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Lokayukta sleuths enter Mhow jail, catch two for accepting bribe
������������������ about the jail Solanki also told sleuths that previ-
������������ guard's demand ously also demand of money was
and Solanki ap- made by the guard which was ful-
Indore Lokayukta police on Monday proached filled but this time Chaukse did not
entered Mhow jail and caught a Lokayukta po- want to grease the palms of the cor-
guard and a sweeper red-handed lice. He in- rupt jail guard.
while accepting Rs 25,000 as bribe formed Lokayukta police laid a trap and
from a person in lieu of providing Lokayukta po- sent Solanki to Rathore who was
better facilities to a prisoner friend. lice that Rathore present at the jail with Rs 25,000.
Lokayukta DSP Praveen Singh in the name of DSP Baghel took special permission
Baghel said that jail guard Ajendra jailer Brajesh from SDM (Mhow) and IAS officer
Singh Rathore had demanded money Makwana was demanding Rs 25,000 Abhilash Mishra to enter the jail
from family members of liquor smug- from family members of prisoner premises.
gler Dilip Chaukse who is presently Chaukse for providing better facili- Rathore sent Solanki to sweeper
lodged in jail. ties to him inside the jail and ensur- Manish Bali stating that the bribe
Family members informed ing that he would not be beaten up by amount be handed over to him with
Chaukse's friend Jitendra Solanki other prisoners and policemen. Rs 200 extra for him. ������ �����
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Rao new MD Attack on Ola cab driver for
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staring at girl: 3 held, one
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Guest scholars remind CM, Scindia of
Aadishakti, and Meera — Ek Bhakti Gatha their promises, demand employment
speak of victory of spiritualism over evil ������������������
������� State convener of the
association Surjit
Not only the scholars, but
their families, too, are suf-
fering and are on the verge
������������������ of peace and prosperity on Krishna. However, her in- The Guest Scholars’ Asso- Singh Bhadauria said of breaking down, he said.
������ earth. laws do not like it. Her ciation has reminded that, when Shivraj was The higher education de-
Suman Kothari, Ruchi brother-in-law tries to poi- Chief Minister Shivraj in the Opposition, he partment has more than
Two dance dramas, Saxena, Priyanka Sharma, son her but she is saved by Singh Chouhan and BJP had come to the 450 vacancies and
Aadishakti, and Meera — Ashish Ojha, Siddharth Krishna. She then leaves Rajya Sabha MP Jyotira- protest venue and had arrangements for only 150
Ek Bhakti Gatha, were Barik and others essayed the royal palace and ditya Scindia of their said that these guest scholars had to be made.
staged on Monday at the the different roles in the spends the rest of her life promises they made when scholars are not The association had given
Shaheed Bhavan in the dance drama. Suman and in Vrindavan. One day, they were protesting in common people picked a workable formula for ad-
city on Monday evening. It Ruchi deigned its cos- while singing Bhajans, she Shahjehani Park last year. up randomly but they justment of these 150 peo-
was part of the inaugural tumes, while Hites con- passes away and joins Kr- Addressing the media, are selected through ple, said Bhadauria. Even
day of the two-day fest ducted its music. ishna. It was presented by state convener of the asso- due process BJP MP Scindia had
‘Kala Manishi 2021,’ organ- ‘Meera – Ek Bhakti Ashish Ojha, Shivam ciation Surjit Singh threatened the then gov-
ised by the Kirti Ballet and Gatha’ was choreographed Rathore, Siddhartha Bar- Bhadauria said that, when ars’ Association also took ernment that he would
Performing Arts in memo- and directed by Manish tik and Hitest Dubey. Shivraj was in the Opposi- out the tweets of Chouhan take to the streets if guest
ry of late choreographer Huraiya under the guid- Bharatnatyam dancer tion, he had come to the and demonstrated before scholars were not taken
Shanti Bardhan. ance of Guru Chandra Lata Singh Munshi and protest venue and had said the media. back in the system, but
Suman Kothari choreo- Madhav Barik. Huraiya theatre actor and director that these guest scholars “Why is there now a now all were quiet on the
graphed and directed ‘Aad- has written its script also. Sanjay Mehta were the are not common people change in the attitude of issue, he said.
