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Mali community continue to block Jaipur-Highway, demand more reservation in jobs, education

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Jaipur:Members of the Mali community in Rajasthan continued to block the Jaipur-Agra national highway for the fourth consecutive day on Monday demanding more reservation in jobs and higher education as rift surfaced among the protestors.
Convenor of Phule Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti Murari Lal Saini, who was detained before the protest began on Friday, was released on Monday. He reached the protest site and suggested calling off the blockade to begin talks with the government.
However, the protestors, who were earlier demanding Saini’s release, termed down his suggestion to vacate the highway.

Besides Saini, 15 more people were released from police custody Monday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has advocated and written to the prime minister to include the caste-based census in the main census.
“I appeal to the community that it is a big step for which our leader Rahul Gandhi has raised his voice,” Gehlot told reporters.
The Mali community is demanding a separate 12 per cent reservation for it in government jobs and educational institutions.
Saini suggested to vacate the highway and continue the dharna about 500 meters away from the site so that talks can be held with the government. However, the protestors revolted against his decision and refused to end the blockade.

“We are vacating the highway but the protest will continue. We will sit 500 meters away from the highway. A committee will be formed which will hold talks with the government,” Saini told reporters.
The protestors refused to vacate the highway till the talks with the government reach an amicable solution.
Later, the community formed a 21-member committee to hold talks with the government, but the authorities demanded that they first vacate the highway.
“We have done an agreement with the community leaders, which they had accepted. Protestors have not vacated the highway as some disputes have occurred in their leadership at the protest site. They are yet to reach an understanding. Our effort is that they vacate the highway,” Bharatpur District Collector Alok Ranjan said.
He said he has learnt that the protestors have formed a committee but nothing on record has been put before him.
The protestors, who are camping in tents, have blocked about one-kilometre stretch of the NH-21 near Arauda village by placing stones on the road.
For those commuting between Jaipur and Agra, traffic has been diverted on alternative routes to avoid congestion, officials said.
Members of the Mali community, which falls in the OBC category, are demanding a separate 12 per cent reservation, formation of a separate Luv Kush Welfare Board and hostel facilities for the children of the community among others.
Chief Minister Gehlot also belongs to the Mali community.
On Friday, the protesters had blocked the key Jaipur-Agra National Highway in Bharatpur and pelted stones at police personnel who retaliated by firing tear gas shells to control the mob.
Following this, the police had put up barricades on the national highway in Ballabgarh, Halaina, Vair, Arauda and Ramaspur villages.
Honouring social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, who belonged to the Mali community, the state government had recently formed the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Welfare Board and declared April 11 as a state holiday commemorating the late leader’s birth anniversary.
The Mali community held held a similar protest in June last year, which ended after assurances from authorities that their grievances will be listened to.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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April 25, 2023
Firm in my demand for action on BJP’s corruption: Sachin Pilot

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Jaipur: Former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday indicated he will continue with his agitation against his own government for action against the corruption in the previous BJP government.
Pilot said he is not backing down from the stand he has taken against the state Congress government saying he is “politely requesting” it to take action in corruption cases from the previous dispensation.
He said despite his daylong fast on April 11, no action has been taken in such cases.

“Speaking truth, raising voice against corruption and injustice, is among the values of the Congress party. Following these values, I observed one-day fast on April 11. Today, it’s been two weeks, no action has been taken so far.
“So, again I am politely requesting the government to fulfil the promises we had made to the people,” Pilot told reporters here, adding that now even demanding action against corruption is being termed anti-party’ activity.
Pilot was speaking to media after offering his prayers at Jhadkhad Temple (Shiv Temple) in the city.
He said he welcomes the action taken by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which arrested several corrupt IAS, IPS, RAS and other officers.
“The Chief Minister himself had said that ACB is active and has raided several corrupt officers, which we all welcome. But, when he had come into power after being in opposition for five years, we never said that we would arrest a patwari or officer. We had said we will take action in the corruption cases that happened in Vasundhara Ji’s tenure,” Pilot said.

