FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLII No. 174 | INDORE | SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 30, 2025 | Pages 18 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 ESTD-1983 St. Andrew’s Day www.freepressjournal.in Sports PUZZLED | KL Rahul admits India's spin woes a major concern P.18 Maulana Mahmood Madani sparked a row while addressing a meeting of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind governing body in Bhopal on Saturday, saying that Supreme Court should be considered ‘supreme’ only if it adheres to the Constitution. Raising concern over growing mistrust in judiciary and increasing hostility against Muslims, Madani claimed certain judicial decisions had raised doubts about neutrality. “After verdicts in Babri Masjid, triple talaq, Gyanwapi and several other matters, it seems courts are functioning under Government pressure for a few years now. Supreme Court has the right to be called supreme only when it follows the Constitution and upholds law. INJUSTICE TRIGGERS ‘JIHAD’ Commenting on terms such as “love jihad,” “land jihad” and “thook jihad,” Madani said these were manufactured to defame Muslims. “In Islam, jihad means a struggle against injustice. Whenever there will be injustice, there will be ‘Jihad’. Dead communities surrender to circumstances, living communities never compromise on their rights and identity,” he said, also touching on chanting ‘Vande Mataram’. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t deserve to be called ‘Supreme’,” he said. Madani said Muslims are being made to feel unsafe through bulldozer action, mob lynching, economic boycotts and targeted hate campaigns. Anti-conversion laws, he said, are criminalising Islamic preaching and education while some other organisations enjoy freedom. He ob- jected strongly to government interference in Waqf properties. Muslims, he said, are being targeted for attire, identity and lifestyle, and even as equal citizens, their access to education, employment and social equality is weaker. Attempts to vilify Muslims using Mughal history were also criticised, as actions of rulers cannot be linked to religion. BJP SLAMS MADANI BJP leaders strongly objected to Madani’s remarks. Minister Vishwas Sarang called them “unfortunate and unacceptable,” warning that any insult to ‘Vande Mataram’ will not be tolerated and suggesting those with a problem chanting it “may move to Pakistan.” BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said on X that Supreme Court should take suo motu cognisance of Madani’s statement that apex court had “no right to call itself supreme.” fp Briefs NEW DELHI All-party meet today Ahead of the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that an all-party meeting will be held on Sunday where the government will listen to all political parties. BENGALURU Sidda-DKS declare unity Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday reiterated their unity, dismissing recent reports of differences within the leadership. ED attaches assets worth Rs 111.32cr Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has attached domestic immovable properties in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in a bank fraud case involving M/s Advantage Overseas Private Limited (AOPL). The attached properties also include those of AOPL directors, guarantors and related persons, including promoter and significant beneficial owner Shrikant Bhasi, with a total valuation of Rs 111.32 crore. ED investigation revealed that AOPL and its associates engaged in fraudulent merchanting trade transactions, circular trading, document fabrication and diversion of bank funds, causing a wrongful loss of Rs 1,266.63 crore to State Bank of India, Shahpura Branch, Bhopal. Further inquiry showed that several companies, including AMG Group entities, Commercial Amplitude Private Limited, AMG Management Services Private Limited and other nominee/employee-held en- 4Continued on | P8 tities, though appearing in employees or relatives names, were actually controlled by Shrikant Bhasi. This was corroborated by statements of key managerial personnel associated with AOPL and AMG Group. During search operations on August 1, 2025, ED seized property documents, agreement papers, digital evidence and communications related to these domestic assets. 4Continued on | P8 their own vows, and their dog Toto was the ring bearer. Haydon's 5-year-old niece, Ella, was the flower girl, the statement said. Albanese, who is divorced with an adult son, proposed to Haydon, 46, at The Lodge on Valentine's Day last year. They initially planned a larger-scale wedding before the last election was scheduled to be held in May this year. offgrid FP News Service A female BLO (Booth Level Officer) supervisor was given a free-of-cost air trip to Bandhavgarh & Kanha National Park for her outstanding work in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Jabalpur on Saturday. The free aerial ride was an appreciation gesture by the Jabalpur ad- ministration for BLO Snehlata Patel and a means of encouraging other BLOs and teams involved in SIR work. A video has also been circulating on social media in which she is seen thanking the district administration for the honour. In the video, Snehlata says she is very happy with the recognition and explains that she received the air travel facility as a reward for completing 100% digitisation of BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Nation 54 flights cancelled, schools closed P.7 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The Madhya Pradesh Private University Regulatory Commission probe committee has submitted its report on the recent incident at VIT University, highlighting serious lapses in administration and student management. The committee noted that VIT University failed to anticipate simmering anger among students, and a viral video showing thrashing of a student acted as a spark that inflamed tensions. Information regarding a student’s death further escalated the situation, resulting in widespread chaos across the campus. The report stated that the university management had turned the campus into a “fort” where its authority went unquestioned, leaving students with no right to express concerns or reactions. The committee cited that even the Chief Medical Health Officer ED attaches Rs 70 cr properties in fake liquor-challan scam Our