Fresh summons against...Euro 30 million (about Rs 225 crore) from M/s AgustaWestlandwhich was nothing but “kickbacks” paid by the firm to executethe deal for sale of 12 helicopters to India in favour of the firmin “guise” of genuine transactions for performing multiple workcontracts in the country.

James is one of the three alleged middlemen being probed inthe case, apart from Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, by ED andCBI. Both the agencies have also notified an Interpol Red CornerNotice (RCN) or the global arrest warrant against James after acourt had earlier also issued an NBW against him.

The present complaint delved into the alleged detailed role ofJames in the deal, his multiple visits to India and his transac-tions. The first complaint in the case was filed in November 2014.

According to sources, ED has already sought James’ extradi-tion from the UK. In the this complaint, the agency has also claimedthat the three middlemen “managed” to make inroads into theIndian Air Force in order to influence and subvert the stand ofthe force regarding reducing the service ceiling -- the altitude atwhich a helicopter can fly —- from 6,000 metres to 4,500 metresin 2005 after which AgustaWestland became eligible to supplythe choppers for VVIP flying duties. It said that remittances madeby James through his Dubai- based firm Ms Global Services, FZEto a media firm he floated in Delhi, along with two Indians, weremade from the funds which he got from Ms AgustaWestland SpAthrough “criminal activity” and corruption being done in the chop-per deal that led to the subsequent generation of proceeds ofcrime. Former IAF chief S P Tyagi was granted bail on December26 last year while his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer GautamKhaitan were granted the relief on January 4 by the court in aseparate case filed by CBI in connection to the same deal. Theagency had arrested all the three accused on Dec 9 last year.

Parlt budget session from Jan 31The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs had

recently recommended that the Budget session will commenceon January 31 and the Union Budget will be presented the nextday so that the new financial provisions come into force fromApril 1, the beginning of the new fiscal.

EC seeks Centre’s response...The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs had recent-

ly recommended that the Budget session will commence onJanuary 31 and the Union Budget will be presented on February1 so that the new provisions come into force from April 1, thebeginning of the new fiscal. “When the opposition had objectedin 2012 during the Assembly polls to these five States, Congresshad accepted their stand and postponed presentation of theUnion Budget from February 28 to March 16. We want that thereshould be no presentation of the Budget till the elections areover,” Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congressleader Ghulam Nabi Azad had said after meeting EC on January5. Azad said electoral laws make it clear that the ruling partyshould have no advantage during elections and both the Oppositionand the ruling side should be on an equal footing.

He said the Budget on February 1 will tilt the balance in favourof BJP as it would use the exercise to influence voters by dolingout sops. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has defended the moveasking why the Opposition parties are afraid of it when they haveclaimed that demonetisation is an unpopular decision.

Aim to improve life of poor: Modiharvest. “The situation is in our favour in the elections,” he said.

It was the poor and his Government to empower them whichwas the central theme of his 50-minute long speech.

“The poor of our poor country have accepted this historic deci-sion (demonetisation). They have accepted that it is an effectivestep to end social ills including corruption.

“Accepting the hardships which came with the decision, theyhave welcome this historic step toward a great change,” Modisaid, adding that the country has seen society’s strength in thelast two months. Some people were concerned about improve-ment in their life style but priority of our Government was tochange the quality of the life of the poor, Modi said.

Tanker bomb kills 43 in Syria’s...civilians and the cadres who are building this country,” he toldAFP. The blast comes as a fragile ceasefire is being observed acrossmuch of Syria. The truce negotiated by regime ally Russia andrebel backer Turkey does not include the Islamic State group orformer Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front. More than 310,000people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began withanti-Government protests in March 2011.

One more molestation...house early on Friday when a man stalked her while she was head-ed towards a bus stop on a deserted road and tried to molest thevictim who suffered injuries on her lips, tongue, hand and toesas she tried to resist him. Another woman was groped and assault-ed by two scooter-borne men near her house in Kammanahallion New Year’s eve. Five persons have been arrested in connectionwith the case. On New Year’s eve, several women were allegedlymolested and groped on MG Road and Brigade Road where therevellers had gathered, despite the presence of more than 1,500police personnel, an incident that led to a national outrage.

Akhilesh camp submits...Khan and Ambika Chowdhury, Assembly Speaker Mata PrasadPandey and some others at this residence. SP treasurer and RajyaSabha MP Sanjay Seth also met Akhilesh as his residence. For therecord, Chowdhury, while emerging from Mulayam’s residence,said, “All will be well. SP will remain one.” In Etawah, Mulayam’sbrother Abhayram Yadav hailed Shivpal and blamed “stubborn Akhilesh” for the ongoing crisis within the family andparty. “Akhilesh is stubborn. Shivpal used to take him to schooland take care of him,” he said when reporters asked him aboutthe issue.

JABALPUR �Sunday � January 8 � 2017NATION6 TheHitavada

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■ Our CorrespondentDANTEWADA, Jan 7

IN YETanother crackdownon Naxals, the SecurityForces succeeded in nab-bing three hardcore ultrasincluding two wantedcadres from Katekalyanarea in insurgency hit dis-trict on Saturday.

