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Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal challenges BJP’s CM candidate Kiran Bedi to debate, BJP sidesteps but Congress’ Ajay Maken Aam Arvind Kejriwal BJP’s CM candidate Kiran Bedi to debate, B FIRST challenges COMMUNITY THE leader 2015 |Party 23 Aadmi Volume 6 • Issue No.296 JANUARY www.hiindiaLive.com Congress’ Ajay Maken ready sidesteps but ready
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B SALUTING THE PIONEERS FOR DELHI BHARATIYA DIVAS 2015UP HEATS JP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi sidestepped AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge for a debate on issues facing Delhi but Congress general secretary Ajay Maken expressed his willingness for a structured discussion among the three politicians who are leading the campaign of their parties for the assembly polls on February 7. Kejriwal threw the challenge for a debate a day after Bedi was named the Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate. The BJP retorted by terming Kejriwal “I-run-man” and Bedi “Iron Lady”. The battle for Delhi intensified this week, following clarity about the campaign leaders of the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress. Kejriwal and Bedi took potshots at each other. Kejriwal, a former Delhi chief minister, led a road show in central Delhi but could not file his nomination papers as thousands joined him leading to a delay. He could not reach the district magistrate’s office on time and is expected to file nominations Wednesday. Later, Kejriwal addressed a gathering in Krishna Nagar, the seat Bedi is contesting from and said the BJP would blame her for its
defeat in the elections next month. He claimed the BJP has already conceded defeat, and Bedi had joined the party to be “trapped”. Kejriwal assured cheaper power and water to the people of Delhi and attacked the Narendra Modi government over its “unfulfilled” promises. Bedi also addressed a party workers’ meeting in Krishna Nagar and promised a clean government. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal invited Bedi for a debate. “Ajay Maken,
NEW DELHI: Kiran Bedi, chief ministerial candidate filed her nomination pape the Krishna Nagar constit January 21 for the assem tions. Bedi reached the sub-d magistrate’s (SDM) office noon. She was accompan senior leaders Harsh Vard Goel, Maheish Girri and D president Satish Upadhya Before filing her nomina participated in a roadshow Lala Lajpat Rai chowk wh nated at the SDM’s office Bedi said union Ministe Vardhan has done a lot o mental work in the constit “I hope people will acce and vote for the BJP,” Bed
Kiran Bedi and I, all three should have a debate so that people can make an informed choice about selecting their chief minister,” he told reporters. He had earlier conveyed his challenge to Bedi for a debate through a tweet. “Congrats 4 being nominated as BJP’s CM candidate. I invite u 4 a public debate moderated by neutral person and telecast by all,” Kejriwal posted. Kejriwal, who is leading the AAP campaign, also
said Bedi has blocked him on social networking site Twitter. Bedi said she was willing to take part in a debate but in the Delhi assembly as her focus was on “delivery” and not on just discussion. “I accept the challenge but I will do it only in the Delhi assembly. Right now, I am focusing on delivery, while debate is all he (Kejriwal) has been doing,” Bedi told reporters. In an interview to Times Now news channel, Bedi accused Kejri-
wal of resorting to dram for a new kind of polit not accusatory, not agit She said she was tra way Prime Minister Modi had changed In spokesperson Sambit P Kejriwal’s move for a de licity gimmick. In the 2013 election won 28 seats and finish second to the BJP wh 31 seats.
US President Barack Obama’s presence as the guest of honor at India’s Republic Day reflects the big change relations Bank schemein willIndia-US enhance Mind-stimulating Jaipur litfest is India’s progress: since Narendra Modi cameModi to power SHILPA RAINA, JAIPUR
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Modi launching the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: The opening of 1.8 crore accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in a week has been recognized by the Guinness World Records, following which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said success of the scheme will set the stage for a major transformation and will enhance India’s progress. A record 11.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the PMJDY. Modi, who posted a series of tweets on the scheme,
said its “unprecedented success” was “overwhelming”. “This is a matter of pride for the entire nation.” “The success of PMJDY sets the stage for a major transformation for the people & will enhance India’s progress.” Modi said his government had embarked on PMJDY with an aim to integrate the poor with India’s financial system. “The comprehensive extent of its coverage is gladdening!”
very year, the annual literary pilgrimage Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) offers a fine balance among different writing genres that peacefully co-exist and give the audience an opportunity to deliberate on issues that usually don’t find mention in everyday conversations. This year is no different, with the stage set here to host intellectual minds at the festival beginning January 21. Ever since its inception in 2006, when it began on a small scale as part of the Jaipur Heritage International Festival, the five-day festival has been holding the fort on the same address: 17th-century Diggi Palace, as the organizers feel the venue compliments the sensibilities of the world’s largest free literary festival. But over these years, it has become challenging for the organizers to indulge the audience in sessions that don’t require them to be “passive” observers, but “active” participants.
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and Mahind chairman Anand Mahindra during the Jaipur Literature Festival. (P
This years literary heavyweights includes names like Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri, Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul, father of modern travel writing Paul Theroux, 2013 Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton, Samuel Johnson Prize winner and author of “The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher” Kate Summerscale, Pultizer Prize-win-
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