Kishor-Rahul meeting sparks speculation ahead of 2022 assembly polls
The Hindu
Punjab rift not discussed, says Harish Rawat
Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday called on former Congress president Rahul Gandhi amid speculation that he was involved in finalising a truce deal between Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retd.) Amarinder Singh and his arch rival, Navjot Singh Sidhu. Mr Gandhi’s meeting with Mr. Kishor, who is an advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister, came on a day when Mr. Sidhu had left everyone guessing about his next move by tweeting that Aam Admi Party (AAP) in Punjab understands his “vision and Punjab model’. “It is clear they know — who is really fighting for Punjab,” Mr. Sidhu had tweeted.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.