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Editorial: A Cold abyss! Bengal moves SC against Guv for ‘withholding’ Bills passed in Assembly Oli stakes claim to become Nepal Prime Minister

‘Vote fraud, reign of terror’: BJP's BJP candidate accuses TMC of

big charge at TMC on bypoll results disrupting Bengal election process
OUR CORRESPONDENT sembly segments. OUR CORRESPONDENT high-stakes elections. The
The bypolls were a litmus TMC wants to carry on the
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya test for the BJP, whose seat NEW DELHI: Manas Kumar momentum of its better
Janata Party (BJP) on Satur- tally in the Lok Sabha elec- Ghosh, the BJP candidate performance in the 2024
day accused the ruling Trin- tions dropped from 18 in from the Raiganj assem- Lok Sabha election, while
amool Congress of electoral 2019 to 12 this time. The bly seat, alleged that the for the BJP, repeating the
fraud after the ruling party saffron camp has 71 seats in ruling TMC had tried to cre- win in Ranaghat, Dakshin,
in West Bengal won all four the 294-member West Ben- ate disturbances in some Raiganj and Bagda is seen
assembly seats that went to gal assembly, down from 77 booths in the constituency as prestigious.
bypolls on July 10. in the 2021 elections. during the voting for the by- The TMC won 29 of the
“The way the results have The Trinamool Congress polls, which started at 7 am 42 Lok Sabha seats in West
come, BJP has got three tally stands at 215 in the and concludes at 6 pm on Bengal, up from 22 in the
votes in some booths, and 294-member assembly. Wednesday. 2019 parliamentary polls.
four votes in some booths, "We will review our perfor- wresting three seats from It also enjoys the support "Voting is going on smooth- On the other hand, the BJP's
this is fraud in the name of mance. But the TMC did the BJP- Raiganj, Bagda, of three BJP MLAs, who ly. We want voting to take tally came down to 12 from
votes…We have complained not allow free and fair elec- and Ranaghat Dakshin. The switched over to the ruling place peacefully and every- da, and Maniktala. and fair election is not possi- 18 in 2019.
to the Election Commission tions and there were a lot Mamata Banerjee-led party party but are yet to resign one should be able to cast Ranaghat Dakshin BJP ble in West Bengal because Other states where by-
earlier also but there was of irregularities. The ruling won Maniktala constituen- from the House. their vote. TMC tried to create candidate Manoj Kumar the government does not polls are being held today
no hearing,” Union minister party had unleashed a reign cy by a huge margin of over “The trend is very clear, disturbances at 2-4 booths Biswas on Wednesday also want it," he added. are Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Mad-
and West Bengal BJP chief of terror," BJP state spokes- 62,000 votes. even earlier mandate (of Lok but we opposed them and accused the ruling TMC of Bypolls in Ranaghat, Dak- hya Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Sukanta Majumdar told ANI. person Samik Bhattacharya The BJP secured the sec- Sabha elections) was not in voting is going on peacefully," creating a chaotic situation shin, Raiganj and Bagda are Punjab, and Himachal
West Bengal BJP spokes- was quoted by ANI as say- ond position in all four seats, favour of NDA,” West Bengal Ghosh told ANI. to prevent voters from exer- necessitated because the Pradesh.
person Samik Bhattacharya ing. while the Left-Congress alli- chief minister Mamata Ba- The by-election in the cising their franchise freely. BJP MLAs who won these In these seven states, 13
too echoed the sentiments The Trinamool Congress ance finished a distant third nerjee was quoted by PTI as Raiganj assembly constit- "Ranaghat Dakshin is the constituencies in the 2021 Assembly constituencies
of the state party unit chief. swept the assembly bypolls, and lost deposits in two as- saying after the bypoll results uency is necessitated be- BJP's area. It has been prov- election switched to the TMC. went to the polls today. The

Ut'khand bypoll results warning for BJP,

cause of the resignation of en again and again. There The TMC won the Manikta- voting started at 7 am will
Krishna Kalyani as MLA, is tremendous enthusiasm la seat in the 2021 election, conclude at 6 pm.Assem-
who won the 2021 election among the voters. I am con- however, the sitting TMC bly by-polls are being held

rhetoric won't work: Ex-CM Harish Rawat

but later left the BJP and fident that in this election, MLA, Sadhan Pandey, died in West Bengal's Raiganj,
switched to the TMC. voters will again make us in February 2022, necessi- Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagda,
Krishna Kalyani is the TMC win but the fact is that TMC, tating the election. and Maniktala; Badrinath
OUR CORRESPONDENT he added. candidate from the Raiganj supported by the administra- Mukut Mani Adhikari, and Manglaur in Uttara-
In Manglaur, Congress assembly seat in the by-elec- tion with criminal personnel, whose resignation as MLA khand; Jalandhar West in
Uttarakhand: With Con- candidate Qazi Nizamud- tion. is trying to create a chaotic necessitated the election, Punjab; Dehra, Hamirpur,
gress set to win in both as- din was leading by a slen- Along with Raiganj, other situation so that no voter is the TMC candidate in the and Nalagarh in Himachal
sembly constituencies of der margin of 422 votes assembly constituencies in comes to the voting centre," Ranaghat Dakshin constitu- Pradesh; Rupauli in Bihar;
Uttarakhand which voted in over his nearest rival, BJP's the state that went to the poll Biswas told ANI. ency. Vikravandi in Tamil Nadu;
the recent bypolls, former Kartar Singh Bhadana, in in the by-polls on Wednesday "They are threatening our For both the BJP and TMC, and Amarwara in Madhya
chief minister Harish Rawat the tenth and final round are Ranaghat Dakshin, Bag- voters and workers. A free these by-polls are seen as Pradesh.

Moitra's ‘losing streak’ jab at BJP after

on Saturday asserted that of counting. BSP's Ubaidur
the state would witness a Rahman, who was behind
change in 2027. Speaking Nizamuddin at the second

TMC sweeps Bengal assembly bypolls

to news agency PTI, the vet- spot in the initial rounds of
eran Congress leader said counting, is now trailing at
the bypoll results in Uttara- before the Lok Sabha polls Himmat Singh of Sainik the third spot in the seat.
khand are a “warning for earlier this year. Samaj Party got 494 votes. The seat was with the Ba-
the BJP”. In the bypoll held on July “People have made up hujan Samaj Party (BSP) OUR CORRESPONDENT ple are saying “Tumse na
Congress's Lakhpat 10, a total of 54,228 votes their minds. The mes- but fell vacant after Rah- ho payega @narendramo-
Singh Butola won the Badri- were cast, out of which, sage that we are getting man's father and sitting TRINAMOOL: Trinamool di,” the Lok Sabha MP from
nath assembly by-elec- 28,161 votes went to the from Manglaur and Badri- MLA Sarwat Karim Ansari Congress MP Mahua Moi- Krishnanagar posted on X.
tion, defeating his nearest Congress, while the BJP nath will be strengthened died in October 2023. tra on Saturday took a jibe The TMC led by Mamata
rival former minister and got 22,937 votes. Bhandari by 2027. We will bring a Jairam Ramesh, Con- at the Bharatiya Janata Banerjee wrested Raiganj,
MLA BJP's Rajendra Singh got 10,000 fewer votes change in 2027 in Uttara- gress general secretary in Party (BJP) after her party Bagda, and Ranaghat Dak-
Bhandari by 5,224 votes. this time than he did in the khand," Harish Rawat told charge of communications, won all four assembly seats shin seats from the BJP and
The seat fell vacant after 2022 assembly elections. PTI. “This win of Congress said the bypoll results in that went to bypolls in West securing a record victory
Bhandari resigned from the Independent candidate is a warning for the BJP Uttarakhand “reflect the Bengal. margin in Maniktala.
Congress and the state as- Naval Kishor Khali finished that you work properly. changing political environ- “So @AITCofficial wins The party's candidates
sembly to join the BJP just third, with 1,813 votes. Only rhetoric won't work.” ment in the country.” 4/4 assembly by-polls in Krishna Kalyani, Madh-

