Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 12 SPORT 16 Published From THE RAIL UKRAINIANS VOTE FOR PREZ SUNRISERS BEAT DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH NETWORK DILEMMA AMID VOTER BRIBERY CLAIMS RCB BY 118 RUNS DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 87 LUCKNOW, MONDAY APRIL 1, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable KIARA WRAPS UP KABIR SINGH} SHOOT} 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Rahul eyes south via Wayanad Cong cons poor with Cong chief picks Kerala besides Amethi; Left vows to trounce RaGa PNS n garibi hatao, says PM NEW DELHI he will never leave it. Reacting to the develop- he Congress on Sunday ment, CPI(M) Politburo mem- Tended weeks of speculation ber Prakash Karat said the Pak rebuilding about party president Rahul decision of the Congress to Gandhi contesting from two field Rahul from Wayanad Balakot to hide seats in the Lok Sabha polls. It shows that the party wants to is now official: Rahul will be in take on the Left in Kerala. evidence of IAF the fray from Wayanad in “Their priority now is to Kerala besides his traditional fight against the Left in Kerala. air strike: Modi stronghold of Amethi in Uttar It goes against Congress’ Pradesh. national commitment to fight PNS n NEW DELHI Wayanad district is in the BJP, as in Kerala it’s LDF which north eastern part of Kerala is the main force fighting BJP n a free-wheeling interaction touching border with there,” he told reporters. The Iat a “Main Bhi Chowkidar’ Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, CPI(M) ex-general secretary event, Prime Minister and houses various tribal said his party will work to Narendra Modi on Sunday groups of the latter. The area ensure the defeat of Rahul in attacked Congress dynasty, was badly affected in the last Wayanad. credibility of its “garibi hatao” Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets people during “Main Bhi Chowkidar” year’s floods. BJP chief Amit Shah too slogans, and discomfort of programme in New Delhi on Sunday PTI While the Congress said it took a dig at Rahul. “Congress’ dynasty with his popularity. was part of strategy to improve votebank politics has worked Replying to a question, would not allow anyone to people to scrutinise the track the party’s prospects in south on playing with the security of Modi also said Balakot area in loot country’s wealth by saying record and credibility of suc- India, the BJP was quick to the country. It is the result of Pakistan is being reconstruct- “main kisiko panja rakhne cessive Congress Prime claim that Rahul’s decision this that Rahul Gandhi has left ed so as to hoodwink the world nahin doonga..” (I will not Ministers in implementing reflected his fear of losing from Amethi and run away to Kerala that no terror camps exited allow anyone put his hands on anti-poverty schemes. Amethi seat. because he knows that voters there and asserted that Indian India’s wealth.) He said while Jawaharlal Veteran Congress leader will seek account from him in Airforce at Balakot established Asking why Congress dis- Nehru sought to remove pover- from Kerala and former Amethi this time,” Shah said. that epicenter of terror was in liked word “Chokidar”, the ty, his daughter increased Defence Minister AK Antony Earlier, Surjewala said the Pakistan. Prime Minister sought to “garibi” while also raising the made this announcement at a State units of Kerala, Karnataka The event organised by explain that people feel good decibel level of “Garibi hatao Press conference here on and Tamil Nadu had request- the BJP was beamed across the when a strong and stern slogan”. Her sons and remote Sunday, saying Rahul had con- ed him to contest from south country at 500 places where policeman moves in a locality, control Congress Governments sented to fighting from India at a time when there is gatherings of party workers, but the same is not the feeling (Sonia and Manmohan Singh) Wayanad following requests attack on the language and cul- professionals, chowkidars of thieves who wish for the and “Shahzada” too are doing from the party’s State unit. ture from the Modi (watchmen), traders, farmers cop’s early transfer. the same, he added. The decision is seen as an Government, he said. among others listened to Modi “It is natural,” he said, “Voters should understand attempt by the Congress to “This is a fight to espouse and interacted with him adding that those who were the repeated lies of four gen- consolidate its electoral base in the aspirations of south India. through video-conferencing. rulers for generations have the erations,” he said. south India, especially Kerala This is a fight to give a befitting Attacking the Congress feeling that this country and Modi said his last five years which has 20 Lok Sabha