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QUOTADOESNOTVIOLATE
basic structure of Constitution, Bench rules
Quota for General poor gets top court seal
SC’s 3-2 verdict
upholds 10%
EWS quota for
poorest among
forward castes
ANANTHAKRISHNAN G
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
IN A landmark ruling Monday,
the Supreme Court upheld by a
3-2 majority the Constitution
(One Hundred and Third
Amendment) Act, 2019 intro-
ducing10percentreservationfor
the economically weaker sec-
tions (EWS) among the unre-
served categories in admissions
and government jobs.
The majority view, as enun-
ciated by one of the five judges
of the Constitution Bench, de-
scribedreservationas“aninstru-
mentnotonlyforinclusionof so-
cially and educationally
backward classes to the main-
streamof society,butalsoforthe
inclusion of any class or section
so disadvantaged”.
While Justices Dinesh
Maheshwari, Bela M Trivedi and
J B Pardiwala agreed that the
amendment does not violate the
basic structure of the
Constitution,ChiefJusticeofIndia
UULalit,whoretiresTuesday,and
JusticeSRavindraBhatdissented,
saying the EWS quota is “contra-
dictorytotheessenceofequalop-
portunity” and “strikes at the
heart of the equality code”.
The dissenting judges were
of the view that “while the ‘eco-
nomic criteria’ per se is
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Extradition of
fugitive arms
dealer Sanjay
Bhandari gets
UK court nod
ADITI KHANNA
LONDON, NOVEMBER 7
AUKcourtonMondayruledthat
Sanjay Bhandari, an accused
middleman and consultant in
arms deals, can be extradited to
India to face charges of tax eva-
sion and money laundering, and
pavedthewayfortheBritishgov-
ernmenttoorderhisextradition.
The 60-year-old faced two
extradition requests from the
Indian authorities, the first re-
lated to money laundering and
the second to tax evasion.
District Judge Michael Snow,
who heard the case at
Westminster Magistrates' Court
in London earlier this year, con-
cluded that there are no bars to
himbeingextraditedanddecided
to send the case to UK Home
SecretarySuellaBraverman,who
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SC ACQUITS 3 ON
DEATH ROW IN 2012
RAPE-MURDER PAGE 3
With some room to stretch on flights,
a leg-up for Indian pacers in Australia
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DEVENDRA PANDEY
ADELAIDE, NOVEMBER 7
CRAMPED LEGS and stiff backs
areanathlete’sbiggestpre-com-
petition enemy, but the Indian
cricket team has gone the extra
(air) mile to ensure its pace
bowlers stay comfortable.
At a T20 World Cup that has
demanded breakneck air travel
crisscrossing Australia, head
The Supreme Court Bench of Justices (from left) Bela M Trivedi, Dinesh Maheshwari, CJI U U Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and J B Pardiwala pronounces the EWS quota verdict on Monday. PTI
2 judges dissent: Denying
this to SCs, STs, OBCs is
heaping fresh injustice
ANANTHAKRISHNAN G
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
DISSENTING WITH the majority
view on the validity of the
Constitution (One Hundred and
Third Amendment) Act, 2019,
which introduced 10 percent
reservationfor the economically
weaker sections (EWS) in the
unreserved category, Justice S
Ravindra Bhat and Chief Justice
of India U U Lalit said it creates
an “exclusion” which “strikes at
the heart of the equality code…
Morbi: HC takes suo motu cognizance,
gives Gujarat week to file status report
SOHINI GHOSH
AHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 7
TAKING SUO motu cognizance
of the Morbi bridge collapse, the
Gujarat High Court on Monday
issued notices to the state gov-
ernment and local authorities
and also sought a status report
in the matter by November 14.
Thesuspensionbridgeonthe
Machchhu river in Morbi col-
lapsedonOctober 30, killing 135
people including 55 children.
Takingitupasthefirstmatter
as the court reopened after the
24 hours in larger enclosure, Freddie
and Elton make first kill in Kuno: a chital
IRAM SIDDIQUE
BHOPAL, NOVEMBER 7
THE TWO male cheetah siblings
which were released from their
quarantine ‘boma’ at Madhya
Pradesh’s Kuno National Park
have made their first kill, likely
within 24 hours of being in a
larger enclosure, easing con-
cerns about their ability to fend
for themselves.
coach Rahul Dravid and batting
superstars Rohit Sharma and
Virat Kohli have given up their
CJI Lalit delivers his farewell
speech Monday. PTI PAGE14
which is a part of the core of the
Constitution”.
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135 people were killed in
Morbi on October 30. File
Diwalivacation,adivisionbench
of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar
and Justice Ashutosh Shastri
said: “We have taken suo motu
The two male cheetah
siblings were released into
the enclosure on Saturday
Illustration: Suvajit Dey
designated business-class seats
for the quicks — Mohammed
Shami, Arshdeep Singh,
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DONOTEXCLUDESC/ST/SEBC, TIMETOREVISITQUOTAPOLICY,
say dissenting Justices Lalit, Bhat say Justices Trivedi and Pardiwala
BJP, Congress
claim credit
for quota law;
DMK says
‘gross injustice’
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NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
WHILETHEBJPandtheCongress
welcomed the Supreme Court
judgment upholding the 10 per
centreservationforeconomically
weaker sections in the general
category — with both parties
claiming credit for introducing
the 103rd amendment to the
Constitutionthatprovidesforthe
quota — regional parties, espe-
BUSINESS AS USUAL Ruling affirms BJP push THE EDITORIAL PAGE cially those with roots in social
justicemovements,weredivided.
for its labharthi politics THE POVERTY TEST
The DMK in Tamil Nadu
BY UNNY called it “gross injustice” and
By FAIZAN MUSTAFA
“against the principles of social
that goes beyond Mandal MANDAL PLUS
SC order takes quota debate
justice” while the JD(U) and the
BSP welcomed the verdict. The
RJD,apartythathasopposedthe
maturonthe103rdamendment, beyond caste, can redefine EWS quota in the past, used the
SHYAMLAL YADAV allowing 10 per cent quota for welfare, and politics around it opportunity to renew its call for
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 the poorest of the poor among PAGE12 a caste census, saying the “judg-
upper castes, both strengthens ment opens the possibility of in-
OVER THE last eight years, the — and affirms — this plank. creasing the quota for backward
Narendra Modi-led BJP, both in Picking up the threads from castes proportionate to their
E
government and party, the November 16, 1992 EXPLAINED share in the population”.
EXPLAINED
has built a key plank of its OBC “creamy layer” rul- In a 3-2 split verdict on
politics around the lab- ing — which put an in- FOUR QUESTIONS Monday, a five-judge bench of
INSIDE harthi, the beneficiary of
●
come cap on OBC quotas IN EWS ORDER the Supreme Court upheld the
a welfare scheme, who is — the Modi government, validity of the Constitution's
framed, not by her social via the 103rd amend- QUOTA CRITERIA 103rd Amendment Act, 2019.
PRIVATE COLLEGES identity but by individual, quan- ment, sought to get around SHIFTS: CASTE TO Termingthejudgmenta“vic-
AWAITCLARITY ON tifiable, criteria that aim to de- caste-based reservations by INCOME, COMMUNITY tory” for Narendra Modi's “mis-
FUNDS, FEES fine a need-based architecture. pushing welfarism among the TO INDIVIDUALS P 15 sion” to provide social justice for
FULL COVERAGE, PAGE 8 The Supreme Court's impri- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
cognizance of the Morbi inci-
dent. But for the vacation, we
would have sat on the same day
itself.” At the start of the pro-
ceedings, the bench observed a
two-minute silence for those
who died in Morbi.
The bench took cognizance
of the incident on the basis of
newspaper reports on October
31. “...On account of the courts
havingbeenclosedduetoDiwali
vacations,telephonicinstruction
was issued to the registrar (judi-
cial) to treat the said article as
suo motu PIL by registering it
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Freddie and Elton, released
into the 5 sq. km enclosure on
Saturday evening, hunted down
achital(spotteddeer)sometime
between Sunday evening and
earlyMonday,forestdepartment
officials said.
AseniorforestofficialtoldThe
Indian Expres: “The cheetahs
making their first kill so soon is
beyond expectations. This signi-
fiesthatthebigcatsareabsolutely
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar and
Hardik Pandya — so that they
get adequate leg-room. This has
helped them to rest and recover
between games.
“Before the tournament, we
decided that since the pace
bowlers clock the maximum
mileage on field day in, day out,
they need to stretch their legs,” a
support staff member of the
Indian team told The Indian
Express on its arrival in Adelaide
forthesemi-finalagainstEngland
on Thursday. The team finished
its league engagements Sunday
with a win over Zimbabwe. It
ended with 8 points from 5
games, topping Group 2.
As per International Cricket
Council (ICC) norms, every team
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● Sanjay Bhandari extradition
is authorised to order the extra-
dition based on the court order.
“As I am satisfied that extra-
ditioniscompatiblewiththede-
fendant's convention rights, I
must send this case to the
Secretary of State [Braverman]
for a decision as to whether the
defendant is to be extradited,”
JudgeSnowsaidinhisjudgment.
“However, I only do so on the
basis of the assurances that have
been provided by the govern-
ment,” he said, with reference to
Indian government assurances
that Bhandari will be held in a
separate cell at Tihar Jail in New
Delhi with relevant healthcare
provisions while he faces trial in
India.
The judge also concluded
that a prima facie case had been
established with respect to both
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extradition requests. “He failed
to declare his overseas income
and assets... He benefited from
the income and assets that had
not been declared. A reasonable
jury can properly infer benefit
fromhisundeclaredincomeand
purchase of substantial assets
overseas,” said the judgment.
The Indian government's ex-
tradition request for Bhandari
had been certified by then UK
Home Secretary Priti Patel in
June 2020 and he was arrested
on an extradition warrant the
following month that year. The
London-basedbusinessman has
been on bail on a security pro-
vided to the court as he fought
extradition on the cases against
him by the CBI and ED and is ex-
pected to appeal against
Monday's court order. PTI
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Quota for General poor gets top court seal
permissibleinrelationtoaccessof
public goods (under Article 15),
thesameisnottrueforArticle16,
the goal of which is empower-
ment, through representation of
the community”.
Thefivejudgesagreedthatthe
provision gives the State the
powertomakespecialprovisions
inrelationtoadmissionstoprivate
unaided institutions.
JusticesTrivediandPardiwala
alsotouchedupontheconceptof
reservationasoriginallyenvisaged
for a limited period and under-
lined the need to revisit and fine-
tuneitwiththerealitiesoftheday.
“Reservation,” said Justice
Pardiwala,“shouldnotbeallowed
to become a vested interest”.
Justice Maheshwari said,
“Reservation is an instrument of
affirmative action by the State to
ensure an all-inclusive march to-
wards the goals of an egalitarian
society while counteracting in-
equalities; it is an instrument not
only for inclusion of socially and
educationallybackwardclassesto
the mainstream of society, but
also for the inclusion of any class
or section so disadvantaged as to
beansweringthedescriptionof a
weaker section. In this back-
ground, reservation structured
singularly on economic back-
ground does not violate any es-
sentialfeatureoftheConstitution
of India and does not cause any
damage to the basic structure of
the Constitution of India.”
He said “exclusion of the
● 2 judges dissent: Denying this to SCs, STs, OBCs is fresh injustice
Statingthathecouldnotagree
with the view of the majority,
JusticeBhat,whowrotethejudge-
ment for himself and the CJI, said
“thiscourthasforthefirsttime,in
thesevendecadesoftherepublic,
sanctioned an avowedly exclu-
sionary and discriminatory prin-
ciple. Our Constitution does not
speak the language of exclusion.
In my considered opinion, the
amendment, by the language of
exclusion, undermines the fabric
of social justice, and thereby, the
basic structure”. “This exclusion
violates the non-discrimination
andthenon-exclusionaryfacetof
the equality code, which thereby
violates the basic structure of the
Constitution.”
While “the addition, or inser-
tion of the ‘economic criteria’ for
affirmativeactioninaidofthesec-
tion of population who face dep-
rivationduetopoverty,infurther-
ance of Article 46, does not per se
strayfromtheConstitutionalprin-
ciples,soastoalter,violate,orde-
stroyitsbasicstructure”,theprob-
lem,hesaid,layinthe“mannerof
implementing – i.e., the implicit
exclusion of those covered under
Art. 15(4) and 16(4) [Scheduled
Castes (“SC”), Scheduled Tribes
(“ST”),andsociallyandeducation-
● Gujarat HC
accordingly, after necessary for-
malities,”ChiefJusticeKumarsaid
while dictating the order.
The bench impleaded six re-
spondentparties:thechiefsecre-
tary, state home department
throughitshomesecretary,urban
development department
through the commissioner of
municipalities,Morbimunicipal-
ity, Morbi district collector and
the State Human Rights
Commission. The court directed
thechief secretaryandthehome
secretary to file a “status report”
by November 14, when the mat-
ter will come up for hearing. The
SHRC “shall also file a report in
this regard by next date of hear-
ing,” it said.
Thebridgecollapsedjustdays
after its reopening. It was closed
for seven months for repair after
the Morbi municipality signed a
15-year contract with Ajanta
Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, a part of
Oreva Group, in March.
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classes covered by Articles 15(4),
15(5)and16(4)”– theSociallyand
Educationally Backward Classes
(SEBC), Other Backward Classes
(OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs)
and Scheduled Tribes (STs) –
“fromgettingthebenefitofreser-
vation as economically weaker
sections, being in the nature of
balancing the requirements of
non-discriminationandcompen-
satorydiscrimination,doesnotvi-
olate the equality code and does
notinanymannercausedamage
to the basic structure of the
Constitution of India”.
Justice Maheshwari rejected
the argument that providing the
EWSquotaoverandabovethe50
percent ceiling fixed by the
MandalCommissioncasewillvi-
olate the basic structure, saying
“that ceiling limit is not inflexible
andinanycaseonlyappliestothe
reservationsenvisaged”fortheal-
ready reserved categories “by
Articles 15(4), 15(5) and 16(4) of
the Constitution”.
Hesaidthe103rdamendment
“cannot be said to breach the ba-
sicstructureoftheConstitutionby
permittingtheStatetomakespe-
cialprovisions,includingreserva-
tion,basedoneconomiccriteria”.
“Viewing this affirmative ac-
tion of EWS reservation from the
standpointofbackwardclassver-
sus forward class is not in accord
with the very permissibility of
compensatorydiscriminationto-
wards the goal of real and sub-
stantive justice for all,” he said.
ally backward classes (“SEBC”)”
from its purview.
Justice Bhat said “the applica-
tionofthedoctrine(of)classifica-
tion differentiating the poorest
segments of the society, as one
segment(i.e.,theforwardclasses)
notbeingbeneficiariesofreserva-
tion, and the other, the poorest,
who are subjected to additional
disabilities due to caste stigmati-
sation or social barrier based dis-
crimination–thelatterbeingjus-
tifiably kept out of the new
reservation benefit, is an exercise
in deluding ourselves that those
getting social and educational
backwardnessbasedreservations
are somehow more fortunate.
This classification is plainly con-
trary to the essence of equal op-
portunity”.Ontheargumentthat
backward classes are already
loadedwithbenefits,hesaidthese
were not“free pass” but “a repar-
ative and compensatory mecha-
nism meant to level the field –
where they are unequal due to
their social stigmatisation”.
The minority ruling said “the
othering of socially and econom-
ically disadvantaged classes, in-
cluding SCs, STs and OBCs, by ex-
cluding them from this new
reservation on the ground that
● A leg-up for Indian pacers
gets four business-class seats.
Mostteamsgivetheseflyingpriv-
ilegestotheircoach,captain,vice-
captainandmanager.Butoncethe
Indian thinktank became aware
that they needed to travel every
thirdorfourthday,itwasdecided
that the hard-working pacers
would get the best seats.
By the time India finish their
World Cup campaign, the team
would have travelled around
34,000km.Theywouldalsohave
experiencedthreetimezonesand
played at venues that have been
varyinglywarm,windyorcold.In
thesechangingconditions,pacers
run the risk of getting injured.
The Indian team's bowling
coach Paras Mhambrey has spo-
kenearlierabouthowtheyleftno
stone unturned to ensure the
players were match-ready.
Such has been the hectic
schedule that the team couldn’t
even celebrate the win over
Pakistan in its World Cup opener
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Concurring with Justice
Maheshwari’s opinion, Justice
Trivedi said “as well settled, it
mustbepresumedthatthelegis-
lature understands and appreci-
atestheneedsof itsownpeople...
The impugned amendment… is
required to be treated as an affir-
mative action on the part of the
Parliamentforthebenefitandfor
theadvancementoftheeconom-
icallyweakersectionsofcitizens”.
“The impugned amendment
creates a separate class of ‘eco-
nomically weaker sections of the
citizens’ from the general/ unre-
servedclass,withoutaffectingthe
specialrightsof reservationspro-
vided to the Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribe and back-
ward class… Therefore, their ex-
clusion from the newly created
class for the benefit of ‘economi-
cally weaker sections of the citi-
zens’ in the impugned amend-
ment cannot be said to be
discriminatory or violative of the
equality code. Such amendment
could certainly not be termed as
shocking, unconscionable or un-
scrupulous travesty of the quin-
tessenceofequaljusticeassought
tobesubmittedbythecounselfor
the petitioners,” she said.
Onreservationforatimespan,
JusticeTrivedisaid,“Whatwasen-
visioned by the framers of the
Constitution,whatwasproposed
bytheConstitutionBenchin1985,
and what was sought to be
achievedonthecompletionof50
years of the advent of the
theyenjoypre-existingbenefitsis
to heap fresh injustice based on
past disability”.
“Firstly, it “others” those sub-
jected to socially questionable,
and outlawed practices – though
theyareamongstthepoorestsec-
tions of society. Secondly, for the
purpose of the new reservation,
theexclusionoperatesagainstthe
sociallydisadvantagedclassesand
castes, absolutely, by confining
themwithintheirallocatedreser-
vation quotas… Thirdly, it denies
the chance of mobility from the
reservedquota(basedonpastdis-
crimination)toareservationben-
efitbasedonlyoneconomicdep-
rivation.”Agreeingthateconomic
conditioncanbeagroundforaffir-
mativeaction,theminorityruling
said “the amendment creates
pathways, gateways and oppor-
tunities to the poorest segments
of our society...”.
Justice Bhat pointed out that
the Sinho Commission, which
was set up to examine the condi-
tion of the economically back-
ward classes, had in its 2010 re-
port cited NSSO statistics of
2004-2005. The NSSO statistics
“disclosed that in all, 31.7 crore
people were below the poverty
line (“BPL”), of which the sched-
sincetherewasaflighttocatchthe
next morning. At another time,
RavichandranAshwinwasasked
about their plan for the day after
thegame,andhequipped:“What
plan sir, we are traveling!”
And it has been a common
sightthroughtheSuper12sforthe
media manager to keep pointing
at the wrist watch, signalling to
players at press conferences to
wrapupsinceschedulesaretight.
Thephysiosandtrainershave
beenmonitoringpacersandspin-
ners closely to ensure the toll of
travel doesn’t hit them and they
get adequate sleep and recovery.
Players have been given the free-
dom to not turn up for practice if
they feel they need rest.
As one Indian player jokes, a
few players will have lost more
hair by the time this T20 World
Cup is done, though it is the fast
bowlers’ loping legs that have
been deemed most precious
when it comes to air travel.
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Constitution,i.e.thatthepolicyof
reservationmusthaveatimespan,
has still not been achieved even
till this day… we need to revisit
the system of reservation in the
larger interest of the society.”
JusticePardiwalaagreedwith
Justices Maheshwari and Trivedi
andsaid“reservationisnotanend,
but a means, a means to secure
economic and social justice”.
He said the “real solution…
liesineliminatingthecausesthat
haveledtothesocial,educational
and economic backwardness of
the weaker sections of the com-
munity.Thisexerciseofeliminat-
ing the causes started immedi-
ately after the Independence i.e.
almostsevendecadesbackandit
stillcontinues.Thelong-standing
development and the spread of
educationhaveresultedintaper-
ingthegapbetweentheclassesto
a considerable extent.”
“Aslargerpercentagesofback-
ward class members attain ac-
ceptable standards of education
andemployment,theyshouldbe
removedfrom thebackwardcat-
egories so that the attention can
be paid towards those classes
which genuinely need help. In
such circumstances, it’s very
much necessary to take into re-
viewthemethodofidentification
and the ways of the determina-
tion of backward classes and also
ascertain whether the criteria
adopted or applied for the classi-
ficationofbackwardisrelevantfor
today’s conditions,” he said.
uled caste population was 7.74
crores(i.e.,38%of totalscheduled
castes), scheduled tribe popula-
tion was 4.25 crores (48.4% of to-
talscheduledtribes),13.86crores
of OBC population (which was
33.1% of total OBCs), and 5.85
croresof GeneralCategory(18.2%
of total general category)”.
“Thesefactsestablishthatthe
bulk of the economically weaker
sections of the society belong to
theclasseswhicharedescribedin
Articles 15(4) and 16(4),” he said.
The minority ruling agreed
that the State was empowered to
make provisions for reservations
for admission in private, unaided
institutions, saying “unaided pri-
vate institutions including those
impartingprofessionaleducation
cannot be seen as standing out of
the national mainstream”.
Disagreeingwiththemajority
viewon50%cap,JusticeBhatsaid
petitions challenging the breach
by some states are already pend-
ing and the majority view that
“creation of another class which
can be the recipient of up to 10%
of reservations over and above
50%permittedunderArticle15(4)
and16(4)...hasadirectbearingon
the likely outcome in the chal-
lenge in that proceeding”.
● Cheetahs
fit and the worries of these chee-
tahs losing any muscle strength
owing to the time they spend in
quarantine is unfounded.”
Asourcesaidthetwomalesib-
lingsfirsthunted—unsuccessfully
— a blackbuck within an hour of
being released. On Sunday
evening, officials heard chital
noises from ‘Boma 4’ (the larger
enclosure), a potential sign of an-
other hunt . A monitoring team
sent to inspect the area on
Monday morning discovered the
remains of a large male chital.
Chief Wildlife Warden JS
Chauhan told The Indian Express:
“Considering that the two chee-
tahskilledandfinishedalargean-
telope goes to show that they are
adapting very well.” The siblings
were the first pair to be released
intothelargerenclosureafterbe-
ingquarantinedforabout50days.
Thenextcheetahtobereleasedin
thelargeenclosurewillbeanother
male, Obaan.
New Delhi
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● BJP, Congress claim credit
the poor, BJP spokesperson
Gaurav Bhatia said, “Modiji has
proved that the BJP's goal of
Antyodayacouldbedonewithout
snatching away the rights of any
community. The purpose of this
movewastoempowerthepoor.”
BJP general secretary (organi-
sation)BLSantoshcalledthever-
dict “another big credit for PM
NarendraModi’svisionofGareeb
Kalyan”anda“bigboostinthedi-
rection of social justice”.
The Congress, too, claimed
credit. In a statement welcoming
the judgment, AICC general sec-
retary in-charge of communica-
tion Jairam Ramesh said, “The
Amendment itself was the result
of a process initiated by the
ManmohanSinghgovernmentin
2005-06withtheappointmentof
the Sinho Commission that sub-
mitted its report in July 2010.
Thereafter,widespreadconsulta-
tions were held and the Bill was
ready by 2014. It took the Modi
sarkarfiveyearstogettheBillen-
acted.” The party reiterated its
support for a caste based census.
The RJD, too, called for a caste
census, with its MP Manoj Jha
telling The Indian Express, “This is
a split verdict. It opens many av-
enuesandpossibilitiesofinterpre-
tationandintervention...Theceil-
inghasgonenowandso,it(quota)
should be proportionate to share
in population.”
Supporting the judgment,
senior JDU leader and Bihar
Finance Minister Vijay Kumar
Choudharysaid,"Biharwasoneof
thepioneeringstatestointroduce
EWSquota(in1978).WhattheSC
said is very much in consonance
with CM Nitish Kumar's policies.
We are in favour of an economic
criterion for quota." The JD(U)
joinedhandswithallyRJDonthe
issue of population-based reser-
vation,withpartyleaderKCTyagi
saying, “We have already started
caste census in Bihar and it must
happen across the country.”
● BJP’s push to its welfare politics
poorwhoareoutsidethepurview
of Mandal.
One constant refrain of the
partyandthegovernment,when
questionedonthelackof minori-
tiesinpublicaffairs,hasbeenthat
all its schemes cut across religion
andcastelines.BeitUjjwalawith
9crorecustomersuntilApril1this
year or the PM Jan Dhan Yojna
with 47.28 crore account holders
until October 26; the 3.70 crore
houses sanctioned under Prime
MinisterAwasYojna(bothUrban
andGramin)tothe5kgfreeration
per month to over 80 crore peo-
ple in the wake of the pandemic.
IntheBJP'scalculation,theseben-
efits counter identity politics by
crossing the boundaries of caste
and religion, in some cases even
the jurisdictions of state and
Centre.Inprinciple,thisisn'tnew.
The BJP has been advocating
reservationforuppercastessince
the Mandal Commission. In June
1993, at its national council in
Bangalore,thepartypassedares-
olutiontosupportreservationfor
SC, ST and OBCs and demanded
that 10% reservation should be
giventopooramongGeneralcat-
egory candidates as well.
In parallel, the BJP is also fo-
cusedonsplittingcommunitiesin
groups of those who are consid-
ered empowered and those who
are not. This social engineering
onceagainhasthelabharthiasits
ostensiblefocus.Considerthefol-
lowing:
■In October 2017, a Commission
for sub-categorisation of OBCs
wasconstitutedheadedbyJustice
G Rohini, former Chief Justice of
DelhiHighCourt,andtheNational
OBC Commission was given con-
stitutional status (though the
posts of chairman and members
are vacant since February). The
Rohinicommissionhasfoundthat
97% of all jobs and educational
seats have gone to just 25% of all
sub-castes classified as OBCs. As
manyas983OBCcommunities—
37% of the total — have zero rep-
resentation in jobs and educa-
The most vociferous opposi-
tion came from Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister and DMK chief M K
Stalin, who called it “a setback to
thecentury-oldfightforsocialjus-
tice”. Calling all parties support-
ingsocialjusticetocometogether,
Stalin said, "Since the Union gov-
ernmentfirstproposedthequota
in 2019, we have been battling it
in court. Today's order has been a
setback.”
The CPI(M), which supported
the amendment in Parliament,
demanded that the Rs 8 lakh an-
nual income criteria be lowered
so that only the needy benefit.
In UP, the BSP, too claimed
credit, with party spokesperson
Dharamveer Chaudhary saying,
“Thishasbeenalongstandingde-
mand of the party. Behenji
(Mayawati)wasthefirsttowritea
lettertothegovernmentdemand-
ingsuchaquota,followingwhich
the constitutional amendment
was brought in.” The party had
supportedthelegislationin2019,
though party chief Mayawati
called it an “election stunt”.
The BJD, too, welcomed the
verdict.“Thepartyhadsupported
the legislation in Parliament. The
SC has upheld it now. We wel-
come it,” BJD MP Pinaki Mishra
said. TMC MP Sougat Roy called
theverdict“goodfordemocracy”.
Therewassupportforthever-
dict from some of the regional
parties in the South. “We sup-
portedtheBillinParliament...Itis
necessaryfortheupliftmentofthe
poor among the forward classes.
We are already implementing it
in education,’’ TRS politburo
member B Vinod Kumar said.
YSRCP leader and Social
Welfare Minister in Andhra
Pradesh M Nagarjuna said the
stategovernmenthadstartedim-
plementingEWSquotaineduca-
tionalinstitutionssoonafterform-
ingthe governmentin June2019.
WithENS,Chennai,Patna,
Hyderabad
tional institutions.
■InAugust2018,thegovernment
passed a bill to nullify the
Supreme Court ruling on SC/ST
AtrocitiesActandtorollbackwhat
SC/ST groups called its dilution.
■TheLokSabhapollswereduein
mid-2019 and on January 12 that
year, the 103rd Amendment was
notified codifying EWS quota.
■InFebruarythatyear,theCentre
brought an ordinance to nullify
Supreme Court judgment on
making departments as units
whiledecidingreservedcategory
seats in universities and educa-
tional institutions.
■ Last month, the Centre consti-
tuted a commission headed by
former Chief Justice of India KG
Balakrishnantolookintopending
demandsofDalitswhohavecon-
verted themselves to Islam or
Christianity,toprovidethemben-
efitsof onparwiththosewhoare
Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.
■ In July this year, addressing the
BJPnationalexecutivemeetingin
Hyderabad,Modiaskedhisparty
to reach out to “deprived and
downtrodden sections” in com-
munities other than Hindus,
which was understood as a mes-
sage to the party to focus on
groups such as Pasmanda
Muslims in Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar.
Electorally, too, this finds an
echo. In the last UP polls, leaders
ofsmallerpartiesrepresentingthe
most backward communities
among the OBCs were given pri-
orityinAssemblypolls.Thefocus,
therefore, is on bringing the new
needy into the welfare net rather
than focus on those who already
avail of reservation benefits with
the creamy layer as the cut-off.
On what this layer should be,
income is one criteria and while
the DoPT had stipulated that it
would be revised every three
years, it has not been changed
sinceSeptember13,2017,whenit
wasincreasedfromRs6lakhtoRs
8lakhannualincome.Thatcould
frame the next challenge.
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19-yr-old are acquitted

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
MORE THAN eight years after
the brutal gangrape and murder
of a woman in Chhawla area, the
Supreme Court Monday acquit-
ted the three accused who were
found guilty by a trial court and
sentenced to death.
A bench of Chief Justice of
India U U Lalit and Justices S
RavindraBhatandBelaMTrivedi
acquitted the three men —
Rahul, Ravi Kumar and Vinod
alias Chhotu — stating that the
prosecution, whose case rested
on circumstantial evidence, had
failed to prove it.
As per the prosecution case,
thetriokidnappedthewomanin
a red Tata Indica car near Qutub
Vihar, Chhawla, on February 9,
2012,beforeallegedlyrapingand
killing her. The body was found
three days later.
Highlighting some of the
flaws in the investigation and
trial, the bench said: “From the...
evidence of the concerned wit-
nesses, it clearly transpires that
neither any T.I. (test identifica-
tion) parade was conducted by
the investigating officer during
the course of investigation for
identificationof theaccused,nor
any of the witnesses had identi-
fied the accused during their re-
spective depositions before the
court. Therefore, the very iden-
tity of the appellants-accused
havingnotbeendulyestablished,
theentirecaseof theprosecution
falls flat on the very first circum-
stance having not been duly
proved by any evidence, much
less clinching evidence, against
the appellants-accused.”
It said: “As demonstrated...
evidence with regard to the ar-
rest of appellants-accused, their
identification,discoveriesandre-
coveriesof incriminatingarticles,
identityof theIndicacar,seizures
and sealing of the articles and
collection of samples, medical
andscientificevidence,reportof
DNA profiling, evidence with re-
gard to CDRs (call data records)
etc were not proved by the pros-
ecution by leading, cogent,
clinching and clear evidence,
much less unerringly pointing
the guilt of the accused.”
‘Theprosecution has to bring
home the charges levelled
againstthembeyondreasonable
doubt, which the prosecution
has failed to do in the instant
case. Resultantly, the court is left
with no alternative but to acquit
the accused, though involved in
a very heinous crime,” it said.
Writingforthebench,Justice
Trivedi said: “It may be true that
if the accused involved in the
heinouscrimegounpunishedor
are acquitted, a kind of agony
andfrustrationmaybecausedto
the society in general and to the
family of the victim in particular,
however, the law does not per-
mit courts topunish the accused
on the basis of moral conviction
oronsuspicionalone.Noconvic-
tion should be based merely on
the apprehension of indictment
or condemnation over the deci-
sion rendered. Every case has to
be decided by the courts strictly
on merits and in accordance
with law without being influ-
enced by any kind of outside
moral pressures or otherwise.”
The SC added it “is con-
strained to make these observa-
tions as the court has noticed
many glaring lapses having oc-
curredduringthecourseof trial”.
The ruling said: “It has been
noticed from the record that out
of the49witnessesexaminedby
theprosecution,10materialwit-
nesseswerenotcross-examined
and many other important wit-
nesses were not adequately
cross-examined by defence
counsel.” Though Section 165 of
the Indian Evidence Act confers
unbridled powers upon the trial
courts to put any question at any
stage to witnesses to elicit the
truth, “the trial court also... acted
as a passive umpire”, it said.
“In the instant case, material
witnessesexaminedbythepros-
ecution having not been either
cross-examined or adequately
examined, and the trial court
also having acted as a passive
umpire, we find that the appel-
lants-accused were deprived of
their rights to have a fair trial,
apart from the fact that the truth
also could not be elicited by the
trial court,” the judgment said.
Thetrial courthadheldthem
guilty in February 2014 and sen-
tenced them to death. This was
confirmed by the Delhi High
Court in August 2014.
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
PRIMARY SCHOOLS in Delhi
which were shut on account of
rising pollution levels will re-
openfromNovember9onwards
and the restrictions imposed on
outdoor activities in schools will
also be revoked, Environment
Minister Gopal Rai said Monday.
On November 4, the Delhi
government had also an-
nounced work from home for
50% of government employees.
This has also been revoked, Rai
said. The ban on truck entry into
Delhi has also been lifted.
When the air quality hit the
‘severe’ category, the Delhi gov-
ernment had announced on
November4thatprimaryclasses
would be shut from November
5 to 8. For secondary and senior
secondary classes, outdoor ac-
tivities and physical education
sessions were to be suspended.
WiththeAQIimprovingfrom
‘severe’ to ‘very poor’, the
Commission for Air Quality
Management (CAQM) had on
Sunday lifted curbs under
phase-4orthe‘severe+’category
The air quality is likely to remain in the ‘very poor’ or upper
end of the ‘poor’ category over the next two days, the SAFAR
forecast said. Gajendra Yadav
of the Graded Response Action
Plan (GRAP). It was under this
phase that GRAP had recom-
mended closure of educational
institutions and work from
home for offices.
“There has been an improve-
ment in air quality in the past
two days. Yesterday and today,
the AQI has fallen to around 350.
There is a reduction in the stub-
ble burning count as well, and
the wind direction has changed.
Considering this, the CAQM has
revoked GRAP phase-4.
Restrictions under phase-3 will
continue,”Raisaidatapresscon-
ference on Monday.
Restrictions that will con-
tinue under phase-3 include a
banon“privateconstructionand
demolition activity,” Rai said.
Additional buses will also be de-
ployed as part of measures un-
der this phase.
Projects exempted from the
construction ban include linear
public projects like highways
What is
AQI
AQI IS a number, which is
a measure of air quality.
The higher the AQI, the
worse the air. The colour-
coded AQI index was
launched in Indiain 2014,
and it helps the public
and government under-
standtheconditionof the
air and what subsequent
measures are to be taken
to combat the situation,
based on its severity.
Therearesixcategoriesof
AQI, namely ‘Good’ (0-
50), ‘Satisfactory’ (50-
100), ‘Moderately pol-
luted’ (100-200), ‘Poor’
(200-300), ‘Very Poor’
(300-400), and ‘Severe’
(400-500). Launched by
the Centre in 2014 as part
of the Swachh Bharat
campaign, the AQI was to
help simplify the com-
mon understanding of
pollution.
projects of national importance.
“In Delhi, as per phase-3 restric-
tions, there are restrictions on
plying of BS-III petrol and BS-IV
dieselfour-wheelers,”Raiadded.
Mechanical road sweeping
and water sprinkling by the fire
service will continue. “If there
are changes in the AQI, then fur-
ther decisions will be taken de-
pending on the directions of the
CAQM,” Rai said.
On Monday, Delhi’s AQI was
352, in the ‘very poor’ category
and marginally worse than the
339 recorded on Sunday.
AccordingtotheSAFARforecast-
ing system, the contribution of
stubble burning to PM 2.5 levels
in Delhi was 14% on Monday,
lower than the 18% recorded on
Sunday and 21% on Saturday.
Weak upper-level winds
could mean a reduction in flow
of pollutants from stubble burn-
ing areas into Delhi,according to
an update issued by SAFAR on
Monday. The air quality is likely
to remain in the ‘very poor’ or
upper end of the ‘poor’ category
over the next two days, the SA-
FAR forecast said.

Parents’ wait for justice ends

in despair: ‘Cheated, betrayed’
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
“We are poor and that’s why we
are suffering.”
The Supreme Court’s deci-
sion to acquit the three men,
sentenced to death by a trial
court for the rape and murder of
a 19-year-old woman, drew a
sharp reaction from her family,
with her mother breaking down
and her father struggling to
make sense of the judgment.
InavideofollowingtheSCor-
der,themotherisseencrying.She
said,“After11years,thisisthever-
dict... We have lost... Now, I feel I
have no reason to live. I thought
my daughter would get justice.”
She later said, “I feel we have
been cheated and wronged. We
waited years for justice for my
daughter. I was hoping the ac-
cused would be hanged. I could-
n’t imagine they would roam
free one day. My daughter was
raped, they poured acid on her
and mutilated her. I can’t even
describewhathappened...Iwant
justice. I won’t stop fighting.”
The woman’s father, a secu-
rityguard,saidtheyaretalkingto
the lawyers. “This all happened
because we don’t have money.
We are poor and that’s why we
are suffering. The courts don’t
care. We have been betrayed. I
havenot been abletowork since
the incident. I remember going
withthepolicetoseemydaugh-
ter’s body. I couldn’t sleep for
days.Howcantheybereleased?”
The three men — Rahul, Ravi
Kumar and Vinod — were ac-
cused of abducting, raping, and
brutally killing the woman on
February 9, 2012.
The 19-year-old was ab-
ducted while she was returning
home from her office in
Gurgaon’sCyberCity.Shewasac-
companied by three friends.
Policehadallegedshewasnotfar
from home when the accused
came in a car and pulled her in.
When she did not return home,
herparentslodgedamissingper-
sonreport.Hermutilatedandde-
composingbodywaslaterfound
in Haryana’s Rewari village.
Police had first arrested Rahul,
who led them to his brother Ravi
and their friend Vinod. The trio
lived in a rented flat in Palam. It
was alleged they targeted the
woman after she turned down
Ravi’s attempts to befriend her.
Policehadfound multiplein-
juries on her body, and investi-
gation had revealed she had
been attacked with car tools,
glass bottles, metal objects, and
other weapons.
In February 2014, sentencing
the three to death, a sessions
court had said they “don’t de-
serve to be kept alive” and that
they don’t have any remorse or FORM
guilt.Thematterwasthentrans- GSTR-1
ferred to the Delhi High Court,
which confirmed the death sen- `
tence in August 2014.

