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  • UDF is doing properly, will come again to energy: Priyanka Gandhi

    Express News Service
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, one of many star campaigners for the UDF, has exuded confidence that the Opposition will return to energy. Speaking solely to TNIE on Wednesday, she expressed optimism that the folks of the state will reply to her marketing campaign speeches highlighting the Congress plan to deal with points like growth, jobs, financial system and healthcare.

    Before leaving for Kochi, the 48-year-old Priyanka readily obliged for a short interplay, a lot to the discontent of her safety officers. A Congress common secretary, she stated her chief task is to construct the social gathering in Uttar Pradesh moderately than enter electoral politics.“I think the UDF is doing well and we will come back to power. I have been saying in all my campaign speeches that we should be talking about issues that really matter — development, jobs, economy and healthcare. I hope the people will respond to this when the LDF government has worked against it,” Priyanka stated.

    On the prospect of her coming into electoral politics, she quipped, “In another election, I suppose. But not yet (laughing).”Before moving into her automobile on the best way to the airport, Priyanka added, “My job at the moment is to build the organisation in Uttar Pradesh. I am doing that job there which I am thoroughly enjoying.” She might be attending a highway present on Saturday night in Nemom, Kazhakootam and Vattiyoorkavu constituencies whereas coming back from campaigning in Sriperumbudur the place her father Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.

    On Tuesday, a piece of the Congress’ state and Thiruvananthapuram district leaders have been on their toes when Priyanka arrived for a whirlwind marketing campaign at Venjaramoodu, Kattakada and the coastal areas of the district lest they fail to maintain tempo along with her on a sweltering day. Such has been her ardour in addressing and assembly folks, particularly these coming from the marginalised sections of society.

    During the general public assembly at Venjaramoodu, Priyanka didn’t overlook to congratulate and garland Chirayinkeezhu (reservation seat) Congress candidate B S Anoop’s aged mom when she caught her consideration on the dais. On Tuesday evening, after reaching her resort room at 10.30pm on the finish of a strenuous marketing campaign that lasted near 12 hours and required her to journey by air and highway, she was heard asking her secretary in regards to the subsequent day’s schedule, exhibiting how a lot she is wanting ahead to campaigning for the UDF.

    When Priyanka realised that she needed to cancel her highway present at Poojapura due to a delayed schedule for the Vattiyoorkavu, Nemom and Kazhakootam candidates, she invited them to her resort on Wednesday morning and promised to undertake yet one more whirlwind journey to the capital.

  • Operation Twins: 4.3 lakh pretend voters’ names now on net

    By Express News Service
    T’PURAM/KOCHI: With  simply 5 extra days to go for the state meeting polls, Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala has taken his combat over the bogus voters concern to the LDF camp by importing the complete checklist of 4.3 lakh bogus voters and a number of entries on the net.The transfer got here quickly after the High Court directed the Election Commission to allow ‘Absent-Shifted-Dead’ (ASD) voters to depart the polling cubicles solely after the indelible ink is dried. All pictures of the ASD voters taken within the cubicles be collected, digitised and saved by the fee, the court docket directed.

    A division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly issued the order whereas disposing of the petition filed by Chennithala looking for to delete or freeze the a number of entries of names within the electoral rolls.Chennithala’s ‘Operation Twins’ permits anybody to entry the complete checklist of a number of entries in every of the 140 constituencies within the state with a click on of a button. Chennithala had mentioned he would launch the complete checklist on the net as soon as the court docket decides on his petition.

    The web site incorporates the a number of entries of voters and voters’ IDs created with the identical pictures however in numerous names in numerous cubicles in numerous close by constituencies. The web site, www.operationtwins.com, additionally offers the constituency quantity, sales space quantity, candidates names, the title of the voter in that constituency, voter ID, and the voter ID and tackle of the identical individual within the neighbouring constituency.

    Disposing of the petition by Chennithala, the HC noticed that free and truthful elections are a part of the democratic rights of the residents. The HC bench additionally made it clear that every one safeguards offered within the Representation of Peoples’ Act free of charge and truthful election be scrupulously adopted to keep away from a number of and bogus voting.

