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We have common agenda, says Chandrababu Naidu at NDA rally with PM Modi

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Chilakaluripet (Andhra Pradesh), March 17 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that the welfare of the people is the common agenda of his party, and its allies – the BJP, and the Jana Sena.

Addressing the NDA’s first public rally here in Palnadu district along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan, he said that their flags may be different but their agenda is common.

Sharing the dais with PM Modi and Pawan Kalyan for the first time after 2014, Chandrababu Naidu, who recently rejoined the NDA, said that there is no doubt that the NDA is forming the governments both at the Centre and in the State.

The TDP chief said that the meeting is a platform to reconstruct the state which will realise the dreams of the people and work for their welfare.

Maintaining that the TDP, the Jana Sena, and the BJP have joined hands only to take the people’s welfare agenda forward, Chandrababu Naidu told the people that the verdict that they are going to give in these elections will decide the future of the state.

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Seeking the blessings of the voters for the NDA, he said that PM Narendra Modi is not an individual but a force, transforming India into a power that commands the whole world.

“PM Modi is a leader whose services are praised by almost all the countries and the schemes like Awas Yojana, Ujwal Yojana and Kisan Samman have given a totally new definition for welfare,” he said.

Thanking Pawan Kalyan for his support, he said that the Jana Sena Party chief always yearns for the people’s progress.

Observing that PM Modi wants to build a poverty-free nation, Chandrababu Naidu appealed to the people to join hands with him in this endeavour and for Viksit Bharat. He said that the PM has taken the nation to a very high position in the world and soon, India will be the number three country in the world in development.

“We will be in a commanding position to dictate to even countries like China and the United States,” he felt.

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Maintaining that the state has been facing several problems after bifurcation, the TDP supremo said: “We could overcome certain issues but with Mr Jagan (CM Jagan Mohan Reddy) in power in the past five years, the state again has moved backwards.”

Observing that the foundation has been laid for Amaravati and several educational institutions with global standards have also been established besides completing 72 per cent of the Polavaram project, he felt that had these been completed, the state would have progressed well and reached the top position in the country.

Alleging that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has simply looted all the natural resources and turned the state into a ganja hub, he said that now the condition of the state is so poor that there are no roads even in many areas. Meanwhile, industrialists have been chased out, unemployment is very high in the state and the people have lost mental peace, he added.

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Chandrababu Naidu said that the Chief Minster has polluted politics by filing false cases against several leaders, and Jagan’s sister (state Congress chief Y.S. Sharmila) is asking the people not to vote for him.

He claimed that almost all the government buildings have been mortgaged to raise funds and appealed to the people to come forward and support the NDA which only can save the state. Expressing confidence that the NDA is going to win 400 plus seats, he appealed to the people to see to it that the alliance wins all the 25 seats in the state.

–IANS

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CM Yadav's plan to develop 'Krishna Patheya' gets mention in MP Budget

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Bhopal, July 4 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has proposed an allocation of Rs 1,081 crore for the Culture Department, which would develop ‘Shri Krishna Patheya’ in line with the ‘Ram Van Gaman Path’.

Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda, who also holds the finance portfolio, made the announcement while presenting the annual budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the Assembly on Wednesday.

The Ram Van Gaman Path is the route taken by Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshman during their exile period. The project was announced by former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in 2020.

Last month, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced to develop Shri Krishna Patheya in line with the Ram Van Gaman Path. The same also got a mention in the budget announced on Wednesday.

In the proposed project, the places associated with Lord Krishna in the state will be developed as pilgrimage sites.

Officials recently told IANS that the Culture Department is deeply studying the places associated with Lord Krishna in Madhya Pradesh.

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It is believed that Lord Krishna came to Ujjain’s Sandipani Ashram for studies. Besides, he also visited various other places in the state.

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RSSB to conduct some exams through CBT-cum-OMR mode

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Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) The Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) has said that some upcoming examinations will be conducted through the CBT-cum-OMR mode, in which questions will be displayed on a computer screen while the candidate will have to answer them on an offline OMR sheet.

The RSSB in this regard issued guidelines on Wednesday.

According to guidelines, only one question will be displayed on the computer screen at a time.

The remaining process in the CBT-cum-OMR mode exam would be the same as it is for an offline exam.

The candidate will have to sign the attendance sheet in the presence of the invigilator, the guidelines stated.

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Mohan Yadav-led MP govt presents its maiden budget of Rs 3.65 lakh crore

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Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) The Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday presented its first budget with an outlay of Rs 3.65 lakh crore for the financial year 2024-25 during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Assembly.

Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented the Annual Budget in the Assembly amid relentless sloganeering by the Opposition.

The budget made it clear that the old public beneficiary schemes like ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ introduced during the previous (ex-CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government would continue.

The government has proposed a budget of Rs 26,560 crore.

Women who used to receive monetary assistance of Rs 1,250 per month would continue to receive a similar amount.

