the President has wide
authority over immigration matters, and the
executive (has) enforcement discretion to
forbear from removing aliens on an individual basis. Their quarrel was with a blanket
grant of lawful presence to millions of immigrants, entitling them to various benefits.
What is the administrations line?
Solicitor General Donald B Verrilli Jr told
the justices that lawful presence is merely
what has always followed from the executives decision not to deport someone for a
given period of time. He said the consequences of allowing immigrants to be lawfully present were positive. Without work
authorization, they are more likely to work
for employers who will hire them illegally,
often at below-market wages, thereby hurting American workers and giving unscrupulous employers an unfair advantage.
SEEMA CHISHTI
THE GOVERNMENT has said that Aligarh
Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia
are not minority educational institutions. In
the case of AMU, the Attorney General has
argued that this is because it was set up by
an act of Parliament, not by Muslims. But critics say this is a narrow reading of the history
and background of AMU and JMI.
What is the minority character of an
educational institution?
Article 30(1) of the Constitution gives all
religious and linguistic minorities the right
to set up and run educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities.
This was presumably done to assure minorities of being able to maintain and propagate
their unique and special educational aspects.
The law guarantees that governments will
not discriminate in giving aid on the basis of
their being minority institutions, thus sealing in a commitment by the Government of
India to allow minorities to flourish.
What is the background of the setting up
of the universities?
There are very interesting linkages, similarities and divergences between AMU and
JMI. AMU was founded as the Madrasatul
Uloom in 1875 in Aligarh, and evolved into
the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College. It
had very progressive roots its founder, Sir
Syed Ahmad Khan, spoke for womens education and personally passed the hat for
funds. It is said that someone with more regressive ideas about educating Muslim
women and pushing English
threw a shoe at him in anger, but
Sir Syed auctioned the shoe and
added that to the collection.
The seeds of JMI were sown in
Aligarh by a group of nationalist
students and members who formed a camp
there as Jamia Millia Islamia, which later
moved to Delhi. Leaders like M A Ansari,
Zakir Husain and Mahatma Gandhi encouraged the university to push nationalist values and ideas.
There was friction between JMI and AMU
along political lines, as a significant section
at AMU was said to be League-y, or tilting
towards the Muslim League, while the nationalist JMI was wholeheartedly supported
by the Congress.
The universities have had their own journeys in independent India. AMU has no
reservation for Muslims, but has preferences
and reservations for local candidates, irrespective of faith. JMI gives reservation/preference to Muslims after the National
Commission for Minority Educational
Institutions (NCMEI) granted it minority status in 2011.
Aligarh Muslim University (above) and

Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi
any office therein or to graduate thereat.

They also argue that the application to be declared a minority institution was made in
2006, when reservation for OBCs was introduced in higher educational institutions.
Making it a minority institution acted against
poor and disadvantaged Muslims.
And what about AMU?
In 1920, the Indian Legislative Council set
up the university, and all assets of
Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College were
transferred to it. Those arguing
for minority character say that
this was done by an Act as that
was the only way a university
could be set up at the time.
Muslims collected Rs 30 lakh, and
handed it over.
In the famous Azeez Basha versus Union of
India case, to which AMU was not a party, the
Supreme Court ruled that AMU was not a minority institution as it was set up by the
British legislature, and not by Muslims. In
1981, Parliament passed an AMU
Amendment Act, which accepted that AMU
was set up by Muslims.
As aspects of admission policy were challenged by some groups, the Allahabad High
Court ruled in 2005 that the 1981 Act was ultra vires of the Constitution, and that AMU
was not a minority institution. AMUs appeal
against the single-judge order was dismissed, but the Supreme Court stayed the
Allahabad HC decision, so effectively, AMU
remained a minority institution.
On January 11, 2016, the Centre reversed
its earlier position and stated that AMU was
not a minority institution as it was set up by
Parliament. Those supporting minority status for AMU want a larger, seven-judge
bench to hear the case. They also argue that
an Act of Parliament must prevail over judicial pronouncements and therefore, the
1981 AMU Amendment Act must hold.
SIMPLY
PUT
THE CASE OF REMO
The issue of Goans leaving for Portugal was re-reported

nationally last month after the legendary rocker Remo Fernandes
was booked by the Goa Police for allegedly verbally abusing and
threatening a 17-year-old girl who was injured in an accident
involving a car being driven allegedly by his son Jonah. On December
22, during the course of the investigation, police announced that Remo
is now a foreign national, having obtained a Portuguese passport.
Remo has since appeared before a judge and has been given bail.
Minority status
for AMU, Jamia
Millia Islamia
Are Indians affected?

In November 2014, the AP reported a Pew
Research Centre finding that Mexicans were
the most numerous among the undocumented immigrants in the US, a group that
included 4,50,000 individuals from India.
What will happen now?
If the Supreme Court upholds Obamas
actions, the White House has vowed to
quickly begin enrolling immigrants before
his successor takes over. Democratic presidential candidates have said they will continue the programme, but most Republicans
in the race have vowed to dismantle it and
redouble immigration enforcement.
The administration, fearing that the programme could remain frozen through the
balance of Obamas presidency, had asked
the court to move quickly. The court agreed,
and it appears the case will be argued in April
and decided by the end of June.
ADAPTED FROM THE NYT AND AP
What were the arguments for and

against minority status for JMI?
Jamia became a deemed university in
1962 and a central university in 1988, both
by Acts of Parliament. NCMEI held that
Jamia was founded by the Muslims for the
benefit of Muslims and it never lost its identity as a Muslim minority educational institution, and was, therefore, covered under
Article 30(1)... read with Section 2(g) of the
National Commission for Minority
Educational Institutions Act.
Those opposed to the move say the Act of
1988 states that it shall not be lawful for the
university to adopt or impose on any person
any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be admitted therein as a teacher or student or to hold
Is this a matter strictly for the courts, or

is there politics involved?
AMU and Jamia have figured in almost all
elections, especially state elections in UP, and
they remain symbolic issues of importance.
Aligarh used to be cited as part of the Shah
Bano slogan in the 1980s; Jamia figured in
the Batla House encounter controversy of
2008. Both universities have witnessed hectic activity on minority status, especially after reservation for OBCs was made mandatory in 2006.
Behind odd CPM-Cong chemistry, compulsions on the ground

IN FACT
by Subrata
Nagchoudhury
express editors interpret
VOTERS INWest Bengal have been witness in
recent weeks to an intriguing advocacy for
an election alliance between the communists and the Congress, parties that have always identified themselves in opposition to
each other in the state. The intensity of the
pitch is rising as the election nears former
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee appealed publicly to the Congress last week for
a quick deal to unseat Mamata Banerjee.
There was a note of desperation in
Bhattacharjees call to the Congress made
on Saturday from Singur, a prominent signboard on the road to the end of the Lefts 34year rule in West Bengal. CPM insiders say
that until recently Bhattacharjee, and many

others in the party, had serious doubts over
the extent to which communists and the
Congress would be able to transfer their votes
to the other party in a seat-sharing arrangement. But that doubt has since receded, and
a sizeable section of the communist leadership now believes a reasonable vote-transfer can be expected, they say.
And yet, even in the best case scenario, an
alliance and transfer of votes will likely
only bring to each party some more seats than
they might have won contesting individually;
under no circumstances can it dislodge the
Trinamool Congress from power. Left leaders
and indeed, even Congress leaders seem
to have started to believe that an alliance is
probably the only way to ensure that they are
not humiliated by an election debacle of unprecedented magnitude.
This is the backdrop against which
Bhattacharjee, state CPM secretary Surya
Kanta Mishra, CPM Lok Sabha member
Mohammed Salim, former CPM MP Sujan
Chakraborty,
RSP
leader
Manas
Bhattacharya, and Manju Majumdar of the
CPI are all willing to experiment with a
Congress tie-up.
Similar enthusiasm is in evidence among
leaders of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress,
who have been making frequent statements
arguing for an electoral understanding with

the communists. A strong WBPCC lobby
which includes state president and
Baharampur MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury,
veteran leaders Somen Mitra and Abdul
Mannan, and Rajya Sabha member Pradip
Bhattacharya has mounted a systematic
campaign to influence the Congress leadership.PCC general secretary Professor O P
Mishra of Jadavpur University has written to
Congress president Sonia Gandhi twice on
December 31 and January 14 to stress that
we must seize this political opportunity...
(and) should we decide on a tie-up with the
Left, it would be a win-win situation.
The opposition to this line has come from
leaders such as former WBPCC president
Manash Bhuniya, who has said: Some
Congress leaders are playing to the tune of
the Left. The political compulsions of the
communists have forced them to take such
a stance for the moment. There has not been
any meeting of the WBPCC secretariat or the
executive committee to recommend such a
step (tie-up). Let Sonia Gandhi and Rahul
Gandhi decide on this, and let us not forget
that over 40,000 Congress workers were
butchered in West Bengal under Left rule.
As in the case of the individual
Congressmen, the stance adopted by leaders of the state CPM too doesnt have the of-
ficial backing of their party as yet. The CPM

central leadership remains unwilling to commit to a deal with the Congress. General
Secretary Sitaram Yechury has said that electoral alliances were now not on the agenda,
and the Politburo and Central Committee
would take a decision at an appropriate time
in accordance with the political-tactical line
adopted at the 21st party congress.
The political-tactical line adopted at the
April 2015 Visakhapatnam congress said that
the main direction of (the CPMs) attack
should be against the BJP when it is in power,
but this cannot mean having an electoral understanding with the Congress. However,
the document also said that there could be
swift changes in the political situation and
new contradictions could emerge therefore, flexible tactics should be evolved to
deal with the situation.
The ground reality in West Bengal today
explains why the concerted attempt at igniting the seemingly incongruous poll chemistry of a communist-Congress combine
should be gaining ground. The Congress faces
a rout its fortunes have until now been limited to the Malda-Murshidabad-Dinajpur
belt, and Mamata has concentrated resources here. Signs of major TMC inroads in
these areas are visible in the partys victories
in panchayats and local self government bod-
ies. No one knows this better than WBPCC

president Chowdhury, whose stomping
ground this belt has been for long. If we go
with the Left, the CPM may, in the worst case,
betray us in the future. With the Trinamool
Congress we are actually facing total destruction, says Chowdhury.
The Left Front is far from a revival. The CPM
has organised some impressive rallies and
mass programmes of late, but grassroots reports are not sufficiently encouraging yet. The
Left has been bleeding as both its elected representatives and rank and file cross over to the
TMC. A young, vibrant leadership to take on
the Trinamool challenge is missing. The CPMs
four-day plenum in Kolkata last month
stressed on attracting more youth and unleashing mightier peoples struggles to develop the independent strength of the party.
An obvious conundrum lies in the fact that
the West Bengal assembly elections will likely
happen simultaneously with Kerala, where
the Congress will be the CPMs principal opponent. And the communists, considering an alliance with the Congress in Bengal, will face a
situation similar to the one it frequently mocks
the Trinamool (and its love-hate relationship
with the Narendra Modi government) over:
dosti in Bengal and kushti in Kerala.
subrata.nagchoudhury@expressindia.com
STATE OF PLAY
42 LOK SABHA, 16 Rajya
Sabha seats in West Bengal
up for grabs in 2019; strategic
positions must be taken now
3 TIMES: Trinamool,
Congress have contested
polls in alliance; 2001
assembly, 2009 Lok Sabha,
2011 assembly
4 TIMES: Trinamool, BJP

have contested polls in
alliance; Lok Sabha 1998,
1999 and 2004, and 2006
assembly
1 MP for the Trinamool

Congress in 2004 Mamata
Banerjee herself; 19 in 2009
after TMC-Congress alliance
29 MLAs for Trinamool
Congress contesting alone in
2006; 184 in 2011 in alliance
with Congress, which had 41
FOUNDED BY
10 THE EDITORIAL PAGE
HE SYSTEM FAILED Rohith Chakravarthi Vemula. The Central University of

Hyderabad abdicated its role of providing a safe and nurturing home for the
Dalit student who dreamt of being a writer of science, like Carl Sagan. The
vice chancellor failed him by allowing himself to be pressured into taking
action against him by the Union HRD ministry and a Union minister. The minister had
labelled as anti-national the August 2015 protests by Rohith and four other students
against the hanging of Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon and the ABVPs attack in
Delhi University on the screening of the documentary, Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai. Rohiths
alleged suicide on campus, after months of isolation leading to suspension, also speaks
of the wider failures of a society that looks on unseeingly as universities that should be
bastions of freedom and protest and subversion become staging grounds for the repressive spectacle of discipline and punishment. A spectacle that culminates, as on the
Hyderabad University campus now, in the show of police force and the imposition of
curfew under Section 144.
After Rohith, we need to ask questions of Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and the HRD
ministry that so relentlessly tried to criminalise dissent on the campus and the university authorities who so unresistingly succumbed to their hectoring. But we also need to
question a higher education system that so readily turns against its own students, especially the most disprivileged among them. We need to ask why, for Dalit students, the policy of reservations has only ended up opening the doors to a hostile space, where the curricula, textbooks, fellow students, teachers and evaluators continue to deny any real
access. In May 2007, a government-appointed, high-profile three-member panel, headed
by Sukhadeo Thorat, came out with its report on caste discrimination in the classrooms
and laboratories and hostels of the premier AIIMS in New Delhi, which confirmed a disturbing story. Nearly 84 per cent of SC/ ST students it spoke to mentioned the need for, and
absence of, remedial coaching in English language and basic courses; about 69 per cent
said they did not get adequate support and mentoring from teachers; about one-third
gave caste background as reason; about 72 per cent mentioned some kind of discrimination faced in teaching sessions. In its report, the committee spoke of forms of avoidance,
contempt, non-cooperation, discouragement and differential treatment by teachers towards SC/ ST students. It found segregation in the allocation of rooms in hostels, in sharing dining facilities, and participation in cultural events and games.
The death of Rohith Chakravarthi Vemula must impel us to look again at the university and to reflect on the urgent need to remake it into a more open, free and equal space.
POOR GANGA
Public wrangling between ministries sends out dispiriting
signals for the river cleaning project
F THERE IS a phrase that captures why cleaning or managing the Ganga has remained an intractable problem since the start of the formal attempts to do so in the
mid-1980s, it is bureaucratic quagmire. Essentially, from start to finish, any proposal regarding the Ganga has had to satisfy, and has required the active cooperation of no less than seven to nine departments, both at the Central and state levels. As a
result, despite thousands of crores being spent towards improving the Gangas condition,
little ever gets done and no one is ever held responsible. Something similar is being repeated in the current NDA rule with the ministry of water resources, river development
and Ganga rejuvenation, headed by Uma Bharti, engaged in a very public confrontation
with the ministry of environment and forests, headed by Prakash Javadekar, in a matter
pending before the Supreme Court.
The current controversy, about the fate of six hydel projects in the Upper Ganga, started
when the Supreme Court, in the aftermath of the Uttarakhand floods, prohibited the setting up of any new HEPs in the state. In February 2015, a committee of the environment
ministry argued against them. But in October, another expert body set up by the environment ministry, which included the Central Water Commission, that falls under the water resources ministry, overturned the first committees recommendation. Later, in
December 2015, yet another committee this time led by the secretary of the water resources ministry reverted to the earlier decision against setting up the HEPs. Now, yet
again, the environment ministry, against the clearly stated position of the water resources
ministry and Bharti, has gone ahead and given its nod to five of the six projects in question, according to an affidavit it submitted in the apex court. Evidently, this tussle is far
from over and this will not only impede the governments plans of rejuvenating the Ganga
but also smudge the policy clarity that businesses have been demanding in India.
In his first Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sharply criticised the chronic disunity and conflict among different government departments during UPA rule: It appeared that everyone has its own fiefdom. One department is taking
on the other department... to the extent that two departments of the same government
are fighting against each other by approaching Supreme Court. Modi had said that he had
started making efforts for razing those walls. Clearly, he has a long way to go.
A SHADOW OF ITS OWN

As tennis joins the sports under a cloud
of match-fixing and corruption
T WAS MEANT to be the final chapter penned on the golden age of tennis Nadal
would rise like a phoenix from a slump, Federer would burn dazzlingly like the
final flicker of the candle, Djokovic would continue hoarding the silverware in tenniss most talented era and Murray would never let the other breathe easy. Instead,
the years first major headlines are about match-fixing and corruption, and about a shadow
steadily lengthening on yet another sport, arguably the greatest in individual gladiatorial contests. After FIFAs bribery scandals and the doping headache that confronts Seb
Coe in athletics, after the annihilation of cyclings greatest tour event and a decade-long
match-fixing crisis and scepticism in cricket, its almost as if the last bastion of credibility has now shattered after secret files leaked to BBC and BuzzFeed News revealed evidence
of suspected match-fixing at the topmost level of world tennis including at Wimbledon.
Whats more dispiriting, however, is the reports bold print that all of those players, which includes Grand Slam champions, were allowed to continue, with no action taken. In
cold numbers, the TIU has won 18 convictions, including six life bans, since it came up in
2008. But the knowledge that eight of those players tracked by the TIU are due to play in
the Australian Open that began on Monday, points to the massive failure of tennis top authorities to catch the big fish, and some might even call this a cover-up. That it would
have been legally impossible to retrospectively punish the offenders in 2007 and that
authorities have to find evidence as opposed to information, suspicion, or hearsay
means even a dedicated integrity unit has lacked the teeth to take necessary action, even
as betting syndicates in Russia, northern Italy and Sicily came under the scanner.
It ought to have been a year to sit back and admire that famous backhand, and those
sliding retrievals and that forehand with a racquet wielded like a mace. But it will unfold
as a season when the ebbs and flows of a five-setter will be viewed with cynicism.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
It is not incidental that Rohith Chakravarthi

