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‘Failed law minister’: Opposition hits out after Rijiju moved out of law ministry

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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

NEW DELHI: Opposition parties, including the Congress, took a swipe at Kiren Rijiju who was on Thursday moved from the law ministry to the relatively lower profile Ministry of Earth Sciences, calling him a “failed law minister”.

In a sudden development, Kiren Rijiju was moved out of the law ministry and replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal.

A brief communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan said President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in the Union Council of Ministers.

“The portfolio of (the) Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju,” it said.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore described Rijiju, who was routinely vocal against the collegium system of judicial appointments, as a “failed law minister” while veteran lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said it was not easy to understand the science behind the laws.

“The failed law minister moves In Earth Science what he can do? Hope Arjun Ram Meghwal acts in a dignified manner as law minister,” Tagore said in a tweet.

Sibal, a former law minister, said, “Not law, now Minister for Earth Sciences. It is not easy to understand the science behind the laws. Now (he) will try to grapple with the laws of science. Good luck my friend!” Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi dwelt on the possible reasons behind Rijiju being moved to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, wondering if the recent Supreme Court judgment on Maharashtra was a cause.

“Is it because of the Maharashtra judgement embarrassment? Or the Modani-SEBI investigation?” Chaturvedi asked in a tweet.

In a unanimous verdict on a batch of pleas related to the political crisis that led to the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra following a revolt by a Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde in 2022, the apex court said the communication expressing discontent among some MLAs is not sufficient for the governor to call for a floor test.

During the hearing on May 11, the top court held that the governor cannot enter the political arena and floor test is not a tool to decide internal party disputes.

The apex court, however, held that the then-governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was right in calling Shinde to form the government because Thackeray had resigned before the floor test.

Rijiju was named law minister on July 7, 2021. He got the coveted portfolio following the resignation of senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Congress hits back at BJP for questioning delay in deciding Karnataka CM

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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the BJP for criticising it over the delay in deciding the Chief Minister of Karnataka, and cited examples when the BJP declared its chief ministers in Uttar Pradesh and Assam several days after winning the polls.

“Just to refresh memories of PM’s drum-beaters especially. 2017 UP Vidhan Sabha election results out on March 11th. Yogi appointed CM 8 days later on March 19th. 2021 Assam Vidhan Sabha election results out on May 3rd. Himanta Biswa Sarma became CM 7 days later on May 10th,” AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.

“There are many more such examples,” he also said. Several BJP leaders are criticising the Congress for the delay in deciding on the chief ministerial candidate in Karnataka amid hectic lobbying for the top post.

The results in Karnataka were declared on May 13 but the party has not finalised its chief ministerial face yet and the process of consultations is on.

Karnataka’s two chief ministerial aspirants Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar held separate meetings with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday as the party held hectic consultations to decide on who would lead the government in the southern state.

BJP’s IT cell head Amit Malviya said a sorry state of affairs prevails in Congress where president Mallikarjun Kharge sees himself more as a “postman”.

“Want to watch circus? Watch the Congress select their CM in Karnataka,” he said on Twitter.

Referring to the lobbying by Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the post of chief minister, he said, “The BJP also holds discussions and deliberations to elect its CMs and has often ensured smooth transition of power, even between CMs.

Despite elaborate consultations, you will never find BJP aspirants falling over each other, rallying supporters and issuing veiled threats to the Party through the media”.

“On the contrary, last evening, Lutyens journalists, who DK Shivkumar hosted at the Claridges, almost appointed Siddaramaiah as the Karnataka CM. Sorry state of affairs in the Congress, where President Kharge sees himself more as a postman, let alone being a decision maker or even part of the decision-making team He keeps referring to some High Command,” he added.

Muslim Congress MLA to build country’s largest Hanuman temple in Jharkhand’s Jamtara

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RANCHI: Elated with the party’s historic victory in Karnataka Assembly polls, suspended Muslim Congress MLA Irfan Ansari has announced to build the country’s largest Hanuman Temple in his Assembly Constituency, Jamtara. 

According to Ansari, his faith in Lord Hanuman has increased after the party’s thumping majority win in Karnataka polls. He visited the Hanuman temple immediately and expresses his gratitude. He believes that Lord Hanuman belongs to everyone.

