31052024-TTB-01.qxd 5/31/2024 PRAGG CLAIMS 1ST WIN OVER CARLSEN SPORT /thetribunechd 12:05 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 150 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  DELHI friday | 31 may 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com LS poll din ends; Modi, Priyanka, Rahul make final push in region Punjab, Himachal, Chandigarh among 7 states, UT to go to polls tomorrow Aditi Tandon & Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 30 The gruelling and high-decibel campaign for the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Thursday with PM Narendra Modi leading the last-minute push for BJP candidates in Punjab and Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi holding the fort for party nominees in Himachal Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi addressed voters at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr district of Punjab. Polling will be held on June 1 for 13 seats each in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal, three in Jharkhand continued on page 9 PM Modi in Hoshiarpur; & (right) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Khatkar Kalan on the last day of campaigning. PRADEEP TEWARI/MALKIAT SINGH VOTING OVER FOR 486 SEATS IN 28 STATES Poll percentage so far: Phase 1: 66.14 | Phase 2: 66.71 | Phase 3: 65.68 | Phase 4: 69.16 | Phase 5: 62.2 | Phase 6: 63.36 COUNTING OF VOTES ON JUNE 4 57 SEATS TO DECIDE IN LAST PHASE STATE Punjab Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Bihar ED OPPOSES KEJRIWAL’S BAIL PLEA BACK PAGE SEATS 13 13 9 8 STATE Odisha Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Chandigarh SEATS 6 4 3 1 SET RECORD: PM TO VARANASI VOTERS In a video message to voters of his Varanasi seat, Modi urged them to set a turnout record. “This poll for Kashi is one for the creation of a developed India…,” he said. Today’s issue is of 16 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b Modi first PM to lower dignity of office: Manmohan New Delhi, May 30 Veteran Congress leader and former PM Manmohan Singh on Thursday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election speeches as a “narrative of dehumanisation”. The mild-mannered former PM said he was keenly following the political discourse during the elections. “Modi ji has indulged in the most vicious form of hate speeches which continued on page 9 22 killed, 64 hurt in Akhnoor bus mishap Was carrying devotees to Shivkhori Arjun Sharma Jammu, May 30 Twenty-two passengers, mostly from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, were killed and 64 injured when the bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Akhnoor on the outskirts of Jammu city this afternoon. The victims included men, women and children, who were on a pilgrimage. The accident took place around continued on page 9 A rescue operation underway at the mishap site in Akhnoor. PTI In J-K, three Lt Colonels booked for clash Kupwara: A case of attempt to murder and dacoity has been registered against three Lieutenant Colonels and 13 others for their alleged involvement in a clash at the Kupwara police station. The incident took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday and is said to have been triggered by the questioning of a Territorial Army jawan by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with an alleged drug case. A group of armed and uniformed personnel from the 160 Territorial Army, accompanied by senior Army officials, were seen storming the police station, according to a video. The armed group, led by Lieutenant Colonels Ankit Sood, Rajiv Chauhan and Nikhil, forcibly entered the police station premises. INSIDE