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Poor attempt on % " # your part to try and make my colour same as yours!” He was responding to Nitish’s claim that he inducted " Kishor on Amit Shah sugges- untebable for the JD(U) lead- being successful in his power loyalty to ideology”, he said. ministerial candidate in the tion. ership to justify how could one pursuits by compromising The election strategist had 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He was )0!102 friends of India prevailed over by India’s Supreme Court. Though the immediate of their senior leaders be man- `ideology’.Prashant Kishor a couple of days ago sought to also seen as a key force in seal- the friends of Pakistan in the Diplomatic sources said cause for the expulsion of aging the poll campign of offered Kumar his best wishes embarrass Sushil Modi by shar- ing Nitish’s alliance with the he European Parliament European Parliament on the vote on the resolution Kishor and Verma is seen as Mamata Banerjee. to “retain” the chief minister- ing an old video clip wherein, RJD in 2015 and then with the Thas decided not to conduct Wednesday. against the CAA may take their objection to CAA and In a statement, party ship of Bihar. as the then leader of opposi- BJP in 2017 before joining the a vote on Thursday on a reso- India reached out to almost place between March 30 and Delhi poll truck with the BJP, General Secretary KC Tyagi In a tweet minutes after the tion, he had spoken JD(U) and being made its vice lution against India’s new citi- all countries of the powerful 31, but a debate on it will go on observers point to Kumar’s said, “As both the party leaders JD(U) suspended Kishor, harshly about the Chief president. zenship law, a move seen as an block, trying to persuade them as scheduled later on anger over their making pub- have been broken the party dis- Kishor said, “Thank you Nitish Minister. Varma, a former diplomat, attempt to not jeopardise Prime against going ahead with the Wednesday. lic a series of behind-the-cur- cipline, they are being expelled Kumar. My best wishes to you Kishor had raked up the was sent to Rajya Sabha by the Minister Narendra Modi’s visit resolution against the CAA. Six political groups of tain political moves as the from the primary member- to retain the chair of Chief episode by way of a riposte to party as Nitish felt that he could to Brussels in March for a Sources said the European members of the European main reason for showing them ship of the party.” Minister of Bihar. God bless Sushil, who had indirectly chid- be useful as an articulate voice bilateral summit with the 28- lawmakers agreed to delay the Parliament had moved a joint doors. Kishor had joined the JD- you.”Varma, after being ed him for troubling Nitish by in the national Capital. member block. voting to get a direct perspec- resolution against India’s citi- The relation between U in September 2018. He was expelled from JD(U), too gave repeatedly violating his own Their expulsion from the The European Parliament tive from about the CAA from zenship law, calling it discrim- Kishor and Nitish were appar- also made the Vice President of left-handed complements to party’s line. party will be seen as a victory on Wednesday decided to take External Affairs Minister S inatory. ently also strained ever sine the the party. While Varma is a for- Kumar. “ I congratulate Nitish Both Kishor and Varma for its seasoned hands like up the voting against the Jaishankar who is scheduled to “Strenuous efforts of out- former took the responsibility mer Rajya Sabha member of Kumar ji for removing all the came from apolitical back- Lalan Singh and RCP Singh Citizenship Amendment Act visit Brussels to prepare the going British MEP (Member of of managing the assembly elec- the JD-U. obstacles and impediments ground. Kishor made a name as who had not taken kindly to during its new session begin- ground for Modi’s visit in mid- European Parliament) Shaffaq tion of Trinamool Congress Soon after their expulsion from his path in his pursuit of a professional poll strategist the rise of Kishor in the party ning March 2. March. Mohammad to have a resolu- chief Mamata Banerjee. The from JD(U), both the dissent- short term political gain. This after his involvement in and believed that his and Government sources called The EU lawmakers also tion passed by the European TMC and BJP share a bitter ing leaders took a dig at Kumar pursuit is clearly now com- Narendra Modi’s successful Varma’s outspoken views ill- the deferment of the voting a wanted to wait for judicial Parliament against India on the relation and it was becoming by `congratulating` him for pletely without any fidelity or campaign as the BJP’s prime served its interests. diplomatic victory, adding that review of the contentious law Continued on Page 6 $ " # %& )0!102 Health Ministry has asked peo- ple to use 24x7 helpline (011- s the lethal coronavirus 23978046) for queries related to Acontinues to spread far respiratory infection. hate speech and using abu- and wide, claiming 132 lives Efforts have been stepped sive language, the EC let and infecting over 6,000 others up to handle any emergency them escape with minor in China alone, India on situation in case arising due to punishment. Wednesday issued a fresh advi- the mysterious disease. Thakur and Verma can sory asking people not to Thermal screening has been still canvass for the BJP but undertake ‘unnecessary’ travel expanded to 20 airports from they will have to bear the to the neighbouring country. seven, along with addition of 10 campaign expenditures. Also, its only two passenger new laboratories to test the “The Election carriers that fly to China — virus, as a precautionary mea- Commission has ordered the IndiGo and Air India — sure. removal of Thakur and announced suspension of most The Government has acti- )0!102 Verma from the list of star of their flights to the country as vated four new laboratories campaigners of the BJP for a precautionary measure. —the Indian Council of iting provocative lan- the general elections to the Airlines based in Asia, Medical Research’s viral Cguages used by Union Legislative Assembly of the North America and Europe research and diagnostics lab Minister of State for Finance NCT of Delhi with have already announced ! " $ " network — at Alleppey, Anurag Thakur and Delhi immediate effect and until restricted operations to the Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and BJP MP Pravesh Sahib further orders,” an EC note region in view of the outbreak Mumbai for testing samples. So Singh Verma in campaign stated. of the virus. consent notes for the Indians in Air India spokesperson said the far, Pune’s National Institute of rallies, the Election The final order will be India has requested China Wuhan and Hubei province to national carrier is suspending Virology was conducting the & ' ' ( Commission (EC) on announced by the poll panel for permission to operate two be filled by them. its flights on Delhi-Shanghai tests. A total of 20 samples have ' ) * +() Wednesday ordered the BJP after examining their replies. flights to bring back its nation- While IndiGo airlines said route from January 31 to so far been tested by NIV to drop both of them from The comments by als from Hubei Province, the on Wednesday that due to February 14. Pune and all were found neg- )0!102 Saina Nehwal joined the list of star campaigners Thakur and Verma are part epicentre of the outbreak, the coronavirus outbreak in China, In India, many people are ative. the saffron party hailing Prime for the Assembly elections in of a string of controversial Ministry of External Affairs it has decided to suspend its under observation in hospitals Meanwhile, Mumbai Port n the midst of poll frenzy in Minister Narendra Delhi. comments and communally said. flights on the Bengaluru-Hong for suspected coronavirus Trust has been instructed not Ithe national Capital, the BJP Modi as an “inspiration” with Both of them should divisive rhetoric used The Indian Embassy in Kong route from February 1 infection including in to give shore permit to any ves- on Wednesday had a prized his “hard work” for the considered themselves lucky in the Delhi election cam- Beijing on Wednesday circu- and on the Delhi-Chengdu Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha and sel coming from China. joining as former world num- country. because despite facing accu- paign. lated registration forms and route from February 1 to 20. the national Capital. 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