UP chief minister Maya-wati on Sunday vowed her Bahujan Samaj Party would return to power in the state and mounted a vociferous attack on the Congress, and particularly on Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing a dalit-OBC rally here, she said the Congress was so afraid of he BSP’s growing clout that Mr Gandhi was skipping Parliament to campaign and “indulge in theatrics” in UP.
In an obvious reference to Mr Gandhi’s remark that the “elephant” (BSP symbol) was eating away Central funds, Ms Mayawati said: “The elephant is scaring the Congress yuvraj that he even dreams the elephant is chasing him.” She also accused the Centre of misusing the CBI to harass her and her family.
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Pranab meets Nepal’s PM,signs tax pact
Kathmandu, Nov. 27: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee met Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, Maoist supremo Prachanda, President Ram Baran Yadav and the leaders of all major parties during a day-long visit to Kathmandu on Sunday, voicing India’s strong support to the peace process there.
He also signed a double taxation avoidance agreement with Nepal that would facilitate the exchange of banking and tax information. — PTI