[That the Election Commission has turned itself into a silly joke is rather beside the point here.
*What is of huge significance is that Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan opted to share his opinion that re-election of Modi is welcome just on the eve of the commencement of the poll across the border.* *He spoke to "a small group of foreign journalists". * *This cannot but be deliberate.* *He does want to send a message to Indian voters.* *Modi had sought votes in the name of Pulwama, perhaps only hours before.* *Someone had commented what better way to destroy India than getting Modi re-elected as the Prime Minister?* *That cannot be simply glossed over.*] I/II. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-10/pakistans-imran-khan-says-peace-talks-more-likely-with-modi/10987258?fbclid=IwAR1e8lpvgqegKWlV-ue4vNnKD14ugdlpKCA7psUTy7mgScXIrAbQGnp9oMs Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says greater chance of peace with India if Modi is re-elected By South Asia correspondent Siobhan Heanue Posted about 6 hours ago PHOTO: Mr Khan (right) said dialogue with India would be more likely if Mr Modi's Hindu nationalist government was returned. (AP/ABC News) Key points: India's national election starts Thursday and runs for several weeks, with counting on May 23 Mr Modi sent warplanes to bomb Pakistani territory in February Mr Khan said India's opposition Congress party would be too scared of a political backlash to engage in peace talks *Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the chances of peace between India and Pakistan will be greater if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins the national election.* India's election is due to start on Thursday (local time) and will be staggered across several dates in April and May. "There will be two Narendra Modis; one before the election, one after," Mr Khan said. Mr Modi sent warplanes to bomb Pakistani territory in February, in retaliation for a suicide bombing that killed more than 40 Indian paramilitary police in disputed Kashmir. The two nuclear-armed nations came to the brink of war, as India blamed Pakistan for backing the terrorist group responsible. Calls for retaliation escalated, with Pakistan shooting down an Indian fighter jet in a dogfight. India-Pakistan tensions rise The conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir has escalated dramatically — and the rivals are both armed with nuclear weapons. Despite the recent hostilities, Mr Khan said dialogue would be more likely if the current Hindu nationalist government was returned to power. He said the opposition Congress party would be too scared of a backlash from India's right-wing to engage in peace talks with Pakistan. Speaking to a small group of foreign journalists including the ABC, Mr Khan said Pakistan was compelled to return fire after Indian warplanes breached its airspace. "There would be a nasty response from the population if we didn't retaliate," Mr Khan said. "No government would survive in Pakistan if you did not retaliate." But Mr Khan said Pakistan was working at dismantling the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed, which claimed the suicide bombing on Indian troops. Senior military officials confirmed that dozens of members of the group have been arrested. But when asked why the group's leader Masood Azhar had not been found, Mr Khan demurred. "Masood has really been underground, ineffective, he's not really in charge right now," he said. "We know he's not well, I don't know. "But more important than him is the set-up of his whole organisation, so that is being dismantled". Snipped II. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/maharashtra/in-latest-pm-modi-tells-new-voters-dedicate-votes-to-pulwama-balakot-braves/ar-BBVMlVf?ocid=sf In latest, PM Modi tells new voters: Dedicate votes to Pulwama, Balakot braves Shubhangi Khapre, Johnson TA 4 hours ago Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday appealed to first-time voters to "dedicate" their votes to the "brave soldiers" who carried out the Balakot air strike and to the "braves martyred" in the Pulwama terror attack. Addressing an election rally in Ausa in Latur district of Maharashtra, Modi said: "Mein zara kehna chhahta hoon mere first-time voteron ko. Kya aapka pehla vote Pakistan ke Balakot mei air strike karne wale veer jawanon ke naam samarpit ho sakta hai kya? Mein mere first-time voter se kehna chhahta hoon ki aapka pehla vote Pulwama mei jo veer shahid huay hain un veer shahidon ke naam aapka vote samarpit ho sakta hai kya?" © AP Full Coverage on Elections 2019 ("I want to tell my first-time voters: Can your first vote be dedicated to the brave soldiers who carried out the air strike in my first-time voter: Can your vote be dedicated to the braves martyred in Pulwama?") He said New India will not hesitate to give a befitting reply to Pakistan: "Yeh ghusega bhi aur marega bhi (It will enter and strike)." "What can be more sacrosanct than giving your first vote to the nation. Exercise your discretion, and make a distinction on who can serve the motherland," he said. The rally saw Modi and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray walk together to the dias, holding their first public meeting after the Shiv Sena and BJP stitched a pre-poll alliance in Maharashtra. Referring to the tax raids against the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Modi said: "The I-T raids have exposed their corruption. What is more appalling is that they have been caught misusing money to buy votes. And they still have the audacity to say chowkidar chor hai." In Pics: 2019 Pulwama attack: A timeline Full Screen 1/20 SLIDES © Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times/Getty Images At least 40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a suicide bombing attack in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in India on Feb. 14, 2019. Here is a timeline of the attack and its aftermath. In Chitradurga and Mysuru, the Prime Minister said the Balakot air strike and test of an anti-satellite missile by the DRDO are examples of a "strong government'' and accused the Congress and other Opposition parties of "catering to vote banks" in Pakistan by questioning the air and space strikes. He labelled the Congress "anti-soldier and anti-scientists''. "Earlier our braves used to seek permission for action but the governments of the time used to quake with fear and sit. But this chowkidar has changed the situation. Now if there is fear, then it is on the other side of the border. Now the people who are in power over there are having nightmares of all kinds. Those who used to threaten are silent. The terrorists are in the grip of fear as a result of the Balakot strikes,'' he told a rally in Chitradurga. In Mysuru, the PM said: "All terrorist attacks that have occurred in India are linked to Pakistan but Congress leaders have raised the bogey of Hindu terror all the time. When our soldiers attacked terrorists for the first time in Pakistan, they started asking for evidence. Their thoughts on Kashmir are the same as that of Pakistan.'' PM violated Code: CPM Hours after the Prime Minister's speech, the CPM approached the Election Commission alleging that Modi violated specific EC directions that asked parties to refrain from invoking the armed forces for votes. "With deep anguish we are drawing your attention to the latest violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi," CPM Politburo Nilotpal Basu wrote in a letter to CEC Sunil Arora. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
