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After Congress’ accusation, Election
Commission admits failure of CCTV camera at EVM strongroom
Hours after the Congress accused the BJP of
“an organised attempt to subvert the mandate”, the Election Commission on
Saturday, admitted that there was an unprecedented power cut at a Bhopal
strongroom where the CCTV cameras failed to function for an hour and where EVMs
were stored just after the state assembly elections, resulting in a blackout
which frowned the Opposition party, reported NDTV.EC also reportedly said that
it has taken action against the official who allegedly did not hand over the
EVMs immediately in Sagar and took two days to submit after the completion of
single-phase state polls. The development came to light hours after a Congress
delegation comprising-Manish Tiwari, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Vivek Tankha and PL
Punia met the election body in New Delhi to raise its concern over the over the
security of EVMs inside strongrooms and counting of votes in Madhya Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh. Earlier media reports said EC eventually asserted that there were
no cases of EVM tampering, however, later it admitted that there were some
procedural oversights.In a statement issued by the EC following the
development, it said it has suspended Nayab Tehsildar Sri Rajesh Mehra for the
delay in handling over the machines.Congress party leaders also expressed
concern about many people carrying laptops and mobile phones, who sneaked into
the strongrooms in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari assembly seats on the pretext of
repairing CCTV cameras.As counting of votes in Maoist-affected Chattisgarh is
imminent,the delegation submitted 4 suggestion to the election body, among them
was crosschecking of postal ballots received from eligible voter.newsx
Election Body Admits Cameras Failed For Over
An Hour At EVM Strongroom
In Assam, merging NRC updation with Aadhaar
enrolment leads to fresh questions
Assam government will collaborate with the
Unique Identification Authority of India, which runs Aadhaar, to collect the
biometric data of people reapplying to the National Register of Citizens.About
40 lakh people were left out of the draft register published in July. They have
filed fresh claims of citizenship, which will be heard by the officials
responsible for updating the register. During the hearings, the biometric data
of the applicants will be collected, according to a document laying out the
standard operating procedure for the claims process: “During the course of the
hearings of claims and objections, State Govt in collaboration with UIDAI will
undertake the process of biometric enrolment of all the applicants of NRC. The
biometric enrolment in respect of persons who are part of claims and those
persons objected upon will be distinctive and separate ID will be generated.
Once the final NRC has been published such persons who are included in the NRC
will be given the usual Aadhaar number as applicable to legal residents in the
country. In case a person already has Aadhaar number who is also a part of the
claim or objected upon, his Aadhaar number will be obtained.” L Changsan,
Assam’s home secretary, said the government and the Aadhaar authority are still
working out the modalities. Those who do not make it to the final register cannot
be barred from getting Aadhaar since the biometric ID is only a proof of
residence and not connected to citizenship, she added. Under the Aadhaar Act,
“any person who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in all
to 182 days or more in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of
application for enrolment” is eligible for Aadhaar.It is not clear if the
biometric data will be used to track the applicants who are not included in the
register. Changsan has previously said those left out of the final list, and
essentially declared non-citizens, can “move from one state to another – they
can take up different identities”. The full details of what will happen to the
biometric data of those who are rejected have not yet been finalised. “But some
sort of interconnection would be there between Aadhaar platform and the NRC,”
Changsan said. According to Aadhaar activists and lawyers, merging the citizen
counting process and the collection of biometric data for Aadhaar strays into
legally grey territory. The National Register of Citizens is governed by the
Citizenship Act of 1955 and the Citizenship Rules of 2003. The citizenship
statutes do not empower governments to collect biometric data, they pointed
out, and the Aadhaar Act does not allow the UIDAI to collect biometric data for
any purpose other than to generate the 12-digit identity number.scroll.in
Wanted in India, Zakir Naik says he has not
broken any law
Dr Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country of
India, said he has not broken any Indian law and was being targeted by the
