MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2024 www.thestatesman.com INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 Pages 12 |` 5.00 X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR SHARAD PAWAR ATTRIBUTES MAHA DEFEAT TO PROPAGANDA LIVING LIFE OF PRIVATE CITIZEN FEELS VERY GOOD: CHANDRACHUD P5 JUSTICE IN CONFLICT P8 P6 WEATHER Partly cloudy. Hazy in the evening. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 28°C and 18°C respectively. JAISWAL, KOHLI TONS SET UP INDIA FOR EMPHATIC WIN P12 Mahayuti parties begin talks on govt formation RAINFALL: NIL RELATIVE HUMIDITY The alliance partners may go for 21-12-10 formula based on the number of seats won Max. 70% AGENCIES Min. 54% TEMPERATURE Max: 28.4˚C SUN RISES 05:29 hrs MOON RISES 00:46 hrs Soren stakes claim to form govt in Jharkhand, to take oath on 28 Nov MUMBAI, 24 NOVEMBER Min: 18.8˚C SUN SETS 16:21 hrs MOON SETS 13:08 hrs A New Moon on 01 December THUMBNAILS Nihang Sikhs participate in a traditional horse race to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Prakash Utsav, in Jalandhar.n ANI India starts exporting Pinaka weapon systems to Armenia: Amid growing global interest in the indigenous multi barrel rocket launchers (MBRL), India has started the supply of the highly capable Pinaka rockets to Armenia. The supplies of the DRDO-developed rocket launchers have started around the same time India has started deliveries of the Akash air defence missile system to that country. The first lot of the Pinaka multi barrel rocket launcher systems has been supplied to Armenia. day after the landslide victory, the Mahayuti partners have internally started a discussion about the government formation, and as per sources, a formula of 21-12-10 based on the number of seats won is being worked upon. The Mahayuti has won a record 236 seats of which 132 were won by the BJP, 57 by the Shiv Sena and 41 by the NCP. Sources said the parties have arrived at the probable formula of 21-12-10 for the induction of ministers in the new cabinet. Of the total 43 ministers, the BJP is expected to have a lion’s share with 21 ministers, with 12 posts going to the Shiv Sena and 10 to the NCP. The Mahayuti parties held a preliminary discussion on the cabinet formula and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar are expected to visit Delhi to discuss the issue with the BJP’s Central leadership, including Home Minister AGENCIES RANCHI, 24 NOVEMBER Amit Shah. Sources said that the ministerial posts would be distributed according to the number of seats won by the three partners. According to the ministerial formula of the constituent parties in the grand alliance, one ministerial post will be given for every six to seven MLAs. A three-term legislator of the Mahayuti said: “If we consider one ministerial post for every six to seven MLAs, the BJP with 132 seats will get 22 to 24 minister posts in the new government. Shiv Sena, which bagged 57 seats, can get 10 to 12 ministerial posts. Similarly, Ajit Pawar led NCP, which won 41 seats, will get a total of 8 to 10 Three killed in violence, arson in Sambhal over court survey of masjid STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE SAMBHAL, 24 NOVEMBER Three youths were killed in violence that broke out during a court survey of Jama Masjid in Sambhal on Sunday. Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Onjney Singh has confirmed the three casualties while over 50 people, including 20 policemen, were injured. The deceased are identified as Noman, Bilal, and Naeem. Two critically injured persons, Anees, and Ayaan, have been brought to Moradabad District Hospital. Around 15 people, including two women, have been detained by the police for stone pelting. The Divisional Commissioner confirmed that the deaths of the youths were due to firing between two groups. After the violence, an additional PAC force has been sent from Moradabad to Sambhal. There are three battalions of the PAC in Moradabad. The Commissioner said among the injured, CO Anuj Chaudhary and SP's PRO were shot in the legs in the violence while 15 other policemen, including a SP, are injured. The relatives of the deceased attributed the deaths to police firing. However, the Commissioner said: “No death has been occurred in police firing. All three youths lost their lives in the firing from the attackers.” “The attackers wanted to target the survey team in a planned manner. Children of 12-14 years and women were in the front,” he added. There was tension in the city over the deaths. An incident of stone pelting also took place in the area of former SP MP Safiqur Rahman Barq. After the violence, ADG Ramit Sharma, IG Munirajji reached the spot. Eye witnesses claimed that there is an atmosphere of undeclared curfew in the entire city. Barricading has been done on all three routes leading to Jama Masjid. The police said as soon as people came to know about the survey team reaching the mosque at 9:00 in the morning, the crowd started pouring in all around. When an attempt was made to disperse the crowd, it was followed by a scuffle and then stone pelting. The police tried to disperse the mob by firing in the air. Firing has been reported from the other side also. The survey was completed amidst tight security and the lawyer of the Hindu side Vishnu Jain was taken out of the mosque under tight security. ministerial posts.” He cited the present stipulated norms that the council of ministers can have a maximum of 43 members including the chief minister. However, the three parties have yet to formally decide on the chief minister’s post as it will be finalised during their discussion with the BJP’s central leadership in Delhi. The Mahayuti sources said that after getting