5$ '.6'%3& %6'%3&3 !"#$ !"!#$ ).7% +1+92+ ($ 7 ($ $+7 $ 4 + 1+ 141 ( 4 $+$( ( ($ + $$ (8 $974$4 4 9 1 ! 2 9 :; :;< = ()' &&'. % &' ( ("&)*!+,-!#. !"# ith just two phases of Lok $ !" WSabha polls remaining, there is an attempt to revive the % idea of a non-BJP and non- &' Congress “federal front” that ( could occupy centre stage in aunching a blistering attack the Government formation in Lat the Narendra Modi case of a fractured verdict by )%% Government, Congress gen- the voters. '' #& eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi After holding talks with Vadra on Tuesday invoked the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi %%) fate of Mahabharata’s main vil- Vijayan, Telangana Chief +&&O))') lain Duryodhana to warn that Minister K Chandrashekar Rao ''& the country has never forgiven ! (KCR) is trying to hold similar ' such arrogance. " parleys with DMK chief Stalin Addressing a rally in in Chennai. There is no official )' Ambala (Haryana), Priyanka, Krishna went to make him said at an election rally in confirmation about the meet- &. used the Mahabharata analogy understand, he tried to take Bengal’s Midnapore. ing so far, but sources said it )&&%) to hit back at Modi over his him captive,” she said. Priyanka’s veiled attack at may take place on May 13 if LM “bhrashtachari (corrupt) No. 1” The Congress general sec- Modi came a day after Stalin agrees to hold talks with ').'%&% jibe at her father Rajiv Gandhi retary for UP also read out a Congress chief Rahul Gandhi the TRS chief, who is seen close &12)& and said the Mahabharata char- couplet by Hindi poet used the boxer analogy at a to the BJP camp. acter Duryodhana too had Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, saying rally in Haryana, referring to Meanwhile, Karnataka “such arrogance”. wisdom is the first casualty the alleged mistreatment meted Chief Minister HD form a Government. “That The Congress leader also before someone’s downfall, “Jab out to veteran LK Advani in Kumaraswamy has also con- would make the so-called fed- P dared Modi to fight the Lok naash manush par chhata hai, BJP. tacted KCR and expressed his eral front a viable alternative,” Sabha elections on issues like pehle vivek mar jata hai...” Rahul had said in Bhiwani willingness to hold talks with he said. development rather than BJP president Amit Shah that the Prime Minister is a him on formulating “In that case the grand old In March, KCR had moot- May 23, KCR is planning meet- slammed Priyanka for com- “boxer”, who with his 56-inch Opposition’s future course of party will not hesitate to repeat ed the idea of a “federal front” ings with leaders of various paring the PM with chest entered the ring to fight action in case of a split verdict Karnataka and we may extend and initiated efforts to provide parties to prepare the ground Duryodhana and said the elec- unemployment and corrup- at the Centre. support to the federal front,” an alternative to both the BJP for formation of a non-BJP, tion outcome on May 23 will tion but instead punched his Congress sources said the said the leader. and the Congress and subse- non-Congress Government. determine whether Modi is own coach and veteran BJP party will be ready to extend In Karnataka Assembly quently met leaders of While a National Front Duryodhan or Arjun. leader LK Advani. support to any formulation polls last year when the BJP, Trinamool Congress, Biju Janta (NF) coalition led by Janata Dal “Priyanka has compared Continuing the tirade like a “federal front” if it could despite being the single largest Dal, Samajwadi Party, Janata formed a Government between PMs. The parties in the Front diverting the people’s attention. Modi ji with Duryodhana. against BJP, Priyanka said, become platform to keep BJP party, could not form a Dal (S) and DMK. Sources said 1989 and 1990 with VP Singh were Janata Dal, Telugu Desam Priyanka said the country People of the country will “This election is about out of power. A senior Government, the Congress he also invited the YSR and Chandra Shekhar as Prime Party, DMK, Asom Gana has never forgiven ego and decide who is Duryadhana achievements of the BJP-led Congress leader said none of extended its support to the Congress Party to join the pro- Ministers, a United Front Parishad and Indian Congress arrogance. “History is witness and who is Arjun on May 23? Central Government. But to the major political parties — third largest party giving an posed front. Government was formed (Socialist). They were sup- to this, Mahabharata is witness Priyanka ji, do not worry, peo- hide their failures, they try to the BJP and the Congress — opportunity to Kumaraswamy “With the Lok Sabha elec- between 1996-98 with HD ported from outside by the Left to this…Duryodhana too had ple will tell you whether Modi divert the attention of people of are likely to get the numbers to to be the CM. tion results to be declared on Deve Gowda and IK Gujral as Front and the BJP. such arrogance. When Lord ji is Duryodan or Arjun,” Shah country.” P 31+ + wo senior Union Ministers