“enemies of Islam,” in a rare public speech in Malaysia where he has sought
refuge.Naik, 53, is facing charges of money laundering and hate speech in
India, where authorities last year said he has been “promoting enmity and
hatred between different religious groups in India through public speeches and
lectures”.He has been living in Malaysia, where he has permanent residency,
since India started investigating him, but he has kept a low profile over the
past year amid criticism that he is a threat to peace in multi-ethnic
Malaysia.Naik said in a late Saturday speech in Kangar, capital of the north
Malaysian state of Perlis, that he had never broken any Indian law.“But because
I was spreading peace, I was giving solution for humanity, all the people who
don’t like peace to prevail, they don’t like me,”he said, adding he was being
targeted because of his work to spread Islam.“This doesn’t go down (well with)
the enemies of Islam. Be it western countries or the country I was born in,
India.” About 1,000 people turned up for Naik’s speech, along with the state’s
chief minister, crown prince and religious officials.Reuters
Enemies of Islam Targeting Me:Zakir Naik
SC was not moving in right path under former
CJI Dipak Misra: Justice Kurian Joseph
New Delhi:After demitting office as Supreme
Court judge, Justice Kurian Joseph, who was one of the 4 judges to go public
against the functioning of then CJI Dipak Misra, said that the top court was
not going in the right direction under Misra, reports ANI. On Jan.12, Justices
J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph, in a first of its
kind press meet had said “unless Supreme Court is preserved, democracy will not
survive.” They had alleged faulty “assignment of cases” and “sensitive cases
being allotted to junior judges” by Justice Misra.Justice Joseph who retired on
Nov.30 said, “We pointed that the Supreme Court was not going in right
direction. Many aspects we brought in the notice of the then CJI(Dipak Misra)
to put things on the proper path. Since there was no result, we thought there
was no other option but to bring it to the notice of the nation,” reports
ANI.“There was one other reason. My position has always been that there are two
watchdogs, one of which is the media. We came out to let there be an awareness
that we have done our best. Despite barking the master is in deep slumber. So
we decided to bite,” he added, asserting that things have improved since then.
“Institutional system and practices need to be put in place. It will take
time,” Justice Joseph, who was then the third senior-most judge of the Supreme
Court said. hindustantimes
No one can even touch Gyan Vapi masjid: SC
New Delhi: Refusing to intervene in the
Ganga-Kashi Vishwanath pathway project, the Supreme Court has asked petitioners
who approached it with a plea to stay the on-going work on the project to not
take any steps that would disrupt peace in the ancient city.A broad tree-lined
pathway from the river to the temple complex has to be built under the project.
The temple complex also includes a masjid. Some quarters fear that the masjid
will be taken over on the pretext of demolition the properties around the Kashi
Vishwanath temple-Gyan Vapi mosque complex.Jitendra Nath Vyas and Maulana Abdul
Batin Nomani of Gyan Vapi masjid have filed the petition in Supreme Court
against the district administration’s move to pull down the boundary wall
between the two structures on Oct 25. They claim that this would have
far-reaching “adverse consequences for peace, harmony and tranquillity existing
between the two communities for decades.” The petitioners told the apex court
that the two religious shrines stand next to each other inside the Gyan Vapi
compound and the respective sides have entered into various agreements and
memorandum of understandings (MoUs) for the maintenance and upkeep of the
complex. Siasat/HT
‘Note ban had absolutely no impact on black
money. During polls we seized a record amount’: OP Rawat
Outgoing CEC O P Rawat explains what led to
Mizoram CEO’s removal, admits social media a threat and that they are testing
it in current polls, says EC will call for polls in J&K after assessing the
climate, says India is ready but legal framework is needed for simultaneous elections,
and expresses concern over electoral bonds. Appointed Chief Election
Commissioner in January this year, OP Rawat has had a busy tenure, conducting
nearly nine state elections in less than a year. Besides, his term also saw the
Election Commission being dragged into controversies — from questions over
delay in the press conference to announce dates for Assembly elections to 5
states in Oct, to allegations of deletion of voters in a Delhi constituency by
the Aam Aadmi Party. A retired 1977- batch MP-cadre IAS officer, Rawat hands
over charge to the new CEC, Sunil Arora, today. In an interview, Rawat said,
