HYDERABAD FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2024 `9.00 PAGES 36 LATE CITY EDITION ARREST WARRANT ISSUED AGAINST SHEIKH HASINA AND 45 OTHERS QUESTION OF EXTRADITION OPEN The tribunal directed the authorities to produce Hasina and others before it by November 18. Hasina is currently believed to be staying in an undisclosed location in India. The warrant could technically open up the possibility of Bangladesh seeking her extradition from India. The interim government in Dhaka has indicated this remains an option | P8 Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued arrest warrants against them for alleged crimes against humanity ■ 1,000+ SIXTY COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER AT TRIBUNAL ■ More than 60 complaints of enforced disappearance and murder have been filed at the tribunal against Hasina. In all, she faces 200 cases The 45 others against whom warrants were issued include senior Awami League leaders. The tribunal’s chief prosecutor Advocate Tajul Islam said Interpol’s assistance would be sought to bring them back PEOPLE KILLED IN DURING PROTEST AGAINST HASINA’S GOVERNMENT CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI SC upholds the validity of Sec 6A of Citizenship Act Revanth counters Oppn charges, invites public inputs for Musi project E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E @ Hyderabad INVITING suggestions from the public for the Musi Riverfront Development Project (MRDP), a combative Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said he was ready to convene a special Assembly session to discuss the project. “Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, MLA KT Rama Rao, Union minister and BJP state chief G Kishan Reddy and MP Eatala Rajender should offer their suggestions. If necessary , we will seek legal advice to allow MPs representing the Musi areas to participate in the Assembly debate,” he announced. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the chief minister urged all political parties to submit their concerns by Saturday and assured them that the government would provide written responses. “The MRDP is not merely a beautification ef fort but a rejuvenation project,” he remarked. Subsequently he announced , that a consortium of Meinhardt, RIOS, Cushman & Wakefield and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been select- ed as the project’s consultant. “This consortium will prepare the project report. Each company specialises in different aspects such as design, cost estimation, resource mobilisation and planning. They will submit a detailed project report (DPR) within 18 months. The project will be completed in six years. Every minute detail will be made public once we get the DPR,” the chief minister explained. Challenging former ministers Rama Rao, T Harish R a o a n d R a j e n d e r, Revanth dared them to live in the Musi area for three months. He stated, “I will personally pay the rent for their stay along the Musi river. If they can live there for three months, I will revoke the tenders and stop the project.” Responding to challenges from BRS and BJP leaders to visit Musi catchment areas without security Revanth said, , “They keep asking me to come here and there. Let’s visit the displaced families from Vemulaghat, Etigadda Kistapur and other villages submerged under the Mallannasagar project or people forced to move due to 4:1 verdict holds provision as valid law; Justice Pardiwala dissents Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy speaks during a press meet on the Musi project at the Secretariat in Hyderabad on Thursday | SRI LOGANATHAN VELMURUGAN MAJOR TAKEAWAYS CM announces that state government’s is ready to hold a special session to discuss the Musi riverfront project The public has been urged to offer suggestions for the initiative Revanth emphasises that the project is not merely for beautification, but complete rejuvenation A consortium of Meinhardt, RIOS, Cushman & Wakefield and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been selected as the project’s consultant Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, MLA KT Rama Rao, Union minister and BJP state chief G Kishan Reddy and MP Eatala Rajender should offer their suggestions. If necessary, we will seek legal advice to allow MPs representing the Musi areas to participate in the Assembly debate They (opposition leaders) keep asking me to come here and there. Let’s visit the displaced families from Vemulaghat, Etigadda Kistapur and other villages submerged under the Mallannasagar project or people forced to move due to Kondapochammasagar or Ranganayakasagar, without security. I am ready to visit the areas you represent: Gajwel and Siddipet and let’s hold a ‘Rachabanda’. I will come to KCR’s constituency to discuss these issues with the people. The displaced families were never rehabilitated. What are your (opposition leaders) motives behind the opposition to the Musi project? Do you want to bury Hyderabad in history? Shouldn’t this city become a better place? Neither I nor my Cabinet colleagues stand to gain financially from rehabilitating displaced families. I have no reason to cheat people – A Revanth Reddy, chief minister Kondapochammasagar or Ranganayakasagar without security I am ready to visit the ar. eas you represent: Gajwel and Siddipet, and let’s hold a ‘Rach- WITH THIS ISSUE 36 PAGES, INCLUDING 24 OF INDULGE (TABLOID) THE Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam before the cutoff date of March 25, 1971. “Parliament had the legislative competence to enact it,” the five-judge Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, ruled in a 4:1 majority verdict. While the CJI and justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh and Manoj Misra upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A, Justice