No tie-up with Sena or BJP: Raj

He ridiculed Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray,who had offered an alliance for state elections,and urged him to introspect. Someone offered his hand for a clap,but I raised my hand to do a tata, he said.

Raj said MNS had the potential to take on political rivals in the state on its own.

No Sena leader reacted to Rajs refusal and the BJP,too,did not make any official comment. A senior BJP leader,however,said it was too early to rule out an alliance.

Bihar dy CMs PA booked for business fraud

THE personal assistant of Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi was booked for fraud of trust after his partner filed a case against him.

Modi said the case against Umashankar Sharma has nothing to do with my office,secretariat or government.

Sharma ran a catering firm with NRI Tripurari Singh and allegedly withdrew Rs 1.5 lakh in place of Rs 15,000 on a joint cheque signed by them. He has been detained for questioning and is likely to be arrested.