Now, Narendra Modi praises Advani’s yatra
GANDHINAGAR: Setting at rest speculation over a rift with senior BJP leader L K Advani, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today said all such reports were “extremely unfortunate and condemnable” and praised his forthcoming yatra against corruption and black money.”I had the honour of having worked in very close proximity with hon’ble shri Advaniji. It is extremely unfortunate and condemnable that some vested interests are spreading rumours about him,” Modi said on his blog.There were reports that Modi was unhappy with Advani’s decision to take out a yatra on clean politics and good governance as he felt the veteran leader was throwing his hat in the ring for becoming the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP in the next elections.The timing of Modi’s blog is interesting as it has come a day before Advani embarks upon his yatra.(PTI)
Two advocates found dead in Mumbai flat
MUMBAI: Two lawyers of the Bombay high court were found murdered at their first floor flat located in a residential building in Bhendi Bazaar area, police said.The victims identified as Femida Shaikh (60) and her nephew Arsh Shaikh (27) were found dead with injury marks on their hands and backs after police broke open the door of their first floor flat in building 29/A located in Pathanwadi in south Mumbai on Monday afternoon, they said.According to police, the residents of the building complained of foul smell emanating from the flat located on the first floor of the one-storeyed building.Police had to break open the door of the flat as they failed to elicit any response from inside and found decomposed bodies of the duo.Police said prima facie robbery did not seem to be the motive behind the murder as the belongings in the flat, including the cellphones of the victims, were found untouched.Police suspect that culprits could have been known to the aunt-nephew duo.(PTI)
Delhi blames UP for power shortage
NEW DELHI: Faced with power shortage, the Delhi government Monday blamed the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government for the power cuts witnessed in the capital since last week.Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf said the Uttar Pradesh government is consuming “much more electricity than what has been allocated to it”, which resulted in over-burdening of the Northern Grid, triggering outages in the capital.”UP government was under-drawing the electricity during summers when the residents were facing power cuts up to 15 hours in a day. Now it is overdrawing the power when winters are about to start,” said Yusuf, who was addressing a press conference here.When asked whether by overdrawing the power the Mayawati government is trying to keep the voters happy ahead of assembly elections, Yusuf quipped, “This act of UP government is punishable with heavy fines and the Delhi government will bring it to the notice of power ministry.”(IANS)