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The Defence Ministry has Price’ of Rafale deal from 5.2 will cost about 25 million wrote these “forces are fanned /#0 denied the charges in detailed billion Euros to 8.2 billion more per aircraft. At the 2016 # $ % % $& '( ) *( by anger and disappointment statement. Euros and that the NDA exchange rate, Euro 25 of hundreds of millions Indians + ' $, *( !% P !" Claiming that the Government paid over Rs 1,600 million is equal to Rs 186 who have seen through the on Thursday said that leaders Government paid Euro 25 mil- crore per aircraft against the crore. India will pay Rs 186 false promises and lies peddled BJP and Modi are intent on together against the Narendra said, “Mamata is a great leader of about 20 Opposition parties lion more per aircraft com- UPA’s negotiated price of Rs crore more per aircraft,” by the Modi Government.” destroying.” Modi Government. She is a and we all have come here to would be coming to join the pared to the price negotiated by 527 crore per aircraft, demand- Chidambaram said. Rahul’s letter came at a While neither Sonia hardworking leader and her support her initiative.” “Mahagathbandhan rally the Congress-led UPA, ing answers as to who is “There is no doubt any time when political who’s who Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi endeavour will bring success,” Meanwhile, stage is set for against the BJP’s misrule.” Chidambaram said the responsible for the loss to the longer that Rafale aircraft deal from all over the country would be joining the rally, the Gowda said after landing at the expected record-breaking Apart from those who had Government did not buy 90 State exchequer. deserves to be examined thor- including former Prime Congress will be represented by Kolkata. rally even as thousands of already landed at Kolkata, oth- more aircraft needed by the Air Chidambaram’s Press con- oughly by a Joint Parliamentary Minister HD Deve Gowda, the party’s Leader in Lok Sabha, Congratulating the Chief TMC cadres poured in from ers who were expected to join Force and paid Rs 186 crore ference came in the backdrop Committee. The Congress reit- former UP Chief Minister Mallikarjun Kharge. His pres- Minister for bringing the whole districts. Kolkata prepared for the rally are Karnataka Chief more to French firm Dassault, of a media report claiming erates its demand for constitu- Akhilesh Yadav and NCP chief ence and Rahul’s letter tends to India to Kolkata, Samajwadi a historic Brigade rally Minister Kumaraswami, his maker of Rafale, for 13 India- that Prime Minister Narendra tion of a JPC,” he said. Sharad Yadav had started land- neutralise BJP’s argument that Party chief Akhilesh Yadav that according to a rough rul- Andhra Pradesh counterpart N specific enhancements in the Modi’s decision to buy 36 air- The Rajya Sabha member ing at Kolkata. Mamata’s much-hyped Brigade said, “Mamata Didi has sent a ing party estimate break the Chandrababu Naidu, medium multi-role combat air- craft instead of the 126 asked said he feels that Dassault “is On united Opposition rally lacked the backing of the message by bringing all leaders Left Front record by assembling National Conference leaders craft (MMRCA). for by the Indian Air Force laughing all the way to the against the BJP, the Congress second biggest party of India to Kolkata. Every segment of no less than 30 lakh people Farooq Abdullah, Omar The former Finance pushed the price of each jet up bank”, as the NDA Government president wrote, “The entire indicating at the schism with- the society is unhappy with the sources said. Abdullah, RJD leader Tejashwi Minister reiterated his party’s by 41.42 per cent. gave a “gift” to the French Opposition is united in our in the much touted Opposition Modi Government and time By Thursday late-noon a Yadav, Delhi Chief demand for a joint parliamen- “The Government has firm over amortisation or belief that true nationalism unity. has come for a new Prime galaxy of politicians had land- Minister Arvind Kejriwal, tary committee (JPC) probe wronged the country in two recovery on the cost of 13 and development can only be Rahul’s support apart, Deve Minister for the country.” ed in Kolkata led by former HD DMK leader Stalin and into the Rafale jet deal, saying ways - firstly, it has compro- India-specific enhancements defended on the tested pillars Gowda too praised Mamata for Former Arunachal Chief Deve Gowda, NCP chief BSP leader Amit Mishra, the decision is not amenable to mised national security by sought in the aircraft that cost of democracy, social justice taking the “grand initiative to Minister Gegong Apang who Sharada Pawar, Gegong Apang, Mamata said. court but to a parliamentary denying to the Air Force 90 1,300 million Euros. and secularism, ideas that the bring the entire Opposition left BJP a couple of days ago Akhilesh Yadav. Mamata had Continued on Page 4 panel. The Congress has alleged fighter aircraft that they des- Continued on Page 4 R munication to me, suspending was anti-party activity. me from the party may be PCC president Niranjan assumed that the party does Patnaik said Singh is all set to not require my service any- join the BJD, but it would more,” he mentioned in his res- have no adverse impact on the ignation letter. Congress. ongress leader Jogesh Singh He questioned how his In another significant Cresigned from the post of prescheduled engagements, for development in the State MLA and the primary mem- which he expressed his diffi- Congress on Friday, PCC chief bership of the party on Friday, culties to attend Rahul Gandhi’s Patnaik hinted that former a day after his suspension from meeting in Bhubaneswar on Koraput MLA Krushna the party on Thursday. January 25, and his praise for Chandra Sagaria might be The Sundargarh MLA sent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik deprived of ticket to his resignation letter to AICC could be termed as anti-party contest in the elections and president Rahul Gandhi activities. even be suspended from the saying he quit the party “on Notably, the Pradesh party because of his anti-party moral ground”. tion from him. Congress Committee had sus- activities. He expressed his displea- “I have served the Indian pended Singh after he praised Notably, Jharsuguda sure against the party State National Congress for a period CM and BJD supremo Patnaik. MLA Naba Kishore Das had leadership for suspending him of more than 17 years with all Singh wondered how praising resigned from the Congress without seeking any clarifica- sincerity. Without any com- the best-ranking Chief Minister two days ago. P Q R R malaria and the MAMATA for helping pregnant women have been very success- hief Minister Naveen Patnaik on ful To empower women, more than 6 lakh CFriday urged Prime Minister Narendra SHGs have been formed under the Mission Modi to accord special category status Shakti programme comprising of 70 lakh (SCS) to Odisha and help in the transfor- members, who are involved in income gen- mation of the State. erating activities. Odisha has bagged the In a letter, Patnaik informed the PM best State Award in skill development of that the unique geo-climatic conditions of rural youth for two years in a row. Odisha make it vulnerable to multiple and “Our pace of transformation has been recurring natural disasters and it has remarkable and our growth has been inclu- experienced one or the other disasters like sive. Further, the nation benefits immense- flood, cyclone, tornado or drought every ly from the natural resources of year during the period from 1900 to 2018. Odisha. In fact, the iron ore deposits and More than 80 per cent of the geographi- other minerals have contributed signifi- cal area and nearly 90 per cent of popula- cantly to nation building throughout the tion of the State are vulnerable to one or years. Odisha plays a major role in the more disasters. energy security of the country through its Odisha has been affected by about 35 ! coal deposits. Railways get among per cent of all the cyclonic and severe their highest profits from Odisha,” the let- cyclonic storms that have crossed the east- ter read. ern coast of India. With the current trend He lamented mentioning that succes- of the climatic change, the coastal areas of sive Central Governments have neglected Odisha are likely to be more vulnerable to Odisha.