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IS ‘RELUCTANT’ RAHUL
FINALLY TAKING OVER?
Press briefing by P Chidambram with Gourav Vallabh, Supriya Shrinate and Salman Anees Soz.
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Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi during the second
day of the Nav Sankalp Shivir at Udaipur on Saturday.
Aditi Nagar
he main buzz of the
second day of a
three-day historic
Udaipur Chintan
Shivir has been a
major speculation
in CWC circles
whether a normally ‘reluctant
bride’ Rahul Gandhi has final-
ly given his consent to take
over the reins of the Grand Old
Party from his towering moth-
er and the Congress President
Sonia Gandhi. According to
highly placed sources, a formal
resolution requesting Rahul to
take over this ‘direct responsi-
bility’ (which he has been
avoiding so far) is likely to be
placed before Sunday’s CWC
meeting. Now all eyes are on
Rahul’s mood and response!
Prior to this likely major de-
velopment on Sunday, some
background preparations and
homework were done on Satur-
day by CM Ashok Gehlot, Ajay
Maken, Dr. CP Joshi (in an ag-
gressive manner), Dr. Raghu
Sharma and a few others but
Rahul did not react or respond
at all to their demand. But a
few close confidantes’ of Ra-
hul’s, including Randeep Sur-
jewala, are still confident that
this time they will succeed in
securing or extracting Rahul’s
consent for this top job.
According to political ob-
servers, Gehlot’s ‘victory sign’,
his body language and highly
enthusiastic mood at the Media
Centre also indicated that fi-
nally Rahul has accepted (at
least in principle) to take over
the charge and to pilot the par-
ty, for which he was continu-
ously being persuaded by Ge-
hlot, KC Venugopal, Maken and
a few other senior leaders for
the last three years.
Now, let us keep fingers
crossed and see what finally
comes out in CWC meeting!
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Ashok Gehlot flashes the victory sign,
flanked by Randeep Surjewala, Govind
Singh Dotasra and Raghu Sharma.
—P
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BY
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Delight in heedfulness!
Guard well your thoughts!
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Visited Mohalla Naughara, the
birthplace of the great revolutionary
martyr Sukhdev Thapar ji and paid
homage to the great hero of the Indian
freedom struggle for sacrificing his
life for the country. The sacrifice of
Shaheed Sukhdev ji will be a source of
inspiration for every Indian for ages.
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Facilitate access to large markets
for agricultural produce, local and
other products. Under Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi ji’s leadership we
are committed to empowering every
city and every village in Bihar with
better connectivity.
TOP TWEETS
SRI LANKA GETS
NEW PM BUT HAS
NO RESPITE FROM
DEVASTATION
anil Wickremesing-
he has become Sri
Lanka’s prime min-
ister for the fifth
time after his prede-
cessor Mahinda Rajapaksa was
forced to step down and seek
refuge in the naval headquar-
ters. His appointment comes at
a time when the island nation is
in turmoil following economic
devastation. Serpentine queues
outside fuel stations, high unaf-
fordable prices of commodities
have angered the common man
who struggles for survival. For
Prime Minister Ranil Wickrem-
esinghe the road ahead is ardu-
ous. He has to shore up his
country’s foreign exchange re-
serves, seek a bailout package
from international funding
agencies and win the confi-
dence of people.
India has backed Colombo in
seeking the IMF’s bailout pack-
age. Until the package is cleared,
Sri Lanka is looking at India for
bigger financial funding to part-
ly tide over the crisis. Realising
how its proximity with China
and wrong policies led to its eco-
nomic failure, Sri Lanka is now
wooing India. For India there is
an opportunity to wield a great-
er influence on its southern
neighbour.
R
fter Ukraine, the
NATO alliance is
seeking to encir-
cle Russia with
Finland and Swe-
den, both neutral states,
seeking membership of the
transatlantic military bloc.
Russia sees this eastward ex-
pansion of NATO as a pro-
vocative move and has
warned of military action.
Finland and Sweden explain
it as a defensive act against
the threat which President
Vladimir Putin poses. Fin-
land’s President Sauli Niinis-
to and Prime Minister Sanna
Marin want to join the bloc
“without delay”. Sweden’s
foreign minister Ann Linde
said that her country too will
join the alliance “without de-
lay”. Linde said that NATO
membership will have a
“conflict preventing effect”.
A similar move by NATO in
UkraineiswhatledtoRussian
invasion of its neighbour, al-
though Russia had been slow-
ly expanding its footprint. An-
nexation of Crimean Penin-
sulaintheRussianFederation
in 2014 was an example and
Kyiv feared that Ukraine was
thenexttarget.Itwasthisfear
which prompted Ukraine to
seek NATO membership,
though it is yet to fructify
. If
Finland is granted member-
ship, Russia’s land border
with NATO member nations
will stretch 800-miles (1300
km).Moscowviewsthis“radi-
cal change in Finland’s for-
eignpolicy”asa“clearthreat”
to its security and has threat-
ened Helsinki with “retaliato-
ry steps”, including military
.
If Finland and Sweden
move their applications, the
NATO expects them to be
processed quickly
. Moscow’s
military response could pose
a new, graver threat to global
peace. Russian invasion of
Ukraine has lasted longer
than expected. If trains its
guns on the two countries, it
will be truly embroiled in a
long drawn war.
PROVOCATIVE OR
DEFENSIVE MOVE
Finland’s President Sauli
Niinisto and PM Sanna Marin
want to join the bloc
“without delay”. Sweden’s
foreign minister Ann Linde
said that her country too will
join the alliance “without
delay”. Linde said that NATO
membership will have a
“conflict preventing effect”
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TAJ MAHAL IS AMONG
7 WONDERS OF WORLD!
tallbegan30yearsago.In1989
a self-appointed ‘historian’,
wrote a book, “Taj Mahal: The
True Story”. According to
Oak, the author the “Taj Ma-
hal” was actually a temple of
Shivji and a palace named
Tejo Mahal. No concrete his-
torical evidence was pro-
duced. Nothing sticks like a
falsehood. It took a little time
to dismiss the Oak fiction, but
notbeforeOakapproachedthe
Supreme Court to declare that
the Taj Mahal was built by a
Hindu King. The Supreme
Court rejected his petition.
A few days back, Rajneesh
Singh of the BJP filed a plea
in the Lucknow branch of the
AllahabadHighCourt,asking
it to direct the Archaeological
Survey to probe 22 closed
rooms in the Taj Mahal to as-
certain the existence of idols
of Hindu deities there.
ThecourtrejectedRajneesh
Singh’s plea, giving him a
dressing down and asked him
not to make a ‘mockery’ of the
PIL system. He was told to do
research on the topic. Justices
DK Upadhayay and Subhas
Vidyarthi, said to Rajneeshji,
“Tomorrow you will come to
askustogotothechambersof
honourable judges…..Go and
research. Do a MA, do Ph.D.
Then choose such a topic and
if any institute disallows you
to research on such a topic,
then come to us. Please enrol
yourself inM.Aandif anyuni-
versitydeniesyouresearchon
such a topic then come to us.”
The petitioner’s lawyer
asked the court to allow him
to withdraw the petition and
file a new one. This the judges
did not accept. The court
“pulled up” Rajneesh Singh
for filing the PIL in a “casual”
manner. It further said the
petitioner should point out
which legal or constitutional
rule had been infringed.
There is more to this fairy
tale. A BJP, Member of Par-
liament, Diya Kumari from
Jaipur supported Rajneesh
Singh. She claims that the
land on which the Taj Mahal
was built belonged to her
forefathers. Apparently, the
relevant documents are in
the “Pothikhana” in one of
the Jaipur palaces. Diya Ku-
mari should ask for these to
be made public. This is not a
private matter.
The Taj Mahal is among
the 7 wonders of the World. It
is visited by people from all
parts of the globe. Every de-
tail about its construction is
documented-where did the
marble come from, and the
craftsmen. Yes, it did take a
very long time to build. It was
never a temple.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
Justices DK Upadhayay
and Subhas Vidyarthi, said
to Rajneeshji, “Tomorrow
you will come to ask us to go
to the chambers of
honourable judges…..Go and
research. Do a MA, do Ph.D.
Then choose such a topic
and if any institute
disallows you to research on
such a topic, then come to
us. Please enrol yourself in
M.A and if any university
denies you research on such
a topic then come to us
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
A MAN
SAYS QUTUB
MINAR WAS
NOT BUILT BY
QUTUBUDDIN
arlier in this
month, one wise
man announced
that the Qutub
Minar was not built by
Qutubuddin but by a
Hindu King. He even took
a group of people chant-
ing Hanuman Chalisa on
his way to the monument.
If I am not mistaken they
were stopped by the po-
lice. All this was reported
in the newspapers. Some
years ago the 400th an-
niversary of the battle of
Haldighati was observed
with much fanfare. It
was not clear to me and
all genuine historians
whether the defeat of Ma-
harana Pratap was being
observed or the Victory of
Emperor Akbar. Maha-
rana Pratap is among the
great heroes India has
produced. He never bent
or bowed before Emperor
Akbar. But he did not win
the battle of Haldighati.
Akbar did. One of the
commanders in Akbar’s
army was none other than
Raja Man Singh of Jaipur.
Rana Pratap died in 1597.
His son Amar Singh finally
surrendered to Jahangir
in 1615, who treated him
“with great courtesy….
And never made to attend
the Mughal Court or offer
a daughter in marriage”
I have quoted this from
Ira Mukhoty’s superb
book on Akbar.
E
CHINTAN SHIVIR: LITTLE
FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
The Congress Chintan Shivir
held in Udaipur displayed no
signs of austerity. Gastronomi-
cally it must have been a treat.
9 chefs were brought from
various parts of India. Plenty of
food. Little food for thought!
Finland & Sweden have more
or less decided to join NATO.
Putin was far from amused & said
he would invade Finland. Turkish
Prez Recep has threatened to
exercise his Veto if Finland and
Sweden are to be made members.
FINLAND AND SWEDEN
DECIDES TO JOIN NATO

