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New Delhi, February 16
Rattled by the saffron surge in Gujarat, the Opposition parties tonight presented a picture of unity on the eve of the Budget session of Parliament by deciding to bring an adjournment motion on the Ayodhya issue as part of its plans to pin down the BJP-led government.




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PM: govt ready to discuss Ayodhya
New Delhi, February 16
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee during NDA meetingIn a conciliatory tone, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee tonight said his government was prepared to discuss all issues, including Ayodhya, in Parliament during the Budget session commencing tomorrow and sought constructive cooperation from the Opposition but the ruling NDA was also prepared to face the Opposition onslaught.
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee during NDA meeting at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI photo 

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Illegal immigrants to be deported: Advani
L.K. AdvaniNew Delhi, February 16
Adopting a tough stand on the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, India said today that these “foreigners” had to be deported “firmly but lawfully”.
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No order on women sevaks: SGPC
Bhai Manjit says it’s not true
Amritsar, February 16
The controversy over allowing baptised Sikh women to allow any ‘seva’ inside sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple took another turn when Mr Raghbir Singh, personal assistant to the SGPC, Chief Bhai K.S. Badungar, who was manager of the Golden Temple at that time, claimed that the Sikh clergy had not issued any directive in this regard on February 9, 1996.

Riot widows postpone immolation plan
New Delhi, February 16
Demanding the arrest of Congress leaders allegedly responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a group of riot widows today postponed their self-immolation plan on the Centre’s assurance that the Nanawati Commission would submit its report by March 31, 2003, and their demands would be “sympathetically” considered.

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Hamirpur, February 16
Electioneering din touched its peak as traditional political rivals — the BJP and the Congress — ended their first round of “carpet bombing”, by taking their political agenda to the voters at the grassroots level.
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