After the Pilot’s one-day fast, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had said that ACB has arrested several corrupt IAS, IPS officers, which has nowhere happened in the country.
People voted for people because corruption was a big issue before Congress came to power, he said, adding that since there is very little time left in the assembly elections, action should be taken.
“If we all raise corruption done by the BJP or if I raise the corruption issues of the previous Vasundhara Raje government and demand action on them then I believe that it is in the benefit of the party,” Pilot said.
He also raised questions over inaction against the party leaders who defied the party’s high command in September 2022.
“It is true that the incident that took place on September 25 was an open violation of the orders of our Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken were openly insulted. Why hasn’t action been taken against them yet? This is the question, the answer lies with the party,” Pilot said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 23, 2023
Pilot targets Gehlot again, renews demand for probe into ‘BJP corruption’

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Jaipur: Making clear that he is not backing down from the stand he has taken against his own government in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday renewed his demand for a probe into alleged corruption during the term of the previous BJP government.
The former chief minister recently went on a daylong fast over this, defying the party’s central leadership even after it termed his proposed move “anti-party activity”.
Pilot target had appeared to be Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot — he criticised the Gehlot government for “inaction” in “corruption cases” at a time when the party is gearing up for the year-end assembly polls.

Addressing a gathering in Jhunjhunu on Monday, the dissident leader stuck to his position.
“I am asking for action even today. It’s been a week now but no action has been taken,” he said, repeating his demand for “an inquiry against those involved in corruption.”
“Action should be taken if the evidence is found. It is the responsibility of all of us to give Rajasthan clean politics,” he said.
He said he will not compromise on the issue of corruption.
Due to his scheduled public events in Jhunjhunu and Jaipur, Pilot also skipped a meeting with All India Congress Committee in-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra.

The three are holding separate meetings with all Rajasthan Congress MLAs in the run-up to the polls. Monday was the turn of the MLAs from the Ajmer division, under which Pilot’s Tonk constituency falls.
In Jhunjhunu’s Khetri town, Pilot told reporters that an investigation should be carried out as soon as possible because the entire Congress, including Rahul Gandhi, has been fighting “corruption” by the BJP government at the Centre.
“In Rajasthan, elections are seven months away. You want an effective and transparent inquiry into all those scandals that broke out when the BJP was in power, and I think we should do it as soon as possible,” Pilot said.
“Be it Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh or UP, we have always exposed the BJP’s corruption,” he said.
Replying to a question over the inflation relief programme announced by Gehlot, he said, Pilot said he welcomed such relief schemes.
“But in politics credibility and what you say is also important. When we go to the polls seven months later, we will be told you made the allegations — either you were lying or you didn’t have enough courage (to follow through),” he said.
An MLA told reporters that he mentioned Pilot when he met party leaders during their interactions with legislators.
“I told them about the influence of Sachin Pilot in Ajmer. He has been an MP from Ajmer and there is a big number of his supporters there,” Masuda MLA Rakesh Pareek said
Pilot’s fast last week put the party’s central leadership in a quandry on whether to take action against him or not.
“If there is any issue with his own government, it can be discussed at party forums instead of the media and in public,” Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had said in a statement the night before Pilot’s dharna.
“This is clearly anti-party activity,” he had then said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 17, 2023
As summer kicks in, demand for earthen pots rises in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: The temperature in Telangana’s Hyderabad reached up to 40 degree Celsius in some places in the last few days. Aside from the untimely rains occasionally, the temperatures are very high in the city. This has made earthen pots gain popular demand in the state.
Earthen pots are one of the most used things in summer as they keep the water cool and healthy.
A seller of the earthen pots, Ramesh says, “I have been doing this business for the last 8 years. We sell it for 4-5 months a year. We get these from Mahabub Nagar and Nizamabad. We sell it for Rs.250 per piece. Due to untimely rains, the business was less. But, as the heat increases, the business will be good.”

