Will not leave Amethi: Vishwas
Amethi (UP): Aam Aadmi Party leader and party nominee from Amethi Lok Sabha seat Kumar Vishwas on Tuesday said he will not leave the constituency whether he wins or loses the election. “I’m not going to leave Amethi whatever the decision may be. My campaign to break the network of alleged touts will continue in Amethi,” he said. The AAP leader claimed that he has won the hearts of voters here. “Whosoever may be the winner in Amethi, I have won the hearts of Amethi people,” Vishwas said. Claiming that around 17,500 persons have registered themselves with AAP in this constituency, he said the party will establish permanent offices at block level to meet the challenges faced by the common man. “AAP’s volunteers will be doing there work in the interest of the society without disturbing any person or party,” he said. Amethi went to polls on May 7. (PTI)
Nitish refuses to accept exit poll projections
Patna: With the exit polls showing a poor performance by JD (U) in the Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday dismissed the projections and said the results should be waited for. “Yah to aap log bol rahe hai (you are saying this),” Kumar told reporters in reply to repeated questions on exit polls projection in Bihar. He said “Lets wait for the results on May 16.” Exit poll projections are predicting around five out of 40 seats for JD(U) and between 20 to 25 for the BJP. Former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi refused to comment on the exit polls. Congress state president Ashok Choudhary too disagreed with the projections. “When the results will come out on May 16, the scene will be different and Congress-RJD will perform handsomely,” he said. The PCC chief said that his party benefited from the alliance with Lalu Prasad. “Had the alliance come a little before the results would have been even more impressive for the UPA in Bihar,” he added. (PTI)
Jaipur Metro to start commercial operations likely from Aug
Jaipur: Jaipur Metro would most likely start its commercial operations in the Pink City by the end of August this year, official sources said on Tuesday. The trial run of Jaipur Metro will most probably begin in July on its first-phase route from Mansarovar to Chandpole, 10 kms, and the commercial operations for commuters by the end of August, JMRC Chief Managing Director N C Goyal said. Railway’s Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) on Monday has set a top speed of 80 km per hour for the Pink City’s Metro train, Goyal said. (PTI)
