HYDERABAD  WEDNESDAY  NOVEMBER 27, 2024  `9.00  PAGES 16  LATE CITY EDITION SIX KILLED IN VIOLENCE AS IMRAN SUPPORTERS CLASH WITH POLICE Four paramilitary soldiers among the dead. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif alleged the protesters rammed the troops with a convoy of vehicles PROTEST IN RESPONSE TO ‘FINAL CALL’ BY KHAN PAK ARMY ISSUES SHOOT-AT-SIGHT ORDERS The protesters, who have been marching towards Islamabad since Sunday, are demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) founder is serving a three-year jail term for corruption—a charge he denies. On November 13, he issued a ‘final call” to his supporters, urging them not to relent until govt meets all demands ■ ■ According to reports, the violence erupted at the end of a march led by Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur that arrived in Islamabad early on Tuesday. The Pak govt has sought the intervention of the Army, which has issued shoot-at-sight orders Khan’s party rejected Sharif’s claims that troops had been rammed Aug 2023 WHEN IMRAN KHAN WAS ARRESTED AND JAILED ON CHARGES OF CORRUPTION 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 CM: CASTE SURVEY IS ‘SOCIAL MOVEMENT 3.0’, 92% COMPLETED EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad TERMING it as a “social movement 3.0” undertaken by the ruling Congress, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that caste census was required to ensure implementation of “jitni abadi utna haq” (rights proportional to the share in population)”. The slogan was coined by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with the promise of equal opportunities in education, employment and fulfilling the aspirations of the people. Speaking at the ‘Samvidhan Raksha Abhiyan’ meeting organised by the AICC the Talkatora Stadium in Delhi on the occasion of Constitution Day , Revanth reiterated the demand that the Centre conduct the caste census nationwide along with Census-2025. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and other top Congress leaders were present. Addressing the gathering, Revanth said: “Following the footsteps of Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, the Telangana government launched social, BUSY DAY IN DELHI FOR CM  Chief Minister urges Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to transfer 222.27 acres under the Defence Ministry to the state govt for development of Bapu Ghat in Hyderabad.  Revanth informs Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu that the state govt has obtained the NOC from GMR Group for setting up an airport in Warangal, and asks him to take necessary steps for granting permissions for works and operating flights from there economic and caste surveys, and 92% of the survey has already been completed in Telangana.” He added that his government would achieve social justice after the completion of the caste survey . The CM said that the first phase of social justice was achieved by introducing reservation for SC and ST communities and nationalisation of banks during the regimes of Nehru and Indira Gandhi. The second phase was reducing adult franchise to 18 years from 21 and the Mandal Commission by Rajiv Gandhi , with caste census being the ‘social justice 3.0’. CONTINUED ON P4 LoP Rahul Gandhi with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at the launch of ‘Samvidhan Rakshak’ campaign at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi | PTI EXPRESS READ Demolitions for Old City Metro from Dec 4th week Hyderabad: Metro Rail MD NVS Reddy on Tuesday said that demolition of properties for the Old City Metro will begin in the fourth week of December. He said that no land acquisition issues are expected. Of the 1,100 affected properties, around 800 sketches have been sent to the collector, Reddy said. Ghose panel warns official of action for perjury Hyderabad: The PC Ghose Commission investigating the allegations of irregularities in execution and maintenance of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), on Tuesday found that an official filed a false affidavit and warned him that perjury would land him in criminal court | P4 President Droupadi Murmu addresses Parliament to mark Constitition Day at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi on Tuesday | PTI Constitution a progressive, live document, says Murmu Addresses House on 75th anniversary of the adoption of Constitution E X P R E S S N E W S S E R V I C E @ New Delhi IT is the responsibility of the executive, legislature and judiciary to work together to make the lives of common people better in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday . Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution, Murmu said the fundamental duties of every citizen had been clearly defined in the country’s founding document, which lay stress on protecting the nation’s unity and integrity, promoting harmony and ensuring the dignity of women. “Constitutional ideals get strength from the active participation of the executive, legislature and the judiciary , as well as all citizens,” she said. Describing the Constitution as a living and progressive document, she said, “In accordance with the spirit of the Constitution, it is the responsibility of the executive, legislature and the judiciary to work together to make the Call for discussion Pointing out that the President’s address did not mention the words ‘secular’ and socialist’, DMK leader T R Baalu urged Speaker Om Birla to include a discussion on Droupadi Murmu’s address in the agenda of the House. lives of common people better.” The President also recalled the contribution of the 15 women members of the Constituent Assembly in framing the Constitution. The Constitution makers, she added, had given a directive for India to play an important role in the promotion of international peace and security . The Constitution, in one sense, was the outcome of nearly three years of deliberations by some of the greatest minds, but, in the true sense, it was the outcome of the long freedom struggle. “The ideals of that incomparable national movement came to be enshrined in the Constitution. T G N A I D U @ Hyderabad HC TO OFFICIALS: MAKING it clear that ecological concerns and public welfare outweigh individual grievances, Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court has rejected a clutch of 41 writ petitions against the state government’s Musi rejuvenation project. However, the judge made it clear that the state government must ensure strict implementation of the Supreme Court guidelines regarding removal of unauthorised constructions in the full tank level (FTL), buffer zone, and riverbed of the Musi. The court reaffirmed the applicability of the Water, Land and Trees Act 2002, and strict adherence to Building Rules, 2012 in dealing with violations. During the hearing, the state government stated that Musi Riverfront Development Project aims to transform the river into a clean, flowing water body with enhanced infrastructure and urban landscapes. The proposal entails surveys using satellite imagery and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology to identify enCONTINUED ON P3 croachments.  Serve notices to encroachers before removing illegal constructions  Clear structures in a time-bound manner  For patta and Shikam patta lands, issue notices and ensure fair compensation is paid as per norms  Conduct a socioeconomic survey to rehabilitate affected people  Ensure suitable housing and support must to displaced families and their livelihoods restored  Prevent sewage and other contaminants from polluting Musi  File criminal cases under relevant laws on encroachers and land grabbers found damaging water bodies  Police to provide security to officials conducting boundary surveys SC rejects plea for ballot voting; Don’t want EVMs, says Kharge S U C H I T R A K A LYA N M O H A N T Y A N D P R E E T H A N A I R @ New Delhi THE Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an evangelist seeking the reintroduction of the physical paper ballot voting system in elections in India, saying allegations about electronic voting machine tampering are raised only when people lose polls. The petitioner, founder of the US-based organisations Global Peace Initiative (GPI) and Gospel to the Unreached Millions, argued that political leaders such as Chandrababu Naidu and Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had questioned the authenticity of EVMs. To this, a two-judge bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and P B Varale said: “When Chandrababu Naidu or Mr Reddy lost, they say that EVMs are tampered and when they won, they don’t say anything. How can we see this? We are dismissing this. This is not the place where you argue all of this.” Meanwhile, the Congress on Tuesday demanded that EVMs must be abolished and elections conducted through ballot paper. Speaking at a function to mark the ‘Constitution Day’, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for a campaign on the scale of Bharat Jodo Yatra to create awareness about returning to ballot papers. The demand comes amid concerns among opposition parties over alleged manipulation of EVMs in Maharashtra and Haryana elections. Referring to the Maharashtra polls, which the NDA swept, Kharge alleged industrialist Gautam Adani had a role to play “I do not wish to speak . about elections, but I would say the votes of the poor and oppressed are going to waste,” he alleged. WORLD TITLE MATCH Cautious after Game 1 setback, Gukesh draws S W A R O O P S W A M I N AT H A N @ Singapore EVEN before a move had been made in anger, fans and fellow players had formed an orderly queue to anoint D Gukesh as the next world champion. Those prophecies were put in cold storage following the first game of the World Championship where Ding Liren, the reigning champion, showcased his craft to perfection. The Indian teen didn’t do much wrong — just a few inaccuracies and some tactical Those ideals have been captured succinctly in the Preamble to the Constitution. They are justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. These ideals have defined India since the ages. The ideals highlighted in the Preamble complement each