FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 190 | INDORE | TUESDAY | DECEMBER 17, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Sports Mumbai’s next wonder kid who took SMAT by storm P.14 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MONEY MUMBAI E-paper Edit INDIA bloc's leadership crisis P.8 RBI Guv exhorts staff to strive for perfection Nation Sitharaman vs Kharge in RS P.7 ED cracks down on Cong leader Golu Agnihotri Our Staff Reporter INDORE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday detained working president of City Congress Vishal Agnihotri alias Golu Agnihotri at Delhi airport in connection with money laundering case and brought him back to the city. Another team searched his residence in connection with cricket betting linked with Ujjain gambler Piyush Chopra. Golu is a younger leader and close aide of ex-CM Kamal Nath. The entire ac- fp Briefs NEW DELHI BCI: Practising advocates can't become journalists The Bar Council of India on Monday informed the Supreme Court that practising advocates cannot simultaneously work as journalists, whether on a full-time or part-time basis. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Manmohan took on record the position of the BCI, which cited Rule 49 of the BCI Rules. "We have heard the learned counsel for BCI which has submitted that as per the rules laid down, an advocate cannot be allowed to pursue part-time or full time journalism," the bench said. TBILISI 12 Indians found dead in Georgia Twelve Indian nationals were found dead at a restaurant in Georgia's mountain resort of Gudauri, according to the Indian mission here. Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement that no signs of injuries or signs of violence were detected in an initial inspection. All victims died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local media reported. The Indian mission in Tbilisi said that all 12 victims were Indian nationals. However, Georgia's internal affairs ministry statement said 11 were foreigners tion was kept confidential owing to his status. The operation is being controlled and executed by ED’s Delhi team under the cover of Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF). According to reports, in a simultaneous action, one ED team detained Golu at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday morning and another team launched search action at his bungalow in Chandan Nagar at Dhar Road. No one was allowed to enter or leave the bungalow. Officials remained busy search- ing his house and collecting the evidence of money laundering. The action continued till late Monday night. After being flown back to Indore, Golu was being questioned at an undisclosed place. ED’s action on Golu is linked with Ujjain bookie Ujjain Piyush Chopra, who came under the ED radar on December 12. ED had conducted actions at five locations in Ujjain, Indore and Ludhiana and seized Rs 5 cr. Investigation revealed that Piyush in connivance with FROM JAN 1 | Efforts to make Indore streets beggar-free being made under pilot project of Centre to rehabilitate beggars Give alms to beggars, face police action Delhi, B’luru, Chennai, Hyd among 10 cities included in pilot project Online Report INDORE India's cleanest city Indore, which now aspires to be beggar-free, has decided on an extreme measure to ensure its streets are free of beggars. From January 1 onwards, the district administration will start registering FIRs against anyone who gives money to beggars. District collector Asheesh Singh told the media that the administration has already issued an order banning begging in Indore. "Our awareness campaign against begging will continue till the end of this month. If any person is found giving alms from January 1, an Startling revelations “When we prepare reports, we find some beggars have a pucca house, and others' children work in a bank. Once we found ` 29,000 on a beggar. Another beggar loaned money and claimed interest. One gang came with children from Rajasthan to beg here. They were rescued from a hotel where they were staying," project officer Dinesh Mishra said FIR will also be registered against him/her," he said. "I appeal to all residents of Indore not to become partners in the sin by giving alms to people," the official added. Efforts to make Indore streets beggarfree are being made under a pilot project of the central government to rehabilitate How were the sloganeers identified: SC asks K’taka Online Report NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Karnataka government on how the accused who allegedly shouted  “Jai Shri Ram” inside a mosque in the State were identified, reports Bar and Bench. A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal  and  Sandeep Mehta  asked whether CCTV or any other evidence was checked before ascertaining the identity of the accused. "How were the respondents identified? Did you see CCTV and made the accused party," the court asked. The court was hearing an  appeal filed by the com- Supreme Court query on those who shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside a mosque plainant challenging a Karnataka High Court verdict which had held that shouting “Jai Shri Ram” inside a mosque does not attract the offence of outraging the religious feelings/ sentiments. The court posed these questions to the complainant's counsel and eventually directed that a copy of the appeal filed by the complainant be served on the State government. The State is yet to file an appeal against the High Court verdict. The  Karnataka High beggars. The project covers 10 cities -- Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna and Ahmedabad. During the anti-begging campaign, the Indore administration made some startling revelations. , "When we prepare reports, we find some beggars have a pucca house, and others' children work in a bank. Once we found ` 29,000 on a beggar. Another beggar loaned money and claimed interest. One gang came with children from Rajasthan to beg here. They were rescued from a hotel where they were staying." Madhya Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Narayan Singh Kushwaha said an Indore-based organisation has come forward to support the government in its efforts. "The organisation will provide shelter to them for six months and try to find work for them. We are working tirelessly to free people from begging," he said. LANKA PM WON’T ALLOW ANTI-INDIA ACTIVITIES Agencies NEW DELHI his other associates generated Proceeds of Crime by running illegal cricket betting operation on large scale. Chopra established a betting setup where he and his employees used to place bets on a website called LONDOEXCH9.COM. He used hawala transactions to fund the bets and receive winnings. ED’s action on Golu is the third one in the ongoing month. First action was carried-out on Aasta businessman Manoj Parmar in Sehore and second on Piyush Chopra of Ujjain on December 12. Cong sees ‘erase history’ ADJ dies of cardiac arrest bid in ‘missing’ war snap while playing badminton Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Additional Judge (Atrocity) Mohit Diwan, District and Sessions court, Chhindwara, died due to cardiac arrest while playing badminton at Satpura Club on Monday. He developed pain in his chest and fell down on the badminton court. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors performed CPR, but ADJ Diwan could not survive. According to the doctors, cold wave has swept the state and the night temperature was 6.7 degrees Celsius on Monday. The ADJ was a patient of diabetes and BP. Chhindwara CMHO Dr NK Shashtri said, “ADJ Mohit Diwan died due to cardiac arrest. He was playing badminton in the morning hours. He developed pain in the chest and fell down on the badminton court.” Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI A controversy erupted in Parliament on Monday after Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the Centre had removed the iconic photograph of Pakistan’s surrender to India during the 1971 war from the Army Headquarters. The picture, showing Lt. General A.A.K. Niazi of Pakistan signing the surrender document in the presence of Lt. General Jagjit Singh Aurora, is a historic reminder of India’s decisive victory and Bangladesh’s liberation. Priyanka, speaking during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, expressed deep disappointment, saying, “The government does not respect our soldiers enough. Removing this photograph dishonors their sacrifices.” Her remarks came in response to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s assertion that the Congress failed to adequately acknowledge key contributors, including then Defence Minister Jagjivan Ram, during the 1971 war. Dubey highlighted that on Vijay Diwas—commemorating the day India liberated Bangladesh and took 93,000 Pakistani soldiers as prisoners—the contributions of several leaders had been sidelined in the Congress's narrative. While responding to Dubey, Priyanka also turned the spotlight on another issue: the alleged mistreatment of minorities in Bangladesh. 4Continued on | P6 Bhopal freezes at 3.3°C, breaks 58-yr-old record 1.9 degrees Celsius in Pachmarhi; severe cold wave continues in Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen Our Staff Reporter Court  had on September 13 quashed the criminal proceedings against two men booked on allegations that they insulted others' religious beliefs. The case stems from allegation that two residents of Dakshin Kannada district, Keerthan Kumar and Sachin Kumar, entered a local mosque named Badnya Jumma Mashib last year and shouted “Jai Shri Ram." Visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissananayake has assured India that he will not allow Sri Lankan territory to be used against India. In a joint press conference which he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed on Monday, Dissanayake declared: “I have given an assurance to the Prime Minister of India that we will not allow our land to be used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 BHOPAL Bhopal recorded 3.3 degrees Celsius night temperature breaking the 58-year old record. It had recorded 3.1 degrees Celsius on December 11, 1966 according to the meteorological department report. Bhopal recorded a day temperature of 27 degrees Celsius after a rise of 2.7 degrees Celsius. Indore recorded a day temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius after a rise of 1.9 degrees Celsius while it recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius night temperature. Impact of cold wave prevailed in Rajgarh, Khandwa, Badwani, Pachmarhi, Shajapur, Umaria, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla and Seoni. Impact of severe cold wave prevailed in Bhopal and Sehore. It was a cold day in Narsinghpur. Alert for severe to moderate cold wave has been issued for districts like Bhopal, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Narmadapuram, Khandwa, Dewas, Satna, Shahdol, Umaria, Jabalpur, Seoni, Panna, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Niwari, Shajapur, Agar, Mandla, Chhatarpur, Rewa and Narsinghpur. 4Continued on | P6 offgrid HC vacates stay on NGT order World loses rythm, tabla its mate in Zakir over payment of compensation S Ramachandran HARDA CRACKER FACTORY BLAST Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The High Court, principal bench of Jabalpur, has vacated to the limited extent pertaining to the death cases in Harda fireworks factory blast on Monday. A double bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf passed the order. At least 13 people died and 149 were injured in a massive blast followed by a fire in a firecracker factory in Harda district in the first week of February. As per the HC order, it would be open to the petitioner to raise objection with regard to classification, genuineness of claimants/victims in respect of the injuries and the categorisation, classification and quantum to be paid to individual for loss of property and destruction of houses and displacement. In case, such an objection is raised by the petitioner, the NGT shall consider the same in accordance with the law. 4Continued on | P6 MUMBAI The passing of 73-year-old tabla legend Zakir Hussain on December 16 in San Francisco due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, signifies the conclusion of a significant chapter in the history of Indian classical music. It is to be noted that the arrival of Zakir Hussain was met with an unconventional wel- come from his father, the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha. Eschewing traditional blessings, he cradled the infant Zakir, whispering into the neonate�s ears the mesmerising rhythms of the tabla. This initiation at birth foreshadowed a life that would go on to be deeply entwined with the enchanting world of music, as the bass arose from his bassinet. Years later, fate presented a cinematic detour during the filming of the iconic song Tsar of Tabla ‘Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya� from the film Mughal-e-Azam at Mohan Studios. Ustad Alla Rakha, present on the set, was intrigued by the possibility of his son portraying the captivating young Salim. Introduced to the legendary Dilip Kumar who played the older character, the young Zakir received his encouraging nod, a tentative ‘theek hai, kal baat karte hain’ lingering in the air.  4Continued on | P6