RSS man to be Modi’s Kashi representative

The BJP leadership has zeroed in on a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) pracharak to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s representative in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

Though state BJP chief Laxmikant Bajpai had recently stated Modi’s representative would be a local person, the central leadership of the party has decided to appoint an outsider to the coveted post with Modi’s consent. The BJP leadership, however, is yet to officially announce the name of Modi’s representative.

Meanwhile, Modi convened a meeting at his residence in New Delhi on Saturday to take stock of Varanasi’s development projects. Varanasi mayor Ram Gopal Mohle, all three BJP MLAs from the temple town and senior leaders of the party also attended the meeting. Modi had expressed his desire to make Kashi one of the cleanest cities on May 17.

The UP-Combined Pre-Medical Test-2014 will be conducted in 15 districts of the state on Sunday morning with 1.9 lakh candidates taking the exam at over 200 centres.

In Lucknow, there will be 21822 candidates taking the exam at 41 centres. The exam is being conducted for a second time after it was cancelled on June 22 due to an incorrect information about paper leak.

As a precaution, at least 50 exam centres have been changed this time. This has been done to check any lacunae in the exam, the gateway to MBBS and BDS seats in the state-run medical institutes.

On Saturday, a meeting of the

THE EXAM IS BEING CONDUCTED FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER IT WAS CANCELLED ON JUNE 22

officials was held to ensure nothing was left to chance. “We have to take all precautions to ensure the exam goes on smoothly,” said AK Singh, controller of examination at the King George’s Medical University that is conducting the prestigious exam.

Special attention is being given to the exam at Ghaziabad from where the incorrect news about paper leak came. Singh appealed to the candidates to reach the centres one hour before the exam starts.