Video of BJP candidate Madhavi Latha has gone viral on social media where she was seen checking the voter ID cards of Muslin women.
Tag: Lok Sabha Elections
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‘Arrested without proper investigation’: RJD MP Manoj Jha on interim bail to Kejriwal
Hailing the Supreme Court verdict granting interim bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, RJD MP Manoj Jha on Saturday said he was ‘happy’ with the reprieve for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as he was arrested without a ‘proper investigation’.
Speaking to on Saturday, the RJD leader said, “He (Kejriwal) was arrested without a proper investigation just as (former Jharkhand CM) Hemant Soren-ji and several others. We are happy that he was granted (interim) bail and allowed to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. If he (Hemant Soren) gets bail, they (BJP) will be wiped out of Jharkhand as well.”
Earlier, on Saturday, the Delhi CM was granted interim bail after 50 days of incarceration at the Tihar jail following his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the excise policy case. The AAP supremo was arrested on March 21, after several hours of questioning.The Delhi CM was granted a 22-day reprieve, till June 1, on the condition that he shall not visit the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) or the Secretariat. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesAs per the court order, Kejriwal was asked to furnish bail bonds of Rs 50,000 with one surety of the same amount. He was asked to surrender on June 2, which coincides with the final day of polling for the 18th Lok Sabha.While granting Kejriwal interim bail, the apex court said he would not interact with any of the witnesses or have access to official files connected with the case.He also can’t “make any comment with regard to his role” in the present case, the bench ordered.The bench also made it clear that the grant of interim bail will not be treated as an expression of its opinion on the merits of the case or the criminal appeal which is pending for its consideration.
Earlier, in April, AAP MP Sanjay Singh was released on bail from Tihar jail in the liquor policy case following an order by the apex court. Singh was released after spending over six months in jail in connection with the case.
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Rahul Gandhi reacts to PM Modi’s ‘Adani-Ambani’ jibe: ‘He has personal experience of tempo’ – The Economic Times Video
During a joint rally of the INDI bloc, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Lok Sabha candidate for Wayanad and Raebareli responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent ‘deal with Ambani-Adani’ remark and claimed that Modi mentioned the names of his two friends out of fear of losing the elections. Gandhi pointed out that Modi had given thousands of speeches over the past decade but never mentioned Adani and Ambani. According to Gandhi, Modi took their names because he believed they could save him. He even knows how Adani sends money in a tempo, which is a personal experience for him. Gandhi warned the audience that the BJP would attempt to divert their attention in the coming days but urged them to stay focused on the central issue of the General Elections in India, the Constitution of India.
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‘Congress’ heart resides in Pakistan’: BJP’s Anurag Thakur on Mani Shankar Aiyar’s ‘Respect Pak’ remark – The Economic Times Video
Hamirpur (HP) : On Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s recent statement, Union Minister Anurag Thakur slammed Congress and said that they stay in India but their heart resides in Pakistan, He added that Pakistan doesn’t even have the courage but India knows how to give a befitting reply. Speaking to ANI, Anurag Thakur said “Congress leaders stay in India but their hearts reside in Pakistan. What courage does Pakistan have? India knows how to give a befitting reply.”
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Lok Sabha Elections: If INDIA bloc comes to power, it will put Babri lock at Ram temple: Amit Shah in UP
LAKHIMPUR: Hitting out at the INDIA opposition bloc, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said if it comes to power after the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, it will put a “Babri” lock at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Addressing a rally in support of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, who is the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha poll candidate from Lakhimpur Kheri, Shah also accused the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of defaming the saffron party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying if he gets 400 seats in the ongoing election, reservation will be done away with.
The senior BJP leader said though it is not going to happen, if the opposition parties come to power, they will put a “Babri naam ka tala (Babri lock)” at the Ram temple.
He said Modi not only won the legal dispute involving the Ram Janmabhoomi, but also performed the “bhoomi puja (groundbreaking ceremony)” of the Ram temple and its “pran pratishtha” (consecration) was held in January. “After the first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls, Modiji has crossed 190 seats…. In the fourth phase, under Modiji’s leadership, we are strongly heading towards 400 seats, while the SP, BSP and Congress have been wiped out,” Shah said. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesLakhimpur Kheri will go to polls in the fourth phase of the election on May 13. The counting of votes will be taken up on June 4.
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West Bengal: Ahead of Phase 3 Lok Sabha polling, security raised in Murshidabad; angry Malda villagers refuse to cast vote – The Economic Times Video
Murshidabad (WB): Security tightened in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on May 06 ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024. Police personnel checked every vehicle. Voting in Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency will take place on May 07 in the third phase of elections. Meanwhile, people in Birnagar village near Malda have decided to boycott the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. People alleged that the Government has not done any development work in the Birnagar village. Villagers are bearing the brunt of heavy floods and they are finding it difficult to meet their livelihood. Due to heavy rain and overflowing of the river, many lost their lives or were forced to relocate. Now, villagers said that they are not left with any other option but to boycott voting in Lok Sabha Elections. Villagers alleged that they have been living in distress for many years as leaders make only false promises.
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Politics Around COVID-19 Thickens, Priyanka Gandhi Takes A Sour Jibe At PM Modi For ‘Heart Attacks’ Causing ‘Vaccines’ |
Davanagere: Top Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, criticized the central government on Saturday over the COVID vaccine. Taking a major dig at PM Modi, Priyanka claimed that many healthy children are suffering from heart attacks due to vaccines.
