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Opposition parties, includ- aunching a “blistering” ing the Congress, Telugu Lattack on the dynastic rulers Desam Party (TDP), of Jammu & Kashmir, Prime Samajwadi Party, CPI and Minister Narendra Modi on CPI(M) came together to high- Sunday said he won’t allow the light the issue of transparency two families of the State to in the election process and pro- divide India. tection of voter rights with a “Two families have ruined call to “save democracy”. three generations of Jammu and The ruling dispensation Kashmir. For better future of BJP, however, termed the State, they need to be voted out,” Opposition parties meeting an Modi said here at an impressive exercise “to find excuses for public rally in sports stadium, their impending massive Kathua. Modi was addressing an defeat” in the Lok Sabha polls. ! # ! election rally in support of BJP The party said Opposition candidate, from Udhampur- alliance is a misnomer because Opposition parties will Assembly constituency. He said from one at present, in the Lok vened in Delhi is nothing but Doda Parliamentary seat, Dr most of them are fighting elec- approach the SC seeking direc- a fresh petition will be filed in Sabha polls, saying it will pro- a confession of defeat by the so Jitendra Singh. tions separately. Opposition tion to the EC for counting of the matter. “We are raising vide greater satisfaction not just called Mahagathbandhan. Responding to the thun- parties, including the Congress, at least 50 per cent of the doubts about the EVMs. The to political parties but the “They are already trying to dering applause from the have been demanding that all VVPAT slips with the EVMs in confidence of the voter can entire electorate. find excuses for their impend- cheering crowd, Modi said, votes polled through EVMs be every Assembly segment. “If the only be restored through paper Singhvi said the ing massive defeat. They have “Abdullahs and Muftis have verified with at least 50 per cent EC will ignore this issue then trail machines,” Naidu said. Opposition parties will carry not only failed to mount a chal- destroyed three generations of voter verifiable paper audit we will take other measures. We On Saturday, he had met out a nationwide campaign on lenge against the BJP in this Jammu and Kashmir. “I will trail (VVPATs). will not sit quietly. We will Chief Election Commissioner the issue of discrepancies in election but have also failed as not allow them to divide the ! A VVPAT is intended as an approach the SC,” said Sibal. Sunil Arora to raise the issue of EVMs. “Questions were raised an Opposition in the last country. “Modi na bikta hai, % &' independent verification sys- Andhra Pradesh Chief EVM malfunctioning. The after the first phase of elections, five years.” na darta hai aur na jhukta hai”. tem for voting machines Minister and TDP supremo N demand by the parties comes in we don’t think the EC is pay- He said three generations designed to allow voters to ver- Chandrababu Naidu, a key the peak of the election season. ing adequate attention. If you ; ! belonging to these two fami- ify that their vote was cast cor- interlocutor of the Opposition, The first of the seven phases of press the button before X party, * 41 " lies have squeezed out rectly and will help detect any said EVMs are not reliable and the Lok Sabha polls was held on vote goes to Y party. VVPAT 0 410 " & resources and triggered cata- possible election fraud or mal- Opposition parties are not sat- April 11. The SC on Monday displays only for 3 seconds, 0 *09 *09#! " strophe in the State while function of EVMs. isfied with the SC order direct- directed the EC to increase ran- instead of 7 seconds,” he said. remaining in power. 595 alliance with them afterwards. Congress leaders and ing the EC to increase the dom matching of VVPAT slips BJP spokesman GVL ! Modi also challenged them “Why does PM bash polit- senior advocates Kapil Sibal and number of EVMs randomly with EVMs to five polling Narashimhan Rao said, “The so ! ! to bring their entire clan into he BJP, with its “noxious ical families pre elections & Abhishek Singhvi said verified from 1 to 5 per booths per Assembly segment, called all party meeting con- ! field. “Bring your chacha, Tagenda” of “banishing” then sends his envoys to stitch ! L mama, bhai, bhatija, bhanja. Muslims and minorities wants alliances with the very same "! !M Abuse Modi as much as you to “divide” the country, PDP parties? NC in 99 & PDP in <0% " want but you won’t be able to president Mehbooba Mufti 2015. Why do they choose , ! ! divide this nation”, he dared. said on Sunday