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Record turn-out to benefit BJP; first time voters

support Chauhan, Modi

record turn-out. torates, including 2,20,01,741 women. Among them 23,59,304 are in the age group of 18-19 years, while the Chief Electoral Office. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 4,65,07,121 elecisterial candidate Narendra Modi doesnt enjoy the There is general conception that BJP prime minsupport of Muslim community. However, Modi hasnt put off Muslim voters in the state although chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is the major factor for the Muslim favouring BJP. Many Muslim voters said they look at Shivraj 1,40,94,850 fall in the 20-29 category, according to When put together, these two groups, totalling 1,64,54,154, form a large chunk of the total voter base in the State. Keeping in mind the power of Singh Chauhan's contribution for them and so Narendra Modi's image doesn't matter for them. Many of them said Chauhan did great job for the ments for sending the Muslims to Ajmer Sharif development of our state. He had made arrangeunder Teerthdarshan Yojana (pilgrimage scheme). The nikah of Muslim girls were solemnised under the Mukhyamantri Nikah Yojana. He has proven to be best chief minister of the state, said some Muslim voters. In fact Muslim voters support Shivraj attitude. Singh Chauhan for his humble nature and positive young voters, BJP has been wooing them with a slew of schemes related to education and employthem. ment, the two most important issues concerning Some young voters said Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chauhan had organised Mukhyamantri Yuva Panchayat to announce a slew of measures related to employment and education to attract the youth towards the party . The schemes included inting up industrial units. Notable among them is terest subsidy and bank guarantee on loan for setMukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar Yojna, a self-em-

ployment scheme under which Government will

How WE look it !

DILIP OJHA Email: ojhadilip7@gmail.com

see BJP leader Narendra Modi as prime minister

give 5 per cent subsidy on interest and 100 per cent up an industry. No doubt the Chief Minister has

and Shivraj Singh Chauhan as chief minister.

bank guarantee on a loan of Rs 25 lakh for setting been successful in enlisting the support of the of BJP.

adhya Pradesh witnessed the highestever voter turnout of 71 per cent in the Assembly polls. The previous high

They said Chauhan has done a lot for them and they expect Modi will do same for the youngsters of entire country. Besides the motive of some youngsters behind supporting Chauhan in the assembly elections was their devotion towards BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

young voters and they voted in hoards in support Many youngsters said they want Shivraj as chief

turn-out in MP was 69.58 per cent in the 2008 As-

sembly elections. Young voters are set to play a key

minister of the state as he has worked a lot for the

role in the Assembly polls in the state. As they participated enthusiastically in the voting, they have the potential to influence the final outcome. Both the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress aggressively tried to woo them in the run up to the polls. But the BJP is set to gain from the overwhelming port BJP and Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

ercise their right to vote for the first time in the Ascould be attributed to the enthusiastic response of

A record 23.60 lakh electors became eligible to ex-

welfare of youngsters. They said they feel casting

their vote in favour of Chauhan will also indirectly help Narendra Modi in winning upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The youth said they support Shivraj as he organ-

sembly polls. The record high voting percentage these first time voters. The youth, who voted for asm in casting their votes and as there are more young voters, the BJP will ultimately benefit from

response from youngsters as many of them supMany first time voters said youngsters want to

the first time in the State, exhibited great enthusiBJP supporters than Congress supporters among

ised Youth Panchayat to know their problems. They said they know Narendra Modi has nothing to do with state assembly elections but they were Sabha election scheduled next year.

strengthening the roots for BJP for upcoming Lok

. . . C ar t o o n b y K G O JH A

kgo jha @red iff mail. com

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Capital

WE THE STATE

Overhead tank crash:

Was magisterial probe mere eyewash?
RAJIV TIWARI Email: rajivtiwariwts@gmail.com BHOPAL

year after an overhead water tank came crashing down killing seven people and injuring many others at Sai Baba Nagar, E-6, Arera Colony reports of magisterial inquiry and the civic body probe are yet to see the light of day. The locals had blamed the administration for its slow response in providing emergency services and failure to act despite their repeated pleas to repair the creaking tank. A magisterial inquiry was ordered by then collector Bhopal Nikunj Shrivastava, who had made ADM Basant Kurre the probe officer. The report had to be submitted by December 18, a month from the collapse. However, even after a year, the administration officials claim the probe continues and it would be over soon. However, inside sources say the case file was closed more than six months ago even though Kurre recorded the statements of more than 30 people. These days, administration officials state they are busy with poll-related preparations and hence the delay . Reacting to the inquiry committee report, collector Nishant Warwade said, "Since the incident took place before I became collector, I have no clue whatsoever." Meanwhile, the BMC, too, had constituted a high-level enquiry committee headed by chief engineer Sunil Shrivastava and the committee was scheduled

to report to then commissioner Rajneesh Shrivastava within one month. The report was then to be forwarded to the principal secretary urban administration and development (UAD). It also removed city engineer Udit Garg to take the heat off them as the civic body was roundly blamed for its apathy leading to it collapse. BMC first handed over the task of inspection to technical institute here,

MANIT. When the institute washed its hands of the matter, it was handed over to IIT Roorkee. However, the BMC claims that it is yet to receive the probe report. Incidentally, IIT was supposed to submit the same within a month's time. Sources in the department stated there were some 'financial issues' with the institute. The government, too, announced a compensation of Rs one lakh each as

compensation for the families of the dead. Besides, Rs 25,000 each was announced for seriously injured and Rs 10,000 each to those who suffered minor injuries. Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) also pulled up the BMC, district administration and police officials for "negligent and non-cooperative" attitude 10 months after the tank collapse.

Notorious tiger poacher arrested from Katni

NAGPUR/BHOPAL Dreaded tiger poacher Keru Chiyalal Rajgond was dramatically arrested from his residence in Biruhali, 15km from Katni, by a team of Madhya Pradesh forest officials and its state police recently . Keru was 54th on the list of 80 tiger poachers wanted by the Maharashtra forest department. In the last six months, 24 poachers have been arrested. "Keru is a big catch for us. He is being interrogated in connection with one tiger allegedly poached from Balaghat area. His role in tiger poaching surfaced during interrogation of other poachers who are in custody in Nagpur," said Narendra Kumar, chief wildlife warden of Madhya Pradesh. "For the past seven days we were working on intelligence provided by a Nagpur-based NGO working in wildlife law enforcement about Keru's presence in Biruhali. Led by RFO SK Sinha, a team then zeroed in on Keru," said Rajesh Kumar, chief conservator of forests (CCF) for Jabalpur Circle. There were doubts over Keru's identity. However, Rajesh Kumar said his features like Wildlife Sanctuary in May this year and another in November last in Khumari, adjoining Mansinghdeo sanctuary . Keru is wanted in the killing of a tiger in Ghatang (Melghat) and another near Bamni in Chandrapur. Arrested tiger trader Sarju had procured two tiger skins from Ajit and Keru. Keru is even wanted by CBI in the seizure of tiger skins and bones worth Rs 50 lakh from Sampark Kranti Express at Nagpur station on November 7, 2009. He was absconding after being released on bail. Keru had also bought a skin from Katangi (Balaghat) as per reports from poachers now in custody. Interestingly, MP has not registered a single case in tiger poaching despite confessions by poachers. After the poaching racket was first busted on June 9, Maharashtra forest minister Patangrao Kadam said CBI would be asked to probe the matter. A letter handing over the probe to CBI was also issued on August 26. Although nine offences have been registered till now, on November 2, the state government issued a notification about handing over only two tiger poaching cases and a sloth bear case to CBI.

