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The BJP is con- Bhandari said all decisions &!' from Rae Bareli and well- fielded Union Minister Ravi showed the Narendra Modi testing three out of six seats in related to fielding candidates ( known Bhojpuri actor and Shankar Prasad against whom Government’s all-round Mumbai and sharing rest three are taken by the party’s Central singer Dinesh Lal Yadav, alias “Bihari Babu” Shatrughan acceptability. with the Sena. Parliamentary Board. O$ Nirahua, against Samajwadi Sinha, who quit BJP and like- Kotak’s candidature came “A lot of thought process Party chief Akhilesh Yadav ly to join Congress this week, as a big shock to Somiaya, who goes into selection of a candi- # from Azamgarh as the ruling is to re-contest. had already started gearing up date. Only our national presi- NDA and the Opposition par- Shiv Sena’s dogged oppo- for his poll campaign. In the dent can comment over why ties set their eyes on giving sition to the BJP’s sitting MP run-up to the 2017 BMC elec- Somaiyaji is not fielded this !" tough challenges to stalwarts of from Mumbai North-East Kirit tions, which the BJP and the time,” Bhandari said. #$#%#& + either sides. Somaiya, a known critic of Sena had contested separately, Senior BJP leader Vinod , Prem Singh Shakya of the Sena Chief Udhav Thackrey, Somaiya had talked about Tawde said the decision to BJP will take on SP patriarch compelled the BJP to drop “mafia of Bandra” which were deny ticket to Somaiya was - Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has him from the contest. The perceived to be directed at taken considering the “ground # shifted from Azamgarh to party fielded BMC corporator Sena president Uddhav realities”. ./& Mainpuri. Manoj Kotak in his place. The party ended long- Thackeray whose resident Out of the six Assembly - + ,O In another key contest, the The BJP, which released its pending suspense and con- “Matoshree” is located in sub- constituencies in Mumbai, & 0 # Congress has fielded leading 16th list, announced six can- ceded to Sena’s demand when urban Bandra. three segments are currently farmer leader Nana Patole didates which included one it dropped its articulate and a Interestingly, Kotak was held by the BJP, while the Sena '! against Union Minister Nitin from Maharashtra (North-East prominent face from Mumbai the first BJP leader reported to and the Samajwadi Party hold Gadkari from Nagpur. Mumbai) Kotak and five from North-East Somaiya and chose have raised his voice against an two seats and one seat, respec- #%(#$$)##% + While Congress heavy- UP including Chandra Sen a lesser face and BMC corpo- alleged multi-crore scam in tively. weight and former Chief Jadun (Firozabad), Prem Singh rator Kotak. the Sena-ruled BMC. The BJP has renominated - Minister Digvijay Singh has Shakya (Mainpuri), VP Saroj Kotak, who is the group Sena workers had threat- its MPs from Mumbai North been nominated from Bhopal, (Machhlishahr SC), Dinesh leader of the BJP in the civic ened not to campaign for the and Mumbai North Central - BJP sources said the contest Pratap Singh, and Dinesh Lal body, would take on Nationalist BJP if Somaiya was repeated seats but put delete button on - may become interesting in case Yadav. Congress Party (NCP) candi- from the constituency. Somaiya Somaiya’s candidature on Sena’s # *+ former Chief Minister Shivraj During the day, the BJP date and former MP Sanjay had won Mumbai North-East insistence. (")* O O P !" P '' '21' '' '21' hot Wednesday noon saw APrime Minister Narendra n a fierce counter-attack, Modi firing a broadside at IBengal Chief Minister Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Mamata Banerjee on Thursday Banerjee and the Congress for called Narendra Modi a liar of trying to “weaken and demean” the first order whose term in the armed forces, trampling his office had already expired Bengal under dynastic rules, making him fit to be called an and perpetrating a corrupt “expiry babu”. regimes. Modi called Mamata Mamata said, “If Modi and “speed breaker” in the path of his fascist party returned to development. power, they will permanently Addressing two mammoth dismantle democracy from rallies — one at Siliguri in India.” North Bengal from where he Throwing an “open chal- kick-started his election cam- lenge” and inviting the