    “The EC ought to take all doable steps to forestall double voting or impersonated voting. A public discover needs to be issued cautioning the voters of any try to solid a number of votes, stating that strict motion will likely be taken by the fee as per legislation.  

    Web-casting preparations made in 20,441 cubicles

    “The commission should take photographs of all ASD voters identified in the polling booths and also get their signature and thumb impression,” the court docket mentioned.The court docket additionally noticed that the Election Commission of India can discover the opportunity of together with the images of the voters within the software program as a further issue for identification of demographically related entries and electoral picture identification playing cards to determine a number of entries and take motion for removing, earlier than the ultimate checklist is revealed.

    The election fee submitted that preparations have been made for web-casting in 20,441 polling cubicles, to forestall any risk of impersonation. He added that directions have been issued in respect of the ASD checklist, voters must submit a declaration beneath Section 31 of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951. The voters included within the ASD checklist must signal and affix their signature and thumb impression on the time of voting.

  • Priyanka meets upset Murali, vows to return for Nemom present on Saturday

    Express News Service
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the UDF’s Nemom candidate Ok Muraleedharan made clear his disappointment with the eleventh-hour cancellation of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s roadshow within the constituency, the Congress star campaigner has determined to return to Kerala for a whirlwind three-hour roadshow on Saturday. The Gandhi scion had determined to skip the ballot conference in Nemom on Tuesday due to a delay within the schedule, a transfer that left Muraleedharan — who was already irked by the celebration cadre’s lackadaisical method to his marketing campaign — lower than happy. 

    He was additionally peeved at Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala for apparently directing the celebration’s energies to the adjoining constituency of Thiruvananthapuram, the place sitting MLA V S Sivakumar is within the fray, stated a frontrunner near Muraleedharan. 

    After the roadshow was cancelled, he took up the difficulty with Congress nationwide basic secretary (organisation) Ok C Venugopal, who instantly took steps to regulate the harm. Following Venugopal’s intervention, various central, state and native Congress committee leaders arrived at Muraleedharan’s home to placate him. 

    Rahul could marketing campaign in Nemom

    Priyanka, who was additionally knowledgeable of the MP’s considerations by then, invited a beleaguered Muraleedharan to her lodge and promised to make a pit cease within the state whereas getting back from Sriperumbudur on Saturday. She will marketing campaign in Nemom, Vattiyoorkavu and Kazhakoottam constituencies. 

    “The party state leadership is also trying to bring Rahul Gandhi to Nemom after he wraps up his campaign in Malabar on Saturday. Though the electioneering in Nemom was initially smooth, it gradually started to become lax,” a high Congress chief informed TNIE  This has not gone down effectively with Muraleedharan. The central management has taken up the difficulty now,” the chief stated.

  • Jayarajan’s message: All shouldn’t be properly in Kannur CPM

    By Express News Service
    KOCHI/KANNUR: The sudden announcement of CPM strongman and Industries Minister EP Jayarajan to stop electoral politics has come as a shock for get together staff and political observers. It is a pointer to the uneasiness slowly growing within the Kannur foyer of CPM towards the supremacy of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Jayarajan, who was stored out of the fray, informed a information convention in Kannur that he’s retiring from electoral politics as he has develop into previous and is plagued with well being issues.

    “Things are not as you see it. I am getting old and cannot be actively involved in election activities and other services to people,” he stated. “I will not fight in another election. I don’t wish to fight either. It’s the party’s decision to not allow seats to those who had completed two consecutive terms. So, my term is over,” stated Jayarajan.

    “I was MLA for three terms and a minister in the present cabinet. That is enough,” he stated. Jayarajan stated he had wished to return again within the ministry after his ignominious exit to clear the allegations towards him. “I accomplished that too,” he stated.When identified that Pinarayi has additionally develop into previous, Jayarajan stated, “Pinarayi Vijayan is a good one that possesses extraordinary vitality and abilities. If I could possibly be wherever close to his stature, I’d develop into an incredible man.

    It’s my nice disappointment that I can’t be like him. He has a transparent imaginative and prescient about all the things he does and is a decided man.” There is extra to his plain phrases than meets the attention. Sources stated Jayarajan was upset after he was denied a ticket. Health Minister Ok Ok Shailaja is contesting from Mattannur, from the place Jayarajan gained in 2016.

