THRISSUR l Sunday l may 19, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 26 l city edition advisory to Indian students in Kyrgyzstan capital after brawl India & Pak issued advisories to their students in Kyrgyzstan urging them to stay indoors amid mob violence against foreign students there 28 injured in Friday night clashes Twenty-eight people, including three foreigners, were injured in Friday night’s clashes, The Times of Central Asia reported. The Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said, “We are in touch with our students. The situation is presently calm but students are advised to stay indoors for the moment and get in touch with the Embassy in case of any issue.” Helpline: 0555710041 15,000 Egyptian, Kyrgz students fight in hostel ■ A viral video on social media showed medical students from Egypt and Kyrgyzstan involved in a brawl at a hostel on May 13. Since no action was taken, locals gathered on Friday night for a demonstration ■ Police arrested four citizens for incitement and detained three foreigners for hooliganism, after which the crowd dispersed on Saturday morning Indian students are said to be in Kyrgyzstan CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Corrupt tango in Delhi: Modi PM won’t join debate: Rahul RED ALERT Rain gains, red alert in 3 dists P’Thitta, Kottayam, Idukki (May 19, 20) E x p re s s N ew s Ser v i c e @T’Puram PIC | SHIYAMI ORANGE ALERT Narendra Modi addressing his first rally in New Delhi on Saturday | PTI Rahul Gandhi gestures while addressing a rally in New Delhi | PTI Mocks depletion of the Congress in the capital Seamless alliance with AAP, says Cong leader R A J E S H K U M A R T H A K U R @ New Delhi A s h i s h Sr i v a s ta v a @ New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tore into the Congress-AAP alliance in Delhi, saying the world is watching how one corrupt party is covering for another corrupt party The apparent reference was to the slew of . corruption charges hobbling the AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital. In his first rally in Delhi for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Modi alleged that the Congress would go to any extent to pursue vote bank politics. He pointed out that during the 2014 elecI live for tions, the Congress government had democracy and handed over 123 properties spread democracy runs in my veins. It is across prime locations in Delhi to the Modi’s guarantee Waqf Board for votes. to work 24/7 for Describing the Opposition’s INDIA bloc as opportunistic, he recalled how 2047. Keep this in mind while going they had held Delhi hostage for to vote on May 25 months by blocking roads and triggerNarendra Modi ing riots after Parliament passed the the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Mocking the depletion and degeneration of the Congress, Modi said the party that once ruled the country is no longer in a position contest even in four seats in Delhi. “Almost four generations of the Congress ruled Delhi, but today they don’t have the strength to contest on four seats of Delhi. The Congress is not even able to fight from where they have their courts at 10 Janpath!” Reaching out to the slum-dwellers, who constitute a major vote bank, he said, “We are working to regularise unauthorised colonies and them pucca houses.” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit the campaign trail in the national capital, saying he would press the button for the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal would vote for the Congress in the forthcoming elections. All seven seats of Delhi will go to polls on May 25. In a show of solidarity within the INDIA bloc, Rahul, in his maiden poll rally in Chandni Chowk, sought to remind voters that the AAP is contesting four seats and Congress three as part of the seatsharing deal. “As Kanhaiya said earliModi is giving non-stop er, ‘Rahul ji will vote for AAP and Keinterviews to his jriwal ji will vote for Congress’,” he favourite said while welcoming party candidate journalists but he Kanhaiya Kumar on the stage. will not have a “We have to come together because debate with me because he knows BJP leaders have openly said that they he cannot answer will tear the Constitution,” Rahul almy questions leged, urging people to vote for the candidates of the INDIA bloc. Rahul Gandhi Rahul’s vote is in the New Delhi constituency where AAP’s Somnath Bharti is contesting while Kejriwal’s vote is in Chandni Chowk where Congress candidate J P Agarwal is in the fray . Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul said the former would not hold a debate with him, though he is available for it “anytime, anywhere”. He claimed that the PM would not be able to answer his line of questioning. “The first question would be on his relationship with Adani; the second on electoral bonds; the third on farm laws. I don’t think he can answer them.” express read ‘Action on Prajwal OK, but...’ JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda said he has no objection to the legal action against his grandson and MP Prajwal Revanna. However, he alleged the Congress has “created” a case against his son and MLA H D Revanna | P5 ‘If we are a little mad, anything is possible...’ P4 Green Evolution WITH THIS ISSUE PLUS 12 PAGES Assault on Maliwal: Police arrest Kejriwal PA Bibhav U j wal j alal i @ New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar was on Saturday arrested from the Delhi chief minister’s residence here in connection with the assault on Swati Maliwal. Kumar is accused of molestation and assault of the AAP Rajya Sabha MP at the CM’s residence on May 13. A medical report from AIIMS said Maliwal has suffered bruises on her left thigh and right cheek. An FIR was registered at the Civil Lines police station. Police reached Kejriwal’s residence in the morning after they got know to that Kumar was present there. He was taken to the Civil Lines police station where he was arrested. Reacting to his aide’s arrest, Kerjiwal, in a televised address, accused the BJP of targeting AAP by a r r e s t i n g i t s Bibhav Kumar leaders. He announced that he would visit the BJP headquarters on Sunday along with all his MLAs and MPs. T’Puram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ekm (May 19, 20, 21) YELLOW ALERT Thrissur, Palakkad (May 19, 20, 22) Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad (May 19-22) P’Thitta, Kottayam, Idukki (May 21, 22) Kannur, Kasargod (May 21, 22) Thrissur, Palakkad (May 21) T’Puram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ekm (May 22) Lakshadweep (May 19-21) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday sounded red alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki on Sunday and Monday predict, ing heavy to extremely heavy rain in isolated parts of the three districts. In view of the alert, the Gavi Eco Tourism facility in Pathanamthitta has been closed for visitors, and the district administration has prohibited night travel after 7pm in hilly areas till May 21. In Kottayam, the administration has urged the public to exercise caution. The IMD has sounded orange alert for nine districts and yellow alert for 11 districts as well as Lakshadweep on various days between May 19 and 22 (see gfx). The IMD said various parts of the state will get extremely heavy rainfall, up to 20cm, till Tuesday owing to strong westerly and south westerly winds. Already several places have been witnessing , heavy rain since Saturday evening. As per the IMD, heavy rainfall means 7-11cm of rain in 24 hours, very heavy rainfall is 12-20cm in 24 hours and extremely heavy rainfall means upto ● More on P6 20cm in 24 hours. Cong blasts CPM over ‘memorial’ move E x p re s s N ew s Ser v i c e @Kannur The CPM came under heavy fire from the Congress on Saturday over its move to build a memorial for Shaiju and Subish, two party workers who were killed in a bomb-making incident in 2015. While state Congress president K Sudhakaran drew parallels between CPM and terrorist organisations, For Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, merely winning the Hajipur (SC) Lok Sabha seat his legendary father Ram Vilas Paswan held for decades, would be a disgrace. He wants to register victory with an eye-popping margin so as to establish himself as the political heir of the Ram Vilas legacy . Chirag’s party is an ally of BJPled NDA. He is l o c ke d i n a straight fight with former state minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s trusted lieutenant Shiv Chandra Ram. Unlike in 2019 when he lost to Chirag’s uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras from this seat, Ram, 53, is posing a stiff challenge to Chirag, 41, this time around. Chirag’s decision to shift from Jamui — which elected him twice to the Lok Sabha — to Hajipur put him on a collision course with Paras. Whether or not the sulking Paras would damage Chirag’s prospects remains to be seen. “This time Chirag is set to create history by registering his victory by a record margin. He has his father’s legacy on the one hand and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blessings on the other. Modi’s ‘Hanuman’ will be put to test in the true sense,” said Deoki Nandan Singh, 65, a resident of Bidupur in Vaishali district. RJD leader Tejashwi Shiv Chandra Ram (left) and Chirag Paswan Illustration: Mandar Pardikar Yadav had lampooned Chirag as Modi’s Hanuman recently . At a recent rally Modi had lavished , praise on Chirag, saying he considers him his son. “Chirag is a true representative of Bihar, the future of Bihar. He is also a successful MP. If you vote for Chirag, it will directly go to Modi’s account,” the PM said. Making a similar pitch, Tejashwi had told his party at a recent campaign address, “If you want to see me as chief minister, then ensure victory of Shiv Chandra Ram from Hajipur.” It was a clear message to RJD workers to rally around Ram. If social activist Navneet Kumar’s opinion is anything to go by people in , general are discussing local issues but it is the caste factor that will overshadow everything. The caste arithmetic in Hajipur is interesting. Ram is banking on the Muslim-Yadav vote bank of the RJD plus that of his Ravidas community As for the NDA, it is wooing . the non-Yadavs, OBCs, EBCs and Dalits, particularly Paswans, the caste Chirag belongs to. on May 22. “What message is CPM sending to Kerala society by building a martyrs’ memorial for comrades killed during bomb-making? CPM is doing in Kerala what terrorist organisations are doing in the world. That the memorial building is being inaugurated by the CPM state secretary is proof the party condones terrorist activities,” Sudhakaran said in a ● More on P6 statement. MAKE SASTRA YOUR DIFFERENTIATOR I T H A N J A V U R K U M B A K O N A M I C H E N N A I ADMISSIONS 2024-25 Admission to 5-year Integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons)/ B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons) / B.Com., LL.B. (Hons) THANJAVUR B. Tech. (with �inor Speciali�ations) / �. Tech. (5-year Integrated) / �. Tech. / B. A.,��. B. (Hons.) / B. Com.,��.B. (Hons.) / B. B. A., ��.B. (Hons.) / �. B. A. / �. Sc. 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