lips, nose, eyes and ears matched with Keru's 2009 picture available with them. The only change was that Keru had put on lot of weight, grown a moustache and was sporting long hair. "Keru is not revealing his real name and identifying himself as Baburao, Govind and Makhan," said Kumar. However, he told officials how tigers are killed by poachers.

On September 26, Keru had given a slip to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials and Andhra Pradesh police in a joint operation near Tirupati. In the same operation, Keru's brother Ajit was arrested and is under judicial custody in Nagpur. Both, Keru and Ajit, used to operate in the Tadoba landscape. Ajit has already confessed to the killing of a tiger in Ued-Karhandla

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Editorial

WE THE STATE

ASTROLOGY
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Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka lose credibility

cleansing the system and doing public service. But now, the editor-in-chief of Tehelka stands accused of molesting his colleague, not once but twice in a span of two days. It's a grave allegation, but all that Tejpal, who has demanded the strictest punishment short of death to the accused' in the stings, has done in response to the sex scandal is to disqualify himself from his job at Tehelka for six months. In addition, he has apologised for the lapse of judgement'. Many people his organisation had caught on tape could well argue the same, but did Tehelka plead for them the benefit of the generous treatment which Tejpal is hoping to get away with? If anything, his alleged crime is greater than that of the many unfortunate ones he and his people have trapped over the years. Of course, given the media glare, the insistence of the victim that she is less than satisfied with Tejpal's response and the determination of the Government of Goa the shameful incident took place in that State earlier this month it is unlikely that Tejpal's hope of a quiet burial of the case will be met. Justice demands that the issue is taken to its logical conclusion as the law of the land demands. An apology for a mistake is understandable; for a crime, punishment has to come. Disgusting as Tejpal's conduct has been, it is matched by the response of Tehelka's new in-charge, Shoma Chaudhury. She has claimed that the incident is an internal matter of her organisation and that the media

t's easy for a person to condemn others to demonstrate a sense of righteousness, but the real test comes when the person is at the receiving end of similar condemnation. Tarun Tejpal is on a sticky wicket and has lost all credibility. His magazine (and website) flourished over the years by conducting sting operations' some of them dubious in motive against public figures. The magazine claimed that it was engaged in

has no business to poke its nose as it was not an aggrieved party. In the first place, one wonders why the new editor-in-chief, who has on many occasions in the recent past waxed eloquent on the need to tackle sexual harassment of women in the country, should be so plainly defensive over an incident where her boss is clearly in the wrong. Not only has she gone out of her way to play down the alleged crime, which, incidentally, is no private affair, she had apparently done little even when she came to first know of the incident. The fact that the Tehelka management (from which she cannot be disassociated) widely circulated within the organisation Tejpal's reply of atonement but suppressed the victim's long letter detailing her harrowing experience, points to a whitewash job in progress.

Money power takes over our democratic system:

Will NOTA make any difference?

T
he election season has once again brought to focus the issue of whether the political class wants cleaner elections. comprehensive government-commissioned reports for electoral reforms, including the Goswami Committee, Vohra Committee, Indrajit Gupta Committee, Law Commission Report and Election Commission of India Proposed Electoral Reforms (2004). If there is an overwhelming consensus about these reforms, why have successive governments sat on them for more than two mental flaws in our political system? Can we identify and attack the root causes instead? People lose faith because muscle power and money power have taken over our democratic system. No one can say that our Parliament and political parties have not had enough time to act. It is no coincidence that the comprehensive Electoral Reforms Bill has been pending before Parliament for the last two decades. Secondly, candidates by and large, hide campaign expenses. During the 2009 general elections, nearly all of the 6,753 candidates officially declared that they had spent between 45 to 55 per cent of their expenses limit. Excessive, illegal and illegitimate expenditure in elections is the root cause of corruption. Therefore, across the board, parties have tried to cope by favouring candidates with black money and the networks. Such candidates, whose political foundations are built on lawbreaking, typically hijack the political system for private profiteering. Thirdly, voter fatigue is setting in, slowly. Gandhiji had said during our freedom struggle, You should be the change you wish to see in this world. We blame others for voting in wrong candidates, forgetting the fact we do not bother to go to the polling booth. Since 1990, there have been at least seven hefty decades? There seems to be great reluctance on the part of the political system towards any attempt at reform. The major concern is the mindset of the political establishment, that since they control the power of making laws, no laws can and should apply to them. They have no overriding motivation to change the current system because they are its biggest beneficiaries. NOTA is just one among a series of efforts being made to restore power to the people in the current assembly polls. The fact that it took more than 12 years to come into practice shows there must be something potent about it .The logic is that NOTA would build moral pressure on political parties. Will the negative vote lead to cleaner politics in India? Will it bring to bear moral pressure upon political parties? And if cleansing politics requires a total rethink and reform of our electoral structure, it is time to start the process. This will encourage honest and good candidates to enter politics. The entire process and effort for political and electoral reforms is to change this mindset of political parties. Democracy can indeed function only upon the faith that elections are free and fair and not rigged and manipulated with money and muscle power. The answer is an emphatic no. It is because parties need to wake up to the fact that people no longer have faith in them or even in the system. Vexed with non-governance, corruption, price rise and inflation, people say they have had enough, and that is happening all across the country right now. There have been huge concerns about the chinks in the electoral system. It is not as if other countries do not have this problem. India has been a functioning democracy and power has changed hands 15 times smoothly. Almost all political parties have ruled the country either on their own, or as part of a coalition. Gone are the days of one-party rule and the coalition era has come to stay. Cleansing elections is the most important route to curb corruption and mal-administration. A look at Parliament shows that nearly a third of the MPs 158 of 543, face criminal charges. There are more than 500 criminal cases against these lawmakers, hailing from across the political spectrum. But how did criminals come to dominate in the first place? There is a vicious circle, where political parties claim that it is the voters who elect them, whereas the voters claim that in the absence of NOTA, they have no choice. All parties agree that people with criminal records should not contest elections, but in practice, they resist any attempts to enforce this, be it through NOTA, the Lokpal Bill or the Supreme Court ruling, disqualifying any politician convicted for more than two years. Are there funda-

