THE
GOOD WORD
Jul 12, 2021 - Week
30
Volume 7S-9| Pages 2
UP implements Population Policy 2021-30,
calls for comments
on draft bill
Jul 11, on the World
Population Day, Uttar
Pradesh chief minister
Yogi Adityanath
announced that the
state had launched its
decadal Population
Policy 2021-30. It aims
to stabilize and
gradually reduce the
state’s population. UP
with about 24 crore
people is India’s most
populous state. The
policy aims to bring
down the birth rate per
woman or total fertility
rate (TFR) to 2.1 by
2026 and 1.9 by 2030.
A TFR of 2.1 is called
replacement level-
fertility, where a
population will continue
to maintain its current
size in future.
A smaller population
would mean better
access to resources like
food, water, health
care. It would help
facilitate better birth
spacing, improve
mother and child health
and reduce mortality.
This policy follows days
after a separate draft
UP Population (Control,
Stabilization and
Welfare) Bill, 2021 was
put up on the state’s
website and comments
were invited from the
public via email to
statelawcommission20
18@gmail.com. In
keeping with the policy
the draft bill aims to
introduce incentives
for keeping the family
size to two children or
less and disincentives
for exceeding that
threshold.
The bill discourages a
family size of more
than two children by
providing that larger
sized families will be:
1) barred from
receiving subsidy under
government schemes
2) allowed ration cards
only for 4 recipients
3) barred from
contesting local body
elections
4) barred from applying
for government jobs or
Bharat First
awarded player of the
tournament and Golden
Boot for it. Messi’s
friend Angel Di Maria
was the match-winner
scoring a brilliant goal in
the 22
nd
minute. He
speedily chased a cross
field pass into the
Brazilian penalty area
and landed the ball into
the net with a soft
touch sending it over
the keeper. Messi came
close to scoring in the
88th minute too but
was denied by the
Brazilian goalie. Brazil
had 59% of the ball
possession and took
Jul 5, India’s internet
based App CoWIN
which has been used to
administer 350 million
jabs in the country so
far, will be made in
open source code soon
and shared with all
countries wishing to
use it, free of cost,
prime minister Modi
said at a global CoWIN
conclave held recently.
The app is used to
book vaccination slots,
obtain certificates and
view a pan-India
vaccination dashboard.
Created by India’s
public sector, its speed
and scale, recording
300 million
registrations in five
months, gave the fight
against Covid a much
needed thrust. It can
also be customized for
country specific
requirements.
142 countries attended
the virtual conference.
Over 50, including
Canada, Mexico,
Nigeria, Panama and
Uganda have shown
interest in adopting it.
More at: Business Standard
Jul 9, Moscow, Indian
external affairs minister
Jaishankar held talks
with Russian
counterpart Sergey
Lavrov to discuss the
volatile situation in
Afghanistan. Earlier the
Taliban claimed to have
secured control over
85% of the country.
That is contested by the
Afghan government.
Jaishankar said his talks
with Lavrov discussed
the direct impact of the
conflict on regional
security, in and around
Afghanistan. Both
Russia and India wanted
to see a sovereign and
democratic Afghanistan
where the recent gains
made on the economic
and social front are not
reversed.
More: ANI
,
RTE,
SmartTraveller
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NIA arrests five after J&K government sacks 11
including Hizbul
chief’s two sons for terror
links
Jul 10, in its biggest ever
drug haul the Delhi Police
sized 354 kgs of heroin
valued at ₹2,500 crores in
international markets.
The police have arrested
4 people including an
Afghan national.
Working on a tip off the
police arrested a Delhi
resident Rizwan with 1 kg
heroin. Rizwan, revealed
that Faridabad based
Gurpreet and Gurjot
operated the drug racket
to deliver heroin to
multiple states across
India. The police then
nabbed Gurpreet and
Gurjot from Faridabad
and found 281 kg of
heroin hidden in two cars
and 70 kgs in a cavity in a
bed. Rizwan also led the
cops to the Afghan
national at Gurugram
who was arrested with 2
kgs of heroin on him.
Herion is cultivated in
Afghanistan and shipped
via the Chabahar port in
Iran to JNPT Mumbai.
Then it is taken to
factories in Madhya
Pradesh, processed and
distributed across India.
More at: Hindu
Of the 11 dismissed
employees four were
from the education
department, two from
the police and one each
from the agriculture,
health, IMS, ITI and
power departments.
