Narendra Modi to launch ‘chai pe charcha’ as poll campaign

Kapil Dave, The Times of India, 19th January, 2014

Amid jibes about his background as a ‘chai wallah’, Gujarat CM and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is brewing a campaign through tea stalls across the country. Starting February 1, Modi will interact live with people at 1,000 chai shops across 300 parliamentary constituencies using internet and DTH technology.

Salman Khan defends Narendra Modi for Gujarat riots, says he shouldn’t say sorry

India Today, 20th January, 2014

Speaking exclusively to Rahul Kanwal, Editor-at-Large, Aaj Tak and Headlines Today, Salman Khan said that Narendra Modi should not apologize for Gujarat riots as he has been given a clean chit by the judiciary.

Modi’s vision for a ‘new India’ ahead of LS polls

Shekhar Iyer, Hindustan Times, 19th January, 2014

Narendra Modi’s vision for India: Modi promised to develop 100 smart cities and set up IITs, IIMs and AIIMS in every state, saying “urbanization should no longer be seen as the bane of our life but an opportunity to create facilities for all, particularly the poor”.

Congress afraid of losing 2014 polls: Sushma Swaraj

Smriti Kak Ramachandran, The Hindu, 19th January, 2014

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Sunday took a dig at the Congress for not announcing their prime ministerial candidate ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. “This is a party which hears the voice of conscience a bit too late and realises its tradition a bit too late,” Ms. Swaraj quipped.

Kashmiri Pandits submit MoU to Modi for their safe return to Valley

Hindustan Times, 19th January, 2014

A delegation of Kashmiri Pandits on Sunday submitted a memorandum to BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi. “Neither the Central nor the state government drew any clear policy for return and restitution of Kashmiri displaced people, Prime Minister’s Kashmir package contains not a single word about the political dimensions of return of the displaced Hindus. The scattered return module in clusters is a separatist elite strategy therefore stands rejected,” the memorandum said.