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Aft er oo AGAINST BHUJBAL By Zuber Ansari
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month after the Bombay High Court observed that there was enough material to file an FIR against former Public Works Department minister Chhagan Bhujbal, the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau on Monday registered a FIR against Bhujbal and five other officials of PWD department into the alleged irregularities in the construction of Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi case. The state ACB had made as accused – then PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Gajanan Anant Sawant (then Deputy Divisional
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test continues. A circular issued by the he ban on two-finger Delhi government that the test on rape victims two finger test on rape vicwas withdrawn and tims can be done caused after strong, angry protests disgust across the country. by the public, the Aam The circular produced Aadmi Party (AAP) govern- angry reactions from politiment in Delhi decided to cal parties and activists. continue it. The circular isBJP spokesperson Sambit sued by the AAP govern- Patra said: "A rape victim ment said: "To do away with should not be subjected to the essential pelvic exami- inhuman treatment. What nation would amount to in- AAP government has done complete assessment of the is wrong. The health minissurvivor -- which will ulti- ter of the government must mately result in injustice apologise. Congress leader and low conviction rates.” and former union minister A PV test involves insertion RPN Singh termed it as of a finger or two into the "very unfortunate" and said rape survivors' private parts the test has been banned for assessment of internal in- when his party was in juries, use of force if any. power. It (the circular) was a The two-finger test on bad step and it is good it has victims of sexual assault is been withdrawn). banned as per the Union Lawyer activist Abha Health Ministry's guide- Singh said the advisory was lines. Even the Supreme 'degrading' and "violates Court had noted in 2011 physical and mental inthat the test violated the tegrity of the already right to victims' privacy. trauamatised rape victim". The Justice Verma CommitAAP health minister tee also strongly disap- Satyendra Jain tried to esproved the two-finger test cape the blame by saying to confirm rape". that circulars are not always There was angry reaction issued by a minister: A secto the advisory issued to retary can do it. "As per the hospitals by the Delhi gov- rule, it is advised that the ernment that two finger test medicos" should not peron rape victims can be con- form the two-finger test unducted. It was only after less it is medically required "strong, disgusting and de- for only treatment purpraved" reaction of people poses. It cannot be perthat the AAP government formed for ascertaining withdrew the circular and sexual assaults. More scienissue another notification tific methods should be that the ban on two-finger adopted for the purpose.
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It’s final: Janata Parivar’s CM choice is Nitish Kumar Janata Parivar forges a united front against ‘communal forces’ and ropes in Congress too
N SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav addressing a press conference regarding JD(U)-RJD alliance for Bihar elections, in New Delhi, on Monday.
EW DELHI: Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the JD(U)RJD combine in Bihar, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav announced on Monday, resolving a major irritant in the
alliance between the two parties to take on the BJP in coming Assembly elections in the state. "I am very happy about the unity of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar. Kumar will be the
chief ministerial candidate for Bihar. Laluji has proposed Nitish Kumar's name for the chief ministership. Laluji said he will campaign. "There are no differences and we will not allow any dif-
ferences to crop up," Yadav said while declaring that they would fight together to root out "communal forces". Breaking his silence on the Continued on pg 12 «