Notably, Ansari along with two other Congress MLAs were suspended by the Congress for hatching a conspiracy to topple the JMM-led alliance Government in Jharkhand after being arrested with 50 lakh cash in their vehicle in Kolkata.

Congress MLAs (L-R) Rajesh Kacchap, Naman Biksal and Irfan Ansari, who were arrested with cash by West Bengal police

“Though I am a follower of Lord Hanuman since the beginning, but after the historic victory of the Congress party in Karnataka polls, my faith in Lord Hanuman has further increased and hence, I announce that I will build the country’s largest temple of Lord Hanuman in Jamtara,” said Ansari. The temple to be built will be the historical and largest of all the Hanuman temples in the country, he added.

Answering the query about arranging funds for the construction, Ansari said even if he has to sell his kidney, he will construct the temple.

Ansari also warned those who are doing politics in the name of religion. He informed that the land for the temple has already been identified as Satsal and construction for the same will start very soon.

Incidentally, Lord Hanuman had taken centre stage in the Karnataka elections after the Congress in its manifesto said that it would ban the Bajrang Dal and popular front of India if voted to power.

Responding to it, BJP said that Congress’s proposal to ban Bajrang Dal was an attempt to lock up Hanuman and his devotees who chant ‘Jai Bajrangbali.’ In all his public meetings Prime Minister
Narendra Modi made it a point to chant ‘Jai Bajrangbali.’

Retaliating, Congress demanded PM Modi’s apology accusing him of hurting the religious sentiments of devotees by “equating” Lord Hanuman with Bajrang Dal.

Sourav Ganguly’s security cover upgraded to Z category

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KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has decided to upgrade the security cover of former Indian cricket team captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to the Z category, a senior official said.

The decision was taken on Tuesday following the expiry of the tenure of Y category security provided to Ganguly.

“As the security cover of the VVIP expired, a review was done as per the protocol and it was decided to raise Ganguly’s security cordon to the Z category,” he said

As per the new security arrangement, the former cricketer will have 8 to 10 police personnel guarding him, the official said.

Under the Y category security cover, Ganguly used to get three policemen from the Special Branch in his cordon and an equal number of law enforcers guarding his Behala residence.

On Tuesday, representatives of the state secretariat reached Ganguly’s Behala office where they held a meeting with officers from Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar and the local police station, he added.

“Ganguly is currently travelling with his team Delhi Daredevils and will return to Kolkata on May 21. He will start getting Z category security from that very day,” the official said.

In West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor C V Ananda Bose and Trinamool Congress MP and national secretary Abhishek Banerjee get Z Plus security while ministers such as Firhad Hakim and Moloy Ghatak have been provided with Z category security.

BJP’s West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar is also provided with Z Plus security cover along with CISF protection.

Karnataka CM decision: Siddaramaiah meets Rahul Gandhi

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NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief ministerial aspirant Siddaramaiah on Wednesday met Rahul Gandhi amid hectic parleys in the party to name its chief minister face in the southern state.

The meeting comes a day after Siddaramaiah met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence and held discussion with him over government formation.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress chief D K Shivakumar is also likely to meet Rahul Gandhi later in the day.

Both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar are claimants to the top post in Karnataka after the party wrested the state from the BJP.

The Congress has held a series of meetings on who will be the chief minister of the state after the party staged a stunning victory in the assembly elections, winning 135 of out 224 seats.

Indore man kills 7-year-old son, on pressure from his third wife

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BHOPAL: A seven-year-old boy was murdered in his sleep by his father in Madhya Pradsh’s Indore, because of pressure from his stepmother. 

The incident happened in Indore’s Tejaji Nagar area on the intervening night of Sunday and middle, as the middle-aged man Shishupal Munde, allegedly asked his son  Pratheek, a Class III student to sleep in his room, which had an air cooler.

The boy usually sleeps with his grandparents. The boy, excited about the cooler, told his grandparents he was going to his father’s room. That was the last they saw him alive. 

According to the police, when his son fell asleep, Shishupal turned up the TV volume and strangled him. He allegedly tried to video call his wife, but she didn’t take it.

After killing his young son, Shishupal sent a video to his third wife Payal in MP’s Rajgarh district, to prove that he had killed Prateek, as repeatedly asked by her.

Acting in the matter, the Tejaji Nagar police have arrested the accused man Shishupal and his third wife Payal, (23) who gave birth to a child just three months back.