PM lays foundation stone & dedicates to nation

Bengal while INDIA wins uparna Thakur and Mu-
10/13 nationally. @BJP4In- Krishna Kalyani, Madhupar- from the House. kut Mani Adhikari won
dia & its Agency Raj contin- na Thakur and Mukut Mani Trinamool Congress MP the Raiganj, Bagda, and

multiple projects worth more than ₹29,400 cr

ues its losing streak. Peo- Adhikari won the Raiganj, Mahua Moitra on Saturday Ranaghat Dakshin seats
ple are saying “Tumse na Bagda, and Ranaghat Dak- took a jibe at the Bharatiya respectively, while Supti
ho payega @narendramo- shin seats respectively, Janata Party (BJP) after her Pandey won Maniktala in
OUR CORRESPONDENT the state’s potential in med- di,” the Lok Sabha MP from while Supti Pandey won party won all four assembly North Kolkata.
ical tourism and conference Krishnanagar posted on X. Maniktala in North Kolkata. seats that went to bypolls in The TMC now has 215
NEW DELHI: The Prime Min- tourism. “Maharashtra is The TMC led by Mamata The TMC now has 215 West Bengal. seats in the 294-mem-
ister, Shri Narendra Modi laid going to write a new chapter Banerjee wrested Raiganj, seats in the 294-mem- “So @AITCofficial wins ber West Bengal assem-
the foundation stone and of development in India, and Bagda, and Ranaghat Dak- ber West Bengal assem- 4/4 assembly by-polls in bly. It also has support of
dedicated to the nation mul- we are its co-travellers”, PM shin seats from the BJP and bly. It also has support of Bengal while INDIA wins three BJP legislators, who
tiple projects related to the Modi said, underlining that securing a record victory three BJP legislators, who 10/13 nationally. @BJP4In- switched over to the ruling
road, railways and ports sec- today’s event is a commit- margin in Maniktala. switched over to the ruling dia & its Agency Raj contin- party but are yet to resign
tor worth more than Rs Rs ment of the government to The party's candidates party but are yet to resign ues its losing streak. Peo- from the House.
29,400 crores in Mumbai,
Maharashtra today.
such resolutions.
Elaborating on the high Excise policy case: AAP, BJP trade barbs over ED chargesheet
Addressing the gather- aspirations of the Indian citi- OUR CORRESPONDENT called liquor scam”. The BJP – the Aam Aadmi Party – will AAP always misled the pub-
ing, the Prime Minister ex- zens in the 21st century, PM demanded that all AAP gov- become the first such party lic regarding the liquor scam.
pressed happiness for get- 10 lakh jobs”, he added. tion, the Prime Minister men- Modi reiterated the national NEW DELHI: The Delhi unit ernment ministers in Delhi in the country to hear such “Charge sheet has made it
ting the opportunity to lay Touching upon the investor tioned the power of industry, resolution of Viksit Bharat of the Bharatiya Janata Par- be investigated. The AAP, a call. While individuals are clear that Arvind Kejriwal is
the foundation stones and mood in Mumbai in the last agriculture and the finance in the next 25 years. He em- ty (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi meanwhile, hit back saying often charged in money laun- not only personally accused
dedicate multiple projects one month, the Prime Minis- sector making Mumbai the phasized the role of Mumbai Party (AAP) on Wednesday that the BJP be probed for dering cases, the AAP as a of taking crores of rupees in
worth more than Rs 29,400 ter said that both small and financial hub of the country. and Maharashtra in this jour- clashed over the supplemen- quid pro quo in donations whole is now facing such al- the liquor scam, but is also
crores to improve road and big investors have enthusi- “I aim to use the power of ney. tary charge sheet filed by received through electoral legations,” Sachdeva said. the kingpin. 45 crore of the
rail connectivity between astically welcomed the third Maharashtra to transform “It is our goal that quality the Enforcement Directorate bonds. Delhi BJP chief Viren- Sachdeva said that the 100 crore kickback was
Mumbai and nearby regions. term of the government. He it into an economic power- of life goes up for everyone in (ED) in the now-scrapped ex- dra Sachdeva, in a press con- charge sheet filed by ED also spent on the Goa election.”
He also spoke about a huge noted that a stable govern- house of the world; Make Mumbai and Maharashtra. cise policy case. ference, said that AAP lead- mentioned that Arvind Ke- Responding to the com-
skill development project for ment will work with triple Mumbai the fintech capital We are trying to improve the The BJP labelled the AAP ers were patting themselves jriwal had been repeatedly ments, Delhi minister Sau-
the youth of Maharashtra speed in its third term. of the world.” Throwing light connectivity in the nearby ar- as “the most corrupt party” on the back for becoming a retracting his statements. rabh Bharadwaj said it
which will further boost em- The Prime Minister re- on Maharashtra's magnif- eas of Mumbai”, he said. He saying this was the first in- national party in the short- “Regarding Vijay Nair, Arvind became public knowledge
ployment opportunities in marked that Maharashtra icent forts of Shivaji Ma- mentioned the completion stance of a political party est time “but the same par- Kejriwal had claimed that he that the BJP took donations
the state. The Prime Minister possesses a glorious history, haraj, the Konkan coastline of the coastal road and Atal being named an accused, ty has now become the first was not appointed by him but worth crores of rupees from
mentioned Vadhavan port an empowered present and and the Sahyadri Mountain Setu. He informed that about to which the latter hit back, party in Indian history to be Kejriwal has not explained the accused of liquor scam
which was recently approved dreams of a prosperous fu- Range, Shri Modi expressed 20 thousand vehicles are saying the electoral bonds a chargesheeted accused”. how Vijay Nair was living in and the Central government
by the central government. ture. Highlighting the role of his desire for Maharashtra using Atal Setu daily, saving data showed that the BJP “ED’s supplementary charge a cabinet minister’s bunga- should investigate the dona-
“The 76,000 crore rupees the state of Maharashtra in to scale the top spot in tour- an estimated 20-25 lakh ru- took donations worth crores sheet has been filed. On July low,” he said. New Delhi MP tions received by the party
project will create more than making India a developed na- ism. He also spoke about pees worth of fuel. from the accused of the “so- 12, the accused number 38 Bansuri Swaraj said that the from the accused.
2 Lucknow, Sunday, 14 July 2024 Lucknow News (English Daily)

