LS Polls Live— Amit Shah To Attend Rally In Lakhimpur And Roadshow in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh Tomorrow
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah to attend a mega rally in Lakhimpur Lok Sabha and a roadshow in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh Lok Sabha, tomorrow.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the country, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led centre saying that there is a lot of anger and strong opposition among the youth of the country regarding the Agniveer scheme.
He said that wherever the BJP ministers of the PM Modi government are going, they have to say that they will reconsider this, and make changes and improvements.
"You wake up early in the morning and do rigorous physical and mental preparations so that you can serve Mother India," he slammed.
Kharge called the Agniveer scheme an insult to the youth's hard work," Kharge said, as quoted by news agency ANI. He stated, "Agniveer Yojana has kept the value of your service for only 4 years. This is not only an insult to your hard work, it is also a breach of national security."
"Congress Party will stop the Agniveer scheme imposed by Modi government. This is Congress' guarantee to the courageous youth of the country," he ensured.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: "I will write a letter to the West Bengal Governor, Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and the Chief Secretary of West Bengal that central forces should stay here after the completion of the MCC for the next three months. This is because the previous situation was horrible and post-poll violence happened here," said BJP leader and West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Visuals of 'home voting' that was held in Aizwal, Mizoram earlier today. In home voting, polling personnel visit the voter's residence and accept his/ her votes in ballot papers. Citizens aged 85 years and above and those with a minimum of 40 per cent disability can ask for this facility.
Delhi Police detain TMC leaders who were sitting on a protest outside the Election Commission of India office in Delhi.
BJP candidate from Balasore Lok Sabha seat, Pratap Chandra Sarangi says, "I express my gratitude to the top leadership of the party... I am confident that I will win..."
Senior advocate and Congress leader Salman Khurshid says, "We are deeply saddened by what the Prime Minister says in his speeches, what he has said about our manifesto is a bundle of lies, we are deeply saddened by this. You can do a degree anywhere with any other party, you can argue it, you can dissect it, but to say that a national level party which has been involved in our national movement would write such a bundle of lies in its manifesto, whereas a very good manifesto has been written. He also said that this seems to be the manifesto of the parties which were opposing the independence of our secular society...We are extremely saddened by this matter and we understand that the Prime Minister has no right to say such a thing. We have put this matter before the Election Commission and have made a special request to them to take it seriously and take action on it."
Biju Janata Dal has appointed five senior leaders as Lok Sabha coordinators ahead of the polls. Coordinator for Kalahandi constituency, Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar says, "...We will win over three-fourth seats, in both Lok Sabha and State assembly elections in the state. I say this with this much confidence because of the work that we have done..."
"Whether it is agriculture, health, education or livelihood, every sector in Kalahandi has seen massive transformation, thanks to CM Naveen Patnaik... Opposition parties have floated some rumours that the BJD isn't serious about the Lok Sabha elections which is so untrue, we have a target of 18 seats in Lok Sabha," he adds.
Former Union minister in the Modi cabinet, Chaudhary Birender Singh will return to the Congress fold tomorrow at 12 noon at party headquarters in Delhi.
On being asked if Congress party will complain to the Election Commission of India over Narendra Modi's remark against its manifesto, party leader Supriya Shrinate said: "Yes...We are continuously going to the Election Commission. Will go on this also and our expectation and hope is that an impartial institution, the Election Commission, which has the responsibility to conduct fair, free and fair elections in this country, will take cognizance and take action on it."
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar addressed a public rally in Maharashtra's Baramati where he said: "When I was the Union agriculture minister, I helped the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi without any partiality, but today the same person is making personal comments against me. Today, if someone comments against the PM, then action is taken against them. Jharkhand CM spoke against the PM, and he was sent to jail. Arvind Kejriwal who made a statement against the PM has also been sent to jail. This is not democracy, it is dictatorship. Today, the power has been centralised in the hands of Modi, we need to release it from him."
Process of casting postal votes begins in Kanchipuram Constituency. The process will end on April 11 here. 15 teams with high security are involved in Postal vote collection work.
Ahead of his polly rally in Maharashtra's Chandrapur, PM Modi tweets: "The people of Maharashtra have taken a solemn pledge of grand victory of BJP-NDA candidates in the Lok Sabha elections. Today in Chandrapur, will get an opportunity to seek the blessings of the people here."
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and the two Deputy CMs Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao will attend the Bastar rally Prime Minster Narendra Modi today, he said.
The Centre has provided 'Y+' category security to BJP candidate from Hyedarabad, Madhavi Latha, reported ANI.
The Centre has provided 'Y+' category security to BJP candidate from Hyedarabad, Madhavi Latha, reported ANI.
A 10-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress with visit the Election Commission of India in Delhi today and meet the full bench.
People from the Indian diaspora convened the 'Modi Ka Parivar' march on April 7 in San Francisco, organised by the Overseas Friends of BJP-USA in a show of support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Monday in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.
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PM Modi to Address Rally in Bastar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a rally in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. According to Anurag Agarwal, the media co-in charge of the Chhattisgarh BJP, PM Modi will speak at a rally in Aamabal village in Bhanpuri, Bastar Lok Sabha constituency. Bastar is set to go to polls on April 19, as part of the staggered election schedule in Chhattisgarh.
Congress Announces Candidates for Bengal Parliamentary Seats
The Congress party has named candidates for three parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, as well as for a by-election in the state. Pradip Biswas, Azahar Mollick, and Papiya Chakraborty have been nominated for the Bangaon, Uluberia, and Ghatal seats, respectively. Additionally, Anju Begum has been named as the candidate for the by-election to the Bhagabangola assembly constituency in Murshidabad district. With these announcements, the Congress has finalized candidates for 13 parliamentary seats in West Bengal. Bangaon and Uluberia will vote in the fifth phase on May 20, while Ghatal will go to polls on May 25.
Venugopal Reviews Congress Campaign in Jammu and Kashmir
K C Venugopal, the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), conducted a review of the party's election campaign in the Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabha constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir. In a virtual meeting with AICC coordinators Ravinder Sharma and Naresh Gupta, Venugopal assessed the party's organisational activities and campaign strategies. Udhampur and Jammu are slated for polls on April 19 and April 26, respectively. Venugopal received feedback on the coordination efforts among various party units and alliance partners, particularly in support of Choudhary Lal Singh in Udhampur and Raman Bhalla in Jammu. The AICC coordinators highlighted the positive response from the electorate and the collaborative efforts to bring about a change in both constituencies. Union Ministers Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore are seeking re-election from Udhampur and Jammu constituencies, respectively.
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