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AgencyNew Delhi June 23,

A journalist driv ing homealone late Saturday n ightsuffered bullet injury after twobike-borne intercepted her carand fired at her in East Delhi’sAshok Nagar, police said.“Mitali Chandola was drivingalone near DharamshillaCancer Hospital when twobike-borne men interceptedher car and opened fire fromthe front. At least three bulletswere fired, two hit and piercedthe car’s front windshield.Eggs were also thrown at hercar. One bullet hit her rightarm. The woman was admittedto a nearby hospital. She willbe shifted to AIIMS forsurgery,” Joint commissionerof police (eastern range) AlokKumar.Chandola works in a television

Attackers shoot at journalist, throw eggson car in Delhi

channel in Noida, accordingto Agency.Alok Kumar said an attemptto murder case has beenregistered at the New AshokNagar police station.

The woman has told the policeabout the differences she ishaving with her husband.Personal enmity is beingsuspected,” the police officersaid.

Police have not ruled out otherangles, including robberyattempt.The police contro l roomreceived a call at around 12.30am Sunday about the shootin

AgencyNew Delhi June 23,

India on Sunday rejected a USState Depar tment reportwhich made certain criticalcomments regarding thestatus of minorities in thecountry, saying it has “nolocus standi” to “pronounceon the state of our citizens’constitutionally protectedrights”.In response to a query on thelatest ‘Report on InternationalReligious Freedom’ publishedby the State Depar tment,External Affairs Ministryspokesperson RaveeshKumar underlined that Indiais a vibrant democracy wherethe fundamental rights of all

India rejects US report on minorities’ status

its citizens, includingminorities, are protectedunder the Constitution.“We see no locus standi fora foreign entity/governmentto pronounce on the state ofour citizens’ constitutionally

protected rights,” he said.Significantly, the report wasreleased just ahead of USSecretary of State MikePompeo’s visit to India fromJune 25.“India is proud of its secular

credentials, its status as thelargest democracy and apluralistic society with alongstanding commitment totolerance and inclusion ,”Kumar said.“The Indian Constitu tionguarantees fundamentalr ights to all its citizens,including its minoritycommunities,” the MEAspokesperson asserted.“It is widely acknowledgedthat India is a v ibrantdemocracy where theConstitu tion providespro tection of religiousfreedom, and wheredemocratic governance andrule of law further promoteand protect the fundamentalrights.”

AgencyNew Delhi June 23,\On Wednesday, a day beforeRahul Gandhi indicated thatthere was no going back on hisdecision to resign as Congresspresident, a letter from the AllIndia Congress Committee(AICC) landed in the inboxes ofall party functionaries andjournalists.The letter was signed by KCVenugopal, general secretary(organisation), and announceda routine appointment, but itsignalled something was amiss.The appointment had beenmade not by the Congresspresident, as has been theconvention in the 134-year-oldparty; it was made by the AICC.“He is refusing to sign anyletters,’’ said a key team member,explaining the change, decliningto be named.And that sums up the crisis thatthe party confronts a monthafter the April-May generalelection, in which it won 52seats, up from 44 in 2014, butstill not enough to make iteligible for even the status ofLeader of the Opposition in the543-member Lok Sabha.Since May 25, when Gandhioffered to resign at a Congressworking committee (CWC)meeting , he has gone into ashell. Even members of his coreteam, K Raju, Alankar Sawai andKaushal Vidyarthee, whowould sit at his Tughlaq Laneoffice, have had almost nointeraction with Gandhi, whoturned 49 on June 19.“I am disturbed about theinaction in the party; by now itshould have begun toreorganise itself,’’ said politicalscientist Neera Chandioke.

Rahul Gandhi’s resignation leaves Congressin leadership vacuum

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“The problem is that there isno defined second-rungleadership in the Congress, soRahul’s stepping down hascaused a vacuum.’’For a party plagued byfactionalism from the Centre tothe states, it’s not easy to zeroin on a replacement who hasthe ability and credibility to actas the glue that holds ittogether. His mother andpredecessor Sonia Gandhi, 72,from whom he inherited themantle of Congress presidentin December 2017, is attendingParliament, but refuses toaddress the leadership issue. “She is being a pillar ofstrength by sitting there withus in Parliament,’’ said oneCongress MP. “The problem isthat Rahul Gandhi was nevergiven a free hand to do whathe wanted to do with the party.He had to work with the oldguard who were part of hismother’s team and that stoppeda brand new Congress fromemerging. Indira’s successcame out of Congress splitting,Rajiv also had a split and sodid Sonia Gandhi. RahulGandhi needs a split (in theparty) for his ideas to work.’’The references were to lateprime ministers Indira Gandhiand Rajiv Gandhi, RahulGandhi’s grandmother andfather. While this MP, who is amember of the young guard inthe Congress, defends RahulGandhi against attempts to pinthe blame for the party’s dismalperformance on the Gandhifamily scion, some note that asparty president, he had failedto curb rampant factionalism.From Haryana and Rajasthanto Maharashtra, local leadersput self-interests above the