India Dichotomy
EDITORIAL
A Cold abyss!
A few days ago, a 16-year-old boy strangled his nine-
year-old neighbour at a residential complex in Gurgaon
and tried to set her body on fire. Sixteen years old. Let that
sink in. A time when most boys are busy with their Percy
Jackson novels and Nintendo games. Not this one though.
This youngster had run up huge debts due to an online
gambling habit he’d developed. He hatched a plan to steal A WEEK OF PROGRESSIVE SURPRISES AND REGRESSIVE JOLTS — POLICY ACTION IN THE COUNTRY HAD AN INTERESTING STINT
his neighbour’s jewellery and repay the loan he had taken There’s never a dull mo-
from a friend. ment when you live in India.
The mothers were friends so he knew where the jew- As much as we may wax
ellery was kept. The diabolic plan would have been suc- eloquent about the ease of
cessful if it hadn’t been for the neighbour’s daughter. She the developed world, the ex-
caught him swiping the jewels and threatened to call her citement and constant daily
mother. thrill of living in a nation like
So he strangled her. And if that wasn’t enough, he tried ours, is truly one-of-a-kind.
to set her body on fire. What makes children go astray? Is Each day comes with its
it nature or nurture? own set of trials and tribula-
A seed of evil hardwired into their DNA waiting for the tions, problems as diverse
right moment to manifest itself? The result of faulty genes as the length and breadth
– a generational curse? Or is it the company they keep, the of this sub-continent, and
neglect from near and dear hardwon victories that only
ones that pushes them over In 2021, Delhi University a country still throbbing in
the edge? Is there one defin- made it compulsory for the loins of growth can val-
itive moment or is it a series students to plant at least ue.
of small incidents that lead one tree. The students We rise and fall, love and
the kid to snap and cross were also required to hate, move ourselves to
over to the dark side? submit a sixmonthly report proud tears, before crum-
Is it possible for a parent on the growth and status bling down devastated by
to sense trouble and swing of the sapling; Apart some irrational action. The
into action before it spirals from implementation of first world has its staidness,
into something untoward? existing environmental India has its drama.
Online supervision, keeping laws, India needs To live and work in this
open channels of commu- mandatory provisions country is to be constant-
nication – these are things for planting greens in ly exposed to dichotomy. I
that are drilled into us when homes, workplaces, and adore our plural society for
we raise kids. constructions—mirroring its sheer craziness, colour,
There is no onesize fits all the awareness towards and chaos. We yell both
as far as parenting is con- climate change at the in anger and love; tell me
cerned. One simply learns global level where else can you find
along the way. a social fabric that’s both
As parents, one tries one’s utmost to make sure that our frustrating and endearing?
offspring thrive. Often we end up indulging them, to make This week was one such,
up for weaknesses of our own. I’ve been guilty of spoiling where a plethora of emo-
my daughter like most parents. Buy her that Barbie that tions came out to play.
she really did not need. Or the sparkly pair of shoes. But Contrary to popular belief
can a parent’s weakness or lack of supervision turn a child that the Indian civil services
into a criminal? abhor change (I recently re-
When I was growing up, we lived next door to a troubled leased a podcast decoding
teenager. When his mother left his abusive father, his Indian bureaucracy), just a
grandparents took him and his younger brother in. They few days ago, we made his- The widespread acceptance of India’s first-ever gender-transitioned IRS officer, M Anukathir Surya (left), is contrasted by the regressive efforts aimed at introducing ‘casteist and
were kindly folks and did the best they could to provide tory. misogynistic’ Manusmriti in DU curriculum
a loving home for the two boys. But the teenager forged In a first, a woman Indi- that gender identity was an signment is acceptable at the Hindu scripture has 85 per cent of the popula-
his grandfather’s signature on a cheque once and set our an Revenue Service (IRS) individual’s choice includ- the government workplace; long faced criticism. News tion was marginalised and To fail in an attempt is one
toys on fire after a fight. I’m glad my mother never left me officer (M Anusuya) offi- ing if done through sex re- and hence, must be admis- reports claimed that inclu- 50 per cent were women, thing, but to fail due to the
alone at home. cially transitioned to being assignment surgery. sible everywhere else. sion of Manusmriti (Laws of “their progress depends compromised examination
I’m not sure how he would have acted out if he was un- accepted as a male officer In 2015, another govern- The message to society is Manu) was part of the sug- on a progressive education process is a completely
der duress. I cannot imagine what the girl’s parents are and would now be known ment officer in Odisha had also crystal clear — India is gestion under the National system and teaching peda- different thing;
going through. But I can’t help feeling sorry for the boy’s by his chosen name of M transitioned from male to a sexually inclusive country, Education Policy (2020) to gogy, not regressive. tually clarified that the pro-
parents either. What makes it worse is the fact that they Anukathir Surya. In a pro- female, but Anukathir is that’s gradually but decid- imbibe Indian perspectives In Manusmriti, in several posal to include readings
were friends with the victim’s family. A feeling of betrayal gressive move that has the first civil servant to set edly, moving towards fur- in education and its inclu- sections, it opposed wom- on Manusmriti had been
on both sides. been heartening for the a precedent. We may be ther advancements in lib- sion had been ratified. en’s education and equal rejected.
That the young lad did this to someone so close is unfor- LGBTQI+ community, the making glacial progress at eralising archaic laws that The decision was op- rights.” Inducting even por- So there, through these
giveable. He must have been under tremendous pressure. Union Finance Ministry and legitimising same sex mar- stymie sexual freedom. posed by teachers’ body, tions of it would not only two opposing incidents in
He had betting dues, a loan to repay, his grades were slip- all relevant departments, riage but here, through this This part of the column is the Social Democratic stand against the tenets of the same week, we get a
ping, his father was unhappy. Not that any of it is an ex- accepted the request for seemingly minor event, we the upper, now here comes Teachers Front, who called the Indian Constitution, it sense of the ‘to and fro’ of
cuse for murder. The newspapers report that the boy has name and gender change. have created huge impact. the downer. In a bizarre it “highly objectionable as would denigrate decades of policy in India. As in any
been packed off to a juvenile home. I fear that story may The decision is in line with With one swift move, we move, it was heard that the this text is adverse to the feminist and liberal move- vibrant country, there will
not end well. Correctional facilities in our country are not the Supreme Court’s water- have normalised gender Delhi University is mulling progress and education of ments that have been striv- be forces keen to institute
the best of places for vulnerable, flawed youngsters. shed judgement in April changes and identities. introducing Manusmriti to women and marginalised ing for a more equitable so- backward thoughts and ac-
The Asian Centre for Human Rights has described In- 2014 in the NALSA case. With this decision, we have undergraduate law sylla- communities”. cial order. tions. As long as sanity and
dia’s observation homes as “hellholes” because of the The verdict recognised the shown through action, that bus. Widely considered as They further went on to To everyone’s relief, the reason win, we don’t mind
sexual and physical abuse children are subjected to and third gender and asserted acceptance of gender reas- casteist and misogynistic, say that in a country where DU Vice-Chancellor even- the tug-of-war.

