First India-Jaipur Edition-04th December 2022

UMAR KHALID IS DISCHARGED IN DELHI RIOTS CASE; WILL STAY

FIR AGAINST SHUTTLER SEN, COACH, FAMILY FOR AGE FRAUD

Take a ‘Chill’ pill!

GANGS ‘KA RAJ’ IN SHEKHAWATI

GUJARAT TO VOTE TOMORROW Campaign ends

in 2nd

‘Navy aims to become ‘Atmanirbhar’ by 2047’

phase

Ahmedabad: The campaigning for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections came to an end at 5 pm on Saturday. Polling will be held on Dec 5 for 93 seats in 14 districts. Including CM Bhupendra Patel, Patidar leaders Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor, Jignesh Mevani, Shankar Chaudhary & many veterans are in the fray.

WB: 3 KILLED, MANY HURT IN BLAST NEAR ABHISHEK’S RALLY

Kolkata: At least three people were killed and several others injured in a blast near the venue of senior Trinamool Congress

JP NADDA CALLS FOR MEGA BJP MEET ON DECEMBER 5 AND 6

Prez JP Nadda on Saturday announced a crucial meeting on December 5 and 6 in Delhi to be attended by all key office bearers of the party from across states to decide the road to the 2024 general elections. P6

1.45 CR TO VOTE TODAY: DELHI SET FOR HIGHSTAKES MCD POLLS

New Delhi: Stage is set for high-stakes civic polls in Delhi on Sunday, with poll authorities and security forces all geared up for elections, largely being seen as a 3-way contest among AAP, the BJP & Cong. Votes will be counted on Dec 7.

Sikar: Gangster Raju Thehat was shot dead on Saturday morning in Udyog Nagar area of Sikar near his home by some unknown miscreants. Rohit Godara of Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for this attack saying it was to avenge murders of his brothers Anand Pal and Balbir Banuda. Heavy police force has been deployed in Sikar and surrounding areas, police said. Supporters of Thehat refused to accept the body or allow a postmortem until the accused are held. Meanwhile, a team of Rajasthan police reached Bhiwani on late Saturday searching for the four accused. More on P3

4 out of the 5 suspects involved in the case have been identified. Our teams are after them. The accused are suspected to be headed towards the Haryana border. More will be revealed once they are nabbed. This is basically the result of gangwar. The situation in Sikar is peaceful, and it is being seriously monitored.

—Umesh Mishra, DGP Rajasthan

Raju Thehat

EC URGES VOTERS TO TURN OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS

After 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls that concluded on December 1 witnessed a relatively low turnout, ECI appealed to the voters to come out in ‘large numbers’ during the second phase to compensate.

New Delhi: Indian Navy is contemplating whether to go for indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) II or prefer a repeat order for IAC I, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Saturday while setting a timeline of 2047 for making his force ‘Atmanirbhar’ (selfreliant). Kumar said proposed procurement of a fleet of the Predator drones from US is under process, Navy is on course for major challenges.

Indian Navy is keeping a close watch on all developments in the Indian Ocean, including the movement of Chinese Navy ships that operate in the region.

There has been an incident of firing. Raju Theth, who has been involved in crime for a long time sustained bullet injuries. The people responsible for the incident will be nabbed soon. We are investigating the validity of the social media user’s post and verifying it.

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India neither disturbs others nor does it spare those who disturb the country. India never favoured war and violence. However, it cannot remain neutral to injustice and oppression.

Kumar, Navy Chief Admiral of Defence

—R Hari

WE NEVER FAVOUR WAR, VIOLENCE: RAJNATH

People from different ideologies joining Bharat Jodo Yatra: Gehlot

New Delhi: BJP National

leader Abhishek Banerjee’s rally in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, police said on Saturday.

Jaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter Rajasthan’s Jhalawar today late evening and will be here for 15 days, cover distance of 520 kms. Meanwhile, Namdev Das Tyagi joined yatra in Mahudiya on Saturday.

DREADED GANGSTER RAJU THEHAT SHOT DEAD IN SIKAR

Man, who came with daughter to coaching centre, also shot

Satyanarayan Sharma & Ramesh Sharma

—Kunwar Rashtradeep,

A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, causing panic but only minor damage just 2 weeks after an equally powerful quake killed hundreds. US Geological Survey said magnitude 5.7 quake was centered about

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday discharged former JNU student Umar Khalid and United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi in a case related to 2020 northeast Delhi riots. However, they will remain in the jail since they were also arrested in other cases.

New Delhi: India’s number one shuttler Lakshya Sen, his family and former national coach Vimal Kumar were charged with cheating and age fraud in an FIR filed in Bengaluru. FIR fudged their age to get into playing age-group tournaments since 2010.

STRONG QUAKE SHAKES MAIN INDONESIA ISLAND

Gul Mohammad

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot,

JP Nadda on the Congress government regarding the renaming of schemes, CM Gehlot said that it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is doing the work of renaming.

CM Ashok Gehlot speaks to Pramod Jain Bhaya as Shanti Dhariwal looks on, while reviewing Yatra preparations in Kota on Saturday.

(T) CCTV grab of 4 miscreants, wearing coaching institute uniforms seen with guns. (B) Sikar SP Kunwar Rashtradeep, his team investigate after the incident in Sikar on Saturday.

Gehlot reached Delhi on Saturday, he will attend Cong Steering Committee meet today

Due to the icy winds blowing from the Himalayan mountains, the temperature in North and Central India has started falling gradually. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a sudden drop in the temperature in many parts of the country in the next few days. MeT on Saturday has predicted light snowfall in plains of Kashmir on December 9 and 10.

Campaigning for Sardarshahar Assembly bypoll concludes

Polling will be held on Monday and the results will be declared on December 8

Road show in support of Ashok Pincha

Jan Aakrosh Yatra to be held in 200 constituencies

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RAS officers’ Assoc writes to CM, puts across 7 demands

Jaipur (PTI): Campaigning for Sardarshahar assembly seat bypoll in Rajasthan’s Churu ended on Saturday, Collector Sidharth Sihag said. Polling will be held on Monday from 8 am to 5 pm and results on December 8. Congress has fielded Late Sharma’s son Anil Kumar Sharma while Ex MLA Ashok Kumar is BJP candidate.

Eight others candidates are in the fray: Lalchand of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), Sanwarmal Meghwal of

People are happy with the work being done by the Congress party. We are confident of winning the seat.

—Govind Singh Dotasra Congress State President

Communist Party of India (Marxist), Parmana Ram of Indian People’s Green Party and Independent candidates

Subhash Chandra, Vijay Pal Singh Sheoran, Umesh Sahu, Prem Singh and Surendra Singh Rajpurohit.

The ruling Congress has exuded confidence of retaining the seat while the opposition BJP said it has made all efforts to wrest the seat from the Congress.

RLP’s national convener and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal has thrown his weight behind the the party candidate. Bypoll is being held for one vacant seat.

State Committed to give equal Chance to specially-abled: Jully

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Jaipur: Social Justice and Empowerment

Minister Tika Ram Jully said the state govt is committed to providing equal opportunities to the specially-abled and all possible help to connect them with the mainstream. He said that Alwar, has got the national level award for doing exceptional work for specially-abled persons. Jully was addressing JLN Marg, H.C.M. on Saturday at statelevel felicitation ceremony organised on the

occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities at RIPA’s Bhagwant Singh Auditorium. He said that the state govt is running

Stone pelting on police in Chomu, several injured

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Jaipur: Despite a court stay order, construction work was being done by one party on land near Hadauta Crossroads on NH 52 in Chomu town. Chomu police reached spot & directed them to stop. But during this time more than 1 dozen peo-

ple pelted stones at cops. An ASI and a constable were injured in this stone-pelting incident. During this, the glass of the police vehicle of the police was also broken.

A case was registerd against more than half a dozen people for obstructing official work regarding the incident.

various schemes to empower the speciallyabled people to lead a life with self-respect and contribute to the state’s progress.

Sardarshahar: Thousands of BJP workers and supporters were present in the Sardarshahar by-election road show. The 10-kilometre road show was organized in support of BJP candidate Ashok Pincha on Saturday.

BJP state president

Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Pincha, MP Sumedhanand Saraswati, MP Rahul Kaswa were seen on the chariot. Poonia said that Pincha got immense public support in the road show today. “I urge the people of Sardarshahar to vote for @BJP4Rajasthan for good governance,” he said.

Layer of ‘ice’ forms on fields in Mount Abu

Sirohi (ANI): A layer of ice formed on vehicles and fields in the hill station of Mount Abu on Saturday morning. People also lit bonfires to keep themselves warm as temperatures drop here.

According to the IMD forecast for the week of December 1-7, minimum temperatures are likely to be slightly below normal by one to two degrees Celsius over most parts of the country except eastern India, where these are likely to be below normal by 2-4 degrees Cel-

Field in Mount Abu covered with ice on Saturday morning.

sius during the week.

On Tuesday, Mount Abu recorded a temperature of 1 degree Celsius- lowest this season, as per the India Meteorological Department.

Jaipur: The BJP Jan Aakrosh Rath Yatra will be held in all the 200 assembly constituencies of the State on Sunday. BJP State President Dr Satish Poonia will launch the yatra by blowing conch shell from Shila Mataji temple in Amer at 10.15 am. Senior party leaders, state office bearers, MPs, MLAs etc. will launch the yatra in all the assembly constituencies of the state. Poonia said the yatra is against anti-people policies of Congress govt.

In Jaipur, raths will be launched from Sanganer, Vidyadhar Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Bagru, Kishanpole, Adarsh Nagar, Hawa Mahal, Civil Lines & Amer today.

RAS officers’ association meeting held on Saturday.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Association of RAS officers has written a letter to CM Gehlot on Saturday demanding fulfilment of its seven demands. Demand for promotion and cadre review to selfprotection are prominent ones. The association also demanded one gunman each for security of the sub-divisional officers appointed.

In the letter issued by the president of the association, Gaurav Bajad, it is written that the association has been demanding for a long. In this, the existing five channels of promotion

should be increased to seven as in other states like Punjab, UP, Sikkim and others. There is a provision of seven promotion channels in the state service here, among others.

DG BL Soni

First India Bureau

Kota: Director General of ACB, BL Soni, on Saturday interacted with people during a public awareness program held at the auditorium of Zila Parishad in Kota. During his address, Soni appealed to people not to offer bribes for their work in government offices.

“We need to break the tradition of giving bribes to govt officials to get our work done. People have accepted to give bribes and get their work done. If your work

Jaipur collectorate first to go paperless

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Jaipur Collectorate is now the first collectorate complex in Rajasthan to introduce paperless work. All the files will now be handled through the e-file system, in which instead of physical files, all the work will be done online and there will

QUALITY CHECK

be signatures and comments of the officers online.

CS inspects several projects in Sikar

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Sikar: CS Usha Sharma, during her visit to Sikar on Saturday inspected the Anganwadi centre at Satbhai School in Ringas. She took information about the activities conducted in Nand Ghar, including nutrition of children, meeting arrangements, steps being taken to rid of anaemia in children.

During inspection, Asha Savitri of Anganwadi demanded inclu-

sion of delivery in Chiranjeevi Yojana while talking about the inter-

est of pregnant women.

Sharma interacted with children studying

in Class 6th and inquired about their interest. She asked them about quality of food being cooked in school kitchen, where women cooking in kitchen complained about being paid less salary.

During this, officers & employees of Revenue Department, Self Government Dept, Electricity Department, Medical Department along with Sikar District Collector Amit Yadav were present.

The biggest benefit of this system will be time-bound work. In

this, the officer or employee cannot make an excuse about the file availability.

SDM Dinesh Kumar Sharma informed that Jaipur has become the first collectorate in 33 districts of Rajasthan, where paperless work has started. A bar code and unique ID number will be generated for each file.

NEWS DIGEST

DAUSA MAN TRIES TO KILL SELF AFTER WIFE DIES BY SUICIDE WORK SUSPENDED IN SUBORDINATE COURTS FOR 16TH DAY IN A ROW

Jaipur: Due to self-immolation incident of a judicial employee, there was no work in the Subordinate courts for 16th day. The meeting of the Sangharsh Samiti was held under the chairmanship of Badrilal Chaudhary. He expressed anger over the FIR not being registered even after the CJ’s assurance. A memorandum will soon be given to the CJI on behalf of Sangharsh Samiti.

is not done without bribe, do not get upset and do not give bribe.

There are about 10 lakh central and state government employees in

CS Usha Sharma, Collector Amit Yadav and others inspecting Anganwadi centre at Satbhai School in Ringas on Saturday.

COLLECTOR INSPECTS JAIPURIA HOSP

Dausa (PTI): A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her house here, police said on Saturday. Deceased identified as Gayatri Devi. Woman’s husband Sandeep, who works as a home guard, was on duty when incident took place. When Sandeep returned, he found Devi hanging, he also attempted suicide. Sandeep is undergoing treatment at SMS hospital.

Kirodi Lal Meena, Chandrashekhar, Jaskaur Meena, Ramkumar Verma inaugurate Jan Aakrosh Rath Yatra in Dausa.

We need to break the tradition of giving bribes, says

the state and not every employee is corrupt,” said DG ACB BL Soni.

ACB DIG Sawai Singh Godara & SP Alok Srivastava were present.

Director General of ACB BL Soni addressing public awareness program at auditorium of Zila Parishad in Kota on Saturday.

Tikaram Jully and others at the felicitation ceremony at RIPA’s Bhagwant Singh Auditorium on Saturday.

Congress candidate Anil Kumar Sharma during a road show in Sardarshahar on Saturday.

Sanjay Prajapat

Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Ashok Pincha, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Rahul Kaswa in road show at Sardarshahar.

POLITICS INTENSIFIES AFTER KILLINGS; JAT LEADERS CALL FOR SIKAR BANDH

GANGS RAJASTHAN

Sharma & Ramesh Sharma

Sikar: Following the murder of criminal Raju Thehat on Friday, Ladnun MLA Mukesh Bhakar and RUSU President Nirmal Chaudhary reached Sikar and blamed the police administration for deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

The locals also sat on a protest outside the mortuary and closed the markets in protest against the killing of Raju Theth.

MLA Mukesh Bhakar blamed the police administration and said that protest will continue till the accused are not arrested.

Veer Teja Sena and Jat Community have called for a bandh in Sikar.

RUSU President Nirmal Chaudhary, said, “Anyone who comes out of his

house is gunned down. For the last two months, miscreants have been roaming freely. A man was also killed in the incident. What should the family members expect that he will come back alive or not? What is the government and police administration doing? Till the man gets justice, we will sit here.”

I strongly condemn the heinous incidents that happened in Shiksha Nagari, Sikar today. I am sure Rajasthan Police will arrest the criminals as soon as possible and restore the confidence of the common people.

The Police are investigating the matter. Giving any statement while the matter is under investigation may influence the probe. Complete monitoring is being done by the SOG and IG zone.

also

—Rajendra Singh Yadav, MLA, Kotputli

Youth looted, shots fired at DSP, 2 held

Vinod Tiwari

Dholpur: A youth was grievously injured in the Diholi area of Dholpur district on Friday night after two bikeborne miscreants fired gunshots at the victim and looted jewellery and seven lakh rupees from him. The miscreants also opened fire on

Dholpur Circle Officer when he tried to catch him. However, the police officer had a narrow escape as he was wearing a bulletproof jacket.

Police informed the victim, Rishikesh Thakur, a resident of Harkand Ka Pura village of Diholi area, was heading towards Fatehabad in Uttar Pradesh

Bullet-riddled door of police vehicle in Dholpur.

along with other relatives for his sister’s marriage. “The two miscre-

ants, identified as Vishnu Bhagat and Naresh Jat, attacked Rishikesh Thakur near Samliyapura village. The victim sustained bullet injuries in his leg and was rushed to a nearby hospital. The accused snatched the bag from the victim filled with jewellery and Rs 7 lakh cash,” police said.

CM approves 42 new posts in RUHS Jaipur

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the creation of 42 nonteaching posts in Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur.

2 posts of Assistant Registrar, 1 post of Assistant Accounts Officer First, Deputy

Vaibhav Gehlot lauds RCA, asks members to unite for cricket

Jaipur: RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot said that the association did a great job for three years during which foundation of the International Stadium was laid and matches were held in Jodhpur.

“Now small centres will be developed in Rajasthan,” he said. On RCA elections on December 24, Gehlot said that everyone should remain united in the interest of cricket.

