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Varun Dhawan shared a video in which he is seen seeking Mahatma Gandhi’s blessings for Sui Dhaaga

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan, whose wax statue was unveiled at Madame Tussauds, Hong Kong, yesterday, shared a video in which he is seen seeking Mahatma Gandhi’s blessings for his upcoming film, Sui Dhaaga. He captioned it, “#madeinindia #suidhaaga. Got the most important blessings before I start this important film @anushkasharma (sic).”

Meanwhile, a picture of Anushka Sharma from the set of the film surfaced on Instagram. The actor is seen in a blue printed sari with her hair tied in a loose bun. The film is scheduled to release on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2).

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Will he, won’t he? Nitin Gadkari’s fate hangs in the balance as LK Advani bats for Sushma Swaraj as BJP president

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Jan 202013

The battle for BJP’s top post heated up with party sources saying that veteran leader LK Advani has put forward the name of Sushma Swaraj as party chief. Ever since Nitin Gadkari’s name got dragged in a corruption case and his much publicised rift with Narendra Modi, there has been speculation that the incumbent chief may not get another term as BJP president.

However, the RSS is firmly supporting Gadkari’s extension. The RSS is backing Gadkari for re-nomination and party sources indicate that he is the front runner for the post.

Meanwhile, there is an attempt by many senior party leaders to build a consensus for Sushma Swaraj’s nomination.

The final decision is expected to be announced later in the day today.

Congress attacks Narendra Modi for comments on Sir Creek issue

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I&B Minister Manish Tewari took on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, calling the latter immature for raking up the Sir Creek issue at a time when the state is in the middle of a hotly contested election and the Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik is in India.

Tewari went on to say, “we don’t need a certificate from Modi on our nationalism credentials. There can be nothing more immature than bringing up the Sir Creek issue at this time.”

The Congress is accusing Modi of politicising the Sir Creek issue and chose to point out that it was Vajpayee who is responsible for the current status quo. Manish Tewari even said that Modi has no right to speak on the issue as what was he doing when the NDA was in power.

Terming Modi’s comments irresponsible, Tewari accused him of trying to milk political mileage by raising the spectre of security concerns.

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Dec 132012

Palanpur: In an apparent attempt to invoke the Gujarati pride in the poll bound state, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi took potshots at Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, saying the BJP stalwart is pursuing his personal agenda at the expense of the common people.

“Here you toil hard and sweat it out… But it is only one man who takes the credit in Gujarat…What is your strength?.. Strength of Gujarati small businessman who run the economy of Belgium… Small artisans of Gujarat…You run Belgium… But your voice is not heard here,” Gandhi said in a veiled attack on Modi.

He was addressing an election rally in diamond polishing hub of Palanpur.

The voting for the final phase in Gujarat will be held on December 17.

Reiterating his earlier charge that the voice of common man is “gagged” in Gujarat, the Amethi MP said, “In Gujarat, the voice of the poor and the weak is not heard. Only one man’s voice can be heard…And there are two or three corporates who are heard”.

In an apparent reference to Modi, the Congress leader said “He thinks whatever happens in Gujarat, he does it. Whatever progress takes place here is done by him only”.

This is the second time that Rahul is electioneering in Gujarat.

“The duty of a politician is to understand people’s dreams…. And keep his dreams aside…In Gujarat, only one man’s dream prevails…Your dreams are never even asked about …” he added.

Recalling that former prime minister Rajeev Gandhi ushered in “revolution” by bringing in mobile phone.

“You have a mobile phone. Who brought it? Rajivji… What happened…A revolution came and your voice started getting heard…Who was standing with Rajivji…Sam Pitroda from Gujarat,” he added.

“Tell me how much water do you get? How much water do farmers get here…Do youths get employment?,” Rahul asked to which the public replied in negative.

“Voice of adivasis, farmers and labourers is not allowed to be raised,” he alleged.

Taking on the Gujarat government for not appointing Lokayukta, Rahul said the government was purposefully not responding to RTI applications and thus corruption is going unnoticed.

“When it comes to corruption, we brought RTI. Common man should get to know what happened here. The state government here says people of Gujarat should not get it (RTI). Many RTI applications are pending here…Jan Lokpal Bill was stalled by the BJP in Parliament and here we don’t have a Lokayukta,” Rahul said.

