Priyanka to Take on Modi? RJD Sticks to Its Guns; Cong Leader Fuels Speculation About Fighting Poll from Varanasi Cong Loses Darbhanga PNS N NEW DELHI/AYODHYA
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RJD sticks to its guns; Cong leader fuels speculation about fighting poll from Varanasi Cong loses Darbhanga PNS n NEW DELHI/AYODHYA mid hectic political Cong lists 8 of 9 Aengagements in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general sec- candidates, Kirti retary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday fuelled speculation Azad’s only hope about the possibility of her con- testing Lok Sabha polls from is Valmiki Nagar Varanasi from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is PNS n NEW DELHI/PATNA seeking re-election. While addressing a gath- ormer cricketer Kirti Azad, ering in Ayodhya, Priyanka Fa sitting MP from made a scathing attack on Darbhanga, who recently Modi accusing him of neglect- joined the Congress does not ing his Varanasi constituency figure in the list of grand and highlighted the lack of alliance candidates from Bihar Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav announces the grand alliance’s development work done there after the RJD refused to give up candidates list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019 in Patna on Friday PTI during the last five years. its claim on the contentious seat Priyanka told the media, “If of Darbhanga in the heart of president Rahul Gandhi, who Tejashwi, announced the the party asks me, I will fight the Mithilanchal region. is reported to have assured Kirti candidature of his sister Misa from anywhere.” Following this, sulking Azad that he would be fielded Bharti from Pataliputra, When a party worker asked Congress leaders kept away from Darbhanga. Congress’ Meira Kumar from her to contest from Rae Bareli, from the joint Press conference As per the seat-sharing Sasaram and RJD leader Abdul she said, “Shouldn’t I fight addressed by RJD leader formula, the RJD has got 20 Bari Siddiqui from Darbhanga. from Varanasi?” Tejashwai Yadav in Patna to seats, out of which it is giving Siddiqui is a senior leader and The Congress incharge of announce the candidate of the up one for the ultra-Left party; has held important Ministries eastern UP has asked party Mahagathbandhan. the Congress has nine, followed besides having served as Leader workers to inform the people The Congress has by five for Upendra Kushwaha’s of Opposition in the State about the alleged unfulfilled announced the name of eight RLSP and three each for Jitan Assembly. Also in the con- promises of the Modi of the nine candidates who will Ram Manjhi’s HAM and tention for the seat was Md Government, particularly the be in the fray from Bihar. Kirti Mukesh Sahni’s VIP. Ashraf Fatmi, a RJD strongman problems in Varanasi. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra interacts with villagers during campaigning for Lok Sabha elections, in Ayodhya on Friday PTI still has a chance of contesting The announcement of the and a close associate Lalu. While Congress sources from the State if he is nomi- grand alliance candidates was Fatmi, who represented too indicated that this could be when she asked about “devel- single village in his con- rich, richer. They have money Priyanaka accused the nated from the Valmiki Nagar made by Tejashwi, but absence Darbhanga in the past, was a surprise last minute decision, opment” in the area. She stituency though he has been for the businessmen, but not Modi Government of trying to seat, which is in the Congress’ of senior Congress leaders on runner-up in 2014. party president Rahul Gandhi claimed only 15 km of a 150- travelling all over the country for the poor.” destroy democracy and con- kitty and for which the party the occasion showed the party’s Tejashwi also announced provided grist to the mill by km road sanctioned by the pre- and abroad.” Claiming that Modi stitutional institutions. “I have has not named its candidate. displeasure over arm-twisting that the RJD would be fielding telling news agency PTI in an vious Congress Government Priyanka visited the retained the MGNREGA seen the truth in the leaking It was clear that despite by the RJD. Tanveer Hassan in Begusarai, interview that it was up to has been built there, and when Hanuman Garhi temple in scheme on coming to power roofs of the weavers’ houses, in being in jail, RJD chief Lalu RLSP leader and former the party candidate who came Priyanka to decide if she wants people drive away from the air- Ayodhya, but kept away from despite criticising it, Priyanka the eyes of the farmer who said Prasad