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Mahagathbandhan an alliance of corruption, negativity, instability: PM Modi

Leaders from over a dozen opposition parties gathered in Kolkata Saturday and vowed to put up a united fight in the coming Lok Sabha elections and oust Modi from power
Narendra Modi

Taking a dig at the Opposition’s show of unity during a rally in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said their “mahagathbandhan” (grand alliance) was an alliance of corruption, negativity and instability.

The Opposition was staring at a defeat in forthcoming elections and looking for excuses ahead of their impending loss and thus are vilifying electronic voting machines, Modi said, addressing BJP’s booth-level workers through video-conference.

Leaders from over a dozen opposition parties gathered in Kolkata Saturday and vowed to put up a united fight in the coming Lok Sabha elections and oust Modi from power.

Several opposition leaders at the rally demanded the use of ballot papers instead of EVMs which they said were the source of “all sorts of malpractices”.

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Why Modi govt bought only 36 Rafale jets instead of 126, asks P Chidambaram

The government has compromised national security, said P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram


Senior Congress pioneer P Chidambaram on Friday blamed the legislature for trading off national security and inquired as to why it purchased just 36 Rafale contender flies rather than 126 required by the Air Force.

His remarks come in the wake of crisp disclosures on the Rafale bargain in a media report which asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s choice to however 36 flying machine rather than the 126 requested by the Air Force drove the cost of each stream up by 41.42 percent.

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TMC’s ‘united India rally’ will sound BJP’s death knell in LS polls: Mamata

Regional parties would be the deciding factor in the Lok Sabha polls, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee

With an eye on Delhi, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is altogether prepared for Saturday’s “united opposition rally”, which party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said would sound the “death knell” for the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha surveys.

Pioneers of more than 20 resistance parties are relied upon to go to the rally at the notable Brigade Parade Ground here on Saturday to pledge to set up a unified battle against the “misrule” of the saffron party.

The TMC plans to utilize the rally as a stage to prop Banerjee as a pioneer who can “bring different gatherings” and test the decision Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the general race.

Banerjee, the cerebrum behind the uber restriction rally, on Thursday said the provincial gatherings would be the integral factor in the Lok Sabha surveys Read More.