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BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Politics

WE THE STATE

AAP hits back at news portal, says party will file case
S. MANI Email: sastrymani@hotmail.com
NEW DELHI

he Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has hit back at the news portal, which had conducted a sting operation on their candidates, saying the party would file a defamation case against the news website. AAP member, Yogender Yadav, said: "Relevant portions in the CD were edited out." News portal, Media Sirkar, has submitted the raw tapes of the sting operation to the Election Commission. AAP has also requested the EC to stop the telecast of the CD on different news channels. Earlier, Arvind Kejriwal's party claimed that the video shown in the sting operation against its leaders is doctored and sought raw footage of the entire sting operation. "We suspect that the sting tape has been modified and doctored," Yadav said, adding, "We again request Anuranjan Jha to provide us the raw tape."

The Aam Aadmi Party, which is already battling controversies over its funding, found itself in another embarrassing spot. A sting operation by a web portal on eight AAP candidates and one member, including wellknown faces like Shazia Ilmi and Kumar Vishwas, allegedly found some of them willing to take donations in cash without a receipt and get work done in return for funds.

Other AAP candidates who featured in the sting were Manoj Kumar from Kondli, Dinesh Mohaniya from Sangam Vihar, Irfan Khan from Okhla, Mukesh Hooda from Rohtas Nagar, Bhawna Gaur from Palam and Prakash from Deoli. Of these, Gaur is seen not committing to any help and seems in a hurry to get rid of the sting team. Prakash too refuses to grant favours to the undercover journalist and adds that any question regarding donations should only be posed to party convenor Arvind Kejriwal, since all candidates fielded by the party are only "dummy candidates". "You better speak to Arvind ji. He will tell you what we want. He has fielded 70 candidates, all are dummy (sab dummy hein). I will not be able to take any decision," Gaur is seen saying on tape. The footage released by web portal mediasarkar.com, shows AAP's RK Puram candidate Shazia Ilmi first refusing to help a woman in defaming a rival company without legal documents.

Later, she is shown agreeing to accept Rs 15 lakh in cash without a receipt and tells the undercover journalist how the money will not be accounted for and used for cash expenditure like volunteer stipends. Her assistant also reveals how they have accepted similar donations from several other people which are used for media campaigns and daily expenditure. The party is being slapped with one charge after another over the past couple of weeks. After Anna Hazare raised doubts over diversion of funds from the Jan Lokpal movement to AAP, Kejriwal got slapped with a notice by the Election Commission for asking for votes on religious grounds. Even as the party was been targeted on its alleged foreign funding, another charge cropped up against Kejriwal - that of selling a seat. Amrish Chaudhury, shortlisted for the Badarpur seat, accused Kejriwal of eventually selling the seat for Rs 2 crore to the selected candidate. AAP said the charges were completely fabricated.

AAP promises free water,

50% reduction in power rates
S. MANI Email: sastrymani@hotmail.com
NEW DELHI

owing to weed out corruption from the Capital, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is making its electoral debut in the December 4 elections, has released its manifesto. In the please-all manifesto, the party promised to slash power rates by 50 per cent, provide free supply of water to households consuming up to 700 litres of water a day, affordable housing to middle-class residents and vesting more powers with the Mohalla Sabhas which will have the authority to decide about the construction of roads, public toilets, garbage collection and park maintenance. Besides promising to pass the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill within 15 days if voted to power, the 50-page AAP manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' also promises introduction of 'Swaraj' (selfrule) to decentralise power in the national Capital. "This Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill would cover all the officials and employees of the State Government, from the Chief Minister to MLAs. Under this law, it would be mandatory for everyone to declare their assets. The Lokpal would have full autonomy; administrative, financial and functional independence and powers to take action public servants," said Yogendra Yadav, head of AAP's Manifesto Committee, while releasing it. The AAP also promised devolution of power to the people by setting up

Mohalla Sabha, which would decide about the development work to be carried out, take care of sanitation, issue of death and birth certificates and monitor local Government schools and primary health centres among others. It also promised to bring down electricity rates by 50 per cent by ordering an audit of accounts of distribution companies (Discoms). "If anyone refused, their licences would be cancelled, inflated bills would be rectified, electricity meters would be checked by independent agencies," said Yadav. The party aims to construct two lakh community and public toilets in the city, with 50 per cent of them for women, if it is voted to power.

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Feature

WE THE STATE

Is Politically Correct

the new Correct?

SWECHCHHA OJHA E-mail:swechchhaojha@gmail.com

henever you say something it always has two meanings, one is what you think you meant and another one is what others interpret. This is a fundamental and universally known fact and there is nothing new in it. Even though we always say we are only responsible for what we day not for what the other person understands, but in the end it is the biggest thing that matters. And this is the root of all evil called Politically correct talks. Just because of this little fact that whatever we say, no matter how we mean it, should seem correct to the other person. People say something, they means something and inside they mean to convey something else. Its never one thing

alone, its never what we think it is. And this is what we call life, where sometimes things turn out to be the opposite of how we think they are, where working too fast results in he has so much free time because he doesnt work at all and sitting idle leads to oh my god poor guy, he works so much all day.., where driving too fast fixes your appointment with an accident and driving too slow makes the person behind your bike come and hit you and still say crawling too slow, you tortoise! Too much fuel or what!! We live in a world where too good becomes show off and being too bad becomes smart, adaptable, where having work bundled on your desk means you work a lot and having your desk all clean and organized means you are doing nothing other than cleaning your desk all day. Where when you smile a lot you become useless giggler never serious

and when you keep your calm and do only what is needed, you become a rude boring and serious person. Where spending out of you cash is not cool anymore and making a pile of credit card bills over the head is smart. Where using your head means thinking too much and not using it at all and ruining everything is called having a life. As soon as you begin to understand whats going on here and blink your eye things have already changed for good and you are once again lagging behind in the game of being right, everyone you see is ahead of you and you stand there and watch them showing how they succeeded walking over your stupid fast and smart working approach, while the rule has changed to work slow and work less long ago. You dont even realize when your approach turned outdated from smart, because you werent

paying attention! Things change as soon as you think about starting to change, as fast as you change the curtains of your bedroom or change from office clothes to night wear. And there is absolutely no one to blame other than yourself, for you were the one that kept following what you thought was right, and while you were busy enjoying life, people took away the ground you were about to step on. So walk your step, and better match it with that of others. Enjoy life! But take care! All the options are in front of you. Deciding whether you want to go with the correct correct thing, or with the politically correct thing, the new kind of correct. Its up to you to decide whether you want to be Correct or Politically Correct Enjoy life. Happy Monday! Ciao!

