SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2024 www.thestatesman.com X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 Pages 14 |` 5.00|LC KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR EBRAHIM ALKAZI HOLDING TIME CAPTIVE TRUMP RE-COMMITS TO DEBATING HARRIS P11 SENSEX 79,705.91p819.69 WEATHER Generally cloudy sky. Light to moderate rain / thundershower very likely to occur. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 32 °C and 28 °C respectively. RAINFALL: NIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY NIFTY P12 24,367.50p250.50 ` vs $ 83.89 31-member JPC constituted to examine Waqf Bill Max. 93 % Min. 84 % Asaduddin Owaisi, Kalyan Banerjee are on panel Max: 31.6˚C SUN RISES 05:12 hrs MOON RISES 09:51 hrs Min: 28.3˚C SUN SETS 18:11 hrs MOON SETS 21:34 hrs STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 9 AUGUST TEMPERATURE Full Moon on 19 August THUMBNAILS The funeral procession of former Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, (See Page 3) in Kolkata on Friday. n SNS Aman Sehrawat wins bronze: Wrestler Aman Sehrawat lifted the gloom over the Indian contingent over Vinesh Phogat's disqualification by bagging a bronze medal in men’s 57 kg freestyle category. Sehrawat scored a 13-5 win over Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz, in the process becoming India's youngest ever individual Olympic medallist at 21 years and 24 days. A 31-member Joint Committee of MPs was announced on Friday to examine the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill. The committee, which has 21 members from the Lok Sabha, and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, will submit its report to the Lok Sabha by the last day of the first week of the next session of Parliament. The Bill, seeking to make changes in the management of Waqf properties in the country, was introduced on Thursday in the Lok Sabha, sparking a heated discussion. The Opposition maintained the Bill would not stand judicial scrutiny as it would encroach on fundamental rights of people and is against the secular spirit of the Constitution. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju agreed to refer the Bill for study by a committee, and moved AFTER SILVER MEDAL, CHOPRA TO FOCUS ON GROIN TROUBLE ‘NORTH BENGAL NEGLECTED BY KOLKATA’ the motions for the constitution of the Joint Committee of MPs. The 21 Lok Sabha members on the committee are Mr Jagdambika Pal, Mr Nishikant Dubey, Mr Tejasvi Surya, Mrs Aparajita Sarangi, Mr Sanjay Jaiswal, Mr Dilip Saikia, Mr Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Mr D K Aruna, Mr Gourav Gogoi, Mr Imran Masood, Mohammad Jawed, Mr Mohibbullah, Mr Kalyan Banerjee, Mr A Raja, Mr Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Mr Dileshwar Kamait, Mr Arvind Sawant, Mr Mahtre Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath, Mr Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Mr Arun Bharti and Mr Asaduddin Owaisi. The 10 members of the Rajya Sabha on the committee are Mr Brij Lal, Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, Mr Gulam Ali, Dr Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain, Mohammed Nadimul Haque, Mr V Vijayasai Reddy, Mr M Mohamed Abdulla, Mr Sanjay Singh and Dr Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade. As per the rules governing the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), the quorum for a meeting of the JPC shall be onethird of the total number of the committee members. The Rules of Procedures of the Lok Sabha governing other Parliamentary committees shall apply to the JPC with such variations and modifications as the Lok Sabha Speaker may make. P7 GOLD 71,640.00 P14 SILVER 83,000 BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 77.62q−0.33 Manish Sisodia walks out of jail after SC’s bail order STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 9 AUGUST Asking both the trial courts and High Courts to recognise the principle that “bail is rule and jail is exception” the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party leader, Manish Sisodia, in an alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering case rooted in the 2021 Delhi excise policy case. Following the verdict, Mr Sisodia walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday evening to be welcomed by cheering supporters, 18 months after he was sent to jail following his arrest in the case by the Central Bureau of Investigation in February 2023. (Details on Page 4) Jhargram to be developed as a major tourist spot: Mamata STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE KOLKATA, 9 AUGUST A tiger safari will be set up in Jhargram to bring tourists to Junglemahal, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Jhargram today. She was addressing a gathering to celebrate International Day of the World''s Indigenous People, observed as Adivasi Divas, held at Jhargram stadium this afternoon. The CM also distributed benefits under various welfare schemes and virtually inaugurated administrative offices and laid the foundation stone of different projects. She said tourist interest in Jhargram has gone up and tourists are coming to the region regularly. Miss Banerjee said it has been decided that SHG complexes will be set up across the state in public-private- partnership mode. Of the structure that will come up, two floors will be given to the self help groups to set up stalls to showcase their products. There will be a cineme hall in the proposed structure. Noting that one such complex is coming up in Jhargram, the chief minister said: “The proposed project will held the SHGs enormously. They will be able to showcase their products and sell them. The goods made by the folk artisans have become very popular. This will give a boost to their business.” Miss Banerjee said the state government has made Jhargram self-sufficient. There is a university, stadium and super specialty hospital and basic infrastructure in the district has been improved. The Kanak Durga temple has been renovated, she said.