NEW DELHI 22 September 2024 SUNDAY `12 PAGES 24 facebook/TheMorningStandard X.com/TheMornStandard https://epaper.morningstandard.in An Epic Interrogation of Enslavement PLUS: 12 PAGES Less Ord ate in a ry MAGAZINE A Pl Exclusive Voices The Partition of Pakistan Pushpesh Pant Ravi Shankar Ajai Sahni Anu Aggarwal Parenting the Parent Debashis Chatterjee Prabhu Chawla Shankkar Aiyar Sam Pitroda Into the Unpredictability of the Quotidian Swami Sukhabodhananda speaks ‘I Had to Fully Believe What Bae was Doing’ S u c h i t r a K a lya n M o h a n t y @ New Delhi A n u p V e r m a @ New Delhi Atishi on Saturday took oath as the third woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit. At 43, she became the youngest chief minister of Delhi and the second woman CM after Mamata Banarjee in the country Ati. shi is 17th woman CM in the country since Independence. Atishi’s five cabinet ministers were also sworn in. The newly formed government has retained four ministers - Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and Imran Hussain. The new entrant as a minister is Mukesh Ahlawat, MLA from Sultanpur Majra. The oath ceremony at the Raj Niwas was a low-key affair given the circumstances in which Arvind Kejriwal stepped down. Ahead of the oath, Atishi met Kejriwal at his residence. She and her ministers then reached Raj Nivas with Kejriwal. The newly-appointed CM will prove her majority in the Assembly at a session called by the AAP on September 26-27. The Delhi cabinet can have a maximum of seven ministers, including the chief minister. However, the AAP has named six ministers. After taking oath, Atishi wrote on ‘X’: “Thanks to the son of Delhiites and most popular CM Arvind Kejriw- Former Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik and TNIE Editorial Director Prabhu Chawla in conversation on the first day of the Odisha Literary Festival, in Bhubaneswar on Saturday | DEBADATTA MALLICK Naveen non-committal on ‘one nation, one poll’ Express News Service @ Bhubaneswar Femininity “Divinity without the feminine form is incomplete in Hinduism. One cannot have Jagannath temple without the presence of Devi Subhadra and other goddesses,” mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik said at the fest Former chief minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Saturday adopted a non-committal approach on ‘one nation, one poll’ proposal of the Centre and said details will have to studied before taking a stand on it. In an interaction with editorial director of The New Indian Express Prabhu Chawla at the 12th edition of the Odisha Literary Festival (OLF) organised by this newspaper, Naveen said the party will wait for the details before taking a stand. “Let the details come forth, we will study and take a stand.” Asked how he rates the BJP government in the state and the Centre on their performance on completion of their first 100 days in office, the BJD boss quipped: “It is too early to start counting.” “Elections to several states will be held in the near future. Let us wait for the results,” he added. The BJD chief also lashed out at the BJP government for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. “We can all see how the law and order situation in the state has declined with the incident of Governor’s son at Puri. Recently, an Army Major and his fiancée were harassed in a violent manner at a major police station in the capital city This is not a good record,” . he added. Chawla thanked the former CM for supporting the OLF for the last 13 years since it was launched. Celebrated Koshali poet and Padma Shri awardee Haladhar Nag inaugurated the OLF and said literature guides people on the path of truth, and true poets are Yugajanmas (born in ages) who take society on the right path. “There may be different castes, but every human being is one,” Nag said. AAP Cabinet Gopal Rai Post-graduate in Sociology was with AISA in Lucknow University in 1992 MLA from Babarpur Saurabh Bharadwaj Computer science engineer worked with Johnson Controls India MLA from Greater Kailash Kailash Gahlot Non-controversial Jat leader MA in law from Delhi University MLA from Najafgarh Imran Hussain From Old City, studied in Daryaganj and Jamia Millia Islamia MLA from Ballimaran Mukesh Ahlawat 1st-time MLA from Dalit community Co-incharge of AAP Rajasthan unit MLA from Sultanpur Majra al who has given me the responsibility to serve 2 crore people. Kejriwal understood the struggle of the common people and changed the face of Delhi with excellent education and healthcare facilities, free electricity and many others. We have only one objective: Make Kejriwal the CM of Delhi again.” Atishi has retained all the 13 portfolios, including education, revenue, finance, power and PWD, that she held in the previous government headed by Kejriwal. p3 Modi holds bilateral talks with Biden ahead of Quad Summit y eshi Se li @ New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden on the margins of the Quad summit in Delaware. They are expected to discuss a range of issues, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict. During the meeting at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, the two leaders reviewed pathways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The PM’s other engagements include joining an Indian diaspora event at Long Island and participating in a roundtable with the CEOs of US companies working on new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and semiconductors. Soon after landing in Phila- The Power of Playfulness Atishi takes oath as CM, 5 ministers also sworn in Day after SC rap, govt okays appointment of 8 HC CJs A day after a Supreme Court bench said that its collegium was not a “search committee” and asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to submit a report on the status of the names that were reiterated for appointment as judges but were yet to be cleared by the Centre, the Union government on Saturday notified the appointment of eight Chief Justices to various High Courts, including the Madras High Court. The appointments came after the collegium amended some of its July 11 recommendations. While Justice K R Shriram of the Bombay High Court has been made Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice Manmohan, acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the new CJ of the court. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, a Delhi High Court judge, has been elevated as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar of the Bombay High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji of the Calcutta High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya. Justice Tashi Rabstan of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has been made its Chief Justice. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait of the Delhi High Court has been elevated as Chief Justice of the High Court of MP . Of Borders, Bastions and Brotherhood delphia, Modi said his meeting with Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and Japanese premier Fumio Kishida at the Quad Summit would contribute to the betterment of the world. “I am sure the discussions will contribute in making our planet better and address global challenges,” he said. Quad is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the US to foster a stable Indo-Pacific. According to sources, several key agreements are likely to be signed between India and the US. Also on the cards is a multibillion dollar deal to buy 31 predator drones from the US. Meanwhile, the US is also likely to rake up the alleged assassination bid on Khalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canada citizen. On Thursday, senior White House and US intelligence officials met a group of Sikh leaders sympathetic to Pannun. Held inside the White House, the meeting was attended by Pritpal Singh of the American Sikh Caucus Committee and representatives from the Sikh Coalition and Sikh American Legal Defence and Education Fund. The US officials reportedly assured the Sikh delegates that they will not allow any transnational aggression on its soil. 63-yr-old killed after speeding BMW hits auto express news service @ New Delhi A 63-year-old man died and four others were injured after their autorickshaw was hit by a luxury car in central Delhi’s Tilak Marg, police said on Saturday . The incident happened at Sikandra and Mathura Roads intersection at around 5 am on September 12 when a BMW car jumped the traffic light and hit the autorickshaw, they said. Neeraj Kumar, his father Sachhidanada, wife Kumari Salma, two sons Yashraj and Hansraj were going to their home from New Delhi Railway Station in the autorickshaw when the accident happened, they said. All the family members got injured, however, the driver escaped unhurt and informed the police about the accident, a police officer said. Sachidanad and Yasraj (8) had received critical injuries and were shifted to LNJP hospital where Sachidanad died of his injuries on Friday . The driver of the BMW car, bearing Himachal Pradesh registration number, has been identified and will be arrested soon, he said. A case of rash driving under the BNS has been registered at Tilak Marg Police station. express read Air Marshal A P Singh new Chief of Air Staff two to tango Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill celebrate their hundreds against Bangladesh on the third day of the first Test in Chennai on Saturday. India declared their second innings at 287 for four after taking a lead of 514 runs | Ashwin prasath | P11 Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, an accomplished fighter pilot with more than 5,000 hours of flying experience, will take charge as the chief of the IAF on September 30, succeeding incumbent Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari. Air Marshal Singh is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff. ‘World of possibilities’: Khattar invites Selja, Ahmedabad? Selected region name not sent to IOC Surjewala to join BJP in Haryana power play olympic 2036 bid I n d r a n e e l D a s @ Chennai IT is almost close to one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would be bidding for the 2036 Olympics, but the name of the host city is yet to be sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Since last October, when the announcement was made during the IOC Session in Mumbai, there have been multiple reports that Ahmedabad would be one of the host cities. The IOC, however, is yet to receive any confirmation from the IOA. “The IOC has not been informed by the IOA of any selected region,” the IOC said in an email to this daily Interestingly coun. , tries like Indonesia and Turkey , nations considered as serious bidders for the 2036 Games, have selected the hosts/region. Though the IOC doesn’t reveal the number of interested parties or bidding process, its president Thomas Bach had reaffirmed that it was in double digits. However, the infighting in the IOA too seems to be a sour point. It is understood that even during the Paris Olympics, where some of potential hosts’ top officials met the IOC, there were apparently no meetings between the IOA and other stakeholders with the Future Hosts Commission. What needs to be more troubling is that the IOA is yet to formally announce a bid committee, which will deal with the IOC. Even for the 2030 Youth Olympics IOA would need to open dialogues with the IOC. In reply to this newspaper’s query whether the present unsavoury stand-off between the IOA president and the EC would affect the bidding process the IOC said: “IOC is happy to see interest in hosting from India, with its huge passion for sport and youthful population. To move forward, any project from India would need the official support of the National Olympic Committee (NOC).” The IOC has said that there are a number of “Interested Parties, including India, taking part in a non-committal Continuous Dialogue with the IOC.” This, according to the IOC, helps the potential host to “explore and improve its Olympic project, without linking it to any specific Games edition or year”. H a r p r e e t B a j w a @ Chandigarh Haryana power play is getting curiouser and curiouser. Former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is also the Union power minister, has invited “missing in action” Congress MP from Sirsa and senior party leader Kumari Selja to join the BJP. Khattar said the possibility of her and her colleague Randeep Singh Surjewala joining the saffron camp could not be ruled out. “Everyone can have aspirations, but our sister is being insulted and humiliated. She is sitting at home. We are ready to bring such leaders into our party if she is willing,’’ Khattar told a gathering in his home constituency Karnal in support of BJP’s Harvinder Kalyan. “The Hoodas and the Gandhis are not even ashamed,” Khatar addd. In an oblique reference to former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son and MP Dee pender Singh Hooda, Khattar said: “There is no clarity on the Congress CM candidate. The father and the son both want to be CM. Leaders from outside their family are also vying for the chair.’’ Khattar’s statement came when the Congress is grappling with factionalism and growing dissent within its ranks with Selja missing from the party’s campaign. In another function, Khattar said, “It is a world of possibilities, and possibilities cannot be ruled out. You will know everything when the right time comes. We have already brought several Congress leaders into the BJP fold. We are ready to welcome more.’’
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