$ % !"#$%"&'( ./0 &%"&'( !" +"+", &'()* ')- 6#.' - & ,+ ) * -, , , , + ) , )8 1 / ,/ 23 45 1 6 " 0 / ! (("# # #$ %& ' ()*%)+*,-!. R ! " # spokesperson Randeep Singh (anti-satellite missile), some Surjewala said. “Take back intelligent people got con- rime Minister Narendra your words and apologise to fused. They thought that I PModi invented a contro- 130 crore people, or the nation was speaking about sets used versial acronym — sarab — for and Uttar Pradesh will never in theatres.” “They got con- the Opposition coalition in forgive you,” he added. fused A-SAT with set used in Uttar Pradesh at his election Samajwadi Party chief theatres. Whether we should rally in Meerut to launch a Akhilesh Yadav, however, cry or laugh at their intellect scathing attack on the tweeted that the PM confused for confusing space mission Samajwadi Party, the RLD and “sarab (mirage)” and “sharab with theatre,” Modi said. the BSP that have come togeth- (liquor)” because of the In a veiled attack to the er to take on the BJP. teleprompter. “Teleprompters Opposition, Modi said he will A furious Congress exposed how those who pro- give clear “hisaab” of all that demanded his apology and mote hate don’t know differ- his Government did. He said, accused him of stooping to a ence between ‘sarab’ and “Chowkidar hoon bhai, hisaab new low. ‘sharab’; ‘Sarab’ means mirage hoga, sabka hoga, baari baari “Sapa (Samajwadi Party) ka which the BJP has been show- se hoga.” ‘sa’, RLD ka ‘Ra’ aur Baspa ing for the last five years,” Lambasting the (BSP) ka ‘ba’, matlab ‘sarab’. Akhilesh said. Opposition while keeping the (Take the ‘Sa’ of Samajwadi Describing the PM as focus on a strong Government, ! "# $ % $ ## Party, ‘Ra’ or Rashtriya Lok Dal “drama king” and “flop film Modi said that his # ( # and ‘Ba’ of Bahujan Samaj actor”, Surjewala said despite Government had shown the # Party),” PM Modi said to a large his party’s differences with courage to conduct a surgical public gathering as he launched Mayawati, he addressed her as strike in all spheres — land, his campaign in Uttar Pradesh “ji” and this is “Indian culture”. sky and space. Thursday entered into a fresh for the Lok Sabha election. O P Hitting out at Rahul The contest is between a “a round of sparring over two “For UP’s good health and Gandhi’s theatre jibe over PM decisive Government and an Lok Sabha seats. for India’s future, should you Modi’s address to the nation indecisive past,” Modi said a The development forced not stay away from sarab? Prime Minister said. condemning Modi for likening Minister? You are calling three after India’s successful testing day after announcing that India RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Sapa, RLD, Baspa, ye ‘sarab’ Barely had he finished three political parties to political parties sarab? Is this of anti-satellite missile on had demonstrated anti-satellite and HAM leader Jitam Ram aapko barbaad kar degi (this speaking, the Congress “sharab” or liquor. “Does this the way a PM talks? Can the Wednesday, Modi said , “When missile capability by shooting Manjhi to cancel their elec- sarab will destroy you),” the addressed a Press conference kind of talk befit a Prime people accept this,” Congress I was speaking about A-SAT down a live satellite. tion campaigns in the State ays after a unanimous and rush to Patna, while Bihar Dannouncement by all the Congress leaders flew to Delhi stakeholders of Bihar to brief party high command Mahagathbandhan, the RJD of the “arm-twisting” by the ) and the Congress on RJD. like demonetisation and a “He has taken away from poorly executed Gabbar Singh the farmers, he has snatched ongress president Rahul Tax (GST). Informal sectors from the small and medium CGandhi on Thursday said have been badly hit. businesses, he’s taken away the “Nyay” scheme will “The aim of the ‘Nyay’ from the unemployed youth, remonetise what the Prime scheme is two-fold. First is to he has extinguished the sav- Minister demonetised and guarantee a minimum income ings of mothers and sisters of asserted that his party’s anti- to the bottom 20 per cent this country. We want to poverty programme has families. The second is to return to India’s deprived thrown the BJP into total remonetise the economy that sections what Modiji has disarray. has been demonetised by snatched from them,” he said. In an exclusive interview Modiji,” Rahul said. Terming Nyay (Nyuntam to PTI ahead of the 17th gen- The Congress chief said Aay Yojana) a “game changer” eral election beginning April there is a reason why the and a “final assault” on pover- 11, Rahul said the Nyay party christened the scheme ty, Gandhi said the scheme is scheme has the twin objec- Nyay, which translates to jus- “fiscally perfectly doable” and tives of giving money to the tice in Hindi. “There is will not be implemented position, Rahul said, “No, that’s not right.” 