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THE Enforcement Directorate

(ED) Monday told a Delhi court
that AAP leader Satyendar Jain
was the kingpin who was not
only involved in “converting
black money to white” but also
in tampering of evidence, while
opposing his bail in an alleged
money laundering case.
Additional Solicitor General
(ASG)SVRajuopposedJain’sbail
beforeSpecialJudgeVikasDhull,
wholisted thematter for further
hearingonNovember9.Rajube-
gan his arguments by rebutting
Jain’s plea that the predicate of-
fenceinvestigatedbytheCBIwas
not made out. The ASG told the
judgethattwocourtshavetaken
cognizance of both CBI and ED
chargesheets and summoned
theaccused,whichwasnotchal-
lenged by Jain’s lawyers.
“He(Jain)isnotonlyinvolved
in converting black money to
white, but also tampering of ev-
idence by creating back-dated
documents. They are fabricating
evidence,” he claimed.
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A mother’s instinct, a missing boy, and a DNA test that did not match
JIGNASA SINHA
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
IN APRIL 2017, an eight-year-old
boy was kidnapped from his
home in Northeast Delhi and
taken to Punjab, allegedly by his
stepfather.Afteralongandardu-
ous search, police found the boy
earlier this year and reunited
him with his mother.
Or so they thought.
After the mother insisted
that the boy wasn’t hers, police
decided to conduct a DNA test of
the two. It wasn’t a match.
And now, the Delhi Police
BRIEFLY
BondPolicy:
Delhidocs
support
protesting
studentsin
Haryana
New Delhi: Resident
Doctors Associations
across Delhi hospitals
Monday extended sup-
port to MBBS doctors
protesting against the
bond policy in PGI
Rohtak, Haryana, and
also condemned state
police action against stu-
dents Saturday. Doctors
across city hospitals also
observed Monday as a
‘Black Day’ and tied a
black ribbon on their
arms. “We stand in soli-
darity with PGIMS
Rohtak MBBS students
and we support resident
doctors all over India in
their protest against the
bond policy. We demand
justice for the students.
Otherwise, we would be
forced to go on a nation-
wide strike,” said the
Federation of All India
Medical Association.
Minorboy
foundhanging
athome
New Delhi: A boy, in his
early teens, allegedly
committed suicide by
hanging himself at his
homeinDelhi.Policesaid
theincidenttookplaceon
Sunday when the boy’s
parents went to a nearby
market. When they re-
turned,theysawtheirson
hangingfromthefan.DCP
(Dwarka)HarshaVardhan
said: “We received an
MLCreportfrom the hos-
pital about the boy’s
death. We have con-
ducted an autopsy today
and electronic devices
havebeenseizedfromthe
house for analysis and in-
vestigation. Inquest pro-
ceedings have been initi-
ated in the case.” ENS
Carlifters’
gangbusted,
3arrested
Gurgaon: A vehicle lifters
gangwasbustedwiththe
arrest of three of its
members, including a
couple, police said on
Monday. The accused
confessed to having
stolen 71 vehicles in
Delhi and two in
Gurgaon. PTI
SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 2018
Protest over funds not being released for Delhi govt’s scholarship scheme
KINJAL GARG
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
SEVERAL BENEFICIARIES of the
coaching centre scholarship
scheme, started by the Delhi
government for students from
disadvantaged categories, along
with top management of em-
panelled institutions protested
outsidetheDepartmentof SC/ST
Welfare on Monday over non-
payment of dues.
LaunchedbytheDepartment
of Social Welfare in 2018, the Jai
Crime Branch has two cases to
solve— lookfor her son,andfind
this boy’s parents.
The mother, a 47-year-old
homemaker, meanwhile said
she feels “cheated”. “I have been
begging officers and the court to
find my son. They (police) come
and take photos of my son and
promisesomethingwillhappen,
but nothing does. In June, they
brought a boy from Rajasthan,
saying he was my son. I told
them no, but nobody listened to
me.PolicetoldthecourtIwasly-
ing. Now, the DNA report has
proved everything. Why won’t I
accept my own child? And how
IN A ROW
Workers wait to head home on completion of work at Pragati Maidan. Prem Nath Pandey
In Connaught Place, a AAP campaign idea: Koode par jansamvad
food fest brings many
flavours together
KINJAL GARG
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
Pyaz kachori from Rajasthan,
vada pav from Maharashtra,
siddu from Himachal Pradesh
and jhangore ki kheer from
Uttarakhand — Delhiites can
savour all of these at the
HandicraftBhawan,BabaKharak
Singh Marg, at the Saras Food
Festival 2022.
Organised by the Union
Ministry of Rural Development,
the festival began on October 28
andwillgoonuntilNovember10.
Featuringsomemouth-watering
delicacies from 17 states, Saras is
helmed by Kudumbashree NRO,
a Government of Kerala
undertaking, in addition to the
National Rural Livelihoods
Mission, Government of India.
Over 100 members, largely
women from different self help-
groups, have set up stalls.
Didi, as everyone calls her,
explained how they made the
kheer, which was an instant hit,
using10litresof milkondayone,
20 on the next and so on. “The
demand for this dessert made
using a native variety of rice,
jhangore, has been extraordi-
nary. Today, we prepared it us-
ing 60 litres of milk and people
absolutely love it,” she said.
Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha
Vikas Yojana is aimed at provid-
ing free coaching to Delhi-based
students from the SC, ST, OBC
and EWS categories to prepare
for entrance exams for profes-
sional courses and jobs.
The government had tied up
with46privateinstitutionstofa-
cilitate the programme, but the
fundingis yetto bereleased.Asa
result,studentssaidtheyhaven’t
been receiving their stipends of
Rs 2,500 per month. Coaching
centres, too, haven’t received fee
reimbursement ever since ad-
can I take someone else’s?” she
told The Indian Express.
A senior police officer who
was involved in the probe said,
“We worked hard and contacted
child welfare committees and
NGOsonWhatsAppandthrough
other mediums. It was then that
this boy was found. We even
showed his photo to the com-
plainant,andshesaidyes...Hewas
foundatachildren’shomeandwe
alsohavetofindhisparentsnow.”
It was in April 2017 that the
boy was kidnapped allegedly by
his stepfather, who wanted to
take “revenge” because he sus-
pected the boy’s mother of hav-
Saras Food Festival 2022 is
on at Handicraft Bhawan,
Baba Kharak Singh Marg,
till November 10. Express
In a bid to promote and in-
creaseonlinesalesof handicrafts
madebythewomen,visitors are
given gift vouchers along with
every food coupon.
Theeventhasbeensponsored
by the Centre and the revenue
from the stalls are divided
amongst its members. They can
choosetogetittransferredtotheir
bank accounts or take it in cash,
whatevertheyseefit,explaineda
government official at the event.
In addition, they can avail credit
for the purchase of raw material.
missions under the scheme re-
sumed after the pandemic in
2021, their officials alleged. The
government did not respond to
queries regarding the delay.
A student studying at NIC
Institute, who was part of the
protest but did not want to be
identified, said, “Ever since our
classes began about a year ago,
we haven’t received our stipend.
Noneof uscomefromverywell-
off families and this would have
helped with our transport ex-
penses.”
A representative from KD
It was in April 2017 that
the boy was kidnapped
allegedly by his
stepfather, who wanted
to take ‘revenge’ as he
suspected the boy’s
mother of having an
affair
ing an affair.
The woman said her first
husband died a few years ago,
and the man she remarried had
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
GEARING UP for the upcoming
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD)elections,theAamAadmi
Party (AAP) launched its poll
campaign,‘KoodeparJansamvad
(PublicDialogueonGarbage)’,on
Monday. Under this, the party
will conduct public discussions
on the garbage “mismanage-
ment”issueacrossall13,682poll
booths from November 8 to 20.
Launching its poll campaign,
seniorleader andstateconvenor
Gopal Rai announced that AAP’s
keyagendaforthecivicpollswill
be “BJP’s garbage mismanage-
ment”. He said party spokesper-
sons will start the Jansamvad
across every booth and more
than 600 spokespersons have
BJP to rely on Centre schemes and pollution
ABHINAV RAJPUT
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
FACING ANTI-INCUMBENCY af-
ter being in power for 15 years,
the BJP will showcase central
government schemes to voters
and target the Aam Aadmi Party
government over its failure in
controlling pollution as its main
pitch in the MCD polls, senior
party leaders say.
TheDelhicivicbodyelections
willbeheldonDecember4from
Beneficiaries of the scheme protested outside the
Department of SC/ST Welfare Monday. Express
promised to take care of her four
children. “He left without saying
anything. I thought my son was
with him and would come
back,” she said.
According to police, an FIR
was lodged in October 2017,
which stated that the child had
gone missing six months ago. A
kidnapping case was lodged but
police couldn’t find any leads.
In 2019, the mother filed a
habeas corpus petition in the
Delhi High Court. In January
2020,policefoundthestepfather
in Punjab — without the child.
An investigating officer told
The Indian Express, “He was the
been trained to interact with
people.
Rai said, “The much-antici-
pated MCD election announce-
ment has brought about a wave
of joy among Delhiitesastheyfi-
nally have a chance to bring the
Kejriwal model to the MCD too.
People are happy that despite all
the conspiracies of the BJP, they
were dragged to a point where
they had to get the elections an-
nounced. If we analyse work
done by the BJP in the last few
years, we can ascertain that it is
completely directionless...”
During its campaign, the
AAP will conduct about 1,000
public meetings at all booths
and will deploy four workers in
each booth. “During this meet-
ing, it will ask five questions to
the public — do you often see
garbage piled up in gali-mohal-
8 am to 5.30 pm and results will
bedeclaredonDecember7.Ato-
tal of 250 councillors will be
elected.
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta
is among those sharpening the
attack on AAP over pollution:
“Earlier, the Chief Minister of
Delhi used to say that there is
pollution in Delhi due to stubble
burningin Punjab and he will fix
itassoonasheformsthegovern-
ment there. Now his govern-
ment has completed eight
months in Punjab, but there is
primary suspect. He left Delhi
aroundthe same time asthe boy
wentmissing.Hesaidhewanted
to take revenge on the woman
and had taken the child, but the
boywentmissingfromhishome
afewyearslater.Apolygraphtest
was conducted but he was re-
leased since we didn’t have
enough proof.”
In2021,themandied,saidpo-
lice.Noticesandposterswerethen
put up at railway stations, bus
stands, and markets, and child
welfare committees and NGOs
were roped in, but to no avail.
In June this year, the case was
transferred to inspector Parmod
EXCISE POLICY CASE
Willing to turn approver:
Businessman to court
ANAND MOHAN J
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
BUSINESSMAN DINESH Arora,
who has been accused in a case
of alleged irregularities in the
Delhiexcisepolicycase,moveda
CBI court Monday seeking par-
don, and said that he wants to
become a witness in the case
that also has Delhi Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Sisodia as one
of the accused.
AroraappearedbeforeSpecial
JudgeMKNagpalwithhislawyer
R K Thakur and informed that he
hasmovedtheapplication.Arora
also recorded his statement be-
fore Special Judge Nagpal. The
court will hear arguments on
this application, though the pro-
ceedings are expected to take
place in-camera since Arora’s
lawyertoldthecourtthatthiswas
a sensitive matter.
Arora prayed for a grant of
tender of pardon, submitting, “I
am ready to voluntarily make a
true and full disclosure of all the
las and do you face problems
because of it? Does the garbage
ever get cleaned up? Do you see
garbage all across the city?
Have you seen the three
garbage mountains of BJP, have
you thought about the condi-
tion of residents there? Do you
know that the BJP is planning
to develop such landfills in
every Vidhan Sabha? Who will
clean this mountain, BJP or
Kejriwal?” said AAP MLA
Durgesh Pathak.
Rai added that the BJP na-
tional president (J P Nadda)
came to Ramlila Maidan but he
could not show a single achieve-
mentof thepartyintheMCDde-
spite it rulingthecorporationfor
the last 15 years. “First, in May
the BJP deferred the civic polls in
the name of reunification,
spreading lies of corruption in
still breathlessness in Delhi.
Peopleinalmosteveryhouseare
troubled due to this.”
Last week, the Delhi BJP took
slum dwellers from different
parts of the city for a tour of
3,024 EWS flats in Kalkaji that
had recently been handed over
to families by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi under the ‘Jahan
Jhuggi Wahin Makan’ scheme.
“We are taking people from
slum clusters of the city to see
how the Modi government is
bringing change to their lives
Campus, Rajender Nagar, said:
“The government claims they've
provided free education to stu-
dentsbutinreality,it’sprivatein-
stitutionslike oursthathavehad
to beat the brunt.”
Hopingtogetanswers,an11-
member delegation said it met
social welfare department sec-
retaryVirendraKumar.Speaking
to The Indian Express, advocate
Naresh Bhargava from NIC
Institutesaid,“Thesecretarysaid
he will revise the contract with
the coaching institutions and a
fresh one will be put in place...
New Delhi
Kumar under DCP (Crime)
Vichitra Veer. Officers said they
suspected the boy managed to
slip away and got into a train
heading to Rajasthan’s Nagaur. A
team was sent to Rajasthan and
theybroughtaboywiththesame
nameandageasthemissingboy.
“A children’s home there had
told us about how they rescued
himfromtherailwaystation.We
thought he was the same boy.
We even sent the mother his
photo and she said it was her
son,” said an officer.
However, the woman told
the court the boy wasn’t hers.
DCP Veer then filed a report
facts pertaining to this case
as the same are within my
knowledge.”
“I am also ready to make a
voluntaryandtruedisclosurere-
garding my role in the commis-
sion of the alleged offences. I
have earlier cooperated during
the investigation of this case. I
have also cooperated in the in-
vestigationof thiscasebytheCBI
and have made two statements
before the IO (investigating offi-
cer) in this regard. I have
also made a confessional state-
mentbeforetheAdditionalChief
Metropolitan Magistrate
(ACMM) regarding the facts and
events pertaining to the com-
mission of alleged offences,”
Arora told the court.
Thebusinessmansaidhewas
making this statement “without
any pressure, coercion or undue
influence uponme bytheCBI for
any other purpose”. “In view of
the court, it is requested that I be
granted a pardon in this case. I
am also ready to abide by all the
groundsandconditions,”hetold
the excise policy but failed. And
when none of its conspiracies
worked, the BJP is piggybacking
on the country’s biggest thug
Sukesh Chandrasekhar to win
the elections and is even making
him its star campaigner for the
MCD poll,” Rai alleged.
He further attacked the BJP
for doing “hollow publicity”.
“They are completely hopeless
or helpless today that their na-
tional leaders and local workers
get rattled if someone raises the
issue of garbage. It is answerable
to every resident of Delhi for
turning the city into a dump
yard. This election will be fought
ontheissueof garbage.Thepub-
lic must decide whether an in-
competent BJP is fit to manage
the ever-rising landfills or will
the world-class Kejriwal model
clean it all up,” he said.
through its welfare schemes,”
said Delhi BJP vice-president
Sunil Yadav.
Senior BJP leader Dushyant
Gautam said the whole of India
is taking advantage of the Modi
government’s schemes. He said
thatassoonasthepartywinsthe
MCD polls, it will provide flats to
more slum dwellers.
Gupta said that there are
more than 600 jhuggi jhopri
clusters in Delhi and work is go-
ing on to provide such apart-
ments to more people.
Wehavebeentoldasolutionwill
be provided in two days, after
their meeting with Deputy CM
Manish Sisodia, but we’re not
very hopeful as this has hap-
pened in the past as well.”
Several students who have
beenpartof thecoachingclasses
have managed to clear entrance
exams over the past few years,
with over 1,000 students who
clearedengineeringandmedical
entranceexamsbeing felicitated
in October.
Duringtheceremony,former
social welfare minister Rajendra
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asking the High Court to allow
themtoconductaDNAtest.Anor-
derdatedOctober11read:“Upon
perusal of the said (DNA) report...
itisevidentthattheboy,recovered
fromNagaur,Rajasthan,isnotthe
biologicalsonof(thewoman)...In
sofarasthemissingminorsonof
(the woman) is concerned, the
DelhiPoliceisdirectedtocontinue
withitsintensiveeffortstolocate,
recover and produce him before
this court, at the earliest. In so far
astherecoveredchildofthesame
name is concerned, we are in-
formed that the authorities have
beensofarunabletolocatehisbi-
ological parents...”
the court.
The FIR in the case was
lodged by the CBI after L-G VK
Saxena recommended a CBI
probeintotheDelhiExcisePolicy
2021-22, putting Sisodia, also
the in-charge of the excise de-
partment, directly in the line of
fire. Following this, the Delhi
government had announced it
was withdrawing the policy.
The excise policy, which
brought in discounts and
swankier liquor vends for con-
sumers, was scrapped on July 31
amid allegations of corruption
and irregularities in its drafting
and implementation.
The CBI has so far arrested
Vijay Nair, the former CEO of
events company Only Much
Louder (OML) who had been as-
sociated with the Aam Aadmi
Party, and businessman
Abhishek Boinpally in this case.
The Enforcement Directorate
(ED) has also arrested Sameer
Mahendru, Managing Director,
Indospirit Group. All three men
are in judicial custody.
Sukesh
shoots off
yet another
letter, AAP
hits back
New Delhi: Alleged conman
SukeshChandrasekharhasagain
written to L-G VK Saxena via his
lawyer, this time claiming he
was being threatened by AAP
minister Satyendar Jain and for-
mer Director General Prisons
Sandeep Goel.
Sukesh had written to the L-
G earlier, alleging that Jain, who
is in jail in relation to a case of al-
leged money laundering filed by
the ED, had asked him for ‘pro-
tection money’. He also alleged
he had paid around Rs 12.5 crore
to Goel as protection money. In
his latest letter, he claimed: “... I
have been receiving (threats)
from the jail administration on
behalf of Satyendar Jain and DG
prison Sandeep Goel. (I am) re-
questing (you) to direct CBI to
initiateanurgentinvestigation...”
Hitting back, AAP spokesper-
son Saurabh Bharadwaj said:
“The BJP during Punjab polls
brought in Kumar Vishwas to
spread lies that CM Arvind
Kejriwal wants to make Punjab,
Khalistan. Home Minister Amit
Shah even got an investigation
done following a complaint by
then Punjab CM... I want to ask
whathappenedtothatinvestiga-
tion?” ENS
Pal Gautam had spoken about
thesuccessof thescheme:“Ifeel
proud to share that around
13,000studentshaveenrolledin
civil services, engineering, med-
ical,police,banking,railwaysand
several competitive exams
coaching out of the targeted
scopeof 15,000students.Among
those 13,000 students, 4,000
tookadmissionintomedicaland
engineering...Outof them,1,300
students have been selected for
variousmedicalandengineering
entrance exams. This means our
selection rate is over 25%.”
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Guru Nanak Dev Ji guides devotees to the right path in life
Guru Nanak Jayanti, the spiritual invocation and festive celebration of the birth
anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, encapsulates the deep devotion of every
Sikh to the first Sikh Guru and his teachings.
A
S THE bright, full moon brightens the
world on each Kattak Pooranmashi –
the full moon day in the Hindu calen-
dar month of Kartik, which usually
falls in November, commences the
celebrations of the birth anniversary of the first
Sikh Guru — Guru Nanak Dev Ji — an illumined
soul, whose teachings are the heart of the Sikh
religion.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the revered founder of
Sikhism, a religion that took root in the Punjab re-
gion of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th
century and spread to the four corners of the
world, once remarked, “There is but one God. True
is His Name, creative His personality and immor-
tal His form. He is without fear sans enmity, un-
born and self-illumined. By the Guru's grace, He is
obtained.” These profound words while expound-
ing the central belief of Sikh religious philosophy of
Ik Onkar or One Creator emphasize the pivotal role
of the Guru in the Sikh faith, who is indistinguish-
able from the Akaal, the Timeless One, and is “the
voice of the spirit, the source of knowledge and
the guide to salvation.”
The spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
the first Guru of the Sikhs, along with the nine Gu-
rus who succeeded him, laid the foundation of the
monotheistic religion of Sikhism, which conveys
the message of belief in a single universal God,
who dwells in each of His creations and encapsu-
lates the eternal Truth. In light of the fundamental
Sikh faith that the existence of the Guru is eternal,
the birth anniversaries or Gurpurab of the vener-
ated Sikh Gurus, take centre stage in Sikhism and as
the most sacred festival of the faith, aptly reflect
and embody the essence of the deep devotion of
every Sikh to the beloved Gurus.
For the over 30 million adherents of the Sikh faith in
every part of the world, the Gurpurab of Guru Nanak
Jayanti marks the spiritual invocation and festive cel-
ebration of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev,
whose teachings emphasise the alignment of spiri-
tual development with virtuous conduct.
Guru Nanak Dev, who is “real from ages and
will remain true”, was born in a Hindu Khatri fam-
ily in present-day Nankana Sahib’s Rai Bhoi Ki Tal-
vandi village in Pakistan to Kalyan Chand Das
Bedi, the village’s local accountant and his wife,
Mata Tripta in the year 1469. The hagiographical
Janamsakhis recount the circumstances of Guru
Nanak Dev’s birth in detail and stories abound
about myriad miraculous events that marked his
pious life.
The founder of the fifth-largest religion, Guru
Nanak Dev, displayed extraordinary interest in and
extensive knowledge of spiritual subjects along
with distinctive wisdom, from a young age. As the
founder of the most recent major organised faith,
he preached faith in one creator, meditation,
equality of humankind, involvement in selfless ser-
vice, honest conduct and means of livelihood, and
striving for justice and the betterment of every-
one. The treasure trove of his spiritual wealth, as
the fundamental beliefs of Sikhism, is articulated in
the form of 974 hymns in the sacred Sikh scrip-
ture, Guru Granth Sahib, worshipped as the
supreme authority on Sikhism and as the final and
eternal Guru.
Akhand Path, a 48-hour long uninterrupted
recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, marks the
commencement of Guru Nanak Jayanti in most
Gurdwara, two days in advance of the Gurpurab.
Nagakirtan, a special procession that carries the
Sikh flag, Nishan Sahib, and the palanquin with
Guru Granth Sahib, adds to the splendour of the
festive atmosphere as it makes its way amidst the
chanting of hymns on decorated roads, on the day
prior to the Guru’s birth anniversary.
The auspicious day of Guru Nanak Jayanti is ini-
tiated with singing the morning hymns, Asaa-Di-
Vaar, during the especially significant Amrit Vela
— the last part of the night before the daybreak.
This precedes the early morning processions
known as Prabhat Pheris. The Guru Granth Sahib is
replete with the significance of this time of the day
and explicitly states, “Those, who consider them-
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selves Sikhs, must wake up daily at Amrit Vela and
be in tune with God’s name."
The exposition of the scripture as Katha and the
singing of hymns as Kirtan form an integral part
of the festive day. Volunteers in Gurdwara prepare
and offer Langar, a community lunch that epito-
mises the Sikh tenet of offering selfless service to
everyone regardless of their socio-economic back-
ground. Gurdwaras organise prayer sessions at
night, which are followed by Kirtan. The singing of
Gurbani at the actual time of the birth of Guru
Nanak Dev Ji post-midnight marks the conclusion
of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
The festivities of the auspicious day centre on
connecting with the Ik Onkar through prayers and re-
ligious chanting along with the act of offering self-
less service in the form of Langar and other forms of
philanthropic initiatives. The teachings of Guru
Nanak Dev Ji preach a way of leading life where of-
fering Seva or selfless service to others, equality, fra-
ternal love, honesty, humility, meditating on God’s
name and the focus on sharing and extending help
to everyone are of supreme importance. This, along
with the emphasis of Sikhism on Bhakti, wherein
devotion, worship, love and compassion for every-
one amalgamate, serves as the overarching foun-
dation of the exemplary way in which the religious
occasion of Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav contin-
ues to be celebrated.

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Guru Nanak Jayanti is a day for
Sikhs to remember the one True God
G
URU Granth Sahib's verse "O Nanak,
sing of the Lord,theTreasure of Excel-
lence" aptly reflects the essence of
the celebration of Guru Nanak Jayanti, with
spiritual invocation being at the core of the
festive celebration,which marks the birth an-
niversary of the founder of Sikhism, Guru
Nanak Dev.
The revered Sikh Gurus and their teachings
are the cornerstone of the Sikh faith, which,
as the fifth-largest religion and as the most
recent major organised faith, has millions of
followers around the world. Worshipped as
the supreme authority on Sikhism and as the fi-
nal and eternal Guru of Sikhs, the sacred Sikh
scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, elucidates the
pivotal role of the Guru in the religion in many
of its verses. One of its verses states, "The
Guru's word is the sound-current of the Naad;
the Guru's word is the wisdom of the Vedas;
the Guru's word is all-pervading." Another
verse emphasises the pivotal role of the Guru
Guru Nanak
in the monotheistic religion of Sikhism
through these profound words,"The Guru has
given me this one understanding:there is only
the One,the Giver of all souls.May I never for-
get Him!"
With the Gurus of the Sikh faith and the
spiritual wealth contained in their teachings
laying the foundation of the Sikh religion that
lays stress on belief in one creator, equality,
selfless service and honest conduct,Gurpurab
is that cherished occasion when Sikhs cele-
brate the birth anniversaries of their beloved
and venerated Gurus and pay obeisance to
them.
Each year, as the year almost draws to a
close and the month of November, which is
the Hindu calendar month of Kartik, arrives;
Sikhs all over the world begin preparing for
the birth anniversary of their first Guru —
Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism,
which as a religion promptly spread to every
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part of the world in the late 15th century from
the region of Punjab in the Indian subconti-
nent, was born in the year 1469 on Kattak
Pooranmashi at Rai Bhoi KiTalvandi village in
Pakistan to Kalyan Chand Das Bedi and Mata
Tripta. The auspicious full moon day in the
month of November is observed as his birth
anniversary by the adherents of the faith in
every part of the world.
The place where Guru Nanak Dev was born
and started preaching has been named in his
honour as Nankana Sahib. The Gurdwara
Nankana Sahib, also known as Gurdwara
Janam Asthan, is one of the most important
religious sites for the Sikh community. On the
Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev,this holy site re-
ceives Sikh pilgrims in large numbers from all
over the world.
On the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru
Nanak Dev Ji this year, Pakistan issued 2,942
visas to Sikh pilgrims from India. This was
made known by a statement from the Pak-
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istan High Commission in New Delhi, which
also stated that the birth anniversary celebra-
tions of Baba Guru Nanak are scheduled to be
held in Pakistan from November 6 to 15. Offi-
cial sources added that the Sikh pilgrims
would also visit the Gurdwara in Kartarpur
and Gurdwara Rori Sahib before returning to
India through the Wagah border on Novem-
ber 15.
Sikhism preaches Simran, or, to remember
the teachings of the Gurus through the
singing of hymns in the form of Kirtan along
with Naam japna, wherein Sikhs meditate on
His name.This takes centre stage in the long-
standing,traditionally established way of cel-
ebrating the pious occasion of Guru Nanak
Jayanti,as the special day starts and ends with
the recitation of the sacred hymns. The cele-
bration of Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav, both,
publicly in Gurdwaras and privately in the
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Guru Nanak
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PRAKASH
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Saccha Sauda and Truthful living is Let’s say no to inequity

an equitable world greater than truth
G uru Nanak Saheb,the founder of Sikhism,was
an apostle of peace, unity and love. He
taught us the brotherhood of mankind and
"THE mist of darkness disappeared and the
Light spread all around”. This is how
Bhai Gurudas, a great poet who com-
gave the universal message of equality, piled Guru Granth Sahib under the
mutual respect and well-being for the supervision of Guru Arjun, de-
whole of mankind. scribed the arrival of Guru Nanak
Guru Saheb was born in the 15th cen- in this world. What he meant was
tury. His birth marked the dispelling of that when Guru Nanak was born,
darkness symbolised by the agony of peo- people were afflicted with igno-
ple who were subjected to plundering, rance and were engaged in excessive

G
massacres,looting and inhuman treatment by ritualism. It was Guru Nanak who uru Nanak ji spent his entire life shunning all discrimination against hu-
the invaders from the North-West for nearly five spread the message of spirituality and the manity based on race, class and caste.
hundred years.Guru Saheb not only brought much- oneness of God.In Japuji Sahib,he defined the He started the concept of langar (community kitchen) based on this philoso-
needed moral and social regeneration to society but also Immortal One as, “One, absolute, unchanging, form- phy. Let us celebrate this Gurpurab by following his teachings.
condemned inhuman practices that led to nothing but division among people.He was less,omnipresent God,the Lord of hundreds of known gods and goddesses,the
against mere ritualism and advocated keeping the Creator in the centre in each mo- creator of all,devoid of fear,without enemies,timeless,unborn,Himself,His Own RAVI SODHI, Director PR & Marketing, Religare Enterprises Limited
ment of life and to spend life in accordance with the 'Gurmat', which means fol- Being.” Speaking about Guru Nanak,Allama Iqbal once said,“Phir UthiAkhir
lowing principles of equality, empathy, love and community service. SadaTauheed ki Punjab se Hind ko ek Marde-e- Kaamil ne jagaya Khwaab se
The socio-spiritual welfare of humanity was one of Guru Saheb's major concerns. (The voice of Oneness of God again rose from Punjab and Hindustan was
He described this world as 'Dharamsal' (an abode of righteousness).His objective was
the creation of a new egalitarian social order, with an emphasis on work ethics and
awakened by a spiritually perfect man). He also said,“The Lord who pervades
all the cosmos knows it to be present within thy body too, realize this mystery
Guru Nanak Jayanti is a day for
sharing.The core of his teachings laid down the golden pillars for Sikhism,which are
Naam Jappo,remembering the Creator (Almighty) with every breath of life and Kirat
through the sanctuary of the Guru; recognise this truth by uniting with Guru’s
Shabad.” Guru Nanak was not only of saintly disposition but had the moral
to remember the one True God
Karo, earning your livelihood honestly and righteously with service to humanity. courage to challenge Babur who invaded India in the 15th century. ➤➤➤ Continued from previous page the singing of the morning hymns,Asaa-Di-
To further complement these two values is the third principle ofVand Chhako — Guru Nanak didn’t preach abstract values but the concrete truth. He said, Vaar, before daybreak and subsequently
selflessly serving others, and sharing income and resources with those in need. “Truth is higher but still higher is truthful living”. He emphasised this worldly homes of the adherents of the religion,has at participating in Prabhat Pheris, which are
Vand Chhakna (sharing with others) continues to be an important teaching for us conduct and didn’t over-emphasise the metaphysical world.That is the kindness its core praying, meditating on and remem- early morning processions.Exposition of the
to imbibe. We should share what we have with others around us, especially the with which you treat your fellow human beings. He implied that truth, no bering the Ik Onkar or the One Creator and holy scripture, preparing and partaking of
needy.Guru Saheb Ji tells us that hoarding materialistic possessions,being selfish and doubt, is of sublime value but truthful living is the most important human offering selfless service in every form to community lunch in the form of Langar and
only satisfying our own needs is not the right path for a true human being.Providing value.He was perhaps the first socialist who propounded the doctrine of the dis- everyone. wholeheartedly participating in the prayer
a meal to the starved holy men with 20 silver coins given by his father Mehta Kalu ji tribution of wealth.When directed by his father to make a profitable transaction The festivities of Guru Nanak's Prakash sessions that take place at night in Gurd-
for a Saccha Sauda or profitable trade was not just an act of charity,but lays stress on with a sum of Rs 20,he spent all of the money to feed hungry Sadhus.On being Utsav commence two days prior to the full wara are an innate part of observing the
the fact that Guru ji lived what he preached.It is said that with the interest on the 20 rebuked by his father, young Nanak said, “I could not find a better deal than moon day, which marks his birth anniver- holy day for the followers of Sikhism.
coins that Guru Saheb had invested in feeding the needy,a practice that the present- feeding hungry human beings with that sum.”Such was his compassion for hu- sary,with the uninterrupted recitation of the The celebration of the extremely signifi-
day langars are still continuing all over the world. manity. Guru Granth Sahib as Akhand Path. A day cant day for the Sikh community concludes
May we always strive to abide by this noble thought, pass this legacy of Saccha Guru Nanak’s message of oneness of humanity was spread by the succeed- before the Gurpurab,the special procession with the singing of Gurbani at the time of
Sauda to our future generations and strive towards an equitable world by contribut- ing Gurus and culminated in the Guru Granth Sahib,which was compiled by the of Nagakirtan makes its way through birth of Baba Nanak Dev in the late hours of
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touchable, at a time when the evil practice was at its peak. and the sacred Guru Granth Sahib in a who taught the world that God dwells in
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PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS WARY AFTER APEX COURT UPHOLDS 10% RESERVATION

Verdict revives
Pvt colleges await clarity on funds, fees issue of quota
Uneven adoption in
SOURAV ROY BARMAN
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7

LEADING PRIVATE players in the govt-run institutions

higher education sector were on
Monday circumspect on
Supreme Court's decision to up-
hold validity of the 103rd
Constitutional Amendment, in-
dicating that any move to man-
dateEWSreservationintheirad-
mission programmes will meet
with resistance.
Their stance is important, as
following the passage of the
amendmentin2019,theMinistry
of Education (then Ministry of
HRD), had drafted a Bill to imple-
ment quota for SC/ST/OBC and
EWScategoryintheprivatesector.
However, the Bill, for which
the Law Ministry's views were
also invited, did not move fur-
ther. Then Union Education
Minister Prakash Javadekar had
also announced that the reser-
vation policy willbeextendedto
private educational institutions.
Currently, reservation in pri-
vate institutes are not mandated
by any law, although the 93rd
Constitutional Amendment had
added a clause expanding the
scope of reservations for socially
backward classes in educational
institutions,includingprivateones.
Mohandas Pai, chairman of
Manipal Global Education
Services, said the government
should launch a national schol-
arship programme, with a pre-
determined eligibility criteria.
Pai told The Indian Express: “I
believe if you force private insti-
Currently, reservation in private institutes are not mandated by any law. Abhinav Saha
tutions (to adopt EWS quota),
somebody has to pay for it....
Publicinstitutionsarepampered
by public funds, whereas people
are made to fend for themselves
in private institutions, which
cater to 65 per cent of students
in higher education. For private
institutions,theabilitytodoany-
thing more is severely limited.”
OP Jindal Global University
vice-chancellorProf CRajKumar
said the best way for the private
sectortocommititselftopromote
the ideals of inclusion and diver-
sity, in keeping with the "philo-
sophical underpinning of the SC
judgment",isthroughencourag-
ingmorescholarshipsandfellow-
ships. “Whenever the State de-
cides about these matters, it will
alwayshaveaparticularpolicyin
mind,” he said. “Different private
institutionsmighthavetheirown
approaches to promote diversity
as well as inclusion.”
While welcoming the SC de-
cision, Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, pro-
chancellor of Symbiosis
International University, said
much also depends on whether
the government plans to make
any renewed push for providing
statutory backing to quotas in
the private education sector.
"Symbiosis has always sup-
portedinclusivity,”shesaid.“The
RTE [Right To Education] is im-
plemented in all schools of
Symbiosis, be it affiliated to
CBSE/ SSC or even IB boards. The
university has been providing
scholarships to girls students
coming from economically
backward families from 22 vil-
lagessurrounding theuniversity
campus at Lavale, Pune.
Dr J C Passey, dean of Jhajjar-
based World College of Medical
Science and Research, said even
if EWS quota is applicable to pri-
vate colleges, no concession will
be provided in terms of fees.
“Thiswillmeanthatstudents
who provide the requisite docu-
ments will get medical seats un-
der the quota,” Passey said.
“However, there will be no con-
cessioninfeesforthesestudents.
Theywillpayatparwiththeoth-
ers. The quota is just for the se-
lectionprocess...."saidDrPassey.
During the hearing, the
Centre had earlier submitted to
thecourtthatthebenefittoEWS
candidates with respect to ad-
mission in private aided or un-
aided educational institutions
"does not violate Article 14, as
has been settled by this Court".
WITHINPUTSFROM
ANONNADUTT
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
THE PROMULGATION of the
103rdConstitutionalAmendment
Act,introducinga10percentEWS
quotainhighereducationinstitu-
tions, was followed up by the
Centre with the approval of over
2.14 lakh additional seats in 158
centrally funded institutions at a
cost of Rs 4,315 crore.
The UGC had issued instruc-
tions to all central universities,
colleges and deemed-to-be uni-
versities “whose maintenance
expenditure is met by the UGC”
forimplementationandcompli-
ance of the newly-introduced
quota policy from the academic
year 2019-20 itself.
Whilethefullbreak-upof the
release of the approved funds
was not immediately available,
there have been indications that
many higher educational insti-
tutes are yet to receive a large
proportion of the promised
funds. For instance, of the total
allocation, Rs 1,000 crore was
earmarked for the 23 IITs.
Addressing a press confer-
ence last Friday, IIT Delhi Dean
(Planning) P V Rao said the insti-
tution has “partly received the
funds”. “The government of
India had promised Rs 66.28
crore for construction of part of
Implementation of the EWS
quota has affected student-
teacher ratio. File
theacademiccomplex.Partlywe
have received that,” he said.
The implementation of the
EWS quota has also affected the
student-teacher ratio of the in-
stitutes. In IIT Delhi, which as-
pirestohavea1:10ratio,thepre-
vailing share is around 1:14.
"When Institutions of
Eminence status was granted to
us,theratiowas1:17.Currentlywe
are at around 1:14.5. Because of
theEWSquota,althoughwehave
improvedourfacultystrength,the
number of students have also in-
creased,”anotherofficialsaid.
The status of implementation
atthestatelevelvariesfromoneto
another. In Haryana, different in-
stitutionsarehandlingthematter
at their own level. Kurukshetra
University and Maharshi
DayanandUniversityinRohtakare
implementingit. FULLREPORT
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for Marathas
Until resolution, community can avail
benefit of EWS quota, says Fadnavis
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 7
THE SUPREME Court (SC) deci-
sionupholding10percentquota
for the Economically Weaker
Sections(EWS) hasreignitedthe
issue of pending Maratha reser-
vation in Maharashtra.
Reacting to the decision,
Deputy Chief MinisterDevendra
Fadnavis on Monday said until
the issue of Maratha reservation
isresolved,economicallyweaker
members of the community can
benefit from the EWS quota.
"On the one hand, reserva-
tion on caste basis continues
and, along with this, sections
which were not qualifying in
any quota but were economi-
cally weak now get protection.
In Maharashtra, we are facing
the question of Maratha reser-
vation and, until this is resolved,
economically weaker families
from the Maratha community
can benefit from the EWS quota.
Along with this, poor families
from minority communities
can also avail its benefits. All in-
dividuals from EWS have found
a way through this quota, for
government jobs and in educa-
tion," he said.
Chief MinisterEknathShinde
CM Eknath Shinde said
underprivileged from from
all castes can now avail the
benefits of reservation. File
educationand13percentinjobs.
IntheSC,thematterwasreferred
to a five-member Constitution
bench, which unanimously
agreedthattherewasnoneedto
revisit the 1992 Indira Sawhney
judgment that had fixed the to-
tal reservation limit at 50 per
cent, and unanimously struck
down the state law granting
reservation to the Marathas.
Welcoming the SC decision,
MinisterforHigherandTechnical
Education Chandrakant Patil
said, "I am glad the Supreme
Court has given its nod to EWS
reservation. Individuals cutting
across caste, community and re-
ligion will be eligible to avail the
quota. The criteria is annual in-
comeof thefamilyshouldbeless

In Kerala, LDF govt

welcomed the decision, saying than Rs 8 lakh.”
underprivileged sections from "I thank Prime Minister
A SETBACK FOR SOCIAL RJD SEES ‘POSSIBILITIES allcastesandcategoriescannow
avail the benefits of reservation.
Narendra Modi for the EWS
reservation. This is a golden op-
JUSTICE, SAYS DMK OF INTERVENTION’
started 10% EWS Since the Union government first Opens many avenues and
"It will help bring them into the
mainstream," he said.
In June 2017, the then
portunity for poor students to
pursue education and avail job
opportunities,” he added.

quota 2 years ago
SHAJU PHILIP
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
NOVEMBER 7
THE CPI(M)-LED Kerala govern-
ment has already implemented
the 10% reservation for people
belonging to economically
weaker sections (EWS) in the
general category in the state and
subordinate services, as per the
103th amendment of the
Constitution,whichtheSupreme
Court upheld on Monday.
The state introduced the 10%
EWS reservation two years ago
without impacting the existing
50% reservation for weaker sec-
tions and SC/ST segments.
Instead, this 10% was hived off
the 50% general quota.
Sources in the Public Service
Commission(PSC),thestategov-
ernment's recruitment wing,
said the Commission had begun
the process to incorporate a 10%
EWS quota in November 2020,
following the state Cabinet's de-
cisiontoimplementtheCentre's
decision to that effect.
“Now all notifications for re-
cruitment mention the EWS
quota,” a source in PSC said.
“However, appointments after
including the provision for 10%
quota for EWS have begun only
recently due to the time taken to
completearecruitmentprocess.”
The state government had
implemented the Centre's deci-
sion onthe basis of a report from
a commission led by Justice K
Pinarayi
govt hived
the 10% off
the 50%
general
quota.
Sasidharan Nair (retd). The com-
mission, which submitted the
reportinJanuary2020 following
the 103rd amendment of the
Constitution,hadrecommended
that people not covered under
the scheme of reservation for
SC/STandOBCs,andwhosefam-
ily has gross annual income up
to Rs 4 lakh, are to be identified
as EWS for the benefit of reser-
vationprovidedunderClause(6)
of Article 15 and Clause (6) of
Article 16 of the Constitution.
Besides, a person, to be eligi-
ble under this quota, should also
not hold more than 2.5 acres of
land in a gram panchayat area or
more than 75 cents in a munici-
pal area or 50 cents in municipal
corporation area.
The decision was hailed by
upper caste communities,
mainly the influential Nair com-
munity, and Christians, particu-
larly Syro-Malabar Catholic
Church, which are among the
'forward'communitiesinKerala.
While several Muslim organisa-
tions and 'backward' Hindu out-
fits protested, the government
assuagedtheirfearsbysayingthe
existingreservationforbackward
and SC/STs would remain intact.
proposed it in 2019, we have been
battling it in court. The order from
today has been a significant
setback. We will consult with legal
experts and carry out our efforts to
defend India’s social justice
systems.
M K STALIN, DMK
Behenji (Mayawati) was It is a good piece of
the first to demand such a legislation. The party had
quota... SC, ST and OBCs supported it in Parliament.
already have a quota...good The Supreme Court has
that poor in general cate- upheld it now. We
gory will also benefit. welcome it.
D CHAUDHARY, BSP PINAKI MISHRA, BJD
132 used quota to get Central govt
jobs in first two years: House data
1.1.2021—132,” Minister of State
HARIKISHAN SHARMA for Social Justice and
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 Empowerment Pratima
Bhoumik said in a written reply
IN 2019 and 2020, the first two to the Lok Sabha on April 5.
years after the EWS reservation Bhoumik had shared the in-
came into effect, 132 persons formation in response to a ques-
availeditsbenefitsinCentralgov- tion by BJP member Ramdas
ernmentjobs,accordingtoinfor- Chandrabhanji Tadas.
mation shared in Parliament. Data on those who availed
Mostof thistwo-yearperiodwas the EWS benefits in Central gov-
affected by the countrywide ernment jobs after January 1,
lockdown due to Covid. 2021isnotavailable.There’salso
“AsperDoPT(Departmentof no data on those who availed
Personnel & Training), the num- EWS benefits for jobs in state
ber of persons who have availed government sectors.
thebenefit of EWS reservation is AccordingtoBhoumik’sreply
— as on 1.1.2020—85; as on in Parliament, the government
possibilities of interpretation and
further intervention... Govt must
immediately look for the possibility
of caste-based census. That data
should become the basis of
enhancing the quantum of
reservation.
MANOJ JHA, RJD
It (10% reservation for EWS
in general category) is very
good for democracy. It will
go a long way in bringing
economic equality in
society.
SOUGATA RAY, TMC
has also provided Rs 4,315 crore
to various ministries for imple-
mentationof EWSreservationin
thelasttwoyears.“Thestategov-
ernments issue EWS certificates
toallEWScandidateswhoapply
for the certificate and who fulfill
the criteria of EWS reservation,”
the minister had said.
Recently, the Centre an-
nounced to recruit 10 lakh per-
sonnelingovernmentjobsinthe
next 18 months.
TheConstitution (103rd) Act,
2019, was passed by the
Parliament in January 2019. The
ordertothiseffectwaspassedon
January 19.
We are already implem-
enting it in education
while continuing the
reservations to those who
are already getting the
benefit as it is.
B VINOD KUMAR, TRS
Gujarat High Court had quashed
ordinance on EWS benefits in 2016
SOHINI GHOSH
AHMEDBAD, NOVEMBER 7
AN ORDINANCE issued by the
Gujarat government led by
AnandibenPatel,providingfor10
percentreservationforthosewith
family income less than Rs 6 lakh
per annum (EWS) in educational
institutionsandstategovernment
jobs,wasquashedandsetasideby
the Gujarat High Court in August
2016. Patel, who is the present
governor of UP, resigned as
Gujarat CM the same month.
TheHCthenstatedthatthere
wasno“technicalimpactassess-
Devendra Fadnavis government
hadconstitutedtheMaharashtra
State Backward Class
Commission(MSBCC)headedby
Justice (retired) M G Gaikwad to
studythesocial,financialanded-
ucational status of the Maratha
community.
Thecommissionsubmittedits
report in November 2018, classi-
fying Marathas as a socially and
educationally backward class
(SEBC). The same month, the
Maharashtra Assembly unani-
mouslypassedaBillproposing16
per cent reservation in education
and government jobs for
Marathas.
The Bombay High Court up-
held the Constitutional validity
of the reservation law but re-
ducedthequotato12percentin
mentstudyandquantifiableand
empirical data before arriving at
the conclusion that such reser-
vation is necessary”.
Terming the ordinance “un-
constitutional”, a division bench
headed by then Chief Justice R
Subhash Reddy observed, “It is
not open for the State to make
anyreservationfor sectionof cit-
izens in unreserved category,
only on the ground that section
of such category of citizens be-
long to economically weak... the
economic criteria being fluctu-
ating issue, the same cannot be
the basis for any classification...”
The HC had also relied on the
OppositionCongresssaidthe
SC decision has now cleared the
way for Maratha reservation as
the 50 per cent limit can now be
crossed. “The government
should realise now that this is
the time to push for Maratha
reservation as well," said former
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Reacting to the SC decision,
the Maratha Kranti Morcha, an
umbrella outfit for various
Maratha organisations, urged
the state government to expe-
dite the Maratha quota issue.
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi presi-
dent Prakash Ambedkar said,
"The EWS quota is to accommo-
date poor category. But the state
government and Centre should
for once take a final decision on
Maratha quota.”
legal precedents set earlier
through Supreme Court judg-
ments.
The court concluded that
when equality is the rule of law,
“for creating group for the pur-
poseofprovidingreservation,un-
less detailed scientific and tech-
nical study is made, no such
reservation can be permitted”.
The Gujarat government had
come out with the ordinance in a
bidtocatertoalong-standingde-
mandbyPatidarsandothercom-
munitiesinthestateforproviding
reservation in government jobs
and higher education, and also in
the back of the Patidar agitation.

