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A complaint Dehradun were found absent number has also from police line during the been launched. The counting on Saturday. Soon  ./!/! curable and incurable diseases officials of Chennai after that Dehradun Senior can be treated using the science based waste management com- whether it visited the desig- received around 300 dustbins in Superintendent of Police (SSP) rugs only cure symptoms of cosmology and cosmopathy pany working on contract for nated place or not. Every vehi- total for recyclable and non- handed over the investigation Dwhile nature cures the dis- and it is a cent per cent medi- the MCD for the task claim that cle is given a target to pick up recyclable waste which will be regarding their absence to the ease, claims the cosmopathic cine-less therapy, said Magan. it will implement the door to garbage from 1,300 house- soon installed in the city.” Dalanwala Circle Officer (CO) way of treatment of diseases. A Speaking on the occasion, door garbage collection in a holds in a single day.” Giving more information Jaya Baluni. As per the sources, cosmic revival centre opened in Kali Peethadheeshwar better way this time. Adding further in this he about buying more machinery all three accused have returned, Haridwar on Monday which is a Kailashanand Brahmchari said, When asked about it, pro- said, “We have also started a for implementing the garbage though Dehradun SSP Nivedita first of its kind here. Ancient civil- “This dying art of healing with ject head of the Chennai based Swachh Survekshan number collection system Dwivedi said, Kukreti said that she hadn’t isations used the healing tech- cosmic energy has been revived waste management company which has been working for the “We will be buying 11 portable received any written confir- niques that are more advanced again by this doctor in Mohit Dwivedi said, “We are all last two days. A resident can compactors soon for the mation. than today’s medicinal treat- Jagjeetpur area of Kankhal set to implement our service in complain via call or WhatsApp. garbage pickup service. These She said, “Departmental ment and they were powerful township. Our rishis and munis the city. The main focus will be The number is 9759900411 and will be useful for picking up the procedure for an inquiry is enough to treat even cancer, of yore used to treat ailments on the old 60 wards for now. a citizen’s complaint regarding garbage from the garbage point going on. I have not yet She further added, the case she said that if the said that managers of this centre. through Brahmandiya Urja Once the service becomes reg- door to door garbage collection without littering the place. received any written infor- “District police handed some of intention was so the case Cosmic Revival uses such (cosmic energy).Haridwar ularised, we will implement it on this number will be resolved These compactors will be pro- mation about them the CCTV footage, based on would not have been handed healing methods which have would soon become centre of in all the 100 wards. We have as soon as possible. We have dis- vided to us very soon.” returning.” which our team retraced the over to the STF for investiga- no side-effects. “If you are on cosmic healing on the world also received more vehicles for played the number on all the It is also pertinent to men- It is pertinent to mention actions on the said night and tion. “We are interrogating any medication at present, map, apart from being an the waste pickup recently fol- vehicles which will also make tion that the charge for the here that this high profile case collected other CCTV footage everyone who was involved in thanks to divine healing it can Ayurvedic hub.” lowing which we now have a the people aware of it. We have door to door garbage collection was handed over to the Special too. Consulting these footage it any way with the incident. As be terminated once and for all Swami Harichetananda of total of 90 such vehicles now. received four to five complaints may be hiked next month. The Task Force (STF) on Friday. has been established that some this case is related with the through cosmopathy,” said Bada Akhada, Baba Hath Yogi Every vehicle has a GPS system so far which are from the newly current monthly charge for The STF Deputy Inspector transaction happened that police itself, we will try to solve Doctor Ajay Magan, the and other eminent ascetics installed in it and we have also added wards. No complaints this service is Rs 50 which is General (DIG) Ridhim night. However, the investiga- this case as soon as possi- founder of Cosmic Revival were also present on the assigned a proper staff to mon- from the old wards have been likely to get raised to Rs 65 Aggarwal on Monday tion is still going on.” ble,”she added. Wellness Centre. Almost all occasion. itor the vehicle to ensure received so far. We also have from next month.    %$$ % (&%%)# $#