Shah sounds poll bugle in T’gana, expresses
confidence of party storming to power in 2023
Hyderabad (PTI):
Sounding the poll bugle
in Telangana, Union
Home Minister and BJP
veteran Amit Shah on
Saturday hit out at the
TRS government in the
state for alleged corrup-
tion and unkept prom-
ises and said his party
is ready to face the polls,
due in the state next
year.
Addressing a public
meeting in Thakkugu-
da, which marked the
culmination of state
BJP president Bandi
Sanjay Kumar’s second
phase of ‘padayatra’
(foot march), Shah ap-
pealed to the electorate
to defeat the ruling TRS
and make the saffron
party successful in the
2023 elections.
“Do we need to
change the Nizam of
Telangana or not,” he
asked the gathering, in
an obvious reference to
Chief Minister K Chan-
drasekhar Rao.
Accusing the TRS
government of failing
to fulfil the major
planks of separate Tel-
angana agitation of
“water, funds and jobs”,
Shah said BJP, if elect-
ed to power, would im-
plement them.
He also said his party
would end minority res-
ervations in the state
and increase the quota
for STs, SCs and back-
ward classes.
Home Minister Amit Shah addresses public meeting held in
Telangana’s Thukkuguda on Saturday.
India’s -turn on
wheat exports
Modi govt prohibits wheat exports with
immediate effect to curb rising prices
THE DECISION COMES
JUST TWO DAYS AFTER
GOVT ANNOUNCED PLANS
FOR BIG EXPORT PUSH
WHAT INDIA TOLD THE
WORLD ON WHEAT?
THE EXEMPTIONS
New Delhi: India has banned
wheat exports with immediate
effect as part of its steps to con-
trol the spike in prices at home.
The notification issued by Di-
rectorate General of Foreign
Trade (DGFT) said that the gov-
ernment had taken the decision
“in order to manage the overall
food security of the country
and to support the needs of the
neighbouring and other vulner-
able countries”.
Global buyers had been bank-
ing on India - the world’s sec-
ond largest wheat producer af-
ter China - for supplies after
exports from the Black Sea re-
gion dropped since Russia’s in-
vasion of Ukraine in late Feb-
ruary.
The move to ban wheat
exports comes after huge crop
loss due to a heatwave in March.
The government is also under
pressure to rein in inflation
that surged to 7.79 per cent
in April.
 “There is no move to curb
wheat exports, as the country has
sufficient stocks of wheat,” Food
Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey
had told Reuters
 Notably, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has also boasted
about India’s ability to feed the
world through wheat exports
 During a recent visit to
Germany, he stated that Indian
farmers have come forward “to
feed the world” despite a global
wheat scarcity
 According to official estimates,
India has reduced its wheat output
expectation by 6.3 tonnes as a
result of heatwave
Only export shipments for
which letters of credit have
been issued on or before the
notification will be allowed. The
government will allow exports on
requests from other countries, the
notification issued by Directorate
General of Foreign Trade said.
After Deb resigns, Manik
Saha to be next Tripura CM
Agartala: Rajya Sabha
MP Manik Saha will be
the new chief minister
of Tripura, replacing
Biplab Deb, who re-
signed after four years
in office on Saturday
. In
a sudden move, Deb re-
signed just a year ahead
of 2023 state election.
Deb made the an-
nouncement after meet-
ing with the governor,
SN Arya, at the Raj
Bhavan in Agartala.
Saha is also the in-
cumbent Tripura BJP
chief.AsTripuraCM,he
will now lead the BJP
fight to retain the state
in the upcoming assem-
bly elections.
“We are taken by sur-
prise. Don’t know what
prompted him. But obvi-
ously, he had discus-
sions with the party’s
top central leadership.
The party may have
some plans and we are
confident that it will be
good for the party,” a
minister in Deb’s cabi-
net reportedly stated.
Later, during a legis-
lative meeting, Saha
was chosen as the next
CM candidate.
INCOMING: Manik Saha OUTGOING: Biplab Deb
Ex-Punjab Cong
chief Sunil Jakhar
quits party on Fb
Chandigarh: Con-
gress’s former Punjab
chief Sunil Jakhar an-
nounced his resigna-
tion from the party in a
Facebook Live post.
Jakhar was report-
edly enraged by the
Congress’s response to
his anti-party actions.
“Good luck and good-
bye Congress,” he said
before praising Rahul
Gandhi, but slamming
various party leaders.
Gyanvapi Mosque
survey in Varanasi
starts peacefully,
will resume today
Varanasi: The videog-
raphy survey of the
Gyanvapi Masjid com-
plex in Varanasi which
resumed on Saturday
following a local court
order was carried out
without any interrup-
tion as all parties coop-
erated, officials said.
All parties, their ad-
vocates, court commis-
sioners and videogra-
phers were present dur-
ing the survey
They said that the
survey work will con-
tinue on Sunday
.
Thesurveywasstalled
last week amid objec-
tionsbymosquecommit-
tee, which urged the
court to the advocate
commissionerappointed
by the court on ground
of being biased.
SC BENCH HEADED BY
JUSTICE CHANDRACHUD
TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST
GYANVAPI SURVEY
New Delhi: A bench headed
by Justice DY Chandrachud
in the Supreme Court will
hear the plea seeking a stay
on the survey of the Gyan-
vapi Mosque complex. The
order directing the registry
to list the matter before
Justice Chandrachud was
uploaded on the Supreme
Court website.
MODI TO VISIT
KUSHINAGAR TODAY
arendra Modi to visit Kushinagar in UP on
Sunday before his flight to Nepal. Dalits
(Scheduled Castes) had shrugged off
Mayawati and voted enmass for the BJP in UP,
more than the OBC community as
per a BJP
survey.
On May
17, Modi
will return via UP again where meet-
ing of all MLAs, MPs and MLCs
is convened at CM Yogi’s
residence to flag off 2024
effort from UP.
EXCLUSIVE
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NUKING PAK BETTER
THAN GIVING POWER
TO THIEVES: IMRAN
Issuing a confounding state-
ment, exPM of Pak Imran
Khan said that “dropping an
atomic bomb would have
been better than handing over
the helm to the thieves”.
CRUCIAL READ
SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED
AL NAHYAN NEW UAE PRESIDENT
Abu Dhabi: The Supreme Council of the United Arab
Emirates on Saturday elected Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan as the President of the
country. He has replaced Sheikh Khalifa
Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died at the
age of 73 on Friday. Mohammed bin
Zayed (MbZ), the former president’s
half-brother, has been the de facto ruler
of the UAE for years now, particularly after Khalifa
suffered a stroke in 2014.
‘BETTING NETWORK INFLUENCED 2019
IPL RESULTS WITH INPUTS FROM PAK’
New Delhi: The CBI has filed two cases to probe the
betting network in the 2019 IPL on the allegations that,
“a network of individuals involved in cricket betting are
influencing the outcome of Indian Premier League (IPL)
matches based on input received from Pakistan.” The CBI
is conducting searches at four locations in 3 states. P6
Phone tapping: Delhi police
‘grills’ CM’s OSD for over 3 hrs
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot’s Officer
on Special Duty Lokesh
Sharma on Saturday said
he was grilled by the
Delhi Police crime branch
for more than three
hours in connection with
a phone tapping case.
However, the case inves-
tigation officer refused to
comment on the issue.
“I will not be able to
comment in the matter.
It would be better to talk
to higher officials,” Delhi
Police crime branch In-
spector Satish Malik said
on being asked whether
Sharma cooperated
during questioning. After
questioning, Sharma left
for Udaipur where the
Congress party’s Chintan
Shivir is being held. “The
questioning lasted for
more than three hours.
I was asked to give
written reply to 45 to 50
questions. Turn to P9
Lokesh Sharma outside the
Delhi police crime branch
office on Saturday.
CONGRESS' NAV SANKALP CHINTAN SHIVIR
RAHUL, YET AGAIN, DEMAND
CONGMEN IN UNISON!
Aditi Nagar, Yogesh Sharma
and Naresh Sharma
Udaipur: In a meeting
convened in the Con-
gress’s Chintan Shivir
(Nav Sankalp Shivir) go-
ingoninUdaipur,onSat-
urday
, all the leaders
raised the demand to
make Rahul Gandhi the
nationalpresidentagain.
According to sources, af-
ter the demand of the
leaders, Sonia
Gandhi called
ameetingof
state Congress presi-
dents, in-charges, lead-
ers of opposition of all
the states on Saturday
.
The issue of handing
over the command to Ra-
hul may also arise in the
CWCmeetingonSunday
.
In the meeting, all the
leaders raised their
voice that after becom-
ing the President, Ra-
hul should go on a tour
of the country and
stressed that this Jan
Jagran Yatra should be
taken out in all the
states. Through this
visit, Rahul Gandhi
should create an atmos-
phere for the Congress
in all the states regard-
ing the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections.
There was also
talk of preparing a
roadmap to make the
journey organized and
effective. It is notewor-
thy that elections for
the post of Congress
President are to be held
in August. It is believed
that Rahul Gandhi will
once again become the
President of the Nation-
al Congress and after
this, he can start the
Jan Jagran Yatra from
October.
Before the start of
the Nav Sankalp Shivir,
there was speculation
that there would be a
discussion on making
Rahul Gandhi the na-
tional president in the
camp. The Congress
high command was dis-
missing these specula-
tions, but now it has
been decided on the sec-
ond day of the camp
that the party is looking
at Rahul Gandhi as the
national president.
Sources say that this
issue was raised in the
meeting because the in-
fluence of Congress in
North India is decreas-
ing since the last several
elections. It is believed
thatRahulGandhi’svisit
is necessary to infuse en-
ergy back into the party
leaders and workers. In
the last elections, the
Congress has suffered a
lot not only in Uttar
Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi
but also in North India
andotherregionsinclud-
ing West Bengal, Goa.
Turn to P10
GEHLOT’S ‘CHAIR PE CHARCHA’
WITH MEDIAPERSONS!
A big change is about to
come in the party: CM
Udaipur: The sec-
ond day of Congress’
NavSankalpChintan
Shivir brought a sur-
prise with it as Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot along with na-
tional spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala
and PCC Chief Do-
tasra held an infor-
mal interaction with
the journalists in the
media center over
cup of tea.
During his infor-
mal talks, Gehlot
said, “There is an
extremely dire situ-
ation in the country
today. The media of
the country is under
pressure Turn to P10
CM Ashok Gehlot
Rahul Gandhi

