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Congress demands white paper
Andhra Pradesh
Re-organisation Bill passed in RS
Smaller version of BrahMos missile on cards
Tandon a fearless leader who speaks his mind
Mumbai cops told to prepare lists of missing Muslim youths
Lalu deposes in two more fodder scam cases
Controversial TRAI Bill passed
Govt confident of clearing RS hurdle
Rights groups pan Maneka over remarks on teens in rape cases
paid news case
Ex-CM Mahanta quits as AGP chief
13 crib deaths in WB
Coast Guard rescues 11 crew from cargo ship off Raigad
salman case
Sai idols to be removed from temples in Gujarat town
SC stays hanging of 2 convicts in Delhi gang-rape case
Minister asks 48 units polluting Ganga to shut
Row over Haryana Sikh
gurdwara parbandhak committee
AI flight lands safely after bird strike
Indian warships in Russia for naval wargames
Punjab CM wants Centre to step in
Nalvi calls INLD, BJP anti-Sikh
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Destruction of 11, 100 files by home ministry New Delhi, July 14 “No file relating to the nation’s freedom struggle has been destroyed or will be destroyed...changing the country’s history in not on our agenda,’’ Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured the Rajya Sabha after the Opposition raised serious objections over the destruction of 11,100 files relating to his ministry. He pointed out that this was not the first time that government files had been destroyed. Even during the UPA regime, files were destroyed in the ministry. But the step has been taken by strictly following the manual of office procedure. ‘’Our government is not a closed book but an open book...we believe in transparency. No attempt is being made to destroy continuing of India’s history,’’ the Home Minister said. Responding to members who raised queries on his suo-motu statement on July 11 on alleged destruction of 1.5 lakh files in his ministry, Singh told the House that no file relating to Mahatma Gandhi, former President Rajendra Prasad, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri or the last Indian Viceroy Lord Mountbatten had been destroyed. Members from the Congress and the Left parties quoted media reports to embarrass the government on the issue and alleged that on simple calculation the government took less than a minute to destroy a file in the Ministry. To this, the Home Minister said as many as 500 people were involved in the entire exercise of destroying the files. There were acrimonious exchanges between the opposition and treasury benches when Singh said his party was the only non-Congress party that has got a clear mandate by the people of the country and members should not question its intentions. He lauded PM Narendra Modi for asking the government to scan all files and digitise them.
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Congress demands white paper New Delhi, July 14 The demand came amid raging fears that files pertaining to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi could have been destroyed although Home Minister Rajnath Singh recently said in Parliament that such files were safe with the National Archives of India. Some 11,000 files are said to have been destroyed by the Home Ministry since Narendra Modi took charge as Prime Minister with the Congress today accusing the Centre of destroying files “under a well-planned conspiracy to hide uncomfortable history from the future generations”. Congress general secretary and spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed questioned Rajnath Singh’s assertion about files pertaining to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination being safe. “Not all files related to Gandhiji’s assassination have been archived. Some files which contain crucial details of the events post the assassination are still with the Home Ministry. These files throw light on the Cabinet meeting held after the assassination and of how the then home Demanding a white paper on all the files said to have been destroyed by the Home Ministry, Congress today said, “We want to know which files stand destroyed and under whose orders. History is being changed on the sly and all this is being done under a planned conspiracy.” Asked why the Congress did not during ten years of its rule archive or digitize crucial files, Shakeel Ahmed said, “Files lying in ministries are supposed to be housed safely. These are crucial government files which narrate the history of a nation. The Modi government must come clean on this issue. We are not saying they have destroyed these files but now that there are fears, the Government must come out with a white paper and satisfy the country.” Shakeel said history is a continuum and every country has a history which cannot be hidden from posterity. “The BJP is trying to change the history and this is very unfortunate,” Congress said. The PMO had within the first week of Modi’s elevation written to all Ministries asking them to keep offices clean and dispose of unused files. Although there are due processes to be followed under the law in case of destruction of files, it is unclear whether these were followed in the instant case. Women and Child Development Ministry alone for instance has disposed of 1,800 files and documents and about 1,350kg of files and waste paper.