    Mediapersons who tried to contact Jayarajan weren’t entertained and he didn’t confide something even to his shut associates. There is a sense that Jayarajan and Pinarayi weren’t having a cordial relationship of late. Pinarayi got here up the stipulation that those that efficiently contested twice shouldn’t be within the fray to maintain T M Thomas Isaac and G Sudhakaran away. Jayarajan anticipated an exemption, nevertheless it didn’t materialise because of many elements.

    There have been some controversies surrounding the chief which paved the way in which for his exit from the cabinet. He returned to the publish after the Vigilance gave him a clear chit within the case. Jayarajan’s spouse’s go to to a financial institution in Kannur final September whereas she was allegedly below quarantine had kicked up one other row. She clarified that she was not below quarantine and had gone to the financial institution to take some ornaments to present her grandchildren throughout their birthday. 

    The founding nationwide president of the DYFI, Jayarajan was the sufferer of political violence greater than as soon as. He was shot inside a practice whereas getting back from Chandigarh after attending the get together congress in 1995. A seriously-injured Jayarajan was admitted to varied hospitals and resides with a chunk of bullet inside his physique. It was alleged that Congress chief Ok Sudhakaran was the primary conspirator within the incident, however the courtroom eliminated his identify from the chargesheet. A rustic bomb was thrown at Jayarajan at Thalassery in 2000 allegedly by RSS staff, however the accused was let off by the courtroom.

    CPM is actively contemplating elevating Jayarajan, who was the CPM Kannur district secretary for a few years, because the get together state secretary after the elections. Protest had erupted in CPM after seat was denied to a different senior chief P Jayarajan, who was accused of ‘growing taller than the party.’ The Facebook web page ‘PJ Army’ was boiling with resentment towards the get together for ignoring the chief who was the sufferer of RSS violence. A flex board hailing Jayarajan had appeared in Dharmadom from the place Pinarayi is contesting.Observers really feel that the voices of dissent towards Pinarayi will die out if LDF phases a comeback. But factionalism will return with a vengeance if Left tastes a defeat on the hustings.

  • LDF, UP govt actions in Walayar, Hathras related: Priyanka Gandhi

    By Express News Service
    KOLLAM: Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has mentioned the LDF authorities within the state has behaved within the Walayar minor siblings’ rape-death case in a way just like the Yogi Adityanath authorities in Uttar Pradesh within the Hathras case. She mentioned this whereas campaigning for UDF candidates right here on Tuesday. 

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra speaksat a UDF election assembly inKollam on Tuesday | B P Deepu“While showing a lot of concerns for the atrocities against women in other states, the Kerala government’s actions in the Walayar rape case were very much similar to how the UP government acted in the Hathras case.  They tried to hide evidence, tried to show it as a suicide and diluted the investigation. Instead of punishing the policemen who botched the probe, the LDF government rewarded them,” mentioned Priyanka. 

    ‘Like centre, Left sells state assets to corporates’

      After reaching Kayamkulam from Thiruvananthapuram, she travelled by street to attend nook conferences at Karunagappally the place she sought votes for UDF candidates Ullas Kovoor in Kunnathoor and Shibu Baby John of RSP in Chavara meeting constituencies. Priyanka, who was welcomed by an enormous crowd at Karunagappally, mentioned the Congress celebration’s manifesto this time outlines a futuristic imaginative and prescient for Kerala after eliciting ideas from completely different sections of individuals. 

    More than the rest, it’s the folks’s voice that issues within the politics of a state and a nation, Priyanka added.She criticised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sharply, stating he’s busy coping with overseas gold and smuggling and giving deep-sea fishing contracts to a multinational firm.

    “They  swear by a Communist manifesto but actually follow a corporate manifesto. And just like the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the LDF government’s agenda is to sell the assets of Kerala to the corporates,” she mentioned. 

    “People from the CM’s workplace are allegedly concerned in gold smuggling and LIFE Mission rip-off, and the CM says he has no thought.

