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WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Won’t mind crossing border to Kimberly Wyatt confirms Former England batsman Pietersen protect Kashmir — Rajnath | P8 Pussycat Dolls reunion | P10 calls time on playing career | P11 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 76 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2018 Rainy day woman Congress ready to ally with 'all like-minded parties' to defeat BJP New Delhi, March 17 (IANS): programme to defeat the BJP- constitutional democracy. Our Institutions are under stress The Congress on Saturday ex- RSS in the 2019 elections," the "A resurgent Congress alone and their independence com- pressed its willingness to ally resolution said. shall win back the idea of India promised. Our Republic must "with all like-minded parties" The Bahujan Samaj Party as envisioned by the founding be protected at all costs," it said. with a "pragmatic approach" to had supported arch-rival Sa- fathers of our nation." The resolution said the Con- defeat the Narendra Modi gov- majwadi Party candidates in The Congress had stitched gress was prepared to make ernment in the 2019 Lok Sabha Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and an alliance to oust the first whatever sacrifices required to elections. Phulpur seats. The SP-BSP front National Democratic Alliance defend the ethos of the Consti- The political resolution, trounced the BJP in a shocking government-led by Atal Bihari tution. adopted at the party's plenary outcome amidst suggestions Vajpayee in 2004. "We will purge the polity of here, talked of evolving a com- that opposition parties should The resolution said all sec- the aberrations witnessed dur- mon workable programme put up joint candidates against tions have been "betrayed" by ing the BJP regime, which has to defeat the Bharatiya Janta the BJP-led NDA in the 2019 Lok the BJP-led government and failed to honour its commit- Party-Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sabha polls. core constitutional values were ments to the people of India." Sangh in the next general elec- The resolution, however, re- under attack. It said the Congress was tions. mained silent on the leadership "Under the BJP regime, the proud of its illustrious history, The Congress spelled out of the grouping of like-minded people of India - farmers, khet legacy and remains the party its stance amid renewed efforts parties but emphasised on the mazdoors, workers in the unor- that truly represents India - for opposition unity following role of "a resurgent Congress" ganised sector, self-employed, multi-cultural, multilingual and the BJP's defeat in crucial Uttar in winning back the idea of manual labourers, Dalits, mi- multi-religious. Pradesh and Bihar Lok Sabha India. norities, traders, unemployed "Congress Party is commit- by-elections. "The 84th Plenary of the youth and the poor have been ted to serve people of India at a "Congress will adopt a prag- Congress gives a clarion call to betrayed. time when the country stands at matic approach for cooperation its rank and file to rise to the "Today, our core constitu- a crossroad as it faces the threat with all like-minded parties and occasion to defend the founda- tional values are under attack. posed by authoritarian, divisive evolve a common workable tional values of our republic and Our freedoms are in jeopardy. and disruptive forces," it said. Temjen Toy is Nagaland’s new chief secretary Verdict in fodder scam Dimapur, March 17 (EMN): After Ministry of Electronics and Informa- involving Lalu again deferred a stint of three tumultuous years tion Technology. as the chief secretary of Nagaland, Owing to ill-health of his immedi- Ranchi, March 17 (PTI): case pertaining to illegal Pankaj Kumar has been relieved ate successor, Benchilo Thong, the A special CBI court has withdrawal of Rs 89.27 EM Images/ Caisii Mao of his assignment in the Nagaland new chief secretary of Nagaland will deferred till March 19 the lakh from the Deogarh A woman protects herself with an umbrella while crossing a the road in the rain in downtown judgement against former treasury 21 years ago. Dimapur on Saturday. government. His next stint will be as be Temjen Toy. an additional secretary in the Union (Full report on page 3) Bihar chief ministers Lalu On January 6 this Prasad and Jagannath year, the CBI court judge Mishra in the fourth fod- had sentenced Prasad to der scam case pertaining three-and-a-half years in to alleged withdrawal of jail and imposed a fine of RLSP, LJP refute Rs 3.13 crore from the Rs 10 lakh on him in the Sonia attacks Modi; calls his pre-poll promises 'dramebaazi' Dumka treasury over two Deoghar