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Market booms for cap makers in UP ahead of LS Polls

Amroha, April 04 (ANI): The demand for caps bearing symbols of leading political parties has picked-up ahead of Lok Sabha Polls as politicians are distributing the poll merchandise to supporters during campaigning. With polls just round the corner, the cap industry in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a boom. Caps of leading political parties - red-coloured caps of Samajwadi Party (SP), blue caps of Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and white and saffron caps of Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) respectively - with party’s election symbol are being manufactured to cash in the popularity of leaders and parties. There are some people who have been involved in this business for generations. Apr 5, 2014
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LS Polls: Mayawati urges Muslims to vote for BSP

Muzaffarnagar, April 04 (ANI): BSP Chief Mayawati, on Friday urged Muslims to vote en-masse for the party candidates during parliamentary polls to defeat main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh. The BSP chief urged them not to get swayed by promises of Congress party or Samajwadi Party (SP). She also alleged that Samajwadi Party’s government in Uttar Pradesh had hatched a strategy to further stoke up 2013 communal riots in Muzaffarnagar, if she had visited the place. Mayawati alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) government had implicated her in false cases in 2004 as she had refused to ally with them to contest then parliamentary polls. Apr 5, 2014
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Kejriwal claims his governance in Delhi helped reducing corruption

New Delhi/Lucknow, April 03 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal, lashed out at ruling Congress and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for the prevalent corruption in New Delhi and said that his 49-day rule was better than the 65 years of governance by both the leading parties. Kejriwal conducted a road show in the national capital on Thursday (April 03) and was followed by large numbers of supporters and workers as he moved through the streets of the city. Lashing out at Congress and BJP, Kejriwal urged the voters to exercise their franchise in his favour. Meanwhile, popular actor-dancer and AAP leader, Javed Jaffrey also conducted his road show in his constituency Lucknow. Apr 3, 2014
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Jaitley must talk about issues haunting Punjab: Amarinder

Amritsar, April 03 (ANI): Rejecting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley's charge of having mastered the art of running away, Congress Party Lok Sabha candidate for Amritsar and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday demanded that the former should talk about issues bedeviling the state before transcending to national issues. Apr 3, 2014
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LS Polls: Sonia meets Jama Masjid imam, politicos slam

Lucknow /Ranchi / New Delhi, April 02 (ANI): Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi made a strong appeal to minorities ahead of battle of 2014 general election, pitching to help nurture the cause of "secularism" met Muslim delegation led by Delhi's Jama Masjid Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Wednesday. Politicians hit at Gandhi’s move of meeting the Head cleric of the Jama Masjid ahead of upcoming polls of the world's largest democracy. Attacking Sonia Gandhi, Chief of main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rajnath Singh said that Congress was practicing communal politics. Meanwhile, former SP leader Shahid Siddiqui, criticized Bukhari saying that he was an opportunist and was not bothered for the welfare of Muslim community. Taking a jibe at Sonia Gandhi, Muslim cleric Maulana Khalid Rashid said it would have been in the good taste if such meetings were arranged by Congress in the past and not just ahead of general elections and take note of problems faced by the Muslim across the country. Apr 2, 2014
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LS Polls: Ramdev hits at Congress over corruption

Chandigarh, April 02 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev hit at Congress calling it the most ‘corrupt’ party embroiled in multiple scams, while beating drums for main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s win in 2014 general elections on Wednesday in Chandigarh. Ramdev slammed Congress saying that it was responsible for coal scam and various other graft cases in the country. Meanwhile, Ramdev hailed BJP’s prime ministerial candidate saying that Narendra Modi was the only leader who could provide a stable and corruption free government and was hopeful that Akali Dal would again emerge as a winner in Punjab. Apr 2, 2014
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TMC to fight against BJP, Congress and CPI (M) with equal vigour

Kolkata, April 02 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP and spokesperson, Derek O'Brian on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of the Trinamool Congress showing any leniency towards the Bharatiya janata Party (BJP), as he said that the party will fight tooth and nail against all three-the BJP, the Congress and the CPI (M) on an equal footing. The TMC leader also strongly asserted that his party will never beg from anyone. Earlier, some newspaper reports suggested that there was a strong possibility that party Chief Mamata Banerjee will agree to extend outside support to a Modi-led government in exchange for a generous financial package aimed primarily at easing West Bengal's debt burden. Apr 2, 2014
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Arunachal MP Sanjoy exposes dishonesty of Congress-turned BJP candidate Rijiju

Itanagar, April 02 (ANI): Sitting Arunachal Pradesh Member of Parliament and front running Indian National Congress (INC) Western parliamentary constituency candidate Takam Sanjoy has exposed both the dishonesty of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its Congress-turned-BJP opponent Kiren Rijiju. He also said that it was wrong on Rijiju’s part to state that Khandu, the people's chief minister, had apologized for defeating him fraudulently. This, he said, is another tactic to befool the masses. Pointing out that the Congress believes in value-based politics, Sanjoy urged Rijiju to reply to the queries and to allow people to scrutinise his statement for authenticity. It maybe recalled that on August 24, 2009, Rijiju joined the Congress Party after quitting as the BJP's national secretary. His joining the Congress was approved by AICC president Sonia Gandhi. Apr 2, 2014
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There is an anti-Rahul wave in Amethi: Smriti Irani

New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Reacting over her candidature, Irani said that there is an anti-Rahul wave in Amethi and she will go to the battlefield with the issue of development. Apr 1, 2014