hishakti’ under the guid- The dance drama is about chief guests. Classical vo- picked up randomly but Shivraj Singh Chouhan, The Guest Scholars’ As-
ance of Guru Lata Singh Meera, a daughter-in-law calist and musician guru they are selected through who had vowed to take us sociation demands imme-
Munshi and Guru Chan- of the ruling Rana clan but Siddhram Korbar was also due process. back in the system?” asked diate regularisation so
dra Madhav Barik. turns into an ascetic out of present. Shruti Kriti Barik “We’ll fight tooth and convener Bhadauria. that the families come out
The dance drama depict- to establish their domina- Bhagwati to free them her love for Krishna. After designed its costume. nail till all guest scholars There are around 600 of stress or they may have
ed the struggle between the tion over the earth. They from the terror of the the death of her husband Dhannu Lal Singh de- are taken back in jobs,” guest scholars who are to demand permission to
Asurs and the Goddess are cruel and sadists. The Asurs. The Devi slays the in a battle, she devotes her- signed lights for both Shivraj had said at the still out of a job for the commit suicide, said the
Durga. The Asurs are out people pray to Goddess Asurs, marking the return self fully to the worship of dance dramas. venue. The Guest Schol- past more than 13 months. convener.
BJP state-in-charge Rao on two-day trip
BHOPAL: State in charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party Muralidhar Rao arrived at Bhopal on Monday. He is on a
two-day trip. Rao visited the residences of old BJP workers Giriraj Kishor and Ramawtar Gupta. The BJP which is
getting ready for the ensuing civic polls is holding a meeting of the election in charges and other leaders on
Tuesday. Rao will take part in the meeting.
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Evokes mixed The second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination get a jab. However, on the Day 1 of Phase 2 of the
drive began on Monday. Under the drive persons vaccination drive evoked mixed response
response aged 60 and above along with those in 45-59 age among the targeted beneficiaries from across the
among elderly bracket with comorbidities will Malwa – Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh
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State-level Jomasar martial ������ were vaccinated till 6 pm. 300 people got themselves their photo ID voter card,
arts competition held A total of 450 persons vaccinated on the day 1 of PAN card or other photo
������������������������������������������������ Second phase of Covid vac- were vaccinated at District the second phase of the vac- identity card.
�������������������������������������������������������� cination began here, on Children Hospital while 157 cination drive
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�������������������������������������������������� College till 6 pm. trict, vaccina-
��������������������������������������������������������� Rest of the people re- tion drive began
������������������������������������������������������� ceived jabs at Civil at Jawad civil
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������������������������������������ ed at 9 am and bene- situated Mahila
ficiaries who Basti Grih. District vaccination offi-
reached vaccination At Mahila Basti Grih as cer Dr ML Malaviya and
age of more than sixty centers directly were also many 128 persons have civil surgeon Dr BL Rawat
Renuka is national years and those having vaccinated through on the been vaccinated, in Rampu- said that vaccination will
convener of NVKKS morbidity in the age group spot booking facility. The ra 80 persons and Jawad as be done every Monday,
�������������������������������������������� of 45 to 59 years. next session of vaccination many 56 persons got vacci- Wednesday, Thursday and
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������������������������������ cination Officer Dr Varsha March 3, 4 and 6. ������������������������������ workers and frontline
workers also received their
Collector Mayank Agarwal
has appealed to the general
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KUKSHI: As many 320 people got vaccinated against second dose. public that more and more
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��������������������������������������� Dhar achieves 85 % target the target of 250 in Kukshi. This 128 per cent of the to- Individuals who are not people of the prescribed age
������������������������������ tal targeted beneficiaries under the drive on the open- able to book slots can avail group to avail benefit of vac-
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over 80 per cent record vaccination in the first
ing day of the second phase of vaccination.
Kukshi Health
on the spot booking using cination drive.
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Missing girl found within
24 hours of report
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with employment in their
The officials, too, do not
provide information about
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said.
it, he said.
Apart from not getting
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has passed since the MN-
wages, many labourers are
out of job, because in sev-
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Passenger bus meets with This is the reason why Executive officer of dis-
an accident, 20 injured Hundreds of workers have
been deprived of wages in
daily rated workers are in
a bad state. They are some-
trict Panchayat, Harsh
Singh, has said the wages
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the district, because an how making their both is directly transferred to
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amount of Rs 8.92 crore is ends meet. the bank accounts of the
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yet to be given by the Cen- Sources in the village labourers and the Centre
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tre under the Mahatma Panchayat said it had hap- from Bilkisganj, Shaniram Another worker, Om who get 100 days’ work un- provides funds for it.
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Gandhi National Rural pened because of lack of Barela, has told Free Press Prakash, says job is not der MNREGA.• Nevertheless, the Union
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Employee Guarantee act funds, as the Centre did that he is unable to feed available in other places. Another worker from Government has yet to
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(MNREGA). not send grants.• • his family. His financial condition Phulmogra, Babu Khan, provide grants, he said,
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At a recent meeting of Nearly 1,600 projects are Shaniram has been man- has worsened. says he has yet to get adding that 22, 00, 000 man
2 stolen bikes retrieved, 1 held the Crisis Management going on in the district, aging household expenses As he has no other means wages, despite having a days were created.
�������������������������������������������������� Committee, Chief Minis- and 19,000 workers are by borrowing money from of livelihood or savings, he job card. Water conservation,
���������������������������������������������������������� ter Shivraj Singh have been engaged to com- different sources. has to depend on the The Sarpanchs and sec- plantation, pond and
������������������� �������������������������������������� Chouhan, said the workers plete those schemes. All Shaniram further says wages he gets through retaries do not provide in- road construction and
�������������������������������������������������������������� of the state should not go the workers are holding rise in prices of essential MNREGA. formation about work other projects are going
���������������������������������������������������������� to other provinces in job cards. commodities has broken In the district, there are available in their villages, on under MNREGA,
�������������������������������������������������������������� search of work. An MNREGA worker his back. 1.05 lakh job-card holders Khan said. Singh said.
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Illegal colonisers sent Scindia, Rajput’s resignation from party brought
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SDOP meets stations-in-charge
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over 2 dozen of them MP back on track: BJP state prez VD Sharma
������������������������������������������������������� ��������������� come a terrorism-free In-
������������������������������������������������������������ ����� dia. He said Modi gave the
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���������������������������������������������������������� Govind Singh Rajput arms. Sharma said the
����������������������������� ��������������������������������� brought the state back on country was protected
������������������������������������������������������������ track, said the president of from external adversaries
������������������������������������������������������������ Bharatiya Janata Party, in the Prime Minister’s
�������������������������������������������������������� Vishnu Dutt Sharma on regime. But, the atmos-
Monday. ment in Madhya Pradesh leave their ministership. phere of the country is be-
Palika fails to keep city clean Sharma was addressing for 14 months. Scindia and Sharma also talked to the ing spoiled through social
����������������������������������������������������������� ��������������� er’s license, diversion, no the students during an Rajpur helped rectifying cyber warriors during In- media, he said.
������������������������������������������������� ��������� objection certificate for de- event in Sagar. the mistake, he said. dia versus adversary pro- He called out youths to be
������������������������������������������������������������ velopment Nuzul, Nagar He said the Congress par- He said people do not gramme. united and fight for the na-
���������������� The illegal colonisers in Palika permission, RERA ty was looting the people leave even the post of a He said Narendra Modi tion whenever it would be
���������������� the city are on their toes af- registration and permis- while it was in the govern- Sarpanch, but they did has led the nation to be- deemed necessary.
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They have been asked to
be present in front of the
district magistrate by
March 2.
The colonisers are in fear
of the district administra-
tion after over two dozen of
them received notices.
Panchayat secy
suspended Water conservation campaign
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��������������� been trying to avoid the Gauharganj has prepared retary of village Pan- held to engage
������������������������������������������������������������� meeting giving lame excus- a list of over 46 illegal chayat Mahendravadi A group of artistes more youths. A
���������������������������������������������������������� es. The colonisers have colonisers. Companies in- has been suspended for performed a street series of semi-
���������������������������������������������������������� taken deposits from the cluding Chitransh Life, negligence in ration eli- play on Monday to nars are being
������������������������������������������������������������ residents to build them a Vansh Tower, Trilokesh- gibility slip distribution. raise awareness held across the
�������������������������������������������������������� housing society. war Dham, Udyogpuri and Collector Dhananjay about water conser- blocks to raise
����������������������������������������������������� They, however, do not others have been sum- Singh had instructed the vation. The play awareness. The
����������������������������������������������������������� have the required permis- moned by the district mag- chief executive officer of demonstrated how villagers are in-
��������������������������������� sions that include colonis- istrate’s court. district Panchayat Manoj people can store rainwater campaign ‘catch the rain’ dulging into constructing
Sariyam to suspend the and help recharge the tra- run by Nehru Yuva temporary dams using
Minor girl found after 2 years secretary Vijay Mehra ditional water sources like Kendra. Competitions sacks of sand around the
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������������������������������������������������������������ Collector takes for his negligence.