RAJASTHAN
04
Woman, son found dead in
suspicious circumstances;
father-in-law, husband held
Ravi Katara
Bharatpur: A nine-
month-old toddler and
his mother were found
dead under suspicious
circumstances in
Chiksana police sta-
tion area of Bharatpur
on Friday
.
The deceased wom-
an’s family has regis-
tered a case of murder.
Digambar and father-
in-law Omprakash
have been taken into
custody. The forensic
team has collected evi-
dence from spot and
matter is being probed.
The incident is from
Saithra village of
Chiksana police sta-
tion area. In com-
plaint, woman’s father
said that he had got his
daughter married to
Digambar in 2020 and
had spent Rs 8 lakh on
wedding. But Digam-
bar’s family asked for
dowry after marriage.
When their demand
was not met, they be-
gan assaulting her.
The woman told her
family about the atroc-
ities committed by her
in-laws.
Police and foresnsic team at the crime spot.
In another case in
Bharatpur, a woman
has lodged a case
against her in-laws.
She said when the
dowry demands of
her in-laws not met,
they threw her out of
house and kept her
two-month-old son.
DOWRY DEMANDS
193 inducted into BSF in
passing out parade at Jodh
Three members of a family
die in tragic road accident
Goods worth lakhs gutted
in furniture godown fire
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: In an impres-
sive passing out parade
at Rajasthan Frontiers
Headquarters (HQ) in
Jodhpur, 193 recruits
were on Saturday in-
ducted into the Border
Security Force (BSF)
after 44 weeks of train-
ing.
The Chief Guest of
the attestation ceremo-
ny was BSF Additional
Director General Ra-
jvindra Singh Bhatti,
who inspected the pa-
rade of BSF Recruits
Constable.
The recruits also
took the oath to serve
the country and safe-
guard the unity and in-
tegrity of the nation.
Addressing the re-
cruits, Additional DG
Rajvindra Singh ap-
plauded the recruits for
choosing BSF as a ca-
reer option and exhort-
ed them to serve the na-
tion with courage and
enthusiasm.
BSF recruit Hardev
Singh and Akshat Shar-
ma were awarded first
and second prizes, re-
spectively, for their per-
formance in training.
First India Bureau
Pali: Three members
of a family, including a
girl, were killed in a
road accident on the
Pali-Jodhpur highway
on Friday night. The
victims have been iden-
tified as Kishnaram
(48), his wife Seni Devi
(42) and their daughter
Bhiki (10). “The family
was returning from a
temple located in Saj-
janpura. They were on
a scooter when they col-
lided with a motorcycle
coming from the oppo-
site direction. Out of
four members, three
were killed while one
sustained injury. They
were residents of Baba
Ramdev Colony in Man-
diya road Punaita In-
dustrial Area.,” said
Sadar Thana Incharge
Ravindra Singh Kinchi.
“As the bike hit the
scooter, the two-year-
old son, Bheraman,
jumped from the moth-
er’s lap and fell on the
road. The boy was res-
cued by passers-by, but
sustained injuries,”
said the police.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A massive fire
broke out in a furniture
and textile godown here
on Saturday. Sanganer
police station brought
fire under control with
help of four fire ten-
ders. Goods worth lakhs
of rupees have been
gutted in the fire.
According to police,
fire was caused due to
short circuit. Assistant
Fire Officer Usha Shar-
ma said the fire broke
out in the furniture and
cloth godown located
near Sanganer police
station in which goods
worth lakhs of rupees
have been gutted.
Textile warehouse is
located on the ground
floor while furniture
warehouse on the first
floor. The fire broke out
in the furniture godown
around 1:45 pm. The
workers present in tex-
tile and furniture ware-
house tried to douse the
fire. Soon the fire en-
gulfed the furniture
warehouse as well as
the textile warehouse.
12 employees escaped
and saved their lives.
Parade held at STC Jodhpur wherein 193 motivated recruits
pledged to safeguard the nation after completion of training.
Police taking report from one survivor of the fatal accident.
Fire engulfed kutcha houses in Sitapura in which 7 houses and 8
cattle were burnt on Saturday.
3 booked for
gangrape
Jodhpur curfew
lifts today after
13 days
SCseeksreport
onIllegalsand-
mining in Raj
Hem Singh Rajpurohit
Raisinghnagar: Wom-
an was gang-raped by 3
youth in Raisinghna-
gar. Police have lodged
an FIR. According to
complaint, she works in
Ganpati Medical Store
owned by the accused.
She had gone to see a
room with the store
owner on April 14. She
went with him to see
the room for rent where
he threatened her and
raped her. She didn’t
tell anyone about it out
of fear. Another person
working in the same
medical store came to
know and blackmailed
and raped her. Besides,
the main accused’s
brother also raped her.
Jodhpur: The curfew
imposed in Jodhpur af-
ter communal clashes
starting May 2 night
will be lifted in remain-
ing six police station
after 13 days on Sunday
.
Deputy Commissioner
of Police (Headquarters
and Traffic) Rajkumar
Chaudhary issued or-
ders. Curfew has been
completely lifted from
police stations Sadar
Bazar, Sadar Kotwali,
Khanda Phalsa and Na-
gori Gate and police sta-
tions Pratapnagar and
Sardarpura from 6 am
on Sunday. Curfew was
lifted from Sardarpura
B and C Road on Friday
itself. —FIB
New Delhi: Hearing
plea against unregis-
tered & non-commer-
cial tractors being en-
gaged in transporting
gravel despite a ban in
Raj, the Supreme Court
on Saturday asked the
state government to
submit an affidavit
within two weeks re-
garding action taken in
the matter. Responding
to the petition of Grav-
el Truck Operators
Welfare Society presi-
dent Naveen Sharma,
the apex court de-
scribed the matter as
serious. The state govt
launched a campaign
against illegal gravel
mining. —FIB
NEWS DIGEST
COUPLE FOUND
HANGING FROM A
TREE, SAYS POLICE
JMCG TO GET ADDITIONAL NEW FIVE
FIRE VEHICLES OF 4500 LTRS CAPACITY
MNREGA WORKERS
STAGE DEMO IN
UDAIPUR
Dungarpur: In what is
suspected to be a suicide
pact, a woman alleg-
edly committed suicide
along with her paramour
by hanging from a tree
in Nawalpura village of
Dungarpur district on
Saturday. Police informed
the deceased woman
has been identified as
the daughter of Bhandari
sarpanch Arvind Damour,
while the paramour, iden-
tified as Rajesh, who was
working as the tractor
driver of the sarpanch,
allegedly committed
suicide.
Udaipur: The Mahatma
Gandhi NREGA Employ-
ees Association, engaged
on a contract in the
Panchayati Raj Depart-
ment, has opened a front
against the state govern-
ment. On Saturday, ac-
counting assistants from
across the state reached
Udaipur to protest
against the government.
They staged demonstra-
tion against the govern-
ment at collectorate for
their demands. Agitating
accounting assistants
tried to go to the Con-
gress’s Chintan Shivar.
Jaipur : Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater will
soon see the addition of new fire vehicles to its fleet.
Commissioner Mahendra Soni shared this informa-
tion three days back while honouring the employees
of the Fire Safety Branch. According to Soni, the
Greater Corporation will get seven new fire vehicles
this month. Out of the seven fire vehicles, five new fire
vehicles will have a capacity of 4500 liters, while two
possess capacity of seven thousand liters. With the
addition of new vehicles the Fire branch team will be
strengthened. In another news from the Jaipur Greater
Municipal Corporation, there will be record room in
every zone office of Jaipur Greater Corporation. For
which, nearly Rs 70-75 lakhs will be spent to develop
the record room. At present, all records are present
in the headquarters of the corporation. The general
public will also be able to get info related to records.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The real estate
sector in Rajasthan has
witnessed boom even
during corona period.
Records of last 3 years
are showing that since
the beginning of the co-
rona period, the interest
of people to invest in
realestatehasincreased
and buying and selling
has doubled in the last
three years.
In 2019-20, where the
state government got
revenue of Rs 3886 crore
from this segment, it
has increased to Rs 6493
crore in 2021-22. The re-
port received from the
Stamps and Registra-
tion Department, Ra-
jasthan shows that
there has been a maxi-
mum increase in the
purchase and sale of
properties in Barmer in
the last three years.
Here till 3 years ago,
state government got
revenue of Rs 77 crore
from registry and stamp
duty, which increased
by 104 per cent to Rs 157
crore in previous year.
Apart from this,
Jaipur, Hanumangarh
and Bharatpur are such
areas where property
market has grown by
more than 75 percent in
last 3 years. In April,
revenue of Rs 638.48
crore generated.
Govt exchequer receives huge funds from registries
BOOM IN REAL ESTATE DESPITE CORONA
BARMER RECORDS HIGHEST SALES
SOG arrests 4 in fake
arms licence case
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Special
Operation Group (SOG)
on Saturday arrested
four people in connec-
tion with the fake arms
licence case. Fake arms
licences made from the
Nagaland have also
been confiscated from
the possession of the
four accused.
So far, 7 people have
been arrested in the
case. ADG (SOG and
ATS) Ashok Rathore
saidthatKamalKishore
Bhati (38), Naval Singh
(35), Jugal Singh (40)
and Brijendra Singh
Shekhawat (39) have
been arrested in this
connection.
A case of fake arms
license was registered
in Sukhair Udaipur in
the year 2017. The ac-
cused had purchased
arms from the Naga-
land by issuing fake
arms licences.
SOG has
arrested the four
accused from
Bikaner. Arms
licenses of the
four accused
were fake,
confiscated.
Of13.81lakhlistedcases,8.90
lakhdisposedofin870benches
Kamal Kant
Jaipur: A National Lok
Adalat (NLA) was held
in Rajasthan on Satur-
day. Acting Chief Jus-
tice of Rajasthan MM
Shrivastava inaugurat-
ed the National Lok
Adalat by lighting up
the lamp along with the
other judges in Jodh-
pur. Similarly, Justice
Ashok Kumar Gaur in-
augurated the National
Lok Adalat in Jaipur
High Court premises.
A total of six benches
were constituted in
Jodhpur high court,
while six were formed
at Jaipur bench. Apart
from the high court, the
Lok Adalat was organ-
ised at various district
and subordinate courts,
labour courts as well as
debt recovery tribunals.
About 13,81,218 cases
were listed in the Lok
Adalats and marked for
the hearings across the
state. It was the second
National Lok Adalat,
jointly organized by
NALSA and RSLSA,
this year.
2nd National Lok Adalat was jointly organised by NALSA and RSLSA across state on Saturday
Justice Ashok K Gaur and others at inauguration in Jaipur.
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PROCEEDINGS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Raj Chief Information
Commissioner DB Gupta
said cases related to info are
being expeditiously disposed
of in special court camps in
the state. Gupta was hearing
matters related to JMCG and
Heritage in the special court
camp on the commission
premises on Saturday. He
said there are a total of 656
cases involving both the
corporations, out of which
65 cases have been heard
in the court on Saturday. A
total of 5 courts operated
in the commission. He said
that remaining cases will
be heard on May 28. “The
commission is disposing off
1675 cases every month.
SIC SPECIAL COURTS
ARE DISPOSING OF
1675 CASES EVERY
MONTH: CIC DB GUPTA
Lok Adalat was
held in districts,
subordinate
courts, labour
courts & debt
recovery
tribunals.

