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06 February 1998

Candidates busy slinging mud at each other

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE  
NEW DELHI, February 5: The posters are up and the loudspeakers are blaring in Karol Bagh, Delhi's reserved constituency. Campaigning started in the area even before the nominations were filed, but till date no real issues have come under the limelight.

Congress candidate Meira Kumar is out with tempos full of supporters, while BJP candidate S.P. Ratawal ha Kue rvesrnppoCkeyJP Campai. B but thonore gnint tyes havd ie cmonar it thefrvetnt tyes arputtaring to brslingint each oth dowi. Mefore anes lfll o otir udsecheers arabs outhabut tho oth pstayal hadonorp annotadonorrvesn the arht.<: Ths>Cos playe bysn thP>Congresincludile BJko vote, na na na na ar(t thoriingawabegnint t Dalth Mehcanhs>Co Amitabh B eac anedance to). Walkgnint roughnt t crowde n Karol Ba Kumket,hs>Cos likore gess cabe hearved ctaruouslyrp anP>Congresf supportehonlyrtalkrabs ouhow ``baand the BJis''hor ``how ongabuSoniajiJis''ht.Coesue streetsed in the ar,in thjhuggi cluposters and thtotawab arkdowill ocivic ameigtieesinns comregatioht.

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pyrelig &c>pyE: 19 Icanan ExpngresNewspaperue(Bombay) Ltd.



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