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Rajasthan

WE THE STATE

Poll fever grips youngsters in Ajmer

AJMER Election fever has gripped first-time voters who are having animated discussions on candidates, their agenda and party manifestos on social networking sites. The youngsters are also demanding to know about the educational background of the candidates in the fray and their experience in the political sphere. A range of topics, be it development, inflation, corruption and employment, are being discussed by them on social sites. Nearly, 1.5 lakh new voters, mostly in the age bracket 18-25 years, have been registered in Ajmer north and Ajmer south constituencies. Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi feature prominently in the debates of youngsters. The young are looking for clean candidates, be it from the BJP, Congress or any other party. They have welcomed the decision on introducing the NOTA (None of the above) option on the EVMs. Keen to tap the young voters through social sites, BJP has developed an IT cell to keep a track on discussions between youngsters on political issues. "We have records of those students who are chatting and sharing their feeling on elections and we are convincing through our intruders" said a state leader of BJP youth Morcha. Congress, on the other hand, is going the traditional way of reaching out to youngsters by visiting colleges. "We try to talk to students outside the college gates and ask them to vote for development," said a Congress candidate.

Rajasthan model state for development: Cong

Former Jaipur princess in keen poll battle at Sawai Madhopur

SANGEETA SHARMA E-mail: sangeeta.dsharma@gmail.com JAIPUR

SANGEETA SHARMA E-mail: sangeeta.dsharma@gmail.com JAIPUR nveiling Congress's poll manifesto recently, chief minister Ashok Gehlot took a dig at BJP's prime minister candidate Narendra Modi and chief minister candidate Vasundhara Raje. The chief minister asserted that Rajasthan is a model state for development and Congress will retain power in Rajasthan. While comparing his performance with Gujarat's development, Gehlot rebuffed Modi's idea of growth. "Rajasthan is the real model of development and not Gujarat. Developing Ahmedabad and Vadodara is not a development of entire state. If you go to villages you will know the real truth of that state," said Gehlot. "They have not given ticket to a single Muslim candidate in Gujarat. In Rajasthan too it was mere eyewash. Modi's idea of India is to divide the nation while not uniting it." Raje and Modi are doing complete marketing and will be soon exposed, he said. Gehlot also patted his own performance of last five years. He claimed that because of sound financial management his government was able to float many welfare schemes in Rajasthan. "We have done fabulous work. Rajasthan is fourth in attracting investments in the country . Also, no major

city or state in the country has so many leading education institutes which we have brought in the state," added Gehlot. Lashing out against Raje, Ghelot said: "She can stoop to such levels that when Gulabchand Kataria planned to take out a 'yatra,' she threatened to quit the party . If she is not loyal to her own organsiation, which gave her everything, can she ever remain loyal to Rajasthan and people of this state?." Without naming Lalit Modi, Gehlot hurled another salvo against her and claimed "Even her key ally who looted the state tweets that party has distributed tickets for money ." The BJP on the other hand criticized the Congress manifesto and dubbed it as antidevelopment. "There is no vision in the manifesto. The economic development is put at last which shows that it is not their priority . Many points are repetitive with no major emphasis on agriculture. In education too there is just a patch work" said Jyoti Kiran, member of BJP manifesto committee. On the issue of covering villages under 90 A, BJP claimed that Congress is aiming to make laws difficult for common man so that few people can be benefitted. "There are already provisions and act in law for such activities. We want to know how this specific clause will help people. Their sole aim is to benefit those who can mint money for the part," said Onkar Singh Lakhawat, vicepresident, BJP.

awai Madhopur, about 160 kilometres east of Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, is better known for its famous Tiger haunt, the Ranthambore National Tiger Park. But these days, as the state heads to election, there is another fight for supremacy being fought here. The former Princess of Jaipur, Diya Kumari, is taking on Kirori Lal Meena, the man who could play kingmaker in Rajasthan in this constituency . Diya Kumari is a Vasundhara Raje protg and a first-timer in politics, still trying to get her grip on the hustle of fighting an assembly election. But she has no regrets in joining the BJP or politics. "I think more and more informed people, educated people and with clean image should come into politics. Then only we can change the system," she says. Narendra Modi has campaigned for Diya Kumari in Sawai Madhopur, where he reminded the people that she is actually no outsider; it was one of her ancestors Sawai Madho Singh who founded this city in 1763 and that she is here to stay and work with the people. But fighting an old hand like Kirori Lal Meena will not be easy for Diya Kumari. Meena knows how to manipulate the socalled "system". Once part of Vasundhara's cabinet, Meena fell out in 2008 with his mentor over ticket distribution. He decided to go it alone in the 2008 elections where he bagged four seats and helped Ashok Gehlot to form a Congress government with outside support. Meena has spent the past last five years trying to set up a Third Front in Rajasthan. His National People's Party under P A Sangma's banner in Rajasthan is an alliance of tribal leaders, BJP rebels and Congress dissidents determined to fight elections on at least 150 seats out of 200. Meena could well play spoilsport for the Congress and the BJP alike. The tribal strongman could turn Rajasthan traditionally a BJP-Congress battleground into a triangular contest in many seats. With more than 27 BJP rebels and 15 Con-

gressmen in his fold, Meena could be a deciding factor if no party crosses the 100 mark in the 200-member Assembly . "We will create a situation where we will not run after the chair, but the chair will chase us, Meena says. Sawai Madhopur has a voting population of about 2.30 lakh. Of these, a large majority about 40,000 - are Meenas and an equal number are Muslims. While the BJP wants to make inroads into the other votes about, the Congress has entered a young face to take on Diya Kumari's royal charisma and Meena's ambitions to be the kingmaker. Young Danish Abrar, the Congress candidate in this triangular fight is also a first timer but in Sawai Madhopur he is seeking to reclaim his family legacy. Danish is the son of late Abrar Ahmed, a former Rajya Sabha MP and Yasmin, who has been a Congress MLA from here. "I have a lot of factors here in my favour. All these people you see supporting me are not supporters, they are my family," he says. Will Diya Kumari's royal glamour translate into votes for the BJP or will Danish be able to reclaim his father's legacy, or will Kirori Lal Meena with dreams of playing kingmaker turn the battle in his favour - Sawai Madhopur will be an election that Rajasthan will be looking at.

