FREE PRESS - VOL. XXXIX NO. 19 | INDORE | MONDAY | JUNE 27, 2022 | PAGES 12 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN RNI No. 38281/83 Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE EDIT AFGHAN SIKHS AND RELEVANCE OF CAA RELISHING BEING RAVISHING Pg-12 WE ARE THE CHAMPS FOR 24X7 UPDATES `3 QUALITY AT VALUE WEATHER 35.00c. 25.00c Sunrise : 05.44 Sunset : 07.16 BYPOLLS: AAP WIN MAIDEN title by defeating 41-time champions Mumbai LOSES PUNJAB, AKHILESH UP RANJI TROPHY: MP BOYS CREATE HISTORY BASTIONS BREACHED AGENCIES Bengaluru News Brief 29 China warplanes in Taiwan's air China has sent 29 warplanes into Taiwan's air defence zone, according to media reports, marking the thirdlargest fly-by in the country this year. The warplanes, which include 17 fighter jets, six bombers and other supporting aircraft, have entered the island's air defence identification zone on Tuesday from the southwest, The Star newspaper reported citing the island's defence ministry. Iran launches rocket into space Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Flood condition improves The flood condition in Assam improved on Sunday, although five more persons died and over 22 lakh people continued to reel under the deluge across 25 districts, an official report said. According to the daily bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), five persons, including four children, drowned at different places of Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Karimganj and Morigaon districts during the day. HC asks SDM to take decision on mosque construction issue in two months JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has diin authorities rected Kevlari in Seoni district to decide on pending complaints and objections related to the construction of a mosque on private land, which has been stayed, within two months. The construction of the mosque was stayed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Kevlari on March 23 this year and it was challenged by the local Auliya Ahl-e-Sunnat Committee through its president Firoz Khan. The committee, in its plea, had said the SDM must hear it as it wants to raise objections to the complaints against the construction. CONTD. ON P6 Madhya Pradesh created history and captured their maiden Ranji Trophy title, defeating favourites Mumbai in the finals by six wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Ben. galuru on Sunday This win is a historic one for Madhya Pradesh, as they captured their maiden Ranji title. The victory becomes even more significant because they defeated 41-time champions Mumbai, who were heading into the finals as favourites. On the final day Mumbai , could only manage 269 in their second innings, leaving MP with a paltry target of 108, and they did it in style as Pandit won a record sixth national title as a coach. Sarfaraz Khan (45), who finished the season with 18 short of 1000 runs and young Suved Parkar (51) tried their bit, but with the need to attack at every opportunity, MP's Kumar Kartikeya (4/98) and the other bowlers knew that wickets would come their . way While chasing, there were some hiccups, but with just over 100 to get, it was a stroll in the park for the MP team. CONTD. ON P6 BJP'S WIN in UP LS bypolls historic: Modi NEW DELHI / LUCKNOW / AGARTALA Madhya Pradeshs players take the trophy on a victory lap after winning their final Ranji Trophy cricket match against Mumbai, at M SEE SPORTS PAGE Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday PTI TEAM TO GET GRAND PUBLIC WELCOME: CM BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh cricket team will be accorded a public welcome for winning the prestigious Ranji Trophy for the first time, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. "For the first time, Madhya Pradesh won the Ranji Trophy title by defeating Mumbai, who have won this title several times, and created history. We are very happy and it is an emotional moment for us. The winning team will be accorded a grand public welcome in Bhopal," Chouhan said. He congratulated coach Chandrakant Pandit, captain Aditya Shrivastava and the entire team on the victory. MP Congress chief Kamal Nath and state BJP president VD Sharma were among those who hailed the achievement. MAHARASHTRA CRISIS: EKNATH SHINDE SEEKS STAY ON DISQUALIFICATION NOTICE Rebels land in SC SANJAY JOG / Mumbai The rebel Shiv Sena MLA faction led by Eknath Shinde moved the Supreme Court on Sunday challeng, ing the petition filed by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, seeking to disqualify 16 legislators for breach of whip by not attending the party meeting earlier this week, before the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal. With Sunday’s move, the Shinde camp has taken its battle to the apex court by roping in a bunch of leading lawyers to plead their case. insiders camp Rebel claimed that they would also continue to simultaneously pursue the legislative battle. The Shinde camp has also challenged the appointment of Ajay Choudhari as the Shiv Sena Leg- Centre grants Y-plus security to 15 rebel MLAs NEW DELHI islature Party leader and the rejection of a no-confiagainst