They had served at
designations of
orderlies, teachers
,
constables and power
inspectors.
In 2015 the RAW chief
Daulat had claimed that
Yusuf was granted a
medical employment
after his father
Salahuddin had called an
IB officer in Srinagar for
assistance. Then CM
Farooq Abdullah had
obliged him. This was
denied later by Yusuf as
false and misleading.
More at: OpIndia,
AsianetNews
justice Singh brought up
the Supreme Court’s
(SC’s) repeated
reminders to the
centre. In 1985 on the
Shah Bano case the SC
had said that it was a
matter of regret that
Article 44 remained a
dead letter and that
only the state had the
legislative competence
to secure it. The HC
praised Goa’s successful
enactment of UCC. The
HC was hearing a plea
to decide if the Hindu
Marriage Act applied to
the Meena community.
The Centre had
informed the
Parliament last year
that it was committed
to introducing UCC but
it required wider
consultation.
More at: Republic
,
OpIndia,
Finology, Image - ClarionIndia
Jul 10, Destiny did not
deny Lionel Messi the
only significant win that
had eluded him, a major
international
championship title for
his country Argentina.
Playing Brazil in Rio de
Janerio, Argentina went
on to beat the hosts 1-0
in the final of South
America’s Copa America
2021 championship.
Widely regarded as the
world’s greatest soccer
player, Messi captained
Argentina, scoring 4
goals and creating 5
assists in the lead up to
the final. He was
Jul 9, in good news for
nature lovers, China has
upped its conservation
status of the giant
panda from endangered
to vulnerable. In 2020,
in a boost to
conservation, China had
combined 70 nature
reserves into a single
sprawling 10,500 square
mile Giant Panda
National Park in the
Sichuan province. In
2020, the panda
population in the park
was 1,800 which is
about 80% of the total
panda population in
China. The iconic bear
numbers which had
dwindled due to loss of
habitat, poaching and
low birth rates are
reviving slowly after
China started panda
conservation in 1990.
At: Wikipedia
,
BBC,
Instructure-img
At: MoneyControl
,
EconomicTimes
Giant panda’s not
endangered now,
tagged vulnerable
Jul 11, NIA has
arrested 5 people from
Anantnag and Srinagar
after it conducted raids
in a terror funding
case. The arrest came
shortly after the J&K
government
terminated
employment of 11 of
its officers for charges
of terror funding, over-
ground or logistical
support to terrorists,
providing information
on targets and even
carrying out an attack.
The 11 were sacked
under section 311 of
the Constitution which
allows the government
to take action without
an inquiry. It was
based on the findings
of a designated
committee.
Two of the 11, Syed
Ahmad Shakeel and
Shahid Yousuf are the
sons of the wanted
terrorist and Hizbul
Mujahideen chief Syed
Salahuddin. The NIA
had arrested Yousuf
and Ahmed in 2017
and 2018 respectively
for terror funding.
promotion if already
employed
The bill also incentivizes
adherence to a one or
two child family
provided the parent
undergoes voluntary
sterilization. Incentives
are in two parts first for
the general public and
additional ones for
government servants.
Benefits for having up
to two children for any
individual include a
rebate on charges for
utilities such as water,
electricity, house tax,
fully paid maternity
leave for 12 months
and a soft loan for
purchase or
construction of home.
Additional benefits to
government servants
include two more pay
increments, free health
care and insurance for
spouse, 3% increase in
employers contribution
to national pension
scheme.
For a single child family
the incentives are even
more generous, peaking
if the single child is a girl.
The act caters to
exceptions such as
multiple babies in a
single pregnancy,
disability or death of an
offspring.
Some are apprehensive
that a historically higher
Muslims TFR across all
Indian states will not be
incentivized into lower
births by this bill, and if
Hindus adopt it, it will
worsen the fertility
imbalance
. Yogi
Adityanath has asserted
that the Population
Policy will take care not
to affect demographic
balance. Assam has
already introduced most
of the disincentives
successfully. The
government will need to
stay vigilant and may
have to introduce
additional measures in
future to ensure a
homogenous fertility
rate across communities.
More: Opindia, News18, Pioneer, TOI
twice as many shots at
the goal as Argentina,
but could not score. In
the 52
nd
minute a
Brazilian goal was called
offside.
Argentina last won
Copa America in 1993.
They reached the final
in 2004, 2007, 2015,
2016 and lost all. They
also lost a World Cup
final to Germany in
2014, in extra time.
