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Opposition parties, includ- aunching a “blistering” ing the Congress, Telugu Lattack on the dynastic rulers Desam Party (TDP), of Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Samajwadi Party, CPI and Minister Narendra Modi on CPI(M) came together to high- Sunday said he won’t allow the light the issue of transparency two families of Jammu & in the election process and pro- Kashmir to divide India. tection of voter rights with a “Two families have ruined call to “save democracy”. three generations of Jammu and The ruling dispensation Kashmir. For better future of BJP however termed the State, they need to be voted out,” Opposition parties meeting an Modi said here at an impressive exercise “to find excuses for public rally in sports stadium, their impending massive ! # ! Kathua. Modi was addressing an defeat” in the Lok Sabha polls. election rally in support of BJP The party said Opposition Opposition parties will randomly verified from 1 to 5 on Monday directed the EC to you press the button before X candidate, from Udhampur- alliance is a misnomer because approach the Supreme Court per Assembly constituency. He increase random matching of party, vote goes to Y party. Doda Parliamentary seat, Dr most of them are fighting elec- seeking a direction to the EC said a fresh petition will be filed VVPAT slips with EVMs to five VVPAT displays only for 3 sec- Jitendra Singh. tions separately. Opposition for counting of at least 50 per in the matter. “We are raising polling booths per assembly onds, instead of 7 seconds,” Responding to the thun- parties, including the Congress, cent of the VVPAT slips with doubts about the EVMs. The segment, from one at present, Singhvi said. dering applause from the have been demanding that all the EVMs in every Assembly confidence of the voter can in the The BJP said people are cheering crowd Modi said, votes polled through EVMs be segment. “If the EC will ignore only be restored through paper Lok Sabha polls, saying it will delivering a massive blow to “Abdullahs and Muftis have verified with at least 50 per cent this issue then we will take trail machines. We want the EC provide greater satisfaction not “this negative Opposition” and destroyed three generations of voter verifiable paper audit other measures. We will not sit to ensure 50 per cent counter just to political parties but the their attempts to really come Jammu and Kashmir. “I will trail (VVPATs). quietly. We will approach the check of paper trail of all the entire electorate. together are only “to express not allow them to divide the ! A VVPAT is intended as an Supreme Court,” said Sibal, EVMs,” Naidu said. Singhvi said the confession of their defeat in the country. “Modi na bikta hai, % &' independent verification sys- also a Rajya Sabh member. Naidu on Saturday had Opposition parties will carry ongoing elections”. na darta hai aur na jhukta hai”. tem for voting machines Andhra Pradesh Chief met Chief Election out a nationwide campaign on He said three generations designed to allow voters to ver- Minister and TDP supremo N Commissioner Sunil Arora to the issue of discrepancies in 5 ! belonging to these two fami- ify that their vote was cast cor- Chandrababu Naidu, a key raise the issue of EVM mal- EVMs and alleged that the EC * 2/ " lies have squeezed out rectly and will help detect any interlocutor of the Opposition, functioning. The demand by was not doing enough to 6 2/6 " & resources and triggered cata- possible election fraud or mal- said EVMs are not reliable and the parties comes in the peak address issue of EVM mal- 6 *61 *61#! " strophe in the State while function of EVMs. Opposition parties are not sat- of the election season. The functioning. “Questions were remaining in power. Congress leaders and isfied with the Supreme Court first of the seven phases of the raised after the first phase of ! Modi also challenged them 414 Ex-Chief Minister senior advocates Kapil Sibal order directing the EC to Lok Sabha polls was held on elections, we don’t think the EC ! ! to bring their entire clan into Mehbooba, whose party was in and Abhishek Singhvi said increase the number of EVM’s April 11. The Supreme Court is paying adequate attention. If ! field. “Bring your chacha, he BJP, with its “noxious power in the State from 2015- ! L mama, bhai, bhatija, bhanja. Tagenda” of “banishing” 2018 in an alliance with the BJP, "! !M Abuse Modi as much as you Muslims and minorities wants said the PM bashes political 76% " want but you won’t be able to to “divide” the country, PDP families before the elections , ! ! divide