13082024-TTC-01.qxd 8/13/2024 12:38 AM 13 SC TO CONSIDER LISTING KEJRIWAL’S PLEA NATION /thetribunechd Page 1 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 224 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 tuesday | 13 august 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com SC: Highways not parking space, BJP, RSS in bind over providing refuge to reopen Shambhu border partially Bangladeshi Hindus KOLKATA OUTRAGE Satya Prakash Tribune News Service AIIMS medicos protest rape & murder of a Kolkata resident doctor, in New Delhi. Similar protests were witnessed across the region on a call by the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association. PTI BACK PAGE HINDENBURG REPORT Cong threatens stir; will expose toolkit gang: BJP Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 12 The Congress on Monday warned of a nationwide stir if a JPC probe was not initiated into US short-seller Hindenburg’s latest allegations against industrialist Gautam Adani and SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch even as the BJP dismissed the demand saying it was aimed at undermining the Indian economy. Drawing a George Soros link to Hindenburg’s allegations, the BJP said the Congress was trying to “create economic anarchy by demanding a JPC probe based on fictitious reports”. Addressing a press conference, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said Hungarian-American billionaire EX-ISI CHIEF FAIZ HAMEED ARRESTED WORLD ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE INVESTOR CONFIDENCE The Congress’ purpose behind the JPC demand is to undermine investor confidence so that FIIs and FDIs do not come to India. ❝ Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP LEADER George Soros, who openly called for regime change in India on the eve of Lok Sabha elections, was the biggest investor in the Hindenburg. After earlier alleging that Adani was running the “largest con in corporate history”, Hindenburg Research has now claimed that the SEBI chairperson had stakes in offshore funds linked to Adani which was why it went soft on continued on page 12 New Delhi, August 12 The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the DGPs of Punjab and Haryana, along with the SSPs and DCs of Patiala and Ambala, to hold a meeting within one week for partial opening of the Shambhu border where farmers have been camping since February. A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant asked them to explore the possibility of opening at least one lane for the passage of ambulances, senior citizens, women, students, essential services and commuters of nearby areas. “If both sides (Punjab and Haryana) are able to resolve such modalities, they need not wait for any order from this court and let such resolution be directed immediately,” said the Bench, which Directs Punjab, Haryana DGPs to hold meet within a week on issue The SC asked the Punjab Government to persuade protesting farmers to remove tractors from the road. FILE NEEDN’T WAIT FOR ORDER ❝ If both sides are able to resolve modalities, they need not wait for any order from the court and let such resolution be directed immediately. SC also included Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. The top court asked the Punjab Government to persuade protesting farmers WAY CLEARED FOR ‘DILLI CHALO’: FARMERS The protesting farmers camping at the Shambhu border since February 13, when their “Dilli Chalo” march was halted, have welcomed the directions of the Supreme Court for partial opening of the National Highway-44 near the Shambhu border. Farmer leaders said the directions of the top court had paved the way for them to proceed towards the national capital. INSIDE to remove tractors from the road, saying highways can’t be used as parking space after Punjab Advocate Gen- eral Gurminder Singh submitted that it was a six-lane highway and at least one lane continued on page 7 Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 12 The BJP and RSS’ dilemma over opening the land borders with Bangladesh and giving refuge to Bangladeshi Hindus in India is increasingly being looked at askance, with right-wing analysts openly questioning their ideological mentors. Two key pro-BJP voices, T Mohandas Pai and Sushil Pandit, on Monday asked why the government was not accepting persecuted Hindus into India, despite mounting evidence of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh since the crisis began a week ago. Sushil Pandit, an influential right-wing activist, who described the government’s position as “hypocritical”, said the lack of sympathy for Top pro-BJP voices question govt’s stance Bangladeshi Hindus was downright “embarrassing”. “We are upset with the government that this is happening…with genocide taking place so openly in Bangladesh. When there was a crisis in Afghanistan, the government rightly gave refuge to Sikhs. Why are they discriminating against the Hindus of Bangladesh? India has earlier provided refuge to Jews and Parsis,” Pai told The Tribune. The government, on its part, has given orders that the land borders be reinforced with 70,000 BSF personnel so that undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, including persecuted continued on page 12 Bharti Global to acquire 24% Drowning in Gurugram: ~100 crore spent in 3 years Sumedha Sharma stake in British telco major BT Tribune News Service Vijay C Roy Tribune News Service Chandigarh, August 12 Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises (Bharti), a diverse business group having presence in telecom, digital infrastructure and space communications, is set to acquire 24.5 per cent stake in British telecommunications major BT Group, a move which will give the Indian telecom giant a foothold in the British telecom sector. Commenting on the investment in BT, Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman, Bharti Enterprises, said, “Bharti and BT have an enduring relationship continued on page 7 Vehicles move near Gurugram’s waterlogged Subhash Chowk after rain. ANI c m y b Gurugram, August 12 Even though Gurugram has spent over Rs 100 crore on anti-waterlogging measures in the past three years, it has failed to resolve the perennial problem of urban flooding. The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Manesar (MCM), NHAI and private developers like the DLF have failed to save the city from monsoon mayhem. This, despite the fact that over 50 anti-waterlogging planning meetings and two mock drills have been held since the last monsoon. “The civic agencies are simply wasting public money, and nobody is holding them continued on page 7