MbS made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father, King Salman
mena9 hours ago
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is confident that the third front will form government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections.
On his first visit to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Gujarat, he also told journalists that the third front was ready in states like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Orissa and Bihar as these regional parties would win maximum votes in the polls.
Akhilesh, who heads the Samajwadi Party (SP) government, said the country needed a government that was secular and had a socialist vision, adding that his party was the only party running according to a secular outlook.
Calling the BJP a party of people who had once claimed that idols had started drinking milk, he said that the SP which had once stopped the BJP’s march in UP would do it again this time. “The BJP has grown because of wrong policies of the Congress. Its PM candidate is backed by RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal. I want to tell you that people of UP will stop him (Narendra Modi) from becoming PM,” he said.
Apparently hinting at the Muzaffarnagar riots, the SP leader said: “Some people from here (Gujarat) came to UP and tried to create riots and insult us, but UP has decided that we will stay united and fight these forces. Varanasi will vote for secular people... and it has already proved this by voting in huge numbers in the first phase.”
The SP has fielded 10 candidates in Gujarat which has 26 seats and the UP CM had come to northern Patan town to address a public rally in their support on Monday when local newspapers also carried huge advertisement listing achievements of his administration. “We have just begun in Gujarat and have come to open our account,” said Yadav pitching for a third front at the Centre and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav having a bigger role in it.
Calling Modi an “RSS-backed PM candidate”, Yadav said that a BJP government at the Centre would spoil India’s relations with its neighbours. Rubbishing the Gujarat development model of Modi, he dubbed BJP leaders “chalu” (shrwed) and accused them of resorting to “gimmickry” to spruce up their image in the poll season.
mahesh@khaleejtimes.com
MbS made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father, King Salman
mena9 hours ago
His visit to Cairo aimed to salvage stalled negotiations mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States to end the conflict
world9 hours ago
The group accused Israel, which has so far refused to comment, as US denies involvement
mena9 hours ago
Hundreds of pagers belonging to the armed group exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday, killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others
world9 hours ago
They view it as a pivotal move toward fostering inclusivity and diversity in corporate structures
uae9 hours ago
Israel has not yet commented on the explosions
europe9 hours ago
The meeting saw engaging discussions on Sinomach’s strategic initiatives and ongoing projects in the region
economy10 hours ago