CMYK Rs. 3 KOLKATA SATURDAY, 2 JULY, 2022 PG-12, YEAR—8, ISSUE—398 (RNI NO.: WBENG / 2014 / 56803) Morning India NDA candidate Draupadi more likely to win Presidency, says Mamata MI News Service, Kolkata: No, it is not a cock and bull story. On the day of the Rath Yatra, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made suggestive remarks about the Presidential Polls that took every one by surprise. She said, “BJP has not informed before, they are fielding an indigenous woman. Then I would have thought differently. ” She also said that Draupadi Murmur is more likely to win. On Friday afternoon, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the ISKCON temple in Kolkata on the occasion of the Rath Yatra. Nusrat Jahan and others accompanied her. ❑ Continue PG 3 STF raid brings out 61,000 detonators and 600 bags of Ammonium Nitrate in Birbhum MI News Service, Siuri / Birbhum: The STF Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers prayer to Lord Jagannath at Kolkata Rathayatra celebrations at ISKCON temple on Hungerford Street in Kolkata, on Friday. Raj Thackeray virtually supports Shinde, slams Uddhav Plea in SC seeks withdrawal of observation by judge in Nupur harma case MI News Service, New Delhi : MI News Service, Mumbai: After that, Raj Thackeray opened his mouth for the first time after the entire fiasco and indirectly pinched his own cousin the ex Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray by saying, "From the day a man thinks of his good fortune as his achievement, his downfall begins." As per sources, Raj practically showed his unmitigated support for the new government. To him, Uddhav became the CM just by stroke of luck and by compromising the basic ideology of Sena that his uncle. i.e Balasahab Thackeray has evolved and propagated. He has earlier also accused Uddhav of betraying the people’s mandate only to become CM. A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court demanding withdrawal of Justice Surya Kant's observations made during the hearing of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's case regarding clubbing of all FIRs in connection with her remarks on Prophet Muhammad. The letter petition filed by Ajay Gautam, addressed to the Chief Justice of India, said: "It has not been proved in any court of law that the statement made by Nupur Sharma is incorrect. Because telling the truth which is documented and acknowledged by clerics and society is not an offence." The plea sought a direction to the bench headed by Justice Surya Kant to withdraw the observations in the matter of Nupur Sharma so that she gets a chance of fair trial. The plea added that observations made by the court directly affect/ef- ❑ Modi, Putin discuss bilateral ties MI News Service, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reviewed the implementation of the decisions taken during the latter's visit to India in De- cember last year, an official statement said. In particular, the two leaders, in their telephonic conversation, exchanged ideas on how bilateral trade in agricultural goods, fertilisers and pharma products Acid attack on doctor in Bihar's Gopalganj MI News Service, Bihar: fect the merit of the case and in the mind of the trial court which deprives Nupur Sharma from fair trial and natural justice. The plea sought a direction to declare the observation made by Justice Surya Kant in the matter uncalled for. The plea said: "It is submitted that news has been flashed through all media channels that court has made following observation about Nupur Sharma as under I. Nupur Sharma is responsible for Udaipur murder case II. She is responsible for fire in country III. She tender apology before TV unconditionally. She hurt the religious sentiments of a particular country V. Whatever happened in the country, Nupur Sharma is only responsible. VI. Police failed to arrest Nupur Sharma...." Earlier, during the day the Supreme Court minced no words in slamming suspended BJP leader Continue PG 3 Nupur Sharma, A doctor in Bihar's Gopalganj district suffered serious burns on his face after his brother and nephew poured acid on him as he was sleeping, following a spat over property, police said on Friday. Dr Dwidhej Tiwari, 55, was sleeping in his house in Hamidpur village under Baikunthpur police station of the district when his brother Rajesh Tiwari and his son entered his room and attacked him. The family members of the victim took him to Sadar hospital for treatment. Rajesh Tiwari and his son were apparently angry at Dwidhej Tiwari as he had plucked 5 kg mangos from their tree. In a statement to the police, the doctor claimed that his brother's property dispute with him led to enmity. The Baikunthpur police registered an FIR against Rajesh Tiwari and his son, who are on the run. could be encouraged further, it said. The two leaders also discussed global issues, including the state of the international energy and food markets. In the context of the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the Prime Minister reiterated India's long-standing position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy. The leaders agreed to maintain regular consultations on global and bilateral issues, the statement said. Shah’s betrayal originated this whole issues, says Uddhav MI News Service, New Delhi: A day after Eknath Shinde took oath as new Chief Minister of Maharashtra replacing Uddhav Thackeray, after much political twists and turns, the latter for the first time addressed media at Sena Bhawan and alleged BJP of betraying the mandate of the people. Thackeray lashed out at BJP saying, “If Amit Shah had kept his word to me, Maharashtra would have a BJP Chief Minister by now.” Launching a Continue PG 3 ❑ Rathyatra at Puri drew massive crowd amidst covid restriction MI News Service, Puri: The familiar picture came back to Puri centering on the Rath Yatra. After a gap of 2 to 3 years once again the legendary Rath Yatra is on at the Holy city of Puri,Odisha. Amidst covid restriction lakhs of devotees flocked to the Holy Rath yatra cite. The Patnaik government has taken strict CMYK measures so that the infection does not increase in any way during the rath yatra. According to sources, more than 1.4 million devotees have taken part in the Rath Yatra Utsov with full enthusiasm and fervor. The administration has already said that no one will Continue PG 3 be able to ❑ PIC PRABIR BHATTACHARYA of the state police raided a warehouse and seized 600 bags of ammonium nitrate from the warehouse. However, no one was detained or arrested. After getting the tip off, the state STF raided a warehouse. They had information that a four-wheeler was being loaded with detonators and smuggled goods. Based on that news, they chased a fourwheeler from Tilpara Barrage. Special Task Force(STF) officers seized the vehicle near Mohammadbazar police station. The driver of the vehicle was arrested and a complaint was lodged at Mohammadbazar police staContinue PG 3 tion.61, ❑