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8226; KERALA: Chief Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday asked Sonia Gandhi to re-consider her decision, holding that she had the people8217;s ...

8226; KERALA: Chief Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday asked Sonia Gandhi to re-consider her decision, holding that she had the people8217;s mandate to head the government at the Centre. Congress workers burnt the effigy of BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and urged Sonia to reconsider her decision.

8226; KARNATAKA: Congress workers outside the KPCC office burnt effigies of BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Uma Bharti who had opposed Italy-born Sonia from becoming the PM. In a funny incident as the protest was on, a Congress worker sought to pour on himself from a bottle, what he claimed was kerosene, in a bid to burn himself but it turned out be only water.

8226; ASSAM: The APCC held a demonstration in the party headquarters at Rajiv Bhavan and later organised a blockade on the busy Guwahati-Shillong road to highlight their demand for Sonia becoming the next prime minister.

8226; ANDHRA PRADESH: CM Rajasekhar Reddy has expressed confidence that Sonia would 8216;reconsider8217; her decision and accept prime minister8217;s post in deference to the wishes of millions of people in the country. Reddy said it was 8216;unpardonable8217; on the part of the Sangh to try to negate the public mandate.

8226; MAHARASHTRA: Minister of State for Home, Kripashankar Singh, said there was a 8216;8216;threat to the life8221; of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from the RSS and BJP. 8216;8216;The RSS and BJP leaders are launching 8216;venom8217; campaign against Sonia Gandhi throughout the country,8217;8217; he said.

8226; JHARKHAND: The Pradesh Congress women8217;s president Pratibha Pandey began fast at Congress Bhavan. Pandey said she would continue with her fast till Sonia takes a positive decision. The JPCC spokesman, Sailesh Sinha, said the people had given her their mandate and she had been instrumental in routing the BJP-led NDA government.

8226; WEST BENGAL: Pradesh Congress has threatened to launch an agitation against NDA for raking up the issue of Sonia Gandhi8217;s foreign origin. The youth and students wing of the state unit would launch an agitation against NDA leaders for making 8216;provocative statements8217;, WBPCC general secretary Manas Bhuniya told newsmen. 8216;8216;The comments made by NDA leader George Fernandes and BJP stalwarts Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj and Uma Bharti against the Congress leader are undignified,8221; he said. 8212;PTI