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Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill passed in RS New Delhi, July 14 The Congress supported the Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill proposes the merger of some villages from Khammam district of Telangana with Andhra Pradesh to facilitate the Polavaram multi-purpose project. It paves the way for transferring seven mandals from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh for the project. Replying to the debate, Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured the members that all precautions would be taken to protect the interests of tribals who would be affected due to the Polavaram project. He said best available relief and rehabilitation package would be provided to those who would be relocated. Rejecting the allegations by some members that the Bill is anti-constitutional, the minister said all procedures had been duly followed.
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Smaller version of BrahMos missile on cards New Delhi, July 14 Addressing a gathering while launching his book “The Path Unexplored”, BrahMos Aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai said the firm was preparing for the test-firing of the air-launched version of the missile by the yearend. “The BrahMos-Mini would be developed by reducing the size of the booster and the engine and reducing its weight. The missile would then be ready for deployment on submarines and smaller fighter aircraft,” he said. — PTI
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Tandon a fearless leader who speaks his mind
Chandigarh, July 14 Tandon, who was appointed Chhattisgarh Governor today, was born and brought up in Amritsar. He started his political career as a councillor in 1953. He won the municipal polls when he was in jail. At 19, he was the district “prachark” of the RSS and remained its member for many years. In 1951, he was asked to work for the newly created political wing of the organisation — Bharatiya Jan Sangh — and was assigned the task of short-listing leaders from Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Kangra districts. Now, he is a member of the National Council and national executive of the BJP. He has served the Bharatiya Jan Sangh in many capacities, including state general secretary in 1953. During the Kashmir Movement, he undertook the responsibility of supervising the campaign in Punjab. As a result, he was put behind bars by the then government. An initiator of the ‘Maha’ Punjab movement, Tandon soon became its Chief Organiser. He was elected as member of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1969 and then in 1977. He became the leader of the Bhartiya Jan Sangh Group in the Punjab Assembly in 1969 and later a Cabinet Minister in the coalition government headed by Justice Gurnam Singh. Later, Parkash Singh Badal succeeded Justice Gurnam Singh and Tandon continued as a minister in that government too. After the formation of the Janata Party in India, he became Punjab’s state treasurer. He was arrested on the night of the declaration of Emergency in 1975 and remained behind bars till 1977. As he took up public issues vociferously, he was put behind bars many times (totaling 5 years), including 19 months during Emergency. Following his election to the Assembly in 1977, Tandon became senior-most minister leader in the coalition government headed by Badal. Under his leadership, the state BJP and its alliance partner— SAD— came back to power in 1997. He was again elected leader of the BJP Legislative Group and was inducted in the government as a Cabinet Minister for the fourth time. He held the second position in the coalition government headed by Badal. Under his leadership in 1998, the BJP-SAD alliance handed out a crushing defeat to the Congress in the LS elections by winning all 13 seats in Punjab. Winning it for BJP
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Mumbai cops told to prepare lists of missing Muslim youths Mumbai, July 14 Sources said Maria had written to officers of the Crime Branch and the Anti-Terror Squads of the city police earlier this month, asking them to prepare lists of missing Muslim youths. Assistant Commissioners of Police have been asked to collect details of missing Muslim youths from the local police station. Reports say at least four youths from the township of Kalyan on the outskirts of Mumbai may have left for Iraq and Syria to fight for the Sunni caliphate established there.