party’s. In fact, media reportscited Rahul Gandhi as saying atthe May 25 CWC meeting thatleaders like Ashok Gehlot andKamal Nath, chief ministers ofRajasthan and Madhya Pradeshrespectively, and former financeminister P Chidambaram hadbeen more concerned about theelectoral prospects of their sons,who were in the fray. InDecember, the Congress wrestedRajasthan and Madhya Pradeshfrom the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). In the Lok Sabha polls, itfared disastrously in both states.Gandhi’s resignation hasn’tbrought about any change ofattitude. At a June 4 meeting ofthe Haryana Congress, formerchief minister BhupinderHooda’s supporters shifted theonus for the electoral rout to stateunit chief Ashok Tanwar. “Wemust rethink and work togetherin the larger interest of the partyand the country,” Tanwar, aformer Jawaharlal NehruUniversity student handpickedby Gandhi, said.In Rajasthan, Gehlot lashed outat his deputy, Sachin Pilot, afterthe elections. Pilo t hasn’tresponded publicly to theremarks, bu t the fr iction

between the two shows nosign of receding. “We have tomeet people’s expectationsand do what they voted for usto do,’’ said Pilot.In Punjab, Navjot Singh Sidhurefuses to toe chief ministerAmarinder Singh’s line andstill gets an audience withRahul and Priyanka Gandhi. InMadhya Pradesh, the KamalNath government has a waferthin majority and faces anonslaught of probes againstaides to the chief minister.At the Centre, variousformulae — appointment of aworking president or interimpresident or a co llectiveleadership — are on the table,but nothing has been decidedbecause no one knows whowill decide. Vikram Maadam, atwo-term member of theGujarat legislative assemblysaid, “There is always win orlose. If Rahulji leaves, theparty will disintegrate. Weneed a strong leader. I knowwe will come back...The samepeople who voted for the BJPcan defeat them too.”At themoment, however, his hope ofa Congress comeback soundlike wishful thinking.

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AgencyNew Delhi June 23,

Afghanistan stretched Indiatill the final ball, but the classand pedigree of the Indianbowlers managed to keepthem out as Virat Kohli’s mengot out jail to win an absolutehumdinger at Southampton.The skipper was all praise forhis side and spoke about thecharacter shown by the side.Mohammed Shami’s last-overhattrick Saturday saved Indiafrom a mighty scare after theymanaged to pip Afghanistanby 11 runs to inch closertowards World Cup semi-finals. Shami (9.5-1-40-4),playing his first match, notonly successfully defended 16runs off the last over but alsodismissed the dangerousMohammed Nabi (52 off 55balls), Aftab Alam (0) andMujeeb ur Rahman (0) offsuccessive deliver ies tocomplete the rare feat.Afghanistan were bowled outfor 213 in pursuit o f amanageable 225 run targetwhich at one stage lookedgettab le af ter the Indianmiddle-order flopped in theirfirst World Cup test.“This game was way moreimportant for us, becausethings didn’t go as planned.That’s when you need toshow character and bounceback,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.Draf ted in to the p layingeleven in place of injuredBhuvneswar Kumar, ShamiSaturday became only thesecond Indian cricketer toregister a hattrick in WorldCup af ter Chetan Sharma,who achieved the feat in 1987.

When things don’t go as planned,one needs to show character and

bounce back - Virat KohliKohli, thus, was effusive in hispraise for the speedster.“Everyone’s waiting for anopportunity. Shami was reallygood today. He was making theball move more than anybody.We knew these guys werehungry,” he said.Rating the win overAfghanistan as a special one,the India captain said thewicket was a difficult one forstroke-making because of itstwo-paced nature.“This is right up there (as awin). You win the toss, andyou decide to bat and then yousee the wicket slow down. Youthink 260 or 270 would be agood total,” he said. “At thehalfway stage, we had ourdoubts in our minds, but wealso had self-belief in thechange rooms. As soon as Iwent in, I understood the paceof the p itch . Cross-battedshots aren’t on, and a lot ofhorizontal bat shots cost us onthis pitch.”Kohli also praised man-of-the-match Jasprit Bumrah for hisimpressive bowling displaythat brought India back intothe contest. “It’s simple - wewant to use him (Bumrah)smartly. When he takes one ortwo wickets, he can go on, butotherwise we try to ensure theopposition knows that he hasseven or so overs to go,” hesaid.Man-of-the-match Bumrah (2/39) said Kohli’s belief in hisability spurs him to do dobetter every time he runs intobowl. “That gives you a lot ofconfidence when the captainhas so much trust in you.Helps me keep a clearer head,”he said.Bumrah also elaborated on

India’s strategy whiledefending the low total. “Wesaw the wicket getting slowerand slower. You had to beaccurate and it’s a big ground,so you had go for the yorkersand bowl wicket-to-wicket.“What we wanted to do wasthat when you run behindwickets, you don’t getwickets. Our plan was to getthe run-rate high and createchances,” he said.Bumrah too praised his pacebowling colleague Shami forhis impressive display on hismaiden outing in the ongoingWorld Cup. “That’s verygood, because it gives ushealthy competition within theside. We discuss what theplans are, and it’s great wheneverybody is chipping in withwickets,” he said.Afghanistan sk ipperGulbadin Naib showeredpraise on his bowling unitbut said Bumrah eventuallymade the difference. “Webowled really wel l, andeverybody in the battinglineup was strong. We didwell in the batting too, butcredit goes to Bumrah for theway he bowled in the lastthree overs. He was superb,”he said . “The wicket wasreally good for batting duringthe first half. The spinnersstuck to the plan, and they didreally well. We had o theroptions than Rashid (Khan)and Mujeeb (Ur Rahman), butin the backend, Aftab (Alam)and I also bowled well, butIndia is a good side, and afavourite side.” He, however,said such tough gamesagainst strong teams likeIndia will do a world of goodfor Afghanistan.