The Mohan Yadav-led government has allocated Rs 10,000 crore for the development of expressways, including Atal Pragati Path, Narmada Pragati Path, Vindhya Expressway, Malwa-Nimad Vikas Path, Bundelkhand Vikas Path and Madhya Bharat Vikas Path.

The government has set aside Rs 11,292 crore for the Home Department, while the Education and Health departments got Rs 22,600 crore and 21,144 crore, respectively.

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The state government plans to recruit over 75,000 youth in the Madhya Pradesh Police this financial year.

The government would set up three medical universities in the state.

Besides, a provision of Rs 26,560 crore has been made for the women and child development department for 2024-25, which is 81 per cent more than the Budget Estimate of the year 2023-24, Finance Minister Devda said while presenting the Budget.

The minister said the state government has also made a provision of Rs 500 crore for ‘Simhastha’ to be held in 2028. This will lead to development work in Ujjain and 10 surrounding districts.

‘CM Rise Schools’, another project launched by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, was given Rs 667 crore. The project is aimed at improving education standards in Madhya Pradesh and more than 900 schools are proposed to be open.

Commenting on the first annual budget of his government, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said: “This budget will take the state forward. The overall development will take place and the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeing MP as a developed state will be accomplished.”

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The Opposition, however, said that before the Assembly elections, BJP had given many guarantees to residents of Madhya Pradesh but not a single one had been included in this budget.

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Election Commission sends notice to Engineer Rashid on poll expenditure

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Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a notice to incarcerated Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid over disparity in his poll expenditure statement.

Rashid, who is lodged in jail since 2019 after being charged by the NIA in a terror-funding case, defeated former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat as an Independent candidate by over 2 lakh votes in the recent elections.

The ECI notice was served by the deputy district election officer in Baramulla, highlighting the expenditure register submitted by Rashid which showed Rs 2.10 lakh while the actual amount recorded in the shadow register maintained by observers shows Rs 13.78 lakh.

The notice directed Rashid or his representative to appear before the district expenditure monitoring committee within two days to address the discrepancy and ensure timely submission of the expenditure report to the ECI.

The notice said that failure to comply with election expense reporting requirements could lead to disqualification under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for a period of three years.

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Doubts had been raised during the Lok Sabha elections as to how Rashid’s liabilities were reduced significantly while his assets increased over the past five years despite being lodged in jail.

According to the 2024 poll affidavit, the former MLA’s assets were valued at Rs 1.55, crore compared to Rs 80 lakh in 2019, including a 41,072 sq ft non-agriculture land in his hometown Langate and a house in Srinagar worth Rs 90 lakh.

A science graduate with a diploma in civil engineering, Rashid also declared Rs 11.31 lakh home loan and Rs 3.11 lakh Kisan Credit Card loan as liabilities.

Five years back, he had declared a residential house in the posh Jawahar Nagar locality in Srinagar purchased in 2017 as his only asset, and also stated that he had a liability of Rs 60 lakh towards a home loan from a bank.

Rashid, who won the Assembly polls from Langate in Kupwara district in 2008 and 2014, is presently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with a case being probed by the NIA alleging his involvement in money laundering linked to terror funding.

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The Patiala House Court in Delhi has granted him parole for two hours on July 5 for taking oath as a Member of Parliament.

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Maha Congress calls for all efforts for return of MVA in October Assembly elections

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Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Top Congress leaders on Wednesday gave a call for the ouster of Maharashtra’s MahaYuti government and a return of the Maha Vikas Aghadi regime in the October Assembly elections.

AICC General Secretary Ramesh Chennithala and state unit President Nana Patole said that Congress is a party which takes along all sections of society because of which the MVA notched a resounding victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, bagging 31 of the 48 seats in the state.

“Even in the upcoming October Assembly polls, we will make all efforts to ensure that all sections of society get proper representation. All party workers must work with the same zeal right from the taluka level to the polling booth levels and ensure the corrupt MahaYuti regime is weeded out,” Chennithala said.

Patole said that though the LS elections are over, the political struggle continues with the next target being the Assembly polls for which all must work unitedly and hoist the victory flag over the Mantralaya.

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“Various special cells and departments of the state Congress played a commendable role in the party’s huge victory in the Lok Sabha polls. Our activists went door-to-door in all villages to spread the Congress’ message of 5 Nyays and 25 Guarantees which created a huge impact and led to the success,” he added.

Chennithala and Patole were accorded a grand felicitation at a function held by the state Congress in Mumbai where speakers lauded their leadership role that helped reap a rich harvest of seats for the MVA in the LS polls.

They also slammed various policies of the MahaYuti of the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Nationalist Congress Party, and how they spin fake narratives, make false promises, and failed to implement them, leaving the masses high and dry without taking any responsibility, while dividing the society.

The Congress SC-ST-OBC and Minority Department’s National Coordinator K. Raju, SC Department chief Rajesh Lilhotia, state Minority Department chief Wajahat Mirza, besides Pragya Waghmare, Nana Gawande, Pramod More, Pratibha Shinde, and others were present and honoured for the party work in the elections.

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