!"#$% -./#"#$% ! !"#"#$ %!& 4 -$*# +& '* & ' ( ' ) + ,' ' ' & ) & ) & &'& **& ) * ( 6 + ( .. 01 012 3 &4/. %% "# $%&%'#(')* + % & ' & ()* he Supreme Court on +% TThursday dismissed a Q-$ . plea seeking direction to the Centre and the R Election Commission to debar Congress president Rahul Gandhi from contest- ing the Lok Sabha elections till the issue of his alleged am Aadmi Party (AAP) British citizenship is Acandidate from East Delhi P decided. Atishi on Thursday alleged ! " # $ A Bench headed by Chief pamphlets containing “obscene Justice Ranjan Gogoi reject- and derogatory” remarks Atishi alleged pamphlets con- “ashamed” to have a CM like ed the contention of the peti- against her are being distrib- taining abusive language Kejriwal. tioners who uted by BJP’s East Delhi can- against Delhi Chief Minister “I abhor your act of out- said that in a form along with didate Gautam Gambhir. Arvind Kejriwal, his Deputy raging a woman’s modesty the annual However, refuting the alle- Manish Sisodia and herself @ArvindKejriwal and that too data of a UK-based company gations vehemently, Gambhir were being distributed by the your own colleague. And all in 2005-06, said, “I will quit the electoral BJP at housing complexes. this for winning elections? You it was allegedly race if the allegation against me Gambhir, in a series of are filth Mr CM and someone mentioned that Rahul is a is proved.” tweets, accused the AAP for needs your very own jhadu to British citizen. Addressing the media, pamphelts and said he is clean your dirty mind.” Detailed report on P5 Islands, he had to organise a Refuting Modi’s accusa- Madanjit Singh was com- meeting of Island Development tion, Ramdas, who in 1987 was manding INS Ganga at that Authority in Kavaratti, one of the Southern Naval command time. These ships were part of & ' ! the islands of Lakshadweep. chief, said in a statement on the exercise and accompanied During this visit, the then PM Thursday, “Prime Minister the aircraft carrier. he Supreme Court consti- " # had to inaugurate the Island Rajiv Gandhi and Mrs Gandhi Ramdas said Rajiv Gandhi Ttuted three-member medi- Development Council. embarked on board INS Viraat and his wife did, of course visit ation committee, tasked with fied her position on Thursday “After the meeting, Rajiv off Trivandrum enroute some of the Islands on short exploring the possibility of an saying she had never spoken of $ Gandhi decided to stay on for Lakshwadeep. The former trips by helicopter to meet local amicable settlement settlement any “physical slap.” She said, “I a couple of days to take a hol- Prime Minister was at officials, as also the people in the decades-old, politically fter Tuesday’s “tight-slap” did not talk of a physical slap. iday with his family, and was Trivandrum as chief guest for there. “Prime Minister is sensitive, Ayodhya’s Ram Acame the Thursday’s “sit- He is saying that I will slap him. joined by Sonia Gandhi’s sister the National Games prize dis- authorised to travel along with Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid ups.” Mounting a no-holds- But try to understand the lan- and her husband, friends, tribution. He was going to his spouse by service aircraft land dispute case, has submit- barred attack on Prime guage. I only said that he will including Amitabh Bachchan Lakshadweep on official duty, on official duties. From what I ted its interim report in a Minister Narendra Modi for get a slap of democracy for and Jaya Bachchan. None of to chair a meeting of IDA know only Rajiv and Sonia sealed cover. linking some of Trinamool telling lies.” day after Prime Minister them even went to Kavaratti. (Islands Development Auth- went ashore by helicopter and The matter has been listed Congress candidates to coal Mounting a counter attack ANarendra Modi accused They took the helicopter ser- ority). This meeting is held Rahul never accompanied for hearing on Friday. mafia, TMC chief Mamata on the Prime Minister for his late PM Rajiv Gandhi of using vices from Kochi to Bangaram, alternately in Lakshadweep them. During his visit to The SC on March 8 had Banerjee on Thursday dared “kartut” (misdeeds), Mamata aircraft carrier INS Viraat as he said, adding all those who and in Andamans.” Bangaram on the last day, a few referred the matter to media- the PM to prove his charges or !" said she had the evidences to “personal taxi” during a holiday availed of the helicopter service The former Navy chief said naval divers had been sent tion for exploring the possibil- do sit-ups. show how some people got with his family in Lakshadweep of the State-owned Pawan Hans there were no foreigners with ashore for the Prime Minister’s ity of an amicable settlement. “I challenge you Mr Modi themselves cleared of riot Islands in 1987, several top paid for it as the administration them. “I, as Flag officer safety,” he