motion dence Deputy Speaker Narahari Zirwal. The Shiv Sena has sacked Shinde as its legislature party leader, appointing Choudhari in his place; has Shinde however, claimed he continues to be the legislature party leader and has appointed Bharat Gogawale as the chief whip, replacing the present chief whip Sunil Prabhu. Two Independents, Mahesh Baldi and Vinod Agarwal, in a letter to Zirwal and the Maharashtra Secretariat Legislature have submitted that Zirwal cannot take any decision on Shiv Sena’s plea for the The Centre on Sunday extended Y-plus security cover of CRPF commandos to at least 15 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, officials said. Those who were provided the security cover include Ramesh Bornare, Mangesh Kudalkar, Sanjay Shirsat, Sonawane, Latabai Prakas Surve and 10 others. Their families living in Maharashtra too will be secured as the security blanket entails house protection teams, they said. 16 of disqualification MLAs when a no-confidence motion has been moved against him. CONTD. ON P6 Aaditya is lone Sena minister left with CM SANJAY JOG Mumbai Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Sunday received yet another jolt as the higher and technical education minister Uday Samant, who comes from Ratnagiri district, joined the Eknath Shinde-led rebel camp. He is the ninth minister to join the rebels. Samant, who was in Mumbai for the past few days and had taken part in all the Sena brainstormers, abruptly left for Surat and from there, took a flight to Guwahati. Now, Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who was elected from the Worli assembly constituency , CONTD. ON P6 Emergency a black spot on India's vibrant democracy: Modi MUNICH Terming Emergency in 1975 as a "black spot" on the vibrant history of India's democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that , democracy which is in DNA of every Indian, was trampled and suppressed 47 years ago, but the people answered in a democratic way all the conspiracies to crush it. "Today is June 26 which is also known for the day when India's democracy, which is in the DNA of every Indian, was trampled and suppressed 47 years ago. Emergency is a black spot on the vibrant history of PM Narendra Modi interacts with a child during his visit to Munich, Germany, Sunday PTI ," India's democracy Modi told a gathering of Indian diaspora here, target. ing the opposition Congress Party "The people of India answered all the conspiracies to crush democracy . in a democratic way We Indians take pride in our democracy wherever we are," Modi said in his over 30 minutes speech at the massive diaspora event held at the Audi Dome stadium here. Modi, who is visiting Germany to attend the G7 Summit, said that Indians are proud of their democracy. "Today, we can proudly say that India is the mother of democracy... The diversity of culture, food, clothes, music and traditions makes our democracy vibrant. India has shown that democracy can deliver and has delivered." CONTD. ON P6 IAF receives 56,960 applications under Agnipath scheme AGENCIES / New Delhi The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received 56,960 applications under the Agnipath recruitment scheme till , Sunday within three days of the registration process getting under way on Fri, day a week after violent protests against it rocked several states. "56960! That's the total number of applications received till date from future Agniveers in response to the Agnipath recruitment application process on https://agnipathvayu.cdac. in. Registration closes on July 5," the IAF stated on . Twitter on Sunday Unveiling the Agnipath scheme on June 14, the government had said youth between the ages of 17-and-a- half and 21 years would be inducted for a four-year tenure, while 25 per cent of them will be subsequently inducted for regular service. Several parts of the country had witnessed vio- lent protests against the scheme. The government had on June 16 increased the upper age limit for recruitment under the scheme to 23 years from 21 for the year 2022, and subsequently announced a slew of placatory steps like preference for them in central paramilitary forces and defence public sector undertakings upon their retirement. Many BJP-ruled states also declared the 'Agniveers', as the soldiers will be known, will be accorded priority in induction into state police forces. The armed forces have, however, made it clear those who had indulged in violent protests and arson against the new recruitment scheme will not be inducted. Tripura chief minister Manik Saha was among the victorious BJP candidates in the by-poll results announced on Sunday as the party bagged three out of four assembly seats in the eastern state and wrested Party Samajwadi the strongholds of Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the AAP lost Punjab's Sangrur parliamentary constituency . However, there was some cheer for Arvind Kejriwal's party as it retained Rajinder Nagar assembly seat in the national capital. The Congress won a seat each in Tripura, where it opened its account after drawing nil in the last assembly polls, and Jharkhand, while the ruling YSR