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Ministry gets down to business amid skepticism
Despite look-out notice, German got tourist visa
German national Sonnteg Hermann
Govt can’t disown its own law on homosexuality: Muslim Board
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MiG 21s to be phased out from 2014: Antony
After Maj-Gen, Lt Col faces court martial
Jaitapur N-plant critics under fire
Centre may set up regional council
‘Poll fatigue’ grips Telangana voters
RGV to make film on Andhra politics
Didi’s kin held for assaulting cop
Court rejects Italy’s plea for joint forensic examination of arms
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Interlinking of rivers Vibha Sharma Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 29 Though upbeat about the “welcome” progress in the long-drawn issue, those well versed with the Interlinking of River (ILR) programme are not sure of the headway that the proposed committee will be able to make on the sensitive issue. “Water is a state subject and unless there is consensus among riparian states, it will be difficult to progress beyond the drawing-board,” a senior government functionary says. He explains how in high-level meetings there is always a consensus on the ILR issue per se but when it comes to individual cases and signing on the dotted lines, stakeholders develop cold feet. “There are several examples of inter-state project reports travelling back and forth for years together. Water is a sensitive issue. A state would rather let it go waste than share it with its neighbours,” he says. The story, however, is different when it comes to intra-state linking projects. Take, for example, the 37 intra-state river linking projects mooted by seven states. Officials say pre-feasibility and feasibility reports of at least 21 plans is complete. In contrast, of the 30 identified inter-state links, the only significant progress has been on the Ken-Betwa link between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Even the “successful” Ken-Betwa link is a classic example of how it may take years to resolve water issues even if consensus is there. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Ken-Betwa link between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh was completed way back in 2008. In 2009, MP sent an alternative proposal. In 2010 it was decided that the DPR of the project will be prepared in two phases. In the same year, the revised DPR for Phase-I was sent to both the states. In 2011, Terms of Reference for Phase-II were sent to the Environment Ministry. The project has been included in the list of National projects and is eligible for 90 per cent grant. In order to speed up the long-delayed ILR Programme, the apex court on Tuesday said the proposed committee should meet at least once in two months and submit a report every six months to the Cabinet for “all final and appropriate decisions”.
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Despite look-out notice, German got tourist visa
New Delhi, February 29 Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today admitted that some information about the German was missing from the look-out notice and hence the German managed to slip in. The Home Minister refused to draw a parallel with Mumbai attacks planner David Coleman Headley saying there was never a look-out notice about him. Hermann had managed to get visa before the look-out notice was issued. Once he landed here, he was traced and nabbed. There was information to show that Hermann had links with the anti-Kudankulam nuclear project protests which was not consistent with his tourist visa, the Home Minister told reporters today. The German national had come to India on a tourist visa despite a look-out notice issued against him for the activities he indulged in during his previous visits. “A tourist who comes to India cannot associate with activities which are semi-political and protest activities. That is not for which a tourist visa is given,” he said Addressing a press conference, he said Hermann was sent back to Frankfurt because his conduct here was certainly not consistent with a person who comes here as a tourist. “There was information to show that he had links with the anti-Kudankulam stir that was not consistent with a person who had come here on a tourist visa,” he said.
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Govt can’t disown its own law on homosexuality: Muslim Board
New Delhi, February 29 “The Centre can’t say it will not defend the legal provision (Section 377). It has a Constitutional obligation to defend the law,” AIMPLB counsel Hafez Ahamadi argued before a Bench of Justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhaya. The Home Ministry had also issued a press note on February 27 citing a decision taken by the ministers of law, home and health that there was no need for challenging the HC verdict as there was no legal infirmity in it. Endorsing this view, the Union Cabinet had decided not to take a stand on the issue in the SC in the event of the HC verdict being challenged by any of the parties. Ahamadi also found fault with this. “The government can’t say we will not take a stand” as it was legally bound to defend and enforce the law enacted by Parliament, he reasoned. At this, the Bench remarked: “It is a new phenomenon. The state says we are neutral.” The Bench was referring to Additional Solicitor General Mohan Jain’s clarification that on the instructions of Attorney General GE Vahanvati he was only assisting the Bench on legal issues without taking a stand. The AIMPLB did not agree with the HC ruling that Section 377 was running counter to Constitutional provisions on the Fundamental Right to Privacy and Personal Liberty. If any right had the potential to harm others, no one could claim such a right as a Fundamental Right. Applying this yardstick, right to privacy and personal liberty could be restricted in the interest of social morality and public health and order, Ahamadi contended. Another religious organisation, the Apostolic Churches Alliance also argued in favour of Section 377. Its counsel V Giri disputed Health ministry’s contentions that decriminalisation of homosexual acts was necessary for tackling HIV/AIDS.