Trying to strike a chord on Vallabh Bhai Patel, Rahul said, “When we moved ahead to fulfil the dream of Sardar Patel that no one should remain hungry in India by introducing Right to Food Security Bill, they (BJP) obstructed (it) in Parliament… They are trying to snatch away the voice of poor”.

Modi often invokes the first Union Home Minister of the country, who hailed from Gujarat, in his speeches.

Alleging that basic issues in Gujarat concerning the common man stand unresolved, Rahul took a dig at Modi over the Nano car project.

“You know for every Nano car you pay Rs 60,000….But you get nitrate in water here,” he said.

Accusing the state government of, “purposefully delaying allotment of land to tribals”, alloted by Congress, till elections get over, Rahul said, “About 1.5 lakh adivasis have not got their land”.

PTI

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First Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 21:04

Manish Tiwari hits out at Narendra Modi

News

Dec 122012

New Delhi: In a sharp attack on Narendra Modi for his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sir Creek issue, Congress today alleged the Gujarat Chief Minister was resorting to “shallow and superficial politicking” to shore up his “faltering” political fortunes.

“It is most unfortunate that the Chief Minister of Gujarat has stooped to the extent of creating a fictitious issue to shore up his faltering political fortures,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told a news agency.

He said “matters which have a bearing on national security need to be articulated with a modicum of responsibility and gravitas. We do hope the people of Gujarat would see through this shallow and superficial politicking which does not even spare matters of strategic importance.”

The Prime Minister’s Office today rubbished Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that Sir Creek was being “handed over” to Pakistan, saying the “baseless charges” were “mischievous” and motives questionable as these came on the eve of polls in the state.

Responding to a letter written by Modi to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the PMO dubbed as “unsubstantiated allegations” its contents about discussions with Pakistan on the Sir Creek issue.

Expressing apprehensions just ahead of Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s visit to India on December 14 to discuss a range of bilateral issues, Modi, in his letter to the Prime Minister, said Sir Creek, a marshy land in Gujarat, should “not be handed over to Pakistan” and talks on this issue should be stopped.

Union Minister and Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said it is “very mischievous” on the part of the Chief Minister to “stoop to such level of politics”.

“There is no question of giving the land to Pakistan and there is no such proposal,” he said.

He added that in a bid to take advantage in elections, Modi is trying to resort to “all sorts of lies”.

PTI

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First Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 23:41

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News

Dec 112012

Hours before the end of campaigning for the first phase of election in Gujarat, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi took charge of his party initiating a slugfest with Narendra Modi . Rahul addressed three public meetings on Tuesday. Out of the three, two were in Jamnanagar and Amreli in the volatile Saurashtra region and one at Sanand in the outskirts of Ahmedabad.

Adhering to the development agenda, which has largely acquired the status of being official theme of this election, Rahul claimed Mahatma Gandhi to be his guru in politics and launched a scathing attack on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi without ever naming him in all the three meetings.

Rahul took Gujarat BJP to task for the scant days of the functioning of the state assembly.

“The assembly in this state functions for 20 to 25 days in a year,” Rahul said, adding that even in these few days if the opposition raises its voice in the house they are thrown out.

Coming down heavily on claims of development of the state, Rahul at Jamnagar said that while more than 10 lakh youth in the state are without jobs, Gujarat is shining for the world. “While you all are working for the state, you are being told that Gujarat is being run by one man,” Rahul said in Sanand. “This is marketing,” he added.

“Gujarat cannot be run by one man and one man does not run Gujarat. Gujarat is being run by Gujaratis,” he said in Jamnagar.

Reacting sharply to Rahul’s attack, Modi claimed at Surendranagar that there is no dearth of employment in Gujarat. In a subsequent public meeting at Dholka in rural Ahmedabad, Modi referred to Rahul’s poor attendance record in Parliament and asked how could he dare question him on the days of functioning of Gujarat assembly with his own poor personal record of attending Parliament.

Modi renewed his allegations of Centre banning cotton subsidy and subsidising cotton and beef export. He even mocked Congress at a meeting at Dhrangadhra and said that the talk of technology does not befit Congress. While people in Gujarat get 24 hours of electricity, the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi need to keep generator sets at their homes.

It may be mentioned that Saurashtra, rural Ahmedabad and South Gujarat is going to polls on Thursday in the first phase of the election and Tuesday 5 p.m is the time when campaign for the first phase has to conclude.