Meanwhile, RCA Sec-

retary

Cops suspect criminals in Jhunjhunu

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Who was gangster Raju Thehat?

Sikar: Raju Thehat , infamously known as Sikar Boss, was accused of running a major extortion racket, various killings and other crimes in the State for the past few years.

Thehat rose to prominence when he joined hands with ABVP activist Gopal Phogat. He later started making his name in the liquor trade, spreading his terror through criminal force alongside his partner Balbir Banuda.

Things soon turned sour between Balbir and Raju after the latter

killed the former’s brother-in-law in the name of the business.

Balbir soon joined hands with Anandpal Singh, Raju Thehat’s arch nemesis, and planned to get him killed.

Despite attempts, Raju Thehat got the drop on both Balbir and Anandpal Singh, plan-

No rule of law in Raj: BJP targets State Govt

Jaipur (PTI): The opposition BJP attacked the Congress government in Rajasthan over the double murder case in Sikar on Saturday, saying there is no rule of law in the state as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is focused only on saving his chair.

“The review of law and order by the Chief Minister, who is also the Home Minister, is just a photo op; he does not

have any concrete action plan to strengthen the law and order, nor is he concerned about the safety of the people of the State. He should resign on moral grounds,” BJP state president Satish Poonia tweeted.

Deputy LoP Rajendra Rathore said the murder of notorious gangster Theth in Sikar in a gang war raises a question mark on the law and order situation in the state.

ning attacks on both of them. Balbir Banuda was killed in 2014 while Anandpal died in an encounter in 2017. After the killing of both Singh and Banuda, members of their gang turned to Lawrence Bishnoi for asylum.

As the members of Thehat’s rival gang joined hands with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, a plan was hatched to avenge the death of Balbir Banuda and Anandpal Singh. The police in Rajasthan has launched a manhunt to find those who were behind Thehat’s murder.

Jhunjhunu: A firing incident was reported in Babai, Khetri on Saturday. A car carrying some miscreants went offroad after seeing a police blockade, officials said.

“When police followed the car, miscreants fired shots in the air. It is yet to ascertain whether the culprits are related to Sikar incident,” Jhunjhunu SP said.

The accused were in Creta car when they broke the police barricading. Sources informed the accused fired three rounds of gunshots and fled towards Neem Ka Thana. It was also revealed that the miscreants used fake numbers of the car, while a car with the same numbers was found in Jaipur.

Private Educational Institutions Association expressed condolences on the death of a student’s father, Tarachand Kadwasara. The association has decided to extend support to Tarachand’s daughter.

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Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Officer, Junior Accountant and Information Assistant, 5 of Section Officer, 3 of Assistant Section Officer, 5 of Senior Assistant, Junior Assistant in the University 15 posts of Class IV and 7 posts of Class IV employees have been created.

Jaipur: The Winter National Bridge Championship began at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. On Day 1, Hema Deora and Jai Jawan Jai Kisan teams took lead in Ruia Gold and Ruia Silver team event respectively. Rajasthan Sports Council chief Dr Krishna Poonia, IAS officer Naveen Mahajan and Badminton Federation of India chief Sutanu Bahuria inaugurated the competition.

Naresh Sharma

Mahendra Sharma and Treasurer Krishna Nimawat met Vaibhav Gehlot. Mahendra Nahar and Bhavani Samota also met Vaibhav Gehlot while a meeting be-

Mahendra Sharma and Amin Pathan also took place. Discussions about the elections were held in the meetings. District unions are waiting for the voter list to be finalised.

Satyanarayan

First India Bureau

Winter National Bridge C’ship begins at SMS

Police deployed outside Rohit Godara’s house in Lunkaransar.

ATS DIG Anshuman Bhomia’s car met with an accident when a Nilgai came in the middle of the road at NH 52. He was travelling from Jaipur to Sikar.

Police carry out search operation at Chomu Tatiyawas Toll Plaza. —PHOTO BY VINOD K SHARMA

Govind Singh Dotasra

@GovindDotasra

‘A’ category barricading in parts of State including Kota’s Itawa — near Madhya Pradesh border. An alert was sounded that the miscreants could flee to MP

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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has

discussed the matter with DGP Umesh Mishra.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s wife Lata Eknath Shinde along with family members visited the famous shrine of Khwaja Garib Nawaz and offered Chadar at the shrine. They also visited Mehandipur Balaji Temple.

RELIGIOUS VISIT

Vaibhav Gehlot holds meet with RCA officials on Saturday.

PM NARENDRA MODI’S STELLAR PERFORMANCE AT G20 MEET IN BALI

Jail. Conditions were better than the Cellular. On 1st March 1927 Mahatma Gandhi met Savarkar at Ratnagiri. I hold no brief for Savarkar. I was against a stamp being issued with his photo on it, during Shrimati Indira Gan dhi’s regime. His portrait hangs in the Central Hall of Parliament, opposite that of Gandhiji. Savarkar in vented the word Hindutva. Savarkar was arrested on 5th February 1948 after Gandhi ji’s assassination on 30th January 1948. Nathu Ram Godse was the murderer.

SOME IN SOCIETY WANT TO KEEP DALITS UNDER THEIR THUMB

I hold no brief for Savarkar. I was against a stamp being issued with his photo on it, during Shrimati Indira Gandhi’s regime. His portrait hangs in the Central Hall of Parliament, opposite that of Gandhiji. Savarkar invented the word Hindutva. Savarkar was arrested on 5th February 1948 after Gandhiji’s assassination on 30th January 1948. Nathu Ram Godse was the murderer

At the Bali G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a stellar role. Without his efforts the Bali Declara tion would have been a huge ly fractured one. India has now become an expert in or ganising large and vastly im portant intenational confer ences. The beginning was made in 1983, when the Non Aligned Countries Summit and Commonwealth Summit were held in New Delhi, un der the Chairmanship of Shrimati Indira Gandhi. Over forty Heads of State and Government attended.

I was Secretary General of the NAM Summit and Chief Co-Ordinator of Common wealth Summit. The late Queen Elizabeth inaugurat ed the Commonwealth Sum mit. Prime Minister Modi took over the Presidentship of G20 on 1st December for a one year term. President Joe Biden on last Friday said that he would back “my friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi” during India’s G20 presidency for taking for ward the sustainable and in clusive growth. President Biden quoted Prime Minister Modi’s about India’s G20 agenda that would be inclu

President Joe Biden, on last Friday, said that he would back “his friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi” during India’s G20 presidency for taking forward the sustainable and inclusive growth

sive, ambitious, action-ori ented adding that “India is a strong partner of the U.S and I look forward to supporting my friend Prime Minister Modi during India’s G20 pres idency”. This, if I am not mistaken is the first time a President of the United States has called India’s Prime Minister a friend.

President Nixon used foul language against Indira Gan dhi in 1971 during the IndiaPak war in which Pakistan was soundly defeated and Bangladesh was born. Prime Minister Modi said priorities would be shaped in consulta tion with not just the G20 partners, but also “our fellow travellers” in the Global South. He emphasized that the great challenges of the World were climate change, terrorism, pandemics, could not be solved “by fighting but by acting together. India’s G20 agenda will be inclusive, ambitious and decisive. Let us join together to make In dia’s G20 Presidency a Presi dency of healing, harmony

and hope. Let us join together to shape a new paradigm- of human-centric-globalisa tion.” Nobel words.

LET ME END BY QUOTING FROM ONE OF ANCIENT PRAYERS: “Common be your prayer, Common be your end, Common be your purpose, Common be your deliberation, Commons be your desire, Common be your hearts, Common be your intentions, Common be the union among us.”

RAHUL’S CRITICAL REMARKS ABOUT VD SAVARKAR AMID YATRA

When the Bharat Jodo (India has not fallen apart) Yatra reached Maharashtra the leader of the Yatra, the lika ble Rahul Gandhi was report ed to have made critical re marks about VD Savarkarthat he helped the British. What was the necessity of dragging his name during in the Yatra.

Savarkar, while studying in London met the forty year old Gandhi, who makes a ref erence of this meeting in his autobiography. Savarkar passed his Bar-at-Law exami nation the same year, but was not allowed to practice.