as she hit back power over Article 370 then? On the occasion Modi also at Prime Minister Narendra BJP with its noxious agenda of O " " )( exposed the politics being Modi over his remarks at a banishing Muslims & minori- played by the troika of rally in Kathua in Jammu ties wants to divide India,” she ''04 Congress, National Conference region of the State. tweeted. %! - ! and Peoples Democratic Party Ex-Chief Minister Also, National Conference LM! "" ! in the State. “What they were Mehbooba, whose party was in president Farooq Abdullah ! doing all these years is now out power in the State from 2015- dubbed Modi and BJP presi- " " ! ' # ! in the public domain,” Modi 2018 in an alliance with the BJP, dent Amit Shah “biggest ene- " # $ !! ! said questioning their secret said the PM bashes political mies of people”, alleging that ! agenda. families before the elections they want to divide " !6'# Continued on Page 4 and then sends envoys to stitch the country. ! " (( #$%#%"!# & '( )* )*# ! ! 6716)89 + ! "", + "" mid speculations about $ Aalliance with the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his party will do &$'#%-./ / anything to “save the country” 0"# # from Narendra Modi (Prime !( Minister) and Amit Shah (BJP ! president). 1#+/* ! Addressing media persons ! after a meeting of Opposition ! # ! $0! parties to discuss the issue of !! EVM malfunctioning in the Kejriwal’s court saying, “He the Congress has been contin- !$ ) ongoing parliamentary elec- knows better”. uing for some time now. The tion, he said the country is in “You ask him about the talks between the two sides danger. “We will do anything to alliance. He knows better than derailed after they failed to *! + save it. Our effort to save the us,” Sibal said, even as Congress reach an agreement over seat- ,&-#&.# 23/ country from Narendra Modi leader and Rajya Sabha mem- sharing in Delhi and Haryana. " and Amit Shah will continue,” ber Abhishek Manu Singhvi Congress’ in-charge for 1 1 4 Kejriwal said. said, “You know the stand of Delhi PC Chacko had said on 5 145 $L4 Congress leader Kapil Congress. The alliance was Friday that the Congress would ! Sibal, who was also present on almost done in Delhi but link- go it alone in Delhi as the AAP the occasion, however, dodged ing it with other States is not had taken an “impractical !" " questions on an alliance with right.” The uncertainty over an stand”. ! &$ / the AAP and threw the ball in alliance between the AAP and Continued on Page 4 #R * #48:5 programmes covered by The Pioneer, Hema suggested resi- onkey menace in the tem- dents to avoid feeding samosas Mple city of Mathura- and soft drinks and offer fruits Vrindavan has taken the centre instead to the simians. stage during the ongoing Lok “Unfortunately neither any Sabha campaign where sitting contestant nor any political BJP Member of Parliament and party has been talking about film star of yesteryears Hema the monkey menace in Malini has taken a cautious Vrindavan and Mathura. While stance in view of the sentiment populated areas are struggling against the simians among the everyday for their safety, farm- voters and a favourable stand ers are distressed by the dam- for the mammals by followers age caused to their crops in of Lord Hanuman. their fields. Malini has been guarded in “While visits by the politi- her address while talking about cians to agricultural farms after the simians in her nukkad landing from the helicopter campaigns in the constituency. may be fine but the real griev- While residents of ances of the residents have to Vrindavan have formed sever- be addressed. We are with the al groups and vowed to cast () % !* + ! candidate who assures us of a their votes only to the candi- ! % &' solution to the problem,” said date who promises to address Narayan Bohre, who is leading the monkey business in the Yogi Adityanath had recently Hanuman) to pacify the ani- the Save Vrindavan from area, Hema is treading cau- advised angry residents to mals and forge harmony Monkeys movement around tiously on the sensitive issue as recite Hanuman Chalisa (cou- between the humans and simi- the Rangji Mandir. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister plets glorifying Lord ans. In one of her campaign Continued on Page 4 !"#$ $ %& '()* link the other subway with the * metro to make it safer as more 6716)89 people will will be using it.” In other places such as at n order to rein in anti-social Lajpat Nagar and Andrews Ielements from running amok Ganj, pedestrians also com- in the subways, especially after plained about the lack of esca- evening hours, the Public lators, ramps and lifts.