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999 Congress president does not understand mentary constituencies will be Samaj Party and Janta Congress “Constitutional propriety” and was dragging present at Korba while in Chhattisgarh (Jogi) had organ- BALESWAR: India on Tuesday with a turbo-fan engine, is From page 1 institutions like the Supreme Court into “shab- Bhatapara, the party candi- ised a joint public meeting at test-fired the indigenously- guided by a highly advanced Rohatgi said Rahul had come out in the pub- by politics”. dates of Raipur, Janjgir- nearby parliamentary con- designed and developed long- inertial navigation system. lic to make a remark that the “Supreme Court Lekhi said Rahul was raking up the issue on Champa and Bilaspur seats stituency of Janjgir. All the 11 range subsonic cruise missile Capable of carrying 24 kinds of in its judgment said Chowkidar Narendra the Rafale fighter jet deal with France to hide will accompany Modi. BSP candidates were ‘Nirbhay’ from the Integrated war weapons, the missile is able Modi chor hain”. their own corruption. “Out of four members of BJP national general sec- present there. Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur to target multiple places simul- The Bench said, “You were right to the extent a family, three are on bail. Will they be giving retary and Chhattisgarh in- The BJP has dropped its all in Baleswar. The missile, with taneously. The missile has a we never said what has been brought in the peti- lessons on honesty and integrity. To hide their charge Anil Jain, national vice 10-sitting MPs and put all new a strike range of 1,000 km, was length of 6 metres, width of tion. We will seek clarification.” own false, they are using these things,” Lekhi told president and former chief faces in this election battle. The fired for a shorter range from 0.52 metres, a wing span of 2.7 Lekhi latched onto the apex court clarifi- PTI. She was apparently referring to the minister Raman Singh, nation- party is entirely banking on a launch pad from the ITR. metres and weighs about 1500 cation to attack Rahul, saying as to how the man National Herald case and Enforcement al general secretary Saroj Modi to stop Congress resur- Powered by a solid rocket kg. It can carry warheads of up who does not understand “Constitutional Directorate case against Rahul’s brother-in-law Pandey among other state level gence in Chhattisgarh in gen- motor booster, the missile, to 300 kg. PNS morality” and “democratic traditions” would Robert Vadra in a money laundering case. party office bearers will also be eral elections. ( %#$ #+"&%&+
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People have lost their faith PAmarinder Singh on Yet Modi, who himself ing the State Government’s assaults. “The Prime anking on the strength of its “huge” Sabha polls from Sangrur parliamentary because of anti-people policies of the pre- Monday accused the Prime chose to keep away from this commemorative programmes, Minister’s continuous refusal Barmy of party workers and volunteers, constituency in the presence of party’s ceding SAD-BJP and now the ruling Minister Narendra Modi of occasion of national impor- the Prime Minister had to make funds available for the the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decid- halqa in-charges, district presidents, Congress government in the state,” he serious discrimination against tance, had criticized him even exposed his true intent. 550th prakash parv of Guru ed to knock at the doors of as many as MLAs and other prominent leaders of the said. Mann claimed that the people of the Congress Government in though he had been part of a Capt Amarinder said that Nanak Dev, scheduled to be 26 lakh families for opening the gates to party, said that the volunteers would Sangrur would give AAP a quantum push Punjab in matters of religious series of events at the there was a clear pattern in celebrated in November this power in Punjab. share the party’s policies, development in vote share compared to the previous importance, as part of his and Jallianwala Bagh national Modi’s attack on him on the year, is in line with his parti- The party has decided to go direct- works, and the failures of the Congress parliamentary elections. his party’s divisive agenda. memorial over two days, said Jallianwala Bagh issue, which san approach,” he added. ly to the people with its policies and agen- led Punjab Government. “During the 10-year misrule of the Upping the ante against the Chief Minister, lambasting the Central Government had The Chief Minister said das, coupled with the performance of Sisodia also held a meeting of the erstwhile BJP-SAD government, the mafia Modi, who had on Sunday the Prime Minister for his been brazenly and shameless- that he would not be surprised AAP-led Delhi Government doing door- party’s state leaders including state party ‘raj’ gained a strong foothold under their chosen to target him in a selective and politically moti- ly trying to politicize to woo if the Modi Government had to-door covering about two lakh families president and Sangrur MP Bhagwant protective patronage. The ruling Captain speech at Kathua, Capt vated attack. the Punjabi community and planned a separate event to each in all the 13 Lok Sabha constituen- Mann, Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Government