Mehra has been assigned
wells and ponds. The play
was performed under the
such as painting, Rangoli,
wall painting, quiz and
river and into constructing
soak pits.
time-limit meeting
������������������������������������������������������������ the district Panchayat
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����������������������������������������������������������� Hoshangabad: Collector Dhananjay Singh has in- pension period. The col-
�������������������������������������������������������������� structed the officials to take action against thise who lector found that the res-
��������������������������������������������������������� ae found meddling with ration distribution process. He idents of a displaced vil-
������������������������������������������������������������ took a meeting at the collectorate on Monday with the lage Paqrsapani did not
�������������������������������������������������������������� district administration officials. He told them to re- have the eligibility slips
���������������������������������������������������������� solve ythe CM helpline complaints at the earliest. He depsite applications.
��������������������������������������������������������������� asked the departments to focus on the complaints they When Singht ried to con-
����������������������������������������������� receive at the Jan Sunvai and try and resolve them on tact Mehra, he neither
the spot. He instructed the excise officer to take strict picked ip the call nor was
2 held, 45 litres of liquor seized action against those who are indulged in manufacture, he present at his head-
���������������������������������������������������������� sale and transport of liquor. quarters.
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���������������� ������������������������ ical and health officer Suresh Baudh and other officials to
������������� �������������������������� ensure that the district was 100% vaccinated. He said the
��������������� ��������������������������� vaccination should be done by allotting numbers to the
��������������� �������������������������� citizens. They should be called at the vaccination centres
���������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������� to get the jab. Baudh said that the second phase of the vac-
�������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������� cination will be done at nine centres across the city.
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Women’s hockey semis today
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New vaccination centres open
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������������ �������������������������� was inaugurated at the
������������� ��������������������������� Sagar Shree hospital in
������������� ��������������������������� the city on Monday. Collec-
��� ������������������������� tor Deepak Singh, health
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������������ ������������������� Thakur and others attend-
��������������� ��������������������� ed the inauguration ceremony. The centre will only vac-
���������������� ��������������������������� cinate the citizens over 60 years of age. The beneficiar-
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MP reports 16,019 vax for 60-plus,
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1,586 in co-morbidities category
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������������������������������������������������������� ������ dore reported 1,357 vacci- ported.
���� ������������������������������������������������������ nations for the 60-plus cat- The corona-positive rate
��������������������������������������������������������� Madhya Pradesh reported egory and 93 vaccinations in the state is 2.6 per cent,
������������������������������������������������������� 16,019 vaccination for peo- for the co-morbidity cate- while 12,844 samples were
�������������������������������������������������������� ple of 60 years of age and gory. sent for testing with 38
������������������������������������������������������� 1,586 in the co-morbidities Singrauli, Sagar, Shah- samples being rejected.
��������������������������������������������������������� category on the first day of dol, Raisen, Jhabua, Din- Indore reported 141 coro-
���������������������������������������� Phase 2 of vaccination. dori, Damoh, Agar and na cases, taking its tally to
Besides, the second dose Barwani reported no vac- 59,758 and toll to 933, while
Kin set woman on fire over land dispute for healthcare workers cinations in the co-mor- Bhopal reported 68 corona
��������������������������������������������������� (HCWs) was administered bidity category. Similarly, cases, taking its tally to
�������������������������������������������������������� to 183,795 people. Overall, Harda reported no vacci- 44,150 and toll to 618. Ujjain
���������������������������������������������������� the vaccination tally of nations in the 60-plus cat- and Chhindwara reported
���������������������������������������������������� the state went up to egory. 14 corona cases each.
������������������������������������������������������ 856,083. The total number of ac-
���������������������������������������������������� Bhopal reported 1,062
Corona update tive cases is 2,901. Indore
��������������������������������������������������������� vaccinations for people of Besides, Madhya Pradesh has a total of 1,024 active
���������������������������������������������������� 60 years of age and above, reported 336 fresh corona cases, while Bhopal report-
����������������������������������������������������������� while 170 vaccinations cases, pushing the tally to ed 564. Jabalpur reported
�������������������������������� were reported in the co- 262,102 and toll to 3,865, 112 active corona cases.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful
lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
― DR SEUSS
FREE PRESS
FOR FREE FLOW OF TRUTH
The ‘idea of India’ seems to be in peril ter Kashmir, Assam is their next target.
They have been successfully flooding As-
Nationwide vaccination State of the Union sam, Tripura and the rest of Bengal
since long.”
