FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 14 No. 117 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 10, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE Sports ARSHDEEP CLIMBS TO NEW HEIGHTS P.15 UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL MONEY FY25 growth forecast retained at 7.2% NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Challenges for Abdullah, Saini govts P.8 Cinema PETA says no to a donkey with Salman P.14 Free Press Dancin’ the night away Halo re Halo! It’s Garba time at FP House Adorned in vibrant traditional attire, revelers sway and spin to the lively rhythms of music, embodying the spirit of Garba on the seventh day of Navratri. Their joyous movements fill the dance floor at Free Press House with a kaleidoscope of colour and energy, creating a mesmerising tapestry of culture and celebration. Each step is a brushstroke on the canvas of celebration, weaving together laughter, music, and the joyous spirit of tradition into a living masterpiece. Pic: Pintu Namdev fp Briefs NEW DELHI Acid attack: 3 refugees hurt A Syrian refugee and his toddler son, as well as a Sudanese national, suffered burns when they were attacked with acid allegedly by a resident in Vikaspuri, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on September 30 near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office in the west Delhi area, police said. ANANTNAG Abducted jawan's body found Security forces have recovered the body of missing soldier of the territorial army who had been abducted by terrorists in the Anantnag area of Jammu and Kashmir. According to sources, the jawan identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhath was discovered with bullet wounds in a forest area of Anantnag district. "The soldier had been reported missing since Tuesday and search operations were underway by the security forces there," said sources. AAP-LG TUSSLE | 'Delhi CM's residence' at 6, Flagstaff Road forcibly vacated, claims CMO Atishi’s luggage thrown out: AAP Drone spotted at Naval base An unidentified drone was spotted near India's biggest naval base INS Kadamba at Karwar in west coast of Karnataka. The flying object was captured by local onlookers on their mobile. The video footage which is passed onto the naval officials is said to be investigated by the intelligence agencies to identify the drone. Meanwhile, soon after this incident the security at the naval base is heightened at the base. The Indian Navy's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is based at the naval base in Karwar. Raut recently said that Ladli Behna Yojna had been stopped in MP OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL PTI Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is visibly angry with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s recent claim that Ladli Behna Yojna had been discontinued in Madhya Pradesh. Taking potshots at Raut, Yadav on Wednesday said, “He NEW DELHI "Delhi chief minister's residence" at 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines was forcibly vacated at the behest of the BJP as Lt Governor V K Saxena wants to allot it to a saffron party leader, the CMO alleged in a statement on Wednesday. The allegation has set a stage for another round of tussle between the AAP dispensation and the LG office. Sources at the LG office claimed that the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow is not the official residence of the chief minister and that it has not been allotted to CM Atishi so far. Atishi kept her belongings there without allotment and later herself removed them from there, the sources said. Mexican Mayor decapitated A worker carrying goods on a cart leaves from 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines, the official residence of Chief Minister of Delhi, in New Delhi The PWD owns the bungalow and takes possession after it is vacated. The bungalow's allotment is done by it after proper inventory of goods kept there. The AAP should not be worried and this bungalow after preparation of inventory will be immediately allotted to the chief minister, the sources at the LG office said. 4Continued on | P6 Administrative changes in RATAN TATA CRITICAL the offing, many officers likely to get fresh tasks Transfers to be carried out after Dussehra Nitendra Sharma BENGALURU CM angry over Raut’s statement BHOPAL Administrative changes are in the offing in the state after Dussehra. Anurag Jain, who has taken over as Chief Secretary, may carry out such changes. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Jain are likely to hold talks over transfer of officers. Yadav is about to hold talks with CS and Director General of Police (DGP) over the posting of IPS officers. The district administration plays an important role in worshipping arms and taking out procession on the occasion of Dussehra. Administrative changes will be carried out once the festival is over. There may be changes in the posting of officers in Mantralaya. According to sources, after taking over as CS, Jain has begun to mull over the officers posted in various departments. Afterwards, he will discuss it with CM for setting up his team of officers. The officers will be transferred on the grounds of whether they are involved in corruption or have courted any controversy. The officers, who are delaying decisions in their departments, may also be shifted. 