the nod from the BJP’s central leadership, the leader of the Mahayuti bloc will formally stake a claim for the formation of the government and it is likely that the swearing-in ceremony may take place by Wednesday. All-party meet held ahead of Winter Session of Parliament STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 24 NOVEMBER The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre on Sunday convened an all-party meeting on the eve of the Winter Session of Parliament, during which it expressed its willingness to discuss on any topic. The meeting, in the Main Committee Room of Parliament House Annexe here, was presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and was attended by as many as 42 leaders from 30 political parties including the principal Opposition party Congress. During the meeting, discussions were held on the smooth functioning of Parliament during the session. The Opposition, especially Congress, raised the issue of indictment of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani and the Manipur issue. Climate conference ends with fund promise of $300 bn a year SNEHASIS SUR BAKU, 24 NOVEMBER The developed countries agreed to a quantum of 300 billion USD per year for climate finance as against a demand of 1 trillion USD made by the developing nations as the climate conference ended in the wee hours of Sunday, after getting extended by a day. However, there is still confusion whether the 300 billion USD will be granted from the public finance of the developed countries or it will also be sourced from business sector, non government organisations, banks snd financial institutions. The negotiations and the tug of war between the North and South continued even till late Saturday evening and the delegations from the developing countries and island nations walked out even before the plenary session. The developing countries once again managed to shirk the responsibility of cleaning up the world’s pollution, the biggest cause of which is their rapid industrialisation in the past and the developing nations are made to suffer for that at present and also in the days to come. The UN secretary general Antonio Guetress said in a statement issued after the conference: “An agreement at COP29 was absolutely essential to keep the 1.5 degree limit alive. I had hoped for a more ambitious outcome ~ on both finance and mitigation ~ to meet the great challenge we face. But this agreement provides a base on which to build. It must be honoured in full and on time. Commitments must quickly become cash. All countries must come together to ensure the top-end of this new goal is met”. The executive secretary of the United Nations Framework of Climate Change Conference (UNFCC), the organiser of the conference said in the closing plenary: “It has been a difficult journey, but we've delivered a deal. This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But like any insurance policy, it only works if premiums are paid in full, and on time. Promises must be kept, to protect billions of lives. This deal will keep the clean energy boom growing, helping all countries to share in its huge benefits: more jobs, stronger growth, cheaper and cleaner energy for all.” In the last COP, the target for use of renewable energy had a triple increase and this COP has shown a three-fold growth of climate finance. But the reality will depend on whether the funds are released and made available to the right party for the right cause to save the planet. Hemant Soren, leader of the INDIA Bloc in Jharkhand, on Sunday staked claim to form the next government in the state after being re-elected as the leader of the coalition. Following a meeting of the newly elected MLAs here, Mr Soren visited Raj Bhavan to meet Governor Santosh Gangwar, where he tendered his resignation as Chief Minister and submitted a list of 56 elected MLAs from the alliance to prove his majority. The Governor accepted Mr Soren's resignation and appointed him as the caretaker Chief Minister until the new government was formed. Mr Soren is expected to take oath as Chief Minister on 28 November at Morabadi Ground, Ranchi. The INDIA bloc secured a decisive victory in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, winning 56 seats ~ the JMM with 34, the Congress with 16, the RJD with four, and the CPI-ML-L with two. This marks the first time in Jharkhand's history that a government will be formed with a two-thirds majority. Earlier in the day, a meeting was held at the Chief Minister's residence on Kanke Road, attended by MLAs and leaders from the four alliance partners ~ the JMM, the Congress, the RJD, and the CPIML-L. Jaishankar in Italy for G7 meet STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 24 NOVEMBER External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Italy on Sunday on a three-day visit, primarily to attend the Outreach Session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Fiuggi for which India has been invited as a guest country. "Minister of External Affair, S Jaishankar was welcomed in Rome by Ambassador Vani Rao and officials from the Foreign Ministry," the Embassy of India in Italy said in a post on X. "EAM will travel to Fiuggi, Italy to participate in the Outreach session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, where India has been invited as a guest country. He is also expected to meet his counterparts from Italy and other participating nations in the G7 related engagements and hold bilateral discussions during the visit," the Ministry of External Affairs said. During the visit, he will also participate in the tenth edition of the MED Mediterranean Dialogue in Rome, being organised by Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.