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 WORLD 12 SPORT 15 Published From REINVENTING FIGHT FOR TOP EU JOBS BEGINS NADAL STARTS WITH WIN DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE BRAND AFTER EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN FRENCH OPEN DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 145 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, TUESDAY MAY 28, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 KAABIL HAS BEEN SPECIAL: YAMI} GAUTAM } 14 VIVA CITY www.dailypioneer.com Rahul refuses to budge on exit Cong chief asks Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal to look for his replacement DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI than its 2014 tally. The party could not open its account in damant on his resignation 18 States and Union Territories. Afrom the post of the As crisis beset the Congress president, Rahul Opposition party, its chief Gandhi has conveyed to senior spokesperson Randeep party leaders Ahmed Patel and Surjewala on Monday urged KC Venugopal to look for his everyone to respect the sancti- replacement as he has made up ty of the CWC meeting and his mind not to continue as asked the media not to fall into chief of the grand old party. the trap of “conjectures, insin- Patel is a close confidant of uations, gossip and rumour- the Congress’ first family and mongering”. was one of the most powerful Surjewala said it is a demo- politicians during the 10 years cratic forum for exchange of of the UPA rule. After the dis- ideas and taking corrective Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with BJP president Amit Shah, offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple during a visit astrous performance of the action. It was a “closed-door” to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday PTI party in the Lok Sabha polls, meeting and any speculation Rahul has cancelled all meet- about it was unwarranted and ings and appointments and uncalled for. He was reacting to has declined to meet even news reports about happenings Our chemistry with voters elected MPs. at the May 25 meeting, the first Taking responsibility for of the CWC after the Congress’s the drubbing at the hands of humiliating defeat in the par- the BJP, Rahul on Saturday liamentary polls. beat experts' poll math: PM offered to resign as party pres- “The Congress party ident at a meeting of the expects everyone, including BJP workers killed logical and illogical analysis to workers are still being beaten Congress Working Committee the media, to respect the sanc- prove their point,” Modi added. up in West Bengal, but shock- (CWC), the highest decision- tity of a closed-door meeting of in Bengal for their Earlier, Modi offered ingly a section of the national making body of the party, but the CWC. Various conjectures, prayer at Kashi Vishwanath media had seen a selective it was “unanimously rejected”. speculation, insinuations, ideology, says Modi temple, seeking the blessings of humanism behind such sacri- “He has conveyed that the assumptions, gossip and the Almighty again as he did fices of our party workers.” party will have to find a new rumour-mongering in a section RAMESH K SINGH n VARANASI five years ago before assuming “We’d also faced political chief as he won’t change his Congress president Rahul Gandhi after paying tribute to the first Prime Minister and his great grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, of the media is uncalled for and the charge as PM. untouchability,” he said, citing mind. It is believed his moth- on his 55th death anniversary at his memorial Shanti Van in New Delhi on Monday PTI unwarranted. hemistry has beaten arith- Modi appealed to the party the example of Gujarat when a er Sonia and sister Priyanka, “The CWC held a collec- Cmetic in the recent workers to overlook estab- section of film industry had who were earlier advising back his decision. party. Modi. tive deliberation on the per- Parliamentary election, said lished negativity in politics raised strong voices when his Rahul to continue, too have The Congress has mostly At the CWC meeting, In the midst of the disqui- formance of the party, the Prime-Minister designate and continue to adopt positiv- Government had invited a backed his decision. The future been led by members of the Rahul had accused three senior et, several State Congress chiefs, challenges before it as also the Narendra Modi, who is going ity. “Our success is the result of senior star (Amitabh Bachchan) course will be decided in some Nehru-Gandhi family except leaders — Ashok Gehlot, including Punjab’s Sunil Jakhar, way ahead, instead of casting to assume the charge as the PM our perfect synergy between for tourism promotion. time now,” said a top AICC for the period after former Kamal Nath and P Jharkhand’s Ajoy Kumar, and aspersions on the role or con- for second time on May 30. Government policies and In his marathon address, leader. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi Chidambaram — of placing Assam’s Ripun Bora, too duct of any specific individual. “It was not for the first time organisational politics,” he said, Modi highlighted how for vote- While majority of the was assassinated in 1991. The their sons above the party. offered to resign from their The gist of the deliberations when this political change was asking the party workers to bank politics the Opposition Congress leaders hoped that party did not do well under Priyanka said the entire top posts following the party’s was made public in the CWC seen in Indian politics when the continue with the same so that parties never showed courage Rahul will “not abandon the Sitaram Kesri and then sever- brass of the party left Rahul drubbing in the elections. The resolution of May 25, 2019,” the chemistry of social strength the people of the country can to look into the pains of the post”, sources close to him said al leaders convinced Sonia alone to fight it out against party won only 52 seats in the Congress leader said in a was clearly visible but shock- get optimum benefits of common people. he is determined not to take Gandhi to take charge of the Prime Minister Narendra Lok Sabha polls, just six more statement. ingly, the political pundits were Government schemes. Continued on Page 6 not ready to change their estab- “Work and workers create CAPSULE lished perception,” he said. a wonder,” said Modi, adding Modi was addressing party that “with our work we suc- Kyrgyzstan Prez, Delhi orders fire workers in thanksgiving func- ceeded in winning the faith of BSP MP FACES ARREST BSP spares Gehlot Govt, audit of coaching tion at Deen Dayal Updhyay the people. We have not done Mauritian PM FOR RAPE POST SC CALL Haskala Sankul (Trade any favour to them but it was New Delhi: The Supreme Court Facilitation Centre) at Bada their rights.” to attend Modi’s on Monday refused to grant centres after 22 Lalpur here on Monday. Modi went on to highlight protection from arrest to newly “We had made a hat-trick the violence let loose against swearing-in elected BSP MP from Ghosi Lok but trouble brews inside die in Surat blaze of victories performing party workers in several States, Sabha constituency in Uttar GAYATHRI MANI n NEW DELHI remarkably well in 2014, 2017 and said, “Undoubtedly, in PNS n NEW DELHI Pradesh, Atul Rai, accused of and 2019 but, unfortunately, achieving the same, our party raping a college student from MLAs meet with n the wake of deaths of 22 the political pundits were not workers faced crises. Several of eads of BIMSTEC group- Varanasi. Istudents at a coching institute ready to change their estab- our workers sacrificed their Hing which includes Raj Guv put off blaze in Surat on Friday, Delhi lished perception of the last 70 lives in Kerala, Kashmir, West Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, PS GOLAY SWORN IN AS Home Minister Satyender Jain years and sometimes they used Bengal and Tripura and our Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal SIKKIM CHIEF MINISTER after Sonia hails on Monday issued directions to and Bhutan would be attend- Gangtok: Sikkim Krantikari the chief of Delhi Fire Services ing the swearing-in ceremony Morcha (SKM) president Prem Mayawati cadre (DFS) to “take strict action as of Prime Minister Narendra Singh Tamang, popularly known per the fire safety standards and Modi on May 30. The Bay of as PS Golay, on Monday took PNS n NEW DELHI/JAIPUR guidelines to prevent recur- On leave, ex-Kol CP Bengal Initiative for Multi- oath as the CM of Sikkim. rence of such accidents” in the Sectoral Technical and n a huge relief for the national Capital. Economic Cooperation (BIM- MAN JUMPS FROM POLICE ICongress in Rajasthan, six The Director (Fire STEC) is an international STATION BALCONY, DIES BSP MLAs cancelled their pro- Services) has been asked to skips CBI summons organisation of seven nations New Delhi: A 58-year-old man posed meeting with Governor immediately inspect and shut of South Asia and South East died after he allegedly jumped Kalyan Singh at the last minute and seal coaching centres oper- Kyrgyz President, cur- from the balcony of the Bawana and downplayed speculation Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders pay tribute to the first ating in highrise buildings Rajeev Kumar seeks rently Shanghai Cooperation police station, where he was about pulling out of the Gehlot Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 55th death anniversary at his memorial above the fourth floor. The Organisation (SCO) chair, called for questioning regarding Government. Shanti Van in New Delhi on Monday PTI Delhi Government further a week time to appear and Mauritius Prime Minister the whereabouts of his son, However, the Congress issued notice to all the civic are also invited for swearing- officials said on Monday.