According to additional DCP (ADCP) JS Bhadauria, the prime accused Shishupal, who drove the car of a respected family in Indore, had married first in 2015 and had a son Prateek from that marriage. His first wife died in 2019, after which he married another woman, but the marriage broke within 15 days.

Two years back, Shishupal married for the third time, this time with Rajgarh district native Payal, who since getting married didn’t want to live with stepson Prateek.

Around 7-8 months back, she returned to her parent’s place and started pressurizing Shishupal regularly to eliminate Prateek if he wanted to live with her. Three months back, she gave birth to a child and since then started exerting more pressure on Shishupal to get rid of seven-year-old Prateek, if he wanted her to return to Indore with the three-month-old child.

The video clip of the murder was found on Shashipal Munde’s mobile phone, the police said. 

IPL 2023: Clinical KKR beat CSK by 6 wickets to keep slim hopes alive

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CHENNAI: Skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh slammed the fifties apiece en route to a 99-run match-winning stand to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.

Rana remained unbeaten on 57 off 44 balls while Rinku made 54 off 43 deliveries to set up KKR’s chase of 145 runs after they lost their first three wickets for 33 runs inside the fifth over.

KKR finished at 147 for four in 18.3 overs with Rana leading from the front after making the most of a dropped chance.

KKR’s cause was helped to a large extent by a superb bowling effort earlier by spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine, who did superbly and picked up two wickets each.

The defeat also puts on hold CSK’s chances of sealing a play-off berth as the home side is in second spot with 15 points.

KKR, on the other hand, moved to 12 points with a match to play but their hopes rest on other results.

Rana and Rinku, both left-handers, showed necessary skills and patience on a tacky pitch to negate the impact of CSK spinners after the home team had posted a moderate 144 for six in 20 overs.

The match-winning partnership between Rana and Rinku ended when the latter was run out by a direct hit from Moeen Ali.

CSK spinners — Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana and Moeen — could not do any damage after Deepak Chahar had provided the initial breakthroughs to leave KKR at 33 for 3.

CSK struck an early blow when Chahar got Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1) as he failed to keep his square-drive down and was well caught by Tushar Deshpande close to the boundary.

After six overs, KKR were 46 for three with Chahar having picked up all the three wickets to fall — Gurbaz, Jason Roy (12) and Venkatesh Iyer (9).

Rana got a life on 18 when Matheesha Pathirana dropped a catch running in from the boundary off Moeen.

In the 13th over bowled by Moeen, Rana played two superb shots on the off-side to pick up boundaries and followed it up with a few more cracking strikes in the 15th over by Maheesh Theekshana.

Earlier, talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision to drop down the order backfired as CSK lost wickets at regular intervals to be restricted to the modest score.

Dhoni, who came out to bat no.7 position, remained unbeaten on 2 off 3 balls.

Opting to bat, CSK were 72 for five in in the 11th over before Shivam Dube underlined his utility, hammering a 34-ball 48 (1×4, 3x6s) to help the hosts somewhat recuperate in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (20 off 24).

The duo shared 68-run stand for the sixth wicket to take CSK close to the 150-run mark, which at one point of time looked out of reach on a sluggish pitch.

Spin duo of Narine (2/15) and Chakravarthy (2/36) were the pick of the bowlers for KKR and they were ably supported by Shardul Thakur (3-0-15-1) did and Vaibhav Arora (1/30).

CSK were 99 for five after 16 overs as KKR bowlers, especially the spinners, kept things tight and struck at regular intervals.

Narine and Chakravarthy did the damage in the middle of the innings before Dube and Jadeja launched a fightback.

After a quick start, Chakravarthy broke through for KKR, getting Ruturaj Gaikwad (17, 13 balls, 2×4) to edge one to Arora in the fourth over as CSK raced away to 31 in the fourth over.

Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane maintained the pace of scoring, despite not going bang-bang, and scored 52 runs in the first six overs.

Conway earned a reprieve when he got a LBW decision overturned via DRS after being adjudged out off Chakravarthy.

Rahane fell trying to force the pace, unable to clear the boundary off Chakravarthy.

Conway top-edged a pull to Rinku Singh in the deep off Thakur after making 30.

Ambati Rayudu’s poor season continued as he fell for just 4 to give Narine his first wicket.