He was arrested in London on 13 March 1910 and deport ed to India. From 1911 to 1924 he was in the dreadful cellu lar jail in the Andaman’s. His cell was tiny and his treat ment appalling. In 1924 he was transferred to Ratnagiri

Godse considered Savarkar as his Guru. On February 10, 1949 he was acquitted and re leased. Now I come to Pavan Verma’s excellent and revit ting book, “The Great Hindu Civilization”, published in 1921. He mentions Savarkar’s name 35 times. Pavan Verma is both critical and laudatory about Savarkar. He pitches into M.S. Golwalkar and his pro-Nazi book, “We or Our Nationhood Defined”. I once quoted from Golwalkarji’s book in the Lok Sabha. I asked Advaniji if he agreed with the author’s views. He avoided a direct answer.

Pavan grants that Savarkar was a patriot. “His burning passion was to see an India free from Britain rule, and he paid a very high price for the courage of his convictions..” Here is a telling and powerful quote: “The truth is that where transformation of Hinduism into a modern and progressive religion was concerned, Sa varkar was nothing short of a revolutionary. He was reso lutely against the caste system and the practice of untoucha bility. His dismissal of scrip tural injunctions was devas tating”. Savarkar said, “With all due respect to them, they need to be discarded. I will not allow them to become fetters in my feet and retard my pro gress towards modernity.” He was against cow worship, which attracted abuse from orthodox Hindus. Savarkar“Elevating an animal that eats garbage and passes excreta anywhere and everywhere to the status of a Goddess is in my view insulting to both hu manity as well as divinity. The urine if an animal suddenly becomes soul purifying to us!” I must frankly add that the other side of the Savarkar coin is far from agreeable or acceptable.

BJP LENDS DIGNITY TO CONG DISCARDS

Congress leaders from Punjab who were humiliated or sidelined by their party bosses in Delhi were bestowed with dignity and important party positions by the Bharatiya Janata Party. That they will be accommodated was ex pected but making them part of the party’s national execu tive was not. Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Ama rinder Singh and Sunil Jakhar have made it to the BJP’s national executive. Former spokesperson of the Congress Jaiveer Shergill is now the national spokesper son of the BJP.

With the Congress leader ship out of Navjot Singh Sid hu’s hand, Amarinder Singh was not even given time by

Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Sunil Jakhar have made it to the BJP’s national executive. Former spokesperson of the Congress Jaiveer Shergill is now national spokesperson of the BJP

the Congress leadership for listening to the Punjab stal wart’s point of view. With Sidhu poisoning their minds, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka, who call the shots in the party, unceremonious ly sacked Singh from chief minister’s post. As a conse

quence of the sibling’s blind faith in the cricketer-turnedpolitician and their lack of political sagacity, Congress was routed in Assembly polls.

The BJP also did not fare well enough to form a gov ernment but the latest devel opments point to the party’s preparations for the 2024 LS elections. Congress mean while is busy with Bharat Jodo Yatra. Despite Kharge having taken over as Con gress president there’s no sign of change in the party’s functioning. Tough but wise decisions, like in the case of Rajasthan, are deferred. The BJP is ever ready with its net spread out for any catch com ing its way. The party also has to contend with AAP in Punjab. That’s two too many for a comatose party.

Anti-Dalit mindset is not confined to In dia’s northern parts where the Scheduled caste voters are wooed to form governments. When it comes to seeking their votes they are wooed with such entreaties that one can’t but ap plaud the hypocrites for their art of beguiling people.

Once elections are over soci etal frictions begin to manifest in ugly incidents. In Tamil Na du’s Erode district six Sched uled Caste community students of a Panchayat Union Primary School were made to clean the school toilets.

The headmistress of the school at Palakkarai Perundurai block, was arrested on Saturday.

In the neighbouring Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru a Dalit youth was tied to a tree and severely beaten by three upper caste men who were on motorcycles.

A Dalit bridegroom is still scared of riding a horse in Uttar Pradesh. About a week back 60 cops had to escort a wedding procession in Sambhal because the Dalit bridegroom was riding a horse. These incidents may be few and far between but they show that the schism on caste lines still exists in society and without concerted and sus tained efforts it will not go away.

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3 KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN UP’S

UNNAO DISTRICT

Unnao: Three people died in a fire that broke out following a collision between two trucks and a dumper on the LucknowKanpur highway on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Pappu Singh (52), Balvir Singh (42) and Satish Kumar (46), a police official said on Saturday.

PM ‘BHASMASURA’ FOR ANTI-NATIONALS, GOD FOR COUNTRYMEN: RAVI

ABUSIVE WORDS FOR PM IS NEW NORMAL THING FOR CONG: PATRA

Kochi: The Customs at Kochi airport on Friday caught a person trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 70 lakh inside small packs after a Kozhikodebound plane was diverted to Kochi following hydraulic failure. Malappuram native, Samad, was arrested when the Spice jet flight from Jeddah was diverted to Kochi airport and Customs seized 1,650 g of gold from him, the Customs officials said on Saturday.

ED RAIDS AT 17 MAHA LOCATIONS IN PMLA CASE

New Delhi: The ED on Saturday said that conducted raids in 17 locations across Mumbai and Nagpur in connection with a PMLA case pertaining to the cross-border smuggling of betel nuts. The search operations were carried out at office and residential premises of various persons involved.

21-YEAR-OLD SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER MEGHA THAKUR DIES

Bengaluru (ANI):

Hitting back at Congress for its choice of words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national general secretary CT Ravi on Saturday said only the corrupt and anti-nationals see the PM as “Bhasmasura”, but for the people of the country Modi is “Lord Narayana”.

Addressing reporters here, the BJP leader said, “PM Modi is against the corrupt and anti-nationals so for them he’s ‘Bhasmas-

ura’ but for countrymen, he’s like Lord Narayana. PM Modi is in power to ‘bhasma’ (burn and turn to ashes) the corrupt.” Former Congress MP VS Ugrappa on Friday called PM Modi “Bhasmasura” just days after his party chief Mallikarjun Kharge described the prime minister as “Ravana”.

Ravi also said that leaders like Siddaramaiah call Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) communal. “Leaders like Sid-

daramaiah call Hindutva and nationalist leaders like me communal and people like Dawood Ibrahim secular. They call RSS communal and communal people secular. It is Congress’ mentality,” said Ravi.

“Congress can give a certificate to Dawood Ibrahim for being secular,” he added.

Even in 2020, Ugrappa created a controversy by calling PM Modi a “Bhasmasura” and Union Minister Amit Shah “Shani”.

New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Saturday said that using abusive words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a “new normal” for the Congress.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra cited reports of Karnataka Congress leader VS Ugrappa calling Modi “Bhasmasur”, a demon in Indian mythology, to hit out at the opposition party. He noted that it comes close on the heels of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge

Yogi Adityanath calls for Congress ‘mukt’ Gujarat, cites UP example

New Delhi: Megha Thakur, Canadian TikTok star, died “suddenly and unexpectedly”, her parents have announced. She was 21. Thakur, who had over 930k followers on TikTok, was known for promoting body positivity. She also frequently shared videos of her dancing. In an Instagram post from her profile, her parents shared that she died on November 24. Her parents described Megha as a confident and independent young woman.

SUKESH DUPING CASE: PINKI IRANI SENT TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY

New Delhi: A Delhi Court sent Pinki Irani to judicial custody till December 21 in a probe into a Rs 200 crore extortion case involving jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The police said, Mumbai-based Irani is said to be a close aide of Chandrasekhar and introduced him to actor Jacqueline Fernandez.

Ahmedabad (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Saturday appealed to people to rid Gujarat of Congress which he said would solve all problems.

He was addressing a rally in support of the BJP contestant in Khambhat town of Anand district on the last day of the campaigning for the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls.

Polling for 89 seats was held on December 1. The remaining 93 constituencies will vote on December 5.

Adityanath dubbed both Congress and Aam Aadmi Party as a “threat to security and a barrier to development”.

“Mahatma Gandhi had once said the Con-

BJP BANKING ON EX-CONG MLA KOTWAL TO WIN TRIBAL-DOMINATED KHEDBRAHMA Khedbrahma

(PTI): The tribal-dominated Khedbrahma Assembly segment in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district has remained a Congress fortress. This time, the BJP wants to breach it with the help of tribal leader Ashvin Kotwal who has crossed over to the ruling party from the Congress. Kotwal had won the Khedbrahma seat in northeastern Gujarat as a Congress candidate in the 2007, 2012 and 2017 assembly polls bagging on an average of 50 to 55 per cent votes. He joined the BJP in May this year and has been fielded from this seat.

gress party should be disbanded once India achieves Independence. Now it is your responsi-

bility to do that. A ‘Congress-mukt’ Gujarat will solve all your problems,” he said.