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Glamour

WE THE STATE

Nicolas Cages Intimate Photos Stolen

Nicolas Cage and his ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton's x-rated photos were reportedly stolen from the his home earlier this year and the snapshots are still missing. According to law enforcement, the intimate pics

Cannot compare myself with Katrina:

were stolen by a former handyman, who broke into Fulton's house in April and jacked four computers and box of wild photos, reports tmz.com. The handyman, Ricardo Orozco, was arrested last month and was charged with felony burglary. He's pleaded not guilty and is currently being held on $1 million bail. The pictures show Nicolas in private bedroom moments with Christina, who is the mother of their 22-yearold son Weston. Orozco was arrested on Oct. 22nd and charged with

felony burglary . The photos have yet to be recovered, and we're told police are actively on the hunt, law enforcement officer said. Orozco's next court date is Nov. 21 at a downtown Los Angeles courthouse.Nicolas has been married three times with his marriages to actress Patricia Arquette and Lisa Marie Presley ending in divorce. The nephew of Godfather producer Francis Ford Coppola married his third wife Alice Kim, a former waitress, in 2004. Together, they have an eight-yearold son Kal-El together.

Elli Avram
NEW DELHI

Shruti Hassan Rubbishes Her Stalker's Claim

ctress Shruti Hassan made it to the headlines following her complaint against her stalker, who tried to barge into her house in Mumbai on November 19. Finally, the Mumbai police are successful in nabbing the person with the help of her CCTV footage on Sunday . On Monday, the actress rubbished the stalker's claim that he visited her Bandra residence to seek a job for his brother. During the investigation, the stalker reportedly claimed that he did not intend to scare her and he was there to seek a job for his brother. In a statement to the media, Shruti Hassan said, "In all the time this man was on the set, he never approached me or my staff for a job. If he had approached us for a job we would have dealt with it appropriately ." The 27-year-old actress, daughter of veteran actors Kamal Hassan and Sarika, says she trusts the Mumbai police to take the "best" step. Shruti Hassan added, "But as a single woman living alone in Mumbai, I take serious offence to someone coming to my house and trying to barge through my door. I trust the Mumbai police will know best how to deal with such an act." However, Shruti Hassan took to her Twitter page on Sunday evening to thank the Mumbai police for their support. The actress tweeted, "My sincerest heart felt thanks to the mumbai police for their support and efficiency at this trying time - so grateful."

wedish-Greek actress Elli Avram, who has been compared with Bollywoods top notch actress Katrina Kaif, says she cannot measure up to the star of films like Namastey London. Elli, who made her Bollywood debut with Mickey Virus, participated in Bigg Boss Saath 7. She was evicted Saturday . In one of the episodes of the reality show, when actor Sunny Deol came to promote his movie, its host and Hindi film superstar Salman praised Elli saying, Paanch saal pehle ki Katrina Kaif lagti hai (Looks like how Katrina used to look five years ago). Talking about the comparison, Elli told IANS: Well, its like a huge compliment because I really look up to Katrina. I felt it was very nice and sweet thing, but I cannot even compare myself with Katrina. She is such a huge star and I am just a newcomer, she added. Last seen in 2012 movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Katrina will soon be seen opposite Aamir Khan in the forthcoming action thriller Dhoom 3. It hits theatres 20 Dec.

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Chhattisgarh

WE THE STATE

Sonia will decide who will be CM if Cong wins: Jogi

RAIPUR Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, has said Congress would form the government in the state with a "clear majority". Refusing to comment on whether he was in the race for the chief minister's post, he said, "Only Soniaji and God knows who the candidate would be," adding that whatever the decision be, it would be acceptable to him. Talking to mediapersons, he equated himself to a "ghayal sher" and said, "A lion is more dangerous when it's injured. In an obvious reference to the ongoing war of attrition within the party, Jogi, speaking in innuendo said, "Jahan sher hota hai wahan cheeta ya doosre janwar nahin aatte" (Wherever there is a lion, other animals, including leopard, don't venture around it). Responding to a question on reasons for the BJP, including Narendra Modi, targeting him in the last-leg of election campaigning, Jogi said, "Perhaps they realize that it's only me who can harm their political interests". He said he was "thankful" to Modi for repeatedly

Raman Singh confident of victory

RAIPUR "Yes you can certainly congratulate me in advance for making a hat trick". This was Chhattisgarh chief minister, Dr Raman Singh, making this statement, even before the results for the crucial assembly elections are out in the state. Singh said he was sure BJP would form the next government in state and the party would make a hat-trick. Claiming that his assessment was based on facts and were not a mere political statement, Singh said, "We have analyzed the polling trend, taken feedback from a cross section of voters and evaluated the impact of our welfare schemes at ground level before reaching this conclusion". While he refused to predict number of seats the party was likely to win, Singh said, "It will be a comfortable victory". Dismissing Congress claims that the record high voting percentage indicated a 'change', the chief minister said that on the contrary it has been a vote for development. Increased participation by women was a sign of endorsement of government's policies, he said. Raman Singh further said that over 42 lakh families have directly benefited by governments Food Security Act. Over 56 lakh families are getting medical in-

targeting him at the hustings. High polling was a clear indication of people wanting a change, Ajit Jogi said adding that if Congress forms the government, its priority would be to restore law and order in the state, work for social welfare and uplift of poor.

surance through state sponsored schemes. We are providing 35 kgs of food grains every month to 42 lakh poor families at a token price of Rs 1 and we have paid bonus to farmers", he said adding that people had not forgotten this. While the series of election rallies by Narendra Modi had 'electrified' voters, especially youth, Singh said his Gujarat counterpart's campaigning had proved a 'bonus' for the party. "He is carrying the people with him", he claimed. Back from campaigning in Madhya Pradesh's tribal areas earlier on Friday, he claimed even MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, was heading for a hat-trick.