is following in the footsteps Amarinder asked why the “Why was Mr Modi not further his political ambi- mark the prakash parv also, in cies in the state. “We do not have money Sabha Harpal Singh Cheema, Deputy of the Badals and offering them a free Prime Minister had not point- present at this major event? tions. “The community, how- an effort to score one-upman- like other parties, but our workers are our Leader of Party Sarbjeet Kaur Manuke, run,” he said. ed fingers at the Akali leaders, Why did the Badals fail to ever, is not likely to be taken ship on this most significant strength. Through micro-management, and party’s campaign committee chair- At the same time, Mann appreciated including the Badals, for fail- turn up, and why did the in by such petty acts of omis- occasion. we have set a target of reaching 26 lakh man Aman Arora, chalking out the the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi ing to attend the Central Prime Minister chose to con- sion and commission,” he Describing Modi as a families, two lakh in each constituency, party’s poll campaign, and strategy for the Government for implementing the rec- Government function to com- veniently ignore their added, urging the Prime barefaced credit-seeker, Capt till April 26,” said senior AAP leader, and May 19 elections. Sharing election strate- ommendations of the Swaminathan memorate the centenary of the absence?” he asked. Minister to come out with a Amarinder said that the Prime Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish gies with the party’s core team of the report in Delhi to mitigating the agrar- Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Interpreting Modi’s constructive agenda to garner Minister had exposed himself Sisodia. He said that the party was party, Sisodia said that the people were ian crisis. Reacting to allegations regard- “Neither Prakash or actions and words as part of votes in the State. on this count again and again, receiving funds, “but, we cannot match more inclined towards AAP in Punjab ing misappropriation of party funds, Sukhbir Badal, nor Harsimrat his government’s persistent He maintained that with the Kartarpur Corridor other parties as they have ill-gotten than in Delhi for many reasons than one. Mann said: “Some of our leaders have Badal, who happens to be a discrimination against the Punjab, with a strong foundation laying ceremony money while we have only contribution “Capt Amarinder Singh’s govern- started levelling baseless allegations Minister in Modi’s own cabi- Congress government in Congress Government at its in November last year anoth- made by our well-wishers”. ment has given the people of the state against me only at the instance of our net, deemed it fit to pay their Punjab, Capt Amarinder said helm, posed a serious chal- er case in instance. Sisodia, party’s Punjab affairs’ in- more agonies than ecstasies during its political opponents.  %%(##&%" %%   ! -  

 ./+6/!. of vehicles and people accom- either before returning officer Each page of the affidavit atleast on three different dates tioned above, even in general           panying some of the candi- or before the assistant return- should be signed by the depo- from the day following the last constituency, he added. he nomination process for dates at the time of filing ing officer specified in the nent concerned or the affi- date for withdrawal of candi- Inder Jeet further said New Delhi: Bringing out the alliance talk in public domain, Telection to the 10 Lok nominations which resulted in public notice, on any of the davit should bear on each datures and upto two days that in order to facilitate mon- Congress President Rahul Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Sabha seats in Haryana will serious concern about gener- notified days at the place or page the stamp or the before the date of the poll. itoring of election expendi- on Monday blamed each other for the delay in forging an alliance commence on April 16 and al law and order in the offices places specified in the notice notary/oath commission- The affidavits filed by all ture, each candidate is between them in the national capital. will continue upto April 23. of returning officers, the max- at any time between 11 am er/magistrate before whom candidates, whether set up by required to open a separate In a tweet, Gandhi said the Congress was willing to give up The polling in Haryana imum number of vehicles in and 3 pm, and not at any other the affidavit is sworn. The the recognized political par- bank account either on his four of the seven parliamentary seats in Delhi to the Aam Aadmi will be held in a single phase the convoy of a candidate or place and not at any other duly sworn affidavits should ties or unrecognized political own name or joint account Party (AAP). on May 12. accompanying him to be time. The entire proceedings be on stamp paper of such parties or independents would with election agent exclusive- "An alliance between the Congress and AAP in Delhi would Giving details, Haryana allowed to come within a of delivery and acceptance of denomination as prescribed be put on the website soon ly for