Vemula and his dissent were crushed
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
Prime accused in his death

is campus bigotry
In the End, we will remember not the words of

our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Closing the university
RAMNATH GOENKA
VEMULA, 1989-2016
WORDLY WISE
Seema Chishti
THE TRULY EVOCATIVE Hector Pieterson
Memorial in Soweto, South Africa centres
around stones. Stones were thrown at fully
armed Apartheid police at a protest where
the police ended up killing Pieterson, a
12-year-old school student. In 1976,
black students were marching against
the forcible teaching of Afrikaans and the
different school curriculum for them. The
storm of protests that kicked off then took
a long time to end Apartheid, but historians
see this particular protest on the attempt
to control and subvert education as a vital
turning point.
The haunting image of Rohith Vemula
and his fellow students, after being thrown
out of their hostel with their things, a steel
box, a portrait of Ambedkar, rolled-up sheets
and mattresses, is not as far from Soweto as
one might think. Everywhere that inequality is an article of faith, philosophy, science,
economics, literature, etc, have been the preserve of the privileged, and the underclasses
have to study things suitable for lower jobs
as janitors, pump-fitters, plumbers, etc
skills vital for a society that has to use
cheap labour, unburdened by thoughts,
ideas, too much science, delusions of equality. The system the British put in place in
India was to educate the natives so that they
could be small cogs in the bureaucracy. There
was a need to groom brown sahibs, but it was
vital that everyone did not see education as
a right. When Tagore returned from the Soviet Union and wrote of the immense strides
made there in educating everyone, in Russia
Theke Chitthi (Letters from Russia), it was
promptly banned in India by the British.
Education did prove to be a dangerous
idea. Whether it was Raja Ram Mohan Roy
or other members of the Bengali intelligentsia, it was writings, newspapers, analyses
and ideas that not only influenced them but
were later used by them to propagate and reinforce the belief that Indians were capable
of leading and pushing the Empire back. For
important revolutionaries like Surya Sen
(Masterda), who was impacted by the Irish
revolutionaries, and Bhagat Singh, who was
influenced by how Lenin fought back the
Tsarist machine, it was education and knowledge that played an important role.
In recent times, a pattern is emerging in
Panchajanyas
denouncement of JNU as an
anti-national den last year
was not an isolated
comment. The bullying by
the HRD ministry of the
Ambedkar Periyar Study
Circle at IIT Chennai and,
now, the repeated hectoring
of the University of
Hyderabad to take action
against casteist, extreme and
anti-national elements, to
quote a letter by a Central
minister, is not innocuous.
It is at the heart of the
governments strategy to
suppress those who protest,
speak, argue and dissent.
It is also an
acknowledgement of their
power as nodes of action
that could influence thought.
how the Centre has been reacting to student

unrest or assertion. Panchajanyas denouncement of JNU as an anti-national den
last year was not an isolated comment. The
bullying by the HRD ministry of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle at IIT Chennai and,
now, the repeated hectoring of the University
of Hyderabad to take action against casteist, extreme and anti-national elements,
to quote a letter by a Central minister, is not
innocuous. It is at the heart of the governments strategy to suppress those who protest, speak, argue and dissent. It is also an
acknowledgement of their power as nodes
of action that could influence thought. The
FTII has been an issue that continues to simmer because it is important for the government to assert itself in creative areas, which
are disruptive by definition, and perhaps in
this governments wordlview, need special
handling and a strong shot of mediocrity to
snuff life out.
There are those who question why a students suicide or protest is politicised, and
not left as a housekeeping matter for the administration. Universities, we are now told,
should be private, sanitised spaces where
you pay huge fees; the purpose of education
must be to just skill you to get a highly paid
job. But historically, access to knowledge has
been an area of deep contestation and always
deeply political. Whether it is the idea of
merit or the concept of rote, both have their
roots in how it was ordained that texts and
mantras should be memorised and kept a
secret only whispered into the ears, literally, of the privileged. This is not a problem
of Hindu mantra jaap alone. Quranic hifz, or
rote, defined how learned you were. Questioning was impertinence; it got you scaled
in school and rusticated from college.
The great debates in northern India after
1989 over reservation showed how political
education was in India by denying that it
was political. Centuries of discrimination was
forgotten, as a case was made for merit.
V.P. Singh, once the darling of the meritorious middle classes, fell out dramatically with
them after he espoused the cause of those
condemned to be skilled in only one sense
and denied the privilege of studying or doing jobs done by the meritorious. He once
told a gaggle of press persons that he would
buy the merit line only when it would be

argued that land, going by merit on the
ground, must belong only to the tiller.
To argue that knowledge, getting a university education, and what you do at university, is not political is in itself a cleverly disguised political argument that bats for letting
things remain the way they are. The NDA
push to snuff out opposition by curbing student activity is not the first attempt at remaking the campus into something in between
the market and a robot factory. Several chief
ministers, many of whom are themselves
products of student movements, have ensured that student leaderships are not allowed
to blossom and elections in universities have
been curtailed and banned. If a good or
adarsh education is continued to be seen
as one that involves mindless rote, a rush for
coaching and trashing of student activism,
questioned as anti-national, then we need
to worry whether the nationalism that is
sought to be pumped up is our version of
Pakistans atrocious anti-blasphemy law.
Private universities often now boast of
some fine scholars and students. But in a country like India, can private universities be
the model? The role that state universities
play in providing quality and a level field for
all to come and be influenced by the power
of ideas cannot be overestimated. Public universities offer an opportunity to persons like
Rohith to break out of the rigid rules that
those at the bottom are expected to play by.
So when an effort is made to squeeze oxygen out of those spaces, the results are devastating for the most deprived.
Education, even literacy, is held to be a
privilege in India but our reputation for inefficiency obfuscates that fact when questions
are asked about why the majority will not be
schooled and needs to wage long struggles,
across ponds and huge distances, to meet a
teacher. Rohith Vemula became stardust so
tragically but not before stating his case to a
nation in pursuit of coaching classes and higher fees for skills, which had forgotten the
role education plays in the making of a truly
democratic and equal nation, an idea that
scares so many. He truly made a star-class
argument, but paid too high a price.
seema.chishti@expressindia.com
DEATH OF A LIBERAL
Aroon Tikekar carried forward the rationalist legacy of 19th century Maharashtra
Girish Kuber
THE 19TH CENTURY intellectual space in Maharashtra was neatly divided into two camps
the nationalists, led by Lokmanya Tilak and
the rationalists, led by Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.
Aroon Tikekar, who died on Tuesday in Mumbai, followed the latter chiefly because he
was deeply influenced by Justice Mahadev
Govind Ranade, who was known for his rational views and humanitarian mindset. The
dividing line between the two schools is thin.
The Tilak school always pushed for freedom
and nationalist thought; the Agarkar school
wanted social reforms ahead of political freedom. Tilak was aggressive in his politics as
well as in his writings. Agarkar was modest
and mild-mannered.
As an editor, Tikekar, having been brought
up on the Justice Ranade school of thought,
transcended the narrow confines of caste,
creed and community. Steeped in British
liberalism, Tikekar firmly believed in the
exchange of ideas in a pluralistic society.
He never lost his liberal bearings.
He also took strength from the 1960s,
when new ideas pervaded Maharashtrian
society, leading to experiments in the fields
of literature, music and art. This era can be
described as a mini-renaissance. The state
witnessed the social empowerment of Dalits
as well as the womens liberation movement.
This was also the time when parochial forces
had started to rear their head. Confused
by the vast changes around him, the Marathi
Books, not journalism, were

his first love. He chose to be
a journalist because it gave
him the freedom and
intellectual space to be in
the company of books. He
always used to see things
beyond the news. That is
reflected in the way he
shaped LokSatta and made
it a must-read newspaper
for the aspirational class.
manoos needed someone to show him the

way. And Tikekar fitted the bill.
Tikekar belonged to a family of scholars.
His father was a writer and his uncle, S.R. Tikekar, was a well-known public figure. His
elder brother, Arvind, served as the chief librarian at the University of Bombay for a long
time. Tikekar followed the tradition of choosing a career in the company of books. He
headed The Times Of Indias archive department for quite some time. That brought him
close to the world of journalism. Govind
Talwalkar the doyen of Marathi journalism, who was with the Times group introduced Tikekar to journalism.
Interestingly, books, not journalism, were
his first love. He chose to be a journalist
because it gave him the freedom and intellectual space to be in the company of books.
He always used to see things beyond the
news. That is reflected in the way he shaped
LokSatta the Marathi daily of the Express
group and made it a must-read newspaper for the aspirational class. The variety he
brought to the paper was remarkable. LokSatta was always a vibrant newspaper; Tikekar gave it a literary touch. Marathi newspapers have a tradition of long-form
editorial. Tikekar strengthened this tradition
with his writings.
Besides his role as editor, Tikekars singlebiggest contribution was to Mumbais Asiatic
Society, the countrys premier and largest li-
brary. During the two terms that he headed

it, Tikekar restored the financial stability of
the library. Recently, he donated 15,000
books from his private collection to various
libraries of the state. His preference for an inter-disciplinary approach led to his developing interest in various fields, including the
history of modern Maharashtra.
He has several books to his credit. The
Kincaids: Two Generations of a British Family
in the Indian Civil Service is considered a
remarkable account of the civil services
during the British Raj. Another book, The
Cloisters Pale : A biography of the University
of Mumbai, the post-centennial Silver Jubilee
publication of one of Indias leading universities, explains how the city of Bombay
and its university grew almost simultaneously, socially, culturally and intellectually. Mumbai De-Intellectualised: Rise and
Decline of a Culture of Thinking traces the
intellectual life of Mumbai and, in the
process, takes note of the contribution made
by the British.
Tikekar has passed away at a time
when society is witnessing a rapid de-intellectualisation and the space for independent, liberal thought is shrinking. With
his demise, we have lost a classical liberal
intellectual.
The writer is the editor of Loksatta
girish.kuber@expressindia.com
JANUARY 20,1976, FORTY YEARS AGO

COUNTING THE DEAD
SEVEN BODIES WERE located in the Chasnala

colliery where 375 miners had been trapped
since December 27, S.S. Prasad, director-general of mines safety, said. Three bodies, in
addition to four others and a floating skull
found earlier, were located east of shaft No
2. The bodies of Mohammed Islam and Kali
Bowri were brought overground and handed
over to the police. Efforts were on to bring up
other bodies. A high-level inspection team
led by Prasad, which went inside the colliery,
found no sign of life and Prasad verged on
hopelessness regarding the possibility of
finding survivors. He said the identification
of bodies recovered was difficul.
NO HOPE IN CHASNALA
CHANDRAJIT YADAV, THE ministerfor mines,

said in the Rajya Sabha that there seems
to be no hope of any survival among the
Chasnala disaster victims. The minister
assured the House that nothing would be
done to prejudice the court of inquiry that
has been set up to investigate the tragedy.
All papers would be made available to the
court. If it held anybody responsible, the
government would take strict action against
such person. Yadav assured the House that
every effort would be made to see that the
number of mine accidents was minimised
and that no such major accident as Chasnala
occurred again.
FAITH IN FRIENDSHIP
PRESIDENT FAKHRUDDIN ALI Ahmed reaffirmed Indias faith in friendship with all. India
had no territorial design on any country, and
by tradition and conviction, it was peace-loving. However, any aggressor would receive a
befitting reply from its defence forces, he said
at the air force station in Chandigarh.
SHEIKHS CONFIDENCE
KASHMIR CHIEF MINISTER Sheikh Abdullah

said he was confident of a proper atmosphere for starting a dialogue for national reconciliation. Abdullah was addressing his first
press conference in New Delhi after assuming the chief ministership of the state.
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WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
THE IDEAS PAGE
One may ask why [Oxfam], which is committed to reducing poverty, is so

interested in billionaires... It concedes that extreme poverty has halved in just 15
years. The reality is that Oxfam is not campaigning against poverty any more. It is
campaigning against wealth...
THE TELEGRAPH, LONDON
Owning a
friendship
Sushma Swarajs Israel visit took place against the
backdrop of the Indian Oceans growing
significance for bilateral security
Martin Sherman
C R Sasikumar
Crime repeats itself

The story of the rape victim in Cuddalore, forced to marry her rapist,
shows how little has changed since the Mathura case
Flavia Agnes
DURING THE campaign to reform rape laws
in the early 1980s, following the adverse
Supreme Court ruling in the Mathura rape
case, in which the two policemen who had
raped a young 15-16-year-old tribal girl inside a police station were acquitted on
grounds that she was not of good character and that she was above 16 years of age,
a slogan coined by the womens movement
to succinctly capture the tragic irony of this
verdict, Mathura was raped twice, first by
the police and then by the courts, is as relevant today as it was then.
Despite the fact that, in recent years, the
public spotlight has been on this issue, nothing seems to have changed for the victim. All
that we have achieved despite several
amendments to the rape law is to make it
more stringent as a deterrent. This in no way
has increased conviction rates, which continue to be dismal, a mere 10-15 per cent. In
all other cases, the victim is viewed with suspicion and termed as a liar.
Though we have changed the nomenclature from victim to survivor, rape trials
continue to be harrowing, and victims continue to be humiliated not only by the defence lawyers but also by presiding judges.
In a rare instance, if conviction is secured at
the trial stage, the same is often overturned
at the appeals stage.
Instead of empowering the victim to become a survivor, the criminal trial pushes
her several notches down the social ladder.
The young girl from an already impover-
VIEW FROM THE RIGHT
PAKISTAN CHANGING?
AN EDITORIAL in the Organiser expresses the
hope that Pakistan will soon take steps to ensure peace in the region. Noting that
Pakistan has been regarded as a rogue state,
it lists some recent developments and says
there are indications that Pakistan may
think of taming the rogue elements nurtured
as foreign policy instruments over a period
of time. Contending that the Islamic ideology that became the basis for Pakistans creation is challenged by a more radicalised
version, it asserts that the elites of Pakistan
are the target of attacks by these radicals:
Pakistan has no option but to act seriously
against the rogue elements that can become
[the] IS within Pakistan...
People in Pakistan have enough exposure
to see the progress made by other South
ished section is forced to drop out of school

and the family relocates to avoid the stigma.
Most campaigns end when the law is enacted and seldom has rehabilitation been a
concern. It is generally believed by campaigners and stakeholders that prescribing
deterrent punishment gets translated into
justice for the victim.
This prevailing situation prevents most
victims from pressing charges of rape, especially if the rapist is a known person, powerful and influential, or if he is a family member. Most victims are aware of the
humiliation they would have to endure and
that, ultimately, they alone have to pay the
price for filing the complaint.
The humiliation meted out to her is
not confined to the trial court, but bogs her
down even at the appeals stage. If the rape
has resulted in pregnancy, her situation
becomes even more precarious. The
convicted rapist at times makes an offer of
marriage, and the judges persuade victims
to accept such offers as the only viable
solution on grounds that it is difficult to raise
a child as a single parent and endure the social stigma.
This is poignantly evident in the case of a
young woman in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The
incident had occurred in 2008. In 2014, the
trial court convicted the accused, and directed him to pay compensation of Rs
2,00,000. In July 2015, while hearing the appeal, Justice D. Devadass of the Madras High
Court asked the victim to consider the offer
of marriage made by the accused and referred the matter for mediation, on grounds
that the child needs a father and that it is difficult to raise a child as a single parent.
However, the victim rejected the offer and
commented, does the judge know the humiliation and stigma I have gone through all
these years since the incident?
Subsequently, in October, the case came
up before another judge, Justice A. Selvam,
who set aside the conviction and referred the
matter for a fresh trial on grounds that there
Asian countries, the editorial says, adding

that the media in Pakistan are vocal about
the achievements of Bharat in terms of creating democratic institutions, attaining technological advancement and a sustained
growth rate. Its not still clear whether
Maulana Masood Azhar has been arrested or
detained, but his gestures show that everything [is] not well with the ISI-backed terror
outfit. It doesnt mean that Pakistan will
drastically transform anti-Bharat policies as
that will weaken the very edifice of [the] creation of Pakistan. Yet, its likely that Pakistan
would alter its foreign policy based on the instrument of terror...
KALIACHAK FIRE
AN ARTICLE in Panchajanya comments
on the Malda violence that was ignored
by the West Bengal government. While
communal fanatics created havoc, the incident is said to be linked to conspirators
in Bangladesh who deal with fake Indian currency and the trade of illegal weapons.
Noting that many in the mob of nearly
1.5 lakh carried Pakistani flags, the article
says that there was no reason for the crowd
The prevailing situation

prevents most victims from
pressing charges of rape,
especially if the rapist is a
known person, powerful and
influential, or if he is a family
member. Most victims are
aware of the humiliation they
would have to endure and
that, ultimately, they alone
have to pay the price for filing
the complaint. The
humiliation meted out to her
is not confined to the trial
court, but bogs her down
even at the appeals stage. If
the rape has resulted in
pregnancy, her situation
becomes even more
precarious. The convicted
rapist at times makes an offer
of marriage, and the judges
persuade victims to accept
such offers as the only viable
solution on grounds that it is
difficult to raise a child as a
single parent and endure the
social stigma.
to suddenly turn fanatic. After setting

a police station on fire, the mob targeted
a Hindu colony, attacked a Shani and
Durga temple, looted innocent citizens
and shopkeepers.
The sequence of events shows that the
mob had ulterior motives. It is believed that
the violence was planned in Bangladesh,
the article says, adding that Hindus constitute merely 10 per cent of the Kaliachak
block, while the remaining 90 per cent are
Muslims. It seems that the first target of the
fanatics was to force these Hindus to flee the
area, it says. Noting that this border zone is
fast becoming a centre of anti-national activities, the article argues that if the state
government continues to follow vote-bank
politics and turn a blind eye, then this fire
can spread.
CINEMA & THE RASAS

AN ARTICLE in the Organiser advocates the
incorporation of ancient Indian creative wisdom in the field of cinema. Noting that filmmaker Shyam Benegal now heads the committee on censor board reforms, which will
also take note of the best practices in vari-
was no clear proof that the victim was under

