https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official follow us: monday, april 8, 2019 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 28 pages ț ₹10.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY U.P. alliance says it will provide a PM It’s ‘Modi once more’ Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Ajit Singh target Congress and BJP on governance ANUJ KUMAR getting things done, rather DEOBAND versus ‘Justice for all’ than making tall promises.” In a display of unity and She felt the Prime Minis­ Highway ban disrupts strength, ‘mahagathband­ ter and his “small and big BJP, Congress unveil campaign themes ahead of first phase life in J&K han’ leaders Mayawati, Akhi­ chowkidars” would not be SRINAGAR lesh Yadav and Ajit Singh able to save the BJP’s fort. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The first day of closure of the said at a massive rally here NEW DELHI 271­km Baramulla­Udhampur on Sunday that their alliance ‘Mirror images’ Four days before the first national highway for convoy would put forward a Prime Mr. Yadav, president of the phase of voting for the 2019 movement disrupted Minister, while targeting Samajwadi Party, described Lok Sabha election gets un­ distribution of essentials on both the BJP and the Con­ the Congress and the BJP as der way, the ruling Bharatiya Sunday and halted all gress for their poor record of “mirror images of each oth­ Janata Party (BJP) and the passenger services. NATION Ī PAGE 7 governance. er.” Reminding the people of Congress on Sunday unveiled DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Criticising the BJP and the Display of unity: Akhilesh Yadav greeting Mayawati at a rally the success of the alliance their campaign slogans. Congress for their ‘Manuwa­ in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday. * AFP candidates in the Kairana The BJP pitch sought a se­ di’ (anti­Dalit) policies, Bahu­ and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha cond term for Prime Minister jan Samaj Party chief Maya­ low their votes to be divided, the Congress and said she byelections, he said the ‘ma­ Narendra Modi with its main wati hit out at the Congress pointing to the fact that the would ensure jobs for the hagathbandhan’ would de­ slogan ‘ Phir ek baar, Modi for putting up candidates Congress had fielded fire­ poor in the government and cide the new Prime Minister. sarkar’ (the Modi govern­ who would cut into the votes brand local leader Imran Ma­ private sectors. She criti­ “It is an election that will de­ ment once again), while the His leader’s tune: A BJP supporter presenting a musical of the alliance. sood against the BSP’s Fazlur cised the BJP for not being cide India’s future. It is an Congress promised justice to instrument to PM Modi in Cooch Behar on Sunday. * PTI Rahman in Saharanpur. able to fulfil its electoral pro­ election to bury our diffe­ all with its tagline ‘ Ab hoga Appeal to Muslims Ms. Mayawati came down mises. “Acche din remained rences for a common goal.” nyay’ (Now, there will be EDGE Ī 4 PAGES She appealed to the Mus­ heavily on the minimum in­ a jumla, an electoral pro­ justice). Congress defends DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES lims, in particular, not to al­ come scheme promised by mise. The BSP believes in CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 Unveiling the BJP cam­ paign theme, just hours after the Congress launch, Union lyrics in theme song Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Special Correspondent President Ibrahim Solih’s MDP No disrespect for seniors revealed the focus areas of ke, noton ko kachra kar ke, NEW DELHI the party’s campaign. aur har nirdhan ko chhal The Congress has ke, nafrat ka dhuaan heads for a landslide in Maldives in party, says Rajnath Larger theme demanded to know from phailaake, bhai se bhai “The first theme of our cam­ the Election Commission ladaake, kehte ho hum ko ‘Govt. not politicising security issues’ paign will be ‘ Kaam karne what was ‘objectionable’ in chun lo, ab tum bhi Early results give ed. waali sarkaar’ (A govern­ a song released as part of its humaari sun lo Speaking at a late­night Nistula Hebbar 2012 and 2014) that I moot­ ment that works). Our se­ election campaign. (You tread on the path of party 60 seats in JAMUI rally on the sea front in the ed the idea that those aged cond theme will be ‘i maan- In a tweet, Congress untruth, change the name 87­member Majlis capital Male on Saturday, Union Home Minister Raj­ above 75 should not be gi­ dar sarkaar’ (Honest spokesman Salman Anees of cities, turn bank notes Mr. Solih said the work nath Singh on Sunday said it ven ticket. Issuing ticket to government). Our third Soz said on Sunday, “Dear into waste, hurt every poor Meera Srinivasan “starts now” to strengthen was, in fact, his idea — pro­ fight an election cannot be theme will be ‘ Bade faisle ECI: What is objectionable person, spread the smoke of MALE democratic institutions, de­ posed during his second the only yardstick for con­ lene waali sarkaar’ (A decis­ about this? This is Modi & hatred, make brother fight Reinforcing the trust they liver basic services, bring term as BJP president — to #70929 veying respect to senior ive government that takes big BJP. brother, say you elect us; reposed in President Ibra­ the corrupt to book and put a 75 year age cap on par­ leaders. We respect them decisions),” he said and ad­ Tum jhooti chaalein chal now it’s our turn to be him Mohamed Solih in Sep­ end impunity. ty candidates. and shall do so in the future ded all these themes would ke, sheheron ke naam badal heard). tember 2018, Maldivians Speaking to The Hindu, too,” he said. serve the larger theme of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD gave his party a significant Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Challenges ahead he said it was the correct Mr. Singh also dismissed ‘Modi once more’. leadership” of Mr. Modi and the concept of ‘nyay’ (justice majority in the legislature Even as he reminded the way forward for the party, suggestions that the govern­ So far, in election contrast it with “too many in Hindi) that also effectively in Saturday’s election. tion Commission. huge crowd of supporters and respect for senior lead­ ment was politicising na­ speeches and public rallies, leaders in the Opposition pitched the party’s proposed Provisional results on The likely two­thirds ma­ gathered there of the “im­ ers should not be reduced tional security issues. “The the BJP’s top leadership has camp.” minimum income guarantee Sunday evening pointed to jority may help the MDP — mense challenges” ahead, to the question of nomina­ Congress has attempted to been focussing on issues “We want a government scheme, Nyuntam Aay the Maldivian Democratic which fought last year’s he dispelled murmurs tion. “Whether it is Advaniji do this, along with other op­ such as national security and with one captain and not a Yojana (NYAY). Party (MDP) heading for a presidential election as part about possible splits within or Joshiji, their contribu­ position parties. We have the Modi government’s re­ team of 11 members with 40 big win, securing some 60 of a coalition — consolidate the coalition that backed tions cannot be under­ only appreciated the valour cord in tackling terrorism, in captains,” Mr. Jaitley said, a CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 of the 87 seats in the peo­ power in the legislature and him for Presidency. mined by anyone. To be of our armed forces,” he an oblique reference to the reference to the Opposition MAMATA LOSING GROUND, ple’s Majlis or Parliament. push through key bills and honest, it was under my said. Balakot air strikes. alliances against the BJP in SAYS PM Ī PAGE 10 NASHEED MAKES TRIUMPHANT Complete results are yet laws that partners in the presidentship of the party The party is keen to pro­ crucial States. TAX OFFICIALS SEARCH KAMAL RETURN Ī PAGE 12 INTERVIEW ON Ī PAGE 11 to be declared by the Elec­ ruling alliance have resist­ (the second term between ject the “strong and decisive The Congress played on NATH’S ASSOCIATES Ī PAGE 10 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Vote sambhal ke’ campaign focuses on idea of India Filmmaker Bordoloi’s series features prominent names from the film world Namrata Joshi Mumbai After appeals by filmmakers, authors, scientists and theatre artistes, it’s the turn of celebrities, mainly members of the Hindi film fraternity, to take to short videos urging people to vote with care and concern for the country and its citizens. Actor Kalki Koechlin Vote Sambhal Ke (vote with making an appeal to people care) is the implicit advice. to think before voting. * The two­three minute YOUTUBE VIDEO videos, up on YouTube, have been directed and filmmaker Saeed Mirza and edited by former journalist­ actor Swara Bhaskar, ahead turned­scriptwriter­ of the first phase of polling filmmaker Satyen K. on April 11. Bordoloi. Mr. Bordoloi said he The series kicked off with decided to deconstruct the actor Kalki Koechlin asking oft­heard litany that the film people to think before fraternity is not political voting. “Vote right, or vote enough. left, but vote with The videos are streaming deliberation and purpose,” under the umbrella Truth she says, before going on to Deserves You Production on recite the last few lines of Bordoloi’s YouTube the poem, “Man, You channel. Even as the video Should Explode” by Marathi began streaming on Sunday, poet, writer and Dalit several Bollywood notables activist Namdeo Dhasal.