FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 185 | INDORE | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 12, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Shami struggles as Bengal falls to Baroda P.13 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MONEY MUMBAI E-paper Edit Parliament: A Fiasco Worse Than A Fish Market P.8 RBI will remain alert & agile to meet challenges: New Guv Cinema The real Pushpa P.12 ONSLAUGHT | Cong chief charges that Jagdeep Dhankhar was acting like spokesperson of ‘Chairman is biggest disruptor in RS’ Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar Addressing a press conference of MPs from all INDIA bloc parties at the Constitution Club, Kharge regretted having to move the impeachment motion against the Chair. However, he said, “We have been compelled to do so.” He said the Opposition was “standing together on this standing issue”. Giving out the reasons for initiating the move, Kharge said, “I am sad but the Chairman left us with no option. For three years, he did not give us either time or space to raise NEW DELHI Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar – against whom the INDIA bloc of opposition parties had moved a no-confidence motion on Tuesday --- for being partisan and acting like the “spokesperson of the government” and being the “biggest disruptor” in the House. 3 thrashed for giving chariot to Dalit groom Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Two persons belonging to the upper caste allegedly thrashed three chariot pullers over giving a chariot to a Dalit groom in Damoh district on Monday, the police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Chorai village under the Jabalpur Naka police post area. It was alleged that the marriage procession of an Ahirwar groom was taken out in a chariot belonging to Rahul Rajak on Monday evening. When they were returning after the procession, accused Ratnesh Thakur stopped and thrashed them. The three victims did not approach the police and took treatment and kept quiet. Police post in-charge Anand Ahirwar told Free Press that the accused Ratnesh Thakur is a dhaba owner and according to him the dispute happened after the trio created ruckus after drinking alcohol. 4Continued on | P6 critical issues.” The trigger for the notice was the repeated refusal of the Chair to allow a discussion on the Adani issue and other matters being sought by the Congress and the other INDIA bloc parties while allowing ministers and BJP MPs to make controversial statements against them on issues like the alleged link between US businessman George Soros and the members of the Gandhi family. Denying that it was a “personal fight” between him and 7K chant Gita verses, set Guinness record the Chair, since the two of them had been involved in several heated spats in the House over the past couple of years, the Congress leader said the notice was not because of any political battles. He insisted that the Chairperson’s actions have “hurt the dignity of India”. Kharge also added that the Opposition expects “protection from the Chairperson but he keeps gesturing to ruling party MPs to speak.” 4Continued on | P6 No relief to Iskcon monk in B’desh sedition case Saint Siyaram Baba passes away at 110 PTI FP News Service DHAKA KHARGONE culture department under International Gita Mahotsav to mark Gita Jayanti. A Bangladesh court Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2. Court officials said Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge Saiful Islam rejected the plea as the lawyer who filed the petition seeking the advanced hearing did not have the power of attorney from the monk. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Revered spiritual leader saint Siyaram Baba, aged 110, passed away on December 11 at 6:10 am, coinciding with the auspicious Mokshada Ekadashi. His demise has plunged his devotees into deep grief. The last rites were conducted at 4:30 pm at the Telibhayan cremation ground, which was attended by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and others. Baba, who dedicated his life to spiritual penance and service, is remembered for Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL As many as 3,740 people set a Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest simultaneous Hindu text recital’ of 43 verses of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita at Lal Parade Ground in the city on Wednesday. Though the number of participants, mostly Brahmins, was around 7,000, only 3,740 were declared ‘qualified’ by the representative of Guinness World Records present at the event. The record was set in nine Chief Minister Mohan Yadav with the Guinness Book of World Record certificate after Gita Mahotsav on Wednesday minutes. The Guinness World Record team handed over the certificate of the record to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at the event organised by the his 10-year silent meditation and his continuous recitation of the Shri Ramcharitmanas. His charitable contributions exceeded Rs 25 lakh, cementing his legacy in the community. (Detailed report on Page 5)