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INDIA’S FOOD SAFETY NET
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
Collegium’s
final decisions Rain lashes T.N. coast as Congress struggles
to reach consensus
IN BRIEF
쑽
alone need to
be in public Mandous makes landfall on Himachal CM
domain: SC
Mamallapuram and nearby areas hit by gusty winds as cyclone began land entry around 10 p.m.; Vikas Vasudeva
disaster response teams put on high alert; more than 15 flights from Chennai airport cancelled
BJP MLAs to
Krishnadas Rajagopal CHANDIGARH
meet today to SP wants re-poll
NEW DELHI
pick Gujarat CM in Rampur
The Hindu Bureau Suspense continued on Fri
The Supreme Court on Fri CHENNAI day over who will become constituency
day held that only the final the next Chief Minister of AHMEDABAD
decisions of the top court yclone Mandous be Himachal Pradesh, as the LUCKNOW
C
A BJP legislature party meeting
Collegium need to be pu gan landfall at the Congress struggled to zero of the newly elected Gujarat The Samajwadi Party has
blished in the public do Mamallapuram in on a consensus candi MLAs will be held on Saturday demanded repolling in the
main. coast near Chennai at 10 date for the top post, a day in Gandhinagar to pick a new Rampur Assembly seat in
A “final decision” of the p.m. on Friday, bringing after the party won 40 leader, who will take over as Uttar Pradesh alleging that the
Collegium would mean a more intense rain to coas seats in the State’s 68 the next Chief Minister. administration had prevented
resolution drawn and tal areas of Tamil Nadu. member Assembly. Outgoing CM Bhupendra Patel the party’s supporters and
signed by all the Collegium The cyclone moved at a The factionalism within is set for a second term, say several voters from reaching
members after due deliber speed of 14 kmph. Squally the State unit of the party party insiders. » PAGE 9 booths on the day of election.
ations among them, and winds gusting up to 85 came to the forefront as » Page 9
post consultations among kmph may blow along Ta high drama was witnessed
the other Supreme Court mil Nadu, Puducherry and ahead of a meeting of party ter. Ms. Singh is the wife of
judges, a Bench led by Jus southern Andhra Pradesh legislators called in Shimla late Virbhadra Singh, a six
tice M.R. Shah laid down in coast till Saturday morning to choose the Chief Minis time Chief Minister. She is Shah to meet
a judgment. and decrease gradually. ter. The meeting, which one of several contenders Maharashtra,
The Collegium is com Places like Chennai, Tiru It’s pouring: Rain lashing Chennai under the impact of cyclone Mandous on Friday night. M. VEDHAN was first slated to be held at for the post.
posed of the Chief Justice vallur, Ranipet started ex 3 p.m. was postponed to 6 The meeting that start
Karnataka CMs
of India and the next four periencing strong surface rain of 10 cm between 8.30 Colombo were cancelled. Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, p.m, and later to 8 p.m. ed later didn’t reach a con
seniormost judges. It un winds of 50 to 60 kmph am and 10.30 p.m. Over 470 personnel of Tiruvallur, Tiruvarur and Chaotic scenes were wit sensus, and the MLAs de NEW DELHI
animously recommends around 9 p.m., said S. Bala Over 15 flights from the National Disaster Res Villupuram districts, with nessed at the Congress of cided to authorise the Union Home Minister Amit
names for Supreme Court chandran, Additional Di Chennai airport to several ponse Force (NDRF) and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin fice in Shimla, after sup party’s national president Shah will meet the CMs of
and High Court judgeships rectorGeneral of Meteo cities including Kozhikode, State Disaster Response personally taking stock of porters of the party’s State to choose a leader to head Maharashtra and Karnataka
to the government. rology, Chennai. Tiruchi, Hubballi, Mysuru, Force (SDRF) were deput the preparedness. president Pratibha Singh the State, sources said. on December 14 on the border
Kattupakkam and Kala Madurai, Vijayawada, ed to Chengalpattu, Chen shouted slogans in her sup row between the two States,
CONTINUED ON vai in Kancheepuram and Thoothukudi, Kadapa, nai, Cuddalore, Kancheep CONTINUED ON port, demanding that she CONTINUED ON NCP leader Amol Kolhe said
» PAGE 9 Chennai recorded heavy Bengaluru, Abu Dhabi and uram, Mayiladuthurai, » PAGE 9 be named the Chief Minis » PAGE 9 on Friday. » Page 4
RLD chief questions delay by U.P. govt. in
providing aid to Lakhimpur Kheri victims
The Hindu Bureau The MP raised the ques allegedly lynched by angry ter Yogi Adityanath in the
NEW DELHI tion during the Zero Hour farmers. A journalist also Assembly this week had re
in the Rajya Sabha. died in the violence. vealed that no action had
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Four farmers were alleg been taken, he said.
chief and MP Chaudhary edly mowed down by an ‘No action taken’ “Over a year has passed
Jayant Singh on Friday SUV in which Ashish Mis Mr. Singh pointed out that but the government has
questioned the Uttar Pra hra, the son of Union Mi the State government had not acted on its promises. I
desh government over not nister of State for Home promised to give jobs to would request the Home
keeping its promise of pro Ajay Mishra, was reported the kin of the four farmers Minister to seek clarifica
viding compensation to ly seated, according to the who died in the incident tion from the U.P. govern
the kin of the victims in the FIR registered by the Uttar and ₹10 lakh compensa ment. The question is why
Lakhimpur Kheri incident, Pradesh police. Following tion to those injured. Ho should people believe the
which happened during a the incident, the driver wever, the reply given by government when it can’t
farmers’ protest last year. and two BJP workers were Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis keep promises,” he said.
SC: Delhi HC
order will
not prejudice
Imam’s case
The Hindu Bureau
NEW DELHI
The Supreme Court on Fri
day clarified that observa
tions made against JNU stu
dent leader Sharjeel Imam
in a Delhi High Court order
denying bail to activist
Umar Khalid will not pre
judice his case.
Both Mr. Imam and Mr.
Khalid are accused in the
2020 Delhi riots conspira
cy case. They have been
booked under the Unlaw
ful Activities (Prevention)
Act. “Any observations
made in respect to the role
of the petitioner [Mr.
Imam] in the order would
not prejudice him in any
manner whatsoever,” a
Bench of Justices Sanjay
Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka
said. The High Court had
also referred to Mr. Imam
as the main conspirator.
Appearing for Mr.
Imam, senior advocate
Siddharth Dave said the
observations made by the
High Court against his
client were damaging.
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City Delhi
INBRIEF
쑽 BJP ends speculation on MCD: two Congress
councillors join AAP
its mayoral ambitions The Hindu Bureau
NEW DELHI
Party will play the role of a strong opposition in MCD, says State unit president Adesh Gupta;
despite the election defeat, many BJP leaders had claimed that the party will get its Mayor Two days after winning the
Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) elections on
The Hindu Bureau Congress tickets, Sabila Be
NEW DELHI gum and Nazia Khatoon,
Is there an SOP for road along with the vicepresi
D
ays after the BJP dent of the Congress’s Del
accident cases, HC asks police faced a defeat in hi unit Ali Mehdi, joined
the civic body the Aam Aadmi Party
The Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Police polls, Delhi unit president (AAP) on Friday.
Commissioner Sanjay Arora whether the police Adesh Gupta said on Fri The BJP accused AAP of AAP MCD incharge Durgesh
follow a standard operating procedure (SOP) for day that the party will play running “Operation Loot”, Pathak. FILE PHOTO
dealing with road accident cases. He was asked to the role of a strong opposi while the Congress offered
place details of such an SOP before the court tion at the Municipal Cor no response to the deve selves started ‘Operation
within six weeks. The court issued these poration of Delhi. With lopment. Earlier this year, Loot’ against a decimated
directions to the police while hearing a petition this, he ended the specula AAP had accused the BJP of Congress. It is regrettable
by a woman over the death of her 26yearold son tion going on since results poaching its MLAs in Delhi that those who are them
in an alleged drunk driving accident in 2017. She day that the BJP might at and Punjab through “Oper selves indulging in political
claimed that after the incident, the concerned tempt to wrest the Mayor’s ation Lotus”. loot, level allegations
investigating officer admittedly did not submit post. BJP State chief Adesh Gupta campaigning with Union Minister Anurag Thakur for the MCD polls. The “I heartily welcome against the BJP.”
the blood sample of her son for testing for three Holding his first press party’s poll debacle has also sparked speculation over change in its Delhi leadership. FILE PHOTO them to the Aam Aadmi In his victory speech at
months, resulting in the denial of a fair trial. PTI meet after the poll results, Party. We will work more the party headquarters on
Mr. Gupta said the BJP will councillors were getting constituency. dership. Sources in the strongly and effectively in Wednesday, AAP national
continue to raise the pro phone calls from BJP AAP lost all three wards party said there had been a the MCD with their cooper convener and Delhi Chief
blems of Delhiites and also leaders. in Mr. Jain’s Shakur Basti feeling of “negativity” ation,” AAP incharge of Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Body of 3yrold boy found in “expose” AAP if it tries to
indulge in corruption at
In the MCD polls held on
Sunday for which the re
constituency, and three
out of four wards in Mr. Si
against Mr. Gupta for a
while, which came to the
MCD, Durgesh Pathak said
welcoming the Congress
had sought the coopera
tion of all parties, includ
public toilet in Shahdara the corporation “like it has sults were declared on sodia’s Patparganj. fore in a meeting of party leaders into his party. ing the Congress and the
done in the Delhi Wednesday, the BJP’s 15 Leader of Opposition in functionaries after the re With these two council BJP, and the blessings of
The body of a 3yearold boy was found under government”. year rule at the corpora the Delhi Assembly Ramvir sults where some leaders lors — Sabila Begum, who Prime Minister Narendra
mysterious circumstances in a public restroom in Even as it became clear tion was ended as it could Singh Bidhuri, who was al pointed fingers at him. won from the Mustafabad Modi to make Delhi “the ci
Shahdara’s Jhilmil Industrial Area, the police said on Wednesday that AAP only manage 104 seats so present at the press “There was a point in ward, and Nazia Khatoon, ty of our dreams”.
on Friday. DCP (Shahdara) R. Sathiyasundaram had won a clear majority, while AAP won 134 seats. meet, responded to Arvind the meeting where the pre who won from the Brij Puri “As Arvind Kejriwal has
said a call was received around 3:30 p.m. about a many BJP leaders had Thanking the BJP work Kejriwal’s statement in sident (Mr. Gupta) had to ward — AAP’s strength in said, we want to make Del
child found lying inside the public toilet. A police claimed that the party ers and city voters for in which the Delhi Chief Mi say that nobody could re the municipal House has hi one of the best cities in
team rushed to the spot and found the child’s would succeed in winning creasing the party’s vote nister said he needed move him,” said a party in increased to 136, while the the world. For this pur
undergarment, a packet of biscuits and some the Mayor’s post. BJP’s na share to “nearly 40%” Prime Minister Narendra sider who was present at Congress is now left with pose, we require the sup
money near his body. The team found out that tional IT incharge Amit from 36.08% last time, Mr. Modi’s blessings to run the the meeting. just seven councillors. The port of everyone in Delhi.
the boy was a resident of a nearby JJ cluster. “The Malviya had also hinted the Gupta claimed the BJP has MCD. Mr. Bidhuri said that However, some others BJP has 104 councillors in We need the support of the
postmortem has been conducted and the final same and tweeted, “Now exposed AAP with its “anti on one hand Mr. Kejriwal is defended Mr. Gupta, and the 250member House. public and the workers of
report is awaited,” the DCP said. over to electing a Mayor for corruption campaign”. seeking the PM’s blessings said the party has put up a Responding to the deve all political parties,” Mr.
