FREE PRESS - VOL. 12 NO. 14 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JUNE 28, 2022 | PAGES 14 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; `3 QUALITY AT VALUE RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 WEATHER 35.00c. 25.00c EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE FOR 24X7 UPDATES EDIT MORE TO DEMOCRACY THAN JUST NUMBERS Sunrise : 05.44 Sunset : 07.16 WE MAY WELL HAVE MANIFESTED THIS WIN, SAYS GAUTAM REGHUNATH Pg-14 G7 nations unite to address evolving global food crisis THE RANJI CHAMPIONS THANK ALMIGHTY FOR THE WIN JOE BIDEN WALKS UP TO GREET PM MODI THE PROBLEM is set to worsen dramatically with July's harvest ELMAU News Brief Under fire Dr Maravi puts in papers A fortnight after allegations of sexual harassment were levelled by as many as 50 nurses against him, Hamidia Hospital medical superintendent Dr Deepak Maravi resigned from the post on Monday. The development comes even as a probe committee had given a clean chit to Dr Maravi. Gandhi Medical College (GMC), Professor Dr Ashish Gohiya, has replaced him. PG 3 Journalist Mohd Zubair arrested Journalist Mohammed Zubair, one of the founders of fact-checking website AltNews, was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity. AltNews co-founder Pratik Sinha said Mohammed Zubair was called to Delhi for questioning in a different case but arrested in this case. PG-7 Rape case against Sonia's PS The Delhi Police has registered a case of rape and criminal intimidation against Congress president Sonia Gandhi's personal secretary P P Madhavan on a complaint by a 26-yearold woman, officials said on Monday. The woman alleged that the accused lured her on the pretext of providing her a job and had promised marriage, they said. Nitin Gupta is new CBDT chief IRS officer Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new CBDT chairman and the officer took charge on Monday. Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre, is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year. Actor Babu's arrest recorded Malayalam movie producer and actor Vijay Babu, facing a probe in the case of alleged rape of an actress in Kerala, was on Monday arrested and later let off on bail by the investigating Kochi city police. Babu secured anticipatory bail in the case from the Kerala High Court on June 22. Sri Lanka runs out of fuel Reeling under economic crisis, Sri Lanka has finally run out of fuel as only 1,100 tonnes of petrol and 7,500 tonnes of diesel are left, which are not sufficient to last for a day, Daily Mirror reported on Monday citing sources from Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Trade Union. The Lankan government on Monday announced that only essential services will operate from midnight till July 10. SC RELIEF FOR SENA REBELS Ranji Champions, the MP cricket team, headed straight to Khajrana Ganesh temple to offer prayers soon after landing at Devi Ahilyabai International Airport in Indore on Monday evening PINTU NAMDEV APEX COURT PUTS in abeyance disqualification proceedings against Shinde group MLAs NEW DELHI In a relief to rebel Shiv Sena MLAs in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly till July 11, and also sought responses from the state government and others on their pleas questioning the legality of notices seeking their disqualification. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also refused to pass any interim order on a vehement plea by senior advocate Devdutt Kamat, appearing for the MVA government, that in the meantime there should not be any floor test in the As. sembly The court said the state government can always approach it in case of . any illegality Directing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to protect the "life, liberty, and property" of the 39 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, headed by minister Eknath Shinde, and their family members, the top court said the rebels may file replies to the disqualification notices till 5:30 pm on July 12. "Meanwhile as an interim measure, the time granted by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly to the petitioners or other similarly placed Members CM yanks off portfolios of rebel ministers Supporters of rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde burn an effigy during a demonstration amid political crisis in the state, outside Thane Municipal Corporation on Monday SANJAY RAUT DENIES BROTHER JOINING REBELS Amid a buzz that Shiv Sena MLA from Vikhroli Sunil Raut may switch sides, his brother -- party MP and Chief Spokesperson -- Sanjay Raut denied all such rumours, here on Monday. There has been speculation since Sunday evening that Sunil Raut was planning to jump the ship and throw his lot with the rebel camp currently camping in Guwahati."All this is not true... He is very much with me," asserted Sanjay Raut on Monday, and Sunil Raut confirmed that he was present in Mumbai. 