09092024-TTC-01.qxd 9/9/2024 12:34 AM KAMALA, TRUMP WOO BLACKS IN GEORGIA WORLD /thetribunechd Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 8 NO. 250 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 monday | 9 september 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com BRICS MEET IN MOSCOW NSA Doval heads to Russia amid global push for mediation Tribune News Service TO LAY GROUNDWORK Along with millions of readers and admirers, The Tribune pays homage to its founder, Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, who passed into eternity on this day 126 years ago. Cong, AAP Haryana seat negotiations in final phase Kejri’s party eyes segments where it led in LS poll Bhartesh Singh Thakur Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 8 With only four days left to file nominations, the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, both constituents of INDIA bloc, are learnt to have entered the final phase of negotiations for the October 5 Haryana Assembly elections, their focus now on seat allocation. Sources said AAP was interested in contesting Kalayat, Pehowa, Guhla (SC) and Jind seats, and a couple of other urban constituencies. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for Haryana’s 10 segments, the Congress had given AAP the Kurukshetra seat. Dr Sushil Gupta of AAP however, lost , to BJP’s Naveen Jindal by a margin of 29,021 votes, with AAP securing 3.94 per cent of the vote share. AAP led in four of the nine Assembly seats under the Kurukshetra parliamentary constituency: Kalayat and Guhla (SC) in Kaithal district, and Pehowa and Shahbad (SC) in Kurukshetra. AAP’s high- Raghav Chadha Bhupinder Hooda CONG PICKS NINE MORE The Congress has named nine more candidates for Haryana, fielding Brijendra Singh from Uchana Kalan and Mohit Grover from Gurugram. The other candidates are Ashok Arora (Thanesar), Kuldeep Sharma (Ganaur), Paramvir Singh (Tohana), Anirudh Chaudhary (Tosham), Balram Dangi (Meham), Manju Choudhary (Nangal Chaudhary) and Vardhan Yadav (Badshahpur). INSIDE est lead of 14,437 votes was from Kalayat. Sources said AAP is also staking claim to Kalayat as the Congress has lost the seat three times in a row in 2009, 2014 and 2019. continued on page 8 TMC MP quits, cites WB Govt’s ‘poor handling’of Kolkata stir Shubhadeep Choudhury Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 8 TMC MP Jawhar Sircar today announced his decision to resign from Parliament and quit politics to protest the West Bengal Government’s “faulty handling of the stir” against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital. He wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a day that marked the completion of a month since the woman medic was found dead with multiple injuries at the hospital. Sir- CALL CABINET MEET: GUV West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Sunday directed CM Mamata Banerjee to call an emergency Cabinet meeting to decide on public demand to replace Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal car said he “suffered patiently” for a month since the terrible incident hoping for the CM’s direct intervention on the matter. Ruing that it did not happen, Sircar said whatever continued on page 8 New Delhi, September 8 National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will be travelling to Russia this week against the backdrop of calls for India’s possible role in finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Moscow and Kyiv. Doval is visiting Moscow on September 10-11 primarily to attend a conclave of national security advisers of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-IndiaChina-South Africa) grouping that is taking place amid a renewed push for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv to end the conflict. The NSA’s visit to Russia comes after Prime Minister Modi’s highprofile trip to Moscow and Kyiv in July and August, respectively. PM Modi is also scheduled to go to Kazan, Russia, in October for the BRICS top leaders’ summit. Doval is expected to lay the groundwork for further mediation to end the conflict. India would wait for a signal from both Russia and Ukraine in this connection, sources said. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interaction with Indian media in Kyiv on August 23, had said he wanted India to be on its side and “not just balance ties between Moscow and Ukraine”. Modi at his meet with Zelenskyy had said both Ukraine and Russia should sit together without wasting ■ NSA Doval is likely to lay the groundwork for further mediation to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. India will await a signal from both Russia and Ukraine in this connection, sources said ■ Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, following her talks with Zelenskyy, had said India and China could play a role in finding a solution to the dragging conflict time to end the ongoing war and that India was ready to play an “active role” in restoring peace in the region. Modi had assured the Ukrainian President that India was “never a neutral bystander” in the c o n f l i c t but always “stood by the side of peace”. D o v a l during his visit to Russia is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart and is likely to discuss ways to bring peace to the region. Yesterday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, following her talks with Zelenskyy, had said India and China could play a role in finding a solution to the dragging conflict. continued on page 8 ‘Protect territorial integrity’: Manipur CM meets Guv Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 8 Amid escalating violence in Manipur, embattled Chief Minister N Biren Singh today met Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya for a second time in less than 24 hours and submitted a slew of demands, including protection of state’s territorial integrity. Singh is learnt to have asked the Centre not to yield to Kuki-Zo groups’ demand for a separate administration. The CM also sought control of the Unified Command — currently handled by a team of Home Ministry officials, the state security adviser and the Army — overseeing security operations in the state and called upon the Centre to initiate steps for peace. Manipur has been rocked by a cycle of violence following ethnic clashes in May last year. The meeting comes amid speculation of a rift within the BJP and a demand for a change in the leadership. The CM had called on the Governor on Saturday evening after holding a meeting with MLAs of the ruling coalition. The meeting was held after seven persons were killed on September 7 amid reports of extremists using drones and rockets. The list of demands includes abrogation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Kuki insurgent groups. In January, leaders Second interaction in 24 hrs amid spike in violence at an all-party meeting had asked the Centre and state to scrap the agreement so that the security forces could launch full-scale operations against Kuki insurgents. The CM and some of the ruling alliance MLAs also demanded completion of border fencing, a National Register of Citizens exercise and the deportation of all illegal immigrants. Since September 1, there has been an escalation of violence in Manipur with extremists from both Meitei and Kuki groups using drones, rockets and pompi guns to target each other, besides civilians. Meanwhile, the Kuki Stud e n t s Organisation (KSO) has asked the Centre to declare the Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei organisation, as well as the continued on page 8 Jalandhar sports school iconic, but hostel ‘unliveable’ Tough to deliver best in such conditions, say Punjab institute’s budding players Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Jalandhar, September 8 It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon. An unbearable stench, overgrown vegetation and a wandering street dog greet you at the hostel of the Government Senior Secondary State School of Sports —Punjab’s oldest and most prestigious sports institute that’s home to players from across the state. Ignore the dog sleeping in one of the hostel rooms. Sidestep the garbage strewn across the floor. Escape through the main door. Remember, this school was envi- The hostel of Government Senior Secondary State School of Sports. SARABJIT SINGH sioned as a nursery for future sports stars. The foundation stone was laid in 1961 by Punjab’s first Chief Minis- JOIN INDIA: RAJNATH TO PoK RESIDENTS BACK PAGE ter Partap Singh Kairon. The hostel too was built the same year. The budding sportspersons, who come here pursuing their dreams, have no escape from the filth and neglect all over. When contacted, school principal Ajay Bahri denies outright any role in the hostel’s affairs. “It is managed by the Sports Department. Complaints, if any, are forwarded to the officials concerned. We only deal with the education aspect,” he tells The Tribune. Sarvjit Singh, Special Chief Secretary (Sports), admits to the poor condition of the hostel: “I recently went there and am aware of the situation. I will try to get continued on page 8 c m y b