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- RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 '(#)'*+,-. #*#*. /#%'01 !#*2345 +/*'3 4''+&+3,3+3&3%%3'&0 #+169:;<#3++2' *+12+&' '3+&'/43#& ++&,3' %345''5 67 8' + &/./0+12 +/ !" !# " ! $% ! ! "$% !& R &+#+(/ RR nding years of speculation, EPriyanka Gandhi Vadra, the sister of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday finally plunged into active pol- itics ahead of the Lok Sabha Q elections to take on the might of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the crucial Hindi heartland that has 80 Lok Sabha seats. Dubbed as the “brahmas- tra” of the Congress, Priyanka R will debut as the party’s gener- al secretary incharge of the &+#+(/ eastern part of Uttar Pradesh having Modi’s constituency in he BJP on Wednesday inter- Varanasi and also UP Chief Tpreted the entry of Priyanka Minister Yogi Adityanath bas- Gandhi Vadra into the active * ' ( tion in Gorakhpur. politics in the Congress as an Congress leaders said admission of his brother Rahul’s Patra claimed the new appoint- worked). Priyanka’s entry into active leadership failure and likened ment reflected crisis of confi- The new India is asking the party politics will galvanise the move to the party opting for dence within the Congress question who will be the next the workers, helping them take a “family alliance” after having against Rahul. “The Congress leader in the Congress, Patra on the dual challenge posed in been “rejected by various par- has basically publicly said referring to its succession the State by the BJP and the ties in the proposed maha- announced that Rahul Gandhi line from Jawaharlal Nehru to Samajwadi Party-Bahujan gathbandan”. has failed and needs crutches Indira followed by Rajiv, Sonia Samaj Party alliance. “Priyanka ji has become the from within the family. and Rahul. The Congress hopes that general secretary, my good luck Because of his rejection by “All appointments are from Priyanka will be able to the turn to her. Since the party is a fam- grand alliance parties, he has one family. And this is the fun- the projected direct fight ! " # $ % & ily concern, these kinds of post- opted for a family alliance,” damental difference between between the BJP and SP-BSP ' ( ings are nothing unusual, except Patra said. the Congress and the BJP. In the alliance into triangular contest to say with a caveat why has she Patra said it was natural Congress, the family is party. In where the Congress could ben- employment to woo the upper happy that Priyanka will assist ic youth leader. Both Priyanka life.” The BJP has been repeat- been given the limited role of that the Congress had to “coro- the BJP, the party is family,” efit on a number of seats due caste voters. Priyanka can play him in the Lok Sabha polls. and Scindia replace Ghulam edly targeting Vadra, a busi- eastern UP? Perhaps her per- nate” somebody from within Patra said. In 2014 elections, to division of votes. vital role there in bringing “I am very happy that my Nabi Azad, who has been nessman being investigated for sona merited a wider role,” said the family and added that Congress could win only two Congress leaders also feel back the traditional upper caste sister Priyanka will assist me in appointed AICC general sec- allegedly corrupt land deals in Union Law Minister and senior Prime Minister Narendra Modi seats — Sonia from Rae Bareily that while it is too early to voters to the Congress fold. Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha retary for Haryana, where the Haryana and Rajasthan and is BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad. has projected the Lok Sabha and Rahul from Amethi — assess the impact of a possible Soon after her appoint- polls, she is very capable,” party is facing factionism. facing probes by the Claiming that the appoint- elections as a battle between from UP which has the largest Congress revival under ment as an office-bearer in Rahul said at Amethi after “UP is central to building Enforcement Directorate. ments made by the Congress “naamdar” (dynasts) and number of 80 Lok Sabha seats Priyanka stewardship on the AICC, speculation is rife that making some of the crucial a new hope fulfilled. The new The party is not immedi- reflected the outlook of the “kaamdar” (those who have in the country. prospect of the BJP and the SP- she may be fielded as the party appointments in the party sys- UP AICC team led by Priyanka ately clear on the division of the party, Prasad said it was a case BSPP alliance, but care may be candidate from Rae Bareli, the tem. The brother-sister duo will and Jyotiradiyta will herald 80 parliamentary seats between of a brother (Congress presi- taken in the selection of can- constituency currently being formally