Mamata slams AAP, BJP Fund raising methods
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday took jibes at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP for raising funds from dinners and rallies attended by their top leaders. launching her TMC’s manifesto for the lS polls, Banerjee mocked the AAP without naming it in an apparent reference to the recent fund-raising dinner organised in Bangalore during its leader Arvind Kejriwal's visit to the southern city. "People are even taking money for lunch and dinner. There are different prices for different seats. If you sit in front you pay more... maybe they had different prices for vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, different rates for plain water and coloured water," said Banerjee with a chuckle.
235 candidates file papers in UP
lucknow: As the last day of nomination for the ten Parliamentary constituencies expired on Saturday for polls on April 10, a total of 235 candidates have filed their papers. The last day for withdrawal of nominations is 26 March while the scrutiny would be taken care of on Monday.
Vishwas booked for model code violation
lucknow: A case in connection with the violation of model code of conduct has been registerd against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas and his 40 supporters at Shukul Bazar police station in Amethi, on Saturday. According to the reports, Vishwas and his supporters have violated the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC and Model Code of Conduct when without seeking due permission from the local administration they took out procession of half a dozen vehicles when they were going to offer “chadar” at the shrine of Baba latif Shah in Jagdishpur.