Ahmedabad: All eyes are once again on the lessin-number yet influential Patidar community of Gujarat, which had put the BJP on the edge in 2017 polls that took place in the shadow of Hardik Patel-led quota agitation to secure OBC status for the community. While political analysts believe that most Patidars will vote for BJP this time, former quota stir leaders think that many young voters from the community are open to other options.

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Droupadi Murmu on Saturday stressed on maximum use of technology to remove language-related barriers in education and to make education more accessible to children with disabilities.

She presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for 2021 and 2022 here.

GOVT FOCUSED ON ACCESSIBILITY: MODI

New Delhi: On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said his govt has taken many initiatives to create opportunities for them. “Our Government has undertaken numerous initiatives which have created opportunities for persons with disabilities and enabled them to shine,” PM Modi tweeted.

throwing “Ravan” barb at the prime minister.

It has become an issue of common occurrence as far as the Congress is concerned. The Congress has become an abusive party, he alleged at a press conference.

Citing US President Joe Biden’s statement that he stands with his “friend” Modi as India took over the G-20 presidency, Patra said on one hand the world stands with him and on the other, the Congress uses such language for him.

“This is sad and wor-

risome,” the BJP spokesperson said.

Drawing on the epic Mahabharata, he said the Congress has thrown “100 abuses” at Modi and people will wield ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ like Lord Krishna to finish off the opposition party democratically in the Gujarat assembly polls.

The BJP leader cited several development and welfare initiatives of the Modi government to assert that such a leader cannot be a “Bhasmasur”.

BJP IS TRYING TO MISUSE MY REMARKS: KHARGE ON ‘RAVAN’ ROW

Ahmedabad: Facing flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his “Ravan” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the ruling party of misusing his remarks for electoral gains in Gujarat, and said that politics is not about individuals but policies. In his first reaction over the controversy, Kharge told PTI that he believes in “performance politics”, but the BJP’s style of politics often lacks the spirit of democracy as “they make it about one person only, who is everywhere”.

Pradhan counters CM Patnaik, asks Padampur voters not to trust him

Bargarh (PTI): Campaigning in poll-bound Padampur in Odisha on the last day, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday urged its people not to trust the ruling BJD.

He said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who pledged to accord district status to Padampur sub-division on Friday, had “betrayed” the people of neighbouring Bijepur.

“Though he(Patnaik) claims that he works more and speaks less, the BJD president simply utters lies. He had assured a delegation to make Padampur a district very soon in 2019. Now he is saying that he will do it by 2023. Therefore, do not trust him,” Pradhan told a poll meeting at Jagdalpur in Padampur area.

JP Nadda calls for mega BJP meet on December 5 and 6

New Delhi (ANI): BJP National President JP Nadda on Saturday announced a crucial meeting on December 5 and 6 in the national capital to be attended by all key office bearers of the party from across states to decide the road to the 2024 general elections. Those in the know of the matter have said that Nadda will preside over this two-day meeting, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also likely to address the concluding session virtually on Tuesday. With last day of campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly elections coming to a close on Saturday and that for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls over on Friday, the meeting will focus on future strategies and will see the attendance of all the na-

JP Nadda

tional office bearers. According to the party sources, the meeting has been called to discuss the strategy and preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 2023 assembly elections in several states.

Besides, the national office bearers of the party, in-charge and coin-charge of all the states, state presidents and organization general secretaries of all states have also been called for the meeting.

Bharat Jodo Yatra is the voice of ‘loktantra’, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over high prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, saying the Bharat Jodo Yatra is the voice of ‘loktantra’ against his “loot-tantra”.

President

firmly rooted in India’s culture and also had a futuristic vision for the country’s growth.

The Congress has been attacking the government for not reducing the price of petrol and diesel in the country despite global crude oil prices going down considerably.

PM Modi is against the corrupt and antinationals so for them he’s ‘Bhasmasura’ but for countrymen, he’s like Lord Narayana. PM Modi is in power to ‘bhasma’ (burn and turn to ashes) the corrupt.

CT

RAVI, BJP National Gen Secy

Congress has thrown “100 abuses” at Modi and people will wield ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ like Lord Krishna to finish off the opposition party democratically in the Gujarat assembly polls.

SAMBIT PATRA, BJP Spokesperson

UP CM Yogi Adityanath campaigning in Gujarat. —FILE PHOTO

WITH PATIDARS ON ITS SIDE, BJP HAS AN EDGE THIS TIME

PADAMPUR BYPOLL

Delhi

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid rich tribute to India’s first President Dr Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary and called him a legendary leader who epitomized courage and scholarly zeal.

Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar remembered the former President on his birth

anniversary and said he had played a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of the country.

Paying tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Prasad was

DR RAJENDRA PRASAD’S BIRTH ANNIV

President Murmu pays floral tributes to Dr Rajendra Prasad.

MP: GOVT SCHOOL TEACHER SUSPENDED FOR TAKING PART IN CONG’S BHARAT JODO YATRA

Barwani: A govt school teacher has been suspended for attending the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani district, an official said on Saturday. Rajesh Kannoje, a teacher with a primary school under the state’s Tribal Affairs Department in Kanasya, was suspended on November 25, a day after he took part in the yatra. The issue came to light after his suspension order surfaced on social media.

Rahul Gandhi with specially-abled people on International Day of Persons with Disabilities ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Agar Malwa.

CUSTOMS SEIZE GOLD WORTH `70 LAKH AT KOCHI AIRPORT

BY TRIDIB RAMAN

TO WHOM IS MANOHAR LAL INDEBTED?

Recently, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar had invited his old friends and campaigners for a meal at the CM’s residence. The food menu was as simple as his agenda, ‘Inviting old friends over Makke ki Roti and Sarson ke Saag.’ His campaigner friends expressed happiness saying, ‘You have left behind the records of all the 3 sons (Devilal, Bansilal and Bhajanlal).We want your tenure as CM to set new records.’ On this, Khattar calmly said, “10 years is enough time, I did not expect that much.’ He then told his friends that he had met the PM in the past and the PM asked him, “Manohar Lal ji are you happy?”

To this I said, “I am happy, satisfied and eternally grateful to you that you gave so

many chances. I didn’t even think that I would ever become an MLA.”

ALLIES’ ADVICE TO RAHUL

When Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Maharashtra, Aaditya Thackeray, accorded Rahul a grand welcome saying, “Welcome to our province. Then I would also say that this time your visit should have been in Gujarat instead of Maharashtra.” To which Rahul replied naively saying, “My visit is neither political nor for political gains.” After this Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule, also bluntly asked Rahul, “Your Yatra was in Kerala for 17 days while you are spending only 3 days in UP?” Rahul responded in the same manner as he did to Aaditya. When Jairam Ramesh came to know about this, he called Aaditya and said,

right.” When Aaditya narrated the incident to his father, Uddhav, stressed that Jairam Ramesh doesn’t have the political maturity, which the late Ahmed Patel had.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN HIMACHAL?

The Congress is upbeat about the possible results of the Himachal Pradesh polls, while BJP is confident that even if they fall short of a few seats to form the government, the party will manage it, as many independents are expected to win there this time. On the other hand, if the Congress wins, then there will be at least three strong contenders for the post of CM. One is Mukesh Agnihotri.The other is Sukhwinder Singh Sukho, and the third

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one is the royal family there i.e. Rani Pratibha Singh, on whose behest 20-25 tickets have been distributed. If any one of them gets a chance to become the CM, then BJP can pull the strings on the ‘disgruntled’ group.

FEEDING TWO LAKH PEOPLE, COURTESY A ‘PAUPER’!

P radeep Singh, the Saffron Party’s MP from Bihar’s Araria assembly seat, was once one of the poorest LS MPs. His mother Shyama Devi passed away on November 22. So on this Monday i.e. December 5, Dwadasha Karma, Shradhanjali and Shanti Bhoj have been organised for the peace of the departed soul. If sources are to be believed, the MP has sent invitations to 2 lakh people of his constituency to participate in this programme. The MP expects that more

than one lakh people will attend the function. MP’s close aide claims that “This, is, in a way, is the beginning of preparations for 2024 polls, that is why invitation letters have been distributed on such a large scale’.