"Note ban had absolutely no impact on black money. After demonetisation,
we seized a record amount of money during elections. Even in elections to these
five states, seizures have been close to Rs 200 crore. It shows that money
during elections is coming from sources which are very influential and are not
affected by such measures."indianexpress
Sunil Arora takes charge as Chief Election
Commissioner
New Delhi:Sunil Arora, a retired 1980-batch
IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, took over as the new Chief Election
Commissioner on Sunday.Arora, the senior-most Election Commissioner, succeeded
O.P. Rawat, who demitted office on Saturday on completion of his tenure. As an
IAS officer, Mr. Arora had held several key posts in the government. At the
Secretary level, he served in the Information and Broadcasting Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship ministries.thehindu
J&K administration mulls change in grant
of Resident Certificates
New Delhi:J&K administration under
Governor Satya Pal Malik is believed to have set in motion a plan to bring in
procedural changes in grant of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs). Apart
from the fact that this is a sensitive issue in the state, this is the fourth
significant move by a regime that is essentially caretaker after Malik
dissolved the Assembly.A senior functionary in the administration, who didn’t
want to be named, said “there was a feeling in Revenue Department that the
existing process (of granting PRCs) has some impediments. They have been asked
to tell us the impediments they are facing. The aim is to bring in
transparency.” He added, “We are only consulting people within the
administration because we had reports of undue delays in the grant of PRCs. We haven’t made any changes to
the procedure as yet.”Article 35A empowers the J&K Assembly to define
‘permanent residents’ of the state. These residents are then eligible for
special rights and privileges, which the legislature can provide. The Supreme
Court is currently hearing a bunch of petitions seeking abrogation of the
legislation, which was added by a Presidential Order in 1954 through Article
370 of the Constitution granting J&K special status, Political parties in
the state alleged “political agenda” behind the Malik-led regime’s moves,
including the latest, warning there would be “far-reaching consequences”.indianexpress
Kashmir parties criticise Governor Satya Pal
Malik
Srinagar:A slew of decisions taken by the
State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik on
Saturday sparked sharp reactions from Jammu and Kashmir’s regional parties,
which suspected that these moves were “motivated”.PDP leader and former State
Law Minister Abdul Haq Khan said his party warned the Governor’s administration
against “fiddling with the existing State subject laws”.He described the
administration’s move to amend rules of Jammu & Kashmir Protection of Human
Rights Act — by virtue of which the State Human Rights Commission will be
unable to investigate any complaint of human rights violation submitted one
year after the incident — “an act beyond its mandate”.“Governor’s rule is a
transitory arrangement and Governor Malik should avoid disrupting the existing
laws and procedures. People here have been worst victims of human rights
violations and there is no time-frame for the problems they have faced,” Mr.
Haq said.Engineer Rashid, who heads the Awami Ittehad Party, said the order
issued regarding SHRC functioning “should be immediately revoked”.thehindu
Hurriyat meeting disallowed
SRINAGAR:Hurriyat faction chairman Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest at Nigeen when he started for the
party headquarters in Srinagar on Saturday.“We were having a one-day Hurriyat
workers’ session and it was barred. Rajbagh office was also sealed. I am not
allowed any space or scope for any political activity. So much for practising honest
democracy, Governor sahab,” said the Mirwaiz.A Hurriyat spokesman said senior
leaders like Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone and Mukhtar Ahmed Waza were
scheduled to meet at the party headquarters. “But before they could, all the
lanes and by-lanes were sealed by police.”thehindu
2 accused in Gauri Lankesh case held for
Govind Pansare killing
Pune: SIT of Kolhapur Police, which is probing
the murder of Communist leader Govind Pansare, has arrested 2 of the accused in
the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The duo, identified as Bharat
Kurne and Vasudev Suryavanshi, were produced before a court in Kolhapur on
Saturday. Judicial Magistrate (first class) S A Mali remanded the duo in police
custody till Dec. 7.Pansare and his wife Uma were shot by two assailants while
they were returning home from their morning walk in Kolhapur, on Feb.16, 2015.
Pansare had died of his injuries a few days later. Uma sustained a bullet
injury but survived.SIT took Kurne and Suryavanshi into custody on Saturday.
