The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 6th December 2024

The Hindu Editorial Analysis

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Devendra Fadnavis is scheduled to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra

• On Thursday, Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan extended an invitation to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and the Mahayuti alliance to form the government.
• Devendra Fadnavis was unanimously chosen as the leader of the Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party, setting the stage for his third term as Chief Minister.
• The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.
• The ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, and Chief Ministers from BJP-led NDA states.
• Fadnavis announced that he and two Deputy Chief Ministers would take the oath, with details about other ministers to follow.
• Former Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hinted at a decision about his role, with Ajit Pawar humorously suggesting he might take the Deputy CM oath.
• Shinde expressed his full support for Fadnavis, emphasizing teamwork and collective decision-making.
• Shinde recalled Fadnavis supporting him as Chief Minister two-and-a-half years ago and stated he had now done the same for Fadnavis.
• The Shiv Sena reaffirmed its commitment to the BJP-led alliance, with Shinde emphasizing decisions driven by public welfare.
• Shinde highlighted the alliance’s focus on development and welfare, expressing gratitude for the people’s mandate.
• Ajit Pawar assured that the new government would work unitedly for the betterment of Maharashtra.
• Speaking at the BJP meeting, Fadnavis acknowledged the challenges of fulfilling public expectations and emphasized collective effort.
• He referred to the 2019 mandate being “taken away” when Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena allied with Congress and NCP.
• Fadnavis noted that despite opposition targeting the BJP, no MLA left the party during the initial two-and-a-half years.
• The BJP regained power in 2022 and secured a significant victory in the recent election, marking a return to leadership.

Badal survives a close call in an assassination attempt at the Golden Temple

• Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt close to the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
• The attacker, identified as Narain Singh Chaura, a former militant and pro-Khalistan sympathiser, was apprehended by security personnel.
• Badal, seated in a wheelchair due to a leg injury, was performing penance at the temple entrance when the attack occurred.
• The police intercepted Chaura during the shooting attempt, deflecting the gunshot and preventing harm.
• The accused is reportedly a founding member of the now-inactive Khalistan Liberation Army, and a pistol was recovered from him.
• Opposition parties, including the Congress, BJP, and Shiromani Akali Dal, criticized the Punjab government over the state’s law and order situation.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned the attack, commended the Punjab Police for preventing the conspiracy, and instructed heightened vigilance against anti-social elements.
• The ruling Aam Aadmi Party claimed the attack was part of a larger conspiracy to defame Punjab.
• Senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema called for a high-level judicial probe, alleging a larger conspiracy against Akali Dal leadership.
• The incident has raised political tensions, with the opposition expressing distrust in the state government’s handling of law and order.

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck Mulugu district in Telangana

• According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck at 7:27 a.m. with its epicenter located 40 km beneath the Earth’s surface in the Eturnagaram forest area of Telangana. The earthquake struck 185 kilometers north-northeast of Nalgonda and 219 kilometers east-northeast of Hyderabad.
• Tremors were experienced throughout central and northern India, lasting only a few seconds. However, there have been no reports of casualties or damage to property.
• The earthquake was associated with the Godavari fault system, an area prone to seismic activity, and occurred at a significant depth, reducing the intensity of surface shaking due to energy dissipation.
• The NCS received over 100 felt-responses from Telangana through its app and website, while the US Geological Survey identified the quake’s origin near the Godavari River, close to the same region.
• CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) scientists noted that this was the second-largest earthquake in the region in the past 55 years but assured there was no cause for alarm.
• Preliminary analysis highlights that such events in the area result from strain energy release in deeper layers, consistent with historical seismic patterns in the region.

Important questions

1. What positions will Devendra Fadnavis and two other leaders assume during the swearing-in ceremony?
2. How did Eknath Shinde express his support for Devendra Fadnavis’s leadership?
3. Who was the attacker involved in the assassination attempt on Sukhbir Singh Badal near the Golden Temple, and what is his background?
4. How did the Punjab Police manage to prevent the assassination attempt, and what actions were taken afterward?
5. How does the depth of an earthquake help in lessening the intensity of shaking at the surface in Telangana?

Important vocabulary

1. Unanimously: Agreed upon by everyone without opposition.
2. Mandate: The authority given by voters to act on their behalf.
3. Assassination: The targeted killing of a notable figure, typically driven by political objectives.
4. Sympathiser: An individual who supports or is in favor of a particular cause or group, especially one that is contentious.
5. Penance: An intentional gesture made to express regret for a mistake or offense.
6. Conspiracy: A hidden plan devised by a group to carry out an illegal activity.
7. Epicenter: The location on the Earth’s surface directly above the origin of an earthquake.
8. Seismic: Pertaining to or resulting from earthquakes or other ground vibrations.
9. Tremors: Small or slight movements or vibrations caused by an earthquake.
10. Dissipation: The process of energy being spread out or absorbed, reducing intensity.

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