RAJASTHAN
05
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Medical and
Health Minister Prasa-
di Lal Meena said that
Rajasthan is the only
state in the country
where treatment, tests
and medicines are
available completely
free of cost to every per-
son. He was addressing
at the 7th Bhagwan Ma-
havir Conference (BM-
CON-7) on Saturday
.
The Minister said
that cancer is such a
disease that people
don’t come to know at
the primary stage and
when it is detected, it
would have reached the
third stage and its treat-
ment is very expensive.
Keeping this in mind,
the govt has decided to
run cancer vans in eve-
ry district. This van
will go to remote rural
areas and conduct
check-ups.
Meena said that the
govt has started Chiran-
jeevi and Nirogi Ra-
jasthan schemes for the
common man. So far,
more than 13 lakh peo-
ple have benefited from
the Chiranjeevi scheme
and an amount of more
than Rs 1,400 crore has
been spent on their
treatment. Also under
NirogiRajasthanallIPD
and OPD services are
available free of cost.
Free treatment, medicine to all: PL Meena
NIROGI RAJASTHAN
lll
Meena said that
the cancer is
usually detected
at a very late
stage where the
treatment
becomes costly,
therfore we run
cancer vans in
every districts
IPLbetting2019:CBIconducts
searchesinJaipur,Jodhpur
As per inputs received from Pakistan, CBI conducted searches in Shehrgarh
area of Jodhpur and questioned 7 accused in nexus to IPL betting in 2019
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: The CBI is
uncovering the layers
of betting that took
place in the 2019 edition
of IPL.
Based on inputs re-
ceived from Pakistan in
two separate cases of
alleged match-fixing,
the CBI today conduct-
ed raids at some places
in the country and
questioned 7 people in-
cluding one from Sher-
garh area of Jodhpur
district.
Sources said that the
accused Sajjan Singh
was not found in Sher-
garh and a CBI team
detained him in Jaipur.
It is believed that an in-
quiry is being conduct-
ed into the transfer of
Rs 25 lakh in his ac-
count.
CBI conducted raids
at few places in Delhi,
Hyderabad, Jaipur and
Jodhpur. CBI sources
say that these people
have links to match-
fixing during IPL in
the year 2019. In Delhi,
the CBI has named Dil-
ip Kumar, in Hy-
derabad Vasu and Sat-
ish as accused. In Ra-
jasthan, Sajjan Singh,
Prabhu Lal Meena,
Ram Avtar and Amit
Kumar Sharma have
been made accused.
CBI got inputs that
transactions worth
crores of rupees have
taken place in the ac-
counts of many of
these people. On the
basis of that, these peo-
ple came under the ra-
dar of CBI.
Nagaur: A salt trader
was killed after some
unidentified miscreants
riding on a Bolero car
opened fire on him on
Saturday. According to
police, about 5-6 miscre-
ants opened fire on the
salt trader Jaipal Poon-
ia injuring him seri-
ously on Saturday. Lat-
er, he was killed while
being taken to Jaipur
for treatment.
Police said, after the
firing incident, the salt
trader was taken to the
hospital, where he was
referred to Jaipur after
first aid, but he died on
the way
. —FIB
Pradeep Gadhwal
Jhunjhunu: To fight
inflation, the roadways
will add a fleet of 100
CNG buses Transport
Minister Brijendra Ola
said that preparations
have begun for running
CNG buses by roadways
admin at the HQs level.
Despite the rising pric-
es of petrol and diesel,
the fares have not been
increased by the road-
ways, which has hit the
revenue.
Ola, who was in
Jhunjhunu, said that
soon CNG buses will op-
erate. It will be imple-
mented in the entire
state in phases. In the
first phase, 100 CNG
buses will be rolled out
to increase revenue.
Talks are on with vari-
ous companies for this.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Amid the warn-
ing of heatwave and red
alert in Rajasthan the
unemployed youth of
the state are facing dou-
ble challenge as they
fight exam and heat
both. On Saturday, the
second day of Constable
Recruitment Exam the
temperature breaks the
record of 5 years in
Jaipur and Bikaner in
terms of intense heat.
Jaipur recorded 45.6 °C
whereas Bikaner re-
corded 48.2 °C, a record
high in last 5 years.
Dholpur was record-
ed hottest city in Ra-
jasthan at 48.5 °C with
mercury inching closer
to 50 °C. In Rajasthan,
23 cities recorded maxi-
mum temperature
above 44°C on Saturday
.
The department has
forecast for severe heat
wave condition (red
alert) in Sri Gangana-
gar, Hanumangarh, Bi-
kaner and Churu dis-
tricts on Sunday
.
Salt trader shot
dead in Nagaur
RSRTCtoadd100CNG
busestofightinflation
Heatwave: 5-yr record broken in Jpr, Bikaner
Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena addressing more than 250
eminent cancer doctors from the country and abroad on Saturday.
5-YEAR HEAT RECORD
BROKEN IN JPR,BKN
DHOLPUR 48.5
CHURU 47.5
BIKANER 48.2
JAIPUR 45.6
HANUMANGARH 47.8
GANGANAGAR 48.3
JAISALMER 47.4
KARAULI 47.9
TOP
8
HOTTEST
CITIES
Above Temperature in °C
On the second day of
constable recruitment exam,
candidates seen braving
intense heatwave at Laxmi
Mandir Chouraha.(Inset) A
family taking cover from heat.
Jaipur: In a major action, the Special Operations
Group (SOG) on Saturday arrested 3 more accused in
the REET paper leak case. The arrested accused are
Omprakash, Prakash Kumar and Jabraram, all from
Jalore. Prakash Kumar and Jabraram had facilitated
availability of the question paper to the candidates
before the examination whereas Omprakash had read
the paper as a candidate before the examination.
Bhilwara: Two people have been arrested in Bhilwara
for marrying off their minor children, police said on
Saturday. Bhilwara Superintendent of Police Adarsh
Sidhu said the marriage of Sadapur village resident
Kishan Lal’s minor son with Jassu ji Ka Kheda resident
Prabhu Lal Balai’s daughter had taken place in the
Jahazpur area on May 11. The SP said a special police
team arrested Kishan Lal (33) and Prabhu Lal Balai (40)
with the technical assistance of the cyber cell.
REET SCAM: SOG ARRESTS 3 MORE; 60
HELD SO FAR BY THE AGENCY
TWO ARRESTED FOR MARRYING OFF THEIR
MINOR CHILDREN IN BHILWARA
NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur: The scare of
corona virus seems to
be not ending soon for
Jaipur as state capital
recorded 30 cases again
on Saturday, while the
state recorded 55 new
Covid cases. But with
recovery of 113 patients
the active case tally
now stands at 558 in
Rajasthan. However, no
death related to Corona
was recorded. Mean-
while Alwar seems to be
second worst hit district
as it recorded 9 new
cases on Saturday.
CORONA: STATE
RECORDS 55 NEW
CASES, 33 IN JPR
Searches
are under-
way at
seven locations in
Delhi, Jaipur, Hy-
derabad and
Jodhpur in con-
nection with two
cases registered on
allegations of bet-
ting during IPL
matches.
—A Senior CBI official
First India Bureau
Dungarpur: BJP Rajya
Sabha MP Dr. Kirodi
Lal Meena on Saturday
reached Dhariyavad to
attend the second day
of the three-day Tribal
Ekta Mahasammelan
organized in Jawaha-
rnagar. He said the po-
lice are watching him
and he cannot even hold
media briefing for trib-
al issues.
The MP reached
Udaipur two days ago to
attend the tribal con-
vention. But the police-
administration had
sent him out of Udaipur
in wake of the Con-
gress’s Chintan Shivir.
A team of police es-
corted Kirodi the event
venue at which the peo-
ple present there start-
ed shouting. The police
withdrew and stood at
some distance keeping
a watch over Kirodi as
he is suspected to ven-
ture towards the Chin-
tan Shivir venue.
On the first day, a
tribal exhibition was
inaugurated by free-
dom fighter Mahesh
Koted. There was a dia-
logue on tribal litera-
ture, art, skill knowl-
edge and history
.
Ajmer: A two-month-
old baby boy was alleg-
edly murdered by his
grandmother and aunt
in Ajmer on Friday
evening. According to
police officials, the boy,
Pankaj, was strangled
to death after a verbal
spat broke out between
the mother and her
mother-in-law. “The in-
cident took place in Du-
mara village on Friday
.
The boy’s mother,
Puja, has accused her
mother-in-law and
brother-in-law’s wife of
killing her son. She al-
leged that while she
was working in kitchen
her son was asleep in
compound but when
she came out of kitch-
en, she saw her son in
an unconscious state.
The boy was immedi-
ately taken to the hospi-
tal, where he was de-
clared dead,” informed
Mangaliyawas SHO Da-
tar Singh. —FIB
Kirodi attends tribal
event in Dhariyawad
amid police presence
Grandmother,
aunt strangle
toddler to death
Dr Kirodi Meena in tribal event.
BJP MP alleges he is
being constantly
tracked by the police
JDC Jain asks engineers to complete
Sodala Elevated Road by May 31
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Advocates
under the Bar associa-
tion staged a protest at
the Court Chauraha in
Udaipur demanding the
establishment of a high
court bench in lake city
.
The lawyers raised
slogans against the govt
and briefed the gather-
ing on technical aspects
of the need for an HC
bench in the Mewar and
Vagad areas. “People of
southern Rajasthan
have been demanding
the establishment of a
High Court bench in
Udaipur for years, but
no government has paid
attention to it,” said the
lawyers.
Heavy police person-
nel were deployed ow-
ing to the ongoing Chin-
tan Shivir of Congress
in Udaipur. Several ad-
vocates gave arrests
during the demonstra-
tion. Notably, advocates
stage protests on the
seventh of every month
to raise their demands.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: JDC Ravi Jain
visited the construction
works of Sodala Elevat-
ed Road on Saturday
and instructed the engi-
neering branch and the
construction agency to
complete the project by
May 31.
During the visit, JDC
witnessed the segment
work launched from un-
derslung on the biggest
span of Sodala Elevated
Road on Saturday-Sun-
day under traffic diver-
sion approval at Civil
Line Circle.
Jain also reviewed
the work of facade
lighting under the beau-
tification of road. He
directed officials to take
action for improvement
of traffic movement on
the road from Ambed-
kar Circle to Beas Go-
down via the existing
bridge to Sodala.
Ahmedabad (PTI):
The crime branch here
has seized ketamine hy-
drochloride (date rape
drug) worth Rs 2.95
crore from a consign-
ment being smuggled
from Rajasthan to the
US via Gujarat through
the foreign post office,
informed an official on
Saturday
.
Acting on a tip-off,
crime branch officials
directed the foreign post
officeof theAhmedabad
to intercept a parcel
that was sent from
Pushkar (Rajasthan) to
Navsari in south Guja-
rat to be transported to
the US, official said.
When the content of
the consignment was
inspected in presence of
customs officials, two
plastic boxes containing
590 gm of white powder
apart from some cos-
metics and clothes were
recovered, he said. “The
powder was sent to the
FSL for examination. It
was confirmed to be
ketamine hydrochlo-
ride, a banned drug,”
the official said. The
sender of the parcel has
been booked under the
NDPS Act.
Ketamine being smuggled
toUSfromRajcaughtinGuj
Advocates staging protest at Court Chouraha, Udaipur on Saturday.
Ravi Jain, senior officials of JDA and construction agency discuss
about the Sodala elevated road on Saturday.
Advocates in Udaipur protest
demanding HC bench in city
CBI: accused
not found
Jaipur: As per CBI
sources, the ac-
cused Sajjan Singh
was not found in
Shergarh and a CBI
team detained him
in Jaipur. Inquiry
is going on for the
transfer of Rs 25
Lakh in his bank.
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