Messi had played 4 of
those finals. On
Saturday, Argentina
finally won under
Messi’s captaincy.
More at: BBC,
OutlookIndia-image
Jul 7, a Delhi High Court
(HC) single judge bench
of justice Pratibha
Singh, urged the centre
to implement the
Uniform Civil Code
(UCC). Article 44 of the
Indian Constitution
envisions UCC as a
single law to settle
matters related to
marriage, divorce,
adoption and
inheritance irrespective
of religion. The
common law would
supplant personal laws
such as the Hindu
Marriage Act, the
Shariat Application Act
and Dissolution of
Muslim Marriages Act
among others.
Signaling the HC’s
backing for UCC
because conflicts in
personal laws put
petitioners to trouble
Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra image courtesy
Quora
CoWIN software:
50 countries
express interest
India, Russia
discuss Afghan
crisis
Delhi Police seize
heroin worth
₹2,500 crore
Messi, arguably the world’s
best soccer player
wins a first international title
for his country
Delhi High Court backs Uniform
Civil
Code, asks center to act on
it
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PAGE 2 THE GOOD
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Arnab Goswami interviews Yogi
Adityanath after
a resounding BJP win in the
UP Zila
Parishad polls - Part
2
their names they
entered false Hindu
names on security
register. They
wanted to enter
surreptitiously. When
their belongings were
searched no firearms
were found but a
surgical blade was
discovered. The two
were taken into
custody and they
made a case that they
were ordinary Hindus
and who had come
just to meet the saint.
But when the word
reached me I asked,
‘Why carry a surgical
blade, though?’ A
surgical blade is used
in an operation
theatre and it is so
sharp that if misused
it can be used to
commit a murder
within minutes. I
ordered an
immediate
investigation. The
first thing that came
to light was that their
names were fake.
They were not Hindus
at all, but Muslims
who wanted to sneak
in with false
identities. Where did
they get a surgical
blade? They claimed
they were
undergoing training.
Where is a surgical
blade used in
training? Who are
the others linked to
it? Then the Batla
House and
Mohammad Umar
Gautam’s name
cropped up. Umar
was converted to a
Muslim in 1984 at
AMU. Thereafter,
through the Batla
House, Umar had a
spread network in 25
states of the country
for converting people
to Islam. Various
foreign agencies
funded him using
hawala channels. We
have all the evidence
needed. I have
deployed a team of
500 officers to
investigate this crime.
It is a big conspiracy.
And another criminal
angle to the
conspiracy, mute and
deaf children were
targeted. Using such
children they gained
entry into their
homes and tried to
convert the entire
family. WhatsApp
messages were used
to indoctrinate the
children as the
children could not
speak nor listen. The
instructions sent to
them were encrypted
so that only the
children or a cyber
expert could decipher
them not an ordinary
person. The idea was
to so radicalize these
children that they
could be used in
suicide squads to
target important
centres, places of
worship and VVIPs.
We have exposed this
major criminal
conspiracy. We are
investigating this in
depth and have all
the evidence. This is
not just limited to a
ploy for religious
conversion; it is a
major attack on
national security. We
will lay the conspiracy
bare before the
nation.
Arnab – Yogi ji, the
details you just
shared are hair-
raising! It is a major
revelation that the
CM suspected foul
play and ordered an
investigation and the
other headline is that
a team of 500 officers
is investigating this
crime. It looks like a
huge conspiracy.
People who wished to
communalize this
issue and target your
government will find
themselves on the
back-foot. Some
would still like to ask
why this issue is
being raised right
before the elections?
I ask them do they
expect all
investigations to stop
at before elections?
But I’d like you to
answer this too.
Yogi-Criminal
conspiracies aren’t
tackled after
determining an
auspicious time. The
moment one
emerges, it should be
addressed right away.
It mustn’t be allowed
fester and harm the
nation. The UP Police
and ATS have acted
on these lines. It is
unfortunate that
political opponents
link every issue to
polls. Politics is not
everything for us.
But no one will be
allowed to play with
national security; nor
with people’s faith.
We will expose all
those involved in this
conspiracy. We will
bring the truth out
before the state and
nation. Our agencies
are tackling this with
robust resolve.
Arnab-The opposition
wishes somehow to
rake up a controversy
about the Ram
Mandir despite the
Supreme Court’s
decision. Do you see
this linked to the
election?