    The authorities additionally compromised the private information of lakhs of Kerala residents by coming into right into a cope with the US-based Sprinklr with out making certain the confidentiality clause.” 

    “Worst of all, Rs 15 crore of what was meant for the flood victims was swindled by CPM members,” mentioned Priyanka. She additionally blamed the federal government for the backdoor appointments and political killings within the state.

    “In this election, the people of Kerala have to choose among three types of politics. First, the CPM’s politics which is that of violence, state repression and scams. The second is that of BJP, which spreads hate and divisiveness. And the third is the politics of Congress, that is building a Kerala as per the future vision of the people,” she mentioned.She additionally attended nook conferences in Kollam, Eravipuram, Chathannoor and Kundara.

  • Left, UDF deceptive, betraying public for cash: PM Modi

    By Express News Service
    PALAKKAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has alleged that the Left authorities has betrayed the individuals of Kerala like Judas. “If Judas betrayed Jesus Christ for a few silver coins, the LDF betrayed the people for a few gold biscuits. The UDF, on the other hand, never spared even rays of the sun to make money,” he stated on the election marketing campaign assembly of E Sreedharan in Palakkad on Tuesday. 

    “Both the LDF and UDF are misleading people. In West Bengal, both are on the same side. During the UPA I rule at the Centre, both were coalition partners, while the Left gave issue-based support to the UPA II government. The youth of Kerala have now realised that the UDF and LDF have difference only in their names, but they have the same agenda — making money. While one loots in the first five years, the other combination loots in the next five years,” he stated.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledges the cheers of the group which gathered on the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Palakkad, the place he landed in a helicopter | Express

    “The politics of Kerala is afflicted by five maladies — corruption, casteism, communalism, cronyism including nepotism and dynasty politics, and criminalisation. The underlying reason for these is the vote bank politics in the state in which the UDF and LDF are masters.”  

    We is not going to be silent when LDF & UDF abuse our tradition: Modi

    During election time, each UDF and LDF elevate expenses in opposition to one another however after assuming energy, they fail to behave on these. They take pleasure in behind-the-scene strikes to guard one another, he alleged. “The UDF and LDF have created a number of roadblocks on the path of development in Kerala. However, the BJP has chalked out a FAST scheme to speed up development in the state. The first is the fisheries and fertiliser (F) sector by creating a separate ministry for fisheries in 2019, then agriculture and ayurveda (A), thirdly skill development and social justice (S) and then tourism and technology (T).”

    Referring to the Sabarimala ladies entry situation, he stated, “We will not be silent when the LDF and UDF abuse our culture.” The BJP is proud to defend Kerala’s tradition. “The LDF and  UDF have been engaged in a direct attack on Kerala’s culture and their leaders abuse our tradition and ethos. The lathis will not be able to silence the protests which arise when someone abuses our culture,” he added When the LDF authorities used lathis on the devotees, the UDF leaders remained silent, he alleged. “BJP state president K Surendran was arrested and ill treated by the state government. The only mistake he did was to speak up on the abuse of our culture.” 

    Referring to the political killings, Modi stated a number of BJP activists had been overwhelmed, hacked and killed. “The (Left) leaders behave like local goons.” There could also be variations of opinion amongst political events however violence isn’t acceptable. If the BJP authorities involves energy in Kerala, it’ll cease the tradition of violence.

    On the deep-sea fishing controversy, he stated arduous working fishermen want sufficient work and help. The NDA authorities has chalked out concrete actions to enhance their lives, together with using expertise and provision of credit score services. Under the Kisan Credit Card Scheme, the fishermen can improve their boats and enhance harbour services.The youth of Kerala need change and the NDA has promised them to elect their candidates for good governance and improvement,” he added.

    Union Minister of State for Foreign Affairs V Muraleedharan translated the speech. BJP district president E Krishnadas presided over the meet. The 12 candidates of the NDA within the district had been current on stage together with the prime minister.

  • Kerala ballot a do-or-die battle for Rahul Gandhi

    By Express News Service
    KOCHI: Since the day he took a shock fishing journey off Thangassery coast in Kollam with two dozen fishermen, Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi has spent a few week within the state campaigning for the UDF for the meeting elections. Including his first go to of February 23-24 throughout which he highlighted the deep-sea fishing row, one of many ballot planks of UDF, Rahul has to this point visited the state thrice, campaigning within the north, central and south areas.