the purpose of election mean the rout of the BJP. The Congress is willing to give up four joint chief electoral officer, periphery of 100 meters of nomination papers would be under the state law of the state after the candidates files the expenditure. Delhi seats to the AAP to ensure this. But Kejriwal has done yet Inder Jeet on Monday said returning officer’s or the assis- video graphed. concerned. same within 24 hours in any All election expenditure another U turn! Our doors are still open, but the clock is run- that a candidate may present tant returning officer’s office Inder Jeet said that no He said that the candi- event. would be made by the candi- ning out," Gandhi said. his nomination paper on the has been restricted to three. candidate could be nominat- dates at elections to the House Under section 34 of the date only from this bank Responding to the tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said he had not very day of the gazette notifi- Apart from this, the max- ed from more than two par- of People who have criminal Representation of People Act account. taken any U-turn and he feels sad over Gandhi's comments. cation or any days fixed for fil- imum number of persons who liamentary constituencies at a cases against them either 1951, every candidate at an The maximum limit of "What U-turn? The talks are still going on. Your tweet shows ing of nominations which is could be allowed to enter the general election to the House pending cases or cases in election to the House of expenditure by a candidate in that the alliance is not your wish but just a showoff. I feel sorry not a public holiday. office of returning officer or of People. which candidate has been People must make a security the election has been fixed Rs that you are making statements. Today, it is very important to He said that no nomina- the assistant returning officer He said that along with convicted, would publish a deposit of Rs 25,000. 70 lakh. The candidate could save the country from the threat of the Modi-Shah duo. It is unfor- tion would be received on at the time of filing nomina- the nomination paper, every declaration about such cases, However, a candidate belong- make expenditure of only Rs tunate that you are helping Modi by dividing the anti-Modi vote April 17 on account of public tion has been limited to five candidate is required to file an for wide publicity, in newspa- ing to Scheduled 10,000 in cash whereas, in UP and other states too," he said. holiday and also on Sunday on including the candidate. affidavit in form 26, declaring pers with wide circulation in Castes/Scheduled Tribe is expenditure exceeding this On Sunday, when asked about a possible alliance with the April 21. joint chief electoral offi- information about criminal the constituency area. This required to make a security amount could be made Congress in Delhi, Kejriwal said he and his party were ready to Inder Jeet said that keep- cer said that nomination cases, assets, liabilities and declaration, he said, to be deposit of only half of the through RTGS/NEFT/ do anything to save the country from Prime Minister Narendra ing in view the large number papers may by presented educational qualification. published in Format C-1, amounts (Rs 12,500) men- DD/Cheque etc, he added. Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. IANS +,-+ ""
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The the Muzaffarpur shelter home shows Joshi having purportedly of the letter, through which it stituency (Kanpur) that party Finance Minister Arun He further said dynasts are also +,,-. interpretation given by the BJP case by not conducting prop- written to his veteran party col- came to social media,” Joshi leadership had asked him not Jaitley charged him with “man- subject to the Supreme Court is certainly objectionable,” er probe on “crucial leads” league LK Adavni making crit- said. to contest Lok Sabha election. ufacturing” a court order for and while truth holds together, he Congress on Monday Congress spokesperson which are available on record. ical comments against the BJP Both Joshi and Advani, Advani, who has been political propaganda, while falsehood falls apart. Tsaid it will provide an Abhishek Manu Singhvi said. A bench headed by Chief leadership. who are among the founders of replaced by the BJP president BJP chief Amit Shah accused “Indian democracy does explanation to the Supreme Hitting out at the BJP, Sibal Justice Ranjan Gogoi said an The fake letter displaying the party, had won last Lok Amit Shah in the Gandhinagar him of ‘lying’ even as another not permit them (dynasts) to Court for party chief Rahul claimed that Modi had cited the advance notice has been cir- official letter head of Joshi is in Sabha elections in 2014 from Lok Sabha seat, said earlier this Union Minister and party rewrite Court orders... To man- Gandhi’s remarks on the Rafale court’s order on the Rafale culated in the matter by the circulation in the social media Kanpur and Gandhinagar month that his party has never spokesperson Prakash ufacture a Court order for a case verdict. “They (Supreme review petition to assert that