16 years of age at the time of the incident, and
that the conviction was based only on her
oral evidence. The judge also asked her to repay the compensation that had been ordered
by the trial court. It concluded that if the girl
was above 16 years of age, then it must be
held that it was consensual sexual intercourse, and not rape. Though the high court
had the power to verify the documents to ascertain her age, rather than setting aside the
conviction and ordering a fresh trial seven
years after the incident, it declined to exercise this option.
This was precisely the situation in the
Mathura case. Though the prosecution had
pleaded that the girl was below 16 years of
age, since clear proof of age was not available
as she was an illiterate tribal girl who did not
have a birth certificate or a school certificate
to prove her age, the accused were acquitted
relying on the legal doctrine of benefit of
doubt to the accused.
It seems that history has repeated itself
with the high court setting aside the conviction on this ground alone, though DNA tests
had proved paternity. Unable to bear this humiliation and also the financial hardships,
when the matter came up for trial, the victim informed the Cuddalore Mahila Court on
December 29 that she had married the accused after a settlement and they were now
living together.
This brought to an end the circuitous litigation, where the 22-year-old woman was
left with absolutely no protection. There were
no directions from the court that the Rs
2,00,000 compensation should be kept aside
as future security for the child or an assurance that the man will not be vengeful and
subject her to cruelty in retaliation for having filed the case of rape against him.
This disturbing trend is not a rare instance
but a routine occurrence in our courts.
The writer is a legal scholar and
a womens rights lawyer
ous parts of the world, it says that no effort is undertaken to revive the ancient
knowledge of creative performing arts and
related aesthetics.
Natyashastra, an ancient Bharateeya
treatise on the performing arts was written
by the sage Bharata, it says, adding that the
entire recital of the shastra occurs through a
dialogue between Bharata and the sages,
wherein the muni makes an inquiry into the
origin of drama and related techniques. The
article points out that Lord Brahma created
drama so that the knowledge of the Vedas
becomes accessible to all.
The most pertinent part of the
Natyashastra is the theory of rasa, the cumulative result of vibhava (stimulus), anubhava (involuntary reaction), and vyabhikari
bhava (voluntary reaction). Listing the eight
rasas, it names some popular Hindi movies
that incorporated these rasas and adds that
the treatise stands as a reflection of what
our cinema is and ought to be. The article
then says, Hope the new committee on censor board reforms takes a leaf from this
ancient wisdom...
Compiled by Ashutosh Bhardwaj
AS 2015 drew to an end, reports appeared

in the Indian and Israeli press of an event
of potentially far-reaching strategic importance, which went largely unmentioned in
the mainstream media in the West.
The reports referred to the successful
testing of the Barak-8 long-range surfaceto-air missile somewhere in the Indian
Ocean, from the Indian navys stealth destroyer, INS Kolkata. The Barak-8
(Lightening in Hebrew), brimming with
cutting-edge technology, is the product of
a joint Indo-Israeli development endeavour. It reflects precisely the culmination of
a process envisaged in a policy-paper this
writer had co-authored with the late M.L.
Sondhi as far back as 1998, when IndoIsraeli relations were still in their infancy.
The study one of the very first to identify the ascendancy of India as a strategic
power, and the potentially profound significance of this for Israel recognised both
the necessity of and the mutual benefits
entailed in joint-Indo-Israeli development
initiatives. And it designated the naval
sphere to be of particular promise: ...sea
power could become a factor of increasing
significance. Israels long-term strategic
need to strengthen its navy... corresponds
well with Indias desire to extend its maritime capabilities.
The successful Barak-8 test constitutes
a ringing endorsement of that prognoses
and also a fitting precursor to the just-concluded visit of Indias External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj to Israel. The visit,
on the heels of one by President Pranab
Mukherjee last October, and ahead of a
speculated visit by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, signifies that India no
longer feels the need to keep its burgeoning
ties with Israel discreetly low-profile.
Commonly cited constraints that reportedly inhibited more demonstrative
warmth between the two countries were:
One, the wish to avoid angering Indias
large Muslim minority; and two, concern
for the considerable expatriate Indian community working in the Arab Gulf states.
However, of late, it appears that the
dampening effect of these factors has
waned. For, in what seems to be a discernible change in its voting pattern in international institutions, India has refrained
from voting against Israel in various UN
bodies, as it did in the past, preferring to abstain from anti-Israel resolutions.
Since the establishment of diplomatic
relations, almost a quarter-century ago, the
bilateral relationship has grown steadily,
irrespective of which party has been in
power. But while its true that it was a
Congress government, led by then-PM P.V.
Narasimha Rao, that initiated the normalisation between the two countries, there
has always been a perceptible sense of
greater warmth in the relationship under
BJP governments.
This enhanced ambience of Indo-Israeli

amiti is certainly the case with the Modi
government. Indeed, the appointment of
the unabashedly pro-Israel Swaraj as foreign minister, who, when in opposition,
served as chairperson of the Indo-Israel
Parliamentary Friendship Group (2006-09)
and reportedly sees former Israeli premier
Golda Meir as a role model, certainly seems
to symbolise the desire for enhanced ties
between the two countries.
Strengthening bilateral ties entails potentially huge benefits for both parties.
Trade has grown more than 20-fold since
formal diplomatic ties were established
from a meagre $200 million to almost $5
billion today.
For Israel, an uptick in its relations with
India couldnt have come at a more fortuitous time especially given the chilly
winds blowing its way from the European
Union, with talk of punitive economic
measures evermore prevalent. The recent
European decision to label Israeli merchandise produced beyond the pre-1967
frontiers has made Israeli concerns all the
more tangible.
In contrast to Europes dark past of animosity towards the Jews, Indias history
has virtually no record of any significant
anti-Semitism. This, together with the burgeoning Indian middle class with its increasing purchasing power and the fact
that India will soon be the worlds thirdlargest economy, makes it a lucrative target for Israeli business, not only in its own
right but as a strategic alternative to the EU,
should further restrictions on Israeli products be imposed by Brussels.
The prospect of enhanced trade with
the East in general and India in particular
clearly enhances the importance of the
Indian Ocean theatre for Israel as a commercial maritime route. Accordingly, cooperation and coordination with the Indian
navy is likely to become an increasingly important factor in ensuring the secure passage of cargo in both directions.
But for Israel, commerce is not the only
reason for the increased importance of the
Indian Ocean. Indeed, given the spectre of
a resurgent Iran unencumbered by international sanctions and its coffers replenished by the nuclear deal, the waters of the
Indian Ocean have assumed critical significance for Israels security, as reflected by
its recently expanded and modernised submarine fleet.
The potential for mutually beneficial
collaboration between India and Israel
spans virtually the entire spectrum of human endeavour from national security
on land, sea and air, through cutting-edge
civilian technology in medicine, food production and communications, to cultural
exchanges, enhancement of water management and rural development. But beyond that, there appears to be a special
affinity between the two peoples that transcends cordial government-to-government relations. The visit of the top diplomat of the worlds largest democracy,
Sushma Swaraj, to the worlds most beleaguered one, was built on this foundation.
The writer, a former advisor to the
Israeli government, is founder
and executive director of the Israel
Institute for Strategic Studies
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RUSH TO TEHRAN
THIS REFERS to Normalising Iran
(January 19). The US, EU and UN had
been advising India not to engage much
with Iran. Now that the nuclear-related
sanctions have been lifted, great opportunities may open up. New Delhi can
raise its oil imports from Iran.
Corporates can heave a sigh of relief due
to the implied clearance for investments in Iran. The strategic Chabahar
port, being developed by India, will also
witness renewed construction vigour.
A recovering and stable Iran will have a
positive spillover for the world at large.
Sachin K. Jadhav, Lakhala
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THE PROMINENT coverage of the

suicide of a student, Rohith Vemula,
raises several questions. While the suicide is unfortunate, why is it being reported as that of a Dalit student?
Rohith is said to have been active in the
Ambedkar Students Association, which
was in reported conflict with the ABVP.
Fights among rival student unions are
not unknown. Highlighting the suicide
as a Dalits is uncalled for. Second,
suspension of monthly stipend and
expulsion from the hostel is too severe
a punishment for any student.
University administrations need to be
more sensitive.
THIS REFERS to Yes, Delhi, it worked

(January 19). Its an illusion that fourwheelers are the chief culprit for pollution. The main sources of pollution are
dust and open burning of garbage. A
small sandstorm in Rajasthan can create a dust cloud covering all of northern India.
V.P. Joshi, Nashik
B.N. Anand, Mohali
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Cameron backs burqa ban in

courts, schools, checkposts
Wont go as far as France to impose a blanket ban
ADITI KHANNA
The comments made by some

US politicians in last two, three
days are suspicious, he said.
IRAN
Khamenei welcomes
deal, warns of deceit
Dubai: Irans Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday
welcomed the lifting of international
sanctions against Iran, but warned
that Tehran should remain wary of its
old enemy the United States. State television reported that Khamenei
wrote to President Hassan Rouhani to
congratulate him on implementing
the nuclear deal, which resulted in US,
European Union and United Nations
sanctions being lifted over the weekend. In his first comments since the
deal took effect, Irans highest authority made clear that Washington
should still be treated with suspicion.
I reiterate the need to be vigilant
about the deceit and treachery of arrogant countries, especially the
United States, in this (nuclear) issue
and other issues, Khamenei said.
The worlds oldest man, a Japanese who died at the age of 112, said his secret to a long
life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it. Yasutaro Koide, born on March 13, 1903,
died just two months short of his 113th birthday.
Sikh, 3 Muslims made pilot

uneasy, kicked off flight
Four men have filed a $9 million lawsuit against American Airlines
LONDON, JANUARY 19
UK PRIME Minister David Cameron has
backed a ban on face-covering veils in
schools, courts and at border check points in
the country but said he will not go as far as
what France did to impose a blanket ban.
When youre coming into contact with
an institution, or youre in court, or if you
need to be able to see someones face at the
border, then I will always back the authority
and institution that have put in place proper
and sensible rules, Cameron said.
It comes as the UK prepare to announce
a series of measures designed to stop British
Muslims becoming radicalised and traveling
to the Middle East to join terrorist groups like
the Islamic State.
What does matter is if, for instance, a
school has a uniform policy, sensitively put in
place and all the rest of it, and people want to
flout that uniform policy, often for reasons
that arent connected to religion, you should
always come down on the side of the school,
he told BBC Radio Four.
Cameron, 49, however, rejected the idea
of a blanket ban on burqas and other religious headgear, along the lines of the ban imposed in France since 2010.
MEANWHILE
WORLDS OLDEST MAN, 112, DIES
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

NEW YORK, JANUARY 19
DAVID CAMERON, British Prime Minister

Going for the more sort of French approach of banning an item of clothing, I dont
think thats the way we do things in this
country, he said.
Camerons comments came on the day
he unveiled plans for tougher new English
language requirements to prevent segregation of members of the Muslim community.
New rules will mean that from October
this year migrants coming to the UK on a fiveyear spousal visa with poor or no English
skills will have to take a test after two and a
half years to show they are making efforts to
improve their English. France introduced a
controversial ban on wearing the full face veil
in public in 2010. PTI
A SIKH man along with his four friends, who

were kicked out from an American Airlines
flight because their appearance made the
captain uneasy has filed a $9 million lawsuit
against the airline.
Shan Anand, a Sikh, along with three
other friends Faimul Alam besides a
Bangladeshi Muslim and an Arab Muslim
all young US citizens, were ordered off the
flight 44718 from Toronto to New York last
month based upon their perceived race,
colour and ethnicity, CNN reported Tuesday.
The Bangladeshi Muslim and Arab
Muslim were identified only by their initials
W.H. and M.K.
Anand and Alam switched seats with
strangers after boarding, so they could sit
next to W.H. and M.K.
Several minutes later, a white woman
flight attendant asked W.H. to get off the
plane, according to the lawsuit, which was
filed Monday in Brooklyn Federal Court.
When they asked the flight crew why
After the plane took off an

airline agent told the men they
could not board because the
crew, and specifically the
captain, felt uncomfortable and
uneasy with their presence
they were being removed, the flight attendant told them to exit peacefully and demanded they return to the gate and await
further directions, the lawsuit said.
It basically made me feel like a criminal,
W.H. said, adding: It was like I was put on a
pedestal where everyone is pointing at you.
I was frightened that they were frightened.
It was only after the plane took off that an
airline agent told the men they could not
board because the crew members, and
specifically the captain, felt uneasy and uncomfortable with their presence on the flight
and as such, refused to fly unless they were
removed from the flight, the report said.
The flight took off, leaving the four men
behind.
They said it was protocol, said Anand.
Passengers surrounding Alam and Anand
started making racist comments and clutching their children as if something was going
to happen, the suit charges.
When the group asked the agent whether
their appearance had contributed to their removal, being that they are dark-skinned and
had beards, the agent responded that their
appearance did not help, the lawsuit said.
The four men are seeking damages, alleging the airline disgracefully engaged in the
discrimination ... based on their perceived
race, colour, ethnicity, alienage and/or national origin, the lawsuit reads.
Each of the men are now seeking $1 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages in the $9 million
lawsuit filed Monday.
The flight was operated by Republic
Airways, a regional partner of American
Airlines.
A spokesman for Republic Airways declined to comment on the suit. American
Airlines is reviewing the lawsuit, according
to spokeswoman Victoria Lupica.
LACK OF RACIAL DIVERSITY
Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett

Smith set to skip Oscars
JAKE COYLE
NEW YORK, JANUARY 19
PAKISTAN
US committed over
8 F-16s despite India
Islamabad: The US was committed to
supply eight F-16 fighter jets to
Pakistan despite Indias efforts to
block its delivery, Defence Minister
Khawaja Asif said Tuesday. The
(Barack) Obama administration is
committed to supply eight F-16
fighter jets despite efforts by India and
former Pakistani ambassador to the
US Husain Haqqani to block the delivery, Asif said. His statement comes
days after reports said that the
Republican-controlled US Congress
has stalled sale of F-16 jets to
Islamabad, amid growing antiPakistan sentiments on Capitol Hill
over its reluctance in taking action
against terrorist groups. Pakistani
lawmakers in the National Assembly
during a debate assailed US Congress
for stalling the sale of the jet, prompting the minister to intervene. Asif did
not clarify how India and Haqqani,
who was Pakistans ambassador during government of Asif Ali Zardari,
were influencing the decision of US
Congress.
Pak tests indigenously

developed cruise missile
Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday conducted a successful flight test of the
indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile with a range of
350km which enables the country to
achieve air delivered strategic standoff capability on land and at sea, the
military said. The flight test of the Air
Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM),
Ra'ad, which is also known as Hatf
VIII, was the seventh since it was first
tested in 2007. It is essentially a flying
bomb, generally designed to carry a
large conventional or nuclear warhead many hundreds of miles with
high accuracy. Modern cruise missiles
can travel at supersonic speedand are
self-navigating and fly on a non-ballistic very low altitude trajectory in order
to avoid radar detection.
EUROPE
Twitter suffers
widespread outage
Paris: Millions of Twitter users were
blocked from their feeds Tuesday as
the social networking site went down
for over an hour in at least several
countries. Some users are currently
experiencing problems accessing
Twitter. We are aware of the issue and
are working towards a resolution, the
site said. A spokesperson for Twitter
Europe confirmed the outage, while
users in South Africa, Brazil, the
Philippines, Nigeria and Uganda also
reported problems accessing the site
with the hashtag #twitterdown on
Facebook. After about an hour the
platform was back on line in London
and Paris. Problems were however
still being experienced elsewhere
such as Russia. Third party services,
such as the TweetDeck service, also
returned a blank page. Twitter was
also disrupted Friday for 20 minutes.
SUICIDE BLAST KILLS 11 IN PAKISTAN

A rescue worker sifts through the rubble after a suicide bomber blew himself in Peshawar on Tuesday. Reuters
A Taliban suicide bomber Tuesday blew
himself up near a checkpost in Pakistan's
restive northwest, killing at least 11
people, including security personnel and
children, and injuring over 30 others in
the rush-hour attack.
The bombing, that comes within a

week by the outlawed group, occurred
near the vehicle of line officer Nawab
Shah in Jamrud area of Khyber tribal
region, police said. The explosive device
was planted in a motorbike.
IS slashes salaries of its fighters

over exceptional circumstances
JERUSALEM, JANUARY 19
THE DREADED Islamic State terror group has
decided to cut the salaries of its fighters by
half blaming the exceptional circumstances, a sign of worsening financial situation of the outfit.
The groups Bayt al-Mal, the Treasury
Ministry, has decided to cut the salaries of its
fighters in half due to the exceptional circumstances IS has been witnessing, The
Jerusalem Post said, citing new documents
released last month.
The terror group reportedly did not explain exactly what those exceptional circumstances were.
However, the IS decision came amid reports of a US-led coalition airstrike this
month that destroyed a cash storage facility
of the group in Iraqs Mosul city where it had

stored millions to pay its operatives and for
ongoing operations.
Millions of dollars were burned in the
strike.
ISs financial situation today is even
worse than it was in December when the
document came out, the paper said.
In order to deal with the financial damage, the IS-appointed governor in Mosul issued a fatwa allowing militants to raise funds
from the local citizens by taxing them.
The group said the move would not affect the collection and distribution of Zakat,
a religious obligatory tax, the paper said, citing the documents.
To justify its decision, the IS cited the
Quran, claiming that it prioritises jihad of
wealth, or spending in beneficial or charitable ways, over jihad of soul, the paper
added.
The dead include police, civilians and

at least one child and officials said the
casualties are feared to rise. Some reports
also put the number of children killed at
two. As many as 31 others were injured
in the blast. PTI
AMID CALLS for a boycott of the Academy

Awards over its all-white acting nominees
and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both
announcing they would sit out this years
ceremony, the academys president said it
was time for major changes and soon.
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and
Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement promising more diversity,
and quickly, after both Lee and Pinkett spoke
out Monday.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Lee said he
cannot support the lily white Oscars.
Noting that he was writing on Martin Luther
King Jr. Day, Lee who in November was
given an honorary Oscar at the Governors
Awards said he was fed up: Forty white
actors in two years and no flava at all, he
wrote. We cant act?!
In a video message on Facebook, Pinkett
Smith also said she wouldnt attend or watch
the Oscars in February. Pinkett Smith, whose
husband Will Smith wasnt nominated for
his performance in the NFL head trauma
drama Concussion, said it was time for people of colour to disregard the Academy
Awards.
Begging for acknowledgement, or even
asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes
power, she said. And we are a dignified people and we are powerful.
She added: Lets let the academy do
them, with all grace and love. And lets do us
SPIKE LEE, Director

differently. The video had amassed 4.5 million by mid-Monday afternoon.
Last years all-white acting nominees also
drew calls for a boycott, though not from
such prominent individuals as Lee and
Pinkett Smith. Whether it had any impact or
not, the audience for the broadcast, hosted
by Neil Patrick Harris, was down 16 per cent
from the year prior, a six-year low.
Isaacs has made a point of presenting a
more inclusive show this year. The February
28 broadcast will be hosted by Chris Rock
and produced by Django Unchained producer Reginald Hudlin and David Hill. On
Saturday, Rock, unveiling a new promotion
for the broadcast, called the ceremony The
White BET Awards.
When Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, Isaacs acknowledged she
was disappointed that all 20 acting nominees were again white and promised to continue the conversation on diversity. AP
Pakistan govt cancels Peshawar school

attack game after criticism from victims
SAJJAD HUSSAIN
ISLAMABAD, JANUARY 19
PAKISTAN HAS removed a video game based
on horrendous attack at an army-run school
in Peshawar by heavily-armed Taliban militants after criticism.
At least 150 people, mostly children, were
killed in the attack on the shcool on
December 16, 2014.
The attack prompted Punjab provinces
IT Board to develop an Android game and release it last month. After running for weeks,
the game failed to attract favourable reviews
and the families of the victims were not impressed.
The social media also flayed the idea as
well as the attempt.
The APS game has been removed. It was
No one, especially families of

the victims, would ever want to
re-live that dark day. But oddly
enough, the developers decided
to recreate them for a gaming
experience, a local paper said
in poor taste. Thank you for highlighting the
mistake. We have made the amends,
tweeted Umar Saif, chief of Punjab IT Board.
The first-person shooter game titled
Pakistan Army Retribution begins with the
national anthem and depicts events that took
place on the dreadful day.
The players task is to lead soldiers into
the main building and eliminate the heavily
armed terrorists scattered throughout the

premises.
The game may be an attempt to pay tribute to the Pakistan Army, but the app itself is
not very well made considering the name
behind it, and the market it was placed in,
the Dawn reported.
It said that one can understand the emotional attachment to the story but as a game,
it falls flat.
No one, especially families of the victims,
would ever want to re-live that dark day. But
oddly enough, the developers decided to
recreate those moments for a gaming experience, the paper said.
From visuals to controls, the game just
doesnt deliver. Even when taking on such an
unlikely subject, the Punjab IT Board is expected to deliver something far superior, it
said. PTI
OBITUARY
The Eagles founder, guitarist Glenn Frey dead at 67

ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
LOS ANGELES, JANUARY 19
GLENN FREY, the prolific guitarist, singer,
songwriter and founding member of the
Eagles, died Monday at age 67, the American
rock band known for Hotel California and
dozens of other hits said on its website.
Frey died in New York City of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said.
The Eagles, whose album, Their Greatest
Hits 1971-1975, is the second-best-selling
record of all time in the United States, helped
create the freewheeling soundtrack of 1970s
America and remain ubiquitous on rock radio nearly half a century later.
Their blend of rock with country music
influences fueled their success with hit songs

such as Desperado, Already Goneand Take It to
the Limit.
Frey collaborated with drummer Don
Henley to co-write many of the bands
biggest hits. While Henley most often sang
lead vocals for the band, Frey played guitar
and piano, was key to the bands harmony as
a back-up vocalist, and at times sang lead.
His performances on Take It Easy and
Peaceful Easy Feeling on the bands debut album in 1972 helped rocket the Eagles to
fame, and he later sang lead on hits Lyin Eyes
and Already Gone.
Frey died a little more than a week after
another rock great, David Bowie, died at age
69 in New York from cancer.
Detroit-born Frey and Henley co-founded
the Eagles in 1971 in Los Angeles after play-
GLENN FREY
ing backup for rock singer Linda Ronstadt.

