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| Congress supremo accepts Fotedar's proposal | | Sonia going to take 'holy' dip in Allahabad | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI|JAN 16
Sonia Gandhi is planning to visit Allahabad soon for taking a 'holy' dip in the Sangam in Allahabad. According to sources close to 10 Janpath, official abode of the Congress supremo, man from Kashmir's 'holy' town of Mattan, Makhan Lal Fotedar, seems to have sucessfully egged Sonia on to visit Allahabad for a 'holy' bath in the river Ganges.
Her proposed visit will be significant in the context of the ongoing Ardh Kumbh mela. Sources said that even as Sonia Gandhi had been cautioned by security agencies, she appeared keen on an early visit to Allahabad. According to these sources, Sonia is personally keen to make a trip to the holy place on an auspicious occasion.
The Congress leaders say that the decision to visit the once-in-six-years Ardh Kumbh would be her personal one. At the same time, Congress leaders in Utar Pradesh (UP) appear all set to extract maximum political mileage. Senior Congress leader, Makhan Lal Fotedar, as well as several other strategists of the party are of the view that if Sonia Gandhi goes to Allahabad and takes a 'holy' d... | |
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| World Muslim Conference rakes up 'K' word | | Indo-Pak ties are linked to Kashmir: Aziz | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI|JAN 16
Official Islamabad has set official New Delhi thinking anew. In fact, fresh doubts have been triggered in Delhi's power corridors. This is the outcome of the rigid stand taken by Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, on New Delhi's renewed attempts to take on priority basis India's economic ties with Pakistan.
Shaukat Aziz has stated that economic ties with India are linked to progress on Kashmir. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, he said that conflict resolution would hold the key to economic relations as well. Just about 48 hours after the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and India met in Islamabad, Aziz made it clear that Pakistan will think about stre... | |
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