Prosecution lawyer Shivajirao Rane told the court that the duo were involved in
the conspiracy to kill Pansare and investigation was on to ascertain the
“responsibilities” given to them to carry out the murder. Rane told the court
that probe has revealed Suryavanshi gave a motorcycle to Dr Virendra Tawade, a
Sanatan Sanstha seeker who was arrested by SIT in August 2016. Rane said an
investigation has to be conducted to ascertain how Suryavanshi provided the
motorcycle to Tawade and what happened to the vehicle later.indianexpress
Dissent is normal to civilisation, cannot be
equated to ‘terrorism’: Romila Thapar
New Delhi:Dissent is normal to any
civilisation and it cannot be equated to “terrorism”, noted historian Romila
Thapar said Saturday, expressing concern over attacks on those fighting for the
rights of the underprivileged. Speaking at a public discussion ‘Dissent and
Democracy’, Thapar, one of the five petitioners in Bhima- Koregaon case, said,
“Suppression of dissent is not a new development, but it has become more
frequent of late.”Joining the debate Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan and
veteran journalist N Ram expressed disappointment over the higher judiciary’s
decisions in cases where activists fighting for the rights of people were charged
under laws like the NSA, UAPA and Armed Forces Special Powers Act.indianexpress
Will start countrywide agitation against
atrocities on Dalits: Chandrashekhar Azad
Muzaffarnagar: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar
Azad said Saturday he would start a countrywide agitation against “atrocities”
on Dalits and demanded the withdrawal of cases against the community during an
agitation early this year. Azad, also known as Ravan, was addressing Bhim Army
activists who staged a dharna in front of the Muzaffarnagar collectorate in
Uttar Pradesh. The Dalit leader alleged that the BJP-led state government was
taking action against innocent Dalits and false cases had been registered
against members of the community during a Bharat Bandh on April 2.Some Dalit
groups called the bandh in protest against a Supreme Court judgement in March
that ruled out immediate arrests in cases under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Twelve people were killed in violence during
the bandh. Azad demanded the withdrawal of the cases registered during the
Dalit agitation and asked for compensation to the families of the deceased who
were killed in police firing. Bhim Army chief announced that his organisation
would start a nationwide agitation against atrocities on Dalits and said they
began their agitation from Muzaffarnagar on Saturday. The Dalit leader also hit
out at the district authorities for not allowing their meeting here.PTI
BJP not thinking of Ram Mandir ordinance as of
now, says Kailash VijayvargiyaIndia
Kolkata: BJP General Secretary Kailash
Vijayvargiya has said that his party was not thinking of bringing an ordinance
"as of now" for construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site
in Ayodhya. He, however, asserted that it was only the saffron party that could
construct the Ram temple at Ayodhya as "no one else has the guts" to
do it.According to him, the temple issue did "more harm than good" to
the BJP as the matter was being used by the opposition "to terrorise
minorities and polarise votes". "We would appeal to the court once
again for a verdict on the issue (Ram Mandir). When a matter is in court, we
should not be in a hurry and give it enough time to take a decision."But
if people's aspirations keep increasing, the government will have to take a
call on it (whether to bring ordinance or not). As of now, the party is not
thinking of bringing in an ordinance on construction of temple,"
Vijayvargiya told PTI.PTI
Hurt by Congress silence, Muslims say choice
between kuan, khai
Nagaur :In the state where the lynching of
Pehlu Khan in Alwar in April last year by a mob that accused him of “cow
smuggling” sparked nation-wide outrage, and the police investigation
subsequently cleared six men Khan had named as his assailants in his dying
declaration, and where the same crime stalks more victims, you hear the
disclaimer over and over again: Rajasthan does not have a communal problem,
they say, everything is fine here between Hindus and Muslims. The denials of an
increasing communal polarisation end outside the Muslim mohalla.In Mohalla
Chopdaran, in the heart of the tiny town of Jhunjhunu, a group of young Muslim
men talk of an increase in “bhed bhaav (discrimination)” and intolerance.
