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KCR meets Vijayan, makes fresh bid for Federal Front

With the result day for Lok Sabha elections fast approaching, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao gave new life to his efforts for the formation of a non-BJP, non-Congress government at the Centre with a meeting with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan.

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Published : May 6, 2019, 9:34 PM IST

Updated : May 7, 2019, 12:53 AM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: Stepping up efforts to forge a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front of regional parties, TRS supremo and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

KCR meets Vijayan

According to a statement issued by the CMO yesterday, Rao and Vijayan, who heads the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala, will discuss 'contemporary politics'.

"In view of the Parliamentary elections, both the CMs will discuss contemporary politics," it said.

Rao will also call on Stalin at his residence in Chennai later this week on May 13, a statement by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.

JD(S) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has also reached out to the Telangana chief minister.

Discussing the Rao-Stalin meeting, it said, "Both the leaders are likely to discuss current political scenario in the context of ongoing Parliamentary elections."

Learning about his visits to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Kumaraswamy also had a telephonic talk with Rao, the statement said.

The chief minister's daughter and sitting Nizamabad Lok Sabha member K Kavitha recently said that regional parties not aligned with the Congress and the BJP will get 120-plus seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, and may hold the key to government formation.

She said the TRS is in touch with various parties not part of the BJP-led NDA and Congress-anchored UPA in its efforts to forge a federal front of regional outfits.

"A federal front will take good shape after the Lok Sabha election results are out," Kavitha said.

Read: Modi, Mamata go after each other in battleground of West Bengal

Thiruvananthapuram: Stepping up efforts to forge a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front of regional parties, TRS supremo and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

KCR meets Vijayan

According to a statement issued by the CMO yesterday, Rao and Vijayan, who heads the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala, will discuss 'contemporary politics'.

"In view of the Parliamentary elections, both the CMs will discuss contemporary politics," it said.

Rao will also call on Stalin at his residence in Chennai later this week on May 13, a statement by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.

JD(S) leader and Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has also reached out to the Telangana chief minister.

Discussing the Rao-Stalin meeting, it said, "Both the leaders are likely to discuss current political scenario in the context of ongoing Parliamentary elections."

Learning about his visits to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Kumaraswamy also had a telephonic talk with Rao, the statement said.

The chief minister's daughter and sitting Nizamabad Lok Sabha member K Kavitha recently said that regional parties not aligned with the Congress and the BJP will get 120-plus seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, and may hold the key to government formation.

She said the TRS is in touch with various parties not part of the BJP-led NDA and Congress-anchored UPA in its efforts to forge a federal front of regional outfits.

"A federal front will take good shape after the Lok Sabha election results are out," Kavitha said.

Read: Modi, Mamata go after each other in battleground of West Bengal

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Modi's nationalism is fake: Kejriwal



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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalism is fake and urged traders not to fall in his trap again.



Addressing the media here, Kejriwal also said that "tax terrorism" had destroyed business in the country. He urged Delhi's traders to give all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to end sealing.



"When we talk to traders, they say Modi government has ruined them but some of them say there is a dilemma. They still want to go with Modi due to nationalism. I want to tell them Modi's nationalism is fake and it is a deception.



"Modi's nationalism is pseudo nationalism based on an illusion. I want to tell the traders that you are educated and responsible. Do not fall for this illusionary trap. Come out of it and see the reality."



He said in Delhi, traders have been ruined by sealing.



He also said during the last few days he met several traders and their organisations from across Delhi.



"They have been telling me that throughout their lives, they have been with the BJP and have consistently voted for the BJP."



But now the traders were unhappy and hurt the way the Modi government had treated them and broken the backbone of the country's economy with demonetization and GST.



Kejriwal said the Central government had unleashed terror on traders.



"On the one hand, the Modi government has let loose its agencies on political opponents, whether it is me, Mamata Banerjee, Chandrababu Naidu and others," he said, adding that on the other hand it has unleashed IT and ED on traders across India.



"Income Tax and ED notices are going to all traders across the country. Thousands and lakhs of notices are going. This is all done to extort money. In one way, there is tax terrorism in the country and it has destroyed business and financial system of the country.



"Go after the corrupt, don't send notice to every trader and create an atmosphere as if all traders are corrupt. 99 per cent people want to work with honesty, but the system makes them helpless. The system has to be improved," he said.



He said in Delhi sealing had led to closure of many shops and factories, caused numerous job losses and heaped misery on traders.



"I'll stop sealing. Make our hands strong in the central government, we will help Delhi's traders," Kejriwal said.



"You supported Modi till now, what did you get? Now build a relationship with Kejriwal, he will honour the relationship with you till his last breath."



He again said that the attack on him was done as he questions the Prime Minister's Pakistan policy.



"Modi has secret and deep relationship with Pakistan. When questions are raised about it, Modi gets the Chief Minister attacked. How can a Prime Minister who gets an elected Chief Minister attacked be a nationalist?" he asked.



On Saturday evening, Kejriwal was slapped during a road show in Moti Nagar. The AAP has alleged that BJP and Modi were behind the attack.



Delhi Police had said that the accused had been a supporter of AAP, which has been denied by the AAP.



Delhi is to vote on May 12.

 


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