“Do you remember whose photo was on the vaccine certificate? Is there was Modi ji photo or not? Recently a report has come that people who took the vaccine can suffer from Heart attacks. Healthy youngsters are getting heart attacks, they are not ill, it happened because of the vaccine. All these vaccines were made by one company, which gave Modi ji Rs 52 crore donation,” she said. She further said that the BJP-led central government is ‘corrupt’.
“The truth is that whether it is through vaccines, getting donations by raiding someone, or booking a case against someone and later withdrawing it, there are several such examples. The truth is that this government is corrupt. They have strong connections with billionaires. They took donations from those who made the COVID vaccine,” she said.
Vadra went on to say that the BJP introduced the “electoral bond scheme,” which allowed them to accept donations from anybody.
“They did not increase job opportunities, inflation is at an all-time high, and getting a sick family member treated is a problem. Had Congress guarantees not been implemented in the state, your life would have been as difficult as the rest of the country. To deeply understand the Central Government, you must understand where their focus lies,” she said.
Praising Karnataka, she said, “Karnataka gave many great men to the country and also showed the way to the country. Karnataka has had a very deep relationship with my family. You supported my grandmother Indira Gandhi when she was in trouble. Indira ji had said a day before her martyrdom that when she is no more, every drop of her blood will be for the country,” she said.
Earlier, a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its Covid vaccine Covishield and Vaxzevria “can, in very rare cases, cause TTS.”
Controversy Around AstraZeneca’s Covishield
Numerous UK media reports state that AstraZeneca made the statement in court filings related to a lawsuit claiming that the vaccine—which was created in collaboration with the University of Oxford—caused fatalities and significant injuries in numerous cases.
The COVID-19 vaccine Covishield was developed by the Serum Institute of India without utilizing the mRNA platform. The viral vector platform has been used in its preparation. A chimpanzee adenovirus known as ChAdOx1 has been altered in the vaccination to allow it to introduce the COVID-19 spike protein into human cells. This cold virus can train the immune system to build a defense against similar viruses, but it is essentially incapable of infecting the recipient.
Mandaviya said, “If someone has a stroke today, they think it is because of the Covid vaccine. ICMR has done a detailed study that the (Covid) vaccine is not responsible for heart attacks.”
Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections
Karnataka is hosting two phases of elections for its 28 Lok Sabha seats. Elections for the remaining 14 seats will take place on May 7 after the voting for 14 seats ended on April 26. On June 4, the votes will be counted.
With 25 of the 28 seats that the BJP won in 2019, the Congress and JD-S, who were leading a coalition government in the state, were only able to win one seat apiece.
This time, the BJP and JD-S are running together for 25 seats, with the former vying for 25 seats and the latter for three.
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PM Modi’s indirect jibe at Tejashwi Yadav ‘Shehzaada’ has considered whole Bihar as his property – The Economic Times Video
Amid the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 04 addressed a public gathering in Bihar’s Darbhanga. The PM highlighted the work done BJP-led NDA government for India. He said that under the leadership of the BJP government, India has reached the moon and has broken all shackles in the 21st century. He also took a veiled swipe at RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav calling him a ‘Shehzaada’ of Bihar. “This period has come in the 21st century when India has once again broken all its shackles and stood up. Today India’s reputation in the world has reached new heights. Today India has reached the moon, where no one has reached before… Just as there is a prince in Delhi, similarly there is a prince in Patna also. One prince has considered the whole country as his property since childhood and the other prince has considered the whole Bihar as his property. The report cards of these two princes are the same. There is nothing in their report card except scams,” said Narendra Modi.
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lok sabha elections 2024: Daughter Rohini Acharya to contest polls against Lalu Prasad Yadav in Saran
In a bid to reclaim the Saran Lok Sabha seat, once held by her father, Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, faces competition from a namesake of her father. Laloo Prasad Yadav, a local farmer from Bihar’s Saran district, known for his penchant for contesting elections, has thrown his hat into the ring as a candidate of the Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party (RJP) for the Saran Lok Sabha seat. He submitted his nomination papers on April 26.
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s history includes previous bids for higher office, such as filing nominations for the 2022 Presidential polls and the 2017 Presidential polls, where his papers were rejected due to insufficient endorsement. Speaking to PTI over the phone, Laloo Prasad Yadav expressed confidence in his electoral prospects, citing his longstanding engagement in agriculture, social work, and his recurrent participation in electoral contests.
“I have been contesting Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency for the last several terms. I had contested against former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi as well. This time, I am contesting against her daughter Rohini Acharya,” Yadav stated, further expressing optimism about securing victory.In response to criticism labeling him as ‘dharti pakad’ (one who clings on to the earth) and ‘vote katwa’ (one who divides votes), Yadav remained unfazed, asserting his commitment to representing the people of Saran.AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States”I don’t care about all these labels. They are my opponents and they will say such things. I contest polls only for the sake of my electorate in Saran,” Yadav remarked.According to the affidavit filed by the RJP candidate, Yadav’s financial assets include Rs 5 lakh cash in hand, with his wife possessing Rs 2 lakh cash. He also owns movable assets worth Rs 17.60 lakh, while his wife’s movable assets amount to Rs 5.20 lakh.The upcoming electoral contest in Saran Lok Sabha constituency promises to be an intriguing one, with the battle lines drawn between political legacies and grassroots activism.
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BJP’s Smriti Irani rides scooter, connects with Amethi locals during the election campaign – The Economic Times Video
Amethi (UP): Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani participated in the election campaign riding a scooter on April 28. During the occasion, she interacted with the locals in Amethi. The Lok Sabha polls for Amethi are scheduled for May 20 (phase 5).