DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA As HC stays Kejriwal bail in ED case, CBI knocks on his door A CONTEST AFTER 26 YEARS, BOTH SIDES MOBILISE THEIR MPs Birla vs Suresh for Speaker’s post after NDA and Opp fail to reach consensus CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PARLIAMENT APPEARED headed for a rare contest for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post Wednesday after the government and Opposition failed to build a consensus Tuesday. The INDIA bloc, which demanded commitment from the government on choosing a Deputy Speaker from the Opposition ranks — as per convention — went ahead and announced its candidate for Speaker after the government pushed back on the issue. Bombay HC orders release of minor from observation home OMKAR GOKHALE BOY PLACED IN CUSTODY OF AUNT THE BOMBAY High Court on Tuesday ordered the release of the minor accused in the Pune Porschecrashcaseandalloweda habeas corpus plea seeking the quashing of remand orders sending him to an observation home. Observing that the custody orremandorderswerepassedin “absolutely illegal and mechanical manner” and without jurisdiction, the High Court said the minor shall be under the supervision of his paternal aunt who shallensurecomplianceof directions issued by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to rehabilitate him. “We allow the habeas corpus and order his release,” the court said. “The outcry, as a knee-jerk Pune: After the Bombay High Court ordered the release of the minor accused in the Porsche crash case, the 17-year-old was released from the observation home into the custody of his aunt around 8.30 pm on Wednesday. The Juvenile Justice reaction to the accident, resulting into a clarion call of ‘see the accused’sactionandnothisage’, will have to be overlooked upon assimilating that the Child in Conflict of Law (CCL) is a child under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 being under 18 years and regardless of his crime, he must Board (JJB) of Pune had on June 12 granted a 14-day extension of remand (to observation home) of the minor accused, citing his ongoing psychological counselling at the facility. This extended remand concluded on Tuesday. REPORTONPAGE5 receive the same treatment, which every other child in conflict with law is entitled to receive, as the purpose of the Act of 2015 is to ensure that children who come in conflict with law aredealtwithseparatelyandnot like adults,” the bench observed. It added, “Though the CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ‘WILL FOSTER ADVERSE SENTIMENTS’ 26/06/2024 92 120 148 76 NEW DELHI, JUNE 25 Citing faith, Mizoram & Nagaland write to Centre: Don’t rename health centre as mandir ANONNA DUTT NEW DELHI, JUNE 25 THE CENTRE’S decision to rename the flagship Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre as Ayushman Aarogya Mandirs(AAM)hasfacedapushback from the North-eastern statesof MizoramandNagaland. Citingthe“sentiments”of society and the church, these two states expressed concerns and requested exemption from this renaming exercise, show records. These states continue to use the previous nomenclature of a“healthandwellnesscentre” as they await a word from the Centre on their objection. Last year, the Union Health Ministry decided to rebrand its flagship Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres — the network of 1.6 lakh primary health centres across the country. These centres are now known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir, bearing the tagline “Arogyam Parmam Dhanam” (health is the greatest wealth). This change was first CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Amit Shah with NDA partners during the filing of nomination in support of Om Birla. Rajnath Singh is seated behind. PTI While the NDA renominated BJP MP Om Birla, who was Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha, for the post, the INDIA bloc fielded eight-time Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh. With the numbers on the NDA’s side, Birla is expected to win. Even the YSRCP, which has PALLAVI SMART MUMBAI, JUNE 25 AS THE Indian Institute of Management(IIM)Mumbai,formerly National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), welcomed its first batch earlier this month, female students have more than doubled comparedtolastyearortheyearsbefore that. This year, the proportion of female students has jumped to 47.1 per cent against 21 per cent last year. Out of 518 students who took admission IIM Mumbai, which was formerly NITIE. this year, the number of female students stand at 245, marking a significant milestone in the in- stitute’s history, mostly dominated by male students until now. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 MORE REPORTS PAGES 7, 11 Days to go for new codes but official translations still pending, states wait DAMINI NATH, KIRAN PARASHAR & SHAJU PHILIP NEW DELHI, BENGALURU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 25 IN FIVE days, in a move that will overhaul the country’s criminal laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita,2023(thenew IPC); the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha(Second)Sanhita,2023 (the new CrPC); and the GHATKOPAR CRASH IPS officer who approved hoarding suspended EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE MUMBAI, JUNE 25 OVER A month after 17 people died in the hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar on May 13, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday suspended senior IPS officer Quaiser