WHEN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSED QUOTA FOR GENERAL POOR

Most parties favoured Bill amid concerns; DMK, RJD, AIMIM opposed it
MANOJCGAND
HARIKISHANSHARMA
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
THE CONSTITUTIONAL amend-
ment Bill to provide 10 per cent
reservationinjobsandeducation
to economically weaker sections
(EWS) from the general category
wassupportedbymostpartiesin
Parliament in January 2019. But
there were concerns, which also
mirroredtheminorityjudgment
intheSupremeCourtonMonday.
The BJP government had
tabledtheBilljustmonthsahead
ofthe2019generalelections.The
Opposition parties had accused
the government of pushing the
Bill“inhaste”withaneyeonelec-
tionsanddemandedthatitbere-
ferred to a parliamentary panel
for wider consultations and
scrutiny. Criticism apart, most
parties, barring the DMK, RJD,
IUML and AIMIM, had backed it
but raised some concerns.
Opposition members had
asked whether the Bill would
stand judicial scrutiny as the
Supreme Court had struck down
PVNarasimhaRaogovernment’s
forward quota move in 1992.
Many members asked the gov-
ernmenttofurnishthedatabased
on which the 10 per cent figure
was fixed. Then there was the
questionof exclusionof reserved
categories from the EWS quota.
KAPIL SIBAL, then with the
Congress, had said in the Upper
HouseonJanuary9:“ADalitoran
OBC who does not get a job
within this quota still belongs to
theEWS,butheisexcluded...That
istheConstitutionalissue,which
you have to answer..”
D RAJA (CPI) had said:
“When the Government talks
about reservation for economi-
cally weaker sections, it means,
already49.5percentreservation
is there for SC/ST and OBC...50.5
percentisforopencategory...Itis
openeventoSC/STandOBC.And
you are taking away 10 per cent
from that open category. ...reser-
vationbasedonincomecriteriais
againstthelegislativeintentofthe
Constituent Assembly.”
MANOJ JHA (RJD) had ac-
cused the government of tinker-
ing with the “basic structure” of
the Constitution. “You are basi-
cally testing the waters and this
willpavethewayfortheremoval
of caste-basedreservation.If you
are so committed... then why are
you scared to touch the private
sector?” he had said.
KANIMOZHI (DMK) had
said:“Thebasicobjectiveofreser-
vation is to ensure that historic
wrong done in name of religion
andcaste...hastobemaderight.It
is not out of mercy... it is because
they were born into a particular
castewhichsomepeoplethought
was less than them, lower than
them,” she had argued.
ANAND SHARMA (CONG)
pointedoutthatthecriteriasetby
the government — those having
less than 5 acres of land, do not
own residential plot more than
1,000 square feet and earn less
than Rs 8 lakh per annum —
would make 98 per cent of peo-
ple in general category eligible .
ELAMARAM KAREEM
(CPM), whilesupportingtheBill,
questionedtheincomecriteriafor
the quota. “The criteria to deter-
mine the beneficiaries...raise the
question whether it will really
benefit the deprived.”
RAM GOPAL YADAV (SP)
had asked the government to
raisethe existingreservationcap
forSC, OBC and minoritiesin line
withtheirproportioninthepop-
ulation now since a decision has
been taken to break the 50 per
cent ceiling set by the top court.
The DMK and the AIADMK
had opposed the Bill in the Rajya
Sabha, but in the Lok Sabha, as
many as 18 of the 23 parties, in-
cluding the AIADMK, supported
theBill.Threeparties—RJD,IUML
and AIMIM— opposed it while
the AAP and INLD did not take a
clear stand.
M THAMBIDURAI
(AIADMK), who supported the
Bill,said,“Ourdemandisthatthe
governmentshouldfirstmake69
percentforthesociallybackward
peoplebecause90percentofthe
population is so. Therefore, the
government should include all
those castes in the list and in-
crease the ambit of reservation
from 50 to 70 per cent.”
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY
(TMC) had said: “The TMC ex-
tends support to the Bill with an
expectationthatthegovernment
will rise to the occasion and will
take care of the unemployed
youths of the country.”
A P JITHENDER REDDY
(TRS) said, “Coupled with possi-
ble violation of the ‘basic struc-
ture’principleofConstitution,the
listoflegalhurdlesislong.Yet,itis
brave of the government to
counter the SC’s cap of 50 per
cent... the TRS reaffirms its en-
dorsement.”
IN THE HOUSE
BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB LOK SABHA
(BJD) said:“Whilegoingthrough ■ 323 ayes, 3 nos
theBilltoday,Ifounditveryinter-
esting and it needs to be sup- Supported: 18 of the 23
ported in full measure parties that took part in
...Whenever we move around in debate
ourconstituency,wefindthatthe Opposed: RJD, AIMIM,
Scs/STs/BCsarenottheonlypoor,” IUML
Mahtab had said. ■ AAP, INLD did not
ASADUDDIN OWAISI take clear stand
(AIMIM) opposed the Bill, say-
ing: “Why do I oppose the Bill? RAJYA SABHA
The first point is that this Bill is a ■165 ayes, 7 nos
fraud on the Constitution. Opposed: DMK,
Secondly, this Bill is an insult to AIADMK*, CPI’s D Raja
Baba Saheb Ambedkar because (walked out before
theoriginalpurposeof thereser- voting)
vation was to give social justice, ■ AIADMK had backed
to reduce social and educational the Bill in Lok Sabha
backwardness.”

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Russia, India stand
for ‘more just,
polycentric’ world
order: Moscow
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NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
RUSSIA AND India stand for the
formation of a “more just" and
“polycentric" world order and
both sides demonstrated the
proximity of positions on the
most pressing issues, Moscow
said on Monday, a day ahead of
the talks between the foreign
ministers of the two countries.
External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar begins a two-day visit
to Russia Monday evening. In a
statement, the Russian foreign
ministry said Jaishankar and
ForeignMinisterSergeyLavrov,in
theirtalks,willfocusontradeand
investment, use of national cur-
renciesfortrade,“promisingproj-
ects" in the energysector and the
formation of a security architec-
ture in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Russia and India stand for
the active formation of a more
just and equal polycentric world
order, and proceed from the in-
admissibility of promoting the
imperialist diktat on the global
arena,” it said.
Jaishankarwillalsoholdtalks
with Russian Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Trade
and Industry Denis Manturov
during the visit.
INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY
PM to unveil theme,
logo, website today
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
PRIME MINISTER Narendra
Modi will unveil the logo, theme
and website of India’s G20 pres-
idency on Tuesday.
Making the announcement
on Monday, the Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) said the
G20 presidency offers a unique
opportunity to India to con-
tribute to the global agenda on
pressing issues of international
importance.
It said the logo, theme and
website of India's G20 presi-
dency would reflect the coun-
try’s “message and overarching
priorities” to the world.
India will assume the presi-
dency of the powerful grouping
from current chair Indonesia on
December 1. The G20 or Group
of 20isanintergovernmentalfo-
rum of the world's major devel-
oped and developing
economies. It comprises
Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Canada,China,France,Germany,
India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South
Africa, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, the United States and
the European Union (EU).
“The Prime Minister will un-
veil the logo, theme and website
of India's G20 presidency on
November 8 at 4.30 pm via
video-conferencing,” the MEA
said. The G20 summit will take
place in Bali on November 15-16
and Modi is set to be among the
top leaders attending it.
“Guided by the vision of the
Prime Minister, the foreign pol-
icy of India has been evolving to
undertake leadership roles on
the global stage,” the MEA said.
“In a significant step in this
direction, India will assume the
G20 presidency from December
1. The G20 presidency offers a
unique opportunity to India to
contribute to the global agenda
on pressing issues of interna-
tional importance,” it added.
TheG20isthepremierforum
for international economic co-
operation, representing around
85 per cent of the global GDP,
more than 75 per cent of the
global trade and about two-
thirds of the world population.
“During the course of its G20
presidency, India will be holding
about 200 meetings in 32 differ-
ent sectors in multiple locations
across India,” the MEA said in a
statement.
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Dhankhar to attend ASEAN-India meet Electoral bonds sale from Nov 9
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NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
stock of the cooperation in the
areas of trade, investment and
connectivity.
by External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar. The ministry said
during his visit, Dhankhar will
New Delhi: Ahead of assembly
elections in Gujarat and
Himachal Pradesh, the govern-
electoral bonds through 29 au-
thorised branches from
November 9-15, the finance
VICE PRESIDENT Jagdeep
Dhankhar will attend the
Dhankhar will also represent
Indiaatthe17thEastAsiaSummit
during his three-day visit to the
also have bilateral engagements
with the Cambodian leadership,
besides holding meetings with
ment on Monday approved is-
suance of the 23rd tranche of
electoralbondsthatwillopenfor
ministry said in a statement.
Usually, electoral bond
tranches are open for sale be-
ASEAN-India summit in SoutheastAsiannationbeginning leaders from several other coun- sale on November 9. tween 1-10 of a designated
Cambodia this week, which is Friday, according to the Ministry tries. In October last year, Prime State Bank of India (SBI), in month. For instance, the 22nd
expected to review the status of of External Affairs. MinisterNarendraModihadvir- the 23rd phase of sale, has been tranche of bond sales took place
the strategic partnership be- The MEA said the Vice tually attended the annual authorised to issue and encash from October 1-10. PTI
tween the two sides and take President will be accompanied ASEAN-India summit.
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A neurosurgeon, Dr Janak
Raj is BJP candidate from
Bharmour in Chamba
Himachal’s
‘Doctor ji’ BJP
candidate and
prescriptions
on campaign
DIVYA GOYAL GOPAL
BREHI (BHARMOUR),
NOVEMBER 7
CLAD IN a crisp saffron kurta,
with a tilak and a Himachali topi,
is Dr Janak Raj, 43, a neurosur-
geon, former senior medical su-
perintendent at the Indira
GandhiMedicalCollegeHospital
(IGMC) in Shimla, and now the
BJP candidate from Bharmour in
Chamba district.
For a constituency lacking
metalled roads, adequate infra-
structureingovernmentschools
and specialist doctors, Raj, who
was picked by the BJP instead of
incumbent MLA Jiya Lal Kapoor,
comes as a “double package”.
Locals use the chance to get
a prescription from him for var-
iousailments.Ashewrapsuphis
speechinBrehivillage,manyline
up with medical reports or X-
rays. The BJP candidate, who re-
signed from his job in October
this year to contest the polls,
willingly dons the hat of Dr Raj.
Among his “special achieve-
ments” he stresses upon is the
fact that he treated former Chief
Minister and late Congress stal-
wart Virbhadra Singh. He claims
that the Congress ignored him
while he was admitted in IGMC
for three months due to Covid.
“These leaders now using his
name to ask for votes were not
ready to visit him fearing they
might get Covid,” he says.
Raj tells voters he has “re-
turnedtohis roots” in Bharmour
and gave up his government job
becauseheneverhadany“greed
to live in Shimla”. He adds: “I
have decided to dedicate my re-
maining life to the service of my
people. Mein Bharmour ka beta
hoon (I am Bharmour’s son).”
He says he chose the BJP “be-
cause it is the only party that
thinks of the nation”, and calls
former Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee his idol. “It is
Vajpayee who launched the PM
Gram Sadak Yojana, and roads
came to our villages. Otherwise,
who thinks about villages?” The
Congress does not care for Lord
Ram, says the “Ram Bhakt”.
TargetingCongresscandidate
Thakur Singh Bharmouri, who is
known to sing folk songs in his
campaigns, he says: “Do you
people need a leader who sings
and dances or the one who actu-
ally works?”
Emphasising on providing
hospitals, schools and mobile-
internet network, Raj says: “I
have not given up my career as a
neurosurgeon for people to
ridicule me later. I am here to
make new beginnings.”
Talking to The Indian Express,
he says: “As a doctor, I can only
treat diseased persons, but the
system is also diseased. And,
hence, I am here.”
HASHTAG POLITICS
● BJP’s apple jibe at Congress
The BJP tweeted a sharp rebuttal to the Congress party’s
claim on social media that it will make farming and
horticulture prosperous in the state. The saffron party
released a short audio visual, saying “The Congress fills its
pockets by transporting apples on scooters. How will it be
able to make gardening prosperous?”
GUJARAT ELECTIONS
Packing a punchline: Why Modi’s ‘We
Built this Gujarat’ has a familiar ring
From 1995, when its unbroken stint in power in Gujarat began, BJP has banked on slogans, ranging
from ‘I am Gujarat, I am Vikas’ last time, to ‘Protector of five crore Gujaratis’ interests — BJP’
PARIMAL DABHI
GANDHINAGAR, NOVEMBER 7
THE BJP is back with slogans un-
derlining itself as the answer to
Gujarat in the run-up to the
Assembly elections.
On Monday, it launched its
campaign using Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s rallying cry “Aa
Gujarat ame banavyu chhe (We
built this Gujarat)”. The party is
also going with “Bharosa ni BJP
sarkar (Trustworthy BJP govern-
ment)” to push out its message
to the electorate.
The BJP first came to power
in Gujarat in 1995 when
Keshubhai Patel became the
chief minister. In the run-up, the
party coined the slogan “Bhay,
bhookh, bhrashtachar mukta
Gujarat (Gujarat free of fear,
hunger and corruption).” The
elections were held amidst the
churn stirred by the Ayodhya
Ram Temple movement and the
demolition of the Babri Masjid
and, on the back of its message
of change,the BJPwon121seats.
A senior BJP worker involved
inthesloganbrainstormingsaid,
“It (the 1995 slogan) was a refer-
ence to the then situation, the
Day after AAP yatra, Ahmedabad Muslim
majority areas say Cong ‘a party we know’
RASHI MISHRA
AHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 7
ONSATURDAYevening,theAam
AadmiParty(AAP)thathasbeen
noticeably silent on Muslim is-
sues in its Gujarat campaign,
particularly related to the 2002
riots, took out a Tiranga Yatra
through the predominantly
Muslim areas of Ahmedabad.
The first such yatra by AAP
through these constituencies
was led by the party’s star cam-
paigner and Punjab Chief
Minister, Bhagwant Mann.
AAPmightbeseenasathreat
essentiallytotheCongressinthe
state, but here in seats currently
represented by Congress MLAs,
the day after AAP’s yatra, most
people say they are not going to
change their political loyalty.
SarfarazSethownsBismillah
Hotel in Shah-e-Alam area, lo-
catedjustthreeshopsawayfrom
the AAP local office. A banner at
the entrance displays the party’s
symbol, and photos of AAP
supremo and Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal, Mann, the party’s state
presidentGopalItalia,anditsCM
face Isudan Gadhvi.
The areas that AAP covered
duringitsSaturdayyatraarelined
withsimilarrestaurantsasSeth’s,
apartfromsmallereateries,auto-
mobile service centres, cycle re-
pair shops, and Shah-e-Alam
Roza, a 15th-Century shrine.
Seth,34,saystheCongresswill
win again from Dani Limda seat,
which fell in the AAP yatra route.
Twitter
GUJARAT
BJP state president C R Paatil (right) and minister Harsh Sanghavi (with the Modi cutout) at
the launch of the party’s campaign slogan, song in Gandhinagar on Monday. Nirmal Harindran
communal riots and the pres-
ence of Abdul Latif (the late
gangster) in Ahmedabad.”
Three years later, when the
BJP went into elections in the af-
termathofShankersinhVaghela’s
rebellion, its slogan was “BJP no
Nirdhar: Salamat, Samrudhdha,
Swabhimani, Samras Gujarat
A newly opened AAP office in Dani Limda. Voters say party
came too late, its candidate an “outsider”. Rashi Mishra
A Scheduled Caste reserved con-
stituency, it is currently repre-
sented by Shailesh Parmar of the
Congress. “The Aam Aadmi Party
has never worked anywhere in
Gujarat. We do not know how it
works.He(ArvindKejriwal)keeps
repeating his guarantees of elec-
tricity,education,health,employ-
mentandsoon,butitisTeamBof
the BJP,” Seth says, repeating an
apprehension that the Congress
has been stressing upon.
Seth, who was born and
brought up in the area and has
beenrunningthehotelforatleast
a decade, also says that they are
happy with the Congress MLA.
“They even got this road re-
paired...MLAParmarisapproach-
ableandwearefamiliarwiththe
Congress office here. Corporator
Shehzad Khan (Congress corpo-
POLL TALK
Who gets the credit? BJP, Cong
fight it out over Atal Tunnel
MAN AMAN SINGH CHHINA
KEYLONG (LAHAUL),
NOVEMBER 7
A PROJECT that has changed the
Lahaul-Spiti valley and brought
much-sought relief to its people
living,theAtalTunnelhasturned
into a bone of contention be-
tween the BJP and the Congress
in this Assembly constituency.
Candidatesfrombothparties
are seeking credit for the tunnel,
with the BJP invoking the role of
former prime minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee and the present
PM Narendra Modi, and the
Congress stressing the contribu-
tion of former PMs Indira
● HIMACHAL PRADESH
(BJP’s determination: Safe, pros-
perous, self-respectful and har-
monious Gujarat)”.
Perhapsnotascatchy,theBJP
worker said, adding: “But after
the Vaghela episode, the senti-
ment towards the BJP was so
strong that no need was felt for
an emphatic slogan.”
rator of ward Dani Limda of the
Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation) is also accessible,
and solves our problems.”
In contrast, voters point out,
theAAPofficeintheareaopened
just three-four days back. “Inka
kya bharosa... aaj hain, kal nahin
(What’stheguaranteeregarding
them? They are here today, may
be gone tomorrow).”
Kesar Khan, 45, who owns a
battery store across the Shah-e-
Alam shrine, says they have no
doubt that the BJP will return to
power in the state. “People can
vote for whoever they want, but
it is the BJP which will anyhow
form the government. So, we
willmakesurethat the Congress
wins from our constituency... It
willalwaysbetheBJPinthestate
andtheCongressinDaniLimda.”
Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
The 9.02 km-long tunnel,
which is the longest in the world
over an altitude of 10,000 feet,
has cut down the road distance
between Manali and Leh by 46
km. It has also given all-year-
round connectivity to residents
of this valley. The tunnel was in-
augurated by PM Modi on
October 3, 2020.
Congress candidate Ravi
ThakursaysitiswrongfortheBJP
to take the credit. “The tunnel
was promised to the people by
IndiraGandhiasPM.Manmohan
Singhji gave funds as PM, and
Sonia Gandhi laid its foundation
stone in 2010. Such is the lack of
2022
The Assembly elections in
2002 followed, coming in the
wake of the Godhra train burn-
ing and the communal riots.
“The riots were the strongest
public sentiment driving the
elections. The party slogan was
— Paanch karod Gujaratio no
Hitrakshak - BJP (Protector of five
The AIMIM, which won
seven seats in the Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation in
February 2021, did not win any
in of the four wards of Dani
Limda, though it scored in the
neighbouring Jamalpur.
Thevoters say AAPis also at a
disadvantage as its candidate
fromDaniLimda–retiredmam-
latdar Dinesh Kapadia – is an
“outsider”. Kapadia’s name was
announced in early September.
At the AAP office, caretaker
Hanif Noor Pawan, 60, says that
while the Shah-e-Alam office
opened only now, “the main of-
fice for the constituency was in-
augurated two months back”.
Towards the Shah-e-Alam
Darwaza stands Khala Medical
Stores of Anwar Khan, 41. He did
not join the AAP march, Khan
says, and will vote for the
Congress again, “like always”.
“Anyone can hold a rally... AAP is
a new party, it must be perform-
ing well in Delhi and Punjab, but
their promises do not sync with
our mentality. Maybe it fits well
with themindset of thosestates.
Here, all these guarantees will
not work,” says Khan.
Khan also says that they are
determined to ensure that their
vote does not get divided. “In the
2007 Assembly elections, the
fightbecametheCongressversus
NCP, and the BJP won.”
The Shah-e-Alam area also
has a 50-year-old settlement of
Bangladeshi immigrants called
Chandola Talav Basti, or
Bangladeshi Basti. Minarul
grace of the BJP that the inaugu-
ration plaque does not even
mention them,” he says.
But BJP candidate Ram Lal
Markanda, who is the sitting
MLA and a minister, says it was
wrong to say Sonia Gandhi laid
the foundation stone in 2010
when Vajpayee had already
done so in 2002.
Markanda says it is the Modi
government which gave impe-
tustotheproject,ensuringitwas
completed at this fast pace. “It is
definitely a poll issue for us. It is
a major achievement that has
changedthewaypeopleliveand
earn their living,” he says.
The tunnel and subsequent
improvementof roadconditions
crore Gujaratis’interests —BJP)”.
However, the Gaurav Yatra
launched by then CM Narendra
Modi was so popular that it was
talkedaboutmorethananything
else in those elections.”
In 2007, the BJP contested
under Modi’s leadership using
the slogan “Jitega Gujarat
(Gujarat will win)”. At the time,
the Congress-led United
Progressive Alliance (UPA) was
in power at the Centre. The slo-
gan meant to convey that de-
spite thealleged injustices of the
CentretowardsGujarat,thestate
would prevail.
Modiwascreditedwithcoin-
ing the slogan the BJP used dur-
ing the 2012 Assembly polls, his
last as CM. The year before, he
had come up with “Sauno Sath,
Sauno Vikas (Inclusive growth,
collective effort)” during his
Sadbhavna Mission.
Five years later, the BJP faced
theelectionsamidPatidaranger.
In the run-up, it faced a punch-
line popularly believed to have
been coined by a Patidar youth:
“Vikas Gando Thayo Chhe
(Development has gone mad)” .
The BJP’s counter was “Hu
Chhu Gujarat, Hu Chhu Vikas (I
amGujarat,Iamdevelopment)”.
Sheikh, 35, whose father came
from Bangladesh and who was
bornhere,says,“Noneof uswent
for the rally by Mann. There is no
point.Wevote for theCongress.”
Ramesh Vohra, part of AAP
candidate Kapadia’s team, says
thatthepartywillcontinuetofo-
cusonitsissuesof educationand
health. “The Congress has been
winning, but it has not fulfilled
anything in its manifesto, except
an Ambedkar Hall.”
Vohra adds that they had
identified two major communi-
ties in the area — “Dalits and mi-
norities (Muslims)”. “We will
work first for them."
However, why has the party
not engaged with the Muslim
community on sensitive issues
such as the recent Kheda flog-
ging or the release of the Bilkis
Bano case convicts? Vohra de-
fends: “There is no point in get-
ting into controversial issues
when there are problems of de-
velopment, such as electricity,
water and education, across
communities. So, we will make
sure first that all these are pro-
vided to the people. Our job is to
actualise what is written on pa-
per (of the Constitution).”
Tanveer Seth, 34, owner of Al
Hamza Restaurant, says, they do
not expect anything different
fromparties.“Everyoneupthere
works in collusion. It does not
matter if any party raises these
issues, unless people raise their
voice, nothing will change.
Everyone is under pressure not
to take up the issues.”
BJP invokes role of Vajpayee, PM Modi; Cong cites Indira
Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi’s contribution
by the Border Roads
Organisation(BRO)intheLahaul
valley has increased the influx of
tourists all year round. Even
when snow blocks the roads for
a few days in winter, extreme
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Out, not down,
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pension advice
OPS poll issue, says he told party to
allow basic pension for Class 4 staff
NAVJEEVAN GOPAL
HAMIRPUR, NOVEMBER 7
THETWO-TIMEchief ministerof
Himachal Pradesh and three-
time MP Prem Kumar Dhumal
maynothavebeenfieldedbythe
BJP this time, but like a loyal
party worker, he is out cam-
paigningforBJPcandidatesinhis
home turf of Hamirpur district.
He says he suggested to the
party that it should announce a
pension scheme for at least Class
IV government employees to en-
suretheyleada“comfortablelife”
post retirement. Speaking to The
Indian Express while on the cam-
paigntrail,momentsaheadofthe
release of the BJP’s election man-
ifesto,whichwassilentontheold
pensionscheme(OPS),hesayshe
doesn’tknowifhissuggestionwill
be included in the BJP manifesto.
“This is my personal opinion. I
havediscusseditwithcertainem-
ployees also. They agree to this.”
Dhumalisonhiswaytocam-
paign in favour of candidates
from Sujanpur and Hamirpur.
One of the tallest figures of the
BJP in Himachal Pradesh, he is
mobbedwhereverhegoes.Asfor
thedenialof aticket,the78-year-
old, whose son and Union min-
ister Anurag Thakur is seen as a
risingstar,claimshehimself told
theBJPhedidn’twanttocontest.
In Siswan village near his na-
tiveSamirpurvillage,peopleline
up to touch his feet. Apart from
Dhumal, slogans are raised hail-
ing Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and party nominee from
Sujanpur, Captain Ranjit Singh
Rana (retired). But most of the
praise is reserved for Dhumal.
A local leader says Dhumal
gifted the party ticket to Captain
Rana, and that people can “cor-
rect their mistake of 2017” by
backing Captain Rana. The chief
minister face of the BJP in 2017,
Dhumal had lost from here, and
consequently, lost the CM post.
Asked about this,Dhumal
says: “I have no regrets, it was a
party decision. I belong to a very
small village, I was elected MP
thrice, and was the CM and
Leader of the Opposition twice
each. The party has given me a
lot. I am satisfied.”
Milap Chand, who runs a
conditions have started attract-
ing many visitors. There has
been an increase in the number
of hotelsandguesthouses, inad-
dition to homestays.
A local, Vijay, says the parties
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Says never wanted a ticket,
is campaigning to ensure
Cong doesn’t raise questions
shop in Tapre village in Sujanpur
constituency, says Dhumal lost
in2017ashestartedthinkingtoo
highly of himself. “He was des-
tined to lose for not connecting
with the voters,” Chand says.
Had he mingled with the people
the way he is doing now, Chand
adds, Dhumal would have won.
The 78-year-old former CM
insists he has no such ambitions
any more, and was only out and
about so that the Congress
would not raise questions.
In Siswan, as he lists achieve-
ments of the BJP government
and trashes the Congress guar-
antees, a woman interrupts him
anumberof times—oninflation,
costly fuel and LPG cylinders,
and unemployment.
Dhumal explains that oil
prices are predominantly de-
cided by the international mar-
ketandcomparedtoothercoun-
tries, the rise in prices is much
less due to “good relations of PM
NarendraModi with theRussian
President (Vladimir Putin)”.
Speaking to The Indian Express,
he says these issues are not new.
“Under the Congress, inflation
was never below double digits.”
OnBJPrebelsintherace,seen
as posing the party a big chal-
lenge, Dhumal says: “Even a sin-
gle lost voter affects the party...
But when there is the possibility
of a party winning, a number of
candidates want tickets... These
are the hazards of the game. We
have succeeded in makingsome
candidates withdraw.”
should stop fighting. “Life for us
has definitely become better.
Earlier we used to get cut off in
winters, and a government heli-
copterwouldbeusedtoevacuate
medical emergency cases. But I
do not think any one party can
claim credit for it. Both the
Congress and BJP share it.”
In Jispa, on the road to Leh,
the nature camps on the river-
side are winding up for the win-
ters and the last of motorcyclists
and 4x4 vehicle enthusiasts are
passing through. “It takes us just
one-and-a-half hours to get to
Manali from here. I don’t know
which party will benefit from
Atal Tunnel, but it has made our
lives easier,” says Sonam.
Aflockof touristsatthesouth
portalof thetunnelarebusyget-
ting their photos clicked. Inside
the tunnel is a reminder of dan-
gers of speeding that cause acci-
dents. But, in the new rush, such
alerts are often ignored.
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MINING LEASE ROW ANNUAL HOME MINISTRY REPORT (2021-22)

ReliefforSorenasSCsets Govt says need J&K reported

DELHI CONFIDENTIAL
asideHCorderonprobe
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
THESUPREMECourtonMonday
set aside Jharkhand High Court’s
orders holding two PILs seeking
probe against Chief Minister
Hemant Soren as maintainable
and deciding to proceed with it.
A bench of CJI U U Lalit and
Justices S Ravindra Bhat and
COP27 PRAYER Sudhanshu Dhulia said the peti-
tioner,ShivShankarSharma,had
AS COP27 kicked off at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, Union not approached HC with clean
Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change hands, as he had failed to dis-
Bhupender Yadav, who is leading the Indian delegation, met close that a “similar petition”
the team on Monday morning not only to check on India's was filed before HC in 2013,
preparedness for the climate conference, but also to enquire which was dismissed by both
about their comfort and health. The Indian team had left for the HC as well as by SC.
Egypt last week, ahead of the minister, to participate in the In his first PIL, Sharma had
pre-COP27 negotiations and set the ball rolling. Yadav then sought,amongothers,aprobeby
held a short prayer meeting amid chanting of “Om sah naav- the Directorate General, Income
vatu; sah nau bhunaktu”, which he had carefully picked for Tax, Investigation, to look into
better teamwork. “money transferred by Soren
family in the name of private re-
spondentsthroughshellcompa-
TOUGH TASK
IN A telling example of how tough it is to effect even a small
change in government style of working, the Railway Board is Governor didn’t ask us
for second opinion: EC
struggling to make its officials revise some details on its web-
site. Under the Quality Council of India (QCI) initiative, what
officials have to do is upload the revised information on the
website. But that's not happening despite repeated and stern
reminders from senior officers. Now, a 10-day compliance DAMINI NATH
deadline has been set for the senior officers to get the need- NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
ful done. At stake is image before the QCI, they have been told.
THEELECTIONCommission(EC)
ENCROACHMENTS Monday told Jharkhand Chief
Minister Hemant Soren that the
ENCROACHMENTS ON national highways by eateries, ven- state’s Governor, Ramesh Bais,
Jharkhand CM Hemant
Soren in East Singhbhum
district on Monday. PTI
niesandinvestigatethesourceof
income of private respondents
and financial crime committed
by...Hemant Soren…”.
His second petition sought
“direction...to prosecute the
Chief Minister, who is also the
thoughhedidnotmentiontheEC.
Hehadsaidthatan“atombomb”
couldgooffanydayinJharkhand.
In its letter to Soren's lawyer
VaibhavTomaronMonday,theEC
statedtherewas“nocommunica-
tionfromtheofficeoftheHon'ble
Governor subsequent to the ren-
Minister in the Department of
Mines. The reason being that he
has misused his office in getting
aminingleaseinhisownname.”
TheStatemovedSCagainstthe
HC order, saying the rules of the
court regarding filing of PILs, un-
derwhichSharmawasrequiredto
discloseallsimilareffortsmadein
thepast,werenotfollowed.
“Although an apprehension
was raised by this court that it is
possible that efforts of the peti-
tioner touncoverallegedcorrup-
tionmaybeobstructed...yetstatu-
tory remedies available to the
petitionermustbefirstexhausted
and only thereafter can he ap-
proachtheHighCourt,”thecourt
said.Inthepresentcase,itsaid,the
petition made “no such effort”.
The “allegations made by the
petitioner are vague, very much
generalised and not at all sub-
stantiatedbyanythingworthyto
be called an evidence”, the apex
court said.
BJP operating
‘PIL gang’ in
Jharkhand: CM
Ranchi: Hours after the Supreme
Court ordered that the two PILs
filed before the high court pray-
ingforinvestigationsagainsthim
in an alleged illegal mining case
werenotmaintainable,Jharkhand
Chief Minister Hemant Soren
to update NPR
across country
DEEPTIMAN TIWARY
& MAHENDER SINGH
MANRAL
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
WITH THE government likely to
bring a Bill to amend the
Registration of Birth and Deaths
Act for a centralised data man-
agement, the Home ministry in
its latest annual report has un-
derlined the need to update the
National Population Register
(NPR) database across the coun-
try, except Assam. This is to in-
corporate the changes due to
birth, death, and migration for
which demographic and other
particularsof eachfamilyandin-
dividual are to be collected.
The ministry's annual report
for 2021-22 said due to the out-
breakof Covid-19pandemic,the
work of NPR updation and other
related field activities got post-
poned. “For updating the NPR
database, a three-pronged ap-
proachwillbeadopted.Itwillin-
clude self updating wherein res-
identswillupdatetheirowndata
after following some authenti-
cation protocols, updating of
NPR data in paper format, and
mobile mode. The demographic
and other particulars of each
family and individual are to be
Copyright case:
collected/updatedduringtheex-
ercise.Nodocumentsorbiomet-
rics will be collected during the
updation,”itsaid,addingthatthe
Centre has already approved Rs
3,941 crore for the purpose.
The report also said the from
April 1, 2021, to December 31,
2021, a total of 1,414 citizenship
certificates have been granted by
allauthorities,includingtheMHA.
“Outofthis,1,120weregrantedby
registration under Section 5, and
294 by naturalisation under
Section 6 of the Citizenship Act-
1955,” the report added.
The annual report also said
that the government has dele-
gated its powers to grant Indian
citizenshipbyregistrationornat-
uralisationwithrespecttomem-
bersofHindu,Sikh,Jain,Buddhist,
Christian or Parsi communities
from Pakistan, Bangladesh and
Afghanistan to Collectors of 29
districtsandHomeSecretariesof
nine states. “The delegation (of
powers)willspeeduptheprocess
of granting Indian citizenship,”
the report said.
The Home ministry granted
long-termvisas—whichisapre-
cursor to Indian citizenship — to
2,439 members of minority
communities from the three
neighboringcountries in thelast
one year, it said
YATRA REACHES MAHARASHTRA
73 infiltration
bids in 2021,
lowest in 5 yrs
MAHENDER SINGH
MANRAL
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
SEVENTY-THREE terrorist infil-
tration attempts from across the
border – both through the
International Border and the
Line of Control – were reported
in Jammu & Kashmir in the year
2021, the lowest in the last five
years, said the annual (2021-22)
report of the Home Ministry.
According to the report,
Jammu&Kashmir(J&K)hasbeen
affected by terrorist and seces-
sionist violence, sponsored and
supported from across the bor-
der,formorethanthreedecades.
“In 2017, as many as 419 infil-
tration attempts were reported.
Thenumberstoodat328in2018,
216 in 2019 and 99 in 2020. The
ongoingmilitancyinJammuand
Kashmir is linked with infiltra-
tion of terrorists from across the
borderthroughtheInternational
Border as well as the Line of
Control in J&K,” the report said.
For the security-related ex-
penditure (Police) during 2021-
22,asumof Rs936.095crorehas
been reimbursed to Jammu and
Kashmirgovernment.Thereport
said the Centre in tandem with
union territory of J&K, has
adopted a multi-pronged ap-
proach to contain infiltration.

Won’t stop until Tricolor

dors and other shops havebecome a matter of concern forthe hadnot sought a second opinion
Centre. It recently raised the issue of encroachments on ap- from the poll panel in the office
proachroadstosomemainbridgesinChhattisgarh.TheCentre of profit charge against him, EC
has red-flagged the issue with states citing the danger they
pose to the commuters. Since the Centre is legally empow-
eredtotakeactions,ithasnowaskeditsfieldunitstobeproac-
sources said.
Soren had written to the EC
on October 31, asking whether
tive and remove such impediments. Bais had sought a second opin-
ion in the matter, and if so, he
should be given a chance to re-
spond, a top EC official said.
PM: Teachings of Guru On October 26, Bais had said
in a TV interview that he had
dering of the opinion by the
Commission”.
Bais had sent a representa-
tion to EC earlier this year, based
on BJP’scomplaint that Soren al-
legedly allocated a mining lease
to himself while holding the
Mines portfolio. The EC had sent
its recommendation in the case
to the Governor in August.
Bais is yet to make the deci-
sion public, leaving Soren’s
Monday alleged that a “PIL gang
wasoperatinginthestate”which Bengaluru court
makes deals before filing a plea
orders blocking
and“unfortunatelyitalsohasthe
protection of the judiciary”.
Soren added, “The BJP has of Cong Twitter
hoisted in Srinagar: Rahul
formed a PIL gang in the high
court and I have come to know accounts
that the gang first tries to strike a
deal before filing a PIL and if the EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
deals are successful, they don’t
file the PILs. Sometimes they get
protection from the court.” ENS
BENGALURU, NOVEMBER 7

Nanak are guiding light

asked for a “second opinion”, al-
Adityanath calls
in country’s progress
for CBI probe
House membership in limbo. A CIVIL court in Bengaluru
Monday issued a temporary in-
junctionontheTwitteraccounts
of the Congress and the Bharat
Jodo Yatra. It ordered the re-
moval of links over the alleged
copyright violation of music The Bharat Jodo Yatra at Degloor in Maharashtra. Alok Deshpande

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
PRIME MINISTER Narendra
Modi on Monday participated in
the 553rd birth anniversary cel-
ebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at
the residence of National
Commission for Minorities
chairperson Iqbal Singh Lalpura.
After offering prayers, the Prime
Minister greeted the Sikh com-
munity andthecountryon Guru
Nanak Jayanti that falls on
Tuesday.
He said that during his days
as a party worker, he had spent
time in Punjab and had the op-
portunity to visit Harmandir
Sahibanumberof times. Hesaid
inspired by the Guru's thoughts,
the country is moving ahead
with the spirit of welfare of 130-
crore Indians.
ThePrimeMinisterwasfelic-
itated with a siropa and a sword
on the occasion.
“I consider it my honour to
have had so many opportunities
to gain the blessings of the
Gurus. We recently celebrated
the 350th birth anniversary of
Guru Gobind Singhji, the 400th
birth anniversary of Guru Teg
Bahadurji, and also the 550th
KARNATAKA CONG CONDEMNS REMARKS
PM Modi at the residence of
minorities panel chairman
Iqbal Singh Lalpura in New
Delhi, Monday, on the eve of
Guru Nanak Jayanti. ANI
birth anniversary of Guru
Nanakjithreeyearsago.Inrecent
years, there have been so many
achievements that the country
has made with the blessings of
the Gurus,’’ said Modi.
ThePMsaidthatastheworld
is facing so many challenges, the
importance to follow the path
shown by the Guru weighs all
the more.
“It is difficult for me to ex-
press in words what I felt when
after having waited for decades,
the Kartarpur Corridor was
opened. Our effort has always
been to strengthen the Sikh tra-
ditions and culture,” he said.
into AYUSH
admission scam
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
LUCKNOW, NOVEMBER 7
UTTAR PRADESH Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Monday rec-
ommended a CBI investigation
into the allegations of irregular-
ities in admission to Ayurveda
and Unani colleges under the
AYUSH Department.
The state government also
suspended two senior officials of
thedepartment— ActingDirector
(AYUSH)SNSingh,andIn-charge
Official of Education Directorate
(AYUSH) Umakant Yadav.
“Action against two other of-
ficials — in-charge official Of
Unani Directorate Mohammad
Wasim and Acting Joint Director
(Homeopathy Education
Directorate) Vijay Pushkar — is
underway,”saidaspokesperson.
On Saturday, police booked
an FIR and launched a probe into
the “fraudulent admissions” at
colleges for Ayurveda and Unani
under the AYUSH department
throughNEET-2021.Sixstudents
were found to have got admis-
sion by unfair means.
KERALA GOVT-GOVERNOR FACE-OFF
from the hit film KGF-2.
The court of the 85th addi-
tional city civil judge issued the
temporary injunction on the of-
ficial Congress Twitter accounts
in the course of a commercial
disputecasebroughttothecourt
by MRT Music over the alleged
violation of copyrights held by
the firm for music from KGF.
Thecourtinitsexparteorder
ruled that the prima facie mate-
rialproducedbeforethecourtby
MRT Music indicated that the
firm could undergo “irreparable
injury”.
ThecourtsaidCongress“isdi-
rected to remove and take down
thelinksfromitsplatformtillfur-
ther orders”. It further ordered
the blocking of two Twitter ac-
counts.
SC rejects plea by Azam Khan’s son
against HC’s setting aside of election
HONOURING NURSES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
President Droupadi Murmu presents the National Florence THE SUPREME Court Monday
Nightingale Awards 2021 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Monday. PTI rejected a plea challenging the
2019orderof theAllahabadHigh
Court that set aside the election
of Mohammad Abdullah Azam
ALOK DESHPANDE
DEGLOOR (NANDED),
NOVEMBER 7
RAHUL GANDHI’S 3,570-km
Bharat Jodo Yatra entered its
MaharashtralegMondaywiththe
Congress leader stating no force
couldstoptheyatraandthatitwill
culminate only after the hoisting
of the Tricolour in Srinagar.
Rahul entered the state at
Degloor in Nanded district at
around 8 pm on Monday, where
he was welcomed by the top
brass of the state Congress.
“We started from
Kanyakumari with a Tricolor in
our hand and nothing can stop
Khan, son of Samajwadi Party
leader Azam Khan, to the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly in 2017.
The litigation relates to the
existence of two birth certifi-
cates of Abdullah Azam who al-
legedly gave the wrong date of
birthwhilefiling hisnomination
papersforthe2017poll.Thehigh
this yatra until we hoist the flag
inSrinagar,"saidRahul,address-
ing the crowd gathered to wel-
come him to Maharashtra.
He was welcomed by the
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress
Committee near Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj statue in
Kalamandir at Degloor before
proceeding on a ‘mashaal mor-
cha’ through the town.
Praising Shivaji, Rahul said it
washisgoodfortunethathewas
starting the Maharashtra leg of
the yatra after taking blessings
fromthewarriorking.Rahulsaid
he is walking to listen to people
and to understand the problems
faced by them. The yatra re-
sumed after Rahul’s speech.
court order had ruled that he
was not qualified to contest the
election as he was below 25
when he filed the papers.
Abdullah Azam was disqual-
ified from the UP Assembly with
effect from December 16, 2019,
but was re-elected from the
same seat in 2022.