Prime paign for the State, and the sec- Minister in a nationally tele- Gandhiji adding “we will not Attacking the Prime ond under a sweltering-hot vised debate, Mamata said, take lessons of nationalism Minister for spreading lies the +& 3,& “Where is special category sun at the Brigade Parade ! " # $ “You (PM) are a liar who ped- from you.” Bengal Chief Minister said, “I status? Where is the Women’s Ground in Kolkata — the % &' dles falsehood to win elec- Addressing a massive elec- am ashamed to think of a iju Janata Dal (BJD) supre- Reservation Bill? Where is Prime Minister said “India” and tions.” tion rally at Dinhata in Prime Minister who only ped- Bmo and Chief Minister farmers’ insurance? Why did more so “Bengal” have been dismay?” Resurrecting the issue of Wondering why the Prime Coochbehar bordering Assam, dles lies not only about the Naveen Patnaik hitting the not Odisha receive any coop- trampled by dynastic rules. He wondered whether they Balakot air strike, the Prime Minister was not being acted she said, “If he (Modi) and his Opposition but also his claimed campaign trail in Ganjam dis- eration and help from In an apparent reference to are targeting him because his Minister said the Opposition upon for breaking the electoral party (BJP) come to then they successes.” trict for the ensuing elections Centre, he asked saying, “Now the Congress high command, Government gave homes, parties, including the Congress model code by raising issues will devour democracy in She said, “during the BJP on Wednesday lashed the top BJP leaders are shed- he said, “One dynasty is so cooking gas, toilets to the poor and Mamata’s TMC, went about related to the armed forces, India. There will be no election, regime India lost 1 crore jobs out at the BJP-led Central ding crocodile tears. They are much tainted by corruption or made the dreams of com- insulting our armed forces by Mamata asked, “Why the India no right of common man,” due to demonetisation and Government. coming during elections and that the entire family has to be mon Indians come true. demanding the proof Army should be called a Modi adding, “I am being targeted so GST whereas in Bengal we cre- Patnaik described the BJP forgetting Odisha after elec- currently out on bail.” He went Attacking Mamata for run- of air attack in Pakistan terror Sena. There an Army jawan much because I am raising the ated 40 lakh new jobs.” Central leaders as ‘seasonal tions.” on to add, “A dynasty of aunt- ning a Government of chit camps. sacrifices his life, gives his right issues and telling you the She said, “I challenge him birds’, who make a beeline to He said that the Centre had and-nephew (TMC MP fund scamsters Modi said, “You “At a time when his blood for the security of this truth.” to join me in an open debate Odisha only during elections. never stood by the people of Abhishek Banerjee) has tram- have a Didi in Bengal who acts Government was trying to country and here a politician Attacking the Prime and then I will see him. I have “Where were the Central Odisha when they pled Bengal like never before as the speed-breaker in the path strengthen the armed forces uses that sacrifice for political Minister for blaming Mamata brought the charges against leaders when Cyclones Phailin, were facing the nature’s fury which is why the people of this of the State’s development by putting it back on the path of purposes.” for promoting chit fund culture him let them file a defamation Hudhud and Titli and even during and after a series of State have made up their mind not allowing the Central glory, the Congress is trying to She said, “Modi is trying to in Bengal, she said he is bliss- case against me and I will face drought hit Odisha? Now that cyclonic storms that devastat- to throw them out once and for schemes to reach the common weaken it by promising to use air strike and surgical strike fully forgetting about the them.” it’s election time, they are vis- ed the State. ever.” households. Now a time has scrap Armed Forces Special for votes, now he will see ‘vot- Deputy Chief Minister of On the Central schemes, iting the State seeking votes,” he “Why Centre discontin- Wondering as to why these come when this speed-break- Power Act in Jammu & ers’ strike’ that will throw him Assam whose name is also she said, “Most schemes that said.