Delhi... It will all depend “That is why the public has and, on the other hand, he good show in the MCD lopment, Delhi BJP Spokes Pathak said.
on who can hold the num rejected AAP in the As has not implemented ma elections despite the 15 person Praveen Shankar On Wednesday night, af
bers in a close contest, sembly segment of Manish ny central schemes. yearlong antiincumben Kapoor said: “The people ter the MCD results were
Aftab Poonawalla’s judicial which way the nominated
councillors vote etc.”
Sisodia, a friend of the liqu
or mafia,” he said, adding Leadership ‘change’
cy. “Anyway, his tenure is
getting over in May. So, I
of Delhi are today amazed
to see that AAP leaders,
announced, senior AAP
leader Manish Sisodia ac
custody extended by 14 days Deputy Chief Minister that AAP faced the same The BJP’s poll debacle has think he should continue who till yesterday were ex cused the BJP of trying to
Manish Sisodia, too, had al fate in jailed Minister Sa also raised speculation ov till then,” a senior party pressing fear of ‘Operation poach its newlyelected
A Saket court on Friday extended the judicial leged that some of AAP’s tyendar Jain’s Assembly er change in its Delhi lea leader told The Hindu. Lotus’, have today them councillors.
custody of Mehrauli murder accused Aftab
Poonawalla by 14 days. Sources said the police
had sought an extension and submitted in the
court that their investigation is ongoing. The
Metropolitan Magistrate extended the custody of
Aftab, who was produced through video
Honest people have to prove ‘Can’t act on judicial officer’s
their honesty, says Maliwal explicit video without order’
conferencing due to security issues, after hearing
the police’s submissions. He is likely to be
produced again on December 23.
Recall order locking DDC VC
office: Kejriwal to Planning Dept.
The Hindu Bureau of Delhi Planning Depart
NEW DELHI ment said, “Head of Office/
Deputy Secretary DDC is
Chief Minister Arvind Kejri hereby directed to give ef
wal has directed the Delhi fect to this order imme
Planning Department to diately by taking the fol
recall its order of locking lowing measures: a) Office
the office of Jasmine Shah, chamber of VC, DDC at 33,
vicechairperson of a Shamnath Marg may be
thinktank Dialogue and locked in order of (sic) pre
Development Commission vent access of the premis
of Delhi (DDC). es. b) The vehicle and man
An order by the Chief Jasmine Shah, vicechairperson power/staff facility shall
Minister issued on Thurs of Dialogue and Development stand withdrawn with im
day read, “I am of the view Commission of Delhi. FILE PHOTO mediate effect.”
that the punitive action vi Following this, Mr.
sited upon Shri Shah is dered a close aide of Mr. Shah’s office was sealed
without any justification Kejriwal — for allegedly us and the facilities enjoyed
and requires to be recalled ing his public office for pol by him were withdrawn.
forthwith... I, therefore, di itical activities, which A day later, the LG
rect the nodal department amounted to “misuse of asked Mr. Kejriwal to re
i.e. the Department of public resources”. move the DDC vicechair
Planning, GNCTD to imme The notice was based on person for “misusing his
diately recall the order dat a complaint by Bharatiya office for political
ed 17.11.2022 and all ac Janata Party MP Parvesh purposes”.
tions emanating therefrom Sahib Singh, who alleged “It is my cherished hope
so that the status quo ante that while working as DDC and desire that the Hon’ble
as prevailing on 16.11.2022 vicechairperson, Mr. Shah LG will be an active partici
is restored without any had acted as the official pant in the endeavour to
further delay.” spokesperson of the ruling convert Delhi into a world
In October, the Planning Aam Aadmi Party for polit class city and to that end,
Department had, on the di ical gains, in “violation” of the implementation of in
rections of LieutenantGo the established itiatives conceptualised by
vernor Vinai Kumar Saxe procedures. the DDC will be facilitat
na, issued a showcause In an order issued on ed,” the Chief Minister’s
notice to Mr. Shah — consi November 17, the Director Thursday order read.
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Delhi
States
Timings
DELHI Mann meets Shah
over assent for
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State sacrilege Bills
MONDAY, DEC. 12
RISE 07:04 SET 17:26
RISE 20:58 SET 10:26 The Hindu Bureau ment) Bill 2018, which stip
CHANDIGARH ulates punishment upto
life imprisonment for dam
unjab Chief Minis age to Sri Guru Granth Sa
P ter Bhagwant
Mann on Friday
sought Union Home Minis
hib, Srimad Bhagwat Gita,
Holy Koran and Holy Bible
with the intention to hurt
ter Amit Shah’s interven the religious feelings of the
tion for getting Presidential people.
nod for two pending Bills The Chief Minister said
of the State stipulating that the amendment is in
harsher punishment for consonance with the prin
sacrilege. ciples of secularism en
The Chief Minister, who shrined in the Constitu
called on Mr. Shah in New tion.
Delhi, said that stopping However, he said that
sacrilege of holy books is a these Bills are pending as
major challenge in the sent of the President of In
State. Mr. Mann said that in
this context, it has been felt
that the quantum of pun
dia since October, 2018.
Asserting that Punjab,
being a border State, it is
Transpersons can
ishment for sacrilege as
per existing provisions of
Sections 295 and 295A of
extremely necessary to
maintain communal har
mony, Mr. Mann sought
apply for police post:
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States Delhi
TMC leader gets bail
in second case over
Shah to meet Maharashtra, Civic body may invoke
compulsory service
tweet on PM’s visit Karnataka CMs on Dec. 14 Act to recruit doctors
Press Trust of India
MORBI (GUJARAT)
over border row, says NCP The Hindu Bureau
BENGALURU
Of the 438 Namma
Clinics planned, the
State is set to launch
A local court on Friday ‘Highhanded’ actions by Karnataka had ‘hurt the sentiments’ of the Marathispeaking people in In view of a shortage of
100 clinics in rural
granted bail to Trinamool the border districts at a time the matter is in the SC, says MVA letter to the Home Minister doctors for the Bruhat Ben
Congress spokesperson Sa galuru Mahanagara Pa areas on Dec. 14
ket Gokhale in a case relat like’s (BBMP) soontobe
ed to a tweet allegedly launched ‘Namma Clinics’ tors will get experience
posted by him about Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s
Press Trust of India
NEW DELHI
Bus services in the city, the civic body is
now planning to recruit
and also the clinics would
be run smoothly. The go
visit to the Morbi bridge
collapse site. nion Home Minis
resumed doctors under the Karnata
ka Compulsory Medical
vernment is yet to take a
decision,” the official said.
The TMC leader was
first arrested on Tuesday
by the Ahmedabad cyber
Saket Gokhale was arrested for
allegedly spreading fake news.
U ter Amit Shah will
meet the Chief Mi
nisters of Maharashtra and
Press Trust of India
MUMBAI
Services Act. The Act pre
scribes oneyear compul
sory service in different
The officials also said
the BBMP is also looking
into another alternative
crime police in the case for Karnataka here on Decem types of government under the national medical
allegedly spreading fake ₹30 crore. On Tuesday ber 14 on the border dis The Maharashtra State health institutions for all guidelines under which
news, and after he got bail morning, the Press Infor pute between the two Road Transport Corpora PostGraduates (PG) and the doctors are required to
on Thursday, the Morbi mation Bureau tweeted States, NCP leader Amol tion on Friday partially res Under Graduates (UG) serve for a specific period
police arrested him for the that the information was Kolhe said here on Friday. MVA has sought direct intervention of Union Home Minister Amit umed bus services to Kar passing out from in State hospitals after the
same offence. fake. Mr. Kolhe was speaking Shah in the border row. nataka from Kolhapur in Karnataka. completion of their UG and
On Friday, Additional The news clipping ap to reporters after a delega Maharashtra after consult BBMP has published pu PG degrees.
Chief Judicial Magistrate peared to be of a local Guj tion of Parliamentarians of “The Home Minister as it could erupt into full ing local police authorities, blic notifications and ad According to Health and
D.K. Chandrani granted arati newspaper. the Maharashtra Vikas sured the delegation that blown violence and had an official said here. vertisements earlier about Medical Education Minis
bail to Mr. Gokhale on a The PM had visited Guj Aghadi met Mr. Shah to air he will work towards find sought his personal The Stateowned public the job positions four ter K. Sudhakar, the go
bond of ₹15,000 in the se arat on November 1, a day their grievances on the ing a cordial solution to the intervention. transport body had sus times. However, officials vernment had also offered
cond case. after a colonialera suspen issue. issue,” Mr. Kolhe, Lok Sab In a letter to Mr. Shah, pended 382 out of 1,156 ser said they have been able to a salary of ₹35,000 to the
On December 1, Mr. sion bridge on the Mach The delegation also ha member from Shirur in they claimed that “high vices to Karnataka, mainly recruit doctors only for 160 doctors and even in
Gokhale had shared a news chu river in Morbi town complained to Mr. Shah Maharashtra, said. handed” actions by Karna between Kolhapur and Be of the 243 clinics being set creased it to ₹43,000, gi
clipping which cited a pur collapsed, leaving 135 peo about the “insulting refe On Thursday, the MVA taka had “hurt the senti lagavi via Nipani. Some up in all wards in the city. ven the poor response to
ported Right to Informa ple dead. The FIR filed rences” to Chhatrapati Shi parliamentarians had writ ments” of the Marathi MSRTC buses were de A senior BBMP official the recruitment call.
tion query claiming that against Mr. Gokhale in Ah vaji Maharaj by Maharash ten to Mr. Shah informing speaking people in the bor faced in Karnataka. Buses from the Health Depart Of the 438 Namma Clin
PM Modi’s visit to Morbi af medabad accused him of tra Governor Bhagat Singh him that the border row der districts at a time the from Karnataka were simi ment said they have sent ics planned, the State is set
ter the bridge collapse tra forgery and printing defa Koshiyari and some other between the two States matter was in the Supreme larly targeted in the proposal to the State to launch 100 clinics in ru
gedy on October 30 cost matory content. BJP leaders. had reached a stage where Court. Maharashtra. government. “These doc ral areas on December 14.