Cong leader stirs Hindu Claiming bias, Khan expels 2

‘origin’ row, says ‘dirty TV journalists from press meet
meaning’; BJP hits back SHAJU PHILIP
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
BENGALURU, NOVEMBER 7
KARNATAKA CONGRESS work-
ing president Satish Jarkiholi’s
remarks that the word “Hindu”
has Persian origin and that, ac-
cording to Wikipedia, the
“meaning of the word Hindu is
very dirty” has stirred a political
row in the state, with the BJP hit-
ting back and asking the opposi-
tion party whether it is trying to
strengthen its vote bank by
speaking against Hindu religion.
AllIndiaCongressCommittee
general secretary in-charge of
Karnataka, Randeep Singh
Surjewala, condemned the con-
troversial statements in a bid to
distancethepartyfromJarkiholi's
remarks, the state BJP hit back.
Speaking at an event held on
SundayatNippani,inBelagavidis-
trictofthestate,Jarkiholisaidthat
the origin of the word “Hindu”
andHindureligionshouldbedis-
cussed since it was not “ours”.
“Where did the word Hindu
originate?Isitours?It'sPersian,"
he said. "Then what is the rela-
tion between it (Hindu religion)
and India? How did 'Hindu' be-
come yours? This should be dis-
cussed," he said.
The former state minister
said it did not belong to this re-
gion. “If you understand the
meaningof theword,youwillbe
ashamed.... The meaning of the
word Hindu is very dirty. I am
not saying this. This is on the
website (Wikipedia).....”
Tagging state Congress presi-
dent D K Shivakumar, the BJP
postedatweetandaskedwhether
"the remarks by Congress work-
ing president Satish Jarkiholi the
stand of the Congress party."
Surjewala tweeted, “...The
statement attributed to Satish
Jarkiholi is deeply unfortunate...
We condemn it unequivocally.”
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
NOVEMBER 7
ALLEGING A false campaign
against him, Kerala Governor
Arif Mohammed Khan on
Mondayexpelledjournalistsbe-
longingtoCPI(M)-backedKairali
TV and Jamaat-e-Islami mouth-
piece MediaOne TV during his
media interaction in Kochi.
Khan also dared the CPM to
go ahead with its November 15
march to Raj Bhavan, saying he
was ready to face it.
Attacking MediaOne TV,
Khan said, “You are settling
scoreswithmeontheShahBano
case. You are carrying a cam-
paign against me based on total
falsehood.’’
“Kairaliisnotmedia,theyare
masquerading as media, but
they are basically political per-
sons. They were not invited,
theremighthavebeenamistake.
They are carrying out campaign
Governor Arif Mohammed
Khan speaks to reporters in
Kochi on Monday. PTI
based on falsehood,” he said.
Khan started talking to the
media only after ensuring that
the representatives of the said
media houses had vacated the
venue. Khan said: “I hope there
is no Kairali here, I hope there is
no MediaOne here.’’ After
MediaOneTVjournalistaffirmed
his presence, Khan said “please
get out” and repeated the same.
He then turned to the other
side to ensure that the repre-
sentative of Kairali TV had also
left the venue. “They were low-
ering the dignity of the office,
despite repeated reminders
from the Raj Bhavan, they were
doing it,’’ he said.
Khan later said he was not
against criticism, “but there is
some propriety. Any ordinary
person can criticise me. There
are certain proprieties. Can any
minister criticise the chief min-
ister? You cannot criticise those
who have appointed you. If I
wanttocriticisethe PM,Ihaveto
quit the office”.
Meanwhile, addressing the
mediainKochi,Khansaidhewas
ready to face the challenge of
CPI(M) march to the Raj Bhavan
on November 15.
“I am being threatened by
dire consequences. What do
they mean by dire conse-
quences?Iamreadytofaceit.Let
them come...” Khan said.

New Delhi
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THE EDITORIAL PAGE

WORDLY WISE
Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one
must accept it as a governing principle.
— B R Ambedkar

FOUNDED BY
The poverty test
§

§
RAMNATH GOENKA
EWS verdict underscores that judiciary has been a
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
reluctant supporter of caste-based reservation

MANDAL PLUS Faizan Mustafa

SC order on EWS quota takes the reservation debate beyond THEINDIANCONSTITUTIONasasocialdocu- tion is for the erstwhile general candidates: vidual, unlike caste discrimination. It carries
ment promises social justice and therefore, TheRs8-lakhfamilyincomeprovisioncovers no social stigma. The Court has gone against
caste, can redefine welfare — and politics around it mandates making of special provisions in over 90 per cent of our population. the earlier precedents on this point, which is

T
favourofthosewhohavebeenhistoricallydis-
HE MAJORITY VERDICT by the five-judge Supreme Court bench endorsing criminated against. Due to political and elec-
the 103rd Amendment offers an expansive view of the affirmative action toral compulsions rather than constitutional
vision offered by the Constitution. The 103rd Amendment, passed by promises,successivegovernments,invariably
Parliamentin2019,hadinsertedclausesinArticles15and16,whichallowed on the eve of elections, have been tweaking
the government to introduce quotas for economically weaker sections of the society that thereservationpolicy.So,itwasnotsurprising
when the Modi government introduced 10
did not avail of other reservation verticals. The majority verdict has rejected a challenge
per cent reservation for the economically
against the amendment, which argued that it violated the basic structure of the backward communities ahead of the 2019
Constitution. The dissenting judgment by Justice S Ravindra Bhat has held that while an generalelection.TheSupremeCourthasnow
economic quota is justified for accessing public goods including subsidies (Article 15), it upheldthevalidityofthe103rdconstitutional
can’t be extended to reservation (Article 16), which seeks representation of the commu- amendment. The amendment had many
nity. So far, legal and policy debates on structural discrimination in India have focussed firsts. For instance, economic criterion was
mostly on the social category of caste: Instruments such as scholarships were mooted to provided for this new category of affirmative
action: The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
alleviateeconomicinequalitieswhereasreservationsineducationandemploymentwere
Tribesandnon-creamylayerOtherBackward
instituted to end discrimination rooted in caste. Classes were excluded from the newly in-
The Modi government's decision to introduce EWS quota and the SC imprimatur on serted clauses of Article 15(4) and 16(4). The
it moves the needle beyond the Mandal debate, which weighed in favour of caste reser- ceiling of 50 per cent reservation was
vation. Expectedly, parties that claim the legacy of social justice movements such as the breached and the individual rather than the
DMK and Dalit groups have raised the apprehension that the introduction of a 10 per group became the basis of backwardness.
Justice Ravinder Bhat and the outgoing Chief
cent EWS quota could impinge on the opportunities available for Dalits and OBCs, sug-
Justice of India U U Lalit, however, dissented
gestingthatthemoveispoliticallyfraughtwiththepotentialtopolariseoncastelines.The with the majority view of Justices Dinesh
government must engage with the concerns flagged in the dissenting judgment and ad- Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi and J B Pardiwala.
dress the fears of Dalits as well as socially and educationally backward classes. The EWS A closer look at the judicial response to
quota is of a piece with the Centre’s attempt to fashion a new welfare architecture by reservationpoliciesfromDorairajan(1951)to
reading class with caste. It has imbibed the spirit of creamy layer, formulated by the apex M R Balaji (1963) to Indra Sawhney (1992) to
M Nagaraj (2006) shows that the Indian judi-
court in Indra Sawhney (1992) to exclude the economically better-off OBC candidates
ciary has not been quite supportive of such
from the ambit of reservation, to explore differentiated quotas for the OBCs as well as re- policies. In many cases, it created new condi-
ligious minorities. The Justice Rohini Commission on OBC subcategorisation, the move to tionsintheimplementationofsuchpoliciesby
look at the conditions of Pasmanda Muslims, the panel to look into quotas for Dalit introducingseveralexclusions/doctrines/rules
Christians, all recently constituted, are premised on the principle that economic well- etc. In fact, Parliament had to amend the
being has to be considered in policy deliberations on discrimination. This shift in ap- Constitutionthroughthe77thamendmentto
proach towards social inclusion and welfare, even without diluting the existing reserva- overturn Indra Sawhney judgment against
reservationinpromotions.Similarly,the85th
tion for SCs, STs and OBCs, may lead to a reconfiguration of political allegiances.
constitutional amendment was passed to
Caste continues to be the primary category of discrimination, but norms of depriva- undotheVirpalSinghChauhan(1995)andAjit
tion could also include gender, economic status, region and so on. While the step to in- Singh (1999) judgments that had introduced
clude poverty as a cause of discrimination and to propose redress is welcome, expand- the “catch up rule” under which general can-
ingtheeconomicpieremainstheprincipalimperative.Thatwillneedheavylifting,social, didates,whoarepromotedafterSC/STcandi-
economic and political, and could, three decades after Mandal, reshape the politics of af- dates, will regain their seniority over earlier
promoted SC/ST candidates.
firmative action towards being much more inclusive.
Basically,Indiancourtshavebeenempha-
sising merit and have been concerned about
the dilution of “merit”. In several reservation
BERLIN AND BEIJING
matters,thecourtshavebeenmoreinterested
in protecting the interests of general cate-
gories. As a matter of fact, the EWS reserva-
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s day-long visit to China signals
attempt to transcend blocs created post Ukraine crisis
A closer look at the judicial
response to reservation
policies from Dorairajan
(1951) to M R Balaji (1963)
to Indra Sawhney (1992) to
M Nagaraj (2006) shows
that the Indian judiciary has
not been quite supportive of
such policies. In many cases,
it created new conditions in
the implementation of such
policies by introducing
several exclusions, doctrines,
rules, etc. In fact, Parliament
had to amend the
Constitution through the
77th amendment to overturn
Indra Sawhney judgment
against reservation in
promotions.
Constitutional amendments are rarely
struck down since this can be done only on
the narrow ground of the amendment being
violative of the basic structure of the
Constitution.Since1973,whenthebasicstruc-
ture doctrine was propounded, over 70
amendments had been passed but only five
have so far been struck down. The NJAC was
the last one in 2016.
As per M Nagaraj (2006), there are two
tests that courts use in any challenge on the
groundofbasicstructure—thewidthtestthat
examinestheboundariesofamendingpower
and the identity test under which the
Supreme Court examines whether the latest
amendment alters the identity of the
Constitution.Noamendmentcanchangethe
personality of the Constitution. To satisfy the
test, one has the heavy burden to prove that
the Constitution after the amendment is vir-
tually unrecognisable.
India's affirmative action programme so
far was catering to only historical injustices
andsocialbackwardness.Theextensionofthis
benefit to others, in the opinion of Justice
Maheshwari,won’tchangetheidentityof the
Constitution.Heobservedthatthenewreser-
vationisinfurtheranceof thePreamble’sgoal
of achieving justice — social, economic and
political. The other judges were also of the
viewthatanyprovisionthatisconsistentwith
fundamental rights and directive principles
cannot be held to be in the teeth of the basic
structure doctrine.
Themajorityverdictisrightinsayingthat
thoughreservationoneconomicbasisisnew
it has not made the Constitution unrecognis-
able. Justice Maheshwari has quoted a num-
berof judgmentsinwhichpovertywasmen-
tioned as a fundamental source of
backwardness.JusticeTrivedisaidthelegisla-
ture best understands the needs of the peo-
ple.Themajoritydoeshaveapointinholding
thatthebasicstructuredoctrinedoesnotbind
Parliament from laying down the economic
criterion.Suchabasisdoesnotimpingeonthe
equality code of the Constitution. Justice
Maheshwariheldthatpovertyisnotmerelya
stage of stagnation but a point of regression.
But then, economic disadvantage is indi-
why Justice Bhat was not able to persuade
himself toagreewiththisreasoning,particu-
larly when SC/ST/OBC categories have been
excluded. The majority was of the view that
such an exclusion was inevitable for the true
operation and effect of new policy. If existing
beneficiaries are not excluded, it would
amount to excessive benefit and advantage.
Justice Maheshwari said that in the vertical
reservationprovidedtothesegroupsalso,oth-
ersareexcluded.Hewentontosaythatthose
who are themselves receiving the benefit of
others’exclusioncannotobjecttotheirexclu-
sioninthereservationpolicymadeforothers.
Justice Bhat observed that since the bulk of
the poorest people belong to SC/ST/OBC
groups, their exclusion is not right. The ma-
jority was also of the view that Parliament is
entitled to experiment with new policies.
The majority also cited a number of ear-
lierjudgmentsonthe50percentceilingsuch
as N M Thomas (1976), in which Justices Fazal
Ali and V R Krishna Iyer observed that the
arithmetical limit cannot be pressed too far.
In Vasanth Kumar (1985), Justice Chinnappa
Reddy observed that “for a court to say that
reservationshouldnotexceed40percent,50
percentor60percentwouldbearbitraryand
the Constitution does not permit us to be ar-
bitrary”.EvenIndraSawhneyhadkeptasmall
windowforthegovernmenttogobeyondthe
50percentceiling.Therealquestioniswould
theCourthavepermittedsuchabreachatthe
all-India level if the same had been done for
the existing beneficiaries of the reservation
policy.JusticeMaheshwariadmittedsowhen
heobservedthatthe50percentlimitwasfor
thebenefitofgeneralcandidatesanditcauses
noinjusticetothereservedcategories.Justice
Bhat,though,feltthismayopenthefloodgates.
Surprisingly, while the majority judges
have raised questions about the desirability
of continuing the reservation policy, they
themselves have upheld the extension of
reservationtoanewgroup.Onlytimewilltell
ifthisisthebeginningoftheendofaffirmative
action.
The writer is a constitutional law expert.
Views are personal

C MISTER FREE SPEECH

HANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ’S day-long visit to Beijing last week — the first by
a German leader since the pandemic and significantly, after the Russia-
Ukraine conflict — can be read in one of two ways. First, in the hardening of
the world into blocs, Berlin has broken ranks with the US, UK and the rest of
Europe by reaching out to China, which is tacitly supporting Russia. The second perspec-
tive is more nuanced and salient. Berlin seems to be signalling that, rather than treating
Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter highlights the urgent need for digital regulation
the current moment in international relations as a new Cold War, it is willing to find
spaces for engagement, enhance its strategic autonomy as well as factor in the needs of Sukhmani Malik
the German economy and people in its diplomacy. This does not, however, mean sup-
port for the excesses and policies of the Xi Jinping regime. ONOCTOBER28,ElonMuskannouncedthat gardlessof itsquality—advertiserswilllikely fromregulationandfiduciaryaccountability.
In the wake of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Berlin is likely aware of the need he has solved the world’s free speech prob- have little reason to step away. With the in- More than ever, the question of who gets to
for diversification in its economic supply chains. Its dependence on China — bilateral lem. Talking to his audience on and about centiveof profitnotunderthreat,impunityin regulate Big Tech is relevant. Musk fired
Twitter, he said — “The bird is freed”. Musk online-speakwill likely getbolstered further, Twitter’s top executives and board of direc-
trade and imports have only grown since the pandemic — may in fact require a “decou-
bought Twitter on October 27. Since acquir- given Musk’s attitude on the subject. torsassoonashetookover—makinghimthe
pling” of the two economies. At the same time, diversification and decoupling cannot ing Twitter, Musk has made various com- Thesecondissueof“freedom”thatMusk’s sole arbiter on matters. Twitter has been
mean the immediate isolation of China for practical reasons. Or overlooking the human ments, bringing into focus online “freedom” tweetsbringupiswhetherusersshouldhave delisted from the New York Stock Exchange
rights abuses of Uyghurs and Beijing's designs on Taiwan. Yet, the years of globalisation onthewebsite.Theseflagthreecriticalissues access to digital platforms “free” of cost. becauseof Musk’sacquisition.Foraplatform
have created intricate and deep inter-dependencies between large economies that can- about the digital ecosystem today. Twitterhasaproblemwhenitcomestotrans- that is as central to politics today, this lack of
not be overturned overnight. It is also noteworthy that the Scholz-Xi Jinping statement The first issue is “free speech”. Even with parency, with verified accounts being checks and balances is alarming.
“jointly oppose(d) the use or threat of nuclear weapons” in Ukraine at a time when regulationsinplace,Twitterremainsopaque awarded to people arbitrarily. On November In India, digital governance has been de-
in its operations. This has been a complaint 1, Musk tweeted, “Power to the people! Blue ployed by the state repeatedly to influence
Moscow's rhetoric in this regard has reached a new high.
across the political spectrum. It’s in this con- for$8/month.”Themandatenowis,ashesays, and discourage dialogue. The Personal Data
Scholz’s visit has been criticised in Europe and the West. But the fact remains that textthatthecompany’snewCEOcallshimself “You get what you pay for.” This is not a solu- Protection Bill, the Telecom Draft Bill have
both for its economy and as it transitions away from fossil fuels to meet its climate change a “free speech absolutist”. tion. Instead of addressing the digital hierar- awarded the state arbitrary and dispropor-
targets,Berlinwillneedtohaveatleastsomedegreeof cooperationwithChina.Inthewake Now, as the owner of the platform on chy that the blue tick enables, he has just tionate power over platforms and users. The
of the US-China trade war and the conflict in Ukraine, the global order seems to have whichheleadsthefightagainst“censorship”, shifted the axis to one governed by class. lack of appropriate frameworks for technol-
moved backwards on multipolarity. If Germany moves out of the US-UK shadow — while Musk has to walk a tightrope – the negotia- Chargingusers$8amonthtohaveverifiedac- ogy that permeates well beyond the digital
tion between this “indiscriminate” free counts on a platform that has given a voice to space puts us in danger — through lack of ac-
honouring core liberal and democratic principles — a return to the Cold War can be
speech, and ensuring Twitter remains prof- the voiceless effectively marks the end of countability on the state, tech giants and on
avoided. Going forward, it will be intriguing to see to what extent Berlin acts on its own itable.Thisisillustratedinthecontrastonhis Twitter as we know it. users.Themostviableoptioniscross-national
and how much its priorities shape Brussels’ outward orientation. Economically and po- feed:“ComedyislegalonTwitteragain”,jux- Verified accounts serve a function larger digitalgovernance.Itwillallowmultipleper-
litically, Germanyisarguablythe greatestpowerhouse in the European Union. NewDelhi, taposed with a message to advertisers:
Verified accounts serve a than Musk would have you believe. spectivesacrossnationstobeaccommodated
which has walked a fine line diplomatically during the Ukraine crisis, has a stake in pro- “Twitter will not be a free-for-all hellscape”. function larger than Musk Verification is ultimately a security feature — andallowustoreachageneralconsensuswith
moting a more multipolar world. Thistensionisgoingtobecrucialindetermin- would have you believe. scammers, predators are all kept at bay with whichtoapproachdigitalregulationinanera
ingthefateof Twitterandof dialogueonline. Verification is ultimately a famous users’ accounts being verified. The where laws are struggling to keep up with
What is “free” speech? What is Musk’s freedom to browse a secure space will be Big Tech.
security feature —

SKY HIGH
definition of free speech? With the subject
being contentious, the nuances in grappling
with the exercise of free speech have been
lost.Muskseemstobereachingforasimplis-
Suryakumar Yadav is redefining T20 batting by borrowing tic resolution to a layered issue. Is there no
such thing as hate speech? Is “free speech” a
from gully cricket. The pleasure is ours
scammers, predators are all
kept at bay with famous
users’ accounts being
verified. The freedom to
browse a secure space will be
compromised with this shift.
OnOctober30,alludingtothehostilitybe-
tween Twitter executives and Musk, he
tweeted, “Wachtell & Twitter board deliber-
ately hid this evidence from the court. Stay
tuned, more to come …” (with an attached
No matter how well Musk markets this
purchasehegotstrong-armedintoasamove
that has “freed the bird”, it is simply not true.
Issuesofdigitalregulationandfreespeechon-
linerequiremorethana“cool”billionairewho
thinks he has the fix.

I
stationaryconceptwithnodistinctions?Ifhe image of a confidential exchange between
N MANY WAYS, Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) has a boy’s view of what it is to be a cansustainconversationonthewebsite—re- compromised with this shift. Twitterexecutives).Thisbringsup“freedom” sukhmani.malik@expressindia.com
batsman. The predetermination in many shots, a kid’s confidence that he can
pull off the outrageous lap-sweeps and the ramps, the urge to whisk the ball to
unconventional areas makes him a true representative of this gaming genera-
tion. And yet, he has had to bide patiently for his time under the sun. The selectors kept NOVEMBER 8, 1982, FORTY YEARS AGO
dithering, like old uncles, who couldn’t understand the zeitgeist spirit in him.
And even when he burst on to the international scene, it was the outside world that BHARATPUR VIOLENCE government. Sherab Palden, a minister
sackedrecentlyby Bhandari, claimedthathe
tional committee of redemption was set up
after a military coup launched by non-com-
first offered SKY salaams. India took its time. Australians and Pakistanis have this ten-
dency to appropriate the ultra-good cricketers as their own extension. SKY’s ethereal FIVE PERSONS WERE killed and 35 injured had collected the support of 19 members in missioned officers and troops.
when the police opened fire to disperse a vi- the 31-member state assembly. He hoped to
game couldn't be appropriated; so they have put him on a pedestal as the ultimate out-
sider with Wasim and Waqar hailing him as “out of this planet”.
olentcrowdof villagersattheBharatpursanc-
tuary.Accordingtoofficialsources,about308
parade members, constituting two-thirds
majority in the House, before the Governor,
RSS BAN IN J&K
Suryakumar is also a perfect encapsulation of how professional cricket is rapidly re- villagershadenteredthebirdsanctuarywith Homi Talyarkhan, within 24 hours. THE JAMMU AND Kashmir Chief Minister,
sembling gully cricket. In the past, to an extent, kids would ape cricketers. Now, it’s crick- their cattle for grazing in violation of a state Farooq Abdullah, said that his government
eters letting their inner child shine through. Some of the shots — the laps, ramps, lap- government ban order.
TUNISIAN COUP was committed toban organisations like the
RSS in Jammu, which spread communalism,
scoops, Surya’s insane sweeps, or even Ashwin’s carrom balls — all have their origin in the
streets. It’s like there is a 2-G if you hit the neighbour’s wall on the fine-leg (The G stands REBELLION IN SIKKIM THE TUNISIAN NEWS agency TAP said that
Colonel Saye Zerbo, President of the West-
and the Muslim League and the Liberation
Front in Kashmir which challenge the state’s
for Granted, the batsman doesn’t have to run but just hit the wall or tree as the case may THE THREE-YEAR-OLD SIKKIMgovernment, Africanstateof UpperVolta,wasoverthrown accession to India. He said the activities of
be), and you contort the body, arms, and wrists to whisk an outside-off ball to the desig- under Nar Bahadur Bhandari, was tottering during the night by a military coup d’etat. In such organisations were harmful to the in-
natedareatocollectaneasytwo.Hehasextendedthattothebigstadiums.Now,withIndia on the brink of a fall, following a smove by dispatch from Abidjan, the agency quoted terests of the state and created hurdles to its
entering knockouts in the T20 World Cup what would the man who bats like a boy do? ruling party dissidents to bring down the Upper Volta Radio as saying a temporary na- speedy development.

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
THE IDEAS PAGE
Delhi as peacemaker
TheUkraineconflictseemstohavereachedadeadlock.Theremightbemanymodestandpracticalwaysin
whichIndiandiplomacycouldcontributetothepeaceefforts
RAJA MANDALA
by C Raja Mohan
AS EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrives in Russia
this week for a bilateral visit, there is grow-
ing international interest in the potential
Indian diplomatic contribution to ending
the tragic war in Ukraine which is now in
the ninth month and has shaken the world
to its core.
India has reasons to be satisfied that
there is a better appreciation of its position
on Ukraine in the Western public discourse.
In the last few months, the Western media
and think tanks had been relentless in their
criticism of the Indian approach to the cri-
sis as lacking moral and strategic clarity in
the face of Russia's unprovoked aggression.
Through the last nine months, Delhi was
reluctant to explicitly criticise Russian ag-
gression against Ukraine and insisted on a
dialogue between the warring parties. At
the same time, India refused to endorse
Russian aggression, underlined the impor-
tance of respecting the United Nations
Charter, emphasised the inviolability of ter-
ritorial sovereignty, warned against the use
of nuclear weapons, and sought to draw at-
tention to the economic impact of the war
on the “Global South”.
In the Biden administration there was a
measure of understanding of where Delhi
was coming from and India’s long-standing
equities in the relationship with Russia and
the constraints it imposed on India. Official
Washington never let the heat of the
Ukraine crisis in Europe undermine the
longer-term American imperative of engag-
ing India to stabilise the Indo-Pacific. The
same can’t be said about Europe, but then
the continent was right in the middle of the
gravest conflict since the Second World
War. The European trauma from a shattered
peace is real.
Recent reports in the US media recount
the Indian diplomatic contribution at a few
critical moments in the nine-month-long
war — in helping overcome issues over the
grain shipment deal from Ukraine and in
reducing the growing risks of the war tar-
geting the nuclear power station at
Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine.
Can India take on a larger diplomatic
role now? Good relations with Moscow and
Washington do put South Block in an inter-
esting position. But India is not the only
channel of communication between the US
and Russia. Nor are Washington and
Moscow totally reliant on third parties.
The defence ministers of the two coun-
tries have frequently talked to each other
reminding each other of their redlines in
the war. Meanwhile, the onset of winter will
increasingly limit the possibilities for mili-
tary operations in Ukraine and would give
a chance to both sides to pause, regroup and
Gurjit Singh
GERMAN CHANCELLOR Olaf Scholz is the
first G7 leader to visit China since the pan-
demic.Theworld haschangedafterthepub-
lichealthcrisis.Germany-Chinarelationsap-
pear to be finding their old normality. Scholz
isalsothefirstEuropeanleadertobeinChina
since the re-coronation of Xi Jinping as the
General Secretary of the Communist Party
of China.
Scholz was preceded in Beijing by
Vietnam's Communist Party leader Nguyen
Phu Trong, Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and
Tanzanian President Samia Hassan. For
Beijing, the Scholz visit, last week, was en-
couraging given that China’s relationship
with Europe has deteriorated over Uyghur
human rights in Xinjiang and Chinese sup-
port to Russia in the Ukraine crisis.
As Europe's largest economy, Germany is
even more dependent on China in the first
semester of 2022. German investment in
China in this period was €10 billion. Bilateral
trade rose slightly by 0.9 per cent to $173.57
billion. German imports are up by 54 per
cent. Germany’s growth rate of 1.9 per cent
jeopardises its medium-term plans.
Despite the Ukraine crisis and critical fo-
cus on China, German investment in China
increased by 30 per cent in 2022. BASF,
Hella, Robert Bosch all increased their in-
vestments and KfW (the German state-
owned development and investment bank)
is financing a €69.5 billion railway project
linking North China's Tianjin city and
Beijing Daxing International Airport. China
is buying 140 Airbus aircraft for $17 billion.
Before the visit, Germany consented to
Costco, the Chinese shipping company, in-
vesting in Germany’s largest Hamburg port,
albeit with a reduced share
rethink their strategy and tactics.
Even more consequential are the shift-
ing politics of the war among the belliger-
ents. For Russian president Vladimir Putin,
the special military operation that was to
produce a quick victory in Ukraine has
turned into a terrible misadventure. Russia
has suffered huge military losses on the
ground in manpower and equipment.
Putin’s current focus on destroying the
Ukrainian cities and the occasional threat
to use nuclear weapons underline Russia’s
weakness in the Ukraine war rather than
strength. From a military perspective, there
is no easy way for Russia to secure a “vic-
tory” in this war. Putin might have no op-
tion but to consider an honourable draw
that will save his political face and secure
some territorial gains in Ukraine.
Can the same be said about the other
Vladimir? (The Russians and Ukrainians
both claim Vladimir or Volodymyr the Great
of the 10th century as the founder of their
nations).
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr
Zelenskyy has led the country's fight against
Russian aggression with impressive deter-
mination. Unlike the Russian troops, the
Ukrainian forces are trying to save their na-
tion against aggression and have inflicted
significant military defeats on the Russians.
But can Zelenskyy succeed in liberating
all territories occupied by Russia, including
Crimea which Russia took by force in 2014?
Zelenskyy might like to fight on until he re-
alises that goal, but there are second
thoughts in the Western coalition that is
backing him.
The West had bet that the massive sanc-
tions it imposed after Moscow launched its
war against Ukraine would bring the
Russian economy to its knees. But Russia is
still standing and the costs of the sanctions
are beginning to have major effects on
Western societies.
As the economic and energy costs of the
war mount, there is growing political sup-
The German decoupling
Olaf Scholz’s Beijing visit marks Berlin’s move towards strategic autonomy
Scholz’s visit was also in the context of
deteriorating US-China relations and bi-po-
larisation.DuetotheUkrainecrisis,Germany
quickly followed the US in strategic terms,
breaching its engagement with Russia.
On China, it remains cautious since its
economic interests are critical. Scholz began
his Asia policy with a visit to Japan rather
than China and then met with PM Modi in
Berlin. China was not accorded primacy in
Germanpolicy,butitremainsimportant.The
visit immediately after the 20th National
Congress of the CCP seems ill-timed.
Europe is miffed that Germany is engag-
ing China on its own. The joint Scholz -
MacronvisitwasnixedbyGermany.Scholz’s
visit, with a business delegation, shows a
replicationof AngelaMerkel’spolicy.Therul-
ing SPD believes that German enterprises
cannotaffordadecouplingfromChina,since
they are already suffering due to the pan-
demic, the energy crisis and the delinking
from Russia. The German Foreign Ministry
is critical of China on human rights and is
crafting a new China policy to challenge the
systemic rivalry that the EU foresaw.
TheScholzvisit indicatedGerman strate-
gic autonomy. The same autonomy is visible
in the context of German relations with
Russia.
How will Germany maintain its leader-
ship of Europe, if it swings away for its own
reasons? If Scholz intended to position
Germany and possibly Europe as au-
tonomous players in the ensuing US-China
bipolarisation, he needed to pull many per-
ceptive rabbits out of his Beijing visit.
On the eve of his visit Scholz, in an op-ed
published in the FAZ that contextualised his
visit. He acknowledged that the world had
Recent reports in the US
media recount the Indian
diplomatic contribution at a
few critical moments in the
nine-month old war — in
helping overcome issues over
the grain shipment deal from
Ukraine and in reducing the
growing risks of the war
targeting the nuclear power
station at Zaporizhzhia in
eastern Ukraine. Can India
take on a larger diplomatic
role now? Good relations
with Moscow and
Washington, of course, do
put South Block in an
interesting position. But
India is not the only channel
of communication between
the US and Russia. Nor are
Washington and Moscow
totally reliant on third
parties.
changed drastically since Merkel last visited
China in 2019. The opportunity for a direct
meeting with Xi was important to resolve
the world's outstanding issues and not be-
cause he thought of maintaining business as
usual. China had hugely changed. And since
China had changed, the German response
must also alter.
Secondly, the world had also changed.
Russia was a threat to be tackled with
Chinese help. China, as a permanent mem-
ber of the UN Security Council, was re-
minded of its special responsibility to abide
bytheUNCharterprinciplesandtoinfluence
Russia. This resembles what China says in its
Global Security Initiative — though it’s yet to
implement it — with Russia. Scholz spoke
about multipolarity in the world and the
need to expand Germany's partnerships.
Germany had no interest in seeing the
emergenceof blocsonceagainandBerlinen-
gagesdifferentpartners. Chinashouldnotbe
isolated nor could there be a cosiness with a
Chinese-dominatedworldorder.Theimpor-
tance of China as an economic partner of
Germany and Europe remained. Berlin did
not want to decouple from it. Germany
wouldseek a more level playing field and di-
versification with China. “Risky dependen-
cies”haddeveloped,withrespecttorawma-
terials, rare earth, or cutting-edge
technologies. German businesses were cre-
ating some alternate supply chains. Trade
and investment between China and
Germany will now seek a differentiated ba-
sis. Germany seeks diversification, and
strengthening rather than “protectionism
and withdrawal”.
If China did not reciprocate, conse-
quences would follow.
C R Sasikumar
port in Europe for a quick resolution of the
conflict. In the US, which has emerged as
the main supporter of Ukraine, there are
both Republicans and Democrats who are
questioning the current American “blank
cheque” for Ukraine. If the Republicans do
well — as they are expected to — in this
week’s midterm elections to the US
Congress, the internal polarisation could
sharpen and cast a shadow over American
foreign policy, including the Ukraine
strategy.
Although these developments need not
be fatal to US strategy, Washington is be-
ginning to recalibrate. In important private
advice to Kyiv last week, Washington called
for greater flexibility in Zelenskyy’s ap-
proach to negotiations with Putin.
Washington is not saying — at least for
now — that Ukraine should sacrifice its ter-
ritory for peace. But it is pointing out that
Zelenskyy’s hardline might intensify the
“Ukraine fatigue” in the West and fracture
the anti-Western coalition against Russia.
The history of warfare tells us that room
for diplomacy opens up only when there is
a deadlock on the battlefield. Nine months
after Russian aggression against Ukraine,
we might have reached that moment. The
coming weeks might see both sides mak-
ing one or two major military moves and
then begin to explore new negotiating
frameworks.
That there is compulsion to negotiate
does not mean there will be an early settle-
ment. It simply means we are in a new
phase in the conflict in which diplomacy
could play a larger role. Although Delhi can’t
be the principal peacemaker in Ukraine,
there might be many modest and practical
ways in which Indian diplomacy could con-
tribute to the peace efforts.
The writer is a senior fellow at the Asia
Society Policy Institute in Delhi and a
contributing editor on international affairs
for The Indian Express
The fourth objective Scholz set was that
contradictionsbetweenGermany andChina
could not be ignored, including civil and po-
litical liberties including in Xinjiang. About
Taiwan, Scholz said that Germany follows
the One-China policy and any change to its
status must be peaceful and through mutual
agreement.
Scholz said Germany's China policy
would be successful if it was in resonance
with a European policy. It was his view that
he had consulted with the EU, French
President Macron and the US before his visit
and there were several areas where China
ought to play a role including dealing with
the G 20, the SDGs and the like.
The Chinese readout agrees with much
of what Scholz said. Xi is wooing Germany
to keep its strategic autonomy. It did say that
“thereshouldbenoself-imposedrestrictions
or unrealistic expectations” and publicly ig-
nored the Taiwan and Xinjiang issues even
though Scholz raised them.
ThesignificanceofthisvisitisthatGermany
has again shown its desire to attain strategic
autonomy from the US. This was a goal of the
German coalition and of German and
European countries before the Ukraine crisis,
which saw them all scurrying behind NATO
andUSleadership.WiththeUkrainecrisisatan
impasse, Europe is paying the price both for
sanctions and reduced energy supplies.
Germany seems to be ready to not give up on
ChinadespiteEuropeananddomesticopposi-
tion.Itneedstosaveitseconomicdevelopment
from the predations of war. Strategic options
will follow the economic lead
The writer is a former Indian
ambassador to Germany
WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
“[Imran] Khan’s strategic use of populist slogans, has turned the playbook on its
head. Those who believed they could indefinitely control the levers of power to
their advantage find that the law of unintended consequences has caught up with
them.”
Unwarranted
praise
One quarter of strong GST collections cannot be
used to sing paeans to demonetisation
Praveen
Chakravarty
SIX YEARS after Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s demonetisation experiment, some
commentators and economists are now
citing strong growth in Goods & Services
Tax (GST) collections to claim that demon-
etisation was a success, or at least not the
disaster it was purported to be. Apparently,
23 quarters after demonetisation, last
quarter’s strong GST collections are evi-
dence of increasing formalisation of India’s
economy and hence, the fulfilment of de-
monetisation’s stated goals. This is as
bizarre as former US President Donald
Trump claiming in November 2018 that
since it was among the coldest months on
record in America, global warming and cli-
mate change are a hoax.
Modi’s cherished objective of demon-
etisation was the elimination of black
money. While black money is a colloquial
term with no precise definition, it is gener-
ally acknowledged as untaxed money.
Such unaccounted money is typically used
to buy real estate, gold, luxury goods, etc.
and only a very small fraction is stored as
cash. If there is a reduction in overall black
money in the economy, it should logically
be reflected as higher tax collections. Black
money may be routed as income or con-
sumption expenditure or as business
loans. Regardless, for the economy as a
whole, a large-scale reduction in black
money will be seen through higher direct
or indirect taxes at either the state or the
federal level.
In 2010, for every Rs 100 of India’s eco-
nomic output (GDP), Rs 16 was collected
in all forms of taxes (direct and indirect)
by Union and state governments com-
bined. More than a decade later and de-
spite demonetisation, India’s overall taxes
to GDP is still 16 per cent. That is, the taxed
portion of India’s economic activity re-
mains the same, before and after demon-
etisation. If demonetisation has indeed re-
duced black money and increased
formalisation, why is it that as a nation we
are still collecting the same share of taxes
as we did a decade back?
In fact, in the previous decade from
2000 to 2010, India’s overall tax to GDP
grew from 14 per cent to 16 per cent with
no overt measures to eliminate black
moneyandforceformalisationof theecon-
omy. Claiming victory for demonetisation
after six years by cherry-picking growth
ratesof GSTcollections ina post-pandemic
year is both duplicitous and inane.
Even if tax collections have not in-
creased, has the total amount of cash used
in the economy reduced post-demoneti-
sation? No. The total amount of currency
incirculationisnowatitshighestlevelof 14
per cent, compared to 12 per cent in 2010.
It is true that currency levels dropped sig-
nificantly in the year of and immediately
after demonetisation, but they bounced
back soon to all-time high levels, even be-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AAP’S TASK
THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Winter
Fires’ (IE, November 7). We need a car-
rot-and-stickpolicytofindapermanent
solution to the stubble burning prob-
lem. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),
which is in power in Punjab and Delhi,
has to have the will to make policy de-
cisions aimed at a gradual shift in crop-
ping patterns. It is unlikely, however,
that the party will do anything that of-
fends farmers.
Vijai Pant, Hempur
A PUBLIC GOOD
THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Charging
the payments ecosystem’ (IE,
November 7). The UPI payment system
has encouraged faster adoption of dig-
ital payments for small ticket users.
Financial inclusion through the hassle-
free adoption of digital payments has
resulted in more opportunities, and an
observable shrinking in the informal
economy. UPI payment should be
treated as a public good, and state and
central banks should jointly subsidise
its operations.
Sudip Kumar Dey, Barasat
PEOPLE’S PLATFORM
THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘A message
to Twitter titans’ (IE, November 7). Elon
Musk’s decision to charge $8 a month
New Delhi
WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM
— DAWN,PAKISTAN
fore the pandemic. India’s use of cash, at 14
per cent of GDP, is among the highest of all
major economies compared to 3 per cent
for developed nations and 5-7 per cent for
developing nations like Bangladesh and
Indonesia. If Modi thought that eliminat-
ing nearly all currency overnight would re-
duceanddiscouragetheuseof cash,hehas
been proven utterly wrong.
If cash levels have increased, what can
explain the rapid growth in UPI payments?
Again, this is a sleight of narrative. RBI data
shows that overall digital payments, which
include inter-bank transfers such as RTGS,
NEFT, IMPS, credit cards, debit cards and
UPI grew at similar levels before and after
demonetisation. Before demonetisation,
RTGS and NEFT accounted for 98 per cent
of all such digital payments, which has
now reduced to 90 per cent while UPI has
increased from zero to 5 per cent. To claim
that demonetisation spurred India’s big
shift to digital payments by citing only the
growth in UPI transactions is disingenu-
ous. The overall shift to digital payments
continues at roughly the same pace as it
did before demonetisation, with only the
channels changing rapidly.
Modialsoclaimedthatdemonetisation
would eliminate counterfeit currency. A
currency can be confirmed as counterfeit
only when it is transacted and ultimately
detectedasfakebyarecognisedinstitution
such as a bank or the RBI. Such detected
fake currency was only 0.002 per cent of
the total value. Even if we assume that the
amount of undetected fake currency was
a thousand times more than the detected,
it would still amount to only 2 per cent of
the overall currency. Eliminating 86 per
cent of all currency to catch 2 per cent of
fake currency would be “Tughluqian”.
More ludicrous are recent claims by
noted commentators that demonetisation
did not negatively impact India’s economy
much because GDP grew by 8.3 per cent
in FY2017. Demonetisation was an-
nounced in the middle of the third quar-
ter of FY2017. Sure enough, real GDP
growth declined in the immediate fourth
quarter to 6.3 per cent from 9.1 per cent
the previous year. And in FY2018, GDP
growth fell sharply from 8.3 per cent to 6.8
per cent. There was an economic output
loss of nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in the year
post-demonetisation. One has to be either
willfully ignorant or intellectually dishon-
est or angling for a job in the Modi govern-
ment to claim demonetisation did not im-
pact GDP growth.
The surest sign that demonetisation
was an ill-thought and completely
botched idea right from the get-go was
Modi’s uncharacteristically panic-stricken
speech exactly five days after demoneti-
sation, pleading for time to bring back all
the black money, failing which he asked to
be punished. No patriotic Indian will want
to punish or cause harm to their prime
minister regardless of how grave their mis-
takes are. But it is also an affront to a bil-
lion Indians and a disgrace to sing demon-
etisation paeans after all the wreckage and
pain it has caused. It is best that we as a so-
ciety acknowledge that demonetisation
was independent India’s greatest eco-
nomic folly and put the issue to rest.
Chakravarty is chairman of Data Analytics
of the Congress Party and a former think
tank scholar
forthecovetedbluetickisatell-talesign
of how social media platforms, which
have now become a crucial element of
oursocialinteraction,willusetheirmo-
nopolistic positions to start charging
users. These platforms, which were
once the torchbearers of free speech
and gave the marginalised a space, are
gradually shifting their focus to earning
more profits. They must learn from the
likes of Wikipedia, which have kept
themselvesafloatwithpeople’support.
The need of the hour is to develop a de-
centralisedcitizen-managedsocialme-
dia platform.
Abhishek Mishra, Allahabad
MUMBAI BY-POLLS
THIS REFERS TO the report, ‘4 wins give
BJP bypoll boost; TRS, RJD Sena get 1
each’ (IE, November 7). Although the
bypolls across six states didn’t have the
potential to upset the ruling parties or
their state governments, winning four
out of the seven assembly seats where
bypolls took place comes as a boost for
the BJP. This is crucial given the upcom-
ing assembly polls in several states, fol-
lowed by the general elections in 2024.
But one thing that stood out was how
all the parties in the fray, except the
TRS, pandered to the prevailing lure of
dynasticism. Despite all its rhetoric
against dynasty politics, the BJP fielded
family members of MLAs.
Khokan Das, Kolkata
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Days ahead of SGPC poll, GANGRAPE CASE