INDIA
06
New Delhi (Agencies):
Taking the Himachal
Pradesh government to
task, the National
Green Tribunal (NGT)
has stayed the contro-
versial Shimla Draft
Development Plan
(SDP), 2041, which was
cleared by the state cab-
inet last month, and
also issued a notice to
the chief secretary, ask-
ing him to file a reply
within a month.
An NGT bench, head-
ed by chairperson Jus-
tice Adarsh Kumar
Goel, in its May 12 or-
ders, held the proposals
and observations in the
SDP to be illegal. Re-
buking the state gov-
ernment, the NGT ob-
served that the
Himachal Pradesh gov-
ernment was “trying to
assume jurisdiction of
appellate authority
over the NGT in breach
of rule of law”. “(It’s)
not expected from a law-
ful government which
has to work as per law
and the Constitution,
and not at its fancies as
appear to be the case,”
states the order while
further stating that the
chief secretary will be
“personally held liable
for prosecution for such
patent illegal acts of the
state authorities”.
The SDP, which in
violation of the NGT
orders of 2017, proposes
to allow constructions
in Shimla’s most vul-
nerable areas, includ-
ing the green belts, the
core area and even the
sinking zone, was an-
nounced by the state
government in Febru-
ary this year and then
cleared by the cabinet
on April 27.
The SDP also pro-
poses to allow relaxa-
tions in the building
height and number of
storeys.
The NGT orders have
come on a fresh petition
filed by Yogendra Mo-
han Sengupta, an envi-
ronmentalist and the
original petitioner in
the landmark NGT rul-
ing that had banned all
constructions in Shim-
la in 2017.
Sengupta, in his peti-
tion filed before the tri-
bunalearlierthismonth,
pleaded that the SDP
was contrary to the sus-
tainable development
principle and destruc-
tive of environment and
public safety
.
NGT stays Shimla development plan, 2041
RAMPANT CONSTRUCTION IN HILLS
Stuttgart (Agencies):
Agriculture ministers
from the Group of Seven
industrialisednationson
Saturday condemned In-
dia’s decision to ban un-
approved wheat exports
after the country was hit
byapunishingheatwave.
“If everyone starts to
impose export restric-
tions or to close markets,
that would worsen the
crisis,” German agricul-
ture minister Cem Oz-
demirsaidatapresscon-
ference in Stuttgart.
India on Saturday
banned wheat exports
without prior govern-
ment approval after re-
cent scorching tempera-
tures hit production, in
a blow to countries af-
fected by supply short-
ages because of the war
in Ukraine.
India, the world’s
second-largest wheat
producer, said that fac-
tors including lower
wheat production and
sharply higher global
prices because of the
war meant that it was
now worried about its
own “food security”.
Allexportdealsagreed
before the directive is-
suedonFridaycouldstill
be honoured, but all fu-
tureshipmentsneededto
have government ap-
proval. However, exports
could also take place if
New Delhi approved a
request by other govern-
ments“tomeettheirfood
security needs.”
The decision came as
global agricultural mar-
kets were under severe
stress due to Russia’s in-
vasion of Ukraine.
The traditional
bread basket has seen
shipments disrupted,
with the Ukrainian ag-
riculture minister trav-
elling to Stuttgart for
discussions with G7
colleagues on getting
its produce out. Some
“20 million tonnes” of
wheat were sitting in
Ukrainian silos and “ur-
gently” needed to be ex-
ported, Ozdemir said.
G7 NATIONS CRITICISE INDIA’S
MOVE TO STOP WHEAT EXPORTS
If everyone starts to impose export restrictions or to close markets,
that would worsen the crisis, says German Agriculture Minister
Ludhiana (Agencies):
BJP national president
JP Nadda on Saturday
predicted that his party
would soon form gov-
ernment in Punjab giv-
en the “current situa-
tion” in the state.
He also lauded the
BJP for becoming the
first party in 37 years
to secure two consecu-
tive terms in Uttar
Pradesh.
While addressing a
public rally in Ludhi-
ana, JP Nadda said,
“We do not have our
government in Punjab,
but looking at the re-
sults of Punjab and the
current situation here,
I can say that in the
coming times, BJP gov-
ernment will be formed
in the state.”
Nadda’s remarks
have come in the wake
of an RPG attack on
Punjab Police’s intelli-
gence unit in Mohali.
Chamba (Agencies):
Union Information and
Broadcasting,YouthPro-
gram, and Sports Minis-
ter Anurag Singh
Thakur chaired a meet-
ing with the officers of
various departments of
the district at Bachat
Bhawan and issued in-
structionstostartaware-
ness activities under the
JanJagaranAbhiyanfor
the eradication of mal-
nutrition in the district.
The Union Minister
also asked officers to
prepare an action plan
within the time-bound
frame under the stand-
ard points of the inspi-
rational district related
to the agriculture sector.
While reviewing the
work being done under
the Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana, he
asked to give priority to
road expansion in the
Scheduled Castes domi-
nated areas and villag-
es having populations
of less than 250.
Chennai (Agencies):
Central intelligence
agencies have issued
warnings against the
possibility of former
cadres of the now-de-
funct Liberation Ti-
gers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) trying to re-
group and carry out at-
tacks during the Tamil
Genocide Remem-
brance Day on May 18,
sources in the Tamil
Nadu Home Depart-
ment said.
The Tamil Genocide
Remembrance Day is
marked annually by the
Sri Lankan Tamils
on May 18, the date
on which the over
25-year-old Civil War in
the island nation ended
in 2009.
With Sri Lanka un-
dergoing the worst-ev-
er economic crisis
since it gained inde-
pendence in 1948 as
well as the recent vio-
lence that erupted in
the island nation, the
possibility of certain
Tamil groups, includ-
ing the former LTTE
cadres, regrouping and
planning attacks is
worrying the Indian in-
telligence agencies, the
sources told media.
The Delhi Police on Sat-
urday arrested Harish
Goel and his brother
Varun Goel, company
owners of the building
that caught on fire on
Friday. 27 people had
lost their lives in the in-
cident. An FIR has been
registered against them
under sections 304, 308,
120 and 34 of the Indian
Penal Code.
Delhi Fire Service
(DFS) officials said that
it is suspected that an
explosion in an AC may
have triggered the fire.
A network of individu-
als involved in cricket
betting in the Indian
Premier League (IPL)
influencedmatchesheld
in 2019 based on inputs
received from Pakistan,
said the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
on Saturday
, adding that
a case has been filed in
the matter.
“This network is in-
fluencing outcome of
Indian Premier League
matches based on in-
puts received from Paki-
stan. In the garb of bet-
ting related to IPL
matches, they are cheat-
ing the general public
by inducing them for
betting,” said the pre-
mier investigation
agency
. The agency has
listed one Dileep Ku-
mar, based in Rohini,
Delhi, and Gurram
Vasu and Gurram Sat-
ish from Hyderabad in
its FIR as accused. For
betting purposes, the
said network opened
bank accounts using
fake IDs in collusion
with unknown bank of-
ficials, said the central
agency.
Poonch (Agencies):
Former Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Min-
ister and National
Conference leader
Omar Abdullah on
Saturday slammed
the Centre for abro-
gating Article 370,
while reiterating his
stand that the move
was“unconstitution-
al and unlawful”.
Omar said, the
BJP leaders had
claimed about nor-
malcy in Kashmir
while scrapping Ar-
ticle370,butitdidn’t
happen. “They said
if we remove Arti-
cle 370, there would
be peace. I don’t see
it. Yesterday, our
brother (SPO Riyaz
Ahmad) was killed.
24 hours before that,
our brother (Rahul
Bhat) was shot in
his office.”
Udaipur (Agen-
cies): The Congress
said on Saturday that
the situation of the
Indian economy is a
source of grave con-
cern because foreign
exchange reserves
have dwindled, and
that economic poli-
cies must be re-set.
Mentioning that in
the ongoing ‘Chintan
Shivir’ the state of
the economy featured
prominently in the
deliberations, Chid-
bambaram, the con-
venor of the commit-
tee on economy said,
“Our group has 60
members.” Over the
course of four hours
yesterday, 37 mem-
bers voiced their
opinions. Today and
tomorrow, the de-
bates will continue.”
Thepartyhascome
to the conclusion that
the status of the In-
dianeconomyisquite
concerning. In the
last eight years, the
current government
has emphasised a
slowerrateof growth.
The government is
essentially fuelling
inflation with its bad
policies,”Chidambar-
am added, citing high
taxes on petrol and
diesel, high charged
prices, and high GST
tax rates as examples.
Govt fuelling rise of
inflation with
wrong policies: PC
P Chidambaram during a press conference in Udaipur on
Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
India on Saturday banned wheat exports.
JP Nadda arrives to pay floral tributes to martyr Sukhdev Thapar
at his ancestral home, in Ludhiana on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.
CONGRESS CHINTAN SHIVIR
CBI says IPL
betting network
took inputs from
Pak, files case
Before the invasion,
Ukraine exported
4.5 million tonnes of
agricultural produce
per month through its
ports - 12 per cent of
the planet’s wheat, 15
per cent of its corn and
half of its sunflower oil.
But with the ports of
Odessa, Chornomorsk
and others cut off from
the world by Russian
warships, the supply
can only travel on con-
gested land routes. At
this critical juncture, G7
nations urged countries
around the world not to
take restrictive action
that could pile further
stress on the produce
markets.
WORLDWIDE
FOOD CRISIS
DEEPENS
Where is peace
promised after
abrogation of Art
370, asks Omar
Delhi Mundka
fire: Building
owners arrested
Looking at current situation, BJP
will soon form govt in Pb: Nadda
Anurag Thakur orders malnutrition
awareness campaign in Himachal
Intel agencies on high alert ahead of
Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day
Gupkar parties to meet
LG over KPs’ security
Srinagar (PTI): The
People’s Alliance for
Gupkar Declaration
(PAGD) has sought an
appointment with Jam-
mu and Kashmir Lieu-
tenant Governor Manoj
Sinha to raise the issue
of safety and security of
Kashmiri Pandits in the
valley, a spokesperson
said here on Saturday
.
Briefing reporters
outside the residence
of the PAGD president
Farooq Abdullah after
a meeting of the group,
spokesperson M Y Tari-
gami, said the killing
of Kashmiri Pandit
government employee
Rahul Bhat in Budgam
has shaken the Kash-
miri society.
Bhat, who had got the
job of a clerk under the
special employment
package for migrants in
2010-11, was gunned
downbyterroristsinside
the tehsil office in Cha-
doora town on Thursday
.
ED RAIDS IN BENGAL
B’deshi fugitive PK
Halder among six
arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata (ANI): As
many as six persons
including former
managing director of
NRBGlobalBankand
Reliance Finance
Limited Prashanta
Kumar Halder, also
known as PK Halder,
have been arrested
from North 24 Parga-
nas by Enforcement
Directorate, officials
said on Saturday
.
Proshanta Kumar
Halder has been pos-
ing himself as an In-
dian citizen in the
nameof Shibshankar
Halder after having
managed to fraudu-
lently obtain various
government identi-
ties like Ration Card,
Indian Voter ID card,
PAN and Aadhar
card.Thesamecaseis
with other associates
of Halder, the official
added.
“The ED has found
out that these Bangla-
desh nationals have
also managed to float
companiesinIndiaon
the basis of fraudu-
lentlyobtainedidenti-
ties and have even
purchased immova-
ble properties at vari-
ous places including
some posh areas in
Kolkata. Halder and
other associate per-
sons are accused in a
multi-million finan-
cial fraud in Bangla-
desh,” officials said.
PK Halder being escorted by ED officials.

