* , :& 3; % 6 % 6 6 VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( /+*1/2345 -(2(-23 #-./01 %-.405 7#!&5! 1+37)9<7#=+!9== 0(30+(!2!#&5)+#5(@ ! " # ""#$!#% %#%#% ?7!#&09(597) 92!))02+4>#)!9(0&09( A/"08!&#0(#&930 #&#%%# B4 (..///0 .C B+#' ! + '6 7%6789$ 4 said her candidature from any him to give 30,000 crore deal Amethi and Rae Bareli would Lok Sabha seat has not been to a private company in the get food parks, national high- decided, but it is unlikely that country.” ways and paper mills. she would be pitched against “I have conveyed to “In MP and Rajasthan we Modi. Priyanka and Scindia that we are setting up food processing Meanwhile, continuing his have to form Governments at plants in large number to help tirade against Prime Minister the Centre and in UP this farmers get good price of their Narendra Modi, Rahul on time at any cost,” Rahul told the produce. Such things will also Thursday exuded confidence in media. happen in Amethi and Rae Amethi of reviving the party Amid sloganeering, Rahul Bareli. My sister and I will work and prophesised that the next announced that once the party 24 hours for you,” the Congress Chief Minister of UP would be came to power at the Centre, president said. $ (!"3!450 from the Congress. Rahul said people were he CBI has booked former frustrated that the PM fooled TICICI bank CEO Chanda them by making tall promises. "" Kochhar, her husband Deepak He also accused Modi of Kochhar and Videocon group Prevention of Corruption Act. “destroying” Constitutional MD Venugopal Dhoot for Some top names in the institutions to protect his alleged cheating and corruption banking industry like present party’s illegal interests. in sanctioning loans to the CEO of ICICI bank Sandeep “Gali gali mein shor hai, company, which caused a loss Bakshi, Sonjoy Chatterjee, chowkidar chor hai. (Its com- of 1,730 crore to the bank, Zarin Daruwala, Rajiv mon knowledge that the the officials said on Thursday. Sabharwal, KV Kamath and chowkidar is a thief), Rahul The CBI conducted search- Homi Khusrokhan have come said, adding, “The PM says it $ 478(9" if they (SP and BSP) approach es at three locations in Mumbai under the CBI scanner as they ! $ &$ has no money to waive farm them,” he said. and one in Aurangabad, were part of the ICICI bank loans. On the other hand, his ith a survey predicting a “As I have said, I have including at the head office of committees clearing some of $&& '-$ party high command is con- While senior party leader industrialist friends get sops WBJP rout in Uttar Pradesh immense respect for both Videocon Group, Nupower the six loans worth 1,875 (!"3!4506478(9" templating to appoint two party and former Rajya Sabha mem- and one Neerav Modi fled if the Congress were to be part Mayawati and Akhilesh. But Renewables — the company crore to the Videocon group UPCC presidents, who will ber Pramod Tiwari seems to be with funds of the poor.” of the SP-BSP alliance in the the Congress party is not going run by Deepak Kochhar and and associated companies. fter galvanising the cadre share the responsibility of the the front runner for the eastern “Our PM swears by God Lok Sabha elections, specula- to play on the back foot. Not in Supreme Energy — once pro- These loans subsequently Awith the appointment of eastern and the western UP, just UP Congress chief post, there and then dishes out numeorus tion is rife about a possible re- UP, not in Gujarat,” said Rahul. moted by Dhoot. turned NPA, the FIR stated. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as in- like the division of responsi- is no clarity on who could head lies to fool the people. Where alignment of anti-BJP forces in Rahul’s statement came The four private firms “The role of these senior charge of eastern Uttar bility between Priyanka and western UP. are the ‘achchhey din’ as the State. just hours after Priyanka was named in the FIR are Videocon officers of the sanctioning com- Pradesh, the Congress is like- Jyotiraditya Scindia. The Sources said Priyanka will promised by him ?” Rahul What gave grist to this made incharge of eastern UP. International Electronics Ltd, mittee may also be investigat- ly to put in place two State pres- incumbent UPCC chief, Raj stage a road show possibly in asked rumour is a statement of By evening when the sur- Videocon Industries Ltd, ed,” the FIR said. idents in the politically crucial Babbar, may be given other Lucknow next month. As Addressing a gathering in Congress president Rahul vey was released saying the BJP Nupower Renewables Ltd and The agency had registered State. The party is serious role, sources said. Priyanka’s political plunge gen- Amethi on Thursday, Rahul hit Gandhi in Amethi