4Continued on | P6 Online Report Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of one of India's biggest conglomerates, Tata Sons, is in critical condition in intensive care at a Mumbai hospital, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Tata, 86, said on Monday he was undergoing routine medical investigations due to his age and related medical conditions. A representative for Tata did not immediately respond to a request for an update on his condition on Wednesday. FP Online MEXICO CITY Officials have confirmed that the new mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico, Mayor Alejandro Arcos, was killed just one week after assuming office. The announcement follows allegations on social platforms that the severed head of Alejandro Arcos, who took office as mayor of Chilpancingo last Monday, was found on a vehicle in the road. In 2023, Chilpancingo experienced extreme violence when a drug gang held a public protest, seized a government vehicle, and abducted law enforcement officers to free detained individuals. The state prosecutors' office released a statement on Sunday verifying that Arcos had been murdered, but did not give any specifics. PTI NEW DELHI The Election Commission on Wednesday dubbed the 'Haryana results unacceptable' statement of senior Congress leaders as "unheard in the rich democratic heritage" of the country and far from a legitimate part of free speech. In a letter to Congress Modi is nicest human: Trump D onald Trump, a former US President and Republican presidential contender, has showered Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with admiration, hailing him as a good “friend” and the “nicest human being.” Calling PM Modi a “total killer”, Trump even stated that India was “very unstable” before him being appointed as the prime minister of the country. Speaking at Flagrant podcast, hosted by Andrew ollowing Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) leader Sanjay Raut’s Monday comment about discontinuation of Ladli Behna Yojna in MP, BJP Mahila Morcha approached the Bhopal crime branch on Wednesday. District vice-president Sushma Chouhan lodged a complaint against Raut, for mis- leading comments. She was accompanied by other members of the Mahila morcha. Following the complaint, a case was registered against Raut. is trying to mislead Maharashtra voters.” He further said that after Haryana and J&K elections, countdown has begun for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections. He added that Raut’s statement should be taken in its context. Leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT) of Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Raut had on Monday claimed that Ladli Behna Yojna had been stopped in Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who got angry with the remark, said Raut was trying to mislead the voters of Maha- rashtra. Taking a cue from Ladli Behna Scheme, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde too has launched a similar scheme in his state where in women are getting Rs 1,500 every month. F 4Continued on | P6 Allies twist knife after Cong defeat in Haryana Shiv Sena (UBT) turns out to be biggest critic PTI NEW DELHI After the Congress' shock defeat in Haryana, the opposition INDIA bloc parties flexed their muscles on Wednesday, accusing the grand old party of ignoring them. They said this attitude should not be repeated in the future polls. The Shiv Sena (UBT) turned out to be the biggest critic of the Congress, accusing it of ignoring other parties that resulted in the poll debacle. Leaders of the ‘Can’t run states by dividing Hindus’ CONG FACES SP’S BYPOLL SNUB Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the Haryana assembly election results are a lesson to Congress that a state "cannot be run by dividing the Hindus". He also slammed the grand old party for criticising Electronic Voting Machines and asked all Congress chief ministers to resign first before making any statement against the equipment. he fallout of the Congress' poor show in the Haryana election rumbled on Tuesday, with the Samajwadi Party snubbing a seatshare request for by-polls to 10 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats later this year. Akhilesh Yadav's party - a high-profile member of the Congressled INDIA bloc - has named candidates for six of the 10 seats. TMC, AAP, CPI(M), CPI and some other parties also blamed the Congress for working alone and not T jointly, which led to the defeat in Haryana. 4Continued on | P6 Cong remark ‘unheard in democratic system’: EC all praise Online Report BJP MAHILA MORCHA LODGES FIR AGAINST HIM Schulz and Akaash Singh, Trump opened up about his evaluation of world leaders. “Modi (India), he's a friend of mine and also the nicest human being. Before him being appointed as the Prime Minister, India was very unstable. On the outside, he looks like he's your father. He is the nicest and a total killer,” the GOP leader said. president Mallikarjun Kharge, the EC said such remarks by party leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera move towards "an undemocratic rejection of the will of the people" expressed in accordance with the statutory and regulatory electoral framework.˘ 4Continued on | P6 What happened inside EC office A delegation of top Congress leaders comprising former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot and AICC leaders K C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken and Pawan Khera, besides Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, met with top Election Commission officials. The delegation handed over a memorandum to the officials along with specific complaints from various constituencies in Haryana. "The EC has assured us of looking into the matter," Hooda said after meeting the CEC and other election commissioners. NCB, ATS GUJARAT MEET CP Discuss arrests and absconding accused On Tuesday, Katara Hills police seized raw material used for preparing the drugs Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Narcotic Control Bureau and ATS Gujarat teams called on Bhopal Police Commissioner to discuss ongoing drug manufacturing case, said the officials on Wednesday. Discussion on future action was also discussed. The police have arrested Amit Chaturvedi of Bhopal and Sanyal Bane of Nashik along with three labourers employed in the factory. On Tuesday, Katara Hills police seized raw material used for preparing the drugs. CP Harinarayanchari Mishra said that issues related to arrest of seven accused involved in the drug factory case were discussed. CP claimed that officials expressed satisfaction over support provided by the Bhopal police.