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+ RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 ! ,*-#-,#. /,&)$00 "1#2103 ! % & ' " # $ " ( /-*+0 *,- . /01(03 44/0 "#$ % "&#'()* +',!-.( !"#! $!"$% &'! Q R R & Later, SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav had a meeting ) ' with Poonam. otwithstanding the SP sources said Poonam NElection Commission’s would file her nomination action against leaders for using papers on Thursday. religion to seek votes, cricketer- There were speculation turned-politician Navjot Singh that since Shatrughan is con- Sidhu has stoked a controver- oonam Sinha, wife of actor- testing on the Congress ticket sy by urging Muslim voters of Pturned politician and for- from Patna, the party may not Katihar Lok Sabha constituen- mer BJP MP from Patna field a candidate against his cy in Bihar to vote en bloc and Shatrughan Sinha, was on wife to pave the way for a one- defeat (Prime Minister) Tuesday chosen as the BSP-SP- on-one face-off between Narendra Modi. RLD candidate from Lucknow Rajnath and Poonam. Meanwhile, the CPI(M) Lok Sabha seat. Her name was However, late in the evening wrote to Chief Election announced by the Samajwadi Congress announced the can- Commissioner Sunil Arora Party (SP) within hours after didature of Acharya Pramod " # $ demanding action against PM Union Minister Rajnath Singh Krishnam from Lucknow. &$' ($ () Modi for allegedly violating the filed his nomination papers The SP, which got Lucknow model code of conduct and from Lucknow. in its kitty under the BSP-SP- considered to be a BJP bastion songs and playing the nagadas. communally polarising voters Poonam arrived here on RLD alliance, has been busy since the Atal Bihari Vajpayee The procession also witnessed by making remarks on the Tuesday and headed straight to finding a suitable candidate era. Since 1991 Lok Sabha the participation of camels. Sabarimala issue. In a letter to the SP office to formally against Rajnath. Earlier, elections, the BJP has won this There are four lakh the CEC, party Politburo mem- become a member of the party. Shatrughan had met with seat seven consecutive times. Kayastha voters and 1.3 lakh ber Nilotpal Basu said the $ " $ # ($ () Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Akhilesh to discuss the candi- Vajpayee won from this seat for Sindhi voters in Lucknow, apart remarks made by the PM were wife Dimple Yadav handed dature of his wife. The five times and after him, the from 3.5 lakh Muslims. The a “flagrant violation” of the “reprehensible act”, urged the Congress MLA struck con- progress of all Seemanchal, over membership to Poonam. Lucknow Lok Sabha seat is seat was won by Lalji Tandon fact that Poonam is a Sindhi model code of conduct. EC to take “suo motu cog- troversy for appealing to Congress is still campaigning in 2009 and then by Rajnath while Shatrughan is a Kayastha Sources in EC said the nizance” and take suitable Muslim voters in Bihar to on the baasi (rotten) pro- Singh in 2014. is expected to give a major push Commission has sought a action. Lambasting the vote as a bloc against the saf- gramme of “BJP ka darr”. Rajnath’s road show for to her candidature. report including recordings of Congress, Union Minister Ravi fron party. “Who were you Earlier, campaigning for nomination saw participation In his nomination papers, Sidhu’s speech from the District Shankar Prasad said it is part of trying to unite for so many Congress leader Tariq Anwar, by enthusiastic women mem- Rajnath claimed that his total Magistrate (DM) of Katihar the Congress’ DNA to divide. years when you were in the Sidhu appealed Muslim voters bers, dressed in saffron sarees moveable property was worth that has stoked controversy. A It is not a new norm in this BJP? Your party might be of Katihar Lok Sabha con- and caps, raising slogans in 1.64 crore and the immovable video footage of Sidhu’s com- party.” He attacked Congress new but the backwardness of stituency to vote en bloc and favour of the BJP and singing property 2.97 crore. ments in the remote area was general secretary Priyanka Seemanchal is an age old defeat PM Modi. “This will be beamed by TV news channels Gandhi Vadra for her criticism story,” Owaisi tweeted. In a sixer. Hit such a sixer that on Tuesday. of the saffron party over its following tweet, the AIMIM Modi is sent out of the bound- The comments by former interpretation of nationalism. candidate from Hyderabad ary,” Sidhu said by invoking test cricketer at a rally in How does Sidhu’s call to 64 per wrote, “AIMIM wants the reference of cricket. Katihar, where he was can- cent of minorities in the area to vassing in support of veteran unite, help the country, he Congress leader and former asked. Union Minister Tariq Anwar, AIMIM chief Asaduddin