Tin Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet on Tuesday made a whirlwind election campaigning for remaining two phases of elec- tion. While Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who # $% & ' reached Jharkhand from ' )&' # * ! Purnea (Bihar) campaigned $ *& )&' + ' *& for NDA candidates in Pathargama (Godda), Jharia Singh the former BJP being taken up in the con- party was never serious about (Dhanbad), Adityapur national president in 2014 lead stituency. eradicating poverty despite (Jamshedpur) and Adityapur the BJP-led National Singh later addressing a being in power for 60 years. (Singhbhum), Surface trans- Democratic Alliance (NDA) to gathering at Circus ground at “The Congress kept people port minister Nitin Gadkari winning 336 seats out of 543. Jharia in Dhanbad said that due poor due to its wrong policies address public meeting in Highlighting the schemes of to Prime Minister Narendra and visionless and corrupt gov- Bokaro (Dhanbad) and Modi government he said, only Modi, country’s image in inter- ernance,” he said. Topchanchi (Giridih). 12 crore gas cyclinders were national arena has changed Gadkari said, “The previ- Singh addressing an elec- provided before 2014 but in last affirmatively after a long span ous Congress Government did tion rally in Pathargama four year the BJP government of time. On Left Wing not introduce any scheme to (Godda) in support of BJP’s had provided facility to 13 Extremism (LWE) menace, develop agriculture and vil- Nishikant Dubey, said, “In next crore people, similarly before Singh claimed that LWE men- lages. former Prime Ministers five years India would become 2014 only 5/6 km road were ace has been almost eliminat- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira the third largest economy. Our constructed per day but the ed in Jharkhand and their Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, government has been able to government which gives remaining pockets in the state Manmohan Singh and former instill belief in the minds of the emphasis to infrastructure will end soon. Rajnath solicit- Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi people by implementing devel- around 30/32 km road are ing people support for BJP were unable to end poverty opmental works.” constructed per day. candidate PN Singh also than how would Rahul Gandhi Highlighting the welfare Singh appealed the voters attacked Congress for having be able to do so.” schemes launched by Modi to vote for BJP candidate soft approach on terrorism. He asked the voters to government he said, “In the last Nishikant Dubey who is seek- Nitin Gadkari, the other choose between a “majboor” or four years the government had ing re-election from the seat senior minister in Modi cabinet, a “majboot” Prime Minister. provided pucca houses to 1.3 claiming that Dubey had raised lashed out at Congress over its “This election is choice crore people in the country and problems related to his con- promise to fight poverty if it between a leadership that is in next five years every family stituency in the Lok Sabha regains power. Gadkari alleged helpless before terrorism or a living below poverty line would and his initiatives had led to that Congress is the main cause strong (like Prime Minister be provided houses.” several developmental schemes of poverty in the country, as the Narendra Modi),” he said. didates Geeta Koda and Champai scheme. Gilua. While in Jamshedpur, sit- 2 (4 Soren from Singhbhum ( ST) and “Modiji has said in the ting BJP MP Vidyut Varun 3 Jamshedpur seats respectively. Parliament that Congress made Mahato is against JMM law- Gandhi, who was on his sec- people dig holes while the maker Champai Soren. ongress President Rahul ond trip to the State to campaign scheme provided employment to After addressing the rally in CGandhi on Tuesday for Mahagathbandhan candi- lakhs and crore of people. You Chaibasa, the Congress party addressed a rally in Chaibasa and dates, took a jibe that Chowkidars should pay respect while you talk chief also participated in a road held a massive road show in are not found outside the homes about poor," he said addressing show for Congress candidate Dhanbad giving pace to Congress of the poor farmers but they are the gathering. Kriti Jha Azad. Azad the BJP MP campaign in State. Targeting found outside the home of the Promising to safeguard the from Darbhanga joined Congress Prime Minister Narendra Modi, billionaires. jal, jungle, zameen (water, forest few months back after he was he said, “Put your hands inside "Modiji is a Chowkidaar for and land) of tribals, he said that denied ticket from BJP. Azad was your pockets and then you will Anil Ambani and there are 15- in Chhattisgarh the Congress adamant to contest from know that from your wallets, 20 people who are doing Government decided to return Darbhanga, but the seat went to Modi has stolen all the money.” Chowkidaari outside Anil the land, which had acquired for RJD kitty as per seat sharing for- Referring to tribals, he said, Ambani's home," he said adding the Tata project as the project mula with RJD.