called the shots in the Union Minister Upendra in second in 2014, a decision to contest election or not. port it is full of potholes. the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri said, “But funds are not being that only the rich have a distribution of seats and nom- Kushwaha too is reported to be that may queer the pitch for Referring to her recent Claiming Modi did not Masjid site. given to the scheme for six chowkidar (watchman),” she ination of the candidates of the sulking because the RJD wants CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar, who is visit to Varanasi, Priyanka said care about Varanasi, she said, “I She said, “The months. They are giving the said in an indirect reference to grand alliance. The denial of him to accommodate at least taking on firebrand BJP leader she was told about the road was told that in the past five Government’s focus is only on money to contractors... They Modi’s “I am a chowkidar too’ ticket to Kirti Azad is a per- one RJD nominee from his Giriraj Singh. from the airport to the city years he has not visited even a helping the rich, making the want to close the scheme.” campaign. sonal setback for Congress quota. Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE UK COURT DENIES BAIL Month after IAF strike, 8 killed, 30 injured as bus rams EC seizes `500 cr TO FUGITIVE NIRAV MODI London: A UK court rejected Nirav Modi's second bail Pak Army takes media into tanker on Yamuna e-way application on Friday, saying drugs sent from there are “substantial grounds” to believe the fugitive diamantaire to partially-hid Balakot STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI will fail to surrender. Gwadar to Gujarat PNS n NEW DELHI n a tragic incident, eight MODI'S A-SAT ADDRESS Ipassengers, including a RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI DIDN'T VIOLATE CODE: EC early a month after India's minor and two women, were New Delhi: Prime Minister's Nair strikes on terror camps killed while 30 others sus- he Election Commission address to the nation on the in Balakot, the Pakistan Army tained injuries after a private- T(EC) on Friday seized 100 successful test-firing of an anti- for the first time conducted a ly-operated bus rammed into a kg heroin worth `500 crore satellite missile did not violate media tour to Balakot in an tanker on the Yamuna from Gujarat. the model code of conduct, the apparent attempt to refute the Expressway in Greater Noida Sources in the EC said Election Commission said. news of the strikes that caused the troops of Frontier Corps, a on Friday around 5 am. Gujarat ATS arrested nine substantial damage and casu- paramilitary unit of Pakistan. The bus was heading to Iranian nationals carrying 100 CONG FIELDS URMILA alties to Jaish-e-Mohammad The Balakot camp is locat- Delhi from Uttar Pradesh’s kg heroin from Gujarat coast. Sajid Umar (20), and Dhor FROM MUMBAI NORTH (JeM). The nearly five-hour ed at the tri-junction of Jalaun district when the inci- Preliminary enquiry Mohammad Nakib Raisi (65). New Delhi: The Congress on tour on Thursday saw a team Pakistan Punjab, Balochistan dent under the jurisdiction of revealed that the consignment According to the EC, Friday nominated actress Urmila of eight Pakistani journalists and North-West Frontier Rabupura police station. The was loaded at Pakistan’s enforcement agencies have Matondkar and former Lok shooting videos of the site, Province (NWFP). deceased have been identified Gwadar port by one Pakistani seized 255 kg drugs and nar- Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar which was partially covered by The IAF carried out air as bus driver Mahesh Kumar national Hamid Malek. cotics worth `3,23 crore from from Mumbai North and Bihar's tarpaulin sheets. strikes reportedly destroying (48), helper Bandu (25), pas- The worth of total seizure Maharashtra; 252 kg from Sasaram respectively. Sources said the visit was the JeM’s biggest training camp sengers Vineeta (32), Arun The damaged double-decker bus which rammed into a truck on the Yamuna of narcotics in Gujarat till Madhya Pradeesh; 221 kg from delayed for nearly a month in in Balakot on February 26 and (42), Asad (12), Suman (35) Expressway in Greater Noida early on Friday PTI Wednesday was only `6 crore. Nagaland; 143 kg from RAHUL PROMISES TO an attempt to change the nar- Pakistan retaliated the next and Vishwanath Tiwari (75). The Pioneer had reported Karnataka and 17 kg from SCRAP NITI AAYOG rative about damage and casu- day by intruding into India in The passengers were from said Sharat Chandra Sharma, saddened by the demise of earlier that heroin, opium, Bihar.