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MiG 21s to be phased out from 2014: Antony
New Delhi, February 29 “MiG 21s, which constitute around 40 per cent of the IAF fleet, will start getting phased out from 2014. With the induction of modern next generation aircraft such as the FGFA and MMRCA, the IAF will be a new look force,” Defence Minister AK Antony said. The IAF is on course to induct Su-30MKI, Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft and 126 new medium-multirole combat aircraft
(MMRCA). Antony was addressing a meeting of Parliament’s Consultative Committee of the Defence Ministry on the state-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The IAF has already begun the process of phasing out the older variants of the MiG 21s and it is expecting to complete the process by the end of 2017. — PTI
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UN mission supplies scam Vijay Mohan/TNS
Chandigarh, February 29 Sources said that the officer faces several charges under provisions of the Army Act. These include concealing information for the “last purchase price” of similar equipment, which resulted in purchase of equipment at highly inflated prices. The price of diesel generators, earlier purchased for Rs 10 lakh apiece, was quoted at Rs 14 lakh each, thereby causing a loss of about Rs 32 lakh. There were also irregularities in documentation to buy power cables, leading to the Army getting aluminium cables instead of copper ones, causing an additional loss of about Rs 25 lakh. Not maintaining proper records and failing to report irregularities are other charges against him. The officer, who was then posted as Deputy Director, Ordnance Services, at Army headquarters has, during pre-trial procedures, maintained that he was not guilty of irregularities and as he was not an expert on certain matters, he had proceeded according to the directions of senior officers, sources said. A senior officer, Maj-Gen Anil Sarup, former Additional Director, General Ordnance Services, is also being tried by a GCM in the same case. The GCM had assembled at Jalandhar earlier this month, but has now been adjourned till March 14. He is facing five charges for intent to defraud and acts prejudicial to good order and military discipline. He had moved the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on his trial and the case is scheduled to come up for hearing on March 13. During the last hearing on February 9, the high court had directed the Army to file an affidavit on its stance and contentions in the matter. A court of inquiry presided over by Lt-Gen PC Katoch, then Director-General, Information Systems, at Army headquarters, had held the officers blameworthy for their acts of omission and commission.
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Lucknow, February 29 With this, the 26-day uninterrupted campaigning by Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh came to an end. For the final phase of polling scheduled for March 3, Rahul held road shows at Shahjahanpur, Bareilly and Rampur and even addressed public meetings in Pilibhit. He had officially launched the Uttar Pradesh election campaign at Phulphur on November 14, 2011, where he set the agenda of the poll campaign by highlighting the failure of the governments during the past 22 years resulting in the state lagging behind despite its immense potential. He asked questions regarding misuse of central funds under various programmes, neglect of the everyday problems of the common people and urged the youth to “utho, jago, badlo” the fate of the state. During this period, he had one close brush with the law at Kanpur on Mahashivratri day (February 20) when District Magistrate Hari Om filed an FIR against him. The FIR had been lodged against Rahul and others for breaching the time limit and the route map for the road show set by the district administration. The FIR had been filed under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and for violating prohibitory orders (Section 144) imposed in the city and under Sections 283 (danger or obstruction in public way) and 290 (public nuisance) of the IPC. Addressing a public meeting in Suar Tanda in Rampur today where son of former Congress MP Noor Bano is the Congress candidate, Rahul hit out at Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for letting down the Muslims after claiming to be their messiah. “I want to hear what you people got during his chief ministership. Education? Development? Health? Scholarships worth crores of rupees which we sent from the Centre for you every year? No?” said Rahul while comparing the situation with Muslims in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Assam and Maharashtra where he said that everyone answered in the affirmative when asked if they had received the scholarship money. He said that when the Congress gave 4.5 per cent reservation to backward Muslims, Mulayam Singh Yadav was critical and termed it as insufficient. “Why did he not give reservation when he was the Chief Minister,” Rahul posed. “Mayawati said that she had written a letter to the Prime Minister, but she is the Chief Minister and could have announced reservation in Uttar Pradesh. Couldn’t she?” asked Rahul Gandhi on the last day of his campaign.
