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Only I can make India superpower, says PM Modi .

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PM Modi

Appealing to the people of Maharashtra to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said only he can provide a strong government at the Centre and make it a superpower.

“Last time (2014) you gave me a full majority and I could work with full strength to take firm decisions and work for public welfare. You have witnessed how I ran the country past five years,” Modi said, addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Solapur.

He said that for making India a superpower, the country needs a sturdy government, not a “majboor” (helpless) one, and that tough one only he can provide, not the Congress Party.

Speaking at Akluj in Solapur district of Maharashtra that is part of the Madha Lok Sabha constituency, PM Modi hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over ‘chowkidar chor hai’ campaign saying that he is being abused because of his “backward caste” background.

“Recently Rahul Gandhi branded an entire community as thief. He says everyone having Modi in his name is a thief. They abuse me because I am from a backward community. This is how they view people from backward castes,” he said.

PM Modi also targeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar in his speech saying that he is not contesting the elections because “he knows the wind”.

“Sharad Rao is also a player, he knows the wind. He will never allow himself to lose,” PM Modi said.

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PM condoles loss of lives in storm, announces Rs 2 lakh each for kin

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New Delhi, Apr 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief at the loss of lives due to unseasonal rains and storms in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Manipur and various parts of the country and announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives.

”We stand in solidarity with all those affected due to unseasonal rainfall and storms in various parts of the country,” the Prime Minister wrote in a series of tweets.

The government is doing its best to provide all possible assistance to those affected and the situation is being monitored closely, Mr Modi said.

An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to unseasonal rain and storms in MP, Rajasthan, Manipur and various parts of the country has been approved from the PM’s National Relief Fund, he said.

The Prime Minister has also approved Rs 50,000 each for those injured in storm related incidents.

”The government is doing its best to provide all possible assistance to those affected. The situation is being monitored closely,” according to the statement.
”Anguished by the loss of lives due to unseasonal rains and storms in various parts of Gujarat. My thoughts are with the bereaved families,” Mr Modi said.

Authorities are monitoring the situation very closely, he said, adding that all possible assistance is being given to those affected.

At least 25 people have died due to unseasonal rain and dust storm in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and other parts of the country on Tuesday.

BJP Corporator court controversy removing flag from house belonging to Muslim community

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Bengaluru, Apr 17 : A Bharatiya Janata Party Corporator, campaigning for Bengaluru South party candidate, Prajwal Surya, courted controversy, when he removed a flag from a house, belonging to a minority community, mistaking it as Pakistan National flag.
The Corporator, had removed the flag, when he had visited the house, during the campaign, and also reportedly advised not to hoist the Pakistani flag.
The BJP supporters, had removed the flag, despite informed that it was not a Pakistani flag by the house owner. The BJP workers also chanted Vande mataram, during their visit, which went viral, a local Syed Sharief has said.
When the incident occurred, nobody, except an elderly lady was present in the house.
Agitated over the incident, the local people, demanded the BJP corporator to tender an apology for the act.
To ease the tension, the BJP supporters, had returned the flag to the house owner.
The election authorities, are expected to register a suo-moto case into the incident.

Patil’s letter to Sonia Gandhi to divide Veerashaiva-Lingayat was genuine: Yeddyurappa

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Kalaburagi, Apr 17 : Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, today underlined that the letter written by senior Congress leader and the present Minister for Home M B Patil to Sonia Gandhi with regard to divide Veerashaiva-Lingayat during 2014 Assembly election was genuine and no further investigation is necessary.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that people have now learnt that the Congress conspired to divide grand old Veerashaiva-Lingayat community and people will not forget this heinus deed of Congress people for their selfishness.
Quoting Patil’s letter to Sonia Gandhi, Yeddyurappa said that ” on her direction, efforts were made to divide the community to benefit the party. But the party itself got exposed and he people will give them a befitting reply in this election”.
Yeddyurappa also come down heavily on veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge for not developing the region.
He blamed Congress-JD (S) Coalition government for neglecting irrigation in the region and not increase the height of Almatti reservoir to 524 mt and utilize the State’s share of water in Krishna water.