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Delhi
States
INBRIEF
쑽 KCR officially launches Three Himalayan
medicinal plants
Bharat Rashtra Samithi enter IUCN Red List
Telangana CM hoists the new flag that has India’s map with BRS written in English and Telugu;
says formation of the BRS is not for power but to change the very definition of national politics
R. Ravikanth Reddy Narendra Modi’s campaign
HYDERABAD in 2014 — Abki Baar Modi
Sarkaar — Mr. Rao said ‘Ab
Cong. should deny ticket to eralding a new ki Baar Kisan ki Sarkaar’
seniors: Satish Jarkiholi
“The BJP’s model of creating opportunities for
H journey for him
self and for the 21
yearold Telangana Rash
and said the formation of
BRS was not for power but
to change the very defini
younger generation of leaders, by denying ticket tra Samithi (TRS), Telanga tion of national politics. He
to seniors who are likely to lose, is good. Other na Chief Minister and TRS said people should win the Under threat: Meizotropis pellita is ‘critically endangered’ and
parties, including the Congress, can follow it,” chief K. Chandrasekhar elections rather than the Dactylorhiza hatagirea (right) is ‘endangered’. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
KPCC working president Satish Jarkiholi told Rao officially launched the political parties and he
reporters at his home office in Belagavi on Friday. Bharat Rashtra Samithi would adopt this narrative.
(BRS) by signing the papers Mr. Rao said the BRS of Shiv Sahay Singh decline of at least 30% of its
on Friday at the Telangana fice in New Delhi would be KOLKATA population over the assess
Bhavan in Hyderabad. inaugurated on December ment period (22 to 26
Nod to appoint 3 additional Earlier, he reached Te
langana Bhavan, party
New beginning: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao hoisting the
BRS flag at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Friday.
14 at Sardar Patel Marg and
the new office under con
Three medicinal plant spe
cies found in the Himalayas
years). Considering the rate
of decline, long generation
judges as permanent judges headquarters in Hydera struction in New Delhi have made it to IUCN Red length, poor germination
bad, along with party lead wamy, film actor Prakash later hoisted the party’s would be completed by List of Threatened Species potential, high trade value,
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief ers and garlanded the Te Raj, TRS working president new pink flag which car next April. following a recent assess extensive harvesting pres
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday approved the langana Talli statue on the and Municipal Minister ried the India map and the Calling for new policies, ment. Meizotropis pellita sure and illegal trade, the
proposal for appointment of three additional premises. K.T. Rama Rao, leaders of name ‘Bharat Rashtra Sa he said there won’t be any has been assessed as ‘criti species is listed as ‘vulnera
judges — Justices Abdul Rahim Musaliar Later, he performed a farmers’ associations apart mithi’ on it in both Telugu water disputes between cally endangered’, Fritillo- ble,’” it said.
Badharudeen, Viju Abraham and Mohammed special puja where he was from TRS senior leaders and English. the States in the future ria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, In China, the species is
Nias C.P. — as permanent judges in the Kerala accompanied by Janata Dal and Ministers. Picking up the popular with the policies designed and Dactylorhiza hatagirea used for the treatment of
High Court. PTI (S) leader H.D. Kumaras Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao slogan of Prime Minister, by the BRS. as ‘endangered’. bronchial disorders and
Meizotropis pellita, com pneumonia. The plant is al
monly known as Patwa, is a so a strong cough suppres
perennial shrub with res sant, the IUCN assessment
Tense moments as Sharmila A lock of hair from Iran as a political statement
embarks on indefinite fast at IFFK opening ceremony in Kerala’s capital
The Hindu Bureau The Hindu Bureau statement from Ms. Mo lights towards the au
HYDERABAD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM hammadi – “This is my hair dience to declare the festiv
cut short to show my suf al open. He said film festiv
YSR Telangana Party A lock of hair all the way ferings. This symbolises als are being used as tools
(YSRTP) president Y.S. from Iran occupied the the end of my suffering. for propagation of regres
Sharmila was detained by spotlight at the inaugural Yesterday, the Iranian go sive ideologies, in an appa
the police at Tank Bund in event of the 27th Interna vernment executed 23 rent reference to the on
Hyderabad on Friday tional Film Festival of Kera yearold Mohsen Shekari line attacks that Israeli
when she squatted there to la (IFFK) in the capital on for being part of the anti filmmaker Nadav Lapid,
embark on an indefinite Friday. hijab protests. I am send the head of jury at the In
fast against the alleged de Iranian filmmaker and ing this to you because at ternational Film Festival of
nial of permission by the High drama: YSR Telangana Party president Y.S. Sharmila being women’s rights activist this stage, we all need soli India (IFFI), and his fellow
police to resume her ‘Praja detained during a protest in Hyderabad on Friday. Mahnaz Mohammadi, reci darity to reclaim our natu jury members had to face
Prasthanam’ padayatra in pient of the festival’s Spirit ral right,” ending with a after they had called out
Warangal district. Tense moments were road at the entrance of the of Cinema Award in this Strong message: Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari handing chant of ‘Women, life, free what they thought was a
Along with party lead witnessed when police YSRTP office beside her re edition, had sent it as a over to Kerala Chalachitra Academy chairman Ranjith a lock of hair dom,” which the crowd “vulgar, propagandist”
ers, Ms. Sharmila arrived at tried to foil the protest. sidence. According to par mark of protest against the from Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi on Friday. S. MAHINSHA joined in. film as part of the official
the busy Tank Bund where Women police shifted Ms. ty sources, she was forcibly travel ban imposed by the selection.
she symbolically submit Sharmila into a police veh removed and shifted inside Iranian government which Tsangari, an IFFK jury from the audience as the Inaugural ceremony “For Kerala, cinema is
ted a memorandum to the icle and drove her away to the YSRTP office. The prevented her from being member this year, received IFFK opening ceremony Earlier, in a novel inaugu unrelenting in expressing
statue of B.R. Ambedkar her residence. sources said Ms. Sharmila present to receive the the award on her behalf became a political state ration ceremony, Kerala solidarity with the strug
before staging a sitin Ms. Sharmila continued and others sustained inju award in person. Greek and held up the lock of ment. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi gles of humanity against
protest. her indefinite fast on the ries in the melee. filmmaker Athina Rachel hair to a standing ovation Ms. Tsangari read out a jayan switched on the arc adversities,” he said.
CM M ND-NDE
YK
THE HINDU
6 Saturday, December 10, 2022
Editorial Delhi
Expand the food safety net without any more delay
T
he National Food Security Act (NFSA), the census of 2011 and more and more needy In its response, the Government attempts
2013, through the Public Distribution persons/citizens get the benefit under the repeatedly to shift the blame to State
Anchoring prices System (PDS), provides a crucial safety
net for roughly 800 million people.
National Food Security Act”. Going further, the
Court said that the Government could consider
governments. But States are responsible for
identifying people for PDS ration cards, once they
Savers and consumers need to regain Even critics of the PDS appreciated its services “projection of population increase” to resolve are given the numbers to be covered by the
confidence that prices will stay stable during the COVID19 lockdown. this issue. central government.
The humanitarian crisis resulting from the Reetika Khera A delayed response filed by the Government
T
he Reserve Bank of India’s latest policy COVID19 lockdown, made it apparent that too on October 10, 2022 was, disappointingly, aimed On coverage by States
is Professor
statement has unequivocally acknow many were still excluded from the PDS. In solely at justifying the freeze on PDS coverage Though it is not a State responsibility, on account
(Economics) at the
ledged that price stability must remain response to the humanitarian crisis, the Indian Institute of under the NFSA. It states that because Section 9 of the hardship faced by people, several State
the primary focus of monetary policy now when, Government made one sensible policy decision Technology Delhi of the NFSA requires that coverage be determined governments have used their own resources —
as Governor Shaktikanta Das admitted, “the CPI swiftly. It doubled the entitlements of the 800 on the basis of the “latest census published…in this includes poor States such as Chhattisgarh
price momentum remains high”. Elucidating the million who were already covered by the PDS the wake of unavailability of latest Census data, and Odisha — to expand coverage beyond the
rationale behind the Monetary Policy Commit (from five kilograms per person per month, to any change or revision in the number of centrally determined quotas. According to our
tee’s decision to raise the benchmark repo rate 10kg). But that does nothing for those without beneficiaries would necessitate an amendment in estimates (Khera and Somanchi), in 2020, there
by 35 basis points to 6.25%, he underlined that ration cards. the Act”. were 809 million NFSA PDS beneficiaries
the ‘battle against inflation was not over’ regard supported by the central government. An
less of a moderation in its pace. Retail inflation re The exclusion problem Sidestepping the Court’s suggestion additional 90 million people had access to the
mains above the 6% upper tolerance mark and is Another obvious solution, also suggested at the As mentioned above, the Court had already taken same (or more) benefits from the PDS as NFSA
projected to surpass and then ease just below time, i.e., to increase population coverage based into account the delayed Census and suggested a beneficiaries through their State governments.
that level in the last two quarters of this fiscal on population projections, fell on deaf ears. The solution: to use population projections. Official States were subsidising another 51 million people,
year. The MPC retained its fullyear CPI inflation exclusion problem could be because the NFSA population projections for 2021 are available from but their entitlements were less than those of
projection at 6.7%, but bumped up the forecasts coverage ratios were too low to start with, or due the Registrar General of India, but the NFSA beneficiaries.
for Q3 and Q4 by 10 basis points each to 6.6% and to the ‘freeze’ in coverage in absolute terms Government response sidesteps this suggestion. Reading the Government response, one gets
5.9%, respectively, acknowledging that inflation (around 800 million). There was no direction from the Court to the impression that it was prepared for a school
expectations are now well adrift of the MPC’s PDS coverage is determined by Section 3(2) of change coverage ratios (of 50% in urban and 75% debate rather than a serious policy matter. There
mandated 4% target. Worse, core inflation, or the NFSA 2013. It states that the entitlements of in rural areas), yet the Government response is no attempt at understanding or addressing the
price gains that strip out volatile food and fuel eligible households “shall extend up to mischievously attempts to divert the discussion hardships of people who are deprived of the food
costs, has also stayed stubbornly stuck around seventyfive per cent of the rural population and towards the fixation of caps. On the basis of NITI security net that the PDS provides.
the 6% level with price pressures across most of up to fifty per cent. of the urban population.” Aayog’s view, the Government response states Robust procurement trends and a comfortable
the constituent subgroups. This is a far from Section 9 of NFSA required that the total number that one of the “prime concerns” while fixing the food stocks position are what make an expansion
reassuring outlook for price stability, especially of persons to be covered “shall be calculated on ceiling at the time of enactment of the NFSA was affordable. Adjusting for population increase, as
when one considers that the resurgent demand the basis of the population estimates as per the that “as standard of living of people would directed by the Supreme Court, will increase
across services is likely to trigger price increases census of which the relevant figures have been improve over a period of time, the coverage may coverage by roughly 10% (from 800 million to
when firms begin to pass on higher input costs. published.” be reduced”. 900 million).