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Lalu deposes in two more fodder scam cases
Ranchi, July 14 Appearing before Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge AK Rai, the RJD chief recorded his statement in one case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.97 crore from Dumka treasury and another concerning fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 97 lakh from Deoghar treasury. “I have full faith in the courts. I have already replied to all questions asked me by the CBI,” he told reporters afterwards. Convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment last year in a fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.38 crore from Chaibasa treasury, Lalu Prasad is presently out on bail. The former railway minister is accused in three other cases. The multi-million-rupee fodder scam case surfaced in early 1990s when Lalu was chief minister of undivided Bihar. After Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar in 2000, 54 fodder scam cases were transferred to the new state. — IANS
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Controversial TRAI Bill passed
New Delhi, July 14 The Lok Sabha passed the amendment even as the Congress, RJD, AAP, RSP and the CPM had walked out. The Rajya Sabha will take up the Bill now where the BJP does not have the numbers but is assured of support from other non-Congress parties. Earlier when the amendment was introduced on July 11, the TMC had opposed it and was on the Congress side in moving a statutory resolution to oppose the Bill. Today Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay spoke in the Lok Sabha. “The TMC is a responsible party. The PM can choose any officer whom he thinks fit for the post. Everyone should allow the office to function smoothly”. His party colleague, Saugata Roy, had last week opposed the Bill and in today’s list of business in the Lok Sabha he was listed along with Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary of the Congress to move a resolution, saying that “this House disapproves of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014”. Roy was not present in the House today, indicating the about turn of the TMC. The Bill was introduced last week by the ruling BJP government to amend the existing Act to legitimise the appointment of former TRAI chief Nripendra Mishra as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After assuming power, the BJP had brought about an ordinance to amend the TRAI Act and it needs to be passed by Parliament. Misra is a 1967-batch IAS officer of the UP cadre who was Telecom Secretary during the regime of the UPA. At present the TRAI Act of 1997 bars a former Chairman of TRAI to hold a position in the government after retirement. However, a former TRAI Chairman can work in a private company after a one-year cooling off period. The BJP defended its amendment claiming that nothing is unethical as it is based on merits. Rajiv Pratap Rudy mentioned regulatory authorities who are allowed to work after a two-year “cooling-off period”. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad replied to the debate saying the focus of the measure was to remove "an anomaly". Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge opposed the amendment, saying “I don't know what compulsions they had” for taking such a stand as he led his flock out of the House.
The controversy surrounding the Bill
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Govt confident of clearing RS hurdle
New Delhi, July 14 With the passage of the Bill in the Lok Sabha today, where the government enjoys a majority, the Bill will head to the Rajya Sabha and need a wider support in the House. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu reached out to the parties in the opposition, which has greater presence than the ruling coalition. NCP chief Sharad Pawar has already declared that the issue of an appointment by the Prime Minister of an officer of his choice cannot be a case for argument, a stand articulated by the BSP chief Mayawati today. The Trinamool Congress has also decided to support the Bill. Of the 243 members in the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition has 117 members while the BJP-led NDA around 60. However, there are reports that the AIADMK and the BJD with 11 and seven MPs. As of now, it appears the Congress with 68 MPs can expect to carry with it the Left with 11 MPs and JD (U) 12 MP.