his other side seeking deferment of and has been shared by many respectively, but they have not regarded those who disagreed Javadekar accused him of using political propaganda is a new Court) have sought an expla- Government has been given a the hearing on the plea. with varying range of surprise got the party tickets to fight with it politically as “anti- the court to defame Prime low for Rahul Gandhi. The nation. We will give an expla- clean chit in the deal. In its The fresh interim plea has and disbelief. polls this time. nationals” or “enemies” but Minister Narendra Modi and lower he sinks, the higher we nation to them,” senior December 2018 verdict, the been filed in a pending PIL of Demanding an investiga- The fake letter seemed to only as adversaries. Advani’s institutions. rise,” Jaitley said. Congress leader Kapil Sibal Supreme Court had said there Nivedita Jha in which the apex tion by the poll panel, Joshi has have claimed some credibility comments as Modi-Shah had BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi, Javadekar hit out saying, said when asked about the SC is no occasion to doubt the court had directed CBI to written to Chief Election in the social media in the alleged opposition leaders to be who has filed a criminal case “The Supreme Court has order on contempt plea filed by decision-making process in the probe the shelter home sexual Commissioner Sunil Arora that backdrop of denial of tickets to working in the interest of anti- against Rahul, took a dig at him exposed Rahul’s lie. He lies daily BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi multi-billion dollar Rafale fight- assault cases. The plea, filed he has not written any such let- the two senior leader. national forces. asking how the man who does and one of those lies has been against Gandhi. er jet deal with France, as it had through advocate Fauzia ter. Joshi, the party’s third pres- Fake letter apart, rumours not understand “Constitutional exposed.... People are demand- The party however sought rejected the demand for a Shakil, has sought a direction “My friends in media ident, had said after being were also rife on Monday that morality” and “democratic tra- ing that he tender an apology.” to play down the development probe. Citing new documents to the CBI to carry out a thor- called me up and told me that denied ticket from Kanpur that Advani may address a press ditions” would represent For his part, Shah attacked in the court, saying it has and disclosure, some petition- ough, proper and scientific since yesterday a letter the BJP general secretary conference. Indians in Parliament. 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Let the high court hear dict rendered by a five-judge SA Nazeer which said that the sider the EC report and hear whether the poll panel has on the basis of the trailer. would disturb the level-playing A bench of Chief Justice the matter,” the bench said Constitution bench of the apex issue was needed to be heard at the matter on April 22. watched the movie or not. The EC had on April 10 field for other parties in the Ranjan Gogoi and Justices and listed the matter for further court in the matter, which had length. Senior advocate Mukul He said the entire movie stalled the release of the film election and was in violation of Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv hearing on April 22. paved the way for grant of “We consider it appropri- Rohatgi, appearing for film was not available and a decision until the polls end, asserting the Model Code of Conduct. 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The petition sought the securing over 350 seats" he posingfor photographs only to Justice S S Sundar directed the ban saying the tobacco prod- added. oppose Modi. State chief secretary and the ucts could cause cancer. In 2006, Kumaraswamy He said the Congress calls health secretary to file a reply The State Government had joined hands with BJP to BJP "jaatiwadi" (casteist), but it to a public interest litigation had in 2013 imposed a ban on formthe coalition government, is the most casteist party. (PIL) seeking the ban. the items and has been extend- overthrowing the Dharm Singh "Their face may besecular, ''Why not the Government ing it annually by way of an led Congress-JD(S) govern- but within they are casteist, so is going for permanent ban on order. PTI   !  !      )A  "    $% ment, that lasted about 20 I left them." PTI  9  -   : 3"(##(%&   $   $    $     $ * "$#%" %%   7()!  