EC prevents Karnataka Home minister to hold a press conference

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Bengaluru, Apr 17 :In an unprecedented incident, the Election Authorities, on Wednesday prevented the Karnataka Home minister M B Patil to address a press conference, by stating that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct.
The minister, who is also chairman of the Education institution, BLDE, based out of his home district Vijayapura, had convened a press conference to clarify a report appeared in the BJP’s official twitter handle, stating that AICC leader Sonia Gandhi, had hatched a conspiracy to divide the Lingayath Community in Karnataka.
Following this, Patil personally went to a Police station in Vijayapura yesterday and lodged a complaint seeking action against those who had uploaded the letter printed on fake letterhead, in the social media as well as in a vernacular news paper purportedly written by him to the AICC president, in 2017.
The Election officers, while directing Patil, to cancel his scheduled press conference, said that there was no any provision to hold a press conference 48 hours before the polling day.
It may be recalled that the elections are being held for 14 Lok Sabha seats, in Karnataka tomorrow (first phase in Karnataka and second phase in India), that include three seats in Bengaluru city, and 11 other constituencies.

Rs 1.48 crore cash seized from TTV Dhinakaran’s party worker

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The raids were conducted at the premises of an AMMK leader in Theni where assembly bypolls are scheduled tomorrow.

The income tax department has seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.48 crore after an overnight search at a shop of a worker of TTV Dhinakaran’s AMMK in Andipatti near Tamil Nadu’s Theni ahead of assembly by-polls, officials said on Wednesday.

This comes after the Lok Sabha election to the Vellore constituency in the southern state was cancelled on Tuesday after officials recovered huge amounts of cash from a building allegedly linked to a prominent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader last week. The cash seizure of Rs 11.53 crore was the biggest from a single location till date during the election season.

The police have also detained four Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam workers for restraining the officials from entering the premise at Andipatti, where a by-poll is scheduled to be held on Thursday.

“After we got information that a huge amount of unaccounted cash has been kept in a shop owned by an AMMK worker, we raided it. During the nine-hour-long raid, the I-T department seized the cash packed in 92 covers,” Pallavi Baldev, returning officer and Theni district collector, said.

The ward numbers, voters’ names and address were written on each and every cover which were filled with cash. They had planned to give Rs 300 to each voter, said sources with the EC.

According to the I-T department’s officials, they launched the raid at around on Tuesday to 5.30am on Wednesday.

According to news agency , I-T department’s director general (investigations) B Murali Kumar said the “sworn statement of the person present in the premises was recorded and he said that Rs 2 crore in cash was brought in there for distribution to voters in Andipatti panchayat union area on April 16.”

The shopkeeper fled the spot after downing the shutter when the team, comprised officials of the Election Commission-appointed surveillance squad and the I-T department, arrived at the shop. An argument broke out between AMMK workers and the officials and police had to open fire during the raids to disperse the party’s supporters, who objected to the action being taken. No one was injured in the firing, officials said.

“When I-T and EC officials tried to access the shop, a gang blocked them. A few also tried for run-away with cash bundles. Therefore, the police force which accompanied the officials opened fire in the air as a precautionary measure,” Baldev said.

A detailed report has been sent to Election Commission and income tax department in New Delhi, she said.

The AMMK’s Andippati constituency by-poll candidate K Jayakumar denied the charge, saying that the cash was seized from an office of the ruling AIADMK.

“We have not kept any money in our place. As we had noticed that the AIADMK’s workers have kept money, we informed the flying squad of EC. However, they are accusing us,” said Jayakumar.

I-T department officials also conducted searches in DMK’s senior leader and candidate K for the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat Kanimozhi’s residence and office on Tuesday night.

This is not the first time an election has been countermanded on charges of bribing voters in Tamil Nadu.

The by-elections in the RK Nagar seat, held by former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, was cancelled in 2017 after bribery charges. In 2016, the commission had cancelled polling in Thanjavur and Aravakurichi assembly constituencies after the AIADMK and DMK were alleged to have been bribing voters.

All the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu go to polls on April 18. Elections are also being held on 22 assembly seats that are vacant in the state in two phases on April 18 and May 19. The counting of votes will be held on May 23.

EC and IT part of Modi tie-up,’ Kanimozhi accuses after IT raids

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Thoothukudi, Apr 17 : DMK candidate for Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency Kanimozhi on Tuesday night accused that the “Election Commission and Income Tax (IT) were part of Modi tie-up”.

Talking to newsmen soon after the completion of Income Tax raids in her house here, she said, “they are conducting searches because I am in the opposition.
The IT officials came to my house and sought permission for conducting searches. When I asked them whom did they want to inquire, they replied “candidate.” Further when I asked whether they possess necessary orders to conduct the searches, they have no answer. According to my knowledge, this is illegal.”