other. Together, they create an environment in which every single citizen finds an opportunity to flourish, contribute to society, and help fellow citizens,” she added. Meanwhile, DMK leader T R Baalu wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying some salient features of the Constitution, including the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’, were not at all mentioned in the address of the president, “drafted and approved by the government”. He urged the Speaker to include a discussion on Murmu’s address in the business agenda of the House during the Winter Session. He said it has been contemplated in Parliament’s procedure that the address of the President “must be allowed for discussion to enlightP7 en the nation further”. HC junks writ petitions against Musi project D Gukesh makes a move on Tuesday oversights — but at this level, that’s all it takes to lose a game. Losing a game to begin the Championship is never ideal — players prefer to not lose rather than go for the win in Game One (the last definitive result in the first game before 2024 came in 2010 when Viswanathan Anand lost to Veselin Topalov) -- but that’s the advantage of a long drawn event like this. There’s ample time to rest, regroup and plot a comeback. It’s probably why Gukesh is still seen as a marginal favourite. On the TakeTakeTake YouTube channel, Magnus Carlsen still expected the 18-year-old to come through. “I probably would have put it at about 80% for Gukesh before the match,” the Norwegian not- ed after the opener. “Now I think it is as close to 50% as you can get. Maybe closer to 55% for Gukesh... I think this is a very even match now.” It was no surprise that the Indian played a more watchful game with black pieces on Tuesday. However, the mood within his camp is still very upbeat. The loss, they maintain, is ‘just part of the game, these things happen’. “This early, with black, was nowhere close to a must-win,” he said after the second game. “I was never going to do anything stupid.” P11 Shinde push for convenor post, son as Dy CM if denied CM’s post S U D H I R S U R YA W A N S H I @ Mumbai Girl students for Maganoor ZP High School being administered treatment at the Makhtal district hospital after they exhibited symtoms of food poisoning on Tuesday 22 Maganoor school girls in hospital for food poisoning other officials visited every hostel and residential institution in the district. “All rice bags JUST a week after 50 of their were replaced,” the release schoolmates fell ill in a similar added. manner, 22 students from the An official, requesting anoMaganoor ZP High School in nymity said that one of the girls , Narayanpet district was rushed to the were rushed to hospiMahbubnagar governMLA under tal after they com- house arrest ment hospital after plained of nausea, dizshe experienced shortAsifabad police ziness, stomachache ness of breath and placed BRS MLA and shivering, allegvomiting. “Her condiKova Laxmi under edly after taking lunch tion is stable,” the ofhouse arrest when provided at the school. ficial mentioned. she was on her Soon after, NarayReacting to the inciway to visit Dhaba anpet District Collecdent, BRS MLA T Harvillage to visit the tor Sikta Patnaik, in a ish Rao tweeted: “Mafamily of Shailaja press release, said that ganoor SP high school who passed away the students had again fell victim to on Monday | P2 snacks and outside food poisoning, within food in bakeries and 10 days after 100 stukirana shops in the vicinity of dents fell ill. Though parents the school. are expressing concerns, the The collector said that pre- government is not taking even liminary investigation by offi- minimum measures. Despite cials revealed that the students the number of food poisoning did not fall ill because of the cases and loss of lives in govmidday meal in the school. ernment schools, the governLast week, the collector and ment is not waking up ....” EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad THE slugfest over the new Maharashtra government’s leadership continued on Tuesday with caretaker chief minister and Shiv Sena head Eknath Shinde reportedly rejecting offers from the BJP to either take a Cabinet position in the Union government or deputy chief ministership in a Devendra Fadnavis-led government. Highly placed sources said Shinde’s counter was that if he does not get the chief ministerial position, he should be made the convener of Mahayuti government, and his son Dr Shrikant Shinde, Lok Sabha member from Kalyan, the deputy chief minister. The BJP is yet to respond to the counter, said sources adding that it has delayed the swearing in ceremony It could . happen on Friday or the first week of December. In the morning, Shinde resigned as chief minister and was requested by the governor to continue in that position as caretaker. A Shiv Sena leader requesting anonymity said if the BJP does not concede the chief ministerial post to Eknath Shinde, it would validate Uddhav Thackeray’s charge of the BJP’s use-and-throw politics. That will give Uddhav a fillip after being thoroughly trounced in the recent assembly elections.