20 per cent poorest families in another aspect to calling the “rashly like demonetisation India and remonetising the scheme ‘Nyay’. Why have we and GST of the BJP”. economy “damaged” by chosen to call this scheme Asked about apprehen- $%&' demonetisation. ‘Justice’? Because over the sions of some economists “What the PM has done last five years, Mr Narendra that “Nyay”, which entails an over the past five years is to Modi has simply snatched expenditure of 3.6 lakh # remove all money from the from poor and given nothing crore annually, could aggra- economy with failed policies back. vate India’s fiscal deficit !" the source of cash," said $%&' Rourkela Tehsildar BR Rath, $! "The vehicle checking in the district, would continue till the election is over and anyone carrying over Rs 50,000 would be questioned about the source," Rath said. In another incident, a poll ash of 9. 2 lakh was seized flying squad on Thursday Cin two separate cases in seized Rs 10 lakh from a car Rourkela by the Static Flying near Kotpeta village in ! " Squad (SFS), formed in con- Rayagada district. nection with the elections, on A person identified as Wednesday night. Padmanav was detained in this Pradhan posed three ques- Sharma, the main accused in While Rs 6 lakh was seized connection for interrogation. tions to Patnaik in connection the Vyapam scam in Madhya from a car at Ambagan Chhak He introduced himself as a cot- with the coal block allocation Pradesh. Pradhan should also in the city, Rs 3.20 lakh was ton trader. case. “Who is GD Daga and clarify on the allotment of a seized from another car on the The huge cash was seized how coal blocks were allocat- petrol pump to Kendrapada- Kuarmunda-Birmitrapur road. by the election flying squad led ed to a company before it was based gangster Tito and his role Sources said that after by Rayagada Tehsildar registered? The CM must clar- in allotment of rooms in a implementation of code of Umashankar Behera while the nion Minister ify whether CBI had ques- guesthouse in Uttarakhand to conduct following accused was travelling on the UDharmendra Pradhan on tioned him and why he has not the accused involved in theb notification of election, the car from Rayagada to Thursday said the people of the mentioned this case in the Chhatrapur Councillor district administration has Antamada. State want to know about Chief affidavits filed by him during Laxmidatta Pradhan murder formed the SFS, who along However, the accused clar- Minister Naveen Patnaik’s role nomination for the upcoming case. with police officials are check- ified that the cash was meant in the coal block allotment case. elections,” questioned Pradhan. Patra also questioned what ing vehicles at different loca- for payment to cotton farmers. Pradhan addressing a Press Though the BJD did not steps were taken regarding the tions of Sundargarh district, to The Rayagada Town police conference here alleged that comment on Pradhan’s allega- black-marketing of LPG cylin- restrict movement of flow of initiated a probe to ascertain coal blocks were allocated to tions, party spokesperson ders by the agency owned by illegal money. the source of money, intention ‘ghost’ companies when Sasmit Patra, instead, asked a the Union Minister’s brother. “We have seized the cash of the accused behind carrying Patnaik was the Union Mines number of questions to him. Pradhan must also clarify on worth about Rs 9.2 lakh since huge cash with him on the Minister in 1998 even though At a Press meet, Patra said, his links with the the owner of vehicle and any possible link for the company became regis- “The Union Minister should Dhalasamanta brothers, he both vehicles could not money disbursement during tered in 1999. clarify his links with Sudhir demanded. give proper explanation about elections. !"!#$" &( " " ) #*( . ( # " + both his and Mohapatra to the ( # which he lost to BJD’s ! BJD. Nagendra Pradhan by a slender ) However, Patnaik was P ! margin of votes, said Mishra. reluctant to take Mohapatra ! poll campaign music video, ! into the BJD because of the lat- released on the day, put the This time when the possi- # ' ter’s known practice of form- party in trouble as it apparent- bility of winnability was more ing groups in a party he ly promotes a Central for him in the Sambalpur PC, belongs to. In fact, BJP State Government scheme in way of he was shifted to Bargarh, rued t is a general perception that here. vice-president Sameer ‘surrogate advertising’, in vio- uresh Pujari, who has been Mishra and many others. IBijay Mohapatra is an influ- Is the phrase ‘with a new Mohanty had also accused ith elections nearing, the lation of Model Code of Sgiven the BJP ticket to fight “This is nothing but a con- ential leader in the State poli- resolution’ appropriate answer Mohapatra of being a leader WBJP State unit on Conduct.