on would be able to win just 5 seats Supreme Energy Pvt Ltd, a Preliminary Enquiry on about gaining its lost clout in While it has been a practice erated enthusiastic support out at the Centre over the Wednesday that the Congress if SP, BSP and Congress joined besides unknown private and December 8, 2017 on the alle- UP with Rahul Gandhi on in the Congress to appoint from Congress leaders across Rafale fighter jet deal saying the is still open to an alliance with hands, murmurs started in public servants. gations that 3,250 crore worth Thursday asserting that the working presidents to aide and the country, posters urging Government paid 1,600 crore the Samajwadi Party and the Opposition ranks that all the The FIR registered on of loans were sanctioned by the next Chief Minister in the assist their chiefs, if the move her to contest the coming Lok per aircraft when it was just Bahujan Samaj Party. three major players may join Tuesday slapped charges under bank to companies associated major Hindi heartland will be takes place, it will be for the Sabha election from Varanasi 526 crore during the UPA “We have a common goal hands and give a united fight to IPC sections relating to crim- with the Videocon group in from the Congress. first time that a State will have came up at many places. regime. “Our PM talked to his to defeat the BJP. Therefore, the the BJP. inal conspiracy and cheating violation of the RBI guidelines. AICC sources said the two party chiefs. AICC sources, however, French counterpart and forced Congress is open for an alliance Continued on Page 4 and relevant provisions of the Continued on Page 4 &( ! '() the eligible officers, a reason However, Verma chal- why the meeting remained lenged the transfer through a #R papers,” Arora said. “We are not inconclusive, sources said. petition before the Supreme going back to that era where we The meeting, was held at Court. The apex court on have ballot papers being lifted, the Prime Minister’s residence January 8 reinstated him as CBI musclemen being employed and was attended by Gogoi and chief with riders that the issue besides the delay in the count- Kharge. of his transfer would decided ing and also too much harass- $ (!"3!450 Talking to reporters after by the PM-led panel. ment of polling staff on the the meeting, Kharge said, While Verma refused to % & ground,” he added. he meeting of the high- “There was discussion on the join as DG Fire Services, Civil The poll panel chief added Tpowered selection com- names. There was no mention Defence and Home Guards $ (!"3!450 that EVMs were being used in mittee headed by Prime of their career details, includ- and resigned, Asthana was India for more than 20 years Minister Narendra Modi to ing relevant experience. We subsequently transferred as mid call for conducting and that voter verifiable paper appoint a new CBI Director (referring to CJI Gogoi) have DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation A2019 Lok Sabha elections audit trail (VVPAT) was also remained inconclusive, offi- asked them to provide all the Security. through ballot papers, Chief introduced. cials said on Thursday. necessary details. The next Presently, the CBI is head- Election Commissioner (CEC) “We are open to any criti- “A list of eligible officers, meeting may be convened by ed by Additional Director M Sunil Arora on Thursday made cism, any feedback from any along with their dossiers, was next week.” Nageswara Rao as an interim it clear that the Election stakeholders, including politi- shared with the panel mem- The post of CBI head has chief. The post of the CBI Commission (EC) is not going cal parties, because they are the bers. But no decision was been lying vacant since January Chief enjoys a fixed tenure of ' ! &$ back to the era of ballot papers. Elections Inclusive & biggest stakeholders. But at taken. Another meeting would 10 after the high-powered two years. The CEC said political par- Accessible” ahead of National the same time, we are not be called soon to finalise a selection committee transferred On Wednesday, it was $ 7)7)+1 Three NDRF teams were ties are the biggest stakehold- Voters Day on Friday. His going to be intimidated or bul- name for the (CBI chief) post,” the agency chief Alok Verma as reported that the list of officials deployed. The rescue opera- ers in democracy, but there is remarks came days after in the lied or coerced into giving up an official said. DG of Fire Services, Civil in the race for the CBI ix labourers were killed after tions were going on at the time no way the country will be wake of an alleged EVM these and returning to the era The dossiers of the officials Defence and Home Guards.