Mohammad Ali, a salesman, says the conversation has changed: “Earlier, when we
got together with our Hindu friends, we would talk about business and other
things. Now the online hate campaigns hang over our interactions with each
other.”They describe WhatsApp messages that feel like a whiplash — like the one
that carried an exhortation to Hindus not to eat in Muslim homes this Eid, amid
gory images of cow meat.About six months ago, a drunken sparring between two
childhood friends, one Hindu and the other Muslim, flared into something
nastier and bigger in a neighbouring locality. Processions were taken out, they
recall, and slogans were raised: “Hindustan mein rehna hai toh (If you want to
live in Hindustan)….”Mohammad Aslam says he used to take calves from Jhunjhunu
to Delhi, sell them in Ghazipur, carrying on a family business. “I stopped
because it became difficult. There was the threat of the mob, there could be
violence, and we saw that police would not come to our rescue. My brother was
beaten up. Since two years, I have been forced to look for work as a daily wage
labourer.” indianexpress
BSF Report Flags ‘Radicalisation Of Muslims’
at Jaisalmer Border
A study by BSF has reportedly raised concerns
over the increasing radicalisation of Muslims along the border of Jaisalmer in
Rajasthan, The Times of India reported on Saturday.According to the report, a
BSF study found that there was a 22-25 percent growth rate in Muslim population
compared to the 8-10 percent growth among other communities. The survey was
carried out across 6 villages in Jaisalmer – Mohangarh, Nachna, Bahla,
Bharewala, Sam, Tanot and Pokhran. Changes were reportedly noticed in the
hairstyles and dresses worn by the residents, who are moving away from
traditional Rajasthani culture and leaning towards ‘Arab customs’, the report
said. It added that even the interaction between the Hindu and Muslim
communities in the region has reduced.Although the study warns about
radicalisation, there is no evidence of anti-national activities in the area.The
Quint
An ICIJ-Express investigation: J&J
advertised their surgeries ‘live’, then it all went wrong
New Delhi :The world over, global medical
majors resort to a popular promotional strategy — “live surgeries” — to
advertise their products and persuade doctors to push them. With top surgeons
conducting these surgeries, that are telecast live to doctors, and the
publicity that comes with it, it’s a win-win for all.Except when things go
wrong.Horribly wrong, as in the case of patients who underwent live hip
replacement surgeries to implant ASR metal devices manufactured by global major
Johnson & Johnson.In 2010, Johnson & Johnson issued a global recall of
these ASR devices, many of which were found to be “faulty” with numerous
complaints of toxic fluid seepage. In India, The Sunday Express found, the
recall left behind a number of patients who went under the scalpel at these
live surgeries — and now regret every moment under the spotlight.During its
Implant Files investigation on the unregulated medical bazaar, in collaboration
with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), The Indian
Express crisscrossed the country to trace the “victims” of this promotional
campaign.And zoomed in on three telling cases: a retired civic body official in
Rajkot, a former employee of an automobile giant in Pune, and a government
school teacher in Faridkot. indianexpress
WORLD
Erdogan demands Saudis extradite suspects in
Khashoggi killing
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan demanded on
Saturday that Saudi Arabia extradite suspects in the killing in Istanbul of
columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the kingdom was not cooperating. At a summit
of the Group of 20 in Buenos Aires, the Turkish leader took a firm tone on
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Saudi Arabia has announced the detention
of 18 nationals and vowed to probe the killing of Khashoggi, a royal confidant
turned critic who was killed and dismembered when he visited the kingdom's
Istanbul consulate on October 2 to handle paperwork for his planned wedding."It's
essential that these people are tried in Turkey in order to eliminate any
question marks that the international community may have," Erdogan told
reporters."Whoever has ordered and implemented this violent crime should
be found out at once. Unless the perpetrators are found out, the whole world
and the Islamic community shall not be satisfied."Erdogan said the Saudis
have refused to help Turkish prosecutors who sought information including the
whereabouts of Khashoggi's body and the identities of accomplices said to have
supported the visiting Saudi hit squad.The Turkish leader, who has been vying
for influence in the region with Saudi Arabia, said he did "not wish to
cause any damage" to the royal family. aljazeera
Israel police recommend PM Netanyahu be
charged with bribery
Israeli police have said their investigation
has found sufficient evidence for bribery and fraud charges to be brought
against PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, in a third corruption case against
the leader. Authorities on Sunday alleged Netanyahu awarded regulatory favours
to Bezeq, Israel's largest telecommunications group, in return for more
positive coverage of him and his wife on Bezeq's subsidiary news website,
Walla."These recommendations were determined and leaked even before the
investigations began,"Netanyahu said."I'm sure that in this case the
