Alwar shootout
tered against him or any other family member. We are in a state of shock how this incident happened,” said Sher Mohammad, uncle of the deceased.
Taleem’s elder brother Shamshad, a truck driver said, “I reached home last night from Kolkata. Taleem was a truck driver too and came back home few days back from work.”
Meanwhile, the president of Shri Sarvajanik Gaushala, Ajay Agarwal said cow smuggling is on the rise in Alwar district with people from neighbouring states stealing cows. He cited a recent incident of four cows being forcibly lifted from a warehouse. “A whole gang is operating behind this. Cow skin and meat are being sold from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh,” he claimed.
Advocate Khilimal Jain, who is also vice-president Rashtriya Gauraksha Sangh said cows are smuggled to Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh from Alwar.
“Alwar has number of cow shelters and so smugglers are active. They are adopting new ways to transport bovine such as in milk mans and courier vans and sometimes even in luxury vehicles,” jain claimed. stan had agreed to allow his wife to meet him. India has been pressing Pakistan to grant a visa to Jadhav’s mother, Avantika, on humanitarian grounds. External Affairs Minister Sushma Sawraj had recently discussed Jadhav’s case with Pakistani High Commissioner to New Delhi Sohail Mahmood.
Pakistan has repeatedly denied India consular access to Jadhav on the ground that it was not applicable in cases related to spies.
Jadhav had filed an appeal with Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to seek clemency, which is still pending.
In October, the Pakistan Army had said it is close to a decision on the mercy petition of Jadhav.
Pakistan claims its security forces arrested him from restive Balochistan province on March 3 last year after he reportedly entered from Iran. However, India maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Indian Navy.
Jadhav’s sentencing had evoked a sharp reaction in India.
After India approached the International Court of Justice, a 10-member bench on May 18 restrained Pakistan from executing Jadhav till adjudication of the case. The ICJ has asked Pakistan to submit its response or memorial by December 13 before the court could start further proceedings in the case. ing),” the PM claimed.
“This conversation took place three years back. The Congress party had tried to suppress this episode...They did not take any action against him for last three years,” Modi alleged.
Modi was referring to a controversy that had erupted in 2015 when Aiyar during a talk show in Pakistan had reportedly made the controversial statement.
Continuing his diatribe against the Congress, Modi claimed that the party believes in a work culture of ‘atkana’ (to stall) ‘latkana’ (to keep an issue hanging) and ‘bhatkana’ (to divert attention from an issue).
Speaking at a rally at a tribal town Pavi Jetpur Chhota Udepur, meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi said his party came out with a manifesto after
consulting various sections of society, such as tribal communities, women and youth, and incorporating their demands, while the BJP was still mum on what it planned to do in the state.
“The campaign in half of Gujarat has already ended. Polling will be held shortly. But the BJP has not announced its manifesto yet. The BJP has not told you what it will do for you in the next five years,” Gandhi said.
“Modi-ji used to say that the BJP will rule in Gujarat for the next hundred years. But he is not saying a single word about the future of Gujarat at his rallies. Instead, Modi-ji talks about Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and so many global issues. This election is not about Modi or (Rahul) Gandhi...it’s about THE people of Gujarat,” he said.
All key demands of tribal communities, such as implementation of Panchayats (extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, filling up vacant posts reserved for STs, scholarships for tribal students and better compensation for land acquisition are part of the Congress manifesto, Gandhi said.
Voting for 89 seats of Saurashtra and south Gujarat will be held on Saturday, while that for 93 seats of north and central Gujarat, including Chhota Udepur, will he held on December 14. Campaigning for the first phase ended on Thursday.