FP FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. XXXX NO. 288 | INDORE | MONDAY | MARCH 25, 2024 | PAGES 12 `3 - r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE KEJRIWAL’S AAP AT THE CROSSROADS WEATHER Kejri issues first order from lock-up EDIT SAMSON PLAYS CAPTAIN KNOCK SPORTS AGENCIES New Delhi 'Gross violation of legal procedures' AGENCIES New Delhi As Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in the ED's custody in connection with the excise policy case, issued an order to address water and sewage issues in the national capital, Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal has written to Lt. Governor V .K. Saxena, terming the directions by CM as a "gross violation of legal procedures". "I am compelled to write TO OUR READERS The editorial, business and printing departments of Free Press are closed today on account of Holi. There will, therefore, be no edition of the newspaper dated March 26, 2024. Readers can access the epaper edition at https://epaper.freepressjourn al.in/. For the latest news, check https://www.freepressjournal.in/ NEWS BRIEF Former IAF chief Bhadauria joins BJP NEW DELHI: Former Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria joined the BJP on Sunday and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the steps taken by his government to modernise and strengthen the armed forces. Varaprasad Rao, a former MP and a YSR Congress leader from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, also joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and party General Secretary Vinod Tawde. to you regarding a serious concern that came to light during a press conference held on Sunday. Cabinet Minister Atishi disclosed an order which she claimed to have received from the Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal," the letter by Jindal read. Jindal further wrote that according to Atishi, the order was communicated by Kejriwal while he was in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). CONTD. ON P7 In the midst of discussions regarding his ability to perform duties as the Delhi Chief Minister while in Enforcement Directorate's custody, Arvind Kejriwal has issued an order, his first one from the custody . The directive pertained to the water supply of the national capital, and it was conveyed by the Chief Minister through a memorandum to Delhi Minister Atishi, who oversees the concerned portfolio. “Where there is a shortage of water, arrange for tankers in adequate numbers. Issue appropriate orders to the Chief Secretary and other officials to ensure that the public does not face any kind of trouble. The immediate and proper resolution of the people's problems n DELHI CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL’S LETTER should be ensured. If necessary, also seek the cooperation of the Lieutenant Governor. They will also assist you in your efforts,” he said. CM Kejriwal, who was sent to the ED custody on Friday by a Delhi court till March 28, has been accused of being directly involved in the conspiracy of formulation of the excise policy to "favour cer- rvind Kejriwal, ED custody, has sent me as the Adirectives toandwhile inWater Ministerbyto promptly address the water sewage issues faced Delhiites, and to arrange for an adequate number of water tankers during the summers. When I read these directives, tears welled up in my eyes. I wondered what kind of person he is, who amidst such adverse circumstances, isn't thinking about himself but rather about the people of Delhi Navy personnel missing from Delhi for 35 days kills self OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in I have come to know that there are significant issues with water and sewage in some areas of Delhi. I am concerned about this. Since I am in jail, people should not face any inconvenience because of this. Summers are also approaching His family had lodged a missing complaint in Delhi and the police had been searching for him A Navy personnel, who went missing from Delhi 35 days ago, allegedly died by suicide in a hotel in Mangalwara on Bhopal late on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Pushpendra Kumar Pal, 26, a native of Uttar Pradesh. Mangalwara police station TI Ajay Soni told Free Press that Pal went missing from his area of posting in New Delhi 35 days ago and was not in touch with his family members too. His family had lodged a missing complaint in Delhi and the police had been searching for him. Pal arrived in Bhopal on Saturday and had been lodging at a hotel. Owing to unknown reasons, he hanged himself to the ceiling of the hotel room on Saturday. When the hotel staffers knocked on his room’s door on Sunday morning to check on him, they received no response. They then opened the door through a master key, to discover him hanging. They informed the police, who rushed to the spot. The police said they have informed his kin, who will arrive in the city on Monday. As no suicide note was found, the reason behind his extreme step could not be ascertained. Further probe into the matter was on. OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Four of a family were killed after a speedy truck collided with their motorbike near Ahmedpur on National Highway 40 under the Bamhani police station limit in Mandla on Sunday . According to the police, the family, including a man, his wife and their two daughters were returning to Bichiya after attending a festival in Anjaniya when a speedy truck collided with their two-wheeler at 6 pm. The truck coming from Chhattisgarh was heading to Jabalpur. The locals informed the police about the accident and also tried to pull out the family from under the truck. The truck driver fled the scene after the accident. The police said that the collision was so intense that the family died on the spot. The bodies were sent for post-mortem. The police have also seized the truck. The bodies will be handed over to the family members after the post-mortem. OUR STAFF REPORTER city.indore@fpj.co.in In a shocking incident, a 9-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and molested by her cousin maternal uncle, father of her mother’s second husband and her step-brother in the Banganga area. The incident came to the fore when CWC officials came to know that the girl was not safe at her mother’s place. The girl was terrified of the accused and revealed her ordeal only after three counselling sessions by CWC officials. Later, a complaint was lodged with the Banganga police and two persons have been arrested in the case so far. The role of her mother’s live-in partner is being investigated. Pallavi Porwal, chairperson of Child Welfare Committee, informed the Free Press that committee officials came to know that the girl was not IIT-Guwahati student arrested ASSAM CM HIMANTA Biswa Sarma said that two students of IIT-Guwahati have been identified as having links with ISIS and trying to join the group, but one of them is not found as of now AGENCIES Guwahati An IIT-Guwahati student, who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday, a senior official said here. Out of the two, Touseef Ali Farooqui, who is a 4thyear B Tech student of Bioscience department, was detained on Saturday . Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) Inspector General Parthasarathi Mahanta told PTI that after interrogating him, police found credible evidence of his links with ISIS and he safe with her mother. The CWC officials found that the girl’s mother and her maternal grandmother had a dispute over keeping the girl with them as both were alleging that the girl was not safe with each other. When the girl and her mother were called for a session at the CWC, her mother tried to mislead but the officials found out that the girl was not comfortable so she was sent to Child Care Institute two months ago. Meanwhile, the officials counselled the girl thrice and she revealed that she was being sexually assaulted by her maternal uncle when she was with her maternal grandmother in the city CONTD. ON P7 . AGENCIES New Delhi The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to release financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state for drought management. It said the state is reeling under "severe drought", affecting the lives of its people and for the Kharif 2023 season, which starts in June and ends in September, a total of 223 out of 236 Indore's iconic Rajwada Palace comes alive with vibrant colours and festive cheer during the traditional Holika Dahan celebration on Sunday PIC: ANAND SHIVRE Rajnath says Ladakh is India's ‘capital of bravery’ Celebrates festival of colours with soldiers in Leh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions. Singh was earlier supposed to celebrate Holi with soldiers in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, but his visit was cancelled due to inclement weather. The minister was accompanied by Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps, Lt Gen Rashim Bali. The defence minister applied tilak with 'gulal' on soldiers' foreheads. He also laid a wreath at the War Memorial here to pay tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the DETAINED ON HIS WAY TO JOIN ISIS On Saturday, he was detained at Hajo in Kamrup district while he was on his way to join ISIS after allegedly pledging allegiance to the terror group. The student was detained three days after the ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested in Dhubri district after they had crossed over from Bangladesh. The IG said, "Further investigation is underway as of date and further rounds of questioning of the suspect are going on." CONTD. ON P7 The petition has also sought to declare that the Centre's action in not releasing the financial assistance for drought arrangement as per the NDRF is "ex-facie violative" of the fundamental rights of the people of the state guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution taluks are declared as drought-affected. The plea said 196 taluks are categorised as severely affected and the remaining 27 as moderately affected. "Cumulatively for Kharif 2023 season, the agriculture and horticulture crop loss have been reported in more line of duty . Addressing the soldiers after celebrating the festival of colours, Singh said Ladakh is the national capital of courage and bravery . "Like we have the national capital in Delhi, the economic capital in Mumbai, and the technological capital in Bengaluru, Ladakh is India's capital of courage and bravery . CONTD. ON P7 than 48 lakh hectares with the estimated loss (cost of cultivation) of Rs 35,162 crore," the plea, filed through advocate D L Chidananda, said. It said the assistance sought from Government of India under the NDRF is Rs 18,171.44 crore. CONTD. ON P7 Landing site of Chandrayaan-3 is now officially ‘Shiva Shakti’ AGENCIES Bengaluru AGENCIES / Leh was arrested on Sunday . "We produced him in the court, which has sent him to police custody for 10 days. We also carried out a search in his hostel room inside the IIT-Guwahati campus," Mahanta said. Farooqui, who hails from Delhi, was arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, he added. funds for drought management Cousin, maternal uncle, step-brother, father of mother’s second live-in partners accused of molestation 2 ARRESTED Links with ISIS: KARNATAKA MOVES SC over ‘MAHA RALLY' IN DELHI ON MARCH 31: The opposition INDIA bloc will hold a "maha rally" at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on March 31 to safeguard the country's interests and democracy, AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Step-grandpa, other family members rape 9-year-old n ATISHI, DELHI PWD MINISTER CINEMA FOUR OF FAMILY KILLED AFTER TRUCK HITS BIKE IN MANDLA tain persons". He is also allegedly involved in "demanding kickbacks from liquor businessmen" in exchange of favours, the probe agency has claimed. The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has refuted the accusations levelled against him and has accused the BJP-led Central government of "manipulating investigative agencies for political motives". The ED has said that Kejriwal is the "kingpin and key conspirator" in the now-scrapped excise policy case in collusion with AAP ministers, leaders and other persons. The policy in question was being drafted considering the favours to be granted to the 'South Group' and was formed in collusion with Vijay Nair, Manish Sisodia, and members-representatives of the 'South Group'. CONTD. ON P7 www.freepressjournal.in STUNNING VACATION 36.80c. 21.90c Sunrise : 06.26 Sunset : 06.39 ‘RESOLVE WATER & SEWAGE PROBLEMS’ QUALITY AT VALUE r RNI No. 38281/83 T formation about planetary names by IAU said. On August 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at ISRO announced that the landing point of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission would be known as “Shiv Shakti Point”. While the Chandrayaan-2 landing failure spot will be called “Tiranga point", the day of the touchdown of the Vikram Lander on the Moon (August 23) will be celebrated as “National Space Day” in the country, PM Modi had stated. CONTD. ON P7 he announce ment defined the origin of the name as, a "compound word from Indian mythology that depicts masculine (Shiva) and feminine (Shakti) duality of nature; Landing site of Chandrayaan3's Vikram Lander The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name 'Shiva Shakti'. The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement following the success of the mission on August 26, 2023. "IAU working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name station 'Shiv Shakti' for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander," the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, which provides detailed in-