The West Indian spinner then castled a struggling Moeen (1) to reduce CSK to 72 for 5 in the 11th over.

IPL 2023: Fifties by Maxwell and du Plessis take RCB to 171/5 against RR

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Royal Challengers Bangalore players celebrate after winning their IPL 2023 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. (Photo | PTI)

JAIPUR: Captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell scored half-centuries to help Royal Challengers Bangalore post a competitive 171 for five against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.

Opting to bat, du Plessis (55 off 44) and Maxwell (54 of 33) stitched a 69-run partnership for the second wicket.

But the middle order once again failed to fire as RCB lost four wickets for just 18 runs.

Spinner Adam Zampa and medium pacer KM Asif picked two wickets apiece for Rajasthan.

Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 171 for 5 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 55, Glenn Maxwell 54; Adam Zampa 2/25; KM Asif 2/42).

Not got a call to go to Delhi, govt will be formed at auspicious time: Shivakumar

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KPCC president DK Shivakumar. (File Photo | PTI)

BENGALURU: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar, a strong contender for the Chief Minister’s post, said he has not received any call from the party’s central leadership to discuss the issue.

When asked whether he will be appointed the Chief Minister, he said: “I don’t know. I have done whatever job was given to me. We have sent a one-line resolution to Delhi.”

He also said the government will be formed at an auspicious time. Amid speculation that he has been asked to come to the national capital by the high command, he said: “I have not received any call yet. Let’s see.”

On when the new government would be formed, Shivakumar said, “We will see an auspicious day of the week, auspicious moment and auspicious ‘muhurta’.”

Shivakumar is engaged in an intense competition with senior party leader Siddaramaiah for the Chief Minister’s post.

The Karnataka Congress Legislaure Party at its meeting on Sunday unanimously passed a resolution authorising AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the new Chief Minister of the state.

In the May 10 Assembly polls to the 224-member House, the Congress won 135 seats, the BJP 66 and the JD(S) 19. The results were declared on May 13.

‘Hurt religious sentiments’: Woman shot dead at Gurdwara in Patiala for ‘consuming liquor’

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CHANDIGARH: A 33-year old woman was shot dead in Dukh Niwaran Sahib Gurdwara in Patiala late on Sunday night by another devotee as she was allegedly under the influence of liquor and this hurt his religious sentiments.

Sources said that Parminder Kaur had come to the historic gurdwara in Patiala from Zirakpur near Chandigarh was allegedly consuming liquor near the sarovar (holy water tank). 

A few devotes objected to her drinking and an attendant (volunteer) Sagar Malhotra stopped her. Kaur got agitated and broke the bottle and hit Malhotra on his arm.

She was over powered by the devotees and taken to the manager’s room. Then manager tried to ask the women her credentials and other details but she did not give a proper reply. Then the police was called by the gurdwara authorities.

While the police personnel were taking Kaur in their custody from the manager’s room, a person standing nearby fired four bullets at her. Kaur died on the spot.

The accused identified as 32-year old Nirmaljit Singh Saini of Urban Estate in Patiala is a property dealer and a regular visitor to gurdwara.

The attendant, Sagar Malhotra, was also injured in the firing. The police have recovered few tobacco packets and a bottle of liquor from the spot where the incident took place, said sources.

Senior Superintendent of Police of Patiala Varun Sharma said, “Prima facie it seems Saini’s religious sentiments were hurt and he fired five rounds at the woman with his 32-bore licensed revolver of this four hit her and she died on the spot, while one bullet hit Malohtra and is injured but out of danger as he was taken to Rajindra Medical Collage and Hospital.’’

“It seems Saini took this step in the heat of the movement as he was regular visitor to the gurdwara and has no criminal back ground, the women was unemployed and alcoholi. We traced her back ground and found a prescription in her bag which was of a private de-addiction centre at Patiala.”

“They told the police that she was undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction and was having mood swings. We are trying to locate the family members or any relatives as no one has come forward to claim her body, as further investigations are going on,’’ said Sharma and added that her mobile has been sent for technical analysis.

He further said that the accused never knew the lady and he took this extreme step in heat of the moment. “The accused Singh has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime has been recovered. The CCTV footage in the gurdwara has been scanned.’’

Meanwhile, additional police has been deployed around the gurdwara premises. A case of murder and arms act has been registered at Anaj Mandi Police station.

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