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’

the inhumane conditions of living. They aren’t wrong. Look
at what happened to Akash Yadav. He shot at a classmate
in school with a pistol he stole from his father.
The classmate died and he was sent to a juvenile home
where he morphed into a dreaded gangster in Haryana.
He’s twenty six years old now, in and out of jails, with a rap
sheet that would put many small-time thugs to shame. In Shelley Duvall, the intrep- ‘Nashville’, ‘Popeye’, ‘Three most iconic image, along lieve it unless it happens to she played the mail-order ing in the Texas Hill Country,
the ‘90s, Sudipa Pal had conspired with her tutor and mur- id, Texas-born movie star Women’ and ‘McCabe and with Jack’s axe coming you. bride Ida. She was a group- where Duvall lived for some
dered her entire family on the outskirts of Kolkata. whose wide-eyed, winsome Mrs Miller’. “He offers me through the door. That’s why you get hurt ie in ‘Nashville’ (1975) and 30 years, she was neither in
Not even her elderly grandparents were spared. Since presence was a mainstay damn good roles,” Duvall Kubrick, a famous per- because you can’t really Olive Oyl, opposite Robin ‘hiding’ nor a recluse. But her
she was only fifteen years old at the time, she was sent to in the films of Robert Alt- told ‘The New York Times’ in fectionist, was notoriously believe it’s true.” Duvall, the Williams, in ‘Popeye’ (1980). circumstances were a mys-
a correctional facility where she ended up marrying anoth- man and who co-starred in 1977. hard on Duvall in making oldest of four, was born in In ‘3 Women’, co-starring Sis- tery to both the media and
er inmate. Sajal Barui was a teenager when he murdered Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shin- “None of them have ‘The Shining’. His meth- Fort Worth, Texas, on July sy Spacek and Janice Rule, many of her old Hollywood
his father, stepmother and stepbrother with a few of his ing’, has died. She was 75. been alike. He has great ods of pushing her through 7, 1949. Her father, Robert, Duvall played Millie Lam- friends.
friends and tried to pass it off as a robbery gone wrong. He Duvall died on Thursday in confidence in me and trust countless takes in the most was a cattle auctioneer be- moreaux, a Palm Springs That changed in 2016
was sent to a correctional facility, he escaped and turned her sleep at home in Blanco, and respect for me and he anguished scenes took a fore working in law and her health spa worker and won when producers for the ‘Dr
to a life of crime. Texas, her longtime partner, doesn't put any restrictions toll on the actor. One scene mother, Bobbie, was a real the best actress award at the Phil’ show tracked her down
I pray there is a better ending to this boy’s story. One Dan Gilroy, announced. The on me or intimidate me was reportedly performed in estate agent. Duvall married Cannes Film Festival. and aired a controversial
where he is treated with kindness and empathy and man- cause was complications and I love him. I remember 127 takes. The entire shoot the artist Bernard Sampson In the 1980s, Duvall pro- hourlong interview with her
ages to find his way back again. What he did was inex- from diabetes, said her the first advice he ever gave took 13 months. Duvall, in in 1970. They divorced four duced and hosted several in which she spoke about
cusable but that doesn’t make him a lost cause. With the friend, the publicist Gary me: ‘Don’t take yourself se- a 1981 interview with ‘Peo- years later. Duvall was in a children’s TV series, among her mental health issues.
right kind of support and counselling, he might still have a Springer. riously’.” Duvall, gaunt and ple’ magazine, said that she long-term relationship with them were ‘Faerie Tale The- “I'm very sick. I need help,”
chance. There is no bringing back the little girl but it is still “My dear, sweet, wonder- gawky, was no conventional was crying ‘12 hours a day the musician Paul Simon in atre’, ‘Tall Tales and Legends’ Duvall said on the program,
possible to save him before it’s too late. ful life, partner and friend Hollywood starlet. But she for weeks on end’ during the the late 1970s after meet- and ‘Shelley Duvall’s Bed- which was widely criticised
left us last night,” Gilroy had a beguilingly frank man- film’s production. ing during the making of time Stories’. Duvall moved for being exploitative. “I
said in a statement. “Too ner and exuded a singular “I will never give that Woody Allen’s ‘Annie Hall’. back to Texas in the mid- found out the kind of person
much suffering lately, now naturalism. much again,” said Duvall. (Duvall played the rock critic 1990s. Around 2002, after he is the hard way,” Duvall
she’s free. Fly away, beau- The film critic Pauline “If you want to get into pain who keeps declaring things making the comedy ‘Manna told ‘The Hollywood Report-
tiful Shelley.” Duvall was Kael called her the ‘female and call it art, go ahead, but ‘transplendent’.) She also from Heaven’, she retreated er’ in 2021. ‘THR’ journalist
attending junior college in Buster Keaton’. At her peak, not with me.” Duvall disap- dated Ringo Starr. from Hollywood completely. Seth Abramovitch wrote at
Texas when Altman’s crew Duvall was a regular star in peared from movies almost During the making of the Her whereabouts became the time that he went on a
members, preparing to film some of the defining movies as quickly as she arrived in 1990 ‘Disney Channel’ mov- a favourite topic of internet pilgrimage to find her be-
‘Brewster McCloud’, encoun- of the 1970s. In ‘The Shin- them. By the 1990s, she ie ‘Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ sleuths. cause ‘it didn’t feel right for
tered her at a Houston par- ing’ (1980), she played Wen- began retiring from acting Roll’, Duvall met the musi- A favourite but incorrect McGraw’s insensitive side-
ty in 1970. They introduced dy Torrance, who watches in and retreated from public cian Dan Gilroy, of the group theory was that it was residu- show to be the final word on
the 20-yearold to the direc- horror as her husband, Jack life. “How would you feel if ‘Breakfast Club’, with whom al trauma from the gruelling her legacy’. Duvall attempted
tor, who cast her in ‘Brew- (Jack Nicholson), goes crazy people were really nice and she remained until her death. shoot for ‘The Shining’. An- to restart her career, dipping
ster McCloud’ and made her while their family is isolated then, suddenly, on a dime, Duvall’s run in the 1970s was other was that the damage her toe in the indie horror
his protege. Duvall would go in the Overlook Hotel. It was they turn on you?” Duvall remarkably versatile. to her home after the 1994 ‘The Forest Hills’ that filmed
on to appear in Altman films Duvall’s screaming face that told the ‘Times’ earlier this In the rugged Western ‘Mc- Northridge earthquake was in 2022 and premiered qui-
including ‘Thieves Like Us’, made up half of the film’s year. “You would never be- Cabe and Mrs Miller’ (1971), the last straw. To those liv- etly in early 2023.
Lucknow News (English Daily) Lucknow, Sunday, 14 July 2024 3
InBrief
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LUCKNOW: OPPO India today announced the launch of
the Reno12 series, its first step towards accelerating the
OUR CORRESPONDENT showing the support of only the House - the Nepali Con- ber 25, 2022. availability of AI phones in the country. The Reno12 se-
UML and Congress to the gress (NC) - led by Sher Ba- Friday’s trust vote was the ries — “Your Everyday AI Companion”—boasts features
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Oli is set to become Nepal’s “We have staked a claim Prachanda, 69, lost his himself on the floor after he Smart Image Matting 2.0 for flawless yet fun photos with-
prime minister once again for the new government be- position on Friday, over 18 was appointed prime min- out complex image editing. The devices also pack the AI
after incumbent Prime Min- fore the President. Now, it’s months after his appoint- ister some 18 months ago. Toolbox, powered by Google Gemini LLM, that compris-
ister Pushpa Kamal Dahal up to him to decide when ment, as he failed to secure During the first confidence es AI Writer, AI Summary, and AI Speak to enhance daily
‘Prachanda’ on Friday failed to make the appointment,” a vote of confidence during vote on January 10, 2023, productivity. The Reno12 Pro 5G will be available in two
to win a trust vote in Par- said Ramesh Lekhak, Con- a floor test in the House of he received strong support variants: INR 36,999 for the 12GB+256GB model and INR
liament after surviving four gress chief whip. Representatives. He failed with 268 votes. 40,999 for the 12GB+512GB version. The Reno12 5G will
times in the past, amidst Prime Minister Prachan- to secure the 138 votes re- In the second floor test on be priced at INR 32,999 and come with 8GB RAM and
frequent political turmoil da, also the chairman of quired to endorse the trust March 20, 2023, after the 256GB storage. The Reno12 Pro 5G will go on sale in In-
in the Himalayan nation. the Communist Party of motion as only 63 lawmak- UML-Maoist alliance broke, dia starting 18th July, and the Reno12 5G will be available
Communist Party of Ne- Ramchandra Paudel with ajbadi Party (JSP), JSP-Ne- Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN- ers voted in his favour in the he secured 172 votes in Par- from 25th July on the OPPO e-Store, Flipkart, and across
pal-Unified Marxist Leninist the support of 165 law- pal, Loktantrik Samajbadi MC), faced the trust vote as 275-strong House of Repre- liament. In the third vote of mainline retail outlets. Speaking at the launch Peter Do-
(CPN-UML) Chairman Oli makers, including 77 from Party, Janamat Party and Oli-led CPNUML withdrew sentatives. confidence held on March hyung Lee, Head of Product Strategy, at OPPO said, “The
on Friday staked his claim his party and 88 from the Nagarik Unmukti Party support from his govern- A total of 194 lawmak- 13, 2024, after forming a Reno12 series marks a milestone for OPPO as we pledge
to lead a new majority Nepali Congress. are in favour of the Con- ment last week after ink- ers voted against him, over new alliance with the UML, to accelerate AI phone adoption. The Reno series, which
government by presenting Although fringe parties, gress-UML coalition gov- ing a power-sharing deal 18 months after becoming Prachanda received 157 showcases OPPO’s advanced GenAI capabilities, futuris-
his claim before President including the Janata Sam- ernment, Oli staked a claim with the largest party in prime minister on Decem- votes. tic fluid design, and unparalleled energy efficiency, reflects