said. It had appointed former SC to prove what you have said P $ charges. In an apparent refer- retired Navy officers, including did not get any bills for it. Commanding in Chief, Narrating the sequence of judge FMI Kalifulla, spiritual about my candidates accusing ence to the Modi’s chief min- former Navy chief L Ramdas, “Neither did we get the bills for Southern Naval Command, events, he said these official guru and founder of Art of them of having links with the isterial days Mamata said she on Thursday refuted his claim their stay at the guest house in based in Cochin, boarded INS meetings and functions were in Living foundation Sri Sri coal mafia. Prove your charges had a “pen drive that will tell and said no ships were divert- Bangaram. Rajiv Gandhi paid Viraat. Four other ships were December 1987. The western Ravishankar and senior advo- and I will withdraw all my 42 % the story of how some people ed for Rajiv Gandhi and the for his family and the other with INS Viraat as part of fleet had planned its naval cate Sriram Panchu, a candidates from the electoral used pressure to get them- trip was an official one. paid for theirs,” Habibullah Fleet Exercises. As command exercises with the aircraft car- renowned mediator, as mem- fray. If you can’t, then you will selves cleared of the charges of Ramdas said Rajiv had said. chief, I hosted a dinner for rier much in advance in the bers of the mediation commit- have to hold your ears and do riots against them.” boarded the aircraft carrier These reactions came after them on board INS Viraat. yearly exercise programme to tee. one hundred sit-ups before ings. “I respect you (Banerjee) She said Modi and the BJP with his spouse and son Rahul Modi, during an election rally “There were no other par- be held in that part of the A five-judge Constitution the public,” she said as Didi. But you offer me slaps were the biggest threat to the Gandhi and denied Modi’s at Ramlila Maidan here on ties held on board INS Viraat Arabian Sea. “This was an Bench comprising Chief justice Modi had said, “TMC in return. But that slap will nation and “if he was not charge that some foreigners too Wednesday, said Rajiv Gandhi or for that matter any other opportunity for the officers Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA mafia raj is continuing in the come to me as blessings,” Modi removed from power then were on the ship. took his family members from ship in our fleet during that and men to interact with their Bobde, DY Chandrachud, neighbouring coal mines and said ruing, “Mamata Banerjee there will be no freedom, However, there is no offi- Italy for a personal holiday on time,” he said. PM. He addressed the men, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul their leaders are minting does not accept me as the democracy, no religion or no cial reaction from the Indian INS Viraat. The then com- He clarified that the state- had ‘bada khana’ as per Naval Nazeer will now peruse the money while the coal workers Prime Minister as she is more free caste in the country,” Navy on the controversy. manding officer of the aircraft ment was issued after collating custom. report and decide the future are not getting their pays.” respectful for the Pakistani adding the Constitution and all Retired Indian Admi- carrier, Vinod Pasricha, denied email responses from his col- I then hosted a dinner for course of action. The matter Modi had added the TMC had Prime Minister than me.” the constitutional institutions nistrative Service (IAS) officer it and said the protocol was fol- leagues namely Admiral Arun the Prime Minister that night. will come up for the first time made mafia a part of its lead- He said that Mamata’s soar- would be destroyed by the saf- Wajahat Habibullah, who in lowed on the Prime Minister’s Prakash, Vice Admiral Vinod And there is a photograph to on Friday since the March 8 ership, prompting Banerjee to ing anger graph was propor- fron outfit. 1987 was the administrator of official visit. Pasricha and Vice Admiral confirm this,” he said. order of the top court. It had make the “slap” remarks. tionate to the fall in her popu- Mamata got Andhra the Lakshadweep Islands, Pasricha said the former Madanjit Singh. All of them Rejecting the charge that said that the mediation process A couple of days ago, the larity level. “Didi knows that Pradesh Chief Minister denied Modi’s charge that some Prime Minister was accompa- were serving in the Western some ships were deployed for would commence within a Chief Minister told a public the she is losing popularity fast Chandrababu Naidu by her friends of Rajiv Gandhi’s nied by his wife Sonia Gandhi, Fleet during the events referred personal use of the Gandhi week and the panel would sub- rally that Modi deserved a which makes her angry,” side calling upon the people of boarded the aircraft carrier.