seats. Congress president Rahul Gandhi gestures during a public meeting at Anantapur on Sunday PTI reply to those forces that attack and “dynasty”, he said he had Government is their paternal were spent in filling holes dug Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha cultures, languages, way of life taken some of them close to the property. “They are now grudg- up by the Cong Government seats and Karnataka has 28. presence on this seat will gal- deeply valued and respected. are an important part of India’s and also the deep connect doors of jail in last five years ing this chaiwala,” he quipped. and he requires next five years Congress leaders also feel that vanise Congress workers in all Congress president Rahul way of life,” Congress chief between north and south India, and would need more time to On Congress announce- to construct a splendid build- since Wayanad is strategically the three States. Gandhi has said he will repre- spokesperson Randeep where the BJP has created a land them behind bars. ment of `72,000 yearly direct to ing on the foundations he laid located on the border of Tamil “This is a message to the sent Amethi but will also rep- Surjewala said, adding Amethi division,” he said. In a swipe at the Congress bank transfer scheme to 20 per down in his first term. Nadu and Karnataka, Rahul’s southern States that they are resent southern States as they is Rahul’s “karmabhoomi” and Continued on Page 4 poll symbol, Modi said he cent of population, Modi asked Continued on Page 4 Late night dust Major Gogoi may lose seniority storm lashes city Govt forms omnibus anti-terror squad in J&K Multi-Disciplinary taken reports regularly. PNS n LUCKNOW for fraternising with Srinagar girl It is also tasked to “take Terror Monitoring coordinated action in all reg- he city witnessed a dust PTI n NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR he was allegedly trying to enter istered cases that relate to ter- Tstorm for over an hour past inside with an 18-year-old Group to comprise ror, terror financing and terror Saturday midnight as high- he court martial proceed- woman. related activities and bring velocity winds uprooted sever- Tings against Major Leetul The woman had expressed J&K Police ADG, them to logical conclusion.” al trees and billboards in many Gogoi, who was at the centre of her unwillingness to depose It further underscored the areas. the 2017 “human shield” con- during the court martial pro- IB Addl Dir, officers mandate of the monitoring The weatherman said that troversy, have been completed ceedings and informed the group “to investigate the net- the storm was caused by the and he may face reduction in Army authorities that she had from CBI, CBDT, NIA works of various channels presence of a western distur- seniority as a punishment for given a statement before a being used to fund terror and bance. However, in the morning, “fraternising” with a local magistrate and the same should RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI terror-related activities and the skies remained clear and the woman in Srinagar last year, be treated as her final stand. IDENTIFY-TRACK-CRIPPLE take coordinated action to stop city recorded the maximum officials said. The woman had also stat- n a major initiative to tackle * Multi-Disciplinary Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) will be tasked flow of such funds.” temperature at 37.8 degree The court martial process ed that she had gone out with Iterror, radicalisation, and to identify, track and cripple the nefarious agenda of terror groups The copy of the order along Celsius, which was three notch- against his driver, Sameer Major Gogoi of her own will, overground terror activities in and source of their funding with the terms of reference of es above normal. The minimum Malla, who was facing charges besides disclosing that she had Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre * the TMG has been forwarded temperature was 22.7 degree of unauthorised absence from become a friend of the Army on Friday constituted a high- It will be headed by an Additional DGP, Crime Investigation to Security Adviser to the J&K Celsius, which was five degrees the unit, was also completed officer through his fake level Multi-Disciplinary Terror Department, Jammu & Kashmir Police, as Chairman Governor, Director of IB, above normal. The forecast is for recently in the Kashmir valley Facebook profile, where he Monitoring Group (TMG) * The Group has also been tasked to take action against hardcore Director of CBI, Director clear sky while the maximum and he is likely to be given a had named himself Ubaid comprising a host of Central sympathisers amongst Government employees including teachers General of NIA, Chairmen of and minimum temperature is “severe reprimand”.