“Despite that I extended full cooperation to the officials. I was issued summons at 0930 pm and asked to report a statement at the spot. after two hours of search, the IT officials admitted that nothing was found in the house. The IT team returned empty handed,” she claimed.
Kanimozhi, who is DMK’s women wing president said the IT raid is ”anti-democratic” and the DMK will not be cowed down by these threats and intimidation, adding,” We will emerge victorious.The ruling party is scared of our victory, hence they were carrying out raids to tarnish our image.”
“Crores of rupees were stashed in the house of BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan. Whether the IT will conduct searches in Tamilisai’s house,” she added.
Answering a query, she said, “They might have come with a desire to rescind the election in Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency, like the Vellore constituency, but their wish became futile.”

Election Commission to hold by-elections to Chincholi Assembly seat on May 19

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Bengaluru, Apr 17 : The Election Commission has decided hold by-election to Chincholi Assembly seat in Karnataka, which fell vacant following the resignation by sitting member from Congress Umesh Jadhav, recently, and polling will be held on May 19.
According to official sources, the notification for holding by-election will be issued on April 22 and the last date for submitting nominations ends on April 29.
Umesh Jadhav, who got elected in the 2018 Assembly elections but quit Congress party and is contesting as the BJP candidate from the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha seat to fight against Congress stalwart Mallikarjuna Kharge, Leader of the Parliamentary party, who is seeking a third term.
Meanwhile, the by-election to Kundagol Assembly seat is also being held on May 19. This seat fell vacant following the sudden death of sitting member and Karnataka minister C S Shivalli.
The results will be announced on May 23.
In the 225-member Karnataka assembly, the BJP has 104 MLAs, followed by the Congress 78, JD(S) 37, BSP 1, Independents 2, Nominated 1 and vacant 2.

Notre Dame tragedy shows iconic monuments require better response plans – US Non-Profit

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Washington, Apr 17 : All important world landmarks must have better early detection and response plans in place after the devastating fire at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, president of the Alliance for the Restoration of Cultural Heritage (ARCH International) Cheryl Benard told Sputnik on Tuesday.

“The important thing for all iconic monuments is to put in place a much faster and better early detection and response plan,” Benard said. “Obviously things went badly wrong here or the fire would not have spread so quickly … Don’t take your historic treasures for granted, and learn to love and respect those of other people too. This is really a common thing that we all share as human beings, the appreciation for beautiful things and the connection to our history.”

A massive fire broke out at Notre Dame on Monday evening, causing the collapse of the cathedral’s spire and two-thirds of its roof. The blaze was fully extinguished only on Tuesday morning. French President Emmanuel Macron has described the incident as a “terrible tragedy” and promised to rebuild the 850-year-old cathedral.

“The images of local citizens and tourists watching the unfolding drama and spontaneously praying and singing together, showed once again the depth of feeling that people have towards their special structures and monuments,” Benard stressed. “We work with people in less known places, who feel exactly the same way such as in Iraq (Nineveh Province), where we are helping the locals rescue the shrine of a biblical prophet, that is located in the middle of their town, Alqosh, or townspeople in Greece who are protecting ‘their’ bronze age underwater city.”

The cause of the Paris blaze remains unclear but may have been linked to renovation work. Paris Prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters on Tuesday that nothing has been uncovered that speaks of a premeditated action.
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani suggested earlier on Tuesday that the members of the EU legislature collect funds for the restoration of the Notre Dame cathedral.

In addition, the French heritage foundation and the US-based French Heritage Society began fund-raising campaigns soon after the fire to help rebuild the landmark cathedral. French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault has, in turn, pledged in a statement to donate together with his father as much as 100 million euros (over $113 million) for the reconstruction of Notre Dame.

“Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been pledged for the restoration. While this was a tragic event, the best experts and all necessary resources will definitely be available,” Benard said.

Macron said in an address to the nation on Tuesday that the Notre Dame cathedral would hopefully be rebuilt within five years.

Macron praised firefighters and said he was convinced that the French people could mobilize in the face of this tragedy. Pledges of donations have been pouring in since Tuesday morning. Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country’s experts were ready to help with renovation.

The fire took some of the invaluable treasures preserved at the cathedral. The extent of the damage is still being assessed. Sneska Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic, the head of Europa Nostra, a leading pan-European federation for cultural heritage, told Sputnik the tragedy should raise awareness of the need to invest in historical sites.

There won’t be any talks with the terrorists: Amit Shah

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Coming down heavily on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for seeking evidence on India’s airstrike at Balakot, BJP national president Amit Shah on Tuesday said the country will give a fitting reply to the terrorists and their supporters if they dare to attack India again.

