NEW PARLIAMENT INAUGURATION ROW We are not Cong’s slaves, says JD(S) in Karnataka

Major Achievements

l Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala l Rise in Higher Education Institutions: Govt has taken significant measures to increase gateways to education for the youth by giving a boost to building Universities, IITs, IIMs. l Impetus to Road Infrastructure: India has about 63.73 lakh kilometres of road network, second largest network in the world.

Yojana: Fuels LPG Revolution India has achieved significant growth in LPG consumers in past 9 years.

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday came down heavily on the Congress for “politicising” the inauguration of a new Parliament building.

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Supports Pm Modi Over New Parliament Inauguration

Gangtok: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), an ally party of the BJP has supported the inauguration of the new parliament building by PM Narendra Modi. SKM leader Jacob Khaling called the new Parliament a need of the hour showcasing India’s development. He said, “We support the inauguration of the new Parliament building by PM Narendra Modi on May 28. The new Parliament has been built by the Centre in record time, which is a reflection of India’s development. SKM congratulates PM Modi for this achievement.”

‘9 SAAL 9

SAWAAL’: CONG’S 9 QUESTIONS FOR MODI GOVT

New Delhi: As the BJP completed its nine years of power at the Centre on Friday, Congress posed a set of nine questions to the party ranging from issues related to economy, farmers, corruption, democracy and national security. The Congress party also released a document with the name ‘9 Saal 9 Sawaal’ on the occasion. “On the completion of nine years of the Modi Government, the Congress party wants to ask 9 questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We are also releasing a document for the same ‘9 saal 9 sawaal’,” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said while addressing a press conference here.

UNION HOME MINISTER SHAH TO INAUGURATE CONCLAVE ON 9 YEARS OF MODI GOVT TODAY

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a day-long conclave on ‘Nine years of Seva, Sushasan, Garib Kalyan’ organised by Doordarshan on Saturday. Union Minister Anurag Thakur will be the chief guest for the event that will feature panel discussions on three themes India Surging Ahead, Jan, Jan ka Vishwas and Yuva Shakti: Galvanising India. Industry captains Sunil Bharti Mittal, Sangita Reddy etc, actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rishab Shetty, sarod exponent Aman Ali Bangash, sportspersons Nikhat Zareen, Viren Rasquinha will participate.

CONGRESS’S QUESTIONS TO GOVT BUNDLE OF LIES, SAYS BJP’S RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday rejected the Congress’ criticism of the Narendra Modi government on its ninth anniversary as a “bundle of lies and mountain of deception” and said the questions are born out of “pathological hatred” of the prime minister. Former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad rebutted the Congress’ charges against the government on various issues and asserted that the Indian economy has risen from the “fragile five” position to become the fifth largest in the world.

AAP trying to muzzle voice of media in Punjab: Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh: SAD chief Sukhbir Badal on Friday accused the AAP government in Punjab of trying to muzzle the voice of media ever since it assumed power.

“The govt has registered false cases against journalists besides banning web channels and even stopping advertisements to publications which refused to relay its propaganda,” he said.

“It has also proceeded against artists, academicians and intellectuals. The SAD will do its utmost to guard the freedom of the press and democratic values and warns the AAP govt not to trample upon civil

K’taka Cabinet set to get first expansion today

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

rights in this manner.”

Reacting to summoning of Managing Editor of Ajit newspaper, Barjinder S Hamdard, Badal said the actd is a “brazen act of a power drunk CM who wanted to exact revenge against the him for his principled stand on freedom of the press”.

KEJRIWAL TO SEEK KCR’S SUPPORT AGAINST CENTRE

Hyderabad: Delhi CM

Arvind Kejriwal will meet his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao here on Saturday to seek support against the Ordinance passed by the Centre designating Delhi Lt Governor as the administrator who will have the final say on the postings and transfer of all bureaucrats serving the Delhi govt. The AAP leader on Friday tweeted that he will seek Telangana CM KCR’s support against the “unconstitutional and undemocratic Ordinance passed by the BJP government against the orders of the Supreme Court”.

❍ NEW TERMINAL BUILDING FOR ADDITIONAL CONNECTIVITY

New Delhi: After two days of hectic deliberations, the Congress finalised the names of new members of the Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and 24 more ministers are set to take oath on Saturday morning, sources said. They said the decision was finalised after hours of parleys between Siddaramaih and his deputy DK Shivakumar with top central leaders including AICC general secretaries KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala.