SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2024 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR ‘EXPECT WONDERS FROM CONGRESS’ A HALTING BIDEN TRIES TO CONFRONT TRUMP AT DEBATE P7 SENSEX 79,032.73210.45 WEATHER Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain/thundershower. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 31°C and 26 °C respectively. RAINFALL: 17.6 mm RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 98 % TEMPERATURE Max: 31.1 °C (-1.8) SUN RISES 04:55 hrs MOON RISES 23:26 hrs Min. 84 % Min: 27.6°C (+0.8) SUN SETS 18:25 hrs MOON SETS 10:60 hrs THUMBNAILS India's Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during Day 1 of the one-off Test match against South Africa Women, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai on Friday. ANI (Pg 12) Hemant Soren walks out of jail: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren, who had been facing a probe in an alleged land scam case, was released from the Birsa Munda Jail following a bail order from the Jharkhand High Court on Friday. Hemant Soren, accompanied by his wife and party members, left the jail on Friday evening. (Page 10) NIFTY 24,010.6033.90 P9 ` vs $ 83.36 INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA CHASE T20 GLORY IN BARBADOS ‘GOVT READY FOR DISCUSSION ON NEET BUT WITHIN TRADITION’ P5 GOLD 72,160430 P12 SILVER 90,000 BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 82.760.42 NEET scam rocks Parl, LS One killed, six hurt as part of a canopy at IGI’s T1 collapses Motion of Thanks stalled RS took up the discussion on Motion of Thanks in spite of Oppn slogan-shouting STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 28 JUNE T he Lok Sabha on Friday failed to take up the Motion of Thanks on President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday, as the Opposition raised noisy slogans in both Houses to demand an immediate discussion on the NEET paper leak scam. Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha for the day, shortly before the Motion of Thanks was to be taken up after 12 noon, as members of the Congress and other Opposition parties walked into the Well of the House and surrounded the officials’ table. The members were supporting Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s demand for admission of an adjournment motion to have a “dedicated” discussion on the paper leak scam. The Opposition insisted on the adjournment despite the Speaker’s advice that no adjournment motion or zero hour is allowed when the President’s address is to be dis- Opposition leaders stage a protest in the Well of the House against NEET exam scam during the ongoing session in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Friday. ANI cussed. The Rajya Sabha took up the discussion on the Motion of Thanks in spite of the Opposition’s slogan-shouting. In an unprecedented move, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge walked into the Well of the House along with party members demanding the paper leak discussion. Mr Kharge resumed his seat within a couple of minutes, although the Congress members remained in the Well, shouting slogans that Mr Kharge be heard. Security guards came close to the officials’ table. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said never before the Leader of Opposition had walked into the well of the House. A little later, the Chairman again referred to the “ignoble conduct” of the Opposition members in the House and said it was “very painful” and “unbelievable” to see Mr Kharge, a leader with over 50 years’ parliamentary experience, walking into the Well of the House. In the Lok Sabha, just as Mr Gandhi demanded the adjournment motion, Mr Birla said the Opposition can raise all issues at length during a discussion on the Presidential address. The Opposition members immediately left their seats and stood in aisles between the members’ seats. The Speaker called for papers to be laid to proceed with the work, but Mr Gandhi said the Opposition condemned the paper leaks. The Speaker told him “you will get all the time to discuss it.” By 11.15, there was a heavy presence of Opposition members all around the officials’ table, with security guards moving closer. The House was adjourned till 12 noon. The Speaker again asked Mr Gandhi to control the Opposition members and let Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju speak as per the agenda on constitution of the Parliamentary committees. Mr Birla said the whole House had responsibility to ensure its proper functioning. In a planned manner, the House was not being allowed to run. Mr Rijiju said he condemned the Congress members coming into the well of the House, ignoring conventions. The Speaker said methods of opposition in the streets and in Parliament cannot be the same, and adjourned the House for the day. Rain: National capital comes to a standstill STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 28 JUNE T1 terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport where a portion of the canopy collapsed on Friday. ANI AGRAJ PRATAP SINGH NEW DELHI, 28 JUNE One man died, while six others were injured after a portion of a canopy at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal-1 fell on vehicles following heavy rains in the early hours on Friday. The incident took place at around 5 a.m amid a heavy downpour, and the shed outside the Terminal1 of IGIA (domestic) spanning from Gate no 1 to Gate no 2, collapsed damaging four vehicles and injuriing six persons. According to police, the injured are stable and were given medical treatment. Images and videos of the incident showing the canopy Vehicles make their way through the waterlogged road. SUBRATA DUTTA fallen on some cabs circulated on social media with serious damage visible on the vehicles. Following the incident, the people were rescued by the Delhi Police, fire services, CISF and NDRF teams. Flight departures from the terminal were suspended after the incident. A senior police officer said that a case under section 304A/337 of the IPC has been registered in this regard and the investigation has Heavy rains lashed Delhi and other parts of the NCR on Friday morning bringing life to a standstill and exposing the tall claims made by the authorities that they were prepared to deal with a situation arising from downpour. According to the IMD, the city received a record breaking 228 mm of rainfall during the past 24 hours, up to 8.30 am on Friday morning, while Delhi minister Atishi has said that this amount of rainfall in 24 hours occurred last in 1936, which was 88 years ago. (Pg 2) been taken up. Upon receiving the news, Union Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu visited the spot and took stock of the situation. The minister also paid a visit to the hospital where the injured had been admitted, and spoke to the doctors asking them to ensure the best treatment is given to them.
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