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Sonia Gandhi, of course, pales in comparison. In fact, according to a BJP leader, she is bad for the country. He started by quoted a Gujarati saying: 8220;Putra na lakshan palna mathi, ane vahu na lakshan barna mathi A son8217;s traits become known while he is still in the crib, a bride8217;s traits become known the moment she enters the house.8221; He went on to clarify this, reminding the audience that Sanjay, Indira and Rajiv had all died unnatural deaths. 8220;Imagine,8221; he added, 8220;what will happen if she becomes PM of this country.8221; A third BJP man turned poetic.A specimen of his poetic genius: 8220;Hamare samne hain videshi naari/Jo pehanti hain sari, Samajhati hain apne aap ko khiladi/Hum bhi kahte hain, chalo khelen kabaddi.8221;

PATIALA: Poems, drama and acting, our elections don8217;t lack anything. The third came into play at an election meeting of Preneet Kaur, the Congress Patiala candidate, some days ago. Kaur is the wife of PCC chief and Patiala royal family scion Amarinder Singh. The meeting that day was supposed to be addressed in a village by Amarinder8217;s younger brother, Raja Malvinder. However, come the scheduled time, there was a 400-strong crowd but no Malvinder. When a frantic search couldn8217;t produce him, one of Preneet8217;s brothers-in-law was put into a car with a red light on top and sent to the venue amid massive security and pomp. The poor villagers fell for it, thinking the Raja Sahib had come. The latter delivered a short speech and left.

8211;MEGHDOOT SHARON