Henley in a statement praised Frey as the
one who started it all for the Eagles.
He was the spark plug, the man with the
plan, Henley said. He had an encyclopedic
knowledge of popular music and a work
ethic that wouldnt quit. He was funny, bullheaded, mercurial, generous, deeply talented
and driven.
The bands original members also included Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner.
Several other musicians, including Joe Walsh,
joined in the 1970s.
After the Eagles disbanded in 1980, Frey
had a successful solo career, recording the
songs The One You Love and The Heat Is On.
In 1994, the Eagles reunited and released
an album titled Hell Freezes Over. The name
jokingly referred to Henleys previous state-
ment that the band would only get back together when hell freezes over.
The Eagles, who were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and have
played many sold-out shows since their reunion, most recently completed a two-year
tour last July.
Frey, in an interview with the Tampa Bay
Times in 2012, credited his band members
physical health as one reason for their success. We managed to get off the party train
pretty early, he told the paper.
But last year, Freys health took a bad turn,
as he suffered from intestinal problems.
Thank you for the music that paved the
way for so many others, country star Brad
Paisley said in praising Frey on Twitter.
Frey is survived by his wife, Cindy, and
their three children. REUTERS
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BRIEFLY
IMF cuts world
growth, retains FY17
India GDP forecast
Washington: The International
Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday
kept Indias growth projection unchanged at 7.3 per cent in the current
fiscal and 7.5 per cent in the next, even
as it cut world economic outlook to
3.4 per cent for 2016. In its update on
World Economic Outlook (WEO), IMF
said Chinas growth would slow to 6.3
per cent in 2016 and further to 6 per
cent in 2017, but India would continue
to grow at a robust pace.
Godrej acquires 51%

stake in India Circus
Mumbai: Godrej on Tuesday said it
has acquired 51 per cent stake in
home decor and personal accessories
brand India Circus, which will increase its footprint in the lifestyle
space. India Circus is positioned as a
lifestyle brand that offers home decor
and accessories at an affordable price.
India is home to
2.36L millionaires
New Delhi: India is home to the fourth
largest population of millionaires in
the Asia Pacific region, with 2.36 lakh
such high net worth individuals
(HNWIs), while Japan topped the list
with 12.60 lakh people, a report says.
According to the Asia Pacific 2016
Wealth Report, by New World
Wealth, India was ranked among the
top five Asia Pacific countries in terms
of number of HNWIs. HNWIs (millionaires) were defined as those
individuals with net assets of $1 million or more. PTI
SHARES RECOVER TO `143.60
Strong refining margins

boost RIL profit by 38.7%
Company revenue down 23.9% due to 42.7% fall in crude oil price
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU

MUMBAI, JANUARY 19
AIDED BY strong refining margins which
surged to a seven-year high, Indias largest
private sector company in terms of revenue,
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has posted a
better-than-expected 38.7 per cent rise in
net profit at Rs 7,290 crore for the quarter
ended December 2015 as against Rs 5,256
crore in the same period of last year.
However, the companys a turnover at
Rs 73,341 crore showed a fall 23.9 per cent
as compared to Rs 96,330 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Decline in revenue was led by the 42.7 per
cent Y-o-Y decline in benchmark (Brent) oil
price. Exports from India operations were
also lower by 37.5 per cent at Rs 36,564 crore
as against Rs 58,507 crore in the previous
year due to lower product prices in line with
lower feedstock prices, RIL said.
Standalone gross refining margins (GRM)
for the third quarter stood at a seven-year
high of $ 11.5 per barrel as against $ 7.3 in the
previous year. Strong gasoline and naphtha
cracks, seasonal rebound in middle distillates
cracks, robust demand growth and sourcing
of advantageous crude helped boost refining margins. EBIT was also boosted by the alltime high crude throughput of 18
MMT (utilisation rate of 116 per cent), the
company said.
RIL chairman Mukesh D Ambani said:
Our portfolio of world-class refining and
petrochemical assets are paying-off handsomely. Refining business delivered yet another record performance on the back of
(Rs crore)
Q316
Q216
Q315
Turnover
73,341
75,117
96,330
(2.4%)
(23.9%)
Net Profit
7,290
6,720
5,256
8.5%
38.7%
11.5
10.6
7.3
--
---
EBIT Margin (%)
11.3%
9.0%
4.0%
--
--
EPS
24.8
22.8
17.8
--
--
Retail business
6,042
--
4,686
--
29
GRM* ($ / bbl)
seven-year high refining margins and

highest ever crude throughput. In the current 9-month period, our refining business
EBIT has surpassed the record earnings it
achieved in FY15.
The petrochemical business also delivered amongst its best quarterly performance,
driven by robust polymer margins. The benefits of low crude oil and energy prices for
our downstream businesses clearly outweigh the impact of these factors on our upstream segment, reflecting in the record
earnings for the quarter, Ambani said.
RIL shares which fell five per cent on
Monday recovered by 2.51 per cent to Rs
1,43.60 ahead of the announcement of the
results. RIL reported better than expected
earnings while GRM at $ 11.5/bbl came in line
with expectations, said Ravi Shenoy, VPMidcaps Research Motilal Oswal Securities.
Ambani said the retail business crossed
Rs 6,000 crore quarterly revenue milestone
with a footprint now encompassing over
3,000 stores in 371 cities. Reliance Retail rev-
In 2016, oil market

may drown in
oversupply: IEA
Supply could exceed demand by 1.5 mn bpd in H1
REUTERS
LONDON, JANUARY 19
Q-o-Q change Y-o-Y change
enue rose by 29 per cent to Rs 6,042 crore for

the December quarter from Rs 4,686 crore
last year and the profit before interest and
tax increased to Rs 147 crore from rs 133
crore. The retail business operated 1,537
stores catering to consumer electronics. The
consumer electronics category registered a
strong growth in excess of 50 per cent Y-o-Y.
On its telecom business, RIL said Reliance
Jio has substantially optimised its network
and is currently testing service offerings
across the breadth of the country.
The end-to-end services are being tested
by RIL group employees, channel partners
and vendors who are among the first to test
the true 4G network experience. We also
achieved significant milestones in our consumer facing businesses. In the biggest ever
launch, Jio services have been offered to over
1,00,000 group employees and their families
enabling them to experience the world-class
digital services and applications price, and
help cocreating the best experience for all
our customers, Ambani said.
UNSEASONABLY WARM weather and rising

supply will keep the crude oil market oversupplied until at least late 2016 and could
push the price below its current 12-year
lows, the International Energy Agency said
on Tuesday.
The addition of Iranian supply to a market where production looks set to outpace
consumption for a third year in a row could
not come at a worse time for crude oil exporters, who are grappling with prices at
their lowest in more than a decade.
Brent crude futures have fallen to their
lowest level since late 2003, tumbling below
$30 a barrel, after OPEC said in December it
would not cut output to halt the price slide
despite global oversupply. The IEA, which issues regular reviews of the health of the energy market, said more price weakness could
lie ahead as a result.
Although we do not formally forecast
OPEC oil production, in a scenario whereby
Iran adds 6,00,000 bpd to the market by midyear and other members maintain current
output, global oil supply could exceed demand by 1.5 million bpd in the first half of
2016, the agency said in a monthly report.
While the pace of stock-building eases
in the second half of the year as supply from
non-OPEC producers falls, unless something
changes, the oil market could drown in oversupply. So the answer to our question is an
emphatic yes. It could go lower.
Responding to Tehrans compliance with
a nuclear deal, the United States and other
Price collapse a
drag on global
economy, says IMF
Washington: The International
Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that
the sharp collapse in the price of oil is
proving more of a drag on the global
economy than a stimulus.
The financial strains on exporters
and the deep investment cutbacks in
the industry are more than offsetting
the expected gains from cheap oil enjoyed by key importers like Japan and
the United States, the IMF said.
Moreover, the Fund noted that demand for oil had not picked up as the
price has plummeted. PTI
major powers have revoked international

sanctions that sharply cut Irans oil exports.
Warm winter weather around the world
cut global oil demand growth to a one-year
low of 1 million barrels per day in the fourth
quarter of 2015, down from a near five-year
high of 2.1 million bpd in the third quarter.
Oil prices, meanwhile, rose more than 3
per cent on Tuesday as data showed Chinese
oil demand likely hit a record high in 2015.
Brent crude futures, the global benchmark,
traded up $1.06, or 3.7 percent, at $29.61 a
barrel by 1255 GMT. US crude futures were
up 30 cents at $29.72 a barrel, reverting to a
discount to Brent prices. Both contracts
breached the $30 mark earlier in the session.
HCL Tech Q2 net up 0.2% on next-gen push SC restrains Centre

CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT AT `1,920

SOFTWARE SERVICES major HCL
Technologies on Tuesday posted 0.2 per cent
rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,920
crore for the December quarter, impacted by
investments made on new generation
technologies.
The company, which follows July-June fiscal year, had posted a net profit of Rs 1,915
crore in the year-ago period. It saw a growth
of 11.4 per cent in revenue at Rs 10,341 crore
in the said quarter from Rs 9,283 crore a year
ago. We have seen broad-based growth
across sectors and business lines. Our investments and focus on BEYONDigital, NextGen
ITO and IoT WoRKS are enabling us to stay
ahead of the curve and achieve a healthy
business growth and financial performance,
HCL Technologies President and CEO Anant
Gupta told reporters.
The company, which follows JulyJune fiscal year, had posted a net profit
of Rs 1,915 crore in the year-ago period
Reacting to the results, HCL

Technologies scrip was trading lower
by 1.13 per cent at Rs 833.80 apiece
In dollar terms, the firms net

profit fell 5.4 per cent to $290.8
million in while revenues grew 5.1 per
cent to $1.56 billion
The company is also expanding its

presence in China to cater to its clients
that have a manufacturing presence
in the country
He added that the company has signed 8

transformational engagements during this
quarter with more than $1 billion of total
contract value (TCV).
In dollar terms, the companys net profit
declined 5.4 per cent to $290.8 million in the
reported quarter, while revenues grew 5.1
per cent to $1.56 billion.
Reacting to the results, HCL Technologies
scrip was trading lower by 1.13 per cent at Rs

833.80 apiece. HCLTs results were lower
than expectations. Margins continue to reflect profitability challenges faced by HCLT
in a bid to sustain high growth. SG&A spends
at about 13 per cent do not provide much
room for further downsides, Kotak
Securities Senior Vice-President and Head
Private Client Group Research Dipen Shah
said. Anil Chanana, CFO at HCL Technologies,

said the firms performance in the quarter
continues to reflect the return from the investments that it has been making.
The return on equity for calendar 2015
at 29 per cent has been amongst the best in
the industry... We saw a 60 basis point expansion in margins, he added. In October
last year, the company had said it has invested about Rs 1,300 crore towards setting
up development and collaboration centres
globally, hiring senior talent and on new
technologies like IoT (Internet of Things) and
cloud.
The company is also expanding its presence in China to cater to its clients that have
a manufacturing presence in the country.
Gupta said the second half of the year
continues to look good in terms of deal, especially re-bids. Citing analyst reports, the company said an estimated $50 billion TCV worth
of deals could come up for re-bidding in
2016-17.
Loan growth of pvt sector banks to be double of PSBs till FY19

Private sector lenders will witness an annual credit growth of 24 % till FY19, twice that of their ailing and capital-starved state-run peers, says a study by Crisil and Assocham
likely to be the CAGR of

public sector banks form 2016 to 2019
ASSET QUALITY OF THE

BANKING SECTOR
5.0
Strong balance-sheets, large presence

in retail segment and strong low-cost
liability franchise
4.3
Rs. lakh Crore
FACTORS AIDING PRIVATE

BANKS GROWTH
annual growth of loan

books seen by private sector banks
in the five years to FY15, as against a
17% for state-run lenders
11%
to be the credit growth

with which the banking system will
close in FY16
4.6
3.8
4.0
3.0
4.0
2.9
3.0
2.0
2.6
1.4
end-to-end solutions as they have

invested significantly in developing
branch network, retail franchise and
technology platforms
5.0
3.3
1.0
21%
*Private sector banks can offer quick
3.2
3.9
1.9
Per cent
12%
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
2011-12
2012-13
Gross NPA (LHS)
2013-14
WHAT
THE PSBs WOULD DO?
PSBs will be forced to focus on
reorienting business model. They will
have to try to be more competitive. They
should also focus on improving
governance and their customer connect
2014 -15 20151- 6(P)

Gross NPA % (RHS)
NEAR-TERM CREDIT GROWTH

The near-term credit growth for the
private sector banks will be driven by

retail, agriculture, small and medium
enterprises segments
REGIONAL EXPERTISE CRUCIAL

Small and mid-size PSBs will face greater
challenges and have to focus on
developing regional expertise and smallticket lending in retail and SMEs
segments
TOUGH COMPETITION
Private lenders are likely to give PSBs
a tough time in the low-yielding
mortgages, auto, while in the highyielding loan against property, used
vehicles, personal loans and gold
loans
from disinvestment
in Hindustan Zinc
QUESTIONING THE hurry, the Supreme
Court on Tuesday restrained the government
from divesting its minority stake in the
Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), delaying further
the majority owner Vedanta Resources Ltds
bid to take total control.
A bench led by Chief Justice T S Thakur
ordered the status quo and said that the remaining 29.5 per cent shares in HZL shall not
be transferred in favour of Vedanta till its further orders.
What is the compulsion for you to divest
further? What is the compelling reason for
you to lose further control and rights. Just because you have done it in the past does not
mean you have to do it again and lose everything in it...Why are you in a hurry? Let us
first hear the case. You will not disinvest your
shares till our orders, the bench told
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi.
Rohatgi responded that further divestment is a governments policy decision and
that HZL stopped being a government company in 2002 when the first disinvestment
took place.
He added that the PIL seeks an amendment in the Act to enable further divestment
but it was not required since the HZL was no
more a government company.
Appearing for Vedanta, senior lawyer C A
Sundaram submitted before the bench that
Vedanta is interested in taking over the remaining shares. He added the HZL was was
a loss-making company when Vedanta
bought over the stakes in 2002 and it is now
a profit making firm.
The bench told Sunadaram:You have no
right to demand further shares. You will purchase it when we allow you to do it.
During the hearing, the bench also read
BENCH TO HEAR CASE AGAIN

AFTER FOUR WEEKS
During the hearing, the bench
also read out relevant portions of
the CBIs investigation report
relating to alleged irregularities
committed in the disinvestment of
HZL in 2002 when NDA was in
power at the Centre
Referring to the report, the
bench observed that it has not
commented adversely on the share
prices and also said that the
disinvestment was carried out on a
discount rate basis
The bench will hear the case
further after four weeks
out relevant portions of the CBIs investigation report relating to alleged irregularities
committed in the disinvestment of HZL in
2002 when NDA was in power at the Centre.
The agency had in December 2013 registered a preliminary enquiry against Vedanta
Group Chairman Anil Agarwal and unknown
officials. In the course of enquiry, CBI had examined the then disinvestment minister
Arun Shourie among others.
Referring to the report, the bench observed that it has not commented adversely
on the share prices and also said that the disinvestment was carried out on a discount
rate basis.
It added that the CBIs report has been
submitted with its competent authority to
take a final decision. The bench will hear the
case further after four weeks.
Iran moves frozen assets in test of lifting Chinas growth hits quarter-century
of sanctions; will liberalise economy: Prez low, raise hopes of more stimulus
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, JANUARY 19
IRAN HAS successfully transferred some of
its formerly frozen assets in order to ensure
that financial sanctions have been fully lifted
in accordance with a historic nuclear deal,
the head of the central bank said on Tuesday.
State TV quoted Valiollah Seif as saying
Iran has transferred assets from banks in
Japan and South Korea to other banks in
Germany and the United Arab Emirates.
He did not give the amount of the
transfers.
Seif said the lifting of sanctions, which
took place over the weekend after the United
Nations verified Irans compliance with the
nuclear deal reached last summer,
would give Tehran access to $32 billion in
Iran expects an economic

breakthrough after the lifting of
crippling sanctions linked to its
nuclear programme and a
windfall of billions of dollars in
unfrozen assets
overseas assets and reduce the cost of international currency transactions for Iran by up
to 15 per cent.
He promised to unify the exchange rate
within six months, eliminating a black market in which foreign currencies, including the
US dollar, are traded at 20 per cent higher
than their official value.
President Hassan Rouhani said on
Tuesday that now that sanctions have been

lifted, Iran should redouble efforts to attract
foreign investment and liberalise its economy. Government should withdraw from
the economy in favour of the private sector,
step by step, Rouhani said at a meeting with
business leaders, in which he said Iran could
be a new emerging market.
Iran expects an economic breakthrough
after the lifting of crippling sanctions linked
to its nuclear programme and a windfall of
billions of dollars in unfrozen assets. Several
foreign business delegations have visited in
recent months, hoping to tap into the oil-rich
countrys huge market. Chinese President Xi
Jinping is expected in Tehran next week at
the head of an 800-member delegation, and
next month Rouhani plans to visit Italy and
France, which were major economic partners in the pre-sanctions era.
REUTERS
SHANGHAI, JANUARY 19
CHINAS ECONOMY grew at its weakest pace
in a quarter of a century last year, raising
hopes Beijing would cushion the slowdown
with more stimulus policies, which in turn
prompted a rally on the countrys rollercoaster share markets.
Growth for 2015 as a whole hit 6.9 per
cent after the fourth quarter slowed to 6.8
per cent, capping a tumultuous year that witnessed a huge outflow of capital, a slide in
the currency and a summer stocks crash.
Concerns about Beijings grip on economic policy have shot to the top of global
investors risk list for 2016 after a renewed
plunge in its stock markets and the yuan
stoked worries that the economy may be
The headquarters of the Peoples Bank