SAD expels Jagir Kaur
RAAKHI JAGGA
LUDHIANA, NOVEMBER 7
SHIROMANI AKALI Dal (SAD) on
Monday expelled Bibi Jagir Kaur
for alleged anti-party activities
after she stuck to her stand of
contesting the November 9
SC asks Andamans
ex-chief secy to
Singh Khiyala and SGPC mem-
ber Surjit Singh Bhitevind in
move trial court for
anticipatory bail
which the former was heard
purportedly asking the latter to
meet BJP leader and Minorities
Commission chairman Iqbal
Singh Lalpura.
Thecontroversystartedwhen EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
Bibi Jagir Kaur. File Kaur announced that she would CJI UU Lalit (right) with Justice DY Chandrachud (left) at the farewell ceremony on Monday. PTI NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7

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Shiromani Gurdwara again contest for the post of the

Fulfilled promises to a certain

Parbandhak Committee presi- SGPC president and that the “li- THE SUPREME Court on Monday
dential poll.Kaur termed her ex- fafa’ culture, in which the name asked former Andaman and
E X P L A I NE D

pulsion as unconstitutional. of the SGPC president comes in Nicobar Chief Secretary Jitendra
The action came came after an envelope from the SAD presi- Narain, who faces gangrape ChiefSecretaryJitendraNarain

extent: CJI in farewell speech

KaurfailedtoappearbeforeSAD's
disciplinary committee, headed
by former Punjab minister
Sikander Singh Maluka, which
hadaskedtoexplainherdecision
of contesting the election.
Kaur,whohasheldthepostof
SGPC chief thrice previously, was
adamant on contesting the elec-
tion. Once considered a Badal
family loyalist, Kaur on Sunday
rolled out her agenda for the
SGPC presidential polls, promis-
ing to restore the autonomy of
theapexgurdwarabody.Shehad
been pressing to be the party's
nominee for SGPC election.
Announcing her expulsion,
the SAD disciplinary committee
claimed that Kaur was in touch
Tribal man
killed over water
dispute, 3 held
Jaipur: A 45-year-old tribal man
from Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district
died on Monday after being as-
saulted by a group of people over
What
● rules say
ASPERSikhGurdwaras
Act,1925,theSGPCpresi-
dentandotheroffice-
bearershavetobeelected
everyyear;SGPCasof now
has157validvoterswho
arethecommittee’smem-
bersinPunjabandother
partsof India.Historically,
theSGPCpresidenthas
beenbackedbytheSAD.
with BJP and Congress leaders.
They released an audio clip of a
purported conversation be-
tween BJP leader Prof Sarchand
Vir Das, Netflix booked for
copyright infringement
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 07
dent’s house, should end”.
Reacting to her expulsion,
Kaur said, “SAD is a one man
party as of now and my removal
is also unconstitutional. When
the entire organisational struc-
ture had already been dissolved
by SAD president Sukhbir Badal
two months ago, then what is
the validity of this disciplinary
committee, which was formed
on WhatsApp by sending mes-
sages. I will contest the polls for
the post of SGPC president".
She called it s “completely
baseless”theallegationsthatshe
was hobnobbing with the BJP.
The SGPC general body
meeting will be held in Amritsar
on November 9 .
CANCELVIRDASSHOW:
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
CHIEF JUSTICE of India U U Lalit
Mondayrecalledthepromiseshe
madewhiletakingoverinAugust
this year and said he has fulfilled
them“toacertainextent.”
“As I stand before you I re-
member certain promises which
I made when I took over as Chief
JusticeofIndia.AndIsaidthatIwill
try to streamline the listing pat-
terns,Iwillseethatthereisatleast
one constitution bench function-
ing all through, I will see that reg-
ular matters are listed at an expe-
dited date and ease the
mentioning part”, CJI Lalit, who is
settoretireTuesday,saidwhilead-
dressing a farewell event organ-
ised by the Supreme Court Bar
Association.“Imustsaytoacertain
extent I have been able to fulfil
those promises,” he said adding
that“fromthefirstdayItookover
tilltoday,wehavebeenabletodis-
poseofmorethan10,000matters.
Inadditionwehavealsodisposed
of 13,000 matters which were ly-
ing in defect for several years, but
they were simply being main-
tainedonthefile”.
The disposal figure was thus
1,300morethanthefiling,hesaid
adding“whichmeanstoacertain
extentwehavebeenabletotakea
sliceoutofthemountingarrears”.
CJIrecalledthatsoonaftertak-
ing over, a full-court meeting had
decided that all judges would be
partofsomeconstitutionbenchor
theother.Anditworkedandthere
weredayswhenasmanyasthree
constitution benches were func-
tioningsimultaneously,hesaid.
Manydeathreferencematters
werealsotakenupbythree-judge
combinations,hesaidandpointed
out that all this was possible only
because of tremendous support
fromotherjudgesandtheBar.
The CJI said he had come first
to the SC to mention a matter be-
forethethenCJIYVChandrachud,
“That was my first day. Now I am
passing on the baton to the son of
thatillustriousChiefJustice,Justice
DYChandrachud,”headded.
Speaking on the occasion,
CJI-designate Justice
Chandrachud lauded CJI Lalit for
“showing remarkable leader-
ship” and said “during my
tenure, I hope to provide conti-
nuity to all the good work that
Chief Justice Lalit has begun”.
The CJI-designate termed CJI
Lalit a “compassionate” judge
whose “work uplifted our insti-
tution.”
charges, to approach the jurisdic-
tionalcourtintheUnionTerritory
foranticipatorybail.
A bench of Justices Krishna
Murari and S Ravindra Bhat said,
“Weareoftheconsideredopinion
thatinterestofjusticewouldstand
served by directing Respondent
No.2(Narain)tomakeanapplica-
tionbeforejurisdictioncourttoap-
plyforanticipatorybail,asnouse-
ful purpose will be served by
entering into the controversy at
this stage and adjudicating the
sameonmerits”.
It asked him to “make an ap-
plication before the jurisdictional
sessionscourton09.11.2022seek-
ing grant of anticipatory bail and
the concerned court is put under
an obligation to hear and decide
the same within two days there-
afterinaccordancewithlaw”
A day after The Indian Express
reportedontheallegations,Narain
was suspended on orders of the
HomeMinistryonOctober17.
OnOctober20,theDelhiHigh
CourthadgrantedNaraininterim
probingthecase.
TheAndamanadministration
challengedthisbeforetheSC,say-
ing the accused approaching the
Delhi and Calcutta HCs, “instead
of...the jurisdiction sessions court
atPortBlair,withapleathatnofo-
rum was available to him on ac-
count of vacation is nothing but a
blatantattemptofforumshopping
andabuseof processof law”.
OnMonday,appearingforthe
UT administration, Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta asserted
thestatementgivenbythevictim
to the magistrate under CrPC
Section164hasalreadybeencor-
roborated by independent wit-
nesses. He said accused has “al-
ready tampered with evidence”.
Contendingthatofficerhada
“blemishlesscareer”,Rohatgisaid
background of the complainant,
too, should be looked into.
Terming thecomplaint“manipu-
lated”,hesaidtheofficialhas“not
doneanythingwrong”.

ACTOR AND stand-up comedian,

RIGHT-WINGGROUP
Bengaluru:HinduJanajagruthi
Only 8 of 130 in fray picked for protectionfromarresttillOctober
28.OnOctober21,heapproached
the Calcutta High Court circuit
Mehta, however, said there is
a“strongprimafaciecase”.Hetold
the court, “The girls were lured
drawing water from a pipeline,
withthefamilyofthedeceasedal-
legingthattheaccusedabusedthe
Vir Das, OTT platform Netflix and
two others have been booked by
the Mumbai Police under the
Vedike Monday claimed Vir
Das' show at John F Kennedy
Center in Washington DC
IRMS cadre Railway GM posts bench,sittingatPortBlair,seeking
extensionof time,sayingthenext
circuit bench would start only by
with the offer to give them jobs.
TheLabourCommissionerusedto
do this and to sent them to the
man with casteist slurs, said po- CopyrightActonacomplaintfrom “denigrated the nation” and whowereinthefrayhavebeende- judged by the new mechanism, November 14, by which time the chief secretary.Thisishorrifying.”
liceonMonday.Theincidenttook a producer who has alleged that urged police to cancel a show AVISHEK G DASTIDAR ferred,asperMonday’sorderfrom only one officer from the 1985- protectiontohimwillbeover. Thecourtaskedtheaccusedto
place on Sunday in Soorsagar. thefourviolateda2010agreement inBenglauruonNovember10. NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 the Appointments Committee of batch,RNSunker,hasqualified.An InitsOctober21order,thecir- approach the jurisdictional ses-
“Both the victim and the ac- related to a script and show Duringtheshow,Dashadsaid: the Cabinet. One of them is a civil officerofcivilengineeringdepart- cuitbenchcontinuedthereliefand sionscourtinUTbutdidnotinter-
cused were neighbours in named, “History of India VIRitten “InIndia,weworshipwomen NOOFFICERfromthecivilservices servant, an Indian Railway Traffic ment, Sunker had in 2019 — he asked him to appear before the fere with the anticipatory bail al-
Soorsagar locality. There is a (2010)"byusingconceptandcon- in the day and rape them at has found a place in the much- Service officer, serving as addi- was Divisional Railway Manager, special investigation team (SIT) readygrantedbytheHC.
public pipeline running through tent from the show for a new one night.” The petition read: "In awaited posting order of newly tional member in Railway Board. Ratlam,then—proposedmassage
the locality, where the family of named, "Virdas for India". Netflix thisbackground, it isnot right created Indian Railway The other three are from various servicesintrainsasawayof earn-
the victim had installed a pipe in has been booked allegedly be- to allow such a controversial Management Service (IRMS) engineeringservices. ingnon-farerevenue.Hehasbeen Homoeopathy Police: Al-Qaeda
one of the taps. The accused on causetheyairedtheshowin2020. person to hold a programme cadre for general manager (GM) Onlyeightofficers,allfromdif- postedasGM,EastCoastRailway.
Sunday said they wanted to in- Inthecopyrightinfringemental- inacommunallysensitivearea posts. The order issued late ferent engineering services of Theothersevenqualifiedoffi- effective, but let operative from
stall a pipe in the tap, which re- legations, an FIR has been regis- likeBangalore.” ENS Monday had only eight officers Railways, have been selected and cersarefrom1986batch.Railway
sulted in a confrontation be- tered by the Cuffe Parade police from a fray of over 130 eligible for subsequently posted as GMs of Board Secretary R N Singh of the Centre handle Bengal held in
tween both the parties and led stationonNovember4againstVir tered an agreement to do a script thecovetedselection. zonalrailwaysandotherunits. civil engineering department has
to the victim, Kishnaram Bheel, Das, Anurag Shrivastav, Girish and a show together named, The selection process insti- Officers serving in Level 15 in qualified and posted as GM, Covid cases: HC J&K’s Ramban
being assaulted,” police said, Talwar- all three directors of "History of India VIRitten”. tutedbytheRailwaysMinistryon batches 1983-86 in the eight or- Southern Railway. He earlier
adding that, “We have arrested "WeirdasComedyprivateltd"and Gidwani alleged Das in 2019 dis- thebasisof merit,abolishingsen- ganised Group-A services (Civil, served as Divisional Railway
the three accused, Shakeel, Netflix Entertainment Services cussed releasing the show on iority-based posting, did not find Mechanical, Electrical, Traffic, Manager,Delhi.Oftheeight,three EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE ARUN SHARMA
Naseer and Bablu alias India LLPLoS Gatos Production Netflixwithhim.Forsomereason 122 officers from various batches Accounts, Personnel, Signal and are from mechanical, two from NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 JAMMU, NOVEMBER 7
Mohammed Hatam and a case services by Ashwin Gidwani. He theyhaddisagreementsoverit.In and services fit for empanelment Stores) were eligible to apply. Out civilengineering,andtherestfrom
has been registered”. ENS alleged in 2010, he and Das en- 2020,Gidwanisawapromotions in the IRMS cadre to fill Level 16 of these, Traffic, Accounts and stores, signalling and electrical IN A plea seeking homoeopathic AN AL-QAEDA operative was ar-
of “Virdas for India” on Netflix, posts of GMs (ex-cadre, Higher Personnel are officers inducted services. treatment of mild cases of Covid- rested with a hand grenade from
where Das used content from Administrative Grade-plus) and through the civil services exami- Sources said among reasons 19, Delhi HC recently held that Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban
Haryana Staff Selection Commission “History. HeGidwani gave legal equivalent.Theseareequivalentto nation,whiletheremainingserv- thenewmechanismcitedfornon- thoughhomoeopathyiseffective, district,policesaidonMonday.
Bays No. 67-70, Sector- 2, Panchkula-134154 (www.hssc.gov.in) noticetoNetflixandDas.Nextday Special Secretary to the ices are taken from engineering qualificationofmanyofthe122of- medicalprotocoltodealwithpan- He has been identified as
ANNOUNCEMENT he received a reply stating there Governmentof India. servicesexamination. ficersisthattheir“integrity”could demiccasesshouldalwaysbeleft Amiruddin Khan, a resident of
Final Result for the post of Assistant Seed Production Officer of Haryana Seed isnocopyrightinfringement. Empanelment of four officers Inthemerit-basedsystemad- notbeascertained, tothegovernment’sdiscretion. MashitaHaorainWestBengal.An
Deveoplment Corporation Against Advt. No. 01/2020, Cat No. 33.
On the basis of Written Examination, Scrutiny of Documents and A division bench of Chief FIR under the Indian Arms Act,
Socio-economic criteria for the post of Assistant Seed Production Officer
of Haryana Seed Deveoplment Corporation, against Advt. No. 01/2020,
Cat No. 33, the Commission has finalised and declared the result. The
Govt to HC: Surrogacy laws JusticeSatishChandraSharmaand
JusticeSubramoniumPrasadinits
November 1 judgment held that
Explosives Act and the UAPA has
beenregistered,policesaid.
Inoverthree-decadehistoryof
enacted to prevent misuse
result has been shown category wise and roll number wise and the marks
secured by the Iast selected candidate in each category have been shown the “decision of the government militancyinJ&K,Khanhappensto
in the bracket. insuchscenariosisbaseduponex- bethefirstmilitantdirectlylinked
Advt. No. 01/2020, Cat. No.33, Assistant Seed Production Officer (30 Posts) “Both the Acts are enacted so pert opinions and the experts are toal-Qaeda. MuftiGhulamRasool,
General (12 Post)
1933030010 1933030014 1933030016 1933030076 1933030098 1933030099 EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE that procedures followed in ART certainlythemastersofthefield”.It head of Faiz-ul-Islam madrasa,
1933030121 1933030140 1933030159 1933030163 1933030165 1933030183 NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 and surrogacy can be regulated also noted that Central saidKhanhadbeenteachingthere
(52.00) in an appropriate manner as per Government through various ex- since August 2017 and married a
General Waiting
1933030065 1933030071 1933030190 THECENTREhasopposedapeti- rulesandregulationswithanin- pertbodiesframed guidelinesand local girl 4-5 months ago. He also
(44.00) tion challenging the constitu- tention to restrict the commer- issuedmedicalprotocolsforcurb- purchasedlandatKarwa.
SC (05 Post) tional validity of certain provi- cialisationof embryos/gametes/ inginfectionrate.
1933030164 1933030177
sions of the Assisted new-bornchildetc,”theministry TheHCthereforeheld,“expert
BCA (03 Post)
(45.00)
Reproductive Technology stated,arguingthatthereisnovi- bodies like ICMR and other statu- Career in journalism
1933030028 1933030054 (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the olation of fundamental rights. tory bodies are the best judge of
(45.50)
Surrogacy(Regulation)Act,2021, The plea has been filed by an medical protocol. It is not for the
requires no specific
EWS (03 Posts)
1933030129 1933030148 1933030175 informing the Delhi HC that the unmarried man and a married courts to comment on medical qualification: HC
(48.00) Acts were enacted to restrict woman (who has a child), both protocolsframedonthesubject...”
ESM GEN (02 Post)
1933030018 1933030020
commercialisation of embryos of whom have argued that com- ObservingthatCovid-19infections Delhi:Whiledismissinganappeal
(41.00) and newborn. mercialsurrogacy istheonlyop- have almost come to an end, HC challengingtheappointmentofDr
ESP GEN (01 Post) In an affidavit, the Union tion available to them, which is didnotfindreasontoallowthere- Sanjay Dwivedi as Director
1933030117 Ministry of Health and Family prohibited under the two Acts. lief. Thecourtsaidthepetitioners, General(DG)oftheIndianInstitute
(47.00)
Note :- 03 Posts of SC , 01 Posts of BCA, 02 Post of BCB, 01 Post of ESM BCA,01 Post Welfare said the two Acts were The petitioners have said the two homoeopathy practitioners, ofMassCommunication,theDelhi
of ESM BCB category Remained vacant due to non availbility of Suitable Candidates. passed by the Parliament “after two Acts exclude them from the cangoaheadwithresearch inac- HighCourtrecentlyheldthataca-
CRITERIA ADOPTED FOR SELECTION receivingcommentsfromallthe benefit of surrogacy as a “repro- cordancewithlaw. reerinjournalismdoesnotrequire
1.) WRITTEN EXAMINATION....................................................90-MARKS
2.) SOCIO ECONOMIC CRITERIA............................................10-MARKS stakeholders”andfollowing“due ductive choice” as well as the re- The petitioners moved HC in a specific qualification. The court
TOTAL:- 100-MARKS prescribedprocedureasperlaw”. quirement of the exercise being 2020seekingdirectiontoMinistry held that “it becomes imperative
NOTE:- Seekingdismissalof thepeti- an altruistic surrogacy only. This ofAYUSHtonotify“Arsenicumal- to note that unlike medicine or
1. Selection of all above candidates is subject to the biometric and Socio-economic marks tion, it said the challenged pro- exclusion, they claimed, is bum Phosphorus Tuberculinum law, pursuing a career in journal-
verification and other qualification by the department, biometric/facial verification of any
candidate fails during joining or at any other stage or if candidate is found taken visionsregulatetheprocedureof against Article 14 (right to qual- inseriesinterventionprotocol”for ism does not require possessing a
fake/false benefit of Socio-economic criteria, then he/she will be ousted from the selec- assisted reproductive technol- ity) and Article 21( right to life) Covid. They sought directions specificqualificationassuch.”
tion list and candidature may also be cancelled. All candidates are intimated to produce ogy (ART) and surrogacy, which, of the Constitution. from Centre to allow homoeopa- Adivisionbenchmadetheob-
& submit certificate issued by Tehsildar/Executive Magistrate/SDM regarding 'No Govt.
job in family' under socio-economic criteria at the time of joining to department. if diluted, would defeat the Thematterwillnowbetaken thypractitionerstotreatmildcases servationwhilehearinganappeal
2. As per Govt. Instruction no 22/15/1992-3GS III Dated: 07.10.2008, if suitable candi- whole purpose. up on November 29. of Covid-19. againstjudgmentofasinglejudge,
dates of ESP are not available in a particular category, then the vacancies be filled up which dismissed the challenge to
from amongst the same category candidates. Dwivedi'sappointment. ENS
3. As per Govt. Instruction no 22/10/2010-1GS III Dated: 23.05.2014,if suitable candidates
of Ex-Servicemen are not available in a particular category, then the vacancies be filled
up from amongst the same category candidates.
HC allows Tata to use
4. As per Govt. Instruction no 22/10/2019-1GS III Dated: 25.02.2019,if suitable candidates of
EWS are not available, then the vacancies be filled up from unreserved category candidates. ‘Fly Higher’ in Vistara ads Ensure students
5. While every care has been taken in preparing and uploading the result, possibility of
inadvertent/technical errors cannot be ruled out. The Commission reserves the right to New Delhi: The Delhi High suit “permanently restrain- comply with NMC
rectify the same later on.
6 . The result is also available on the website of HSSC i.e. www.hssc.gov.in.
Court has allowed Tata
Group’sVistaraairlinetouse
ing”Tata’sVistarafromusing
itstrademark‘FlyHigh’.
rules: India to China
Sd/- Secretary
Haryana Staff Selection Commission the term “fly higher” in its HC noted that there is a Beijing: China on Monday said it
13606/HRY Dated:-05.11.2022 marketingcampaigns,lifting cleardistinctionintheTrade hasgiven visasto1,300stranded
theinterimrestrictionsitor- Marks Act between marks Indian students to rejoin studies
dered earlier this year in a and trademark. as India has asked Beijing to en-
trademarkinfringementsuit “Trademarks are intangible suretheIndianmedicalstudents
filedbyanaviationinstitute. assets of the proprietors, are educated, trained, and facil-
A single judge bench of whichserveas‘sourceiden- itated to comply with the strin-
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IN 3-2 WHAT IS THE

SPLIT 103RD
VERDICT,
5-JUDGE AMENDMENT?
SC BENCH JBPARDIWALA BELATRIVEDI DINESHMAHESHWARI
Reservation for economically weaker sections of citizens up to 10 per cent in addition
UU LALIT RAVINDRABHAT
[To say that] including the poor among those covered under Arts. THE CONSTITUTION (124th
UPHOLDS to the existing reservations does not result in violation of any essential feature of the 15(4) and 16(4) in the new reservations... [is] bestowing “double Amendment) Bill was passed
by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
CHANGE Constitution of India and does not cause any damage to the basic structure of the
Constitution of India on account of breach of the ceiling limit of 50 per cent. Because,
benefit” is incorrect. What is described as ‘benefits’...cannot be
understood to be a free pass, but as a reparative and compen- on January 8 and 9, 2019

IN LAW that ceiling limit itself is not inflexible and in any case, applies only to the
reservations envisaged by Articles 15(4), 15(5) and 16(4) of the Constitution of India.
satory mechanism...[for] social stigmatisation. This exclusion
violates the...equality code [and] thereby the basic structure...
respectively. It received the
President’s assent on January
12 as The Constitution (103rd
— JUSTICE MAHESHWARI (MAJORITY OPINION) — JUSTICEBHAT(MINORITYOPINION) Amendment) Act, 2019, and
was subsequently notified.

4 questions in EWS judgment

THE AMENDMENT inserted
Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the
Constitution to provide up to
10% reservation to economi-
cally backward sections (EWS)
other than among backward
classes, SCs, and STs in higher
educational institutions and
Apurva Vishwanath breaks down the contents of the four Can quota for poor breach the initial recruitment in
government jobs. It

separate judgments into the key issues they addressed 50% ceiling for reservations?
empowered state governments
to give reservation on the basis
of economic backwardness.

Can there be Is exclusion of SC/ST, SEBC SEVERAL ISSUES in the EWS quota challenge
werebasedoncrucialaspectsalreadydecided
MAJORITY OPINION: The majority
opinion by Justice Maheshwari held that the
ARTICLE 15 prohibits
discrimination on grounds of

quotas based from quota discriminatory?

by the Supreme Court in the landmark 1992 50 per cent ceiling was for backward classes religion, race, caste, sex, or
Indra Sawhney vs Union of India verdict. and it “overstretched to the reservation pro- place of birth. Article 16
A nine-judge Bench had upheld 27 per vided for entirely different class, consisting guarantees equal opportunity

on economic
cent quota for OBCs but had struck down the of the economically weaker sections”. in matters of public
MAJORITY OPINION: No. Justice stitutional amendment as per the minority 10percentquotabasedoneconomiccriteria. “Moreover...this ceiling limit...has not been employment. The additional
Maheshwari said that “there cannot be opinion. Justice Bhat gave three reasons The first key point in that ruling was that “a held to be inflexible and inviolable for all clauses gave Parliament the

criteria alone?
MAJORITY OPINION: Yes. In his opinion,
JusticeDineshMaheshwarisaidthatpoverty
isanadequatemarkerof deprivationthatthe
state can address through reservations. The
SC’s earlier jurisprudence holding that “eco-
nomiccriteriacannotbethesolebasisforde-
termination of backwardness” is somewhat
restrictedtothereservationprovidedtoSocial
and Economically Backward Classes, and
EWS is deemed a separate and distinct cate-
gory, he said.
Justice Bela Trivedi in her separate but
concurring opinion upheld the amendment
based on the presumption that “the legisla-
competition of claims for affirmative action
based on disadvantages.” Reservation can-
not be denied to one section (the EWS) be-
cause “that segment is otherwise not suf-
fering from other disadvantages.”
2 Justice Pardiwala said that
Article 16(4) is exhaustive for reser-
vation in favour of backward classes but the
section is not exhaustive of the concept of
reservation. The new constitutional amend-
ment introducing another affirmative ac-
tion method is read as separate and distinct.
MINORITY OPINION: This exclusion is
the main ground for striking down the con-
Reservation criteria shift from caste
why the exclusion of SC/ST/OBC is uncon-
stitutional.
First, it “others” those subjected to so-
cially questionable and outlawed practices,
though they are amongst the poorest sec-
tions of society, and goes against the idea of
fraternity. Second, the exclusion virtually
confines SC/ST/OBC within their allocated
reservation quotas (15 per cent for SCs, 7.5
per cent for STs, 27 per cent for OBCs). Third,
it denies the chance of “mobility from the
reserved quota (based on past discrimina-
tion) to a reservation benefit based only on
economic deprivation.”
backward class cannot be determined only
and exclusively with reference to economic
criterion”.“Itmaybeaconsideration
3 or basis along with, and in addition
to, social backwardness, but it can
neverbethesolecriterion,”thecourthadheld.
Second, the SC held that reservation can-
not cross 50 per cent, unless a special case
was made out in “extraordinary situations
and peculiar conditions”.
In the current case, a five-judge court
could not have overruled Indra Sawhney,
which was delivered by a larger bench, but
found reasoning to uphold the EWS quota.
times to come.” power to make special laws for
MINORITY VIEW: Although Justice Bhat EWS like it does for SCs, STs,
refrained from expressing a view on whether and OBCs.
itispermissibletobreachthe50percentceil-
WHAT IS THE
ing,theminorityopinionwarnedthatbreach-
ing it could “eat up the rule of equality.” The
minorityopinionalsostatedthatgoingabove
50percent“becomesagatewayforfurtherin-
fractions...”However,sincethequestionisalso DEFINITION
pendingbeforeanotherConstitutionbench—
on whether a Tamil Nadu law providing for
reservationinexcessof the50percentlimitis
OF EWS?
unconstitutional — Justice Bhat did not “seal
the fate of the pending litigation...” ON JANUARY 31, 2019,
government notified the EWS
criteria: beneficiaries must not
Can private be covered by SC/ ST/ OBC
reservations, and their gross

colleges be
ture understands and appreciates the needs annual family income must be
of its own people.” below Rs 8 lakh. The
Justice Pardiwala said that while he is
“conscious of the fact that the economically
weaker sections of the citizens are not de-
to income, community to individuals forced to have
notification specified what
constituted “income”. Also,
they could not claim benefits
claredassociallyandeconomicallybackward under the EWS quota if their

classes (SEBCs) for the purpose of Article
15(4) of the Constitution”, separate
1 reservations are not barred by the
Constitution. His opinion cited the
Right to Education, another constitutional
amendment that puts an obligation on the
statetoprovidefreeandcompulsoryprimary
education, as an example of other forms of
reservation.
MINORITY OPINION: Justice Ravindra
Bhat said while laws that provide benefits
based on “only economic criteria” do not by
themselves violate the right to equality, the
Constitution envisages reservations to only
be community-based and not individual-
centric.
So while access “to public goods” such as
tax breaks, subsidies can be allowed, reser-
vation in public employment would not be
permissible.“Itisinconceivablethatthedele-
tionof caste(aslongasIndiansocietybelieves
in and practises the caste system) as a pro-
scribed ground through a constitutional
amendment would stand scrutiny,” he said.
APURVA VISHWANATH
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
IN UPHOLDING the 103rd Constitutional
amendment introducing a 10 per cent
quota for Economically Weaker Sections
(EWS), the Supreme Court
on Monday endorsed a cru-
cialshiftinaffirmativeaction
from being a tool for en-
abling community-based
representation to tackling
individual deprivation. N I F
ACT
“…The observations of
this Court in the past deci-
sions that reservations cannot be claimed
only on the economic criteria, apply only
to class or classes covered by or seeking
coverageunderArticles15(4)and/or15(5)
and/or 16(4); and else, this Court has not
putablanketbanonprovidingreservation
for other sections who are disadvantaged
duetoeconomicconditions,”the majority
opinionbyJusticeDineshMaheshwarisaid.
The 103rd amendment delinked the
needforclass-basedreservationsfrom“in-
adequacyof representation”andthe“need
to show backwardness”, and provided
guardrails to reservations connected with
poverty by allowing a 10 per
cent quota based on income
criteria of individuals.
Counsel arguing against
the amendment had told the
SupremeCourtthatthenew-
ly-protected class (under 10
percentEWS)lackshistorical
and continuing lack of ade-
quate representation caused by structural
or institutional barriers, so as to be eligible
for reservation. Further, there would be no
end to such reservations because there
wouldalwaysbepeoplepoorerthanothers.
SenioradvocateSanjayParikh,whoar-
gued against the amendment also cited
Constituent Assembly debates to show
that ‘backward’ should precede ‘class of
people’;theframerswantedthebackward
classes to share state power, and extend
the benefits of affirmative action only to
thosesociallyandeducationallybackward
groupsthatwereexcludedfromthemain-
stream due to historical injustice, stigma,
and discrimination.
Justice Ravindra Bhat, who wrote the
minority opinion along with Chief Justice
of India U U Lalit, also identified this shift
in affirmative action while striking down
the amendment.
“The identifier for the new criteria is
based on deprivation faced by individuals.
Therefore, which community the individ-
ual belongs to is irrelevant. An individual
who is a target of the new 10 per cent
reservationmaybeamember of anycom-
munity or class. The state does not — and
perhaps justly so — will not look into her
background,” the minority opinion said.
EWS quota?
families possessed certain
specific assets.
IN OCTOBER 2021, the
UNDER ARTICLE 15(5) of the Constitution, Supreme Court asked the
the state has power to make reservations in government how the Rs 8 lakh
private educational institutions. criterion had been fixed. The
Only Justice Maheshwari’s opinion, part Centre said it would revisit this
of themajorityview,engaged withthisissue aspect, and set up a three-
toanextent.“Unaidedprivateinstitutions,in- member panel to do so. In
cludingthoseimpartingprofessionaleduca- January 2022, the government
tion, cannot be seen as standing out accepted the committee’s
4 of the national mainstream. As held
in the aforementioned judgments,
report, which said that the Rs 8
lakh threshold was
reservationsinprivateinstitutionsis “reasonable” and “may be
notperseviolativeof thebasicstructure.Thus, retained”. However, the
reservationsasaconceptcannotberuledout committee said, “EWS
inprivateinstitutionswhereeducationisim- may…exclude, irrespective of
parted,” the opinion stated. income, a person whose family
The opinion added that Parliament now has 5 acres of agricultural land
would have had the benefit of the Supreme and above”. Also, “the
Court’s earlier verdict upholding the consti- residential asset criteria may
tutional amendment that introduced the altogether be removed”.
Right to Education.