Congress emerged victorious in Atmakuru AssemAndhra in seat bly Pradesh. Counting of votes was held on Sunday for the June 23 by-election to three Lok Sabha and seven as- Centre to launch 'One Nation, One Dialysis' prog soon AGENCIES Chennai Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said the Central government will soon launch the 'One Nation, One Dialysis' programme, under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme. Through this scheme, any patient can get to the dialysis facility from anywhere . in the country The Union Minister is on a two-day visit to Tamil . Nadu and Puducherry He visited and observed the robotic surgery machine installed at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super in Hospital Speciality Chennai. "The state-of-the-art facility enables surgeons to perform complex major surgeries with ease by using robotic instruments," Mandaviya said in a tweet. Rohit +ve ahead of fifth Test AGENCIES Leicester India's preparations for the re-schedfifth uled Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, from July 1, have suffered a setback as Sharma Rohit captain has tested positive for Covid-19. The BCCI confirmed early on Sunday morning that Rohit Sharma had tested positive via a Rapid Anti, gen Test (RAT) on Saturday with the India skipper currently in isolation at the team hotel ahead of the Test. The game in Edgbaston is the fifth and final Test of the series that commenced last year but had to be a following postponed Covid outbreak in the India camp. According to an official release, Mandaviya also virtually laid the foundation stone of CGHS Wellness Centre and Lab at Avadi. Further, he interacted with trauma care patients and those with severe sports injuries who are being treated with advanced tech-based surgeries and biopharma therapies at the Multi Super Speciality Hospital. Addressing the gathering, Mandaviya said the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital is the only centre with 2 surgeon consoles and congratulated the state for achieving the goal set for MMR and IMR well ahead of the rest of the states. Covering 1.58 crore families in Tamil Nadu, under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, 75 lakh people have availed of the benefits, he added. CONTD. ON P6 sembly seats spread across five states and Delhi. In Uttar Pradesh, ruling BJP candidate Ghanshyam Lodhi won the Rampur parliamentary seat by a margin of over 42,000 votes. Lodhi defeated SP's Mohd Asim Raja, considered close to senior SP leader Mohd Azam Khan who won the seat in 2019 but vacated it after being elected to the assembly . In Azamgarh, also a pocket borough of the SP and vacated by party chief Akhilesh Yadav after his election to the state assembly, BJP candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' defeated Dharmendra Yadav of SP by a margin of 8,679 votes. CONTD. ON P6 4 killed in wall collapse in Raisen RAISEN: Three children in the 5-14 age group and a man were killed and four persons injured in a wall collapse on Sunday afternoon in Raisen in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. The incident occurred at Chandan Pipariya village under Silwani police station area, some 110 kilometres from the district headquarters, after the area experienced rain and thunderstorms for two hours, said Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Rajesh Tiwari. CONTD. ON P6 CM MOURNS DEATH Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed grief over the untimely death of four persons after a wall of an under-construction house collapsed due to heavy rain in Chandan Piplia village in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district on Sunday. He has prayed to God to grant peace to departed souls and strength to bereaved families to bear the grief. Sreekumar, Teesta sent to five days police custody AHMEDABAD An Ahmedabad court on Sunday sent former state DGP R.B. Sreekumar and activist Teesta Setalvad to . five days police custody While the two were to be produced again in court on , Friday the Additional Chief Magistrate Metropolitan granted permission to pro, duce them on Saturday as police requested the court that they are busy on July 1st due to Jagannath Yatra. Setalvad complained to the court that she was picked up from Mumbai without any arrest warrant, and also questioned whether it justified to arrest her on the basis of FIR. She also alleged that she was illegally kept in custody from 3 p.m. to 10.30 , p.m. on Saturday and for a forgery case, Gujarat Police sent an ATS team to arrest her. She also even submitted that she is cooperating with the investigation team. Setalvad was represented by advocate Somnath Vats and Sreekumar by advocate S.M. Vora. On the other hand, Special Public Prosecutor Mitesh Amin submitted that police need their custody for 14 days, because they need to investigate who was funding the Setalvad's NGO, and who was instigating to run maliciousAcampaign a against the state government. Police need their custody to investigate who helped them to forge documents, who hatched the conspiracy , and why he said, alleging they did all this to mislead the judicial process.