India’s population to peak in early Bourses scale

our commitment to cutting-edge technology. We envision
that AI will make mobile devices more personalised and
intuitive to not only enhance smartphone capabilities but

2060 to 1.7 billion before declining: UN highs on sharp

also transform the way users interact with their devices."
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gains in IT stocks
ROAD SAFETY CONVENTION FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
LUCKNOW: In a steadfast commitment to instill road
OUR CORRESPONDENT jected to stay so throughout safety awareness, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
the century. has organized a Road Safety Convention with school
UNITED NATIONS: India’s The population is cur- OUR CORRESPONDENT principals in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as a part of their
population is projected to rently estimated at 1.45 ongoing project- Mindset Development for our Future
peak in the early 2060s at billion, and it’s supposed to MUMBAI: Equity benchmark Generation.The convention saw active participation from
about 1.7 billion and then increase further” to 1.69 bil- indices Sensex and Nifty over 150 School Principals and teachers including private
decline by 12 per cent, but lion. “It’s supposed to peak soared nearly 1 per cent to and government schools in Lucknow. The convention
the country will remain around the 2060s in size hit new lifetime highs on witnessed the presence of esteemed chief guests, Shri
the world’s most populous and then it starts to slightly Friday, fuelled by intense Pradeep Singh (Joint Director for Education, Lucknow
throughout the century, the decline. So by the end of the buying in IT and tech stocks Mandal), Shri Rakesh Kumar (District Inspector of School,
United Nations has said. century, India is projected after robust TCS earnings Lucknow), Smt. Manisha Dwivedi (Assistant District In-
The World Population to be around 1.5 billion, but amid hopes of a rate cut by spector of School, Lucknow), Mr. Jai Shankar Srivastava
Prospects 2024 report, re- still the largest country in the US Federal Reserve. (Assistant District Inspector of School, Lucknow) and
leased here on Thursday, tion through 2100. in 2054. After this, India’s the world by a large margin.” The 30-share BSE Sensex largest IT services player re- Shri. Prabhu Nagaraj (Operating Officer, Corporate Affairs,
said that the world’s popu- “The population of India, population is projected to The report said that Chi- jumped 622 points or 0.78 ported 8.7 per cent growth Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India) along with other digni-
lation is expected to contin- which is expected to remain decline to 1.5 billion by the na’s population, currently per cent to settle at a record for the June quarter net prof- taries from Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI).
ue growing over the coming the world’s largest through- end of the century in 2100, 1.41 billion in 2024, will fall closing level of 80,519.34. it at Rs 12,040 crore. The current Indian traffic scenario showcases the need of
50-60 years, reaching a out the century, will likely but the country will still re- to 1.21 billion in 2054 and During the day, it zoomed Infosys, HCL Technologies, discipline among road users. One of the major causes of
peak of around 10.3 billion decline by 12 per cent af- main the most populous na- further decline to 633 mil- 996.17 points or 1.24 per Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, traffic collision is the approach and mindset towards the
people in the mid-2080s, up ter reaching its peak in the tion on Earth. lion by 2100. cent to hit an all-time high of Reliance Industries, JSW road. Widespread disregard for traffic rules is one of the
from 8.2 billion in 2024. early 2060s at about 1.7 Responding to a ques- “It is anticipated that Chi- 80,893.51. Steel, Bajaj Finance and major factors in road accidents.
After peaking, the global billion,” the UN report pub- tion by PTI on population na, the country currently The NSE Nifty surged Larsen & Toubro were the SHALIMAR GATEWAY MALL PRESENTS YOUR
population is projected to lished by the United Nations projections for India, Senior with the world’s second-larg- 186.20 points or 0.77 per other major gainers. Maruti, GATEWAY TO SHOP & WIN EVENT
start declining gradually, Department of Economic Population Affairs Officer, est population, will likely cent to settle at a record Asian Paints, Titan, Kotak LUCKNOW: Shalimar Gateway Mall, a premier shopping
falling to 10.2 billion people and Social Affairs (DESA), Population Division, UN experience the largest ab- closing high of 24,502.15. Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel and entertainment destination strategically located near
by the end of the century. Population Division said. DESA Clare Menozzi said at solute population loss be- Intra-day, it jumped 276.25 and ICICI Bank were among the Alambagh bus stand and metro station and home to
India, which surpassed Chi- According to the report, a press conference that “In- tween 2024 and 2054 (204 points or 1.13 per cent to the laggards. In the broad- the Hometel by Sarovar hotel, successfully concluded its
na as the world’s most pop- India’s population in 2024 is dia is currently the largest million),” followed by Japan hit a new lifetime peak of er market, the BSE midcap first-ever Mango-Mino Fest – a delightful kids' festival that
ulous nation last year, will projected at 1.45 billion and country in the world in terms (21 million) and Russia (10 24,592.20. gauge declined 0.22 per captivated families from across Lucknow. The event, held
continue to hold that posi- this will peak to 1.69 billion of population, and it is pro- million). On a weekly basis, the cent, while the smallcap in- from July 12th to 14th, was a smashing success, drawing

