Modi toured entire world, didn't visit single village in Varanasi: Priyanka Gandhi
Unnao/Barabanki, Apr 27: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination seeking re-election from Varanasi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Saturday accused him of not visiting a single village there.
"The prime minister travels across the globe, undertakes boat rides in Varanasi, but he has not visited the villages in his parliamentary constituency," she said during a roadshow in favour of Congress' Unnao candidate Annu Tandon.
"The prime minister should at least visit a village in his constituency, speak to the people and try to understand the reality," she said.
Similar remarks by Priyanka Gandhi earlier had fuelled speculation that she may contest against PM Modi from Varanasi, but the party Thursday fielded Ajay Rai from the seat, ending the possibility of a face off between the two.
Before embarking on the roadshow in Unnao, the Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east garlanded a statue of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
During the campaign, she spoke to people as her supporters showered her with flower petals.
As the roadshow reached Bade Chauraha, some BJP workers tried to disrupt it by waiving black handkerchiefs at her. They raised slogans in favour of Modi.
Retaliating, Congress workers also raised slogans. Sensing trouble, police intervened and pushed BJP supporters back.
Priyanka Gandhi claimed the prime minister has no time for the poor and that "his government is anti-people and anti-farmer".
"I am touring UP for the past two months... farmers have complained of stray animals. They are in debt... Women feel unsafe," she claimed.
Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the BJP government's policies benefited only a handful of industrialists.
The Congress general secretary also held a roadshow in Barabanki and offered prayers at Dewa Sharif, the shrine of Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali.
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Externed man arrested in Udupi for violating order; ganja seized from his abandoned car
Udupi: Police have arrested a man who had been externed from the district and was allegedly found in possession of narcotic substances.
The accused, identified as Faizal, a resident of Banglagudde Kasaba in Karkala, had been externed under orders issued by the Special Executive Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police.
According to police, personnel from Malpe police station traced Faizal’s presence within their jurisdiction and moved to enforce the externment order near the Hoode Nagabrahma Babbuswamy Daivasthana in Paduthonse village. On spotting the police, he allegedly reversed his car abruptly, crashed into a roadside coconut tree, and fled the scene.
A case was registered in connection with the incident. During a subsequent mahazar of the abandoned vehicle, police recovered 173.42 grams of ganja and two mobile phones, which were seized.
Investigations revealed that Faizal, along with another accused, had allegedly stored the narcotic substance for sale. A separate case under relevant provisions was also registered at Malpe Police Station.
Faizal was later arrested by the Karkala Town Police Sub-Inspector and was produced before a court.