T T
he economy may now be ready to return to the
he results of the forthcoming elec- lar values, respect for the democratic mir is a Muslim-majority Union Territo-
normal growth path with the latest quarter fig-
tions to four state assemblies and ethos, autonomy of the constitutional in- ry, then Assam has more than 30 per cent
ures coming in just when the nation-wide vac-
one Union Territory will have a stitutions, a culture of debate and dis- Muslims and in West Bengal, their num-
cination drive to immunise the people against the
momentous impact on the political his- cussion, the tradition of inclusion of all ber is 27 per cent of the population. In
Covid-19 virus got underway. A lot is also riding on
tory of the country, particularly if the and exclusion of none, the inculcation of Kashmir, remedial steps have been taken,
the success of the vaccination drive for the economy
BJP manages to retain Assam and wins a scientific temper and a promise to tralised the minorities, mainly Muslims. Art 370 has been abrogated, the state has
to build on further from the 0.4 per cent growth in
West Bengal. The BJP has very low build a modern nation-state, where the It brags that the politics of Hindutva been split into two and has been reduced
the third quarter of the current financial year, after
stakes or a marginal presence in Tamil rule of law was to be supreme. Some peo- have changed the electoral bargaining to a Union Territory.
two quarters of big contraction. Gross value added
Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. In Tamil ple call it the ‘Nehruvian consensus’ and power of the Muslims. For the party, the In Assam, the BJP succeeded in form-
(GVA) grew by one per cent in the last quarter. Sim-
Nadu, the BJP is riding piggyback on the others name it the ‘idea of India’. concern for the minority by the earlier ing the government in 2016 and the
ply put, all things considered, the worst seems to be
behind us. After 15.9 per cent contraction in the first
AIADMK and even if the AIADMK al- Today that ‘idea of India’ seems to be in For the old governments is equal to appeasement of process of identification of the
liance wins, not much credit will be giv- profound danger, waiting to be replaced consensus, Muslims and is reverse communalism, Bangladeshi migrants, who, in their
half of 2020-21, growth is expected to flatten out in
en to the BJP. In Kerala, the BJP has no by an ‘alternative idea’. which poses inherent dangers to natural opinion, are mostly Muslims, began in
the second half, as per the advanced estimates. With- history was a
chance of turning the tables and emerg- This ‘alternative idea’ has its contours security. the name of the NRC but the task is still
out doubt, the main driver is stepped up government
ing victorious. drawn but is yet to be examined by the fu- guiding force, a There is no denying the fact that the incomplete. Assam was the first state
expenditure, not only on pandemic-related activity torchbearer for
Similarly, it has a negligible presence ture, to ascertain if it is deep enough to Prime Minister has propounded a new slo- where the anti-CAA and NRC protest
but in boosting demand and employment in key sec-
in Puducherry. But in Assam, the BJP build a new consensus and survive as the future, but gan after 2019 – Sabka saath, sabka vikaas, erupted majorly, followed by the other
tors such as construction, roads, highways, etc. Even
the private real estate sector is returning to the
has its government. And retaining that many years as the old one. If the old con- the new sabka vishwaas (Every one’s support, states. So, despite the massive resent-
government will be a huge challenge. sensus was rooted in a grand old civilisa- consensus seeks everyone’s development, everyone’s ment, if the BJP wins Assam again, then
growth path, thanks to benign interest rates, incen-
In West Bengal, the BJP was a margin- tion, based on compassion and diversity, trust). Everyone’s trust was added to it will be an indicator of the fact that the
tives offered by developers to offload pending inven-
al player in the 2014 parliamentary the new one, in its DNA has disregard for
revenge on the counter the mounting criticism that the victory of the Hindutva forces was not a
tory and sops by banks to boost credit in the rela-
elections and in the 2016 assembly elec- the pluralism and its edifice is built on past. In its government does not trust minorities. But fluke earlier and that it has a deeper res-
tively secure middle-and-upper-income segments. A proclamation to
tions as well. In fact, in the 2014 elec- hate. It believes in the superiority of one the same did not reflect on the ground. onance in the society.
number of state governments have helped by lower-
ing the circle rates for land, as also the stamp duty on
tions, the BJP had got only 16 per cent tradition and within that tradition, the discover the old The abrogation of Article 370, passing Ideologically, like Assam, West Bengal
votes, despite riding on the huge Modi paramountcy of the select few. Exclu- and ancient, it of the citizenship law, the brutal crack- has to be a very high priority state for the
property registration. Farm sector is another bea-
wave and afterwards, slipped to 10 per sion, not inclusion is the rule. has heaped down on the Shaheen Bagh protest, the followers of Hindutva. But till 2019, it
con of hope, growing about four per cent in the last
cent of the vote share in the assembly For the old consensus, history was a demonisation of the Tablighi Jamaat failed to make inroads into the state.