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the deep conspiracy by Trumpism to subvert
democracy, driven by those at the far end of
getting worse and 68% say the Biden admin-
istration could do more to combat inflation”.
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INMANYcuriousways,themidtermelections
intheUnitedStatesonNovember8arealmost
as significant as the presidential polls of two
years ago. At stake is control over Congress,
critical to legislation and key appointments.
More significantly, the election results
could permanently erode the legitimacy of
the Biden administration and signal the ro-
bust return of Donald Trump and Trumpism
in all its Frankenstein-like manifestations. If
thereis,inaveryperverseway,apotentialstar
on the political firmament, it is Trump, and
the stripes are represented by the deep fault
lines that he has dug within the country.
These elections are a battle for the soul of
America; a fight to determine what consti-
tutes the ‘America dream’ today. And polls
suggest the Democratic Party may be on the
verge of losing this battle.
The Republicans could win the House of
Representatives decisively, and Democrats
wouldbeluckytoretaincontrolof theSenate.
Latest evidence suggests the composition of
the Senate will depend on outcomes in four
critical states — Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylva-
nia, Arizona — and possibly New Hampshire.
Americanpoliticsoverthenexttwoyears
could witness conflict on a scale not experi-
enced in recent history.
TheacademicRobertReich,aformeradvi-
theRepublicanrightwhobelievethatthelast
presidentialelectionwasstolenfromTrump.
is a Manichean divide between Trump sup-
porters and the rainbow coalition that once
sortoBillClinton,wroterecently:“Inelections
before this one, I’ve worried about
ManyDemocraticvoterswouldargueitis stood by Biden. There is deep economic pre- Republicans taking over and implementing
Trump who controls the Republican Party, carity,unprecedentedlevelsof racialtension, their policy preferences — against political
not the other way round. A favourable fundamentaldifferencesoverhealthcare,con- rights in the dark days of Senator Joe
midtermsoutcomewouldmakeitextremely cerns over packing the courts (including the McCarthy’s communist witch-hunt in the
difficult to deny him the presidential nomi- Supreme Court), and violence on the streets early 1950s; against civil rights in the late
nation two years on. ofmanycitiesinclud- 1950s and early 1960s; against Medicare in
According to the ing Minneapolis themid-1960s;forsmallergovernmentinthe
neo-conservative (where George 1970s;fortaxcutsfortherichinthe1980s;for
scholar Robert Floyd’s “killing” in- a balanced budget in the early 1990s; against
Kagan: spiredtheBlackLives universal health care in the late 1990s and
“This is how fas- Matter movement), early2000s;againstLGBTQrightsinthe2010s.
cismcomestoAmer- Atlanta, Dallas, Today I’m not particularly worried about
ica, not with jack- Cleveland, Raleigh, Republicans’ policy preferences. Today I’m
boots and salutes LosAngeles,andNew worriedaboutthesurvivalofourdemocracy.”
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mentsandinsecurities,andwithanentirena- in the American psyche, was overturned ear-
tionalpoliticalparty—outofambitionorblind lierthisyear.Thecaseconcernedtheconstitu-
Tuesday's vote will be about finding — or
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TOPOFTHE
WORLD
Moon Jae-in with
puppies born from a
gifted hunting dog.
Reuters
SOUTH KOREA
Ex-President
planstogiveup
dogsfromKim
Seoul: South Korea's for-
merPresidentMoonJae-in
saidonMondayheplansto
give up a pair of dogs sent
by North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un as a gift fol-
lowingtheir2018summit,
citing a lack of support
from his successor. Moon
has raised the white
Pungsan dogs named
"Gomi" and "Songgang"
since their arrival in the
Southandtookthemtohis
personal residence after
histermendedinMay.The
dogs are legally cate-
gorised as state property
belongingtothepresiden-
tialarchives,butMoon'sof-
fice said he was entrusted
as their caretaker under
consultations with the
archives and the interior
ministry, an unprece-
denteddecision. REUTERS
POLAND
‘Drinkingamong
womenreason
forlowbirthrate’
Warsaw: Poland’s ruling
partyleaderhastriggered
anger in the country and
an explosion of jokes by
claiming that the coun-
try’slowbirthrateispartly
caused by overconsump-
tion of alcohol by young
women. Opposition
politicians and many
other critics accused
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a 73-
year-oldlifelongbachelor,
of being out of touch. In
particular, critics point to
restrictions on abortion
that have discouraged
some women from seek-
ing to get pregnant.
Others note the difficulty
youngpeoplehaveinrais-
ing families due to rising
costs in a country where
inflation is now nearly
18%. AP
CHINA
UKminister
visittoTaiwan
angersBeijing
Beijing: ChinaonMonday
hit back at British Trade
Policy Minister Greg
Hands over his visit to
Taiwanfortalkswithsen-
ior officials defying
Beijing’s warnings not to
haveofficialcontactswith
Taipei,sayingtheUKisgo-
ing back on its commit-
ment to the one-China
policy. The two-day visit,
which began on Monday,
bears political signifi-
cance. “China rejects any
country having diplo-
matic ties or any official
interactionswithTaiwan,"
said Foreign Ministry
spokesman Zhao Lijian
said Monday. PTI
PREPARING FOR WAR OVER HUNDREDS OF YEARS HAS LEFT A MARK ON THE ISLAND
Amid China threats, Taiwan’s bomb shelters are ‘space for life and death’
DAMIEN CAVE &
AMY CHANG CHIEN
KEELUNG, NOVEMBER 7
VISITORS TO Keelung, a moun-
tainous port city on Taiwan’s
northerncoast,mightreasonably
think that the white wall at the
back of Shi Hui-hua’s breakfast
shopis,well,awall.Onlyafewair
ventssuggestthattheremightbe
something on the other side.
“It’s a bomb shelter,” said Shi,
53, as she waited for the morn-
ingrush.“Becausewe’reKeelung
people, we know these kinds of
Deep divide, fretful voters:
US midterm elections today Cooperate or perish:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NOVEMBER 7
AMERICANVOTERSarefractured
politicallyandculturallyaheadof
Election Day, and they are anx-
ious about where their country
is heading — on inflation, abor-
tion, immigration, crime, and
much more. They also sense
somethingmorefundamentalat
stake at a time of rising mistrust
of institutions and each other:
the future of democracy.
Some Americans remain
hopeful, but a fretful outlook
emerges from interviews with
more than two dozen
Democratic, Republican and un-
affiliatedvotersbeforeTuesday’s
midterm elections — the first
since followers of former
PresidentDonaldTrumptriedto
haltthecertificationof President
Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. “This
electionishugelyconsequential,”
said Edward Foley, a professor at
OhioStateUniversitywhodirects
itselection-lawprogramme.“It’s
a question of where our democ-
racyisandhowwearedoingwith
our collective self-governance.”
Midterms are always impor-
tant because a switch in control
of the House or Senate can stunt
the plans of a sitting President.
Control of Congress could also
affect various investigations into
Trump, including his role in the
January 6, 2021 insurrection.
Dozens of statewide candi-
dateshavesaidthe2020election
wasstolen;somerunningforpo-
sitions that validate elections
have refused to say if they will
certify the 2024 results. And
there are already more than 100
legal challenges against this
year’s election. The US has stood
at the precipice before. Not long
after Abraham Lincoln’selection
in1860,11stateswithdrewfrom
the nation and the Civil War be-
gan. Ultimately, Foley said, the
election turns on a question:
“Can we actually build the sys-
tem and produce accurate, hon-
est outcomes, and will enough
people believe them?”
Elon Musk recommends
voting for Republicans
Washington: Just days after tak-
ing control of social media giant
TwitterInc,billionaireElonMusk
on Monday recommended that
voters pick Republican candi-
dates for Congress in Tuesday’s
US midterm election.
His tweet on Monday repre-
sentedthefirsttimetheheadof a
major social media platform ex-
plicitly endorsed a US political
party. Musk directed his Twitter
message to what he called“inde-
Imran case: Pak CJ likely Russia planning more mass
to take up Shehbaz request strikes on infra: Zelenskyy
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
ISLAMABAD, NOVEMBER 7
CHIEF JUSTICE of Pakistan Umar
Ata Bandial is likely to deliberate
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s
request for the constitution of a
“fullcourtcommission”toprobe
hispredecessor ImranKhan’s al-
legations that he was among the
threepeoplewhoplottedtheas-
sassinationbidonhim,The News
Internationalreported.
According to sources, the
Supreme Court is waiting for
an official request from Prime
Minister Sharif over the mat-
places.” “It’s a space for life,” she
added. “And a space for death.”
All over her street and many
more in Keelung — which suf-
fered its first foreign attack, by
the Dutch, in 1642 — the land-
scape has been carved up for
protection. Kitchens connect to
underground passageways that
tunnel into the sandstone. Rusty
gates at the ends of alleys lead to
dark maws that are filled with
memories of war, and some-
times trash or bats — or an altar
or restaurant annex.
There are nearly 700 bomb
sheltersinthiscityof360,000peo-
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: BIDEN AND TRUMP
FIGHT IT OUT AHEAD OF POLLS
Thirty-six of the 50 states will elect governors in Tuesday’s US midterm polls.
Though the races typically get less attention than the battle for control of
Congress, they carry high stakes for issues, such as abortion access, transgender
rights and guns. Here’s an overview of what might still happen.
SCENARIO1:THECLEAR
REPUBLICANWIN
■ In almost every critical
race, the final Times/Siena
polls suggested that
voters preferred
Republican control of
the Congress and
disapproved of President
Biden’s performance, but
Democrats often had the
advantage of incumbency
or Republicans had the
disadvantage of an
unpopular candidate.
■ Turnout is another big
factor, especially in the
House races in states with
less competitive races at
the top of the ticket.
SCENARIO2:
THEFEELS-LIKE-A-WIN
FORDEMOCRATS
■ Democrats cling to a five-
seat majority in the House,
pendent-mindedvoters,”writing:
“Shared power curbs the worst
excessesofbothparties,therefore,
I recommend voting for a
Republican Congress, given that
the presidency is Democratic."
“Hardcore Democrats or
Republicans never vote for the
otherside,soindependentvoters
are the ones who actually decide
who'sincharge!",Muskaddedon
Twitter, which he purchased late
last month. REUTERS
ter seeking the constitution of
the full court commission, the
report said. “After the Chief
Justice receives the official re-
quest, pros and cons of the
possibility of formation of the
judicial commission would be
looked into,” the sources said.
Following last week’s inci-
dent, there has also been a dead-
lock over filing an FIR.
Meanehile, Pakistan's SC on
Monday ordered the Inspector
General of the Punjab province
to register a case within 24
hours, a directive hailed by the
former primeminister's partyas
a “first step towards justice”.
ple,leadingofficialstodeclarethat
Keelung has a higher density of
placestohidethananywhereelse
inheavilyfortifiedTaiwan.Andfor
alooselyorganisedbandof urban
planners,artistsandhistorylovers,
Keelung’sbombsheltershavebe-
come a canvas — for creative ur-
banrenewalandcivildefence.
Some of these havens have
beenrecastasculturalspaces.But
thesesubterraneanspacesarenot
justcoolrelics;onaself-governed
island that China considers lost
property it plans to reclaim, they
arealso vital infrastructure.
Most of the bunkers were
Credit: Reuters
UNITED STATES
MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022
NOVEMBER 8
but if they get a
few breaks, it
will leave them
with a lot to feel
good about —
even if the scoreboard
showed the Republicans
gaining seats and taking
the House. To hold the
chamber, the party will
probably need to win three
of the four critical races:
Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Arizona and Nevada.
SCENARIO3: THE
REPUBLICANLANDSLIDE
■ If the polls under-
Putin-linked businessman
admits to meddling in polls
KREMLIN-CONNECTED entre-
preneur Yevgeny Prigozhin ad-
mittedMondaythathehadinter-
fered in US elections and would
continue to do so — confirming
for the first time the accusations
that he has rejected for years.
“Wehaveinterfered,areinter-
fering and will continue to inter-
fere.Carefully,precisely,surgically
and in our own way,” Prigozhin
said in remarks posted on social
media. The statement, from the
AGENCIES
NOVEMBER 7
UKRAINE’SPRESIDENTiswarning
thatRussiaisplanningmoremass
strikesonitsenergyinfrastructure
asofficialsovertheweekendurged
civilians to stock up on essentials
andbracefor winter.“Wealsoun-
derstandthattheterroriststateis
concentrating forces and means
for a possible repetition of mass
attacks on our infrastructure.
First of all, energy,” President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine also accused Russia
of looting empty homes in the
A bunker that has been
converted into a temple in
Keelung, Taiwan. NYT
Credit: AP
Text: NYT
estimate the Republicans
again, the result of this
year’s midterms won’t just
feel like a Republican
landslide — it will be a
Republican landslide. A
“red wave” election would
not be a surprise; nor
would it be hard to
explain. With
Republicans making
steady gains in the polls, it
does not take any great
imagination to see them
stretching out a more
decisive lead.
SCENARIO4:A
DEMOCRATICSURPRISE
■ A surprising Democratic
Tuesday night is unlikely.
But it does remain within
the realm of possibility:
Democrats are still within
striking distance of a
good night. Unlike in
previous cycles, they
remain competitive in
enough races to win
control of the House.
pressserviceof hiscateringcom-
pany that earned him the nick-
name “Putin’s chef,” came on the
eve of US midterm elections.
It was the second major ad-
mission in recent months by the
61-year-old businessman who
has ties to Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin has
previously soughttokeephisac-
tivities under the radar and now
appearsinterestedingainingpo-
litical clout. AP
southerncityof Khersonandoc-
cupying them with troops in
civilian clothes to prepare for
streetfightinginwhatbothsides
predict will be one of the war's
most important battles.
The Ukrainian government
has urged those who have fled
the country to not return during
the difficult winter months.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of
Kyiv, warned residents over the
weekend to prepare for the
worst. “Let’s be frank, our ene-
mies are doing everything for
thecitytobewithoutheat,with-
out electricity, so we all die,” he
told Ukrainian news outlets.
mapped out and built by Japan,
whichgovernedTaiwanfrom1895
untiltheendofWorldWarII,when
Keelungwasabombingtarget.
On a recent morning, it
lookedmorelikeanartgalleryor
anightclub.Railsof lightshugged
the moist walls, shining on
sprouts of green plants, the un-
derground’sonlyburstsof colour.
Concrete floors had been laid
withdrainageareasonthesides.
Hung Chih-chien, 33, a public
servant in Keelung’s urban plan-
ningdivision,saidcityofficialshad
initiallythoughtofopeningupthe
space and making it a restaurant,
95TH ACADEMY AWARDS
JIMMY KIMMEL TO HOST OSCARS
Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, the executive producers and showrunners
behind the the Academy Awards announced Monday. Kimmel, who
hosted the 2017 and 2018 ceremonies, will be the solo host of the 95th
Oscars on March 12.
SAYS CHINA, U.S. BIGGEST POLLUTERS
UN chief’s warning
at climate summit
Egyptian President Abdel El-Sisi (centre right) and UN chief Antonio Guterres (centre left)
with other leaders at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday. AP
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, NOV 7
WITH THE world on “a highway
to climate hell with our foot on
the accelerator,? the UN chief on
Monday told dozens of leaders
to “cooperate or perish,” on
avoiding further climate catas-
trophe, singling out the two
biggest polluting countries,
China and the United States.
“Choose life over death,” for-
mer US Vice-President Al Gore
urged. “It is not time for moral
cowardice.” Most of the leaders
who pleaded for action came
frompoornationsthatcausedlit-
tle of the pollutionbut often geta
larger share of the weather-re-
lated damage. Several called on
developednationsforreparations,
which in climate negotiations is
called “loss and damage.”
“Climate change is directly
threatening our people’s lives,
health and future,” said Kenyan
PresidentWilliamKRuto,speak-
ing on behalf of the entire
African continent, which he said
is looking at $50 billion a year in
climatechangedamageby2050.
TheUNchiefsaidtheworld“is
onahighwaytoclimatehellwith
our foot on the accelerator.” He
calledforanewpactbetweenrich
and poor countries to make
deeper cuts in emissions with fi-
nancial help and phasing out of
coal in rich nations by 2030 and
elsewhere by 2040. He called on
the US and China to work to-
getheronclimate,somethingthey
used to do until the last few
years.“Humanityhasachoice:co-
operate or perish,” Guterres said.
“It is either a Climate Solidarity
Pact—oraCollectiveSuicidePact.”
Early warning system for the
entire world in next five years
AMITABH SINHA
SHARM EL-SHEIKH,
NOVEMBER 7
TAKING FORWARD the initiative
of the India-backed Coalition for
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(CDRI)atlastyear’sclimatemeet-
ing , the World Meteorological
Organisation on Monday un-
veiled a five-year programme to
set up early warning systems
acrosstheworldtosavelivesand
minimisedestructionfromgrow-
ing number of climate disasters.
Theprogramme,launchedby
UN Secretary General Antonio
Guterres, envisages an invest-
thendecidedtheydidnotwantto
ruin the original geology.
On a recent tour, Kuo Li-ya,
who heads the cultural heritage
department of Keelung’s local
government, explained the
complicated restoration effort,
which included running small
cameras above the tunnel to
gauge the strength of the ceil-
ing. She said she hoped it
would eventually be connected
to local hiking trails and roads.
“We want people to know the
history, to know the way this
helped protect Keelung,” she
said.
New Delhi
Big question: How
much can be raised to
fund the vulnerable?
EXPRESSATCOP27
AMITABH SINHA
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, NOV 7
THECLIMATEchangemeetingat
Sharm el-Sheikh has agreed to
discussthecreationof afinancial
provision to help poor and vul-
nerable countries hit by climate
disasters. But that has triggered
the most obvious and logical
question: where is the money
going to come from, and how
muchwouldbemadeavailable?
It is a question that presents
itself in practically every discus-
sion on climate change action.
The problem is there just isn’t
enoughmoneybeingmadeavail-
able.Theneedsareatleastacou-
pleofordersofmagnitudehigher
than what is currently available,
or pledged. And the needs are
growing at a very fast pace.
The UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change,
the foundational agreement un-
der which international climate
negotiationstakeplace,isclearon
where the money has to come
from.Itissupposedtocomefrom
mentof$3.1 billionbetweennow
and2027tocreatetheinfrastruc-
ture and build capacities in early
warningsystems.Nearlyhalf the
countries in the world, most of
themleastdevelopedansmallis-
land states, do not have any early
warningsystems,theWMOsaid.
The WMO said the Global
Commission on Adaptation had
found that spending about $ 800
milliononearlywarningsystems
couldavoidlossesupto$3-16bil-
lion every year.
Last year, CDRI, an interna-
tionalorganizationformedthree
years ago with India’s backing,
had come up with a similar plan
called IRIS, or Infrastructure for
Standing in the tunnel, with
new bricks of bright orange
blending with aging gray stone,
shespokeofhistorybutacknowl-
edged that the tunnel could also
protectpeopleinanotherconflict.
For many in Keelung, past and
present threats blur.
In recent months, China has
increased the frequency and in-
tensity of military drills off
Taiwan’scoast.XiJinping,China’s
leader,hasalsobecomemorevo-
calaboutunificationwithTaiwan,
reserving the right to use force.
At Pufferfish, a restaurant in
Keelung that backs into a cav-
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therichanddevelopedcountries,
the countries that were held re-
sponsible for causing global
warming through their green-
house gas emissions over the last
one century.
These countries, a group of
about40,areobligatedtoprovide
moneyforallkindsof climateac-
tion — reduction of emissions,
adaptation, capacity building.
Underthe2015ParisAgreement,
each country is supposed to take
action to the best of its ability.
Largewell-developedeconomies
like India or Brazil finance most
of their climate action, but the
poorer countries are dependent
on international finance.
The biggest grouse against
the developed countries has
been that they have been run-
ning away from their responsi-
bility to provide financial help.
ArunabhaGhosh,founderCEO
of Delhi-based Council on Energy,
EnvironmentandWatersaidnoth-
ing was more important at this
time than scaling up climate fi-
nance, and delivering it on time.
“We need capital at a far greater
scale. While the conversation on
climatefinanceistrappedbetween
anegotiatedmaximumanddeliv-
eredminimum,theorderof mag-
nitude of annual climate finance
support to developing countries
should be in trillions and not bil-
lions. FULLREPORTON
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Resilient Island States.
India’s Environment
Minister Bhupendra Yadav, who
was present at the launch of the
WMO programme, said Delhi
backedthenewinitiativeaswell.
Yadav recalled India’s success in
building a robust early warning
infrastructure.“Overthelastfew
years, we have made concerted
efforts towards making early
warningimpact-basedaswellas
more easily understandable and
actionablebycommunities...We
would now like to maximise the
full potential of Early Warning
Systems,” he added.
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ernous bomb shelter, tourists at
the half-dozen wooden tables
snapphotographsof theinterior.
But locals favor dark humour.
“Many people told me if a war
breaks out, they would come to
my restaurant,” said Miao Hsu-
ching, 34, Pufferfish’s owner.
“They’re certain that we
would still provide food.” For
generations, children in Keelung
have scared one another with
stories of their ghosts, soldiers
killed and killing. “It’s important
to renovate them and connect
them with their surrounding ar-
eas,” Miao said. NYT