As per police sources, thearrested rebels have been identified asVetti Varsa alias Fagnu, Masa aliasKumma Madwi and Panda alias NandaMadwi. The action was taken by a com-posite team comprising personnel ofKatekalyan police and Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF), 195th Battalion.

“The composite team was out as partof its anti-naxal operation, when itreceived a tip-off about the presence ofred rebels at somewhere in Katekalyanpolice limits. Acting upon tip-off theSecurity personnel reached the indicated spot where they saw a suspi-cious person trying to escape. After a brief

chase, he was nabbed,” informed thepolice sources, adding that two otherUltras were held by a joint team ofDantewada Police and District ReserveGroup, small action team.

During interrogation, they identifiedthemselves as Jan Militia commander,Vetti Varsa alias Fagnu, Local OperatingSquad member, Masa alias KummaMadwi and Jantana Sarkar Committeemember, Panda alias Nanda Madwi.

“These insurgents were involved in various acts of violence includingattacks, blast, arson and various other offences”.

Security Forces nab 3 hardcore Ultras from Katekalyan area

Arrested Naxal cadre.

3-day Pravasi...(Contd from page 1)needed for the balance of power in the world, Adhinin his address said India can once again become a‘Vishwa guru’.

He said India can become a superpower and hadthe potential to become a spiritual and cultural hub.

Adhin also urged the youth diaspora to work formutual benefits while recognising thier strength ofenterprise and entrepreneurship. Goel called on theyouth diaspora to give suggestions on channelis-ing their force and help in creating infrastructurefor it. He also assured of all possible assistance fromhis Ministry for those willing to take up social proj-ects in any part of the country.

About 300-400 overseas Indian youth are participating in the Youth PBD, including nearly 150 PIOs who are visiting India for the Know India programme.

The Youth PBD in 2017 includes plenary sessions on problems faced by Indian studentsabroad, problems faced by NRI students in India,and startups and innovation which have a socialimpact in India. The Youth PBD 2017, with focuson ‘Redefining engagement with the IndianDiaspora’, is being attended by delegates from 72countries and registration has crossed 7,200 as ofyesterday, officials said.

The event being held on the city outskirts aimsto provide a platform to overseas Indians to engagewith the Government on issues of concern to thediaspora and to explore opportunities for invest-ment in India and contribution to the country oftheir origin.

The convention, being held biennially for thefirst time instead of earlier annual versions, will aimat redefining India’s engagement with its 3.12 crorestrong diaspora in diverse spheres, including inno-vation, start-ups, tourism and education. Accordingto organisers, a total of 6,346 registrations havebeen confirmed for PBD 2017 and more than 1,500NRIs and 400 floating NRIs will be a part of theevent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliverthe keynote address on Sunday, when the Indianorigin Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa willbe the Chief Guest at the event.

Launched by the Vajpayee Government in 2003as an annual event to step up India’s engagementwith its diaspora and the congregation of NRIs andPersons of India origins, the Government decidedto make PBD a biennial event last year. January 9is the main day of PBD as it was on this day in 1915that Mahatma Gandhi, the “greatest Pravasi”,returned to India from South Africa and led India’sfreedom struggle.

CARDS, ATMS, POS WILL BE REDUNDANT BY2020 IN INDIA: KANT: AMID the big push beinggiven to digital transactions post-demonetisation,NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday saidcards, ATMs and POS machines would becomeredundant in the country by 2020.

“....India is in the midst of huge huge disruptionin the world of both financial technology and interms of social innovation (there is) huge huge inno-vation and this disruption will enable India toleapfrog...,” he said.

“...And by 2020 my view is that in the next two-and-a-half years, India will make all its debit cards,credit cards, all ATM machines all POS machinestotally irrelevant,” Kant told a session at PravasiBharatiya Divas 2017, a three-day mega event ofIndian diaspora.

He said, “They will all become redundant in India,and India will make this jump because every Indianwill be doing his transaction just by using his thumbin thirty seconds....”

Speaking at a session on ‘Startups and innova-tions which have social impact in India’ at the YouthPravasi Bharatiya Divas here, he said, “What we arepushing now is digital payment in a very big wayand it is a huge disruption with several innovativemethods.

India, Portugal sign...his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa, while agreeing todeepen the ties, also called for tough global action against ter-ror networks and States harbouring them stressing that thereshould not be any double standards in combating terrorism.

Modi, in a statement to the media, said he and Costa dis-cussed the need for the global community to take strong andurgent action against the rapidly growing and widely spread-ing threats of violence and terror.

“Recognising the importance of the Central role of UN incombating terrorism, they exhorted the international communityto effectively implement the measures enumerated by the 1267UN Sanctions Committee,” a joint statement issued after thetalks said. On December 30, China had blocked India’s moveto list Pakistan-based Azhar as a global terrorist, at the 1267Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council.

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