Staff Reporter INDORE The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday provisionally attached 28 immovable assets valued at more than Rs 70 cr. in the sensational liquor fake challan ‘scam’. The scam caused huge revenue loss to the State government. The attached properties include prime land parcels and residential flats located in the city, Mandsaur and Khargone belonging to several liquor contractors involved in the fraud. ‘The provisional attachment order issued on Friday under the provisions of the PMLA to prevent further dis- Shiv temple vandalised, accused at large FP News Service BURHANPUR Some anti-social elements vandalised a temple in Birodha village, approximately 8 kilometres from the district headquarters, causing significant tension. As per reports, the incident, which occurred under Lalbagh police station jurisdiction on Friday night, saw the Shiv temple severely damaged, including the breaking of a Shivling, a Kalash and other structures. The elements reportedly also attempted to damage crops and pipelines in nearby fields, an act residents believe was intended to disrupt the village's communal atmosphere. The incident was discovered Saturday morning by women arriving for worship. Upon receiving information, a heavy police presence, including the ADM, SDM and CSP, was immediately deployed to the area to control the situation. Residents expressed outrage, noting that similar disruptive incidents, including stone-pelting during festivals like Ganesh Utsav and Navratri, have occurred frequently. 4Continued on | P8 BLO gets free heli ride for completing SIR work JABALPUR PUNE ‘VIT lacked transparency, students lived in fear’ 12 assets worth Rs 2cr attached The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has attached 12 immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 2.08 crore in Ashta town, Sehore district, belonging to prime accused Manoj Parmar and his associates in a major bank loan fraud case involving government self-employment schemes. UJJAIN Cinema Rahul’s truth behind Pratyusha’s... P.16 BANK FRAUD CASE Aus PM marries at 62, dog Toto is ring bearer MELBOURN: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 62, married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive and intimate ceremony on Saturday at his official residence in the national capital, Canberra. Albanese is the first prime minister to marry while in office in the 124-year history of the Australian federal government. The pair wrote INDORE WORLD ‘SC supreme only if it follows Constitution’ BHOPAL EDITIONS: DITWAH TOLL 153 POWER PLAY | Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind chief Maulana Mahmood Madani says mistrust rising after Babri, Talaq and Gyanvapi rulings; alleges Muslims facing targeted discrimination and shrinking rights Our Staff Reporter iii QUALITY @ VALUE counting sheets during the voter list revision work. She also shared the view from the helicopter during her ride, showing the scenery and expressing how special the moment felt for her. According to information, the BLO was honoured for completing 100% digitisation of counting sheets at all booths. 4Continued on | P8 Attached properties are in form of land parcels, residential flats located in Indore, Mandsaur and Khargone sipation of tainted assets. The agency has already shared the order with the Adjudicating Authority for confirmation. Further investigation into the money trail and identification of additional proceeds of crime is in progress. More arrests and attachments are likely in the coming days’ ED said in a statement on Saturday. 4Continued on | P8 of Sehore district was made to wait for two hours at the main entry gate, reflecting the extreme mismanagement. Students told the committee that they lived under a shadow of fear when making complaints. In the name of discipline, they were threatened with confiscation of ID cards, exclusion from exams or lower marks in practical assessments. Complaints about food arrangements were ignored, with students told they had to eat whatever was provided. 4Continued on | P8 OUT OF 18 WATER SAMPLES, BACTERIA FOUND IN FOUR Food samples were collected after the students resorted to violence protesting the illness caused being tested by the contaminated water FP News Service SEHORE Out of 18 water samples, collected from the campus of the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Kothri on the Indore-Bhopal highway, four have failed the test, sources said. The water samples and food. After the incident, the VIT management closed the campus until December 8. The officials of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) visited the campus and collected 18 samples for testing, but four of them failed. 4Continued on | P8 GLITCH HALTS A320 FLEET FP News Service MUMBAI India’s civil aviation network went into an intense 48-hour safety scramble after Airbus issued a global alert warning that extreme solar radiation could corrupt flight-control data on A320-family aircraft— India’s most widely used commercial jets. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) responded with an immediate airworthiness directive, ordering airlines to install a mandatory software patch before affected aircraft could return to service. As many as 338 A320family aircraft operated by IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express required the update. By Saturday morning, more than half the fleet—189 planes— had already been patched, with the remainder queued for checks ahead of the strict 5:29 India races to install software patch for 338 A320 aircraft after Airbus flags solarradiation flight-control risk. By Saturday morning, more than half the fleet—189 planes—had already been patched. am, November 30, compliance deadline. Despite the scale of the exercise, the country avoided mass cancellations. IndiGo, which operates India’s largest A320 fleet, confirmed no cancellations and only short delays, most within 30–90 minutes, as aircraft were cycled through maintenance bays during ground halts. Air India said more than 40 per cent of its affected fleet had already been updated, with engineering teams working round the clock and no major disruption to schedules. Airlines deployed technical crews across airports to upload the software during overnight halts or brief turnarounds while reshuffling aircraft to maintain network stability. 4Continued on | P8