Names missing from electoral list: Voters fail to exercise franchise

RAIPUR parking a controversy , thousands of infuriated voters in Raipur (South) constituency and other three constituencies could not exercise their franchise recently , as their names were found missing from the electoral roll. People were seen returning without casting their vote, even though they were carrying their voters' identification slip delivered at their residence, resulting in heated arguments with poll parties as well. Enraged over the issue, minister for tourism and education, Brijmohan Agrawal and his supporters alleged that more than 7,000 voters in 239 polling booths, falling in Raipur (south) constituency couldn't find their names in the voters' list. "A

mark of 'deleted' was stamped on their names. Many of them had neither received their voters' slip nor found their names enlisted," a BJP supporter said. Many such voters confirmed the allegation. Brijmohan, who is contesting from this region, without mentioning any name alleged, "The chief electoral officer and general observers have 'managed' and connived with other prominent party workers and deleted names of my voters from the list." Brijmohan said, "I have been receiving calls from people of my constituency and many others about their names not being mentioned in the voters' list, which is not fair. On cross-checking, I found that the new voters' list released on November 13 comprised all those names which are now missing. I demand the electoral

authority to conduct polling for those whose names were deleted from the list and who couldn't cast their votes because of officials' mistakes in rightly enlisting voters' names." He said booth numbers 146 and 531 alone had hundreds of voters' names missing which had upset the voters. "I will demand to investigate the matter and if needed will approach high court and Supreme Court.Mere paas saboot hai aur mai chunao aayog aur baki shamil logo ko benaquab karunga. (I have all evidence and I will expose the election officials and all others related to the matter.)" The minister said that he wasn't bothered about the results as he was confident of his win, "But we expect free and fair elections which isn't the case here," he said. Brijmohan also

alleged that the voters whose names have been deleted from the list, majorly belong to communities including Agrawals, Jains and Sindhis who are tagged as BJP supporters. Not just the south constituency but many booths located at Raipur (rural and north) have also made similar complaints. Many such voters complained that when they tried to find a solution through the helpline number 1950, the number went constantly busy for hours and they could not get in touch with the representatives. When contacted, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) for Raipur (rural) seat, B C Sahu said, "Though there were many names which were deleted or not updated, new lists were released and at least 50 teams were delegated the work of distributing voters' slip to their residences."

BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

World

WE THE STATE

CHINA, JAPAN RIFT DEEPENS OVER AIR DEFENCE ZONE

T
ension between China and Japan mounted on Monday over Beijings unilateral move to establish an air defence zone over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, with both the countries summoning each others envoys. China also lodged protests with the US and Japan for raising objections over its creation of the air defence zone, saying that its move was in line with UN Charter and will not affect civilian flights. The diplomatic row erupted after the US said it would stand by Japan in any clash over the Senkaku Islands, which Beijing claims as the Diaoyus. Assistant Chinese Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang made solemn representations with US Ambassador to China Gary Locke, calling on the US side to immediately correct its mistake and stop making irresponsible accusations against China. China summoned Japanese ambassador to express its strong dissatisfaction and solemn protest regarding Japans unreasonable hype over Chinas establishing an air defence identification zone. It is completely unreasonable for Japan to make irresponsible remarks about Chinas establishing (of) an air defence identification zone, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. Japan also called in Chinese ambassador to demand a rollback of the plan, which it said would interfere with freedom of flight over the high seas. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denounced as a profoundly dangerous act Chinas designation of an East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), which covers most of that sea and includes the skies over a group of disputed islands.

NEPAL POLLS: NC MAINTAINS LEAD OVER CPN-UML

he Nepali Congress on Sunday emerged as the leading party in polls to elect an Assembly that will draft Nepals new Constitution, maintaining a narrow lead over CPNUML while Prachanda-led Maoists were a distant third. As the vote counting under direct voting system drew closer to an end, the Nepali Congress bagged 104 seats out of the total 240 constituencies under the direct election followed by CPN-UML which got 91 seats. UCPN-Maoist got third position, securing 25 seats and the remaining 18

seats went to Madhesi and fringe parties. CPN-UML was leading in the proportionate voting system, securing 207,000 votes followed by Nepali Congress which so far got 189,000 votes. UCPN-Maoist secured 118,000 votes. Prominent Madhesi leaders, including Mahanta Thakur, president of Terai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP), Hrideysh Tripathi, general secretary of TMDP, Brishesh Chandra Lal, vice president of TMDP, Rajendra Mahato, president of Sadbhawana Party, Anil Jha, president of

Federal Sadbhawana Party, Sarita Giri, president of Nepal Sadbhawana Party and Rameshwor Ray, senior vice president of Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum (Democratic) lost the election. Sharad Singh Bhandari, president of Rastriya Madhes Party, lost election from two constituencies. Other prominent leaders, who lost the election include, Ishwor Poakharel, general secretary of CPN-UML, Shanker Pokharel, secretary of CPN-UML, Narayankaji Shrestha, Vice-chairman of UCPN-Maoist, Hisila Yami,

senior leader and spouse of former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. The counting of votes will lead to the formation of a 601-member Constituent Assembly, including 240 elected through direct voting. Proportionate voting will elect 335 members and the remaining 26 will be nominated by the government. A party needs a total of 301 seats to get an absolute majority . Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala and senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal are expected to be the prime ministerial candidates.

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BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Commerce

WE THE STATE

India Hopes to Up Oil Imports After Iran Deal

I
ndia is hopeful that crude oil supplies from Iran would nudge up following a deal between Tehran and major world powers that could head off further sanctions on Iranian crude. Though an existing barter trade system between India and Iran to bypass western sanctions may suffer as payment channels to Tehran are expected to normalize. The landmark agreement between Iran the U.S., along with other permanent members of U.N. Security Council and Germany, will run for six months and includes a requirement that Iran halt efforts to improve its uranium-enrichment capacity and allow increased monitoring of its nuclear program. The deal, announced Saturday, didnt include any easing of sanctions on Irans sales of crude oil. But Indian industry officials said the pact was a welcome development and should help over time to boost New Delhis crude oil imports. Iran was the second-largest supplier of crude oil to India until around two years ago, before the sanctions were imposed, but Iranian crude supplies have gradually declined in line with a U.S. requirement that India and some other countries including China and South Korea steadily diminish their purchases. The deal is a positive sign, Raj Kumar Ghosh, refinery director at state-run Indian Oil Corp, Indias largest oil refiner and marketer, told The Wall Street Journal. As sanctions are withdrawn, global crude availability will increase, Mr. Ghosh added. Another private Indian oil company, which has been importing crude from Iran, was optimistic about an increase in supplies. Its a good development. It should cool down the crude oil prices little bit, said Lalit Kumar Gupta, managing director and chief executive of Essar Oil Ltd. We will continue to follow the government of India guidelines on imports of crude from Iran, he added. Indias crude oil imports from Iran declined by around 27% to 13.11 million tons in the financial year ended March 31. Imports between April and August this year were estimated at 2 million metric tons. An industry analyst said that it was too early to comment on how the deal struck between Iran and the major powers would play out for New Delhi, but added that there were likely to be both pros and cons. One boon for India could be that more companies might be willing to offer re-insurance for tankers transporting crude from Iran, which has emerged as a stumbling block in recent years, according to Praveen Kumar, an analyst with Singapore-based Facts Global Energy . On the other hand, Iran might gradually withdraw certain incentives it currently offers on oil sales to prevent buyers switching to other suppliers, he said. Iran has been trying to woo India by offering incentives including tanker services and insurance cover on shipments in order to stay competitive, trade executives say . Under U.S. sanctions, it is very tough for Iran to receive money in dollars for its crude oil. To get round this, India and Iran entered what is essentially a barter system in June 2012; Indian oil importers deposit rupees into an Indian bank and rice traders and other exporters withdraw funds from the same account once their shipments have been received in Iran. Mr. Kumar said that Iran might now look to repatriate its money from the Indian account for oil payments instead of waiting for the barter system. However, a senior Indian trade executive said he did not foresee any changes happening to the trade system with Iran immediately . There is no relaxation on the banking front (with Iran), said Ajay Sahai, director general of Federation of Indian Export Organisations, adding that the latest developments indicated that the U.S. is moving positively on Iran. Iran has stepped up purchases of Indian agricultural commodities such as basmati rice and soymeal as well as pharmaceuticals and automobile parts under the rupee payment mechanism. Mr. Sahai said that Indian exports to Iran would likely continue at the same pace even if the rupee payment mechanism was dismantled since local exporters here have established their market in the Middle Eastern nation.