J B Pardiwala dissented and quashed Section 6A prospectively . The majority verdict held that Section 6A was enacted to balance the humanitarian concerns with the need to protect the local population. Reading out the verdict, Chandrachud said that enactment of Section 6A was a political solution to a unique problem faced by Assam due to the huge influx of immigrants after creation of Y E S H I S E L I @ New Delhi INDIA on Thursday trashed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations before a commission of inquiry probing foreign interference, that the actions of Indian diplomats violated his country’s sovereignty . “What we heard today only confirms what we have been saying consistently all along. Canada has presented us no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations that it has chosen to level against India and Indian diplomats. The responsibility for the damage that this cavalier behaviour has caused to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E @ Hyderabad CITY’S BEST WEEKEND GUIDE abanda’. I will come to KCR’s constituency to discuss these issues with the people. The displaced families were never rehabilitated.” CONTINUED ON P4 @ New Delhi SEC 6A WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEAL WITH THOSE COVERED UNDER THE 1985 ASSAM ACCORD, SIGNED BY THEN RAJIV GANDHI GOVT & AASU 1 Under this, those who reached Assam after Jan 1, 1966 but before Mar 25, 1971 must register for citizenship 2 But they can’t vote for 10 years. Those who had come after March 25, 1971 are bound to be deported Bangladesh. The immigrants seriously threatened the state’s culture and demography, the court noted in its judgment. In this context, the apex court also stressed the need for strict implementation of the statutory provisions to trace the illegal immigrants in Assam and deport them. The apex court asked the Centre and the state government to implement directions in the Sarbananda Sonowal judgments to deal with illegal immigrants and made it clear that it would from now onwards monitor the identification and deportation process. “Those who have entered Assam from Bangladesh on or after March 3 Petitioners argued that Section 6A helped mass immigration, wanted 1951 as cut-off year to detect and deport 4 SC said the impact of influx of migrants is higher in Assam due to its small land size, and detection is tough 25, 1971 are all illegal immigrants, who must be identified, detected, and deported,” the majority judgment said. The verdict came on a batch of petitions filed by various parties, including Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha, a Guwahati-based civil society organisation, which had moved the apex court challenging Section 6A way back in 2012. Section 6A of the Citizenship Act was introduced to give effect to the Assam Accord, an agreement signed in 1985 between the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam movement, who wanted removal of foreigners who entered Assam from Bangladesh. Canada yet to act on Bishnoi gang information HYDRAA to tackle city’s traffic woes too IN addition to protecting water bodies, roads, parks and government lands, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) will now also focus on addressing the city’s traffic issues. HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath and Additional City Traffic Commissioner P Viswa Prasad conducted a joint review meeting on Thursday where it , was decided that the agency would coordinate with traffic police and the GHMC to provide succour to commuters who get stuck in traffic jams whenever there is rain. It was decided that HYDRAA and DRF teams would receive training in traffic control measures and, when needed, work alongside traffic cops. Authorities have identified 144 critical waterlogging points in the city, including 65 in the core areas. It was decided that DRF personnel would also assist traffic police in clearing congestion during major traffic jams at key locations in the city . The DRF will assist traffic police in clearing water stagnation. It was decided that HYDRAA and the traffic police officials will hold monthly review meetings. Meanwhile, pumps will be deployed to drain accumulated water, the officials said, adding that strategies for diverting this water are being discussed. The authorities will also focus on removing waste from drains and pipes and installing new lines, wherever necessary to provide a , permanent solution to flooding. Additionally, per manent shops constructed on footpaths along major roads will be removed in a special drive, the officials said, adding that traders will be informed in advance before the illegal structures on footpaths and roads are cleared. The transformers and GHMC garbage bins on the footpaths will also be relocated. CONTENTIOUS PROVISION S U C H I T R A K A LYA N M O H A N T Y STRONG, VIBRANT BILATERAL TIES India-Canada bilateral ties are strong and vibrant. “We have a large Indian Diaspora in Canada. A large number of international students as well. This particular crisis has been precipitated by Trudeau government” alone for vote bank politics, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters Trudeau’s office,’’ said a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs. While Trudeau accused India of using organised ganglords like Lawrence Bishnoi to harm Canadians, New Delhi said it had shared with Ottawa information regarding members of the Bishnoi gang and others holed up there, seeking their arrest. “They have taken no action so far, which are our core concerns. And, there is a political motive behind it, which you know,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. As for the diplomatic chill, visa services have been impacted and only essential services are being attended to at present, which includes cases like