FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 225 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JANUARY 28, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports TWO TITANS, ONE NATION P.15 fp Briefs AGARTALA India, B’desh farmers clash Tension prevailed along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura's Unakoti district on Monday after a clash between the farmers of two villages on the border of the countries, officials said. The BSF and police officials separately said the villagers of India and Bangladesh clashed among themselves over the issue of farming in cropland in the border village of Hirachhara in Kailashahar Sub-division on Sunday evening. According to the officials, two Indian farmers and a Bangladeshi cultivator were injured in the clash before the BSF troops intervened in the conflict. Our Staff Reporter The state government went for a major reshuffle and transferred 42 IAS officers on Monday evening. The major change has been done at the CM Secretariat. Bharat Yadav and Avinash Lavania have been transferred from there. Bharat Yadav, Secretary to CM, has been transferred as MD, Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation. Commissioner Food, Sibi Chakravorty, has been shifted as Secretary CM and Commissioner Urban Development. Secretary to CM, Avinash Lavania, has been appointed as MD, Power Management Company Jabalpur. The collectors of 12 districts EDITIONS: BHOPAL Sharma had been absconding since December 19, when the Lokayukta conducted raids at two of his properties Elusive former transport department constable Saurabh Sharma made a surprise appearance in the special court of Lokayukta Bhopal on Monday, after 36 days of evading authorities following a raid on his premises. The court has instructed him to appear again on Tuesday, officials said. Sharma had been absconding since December 19, when the Lokayukta conducted raids at two of his properties in Bhopal. His sudden appearance in court took place in the forenoon before Special Judge RP Mishra, where Sharma’s lawyer, Rakesh Parashar, stated that his client had surrendered. Parashar told Free Pressthat Sharma was asked to appear before the court on Tuesday at 11 am. Special public prosecutor Vivek Singh Gaur said “Saurabh appeared into the Court along withhis advocate. As no case is pending in the court related to him, the court asked him to appear on Tuesday. It also asked Lokayukta to present the case diary”. The prosecutor said that Sharma is wanted by the court, with charges registered under non-bailable sections. Earlier, the court had cancelled his anticipatory bail, he said. NASHIK SP Lokayukta DK Rathore said that Sharma is a prime suspect in a case related to disproportionate assets, which is being investigated by the agency. Authorities are keen to question him as part of the ongoing investigation. Wanted by three agencies Following a Lokayukta raid on December 19, Saurabh Sharma, a former transport department constable, has come under the radar of multiple investigative agencies, including the Lokayukta, Income Tax Department, and Enforcement Directorate (ED). have been also changed. Neha Marvaya, IAS officer of 2011 batch, has been posted as Dindori collector. She has become collector for the first time. The IAS officers posted in field from a long time have been shifted. The collectors of Guna, Khargone, Sehore, Satna, Barwani, Tikamgarh, Raisen, Khandwa, Sheopur,Dewas, Burhanpur and Dindori have been changed. Raisen collector Arvind Dubey has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Secretary, CM Secretariate and MD MP State Agro Corporation. Lalit Kumar Dahima, Secretary, Jail Department, has been posted as member, Revenue Board, Gwalior, Preeti Methil, Secretary, Horticulture and Food Processing as Commissioner cum Director Horticulture. 4Continued on | P6 Our Staff Reporter Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideologue Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), accusing them of attempting to make Dalits and Adivasis "slaves". Addressing a 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally in During the raid, movable assets worth Rs 7.98 crore were discovered at locations linked to Sharma. Rumours surfaced suggesting that Sharma, along with his wife, had fled to Dubai, prompting the IT department to issue a 'Lookout Notice' against him. Sources said that the Lokayukta police had submitted to the court that Sharma and his wife were indeed in Dubai at the time. Moreover, Lokayukta police alleged that Sharma used money obtained through corrupt practices to amass substantial assets. These included investments in properties such as a school and hotel, set up under the names of his mother, wife, sister-in-law, and close associates, Chetan Singh Gaur and Sharad Jaiswal. 4Continued on | P6 Bumrah, Mandhana honoured DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the latest set of winners in the ongoing ICC Awards 2024, with the outstanding cricketers in Men’s Tests and Men’s and Women’s ODIs revealed on ICC channels. A double success for India sees Jasprit Bumrah crowned the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year, with compatriot Smriti Mandhana sealing her second ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year. (Detail on Sports Page) PTI BJP-ruled Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state in independent India to implement the Uniform Civil Code, which promotes equal laws for every citizen across all religions and standardises personal laws on marriage, divorce and property. With the implementation of the UCC which applies to all people of Uttarakhand except those belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community, the BJP quests for help, the Embassy dispatched a team of officials to GTSEZ, coordinating closely with Lao authorities to secure their release. Following necessary procedures and paperwork, the rescued individuals were transported from Bokeo to Vientiane, where the Embassy provided accommodation, food, and other essential support. 