Modi slams Capt for hiding foreign account
Balotara (Barmer): BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Amritsar Amarinder Singh for allegedly not divulging details of foreign bank accounts held under his wife and son’s name in his affidavit and demanded reply from the party. “A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission against the former CM of Punjab and Congress candidate from Amritsar that he has not divulged details of foreign bank accounts under his wife and son’s name. This is a very serious issue and Congress should give answer on it,” Modi said. “A question has been raised before the Election Commission that whether Singh has foreign bank accounts and I would also ask officers of the government of India to tell the truth to the people of the country,” Modi added.
‘Hunger for power led Cong to ignore Gandhi’
Bhopal: Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur on Saturday said “hunger for power” prevented the Congress party from heeding to Mahatma Gandhi’s advice to disband itself after Independence. Gaur also objected to Congress invoking former Prime Minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee to target Narendra Modi. In statement, Gaur said it was ironic that Congress which didn’t pay heed to Gandhiji’s advice to dissolve itself, was now using Vajpayee’s “Rajdharma” remarks post 2002 riots to target the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate. The Congress had turned down the Father of Nation’s advice only because of its “hunger for power”, the leader said.
‘lS polls divided into Modi fans & haters’
Bangalore: The 2014 general election is polarised between those who like BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi and those who dislike him, National Executive member of Aam Admi Party Prithvi Reddy said here on Saturday. “This election lok Sabha 2014 appears to be one of the most polarised elections this country has seen. Elections did not seem to be any more about issues, corruption or communalism. It seems to be polarised between those who like Modi or those who dislike Modi,” Reddy told reporters here.
‘Once in power BJP may abolish quota’
Sambhal (UP): It is in the interest of Dalit and the backward community that the BJP does not come to power again, BSP chief Mayawati said on Saturday while claiming that the NDA Government had tried to amend Constitution to scrap the reservation in jobs and education.”During the regime of Atal Bihari Vajpayee the BJP attempted to review the constitution made by Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar and abolish the reservation in the jobs and education,” she said at a rally here.She alleged that if BJP comes to power again then it could set up a commission to review the Constitution and scrap the reservation meant for Dalits and backward community.