Khalid, who was the Commissioner of Government Railway Police (GRP) at the time when approvals were given for the massive hoarding that crashed. The state Home department initiated the disciplinary action against Khalid for alleged ‘administrative lapses’, ‘irregularities’ and ‘misuse of power’ by allowing the massive hoarding withoutapprovalfromtheoffice of the Director General of Police (DGP). Khalid was currently posted as Additional Director General of Protection of Civil Rights (PCR). The suspension order comes days after The Indian Express on June 22 reported that Mumbai police investigators are probing the role of one Arshad Khan, a business associate of Khalid’s CONTINUEDONPAGE2 In IIM Mumbai first batch, 47.1% female students, more than double from past yrs PAGE 1 ANCHOR four MPs and is the TDP’s rival in Andhra Pradesh, has indicated that it is likely to support Birla’s candidature. THE CONGRESS announced on Tuesday evening that senior party leader and MP Rahul Gandhi will be the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. Announcing the decision after a meeting of the INDIA bloc floor leaders at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence, party general secretary incharge of organisation K C Venugopal said CPP chairperson SoniaGandhihadwrittentoprotem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, informing him about the decision. “Other office-bearerswillbedecidedlater,”hesaid. Lastyear,whenitwasstillNITIE, out of 497 students who took admission, only 108 were female, accounting for 21 per cent of the entire batch. According to the institute, apart from several initiatives taken to encourage gender diversity on the campus, changed eligibility criteria for admissions —allowingnon-engineers toapply — has been a significant contributor to this jump in ratio of female students. Till last year when the institute was recognised as NITIE, only engineers were allowed to pursueMBAattheinstitute.This year (after its status changed to IIM Mumbai), the institute has CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NEW CRIMINAL CODE THE COUNTDOWN Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Act, 2023 (the new Evidence Act), – are set to be operationalised. Even as states prepare for the implementation, organising trainingsessionsforbureaucrats, judges and police personnel, a keyconcernremains:theselaws are yet to be officially notified in regional languages. From Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to Odisha and West Bengal, local translations will be crucial to ensure people can access this at the police station level,thetrialcourtsandprisons. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin. File Moscow, Delhi P7 work on PM visit to Russia, his first since THE EXPRESS Ukraine war ASAD REHMAN NEW DELHI, JUNE 25 PUNE PORSCHE CRASH MUMBAI, JUNE 25 Rahul to be Leader of Opp in LS, says Cong LIZ MATHEW & MANOJ C G that CM Arvind Kejriwal was likely to get bail from the Supreme Court, the BJP-led Centre has hatched a conspiracy with the CBI… to file a false case and get him placed under arrest… The entire country is `5.00 ● WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 Trial court granted bail without going through entire material on record: HC For no contest, Opp sought Govt BUSINESS AS USUAL EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE commitment on NEW DELHI, JUNE 25 BY UNNY Dy Speaker post HOURS AFTER the Delhi High Court allowed the application of theEnforcementDirectorateand stayed the June 20 trial court order granting bail to Delhi Chief MinisterArvindKejriwalinanalleged money laundering case, the CBI prepared the grounds to arrest him in the Delhi excise policycaseitisinvestigatingseparately. Sources said the CBI questioned Kejriwal in Tihar Jail Tuesday — arrested by the ED on March 21, he is currently lodged there — and will approach a Delhi court Wednesday to seek his custody. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, in a video post, alleged: “Just when there was a chance REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 - 20 RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2024, MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SETBACK FOR DELHI CM ● INTERVIEW KODIKUNNIL SURESH CONGRESS MP, SPEAKER CANDIDATE This will be the first time in 10 years that the Lok Sabha will have a Leader of Opposition. The Congress failed to get the required 10 per cent seats (54) to CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SPORT AFGHANISTAN ENTER T20 SEMI-FINAL P 15 EXPRESS NETWORK U.P. CLEARS TATA SONS PLAN TO BUILD TEMPLE MUSEUM IN AYODHYA PAGE 6 EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, JUNE 25 NEWDELHIandMoscowareexploring a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 8-9. Sources said preparations are underway for the possible visit, but there has been no official confirmation from either side about the visit. TheTribuneTuesdayreported that Modi will undertake a “quick day-long trip” to Moscow on July 8. This will be Modi’s first visit to Russia after it attacked Ukraine in February 2022, and is significant given India’s tactful diplomacy on ties with Moscow and the West in the backdrop of their hostility. Modi had last visited Russia in 2019, when he had gone to Vladivostok for the 20th IndiaRussia Annual Summit. News agency PTI quoted a Kremlin official in Moscow who said active preparations are underway for the trip. “I can confirm thatweare preparingavisit by the Prime Minister of India. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2