Varun triggers yet another controversy
BJP MP Varun Gandhi has mastered the art of creating controversy after controversy. The young Gandhi is currently campaigning for his mother Maneka Gandhi in Sultanpur that goes to the polls in the sixth phase on May 12. Varun said on Monday that people should vote for ‘Bharat Mata’. “My mother is contesting from here and she is a noble soul. You all should vote for ‘Mata’ that is ‘Bharat Mata’. You are living in Hindustan and you should vote for Hindustan. If you vote for others (read SP-BSP alliance), you will be voting for Pakistan,” he said.
77% polling witnessed in T civic polls: SEC
Nearly 77 per cent of the over 59 lakh people exercised their franchise in the first phase of elections to mandal parishad territorial constituencies (MPTCs) and zilla parishad territorial constituencies (ZPTCs), official figures said on Monday. The first phase polling was held for 2,097 MPTCs and 195 ZPTCs.
Will form a strong government: Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav warned on Monday that if the Congress or the BJP come to power, the two parties would deprive the common people of basic necessities. “The BJP had promised good days, respect for farmers, security and safety of women. We have come up with a big alliance to make a strong Government,” Yadav said at rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district. “Let’s join hands and construct a new India.”