Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Uddhav Thackeray Says 'BJP Is Planning To Ban RSS'

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates and developments pertaining to Lok Sabha elections.PM Narendra Modi's Rally In Northeast Delhi, Over 2,000 Police Personnel On GroundIn view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in northeast Delhi on Saturday, the local police has beefed up security near the rally ground and slated a deployment of a 2,000-personnel strong force on the day. Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, along with other senior officers on Friday visited the northeast district and took stock of the security arrangements.A senior officer said Modi is likely to arrive at the rally site by a chopper after addressing another election rally in Sonipat in Haryana.Meetings were done with other agencies responsible for the PM's security. We are identifying buildings and trees on all possible routes where police personnel can be deployed to keep a strict vigil on all activities, the officer said, as per news agency PTI.A Delhi Development Authority ground at pushta number 4 of Yamuna Khadar has been selected as the venue for the election gathering. The ground is in the Ghonda assembly, which is a part of the northeast Delhi parliamentary constituency. The rally will likely begin at 4 pm. Robust security arrangements have been made. More than 2,000 police personnel along with paramilitary forces deployment will be made to maintain law and order situation, said the officer.Rahul Gandhi To Hold Public Meeting In Delhi On May 18 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a public meeting at the Ramlila ground in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar on Saturday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in northeast Delhi on the same day.Congress' interim Delhi chief Devender Yadav took stock of the arrangements for the meeting in the Wazirpur assembly segment of the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency, the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee said in a statement.He appealed to Congress workers and leaders to make the public meeting a grand success.Yadav also instructed the leaders and workers in charge of the meeting to make arrangements for seating, water and transport to ensure comfort for the public.It will be Gandhi's first public campaign meeting for Congress and INDIA bloc candidates in Delhi, the statement said.Jai Prakash Aggarwal is contesting from Chandni Chowk on a Congress ticket against the BJP's Praveen Khandelwal.

18/05/2024 19:10:06

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Uddhav Thackeray Says BJP Planning To Ban RSS

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was planning to ban its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), after winning a third term in power.

Speaking at his last rally here before the campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections ended in Maharashtra, Thackeray also said that the Election Commissioner who was "acting like Modi's servant" will be removed after the INDIA alliance government comes to power.

"The way they tried to use and throw the Shiv Sena, a similar game will be played by Narendra Modi in future (with the RSS), and that has been stated by (BJP president J P) Nadda," he said.

Thackeray was referring to Nadda's comments to a newspaper that when the BJP was a small party and less capable, it needed the RSS, but now the saffron party has grown, become more capable, and "runs itself".

"Nadda said there was a need of the RSS until now, (but) we are capable now and we don't need the RSS. If they (BJP) came to power, it is a bigger danger for RSS workers because they will ban the RSS," Thackeray claimed. (PTI Input)

18/05/2024 12:28:41

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Congress's Varsha Gaikwad Slams PM Modi For 'Linking Everthing With Religion & Caste'

Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Mumbai North Central, Varsha Eknath Gaikwad slammed PM Modi for "linking everything with religion and caste" saying, "PM Modi has no answer on inflation, unemployment, corruption...He introduced no scheme for the development of Mumbai. That's why he links everything with religion and caste."

 

18/05/2024 11:02:30

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: BJP Slams AAP For 'Calling Own MP Traitor', Says Congress 'Showing Mirror To...'

BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla slammed the AAP for taking a U-turn 72 hours after agreeing that its Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was assaulted. "Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says that Swati Maliwal faced injustice, and torture and action should be taken on the person responsible for it. Sanjay Singh had also said the same thing 72 hours ago. However, later the Aam Aadmi Party took a U-turn and now that they are calling their own MP a traitor, he said.

Poonawalla further said: "The Congress is also showing a mirror to the AAP, in fact, Arvind Kejriwal has not been invited to Congress's rally in Delhi today."

18/05/2024 10:56:47

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live— 'BJP Will Ban RSS': Uddhav Thackeray's Big Claim, Says JP Nadda Might Call RSS 'Fake'

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray claimed that BJP national president JP Nadda "may call RSS fake tomorrow".  "Right now I feel there is a threat to RSS...BJP will ban RSS," he added.

 

18/05/2024 10:44:28

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: 'Everything Happens On Modi's Instructions': Congress Slams PM For Supporting 'Illegal' Mahayuti

Congress president Malliakarjun Kharge, calling the 'Mahayuti' government of Maharashtra "illegal" slammed PM Modi for supporting it. He said: "It was formed on the basis of betrayal and conspiracy and the Prime Minister himself is supporting it and his rallies are also being held in Maharashtra and wherever he goes, he tries to create a rift among the people...The party symbol was taken away from the real parties and given to the parties supporting BJP. This is the decision of the court, ECI but everything happens on the instructions of Modi ji..."

18/05/2024 09:49:37

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Congress's Gurgaon Candidate Raj Babbar Express Grief Over Nuh Bus Fire Incident

Congress leader and party's candidate from Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, Raj Babbar expressed his grief on the Nuh bus fire incident saying "In a very sad incident more than eight people have died and many are injured due to fire burn, they were pilgrims, I am going to the hospital to see them."

18/05/2024 07:30:15

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: 'Modi's Dictatorship Will End On June 4': Congress's Jibe At PM, Says 'His Agenda Is To...'

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala hit out at PM Modi, claiming that he is the "biggest dictator" India has "ever seen".

"His dictatorship will end on 4th June. The people of India will vote for the INDIA alliance and that will be a befitting reply to the Prime Minister's statements... When we all sit together, we will have a common minimum program and on that basis, we will rule the country... He wants to divide the people and the country on communal lines. He doesn't have any other agenda," he said.

 

18/05/2024 07:24:49

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: 9 Arrested In Murder Case During Pre-Poll Violence In Odisha, Probe On

DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi, while talking about pre-poll violence in Ganjam, Odisha stated that there was a case of murder under which all nine accused were arrested. 

"We have formed an SIT to look into the case and at the same time apprehend the other accused, close the investigation early, and submit the chargesheet within 30 days so that the trial commences. The SIT will be reviewed by IGP Southern Range. ADGP R. K. Sharma will be kept at Chhatrapur where he will oversee the law and order situation during the election process."

Sarangi also said that 20 companies of CAPF were deployed in Ganjam. "We have a zero-tolerance policy for violence," he added. 

18/05/2024 07:20:04

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: C'garh Deputy CM Slams Odisha CM, Asks 'What Have You Done In 25 Years?'

Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma slammed Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, asking him "What has he done in 25 years for the people of Odisha?" "I don't see anything... The residents don't get any cooperation from the state government," he added.