treasury case. speculation about New Delhi, March 17 (PTI): corruption-free governance. fastest during that time. ers to put aside egos and aspira- decades ago, a lawyer said The CBI court had on Former Congress president She claimed that the Con- "Under the leadership of tions and work for strengthen- today. January 24 this year sen- quitting NDA Sonia Gandhi today launched a gress was fighting a "tyrannical" former PM Manmohan Singh, ing the Congress. This is the second time tenced Prasad and Mishra Patna, March 17 (IANS): scathing attack on Prime Min- government and the people the economy of this country "The time has come when that the verdict in the case to five years in jail in a BJP allies Rashtriya Lok ister Narendra Modi, saying his have begun to realise that the flourished. Our government each of us should see what we has been postponed, RJD fodder scam case in con- Samta Party (RLSP) and government was power-drunk promises made by the BJP in formed policies which lifted can do for the party," she said. chief Prasad's counsel nection with fraudulent Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the pre-poll promises of 2014 were hollow millions of people from poverty. Sonia Gandhi said the aim Prabhat Kumar said withdrawal of Rs 37.62 on Saturday said they will combating corruption and en- In the last four years, this And today, the Modi govern- would be to strengthen the party The court of special crore from the Chaibasa not quit the BJP-led NDA. suring inclusive development arrogant and power-drunk gov- ment is weakening these poli- with which all have an age-old judge Shiv Pal Singh had treasury. Amid growing specu- were mere "dramebaazi". ernment has left no stone un- cies," she said. attachment. yesterday fixed today In 2013, Prasad was lation that RLSP chief and In her address at the 84th turned to destroy the Congress. The Congress leader claimed The party's win will be na- as the date for the pro- convicted in the first fod- Union Minister Upender Congress Plenary Session, she They have used every trick in that the party was "exposing tion's win and the party's vic- nouncement of the order, der scam case involving Kushwaha might follow in accused the Modi government the trade, but Congress has the frauds of the Modi govern- tory will be our victory, she said, he said. withdrawal of Rs 37.7 the footsteps of the Hin- of using all tricks in the trade neither succumbed before this ment". adding that the most important The special CBI judge crore from the Chaibasa dustani Awam Morcha to wipe out the Congress and arrogance of power nor will it The party, she said, was mak- thing was to see how the Con- is on a training pro- treasury and sentenced (HAM) and dump the Na- asserted that the party would succumb in future, she said. ing efforts to win back the trust gress sets the new agenda of the gramme. The judgement to five years in jail while tional Democratic Alli- never bow down. The UPA chairperson said of the people and would work country under the new leader- will be pronounced on Mishra was given a prison ance (NDA), Kushwaha She exhorted Congress work- the party is waging a struggle with like-minded parties to oust ship. March 19, the lawyer said. term of four years. said it is baseless and far ers to support new party chief against the Modi government's the BJP. She also recalled the Chik- The court had post- Prasad has already from the truth. Rahul Gandhi and be ready for "dictatorial" ways, "disregard" Reflecting on the party's manglur bypoll victory of Indira poned the verdict on been convicted in three Earlier, senior RJD any kind of sacrifice to strength- for the Constitution, "denigra- recent impressive show in As- Gandhi 40 years ago and asked March 15 till the next day f o d d e r c a s e s w h i l e leader Bhai Virender had en the organisation. tion" of Parliament and their sembly polls in Gujarat, and party workers to emerge vic- in view of a petition being Mishra was convicted in claimed that the RJD is in Sonia Gandhi also asked the "divisive ideology", besides "po- bypolls in Madhya Pradesh and torious like the former prime filed on behalf of Prasad two cases. touch with the RLSP and workers to free the country of litical vendatta and conspiracies Rajasthan, she said that those minister. seeking three officials in The fifth case relating it will join the Grand Alli- "discrimination, vendetta poli- like intimidating the media". who want to throw the very Under the leadership of new the office of the account- to fraudulent withdraw- ance of the RJD, Congress, tics and arrogance". She recalled how the Con- identity of the Congress out of party chief, the Congress should ant general in the 1990s be al of Rs 139 crore from and HAM.