of China in Beijing. The bank has said it
would inject $91.22 billion to help ease
a liquidity squeeze expected before the
Lunar New Year in February. Reuters
rapidly deteriorating.
Chinas slowdown, along with the slump
in commodity prices, prompted the
International Monetary Fund to cut its global
growth forecasts again on Tuesday, and it
said it expected the worlds second-largest
economy to see growth of only 6.3 per cent
in 2016.
Data from Chinas statistics bureau
showed that industrial output for December
missed expectations with a rise of just 5.9
per cent, while electric power and steel output fell for the first time in decades last year,
and coal production dropped for a second
year in row, illustrating how a slowing economy and shift to consumer-led growth is
hurting industry.
December retail sales growth was
also weaker than expected at 11.1 per cent
last month.
14 ECONOMY
Differential pricing
discussion on Thursday
SECTORAL REGULATOR Trai will
conduct an open house discussion on differential pricing for
data services, a key aspect of net
neutrality, on January 21.
In a notification, Trai said interested stakeholders are invited
to participate in open house discussion on its consultation paper
on Differential Prices for Data
Services.
The event will be held at PHD
House in New Delhi.
Telecom operators have
favoured differential pricing for
data services while net neutra ity
activists continue to oppose any
differential pricing regime, saying it would amount to curbs on
freedom of choice to access
Internet.
Social networking giant
Facebook has also launched a
massive campaign to project its
Free Basics platform as a tool to
spread web connectivity.
Telecom
Regulatory
Authority of India (Trai) has received a record 24 lakh comments on the paper.
An analysis of the comments,
shows 18.94 lakh replies are in
support of Free Basics, of which
13.5 lakh views are through
@supportfreebasics.in and
without the senders individual
e-mail IDs while further 5.44
lakh comments have come from
@facebookmail.com.
On the other hand, the net
neutrality campaigners have
submitted 4.84 lakh comments
through forums like Save the
Internet.
Record low: Solar power

tariff drops to `4.34 a unit
THE SOLAR power tariff fell to an
all-time low, with Finland-based
energy firm Fortum Finnsurya
Energy quoting Rs 4.34 a unit to
bag the mandate to set up a 70mw solar plant under NTPCs
Bhadla Solar Park tender.
This (Rs 4.34 a unit) is the
lowest solar tariff so far in India.
This has happened because of

confidence in the balancesheet
of NTPC and solar parks that
come with all clearances and
confidence in the market, New
and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Joint Secretary Tarun Kapoor
said. In November last year, the
solar power tariff had touched
an all-time low of Rs 4.63
per unit following aggressive
bidding by the US-based
SunEdison.
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DAVOS, JANUARY 19
AS THE annual WEF talkfest of
the elite of the world begins here
on Tuesday, nearly 5,000 Army
personnel and hundreds of police staff have turned this small
ski resort town into a fortress for
a week.
The remote snow-laden
town has a population of just
about 10,000 but it will host
more than 2,500 business and
government leaders from across
the world through this week for
the 46th World Economic Forum
Annual Meeting.
Besides, there are about a
thousand media members and
other support staff, which along
with the security personnel and
others have virtually doubled the
population of Davos for this
week.
The five-day high profile
meet begins today and will continue till Saturday, but the preparations have been underway for
almost a month and a high security cover is also in place for almost a week now.
The security situation has become tougher this year, following terror attacks in Paris and
other places in the recent
months, due to which the police
and other agencies have stepped
up their vigil.
Also on the job are specially
trained sniffer dogs, extensive
checks for the vehicles entering
the region, intensive monitoring

of the entire area and various
other checks and balances to ensure full safety and security for
the event being attended by
Prime Ministers, Presidents and
top CEOs, among other global
leaders.
The agencies at work include
the Swiss Federal Office of Police,
the countrys Intelligence
Service, Switzerlands border police as also the local police, while
some foreign countries have also
deployed personnel of their respective intelligence units.
Swiss Parliament has given
its approval for deploying up to
5,000 Army personnel for the
annual WEF meeting.
Besides, the air force is carrying out surveillance and transport flights, while access to the
airspace above Davos has been
restricted for others for this period.
Those coming through business jets need to land at the
Dbendorf military airfield in
Zurich from where they can fly
in helicopters to Davos.
The Armed Forces operation
here includes protecting facilities and individuals, safeguarding air sovereignty, securing
Swiss airspace, and with logistics, primarily through its
Coordinated Medical Services
(CMS), the Swiss Army said.
Up to 5,000 armed forces
personnel have been deployed
in this civil affairs mission for
January 15-25, it added.
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BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY GAIN IN 2016
Sensex surges 291 points to

recover from 20-month low
Capital goods, infra, banking and realty help snap a 3-day losing streak
MUMBAI, JANUARY 19
EQUITIES RECOVERED from 20month lows on Tuesday as the
benchmark BSE Sensex rose by
291.47 points its biggest single-day gain of 2016 to
24,479.84, tracking some stability in global markets, while bargain-hunting investors also
lapped up recently beaten-down
stocks.
All the sectors ended in green
with the shares of capital goods,
infra, banking and realty helping
the index snap a three-day losing streak.
Index heavyweight Reliance
Industries perked up by 2.51 per
cent to Rs 1,043.60 before its
quarterly earnings report.
Indian markets, especially at
Rupee snaps 3-day losing run

Mumbai: Snapping its threeday losing streak against the
American currency, the rupee recovered by three paise
to close at 67.65 on fresh selling of dollars by banks and
exporters amidst a recovery
in equities.
The domestic unit resumed slightly higher at
67.67 per dollar as against
yesterdays closing level of
67.68 at the interbank
Foreign Exchange (Forex)
open, got a breather, after

Chinese GDP numbers came in
more or less as expected. Rise in
oil also helped sentiment, which
market. Later, it gained further to 67.52 on sustained

bouts of dollar selling from
banks before ending at 67.65,
showing a gain of three paise
or 0.04 per cent.
It had dropped 83 paise or
1.24 per cent in previous
three trading days. It hovered
in a range of 67.52 and 67.74
per dollar during the day.
The domestic unit hovered in a range of 67.74-67.60
during morning deals. PTI
was further boosted by rise in

European markets, Anand
James, Co Head Technical
Research Desk of Geojit BNP
Paribas Financial Services.

The BSE Sensex resumed
higher at 24,257.28 and hovered
in a range of 24,563.34 to
24,247.23 before ending at
24,479.84, showing a gain of
291.47 points or 1.21 per cent.
The index had lost almost
666 points in the previous three
days following a massive dip in
exports and weak global cues after crude slipped below $28 a
barrel. Tuesdays gain was also
indexs biggest single-day gain
since December 17.
The 50-share NSE Nifty recaptured the crucial 7,400-mark
by bouncing 84.10 points or 1.14
per cent to 7,435.10.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance
Power surged 3.80 per cent after
reporting a 38 per cent rise in
consolidated profit to Rs 351.81
crore for December quarter.
Will seek $600 mn from India in damages: Cairn

LONDON, JANUARY 19
BRITISH OIL firm Cairn Energy
plc on Tuesday said it will seek
from India over $ 600 million indamages for loss it suffered in
value of its holding from a Rs
10,247-crore tax demand raised
on its eight-year-old internal
business recognition.
The Income Tax Department
using a retrospective legislation
had in January 2014 issued a
draft tax assessment order on
Cairn said it had initiated arbitration challenging

levy of tax under UK-India Investment Treaty
Cairn Energy over its 2006 internal business reorganisation and
barred it from selling its 9.8 per
cent stake in Cairn India.
In a statement, Cairn said it
had initiated arbitration challenging levy of tax under UKIndia Investment Treaty.
International arbitration
proceedings to resolve the retrospective tax issue in India have
now formally commenced following the agreement between

Cairn and the Government of
India on the appointment of a
panel of three international arbitrators under the terms of the
UK-India Investment Treaty,
said Simon Thomson, Chief
Executive, Cairn Energy.
Laurent Levy was last week
appointed the presiding officer
of the three-member arbitrator

panel. Cairn had previously
named former Bulgarian minister Stanimir A Alexandrov as its
arbitrator in the tax dispute
while the Indian government in
November
appointed
Singapore- based lawyer J
Christopher Thomas as its arbitrator. Its statement of claim to
the arbitration panel will seek
damages equal to the value of
Cairns residual shareholding in
Cairn India Ltd at the time it was
attached (nearly $ 1 billion), the
statement said.
States offer 16 iron

ore, 23 limestone
blocks for auction
MINERAL BEARING states Odisha, Karnataka, Gujarat,
Rajasthan and Maharashtra have put 16 iron ore and 23
limestone mines under the hammer for the first phase
of auction.
While Karnataka has put up 14 iron ore mines,
Maharashtra and Odisha have offered one each, sources
said.
In the case of limestone, Andhra Pradesh has put up
six blocks for auction followed by Gujarat (5),
Chhattisgarh (4), Rajasthan (3), Odisha and Jharkhand
two each and Maharashtra had placed one block under
the hammer, they added.
The number of iron ore mines is expected to increase
with one additional block to be put for auction by
Karnataka, four by Odisha, a senior government
official said.
Limestone blocks will also increase with Madhya
Pradesh set to offer three mines, he added.
As per the market estimates, total cement grade
limestone reserve available is around 89,862 million
tonnes.
According to government data, domestic production
of iron ore was 169 million tonnes (MT) in 2011-12 and
137 MT in 2012-13 against the consumption of 101 MT
and 103 MT, respectively.
Centre expects the 12 mineral-producing
states to offer a as many as 70 mines producing minerals such as Iron ore, Limestone and Bauxite in the first
phase of auctions, expected to be concluded by March
this year.
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PHED CIRCLE PALI
Metropolitan Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer, Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority,
Aundh, Pune-411 067 (PMRDA) through the process of e-tendering invites "ON LINE Request for Proposal
(RFP) from reputed, prospective International or Indian Agency / bidders as well as Consortium of agency /
bidders with proven Experience having executed work of similar nature as mentioned below:
Sr. E-Tender
Estimated Earnest Money Tender e-tender
Name of the work
No.
No.
Cost
Deposit
Period form fee
Request for proposal (RFP) for appointment of
Consultancy Firm on Quality cum Cost based
Selection (QCBS) through international bidding
for preparation of Governance tools in order to
12
INR
achieve the highest level of Ease of doing
1
6
-INR 7.5 million
Months 50,000/Business in Metropolitan area by creating
spatial database infrastructure in a digital
form; and thereby facilitating the process of
preparation of Existing Land Use Map.
TENDER NOTICE
QUALIFICATION APPLICATION AND PRICE TENDER
FORM OF CONTRACT : LUMPSUM (TWO COVER SYSTEM)
SHORT TERM TENDER NOTICE No.18 / 2015-16 / SE / B(C&M)C / SLM, Dated:14.01.2016
1.For and on behalf of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, the Superintending Engineer, PWD,Buildings
(Construction and Maintenance) Circle, Salem-636 007 invites tender for the following works, at
his ofce upto 15.00 hours 05.02.2016 in two sealed covers containing (i) Qualication details and
EMD in a seperate inner cover and (ii) Price Tender Schedule in another sealed cover and put into
one common sealed cover from the experienced and competent contractors / rms as detailed below.
Sl.
No.
Name of Work
E Tender time schedule

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Download Period of online tender

Bid preparation
Close for Technical and price bid
Bid submission
Place, Date and timing of opening
5
of Bid.
6 Pre- Bid meeting
Date
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18/01/2016
18/01/2016
09/02/2016
10/02/2016
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09/02/2016
09/02/2016
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Date 11/02/2016 at 14.15 hrs to at office of the PCNTDA

Date 03/02/2016 at 15.00 hrs in the office of the Metropolitan
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Pune Metropolitan Region
Development Authority, S.No.152, 153, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad
Udyog Bhavan, Aundh, Pune-411 067 (Maharashtra State, India)
Note:1. All eligible/ interested consultants who want to participate in tendering process should compulsorily get
enrolled on e-tendering portal "http://pcntda.maharashtra.etenders.in or further need to empanel
online on sub portal "http: maharashtra.etenders.in" in the appropriate category applicable to them.
2. Consultants shall contact for details or any difficulties in submission of online tenders if any to "Sify
technologies Ltd, Nextenders (India) Pvt. Ltd", on Phone Number : 020-30187500, Email ID:
support.gom@nextenders.com
3. It is compulsory to submit Earnest Money Deposit online through e-payment gateway as displayed on the portal.
4. Right to reject any or all online bids of work without assigning any reasons thereof is reserved with
PMRDA.
5. PMRDA shall bear the responsibility of any matter arising during the tender process under any law or rules
for the time being inforce.
Metropolitan Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer,
Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA)
Approximate
value of work
(Rupees in
lakhs)
Amount
of Earnest
Money Deposit
(in Rupees)
1.
Construction of Combined Court Buildings

and other buildings in Thadangam Village, of
Dharmapuri Taluk in Dharmapuri District.
2350.00
11,85,000/-
2.
Construction of Building for Judges Quarters in

Combined Court Campus at Thadangam Village of,
Dharmapuri Taluk in Dharmapuri District.
576.00
2,98,000/-
Period of completion
: Sl.No. 1 - 15 Months
Sl.No. 2 - 12 Months
Contractor class
: Registered in Class I in State level
(above Rs.75 Lakhs)
Cost of tender schedule
: Document cost : Rs.15000/- (+)VAT : 750/Last date for receipt of tender
: 05.02.2016 upto 3.00 PM
Date of opening of tender
: 05.02.2016 @ 3.30 PM
Date availability of tender documents : 27.01.2016 to 04.02.2016
EMD to be credited
: The Executive Engineer, P.W.D.,Buildings (C&M) Division,
Dharmapuri
2. All other details including qualication criteria are incorporated in the tender documents, which are
available in the following website and can be downloaded at free of cost. www.tenders.tn.gov.in.
Superintending Engineer, P.W.D.,

DIPR/364/Ten/2016
Buildings (C&M) Circle, Salem - 636 007.
15 CALENDAR
TELLY EXPRESS
TELEVISION, FUNNIES, CROSSWORD, SUDOKU & YOUR DAY
DAY TODAY
STONE SOUP by Jan Eliot
By Peter Vidal
ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20)
The risky planetary situation is
compounded by lunar
formations which create
confusion. One option you
may wish to consider today is
to turn down lively opportunities and go for
peace and quiet. A few minutes of cool
contemplation or meditation could help you
work out what your true purpose is.
TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21)

Listen to experienced
colleagues. Unless you follow
cautious advice, you may find
that plans or projects already in
the pipeline may have to be
abandoned because of others' lack of support
and assistance. I think you're finding it easier to
stand on your own feet, though.
Reese Witherspoon in Cruel Intentions
&TV
07:00PM Santoshi Maa
07:30PM Adhuri Kahani
Hamari
08:00PM Saubhaghyalakshmi
08:30PM Gangaa
09:00PM Santoshi Maa
09:30PM Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye
Hum
AXN
09:00PM American Ninja
Warrior
10:00PM Beauty & the Beast
BINDASS
07:00PM Tu Con Main Con
08:00PM Dil Groove Maare
09:00PM Yeh Hai Aashiqui Sun
Yaar Try Maar
10:00PM Tu Con Main Con
11:00PM Love By Chance
COLORS
06:30PM Ishq Ka Rang Safed
07:00PM Thapki Pyar Ki
07:30PM Sasural Simar Ka
08:00PM Balika Vadhu - Kacchi
Umar Ke Pakke Rishte
08:30PM Udann
09:00PM Chakravartin Ashoka
Samrat
09:30PM Swaragini
10:00PM Meri Aashiqui Tum
Se Hi
COLORS INFINITY
02:00PM Shark Tank
03:00PM Chicago Fire
04:00PM Strictly Come Dancing
05:00PM Shark Tank
06:00PM Chicago Fire
LIFE OK
08:00PM Jaane Kya Hoga Rama
Re
08:30PM Kalash...Ek Vishwaas
09:00PM Piya Rangrezz
09:30PM Dream Girl Ek Ladki
Deewani Si
SONY TV
08:30PM Suryaputra Karn
09:00PM Parvarrish
09:30PM Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do
10:00PM Power Couple
STAR PLUS
09:00PM Diya Aur Baati Hum
09:30PM Yeh Rishta Kya
Kehlata Hai
10:00PM Sumit Sambhal Lega
10:30PM Maryada
Purushottam Siya Ke
Ram
STAR WORLD
07:00PM Repeat After Me
07:30PM Arrested
Development
08:00PM Arrested
Development
08:30PM Baby Daddy
09:00PM Masterchef US
STAR WORLD PREMIERE
07:00PM Blood & Oil
08:00PM Late Show With
Stephen Colbert
09:00PM Fresh Off the Boat
09:30PM Life In Pieces
ZEE CAFE
06:00PM Pretty Little Liars
07:00PM Desperate
Housewives
08:00PM Two and a Half Men
08:30PM Mike & Molly
09:00PM Pretty Little Liars
ZINDAGI
06:32PM Aadhe Adhoore
07:00PM Feriha
08:00PM Jab We Wed
08:30PM Bhaage Re Mann
09:00PM Shukk
MOVIES
&PICTURES
10:55AM Dil Ne Jise Apna
Kahaa
01:54PM Raja
05:08PM Namastey London
08:00PM Phir Hera Pheri
HBO
11:30AM Shaolin Soccer
01:46PM Clash of the Titans
03:52PM The Haunting in
A still from Django Unchained
Connecticut 2: Ghosts
of Georgia
05:49PM Transformers: Age of
Extinction
09:00PM Journey to the Center
of the Earth
10:53PM Final Destination
MOVIES NOW
12:25PM Jack the Giant Slayer
02:25PM The Conjuring
04:30PM Final Destination 5
06:25PM Van Helsing
09:00PM Mr. Beans Holiday
10:50PM Hostel
MOVIES OK
11:00AM Jolly LLB
01:50PM Beta
05:20PM Jung
07:55PM Kurukshetra
10:35PM Ayan Vidhwansak The
Destroyer
ROMEDY NOW
02:15PM Alvin and the
Chipmunks
04:00PM Forgetting Sarah
Marshall
09:00PM Bedazzled
10:40PM My Big Fat Greek
Wedding
SONY PIX
02:08PM Hannah Montana:
The Movie
04:32PM Kung Fu Killer
06:55PM Hercules
09:00PM Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
11:16PM Seven Years in Tibet
STAR MOVIES
12:30PM Die Hard
03:00PM My Favourite Martian
05:00PM Broken Arrow
07:00PM Maleficent
09:00PM The Mummy Returns
11:30PM Non-Stop
WB
01:31AM Django Unchained
04:05AM Soldier
05:38AM Street Fighter
ZEE CLASSIC
09:38AM Gopal Krishna
12:31PM Raja Jani
03:47PM Muqaddar Ka
Badshaah
07:00PM Toofan
10:20PM Kaash
ZEE STUDIO
03:00PM Underdog
04:35PM Million Dollar
Crocodile
06:30PM The Peacemaker
09:00PM Cruel Intentions
10:45PM Karate Kid
CALVIN & HOBBES by Bill Watterson
GEMINI (May 22 - JUNE 21)

