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Tharoor takes on rivals for promoting 'lies'
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took on his rivals for allegedly indulging in lies-based poll campaigning, and urged them to discuss only developmental and real issues."Campaigning on the basis of lies must stop. Let's discuss developmental and real issues, not twist words falsely to score cheap political points," he said in an oblique reference to his BJP and CPM rivals, who lambasted him on Twitter for insulting the fisherman community.On March 29, Tharoor as a part of his election campaign visited the fish market in his constituency and interacted with the women selling fish. Following which, he tweeted: "Found a lot of enthusiasm at the fish market, even for a squeamish vegetarian MP."Addressing media personnel here on Saturday, Tharoor said: "The opposition parties misinterpreted the post campaigning that I had insulted fishermen community."After his post appeared, CPM workers started attacking him through social media that he had insulted the fishermen community. ...
BJP will not win more than 160 seats in LS polls, claims MP CM Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday claimed that BJP will not win more than 160 seats in the Lok Sabha elections."BJP is not going to win more than 160 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. Congress will win around 20-22 seats in Madhya Pradesh," he said here.The Chief Minister was speaking on the occasion of BJP MLA and former minister Rajiv Shukla's brother Vinod Shukla joining the Congress party.Congress may field Vinod Shukla from Rewa Lok Sabha constituency in the Lok Sabha polls, said party sources.As many as 30 other people including Dheeraj Pandey and Shyam Shrivastav also joined the Congress party in the presence of Chief Minister Kamal Nath.Referring to "Mission Shakti," the Chief Minister lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Central government saying "if they would have worked on the land, they would not have felt the need to go to space."All 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh will go to polls on May 12. The results will be announced on May 23.
Congress, BJP have always made false promises, says Shivpal Yadav
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) (PSPL) president Shivpal Singh Yadav on Saturday filed nomination from Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency. He also accused BJP and Congress of always making false promises."The BJP-led Central government had made big announcements before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. But they have not fulfilled even one of their promises," Yadav told media persons here."Whether Congress or BJP, they have always made false promises. They did not live up to their promises. The people of India and Uttar Pradesh now only trust us. They trust me. The people of the nation are sad because of their decisions," he said.Earlier today, Yadav said that his party was in the direct contest with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls and will emerge as the single largest party in the state."In UP, we are in direct contest with the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls," he said while talking to ANI before filing his nomination papers. "We are going to emerge as the single largest ...
Arjun Charan Sethi quits BJD, joins BJP
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Two-time MLA and six-time Member of Parliament (MP) Arjun Charan Sethi on Saturday resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Sethi joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the state party headquarter here."In last few months, I met you from time-to-time and (was) given assurances to get the party ticket for my son to contest from Bhadrak Lok Sabha (constituency) due to my old age, but unfortunately his name was deleted from the final candidate list. I came to personally meet you and waited for four hours at Naveen Niwas, but your power corridor never gave a chance to meet you," Sethi wrote in his resignation letter to Odisha Chief Minister and BJD leader Naveen Patnaik."I felt the BJD party has forgotten the ideology and ethics of Biju Babu. The BJD and you have made it abundantly clear that I am unwanted in the BJD and it was a great shock in this old age," he ...
PM Modi rolls out red carpet for the corrupt, alleges Andhra CM Naidu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "lying" and rolling out "red carpet for the corrupt."Naidu, who was addressing party workers through teleconference, said: "Prime Minister Modi rolled out red carpets for the corrupt while the BJP is twisting the facts."Reacting to Prime Ministers Modi's statement at Kurnool rally, Naidu said: "Kurnool meeting exposed Modi's vendetta once again. Modi claiming that BJP did a lot for Andhra Pradesh is another cheating. He has betrayed the people of Andhra Pradesh."Prime Minister Modi on Friday said at Kurnool: "Two big things are going to happen with your one vote. On April 11, when the state will go to polls, the sun of Andhra Pradesh will rise and corruption will end.""We will release a white paper on Andhra Bifurcation Act and prove that what Modi was uttering is wrong," the TDP chief said.Naidu alleged that all democratic ...
My fight is against traitors, says Giriraj Singh
Taking an indirect swipe at CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who will contest for the BJP from Bihar's Begusarai constituency, on Saturday said his fight is against "desh ka gaddar" (traitor).
BJD MP Arjun Sethi, ex-MP Mohan Jena join BJP
Sitting Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Arjun Charan Sethi and former MP Mohan Jena joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.
NPF to support Congress candidate in Nagaland
Opposition party Naga People's Front (NPF) on Saturday announced to support former Chief Minister and Congress candidate K.L. Chishi in the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland which goes to the polls in the first phase on April 11.
Hindu groups field Swami Om, four others in Delhi
After fielding controversial self-proclaimed godman Swami Om as the Lok Sabha candidate from the New Delhi constituency, several Hindu outfits have announced that they will take on the AAP in at least five seats in Delhi.
Monitoring group to help end terror in J&K: Governor
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Saturday said the multi-disciplinary terror monitoring group (MDTMG) set up on Friday will help end terrorism in the state.