“The water in these pots will be cold and very good. It is also very good for your health. We buy these pots every year. It is very good than the water cooled in the fridge”, a customer named Vijay Kumar said.
Another customer, Irshad said, “We get pots, bottles, jugs and other things made of mud here. It is very good during the summer season. The water will also be cold in it.”
Earlier, the Hyderabad Meteorological Centre informed that the temperature in some parts of Telangana is likely to rise up to 40 degree Celsius.
“In Hyderabad and surroundings, we are expecting temperatures between 39 degrees. The rest of the state is expecting more than 40 degrees and the northern part is expecting around 41 degrees. In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, a maximum of 37 degrees has been reported in the past 24 hours. Temperatures up to 39 to 40 degrees are expected in the GHMC limits in the coming days”, said Sravani, Scientist C of Hyderabad Meteorological Centre.

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April 16, 2023
Global oil demand on course for a record high

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London: Global demand for oil this year is on track to rise to a record 101.9m barrels per day as China leads an economic surge among developing nations, the world’s leading energy body has forecast, a media report said.
The International Energy Agency’s predicted daily average for 2023 is 2m bpd higher than last year’s figure. The price of a barrel of oil rose from $85.62 to $86.10 on Friday morning after the IEA’s report was published, The Guardian reported.
The agency warned that a recent decision by the world’s biggest oil exporters to cut their production could drive oil prices higher, in a blow to efforts to reduce inflation and reset economic growth in developed countries, The Guardian reported.

“This augurs badly for the economic recovery and growth,” the IEA said. “Consumers confronted by inflated prices for basic necessities will now have to spread their budgets even more thinly.”
Oil market prices soared by $7 a barrel earlier this month after OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and other allied oil-producing nations, led by Russia, agreed to deepen their production cuts to 2m bpd this year despite concerns that China’s economic rebound could drive higher demand for oil, The Guardian reported.
The move has angered western leaders because higher oil prices would make it harder for major economies to return to growth, and would provide extra revenues for the Kremlin as its war against Ukraine continues.
The expected increase in global oil demand has also dashed hopes among climate campaigners that the Covid-19 pandemic had hastened the end of the world’s rising oil demand.

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April 15, 2023
Amid record tourist arrivals; Shikara in high demand

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Srinagar, Apr 10: With highest numbers of tourists visiting Kashmir, the builders of shikaras in Kashmir say that demand is on rise as unemployed youth are earning their livelihood by signing up as a boatman in Dal Lake.
A third generation shikara maker, Ghulam Nabi of Baba Mohalla Dal Lake told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that since last 35 years, he has been making Shikara but demand has picked up since last year.
“As last year there was a good tourism season, the demand for Shikara has increased as more and more unemployed youth are starting Shikara so as to at least earn some money for themselves,” he said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
According to him, they too have to face many challenges as timber is not easily available and rates are high.
“It usually takes a person around 15-20 days to make one Shikara and mostly deodar strongest timber is used in making it,” he said.
A Shikara costs around 2.5-3 lakhs and around 35 ft of timber is required to make a boat.
His Shikaras are in use in Mansar and Tawi in Jammu, Hyderabad, Bengal, Rajasthan and other places as well.

But he complained that the government has never supported them while requesting the authorities to give them timber for continuing their craft—(KNO)
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April 10, 2023
Bhagwat Katha narrator receives extortion demand of Rs 1 cr

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Mathura: Bhagwat Katha narrator Aniruddhacharya has received a letter threatening to blow him up with his family with a bomb if he does not pay Rs 1 crore in extortion, Vrindavan police said on Friday.
Police said they have registered a case and an investigation is underway.
Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Martand Prakash said someone has sent a letter via post demanding Rs 1 crore from Aniruddhacharya, a Vrindavan resident, and threatened to blow him up with his family if he does not pay them.