quarter and set to record three per cent growth in the
elections in 2016. guiding force, a torchbearer for the future
disdain on its during the pandemic, the random mis- Now, after winning 18 parliamentary
full year. A good monsoon, high crop yields and food glorious
Since 2014, the political landscape in but the new consensus seeks revenge on use of sedition laws against Muslims seats and attaining 40 per cent of the vote
inflation boosted rural incomes. Maybe one reason tradition; the
the country has changed. A new para- the past. In its proclamation to discover and the promulgation of the Love Jihad share, it has tasted blood. The unprece-
for the sluggish response elsewhere in the country to
the protest by Punjab farmers over the farm legisla-
digm has engulfed the nation and a lot of the old and ancient, it has heaped disdain multi- Act in different BJP-ruled states belies dented aggression displayed by the BJP
water has flown under the bridge. Fun- on its glorious tradition; the multi-di- dimensional the claim of the government. The Mus- and its leaders vis a vis the Mamata
tions has been the good crop this year. Still, it will
damental changes have taken root in the mensional approach to address multi-lay- approach to lim minority today virtually lives in fear. Banerjee government, is propelled by
help if the government on its own made the gesture,
body politic of the country. Now, the ered history has been reduced to simple The Hindutva ideology sees them as the the rigour of the conviction, soaked in
suspended the implementation of reforms till after
hegemony of the Congress system has formulae, facts have been fictionalised to address enemies of the state, and they are re- Hindutva. A victory in West Bengal will
the Supreme Court-appointed panel of experts sub- multi-layered
collapsed and is being replaced by the suit its narrative and it has succeeded in ferred to as ‘cockroaches’ and ‘termites’ provide an ‘ideological opportunity’ to
mitted its report. Sullen and angry farmers in a key history has been
BJP’s overpowering presence. Its domi- brainwashing a larger audience for the by the top leaders. ‘stop the spread of the menace’, ‘deci-
state do not help anyone. Back to the growth num-
bers. Manufacturing too was back on track, record-
nance is robust, and the Congress is ly- construction of a utopia. reduced to This thought flows from the writings of mate enemies of the nation’ and correct
ing in the pits. On the one hand, while This idea seems to be winning as of simple formulae, the second chief of the RSS, M S Gol- the wrongs of history.
ing 1.6 per cent in the third quarter, suppressed de-
the Congress is struggling to retain its now. Democratic institutions have been walkar, who identified them as one of the And if the BJP could win both Assam
mand due to prolonged lockdowns finding a release
presence as a serious national party in crumbling, the pillars of the Constitu-
facts have been enemies of India. In his book, ‘Bunch of and West Bengal, then it could easily be
after the graded opening. The sector is set to regain
Parliament and the state legislatures, the tion have surrendered to the executive fictionalised to Thoughts’ he writes, “It would be suici- said that Hindutva has far greater trac-
normalcy, though new pressure points in creeping suit its narrative
BJP on the other, has improved its tally and the majoritarian view prevails over dal to delude ourselves into believing tion than is normally assumed, that it has
protectionism and high fuel prices could prove a
drag. The case for reducing taxes on fuel both by the
in the Lok Sabha and pocketed new fron- the rest. Parliament has been reduced to and it has that they have turned patriots overnight perfected the art of majoritarian politics
Centre and the states remains strong, especially
tiers for itself. one party and the party has submerged succeeded in after the creation of the Pakistan. On the and governance and that their unfin-
The Congress has, in the past, lost elec- into one entity; that entity is the law and brainwashing a contrary, the Muslim menace has in- ished civilisational project is on the
when relatively moderate prices of energy can boost
tions many times but the basic ethos of the government; his views are unwritten creased a hundred-fold by the creation ‘right’ track, in which Muslims will have
growth and arrest inflationary pressures in the econ-
politics remained more or less the same. Constitution. In the majoritarian view,
larger audience which has become a springboard for all no other option than to forfeit their polit-
omy. As it is, fears of inflation are beginning to
Today, the political consensus which was the rule of the majority is sovereign, and for the their future aggressive designs on our ical space and live like a second-grade cit-
spook share markets. Rising bond yields too are a construction
arrived at during the freedom struggle the minority should not complain about country.” izens for a long time to come.
negative pointer. High energy and food prices would
inevitably cause the Central bank to step in to hon-
and continued afterwards, has been bro- its numerical inadequacy. of a utopia. He further writes, “The second front of
ken. The broader framework of that con- Within this framework the BJP takes their aggression is increasing their num- The writer is an author and Editor,
our the commitment to hold the consumer inflation
sensus encompassed adherence to secu- great pride that it has successfully neu- bers in strategic areas of our country. Af- SatyaHindi.com
within the 4-6 per cent band. In turn, a higher bank
rate would have a negative impact on growth. Given
that the informal sector was still reeling under the
devastating effect of the pandemic, small businesses,
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which employ an inordinately large number of peo-
ONE FLEW OVER THE NEST #ConsentInMaritalSex TUESDAY'S SWIPE TO THE
ple, will suffer further if steps are not taken to revive "If a couple is living together as man and wife, the husband may be a brutal man, but can you call the act of sexual intercourse a rape?"
