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A war of words has erupted in Madhya Pradesh over Rahul Gandhi's 'PM means Panauti Modi' remark with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hitting back at the Congress leader, calling him "slow-witted". Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, however, defended Gandhi over the use of the word. At an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday, Gandhi said, "PM means Panauti Modi", insinuating the prime minister's presence at the Ahmedabad stadium during the India-Australia Cricket World Cup final brought bad luck to the home side, which lost the decider. Reacting to the statement, Madhya Pradesh BJP chief V D Sharma told reporters, "Rahul Gandhi exhibited his 'mandbuddhi' (slow-witted) status by making such a statement against the world's most popular leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi." Gandhi insulted 130 crore people of the state by using the word 'Panauti', he said. "A major reason why the Congress is losing its existence today is Rahul Gandhi and his terminology," Sharma added. ...
The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the president of Rajasthan Congress for allegedly camouflaging political advertisements in newspapers as news reports. It asked state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra to respond to the notice by 3 pm on Thursday. "...in the interim, refrain from utilising this format, content, language and placement of advertisement, which as per your own party's complaint in March, violates the spirit of the Representation of the People Act and the model code of conduct...," the notice read. The BJP had moved the EC against the Congress advertisements ahead of the November 25 assembly polls.
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When asked about CM Ashok Gehlot's claims to repeat the government in state because of his guarantees, the Madhya Pradesh CM said that not a single guarantee of him (Gehlot) was fulfilled
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the accused in the Kanhaiya Lal killing case in Udaipur were "linked" to the BJP and should have been "hanged by now" but the investigation by the NIA was not progressing as it should. In an interview with PTI ahead of the November 25 state assembly polls, the senior Congress leader also spoke about the party's prospects in the state, the "red diary" issue and poll guarantees. Gehlot termed the red diary issue raked up by the BJP in the poll campaign as "nonsense", and said if there was any substance in their allegations, the diary should be handed over to the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax department or CBI. A sacked minister had alleged that the red diary contains details of alleged financial irregularities committed by the Gehlot government. On Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly attacking him in his election rallies and calling him a "magician", Gehlot said, The magic will work. He says (Congress) will be 'choo ..
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South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd (SWPE) has secured a Rs 38-crore order from state-run Hindustan Copper for surface exploratory diamond core drilling in Rajasthan. "We have received a work order from Hindustan Copper Limited for surface exploratory Diamond Core Drilling in the state of Rajasthan. The aggregate value of work is Rs 38 crore including GST," SWPE said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. In the mining industry, exploratory Diamond Core Drilling is used to probe the contents of deposits. South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd is a leading private exploration services company in India, in the field of mineral and unconventional energy resources. The company has a drilling capacity between 300 metres to 2,000 metres. Under the Ministry of Mines, Hindustan Copper is the country's only vertically integrated copper-producing company as it manufactures copper right from the stage of mining to beneficiation, smelting, refining and casting of refined copper metal into downstream
Gehlot emphasised the importance of repeating the current government, and highlighted his tenure's achievements, fulfilling ten guarantees, and promised to implement seven more
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Gehlot said the size of Rajasthan's economy would be Rs 1.5 trillion by the end of this year and Rs 3 trillion by 2030
Rahul Gandhi calls PM Modi "Panauti Modi", a term associated with bringing bad luck, with reference to the Prime Minister's presence at India vs Australia ICC World Cup final
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Congress promises Rs 2 lakh interest-free loan to farmers, MSP as per Swaminathan commission report, new scheme for recruitment at panchayat level, and caste census in Rajasthan election manifesto
"PM Modi always says that in Rajasthan women, dalit and adivasis are not safe. This is the effort to insult to Rajasthan," he added
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PM Modi criticised Congress in Rajasthan, alleging appeasement politics and neglect of women's issues
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not acknowledging the contributions of Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru to infrastructure and education