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BIZ BUZZ
08
AU Small Finance
Bank, Tata Elxsi and
Adani Power soar
on MSCI foray
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Shares
of AU Small Fi-
nance Bank, Tata
Elxsi and Adani
Power jumped on
Friday after index pro-
vider MSCI included
them in its global in-
dex. From the Asia Pa-
cific region, MSCI has
added 48 stocks and
deleted 76, with the
most changes in
China. India saw four
additions and one
deletion. The additions
were Tata Elxsi (esti-
mated inflows of $170
million), Jindal Steel
and Power, Adani
Power ($135 mn)
and AU Small Finance
Bank ($72 mn).
Delhivery’s IPO
fully subscribed
on final day
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The IPO of lo-
gistics firm Delhivery
was fully subscribed
on the final day of
bidding, thanks to
demand from institu-
tional investors. The
issue was subscribed
1.6 times, garnering
bids for 101.6 million
shares, against 62
million on offer. The
public offer had been
subscribed only 23%
until the second
day of the offering.
Despite challenging
market conditions,
last-minute bids from
mutual funds and
foreign institutional
investors helped the
issue go through.
Omnichannel
platform Fynd to
hire over 1,200
engineers
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Reliance
backed Fynd is
India’s largest om-
nichannel platform
that also creates cut-
ting-edge technology
with solutions across
industries., They
have announced their
plan to onboard a
30% workforce from
Ahmedabad as part
of its recruitment
drive. Apart from
being applicable for
all levels with no
age limitations, the
recruitment drive
is in line with the
company’s total re-
quirement of 1200+
engineers.Paving the
way for its upward
growth trajectory,
Fynd aims to conduct
skill-based hiring in
areas like Python,
Full stack.
Radhakishan Damani-
led Avenue Su-
permarts (DMart) on
Saturday reported a 3.14
per cent year-on-year
(YoY) rise in consolidat-
ed net profit at Rs 427
crore compared with Rs
414 crore in the same
quarter last year.
The consolidated
revenue for the food
grocery retailer rose
18.53 per cent YoY to Rs
8,786croreintheMarch
quarter compared with
Rs 7,412 crore in the
corresponding quarter
last year.
Ebitda for the quarter
rose to Rs 739 crore from
Rs 613 crore YoY. Ebitda
margin came in at 8.4
per cent compared with
8.3 per cent in the year-
ago quarter. PAT margin
stood at 4.8 per cent
against 5.5 per cent YoY.
CEO Managing Di-
rector, Neville Noron-
ha said January start-
ed extremely well but
the Omicron wave of
Covid-19 reduced the
momentum in the mid-
dle of the month.
“These waves typi-
cally hurt the high mar-
gin and discretionary
items more. As is the
trend of the past, recov-
ery does take 40-50 days
after restrictions are
removed or anxiety of
a Covid wave recedes.
Omicron was a milder
wave and hence had a
significantly lower neg-
ative impact. March
2022 month again had
robust recovery and
very satisfactory like
for like growth vis-a-vis
March 2021,” he said.
“In general, the quarter
performance and past
two waves of stop-start-
stop give us extreme
confidence on the resil-
ience of the business to
recover in the short
term,” Noronha said.
Avenue Supermarts’ Q4 profit rises 3 per cent
‘THEREAREMOUNTAINSTOCLIMB’
New Delhi (Agen-
ceis): Campbell Wilson
has termed his appoint-
ment as Air India CEO
and MD as a fantastic
opportunity to lead a
historic airline and
mentioned that there
are “mountains to
climb” in his new stint.
Wilson was the Chief
Executive Officer of
the Singapore Airlines’
wholly-owned subsidi-
ary Scoot Air.
Singapore Airlines
(SIA) is a joint venture
partner of Tata Group
in full service carrier
Vistara.
On Thursday, Tata
Sons had announced
the appointment of
Wilson as the Manag-
ing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of
Air India.
In a communique
sent to Scoot employees
on Friday, he said,
“This afternoon I in-
formed the executive
team and your union
leaders of my resigna-
tion from Scoot and the
SIA Group.” He said it
was by no means an
easy decision to leave
and SIA was his first
professional job and
has been his home for
the last 26 years.
Wilson noted that
across three conti-
nents, six countries
and more than 12 roles,
SIA has accorded him
many more opportuni-
ties and experiences
than he could ever have
dreamed of.
“It is especially hard
to leave Scoot which, in
two chapters, I have
had the honour and
pleasure of nurturing
– together with a won-
derful, wonderful
group of people, past
and present – from a
mere spreadsheet to,
amongst many other
things, the World’s Best
Long-Haul, Low-Cost
Airline,”hementioned.
Through the initial
years of start-up and
rapid growth, to the
depths of aviation’s
worst-ever crisis and
now the accelerating
recovery, Scoot has tru-
ly been a labour of love,
he said.
“But there are other
mountains to climb,
and I am humbled to
have been selected by
Air India’s board as
that airline’s new
CEO,” he mentioned.
“It is a fantastic op-
portunity to lead a his-
toricairline,nowowned
by the Tata Group, to
new heights, and I am
grateful to embark on
that exciting challenge
with the full blessings
of the SIA management
team,” he noted.
AIR INDIA CEO-DESIGNATE CAMPBELL WILSON SAYS
Wilson was the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines’ wholly-owned subsidiary Scoot
Air. Singapore Airlines is a joint venture partner of Tata Group in full service carrier Vistara
Campbell Wilson
Three issues worth
`2,387 crore to hit
primary market
NEW DELHI (Agen-
cies): Three initial pub-
lic offerings (IPOs) will
hit the primary mar-
ket next week to raise a
total of Rs 2,387 crore.
First initial public of-
fering is from a fertiliz-
er company Paradeep
Phosphateswhich will
open on Tuesday, May
17. The IPO of the luxu-
ry watch retailer dis-
tinctive character It
will open on Wednes-
day, May 18. And the
IPO by MudhraIndia’s
largest licensed certifi-
cation authority, will
open on Friday, May 20.
In the case of the Rs
1,502 crore from Pa-
radeep Phosphates, the
company has already
raised Rs 450 crore from
anchor investors, in-
cluding Goldman Sachs.
The issue comprises
a new issue of equity
shares worth Rs 1,004
crore and an offer for
sale (OFS) component
of Rs 11.85 crore of eq-
uity shares. As part of
the OFS.
Maroc Phosphates
will sell 60,18,493 shares
of equity and the Gov-
ernment of India will
sell up to 11,24,89,000
shares of equity. The
government will divest
its entire 19.55 percent
stake in the company.
NEW ROLE
But there are other mountains to climb, and I am humbled
to have been selected by Air India’s board as that airline’s
new CEO —Campbell Wilson
Prepared for all situations:
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal
Twitter CEO Parag
Agrawal said the deal
with Tesla CEO Elon
Musk for the platform’s
buyout was not an ex-
cuse to avoid making
important decisions for
the company’s health.
In a thread on the
platform, Agarwal said
the deal with Musk was
expected to be closed
despite the tech billion-
aire putting the acqui-
sition on hold on a tem-
porary basis while he
awaits data on the pro-
portion of its fake ac-
counts. Agarwal added
that Twitter needed to
be prepared for all sce-
narios and do what was
right for it.
Musk announced his
$44-billion takeover of
the micro-blogging plat-
form last month.
Agrawal said ques-
tions might be raised
about a “lame-duck
CEO” making these
changes ahead of Twit-
ter’s acquisition, but he
needed to take decisions
to be prepared for all
scenarios and do what’s
right for the company.
“We announced
changes to our leader-
ship team and opera-
tions yesterday
. Chang-
es impacting people
are always hard,” the
CEO tweeted.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal
Tata Motors’ `32k cr capex
plan aims to go big on EVs
Homegrown carmaker
Tata Motors has in-
creased its capital ex-
penditure or capex by 30
per cent to Rs 32,000
crore in FY23 as against
Rs 23,000 crore in FY22.
The automaker plans to
use this capex to acceler-
ate its shift toward elec-
tric vehicles (EV) across
all its – commercial vehi-
cle (CV), passenger vehi-
cles (PV) segments and
its subsidiary Jaguar
Land Rover.
The automaker will be
making its highest ever
domestic investment of
up to Rs 6,000 crore for
the expansion of its
portfolio capacity. On
the other hand, Jaguar
Land Rover would be
getting around Rs 26,000
crore or 2.6 billion
pounds.
Tata Motors had also
planned to launch
around ten new EVs
over the next five years.
HIGHEST EVER DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
Legal backing for RoW by
Dec: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Telecom Min-
ister Ashwini
Vaishnaw on May 14
said legal backing for
Right of Way (RoW)
will be in place by De-
cemberandlaunched
the GatiShakti San-
char portal that will
centralise and speed
up approvals for lay-
ing of fibre and tow-
er installations, as
the country gears up
for 5G roll-out.
The GatiShakti
Sanchar portal will
facilitate centralised
Right of Way (RoW)
approvals. An online
platform for the in-
dustry to apply for
RoW approvals as
they build telecom
infrastructure, in-
cluding for 5G ser-
vices, the GatiShakti
Sanchar portal offers
a unified, integrated,
centralised approach
covering all States
and UTs and Central
government Minis-
tries.
For players, it
promises to reduce
the days involved in
getting stipulated
permissions, lower
costs and facilitate
ease of doing busi-
ness. Launching the
portal, Vaishnaw as-
serted the need for
legal provisions for
Right of Way and
promised that a
strong legal backing
will be put in place
by December this
year.
At present, RoW
rules are based on
administrative pro-
cess and a strong le-
gal backing is re-
quired to empower
local officials, bring
clarity on the fee
structure and fix ac-
countability, he ex-
plained.
“That will be our
next step. Moreover,
all the portals that
are there, especially
Gati Shakti portal,
railway portal, high-
way portal and oth-
ers...integration of
those...We will be
working on these
two technological
and legal aspects,”
Vaishnaw said.
Work has started
on these two fronts
already and the inte-
gration of portals is
expected in the next
3-4 months while the
timelines for provid-
ing legal backing is
December-end.
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
WORK IS ON
PMI Electro to
set up EV plant
in Maharashtra
PMI Electro Mobility So-
lutions Private Limited,
one of India’s leading
manufacturers of elec-
tricbuses,hasannounced
that it will set up its larg-
est electric commercial
vehicle manufacturing
plantinPune,Maharash-
tra.The35-acrefacilityis
said to come up in MIDC,
Chakan, and it will em-
ploy 1,500 personnel. The
company says that it will
have an annual produc-
tion capacity of 2,500
units.
‘NFTs will be considered as assets in near future’
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Belfrics Group,
one of the early adop-
ters of blockchain and
cryptocurrency in In-
dia, recently launched
its own NFT exchange
platform – BelNFT.
The company says it
is a part of a larger
business strategy of
Belfrics Group which
recently announced an
investment of USD 15
million in their block-
chain and crypto opera-
tions in India.
The company says
that BelNFT platform
would help users to to-
kenize their real-world
assets and help them to
buy, sell or trade the
NFTs in a safe and se-
cured manner. In an e-
mail interaction with
an online publication,
Praveen Kumar, Found-
er and CEO of Belfrics
Group, shares what
makes BelNFT differ-
ent from other NFT
marketplaces in India
and more about the
platform.
He said that most
NFT platforms in India
are directly creating
digital NFTs for their
customers, while we at
BelNFT will be tokenis-
ing an existing physi-
cal form to
digital assets and con-
verting them into
NFTs.
Belfrics is also one of
the only platforms in
India with a unique
verification process
that validates every
NFT trade to ensure
that the customers buy
an authentic digital as-
set at the right price.
‘In general, the quarter performance and past two
waves of stop-start-stop give us extreme
confidence on the resilience of the business’

