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Minister Narendra Modi on the interview by Prime Minister Away from the SC pro- basis of a recent order of the top Narendra Modi in which he ceedings, Rahul once again court in the Rafale deal case, had said that the apex court raked up his often-repeated but wasted no time in repeat- had given a clean chit to the poll theme of alleged corrup- ing his “Chowkidar chor” jibe Government in the Rafale deal. tion in the Rafale deal and and against the PM in Amethi. He maintained that there exhorted people to ask the Rahul expressed “regret” was no “slightest intention” to Prime Minister what he got in in the Supreme Court for “insinuate” anything regarding return for benefiting Anil claiming SC had justified his the Supreme Court proceed- Ambani with 30,000 crore in “Chokidar chor hai” allega- ings in any manner as he holds the fighter jet deal. ! P # # # # # tion in its order. He said the the top court in the highest Mocking at the PM’s “Main % comment was made in the esteem. bhi chowkidar” campaign, “heat of political campaigning”. Clarifying further, Rahul Rahul said, “When his (Modi’s) The apex court on April 15 said he had made the statement theft was caught in the Rafale had given a categorical clarifi- after filing his nomination deal he says “hum sab chowki- cation that in its Rafale verdict paper on April 10 without dar hain.” there was no occasion for it to “having seen or read the order” Addressing an election make a mention of the con- of the apex court passed on that rally in his parliamentary con- temptuous observation that day relating to the admissibil- stituency here, Rahul said, “chowkidar Narendra Modi ity of certain documents relat- “When the PM comes and chor hain” as has been attrib- ed to the Rafale case in the makes false claims, just ask him uted to it by Rahul. The court review petition. why he gave 30,000 crores to had directed Rahul to give his However, on the issue of Ambani and what Ambani did the blasts that also killed eight Police spokesman Ruwan explanation on April 22 on a slogan “Chowkidar chor hai”, for him in return... Soon after Indian nationals. Gunasekera said that 24 arrest- petition filed by BJP MP Rahul in his affidavit re- the Congress comes to power Police said that 9 out of the ed suspects have been trans- Meenakshi Lekhi seeking crim- affirmed his stand and belief after the Lok Sabha elections, 24 arrested for involvement in ferred into the custody of the inal contempt action against Tuesday. court’s order, said his statement and that of his party that Rafale an enquiry would be institut- ! the blasts were ordered to be Criminal Investigations him for his remarks. It is sched- Rahul, who filed an affi- was “purely political” and was deal is a “tainted transaction” ed in the Rafale deal and the remanded by the Colombo Department for further inves- uled to hear Lekhi’s petition on davit in response to the apex made to counter the “misin- and a “gross and brazen abuse truth will be before everyone.” magistrate’s court till May 6. tigations. Government’s spokesman President Sirisena has Rajitha Senaratne said NTJ is appointed a three-member suspected of plotting the blasts committee to conduct investi- !" that struck three churches gations. The committee will # 444 when the Easter Sunday mass submit its report to him with- were in progress and three in two weeks. he Sri Lankan Government five-star hotels. Health Minister Senaratne #$ % Ton Monday accused a pre- “All suicide bombers said the Chief of National viously little-known Islamist involved in the blasts are Intelligence had warned the outfit called the National believed to be Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police .012 show in the 2017 assembly Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) of nationals,” said Senaratne, who (IGP) regarding the probable polls. Congress hopes to cash having carried out the Easter is also the Health Minister. attacks before April 11. ll 26 constituencies of in on the resentment of the Sunday attacks, and said an Speaking at a press con- “On April 4, international AGujarat and 20 of Kerala patidars and rural-urban divide international terror group ference here, Senaratne said the intelligence agencies had will go to polls on Tuesday in to win at least five to six seats might have been behind the Government was investigat- warned of these attacks. The the third phase of Lok Sabha in the State. atrocities, the worst in the ing whether the group had IGP was informed on April 9,” polls for 116 seats spread over On the other hand, Prime country’s history. “international support”. “There he said. 14 States. Minister Narendra Modi and However, neither the NTJ, may be international links to He demanded resignation BJP president Amit Shah, Amit Shah have made repeat- nor any other group, has admit- them,” he added. of police chief Pujith Congress chief Rahul Gandhi ed pleas to the voters to make ted carrying out the wave of The “conditional state of Jayasundera in view of the and Samajwadi party patri- sure than the Congress didn’t bombings which tore through emergency” in force since major security lapse. arch Mulayam Singh Yadav as open its account from the state. the island nation, killing 290 Monday midnight would target Prime Minister Ranil well as several Union Ministers While Shah, who replaced people and injuring nearly 500 terrorism and would not limit Wickremesinghe said that an and senior Opposition leaders LK Advani as the party nomi- others. freedom of expression, said a investigation must be launched are contesting the Tuesday poll. nee from Gandhinagar, Union Seven suicide bombers of statement from the President’s as to why intelligence reports of The polling in Tripura East Minister of State for Tribal the NTJ carried out a series of media unit. “These will be the attack was not taken seri- constituency, which was earli- Affairs Jaswantsinh Bhabhor, is devastating blasts, authorities limited to counter terrorism ously. Rauff Hakeem, a er scheduled for April 18, will the BJP nominee from Dahod said on Monday. As many as 87 regulations. This is being done Government minister and the be held in this phase, as also in seat. bomb detonators were found to allow the police and the leader of the main Muslim a part of the Anantnag About 18.56 crore voters on Monday at a bus station in three forces to ensure public party — Sri Lanka Muslim Lok Sabha seat in are eligible for voting in this Colombo, police said. security.” Congress — said that it was Jammu and Kashmir, where phase and the Election Police have so far arrested The Government has also lamentable that no preventive election is being held in three Commission has set up 2.10 & '( ) * ) + * ) + , 24 people — mostly members declared Tuesday as a nation- action had been taken despite phases. lakh polling booths/stations %# # # - . & % - & of NTJ — in connection with al day of mourning. the inputs. This phase is seen crucial and has made elaborate secu- ) & for the NDA, which won 66 of rity arrangements. "# the 116 seats in 2014 and BJP In the first two phases, has been fielded from New posted a series of tweets on Sheila has been Chief as well as at the Centre,” Dikshit made a clean sweep of winning election was held to 91 and 96 Delhi seat, Delhi Congress Monday to express his concern Minister for three terms said after her name was all the 26 seats of Gujarat. seats on April 11 and April 18 % & ' working president Rajesh as the BJP has not declared his between 1998 and 2013. The declared as a candidate from The Congress and its respectively. Elections are being Lilothia from North west seat, candidature. eighty-one-year-old leader, North East Delhi. She also alliance partners won 27, and held in seven phases and with & (& Mahabal Mishra from West Udit held a Press confer- who took over from Maken as said her party was prepared to the rest went to other opposi- the completion of third Delhi, five-term Lok Sabha ence later in the evening to air the Delhi Pradesh Congress face the challenge of a trian- tion parties and Independents. phase, the election process will ) + MP JP Agarwal from Chandni his grievance and asked the Committee (DPCC) president gular contest in Delhi. Besides all seats of Gujarat be completed in southern Chowk and former Delhi party leadership to come clean earlier this year, was last a Interestingly, senior !" (26) and Kerala, four seats in states. Minister Arvinder Singh on his nomination from the Member of Parliament from Congress leader Kapil Sibal ! ! Assam, five of Bihar, seven of The Congress also hopes to .012 Lovely will test waters from the North West Lok Sabha seat.