Aviation regulator DGCA allows IndiGo to

BSE benchmark jumped dex dipped 0.13 per cent. in families from across Lucknow for days filled with fun,
522.74 points or 0.65 per Among the indices, IT creativity and, of course, the king of fruits – mangoes. Mr.
cent, while the Nifty climbed surged 4.32 per cent, tech Kunal Seth, Director of Shalimar Gateway Mall said, "As a

carry pre-flight briefing data in digital form

178.3 points or 0.73 per zoomed 3.29 per cent, en- prominent retail and entertainment centre, we recognise
cent. ergy (0.13 per cent), bankex the significance of creating distinctive and captivating ex-
Thanks to the optimism in (0.10 per cent) and services periences that meet our customers' evolving needs and
OUR CORRESPONDENT preflight preparations when equities, the market capital- (0.06 per cent). preferences. The Mango-Mino Festival was crafted not
time is of the essence. The isation (mcap) of BSE-listed In contrast, realty, power, only to bring joy to the children of Lucknow but also to
MUMBAI: Aviation regulator transition from paperbased firms hit a record peak of metal, utilities, auto, indus- reinforce our bond with the local community by offering a
DGCA on Friday said it has materials to EFBs has a di- Rs 4,52,38,553.68 crore trials and consumer dis- platform for families to gather and celebrate the diverse
allowed IndiGo to carry pre- rect impact on the weight ($5.42 trillion). Investors’ cretionary were among the cultural heritage of our region. As part of our ongoing ef-
flight briefing data in elec- of the aircraft. wealth also climbed Rs 1.17 laggards. The rupee consoli- forts to engage with the residents of the Alambagh local-
tronic form, a move that will Since EFBs are compact lakh crore. Among the Sen- dated in a narrow range and ity and surrounding areas, the mall continues to serve as
help in reduction of overall and lightweight compared sex pack, Tata Consultancy settled for the day higher by a hub of entertainment and convenience."
weight of aircraft and fuel to heaps of paper, this re- Services climbed nearly 7 2 paise at 83.51 against the
consumption. statement. EFF consists of formation they need swiftly. duction in weight contrib- per cent after the country’s US dollar. SUPERVISOR OF PVT FIRM SACKED FOR TAKING
With the adoption of the
Electronic Flight Folder
data such as operational
flight plans, weather and
According to the DGCA, the
use of EFF technology al-
utes to lower fuel consump-
tion besides substantial SIAM seeks sops for EVs, more BRIBES FROM METER READERS
PATIALA: Under the able leadership of Punjab Chief Min-
(EFF), the airline can carry
pre-flight briefing data such
NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen)
weather charts, airfield
lows airlines to use the lat-
est data to optimise flight
contribution to improve the
carbon footprint, the Direc- incentives for vehicle scrapping ister S Bhagwant Mann and directions of Power Minister
S Harbhajan Singh ETO, Punjab State Power Corporation
as flight plans and weather data, and ETOPs (Extend- paths thereby reducing fuel torate General of Civil Avia- OUR CORRESPONDENT ernment could do some- Limited (PSPCL) has dismissed a supervisor of a private
charts in the digital form in- ed Range Twin Operations), consumption, and ultimate- tion said. thing more on the incentives meter reading company (Explore-Tech Services Pvt. Ltd.)
stead of hard copies. among others. ly, lowering emissions. By eliminating the need NEW DELHI: Auto industry for the scrapping of vehicles, from services in Gidderbaha for demanding money from
The move is expect- Electronic flight folder This would potentially for paper documents, the body SIAM on Friday sought because the scrappage poli- meter readers as part of its anti-corruption campaign.
ed to reduce the cost as is updatable and forms lead to a large amount of reliance on physical re- sops to promote EVs and cy is already in place but we Providing information about this, Chief Engineer Enforce-
well as other benefits like the basis of pilots’ digital fuel saving per annum. All sources is reduced and the suggested the government have not seen much impact ment Eng. Inderpal Singh said that the complaint was
improved safety and in- briefing pack on their EFB the data is automatically environmental impact as- to bring in additional incen- of that,” Aggarwal said. He investigated by Eng. Gagandeep Singla, Additional Super-
creased efficiency in pre- (electronic flight bag) de- collated into an EFF file and sociated with paper produc- tives for scrapping of vehi- further said, “And so there- intending Engineer Enforcement - 1 Bathinda. During this,
flight preparations, the vice, which is an intuitive integrated onto an EFB app, tion and disposal is corre- cles in the upcoming Bud- fore, to give further boost to statements of meter readers working under the company,
DGCA (Directorate General interface, enabling pilots to the DGCA said, adding, this spondingly decreased, the get. The Society of Indian the scrapping of old pollut- voice recordings presented by them, and other evidence
of Civil Aviation) said in a access and process the in- can be beneficial during regulator said. Automobile Manufacturers ing vehicles, I think some- were examined. During the investigation, Bal Krishan, the