NEWS
09
WHY IS NITISH A
‘COMPULSION’ FOR
BJP?
The BJP is already
gearing up for the
2024 general elections,
so the Saffron Party’s
effort to somehow ‘per-
suade’ Nitish Kumar is
going on these days.
Many state BJP leaders
were openly engrossed
in peddling a rhetoric
against Nitish Kumar,
due to which, Nitish
was reportedly angry
with the BJP. The party
High Command has en-
trusted the responsibil-
ity of persuading Nit-
ish to Dharmendra
Pradhan. Thus, Prad-
han suddenly reached
Patna to meet Nitish,
and if sources are to be
believed, the two lead-
ers talked for hours in a
‘closed room.’ Nitish
has been assured by the
BJP High Command
that “he will run the
government in Bihar on
his own terms, and
there will be no inter-
ference from the BJP’s
side.” Nitish has de-
manded replacement of
two people, one of them
is from the BJP i.e. State
President Sanjay Jaisw-
al whom Nitish doesn’t
like at all the other
person is the State As-
sembly Speaker Vijay
Kumar Sinha. Nitish
has been assured that
these two will be re-
placed in times to come.
It is said that Pradhan
has told Nitish that
‘Jaiswal will be re-
placed after the Presi-
dential election.’ Sourc-
esrevealthatBJPwants
to place a young leader
from a ‘forward com-
munity’ on the position
of State Chief and
Vivek Thakur, who is
CP Thakur’s son and
hails from Bhumihar
community, could be
the new BJP State Chief
for Bihar. In the recent
past, Tejashwi Yadav
has succeeded in break-
ing the traditional Bhu-
mihar vote bank of BJP
,
and this time in the Leg-
islative Council elec-
tions, three Bhumihar
leaders have won the
election on Tejashwi’s
initiative. The BJP is
also worried that if Nit-
ish is left open, he may
join hands with Lalu
again like in 2015,
which could eclipse the
BJP’s prospects in Bi-
har in the 2024 general
elections.
‘MAHARAJ’ IN A NEW
AVATAR
Several ministers of
the Modi govern-
ment are extremely ac-
tive on social media,
but it seems that Jyoti-
raditya Scindia, who
has shifted to the BJP,
is different. Recently, a
passenger, who was
travelling by a SpiceJet
plane, boarded the
plane and found that
his window was
partially damaged.
He immediately
clicked a photo of
that broken window
and tagged Civil
Aviation Min-
ister i.e.
Scindia on
T w i t t e r
and wrote that ‘this is a
serious security lapse.’
Scindia saw the tweet
and immediately took
the top most SpiceJet
officials on the line.
The Minister gave clear
instructions that ‘till
the time window is not
fixed, the aircraft will
not takeoff ’. The com-
pany officials tried to
make the Minister un-
derstand their point
that the window glass
has a minor damage
and they will get it
fixed. But Scindia
didn’t agree, as a re-
sult, the airline had to
send its engineers on
that runway itself to
get the window re-
paired. The entire pro-
cess took 10-12 hours,
and only then the plane
was allowed to take-
off from there. Af-
ter this, the Min-
ister has instruct-
ed that after
checking all the
aircraft of this
airline, a re-
port should
be sent to
him.
WHO IS POOJA
SINGHAL ?
Jharkhand’s IAS of-
ficer, Pooja Singhal
is a picture of the de-
sired mixture of poli-
tics and bureaucracy,
which tries to tell to
what extent the bureau-
cracy itself is involved
in it, showing the path
of corruption to the
leaders. In Jharkhand,
when the so-called hon-
est Chief Minister of
BJP was ‘in power’,
Pooja Singhal used to
‘have her say’. Although
Pooja has been the mas-
termind behind count-
less scams, but when
there was a massive
MGNREGA scam in
Khunti, an inquiry
committee was set up
regarding the involve-
ment of ‘Madam IAS.’
That committee was
headed by the then CS
of Jharkhand, Rajbala
Verma and Principal
Secretary AP Singh,
who gave a clean chit to
Pooja Singhal in this
matter. While Nidhi
Khare, who was a Secre-
tary in the government,
openly opposed giving a
clean chit to Pooja. To-
day, Nidhi Khare is
posted in New Delhi
and Nidhi’s husband
Amit Khare, who is also
an IAS officer, is a very
powerful officer in the
PMO. It should be noted
that during that period,
there were serious alle-
gations of corruption
on Rajbala Verma and
AP Singh and then the
PMO had asked Raghu-
bar Das to get both Ver-
ma and Singh investi-
gated. But Raghubar
Das, a master in side-
lining ‘trouble’, sup-
pressed the matter
with some clever
moves. Hemant Sor-
en has been a tar-
get of BJP
since the
beginning and Pooja
Singhal had become an
important member of
Hemant’s kitchen cabi-
net, so preparations are
being made to ‘target’
Soren as well, on the
pretext of Singhal. As
for Raghubar Das, he
was thrashing his
hands and feet to come
to the Rajya Sabha, his
eyes were also on the
CM’s chair. It is said
that the ED in its rigor-
ous interrogation, has
uncovered many impor-
tant secrets from Pooja
Singhal. It has also been
revealed that Singhal
had made her relation-
ship a little too sweet
through the ‘baniya
connection’ with
Raghubar Das.
THE REAL CONCERN
OF CHINTAN SHIVIR
Many senior party
leaders were ab-
sent from Congress’s
Chintan Shivir in
Udaipur as they weren’t
even invited to the
camp. Congress has its
own government in Ra-
jasthan and
C h h a t t i s -
garh, be-
sides, it is
involved
in coali-
tion gov-
e r n -
ments in Maharashtra
Jharkhand. None of
the ministers in these
governments were in-
vited to the Chintan
Shivir. Even working
presidents of state
units many party
spokespersons were
also not invited. Every-
one was perplexed as to
who had prepared the
list of invitees? Leaders
like Jignesh Mevani
and Kanhaiya Kumar
may not have got any
post in the party, but
both of them are very
dear to Rahul, so they
were invited to the
camp. Mevani is an in-
dependent MLA from
Gujarat, many Con-
gressmen were sur-
prised to see him at the
camp, however, he is
close to Rahul and
hence, was given an in-
vitation. Sonia Gandhi
was also aware of this
camaraderie, which she
referred to in her inau-
gural address and said,
“Many party leaders
wanted to stay in this
camp, but due to some
reasons, we have had to
limit our participation.
But I am sure that these
leaders will understand
our compulsions. I
want to tell them that
just by not being pre-
sent in Udaipur, their
role or ability in the or-
ganisation has not been
devalued.”
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
POOJA SINGHAL
SONIA GANDHI
Honouredtohavemetworld’soneof
themostpowerfulleaders: Poonia
First India Bureau
Jaipur: CS Usha Shar-
ma while chairing a re-
view meet via VC on
preparations for the up-
coming ‘Invest Ra-
jasthan Summit-2022’ to
be held on October 7-8,
stressed on creating an
‘investment- friendly’
environment at the
state level so that every
entrepreneur of the
country is eager to in-
vest in Rajasthan. She
said that maximum in-
vestment is necessary
for the prosperity of the
state.
She took information
from all District Collec-
tors about the MoUs
and LOIs signed on lo-
cal areas and said that
maximum efforts
should be made at the
district level.
The theme of the Sum-
mit is ‘Committed, De-
livered.’ She said that
works are being done
for the establishment of
industries at the dis-
trict level directed the
District Collectors to
meet local entrepre-
neurs address the
problems being faced
by them. Pending cases
of land allotment were
also discussed in detail.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP Rajasthan
President Dr Satish
Poonia called upon
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi at the Prime
Minister’s residence in
New Delhi on Saturday
.
Modi held discus-
sions with Poonia on
the organizational, pub-
lic interest issues and
political situation of
Rajasthan. According
to sources, PM Modi
also guided Dr Poonia.
It is also believed that
the BJP’s National
Meeting to be held in
Jaipur on May 19 was
also discussed during
the meet. PM Modi will
address this meeting
virtually. The PM also
met Poonia’s family
members with much
warmth affection
also posed for pictures
with them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi candidly poses for a photograph
with Dr Satish Poonia’s family including Dr Poonia’s wife Mohini
children Mahip and Anushka in New Delhi on Saturday.
CS Usha Sharma chairs the review meeting for the Invest Rajasthan Summit-2022 scheduled to be
held in Jaipur in October via VC at the Government Secratariat in Jaipur on Saturday. Veenu Gupta,
Archana Singh, Indrajeet Singh and Mahendra Kumar Parekh were also present.
Maximum invest-
ment is necessary
for state’s prosperi-
ty. Works are be-
ing done for the
establishment of
several industries
at the district level.
Usha Sharma,
Chief Secretary
Birla: IIIT Kota to start
functioning next year
Close shave: Min Shale
unhurt after accident
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: LS Speaker
Om Birla inspected
the IIIT’s site in Kota.
The project is being
built at a cost of Rs
121 crore. Birla said
that the campus will
start functioning
next year.
He asked the offi-
cials to complete the
construction work
by the end of this
year so that new
batch could start at
the new campus.Its
batches are being
run at MNIT, Jaipur.
With Birla’s ef-
forts, its construc-
tion work started in
Oct 2020, but slowed
down due to Covid
pandemic. Now the
construction has
gained momentum.
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Minority
Affairs Minister
Shale Mohammad
had a narrow escape
on Saturday after a
truck hit his car
while he was on his
way to Pokhran. The
gunman car driver
sustained minor in-
juries. The incident
took place at Keru
village where a truck
loaded with LPG cyl-
inders rammed into
the car. “The truck
driver came from the
wrong side hit the
car from side. Thank-
fully, it didn’t collide
head-on. The car was
damaged on one side.
I am safe, but my
gunman driver
were injured in the
mishap,” Cabinet
Minister Shale Mo-
hammad said.
Om Birla meets general public and addresses their
concerns at his Camp Office in Kota on Saturday.
The damaged car at the accident site near Keru village.
Make Raj ‘investment- friendly’
to attract max investors: CS
Local level of investment increases chances of local employment: ACS Veenu Gupta
NITISH KUMAR
JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA
PM Narendra Modi receives a souvenir of the Ashok Stambh from
BJP President from Rajasthan Dr Satish Poonia during the latter’s
visit to the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi on Saturday.
It was unforgettable! There can be no
greater honour for a worker born
into a farmer’s home by world’s one
of the most powerful leaders. He listened to
me, guided me blessed my family, which is
truly amazing. —Dr Satish Poonia, BJP State President
BJP, Cong dominated
by few families: Mishra
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Rajasthan in
charge of AAP Vinay
Mishra said “Few fami-
lies dominate BJP and
Congress. They pro-
mote nepotism in poli-
tics. But, AAP thinks
for the welfare of 130
crore people of this
country. We aim to
bring young people for-
ward, who should work
with new energy for de-
velopment and better-
ment of people,” said
Vinay Mishra.
“Today, a large num-
ber of people took par-
ty’s membership in
Jaipur more will join
AAP in days to come,”
he said. ” Meanwhile,
Vinay Mishra paid a
surprise visit to Vijay
Bainsla’s residence on
Saturday both of
them held a meeting for
about an hour.
Mahila Congress Committee’s District General Secretary Ankita
Sharma, Congress leader Narendra R Sharma, and Social Activist
Sangeeta Raja joined AAP, in presensce of Vinay Mishra.
Sharma will be
called for further
probe, say cops
FROM PAGE 1
I have been cooperating
in the investigation and
will continue to do so,”
Sharma said.
Notably, Lokesh
Sharma has been ques-
tioned for the second
time. The facts of the
inquiry are being kept
confidential. A senior
crime branch official
said that Sharma will
be called for further
questioning. Last time
Sharma was asked to
bring his mobile phone
although he did bring
the phone but the inves-
tigation didn’t find any
evidence. According to
cops, Lokesh reached
the crime branch office
in Rohini with his law-
yer at around 11 am. He
was questioned by an
ACP level officer.

If you decide that all experiences
are actually arches to build
upon, soon you will have a tall
building.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
10
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/004/2022-24

z Leaders at media centre!
CM Ashok Gehlot, Sachin
Pilot, Harish Rawat, Sub-
odh Kant Sahay reached
the media centre to interact
with scribes

z Kanhaiya Kumar arrived
at the Nav Sankalp Shivir in
a minibus but the security
stopped him outside for in-
vestigation, Kanhaiya waited
for 10 mins, later walked in

z Kapil Sibal of the G-23,
Hardik Patel did not attend
Nav Sankal Shivir of party

z Former PM Narasimha
Rao and Manmohan
Singh shares same place
in the posters placed in the
Congress camp. This is the
first time since Rao’s death
in 2004 that party remem-
bered him

z AICC team will set up a
Public Inside dept to know
reaction of general public
before making any decision

z Congress is also prepar-
ing to contact families,
there was a suggestion that
every worker should take
responsibility for contacting
about 40 families

z Party will also set up a
political affairs committee
in every state. Suggestion
to reconsider NSUI and
IYC elections also came in
the meeting. Congress will
conduct an annual review
of its frontal organizations

z There was a suggestion
to consider the Kerala mod-
el for mobilizing resources
from the general public

z Congress will strengthen
organization’s information
system and will increase its
presence on social media
and appointments will be
done for all these platforms

z It was decided in the
shivir that field workers of
the Congress party will be
given training in the Na-
tional Institute of Training