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Lok Sabha candidate C P Tamil Nadu municipal admin- supporters" clashed with barged into her rally". gested that those who clashed poverty prevailing in the coun- The Home Minister also Radhakrishnan on Monday istration minister S P Congress workers during her "We received an application with Congress workers were try and said the day India took a dig at the anti-BJP accused the Left parties of Velumani and Fisheries min- poll campaign in north from Matondkar and granted not BJP activists, but some local became "Congress-mukt", there alliance, saying the situation spreading false information ister D Jayakumar, had Mumbai. her protection till the elections train commuters who admired would be no poverty. was such that RLD chief Ajit on the implementation of ensured that the demands of The scuffle took place near get over," said Sangramsinh the leadership of Prime "The country is facing the Singh had to climb on to the goods and services tax (GST) the industries were met by Borivali railway station where Nishandar, DCP, Zone XI. Minister Narendra Modi. problems of backwardness and BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar dais at a joint rally of the and its impact on industries in reducing the tax rates. Matondkar, the Congress can- Asked if those involved in Matondkar stated that the poverty because of the wrong Pradesh had accepted defeat in Opposition after removing his the region. Left parties, in collusion didate from the Mumbai North the scuffle were supporters of supporters of the BJP tried to policies of the Congress...The the election after the first phase footwear. Talking to reporters here, with the DMK, were tryjng to Lok Sabha constituency, was the BJP as claimed by thwart her interaction with day India becomes Congress- of polling and that was why On the Opposition parties Radhakrishnan said almost confuse the people and indus- canvassing, police said. Matondkar, the DCP said the people, which was organ- mukt, it will be free from these parties were raising ques- raising questions about the all the industries, be it manu- tries by spreading false infor- An onlooker said some police do not have any such ised after procuring requisite poverty," he said addressing an tions on the electronic voting casualty figures in the Balakot facturer or service sector, mation to mar the reputation BJP workers shouted 'Modi, proof at this moment. permissions from the author- election meeting here in favour machines (EVMs). airstrike, Singh said, "Brave numbering around 42,000 in of the Narendra Modi gov- Modi' as they confronted the "What we can say is that ities concerned. of Sanghamitra Maurya, the "These three parties could are the ones who move for- the district, have been func- ernment, he said. 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The rallies are likely Instead, rival leaders trad- The Left Front had won the Adityanath on a “personal district where at least five to take place at South Imphal: Repolling is likely in They fled the scene even before ed spurious charges with gusto seat — where the bidi workers visit.” Trinamool Congress work- Dinajpur, Asansol and two booths of Outer Manipur the security guards could even as Bengal Chief Minister make for a formidable size of There will be “no Adhir ers have allegedly received Burdwan on April 20, 23, constituency, where unidenti- react," Chief Electoral Officer Mamata Banerjee on Monday the local population --- for the Chowdhury, not Congress, no injuries following a skirmish and 24. fied miscreants allegedly (CEO) PK Singh said. attacked the Congress, partic- Bhagwangola warning them last time in 2004. Left Front, no BJP in Bengal between the TMC and BJP Meanwhile, in an unre- destroyed EVMs and VVPATs, An FIR has been registered ularly Abhijeet Mukherjee, the to “remain cautious about their “Even the Left Front has because they all are working cadres, sources said, adding lated development the Left an official said. in connection with the inci- son of former President, nefarious designs to set one been sold out to the BJP as can hand-in-glove against the the clashes took place in Front has appealed before The miscreants had dents and police are looking Pranab Mukherjee, for taking community against the other.” be seen how they are working Trinamool which the people Sainthia block bordering the Election Commission to entered the polling stations into it, the CEO said. help from the RSS to win the “In the Hindu-dominated in tandem with the RSS right have been able to understand Jharkhand on Monday noon. stall the viewing of a Mamata posing as voters, he said. "The EC is likely to Jangipur parliamentary seat. areas they (RSS) carry out hate from the last Assembly elec- and so they will not vote for About a dozen bombs Banerjee biopic until the elec- "Around 1.30 pm on April announce a date for repolling Attacking both Mukherjee campaign against the Muslims tions,” Banerjee said. Left too them,” Banerjee said adding her were hurled from both sides tion process were over. 11, unidentified men ransacked after it receives neccesary and his neighbouring Congress and in the Muslim majority has a formidable following in party will win “all the 42 out of injuring five TMC men, CPI(M) central committee two booths at Poi and reports on the two incidents, he MP from Behrampore, Adhir areas they invoke NRC to drive the district. 