The correct way for you to go
at the moment is towards
ethical actions and high
standards. Be graceful if others
offend you and be charitable if
you see that they are in need of your help.
Events at work may be just a little muddled,
but that's precisely why your clarity of mind
will be so useful.
CANCER (June 22 - July 21)

However much you would like
to be the centre of attention, if
you are a typical Cancerian you
will find it very difficult to be
truly selfish this week.
Something keeps pulling you back to the need
to put others' interests first. And that has to be
a good thing!
MARVIN by Tom Armstrong
LEO (July 24 - Aug 23)

Mercury's position is still
favourable, so what you find
out could place an old
situation in a new light. In fact,
it indicates that you are
entering a rather charming phase. If at all
possible, please do put extra energy into all
professional aspirations.
VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23)
JUMBLED WORDS
CAROM
ELOWLM
Given below are four jumbled words. Solve the jumbles to make
proper words and move them to the respective squares below.
Select the letters in the shaded squares and jumble them to get the
answer for the given quip.
OOYST
EHIIPP
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like

asking a ____ how it feels about dogs - Christopher Hampton (8)
CROSSWORD 3225
KNOWLEDGE
DISCOVERY
04:00PM Man Woman Wild
05:00PM Man vs. Wild
06:00PM Man Vs. Wild
07:00PM How Do They Do it?
08:00PM Super Freaks of
Nature
09:00PM Incredible
Engineering
Blunders: Fixed
10:00PM What Happened
Next?
10:30PM Destroyed in Seconds
11:00PM Food Factory
TLC
07:00PM Cake Boss : Naked
Fishing
07:30PM Cake Boss
08:00PM Rachel Khoos Kitchen
Notebook : Cosmopolitan Cook
08:30PM Flavours
09:00PM Save With Jamie :
Ham
10:00PM My Big Fat Fabulous
Life : Finale
11:00PM Get Out
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
06:30PM Monkey Thieves :
Sweet Revenge
07:00PM Mega Factories :
Toyota Hybrid
08:00PM Nat Geo Extreme :
Animal Fight Club:
Turf Wars
09:00PM Science of Stupid
The Moon is aligned with your

seventh solar house, the
repository for all Virgoan
feelings of partnership and
relatedness. In plain English
you'd better get on with other people - or else!
If you offend someone you might find that
they don't fight back - they just give up.
LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)

SOLUTION: WORDS: MACRO, SOOTY, MELLOW, HIPPIE
Answer: Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost
how it feels about dogs - Christopher Hampton
ENTERTAINMENT
SUDOKU
3549
Difficulty Level 5s Instructions
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1
to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical
columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows
and in each of the nine boxes.
Difficulty Level
1s = Very easy; 2s = Easy; 3s = Medium; 4s =
Hard; 5s = Very Hard; 6s = Genius
Nobody understands better

than you that sometimes, like
now, it is prudent to walk away
from upsetting situations. You
should also observe the old
adage that it is best to be magnanimous in
victory. That, after all, is the way to turn
defeated rivals into permanent friends.
SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 23)

Quite aside from the
difficulties posed by planets
influencing both domestic and
professional sectors of your
chart, others, influencing
travel and adventure are utterly favourable.
Surprisingly, emotional complications may
put you on the right track.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 24 - Dec 23)

As Venus, planet of love,
departs from its cautious,
careful position, a number of
points may be cleared up. For a
start, older friends are the best,
especially where money is concerned. Team
up with people who are more experienced
than you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23 - Jan. 20)
ACROSS
1It can result when many stampede (5)
8Fiancee at home and cared for (8)
9Share out a tax return (5)
10A last drink for the head on retirement?
(8)
11Make a declaration in bad taste (5)
12A woman appears as a prosecutor in US
(3)
16Grouse about ner-do-wells (6)
17Its in action certainly (6)
18Its a bit of a shame he cant act (3)
23African graduates first class (5)
24Open clash that reveals the strength of
ones hand (8)
25Tough serviceman allowed in free
(5)
26Set off in good time towards dawn
(8)
27Impressive sign of temper (5)
DOWN
2Uncle perhaps? That would be telling (8)
3Bob saves the travellers time (5,3)
4Take turns off to relax (6)
5Capital invested in 1857 (5)
6Order cathead to be immersed in the
rising tide (5)
7Well up in a small department (5)
12A quiet wood (3)
13I am about to prepare to fire (3)
14A visionary transaction is included in it
(8)
15It may be cultivated for example in a
rum cocktail (8)
19A dandy and a bore to boot (2,4)
20He finds seats for us above the woman
(5)
21Means of communication with a walrus
(5)
22Leave word in France (5)
Solutions Crossword 3224: Across: 1 Indicatory, 6 Swim, 10 Crepe, 11 Tragedian, 12

Stampede, 13 Regal, 15 Insects, 17 Topiary, 19 Kashmir, 21 Bittern, 22 Rodeo, 24 Pyramids, 27
Expensive, 28 Siege, 29 Late, 30 Celebrated. Down: 1 Inch, 2 Duettists, 3 Cream, 4 Tatters, 5
Reagent, 7 Wring, 8 Minelaying, 9 Decrepit, 14 Tinker Bell, 16 Compound, 18 Amendment, 20
Reptile, 21 Burmese, 23 Depot, 25 Miser, 26 Reed.
No matter how hard you try to

control your financial affairs,
you always seem to end up
somehow failing to maximise
your profits. This is very much
an all-or-nothing situation. Hopefully you're
a winner rather than a loser. In fact, I'm sure
you are!
SOLUTION SUDOKU 3548
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21- Feb. 19)

Life has certainly been an upand-down experience lately. I
know that you may find it hard
to believe, but something truly
worthwhile will emerge from
all the struggles you are going through. You can
only go up if you've been down first. Great
things await!
PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

You're in a strong position, even
though you're just a little more
emotional than usual. Let
others make the running. There
is no need for you to dive in
first, if you feel that the waters of life are
looking rather too risky. A Fish you may be, but
you must still watch out for sharks.
16 SPORT
On Tube Today
HIL: PUNJAB VS DELHI
Live on Star Sports 2 & 3 - 6 pm
Khush ho gaya Seth ji, asks Chandila;

Haan, khush, khush, khush, says bookie
NIHAL KOSHIE
Hiken Shah was banned for five years

by the BCCI. File
Shah says
Sawani put
the word
fix-up in his
mouth
DEVENDRA PANDEY
JANUARY 19
MUMBAI PLAYER Hiken Shah, who was
handed a five-year ban for his role in IPL spotfixing case, says he was made a scapegoat
and claims that the word fix-up were put in
his mouth by former BCCI ACSU chief Ravi
Sawani during inquiry conducted in regard to
IPL fixing. In a chat with The Indian Express,
Hiken says he will continue to fight. Excerpts:
Did you expect to get five years ban?
I am very disappointed with verdict of
the inquiry. Whatever written reply I had
given to the BCCI, it was not considered at
all. They remained on their stand. With one
players statement they have come to this
result. Without any evidence, without any
single proof, they have given such a huge
punishment.
What was your reply?
I told them that I did meet Pravin Tambe,
I have kept that stand till now. I met him to
procure admission in DY Patil college, so that
donation thoda come ho jaye. (Tamble plays
for DY Patil academy). I still dont know what
misunderstanding happened. What he
(Tambe) thought and complained. They
made me scapegoat.
BCCI must have done an inquiry; it must
have more proof?
Only Tambes statement is there and they
have linked up to one of my friends who they
suspect to be a bookie. I dont want to reveal
much as BCCI has not allowed me to reveal
anything about report. Now, they will accuse
me of revealing report.
So you want to say there is no proof?
Proof, link, kuch toh do. They dont have
any proof so how they will provide it. For example I just spoke to you and tomorrow they
say that you are bookie, first you prove that
the person I am speaking to is a bookie. If that
guy has done it, how does it relate to me? He
is friend of mine but that doesnt mean he
has influenced me. In my reply, I said it clearly
that my intention was never of this. Iam saying what the fact is.
Did you speak to Pravin Tambe later?
No. BCCI said dont talk to him. I never
tried. They told me that if I speak to Tambe
then BCCI will find me guilty. He was in
England and I was there too, playing club
county, but I never tried to approach him
there. I did whatever they (BCCI) asked for.
They asked for my phone records, I gave it. I
gave them all details they asked for. I never
hid anything. What if I would have told them
ke main nahi mila Tambe se, proof do? I never
said no to the meeting. If I have met, I have
met. It just case of misunderstanding, it can
happen between friends, misunderstanding
happens with family members, husbandwife, it can happen with everyone.
But didnt you sayfix up to Tambe?
Nahi kaha, (I didnt). I even told this to Ravi
Sawani that I never told him anything like
fix-up. I never used that word. Yeh sab zabardasti bulwaya gaya mujhse.(This was coerced
out of me). Ravi Sawani said all these things,
He said that you used that word fix-up, we
have proof. If I say no, he said then neeche media wale hain, tera job chala jayega. (Media is
downstairs, you will lose your job if you say
no) They have threaten me to admit it. Even
before I got suspended I thought nothing will
happen, They never considered my reply.Yeh
toh seedha seedha faasane ka he hai. Chalo
bakra mil gaya hai, humko dikhana hai ke hum
kuch kar rahe hain. Scapegoat bana do usko.
(This is clear case of entrapment. We found
a scapegoat, we have to show that we are taking some action)
Whats next step?
Everything is over for me, Five years ban
is like life ban. I will go to court, I have faith in
judiciary. Not possible to accept this verdict.
I was a small player, never played IPL, nobody
knew me. They have targeted me because of
one complaint. There is no proof.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS cricketer Ajit Chandila,

banned for life by the BCCI, was in touch with
alleged bookies and also spoke to at least one
teammate Ankeet Chavan about influencing the result of a match during the 2013
IPL, conversations recorded during the Delhi
police investigations and which are part of a
6,000-page charge-sheet, indicate. In a snatch
of conversation between Chandila and a former Rajasthan Royals cricketer Amit Singh,
the latter tells the former that a bookie will
be watching the match at the ground and
hence it is pertinent to give a pre-determined
signal. It later emerges, according the chargesheet that Chandila forgot to give the pre-determined signal.
In another conversation with two alleged
bookies, Chandila is heard explaining why
he could not do the job in earlier matches as
he did not get his full quota of overs. When
the bookies lose their cool, the two parties
come to an understanding that Chandila will
return the money. Chandila is also heard
asking a bookie: Khush ho gaya Seth ji?. To
which the bookie replies: Haan, haan khush,
khush, khush.
This occurred after Chavan purportedly
gave away a pre-determined number of runs
against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede
Stadium on May 15, 2013. Tapes also reveal
that Chandila had spoken to Chavan about
conceding at least 12 runs, before this particular match.
A trial court had dropped charges levelled
by the Delhi police against Chandila, Chavan
and S Sreesanth under the Maharashtra
Control of Organised Crime Act because of
lack of evidence. However, Chandila was
banned for life by the Board of Control for
Cricket in India on Monday, following its disciplinary panel hearing, after being found
guilty of misconduct and corruption.
T-Shirt dono upar karni

hai aur sar neeche karna
hai
MAY 5, 2013. Conversation between Ajit
Chandila and Amit Singh.
CONTEXT: Call made at 5:54 pm ahead
of night match between Rajasthan Royals and
Pune Warriors at Sawai Maan Singh Stadium
in Jaipur. Amit asks Chandila to give a pre-decided signal before the over which was allegedly fixed. The Delhi police chargesheet
says Chandila forgot to give the pre-decided
signal.
Amit Singh: Haan
Ajit Chandila: Bhai mujhe jaane de, mein
signal doonga, theek hai.
AS: Haan
AC: Pehle over to jaane do, mein dekh loonga
apne hisaab se.
AS: Nahi, nahi, pehla over tera achchha jaye
to?
AC: Pehla over achchha gaya to?
AS: Confident rehkar ball dalna.
AC: Confident ho kar hi ball daloonga, yahi
to mein bola.
AS: Indication tere ko maloom hai kya dena
hai?
AC: T-Shirt dono upar karni hai aur sar
neeche karni hai...

AS: Manan udhar hi rahenge. Us din jaise
mat karna, theek hai bhai?
AC: Nahi nahi, indication dekar hi hoga, jo
bhi hoga, theek hai?
KD: Ajit bhai, IPL chalu hone ke pehle jab

main aap se mila aap ne kaam hi nahi kiya
abhi tak Tum kuchh to kaam karlo.
AC: Aare bhai kahan se kar lu, kahin mauka
diya hai mujhko? Kaisi bat kar rahe hain aap.
Aap bhi uske saath baith ke wahi baat kar rahe
hain jo possible nahi hai.
KD: Theek ek kaam kar lo, payment vapas
kar lo, jitni bachi hai. Baat khatam kar lo, ye
topic khatam.
AC: Theek hai, theek hai. 18 tareek ko mujhse le lo samaan.
***
Bhaiya suno, mera jis

time over aaya, us time
kam nahi ho saka
***
MAY 14, 2013: Conversation between

Ajit Chandila, Kiran Dole (Munna) and Sunil
Bhatia, both alleged bookies
CONTEXT: On the eve of the Rajasthan
Royals match against Mumbai Indians at the
Wankhede Stadium. Chandila explains as to
why he could not perform in previous games
as desired by Dole and Bhatia.
Kiran Dole: Hello...
Ajit Chandila: Haan ji bolo...
KD: Kaha ho yaar tum, kaha ho yaar?
AC: Kaho ho kya, practice se abhi aaya hu.
Paanch minute bhi nahi hua hai. Hotel main
ghusa hun.
KD: Aur tum bolo kahan milna hai? Kaam
apne ko karna hai.
AC: Mile kya? Kal Sidhu bhi nahi khel raha
hai, main bhi nahi khel raha.
KD: Kal tu bhi nahi khel raha hai? Sidhu bhi
nahi khel raha?
AC: Sidhu ko bola tu barah mein hai, mujhe
bola tu khel nahi raha hai. Kal wicket dekhte
shaam ko, wahan batayenge jo bhi hai. Mujhe
direct mana kar diya.
KD: Kal subah milte hain hotel pe.
AC: Mile jabhi jab kaam ho kuchh. Aap khud
hi batao... Hum kabhi bhi milenge, aise kya hai,
bhai hain hum to.
KD: Kal mil lo, kal barah ya ek baje.
AC: Munnai bhai pata hai kya, hamara
event hai, Ultra Tech sponsor hai, usme do
ghanta, dhaee ghante chala jata hai.
KD: Ek minute, Sunil bhai se baat karo.
Sunil Bhatia: Hello Ajit bhai...
AC: Haan ji bolo...
SB: Mein bol raha hu, mein tees peti (30)
deta hun, mere ko ek over mein kaam karake
do.
AC: Kitne?
SB: Tees (30) peti.
AC: Arre yaar, main kel hi nahi raha, Sidhu
ko bola hai tum rest karo kal.
SB: Ek kaam karde na, kal aapun dopahar
ko milen, kya bolta hai barah ya ek baje?
Munna se baat karo, jahan bolta hun udhar aapun mil lete hain.
AC: Sunil bhai milne ka tab fayada ho (jab)
kam ho raha ho. Kisko leke aau. Jo nahi khel raha
hai usko leke aau, zabardasti. Last year wala
chu*****a na karna. Sidhu ko leke aau, Sidhu na
kare, fir (tum) mujhe bolo, yeh cheez galat hai
na.
SB: Tumne pura IPL mein...kya bolta hai..
aise waise kar raha ho. Arre hello...
AC: Bhaiya suno, mera jis time over aaya, us
time kam nahi ho saka.
SB: Arre, mein kya bol raha hu, main Sai
Baba ka bhakt hun, mere ko Baba ki kasam hai...
aap zindagi mein kabhi kaam nahi kar sakte.
Meri zuban hai, main tumhare ghar mein
jhaadu marke jaoonga jis din tum kaam karlenga, Ajit Chandila jis din match mein kam karlenga.
Wo wahi wrist band ko

ghumayega
MAY 15, 2013: Ajit Chandila and Ankeet
Chavan.
CONTEXT: Mumbai Indians hosted
Former Rajasthan Royals Ajit Chandila has been banned for life by the BCCI for his
alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Chandila says he will
appeal the BCCI to reconsider the ban, but wont take a legal recourse. File
AC: Aap na phone pe baat kar rahe ho, milke
baat karo to bataoonga. Ye batao jab mujhe
time hi nahi diya... Mumbai wale match mein do
over dalvaya, Punjab wale match mein teen over
dalvaya, aise to ball dal rahi hai meri.
SB: Hello suno, aapne, hamare ko Sai Baba
ki kasam, barbaad kar dala.
AC: Kaise yaar, bachho wali baat kyun karte
ho. Aap bhi... Business man ki tarah baat nahi
karte hain aap.
SB: Suno na meri baat suno. Meine ikkees
(21st) April se khana nahi kaya hun sirf aapki
wajah se. Meri mari hui maa ki kasam, meri 11
saal khi bachchi... Baees (22nd) April ko mein
Bangalore aaya hun aap ke paas. Jab se abhi tak
main khana nahi kaya hun. Oberoi mein aap ka
team ruka hua hai, mere teen room booked
hain... Kaam to aap kar hi nahi sakte, aur kaam
aapke fitrat mein nahi hai.

