FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. XXXX NO. 249 | INDORE | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 15, 2024 | PAGES 16 `3 - EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE BUMRAH POISED TO UNLEASH REVERSE SWING MAGIC IN RAJKOT SPORTS FARMERS’ KITES VS TEAR GAS DRONES EDIT NO SURRENDER TO PUNJAB FARMERS AGITATORS STAY PUT AT PUNJAB-HARYANA BORDERS 40 farmers injured as police fire rubber bullets, teargas at Punjab-Haryana border AGENCIES Chandigarh Haryana security personnel lobbed tear gas shells on farmers from Punjab at Shambhu border between the two states as thousands of protesters stayed put there on Wednesday, the second day of their 'Delhi Chalo' march. The police action came whenever any group of the protesting farmers tried to move towards the barricades. Some farmers also pelted stones at the security personnel who were positioned close to the barricades. The police have deployed a drone to keep an eye on the protesting farmers who are demanding a legal guarantee to minimum support price (MSP). A few youths even flew kites at the Singhu border in order to bring the drone down by entangling the unmanned aerial vehicle in the kite strings. One of the youths, who was flying the kite, expressed anger over the use of drones to drop tear gas shells on protesters. The farmers stayed put at the Data SinghwalaKhanauri border in Haryana's Jind district on Wednesday. The Haryana Police has sealed the border with barricades to stop the farmers from travelling to Delhi on their tractortrolleys. CONTD. ON P8 with the farmers. The use of tear gas has The Punjab government iscontinuously I have damaged the eyes of many people, and read the news that many people have also lost their eyesight. We condemn the way the central government has used the police as an illegal weapon n ANMOL GAGAN MANN, PUNJAB CABINET MINISTER I ‘RAIL ROKO’ n protest against firing of tear gas shells on agitating farmers on Punjab-Haryana border by the police, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) will block rail traffic in Punjab on Thursday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The 'rail roko' will take place at 10 locations initially, and more locations may be added, union leaders said. MEETING TODAY Three Union ministers will hold a meeting with farmer leaders over their demands in Chandigarh on Thursday. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the meeting will be held with Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai at 5 pm. PM inaugurates Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple amid devotional chants N The unique factor NEWS BRIEF PIO family found dead at home in US NEW YORK: An Indianorigin family, including their 4-year-old twin boys, has been found dead at their home in California with the police investigating the case as a murder-suicide, the second such incident in less than two months that has shocked the community in the US. However, the victims' identities have not yet been released, police said. The incident took place in San Mateo on Monday, police were quoted as saying by the the report. ED issues 6th summons to Kejri NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has issued the sixth summons to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning him in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Wednesday. The 55-yearold politician, who is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been asked to depose before the federal agency on February 19. o metal has been used in the construction of the temple and fly ash has been used to fill up the foundation, replacing 55 per cent of cement in the concrete mix, reducing the carbon footprint of the temple ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first Hindu stone temple amid devotional chants and in the presence of spiritual leaders of the Swaminarayan sect. Dressed in a light pink silk dhoti and kurta paired PM Narendra Modi with spiritual guru of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha Mahant Swami Maharaj during the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, UAE with a sleeveless jacket and stole, the prime minister participated in rituals of a ceremony to dedicate the temple to the people. The prime minister also participated in "Global Aarti", which was per- Congress attitude lacklustre in House, govt heaves sigh of relief THE OPPOSITION fails to corner the government even on major issues NITENDRA SHARMA Bhopal The budget session of the MP House concluded on Wednesday. It was an important session of the assembly after the members of the House were administered oath. Although there were major issues, the opposition failed to corner the government. As the session of the MP House was going on, the Bihar House was also in progress. But when the entire country is discussing the speech of former deputy chief minister of Bihar Tejaswi Yadav in the Bihar House, there is no mention of the speech of the Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and that of his deputy Hemant Katare in the MP House. Because of the Congress's lacklustre attitude, the government heaved a sigh of relief. Whether it is Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya's strategy or the Congress's failure to raise the issues properly, the opposition was in disarray . CONTD. ON P8 Justice Paul seeks transfer as son practices in MP HC SC Collegium accepts his request, transfers him to Telangana HC OUR STAFF REPORTER Indore Justice Sujoy Paul has been transferred to Telangana High Court from Madhya Pradesh High Court, based on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. Justice Paul had r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; sought the transfer, citing ethical reasons as his son practices law in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. CONTD. ON P8 formed simultaneously at over 1,200 temples of the Swaminarayan sect worldwide built by the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS). CONTD. ON P8 END OF AN ERA Sonia files RS nomination from Raj I FLASHBACK t will be the 77-year-old leader's first term in the Upper House after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP. She was first elected as an MP in 1999 after taking over as the Congress president. AGENCIES / Jaipur Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday filed her nomination papers here for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan. Her children Rahul Gandhi and Piyanka Gandhi, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, leader of opposition Tikaram Jully were present at the time of the nomination filing in the assembly building. Before filing nomination, Sonia Gandhi met with the party MLAs in the opposition lobby of the assembly . CONTD. ON P8 WEATHER FP 28.60c. 15.10c Sunrise : 07.00 Sunset : 06.22 Man falls prey to parcel fraud, loses Rs 68L to crooks OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in A man became victim of parcel fraud on Wednesday and ended up losing Rs 68 lakh. After realising the fraud, he reported the incident to cyber crime officials. Additional DCP (Crime) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that Manoj Bhuraria of Raslakhedi received a call on January 25. Identifying himself as a courier company employee, the caller told Bhuraria that 200mg MDMA drugs were found in a parcel that he had sent from Mumbai to Taiwan. When Bhuraria denied sending any such parcel, the caller advised him to report the case to cyber crime cell. The caller then made Bhuraria talk to a man named Prakash Guntu, who told Bhuraria that he was a narcotics officer in Mumbai. He told Bhuraria to download a video calling application, and spoke to him over video call. CONTD. ON P8 r RNI No. 38281/83 QUALITY AT VALUE www.freepressjournal.in ALL ABOUT COMEBACK JOURNEY CINEMA For RS polls, focus is on SC, OBC candidates BJP GIVES TICKETS to Maya, Umesh Nath, Banshilal, Murugan and Congress to Ashok Singh OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL The BJP and the Congress have focused on the OBC candidates for the Rajya Sabha election. The BJP has tried to the maintain caste equation by giving tickets to two OBC and two SC candidates. The Congress, too, has given a ticket to an OBC candidate. The BJP has again sprung a surprise by giving a ticket to the head of Valmiki Dham in Ujjain, Umesh Nath. Apart from Nath, the party has given tickets to L Murugan, Maya Narolia and Banshilal Gurjar. The Congress has chosen Ashok Singh, who comes from the Yadav communi- Murugan Maya A Umesh Banshilal ASHOK CLOSE TO NATH, DIGGY shok Singh who has lost Lok Sabha elections thrice is considered close to former chief ministers Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath. By sending Ashok Singh to the RS, the Congress has played the OBC card. The BJP has appointed a member from the Yadav community as chief minister of the state, and the Congress is sending a member of same community Ashok Singh to the RS. The name of Meenakshi Natrajan was discussed for sending her to the RS, but because of opposition by the state Congress leaders, Ashok Singh has been given the ticket. ty, as candidate for the Upper House. Umesh Nath, who belongs to SC community, performed Samrasta Snan (bath of equality) with Union Minister Amit Shah in 2016. CONTD. ON P8 Tribal stripped, thrashed over loan dues in Betul OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in A tribal man was beaten by three persons over non-payment of loan in Betul, said the police on Wednesday adding that while one of the accused was arrested, two were on the run. This is second incident of atrocities against tribal in last 10 days. After the incident PATWARI DEMANDS CM’S RESIGNATION: State Congress president Jitu Patwari demanded Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's resignation and said that home portfolio be handed over to someone who could control crime in MP. Raising the matter in Assembly, MLA Ramnivas Rawat said that cases of atrocities against tribals were on the rise owing to government’s failure. Dr Heeralal Alawa too stated that the Betul incident had crossed all limits of savagery. went viral on social media, victim’s family members took him to Kotwali police station on Tuesday and filed a com- plaint. Betul SP Siddharth Choudhary said that the incident took place on November 15 last year. CONTD. ON P8