this nation”, he dared. president Mehbooba Mufti and then sends envoys to stitch " " On the occasion Modi also said on Sunday as she hit back alliance with them afterwards. )( exposed the politics being at Prime Minister Narendra “Why does PM bash polit- played by the troika of Modi over his remarks at a ical families pre elections & O ''62 Congress, National Conference rally in Kathua in Jammu then sends his envoys to stitch %! - ! and Peoples Democratic Party region of the State. alliances with the very same par- "" ! in the State. “What they were Also, NC president Farooq ties? NC in 99 & PDP in 2015. doing all these years is now out Abdullah dubbed Modi and Why do they choose power over LM! ' # ! in the public domain”, Modi BJP president Amit Shah Article 370 then? BJP with its ! !! ! said questioning their secret “biggest enemies of people”, noxious agenda of banishing " " ! ! agenda. alleging that they want to Muslims & minorities wants to " # $ (( " !-'# Continued on Page 4 divide the country. divide India,” she tweeted. ! " #$%#%"!# & '( -./-)01 )* )*# ! ! mid speculations over an + ! "", Aalliance with the Congress + "" in the Lok Sabha polls still rife, $ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his party will do anything to “save the country” from Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) and Amit Shah (BJP president). Addressing media persons after a meeting of Opposition ! # ! parties to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning in the Kejriwal’s court saying, “He the Congress has been contin- ongoing parliamentary elec- knows better”. uing for some time now. tion, he said the country is in “You ask him about the The talks between the two danger. “We will do anything to alliance. He knows better than sides derailed after they failed save it. Our effort to save the us,” Sibal said, even as Congress to reach an agreement over country from Narendra Modi leader and Rajya Sabha mem- seat-sharing in Delhi and and Amit Shah will continue,” ber Abhishek Manu Singhvi Haryana. Kejriwal said. said, “You know the stand of Congress’ in-charge for Congress leader Kapil Congress. The alliance was Delhi P C Chacko had said on Sibal, who were also present on almost done in Delhi but link- Friday the Congress would go the occasion, however, dodged ing it with other States is not it alone in Delhi since the questions on an alliance with right.” The uncertainty over an AAP had taken an “impracti- the AAP and threw the ball in alliance between the AAP and cal stand”. #R & #2034 programmes covered by The Pioneer, Hema suggested resi- onkey menace in the tem- dents to avoid feeding samosas Mple city of Mathura- and soft drinks and offer fruits Vrindavan has taken the cen- instead. tre stage during the ongoing “Unfortunately neither any Lok Sabha campaign where sit- contestant nor any political ting BJP MP and film star of party has been talking about yesteryears Hema Malini has the monkey trouble in taken a cautious stance in view Vrindavan and Mathura. While of the sentiment against the the populated areas are strug- simians among the voters and gling everyday for their safety, a favourable stand for the farmers are distressed by the mammals by followers of Lord damage caused to their crops in Hanuman. their fields. Malini has been guarded in While visits by the politi- her address while talking about cians to agricultural farms after the simians in her nukkad landing from the helicopter campaigns in the constituency. may be fine but the real griev- While residents of ances of the residents have to Vrindavan have formed sever- be addressed. We are with the al groups and vowed to cast () % !* + ! candidate who assures us of a their votes only to the candi- ! % &' solution to the problem,” said date who promises to address Narayan Bohre, who is leading the monkey business in the Yogi Adityanath had recently Hanuman) to pacify the ani- the ‘Save Vrindavan from area, Hema is treading cau- advised the angry residents to mals and forge harmony Monkeys’ movement around tiously on the sensitive issue as recite Hanuman Chalisa (cou- between the humans and simi- the Rangji Mandir. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister plets glorifying Lord ans. In one of her campaign Continued on Page 4 !"#$ ( 67 1 5& # n India the legislation to as well as elderly have suc- forests, human and animal Animal rescue and kindness should be incul- Iprevent cruelty against ani- cumbed to serious injuries confrontations have become centres must be cated in children by taking mals was made as early as through animal bites are not inevitable.