4Continued on | P6 PTI NEW DELHI The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf bill is set to propose that existing "Waqf by user" properties will remain so if not in dispute or are government facilities but they must be registered before the new law takes effect, providing little relief to Waqf bodies in their unverified title claims. Opposition MPs on Monday proposed amendments in all 44 clauses of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, seeking to mostly restore the provisions of the current Act, and claimed that the law proposed by the committee in its report would maintain the Bill's "draconian" character and the bid CM leaves for Japan to attract investment Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL To attract investment, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav left on Japan tour on Monday evening. He boarded the Japanbound plane from Delhi. This is his second foreign tour after becoming the CM. Before this, he had gone to United Kingdom and Germany. As far as his Japan tour is concerned, the CM is accompanied by Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Rajora, Commissioner, Public Relations Sudam Khade and Principal Secretary, Industries Raghvendra Singh. Before leaving on his Japan voyage, the CM said that Japan is keen to work with Madhya Pradesh in fields of technology and economic sector. Yadav’s Japan tour is aimed to attract investment. At the same time, he will also extend invitation to Japanese investors to come and participate in Global Investors Summit to be held in Bhopal next month. to interfere in the religious affairs of Muslims. While the accepted amendments make some concessions to Muslim bodies criticising the Bill, including leaving it to Waqf boards to decide on welfare measures for widows and orphans, among others, instead of mandating it by law, a few of them may further irk the critics. The meeting of the joint parliamentary committee headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal was again marked by noisy protests by opposition members, who accused him of "subverting" democratic process. The panel is set to adopt its report on Wednesday with MPs of opposition parties such as the Congress, TMC, DMK and the AIMIM expected to give their dissent, sources said. 4Continued on | P6 Oppn’s changes rejected Opposition MPs on Monday proposed amendments in all 44 clauses of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, seeking to mostly restore the provisions of the current Act, and claimed that the law proposed by the committee in its report would maintain the Bill's "draconian" character and the bid to interfere in the religious affairs of Muslims Miscreants assault flight Lt after spar over wrong entry Our Staff Reporter INDORE Four miscreants assaulted an IAF flight lieutenant here, following an argument over driving a vehicle on the wrong side, an official said on Monday. The incident occurred on Jail Road at 3 pm on Sunday when the victim was going with his cousin to get a smart watch repaired. SI Vishal Parihar of MG Road police station said Vishwa Chauhan, a resident of Sudama Nagar, who is a flight lieutenant in the Indian Air Force, lodged a complaint saying that he was going on his twowheeler when one Manoj Audhichya coming from the wrong side stopped his vehicle in front of his (Chauhan’s) scooter. He objected to the vehicle on the wrong side and an argument broke out, following FP VIEW While the city honoured the armed force personnels for their bravery and celebrated Republic Day with pride, the incident put a dent on the city’s image as the IAF Flight Lieutenant, who had come to Indore on a holiday, had to face the ordeal on the very same day. which Manoj abused him and called three of his accomplices. Later, all four of them assaulted him, causing injuries. The police have registered a case against the accused under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt to another person), 296(Whoever, to the annoyance of others), 351(1) (Criminal intimidation) and 3(5) of the BNS and further investigation is underway. Four killed over old enmity Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL U’khand becomes first state to implement UCC DEHRADUN Waqf panel accepts NDA's amendments in 14 clauses 4Continued on | P6 In what BJP described as an insult to Dr Ambedkar, Rahul Gandhi did not even get up from his chair to accept a memento of the Father of the Constitution. The Congress leader also returned a worker who came to present him a picture of Khatu Shayam. The BJP released two videos of the incident has fulfilled a major commitment made to people of the state ahead of the 2022 assembly polls which saw the party storming to power for a second consecutive term. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced UCC's implementation at a programme at his official residence here, saying with this the constitutional and civil rights of people across all religions have become uniform. 