The RBI’s policy panel was, however, far from Any sensible policy should have an inbuilt In fact, one of the most hotly debated issues on This is nothing when compared to the
unanimous in its decisions. While one of the six mechanism for updating coverage annually to the NFSA in Parliament was that coverage should doubling of food subsidy resulting from the
members voted against raising the policy rate, account for population increase. Between the last be universal. Parties such as the Biju Janata Dal “double ration” (10 kg per person per month)
presumably so as to not dampen the as yet tenta Census in 2011 and today, population increase has and the Communist Party of India and others provision granted as COVID19 relief to 800
Expanding PDS
tive economic recovery, two members dissented not been accounted for in determining the moved for universal or wider coverage. The million existing ration card beneficiaries. While
over the policy stance remaining ‘focused on the coverage to
number of ration cards. No one could have Bharatiya Janata Party’s Murli Manohar Joshi the extension of “double rations” doubled the
withdrawal of accommodation’. The majority anticipated that the 2021 Census would be
account for the lamented that it is “halfbaked” and not universal central food subsidy, it helped the Government
was, however, emphatic that “further calibrated postponed indefinitely. This means that even a increase in in nature. control the storage problem arising from its
monetary policy action is warranted to keep in decadal update has not happened. population Never mind inconvenient facts, in making an ballooning buffer stocks.
flation expectations anchored, break core infla Government inaction led to the matter being since 2011 is a argument for reducing coverage ratios, the Instead of allowing the Government to delay
tion persistence and contain second round ef taken to the Supreme Court of India in the nobrainer; the Government affidavit also relies on faulty logic: as this any further (the matter has been in Court
fects”. Anchoring price stability would ultimately Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers case per capita income has increased, the vulnerable since 2020), the Supreme Court should be firm,
Government’s
serve to ‘strengthen mediumterm growth pros (Writ petition no. 6 of 2020). On July 21, 2022, the population “would have gone down directing the Government to get on with
pects’, they reasoned. After all, as the RBI’s latest resistance to
Court agreed that the prayer to increase coverage considerably”. Even schoolchildren know that an apportioning the additional coverage of roughly
Monetary Policy Report observed, ‘secondround “seems to be genuine and justified”. It directed
implementing a increase in the average does not necessarily imply 100 million across States, so that the States can
effects could keep inflation at elevated levels even the Union of India to “come out with a formula Supreme Court an increase for everyone. There have been start identifying new ration card beneficiaries.
beyond 8 quarters’ and it was therefore impera and/or appropriate policy/scheme, if any, so that direction several independent reports warning about the Poor people should have to not pay the price for
tive to make policy interventions to anchor infla the benefits under NFSA are not restricted as per is baffling rising economic inequality in India. the state’s failure in conducting the 2021 Census.
tion expectations. Governor Das also pointed out
that even after the latest increase, the benchmark
interest rate still remains very much ‘accommo
dative’ when adjusted for inflation. The RBI’s
own November round of the consumer confi
dence survey shows that a significant majority of
respondents perceive and expect one year ahead
The G20 can be the UN Security Council alternative
a deterioration in price levels, making this the
single biggest drag on consumer sentiment. Ulti
A
s India begins its presidency of the G20 consists of 19 countries and the European Union response cannot be negative except by Russia as
mately, savers and consumers need to regain (Group of Twenty), there is a certain (EU), was set up by the G7 countries in 1999, and it has to negotiate as an equal with the other
confidence that prices will remain stable over a reluctance on its part to take the bull by upgraded to the level of Heads of members of the G20. If Russia is looking for an
medium term to resume saving and buying to the horns and try to end the Russian invasion of State/Government in 2008 to address “major escape route, even Russia will accept India’s role
help entrench a durable economic recovery. Ukraine. India has gone out of its way to say that issues related to the global economy, such as as an honest broker in the process. This will
Ukraine will not be the centrepiece of the G20 T.P. Sreenivasan international financial stability, climate change enhance India’s capacity to deal with the crisis in
this year. This position is because of the fear of is mitigation and sustainable development”, its a formal way within the G20. It will accomplish
failure, especially because of the position India a former Indian composition is such that it looks like it is an India’s ultimate goal of securing the reform of the
has taken not to condemn Russia; it is not Ambassador and expanded Security Council. It is representative of UNSC. Once the basic work is done, the UNSC can
Capital victory because the Russian invasion is not the most
urgent issue for the world to resolve. But after the
Governor for India of
the International
all the significant countries of the 21st century
and is balanced between developed and
formalise the decision and implement it for
international peace and security.
Atomic Energy
The BJP and AAP should help the MCD G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, in November, Agency. He is also developing countries. The present permanent
to improve civic services in Delhi there is greater understanding of the Indian Mentor and Adjunct members and declared aspirants have been Not a new role
position — as articulated by U.S. President Joe Professor of included while Africa and Latin America have Being an honest broker in international peace
T
he Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has ended the Biden himself. Considering that the Bali Eminence, Somaiya also been represented. The EU represents a very and security is a role that is not new to India.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s 15year term at declaration was virtually drafted by India, New Vidyavihar University, important segment of the global power structure. Although it has taken strong positions on
the Municipal Council of Delhi (MCD), Delhi has been recognised as a potential honest Mumbai, and the A consensus decision of G20 should be decolonisation and rights of the developing
winning 134 of the 250 seats. In the interim, Delhi broker who may be able to end the devastating Director General of universally acceptable. countries to play a role as a leader of the
was divided under three Municipal Councils and war. the Kerala nonaligned world, it kept the conversation going
International Centre
later merged again. There were multiple factors The platform of the Bali Declaration among the protagonists and promoted a balanced
that worked in the favour of AAP, and against the The right place and the right time for India A gradual transformation of the G20 from an outcome. India was the author of several
BJP, which won only 104 seats. City residents The alphabetical rotation of the G20 presidency economic body to a political body can be initiated landmark resolutions of the UNSC on the
were dissatisfied with the BJP over its inability to has brought India to the right place at the right on the basis of the Bali Declaration, which question of Palestine and administered the
manage civic services efficiently, while AAP built time, especially when the world is looking for an constitutes the consensus in the group on the healing touch whenever confrontation developed
a reputation of maintaining quality social infras alternative to the United Nations Security Council RussiaUkraine war. If the G20 emerges as in multilateral fora. India was a part of efforts
tructure. Voter turnout barely crossed 50% over (UNSC), which has been paralysed by the veto. peacemaker in Europe, it will attain legitimacy as made to prevent the expulsion of Egypt from the
all; it was around 40% in upscale wards and even Most recently, during the COVID19 pandemic and a group to promote international peace and NonAligned Movement at the Havana summit
higher in unauthorised colonies that lacked civic the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UNSC’s security; it can gradually become an alternative to when the Arabs turned against Egypt.
infrastructure. The mounting problem of solid credibility hit rock bottom. Any reform of the the UNSC. Flexibility in negotiations even while being
waste in the capital city’s three landfills, in Okhla, UNSC, particularly the expansion of its The most important difference will be that no principled in its national position gave India a
The
Bhalswa and Ghazipur, was a major poll issue permanent membership, will be strongly resisted one can prevent its meetings by use of the veto. role in many situations. As the President of the
raised by AAP, in turn putting the BJP on the de by the permanent members and a large majority legitimisation of Care should be taken not to isolate anyone and G20, the fund of goodwill that India has earned
fensive. Commissioned more than two decades of the General Assembly because it does not the G20 as a promote a solution, which is acceptable. Russia in the UN will be an asset at this critical moment.
ago, the landfills contain 203 lakh tonnes of lega benefit anyone except those who aspire to be global arbiter in will have to reason out its behaviour rather than The legitimisation of the G20 as a global
cy waste, having crossed their permissible height permanent members. international threaten the use of the veto to intimidate the arbiter in international affairs will create a
of 25 metres over a decade ago. Fresh waste con Every candidate has a strong opponent waiting affairs will international community. The grave danger of a multilateral instrument where all members are
tinues to be dumped. AAP also managed to put to pounce the moment there is any serious create a permanent member waging a war and vetoing equal. Though it may take a very long time for it
the BJP in the dock over the poor financial health proposal to make the candidate country a every resolution against it is a reality that the UN to replace the UNSC, a beginning will have been
multilateral
of the civic body. AAP’s electoral victory in Delhi, permanent member. Among the proposals made should address. made in making the UN an effective instrument in
and its newfound status as a national party after in the last three decades, there is none that can instrument The first step for India to take is to highlight stopping wars and building cooperation. Such an
its performance in the Gujarat Assembly elec command the votes of the five permanent where all the Bali Declaration and to present a road map opportunity comes, but rarely in history. It will
tions, are a big boost for the party. members as well as twothirds of the members of members during the preparatory process for the G20 and be worth the effort even if it only plants the seeds
The BJP claimed victory even in defeat citing the General Assembly. Although the G20, which are equal persuade the sherpas to take it on its agenda. The for the beginning of a new UNSC.
the increase in its vote share, from 36% five years
ago to 39% now. The recent delimitation of mun
icipal wards, which saw the total number of seats
being reduced from 272 to 250, happened in a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
manner that helped the BJP. The party saw its
leaders from the Centre and other States cam Mixed bag carry weight to some the Centre and more to do Minister’s stock but it would the party is collapsing. Now, the Delhi Municipal
paigning in the MCD elections, and central agen Gujarat has again proven extent. As far as AAP is with an utter lack of still be a tough task for the with the Aam Aadmi Party elections, they must stop
cies initiating a slew of corruption investigations itself to be the fortress of concerned, its convener opposition in the State. As BJP to make its presence being recognised as a blaming the Electronic
against AAP’s leaders. The BJP believes that the BJP. Its record win is Arvind Kejriwal can far as the Congress is felt in the States south of national party and the Voting Machines. What
though it lost to AAP, the campaign demolished solely due to the focused undertake his cherished concerned, the epilogue to the Vindhyas, where the Telangana Rashtra Samithi citizens expect now from
AAP’s claims of being incorruptible. AAP’s si attention and highoctane dream of widening its base its ongoing Bharat Jodo regional parties are well renamed the Bharat Rashtra them is decent politics and
lence on communal violence in the national cap campaigns by the Prime in other States with Yatra must frame the entrenched. In Karnataka Samithi, the Congress has a electioneering.
ital, and protests on issues such as the Citizenship Minister. The decisive confidence. prologue for the 2024 the BJP is in power only tough task ahead of it in the Dasu Madhusudhan Rao,
(Amendment) Act led to the desertion of Muslims victory of the beleaguered V. Johan Dhanakumar, elections in Gujarat and because turncoats from the runup to the general Visakhapatnam
from the party, and their shifting to the Congress. Congress party in Himachal Chennai beyond. It has to reinvent Congress and the JD(S) election in 2024. One has to
Councillors are not bound by any antidefection Pradesh has given it oxygen. itself and toil and sweat to propped it up. also watch and wait to see
law. AAP has no binding ideology, and keeping Its humiliating defeat in There is a need to take a redeem an envious pedigree C.V. Aravind, how the Jodo Yatra will help
its current strength intact could be a challenge. Gujarat should shock its deeper and prescient look that had steered the nation Bengaluru the Congress.
