Bathinda (Punjab), May 11 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday alleged that Congress is sending goons to disrupt her events. "Congress is sending anti-social elements to disrupt my programs but also comprise my security, despite that no action is being taken and they were allowed to come near my location. They are again going to come in the next program. If tomorrow there's an issue of fight between them and our people and if somebody gets hurt, it's straight away Amrinder Singh and his administration and the local," said Badal.
Batala (Punjab), May 11 (ANI): Tents and preparation materials were damaged due to heavy storm in Punjab's Batala today. The overall arrangement was badly hit before Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's rally was about to take place in Batala.
Mumbai, May 11 (ANI): Known for their unmatchable management skills and acute timing, Mumbai's Dabbawalas have gone out to shop a special gift for Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's newly born baby. The Mumbai Dabbawalas Association has planned to send set of anklets and a waistband for the British royal baby. The Dabbawalas are also gifting a necklace to the royal baby that have an idol of Lord Hanuman attached to it. Prince of Wales, Charles, is a friend of the Dabbawalas. Representatives of the Dabbawalas have attended the wedding of Prince Charles with Lady Camilla Parker with all expenses picked up by the British royal.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Amidst the Lok Sabha elections, while speaking to ANI, Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) West Delhi candidate, Balbir Singh Jakhar's son Uday Jakhar claimed, "My father joined politics about three months ago in the month of January. He had paid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Rs 6 crore for a ticket and I have credible evidence that he had paid for this ticket."
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), May 11 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath was also present at the event. Addressing the rally Rahul said, "We had promised to waive off farmers' loan within 10 days. CM Kamal Nath started work within 2 days and ordered waiver. The moment we started work, former Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan said, 'Congress is lying'. Kamal Nath ji has a form in which family members of Shivraj Singh Chouhan have signed. Their loan was also waived off by Congress."
Sonbhadra (UP), May 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh ahead of sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the rally, he lauded scientists for successfully carrying out Operation Shakti in 1998. He said, "21 yrs back on this day, India successfully carried out nuclear test - Operation Shakti. I salute scientists who brought laurels to the country with hardwork. This historical incident in 1998 proves what a strong political willpower can do for national security." He further added, "India always had such ability but governments prior to Vajpayee government didn't have courage to take such decision. You can achieve this only if your priority is national security. Only then can you have courage to take a decision for nuclear test."
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Bachan Singh, a 111-year-old resident of New Delhi is setting example and is inspiration for many in today's time. Bachan Singh is excited to cast his vote tomorrow in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Age is just a number for enthusiastic Bachan. While speaking to ANI, Bachan Singh's grandson Gurcharan Singh said, "My grandfather always told us that not a single vote should go waste."
Hyderabad (Telangana), May 11 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between Congress leaders V Hanumantha Rao and Nagesh Mudiraj today. The scuffle broke out during a protest held by Opposition parties, against the alleged goof-up of the state government in the intermediate results of Telangana state board.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Actor Arun Bakshi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. He joined the party in presence of BJP party leader and former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh. While speaking to ANI, Bakshi said, "People in BJP are very inspiring. I like the ideology of Modi ji".
Rohtas (Bihar), May 11 (ANI): Amid the Lok Sabha elections, while addressing a public rally in Bihar's Rohtas today, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, "I believe whosoever is working in the political field that person should not only work to form the government but he or she should work to form the entire nation." He further added, "When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat at that time he developed Gujarat as model state at world platform. The expectations of people were high as they hope that PM Modi will also develop the country in the similar manner".
Patna (Bihar), May 11 (ANI): While speaking to mediapersons, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "NDA is finished with every phase of elections. On May 23, BJP will be gone and Nitish Kumar's party will go extinct. Nitish Kumar and Modi have their conflicts and they have their motives behind this 'Gathbandhan'".
Patna (Bihar), May 11 (ANI): MoS (IC) for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh on Friday reacted on Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's 'kale angrez' remark. He said that Sidhu is among the persons who want to divide the country. "Sidhu is a person who raised Hindu-Muslim slogan in Katihar, he is plotting to divide the country on the behest of Rahul Gandhi," said Giriraj. Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu hit at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that Congress party gave freedom to the country. He said, "Congress is the party that gave freedom to the country, it is the party of Maulana Azad and Mahatma Gandhi, unhone 'goron' se aazadi di thi aur tum Indore walo ab 'kale angrezo' se iss desh ko nijaat dilayoge."
Dhanbad (Jharkhand)/Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), May 11 (ANI): Preparations underway in Jharkhand's Dhanbad for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will held on May 12. Four parliamentary constituencies in the state will go to polls tomorrow. Meanwhile, MP's Bhopal is gearing up for the sixth phase of LS elections that will take place on May 12. 8 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state will undergo polling tomorrow.
Shujalpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 11 (ANI): Amid the Lok Sabha elections, while addressing a public rally in Madhya Pradesh's Shujalpur today, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, "There is hatred and anger in the heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) people. Our work is to remove that hatred from his heart. He always attack on me and also talks with full enmity about my father, grandmother and grandfather. But, I go and give a warm hug to PM Modi."
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 11 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol held a roadshow in Punjab's Gurdaspur on Saturday. He is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency. The 13 Lok Sabha seats of the state will undergo polling in the seventh and last phase on May 19.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 11 (ANI): Amid of Lok Sabha elections, Bollywood actor Dharmendra expressed his joy over son Sunny Deol's popularity among people of Gurdaspur. He said, "I got emotional when I saw huge crowd in Sunny Deol's road show in Gurdaspur. I know people love him a lot. I was surprised to see the level of love people have for Sunny Deol. Issues get lost in papers but pain is one thing that remains forever. Pain can be felt. We are from village and we have felt that pain. We will become the medicine for these people as issues get lost in the papers only. I will do whatever will be possible by me, because victory of Sunny is important."
Lucknow (UP), May 11 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party is very strong and don't believe in romours spread by Congress and BJP. "PM and BJP blame others for things they do or want to do. BJP is doing caste based politics and politics of spreading hatred among different castes and religions. Their government is based on lies and hatred. Gathbandhan has decided to demolish the government which was formed on hatred," he said. Polling for the sixth phase will be held in 59 constituencies in six states and 1 Union Territory (Delhi) on Sunday, May 12.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 11 (ANI): Amid the Lok Sabha elections, BSP chief Mayawati expressed her disappointment over derogatory remarks against women by political leaders. She said, "The Election Commission is not taking appropriate action against political leaders who are making derogatory remarks against women during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Supreme Court should take action against it."
Lucknow (UP), May 11 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav gave an exclusive interview to ANI. During the interview he alleged BJP is trying to win the Lok Sabha election by issuing red card to SP candidates. The SP president also alleged that BJP has instructed officers to issue as many red cards as possible to SP candidates. Polling for the sixth phase will be held in 59 constituencies in six states and 1 Union Territory (Delhi) on Sunday, May 12.
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Arjun Kapoor has treated his fans with the latest motion poster of his upcoming film 'India's Most Wanted'. The actor shared the motion poster on his Twitter handle on Friday and captioned: "Terror was his middle name. Experience a one of its kind manhunt of #IndiasMostWanted in cinemas on 24th May." The sixteen-second motion poster gives a sneak peek into Arjun's character. His face is half hidden with a scarf which is adding to his intense look in the motion poster. 'India's Most Wanted' is based on true events and is about five men who saved the lives of billions of people by hunting down a terrorist, which the makers have named 'India's Osama'. The film is being helmed by Raj Kumar Gupta and produced by Raj Kumar Gupta, Myra Karn, and Fox Star Studios. It is slated to hit the screens on May 24.