TMC’s U-turn on TRAI Bill
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Rights groups pan Maneka over remarks on teens in rape cases
New Delhi, July 14 Speaking in Chennai, Gandhi said: “We are changing the law and I am personally working on it to bring 16-year-olds into the purview. According to police, 50 per cent of the crimes are committed by 16-year-olds who know the Juvenile Justice Act.” The parents of the Dec 16, 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, who died days after her brutal gang rape in a moving bus, welcomed the statement as one of the six rapists was a juvenile. “No criminal should be given special treatment only on the ground of being a juvenile. Everybody who rapes, gang-rapes or murders should be given equal punishment. There should be no difference between juvenile and adult criminals,” the father of the 23-year-old victim said. Agreeing with Gandhi’s statement to a point, National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma said: “The minister’s statement is fine to some extent, because according to police data, juveniles commit crime and they are let free.” — IANS
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EC notice to Chavan a blow to Cong ahead of Maha polls
Shiv Kumar Tribune News Service
Chavan, who had to resign as the Chief Minister in 2010 over his alleged involvement in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, was one of the two Congress candidates who won in the recent Lok Sabha elections in the state. The party was hopeful of Chavan swinging the Maratha vote to its favour during the Assembly polls due late this year. After the death of senior leader Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Congress was looking at Ashok Chavan to don his mantle. However, with the EC case hanging over his head, the party sought to play it safe by reiterating its support for his successor and incumbent Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. The EC’s finding comes on a complaint by former minister Dr Madhavrao Kinhalkar who had contested against Chavan as an Independent in the 2009 Assembly elections. Kinhalkar alleged that Chavan had resorted to “paid news” and had spent a lot more on his election than was permissible under the law. Finding Chavan guilty, the EC has asked him to file a reply within 20 days that why he should not be disqualified. In such a case, Chavan will be forced to resign his Lok Sabha seat and have to stay away from electoral politics for six years. “Chavan has a lot of grass-roots level support in his constituency of Nanded and is an important Maratha leader,” one of his supporters said. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi overlooked the cases against Chavan because of his strong base and ensured that the party fielded him in the Lok Sabha elections, party sources say. However, a section of the party feel that Ashok Chavan’s wife may be fielded from Nanded, if he has to resign his seat and the former CM may be given a senior position in the party.
Will party lose him?
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Ex-CM Mahanta quits as AGP chief
Guwahati, July 14 Former Chief Minister of Assam Mahanta tendered his resignation at the meeting of the central executive committee of the party, which was elected to power in the state in 1985 and 1996. Mahanta said, “I have resigned as the AGP president taking the responsibility for the party’s defeat in recent elections. I have handed over the charge to working president Atul Bora.” Mahanta was the founder president of the party that was formed in 1985 at the culmination of the Assam Agitation (1979-1985) against illegal migration from Bangladesh. However, the downhill journey of the party started once it was defeated in the 2001 Assembly election. Since then the party has been performing poorly in all elections held in Assam.
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13 crib deaths in WB
Malda, July 14 Hospital superintendent cum Medical College vice-principal MA Rashid said all the infants had low birth weight and respiratory problems. While seven infants died on Saturday, five succumbed yesterday. In order to deal with the situation, more sisters have been put on duty in neonatal, paediatrics and sick new-born critical care unit, Rashid said. Besides, 14 doctors have been posted in the three wards and would work for extended hours. The hospital, he said, has requested the state government to post more doctors. The government hospital had been in the news for the death of 23 infants due to an unspecified illness in June. — PTI
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Coast Guard rescues 11 crew from cargo ship off Raigad
Mumbai, July 14 At 11.20 am, the Coast Guard’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre here received a call that the ship MV Priyanka was tilting dangerously around three km off Revdanda Port in Raigad. There were a total of 16 Indian crewmen on the vessel which had left Mumbai port Sunday with a cargo of 1,900 tonnes of iron pellets. Early Monday, the vessel broke anchor near Revdanda and started drifting due to the inclement weather, rough sea, strong winds and heavy rain. The Coast Guard immediately deployed a Chetak helicopter from Mumbai for the rescue mission, and the personnel managed to airlift 11 of the crew. It was later learnt that five others had abandoned the vessel on a life raft after it (the vessel) tilted precariously. The crewmen were handed over to the local authorities. — IANS
