RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 AVENUES 10 WORLD 14 Published From IMAGINATIVE TAKE THE EU LEADERS LAUNCH HUNT DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR TO FILL BRUSSELS’ TOP JOB RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH POLICY TRUTHS RIGHT DECISION DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 146 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY MAY 29, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 ARSENAL FACE CHELSEA IN EUROPA} FINAL} 15 SPORT www.dailypioneer.com TMC MLAs break ranks, join BJP Adamant Rahul closets Another MLA from CPM, 50 Bengal councillors shift loyalty to saffron party with leaders on future PNS n NEW DELHI back under the leadership of Mamata “like we did after the hree West Bengal MLAs — colossal defeat in 2004 — when Scindia among Tone from Left and two we were left with just one seat from TMC, including BJP — but winning 20 seats in 2009. frontrunners leader Mukul Roy’s son Just wait and see what we will Subhranshu Roy — and over 50 do in 2020 and 2021.” for Congress councillors joined the BJP on Tuesday in an affirmation of president post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments at a Lok Dutiful Didi to DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI Sabha poll rally that about 40 Trinamool Congress MLAs are attend Modi’s ongress president Rahul in contact with the BJP. CGandhi on Tuesday held a With this the saffron party oath ceremony series of meetings with party gave an unambiguous mes- leaders, including his sister sage that it is not to rest at its Priyanka Gandhi, Rajasthan recent victory of 18 Lok Sabha Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot seats in the State and will go all and his deputy Sachin Pilot, out to bring in more strength amid his insistence on quitting to its fold from Chief Minister the top post over the Congress Rajasthan CM and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot leaves the residence of party Mamata Banerjee’s party. debacle in the Lok Sabha polls. president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday PTI BJP general secretary and While these meetings were Bengal incharge Kailash BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy join hands with three MLAs — two TMC and one CPM — who joined the held at intervals, most of the the rounds for the top post, one by Surjewala. Vijayvargiya claimed the BJP’s BJP along with 60 councillors from three civic bodies in West Bengal, in New Delhi on Tuesday PTI day the Gandhi scion remained of the formulas making rounds In addition to ranks are to grow with TMC Kolkata: West Bengal Chief closeted with senior leader is to have Rahul as the leader Congressmen, DMK chief MK leaders. Asked whether it is not “anti-party” activities after the Hakim and Jyotipriya Mullick have no ideology. They are Minister Mamata Banerjee on Ahmed Patel, considered to be of the party in the Lok Sabha Stalin and RJD chief Lalu horse trading, he said “it is general election results were said the “defection” was not a doing this just out of fear. Tuesday confirmed that she the chief strategist of the grand if he steps down as the party Prasad have appealed to Rahul exchange of hearts”. announced. “Like seven-phase major setback and that most of They have no faith themselves. will attend the swearing-in old party for over 15 years now. chief. In the last Lok Sabha, not to step down as party “Three MLAs and 50-60 of LS poll, the movement from the party had faith in Mamata But finally these people will ceremony of Narendra Modi as Rahul met Pilot and Gehlot senior leader Mallikarjun chief. Stalin said Rahul has won councillors are joining BJP TMC to BJP would be in phas- who would “provide an effec- sink and Mamata will emerge Prime Minister on May 30. separately in the presence of Kharge was the leader of the the hearts of the people though today. This is the first phase. es,” quipped Mukul Roy. tive leadership against BJP’s triumphant,” Hakim main- Mamata told reporters at the Priyanka during these meet- Congress. But he has lost the his party lost the elections, Such joining will continue in Roy is seen to be instru- cultural invasion of Bengal like tained. State secretariat that the invi- ings. Party general secretary Lok Sabha election. while Lalu termed Rahul’s offer future also,” said Vijayvargiya. mental in engineering the the way she led us against the His party colleague and tation for the ceremony arrived KC Venugopal and chief After its electoral debacle, to quit as “suicidal”, asserting it He said Mamata’s partymen are defection of TMC leaders to the Marxist misrule.” another Minister Jyotipriya on Tuesday and she will be spokesperson Randeep the Congress is undergoing would amount to “falling into not happy with her authoritar- BJP and, political watchers With hordes of