SP replaces Qureshi in Moradabad with ex-Mayor
Following a rebellion in the party after announcement of the candidature of meat businessman Haji Nasir Qureshi -- who joined the Samajwadi Party recently -- from Moradabad, the party on Thursday replaced him with S.T. Hassan.
PM Modi to address Siliguri rally on April 3 at new venue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the scheduled public rally here on April 3 at a ground belonging to the Railways, after the West Bengal government denied permission for the venue earlier sought by the BJP. The new venue for the prime minister's rally sits adjacent to the New Jalpaiguri Railway Station, BJP's Darjeeling district president Avijit Roy Chowdhury said on Saturday. "The local administration did not give permission for the venue we had earlier selected. Then, we looked for another ground and got permission for it," BJP state president Dilip Ghosh said. The saffron party had earlier selected a piece of land belonging to the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) here, which had denied consent for the PM's rally. "Earlier, too, similar incidents have happened when we were denied permission. But, the TMC cannot prevent BJP's victory march by stopping us from holding rallies," Ghosh asserted. Modi will address two back-to-back election rallies .
Nehru promoted inclusive nationalism: Nayantara Sahgal
It was Jawaharlal Nehru's accomplishment, as the leader of India for its first 17 years of Independence, to make an inclusive national consciousness an everyday experience for Indians as the legacy of modern India, renowned novelist and writer Nayantara Sahgal said.
Hindu outfits fields Swami Om, four others in Delhi
After fielding controversial self-proclaimed godman Swami Om as the Lok Sabha candidate inctions from the New Delhi constituency, several Hindu outfits have announced that they will fight against the AAP in at least five seats in Delhi.
India faces choice between fiction & reality: Sahgal
It was Jawaharlal Nehru's accomplishment, as the leader of India for its first 17 years of Independence, to make an inclusive national consciousness a daily experience for Indians as the legacy of modern India, renowned novelist and writer Nayantara Sahgal said on Saturday.
Modi trying to project himself as Hanuman: Farooq
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pressing buttons for everything including the A-Satellite missile to portray himself as some kind of a Hanuman.
Shah's nomination turns into NDA show of strength
BJP chief Amit Shah's nomination filing on Saturday turned out to be a show of strength by the NDA, with major allies Shiv Sena and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) pitching for another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Maneka starts campaigning in Sultanpur
Union minister and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi began her campaign from the Sultanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Maneka Gandhi said she started her political journey from here along with her husband, Sanjay Gandhi. "When I lost my husband, my son was 100 days old. At that time, I had felt lonely and had left everything to God. And today, when I see an army of party workers and the enthusiasm in them, it seems that we will win the polls," Maneka Gandhi said at a party workers programme here. "It is necessary for you (people) to know about your prospective MP. How did I win elections from Pilibhit? Every person knows that whenever anyone had sought some help, the person has not returned empty-handed," the seven-time Lok Sabha MP said. Maneka Gandhi will fight from Sultanpur, a seat represented by her son, Varun Gandhi, who will contest from Pilibhit in the Lok Sabha election. Maneka Gandhi said Varun Gandhi had done a lot for Sultanpur. "He used to spend his salary every ...
Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar in LS poll debut; senior BJP leaders, allies attend event
BJP chief Amit Shah Saturday filed nomination papers for his maiden Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar, currently represented by L K Advani, and later asserted in a rally that people saw in Prime Minister Narendra Modi a leader they had been waiting for the last 70 years. In what is being seen as a demonstration of his political heft and status as the second most powerful person in the party after Prime Minister Modi, a road show and a rally was held which was attended two ex-BJP chiefs -- Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari -- besides allies like Shiv Sena's Uuddhav Thackeray, SAD's Parkash Singh Badal and Lok Janshakti Party's Ram Vilas Paswan. Prior to the filing his nomination, a well-attended four-kilometre road show from Sardar Patel statue in Naranpura to Prabhat Chowk in Ghatlodia saw Shah in an open vehicle along with Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal and other local leaders. After that, Shah drove to Gandhinagar and submitted nomination papers to Gandhinagar District
Cong-JDS to launch joint campaign for LS polls with mega rally
The ruling alliance in Karnataka will launch their joint Lok Sabha polls campaign Sunday with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda addressing a mega rally on the outskirts of the city. Titled 'Parivartana Samavesha', this will be the first rally jointly organised by the Congress and JD(S) after the combine came to power. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who visited BIEC ground near Nelamanagala to inspect the arrangements being made, said the event would be "historic." "This will be the first joint campaign by Congress and JD(S)...tomorrow's meeting is historic as it will send a clear message to people of the country from Karnataka for Lok Sabha polls," Kumaraswamy told reporters here. Congress and JD(S) ministers, MLAs and leaders will be part of the event. Sunday evening's rally will also be attended by lakhs of workers of both parties from Tumkur, Ramanagara, Bengaluru Rural and Bengaluru urban districts, Congress and JDS sources ...