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Modi chides Centre on Guru’s mercy plea
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Voters wait for Badal
Electioneering picks up
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Modi chides Centre on Guru’s mercy plea
Jalandhar, February 4 Alleging double standards, he said that the then Congress government had rejected the mercy petition of the assassins of General A.S Vaidyain in half an hour and the present Congress government was yet to take a decision on the Guru’s petition. Mr. Modi said that Assamese were afraid of Bangladesh due to lax attitude of Congress governments in Assam and at the Centre, whereas Pakistan was frightened of Gujarat, also a border state, due to his strict attitude.
Criticising the Congress government in Punjab, Mr. Modi alleged that farmers here were committing suicides due to anti-peasant policies of the Capt Amarinder Singh government. Talking about price rice, Mr. Modi said that the rates of all the essential commodities had increased at least 50 per cent within three years of Mr. Manmohan Singh government. He concluded his speech with an appeal to the electorate to vote in favour of SAD-BJP candidates of Jalandhar Jagbir Brar (Cantonment), Bhagat Chunni Lal (South), KD Bhandari (North) and Manoranjan Kalia (Central), Mr. Modi claimed that the wind of change was blowing in the state. MLA Raj Kumar Gupta also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, SAD youth leader Mr. Baljeet Singh Neelamahal honoured Mr Modi by presenting him with a sword, which he brandished in the air. SAD city chief Charanjeet Singh Channi, SAD leader Arun Sharma Pappu and BJP city chief Shiv Dayal Chugh were also present on the occasion. |
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Advani seeks votes
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PM’s rally at PAP stadium today
Jalandhar, February 4 On the other hand, the district administration has changed the rally venue from the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium to avoid any inconvenience to the common man. Dr Manmohan Singh is likely to speak at 3 pm. The gap created by the exit of Mr Gupta from the organising committee is being filled by the Secretary of the All-India Congress Committee, Mr Iqbal Singh. Meanwhile, the district administration and the police have made elaborate traffic arrangements for the rally and have diverted traffic at a number of points. The bypass road from the PAP chowk to the Chougitti chowk and the Chougitti road would remain closed for traffic. The Ludhiana and Chandigarh-bound heavy traffic coming from Amritsar would be diverted at the Lamba Pind chowk to the Jandu Singha chowk and further to the Rama Mandi chowk to reach the GT road. At the Lamba Pind chowk, the light traffic would be diverted to the Chougitti chowk to the Nangal Shama chowk to reach the GT Road. The Amritsar, Pathankot and Hoshiarpur-bound traffic from Ludhiana will be diverted at the Rama Mandi chowk to take the Hoshiarpur road. The motorists have been advised to avoid the PAP chowk and the Chougitti road between 1 pm and 5 pm by the police. |
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Voters wait for Badal
Dosanjh Kalan, February 4 The rally in the support of the Banga candidate, Ch Mohan Lal, was held in a private school at Dosanjh Kalan village. Despite it being a Sunday, the rally was attended by less than 2,000 persons. Mr Badal arrived from Kartarpur at 4.30 pm. Seemingly tired, he sat down for a while as the SAD candidate took the microphone. Ch Mohan Lal slammed the Congress candidate, Mr Tarlochan Singh Soondh, saying he had failed in bringing up the sugar mill in the area. Mr Badal reached Nawanshahr’s Dana Mandi at around 6 pm to address a rally. The rally held in support of the Akali candidate, Mr Jatinder Singh Kariha, had an average attendance of nearly 3,000 persons.
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Electioneering picks up
Nawanshahr, February 4 The BSP nominee, a new entrant into electoral politics, Mr Vinod Kumar Seeta, is also trying hard to turn the battle of ballot into triangular one. Mr Seeta is trying to convince the Dalits and backwards that their interests could be protected only if they would remain united under the banner of the BSP. Mr Parkash Singh has been seeking votes on the basis of development done during the past five years. Mr Kariha has been trying to negate the development plank of the Congress. |
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Cash for news
Jalandhar, February 4 Since journalists routinely cover celebrity and VIP functions, they write the press notes in a better way. Some of the “smart” politicians have employed desk journalists on contract as they are good in writing “crisp” copy. At a function organised by the Congress candidate at Nurmahal recently, the well-drafted note was given before the start of the function. It even quoted the leaders who were expected to attend. Recently, when a battery of reporters reached to cover a rally at Adampur, the candidate greeted the cameras with broad smiles. Some of the “hired” journalists even requested their counterparts to click the candidate photos in the right posture. This arrangement by the politician is in addition to the PR agencies hired by the respective political party to highlight the achievements of the party. The Congress candidate from Kapurthala has set up a special media centre near the bus stand in Kapurthala. The candidate has employed a former employee of the Director Public Relations, Punjab, to draft notes. Three compositors are employed to type the notes in English, Hindi and Punjabi. The candidate has also hired “journalists” to file the report for the media centre also. One vehicle is deployed round the clock to deliver the notes and photos in various newspaper offices. |
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