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Got nothing in the rail budget 2014: Feels PM's constituency Varanasi
Rajni Verma Expectations were high, but looks it failed with a great bang. This is the story of none other than PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, where people were having high hopes that in the rail budget there would be many gifts for the religious city, which blessed Modi with a huge victory.
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Rajni Verma Expectations were high, but looks it failed with a great bang. This is the story of none other than PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, where people were having high hopes that in the rail budget there would be many gifts for the religious city, which blessed Modi with a huge victory.
It's not only media, but the residents of PM's constituency too feel there's lawlessness in UP
Rajni Verma There is a big question mark on law and order situation in Akhilesh Yadav-ruled Uttar Pradesh. With the incidents of rapes, murders, riots, thefts on rise; the state's law and order situation looks deteriorating with each passing day. UP's former DGP Prakash Singh in an interview to merinews.com had termed the present law and order situation UP as pathetic and dismal. He had accused the ruling party in the state of using the police force for its vested interests.
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Rajni Verma There is a big question mark on law and order situation in Akhilesh Yadav-ruled Uttar Pradesh. With the incidents of rapes, murders, riots, thefts on rise; the state's law and order situation looks deteriorating with each passing day. UP's former DGP Prakash Singh in an interview to merinews.com had termed the present law and order situation UP as pathetic and dismal. He had accused the ruling party in the state of using the police force for its vested interests.
From now onwards Varanasi to get 24x7 power supply
Rajni Verma Amid the situation of acute power crises in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced 24x7 power supply to Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also known as the religious capital of India, Varanasi will now be among some of the privileged constituencies in UP to enjoy day and night power supply.
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Rajni Verma Amid the situation of acute power crises in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced 24x7 power supply to Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also known as the religious capital of India, Varanasi will now be among some of the privileged constituencies in UP to enjoy day and night power supply.
How can one be secular and communal?
Biranchi Narayan Acharya When Narendra Modi was performing 'Ganga Aarti' post his victory from Varanasi, all TVs were telecasting the event lively. Sagarika Ghosh of CNN-IBN tweeted that Modi should have visited the nearby Mosque also. The intention of Sagarika was that Modi should show his secular (?) credentials too! Modi did nothing like that.
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Biranchi Narayan Acharya When Narendra Modi was performing 'Ganga Aarti' post his victory from Varanasi, all TVs were telecasting the event lively. Sagarika Ghosh of CNN-IBN tweeted that Modi should have visited the nearby Mosque also. The intention of Sagarika was that Modi should show his secular (?) credentials too! Modi did nothing like that.
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Varanasi turns out to be a hotbed of political drama
Tina Acharya Ever since, Narendra Modi was declared as the candidate from Varanasi, the holy city turned into a high profiled constituency. Since then, every hour the media - national and regional channels had a broader coverage of the city's culture, demographics, its issues etc. In fact when only speculations were going on about NaMo's candidature from Varanasi, it had become a major point of attraction both nationally and internationally. Every minute details of any political development were extensively covered by highly vocal electronic as well as print media.
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Tina Acharya Ever since, Narendra Modi was declared as the candidate from Varanasi, the holy city turned into a high profiled constituency. Since then, every hour the media - national and regional channels had a broader coverage of the city's culture, demographics, its issues etc. In fact when only speculations were going on about NaMo's candidature from Varanasi, it had become a major point of attraction both nationally and internationally. Every minute details of any political development were extensively covered by highly vocal electronic as well as print media.
Varanasi should not be made a venue for political dramas
Biranchi Narayan Acharya The permission for Modi's participation in Ganga Aarti was firstly denied, then given in a haste after the press conference by Arun Jaitly and co. This indicates either the DM didn’t handle the issue properly or acted as biased.
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Biranchi Narayan Acharya The permission for Modi's participation in Ganga Aarti was firstly denied, then given in a haste after the press conference by Arun Jaitly and co. This indicates either the DM didn’t handle the issue properly or acted as biased.
Making issue out of Ganga Aarti and rally location not correct: Feels political analysts in Varanasi
Bolla Alekhya BJP workers organised a massive demonstration today in Varanasi against the district administration for not allowing their Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to hold one out his two election rallies in the city. Modi had also sought permission to participate in the evening's Ganga Aarti, for which permission came late.
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Bolla Alekhya BJP workers organised a massive demonstration today in Varanasi against the district administration for not allowing their Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to hold one out his two election rallies in the city. Modi had also sought permission to participate in the evening's Ganga Aarti, for which permission came late.
Along with a huge crowd in support, Narendra Modi files nomination papers from Varanasi
Damini Dawar BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has filed his Lok Sabha nomination papers from Varanasi today along with a huge crowd marching with him in his support. Modi started his roadshow with garlanding the statue of late Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of Banaras Hindu University.
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Damini Dawar BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has filed his Lok Sabha nomination papers from Varanasi today along with a huge crowd marching with him in his support. Modi started his roadshow with garlanding the statue of late Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of Banaras Hindu University.
Should only local residents fight from a Constiituency?
Satbir Singh Bedi Ajay Rai of the Congress party has filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha seat from Varanasi. He is a local resident and expect to win on that account, although he is standing against such stalwarts as Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP Prime Ministerial Candidate, Narendra Modi.
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Satbir Singh Bedi Ajay Rai of the Congress party has filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha seat from Varanasi. He is a local resident and expect to win on that account, although he is standing against such stalwarts as Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP Prime Ministerial Candidate, Narendra Modi.
Varanasi, a crumbling city; people see a ray of hope in NaMo: City's Political analysts
Rajni Verma In the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh is getting more media exposure than any other seat. Reason being the BJP's PM-in-waiting Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal are contesting elections from here.
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Rajni Verma In the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh is getting more media exposure than any other seat. Reason being the BJP's PM-in-waiting Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal are contesting elections from here.
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