The BJP should now resist the temptation of seiz battery of leaders whose at the elections. If the BJP through long struggle and K. Vinaya Kumar,
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CM M ND-NDE
YK
THE HINDU
Saturday, December 10, 2022 7
Delhi
LOKNITI-CSDS SURVEY
How well has the ‘Gujarat model of Male voters take
BJP to a landslide
development’ fared in this election? victory in Gujarat
The Aam Aadmi Party, in its campaigns, boasted about the ‘Delhi model of development’ and underlined the poor status of health and education in
Gujarat. However, the results suggest that the Gujarati voters negated the Delhi model and chose the incumbent government with clear support Aaliyia Malik
Nishtha Gupta
Jyoti Mishra When a party posts a land
Vanshika Sharma slide victory, its vote
among most social sec
he ‘Gujarat model tions also ordinarily re
T of development’
has become a rhe
toric during Indian elec
cords an increase. Yet, in
the BJP’s victory in the Guj
arat Assembly election, we
can note an extra share of
tions. In fact, during the
2014 Lok Sabha election, it men voters. In comparison to
was used in the campaigns The LoknitiCSDS post 2017, performance of
poll survey found that the
by the BJP. Narendra Modi the BJP improved,
was projected as vikas pu BJP, the party that has
been in power in the State with the party
rush who could replicate registering a 6% rise
the model to make India a for the past 27 years, saw a
3% gender disadvantage by in male voters
developed country.
However, during the receiving support from 51%
2022 Assembly election in of women respondents as
Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi against 54% of men. It re with the party registering a
Party (AAP) overtly chal ceived marginally less sup rise of 6% in 2022.
lenged the Gujarat model port from women com Further, the Congress
and claimed it to be super pared to its overall vote NCP alliance has seen a
ficial and which ignored share. sharp decline since the
the social sectors such as Thus, a significant share 2017 election, in terms of
health and education. of the BJP’s grand victory support from both men
The AAP boasted about was contributed by male and women, with a decline
the ‘Delhi model of deve voters (Table 1). On the oth of 17% and 12%, respective
lopment’ and underlined er hand, the CongressNCP ly.
the poor status of health alliance received 3% more In the 2022 Gujarat elec
and education in Gujarat. support among women tion, all parties sought to
However, the results sug than it did among men. Al win women voters, with
gest that Gujratis negated so, compared to its overall women’s safety becoming
the Delhi model and chose vote share, the alliance was a common talking point
the incumbent govern supported by 2% more wo across manifestos. While
ment with clear support. men. The new entrant, the the Congress and the AAP
The BJP’s victory health and education, it such as roads and power improved. Yet people gave condition of schools (52%) pared with people from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), focussed on rising infla
prompts us for a quick en underperformed. supply to attract investors. more points to the govern and hospitals (49%) has im central and south Gujarat did not register any signifi tion, the BJP reached out to
quiry about whether Guja Some believe that in lieu of ment for developing roads proved, though with some (Table 3). This variation in cant variation based on 2,37,51,738 women voters
ratis voted for the Gujarat Voter discontent industrialisation, these fa than improving the power decline if we compare dicates that the fruit of de gender. of the State through its Ma
model or there were other LoknitiCSDS data showed cilities did not benefit the supply. This can be ascer these figures with the 2017 velopment was not equally hila Morcha by organising
political factors that ex discontent of the voters on commoners. Sensing the tained from the fact that in election study (Table 2). distributed and can ex Improved figures samvad sankalp and sa
plain the electoral victory. the issue of employment; pulse of the people, the Ar 2017, 42% of the voters said plain the BJP’s varying per However, in comparison to tyanarayan kathas across
Critics always believed close to seven in 10 Gujara vind Kejriwalled AAP also that the condition of roads Variation by region formance across different 2017, the performance of the constituencies.
that there was a disconnect ti voters said unemploy tried to lure them by pro had improved and this has Voters from different re regions to some extent the BJP has improved sig (The authors are re
between social and eco ment has increased in Guj mising free electricity as he increased by 16 percentage gions shared different opi (shown in overall piece). nificantly among men, searchers at LoknitiCSDS)
nomic growth in the Guja arat in the past five years. has done in Delhi. points, whereas on the is nions on the improvement There can certainly be oth
rat model of development. This figure is alarming When people were sue of power supply, pro of basic infrastructure. It is er factors that can explain
On the economic front, the as the proportion of those asked about the condition portionally more people evident from the data that the BJP’s massive victory
State has a higher econom saying this has gone up to of electricity supply, close said that the condition has people in Saurashtra and like the changing nature of
ic growth rate and it always 71% in 2022 from 32% in to threefifths (56%) said deteriorated as compared north Gujarat were less electoral contest from bi
remained above the na 2017 (Table 1). In the realm the power supply has im with 2017. On social infras likely to believe that the polar to tripolar resulted
tional average, whereas on of the ‘Gujarat model’, the proved and a similar pro tructure such as schools condition of roads, power in vote split.
social indicators such as State also developed its portion (58%) said the con and hospitals, close to half supply, health and educa (The authors are re
physical infrastructure dition of roads has of the voters said that the tion has improved as com searchers at LoknitiCSDS)
Revdi or welfare, government scheme
delivery brings win for BJP in Gujarat
Mahashweta Jani
Nishtha Gupta
Even as the freebie versus
welfare debate grabbed
headlines in the runup to
the Gujarat election, it was
the delivery of government
schemes such as free ra
tion and medicines that
bolstered the BJP’s support
in the polls. It was the pop
ularity of the Central and
State government initia
tives such as free ration,
Awas Yojana, and Kisan
Samman Nidhi that played
a key role in helping the
BJP acquire a seventh con
secutive win in Gujarat.
A postpoll study con
ducted by LoknitiCSDS surveyed households.
asked voters if they had be The findings suggest
nefited from government that the BJP has a lead
welfare schemes. Close to among beneficiaries of
seven in 10 households some of the welfare
said they had bought schemes such as financial
cheap ration under the pu assistance for daughters,
blic distribution system free ration, Kisan Samman
(PDS). Two out of three vo Nidhi and Awas Yojana (Ta
ters reported getting free ble 2). Not much difference
ration under the Pradhan in voting preference
Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna among beneficiaries and
Yojana (PMGKAY). nonbeneficiaries of other
schemes was observed.
PMGKAY attracts voters The picture is different
The Central government’s from the discourse perpet
PMGKAY scheme, which uated by the BJP in the
provides 5 kg of free grains leadup to the Gujarat and
in addition to subsidised Himachal Pradesh elec
ration, remained the most tions. Prime Minister Na
popular scheme among all rendra Modi had cau
respondents, with four of tioned against the revdi
five rural, lower incomes, (freebie) culture, calling it
SC, ST, and OBC voters “dangerous for the deve
each saying that they re lopment of the country”.
ceived the benefit. Accord need for minimum balance of free LPG cylinders Despite proclamations
ing to data made available or documents. Fiftytwo (57%), money for building against freebies, delivery
by the Centre, 53% of the per cent of those surveyed houses (40%) and direct of social welfare schemes
population in Gujarat is be said they had opened an cash transfers for farmers to particular communities
neficiary of the initiative. account under the Jan (47%) (Table 1). has contributed to the
Another popular Dhan Yojana. The largest The two Statespecific BJP’s massive victory in
scheme was the Jan Dhan beneficiaries of the schemes which provide fi Gujarat.
Yojana, which aims to en scheme were the middle nancial security to daught (Mahashweta Jani is the
hance financial inclusion class (63%). Other policies ers — for their weddings State coordinator in Guja
by making it easier to open that connected with the and for their welfare — also rat. Nishtha Gupta is a re
bank accounts without the people were the provision benefited onethird of the searcher at LoknitiCSDS)
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News Delhi
INBRIEF
쑽 BJP member moves private UGC to announce
Bill on UCC in RS, draws stiff new framework
resistance from Opposition for UG courses
Jagriti Chandra The framework,
The Bill, introduced by MP Kirodi Lal Meena, was passed through a voice vote; It seeks NEW DELHI which will replace
constitution of a national panel for preparation of Uniform Civil Code and its implementation the Choice Based
The University Grants
Credit System, is not
Will study ‘love jihad’ laws of Vijaita Singh It is the Tiruchi Siva (DMK) said
Commission (UGC) is ex
pected to announce a new compulsory in nature
other States: Fadnavis NEW DELHI legitimate right the same Bill was listed ma credit and curriculum fra
of a member to raise an ny times earlier as well but mework for undergraduate
The Maharashtra government is exploring an he introduction of was not introduced after programmes which pre students will include sub
option to enact a law against “love jihad”, Deputy
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday.
Mr. Fadnavis, who also heads the State’s Home
T a private member
Bill by a Bharatiya
Janta Party (BJP) member
issue which is under the
directive principles... let
this subject be debated
being
members.
requested by
Ananth Krishnan are, for the first time in their vaccination status, Zijian, a government advis
Reuters China and states of BEIJING three years, facing the and monitor their health er and former deputy head
BEIJING the Gulf Cooperation prospect of contracting an condition by classifying of China’s Centre for Dis
C
Council are natural hina is already illness that they had been cases according to low, me ease Control and Preven
President Xi Jinping told bracing itself for a told to fear. dium and high risk. tion, said at a seminar at
Gulf Arab leaders on Fri
partners for huge surge of CO State media has sought China’s large number of Beijing’s Tsinghua Univer
day that China would work cooperation, says Xi VID19 cases, two days af to assuage those fears with unvaccinated elderly is sity that “about 8090%” of
to buy oil and gas in yuan, ter announcing a major a stark shift in messaging, particularly vulnerable as the population may even
a move that would support easing of restrictions and a now emphasising that the cases surge. Only 40% of tually be infected.
