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NDA will get 300-plus seats, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the people of the country have made up their mind to give the ruling NDA a mandate for 300-plus seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as they do not want to take India towards "instability".
We won't allow NRC in Bengal: Trinamool Congress
Slamming BJP President Amit Shah for claiming that the Narendra Modi government will implement the NRC in Bengal if it returned to power, the Trinamool Congress on Friday said it would not allow any such move.
Etawah MP quits BJP after ticket denied, Cong fields him
BJP's Etawah MP Ashok Kumar Dohrey joined the Congress Friday after meeting party president Rahul Gandhi here, and within hours he was fielded by the opposition party from the constituency. Dohrey joined the Congress fold days after he was denied a BJP ticket from the Etawah Lok Sabha constituency, from where the ruling party has declared former Union minister Ram Shankar Katheria. The 48-year-old Dalit leader met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence here and was welcomed in the party. Within hours of joining, Dohrey was nominated by the opposition party as a candidate from his constituency He had won the Etawah seat on a BJP ticket in 2014. He was earlier in the Bahujan Samaj Party and was an MLA between 2007 to 2012. He also served as a Cabinet minister in the Mayawati government. BJP's MP from Uttar Pradesh's Bharaich Sadhvi Savitri Bai Phule had also joined the Congress a few days ago.
Congress candidate withdraws from Tumkur
Outgoing Congress MP S.P. Muddhanumegowda withdrew his nomination from the Tumkur constituency, where Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda is the joint candidate of the ruling allies in Karnataka, said a party official on Friday.
Modi urges Andhra Pradesh to vote for 'son-set'
In a scathing attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for promoting his son into politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people to vote for 'son-set' to ensure 'sunrise' of the state.
Delhi Congress to tour 27 assembly constituencies to create awareness about NYAY
Intensifying its campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, the Delhi Congress will launch the 'Haath Ke Saath Yatra', touring 27 assembly constituencies in the city from Sunday to create awareness about its promise for Nyuntam Aay Yojna (NYAY). The participants of 'cycle yatra', dubbed as 'Haath Ke Saath Yatra' by the party, will interact with the people and tell about Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's promise of Rs 72,000 per annum payments to poor people. In a big poll promise that he described as a "groundbreaking" measure to end poverty, Gandhi Monday said 20 per cent families in poorest of the poor category will be given Rs 72,000 each annually as a minimum income. DPCC working president Devender Yadav said that as per the programme, there will be one public meeting in every assembly constituency they would be visiting during the cycle yatra. Delhi has 70 assembly constituencies. "These meetings will focus on the issues of respective constituencies. Such meetings will be called 'Haath ...
PM Modi, CMs of UP, HP, Haryana among 20 star campaigners in J-K
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are among the BJP's 20 star campaigners in Jammu and Kashmir. BJP president Amit Shah, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj are among the leaders who will lead the electioneering in the state ahead of the general elections, a BJP spokesperson said. The prime minister on Thursday addressed a rally in Akhnoor on the outskirts of Jammu. He began his speech by greeting people in the local Dogri language and went to exhort them to vote for his party's Jammu-Poonch candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma. Jammu and Kashmir has six parliamentary constituencies. The state will vote in five phases on April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6. "We have prepared the list of over 20 star campaigners for the Parliamentary elections. They include the prime minister, Union ministers and chief ministers of three states," BJP spokesperson Priya Sethi told PTI. The party has field sitting
J&K's special status faces threat under BJP: Omar
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the special status of Jammu and Kashmir has been under constant threat ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Centre.
AAP files complaint with EC against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for violating poll code
The AAP Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his reference to the Armed Forces in a recent interview was in violation of the model code of conduct ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. In a letter to the Election Commission, the AAP legal cell alleged that the Prime Minister talked about Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan, during the interview to obtain political gains. The AAP said that the EC has given specific instructions for not using photographs of defence personnel and also asked parties not to make any reference to the Armed Forces during the political campaign, doing which would be seen as a violation of the poll code. "Using his (Abhinandan) name in an interview with an intention to obtain political gain is a complete violation of the model code of conduct," the AAP alleged in the letter. Abhinandan was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot .
Prosecution and defence have come "together": Digvijay
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Friday said prosecution and defence have come "together" and this has led to people charged with terror acts getting let-off in court now. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister also said he stands by his usage of the term "Sanghi terrorism" and denied using the phrase "Hindu terrorism" to describe terror acts of right-wing outfits. "As the prosecution and defence are together, those who had been caught (in connection with terror acts) are walking free now," Singh, the Congress candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, told reporters here. The Congress veteran did not elaborate but he was apparently referring to the March 20 acquittal of right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and three others in the 2007 Samjhauta Express bomb blast case by a special NIA court. "I have only said Sanghi terrorism. This I say today as well," he said when asked that the BJP was accusing him of using "Hindu terrorism" neologism. "Show me the clip (to ...