4Continued on | P6 Four men were killed and another person was injured after a group of people attacked them with sharpedged weapons in Jabalpur district on Monday, police said. Victim’s family members blocked road demanding immediate action against the accused. Jabalpur ASP Surkant Sharma told media that the incident took place at around 11 am in Timari village, located 25 km from the district headquarters. The incident was the result of an old enmity between the two groups, the official said. A group of men, in the age group of 25 to 35 years, were attacked by members of the other side, he said. While Police conduct investigation after four men were killed three men died on the spot, one succumbed shortly after being rushed to a nearby hospital, the official said. Among the dead two are brothers Satish Pathak and Manish Pathak and two are cousin brothers Sameer Dubey and Aniket Dubey. The names of injured are Vipin Dubey, Muskesh Dubey among others. They have admitted to a hospital. Efforts are on to arrest the culprits, he said, adding an investigation was underway into the incident. Heavy security was deployed in the village, the official said. 4Continued on | P6 colombia buckles Trump shows how tariff threats will work IANS NEW YORK Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) in Bokeo province of Laos, the Indian mission here said in a press release. "The Embassy of India has successfully rescued 67 Indian youth who had been duped and trafficked into cyberscam centres operating at the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) in Bokeo Province of Lao PDR," it said. Acting promptly on their re- Madhya Pradesh's Mhow, the Congress leader said that Dalits and Adivasis had no rights until the Constitution was made after the country became free from British rule. "The Constitution made by Ambedkar gives right to Dalits and Adivasis along with others, but the BJP and RSS are conspiring to snatch their rights and make them slaves," Rahul Gandhi said. Insult to Ambedkar: BJP Cong leader Rahul Gandhi with BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s sister Swaran Kaur E-paper Cinema Celebs at Maha Kumbh P.14 BJP, RSS want to make Dalits, Adivasis slaves: Rahul in Mhow MHOW MUMBAI Edit President’s fresh pitch for ONOE P.8 The court has instructed former transport department constable Saurabh Sharma to appear again on Tuesday, officials said 67 Indians rescued from Laos cyber-scam centres Sixty-seven Indians who were trafficked and forced to work in cyber-scam centres in Laos have been rescued by the Embassy of India in Vientiane, officials here said on Monday. These youth were forced to work there under intimidation and abuse by criminal syndicates operating in Golden INDORE India to ditch privatisation plans, pour billions in PSUs Our Staff Reporter Bhopal: The state government transferred a dozen officers of the State Administrative Service (SAS) on Monday. Nanda Bhalave has been transferred as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of District Panchayat, Agar Malwa, Rakesh Kusre as the Deputy Secretary of Technical Education, Ila Tiwari as the CEO of District Panchayat, Bhopal, Abhishek Dubey as the CEO of District Panchayat, Guna; Lata Sharanghat as the CEO of District Panchayat, Burhanpur; Ichhit Gadhpale as Deputy Secretary of Home Department; Mehtab Singh Gurjar as the CEO of District Panchayat, Rewa; Umaraw Singh Maravi as the CEO of District Panchayat, Panna; Praveen Phulpagare as the CEO of District Panchayat, Damoh; Omprakash Sanodia as the CEO of District Panchayat, Vidisha; Anukool Jain as the CEO of District Panchayat, Mandsaur; and Abhishek Gehlot as the CEO of District Panchayat, Jabalpur. PTI PUNE MONEY BHOPAL State transfers dozen SAS officers VIENTIANE UJJAIN PRESS After 36 days in hiding, Sharma walks into court 42 IAS OFFICERS TRANSFERRED IN MAJOR REJIG BHOPAL iii QUALITY @ VALUE EX-RTO CONSTABLE SURRENDERS | His sudden appearance took place in special court of Lokayukta Bhopal Told to appear in court today Bharat, Avinash shifted from CM Secretariat ESTD-1983 As the US has intensified its campaign of rounding up illegal migrants and deporting them on military planes, it overcame opposition from Colombia with threats of tariffs in a preview of how President Donald Trump will enforce his campaign promise. After Colombia refused to let two aircraft carrying its nationals apprehended in the US as illegal migrants land, Trump announced on Truth Social on Sunday afternoon a 25 per cent tariff on imports from that country, which, he threatened, would double in a week. However, by Sunday night, Colombia's resistance crumbled, and the White House said it had agreed to "unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia" including those coming on military planes. In a show of force on Sunday, federal agents fanned out across the US rounding up criminal illegal migrants. Trump had promised mass deporations in his Day 1 agenda, but the logistical impossibility of rounding up millions of people has made his administration moderate it by prioritising those who had committed crimes, reinvigorating enforcement of laws that were followed tepidly. Brazil, meanwhile, protested the handcuffing of deportees who arrived there on US planes calling it "degrading treatment". Mexico temporarily refused to let US military planes carrying deportees land last week, but quickly rescinded the orders and let them back in. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "It is the responsibility of each nation to take back their citizens who are illegally present in the United States in a serious and expeditious manner". 4Continued on | P6