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ever claimed that he is a ‘naish- with the Kerala government’s dra Modi relentlessly. Priyanka
tika brahmachari’? stand. It has let down believers. Gandhi’s full-fledged entry into
Temple idols are treated as How can the TDB support some- the political arena in UP seems
legal entities so that legal issues thing that is against custom and to have raised the hope of reviv-
associated with the administra- why has it suddenly changed its ing the Congress party’s fortunes
tion of temple property can be stand? in India’s most populous and
settled. No human being has B veerakuMaran politically most crucial state.
any legal right to declare what This is not to say that her ap-
an idol in a temple, in its human Will Priyanka prove to be peal is limited to the UP alone;
manifestation, likes or dislikes. a new Indira of the time? she certainly has a pan-Indian
So the argument above is not With reference to the report “Priyanka’s arrival appeal. In fact, Congressmen
valid legally. re-invigorates Congress on the national scene” and women regard her as India’s
by Gopal Misra (February 28)
In the matter of right to The huge turn-out at Pri- new Indira Gandhi. Importantly,
worship in a temple, the only yanka Gandhi-Rahul Gandhi her spontaneous connect with
arguments that are relevant road-show in Lucknow was a the masses will force the other
are those pertaining to customs demonstration of undimin- parties, mainly BP, SP and BSP to
and traditions that are followed ished charisma of the Gandhis. re-strategize. Nevertheless, we
in that temple with the general Nobody can deny the fact that can say for sure that Congress
consensus of its devotees. But in the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is is not going to do anything that
the case of any conflict between steeped in public service. What would give BJP an advantage
customary practices and the matters is, what the Congress over SP-BSP alliance in the
Constitution, the Constitution party’s first family represents is upcoming general election.
prevails. antithetical to what Hindu Right Tactically, it would support
SP aSokan represents. the alliance wherever it is better
By holding aloft a Rafale placed to challenge BJP and seek
It is sad to see the Travancore replica at the road-show, the the alliance’s support wherever
Devaswom Board, which utilises Gandhi scions showed their it stands a fair chance of defeat-
public money, changing its stand determination to take on Naren- ing BJP as in Rae Bareli and
in the Supreme Court, in line Amethi. G DaviD Milton

‘FORM IV’ (See rule 8) Devise more civilised way
TEHELKA of compiling NRC in Assam
1. Place of Publication : Bulding No 23, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 With reference to the report “Citizenship
2. Periodicity of Publication : Fortnightly amendment row divides people in northeast”
3. Printer’s Name : Swinder Bajwa by Nava Thakuria (February 28)
Whether Citizen of India? : Yes The ground realities as far as
(If foreigner, state the country of origin) : Not Applicable implementation of the National
Address : Bulding No 23, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 Register of Citizens in Assam are
4. Publisher’s Name : Swinder Bajwa concerned — and that have been
Whether Citizen of India? : Yes
(If foreigner, state the country of origin) : Not Applicable pointed out in the article, “A
Address : Bulding No 23, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 national register of exclusion—
5. Editor’s Name : Charanjit Ahuja are alarming. As usual, this is
Whether Citizen of India? : Yes yet another instance by those
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Address : Bulding No 23, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019
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owner who owns the Bulding No 23, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 adequate preparation.
Magazine and partners SHAREHOLDERS In a country where corrup-
1. Royal Building and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Plot No F-5, Rajiv Gandhi IT Park, tion is rampant and elemen-
Chandigarh., tary government work goes
2. Tarun Jit Tejpal, 12 Link Road, Jangpura, New Delhi-110014,
3. Weldon Polymers Pvt. Ltd., E-4/77, Sector 7, Rohini, New Delhi, unsupervised, the sorry plight
4. Priyanka Gill. C/o Mr Harish Chander, Village Dharampura, Abohar, Ferozpur, of those affected in Assam will
Punjab-152128. only be prolonged unless the
5. Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Ltd., Kesargarh, J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan. government quickly introduces
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a more refined and civilised way
I, Swinder Bajwa, hereby declare that the particulars given are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. of compiling the NRC.
sd/- Sruthi BaBu
Dated: 01 March 2019 Swinder Bajwa

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