AC: Bhai kaha se kardu mein. Khelne ka do
chance..
SB: Suno Ajit bhai tumne mere komera
mann bahut dukhaya hai. Ajit bhai mein IPL ke
baad tumhare saath aisa kaam karoonga ki tum
life mein kise ke saath galat kaam nahi karoge.
AC: Chalo theek hai, theek hai...Ek kaam
karo, jaha bolo, Sunil Bhatia, wahan main
milunga.
KD (comes on line): Main bol raha hun tum
do minute ke liye mil to lo.
AC: Nahi, nahi, nahi. Aap mujhe yeh dhamki
de rahe hain na. Munna bhai beech mein se haat
jao. Yeh keh raha hai na, mein yeh karoonga,
wo kar doonga, jaha milna hai, bolo kaha milna
hai? Hadd hai yaar ch****a samajh rakha hai...
mein kuch bolta nahi hu.
Ombudsman looks into conflict of interest

allegations against BCCI media manager
BHARAT SUNDARESAN
MUMBAI, JANUARY 18
CONFLICT OF interest allegations continue to pile up at the Board of Control for
Cricket in Indias (BCCI) corridors of
power, with the latest one implicating the
national teams media manager Nishant
Arora. BCCI ombudsman, Justice AP Shah,
has written to president Shashank
Manohar and Ratnakar Shetty, game development manager, asking them for a response on a complaint filed by Niraj
Gunde against Arora, who is presently in
Australia with the Indian team. In the
email dated, January 19, Shah has attached Gundes application, which calls
Arora to have been an agent of cricketers,
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh, while
also claiming that his wife is a director of
a company, Final Score Management Pvt
Ltd, indulging in commercial relations
with the BCCI.
The complaint brings to the
Ombudsmans notice the list of Final Scores
clients. It includes Bhartiya Janta Yuva
Morcha, which is headed by BCCI secretary
and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
(HPCA) president Anurag Thakur. HPCA, in
fact, is also separately named as a client.
Among others in the list are Yuvraj Singh
Center of Excellence (YSCE), a cricket academy run by the India international, as well as
his cancer charity YouWeCan. Harbhajan
Singh Institute of Cricket (HSIC) in Jalandhar,
set up by the off-spinner, is also a client, as
are sportswear company Oakley and a Baddi
(HP)-based private university, Maharaja

Agarsen University. While Final Scores website is under construction and hence couldnt be accessed by The Indian Express, the
about us sections of YSCE and HSIC do mention that they have been set up in collaboration with Final Score.
A rudimentary internet search also
shows that Youwecan.com domain is
owned by Nishant Arora Final Score
Management Private Limited since April 1,
2015. (http://www.easycounter.com/report/youwecan.com)
The Office of the Ombudsman has received an application from Mr Niraj Gunde
(cc-ed) today, making certain allegations regarding conflict of interest against Mr
Nishant Arora. A copy of the application,
numbered Application No 4 of 2016, is attached, the email, which has been accessed
by this paper, reads.
Shah has asked the BCCI officials to respond within two weeks, which is by
February 2 after which, he writes, the
Ombudsman will take a decision on the is-
suance of notice to the concerned person/s.

Gundes complaint application is dated
January 18 and in it apart from talking about
Aroras former links with Harbhajan and
Yuvraj, writes about his wife, Neha Soni
Arora, and her association with Final Score.
The company Final Score runs both
cricket academies associated with Current
Cricketers, Mr. Yuvraj Singh and Mr.
Harbhajan Singh namely Yuvraj Centre and
Harbhajan Singh Institute of Cricket. In addition, Final Score has opened a Centre in
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Associations
ground. This is a commercial venture associated with a member association of the
BCCI, Gunde writes.
He then goes on to mention the BCCIs
Conflict of Interest rules which prohibit their
staff or a near relative from having any stake
in a commercial entity that has a contract
with a state association of the board while
also not allowing them to manage a cricketer.
It is very clear, Mr. Nishanth Arora being
a BCCI staff has been involved with Current
Cricketers and with the member association
through his wife in a commercial venture,

he adds in his email to the ombudsman.
Gunde has also attached documents that
contain Final Scores board of directors, which
includes the name of Neha Soni Arora. The
complaint application also contains a pamphlet of the Harbhajan Singh Institute of
Cricket, which has been taken from the url,
www.finalscoreindia.com/clients.html.
A source close to BCCI, however, has denied these allegations against Arora, who has
been the media manager of the Indian team
since last year, claiming that he no longer
held any direct or indirect commercial interests relating to the board.
He got rid of all his other commercial
interests once he took over as media manager of the Indian national team. His wife is
still associated with Final Score, but it is now
a defunct company. In addition, Nishant
was never a player agent and he did not
manage the likes of Yuvraj Singh. He was
only taking care of their PR, which is totally
different that being an agent, said a source
close to the board.
Rathour a UK citizen
The complaint brings to the Ombudsmans notice the list of Final
Scores clients. It includes the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha, which is
headed by BCCI secretary and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
(HPCA) president Anurag Thakur. HPCA, in fact, is also named as a
client. Among others in the list are Yuvraj Singh Center of Excellence
(YSCE), a cricket academy run by the India international, as well as
his cancer charity YouWeCan. Harbhajan Singh Institute of Cricket
(HSIC) in Jalandhar, set up by the off-spinner, is also a client.
Meanwhile, the Ombudsman has also forwarded another complaint filed by Gunde,
this time against former India opener Vikram
Rathour, who is on the senior selection panel,
alleging that he was an UK citizen. The complainant has also attached a passport copy of
Rathour.
I wish to point out that Mr. Vikram
Rathour is a UK citizen and copy of his passport is attached. His loyalty to the BCCI is itself
conflicted and he has no business in BCCI,
writes Gunde.
Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede. Rajasthan

won the toss and chose to field. In this conversation at 15:41 hrs, Chandila tells Ankeet
that he must concede at least 12 runs. Chavan
opened the bowling and in his second over
conceded 15 runs, including two sixes.
Ankeet: Haan Ajit...
Chandila: Haan ji sir...
Ankeet: Bolo sir.
Chandila: Haan.
Ankeet: Kahan par hai?
Chandila: Mein room mein hun.
Ankeet:Achchha achchha.. arre main nikhal
raha hun bahar jar raha hun zara.
Chandila: Achchha.
Ankeet: Bolo.
Chandila: Kar do na.
Ankeet: Haan par wahi jo kitna?
Chandila: 12.
Ankeet: Wo to zyada bol raha tha.
Chandila: Nahi maine bol diya usko.
Ankeet: Chal theek hai.
Chandila: Chal theek hai... bol diya usko.
Done kar diya maine.
Ankeet: Haan.
Chandila: Aur 60 bol diya maine usko.
Ankeet: Haan.
Chandila: Done ho gayi, theek hai?
Ankeet: Haan.
Chandila: Wo wahi wrist band ko ghumayega.
Ankeet: Haan haan.
Chandila: Tu nau ya das (9 or 10 overs) kar
raha hai to usme bhi karna hai aur power play
main bhi hai, usme bhi karna.
Ankeet: Kya kya kya?
Chandila: Agar maan le, haan, tu power
play mein kar diya...
Ankeet: Ye to mein BBM karta hun.
Chandila: Power play main kar diya, to ho
gaya.
Ankeet: Khaali power play mein.
Chandila: Haan haan, bhul gaya mein.
MAY 15, 2013, 20:19 HRS

Chandila: Khush ho gaya seth ji?
Manan: Haan, haan, khush, khush, khush.
Chandila: Theek hai, baat karao.
Manan: Session hone ke baad karta hun,
theek hai?
Chandila: Sun, Amit ke saath.
Manan: Haan.
Ajit: Uske hath mein samaan nahi jana
chahiye, saaman mere haat mein aana chahiye.
Manan: Theek hai, jaise aap bologe, waise hi
hoga.
Mathews
testifies over
match-fixing
approach
REUTERS
COLOMBO, JANUARY 19
SRI LANKA CAPTAIN Angelo Mathews defended the teams cricketers on Tuesday after recording a statement before police in connection with a match-fixing scandal that has
led to the suspension of a bowling coach. Sri
Lanka Cricket (SLC) handed Anusha
Samaranayake a two-month ban on Monday
over his relationship with net bowler Gayan
Vishwajith, who allegedly approached national team players to under-perform during
a test match against West Indies in October.
The polices Financial Crime Investigation
Division (FCID) has interviewed wicketkeeper Kusal Perera and leading spinner
Rangana Herath about an alleged offer of
thousands of dollars to engineer a batting
collapse for a West Indies victory in the
match at Galle.
We all want this game to be clean and
whoever has done something wrong, we
want them to bring before the courts and
take certain decisions, the 28-year-old
Mathews told reporters after spending five
hours at the FCID. As captain of the team I
have to mention that the cricketers felt really uncomfortable the last few days because
they are the ones who came forward and reported this to ICC (International Cricket
Council) and SLC.
Sri Lanka went on to win the first Test by
an innings and six runs and the two-match
series 2-0 after another victory in Colombo.
SPORT 17
For India, pride comes after the fall
Quantity for
quality: Ravi
Having already surrendered the series, the Indian team will look to restore honour in remaining two games at Canberra & Sydney
DEVENDRA PANDEY
EXPRESSIN AUSTRALIA
DEVENDRA PANDEY
CANBERRA, JANUARY 19
ONE thing about the Indian cricket team is
they never arrive at any ground in the world
without a welcoming party waiting for them.
Now, Canberra might be the capital of
Australia. But by no means is it a busy town.
If anything it's a quiet, quaint city situated
bang in the middle between Sydney and
Melbourne. But on Tuesday, the Manuka
Oval was buzzing.
For once, it wasn't only the horde of
screaming Indian fans with their tri-colour
flags in tow creating a din. Andrew Barr, the
chief minister of the Australian Capital
Territory (ACT), too had made a visit to the
ground to meet Australian captain Steve
Smith on the eve of the fourth ODI in a series
that the hosts have already clinched. Even
his visit was bereft of fanfare, much to the
surprise of the Indian media contingent at
the venue.
For all their support, MS Dhoni & Co.
haven't quite lit up the series Down Under
yet. Yes, they have produced fireworks with
the bat in pretty much all three matches. Still,
they have fallen short, if anything considerably so. They were never expected to be
favourites for winning the series against the
world champions in their backyard. But not
many expected them to be down 0-3 with
two matches still to go.
While their bowlers have come under
immense flak, one of the other main reasons
for the debacle has been the mediocre finishing touches to their batting innings. And
we aren't even talking about the last 10 overs.
The last time ODIs were played in Australia
prior to India's arrival this summer was the
World Cup, and the tournament saw incessant scores of 300-plus, where teams were
piling on the misery for the bowlers as well
as mammoth runs in the death overs. In
many ways, it was those scores that
prompted the ICC to mend the 'field-restriction' rules and bring the bowlers back into
50-over cricket, quite literally. And the extra
fielder manning the boundary has had an
impact on ODI totals since the new rules
came into effect in July.
But where India have really missed out is
in the 10 overs leading up to the final bash,
especially considering that they found them-
Rohit Sharma made two centuries in the first two games and Virat Kohli hit one in the third but India lost all three matches and the series. AP
selves with plenty of wickets in the bag in all
three matches. On paper, 67, 60 and 67 runs
in the period between the 30th and 40th
overs at Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne respectively don't make for bad reading.
When you look at the bigger picture
though, and the ease with which the Aussies
have chased down their targets, it's pretty revealing how the visitors haven't quite
grabbed the initiative in this crucial period,
where only four fielders are allowed outside
the circle. On each occasion, they have had a
set pair at the crease.
Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli at the WACA,
Sharma-Ajinkya Rahane at the Gabba and
Kohli-Rahane at the MCG. Let's not also forget that this is a rather inexperienced
Australian bowling attack. And often these
overs have come from the likes of Glenn
Maxwell, who you wouldn't count as a frontline spinner, and one of the other new faces
in the fast bowling department.
With the likes of Dhoni, Manish Pandey
and Ravindra Jadeja to come, there could

have been a case for one of the set batsmen
to push the scoring along.
Risk-free batting
But the Indians have rather opted for riskfree cricket, and put too much pressure on
their lower-order to really go for big hits in
the last 10 overs, which, like was shown at
the MCG, isn't always an easy task in the new
era of fielding restrictions, with the fifth outfielder allowed. With nothing to lose, probably the Indians could look to go hammer
and tongs in Canberra and then in Sydney,
which will host the last ODI.
It wasn't surprising that team director
Ravi Shastri was quizzed about this period of
play, though the question was more to do
with whether it was the Indian batsmen's
'selfishness' that was stopping them from going all-out against the opposition attack.
"If they were focusing on milestones,
Virat Kohli won't be the fastest to 7000 runs,
he could have taken another 100 games. And

if that was the case Rohit Sharma would not
be having two 200s and a score of 264. Thats
all my answer," he said.
Speaking of finishing touches, he touched
more upon the performances of his bowlers.
And as much as it is a reiterated fact, it is the
Indian attack that can ensure that they avoid
a series whitewash. The Manuka Oval is a big
ground, and the Indians will look at bringing
back off-spinner R Ashwin.
To say that the offie being left out at the
MCG was surprising would be an understatement. He did go for plenty in Perth but he
looked to have got his rhythm going in the
second match. His replacements, the allrounders Rishi Dhawan and Gurkeerat
Mann, didn't quite set the stage on fire.
Shastri did hint that an Ashwin recall was
imminent. He is a seasoned campaigner, he
is one of the best bowlers in the world. He
has done fabulously well for us. Conditions
demanded that we needed to look at other
options. Ashwins absolutely fine. For all you

know he might play tomorrow or day after,"
Shastri said.
With the fate of the series already decided, it will be interesting to see if Dhoni
gives a chance to left-arm spinner Axar Patel,
who has been warming the bench. Jadeja did
look like putting pressure on the Aussie batsmen, and he actually did that briefly in the
last match.
Australia will see the return of David
Warner, who was out on paternity leave and
missed the second and third games.
Warner's return will leave Australia with a
tough call on whose place he will come in
place of with both his regular partner, Aaron
Finch, and replacement, Shaun Marsh, in
good nick. But that is a minor headache compared to the many that the Indian management has to contend with as they look to win
back some pride.
LIVE ON STAR SPORTS 1, 3: 8:50 AM
CANBERRA, JANUARY 19
HOPPING from one city to another in a massive country like Australia, through different
time zones and temperatures, can exhaust
the players. Different time zones, especially,
have affected them, and many have casually
remarked that they have been struggling to
catch up sleep. Compounding their woes,
there wasn't much of a breather between
games. Like for instance, in the space of six
days, they played three matches in three different zones of the country.
From Perth, they travelled 3,600-odd
kilometres to Brisbane, before they covered
more than 1,600km to Melbourne. Now, they
are in Canberra, which is around 660km
from the Victoria capital. Perth is two hours
ahead of Brisbane, while Melbourne is an
hour ahead of Brisbane.
Agreed Team India director Ravi Shastri,
who will suggest to the board to make the
touring party larger. In the last few days we
have been through three time zones. And its
not often you go through that, you play in
Perth you get on a flight and reach Brisbane
where the time is different. Then to
Melbourne where the time is different and
all in the matter of six days. Now you consider all that and I think the boys have done
extremely well, he observed.
The tiredness is perhaps pronounced
when losing, but Shastri calls for more members in the squad, especially bowlers, so that
they can be rotated and the unit be kept
fresh. Moreover, the team can also cope with
injury adversities like if a bowler gets injured
a few days before the match, like it happened
to Mohammed Shami. Ishant Sharma, too,
missed the opening match. When it comes
to bowling, what I would suggest in the future to the BCCI is to have some extra players.
Instead of the 15 (players) on a tour like this,
probably 16 would be advisable. Somewhere
close to the subcontinent like Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, or the Middle East, 15
is fine. But here, when you travel this far and
suddenly you get injuries, I think it is something I will suggest. But at least 7-8 bowlers
have to be there all the time, he opined.
A set of extra bowlers, he believes, would
have come in handy. We need bench
strength because this is one of the toughest
tours, Shastri asserted.
Even as recent as the last tour of Australia
last year, India had travelled with two extra
pacers, Mohit Sharma and Dhawal Kulkarni,
as back-ups for Ishant and Bhuvneshwar
Kumar, who were not fully fit. Ishant later
missed the World Cup and was sent back
home, giving Mohit a look-in, while Kulkarni
travelled with the team throughout.
To keep excuses aside, India will look to
bag the remaining games. The bowlers will
aim for an improved show so that they could
return with a hint of pride restored.
India colts ready to take first step of a long journey

something bigger collide. The father broke
the reverie by prompting him for the size.
With all these potential stomach-knot
moments churning at this stage of the young
lives, it can only be good that someone as
grounded as Dravid is their mentor. I always
keep reminding them there are enough examples of people who go on to play India
Under-19 but dont go on to represent India.
Conversely there are very good examples of
people who have played at this level and then
actually gone on to represent India. The important thing you have to go on from here
score runs in first-class cricket, score runs in
List A games and then get the recognition
from the selectors.
SRIRAM VEERA
MUMBAI, JANUARY 19
Gayle leaves
nothing unsaid,
targets critics
MELBOURNE, JANUARY 19
A fuming Chris Gayle has blasted current and
former cricketers for not standing by him
when he was roundly criticised for flirting
with a TV presenter during an interview at
the Big Bash League. The marauding batsman had drawn flak when he asked channel
10 presenter Mel McLaughlin out for drinks
during an interview.
The furore had blown up to such an extent that former Australia skipper Ian
Chappell called for a ban against him.
The West Indian, after playing his last BBL
match, posted an expletive-ridden rant on
his instagram account saying it was he who
made Leagues, including the Big Bash
League, and questioned his fellow players'
timid approach.
Gayle went out of BBL on a high with a
record-equalling 12-ball 50 even as his side,
Melbourne Renegades could not make it to
the summit clash. It is widely believed that
he may not be invited to return to BBL.
"Ppl think I may have played my last innings in Aus but my memory with the fans
will live on forever!! I build leagues around
the world and Big Bash is one of them ??,"
the explosive batsman wrote.
"The Haters, I Thank you even more ????.
I think a lot of past and present cricketers
who smile in front my face could've have
there say In the public when my so call issue
was going on, but y'all don't have the B****
to stand firm when it matters - but yet when
u see me you're like, Chris that's BS against
you, it was blown out of proportion ??."
He also took a swipe at cricketers, who
feel he is a bad influence on children.
"The past cricketer who say I make myself look like a chop, the other who claim I
was no good to the youngsters while playing for the thunder, the next one who said he
expect that sort of behavior from Chris - Y'all
can kiss my 'Black R***' I love Australia and I
will be back again even for the ?????? oi oi
??????. Don't forget to check out the song
#WeHeroes ??????. #UniverseBoss," he concluded.
Awe? A hint of a smile appeared on Rahul

