Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Amit Shah Urges Voters To Uproot BJD Govt, Promises Odia-Speaking CM For Odisha
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While addressing a rally in Odisha's Dhenkanal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "This time, BJP is fighting Assembly elections for Odia language, Odia literature, pride of Odisha and history of Utkal Bhoomi. Tell me, can a 'Tamil Babu' rule Odisha? Naveen Babu has made 'Tamil Babus' the king of Odisha. This is the question of respect of Odia. Uproot this BJD government, BJP will give you a son of this soil, someone who speaks Odia language as the Chief Minister of the state."
PM Modi along with UP CM Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Varanasi's Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple, reported ANI.
Following their meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Mahila Sammelan in Varanasi today, women sang a song, reported ANI.
While addressing the Mahila Sammelan in Varanasi, PM Modi, said, "For the first time in last 10 years, women have taken the centrestage from government's policies to decisions. Maybe not much discussion has been done on this, but this is a very big factor of India's success story. What did the Congress and Samajwadi Party governments do with women? Only ignorance and insecurity. INDI alliance's mindset is anti-women," reported PTI.
In in a joint press conference with former Haryana CM and Congress leader Bhupinder S Hooda in Chandigarh, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, said, "If we come to power, we will scrap the Agniveer scheme and do work for permanent recruitment in military. We will fulfill our five 'nyay' and 25 guarantees. Our alliance partners are supporting us in this as well. People are understanding what PM Modi is doing," reported PTI.
While addressing a rally in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, JMM leader Kalpana Soren said, “Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is here today in this gathering by breaking the lock of the central government’s dictatorship. Hemant Soren is inside the jail. It was done by the central government so that he couldn’t do campaigning for the election. He did a lot of work in just four years", reported PTI.
Ruckus during Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's public rally in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, reported PTI.
The Election Commission of India strongly censures Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP’s Tamluk candidate for his derogatory remarks against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and debars him from campaigning for 24 hours starting from 17.00 hrs of 21st May. The Commission also strictly warns Abhijit Gangopadhyay to remain careful in his public utterances during the currency of the Model Code of Conduct.
Addressing a public meeting in Maharajganj, Bihar, PM Narendra Modi says, "...They(INDIA alliance) cannot tolerate that the people of the country are going to re-elect Modi for the next 5 years."
Sambalpur, Odisha: Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "...Odisha is a very beautiful place, it has a long coastline, a lot of mineral wealth, and hardworking youth but the only thing missing is a hard-working Chief Minister. Form the BJP government, we will give a hard-working young CM..."
Jagbir Singh Brar, former Jalandhar Cantt MLA, joins BJP at the party headquarters in Delhi.
Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, which was once militancy-infested, recorded its highest-ever voter turnout since 1984 at 58.17 percent. In the 1984 General election, Baramulla witnessed a voter turnout of 61.09 percent.
At least one person died and two others sustained injuries after violence broke out in Bihar’s Chapra. Following the incident, police have been deployed. BJP leader Ramakant Singh was arrested. On Monday, an incident of stone-pelting took place in the area. SP Gaurav Mangla said that the perpetrators would be dealt with strictly.
BJP leader Nitin Nabin alleged the unrest was perpetrated by the RJD. "They are trying to bring back the pre-2005 situation. The Lalu family is trying to capture booths and bring back the bombing culture. This will not work anymore," he said. The RJD, too, is blaming the BJP for the clash.
Jharkhand | BJP has issued a show-cause notice to former Union Minister and MP Jayant Sinha and asked him to reply within 2 days. "You are not taking any interest in organisational work and election campaigning ever since the party declared Manish Jaiswal as the candidate from the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat. You did not even feel the need to exercise your vote. The party's image has been maligned because of your conduct," reads the notice
Odisha: Around 1,100 villagers in Balangir boycott the polling over their demand for school and hospital. Villager Debashish Patra says, "The Panchayat is 18 km from our village... Also, we need a high school here as this area has three villages... We gave a letter to the Collector and SP 9 months ago, but they are not listening to us... We will boycott all the elections until our demands are not fulfilled."
Maharashtra | A 62-year-old polling booth agent of Shiv Sena (UBT), Manohar Nalge was found dead inside the toilet of a polling booth in Mumbai's Worli area. Mumbai's NM Joshi Marg police took possession of the body and sent it for post-mortem. A case has been registered ADR. Further investigation underway: Mumbai Police
BJP candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat Bansuri Swaraj and party candidate from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat Praveen Khandelwal attend morning aarti at Hanuman Temple, Connaught Place.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday urged voters in Delhi to press the EVM button for the BJP's lotus symbol with such "aggression" that Arvind Kejriwal remembers that he has to go back to Tihar jail.
Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, who was arrested in a case related to the alleged excise scam, has been granted interim bail till June 1 by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
Seeking votes for his party's candidate in the South Delhi constituency Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Shah cited the alleged assault of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at the Delhi chief minister's residence and sought to know whether Kejriwal could ensure the safety of women in Delhi. He said that every vote cast in favour of Bidhuri would make Narendra Modi prime minister for the third term and ensure a united and strong India.
Shah asserted that according to the information he has, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already won around 270 seats and it will cross the 400 mark in the next phases of the election.
He attacked both the Congress and the AAP over the issues of corruption, Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Ram temple. "Is PoK ours or not?" he asked the gathering and accused the Congress and its Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners of scaring the country on the issue.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik holds a roadshow in Bhubaneswar.
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PM Modi To Hold 'Matri Shakti Sammlelan In Varanasi On May 21
PM Narendra Modi to interact with more than 25,000 women on Tuesday in his Varanasi parliamentary constituency.
The BJP's media in-charge for the district, Arvind Mishra, stated on Monday that Modi will interact with the women homemakers, doctors, teachers, business owners, advocates, and athletes during a 'Matri Shakti Sammlelan' at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.
Modi is planning for a hat-trick from the constituency, having secured victories in 2014 and 2019. He is up against the Congress' Ajay Rai.
Mishra highlighted that women BJP workers have been mandated to bring 10 women from every booth. Mahila Morcha functionaries are inviting various social organisations, students, and teachers of women's colleges to the event, PTI reported.
'Acche Din Aane Waale Hain, Modi Ji Jane Waale Hain': Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday rephrased the BJP's 2014 election slogan to criticize the prime minister, stating "acche din aane waale hain, Modi ji jaane waale hain," expressing confidence that the I.N.D.I.A bloc will win the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
The Aam Aadmi Party chief, accompanied by his wife Sunita Kejriwal for the first time at election meetings, commended her for taking charge of the campaign during his absence and likened her to "Jhansi Ki Rani."
"Today I have brought my wife with me. She managed everything while I was away. When I was in jail, she visited me. I used to ask her about the well-being of Delhiites and sent my messages through her. She is like Jhansi Ki Rani," Kejriwal said, PTI reported.
Sunita Kejriwal also spoke to the crowd, urging them to vote for AAP to prevent her husband from being jailed again.
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