42 seats in Bengal.” sources said adding the cen- member Nilotpal Basu said Chingkhai villages, along the said. Polling for the Inner Chowdhury, for breaking bread away the minority community,” Attacking Adhir Banerjee also attacked the tral forces had rushed to the like in the case of PM Modi India-Myanmar border, break- Manipur constituency is slated with the RSS, Banerjee said Banerjee said adding how Chowdhury a five-time MP BJP for splurging endless spot and were patrolling the whose biopic was stopped ing some of the machines. to be held on April 18. PTI “these are the people who have “Pranab Mukherjee had visit- and a former Pradesh Congress money in the elections. “From area. Two persons had been from being viewed his party no remorse for their immoral ed the RSS headquarters to president, known for his where they are getting so arrested. The BJP however would expect the acts” of running with the hare spend time with them.” “Robin Hood” image, she said, much of money,” she asked promptly denied the allega- Commission to take not of and hunting with the hound. It was in lieu of that the “don’t force me to open the stopping short of referring to tions saying the clashes were the trailer of the Mamata “They are taking help from “RSS is helping Abhijeet Pandora’s box. The entire game the black box that had a result of intra-TMC fighting Banerjee movie being shown the RSS to win the elections by Mukherjee to win the election plan of the Congress will be descended from Prime that had been taking place for and “issue an order to stop it.” polarising the election process” from Jangipur,” one of the exposed if I start speaking,” she Minister Narendra Modi’s the past several months. This biopic “should not see in this district Banerjee told her three parliamentary con- said adding Adhir babu’s tactics plane to be taken to some Elsewhere the State BJP the light of the day until the audience at Beldanga and stituencies in the Murshidabad to win election with the help of unknown destination. sources on Monday said poll process are over,” he said.      /    

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In Indonesia, someone can be a mem-        F  ;       in Surabaya in May 2018 and the imprisonment try faced numerous natural disasters during his Comparing both the presidential candidates, ber of DPR even though he/she has got lesser votes of a dynamic and pro-development leader belong- tenure. However, he made sure that maximum Setia Budi, a moderate Muslim middle-aged cab than his/her opponent. For the DPR, each Province                ing to the minority community, Basuki Tjahaja transparency be maintained in the rehabilitation driver, said, “Prabowo is from a military background has been divided into 1-10 constituencies or elec-               ( Purnama, in 2016 in the name of blasphemy and programmes. and he may turn to be a dictator like his father-in- toral districts, which finally has 3-10 seats, depend-    (   #          ( inciting violence alleged by Muslim hardliners dur- Jokowi placed his first priority on protecting law, Soeharto. He is full of attitude and is very rich. ing on its size and population. To make his candi-            )      ing Jokowi’s tenure. Indonesia’s sovereignty by taking many steps to On the other hand, Jokowi, belonging to the lower dature stronger, Jokowi has chosen a popular                    As Indonesia grappled with an economic cri- strengthen maritime boundaries by stopping and middle class like us, leads a very simple life. He is Muslim scholar Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate       F      G(K   :  sis, coupled with ethnic and sectarian clashes in sinking foreign vessels engaged in illegal fishing and very polite and keeps fast for the whole month dur- for the Vice President in order to connect with the                 ( 1998, the country saw three consecutive short-term harvesting sea-weed despite high criticism from ing Ramadhan but never shows it off. He does what larger section of the conservative Muslims.            O     ( Presidents — BJ Habibie, Abdurrhaman Wahid and neighbouring countries. He struck hard on drug he talks. Therefore, Budi is going to vote for Jokowi.” Indonesia, a country rich in human and nat-         :!$ ;$       ( Megawati Soekarnoputri, who was defeated by SBY mafia and traffickers by approving capital punish- Prabowo became infamous internationally for ural resource, has been faced with unemploy-     #       ;   in 2004. SBY ruled for two consecutive terms till ment despite intense pressure from his ally coun- his covert operations in East Timor in 1996 in order ment problems, too. The costly education sys-                     2014 when an ordinary man, Joko Widodo, who tries like Australia, France and human rights groups to suppress the rebellions, which led to human right tem prevents many aspirants to go for higher had no elite political or military background, was across the world. abuses in the country. In 1998, he was promoted education, leaving many young students — aged      (      elected as President. His counterpart and the present Opposition as the head of the 27,000-strong Army Strategic between 14 and 17 years — to seek low-paid ) *+,8  !  