FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 15 No. 147 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN WORLD Sports Rain Reigns in Brisbane P.16 PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK Cinema Manav, Bhasha successfully... P.14 PM: Bihar polls battle between development and jungle raj IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed a massive public rally in Bettiah, West Champaran, where he projected the election as a battle between “development and jungle raj.” The rally came amid record voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, which NDA leaders hailed as a sign of growing support for the ruling coalition. Speaking at the rally, Prime Minister Modi invoked history to underline his political message, saying, Vande Mataram was broken into pieces in 1937—it sowed the seeds of 2 NEET aspirants caught with forged disability certificates Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Koh-e-Fiza police on Saturday night registered an FIR against two NEET aspirants who submitted forged disability certificates during counselling to secure admission at Gandhi Medical College (GMC). The FIR was filed on the complaint of GMC administration. GMC Dean Dr. Kavita Singh said one aspirant was from Bihar and the other from Maharashtra. Both had submitted forged physical disability certificates during counselling for the MBBS course. The certificates were found to be fake during scrutiny, and their admissions were subsequently cancelled. KG Shukla, in-charge at Koh-e-Fiza police station, said that a case has been registered and further investigations are underway. fp partition. He urged voters to reject “katta sarkar” (the gun-wielding regime), in a clear swipe at the RJD-led alliance, and to stand with those ensuring peace and progress. After PM Modi’s rally, Former Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, speaking to IANS, echoed the Prime Minister’s sentiment, asking, “Do the people of Bihar want a government of goons and guns or a government of development?” She added that since 2014, women’s empowerment and farmers’ welfare had seen significant progress under the NDA rule. BJP MP Sunil Kumar from Valmiki Nagar said Champaran, once known as “miniChambal” for its dacoit gangs, had transformed under the Nitish Kumar-led government. “Today, there’s good governance. Every section of society has seen development. 4Continued on | P8 4 new Vande Bharat trains PM Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains here from the Banaras railway station. The new Vande Bharat Express trains will operate on the Banaras-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi and Ernakulam-Bengaluru routes. The semi-high-speed trains will significantly reduce travel time between major stations, enhance regional mobility, promote tourism and support economic activity across the country ‘Ease of justice key to progress’ PM Narendra Modi on Saturday advocated for simplifying the language of law so that it is easily understood by the local populace and said ease of justice must be ensured for every citizen, irrespective of their social or financial background. Addressing the inaugural function of a national conference on strengthening legal aid delivery mechanisms at the Supreme Court premises, the prime minister said that ease of justice is a precursor to ensuring social justice. 13 out of 19 selected as DSP are women Our Staff Reporter INDORE As many as 13 females are among 19 candidates selected for the post of deputy superintendent of police in State Service Examination-2023, the final results of which and selection list were declared by Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) on Saturday. Ajeet Kumar Mishra from Panna district has topped the Ajeet Mishra of Panna is state topper Ajeet Mishra serves as a naib tehsildar in Maihar. He was posted to Maihar three to four months ago. Pannabased Ajeet Mishra had studied at Holkar College in Indore. His father is a farmer and his mother is a housewife. He was selected as the first naib tehsildar in 2022 and was posted in Maihar. In 2024, he was selected for the post of assistant director finance. Ajeet Kumar Mishra 966 2 Bhuvnesh Chouhan 941.75 3 Yashpal Swarnkar 909.25 4 Abhishek Jain 889.25 5 Anurag Gurjar 888.25 Priya Agrawal 885.00 941.75 marks, while Yashpal Swarnkar claimed the third position with 909.25 marks. 7 Vivek Agrawal 871.00 8 Arpita Rai 869.50 9 Suraj Singh 862.50 4Continued on | P8 10 Kalpesh Singhai 862.00 Don’t roam around big leaders, meet people: Rahul Targets govt for serving mid-day meal on waste paper Admin acts against guilty soon after video goes viral NEW YORK/WASHINGTON US to boycott G20 Summit US President Donald Trump said it is a "total disgrace" that the G20 will be held in South Africa later this month, announcing that no American official will attend the Summit as long as "human rights abuses" against the ethnic minority group of Afrikaners continue in the country. BHOPAL Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Calling for a shift from leadercentric politics to people-centric outreach, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged party functionaries to step out of their comfort zones and connect directly with citizens. “Time has passed, don’t go around big leaders, it’s time to meet people. They will help you,” he told state unit chiefs at a training camp in Bhopal. Rahul was addressing the ongoing training camp for district and city Congress presidents, appointed recently under the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan, an organisational drive launched by him from Bhopal in June. He asked party workers to strengthen communication with common people, win their trust, and build lasting relationships. “We don’t want to do hate politics like the BJP does. We want to carry everyone along with a better ideology,” he said. Rahul said that Congress Groom on run, baarat is ready: CM can return to power in Madhya Pradesh only through public trust. “If people do not have faith in us, it will be a betrayal of ourselves,” he said, The opposition on Saturday cornered the state government over serving the midday meal on newspapers to the students of Tirangapura Middle School at Vijaypur development block in Sheopur. Soon after a video of the incident went viral, the Congress took the government to task. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, tweeted on social media: the midday meal was served to children on newspapers. He further twitted: When he saw the video, he was upset. ‘‘They are the same children on whose shoulders lies the future of the country, but they cannot even get plates.’ The BJP government, which has been ruling the state for over 20 years, stole the plates from children, he tweeted. The development that the BJP talks about is just deception, and the real mystery behind their coming to power is the ‘system’, he said. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, addressing an election rally in Bihar, took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, saying, “The baarat is ready, people are ready for marriage, but the groom is on the run. This can happen only in Congress.” Comparing Rahul Gandhi to a groom and the election campaign to a baarat, Yadav said, “Congress has already conceded defeat even before elections. Look at Rahul Gandhi, instead of campaigning in Bihar, he went on holiday to Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh.” offgrid MP trying to get King Cobra pair from K’taka Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Madhya Pradesh is once again trying to bring a pair of King Cobras from Karnataka. The state has sent a request to Central Zoo Authority (CZA), which will forward it to Karnataka. Discussions are currently in the pipeline. State keen on more wildlife diversity The Madhya Pradesh government is also interested in bringing Rhinos from Assam. During a recent visit to Assam, CM Mohan Yadav expressed his desire to introduce Rhinos and wild buffaloes in the state to enhance wildlife diversity. Other sources of King Cobras King Cobras are also found in Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, but these states reportedly do not have enough snakes to spare. A senior forest officer told Free Press that plans are under- Marks 1 Our Staff Reporter Briefs Top 10 Scorers Rank Name 6 exam by securing 966 marks out of 1575, emerging as the state topper. Raisen-based Bhuvnesh Chouhan stood second with way to bring one male and one female King Cobra. “King Co- bras can only be received under the animal exchange programme between zoos. The CZA has been approached for this,” the officer said. Earlier, the state had received two male King Cobras from Pilukula Biological Park, Karnataka, in April 2025. 4Continued on | P8 E-paper Readers’ Corner The Game That... P.6 US to boycott G20 in South Africa BIHAR ELECTIONS | NDA leaders hail record voter turnout in first phase as sign of growing support for the ruling coalition BETTIAH MUMBAI Winter Session of Parliament from Dec 1 to 19 Cong calls it delayed and truncated Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI The Centre on Saturday announced that the Winter Session of Parliament would be convened over a 19-day period from December 1 drawing sharp criticism from the Opposition which charged that the session would be “unusually delayed and truncated” and would thereby allow few debates to take place. With there being four public holidays during this period, the Parliament is effectively scheduled to function for just 15 days. The announcement on the Winter Session came from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju who wrote in a post on “X” that “President Droupadi Murmu has approved the proposal of the Government to convene the Winter Sesson of Parliament from December 1 to December 19, 2025 ( (subject to exigencies of Parliamentary business).” Rijiju added that the government would be “looking forward to a constructive and meaningful Session that strengthens our democracy and serves the aspirations of the people”. However, the Congress criticised the announcement saying the session has been truncated and would allow little time for discussing important issues. 4Continued on | P8 US visa to get tougher for those with diabetes, obesity, heart disease Agencies WASHINGTON, DC The Trump administration has issued new guidance directing US visa officers to reject foreigners seeking to live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, CBS News reported. The directive, sent by the US State Department to embassies and consulates on Thursday and reviewed by KFF Health News, instructs officials to consider applicants ineligible if their health conditions or age could make them a potential "public charge", meaning someone who might rely on public benefits or become a financial Officials to consider applicants ineligible if their health or age could make them a potential "public charge", meaning someone who might rely on public benefits burden on the US. "You must consider an applicant's health," the advisory reads. "Certain medical conditions, including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, cancers, diabetes, metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, and mental health 4Continued on | P8