medical emergencies. During his deposition, Trudeau admitted that when he first broached the matter of Khalistani radical Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, he had no evidence to prove the allegations of an Indian hand, only intelligence inputs. In a related development, the US State Department confirmed that India has removed from its employ an officer accused in the botched murderfor-hire plot to eliminate the proscribed Sikhs for Justice head Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. HAMAS CHIEF YAHYA SINWAR WAS KILLED BY IDF PERSONNEL: ISRAELI FM | P9 India’s Virat Kohli walks back; (Top) Injured Rishabh Pant goes off the field on Thursday | VINOD KUMAR T BLACK CAPPED IN BENGALURU S W A R O O P S W A M I N AT H A N @ Bengaluru ROHIT Sharma called right at the toss but that was the only thing the hosts got right in a madcap first four hours of play on Thursday Tactical blunders and questionable calls were . the theme of the hosts’ first innings when play belatedly got underway in the first Test versus New Zealand. After the first day was washed out, more rain was forecast for Thursday It was dark, artificial light was turned on at . 9.15 AM and also slightly chilly; some of HOW THEY FELL the fans were wearing sweaters. So, when 1-9, Rohit; 2-9, Sharma called tails, the decision to bat Kohli; 3-10, Sarfaraz; first was open to question. 4-31, Jaiswal; 5-33, The Black Caps sensed an early opporRahul; 6-34, Jadeja; tunity and eschewed the option of playing 7-34, Ashwin; 8-39, Pant; 9-40, Bumrah; the extra spinner. The three pacers ac10-46, Kuldeep counted for all 10 wickets between themselves as they moved the ball through the air while finding seam movement and bounce off the deck (on X, former Indian team analyst, Himanish Ganjoo, made the point). While the visitors were spot on, India ended up with lots of tactical blunders. Opting to bat, playing three spinners, promoting Virat Kohli to No. 3, asking Sarfaraz Khan to bat No. 4, refusing to send KL Rahul up the order... the mistakes kept piling up. The hosts were all out for 46 in 31.2 overs, the lowest ever by any side in Asia. This was also India’s lowest score in India for 37 years. It may not be over but the hosts need a couple of miracles to even stay in contention. Elderly road rage victim succumbs Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and others after the swearingin ceremony of the new Haryana ministers on Thursday | PTI E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E @ Hyderabad A 69-year-old man who was beaten up on September 30 by a motorcyclist at Alwal for asking the latter to drive slowly, succumbed to his injuries after 15 days of hospitalisation. The death of Anjaneyulu came to light on Thursday when his son spoke to the media about how road rage left him grieving. While the biker, identified as 30-year-old Deepak, has been arrested by the Alwal police, the family of Anjaneyulu has been left grieving. The elderly man was crossing the road on that fateful day when Deepak, with another person riding pillion, zipped past him dangerously Anjaney. ulu’s advice to slow down angered Deepak to such an extent that he manhandled the senior citizen. “The victim fell on the road and sustained blood clots on his head,” the police said. “We took him to a private hospital and later shifted him to Gandhi Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Monday, 15 days after the incident,” said Anjaneyalu’s son. CONTINUED ON P5 BJP makes a Maha Valmiki Jayanti point RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi WHEN the BJP postponed the swearing-in ceremony of the Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana’s Panchkula to Thursday, October 17, it had more than the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the event in mind. For, the day coincides with Valmiki Jayanti. The apparent message was to poll-bound Maharashtra and Jharkhand that the party is identified with Dalit and OBC voters, who have a significant presence in both states. Saini visited a Valmiki temple in Panchkula before taking his oath of office and secrecy . Earlier, the swearing-in ceremony was to take place on Tuesday October 15. The event drew , thousands people from across the country including chief min, isters of 13 NDA-ruled states, 16 deputy CMs and ministers in the Central and state governments. After the grand event, Modi chaired a meeting of NDA chief ministers and their deputies in Chandigarh. “We had extensive discussions on aspects of good governance and ways to improve people’s lives. Our alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden,” Modi posted on X (formerly Twitter). This was the first such conclave of NDA CMs in years. The get-together is part of the BJP’s post-poll narrative to showcase NDA unity and resolve to collectively work for development. A BJP leader said the sequence of events pointed to a well-choreographed plan to focus on the marginalised communities in line with Modi’s vision of Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas. Fourteen ministers take oath of office As many as 14 ministers took their oath of office, including Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister. To maintain the caste balance, two ministers each were picked to represent the OBC, Brahmin, SC, Jat, and Yadav communities. Besides, one minister each represents the Punjabi, Rajput, Gujar and Vaishya communities in the new ministry NDA allies happy “We are very happy. This is the confidence people are having in PM Modi. That’s why it is a big victory. Mood of the nation is very clear,” TDP leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said. LJP leader and Union minister Chirag Paswan called the Haryana outcome unexpected and a historic victory in itself
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