DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024, AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES HASINA REMARKS CREATE TENSION: YUNUS Foreign Secys meet: Delhi flags plight of minorities, Dhaka says internal issue BY UNNY 5 MORE HOSPITALS SUSPENDED FROM PMJAY-MA SCHEME PAGE 3 TEST RUN AT JEWAR AIRPORT The first validation test flight for the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, to verify if it meets safety and regulatory standards was conducted successfully on Monday. The airport, which is around 75 km from Delhi, is expected to start commercial operations from April next year. ‘Calm influence’: Revenue Secy Sanjay Opp set to submit notice for resolution Malhotra picked as next RBI Governor to impeach Dhankhar The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday gave its nod for the selection of 56-year-oldMalhotraasthe26th RBI Governor with effect from December 11 for a period of AANCHAL MAGAZINE NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 SANJAY MALHOTRA, a 1990batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, currently Revenue Secretary in the Ministryof Finance,hasbeenappointed as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). MANOJ CG NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 THE UNEASY relationship that Opposition parties share with Rajya Sabha Chairman and VicePresident Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to come to a head as the INDIA bloc parties have decided to submit a notice to move a noconfidenceorimpeachmentresolution against him. The Opposition parties do not have the numbers in the House to ensure Dhankhar’s impeachment as Vice-President but are contemplating the move “very soon” as a political signal. Sources said MPs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) — parties that have not been attending the Congress-led protests outside Parliament on the Adani Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings, Monday. PTI issue — have also signed the notice under Article 67(b) of the Constitution. This is the second such attempt by the Opposition parties this year. The resolution, however, should be moved with CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN PARLIAMENT PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Sanjay Malhotra, 1990-batch IAS, IIT-Kanpur, Princeton graduate; Shaktikanta Das MORE REPORTS PAGE 14 In Adani protests in Parliament, Cong takes gloves off, tries masks & jackets ASAD REHMAN NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 MANICKAM TAGORE is a CongressMPfromVirudhunagar in Tamil Nadu; Shivaji Bandappa Kalge the party parliamentarian from Latur in Maharashtra. On Monday, the two were CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 India calls for constructive ties, mutual trust, raises attacks on religious sites SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 9 IN THE first high-level visit by India since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government in August,ForeignSecretaryVikram Misri met his Bangladesh counterpart, Mohammad Jashim Uddin, in Dhaka on Monday and conveyed “India’s concerns, especially those related to the safetyandwelfareof minorities”. India also flagged “some regrettable incidents of attacks on cultural, religious and diplomatic properties”. Referring to the alleged incidents against minorities as “propaganda... false and misleading facts”, Bangladesh's ForeignSecretary,onhispart,responded that “other countries” should refrain from commentingonDhaka's“internalmatter”. Misri, who also called on the BangladeshInterimGovernment CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 E ● Message to Dhaka THE VISIT reflects Delhi’s willingness to engage with the post-Hasina reality. The message is clear: Dhaka must be responsive to Delhi's concerns, and not let strained ties impact bilateral development partnership. MEGA REJIG IN GUJARAT 24 senior police officers transferred EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE AHMEDABAD, DECEMBER 9 Leader of Opposition in LS Rahul Gandhi with Congress MPs during a protest over the Adani row at Parliament. ANI Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin in Dhaka. ANI EXPLAINED BUSINESS AS USUAL GUJARAT `5.00 ● WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 GUJARAT ON Monday saw a mega rejig with the transfer of 24 senior police officers across thestate. Amongthemwassenior IPS (Indian Police Service) of- ficer S Pandia Rajkumar, popularly known as Rajkumar Pandian. He was transferred from the post of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), CID (Crime and Railways), to the post of the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order). Pandiahasbeenatthecentre of a protest by the Congress, led by its state working president Jignesh Mevani, who had accused him of misconduct and sought his ouster from the post of Additional Director General of Police (SC/ST cell). Pandia has CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Ahmedabad