Prakash said the manager of Gauri Gopal Ashram of Aniruddhacharya informed the police about the letter.
It stated, “We have come to Vrindavan to blow you up. Give us one crore rupees. We give you a week’s time. Otherwise, you will be blown up along with your family and ashram with bombs.”
Police officials are scanning CCTV footage of the ashram for suspects, the ASP added.
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April 8, 2023
DeSantis signs Florida gun bill as activists demand more

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Florida becomes the 26th state to allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The new legislation gives DeSantis another victory to tout as he gears up for an expected presidential campaign.
“Here in the free state of Florida, government will not get in the way of law-abiding Americans who want to defend themselves and their families,” said state Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican and sponsor of the legislation.
While DeSantis and other Republican backers have described the legislation as “constitutional carry,” supporters of gun rights have repeatedly called on GOP legislators to go further by allowing people to carry guns openly.
DeSantis has said he supports open carry, but top Republicans in the state Senate — including Senate President Kathleen Passidomo — oppose such a policy. Passidomo has cited the opposition of many of Florida’s sheriffs as a prime reason for her stance.
“The governor is weak if he cannot even get his own super majority legislature to add part of his agenda, which is open carry, to the permitless carry bill,” said Matt Collins, a gun rights supporter and former lobbyist for gun-rights groups. “It’s embarrassing for him. It’s failed leadership and it hurts his chances in the upcoming presidential primary.”
Democrats, meanwhile, sharply criticized the approval of the gun measure.
“Hiding behind closed doors and standing shoulder to shoulder with the NRA, Ron DeSantis just signed legislation that could make it easier for criminals to carry guns,” Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison said in a statement. “DeSantis knows this legislation could be dangerous for Florida families and that’s why he signed this bill with none of his usual produced fanfare.”
Florida law currently makes it a felony if someone carries a concealed weapon without a permit. There are more than 2.6 million people with concealed weapon licenses who must go through training and a background check first.

The new law, which takes effect on July 1, does not end the permitting program but instead makes it optional. Bill supporters contend many Floridians will go through the permitting process because other states recognize the licenses.
State Sen. Lauren Book, the Senate Democratic leader, also faulted Republicans for pushing ahead with what she called a “nonsensical, reckless policy” due to the “governor’s political ambition.”
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April 3, 2023
Tech layoffs, economic slowdown hamper office space demand in India

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New Delhi: Global economic slowdown, tech layoffs and hybrid work have impacted gross leasing of office space in India, as flexible office space providers share reached almost at par with traditional tech companies in the first quarter of 2023, a report has shown.
Leasing by flex space operators in Q1 2023 inched closer to that of technology companies for the first time ever, according to the report by Colliers India.
Flex space occupiers leased 2.1 million square feet of space, accounting for 20 per cent, a little behind the technology sector’s share at 22 per cent.

Together, both the sectors accounted for nearly 42 per cent of the total leasing across top six cities.
“Share of technology sector has declined steadily from 34 per cent in Q1 2022 to 22 per cent in Q1 2023, as corporates continue to focus on building in operational efficiencies through a hybrid model,” said Peush Jain, Managing Director, Office services, India, Colliers.
While Hybrid working has impacted demand for conventional office spaces, it has also fuelled demand for flex spaces across top markets.
“As long-term growth drivers for the tech sector remain strong in India, the technology sector will continue to drive office leasing activity through a mix of conventional and flex spaces,” Jain added.
Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR were the most preferred locations for top flex operators for their portfolio expansion.