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List steps against drunk driving , HC tells Maharashtra
Justices Abhay Oka and AS Chandurkar were hearing a public interest litigation seeking compensation for the victims and their families. Khan's vehicle had allegedly rammed into a bakery at suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four others. A sessions court is currently trying the actor in the case. During the hearing of the PIL on October 7, 2002, the then Attorney General (AG) Goolam Vahanvati had assured the court that he will personally ensure that constructive measures were taken by the government to prevent drunk driving mishaps. The HC had then asked the government to file an affidavit to the effect. However, to date no affidavit has been filed. Justice Oka today asked the government why it had not filed the affidavit. "More than 11 years have lapsed since the then AG made a statement. However, no affidavit has been filed as yet," observed justice Oka. In 2002, the HC had directed the actor to pay interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the person who was killed in the mishap. He was also asked to pay Rs 3 lakh to the seriously injured and Rs 1.5 lakh to the persons who sustained simple injuries in the accident. Accordingly, the actor had deposited the money with the court. The court was informed that Firoz, son of the deceased Noorula, had filed application in 2002, that the compensation money should not be given to his mother since she had re-married. The compensation amount should be given to his grandmother, said Firoz's application. The HC today asked Registrar (Judicial) to submit a report on whether any money had been withdrawn by the victims or their families, while adjourning the PIL to August 1. — PTI
No affidavit in 11 yrs
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Sai idols to be removed from temples in Gujarat town
Ahmedabad, July 14 The trustees of the ‘Bhidbhanjan Mahadev’ temple have decided to remove Sai Baba’s idol from the temple causing annoyance among the Sai disciples. The temple trustee and administrator Mahant Shivji Maharaj said the decision was taken in keeping with Shankaracharya’s advice that Sai Baba could be “sant, fakir or guru” but could not be considered a god and given place in the Hindu temples. “We accept the point raised by Swami Swaroopanandji who is the chief of the ‘Sanatan dharma’ and our temple follow Shankaracharya’s orders,” he said. Reversing the trend followed since years, Shivji Maharaj said the “Vaidic Sanatan religion could not recognise Sai Baba as god and there has been no document and writings establishing him as god.” Interestingly, after years of offering Puja, the “pran pratistha” ceremony of the Sai Baba idol in the Shiva temple complex was performed only about three months back. As the decision of the temple trustee hurt the sentiments of the Sai followers in the town and they threatened to lodge strong protests, the temple trustee decided to hand over the Sai Baba idol to his followers to install the same elsewhere. “In case the Sai followers did not agree to take over the idol, we would immerse it in the river,” the Maharaj said. The decision, however, was causing division among the Hindus who also worshipped Shirdi Sai Baba and threatening to create law and order situation in the town and elsewhere if the trend catch on among the Hindu temples.
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SC stays hanging of 2 convicts in Delhi gang-rape case
New Delhi, July 14
A Bench comprising Justices Ranjana Desai and NV Ramana put on hold the execution of Akshay Thakur (29) and Vinay Sharma (21) till the disposal of their appeal. The Bench passed the order on a plea by their counsel. The other two convicts — Mukesh (27) and Pawan Gupta (20) — had secured a similar order on March 25.
It is a normal practice of the judiciary to grant instant stay in such cases pending disposal of the convicts’ appeal as execution is an irreversible process.
On March 13, the Delhi High Court had upheld the death penalty awarded to the four convicts, observing that if they were not sent to the gallows then nobody else would deserve to be hanged ever.
The convicts had been sentenced to death by the trial court of Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna on September 13, 2013. Subjected to gang rape in a moving bus on the night of December 16, 2012, the victim had died in a Singapore hospital 13 days later.
A normal practice
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Minister asks 48 units polluting Ganga to shut
New Delhi July 14
The Ministry of Environment & Forests has identified 764 grossly polluting industries discharging 501 million litres per day of waste water into Ganga and its major tributaries, Minister of State for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in his written reply that “704 industries have been inspected under National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) programme by the NGRBA Cell, the CPCB till May, 2014.