    He taught self-defence methods to woman college students of St Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, warmly hugged and posed for photographs with aged girls he met on the highway and invited children to his marketing campaign automobile wherever the highway present stopped for temporary speeches. During speeches, Rahul tried to focus on NYAY, which guarantees `6,000 to BPL households, and spoke about the necessity to defeat the divisive ideology promoted by BJP. He visited Sastha temple and Vavar mosque at Erumeli, thus figuring out himself with the issues of believers.

    Before the general public campaigning involves an finish within the state on April 4, Rahul is predicted to marketing campaign for UDF no less than for 2 extra days. His sister Priyanka Gandhi reached the state on Monday for a two-day whirlwind tour overlaying strategic constituencies.

    The battle for Kerala is as essential for the Gandhis as for the state Congress management. The May 2 verdict will decide Rahul’s determination whether or not to take up the Congress president put up once more or not. The social gathering is ready to elect a brand new head in June and Rahul has determined to not run for the put up. With stress mounting throughout the social gathering for his return and the insurrection soft-launched by ‘G-23’ leaders, the Gandhi scion is rethinking the choice, it’s learnt. It appears the Kerala election is seen by him as a self-appraisal as he’s the Wayanad MP.

    “With all odds against UDF, it is a real challenge to win in the state. Rahul is convinced of that. On his part, the preparation for elections began last November when the local body poll results were announced. If you see any freshness in the Congress candidate list and tough fight in some of LDF’s sitting constituencies where new faces are contesting, all that is due to his resolve,” mentioned a Congress chief who expressed confidence of profitable again the state.

    The final spherical survey by the Congress central management is learnt to have recognized 62 seats the place victory is for certain. Another 20 are categorised as powerful battle seats and the management is assured of wresting half of these by means of intensive last-minute marketing campaign led by Rahul and Priyanka. 

    “This is how Pathanamthitta district got a place in Rahul’s campaign trail. Situation has changed there and we have high chances of winning back Aranmula, Ranni and Konni. Even Tiruvalla seems winnable,” mentioned the chief. The similar logic was behind bringing Rahul to Pala, the place Mani C Kappan has posed a troublesome battle to Jose Ok Mani. He additionally went to Idukki the place UDF candidates are posing powerful contest in LDF’s sitting seats Peermade and Devikulam, and to Muvattupuzha the place Mathew Kuzhalnadan has been working arduous to defeat incumbent MLA Eldo Abraham.

    “It is true that Rahul’s campaign has created a buzz. But, it is nowhere near the 2019 campaign when he was projected as the future PM. I don’t think he can create any magic this time,” mentioned political scientist Ok M Sajad Ibrahim.In the previous one month, Rahul visited Tamil Nadu twice and campaigned for candidates of DMK alliance by which Congress is a junior companion. He did a two-day hectic marketing campaign tour of Assam the place the Congress is making an attempt arduous to unseat the incumbent BJP authorities. Though he hasn’t travelled to West Bengal but, sources say he would marketing campaign there after the Kerala part is over.

    Winning Kerala and Assam is what Rahul goals for. Both have been seen unlikely occasions as marketing campaign began,. however issues modified and hope is again on the social gathering central management. Even if Assam slips, Kerala win will make him snug. “A win acquired through ground-level campaigning directly led by him will clear all confusion and reaffirm his claim for the party’s top post,” mentioned the Congress chief. ‘If that doesn’t occur…’ is simply too unnerving an possibility for Congress leaders who don’t even wish to suppose on these strains.

  • ‘LDF betrayed Kerala for a number of items of gold’: PM Modi cites Judas to assault Pinarayi Vijayan authorities

    By Online Desk
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday targetted Kerala’s ruling LDF over the gold smuggling rip-off, saying the CPI(M)-led authorities “betrayed” the individuals of the state simply as Judas did to Lord Jesus for a number of items of silver.