Beijing’s goal to establish proposed other areas for shift away from the zero majority of Omicron cases the 30 million people Reopening from zero
its currency internationally cooperation in the next COVID policy. reported were mild. Ho above 80 have received COVID, economists have
and weaken the U.S. dol three to five years, includ The Chinese capital wever, anecdotal evidence three shots, while a little cautioned, may not imme
lar’s grip on world trade. ing finance and invest wore a deserted look on of a COVID surge in Beijing over twothirds of the 250 diately yield the economic
China and states of the ment, innovation and new the third day of opening, — official numbers are de million above 60 has done boom that the government
Gulf Cooperation Council technologies, as well as ae with many choosing to stay clining because testing has so, as of November. is hoping for, with a few
(GCC) are natural partners rospace, and language and home despite the easing slowed — has kept most re months of uncertainty like
for cooperation, Mr. Xi said cultures. measures, which have sidents indoors. 60% to be infected ly ahead for the economy
in a speech at the China China will also establish done away with requiring Geared up: A resident carries away medicine bought at a On Friday, the govern Earlier this week, a top as the workforce deals with
GCC summit. bilateral investment and PCR tests to enter many ve pharmacy in Beijing on Friday. AP ment issued new guide Chinese health official China’s biggest COVID
“China will continue to economic cooperation nues and for the first time lines for “tiered medical warned that as much as surge so far and the wider
import large quantities of working mechanisms, car allow positive cases to iso centres. While the end of cial tolls, the reality of services” for those aged 65 60% of the population — or population slowly comes
crude oil from GCC coun ry out local currency swap late at home, instead of be lockdowns has brought re living with the virus has and above, calling on local 840 million people — may to terms with a new nor
tries, expand imports of li cooperation and deepen ing transferred to govern lief for a weary public gi now brought new anxieties governments to register all be infected in China’s first mal after three years of ze
quefied natural gas, streng digital currency coopera mentrun quarantine ven the economic and so for many in China, who in this age group, track wave after opening. Feng roCOVID.
then cooperation in tion, he said.
upstream oil and gas deve In his speech, Mr. Xi also
lopment, engineering ser called on China and GCC
vices, storage, transporta nations to be partners in
tion and refining, and promoting unity, develop
make full use of the Shang ment and security.
hai Petroleum and Nation Mr. Xi’s visit comes at a
al Gas Exchange as a plat time when Riyadh’s long
form to carry out yuan standing alliance with
settlement of oil and gas Washington has been
trade,” he said. strained over human rights
In his speech, Mr. Xi issues and energy policies.
Two top Opposition
party leaders arrested
in Bangladesh
Agence FrancePresse
DHAKA
Agreement will have
to be reached to end
Ukraine war: Putin
Agence FrancePresse
BISHKEK
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on
Friday that ultimately an agreement
would need to be struck to end fighting in
Ukraine, nine months after the Kremlin
launched its “special military operation”
there.
“Trust, of course, is almost at zero...
but ultimately, in the end, an agreement
will have to be reached,” Mr. Putin told a
summit of regional leaders in the capital
of Kyrgyzstan. Mr. Putin’s comments
came in response to remarks from form
er German chancellor Angela Merkel
about the Minsk agreements, negotiated
with Paris and Berlin to end fighting bet
ween Russia and Ukraine. Ms. Merkel had
said that the 2014 accords were an “at
tempt to give Ukraine time”.
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China’s absence as a shock absorber for global economy is conspicuous this time, says QuantEco’s
The Hindu Bureau
Rao; adds private capital expenditure mostly missing due to global uncertainty and volatility NEW DELHI
NIFTY 50
Mini Tejaswi na has been a big absentee The central government on
PRICE CHANGE
BENGALURU in supporting global recov Friday sought an addition Adani Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3996.80. . . . . . . . 28.20
ery this time. So, we can’t al ₹3.26 lakh crore as sup Adani Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 890.75. . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Apollo Hosp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 4685.10. . . . . . . . 19.40
Indian Overseas Bank raises
A
lthough it appears see China absorbing reces plementary demands for Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3226.95. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.50
that India is decou sionary shocks.” grants for 202223, prima Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 933.70. . . . . . . . . . 5.65
rates on term deposits pled in the short Commenting on eco rily to fund a higher subsi Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3616.95. . . . . . . . 19.20
Bajaj Finserv . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1598.60. . . . . . . . 20.00
term from the global eco nomic stimulus through in dy bill on items such as fer Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6517.45. . . . . . . . 64.50
Indian Overseas Bank has raised interest rates on nomic recession, it is still vestments, Ms. Rao said tilizers, food and LPG, with Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 834.90. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30
BPCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 338.45. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.70
domestic/NRO/NRE and FCNR(B) term deposits on a relatively sticky path private capex was mostly about 10% of the sum to Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 4410.30. . . . . . . . . . 15.40
effective Saturday. Interest rates applicable would as far as inflationary trends missing as there still re further ramp up capital ex Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1107.90. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.40
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 228.85. . . . . . . . . . 1.55
be up to 7.3% for 444 days and up to 7.25% for are concerned unless infla mained a fair degree of un penditure in sectors like Divis Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3274.05. . . . . . . . 13.40
three years and above. Earlier it was 6.4% for tion drops to 4% levels, a certainty and volatility in roads and railways. Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 4407.10. . . . . . . . . . 50.90
both the categories, the bank said in a statement. panel of economists noted. Miles to go: Our economy is globally synchronised and therefore the global markets. While the Finance Mi Eicher Motors . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3358.20. . . . . . . . . . 35.90
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1799.90. . . . . . . . 12.55
Foreign currency depositors shall be paid interest Observing that India’s we can not be fully insulated, says Rao. V. V. KRISHNAN Sachchidanand Shukla, nistry has sought Parlia HCL Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1027.50. . . . . . . . 73.85
rate up to 4.25% for FCNR(B)/ RFC term deposits. growth had outpaced glo chief economist, Mahindra ment’s approval for addi HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2672.10. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.30
HDFC Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1631.05. . . . . . . . . . 11.55
bal growth mostly because “But our economy is glo looming global slowdown, & Mahindra, said some tional gross expenditure HDFC Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 579.60. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
its base was small, Shubha bally synchronised and at a webinar on Friday. States were seeing a con plan of almost ₹4.36 lakh Hero MotoCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2751.50. . . . . . . . . . 6.70
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 462.85. . . . . . . . . . 8.80
da M. Rao, Founder, Quan therefore we can not be Ms. Rao also noted that sumption slowdown due to crore, the net cash outgo is Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2722.25. . . . . . . . . . 16.80
tEco Research said the fully insulated,” added Ms. China was conspicuous by lower purchasing power.
Fundraising via private bonds country’s ‘macros were Rao, one of the economists its absence as a shock ab “India should have sys
pegged at ₹3.26 lakh crore,
with higher receipts and
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 929.90. . . . . . . . . . 2.00
IndusInd Bank. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1202.50. . . . . . . . . . 11.65
placement more than doubles still far better compared who spoke on India’s sorber this time. tems that can plan debts savings from existing out
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1569.30. . . . . . . . 50.85
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 341.40. . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
with the rest of the world’. growth outlook amidst the “Unlike in the past, Chi better,” he added. lays shown to be adding up JSW Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 740.40. . . . . . . . . . 4.30
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1888.05. . . . . . . . . . 8.95
Indian companies’ fundraising through private to ₹1.1 lakh crore. L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2154.05. . . . . . . . 13.65
placement of bonds more than doubled The major spending M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1265.40. . . . . . . . . . 8.95
Maruti Suzuki . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 8613.35. . . . . . . . 69.35
onmonth in November, data from the country’s heads include ₹1.09 lakh NestleIndia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 20241.75. . . . . . . . 436.40
capital markets regulator showed. Firms raised
₹765.63 billion ($9.31 billion) in November November Public capex pace ‘Auto retails crore for fertilizer and urea
subsidies, more than
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 169.50. . . . . . . . . . 0.85
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 140.70. . . . . . . . . . 1.95
PowerGrid Corp . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 217.20. . . . . . . . . . 0.60
through 140 bond issuances, as compared with
fuel demand soared 26% to ₹80,000 crore for the De Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2609.10. . . . . . . . 40.15
₹346.99 billion raised through 114 issuances in
October, according to SEBI data. Indian
companies have raised ₹3.85 trillion through
rises 10.2% can slow, says CEA record high in
partment of Food and Pu
blic Distribution, three
fourths of which is ear
SBI Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1269.65. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.80
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 616.50. . . . . . . . . . . . 4.85
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 992.85. . . . . . . . . . 12.05
TataConsumerPro
private placement of bonds in AprilNovember
period, as compared with ₹3.62 trillion for the
yearonyear Reuters in New Delhi.
November’ marked for the Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 803.30. . . . . . . . . . 0.90
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 413.30. . . . . . . . . . 3.90
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 110.45. . . . . . . . . . 1.40
same period in the previous year. REUTERS NEW DELHI Therefore, it may not be Yojana, and ₹22,000 crore TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3292.75. . . . . . . . 57.80
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1035.30. . . . . . . . 38.85
Reuters necessary or even healthy Press Trust of India earmarked to be paid to oil Titan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2615.45. . . . . . . . . . 31.95
India’s public sector capi for public sector to keep NEW DELHI marketing companies for UltraTech Cement . . . .. . . . . . . 7077.40. . . . . . 101.65
UPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 763.70. . . . . . . . 14.15
India’s fuel consumption tal expenditure will conti expanding capital invest losses on LPG cylinder Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 394.05. . . . . . . . . . 9.65
rose 10.2% yearonyear in nue, but may not need to ment at the same pace, he Automobile retail sales in sales. For the national ru
‘Half of rural youth aspire to November to 18.84 million expand at the same pace as added. India clocked the bestever ral employment guarantee
become entrepreneurs’ tonnes, data from the Pe it has in recent years, the The Centre has planned performance last month scheme, an additional out
troleum Planning and Ana country’s chief economic ₹7.5 trillion Indian ($91.30 aided by robust registra lay of ₹16,400 crore has EXCHANGE RATES
Almost half of the rural youth who participated lysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil adviser said on Friday. billion) in capital expendi tions across segments in been sought. Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4
in a panIndia study aspire to become ministry showed on “What we have now in ture this year, the highest cluding passenger vehi “With tax revenues ex p.m. on December 09
entrepreneurs, while 9 out of 10 rural businesses Friday. the corporate sector are on record, to help crowd in cles, twowheelers and pected to be higher than CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
surveyed were found to be firstgeneration Sales of gasoline, or pe very healthy balance private investment. commercial vehicles, auto the Budget number, we es US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 82.07. . . . . . . . . . 82.39
Euro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 86.69. . . . . . . . . . 87.03
enterprises. As many as 2,041 rural businesses trol, were 8.1% higher at sheets, very healthy bot As private firms start to mobile dealers’ body FADA timate the Centre’s fiscal British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 100.54. . . . . . . . 100.97
and 1,906 young enterprise aspirants in the age 2.86 million tonnes. Cook tom line, and a financial borrow and expand, go said on Friday. deficit to exceed the Bud Japanese Yen (100). . . . . . .. . . . . 60.27. . . . . . . . . . 60.51
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 11.81. . . . . . . . . . 11.86
group of 1629 years were part of the ‘Insights ing gas or LPG sales in system that is repaired, vernment may need to The overall retail sales get target (of 6.4% of GDP) Swiss Franc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 87.93. . . . . . . . . . 88.27
into Rural Entrepreneurship’ study conducted by creased 5.2% to 2.47 mil ready to lend and the cor keep its own borrowing in rose by 26% to 23,80,465 by around ₹80,000 crore Singapore Dollar . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 60.71. . . . . . . . . . 60.95
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 60.19. . . . . . . . . . 60.43
the Development Alternatives Group, a social lion tonnes, while naphtha porate sector is ready to check to avoid an increase units last month, from to ₹1 lakh crore,” said Raja Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 18.63. . . . . . . . . . 18.72
enterprise and global think tank in collaboration sales fell 18.2% to 1.01 mil borrow,” V. Anantha Na in overall cost of capital in 18,93,647 units in Novem ni Sinha, chief economist Australian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 55.5. . . . . . . . . . 55.77
Sport
Saurabh grabs six as Yukan runs takes the honours in the
IndiaA crushes V. Venugopal Naidu Memorial Trophy
BangladeshA RACING
Owner: Five Stars Shipping Co.
Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.
ony) 4. Lnk, Shd and Nk. 1m,
39.48s. ₹180 (w), 23, 17 and 38 (p),
3. SPLENDID ROLE PLATE SHP: 35, THP: 121, FP: 2,698, Q:
(1,100m), maiden 2yo only, 600, Trinella: 42,211 and 9,045,
Press Trust of India BENGALURU: S. Attaollahi (Terms): IN THY LIGHT (Akshay K) Exacta: 83,244 (carried over). Fa
trained Yukan (Trevor up) won 1, Touch Of Grey (Suraj) 2, Art Gal vourite: Dragon's Gold.
SYLHET the V. Venugopal Naidu Memorial lery (Srinath) 3 and Aralina (Ant Owners: Mr. Naresh Kumar Pawar
Trophy, the main event of the ony) 4. 31/4, 31/2 and 11/2. 1m, & Mr. Dinesh Kumar K. Trainer:
races held here on Friday (Dec. 06.17s. ₹58 (w), 17, 10 and 19 (p), Sharat Kumar.
Leftarm orthodox spinner 9). SHP: 32, THP: 43, FP: 199, Q: 102, 6. KRISHNA RAJA SAGARA PLATE
Saurabh Kumar (six for 74) The winner is owned by Mr. Trinella: 590 and 331, Exacta: (DIV. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45:
ran through the Bangla Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mrs. 2,159 and 551. Favourite: Touch Of SUPER KIND (Trevor) 1, Montelena
Rina Mahindra, Mr. P. Prabhakar Grey. (Likith Appu) 2, Smile A round (P.
deshA batting lineup as Reddy and Mr. Rama Seshu Ey Owners: M/s. Rapar Galloping Sidddaraju) 3 and Castaneda (Ant
IndiaA clinched the two unni. Stars LLP rep by. Mr. Rajendran, ony) 4. 1, 21/4 and 1. 1m, 13.94s.
match ‘Test’ series with an Trevor won three races on the Mr. Meka Yugandhar & Manjri ₹42 (w), 18, 10 and 22 (p), SHP: 38,
day. Horse Breed Farm Pvt Ltd. THP: 50, FP: 112, Q: 37, Trinella:
innings and 123run victory THE RESULTS: Trainer: Prasanna Kumar. 566 and 310, Exacta: 3,804 and
in the second and final 1. MAHANADI PLATE (1,200m), 4. V. VENUGOPAL NAIDU ME 1,086. Favourite: Montelena.
rated 00 to 25: BIMARAN CASKET MORIAL TROPHY (1,200m), rated Owner: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal.
Focus is the watchword: Coach Dravid has a few tips on batting for Shahbaz Ahmed. AP game here on Friday. (B.L. Paswan) 1, Cash Out (Ant 40 to 65: Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah.
With his performance, ony) 2, Baba Voss (Shreyas S) 3 YUKAN (Trevor) 1, Eternal Prin 7. VALLEY OF FLOWERS PLATE
Saurabh, who took 15 wick and Speed Seven (L.A. Rozario) 4. cess (Suraj) 2, Green Channel (Sal (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: KULSUM
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Livakovic and Croatia break Brazilian
ALL IN
The whole of Africa behind
Morocco, says Regragui
hearts in quarterfinal shootout
The goalkeeper thwarts Tite’s men with numerous saves, including Rodrygo’s penalty attempt; Modric’s men show composure and get it right all
four times from the spot; Marquinhos’ miss sends the fivetime champion tumbling out of the tournament
C
Morocco will have the backing of an entire continent when
tournament favou tle else to offer in terms of louder and more impatient it attempts to become Africa's first World Cup semifinalist
rite Brazil 42 on pe attack with Neymar off the and the game trickled over by beating Portugal on Saturday, said coach Walid
nalties on Friday to reach pace and shut out by a to extratime with Brazil Regragui. "We have nothing to lose. The challenge is to do
the World Cup semifinals hardworking backline. coach Tite visibly nervous. as well as we did in the previous games," Regragui said.
following a 11 draw over It was Croatia which
120 minutes. looked sharper, more Neymar equals Pele
The 2018 runnerup skilled in its passing game In stoppage time of the first
came through its second and with a precise game period, Neymar, largely ENOUGH!
consecutive shootout after plan. By the end of the first lacklustre until then,
beating Japan also on pe half, it had the upper hand launched an attack outside Ronaldo did not threaten to
nalties in the round of 16. in terms of possession.
In an evening filled with A Neymar free kick just
the box, played two con
secutive 12s to bamboozle
leave World Cup: Santos
tension and drama, Brazil before the break did not the tired Croatian defence
superstar Neymar thought trouble Croatia ’keeper Do and then rounded the
he had won the game minik Livakovic as the Bra ’keeper to equal Brazil
when he rifled in an extra zilians, whose last win over great Pele’s official record
time goal for the fivetime a European opponent in of 77 international goals.
world champion. the knockout phase came
But the Croats refused
Croatia substitute Bruno in the 2002 final against
to surrender and Petkov
Petkovic’s equaliser three Germany, struggled to find
Hail the hero! Livakovic, left, emerged the keeper of Croatia’s fortunes yet again. GETTY IMAGES ic’s strike sent the game in
minutes from the end of any space.
to penalties where Livakov
extratime drew his side le They did, however, al
ic rose to the occasion in
vel, breaking Brazilian most take the lead three Juranovic were shot down Brazilians, who have now 66th, but Lucas Paqueta
spectacular fashion yet
hearts. The Croats kept minutes after the restart following a VAR review be lost four of their last five was denied by Livakovic.
again.
their composure from the when Josko Gvardiol tried fore Neymar was sent World Cup quarterfinals all The Croatia ’keeper was
penalty spot as Brazil’s Ro to clear the ball but almost through by Richarlison in to European opposition, kept busy and stopped The result (quarterfinals): X
drygo and Marquinhos turned it into his own goal. the 55th minute only to enjoyed a much better Neymar in the 76th and by Croatia 1 (Petkovic 117) drew Cristiano Ronaldo did not threaten to leave the World Cup
failed to convert. Seconds later, claims for a have his closerange effort start to the second half and that time had more saves in with Brazil 1 (Neymar 105+1); after being dropped from the team to play Switzerland in
Croatia initially refused hand ball by defender Josip blocked by Livakovic. The came close again in the the match (seven) than his Croatia won 42 on penalties. the round of 16, Portugal coach Fernando Santos said
Friday. “He has never told me that he wanted to leave the
national team. It is time we stopped the controversies."
Sport Delhi
INBRIEF
쑽 Top seed Abhay faces Velavan’s Security
guard aces
Federer
challenge in the men’s final Agence FrancePresse
LONDON
Roger Federer revealed to
Former dispatches old warhorse Jangra while the latter outwits Harinderpal; veteran campaigner Joshna eases American TV programme
past Akansha while teenaged ‘pocket dynamite’ Anahat rolls past Tanishka in the women’s semifinals The Daily Show how a se
curity guard succeeded
where many opponents
quicker and played the key
Zverev returns to action NATL. SQUASH points better.
had failed on the grass of
Wimbledon — beating him
six months after injury K. Keerthivasan
Harinder, a former
champion, hit an easy
without a ball being hit in
anger.
World No. 12 Alexander Zverev on Thursday CHENNAI backhand drop straight to “I drive up to the gates
returned to tennis for the first time since tearing the ‘Tin’ in the second of Wimbledon where
tanding in the way of
S
ankle ligaments in his French Open semifinal game at 99, and never re guests usually come in,” he
defeat to Rafael Nadal in June. The 25yearold Joshna Chinappa’s covered even as Velavan said. “I quickly go out and
German appeared in the Diriyah Tennis Cup 19th title is a petite grew stronger creating speak to the security lady.
exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia where he and fraillooking 14year wonderful angles and be ‘Hello, just wondering how
defeated Austria’s Dominic Thiem then lost to old Anahat Singh. ing more aggressive in the I can get into Wimbledon?
Russian Daniil Medvedev. But make no mistake, next two games. Where is the door? Where
Anahat is ‘pocket dyna Anahat said she was is the gate?’ And she (says),
mite’ and Joshna knows it. looking forward to playing ‘Do you have a member
When the 36yearold her maiden women’s final. ship card?’ I’m like, ‘we
takes on the teenager, in “Playing against Joshna, have one?’”
the summit clash of the Se who is one of the best “She (says), ‘Yeah, but
nior National squash players in the country, is you have to be a member,’”
championships here on Sa great and I am excited. I recounts Federer. “I look at
turday, it will be one for the hope to do well as I have her one last time and I’m in
ages. been training for the Na a panic now. And I’m so
Joshna breezed past tionals for a year,” she said. sorry and I couldn’t believe
Akansha Salunkhe 119, — I still can’t believe — I say
119, 118 and Anahat made The results (semifinals): that because I still feel bad
light work of Tanishka Jain Men: 1Abhay Singh (TN) bt about it; I look at her and
114, 117, 112 in the wo 5/8Sandeep Jangra (SSCB) 112,
say, ‘I have won this tour
112, 114; 5/8S. Velavan (TN) bt
Kamil Majchrzak reveals men’s semifinals on Friday.