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Relief for Fardeen Khan in cocaine case
Mumbai, February 29 The actor appeared before Judge GA Sanap of the Special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court and was granted relief. However, the judge ruled that should Khan be arrested for a similar action in future, the immunity granted to him would be revoked. “We had filed an application under Section 64 (a) seeking immunity from prosecution and based on the facts of the case, the judge has given me immunity from prosecution,” Khan told reporters outside the court. The actor said today's judgment, which came 12 years after he was caught, was a huge relief to him and his family. “It is not only a relief for me but also for my family. If my father (the late actor and film-maker Feroz Khan) were here, he would be very happy,” Fardeen said. Fardeen Khan was caught by the police while buying cocaine from a dealer, Nasir Abdul Karim Shaikh, in suburban Juhu in May 2001. Another dealer Tony Gomes was also nabbed by the police. Khan had said that he was only attempting to buy one gram of cocaine from Shaikh. After the prosecution failed to prove that Khan was in possession of cocaine of a higher quantity at the time of his arrest, the court ordered the actor to undergo a de-addiction and detoxification programme at a state-run facility. Khan said he had completed the programme successfully and was no longer addicted to drugs. Subsequently, the actor applied for immunity from prosecution.
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Kudankulam Effect? Shiv Kumar/TNS
Mumbai, February 29 The Congress was the first to get into the act with Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee chief Manikrao Thakre sending a letter to Minister for PMO V Narayanasamy asking for a probe into the funding and motives of those protesting against the Jaitapur nuclear power project. Thakre's missive has raised the hackles of local villagers who have been opposing the project as well as the Shiv Sena which is supporting them. Confirming the missive, Congress spokesman Sachin Sawant said the motives of those opposing developmental projects should be examined. "The government should look into the motives and funding of the NGOs and the Shiv Sena which is opposing the Jaitapur project,” Sawant said. Activist Vaishali Patil, who has been in the forefront of many protests against moves to acquire farmland for various projects, said such accusations will be challenged. “We certainly do not accept that we are supported by foreign powers. We will surely challenge these allegations,” Patil said. The Shiv Sena, which has revived protests against the Jaitapur nuclear project, said that it would intensify the agitation against the Jaitapur plant. “You cannot go ahead with a project without taking into account the impact it would have on the local people,” Shiv Sena spokesperson Neelam Gorhe said. She added that the party would oppose anyone even speaking in favour of the project. On Sunday, the Sena prevented nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar from speaking at a college in Ratnagiri district, near Jaitapur. With the Congress raising the pitch against opponents of Jaitapur, its ally, the NCP, is following suit. Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal hit out at the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after the NGO brought in dolphin specialist Ric O'Barry to oppose a dolphin park proposed by the government in Sindhudurg district bordering Goa. Sena using issue to counter Cong in Konkan
Mumbai: Buoyed by its victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, the Shiv Sena is gearing up to consolidate its position in Maharashtra’s Konkan region. And the party is using the controversial Jaitapur nuclear project to take on the ruling Congress, particularly its leader Narayan Rane, who until recently was the unchallenged leader in the region. The ruling coalition is on the defensive in the region with the Shiv Sena campaign against rebel-turned-Congressman Rane receiving wide acceptance. Rane had threatened violent reprisals against those opposing the nuclear power plant last year much to the delight of the
Sena.
