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gress (TMC) supremo Mama- coming Uttar Pradesh As-
ta Banerjee as ‘desperate’ who sembly polls. AIMIM Uttar
recently visited Delhi, to unite Pradesh president Shaukat Ali
a ‘frustrated’ Opposition ahead said, “We have never said that
of the 2024 Lok Sabha elec- AIMIM will go for alliance with
tions. Teni said, “Mamata Ba- Samajwadi Party if Akhilesh
nerjee is desperate. That’s why Yadav makes a Muslim leader
she is trying to unite the desper- as deputy chief minister if the
ate and frustrated people. She party comes into power in Ut-
did this effort in 2019 also. All tar Pradesh. We clearly deny
the zeros together can never be the reports stating that because
equal to one. No one can match neither I nor AIMIM chief
the development line that Modi Asaduddin Owaisi made these
ji has drawn.” statements.” “We said that SP
Teni further claimed that has got 20 per cent of Muslim
Mamata mainly came to Delhi votes in the previous elections
to ‘save’ her 2026 West Bengal and came into power but they
Assembly polls. He expressed did not make any Muslim as
confidence that in the next as- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav meets deputy chief minister,” he said.
sembly polls, the BJP shall win Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and party Chief Akhilesh At present, there are 110
the maximum number of seats Yadav, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI) Assembly constituencies where
in the state. Muslim voters make up around
Things have been moving in 30-39 per cent. On 44 seats, this
the national capital too. Ahead percentage rises to 40-49 per
of the commencement of the cent while on 11 seats, the Mus-
proceedings of both the Hous- lim voters are around 50-65 per
es of Parliament on Friday, cent.
the Opposition leaders held a Owaisi had earlier visited
meeting to discuss over strategy Lucknow and has been in talks
for the remaining period of Par- with smaller political outfits.
liament. Addressing the Youth He is also part of ‘Bhaagidari
Congress activists on Thursday, Sankalp Morcha’.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Meanwhile in Patna, amid
had slammed Prime Minister the power tussle in Lok Jan-
Narendra Modi for “not ful- shankti Party (LJP), Rashtriya
filling his promise on employ- Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu
ment.” Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said
“PM Modi doesn’t speak a he wants LJP MP Chirag Pas-
word on employment. 12 crore wan and RJD leader Tejash-
youth did not get jobs in the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during the launch of the “Khela Hobe” wi Yadav to come together to
last 7 years, as was promised program, at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI) form an alliance. “Whatever
by him,” said Rahul said. “The happened in LJP, Chirag Pas-
Opposition in House is stand- ple, the party may win up to 400 Slamming the BJP govern- wan continues to be the lead-
ing with placards, but the only seats in the upcoming election. ment, Yadav said Uttar Pradesh er of LJP. Yes, I want Chirag
thing visible on Lok Sabha TV During the press confer- has become number one in Paswan and Tejashwi Yadav to
is BJP MPs talking. The truth of ence, Yadav said, “I used to say black-marketing of Covid med- come together,” Lalu Prasad
the House is hidden,” he added that we will win 350 seats in the icine, the number of custodial Yadav told mediapersons in
further. 2022 Assembly elections. See- deaths and malnourished chil- Delhi. Asked about his Delhi
Talking about Pegasus, the ing the anger of people against dren, beating up youngsters for visit, the RJD chief said, “I had
Congress leader said, “I was the incumbent BJP government demanding employment, most come to enquire about Sharad
told in the Parliament that the for failing to fulfil the poll prom- unsafe place for women. Pawar’s health. He has been
Pegasus issue is a minor one, ises, we may win 400 seats.” Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh unwell. Parliament is deserted
why is the Congress and the When asked about BJP’s man- Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- without him. Three of us - Sha-
Opposition stuck on it.” ifesto for the upcoming polls in nath, Yadav said, “because the rad bhai, Mulayam Singh and
Meanwhile in Lucknow, the state, the SP chief said the chief minister does not know I have fought for so many is-
with less than a year remaining BJP does not have any manifes- to use laptops, the government sues... My yesterday’s meeting
for the Uttar Pradesh Assem- to but only ‘Money-festo’. The has not distributed free laptops with Mulayam Singh Yadav was
bly elections, Samajwadi Par- BJP is renaming the projects to students.” a courtesy visit.”
ty president and former chief which were started by the pre- In another development, Regarding ‘Pegasus Project’
minister Akhilesh Yadav said vious SP government, and they AIMIM denied reports of go- media report, the RJD chief
on Thursday that seeing the an- have not done anything in the ing for an alliance with the said, “Yes, a thorough probe
ger and disappointment of peo- past four years, he charged. Samajwadi Party in the forth- Continued on next page... >>

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