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NEWSNOTES
Voices
"We would like to tell
the prime minister that the Congress cannot be lured by the carrot or
frightened by the stick."
S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress spokesman, reiterating
that his party will not be cowed by threats of a CBI probe against Sonia
Gandhi
"Most bureaucrats are
purchasable. Many have already been purchased. Such anti-nationals should
not be allowed to thrive."
Dattopant Thengadi, RSS ideologue and founder of the
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, the BJP's trade union affiliate
"While coming from a
rally in Delhi, my pocket was picked by someone. Now I know that pickpockets
exist in the Congress also."
V.S. Koujalagi, former KPCC president, blaming his opponents
for plotting his ouster with the videotape scandal
"This is a game for youngsters.
I don't see the point in keeping someone like Robin Singh in the team."
Bishan Singh Bedi, former Indian cricket captain, calling
for the inclusion of youngsters in the Indian team
VIS-A-VIS
"I can feel the people's pulse. This time
they will vote for the Congress-Trinamool front, not the Left Front."
Mamata Banerjee, President, Trinamool Congress
"This type of opportunistic alliance has
no credibility. The Left Front is united and we will win."
Buddhadev Bhattacharya, Chief Minister, West Bengal
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