Bengaluru accounted for nearly half of the total flex leasing during the quarter, followed by Delhi-NCR at 30 per cent share.
Occupiers’ interest in flex spaces remain unabated as they continue to blend their conventional real estate portfolio in a bid to control costs while providing convenient ways to work for their employees.
Large technology occupiers have also been leasing spaces in flex spaces due to their added benefits such as flexible lease terms, lower capex and modern workplace designs, said the report.
This coupled with ongoing recessionary conditions and layoffs in the technology sector has led to a relative pushback in conventional leasing by these occupiers.
The year 2023 has begun on a cautious note registering a 19 per cent YoY decline in leasing activity across top 6 cities at 10.1 million square feet during the first quarter.
“Although office absorption is currently facing temporary downward pressures, leasing activity will likely pick up especially towards the latter part of the year, driven by strong growth fundamentals,” said Vimal Nadar, Senior Director and Head of Research, Colliers India.
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April 2, 2023
Campus harassment: Human chain, marches as students demand IPCW principal’s resignation

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New Delhi: Students and activists hit the streets and staged demonstrations at the DU’s North Campus on Friday as anger surged over the alleged harassment of students at Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW) during a fest and “inaction” of authorities.
The students held marches at Arts Faculty and inside the IPCW campus.
Inside the college, scores of students formed a human chain showing “dissent over the shameless procedure with which the college administration has been acting and working for the past few days,” according to the Left-affiliated AISA, which is at the forefront of the protest.
The students have demanded the resignation of principal Poonam Kumria.
Some unidentified men trespassed into the college, shouted slogans and harassed women during the ‘Shruti’ festival on Tuesday.
At the Arts Faculty, several students accused the police of brutality as they were detained and filled in the police van. A police official, however, said those protesting were peacefully detained and removed from the area.
Over 200 students marched from Miranda House to Arts Faculty demanding justice to the students of IP College for Women. The students organised the “Azadi March” against repeated incidents of harassment at the campus.
“The Delhi Police showed its ugliest form by beating students and pathetically harassing women and detaining all protesters from AISA’s Azadi March at DU Arts Faculty,” the AISA, which organised the march, said in a statement.

Another student organisation, the Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), also participated in the march.
The students held placards that read, “Lock up these lumpens, not our hostel’, ‘Then Miranda Now IP’, ‘Where are women safe-Fight for women’s safety’ and ‘Strict action must be taken against the hooligans, police and DU authorities’.
As soon as the march reached the Arts Faculty, the police beat up students and filled them up in two separate buses, AISA alleged.
“The Delhi Police, under the orders from ACP Civil Lines, Satender Yadav, unleashed a gruesome attack on the students. AISA demands immediate termination of ACP Satender Yadav, who could not provide a safe campus to IPCW students and now has harassed students himself,” the group said in the statement.
Earlier in the day, the AISA led another protest inside IPCW.
Hundreds of students gheraoed the principal’s office and demanded justice, the group said.
Holding placards, the students of the all-woman college raised slogans against Kumria.
“Around 200 students have gathered here against the incident. We are demanding action against the goons, resignation of the principal and establishment of GSCASH (gender sensitisation committee against sexual harassment),” a protesting student said.
Later in the day, AISA shared photos of women students holding hands in the IPCW campus.
“Several brave students of the IPCW have formed a human chain showing dissent over the shameless procedure with which the college administration has been acting and working for the past few days,” the AISA said.
“Amidst heavy surveillance and barricades surrounding the college campus entraping students inside, a human chain has been formed in protest of the committee formed by the college administration which includes the principal herself to look into the mishandling and misbehaviour of the female students by drunk miscreants,” the group added.
Following the incident on Tuesday, police registered an FIR under IPC sections 337 (causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 188 (disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant) and arrested seven people.
An AISA activist alleged the men who trespassed the college campus were heard chanting “Miranda, IP dono hamara (Miranda House and Indraprastha College both are ours)” and “Miranda nahi chhoda to IP bhi nahi chhodenge (We didn’t leave Miranda, we won’t leave IP either)”.
The police, on their part, said there was an excess crowd near the college gate during the fest.
Around 3 pm, some overzealous students started to enter the college in a hurry. In the process, there was heavy pressure on the gates and some students fell down, they said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 31, 2023