MOHAMMAD SAAD IN CONGRESS’ CAMPAIGN

Maulana Mohammad Saad of Nizamuddin Markaz, who became popular during the Corona period, was seen campaigning for the Congress during Delhi Municipal polls. It is said that this propaganda was a part of a well thought out strategy. In fact, the Dalit and Minority communities, which were once Congress’s vote bank in Delhi, have now become part AAp’s core vote bank There is a direct contest between AAP and BJP in Delhi, so if Congress makes even a small dent in the

Muslim vote bank, it can be beneficial for BJP. Perhaps this is the reason why all cases registered against Saad have been shelved in a hurry.

TEACHING A LESSON, THE WAY A LEADER UNDERSTANDS IT!

Recently, BJP’s Organisation General Secretary BL Santosh called an important meeting of senior party leaders and MPs of Delhi. In this meeting, BJP’s West Delhi MP Pravesh Verma’s exaggerated way of talking annoyed Santosh. Turning to Ver-

But when the election results came, we could not win even one of your 10 seats. When the meeting was over, Pravesh took Santosh at a lone corner and pleaded saying, “All these things. You could have explained to me even in private.” On this Santosh said, “If you had said these things in private, we would have answered you in private.”

QUESTION ON RAHUL’S VISIT

When Rahul Gandhi reached Madhya Pradesh on his Bharat Jodo Yatra, a press conference was called. As soon as Jairam Ramesh started telling reporters that ‘We have worked hard to prepare the route for the Yatra,’ Rahul interrupted him saying, ‘This is not a Congress Yatra and neither is my Yatra political.’ But the ‘pain’ of Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole was that ‘when we are in politics, how can our be nonpolitical? Rahul is seen with masses, but isn’t giving place to the leaders on

his platform. For example, when Sachin Pilot joined the Yatra in MP, Rahul was surprised to see him and said ‘Achha aap bhi aaye hai?’ But Pilot did not get a place on the stage. Big leaders of UP are continuously keeping distance from the Yatra and thus everyone is wondering what is the meaning of this?

...AND FINALLY

During a ‘roadshow’ of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for Guj polls, Harbhajan Singh, Radhav Chadha & Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann were with him on the campaign truck. Suddenly, a young man from crowd started waving a steel glass towards Mann. When Mann turned towards him, he said, ‘Cheers’. Mann’s facial expression changed, Kejriwal started waving his hand in the other direction ignoring this scene.

Cong MLAs’ resignation PIL to be

heard on December 6

Jaipur: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi may join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. Her birthday falls on December 9 and she may celebrate the occasion with Rahul Gandhi during the Yatra. Sonia Gandhi may possibly stay in Kota on her birthday, party sources said. CM Ashok Gehlot reached New Delhi on Saturday night where he is scheduled to attend the first meeting of the Congress Steering Committee today. After attending the meeting, he will return to Jhalawar to welcome Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra today evening. He may invite Sonia Gandhi to join the Yatra in Rajasthan.

Kota: Revenue Minister Ramlal Jat reviewed preparations for

Yatra in Kota’s Ramganjmandi. He held a meeting with District Collector OP Bunkar, ADG l of Police Biju George Joseph, SDM Kanishk Kataria, Tehsildar Navnand Singh, Congress District President Saroj Meena and inspected Hiriya Khedi, Suket and Deori

Ghata on NH-52 & also interacted with roadside guava sellers on Suket flyover.

Sawai Madhopur: RAJSICO Chairman Rajiv Arora, MLA Rohit Bohra & other leaders reached Sawai Madhopur and reviewed the preparations for Bharat Jodo Yatra. PCC mem-

ber Awadh Sharma, JMCH’s Deputy Mayor Aslam Farooqui also reached Sawai Madhopur and inspected the Yatra’s route, places for stay, etc. They spoke to senior officials ofthe district administration and police department about the preparations.

From there, the leaders

left for Dausa. In the meanwhile, a controversy over Bharat Jodo Yatras’ poster erupted in Rajsamand.

MP Diya Kumari and MLA Deepti Maheshwari targeted the Congress government and alleged that the government property was being misused.

The PIL is listed at number 19 in the cause list of the HC. Hearing will be held in the bench of Justice MM Srivastava & Justice VK Bharwani. The PIL was filed by Rathore on Dec 1 seeking directions to Assembly Speaker for taking a decision on resignations given by over 90 Congress MLAs. He also demanded to make public the names of MLAs who have resigned and to restrain them from participating in Assembly proceedings.

He said in PIL that under Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Procedure Rule-173, there is no option but to accept such resignations.

Dhariwal lays foundation stone for Rampura Satellite Hosp’s renovation

Dr Kirodi Lal Meena met Shanti Dhariwal at the latter’s residence on Saturday. Speculations are rife in political circles about the stalwarts’ meet

Kota:

Urban Development and Self-Governance Minister Shanti Dhariwal laid the foundation stone on Saturday after offering prayers. The renovation of parking, OPD block, administration block and wards at the hospital would be

done at a cost of Rs 17 crore.

Dhariwal gave instructions to the City Development Trust to complete this project in six months. He said that the Rajasthan government is working with extreme sensitivity to provide better medical facilities to its people by expanding medical facilities worth more than Rs 193

crore in Kota and increasing its resources.

On this occasion, Congress leader Amit Dhariwal, Mayor Manju Mehra, Deputy Mayor Sonu Qureshi, Zafar Mohammad, Medical College Principal Dr Vijay Sardana Hospital Superintendent RK Singh, Special Officer of City Development Trust RD Meena were present.

Dhariwal also attended the convention of West Central Railway Labour Union in Kota as its chief guest.

Office bearers of the trade union welcomed the Minister. Congress leader Amit Dhariwal was also present.

Dhariwal, while addressing the convention, said that there is a need to intensify the struggle for privatisa-

tion of railways.

“The trade union has been fighting for the interests of railway employees. Congress will stand with the labourers against privatization,” the Minister said. Demanding implementation of the Old Pension Scheme across the country, he called upon the labour union to organise a nationwide agitation.

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Kota’s Rampura Satellite Hospital will undergo renovation.

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Rahul Gandhi

Jaipur (PTI): A day before Bharat Jodo Yatra is slated to enter Raj, Congress leader Sachin Pilot released a video welcoming Rahul Gandhi.”Entire Rajasthan is joining Rahul ji’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. Are you coming?” Pilot said in the video posted on Twitter. The video showed him tying shoelace,

stretching his body, fixing his spectacles and running as more people joined him.

PILOT TIES UP SHOE LACE, STRETCHES BODY IN VIDEO WELCOMING BHARAT JODO YATRA

Kamal Kant Jaipur: A division bench of Rajasthan high court will hear the PIL filed by deputy leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore on the issue of the resignations of Congress MLAs on December 6.

Jaipur: Giving a message of soft Hindutva, posters with a new slogan ‘DharmkiJay Ho,AdharmKaNashHo’ have emerged ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. Pictures of Rahul Gandhi’s visit to temples during his Yatra are also there on

the posters which have been put up in various cities and towns in the state. Gandhi visited temples in the states from where the Yatra passed. The political message is clear, the Congress wants to snatch the issue of Hindutva from BJP.

POSTERS OF BHARAT JODO YATRA WITH AN ALL NEW SLOGAN GRAB THE SPOTLIGHT

Huge posters of Bharat JodoYatra are being put up at various junctures including the Jawahar Circle at JLN Marg & also the Bais Godam Circle in Jaipur ahead of Yatra’s commencement in Rajasthan on Dec 5. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

CM Ashok Gehlot interacts with school children during his visit to take stock of preps of Bharat Jodo Yatra at Suket village in Kota. Also seen here is Pramod Jain Bhaya, Ram Lal Jat and others.

BL Santosh

Bhagwant Mann

Shanti Dhariwal during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Satellite Hospital in Rampura in Kota on Saturday. Also seen here are Vijay Sardana, RD Meena, Manju Mehra, Amit Dhariwal, Sonu Qureshi, Dr Zafar Mohd, Chandan Dubey, Mohd Tahir, Jagdish Soni and others.

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the next chapter of her life.