‘No good reason’ to talk to Putin right now: Biden

(SIAM) emphasised on a thing needs to be done.” supervisor of the meter reading company, was found
growth oriented Budget with Aggarwal said the gov- guilty of taking bribes for entering reading data. After
focus on greater allocation ernment should continue this, taking action, PSPCL dismissed the concerned su-
OUR CORRESPONDENT it’s 17.4. I mean, in terms of for capital expenditure. to take initiatives which are pervisor from the company’s services. On this occasion,
percentage of territory,” he “We are expecting that the good for the economy. “We PSPCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director Eng. Baldev
WASHINGTON: US President said. “They’ve not been very government should come anticipate that it will again Singh Sran gave a clear message stating that any officer
Joe Biden has said that he successful. up with a FAME 3 like poli- be a growth oriented Bud- or employee found not doing their work honestly will not
has “no good reason” to They’ve caused horrible cy... good schemes like PLI get...which means it will be be spared under any circumstances.
talk to Vladimir Putin at the damage, and loss of life, are already in place, which more focused on the capital FOREX RESERVES JUMP $5.16 BN TO $657.16 BN
moment unless the Rus- but they’ve also lost over we are sure will continue,” expenditure, because that MUMBAI: India’s forex reserves jumped $5.158 billion to
sian leader changes his be- 350,000 troops, military, SIAM President Vinod Ag- has a multiplier effect on all $657.155 billion during the week ended July 5, the Reserve
haviour. killed or wounded. They have garwal told reporters here. segments of the economy,” Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The forex kitty had de-
The 81-year-old president over a million people, par- The FAME 3 (Faster Adop- he stated. Allocation for the clined for the previous two consecutive weeks, dropping
made these remarks on ticularly young people with tion and Manufacturing of capital expenditure in the $1.713 billion to $651.997 billion for the week ended June
Thursday at a highly-antici- technical capability leaving Electric Vehicles) scheme, Interim Budget stood at Rs 28. The reserves had touched an all-time high of $655.817
pated solo press conference he is ready to talk to Putin. him to step aside from the Russia because they see no if unveiled, is expected to 11.1 lakh crore which was billion as on June 7 this year. For the week ended July 5,
at the end of the NATO Sum- “But I understand your ge- 2024 presidential election future there. They’ve got a offer financial incentives to 11.1 per cent higher than foreign currency assets, a major component of the re-
mit in Washington. “I have no neric point is, is Putin ready following last month’s disas- problem,” said the president. electric two-wheelers and the previous year alloca- serves, increased $4.228 billion to $577.11 billion, as per
good reason to talk to Putin to talk? trous debate with his Repub- “But what they do have con- three-wheelers as well as tion, Aggarwal stated. “So, the the data released on Friday. Expressed in dollar terms,
right now. I’m not ready to talk to Pu- lican rival, Donald Trump. trol of is they are very good at governmentowned buses. we are expecting that the the foreign currency assets include the effect of apprecia-
There’s not much that he tin unless Putin’s ready to “First of all, in this war that controlling and running the The FAME 3 scheme will focus on allocating more tion or depreciation of nonUS units like the euro, pound and
is prepared to do in terms of change his behaviour and he supposedly has won, and public outcry that relates to succeed Electric Mobility and more capex will contin- yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. Gold reserves
accommodating any change the idea -- look, Putin’s got by the way, I think, don’t how they use mechanisms Promotion Scheme (EMPS), ue,” he said. Aggarwal also increased $904 million to $57.432 billion during the week,
in his behaviour, but there a problem,” Biden said, dis- hold me to the exact num- to communicate with peo- which was introduced when urged the government to the RBI said. The Special Drawing Rights were up $21 mil-
isn’t any world leader I’m not missing concerns about his ber, but I think that Russia ple. They lie like hell to the FAME 2 scheme ended on come up with some policy lion to $18.036 billion, the apex bank said. India’s reserve
prepared to deal with,” Biden health despite a growing list had 17.3 per cent of Ukraine constituencies,” he told re- March 31, 2024. “We are initiatives to boost the rural position with the IMF was up $4 million to $4.578 billion in
told reporters when asked if of Democratic leaders urging that they’ve conquered, now porters. also expecting that the gov- economy. the reporting week, the apex bank data showed.
4 Lucknow, Sunday, 14 July 2024 Lucknow News (English Daily)

SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal in ED case,

ALLEGES CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION

Bengal moves SC
lower court extends JC till July 25 in CBI case against Guv for
REFRAINS FROM DIRECTING DELHI CM TO STEP DOWN, LEAVING THE DECISION TO KEJRIWAL HIMSELF AND SUGGESTS
THAT THE LARGER BENCH SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER AN ELECTED LEADER SHOULD STEP DOWN FROM A CONSTITUTIONAL POST
‘withholding’ Bills
OUR CORRESPONDENT bail ..., on the same terms
as imposed vide the order
rest” is a separate ground
to challenge the order of
be arrested. They have to
equally apply their mind
passed in Assembly
NEW DELHI: The Supreme dated May 10, 2024,” the arrest passed in terms of to other material which OUR CORRESPONDENT
Court on Friday granted bench said in its 64-page Section 19(1) of the PMLA absolves and exculpates
interim bail to Delhi Chief verdict. and whether the “need and the arrestee. The power to KOLKATA: Irked with Gov-
Minister Arvind Kejriwal in While releasing Kejriwal necessity to arrest” refers arrest under section 19(1) ernor C V Ananda Bose for
a money laundering case on interim bail on May 10 to the satisfaction of formal of the PMLA cannot be ex- allegedly withholding Bills
lodged by the Enforcement to campaign for the Lok parameters to arrest and ercised as per the whims forwarded to him by the
Directorate (ED) in connec- Sabha polls, the top court take a person into custody, and fancies of the officer,” state Assembly for assent,
tion with the alleged excise had imposed conditions on or it relates to other person- it said. the state of West Bengal has
policy scam. him that he would not visit al grounds and reasons re- The bench highlighted filed a writ petition in the Su-
However, Kejriwal will re- the CM office or the Delhi garding necessity to arrest that according to data avail- preme Court contending that
main in jail as he was also Secretariat during the inter- a person in the facts and able on ED’s website, as on his refusal to give assent the Governor. The last two
arrested by the Central Bu- im relief. circumstances of the said January 31, 2023, a total of without stating any reason is Bills were passed after Bose
reau of Investigation (CBI) CBI on June 26 in relation to tion 19(1) of PMLA, which The bench noted the im- case? 5,906 ECIRs were recorded contrary to Article 200 of the took charge as the Governor
in a related matter. A court the corruption case linked deals with ED’s power to ar- portance of Kejriwal’s po- The bench said the third and searches were conduct- Constitution. of Bengal.
here extended the judicial to the excise policy scam. rest, deemed it necessary sition as an elected leader one is if both the ques- ed in 531 by issue of 4,954 The petition was men- The state’s petition sub-
custody of Kejriwal until The plea challenging his to grant interim bail to Ke- and chief minister of Delhi. tions are answered in the search warrants. “The total tioned before Chief Justice of mitted that the Governor’s
July 25. arrest by the CBI is pending jriwal due to the sacrosanct It refrained from direct- affirmative, what are the number of ECIRs recorded India D Y Chandrachud for ur- omission threatened to de-
A bench comprising Jus- before the Delhi High Court. right to life and liberty. ing him to step down, leav- parameters and facts that against ex-MPs, MLAs and gent listing. The court is learnt feat and subvert democratic
tices Sanjiv Khanna and Di- The matter pertains to al- “Given the fact that right ing the decision to Kejriwal are to be taken into consid- MLCs was 176. The num- to have agreed to consider good governance and there-
pankar Datta referred three leged corruption and mon- to life and liberty is sacro- himself and suggested that eration by the court while ber of persons arrested is the request. According to fore infringed upon the rights
critical questions on the ey laundering in the formu- sanct, and Arvind Kejriwal the larger bench should examining the question of 513. Whereas the number the state, the following eight of the people of Bengal to the
“need and necessity of ar- lation and execution of the has suffered incarceration consider whether an elect- “need and necessity to ar- of prosecution complaints Bills pending with the Gov- welfare measures sought to
rest” under the Prevention Delhi government’s excise of over 90 days, and that the ed leader should step down rest”? filed is 1,142. ernor are — The West Ben- be implemented through the
of Money Laundering Act policy for 2021-22, which questions referred to above from a Constitutional post. The bench emphasised The data raises a num- gal Private University Laws Bills.
(PMLA) to a larger bench, has since been scrapped. require in-depth consider- The three questions re- that the power to arrest ber of questions, including (Amendment) Bill, 2022 The petition also referred
preferably of five judges, for The Supreme Court, de- ation by a larger bench, we ferred to the larger bench must be exercised cau- the question whether the passed on 14.06.2022; to the apex court’s direction
in-depth consideration. Ke- spite its findings on “rea- direct that Arvind Kejriwal include — whether the tiously to prevent severe DoE (Directorate of En- The West Bengal Krishi Vis- in the case against Telanga-
jriwal was arrested by the sons to believe” under sec- may be released on interim “need and necessity to ar- repercussions on individual forcement) has formulated wavidyalaya Laws (Second na Governor where it was
life and liberty, noting the a policy, when they should Amendment) Bill, 2022 said that Governors cannot
necessity for material ev- arrest a person involved in passed on 17.06.2022; sit on the Bills forever and
idence rather than whims offences committed under The West Bengal Univer- should return it as soon as
and fancies of officers. It the PMLA,” it said. Justice sity of Health Sciences possible under Article 200.
said any undue indulgence Khanna, who penned the (Amendment) Bill, 2022 “Despite the Governor for
and latitude to ED will be verdict, held the accused passed on 21.06.2022; The the State of West Bengal be-
deleterious to the Constitu- is entitled to challenge his Aliah University (Amend- ing aware of the decisions of
tional values of rule of law arrest under section 19 (1) ment) Bill, 2022 passed this Hon’ble Court in similar
and life and liberty of per- of the PMLA and the court on 23.06.2022; The West circumstances for the States
sons. can examine its validity on Bengal Town and Country of Telangana and Punjab,
“An officer cannot be al- soundness of “reasons to (Planning and Development) several crucial Bills have
lowed to selectively pick believe”, based upon the (Amendment) Bill, 2023 been lying dormant with the
and choose material im- material available with the passed on 28.07.2023 Governor of the State since
plicating the person to authorised officer. and The West Bengal 2022,” the State of West