councillors Mullick, who is also the party’s attending it as “constitutional Surjewala too held discussion acute internal turmoil while it the BJP’s trap”. Stalin called up ian style of working. believe, he is one of the key quitting the TMC in West charge de affairs of North 24 courtesy”. with the Congress chief, who is struggles to safeguard its Rahul and “appealed to him to TMC MLAs Subhranshu architects of the party’s best Bengal, four municipalities Parganas adjoining Kolkata “I have spoken to a couple adamant on having a non- Governments in Karnataka, give up the idea of resigning as Roy, Tushar Kanti ever show in West Bengal, drifted the BJP’s way. A fifth in from where the TMC has lost of other Chief Ministers and Gandhi installed as the party Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh party president”. Bhattacharjee and CPM MLA where TMC president Mamata Katwa looked like moving away two out of five Lok Sabha seats, decided to attend it,” she said. head. with reports suggesting the “Any new president of the Debendra Nath Roy joined the has been in power since 2011. with rebellion already noticed said, “The leaders joined the “There are certain cere- Rahul had cancelled all BJP may try to wrest power in Congress would be considered BJP at its headquarters here. While the BJP won 18 of in this municipality. BJP not because they wanted to monial programmes under the meetings on Monday and had these three States. a puppet of Rahul and UPA While joining they chanted the 42 Lok Sabha seats, the “Like the rats quit the ship do it from within. They only did Constitution. We try to attend become incommunicado, even Not only this, the Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi and “Jai Shri Ram” and “Bharat TMC bagged 22 seats in the in the face of storm and sink in it at the point of bayonet. Their such programmes when get though he visited a local hotel leadership may also do a com- the perception would continue Maata ki Jai”. Lok Sabha polls. turn, there are some people heart is with us and they are invitation for swearing-in pro- in the evening, the sources said. plete overhaul of its media till the next general election,” Subhrangshu Roy was sus- Meanwhile, senior TMC who are leaving the ship. But physically with the BJP.” grammes of the president and While names like and communications depart- Lalu said. pended by the TMC for his leaders and Ministers Firhad these people are cowards and The TMC will soon bounce the PM,” she added. PTI Jyotiraditya Scindia are doing ment. Currently the team is led Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE Hooch kills 14 in UP, CBI summons Kolkata Cong rushes 2 leaders to stem TWO ULTRAS KILLED IN ANANTNAG ENCOUNTER Srinagar: Two terrorists were on conspiracy probe on ex-CP Rajeev again Tuesday killed in an encounter Karnataka coalition discontent with security forces in forests of PNS n NEW DELHI J&K’s Anantnag district. Azad, Venugopal day after Additional MODI CHARISMATIC LIKE ADirector General of Crime to talk to sullen NEHRU, RAJIV: RAJINI Investigation Department Chennai: Tamil superstar (CID) of West Bengal Police State party leaders Rajinikanth on Tuesday and former Kolkata described Prime Minister Commissioner of Police Rajeev PNS n NEW DELHI Narendra Modi as a Kumar failed to appear for “charismatic” leader like questioning in connection with ongress on Tuesday rushed Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajiv the Saradha chit fund scam, the Csenior party leaders Gandhi and attributed the BJP’s CBI on Tuesday sent a fresh Ghulam Nabi Azad and AICC win in the Lok Sabha polls to his summons to the IPS officer, general secretary incharge of individual leadership. sources said. Karnata KC Venugopal to Through the first CBI sum- questioning and has not Bengaluru to quell discontent 15 JAWANS HURT IN IED mons, Kumar was asked to responded to the agency’s offer within the Congress-JD(S) pacify them. Kumaraswamy JD(S). BLASTS IN JHARKHAND appear before the agency’s to turn an approver in the case. coalition. This comes amid told mediapersons to “wait for “In 177 Assembly con- Ranchi: Fifteen security office in Kolkata on Monday On Saturday, the CBI had speculation about the contin- two or three days”, while his stituencies (out of 224) we are personnel were injured when but Kumar sent a letter stating also issued a Lookout Notice uation of the year-old fledgling Deputy G Parameshwara said, in number one place, we have Maoists triggered a series of IED A team of excise department inspects the spot in a village near Ramnagar area he was on a leave for three days against Kumar to prevent him JD(S)-Congress Government “If any decision is taken, you won 25 Lok Sabha constituen- blasts near Hurda in Jharkhand’s where hooch tragedy occurred in Barabanki on Tuesday PTI and had sought a week’s time from leaving the country.