Mistry wants Priyanka to campaign
New Delhi: Amid reports that Priyanka Gandhi will share campaign responsibilities with her brother Rahul, Congress general secretary Madhusudan Mistry said that he will be “grateful” if she visits his constituency Vadodara where he is taking on Narendra Modi. “I will be very happy if she comes... I will indeed be grateful if she comes for a roadshow,” Mistry said.
lalu hails Bukhari’s appeal, slams BJP
Patna: RJD president lalu Prasad on Saturday welcomed Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari’s appeal to the Muslims to vote for his party and Congress, and demanded a ban on both the BJP and RSS. “Imam Bukhari has made a patriotic appeal to save the nation. We are seeing divisive forces gaining in the country and his appeal will help counter it. We must unite against the communal forces,” Prasad told reporters.
Mathura priest in poll fray for ‘cow’ cause
Mathura : The 69-year-old priest in Galteshwar temple has contested 15 elections, both parliamentary and Assembly, till now on the directions of his guru who has predicted that cow slaughter will end only if a Go Bhakt (cow protector) is elected either to Vidhan Sabha or lok Sabha. This is Fakkad Baba’s eighth consecutive attempt at the lok Sabha polls as an Independent. “My spiritual teacher had advised me to contest lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections as slaughtering of the cow would not stop unless a Go Bhakt is elected,” he says.
Kejri’s car lucky for AAP candidateIJ
Rohtak : Arvind Kejriwal’s blue WagonR car has become the cynosure of all eyes here and AAP’s candidate from this constituency Navin Jaihind, who has been given the car by former Delhi Chief Minister, believes that the ‘humble’ car will boost his fortunes in the April 10 poll battle. In his affidavit filed along with the nomination, Jaihind has mentioned cash in hand of `1,000, a SBI bank deposit of about `2,700 apart from two insurance policies, silver worth `3,000 only.
UK-born learning Assamese for hubby
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s son Gaurav, contesting from Kaliabor, has his own ‘star’ campaigner — his Britain-born wife who is learning Assamese fast and using her language skills at few political rallies she has attended. The 31-year-old Gaurav is trying his luck in politics for the first time from the seat which his father won thrice and so has his uncle Dip Gogoi, the sitting MP. Elizabeth Claire accompanies her husband in most campaigns. Gaurav says Elizabeth, whom he married five months ago, has picked up Assamese very well.