“When the entire nation was backing Balakot airstrike, Rahul Gandhi was seeking evidence of military action from the government. When the UPA government ruled the nation for 10 years, terrorists were entering India and carrying out attacks. But no action was taken. When 40 jawans were martyred at Pulwama, we retaliated with airstrikes destroying the terrorist camps.

If they fire a bullet, we will fire a missile. BJP has zero tolerance for terrorists. Rahul Gandhi and his friend Sam Pitroda want talks with the terrorists. There will not be any talks but only action if they attack,” he said at the election rally in Athani near Aluva.

He said Kashmir will remain part of India until life exists in each and every BJP worker. Taking a jibe at the Congress president, he said when Rahul Gandhi demands poverty eradication, he should remember that his family ruled India and could not do anything.He took on the CPM government on Sabarimala issue and said BJP will be with Ayyappa devotees like a strong wall. 

“I warn the Communist government against its action in Sabarimala and hurting sentiments of the 
devotees. More than 2000 devotees are still in jail and 32,000 were arrested by the government. 
In our Sankalp Patra we have promised constitutional protection to Sabarimala devotees. BJP will stand with Sabarimala devotees,” he said. 

Amit Shah lashes out at LDF Govt for its lethargy

He also lashed at the LDF government claiming that due to the lethargy of the state government several projects allotted by the Central government could not be implemented in time. “The state government could not complete the land acquisition for major projects like AIIMS, IIT and Kanjikode coach manufacturing facility. For several projects, the state government has not issued a licence. The CPM and the Congress are blocking the development of Kerala,” he said.He also slammed the human rights activists and said that no voice was raised against increasing mob lynching incidents in Kerala. 

“The data reveals that in a year 225 mob lynching incident took place in Kerala. Where are those champions of human rights? Why are they maintaining silence,” he added. Earlier at Thrissur, slamming Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the political violence in the state, BJP national president Amit Shah on Tuesday said most political killings took place in Pinarayi’s own district.

“BJP and RSS lost 120 of their workers in Kerala to Communist violence. After Pinarayi became Chief Minister, over 40 RSS activists were killed. Of the political murders, most happened in his own district. Why is this happening? Who is protecting them?” Shah said at the public rally here as part of the election campaign for NDA’s Thrissur candidate Suresh Gopi.

He also used the report, filed by the High Court-appointed amicus curiae that investigated the reasons and impact of last year’s devastating mid-August floods, to slam the Pinarayi government. 
“When the Narendra Modi-led Union government took up an array of developmental activities, the Kerala government performed poorly. This is evident in the amicus curiae report, which clearly points out that mismanagement of dams caused the floods that left hundreds dead. The report also mentions the state government did not use the Centre’s assistance efficiently during the disaster,” Shah said.

NDA’s efforts for Kerala

Shah also listed, along with their outlay, the various developmental activities the NDA government took up for Kerala. They included the 64,000 crore for National Highway development, Rs 25,000 crore for Vizhinjam, Rs 16,600 crore via Sagar Mala project and others. 

Sabarimala invoked
On the Election Commission notice issued to Gopi for using the word ‘Ayyan’ in his campaign speech, Shah said BJP will stand shoulder to shoulder with the devotees in their fight to protect the traditions of Sabarimala. “Several court verdicts remain unimplemented in this country. Then why is the Pinarayi government keen on implementing only the Sabarimala verdict? Will he do the same for other Supreme Court judgments, too?” he wondered. 

Suresh Gopi speaks
In a jibe at the Agriculture Minister and Thrissur MLA V S Sunilkumar, Gopi presented statistics to compare the agriculture scenario of Kerala with the BJP-ruled states. “In states where BJP-backed governments rule, the rate of agricultural land is being increased by utilising barren lands for farming. However, in Kerala, the trend that they claim is happening is far lesser,” he said. Gopi said the Communist government which keeps on killing its political opponents will get its reply in the elections. “If a fair CBI inquiry is done on the political murders in the state, some parties will not have candidates left to field in the elections,” he said.

IUML files complaint against Shah 
Kochi: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), on Tuesday,  filed a complaint to the Election Commission against BJP president Amit Shah for his speech in which he referred to Wayanad and other areas of Kerala as Pakistani territory. The IUML requested the EC to initiate appropriate punitive measures including disabling all his social media accounts for making such baseless, malicious, irresponsible communal statements.

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