Directions have been issued to 165 industries of which 48 are closure directions under Section-5 of E(P) Act, 1986,” he said.The State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are required to implement effluent discharge standards by the industries. Gangwar said action had to be taken against defaulting industries by the SPCBs under powers delegated to them by the Central Government under relevant provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.He said on the recommendations of the NGRBA, three power projects were halted in 2010. — PTI
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Row over Haryana Sikh
gurdwara parbandhak committee Parveen Arora Tribune News Service
Karnal, July 14 Protesters also raised slogans against the state Congress government and demanded the rollback of the Bill. Surinder Pal Ramgaria, president of the youth SAD, and Ravi Virk, a youth leader, led the protest and accused Congress and Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) leaders of “harming the interests of Sikhs” by dividing them on the issue of separate committee.They said: “The Congress is about to depart from Haryana and will not return after the Assembly elections. Before leaving, Congress leaders are misleading the community members and the CM has played a divide-and-rule card, which will be harmful for society.” Virk said party workers would continue to agitate across the state. Meanwhile, a delegation of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today met the Haryana Governor and demanded to interfere in the matter to maintain harmony among the community members.Raghujit Singh Virk, senior vice-president of the SGPC, today met the Governor under the leadership of SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar and demanded that the Bill be repealed.
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AI flight lands safely after bird strike
Newark (US), July 14
No one was injured in the incident in which the aircraft, operating the Mumbai-bound flight AI 144, took off from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, at about 4:30 pm Sunday local time.The flight was grounded, as it landed at about 5 pm local time, due to the “loss of the port (left) engine”, after the bird hit, an AI official said.
Passengers were deplaned and provided hotel accommodation and alternative arrangement were being made by the airline to bring them back.Men and material have been flown from Delhi to repair the damage, the official said. — PTI
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Indian warships in Russia for naval wargames
New Delhi, July 14
India and Russia hold the INDRA series of exercises between their navies and armies where they practice counter-terrorism manouveres and further improve their inter-operability. For the multinational Malabar series wargames, India had invited Japan to participate in this year’s edition of the wargames during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to New Delhi in January. India had decided against making the Malabar series exercises multilateral after China opposed the presence of Japan, Singapore and Australia in the naval war games in the 2007 edition held close to the Japanese waters. India and the United States have held over 60 exercises between their armed forces. — PTI
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Punjab CM wants Centre to step in
Chandigarh, July 14
He described the Congress government’s move of setting up a separate body for Sikh shrines in Haryana as “provocative and brazen interference in the religious affairs of the minority Sikh community”.Badal said the action was not only blatantly unconstitutional but was also motivated by a desire to fulfil the long-standing design of the Congress to dilute and weaken the spiritual, social and political strength of the Sikh community by seeking to encourage divisions.Badal appealed to the Central Government to intervene in the matter as the Haryana Government’s action had not only created a “constitutional crisis” by openly encroaching upon the jurisdiction of Parliament, but would also inflame passions and hurt religious sentiments of Sikh masses all over the world.He said he could not understand the desperate urge of the Haryana Chief Minister to tread upon the Sikh religious territory while his mandate as the CM was to function as a secular head of the government. “What is his great motive in taking such unusual and unholy interest in the affairs of Sikhs? Why is he so keen on undoing what people such as Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi have done with regard to the SGPC? Badal said.
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Nalvi calls INLD, BJP anti-Sikh
Ambala, July 14
He said while the Bill was being presented in the Assembly, both the parties vehemently opposed it sending out clear signals that they were against the Sikh community of the state. This, he said,
was being viewed seriously not only by Sikh voters, but also by those who sympathised with their movement.
He said the Congress had finally fulfilled their long-pending demand and this was most likely to benefit the party in the upcoming Assembly elections.
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Karnal, July 14
Three Indian Navy warships on Monday entered Vladivostok in Russia for the INDRA series of naval wargames with that country. After the exercises with the Russian navy, the warships will proceed to the Pacific Ocean where they will hold the multilateral ‘Malabar’ series exercises with the US and Japanese Navy there. “After travelling over 5,000 nautical miles, three Indian Navy warships, including the Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay.
Mumbai, July 14
Mumbai, July 14