An ace model and a stunning fashion aficionado, Chahat Singh is a young woman with vivid dreams and a fierce passion to achieve all that she aims for. She walks with grace, poses with panache and moves like melodies. As she swayed to the Bollywood tunes during the talent rounds, she left a lot of mouth gawking in absolute awe and fascination. In conversation with City First, Chahat spills the beans about her career trajectory, family and

When asked about her background, the dynamic beauty claimed, “I was born in Haryana and brought up in Mumbai. I have a background in science, and I’m presently clinical psychology. I choose to major in psychology to raise consciousness about mental health in our nation.” She further added, “I want to get rid of the idea that people with mental illnesses should be ashamed of themselves.”

When asked what led to her interest in the field of fashion and modelling, the diva claimed, “It ain’t solely about fashion and modelling. I’ve been dancing since I was three years old, and I’ve had training in several different dance genres, including hip-hop, bonebreaking, and begin-

With an unfettered spirit, Chahat Singh from Mumbai, made for a stunning finalist at the First India Queen 2022, held at Jade Ballroom, Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai on October 21!

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Chahat Singh at the grand finale of First India Queen 2022

IMPACT OF AI ON FUTURE

JOB ROLES

ARIES

LIBRA

TAURUS

APRIL 21 - MAY 20

Switching to healthy foods will be the key to remaining fit and active. A family issue may need to be deliberated upon, so that it does not disturb domestic harmony. An out of town invitation will tempt some to undertake the journey. Spirituality may bring a special meaning to your life.

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22

A trip with friends will be both enjoyable and therapeutic. Family life will remain stable and provide you a firm foundation from where to venture forth. This is the best time for launching your ideas at work. Money multiplies through excellent financial planning. The day turns out well for you.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22

Change of diet will improve health. A difference of opinion may pit you against a family elder. Those compelled to travel are likely to find interesting company. Some of you will be able to add to your wealth and even plan to buy property. You are set to enjoy the exclusive company of people

Meeting someone new is likely to enlarge your social circle. Your ideas will work on the professional front and speed up the progress. Your financial condition is not bad, but you do possess the potential to earn much more. So, be determine towards it. Overall health remains good .

There is no reason and no way that a human mind can keep up with an artificial intelligence machine by 2035.”

—GRAY SCOTT

result

Although these statements and observations certainly raise alarms, there is a growing concern and apprehension that technology is on the verge of replacing human jobs soon, as a result of the emergence, evolution, and expansion of artificial intelligence.

be a boon to mankind. There is a possibility to reduce the amount of time that humans spend doing tedious tasks that are undoubtedly a part of their overall responsibilities. The result? It is expected that the resource will be able to focus on camp projects. This will allow him to be of greatest benefit to both the employer and the resource.

It is a fact of life that change is constant. There is no way to avoid the consequences of change, but we must be prepared to adapt to them. To survive, we must become comfortable with the idea that things will change from time to time.

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

Time is favourable as your real estate investments start giving handsome returns. An official trip is likely to keep you tied up. Your support to a youngster will help boost his or her self-confidence. An earning opportunity may come along for businesspersons and traders.

LEO

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20

Businesspersons are likely to do good business today and earn well. The day proves excellent for you, both personally and professionally.

Appease someone in the family to have your way.You may have to put your foot down against a trip you are reluctant to go on.

AQUARIUS

“Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics.”

—OREN ETZIONI

under its control, we

There is no doubt in our minds that technology has engulfed almost every field and sphere of life in almost all its incarnations in the modern world. While it appears to be under its control, we are not certain to what extent it is under its control. As the saying goes, there is always more than one side to a story. There is no exception to this rule when it comes to technology as well. In terms of using artificial intelligence as a tool for creating more jobs, there are two schools of thought. Some view it as a threat to human jobs, while others see it as a tool that can assist in creating more of them.

I believe that robots and artificial intelligence, in my view, are not there to steal our bread and butter. Instead, they are there to make our lives a bit easier in some way. A lot of opportunities will be presented to human beings in the future as a result of robots and artificial intelligence. Although almost 1.7 million jobs have been lost to automation since 2000, according to the prediction and the study, artificial intelligence is expected to create 97 million new jobs by 2025, although almost 1.7 million have been lost to it since 2000.

Essentially, you are now beginning to see how this technology can serve as a tool for humans to help them in the long run and it cannot just be viewed as a negative thing. There is no doubt in my mind that artificial intelligence is going to be the driving force soon. It will have a profound impact on the world as we know it in the not-too-distant future. A lot of differences exist between people, and one of them is that some people are very excited

when they learn something new, whereas others have a rather gloomy or doomy picture in their minds as they are learning about the same event.

Many fields can be aided by the technological advancements of artificial intelligence soon, including all those mentioned above. But these can’t replicate the human touch or emotional string that these fields require.

As we enter the era of digitalization, there is a demand on the

part of humans to join hands with a new world, and of course, we will have to do so with the help of technology, since the presence of technology in our daily lives requires that we adapt to its presence. The benefits that AI can bring to the workplace are in high demand. Despite this, however, it should not change the fact that the human touch will always be a trend as well as a necessity.

According to experts, the role of artificial intelligence will

There is an enormous change cominga better, more advanced, new world is on its way - and we’ve got to pull our socks up because it’s time for a big change. It is only a matter of time before we start taking action instead of whining about it. In the context of re-adjustments, there are a lot of sacrifices involved. It is unfair and reckless to not prepare for the future and to only despair in the present. In addition to that, a person’s ability to show kindness, compassion, empathy, and love for one another is always going to be valued as an asset not only in the present but also in the future.

As there is intense competition between all types of jobs, machine learning and artificial intelligence jobs face considerably less competition than jobs in other types of jobs. This is even though there is intense competition between all types of jobs. There are an increasing number of specialized engineering jobs on the market, but there are still a great number of positions that have not been filled. An additional factor that contributes to the shortage of skilled talent on the market is the scarcity of qualified people to fill these jobs. The AI research spectrum is expanding.

Businesspersons are likely to do good business today and earn well. The day proves excellent for you. Appease someone in the family to have your way.You may have to put your foot down against a trip you are reluctant to go on. Keep a close track of the progress of construction initiated by you.

VIRGO

JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19 You will be able to get the study stream you desire on the academic front. Going is likely to get better. Purchasing a new car or an expensive appliance is indicated. The day is favourable to get a project underway. Efforts to grow financially strong are likely to show positive results soon.

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KAREENA CASTS

HER MAGIC SPELL

With the year almost about to end, we have seen our Bollywood divas serving us some breathtakingly gorgeous looks. Many ensembles have given us style ideas for our events and the rest have been saved in some corner of our hearts. Well, talking about Kareena Kapoor Khan, never fails to leave us drooling over her beauty and charisma. Fashion may keep changing but Bebo’s swag always remains evergreen. She makes sure that everyone looks at her ‘dobara mud ke’. Well, last night the 3 Idiots actress exuded royalty with her looks at the Red Sea International Film Festival and we cannot stop looking at her. Kareena Kapoor kept it simple yet stylish and trendy in her teal blue Monique Lhuillier gown. This gown had a fit and flare style serving as a perfect look for the press meet. The neckline extended to the sleeves, giving a balloon style. We love how she kept it chic in a ponytail and signature glam look.

Sonam Kapoor Nervous?

Sonam Kapoor is on cloud 9 these days after she gave birth to her first child with hubby Anand Ahuja. Recently the actress left for Jeddah to be a part of the Red Sea International Film FesRecently Sonam took to her Instagram handle to share a video of her giving a glimpse of her journey from Mumbai to Saudi Arabia. The video begins with her slaying the red carpet of the Red Sea International Film Festival. We can then see a clip of Sonam seated in her car as she leaves for Mumbai airport. We can hear someone asking her that is she going to miss Vayu? She replies, “I’m going to miss him so much. I’m very nervous to leave him behind even if it is just for a day. He is with my mom and my sister so I am not that stressed. I have figured out a way to leave in the morning and come back.”

Positive vibes & energy

icky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif are one of the cutest and most loved couples in Bollywood. Well, Vicky is all geared up for the release of his upcoming movie and is leaving no stone unturned to promote Govinda Naam Mera. In a recent interview, the Sam Bahadur actor opened up about his relationship with his wife Katrina and how he is in a happy space. Vicky Kaushal expressed that he feels if you are with the right person then you become the best version of yourself. According to him being in love brings peace and happiness not just to the heart but to the mind as well. Vicky Kaushal said, “Being with that right person is the most beautiful feeling in the world and being in love is the most beautiful feeling in the world.” He added, “I think if you are with the right person who really gives you peace and happiness in your heart and mind, it just makes you the best version of yourself. It creates positive vibes and energy.”

