FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 73 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | AUGUST 27, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Fitness for Future Glory P.12 fp ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK WORLD HAZARIBAG New party by Sinha likely Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha is likely to launch a new political party ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections later this year. Proposal to float the new party was discussed during a meeting at Atal Sewa Kendra in Hazaribag with his supporters on Sunday evening. Before leaving for Delhi on Monday, Sinha told reporters, "A final decision on forming the Atal Vichar Manch (AVM) will be made soon after consulting various sections of society." Sunday's meeting was presided over by Surendra Kumar Sinha, a former BJP executive member and representative of ex-BJP MP Jayant Sinha, and was attended by supporters of both Jayant and Yashwant Sinha ‘Russian attack involved over 100 missiles’ Money RBI to launch ULI for smooth flow of credit P.11 DANTEWADA CRPF trooper kills self A Central Reserve Police Force head constable allegedly committed suicide on Monday in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, an official said. At around 10:30am, head constable Vipin Chandra of the CRPF's 195th battalion shot himself in the barracks with his AK-47 rifle, the official said. The incident took place in the 195th battalion's headquarters under Barsoor police station limits, some 400 kilometres from here, DOC’S RAPE Viral video throws up new evidence Aritra Singha KOLKATA Farmers destroy standing soyabean crops in state Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Falling prices of produce, rising cost of cultivation has triggered resentment among farmers and they are destroying standing soyabean crops by using tractors or even manually as a mark of protest in Madhya Pradesh. The farmers allege that currently the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of soyabean is hovering around Rs 4,000 per quintal, while it was around Rs 6,000 per quintal last year. This price is not even covering the cost of growing the crop, farmers allege. Part of the reason for depressed price is hike in production. This year, 60 lakh MT of soybean has been produced while last year it was 40 lakh MT. Recently in Garoth of Mandsaur district, farmer Kamlesh Patidar destroyed his soyabean crop with his tractor as his cost of production of the 4Continued on | P6 incurred in soyabean. If the new soybean price opens at Rs 3,500 to Rs 3,800 per quintal in market, what will they get? Considering this, they are destroyed standing crop.” Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) Kamal Anjana said, “Farmers are destroying soyabean crops as MRP is coming down and this is resulting in heavy loss for farmers. Now, they will sow garlic to reduce the losses. During Pitr-Paksha and Durga puja, they will sow and harvest garlic by December end. They expect to Home Ministry creates five new districts in Ladakh UT Step towards better governance: Modi 5 DISTS : ZANSKAR, DRASS, SHAM, NUBRA, CHANGTHANG Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the union territory of Ladakh, taking the total number of districts in the strategically located union territory, which was till 2019 a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, up to seven. The announcement was made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who posted on ‘X” that the decision has been taken in pursuit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to build make the union territory “developed and prosperous”. Shah wrote that “the MHA have a good garlic crop. The farmers of Ratlam, Mandsaur and Neemuch have also destroyed the standing crops.” Former agriculture director Dr GS Kaushal said, “Government should take care of soyabean which was brought to MP for catering to the demand of oil in state. In fact, Government imports oil but it is not paying attention to soyabean farmers. Government has declared MSP but they do not purchase soyabean. And in any case, even the MSP is not sufficient.” Ladakh is also a strategically located state and has witnessed incursions from China in its eastern parts in the past few years. CM announces Rs 20 cr each to flood-hit Kerala & Tripura Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL RG KAR HORROR AIIMS to install panic buttons for women safety Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced to provide financial relief of Rs 20 crores each to flood hit Kerala and Tripura on Monday. He said that Madhya Pradesh stands with both affected states. He said that along with Madhya Pradesh, other states of country have been also hit by heavy rains, flood and landslide. “On the occasion of Krishna Janamasthami and on behalf of Madhya Pradesh Government, I have decided to give Rs 20 crores financial relief each to Tripura and Kerala,” he said while taking to his twitter handle. He also prayed Lord Krishna to ward off the crisis of both states as soon as possible. Notably, Tripura and Kerala have been hit by severe flood and landslides which claimed numeours lives and destroyed villages at large scale. Amid the outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, is set to install a hi-tech panic button system in women’s duty rooms, floors and blocks across the campus to ensure their safety. Around 200 panic buttons will be installed. Yellow cards have already been issued in AIIMS for attendants who are allowed to stay with patients in night. AIIMS