EDITOR
them. Of course, a lot depends on the success of the asked Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Monday while hearing a case of alleged rapeRadhika Roy
vaccination program which got underway on March @royradhika7 Catch-22
1.
Marriage does not entail blanket consent to sexual intercourse. You do not become the property of your husband, to be treated as he
Ref.: ‘Auto-rickshaw,
Despite several hitches reported in the working of
pleases. How is this still be up for discussion ? taxi drivers
the online registration for taking the jabs, it is hoped
@royradhika7 apprehensive about fare
that the countrywide operation will succeed in re-
hike’ (March 1). A couple
moving the fear of the virus. At a minimum, a third "If a couple is living together as man and wife, the husband may be a brutal man, but can you call the act of sexual intercourse a rape?" of months ago, when the
of the population needs to be vaccinated before we asked Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Monday while hearing a case of alleged rapeRadhika Roy auto and taxi unions
can attain herd immunity. States like Kerala and Ma- VJ@VJ290481 approached the
harashtra, which are in the grip of a resurgence, can
No, it is not up for discussion. What gives men the idea that marriage entails unlimited access to sexual intercourse as they desire? government for
avoid lockdowns only if the immunisation pro-
Avijit Saxena@avijitsaxena87 assistance, they were
gramme is implemented smoothly. Happily, the price
offered a fare hike. In
of the vaccine is unlikely to prove a dampener, While sexual intercourse in a marriage without the consent of wife should be labelled as marital rape, the real question is - how will you view of the pandemic,
though state governments ought to give it completely establish consent, or the lack of it, within s bedroom where there is no other witness? however, the unions had
free to the poorer sections, on a priority basis. Poor Former Bhakt@bhakt_former
protested and refused
people everywhere have suffered the most in the pan-
the offer. They were
demic, having lost their livelihoods and accounting
aware of the loss of jobs
for a high percentage of the Covid-19 infections. It is
which had led to
important that growth regains momentum at the ear-
lessened demand. What
liest. Government spending will need to drive Going ahead, some economists see the continuation of a K-shaped recovery, as against the govt’s claim of a V-shaped one they wanted was some
A
fter contracting as much as 15.8 per cent in sion. Agriculture was the rare bright spot that second and first quarters of the current fiscal, re-
the April to September period of FY ’21 – a
24.4 per cent fall in the first quarter and a
had expanded 3 per cent each in the previous two
quarters as well.
spectively.
Although a bit lower than expectations, the fact
Pink-ball outings
7.3 per cent slide in the July to September quarter However, private consumption expenditure, that the economy did move into the green in Q3, While T-20s and ODIs
(revised data) – due to the Covid-19 pandemic and which is a measure of the crucial consumer de- indicates that the measures taken by the govern- make life hell for the
national and regional lockdowns, economists had mand, continued to contract, falling by 2.3 per ment to contain the spread of the virus have had bowlers, Test matches of
predicted that the GDP growth would see a mar- cent in Q3, though the extent of contraction re- a positive impact on growth. Going ahead, some late, especially the pink-
ginal expansion in the October-to-December duced from the second quarter when it had economists see the continuation of a K-shaped re- ball, D/N Test matches
quarter. Therefore, after two consecutive quar- shrunk 11 per cent. Government spending, on the covery, as against the government’s claim of a V- come like a whiff of
ters of a waterfall-like slide, the data for the third other hand, also fell in the latest quarter. While shaped recovery, with some sectors growing fresh air for them. How
quarter released by the National Statistical Or- the economy has managed to snap out of reces- faster than others. But there is also a cause for many times have we seen
ganisation (NSO) on February 27 did not come as sion and the government feels the positive growth concern in view of the virus raising its ugly head bowlers toil on flat
a surprise, as gross domestic product for Q3 re- rate was a sign of revival to pre-pandemic times, once again in some states, causing a spike in dai- batting pitches and
turned to year-on-year growth, although of a the economy, the government admitted, is still not ly cases over the past two weeks. While some ex- batsmen making merry
small magnitude and on a low base, thus putting out of the woods. This calls for, according to ex- perts see the economy reaching the pre-pandem- on these surfaces, with
an end to India’s technical recession. perts, continued fiscal and monetary measures to ic output levels by the end of 2021, others are not no result after five days.
