Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on India Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his &#39;raincoat&#39; jibe and &#39;jokes&#39; remark saying, Prime Minister &quot;likes to peep into people&#39;s bathrooms&quot;.

Without naming, Modi on Friday had said that the maximum number of jokes that one will find online were made on the ministers of the grand old party.

Addressing the media after releasing a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) at a joint press conference with Akhilesh Yadav, in Lucknow, Rahul Gandhi said, &quot;Modi likes to read &#39;janampatri&#39;, search Google and peep into bathrooms of people...but he is a failure as PM.&quot;

Modi will get a jolt from results of the ongoing UP polls , he added.

&quot;We want a government for the youth, one that has vision. These ten points in the joint programme are foundations of development,&quot; Rahul said talking about the CMP.

Stating that it is not good to have too much anger, Akhilesh Yadav also hit out at PM Modi saying, &quot;The anger shows that he is losing sand from beneath of his feet. No need for emotions and anger...these are elections for growth and prosperity of the state,&quot; he added.

&quot;PM and BJP should not mislead people and come forward and tell what they have given to the state which has elected all prominent NDA leaders,&quot; Akhilesh said.

Akhilesh also expressed happiness with the initial voting trend in the first phase of polling and said, &quot;First votes went to SP-Congress alliance and so alliance will be ahead.&quot;

Meanwhile, clearing the air about the differences between the alliance over a few seats, Rahul said, &quot;On 99 per cent of 403 seats there is no problem. Issues being resolved on remaining seats&quot;

&quot;We are fighting polls together...wrong to say there is no coordination in alliance,&quot; Rahul added.

Smartphones, skill development, free cycles and homes for the poor were among the key points in SP-Congress joint programme.

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(This report first appeared in DNA)

Smartphones, skill development, free cycles and homes for the poor among the key points in SP-Congress joint programme

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on India Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'raincoat' jibe and 'jokes' remark saying, Prime Minister "likes to peep into people's bathrooms". Without naming, Modi on Friday had said that the maximum number of jokes that one will find online were made on the ministers of the grand old party. Addressing the media after releasing a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) at a joint press conference with Akhilesh Yadav, in Lucknow, Rahul Gandhi said, "Modi likes to read 'janampatri', search Google and peep into bathrooms of people...but he is a failure as PM." Modi will get a jolt from results of the ongoing UP polls , he added. "We want a government for the youth, one that has vision. These ten points in the joint programme are foundations of development," Rahul said talking about the CMP. Stating that it is not good to have too much anger, Akhilesh Yadav also hit out at PM Modi saying, "The anger shows that he is losing sand from beneath of his feet. No need for emotions and anger...these are elections for growth and prosperity of the state," he added. "PM and BJP should not mislead people and come forward and tell what they have given to the state which has elected all prominent NDA leaders," Akhilesh said. Akhilesh also expressed happiness with the initial voting trend in the first phase of polling and said, "First votes went to SP-Congress alliance and so alliance will be ahead." Meanwhile, clearing the air about the differences between the alliance over a few seats, Rahul said, "On 99 per cent of 403 seats there is no problem. Issues being resolved on remaining seats" "We are fighting polls together...wrong to say there is no coordination in alliance," Rahul added. Smartphones, skill development, free cycles and homes for the poor were among the key points in SP-Congress joint programme. (This report first appeared in DNA)

India: Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi release Common Minimum Programme on poll day, mock PM Modi

Reconciliation efforts in the Yadav clan seem to be gaining pace, with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav meeting his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday.

After a ninety minute long meeting between the two on Tuesday morning, Mulayam Singh assured that his son, Akhilesh Yadav will be the chief ministerial face of the party in the upcoming state assembly election.

&ldquo;For the benefit of the entire state, our party stands united. There is no question of any division whatsoever&hellip; we will begin campaigning soon. Akhilesh will be the next chief minister, there is no doubt about that,&rdquo; he said.

According to sources in the Mulayam camp, the SP patriarch reportedly maintained that he will remain the party`s national president.

He has also urged Akhilesh to withdraw the letter he had sent to the Election Commission (EC) claiming support of 212 out of 229 MLAs.

Mulayam Singh`s confidante Shivpal Yadav and close aide Amar Singh were not present at the meeting, reports ANI.&nbsp;

The SP has been battling a damaging power struggle between Akhilesh and his uncle Shivpal, the younger brother of Mulayam, for months.

Matters came to a head on the New Year&rsquo;s Day when Akhilesh ousted Mulayam to take over as the SP chief at an &ldquo;emergency party meeting&rdquo; called by Ramgopal.&nbsp;

On Monday, Ramgopal asked the poll panel to expedite the verification of the affidavits of support submitted by their camp so that a decision on the party symbol could be taken at the earliest.

The two leaders had separate meetings with the EC over who should be awarded the party&rsquo;s cycle symbol.&nbsp;

The EC is yet to pronounce its ruling.

The state of Uttar Pradesh goes to polls on February 11, in a seven-phase election that concludes on March 8.&nbsp;

The SP is hoping to retain power in what is likely to be a fiercely contested election come February. 
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Mulayam Singh has urged Akhilesh to withdraw the letter he had sent to the Election Commission (EC) claiming support of 212 out of 229 MLAs

Reconciliation efforts in the Yadav clan seem to be gaining pace, with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav meeting his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday. After a ninety minute long meeting between the two on Tuesday morning, Mulayam Singh assured that his son, Akhilesh Yadav will be the chief ministerial face of the party in the upcoming state assembly election. “For the benefit of the entire state, our party stands united. There is no question of any division whatsoever… we will begin campaigning soon. Akhilesh will be the next chief minister, there is no doubt about that,” he said. According to sources in the Mulayam camp, the SP patriarch reportedly maintained that he will remain the party`s national president. He has also urged Akhilesh to withdraw the letter he had sent to the Election Commission (EC) claiming support of 212 out of 229 MLAs. Mulayam Singh`s confidante Shivpal Yadav and close aide Amar Singh were not present at the meeting, reports ANI. The SP has been battling a damaging power struggle between Akhilesh and his uncle Shivpal, the younger brother of Mulayam, for months. Matters came to a head on the New Year’s Day when Akhilesh ousted Mulayam to take over as the SP chief at an “emergency party meeting” called by Ramgopal. On Monday, Ramgopal asked the poll panel to expedite the verification of the affidavits of support submitted by their camp so that a decision on the party symbol could be taken at the earliest. The two leaders had separate meetings with the EC over who should be awarded the party’s cycle symbol. The EC is yet to pronounce its ruling. The state of Uttar Pradesh goes to polls on February 11, in a seven-phase election that concludes on March 8. The SP is hoping to retain power in what is likely to be a fiercely contested election come February.

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