'MLAs’ lives under threat‘ The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Eknath Shinde's faction, 'why they did not move the Bombay High Court' to which they responded that 'their lives were under threat and atmosphere was not conducive to pursue legal remedies in Mumbai. Shinde speaks to Raj Thackeray As the political turmoil in Maharashtra continues to unfold, rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shide spoke to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray about the recent political situation in the state, confirmed MNS leader on Monday. The ED has summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday for questioning in a money ED SUMMONS RAUT laundering probe linked to the redevelopment of a Mumbai 'chawl' and other related financial transactions involving his wife and friends, officials said. of the Legislative Assembly to submit their written submissions up to today by 5.30 pm is extended till July 12, 2022." The top court, while posting the matter for further hearing on July 11, said it wants the YASHWANT SINHA FILES PAPERS AS OPPN’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SAYS... Will reach out to former BJP colleagues for support AGENCIES New Delhi nominee Presidential Yashwant Sinha on Monday said he would reach out to his former colleagues in the BJP to seek their support and expressed confidence that the Opposition unity seen on his candidature would continue till the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press conference here after filing his nomination, Sinha described the candidature of his rival NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu, a tribal, as part of "politics of symbolism" and insisted that A week into the unprecedented political crisis that threatens the survival of Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Monday stripped all the nine rebel ministers of their portfolios and allocated them to other existing ministers.The decision was taken in public interest to ensure a smooth functioning of all departments and not hinder the decision-making process in view of the absence of the five cabinet ministers and four ministers of state, according to Thackeray. Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha files nomination papers for presidential election in presence of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition leaders he would contest the poll on the track record of the Modi government with re- gard to the welfare of backward communities. CONTD. ON P6 ow can Balasaheb HThackeray's Shiv Senaa support people who had direct connection with culprits of Mumbai bomb blast, Dawood Ibrahim and those responsible for taking lives of innocent people of Mumbai. That's why we took such a step, it's better to die EKNATH SHINDE status quo to continue till it balances competing claims made by rival Sena camps. CONTD. ON P6 32 villagers in Seoni fall ill after drinking water from well SEONI Thirty-two persons took ill after drinking water from a well on Monday in Seoni Madhya in district Pradesh, an official said. The incident took place in Agaria Kala village and those affected, who complained of vomiting and diarrhea, are being treated at the government hospital since morning, said Ghansor's Block Medical Officer (BMO) Dr Bharti Sonkesariya. "Those affected are above 30 years of age. Two health teams, one from block and another from the district examined headquarters, the villagers and distributed medicines," she said. CBSE, UNICEF join hands to equip school students with 21st Century skills NEW DELHI The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), UNICEF and YuWaah are collaborating to make twenty-first century skills accessible to school students, according to officials. Generation Unlimited or YuWaah, supported by UNICEF, is a platform to bring young people togeth- er with the private sector, governments, and international and local organisations to turn them into active and engaged citizens. In continuation of the ongoing collaborations on life skills, CBSE, UNICEF and YuWaah will work together on career guidance as well as enabling access and engagement of students in volunteering opportunities. A statement of intent was signed to mutually agree on the areas of collaboration and key milestones therein, the officials said. According to the officials, the meeting also marked agreement on the roll-out of the Passport to Earning (P2E) initiative for CBSE students, wherein they shall be upskilled with key 21st century skills mapped to CBSE's employability skills curriculum. Based on the pilot, the initiative will be scaled to reach all students, including scaling teacher training and capacity building to enable the same. The P2E initiative is part of a multi-stakeholder, global partnership between UNICEF, Generation Unlimited, Microsoft and Accenture. Capgemini is a key partner in enabling the scaling of this e-learning solution in India. CONTD. ON P6 The Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Monday held discussions on the impact of Russia's war on food and energy supplies including the global economy and said the bloc is determined to support Ukraine in proexporting and ducing grain, oil, and other agricultural products as well as to address the causes of the evolving global food crisis. They called upon Russia to cease, without condition, its attacks on agricultural and transport infrastructure and enable free passage of agricultural shipping from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. "We are united and determined to strongly support Ukraine in producing and exporting grain, oil, and other agricultural products and we will foster coordinated initiatives that promote global food security and address the causes of the evolving global food crisis," the Group of Seven said in the statement on Monday . In the G7 summit, leaders were in consensus that Russia bears enormous responsibility for rising threats to global food security as a result of the conflict. "Russia's unprovoked assault on Ukraine - marked by bombing, blockades, and theft - has severely prevented Ukraine from ex- SC to hear plea against Ambani security cover NEW DELHI The Supreme Court will today hear a plea of the Centre challenging the Tripura High Court directive to ask Ministry of Home Affairs officials to appear before it in a PIL challenging the grant of security cover to industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members in Mumbai. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the high court has no jurisdiction to entertain the PIL as the state government has nothing to do with the security cover provided to the Ambanis by the Centre on the recommendation of the Maharashtra government. Mehta said he wants the appeal to be heard urgently as ministry officials have been asked to appear before the high court on Tuesday with original records concerning the threat perception to the Ambanis, and stated no more adjournment will be granted. US President Joe Biden walked up to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the G7 Summit in Germany. The two world leaders were all smiles as they exchanged greetings at Schloss Elmau in Germany. The video shows PM Modi in conversation with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, when President Biden walked up to PM Modi and tapped him on his back. The two world leaders shook hands and exchanged warm greetings. ‘OUR DEDICATION TO CLIMATE COMMITMENTS EVIDENT’ Asserting that India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of G-7 will support India's efforts in combating climate change and invited them to tap the huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in the country. porting its agricultural products and is hampering its production capacity, leading to steep price rises and increasing global food insecurity for millions, especially those most vulnerable, such as women and children," the Group of Seven said in the statement. "We urgently call on Russia to cease, without condition, its attacks on agricultural and transport infrastructure and enable free passage of agricultural shipping from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea," they said. Ukraine is the "breadbasket of Europe" supplying 10 per cent of the world's wheat, 12-17 per cent of the world's maize and half of the world's sunflower oil. Twenty-five million tonnes of corn and wheat - the entire annual consumption of all the least developed countries - can't be exported and is currently at risk of rotting in Ukrainian silos. This problem is due to worsen dramatically with July's harvest. CONTD. ON P6 Drug-free villages to receive Rs 2L spl reward: CM OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Monday that a special reward of Rs 2 lakh each will be given to drug-free villages. He said, "To make the villages drug-free, an environment should be created through mutual dialogues and various inspirational activities and anti-drug adis campaign diction launched from samras panchayats." Referring to women empowerment he said, "We must ensure that our Panchayats are 'Beti friendly'. More respect, honor and dignity of daughters must be ensured. Sons and daughters must be treated ." equally Chouhan was addressing at the CM House a felicitation ceremony of the representatives who formed samras panchayats by get- ting elected unopposed. The CM thanked the villagers for electing the panchayat representatives unopposed. Chouhan said anyone who cast an evil eye on a mother, sister or daughter would not be spared. Samras panchayats had to set an example in the whole country by their work. Public service, development of the village, systematic and result-oriented operation of anganwadi, school, panchayat, community building should be the . priority "Let us ensure that no child remains malnourished in our Panchayat", he added. Panchayat and rural development minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia, MP Ramakant Bhargava, former minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria, MLA Sitaram Adivasi and public representatives were present. CONTD. ON P6 Panchayat poll candidate booked for using dog for campaigning BHOPAL A candidate contesting the panchayat election in Madhya Pradesh for the was post sarpanch's booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for using a dog during campaigning to defame the rival candidate, police said . on Monday The candidate Mukesh Darbar, who is contesting the panchayat election at a village in Khandwa district, put up a banner with a photo of his opponent Divyaditya Shah on his pet dog and took the animal out on the streets in Khandwa district. A video surfaced on the social media showing the poster put on the dog walk- REPRESENTATIVE PIC ing on the streets. The police took action after the candidate whose photo was put on the animal lodged a complaint alleging that the act was to defame him, a police official said. It came four days before voting in the second phase of the three-tier panchayat election is scheduled to be held on July 1. Voting in the third and final phase of the election would be held on July 8. candidate "Sarpanch was Darbar Mukesh charged under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act as per the complaint of election agent Santosh Soni on behalf of rival candidate Divyaditya Shah," Officer Sub-Divisional Ravindra Vaskale said. Shah's father is a Cabinet Minister in the Madhya Pradesh government while his mother was a former Mayor of Khandwa. Shah in his complaint said that Darbar's move was aimed at shaming him and his family members. He said that Darbar also violated the model code of conduct. CONTD. ON P6