FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS VOL. XLI NO. 17 | INDORE | TUESDAY | JUNE 25, 2024 | PAGES 14 www.freepressjournal.com SPORTS Mandhana makes history, scores most runs in 3 match ODI series fp EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN NATION ‘Won’t allow attack on Constitution’ r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 r RNI No. 38281/83 `3 PUNE BHOPAL MUMBAI NASHIK E-paper WORLD BENGALURU Prajwal to stay in jail for 14 days A court here on Monday remanded former MP Prajwal Revanna, who was arrested on charges of rape and sexual abuse against several women, to 14 days judicial custody. As his custody under the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the cases, ended on Monday, he was produced before the magistrate, who remanded him to judicial custody till July 8. Meanwhile, Revanna's bail application came up before the Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, and the court reserved the orders for June 26. CHANDIGARH Toy train overturns, boy killed PM ‘Emergency’ jab at Cong, Kharge’s NEET reply AGENCIES Nadda Leader of House in RS NEW DELHI Starting off the first Parliament session in his third term on the front foot, the Prime Minister launched an 'Emergency' attack towards the main Opposition Congress before the Lok Sabha met this morning. Addressing the media before the House met, the Prime Minister said this June 25 -- tomorrow -- will mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency and called it a "black spot" on the country's democracy. This Parliament sessions comes after the general elections and the Opposition is buoyed by its good show that restricted the BJP below the majority mark. The Prime Minister has returned to the top post with the support of NDA allies and the Opposition Union Home Minister Amit Shah greets Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking oath as a Member of the 18th Lok Sabha during its First Session, at the Parliament in New Delhi on Monday. plans to use its numerical strength to corner the government on the House floor. The tone of the Prime Minister's address, however, suggests that the BJP may have suffered a setback, but it has no plan to let the Opposition have its way. The Prime Minister assured Cinema Shine bright like a DIAMOND Netanyahu won't agree to deal that ends war DEMOCRACY AT PLAY: First day of Parliament session 2024 Briefs Member: Audit bureau of circulation Jan to Dec 2023. the people that the government will work three times harder in its third term and deliver three-fold results. This election, he said, was significant because this is only the second government after Independence that has been chosen to continue for a third term in a row. Contd. on P6 Union Health Minister and senior BJP leader JP Nadda has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha today. The Union Minister will be replacing Piyush Goyal. After he was sworn in there was speculation Nadda would step down from his BJP National President post, which he took over from current Amit Shah in 2020. However, it now appears Nadda will remain the BJP's top organisational leader. Party laws say a National President is elected only after organisational elections are completed in 50 per cent of all states. A 10-year-old boy died after the compartment of a toy train in which he was taking a joy ride overturned at a mall here, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday night at Elante Mall, where the boy and his family from Balachaur in Nawanshahr, Punjab, were enjoying an outing, they said. A purported CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced on social media. Patnaik cuts ties with BJP Still no bail relief for Kejriwal PTI NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "unusual" the Delhi High Court's decision of reserving the order while granting interim stay on the operation of the trial court's order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. A vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti, which fixed June 26 for hearing Kejriwal's plea against the interim stay granted by the high court at the time of reserving its verdict on ED's plea said, "Normally, on stay applications, orders are not reserved. They are passed at the hearing itself, on the spot. So, it is a bit unusual." The bench said it would like to wait for the pronouncement of the HC order before taking a call on Kejriwal’s appeal. Contd. on P6 Bhopal and Indore master plans ready They will first be presented to the CM and then published in a month OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL The Urban Development Department is ready with the master plans of Bhopal and Indore. The department has sought time from Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to present the master plans before him. After the inclusion of CM’s instructions, the draft master plans will be published. The presentation of the master plans will soon be made before the CM. According to sources, Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has already discussed the master plans with principal secretary Neeraj Mandloi. The department wants to publish the draft master plans within a month so that they may be carried out. The FARs and areas set aside for green belt had been amended before the master plans of these two cities were prepared. The suggestions, which emerged during the separate meetings with the people’s representatives in Bhopal, were included in the draft master plan for the state capital. Likewise, major changes in connection with land use are being made in the master plan of Indore. Indore is continuously expanding. So, there are proposals to give permission for setting up colonies on agricultural lands at many places there. Such suggestions have been included in the master plan. INDIA bloc’s ‘Save Constitution’ protest CHENNAI/NEW DELHI Edit 18th Lok Sabha: Tough times ahead for govt TN hooch tragedy toll 58 AGENCIES NEW DELHI In a show of strength as the Parliament met for the first time after Lok Sabha polls, MPs of the INDIA Opposition bloc today held up copies of the Constitution and raised slogans inside the Parliament complex. Showing a united front, members of the Congress, the CPC leader Sonia Gandhi and other SP leaders at the Parliament Complex PTI BHUBANESWAR The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy climbed to 58 on Monday as the political slugfest escalated over the issue with BJP training its guns against Congress, questioning its "stoic silence" over the deadly episode in Tamil Nadu where 'DMK-INDI Alliance' is in power. BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27. At the meeting, Patnaik also asked the lawmakers to raise issues concerning the state's interests in a befitting manner. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the party's leader in Rajya Sabha Sasmit Patra said, "The BJD MPs this time will not be confined to speak- Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK and other Opposition parties gathered where the Gandhi statue earlier stood. Among the senior leaders part of the demonstration were Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Trinamool's Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Mahua Moitra ing on issues only, but are determined to agitate if the BJPled government at the Centre ignores Odisha's interest." Besides raising the demand for special status to Odisha, the BJD MPs will raise the issues of poor mobile connectivity and low density of bank branches in the state, he said. "Odisha's demand for revision of coal royalty has been ignored by the Centre for the last 10 years. Contd. on P6 KOLKATA Didi frets over Teesta Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the sharing of Ganga and Teesta waters with Bangladesh without consulting the West Bengal government. “I am writing this letter in context of the recent visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh. It seems that water sharing issues relating to the Ganga and Teesta rivers may have been discussed during the meeting. Such unilateral deliberations and discussions without consultation and the opinion of the state government is neither acceptable nor desirable,” read part of the letter. She also mentioned that if this agreement is implemented then there will be scarcity of water in North Bengal. Axar Patel (2nd L) and skipper Rohit Sharma celebrate after dismissing Australia's Marcus Stoinis during the ICC Men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight match at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia on Sunday and DMK's K Kanimozhi and TR Baalu. Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, now a Rajya Sabha MP, joined in too. Upbeat after the Lok Sabha election denied a majority to the ruling BJP, the Opposition plans to corner the NDA government on key issues. The government, on the other hand, has put up a brave front. Contd. on P6 India storms into semis; Oz on brink of elimination ONLINE REPORT GROS ISLET India has secured a spot in the semifinals with a resounding 24-run victory, a margin far more comprehensive than anticipated when Travis Head was relentlessly smacking them all over the park. The triumph was orchestrated by a remarkable comeback with the ball, initiated by Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel and expertly concluded by the fast bowlers. Kohli run of low scores continued in this match also, and he went for a duck, much to the dissapointment of the fans who had expected a big score from the master batsman. For Australia, the scenario is precarious. Their fate now hinges on external outcomes. They will be eliminated if Afghanistan wins or if Bangladesh secures a substantial victory, such as by 62 runs if they score 160. This is a rare situation for Australia, a team not accustomed to relying on other results in major tournaments. (Details on Page 12) Foal, new resident of Indore The pair of Zebra which were brought in January this year gave birth to foal on Sunday midnight PIC BY PINTU NAMDEV 20 dead in Pt Pradeep Mishra Dagestan terror hit banned in Braj After controversial comments on Radha-Rani Agencies OUR STAFF REPORTER MOSCOW CITY.BHOPAL@FPJ.CO.IN Entry of Pt Pradeep Mishra of Sehore Kubereshwar Dham has been banned in Braj (Barsana and Mathura) after Radha-Rani controversy, on Monday. The controversy started with the comment made by Pandit Mishra regarding Radharani's maternal home. After Vrindavan's Premanand Maharaj expressed his displeasure over this, a Mahapanchayat was called against Pandit Pradeep Mishra in Braj. The Mahapanchayat was called to chalk out a blueprint on how to protest against Pradeep Mishra in future. Mahapanchayat was held under the aegis of Padma Shri Ramesh Baba and the saints and Brajvasis of Braj were present in it. Kishori Shyam Goswami, Mukhya Seva Adhikari Radha Rani Mandir, informed Free Press, “ Mahapanchayat was called and after long deliberation it was decided that the entry of Pt Mishra would be been banned in Braj (Barsana and Mathura) for his controversial comments over RadhaRani. There is intense resentment in Braj against Pt Mishra and protest against Pt Mishra will continue.” Pt Mishra is a well-known Katha Vachak and has hundreds of devotees in the country, especially in Madhya Pradesh. So far, Pt Mishra has not reacted to the ban. A brunt down synagogue offgrid Another leak – in Temple roof at Ayodhya this time Biswajeet Banerjee LUCKNOW Less than six months after the grand inauguration of the Ram Temple, the first monsoon rains have revealed significant construction flaws as the roof has started leaking. The temple's chief priest, Acharya Satyendra Das, con- firmed that the roof of the temple started leaking during the recent rains, causing water to accumulate both inside the temple and in the surrounding complex. The leaking roof and waterlogged premises have raised serious concerns about the quality of the construction. The consecration cer- Water-logged Ayodhya emony for Ram Lalla took place on January 22 this year, and construction is still ongoing. Acharya Satyendra Das said that the Ram Temple Construction Committee, led by Chairman Nripendra Mishra, is still working on various chambers where additional deities will be installed. Contd. on P6 Attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left at least 20 people and five gunmen dead. Dagestan is a predominantly Muslim republic in southern Russia which neighbours Chechnya. Over 46 people were taken to hospital with injuries after the Sunday evening attack. The apparently coordinated attacks targeted the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala, with an Orthodox priest at a church among those killed. The attackers slit his throat before setting fire to the church. No design flaws Shri Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman, Nripendra Mishra, said: "I am in Ayodhya and I have observed rainwater dripping from the first floor. This is expected because the Guru Mandap, which forms the second floor, is open to the sky. This opening will be covered once the Shikhar is completed. I have also noticed some seepage," He explained that since construction work is ongoing on the first floor, the drainage system in the sanctum sanctorum has been temporarily closed. Contd. on P6 Footage posted on social media showed people wearing dark clothes shooting at police cars in Makhachkala, before a convoy of emergency service vehicles arrive at the scene. Dagestan Governor blamed members of Islamic "sleeper cells" directed from abroad. He said in a video statement that the assailants aimed at "sowing panic and fear," and attempted to link the attack to Moscow's military action in Ukraine. “The war is coming to our homes," Melikov said.< Contd. on P6