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
SENSEX: 61,185.15 ▲ 234.79 (0.39%) NIFTY: 18,202.80 ▲ 85.65 (0.47%) NIKKEI: 27,527.64 ▲ 327.90 HANG SENG: 16,595.91 ▲ 434.77 FTSE: 7,319.57 ▼ 15.27 DAX: 13,567.53 ▲ 107.68
‘LIKELYLOWGROWTHOF6.5-7%INFY23—VERYGOODCOMPAREDTOMANYCOUNTRIES’
ShouldallowgradualRedepreciation,
useforexreservesjudiciously:CEA
ENSECONOMICBUREAU
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7
NOTING THAT foreign exchange
reserves should be used judi-
ciously, Chief Economic Advisor
V Anantha Nageswaran on
Monday said that rupee should
be allowed to depreciate gradu-
ally. India’s growth rate is seen to
be moderate at 6.5-7 per cent in
2022-23, he said, adding that fi-
nancing India’s trade deficit
would be an ‘important’ chal-
lenge for the year.
"Wehavenotfacedsuchasit-
uationlikethisinaveryverylong
time since the end of World War
II…inrecentyears,wehavefaced
one element or the other…but
geopolitics was not an issue,
commodity prices, only energy
wasanissue,foodpriceswasnot
an issue at that time…what we
are facing now is multiple crisis
at all levels."
"…in 2022-23, compared to
what we expected at the begin-
ning of the year, yes we are going
to have low growth of 6.5-7 per
cent. But this compared to many
other countries is a very good
number and only Saudi Arabia is
goingtogrowataratefasterthan
Indiathisyear.Inflationishighbut
it is not high compared to other
countries. Other countries had a
target of 2 per cent but they have
inflation of 8-10 per cent. We
Debroy: There should
be a single GST rate
ENSECONOMICBUREAU
NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER7
STATING THAT the current taxa-
tion system is not generating
enoughrevenuestomeetfunding
requirements for infrastructure
creation and services delivery,
Prime Minister’s Economic
AdvisoryCouncilChairmanBibek
Debroy on Monday said India
should have a single goods and
services tax (GST) rate and an ex-
emption-less tax regime.
The combined tax collection
of Centre and states is just 15 per
cent of GDP, while the require-
ment for government spending
on public infrastructure, educa-
tion, healthcare and defence is
around23percentofGDP,hesaid.
“On GST, it is my submission
thereforethereshouldbeasingle
rate. I don’t think we will ever get
it,”DebroysaidaddressingaTIOL
Tax Congress 2022 event here.
TherearefourmajorGSTslabs
now:5percent,12percent,18per
cent and 28 per cent. Some de-
meritandluxurygoods,whichare
in the 28 per cent bracket, attract
additional levy of cesses, the pro-
ceedsofwhichgotoseparatefund
meant to compensate states for
revenue shortfall and repayment
of compensation related loans.
Debroy said that if the differ-
entialtaxratesforproductsofelit-
ist nature and those of mass con-
sumption is done away with, it
wouldlessenlitigation.“Asapolity,
weneedtorecognisethattheGST
really shouldbe thesameregard-
lessoftheproduct.Ifprogressivity
is to be introduced, it is best done
BRIEFLY
TamilNaduFM
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu
Finance Minister Palanivel
Thiaga Rajan has said there
isroomforimprovementin
functioning of GST regime.
Speaking at the TIOL Tax
Congress,2022,hesaidthere
are “sincere concerns” on
whetherGSTismovingtoits
best possible state by dedi-
cating right amount of re-
sources, human and tech-
nology as well as data
analytics.
IndiGoplanes
New Delhi: IndiGo on
Mondaysaidthataround30
aircraftaregroundeddueto
“supply chain disruptions”
andthecountry’slargestair-
lineisevaluatingwetleasing
of planes and other options
to boost operations. PTI
‘PLI scheme likely to expand to more sectors’
Sectors Approved
applications investment (` cr) production (` cr) employment
Mobile mfg 32
& elec comp
Pharma drugs 55
Telecom/ 31
networking
Food products 149
TOTAL* 606
*for 14 sectors (Source: DPIIT, data till end Sept 2022)
havea targetof 4 per cent but we
have about 7.4 per cent inflation
ratenow.Sothegapbetweenthe
target and reality is much lower
for India than it is for advanced
countries,”Nageswaransaidatan
eventorganisedbyindustrybody
Indian Chamber of Commerce.
Mostagencieshavebeenlow-
ering their growth forecasts for
India in recent weeks. The
Reserve Bank of India also cut its
growth projection to 7 per cent
from7.2percentand7.8percent
earlier.
Nageswaran said that the
countryhasadequatereservesto
deal with capital outflows. “We
should in the short run allow the
rupeetodepreciategraduallyand
we should use foreign exchange
reserves judiciously, keeping the
fire-power for 2023 as well…we
There are 4 major GST
slabs: 5%, 12%, 18% and
28%. Some demerit and
luxury goods in the 28%
bracket attract
additional levy of cesses
bydirecttaxes,notGST,orindirect
taxes,” Debroy said, adding that
thesewerehispersonalviews.The
estimate of GST revenue neutral
rate made by the Department of
EconomicAffairsmadebeforethe
GSTrolloutwas17percent,butthe
average GST rate at present is 11.5
percent,hesaid.“Wemustbewill-
ing to pay tax or we must be will-
ingtosettleforreduceddeliveryof
publicgoodsandservices,”hesaid,
addingthattherevenueforegone
becauseofexemptionsbythegov-
ernmentis5-5.5percentof GDP.
Whiletaxevasionisillegal,tax
avoidance, by using exemption
clausestoreducetaxburden,isle-
gitimate. “Do we need these tax
exemptions? The more tax ex-
emptionsIhave,themorecompli-
cated it becomes. Why can’t we
haveasimpletaxstructuredevoid
of all exemptions. We must at
somepointagreewewillmoveto
acompletelyexemption-lesssys-
tem,”Debroysaid.Theartificialdif-
ference between corporate taxes
and personal income taxes (PIT)
should be removed, he added. "A
lot of unincorporated businesses
pay taxes under personal income
taxes. This (removing difference)
will also reduce administrative
compliance,"hesaid.
‘44% of realty deals
still involve cash’
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU
MUMBAI,NOVEMBER7
SIX YEARS after demonetisation
ofhighvaluecurrencytoweedout
black money in circulation and
check the growth of the parallel
economy, anecdotal evidence re-
veals that people are still paying
or accepting black money in real
estate transactions, says a survey.
“People are still selling and
buying products like hardware,
paintsandmanyotherhousehold
andofficeparaphernaliaandalso
delivering services without
proper receipts,” said the survey
by LocalCircles, a community so-
cial media platform. As much as
44percentofthosesurveyedwho
bought a property in the last 7
years saying that they had to pay
acomponentincashissomething
worth noting, it said.
Actual Actual Actual
4,258 1,67,770
18,669 12,637
689 13,493
4,166 86,359
40,992 2,85,395
should augment foreign ex-
changereservesjusttokeepour-
selveswellpreparedforanycon-
tingencies in 2023 because the
global environment is very risky
at the moment,” he said.
On the production-linked in-
centive scheme, the Chief
Economic Advisor said that it is
likely to gain more momentum
and expand to more sectors. “PLI
isforthemediumandlongterm;
it is about creating capacity
within India to become a global
leader, to attract supply chains
into India and to facilitate China-
plus-one to happen. The PLI
scheme is likely to gain momen-
tum.Rightnowitishappeningin
two or three areas – mobile
phones, pharmaceuticals and
chemicals but it has to pick up
steam in other areas as well and
‘Festive fervour puts auto
retail sales in fast lane in Oct’
Aided by robust festive season offtake, automobile retail
sales in India witnessed a 48% annual jump in October,
automotive dealers’ body Federation of Automobile
Dealers Associations said
20,94,378units
Thetotalretailsaleslast
month,up48%from
14,18,726registrationsin
October2021
Theregistrationslastmonthwere
evenbetterby8%asagainst
October2019,apre-Covidmonth
Last month, all the vehicle segments like passenger and commercial vehicles, two-wheelers,
tractors and three-wheelers performed better as compared to the year-ago period Source: FADA/PTI
Rupee rises to 81.92 against USD
AmidaweakAmericancurrency,sustainedforeignfundinflows
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 7
The rupee appreciated by 43
paise to close at a one-month
highof81.92againsttheUSdollar
on Monday amid a weak
Americancurrencyandsustained
foreign fund inflows. Favourable
comments from the US Federal
Reserve also boosted the forex
market sentiment.
Thelocalunitopenedat82.14
and touched an intra-day high of
81.90 and a low of 82.32 against
the greenback. The local unit fi-
It said property transactions
emerged as the top area of cash
usagefromavaluepertransaction
standpoint in the 2021 survey.
“Theresponsesrevealedthat8
percentofthe11,499respondents
to the query had paid over 50 per
cent in cash. Of the remaining, a
whopping 35 per cent refused to
divulge, 21 per cent claimed they
hadpaidnocashduringthetrans-
action, 15 per cent had paid be-
tween30-50percentofthetrans-
actionincash,13percenthadpaid
10-30 per cent cash and the re-
maining8percenthadpaidupto
10percentof thevalueincash,”it
said. The situation may look to
have improved compared to the
survey in November 2021 when
70percentoftherespondentshad
admittedtopayingcashaspartof
transaction for property acquired
intheprevious7years. Fullreport
onwww.indianexpress.com
28,636
13,023
10,587
1,31,913
1,97,910
hopefully in the next two years it
will happen,” he said.
As per the data shared by the
CEA in a presentation in the on-
line event, Rs 40,992 crore of ac-
tual investment is there for PLI
schemesacross14sectorsinclud-
ingmobiles,pharma,medicalde-
vices, telecom and networking
products among others. 606 ap-
plications have been approved
which are expected to yield in-
vestment worth Rs 2.71 lakh
crore and also expected to result
inemploymentof59lakhpeople.
Theactualemploymentstandsat
1.97 lakh.
For the medium term, India’s
economyshouldgrowattherate
of 6.5-7 per cent in view of
deleveragingofcorporatebalance
sheets and the government’s re-
form measures, he said.
Thefestiveseasonthisyearturned
outtobethebestfortheindustryin
thelastfouryears
E
E X P L A I NE D
USFed
comments
boost
● sentiment
FAVOURABLE COM-
MENTS from the US
Federal Reserve also
boosted the forex market
sentiment. The currency
had hit a low of 83.12 in
October. Foreign investors
have pumped Rs 14,538
crore into equity and debt
in November so far.
RBI Dy Guv to
MFIs: Balance
borrowers’
interest
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India
(RBI)DeputyGovernorRajeshwar
Rao Monday warned microfi-
nance lenders against irresponsi-
ble lending and asked them to
growbusinesswhilebalancingthe
interestof vulnerableborrowers.
He said customer protection
liesattheRBI’sregulationforthe
microfinancesectorandthereg-
ulatorhaszerotoleranceformis-
conduct towards the borrowers.
Speaking at an event last
week, he said that exclusive fo-
cus on growth and bottom
lines without considering the
vulnerabilities of the borrowers
by any entity is fraught with
pitfallsandirresponsiblelending
by afew lendersendsupputting
the interests of the entire indus-
try at risk. Full report
on www.indianexpress.com
“Medium-termoutlookisgood…
because of balance sheet
strength, as corporates are will-
ing to invest, manufacturing ac-
tivity continues to expand and
digital infrastructure (is) becom-
ing more and more important in
improving access to finance and
formalisation,” he said.
While the world is facing a
polycrisis,whichismultiplecrises
of high inflation, tightening of
monetary policy, high interest
rates, slowdown in China which
affected global supply chain, and
the Russia-Ukraine war, India is
doing better on both growth and
inflation fronts and will reap the
rewards of the hard work done
over the last several years,
Nageswaran said. The CEA said
that India needs to maintain
macroeconomic stability, con-
tinuedirecttaxreforms,complete
ongoingcapexprojectsinthegov-
ernmentandcontinuetoaddress
the challenges faced by MSMEs.
Hesaidthegovernmentisex-
pectedtomeetitsfiscaltargetsfor
thisyear.“Atthemomentourex-
pectation is the fiscal deficit tar-
getwillbemet,”hesaid.Thecen-
tral government’s fiscal deficit
target for this financial year is 6.4
percent of the gross domestic
product. In April-September, the
government’s fiscal deficit
widenedtoRs6.20lakhcrore,ac-
counting for 37.3 percent of the
full-year target.
3,28,645units
Passengervehicle
retailslastmonth,
up41%from
2,33,822unitsinOct2021
15,71,165units
Two-wheeler
registrations
witnesseda51%
jumplastmonthcompared
with10,39,845unitsin
Oct 2021
74,443units
Commercial
vehicleretailsales
wereup25%
lastmonth,asagainst
59,363unitsintheyear-
agoperiod
nallysettledat81.92,registeringa
rise of 45 paise over its previous
closeamidapositivetrendindo-
mestic equities.
The currency had hit a low of
83.12 in October.
Ontheotherhand,theSensex
closed at 61,185.15 up by 234.79
points or 0.39 per cent, while
Nifty 50 ended at 18,202.80
higherby85.65pointsor0.47per
cent.
Foreign investors have
pumped Rs 14,538 crore
intoequityanddebtinNovember
so far. Fullreport
onwww.indianexpress.com
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`51,201 `81.92 $93.86 `60,596
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Unacademy CO DECLINES TO COMMENT ON WSJ REPORT
fires 350
employees
‘Facebook parent
Meta preparing
citing funding
slowdown
SALMANSH
large-scale layoffs’
BENGALURU,NOVEMBER7 REUTERS
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BENGALURU,NOVEMBER7
sacked about 10 per cent of its METAPLATFORMSIncisplanning
workforce,oraround350employ- to begin large-scale layoffs this
ees on Monday citing un- weekthatwillaffectthousandsof
favourablemarketconditionsand employees,theWallStreetJournal
due to the ongoing funding slow- reportedonSundaycitingpeople
downfortechstartups. familiar with the matter, with an
Unacademy CEO Gaurav announcement planned as early
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta
Munjalnotifiedthelayoffsinanin- as Wednesday.
chief executive. File
ternal email to employees stating Metadeclinedtocommenton
thatallaffectedemployeeswillbe the WSJ report.
given a severance pay equivalent Facebook parent Meta in meaningfully, but most other
to the notice period and an addi- October forecasted a weak holi- teams will stay flat or shrink over
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their SOP shares. FE reviewed a value, adding to the more than smaller organisation than we are
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muchearlierandtooksomestrin- The disappointing outlook socialmediacompanyhadinJune
gent measures such as reducing comesasMetaiscontendingwith cut plans to hire engineers by at
ourmonthlyburns,controllingour slowingglobaleconomicgrowth, least30percent,withZuckerberg
operational spends, limiting our competitionfromTikTok,privacy warning employees to brace for
marketing budgets and identify- changes from Apple, concerns an economic downturn.
ingotherredundancieswithinthe about massive spending on the Meta’sshareholderAltimeter
organisation, it was not enough. metaverse and the ever-present Capital Management in an open
We need to keep optimising and threat of regulation. letter to Mark Zuckerberg had
building efficient systems for Chief executive Mark previously said the company
leanerandunprecedentedtimes,” Zuckerberg has said he expects needs to streamline by cutting
Munjal added. The fresh round of themetaverseinvestmentstotake jobs and capital expenditure.
rationalisation at the Unacademy aboutadecadetobearfruit.Inthe Several technology companies,
Group was taken due to the mar- meantime, he has had to freeze includingMicrosoftCorp,Twitter
ket challenges forcing the com- hiring, shutter projects and reor- IncandSnapInchavecutjobsand
pany to re-evaluate its decisions, ganize teams to trim costs. “In scaled back hiring in recent
Munjal added. “Funding has sig- 2023,we’regoingtofocusourin- months as global economic
nificantlysloweddownandalarge vestments on a small number of growthslowsduetohigherinter-
portion of our core business has highprioritygrowthareas.Sothat est rates, rising inflation and an
movedoffline,”hesaid. means some teams will grow energy crisis in Europe.
After this round of layoffs, at
least 900 of its people stand af-
fected,includingthe150employ-
ees in June, and the 600 workers
the company fired in April.
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MANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
(A Government of Karnataka undertaking)
MESCOM
Corporate Office, “MESCOM BHAVANA”, Bejai, Mangaluru - 575 004
Unacademyisoneofmanyedtech
unicorn—afterVedantuandByjus
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Date: 04.11.2022
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Learning and Udayy each fired all IND881/CALL-2 OLTC, RTCC &Accessories.
their100-plusstaffandshutshop
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year & duly pledged in favour of Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh. The tenders will be opened on the dates given above at 03:00 PM in
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reason thereof. “PRE-BID CONFERENCE”WITH INTENDING BIDDERS FOR ITEM Sr. No. 6 to 10 shall be held on 15.11.2022 from
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PROFESSOR IN-CHARGE (EP)
New Delhi
 18 CLASSIFIEDS & TENDERS
Classifieds
PERSONAL
I,Bindu Pandey,W/o Dev
Shankar Pandey, R/o B-38,
Indian Express Apartment,
Mayur Kunj,Delhi-110096,have
changed my name to Bindu
Devi,for all purposes.
0040639485-1
I,HINA KAUSAR,W/O.
MOHAMMAD ISMAIL,ADD-A-
227,3RD-FLOOR,GALI.NO- 9,
NEAR AFGHANI CHOWN,
WAZIRABAD VILLAGE NORTH
DELHI-110084,Changed my
name to HINA KAUSER,for
all,future Purposes.
0040639498-3
I,Yeshwant Thakur S/o Thakur
Singh R/o-B-5/6, 4051, Vasant-
Kunj, New Delhi-110070,have
changed my name to Yeshwant
Singh Thakur for-all-purposes.
0040639521-2
I,Yati, W/o-YogeshAddress-
885,tf-4 Niti khand- 1
indirapuram Ghaziabad Uttar
Pradesh 201014, changed my
name to Yati Arora
0040639498-4
I,Vishal S/o,No.14243100Y Rank
Ex NK Raj Singh Sharma R/o,
H/no.142-A,Vijay Nagar Colony,
Village, Bawana,Delhi-39,have
changed my to Vishal Sharma
vide affidavit dt.7.11.22, before.
Delhi. 0040639503-1
I,V Karthik S/o Vijay Kumar Pillai
R/o,RZB-19,Vijay Enclave,
Dabri, Palam-Village, South-
West, Delhi-110045,have
changed my name to Karthik
Pillai. 0040639521-5
I,Shweta Tyagi W/o Parveen
Tyagi,R/o WZ-106-A,Village
Budela Vikaspuri Delhi-18,have
changed my name to Seema
Tyagi,for all purposes.
0040639521-1
I,Shahjahan Begum W/o Mohd
Yamin R/o Y-844,Mangolpuri,
Delhi-110083,inform that in my
Passport-no.H9334332 my
father name was written as
Muhmmad Hlime,whereas his
correct-name is Mohammad
Halim. 0040639503-10
I,Santosh Sharma
W/o,No.14243100Y Rank Ex NK
Raj Singh Sharma H/No.142-A
Vijay Nagar Colony,Village
Bawana,Delhi-39,have
changed my,name to Santosh
vide-affidavit dt.07.11.2022,
before.Delhi 0040639503-2
I,SHANTI LAL PATAWARI,S/O
MOHAN LAL JAIN,R/o C-304,
PHASE 1,VIVEK VIHAR,EAST
DELHI,SHAHDARA, DELHI
110095,changed my name to
SHANTI LAL JAIN. 0040639518-2
I,Roshan Lal S/o Ranu Ram R/o-
558, Block-k-2, Sangam Vihar,
New Delhi-110062,have
changed my name to Roshan
Jaswal for-all-purposes.
0040639521-3
I,Rameet Singh,S/O Satinderjeet
Singh Kohli,R/O-C-28,Second
Floor,C C Colony,Rana Pratap
Bagh,Delhi-110007,have
changed to my name Rameet
Singh Kohli for future.
0040639518-3
I,Rajeev Kumar,S/o Ayodhya
Nath Nayyar R/o-WZ-456 T.F
Rishi,Nagar Rani,Bagh Delhi-
110034,have changed my name
to Rajeev Kumar Nayyar.
0040639503-6
I,Radhey Shyam s/o Paras Ram
R/o N-21,South Extension Part-
1, New Delhi-110049,have
changed my name to Radhey
Shyam Gupta permanently.
0040639498-2
I,RUBY PARVEEN,W/O Shri Baljit
Singh R/O.KG-3/167,Ground
Floor,Vikas Puri, New-Delhi-
110018,Changed name after
marriage is RUBY DEOL.
0040639503-12
I,PARVEEN KUMAR SHARMA,S/O
CHIRANJEET LAL R/O A-70,
NEAR NURSERY PARK,
GUJRANWALA TOWN PART-1,
DELHI-110009.CHANGED MY
NAME TO PRAVEEN KUMAR
SHARMA. 0040639503-4
I,Naresh Kumar s/o Ram
Chander R/o H. No.144, F/F, DDA
Janta Flats, Pul Pehlad Pur,New
Delhi-110044,have changed my
name to Naresh Mongia
permanently. 0040639503-11
I,Mohammed Yamin S/o Ismail
Khan R/o Y-844, Mangolpuri,
Delhi-110083, have changed my
name to Mohd Yamin.
0040639503-9
I,Maya W/o Late Khem Chand
R/o Harijan,Mohalla 23,Village
Iradat,Nagar alias Naya,Bans
Delhi-110082,changed my
name to Maya Devi.
0040639503-7
I,Manoj Kumar S/o Madhu Paul
R/O 4488,Ground Floor, Arya
Pura, Subzi Mandi,Malka
Ganj,Delhi-110007,have
changed my name to Milan
Paul. 0040639518-7
I,Man Mohan S/o Chand Kiran R/o-
191, Sai-Enclave, Chipayana
Buzurg, Gautam Budha-Nagar,
U.P -201009 have changed my-
name to Manmohan Singh for-all-
purposes. 0040639521-4
I,Lakshmanaswamy
Tattamangalam Velayudhan and
Lakshmanaswamy,
Lakshmanaswamy TV and TV
Lakshmanaswamy,S/o Shri.
Velayudhan Tattamangalam
Kandaswamy,R/o-Flat.No:103,
Block. No.2,Plot.No-117,Sector-
2,Rajender Nagar,Sahibabad,
Ghaziabad, U.P.-201005,have
changed my,name to
Lakshmanaswamy
Tattamangalam Velayudhan.
0040639498-8
I, NAMRITA KUMARI, W/o
HARSHIT KUMAR, R/o FLAT NO-
1901, TOWER S-2, ECOVILLAGE-
1, NOIDA EXTENSION SECTOR-1,
U.P., HAVE CHANGED MY NAME
TO NAMRATA KUMARI FOR ALL
FUTURE PURPOSES.
0070811536-1
It is for general information that
I, YOUSUF ANWER HUSSAIN S/o
Anwer Mahboob, R/o Dr.Aejaz
Masih B-45, Mujeeb Bagh,
Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia
Nagar, New Delhi-110025
declare that name of mine, my
father and my mother has been
wrongly written as YOUSUF
ANWAR HUSSAIN and ANWAR
HUSSAIN and RANA ANWAR in
my all Educational Documents.
The actual name of mine, my
father and my mother are
YOUSUF ANWER HUSSAIN,
ANWER MAHBOOB and RANA
respectively, which may be
amended accordingly
0040639434-1
I,Karan Handa S/O Ashok Kumar
Handa R/O A-12,Satyawati
Colony Phase-3, Ashok-Vihar
Delhi-110052,have changed my
name to Karan Handa.
0040639498-1
I,INDRAWATI,W/o PRABHU
NATH UPADHYAY,R/o-9/772,
Lodhi Colony, Palika Maternity
Hospital,LodhiRoad, Delhi-
110003,have changed my name
to INDRAWATI UPADHYAY,for
all,future purposes.
0040639498-6
I,Gavar singh rana, S/o matwar
singh, Address.G-402B phase-6
aya-nagar,New Delhi-110047,
changed my name to GABAR
Singh rana Grand. 0040639498-5
I,GINNI KATHURIA W/O HARDEEP
SINGH R/O B-74,RISHI
NAGAR,SHAKUR-BASTI,RANI
BAGH,DELHI-110034.HAVE
CHANGED MY NAME TO GINNI
FOR ALL PURPOSES.
0040639518-6
I,DEVENDER BHARDWAJ S/O
KEDAR NATH BHARDWAJ R/O
HNO.D-1/15,MIG FLAT,SECTOR-
15,ROHINI,DELHI-110089.
CHANGED MY NAME TO
DEVENDER KUMAR.
0040639518-5
I,Bishan Swaroop S/o Suraj
Bhan R/o G-51,Auchandi Road,
Bawana, Delhi changed name
to Bishan Saroop. 0040639503-8
I,BHAWNA,BHAVANA DHIMAN,
W/O-Bhupender Paul Singh,
R/O-A-244,Pocket -00,Block-
A,Sector-2,Rohini Delhi-110085
have changed my name to
Bhavna Dhiman. 0040639518-4
I,BHARTI PATARI,W/O TOLA RAM
PATAWARI,R/o C-304, PHASE-1,
VIVEK VIHAR,EAST DELHI,
SHAHDARA,DELHI 110095,
changed my name to BHARTI
PATAWARI. 0040639518-1
I,Anil Kumar,S/O Mangal Singh
R/O,WZ-9A,1st-Floor Sant-
Nagar Extension Tilak Nagar,
Delhi-110018,have changed my
name to Anil kumar,Bhatti,for
All Futura Purpose.
0040639498-10
I,Aarti Sandhu W/o Rupesh
Kumar R/o 239 Pkt. B-5, Sector-
8,Rohini Delhi-110085,have
changed my name to Aarti.
0040639503-3
I,ALFIA EQABL W/O.IRSHAD
TAHOOR, ADD-1544,PATAUDI
HOUSE DARYA GANJ CENTRAL
DELHI-110002,Changed my
name to ALFIA EQBAL,for all
future Purposes. 0040639518-8
I, Sudha Dubey, D/o Aniruddh
Prasad Dubey, R/o Post-
Soharatagad, Niyav Rajasv
Gaw, Bhadaw, Siddharthnagar,
Shoharatgarh, Uttar Pradesh-
272205, have changed my name
to Swati Dubey. 0070811549-1
I, Satyavan, S/o Late Chandra
Pal Sharma, R/o Village
Angadpur, Post Angadpur,
District Etah, U.P.-207121, have
changed my name to Satyavan
Sharma for all future purposes.
0070811561-1
I, Rasid Ali, S/o Shakur Ahmed,
R/o 7/596, West Guru Angad
Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi,
Delhi-110092, have changed my
name to Rashid Ali.
0070811563-1
I, Ranveer Singh Gujjar, S/o
Narender Kumar, R/o E-122,
Saket, Delhi-110017, have
changed my name to Ranveer
Singh for all Purposes.
0070811540-1
I, Namrata, W/o Harshit Kumar,
R/o Flat No-1901, 19th Floor,
Block S2, Super Tech
Ecovillage-1, Greater Noida
West UP, have changed my
name to Namrata Kumari for all
future purposes. 0070811544-1
I, Lucky Rani, W/o Late Rajesh
Kumar, R/o I 109 A, Railway
Bhilawa Colony, Sujanpura
Road, Alambagh, Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh-226005, have
changed my name to Anju
Sharma. 0070811545-1
I, Lakhan Chaurasia, S/o Kailash
Chaurasiya, R/o Naya Behasa,
Post- Amausi Airport,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-
226009, have changed my name
to Lacchhu Chaurasiya.
0070811548-1
I, Ish Kumar, S/o Sh. Kartar
Singh, R/o 489, 1st Floor,
Sector-4, Vaishali, Ghaziabad,
U.P.-201010, have changed my
name to Ish Kumar Targotra for
all future purposes.
0070811542-1
I, Dev Karan Sharma, S/o Bhairu
Prasad Sharma, R/o House
No.A-17, Gali No.1, G/F, Kh
No.135, Kaushal Puri, Chawala
Farm, Saba Pur, Delhi-110094,
have changed my minor Son’s
name from Aman Sharma,
aged 6 years to Devansh
Sharma forever. 0070811546-1
I, Agrima Agrawal W/o Aviral
Arora R/o D-145, Sector-26,
Noida, G.B.Nagar, UP-201301,
have changed my name to
Aggrima Arora. 0040639503-5
I SHRITI GARG D/o Late BIJOY
PRATAP SINHA R/o E-11, Sector-
55, NOIDA have changed my name
from SHRITI GARG to my maiden
name that is SHRITI SINHA for all
future purposes. 0040639467-1
I,Ayush Jain,S/o Dilip Jain R/o A-33
2nd Floor Preet Vihar Delhi-
92,have been changed my name
to AAYUSH JAIN. 0040639498-7
I Jitin S/O, Rajeev Chawla R/o
Flat No.1504, Tower 3, Emaar
Palm Gardens, Sec 83,
Gurgaon-122004 have changed
my name to Jitin Chawla for all
purposes. 0040639482-1
I Barsha Pathak D/O, Gadapani
Pathak R/o Flat No S3, A38
Building Freedom Fighter
Enclave Nebsarai Delhi 110068
have changed my name to
Barsha Gadapani Pathak for all
purposes. 0040639488-1
IT is for general information
that I Dharam Pal Balyan, S/o
Shri Aflatoon Singh, residing at
Prakritik Chikitsa Kendra,
Village- Gijhore, Near C-79,
Sector-53, Noida, Gautam
Buddha Nagar, Noida-201301,
Uttar Pradesh, declare that
name of my wife has been
wrongly written as Sunita in
my PPO No.131200000669. The
actual name of Wife is Sunita
Balyan which may be amended
accordingly. 0070811559-1
I, Sh. Sameer Khan, S/o Sh.
Zameer Khan R/o House
No.1969, Gali Rajan Kucha
Chalan, Darya Ganj, Central
Delhi- 110002, am the owner of
the property situated at T-
2501/1, New Subhash Mohalla,
Nai Wala Karol Bagh, New Delhi.
The Allotment slip of the said
property went missing. It's a
humble request to return the
said document if any one finds
it. Kindly contact on 9810233509
if someone finds it.
0040639436-1
LOST & FOUND
Lost original Possession, Site
Possession Letter, Demand-
cum-Allotment Letter, NOC
(Water- Electricity- Inventory)
of DDA Janta Flat No.BC-82B,
FF, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-
110088. Finder contact Madan
Lal s/o Hari Chand, Mob.
9899058872 0040639435-2
I Chander Sain, s/o Late Shri
Kundan Lal, 2996 Gali Chakki
Wali Mori Gate Delhi 6, I have
lost my allotment cum
demand letter file no
F16(9397)/2012/RHN plot
no1874 Pocket C1 Sector 34
Rohini issued by DDA. if found
kindly contact 9811816201
0040639430-9
I, Suchitra Gupta, W/o Late Sh.
D.N. Gupta R/o B-1329, Gaur
Green Avenue, Abhay Khand-2,
Indirapuram, Ghaziabad
(U.P.)-201010 have lost my
ownership papers of Flat
No.36, Uttranchal Cooperative
Group Housing Society,
Patparganj, Delhi-110092 from
the official file of the society
and misplaced mine copy also.
FIR No.694170/2021. Finder
please contact above address;
Mobile 9811031862.
0040639431-1
Lost original General Power of
Attorney dt.12/03/1985
regd.with Noida Authority vide
Book No-4 Jild No-165, pages
195-200, Document No-4479,
executed by Dhan Dev Kumar
favouing Nandi Vardhan Jain.
Finder contact N.V.Jain R/o-
14,Arihant Nagar, Rohtak
Road, Punjabhi Bagh, New
Delhi-26, Mob- 9811039625
0040639435-1
The allotment and possession
letter of the property bearing
no:C-9/26, Yamuna Vihar,
Delhi-110053 against which
NCR dated 15.10.2022 and
06.11.2022 was lodged is not
recoverable yet.
0040639518-1
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
General public is hereby informed that
our client (1.) Sh. Joginder Singh S/o
Late Arjun Singh (2.) Smt. Mahender Pal
Kaur w/o Sh. Joginder Singh both R/o
House No. 4A/8, 2nd Floor, Old Rajinder
Nagar, New Delhi-110060 have
disowned/ debarred/disinherited their
son Mr. Jaspreet Singh and his wife Smt.
Manpreet Kaur with immediate effect
from their all movable and immovable
assets and they have also
ceased/severed all kinds of relations with
them since they are not under control of
our clients. Henceforth, anyone dealing
with them shall be doing so at his/her own
costs, risks and consequences and our
clients shall not be liable for the same in
any manner and under any
circumstances.
RAMA SHANKER & ASSOCIATES
Advocate
X-32/A, Civil Wing, Lawyers Chambers,
Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-110054
PUBLIC NOTICE
General Public is hereby informed that my
client Nirmala W/O Late Sh. Jai Singh R/O
C- 91, Suraj park, Samaypur, Sector-18,
Rohini, New Delhi-110042 has severed all
her relations with their son namely Lalit
Chaudhary and Vikram Chaudhary also
their spouse and children’s too on account of
their misbehavour and misconducts. My client
have debarred and disowned themselves
from their all movable and immovable
properties and shall not be accountable or
answerable to any act or omission done by all
of them. My clients shall not be responsible in
any manner whatsoever.
Sd/-
SANJEET CHHIKARA
Advocate
Enrl. No. D-1638/01
Ch. No. 729, 7th Floor,
Rohini Courts, Rohini, Delhi-85
PUBLIC NOTICE
General public is hereby
informed that my client Mrs.
Davinder Kaur W/o Mr.
Pawanjeet Singh having her
address at 209/5, Khasra No.
642, Mohalla Sarai, Shahdara,
Delhi-110032 is the legal owner
of the above mentioned property
and is the only person having
authority to sell the property. Any
person dealing in the purchase
of property with anyone, other
than my client shall do so at his/
her own risk and responsibilities
and my client shall have no
responsibility or liability of any
kind whatsoever arising out of
act(s) and/or omission (s).
Kushagra Azad
Advocate
E.No. D-1894/2000
PUBLIC NOTICE
That our client Rajiv Ranjan Sharma
S/o Late Sh. Jawaharlal Sharma,
R/o K-53 Sector 12 Noida (Here in
after referred to as “Undersigned”)
do hereby declare and affirm that for
over of last 3 years, relation of the
undersigned with his brother namely
Rajnish Ranjan Sharma S/o Late
Sh. Jawaharlal Sharma presently
residing in Dubai, are not fruitful on
account of having the temperament
issues, also having different thought
process towards each other.
Therefore, considering the above
stated issues, undersigned severed
all the relations to his above-named
brother and the family thereof, and
not more into the contact with him
for last one year, Hence the
concerned people are intimated or
informed, the above-named brother
is in person shall not be responsible
for any of his deeds, covenants, and
acts, neither the undersigned and
nor his family is into the contact with
the above named brother, and shall
not be responsible for his deeds,
covenants, and acts, in any means.
MR. SAMIR KUMAR
Sd/-
Advocate
Ch. No. 858, 8th Floor,
Dwarka Court
Lawyers Chambers, Sector-10,
Dwarka, New Delhi-110075
PUBLIC NOTICE
Sh. Harish Chand, Emp ID
19990143 TGT (Natural
Science), GBSSS (RK),
Madanpur Khadar, New Delhi
R/o Village-Phalen, Tehsil
Chhata, District Mathura, U.P.-
281403 is absent from official
duties since 15/10/2009. Final
opportunity is given to him to
report to the school HOS
within a week. Non-reporting
shall be considered as
deemed resignation.
HOS
GBSSS(RK),
Madanpur Khadar
New Delhi-110076
(School ID-1925006)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Be it knows to all that my Clients Sh Ram
Kishan S/o- late Sh Ram Swarup, and Mrs.
Pushpa W/o- Sh Ram Kishan Both are
Resident of H.No-379, Block-29, Trilokpuri
(Himatpuri), New Delhi-110091, my clients
has disowned/served their relations from
their son namely Yogesh S/o- Sh Ram
Kishan and their daughter-in-law namely
Anju Saini, W/o- Sh Yogesh. They
Disowned from their all movable and
immovable properties of Native place and
Delhi, due to their unwarranted
behavior/acts and anti-social conduct
towards to my clients. My clients will not be
responsible for all any acts, deeds and
things done by them, In future, whatsoever,
whoever deals, in any manner with them,
they may do so at their own free will and
responsibilities.
Sd/- A.K. DEY (Advocate)
Ch. No. 559, Lawyers’ Chamber Block,
Saket Court Complex, New Delhi-17
PUBLIC NOTICE
For general public my clientess SMT.
VED CHANDER, DAUGHTER OF
LATE SH LAKHI RAM SAINI W/O
DR SURESH CHANDER R/O 17404
TAUNTON DRIVE GATHERSBURG,
MARYLAND (USA) 20877 AT
PRESENT 3797 NAI BASTI, PAHARI
DHIRAJ DELHI, it is declared that Sh.
Lakhi Ram Saini was the registered
owner of the property bearing No
3797 situated at Nai Basti Pahari
Dhiraj Delhi-110006, by virtue of
Registered Sale deed Regd as No
2882 in Book No 1 Volume No 2142
on pages 248 to 252 on 6.9.1941 in
the office of Sub-Registrar Delhi. The
said Sh. Lakhi Ram Saini died on
02.01.1988 leaving behind only two
legal heirs i.e. SMT. Minno Devi (wife)
and Smt Ved Chander (daughter) and
after the demise of Sh. Lakhi Ram
Saini, Smt. Minno Devi and Smt. Ved
Chander became the owners of the
said property in equal share. Smt.
Minno Devi W/O late Sh. Lakhi Ram
Saini during her life time executed a
Registered Will bequeathing her 1/2
share in the property No 3797 situated
at Nai Basti Pahari Dhiraj Delhi in
favour of SMT. VED CHANDER,
DAUGHTER OF LATE SH LAKHI
RAM SAINI W/O DR SURESH
CHANDER, vide Registration No. 934
in Addl. Book No. 3 Vol No 1506 on
pages 39 to 41 dated 5.11.2009 with
the office of Sub-Registrar, Delhi-III,
That Smt. Minno Devi died on
03.11.2018 and after her demise, MY
CLIENTESS BECAME THE SOLE &
EXCLUSIVE OWNER OF THE SAID
PROPERTY FROM BOTTOM TO
SKY, AND THE SAID PROPERTY IS
QUITE FREE FROM ALL SORT OF
ENCUMBRANCES.
Sd/- S. N. SHARMA
Advocate
Ch. No. 373, W. Wing,
Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-54
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PUBLIC NOTICE
My client Kamla W/o Late Sh.
Santraj R/o 397, Balmiki Basti,
''IMPORTANT'' SALUTE THE SOLDIER
Whilst care is taken prior to HC/GD D. MUKHOPADHYAY
Near Church Wali Gali,
GRSEL KOLKATA 08-11-2018
Mehrauli, Asola, Fatehpur Beri, acceptance of advertising CISF proudly remembers the supreme sacrifice of this
South Delhi, Delhi-110074, has
copy, it is not possible to verify brave-heart. On 08-11-2018, he laid down his lives at
disowned and debarred her
son Deep Kumar & his wife its contents. The Indian the altar of duty. His courage and bravery would remain
Jyoti from her all movable, an abiding source of inspiration for the force. The force
immovable properties and has
Express (P) Limited cannot be will remain eternally indebted to him for his noblest
no relation with them in future. held responsible for such deed.
Sd/- (Shabbir Ali)
contents, nor for any loss or
ADVOCATE
Enrol. No. D-508/13 damage incurred as a result of
CH.NO. 576, SAKET transactions with companies,
COURTS NEW DELHI-17
associations or individuals
advertising in its newspapers
PUBLIC NOTICE
That our client Chandramani Sharma
W/o. Late Sh. Jawaharlal Sharma R/o
or Publications. We therefore E-Auction Notice
Hirak Ring Road, Near Pani tanki, recommend that readers
Kusum Vihar-2 BCCL Township,
make necessary inquiries HARYANA TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED
Dhanbad, Jharkhand- 826005
(hereinafter referred to
“Undersigned”) do hereby declare and
as before sending any monies or invites e-bids for licensing out Swaran Jayanti
affirm that the undersigned out of free
Will and consent to disown one of son
entering into any agreements Multipurpose Hall at Jagadhari, Yamuna Nagar on
namely Rajnish Ranjan Sharma S/o with advertisers or otherwise License basis for a period of 9 Years (3+3+3) on
Late Sh. Jawaharlal Sharma, from all
the properties i.e Movable and acting on an advertisement in “as is where is basis” E-Auction documents are
Immovable specifically mentioned in
the below mentioned description of any manner whatsoever. available at the website of HTC i.e. www.haryana-
properties. The above-named son is not
according to temperaments of the
undersigned and not the obedient, and
tourism.gov.in as well as on NIC portal http://eauc-
the son is intentionally not taking care of
the undersigned and not fulfilling the
tion.gov.in for online participation.
basic needs of the undersigned.
Therefore, the undersigned has Last date for submission of documents are
severed all the relations with the above-
named son and disowned from the 21.11.2022 till 11.00 AM & E-Auction will start from
properties for forever. Henceforth if who
soever will deal with the said properties, 23.11.2022 (11 am) to 23.11.2022 (04 pm)
wherefrom the son has disowned, the
under-signed and the other, family
members of the undersigned shall not For enquiry please call at mobile no.
be responsible for any acts, covenants,
and deeds, the third party and the son 8742901812 (Sh. Rajpal, Assistant General
shall be in own responsible for all such
acts, covenants, and deeds etc. Manager). Managing Director, HTC reserves the
Description of Properties
1. Hirak Ring Road, Near Pani Tanki, right to accept or reject any or all bids without
Kusum Vihar-2 BCCL Township,
Dhanbad, Jharkhand- 826005. assigning any reason.
2. FD having instrument no. 019219,
06503, 90655052, deposited in Bank ISSUED BY
of India.
3. FD having instrument 15704569, 13613/HRY MANAGING DIRECTOR
15704568, 15704570 deposited in
ICICI Bank.
4. All the Amount deposited into SBI
Bank having account number
34289196137
Sd/-
MR. SAMIR KUMAR
Advocate
Ch. No. 858, 8th Floor, Dwarka Court
Lawyers Chambers, Sector-10,
Dwarka, New Delhi-110075
Public Notice
General Public is hereby informed that my
clients Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Budhiraja S/o
Lt. Sh. Madan Lal Budhiraja and his wife
Neena Budhiraja both R/o M-133, Vikas
Puri, New Delhi-18 have served all their
relations with their daughter Ms. Nitika
Budhiraja due to her bad habits. Both of
my above named clients have also
disowned and debarred their said daugh-
ter from all their movable and immovable
assets and properties. Anybody dealing
with Ms. Nitika Budhiraja will do so at
his/her/their own risk and responsibilities
and my clients will not be responsible for
any act, deed or dealing done by her.
Subhash Chawla (Advocate)
Enrol No : D/31/1982 M : 9810838189
PUBLIC NOTICE
IT IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT MY CLIENT
SHRI PRATAP SINGH PURCHASING THE SAID
LEASEHOLD RESIDENTIAL FLAT BEARING NO.
SRA-134B, ON 1ST FLOOR WITHOUT ROOF
RIGHTS ADMEASURING 80 SQ. MTRS.,
SITUATED AT SHIPRA RIVIERA GYAN KHAND-
III, RESIDENTIAL COLONY INDIRAPURAM,
GHAZIABAD FROM SHRI PANKAJ DATTA &
SMT. SONIA DATTA (SELLER). SELLER HAS
LOST THE DOCUMENTS NAMELY, MUTATION
LETTER DATED 24.12.2009 & MUTATION
LETTER DATED 19.07.2014, IN RESPECT TO
THE SAID PROPERTY.
IF ANY OTHER CLAIMENT HAS ANY RIGHT OR
INTEREST IN THE AFORESAID PROPERTY,
HE/SHE SHOULD INFORM & GIVE INTIMATION
TO THE UNDERSIGNED WITHIN 15 DAYS
FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS NOTICE.
Sd/-
SUBHASH GUPTA
Advocate
D-446/2002
125, FIRST FLOOR, ANAND NAGAR,
INDERLOK, DELHI-110035
PUBLIC NOTICE
It is for the information of general SR. NAME OF NAME OF OPENING AMOUNT/ WEBSITE OF NODAL
public that my client Smt. Kanta No. BOARD/ WORK NOTICE DATE CLOSING EMD (APPROX.) THE BOARD OFFICER/CONTACT
W/o Sh. Hari Singh R/o H.No. CORP./AUTH TENDER DATE (TIME) IN RUPEES CORP./AUTH DETAILS/EMAIL
2627, Gali No.12, Main Pandav 1 THE PANIPAT PROCESS 03.11.2022 109.15 LACS https://etenders.hry. 9416281313
Road, Bholanath Nagar, CO-OP CHEMICAL + 5 10.11.2022 nic.in rajkumar_dhi-
Shahdara, Delhi-110032 has man111@yahoo.com
SUGAR MILLS OTHERS
severed all her relations with her LIMITED
son Surjeet and his wife Smt.
PANIPAT
Anjali and has disowned them
from all her movable and
immovable properties due to their
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION KINDLY VISIT: www.haryanaeprocurement.gov.in or www.etenders.hry.nic.in
misbehaviour and misdeeds. My 13616/HRY
client shall not be responsible or
liable in future for any acts and
deeds of her above named son Government of Madhya Pradesh
and/or daughter in law.
Sd/- Ghanshyam Dass Sharma Office of the Engineer-in-Chief Water Resources Department,
Enrol. No. D/188/12 Advocate
OFFICE 272, GAJANAND
Jal Sansadhan Bhawan, Tulsi Nagar, Bhopal (M.P.)
BLOCK, TIS HAZARI COURTS, Email Id: ceproc.encwrd.bpl@nic.in Tel: 0755-2767635 Fax: 0755-2552406
DELHI-54.
N.I.T. No. 941/2022-23/E-in-C/e-tendering Bhopal, Dated 31.10.2022
Bids for following works are invited on website https://www.mptenders.gov.in Last Date of purchase/
PUBLIC NOTICE
Be, it known to all the concerned that my download of Bid Document and submission of bid is 25.11.2022, 17:30 hrs. Any amendment/modification
client Smt. Rajvinder Kaur w/o late Ranjit
can be seen only on the website. Detailed N.I.T. and other details can be viewed on above mentioned
Singh R/o Plot no. 119, Lower Ground floor,
Khasra no. 1931, Block-B, Vasant Kunj
website.
Enclave, New Delhi-110070, have served all
her relations and disowned and disinherited
S. Tender No. Work District Amount
her son Parvinder Singh, grandson namely
Ram Neet Singh and her son's wife (Bahu)
No. (Lakhs)
namely Parvinder Kaur from all her movable
and immovable properties as they have
become disobedient disloyal and 1. 2022_WRD_ On Turnkey Basis:- Construction of Kapsi Nagbaba Barrage Dhar 484.00
disrespectful to my client and have been
acting against her will and interest. That any 230073 across Beghini river, as per detailed scope of work but not limited
and every of their deeds prior to the said
to that.
publication may be treated as Null & Void.
Anybody dealing with them shall be doing so
at their own risk, cost and responsibility and 2. 2022_WRD_ Construction of Koteshwar Tank automatic gate and increasing Mandsaur 454.27
my client shall not be held responsibility in
230074 the length of Canal.
any manner whatsoever for any of their acts.
Sd/- (RAM NARESH) Advocate
450, Lawyers Chamber, Patiala House 3. 2022_WRD_ Construction of Boundary wall and Repair & Maintenace of Vidisha 60.42
Court, New Delhi-01 Mob.: 9910285863
230076 Residential building for Water Resources colony campus sironj.
4. 2022_WRD_ Hiring of 08 Nos Vibratory Compactors Paid Food Type Weighing Sagar 132.01
PUBLIC NOTICE
230077 10 To 12 Tones with Working Capacity 250 Cubic meters per hour
To be known to all that my client Anil
Tandon S/o Sh.Hukum Chand Tandon and model in January 2013 and onwards.
R/o Society Flat No. B-623, Panchwati
CGHS Ltd, Plot No. 8, Bodella Phase- 5. 2022_WRD_ On Turnkey Basis:- Construction of Dadpur Stop Dam, as per Damoh 592.04
II, Vikas Puri, New Delhi. The Original
document i.e. Share Certificate in 230078 detailed scope of work but not limited to that.
respect of Society Flat No. B-623,
Panchwati CGHS Ltd, Plot No. 8, Bodella 6. 2022_WRD_ On Turnkey Basis:- Construction of Adanwara Stop Dam, as per Damoh 725.13
Phase-II, Vikas Puri, New Delhi has been
230079 detailed scope of work but not limited to that.
lost. An FIR to this effect has been
lodged in Police Station, Vide NCR/LR
No. 953680/2022 dated: 06/11/2022. 7. 2022_WRD_ On Turnkey Basis:- Construction of Digdoli Stop Dam, as per Guna 255.85
Any Person(s) claiming any right,
230080 detailed scope of work but not limited to that,
interest, having any objection or found
in possession of original document
may write/contact with above named
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person at above address within 15
days from the date of publication of MXeIYf »f¦f½ff³ff, ¸ffÀIY ´fWX³f³ff AüSX A´f³ff³ff Qû ¦fªf QcSXeÜ Chief Engineer (Procurement)
G-18952/22
this notice.
Sd/- B.B.N.Deo, Advocate
SR-II, B Coumpus, Janak Puri, ND-58
New Delhi
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U.P Projects Corpora on Limited (A. U.P. Government undertaking) invites percentage rate Tenders
(Two Envelope System) From eligible contractor/firms registered with U.P Projects Corpora on Ltd.
(Category specified in column 9) for following work. Bidders are advised to note minimum
qualifica on criteria.
Approx. Bid Tender Time of Address of Address of Category
Sl. Name of Work Estimate Earnest Processing Completion Zone/Unit tender of
SEMINAR-AMITY PROGRAM-I.T.S DENTAL COLLEGE CONFERENCE-AMITY No. cost (in Lac) Money Fee Receiving Registered
Amity School of Insurance Banking and Actuarial Science, An informative and Hands-on 6th module of “AdvancedFacial Amity School of Business, Amity University UP, has organized Including (Rs. In Officer Contractor
the 1st International Conference on “Entrepreneurship and Sus- GST Lac)
Amity University UP, organized a two-day National Seminar on Aesthetics” course was organized by the Department of Peri-
“Innovations in Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI): odontology, I.T.S Dental College, Muradnagar recently which tainable Business Development” (ICESBD 2022) in association 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Challenges & Opportunities” recently. Chief Guest, P.R. Jais- was part of a six-module course of two days each. This course with College de Paris, France, as knowledge partner recently. Ad- Vill-Kashi, Block - Meerut 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
hankar, MD, IIFC, adressed the gathering during the Inaugural was conducted in association with Center for Facial Aesthetics vising the students during the Inaugural Session, Chief Guest, 1 in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Vill- Partapur, Block -
Session, Guest of Honor, Mr.Vikas Newatia, CEO, RSA India, Training (CFAT) & Pskov State University, Russia. The pro- Piyush Prasad, National Business Head, Hero Electric Pvt. Ltd,
2 Meerut in Distt - Meerut. 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
averred, “In the last 20 years, Banking and Actuarial Sector has gramme is brain child of Vice Chairman, I.T.S–The Education asserted, “Students must give their 100% to whatever career 18% GST
changed drastically and the use of technology has opened up Group, Arpit Chadha who feels that as the awareness amongst path they choose for themselves and develop an entrepreneur- Vill- Dungrawli, Block -
new opportunities with the development of this sector. the patients is increasing. ial mindset so that they can contribute to nation building.” 3 Meerut in Distt - Meerut. 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
18% GST
Vill- Jawaharnagar, Block -
KRMU School of Basic and Applied Sciences organized an 4 Rohta in Distt - Meerut. 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days T-96, T-96,
18% GST Phase-II, Phase-II,
extension activity “Play on cultural diversity of India” in
Vill- Fazalpur, Block - Pallav Pallav "D" &
Government Secondary School, Garhi Wazidpur, Sohna on 19 th puram, Distt - puram, Distt - Upper
5 Rohta in Distt - Meerut. 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
October 2022. The main purpose to conduct this event is to 18% GST Meerut. Meerut.
explore cultural background of India which gives the individuals Vill- Goon, Block - Jani in 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
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a sense of who they are and about the way the society existed Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
and their ancestors lived as culture is not made in one day but it Vill- NanglaHareru, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000 + 180 Days
was something that was in place and practice for so long ago. 7 Mawana in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
This type of event takes on a different name in every state, a 8 Vill- Laliyana, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
EVENT-IMS GHAZIABAD CONFERENCE-JAMIA HAMDARD different form. The event was coordinated by Abhay Barwal Parikshitgarh in Distt - 18% GST
The Institute celebrated "Rashtriya Ekta Diwas" on October 31, Meerut.
Rufaida College of Nursing, Jamia Hamdard in collaboration under the guidance of Dr Neeraj Kumari and Dr Mina Yadav
Vill- Bharala, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
2022 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh with Association for Transgender Health in India (ATHI) con- (Event Coordinators). Students showed the cultural diversity in Daurala in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
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Bhai Patel, the first Deputy PM of India. In true spirit of the unifi- ducted the 3rd International conference IPATHCON 2022 re- form of play. Abhay gave a brief introduction about the play Vill-NangliAajhad, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
cation of the nation, the students, faculty & staff team of the In- cently at Jamia Hamdard. The theme for the conference was where he told that peoples from different states like Gujrat, 10 Daurala in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
stitute took the Integrity Pledge & "Rashtriya Ekta Diwas" Pledge “Building foundations for the delivery of Transgender Healthcare Maharashtra, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab etc are living 11 Vill- Kheri, Block - Daurala 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
thus dedicating themselves towards preserving the unity, in- in the Indian sub-continent”. The welcome address was deliv- a society where the ‘Unity in Diversity’ is the distinct feature of in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
12 Vill- Kaili, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
tegrity and security of the nation. Speaking on the occasion, ered by Prof. Veena Sharma, Principal, Rufaida College of their culture. They represented the diversity in their culture, Indian Kharkhoda in Distt - 18% GST
Dr. Urvashi Makkar, emphasized the relevance of the pledge in Nursing, Jamia Hamdard. Dr. Sanjay Kalra, President, Indian clothing, art forms, customs and Indian languages through Meerut.
terms of its impact on the thought process of individuals which Professional Association for Transgender Health (IPATH) pre- dance, songs, poems and also told the specialty of their states. 13 Vill- NanglaMubarakpur, 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
is then reflected in their actions. sented the scope of the conference. Block- Kharkhoda in Distt - 18% GST
SRM “The societal expectations from science and technology are Meerut.
14 Vill- Khajuri, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
increasing. Thus, the scientific community has the responsibil- Parikshitgarh in Distt - 18% GST
ity to rise to the expectations” said Hon’ble governor to the intel- Meerut.
lectual gathering. Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Biswabhusan 15 Vill- Khardoni, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Harichandan inaugurated the Science and Technology Exhibition, Rajpura in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
by ISRO and DAE, at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh re- 6 Vill- Abdullapur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Rajpura in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
cently. “It is known that science and technology are the estab-
17 Vill- Uplera, Block - Meerut 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
lished currency of the geo-political world. Any country that has in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
made advances in prosperity has invariably depended on science Vill- Narhera, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
and technology”, remarked Sri Biswabhusan Harichandan ad- 18 Meerut in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
CONFERENCE-SRM UNIVERSITY EVENT- SHARDA UNIVERSITY dressing the science and technology enthusiasts from all over the 19 Vill- Shobhapur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, & SRM University- Observing the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, country. He reiterated PM Modi’s vision of the nation - “Jai Meerut in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
AP held a joint press conference on Nov. 03, 2022, at the univer- Sharda Univ. Office of Dean Student Welfare organised a "Run for Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”. He further said Vill-Siwaya, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
20 Daurala in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
sity campus following the inauguration of the Science & Technol- Unity" at the campus in which around 800 students, faculty, & that “a developed nation is one that has the capacity for wealth, lit-
eracy, high quality of life and national security . This is your coun- Vill- Mataur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
ogy Exhibition by Governor of Andhra Pradesh Biswabhusan staff ran & gave the message of unity. Girl students from the 31st
21 Daurala in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Harichandan. The Annual Meeting of IASc, hosted at SRM re- Battalion of the NCC participated enthusiastically in the program. try, be proud of it, go ahead and our great ambition of Athmanirb-
cently exchanged scientific inferences & innovations through dis- Congratulating the students, YK Gupta, Pro Chancellor, Sharda har will be fulfilled through each one of us”. Addressing the Vill- Nake, Block - Jani in 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
courses on recent scientific breakthroughs. Leading scientists, University, advised "students to follow the path of Sardar Vallabhb- gathering, Prof Umesh Waghmare, President of the Indian Acad- 22 Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
technologists and seasoned academic professionals will be hai Patel, which will surely help them in the future." On the occa- emy of Sciences (IASc), emphasized that the important mandate Vill- NanglaJamalpur, 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
23 Block- Jani in Distt - 18% GST
attending the event and disseminating their scientific expertise sion, Dr. N. Gupta, Dean, students’ welfare; Yashodhara Raj, Co- of IASc is to uphold the cause of progress and to connect with so-
Meerut.
on technology and development. ordinator, NCC ; Mohit Sahni and many others were also present. ciety through the domain of science and technology. Vill- Mundali, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
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Meerut.
Vill- Shajhapur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Tender No : SE/PHC/KKD/52/2022-23 Machhra in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Phase II - Providing FHTC by Augmentation of existing WSS at
25
Chakkittapara Grama Panchayath & Muthukkad Zone-Supplying Laying Testing and Vill- RashoolJahid, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Commissioning of CWGM/CWPM, Distribution from various Zones. Ph.III Pipeline Work Rohta in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
EMD : Rs. 500000 Tender fee : Rs. 16540+(2978)GST Last Date for submitting Tender : 26
03-12-2022 05:00:pm Phone : 0495 2371046 Website : www.kwa.kerala.gov.in Vill- Singhawli, Bloc k- 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
www.etenders.kerala.gov.in 27 Rohta in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Superintending Engineer
PH Circle 28 Vill- Dilawra, Block- Rohta 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
KWA-JB-GL-6-1016-2022-23 Kozhikode in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Vill- Kalyanpur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
29 Rohta in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
JHARKHAND URBAN INFRASTRUC
INFRASTRUCTURE
TURE Vill-Bhadarpur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
DEVEL
DEVELOPMENT
OPMENT COMP
COMPANY
ANY LIMITED 30 Saroorpur in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
(Govt.
(Gov t. of Jharkhand Undert
Undertaking)
aking) Vill- Aterna, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
JUIDCO
JUIDCO Bhaw
Bhawan,
an, K
Kut
utchery
chery Chowk, Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand. 31 Sardhana in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Ph No.: +91-651-2225878; e-mail Id-; pdt.juidco@gmail.com Vill- Pabla, Block - Rajpura 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
CIN: U45200JH2013SGC001752 32 in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
NIT No: - JUIDCO/NIT/PPP/ISBTDhanbad/506 Date: 7th Nov, 2022 Vill- Lalsana, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Tender ID: - 2022_UDD_62055_1 PR No.: 279650 33 Rajpura in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Corrigendum- 1 34 Vill- Gawri, Block - Meerut 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
All bidders are hereby announced that Corrigendum- 1 Vill- JalalpurJora, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
35
is released for tender having details as mentioned above for " Hastinapur in Distt - 18% GST
Development of Inter-State Bus Terminal at Dhanbad in Meerut.
Jharkhand on PPP basis”. The bidders are advised to consider the 36 Vill- BehrampurMorna, 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
same before submission of their bids against the tender. Block- Jani in Distt - 18% GST
Note: Corrigendum- 01 can be referred from the e-tender site of Meerut.
Govt. of Jharkhand i.e., (https://jharkhandtenders.gov.in) Vill- NanglaPaatu, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
37 Kharkhoda in Distt - 18% GST
Sd/-
PR 281636 Urban Development Meerut.
Project Director (Technical)
and Housing(22-23).D JUIDCO Ltd., Ranchi Vill- Behrora, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
38 Machhra in D istt - Meerut. 18% GST

BANARAS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, VARANASI-221004 Vill- GeshupurBafawrat, 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
39 Block- Daurala in Distt - 18% GST
Bid No. E-77/2022-23 E-TENDERS Dated: 27.10.2022
E-Tenders are invited for & on behalf of the president of India for the supply of following
Meerut.
items. Only e-offers will be accepted for which venders must have class III Digital GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND izi= la[;k &1 40 Vill-Narangpur, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Signature and registrations on IREPS The details of tenders are in the following
sequence S.No., Tender No.(Due Date), Description and Quantity. 1. 0 9 2 2 1 0 8 2 A , OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Parikshitgarh in Distt - 18% GST
(12.12.2022), Chassis Assembly Module to PL No. 18001233, 19 Nos. 2. 09221267, DRINKING WATER & SANITA
WATER TION DIVISION, JAMT
SANITATION ARA.
JAMTA Meerut.
(13.12.2022), Relay (GP) to PL No. 18180024, 355 Nos. 3. 09221061B, (28.12.2022),
Vill- Baparshi, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Panel Module - DVR 301, to PL NO. 18120880, 23 Nos. 4. 09211136D, (18.11.2022), Very Short e-Procurement Notice 41 Saroorpur in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Brush Assembly Movable Contact, to Pl No. 18420126, 51 Nos. 5. 09221083B,
(18.11.2022), Sheet Assembly Cover, to Pl No. 18022273, 23 Nos. 6. 09221039B, Tender no- DWSD/EE/JAMTARA – 15/DWSD/JMT/2022-23 Dated 05/11/2022
(14.12.2022), Relay (GP), to PL No. 18180048, 71 Nos. 7. 09221025C, (28.12.2022), Vill- Garmadiyayi, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Power Supply- 55 AC 275 DC, to PL No. 18120787, 06 Nos. 8. 10221005B Construction of Solar Based Mini water Supply scheme (SVS Cluster 42 Sardhana in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
(14.12.2022), Clevis Assembly Part No. 16050186, 225 Nos. 9. 10211307B, 4 B) in Kundhit block, Comprising of suitable R.C.C. / Framed
(03.01.2023), Plate- Cam (Modified) Part No. 16142664, 711 Nos. 10. 08222234, 1 Name of the Work Structure ESR , Distribution Lines , Source ( as required ) and FHTC Vill- AlampurBujurg, 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
Advertise Tender (21.11.2022), Pad ASM Lat Trust (PL No. 17020244) Qty. 1987 43 Block- Rajpura in Distt - 18% GST
Nos. 11. 08221923, Advertise Tender (21.11.2022), Snap Strip Rubber (PL No.
all complete job in the Kundhit Block of Jamtara District under D.W.
Meerut.
17270753) Qty. 232 Meter. 12. 06221114A (23.11.2022) (i) IGBT BASED 3-PHASE & S. Division Jamtara on Turnkey basis for the Year 2022 -23.
DRIVE PROPULSION EQUIPMENT WITH PHYSICAL MEDIUM i.e. ESD/EMD/OFG Rs. 6,15,25,160.00 (Rs Six Crore Fifteen Lakh Twenty Five Vill- Ukhlena, Block - 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
FOR MULTI FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE BUS (MVB) AS PER IEC 61375 TERMINAL 2 Estimated Cost 44 Rohta in Distt - Meerut. 18% GST
Thousand One Hundred Sixty ) only
BRACKET, BUS BAR LINK AND CU BRAID REQUIRED FOR CONNECTION
BETWEEN MAIN TRANSFORMER AND TRACTION CONVERTER, AUXILIARY 3 Earnest Money Rs. 6,16,000.00 (Rs Six Lakh Sixteen thousand ) only. Vill-Bohla, Block - Barout 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
CONVERTER INTERFACING CONNECTORS, CABLES AND CABLE LOOMS 4 Cost of BOQ Rs. 10,000.00 ( Rs Ten thousand ) only 45 in Distt - Baghpat. 18% GST
REQUIRED FOR CONNECTION FROM VCU1/2 TO SB1/2 PANEL (I) RDSO/2008/
5 Time of Completion 9 Month + 1 Month( Trial and Run )
EL/SPEC/0071 REV 5 FOR IGBT BASED 3-PHASE DRIVE PROPULSION Vill-Shilana,Block- 27.68 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
EQUIPMENT (II) CLW/ES/3/0458 ALT.E FOR CONTROL CABLES (III) Date of publication of Chhaprauli in Distt - 18% GST
6 14.11.2022 up to 4.00 P.M. 46
CLW/ES/3/0459 ALT B FOR SCREENED CABLES (IV) CLW/ES/3/0124 ALT O FOR Tender on Web site Baghpat.
SET OF CONNECTORS Spec AS PER DESCRIPTION to PL No 29740230 Qty 81
Date ,Time and Place 22.11.2022 up to 12.30 P.M. at the office of Engineer in chief , D.W.&
Set (ii)(AMC) Comprehensive Maintenance Contract for IGBT based Propulsion 7 Vill-Gopalpur,Block- 27.67 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
System for 3 phase electric locomotives for three years As per Drg No Nil As per of Pre Bid meeting S. Department , Nepal house , Ranchi.
47 Haldour in Distt - Bijnor. 18% GST
Specn CLW/AMC/C D&D/01 issued on March 2016 to PL No 29748227 Qty 81 Last date /Time for
Nos. 13. 06221261 (24.11.2022) 3-PHASE ASYNCHRONOUS TRACTION MOTOR 8 26.11.2022 up to 4.00 P.M.
receipt of Bid Vill-Chandanangli, Block - 27.67 0.55 5000+ 180 Days
(RESISTANCE RING MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED TO END PLATE DESIGN
ROTOR SCHEME- II) FOR TRACTION MOTOR 6FRA. 6068 OF WAP-7 LOCO Last date for receipt of 48 Haldour in Distt - Bijnor. 18% GST
9 28.11.2022 up to 1.30 P.M.
WITHOUT ACTIVE SPEED SENSOR. Spec CLW SPEC NO 4TMS 096. 081 ALT- 3 EMD & cost of BOQ.
OR LATEST AND STR NO CLW/ 2008/ 3PHTM/ STR/001, ALT - 2 OR LATEST to PL. Date of opening of The tender document can be downloaded from the website www.h p://etender.up.nic.in during
No. 29941180 Qty 2347 Nos. 3- Phase Asynchronous Traction Motor (Resistance 10 28.11.2022 up to 4.00 P.M.
Tender
ring mechanically interlocked to end plate design rotor, scheme-II), For Traction the period 05.11.2022 to 12.11.2022 The tender should be submi ed up to 01:00 PM on 12.11.2022
Motor- 6FRA 6068 of WAG-9 Loco without Active Speed Sensor Spec. CLW Spec Name & address of Executive Engineer Drinking Water & Sanitation Division
no. 4TMS. 096. 081 Alt-3 or latest and STR no CLW/2008/ 3PHTM/STR/0001 Alt-2 11 The technical bid shall be opened on same day at 02.00 P.M. Prospec ve bidders are advised to
office inviting tender Jamtara..
or latest. to PL No. 29940606 Qty. 648 Nos. 14. 04223217, (28.11.22) Set of Bracket
Part No. 29615318, 505 Set. 15. R/A (Double Bid System) 04223223, (18.11.2022) Name and Address of Executive Engineer Drinking Water & Sanitation Division regularly check through U.P. Projects Corpora on Ltd. Web site www.upprojects.org and e-
12
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EMD and downloading of tender documents and Hindi Version also available at Contact no of tendering web site www.h p://etender.up.nic.in for all other terms and condi ons, qualifying
website www.blw. indianrailways.gov.in and www.ireps.gov.in., Corrigendum 13 Sunil Bakhla 8084325805
Notice, Date: 28.10.2022, S.No. 1. Bid No- E-70/2022-23, Tender No. 01221249A, Procurement office criteria, corrigendum / amendments etc., if any, separate adver sement will not be made for the
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14 0651-2480345 same. For any clarifica ons / queries the prospec ve bidders may contact office of the person given
10.11.2022, Note: All other terms & conditions will remain unchanged for above procurement cell
tender. Corrigendum Notice, Date: 28.10.2022, S.No. 1. Bid No- 57,65,68,73,
Tender No. 05215250A, Existing Due Date: 02.11.2022, Revised Due Date: Further details can be seen on website. in col. No.7 & 8. Undersigned reserves the right to reject any or all the tenders without assigning any
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OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry & T Lewis

CROSSWORD 4893
ACROSS
1 Base character in Shakespeare
(6)
4 Persistently preoccupied Bess
does wrong (8)
9 Type inclined to be emphatic
(6)
10 Driving one around the bend
(8)
12 Try to catch what’s said (4)
13 Stop running and stand (5)
14 Stick with it (4)
17 Exchanging gold is enough
for accommodation (7,5)
20 He cheats - by giving two
cards instead of one? (6-6)
23 Friend totally childless (4)
24 He introduces us to the
girl (5)
25 Agnes loses heart and
grows old (4)
28 Patching battered headgear
(8)
29 Ran away and got locked
up (6)
30 Possibly reunites trains
(8)
31 Offer to be a watchman (6)
SolutionsCrossword4892:Across:1Boast,4Dilemma,8Rib,9Taskforce,10
Illness,11Odium,13Ringer,15Stalks,18Bleat,19Callfor,21Soonafter,23Nap,24
Thistle,25Clyde.Down:1Barrier,2Ambulance,3Title,4Desist,5Leftout,6Mar,7
Abeam,12Idlefancy,14Extract,16Scruple,17Scathe,18Beset,20Lyric,22Obi.
JUMBLED WORDS
DOWN
1 Clearly write a note according
to fact (8)
2 Its contents go to pot
(3,5)
3 Party rising in power in old
Scandinavia (4)
5 One withdraws before the
wine is served (6,6)
6 Calm yet just quits (4)
7 They make light of upsets
(6)
8 The extent to which
undergraduates work (6)
11 How an actor gradually gains
experience? (5,2,5)
15 Loopy sort of topic (5)
16 Piece of land is on lease (5)
18 Pole is fired and insulted
(8)
19 He struggled to maintain
faith in the past (8)
21 Way in which a girl is taken
in by a man (6)
22 Get off - it’s on fire (6)
26 He comes from
Constantinople - or Istanbul (4)
27 Over 501 (4)
DAY TODAY
ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20)
Celestial pressures
will hit you in the
wallet if you're not
careful. This is not
the last time I'll warn you about
the perils of financial
mismanagement, but I'll also
remind you of the good you can
do. It's all a matter of keeping
your eye on the ball, and taking
nothing for granted.
TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21)
Your hopes may be
slightly unrealistic,
but there's nothing
wrong with
CALVIN & HOBBES by Bill Watterson optimism. Others may find your
enthusiasm infectious, and the
impact on your social life
should be very welcome
indeed. Anyone who comes into
contact with you will benefit
from your positive approach -
and you'll bask in the glory.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
Nothing is ever
quite as it seems. You
may have been
labouring under
some kind of misapprehension,
but I don't think you have been
completely wrong in all
respects. There's therefore no
need to feel too embarrassed or
regretful. Besides, favourable
financial deals add to the
MARVIN by Tom Armstrong spirit of optimism.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
Individualistic and
independent
Cancerians are
favoured, rather than
those of you who tend to follow
the herd. In any event, there
seems to be plenty of scope to
enjoy yourself and every
opportunity to have a party.
Don't wait for other people to
take the lead - or you might
have to wait forever.
LEO (July 24 - Aug 23)
Expect agreement
over contentious
issues, but only
if you are prepared
to lay yourself on the line.
DifficultyLevel5s
If you hold something
back then I am afraid that
SOLUTION SUDOKU 5011
BY PETER VIDAL
LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)
Although I know you
tend to worry about
your financial
security, I also know
that there is every reason to feel
hopeful about the future. You
may not have to do anything to
make a windfall come your way.
But you will have to keep your
eyes open - otherwise it might
pass you by.
SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 23)
If you are in a
negative mood, then
you may be
attracting difficult
circumstances. Astrology, you
see, assumes that ultimately we
are all much more responsible
for our own destinies than we at
first imagine. Adopt an
optimistic attitude and you
could attract a much better
class of event.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 24 - Dec 22)
Money can
become an all too-
consuming passion,
not because of your
astrological character at birth,
but on account of the current
planetary disposition. You're as
happy to give as to receive and
you'll be a soft touch for any
charity. And good for you.
CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 20)
You'll give advice
only when, and if,
you are asked for it.
The point is that
although you have been
through a great deal, you have
not yet fully understood enough
to be able to tell others what
they should do. Wait until you
know exactly what's what
before making your next move.
AQUARIUS (Jan 21- Feb 19)
A temporary
advantage could
soon become a
personal route to
permanent success. This is
why your timing must be
perfect and your appreciation
of circumstances extremely
acute. Complacency is not
permissible at the moment:

Instructions partners, children, friends and you have to stay very alert if you
Givenbelowarefourjumbledwords.Solvethejumblestomakeproperwordsandmovethemto TosolveaSudokupuzzle, associates will instinctively are to catch every passing offer
therespectivesquaresbelow.Selectthelettersintheshadedsquaresandjumblethemtoget everydigitfrom1to9 realise that you're not being and invitation.
SUDOKU 5012

theanswerforthegivenquip. mustappearineachofthe entirely straight.