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Telangana statehood row Suresh Dharur/TNS
Hyderabad, February 29 A special financial package of Rs 20,000 crore is also under active consideration of the Centre, according to Congress sources. Though there is no official confirmation from the government, the political circles in Andhra Pradesh are abuzz with reports that the Congress leadership was in favour of emulating the Gorkhaland model to resolve the Telangana issue. In fact, the Justice BN Srikrishna Commission, which went into the issue, had recommended creation of a statutory Telangana Regional Council to address the core socio-economic concerns of the backward region even while maintaining the unity of Andhra Pradesh. “This is the most workable option in the given circumstances and in the best interest of the social and economic welfare of people of all the three regions in the state,” the five-member panel had said in its report in January last year. According to sources, the UPA leadership is convinced about the efficacy of this formula in assuaging the ruffled feelings of the statehood supporters. Already, there is a growing anger among the Telangana protagonists within the party over the ‘inordinate delay’ in taking a decision on the contentious issue. The reports of autonomous council and a financial package assume significance in view of the March 18 byelections in six Assembly constituencies in the volatile region. The Centre has given clear indications of its unwillingness to bifurcate AP because such a move could trigger similar demands for smaller states across the country. Given the bitter regional divide in the state, the UPA leadership is believed to be veering round to a ‘middle path’ that could satisfy the aspirations of all the three regions - Telangana, Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra. The proposed Regional Council, with a separate budgetary allocation, is expected to boost the development of the backward region. It will be headed by a chairman who will have the status of Deputy Chief Minister. There is speculation in political circles that the former APCC Chief D Srinivas, who was recently nominated to the Legislative Council, could be made the chairman of the Telangana Council. Though the Telangana protagonists have made it clear that nothing short of a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as the capital would satisfy the people of the region, the Centre is likely to push for the autonomous council to redress the long-standing grievances of the region. Similar councils are likely for the other two regions. Aware of the strong undercurrent of statehood sentiment across Telangana, the Congress leadership would, however, promise to continue its efforts to achieve political consensus on the demand for separate state. It will cite the lack of consensus as the reason for not granting the statehood at this juncture. “However, as a way forward and to address the legitimate aspirations of the people of the region, it will announce creation of autonomous council and make a senior Telangana leader as its chairman,” the sources said. A strong mechanism would also be unveiled to ensure that the elected representatives of the region would be vested with necessary powers to formulate and prioritise developmental programmes in the region. The Congress leadership is keen to end the confusion over the raging statehood issue which has created political instability and raised questions over the longevity of its government in the state. The ‘Middle Path’ The proposed Regional Council, with a separate budgetary allocation, is expected to boost the development of the backward region It will be headed by a chairman who will have the status of Deputy Chief Minister and speculation in political circles is that the former APCC chief D Srinivas could be made the chairman A special financial package of Rs 20,000 crore for the region is also under active consideration of the Centre, according to Congress sources The Justice BN Srikrishna Commission had recommended creation of a statutory Telangana Regional Council to address the core socio-economic concerns of the region even while maintaining the unity of state
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‘Poll fatigue’ grips Telangana voters
Hyderabad, February 29 A sense of “poll fatigue” appears to have gripped the voters in the volatile Telangana region which has been witnessing frequent elections for the last few years. The by-polls are again scheduled for March 18 in six Assembly seats in Telangana and Kovvur in the coastal Andhra region. The by-polls in Telangana were necessitated due to the resignation of the legislators for the statehood cause, a tactic that has become a trend among the elected representatives. For the last six years, the Telangana region has witnessed by-elections almost every year and all of them were fought on a single-point agenda: the demand for a separate state! Though the outcome of all the by-elections had reflected the popular sentiment in favour of the statehood cause, there seems to be a sense of weariness and indifference among voters this time. Political observers attribute this mood to the “inordinate delay” on the part of the UPA government to take a decision on the Telangana issue. “How many times do you expect the people of Telangana to repeat their demand for a separate state? They have already given their verdict and it is for the government to act on it,” said a political analyst Prof K Nageswar. The trend of elected representatives quitting as a pressure tactic began in 2006 when the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhara Rao resigned from his Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat and won the by-elections to establish strong Telangana sentiment. Again in 2008, there were by-elections to 16 Assembly seats and four Lok Sabha seats in the Telangana region, after the TRS members resigned en masse demanding a separate state. However, the TRS could retain only seven Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats as the people were fed up with repeated resignations. Two years later, it was a complete transformation of the mood as the TRS candidates won the by-elections to 12 Assembly constituencies in July 2010 with huge margins. In a poll battle that was widely seen as a referendum on the Telangana demand, the TRS and its ally, BJP, swept the polls while the ruling Congress and the main opposition Telugu Desam Party lost deposits in all the constituencies. Again in October last year, there was a by-election to Banswada Assembly seat in Nizamabad district following the resignation of the sitting TDP member P Srinivasa Reddy on the Telangana issue. He contested again on the TRS ticket and won comfortably. Now, the by-elections are due again with the resignation of three TDP members - N Janardhan Reddy G Goverdhan and Jogu Ramanna and two Congress members - J Krishna Rao and T Rajaiah - all for the sake of Telangana. All of them are seeking re-election on behalf of the TRS. Another TDP member N Prasanna Kumar Reddy from Kovvur constituency in Nellore district had resigned to join YSR Congress party while the by-election in Mahaboobnagar was caused by the death of independent MLA P Rajeshwar Reddy. Another round of by-elections is likely in a few months. This is because of an “imminent” disqualification of 17 Congress MLAs for defying the party whip and voting against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government during the no-confidence motion in December last.
