28052024-TTC-01.qxd 5/28/2024 Page 1 13 WILL SCRAP AGNIPATH, SAYS RAHUL INDIA VOTES /thetribunechd 12:35 AM CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 147 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 tuesday | 28 may 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Modi’s urbanNaxal remark insult to3 cr Punjabis:Kejri After Shah’s statement, Mann dares BJP to topple his govt Ruchika M Khanna & Sukhmeet Bhasin Tribune News Service Chandigarh/Bathinda, May 27 Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement that the ruling Punjab leadership “mirrored the ideology of urban Naxals”, saying the BJP stalwart was allegedly insulting the three crore Punjabis who gave a sweeping mandate to AAP in the 2022 Assembly elections. “From the statements of BJP leaders, especially Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, it’s evident that they hate Punjabis. They are calling the 92 MLAs elected by Punjab voters as urban Naxals,” said Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal during this campaign in Punjab. Accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the AAP chief alleged that the world saw how the Modi government treated the farmers during their year-long agitation on the Haryana-Delhi border, “remaining callous to the death of 750 protesters”. In an exclusive interview to The Tribune on Sunday, Prime Minister Modi had said that the “ruling Punjab leadership mirrored the ideology of urban Naxals, and that the state people were worried that this mindset could again take Punjab on the wrong path”. Condemning the state- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds a roadshow in favour of AAP candidate Pawan Tinu in Jalandhar. MALKIAT SINGH BID TO DELEGITIMISE DISSENT, SAYS THAROOR ■ Congress MP Shashi Tha- roor said PM Modi’s urban Naxal statement was dangerous for the country ■ “The BJP has been irresponsible while referring to farmers as Khalistanis. The language they use divides the country. Urban Naxal ment, Kejriwal claimed that the BJP had nothing to showcase in terms of welfare schemes for Punjabis. “That’s why they just get up and start abusing their opponents, mainly to downplay the good governance delivered by the non-BJP governments. If they think by abusing us they can Heavy burden MUKESH AGGARWAL term is a BJP invention and is being used to delegitimise dissent,” he said ■ Tharoor said in a democracy, one had the right to challenge or criticise ■ “But you are being called antinational, anti-Hindu if you criticise the govt,” he said become formidable players in Punjab, they are mistaken… We have given them good schools, hospitals and free power. The BJP wants to stop all this. The only way Punjabis can answer the BJP is by rejecting them in the elections,” he said. The AAP chief asserted that the BJP continued on page 9 Kejriwal moves SC for extension of bail by 7 days Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 27 Citing high ketone and blood glucose levels, sudden unexplained 6 to 7 kg weight loss and possible life threatening conditions, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his 21-day interim bail in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy scam by seven days. Arrested on March 21 by the ED, the Aam Aadmi Party national convener was released continued on page 9 Bibhav’s bail petition rejected, to move HC RS MP Maliwal alleges threat to life Tribune News Service A man receives his newborn’s body at GTB Hospital in New Delhi on Monday. A massive fire had broken out at Baby Care Hospital on Saturday, leaving seven newborns dead & five injured. BACK PAGE Prajwal says will appear before SIT on May 31 New Delhi, May 27 A month after he fled the country, Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexual abuse, has said he will appear before the special investigation team (SIT) that is probing the cases against him on May 31. APOLOGISES TO HIS PARENTS, GRANDFATHER GOWDA In a video message, Revanna said he went into depression after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ‘discussed’ him in public meetings. Apologising to his parents, grandfather Deve Gowda and uncle HD Kumaraswamy, he said, “I have come before you to share some information, as I had not disclosed as to where I am in foreign (country). Despite seeking time, the very next day Congress senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi started discussing continued on page 9 New Delhi, May 27 A Delhi court on Monday dismissed a bail plea of Bibhav Kumar, a close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at the CM’s residence. After the rejection of Kumar’s bail plea by Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal, AAP said he would move the Delhi High Court. During the hearing, Maliwal told the court that there was a threat to her life and grave danger to her family if Kumar was released. A one-sided video about the incident “was made by a YouTuber”, following which she started receiving threats, she said. A couple of videos from the Chief Minister’s residence from the day of the incident on May 13 have surfaced on social media, one showing Maliwal having an argument with security personnel and the other showing her walking out of Kejriwal’s residence in the continued on page 9 No govt job for kin of terrorists, stone-throwers in J&K: Shah Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 27 Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday sent out a strong message to miscreants in Kashmir, saying no family member or a close relative of any terrorist or stone-thrower will get a government job in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah also said the Modi government had not only targeted terrorists, but also eliminated the terror ecosystem, resulting in a drastic fall in terror incidents in the country. “In Kashmir, we have taken a decision that if someone joins a terrorist organisation or indulges in stone-throwing, their family members will not get any government job,” he said in an interview. Shah said some human rights activists went to the SC against the decision, but the government prevailed. Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday. PTI BUSTED TERROR ECOSYSTEM Terror incidents have gone down significantly in J&K as the government has not only targeted terrorists but has also eliminated the entire terror ecosystem. Amit Shah, HOME MINISTER ❝ He, however, said the government would make an exception in case someone from a family came forward and informed the authori- ISRAELI ATTACK ON RAFAH CAMP KILLS 45 WORLD ties that his or her close relative had joined a terror outfit. Such families would be given relief, he said. continued on page 9 c m y b