CHENNAI/ NEW DELHI: After the failure of Congress's last-minute efforts to hold back PMK in the UPA corral, the party was close to inking a dealwith AIADMK. If PMK does make the crossover, it will be a significant shot in the arm for AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha and a blow to Congress.A meeting between home minister P Chidamabaram and PMK leader's son Anbumani Ramadoss failed to narrow differences and Congress appears reconciled to the party leaving the UPA fold.An indicator that the Tamil Nadu alliance...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
In Assam, Advani tears into Congress
KHERONI: BJP's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani on Wednesday launched his party's campaign in Assam by accusing Congress of turning a blindeye to Bangladeshi infiltration into the state."I read the Congress manifesto carefully. I didn't find a word about solving the problem of illegal migration," Advani said at a meeting at Kheroni village in Karbi Anglong district. "During the 1962 Sino-Indian war, the Congress government left Assam alone to defend itself from the Chinese aggressors. Today...
Rice race hots up: BJP to follow Congress
NEW DELHI: The populist floodgates have been thrown open. After Congress promised 25kg of rice or wheat at Rs 3 a month for every family below the poverty line, BJP looks set to respond with a similar scheme with foodgrain for the poor at even cheaper rates."We will more than match the Congress on this," said BJP sources. Though they refused to spell out details, the party appears to have the Chhattisgarh model in mind where the government has offered rice at Rs 2 a kg for BPL families. The scheme...
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