Bypoll now a trend
Bypolls in Telangana were necessitated due to the resignation of the legislators for the statehood cause, a tactic that has become a trend. For the last six years, the Telangana region has witnessed by-elections almost every year and all of them were fought on a single-point agenda: the demand for a separate state!
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RGV to make film on Andhra politics
Hyderabad, February 28 The movie will be titled “Reddygaru Poyaaru” (Reddy is dead). Like his earlier projects, this one too is likely to touch the raw nerves of several political groups as he is virtually stepping on a political minefield. "The unprecedented political developments in AP as well as the many scandals that came to light, and the intense war between television news channels, have inspired me immensely. I have decided to make a feature film exposing these happenings through a fictitious story," said Varma, who is known for his horror flicks and political thrillers. The director of popular gangster movies like “Satya” and “Company” said the script of the proposed film was under preparation and shooting would commence next year after completion of his current venture 'Department'. "I was never interested in politics, but I always had a tremendous urge to study psychology of political leaders. A small stone when thrown into still water will cause ripples, but the same stone when thrown into political waters will cause a tsunami," he said. Elaborating on the storyline, the 49-year-old producer-director said an intense struggle for political existence begins with the death of a tall leader. "The leader’s own men will seek to use his death as an investment for their political existence, while those on the other side will try to use the opportunity to regain their existence. As a whole, the film will expose the bizarre political game that is being played out in the aftermath of the leader's death," Varma said. RGV’s multi-lingual two-part film “Rakta Charitra”’ (Blood-soaked history), a political thriller based on the real-life story of a notorious faction leader and former minister in Andhra Pradesh Paritala Ravi, was a big hit.
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Didi’s kin held for assaulting cop
Kolkata, February 29 Akash and his three friends were arrested for assaulting a traffic constable on duty and also violating the traffic rules. They could not be produced in the court today since the court’s working hours were over. The incident occurred at around 11 am when the police constable on duty at Kidderpore intercepted a Maruti vehicle violating the traffic rules. The police arrested them and sent them to the Watgunj
thana. But within 15 minutes, when the police came to know that Chief Minister’s nephew among the arrested, they released them. Around 4 pm, they were re-arrested at the instance of
Mamata, who was then touring Darjeeling on an official visit, state PWD minister Firhad
Hakim, a close aide of Mamata, told the mediapersons in the evening.
