04072024-TTC-01.qxd 7/4/2024 12:21 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 8 NO. 184 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 BIDEN ADMITS TO ‘NOT BEING VERY SMART’ DURING DEBATE WORLD /thetribunechd ARMY CHIEF REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION ALONG LOC J&K GOVT MAY HIKE RURAL HOUSING SUBSIDIES BY 50% BUSINESS EAM RAISES SAFETY OF INDIANS WITH RUSSIAN COUNTERPART BACK PAGE thursday | 4 july 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Never valued Constitution: PM slams Cong for 2nd day Breaks silence on Manipur, says has history of ethnic clashes Shubhadeep Choudhury Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 3 Facing repeated accusations from the Congress of planning to change the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today turned the tables on the opposition party as he said it, when in power, “was inherently disrespectful to the Constitution”. The PM also broke his silence on the Manipur issue, claiming the state has had a history of ethnic clashes, following which President’s Rule was imposed in the state 10 times in the past. “The situation is now getting better and schools, colleges and other institutions are functioning normally,” he said. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi cited multiple instances of impro- Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. ANI priety by the previous UPA governments and questioned the Congress’ allegiance to the Constitution. The PM, who had highlighted the BJP’s commit- ment to the Constitution in his speech in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as well, said the Constitution was “giving direction to his government as a lighthouse gave to ships sailing in a turbulent sea”. “Who gave the National Advisory Council (NAC) the power to overrule the PM and compromise the PM’s office?” continued on page 8 HATHRAS PRELIM PROBE REPORT Pushingbygodman’s menledtostampede Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav pose with the T20 WC trophy as they depart for India, in Bridgetown, Barbados. The team will take part in a victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Tribune News Service Lucknow, July 3 As the Hathras stampede toll mounted to 121 on Wednesday, a preliminary report of the SDM said the “slippery slope” and the chaos caused after Narayan Sakaar Hari’s followers were pushed by the godman’s security resulted in the tragedy. The Sikandra Rao SDM submitted the preliminary report on the stampede to the District Magistrate. The SDM, who gave permission for the ‘satsang’, was also present at the venue when the incident occurred, the report said. “A crowd of more than 2 lakh people was present in the pandal. Around 1.40 pm, when Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 3 Taking strong exception to an undertrial lodged in a Manipur jail not being taken to a hospital for a medical test just because he belonged to the Kuki community, the Supreme Court Wednesday said, “We do not trust the state.” A Vacation Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said, “The accused was not taken to hospital because he is from the Kuki community. So sad!” Ordering undertrial Lunkhongam continued on page 8 NEW DELHI: Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital late Wednesday evening, days after the 96year-old former Deputy PM was discharged from AIIMS after a night-long stay there. An Apollo spokesperson said Advani was admitted to the neurology department and his condition was stable. Advani was under the care of senior consultant (neurology) Dr Vinit Suri, he said. The details of his ailment were not known immediately. — TNS NEED LAW TO PREVENT SUCH INCIDENTS: KHARGE BACK PAGE Bhole Baba came out of the pandal, his followers started running towards him for ‘darshan’ andto collect the soil on which he had walked. “Baba’s personal security and ‘sevadars’ started pushing and shoving the crowd due to which some people fell down,” the report stated, adding that this led to a panic. “The crowd ran towards the open field where most of the people slipped and fell due to the wet slope,” the report said. — PTI edit: Hathras stampede Amritpal gets 4-day parole, likely to be flown to Delhi for oath on July 5 PK Jaiswar Mohali, July 3 CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur, who allegedly slapped Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport on June 6, has been shifted to Bengaluru pending a disciplinary inquiry, sources said. A native of Kapurthala, Kulwinder would remain under suspension till the completion of the inquiry. Her husband, who too was in the CISF at the Chandigarh airport, has also been transferred. An FIR was lodged against Kulwinder Kaur under Sections 323 and 341 of the IPC. Satya Prakash Advani admitted to hospital again Victory parade today Woman cop who slappedKangana shifted to B’luru Kuki prisoner not taken to hospital, SC raps Manipur Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 3 Jailed pro-Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh, who recently won the parliamentary poll as an Independent from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab, has been granted four-day parole beginning July 5 for taking oath as a Lok Sabha member. Detained under the stringent National Security Act and lodged at the high-security Dibrugarh jail in Assam, Amritpal was likely to be flown to Delhi in a helicopter, said police sources. A senior police official said the oath would take place on July 5. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori confirmed that Amritpal had been granted parole “for up to four days”. Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, Independent MP from Faridkot, too confirmed this through a post on his social media account, citing information from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. “Amritpal Singh has been granted parole for up to four days or less beginning July 5, with certain conditions that have been communicated to the Dibrugarh Jail Superintendent. The parole is specifically for oath-taking,” said Thori. The Deputy Commissioner said the newly elected MP had been told “not to indulge in any activity detrimental to the interests of the state” during the parole period. He continued on page 8 Jalandhar earns a new epithet — City of turncoats Deepkamal Kaur AYA RAM GAYA RAM Tribune News Service Jalandhar, July 3 The hurly-burly of the Jalandhar West bypoll is fast changing the reputation of the city. Once known for the manufacturing of sports goods and as an education hub, this political hot seat has acquired a new epithet. A day after SAD candidate Surjit Kaur shifted her loyal- Sushil Rinku Sheetal Angural MS Kaypee Surinder Chaudhary Cong to AAP to BJP Kamaljit Bhatia BJP to AAP to BJP Jagbir Brar Cong to SAD Congress to AAP Pawan Tinu to Congress ties twice in a few hours, Leader of Opposition Partap Bajwa on Wednesday said Jalandhar had become infamous as a “city of turncoats”. Akali Dal to AAP to BJP to AAP SAD to PPP to Cong to SAD to AAP to BJP BSP to SAD to AAP The description seems not off the mark in the wake of several leaders jumping parties, some even within a day. There certainly is disillu- sionment among Jalandhar voters against the growing trend of party hopping but the AAP leadership attempts to justify it. Its spokesperson Jagtar S Sanghera said, “AAP is the fastest-growing party. More leaders are joining us because of the failure of traditional parties. Unlike them, we have never armtwisted anyone to join continued on page 8 c m y b India to set up villages, boost infra near LAC in Arunachal THE TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 3 Matching China’s effort of creating new villages on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India has decided to set up “new villages” or “habitations” in Arunachal Pradesh “closer to the LAC”. Sources told The Tribune that the existing Indian villages in Arunachal Pradesh had benefited from infrastructure under the ongoing Vibrant Villages Programme, but these were some 50 to 60 km inside the LAC. “This distance is too far for these continued on page 8 Amit Shah at the launch of Vibrant Villages Programme in Arunachal. FILE CHINA AIMING FOR 175 MORE BORDER VILLAGES ■ New habitations in Arunachal will benefit from roads in forward military locations along the LAC; will have facilities for adventure tourists ■ On its side, China has set up 628 ‘prosperous villages’, which bolster territorial claims and enhance military readiness along the LAC ■ Beijing is set to establish 175 more border villages; these can function as potential military bases in case of a conflict Sensex hits 80,000;Nifty at all-time high Vijay C Roy Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 3 The BSE Sensex breached the historic 80,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday, hitting an all-time high of 80,074 before closing at 79,986.80, up 545.35 points or 0.69 per cent. Nifty raced 162.65 points to close at a fresh lifetime high of 24,286.50 following heavy buying in banking and FMCG shares. “Buying in heavyweights across various sectors propelled the markets to this level, potentially driving Sensex to test the 80,800-plus level,” said Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking Ltd. Brokers are of the view that the progress of monsoon, interest rate action of the RBI and corporate earnings are the factors to watch out for in near future. 10K-POINT RALLY IN 7 MONTHS SENSEX LEVEL 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 DATE July 3, 2024 Dec 11, 2023 Sept 24, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 May 23, 2019 March 04, 2015 Oct 29, 2007 Feb 06, 2006
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