LS polls highlights: Congress govt will ensure 50% reservation cap is removed, says Rahul Gandhi
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Gadwal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses during a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Gadwal, Telangana, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
At an election rally at Jobat town in Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Congress government will ensure the 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed in the interest of the people.
Addressing an election meeting at Santhia in Birbhum district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP is preparing a blueprint of lies to win the Lok Sabha polls. Banerjee accused the BJP of having two top national level leaders who are "looting the whole country but defaming Bengal to hide their sins."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on Sunday night to galvanise the BJP's campaign for its candidates on Monday, officials said. PM Modi was received by senior BJP leaders including party's Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. He is likely to visit Shree Lingaraj temple in the city on Monday morning, news agency PTI reported today.
PM Modi is set to address two NDA election meetings in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, featuring alliance partners N Chandrababu Naidu from the TDP and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan. The first meeting is scheduled in the afternoon at Vemagiri Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari district, followed by another one later in the day at Anakapalli.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has "forsaken" people of Wayanad and Amethi as the latter seeks people's mandate from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli Lok Sabha seat which is polling on May 7. "Everybody knows the situation. When Rahul Gandhiji was contesting in Kerala's Wayanad, people of Wayanad were asking him, will you contest in a second constituency? He never answered. He told Wayanad people, that they are his family. And he will be with them always. We have seen for the last five years, Rahul Gandhiji has visited Wayanad a total of seven times. Total of seven times only, in five years," Annamalai told news agency ANI.
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Central projects delayed, people's welfare derailed in Andhra Pradesh, says PM Modi.
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Afraid of offending vote banks, Cong and TMC silent when terror struck during UPA rule: HM Amit Shah
At a rally at Durgapur, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Congress and the TMC of maintaining stoic silence during terror attacks in the country in the UPA regime as they "were afraid of offending their vote banks". The 10 years of BJP-led NDA government is characterized by a "tough stance" on terror and no compromise on the issue of national security, he stated.
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Women of country will give you answer: Congress slams PM Modi on Karnataka sex scandal
Hitting out against the BJP over sexual abuse allegations against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, the Congress of Monday claimed that the Modi government has "always protected" those who commit crimes against women. Former All India Mahila Congress chief Netta D'Souza said the BJP has only given slogans such as 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao', but the reality is there before the people of the country.
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Cong govt will ensure that 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed in the interest of people: Rahul Gandhi
Addressing an election rally at Jobat town in Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today claimed the BJP-led NDA will not even get 150 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi also said the Congress government will ensure the 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed in the interest of the people.
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Zero work taking place in Andhra Pradesh, corruption is 100%: PM Modi at East Godavari rally
"When the country is moving forward rapidly, it is important for Andhra Pradesh to move forward at the same pace but we can't keep that expectation from the current state govt. There is zero work happening here in the name of development and corruption is 100%. Here central govt's projects were delayed and people's interests were derailed. When NDA forms government in the state and Centre, all the delayed works will be completed," says PM Modi.
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YSR Congress got 5 years in Andhra Pradesh, but they wasted these 5 years: PM Modi
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NDA will certainly create a record in Lok Sabha elections, says PM Modi at Andhra Pradesh rally
NDA will certainly create a record in LS polls and will also form the government in Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at a poll rally in the state.
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Spreading lies is BJP's blueprint for winning elections: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Sainthia rally
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the BJP is preparing a blueprint of lies to win the Lok Sabha elections.
At an election meeting at Santhia in Birbhum district in support of TMC's Birbhum candidate, sitting MP Satabdi Roy, Banerjee accused the BJP of having two top national level leaders who are "looting the whole country but defaming Bengal to hide their sins." "BJP is chalking out a blueprint to win polls by spreading lies. Will you vote for a riot plotter PM?" the TMC chief stated.
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Congress' dream 'to win elections on false promises' will be shattered, says Union minister Anurag Thakur
Union ministerAnurag Thakur today said the Congress leaders are living in a fool's paradise and their dream "to win the elections on false promises" will be shattered once the poll results are announced on June 4. "First he ran from Amethi to Wayanad and now he is contesting from Rae Bareli and the Congress is sure to be wiped out from Rae Bareli also," he told PTI.
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Lok Sabha polls: Congress appoints Baghel, Gehlot as AICC observers for Rae Bareli, Amethi
The Congress today appointed former Chief Ministers Bhupesh Baghel and Ashok Gehlot as AICC senior observers for Rae Bareli and Amethi Parliamentary constituencies, respectively. The party on Friday on Friday announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi for the last two decades, and Kishori Lal Sharma will fight from Amethi.
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First Published: May 06 2024 | 9:23 AM IST