has compiled inputs and demands from doctors, residents, nurses, research scholars and paramedical staff on enhancing safety on this large campus where so many women doctors work night shifts and have to go from one department to another. Among the issues pointed out were black spots on the campus, need for duty rooms for women staff in every area, need for more CCTV cameras UJJAIN BHOPAL Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma reached Ujjain on Monday on the occasion of Janmashtami. After visiting the Mahakaleshwar Temple and Sandipani Ashram, he said that the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan governments will build ‘Shri Krishna Gaman Path’, through which the temples and places where Lord Krishna went will be developed. CM Sharma went to Mathura in the morning on Krishna Janmashtami and then reached Ujjain at around 3.45 pm by helicopter. Here, he first reached the Mahakal temple and took the blessings of Mahakal by going inside the sanctum-sanctorum of Lord Mahakal along with his family. District minister in-charge opment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also commented that, “Creation of five new dtricts in Ladakh is a step towards better governance and prosperity. Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang will now receive more focused attention, bringing services and opportunities even closer to the people. Congratulations to the people there.” Madhya Pradesh heaved a sigh of relief as the ‘extremely heavy rains’ shifted from the state to Gujarat and Rajasthan. However, orange alert has been issued for Badwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua and Dhar districts. According to meteorological department, depression which was over Northwest Madhya Pradesh has moved in the West Southwest direction and now lies as a deep depression over Rajasthan and adjoining West Madhya Pradesh. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 2 former dy CMs, one ex- state prez dropped Cow slaughter suspect drowns in escape bid BJP raps Kangana for equating farmers’ protest with B’desh anarchy BJP issues two lists for J&K polls HARIDWAR FP News Service There was some confusion around BJP’s first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as the party first released the names of 44 candidates for the 90 seats to the House but later retracted these and released a fresh list of just 15 names for the first phase of the election, for which voting will take place on September 18. In the three phase poll, voting will also has decided to create five new districts in the union territory” and that “the new districts, namely Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang, will take the benefits meant for the people to their doorsteps by bolstering governance in every nook and cranny.” He added that “the Modi government is committed to creating abundant opportunities for the people of Ladakh.” Reacting to the devel- take place on September 25 and October 1 and the counting will be on October 4. In the revised list, the party has dropped three prominent leaders – namely its former state president Ravinder Raina, and former deputy chief ministers Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta. However, it has given a ticket to Devendra Rana, the brother of Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh. Earlier, the bigger list which had covered all the phases of the elections, had also shown the party allocating tickets to 14 Muslim candidates. 4Continued on | P6 PTI NEW DELHI The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday reprimanded actressturned politician and its Lok Sabha MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, Kangana Ranaut, for her latest remarks on the farmers’ agitation and declared that they do not constitute its own views on the subject. Earlier in the day, Ranaut had triggered a major controversy when she shared a video on ‘X” in which she was heard saying that “Bangladesh-like anarchy could have happened Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma paying obeisance before Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlingam in Ujjain on Monday. FP photo Gautam Tetwal also accompanied him. After visiting the sanctum sanctorum, he took darshan of the Lord from Nandi Hall. During this, he was honoured by the Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee. The CM worshiped the palanquin in Mahakal’s sawari. Talking to the media, CM Sharma wished a happy Jan- Party distances itself from her comments, says Kangana is “neither permitted nor authorised” to make statement on policy matters FP News Service A man suspected of being involved in illegal cow slaughter drowned in a pond near Uttarakhand's Roorkee after he jumped into it while trying to run away from the police, an official said. However, local villagers alleged that the man was beaten up and pushed into the pond by the police. The incident happened in Madhopur area near Roorkee late on Saturday night, Haridwar's Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Dobhal said on Monday. in India also in the name of farmers protests. Outside forces are planning to destroy us with the help of insiders. If it wouldn't have been foresight of our leadership they would have succeeded.” The statement had immediately drawn the ire of some BJP leaders especially since Assembly elections are due next month in Haryana where In a startling revelation, Indian Wrestling Federation (WFI) president Sanjay Singh made a significant statement regarding the recent controversy involving star wrestler