Former MLA, YSRCP leader Mutyala Papa joins TDP
Former MLA from Narsipatnam and YSRCP leader, Mutyala Papa along with her husband Peda Babu and other followers on Friday joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the presence of party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the couple and other followers with a yellow shawl.Ayyanna Patrudu, the sitting MLA from Narsipatnam, introduced the new entrants to the TDP supremo, Chandrababu Naidu, at his Amaravati residence where Mutyala shifted loyalty from Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) to TDP.The elections to the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly is scheduled to be held on April 11 simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls. The counting of votes for both will take place on May 23.
Will reply to Pakistan's bullets with bombs: Shah
Coming down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said the Modi government will reply to Pakistan's bullets with bombs.
London mayor urges MPs to reject May's Brexit deal
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on Britain's parliament Friday to reject Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union and negotiate a new one with better terms. Khan told AFP ahead of parliament's third vote on May's twice-rejected Withdrawal Agreement with the other 27 EU nations that uncertainty associated with a Brexit extension was better than May's way forward. "My message to MPs from all parties is to vote against this deal," Khan said after meeting a group of EU nationals at a university in east London. "I appreciate that may lead to a bit more uncertainty, but I'd rather have a short period of uncertainty with a good future." Khan has focused his energy in the past year on preparing London's massive financial district for the consequences of a potentially abrupt and chaotic no-deal ending to Britain's 46-year involvement in the European project. He admitted that no-one entirely knew -- or was fully ready -- for the eventuality of the sides splitting apart ..
BJP wants to convert constitutional relation between JK, India into occupation: PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre was trying to convert the constitutional relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and the Union of India into an "occupation". "BJP is trying very hard to convert legal and constitutional relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and the Union into an occupation through subterfuge and systemic subversion," PDP leader Naeem Akhtar said in a statement here. Akhtar was reacting to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's blog in which he had stated that Article 35-A was "constitutionally vulnerable". "It is unfortunate that Sangh Parivar has fielded one of the better known lawyers of the country to oppose the Supreme Court orders which have upheld Article-35-A not once but twice in the past," the former state minister said. It seems the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which is the ideological mentor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), considers itself above the apex court, he said. "That is why Jaitley ...
PM Modi had gone to have biryani in Pakistan: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Congress general secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that it was he who had gone to have 'Biryani' in Pakistan.Modi had lashed out at the Congress yesterday stating that while the entire country is talking in one voice, it is Congress which is speaking in a different voice. "After India attacked terrorists in Balakot, Congress leaders made statements which are not in favour of the nation...How can an Indian citizen accept such language which is applauded in Pakistan?" He went on to add, "terrorists are pledging to get rid of the 'Chowkidar' and get these 'mahamilawati' come to power in Delhi."When asked to comment on the BJP's remark that people of Pakistan will applaud Congress' win in Lok Sabha election, Priyanka said: "He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) had gone to have 'Biryani' in Pakistan."Modi had made a surprise visit to Pakistan in December 2015, first trip by an Indian leader to Pakistan since
AAP's central war room to keep tab on political pulse in Delhi's 7 LS seats
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday inaugurated its Central Control War Room at its headquarters here, consisting of 20 members core team.The central war room is said to be connected to seven war rooms located across all Lok Sabha constituencies in the city-state.AAP's Delhi unit convenor Gopal Rai told ANI that the Central War Room will function as the nerve centre for the Lok Sabha elections and will remain connected 24x7 with seven other war rooms across Delhi.The core team includes members from different units, who have to provide daily feedback from their units and collate reports on their unit's performance.''The foremost task of the team at the Central office is to ensure that we have daily progress reports from all seven constituencies. This work is monitored round the clock by a 20-member core team," he said.Senior party volunteer Suresh Kathait is said to be in charge of the internal party coordination and communication unit.The important units of the control war comprise ...
'Mumbaichi Mulgi' Urmila Matondkar electrifies Congress in Mumbai North (Dangal 2019)
Soon after being named the Congress candidate for Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat was announced, Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar appeared to consciously shed her image as a glamour doll in shorts and slipped into comfortable but eye-catching saris and loose-sleeved blouses
BJP nominates Congress defector in Madha
Belying expectations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday named former Congressman Ranjeetsinh Naik-Nimbalkar as its candidate for the Madha Lok Sabha constituency.
Modi only meets, greets the rich: Priyanka (2nd lead)
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he "only meets and greets the rich" and has no time to meet people from villages.
Congress needed in Haryana, not in Delhi: Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his party needed to ally with the Congress in Haryana, not in Delhi, for the Lok Sabha elections in order to defeat the BJP.