Dravid when asked about how young U-19
cricketers react to him as a coach. I dont see
much of it. Many of them have started mimicking me in the dressing room. Seated beside him was Ishan Kishan who will lead
India in the U-19 World Cup to be held in
Bangladesh. Kishan had been in the news for
the wrong reasons last week as he was held
briefly by the Patna police for rash driving after he had taken his fathers car for a ride. The
teenager wasnt questioned about it in the
media interaction on the eve of their departure to Bangladesh, which in itself said a lot.
It wasnt a time to grill on growing-up pangs
but time to just watch young boys journey to
maturity. Somewhat similar to how Dravid
wants the players to view the World Cup.
No one abused the word process more
than Dravid in his playing career. No one
made that cliche sound more earnest and
true than Dravid. He didnt use the word in
Tuesdays media interaction but unsurprisingly it popped out from Ishans mouth. It
brought a knowing smile among some journalists, hopefully the boys will be as earnest
as Dravid was with the spirit of that word.
Dravid set the tone for the tournament,
saying he prefers to look at it as an opportunity to grow rather than a must-win event.
My message to them has to focus on actually
improving, getting better, seeing this as an
opportunity to learn and grow as a cricketer,
Spin challenge
India Under-19 skipper Ishan Kishan with coach Rahul Dravid ahead of the teams
departure for the World Cup to be played in Bangladesh. Kevin DSouza
to see this World Cup as another exposure
they are getting at a very young age. They are
lucky to get this at a young age. Thats all I tell
them about: it is just one step in their journey
hopefully as cricketers. I mean nobody wants
to end up being just an Under-19 India cricketer. That is not the aspiration of anybody in
that dressing room we are sitting.
Ambition is indeed higher than just representing India in a youth World Cup.
Sometime last month, the household of
Arman Jaffer, who hit three double hundreds
to break into the U-19 national squad, was

agog with ambition and dream. Mein lamba
soch rahan hoon, mujhe bada India k liye
khelna hai. There was a lovely little moment
around the time he said those words. His father Kalim, a coach and cricket-nut, interrupted to say: Tera jersey size medium
boloon? Voh log pooch rahen hain. Kal tumhe
Bangalore k nikalna hai, camp hai and then...
The boy listened intensely, and withdrew
into a personal world. A world where ambition, dream, desire, first big step towards
As far as the World Cup is concerned, it

could well come down to how Indian batsmen play spin on those Bangladesh pitches.
When he was the coach of India A for a couple of series late last year, Dravid had talked
about the need to improve the batting
against spin bowling. He says the nature of
the tracks that the U-19 team have played on
makes it difficult for him to judge the
teenagers skills against spin but said that he
saw that there was a scope for improvement.
While I wouldnt say it is a weakness, it is an
area I have stressed on because going into
the World Cup in Bangladesh we might not
get 300-plus wickets. It might be wickets
where the games might be 240, 250-plus.
We got those kind of games in Kolkata.
Luckily in Sri Lanka as well the wickets were
a bit slower. We adapted well. We rotated the
Unbeaten UP have to cross Baroda bridge

MUMBAI, JANUARY 19
WITH their superior all-round strength,
Baroda appear to hold a slight edge over unbeaten Uttar Pradesh and seem well-poised
to grab their third Mushtaq Ali Trophy when
the two teams clash under lights in the final
of the domestic T20 competition here on
Wednesday. Baroda have lost two games out
of 9 in the competition to Delhi in the
Preliminary League stage and then to Kerala
in the Super League this season, while UP
have won all their 8 matches thus far.
But man-to-man Baroda seem to hold the
advantage over their rivals, in both batting
and bowling, in the summit contest at the
Wankhede Stadium.
All rounders Hardik Pandya, who will
leave for Australia on January 22 to join the
Indian team ahead of the T20 series Down
Under, and India discard Irfan Pathan, the
team skipper, have been in the forefront of
Irfan Pathan (R) and Suresh Raina,

skippers of Baroda and Uttar Pradesh
respectively, on the eve of the Syed
Mushtaq Ali Trophy final. Kevin DSouza
Baroda's campaign.
Pandya has shone more with the bat,
amassing 364 runs including two whirlwind,
six-hitting knocks against Delhi and
Vidarbha, while also grabbing nine wickets in
nine games. Left-handed Pathan, on the
other hand, has impressed more with the ball
by grabbing 16 wickets in nine games in
which he has totalled 190 runs.
Both these players have been crucial to
the progress of Baroda who, however, would
expect a bit more from two other allrounders Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan.
Both have failed to prosper so far.
Baroda, champions in 2011-12 and 201314, also have a capable spinner in Bhargav
Bhatt, and give the appearance of a well-balanced outfit. UP's batting has been a bit inconsistent with Eklavya Dwivedi being the
most impressive of the lot with an aggregate
of 258 runs in 8 games at 64 per innings.
Prashant Gupta and Samarth Singh have
been the other two batsmen among the runs,
but the big disappointment has been
Australia-bound T20 specialist Suresh Raina

who has made just 111 runs in five games
with 28 as his highest.
The left-hander will be required to fire
big if UP, who have never won the title, are
to upset Baroda's bid to regain the trophy after the gap of one season.
In bowling, while experienced former
India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has been
the stand-out performer (15 wickets in 8
games), the crafty Praveen Kumar (5 wickets in 7), another national discard, has not
done as much as was expected.
Praveen has been outshone by Ankit
Rajpoot (11 wickets in 8). UP would thus be
hoping that their misfiring key players
Raina and Praveen have reserved their best
for the tournament finale that commences
at 6:30 pm. UP captain Raina, said:
Personally, it's important for me to play well
here before going to Australia and I am looking forward to do well tomorrow.
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strike. So, while its not a weakness, its an

area of improvement.
The nature of the beast of U-19 circuit is
that it flickers to life only near World Cup
events, which is held every two years.
Subsequently, there is no real cricketing action in the year without the big tournament.
Its something that Dravid wants to be
changed. We should have more cricket
tours, series and tournaments. The last years
team, for example, didnt get to play much
cricket at all.
This World Cup year was obviously different. Under Dravid, the team has been practising for two months, playing series against
visiting teams like Bangladesh and
Afghanistan, and have travelled to Sri Lanka
for a tour. The time period allowed Dravid,
and selectors, to prune the 36-member probables list to a squad of 15. Different captains
too were tried out before they settled on
Ishan for now. We are covered in all departments. We have got good fast bowlers. We
have got very good spinners. We have got allrounders. We bat deep. We bat upto eight.
So we have got it all covered. It is about executing our skills and under pressure the boys
performing, Dravid said.
Finally, Dravid summed up his philosphy
for the tournament and what he is looking
for from this team.
Winning the Under 19 World Cups is
honestly not the be-all and end-all of anything. In the end I will be more happy if some
of these guys go on and play for India and
represent India. That should be their aim and
real aspiration.
Relief for Dhoni,

warrant withdrawn
NEW DELHI: The non-bailable warrant issued against India ODI captain MS Dhoni in
a case of hurting religious sentiments was
withdrawn by a local court in Anantapur in
Andhra Pradesh. The court that had issued
a non-bailable warrant against cricketer MS
Dhoni under the pretext of posing as Lord
Vishnu on the cover page of Business Today
magazine has today recalled the issued warrant, stated a media release issued by
Dhoni's management firm Rhiti Sports. Our
legal team led by Mr. Rajneesh Chopra today
moved an application before the local court
in Ananthpur, Andhra Pradesh, thereby seeking cancellation of the non-bailable warrant
as issued against the cricketer by the local
court vide its order dated 07.01.2016," it further said. The non-bailable warrant was issued against Dhoni for non-appearance before the court on January 7. "It was further
informed to the Court by Rajneesh Chopra
(Dhoni's lawyer) that the non representation on behalf of Mr Dhoni before the Trial
Court was not intentional. PTI
18 SPORT
Money for nothing: Despite eight-year FIFA ban, Blatter still draws salary
REUTERS
MIAMI, JANUARY 19
Blatter was banned for ethics violations over a $2 million payment FIFA made to
European soccer boss Michel Platini.
SEPP BLATTER may have been banned for

eight years from the game but he is still receiving his president's salary from world
FIFA, a spokesman for FIFA's Audit and
Compliance Committee told Reuters on
Monday.
Blatter was suspended for 90 days by FIFA
on October 8 and then banned from the
game for eight years last month for ethics violations over a $2 million payment FIFA
made to European soccer boss Michel Platini
with Blatter's approval in 2011.
But Blatter, a Swiss national who has been
president of FIFA since 1998, will continue to
be paid until a new president is elected on
Feb 26, the spokesman Andreas Bantel said.
That would mean Blatter would have been
paid for nearly five months during which

time he was unable to carry out his duties,
and a period in which FIFA has appointed an
acting president, African soccer head Issa
Hayatou.
Entitled renumeration
The compensation sub-committee of
FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee recently ruled that it could stop Blatter's
bonuses but not, according to his contract,
his salary. "Until the election of a new president on February 26, Mr Blatter is the elected
president and therefore - according to his
contract - is entitled to receive his remuneration," Bantel said.
Blatter's U.S. lawyer and his
Switzerland-based spokesman could not
be immediately reached for comment. FIFA
is facing the worst corruption crisis in it history as a total of 41 individuals and entities,
One man show turns team player
including many former FIFA officials, have

been charged with corruption-related offences in the United States. The U.S. investigation is far from over and FIFA also faces a
parallel Swiss probe.
Blatter's bonuses have been stopped because he was not carrying out his duties of
supervising the organization, including its
general secretary. Only last week, FIFA announced that Jerome Valcke was fired from
his position as general secretary. It gave no
reason but an investigation had followed allegations of corruption related to World Cup
ticket sales.
Salary a secret
"The duty of supervision is listed explicitly in the target agreements for the payment
of bonuses. The compensation committee
has therefore decided, at its last meeting, not
to make any further bonus payments to Mr
With new coach watching,

Swansea climb out to safety
Once center of attention at Liverpool, Suarez now shows ability to star even while partnering Neymar, Messi
AP & REUTERS
SWANSEA, JANUARY 19
NEW YORK TIMES

SWANSEA MOVED out of the relegation zone
following a slender 1-0 win over Watford in
the English Premier League on Monday in
front of newly-appointed head coach
Francesco Guidolin. Guidolin's arrival was
confirmed by Swansea earlier Monday and
the 60-year-old was in the stands at the
Liberty Stadium to see captain Ashley
Williams head in the winner shortly before
the half-hour mark.
Guidolin will work alongside Alan Curtis,
who took over as interim manager after
Garry Monk was fired last month. "He's a
very experienced coach and it's probably
something we needed, an experienced
leader. If he can get the performances and
the results as well then I think that's what
we're looking for," Curtis said following his
final match in sole charge.
The loss condemned Watford to their
fourth straight league defeat following a run
of four consecutive wins that had led to
manager Quique Sanchez Flores earning the
manager of the month award for December.
Watford midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado had
the visitors' best opportunities to level. He
almost netted an equalizer in the 66th but
LONDON, JANUARY 19
ONE MAN doesnt make a team, but a team
can sometimes find it impossible to replace
one player. Luis Surez and Liverpool are examples of that.
When Surez led Liverpools forward line
two seasons ago, the Reds ran rampant in
English soccer. The club finished as the runner-up in the Premier League, a whisker
away from its first league title in more than
20 years. Surez, of course, was one player
among 11, but his hunger for chasing down
lost causes and turning plenty of them into
game-winning goals made him the catalyst
for the teams performance.
After that season and a World Cup in
which he turned from hero to villain
Surez engineered his departure from
Liverpool. He had a buyout clause in his contract, and Barcelona paid it, spending $92
million to bring him to Spain.
It would be four months before he could
play for anyone because he was banned for
biting the shoulder of Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguays World Cup encounter with
Italy. However, making up for lost time,
Surez ended up winning five trophies with
Barcelona in 2015.
It is a team on which he scores almost as
often as he plays. A hat trick and an assist by
Surez helped Barcelona to thrash Athletic
Bilbao, 6-0, on Sunday, and he is the leading
goal scorer in Spain this season. Yet he is now
more of a team player. How could he be anything else, when he shares the attack with
Lionel Messi and Neymar on a team that includes Andrs Iniesta, one of the most exquisite players the game has ever seen?
Messi has insisted that winning the
Ballon dOr five times in his career has come
down to the team he plays for. It is a team on
which Surez is still very much the newbie.
New, but he also brings a new dynamic.
The Surez of Barcelona is the same foraging, tenacious and confident character that
he was at Liverpool (and before that at clubs
in the Netherlands and Uruguay). He works
hard, has an instinct to go for the jugular and
possesses a scoring habit that can at times
make him appear greedy, at other times
sharing.
Luis deserved to be at the Ballon dOr
with Cristiano, Neymar and me, Messi said
in Zurich when he received the trophy as soccers top player earlier this month. He is the
best No.9 in the world today.
For the record, Messi is a No.10, Cristiano
Ronaldo wears No.7, and Neymar No.11.
The numbers do not define them. Messi
is the worlds most complete player, in any
role he chooses. Ronaldo and Neymar strike
mainly from the wings.
Surez is a roving attacker, running where
instinct takes him, often taking the brunt of
tackles from behind as he seeks opportunities to strike or to open up space for others.
Again, Messi summed it up. It is down
to the chemistry between the three of us,
he said at the Golden Ball gala. Were friends
Blatter," said Bantel.

The size of Blatter's compensation from
FIFA has remained secret although reforms to
be voted on at the organization's February
Congress call for the disclosure of individual
compensation for the president and top executives. It is also unclear what Hayatou is
getting paid to be acting president. FIFA's finances may have taken a blow in the past
year because of the costs and distractions of
the corruption scandal. According to a report
from the UK's Press Association late last year,
the organization suffered its first loss last year
since 2001. Bantel declined to discuss what
proportion of Blatter's payments came from
his bonuses.
The FIFA Ethics Committee said the payment to Platini, made at a time when Blatter
was seeking re-election, lacked transparency
and presented conflicts of interest, though
both men denied any wrongdoing.
sent his shot wide from the edge of the area

after a neat exchange with striker Odion
Ighalo.
The Spaniard then missed with a volley
from the edge of the area in the closing stages
as Swansea held on for the win that ends a
three-match run without a victory. "All the
games are big for us now. We need points as
quickly as possible and get up the table,"
Williams said after netting his first ever
Premier League goal at the Liberty.
"We heard the news last night and everyone got onto Google to try and find out as
much about him. It's given everyone a bit of
a lift and to try and go out onto the field and
do as much as you can," Williams said of
Guidolin's move.
Both he and Curtis have contracts until
the end of the season, with Swansea announcing in a statement Monday that
Guidolin "will have the final say on team selection."
One of Italy's best known coaches,
Guidolin led unfashionable Udinese to third
place in Italy's Serie A, the club's highest finish, and has helped Parma, Palermo and
Vicenza win promotion. A former midfielder,
Guidolin coached Vicenza from Serie B to
Serie A, won the Italian Cup with them in
1997 and lost a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
semi-final against Chelsea in 1998.
Suarez is the leading scorer in the La Liga this season.

on and off the field.
The friendly trio shared 137 goals in 2015,
despite Messis missing two months after injuring a knee in September. Their coach at
Barcelona, Luis Enrique, deserves credit for
persuading the trio to dovetail their efforts
and for making the team more direct.
Old philosophy
Barcelona still can play tiki-taka more
quickly than anyone else. It still has Pep
Guardiolas philosophy of pressing opponents back on their heels and working feverishly to retrieve the ball within seven seconds of losing it. But with three such
forwards and in particular Surez, who
will cover every blade of grass behind defenders there is logic to the long pass, now
and again.
No one talks of a single soccer phenomenon any more, although Messi is certainly
that. And few question, as many of us did,
how the team could work with three strikers all in the running for the Pichichi Trophy,
the award for the top scorer in La Liga?
Actually, there is competition for that.
Real Madrids front three of Ronaldo, Karim
Benzema and Gareth Bale is just as prolific,
and especially so, now that Zinedine Zidane
has taken over as coach, with the club scoring 10 times in his first two games in charge.
There is an imbalance in the Spanish
league that allows Madrid and Barcelona to
overrun others through strikers imported at
a huge price. But there is also pleasure for
fans seeing the heights that these two attacking lineups reach most weeks.
I say most weeks because this weekend,
Surez is likely to be in the stands, watching
PROLIFIC SCORER
29
goals have been scored by

Luis Suarez across five
tournaments this season. He struck 18
in as many La Liga games while netting
five each in Club World Cup and
Champions League. The other came in
UEFA Super Cup. To boot it, he has
made 10 assists too.
his team. He has bitten nothing but his own

lip since settling into Barcelona, after serving his suspension in 2014.
Another suspension
Right now, however, Surez faces a twogame suspension after a referee reported
that he started a fracas in the tunnel after a
Copa del Rey game against Espanyol.
The game had been feisty. Espanyol, its
crosstown rival, tried to stop Bara through
means both fair and foul. According to the
referee, Surez set off the postgame altercation by calling an Espanyol player a waste
of space.
Worse things are said in the heat of game,
but Surez has lodged an appeal, insisting
that those words never crossed his lips.
Fifteen months of good behavior appear
not to sway the disciplinary panel. The reputation of Surez goes before him, even after a season and a half in which he has offended nobody, apart from frustrated
defenders who try everything in the book to
stop him.
Curry gives Warriors winning run vs Cavaliers

AGENCIES
JANUARY 19
STEPHEN CURRYscored 35 points, including
seven three-pointers, in just three quarters
as Golden State pounded the Cavaliers 13298 in Cleveland on Monday in an NBA Finals
rematch. The Cavs (28-11) narrowly avoided
their worst ever home loss while the Warriors
(38-4) swept the season series and have won
the last five games between the teams. "That's
who we know we can be," Warriors interim
coach Luke Walton said. "They were absolutely phenomenal tonight. We can't really
ask to play much better than that."
The Cavs suffered just their second home
loss this season but were never really in it.
They trailed by 26 at the half and fell behind
by 43 in the second half -- their largest deficit
of the season.
Cleveland's worst-ever home loss was a
114-75 setback against the Chicago Bulls on
Jan. 20, 2012. "Tonight was an example of
how far we have to go to be a championship
team," said James, who scored 16 points.
J.R. Smith had 14 for the Cavs, who fell to
0-3 this season against the West's elite the
Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love shot a combined four-for-16 and totaled 11 points.
Love's only basket was a three-pointer late
in the first half. "They definitely played like
the champions," Irving said.
The Warriors entered having dropped
two of their last three games, including an
18-point loss at Detroit on Saturday. That loss
seemed to be a wake-up call for the Warriors,
who stormed to a 24-0 start this season.
The Warriors shot 54.1 percent and made
19 three-pointers.
Curry said before arriving in Cleveland he
hoped the visiting locker room still smelled
like the hundreds of bottles of champagne
the Warriors sprayed in it last June when
they clinched the Finals in Game Six.
The quip did not go down well in
Cleveland. "It was an overreaction to a comment," Curry said. "Obviously, when I walked
into the locker room, that's the last time I was
there. We had a trophy, we had champagne
and we had goggles. We had a good time.
"So the first time anybody on our team
walks in there, that's what we're going to feel.
The way I said it, in a sarcastic way ... it is what
it is.
Curry scored 35 points, including seven

three pointers, in just three quarters.
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AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 18 PAGES, ` 3.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

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herself. There was a noose around her neck

assault, Kumar said: Since 2007 when

evening, clashed with ABVP leader

Dalit leaders say

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resignation of Minister of State Bandaru

I did not see ASA members beating

writing in front of the duty security officer.

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Hardik rules out compromise with state govt

property by Patidar youths near toll gate.

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