While the GDP was expected to return to positive support the fragile economy. So, what are the key so optimistic and see a full recovery not before Most batsmen’s
territory, there was uncertainty about the extent of takeaways from the latest GDP data? mid-2022. This is because while big businesses techniques are found
steady recovery, which had begun in the last quar- The NSO data is a mix of many positives and have almost returned to their normal potential, wanting on pink ball Test
ter. According to average estimates of 10 econo- some negatives. Festival-led consumption and the real pain is in the informal sector – the SMEs match surfaces, like a
mists polled by Bloomberg, the GDP was expected pent-up demand should have helped the economy – where millions of jobs have been lost and pro- deer in the headlights. To
to grow 0.5 per cent in the third quarter. State Bank expand higher than 0.4 per cent. But this has not duction levels are yet to pick up. prevail on this surface,
of India’s chief economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh happened and consumer confidence continues to So, does GDP growth in Q3 call for celebration? batsmen must use
had projected the GDP growth to be around 0.3 per be low. The revised growth estimates for the full Not really, but one should be happy about the techniques like taking
CHINESE SET UP INFORMATION cent, based on the bank’s ‘SBI Nowcasting Model’. fiscal at minus 8 per cent, against the RBI’s esti- many positives. The Indian economy is a large off-stump guard, try to
SQUADS IN TIBET The rating agency ICRA had estimated a rise of 0.7
per cent, while DBS Bank predicted the third quar-
mates of minus 7.5 per cent, also suggests slower-
than-expected growth in manufacturing and
and complex economy, with a sizable unorgan-
ised sector. Therefore, the revision of GDP num-
play off-breaks outside
the line of off-stump in
The FPJ News Service terly growth to be at 1.7 per cent. The NSO data services sectors. While the manufacturing sector bers is not a rare occurrence. Q1 and Q2 GDP order to take LBW out of
GANGTOK, Feb. 4: The Chinese Communist Party unit in Tibet shows India’s Q3 GDP growth rate was in line with has revived and expanded by 1.6 per cent from the numbers of the current fiscal have been revised – the equation against
has recently set up "peoples information squads" to "enlighten expectations: a marginal rise at 0.4 per cent, reaf- same period a year ago, after contracting 1.5 per one up, the other down – and it is possible that the spinning balls and must
people about the progress achieved under the people's regime firming that the economy has managed to exit the cent in the earlier quarter and agriculture con- Q3 numbers could also see an upward or down- use their feet to smother
and to expose the designs of the imperialists". pandemic-led slump by 2020-end. tinues on its growth trajectory, financial and real ward revision because, as the NSO has said, the spinning ball and also
A number of the Chinese-trained Tibet an youths have been taken However, the GDP for the current financial year estate sectors have also seen a growth of 6.6 per “Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the eco- use their backfoot game,
in these squads which will likely ve in the towns and villages in is expected to contract by a slightly bigger margin cent; in the last quarter. This category had seen a nomic activities as well as data collection mecha- allowing a bit of extra
Tibet and address people's rallies. Every Tibet an has to attend of 8 per cent, according to the government’s offi- dismal performance, contracting 9.5 per cent. nism…Estimates are, therefore, likely to undergo time to adjust to the
compulsorily such rallies which are generally addressed by the cial updated forecast. The first advanced esti- Consumer spending, a key indicator of domes- sharp revisions for the aforesaid cause in due turn and bounce.
local bosses of the Communist Party. mates had forecast a 7.7 per cent contraction. This tic demand in a consumption-driven economy, course, as per the release calendar.” So, the pic- Twilight is the crucial
The necessity to from such squads is understood to be the means a deeper decline in full-year GDP, implying continued to fall, although the pace of decline has ture is far from unambiguous. period for the batsmen in
eagerness of the Chinese to enlist real cooperation from the a 1.1 per cent contraction in the January-to- slowed. A 2.4 decline in consumer spending in a such matches.
Tibetans in their war preparations against India. March quarter. The note of caution is that all pro- crucial festive quarter suggests that a rebound in The author is an independent senior journalist. V Nagendra Kumar
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ED quizzes Maha Min Kadam's wife
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning Swapnali Bhosale, wife of Maharashtra Minister Vishwajeet Kadam in
connection with its probe in a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case, officials said. According to senior ED officials,
Swapnali joined the financial probe agency investigation on Monday afternoon at its office here. The ED had summoned Bhosale in
the last week of January. The ED had earlier questioned her mother Gauri Bhosale and brother Amit Bhosale in February this year.
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