PROPOSAL TO SEND PRIYANKA GANDHI TO RS PUTS DIGVIJAYA, SCINDIA'S CLAIMS IN ASPOTWith the tenure of three Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh ending onApril 9, a campaign on behalf of, and against, the hopefuls in rulingCongress and opposition BJP has begun.Speculation and whisper campaign about who will succeed former chiefminister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, and BJP leaders PrabhatJha and Satyanarayan Jatia, are doing the rounds of both party headquarters.For the first time in 16 years, Rajya Sabha polls will be held in the statewith BJP in Opposition. Given the current arithmetic, the Congress is set towin two of three seats, with one likely for BJP.PWD Minister Sajjan Singh Varma, seen as close to CM KamalNath, set the catamong the pigeons by suddenly making a pitch for Congress general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra to be sent to the Upper House from MP. His latest moveputs both Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is hoping for a Rajya Sabha berth, andDigvijay Singh, who hopes to continue, in awkward position. Immediatelyafter he suggested Priyanka's name, many other party leaders, includingformer state Congress chief Arun Yadav, backed the proposal.Should the party heed to the clamour for Priyanka, the others will have tofight for the sole seat.VOTER LIST OF 4 YRS, LAND RECORDS. 15 DOCUMENTS CAN'T PROVE CITIZENSHIPAs many as 15 documents which included voter lists of four years, a parent'sNRC clearance, land revenue payment receipts, certificates from the villageheadman attesting to permanent residency and marriage, ration card, PAN cardand bank passbook have been rejected by the Gauhati High Court as proof ofIndian citizenship.In an indication of the challenges that lie ahead in a proposed nationwideNRC exercise, Jabeda Begum alias Jabeda Khatun, of Guwahari village inTamulpur of Baksa district (Assam), submitted these documents to back herclaim of citizenship after being declared "a foreigner of post-1971 stream"by a Foreigners Tribunal in May 2019.She lost the challenge with the High Court ruling that she "failed to proveher linkage with her projected parents and her projected brother".To be considered an Indian citizen in Assam, one has to prove either she orher ancestors have been living in Assam before 1971, the Assam Accordcut-off date.Syed Burhanur Rahman, an advocate in the High Court, said: "What workedagainst Begum is that she was not able to link her relationship with herparents...Technically, the court order has no fault."RAILWAYS ROOTS OUT ILLEGAL SOFTWARE, MORE TATKAL TICKETS NOWMore Tatkal tickets will be available for passengers now as the railways hasweeded out illegal softwares and arrested 60 agents who would use them toblock such tickets, a top official said on Tuesday.Officials explained that illegal softwares such as 'ANMS', 'MAC' and'Jaguar' would bypass the IRCTC's login captcha, booking captcha and bankOTP to generate tickets, while a genuine user has to go through all theseprocesses.The booking process for a general user usually takes around 2.55 minutes,but those using these softwares could do it in just around 1.48 minutes,they explained.The Railway Protection Force has nabbed around 60 illegal agents who werebooking tickets through these softwares, making it virtually impossible forothers to get Tatkal bookings.AT AIIMS, ORGANS OF TWO BRAIN DEAD DONORS SAVE 7 LIVES IN 48 HOURSIndia's premier medical institute the All India Institute of MedicalSciences (AIIMS), Delhi, received organ donations from the families of twobrain dead patients in a span of past 48 hours, hospital authoritiesconfirmed on Tuesday.The two hearts, four kidneys, two livers, four corneas and bones of a26-year-old man from Kashganj in Uttar Pradesh, and a 61-year-old Delhi manhave already been transplanted.Sixty one-year-old Anil Mittal was a pledged donor with the Dadhichi Deh DanSamiti, an organisation that works in generating awareness about andpromoting organ donation in the country.The other donation came from Sachin, 26, who was a daily wage labourerworking in Delhi and was brought to AIIMS Trauma Centre after he fell fromthe second floor of a building on Thursday, February 13. Two days later, onFebruary 15, he was declared brain dead. After extensive counselling,Sachin's family agreed to donate his organs.AMAR SINGH'S EMOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR AMITABH BACHCHANPolitician Amar Singh posted an emotional video on his Facebook page. TheRajya Sabha member addressed actor Amitabh Bachchan via the video messageand expressed regret over his behaviour in the past. The two were closefamily friends until a falling out around a decade ago. Singh said thatBachchan always sent a message on the death anniversary of the former'sfather, and this prompted him to express regret over what had happened.Singh is currently in Singapore, undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment.The Parliamentarian appeared frail and weak in the latest video.SUNIL KUMAR WINS 87KG GRECO-ROMAN TITLE, ENDS 27-YEAR WAIT FOR GOLDThe situation cried out for decisive action. Down 1-8 in the semifinalagainst Kazakhastan's Azamat Kustubayev, the 87kg Greco-Roman contest on thefirst day of the Asian Wrestling Championships was fast slipping out ofSunil Kumar's grasp. Sunil, however, was not prepared to go down without afight, and in the second period came out a different beast.Kumar pulled over Kustubayev by the neck for a four-point throw on the edgeof the mat. In the next move, he rolled over his opponent for another fourpoints to tie scores and complete a sensational comeback. With the momentumon his side, Kumar went all out and the bout stopped with the score reading12-8 in his favour.It was India's first gold medal in Greco-Roman at the continental meet for27 years. Pappu Yadav had last won gold in 1993."After 25 years we have won a gold medal in the Asian Championships. 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