Govt declares June 25 as

University Laws (Amend- Bengal submitted in its peti-
ment) Bill, 2023 passed on tion.
04.08.2023. Recently, the Bengal gov-
‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ The state claimed that the
first six Bills were sent for as-
ernment had locked horns
with Bose over allegedly
OUR CORRESPONDENT sent when Bose’s predeces- withholding the West Bengal
sor Jagdeep Dhankhar was (Prevention of Lynching) Bill.
NEW DELHI: The BJP-led
NDA government continued
its sharp attack on the Con-
Collegium suggests new
gress over the Emergency,
announcing on Friday that Chief Justices for 7 high courts
June 25 will be observed OUR CORRESPONDENT
every year as ‘Samvidhaan
Hatya Diwas.’ Making the NEW DELHI: In a significant
announcement on X, Union Emergency,” he added. He move, the Supreme Court
Home Minister Amit Shah also said the observance of Collegium has recommend-
posted a gazette notifica- ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ ed the appointment of Chief
tion and wrote: “On June 25, will help keep the eternal Justices for the high courts
1975, the then PM Indira flame of individual freedom of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh,
Gandhi, in a brazen display of and the defence of democra- Jammu and Kashmir and
a dictatorial mindset, stran- cy alive in every Indian, thus Ladakh, Kerala, Madhya
gled the soul of our democra- preventing “dictatorial forc- Pradesh, Madras, and Me-
cy by imposing the Emergen- es” like the Congress from ghalaya.
cy on the nation. “repeating those horrors.” The recommendations Delhi High Court, has been
Lakhs of people were “Therefore, the Govern- were made by the Collegi- recommended for the posi-
thrown behind bars for no ment of India declares 25th um headed by Chief Justice tion of Chief Justice of the
fault of their own, and the June as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya of India D Y Chandrachud, Jammu and Kashmir and
voice of the media was si- Diwas’ to pay tribute to all along with justices Sanjiv Ladakh High Court. Ap-
lenced.” those who suffered and Khanna and B R Gavai. pointed on September 5,
“The Government of India fought against the gross The Collegium considered 2008, Justice Kait belongs
has decided to observe the abuse of power during the the names of judges from to the Scheduled Caste cat-
25th of June every year as period of Emergency and different high courts, taking egory and ranks fifth in the
‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.’ to recommit the people of into account their seniority, All India Seniority list.
This day will commemorate India to not support in any performance, and the need The Collegium has recom-
the massive contributions manner such gross abuse to provide representation in mended Justice G S Sand-
of all those who endured the of power in the future,” said various high courts. hawalia, the senior-most
inhuman pains of the 1975 the notification. Justice Manmohan, cur- puisne judge of the high
Costly vegetables push retail rently the acting Chief Jus-
tice of the Delhi High Court,
court, as the chief justice of
the Madhya Pradesh High
inflation to 4-month high of 5.08% has been recommended for
the position of Chief Justice
Court.
Justice Nitin Madhukar
OUR CORRESPONDENT up from 8.69 per cent in of the court. Jamdar has been recom-
May, according to the data Appointed as a judge on mended as the Chief Jus-
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation of the National Statistical March 13, 2008, Justice tice of the Kerala High
rose to a four-month high Office (NSO). Manmohan is due to retire Court.
of 5.08 per cent in June, pri- The government has on December 16, 2024. He
marily driven by increasing tasked the Reserve Bank ranks third in the All India Owner, Publisher,
food prices, including veg- to ensure that the CPI infla- Seniority list of High Court Printer Jamil Ahmad, 5,
etables, according to gov- tion remains at 4 per cent Judges. Justice Rajiv Shak- Shahanajaf Road (Bheri
ernment data released on with a margin of 2 per cent dher has been recommend- wali Kothi) Lucknow.
Friday. on either side. The highest ed as the Chief Justice of Printed at National
The Consumer Price Index inflation was in vegetables the Himachal Pradesh High Art Press 207, New
(CPI) based inflation had at 29.32 per cent, followed Court. This follows the trans- Hyderabad, Lucknow.
been on a declining trend by ‘pulses and products’ at fer of Justice M S Ramach- Published from 5,
since January before this re- 16.07 per cent in June on andra Rao to the Jharkhand Shahnajaf Road (Bheri wali
cent uptick. The CPI-based an annual basis. ‘Cereals High Court. Kothi) Lucknow.
retail inflation was 4.8 per and products’ and fruits too Justice Shakdher, appoint- Editor
cent in May 2024 and 4.87 were dearer in June over the ed on April 11, 2008, is one Shabana
per cent in June 2023. The same month last year. The of the senior-most judges in
previous high was recorded retail inflation in rural areas the country, ranking fourth Mobile: 9450364562
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Inflation in the food basket than 4.39 per cent in urban Justice Suresh Kumar LucknowNews1@gmail.com
was 9.36 per cent in June, India, showed the NSO data. Kait, a senior judge of the