    He additionally slammed the LDF authorities over the way wherein it handled the agitation in opposition to the choice to implement a Supreme Court verdict permitting entry of girls in all age teams into Sabarimala temple, saying the Left dispensation must be ashamed of showering lathis on harmless devotees.

    Addressing his first election rally in Palakkad the place ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan is contesting because the BJP candidate, Modi additionally criticised the UDF over corruption, saying throughout its rule, the Congress-led authorities didn’t even spare rays of solar, a reference to the photo voltaic panel rip-off.

    The veteran BJP chief claimed that the politics of the southern state was seeing a serious shift pushed by aspirations of the youth who’ve questioned the “match-fixing” politics of the LDF and the opposition UDF.

    The PM additionally attacked the ruling LDF over the gold smuggling rip-off and stated that similar to Judas betrayed Lord Jesus Christ for a number of items of silver, LDF has betrayed Kerala for a number of items of gold.

    “Judas betrayed Lord Christ for a few pieces of silver. LDF has betrayed Kerala for a few pieces of gold,” he stated whereas attacking the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities on the high-profile gold smuggling case.

    “Today I have come among you to seek your blessings for the BJP in the upcoming state elections. I have come here with a vision that is refreshingly different from the current situation in Kerala,” he stated additional.

    “Left parties have been in power here many times. But their leaders still behave like junior-level goons. Under them, political rivals are killed, hacked and beaten. BJP govt in Kerala will stop this violence,” Modi remarked whereas raking up the latest incidents of the political violence within the poll-bound state.

    “Kerala and tourism have a close link. Sadly, LDF & UDF have not done much to improve tourism infrastructure here. We want technology to serve as a basis for growth,” Modi stated.

    #WATCH | These events (of UDF & LDF) are ashamed of the tradition of our land. Their leaders abuse our traditions & ethos. LDF govt must be ashamed of showering lathis on harmless devotees. UDF must be ashamed of remaining silent when this was occurring: PM Modi in Palakkad pic.twitter.com/Ci9Ec1ZGVe
    — ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2021

    “Our government is undertaking many steps for the growth of agriculture and the welfare of farmers. For many years, governments promised MSP hikes, but it was our government that had the honour of raising the MSP for farmers,” the Prime Minister added whereas defending the lately handed agri legal guidelines.

    “The time has come for FAST development in Kerala- F for fisheries and fertilisers, A for agriculture and Ayurveda, S for skill development and social justice and T for tourism and technology.”

    “In West Bengal, Congress & Left are one; they were partners in UPA 1 in Delhi. The Left continued to give issue-based support to Congress to UPA 2 but here in Kerala during elections they put allegations.”

    “Over the last few years, the politics of Kerala is seeing a major shift. This shift is being driven by the aspirations of the youth, especially the first time voter in the state. For many years, the worst kept secret of Kerala politics was the friendly agreement of UDF and LDF. Now, the first time voters of Kerala are asking- what is this match fixing?”, Modi stated.

    Training weapons on the LDF and the UDF over the Sabarimala temple problem, Modi stated, “LDF government should be ashamed of showering Lathis on innocent devotees. UDF should be ashamed of remaining silent when this was happening. I am proud to belong to a party that has, is and will always defend the culture of our land.”

    “I want to tell the LDF and UDF: If you abuse our culture, we will not be mute spectators,” he stated, referring to the agitation led by social gathering’s state unit chief Okay Surendran to guard religion within the state.

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    “Our state unit President Surendran Ji was arrested and ill-treated by the Kerala government. What was his crime? That he spoke for Kerala’s traditions?” Modi requested.

    Taking on the Left events on political violence within the state, Modi stated they’ve been in energy many occasions in Kerala however their leaders nonetheless behave like junior stage goons or social gathering leaders.

    “Under their eyes and with their blessings, political rivals are killed, hacked, beaten,” Modi stated.

    “For many years, the worst kept secret of Kerala politics was the friendly agreement of UDF and LDF. Now, the first time voter of Kerala is asking — what is this match fixing? People are seeing how UDF and LDF misled them The Prime Minister is on his campaign trail for the upcoming assembly polls. He is also scheduled to address election rallies in poll-bound Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,” he remarked.