z Congress will focus on
modernization and innova-
tions, for this purpose, the
institute will be set up for
giving training to workers
from across the country
TODAY’S EVENT
FROM P1…
09:30 am Press briefing
10:00 am Submission of
reports to the Congress
President by Convenors of
6 Coordination panels
11:00 am Meeting of
Congress Working
Committee to discuss
and finalise resolutions/
declarations
01:00 pm Photo session
followed by lunch break
02:30 pm Reassemble at
the venue
03:00 pm Valedictory
address by Former
Congress Prez Concluding
speech by Cong Prez. Vote
of thanks by President,
Rajasthan PCC on
behalf on the Reception
Committee and all the
organisers of the event
04:15 pm Conclusion of
the “Nav Sankalp Shivir
2022” by National Anthem
DAY 2: NAV SANKALP SHIVIR
Only Cong has power to
compete with NDA: Gehlot
From P1…
From central govt as
ED, I-T, CBI raids are
carried out on media
centers. The media of
the country is very
strong, it has the power
to change the govern-
ment, like it did previ-
ously on many issues
like 2G and Coalgate.”
Gehlot said, “The
camp has been kept af-
ter much thought by
Soniaji. After the camp,
youwillseeabigchange
in the country and the
state. Their dream of
Congress-free India will
never come true. If you
go to the villages and
ask the old people, then
you will say that the
Congress should be
strong.”
Congress has the
power to compete with
NDA or BJP. If the envi-
ronment of the country
is not corrected in time,
it will not be good for
the country. Congress
always kept everyone
together and even today
,
Congress takes every-
one along.”
Meanwhile, appreci-
ating presence of jour-
nalists, Gehlot said, “I
have never seen such an
atmosphere before.”
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot wished all the
journalists captured
picture of journalists
in his phone’s camera.
CONGRESS LIKELY TO RAISE REPRESENTATION OF SC, ST,
OBC AND MINORITIES IN ORGANISATION TO 50 PER CENT
Udaipur: The Congress is likely to bring in a measure to ensure 50% representa-
tion to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and minorities at all levels of the
party organisation. A decision on this has been taken by the panel on social justice
and empowerment formed by party chief Sonia Gandhi to lead discussions on this
issue at the Congress’ three-day ‘Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir’ here, party leader K
Raju said. He added that it is likely to be recommended for approval of the Congress
Working Committee. Raju said the panel is also likely to propose establishing a
social justice advisory council to the Congress president. This advisory council will
look at issues and give recommendation to the president, he said.
CM Ashok Gehlot and Randeep Surjewala speak to media personnel as Govind S Dotasra look on.
‘Media of country
is very strong, it
has the power to
change the govt’
Camp has been
kept after much
thought by Sonia
Gandhi ji: Gehlot
Naresh Sharma
Udaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot made special ar-
rangements so that the
media should not have
any problem in Chintan
Shivir. There are full ar-
rangements of food, ac-
commodation and other
facilities.
On Friday
, Gehlot got
complaints about some
irregularities and on
Saturday he ensured to
immediately rectify all
those shortcomings.
Everyone is praising
the media management
in the event and prais-
ing it as ‘Atithi Devo
Bhava’. Dr Raghu Shar-
ma, in-charge of Guja-
rat Congress said, “The
number of opportuni-
ties Congress has given
to youth have not been
given by anyone. Every
party worker wants that
Rahul should handle
the affairs of the party
,”
he said. On the question
of Hardik Patel’s dis-
pleasure in Gujarat, he
said, “There is no such
thing as resentment.
‘Delighted’CMspendslighter
moment,takespicwithscribes!
CM Ashok Gehlot, Randeep Surjewala, Aditi Nagar, Naresh Sharma, Shweta Mishra, Poonam Sharma,
Yogesh Sharma, LL Sharma, Sushant Pareek, Khursheed Rabbani and others in Udaipur on Saturday.
CM Ashok Gehlot with (L) Govind S Dotasra, Randeep Surjewala,
Dr Raghu Sharma and Rajiv Arora during the press meet.
—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former
Punjab Congress
President Sunil
Jakhar, 68, has
announced to
quit the party. He
announced his
decision to leave
the Congress by
going Live on his
official Facebook
page. During
this, he also tar-
geted Chief Min-
ister Ashok Ge-
hlot. He said, “I
want to ask
Ashok Gehlot
whether your
government has
been destabilized
by Sunil Jakhar
so I was given to
the notice. Every
15th day you have
to tell that you
will be the Chief
Minister,” he
said. Jakhar said
that the people
who camped in
Manesar against
his government
were not given
notice. The Con-
gress President
calls them for
consultation.
Jakhar targets
CM Gehlot on
quitting
Congress
Aditi Nagar
Udaipur: Former Hary-
ana CM and Congress’
Agriculture Committee
convener for the Nav
Sankalp Shivir Bhupen-
dra Singh Hooda sur-
rounded central govt
regarding loan waiver
amid Congress’s Chin-
tan Shivir (Nav Sankalp
Shivir) in Udaipur. On
second day, the group
on Agri has given many
suggestions like mak-
ing a law on MSP and
setting up commission
on farmer loan waiver.
He said that the NDA
government had prom-
ised to double the in-
come of farmers by
2022, but did not fulfill
it, rather the debt on
farmers has doubled.
Agriculture Committee
member and Chhattis-
garh Minister TS Singh
Deo said that Kisan
Nyay Yojana has been
started in Chhattisgarh
which should be imple-
mented in the country
.
Pratap Singh Bajwa
said that subsidy of
farmers should be in-
creased. Centre in col-
lusion with companies,
has given benefits to
companies instead of
farmers in crop insur-
ance. Now new Electric-
ity Act is coming, it is
anti-farmer, he said.
Congress party calls for law
guaranteeing MSP for crops
Decisions made on
leadership of youth,
roadmap soon: Pilot
Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi and Bhupinder Singh Hooda during a meeting with AICC General
Secretaries, In-charges, PCC Presidents and CLPs during the party’s Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir.
...WANT TO MAKE FARMERS ‘DEBT-FREE’: HOODA
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Congress
leader Sachin Pilot on
second day of shivir
said that we want rep-
resentation of youth to
be increased and a deci-
sion has been taken on
this. “Decisions have
been taken in the meet-
ing of Parliamentary
Board and on youth
leaders in organisation.
The blueprint and road-
map regarding this will
come out soon. We have
a Cong Prez and we all
want Rahul to emerge
as Prez. We want to
move forward with new
energy,” Pilot said.
Sachin Pilot waves party flag
during Congress’s Nav Sankalp
Shivir, in Udaipur on Saturday.
We will soon see that more than 50 per cent
of the leaders will be below 40 years of age
and this will be reflected. Such powers
which work to make people fight among themselves
will have to be stopped, it is not good for the future of
India. —Sachin Pilot, Former Deputy Chief Minister
70 leaders participated
in the panel and all ex-
pressed views with sen-
sitivity and diligence.
There is no difference
between words and
deeds of Congress party
—Salman Khurshid,
Congress Leader
I am always ready to
serve the party like a
worker. We will move
forward with the posi-
tive decisions taken in
shivir, this resolve will
reach last person in row.
—Harish Rawat,
Congress Leader
Rahul, yet...
Notably, although all
the leaders gave their
views regarding the
yatra, however, Sonia
Gandhi has not yet giv-
en her opinion in this
regard. Congress lead-
ers said that such a
travel plan should be
made, in which most of
the major districts can
be touched along with
the states.
Rahul Gandhi should
get a chance to discuss
not only with the lead-
ers of the state but also
with the leaders of the
district and under-
stand the ‘grassroot’
atmosphere. Party
leaders admitted in in-
formal conversation
that BJP National Pres-
ident JP Nadda is also
touring continuously
across the country and
is already engaged in
creating atmosphere
for the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections and therefore,
the Congress high com-
mand should also do
the same.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Acharya
Pramod Krishnam on
Saturday said Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra is the
“most popular” face of
the party and should
take over its leadership
in case Rahul Gandhi is
not willing to accept the
responsibility
.
Krishnam, who is
considered close to Pri-
yanka, said that every-
one wants Rahul Gan-
dhi to become the party
president but he has
been refusing to take up
this post for the last two
years. “It is time Rahul
should take over party
reins if for some rea-
sons he is not ready to
accept the role, Priyan-
ka should come forward
lead as youth of coun-
try want her,” he said.
He also expressed
hope that change would
be brought about in
Cong in Raj ahead of
2023 Assembly polls.
He, however, said that
this does not mean that
people do not love Ge-
hlot. As Acharya raised
demand in favour of
Priyanka, Kharge si-
lenced him. Pramod
raised demand to make
Priyanka the president
in middle of meeting.
Priyanka should take over
Cong leadership: Acharya
Acharya Pramod and Sudhir
Sharma at Nav Sankalp Shivir
in Udaipur on Saturday.
BRIEF NEWS
AND MORE...
Jaipur: BJP leaders
lashed out at Congress
Chintan Shivir in Udaipur
on Saturday. Union
minister Kailash Choud-
hary said that Congress
should take care of
public first. Minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekhawat
said that in Shivir, same
words of British era are
being repeated State BJP
Prez Satish Poonia said
Cong prevented Subhash
Chandra from becom-
ing INC President. BJP
spokesperson Ramlal
Sharma has retaliated
at Congress president
Sonia Gandhi over her
remarks about minority
community.
Udaipur: The posters put up at the Con-
gress’s Chintan Shivir venue in Udaipur are
different from the tradition as space has
been given to freedom fighters have been
given equal importance along with Gandhi
family scions and senior leaders in the post-
ers on both sides of the road. BJP is calling
it a failed attempt to get out of shadow of
Nehru-Gandhi family. Usually, in Congress
event, only the faces of Gandhi family or
CM, State Presidents are seen in the post-
ers. Political analysts say that Cong has
tried to give a silent answer to allegations
of nepotism through posters. “Party has
always remembered these big old leaders
and freedom fighters. People of BJP, RSS
were not visible far and wide in freedom
struggle,” said Ajay Maken. —Ravi Sharma
BJP leaders
lash out at Cong
Chintan Shivir
POSTERS OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS, TALK OF THE TOWN!
Posters of Lal Bahadur Shastri and Dr
Rajendra Prasad placed in the venue.

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J a g d e e s h
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launched its
Season 2 on 27
Aprilinaglam-
orous affair in Mum-
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success of Season 1
which culminated on
Oct 31, 2021 in Goa
with the crowning of
Pearl Agarwal as
Miss First India’21
and Rayna Sikri as
First Miss India
Teen’21, the 2022
season was much
awaited by young
aspirants across
India. Season 2
promises to be
even more en-
riching,power-
ful, alluring
and fascinat-
ing with its
finale sched-
uled in Mum-
bai in the
first week of
October and auditions
across India, before
that.
Anjali Khandal has
been selected as the
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beauty from Rajasthan
is the symbol of the
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perked up even more
by the two major an-
nouncements by
Jagdeesh Chandra that
the Winners of the
First Miss India will
not be under any exclu-
sive contract and thus
will be free to partici-
pate in any pageant or
event; and the second
that the participants of
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winners Pearl and Ray-
na) are welcome to try
a second time for the
coveted crown.
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choreographed by Pari-
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ion Designer Ken
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.
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two weeks
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though Banga-
lore and Chan-
digarh are fol-
lowing closely
.
Audition in
Mumbai will be
held in the first
week of July
with Jaipur,
Pune, Bangalore,
Chandigarh, Del-
hi, Indore, Kolkata
and Ahmedabad
planned by the end
of August. Keep
watching this
space for the
upcoming
gala event
toannounce
the star-stud-
ded jury for
the auditions.
F
BIENVENUE
BELLES FILLES
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
Jagdeesh Chandra with the winners of First Miss India Season 1. From left Rayna Sikri (Winner First Miss India Teen), Mrunmayi Barve (First Miss India Teen 2nd Runner up),
Pearl Agarwal (Winner First Miss India), Lekh Uthaiah (First Miss India 2nd Runner up), Shreya Gupta (First Miss India 1st Runner up) and Shubhi Dhaneta (First Miss India Teen 1st Runner up)
Anjali Khandal and Natasha Assadi Hina Khan and Deepti Gujral
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
JAIPUR, SUNDAY,
MAY 15, 2022

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