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" # 3*0* 6 s West Bengal Chief 7 # !"# AMinister Mamata Banerjee prepared to hold a massive show of strength on Saturday, 6 ' "$"" which will be attended by a 5 ( $ galaxy of major Opposition ' $ "" %" leaders, Congress president ) Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote 45 #"6 to her hailing the TMC chief’s 7 ) initiative to unite India against # $ he NDA Government’s the BJP. 7 Tdecision to buy 36 Rafale The Congress president jets instead of 126 as was wrote, “I extend my support to 3 decided by the UPA regime led Mamata Di on this show of 4 7 to escalation of the price of unity and hope that we send a $ each aircraft by 41 per cent and powerful message of a united came as a windfall for French India together.” Saying that * L7 # aircraft-maker Dassault, said there were “powerful forces Congress leader P afoot” angry with the Narendra Chidambaram citing an panel. The Congress has alleged fighter aircraft that they des- Modi Government for ped- & exhaustive report published by earlier that the Prime Minister perately need. Secondly, it has dling false promises, Rahul The Hindu newspaper. increased the ‘Benchmark purchased two squadrons that wrote these “forces are fanned ! "# $ & # 7 $ The Defence Ministry has Price’ of Rafale deal from 5.2 will cost about 25 million by anger and disappointment ' " () & # P ! + denied the charges in detailed billion Euros to 8.2 billion more per aircraft. At the 2016 of hundreds of millions Indians 7M statement. Euros and that the NDA exchange rate, Euro 25 million who have seen through the BJP and Modi are intent on Modi Government. She is a support her initiative.” Claiming that the Government paid over Rs 1,600 is equal to Rs 186 crore. India false promises and lies peddled destroying.” hardworking leader and her Meanwhile, stage is set for “Mahagathbandhan rally Government paid Euro 25 mil- crore per aircraft against the will pay Rs 186 crore more per by the Modi Government.” While neither Sonia endeavour will bring success,” the expected record-breaking against the BJP’s misrule.” lion more per aircraft com- UPA’s negotiated price of Rs aircraft,” Chidambaram said. Rahul’s letter came at a Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi Gowda said after landing at rally even as thousands of Apart from those who had pared to the price negotiated by 527 crore per aircraft, demand- “There is no doubt any time when political who’s who would be joining the rally, the Kolkata. TMC cadres poured in from already landed at Kolkata, oth- the Congress-led UPA, ing answers as to who is longer that Rafale aircraft deal from all over the country Congress will be represented by Congratulating the Chief districts. Kolkata prepared for ers who were expected to join Chidambaram said the responsible for the loss to the deserves to be examined thor- including former Prime the party’s Leader in Lok Sabha, Minister for bringing the whole a historic Brigade rally that the rally are Karnataka Chief Government did not buy 90 State exchequer. oughly by a Joint Parliamentary Minister HD Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge. His pres- India to Kolkata, Samajwadi according to a rough ruling Minister Kumaraswami, his more aircraft needed by the Air Chidambaram’s Press con- Committee. The Congress reit- former UP Chief Minister ence and Rahul’s letter tends to Party chief Akhilesh Yadav party estimate break the Left Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Force and paid Rs 186 crore ference came in the backdrop erates its demand for constitu- Akhilesh Yadav and NCP chief neutralise BJP’s argument that said, “Mamata Didi has sent a Front record by assembling no Chandrababu Naidu, National more to French firm Dassault, of a media report claiming tion of a JPC,” he said. Sharad Yadav had started land- Mamata’s much-hyped Brigade message by bringing all leaders less than 30 lakh people sources Conference leaders Farooq maker of Rafale, for 13 India- that Prime Minister Narendra The Rajya Sabha member ing at Kolkata. rally lacked the backing of the to Kolkata. Every segment of said. Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, RJD specific enhancements in the Modi’s decision to buy 36 air- said he feels that Dassault “is On united Opposition second biggest party of India the society is unhappy with the By Thursday late-noon a leader Tejashwi Yadav, Delhi medium multi-role combat air- craft instead of the 126 asked laughing all the way to the against the BJP, the Congress indicating at the schism with- Modi Government and time galaxy of politicians had land- Chief Minister Arvind craft (MMRCA). for by the Indian Air Force bank”, as the NDA Government president wrote, “The entire in the much touted Opposition has come for a new Prime ed in Kolkata led by former HD Kejriwal, DMK leader Stalin The former Finance pushed the price of each jet up gave a “gift” to the French Opposition is united in our unity. Minister for the country.” Deve Gowda, NCP chief and BSP leader Amit Mishra, Minister reiterated his party’s by 41.42 per cent. firm over amortisation or belief that true nationalism Rahul’s support apart, Deve Former Arunachal Chief Sharada Pawar, Gegong Apang, Mamata said. demand for a joint parliamen- “The Government has recovery on the cost of 13 and development can only be Gowda too praised Mamata for Minister Gegong Apang who Akhilesh Yadav. Mamata had BJP leader Shatrughan tary committee (JPC) probe wronged the country in two India-specific enhancements defended on the tested pillars taking the “grand initiative to left BJP a couple of days ago on Thursday said that leaders Sinha and Yashwant Sinha were into the Rafale jet deal, saying ways - firstly, it has compro- sought in the aircraft that cost of democracy, social justice bring the entire Opposition said, “Mamata is a great leader of about 20 Opposition parties also likely to join the rally. the decision is not amenable to mised national security by 1,300 million Euros. and secularism, ideas that the together against the Narendra and we all have come here to would be coming to join the Continued on Page 4 court but to a parliamentary denying to the Air Force 90 Continued on Page 4 $ % +,,""$," P "( , +- -" ** "3* & ** "3* fter inaugurating the three- Aday IAS Officers Meet, committee has been con- Chief Minister Kamal Nath ' Astituted by the State here on Friday told the officers ! Government under the chair- that the implementation of "# ** "3* Tiwari who is serving on manship of Additional Chief schemes as per the needs of the $& probation cautiously agrees Secretary, Public Relations M needy is the need of the hour Whatsapp chat of two asking whether it could pose Gopal Reddy to probe into today. Awomen bureaucrats in any trouble for her later to the activities of Makhanlal Addressing the officers at !"#$#% Shahdol district caused flutter which the collector responds Chaturvedi National the Convention Centre, he fur- !'( '(( in both political and bureau- that she need not be concerned University of Journalism. ther said that there is a big dif- ) ! cratic circles of Madhya as she was there to take care. Bhupinder Gupta, Officer on ference between success and ' Pradesh on Friday. Srivastava also promised her Special Duty, at Chief satisfaction. The success of * The chat screenshot went she would be handed charge as Minister&#39;s Office and obtaining a post is not the N O viral in which the local collec- SDM once BJP wins. Sandeep Dikshit of basis for satisfaction. -.-/ ( tor is asking the deputy collec- While talking to media Vindhyachal Dairy Gam Satisfaction comes from suc- & "! . /012 , & tor to work in favor of the persons, after an FIR against Gora, Bhopal have been made cessful results. Success can be Bharatiya Janata Party during unidentified persons was reg- members. The committee will retained till one holds a post biggest challenge today. the country-state forward along Chief Secretary SR )$*!!! just concluded assembly polls. istered, Tiwari claimed that examine various points and whereas satisfaction lasts for- Nath said that the need of with the new changes. We must Mohanty told the officials will ! + However one of the officers she was posted as Assistant present the report within 15 ever. the hour is to build a new-state think on how to make changes have to change their outlook. ( 0 involved in the chat—deputy Returning Officer at days. Nath said that the entire and country along with the and improvements in gover- Junior officers can benefit from collector Puja Tiwari, has denied Jaisinghnagar and had no con- The committee will probe world looks up to India for its challenges of the rapidly chang- nance. He said that the state’s the experiences of seniors. any such conversation with the trol over what was happening at into the compliance of powerful unity in diversity and ing world. We have to be com- future depends on this fact. Administrative decisions collector claiming she has Jaitpur. “We are also not allowed recruitment/reservation in not for its economic or defence mitted and devoted for this. He Nath said that the world should be taken at the district ! 1 lodged an FIR with local police to keep mobile phones inside the appointments made in power. Our biggest quality is said that the expectations of the scenario is fast changing and we level.