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Not in race for the PM
IN BRIEF
post, says Gadkari
Backs Narendra Modi to take the country ahead
Convention on cow
conservation in Jaipur
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA any liaisoning or PR,” he
JAIPUR
New Delhi said.
The Rajasthan government
will organise a Statelevel Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Asked why he is seen as
convention on cow said on Friday that he is not the Opposition’s favourite
conservation here on in the race for the post of man in the government, Mr.
Saturday. Chief Minister Prime Minister and termed Gadkari said he is a worka
Ashok Gehlot will be the himself as a “pure RSS” man holic. “Whoever comes to
chief guest at the event, an for whom the nation is me, my thinking remains
supreme. positive. I tell my officials,
official statement said. PTI
The senior BJP leader said ‘He has come to me… that
2 held with morphine that his party would get an means he has some pro
worth ₹3.5 crore in U.P. absolute majority in the up blem. Keep a positive ap
coming general election and Union Transport proach and solve it. If not
LUCKNOW
Two persons were arrested in the country would go ahead Minister Nitin Gadkari. * possible say why it cannot
Barabanki district on Friday on the path of development be done.’ I do not behave as
with morphine worth ₹3.5 under Prime Minister Naren from the RSS. Our mission is per political calculations.
crore in the international dra Modi while “we are to work for the nation. The This is my natural behaviour
market, police said here. The standing behind him”. country is progressing in and that is why opponents
accused were arrested from Reacting to speculations terms of development and also become friends,” he
Harak crossing with the
that in case of a fractured growth under Modiji’s lea said.
contraband, they said. PTI
mandate, he would be the dership. I have come as a
BJP’s consensus prime mi supporter in this work and ‘Not enemies’
Ten injured as two buses
collide near Shimla nisterial candidate, the Mi will do whatever work is as The Union Minister played
nister said at a conclave or signed to me for the country. down talk about the BJP
SHIMLA
Ten persons sustained injuries ganised by a media group Where does the question of striving for a “Congress
as two buses collided at Kufri that it is like “Mungeri Lal Ke my becoming PM arise?” he mukt Bharat”, saying the
in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla Haseen Sapne” said. ideologies of both the par
district on Friday, police said. (daydreaming). Asserting that “I am not a ties are different and “we are
A HRTC bus collided with a “I have nothing to do with calculating politician”, Mr. not enemies of each other”.
private bus at Kufri it. I am not in the race. Modi Gadkari said he spoke wha “A difference of opinion
bifurcation around 10 a.m., ji is the PM and will become tever he felt from within. can be there... it is our tradi
DSP Pramod Shukla said. PTI Prime Minister again. I am “Neither do I dream it, nor is tion,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Clash in U.P.
town over
Ranchi today; won’t meet Lalu ‘harassment’
‘First visit to Jharkhand after 2014 Lok Sabha election’ Indo-Asian News Service
Lucknow
Press trust of india hi to call on Prasad. Six persons have been ar
Ranchi The RJD chief has been in rested after two communi
Congress president Rahul Ranchi’s Birsa Munda jail ties clashed following an
Gandhi is scheduled to ad since December 2017 after incident of harassment in
dress a rally here on Satur his conviction in cases of the Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnore dis
day along with leaders of the over ₹900 crore fodder trict, police said on Friday.
Mahagathbandhan (grand scam that broke out in early The violence erupted in
alliance) for the upcoming 1990s in the united Bihar. Khurram Sarai locality late
Lok Sabha polls.. on Thursday.
Mr. Gandhi will speak at Important ally Initial probe revealed
the party’s Parivartan Ulgu Congress president The RJD has been an impor that a youth and his friends
lan Maha Rally at the Morah Rahul Gandhi * tant ally of the Congress in passed lewd comments on
badi ground with leaders of Bihar as well in Jharkhand some girls, leading to
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the JMM, the JVM and the Mr. Shahdeo said. and Prasad is the national young men from the other
RJD, JPCC spokesman Lal The JPCC spokesman, ho president of the party. community to intervene.
Kishore Nath Shahdeo said wever, dismissed possibility Though Opposition par Both sides fought pitched
on Friday. of Mr. Gandhi meeting the ties have appeared together street battles. Extra police
“The JMM working presi RJD president Lalu Prasad on many occasions as partn was deployed and the sit
dent Hemant Soren, The lodged in jail here after con ers of the Mahagathband uation was brought under
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha viction in cases of the multi han, but seatsharing among control, police officer Pra
(Prajatantrik) chief Babulal crore fodder scam. them is still not clinched. vin Kumar said. The police
Marandi and the RJD’s Jhark There is no possibility, This will be the first visit have stepped up vigil.
hand unit president Anna Mr. Shahdeo said when by Mr. Gandhi to Jharkhand A similar incident had
purna Devi have been invit asked whether the party has after the 2014 Lok Sabha and led to massive riots in
ed to participate in the taken permission from the Assembly elections, another Shamli and Muzaffarnagar
Congress rally tomorrow,” jail authorities for Mr. Gand Congress leader said. districts in 2013.
Rajbhar to meet Shah over sub-quota issue
SBSP chief had threatened to part ways with BJP if it was not implemented
Press trust of india into three categories to be said.
Ballia (U.P.) nefit the mostbackward Mr. Rajbhar had earlier
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj castes. threatened to part ways with
Party (SBSP) chief Om Pra “A meeting with the BJP the BJP if recommendations
kash Rajbhar, who had president Amit Shah has of the social justice commit
warned of parting ways with been fixed for March 4 (Mon tee were not implemented
the National Democratic Al day) during which all issues, by February 24, but had later
liance over the subquota de including the implementa decided to defer a decision
mand, said on Friday the tion of social justice commit in view of the meeting with
matter would be taken up tee recommendations will be BJP leadership.
with BJP president Amit taken up,” Mr. Rajbhar told
Shah next week. SBSP chief O.P. Rajbhar. * reporters after a programme Office allotment
Mr. Rajbhar, the Back at Rasra in Ballia district. Besides the implementation
ward Class Minister in the menting an expert group re “The matter over contin of the recommendations,
Bharatiya Janata Party go commendation on subcate uation in the alliance with the SBSP chief has also been
vernment in Uttar Pradesh, gorisation of the 27% Other the BJP has not yet been re demanding an office for his
has been vocal about imple Backward Class reservation solved,” the SBSP leader party in Lucknow.
Rajasthan Governor for
increasing artistes’ pay
‘Request will be sent to the Centre’
Special Correspondent try of Culture.
JAIPUR The WZCC, headquar
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan tered in Udaipur, is engaged
Singh has rooted for increas in the promotion of various
ing the remuneration paid art forms of western States
to folk artistes invited to per and connecting the people
form in the events organised living in urban, rural and tri
by the government and priv bal areas with their cultural
ate bodies. “Artistes come roots. It represents four
from the faroff villages and States Rajasthan, Gujarat,
make great efforts to pre Maharashtra and Goa.
serve our art and culture
through their performanc Shilpgram expansion
es,” Mr. Singh said. The Governor gave instruc
Mr. Singh was a address tions for expansion of
ing a meeting of the govern ‘Shilpgram’, which has been
ing body and executive established by WZCC as a
board of the West Zone Cul craft village in Udaipur for
tural Centre, which he depicting the architecture,
heads, at Raj Bhawan here. traditional arts and diversity
He said the WZCC would in and aesthetic sense of the
crease the payments made four States.
to artistes from ₹800 to Mr. Singh said the annual
₹2,000 each and an official ‘Shilpgram Utsav’ organised
request in this regard would in Udaipur would also be
be sent to the Union Minis popularised.
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