DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024, LUCKNOW, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 Modi Sarkar ki Guarantee CBC 22201/13/0211/2324 Government of India High speed internet connectivity in every corner of the country Scan for more information Hamara sankalp 5G network expansion in India is fastest in the world Viksit Bharat BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY UNION CABINET RESOLUTION ON RAM TEMPLE INAUGURATION Cabinet hails Modi: Country’s body got freedom in 1947, soul on Jan 22, 2024 Centuries-old dream fulfilled, spiritual satisfaction: Resolution DIVYA A NEW DELHI, JANUARY 24 Gyanvapi: Rival parties to get ASI survey report ASAD REHMAN LUCKNOW, JANUARY 24 THE VARANASI district court Wednesdayallowedcopiesofthe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)’sreportonthesurveyof the Gyanvapimosquecomplextobe made available to Hindu and Muslimlitigantsinthematter,observingthatwithoutcopiesofthe report, it will not be possible for them to file objections. Last month, the ASI had submitted its report on a scientific survey it had undertaken at the Gyanvapi complex. The district CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 In Ayodhya on Wednesday. Vishal Srivastav REPORTS,PAGE4 CONGRATULATING PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on the consecration ceremony at the newRamtempleinAyodhya,the Union Cabinet adopted a resolution Wednesday stating that while “the body of the country attained independence” in 1947, the “Pran Pratishtha of its soul was done on January 22, 2024”, and“everyoneexperiencedspiritual satisfaction”. The resolution, read out by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on behalf of the Cabinet, called the Wednesday meeting “historic… Cabinet of the Millennium” and said Modi had “fulfilledacenturies-olddream”, one that “Indian civilisation had dreamt for five centuries”. “The love you have received from the people has established you as a Jan Nayak. But, after the ushering in of the new era, you have also emerged as the pioneer of the new era,” it stated. Later, while briefing reporters on the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting, Union Information and Broadcasting MinisterAnuragThakursaid,“At the beginning of the Union Cabinetmeeting,onbehalf of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Opp hits Bengal wall: Mamata says no talks, will fight LS polls alone AAP will contest all seats in Punjab: Mann RAVIK BHATTACHARYA & KANCHAN VASDEV KOLKATA,CHANDIGARH,JAN24 THE SPUTTERING INDIA bloc took a damaging hit on Wednesday as two partners said they were calling off seat-sharing talks. While seat discussions in both West Bengal and Punjab were expected to be tricky, the timingandwordingof thedeclaration by the Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party — days after the BJP's Ram Temple crowning moment, and puttingtheonusontheCongress West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Wednesday. Express — will hurt the coalition. In her statement, TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 EC to law panel: Model Union minister, RS MP & MLAs attend Can’t imagine Opp bloc code is not a disruption meeting called by radical Meitei group without Mamata: Cong RITIKA CHOPRA NEW DELHI, JANUARY 24 RESPONDING TO a question by the Law Commission of India if periodicelectionsleadtoapolicy paralysis owing to the frequent imposition of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), the Election CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Simultaneous polls vs MCC IMPOSITION of the model code is cited as a reason for pause in development programmes. While EC has not opposed joint polls, it has also defended the code. SUKRITA BARUAH GUWAHATI, JANUARY 24 A UNIONMinister, a Rajya Sabha MP and almost all of Manipur’s MeiteiMLAsattendedameeting at Imphal’s Kangla Fort on Wednesday morning — in response to “summons” issued to them by radical Meitei group Arambai Tenggol a day earlier. Afterwards, the Arambai Tenggol claimed that the Meitei leaders had promised to convey the concerns of the community to the Centre. Demands by the radical group, which has thousands of members and claims to representandprotectMeiteiinterests, include the delisting of Kukis fromtheScheduledTribelist,deportation of refugees to camps in Mizoram, border fencing, replacement of Assam Rifles with otherparamilitary forcesandrevoking the Suspension of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 EXPLAINED PAGE 11 MANOJ C G NEW DELHI, JANUARY 24 EXACTLY SEVEN months after theCongressandseveralregional parties came together in Patna and resolved to contest the Lok Sabha elections against the BJP unitedly, the Opposition group- ing — christened INDIA later — showed the first serious signs of unraveling on Wednesday. However, the Congress, which is being blamed for the cracks in West Bengal and Punjab,appearedhopefulof placating at least West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Celebrating India’s Republic Day We celebrate India’s history as the nation progresses to becoming Aatmanirbhar in aerospace and defence. Lucknow