BJP’s poll opera
l No tax on income up to Rs 3 lakh
l Rice, wheat at Rs 2 a kg
New Delhi, April 3
In times of the country’s worst financial crisis, principal opposition party at the Centre - the BJP - today promised the moon to its voters by announcing a slew of sops, including rice and wheat for Rs 2 a kg, full tax exemption for defence personnel and raised I-T exemption slab of Rs 3 lakh.

From left: BJP leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Rajnath Singh, LK Advani and Jaswant Singh during the release of the party’s manifesto in New Delhi on Friday. A Tribune photograph

BJP back to Hindutva, Advani hesitant
New Delhi, April 3
The BJP has returned to its core Hindutva agenda after a gap of 11 years but rather apologetically when it released its manifesto here today. Breaking the jinx of two successive elections, the party released its manifesto this time and reiterated its commitment to the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Advani accuses Manmohan of denigrating PM’s office
New Delhi, April 3
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate LK Advani had his revenge today when he accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of denigrating the highest office in a democracy, referring to how the PM was not contesting the Lok Sabha elections.

Pawar absent from Third Front rally
New Delhi, April 3
A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram expressed his displeasure over NCP president Sharad Pawar’s decision to address a Third Front rally in Bhubaneswar today, the Maratha strongman failed to turn up for the BJD-Left public meeting ostensibly because his aircraft developed a technical snag.

Frowns on ‘advice’

Now, AIEEE counselling fully online
About 10 lakh aspirants to benefit from the facility
Jalandhar, April 3
About 10 lakh students across the country taking the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) this year would have the convenience of undergoing counselling for admission to various institutes from their hometown.

Cong suffers a ‘Sikh’ setback
Chandigarh, April 3
Punjab, Delhi and other north Indian states were on Friday rocked by spontaneous protests by Sikhs against the clean-chit given by the CBI to former union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.

Capt Kanwaljit’s son quits SAD, to contest from Patiala
Chandigarh, April 3
SAD member Jasjit Singh Bunny, son of late minister Kanwaljit Singh, today resigned from the ruling party and announced his decision to contest as an Independent from the Patiala Lok Sabha constituency. Bunny also today announced his resignation from the membership and chairmanship of the Punjab State Cooperative bank.

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