11032025-TTB-01.qxd 3/10/2025 11:51 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 69 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HARYANA OMAR DENIES GOVT INVOLVEMENT IN FASHION SHOW J&K /thetribunechd DRUG LORD BHINDER, ON FBI RADAR, NABBED IN LUDHIANA PUNJAB TEHRAN OPEN TO NUCLEAR TALKS WITH US WORLD VANUATU PM REVOKES FUGITIVE LALIT MODI’S PASSPORT BACK PAGE tuesday | 11 march 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com PREZ AT HISAR VARSITY CONVOCATION Oppn demand for debate on ‘faulty’ voter lists rocks Parl Second leg of Budget session off to stormy start Animesh Singh Tribune News Service President Droupadi Murmu awards a degree to a student during the convocation of Guru Jambheshwar University in Hisar. PTI INSIDE New Delhi, March 10 The second half of Parliament’s Budget session began on a stormy note on Monday with the Congressled opposition MPs walking out of both Houses after their demand for a detailed discussion on alleged discrepancies in voter lists was rejected. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and his Rajya Sabha counterpart Mallikarjun Kharge led the charge against the treasury benches in their respective Houses. Trinamool MP Sougata Roy raised the issue in the Lok Sabha during the zero hour, following which Rahul sought PANEL SUGGESTS LEAVE FOR AMRITPAL, RASHID ■ The parliamentary committee tasked with considering leave requests of MPs recommended a 54-day leave of absence for NSA detainee and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh ■ Another NSA detainee and a discussion on it. Roy said it was only after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had flagged concerns over “duplicacy” in election photo I-card numbers that the Election Commission decided to resolve within three months what it described as a “decades long problem”. Roy alleged that duplicate voter cards had been discov- Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has been recommended 19-day leave of absence ■ Other MPs whose leave was allowed include late SK Nurul Islam (illness), Mala Roy (illness) and Deepak Adhikari (family event) ered in some constituencies of West Bengal and also Haryana. He also raised questions on the recently held Assembly elections in Maharashtra where allegations of voter list manipulation were levelled by the main opposition party Congress. As Roy was speaking, Speaker Om Birla quipped, “Does the continued on page 8 Takht Kesgarh Jathedar takes charge amid protocol row GS Paul Tribune News Service Amritsar, March 10 In the backdrop of the controversy over the “arbitrary” removal of Takht jathedars, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj today assumed charge as the Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib and later as the officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht in Amritsar amid allegations of the protocol being flouted. As per the Sikh tradition of “dastarbandi” (installation ceremony), the head granthi of the Golden Temple is supposed to present the “dastar” (turban) to a newly appointed Jathedar. In case he is not available, he has to appoint a ‘Maryada violated as Golden Temple head granthi missing’ granthi of the Golden Temple as his representative to perform the ritual. This is followed by representatives of various Sikh and Nihang organisations, the SGPC president and top officials presenting the ‘dastar’ separately to the new appointee as a mark of respect. However, Giani Raghbir Singh and Giani Sultan Singh, who were removed as the jathedars of Akal Takht and Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, respectively, by the SGPC and continue to hold the charge of the head granthi and the granthi of the Golden Temple, respectively, were conspicuous by their absence today. Similarly, there was no representative from Sikh organisations. Though the SGPC had announced the schedule for continued on page 8 c m y b India ties a test for new Canadian PM Carney SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE RAVEEN THUKRAL IN TORONTO M ARK Carney’s landslide victory as the new Liberal leader and successor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to bring a significant shift in the country’s political landscape, both domestically and internationally. A career economist and a former Governor of the Bank of Canada, Carney’s immediate focus after taking charge would have to be on managing domestic challenges and foreign policy. A key concern is the retaliatory tariff announced by US President Donald Trump, which threatens to disrupt Canada’s economy and job market. With federal elections approaching, Mark Carney political observers believe his leadership would have implications for the Liberal Party. Observers, however, say it will have to be watched out whether Carney’s entry and Trudeau’s exit would improve Canada’s strained ties with India. Some Liberal leaders continued on page 8 edit: Carney’s challenge PHOTO: VISHAL KUMAR Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj pays obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar. Clashes in MP, Guj after India’s victory MHOW/GANDHINAGAR: Tensions flared up in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow town and Gandhinagar district of Gujarat amid celebrations of the Indian cricket team’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy, resulting in unrest and multiple arrests across the two states. In Mhow, 13 persons were arrested, while 11 were detained in Gandhinagar. BACK PAGE Majithia summoned by SIT on March 17 PATIALA: The Special Investigating Team (SIT) on Monday issued a notice to senior Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to appear before it on March 17 in a drugs case registered against him. Last week, the Supreme Court had directed the SAD leader to appear before the SIT. — TNS Ludhiana collapse toll mounts to three LUDHIANA:Two days after a dyeing unit collapsed in the Focal Point area here on Saturday, the toll rose to three as the body of another worker was pulled out from the debris on Monday. Meanwhile, DC Jitendra Jorwal said the CM had announced an ex gratia aid of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased. — TNS