drew an angry response from Owaisi hits out at Navjot $ BJP which condemned the Singh Sidhu after the * + &$' ($ () '" (R The Bench, also compris- ing Justice Sanjiv Khanna, R refused to consider Mayawati’s ") " plea challenging the EC’s 48- hour campaign ban on her on the ground that it has been R ensure compliance of these inflicted on her without being orders,” a Union Home Ministry granted an opportunity to put official said in Delhi. he Supreme Court on forth her views. “File a Special The move comes hours TTuesday expressed satis- Leave Petition or an appeal if after the Central Government gra and neighbouring faction over swift action taken you want. We are not com- sought a report from the AFatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha by the Election Commission menting on anything now,” the %' Foreigner Regional Registration seats are heading towards inter- against various politicians, SC told senior lawyer Dushyant Officer (FRRO), Kolkata, on the esting contest with Uttar including Uttar Pradesh Chief Dave, representing Mayawati. Bangladeshi actor over his Pradesh Congress chief Raj Minister Yogi Adityanath, BSP The EC has acted because alleged poll campaign. Babbar locked in a close con- supremo Mayawati and SP of the apex court’s order and the opular Bangladeshi actor Majumdar, the State BJP test in Sikri, while the battle in leader Azam Khan, for their ban is “extremely drastic” in PFerdous Ahmed was vice president, wanted to know the Taj City will be a fight to speeches flouting model code view of the fact that she has not ordered by the Union how a Bangladeshi national on watch. of conduct during campaigning been heard and, moreover, she Government to leave the coun- a visit to the country could The BJP has fielded Uttar saying the poll panel has now has prior scheduled public try immediately for flouting the campaign for a candidate, and Pradesh State Minister SP “woken up to its powers”. meetings, Dave said. The norms of his business visa alleged that the actor was Singh Baghel from Agra while The SC refused Mayawati’s Bench, which had summoned which has been now cancelled, viral on social media. brought to polarise minority and Manoj Soni is the BSP can- plea challenging the EC on an EC official for Tuesday to an official said on Tuesday. Two “All should vote for the voters in the constituency. didate. Former Income Tax Monday banning her from examine the ambit of the poll days ago Ferdous had cam- Trinamool Congress. All “We believe that it is a Commissioner Preeta Harit is Singh and former MLA candi- votes which can prove to be a campaigning for 48 hours. panel’s to deal with hate speech- paigned for a Trinamool should vote for Didi (TMC completely illegal move exe- the Congress candidate. date Digamber Singh. game changer in combination A day after EC found itself es, said, “It seems you have got Congress candidate against the chief Mamata Banerjee),” cuted intentionally. This is a Though Baghel appears to Agra is known as ‘Dalit with loyal Jatav votes of the BSP. “toothless” against hate speech- your powers. It seems you have rule thus sparking a political Ahmed was claimed to have proof of the TMC’s bankrupt be better placed than his rivals, capital’ and then BSP candidate “Katheria supporters are es, which had invited the ire of woken up to your powers”. controversy. told voters while sharing the politics,” he said. the factionalism within the Kunwar Chand Vakil lost to creating troubles for Baghel. the SC, the poll panel told a Senior advocate CA West Bengal State BJP lead- dais with Agarwal. When reached for com- party is giving him headache. Katheria by about 10,000 votes. However, Baghel still enjoys Bench headed by Chief Justice Sundaram, appearing for the ers Jay Prakash Majumdar and Ferdous has also been ments, Agarwal said he had no Supporters of sitting MP Ram The BSP proved its hold dur- the advantage of being in the Ranjan Gogoi that it has barred EC, said, “We have found we Sisir Bajoria had met State’s “blacklisted” by the Union knowledge of the actor can- Shanker Katheria, who was ing the 2012 Assembly elec- ruling side and is himself a Adiytanath, Mayawati, Union have several powers” and list- Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Home Ministry, thus jeopar- vassing for him. axed from the Modi Council of tions when it won six out of Minister in the State Minister Maneka Gandhi and ed out the action taken by the Ariz Aftab on Monday to reg- dising the prospects of his “I have no knowledge about Ministers and shifted to neig- total nine Assembly seats Government. Agra elections SP leader Azam Khan from poll panel against some politi- ister a complaint and urged him future travel to India.

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