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Court rejects Italy’s plea for joint forensic examination of arms
Kollam/Thiruvananthapuram, February 29 The order by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Aneesh Kumar came even as Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy ruled out the possibility of any out-of-court settlement in the case which has led to a diplomatic face off between India and Italy. Chandy made it clear that the case against the two Naval guards will proceed as per Indian law. The Kollam court while rejecting the petition by the Italian government, however, allowed its representatives to be present during unsealing of the boxes containing the arms and test firing of the guns by ballistic experts. The arms were seized from the merchant ship 'Enrica Lexie' by the Special Investigating Team probing the case, headed by Kochi City Police Commissioner MR Ajith Kumar on Saturday in the presence of Italian officials. "There is no provision in Indian criminal law to have an out of court settlement on charges of murder," Chandy told mediapersons in Thiruvananthapuram after a cabinet meeting in reply to questions about reports that Italian authorities were trying to go in for an out of court settlement. Stating that the case against the two guards would proceed as per Indian law, he pointed out that the High Court hearing the case had also expressed satisfaction on the investigation. He said there was no merit in the criticism from some quarters that the FIR filed in the case was very weak. Earlier in the day, the Kollam court disallowed an application filed on behalf of the two naval guards for allowing them during forensic examination, holding it could not entertain such a request. While senior Supreme Court advocate Abhixit Singh appeared for the petitioners, the prosecution was represented by Additional Public Prosecutor Manjula Itty. The sealed boxes with the firearms were produced before the Kollam court two days back, which ordered that they be taken to the Government Forensic Laboratory in Thiruvanthapuram for scientific examination. The fishermen, Valentine Jalastine and Ajesh Binki, were allegedly shot dead by the two Italian marine guards Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, who are now in police custody after being charged with murder. — PTI
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4 held for fraud BSP MLA’s son ‘assaults’ Russian woman Poll Snippets High-profile campaigners: The high-profile star campaigners putting their might for various political parties are blowing up aviation fuel worth Rs 1 crore every day. According to experts of the aviation industry, the seventh-phase election for the 16th Vidhan Sabha in Uttar Pradesh has proved to be a big boon for the private operators as the UP election has witnessed almost doubling of air travel for campaigning. One helicopter travels roughly 0.79 km per one litre of fuel (ATF). The cost of ATF in Delhi is more than Rs 63,000 per thousand litres. On an average during election campaigning, a hired helicopter is flying approximately 1,000 km everyday. As such on an average one helicopter is spending Rs 1 crore on fuel alone. Is the Election Commission taking this into account?Practice before you preach: Yesterday the media managed to force activist Arvind Kejriwal, a resident of Ghaziabad, to return from the Delhi airport to cast his vote. But he finally could not do so as his name was apparently missing from the voters’ list. This episode has managed to bring down Team Anna a peg or two from its ‘Holier than Thou’ pedestal. After running a campaign to raise people’s awareness to vote judiciously, a key Team Anna member was so indifferent to his own right that he did not bother to check in advance his name on the voter’s list. This time, the voters list has also gone online. The user-friendly site of the state election commission helps voters to locate their polling station number and location well in advance. For months, the state election commission ran an intensive campaign urging voters to check their names on the voters’ list and get new voter identity cards made. Their efforts have surely paid off contributing to a dramatic rise in voting percentages. However, one person who could not avail of his right to vote was the most visible face of Team Anna. As Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh quipped that the episode proves that Team Anna does not believe in practicing what they preach.Making a comeback: Being denied re-entry into the Samajwadi Party ostensibly due to his criminal background, mafia don-turned-politician DP Yadav is out to prove his mettle with a vengeance. His Rashtriya Parivartan Dal, which in 2007 had merged itself with the BSP, has been re-launched. It is now fielding 45 MLAs in Badaun and nearby constituencies which are going to polls during the last phase on March 3. To draw the crowds, Yadav has depended on star power. Filmstar Kiran Kumar and ‘Arjun’ of Mahabharat serial Firoz Khan are addressing election meetings where, on public demand, they deliver dialogues from films and serials. Incidentally, Yadav’s wife Umlesh Yadav, sitting MLA from Bisauli in Badaun, became the first political victim of the ‘paid news’ syndrome. In October 2011 she was disqualified by the Election Commission from contesting any election for Parliament, legislative assembly or legislative council for a period of three years. She had been disqualified under Section 10A of the Representation of Peoples' Act 1951 for suppressing expenditure which was spent for issuing advertisement. Umlesh Yadav had not mentioned expenses made by her for publishing paid news items in two Hindi Dailies during the 2007 Assembly elections.(Compiled by Shahira Naim)
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New Delhi, February 29
After a 4-km-long mass-contact programme in Rampur, addressing a public meeting in support of the scion of the erstwhile royal family there and three more election meetings in Bijnore, Moradabad and Bheem Nagar, it was curtains for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s hectic electioneering in Uttar Pradesh.