In the men’s final, top
Harinderpal Singh (TN) 511, 119,
nament eight times, please
believe me?’” Federer
114, 119.
failed drugs test seeded Abhay Singh will Battling it out: Velavan had to pull out all stops to beat former champion Harinderpal. R. RAGU
Women: 1Joshna Chinappa (TN)
eventually succeeded in
take on S. Velavan (5/8 bt 5/8Akansha Salunkhe (Goa) entering the club — only
Polish World No. 77 Kamil Majchrzak said on seed). Abhay dispatched lavan had to be at his best Players with similar in parts. 119, 119, 118; 2Anahat Singh because of a member of
Thursday he had failed a drugs test, describing it old warhorse Sandeep Jan to outwit Harinderpal styles, the VelavanHarin Lefthanded Velavan (Del) bt Tanishka Jain (Mah) 114, the public drawing
as “the biggest shock.” The 26yearold said he gra 112, 112, 114, while Ve Singh 511, 119, 114, 119. der contest was interesting turned out to be a tad 117, 112. attention.
tested positive “in antidoping controls during
October and November”. “I have never
knowingly taken any banned substance,” he
wrote on social media.
Prannoy stuns Axelsen to Conny Perrin shines for
Hyderabad Strikers in TPL
end campaign on a high
Sports Bureau 37 with Valeriya Strakhova Siddhart Rawat tied with Arjun
Press Trust of India playing a key role with her Kadhe 1010; Karman & Vishnu
BANGKOK Conny Perrin of Switzer singles and mixed doubles Vardhan lost to Rutuja & Vijay
land made the difference wins. Ramkumar Rama Sundar Prashanth 614; Vishnu &
Sidharth bt Arjun & Vijay 128).
Already out of the reckon as she helped Hyderabad nathan lost his singles to
Mumbai Leon Army bt Chennai
ing, H.S. Prannoy stunned Strikers reach the top of Mathias Bourgue, but won
Stallions 4337 (Valeriya
World No. 1 and Olympic the table with a 4337victo the doubles with Jeevan Strakhova bt Ekaterina
champion Viktor Axelsen ry over Dehi Binny’s Bri Nedunchezhiyan. Kazionovo 119; Ramkumar
WoodsMcIlroy join hands in 1421, 2117, 2118 to end his gade in the Tennis Premier
The results:
Ramanathan lost to Mathias
BWF World Tour Finals League at the Balewadi Sta Bourgue 911; Valeria & Jeevan
‘The Match’ vs. ThomasSpieth campaign with a memora dium on Friday. Hyderabad Strikers bt Delhi Nedunchezhiyan bt Bourgue &
ble win here on Friday. Bangalore Spartans was Binny’s Brigade 4337 (Conny Anirudh Chandrashekhar 128;
Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf after a Perrin bt Sowjanya Bavisetti 128;
Third seed Prannoy had held 4040 by host Pune Ramkumar & Jeevan bt Bourgue
fivemonth layoff alongside topranked Rory Niki Poonacha tied with & Anirudh 119).
McIlroy against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth lost his earlier two Group A Jaguars which meant that Mohamed Dougaz; Conny & Gujarat Panthers bt Punjab
on Saturday in ‘The Match’, a 12hole matches, but pulled off the Parting shot: Despite being out of the semifinal race, the team slipped from the Sriram Balaji bt Siddhant Banthia
shock win over the top Tigers 4436 (Ankita Raina bt
madefortelevision event. Woods will partner Prannoy gave it his all to stun Axelsen. AP top with its total of 128 & Sowjanya 128; Poonacha & Diana Marcinkevica 137; Manish
with fourtime Major winner McIlroy in the night seeded Dane in 51 minutes. points. Balaji lost to Siddhant & Dougaz Sureshkumar bt Denis Istomin
event at the Pelican Golf Club in Tampa, Florida. This was Prannoy’s second year. The career headto had lost to China’s Lu Mumbai Leon Army 911). 119; Ankita & Divij Sharan tied
Woods has been limited by severe leg injuries career win over Axelsen, head record is, however, in Guang Zu in his second stayed comfortably in the Bengaluru Spartans tied with with Diana & Malek Jaziri 1010;
suffered in a February 2021 car accident. Woods, whom he had beaten at the favour of Axelsen at 52. match to bow out of the race for semifinals, as it Pune Jaguars 4040 (Karman Divij & Manish tied with Istomin &
who turns 47 on December 30, said his foot Indonesia Masters last On Thursday, Prannoy semifinal race. beat Chennai Stallions 43 Thandi bt Rutuja Bhosale 128; Jaziri 1010).
injury does not impact his swing but hinders his
ability to walk without pain. All four players will
use golf carts in Saturday’s event.
Akhil Sheoran grabs gold in
Bindyarani finishes 25th
at weightlifting Worlds 50m rifle 3 position
Bindyarani Devi totalled 200kg to finish 25th in
the women’s 59kg at the World weightlifting in M.R. Praveen Chandran Navy (1738).
Bogota on Thursday. Bindyarani — a THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Ramaanya Tomeer (Ar
Commonwealth Games silver medallist in the my) won the gold in the ju
55kg category with an aggregate of 202kg — lifted Akhil Sheoran (Railways) nior men’s event by out
86kg in snatch (second attempt) and 114kg in the won the gold in 50m rifle 3 scoring Sartraj Singh
Making his presence felt: Yasir, right, was in the thick of things
clean and jerk (third attempt, preceded by two position in the 65th Nation Tiwana (Punjab) 164 in the
for Hyderabad and also scored the opener. FOCUS SPORTS/ISL
‘no lifts’ at 112kg). al Rifle Shooting cham final. Avinash Yadav (MP)
pionships at the Vattiyoor took bronze.
kavu Shooting Range here
on Friday.
Madhya Pradesh (Avi
nash Yadav, Adarsh Tiwari,
Yasir, Siverio propel
Riya Sachdeva triumphs in
Jhajjar AITA tournament
World Cup winner Akhil
toppled Swapnil Suresh
Kusale (Railways), who had
and Amit Singrole) won the
team event with 1719 points
ahead of Punjab (1708) and
Hyderabad to the top
Riya Sachdeva recovered from the brink to beat led the qualification Gujarat (1701).
second seed Riya Uboveja 36, 75, 62 in the final round, 166 in the final. Ak On target: Akhil, who took the honours in 50m rifle 3 position, with flanked Gautami Bhanot (MP) substitute Javier Siverio
by fellow podium finishers Swapnil, Aishwary. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ISL9 darted down the centre
of the ₹100,000 AITA women’s tennis hil had shot 412.6 points in won the women’s 10m rifle
tournament in Jhajjar on Friday. Uboveja was the semifinal round to set event with 632.50 points. and positioned himself
leading 63, 53 before Riya stepped it up. up a final clash with Swap semifinal round, claimed shit Binjwa and Goldi Gur Bhakti Bhaskar (Maharash V.V. Subrahmanyam perfectly to make a sliding
Moreover, the second seed had a shoulder nil (406.7). Aishwary Pra bronze. jar, won the team gold with tra, 631.50) won silver and HYDERABAD effort off a lovely cross
problem which stopped her from making a better tap Singh Tomar (MP), who Madhya Pradesh, repre 1748 points. Railways took Nancy (Haryana, 629.50) from the left by Borja Her
fight of it. shot 406.2 points in the sented by Aishwary, Har silver (1747 points) ahead of the bronze. Hyderabad FC scored a 20 rera in the 85th minute to
win over East Bengal in the put the contest beyond
Indian Super League here East Bengal.
on Friday. The seventh win Siverio had fumbled a si
in 10 matches took Hydera milar cross from the same
Mairaj, Maheshwari triumph with golden hit in National skeet bad to the top of the table
with 22 points, overtaking
player a couple of minutes
earlier .
Mumbai City (21 from nine The first half witnessed
Kamesh Srinivasan round, Mairaj did not three days, missed four of (118) crashed out in the The results: games). East Bengal suf quite a few missed chances
have to shoot the last two the first 10 in the semifi semifinals. Skeet: Men: 1. Mairaj Ahmad fered its sixth loss in nine from both sides.
NEW DELHI
as he was unbeatable by nals, including a double, Khan 38 (28) 122; 2. Arjun Thakur
matches — it also has three The East Bengal forwar
Arjun who also did not and failed to make the Defending champion 33 (28) 118; 3. Anantjeet Singh
Mairaj Ahmad Khan and wins — to remain eighth. dline did test the Hydera
have to shoot the last medal round by one Darshna Rathore also lost Naruka 27 (27) 122; 4. Sheeraz
Maheshwari Chauhan as Sheikh 16 (27) 118. Midfielder Mohamed bad defence, with Cleiton
station. point. in the semifinals, along
serted their class with Women: 1. Maheshwari Chauhan Yasir showed great control Silva, Ankit Mukherjee and
with Ganemat Sekhon
‘golden hit’ in winning the Anantjeet Singh Naru 35 (28) 115; 2. Parinaaz Dhaliwal as he latched on to a deflec Thongkhosiem Haokip
Brilliant and Yashasvi Rathore.
skeet men’s and women’s ka settled for the bronze 30 (28) 112; 3. Kartiki Shaktawat tion off an attempted head making forays into the
titles in the 65th National ahead of Sheeraz Maheshwari was also bril 24 (28) 113; 4. Raiza Dhillon 16 er from teammate Hitesh hosts’ domain.
Anish Bhanwala’s
shotgun championship at Sheikh who had to win liant as she shot 35 out of (27) 114. Sharma. He chested the The closest the visitors
National record 25m rapid fire pistol: Men: 1.
the Dr. Karni Singh Range a big shootoff among 36 in the medal round to ball down and hit a scorch came to scoring was when
on Friday. eight to make the shut out the hopes of Pari In the 25metre rapid fire Anish Bhanwala 28 (14) 590; 2. ing leftfooter, giving the the speedy Cleiton moved
In winning his eighth naaz Dhaliwal, before the Vijayveer Sidhu 27 (15) 582; 3. diving East Bengal goal
semifinals. pistol event in Bhopal, into the box and had only
Ankur Goel 20 (14) 575; 4. Sameer
national crown, World last station of four birds. Anish Bhanwala shot a na keeper Kamaljit Singh no the Hyderabad goalkeeper
Gulia 10 (13) 572.
Cup gold medallist Mairaj Gurjoat falters Karitiki Shaktawat won tional record 590 out of Juniors: 1. Anish Bhanwala 33
chance. The 38thminute to beat. However, to his
beat Arjun Thakur 3833. Qualification topper Gur the bronze ahead of Rail 600 on way to the gold in (18) 590; 2. Adarsh Singh 27 (15) goal gave the hosts a 10 teammates’ disbelief, he
After shooting 38 joat Khangura who had za Dhillon while qualifica both the men’s and junior 569; 3. Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu Maheshwari Chauhan. lead going into the break. missed the golden oppor
straight in the medal shot 124 out of 125 over tion topper Areeba Khan sections. 21 (16) 576; 4. Jatin 13 (12) 575. KAMESH SRINIVASAN In the second session, tunity.
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