announce the begin- the dawn of a new kind of pol- the two new incharges but dent Rahul Gandhi) appointing didates to ensure that the BJP represented by her mother and ning of Lok Sabha poll cam- itics in the State. We will offer sources said it could be 40 each. his sister to a party position. suffers most. UPA chairperson Sonia paign in UP on February 4 at the youth in UP a dynamic new Both Amethi and Rae Bareli, Railway Minister Piyush Congress list of candidates, Gandhi, who is not keeping a Press conference. platform to transform the the two Gandhi family bas- Goel accused the party of car- Q% sources said, may be dominat- well of late. Senior party leader State,” said Rahul. tions, fall in eastern Uttar rying out dynasty politics and ed by upper castes, since the Though no reactions came Jyotiraditya Scindia will be on Husban Robert Vadra con- Pradesh and Priyanka has been said, “In the Congress party BJP hopes to capitalise on 10 till late evening from Priyanka par with Priyanka as AICC gratulated Priyanka on a extensively campaigning since there is reservation only for one per cent reservation to gener- as she is reportedly in New general secretary for Uttar Facebook post: 2004 in all national and state family, nobody gets anything R al category candidates in edu- York and scheduled to return Pradesh West region. Rahul “Congratulations P... always by level elections. beyond them.” cational institutions and on February 1, Rahul said he is added Jyotiraditya is a dynam- your side in every phase of your Continued on Page 4 BJP spokesperson Sambit & #$R%&' he scion of the erstwhile ) ** + TSurguja royal family TS ! Singhdeo is the richest leader in Chhattisgarh across all polit- *,&& ,#&* - ical parties, but his rare decent behaviour with people from all walks of life makes him the &+#+(/ 0. 0%' " leave after divesting them of all &+#+(/ most civilized politician of the '12 . 2 . " powers. Verma then challenged State. " he high-powered selection '102 . " the Government’s decision he Supreme Court on The 66-year-old Congress # $ Tpanel headed by Prime /' ' before the Supreme Court, TWednesday refused to leader has been credited to Minister Narendra Modi will 2 which reinstated Verma as CBI grant bail to Unitech Ltd pro- bring his party back to power on Thursday choose a name chief on January 8. But the moters Sanjay Chandra and his after 15 years, in recently con- from a list of five IPS officers Singh is from Uttar Pradesh Selection Panel removed brother Ajay Chandra in a cluded polls for a 90-member % &+#+(/ of 1983 and 1984 batches for cadre, Jha is a Gujarat-cadre Verma as CBI boss and trans- case relating to alleged siphon- State Legislative Assembly cially in need of hour. " the appointment as CBI officer, and Mitra is from ferred him on January 11 as ing off the homebuyers’ money. because of a meticulously Singhdeo who is mostly % & he Union Cabinet on Director. The other members Madhya Pradesh cadre. Ranjan DG Fire Services, Civil Defence A Bench of Justices DY drafted election manifesto in branded as TS Baba, has hard- # '' TThursday approved the of the high-level selection com- is a 1984-batch Bihar cadre offi- and Home Guards. However, Chandrachud and Hemant which he absorbed inputs of ly any enemy in political circle extension of Rithala-Dilshad mittee are Chief Justice of cer, and Mishra from the same Verma refused to take the role Gupta said the Chandras have people belonging to every age, in central India and is regard- Garden Red Line Delhi Metro India Ranjan Gogoi and leader batch is an officer of Uttar and submitted his resignation still not complied with its gender and social group. ed as the most respected gen- $ corridor to Ghaziabad New Bus of the Congress in the Lok Pradesh cadre. the next day. October 30, 2017 order which The powerful Minister tleman in Chhattisgarh as well Adda. This would be the sec- Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. A senior official in the Meanwhile, the asked them to deposit 750 Singhdeo who narrowly as in its parent State Madhya ond Delhi Metro line in The list of officials in the know of the things with regard Government is also in the crore with the apex court reg- missed out CM post to his Pradesh mainly because of his Ghaziabad and the first Metro race are Uttar Pradesh and to the appointment said there process of appointing two istry by December 31, 2017. beloved colleague Bhupesh non-controversial image and !"#$#! ( link connecting the interiors of Gujarat Directors General of are surprise elements in the 1990-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre “At this stage, we note that Baghel, is a “royal man with highly civilized communica- the city. It will pass through Police OP Singh and Shivanand appointment process.