    “‘Metroman’ Sreedharan Ji, a man who has done excellent work to make India modern& improve connectivity, a man admired by all sections of society, has devoted himself to Kerala’s progress. As a true son of Kerala, he thought beyond power, stood firm on his commitment to Kerala,” Modi stated whereas backing the BJP candidate from Palakkad.

    He promised that if voted to energy, the BJP authorities will cease the tradition of violence within the southern state.

    “In a democracy we can have political differences. But, violence is not acceptable. So many of our young BJP Karyakartas have lost their lives. A BJP government in Kerala will stop this culture of violence”, Modi stated.

    Elections for the 140-member Kerala meeting can be held in a single part on April 6. The counting of votes will happen on May 2.

    (With ANI and PTI Inputs)

  • Goyal’s remarks on Kerala nuns’ harassment shameful, says Kerala CM

    By PTI
    KASARAGOD: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday dubbed as “shameful” and “utter lie” Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s dismissal as “wrong” the reviews that two nuns and two postulants belonging to a Kerala-based congregation have been attacked throughout a trainjourney in UP not too long ago.

    Vijayan’s response comes a day after the Union Minister had rejected the cost that the nuns and two others have been “attacked” in Jhansi by some Bajrang Dal activists and mentioned the Kerala CM was “making false statements” on the difficulty.

    Responding to the remarks, Vijayan mentioned in keeping with theUnion minister, the nuns weren’t attacked and have been let off after their journey paperwork have been inspected and that the attackers have been ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad) staff was an allegation of the state authorities.

    “They (nuns) hadbeen attacked in a country, where one has all the rights to travel freely, for the sole reason that they were nuns. The action isshameful. He has justified the action of ABVP activists against the Nuns and two others. A union minister is justifying the attack on the nuns, which is evidenceof the RSS agenda being implemented by the Centre,” Vijayan instructed a press convention at Kasaragod.

    Vijayan additionally referred to the assault on members of the minority group within the title of beef.

    “There was a lot of protest across the country against the attack on muslims in the name of beef. Have they changed? No. When they found some nuns, they attacked them.”

    Goyal was justifying the assault, he mentioned including this exhibits that the minorities and people who need democracy on this nation weren’t protected beneath the central rule which is implementing the RSS agenda.

    Vijayan mentioned an try was being made to “cover up” for the culprits.

    Earlier, it was lynching within the title of beef, he mentioned including secular forces will struggle them.

    Kerala will probably be within the forefront.

  • ‘Rahul will go to solely women faculty’: LDF on the defensive as ex-MP Joyce’s vulgar remarks set off row

    By Express News Service
    IDUKKI: Former MP Joyce George was on the centre of an issue after he mocked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s go to to St Teresa’s College in Ernakulam, an all-girls faculty. 

    Congress leaders in Opposition have demanded his arrest for making derogatory remarks in a speech crammed with sexual innuendos and double entendre, triggering a volley of protests.

    While addressing an LDF election marketing campaign at Udumbanchola on Monday night for sitting MLA and minister M M Mani, Joyce stated that since Rahul Gandhi is a bachelor, college students must be cautious whereas doing bodily train in entrance of him. “Rahul Gandhi will go to only all-girls colleges. Once he reaches there, he will teach them to bend and curve,” he stated, amid splits of laughter from CPM candidate Mani, who too has courted controversy up to now for making sexually express remarks.

    During his go to to St Teresa’s College on March 22, Rahul confirmed some fundamental rules of Aikido, a contemporary Japanese martial artwork, on a scholar’s request.

    Condemning Joyce’s remarks, Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala requested the police to arrest the previous Idukki MP for such “distasteful comments”.

    Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, talking in Kottayam, stated such a remark shouldn’t have emanated from a state like Kerala which is thought for the excessive social place for its girls.

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan distanced himself from Joyce’s feedback saying it isn’t CPM or LDF’s tradition to assault somebody personally. “We oppose his (Rahul) politics and we will fight it politically. But it’s not our culture to attack someone personally,” he stated in Kasargod.

    “CPM does not agree with the comments made by former Idukki MP Joyce George against Rahul Gandhi. We are against Rahul Gandhi’s politics,” CPM stated in an official assertion.