Wheretwotakecounselthereisno_____.-SiliusItalicus (4,2,5) PISCES (Feb 20 - Mar 20)
nineverticalcolumns,in VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23) You find it hard to
eachoftheninehorizontal Even if you feel shut know who to trust
KLAAO AAECNP rowsandineachofthe in a corner and and what to believe.
nineboxes. unwanted, there That's hardly
really is a great deal surprising, for other people are
going for you. For one thing, a not exactly sure what they are
UYLLS DEORFK DifficultyLevel
mystery which may have been doing. If I were you, I'd trust
unsolved for many years is my instincts as never before.
1s=Veryeasy;2s=Easy; about to be cleared up. You may But, then, you're not me.
3s=Medium;4s=Hard; even have forgotten what it was That's why you must judge
5s=VeryHard;6s= you didn't know in the your own affairs with such
Answer: Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans. - Silius Italicus Genius first place. great care.
SOLUTION: KOALA, SULLY, CANAPE, FORKED

Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd., TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED
Victoria Park, Meerut E - Procurement TENDER NOTICE
Bids are invited for Spec No. APT-e-02/2022: for the work of Supply,
SHORT TERM E-TENDER NOTICE Short term e-tender is Erection, Testing, and commissioning of (i) 132kV LILO line from Pithapuram
invited for supply of 525 nos. 11 KV Pilfer Proof Metering -Koruprolu line to proposed 400/220/132/33 KV Kakinada SEZ SS on MC
Cubicles (Different ratios) against tedner specification no. Towers. ii) 132 kV DC/SC line and UG cable from Kakinada SEZ SS to M/s
Lyfius pharma, with 1 No. Metering bay at M/s Lyfius pharma SS iii)
PVVNL-MT/ COM/ 19(s)/22-23. EMD is Rs. 2,36,250 the Interlinking of 132 KV Ramavaram-Peddapuram and 132 KV Peddapuram-
tender is to be submitted by 14.00 hrs of 22.11.2022 and Pithapuram lines at Peddapuram SS iv) 3 Nos. 132KV bays at Kakinada SEZ
the Part-I of tender shall be opened after 14.30 hrs of the SS IN Kakinada District on turnkey basis. Tenders are available in
http://www.apeprocurement.gov.in from 07.11.2022, at 05.00PM Phone No.
same date. In case of amendment in NIT or extension in 0866-2429232, Ext. No. 2074, 2087
opening date, information will be published on e-tender Sd/- Chief Engineer/Projects,
website www.etender.up.nic.in and on www.pvvnl.org. R.O. No. 1351PP Dt. 07/11/2022 APTRANSCO/VS/VJA
“Help line Number For Information of Theft of Electricity:
“1800-180-3002 (Meerut) & 1800-180-8752 (Lucknow)” GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
“SAVE ELECTRICITY IN THE INTEREST OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER,
NATION” Sd/- Superintending Engineer (Commercial) For CENTRAL (R&B) CIRCLE, BHUBANESWAR
B - 800
Managing Director ´fÂffaI : 349 dQ³ffaI : 07.11.2022 Mail i.d seccbbsr@gmail.com
E-Procurement Short Tender Call Notice No. 07 of 2022-23
No. 3149 (Estg.) Bhubaneswar the 05.11.2022
The Chief Construction Engineer, Central (R&B) Circle
Bhubaneswar on behalf of the Governor of Odisha invites
percentage rate bids for one number road work to be received
in online bidding, double cover system for construction work as
detailed in : https://tendersorissa.gov.in. The details of bid
documents will be available in the above website from 5:00
P.M of 10.11.2022 to 3.00 P.M of 16.11.2022. The bidders
must possess compatible Digital Signature Certificate of Class
II or III. Bids received online shall be opened at 5.00 P.M. of
16.11.2022 in the Office of the Chief Construction Engineer,
Central (R&B) Circle Bhubaneswar.
Further details can be seen from the e-procurement portal
www.tendersorissa.gov.in.
Addendum / Corrigendum, if required, will be available only in
the Website. Sd/- Er. T.K. Panda
Chief Construction Engineer
Central (R&B) Circle, Bhubaneswar
OIPR-34156/11/0008/2223

BEFORE THE DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNAL-II

TRIVENI COMPLEX 1st FLOOR, ABIDS,
HYDERABAD::TELANGANA: AT HYDERABAD
I.A.NO.6282 OF 2019
IN
O.A.NO. 690 of 2018
Between:
State Bank of India
Stressed Assets Management Branch
Secunderbad Branch, 5th floor,
Rear Block of HMWSSB Compund,
D.No.6-2-915, Khairatabad,
Hyderabad-500004. Represented by its
Assistant General Manager ...APPLICANT
And
M/s. Athena Chhattisgarh power Limited
(ACPL) & others ...DEFENDANTS
To
M/s. AIP Power Private Limited (Formerly)
M/s. Athena Infraprojects Private Limited
(Presently) Regd Office: Hall No.1,
1st Floor, 15, Bhikaji Cama place,
NBCC Tower, New Delhi-110066.
Please take notice that the Applicant herein
filed the above O.A. for recovery of debt of
Rs. 66328499342/-against you and others.
The matter is posted for your appearance
before the Hon'ble DRT-II, Hyderabad. ou are
required to appear on 28.11.2022 at 10.30 AM
before the DRT-II, Hyderabad either in person
or through Advocate to answer the
application, failing which the matter will be
decided in your absence.
BY ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL.
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Immense self-belief, fearlessness, and hard work behind rise to stardom of Pakistan’s hard-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris
SANDIP G
NOVEMBER 7
INSIDE A congested room of the Maazullah
KhanCricketAcademyinPeshawar,agroupof
middle-agedmenwerescatteredaroundatel-
evision set. Their shining eyes were fixed on a
stubbled young man on the screen. He was
fidgetingwithhishelmet,rehearsinghisshots,
tapping the turf a few times, as he waited
breathlessly for the bowler to steam in.
The moment arrived. Mohammad Haris,
whose batting was the sole interest of the
group, drove the first ball firmly to the extra
coverfielder.Amongthewatchinggroupwas
Pervez Khan, Haris' childhood coach who
narrated to The Indian Express how it was to
watch his ward take on some of the fastest
bowlers in the world on the biggest stage.
“Helooksingoodtouch,thefeetaremov-
ingwell,”Khanrememberstellinghisfriends
after the first shot. One of his colleagues
asked him: “Chhakka kab aayega (when will
he hita six), sir?” But evenbefore Khan could
answer, he saw Wayne Parnell’s ball blast
onto his former ward’s helmet.
Haris stood shellacked. He forced a smile
at skipper Babar Azam at the non-striker's
end. The on-air commentators were won-
deringwhetherhewasbloodedtoosooninto
the team. Until the day before, he was just a
reserve. But as he went through the manda-
tory concussion tests, the coach whispered
to himself: “See how he responds.” And he
stoutly told his colleagues: “Abhi ayega
chhakka (now, he will hit a six).”
Oncue,Hariswhippedthenextball,from
Kagiso Rabada, imperiously for a maximum.
As everyone sat mesmerised by the
stroke,heunpackedanothergloriousflicked-
six.Movingacrossandjustwhirlingthefear-
some bowler over fine-leg. Before the coach
could evenbegincelebrating,hepummelled
Rabada for another boundary, a ferocious
pull. The coach just stood awe-struck. “I
know his potential, but watching him play
those strokes against one of the best fast
bowlers in the world, I was lost for words,”
he told this paper.
However,whathadmadethecoachpredict
his ward’s response was no sixth sense, but a
deepunderstandingofhisgameandmind.His
memory rolled back. Khan still remembers a
confident young boy at the doors of the acad-
emyintheArbabNiazCricketStadium.“Hetold
me he had not played with a hard ball. But he
did not show any fear when he faced the hard
ballforthefirsttime.Helookedtotallynatural;
goodeyesandhands,”herecalled.
The naturalness is evident. Haris' strokes
are neat and fluent. There are no awkward
or extravagant movements. He is seldom in
two minds; rarely premeditates, or loses his
shape when playing the strokes, and has a
sparklingclarityof mind.In many ways,heis
reminiscent of a young Mohammad Yousuf.
The naturally-endowed gifts, though,
were carefully nurtured, as only Pakistan
cricketcould, withouttrampling on the orig-
inal. “He used to wicket-keep too, and so we
worked a lot on his fitness. He was always
willingtowork extra hard andwouldalways
be at the academy,” Khan said.
Years later, Pakistan fielding coach Abdul
Majeedwouldsaythesame:“Whatevertask
Harisisgivenasa'keeper,abatterorafielder,
he has the ability to accomplish it with the
utmost dedication. He frequently asks me to
conduct the most demandingsessions in or-
der to enhance his skills as a fielder.”
The journey to the national side, though,
How Pakistan beat NZ in all
three World Cup semifinals
NITIN SHARMA
NOVEMBER 7
NEW ZEALAND has never beaten
Pakistan in a world-cup semi-final. In
three past encounters, in 1992, 1999, and
2007, Pakistan would triumph. The
Indian Express looks at the three games
to detail Pakistan’s dominance.
1992: The Inzamam show in
Auckland to end Crowe’s dream
ItwasMartinCrowe’sgoldencuprun.
Having topped the round-robin format
with seven wins with their only loss
against Pakistan, New Zealand were the
favourites against Pakistan in Auckland.
They were 130 for 3 in 35 overs when
Crowe took charge.
“With Mushtaq Ahmed in the 1992
World Cup, I got in his eyeline and sug-
gested with my body language that he
was bowling to someone with a big rep-
utation. It's not an ego thing, it's kind of
making yourself aware that it's going to
be him versus me for the next half an
hour,” Crowe once said. Pakistan would
leak 91 runs in the last 10 overs, with
Crowe finding support from Chris Harris
and Ian Smith. But Crowe couldn’t take
the field, as he hurt his legs and without
their mercurial captain, New Zealand
would slowly fade out on the field after a
good start.
Imran Khan promoted himself to
No.3 but couldn’t get the run-rate up. At
30th over mark, Pakistan needed 142 at
7.15 per over. But when Imran fell in the
34th over, a new batting superstar
would emerge: Inzamam-ul-Haq. With
the great street-fighter of a batsman
Javed Miandad in his ears, he would
plunder 60 runs off 37 balls before he
fell, leaving Pakistan needing 36 off 32.
Mohammad Haris’ innings against South Africa and Bangladesh were Miandad found an able ally in Moin
momentum-fuelling knocks that Pakistan had been frantically searching for. AP Khan to seal the game.
hadoncelookedtedious.Atonestage,eventhe himfortheSouthAfricatour.Herepaidthefaith answersforeverything.Whateverthey(team-
academy seemed far. It was an hour from his withthreefifty-plusscoresinsevengames,and mates)askme,Iwouldgivethemeverybitofin-
home in Mushtarzai, a quaint village near the wastwiceadjudgedplayerof thematch. formation. I liked to do research about every
Buddhist ruins of Takht-i-Bahi. Haris' mother “Everything seemed like a dream, every- topicandupdatemyknowledge,”hetoldZalmi
wasreluctanttosendhimtoacricketacademy, thing happened so fast,” he would say in that
fearingitwouldaffecthisacademics.Buthisfa- interview. It was only a matter of time before
TV. In that interview, Haris was asked who his
favouritebatsmanwas.“JosButtler.”Theinter-
therconvincedherof thepossibilitiesof being Pakistan Super League franchise Peshawar
a good cricketer. “My mot- Zalmisoughthissignature.
viewer followed up: ‘Do you want to be like
him?”Herepliedwithasternface:“Iwanttobe
her wasn’t too keen about Khan was not surprised. myself.Idon’twanttobelikesomeone,because
me playing cricket and The naturalness is “He has talent, and that Iconsidermyself asthebest.”
would scold me for that. evident. Haris' strokes would take him only So confident of his skills that after he
Butmyfatherhadnoprob- higher,” he said. At the smashed a 32-ball 70 against Islamabad
lems as he knew that peo- are neat and fluent. academy,Harisisprojected United in just his second PSL game, Haris
plecanmakeabignamein There are no awkward or as the perfect role model. held aloft a bracelet with the words
thisgameinthesameway extravagant movements. “Heishumble.Afterhisde- #BeTheBest. Whenever he tweets, he uses
that the likes of Aamir but match for Pakistan, he this hashtag too. “I value fearlessness and
Sohail and Wasim Akram came to the academy and consider it to be a central trait of my person-
had done. But I promised my mother that I gifted us his jersey,” Khan said. The piece of ality. This is what my parents have taught
wouldnotcompromiseonmyacademics.And cloth he would treasure for a lifetime. me,” he would explain.
Ididjoincollege,”Haristoldpakpassion.net. It’s this fearlessness that has catalysed
Three years on, the year he joined college, ■■■ Pakistan’s turnaround in the T20 World Cup.
HariswaspickedforthePeshawarU-19team; His 11-ball 28 against South Africa and 18-
ayearlater,heprogressedtotheU-19national During his U-19 days, Haris got a peculiar ball 31 versus Bangladesh have been the sort
team. His first tour, to Sri Lanka was under- nickname.MrGoogle.Heproudlyexplainsthe of momentum-fuelling knocksthatPakistan
whelming, as he scored just 82 runs in four reason. “Kyunki mere paas knowledge zyada had been frantically searching for. “He is
youth ODIs. But the selectors persisted with hain(BecauseIhavemoreknowledge)!Ihave what you see, a confident young man, who
1999: The Shoaib-Anwar show
in Manchester at 50-over WC
No doubt we shall hear about this in
the next YouTube video, Shoaib Akthar
was fabulous at Manchester, taking three
wickets, including the crucial dismissal
of Stephen Fleming. Though Chris Cairns
remained unbeaten on 44 in the total of
241, New Zealand were helped by
Pakistan’s generosity: there were 47 ex-
tras! Somewhat like Rohit Sharma now,
Saeed Anwar didn't have a good run with
scores of 10, 6, 25, 28, 9, 23 and 36.
Though he came to form with a hundred
against Zimbabwe in the last super-six
game. Anwar and Wajatullah Wasti
smashed a 194-run opening stand to put
the game beyond the Kiwis.
2007: Gul magic in Cape Town
during T20 WC
With talks of a spinner-friendly sur-
face, New Zealand replaced Chris Martin
with the offie Jeetan Patel and Pakistan
brought in Fawad Alam for Salman Butt.
At 75 for 2, New Zealand seemed set for a
160-plus total but Umar Gul intervened
with a double strike of Scott Stirs and
Peter Fulton in the 14th over. And when
Alam removed Craig McMillan, Gul
knocked out the dangerous Jacob Oram.
But Ross Taylor swung 17 runs of the fi-
nal over against Mohammad Asif to get
New Zealand to 143.
Pakistani openers Imran Nazir and
Mohammad Hafeez raced to 60 in 7
overs. Though Hafeez fell to Styris, Nazir
continued the onslaught, hitting Oram
for two consecutive sixes in the12th over
as Pakistan reached 95 for 1 in 12 overs.
The asking rate fell below 7 for the first
time. Though Nazir, Younis Khan, and
Shahid Afridi fell in quick succession,
Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik en-
sured Pakistan’s entry to the final where
we know what happened.
believes he can do anything on a cricket
field,” his coach chimed in.
Suddenly,frombeingareserveplayer,Haris
hasbecomeanindispensablebatsmanforhis
team.Somuchsothatmanypunditswanthim
toopentheinnings.“Weneedfirepoweratthe
topwithbatterswhoareshowingclearintent
like Haris,” Shahid Afridi tweeted. Waqar
Younis is convinced that nobody in the
Pakistan team understands T20 cricket as
much as Haris does. The sudden parachuting
intothelimelighthasnotdazedordazzledhim.
Hetakesitnormally,asthoughhewereordained
for it. Not arrogance, just immense self-belief.
After the Bangladesh game, he exuberantly
joinedthefansoutsidethestadiumforcelebra-
tions,patientlysignedautographsandposedfor
selfies,andobligedinterviewrequeststoapack
ofyoutubersfromPakistan,oneaftertheother.
One of them asked him. “How do you
feel?” He replies: “I feel normal.” “Nervous
tha?” “Kya nervous?” Even when he was
struck flush on the helmet, he didn’t betray
nerves. It’s Haris' bravado, as much as the
strokes, that has value-added to Pakistan’s
renaissance. Or #BeTheBest attitude.
AustralianOpen
New Delhi: Suffering from a throat in-
fection, star Indian shuttler Lakshya
Sen has withdrawn from the upcom-
ing Australian Open Super 300 bad-
minton tournament. The 21-year-old
from Almora picked up the infection
just before the Hylo Open, where he
lost in the opening round to Hong
Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in
Saarbrucken,Germany.TheAustralian
Open is scheduled to be held from
November 15 to 20 in Sydney. The
Commonwealth Games champion
said the fact that he has no chance of
qualifyingfortheWorldTourFinalalso
played a role in his decision of with-
drawing from the tournament.
Sumitinsemisof
AsianBoxing
New Delhi: Indian boxer Sumit (75kg)
eked out a 3-2 win over Thailand's
Borworn Kadamduan to advance to
the semifinals and assure another
medal for the country at the Asian
ChampionshipsinAmman,Jordanon
Monday.Sumit,thereigningThailand
Openchampion,wonbyspiltdecision
against his Thai opponent in the last
eightround.India'sguaranteedmedal
tally is now 11 at the on-going presti-
gious championships following
Sumit's triumph. Meanwhile, the
other two Indians in action -- Sachin
(71kg) and Lakshya Chahar (80kg) --
exited after defeats in their respective
quarterfinal bouts.
Indiawingold,bronze
inparashooting
New Delhi: India won two medals — a
gold and a bronze — in the Para
Shooting World Championship at Al
Ain, UAE, on Monday. India's Rahul
Jakhar, Singhraj and Nihal Singh
claimed the gold in P3 team event --
25m pistol mixed SH1. In the individ-
ual event, Rahul Jakhar (21 points)
bagged a bronze medal, finishing be-
hindKimJungnamof SouthKoreaand
Olseken Denysiuk of Ukraine. In the
P3-mixedairrifleproneevent,India's
Avani Lekhara shot 630.6 to finish
19th in the qualifying round.
Sidhartha Babu was placed 17th with
a score of 631.3 points.
EPL: Southampton
sackmanager
Southampton: Southampton sacked
manager Ralph Hasenhuettl on
Monday after a poor start to the
Premier League season that has left
them in 18th place after six defeats in
their last nine games. "Hasenhuettl
departs having made a significant
contribution to the club,"
Southampton said in a statement.
"However, we now believe it is an ap-
propriate time to make a change.
Sunday's dismal display in their 4-1
home defeat by Newcastle United left
the south-coast club languishing in
the relegation zone after only three
wins from 14 league games so far.
PTI & REUTERS

With his bouncers and slower balls, Curran 2.0 ready to torment India
ABHISHEKPUROHIT
NOVEMBER7
ONANAprileveningin2019attheWankhede
Stadium,Kieron Pollardwas on the rampage.
EverytimeSamCurran,thenjust20,raninto
bowl, one could almost sense the next six
coming. Six of Pollard’s 10 sixes were hit off
Curran’s left-arm medium-pace, which cost
54 runs in four overs.
It was Curran’s maiden Indian Premier
League season for then Kings XI Punjab and
though he tried hard, he just didn't have the
pace and variations to escape punishment on
a small ground.
Three years later in the T20 World Cup, he
hasbecomeEngland’sgo-todeathbowler,con-
cedingamere34runsfrom41deliveriesinthe
last-four-over stage. In must-win games
against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, Curran
bowled two miserly overs each at the death,
takingthecrucialwicketof GlennPhillipsand
giving away a solitary boundary across those
four overs, that too an inside edge from
WaninduHasaranga.Sowellhashemadethe
transition from being a primarily Powerplay
swing bowler to a versatile T20 operator that
hehaskeptveterandeath-oversspecialistChris
Jordan out of the England XI.
Curran had spent a couple of seasons at
Chennai Super Kings after his debut year at
Kings XI, and his bowling coach there, former
India pacer L Balaji, is “not at all surprised” by
how much he has improved.
“Becausemorethanabowlerorabatsman,
I have admired him as a captaincy material.
Thatkindofapersonalitywasalwaysboundto
improve in the rest of the cricketing areas,”
BalajitoldTheIndianExpress,recallinghowea-
ger the all-rounder would be to contribute in
team meetings.
“At CSK, with MS Dhoni and other biggies
intheteam,hewouldboldlyraisehishandand
contributemeaningfullyintheteammeetings.
He would debate the plans for different bats-
men, even who should bowl when, and was
alwaysveryeagerwithcricketingchats.Ithink
DhonivaluedandlikedthatattitudeinCurran
and has guided him quietly.”
In the UAE leg of IPL 2021, Curran had a
couple of expensive games, going for 55 and
56. Buthe wouldbe back in thenetswithen-
thusiasm seeking to work on getting better,
Balaji said.
“Yes, he did go for a few big overs in some
games(atCSK),butimmediatelylookedtosee
how to improve. He has leaked runs but that
temperament means he hits the nets with
great ambition to either improve the idea or
comeupwithanewideainthenextgame.As
in either improve the ball that made him leak
runs or come up with a new option.”
“He would be initially very upset on such
days and would tell me, ‘oh! Why did I bowl
thatballinthatsituation?Ishouldn’thave.’If I
thought the ball was fine, but the execution
probablywasn’t,hewouldlistenintently.Next
match day, he would try that ball again, and
would come back with a smile.
“He is a quick learner and always asks
questions but isn’t the type to blindly follow
justbecauseIamthebowlingcoach.Hewould
ask questions: ‘Why should I do that? How
will the angle help me with that particular
ball?Isn’titbetterif Igocloserorfartherfrom
potentvariation.Balajispokeabouthowmuch
effort Curran had put in to develop different
types of bouncers in his arsenal.
“I remember he wanted to master the
slower bouncer, for example. He figured with
the dimensions of the ground - he is always
studying them and you can see it reflected in
his bowling at different grounds - a slow
bouncerwasalwaysagoodweapon.Howhard
he worked at that for hours! He also likes his
quickersurprisebouncerandalwaystestsout
the batsmen,” Balaji said.
“One definite area of improvement is
how well he uses the crease these days. If
there is no swing on offer, he will right away
go round the stumps. His angles of release,
both over and round, are always varying;
small tweaks but effective.”
AnexampleofthiscameagainstSriLanka,
when Curran began the 19th over going wide
Sam Curran (2nd left) has been England’s go-to death bowler in the World Cup. AP outsideofftoHasaranga.Butwhenhesawthe
batsman shuffle across to try and reach the
wide line, he went closer to the stumps and
the stumps, as the case may be?’ When he is pace. “Just got a little bit stronger whilst I had delivered yorkers at Hasaranga’s feet.
convincedwiththeanswer,hewillhitthenets my injury, and yeah, I think (after) the break, Curran has used the wide yorker to good
with great enthusiasm.” camebackrefreshedandeagerandready,alot effect in this tournament, a delivery that is
of energy... I also feel having had a consistent hard to control with his action, according to
Back with a vengeance runinthesidehasreallygivenmeconfidence,” Balaji.“Withhisslightlyround-armishaction,
Curran had missed the 2021 T20 World Curran had said after taking 5 for 10 against thewideoutside-off yorkerwasalwaysgoing
Cupwithastressfractureof thebackandalso Afghanistan in Perth. to be a difficult ball to master. But he worked
skipped the IPL auction this year to focus on “These Australian decks, obviously, my hard at it. Not a surprise that all these little
his recovery. After making his comeback first time playing here as well, so I'm really changes - the angles, the different deliveries
against India in July, he did well on the enjoying the bounce and the pace, and you are all coming on perfectly now.”
Pakistan tour and against Australia in can obviously use the dimensions of the AccordingtoCricviz,Curranhasbeenbowl-
October to make a solid case for a spot in ground as well.” ing more slower balls and bouncers, and also
England’s T20 World Cup XI. Theconditionsandincreasedstrengthhave attacking the stumps more this year than he
Duringhisrehab,Curranhasworkedhard also made Curran’s bouncer more effective, diduntil2021.Curranhassaidthatheistrying
onhisfitness,whichhashelpedhimaddsome andhisslowerballhasinturnbecomeamore tobeasadaptableashecanbe,butisalsofully
aware that this is a format in which there will
bedayswhennothingwillcomeoff.Thisflex-
ibility to adapt, along with the itch to always
be in the fight, has marked out Curran for big
things ever since he was named Player of the
Series against India on debut in the 2018 five-
Test contest in England.
“He’sfantastic.Ilovehismindset,”England
white-ball captain Jos Buttler had said about
Curran. ‘He always wants to bowl the tough
overs.Hewantstotakewickets.Ithinkyoujust
forgethowyoungheis—we’llseehimgofrom
strength to strength.”
Balajiconcurs,andmentionsCurran’sabil-
ity with the bat as well; he averages nearly 25
in Tests and strikes at 135-plus in T20s. “He is
thetypewhowantstheballorbatunderpres-
sure. I feel he is a tremendous talent with the
batandonlybecauseofEngland’slongbatting
line-up he is batting low,” Balaji said. “With
otherteams,Icaneasilyseehimbattinghigher.
He wants it. Very, very keen.”
WhileCurranhasspokenabouthowplay-
ing under pressure in the IPL has aided his
progress, Balaji also talks about how support
from CSK fans boosted him.
“It also helped that he was so loved by the
CSK fans. They would keep calling him ‘kadai
kutti singham’ (the youngest lion cub).
Imagine, you are a young boy coming from
England and being loved by fans in another
countryfaraway.Theselittleintangiblethings
add to the overall confidence.”
OnThursday,though,theconfidentCurran
will have to make do without the support of
CSKfansattheAdelaideOvalinthesemi-final
against India.
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
All things big & small that build up towards the kick-off of Reds’ owners
Liverpool to face the greatest sporting spectacle on earth - the FIFA World Cup would consider
Real in last 16 in a new shareholders
repeat of ’22 final Alves in and Firmino out for Brazil; ASSOCIATEDPRESS
MANCHESTER,NOVEMBER7

Germany sweat on Muller, Reus fitness

ASSOCIATED PRESS THE OWNER of Liverpool confirmed on
NYON, NOVEMBER 7 Monday that it is open to selling shares in the
PremierLeagueclubamidreportsitisinviting
REAL MADRID will play Liverpool, again. offers from potential buyers. Fenway Sports
Bayern Munich will play Paris Saint- Group(FSG)saidinastatementthatitremains
Germain, again. Two rematches of recent committedtotheclub,whichitboughtin2010

Champions League finals were set up
Monday by the draw for the round of 16 as
some of Europe's top heavyweights were
paired together.
Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 and
2022 finals, to extend its competition
record to 14 titles, and Bayern beat PSG in
2020 to become European champion for
the sixth time.
The trend even continued one hour
later at UEFA headquarters with the first
pairing made in the Europa League draw.
Barcelona will face Manchester United,
the team it beat in the 2009 and 2011
Champions League finals, in the knockout
playoffs of the second-tier competition in
February. For defending champion Madrid,
having a difficult path to the title is noth-
ing new. The Spanish team's remarkable
run last season saw it knock out PSG,
Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool to
lift the trophy.
PSG-Bayern showdown
PSG being paired with Bayern meant a
blockbuster draw at this stage for French
champion as well. PSG's quest for a first
European title was ended in March by
Karim Benzema's stunning late hat trick in
the second leg in Madrid.
The tough draw was made possible be-
cause PSG finished second behind Benfica
in its group after the Portuguese club
scored a crucial stoppage-time goal in a 6-
1 win last week at Maccabi Haifa.
PSG sports director Luis Campos dis-
missed a suggestion the club was made to
pay dearly for last week's results. After
playing out a 2-1 victory at Juventus, PSG
players said they had not realized that the
group win was at risk from Benfica's late
surge in Israel. "It's really motivating for us
to play this match. (against Bayern),"
Campos said at the draw.
“It's a great opportunity to take a re-
venge, many players played the (2020) final
against Bayern.” Lionel Messi is one PSG
player who did not play in the final two
years ago. Then with Barcelona, Messi was
on the receiving end of Bayern's 8-2 rout in
the single-leg quarterfinals, which was the
last time he faced the German champion.
The full draws: RB Leipzig v Manchester
City; Club Brugge v Benfica; Liverpool v
Real Madrid; AC Milan v Tottenham
Hotspur; Eintracht Frankfurt v Napoli;
Borussia Dortmund v Chelsea; Inter Milan
v Porto; Paris St Germain v Bayern Munich
FIFA
WORLD CUP
ROUNDUP
Tite trusts 39-year-old Alves as
Coutinho fails to make cut
BRAZILCOACHTiteonMondaynamedhis26-
manWorldCupsquadforQatar,including39-
year-old defender Daniel Alves while leaving
out Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino as the
five-timeschampionsprepareforthetourna-
ment starting on November 20.
Aston Villa attacking midfielder Philippe
Coutinho is one veteran who didn't make the
list after sustaining a thigh injury in training
over the weekend that will sideline him for
several weeks.The Brazil boss will be taking
onlyfourcentre-backs,withJuventus'Bremer
behind Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Eder
Militao,whileleavingRogerIbanez(Roma)and
Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) out.
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli was included
in a list dominated by 12 players from the
English Premier League.
The squad and Tite will gather on
November 14 at Juventus' training facilities in
Turin,whereBrazilwillholdafive-daytraining
camp before flying to Doha on November 19.
BrazilwillopentheirWorldCupcampaign
against Serbia on November 24 and also face
Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G.
Brazil's 26-man squad for the 2022 WC
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson
(Man.City),Weverton(Palmeiras).Defenders:
Bremer(Juventus),EderMilitao(RealMadrid)
Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (Chelsea),
Danilo (Juventus), Daniel Alves (Pumas), Alex
Sandro (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla).
Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle),
Casemiro (Man. United), Everton Ribeiro
(Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Man.
United),LucasPaqueta(WestHam).Forwards:
Antony(Man.United),GabrielJesus(Arsenal),
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Neymar Jr (PSG),
Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona),
Richarlison (Tottenham), Rodrygo (Real
Madrid), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid)
French building group in
trouble over working conditions
French construction company Vinci said on
Monday that one of its subsidiaries has been
summoned by an investigating judge to an-
swerchargesthatitdidnotrespecttherights
RobertoFirmino(secondfromright)hasscored8goalsforLiverpoolthisseason.
of migrant workers who were hired to build
infrastructurefortheWorldCupinQatar.The
charges relate to a complaint dating back to
2015thatwasfiledbyFrenchadvocacygroup
Sherpa against Vinci Construction Grands
ProjetsandtheFrenchexecutivesof itsQatari
subsidiary, including accusations of using
“forced labour.”
The Nanterre prosecutor had closed the case
without further action in 2018, but Sherpa,
which was joined by several former work-
ers, filed a new complaint that led to the
opening of a judicial investigation.
Qatar has faced intense scrutiny ahead of
thetournament for its labourlaws andtreat-
ment of hundreds of thousands of migrant
workers, mostly from India, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and other South
Asian countries. Sherpa said it collected tes-
timonies about the working conditions at
some of the construction sites operated by
Vinci's subsidiary, which included working
in temperatures over 45 C (113 F) with insuf-
ficient water, the withholding of passports,
Reuters
andlackof accesstoshowersinaccommoda-
tions.
Swiss trouble in goal
There’s not much luck being a Switzerland
goalkeeperaheadof theWorldCupsquadbe-
ingnamedonWednesday.WithYvonMvogo
going off injured playing for Lorient against
PSG, all three goalkeepers named in the pre-
viousSwiss squad in September are now out
of action.Yann Sommer, the undisputed first
choice, and Jonas Omlin both sustained an-
kle injuries in October playing for Borussia
Mönchengladbach and Montpellier, respec-
tively. Sommer told Swiss daily Blick his
prospects for the World Cup look good,
though he seems unlikely to get game time
beforetheGroupGopeneragainstCameroon
on November 24.
Brazil and Serbia are also in the
group.SwitzerlandcoachMuratYakinatleast
has another option, Gregor Kobel, playing in
standout form in the Champions League for
Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern to rest Müller to
boost World Cup chances
Germany face more injury concerns
ahead of the World Cup with Bayern
Munich set to rest Thomas Müller and
BorussiaDortmund'sMarcoReushav-
ingmoreissueswithhisankle.Various
injuries and illnesses have restricted
Müller to only two substitute appear-
ances since the start of last month.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann said on
Mondaythatthe33-year-oldMülleris
recoveringbutwillberestedforgames
against Werder Bremen on Tuesday
and Schalke on Saturday to avoid risk-
ing a further injury setback.
“I'dliketogivehimsomerestbefore
the World Cup to let the structure heal
fully,” Nagelsmann said.
“Since we've got all the attacking
players healthy now and have a lot of
choice, it's not the sort of game where
youneedtoplaythroughthepainortake
arisk.”GermanycoachHansiFlickisdue
toannouncehissquadonThursday.
Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said
Reus had to cut training short on
Sunday because of ankle pain but that
onMonday“itdidn'tlookquitesobad.”
Reus has barely played for Dortmund
inthelastfiveweekswithankleissues
butreturnedtoplay23minutesoffthe
bench in a 3-0 win over Bochum on
Saturday.
DortmundplayWolfsburgonTuesday.
and has guided to a new era of success.
Responding to a report by the Athletic,
which claimed Liverpool had been put up for
sale, FSG said it would consider new share-
holders.“Therehavebeenanumberof recent
changesofownershipandrumorsofchanges
in ownership at EPL clubs and inevitably we
are asked regularly about Fenway Sports
Group's ownership in Liverpool,” it said in a
statement. "FSG has frequently received ex-
pressions of interest from third parties seek-
ingto becomeshareholdersinLiverpool. FSG
hassaidbeforethatundertherighttermsand
conditions we would consider new share-
holders if it was in the best interests of
Liverpool as a club.
“FSG remains fully committed to the suc-
cess of Liverpool, both on and off the pitch.”
FSG bought Liverpool for just 300 million
pounds ($343.5 million) in 2010, but the club
could now be worth in the region of 4 billion
pounds ($4.58 billion).
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital paid
4.25 billion pounds ($4.87 billion) to buy
Chelsea in May, which was the highest
amounteverpaidforasoccerteam.Liverpool
has a bigger stadium and more storied his-
tory as one of the most successful teams in
world soccer, having won the Champions
Leagueonsixoccasions.Ithasre-established
itself asoneof theleadingclubsinEuropeun-
der FSG and won its first league title in 30
years — and 19th overall — in 2020.
ManagerJurgenKlopphasalsohelpedthe
club win the Champions League, Club World
Cup,FACupandLeagueCupsincebeinghired
in 2015. But he has spoken publicly of the dif-
ficulty in challenging Abu Dhabi-backed
Manchester City in the transfer market.
“Nobody can compete with City in that,”
Kloppsaidlastmonth.“Youhavethebestteam
in the world and you put in the best striker
(Erling Haaland) on the market. No matter
what it costs, you just do it ... What does
Liverpooldo?Wecannotactlikethem.It'snot
possible.”
Nobody can
compete with City
in that. You have
the best team in the
world and you put in
the best striker
(Erling Haaland) on
the market. No matter what it costs,
you just do it.” - Jurgen Klopp

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IME to time in the history of In- ABOUT SIMCO HERBALS
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ple who have been creating demands of health and beauty care
revolution and transforming societies products all across the world, Simla
and nations in an unpredicted way. Cemicals Pvt. Ltd. commenced its
From time immemorial the personali- business operations in the year
ties like Guru Nanak Dev Ji have 1948. With over 70 plus years of ex-
brought great changes in the world perience in the industry, we are well
and particularly in India. Guru Nanak known as the leading manufacturer,
Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh tradi- exporter, and supplier of different
tion, is one of the great men of Indian types of health and beauty care
history. His memory is enshrined in products. The product range manu-
the hearts of the millions of people factured by us encompasses Hair
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and concern for the outcast’s and tiveness by our vast clientele spread
downtrodden immensely raised his all over the world. Over the past 7
stature in the eyes of the people. In decades, we have developed compe-
most part of India, especially in the tency in manufacturing premium
area of Punjab, Haryana and other quality beauty and healthcare prod-
northern parts of the country, Guru ucts. All the products are produced
Nanak Dev Ji is widely known and re- by using advanced technologies, un-
spected as a prophet, redeemer of the der the proper guidance of exten-
downtrodden and spiritual teacher. sively experienced personnel. These
Come November and Sikhs all over products are available in a variety of
the world will be celebrating the birth options to choose from depending
anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji, the upon the requirements of varied cus-
holy Guru. In today's world torn apart tomers. We understand the needs of
by the evils of hatred and violence our valued customers, thus always
the Guru's teachings hold special sig- take their suggestions into consider-
nificance. He taught us that all are ation for producing the assortment
one and should work above cast, that complies with their expecta-
color and creed. His teachings estab- tions.We boast sate-of-the-art infra-
lish brotherhood of whole global structure, which is well equipped
community purely on the basis of the with all latest machines and equip-
foundation of love and equality. On ment based on modern technology.
this auspicious day Gurdwaras not Our sound infrastructural set-up and
only in India but all over the world team of highly qualified and experi-
are illuminated as tribute to the holy enced personnel form the backbone
Guru who tried to bridge the divide of our organization. They enable us
between different faiths and castes. to keep pace with current market de-
Prabhat pheris are held and langar mands and satisfy individual cus-
are organized where food is distrib- tomers by offering, what they desire.
uted to every section of the society ir- All the machines and equipment are
respective of caste, class, gender and regularly upgraded at par with latest
creed. technological advancements.

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