F      Jokowi, a member of the Indonesian leader, Prabowo, is running again with a changed Reserve Command (Kostrad), which is a key Jakarta jobs, mostly in the booming hotel and service        (        ( Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), was the strategy and has projected himself as being accom- garrison meant to supervise operational readiness industries. Indonesia has become the world’s sev-                ( Mayor of Surakarta — a small city in central Java modative of Islam’s cause and is sceptical towards among all the commands and carries out defence enth largest economy due to its purchasing                 — from 2005-2012. He became very popular ethnic Chinese by touching a soft chord of the and security operations as per the policies of the power capacity. According to the World Bank,      )          among the mass due to his hard work and fast-track majority of conservative and poor Muslims, who Indonesian Army commander. Having served in the country needs massive investment to devel-        (           ( problem-solving skills, which made him the best think their economic development is directly the Army at a very high position, Prabowo, a suc- op its massive infrastructural projects, create        S   #     choice to become the Governor of Jakarta in late impeded by the ethnic Chinese in the country. cessful businessman now, has emerged as a employment opportunities and streamline its                   ( 2012. He remained in the limelight due to his poli- Subianto, with his running mate Sandiaga Uno, a shrewd politician and has brought smaller politi- economy.  A                    cies, mostly driven by infrastructure development renowned entrepreneur running for Vice President, cal parties to his side. This time, posing as a pious Islamic fundamentalist groups are trying hard and focussed on the marginalised section of the has been critical of Jokowi’s pro-Chinese policy that Muslim, he has assured the safety of ulemas, restored to pronounce their presence in a rather syncretic                     ( society. The PDI-P, led by Sukarnoputri Megawati, places the duo in a bit stronger position. respect and fight to free them from criminal threats social system that has been influenced by its long            #    %      backed his candidature for the President in 2014, During my interaction with some local peo- against Jokowi’s decision to dismiss an ultra-rad- history of the presence of Hinduism and Buddhist            #      ( which he won but not comfortably with just over ple in different regions in Java, I found that a major- ical group, Hizbut Tahrir, which aimed to estab- empires by opening up more madrasas, making it                    53 per cent of the votes against former military gen- ity of them view Prabowo as belonging to the clan lish an Islamic caliphate in Indonesia. Apart from compulsory for Muslim women to wear head-     #           eral Prabowo Subianto. This time again, Jokowi is of Soeharto, whose 31 years of rule witnessed ram- giving moral support to the religious leaders, he has scarves in the rural and semi-urban areas. However,    (JJ             ( running for re-election scheduled on April 17 with pant corruption which became a culture popular- also promised to help improve the conditions of already exposed to Western culture during a long   )             a handful of success stories. His counterpart, ly known as “envelop culture.” Corruption still religious schools in the country. rule of Suharto, the majority of the populace does-         Prabowo Subianto, is a very strong candidate who plagues Indonesia. The country languishes in the The country’s political system is based on con- n’t seem to be tamed easily by the call of conserv- #   %         (  has been successful in garnering support from a 89th place of 180 countries in the global rankings stitutional democracy. The legislature is made up ative Muslim groups. As the world looks up to                 P ;$( few conservative Muslim groups by accusing Jokowi of corruption, according to Transparency of two bodies and has a total of 692 MPs. There Indonesia to throw a viable and strong leadership of being pro-Chinese, who opened the red-carpet International. Subianto launched the Great are the 560-member House of Representatives and have a say in the international issue like the   (   Q             ( for Chinese investors in the country. Indonesia Movement Party in 2009 and has a mixed (DPR) and the 132-member Regional ever-brewing South China Sea dispute, its mature               Focussing on infrastructural development, background of being a retired army general and a Representatives’ Assembly (DPD) with four rep- electorate is gearing up to show the power of                 speeding up the most-awaited project of metro train businessman. He rose to a very high position in the resentatives from each of the 33 provinces of democracy.               in Jakarta, Jokowi sped up the work on inter-city Indonesian Army as a Lieutenant General and was Indonesia. The Indonesian system of selection of (The writer is a Southeast Asian analyst at the          connectivity in the country, having more than in the news for his swift rise in military positions, legislators is complex unlike the Indian parliamen- Jawaharlal Nehru University) =         $   E  D   E        !"#$ &+)*$;A   %      %   &   

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