Yogi-Arnab you have
been a journalist for
long and your
reporting has always
taken a constructive
view of events. You
know, the Ram
Janmabhumi (birth
place) Mandir issue
could have been
resolved immediately
after independence.
That wasn’t allowed
It was the most
peaceful day in the
state. On an ordinary
day, one hears of
some untoward
incident or the other,
like snatching or
stealing; it is after all
a state of 25 crores.
On the day of the
verdict there were
none. It was as if
Ram Rajya had itself
descended on the
state the day the
decision was
announced. We saw
this.
It is unfortunate, but
the people who were
keen to see this
dispute linger are
now unable to bear
the speedy progress
of temple
construction under
the active guidance of
the honourable PM.
They try to criticize it,
conspire against it,
play on faith, try and
rake up some issue or
the other. When
they find no issue,
they start raising
doubts and
misleading people.
Yesterday, the Shri
Ram Janmabhumi
Trust has addressed
each and every
concern. The have
made it clear that
there was no scam or
dispute in any of their
affairs. Land was
purchased at less
than the market rate.
Any accusation
levelled against the
purchase is baseless.
More at: Republic
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Arnab – The nation’s
focus seems to be on
you. Your opposition
leaders seem to be
competing with each
other to prove that
the Yogi government
and police are
against minorities.
They are foisting a
communal colour. Be
it Owasi, Congress or
the Samajwadi party,
their leaders accuse
you of trying to
politicize each
incident. The forced
mass conversion to
Islam incident is an
example. These
leaders ask why the
issue was raked up so
close to the polls and
not a couple of years
earlier. The nation is
watching this
interview with
interest and wants to
hear your reply..
Yogi – The act against
‘Love Jihad’ was
passed well before
the elections.
Secondly, we have
never misused it. It
has been used in the
interest of the state
and nation. The
present case is not
limited to a matter of
religious conversion.
This is an attack on
national security. I
speak with full
responsibility.
How did this incident
unfold? Two boys
visited an Ashram in
Ghaziabad to meet a
saint. When the
security guard at the
entrance asked for
The idea was to so
radicalize these
children that they
could be used in
suicide squads to
target important
centres, places of
worship or VVIPs.
We have exposed
this major criminal
conspiracy. We
have the evidence.
In studying the great
characters the world
has produced, I dare
say, in the vast
majority of cases, it
would be found that it
was misery that taught
more than happiness,
it was poverty that
taught more than
wealth, it was blows
that brought out their
inner fire more than
praise.
Now this knowledge,
again, is inherent in
man. No knowledge
comes from outside; it
is all inside. What we
say a man "knows",
should, in strict
psychological
language, be what he
"discovers" or
"unveils"; what a man
"learns" is really
what
he "discovers", by
taking the cover off his
own soul, which is a
mine of infinite
knowledge.
We say Newton
discovered gravitation.
Was it sitting
anywhere in a corner
waiting for him? It was
in his own mind; the
time came and he
found it out. All
knowledge that the
world has ever
received comes from
the mind; the infinite
library of the universe
is in your own mind.
The external world is
simply the suggestion,
the occasion, which
sets you to study your
own mind, but the
object of your study is
always your own mind.
The falling of an apple
gave the suggestion to
Newton, and he
studied his own mind.
He rearranged all the
previous links of
thought in his mind
and discovered a new
link among them,
which we call the law
of gravitation. It was
not in the apple nor in
anything in the centre
of the earth.
All knowledge,
therefore, secular or
spiritual, is in the
human mind.
Swami Vivekananda
Karma Yoga
a series of extracts
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to be resolved. The
people who
prevented it, overtly
or covertly, tried to
keep the issue alive.
The nation is grateful
to prime minister,
Modi ji, under whose
leadership the Ram
Janmabhumi issue
which had festered
for hundreds of years
was brought to a final
closure. Today, when
construction of a
grand temple is
progressing, this
lobby is upset.
I remember when the
hounourable
Supreme Court
delivered its verdict
about the Ram
Janmabhumi Mandir,
many harboured
doubts about how
Uttar Pradesh would
receive it.
People from the
state, across all
communities,
welcomed the
decision.
People from the
state, across all
communities,
welcomed the
Supreme Court’s
Ram Mandir
verdict. On an
ordinary day some
untoward incidents
occur. On the day
of the verdict there
were none. It was
as if Ram Rajya
had descended on
Uttar Pradesh.