relevant authorities, after examining the issue, will reach the same
conclusion: that there was nothing because there is nothing."Attorney
general will now decide whether to bring indictments in the case.If charged,
the 4-term prime minister would be facing one of the greatest challenges to his
political survival.Despite his dominance of Israeli politics, the newest police
recommendation comes just after his right-wing coalition's majority was reduced
to a precarious one seat in parliament.aljazeera
US, China declare trade war ceasefire after
Trump, Xi summit
China and the US have agreed to halt
additional tariffs as both countries engage in new trade negotiations with the
goal of reaching an agreement within 90 days, the White House said on
Saturday.The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting between President Donald
Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos
Aires.Trump agreed not to boost tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to 25% on
Jan.1 as previously announced, while Beijing agreed to buy an unspecified but
"very substantial" amount of agricultural, energy, industrial and
other products, White House said.China "is open to approving the
previously unapproved" deal for US company Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) to
acquire Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.O)"should it again be
presented".aljazeera
China's Uighur Muslims told to share bed,
meals with govt-appointed Han relatives as party infiltrates homes to spy on
community
Istanbul: 2 women in the photograph were smiling,
but Halmurat Idris knew something was terribly wrong.One was his 39-year-old
sister; standing at her side was an elderly woman Idris did not know. Their
grins were tight-lipped, mirthless. Her sister had posted the picture on a
social media account along with a caption punctuated by a smiley-face.“Look, I
have a Han Chinese mother now!” his sister wrote. Idris knew instantly: The old
woman was a spy, sent by the Chinese govt to infiltrate his family.There are
many like her. According to the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper, as
of the end of Sept.1.1 million local government workers have been deployed to
ethnic minorities’ living rooms, dining areas and Muslim prayer spaces, not to
mention at weddings, funerals and other occasions once considered intimate and
private.All this is taking place in China’s far west region of Xinjiang, home
to the predominantly Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uighurs, who have long reported
discrimination at the hands of the country’s majority Han Chinese.AP
1 killed over 170
injured in factional clash among two factions of Tableeghi Jamaat
Dhaka:A septuagenarian man was killed and
over 170 people injured Saturday in a clash between supporters of two factions
of Tableeghi Jamaat, a India-based Sunni Muslim organisations, over
establishing dominance at a congregation organised here, police said. The
factional clash disrupted the traffic movement on a major highway linking Dhaka
with northwestern regions, they said.
The Tableeghi Jamaat is one of the largest organisations of Sunni
Muslims in the Indian subcontinent with its headquarters, referred to as the
Markaz, in New Delhi. Attempts to
establish dominance on the ijtema ground on the banks of the Turag river at
Tongi district on the outskirts of Dhaka triggered the clash, he said.According
to police, the clashes erupted as followers of one of the factions led by
Tabligh Jamaat's Delhi Markaz leader Moulana Mohammed Saad Kandhalvi began to
march towards the Ijtema ground for a five-day congregation ahead of the annual
main event earlier planned for January.The Bangladesh's Election Commission had
banned any kind of congregation at Tongi Ijtema field till the December 30
general election, following a petition by the opponent Deoband group.The members
of the Deoband faction led by Moulana Zubayer took up positions around the
Tongi field and the nearby areas to prevent supporters of the other group from
entering into the main ground, prompting the clash. PTI
Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris
Paris: France’s most violent urban riot in
more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as “yellow
jacket” activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the
Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti.Protesters angry about rising taxes
and the high cost of living clashed with French riot police, who closed off
some of the city’s most popular tourist areas and fired tear gas and water
cannon as they tried to quell the mayhem in the streets.According to police 133
people have been injured and 412 have been arrested. Police said on Sunday that
those injured during Saturday's protest included 23 police officers.They say
378 of the arrested have been put in police custody after the violence that
tore apart parts of central Paris.French President Emmanuel Macron denounced
the violence from G-20 summit in Argentina, saying those who attacked police
and vandalized the Arc de Triomphe will be “held responsible for their acts.”
He said he will hold an emergency govt meeting Sunday on the protests." (Violence)has
nothing to do with the peaceful expression of a legitimate anger” and “no cause
justifies” attacks on police or pillaging stores and burning buildings, Macron
said in Buenos Aires. He refused to answer any questions from journalists about
the situation in Paris.AP
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