Vinesh Phogat. Speaking to media persons in Indore, Singh addressed the issue that has left the nation reeling after Phogat missed out on a medal—allegedly due to weight management issues. Singh expressed his disappointment, stating, "It is unfortunate that our country missed a medal, and that too because of weight." He emphasised that the rules regarding weight checks are clearly outlined in Article 11 of the United World Wrestling regulations, which mandates Missed medal blame game weigh-ins for two consecutive days during the Olympics or any international tournament. According to Singh, Phogat, a seasoned athlete, should have been vigilant about maintaining her weight, as it is her responsibility. However, the situation is more complex. Singh revealed that Phogat herself had expressed a lack of trust in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its officials. As a result, she insisted on being accompanied by her own team, including her physio, coach, doctor, sparring partner, and even her husband. The government agreed to her demands, and the entire seven-member team's expenses were borne by the Government of India. "Vinesh herself and her supporting staff are responsible for her weight gain or loss," Singh stated unequivo- 4Continued on | P6 CBI names Sandip Ghosh in corruption FIR PTI KOLKATA cally, adding that there was no fault on the part of the Government of India or any other organizations associated with wrestling. He underscored that in matters of international representation, the medal belongs to the country, not just the individual athlete. Therefore, the WFI is equally disheartened by the loss. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 farmers have a considerable vote share and they have been at odds with the BJP over MSP and its handling of the farmers situation. Similarly, the party has been facing ongoing protests from farmers in Punjab. A party leader from Punjab, Harjit Grewal, was quick to lash out at Ranaut for the remarks. 4Continued on | P6 Vinesh, her team to blame for weight gain: WFI chief Our Sports Reporter mashtami saying I have come from Mathura, the birthplace of the Lord, to visit the city of Mahakal. I was in Braj in the morning, now I have reached Mahakal to visit. “The Rajasthan government and Madhya Pradesh government have jointly announced to make Shri Krishna Path. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in the FIR the agency has filed in connection with its probe into the alleged financial irregularities at the institution during his tenure. The agency has slapped Section 120B of IPC (criminal conspiracy) read with Section 420 IPC (cheating and dishonesty) and Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (amended in 2018) which covers unlawful acceptance of gratification by a public servant. The cases read together account for cognisable offences and are non-bailable in nature, a senior Calcutta High Court lawyer said. Besides Ghosh, the CBI has also registered cases against one M/s Ma Tara Traders of Madhya Jorehat, Banipur, Howrah, M/s Eshan Cafe of 4/1, H/1, JK Ghosh Road, Belgachhia, Kolkata and one M/s Khama Louha. offgrid INDORE in corridors and secluded areas, changing rooms for nursing staff, more security personnel, closure of thoroughfares and electronic cards. Dr KD Shukla, AIIMS public relation officer, said, “The surveillance security would be enhanced and the cameras would capture suspicious movements in corridors, outside duty rooms and washrooms. We have had a meeting with the civil engineering, electrical and security wings to check locks in all duty rooms and also ensuring better lighting. All hotspots of the hospitals are being identified. The AIIMS has already planned to have strict entry and exit rules.” MP heaves Raj & MP govts to develop ‘Shri sigh of relief Krishna Gaman Path’: CM Sharma as rains shift FP N Service to Raj-Guj Our Staff Reporter NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Amid ongoing convention of protesting junior doctors, a purported video went viral where Dr Debasish Som along with police and lawyer of former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh were seen in the seminar hall after the rape and murder took place there on August 9. However, the body of the junior doctor was not seen in the video and Free Press could not verify authenticity of the video. Ghosh’ lawyer Shantanu Dey, Ghosh’s PA, and OC at the hospital outpost, wearing uniform, were standing there and discussing something. Now, the question arises why and how they went to the seminar room where the alleged crime took place in the wee hours of August 9. According to Deputy Commissioner (central division) of city police, Indira Mukherjee, 40 feet was cordoned off by police and she also mentioned that the size of the seminar room was 51x32 feet. The video which surfaced was showing the area which was not cordoned off. A farmer in Sehore destroying his standing soyabean crop crop would have been more than the prevailing market price. There was no way he could have made a profit. Similarly, in Sehore, farmers have destroyed the soyabean in several parts of the district. Kedar Sirohi, farmer, said, “Falling prices of produce, rising costs of crops has caused resentment in farmers so they are destroying standing crops of soyabean which has been the main crop of Madhya Pradesh. Now they will sow garlic and onion which will reduce their losses which they have E-paper Edit Kerala cinema’s ugly underbelly exposed P.8 DEEP DISTRESS: Falling prices of produce, rising cultivation cost Briefs MUMBAI