EVENTFUL, HARD, AND TOUGH

For the past 1.5 years, Tabu has worked extremely hard, as evidenced by the growing popularity of her career. Even so, she expressed how much fun it was to work on all of her films. The Andhadhun actress described the experience as “eventful, hard and tough” because she was working on four to five movies simulta-

neously. Each of us on the film team put in a lot of effort over the past 1.5 years, including me. Routine testing led to COVID, which was then contracted by individuals. We weren’t used to this situation, so it was unusual. However, I was loving my work, which I was doing for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Khufiya, Kuttey, and Drishyam 2.

WORK OF ART

Qala, starring Triptii Dimri, Babil Khan and Swastika Mukherjee, was released three days ago on Netflix. The psychological drama film, revolves around the tumultuous relationship between an aspiring singer and her mother. Now, Anushka Sharma has shared her review of Qala on Instagram after watching the movie. Anushka Sharma took to her Instagram story to share a poster of Qala. Sharing her thoughts about the movie, she called it a ‘work of art.’ “A daughter’s heartbreaking yearning for her mother’s love. Qala is a work of art. It’s heartbreaking and exhilarating equally. Exhilarating because of the genius of each department that comes through in telling this detailed story and heartbreaking for portraying emotional abuse by an emotionally unstable parent in a way that’s never been done before by a film,” wrote Anushka.

Anushka Sharma

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja

Katrina Kaif

Kareena in teal blue

Monique Lhuillier gown at Red Sea International Film Fest

SIX YARDS OF PURE GRACE

CITY FIRST

Draping sarees has become a lifelong passion for me. I am simply in love with my sarees. There is not a day when I don’t attempt to drape a saree in a new way.

This was stated today by India’s leading celebrity saree draper, and a world record holder in draping, Dolly Jain. She was in conversation with Cofounder, Jewel Saga, Sonal Sawansukha as part of the event ‘A December to Remember’ at the Diona in Jaipur. The event was inaugurated by Jayshree Periwal, Founder of the Jayshree Periwal Group of Schools.

Narrating her fascinating saga of draping sarees, Jain said, at one time, she hated wearing sarees herself.

However, with time, she fell in love with the art of draping and it became an intense pas-

sion for her. Later she made this a profession and today has a record of 325 different styles of draping a saree. She

can drape a saree in an astounding 18.5 seconds as well. Jain is also coming out with a coffee table book which

will have 366 styles of draping a saree. She has draped sarees for well-known personas like Deepika Padukone,

tival as well. In reply to a question, she said that she herself was her biggest inspiration.

The event was attended by over 300 notable women of Jaipur. There was also a scintillating jewellery display by Jewel Saga. The whole process of jewellery making - designing, ghaat making, setting, enamelling and beading had also been displayed. On this occasion, there was also a display of outfits and accessories by designer Payal Singhal. The event also had feet-tapping live music.

POWER OF LITERATURE!

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CITY FIRST

Xavier’s Foundation Day was celebrated by Xavier’s fraternity, Jaipur on Saturday. The event started with the blessings of the statue of St Xavier’s on the campus followed by Holy Mass by the Jesuit Fathers. Thereafter the cultural event was organised by team AICIF. The event was both enticing and informative at the same time. St Francis Xavier’s blessings were showered upon all as they remembered him in their prayers.

There was an enthralling music performance by Xavier’s

Music Society which enlightened our souls. The gathering was addressed by Rev Fr Dr Arokya Swamy, Rev Fr Dr A Rex Angelo, Rev Fr Dr Raymond Cherubin and Fr Pradeep Indwar.

A fantastic dance performance by Xavier’s Dance Society along with a mixed composition of perfect rhythm and melody was also presented.

Further, there was a breathtaking theatre performance by Xavier’s Theatre Society which gave us a lesson to stay connected with our god almighty. The event was concluded with a prayer and a group photograph.

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Celebrating the power of literature, the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival is all set to run from 19th- 23rd January 2023. The literary extravaganza will feature an esteemed host of speakers, writers, and humanitarians for its 2023 edition in the pink city of Jaipur to celebrate the best of fiction, non-fiction, food, history, current affairs and politics, AI and technology, translations, poetry, adapta-

tions and music, language, climate crisis, noir, identity, medicine and health, and cryptocurrency and economy at Hotel Clarks, Amer, Jaipur.

The final set of speakers, announced

today, comprises some of the world’s best thinkers, writers, and speakers, including writer Akshaya Mukul; author Alka Saraogi; author Amia Srinivasan; publisher Ananda Devi; Pulitzer-

Jaipur Surgical Festival

Prize-winning author Caroline Elkins, the winner of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award, Gaur Gopal Das; lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar; author Jonathan Freedland; awardwinning correspondent for The GuardianLuke Harding; academic and author Maryam Aslany; author Merlin Sheldrake; CEO of cult.fit Mukesh Bansal and Co-Founder and Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited Nandan Nilekani.

CITY FIRST

The topic of pancreatic diseases and related cancer was discussed on Saturday at the ongoing Jaipur Surgical Festival at Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sitapura. On this occasion, surgeons from India and abroad participated in the RL Swarnakar Auditorium of the University. Renowned experts Dr Atul Sharma, Dr JK Banerjee, Dr

WEDDING BELLS!

Gokul

DURING THE DAY!

Chetan Kantharia, Dr Sadaf Ali, Dr Mahendra Narwariya, Dr Praveen Suryavanshi, Dr Masoora Miyazaki, Dr Vikram Chauhan, Dr Mohammad Ibraullah, Dr Vikas Gupta, Dr Vivek Rai informed about new techniques through audio-visual Informed.

Organisers Dr VK Kapoor and Dr Ajay Sharma told that the pancreas makes enzymes necessary for the digestion of food. Inflammation of the pan-

creas is called pancreatitis. This condition can occur due to the condition of gallstones slipping into the bile duct or excessive alcohol intake. A condition like chronic pancreatitis comes to the fore when there are stones in the pancreas. In this, the patient has sharp unbearable pain in the upper or back part of the abdomen. Diabetes can also happen to the patient with the condition chronic pancreas.

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Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC)

Mahal as

new location for the night market in Jaipur. Different stalls for food, handicraft, entertainment are set up to promte

appreciated the new initiative of promoting the tourism and night life in Jaipur.

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Giriraj Saini, oganiser, Jaipur Fitness Festival, as he reached the former’s residence to seek blessings on the occasion of his birthday on Saturday, December 3.

The grand wedding ceremony of Shweta, daughter of Sushila Devi and Ashok Kumar Sharma with Dinesh, son of Rajkumari Devi and Madan Lal Sharma was held on Friday, December 2 at Suraj Bagh, Jaipur. Jagdeesh Chandra sent across his wishes for the newlyweds.

The Geeta Jayanti program was celebrated with great enthusiasm on Saturday at ISKCON Temple, Jaipur. Om Prakash Modi inaugurated the program and Jyoti Maheshwari congratulated everyone on Geeta Jayanti, During this entire 700 verses of the Bhagavad Gita were recited. The month of December-January is celebrated as Shri Bhagavad Geeta Marathon in ISKCON.

Odissi artist Gokul Sridas enlivened Shri Krishna’s Raas with his dance and expressions in the series of Net Theater programs.Net

Theat’s Rajendra Sharma Raju told that Gokul Shri Das, Bhubaneshwar of Odisha is a famous classical dancer.

started his program with Kali Mangalacharan, followed by Govind ka Raas and Odia dance performance.

Alia Bhatt and Nita Ambani. Padukone is her favourite and she draped a saree for her at the Cannes Film Fes-

—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

(L-R) Pooja Jain, Nikky Jain, Sujata Bhandari, Geetanjali Kasliwal and Richa Badhalia

Dolly Jain in conversation with Sonal Sawansukha

Jayshree Periwal inaugurating the event ‘A December to remember’

Jewellery showcase by Jewel Saga

Durig the Foundation Day

Javed Akhtar Alka Saraogi Shashi Tharoor

During the event

Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Rashid Khan, Mukesh Sharma and Mitroday Gandhi

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted by Mitroday Gandhi (L) and Mukesh Sharma (R)

Traditional dance performance during the night market