World Bank Issues First Rupee-Linked Bonds

he World Bank Tuesday issued $160 million in Indian rupeelinked bonds, the first under its $1 billion offshore rupee bond program designed to deepen Indias capital markets, and said its also developing a substantial domestic bond program. The World Banks International Finance Corporation aims to help reduce major economic vulnerabilities, including foreign exchange exposures and capital flow volatility, by cultivating emerging market debt markets. Thats particularly important as the U.S. Federal Reserve begins an eventual exit from its easy money policies, which will force international investor portfolio reassessments and revive destabilizing capital flows between economies. Demand for Tuesdays issuance was more than double the offering amount, a healthy signal for the rest of the IFCs $1 billion offshore debt program for India. Although the bond is offered and settled

in U.S. dollars, the interest rate payments are tied to the rupee exchange rate. The IFC will then invest the cash raised by the issuance into Indias private sector. This establishes a significant benchmark-sized transaction, said Monish Mahurkar, who oversees the IFCs capital programs across the globe. It definitely has the potential for creating a vibrant, liquid market across the credit curve, he said. The IFC is also working on building a similar-sized program for the domestic market, Mr. Mahurkar told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. He declined to elaborate on the details as the IFC hasnt yet made the program public. But, he said, Obviously, our ambition is to make it very substantial so it has an impact. Deepening Indias debt markets is one way economists say the country can pre-

pare for an eventual hike in U.S. borrowing rates. Bond, currency and stock markets around the globe took a hit earlier this year when the Fed said the central bank could start cutting its bond purchases in the coming months. Those comments prompted interest rates to jump higher and investors to pull their cash out of emerging markets in favor of the prospect of higher rates and lower risk in the U.S. The episode revealed major weaknesses in many developing economies and drove the International Monetary Fund to slash its growth forecasts across the world. India was particularly hard hit, as investors saw political gridlock preventing the types of economic reforms needed to spur long-term growth and exposing its gaping current account deficit. Although the rupee has since somewhat recovered, the currencys value slid by double digits, prompting some economists to question whether the country

would need emergency financing. One worry is the amount of foreigncurrency debt borrowed by companies that largely receive their revenue in rupees. When a countrys exchange rate depreciates, it makes it harder for firms to pay their foreign debt. The absence of rupee-denominated markets can tempt many firms to boost their foreign-currency borrowing, laying the groundwork for eventual financial distress. Developing deeper rupee-denominated or rupee-linked debt markets helps reduce such exchange rate pressures and can subsequently temper capital flow volatility . Although this is the IFCs first rupeelinked bond issuance, its not its first emerging market bond. The division fostered growth in Chinas yuan-denominated debt with so-called panda bonds, and has issued debt in Brazilian reals, the Nigerian naira and the Russian ruble.

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BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Sports

WE THE STATE

New World chess champ takes home West Bengal assembly passes over Rs 9 crore prize money resolution lauding Sachin Tendulkar K
Chennai: Newly crowned world chess champion Magnus Carlsen today took home a prize money of Rs 9.90 crore after he beat India's Viswanathan Anand in a keenly watched contest that spanned over 10 days. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa gave away the prize money and trophies to the Norwegian sensation and the Indian veteran at a short ceremony here that lasted about ten minutes. Carlsen, the second youngest player after Garry Kasparov to win the coveted chess title, was awarded a gold-plated trophy, whose design was handpicked by Jayalalithaa, gold medal and an olive garland (wreath) at the private Hotel where the two players had vied for the championship last week. Anand, a five time world champion whose title was wrested by the young challenger with a stupendous 6.5-3.5 score, had to settle for the runner-up prize money of Rs 6.03 crore, a silver plaque and silver medal. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov presented the respective medals to Carlsen and Anand. The olive wreath, presented to Carlsen, was made of olive leaves from Nilgiris in the state. olkata, Nov 19: The West Bengal Assembly Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution congratulating cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for his sporting glories. A "wish" of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the resolution in documented form will be delivered to the cricketer at his Mumbai residence. "Today (Tuesday), the resolution was passed unanimously, congratulating Sachin (Tendulkar). The chief minister had earlier wished for it and accordingly, we approached the speaker who allowed the resolution," Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee said. "Unquestionably one of the greatest batsman of all time, he was one of the rare craftsmen who acquired perfect control of his medium - batting. He transcended the geographical barriers and appealed equally his opponents who had no options but to admire the art of his batting and his conduct both on and off the field," the resolution, read out by Chatterjee to the media, said. The house also congratulated Tendulkar for becoming the first sportsperson to be honoured with the country's highest civilian award - the Bharat Ratna. "This house is also elated to know he has been chosen as a recipient of Bharat Ratna this year and wishes the unchallenged champion every success in his post-retirement period and truly believes he would continue to serve the game of cricket and cause of the nation like he has been doing during his two-and-a-half decade long career," read the resolution. Banerjee earlier had felicitated Tendulkar during his 199th and penultimate Test match played at the Eden Gardens (Nov 6-8).

Indias tour of SA: Zaheer back but three spinners are too many
for the two-Test series. Zaheer will be the senior-most in a quintet that has Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma. Ishant, who struggled for form in the ODI series against Australia, has been retained in both the squads. He took amatch-haul of nine wickets in Delhi's win over Haryana in the Ranji Trophy match on Sunday . Umesh Yadav, who was dropped for the recent series' against Australia and West Indies, has been recalled in both the squads as well. The Test squad has seven specialist batsmen, two wicketkeepers, five pacers and three spinners. Shikar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are certain to open the innings, while Virat Kohli is expected to take the number four slot vacated by Tendulkar. Zaheer is likely to be drafted directly into the playing XI with Shami, Ishant, Bhuvneshwar and Umesh fighting it out for two spots. R Ashwin will lead the spin attack while left-arm spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravindra Jadeja will battle for one position. The three ODIs are scheduled to be held in Johannesburg, Durban and Centurion on December 5, 8 and 11 respectively . This will be followed by a two-day practice match against South African Invitational XI at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni. The first Test match starts on December 18 at the New Wanderers while the 'Boxing Day' Test from December 26 will be played at the Kingsmead in Durban. Test squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha, Zaheer Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha ODI Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kolhi, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Amit Mishra.

eteran India pacer Zaheer Khan has made it to the squad for the two Tests against South Africa in December. Gautam Gambhir has failed to make the team. The national selectors, headed by Sandeep Patil, picked the squad in Vadodara on Monday . Ambati Rayudu has also made the Test squad for the first time in his career. He has been picked as a reserve batsman. But Zaheer's return has been quite sensational. The veteran pacer, who last played a Test match against England in Kolkata in December 2012, has been among wickets in Ranji Trophy, with 13 scalps at an average

of 19.84, and his experience has helped for sure. The 35-year-old has played 88 Tests, taking 295 wickets. (Related: Zaheer and a grueling French experience) Gambhir, however, failed to find a place in the side as a reserve opener despite a healthy average of 74 plus in the ongoing Ranji season. In Delhi's previous home game against Haryana, Gambhir scored 153 to engineer a 105-run victory for the hosts. "His (Gambhir) name was discussed, in fact, we discussed a lot of things. Even skipper MS Dhoni was consulted and all the players were selected unanimously," BCCI

secretary Sanjay Patel said after the selection committee meeting. The month-long tour which includes three ODIs followed by two Tests is India's first international assignment after the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar. Baroda batsman Rayudu, a seasoned domestic player, has been named in both the Test and ODI squads, while veterans like Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh continue to remain on the sidelines. The 28year-old Rayudu, who is currently part of the team in the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies, has played four ODIs so far. The selectors have gone in with five pacers

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BHOPAL November 25 to December 1, 2013

Nation

WE THE STATE

Rahul's ISI remark correct,

U
gun and should be allowed to reach its conclusion," he added. Blaming Modi for mudslinging and bringing down the quality of discourse at public rallies, Tewari said that when Congress uses the same language then the BJP feels hurt. "Modi is talking about everything, but he is silent on the snooping incident (on a woman in Gujarat). Sahebjade ki darhi me tinka hai (the finger of suspicion points towards Modi); otherwise, why doesn't he agree to judicial inquiry . The BJP must come out clean on the issue. There is a difference between surveillance and security," he said. He also alleged that several youths seated in the front rows in the Modi's rally were not local but were being transported from one place to another. Tewari said that the crime graph in

says Union Minister

nion Information and Broadcasting minister Manish Tewari has said Rahul Gandhi's remark that Muslim youths in Muzaffarnagar were being wooed by Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) was correct. "Whenever there are such incidents of communal tension, the enemies of the nation try to take advantage of the situation. So, Rahul Gandhi made a disclosure in a most transparent way," he said while replying to a media

query . The Congress vice president had made the remarks at an election rally in Indore and was referring to Muslim youth affected by the violence in September this year in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The Election Commission had pulled up Rahul Gandhi for the remarks after BJP filed a complaint. On rape allegation against Tarun Tejpal, he said the incident was unfortunate. "The due process of law has be-

Madhya Pradesh, particularly against women, was on the rise. He said time has come to remove the BJP government and bring Congress back to power. "The BJP is trying to make this election revolve around one person, but the fact remains that many of its ministers in Madhya Pradesh are facing corruption charges." He also questioned what kind of message the chief minister was giving by fighting from Vidisha, in an indirect reference to Raghavji incident. He charged the BJP government of camouflaging the central schemes as state government scheme for vote bank politics. On his ministry's attempt to control social media, Tewari said that apart from issues of national security there was no attempt to control the social media.

Tejpal in tight spot as

Goa police cracks whip
NEW DELHI The controversy surrounding Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpals alleged sexual assault on a journalist colleague during the magazines ThinkFest in Goa early this month kept simmering even as the Home Ministry has sought a report from the Goa Government amid the Goa police registering a case of rape against him. The Goa police cracked the whip after the National Commission for Women asked it to file an FIR against Tejpal in the incident that came to light with the victim girls e-mail to the magazines managing editor Shoma Chaudhary and journalist friends on her alleged molestation by him for two days. The Home Ministry asked the Goa authorities to send a status report on the action taken by the police in the case, with details about the sequence of events which took place during a literary function organised by the weekly news magazine in Goa. After the email of the victim woman journalist got into the circulation, Tejpal had announced on Wednesday night that he was recusing from his job for six months. On the Goa police registering an FIR to book him for rape since molestation is also treated equivalent to the crime of rape under the amended law, Tejpal spoke for the first time since the scandal erupted, saying he would cooperate with the police. He also urged the Goa police to release CCTV footage of the alleged incident seized from a 5-star hotel as he claimed it would present an accurate version of events. A report from Goa says a team of the Goa police was on its way to interrogate Tejpal. He may be taken into custody on the basis of the FIR and flown to Goa after obtaining permission from a Delhi magistrate as required on arrest of an accused at a place away from the city of incident. The victim journalist has not filed any complaint with the police so far and it would be difficult for police to take Tejpal to the court without any complaint, though legal experts say the footage of the incident in the hotel lift can be produced by police as evidence in the court. They also faulted the managing editor Chaudhary and Tehelka for not reporting the matter to the police as soon the victims complaint was received. Chaudhury said though Tejpals version of what happened in Goa differed from that of the journalist, she asked him to render an unconditional apology to the young woman, who had demanded that he should apologise before all staffers. Her first reaction was that the case is an internal matter and she was

handling it. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley said in a facebook post that an in-house inquiry is not enough and describing it as an alternative is an accused-friendly approach. Referring to the television debates, he said: Regretfully, some participants provided an escape route for the accused. They argued that the victim has a freedom of choice whether to pursue her complaint before the in-house inquiry or pursue the criminal investigation. Pointing out that a criminal offence is a crime against a victim as also against society, Jaitley

said: This is precisely why the State pursues a criminal action. The public exchequer pays for it. There is a larger public interest in punishing a criminal. A departmental or an in-house inquiry and a criminal trial complement each other. They are not alternatives. Punishing an offender acts as a deterrent in the larger interest of the society . It is the duty of one and all to encourage victims to depose truly and faithfully. Public interest must always prevail over private embarrassments. The alternative option theory is an accusedfriendly approach, he added.

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